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Hey, Carmencita.

I'm going to put a neutral hop in. We'll get us a diamond robbery.

Now, a man has been murdered. Our priority all along has been to nail the

killers. Police!

Stop!

Is that for real?

Honey, everything you see is for real. I don't have to fake nothing, big boy.

Ruben!

I can't do it.

What if I hit the wrong spot?

My board.

It's only a stone.

It's not flesh and blood.

if he can't do it.

Relax, Julian.

You'll live longer.

I don't want to relax.

I want to go home to my wife.

I worked 30 years to become a boss so I could go home when I wanted to go home.

Yes?

Lieutenant Udo, a burglary detail. We'd like to talk to you.

What about?

Some stolen items. May we come in? We had this confidential tip. We have to

check it out.

You'll have to show me your credentials. More than just a badge. I can't just

let anybody walk in here.

Credentials? Yeah.

Show it.

Now we want to see some stone. Some nice, uncut stone.

Well, we're not expecting a shipment of stones until the day after tomorrow.

It's been a little slow, and... The stones, where are they?

Julian, I wonder... Go in the back, Nathan, please.

You!

I better get you to a doctor.

Oh, it's only a scratch.

Let's plant things, okay?

Real? Yeah. You take the truck.

We'll meet you back at Barney's in 45 minutes. You got it?

Let's see what's up.

Howdy.

Oh, hi. You have a little trouble with this Javi?

No. This Javi is on the hot list, and I got to get it back to the station real

fast. You're not in gear.

Huh?

Don't you know how to use a clutch in a gear shift?

Uh, no, no. I, uh, I drive an automatic.

Uh, do you think you can show me?

Anything for our friendly policeman.

How about it?

Hurry up, huh?

Uh, listen, I think I better check in and see what's up.

I'll come back later.

I'm going to put it in neutral and hop in.

What's up? We got us a diamond.

Anyone hurt? Yeah, one guy was killed.

Why'd they call us in?

Well, the gang impersonated police officers.

I guess the chief figured this gave us something in common.

Six years ago, back in New York, 47th Street.

The Diamond Center, you know. I used to work there before we moved out to

California. Please go on, Mr. Shatner.

Three of them.

Just like today.

The boss lets them in because they act like cops.

And I still can't believe it. What's that, sir?

One of them.

I saw him again today.

The one who shot Julian.

The same one who murdered one of the men back in New York.

Six years ago.

Mr. Scheinitz, you feel like making a trip down to headquarters, looking at

pictures with us? Can I make a phone call first to my daughter?

Absolutely. Thank you.

His last words.

Practically his last words, he said.

I worked for 30 years.

So I can go home when I want to go home.

Oh, man.

I'm late.

Old lady's going to be on my back again.

Too old, ladies.

Your wife and your mother?

In one apartment?

Yeah. Oh, it's not that bad.

Your wife, she's a Chinese, ain't she?

Vietnamese.

I met her a couple months before I was discharged.

Your mother must have been shocked.

Take it all right?

Sure. What's not to take okay?

Anyway, I really like my lady.

And she's pregnant now, so I guess it's got to be okay for everybody.

That guy seemed peculiar to you.

What guy?

The cop who was sweating.

The cop who was carrying the box. Oh, yeah.

He put the box in the back of the truck.

Then he gets in the truck.

And the cop can't even work the gear shift.

Yeah, you know, that really was weird.

Let's see what he put in there.

Holy, you're not going to break in, are you? Ain't you curious?

Well, yeah, sure, but... Come on, get something to open this up.

Come on, either help me or get lost, will you? I don't need a spectator

me.

Go on home, kid.

Women, folks, never let your police off.

Timing.

You don't know who they belong to, though.

A bunch of crooks. Who else? Maybe even crooked cops.

You'd be stealing them, too.

Hey, stealing from thieves ain't stealing, number one.

Number two, all the stuff is covered by insurance, so nobody's getting hurt.

Hey, you want in on this or not?

Wait.

There's another one.

Kurt Ulrich, alias Lieutenant Udo.

I want to see that.

Huh.

He used to be an investigator with a big insurance company.

He got caught as a principal in an insurance fraud. New York PD says this

a real bad dude.

Julian, there was a man.

Vital, alive.

With virtues and faults.

But a man.

And now he's gone.

We saved you some dim sum. Dig in.

What about some fried shrimp?

Um, no.

Didn't have many of those left.

Oh, thanks.

Well, they were really greasy. You wouldn't have liked them, Joe?

Nope.

Greasy, huh?

Really. Bad, bad.

How'd you make out?

Well, I had a little talk with a friend, Willie.

The word of the diamond heist is all over the street.

And? And the word is that the crooks didn't pull it too clean.

Well, the sources heard that the merchandise was supposed to be moved

hours after the robbery.

There were a few hot fences all over town just waiting to move in on it.

Only the crooks couldn't deliver.

You mean they didn't deliver?

No, I mean obviously couldn't deliver for some reason.

Any theories?

One, that they lost the merchandise.

Lost the merchandise. Come on, William.

Lost the merchandise or left it somewhere.

Like where?

Like in the area.

Maybe they were afraid to move it with all the black and whites rolling in.

Possibility.

So chances are, if all this tracks, they'd be back to get it.

It's a long shot.

It's worth setting up a surveillance on it.

Want a fortune cookie?

Shrimp is greasy, huh?

Slipped right through my fingers.

You wouldn't have liked it at all.

Police estimated the value of the stolen diamonds as well over a million

dollars. Thus far, no arrests have been made, but a police spokesman said they

have two excellent leads.

What's the matter with you? I want to get the basketball scores.

He's tired.

Not getting enough sleep is his problem.

What? We're moving out. I've been looking for a house.

Would you get that much money all of a sudden?

I bet on a long shot.

Now she gets a house.

I gotta see it to believe it.

You wanna know something? You're gonna see it.

true. That's good news, anyway.

Yeah.

Wouldn't have happened if he knew how to drive.

Now, listen, you. I never said I was a truck driver. And it all happened

old Rich here got shot.

And you, you big shot, you are the one who panicked killing a man. Now, you

promised me there wasn't going to be any of his Billy the Kid stuff, right?

Listen, you little punk.

Now, you moron, don't you call me a punk.

Cut it.

Now run. I'll cover you.

Help!

Help! Police!

Help!

Help!

What's the problem?

Police! Yes, we're the police. We're the police.

I need an ambulance.

What happened?

Well, I was walking along and some guy stopped me and another guy from behind,

you know.

Where'd they go? I don't know. I really need an ambulance.

Okay. All right. All right. Come on. Take it. Take it.

Okay. You going to be okay there?

All right. I'll get it. All right. Okay. Stay there.

Okay, fella. All the ambulance.

They'll be here in a sec.

Police! Stop!

What's going on there? What happened to your partner?

We were chasing a couple of muggers who got hit.

How do you feel?

Oh, it's all right. I think he'll be okay. He's just a couple of ribs.

How about the crooks? How many were there?

Two. There was an eyewitness, but he's gone.

We came running up here. He was in the back of the truck. Came running out here

like a crazy man.

What did he look like?

Well, he was flight built, about medium height, wore a brown suit, well

-dressed.

Did he look like either of these guys?

Yeah, that one.

This one, you sure?

Yeah.

You're damn lucky. These guys hit the diamond exchange.

Kill the jeweler.

Hey, Pat, black the light down here, will you?

This must be the place.

Yeah. Hey, Bill.

Bill!

Would that be real?

If it is, I just retired.

Well, here's what we got so far.

A murder coupled with a million dollars worth of missing stones.

Two suspects ID'd.

And we got a figure that some jerk or jerks who stumbled in off the street

ripped off the stones.

Look, do you think it could be some of the guys over at the construction site

across the street?

Very easily could be, yeah. I got Pep checking on that right now.

I tell you, whoever it is, they're going to do a lot more stumbling before they

get up and walk.

And if these guys ever catch up with them, they're going to be in a world

of hurt.

So, what's the plan? What do we do? Wait till somebody buys a new TV or a new

car or quits their job? I wish we had that kind of time.

I just called the foreman.

Brought you some carrot cake. They all showed up at work this morning.

They did show up.

Whoever took those rocks shouldn't be dumb enough to quit the next day.

Joe, if they weren't dumb, they'd have kept their hands to themselves in the

first place.

Don't worry. These guys are going to make mistakes.

So how do we get next to them?

Well, you can't go in as workers. They'd be wise to anybody new coming in.

Some or other, Pep. I don't visualize you with a big jackhammer in your hands.

Can you... Can you visualize her with a money changer on her hip?

I don't get it.

I was thinking of the coffee queen.

Who's she?

He.

Runs a fleet of catering trucks.

Takes bets on the side.

Last time I caught him, I was on another case. I didn't have time to run him in.

He still owes me one for that.

He operate a truck near the construction?

If he doesn't, he will.

What do you want with one of my trucks?

Is this some kind of a shakedown? What's going on here? We just want to do a

little moonlighting. So just relax, will you? Will you take it easy, C .J.?

Relax? Easy?

What experience you two got?

I got a reputation to keep up. You give lousy service, who gets hurt? Me.

Would you look at that figure?

Now, she's going to sell more hamburgers and french fries than all the rest of

your rejects put together. Trust me.

No way.

You know what I just thought about the last time we saw each other?

I think I still have some of your old markers in my desk drawer. Would you

remind me when we get back to the office and check that out?

Yes. Uh -huh.

Okay.

Just don't skim too much off the top.

That's what I like about you, C .J.

The eternal pessimist.

Let's go pick out a truck.

Any customers run up any big debts lately?

Coffee and donuts.

Oh, come on, man.

You're going to tell us you don't still take bets?

All these years we've been acquaintances, now you're going to cut

Look, I'm not interested in your nickels and your dimes, C .J.

We're investigating a murder.

It happened on 40th Street, near the construction site there.

Oh, yeah, that one.

Well... There was one guy that I had to turn his paper over to the collection

agency, and the boys let him know the way he's falling behind on his payments.

He's soon going to have to have a lot of wire to hold his jaw together.

But I think he took off the pressure by promising some payment pretty soon.

What's his name?

Strabo, Strabo, big guy, star on his cheek.

Drinks a little too much.

If I was you, I'd stay away from him unless you had a baseball bat and two

holding his arms.

C .J., if you ever again throw a man to the collection agency, I personally am

going to bust you myself.

Are you okay? I can take a hint.

That's not a hint. Believe me.

Where's that truck?

Which one?

Take that one. It's all loaded up.

Got the keys in it?

Yeah.

Hey, cowboy, you going to pay for that thing if you wreck it?

Does the chicken have a lip?

Thank you, pal.

Mr.

Chester Debono, my assistant.

He'll do it till the real thing comes along, if there's any left.

Why don't you tell her what you want?

Okay.

Hi there, Tiger.

Hi.

Don't you want anything from the coffee queen? My buddy's getting me a soda.

Wow.

Well, we make real good... Thank you, pal. We make real good sandwiches.

Well, thanks. My wife made my lunch for me.

Wouldn't you know, all the interesting ones are married.

Thank you, ma 'am.

I bet she's real pretty.

And you got real pretty kids, don't you?

Yes, she is.

They aren't.

I mean, we don't have any yet. She's expecting now.

You got it, baby. You got it. You got it. You got it. You got it. You got it.

You got it. You got it. You got it. You got it.

You got it.

You got it. You got it. You got it.

You got it.

You got it.

Well, thank you very kindly.

When I put it on this morning, I thought it'd return all the new dresses you

bought. Thought I had a reduction in pay.

Listen, why don't you just follow us in when we go back?

Will do.

That's the old babe, huh?

Yeah, looks great, doesn't it?

How you doing, fellas? Come on.

Middle old coffee queen's back.

Hey, lady, you're new here, aren't you?

Yeah.

Let me see your border health certificate.

I got me a temporary. I didn't bring it with me.

Hey, chief, that lady's a public utility.

You can't shake down a public utility.

If you don't get a border health certificate, you don't come back here

What are you bugging me for?

Hey, not for real?

Everything you see is for real.

I don't have to take nothing, big boy.

You sure you ain't got an old man?

Honey, thanks, pal.

I bought this with my own hard -earned money.

Well, I got me a kind of a, okay, kind of a discount connection, you know.

Friend I know downtown.

Gets you great bargains, if you know it.

You mean swag?

Huh? You know, hot stuff, hot goods.

I don't know. If the cops can't text the thieves, why should I pass up a

bargain? Would you?

You think I could get to, uh, you know, meet this friend of yours?

You?

Forget it. We don't need you.

Maybe I got some stuff I could sell.

What? A gold hard hat?

I got some stuff my mother left me.

Honey, let me tell you.

My friend, he don't fool around with no little old lady's too -bit costume

jewelry. His hands only touch big rocks.

The little

twin there, the way you make it so sweet.

Yeah? I got a strong feeling he's in on this thing.

What do you mean?

Well, he's obviously a close friend of Scrabble's.

But Pete told him at noon.

I heard he's been asking questions about real estate.

Yeah,

he wants to buy a new house.

And I don't need a small economy model.

Mrs. Fuller?

Mom?

Good morning, ma 'am. We're making a survey of this neighborhood.

I'm sorry, I... I wonder if you or your husband have recently considered buying

a new car or major appliance.

Who is it?

I don't know.

What are you selling?

Nothing, ma 'am. I merely wondered if the lady here... Why don't you go and

bother somebody else, huh?

How many times have I got to tell you, don't open the door?

Miss Punk in fire today.

Bet you didn't get that border health certificate, huh?

What's your name?

Fuller.

Jim Fuller.

Jim Fuller.

Well, you didn't happen to hear about somebody suddenly getting rich out here,

did you?

Yeah, me.

Got a refund on my income tax.

Look, there's a big reward out for the recovery of all that ice, in case you

hear something.

Think about it.

What was he pushing? Tips on the stock market. I wanted to know if I noticed

anybody who suddenly got rich around here. Just keep your eyes open and your

mouth shut. You've got nothing to worry about.

It's easy for you to say.

What do you mean by that?

If I get busted, what happens to my wife?

By the way I hear she looks, they're going to have any trouble.

One word about me to anybody, and your lady's going to need a lot of life

insurance.

Hi, fellas.

Okay, can I talk to you for a minute?

What is it, Blue High?

Remember what I told you yesterday about some jewelry my old lady left me?

Oh, what about it?

You like it?

What is it?

Are you kidding? It's a diamond.

It's uncut, but it's the real McCoy.

Oh.

Oh.

I'm not going to say uncut or uncut. You didn't think I was going to give it to

you.

Honey, what do you want? The question is, what do you want out of life?

To work on this roach wagon for the next 20 years or to make some real money

now. Some real warm bread.

You mean it's hot?

I mean bread, period.

I'll give you a commission.

5%, maybe more.

If? If you introduce me to that guy you were telling me about so I can get this

cut now.

And a few more I can get my hands on, maybe.

I don't get involved in any transactions or anything. I just pick up a little

information here and there and... Yeah?

And he takes care of me.

Maybe I'll take care of you.

Say, like, 10%. We'll talk about it after I meet him.

We'll talk business, okay?

Well, I don't know.

What do you need, an okay from him?

Chester?

Boss just put him on my truck. He's some kind of relative.

There's something going on between you two.

Me and him?

You're not jealous, are you, Tiger?

Me, jealous?

Of him?

Hey, Chester, get out of here.

Huh? Yeah, what do you need? Come on, I want to talk.

Yeah, what can I do for you?

Go to Boston's nephew, huh?

Yeah, that's right.

What's the matter? Can't you get a job on your own?

I guess not.

Guess not, but you're probably stupid, right?

Think you're a big ladies' man, too, that big beautiful girl in there, huh?

Think you're something, huh?

Hey, listen, I'm kind of busy right now.

I haven't got time to play games, okay, man?

Hey, Strangler! Hey, Strangler!

Hey! Get out!

Get back in your truck!

Get over here!

Get over here!

What do you think you're doing?

You want to get arrested?

I've had my share of animal.

Out of your mind showing diamonds around like you're the popcorn.

Shut up.

You're the one that's going to screw this thing up for us. You and your big

mouth.

Hey, come on.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm serious.

I'm just going to take my cycle.

Somehow I've got to get a loan of five.

I got people set it up for you.

The one I talked to yesterday is a real gorilla.

The only way you're going to get anything out of him is to kill him.

Yeah, but the other one, the young one, looks real easy to me.

Not easy, but approachable.

She's got a beautiful little oriental wife.

Doll of a wife.

And she's pregnant.

Mm -hmm.

A pregnant doll.

I love oriental porcelain.

Exquisite.

And extremely fragile.

You got radiator trouble?

Yeah. Hi.

Can I give you a lift home?

No, it's probably out of your way.

I got no man to go home to.

Let me get my keys, okay?

You sound sad.

Hey, come on. Do I look sad?

You know, when you smile, you look saddest of all.

Boy, you sure understand women.

Your wife's a very lucky girl.

Yeah.

I wish somebody would tell that to my mom.

All three of us live together.

You and your mother and your wife all in the same house?

One bedroom apartment.

Belongs to my mom.

You know, when I try and be alone with my wife, it's like both of us are

aliens. That sounds awful.

Was it your mother's idea that you move in?

Not really.

Well, I mean, she suggested it.

And it seemed like the right time to say okay. I was just back from Nam with my

wife, and my mom meant well. She knew I didn't have any money, and she knew it

was going to take me a while to get my union card.

Honey, the world is full of people who mean well.

Seems to me you should be moving out pretty soon.

I am.

Soon. I got lucky last week.

Yeah? My wife doesn't even know yet, but I made a down payment on a fantastic

place in Rolling Hills.

Woo! That must have been some jackpot. Yeah.

Well, I better get you home fast.

Except there's a problem.

Yeah?

I wish I could talk about it with my wife. Well, why don't you?

Oh, it's kind of hard.

Yeah, I know how it goes.

Hey, that friend of yours, what a tamper.

Oh, he's got his good days and he's got his bad days.

I didn't get the license.

Sorry. I guess I blew it. We're not far behind them. We'll see if we can make

them. And you better take care of that head of yours.

I didn't finish with Jimmy Fuller.

Roger.

Now, Jimmy, the way I understand it, you took something that you had in any

business to take. Am I right so far?

I don't know what you're talking about. You have something of ours and we want

it back. Now, when and where do we get it?

Okay.

I knew it was a stupid thing from the beginning.

That's good. Then I take it we can count on you having it for us tonight.

Okay. What time? Like nine o 'clock?

All right.

Where?

The construction site.

You have the uniform, Rio? Yeah, right here.

By the way, Jimmy, if you had any thoughts of calling the police and

setting a trap for us tonight, I really wouldn't if I were you.

Rio here will be keeping watch over you and your exquisite little wife.

Jimmy. Mom, I'd like you to meet a friend of mine.

Mr... It's me.

He's an old army buddy and we've got some business to talk about.

Yeah.

Where's mine?

In the kitchen.

Making a stew.

Isn't anybody going to answer that?

Hello? It's for you.

Yeah.

Hello, Jimmy?

It's Canette.

Oh, yeah, hi.

You okay?

Yeah, things are just great.

Listen, Jimmy, those men, you knew, didn't you?

What did they want, Jimmy?

Jimmy?

I think we got a bad connection, but I can hear you, so go on.

If you're into loan sharks and they're squeezing you, I have a few hundred

dollars I could lend you. I want you to know that.

No, thanks, hon.

Nothing like that.

You want to get together and talk about it someplace?

Yeah, sure, I'd like that. I really would.

But I got a guest here, a friend and...

My wife's in the kitchen right now cooking dinner.

All right, Jimmy.

But if you need any help, I even know a few cops that are practically human.

Okay?

Okay.

You know, you seem more concerned with protecting these amateur thieves than

recovering a million dollars in stones and solving a homicide.

Now, a man has been murdered, Chief.

Our priority all along has been to nail the killers, to get the guys who killed

Julian Copeland. But with some kind of evidence, it'll stand up in court. How

soon? I think it's coming to a head tonight, all of it. Okay, I want a

First thing in the morning.

Yeah, you'll get... Do you

really think that Fuller's giving it all back?

Yeah.

Following which, since he knows who they are now, they'll probably kill him.

Oh, well, can't we stick him out?

They're too smart for all of them to meet him. I figure probably one of them

will hang back.

Keep it out of his wife?

Yeah.

Pete, get on Fuller's tail.

Get somebody to watch the wife.

All right.

If we can find out where the exchange is going to take place, we could get there

first.

And the only other one who knows where the diamonds are is your buddy.

The animal.

Who is it?

Your coffee queen.

Can I?

Hi

there,

Tiger. Can I come in? Yeah, come on.

Thanks.

Oh, looks like you're going on a trip.

Yeah. A little vacation?

A little hunting trip.

Huh?

Well, to what do I owe this honor?

I wanted to apologize.

I didn't really mean that out by the truck today.

What do you want here?

Well, I wanted to apologize and... Listen, I think your friend Jimmy, I

he's in trouble.

What kind of trouble?

I don't know. His car broke down, see, and I offered to drive him home.

He seemed really nervous about something. I don't know, gamblers, loan

I've known a few, but... These guys stopped my truck, took Jimmy.

I just phoned him. He's all right. Said after tonight, everything's going to be

okay. How'd you know I lived here?

I talk nice to the foreman.

What else do you know?

Maybe I got this all backwards, but it sounded to me like he's about to lose

life savings.

I don't know what it's all about, but I just thought, well, I mean, since you're

his buddy and everything, he...

He sounded so desperate.

Thought maybe you might want to help him out in some way.

Did he say what time he was going to meet these guys?

No. I think he just said tonight.

I guess I still got time to get there first.

Get where?

Look, I'll be back as soon as I can.

Now, if you want, you can stay here. We can get together with that guy you

mentioned. Deals in pins and stuff.

Okay.

And maybe we'll have a little business for him tonight.

And like I said, baby, I'll do right by you.

Now stay here and don't answer the phone.

What do you need that thing for?

The night's full of desperate characters, baby.

And I'm one of them.

Yeah, Pete, anybody watching Fuller's house?

No, but this boy said when Oliver came out, he was alone.

Well, that's still with him.

Well, one is for us.

Say hello to the boss's nephew, Strabo.

Oh, man.

I'm a cop, and you're under arrest.

Cop him, Joe.

Right.

Get your hand off the gun. Take your hand off the gun. Come on, come on.

There we are. Come on, big boy.

Over this way.

You little freak!

I knew you had no class.

Thank you, Sergeant.

Anytime, Sergeant.

Here's your million bucks.

I want you to get him out of here before the professionals show up.

Hey, Bill.

Looks like the head honcho's not taking any chances.

He'll be back to pick up his buddies.

Heads up. We got company.

It's not there.

Think this is some kind of amateur night we're playing?

Police! Freeze!

All right, get out of the car.

Put your hands up front where I can do it.

You're a cop. Yeah.

Do your job good.

Lucky for you.

Full of thanks for your help.

I don't know how you got mixed up in this mess, but I guarantee it'll go in

favor.

Let's get down to headquarters.

I guess I should have stuck to the job that I know best.

You know how it is.

Yeah, really.

Listen, would you call my wife for me and tell her what happened?

Yeah, I'll call her.

You do it, Blaney.

Well, I'm not sure.

No, I don't know. Oh, hold on. Here he comes now.

Listen. Get off the phone. I want you to help me with my speech to the recruits.

I got C .J. on the line. Oh, you're lucky.

He wants to know what you did to those ham and cheese sandwiches.

What I did to the ham and cheese sandwiches?

Yeah, he said sales went up 75 % when you made it.

Tell him instead of American cheese, I used Italian mozzarella.

Mozzarella? Yeah, you know, it's made from buffalo milk.

Uh, C .J., did you ever milk a buffalo?

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