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So what do you got?

Hey, aren't you going to say hello?

Hello, so what do you got?

It's going to make you look like dynamite, Colucci.

You know the guy that's been knocking off the jewelry store?

Yeah. The one off 7th Avenue on 12th. Later tonight.

You sure?

Hey, 100%. I'm telling you, later tonight.

I'll take it out.

Hey, no, no, no. No way. I'm too close.

They're going to know I set him up. Okay.

So I'll do what I did last year. I'll just kind of cruise by, right? Yeah, but

don't go blowing my cover to your partner, huh? No, no, no. Don't worry

it.

Listen, the burglar now, is he going to be packing heat?

He's me.

Take care of yourself, Colucci.

Take care of yourself?

Here, that's for your new summer home. Two big ones.

What am I, a cheapskate?

Thanks a lot.

Good luck, cheapskate.

Let's cruise the side streets for a while.

Why not?

Hey, Al, hold it.

Someone's in the jewelry store.

Oh, yeah?

Hey, listen.

Cover the front. I'm going to cover the back.

Good evening, Lieutenant.

Hi. Cool.

Two minutes?

Yeah, Lieutenant. Inside.

What happened?

Well, Colucci spotted a light in there and him and Cohen moved in.

Colucci iced the burglar.

This guy's a real pro. All dressed in black.

A snappy little box of tools, gloves, the whole thing.

So crime don't pay, right? A hell of a way to make a living. Wind up at a

morgue. Here he comes.

You take Colucci, I'll take Cohen.

This thing goes by the book.

We'll be out of here before I really wake up. Come on.

Here.

Give you a round of groceries.

It's a hungry neighborhood.

I'll give a take of you about ten minutes.

Colucci's coming out like a real tiger.

He's been breaking cases like balloons at my grandson's birthday party.

Sometimes your first killing can take the tiger out of you. Where are they? In

the back room, Lieutenant. Would you mind bringing him into the parlor? All

right. Please, no discrepancies. Just a nice clean investigation by the book.

Anybody looking for his car?

Yeah, they're going up and down the street now.

Okay. Look for a black one. It matches his outfit.

You too.

Come on, you dummy.

Come on.

Come on. Come on.

Come on.

Get it.

Did you get off any shots?

No, no, I didn't.

I mean, I would have if I was in Sam's shoes, but... Well, I didn't see

anything. Just a flash.

As a matter of fact, at first, I didn't even know who got it.

Colucci announced he was an officer before the shooting started?

Oh, yeah, yeah. I mean, he yelled.

Police, don't move.

He opened up the minute I shouted.

You know, you wonder what it's going to be like in your first gunfight. How

you're going to react, you know?

You just do it. No thinking to it. One shot.

Right on.

Not bad. Okay, you go back and you write it all up.

Okay.

Well, open and shut, right? He fired one shot, right on the money. He shouted,

police don't move.

He thinks he did it perfect, which I guess is right.

That punk's the one who's been ripping off all those jewelry stores in the

Colucci gets another recommendation from me. He's going to clean up a lot of

reports for us.

That was the thing found in the car.

This guy's wallet was under the seat. His name is Randy Cortland. He lives on

East 40th.

Not a bad ride.

Why don't you hit it now?

You don't need a warrant. He's got stashed away that we can recover.

You got the number on me? Make sure you don't use it.

You know that black car you're talking about?

Yeah. Boys, whatever red.

Come on, I'll take you home.

but let me get the lemonade.

No loose stuff?

Nothing.

He didn't go to all that trouble for pocket money. He could have thousands

there easy. Whoever copped him, they just wanted to do it. And how long he

Like a partner, maybe.

What do you call him?

Well, he's not going to like this.

Wonderful. Cheers, babe.

You're not answering because it's another guy, right?

Come on.

Hello, Crocker.

What do you want?

Pick up the landlady. I'll be right there.

Now, look, uh... You know, give or take I could be back in about, uh... an hour.

Huh?

And in the meantime, uh... Oh.

Where's your Christmas spirit?

I suppose I could freeze the eggs.

and get a little sleep.

Oh, so you don't want me to come back?

She's in your pocket.

Oh.

Well, it won't take much longer, but you can appreciate my concern.

Lieutenant, Mrs. Kramer, the manager. Oh, Mrs. Kramer. What happened,

Lieutenant? They won't tell me a thing.

Oh, don't you worry, Mrs. Kramer. We're going to tell you everything.

Did you happen to see anyone around here tonight?

Well, what about Cortland's friends? Did you see any of them? I don't snoop. I'm

not that kind of a manager.

You know something, Mrs. Kramer?

I walked into the... Please sit down. Thank you.

I walked into the building tonight and I looked around and I said to myself, you

know something?

There's a manager who cared.

I certainly try hard. And you succeed.

And you know we have a mess of our own to clean up here.

You're trying to pull something out of me, aren't you, Lieutenant?

No.

Look at those speakers, huh? They must have played some sound. Did he play them

loud? Loud enough, especially two in the morning. People make everybody's job so

tough with their wild parties and wild, wild, wild women.

You don't have to be a snoop to know that.

Really? Now, why would I report that?

I mean, I asked the question.

Cortland, he stole for his living and paid for his loving.

There was one tonight.

No.

When? I was walking Oscar. He's my dog. I guess there was a little laughter when

she passed us in the hallway.

Have you ever seen this lady before?

I think so, a couple of times.

Dear, just one more thing.

Could you come down at the station and look at some pictures for us? You know,

lot of people find it fascinating.

Now? I couldn't do it in the morning? Oh, you know, a night's sleep has a way

dimming the memory. What's your first name?

Molly. Molly, huh?

Come on, Molly. All right. Put something on.

That's warm, okay?

We'll wait. Okay.

What are you waiting for? Get forensic down here, okay?

Somebody snatch that treasure and watch out you don't fall down that hole at

Calcutta.

Give it, take an hour.

Where you been?

Been walking the whole block looking for you. How'd it go?

Portland's being buried.

I wasted him, buddy. I couldn't help it. You're kidding.

Pretty heavy trip, Sam.

Yeah, I feel as bad as you do.

Hope I don't get fined for that.

No, we never said we had a tip.

Me and Cohen get more brownie points by leaving you out of it. I just told Cohen

that I heard a rumor.

I never mentioned your name.

Sam.

Them brownie points are yours.

They're going to pile up next week, Sam.

We'll make that cocaine butt.

You ready for this?

Tony Bosch, baby.

Tony Bosch. Yeah.

He's the connection.

Fantastic.

Be a good fellow credit for him.

No partner.

Off duty.

Scored the lead on my own. Just wish we tied the ribbon on that, uh, Cortland

cake. You know, closed it out.

They'll give me two biggies in one week. You're wasted, Cortland. What kind of

ribbon are you talking about? Somebody cleaned out his apartment during the

bust. My lieutenant figures he had a partner that we didn't get a hold of.

Yeah, a partner. Yeah, that's possible.

Look, let me nose around and see what I come up with, huh?

Hey, look, uh, boss Bambino. They want to get together with us just in case of

something. What am I, a one -spoon snorter? Tell him you got a big buyer.

Somebody wants to deal direct.

All the noses he can handle.

Look, Sam, I tried.

Believe me.

What's the big deal?

All we gotta do is get around with them, lay a line on them, spread some cash,

you know.

Okay, work it out. You know where to find me? Yeah.

Okay.

You looking for the John over there?

Looking for Mr. Strickland.

Who's he?

All right.

A little Mougeant Don from the Rothschild Vineyard.

62 would be nice.

What's your name?

My name is Moss.

Who are you?

I used to hustle broads on West 57th Street.

Do a little book now.

Got a lot of connections, Mr. Strickland.

I get asked for a lot of cocaine.

57th, that's Tony Bosch's area.

Yeah. It's getting a little too loose.

I can tell you he's not going to be around too long.

I do tend right a week with Bosch. I wouldn't want to lose him.

I'll start with 12.

In fact, here's five in good faith.

In fact, I got something that Bosch ain't got.

So talk.

You want me to say what?

Protection.

I got a detective in my pocket.

Yeah.

Whatever's coming down, I know it first.

I'm the eyes and ears of the world, Mr. Strickland.

It's interesting.

Making my deal with Bosch.

Maybe someday, huh?

All right.

Thanks a lot.

That cool?

It kills you to give back money.

Bad for the heart.

Detective in his pocket, huh?

What is it in West 57th? Manhattan South?

Yeah, Manhattan South.

And he says he got a cop in his pocket, huh?

Who is this, Mark?

Two bucks for procuring a couple years ago, one for booking last winter. That's

it. I see.

He goes to see Strickland and says that he owns a cop.

Good, I've been working my way into Strickland's organization for three

now. I've never even heard this clown's name before.

There's no cop on his squad that doesn't work the West 50s on a case every week.

Now, this is a grandstand play laying $5 ,000 down and saying you own a cop.

You think he's just trying to look big, huh?

I mean, how many stiffs you know? They get a ticket and they say, huh, I know a

senator. I hate it.

Now we're going to have internal affairs snooping around on a lousy lead like

that.

Guess I got to tell you everything, huh?

Look, you know I wouldn't do I .A .D.'s job for him.

Hey, no one's asking you to.

Yeah, well, Strickland wants me to check out Moss in case they make a deal. I

can't say no to him.

Well, everything you're telling Strickland, you're telling me. Yeah, I

know.

Here's your lady of the night, Lieutenant.

Karen Leibowitz.

Identified by Mrs.

Kramer.

What's the matter?

Maybe you want some coffee.

Go ahead.

Oh, I got her pictures being distributed.

I got a pickup on her.

If that weaver told you that I booked that bet myself, Lieutenant, he's wrong.

He's lying, because I laid it off at the track.

Just spoke to Tony Bosch's goon squad.

They're going to meet us tonight.

Where? The Ritz for the rats on 46th Street.

Empty 50 years, I know it. Do I have to show much cash?

Not much.

Try and get that limousine we got last year, remember?

I think it was your cousin.

Looks good. I'll get right on it.

I'll pick you up at the corner, right?

Yeah, 930's cool.

This bus is going to promote you right out of my life, you know that? How's

that?

They must be ready to promote you to lieutenant already.

That'll be the day.

Tell you what.

I made detective third grade. I'm going to lay you off the hook. We'll be even.

What about my pocket money?

Where's that going to come from?

Come on. We both know you play a few angles still.

Just so it stays reasonable.

Look, I don't want to talk about it now.

I want us to nail by.

It's getting pretty pushy.

You fool around with him, he's going to kill you.

Nobody's going to kill us. We've been around too long already.

I'll see you. Yeah, the copy's on me.

Thanks, sport.

Hey, can I get another refill?

All right. What's happening?

Hey, didn't somebody tell me you're working for Strickland? I don't know.

are liable to tell you anything.

Couldn't get a brother a good deal on a couple ounces of nose, could you?

Hey, I got a couple ladies working for me.

They do favors if I tell them.

How do I look like I need that kind of favor?

Besides, I got a little friend in that line of work.

Name him Marks. You know him?

You putting me on?

Hey, Marks, he ain't handled abroad in over a year, man.

He must be doing something.

Yeah. Whatever you say.

Come on, man. You know about him.

Average American boy.

A little book, a little coat, and stuff down there.

I use him.

He's safe.

What do you mean he's safe?

Somebody looking out for him.

Hey, two months ago, we got busted, man, shooting crap by a patrolman.

And along comes a detective car.

And next thing I know, man, Moss is gone.

Just slipped away.

Big deal when you got a cop in your pocket.

I got lucky. I must be losing my touch.

This Moss, you, uh... You think you can find me a good crap game?

Always.

Kind of late now, but you can always catch me down in the gypsies. Down on

Thanks, my man. Hey, come on. Double or nothing.

Nah, nah.

Cut 25 against the spoon.

Come on, man. That's the hustle.

I'm gonna check you over the weekend.

It's getting hard to make a dollar.

Rocket, you got that shot of Alice Benson?

Audrey and Bonds picked her up last week.

Well, we couldn't use a picture anyway.

Oh, I don't know.

Anybody in particular you want to see up on this year's Christmas tree?

We're going to take Sam Roselle at the tippy top.

Oh, a mass murderer. That's very festive.

Well, look at it this way, Lieutenant.

These are the presents we're looking forward to getting. Now, you look at it

this way. Whatever happened to Christmas, you take them down.

And whatever happened to Karen Lebowitz?

She's a lady of the night, Lieutenant, and I'm waiting for night to fall.

Yeah, well, night just fell. Get going.

and put up the candy cane.

265 -3598?

Is that what you'd be?

You know something, Cracker?

You just reduced this lovely creature into a number.

My name's Paul Valley. What's yours?

Fidel Castro.

Funny. Yeah, but we don't deal with runners.

Only Bosch.

Hey, come on, Paul. We got our act together, man. Let's get it on.

Okay.

Turn around.

Raise your hands.

You've got to be kidding.

Hey, man, what's with you? We came here... For you, I

got a little forget -me -not.

Back up, Dolly! Drop that knife or blow your head off, man!

You little punk, you haven't got the... Just kidding, a little joke.

If you take this thing, man, it'll probably go off again.

worth it.

Karen Leberwith, of course, is in my office, right?

Lieutenant, I got a regret.

The information unit coughed up. Are you ready for this?

A Jay Walker ticket.

Who gets a Jay Walker ticket? You walk that crooked mile, baby.

Now, where's the candy cane?

I ordered them. They're coming.

Just a minute.

What do you want?

Oh, hi, kid.

Can I speak to Karen?

I've never heard of her.

Hey.

Police. Lieutenant Kojak.

You got a warrant?

Oh.

Honey, if you got a guy back there, I'm gonna walk in and rip that guy's arm

with my bare hands if he's not out of there in 30 seconds.

Two, three, four, five.

He made it.

Get in.

All right.

Let's give you the benefit of the doubt, honey.

And say that I hope your father catches his plane in time.

What the hell are you hassling me about? I didn't even get paid.

So I'm not doing anything wrong.

Bobby. Bobby Jordan.

Who's Karen?

I don't know.

Bobby Jordan.

Nice name.

Hey, Bobby, now you think, okay? And you take your time.

Because the way you answer will determine whether you spend the next

years in a juvenile home.

Where's your roommate?

I don't know. Really, I don't.

She left last night. She might not be back for days.

When was the last time you saw Randy Cortland?

Cortland?

He's dead.

Anyhow, I was never with him. He always wanted Karen.

Why'd you rip him off? I mean, what, did you just set him up?

But she never saw that guy before in her life.

What guy?

She told me.

She was there to meet Randy, and she saw some guy turning his place upside down,

so she split.

She didn't take anything.

You think she'd be working now if she didn't have to?

Hey, look, Bobby.

I want to find Karen.

Hey, I'm not going to bust her or anything if that's what you're worried

You want to help me?

If you hear from Karen, you can reach me at Manhattan South.

Hey, uh... Bobby, I'm sorry about that spanking, okay?

It's 1127, 32 degrees in the city, Kitty.

We've got all of it.

Hey, baby.

I don't know what we did last night, but it was right on the money.

Bosh bought it, and he's ready to make a deal.

Wants to meet us at the Logan Hotel.

I'll pinpoint the hour.

Terrific. Yeah, yeah. Colucci, but how are you going to keep me out of this

When we make the bus, make a break for it. I'll slip you right through. What

I say?

Later. Okay.

Go, Jack.

Yeah, Weaver.

I've been thinking about this, Theo. I had a couple of drinks. I wish I was

telling this to Strickland, not to you.

Moss had a little meeting with a well -known Manhattan South detective on the

slide. Well, make it quick, Anto. Let me use my imagination.

This is it, Theo. No more checking. Not even for Strickland.

Weaver.

Colucci.

Right.

What name do I ask for?

Guy go in what gets away, right?

Okay, make it look good.

Okay.

Colucci.

Setting up a big narco bus tonight.

Tony Bach, know him?

Bud Moss, you know him?

Uh, Bud Moss?

Small timer, hangs around Midtown?

Yeah, yeah, I think I know him.

You think so?

You know, he's building up a reputation around town.

Saying he's got a detective in his pocket.

You would know who that is, would you, Colucci? No, Lieutenant, I wouldn't. I

mean, if he's got a detective in his hip pocket, I wouldn't have the faintest

idea who it would be.

I see.

Why don't you ask this punk, who you don't know very well?

Why don't you ask him next time you're in Midtown? What are you doing? You

following me around?

You've got somebody doing IAD's work on me? What is this?

This is a favor, Colucci.

One of my own squad following me around, that's a favor?

Oh, no.

Not following you.

Following Morse.

Oh.

I'm on the pad.

He's paying me.

I'm crooked, huh? That's what you're thinking. That's what Morse says.

I want to know why, Colucci.

He's a big talker, Lieutenant. He's a big, dumb, loud mouth.

He's got this need to come on like he's a somebody.

Come on, Lieutenant. You don't think that he's actually paying me off.

That's the only way you can see it.

Is Morse your stoolie?

Because that's the only way it adds up.

You want me to give up that information?

You want me to spill something I'm not supposed to so I can get off a rap I

don't deserve, right? Hey, Sam, I'm trying to help you.

Yeah. If he's your stoolie, get rid of him.

He's playing two ends against the middle. And I'm not going to have no

that walking around saying he's got a detective for protection.

No way! Fifteen arrests in fourteen months, Lieutenant, because of that

What is he, your passport to a golden badge?

The price is high. Get rid of him.

Last night, four guys were going to carve my face in a hamburger.

They probably would have killed me. Who stuck his neck out? Who saved my life?

Moss. Hot shot.

Repeat, Moss.

Hot shot.

Don't you understand?

He's using you.

Oh.

Oh.

Fifteen arrests, Lieutenant.

I mean, count them.

Fifteen. Let him have a little action. We're still coming our way ahead.

So he's talking a little too much. So he's trying to be a little too big. So

I'll cut him down tomorrow.

Yeah? There's a major coke connection we're going to bust tonight.

You just want to dump it?

Come in.

Rizzo called in. Bobby Jordan's helping. They just missed picking up Karen

Leibowitz at the 49er Motel. Now, Paul, she did with C, the guy ripping off

Colin's apartment. Why is she so hard to get hold of? Oh, well, maybe there's a

convention in town. Who knows? Or maybe she's overbooked. I don't know.

Why the hell don't you ask me later? Get out of here.

Oh, Mr. Colucci, go ahead and make your major coke fuss with Mr. Morris. You

know, sometimes, Lieutenant, you make me wonder why I bother.

You type this with your thumb?

Hey, Frank, come here, will you?

Talk to me, huh?

What's up?

What's up?

Why are you in here? Just because it's empty?

Lucci, he's got me in a bind.

What do you mean?

I think I'm going to put it back on foot patrol, Frank.

Lucci? He's one bust away from a gold shield. Yeah, well, you know, he's got a

stoolie, and this one's a very sharp one.

He's the guy who's been making all the busts for him.

This stoolie here, though, he's gone wild.

We're making a major goat bust tonight.

And he talks about him like he's a partner.

You know, lies, alibis for him like he's a brother.

So you want to put Colucci back in uniform, season him up some more?

Hey, a detective got to handle a stoolie. A stoolie never handles you

sense. You know, as long as an informant is the private property of the

detective, I got no way to handle that relationship with an investigator.

Well, I never asked you about your stoolie, Steve.

You ever try to con you? Oh, come on with you, Frank. That's all I ever try

do. You know that.

Listen, Narcotics wants this bust of Colucci's real bad tonight.

Now, I say you let him pull it off.

If you want, tomorrow, I'll pull him in.

I'll talk to him. I need to wash my dirty laundry. I'll handle myself.

Even better.

about me being on the pad i said what never happened on the street now that's

all i know what's this deal about you moving up pushing coke come on are you

kidding how do you think i get in with a guy like bosh you want me to look like

a lightweight sure you gotta push a little stuff you gotta talk big you

get around a little bit how do you think i got that bosh connection together you

gotta flash get out of here your mother's calling

As long as none of it gets back to the cops. You want to forget about tonight?

All right, let's forget about it. No, I don't want to forget about it. I can't

afford to forget about it. I don't want to go back to walking the beach. You

know, I got a lieutenant who's not crazy about me. I need this bus and any other

bus I can get.

Now, you got any leads on who busted in the Cortland apartment?

How many hours in the day do you think I got?

After tonight, I'll have a little time.

Karen Lebowitz.

She's a hooker, I think. They can't find her.

Now, I think she saw who ripped off Cortland's apartment.

Lebowitz, huh? You looking for her now?

Yeah, midtown.

But they probably got it by now.

Hey, we shouldn't be hanging around together. We've got three hours before

get together with Bosh.

Three hours? He said it was going to come down in an hour.

Yeah, I didn't get a chance to tell you it got pushed back.

All right, I'm going to have to alert the stakeout team.

Leibowitz?

Leibowitz? She uses that name?

I don't know. It's Karen for sure. We've got to get in touch with her.

Hey, this is for Strickland. Don't ask too many questions. She'll come out

Yeah, I know a can.

Box. Yeah, she used to be a big star when some guy got shot up last week.

that could be her. Where's she hang out?

You could try the Palms Lounge.

34, near the garden. Nick's play tonight.

Yeah, she likes that sports crowd.

Thanks.

Wait till the game gets up. It's going to be a good night.

To which I won't object.

God damn wants to know if he can come over.

Just what I don't need.

About time.

Yeah, she'll be right over.

For you, Karen, take her in the back.

Hi, Karen?

Yeah.

Somebody steered me over here.

Who are you?

Used to know a chick called Karen a couple of years ago.

We don't know each other, do we?

Hey, what do you think I remember every face? You gotta be kidding.

I'm sorry for the scam.

Can I buy you a drink?

No, thanks.

Hey, mister.

Yeah.

Yeah.

What's the matter?

Oh, nothing.

Absolutely nothing.

But if you want to make a deal, it's going to cost you a lot more than a few

drinks.

What are you talking about?

It's going to cost you, baby.

Well, what do you know, Joe?

What do you need, Bill? What do you need? I need a broad.

Karen Liebowitz.

Never heard of her. Sure you never heard of her. Come on, will you? We're not

busting licenses.

Hi,

Colucci. Anybody been asking for me down at the station?

No, no, no, no. Just...

Somebody's running late, that's all.

Luchi, get his number.

He just called in. Sam, just in case he calls, why don't you give me your

number?

All right. Yeah.

783.

783.

Yeah. Got a guy in the back. Saw a man run out in a leather jacket. Between his

and the woman's description, it could have been Moss for sure.

I'll get a couple of guys down. Okay.

Yeah. Kojak, your stoolie, is he with you? Not yet.

in a leather jacket last time you saw him?

Yeah, why?

Because he just diced Karen Leibowitz.

Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Slow down.

No, not slow down, Colucci. Speed up.

Now, how do you know about Karen Leibowitz?

You were in the office when Crocker was talking about her. Did you open your

mouth? About Leibowitz?

Colucci, answer me. How does your stoolie know about Karen Leibowitz? Does

know?

Yeah.

Where are you?

23rd and 2nd. Don't move.

You better talk to your girlfriend, Comunchy, and do this cake, or it's all

right with me, baby.

What the hell's the matter with you, man?

What the hell's the matter with you?

Assume the position.

Coach, he's dead.

Where's your coat?

Hey, you cover everything, okay?

Lieutenant.

Sam, was he straight?

Yeah, he was straight.

Hey, um... Bobby?

About yelling at you in the office. You know I love you, kid, right?

Are you kidding me, Lieutenant?

I'll tell his wife if you want me to.

And Kojak's back tomorrow morning. Next today, we begin an hour of cult British

comedy here on ITV3 with two classic episodes of surgical spirits back -to

-back, beginning with a confusing engagement for Sheila and Jonathan in

couple of minutes.