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Hey, doctor!

You gonna help our lady?

Hello, May. How's the lady with the scales doing? Are they balanced?

Oh, he's got his finger right in his eye today, baby.

Oh, cautious. He's on the bench.

You know what? He'll spend all morning instructing the jury, the lawyers, the

janitor. You know, he is so scared to get no... I'm trying to write the

transcript for these old hands.

Here, hold that, will you?

Here, taste the old hands. It means it works, you know.

Them murders happened four years ago.

Yeah. Hugh's got a sharp lawyer, but memories are fuzzy, you know.

Witnesses forget.

Let me tell you, it's rough.

Yeah, where are they now?

Well, if you ask me...

Oh, cautious.

It's probably still laying down the ground.

Oh, dang.

Hey, May, this courthouse will collapse without you here every day. You know

that? Ah, what's all for our daughter's do? Can't you tell any movies, see a

soap on TV? Look, this beats the wild times coming and going. Well, that's a

great color combination. How'd you know I just bought a brown suit?

You want them?

Not for me. My pinky baskin. When are we going to get another pair of socks from

me?

Sure. Why should you be different? Everybody wants my socks.

Cheshires, lawyers.

Cops. You know what? They stop me in the hall. They say, make a horn, make a

bees. But he stops me. That is my muscle.

Of course, I let it know.

But not everybody's going to get him. Of course, not everybody decides. You see?

Now, for instance, you take this kid. There's no assistant DA.

I'll take it from you now. Thanks.

The one that's prosecuting your case, he's a baby.

What was your position in the police department on the day in question?

I was a uniformed patrolman at the time, and my beat included Vestry Street.

And that's where the award diner was located.

Let it be reported in the records that the award diner is owned by one Lionel

Lessonby.

Lionel Lessonby, the champion of justice.

Champion sucker, maybe.

They don't give a damn about you.

Carol, I've got to testify today. I saw three men get killed, shot down.

What do I do, ignore that, ignore the subpoena, not get involved?

How can I do that and not feel corrupt for the rest of my life? Corrupt?

You worry about corrupt in this city?

Hey, take it easy, Carol. You're beginning to sound like a street sucker.

That's where I come from, baby, and so do you.

Do you have to go out?

No, but Raymond is getting anxious.

You should have protection.

That man just spent four years in jail. And when I testify against him this

afternoon, he'll spend the rest of his life there.

Detective Crocker, we're waiting.

Yeah, I'm thinking.

I beg your pardon?

I'm thinking.

Okay. I realize it's four years ago.

Now, to the best of your recollection, can you tell us what occurred at the

award diner on that day?

I was standing across the street when my attention was drawn to the premises of

the diner.

The blinds were down and there was a closed sign in the door.

What, was that unusual?

Yes, it was lunchtime and that's usually a busy hour for them.

I started across the street and I heard two gunshots coming from the diner.

As I approached the door, I heard another gunshot.

Now, I also heard screaming and shouting.

The door was locked, but I could see just past the blind.

There were people standing around with their hands raised, and I could make out

three men laying on the floor with what appeared to be blood on them.

Then I noticed the man in a blue ski -type jacket running towards the rear of

the diner. Why did you notice this particular man?

He had a gun in his hand.

eye on me frank this is less to be called down he's a little nervous about

going to court to testify today you know yeah

Just take me back and fix this thing.

What kind of dog is that?

It's an Australian Soki.

They were lying in that door.

Oh, they left me here.

What about the other people in the diner?

I told Mr. Lessonby, the owner, to call an ambulance and then call the precinct.

That's when I drew my service revolver and pursued the gunman. Describe that,

please.

Keep it honest.

Your boy's doing okay.

They'll make it south on Greenwich. When I reached that point, he was about a

block ahead of me and running. I was able to close the gap a bit.

He turned east on Lake and then north on Hudson.

He entered an apartment building located at 409 Hudson, ran up the stairway, and

locked himself in a fourth -floor apartment.

How far behind him were you at this time?

I was pretty close at that time. I was on the third -floor landing, and I could

see him up through the stairwell.

And when you reached the door?

Well, I identified myself as a police officer.

and demanded entry.

And? And a shot came through the door.

Are you sure that you identified yourself loudly enough to be heard

apartment? Yes, sir. I screamed this.

Prince, Prince.

The first cop on the scene.

In that order.

Come with me.

Why don't you let them be?

Well, they've rid me.

I'd have them to call the captain. They'll have to tell the VA.

I take it he didn't die of natural causes?

No. I'm only guessing, but I'd say that it was a knife.

A big one.

There's a large wedge -shaped wound in the chest.

Went through a couple of ribs on the way in.

That'll take a strong man.

Let me know as soon as you're sure.

I didn't know you liked dogs.

It was the victim.

Oh, great.

All right, see if you can get his statement. Find out how this man got

out of his basement.

You got it.

Could you describe how the arrest took place?

I came through the door, and he was trying to get out the window and reload

gun at the same time.

He struggled, and I was able to handcuff him to the radiator.

Detective Crocker, I would like for you to look around this courtroom and tell

us if you see the man you chased...

The man who fired a gun at you, the man you finally subdued and captured.

He's sitting right there at the defense table in the checkered shirt.

Let the record reflect that the witness is indicating the defendant won Burl

Sloat.

Now, after subduing the suspect, what were your actions?

I read him his rights and used his phone to call the precinct. The only thing I

didn't do was give him a dime for the phone.

And I checked his apartment for possible accomplices. That's when I discovered

the... Objection! Your Honor, this is inexcusable.

Prosecution is trying to sneak in testimony that is clearly inadmissible.

There's been no ruling on that in this court.

Not one more word.

Counsel's approached the bench.

Neither buddy will let the jury hear this beef.

Now, you gentlemen may make your objections, but if there is anything

add, you will approach the bench.

I will tolerate no retorts from either side in my court.

Now, I'm inclined to be sympathetic to Mr. Kingsley's objection.

You are very close to forbidden territory, Mr. Kandu. Your Honor, this

was questionable, but was not expressly forbidden.

My dear young colleague, the defendant pled guilty to murder four years ago.

Before I entered the case, he was unaware that his constitutional rights

been violated. May have been violated.

Well, the appellate court felt strongly enough to allow him to change his plea

to not guilty.

Your Honor... This trial... is the result.

You have a small, small point, Mr. Kandu.

See?

Some of the bloodstains and marks on the floor. Looks like he was killed in the

elevator and dragged out here.

Also, somebody was fooling around with the elevator button.

There's alligator clip marks inside.

You know, for a mugging, somebody went to an awful lot of trouble.

Who said anything about a mugging?

Well, uh, the guy didn't have a wallet.

Oh, that's pure smoke, baby. Pure smoke.

All right, first cop on the scene.

Yes, that's me, Lieutenant.

All right.

Who's the police force?

I was safe and locked.

I moonlight here four hours a day.

Look, I don't know how this happened. I went outside watching this guy walk his

dog. He came back, got in the elevator. 20 minutes later, his wife calls down

looking for him. No strangers in or out?

Not that I saw.

But I was on 3rd Avenue.

Whistling cabs. People with those usually have a regular routine.

Yeah, lesson be dead.

Same time, morning and night.

Oh, man.

Anybody watching them could have figured that.

Okay, take it easy. Nobody assigned you to personal protection.

But I'd like to know why nobody was assigned.

It wasn't because they weren't asked, Lieutenant.

In fact, they were begged.

I called the prosecutor's office a dozen times.

I even got to talk to him once.

He said he'd look into it.

After that, there were board secretaries who didn't want to know.

I called the police, too.

No men available.

30 ,000 house...

Now who's going to be your star witness, Lieutenant?

Who's the next poor believing fool to be calling to?

I checked the bathroom to see if anyone was in there.

Then I went to the bedroom. I saw pistol cartridges scattered around on the

floor near the closet.

And the door was closed, and I thought there might be somebody in there.

So I opened the door, looked inside, and... Now, just one moment, Detective

Crocker. I'd like to remind the court that you'd just seen a restaurant full

panicked, frightened people, three of them dead or dying.

You'd chased a man for five blocks and been shot at, had a violent struggle in

subduing him, but were still aware enough of your duty as an officer to

him of his constitutional rights.

Right. Yes, sir.

Thank you.

What happened when you opened the closet?

There was no one in there.

But I saw on the floor a white paper bag similar to the one the suspect was

carrying during the chase.

I looked inside it and found wallets and credit cards and cash stuffed inside.

And what did these items prove to be?

The loot from the award diner robbery.

Once again, what prompted you to go into the bedroom and open the closet door?

Safety of my own personal life.

Objection. Excuse me.

Objection.

Your Honor, there's no reason that the officer should suppose that there was an

accomplice lurking in a closet.

Sustained. Your Honor, I think that the actions of Detective Crocker were not

only proper, but laudable, and that the wallet and other incriminating items

produced should be submitted as evidence.

Mr. Kingsley?

I have no questions at this time.

Despite the noble motives the prosecution has tried to impart to the

is patently obvious that the apartment was searched illegally.

There's numerous proceedings, starting with Knapp v. Ohio, Schimel v.

California, spelling it out that an officer, even in hot pursuit, has no

authority to conduct more than an arm's -length search, and that only for

concealed weapons.

Anything else requires a duly issued search warrant.

Well, I see nothing in what has been said here to alter the ruling of the

appellate court.

This evidence is not admissible.

Mr. Kendo.

You will instruct your witness that any mention of the search or the so -called

loot will not be tolerated.

Bailiff, recall the jury.

Kingsley?

Mr. Crocker, how long did you get on the force before this all occurred?

Not long.

I was just at a police academy about four weeks, I think. Not that

inexperienced.

Has there ever been involved in any violent situation before? A murder, a

robbery? Front City, me. This guy pulled the wings off my man, yeah. He's

building up to it.

They just suppressed the best party ever.

Because of the danger involved.

Lesley was killed this morning.

Oh, no.

Supposed to look like a muggy.

That blows the whole case.

Hey, I don't care how you do it, but hang on.

I mean, we need the time.

Objection, Your Honor. That's entirely irrelevant.

Where are you going, Mr. Kingsley?

I'm just questioning the character of the witness, Your Honor, trying to

determine if there are any motives beyond duty urging him on.

Well, in view of the gravity of this case, I will allow a certain leeway.

You may proceed, Mr. Kingsley, with caution.

All right, I'll ask you again.

Would you say that you are an ambitious man?

Not overly.

But you carry the coveted gold shield of a detective.

Yes, I am a detective.

How long have you been one? About four years.

Was your arrest of the defendant the reason why you were promoted?

One of the reasons.

What was the defendant wearing when you made the arrest?

A white sort of T -shirt.

Well, I thought you said the man that you chased from the restaurant was

a blue ski jacket. He was. He got rid of it when he was running. He threw it in

the back of a passing truck.

Oh.

Hey, it was about four years ago, all right? I forgot.

Oh, yes, of course.

But, um... The man that you saw in the diner, the one in the blue ski jacket,

was running away from you.

Did you see his face?

No, I didn't. Not at that time. How about the men in the street, the one in

jacket, the one in the T -shirt?

How about their faces?

No, they had to turn. They? Not they. It was the same man, him. Be sure,

Detective Crocker, because this man's freedom is at stake. You lost track of

him, didn't you, rounding corners? He was a block ahead.

Only for a minute. It was the same man. Was it? Or was it just the hope of an

excited young cop?

running after his chance at a gold shield.

Objection! Sustained. That's enough theater, Mr. Kingsley.

I apologize, Your Honor, but there seems to be some doubt that the man chased

was not the man caught.

Isn't there?

Not in my mind there isn't. Now, how can you be so sure?

It happened so long ago.

Because he had the, uh... He had the what?

Because I am, that's all.

That's all.

Detective Crocker.

I think we've heard enough.

Must have had a real turkey for a lawyer in the beginning. Any half would could

have argued an illegal search at the time. Au contraire, Counselor. They were

stated, or Sloat was.

He knew we had enough without the loot from the robbery to put him on the moon.

So he played guilty on purpose? It was the only chance he had. Played guilty?

directly to jail and don't pay us go.

And the white hats, the good guys, they pat each other on the back.

Stop developing the case and forget him, right? Excuse me. Four years go by,

things are cloudy.

Evidence is hard to find and the witnesses disappear.

Or get murdered. Wish I knew then what I know now. What would you do now? Shoot

him down, plant the evidence on him? I'd be tempted. I'd get tempted too, kid,

every time one of those animals loopholes himself out of trouble.

broken down system that we got is still better than some tough cop aiming at

street court.

Look, Butler, I'm prosecuting this case.

My God, I'll be up in a minute. My phone's broken.

You look awful.

Didn't it go well?

No, I... I will not agree to negligent homicide. This is the second wife he's

killed. Nancy Parks, Lieutenant Kojak, Detective Crocker. They beat her brains

out, too. I shouldn't tell you, baby.

Welcome to bananas.

Look, would you just tell your client if he caught a bee, felony manslaughter

right now.

Now, no stalling.

No, he does not get time served.

All right, get back to me.

Are you buying me dinner?

Keep buying me if I can eat.

Okay.

Yeah, listen, Fox.

Yeah, hold it, Theo. I'm not finished yet. Maybe you are, Captain, but I'm

cutting Sloat loose. We have no case. We have no case.

Sloat killed three people in front of 16 witnesses.

We know he killed at least two more and other robberies. His yellow sheet goes

back to the time he was 15 when he assaulted someone. 16 witnesses.

Four of them are dead. That includes Lesson B.

One of them is in her 90s. One of them lives in an alcoholic ward. Another one

lives in a doorway. One of them is in jail in Portugal yet. There were three

South Vietnamese sailors, and the other five people have moved so many times,

they're untraceable. Well, we never told they were untraceable.

We get called in at the last minute, and we're the ones who started the

investigation. Okay, okay, mistakes were made.

But if more witnesses could be found, we don't have time.

The court won't grant another delay, and I need can -do in other places.

What, you're falling behind your plea bargaining?

Rucker.

You're wrong, Fox.

They care.

when cops and prosecutors and judges were stomping on people's rights, they

wouldn't stand for it.

Now the public isn't safe, and they won't stand for that either.

But while we're waiting for the pendulum to swing back and forth and back and

forth, we have to keep on keeping on, right?

We have to hang on to things like oath of office, personal integrity, and don't

look at the ceiling as some kind of impractical jive. We're supposed to be

public protectors, man.

And to me that means doing everything.

Everything.

in our power to keep the citizen butchers like sloat off the streets.

and movements be damned.

Right on, Lieutenant.

Yeah.

Well, I haven't had the civic flag out in a while.

Well, anybody that can shut this asylum up for a minute must be some sort of a

miracle worker.

This case still stinks, but I guess we can keep at it until they throw it out.

Okay. Let's go to work.

The award diner four years later, asphalt and parked cars.

So again, you were across the street.

You spotted the diner's blinds down to the closed diner.

And a good cop like you dreams down to things like that, then what?

Well, I started across the street.

When I got about here, that's when I heard the first two shots.

All right, what next? Do it.

So I went up to the diner. I went up to the window.

That's when I heard the screams.

What kind of screens? Red ones? Green ones?

Lady screens.

Okay.

I'm leaning on a counter. What do I see? Lesson B, his wife and customers. What

else? Not his wife.

I thought she was out on a job when it happened. They'd already started their

new catering business.

Oh, was she here? Wasn't she here?

Lieutenant, the Rockettes could have been having lunch in there that day.

If I went after that guy, I wasn't exactly stopping to count noses. I see.

Oh, what do you say, counselor?

Here, look around you. The award diner.

Four years of progress. No witnesses, no building, no nothing. Nothing but

complaints against the police.

Here's the complete witness with names, addresses.

Yeah, any ladies on it?

Yeah, one.

Uh, Delia Kajube?

Greek lady.

Customer or worker?

Customer. We already talked to her. Her family owns a sales shop.

Mrs. Kajubis is 90 years old, speaks no English, doesn't even know what time it

is. Yeah, we got nothing.

You mind if we try?

What for? Because there's no such thing as a Greek lady who doesn't know what

time it is.

Hey, Crocker, when you searched Sloat's place, were you really worried he had an

accomplice? Hey, Lieutenant, I was so scared that I thought he had nine

hidden in the closet with burp guns.

He can't do.

Sloat has no mob connections, strictly an independent.

But somebody killed us in B4, and it takes a lot of bucks to hire a lawyer

Kingsley. So, here's an outside friend.

Well, I did hear he drank a lot with some guy. You think that might be the

who killed Essendon?

Couldn't be too many guys that had drank with Sloat.

Wait a minute.

A long showman.

I saved him from getting rolled one night.

He was bombed. He was laughing at how young I was.

Jack Boston.

He told me to watch out for Sloat and his friend that they'd take my badge and

shove it in my ear.

You start now.

Check the bus, check the unions.

Find Boston.

If this here lesson bee is gone, the Lord above rest his soul, I reckon they

no one to talk again, you know.

How'd he die, Mr. Kingsley?

Word's out.

Yes, he was stabbed to death.

One of them muggers, I reckon.

Them kind can be plumb mean.

The man's dead.

You don't need to gloat.

Ain't gonna do much round the hall.

You gotta say that, lawyer.

I ought to be out of here right quick.

Perhaps the prosecution can't deliver anything more damaging than they have

already.

You want about some other witness?

No, brother.

The lawyer here knows they ain't got nothing else. He just don't want us to

how easy he's in that great, big, fat feat.

Ain't that right? If you go free, Sloat, I'll have earned every penny.

And then some.

right now.

Pearl, it took me three weeks to set up that lesson.

Now nobody never heard her.

She sure ain't told.

She ain't had no reason before.

Now you go ahead and stop her mouth.

You hear?

So how come you didn't learn Greek in law school?

I never learned how to stand on my toes either, but I once prosecuted a valet

dancer. All right, so what do we have? A very old woman remembers a nice gesture

from her past.

Yeah, because it was a nice gesture.

A lady who worked in the diner made Greek food for her. And who was that

Mr. D .A.? An employee.

Less than me didn't have any.

A third -class diner. The owner's struggling to make out. Who works there?

chance.

Less than me.

His wife, Carol.

Ray C., get down to Horn of Rikers. Find out who's been visiting Burroughs

closer in the last six months. Where's Seperstein?

Lieutenant? Yeah.

We just tracked down one of those missing witnesses.

The guy's in Colorado.

All right. Send him an airplane ticket. First class.

Well, he says he'd like to come back and testify.

But would you come back if you had 65 traffic warrants waiting for you?

All right. You're a cop. Find somebody who fixes tickets.

Fix it?

Lieutenant.

Do you know somebody who can fix 65 traffic tickets?

Oh.

Do you know anybody who can fix 65 traffic tickets?

Are you kidding?

It'd be faster to start extradition proceedings.

Yeah, by that time, she'll all be long gone. I won't lie to him. There's no

Sanford, stay.

I'm sorry, Lieutenant.

Gee, didn't know where else to take him. Keep talking, all right?

You still living in Doris Beach? Could she go?

He was home in Metro Farm.

Oh, yeah?

Now, you got anything from him besides wine drops and please? Just a lot of

-letter words. Okay, get him down to detox. Maybe he was sober four years

Goodbye, Pete.

Come on, Pete. Let's go. Come on, you can make it.

Everything has time.

Washington says it'll take at least two weeks to ascertain if any of those

Vietnamese sailors settled here after the war. Did you hear about the guy in

Colorado? Yeah, listen, Mac, there may be at least one witness not on the list.

Another charming old Greek lady. She's pointing her finger at Mr.

Lesenby's wife, Carol.

She made great Greek dishes whenever the old woman went to the diner. Well,

according to the original statement, she was catering to a luncheon to the young

Republicans. And with 16 witnesses, I doubt anybody ever checked it out.

Hold on to him, will you? You'll find out. Okay.

Lieutenant,

it's a lime wine crocker.

Yeah, this is your leader.

Oh, good.

He's found Boston.

But Boston is reluctant, belligerent even.

Hey, just show me your badge.

He doesn't like cops.

How about lawyers?

You're out too.

Remember Slotinus, buddy?

All right, hold him. I'm coming down. Maybe we'll impress him with the

All right, you got anything that looks like a subpoena?

Rent bill.

Fine, let's go.

Any dissenting opinions?

right. You're not here. Good morning, Mac.

Hey, me, Jack Boston. He finally decided to become a witness.

Four or again.

All right.

So he was a little reluctant to cooperate until we proved we were worthy

time and effort. Come on, can I get you some coffee? No, thanks.

Why didn't you use your piece?

Captain, you wanted him as a witness, didn't you?

Hey, they're pretty good.

That lawyer ought to be in the ring.

That's where I feel like I've been.

Ten rounds with Muhammad Ali.

You were here all night with that?

What did Boston get us besides a laugh?

Well, to begin with, when Sloat first got into town, he worked with Boston a

couple of times, you know, singing that.

Great. But that was too hard, so he asked Boston if he wanted to open an arm

robbery business with him.

I take it Boston demurred.

Oh, is that too?

He's a tough boy.

But that was out of his line.

Anyway, one night, Sloat's drinking with some guy, right?

Boston's in the next booth.

He hears Sloat talking about a couple of jobs he pulled.

The grabber is.

He talked about how he was going to knock over the award diner.

What does Can do think?

He says it'll prove prior intent.

You know, Boston is not exactly a pillar of the community.

Kingsley will tear them to pieces.

We'll buy some time, Mac.

Part of a day, anyway.

Now, we start looking for the friend.

He's supposed to be a hillbilly like Sloat. I figure somebody from down home,

you know what I mean, maybe a...

Maybe a relative?

Well, if it is, I've got a name.

Tracy checked with Rikers. Now, aside from his lawyer, Sloat's had only one

other visitor.

His brother, Henry.

I'll get out a warrant.

There's not much chance, but if we can tie Sloat to the lesson being killing,

can blow this thing wide open.

All right, keep him out of the stand as long as possible.

Well, I'm hoping for more than that.

Boston's a surprise witness. Kingsley will howl about it. I'm hoping he'll

a delay till he studies it.

Give me time for staying.

Oh, and milk it as long as you can.

Saperstein. Well, I hope you have some good news for me.

Oh, that's good.

Very good.

Look, when I get back, I'll buy you an egg cream. Large.

This is less than we told it to little Finn. She catered the young Republicans

the day before the diner was hit.

Maybe it's her scream that I heard.

Yeah.

Yes, I know, but it's important.

What can you want with him now, Lieutenant?

He's dead.

It isn't him, Mrs. Lazenby. It's you.

Look, this is a very bad time for me.

Or haven't you noticed?

It'll be a very bad time for a lot of people if Perth Slot goes free.

Look, don't you play the tinny trombone. I've got one of my own.

Mrs. Lazenby, you weren't catering your lunch on the day Slot robbed the diner.

You're right there making moussaka for old Mrs.

Kajabas.

You've come to the wrong lesson, Lieutenant.

I have no intentions of dying. For what? My city?

Sloat's had four years to remember you facing that diner, including yours.

I'm trying to prevent your dying.

Yeah.

You're good at that.

We're pretty sure Sloat's brother killed your husband, and we'll get him.

But we already have Sloat. You can help us keep him. You started with 16

witnesses. They haven't helped, have they?

Okay.

Keeping track of witnesses is tough at best, but this time there was no reason.

The man pled guilty. He was in jail, case closed.

We were lucky to find your husband.

Speaking of luck, now you're telling me to be a good citizen.

You go to court, I'll tell you about citizenship or anything else you want to

hear. We need you. But I don't want to hear it.

I've heard enough from the man in this box.

He was a good citizen.

He had the black American dream. From Harlem to Vestry to East 56th. The

catering business in town.

Meat coats for me.

Purebred dogs for him.

He paid his taxes and he never got a parking ticket.

He believed the propaganda you people put out.

Leave me alone.

Get out of here and leave me alone.

Just leave me alone.

Stall didn't work, Captain.

Kingsley's in a hurry this morning, and so's the judge.

I managed a ten -minute recess because of my wounds.

Don't say like that.

His honor found it very colorful.

The point is, I can't stretch Boston's testimony more than another half hour.

Well, by that time, the ballistics expert will be there.

Make sure he brings that thing, huh? I know, some kind of exploding bullet. But

the records show that Sloat's gun was fired more than once.

Now, that ought to be worth something.

More important, it'll give us a couple of hours.

What about Carol Essendon? Haven't heard anything yet. Kojak's with her now.

I'll get back to you.

You up to this? It only hurts when I laugh.

What about Henry's address?

The last known is the torn down building.

We'll have pictures on the street in an hour.

My concern is how the lieutenant's doing.

I'd like to use your telephone, please.

Oh, of course, sir.

Right in there.

Our winged thoughts room.

Ah.

You're... That's right.

I put your man where he is today.

My God.

Well, there's no question she's a witness, Mac, but she's hostile,

frightened, refuses to cooperate.

No, I don't think there's any chance. We'll have to subpoena her.

Maybe she'll change her mind in court, but don't count on it.

Send Kroc. I'll stay with her till he gets here.

Right.

It's just a family thing.

My brother Burl said, you cut that buck.

So I done it.

Then he got right upset when he found out I didn't cut you too.

He said, Henry, she's the only one left.

Seen me do that killing at the diner.

That woman.

But I didn't.

I seen him come in. I saw him go out.

All that's loud.

It is traveling at more than 600 feet per second.

Will fragment upon impact.

Is this what happens when it hits the human body? Your Honor, I must object on

humane grounds, if nothing else. I heartily agree.

Reach a point, Mr. Kandu. Well, I have, Your Honor. The witnesses just told us

that there was more than one bullet fired from the gun and that the bullets

retrieved from the victim's body disintegrated on impact.

We knew that an hour ago, Mr. Kandu.

I have no more questions for you, Mr. Ballinger. You're witness, Mr. Kingsley.

I have no questions for this witness, Your Honor.

You may step down.

Call your next witness, Mr. Candu.

If I may have one more, Mr. Confer, Your Honor.

I held them off as long as I could. Where's Mrs. Lessonby? Well, Cracker's

trying to spy me to serve a subpoena now.

I'm your next witness.

You? Yeah. Henry slowed us downstairs in our old event.

He admitted to my presence.

That Beryl Sloan told him to kill Lesenby.

He was trying to kill Lesenby's wife at the time, also ordered by your

defendant. Yeah, well, this is a conspiracy, but I don't know if it's

to this case.

Hey, Counselor, I'd call killing witnesses irrelevant.

This could be called hearsay.

There's a legal line someplace.

It's the arrest, kid.

Did he admit the conspiracy before or after the arrest?

Before. Then it's admissible.

Rest just stay.

Mr. Can do.

Are you conferring with the lieutenant or with May?

I've got a right, Judge.

Friend of the court.

Hey, hey.

Yeah, she's right. It's rest just.

May's had more time in court than anybody else in the building.

Yeah, but without Mrs. Lessonby to corroborate it, we can still come up

Your Honor, I request permission to approach the bench.

Yes, sir.

I'll take care of it right away.

Hey, buddy, you can't park there. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm looking for Carol

Lessonby.

Sure. She's upstairs, 303. That figure's nearly into the phone.

Mrs. Lessonby?

This is Detective Kroc of Manhattan South.

I know you're in there. Please answer the door.

We found the killer of your husband.

Hi, how do you think of Crocker Mountain South? I don't think you remember me. I

remember you.

You're the boy wonder who caught the robber. Is that why they sent you?

No, I don't think so. I'm just the first face that they saw.

Looks like the boy wonder business has its drawbacks.

The past couple of days it has.

I've been asked to serve you this.

happened, do you really think that I'm going to be intimidated by a piece of

paper? Look, lady, I don't want you frightened. Maybe some cops try that,

don't, okay?

Look, boy wonder, why didn't you kill that man four years ago and save us all

lot of trouble?

Because I didn't have to.

You know what I mean?

Yeah, there was a brief chase, then I took the suspect into custody, and I

directly here.

Thank you very much, Lieutenant Kojak.

Your witness.

You bet not earning your money now, lawyer.

Here.

Lieutenant Kojak, you come to us as yet another surprise witness with an even

more surprising tale.

I'm somewhat at a loss having been denied the time to prepare a defense.

Objection, Your Honor. It has been my learned colleague who has constantly

greater dispatch in this case.

Sustained. We've been through all that, Mr. Kingsley.

You don't mind my saying, Lieutenant, that I find this whole revelation a

fantastic? No.

I don't mind. It is fantastic.

And it almost worked.

And yet you want us to believe that the accused, a man with a fourth grade

education, could have concocted a sophisticated plot for murdering

You don't need an education to stab somebody in a basement.

Detective Crocker testified at these proceedings.

Now, he's one of your men, is he not? One of the best.

And as his superior, then, it is only natural that you would be protected.

Well, yes, that's part of being a superior.

Well, just how far would you go, Lieutenant?

Objection, Your Honor. This is argumentative and irrelevant.

Overruled. I'll allow the question.

Well, Lieutenant?

How far would I go to protect my men? Let's see.

As long as they continue to be the decent, honest, hardworking men they

I guess I'll have to back to the limit of my authority all the way.

That's very laudable, I'm sure.

Thank you.

I have no more questions for this witness.

You may step down, Lieutenant.

Don't tell me that's all you're going to do.

It's the best I can do without digging a bigger hole.

There's nothing yet relevant to the first crime.

An appeal, this testimony might be ruled.

What do you mean by an appeal?

The defendant will remain seated.

It wasn't your subpoena, Lieutenant.

It was Boy Wonder who got me here.

Are you ready to proceed, Mr. Kandu?

Yes, Your Honor, I am.

If I may approach the bench once again.

You're smiling. You won?

Won. Took the jury ten whole minutes.

Hey, for the good guys.

You do that to each other?

No, we were both on the same side. You got a pretty good public servant going

for you here. Well, give him six months, he'll be drawing up wills in Scarsdale.

You know, Foxy, you're a cynic. This job has a lot of good points.

I mean, gray hair by 30, total anonymity, no sunstroke on the golf

low taxes.

Hey, Foxy, I hear you got a gang killing down on 44th Street. I'd like to take a

shot at it.

Come on, I'll get the papers.

There's only so many miracles in one day.

Hey, where's the killing?

I figure you're in this office. Oh, you'd better hurry. He's got a killing

on 44th Street. Oh.

Hey, Topo, what size do you wear?

Me? 11. Thank you very much.

Hey, Kodak, you ought to be looking for a new pair yourself.

Tell us.

Sid James and his motley crew are packing in the punches with Carry On

at 10 to 12.

But before that, they've been married for 10 years and it's time to celebrate.

On the buses is in a few moments.