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Hey, you.

Come here.

Oh, wow, man. You just scared the living. Keep your voice down.

We're on a job. Get in the back of the car.

What's going down?

You're going to hear a robbery.

Here they come.

Turn on the tape.

Are you sure they ain't got a dog?

A lot of these places got dogs.

I have checked very carefully, Juan. There are no dogs.

Who got the wire on him? The guy with the Spanish accent.

It's a good thing you got me.

This thing's got a wheel lock.

Hey, for what do you want a paint truck anyway, Mr. Pataki?

You're getting paid to start it, not talk about it.

Hey, you need a truck?

You need a driver?

Hey, tell your bad friend what a good driver I am, eh? Yes, yes, Juan, you are

very good driver.

Now we get a commercial.

You know, Jake, 246 -4200 is not infallible. It might be wise to have a

car. Collins got six days. All of us can drive.

Collins. Harry Collins.

Oh, that's the night watchman.

Car 740 to Central.

Security! Stop!

Stop or I'll shoot!

Request backup unit of Fiske Industrial Painters. The lid's off to stakeout.

All units to 10 -13.

How could we know there'd be some friggin' happy night watchmen?

See, they're happy. I was on the force when you had cradle marks on your

backside. Come on, crazy.

For crying out loud.

Must be senile.

Maybe he resents walking into a felony in progress without being notified.

But at this speed, he should have told us there was a night watchman. Hey, you

didn't tell me what was going down. You pulled me off the street and told me you

had a wire on some guy.

I thought he was undercover.

Undercover? No kidding.

He wasn't undercover. You see these two experienced detectives? They put a wire

on a passing car thief.

Lieutenant Ramirez volunteered. He signed waivers, everything.

Now look, Lieutenant.

We got the word that Pataki was into something big. He got Ramirez to steal

truck, so we made a deal with Ramirez to find out what was going on. Maybe you

ought to make another deal, Stavros, before he goes and sees his lawyer.

suing the department.

Or maybe you're putting a lien on one of your plants.

Have they had trouble like this

before? Not since I've been here.

How long are you here? Oh, about eight years.

Hey, look, from our...

Two yo -yos over there. I want their statements on my desk in two hours,

with the tapes.

You all right?

Yeah, I'm fine, thanks.

You heard your rights?

Yes, and I would like to take advantage of them. I wish to call my lawyer right

away. Tell me something, Pataki. Tell me what a classy crook like you is doing

in a dump like this.

It's a mistake.

My lawyer will tell you it's a terrible mistake.

Professional man.

And you always made a good living, never hurt anybody, never carried a gun. You

know, I always thought of you as a modern -day Robin Hood.

And here you are, wanted for attempted murder.

I did not shoot anybody.

Well, your partner did, so it all hangs on you. Along with a few other things

like grand larceny auto, carrying a dangerous weapon, a few other knick

Oh, yeah.

That's what you get for hanging around with bad company like Harry Collins.

I want my lawyer. It is my constitutional right. I want my lawyer.

Sure.

Oh, yeah.

How can a lady as naughty as you walk into a man's apartment like somebody's

governess? I'm only naughty with you.

And I am someone's governess. That's why I'm late.

My charge is going to be whooping it up tonight.

How late?

1 .30.

Maybe till 2.

I thought you'd be clean.

Yeah, Cassidy here.

Mr. York?

Are you staying?

I'll try not to listen.

This is Augustine Patakian. Lieutenant, here are the statements.

What's happening?

You're aware?

How serious is it?

Very serious.

A very serious mistake.

I need a lawyer. I must have a lawyer at once.

I will not stay in this place. Do you understand?

No, no, no. I cannot talk. Now they're listening.

Yeah, well, I can't either, Augie.

All right, don't worry. Stay loose.

I'll take care of it.

Yeah, I'll take care of it tonight.

All right, baby.

I gotta go out.

But we've not time.

How about a rain check?

Cassidy.

We are leaving for France tomorrow morning.

That's what I've been trying to tell you.

Tonight is all we have.

Is your boss wearing her rocks tonight?

All right, when she comes in, she's going to be oiled to the gills. It's

to take her about a half an hour to unload those rocks and kiss the

goodnight.

That'll give us at least until 2 .30 to make up for lost time.

You are beautiful.

Tomorrow you can make... Please help.

Open it up. Please.

Look, sorry about the accommodations. I'll give you a seat. We're busy

Have you got a line on Collins?

He hasn't been seen since that bank job in Jersey, Lieutenant.

What's the matter? Doesn't your lawyer make house calls?

You know when the guy was shot?

He wants a lawyer.

Everybody wants a lawyer. Okay, into my office.

The captain should be in on this.

How do you figure that?

Nonviolent loner.

Probably hasn't done three years in his whole life.

What's he doing being mixed up with a hood like Cullen?

Do you hear what happened?

Yeah, Ogie's in jail.

The cops busted him, stealing the truck.

Oh.

The poor baby.

Did the cops do that to you?

Stupid creep can't even rip off a truck. We were set up. There were cops all

over. Yeah, whatever. Whatever you do. I told you there were cops all over the

place. Shut up!

You think Pataki will talk?

No, none of we get him out.

What are they going to hold him for?

Anything they can.

Grand loss in the auto, burglary, possession of dangerous weapons.

Maybe attempted murder.

Dummy, you started sh... Come on, Harry, take it easy.

At least he got away. There's no way to tie Pataki to you. Yeah, I don't know

about that.

It's very convenient, all these cops showing up at one place at one time.

Maybe they know something we don't. If they knew something, they'd be here

now. Don't worry, I'll take care of Pataki. Then we'll let nobody near him,

his lawyer.

A lawyer, huh?

And what does a lawyer look like?

You know, York, you're crazy.

But if you can pull it off, we can hit it this weekend. I mean, the painters

off then, too. No, no, Harry, not this weekend. There's a half a million

in jewels leaving for France tomorrow. Tonight, just like we planned it. Well,

with a caper like this, a lousy half a million won't be that big a deal. Harry,

there ain't no such thing as a lousy half a million, right?

Well, shall we go tonight?

What about the truck? The truck?

The truck is still in the yard, right?

Wheel locks off.

Well, why doesn't somebody steal it?

Yeah, why not?

An armed civilian, a suspect, participating in a felony wearing a

you think that makes the department look?

We just thought Pataki was an important caller, Captain. When we found out that

Collins was involved, we just felt that something big was coming down. That's

why you're not on suspension right now.

Who excused you?

All right, now, you two hot dogs.

Your report here, 7 o 'clock sharp, Monday morning, in uniform.

In uniform?

I need 18 more officers to march in the St. Paddy's Day parade.

But I'm Jewish.

So was the mayor of Dublin.

Thank you for volunteering your services. Out. Out.

You're beautiful.

I ought to have you as the guest lecturer in charm at the police academy.

Please.

Hey, Theo.

You know, if we do run into a press hassle...

It wouldn't hurt to say we picked up Collins. Mac, what about this?

Yes, you're a good driver, Juan.

You know, Jake, 246 for 200 is not infallible.

It might be wise to have a standby car.

246 for 200.

Now, what does that mean to you?

246 for 200.

246 for 200.

Maybe odds or code?

It's not infallible. What is it infallible?

People, plans, nothing's infallible.

What if it's not a word? Maybe another number, the number four.

Two, three, four, five, seven digits.

A telephone number.

Two, six, one, two, zero, zero.

Uh -huh.

Dial a prayer.

That's infallible.

Two, four, six, then two hundred.

Maybe it has something to do with the truck. License plate, registration.

What do they want with a paint truck, anyway?

Who says they needed a paint truck?

Maybe they just wanted a truck. Any truck.

Was that truck searched?

Well, I looked inside.

It's down there in Comodorova. What am I looking for? I don't know. Maybe this.

Can I help you?

Yes, I represent Augustine Patarkin.

Lieutenant.

I'm Lieutenant Kojak.

Bring Pataki to my office.

How you doing, Cassidy York? I understand my client has a problem.

Do you mind telling me what the charges are?

Mm -hmm.

You haven't been up here before, Mr. York?

That's not exactly my line. Most of my work is corporate.

Well, I trust you're up on your criminal law, Mr. York.

I have a lot of questions for your client.

I think it's safe to say he'll make no statements.

Ask for a lawyer, not some kind of joke. I had to find out what's going on. We

can't have anybody else involved now. How do I get out?

I'll raise the bail myself as soon as I know what they got.

This is what they have got.

They had a wire on young Juan.

Oh, yeah?

What did they hear?

I think not too much. We said very little. But they do know that Jake

Mr. Collins. Only by name, nothing else. But they want to know my connection.

All right, then we're safe.

You're safe, not me.

If you go on with the job while I'm in here, I'll be the only one left to

Come on, Pataki, calm down, huh?

We're not going to do anything without you. Why should we?

You brought Collins in, right? You set the whole thing up, and I talked to

Collins.

We're not going to do anything until you get out.

Then we go ahead, and you jump in, and we skip the country.

We got new names, we got new places, and we got plenty of money.

We got maybe $10 million.

So what's the problem?

It's beautiful.

Thompson?

Crocker, Manhattan South.

Oh, yeah.

Precinct said to look out for you.

I've got to get back in the yard, all right? Okay, there's a police lock on

gate. I'm going to have to open it for you.

I've got some bonds I don't want to leave around.

Well, normally at 8 a .m., Mr. York, but we won't lock up tonight until Mrs.

Tilden returns.

Oh, that's very good.

That's right. The old girl is having her diamonds again tonight.

Miss Linker mentioned she might be going.

Everything alright, Mr. York?

Fine.

7 -2 -3 respondents at 10 -31 with units.

Obitsky's Industrial Painters.

Estimated time of arrival, two minutes.

Well, forget that they wanted any truck. They wanted that particular truck like

crazy. Yeah, but for what?

Well, they know it'll report it started in the morning, right? So whatever it

was for, it's coming down tonight.

Here.

Put out an all -points alarm on that truck, and in the meantime, I'll go talk

our friendly burglar.

Drive the bell up and tell me when your boss gets back. Hello.

York? Yeah.

Yeah, everything's okay so far, but there's no sign of the old dame yet.

Mm -hmm.

Well, take it easy.

Be patient.

Patient?

Look, it's almost 2 o 'clock, and everything's ready to blow at 2 .30.

Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

Well, what do we do while we wait?

Why don't you try painting?

Johnny Bellhop, your boss isn't back yet.

Come here, baby.

Oh, yeah.

So what do we do?

Paint. Oh, I do want to thank you for coming in tonight.

I, uh, well, Mr. Obiske likes to, uh, give good service. Yes, well, we are

happy with the work, believe me.

Except last night...

One of your men ripped paint all over an irreplaceable chair.

Well, that's why we switch crews.

My guys are real careful.

Look, Mac.

You got a good look at Pataki's lawyer. You buy him?

No. Look like a lawyer.

But he hasn't sprung his boy as fast as you thought, is that it?

He got a hunch he wants Pataki right where he's at.

Your friends must have really wanted that paint truck.

No questions, please, Lieutenant.

Oh, no questions. Just information for you.

They went back to the yard and ripped off the truck less than an hour ago.

Ogie, I think you've been dumped, baby.

Now, you help us get Collins. I'll do what I can to see you walk away clean.

I want my lawyer now.

Stavros! Joe!

You're the man of phone, huh?

I'd like to talk to your lawyer myself.

Why? What about?

246 for 200.

Uh -huh.

All right, Hugh, come on.

Let's see if we can find that legal directory.

I'd like to look up Cassidy York.

All I want is my trundle bed.

Why me, I ask?

Did you have a nice evening, Mrs. Tilden?

I had a hell of a good time.

We've kept the safety closet bolt open.

Well, you can shut it right up. Look, I'm too tired to get out of this rig

tonight. Besides, we're leaving in the morning. I have to be packed anyway.

But, Mrs. Tilden, the hotel is responsible.

Well, I'll take the responsibility.

But just don't worry. Don't worry.

Now.

You fellas, you fellas did a right fine job. Thank God.

Why don't you come back in the morning and take us to the airport safely, hmm?

Oh, it's all right.

It's all right. There's nobody around here but bellhops and painters.

Bye, fellas!

Ha -ha!

Ha -ha!

Go on, go on.

Hurry up, you old broad. We got less than ten minutes left.

See you in the morning.

Good night.

Close the vault.

Hey, you're going to have to direct the people who come to your door.

See, we're working here. Okay?

Yes, sir.

Ringing.

I'm sorry, sir. Mr. York's room still doesn't answer. Would you care to leave

message? No, no, no message.

Wait. Give me Miss Linker.

Yes, yes, I will hold.

Mrs. Tilden's suite.

I'm sorry, Mr. York just left.

Who is this?

Nobody.

Look, if you tell me where you're calling him, I can send a car. And, uh,

Miss Lincoln, too. I don't have to tell you, Lieutenant.

And I can keep on trying to reach him until I get him. That is my right.

I don't think you understand, Augie. I mean, I want you to find him.

I want to ask him why he's not listed in the New York Bar Directory.

Stavros?

Yes, sir.

Let him out again in 15 minutes.

Priestley finally tracked down the painting contractor, Obitsky, or at

wife. He's been at a union meeting.

What, at 2 .30 in the morning? Well, she says he's been hitting the sauce in a

couple of the bars. I've got some guys looking for him. All right, pay fine and

you bring him in.

That's right. This is a robbery.

Now, I know you're frightened and surprised, but you do exactly as you're

and nobody will be hurt.

No calls go out.

Switchboard is broken, right?

And I'll listen to everything coming in.

Put your hands on your heads.

We're going to tape you up one at a time.

The rest of you keep your hands on your heads.

How easy do you think they'll pop?

Like cheese.

Bingo.

You got about an hour, then a place to be crawling with cooks and chambermaids.

246 has got to leave for 200 before then.

Right.

Come on, go tell. Good morning.

Make sure you put this where people can see it. Move.

Here, Augie, what is it?

I called you 15 minutes ago. That's very fast sleeping.

I'll be with a lady.

Yes, I'll bet.

The police told me that the paint truck was stolen after I was arrested tonight.

Is this line safe?

I don't know.

Augie, if you wanted to steal a truck, tonight would be the night to do it,

right?

I mean, if we wait for tomorrow, they might have bigger gates and meaner dogs.

So don't you see what they're trying to do to you?

I know you're alone and you're cut off and they're trying to capitalize on it.

Augie, I was going to give you a big surprise.

But I guess I'm going to have to tell you now.

There's a lawyer. His name is William Everett Esquire. He's going to show up

there in about an hour with a writ.

He says the wire on Ramirez is going to get you out clean.

He said that. Within an hour.

That's good. That's very, very good.

He's got silver tongue on the telephone right now.

This guy may not be a lawyer, but he ought to be. What do you got?

They're bringing in the contractor, Obitsky. He's airtight. He's been with

guys all night.

Look at that.

We got a big beef coming down, probably right now, and two suspects chatting

about it on a police telephone.

Hey, it's a bad night for the good guys, baby.

So all you got to do is sit tight. You're going to be sprung in one hour.

You go back home, and I'll call you first thing in the morning.

Right.

I hope you don't ever try a con like that on me.

What are you talking about, Harry? I told him the truth. I got him a lawyer.

I don't want to cut him out.

He's the guy who's going to keep us from getting stiffed by the fences.

He's got the best connections.

Besides, I like him.

Why didn't you tell him about the hit tonight?

Because he's scared.

That lieutenant is smart enough to push him over the edge.

That girl you've been seeing is going to find out about you.

What do you mean?

The old dame took her rocks up to her suite.

You can get me in without shooting up the joint.

Mr. Bitsky, maybe you could tell us why anyone would want one of your trucks bad

enough to go to all this trouble.

Hell, most of those trucks are ready for the bone yard.

Wait a minute, Mr. Bitsky.

You're an industrial painter, right? You do banks, that sort of thing?

Banks, supermarkets, department stores?

At night.

Mostly.

They don't like us spilling paint all over the customers.

But tonight your guys are off because of a union meeting.

Right, that could be it. They hit one of Obitski's night jobs while everybody's

off. What do you think?

Sure. They dress up like painters and the truck gets them in.

Mr. Obitski, how many night jobs are you working on right now?

I don't know, maybe 11, 12.

I'll have to call my foreman.

Oh, yes.

Be my guest.

Hmm? Right here.

I better get the troops ready, huh?

Right.

It's me, Valerie. I've got to see you.

Harry, take it easy. I want to make sure she's paying attention.

All right, miss. Where does she keep the diamonds?

On her dressing.

Hold on to her. Keep her quiet.

A bulletproof vest on. I'll leave that stuff right where it is.

Hey!

Take it easy.

All right, grab a stuff and take it downstairs.

You stay here.

I'm sorry. You're going to have to come too.

Come on.

Okay. Stick around the phone, Mike. Thanks.

Fourteen night jobs.

I'm doing better than I thought.

Yeah, well, some of these we can forget.

The dog pound, the bookstore, the subway, the wipe.

Massage parlor.

We don't discriminate.

Okay, that still leaves a bunch of hit -able places. A jewelry store, the

farmer's store, a bank, two banks, hotel. Which one?

The Alphonse.

Very picky people.

I don't know how we're going to check these out in time, Theo.

We haven't got time.

Pawn shops, art gallery.

These valuable paintings?

I don't know from painting.

Crocker!

Now put your leg up there.

This is the kind of paint they had in the truck.

Frozen sunburst yellow.

Very classy color. We're doing the Alphonse in it.

Hey, you'll never get enough.

start stacking them.

I'll just make sure I'm on top.

You got it.

Hurry up. We gotta get out of here.

Okay, kid. I'm holding the plug.

It's fantastic, Harry. There's gonna be millions.

Okay. Now go on outside. Check the street.

Mystery guest.

Hold

it.

Police. Stop.

Are you guys in the back yet?

We're in the kitchen.

There's a lot of people in here all tied up. We spotted a couple of guys out

toward the front.

This is Lieutenant Kojak. All stations, move in.

Come on.

I'm the manager. Be careful. Don't break anything.

All right, they're still in here.

You know how to do it. East side, west side, all around the town. Come on.

Get it on.

How bad is it?

The well ran dry. Now, how much you figure they kept in there?

No idea. I mean, we don't ask.

It's a red flag.

How'd they carry it out?

It was in a laundry hamper almost full, and then I saw them push it into the

elevator.

Well, did it go up or down?

Well, of course I'm insured, but I want my rocks back. Now, that stuff's still

here. They didn't have time to get it out.

All right, cuff him.

Eight hundred guests.

Many of them aren't here. They have other homes in Palm Beach or the south

France. You're blind.

You got a lot of heavy names here.

We'll have to track them down to find out what they kept in those boxes.

If they know themselves.

That's the Cassidy York.

Oh, here we are.

Suite 246.

246? Yes.

246.

Cracker? Yeah, over here.

I mean,

that sleep game didn't even work with Pataki.

All right,

check it out, Crocker.

Lieutenant, are you supposed to have a warrant?

I'm not going to place you under arrest.

Oh, yeah? What for?

What for? What for?

What for? For impersonating a lawyer.

Come on, Gojack.

Most lawyers impersonate lawyers.

Well, it's good enough to get you down to my store. And besides that, when

Pataki sees you walking in with the rest of the creeps, you're gonna tell us all

about it.

Nothing. Let him see it.

Well, you take the patrolman out there and go check 200.

246 -4200.

Yeah.

What do you know about 200, Cassidy?

We passed 200 going by the elevator.

Why don't you, uh, go put out some threats?

Aim, pal.

Come on.

Let's go.

So that accounts for both of them, Captain.

Good. Very good.

I pulled two of them out of the hallways.

Stavros nabbed him making a break in the kitchen.

No sign of Collins. No, they found a laundry hamper in the stairwell. The bag

removed.

Did you get anything else on those numbers?

No. 200 is occupied by a retired admiral and his dog.

That's a beetle, not a broad, huh? All right, get out in the street.

Lieutenant, you're going to have a lot of proving to do before this gets in the

court.

Identification will be tough.

People will lie about what they lost.

And you don't have a single thing to tie me into it.

You know something?

You really should have been embarrassed. Lieutenant, they spotted a guy going in

the apartment house across the street. Sabastien thinks it's Collins.

I had his present for him.

Lieutenant, I spotted Collins at the window on the second floor. He's at the

of the stairs on the right side.

All right, stay put. Okay.

So why don't you cover the side entrance, huh?

Collins?

This is Lieutenant Kojak.

One way or another, you're coming out.

What's it going to be?

Tear gas and shotguns?

All cops, conversation and congratulations.

Make up your mind.

There's no one dead yet, Colin.

Okay, get up against the banister.

What's up, Theo?

Ah, we got it, Mac. Now look.

246 for 200.

Now this is York Suite right over there. That's 246.

And that's Collins' apartment number 200.

Now what they did was put the cable behind the banners, right? Put the

bag onto a pulley and zip.

Heading for Collins' apartment.

Only...

They didn't make it.

You know, Theo, you used to look very good in a uniform.

You're not going to put me in another one of your parades, are you?

Come on, I'm a super cop. I'm only out for big bust.

And besides, I'm not Irish.

I don't even look Irish.

Huh? Do I?

Nobody will ever notice.

At five past one this afternoon Lord Ashfordly finds himself a new tour guide

for the hall but soon learns a hard lesson about his rash appointment.

Heartbeat is here on ITV3 a bit later after a double helping of classic on the

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