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What have we lost in all of our days blown by?

A dream or two has gone to die.

What have we lost in all the ideas we've known?

We've seen some sadness and pain.

A better life, an end to hate, an end to life.

What a wonderful day it's gone by.

A friend or two has said goodbye.

But what will we gain?

Thank you.

You should have been there last Christmas.

I think it was Christmas.

You hang around one bar a couple of years, you start to lose track.

Anyhow, I swear to you, Jackie, on the stroke of midnight, Eden walks these two

basketball teams.

For me, are we engaged?

Whatever, Loretta.

They brought their basketballs with them. So get this picture.

Billy is going ho, ho, ho behind the bar.

Jacqueline, we're talking about your life here.

Come on now.

Seventh -day Christmas Eve and half an hour and put for a swim in a ball of

eggnog. What's the problem?

This guy comes in, fires a gun at our victim here, and apparently shoots

in the arm when someone tried to get the gun from him. I heard the alarm clock

on the radio coming down between Carol, Silent Night, Holy Night, Jingle Bells.

It's a normal enough fiasco. What do you need me for?

The young lady who was shot at, Loretta Kane.

She can't imagine why anyone would want to try and hurt her.

Hi, Colonel.

All right.

Now, what are we doing?

Protecting some jealous lover or something? A man shoots at you? Makes

private property?

Risks people's lives? Gives a very bad tone to Christmas Eve? Will you stop

barking at me? I never saw that man before in my life.

Not that it's such an outrageous suggestion, of course.

A woman like myself with the wit and the lure and experience.

Yes, that too, of course.

Don't forget me, Loretta.

Crocker.

Billy, I'm being taken out of here against my will. You too, young lady.

You're a material witness.

As a matter of fact, for all I know, maybe he was shooting at you.

Me?

Well, why is some guy going to shoot at me?

Merry Christmas to all of you. All of us. Well,

it's bad.

Not as bad as I thought it would be.

You guys do this every night?

Stab us with you. Give the ladies a little libation.

And then help Crockett get statements so we can get out of here.

Who are they? They're our guests, Frank. Until we find out who's shooting at the

one with the big mouth here.

With the big and sensuous mouth and the crazy ankle.

I used them.

You coming off stakeout or going on?

Yeah, me and Greg were just going on.

Grand Central Winery down at 42nd Street.

Put the booze back.

Not a drop till you're off duty.

Either of you has the misfortune to blow somebody away with liquor on your

breath, it'll bury the department.

I know it's lousy duty.

I'm sorry they stole you for this.

Don't make no difference to me, Captain.

Not this Christmas.

Let's go, Joe.

What's Houston's problem?

Remember, he was transferred here from Bensonhurst?

His wife got killed last summer.

He doesn't talk about it much.

That makes him a lethal man for a stakeout, doesn't it?

Got an old bottle up inside?

Who picked him, anyway?

He volunteered.

I think we should pull him off after tonight.

Oh, I see you guys put Tag Bowman on top of the tree this year.

Who else, Lieutenant? We're searching for him on 14 different warrants.

Hold it, hold it, hold it. Captain.

We saw where you came in a department bridge tournament last month, so the

got together and we're presenting you with a pair of dark glasses and a deck

mock cards.

Good luck this year.

Thank you. Thanks very much. Well, I can now finally beat my nephew at spitting

the ocean.

And to you, Lieutenant, from all of us, as the winner of the Manhattan South

Grand Memorial Award.

For the loudest collection of vests, we'd like to present to you... Ta -da!

Merry Christmas to you!

Merry Christmas to you!

Merry Christmas, Lieutenant!

Merry Christmas to you!

Yay!

I mean, I love it so.

With the orange and the green and the fringe and zap -a -dap -a -doo.

And what do you think, Loretta? Well, I think between the singing and the... A

vest, you guys should have no trouble running every crook right off the

of New York. Yes, but is it me?

Well, as my present to all of you, I'm going to wear it every day.

Come with me on your way home?

I'll stop over a couple of minutes.

Well, he's in a good mood. Let me ask him.

Uh, Captain?

Yeah? They flew DiNoboli's father in from Italy. He hasn't seen him in ten

years. Anyhow, I... Hold it.

We're already down to the thin red line on this next shift.

I know. I was going to say I'd pull his duty for him. I got relatives coming to

Jackson Heights. I'll see enough of them tomorrow.

Fine. You want to do it yourself?

Fine with me.

Terrific. Yeah, no problem.

Right. Merry Christmas.

You know, a crocker, you got a lot of class.

Now, after you help stop us getting statements from the young ladies, you go

back downtown.

Maybe somebody in the neighborhood can identify this man from their

And let's get Loretta out of here before she takes over the joint.

Santa Claus.

Anybody needs us, like for a tidal wave or an earthquake?

We'll be at Cunny's Restaurant?

Yes, sir.

Merry Christmas.

Have a nice time, Lieutenant.

That's it?

Party's over?

That's it.

We have a TV if you'd like to watch Christmas with Pat Boone in Hong Kong.

Why don't you girls relax for a few minutes? We'll be right back.

Go away.

stuck here?

I'm here.

I'm at the bar.

It's the same thing.

Nothing.

Hey, am I the only person who ever got bored of New York in two months?

I work.

I learned to type 60 whoa p .m. Whoa p .m.? Yeah.

Words per minute.

Anyway, I figure with 12 million people...

which is certainly a great deal more than Ocala, Florida, I gotta meet

in New York, right?

Sure. Mr. Perfect.

Paul Newman's eyes.

Only a little taller than Paul Newman, naturally.

Skip it. Hey, I skipped it a long time ago.

I'll settle for a hardware clerk who doesn't care if I never get past 41 p

you know what I mean?

Don't worry about it.

You're young.

You'll make it.

He was supposed to be in at seven.

Too bad.

It's the typing, you know.

It's really too bad.

I kind of thought we had a brief but promising communication.

When? Before or after?

Before or after what?

We only talked online at Radio City Music Hall.

You're kidding.

No. Why?

You've got lousy nails.

Let me do your nails for you later, okay?

It's a tie -pin, you know. Okay, you can start looking through these photos.

Maybe you'll spot them in there. Who knows? I'm going back to the scene and

around. Okay.

Girls, take your time with the good look, okay?

Oh, he's cute.

Wanted for what?

Okay, you guys. Good night.

Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas, guys.

Thank you. Merry Christmas.

Yes, what can I do for you?

Well, I'm looking to make a few bucks. You know, like tonight. Maybe you need

someone for deliveries.

But I don't know you, son.

I talked to your partner the other day about... Driving a delivery truck.

And he didn't need nothing.

Hey, Greg.

Hey, you ever seen this guy in here before?

The guy with the red scarf.

The way he keeps looking around.

He keeps his hands in his pockets.

If ever he pulls a gun out of there.

Okay, son, why don't you deliver this box?

The label's on the top.

I really appreciate it.

Looks like he's delivering.

Yeah?

Couple of deliveries?

Just a case to joint?

We'll see.

Anybody looking for me, I'll be out for a walk.

Can I help you, ma 'am?

Are you one of the detectives?

Yes, ma 'am.

My name's Allison DeWitt.

My father, maybe you know of him. DeWitt and Slaymaker.

They're brokers.

I can't say that I have, Miss DeWitt. Well, he knows people in City Hall.

He could probably help me, but I can't ask him, not tonight.

To do what?

Well, that policeman.

He claims there's no way you can find any missing person unless the person's

been gone for days.

He's wrong, isn't he?

Well, how long is this person missing for? Look, it's my boyfriend.

He's only been in New York a couple of weeks from Tennessee.

He can't get work, he's broke, and he hates it here.

Except for me, I guess. And we just had a huge fight.

How long is this person missing for?

Three hours.

Three hours.

Yes, well, I wouldn't worry.

You can take the wrong subway and it's time to be lost for more than three

hours, lady, I guarantee it. No.

It's more complicated than that.

I'm afraid he's going to try to steal some money.

Grab a purse, rob a cab, something like that.

I don't want him to get in trouble.

Can't someone help me find him?

Around 42nd Street?

He's wearing a new leather jacket and a red silk scarf that I just gave him.

Is this man armed and dangerous?

What?

Well, the only way that we could put out an alarm to have him picked up is if

he's armed and dangerous and you file a complaint that he threatened to commit a

crime.

No, I can't do that.

A man came in, and you could see there on the floor of the blood, he was

bleeding.

And with a gun, he's making me give him the bandages.

So I'm helping with the bandages, and I said you should see a doctor, I'm

telling him, because this is a bad wound, believe me, a bad wound.

So he says, give me the name of the doctor around here. Some local doctor,

right? Did you give him the name of any particular doctor?

Then I'm coming to the register here, and I'm looking for a name. And he takes

the list from me, and he says he'll find his own.

Takes what list?

My Christmas list.

For cards.

For mailing cards to the doctors that send their patients here. You mean to

me there's a guy running around out there with a gun going down your

mailing list? How many names are here?

A hundred, two hundred.

I've got to have this list. Do you have others?

Certainly, I've got copies. Where's your phone? Right over there.

Here you go, Captain.

Thank you.

Oh, I don't mean to interrupt.

Oh, you met Mrs. Aliatros? Oh, yes.

We were just having a wonderful discussion about goat's milk.

Goat's milk?

You only came from Greece three years ago.

You know something? You speak English beautifully.

I want to like it here.

To be accepted.

Not just in Greek parts of town. You understand?

Eleanor, there's no way that you wouldn't be accepted in any part of

you understand?

You grew up in New York, Lieutenant.

Call me Theo, okay?

Theo.

You must have been a lot different when you were a child. My father's friend,

Constantine, he was saying they used to have open -air buses.

Double -deck buses, you know, with no tops on them.

You'd stick out your hand and touch the streetlights as you went by.

That must have been awful in the summer with the smog.

There was no smog then.

Oh, don't get me wrong, we had dirt and you got filthy.

But there was nothing around that would kill you.

Anyway, we spent most of our time by the rivers.

We'd be able to swim in the river in those days.

We'd go by the polo grounds.

They play polo out there.

No, no, no. That's where the Giants played baseball.

I thought they were in San Francisco.

Well, anyway, things have changed and nothing's the same in Eleanor. This used

to be a great city.

20 or 30 plays on Broadway every season. Great jazz joints.

Eddie Condon's, Jimmy Ryan's, the Birdland.

Summer nights, believe it or not, you could walk in the park. Any park in New

York.

And downtown, the Lower East Side.

Great place.

Pushcarts and selling watermelons and pineapples and bananas and flowers and

people and laughter and like that.

You let the fun go out of this city, I don't know.

Everybody's afraid of everybody else now.

That must have been a long time ago.

No, it wasn't that long ago.

Before Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis split up.

Before Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis split up? Yes, I read. They used to be

partners for some reason. Was it that long ago?

Yeah, it was even longer ago than that. Excuse me.

This gunman who was taking the pot shots in the bar, Crocker thinks he's got an

idea where he is. He's on the phone.

Oh, Eleanor, this is Dr.

McNeil. He's a very famous brain surgeon.

Brain surgeon?

He's just pulling your leg.

Actually, I'm a famous psychic. Oh, yes, here.

Pick a card, any card from this deck.

That. You find it very bright in here?

No.

Oh, boy, I do.

Houdini, the man who shot at Loretta is out there with a gun in one hand and a

bullet in the other looking for a doctor. We got trouble, Frank.

Excuse me.

This is an old American custom.

You see, this is mistletoe.

And if I put it over your head like that, it entitles me to kiss you.

Tradition.

Which means I'm tricky and you're beautiful.

Good night.

Good night.

Hi. I'm looking for a girl. Her name is Jacqueline Pierce.

We met up town last week standing in line at Radio City Music Hall. Jackie's

here. Police took her in about an hour ago.

The police?

Excuse me.

The cops took her in? Is that what he said?

Yeah, that's what he said.

Cops came in here about an hour ago and took these two hookers out of here.

Hookers?

Yeah.

Captain. Lieutenant.

Same man who took the shot at Loretta. Second shot must have hit him in the

hand. He's out there with a list of local doctors.

Sure. Why are we standing here? With a gun.

Anyone else coming down?

Who else is there?

Here.

Down the list.

Starting with the address as close as to here.

We'll send a man out to take a statement.

I'm going back to the office.

Ho, ho, ho.

Yes, emergency ward?

I'm worried. I think something might have happened to a friend of mine.

I don't know. Maybe he was shot or something.

Yes. His name is Douglas North.

Yes, I've tried the other hospitals.

The police? They're no help. You've got to be dead before they care.

Thank you.

Miss DeWitt?

Would you care to sit down?

Maybe talk a little bit?

Can I get you something?

This fellow, your boyfriend, Douglas North, is that his name? Yeah.

You've only known him for a couple of weeks, and you're sure he's going to get

in trouble?

Look, you know what the problem is?

He made me promise no Christmas presents to him, not till he got a job and could

get me something.

Well, it's all my fault.

I gave him a red silk scarf and a leather jacket.

I think he's going to steal some money to get me something.

Well, that's pretty terrible. I mean, to steal to buy you a present.

However, unless there's some real reason for you to suspect he's that type of

guy, I wouldn't worry so much.

Maybe you're feeling guilty, Allison, about the present. No.

I'm afraid he's going to get hurt.

You know, real trouble.

You know, in just two weeks... You can rarely get to care about a person.

I mean, even if you're not really in love.

Maybe you're like my father.

Maybe you can't understand that.

Sure I can, Allison.

Why not?

But there's something more, isn't there?

Yes.

He robbed a gas station in Tennessee once, a few years ago.

Yeah.

Well, I'll tell you what.

You come on back with me.

We'll check the teletype.

Maybe he's been picked up in some other precinct, okay? Thank you.

My privilege. Come on.

You believe Crocker?

I've run across two surgeons, both of whom are cooking goose this Christmas

No sign of our men? No. What about you?

No sign of any trouble.

Okay, Dr. Lloyd Baker, 562 West.

That's right here.

Now, now, if she comes in, no message.

Not tomorrow.

You must go to the hospital.

Tomorrow won't make any difference.

You know, sometimes when you wait a day, everything makes a difference.

Here.

Take one of these.

It's for the pain. No.

It's to put me to sleep.

You think you can make a fool of me, too?

Do you have some place to go?

Someone to help you? I am going to hell.

And my wife has helped me.

They said I was an old fool to marry a young girl.

Well, they were not entirely right.

Now we are going to stay together.

Really stay together?

Don't you answer that.

People know that I'm home. I have to.

Dr. Banker, this is the police. Can I come in a minute?

Well, I'm in bed.

Is it very important?

Well, there's a wounded man, and we thought he might be in his area.

Is everything all right, Doctor?

Sure.

Everything is fine.

Okay, well, just be careful, and Merry Christmas.

You start screaming, and I'll be back.

Have you any idea where he's gone to, Doctor? Or who he is?

Well, he made two phone calls.

Two bars.

He said his name was Bill.

He was looking for his wife.

And a Merry Christmas to Daddy.

I told you.

Of course, I'm with friends.

I'm having a lovely Christmas.

Okay, Mama.

Same to you.

Bye -bye.

A crazy man shoots at you, the police trap us in this building, and this is a

lovely Christmas.

They're sitting all alone in a little room in Miami, waiting for a call from

their only daughter.

Would I say anything different?

You're a sweet kid.

If you fix these nails, you'll be perfect.

Here you are, Stavros. Oh, Mary Kaniki Maka.

He's not packing his rules.

Oh, maybe he's wiring home for money, making an honest buck somehow.

He hasn't been picked up anywhere. I checked. I wouldn't worry, really.

He's going to get in trouble.

I know it.

The 52 ,000 women, you know, prostitutes, shoplifters, she may be in

never know.

Hi, Colonel.

Who are we looking for now? Well, the person you look like, Loretta, if that's

possible. You know, this guy's wife. Poor fellow.

Why don't you help her, Jackie?

Lieutenant, uh...

I got a problem.

I got a young girl out there that's been pulling her hair out all night long.

Her boyfriend took off four hours ago, and she's afraid he's liable to pull

job to buy her a present. And she wants us to help pick him up for her.

Which you told her was impossible.

Well, she's too sure. She's too worried. I think she knows what he's going to

do, but she's too afraid to come up with it. Something big, maybe.

I know she's spoiled, but she's okay.

Her father is some big -time stockbroker, and he doesn't go for this

of hers at all.

He's from Tennessee, and he got arrested once for robbing a gas station there.

And pray tell, good King Wenceslas, how may I serve thee?

Well, I've been kind of nice to her, Lieutenant, and it's going to be kind of

hard for me to lean on her now, you know what I mean?

Ah, yes.

Another job for Scrooge. All right, get her in.

Allison, will you come in here a minute, please?

Lieutenant Kojak Allison DeWitt.

Sit down, Allison.

Thank you.

So this boyfriend of yours who's missing, why hasn't he just left you,

It happens all the time, I'm sorry to say.

Just leave me?

He wouldn't do that. He loves me.

What about this expensive coat you told me you had a fight about?

Yes, but he's coming with me to Greenwich tomorrow to have supper with

parents. He wouldn't skip that.

Oh, this kid from Tennessee who stuck up a gas station?

He's having a Christmas supper with your parents.

In Greenwich.

Well, my father doesn't know he's coming.

But my father never wants to know too much about me anyhow.

Oh.

That's nice.

Um, well, I guess tomorrow your father's really going to have to pay attention

to you.

He will absolutely freak.

Allison, maybe you're giving this kid too much to handle?

You know, freaking him out?

Maybe you're just using him, Allison, for attention, no?

No.

Suppose that's how he sees it?

Okay. I guess it could look that way.

This is really terrible of me, isn't it?

Hey, you're a young girl.

You're learning.

Now, you still believe he's out there thinking about some caper? Yes.

Look, he's a nice person. He really is.

And I don't want him to get killed.

Elephant, why is he going to get killed?

He's got a gun.

You got a gun?

Yes. You know that time when he robbed that place down south?

Armed and dangerous, that's what they called him.

They came after him with rifles, shot up his car.

You come at him with a gun again, and I don't know what'll happen this time.

Maybe the man is armed and dangerous.

Any idea where he is?

42nd Street.

So? Get his description.

Put out an alarm.

Midtown, get down there yourself. See if you can spot him.

Hey, look, you won't shoot at him if you don't absolutely have to, will you?

Well, if we don't absolutely have to, God knows, Allison, I hope not.

Thank you. Merry Christmas.

Good to see you, Michael.

The joyous and spellish Merry Christmas from Joe's Cleaner.

Beautiful Joe.

I think that this woman who extorted the 50 ,000 is a very, very nice look. The

high forehead, very intelligent looking.

Well, there's a resemblance, Loretta, but hardly striking.

Frank, we agreed.

There's a psycho out there who's gunning for his wife.

I think you put it as dramatically as possible, yes.

Loretta, you don't have to do this when I ask you a favor.

Well, I love doing favors.

Generally. Well, there's other bars downtown in the same neighborhood as the

Green Lantern.

Now, a man with a gun was in that area, right?

So what I'd like you to do is be my guest.

You come bar hopping with me, hope somebody recognizes you, and maybe,

therefore, we at least find out who this man's target is. Be careful, Larry.

Oh, yeah?

Your wife there, too?

No, I lost my wife last summer.

I'm sorry.

How'd it happen?

Two guys attacked her.

Killed her.

Just like that.

Bingo. I'm real sorry.

Dollar 75.

Hey, there's that guy I don't trust.

Thank you.

He's got a gun.

loud. What are you doing?

Come on, the money.

Central, this is car 747K requesting additional backup.

We have an armed perpetrator in the area adjacent to the Grand Central Winery.

Madison at 42nd. Repeat, suspect is armed and dangerous.

Just when was this, Papa?

Joana Maria left here about 30 minutes ago, Mr. Swift.

Did she say she was going home?

She said if you came looking for her that she wasn't coming back.

She left with another guy, Mr. Swift.

Sorry.

Have another one of those guys.

You

ever say

a thing like that again and I'll...

They call that dancing. They got no idea how to move.

Hey, I hear there's a Latin place down there that's supposed to be mucho fun.

Loretta, we're not in this for fun, you understand?

We're in this to keep our eyes and our ears open for a guy who calls you by any

other name. Do you understand?

And by any other name, I'd be just as sweet, wouldn't I?

Come on.

Just for a minute.

Just for uno minuto.

Everyone will notice. I'll make an impression. We'll take you to a place

once.

Yeah, well, uno minuto.

Yeah. You see my dad out there doing a thing on the dance floor? You ever see

him before?

What?

Because he was a baby.

No.

Anna Maria. No, it can't be.

Anna Maria.

Look at the bartender.

Anna Maria.

No, that's not her, but it could be her sister.

You're kidding.

What's her last name?

Swift. Her old man was just in here, and I do mean her old man. He's a lot older

than she is. Came in here to drag her out. Just left.

Left here? How long ago?

A few minutes.

He was a little drunk, so he couldn't have gotten too far.

Ever read her?

She got a good figure, too? Is that a Maria?

What's this all about?

I guess the old man's trying to shoot her.

For running around?

That's loco.

I mean, there's a million bras.

Hey! He doesn't think there's a million broads. He thinks there's just one.

You're crazy.

Poor man.

You'll be okay.

Ana Maria?

You came back.

Yeah.

Of course.

Is this the guy?

He's dead.

You better get back up to 42nd Street to the stakeout. All hell's breaking

loose. I'll stay here with him.

Hey, Colonel.

Getting old, dying, it's scary, isn't it?

Loretta, baby.

I want you to go in there and dance.

I want you to dance as much as you can for as long as you can. And that's an

order, okay, kid?

An order?

And do it for both of us, okay?

Please.

Here I come.

The stuffer's totally downstairs. The kid panicked. What happened?

Craig tried to go out, but there's no one. He's got the door covered.

Houston's out there now.

All right, so let the kid sweat it out until daylight. He'll cool off.

He doesn't have to end up a corpse.

Better the roofs. We can't cover them all. Maybe he'll slip away. And maybe he

can't. Houston could be trying to talk him out of it.

Houston's not thinking anything but revenge, Frank.

Oh,

enough of this already.

He's down to his last few shots, Lieutenant.

Just cover me. Just cover me. You understand?

I mean it.

Not!

Nobody's been killed here yet.

Yeah, you're in trouble.

But it could be a whole lot worse.

So you do yourself a favor, kid.

Throw your gun out.

What? So that cop can blow me away?

Forget it.

That cop's gonna have to shoot right through me first.

I'm walking over to you.

Unarmed.

Let's hope you get smarter.

But you're gonna live, kid.

What do you say?

It's all in front of you.

Oh, Doug, I was so worried.

I was going to get bus fare and go home, Allison.

Tonight.

That's all there is to say.

Well, you're not hurt.

That's what's important.

Yeah. Hey, kid, she really does care. I know.

I'd book and get him arraigned.

Can I help him?

You want to do?

Okay. Come on, Allison.

Hey,

Lieutenant.

I guess I'm glad I didn't have to do it after all.

Then I'm not going to leave you alone.

Wish them a Merry Christmas when you talk to them. Merry Christmas, man. Hey,

Merry Christmas. Send out some Merry Christmas when he gets back. I'll do it.

Jackie, wake up.

It's Christmas. You can go home now.

Love, Santa Claus.

Well?

What did I get for Christmas, Mama?

I got my nails painted green.

Bob, excuse me. Yeah?

Is this the precinct where they brought a couple of hookers a little while ago

from a bar in Greenwich Village? One's named Jackie.

Hookers? They're not hookers.

One is a waitress, the other is, uh... one hell of a woman.

Jackie's in there.

Thank you.

Very good.

Very good.

My friend, you could have at least worn some protection out on that roof

tonight. You know, this whole city's gonna be wearing bulletproof vests if it

doesn't wake up pretty soon.

But you know something, Frank?

It's our neighborhood, right, baby? We gotta love it. Well, these people have a

lot of passion left and the energy to do it.

Yeah, if they just stop putting them in the right places, right?

Good night, Theo.

Jingle bells, Frank.

Merry

Christmas.

Up next, it's half an hour of comedy as Rigsby's hoping to finally get the kiss

of life from Miss Jones in Rising Damned at 11 .40.

Then it's time to make plans for the future in Goodnight Sweetheart straight

after. And to kickstart, Reg Varney and the boys are up to no good, as usual, in

On the Buses.