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(Henry) All right, on the floor! On the floor!

(Henry) Get down! Come on! Hurry.

You, put your hands on your head!

[Radio beeping]

(female dispatcher) All units in the vicinity and 4-Adam-30,

a 2-11 in progress at the excelsior hotel, Plaza and main.

4-Adam-30, Roger.

[Siren blaring]

On your feet, come on, everybody in the safe.

Come on. Get in, get in the safe.

(Henry) You, too. Move. Move.

(Freddy) Move, move, move.

(Henry) Come on.

(Henry) All right, let's go! Come on, come on!

[Police siren wailing]

[Brakes screeching]

Hold it!

[Gun firing]

Get out of here, I'll hold them off.

We're not going without you, dad.

Get out of here! No!

(Freddy) Carol Ann, come on.

[Gun firing]

[Groans]

[Grunting]

Easy, I'm hurtin'. I'm hurt real bad.

Not nearly bad enough.

Ok, pal, there's no other way out.

Come out with your hands up.

Hands on the bar.

[Handcuffs clicking]

How is the suspect you shot?

He's got a 70-30 chance, but he's strong.

They got a 24-hour guard around his hospital room.

They say he can't be moved to the county jail ward till tomorrow,

maybe the day after.

What's our next move?

The sweet young thing who dented your forehead.

Not to mention my ego.

[Laughs]

(Woman on P.A.) Dr. Solomon to x-ray, please.

Dr. Solomon.

[elevator bell dings]

[Phone ringing]

How's the old man?

I don't know. They got a guard outside his door.

We gotta do something fast.

I heard some talk at the nurses' station,

the cops might try to send him to a jail ward tomorrow.

What do we do?

You're gonna come with me.

We're gonna get a layout of this place.

We're gonna get him out of here tonight.

[Bell dings]

Stacy, anything on our young lady bandit?

The matron found this in her search.

Room 115, but no name of the motel on it.

They're running it down now.

Did you run the prints on the suspect in the hospital?

Mmm-hmm. His name is Henry Baker.

The records show he has 2 sons and a stepdaughter.

We're waiting for a rundown on them,

as well as the hotel robbery M.O.

2 sons and a stepdaughter.

It looks like we have a family operation on our hands.

Cathy.

What a shame, a pretty girl like you.

The only shame is I got caught.

Things could be worse.

If you'd hit me just right with that bottle, you could've killed me.

Then you'd be looking at a murder charge.

Too bad the bottle wasn't a hammer.

It must be hard,

putting on this tough-guy act.

And I don't think you are.

I'm not acting.

What you see is what you get, cop.

What I see is a kid who's got herself deserted

by a bunch of cheap rip-off punks

in front of the excelsior hotel today.

They're not cheap!

And they didn't cut out on me.

You'll see.

My brothers'll come back and bust me out of this dump.

The brothers Baker, and father Henry.

They're not your blood relatives, are they?

How old were you when Henry married your mother?

10, if it's any of your business.

We're running a check.

You wanna tell me now your first name?

Carol Ann.

And I'm through talking. Gettin' out of here.

Not until I make you an offer.

Free of charge. No strings attached.

I don't want anything from you.

Hey, Carol Ann,

your stepfather and your stepbrothers are using you.

You have your whole life ahead of you.

It can be a new life, if you cooperate with us.

How old are you? 17?

Bingo. Give the man a prize.

I'm guessing you lost most of your teens

to a pack of mad dogs

who used you to pick up after them.

I bet you lost a lot of your childhood,

boyfriends, school dances, fun, laughter.

When was the last time you laughed?

It's not too late to get some of what you missed back.

You're not 18 yet.

You could be placed in a foster home, with decent people

and a chance to meet decent friends, nice schools,

everything you should have.

All you have to do is say:

"I want a new start. On my own, without them."

Think about it, Carol Ann.

Think about it real hard.

[Phone ringing]

That's a pretty deal you offered her there.

Feeling sorry for her?

She's a victim herself. I figure, if we help her, she'll help us.

But she won't.

So we track down the maggots she ran with.

Hooker? It's a family operation all right.

The sons' names are Freddy and Sammy.

The stepdaughter's name is Carol Ann.

There are warrants out on them in 5 states,

for everything from armed robbery to murder.

This guy Freddy's a charmer.

On top of the beefs against the family,

he's wanted for rape and assault.

What about the M.O.?

Just like here. Hotel robberies in Louisiana,

Alabama, New Mexico, Mexico, and San Diego.

We also ran down the motel key.

The safari motel on Crocker.

Mmm-hmm. We'll run it down.

Hooker, turn it over to the detectives, ok?

We can do it now, while we're on patrol, Captain.

These guys are armed and dangerous.

No need to stand on protocol while they're out on the streets.

Hooker, uh, can't you ever take "no" for an answer?

Not when "yes" makes more sense.

What time are you planning on visiting Valerie at the hospital?

As soon as I change into my civvies.

Her mom needs a break from the bedside vigil.

Well, you give them both a great big hug from me.

And you tell Val's mom I'm praying, too.

Ok.

Nice operation.

Free hotel brochure, study the layout,

take off with the cashier's money.

Nice hotel, a lot different from this dump.

What do you make of this? It looks like they drew it themselves.

Some kind of floor plan.

(Hooker) Excelsior hotel lobby.

(Hooker) 4th floor of the community hospital.

Henry Baker's on that floor.

He's not the only one.

Fran just started her shift.

[Siren wailing]

(Woman on P.A.) Mrs. Fernandez, front desk, please.

Mrs. Fernandez.

Dr. Vickor, pediatrics, please.

Dr. Vickor.

Whoever said hospitals were a bad place

never saw what they got here.

[Elevator bell dings]

(Woman on P.A.) Mrs. O'Brien, telephone, please.

Mrs. O'Brien.

[Moans]

Wouldn't it be something

if this elevator got stuck between floors?

I like your puppy.

(Woman on P.A.) Dr. McCullun, surgery, please.

Dr. McCullun.

Hi, Fran.

Oh, Stacy, hi.

Valerie's mom just went down to the coffee shop.

Boy, is that little girl looking forward to your visit.

[Tires screeching]

[Siren wailing]

4-Adam-30. Alert our police security at community hospital

that a possible escape plan for suspect Baker

may be in progress.

Hi, Valerie.

Hi, aunt Stacy.

Look!

Oh, how cute. A puppy.

I thought maybe you weren't coming

cause you had to catch a crook or somethin'.

No crook could keep me from you.

You know, I was thinkin',

maybe if they fix me good, I could be a policewoman, too.

Oh, you bet you can.

[Mimicking dog]

(Female dispatcher) Victor 10, Victor 10.

4-Adam-30 reports a possible escape plan in progress.

how you doing?

[Gun fires]

Get the girl, dummy!

[Both grunting]

Turn around! Turn around!

A lady cop?

[Siren wailing]

[Brakes screeching]

What're you trying to do?

What's going on out here...

(Sammy) Come on.

Let's go, come on! Come on! Come on! Move! Move!

(Freddy) What?

She's a lady cop!

Throw down your weapons.

You ain't telling us nothin'!

(Freddy) Now we're giving the orders here!

(Freddy) Now you tell the top police honcho

to give us what we want,

or we're gonna kill everybody on this floor!

The numbers of all the patients on the 4th floor, ok?

Get it for me.

How many hostages, Hooker?

According to the registrar records,

there are 8 patients up there.

Some of the nurses went on a coffee break,

so it appears

that Fran is the only staff member up there.

I'm sorry, Hooker.

So am I.

How about Stacy being up there?

She was visiting the daughter of some friends of ours.

Along with the guard,

that makes a total of 11 hostages.

My team has the 4th floor isolated, captain.

The other floors are secured.

As soon as I go over the blueprints of the building,

I'll recommend a plan of attack.

Hold on a second, Decker.

I suggest you take a look at the suspects' rap sheets.

2 of those men are violent criminals.

We'll take our chances.

Yeah, well, it wasn't your team that I was thinking about

it's those hostages

who don't get to vote on your plan.

[Woman sobbing]

Oh, I know, Nicole. It'll be ok.

It'll be all right.

My baby is up there.

They were just going to bring her down for emergency surgery.

What kind of surgery?

[Sighs] She has a coarctation of the aorta.

The blood flow to the heart is being squeezed off.

Do the doctors say how much time we have?

It could stop her heart at any time.

(Mrs. Webb) If she's frightened,

or if... if her blood pressure goes up for any reason.

[Phone ringing]

4th floor nurses' station.

It's for you. Mmm.

Yeah, what can I do for you?

This is lt. Decker.

I'm calling to see

if you and I can't find a way to work this out

without anybody getting hurt.

You must be one of the yo-yos they bring in

when they want the bad guys to give up.

Well, you forget that.

Now, I wanna talk to, uh, a Sgt. T.J. Hooker,

the cop who shot my old man.

(Freddy) I'm gonna kill him before all this is over.

(Freddy) But right now,

I trust a harness bull more than I do

a smooth talker like you, yo-yo.

Hooker, he wants to talk to you.

Hooker here.

Sgt. T.J. Hooker.

Now you listen real good, Hooker.

You got 2 hours to get me $100,000 and a station wagon.

(Freddy) Now, when the money gets here,

i want my baby sister out of jail

so she can bring the money up here to us.

Now, if everything's in order,

we'll come down and take a nice long drive away from here.

Now hold on, you're asking for an awful lot.

[Freddy laughs] Oh, yeah?

Well, I'm gonna give you somethin' for free.

It's coming down in the elevator right now.

[Elevator bell dings]

I got another cop up here.

A lady cop.

And you got a whole 2 hours to put things together, Hooker.

but that's it, 2 hours.

Or your lady cop takes the next ride down.

Baker, listen to me. I...

I want to speak to you man to man.

You got a little girl up there named Valerie Webb, room 402.

She needs surgery real bad.

If she doesn't get it she could die at any minute.

Look, you got 10 other hostages.

Let me send a doctor up and get her.

Nobody gets up on this floor. You got that, Hooker?

(Freddy) If this kid's so sick,

you better do what I told you!

You got an hour and 57 minutes, T.J.

They know that Stacy's a cop.

We'll do whatever it takes to keep her alive.

He's telling you the truth.

The little girl's overdue for surgery now.

[Scoffs]

That's the way it goes.

Your honor, there isn't time to think about it.

Well, they... they have 10 hostages that we know of.

Among them is a little girl

who may die without immediate surgery.

Yes, sir. I'll wait for your call.

His honor the mayor is running for re election

and says these are times for law and order,

not times to give in.

But he'll think about the money.

Did anybody talk to the D.A.

About releasing Carol Ann Baker? No.

The chief is making that call,

but the, uh, the D.A. is running for reelection, too.

Damn it!

We're dealing with scum

who would kill a policeman without blinking an eye

and everyone's worried about their own reelection.

Hooker's right, captain.

We don't have time.

According to these blueprints,

there are only 3 ways into the 4th floor.

Fire escape, stairway and elevator.

And all of them are easily guarded from the nurses' station.

Let me rappel a couple of men

down the side of the building,

and they can try to enter from the rooms

farthest from that station.

Hold on, Decker.

This building is ventilated for climate control.

Those windows are sealed.

That's right. Your men would have to break a window to get in.

What if one of the Bakers hears them?

How many men do you lose? How many hostages do those psychos kill?

We've already got one dead officer.

(Fran) It's medication time.

(Freddy) So what?

Ignoring the patients up until now hasn't been a problem,

but if you're smart,

you'll let me administer the medication.

I could care less about 'em,

so don't give me that nurses' routine.

Use your head.

I give them their pain pills and their sleeping medication

and this floor quiets down.

It'll be easier for you to control.

Ok. Give them their fix.

And you use your head.

You try anything cute,

and this little honey takes the next elevator ride down.

Yes, chief, that's real nice, but it's only half the demand.

Yes, sir, I'll wait.

But I'm not sure how long they will.

The mayor has authorized release of the money, should we need the cash.

But the D.A. refuses to release the girl,

being a strong law-and-order man and all that.

How are you doing, honey?

How come the doctor isn't here yet?

And my mom?

Oh, don't worry, sweetheart.

They've just been delayed a little.

Think happy thoughts, mmm?

Stay with me. Please? I... I don't wanna be alone.

[Shushing]

You have to be quiet and stay very relaxed.

Just like a little raggedy Ann doll, remember?

But I'm scared.

Where's my mommy? Why doesn't she come?

Now you just lie back for me, darling, ok?

[Sphygmomanometer puffing]

Now you just lie still and rest,

and I'm gonna see if I can find someone to come sit with you.

Ok?

Won't be long.

I need her.

The little girl's blood pressure is in the danger zone.

I don't have anything to quiet her.

Medication for children

has to be special-ordered from the hospital pharmacy.

[Chuckles] Well, I need her, too.

No.

The only way sweetness, here, leaves my sight

is if I search her for weapons.

[Valerie crying] Mommy!

I want my mommy!

[Valerie sobbing]

You can search me.

(Freddy) Keep an eye on things, Sammy.

[Door slams]

Uh,

when he's with a girl,

he just does not know how not to...

[Beeping]

That light.

That's from your father's room.

He must've regained consciousness.

[Gasps]

[Door slams]

[Beeping continues]

Dad's awake. He wants to see you.

Then keep an eye on her. It ain't hard.

You said I could help with the little girl.

Yeah, go ahead.

But you owe me one

and I'm gonna collect.

[Chuckles]

Don't let her out of your sight.

[Sighs]

How long before the money gets here?

About a half-hour, Hooker.

I got an idea. It's a long shot,

but it's worth a try.

Oh, god, I'll do anything.

Captain, I'd like to call a press conference for Mrs. Webb.

W-What good'll that do?

It could nudge them a little, soften them up.

Soft isn't gonna work.

Well, it better.

Because according to the chief,

not only is the D.A. not going to release Carol Ann,

he's gonna make an announcement to the media

that he's not gonna release her.

If the Bakers see that,

he could be sentencing the hostages to death.

Let me put a couple of my men through the windows now.

Just because the D.A. is willing to play

Russian roulette with their lives, doesn't mean we should.

Have you seen mommy yet, aunt Stacy?

She'll be here.

Now you rest and don't worry.

(Mrs. Webb) They won't let anyone help my little girl.

the doctors say

that she could die without any warning.

if she gets upset or scared,

her heart could stop

and she'd be gone.

I can't believe

that those people could just sit there

and let a child die.

please.

I'm talking to you, Henry Baker,

and your sons.

you're a family.

you know how much my little girl means to me.

I'll be right back.

Don't go too far.

(Mrs. Webb) Please, let a doctor come and get her.

why don't you do something?

You're not like your brother.

Do you want that little girl to die?

[Announcer chattering]

come on, come on.

Look, dad, I just don't like what Freddy's doing.

I want that little girl to have help.

(Sammy) And if he gets in the way of that,

it's gonna have to be past me.

[Scoffing]

[Hammer cocking] Ok by me.

Cut it out, both of you.

Freddy,

I want you to let 'em help that little girl.

This is no time to be fighting amongst ourselves.

[Chuckles]

[Sighs]

[Door shuts]

[Phone ringing]

Hooker? It's Freddy Baker.

He wants to speak to you.

We've still got 45 minutes left.

Baker?

You can come get the little girl, Hooker.

I'd like to bring a doctor up. What do you say?

I say you'd better get

one of those phones for the hearing impaired.

I said you can get the little girl.

You got 2 minutes, otherwise forget it.

Go!

I've got 2 minutes to get Valerie.

Take charge, lieutenant. I have to brief the chief.

Yes, sir.

Now is the time to go.

Hooker being on the floor getting the girl is the perfect distraction.

Lieutenant, it's too late to let Hooker know what you're doing.

It's better he doesn't know.

Then he won't do anything to tip it.

The captain would never go for this.

You heard him, I'm in charge.

Plan zebra. The stairway and the elevator.

It's worse than using Hooker as a decoy.

At least a decoy knows what's coming down.

Hooker would do the same thing in my shoes.

No, he wouldn't! I know my partner.

And I'm not just gonna sit here and let you set him up.

[Elevator bell dings]

I ought to kill you right here, Hooker,

for shooting my old man.

You'll get your chance.

Right now, I'm keeping you to your word.

I'm taking the child.

I'll get you both out of here.

We know you will.

This may be the only time in my life

I'll ever be glad you're a cop.

Hello.

Aunt Stacy says you're the best police officer she knows.

She does, does she?

Well, I don't know about that,

but there's one thing that I really am terrific at,

and that's giving little girls a ride.

I have 2 daughters of my own, you know.

You do?

Sure do.

You wait right here,

and I'm gonna go get one of those rolling chairs,

and we'll go for a stroll.

Take your Teddy with you, too.

(Decker) I shut down the electrical fringe systems,

so there won't be any lights or bells to alert them.

Ok, go.

Hold it, Romano. This is as far as you go.

It's gonna take your whole team

to stop me, lieutenant.

I'm taking her down in the elevator.

Why not?

But if anybody's on it, you all die.

Freeze!

I'm gonna kill you! You hear me?

I'm gonna kill every one of you!

You made a big mistake, Hooker.

Do you think if I knew they were coming,

I'd be caught standing in the middle of a hallway with 2 innocent women?

I'm gonna kill you just for putting me in here.

(Sammy) He may be the only one on our side.

Yeah?

Then ask him to explain

why I just saw some TV newslady saying

the D.A. wouldn't release Carol Ann no matter what.

It had to do with some law-and-order stand he was making.

Tell you what, Hooker.

I think I'll get my boys to kill

half the patients in here,

as my law-and-order stand.

Listen to yourself, Henry. I'm all you got.

If I'm not out of here in one minute with that little girl,

you can count on it all ending for you

right here in this hospital,

'cause those cops'll keep coming at you till they get you.

If I get out of here,

I'll do everything I can to see that your terms are met,

'cause I wanna see these hostages set free.

I'll think about it.

There's no more time for you to think about anything!

I'm taking that little girl.

Now!

Wait a minute! What are you doing?

[Gun clicking]

Hooker!

I'm telling you.

[Mrs. Webb exclaiming]

(Man) Stand back, stand back, stand back, stand back.

(Woman) Move her out, move her out. Hurry! Let's go.

[All chattering]

You almost got a lot of people killed, Decker.

We're down to 14 minutes.

If you've got a complaint, file it!

You better sit on this guy.

One of his men is wounded because of him.

And the Bakers picked up the m-16.

You try storming that place again,

they'll be ready for you.

You got a better plan, Hooker?

We've gotta do something they'd never expect us to do.

Something that'll surprise them.

Hooker, what's she doing here?

Now you heard the D.A.

He's not releasing the Baker girl.

Captain, I'm the arresting officer.

As such, I have the legal right

to check her in and out of jail

and interview her any place I choose.

Besides, who said anything about releasing her?

I'm gonna ask for her help one more time.

I'll take her. Let me have the keys.

Knock it off, you guys. Knock it off!

Carol Ann, we're sending you up with your stepfather.

I figured you would, eventually.

I told you they wouldn't split without me.

They almost caused the death of a little girl.

They're threatening the lives of a lot of helpless people.

What do you want me to do? Stop them?

They never paid attention to anything I've ever wanted.

They treat me like a slave, except for Sammy.

But he's not smart enough to do anything about it.

Look, have you been thinking about what I said?

Yeah, I've been thinkin'.

If you go back with them,

into the life you've been leading,

you'll be caught again.

Only this time, you'll be over 18.

And any chance you had of turning your life around

will be gone.

What you said before, is the offer still open?

It's there. All you have to do is take it.

No strings?

No strings.

You don't have to help me.

But if you do decide you want to,

you gotta tell me now.

Because we have 9 minutes.

But if I don't wanna help, you won't change your mind?

I can just stay away from them,

and you'll see that I get a new start?

That's what I said.

What do you want me to do?

[Phone ringing]

You better be talking business.

In 8 minutes, your lady cop buys it.

(Hooker) Hold on a second, Baker. I got Carol Ann here.

I'm sending her up with the money, but I need 15 minutes first.

You send 'em up right now.

I gotta count the money.

I don't wanna shortchange you.

No, you wouldn't wanna shortchange me.

Well, you count fast, Hooker,

you got 10 minutes!

All right, you get the old man ready. We're moving out.

You get ready, too, ladies.

They're gonna be our protection, right?

Oh, yeah, Sammy.

For starters.

[Snickers] Just for starters.

Young lady,

now don't shatter my faith in Sgt. Hooker,

or his faith in you.

Now we're running the department on faith?

Try it, Decker. Sometimes it works.

Yeah, sometimes

[Pulley creaking]

[Elevator door opening]

Who? You!

(Freddy) We did it! Huh?

(Sammy) Come on, we gotta get out of here!

(Henry) Freddy, Freddy, count that money first.

(Henry) I don't want anybody

pulling a scam on the Baker family.

[Freddy giggling]

[Exclaims]

Dad, dad!

[Continues giggling]

Sammy.

Get over there.

Get over there!

Turn around.

[Whispering] We're going in.

Push that button, lady cop.

[Whispering] Ready?

Go!

[Gun fires]

Don't try it or you're dead!

[Groans]

[Grunting]

I'll let the state settle with you for all the rest,

[exclaiming]

[Grunts]

[Doors shutting]

I don't suppose there's any chance you're still glad I'm a cop?

Maybe a little bit.

Whenever I see Valerie alive and smiling.

Enough to break bread with me tonight?

At your favorite steak house?

Well, I'll think about it.

Oh.

All day.

8 o'clock?

Sharp.

(Woman on P.A.) Dr. Anderson to maternity, please.

Dr. Anderson.

Valerie.

The doctors tell me they fixed you up so good,

you could become a policewoman.

Just like Stacy.

Sit down, Hooker. Valerie has something for you.

What you got?

I love you, Hooker.

I love you, too, sweetheart.