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Hello, I'm calling from the trip. I'd like to confirm a quote. How much money

was involved?

Was it over $1 ,000?

Was it over $10 ,000?

The place is all smoked up.

You said there'd be no smoking.

How am I going to stop 200 people who come here for a good time from smoking?

There's hay in there.

Sawdust. There's flammable.

You gotta be stupid or crazy to smoke in this kind of a barn.

Well, boys ain't stupid.

The deal was no smoking.

There are two more Jacksons for being so white.

to head himself.

Thanks, Bill.

If my niece breaks her neck in these running shoes, at least she'll be going

in style.

They don't fit her right. Tell her to bring them back.

Don't worry, I will.

Did you interview the shrink or the patient? Both.

That's not clear. Who's suing who? Everyone.

She's suing the doctor for malpractice for seducing her, and he's got a

countersuit claiming that she didn't follow his instructions. What kind of

is that?

Malpatient.

Mr. Hill. Oh, hi. I'm sorry. I said I'd call as soon as I got in this morning. I

have only just arrived. That's okay.

Barney's gone.

Gone? Maybe the Times offered him more money and went over to them.

I'll have everyone keep an eye out for him.

Well, he's not gone from the building. I left him in the car in a parking lot.

When I returned, he was gone.

Did you leave the window open?

Just a crack to get some air.

So someone opened the door and let him out. Kids, maybe. Or burglars.

I thought about that.

I thought someone might be after the radio, but nothing's missing.

Or maybe they started to break in. When they opened the door, Barney got scared

and ran off. Then they didn't find anything they wanted and left.

I thought about that, too.

Did you check around the parking lot?

For nearly three hours.

The hardest part was driving away without him.

I hate to ask this, but don't people steal dogs?

Some dogs are pretty valuable.

I paid $30 for Barney when he was a puppy.

He's no show dog. Anyone who knows dogs would know that.

He's probably scared.

Hiding someplace, he'll turn up.

Yeah. Dogs are incredible about that.

I had a mutt once named Robert.

Robert? Yeah, Robert.

I was moving to a new apartment.

Making trips to carry stuff over.

Robert was going to be my last trip.

But he must have thought I was going to leave him.

When I came back from one trip, he was gone.

That night, he was waiting for me on the doorstep of my new apartment, trying to

look casual.

He'd walked all the way across Detroit, and he'd only seen the new place once.

Well, well, we're waiting for Barney to ring the doorbell.

I'm going to run an ad in tonight's edition.

That's a good idea.

Just keep good thoughts.

Barney's pretty sharp.

Thank you.

You're not allowed here.

You want me to drive by the pound later?

Good idea. Maybe we'll get lucky.

I told you we didn't have a Yorkie. See, Yorkies are popular little guys.

Either the owner comes by or folks take them pretty much.

If a dog comes in, can anyone claim it?

Yeah, after seven days.

We keep them for seven days in case the owner shows up.

And if a dog were picked up in the area of Dana and Van Ness, this is where it

would come? Yeah, this is it.

How'd you lose your dog?

It's my publisher's dog.

She left him in her car in a parking lot, and when she came back, he was

Well, yeah, he probably won't be showing up then.

Somebody probably took him.

But it wasn't a show dog or even very expensive.

Oh, that's only one of the reasons that people steal dogs.

Vivisection people take them sometimes.

People take them for their kids.

And then dog fighters will nab them.

Dog fighters?

Yeah, those are people that train dogs to fight.

You own a dog?

Me? No.

See anyone here you'd like to take home?

I'd like to take all of them. I live in a small apartment and I'm never home.

Oh, that's okay. I just thought I'd ask.

If you do find a Yorkie, will you call me here?

Oh, sure.

Thanks.

Bye.

Have you seen Barney? Have you seen my dog?

Maybe. I'm not sure.

I work in Dixon's Foods.

That's in the shopping center where the ad said you lost a little Yorkie, right?

That's right.

Well, yesterday I was getting the empty carts and I saw this pickup truck with

dogs in cages in the back.

Then this guy threw a tarp over the dogs and they drove off.

I thought, boy, that's a crummy way to treat a dog.

Then I saw your ad and I wondered if maybe they were dog nappers or

What time is this?

Boy, that's hard to say.

Maybe around...

10 .15.

That's just the time I was there.

Now, can you describe the truck?

Sure. It was a gray Chevy pickup.

68 or 69.

Okay, that's good.

Now, is there anything you remember about the license plate?

Sure, all of it. It was Kong 12.

Because I thought, boy, 12 people wanted that same dumb license plate.

K -O -N -G.

12.

You're a very observant young man, and you've earned part of that reward,

whether it leads to Barney or not.

Oh, no, I don't want a reward.

I just hope you get your dog back.

Julie, get me the police.

This must be it, the home of Count Twelve.

Well, let's take a look.

I don't think anybody lives here. The house looks empty.

Maybe they just don't have furniture.

Hey, Joe, you can't go back there.

Can we look at this?

Come on, Joe, we shouldn't be back here.

What is this you got me some kind of exercise equipment

For roughly small people

Hey

Joe look at this

This is Matthew Pinchot.

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We were told you could help us.

I was told you could help me.

We heard you were one of the most informed people about dogfighting in

area. No, I'm the most informed person about dogfighting in this area.

Like I told you on the phone, we traced the Kong 12 license plate to a house

where the people had moved on.

You're not going to catch up with them that easy.

You know?

Yes, and it's not Kong 12, it's Kong the 12th.

The last in the line of champions.

Who are they?

Dogfighters.

Okay, I'll talk to you later.

Blue, this is Jim Lawrence from the Humane Society.

Blue Graham. Hello. Hi.

Jim thinks they were dogfighters.

Dog fighters?

Mm -hmm.

We're talking about people who fight dogs for sport? That's right.

People really do that?

More people all the time. You can find a dog fight almost any weekend in almost

any state.

California?

That's one of the largest.

Along with Texas and Ohio and Florida and Tennessee and Georgia and

Pennsylvania, the list goes on.

We don't hear about it.

They don't want you to.

It's all very secretive.

You'd think we would have heard about something like this eventually.

Looks like you have.

Okay.

So what's a dog fight?

Well, they use a special breed of dog with a couple of variations, usually

called a pit bull.

It's a very compact animal.

It's very muscular. It has a broad chest.

It's got jaws like a steel trap. There's no other breed that you stand a chance

against it.

What about German Shepherd's or Doberman?

No, they wouldn't last five minutes.

These dogs don't need to be trained to fight. It's bred into them.

But the owners will condition them for months. They bring them up to a fighting

peak. That's what all those devices were you saw in the backyard.

I see.

They had a cat mill right here.

They put a chicken or a small animal, tie them in that cage, put the dog here

and he chases them around in a circle.

Inventive. Then when the dog is ready, they drive him to a pit.

Sometimes thousands of miles.

What it all boils down to is two dogs fighting each other for sometimes two or

three hours. Two or three hours.

That's right.

Until one of them can't fight anymore.

Usually one or both of them dies. Not always in the pit. Sometimes after

of dehydration or they're all chewed up.

Something else isn't clear to me.

Do you think the people who took our publisher's dog were dog fighters?

That's right. I think it's the bunch I've been tracing for the last year.

But you also said they only fight this special breed.

That's right.

Well... Well,

they didn't take the little Yorkie to fight in the pit.

They took him for the conditioning that I was talking about.

They let their dogs go after smaller dogs. It's called bloodying the dog.

Gives them a taste for the kill.

Come in, gentlemen.

Did that lead pan out at all?

Mrs. Pinchot, I'm afraid we have bad news.

What?

Just tell me.

Looks like Barney's dead.

What do you mean?

Looks like. Did you see him? What have you found?

I swear to God.

We're pretty certain that those people in the parking lot did take Barney and

we're pretty positive they killed him. I'm sorry.

Now, I don't understand. Now, these people stole Barney. Why would they kill

him? They're crummy people.

The details don't really matter.

They matter to me.

The people who fight dogs, Mrs. Pinchon, and they took Barney and they killed

him.

How did Barney die?

It seems they took Barney and used him to train their dog for fighting.

Did you see Barney's body, Mr. Rossi?

No. Then the police did.

We never found Barney's body, actually.

How do you know this happened?

We found this place where they'd been training these fighting dogs.

And we found some collars of animals that were missing. And Barney's was

You have his collar?

Yeah.

Well, I would like to see it.

It's Barney's collar, all right.

Mr. Rossi.

No.

Luke, I'd like to... You got it.

15 minutes, a courageous red dog was chewing through Sinbad's left thigh.

Three -time champion Sinbad was gripping at Bongo's throat.

At two hours and 11 minutes, Sinbad lay bleeding and vanquished. The newcomer

Bongo had passed the supreme test.

It's incredible.

What's that, Rosie?

A dog fight magazine.

Dog fight magazine?

Advertises dogs for studs, challenges other owners to fights, reports on

conventions. Conventions?

Large fights.

Gamest dog I ever saw.

Real game, very game. What is all this?

Gameness is the most desirable quality in these fighting dogs.

It's more important than fighting ability or strength.

It means aggressiveness and tenacity.

It's the dog who is most game for the fight, no matter how chewed up after two

hours or whatever, who wins.

How are we going after this?

It's not going to be easy.

Most of the time, law enforcement and the press get frustrated, don't have the

resources and give up.

These people are extremely secretive about what they're doing and very

On all sides of this story, the night can be very game.

All infants, bring your dogs to the rink.

Maintain ten feet distance between your dogs. It's a show rule.

10 feet distance.

All right, 288. A little more distance, please.

Patrick, when you get in position, do not face your dog.

Please, do not face the dog.

I don't know. I always pictured a dog show as being more posh.

Some are.

The purpose of this one, though, is to show the dogs and arrange for fights.

And all those...

Ribbons and prices that's just camouflage Now it serves a purpose the

feel that if they're ever brought up in court on charges that they're raising

dogs to fight They just show the judge the ribbons and approves they're raising

the dogs for show and it works all the time look over there

Gray Chevy pickup, that's

Can you read the license plate for your lens? Nevada.

Nevada, please.

Well, they've changed them, of course.

Those are the guys that took Mrs.

Pinchon's dog.

Probably.

Are you going to nab them?

In the first place, I work for the Humane Society, not the police.

In the second place, they're not doing anything illegal.

Thirdly, I'm here today just for my education.

And mine.

No, mine.

You're just going here for the ride.

I'm going to go talk to some of these people, if you don't mind.

Have fun.

Cute.

Cute puppy.

Was he some kind of a boxer?

Sort of a stepper child.

That's English, isn't it?

That's right.

Aren't they the kind some people fight?

Are they?

I was just pointing to them. Excuse me. Have a

nice chat.

Ah, very engaging.

Very warm.

What's happening with the fighting dogs?

Lawrence is on a trail of the guys who took Barney, working at his own slow

pace. It seems the only way to really nail these guys is in a fight.

When are they going to take you to a fight?

Well, I'm dependent on Lawrence on that, as he likes to remind me.

There might be a fight tonight, and there might be a raid. If there is, I

along. I'm waiting for the call now.

Huh?

Rossi.

Okay.

Okay.

I got it.

All right.

Bye.

Well? We're on.

Jim Hogan, Zara Mazzel, Joe Rossi.

Yeah, I got three men up on the ridge, and I got four more getting into

on the road down below.

Good.

My information says that it's gone down in that house down the holler.

Hold on. We'll be ready to move any time now.

Okay. Whenever you want to go.

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Sheriff, open up.

We have a warrant to search the premises.

Come on in. We're all secure here.

We missed them.

What are they?

They're gone.

What do you mean they're gone?

I thought you were so damn good at this. I thought it was supposed to be a dog

fight. There was.

Obviously, they left in a hurry. They left their pit. They left the scales

wear the dogs on.

We didn't miss them by much.

Here, Jim.

Take a look in here.

I got a dog that's been pretty badly mauled. He's also been shot in the head.

They shot him because he was too far gone?

No, never.

They shot him because he lost.

I just can't get rid of his leash.

It's too final.

I know.

Anyway.

I will try out your suggestion on our financial people.

You can talk about Barney.

No, I can't.

It's embarrassing being in mourning for a dog.

We are, after all, newspaper people. We have to deal constantly with human

tragedy on such a large scale.

I miss him.

You don't have to be embarrassed.

I don't like that sort of thing when people say dogs are people.

Barney was just a dog.

But you know, he was such good company.

Sit down, gentlemen.

We're going to have to accept the fact that we're dealing with a very shrewd

cunning enemy.

But you had information.

Yeah, but when you're working on a tip like that, it's hit or miss. Actually,

came pretty close. We came up with nothing.

Okay, Jim, what do you need to nail these guys?

We need some very careful investigation over many months with about five times

the manpower that I have available to us.

Can't you get help from the police department?

Not much. There's a couple guys here and there.

You met Ogans and Mazzell. They're pretty knowledgeable about this stuff,

most people in law enforcement don't know much about dogfighting or care.

Why? Well, I think you people have to take some of the blame for that. I

read much about this in the L .A. trip. The cops did make a bust a little while

ago, and you did cover it. All right. It's page six, section two, one

Listen, you get these guys, it'll be page one.

But can you do it?

I've got a lot of leads working.

I could infiltrate a group of dogfighters who are having a convention

There'll be fighters from all over the area. Collin and company may be here.

But they know me.

I'm burned.

Now, Ogans and Mizell are away on some other stuff this time of year. I have

in a request for funds for another man, which probably won't go through, but

even if it does, it'll be too late.

Maybe I can help.

You just write the story. That'll help.

I mean, help investigate.

These guys don't know me.

You be sure of what you're offering, because I'll accept.

Okay, Lou.

We got a terrific story out of it.

And maybe we'll get these people.

I'm not going to hesitate on this one. It's approved.

Ross is yours.

You're going to be coming face to face with people whose idea of a good time is

to watch animals tear each other apart in a pit. And you're going to have to

them to accept you.

You just get me in.

I can't even do that, but I can put you where they'll come to you.

Okay.

Yeah? Yeah.

Regular? Yeah.

You wouldn't be interested in selling a dog, would you?

As a matter of fact, no.

You from around here?

Here, there, and everywhere.

I was just wondering if you knew some place that might be selling dogs that

type. Nope.

Huh.

Sure is a fine -looking animal you got back there.

Thank you.

Somebody knows what they're doing.

We appreciate the breed, then.

You a cop?

What if I am?

It'll be 11 .60.

Hey, man, I'm not a cop.

What are you, then?

I'm the owner of the next 42 -pound champion in this county, which, if he

I just might use to stud, which could mean a pup to an interested party.

Would I get to see how this champ performs?

Well, you might, partner.

You just might.

I thought I'd buy a pickup during lunch.

Oh, I see.

Yeah.

Mr. Pinchot's been missing Barney. I thought maybe this little guy might

You are right. That's his thing to do.

When you lose a dog, you get another one right away.

It'd be a great distraction for it. You know, feeding him, watching him grow.

Paper training him.

Well, yeah.

We asked her to come down here.

Actually, she thinks we want to talk about the carpet in the city room.

You better hide your little friend. He should come.

Here, you take it. Keep him out of sight.

not so sure about the carpeting.

It's a lot less noisy in here with the VDTs anyway, isn't it?

That's a good idea.

Actually, we wanted you to come down so we could talk about a kind of special

addition to the staff.

Special addition?

Someone for the eighth floor.

We've already acquired him.

Donovan?

Because with a weak supply of kibble, we can give you all the newspaper you

want. Go ahead, you can pick him up.

No, I don't think so.

He's yours, Mrs. Pinchon. From us.

No.

No, I'm sorry. No.

That's where I was into dogs. You never heard of A -Rad?

Three -time winner with Brutus in one hour, 43 minutes.

Yeah, he was yours?

Black male, 50 pounds.

Peanuts out there is going to do a job on Mr. Kong, I guarantee you.

Kong? Yeah, you know the Kongs?

Who does?

Mr. King Kong, ding dong.

Viet Kong.

Viet Kong?

Well, Peanuts out there is going to bum his guts out.

Yeah, Peanut's got such courage, man, like I've never seen before.

Righteous game?

Game.

Let me tell you.

His sire scratched in his last match with two broken legs.

Had to drag himself across the line.

And this animal's even more beautiful.

Okay, I'm all set.

You ever seen this?

Oh, we don't have much clan around the farm.

Clan?

This guy's funny.

Hey, where'd you put that box? It's right behind you, nummy.

Geez, wisdom, man.

I told you not to scare him.

The little booger tried to scratch me.

There you go. Easy, babe.

Come on. Easy, babe.

I know, I know.

There we go.

There we go.

Yeah, I know it's tough, isn't it?

Okay.

Be back in nothing flat.

You want another beer?

Here.

Gotta love this sport.

Uh, how long you been doing it?

around dogs, you know.

But I've only been into it heavy for about, I'd say, six years.

But I gotta tell you something, man.

When I see that dog going across that pit, that's me going across.

That's me grabbing ahold of that other dog by the chin and locking on.

You understand what I'm saying?

Man, no.

Yeah, the pit.

I'll tell you something else. It's one of the few places left in this crummy

world where a man has a chance to show his honor, his courage.

His raw grit.

And damn if it isn't the most fun that a man can have out of bed in this county.

He and I were out of bed.

How long have you and Max been partners?

Max, oh, about two years.

Max is all right. He doesn't have much education, but he knows dogs and he

dogs. That man really loves dogs.

Put him away in 30 seconds. 30 seconds. All right. That dog is ready.

Yeah, that old boy's ready.

What'd you think about that?

That's super.

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What can I offer you tonight?

Beef stew?

Chicken parts Algonquin? Can I interest you in a bisque of liver?

Chicken?

Okay.

Can you wait a minute? Just let me get that.

Hello? I'm in.

In where?

They're taking me with them to a convention.

Where? They don't even know yet.

You sure they don't suspect you?

They think I'm one of them looking to get back into the action.

Can you let Lawrence take over now?

I've got to play this out.

Call Lawrence and tell him to meet me in back of the gas station at noon. He'll

know what that is.

Okay. Hey, Lou, you can't believe the things these people do.

It's unbelievable.

We knew that going in.

It's worse than we thought.

Plus, you be careful.

You bet.

Oh.

I am fixing you a nice gourmet dinner.

And you have to get in the trash.

So they took this cat.

It's just a kid.

He's gonna have a bulge here on the right side.

And then they took this pillowcase.

I know.

How's it look?

All right.

Willie, you gotta listen to this. It's someone who loves animals. Wait a

I'm not an animal lover.

When you write that article, don't make me out to be one of those bleeding

hearts. No chance of that.

I respect animals.

I get along with them.

People you don't get along with, huh?

You ready?

Yeah. You ready?

Try it.

Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow.

It's good.

Is there anything else you want to tell me?

Yeah.

Take care of yourself.

Billy?

What's up, Luke?

They're watching you.

You seem lonely.

Lonely? Yeah. You know, working hard, going home to an empty apartment.

No one to talk to about all the hassles of the day.

You saw all that, huh, Luke?

Written all over you.

Well, I'm okay.

I'm pretty independent, but sure, sometimes I get lonely.

It's just a job, right?

I mean, yes, sometimes I think it would be wonderful if there were someone

waiting for me when I got home.

How about a dog?

You mean a little larky puppy?

How about it?

No, Luke.

I wouldn't want you to get lonely.

Hey, Luke.

Hi, little dog.

Great. Real cute.

You want him?

No. You hear from Rossi?

He made contact. They accepted him. He's going to a convention.

Where? Today.

Want to be kept posted.

Don? Yeah, Lou.

I've been watching you.

You look lonely.

The organizer said 2 -10. He'll call it 2 -10. I just wanted to get us here a

little early so we'd be on the safe side. He's okay with me. I got the day

Hey, he knows he's going to a fight. It's his first fight. He knows.

Sure he knows.

He's one beautiful animal.

He's telling his boys, get me to the fight on time.

You want me to give him something to keep him from getting wired?

Nah, just talk to him. He'll be all right.

We want to toss, so we wash their dog first.

Last year, a guy mixed nicotine sulfate with silicone.

Yeah, it didn't wash off as regular soap. When my dog grabbed ahold of the

one, he got paralyzed.

But Max and I know what to do now.

Listen.

I got a side bet of a grand. I can't give you any of that, but I can find you

some action.

Oh, thanks.

Next time.

I don't know this animal yet.

It's up to you.

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Day one.

Everybody everybody

It's my pleasure to welcome you all to this tournament.

Now, we have some of the finest and most famous animals in the country meeting

here today.

From as far away as Toledo, Ohio.

Now,

we'll be fighting by strict Cajun rules.

And we're going to stick to the rules.

And we're all going to have a good time.

Now, our first match today in the 42 -pound class.

Lem Huskies, Peanuts.

Challenge is two -time champion Kong owned by

Guy and Nancy Buford.

Gentlemen, pitch your dogs.

Sorry, pal. Nobody leaves after Matt starts.

Well, it hasn't started yet.

Nobody leaves. Gentlemen!

Face your dogs!

You're just right.

This guy was at the show last week asking a lot of questions. Yeah, right.

You were there too. Yeah, I was there too.

But I'm not a cop.

Hey, man, I'm not a cop now.

You're something.

No, I'm not a cop.

hard to sit here and watch you struggling like that, Rossi.

A friend of yours here to see you.

How's it going?

It's okay.

We wanted to get you something, but we didn't know what, so...

The Humane Society T -shirt.

It's terrific.

We really appreciate what you did.

Cut it out, will you?

If I can write a story that'll help the DA nail these guys in, it's all worth

it.

What kind of penalties will they get?

Well, actually, we have a very strong law, but in the past, the most they've

gotten is a $50 fine.

$50 fine?

But that was before we had the kind of story you were going to write.

It'll make a difference.

Keep in touch.

Well, I finally found a program you like.

Mrs. Pinchot.

Good evening, Mr. Grant.

Come in, come in. Thank you.

Would you like something to drink?

Oh, no, I didn't come to impose.

Well, sit down, sit down.

How's the puppy?

Oh, he's just fine.

Good? Yeah, I'm teaching him to fetch. He picked it right up. Well, he does

terrific.

He's a smart little guy.

We got off to a rocky start, but I'm starting to like having him around.

Oh. Isn't he a cute little guy?

Yes.

Well... What?

Oh, I came here tonight.

After the shock of losing Barney, I... I just couldn't consider another dog.

But I...

I keep thinking about that popper you got me. I thought maybe I should take

But, of course, I... I didn't know that you'd become attached to him.

Well, hello there, young man.

How you doing? He's yours.

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