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[THEME MUSIC]

[SIRENS WHIRRING]

Do you know how long it's been since

I've had a Sunday off?

You blew it.

Terry was willing to switch with you.

You should've taken him

up on it.

No, it wouldn't do any good, man.

Jill doesn't get a Sunday off for

the next month.

[DRILLING]

Yeah? Joey?

Joey, see if you can get some

oil downstairs.

This thing's burning up.

Mike?

Yeah?

You ever know this tire store to be

open on Sunday?

I never have, man. Why?

I think I just saw someone move

past that window.

Here, let's find out.

Looks okay in there.

Okay. I'll take a look

around the back.

[ALARM RINGS] See what's

happening.

Good. I'll call

a backup.

Control,

this is Ludlow seven

requesting a backup unit on a

possible 459 at

924 East Lucas.

Police! Hold it!

[ENGINE STARTS]

[FIRES GUN]

[SIREN WAILS]

[ENGINE SPUTTERING]

You came up empty, too, huh?

Yeah, might as well cancel the backup.

Yeah. I'll take another

look around.

[SIREN WHIRRING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

Hey, that was fast.

We were just about to cancel you guys.

How about that, Buck?

Gillis wrapped it up without us "old" guys.

Well, not exactly...

Hey, you can't win 'em all.

What about those tires back in

the street?

There's another unit already on the scene.

The owner's on his way over.

Is the place secure?

Where's your partner?

He's inside.

What about it, Danko, is the

place secure?

Yeah, it's all clear.

Andy, let's give it the once over.

I already checked it.

You take this side, I'll take that one.

It never hurts to put a wash through the

second rinse cycle, guys.

You never know what kind of dirt you

can still flush out.

That Buck is thorough.

[DOOR CLOSES]

[FOOTSTEPS]

Okay, son, take it easy.

Now just do as I say and we won't

have any problems.

Turn around, put your hands

up on the wall.

That's a boy.

Alright, good.

[SCREAMS]

[STOOL FALLS]

Buck?

Yeah, I'm back here.

You got a call on your radio.

Oh, all right.

Have you seen Andy?

No, I haven't. He hasn't

come out yet.

Get an ambulance!

My hat.

I dropped my hat, Buck.

I got it right here. Take it easy.

Ah, why did he fool me?

I never even saw it.

Who, Andy? Who was it?

Oh, get me on my feet, Buck.

I just can't...

BUCK: Just take it easy.

Hang on!

Hang on, damn it!

19 years, Andy, 19.

Now you hang on. Don't you quit on me!

[HEAVY BREATHING]

I don't quit on you, Buck.

I mean...

Somebody just knifed Andy.

Control,

officer needs help.

Requesting an ambulance at

924 South Lucas.

I'll never quit on you.

There's nobody out there.

How is he?

He's dying, Danko.

The best man on the force

and he's dying,

because you didn't do

your job.

NURSE: Yes, thank you.

Nurse Danko, this is Mrs. Andy Simmons.

Hello.

How is he?

Well, he's still in surgery.

Oh.

Lieutenant Ryker tells me that your husband

is in his division.

Yes, he is.

Lieutenant, there's an Officer Sanborn waiting

at the end of the hall.

Oh, Buck.

Excuse me, Eddie.

[SIGHS]

What's the word?

It's not good.

Buck...

Oh, Mary, I'm sorry.

Andy's still in...

The three of us have come

through some tough ones in the past

and we'll do it again.

I don't know if Andy, uh,

told you or not, but we're going to Hawaii this

summer for our vacation.

He was there during the war and,

he wants me to see the place.

They did everything

they could.

[GASPS]

I promise you, Mary

I'll get the guy that's responsible for this.

[WEEPING]

[KNOCK]

[KNOCK]

Herm? It's me, Joey, let me in.

What happened

to you?

I got trapped inside.

What, was you worried about me?

Worried you'd get caught and spill

your guts, yeah.

How'd you get out?

Same way I got in.

Did anybody see you?

Umm, just a cop.

Are you kidding?

No sweat, man.

I gutted him.

You gutted him?

[LAUGHING]

Well, what's so funny?

This rookie cop

was getting blamed for it while I was taking off.

Why, you simple minded...

That, that cop

can identify you.

Just relax.

He was almost dead.

What if he lives, Joey?

He won't.

So after your first inspection,

the locker was closed?

Yes, sir.

When I found Andy, it was open.

I know.

I thought it was too small for

anyone to fit in.

Look, Lieutenant, if you think

I was careless...

Nobody said anything about carelessness,

Officer Danko.

You're jumping the gun.

Is that it?

That's it.

That man is hurting.

Yeah, it's a shame.

Tell me something, Buck

as far as you're concerned,

is there any cause

for me to recommend a departmental hearing

about Danko's behavior in

this thing?

No, Eddie. There's

no reason for anything like that.

You know me,

if I thought Danko were responsible

for Andy's death,

even indirectly,

you couldn't pull me off him.

Don't worry about him, Eddie.

You know yourself

we all get a couple of

teeth pulled

and the gums get tougher

all the time.

He'll be all right.

You know there's one thing, though.

You might think about teaming Danko with

a veteran for a while.

It might help.

That's a good idea.

You want the job?

It was an idea,

just an idea. I didn't have

me in mind.

Well, I do, and I can't think of a

better man for the job.

Well, if you put it that way

you may be right.

Yeah.

You holding my car up there?

No, I was waiting for a friend

got tired.

It's okay. Sorry.

I'll call the Public Information Officer.

I'll have him tell the papers

you're coming up with a composite

make on the killer and

we expect a real quick I.D.

That ought to make our man

squirm a little.

Think it'll work?

Well, what if it doesn't?

What's gonna happen then?

Are you gonna keep walking around with

your tail dragging?

[SIGHS]

If I do, I

guess you'll just kick it again for me.

No, I won't, but your new partner will.

Well, Webster's back with Gillis,

so you need a partner, so does Buck Sanborn.

Sanborn?

You know the name you know the man.

Any objections?

Yeah.

Why me and Sanborn?

I just gave you a good

reason why, Danko.

If you want a better one, you won't have to look far.

You and Buck Sanborn both lost something

together, you might say.

Maybe you can help each other to

get it back again.

That'll be all, Danko.

Herm, they're gonna put your picture

in the paper.

Here, that rookie's making up a composite picture of you.

That's it, man.

We split.

With what? The cash we got

out of that safe?

Couldn't, couldn't buy a ticket on

the cross-town bus.

It's gonna take time to peddle those

spare parts and tires.

I ain't got time, Joey.

I'm going down the tubes.

Well, maybe we could

buy you some time,

figure something out so they'll lay

off you for a while.

You keep out of it, Joey.

Don't pull any more of your nutty

stunts, you hear?

Yeah, I hear you.

Wasting that cop was enough.

I don't need any more help from you!

Okay.

I'm gonna bug out of that job down

that rag place today

and see maybe I can move some of

those spare parts.

After that, I'm gone.

Hello, is this Ludlow Precinct?

Yeah, I would like to speak to Officer

Buck Sanborn.

Thank you very much.

Thanks, Charlie.

Yeah.

JOEY: Is this Officer Sanborn?

It is. Who's this?

The name's Simmons.

Andy Simmons.

Who is this?

What kind of a sick game you think

you're playing?

No, no, no, no sick game.

You burn a guy, you're entitled

to his name.

And don't bother tracing this call 'cause I ain't gonna

be on the horn that long.

I just thought you might like to

know a few things.

I mean that rookie all but had me.

I mean a blind man could have seen

me in that locker,

my shirt was sticking out

six inches.

But, I think he got scared.

Do you know what I mean?

Figured someone else would do the job.

So,

you got one dead partner, my friend,

[LAUGHS] and a

rookie partner who makes one

terrible teammate.

Well,

some guys got all the luck, I guess,

you know what I mean.

Have a nice day, Bucky.

Hi, you want me to drive?

Nope. I think I can handle it.

I already did a walk-around

check of the car,

if that's what you're doing.

That's what I'm doing, all right.

'Cause we're partners, Danko,

and one partner always backstops

another one, right?

And that's what I'm doing.

I'm just making sure that my partner

did a good job of checking out the car.

What about the tire pressure?

Did you check it?

28 all around.

Well, I like 'em a little over-inflated.

30 at the least.

Okay.

And I am the man in the driver's

seat, don't forget.

I, I figure if I do, you'll let me

know about it.

Sure will.

After all, what are

partners for?

Look, you're letting him

get to you.

Maybe that's just what he wants.

That's right. He never uh,

came out and actually said anything about Andy, did he?

No.

No, if he'd done that, I'd have something

to go on. But...

[SIGHS]

It's not what he's saying

it's his attitude.

TERRY: What we've got here is a generation gap.

Buck's got his way of doing things and

we've got ours. Solved.

Hey, Mike.

Buck is a tough old bull,

you know that.

He's hard line all the way.

Hmm-mmm. He would lean

on any rookie.

I thought about that, man, but it's

just no good. I...

Look, I know he's leaning on me, I've

got no way to prove it.

You know, it's...

[SIGHS]

Why don't we bowl a few frames, huh?

Come on.

No, I'll pass.

I'm going over and wait for Jill.

Look, she won't be off for another

couple of hours.

What are you gonna do, just sit there

by yourself?

I'm gonna sit there,

I'm gonna feel sorry for myself,

I'm gonna pout.

You know, If that's okay

with you guys.

I'll see you.

Yeah.

You know, I, I really think that

I can understand

how Buck must feel.

You know?

I'm not gonna let him take it

out on Mike.

Maybe we can do something about it

on our next shift.

You got an idea?

Hmm-mmm.

Like my old Uncle Harry

used to say,

when you can't go

forward,

try a little reverse.

And that just means going back to

where it all started.

Okay,

if we assume

the guy was in this locker,

then he must've caught Andy by

surprise, right?

Look, the locker I buy,

but not the surprise, not total surprise anyway.

But we know Andy put his

gun away.

I'd say he thought he had the situation

under control.

Then how did the killer get away?

How'd he get outta here?

You say Buck was in the garage?

Hmm-mmm.

And no one came out the front.

This window's been

painted shut for a long time.

What about this ventilator?

Nah, the opening's

too small.

Not for a guy who could squeeze

into that locker.

This got to be it.

It's not screwed down.

Terry, that overturned chair

wasn't from a fight.

It fell off that desk. That's how he

got up here.

There's nothing up here.

Nothing but all this old junk.

It looks like some of it has been here for years.

Doesn't seem to have left his weapon.

Maybe he left something else. Come here.

Doesn't show signs of weather wear.

Must've been dropped here recently.

Let's go.

Sanborn?

Yeah. Telephone.

Oh, excuse me.

Sanborn. VOICE ON PHONE: Hi ya, Bucky.

I hear Danko's still on the force.

Now would Andy want it that way?

[SLAMS PHONE]

You sadistic creep.

The flowers were lovely.

Thanks for bringing them, Buck.

They're for the wrong man.

Andy shouldn't be lying there.

But he is.

He is and we both have to learn to live with that.

After 19 years on the Force, neither Andy nor me could ever

learn to live with murder.

They'll catch him.

They're looking for the one that held the knife.

The one I want is the one that put Andy in front of it.

Buck, will you think a minute.

If Mike Danko were responsible the Department

would have done something.

No, there would have been an inquiry.

The Department wasn't there, Mary, I was.

Sure, on paper Danko's clean. But Andy didn't die on paper.

I'm sorry, Mary.

But I don't need an inquiry.

Uh, the fingerprints on the ticket stub is the first

solid clue we've had

in the slaying of Officer Simmons.

You all have mug shots of the suspect

Joseph Randolph Charles.

Male Caucasian, age 24 years, five foot six, 120 pounds.

He's done time at the Institution for the

Criminally Insane.

Last good address we had on him is two years old.

Detectives feel he's connected with a gang dealing

in stolen auto parts.

So let's start investigating small garages,

auto supply stores first.

Ah, Lieutenant, whoever bought those hot parts ain't

going to tell us anything.

That's right. But the

legit ones, the non-buyers might help us.

Any questions?

Move out.

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

Never saw the guy.

Never dealt with him.

All my parts come right from the Prospect outfit.

I never buy from anybody else.

And what we've been talking about is the reason.

You buy hot stuff, you wind up with a cold business.

I'm a law abiding citizen.

Thank you, sir, we appreciate it.

It's about time somebody did.

He's right.

[LAUGHS]

Ah, say, can I talk to you guys for a second?

My name is Smitty.

And I heard you talking to the guy there.

I might know where you can get a line on the

one you're looking for.

I can tell you where he is.

Where is he?

For five dollars, I can tell you where he is.

Sir, if you've got some information, why didn't you

call the police right away?

I didn't know about it.

I just picked up this paper in the trash can.

I just read about it.

How do we know that the information is any good?

Because he's got a lot of tires to sell.

Hey, what have you got to lose, two and a half

bucks a piece?

Okay, you got it.

Okay, you'll find him here.

And God bless you both.

Have a nice day now, hear. Thank you.

No mistake, this is the address.

Yeah, looks like Smitty did a number on us, huh.

Yep. He had nothing.

Well, he's got something now.

Your five bucks.

Our five bucks.

Yeah, I figured there was something wrong when

he offered me those parts

cheaper than I could get them wholesale.

Can you describe him?

Yeah, I think so.

Average height, Caucasian, brown hair

or was it black?

Eyes?

Well, to tell you the truth, he didn't stay very long when

I wasn't interested, you know?

This the man?

No, that's not the man that I talked to.

That man was waiting outside. They drove off together

in a truck.

Do you recall anything about the truck?

Yeah, yeah, it was red.

It had a name on the side.

Remember that thing the G.I.'s used to write all over the

walls during World War II?

Yeah, I've heard about a couple of 'em, yeah.

'Kilroy was here.'

Was that the name of the truck?

No. But it was something like that.

Uh.

Milroy?

No, no.

Conroy?

Kilgore? Kilrain?

I got it.

Seymour.

Sure you wouldn't like some hot coffee?

No, no, thank you, Mr. Seymour.

Okay.

I'll vouch for any one of these

drivers, except one.

Which one is that, sir?

Herm Watson.

Put a lot of extra mileage on this truck

and refused to explain it.

Where is he now?

I don't know and I don't care.

He saved me the trouble of firing him. He quit.

Is this his present address?

Could be. I'm not sure.

You ever see this man before, sir?

Yeah, with Watson.

Are you sure?

Positive.

Thank you very much, sir. You've been very helpful.

If they show up, I'll get in touch with you.

That's not likely, sir.

T.V. INSTRUCTOR: Now, to work on those tummies, we want to

firm up those muscles

and throw away those girdles.

On the floor, ladies.

Legs directly in front of you, always stretching.

Hands locked behind your neck.

Now lift forward and reach for your toes.

And I mean really reach.

All ready? Umm-hmm.

T.V. INSTRUCTOR: Lift, hold, drop.

Lift, hold, drop.

Once again now, lift, hold, drop.

That's the way. You feel those muscles tighten?

Umm-hmm. T.V: INSTRUCTOR: Now lift,

[DOORBELL RINGS] hold, drop.

Okay, ladies, that was fine. Now here's another one

for those hips and tummies.

this one to the count of four. Standing up...

Oh, hello, Mrs. Simmons.

Am I interrupting anything?

Yes, you are, and thank you very much.

Please come in. Thank you.

Um, won't you sit down?

Yes, thank you.

T.V. INSTRUCTOR: Remember you're not cheating your old

buddy,

you're cheating yourself if you dont...

How about a cup of coffee?

No.

I'm not much good at sipping coffee and making

social conversation

when I really want to speak what's on my mind.

Well, then why don't we skip the coffee and the

social conversation and

why don't you tell me what it is you came to say?

Mrs. Danko,

I have reason to believe that

Buck Sanborn

blames your husband for my Andy's death.

[SIGHS]

And how about you, Mrs. Simmons?

Do you feel the same way?

No. No, I don't.

Oh, good.

I've been worried about Mike. He's...

He's been feeling awfully guilty.

But I know him, Mrs. Simmons,

and I know that if he were in any way responsible for

for your husband's death,

well, he'd bring himself up before a review board

Well, Mrs. Danko, I'm afraid for him.

You see, Buck isn't himself. I mean, he and Andy were

more than just partners.

Maybe that's it.

When you're in that patrol car, there isn't

anything that's just more than

just partners.

I'm sorry. Excuse me.

Mrs. Simmons, we...

We haven't had our social conversation.

I'd like to some time.

We will.

We will.

Mrs. Danko, do you love your husband?

I love him very much.

Well, then I'm glad I came. Tell him to be careful.

Tell him to hold to life with all he's worth.

Because I can look at you and I can see that

he's worth a lot.

[PHONE RINGING]

MAN: Ludlow Precinct...

Uh, hello, this is Mrs. Danko.

Is my husband there?

He's on patrol, Mrs. Danko.

If it's an emergency, I can get in touch.

No, that's all right, umm.

I don't... I don't think it's an emergency.

Hey. [KISSES] Hello.

Hi, how are you?

Good.

What is this my birthday or something?

No, I'm just glad you're home.

Me, too.

But gee, it's not as if it didn't happen every day.

I know.

You okay? Umm-hmm.

You sure?

Yeah.

What's wrong? Nothing.

What happened?

Well, Mary Simmons came to see me today.

She thinks Buck Sanborn blames you for her husband's

death and that

he might try to, umm.

harm you in some way.

Did Buck tell her that? Yeah.

I think he did in his way

and that's what she thinks

She knows him, Mike.

Well, I don't know him that well, Jill,

but, I know his record. I know he's been a...

An excellent officer for almost twenty years.

I don't think he knows how to be anything else.

I appreciate Mrs. Simmons'

concern, but I think it's without cause.

You take this one. I'll get the next.

Right.

[INDISTINCT VOICES ON RADIO]

MAN ON RADIO: Ludlow Niner...

211 in progress. 2941 North Waddell.

Code three. Do you read, Ludlow Niner?

Roger. We're on it.

MAN ON RADIO: Ten four, Ludlow Niner.

[INDISTINCT VOICES ON RADIO]

Danko, a 211. Let's roll!

Danko, take that and cover the back.

Got it.

Police. Hold it.

Police. Freeze.

Freeze.

Alright, come on. Get over here.

Get your feet back. Come on, move it.

Come on, move it.

Firing pin never made contact with the shell.

Yeah?

Well, make sure you log it when you turn it back

into the weapon's room.

Now come on, let's get these guys over to Central.

I see.

Anything else?

All over the place?

No, I'll take care of it.

Right.

Ran Watson through R & I. He has no record.

What's that?

It's from a note pad we found on Watson's apartment.

Fine, just fine, boys. Sticking to police procedure

right down the line, I see.

First you barge in without a warrant,

leave your fingerprints all over the place,

delighting the boys in the lab no end

then you remove a piece of potential evidence

without authorization.

Let me see what you got there.

Those phone numbers belong to auto supply stores.

This religious logo here, "And the best is love."

That's from an old hymn.

And this "Ruth Saves," that's more than

just a promise.

It's also the name of a once popular

evangelist.

She was originally known as Ruth Savez.

As you can see, she's changed the Z to an S,

thus, Ruth Saves.

blending in very nicely with her line of work.

The interesting thing is

this piece of paper would have to be

12 or 13 years old,

because that's when Ruth Savez died.

Then where did he get the note pad?

That's a good question, Webster.

You find the answer.

A guy could starve waiting for you.

Where you been?

Dropped by the apartment house.

Man, you got a hole in your head?

Don't sweat it. I was next door at Bessie's.

They were in your pad, you know.

Bessie told me. Cops are onto you, Herm.

That tears it.

We load the truck and sell that stuff out of state.

If they're after me, they're after you, dig?

No sense both of us worrying about it.

Man, you are unreal.

Warm beer.

Go ahead, Gillis. I'm right here.

What've you got?

We just came from the newspaper morgue.

It seems Ruth Savez built her own tabernacle near

the old amusement park.

Now if the building is still standing,

that might be where

Watson picked up the note pads.

That sounds good. It's my hunch you'll get a lot

more than just note pads.

Go ahead and investigate. I'll send a backup out.

Ten-four.

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

Sergeant, send a car around for me.

I'm gonna go out there.

MAN ON RADIO: Ludlow Six. Backup needed at the old

amusement park grounds.

Code six Charles, handle Code two, over.

We're rolling on it. We'll go in east

on Monroe Street.

[INDISTINCT VOICE ON RADIO]

Why don't we take a look around back, huh?

They're loading the truck.

Police. Hold it right there.

Get the guys inside. Gotcha covered.

Keep him busy. I'll cross

behind the stage and try to flank him.

Police. Freeze.

You're the one I want. Put your hands behind

your head and turn around!

Now you freeze, pig.

[JOEY WHINING]

Move it.

Drop it.

Okay, Sanborn, I got him. Move it.

Don't take another step, Danko.

You were about to move into my line of fire, Rookie.

Move it.

Nice shot, Buck.

How'd you know it wasn't one of our boys?

Our boys don't carry .45 automatics.

Hey Eddie, you got a little time?

Yeah, sure, Buck.

There're a few things I got to tell you.

Why? Something you couldn't tell me before?

Eddie, I couldn't even tell them to myself before.

Well, anyway, once we got to the address

that he gave us,

that turned out to be a vacant lot.

What can I say? Dumb, you know?

You know, umm,

weren't you guys telling me the other day about

how you had to develop a sort of a sixth sense

in order to be a policeman.

And you said now, you correct me if I'm wrong.

you said you were getting so good, you could spot

a dip from across the street.

But, what happened?

I guess that Smitty was just very convincing.

I'd say about five bucks worth.

I want another beer.

I'll get it.

Lieutenant, sir. Please join us, sit down.

No, thanks. I'll only be

a minute. Wednesday is

my league night.

Gillis, here's the $5 you paid to a character named Smitty.

Oh, well, thank you very much, sir.

All right. I never expected to see this again.

Our department is not always bogged down in red tape.

Sometimes the wheels do rotate.

And here's your ten, Danko.

Also paid to an individual named Smitty.

Oh, thanks, Lieutenant.

No need to feel bad about this, men.

You did the right thing.

Thank you, sir.

But if you should bump into Smitty again,

like they say, go easy.

Right. Yes, sir.

Thank you, sir. Thank you.

Well, I...

I've got $10, that says I buy the next round.

I think you can.

You can afford the next round.