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This is some detail Gojek gives.

Hold on a minute.

Look, cat burglars don't carry signs. They don't work scheduled hours.

What a collar that guy would make, right?

If we mail him.

Relax, will you?

Would you go to bed already, please? I'm going to take this up to the roof.

Do it in the morning.

It'll only take me a second. I want to put it in the loft.

Hey, Mom is liable to call.

I'll be right back.

Use caution.

Man is armed.

Auto's responding.

Car 560, 10 -4.

That's around the corner.

That's not ours. Where are you going?

Somebody needs help now.

Who knows where that other car is?

I couldn't open the door. He was screaming. Did you see the other man? I

couldn't let him in. You all heard him, didn't you? Listen to me. Listen to me,

please. The other man, did you see him?

I think they came from upstairs, both of them.

It's a kid.

There was a guy who was up here.

There's somebody up here. He took a couple of shots at me.

He's up here.

How's the kid?

He's dead.

Never ends, does it?

Strike up the band. Inspector Nicola approaching.

Deal?

Come on, take it inside.

We sent the car for the mother. She works in the coffee shop uptown.

This guy came up from over there and I saw him. I yelled police, but he let go

his shot. Now, I don't know where this kid came from. Suddenly, he was there. I

never saw him.

I tried to hold back, but it was too late. He died in a way. How many times

you fire?

Just once.

And the man? Two times. Once after I hollered police and then after I shot.

partner was coming up to fire escape. He heard.

What did you hear?

Three shots, like you said.

What did you see when you got up here?

The boy was lying there. Well, Daly's story checks out. A woman on the first

floor told him the man who knifed the fifth downstairs ran up here.

His gun?

One shot fired.

Mind if I listen in?

Let's establish the priorities, okay?

Now, Daly said he fired at him twice.

Go help Forensic find the slugs.

Then you go find Stavros and see if this guy dumped his weapon somewhere.

Okay, am I anticipating right, Inspector?

Theo, every civil rights group in the city is going to be in on this one.

going to get a lot of heat.

Get your facts down fast. No, tell me about it. I'm only telling you what the

chief's going to be telling me.

And he's going to be asking, too.

Why don't handle this investigation personally? If you want this case,

it's all yours. The whole chief of detectives' office can have it right

Not when it's one of your boys.

An inexperienced seal whom you borrowed from patrol?

You have to find out what happened, don't you, Theo?

You're a man of great pride.

It's my neck.

Ear to ear.

What kind of statement?

It's a tragedy.

The cop was trying to do his job. Hey, you want to go after somebody? How about

the punk who started the trouble in the first place?

Well, there's your responsibility right there.

Sure, I'll let you know the first thing.

Bailey, those reporters are going to hang him in the morning.

Well, this will quiet them.

We found the gun in an air cab.

Forensic found two expended flugs, and they're all up in ballistics now.

Saturday night special.

Small favors accepted.

How about the knife?

No show.

A knife in the hallway and a gun on the roof.

What have you got on the victim?

Name's Conway. He's lived there a couple of months. No one ever really saw him.

We have a yellow sheet on him, a couple of arrests for pickpocketing, and a

couple for policy running.

All right, check it fast. Why don't you check on the host here for me, okay?

We find out who stuck him, we found the guy on the roof, we solve the murder,

and we also clear Daly. Will you do that for me, Crocker? I will sincerely try,

sir. Thank you very much.

Oh, Captain Nolan.

Captain McNeil, nice to see you.

What's he so happy about?

Oh, I don't know. Daily stories. We're checking out.

Well, as of two hours ago, all we had was that cop shot a kid. What's changed?

A couple of more hours, we'll put it all together.

Well, I admire your confidence, Kojak, but what do we do in the meantime?

Our men are targets out there all over the city right now.

Every crackpot, everyone who thinks he has a gripe is going to try and even the

score. Look, Captain, I can't help what happened up on that roof, right?

And what do we do? Off it daily up as a scapegoat?

What good is that going to do?

I want to protect our men, but we have to give people some answers. I am

responsible for what Daly did, just as you are.

All right, Captain.

Why don't you call a town meeting, huh?

And give them a great big news flash.

Tell them it's a cruel, violent world. Tell them that people do naughty things

to one another.

Tell them cops carry guns. The system stinks.

But who's got one that's better, huh?

All we can do is give them the truth.

You certain he is innocent?

You better be damn sure of your evidence. There's not going to be any

I need a statement from Daly and Nemo.

They're outside right now talking to the PBA representative.

I'm sure they'd appreciate a lecture right now on morality.

Where are you going?

The DA's on his way over.

Would you do me a favor, Captain?

Would you have him give a speech on a balcony until I come back?

You don't have to make a statement to the captain here if you don't want to. I

got nothing to hide.

It might be in your best interest to remain silent.

I'll tell him just what happened, just like I told Lieutenant Kojak.

Come on, Captain, what do you want to know?

From the beginning, I want to hear your story from the time you heard the radio

call. Sure, I'll tell you everything.

I just wanted you to know that we all share in your sorrow.

And the young officer would like you to know that... Know what?

That he's a murderer?

No.

It was a blind, tragic accident.

I know it's not going to help now, but I want you to believe that.

I gave them American names.

Their father wanted it that way.

He came here to give us a good life.

You tell your officer that.

We're deeply sorry.

He killed my brother.

Now, he has a badge, and nothing's going to happen to him.

It was a kid.

You don't shoot a kid.

No, not deliberately. Look, I just wanted you to know what it meant to us.

what does it mean?

That he's not excused just because he's a cop, that we are investigating every

minute, every inch.

You've arrested him for murder.

Will you do that?

All I can promise you is the truth.

Whatever it is.

Can't trust you anymore?

Six months on Rikers, but you couldn't wait.

You're lucky I didn't give it to you, too.

I got all my clothes back there. I gotta get them.

I'll give you a better idea.

Why don't you just walk over to Station House and tell them who you are?

I'm setting the trouble of driving you over.

The rest of you is as empty as your head.

How am I gonna get my clothes?

As soon as this new connection of mine comes through, I'll get your closet

I like you better this way.

He just came in.

All right.

He's been there?

Well, that lion knows... Who's lion?

Look at this. That cop killed a kid up on the roof.

What kid? You didn't tell me anything about a kid. How do I know what kid?

They're blaming me, saying I was taking shots at that cop. I wasn't even up

there. I didn't shoot at nobody.

It was a roof in this apartment that patrolman Rick Daly claims to have seen

fugitive. And it was there that Arthur Strolnik, age 10, was fatally shot in a

tragic and confused moment.

This is Inspector Rocco Nicola from the Office of Chief of Detectives. And,

Inspector, what action is the police department taking on this case?

The same as we take in any homicide investigation.

In this case, the grand jury will have to decide whether the shooting was

justifiable.

Detectives are assembling the facts, and as I say, it will be up to the grand

jury to make the final decision.

Well, can you tell us what you've found so far?

We have no reason to question the officer's story.

There was an armed escaping suspect.

An eyewitness said he ran up to the roof.

The officer followed, and as you said, it was just a tragedy, a terrible

mistake.

Thank you, Inspector.

Yes, the shot that killed young Arthur Strollman took less than a second, but

his echoes will not soon die away.

From West 24th Street, this is Pat Lennon.

Pretty good job of communication, Inspector.

You should have communicated with me at the same time, because I've got a

terrible lot to do. I'd like to know what's going on, everything.

Nolan, set it up.

Whatever the grand jury does, we don't want people thinking it was a fix.

what happens when Daly gets off. Anybody going to believe it?

All you've got to do is get the proof.

Yeah, sure.

You know, every time I look around, there's more and more brass getting into

act. What's the game?

Political football?

I'm Lieutenant Korczak. I'm in charge of this case. Could I be of any

assistance? I'm Casey, District Attorney's Office. You know Captain

right? Yeah, yeah, yeah. We're old friends.

Listen, the inspectors brought us up to date. When do we get the final

ballistics report? It's way now.

And your report, Lieutenant?

We tie together a couple of odds and ends, and I promise you the whole ball

wax is yours.

Mr. Kandan, Daly and Nemo, I'd like to talk with them again about their

statements. They're down at the precinct waiting for you. Captain McNeil's

office. All right, come on. I'll take you down now. No, that's all right,

Let the inspector take him. You and I, we've got some business to clear up.

Excuse me, sir. We're taking up a collection for the Stronach family.

Would you like to contribute a little something? Thank you, of course. Uh,

Captain? Oh, yeah, sure, here.

Here.

Give yourself a buddy guy for the money. I'll meet you down at the Conway

apartment. Go ahead. Okay, Lieutenant.

Captain, you want to talk business?

Yeah, Coach, I could think. It's a whole mess.

Daily talks like he's been programmed.

All the right answers.

Who's coaching him? You talking to somebody I don't see? A shyster lawyer,

maybe? You wouldn't be talking to me like that, would you, Captain?

I was under the delusion that we're both on the same side. My side's trying to

get rid of a bad cop. My side is the same thing with only one difference.

I want evidence.

I got evidence. Let's get off the street.

Daly, while off duty in a bar, drew his gun and threatened the man with whom

he'd been arguing.

Subject was reprimanded, but due to his fine record at the academy and his

superior's recommendation, the reprimand was not made a part of his official

record. Now, what does that tell you about him?

Look. This happened before he came to me. He was stupid.

What's that got to do with what's happening now? A man too quick on a

All right.

Departmental regulations. Police officers should fire their weapons only

two conditions and no other. One, to protect the life of a person imminently

threatened by the use of deadly force. And two, to defend themselves against

threat of deadly force directed against them.

Captain, Daly was fired upon.

You only have his word.

And his pardon? He heard three shots.

But he didn't see them. It wouldn't be the first time a partner lied to protect

his buddy.

Well, I believe him.

Now, how about the second gun?

You found the second gun, but not the knife. Now, why did he use a knife on

Conway and use a gun against Daly?

All right, against Conway, it was hand -to -hand battle.

But against an experienced police officer, what would you use?

Why are you fighting so hard?

Because he was on detail to you? Maybe I got an affliction for the truth.

Diogenes, he was a Greek, remember?

Come on, Nolan.

You're stacking a jury. You're playing to the balcony.

You better have proof, because I don't.

Well, there's been public pressure, I'll admit. You read the papers?

I'm telling you, whichever one of us is right, we better be damn sure of what

we're doing.

I'll buy that, if you will.

It's all the district attorney. It's his play.

Where is the one man who can tell us what really happened? We need that

Kojak. I'll find him.

I know we tossed it. We tossed it again.

Good. Well,

maybe Conway was the transvestite. Well, maybe he had a girlfriend.

Well, does somebody like ladies' clothes?

Look, Stavros, you've got to be a little more respectful for the dead, you know,

and give Conway the benefit of the doubt. It's not bad. A little tight,

Whoever she is, she left in a hurry because that coat there cost somebody a

clams. Here, I'll tell you what we do.

We stake out the joint, and if she shows up, we nail her and we ask her to cost

her the merchandise.

Lieutenant, check up on Conway's girlfriend. First name is Carol.

So far, so good. What's the last name? I didn't get the last name. Oh, not so

good.

All right, tell me something, Crocker.

Conway gets killed, his girlfriend disappears, she leaves behind all her

unmentionables and one big mentionable, so I ask you, what is it? Another case

up to the victim belongs to the spoils, or we got some kid running around town

scared?

Oh, uh, we're taking up a collection for the Stronach family.

Beautiful. How'd you make out with Nolan, Lieutenant?

What do you mean, how'd I make out with Nolan? Well, that shoe flies out to get

Dale. He was nosing around the squadron. You set him straight?

Yeah.

I set him straight, Crocker.

And let me set you straight.

I'm in no contest with Nolan.

And I'm not holding Dale's hand, either. You know something, Crocker?

I'm an evangelist. All I want to do is bring truth to all my brothers and to

my sisters.

Hallelujah, baby.

Suppose the grand jury indicts me.

Well, come on. Did you do it? Did you shoot that kid purposely?

Sure asked me. Go on.

Everybody else has.

The DA, the borough commanders, the captain from the commissioner's office.

Here, look at this.

Fan mail. Pig.

Murderer. Assassin.

And those are the polite ones.

Why did we take that call?

Why didn't we just sit there?

Wait up tonight.

That's the way you are, Rick.

Why do you think you did so well at the academy?

You're a police freak, man. Born to it. You're giving them money's worth.

What was that kid doing up there so late?

I did your police.

But he moved. It was a shadow.

What do you mean you saw a shadow?

He told everyone you saw a man.

It was a man. I told you. He fired at me. One shot.

Then I cut loose, and he ran away shooting again. Listen, you better get

straight. That grand jury only listens one way.

You tell them you saw a shadow, then you tell them you're changing your story.

No, no, it's just like I said. Look, I just got all confused, okay? I don't

what I'm doing anymore.

But you were there. You know what happened.

I'm dependent on you, Sam.

Sure, Rick.

Just take it easy.

Oh, Detective Bushinsky, what happened?

Bronx run out of pickled herring?

I think maybe I found something in the barrel for you.

Look familiar?

What are you doing? Peddling Saturday night specials? This thing looks like it

blew up in your hand.

You recognize it?

Relatives.

Twins.

Mine was the one you used on Daly.

No, we're getting somewhere.

Where? About four months ago, some guy went down south and bought about a

hundred of those from a legitimate dealer.

Most of them have been showing up in the Bronx.

Take the subway, you got them down here.

Any leads on your dealer?

Not yet, but it's heating up.

All right, fine.

If you're in front of the grand jury tomorrow, I'll take this guy any time I

get him.

Hey, we'll close out on the murder.

Daily cleared with the department, and you get yourself the handsome reward, a

nice corned beef sandwich you bring to Fred. Join us. Come.

Whoever it is, ask them to come over.

Yeah.

Hey, what's happening? I've been waiting, man.

Yeah, now I hear you. Yeah, you're real fine.

No, no sweat. I'll be there.

Right.

I told you it was a waste of time getting them clothes.

The only thing you're going to need in Florida is a bikini.

Where are we going to get the money?

Same place. I'll always get it.

We're going to live ourselves a real life.

I already have.

Val, you're off the hook, officer.

The grand jury decided it was justifiable homicide.

The police investigation failed to find evidence that you deliberately shot that

boy. You were acting in defense of your life. They believe me. And Lieutenant

Kojak. Of course, I must tell you that you could still be indicted if evidence

to the contrary does show up.

But under the circumstances, I don't think you have anything to worry about.

They had no choice. The evidence was all his way.

Yeah, but were they right?

Lieutenant.

I just want to thank you. I know you worked very hard to clear me.

It's nice of you to say so.

Where are you going now?

To the nearest bar.

Can I make a suggestion?

Yeah. Go see Mrs. Stroney.

In case you forgot, she's still in mourning.

Kojak.

Oh, yeah, Buczynski. I got a message for you from Schwartz to Deli. Yeah.

He said he never saw a guy who could put it away like you can. He wants to get

you transferred down here.

Oh, yeah?

Where's the address?

Right.

Cracker.

Cracker!

Lieutenant, you got a minute?

I told Dale he'd be okay.

It'll just take a second. All right, go ahead. Take.

Well, sir, it's about my new assignment.

They have me down in Borough Headquarters on a death job. Limited

Captain Nolan's orders.

Until he makes his final recommendation, you and your gun are on the shelf. But

that's not fair. The grand jury cleared me. Why can't I go back to your squad?

I know it's rough, but you've got to live with it.

Well, what else does Captain Nolan want?

Captain Nolan is a detective.

He likes to tie the knots, close the loopholes.

He wants witnesses.

which we may be able to get him, incidentally. Puchinski called. He found

gun dealer from him. We'll find out who he sold it to, and then we'll find out

who used it on you, okay?

Let's go.

Hey, come on, man. Don't be cold. You're in the crew now. We're good.

Good night.

I wouldn't take stuff like this in. You think I want to lose my license? Mrs.

Desmond, has anyone even remotely suggested that you're a shady lady?

Where is he from?

Downtown.

Very heavy.

You see, there's this fellow, and he told a story.

He said that he went back home to the old plantation, and he came back with a

handful of these guns.

This fellow's a marketing expert in armaments and things like that. And he

Detective Buczynski that one of those guns was bought right here in your

charming little boutique.

I don't sell guns.

Of course you don't. And this dastardly individual knew that.

So he decides to fool you.

He took one of these guns and he put it in the pocket of a very expensive camel

hair coat.

And he hocks the coat.

See the ingenuity? He took advantage of your trusting nature.

Camel hair coat.

Precisely. Now.

We'd like the name of the individual who hot the coat. Now, if you could give us

that name. Where are they going? Well, they're what you call looking for hot

merchandise. But, of course, that expression is foreign to you. Am I

Desmond?

Let's take her in.

Detective Buczynski.

Please forgive us. You know his lack of charity.

What is the bad news, Detective Crocker?

Oh, I think that we've misjudged Mrs. Desmond here.

Forsooth.

I think she's a fence.

Ask you, Tinsky.

Fluffy, we sweep this place.

You're in it up to your ears.

Now, wait a minute. Why are we arguing?

I mean, we can clear all this up by your naming the individual who brought the

coat. I never took in a coat. Sure you did, you see.

The one that you didn't know had the gun in the pocket, right?

That coat.

The one I didn't know had a gun in the pocket.

Yeah, I remember.

He took advantage of me.

Sure,

here it is.

Frank Lucas.

No address.

It's in a kojak.

Relief. What relief?

You stay there until somebody shows up.

Look, Stavros, I'm trying to solve a murder.

Oh.

All right, I'll have Rizzo water your plants. Now stay there.

Crocker.

Thank you very much.

Crocker, get in here.

What's doing, Bobby?

What? What's doing?

Bad break. I'm running down the gun. The guy's dead.

I just talked with Frank Lucas' wife.

Make that widow. Mr. Lucas isn't with us anymore. He had a wall on the Cross

Bronx Expressway.

Hey, Lieutenant, up till now, I haven't been able to enjoy all this quiet.

That grand jury threw all the reporters away. No headquarters brass hanging

around. This is beautiful over here.

Wonderful. I'm glad that working conditions have so improved for you.

And now that you're perfectly rested, I want you to run down a record.

All right. What am I looking for?

You see, this Mr. Lucas was an active crook. Small time, but very active.

Now, this list of arresting officers isn't complete.

It only has the officers of record.

I want all the names on every collar.

There's going to be quite a few of them.

Lieutenant, I don't think I follow you.

Oh, well, his gun wasn't out when he was killed.

So who can we trust to tell us who his buddies were?

Perhaps the officers who made the arrest, right?

Right.

Can I have the phone, please?

Dammit.

Yeah, Lieutenant, this is Crocker. I think I found what you want.

Drug bust back in October. The second man in the radio car was Daly.

Give me more.

Disposition of case.

Well, get it and do it now.

Right.

Thanks, Alan.

What's that?

Take a walk.

Here? How's it going?

Okay.

You miss your buddy?

I'd like to see him back on the street.

I see.

You figure now you got a raw deal, right?

He's a good cop.

Hey, Kyler.

Brian Dunleavy? Yeah, he's one of my favorites.

Hey,

Alan, you ever see that picture?

Tell me this.

Yeah.

You know, if you two ever get together again, are you ever going to trust him?

Ever be able to turn your back on him? Look, it was an accident. He didn't mean

to shoot him.

Oh, didn't he?

I meant to say he didn't mean to shoot the boy.

What are you talking about?

I mean, the first time you told the story, you played it right out. All of a

sudden, now you're a nervous witness.

Didn't mean to shoot. Daly testified.

The guy shot, he fired in self -defense. Now, which is it? He meant to shoot or

he didn't? I wasn't on the roof. I didn't actually see. I just heard the

And what'd you hear?

I was coming up the fire escape and I heard a shot.

One shot?

Yeah, the first one. The one that got fired at Daly. And the one that

the one that Daly fired back? How soon after?

I know it's hard to say. Sam, five seconds, ten seconds. No, no more than

Five seconds.

Hey,

it's a big, big problem.

You know that, don't you?

Daily testifies to the guy's shot.

And he fired back in self -defense. What would he wait for?

And how come he wouldn't see the kid there standing there? Maybe I'm wrong.

Maybe it was less than five. Or maybe it was more. Sam.

Thanks.

Nice and easy.

You won't get hurt.

Anybody here from Crocker?

Did I disturb you anything?

Oh, can I get an answer? To what?

Crocker? He's not back yet. Oh, yeah, why don't you call the big A? Or call

center and find him. Leo, may I see you a minute?

Yeah.

I had a call from Nicola and a few other people.

They say you're after Daly.

I've heard the drums.

Yeah, well, the question is why, Theo.

The grand jury let him off.

The newspapers find out you're keeping it open.

The department gets bloodied again.

It is something to consider.

Are we in the public relations business, Frank?

Or do we give the suckers an even break and say, hey, look, we're solving

crimes? Nobody's telling you to look away.

Oh, really?

What are they telling me?

First, they want to throw Daly to the wolves. And then they say, look, folks,

police ourselves as well as you. And now the line seems to have been switched

around completely.

Legally, the kid isn't a clear.

So don't make waves. But do you have anything? That's what downtown wants to

know. Frank, if I had it, they'd have it.

Hey, look, we've got an open case here. Somebody stuck a guy with a knife. Now

we find him.

It's all tied together.

We find out if Daly's been conning us.

Why would he shoot a kid?

Maybe Daly was running scared.

Maybe he would have shot his own mother if she was up on that roof.

I'm not after him.

Yeah, Captain.

Lieutenant, we've got a copy of the court record on Daly's arrest of Frank

Lucas. D .A. refuses to prosecute because Daly's testimony different than

of the woman on the scene. Can I ask him about that?

You think that's a reasonable question, Crocker?

Yeah, it's reasonable.

It's reasonable for me to know what's going on. Yeah, why don't you fill in

cap, and I've got some calls to make.

Well, we've found out, Captain.

And I was right.

It's a real girl after all.

That's all I know. Marty went out and he never came back. I went to get my coat.

Where did he go for the money?

He didn't tell me.

Marty Vaughn.

Oh, yeah.

Marty Vaughn.

Oh, I'm surprised that you care.

I mean, I thought you had better taste.

Consorting would come in burglaries, huh?

But for you, he went big time dinner. He killed Mr.

Conway for borrowing you.

Yet now he goes out, but he doesn't come back.

Got any idea why?

Maybe he went to Florida without me.

Oh, come on. Even for an ape like him, girls like you don't grow on trees.

Something must be stopping him.

About a missing person's on him, okay? But if he was going out for cash, maybe

he ran into trouble and got himself picked up. Did you mean arrested?

It sometimes happens.

Saperstein. Yes, sir.

Would you escort the young lady downtown?

Can't I just get my coat first?

Just check it out, will you, please?

Come on, turkey.

Hey!

Vaughn. V -A -U -G -H -N. Anything on him?

Yeah, I'm an unsub.

Well... Can't you look for crying out loud? Yeah, it's Detective Crocker,

Manhattan South.

Well, I'd appreciate it if you find something, yeah. Thank you very much.

Crocker, Manhattan South.

Just some information.

Hello?

Hey, Lieutenant, no hospital room makes them. The precincts here in Manhattan

South, they hang up. It's a freeze. They think we're out persecuting Daly. It's

no use, Lieutenant. If anybody's holding him, we're going to have to hit every

station house in the city to find him in person.

Maybe you can break them. Maybe you can go around and... Go around and around

and around with the hat in the hand, right?

I don't care if they build a wall around me ten feet high or start sticking pins

in a doll with my name on it. I'm not running a popularity contest. It's gone

beyond that now.

Well, you can understand, Theo.

Some of the men think that Daly's getting a fast shuffle.

The department making itself look good at his expense.

I'll let them sign a petition. Now, look.

They're into my job.

And I won't stand for it. They're interfering with an open investigation.

Like what? Oh, just take my word for it. You don't sit back from this one,

Rocco. Because if some jackasses feel we're running a fraternal society

of a police department, we're all in trouble.

Get in here.

If he's sitting somewhere, you'll know about it.

Don't get up.

I'm a cop.

Look, Carol sends her regards.

Where is she?

Rehearsing. Yeah, she's gonna tell us why you killed Conway.

I got good news for you.

The doctor says you'll be ready to testify in about a month.

Maybe. You're a dead man.

I mean, with your record.

And Carol will testify, I understand.

You'll be going away for life.

If that's what you want to call it.

Hey.

You're garbage.

Understand? You're a punk.

And you're responsible for that kid being dead.

Oh, yeah.

You hid behind him and then you threw him into the shot, right?

I did, huh?

Uh -huh, you did.

And you gotta live with it.

I don't.

I don't have to live with it either, man.

Hey, you just told me a fairy tale.

Monty, I know. We got the wrong man, you didn't kill Conway, and you didn't run

over the roof, right?

Oh, you're a saint, cop.

I can tell that right off.

You think your side is all going to heaven.

Hey, listen. I'm an angel compared to your boy.

Yeah?

Which one?

Which one? The one who shot that kid.

At least I knew what I was doing.

Oh, but you're a cop.

A big hero.

He was so scared he shot the first thing that moved.

I want him up on the roof.

Wasn't my gun you found.

You can call names now, huh?

Willing to testify to that? No chance, man.

Hey, look, if I didn't kill Conway, I went in the building, right?

I didn't see anything.

Looks like you're stuck with a bad cop, huh?

When I was a rookie cop, I used to wonder about things like this.

When it would happen to me, maybe in a basement, a dark alley, a lonely street

late at night, me with my gun in my hand, firing at shadows.

Only when the shadows fell, it turned out to be an old woman or maybe a kid.

You know, every cop wonders about that daily.

Lieutenant, I told you the truth.

Did you?

I didn't mean to kill. I'm not a kid.

What'd you find?

It's self -defense.

Tell me what happened, Haley.

Try to remember it. Say it's important.

I ran up the stairs.

It was dark, but someone was up here.

I knew it. I could feel it. Did you see him? No, no one, but he had just killed

someone, and I wasn't about to let him do it to me.

I heard him moving.

And I stood still, waiting.

Shadows, Daly.

In this case, it turned out to be somebody.

A young kid.

Look, I had to shoot. I had to. Now, I thought it was him. Now, you believe me,

don't you, Lieutenant?

No. There's this gun that supposedly shot at you.

Belonged to a Frank Lucas, and you collared him.

But you didn't turn the gun into the property department.

Now, you kept him from going to trial because he was going to blow the whistle

on you.

Now, when we find him, he's going to tell the truth.

And he doesn't want to be a part of this now, does he?

I am a cop!

It's all I ever wanted, ever thought about.

Nothing else.

I never took any money, and it was offered me plenty. I stayed clean. I

working for a gold shield.

Being with you, I couldn't believe my luck, and I'm telling you, it was an

accident.

All of it?

That night, I thought I was going to die.

Now, you understand that, don't you? You know what it's like.

I fired. I fired. So what? I didn't see who it was until it was too late.

Look, it was a mistake, okay? A terrible mistake.

There was no one else ever. Just that kid.

Just the kid was up here.

When I saw who it was, I knew it was all gone.

Everything.

Everything! I knew it was all gone, my life. Everything I wanted. Everything I

worked for. It was all gone!

So you took the small gun, fired at the wall, and threw the gun down the air

shaft. What harm did it do, huh?

Nothing was going to bring that kid back.

But maybe it could save me, huh?

Maybe give me a chance to make up for it someday.

Okay, shooting that kid.

Judgment. Bad as it was.

But covering up, there's where you blew it.

I'm Lieutenant.

Shut up!

And what you did disgraced every police officer in the city.

You're no good.

That's the end of the story.

I don't know about you, pal, but I wanted this transfer.

Even if this Kojak does run our tails off.

Hi, Lieutenant.

See you tomorrow.

Yeah, sure.

Why is there not any of these?

I'll be downtown.

Classic rising damp on the way at quarter past 12 today on ITV3 with a

who struggles to keep up with keep fit. With a decade -changing surprise in

store for Gary at 10 to 1 in Goodnight Sweetheart.

Next, though, on the buses.