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So what are we playing?

Okay, cut the cards.

Bill? Any of them?

All right.

Okay.

This one is called Alice in Wonderland.

It's like five cards, Doug.

What do you think?

The Queen of Hearts is wild.

Unless the guy on the right of the Queen of Hearts has the King of Hearts, then

all the kings are wild.

What are we doing, playing poker, telling fortunes?

A stealer's choice, Lieutenant. It's a good game, you'll see.

Yeah, and so is old mate if you're ten.

Hey, Lieutenant, we're out of beer.

Poker makes me thirsty. Really, how would you know?

All right, Tony, go down to Mike's and get a couple of six -packs.

Hey, Lieutenant, what am I, a water boy?

No, you're a detective third, and I'm a lieutenant.

So go ahead. Well, don't forget to cut the pot and let me know who wins, will

you? Yeah, sure.

All right, like I was saying, the queen of hearts is wild.

Unless the guy on the right of the guy who's got the queen of hearts has got

king of hearts, then all the kings are wild unless he's got a knave.

Knave, Stella?

What's a knave?

That's a jack, stupid.

Alice in Wonderland poker?

Yeah. Before that, it was something called five drunken salads.

Tell the guys I said hello.

Okay. And listen, Mike, have a good weekend, will you?

Fine. You too. Okay. And all the guys at the game, huh, Tony?

Yes, sir. Can I help you? We've got a special on a happy spear today.

How about the money, Pops? You got a special on that?

Keep the pressure on hard.

Emergency.

Look, a police officer has been shot. Send an ambulance.

An underground garage, 75th and 6th.

He had brown hair. He was about medium weight and tall.

The feeder must be making a beer in his basement an officer is down two blocks

away

The beat cop has one or two witnesses. Sounds like the same guy in the grocery

store killed him. One or two?

Well, he's got one. The other witness took off. It's a Mrs. Benson. She gave

a make and model and a partial and a license plate. I'll check out more of

vehicle for combinations, okay?

You check out the apartments?

Yes, sir.

You can get out of the street.

Okay. Okay, but Peter's not going to bring back the beer. We're not going to

find a killer hanging around here. Go ahead, Cracker.

Four people and now a cop. The first guy to get something, we're all in on it.

Stavros.

Yes, sir.

You're a gentleman, right?

Yes, sir.

I don't want a lynching.

Don't worry, Lieutenant.

They'll be okay.

We have to talk. Where are you calling from?

The house.

Are you crazy?

And the next time I order veal, I want veal, not year -old beef.

Well, up and dressed already.

You know, someday the kid who did that's going

to want my job.

Things like that don't interest you, do they?

People out there shooting, killing, some live, some die.

I never liked it before, either.

I had enough of it.

I mean, I did it.

I guess I still do it, only now I can order it like I order your clothes. Does

that bother you?

Should it?

I really gotta hand it to you, Janet. Money, cars, a good time, that's your

whole world.

How was that concert?

Last night.

You're not Prokofiev.

Very heroic.

That means you really weren't, right?

Ask your goon.

Ask Curly.

You know I catch you with another guy, you're dead.

I know.

You've killed before.

Don't be cute with me.

I may not have your education, but I've got you.

I told you I don't take abuse.

From anyone.

I told you that.

Look, will you just get here?

Let's just come in from Ballistic.

Plugged the kilts on him, matched the others.

Poor liquor store, murdered in six months.

I called Manhattan North. They're sending down what they have on the two

up there.

Lieutenant, that lady on the phone doesn't live in any of those apartments.

don't want to rent a pad, Sepp. They don't want to talk to her.

Well, there is one possibility. There's a corporation that keeps an apartment

there, and someone thinks that someone like that went in there. I don't know.

Something this and something that, and you don't know. Well, I want you to

because I want that witness. Go ahead.

It's not the heat.

Sit down.

I said sit down.

Come on, will you, Frank? I got a killer on my hands.

Oh, you have, huh? You have a killer on your hands?

And what about me? What about the rest of the city? What about Crocker,

Saperstein, Rizzo?

Now cut the body English and listen.

You did not, I repeat, you did not have anything to do with Tony Buffino's

death. I know that.

Well, you don't act like you know. I know it here.

But down here, I feel like an accomplice.

Excuse me, but Mrs. Benson just ID'd a guy in the yellow sheet, and Stubbers is

running it through the computer.

Frank.

I hear one of the Yankees have a pitcher in the minor leagues who's already got

200 strikeouts.

200.

You've done a great job, Pepperstein. I'm what, Lieutenant?

Well, what do I know?

Mrs. Benson, this is Captain McNeil, Lieutenant Kojak. Now, we already

identified the assailant. Now we're going to work on the composite of the

witness, right?

Now, are you sure of this?

Yes, I'm sure.

I think.

Yes. Yes, I'm sure. I could never forget that face.

Well, I want you to know how much we appreciate all this, and I know it's

difficult.

Um, Mrs. Spencer would like a tea?

With just a splash of whiskey.

Joe!

I think that's the man.

Oh, dear.

Lieutenant! We got a mate!

Barry Abel, age 32, 5 '11", 155.

Seven arrests, armed robbery, one conviction, grocery store, paroled.

Six months ago.

What?

I know how everyone feels about this guy.

What are you trying to say?

My 14 years is trying to say.

These guys are hot.

I don't want any mistakes.

All right.

All right, man.

No one ever plans a...

She refuses to make one, Luca.

I'll make one.

Billy's been with me for days.

He's a psycho.

And you've got to help us put him away.

You can't hold me forever.

There's such a thing as reasonable detention.

I don't know anything about anything.

Book the young lady on section 148. What?

Resisting public officers in the discharge of their duties. What duties?

Listen, young lady. I mean, if you're going to dress like a grown -up, you've

got to think like one.

Now, you're helping to put a cop killer back out on the streets.

Take her downstairs.

Hey, so a cop was killed. Big deal.

Here.

Here, cop.

He was a human being, just like you. And now he's no longer alive.

And now this pig won't be around.

When you were walking down the streets one night and yelling, Police!

Help!

Get her out of my sight.

Let's go, little girl.

You look terrific. Come on up here. It's good to be back.

Man, you are not only back, but you have your own territory.

And I want you to start upping that take very fast.

Because that locks that I got there now, he must be sleeping on the sidewalk.

It's good to be out.

Yeah, I bet it is.

It's like being buried alive.

You know, I had a cellmate.

He was kind of a weirdo.

And down the hall...

There was a guy talking about his wife all night.

Next door, some slob crying about all the kids he never saw. I tell you,

the only thing in this life that I was ever afraid of. I get the sweats

about that cell.

Before I go back, I'll kill a hundred guys before I go back. That's why I tell

you, don't ever carry a piece.

They catch you with one, you had it.

Where are you off to this time?

I don't play concerts at this hour.

To call the cops.

Ain't she something?

It's my new toy.

You know, the feds never gave up on me. They want me to think that they did, but

they never gave up.

I want you to keep an eye on her.

She'd sell me for a dollar after taxes.

Hello, Manhattan South. Detective Crocker.

Miss, can you speak up, please?

Have you caught him yet?

Hold on, and I'll give you someone that'll tell you.

Just hold on for a second.

Lieutenant Kojak, can I help you? The one who shot the cop, did you catch him?

Well, if you're the lady who saw the shooting, look, we really need your

Open it up, Riz.

Right.

The one with the bandage looked like him.

You have to be sure.

Well, I'm pretty sure it was the man with the bandage.

I only saw him for a moment after he knocked me down.

But it could be the man with the bandage.

What are we doing here?

What have we got?

He won't talk.

He's got a girl out there who's willing to swear that he was making like

Casanova at the time of the murder. And a nice old lady who saw a killer for 20,

30 seconds under extreme duress in a dimly lit garage at night.

Coffee, Counselor?

We don't have the gun.

We don't have the other witness to the murder.

Hell, a third -rate public defender could get this yo -yo off. He was

seven times and they're all majors. Only one conviction.

Sugar?

Lieutenant, I don't think you're hearing me.

He hears you.

He just pretends he doesn't when you're not on his side, and I don't blame him.

Hey, Frank, don't be unfair to the gentleman.

I mean, Assistant D .A. Hepburn here is trying to logically tell me that we

can't go to arraignment because we don't have enough prima facie evidence to

take a psycho to trial. Is that the phrase? We don't have enough anything.

You know that. I know he killed Tony Buffino.

I also know he killed four grocery store owners.

I also know that you want to put him out on the streets, and I know that I don't

want to. We don't have any choice. We have somebody who picked him out of a

lineup. That's not enough to convict. It's enough to stall until we find the

proper witness who can convict.

Kojak. Hey, Lieutenant.

Is that the way to get on somebody who found that lady you're looking for?

Rizzo, I love you.

And I never, ever want you to misunderstand the depth of our

Now, who is she and where?

Well, I tracked down those addresses that Motor Vehicle gave us. Now, she

it, but she's our missing witness.

And she's also Arnie Brace's lady.

Arnie Brace controls three boroughs. I know, Frank. I put him away twice.

They've just arrived, and I wanted to save you one before they got gobbled up.

You know, most of my customers, they can afford them, but they don't look nearly

as smashing.

Thank you.

You like it?

She's a very jealous friend.

Oh, thanks for the tip.

Can I help you?

What? Can I help you?

I'll call.

You know, I never could figure out whether the girl makes the clothes or

versa until now.

Well, this was meant to be seen in the bedroom only.

I think I'll take it.

I knew you would.

I'm sure honey will love it.

Are you my new escort?

Peek -a -boo.

Oh, a cop.

Oh,

Curly.

Relax.

I told the other cop.

Okay, tell me.

I don't know anything about a killing Friday night.

You know something? You sound like the girl who called.

Well, it was somebody else.

This isn't somebody else's face.

Well, it isn't mine.

I have a witness who says different.

I don't give a damn what they say.

I was at a concert Friday night.

And I went straight home.

Now you can ask my driver. He'll tell you. Okay. Both can tell me. Downtown.

You mean if he catches me talking to the police?

Hey, baby.

I don't pick your playmates.

You did.

Besides that, he's going to love the peignoir.

What ever happened to that little guy you used to hang around with? What

guy? You have got to be kidding.

Kidding? Who's kidding?

I took a course in psychology.

This is my way of calming down upset witnesses.

Pick a card. I am not upset, and I am not a witness. Now, when do I get out of

here? Well, the lieutenant's got the key.

I told him I wasn't there.

Curly told him I wasn't there. Now, what more does he want?

We got a lady coming down, and we want to hear it from her that you weren't

there.

What? Captain McNeil.

Second daughter. No, no.

Go in the lieutenant's office. He's in there.

Okay.

Come on, try it. You'll see. Pick a card. You relax, girl.

Okay.

I'll put it right back there.

Three of hearts.

See, I told you to relax. I can't believe it.

Believe it.

Surveillance reports don't lie.

We've been on Arnie Brace and his crowd for almost a year.

Why didn't you tell us you were after Arnie Brace?

It's a federal matter. There was no need to involve local police. Oh, really?

How about his local rackets?

You're going to tell those victims that it's federal?

Do you ever hear the word cooperation?

Isn't that in the federal dictionary?

I am cooperating. I showed you the report, and I told you why you have to

away. We know where they go and what they do.

Janet Carlisle was at the concert.

We have witnesses that said she was in the garage.

Your witnesses are wrong.

That's why we have a lineup. You know what that is? We put people on the line,

and we call it a lineup. Do you ever hear of it?

I don't have to take this from your lieutenant.

My lieutenant is our public servant.

Gentlemen, this is a federal case.

You're interfering.

Now, that report says you stay off Arnie Brace because we're on him. Now, Janet

Carlyle is part of his crowd. You show interest in her, he gets nervous, and

blow our case.

So get off it!

Hell, I will.

A little childish, isn't it?

Don't you put him down.

He nailed Arnie twice while you were still making panty raids.

If he's upset, it's because without Arnie's girlfriend, he has to let some

psycho loose who kills indiscriminately.

And the next death could be yours.

Now, what's this about cooperation?

All right, this is what it comes down to.

Any police interest about Arnie Brace or anyone in his crowd.

And he crawls into his shell and we lose him.

Now, I showed you that report.

Janet Carlyle was at the concert.

Now, you press that broad and you're going to blow our case. And Arnie Brace

will blow her away.

Theo.

I'm going to let... the lady go.

Thank you, Captain.

Crocker.

Now, Theo, you know she was there.

I know she was there.

She says she wasn't. Her driver says she wasn't.

If the feds say she wasn't, then she wasn't there. No matter what Mrs. Benson

says. And you're going to have to build your case some other way.

Yes. Let the lady go.

I said let the lady go.

Lieutenant. All right, you've called the roll.

Now let the lady go.

She's our case.

You're going to let the captain... Hey!

I didn't let him.

I mean, I busted him in grade, and he still did it.

Here's what I want you to do.

I want you to get a report.

I want to know where she was born, where she went to school, where she had

dinner last night. I want to know everything.

Just stay away from the feds.

Go ahead.

I could bust you for that.

Even if I don't, the feds could wreck you.

Yeah.

As long as we're communicating.

Janet, you gotta understand, don't put me up against the wall.

I understand, Curly.

I have to tell Arnie the cops pulled us in.

So tell him. He'll kill me if I don't.

Job's a job, right?

Yeah, that's right.

The only way I see it, Curly, that you could get into trouble is if you lost me

or something like you did Friday night and you didn't tell Arnie like you

didn't.

But Arnie found out anyway.

Even if it wasn't you who told him.

Now.

Yeah, it's a hundred don't pass, money plays cash.

Cops?

You let cops in here? Why don't you go on and swim back across the river to New

York? Now, what is this, a game of nasty words or craps?

Sir, will you roll the dice?

Nine. You got it, Mark Knight?

No, only three to two.

Well, that's not true. I bet she's lucky.

We have a new shooter coming out. Place your bets, ladies and gentlemen.

Here, baby. Blow.

I'm going to lay a bet down here for you, darling.

Hey, that's your commission, okay? You know him?

Honey, I don't know him.

Does she?

No.

Honey, what are you looking at?

I mean, I'm not interested in you.

It's your lady I'm interested in. Please throw the dice.

Five grand, you know it. I'm going for a drink. Oh, no, don't go.

He's just mad because out of the two or three times he was sent up, I was

responsible. Why don't you introduce me to the lady?

He's a cop.

He's one of New York's finest.

Hey, Kojak, when they say that, what do they mean? Finest what? Pig?

Sir,

will you please throw the dice?

Throw my dice?

Hey, devil.

Now,

you see what happens when you treat a lady nice. Lady luck smiles at you. Come

on, honey, why don't we get away from this? Yeah, she's pretty.

You know, a guy once winked at her.

He can't wink anymore.

Honey, threats in front of all these witnesses.

But I'll tell you something. It's worth getting this face busted up for her.

Not funny, cop.

When you leave, I get it.

Honey. You got a reputation for beating on chicks.

Well, don't.

I like that place just the way it is, okay?

I like you, honey.

I just don't like your company.

So, ciao, huh?

One for the boys.

Thank you, sir. And pass the dice and like that.

Place your bets, ladies and gentlemen. New shooter coming up.

What do you mean, nothing?

Well, if Janet Carlyle was born anywhere...

worked anyway. There's nothing to show for her, Lieutenant.

What'd she do, step off a UFO?

Hey, Crocker, keep him on. Hold on. Here.

Uh, Lieutenant, we had forensic go over the company apartment for Prince. Guess

who was one of them?

Janet Culler.

Oh, but how about that Fed Robinson?

Robinson? There he goes.

13 down. No shot. I'm gonna wipe you out. I'll show you no mercy.

No mercy. I'll teach you a lesson so that I can take you out.

Big deuce. Willie Mark Stoney.

Okay, here you are, sir.

Thank you. Come back.

Oh, hi, P .O. Hi.

Nice to see you. What do you have? Corned beef and the usual.

Okay.

What's the special?

We don't have any specials.

Well, uh... It's an old sign.

How's the roast beef?

Good. Okay. And some tea.

All right. I'll come right over.

Where have you been?

Bobby, don't you get tired of eating here every day?

A fed?

Janet Carlyle, a federal agent.

And she's very good at her job.

Have I got a loose mouth or something?

I mean, I've got a reputation for blowing a whistle on federal agents. Is

why you didn't tell me? I suppose some cop who doesn't know she's good at her

job gets into a beef with this hothead Arnie. And there's a shooting.

You were told to stay away. Stay away.

Okay, now cut that.

We're trying to have a conversation here.

Can't you see you're getting him all worked up? Would you put the food down

just leave?

Well, this is my place, not yours.

He gets indigestion, he blames the food. He blames the food, I lose a customer,

and more importantly, a good friend.

So, cool it.

Oh, yeah.

Enjoy.

You got the home court advantage.

I was told she was at a concert.

I was also told she was part of his crowd.

All right, so she was at the apartment where the officer was killed. And she'll

so testify.

No, she will not testify.

If Arnie finds out she was at that apartment for any reason, he's not going

let go until he gets it all.

Now, Arnie knows he's got nothing to lose.

If we get him this time, he goes up forever.

I have a psycho kid. I'm putting him back on the street.

Do I have to tell you how many people Arnie has wasted? The drugs, the

prostitution? And the kid only killed five so far that we know of.

And one a young cop.

You have another witness.

Janet Carlisle is all I have. My other witness won't hold up.

Tie him into the other killings. Find the gun. What the hell do I know?

We go to Raymond in three days.

And I want that lady.

I'm warning you, Projack. You subpoena that lady and walking a beat in Bozeman,

Montana is going to look good to you.

Bozeman, Montana.

Bozeman, Montana.

Well, it'll be cool.

me again shut up now i want to know what went on in that

club out in jersey i told you last night he was working you over not me

honey

do i have to explain away every man who talks to me

I am not a fool.

I'm making intros thinking Kojak is out to harass my butt and you're the one

he's interested in.

Arnie, I don't know what he was doing there.

Gee, you got a memory problem.

Because you also forgot that you didn't go to that concert the other night.

It's a good thing Curly didn't.

a very good year for a romp.

It's good news.

It's nice.

To us.

I don't want any.

Drink the wine.

Excuse me.

Sit. Let go of me.

I said don't go.

I am going to the ladies' room. You want to check it out first?

What are you trying to do? Get me killed?

Hey, five minutes.

Robinson told you to stay away.

We've been working on this case for months, and you're gonna blow it.

It's all right. We're married.

I just left him. Yeah, but I'm looking to win him back.

I hate him. He's disgusting.

And I'm also...

Concern about what's going to come down when that psycho hits the rocks.

You think I haven't thought about that?

Hey, talk is cheap.

In the meantime, you're leading a plush life, right? With your evening gowns.

I'm doing my job.

And your cars and your money.

And how you get playing federal agent.

Arnie Brace has kit more people than that kid of yours ever will. Yeah,

only an excuse. In the meantime, it's all fun and games, huh? And tell me

baby. What kind of a chick would hop into the sack with Arnie Brace?

You want to know how the big man gets his kicks?

Hey.

I'm sorry, baby, but I told him to keep his hands off you.

I guess he didn't hear you.

Why do you do it?

What do you want to hear?

That he killed my father?

That he put my kid brother on dope?

No, he didn't do any of that.

Not to any of us.

And I am not from the ghetto.

I went to a nice school in a nice neighborhood.

And I thought that law enforcement would be fun.

Whatever else you think, it began as an assignment.

Just get to know him.

And then when I saw what he was, I began to think he'd kill my

family too.

Close to some rich chick that you were trying to make a case on. Everybody

be slapping you on the back, green with envy.

So much for equal rights, right?

Hey, can you... Can you accelerate your case?

I don't know.

We all worked so hard to get this money.

We tried extortion.

We tried murder.

And we think our best bet is to try to build a tax case.

You know how long that takes. Yeah, well... All I can see is this guy with a

at somebody else's head.

We can only hold on to him for another day, and then I gotta let him go. And I

can't live with that.

I will not let him get away.

Maybe you don't have to.

And we're working something out.

It's illegal, right?

Uh, no.

Oh, how nice.

Can I know about it? You know, her case will take several more weeks to build,

right?

Okay. We need her tomorrow.

And we don't want to lose him, right?

So, uh, we're gonna push him and make both cases.

Push him?

Push Arnie Brace?

Theo, don't endanger yourself.

He's their problem. That's the way they want to play it.

You gotta trust me, Frank. I need some help down here.

Why don't you go see where she is?

Anybody in here?

Hey, Janet, come on. This is embarrassing. Get your butt out there.

waiting and getting nervous.

Kojak, come on.

What?

You're not going to leave me in here.

This is a ladies' room.

You see, this is between me and Arnie Brace, the lady beater.

Mr. Arnie Brace, the lady beater. Get him out of here.

Hey, you don't like me moving in on your territory.

You take it up with me, animal.

Get him out of here!

You sit.

No way. She now belongs to me.

And if you come near her again, I'm going to splatter your brain.

All over Manhattan.

Come on.

Don't lose her.

We'd better keep moving.

I've got an extra gun in the car.

I'll get it for you.

I'll take it.

Give me a gun, Arnie. He's a cop. Give me a gun!

This is dumb, Arnie. People saw him work you over.

Grace, look at you.

Come on, baby.

There go the bad guys.

New one is hers.

Big one is his.

They're set.

Okay.

What are the charges, then?

Let's see. For him, felonious assault.

Attempted murder on a police officer.

Attempted murder on a lady.

Possession of a deadly weapon.

Possession of a deadly weapon in the hands of a three -time loser.

I just thought I'd throw that in on you just to keep it clear.

You know, like a friend of the court.

What are the charges against her?

You're going to testify you saw the kid kill a police officer?

What kid?

What police officer?

You lousy bum. You almost got me killed.

You only asked me to go with you to get at him.

Possession of a deadly weapon. Assault to commit murder.

Pandering. And then bring him upstairs.

Okay.

And now about...

I got a wallet here with a telephone credit card in it. Check out the card.

Wallet. No worry beads.

No need, Dean.

Fine, wallet.

Cheese. I ordered salami.

Salami is two bangs. Cheese is one.

You want it out, get your own lawyer.

Oh, that's good. Okay, baby. You want it all, I'll get...

I have been walking out on you for a very long time.

Settle down. Just like the night I was doing that kid got shot up in that

garage. Oh, so you were there.

Sure I was there. And I was not with him.

Are you going to testify against the kid? I'll broadcast it.

You put me any place where I can say I cheated on Arnie.

You see, Arnie, you do a lady a favor, in my office.

Oh, Arnold, darling, concerts are so enriching.

They're so sensuous, especially when I'm listening to them on the radio in some

nice man's room.

Oh,

we did it, and we didn't blow your cover. We were lucky.

We were lucky.

Hmm? My head's killing me.

Okay, what do you do now?

Stay with the syndicate.

They dig me. I'm an educated freak.

There's still Arnie's bosses, some other contacts I made.

I'm going to stick with it.

How long can you take it?

As long as I can.

You know something?

I thought I was a dedicated public servant. You make me feel as if I'm on

vacation.

Well, maybe I'll get lucky and you'll bust me again one day.

And spray the room.