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The Streets of San Francisco, a Quinn Martin production.

Starring Carl Malden. Also starring Richard Hatch.

With

guest

stars Pat Hingle, Edward Walsh, E

.J. Peeker,

Don Lin.

Special guest star, Pat Crowley.

Tonight's episode, Castle of Fear.

Help me.

Help me, please.

Please help me.

And why do you think you're being followed, Mr. Mossman?

I don't think, Lieutenant. I know. They won't even listen to me downstairs.

I will. Try me. Sit down.

You said that you had some information about a homicide.

Mine.

I'm going to be killed.

By the man who was following you?

Do you know who he was?

No.

I didn't see his face.

Could have been anybody.

What I mean is, could have been anyone of seven or eight people. You see, three

years ago, I served on the grand jury.

I got sick when I had to quit, but before I did, I voted to indict at least

seven or eight people.

Most of them went to prison.

Some didn't.

Robbers, murderers, rapists.

Any one of them could be after me.

Why you?

Because I was tough on them.

With all that's happening on the streets today, somebody's got to be tough on

them. And I asked them questions, and I trapped them in lies, and the DA himself

congratulated me afterwards, said I was responsible for at least half a dozen

indictments.

Mr. Mossman did serve on a grand jury for eight weeks.

Why didn't you believe me?

We have to check these things out.

Everybody said it was my duty to serve on the grand jury. He said, I believe

them like a fool.

You see what's happened?

Were you ever threatened before?

Well, sure.

What, do you think I'm crazy?

It's happened before. It happened two weeks ago. What about the anonymous

calls I get? I get threats at home.

Scared my wife half to death.

Did you tell these things to the police?

Sure. What happened?

What do you think happened? Nothing happened.

I keep coming.

I need protection.

All right.

All right, Dan.

Get in touch with the DEA's office.

I want a list of all the people who were indicted while Mr. Mossman served.

We're going to check them all out.

No, that's going to take days, weeks. What's going to happen in the meantime?

I'll do everything I can.

I'll try to get a man out there as soon as I can. Check it out from time to

time. Oh, okay. I understand now.

You've got to have a homicide before you can do anything.

Okay.

Lieutenant, this case ought to be a sense for you because you're getting

advanced information on the Alfred C.

Mossman murder right now, and that ought to save you people a lot of trouble.

Hello?

Hello?

Look, is somebody there? Will you please answer?

Hi, honey.

Hi, dear.

Was that call from me?

No, no.

Well, who was it then?

The school.

They wanted to know why Bonnie's been absent so long.

Well, you told them she wasn't feeling good, didn't you? Yes, of course I did.

I'm feeling good, Daddy.

Want to see my dollhouse?

What happened downtown?

Oh, golly, would you look at that?

Oh, pumpkin, that's fine. That's just fine.

Will you help me put the bars on the windows?

Oh, pumpkin, dollhouses don't need bars.

Then why does our house need bars?

Because we're going to get you a dog. A dog?

A big dog, and we've got to have the bars on the windows so the dog doesn't

away. That's what Mama and I want to talk about now, so you run to your room

play, and then we'll talk about it later, okay? Okay.

Okay. Yeah, dog!

What are the police going to do?

The same.

Nothing. Absolutely nothing.

They act as if there's something wrong with me.

The homeowners association called this morning. The man was very rude.

Why?

He claims that our fence and the bars are going to lower property values in

neighborhood. What's the matter with him?

Okay, maybe he doesn't know about our problem, but doesn't he know that

house last week was broken into and the week before that two blocks down O

'Reilly's house was broken into?

Didn't he read the papers this morning on over a dozen muggings on the street

last night? That's what's driving property values down around here.

Well, then let's sell the house and we'll move out of here before it's too

No, honey. Take months to get rid of this place and then try to close on the

escrow. No, we're trapped right here.

We're going to have to defend ourselves as best we can.

When did you get that?

Today.

And whoever it was is going to get the surprise of his life.

Dinner will be ready in half an hour.

Did you get a rundown on those cases?

Yep. There were 11 indictments filed as untrue.

Two were dismissed, four got suspended sentences, and two were found not

Well, that leaves three.

James Dunbar, Frank Herrick, and Roger Corrigaliano were still imprisoned.

The other two were out on parole.

Well, what kind of jacket's on them?

Heavy.

Herrick did three and a half out of a ten -year stretch second -degree murder.

Guy's got a long history of violence.

A dozen assaults, mostly barroom brawls.

Big guy, 6 '3", 200 pounds.

According to this, he was a model prisoner. Got time off for good

Yeah, well, the word is he threatened to get back at Mothman during the trial.

Well, three years of prison could have taken a lot of steam out of that threat.

What about the other guy?

Dunbar did two years voluntary manslaughter.

Got a long list of priors, too.

Yeah, it looks it.

Okay. I'll take him and you take Herrick and see where he was this morning.

Right. Oh, Jim.

Jim, I want you to take a stakeout tonight, 8 to 12.

I know. I know. It's a double shift.

Well, it's not that, Lieutenant, but I had something planned with the wife.

The wife? Oh.

Oh, I forgot.

You've only been handcuffed for a month.

Well, there'll be other nights. She knows how hard I buck to get on this

Mrs. Eric?

Welcome to the sauna.

Hope you're selling ice cubes.

No, I'm Inspector Robbins, police.

What's that man done now?

I'd like to talk to your husband.

Oh, I wouldn't.

We've been separated for a month now.

Oh, that's not counting the three years of vacation he had in state.

You haven't seen him in that time?

No.

And it's been great.

Excuse me.

I don't know, every so often he calls me from a bar.

But I am not going to be a punching bag for Mr.

Golden Gloves ever again.

Do you have any idea where he's living?

No. I don't know, last I heard he was bunking in one of those apartments that

you rent by the week.

But don't ask me the name of it because Frank was too blotted to pronounce it

right.

Tell me, does he have any friends or relatives living in the Bay Area?

He lost all of his friends a long time ago.

Including me.

Thank you.

Inspector.

Frank usually hangs out at a bar on Turk Street.

I know you might be able to find him there.

But if you do, don't you tell him that I told you.

It's a promise.

Thank you.

Watch this, Bonnie.

Now, what's the most important thing of all?

If I'm here alone, don't open the door to anybody except you and Mom. Oh,

right.

That's right, baby. That's good.

Go into bed now.

No one answers.

Who is this?

Who's talking? Hello?

Al, hang up. It's probably a wrong number.

No, no, no, no, honey. I can hear somebody breathing.

Well, maybe something's wrong with the phone.

No.

He's doing it deliberately.

Honey, come here.

What? Come here.

What's going on? Come here.

I'm going to teach you to load this thing and fire it.

Oh, no, please, Al. You know I hate guns. Come on. No, I'm afraid of guns.

you've got to learn. What if I'm at work? Now, listen.

It's easy. You just, you take the bullet. You put it in like that. See?

Okay. Pull the trigger.

Pull the trigger. Pull the trigger. Stop all this. Stop all this. Pull the

trigger.

Hello? Hey, Beth.

Hey, honey.

Honey, it's Frank.

I want to come home, sweetheart.

Huh?

Oh, come on, Beth. Come on. That's not the way you're talking to me. Come on,

it's my bed, isn't it? Not anymore.

Why don't you just go home and sleep it off?

Oh.

Come on.

You know my home.

You know that, don't you?

Hey. Hey, honey.

Remember the good signs we used to have, huh?

Listen to you.

The cops were here today looking for you.

Remember your probation?

You show your face, and I'll sick them on you, so help me.

Honest to me, you can't talk to me like that. I'm still your husband.

Not anymore.

I'm filing for divorce.

Okay, give it to me, Bernie.

One shot, it went clean through.

They're still looking for the slug.

Any sign of a struggle?

No.

The position of the body was facing the house.

Can you give us an approximate time?

1147.

The owner of the house called it in seconds after it happened.

Mr. Mossman was an eyewitness?

Uh -huh.

But we haven't been able to get much out of him.

Maybe it's a shock, but he doesn't seem to be able to talk about it. He'll talk

to me. Anything else?

Homer never got his gun out of the holster. He came up that driveway with

nothing but a flashlight in his hand.

Well, I'd say the young ones are trigger happy.

I want pictures and everything else you've got by tonight.

They got the word. Come on, Daniel.

You with me?

Yeah.

Nothing, Lieutenant.

Are you all right, Mr. Mosby?

I told you this was going to happen. You wouldn't believe me.

What did you see?

I don't feel very well.

Well, you reported a murder and you said you saw the killer.

What was he like?

Well, now, we need the information now, Mr. Mossman.

I'm going to check on Barney. Excuse me.

Was he, uh, like one of these two?

That's the one.

It's him.

Frank Herrick.

You're sure?

Positive. Did you see the actual shooting?

No. I heard the shots.

I turned on the outside lights.

Herrick, he ran back across the street. I came to get my gun.

When I got there, he was gone.

Mr. Moss, when you last saw Frank Herrick more than three years ago?

You remember him that well?

Yes. He's an animal.

He killed a man in a bar.

He beat a man to death.

It was him.

He was following me.

What was he wearing?

A brown suit and no tie and no hat and a white

shirt and dark shoes.

You saw Herrick running across the street, away from you. How did you see

shirt? Color.

You're certain he didn't have a tie?

His collar was flattened out on his jacket, sports style.

I'm an upholsterer. Cloth is my business.

And your wife didn't see him?

No, my wife was asleep.

What were you doing up?

I was checking the doors and the windows. I checked them every night.

Lieutenant.

Found it in the gutter, Lieutenant.

Nine millimeter, huh?

Could be a Walther Luger or, well, a half a dozen other American makes. Get

delivered. Lab crew get any footprints?

Negative. Nothing else to go on, but I got them to vacuum the lawn in the

driveway anyway.

I'll see you at the station.

Mr. Mossman, what caliber is your gun?

.357 Magnum.

Brand new.

Enjoy it.

See, it's brand new. It's never been fired.

Did you see Herrick's gun?

I can't tell one gun from another.

Upholstery, I know.

This is the first gun I've ever owned.

That's all for now, Mr. Mossman.

But we'll need you down at headquarters to sign a statement and then later to

look at a lineup.

Do I... Face to face?

Well, I understand how you feel, but Inspector William Homer put his life on

line for you.

And without your full cooperation, his killer could go free.

Now, you wouldn't want that, would you?

No.

Goodbye.

Why did you tell them you only had one gun?

I wasn't suspecting me.

I forgot to mention about the other gun.

I don't want to answer any more questions. Don't you see the way they

me? They look at me like I'm some kind of a coward. I don't run out there and

start a gunfight.

I know. I know you're not afraid, Al.

You were just thinking of your family.

You think these guys care about these cops?

Where did Eric's wife say we might find him?

One of the bars on Turk Street.

Yeah, we'll do that first thing in the morning.

What are you doing to my materials?

What are you doing?

I'm sorry, Mr. Banging. This morning I can't think straight.

I told you not to worry your head.

The police will find that murder.

Don't worry about it.

And a cop killer?

They never let a cop killer get away. Never.

From the tiniest little piece of hair or lint.

They've got a clue.

That's the way they get them.

I have to go home now, mister.

I don't feel well.

Please, Alfred.

We've got this couch we promised.

And we've got the love seat we promised. We've got to get him out.

Think it over. Please, Alfred.

We're the police.

We'd like you to come along with us.

I'll be the day.

You don't want any trouble, Mr. Herring. I don't want any trouble either.

Take him that way.

I never had a gun, and I sure never shot any cop.

Then tell us the truth about last night. Where you went, who you were with.

I told you a hundred times. I was drinking everything that was poured.

I called my wife, and she asked for a divorce.

At approximately 10 o 'clock, what bars did you go to after that?

Well, I don't remember after that.

I remember I slept in my car, and when I woke up, it was dawn.

So I just waited until the Garnett bar and grill opened.

Where'd you put the gun?

I get into enough trouble with my fist alone. What do I need a gun for?

You do admit threatening Al Mossman's life, right?

Oh, so I threatened his life. So what? I mean, because I got sent to prison. I

threatened everybody's life. The grand jury, the DA. It's just talk. Wait,

wait, wait, wait.

Where did you change your clothes?

Who changed?

I've been in these same clothes. I've been sleeping the last two, three days.

Just doesn't figure.

Take a look at Mossman's description of his clothes.

Brown suit, white shirt, dark shoes.

And Mossman said his business was cloth?

That's right.

Bring him in here.

Come on.

I want you to take a good look at his clothes.

Yes, sir.

How could you describe his jacket and pants as being brown?

I may have made a mistake about the clothes, but not about his face. I saw

Herrick that night.

He killed the inspector.

You're lying.

You did. Yes, you did.

You did. You did. You killed him. You made those threatening phone calls to my

house. You asked my wife. You did. You killed him.

Book him.

I tell you what, we'll split an ice cream bar and save the other one for

father.

Okay.

Bonnie, did you leave one of your toys in here?

No, Mommy.

Well, another negative. What did you get? Three propositions. Two from women.

Well, lucky you.

What have I got here?

Eleven down and nine to go.

You really think this is worth it?

I think what's worth it?

Working our tails off trying to alibi someone who shot a policeman.

Listen, young fella.

When the DA gets this case, it's not only going to be tight, it's going to be

hermetically sealed.

And that's the least we can do for Holman.

Now let's cover the 1400 block.

Mr. Abagian. He stepped out.

Of course, I'll have him call the minute he gets back.

Goodbye.

That's the third time he's called.

You're going to lose your job.

Al, what's the matter?

To have the man in jail, we don't have to be afraid anymore.

I'm taking Bonnie to school tomorrow.

to the park?

Huh?

Just the three of us. We'll have a picnic.

It's been such a long time.

I don't know what's happening to me, Carol.

I can't work.

This morning I ruined another piece of material, $20 a yard.

Lately, everybody keeps staring at me.

Mr. Pagin, the police, everybody.

Is it because of this?

Why did you hide it and lie to the police?

I forgot to tell them when they questioned me.

The paper said it was the Luger that killed that inspector.

I was afraid they wouldn't believe me.

Al, you lied to me.

You told me you traded in the Luger.

I was afraid you'd let it slip and then they wouldn't believe me about Herrick.

The police have doubted me about him from the very beginning.

I'm so afraid of everything.

Even of losing my job.

No, you're not afraid of working.

You know, some men are.

Lots of men run from raising families.

But you're not afraid of that.

Al, I love you for that, too.

I tell you what.

We are going to go on that picnic.

I'm going to get some delicatessen beef.

Thinly sliced, the way you like it.

And maybe even some beer.

It was good to get out in the fresh air, Al.

Al?

That's him, huh? You're sure that's him?

Sure, I'm sure.

He tried to pick a fight with me about the parking fee.

See, I even wrote down his license number, just in case he came back, you

Bartender remembers him, Mike. Says he left about one.

Time and date stamped on the back there.

In 11 .04 p .m., out 12 .50 a .m.

Bartender said he was there during all that time?

Never left.

I would have recognized him if he came out. You can't miss that dude.

Okay, here you are, son. Thanks.

Well, that cuts it. Herrick couldn't have shot Homer.

Which means Mossman was mistaken.

Or lied.

What do you have on the other con Dunbar?

Well, Dunbar's been in Texas for over two months.

That means I'll have to get Herrick out of custody.

I want you to get me everything you can on Mossman. What he had for breakfast,

the kind of upholstery tax he uses, everything.

Now, come on, let's go.

You're holding the door in the middle of the afternoon?

I called the DA's office. They let him out.

Harry? They let him out.

They don't care. They're not a murderer. Walk the streets.

Don't worry. I'll get it. It's probably Mr. Abagian. I'm not going to go to

work. I won't go to work.

Hello?

Hello?

Mr. Abagian?

Is that you?

Hello?

Listen, you animals, you're not scaring me anymore.

I won't be frightened anymore.

You asked for it, Mossman.

The animal's going to get you.

Here's two more complaints of night prowlers.

Two more, huh?

That's five, no, six times Mossman reported that he was being followed by

killers and each time in a different precinct. Look at those dates.

All those complaints were made while Herrick was in state prison.

And he was so frightened that night, he'd say anything to pit it on Herrick.

That's more than fear this paranoia.

You know, he might even believe he saw Herrick.

This guy could be a little psycho.

Psycho enough to kill a cop?

Why didn't you tell us that you were being followed for a long time?

What good would it have done?

A registration file showed that you bought a .357 Magnum very recently, on

19th. Any law against that?

No, no, there isn't, but we were wondering, since you were followed for,

over two years, why you didn't buy a gun before, unless you already owned one.

According to your record, you were in the peacetime army station in West

Germany. You didn't pick up a 9mm Luger while you were there, did you?

Why do you question me as if I was a criminal?

I'm a victim.

You let a murderer go. Already he's calling me with threats.

Oh, now, wait a minute now.

Didn't you say that you had an unlisted telephone number?

Herrick used to work for the telephone company. How hard would it be for him to

get my number? According to Herrick's record, he did work for the phone

as a lineman. He did, yeah.

Every time I make a statement, you two look at each other. Don't you ever

believe me?

It's true.

Herrick hung up on me dozens of times.

Well, we'll check it out.

But, uh, you know, you still haven't answered our question.

Did you ever own a Luger?

No. Of course not. I wouldn't even know what one looked like.

Aren't you going to answer it?

Yeah. All right.

Hello?

Hello? I'm coming to get you.

Well, I can't hear you. You'll have to speak louder.

I'm coming to get you.

Well, why would you want to come to get me?

Now do you believe us?

When he calls again, you answer the phone. Stole him as long as he can. Say

anything, anything at all, just to keep him on that phone.

We're going to put a tracer on him.

It's going to be different, Beth.

I swear, I swear, I haven't had a single drink.

Honey, I want what we had years ago.

It's too late, Frank. Way too late.

Come on, let me in.

We can... talk this out. I know we can.

I read the papers, you know.

You were arrested again.

How's that Morseman? He lied about me.

Sure, Frank.

Sure. I'm telling you, Morseman is trying to frame me.

It's always somebody else's fault, isn't it?

Damn it, that little ward. If I see him again, I'll put a stop to it this time.

Yeah, well, you just do that, Frank.

I bet.

Bet I mean it. I'll stop him.

Okay, the cordon is delivered and the tap is set.

They said with the new equipment, they can make a positive trace in

milliseconds, providing it's a local call and the monitor set up in advance.

Well, let's hope we luck out.

Why your sister?

She's safer here.

I just want Bonnie out of the house for a while.

But I don't want you to go outside. It's dangerous out there.

Al, you need help.

Medical help.

Oh, you see, you want to have a picnic? All right, we're going to have a picnic

right here. You and me and the pumpkin, we're going to have a picnic right here.

I'll spread the blanket down on the floor and then you can make the potato

salad. We'll have the picnic. Listen to me.

Don't you understand?

I don't want her to see you falling apart like this.

I'm going to kill you, Harry. If you come around here, I'm going to blow your

brains out.

You say you're waiting for me. Now I'm waiting for you. I'm waiting for you.

come get me.

Inspectors 8 -1.

Inspectors 8 -1.

Inspectors 8 -1.

We have your phone trace at the corner of 20th and Wisconsin.

A paid phone.

Okay, 10 -4.

Hey, Mossman, 20 guns ain't gonna save you, Mossman.

I'm coming to get you.

He'll be through in a minute.

I think you're through right now.

We weren't doing anything.

Let me have your school IDs.

How did you get Mossman's unlisted telephone number?

Who's Mossman?

Don't give me that. Now, how did you get the number?

I deliver groceries at the fortress.

I sneak to look at the kitchen phone.

We were only having a little fun, Lieutenant.

Tormenting a sick man is your idea of having fun?

Well, let me tell you something.

Using a public telephone to threaten a man's life is a criminal violation.

I didn't threaten anybody.

I mean, all I did was call up a couple of times and... Don't you tell me,

I was at the other end of that phone.

Mike, it's our call.

Okay. We won't do it anymore. I know you won't.

Your parents will have to come down tomorrow and pick these up at juvenile.

Like at Mosman's house. Neighbor called emergency code two.

Let's go.

Open up, Mosman!

Cal, what are you doing?

Send a special force unit out here. Code three.

Take the back. Back you.

Al,

for God's sakes, you don't know what you're doing.

If you can keep him talking, I can work my way around to the back of the house.

You stay right where you are.

He's got bars on the back windows, too.

Bossman, you don't want to endanger your wife and child, do you?

Lieutenant!

You hear me?

I'm not afraid any longer!

Ready with the tear gas?

Wait for my word.

Now, can you lob that on the porch?

a man's life.

I only want to talk to him. Yeah, I know how you wanted to talk to him.

By climbing over a locked gate.

Right to lock.

Left to not lock, Dad.

I'm sorry, Lieutenant.

I had trouble with the locks.

Here. Would you like to come in? Have some coffee? No, thank you.

I'm so sorry about everything. So are we.

Will he still have to serve a prison term? I mean, later?

That's up to the courts, Mrs. Mossman.

They'll do everything they can for him.

That's good.

Good.

You know, I was watching him when the judge told him he was being transferred

the mental health unit at the hospital, and he didn't bat an eye.

He seemed to understand that it was for his own good. I'm sure he did.

Thank you so much for letting me come with you.

I don't think I could have gone down there alone.

Yeah, it looks much better, doesn't it?

Yeah, a lot.

You know what they call that?

No, what?

Locked door syndrome.

It's happening all over.

Yeah, well, Mossman didn't invent it. He caught it right here in the city.

Right in the streets.

It's a virus called fear.

Yeah, well, they better find something to fight it before every home becomes a

portrait.