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[♪♪♪]

[SIRENS WAILING]

[HORN BLOWS]

[SIRENS WALING]

[HORN BLOWS]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

[♪♪♪]

Okay.

Hey. Over here.

Let me get a shot of him.

What do you say? Get him outta here.

We know he's in town. Let me get a shot.

Danko, I want every pass issued in the past week checked,

and I want it checked again.

That's your responsibility from here on out.

Yes, sir. Okay, come on. Let's have the camera.

Come on. Let's have the cameras.

There's still freedom of press in this country.

Yeah, and there's still a law against

people killing other people.

You print where Saul is,

there's gonna be somebody trying to kill him.

Oh, come on, friend. Let's not get hostile.

Let me get one good shot of him.

Look, "friend," it's my job to make sure

nobody gets a shot of him or at him.

Say "pig".

[♪♪♪]

Are you crazy? I'm not going in there.

Now, look, the entire floor has been cleared

from this end of the building. No.

No, no. You've got windows there.

They'll get me through the windows.

No way, Mr. Saul. You're being held in maximum security.

Come on, Saul. You're only gonna be here for a couple of days.

That's all. Move it. Come on.

[♪♪♪]

That man is really frightened.

An organization bookkeeper

who testifies against the organization.

That's good reason to be frightened.

Come on. You get the whole place to yourself.

You can pace around as much as you want.

What kind of a place is this, anyway?

Well, it's better than what you had in the big place, isn't it?

Yeah.

Yeah, anyplace is better than that.

You want any magazines or any kind of food?

I'll see if I can have it sent in to you.

No, no. I--

Ever since I told them I was willing to testify

in exchange for my release,

I haven't been able to eat, sleep or do anything.

Let me know if you change your mind.

Yeah.

[♪♪♪]

Nobody on this floor unless they've been

searched and cleared.

I want a man in the anteroom

at all times watching Saul.

Is that clear? Yes, sir.

Um, lieutenant? What?

Have you any idea why Saul decided to testify now?

Fifteen years in prison and all of a sudden the switch.

How come? He's dying, Gillis.

Doesn't want to die behind the walls.

[♪♪♪]

To Mr. Saul, with love.

[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]

Hi.

Anybody call?

No. You expecting anybody?

Oh, old Ryker's gonna nail me to the wall

if I don't check out those passes.

[SIGHS]

Seems some yo-yo photographer got into the compound today,

and almost blew the whole thing.

The mayor had to call the editor of the paper

to make sure he'd kill the story, and--

So Ryker's now got me in charge of who's been cleared,

who hasn't been cleared, and why and why not.

Sergeant Tompkins, please.

How was your day?

Well-- Sergeant Tompkins?

Yeah. This is Officer Danko.

I'm fine, thank you.

Uh, Lieutenant Ryker asked me to call you

in regards to a pass you issued

to a David Fenner to tour the prison facility.

Yeah. Well, it seems we're gonna have to renege.

Happy birthday.

Yeah, well, I know it's a little late in the day, but--

but that's the word. Hey.

Happy birthday, Mike.

I'm on the phone.

Yeah. Okay. Look, I'll be down there

tomorrow morning around 10:00.

[MUSIC STOPS, RECORD SCRATCHES]

Yeah. Okay, fine. Thank you.

What's the matter?

[♪♪♪]

I'm sorry.

We've been so involved with Saul and--

That's no excuse.

But I am sorry.

I miss you, Mike.

I miss us.

What is that supposed to mean?

Well, it means that you've been working 18 hours a day,

and I never see you.

When I do, I'm either going to the hospital

or you're so tired you can't see straight.

I know.

[RINGING]

Hello?

Yeah, he's here.

Mike, it's Lieutenant Ryker.

[DOOR CLOSES]

Yeah? Hello.

Danko, I got a call here from Sergeant Tompkins

about denying a pass to somebody named Fenner.

Tompkins says that we ought to reconsider.

You know anything about this?

Just that he's

public relations, and he doesn't like

to get anybody mad at the department.

All right. I'll see you in the morning,

and I'll explain the situation to this Fenner guy.

Good deal.

Goodbye.

FENNER: Now, look, I have permission.

I went through all the right channels.

You cannot pull the rug out from under me now.

I'm sorry, Mr. Fenner. But circumstances won't permit-

What circumstances? I'm not at liberty to say.

Look, today's Sunday.

Maybe we can set it up later in the week for you.

Later in the week is no good.

Why not? What difference will a couple of days make?

Look, I don't know if you guys understand

how universities work in this day and age,

but there is a saying. You publish or you perish.

Now, unless I get this paper on penology finished

in time to be published, I will be out on my ear.

I've got a whole timetable set up.

I've got to go to Utah and tour a prison there.

I've gotta go to New Hampshire.

I cannot wait till later in the week.

RYKER: No, Mr. Fenner, I'm sorry.

That's it. You're sorry?

Well, that's terrific. A fat lot of good that does me.

You're always doing numbers on the great new things

you're doing here in the police department.

I tell you one thing hasn't changed.

You're still up to your tails in red tape.

[CHUCKLES] He's right.

Look, I-I'm sure you've got your reasons.

But, you see, I've worked such a long time

to set this all up, and--

Isn't there something you could do?

No, Mr. Fenner. There's no way.

I'm still sorry and it's still final.

Well, you're in charge.

Except, lieutenant, uh...

Well, there is a favor you could do me.

What's that?

Well, you see...

I'm afraid I have been doing a little bragging

with a few people up at the university, and,

well, the head of the department is flying in here today

to, uh, meet with me.

It would be a great help if, well,

one of you guys could be there to explain

why the tour has been canceled.

He's arriving by charter plane in an hour and--

Well, it would be a great favor, lieutenant.

All right, Danko. Drive him out.

Well, hey, thank you.

Okay.

Uh, where in Utah are you going?

That's my part of the country. I don't know yet.

You don't know?

I-- Oh, I-I thought you said

you had this big itinerary all set up.

Oh. Oh, you see, this guy, he is meeting me in Salt Lake City.

And then the prison, I don't know,

it's way out in the country somewhere.

That would be the county.

That would only be about 15 miles outside of town.

Oh-- Look. I think this is the, uh, the charter service.

Okay.

Yeah, you'll like it up there. That's pretty country.

I look forward to it.

Oh, look, that's the gate, I believe.

Oh, okay.

[AIRPLANE FLYING OVERHEAD]

Hi.

I got a guy here who's supposed to meet an incoming passenger.

You wanna let us in, please?

Okay. Thank you.

[♪♪♪]

Throw the gun on the seat with your left hand.

Very slow.

Like the Westerns say.

Now the belt. Just as slow.

Now, I wouldn't take anything away from you

without giving you something to replace it with.

So, uh, here.

Put this on.

Go on.

Catch.

Now, this gizmo in my hand

is a microwave transmitter.

That little thing on the front of your belt,

is the receiver.

The other stuff is plastic explosive.

Now, I want you to understand

that when I press this button,

nothing is gonna happen to you.

It's when I take my finger off that the explosives go.

So if you try to knock me out,

or shoot me or anything,

you will be in so many pieces,

they will have to pick you up with a straw,

and carry you home in an air-sickness bag.

Do you hear me, Officer Danko?

Yeah, I hear you.

Fine.

Get in. Let's go.

Drive straight to that hangar.

Slowly.

Okay, now stop.

Get out slowly.

Hey, officer, I don't wanna be hard to get along with,

but you can't park this thing

in the middle of a hangar like that.

I say he can.

And I will take it most kindly if you would line up over there.

Come on. You two guys, come on.

Do what he says. He means business.

FENNER: Follow him.

Come on.

You two, come on. Over here.

Drop those tools.

You. Handcuff him.

Hands behind the back.

FENNER: Any one of you a pilot?

Nope, they're all mechanics.

We service these birds. We don't fly 'em.

Very well. You are now all expendable.

But there are more of you than I have time to expend.

So, uh...

Get in there.

Come along. Briskly.

Move, you slab-sided cretins.

Move.

Now close that door.

[♪♪♪]

And now, Officer Danko, I would like you to give me

one of those radio code numbers that you use.

Which one?

The one that means officer needs help.

'Cause you do.

Fantastic.

Exactly what, my good man, is the secret of this dish?

Well, my good man, I will tell you.

Fresh mushrooms, green peppers,

and half a cup of stale beer.

Oh. Well, let me assure you, that secret is safe with me.

[JILL LAUGHS]

You two are chipper this morning.

Well, you spend eight hours in that jail,

you'll be amazed at how good it feels to be out.

Hmm. Yeah. It's pretty bad, huh?

I forget who it was who said:

"Stone walls do not a prison make."

Well, I guarantee that it'll do till something else comes along.

Richard Lovelace. Lovelace? Oh.

[PHONE RINGING] Oh, I'll get that.

Why don't you get the phone?

Okay.

Hello?

Gillis, this is Ryker. Get in here. We got troubles.

Well, what is it, lieutenant?

Somebody's taken Danko hostage.

They're holding him until we turn over Saul.

The rest is complicated. You get it when you get here.

So move it, will ya?

Lieutenant? What?

Um...

Jill is here with us right now.

What do we tell her?

Tell her what I just told you.

And bring her in here with you.

Yes, sir.

WEBSTER: So here we are,

it's on the last part

of this obstacle course,

and Ryker's up in this tower

where he can look out over everyone, right?

Now, my shoe decides it's falling off,

and I don't know what to do. He spots me.

He starts yelling at me,

"Webster, What's the matter?

"why you slowing up? Move it. Move it." So--

Jill, that was Lieutenant Ryker on the phone,

and he wants you to come with us

down to the precinct right away.

What for?

Somebody's taken Mike hostage.

They're holding him in exchange for Saul.

I'm still waiting, boys. What do you got in mind?

RYKER: Put Officer Danko on.

Oh, no.

No, you guys know all those 10-10 things.

You know, I mean, you might even

start talking a deal while I'm listening.

And that wouldn't be polite.

Or wise.

How do we know he's still alive?

Well, why don't you come out here and see?

He's standing right here.

Oh, and when you come, uh,

bring a pilot who's checked out on twin-engine jets.

And four parachutes.

Uh, got it?

I hear you.

Good.

Now, this is going to be my last transmission,

because there's no good talking anymore

until you're here with what I want.

So, um, hasta la vista.

Fenner, listen to me. Fenner?

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Well, here we are.

You're wasting your time. They won't bargain with you.

No, it's you

they're bargaining with.

Your life.

Even if they do bring Saul out here,

they'll track that airplane, follow those chutes down.

Well, let me put it this way.

Right now, I like my chances a great deal better

than I like yours.

Yes. Everything he says is theoretically possible.

No question of that.

So no sharpshooters, nothing like that. That's out?

I'd say so.

By reversing the action of the switch,

he's definitely protected himself

against any physical assault.

If the transmitter is real, I mean.

Is there any way we can tell if it is real?

If I could see what it looks like.

We get a chopper up with a photographer.

If they get a good close shot of that transmitter,

can you tell if it's real? Possibly.

I could probably tell you if it was a bad imitation.

But about all the picture would tell me

is the frequency of the transmitter

from the length of the antenna.

Is that any use to us?

I don't see how.

Now, look, Parks, you're the expert.

You're supposed to know all about this.

Now, help us, will ya?

What would you do if you were in charge?

I'd turn over Mr. Saul, lieutenant.

Lieutenant?

[PHONE RINGING]

Mrs. Danko, why don't you wait in my office.

We're still trying to get all the facts on this.

As soon as I know the exact situation,

I'll be in and I'll let you know.

Oh, lieutenant, is there any way that I could talk to Mike?

RYKER: I'm afraid not.

Jill, uh, let's go get some coffee, okay?

See you in a few minutes.

[♪♪♪]

[HELICOPTER BLADES WHIRRING]

Move.

[♪♪♪]

You're putting everybody in jeopardy.

[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

RYKER: Oh, no. Sir--

[PHONE RINGING]

Fenner's intelligent. He's trapped out there

long as we don't give him a means of escape.

We can assume that-- We can't assume anything.

Fenner's in too deep to back out.

Webster, when you took the oath to become a policeman,

you made certain commitments.

And one of them wasn't assuming things

when someone else's life was on the line.

GILLIS: Lieutenant,

we want to go out there.

Gillis, there's nothing that can be accomplished out there.

We've already sealed off the airport.

And I can assure you, we're not gonna do anything out there

we haven't already decided here first.

Sir, we are not gonna let Mike get killed for no reason.

But there is a reason. Saul.

He may be scum, but that doesn't matter.

We are sworn to protect everyone, including Saul.

Well, that's great for textbooks.

But the day I have to stand by and see Mike die

for some syndicate bookkeeper, that's when I stop playing cop.

No, sir. You don't stop playing cop.

You stop playing God.

Nobody gets condemned around here without a trial.

You mean like the trial Mike had, lieutenant?

Is that the way it is?

Gentlemen, this is Officer Danko's wife.

Who still doesn't have an answer to her question.

Well, if I may rephrase the question.

Does a police officer always get a fair shake?

Well, the answer is no, Mrs. Danko. It always has been.

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

RYKER: Yeah?

OFFICER: Commissioner Reilly for you,

lieutenant, on Line 3.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir. I thought so too.

Yes, sir. Thank you.

The commissioner has just left the mayor's office.

He is sorry, but there will be no negotiating.

No pilot, no parachutes, no nothing.

We'll do everything we can to free Officer Danko.

But we will not negotiate on Fenner's terms.

[♪♪♪]

May I ask a favor then, lieutenant?

Of course.

Would it be possible for you to arrange

for me to talk to Mr. Saul?

Mrs. Danko? Uh-huh.

Uh, afraid you're gonna have to leave your purse here, ma'am.

If you'll, uh, follow me, please.

[MAN SOBBING]

Hi, baby. Hey, fellows, look.

Where you going, baby?

Hey, what you in for?

This is Mrs. Danko.

The matron searched her downstairs.

Thanks. Good luck.

Right this way. Sorry about Mike, Mrs. Danko.

Lieutenant Ryker'll get him out.

Yeah. I'm sure he will.

Mrs. Danko.

Who are you? What do you want?

I'm Jill Danko, Mr. Saul.

I got nothin' to say to you.

Leave me alone.

Mr. Saul, my husband--

Lady,

they told me about your husband.

And I'm sorry about your husband.

But I'm sorry for myself.

So leave me alone.

Look, he's a nice-looking man.

A nice guy and all that.

But don't you see?

If I go down to that airport they're gonna kill me.

I know too much.

Don't you understand that?

Mr. Saul, I came here to tell you

that I love my husband very much.

And to ask you to help me keep him alive.

And get killed myself?

No. Look, I'm sure the police

can work out some sort of a plan.

Look, you're not sure of anything.

You're asking me to trade my life to save your husband's.

Isn't that the truth?

Yes, it's true.

I'd trade your life for his,

because I'd trade my life for his.

Because I love him that much.

And you probably don't know what it means

to love anybody that much.

Or to be loved that much.

What the hell kind of thing is that to say?

Of course I loved.

And there are plenty of people that loved me.

That's past tense.

Look, I spent 15 years in prison.

Fifteen!

My son got killed in the Army. My wife died.

You know what that does to you?

No.

But I'll know by tomorrow unless you help me help him.

Look, I got three, four months to live.

That's it. Period.

You're asking me to trade that for three or four hours?

Well, that's crazy. And I'm not crazy.

Now get outta here.

Get out of here, I said!

Get out!

Guard.

Get her out of here.

Get out.

Hold it.

Here's your picture.

Yeah, well, you keep it.

[♪♪♪]

MAN: You all come back

and see us, now, you hear?

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

MAN 1: He's gonna die.

I'll be seein' ya.

MAN 2: Hey, you brightened up my day

to beat the band.

Your husband's gonna die.

[MEN LAUGHING]

[WHISTLING, YELLING]

Guard.

Open this, please. Open it.

[WHIRRING]

Well, the transmitter looks real.

The film doesn't show very much detail, of course.

But I'd hazard to say it's not a dummy.

Antenna tell you anything?

From its length,

I'd say it's operating in the area of 1700.

The standard kind of range.

Is there, uh, any way of putting it out of commission?

None that I've ever heard of.

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

Yeah?

MAN: Lieutenant,

we've got Fenner on Line 2.

Put it through.

Hello?

I haven't heard from you, lieutenant.

And I'm getting lonely out here.

FENNER: I don't like that.

Now, I want to see a pilot.

A pilot and Saul, remember?

We don't know if Danko is still alive, since you moved inside.

Let me talk to him.

The guy at the precinct wants to talk to you.

And you've got five seconds. Five.

No 10-10s, no code numbers.

Nothing. Okay, you follow?

Yeah.

Okay, I'm putting him on.

Now, you've got five seconds.

Mike, how's he treating you?

Is this transmitter and bomb thing for real?

Yeah, it's real, all right.

He's making this a home away from home, lieutenant.

Just a home away from home.

FENNER: All right.

Now, here's how I'm treating you.

Unless all my demands are met within one hour,

he is going to be a statistic.

I told you they wouldn't make a deal.

Oh, they're bluffing.

They can't let it get down to the wire.

They can't.

All right, all of you draw riot gear.

We've got one hour to deploy around that hangar.

Uh, listen.

Yes, sir. What is it?

Um, I was wondering, does anyone know

if Officer Danko has had any experience

with electronic procedures or devices?

Well, he had a long hitch in the Air Force.

Missile-silo technician.

RYKER: What is it, Parks?

We don't have time to waste.

PARKS: You know, there's a chance

that it just might work.

I don't know what you're talking about. What might work?

Home away from home.

[♪♪♪]

Don't you say a word.

Officer Danko, hmm.

You must not be a very good cop.

How do you figure?

Well, you're 31, 32 years old.

You're still a patrolman.

Why would any guy ever want to be a cop?

Why would anyone want to be what you were?

Oh.

Well, I happen to be one of the best

in the world at what I do.

A paid killer?

Well, I prefer to think of myself as a--

Well, a kind of surgeon.

Removing troublesome growths

before they become too troublesome

for the people who employ me.

Still a paid killer.

So, what are you?

I mean, if you shoot some pathetic little creature

for stealing a loaf of bread, they still send you your check

at the end of the month, don't they?

Yeah.

You would kill, if the conditions were right.

I would.

And as far as you're concerned,

the conditions could get right pretty quick.

[♪♪♪]

All right, let's show him what we're talking about.

I know what you're talking about.

You're talking about turning me over to save that cop.

RYKER: No. I'm talking about

saving both of you.

And we only have about 30 minutes to do it.

So you just shut up and listen. Go ahead.

PARKS: Mr. Saul, you and I will arrive

at the hangar by helicopter.

Now, where I'm pointing

indicates where we'll be when the chopper lands.

We walk from here to this twin jet.

And you wait at the bottom of those steps.

I'll be dressed to look like the pilot,

and I'll go into the plane.

Look, no ambush is gonna work.

GILLIS: Mr. Saul, it's not

gonna be an ambush.

Mr. Parks here will have this instrument with him.

Which is a panoramic indicator.

Now, it is designed to tell us exactly what frequency

the microwave transmitter is broadcasting on.

What does that accomplish?

Once we have the frequency, the exact frequency,

we can use a more powerful unit on the same frequency.

You mean, like, jamming it? PARKS: No.

You see, the strongest signal will capture the receiver.

Now, hopefully, that means that it won't respond

to Fenner's transmitter. Only to ours.

Hopefully? But you're not sure.

PARKS: We can't be sure.

But it's theoretically sound.

Whose idea was this, anyway, huh?

Officer Danko's.

Home away from home.

Take the signal away from Fenner,

and replace it with a more powerful one.

If-- If I go along with this,

and it didn't work,

how far away would I be when the bomb goes off?

GILLIS: Well, sir...

the closer that Officer Danko can get to that plane,

the better chance we'll have of getting

a precise reading on the frequency.

[♪♪♪]

What's your first name?

Jill.

You a good cook, Jill?

Oh, well, I'm pretty good, I guess.

What's your best dish?

Uh, well, I-- I make a kind of a...

chicken-and-rice dish Mike likes.

Sounds good.

How would you like to make it for me and your husband tonight?

Okay?

Let's put this show on the road.

[♪♪♪]

[HELICOPTER BLADES WHIRRING]

[♪♪♪]

Wouldn't make a deal, eh? Is that what you said?

Well, take a look, friend.

They're dealing.

Okay, we're in position.

Good.

[♪♪♪]

Here they come.

I'm getting a reading.

Seventeen.

Seventeen.

No, it's more than that. Seventeen...

Hold it.

Seventeen-one-three.

PARKS: No.

Move.

Saul's in the way.

[WHISPERING]: Saul, move.

Saul, move.

No. Drop it.

Any more of those guys around here?

If you're trying to set me up,

you are going to be a dead man, right here and now.

The sniper's not for you, Fenner.

They're for me, to see that I don't get away.

Move.

Seventeen-one-five.

Seventeen-one-five.

One-seven, one-five.

Are you locked in?

Locked in.

Mike.

We've captured the frequency.

Don't think the receiver will work.

[♪♪♪]

RYKER: Okay, boys.

Well, I still think it would have been nicer

at our apartment.

Nicer, yes. Legal, no.

Mr. Saul is still in custody until he testifies.

Had enough trouble getting him into the precinct

for three hours, let alone to your place.

Well, your efforts are very much appreciated, lieutenant.

SAUL: All right.

All right, huh? Let's eat, huh?

You can't taste food right unless you concentrate on it.

You wanna know the truth?

Hmm.

This is not so hot.

It's not? You're kidding.

We eat this stuff all the time. I think it's terrific.

Well, it's terrific for you, but for me it stinks.

At least I'm honest about it.

You're not kidding, are you? You really don't like it.

Listen, fella, when you get to be my age,

you can say what you think. And that's just what I did.

And I'm gonna do the same thing.

Mr. Saul, do you remember when we talked?

And you talked about people who had loved you?

Yeah.

You don't have to use past tense anymore.

[♪♪♪]

You know something?

This stuff kind of grows on you.

[SAUL CHUCKLES]

It's not so good.

But it ain't bad either, huh?

[♪♪♪]