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Oh, whoa, Eddie. It's tough life, Eddie,

and what have you done for me lately, Eddie?

For God's sake, Lieutenant, look, let me go on this one.

I didn't even get into the place. The cops grabbed me on the outside.

Yeah? And what are these here, Eddie, huh? Toys for Tots, your

building maybe, or an erector set? They're burglar's tools!

And with your sheet, it's enough to ride you back on a cat on a felony.

Come on, Kojak. Look, you didn't get me right this time. Cut me loose.

You come on, Eddie. You didn't tell me anything

I didn't know before. You, sir, are going.

Look, I can give you the guy who's hitting on the hotel rooms on the east side.

Ah, I know about him. Let's not play games, Eddie.

What do you want, then?

A guy like Harry Dubin.

Why him?

Because he's one of my favorite animals. He's a pig.

Yet I've watched him wangle his way out of too many ugly cases.

A creep, Eddie, you understand? And I'm embarrassed.

You want to know why? Because he's still on the street.

Now, you answer, Eddie. Don't ask.

For what? What's my deal?

Ah, now you're being sensible.

Well, Eddie...

If the information is good, you'll walk on this.

I'll make the deal with the DA of front.

I got your word on this.

Dubin pulled a heist the other day. Tuesday or Wednesday or something like that.

The messenger in the jewelry district on 48th Street. It was a real good score.

He's supposed to still have his stuff in his apartment waiting for a.

.. a fence or insurance buyback.

Eddie now?

I... I know.

Have we got a deal?

All right, where do I find him? Call the DA.

I'll give him the address.

Crocker!

Would you call the felony DA and tell him we're about

to do business with my dear friend and companion, Eddie?

Lieutenant, maybe we should come back a little later. Mr. Dubin is showering.

I'm clean, Kojak.

I don't know. I can still smell you.

There ain't nothing here. You got a warrant?

Ta-da!

But there still ain't nothing here. What do you think you're gonna find?

You're gonna find the tools of your trade, baby.

Guns, maybe some old stones you might have collected while you were working.

Have fun.

Hey, Lieutenant, who's gonna fix the door?

Oh, well, we'll lean against the wall. Maybe it'll heal.

Uh, Lieutenant.

Stavros?

Nothing yet, Lieutenant.

All right, where's the stuff?

What stuff? Oh, he got some beer in the refrigerator. That's for friends.

All right, let me have the room for a minute.

Where'd all the rough stuff go, Kojak? You blew it.

It's that simple. And I'll go home and cry.

Yeah. Well, you see, uh, I want the jewels.

And I want that big black automatic that you're famous for, because

I'm sick and tired of hearing what a great heist man you are.

You! You're just a punk.

Are you crazy? I don't have to tell you nothing. I got rights.

So does the guy at the V.A. hospital.

I ain't giving you no trouble, Kojak.

He ain't got no reason to do a job on me.

Nothing, huh?

Try the door.

This could be something.

Oh, Ark.

Aha.

Turn the rest over.

I gotta tell it to the judge. I mean, this stuff here, look.

All right, read him his rights.

What is this?

Why me, Kojak?

Think about it, Harry.

Dumper, it won't stand up. And you knew it when you made the arrest.

Are you having a trial where I wasn't looking?

There isn't gonna be any trial. You were given a warrant for specific items.

That's what you were there for, not to pick and choose and dream a case.

Hey, I wasn't shopping in a supermarket. I got what I could of.

Sir, you made a quick cover-up collar.

You have no right to toy with the law.

And I'm not about to engage in a conspiracy with you to do it.

Whose side are you on?

Or maybe you live with a book that tells you

exactly what the answer to everything is.

But look, get back to reality and pick a side.

Sure, I stretched the law.

So what? Maybe it ought to be stretched in the reverse once in a while.

You know, instead of freeing any punk who comes

along with a misspelled word on an affidavit,

you ought to come into my courthouse one night.

Get back into the streets, baby.

I don't have to. You have to come and see me.

Good morning, darling.

Thank you, George.

Another day in the arena, hm?

Sure.

Sometimes I wonder what is the difference between the cowboys and the Indians.

The difference is this marble gymnasium standing in some things called walls.

And now the business.

With respect to my client, the one you were talking about, the Kojak.

You represent Dubin? Ah, yes.

He's all mine.

He's not the nicest person I've ever represented, but he retained me.

I'm going for a hearing on the ward. It won't stand up.

Save the motion.

Just stand there and I'll do your work for you.

I'll move for the dismissal.

Relax, Dubin. You're the easiest fee I've made in years.

Sure, it's easy for you to relax. You've been out all night.

I've been sitting in this stink hole with a

bunch of creeps begging cigarettes all night.

It's your life. You picked it.

He'll be out in a couple of hours.

Yeah, what about Kojak?

He's got a thing for me. He ain't gonna let up.

Kojak does his job. He won't go any further than the law allows.

He wants me, man. He ain't gonna stop until he's crazy.

Kojak has no more right to break the law than you do.

Well, you're probably a lot better than him.

Whose lawyer are you? His or mine?

No one's.

I take cases, not people.

As to illegal actions by policemen, there are restraints that

can be placed against Kojak or any other cop that goes too far.

Civilian complaint review board, the grand jury, the district attorney's office.

You should have their problems.

Hey, tell me something. Where was all these helpers last

night when Kojak shook me down for three thousand bucks?

Are you telling me that you paid him off?

And why didn't you tell me this before?

You know it now. I'm telling you.

I laid three grand on him.

Hey, then why didn't he arrest you?

If he took the money, why didn't he just take a

walk and save himself a lot of grief with the DA?

He said he had to show something for the warrant or it would make him look bad.

I got a record. I had to go for the deal.

Well, he delivered his end of the bargain. Why the complaint?

Once he found the golden goose, he figured he'd come back for more.

He thinks I got a load of hot jewels.

Do you? Now, wait a minute. Wait a minute. Don't answer that. I don't want him out.

No jewels. It was all cash. I won it at the off-track

betting parlor, 23rd street. I hit four races in a row.

So what do you want me to do?

You're my lawyer. I want to make a beef on Kojak.

You know all those places you said watch out for

guys like him? You know, my rights and all that?

That's the way it's written.

I want you to handle it.

I'll speak to the DA.

Guys.

And then I had to hang around till three before they even called the case.

Then they throw the case out without ever giving in to hearing.

You ready? Boy, it sure is fun being a real cop again.

Courts are fun, right?

Yeah, for you. You can sleep on those benches.

If I had your cushion, baby, I'd get a snooze, too.

Join me.

Join me. Cheers.

You know, what happened to you?

You had to spend the day in court, so you got bored and

you pulled a few tail feathers out of Bernheim and the DA?

I got tired of doing crossword puzzles.

You know, if Bernheim was real, you know what I mean.

Why, how did you know? Did he call you? Sure he called.

I figured he was going to complain about your lovely personality,

so I told him I had the commissioner on the other line and hung up on him.

Why don't you give him a call? You make peace.

I'm not going to apologize to him.

I didn't say apologize. I said make peace. You give him a lollipop or something.

You wave Tata at him at his playpen. You know, it'll tell

everybody in the day care center what a great guy you are.

Will that help me get Dubin?

What's so special about Dubin?

You know, Frank, about six years ago,

some young musician, he played good guy.

And he grabbed Dubin when he was leaving a fur stick up.

Dubin clobbered him with a .45.

He's been in the VA hospital ever since. He's a cabbage.

I want to go over there and watch the nurse change his diapers. He's 32 years old now.

Well, that answers my question.

Oh, no, there's more.

When the furrier heard what happened to the kid, he pulled back on his idea of Dubin.

Dubin beat the whole thing. And the musician,

he's in the VA hospital doing life, Frank.

Yeah?

Yeah, Lieutenant, me and Stavros just got a call

from the DA's office to appear there tomorrow.

With a lawyer if we want one.

The beef is that when you had Dubin in the room alone, that he gave you three grand.

And?

And, well, Stavros and I talked it over.

And, uh, we're gonna forget that you ever had him in the room alone.

We were there and nothing ever happened.

Forget it!

Hey, I want you to cover up mail. I sure think I really did it.

But, uh, thanks.

The Bernheim thing, it just became very, very unfunny.

You ready? Time is 10.

20 a.m. this day.

My name is Donald Bernheim and I am an assistant district attorney, New York County.

Present in the room are Lieutenant Theo Kojak

and Captain Frank McNeil, both assigned to South Manhattan detectives.

Lieutenant Kojak will now be advised of his rights.

Hey, wait a minute. Hold on. We're down here to talk to you about a case.

You've got this set up like an inquisition.

I'm taking a formal statement.

You haven't even told us what this is all about officially.

It's about the shaking down of a suspect, on the record.

Let it go, Mark. Let's hear him.

No way. He wants to play this game, you come back here with a lawyer.

He's setting you up. Now let's get out of here.

If you refuse to give me a statement, I'm turning this over to Internal Affairs.

I'll give you a statement.

Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of hogwash.

Hey, I know where you stand, fella. Why don't you send it to him?

We'll see where they're at.

No sweat, Mr. Scroope. You'll get paid.

Now what happened between Kojak and the D.A.

? They clashed, as expected. The D.A. didn't like Kojak's answers.

The case has been referred to the Internal Affairs Division for further investigation.

What does that mean?

It means that Kojak's going to undergo an investigation by the headhunters.

They don't like to come out of a case without something to hang their hat on.

They're going to be into his personal life and everything he's ever done.

I just want to get the guy off my back.

I don't want him coming after me because I get him into a hassle.

You're wrong, Dubin. But that's nothing new.

Kojak's been ordered to keep his hands off you until this whole thing is over.

Ordered. Will he listen?

He's a cop. He takes orders. He's not a fool, Mr. Dubin.

You waited too long. I needed a warrant.

That stuff was there when I told you about it.

Maybe for another three, four hours. You screwed it up!

I need to be so sure the stuff was there.

I'm sure, Kojak. Just let it go at that.

I see. When it was your game, that was okay.

It's off the board now and I need all the secrets.

I can't give any more than I already have.

Then I have to believe that you were part of the setup to fray me.

No, no way, Kojak. That ain't my bag. You know that.

One of the times I went away, I met this guy we called Colby.

He's my connection with Dubin. He works for him or with him.

Anyway, me and Colby got friendly and he's been trying to get me to a deal with Dubin.

You know, a step up for me. He's the one that told me about the jewels.

Where do I find this Colby?

You can't find him without me. He's not a local and Colby's only a nickname.

You have to deal with me.

You're in here?

You can get me out.

Well, maybe yesterday. But today I don't sit too well with the DA's office.

My bail is fifteen hundred, remember? That's only

seventy-five bucks for a guy like you can put up collateral.

Kojak, do something for both of us.

One thing I always try to do no matter what is to have

good food in my place is cut some profits a little bit.

There's always enough bucks to make the whole thing look good.

Not like when you had holes in your socks, huh?

I don't even walk anymore.

What's happening with you?

You in trouble because of that bust you took the other night? No way.

I got that thing beat already.

So what do you have me lined up for?

I happen to know that you gave that stuff to your bookmaker to pay him off.

Because he laid the stuff off on me for eighteen grand.

Creep, he told me it was only fifteen. And I'm still on the hook for him for five.

Well, he just blew it.

As far as I'm concerned, we're even.

Who are you kidding, Harry? The only person on the face of

this earth that you make sure you pay off is your bookmaker.

You're a degenerate gambler.

You're the best in the business. But who needs you?

What are you complaining about?

You got it made. You bankroll. And all you gotta do is sit around and collect.

You're like a slot machine with no pictures.

If I like the deal, that's the way it goes.

You'll like it.

I never gave you a bad deal yet.

You amaze me, Harry.

You rip off the Feldman brothers last week for about thirty grand in stones.

You pay off your bookmaker. You're broke.

The cops bust you so they know all about you. You're hot. They're on to you.

I don't need any trouble, no matter how good you think you are.

Hey, listen first.

Then if you want to say no, it only takes a short breath.

It's a good-sized payroll. Three hundred, four hundred grand. Depending on overtime.

I'll need forty grand for the setup and for the equipment.

I'll throw you your usual share, but I'll guarantee the forty no matter what.

How do you keep the cops off your back?

That's the sweetest touch of all. I've got them watching each other.

Let me tell you about the hit first.

No, I don't want to hear about it. You can tell me when the job's over.

I'll give you the money. But not all at one time.

If there's no way in this world you're going to get

that bread in a lump sum, you'll buy the track with it.

I need a legit job. For a cover for the cops.

That's easy. You're now district manager of my places.

You're beautiful. And let me tell you how I laid

it on that bald-headed cop, Kojak. Remember him?

Do I ever.

Hey, anything bad about Kojak I'd love to hear.

Hey, you want another beer? Yeah, sure.

I'd like to buy this round when I'm flattened out from making the bail.

Hey, a couple more here, okay? Take it easy, man. You'll be okay.

Sure. From your lipstick, God. Meanwhile, all I'm walking with is case money.

Hey, look, if you need a steak, just ask, huh?

What I need is a score, not a loan, or an end on the next move with Dubin.

Take it easy, man. I'll slide you in.

He's working on a nice one now. It's going to be big.

Yeah, sure. I've been hearing this. I'd just like to see it happen.

I said it'll happen now. Cool it, huh? Okay, okay.

Don't get uptight, Colby. It's just that I always heard

that Dubin works alone, or maybe with just one other guy like you.

He's never had a deal with a group before.

Yeah, well, he's going to need people this time.

He went to Bancroft to get the bankroll.

The money man? Why don't you just watch the movie? You might learn something.

Okay, Colby. Okay.

You can't! Now, you were told to stay away

from Dubin, and that's what you're going to do.

Now, with Bancroft and Dubin locked together, it's got to be a big heist.

Okay, I'm impressed. Stay away from Dubin. The DA would love

nothing better than to be able to lay more pressure on you.

If they want Dubin out, they can be my guest.

You don't mean or believe that, Mac.

What difference does it make what I believe or mean? I said it. Isn't that enough?

Don't you realize what kind of a perfect case you need now to nail Dubin?

All I have to do is say you're into another frame. They've got one on record already.

Okay. You told me, and it's been duly recorded in my mind,

and your wish is my command, then, like that captain.

But I'm going to set up a plant on Bancroft.

I wasn't told to stay away from Bancroft, was I?

And if Dubin happens to wander into it, what could I do?

Bernheim is the one who freed him, not me, right?

You know, I'm very thankful you're on my side.

It's nothing.

And since I see no connection between this Bancroft and Dubin,

well, then I see no reason to interfere with your

investigation of this alleged criminal Bancroft.

How's that sound?

Oh, you're beautiful, Mac.

Loves you, baby.

Crocker, that looks like Dubin.

Lieutenant, you read me?

Yeah, what have you got?

Dubin just pulled up. Some moose dropped him off in a blue ole. He's pulling away.

Stay there and don't get spotted. I'll pick up the car.

Yeah, let me speak to Dubin.

It's Colby.

Yeah?

There's some dude out here watching you.

Cops?

Yeah, your friend, Kojak.

Kojak's following me. Now, he's supposed to

get off my back. He can't hang on me that way.

I know it. Relax.

Police Department, give me the Internal Affairs Division, please.

I'm Captain Russo, Internal Affairs Division.

I'm ordering you to break off a stakeout.

Who are you talking about? Mackoff-Dubin.

That's an order.

Hey, uh, we're on Alan Bancroft.

No games, Lieutenant. Dubin is an employee of Bancroft's. Your story won't hold water.

Hey, who's running this police department? Them or us?

There's a little more.

Until further notice, you're temporarily assigned to the Chief

of Detective's Office pending the outcome of the Dubin charges.

Lieutenant, I know it's easy to sign your name, but you can't approve

every request for equipment made by every detective who wants it.

Oh, why not? They need it, don't they?

Where are we supposed to get the stuff from?

Well, that's your problem. I'm only here temporarily.

The last lieutenant here on temporary assignment stayed two and a half years.

An ad in South... uh... Chief of Detective's Division, Lieutenant Kojak.

I... I got this number from your office. What are you doing there?

Well, I got promoted. Hey, what's happening with you?

It's okay, I'm in. I got the deal with Dubin.

I, uh... I... I should find out more about it tonight.

Uh, things have changed just a little, Eddie.

Captain McNeil, well, he's covering my squad while I'm down here.

You'll have to call back my office and... and tell him, okay? He'll handle it.

No, no. I got no deal with him. I don't know him and I don't trust him.

Look, I either deal with you or forget the whole thing.

Okay, Eddie. Take it easy, will ya? Just sit tight and

I'll get back to you. I'll... I'll... I'll talk to McNeil.

Yeah. Okay.

They got me downtown. I can't do anything.

Mac, I'll settle for a meet with you and Swinton.

I'll tell him you'll give him the same deal that I gave him.

Look, Theo, it's not going to work. It's too much heat.

Don't you want to nail Dubin?

Sure, I'd love to move on it, but I have my hands tied.

Even if this crime has nothing to do with the original beef on you, I can't touch it.

Are they watching you that close?

They're closer to me than my underwear.

I'm willing to try if I figure there was even

a chance I could slip a few men on the case.

But they're checking the roll calls and the men every day.

If it isn't the DA's office, it's IAD.

If they catch us playing games again, it'll really hit the fan.

That's supposed to mean that all we can do is

sit back and wait for them to pull the rip-off.

So we can say, I told you so.

I think that's all we can do.

Not me.

May I help you? I'm Mr.

Kojak, and I'd like to speak to Mr. Scroope.

There's a Mr. Kojak here to see you.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Scroope says that there's no reason for

him to speak with you, that you should leave.

I understand.

Thank you.

Sir...

I'll have to call you back.

This isn't the smartest thing you've ever done, Lieutenant.

Your presence in my office isn't about to help your predicament.

You know, I've seen you around for years.

I always thought you were pretty straight for a lawyer.

How come you're part of this frame on me?

I'd suggest you visit your own lawyer instead of forcing your way into my office.

Dubin is a thief.

He's an animal.

He's ruined more than one person's life.

Prove it, Lieutenant.

It's one of those little things required by the law.

And you're a defendant, wouldn't you?

I'm a criminal lawyer, Lieutenant. Who should I defend? Saints?

I get a client, guilty or innocent, I defend him.

Look, I can't discuss this as a client-lawyer relationship in existence.

Does that include any future crimes that Dubin may commit?

I don't enter into conspiracies.

Then if you knew a crime was to be committed, you'd report it?

Yes, I would.

An overdrive that Dubin is planning to commit?

Before Dubin leaves this earth, Lieutenant, it's

possible he may plan and commit a great many crimes.

So what does that got to do with anything?

Because he's using you.

He's got my hands tied with this phony charge.

And you handcuff me, Scroope.

I'm asking you to help free me.

Dubin is hooked up with Bancroft.

You know what Bancroft is? I mean, you've been around too long not to.

I've got a man who's got me right up to date.

I've got facts, photos, and an informant.

I'll lay it all out for you.

I'll keep you informed on every detail of what I do.

What do you have right out in the open?

I'm a lawyer, not a cop.

Hey, I'm asking you to help save a cop's career, any cop.

You know, it's so easy to destroy a cop.

I'm asking you to invest the same amount of time in saving one.

You know,

my father was a guy.

I know.

Okay.

I think I get the DA's office off your back, but the ID is up to you.

It's funny up and up, Doc, aren't you?

Hey, my words, Scroope.

And no one's ever challenged that.

I ain't sitting up to nobody.

Somebody who knows is talking.

Now, first the apartment, and now they're sitting on Bancroft.

Look, if it had been me, do you think I would have been the one to spot him?

Kojak only missed those jewels in my apartment by an hour.

I could be sitting in a can now, talking to the walls.

Who's setting me up?

Who are you friendly with?

No one.

Man, you know I ain't close to nobody.

Who?

Nothing.

Just somebody I thought we could use.

Take care of it.

I need Lieutenant Kojak.

You transfer him out, transfer him back.

It's too soon for that.

My office isn't satisfied, and neither is the DA's.

I just got off the phone with the DA.

They're probably on the phone to your office now.

Bernheim is willing to let IAD handle the investigation,

and he'll go along with your determination.

Call him!

All right, all right. You wouldn't say that if it weren't true.

It's too easy to check.

So what? So what? We've got an informant right

in with Dubin that says a big job is coming up.

It'll only deal with Kojak.

Hey, look, if you don't let him get off the hook,

IAD is going to take responsibility for this heist taking place.

It's all there.

One copy goes downtown to the chief of detectives.

Another copy is in Lieutenant Kojak's safekeeping.

Maybe to give to the newspapers.

Who knows? It's beautiful.

I gotta give you credit.

It's cute.

I mean, if I say no and the heist does take place, all the heat comes back on me.

If I were on your side of the fence, I'd love it.

Hey, I'm not going anywhere.

If it doesn't work out, I'll still be a stationary target for you, right?

A target, maybe. Stationary, I doubt that very much.

Would you deny me a little movement?

All right, I'll go along with it.

On two conditions.

First, I meet the informant myself so I can satisfy my bosses.

Secondly, my men work right along with yours on this.

I, D-men and street cops together.

That's the condition. We'll go with it.

Fair enough. Fair enough.

Call Swinton, make her meet for the night.

Yeah, okay, huh? I'll be there.

That's my story, Captain.

Where do we go from here?

How much equipment are you gonna need?

You guys have it pretty soft.

There's a lot of stuff we never see.

So look at it.

All this equipment just to nail some cop getting a free cup of coffee

and we gotta sit on top of garbage cans to spot someone wanted for murder.

You know, that's a real cryin' shame.

Now, that's a sound activator and somebody just went into the room.

You want some coffee?

I don't need spending on an inside man.

You see, your heist is coming down. They're dirty, just like we said.

What do you need it for now? The ponies?

Wheels and wheel men. I need at least three people, good ones.

I don't wanna hear any more. I know enough already.

I'll give you ten grand in the rest in a few days.

Make it fifteen. I need some special stuff.

Fair enough.

Man, it's on the tape. Everything that Kojak said is true.

What do you want, a written confession signed in front of an alter?

Crocker, they got something going, but that

still doesn't clear Kojak of the original beef.

Now, one thing's got nothing to do with the other.

And just because you have a badge doesn't make you a cop.

Whose side are you on? I do my job.

So does the guy who cleans up after the autopsies.

Hey, wait a minute. What's that supposed to mean?

It means I think you're a creep and you get your kicks.

I'm bagging cops on nothing complaints.

Okay. All right. You don't like me because I work in cops, right?

Okay! Now, I don't like the cops I work on, so why don't you butt out?

I'm gonna need more men and equipment.

If we put any more stuff out there, the street will tilt.

Yeah, when I want extended and keep a tail on Dubin also.

You still have a restraining order on you about Dubin.

Hey, you're the boss. Nobody ordered you to stay off Dubin.

I can't give you any more men. I'm supposed to be working on you, not them.

You know,

I used to know a detective Hudson of the Bronx.

Good cop! You people sat on him for two and a half months on some two cent beef

and all you ever come up with is the fact that he had a house in New Jersey.

You made him sell the house, move back into the city,

the end of one hell of an investigation, wasn't it?

We've only been on this for a week.

We do what we're ordered to do. I don't make the rules.

Hey, this is a homicide case now.

We may never solve it even though we both know

who did it, but let's give it a fair shot.

I'll give you another week with all the help you need.

There's something better happen pretty soon.

Maybe I can add a little more pressure on Dubin, push him ahead of schedule.

Please, please, not too much pressure, okay?

Why not? What have I got to lose?

Yes.

Would you give me Lieutenant Kojak, please?

Kojak.

Counselor?

I just heard the tapes, now what's your next move?

I'm going to need to pressure him.

Can you hit him for your fee?

Well, it's a bit unethical, but in this case I would be happy to do that.

You're beautiful.

Right.

My fee was $5,000.

You felt that was a fair amount when you retained me.

I feel it's fair you pay me at this time.

You know, I haven't seen one cent out of you.

I told you not to worry, you'll get it.

That's what I told my stockbroker.

And he wasn't impressed.

Said he'd rather see a check with my name on it.

You just have to wait a little longer.

A little longer is too long.

What are you going to do, sue me?

No.

You hired me because of my connections and my abilities.

How would you like me to turn them against you?

I'll get you your money.

I'm sure you will.

You got two days.

What's this fresh air kick all of a sudden?

Meets with the same person at the same place isn't good.

You get careless.

Cops pick up your patterns, habits, get them down pat.

It becomes too easy for them.

I need the rest of that front money.

Fine.

It's agreeable with me.

I just want to start talking about when I get my money back.

It's been out on the street for quite a while now.

When do I get a return on this?

You too, huh? Not me too.

Me first.

You can't rush these things.

This is a payroll job and I got to wait till payday.

I didn't ask you what or where.

I asked you when.

And I'm telling you, I had some problems.

I asked me an extra five grand to get rid of a stool.

Now Colby may be one of my regulars, but he don't work for nothing.

I can't hear anything but a definite date.

I don't want to hear anymore.

I lend money.

I don't get involved in robberies and murders.

Since when?

I can remember when things were different.

You should be thankful that things have changed.

Or else you wouldn't be talking to me the way you are now.

You can get the balance of your money tonight.

Give me a return date.

Three days from now.

Friday.

It'll be payday for everybody.

I just parked that car and going to the elevators.

Okay, keep it down.

Stay with them.

Yeah, sure. Good luck to me, right?

Moore, get over there and throw a beeper on that car.

They're in the restaurant. Just blow the roof.

Yeah, okay, but let us know when they come out.

Moore's in no position to move fast.

You hear that, Stavros?

Yes, sir.

Take a look at that.

Where?

This is the way it's gonna work.

I gotta give a certain amount of credit,

laying out a heist through a window like this.

How do we spot the location?

How do we know this stick-up isn't right here in this building?

I checked already.

There's no master payroll here.

Couple of thousand independent officers that pays their staffs independently.

Nothing that big.

And we have to go with what we know.

Hey, it's a payroll job.

All right, all right, but where? Where down there?

This isn't a big factory area with mass employment.

It's fragmented.

Yeah, except for the construction sites.

They got people there.

Plenty of them.

All of them getting paid big money and the unions demand cash.

It's out there in one of the new buildings.

Probably the biggest.

Why don't we get a man up on the roof right away with a camera?

Okay.

Now,

there'll be three of us staying in the van right there, okay?

The rest of you will be placed in each of the sites.

When you spot either Colby or Dubin,

give it to the van right away.

We'll be there in a few minutes.

We still don't know which one he's gonna hit.

Have anything to add?

With a little luck, the beeper on Dubin's car will lead us to where it's gonna be.

Yeah, well, I wouldn't count on it, though.

They're the only ones we know about, for sure.

You, Crocker, you take Colby and Rizzo, where are you? Yeah.

You're on Dubin.

They don't know either one of you, okay?

More Justin pair up with him.

Still.

Look at the positive side of it, Lieutenant.

Maybe we just want to learn something.

Yeah, sure.

Let's go.

All right, let's get a roll call going about the number we gave you.

Are you set?

Plant two at 24th and 1st, okay.

32nd and a river, it's cold over here.

On Colby, he's still in his apartment.

On Dubin, he's eating at the Automat on 57th Street.

Okay.

There'll be no more transmissions from me until I get the location of the robbery.

You got that? No more transmissions.

Colby just came out of his apartment,

moving east on foot,

and he's dressed for digging in the dirt.

Well, you were right about the construction thing.

Hope your luck holds up.

32nd and a river to Van.

Go ahead.

There's no payroll here today.

They get theirs on Thursday.

I split your bunch after each of the other two locations.

Got it.

There's an 11 a.m. payroll.

They just got it from a booking.

We're on our way.

Stick to the plan, half to each, and keep in touch.

Right.

Well, one down and two to go, maybe.

We could have found out about that payroll dig yesterday.

It'd save us a lot of trouble.

Yeah, well, there's an inside man involved.

What happens if we ask him?

Man after my own heart.

Would you believe he's around the corner eating hot dogs?

Where's Dubin?

I don't know.

The 12 noon payroll truck is almost finished.

Everything went okay.

All right, everybody to the last location, 38th and Park.

We'll meet you there.

All right, moving.

All right, head for 38th and Park.

It's got to be a 12 noon payroll.

All right, stay with him.

Headed west on 38th.

He's headed here, Park Avenue site.

Move in, get near that other car, this is it.

Peek-a-boo.

I got you, hold on.

Come on, come on, come on.

Go, Jack, just send a couple of your men over to pick up Bancroft.

You mean alone? Nobody watching him?

It wasn't necessary, it's all over.

We can wrap this thing up.

You mean call off the whole hassle on me?

That's right, the investigation's over.

As far as I'm concerned, I want this to go to a departmental hearing.

What for? I can finish it.

Yeah, we might watch this and you guys down

there look like you're batting a thousand, right?

I want IAT to have a loser on record, huh?

All right, but just remember it's the martyrs who usually get hurt.

Oh, I don't think so. You see, I got a good lawyer.