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The Streets of San Francisco, a Quinn Martin production.

Starring Carl Malden.

Also starring Michael Douglas.

With guest stars Bill Bickby, Christopher Stone,

Sadov.

Tonight's episode, Police Buff.

Are there any more questions?

All right.

Mr. Wilson, you're excused.

Will counsel please approach the bench?

They're going to let him go. Easy.

That's the way I'm going to have to rule, so please return to the counsel

On the motion to dismiss, the people not having proved the prima facie case

against the defendant, Joseph Lucero, the motion is granted.

So much for our judicial system.

Two guys hold up a store, wound three people, kill a cop, and he just walks

of here squatting free.

So he couldn't identify them? Wouldn't identify them. He picked Lucero out of a

lineup. It took him, what, six seconds?

All of a sudden, we go to a preliminary hearing, he loses his memory?

All right.

So he was intimidated.

It's happened before.

Yeah, well, maybe I should intimidate that witness and let him know what it's

really all about. This case was dismissed.

Are you going to forget that they killed Al Crane in that robbery?

I'm not going to forget anything.

I'll continue the investigation, but I'm going to do it my way. I'm going to do

it by the book.

You understand?

How do you feel about the decision, Mr. Farrow? How do you think I feel? Great.

I feel like singing. Any requests?

Now, do you think the police overreacted in the death of a fellow officer?

The police do what they always do. They get a big case, they try and pit on the

first guy that comes along.

This time it didn't work. What are you going to do now?

I'm going to go take a bath and wash you off the stink.

I wondered if you had any comments to make on Joey Lucero being set free. No,

comment. What about the growing criticism of the courts, Lieutenant? Do

think that the courts are permitting too many criminals to go free on what are

really basically technicalities? No, no comment.

Well, what about the Lucero case?

Since this was a dismissal rather than an acquittal, are you going to pursue

your case against him? I'll tell you one thing. Joey Lucero is going to get his,

and you've got my word for it. Get yourself back to the office right now.

appreciate it if you wouldn't use that piece of film on your newscast come on

mike this is good stuff angry policeman personal favor just file it and forget

it haven't you ever heard of freedom of the press personal favor

okay this once but you owe me one it's a deal

Investigator reported 261 at 1436 Benson Street.

Victim on premises, 3 Charlie 6, 418 at 4818 Irving Street.

All units in the area of 5th and Geary.

211 in progress at Liquor Store and Corner.

Respond, code 2. Still there. Repeat, all units in the area of 5th and Geary.

5th and Geary, armed robbery in progress. Code 2.

3 Charlie 8, 29453 at 918.

Possible. 21.

3, Adam. 6.

1, 2. 1, 2, O 'Farrell. On the 531.

Stand by to evacuate.

Where the devil have you been?

Oh, hi, Maury.

Don't give me that hi, Maury. Just answer the question.

I was at Randolph's department store putting in the windows. All day?

All day.

I tried to reach you on the phone.

They scoured the place for you.

What time did you call?

Obviously when you weren't there.

Well, I had to go and get some materials, Maury. You're supposed to

materials. I know, but it was just staples and some pushpins, so I went

the corner to a stationery store and I paid for them myself.

Did you get a receipt?

No. Then it comes out of your pocket.

Old man Moonen wants the west windows done on the purple color scheme and the

south windows on the beige. Got that?

Uh, yeah, yeah. West, purple, south, beige. And we have to have it done by

Friday noon.

You got that, Friday noon, or it's your neck. You got that?

Got it.

And one of these days, you're gonna get it.

Pow!

Hey, Marty.

Don't you think you've got enough, Todd?

No, I'm still standing.

That's true, but you're cheating.

You're holding on to the bar.

Hey, what are you doing here? I thought you were transferred to plain clothes.

That's right.

I'm still a cop.

I just thought I'd drop in and give the place a little tone.

How you doing, Todd?

Hey, Lieutenant, have a beer.

No, no, I'm on duty.

Oh, that's all right. We're all cops here.

How you feeling?

Are you checking up on me, Lieutenant? That's right.

I thought you were way out of line in the courthouse this afternoon.

Yeah, well, I got a little hot.

I can understand that, but that's no excuse.

I'm not going to tell the captain what happened today.

Well, that's big of you, Lieutenant.

That's right.

I'm bending the regulations a little in your favor. I want you to know that.

Uh, you got a ride home?

I know how to get home, Mike.

Okay, take care of yourself.

Yeah.

Buy you a beer?

Why would you want to buy me a beer? I don't know you.

I was in court today when they let the chair loose.

So what? So were a lot of people.

I guess I'm just trying to say I'm sorry.

What? For me?

Sorry for me?

I know how you must have felt.

You don't know nothing.

Okay.

I don't want your beard.

I don't want your pity. I don't want you hanging around here. I mean, you're

nothing and you're nobody.

Darius. Easy.

Butt out, man. I'm not your man.

Sergeant Washington.

I'm telling you to cool it.

You don't belong here.

So what are you hanging around for? You want to live off the blood and sweat of

other guys, huh? Maybe you'll get a little excitement.

Because you don't have the guts to do it yourself. But don't you ever feel sorry

for me, mister?

You haven't got the right.

You haven't earned it.

Sorry.

Creep.

He was in my class at the academy.

He washed out.

That's tough.

Don't say it.

I don't want to hear it.

Straighten up.

Square up those shoulders.

What do you think you are, loose jelly?

You're nothing.

You're nobody.

And do you know why?

Because you haven't got the gut to go out there

and do it yourself.

What have you done to pay your dues?

Good cops are out there getting killed.

The killers are getting up in court and walking out free and you just stand

there.

Why don't you do something?

You're not doing your part you're just taking up space Have you got that?

What do you think life is?

Do you think it's a free ride?

Well, let me tell you something.

You're not man enough to wear this uniform.

You know?

You're a lot like people, Jack.

You just stand around, collecting dust,

waiting to come to the end of the line and have your ticket punched.

Well,

I'm a different breed of cat.

Did you get that?

I'm another.

breed of cat.

And here is where I get off.

Joey Lucero?

Yeah?

Put your hands up where I can see them.

Wait a minute, what is this?

I said get him up!

You mind telling me what this is all about?

You already know.

Officer Al Crane.

Oh, no. Look, I had nothing to do with that.

The court, uh, I'm off.

They let me go.

You're in a different court now, and the verdict is guilty as charged.

No!

It's alright, folks. Everything is under control. Now, do you live in this

building?

Good. Will you please go up to your apartment, call the police, tell them

there's a 217 in progress at this address.

Also, to dispatch a backup unit and to send a coroner's wagon.

Thank you. Thank you.

You think I shot him?

Well, everybody knows how you felt about Lucero.

Lucero killed Al Crane. I knew it. You knew it. The witness knew it. But we

couldn't convince the court.

Joey Lucero was guilty as hell.

So you tried him and found him guilty.

Did you execute him? Oh, come on, Steve.

The man was killed at 12 .15. Where were you?

At home where they found me, sleeping it off in my bed.

Will your wife testify to that?

No.

She left me three weeks ago.

Yeah.

Uh -huh.

Okay.

Catherine wants to talk to you.

Is he going to suspend me?

No, I don't think so.

He'll probably give you some administrative duties until we can sort

out.

He's waiting.

Yeah.

Think he did it?

He was pretty drunk.

Well, I've been pretty drunk before. I never went and murdered anybody.

Well, Harris and Al Crane were close friends for over... over eight years.

That's a pretty big investment.

Maybe he wanted Lucero to pay the interest.

Maybe.

The killer was a cop.

Yeah, but every cop takes it personally. Another one gets hit.

Yeah, and one of them might have taken it a little too personally.

Homicide phone.

Hello, Mike. How are you?

Who is this?

Just a friend.

I called to tell you how much I admire your work.

At this time of night?

You're still on the job, aren't you?

That's because you're a cop.

A good cop. One of the best. But sometimes, even the best can use a

every now and then, like Joey Lucero.

I took care of him. For you.

Well, uh, for you and Harris.

Listen, I... I don't quite understand.

I executed... Joey Luchero tonight.

Oh, you did, did you?

Well, tell me, how many times did you stab him? Come on, Mike.

I wouldn't lie to you. I have too much respect for you for that.

All right?

Listen, I shot him twice in the back, single jacket, hollow point, 92 grain

slugs, one high and to the left, one dead center, correct?

Oh, I don't know.

I haven't gotten the report from ballistics yet.

Well, don't worry.

It'll check out.

Now, look, Mike, I've got to go.

You hang in there.

You do your best.

And just remember, you have help out here now.

No, wait a minute. I haven't had time to call...

Yeti,

go.

I thank you very much.

Didn't have time to get a trace.

What did he say?

He said he was out there to help.

He executed Luchero for me.

For you?

For me and Harris.

And if he's telling the truth, we've got a big problem on our hands because he

seemed to be enjoying himself.

Let's find out what the lab has.

Anybody calling in after knocking somebody off would be as accurate as

friend.

I'd almost be out of a job.

Single jacket, hollow point, 92 grain.

Is there any way he could have known about that if he didn't do it himself?

Steve, we didn't even know before that call came through.

I hadn't even received a slug for processing.

How does it match with Harris' weapon?

No dice.

It didn't match.

Okay.

Thanks, Johnny.

Anytime, but before 3 o 'clock, okay?

You know, it could be Harris used another gun.

Oh, no way. Have you forgotten?

Harris was with the captain when the call came through.

Yeah, why does somebody go around bragging about blowing somebody out for

Let's talk to the police, Shrink. No, no, no, no. I can't even listen to Lenny

when I'm awake.

Come on.

All violence is a reaction to frustration.

Even the guy who runs a red light and broadsides somebody else, he didn't want

to wait.

Pass the ketchup, will you?

Your masquerading marauder is a more severe example.

Thank you. His frustrations are deep, long -term, and probably incorrigible.

He called you because he wanted your approval to be accepted in your eyes.

Are you ready to take a stab at the profile?

Well, if he's what I think he is, he's a type which simplifies things.

He's what we call a police buff.

Interested in law and always has been. Not because of justice per se, but

because of the power he senses in those who enforce the laws.

Tell me, do any of them try to become policemen?

Some do.

They usually don't make it.

Partly because it isn't in them.

Partly because it's my job as a psychiatrist to weed them out.

Now, let's talk about my friend.

What would make him want to become a killer?

Somebody probably lit his fuse.

Yeah, the witnesses did say war uniform.

Some wear uniforms in the privacy of their own homes.

Go to pistol ranges, shoot police specials beside the regular line

Hang around bars, diners frequented by police. Even go to court.

You've just got to be part of the system.

Was it possible then this guy could have been in court yesterday when the chair

was released?

Not just possible.

Probable.

What's the name of your friend the photographer who was asking questions

yesterday? Frank Bats.

Lenny, I'll tell you what I want you to do.

I want you to go through the records of the academy and the personnel bureau.

I want a list of all those who failed the academy and all those who didn't

it through probation. All right.

Yeah.

Take five years of the civil service records, too. You know what you're

Then we'll begin to break it down. There must be about 300 guys, maybe four.

Well, the sooner you start, the sooner we'll have our answers.

Enjoy your breakfast.

Thanks a lot.

Hold it.

The one behind the lawyer and the one next to him.

You look good, Mike.

You ever thought about going on a showbiz?

No, not lately.

I'll take that one.

How good will these pictures be?

With the new emulsions, you'll get a better quality than in a regular

photograph.

Stop it.

Go back a little.

That one there.

It's a little fuzzy, but I'll take it.

Okay. That's it?

Thank you.

I'll have these stills for you right after lunch, Mike.

By the way, now you owe me two.

Will you take my marker?

No.

Well,

we figured as bailiff you might know some of these people. The regular.

Sure.

You'd be surprised how many people come in here every day. Day in, day out.

Cheaper than buying a television, I guess. And it's free.

That's Harold Bink.

He's here all the time.

Nice old guy.

Bored, I guess.

Some of these faces I know, but not the names.

You might try George down in traffic.

He really gets some weirdos.

If you give me anything, let us know, will you?

Sure. Thank you.

Yes. Isn't there supposed to be a trial in here this afternoon?

There was.

A rape case.

People versus Williamson.

It was thrown out in the first ten minutes.

On a technicality.

Are you a lawyer?

In a way.

Are you Jack Williamson?

I am.

You have been sentenced to death.

What are you talking about?

The young woman.

Come on. Case was thrown out.

On a technicality.

Because I didn't do it.

I wasn't even there.

I was over in Sausalito in a bar.

My phone.

Hi, Lieutenant.

Hope I didn't wake you. This is your friend again.

I wanted to be the one to tell you that justice has been rendered to Jack

Williamson.

Who?

He was up on rape.

The court let him go.

So that left it up to me.

The sentence was death.

Inspector Keller.

Yeah. A homicide at 646 Comstock. Yeah, I just heard.

Yeah, I'll be right there.

I opened my door, and there he was.

How tall was he? I don't know. Maybe 5 '8".

Five -nine. I don't know. Would you mind taking a look at some of these

pictures, see if you recognize them?

Hey,

I didn't get a good look at them, you know.

He was definitely wearing a uniform.

Oh, yeah.

The hat, the buttons, and the gun.

Oh, yeah.

No, none of these.

Hey, I didn't get a good look at them, you know.

Okay, thank you very much.

Why would a policeman want to kill Mr.

Williamson? We don't know whether he's a policeman or not.

I might not be too sure of a lot of things, but one thing I am sure of, I

policeman. No.

No. No, what you saw was a uniform.

Oh.

Same thing.

Same thing.

Same thing.

Did you hear what she said?

That's exactly what people would say until we catch them.

Wait a minute.

No, wait a minute. I can dial direct to New York in ten seconds.

I can call anywhere in the world in a minute.

Why does it take that long to trace a call?

All right, I'd appreciate it if you would hook me up to that computer.

Well, Mike, there's a call for you on line three.

Thank you.

I'd appreciate that very much. Thank you.

Homicide Stone.

Good morning, Lieutenant.

Sleep well, I hope?

Oh, yeah.

You were a great help.

Mike, I've been thinking.

And it occurs to me there must be a lot of guys that you just burn to get, but

you can't.

Why don't you just tell me their names, and I'll take it from there.

Go on. Keep talking. I'm listening.

Between the two of us, you on the inside and me on the outside, There's a lot

that can be done to make this town a better place to live.

Think about it.

If I wanted to get in touch with you, I mean, if I wanted to talk to you about

somebody, how would I go about doing it? Don't worry.

I'll call you back.

Yeah.

Didn't get it.

You mind telling me what's going on down here?

Our contract calls for completion of those windows at noon tomorrow.

You got that? Noon tomorrow?

Sure, Maury. I'm coming down here tomorrow morning.

If I have to bring in additional people to finish your work, the cost is going

to come out of your hide. You got that?

Your hide. Yes, sir.

All right, what have you come up with?

Bench saws.

And a list of 582 names.

I now have to go through that list and come up with immediate probables.

take at least two, maybe three days.

I have to correlate it with the whereabouts of the individuals involved.

Excuse me, Gerald.

Gerald's party just got busted. It's out of books.

Well, I hope you have enough evidence to convict this one.

Just what do you mean by that?

Because if he's set free, he could have another homicide in your hands.

Maybe.

And maybe not.

Gimme a beer.

Weren't you in here the other day?

Yeah.

Yeah.

I was kind of loaded. I guess I said some things that were insulting.

That's okay.

I understood.

Well, anyway, I'm sorry.

Don't apologize.

A lot of the things you said were true.

I think everybody needs a jolt of the truth now and then.

You did me a favor.

Hey, Marty, turn that up, will you?

It was learned today that Johnny Roscoe, the long -sought partner of the now

-deceased Joey Lucero, was apprehended earlier this afternoon and charged with

complicity. In the murder of police officer Alfred D. Crane, Roscoe had been

object of intense investigation and is set for a preliminary hearing tomorrow

morning at 10 a .m.

Preliminary hearing.

Right foot.

He'll get off just like with Cheryl.

Same thing.

Yes.

Exactly the same thing.

I don't believe it, Doyle.

I just don't believe it.

What do you do with your time? Will you tell me what? I'm working, Maury.

Oh, yes.

Friday noon. This window's scheduled for completion Friday noon. You got that?

It is now 9 .45. You haven't even started yet.

I finished the south windows.

I know. I've seen them, and they're purple. Purple.

You got that purple, Doyle? P -U -R -P -L -E. Those are supposed to be beige.

These windows are supposed to be purple. Look, we'll talk about it later.

You just stop right there. You're not going anywhere. I'm going someplace.

You walk out of here, you don't come back. You hear me, Doyle? You finish

window, you find yourself another job.

I've got another job.

Defendant will rise.

Now, as to this matter of bail, Mr. Roscoe is not entitled to it as a matter

right. even though charged with a capital offense.

But the court finds no reason to deny it based on the evidence produced.

Bail is set at $55 ,000.

Trial will begin in Department 1, February 5th, 9 a .m.

Bailiff, please take charge of the defendant.

One day in jail, babe.

You will until your bail is posted.

Voice.

Nothing to say, Wiley.

Nothing to say.

They get pictures of everybody?

Everybody. You spy on anything?

Nothing you can put your finger on. If he was there, I think we'd miss him.

This is Stone.

Everybody keep your eyes open.

The bait is in the trap.

Yeah, I'm going to take a little nap now.

Why don't you give me a call if I got any visitors?

Tanner, anything?

No, nothing.

You just keep your eyes open for a man in a police uniform.

Right.

Steve. Yo, everything's just fine up here.

Just checking.

What time have you got?

Well, uh, big hands on one, little hands on five.

Four years of college and you can't tell time, huh?

Wise guy.

Dinner time.

A little nervous there, aren't you?

Just trying to be a little cautious.

Well, then you won't be wanting dessert, I guess. Well, I'm not going to be that

cautious.

Enjoy it. Thank you, sir.

El Cortez Hotel.

Good afternoon. Do you have a Mr. Roscoe registered there? Mr. John Roscoe?

Yes, sir. Room 504. I'll connect you. That won't be necessary.

I tried

to connect him, but he hung up.

All right, everybody keep alert.

Remember, the last two times out he didn't miss.

Attention all units.

Rooftop reports a guy in police blues just entered the side entrance.

This is it.

Okay, remember we need an over -attack.

I don't want him for impersonating.

Oh, Mike, he's in the elevator.

This is Stone. What's happening?

Mr.

Harris, it's empty.

Todd, take the fire escape.

have gotten off somewhere between the lobby and the sixth floor. Block off the

stairs. And the fire escapes.

My bet is he's still in that hotel.

You lost your bet, Mike.

Now give me your gun.

Very gently.

Now don't make any quick...

Put that thing down.

Hands on the wheel.

Now drive out nice and easy.

All right, let's go. Come on.

Get out of the radio. Tell him he's holding a hostage.

And where are we going?

I'll let you know.

Mike locked the transit button down in his walkie -talkie.

I don't see him.

He'll tell us which way.

All units in the vicinity of Market and Geary. Tan, four -door sedan, 1975 Ford.

This vehicle contains suspect wanted in shooting.

Pass hostage.

Approach with caution.

Last seen going west on Geary.

Approach with caution.

Tan, four -door sedan, two occupants now heading south on Franklin.

Turn right at the next corner.

On Franklin? You heard me. Turn right.

You're at the corner of Gary and Franklin. Turn in north on Franklin.

Tan four -door sedan just turned right on Fulton, heading east on Fulton. Tan

four -door sedan heading east on Fulton. Turn left on the next corner.

Is that California Street?

Take a left.

Left on California, that's going west.

He's going west, and he's got the chase going east. I'll get it on the radio.

No, no, don't use the radio. He's listening on the radio. Mike's car.

Nobody there.

Every cop in town is going east on Fulton.

And we're going west on California.

Why?

We had a good thing going, Mike. We could have solved a lot of problems.

That's no solution. It's murder.

It's justice.

An eye for an eye, Mike, that's justice.

The courts are so busy with the law, they haven't time for justice.

They take their time to look at a case with a cool, objective eye, and then

decide the guilt or the innocence.

Lucero was guilty, and you know it. I wasn't talking about Lucero.

I was talking about Williamson.

He raped and strangled that girl.

No. Yes.

He was nowhere near Golden Gate Park that night.

He was over in Sausalito in a bar.

He was released on a technicality. The technicality being that he was innocent.

Then why did we arrest him if he was innocent?

Because he matched the description.

Didn't have an alibi.

Took the Sausalito police a few days to verify the story.

Is that true?

Well, call dispatch if you don't believe me.

Never mind.

It doesn't matter. We all make mistakes. And I think there's one of us on the

force that hasn't.

You made a mistake, Mike. I tried to help you.

You set me up.

Let's hope the next guy that takes your place will appreciate me.

You know you've come a long way for a guy whose only interest was justice.

You murdered a criminal in cold blood, killed an innocent man, and now you're

planning to kill a cop.

I want to ask you, do you really think that's justice?

As far as I'm concerned, it's just plain killing.

Turn left at the next corner. Follow that road into the park.

All right.

Pull up the road over there.

Tell me where you want me to stop.

Here we go.

Hold it!

Don't shoot!

Hold it right there, will you?

You wouldn't shoot me. Look out, he's got my gun.

I can't cuff him. No, let me do that.

It's a good thing you're interested in justice.

Because you're going to get a good look at it.

Close up.

I was up all night going through that list.

Lively narrowed it down to three men. What list?

Your friend, the guy who killed the chero.

I've all night working on it, huh?

Gentlemen, I have been without sleep for 36 hours.

Here are the results. James Duckett is vile. Larry O 'Brien, impossible.

And Eric Doyle.

Now, the character profile I drew up fits him to a T. Eric Doyle is a hot

prospect for your friend. If I were you, I'd look him up.

Eric Doyle.

We're on our way. Come on, let's go. You heard the man, Eric Dorle. He's a hot

prospect. Hey, fellas, do you mind if I ride along?

No, Lenny, you go home.

Get a good night's sleep, and then we'll talk about Eric Dorle after you've had

some rest, okay?

Okay, Mike.

You're not going to tell him?

Don't worry, I'll tell him.

But it's safer to tell him after he's had a good night's sleep.