Fourteen Months Later
Sure, I work long hours. I always have. Ask Adam; ask the guards; hell, ask my ex-wife. It's why she divorced me. Ever since I started here, I've worked long past quitting time. It's nothing new. So don't worry about it. The long hours have nothing to do with her.
Do I drink? Yes, I drink. And I know you do too. All I meant was everyone does. Well, everyone except Lennie Briscoe. No, I wouldn't say I had a fight with Lennie. More like a disagreement. Yeah, I guess it did turn into a shouting match, but it wasn't a fight. If it had been a fight, we probably would have killed each other. It was about my drinking. He said that I was on a road that he didn't want to see me go down. He wants to take me to one of his meetings. He thinks I'm an alcoholic. No, I'm not! I know what one looks like and I'm not one! My drinking is under control. I know when to stop. I know how much I can have. And I sure as hell know when to call a cab, unlike…unlike him.
Yes, this is a new suit. I'm surprised you noticed. I have lost a little weight. Well, there's been a lot of stress lately with some of the cases. Plus, I walk a little more than I used to. My eating habits haven't changed. Jaime doesn't really know me as well as she likes to think. Nothing's changed. Just stress and walking more. That's all.
I am a little tired, but that's also due to the stress of the cases. I'm sleeping all right, I guess. Some nights I get maybe four hours, other nights I get eight, ten hours. It just depends. Well, sometimes I just can't get comfortable, other times my mind is going a hundred miles a minute, and other nights are just fine. Sometimes they are alcohol induced but not always. Yes, I do sleep at the office from time to time. Why? It just seems easier then going home since by that time it's so late. I keep a change of clothes at the office, so it's no problem if I spend the night. Plus, I don't drive if I'm too tired. Wouldn't want to cause an accident.
Look, maybe I have lost a little weight and maybe I'm a little tired and maybe some people think I drink just a little too much a little too often. But, like I said, it's all due to the stress I've had lately. None of this is surprising to me. The cases we've had have been long and difficult. But I promise you, I'm fine.
Honest.