Homicide: Life on the Street1993

Meldrick Lewis:
[Two Baltimore homicide, Detectives Rene Sheppard & Meldrick Lewis walk slowly on a narrow city lane along the waterfront in Fells Point. Both detectives are walking slowly, heads down, searching for a murder weapon or shell casings from a recent homicide. The hour is late. They illuminate their path with flashlights] Meldrick: If I could just find this thing, I could go home.

Det. Rene Sheppard:
Sheppard: You won't find what you're looking for.

Meldrick Lewis:
Meldrick: What? Why not?

Det. Rene Sheppard:
Sheppard: It's a mystery.

Meldrick Lewis:
Meldrick: Huh?

Det. Rene Sheppard:
Sheppard: Life is a mystery. Just accept it.

Meldrick Lewis:
Meldrick: Yeah, well, that's what's wrong with this job. It ain't got nothin' to do with life. [Long, slow fade]