All language subtitles for kojak_s02e07_nursemaid

Amphitick, like the English people say.

Eh, fine.

Now, sir, are you a hunter?

I've hunted.

Ah, well, the reason I ask, we've got
this new Belgian job in now.

It's an antelope special with a variable
scope, and, uh, sir?

We are talking guns, aren't we? Hey,
tell me, are you good at guessing

occupations?

I mean, you know, this was a TV show and
I signed in.

I'll give you a hint.

I'm salaried and I deal in the service.

Oh, yeah, and I touch people in my line
of work.

You remember now, Lou? Very funny.

You're a leg breaker for Marty Clifford.

Here and there is fine, an occasional
neck. Look, I told Marty already. Mr.

Clifford wonders if you're ever going to
be in a position to repay the principal

on the loan.

He knows my setup here. It takes a
certain amount of time.

Time's up.

You happen to have $6 ,550.

Yeah, thoroughbred racehorse is a
treacherous animal.

But you insisted, Lou.

I can give him some of it.

No, some of it won't do it for us, Lou.

Let me think about this for a minute.

What's the matter?

You sick?

No, no, I twisted my ankle, and I'm
fine.

So who told you to prance around in
those high -heeled shoes like a chorus

Your mother?

It's my bookkeeper.

I'm talking about handguns, pocket
weapons, and by that I don't mean no

night specials. I mean quality pocket
weapons.

Maybe automatics, nine millimeter, about
a hundred of them. That would just

about clear up your debt.

A hundred?

Man, I'd have to fake a hundred sales
transactions, out -of -state sales.

the only way I could.

If they ever inspected me, I'd be... I
look for the worst.

Lou, this is the worst.

Yeah. By the end of the week, we want
the guns.

I don't think I can get them that fast.

Listen, if it takes a couple of extra
days, Lou, everybody will understand.

I hope.

For your sake.

So? Second 50 delivered, just like he
promised.

You know, I got rid of 25 already last
night, Marty. 1 ,800 bucks.

Cash. Where are you storing the rest? In
Vail's garage, under the boiler.

You know what a schnook he is? If he
sold them to us in the first place, he

would have come out holding money
instead of borrowing.

You don't understand a guy like Custer.

You've got to force him into breaking
the law.

So? Who bought the 25?

That old gang of mine.

Hey, you punks wouldn't want to come to
no stop, would you?

Come here a minute, darling.

We got some heavy business to do.

Gallagher, my man.

Can't you see no better car than this?

Ooh.

Seven of yours, including you.

That makes seven ambassadors.

Crashed a little party last night, huh?

No, my sweet.

We was invited.

Well, not by me. And that block is mine
and you know it. Man, you want to make a

time to get it on? We can oblige.

Otherwise, flake off.

And you can't imagine why anybody want
to shoot Willis. And you think that

they're all crazy.

Is that your statement?

I didn't say none of that. You were
getting ready to. I thought I'd save you

trouble.

Matter of fact, I can tell you what kind
of car.

A 69 Cutlass.

And they wasn't wearing nothing on their
faces.

But I still didn't recognize none of
them.

Oh, Bubsy.

We got the car.

It was a 1957 Pontiac, and it was blue.
Now, can you and me, can we have an

intelligent grown -up conversation?

Who was in the car, and who shot your
leader?

Dakota to West, right?

Was it the Cavaliers?

The which?

Ain't been no Cavaliers since the
merger.

Who then?

The Valentines.

The Club Quattro.

Could be anyone.

Ta -da!

Now, this is, I gotta say, Bumsey, very,
very peculiar.

The one outfit that's closest to you,
that's the one outfit you forgot to

mention.

Up, two, three, four.

My way, my wallet's in my back pocket,
huh? Hey, I don't want your wallet.

Looking at your wallet, you probably
have about five, six hundred bucks in

huh? And I don't feel like getting
depressed. Now, go where you were going,

Quicksilver.

Here we go. I think we found our, uh,
custodian.

Uh, my name is, uh, Robert Xavier
Juergen, and, uh, I reside at, uh, 411

West 19th Street, and, uh, I'm currently
unemployed.

Yeah.

Open the door, Xavier.

What makes you think he... Oh, what
makes you think he can go in there

search warrant, huh?

Nothing. That's why I got up bright and
early this morning and I went and got

one.

Open the door.

Now, what did you think of that Willis
kid?

I mean, personally.

Nothing. We never met. We travel in
different circles.

Oh.

The ambassadors keep you up late nights,
kid?

I mean, they crowd in your neighborhood?

Hey.

If you're looking for weapons, all that
stuff went out in the 50s. Son, where

you been?

Clean. Too clean. Oh, it stinks.

I've never busted a clubhouse without
coming up with something.

A converted cat pistol.

A couple of blades.

Something. This is just a class joint, I
guess, huh?

What's your leader's name?

Oh, look, Xavier.

We got a file on every street gang in
New York. You know, it's very simple for

me to go downtown.

I pick up the portfolio on the
marauders.

And in one hour, I come up with
everything I want to know. But you can

in five minutes.

And you'll probably say it to yourself.

Lieutenant Kojak, sir.

Why should I be doing your work for you?
And you know something, Xavier?

You're right. You're not supposed to.

Except that you're a parole violator.
You shouldn't be in this joint in the

first place.

What's your PO's name? Levy?

What a way to make a living hassling
kids.

You're right.

Totally, totally right. And I'm ashamed.

Now, why don't you take me to your
leader?

What's his name?

Gallagher. He lives with his parents and
scares the hell out of them, too.

But they loosen up a little bit.

He's got an uncle who lives in
Pennsylvania.

Whenever the kid gets in deep trouble,
he heads down there.

Do I have Pennsylvania?

Oh, yeah. If he shows, they'll nail him.
What about the others?

Look, according to Juergen, Louis Wiley
was at the back with Gallagher. He might

still be in town, but his aunt was no
help.

I think the driver was a kid named
Brinkelman. We picked him up so far he

talking. They stole the car the night
before out in Queens.

We got partials off it. We're trying to
match it up now.

I don't understand these kids.

I don't think. They just act.

You know, Frank, these marauders are an
old line outfit.

I think when Truman was in the White
House is when they were formed. And

kids, they serve their five years. They
get their education.

They get their contacts.

Well, I guess we'll probably nail all of
them in two weeks at the outside.

That is some victory.

What is it, Vail, in particular?

Huh?

Who is this?

17 years old.

Skin like a baby.

Nice, loose little kid, huh? Probably
played a great game of basketball.

You know, they say we're supposed to get
used to things like this. Isn't that

the rumor?

McNeil.

Yeah, he's here.

We're coming.

Crocker. They found the arsenal.

We found them down in behind the steel
pipes in that lot next door.

Any of them look like they've been
fired? No, sir, but they're all loaded,

to go.

Seven -shot clip.

One in the chamber.

All these 9mms take a .380, don't they?
Yeah. Right. And the .380s are the same

thing you dug out of Willis and the
other kid's rear end.

Look at this. There's half a chance
it'll either blow up or misfire.

Either way, they don't have much
velocity.

Look at this, Frank.

First -class stuff. What the hell are
kids doing with it?

Xavier says Gallagher bought them from
his own source, and no one else in the

club knows where they came from. How
were they delivered?

He says Gallagher brought them in. In
what, paper bags, cartons, cases?

A couple of cartons, and then he took
them... And they burned them in order to

fry Mickey's. But you wouldn't know
about frying Mickey's. Being from where,

Jacksonites?

See our number filed down?

Yeah, that figures.

Maybe the lab can raise them.

You know the acid math.

They're pretty deep, Frank.

I doubt it, but what the hell?

We'll give it a shot anyway.

Yeah, so far we got what looks like a
series ending in 014.

You jotting it down, Crocker?

All right, on three separate weapons,
the first two numbers are all 68.

Manufacturers Fowler Armaments. Call
them right away.

Fowler, you got the catalog right there.

Well, if it isn't the gay Desperado. Hi.

Oh, uh, my check is in the mail. Yeah,
his check is in the mail. His check is

always in the mail. When it's in my
mailbox, then we can start talking

already, huh? Yeah, well, call me if you
don't get it by Monday, all right?

Listen, your business is my business, so
forgive me for what I'm about to say.

Yes.

You know, you got two sets of books,
which already isn't kosher, and I'm

found out about the other one.

You don't know anything of the kind,
Mrs. Sandler. I'm a bookkeeper. I read.

I read that you ordered 100 guns and
wholesaled them to Arkansas.

And you got 5 ,700 bucks, which I do not
record in my books for the IRS.

Listen, that book had nothing to do with
the IRS or anything else.

I'm not going to tell anybody anything.
I like you. You're a nice kid.

But don't try and get an edge on.

They're going to catch up with you. You
had no business reading those books.

That's not what you're paid for.

I'm paid.

Yes, you're paid and you're canned.

Huh. I buried my mother 12 years ago and
I'm not in the market for another one.

We are temperamentally unsuited to each
other, Mrs.

Sandler.

Goodbye.

What the heck?

Come on, Susie.

Costas Sporting Goods. Serial numbers
68915 to 69014 inclusive.

Order shipped from Falaron's three weeks
ago.

Where's he located?

Broom Street.

Broom Street.

Well.

Sandy?

How can I help you? Well, we're
investigating some weapons, Mr. Costa.

Nine millimeter automatic.

See, last week a young kid was killed,
shot to death by one from a shipment

the Fowler Armament Company to you.

Oh, that's awful.

Those are our sentiments exactly, so
you're going to understand why we're

Oh, of course, of course. Well, uh,
look, Lieutenant, you see, I'm just a

of conduit in this case. I mean, I
shipped those guns out to several gun

out of the state.

Yeah? Shipped how?

Air Express.

See, you know, those shipments are
robbed all the time. Maybe that's what

happened to my guns.

Oh. Well, um,

these shipments are insured, I guess.

Certainly. So if there was a theft,
you'd be the first to know. I guess so,

yeah.

Would you have the names and the
addresses of these dealers from out of

Yeah, well, that would be in my
transaction record book.

Hold on.

It's a one -man shop operation.

No overhead. Looks like he does okay.
You think he might be hustling guns to

this street gang? Oh, crocker. Did you
ever watch Candy Camera?

They got people. They talk to mailboxes.
They got these little old ladies. They

play the Star Spangled Banner with hot
tire irons. I mean, they got a guy I saw

meet a telephone book, so nothing in the
world surprises me, baby.

Meantime, we check him out.

Huh? Who knows? We try to squeeze him on
our side.

Maybe he's being squeezed.

I mean, maybe he's dying to confess,
satisfy his conscience. Maybe, maybe,

like that.

Lieutenant.

This is stupid, but it doesn't seem to
be there.

It could be my bookkeeper still has it.

Oh. Could you have misplaced another
part of the store, Mr. Costa?

No, and it's not at home. I never bring
it there.

Look, if it's possible, could you just
give me a couple of days? I'm sure I can

find it.

You sure it's only a matter of a couple
of days, Mr. Costa?

What's that supposed to mean?

Hey, look, we could end the conversation
right now, right?

I mean, I look at this detective here,
we give you a nod and say, all right,

we'll check with you on Thursday.

But let's use that word the lawyers use.
What is it? Hypothetical?

That's a Greek word, did you know?

It means three other guys, not us.

Well, hypothetically, we know that a gun
dealer, any gun dealer, he's exposed to

all kinds of pressure, vulnerable with
all kinds of people, you know?

Ugly people.

Dangerous people. We know that and we
understand it. And we can help.

What kind of help for this hypothetical
guy, I mean?

You know, for example, if he's exposed
to any physical danger,

We put him under what we call protective
custody.

You mean if he cooperated, if he talked.

No, no, no. Whether he cooperated,
whether he talked makes no difference.

Just as long as he's part of our case.

Do you understand?

Now, hypothetically, does any of this
make sense to you?

Sure.

Hypothetically.

But there's nothing to say.

They were flowers. Well, here.

I put my number down here in case you
change your mind. My card.

Good.

Well, thanks. Check with you on
Thursday.

What do you think he told them?

Well, he weren't there too long, Marty.
I doubt if he gave them anything good.

Uh -huh.

He filed the numbers down.

How would they trace the pieces to him
unless he called them?

Unless those kids talked. That old gang
of mine, huh? What were you thinking

about getting us involved with a bunch
of juvenile delinquents?

Gallagher had money, Marty. You know,
plenty of it. Uh -huh. And what happens

he gets caught?

Him. He'll tell them nothing. That's
guaranteed.

Guaranteed. What is that guaranteed?

Part of the oath?

Marty, I think I've had it. I think the
best thing for me to do is split.

Maybe the coast.

Hold it, hold it. Let's not fall apart.

Two years ago last April, what did we
have?

A little money and some contacts.

Now this unit's worth half a million
stones.

All right, it's simple.

Costa's under pressure.

But we don't know him well enough to
figure his reactions.

So? We act on assumptions.

What do you assume he would do if the
officers leaned on him? Do you assume

pulled up, or do you assume you'll scare
him more than they do? You make your

assumption, and then you act
accordingly.

The rule is always safety first.

What happens if he gets busted?

Boy, come on. You know, you're in jail.
You face 10 years. You cop a plea. You

got to.

So you're saying we should put Custer
away? You've got an infected part of

body.

A Band -Aid won't solve it.

Amputation will.

Lieutenant, Harrisburg police just
picked up Gallagher.

Did he have a weapon?

Yeah, but he decided to make a stand.

All right, come on. Don't be diplomatic,
Crocker. Is he dead? They said that he

didn't give him any choice.

Use your 9mm automatic.

You got it. No way around it. It's the
same batch from Costa's. All right. No

more Mr. Wonderful for Mr. Costa. Go out
and pick him up.

It's locked.

Go around the back.

074 Blah.

Blah. B -L -A. Yeah, it's a white car.

And the man's name is Louis Costa.

And I think he's been kidnapped.

Two minutes ago, right?

At his store.

Yeah.

One guy had... The top of his head was
bald. And the other guy... What do you

mean, what's my name?

What difference does it make?

Susan Hayward. No, it's not a joke. It's
just that I...

I should

over and above everything else mind my
own business.

New York 074, Baker Lewis Albert.

Any warrants?

We were

one

step behind him, Frank.

A half a step. I hate it. Now we're cut
off from the gun cellar at both ends.

Did you talk to the desk sergeant at the
19th about the woman who called in?

Yeah.

She said, I think they kidnapped a man.

And now one of the snatchers was, um,
bald on the top of his head. But tell me

this, Frank, how can you tell that
unless you're looking down?

Excuse me, Captain. Lieutenant, this is
everything from Costa's back room except

no records of the guns. Yeah, well, he
must have burned them. What do you got?

Regular ledgers, an address book, and
income tax forms for the last five

Mm -hmm.

Bernice M.

Sandler, CPA.

24 Broom Street.

That poor Schmagegi.

You know, I knew there was something
screwy going on.

Did you? Why?

Well, I'm entitled to an opinion, am I
not? That's all. I'm just looking for

something a little more specific.

You got a specific question? I'll give
you a specific answer. All right, you

a deal.

You looked over his books recently?

How much is recently?

The last month.

Well, sure, that's what I'm supposed to
get paid for.

Look, Mrs. Sandler, this window, this is
a box seat to Costa's kidnapping.

Calling the police was the right thing,
so don't be afraid.

Are you kidding?

Listen, some guy, a stranger, years ago,
he told the police about Willie Sutton,

and bingo, they knocked him off. I
called nobody.

You know, Costa... could have killed
himself.

Did you ever think of that?

He shot himself in the back of the neck.

Oh.

I didn't know that.

All right.

Now, what's so screwy about his
business?

Well, that car of his and those fancy

schmancy clothes, he didn't get that
from the business. He had bills backed

like a traffic jam.

And his volume was way down this year.
Any loans outstanding?

No, no, not in his credit.

He used to go down to the store a lot.

You see anybody look like a hoodlum?

What's a hoodlum look like? You know,
I've seen plenty of policemen. They look

like hoodlums. Look, I need a little
nap. I nap a lot because I don't sleep

straight through. Are we finished?

Whoever called the police knew Custer by
name, knew his car.

Who's your favorite actress?

Look, officer... The officer is looking,
lady. And you know what he sees?

Something very understandable.

A lady who wants no part of this. And
for that, I have a certain amount of

sympathy. But I also got a certain
amount of pension.

And I ain't gonna see a nickel unless I
keep doing my job just a little bit

longer. Now, you saw somebody snatch
Costa, and I need a description.

I got it!

Susan Hayward.

Hey.

You had your lunch?

Who can eat? You can eat. Come on, you
and I, we got a lot to talk about. Grab

your hat.

you know, I really didn't go for it.

I forgot all about the crying part.

He cried, man.

He retched, and he cried, and he begged.

I know, I know. Oh, yeah, you know, huh?

Is that right?

Well, who'd you ever blow up?

Hey, Jerry, I didn't get to where I am
today without getting my hands dirty.

I keep thinking about that poor
Gallagher kid, too.

He's a nice kid.

I've known him since he was 11 years
old.

I even helped initiate him.

Yeah.

He was a marauder all the way.

Tradition.

Not necessarily.

Look, I don't think we're getting no
credit.

Oh, I didn't know about that, did I?

You send back that marauder file yet?
No.

I meant to, but... I don't apologize.

Your instincts are improving.

My old lady would be thrilled.

Now, these lovelies are part of a gang,
not your neighborhood garden, all right?

Now, if anyone strikes a chord... Huh?

Nothing.

Hi.

Jerry Baylor. Get him.

Got his store.

Huh? Well, that's muzzle top in my
language.

That's the superposition.

Get up there.

Stavros, you want to read him his
rights?

You can remain silent.

If you choose to give up that right,
anything you say can be held against

know.

You want to shut up, I got to go through
it all. Come on.

You can remain silent.

If you choose to give up that right,
anything you say...

That's him.

Both times?

In the store and in the car.

He was driving with the bald -headed man
and the other one.

A deal. Hey, Frank, this dear lady just
made us a case. We're very grateful.

Oh, terrific. Now, if I could make a
graceful exit already, it's not my idea

a second home. Yeah, Mrs.

Sandler, I'm afraid you're going to have
to... No, what? What now? We've got

visitors.

Right this way, Mrs. Sandler.

There you go, Jack. This is Mr. Sutter
of the United States Attorney's Office.

Who are you?

I won't bother to introduce Mr. Houghton
of the district attorney's office.

We all know, love, and respect him. Same
to you, Charlie.

Hey, I love him, but I don't respect
him. Hey, you sound very cheerful, Theo.

Yeah, progress.

You know, progress always makes me
cheerful.

Well, obviously, we've got a federal
case.

Oh, no, no, no. We've got a federal gun
law violation against Lou Costa.

But he's got the greatest immunity there
is.

What about Bayless? Oh, yeah, Bayless.
He's involved with a guy by the name of,

uh... Marty Clifford, you know, strong
arm, exhaustion, et cetera, et cetera.

But that's all street talk. We got
nothing good enough for an arrest.

The other guy, C .C. Hinton, the balding
guy, he's a real torpedo.

So the scenario you're developing is the
fact that Clifford pressured Koster

into supplying guns and Bayliss is the
muscle.

And Clifford and Bayliss and company
sold the guns to the marauders? Is that

about right?

Not forgetting one little detail about
the homicide, which is why Mr. Bayliss

still with us at the moment.

What have you got in mind?

Well, obviously, the homicide takes
precedence.

We'll back off as far as the federal
grand jury is concerned.

If it looks like we've got a sound case,
we get an indictment against Bayliss

for murder.

Maybe he'll lay out the whole racket for
us.

Is this lady apt to make a good witness
for the grand jury? Ooh.

She can crucify Bayliss, but she's a
little bit shaky on her face. She might

testify.

When is our slot before the grand jury?

Well, it'll be a couple of days anyway.
In the meantime, I strongly recommend

protective custody.

If she goes for it.

That's cozy.

Well, then maybe you better broach it to
her right now, Theo.

Hey, you're the senior officer.

Why don't you broach her for a change?

What kind of mishegoss?

Mrs. Sandler, we regard you as a very
important witness. Then don't treat me

like a crook.

Not quite sure that you understand the
meaning of protective custody.

I had a cousin. She served six months in
jail once. They thought she was pretty

important, so... Oh, you sound as if
you're talking about a material witness.

What, there's a difference?

Oh, a world of a difference.

You wouldn't be in jail for one thing.
You'd be put up at a first -class hotel

at our expense, naturally.

With a bunch of police, huh?

Oh, no. Hand -picked people. The best
we've got.

For how long would this go on, huh?

Well, uh, it's impossible to be
absolutely sure.

Oh, fine, fine. When you're absolutely
sure, you give me your ring, huh?

Lady, if we know you're Lou Costa's
bookkeeper, they know it. Now, if we

you picked Bayliss out of a lineup, they
know it. Comprende?

What a way to make a living scaring poor
little old ladies.

What's your idea of a first -class
hotel, huh?

You talk to Bell's attorney.

He's giving him nothing. No statement.

But that can change.

You see, they got a witness that's on a
grab.

And you heard him before.

If you get in trouble, you cop a plea.

Where's this witness at?

Who knows?

But if they got him dead bang for an
indictment, he'll give us all up.

And you know it. Yeah, I know it.

It's the only leverage he's got.

We get him out of this, we save our own
necks. If there's any way of reaching

this witness, we should give it a shot.

The lawyer knows it's a woman.

Jerry figures it has to be Costa's
bookkeeper.

Probably in protective custody.

The DA keeps a couple of rooms in a
midtown hotel.

I don't know, he gets a deal on him or
something.

I'll get Hinton to start checking on it
right away.

Gee, how much does the pirates charge
for a suite like this, huh? Well,

they charge, they're not going to get it
from us. We pay municipal rates.

Look at those curtains.

What an operation, this high -class
hotel like this. Look, even the pinch

don't matter. Mrs.

Sandler, please don't. Oh, look, honey,
you've got to bear with us. You know

we've got this regulation about standing
next to the windows. You've got to pull

the drapes and so on. Speak!

Yeah, Holloway, come on.

Mrs. Sandler, what do they call you?
Bernice, right?

Yeah. Yeah, Bernice, this is Doris
Holloway. She'll be with you for the

duration. Nice to meet you.

Officer Holloway has been loaned to us
from the 14th Precinct. Sergeant.

Oh, Sergeant Holloway, I'm sorry.

What is she, a chaperone?

More like a companion, I guess.

Oh, what's his name?

Susan. And she hates noses that are
shaped like yours.

Whoops.

Where's she gonna sleep, huh?

You know there are only two bedrooms in
this suite.

Yeah, well, honey, there are two beds in
your room. I shared a room with my

husband, Howard Sandler, for over 35
years, and I'm not gonna come out of

retirement now.

Which is my bedroom?

It's in there.

I think I'll take a nap now.

All right, look, yeah, we'll have them
send up a couple of cots later. In the

meantime, Holloway.

Your bedroom's in there.

She's a doll, isn't she?

I'm surprised.

You've got a small ego problem working
there.

How's her mind?

Hers.

Some of that hair comes off when the
cold cream goes on. She doesn't want us

know it. She'll loosen up after a while.
She likes you.

You're the only one she looks straight
in the eye.

Well, maybe you're a reminder of her
husband.

Come on, you're kidding.

Howard Sandler.

So am I.

Hey, Saberstein, I guarantee you she's
nice, man. I took her out with myself.

Hold on a minute.

That's room service. You want to get in?

She's sweet. Believe me, she's sweet. I
wouldn't let you down for the world. All

you've done for me.

Come on, I'm not talking to nobody.

Yeah, she's nice.

Look, the food's here. I gotta go. I'll
be down later.

All right.

All right.

Great.

Tip is on me, okay?

Thank you.

That's wrong.

Yeah, will you page Mr.

Saperstein in the lobby, please?

How are you feeling?

At this point, does it matter?

I want to check out the way you just
brought the food up.

No, nothing special. You just put a
little too much into it. Right.

Something? No, no, nothing, nothing,
nothing.

But I think what we'll do is get you
something better, Dave. This is cold!

How long has the waiter waited, crocker?

Kitchen says he started tonight, but
leaves two hours early. Now, Saperstein

says that the guy he left within the car
could have been the bald -headed guy

that she saw.

All right, get on the phone with McNeil
and set it up.

What's the matter?

Probably nothing, but let's face it.
Yeah, front desk, please. I mean, at

prices, the room service in this hotel
stinks.

Try to pick it up tomorrow morning.
We'll change the hotel, okay?

Well...

If you think that the waiter's a spy or
something, why don't you just arrest

him? For what?

For what?

You're asking me?

For suspicion.

Suspicion of what, darling?

What a great bunch of protectors I got.

This is getting a little scary.

You wouldn't stay with us, would you,
Kojak?

Please? Hey, where am I going?

Besides, who loves you?

What's in Ellensburg?

It's a nice quiet motel, breeze, a lake.

First class didn't last long, did it?

Again, it's a nice place.

It'll be easy to keep tabs on arrivals
and departures.

in the hotel, Marty.

You know this for sure.

Suite's empty.

What could have happened?

What? They must have picked up on my
friend somehow. Don't ask me how.

Maybe they move every couple of days,
just as a matter of course.

Marty, this time I really think, from my
point of view, my best move is to 86

myself out of here. Really?

And what happens if she testifies and
they indict?

Joey will give them all three of us. Let
him give.

They gotta find me.

Don't underestimate them. Don't
underestimate me. All we've got to do is

find her. Yeah, good luck.

Bad luck.

Brains.

I got a little jingle upstairs, fellows.

A brainstorm.

All we've got to know is the name of one
detective that was on the case.

Maybe Jerry knows the name of the
detective that busted him.

Check the attorney.

Okay?

So your car is stolen.

Report it to the uniformed sergeant
downstairs.

It's my brother's car.

I can't find him.

I'm worried.

So he's a missing person.

He could be dead.

Something was bothering him.

Let me fill out a report.

Five o 'clock on the news.

Yeah, I'd like to talk to a Detective
Stavros.

Yeah, who?

I've been trying to reach somebody who
knows about a Mrs. Sadler. Somebody said

the police picked her up.

Pretending to what? We own this building
she lives in, and we just got a bid on

the place, and it's worth about 500
bucks to us.

We can move her out, but I gotta know
how she feels about it today.

Where can I reach her?

You can't.

What's your name, and I'll have her call
you.

Stearns. But it's gotta be right away,
you see.

We're all gonna be out a lot of dough.

I'll be waiting for the call, okay?

Yeah, okay.

Operator? Give me area code 914.

Here you go.

We'll call you if something comes up.

Yeah.

Oh,

Junior, you play so lousy. Nobody could
do that by accident. You must have taken

lessons. And as for me, I'm going to
pulverize you.

Okay, what's your little dog up for?
Well, as soon as our illustrious

Stavros gets here, I've got the night
off.

When do I get a night off? Look, after
Monday night.

He'll no longer be a witness, but he'll
still be a cop.

Kojak, why did they do what they did to
Costa?

We murder him.

Well, by the way, we got it figured.
That wasn't necessary.

Yeah, but tell me why. I want to
understand.

All right.

Now, if we picked him up for dealing in
illegal arms... He'd have to blow the

whistle on the guys he sold it to,
right?

Who in turn sold it to children in the
street. And it was children killing

children. It was just one loose thread.
But the more you pulled it, the more it

became untwined. So, boop, boop, boop,
snip, snip, they got rid of him. What

happens to Bayliss?

That's not my ballgame, I don't know. In
other words, he could be paroled in

eight or nine years?

That's not impossible.

What am I supposed to do? Pray that I
die peaceful in bed before he gets out?

Bernice, you got better ways to live
your life.

Oh, you're telling me. In my old age,
I'm getting married to all the cops,

Darling, you're being overdramatic.

Oh, Kojak, I sincerely hope so.

That was Stavros. He'll be here in a
little while. Do you know a Mr. Stern,

estate man who owns your building?

No, not by name.

Well, here's a number for you to call.
Seems that they want to pay you to clear

out of your apartment.

Pay me to clear out?

I ain't moving no place, not at my age.
Hey, where are you going? You checking

out? No, no, no. I got about 36 other
detectives. 14 cases either pending or

active. But I'll be back, darling.

And I'm going to bring a bottle of
mentorship. It's mine.

And a marked deck of cards.

Yeah. Now, what's this about the real
estate and the ginrami hustler? The

called Stavros, asked him to have her
call.

See you later.

Stavros? How would they know to get in
touch with him?

so so

I didn't see Clifford in there. I didn't
either, but we'll pick him up for

questioning.

Wonder what that's like.

I'm sure they'd have been glad to show
you.

So, Jack, have you ever witnessed before
that you spend all this time on, you

know, with the motels and the hotels and
the meals? Go on, go on. And then did

you ever have one of them go in there
and not open her yap, you know, just for

laughs? Hey, Bernice, when did you ever
play a losing game?

I don't know. Some people bring out the
worst in me.

I got a broken rib from the time that...

Doctor, what's her name, Doris? The cop,
she fell on top of me.

Well, I'm sure she was just doing her
best.

Well, I guess all of you could be dead
by now for doing what you did, huh?

Hey, that'd be too embarrassing.

Come on. Look at that face.

Hey,

it'll mean nothing, right?

We're ready for him, Cedric.

Has it happened before?

Raise your right hand.

Do you swear to tell the truth, the
whole truth, and nothing but the truth,

help you God?

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