If Herby is not working roaming the streets looking for criminals, he spends his free time in the pool room. Herby is not friends by the definition of the word with the other pool players but they’ve all developed a fondness for each other. 

Sal is the best pool player around and when Herby walks into the establishment, he is playing Jerry. Contrary to Sal, Jerry is one of the worst pool players but he continues to show up and demand Sal allows him to play. Mr. Clay, another regular in the poolroom, used to be the best pool player until his eyesight gave out. Now he judges the skills of the other players for anyone who’s interested. Shorty is the one who tells all the teenagers the pool stories. Like the time Sal took all of Peanut’s money in a few games and then killed him when Peanut’s men tried to jump him. 

Before leaving for work, Herby plays a few rounds of pool with Sal. While Herby is on the clock searching for criminal activity, he thinks back to how exciting his job used to be before he got caught accepting bribes from prostitutes, drug dealers, and petty thieves. Now all he does is walk around a small radius in Manhattan looking for crime that he is convinced isn’t there.

As Herby walks past Central park he hears a woman scream from inside. Upon investigation, the woman tells him a big black man stole her purse. Herby’s detective skills allow him to find the man still in the park. They participate in a game of cat and mouse until Herby corners the man in an alleyway. Herby stops the perp with his gun pressing him to the wall. After retrieving the purse, just as he is about to let the man go, the man turns around quickly and Herby shoots him in the face accidentally.