Lt. Asher Builds His Dream House
Life's anything but a beach for this member of Baltimore's finest when he tries to fulfill his lifelong goal of a home on the waterfront. In this HBO original movie, he sweats over blueprints, pulls his hair out over crazy contractors, and shows up to Home Depot just after they sell the last powder-activated nail gun.
The escalating series of blunders reaches its peak when Asher realizes his application for a building permit was accidentally swapped with Sydnor and Dozerman's latest subpoena for Andy Krawczyk. Not wanting his subordinates to know of the screw-up, he tracks them down in the lobby of Krawczyk's new development. In a burst of quick thinking, he throws tiny wads of paper at Dozerman, then swaps the papers while Dozerman takes his shirt off to check for ticks. He then high-tails it to City Hall, turning in his request just before the Building Inspection office closes. Exhausted but happy, he makes it to the elevator just after Nerese Campbell, leading to this closing exchange (hailed by Tim Goodman as "the best ending to a comedy since 'The Apartment'):
Campbell: "How's your beach house coming?"
Asher: (out of breath) "Well—"
Campbell: "That's great, Lieutenant. Just great." (closes elevator doors as Asher stands in the hallway, dumbfounded)
