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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?

Tonight at 8, James Bolum stars as the teacher who just wants to relax with a

bit of jazz in Alan Plater's acclaimed series, The Beiderbeck Affair.

Next, though, back -to -back episodes of Surgical Spirit.