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Considering
the crime here,

it was felt that the leaders
of the task force should be
a couple of women.

I'm talking gold stars.

We've gotta start
lining this thing up.

What if we blow it?

You people are being robbed.

Couple of clowns
dressed in uniform
buzzed their way in.

They ID'd themselves as cops,
then ripped the place off.

Why you guys
looking at me like that?

I think
we've just been promoted.

She thinks
she's the damn chief
of detectives.

Sir, I can't breathe.

- Hello, Mrs. Matthews.
- Sorry I'm late.

- Oh, that's quite all right.
- Is he ready for me?

- He's waiting for you.
- Good.

Hello, Peter.

Okay,
let's get her washed. Okay?

I don't know
if I am ready for this.

Oh, Elizabeth,
it's going to be beautiful.

I don't know, Ethel.
I need all the help I can get.

You're going to be
a knockout, hon.

Hi, fellas.
Is everything okay?

You give me the key
to the back door.

Excuse me?

Give him the key
or I'll put your brains
on a wall. Now.

All right, quiet!
I want quiet. Come on,
enough with the blower!

- This is the police.
- You people are being robbed.

I want the purses
in the middle of the room
right now.

No!

Anybody else
want to get tough? Huh?

Now, get those purses
out here.

All right, now I'm gonna
pay each of you a visit.

You hand me your jewelry,
all of it. Come on, let's go.

It's too tight.

It's jade. I like it.

I like you.

Leave her alone,
you filth.

Ethel!

Too much time, man,
gotta go.

Maybe next time, huh?

Everybody on the floor,
face down and count to 100.

Anybody looks up early,
I swear to God I'll be here.

So, count!
Count, come on.

Ethel. Ethel,
it's all right, darling.

- They're-- They're gone.
- Doctor.

- Oh, my God. Help me.
Somebody get a doctor.
- It hurts.

Somebody get
a doctor.

What did I tell you, huh?
Right on time.

Christine Cagney,
Theresa Mallory.

- Hi.
- Hi, it's a pleasure
to meet you.

- Thank you.
- I hear you're
some kind of super cop.

Oh, well, really?

She's not that super.
Go ahead.

I understand
congratulations are in order.

When's the big event?

Well, would you believe
a medium size event,

and it's a month
from Saturday.

- Ah, great.
- Penn Station, right?

- That's right.
- All right.

Let's hold this down
for tonight.

Penn Station.

This is the first time
I've ever been
in a police car.

- Is that the radio?
- That's it.

You guys talk on it
every day?

We've got a shotgun
under the seat.

We do not.

So it's in the trunk.

Will you stop?

So, when are you
coming back?

I guess tomorrow.
Time's running out. We still
have to get our dresses.

Are you
in the wedding party?

Matron of honor.

Ooh!

We go way back,
this kid and me.

Lexington and 61st.

Terry, I'm very sorry,
but we're gonna have to
let you out.

You're kidding.

W-Was that for you
on the radio,
were they calling us?

Yes, we have
a little emergency here
and we're gonna...

I'm very sorry.
Look, hey, there's a cab
right over there.

- 10-30, available units...
- Pull over.

10-30 available units,
Lexington and 61st.

Hold on, pal!
Hold up over there!
I got it, I got it.

Is there a murder?
Is somebody being robbed?

Call me when you get back
in town. Let's go.

Cagney, 14th.

I don't care.
I can't stay here,
I've gotta get some air.

We just need
a statement.

I just told you,
it was two policemen...

You got your nerve.
Get away from me.

- She gonna make it?
- Heart attack.

What's this stuff about
police robbing this place?

Couple of clowns
dressed in uniform
buzzed their way in.

They ID'd themselves as cops,
then ripped the place off.

Bad guys, too.
Pistol-whipped
two of the customers.

They've been sent on
to the hospital
for treatment.

Could you please tell me
where they took her?

- Pardon me?
- I want to know
which hospital.

Lee Memorial, ma'am.

Scared.

I let them in.
I couldn't ignore the police.

Petrie,
how about you checking out
uniform supply houses,

theatrical costumers,
those kind of places?

- No sweat.
- Cagney, gotta see you
in my office.

Close the door.

I don't want the civilians
to hear.

We just got a call.
Ethel Carter, the woman
who had the heart attack,

she doesn't have
much longer to live.

I'm sorry.

Yeah. So, you're next
on the list.

I want you to get over there
and pay our respects.

Oh, no, I just sat mourning
only last month.

What if I trade off
with somebody?

No trade-offs.

Victim's out there dying,
someone from this precinct
stands by

to let the family know
that we are doing our job.

And it's your turn.

You do this to make me suffer,
don't you?

I do this because I believe
it should be done. Period.

Pharmacist on call
to CCU stat.

It's very kind of you
to come.

Oh, uh, Miss...

Jordan,
but please call me Elizabeth.

That's right.
How are you feeling?

Um, a little shaky.

You're friends, are you?

Very much so.

I don't think Ethel's
going to be able to tell you
very much today, though.

Oh, no,
that's all right.

Um, by the way,
we should be contacting you
in about, oh, two, three days

to see
if there's anything else
that you might remember.

Do you know, when you
snip a--a patch off a jacket,

- how the--the material
underneath looks new?
- Mmm-hmm.

Well, there was something
like that on their jacket.
I noticed it when he...

It was just, uh...
A just slightly darker spot.

You mean like a patch
that had been removed?

Yes, yes. Exactly.

You think that might help?

Oh, Miss... Um, Elizabeth.

Yes, I promise it will.
Thank you very much.

I'll tell you what,

why don't I have
our art department
con-contact you,

and, um, possibly you could
give them a description

of what these,
uh, guys looked...

Oh, my God, Ethel.

Really, I'm sure
she'll be fine. The doctors
here are just terrific.

I can't believe
this is happening.

Oh, God. Ethel.

Oh, Ethel.

Ethel, dear God.

Ethel.

I hate waiting around
for somebody to die.

I had to sit there and watch
some total stranger

burst out sobbing
right in front of me.

Well, he can go next time
because it's not my job.

- Quiet down, will you?
I can't hear...
- Quiet down yourself.

What are you
so hot about?

Listen, there's something
about a robbery
coming in here

- but I can't hear...
- So listen.

Heads up.
Call's coming from Central.

Our beauty burglars
just hit another salon
on Madison Avenue.

And they were
calling me so much,

I had to get
my number changed.

Well, that'll teach you
for going out with twins.

Yeah, you develop a taste
for some things, you know?

Hey, you need some help?

I guess he don't.

This is Cagney.
Yeah, let me talk
to your department artist.

Raul?

What do you mean he's busy?
I'm busy.

-Hey.
- All right,
have--have him call me back.

What are these things?

Our fall fashions?

Two hundred and eighteen
uniform supply catalogues.

Who'd have thought
there were this many
security uniform supply houses
in New York?

Hey, I'd look pretty good
in this, don't you think?

Cagney, Lacey, my office.

Help me out playing doctor.

These your women?

- Macey and, uh...
- Lacey, sir.

Cagney, Inspector.

These are the women.

- Bert, they any good?
- They're all right.

- Gee, thanks.
- Let's save the smart mouth.

We got a real problem here,
three robberies in three days.

All inside very exclusive
beauty parlors with
very exclusive women inside.

Very exclusive.

Very exclusive means
very connected, right?

Young woman, all people
are equal under the law.

- I don't know if they're right.
- We're right.

- We're-- We're right.
- What are we right for?

We are forming
a task force.

Considering the crime here,

it was felt that the leaders
of the task force should be
a couple of women.

- Think you're up to it?
- Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

That's all for now.

I am ready!
I feel like I have been
waiting for this all my life.

Task force leaders,
Mary Beth.

Well, I suppose
it'll look good
on the records.

Good on the records?
I'm talking gold stars.

We've gotta start
lining this thing up.

What if we blow it?

The artist called
while you guys
were in with Samuels.

What did he say?

He can't get
a good composite.

Everybody he's talked to
stared at the uniforms
thinking they were cops.

Oh, come on, somebody
must've seen something.

Well, there was one lady,
but she won't come in.

Who won't come in?

A woman named Jordan.

I know her.
I'll take care of it.

Elizabeth, we really do
need you to come down.

That person was
this close to me.
I could feel his breath.

I can't remember
what he looked like.

It really wouldn't do any good
for me to talk to your artist.

But you remembered the details
about their uniforms.

Maybe something else
would come back to you.

He wanted my ring.

My grandmother gave it to me.
It's on so tight,
I can't get it off.

Maybe if I could,
Ethel would still be alive.

You've got to stop that.

None of this
was your responsibility.
You were a victim.

It's funny.

I can't get a ring off.

I can't balance a checkbook,
I can't pay
the bills properly.

I guess there are
a lot of things I can't do.

Since my husband left
last year, I've been
sort of fumbling along.

I can't even manage
to get out of the house now,
you see?

Well, I'm sure that it's just
a temporary thing.

It's really wonderful
to talk to somebody
who understands.

Oh, good, I'm glad.

Maybe, uh...

Maybe we could
have lunch sometime.

Uh, yes,
I'd like that very much.

Um, just right now,
I'm really going crazy
on this case.

Sure. Okay. Whenever.

Thank you, Elizabeth.

All right.
Can you all settle down now, please?

Now, we don't have many of you
from Anti Crime.

Those we do have
are spreading over
as many salons

on the Upper East Side
as possible.

How about spreading me
over a few salons?

Because I don't think
you can handle the action.

Give me a try, huh?

What, you think
this is funny here?

You think getting molested
and scared out of your wits
is funny?

All right.

Just had another report,
few minutes
before this meeting started.

-What,
they hit another salon?
- No.

Two clowns
pretending to be policemen

pulled over a lady
and molested her in her car.

Still want to spread it
over a few salons?

Okay,
so let's get on with this.

Petrie, how's it looking
for the uniform search?

Have you seen the size
of the stack of catalogues
I'm going through?

So, I take that to mean
you have almost completed
your assignment. Excellent.

La Guardia, have you got
any better composite sketches
from that artist?

We're in the ballpark.

We brought in three victims
from the latest robberies.

- We're down
to two likenesses.
- When can we have them?

They're in the back
of the room.
Pick them up on the way out.

All right, A teamwork,
La Guardia. Thank you.

She thinks
she's the damn chief
of detectives.

One more thing
and then that's it.

Mary Beth.

Uh, we've drawn up a list
of all the known
jewelry fences.

We're gonna need
a couple of people
to run these guys down.

Applebaum and Miller,
I guess.

Uh, well, maybe somebody...

Applebaum and Miller
would love to take care
of the fences.

All right, that's it.
Hit the bricks. Everybody go.

You think we did okay?

Let you know in a minute.

- What do you think?
- About what?

Harvey's gonna love you
spending those kind of bucks
on candlesticks.

What, you don't expect me
to get her

some kind of chintzy
little nothing gift, do you?

No, but you didn't have to
buy her honest-to-God
Irish Crystal.

Hey, watch it!

You make me break these,
I'll put you into Attica!

Write it off to the raise
you're gonna get.

Early promotion,
Second Grade Detective.
Trust me on this one.

Yeah, you write it off.

Harv and I have
an orthodontist to support.

Terry's not gonna forget
who gave her that.

Why?
What's the matter with it?

I think you're letting
the lady get to you.

You have been twitchy
ever since she came here
to get married.

Nobody has a better friend
than Terry. I care about her.

So why are you so concerned
about what she thinks?

Aren't you concerned
about what your friends think?

Well, I'm not so concerned
that I break out in hives
after dropping $127.50

on a pair of candlesticks.

10-34,
possible assault in progress,
Madison and 41st.

That's near us,
take it, take it.

All right,
but just go slow, huh?

Watch out for my crystal,
would you?

Would you slow down?
And when we stop,
would you go easy?

If they're broken, Chris,
I swear to God,
you're paying for them.

- Police! Hold it!
-Don't shoot, okay?

You don't give us
a reason to, okay?
Now get over there.

The position,
come on, you know it.

- Get this leg out here.
- I'm with
the Townsman Building.

I found this one trying
to break into one of our
tenant's apartments.

He's crazy. He was chasing me
because I made fun
of his suit.

You can call the Townsman
to verify.

The apartment belonged
to the Hendersons.

Mrs. Henderson was robbed
only yesterday

at her beauty salon,
of all places.

- There was a robbery...
- Oh, Christine,
get a load of this.

ID, credit card,
two sets of keys.

Why you guys
looking at me like that?

I think
we've just been promoted.

Detective Cagney. Sir.

At ease, Isbecki.

Christine, I gotta run.
So, the black will work, huh?

It'll be perfect.
Honestly, white pearls, nice.
It'll work.

- It'll work, nice.
Okay, see you later.
- Bye.

I've stationed
our Anti Crime people
in a dozen salons

along Lexington Avenue
between 51st and 22nd Street.

- Good.
- Thank you, sir.

You want to knock it off,
Isbecki?

You want a friendly
piece of advice?

You know how
I would've handled
Applebaum and Miller?

- Nope.
- With kindness.

Yeah?

I would've said,
"Please, could you
help us out with this?"

You know, a little honey
goes a long way.

Not with Applebaum and Miller.

With me, with the guys.

Thanks for the advice.

No charge.

Isbecki, if I embarrassed you
at the meeting, I'm sorry.

You didn't.

What's the problem?
I'll tell you
what's the problem.

The problem is
high interest rates,
that's the problem.

You never heard of
creative financing?

I'm as creative as hell.
Unfortunately my banker
is not.

Well,
it's not a good time
to build now anyway.

Sure there's nothing
I can do?

Sit and enjoy.
That's what help is for.

Beautiful.

Well, I've finally
let my girl go.

The children are
all in college,

and I've found
I really do like to cook.

Yeah?
I used to like it, too.

Hey, I got to
hand it to you, Bill. You got
a terrific place here.

Well, I was thinking
of subletting, actually.

I'd like to spend
some more time with Terry
at our place in Connecticut.

Harvey, don't get me wrong.
I love New York.

- But it's not a fit place
to live anymore.
- Listen. Expect a call.

We've got to get the flowers
and we still have to
find our dresses.

So, tell me
what you're in, Harv.

Construction.

Oh.

Take your shoes off.
I'll go get the kids.

I'll get the kids.

You know,
a good-looking dame like you,

if you was
to play your cards right
you could get a doctor,
a lawyer,

anyone you want.

What makes you think
I don't already have
what I want?

Just letting you know.

I don't even
know her anymore, Harvey.

It was a rough night.

She was the first person
that I ever knew
who tweezed her eyebrows.

We used to set each other's
hair in those-- in those
big pink rollers, you know,

the kind you could
put your arm through,

and we would tape
spit curls to our cheeks
and we would sleep like that.

Did you ever do that
with your best friend?

Can't say I did.

I love you, Harv.

- Hello.
- Hi, it's me.

I just ran two witnesses in
to take a look at our boy.

Yeah? What do we got?

Nothing.

The credit cards and the keys
are from our robberies
but not our collar.

He isn't one of them.
Apparently he bought the stuff
off the street

from some guy
he'd never met before,
and we can't trace him.

- So, sweet dreams.
- You, too.

Can you believe that?
It's empty.

Well, maybe
if we stand out here
and kick it for a while,

we won't have to
go back in there.

Would you stop being paranoid?
We're doing adequate.

What, are you two
hiding?

No, sir.
We're just, uh, getting
something to eat.

Why is this task force,
which was authorized
by the Deputy Inspector,

not producing results?

Have you read the DD-5s?

I'm reading the DD-5s.

Well, then you know
the results.

What I want to know is
who the hell
is pulling these robberies?

We don't know, sir.

And if you want to
know the truth, Lieutenant,
we're breaking our backs here.

I know that.

But are you aware that
a congressman's girlfriend
was one of the victims?

Is that
what all this is about?

You two
are the task force leaders.

If there's gonna be heat,
it's gonna be on you two.

And I'm gonna protect you
any way I can
because I think you're doing

all right, so far.

When the robbery occurred
she was having her toes done.

What does that mean?

Means the congressman's
spending about 35 bucks
on her feet.

Any movement on the street?

Lots of apartment keys
and credit cards being sold.

But if there's any gems
or jewelry out there,
we can't find them.

What about your fences
at pawn shops?

Negative.
Nothing substantial.

Hey, with the amount
those guys have been
hauling in,

we'd know about it.

Maybe they're trading
out of state.

I love it.
Send me to Florida.
My cousin's got a condo.

Keep trying, will you?

Elizabeth Jordan
called again and again.

Not now.

I'm not so sure about
this leadership business.

- Can't take the pressure.
- Eat something,
you'll feel better.

There's a souvlaki guy
down on the corner.
I'm gonna go. You wanna go?

You kidding?
I smell that stuff,
I don't fit in the dress.

Terry's got something
all picked out.
I gotta go meet her.

Have fun.

Her father was right.
She should have eloped.

This is it, definitely.

Oh, my God.

- What's the matter?
Did the pin stick you?
- No, the price.

Be still, my heart.
Terry, you got to be kidding.

You look darling.

But, Terry, 400...

Take a look.

Don't you love it?

It's wonderful.

Then what's the matter?

For what this dress costs
I could buy a dishwasher.

Why, would Harvey get mad?

Oh, it's not Harvey,
my friend. It's reality.

- You sure?
- Yeah. I'm sure.

Okay, I understand.

I love your dress.

Listen, M.B., I've been
thinking, why don't I
buy the dress for you?

Are you out of your mind?
I can't let you do that.

You look great in it,
and it matches mine
perfectly.

Please, Terry.

I can't afford the dress,
and this is embarrassing, okay?

Hey, don't be like that.

Come on, I love you,
we know each other
too well for this.

Terry, I can't.
Really. Thanks.

I'll take some time off,
we'll keep on looking.

We'll find something else,
I promise. Excuse me.

Hello there.

What company do you work for?

Bronson Security?

That's what it said
on the man's jacket.

And this is the basic uniform
Bronson Security uses?

Right. I checked
with the supplier.

Okay.

Get rid of
the Bronson Security patch

and the yellow stripe
right here.

Mmm-hmm.

Put in a navy blue stripe
instead.

And a triangle emblem
right there, that's what
the witnesses said.

Black buttons
instead of the police brass.

There were no identifying
precinct numbers,
but there was a circular patch
right... Well, you got it.

- That's it.
- Ah!

Well, let's get
some witnesses down here,
identify the sketches.

Your friend, Elizabeth Jordan.

I can't, I really can't.

She's here.

Why? She had nothing more
to give us.

Don't ask me.

All right.

Okay.

What's wrong?

My family said,
"I told you so,"
for living in New York.

You don't return my calls.

Well,
I've been out there
fighting the bad guys.

You can be flip.
You did not have a gun
down your throat.

Elizabeth, I'm very aware
of what you have been through.

Once more, with feeling.

What is that supposed to mean?

Please don't do this to me.
It was hard enough
leaving the apartment.

What am I doing? I mean,
I just don't understand.

I just want to know
that somebody in this
city bureaucracy gives a damn.

Okay? Now maybe
that's being naive.

I'm working 10 hours a day
on this case. I do care.

- You care about the case.
- That's right.

Period.

Look, why don't we
give you a call

in case there's anything else
that we might need?

I'm lousy at this job,
you know.

No, I didn't know.

I mean,
I'm good at parts of it but...

Oh, boy,
sometimes can I blow it.

Well, since I'm
a perfect person myself,

I have no idea
what you are talking about.

If the woman is bugging you,
shine her on.

You don't have to baby-sit.

I saved the world
a lot of grief
by not going into social work.

I hate to tell you,
we are in social work.

You know,
this city isn't
such a bad place to live.

Are you kidding?
It's terrific. I love it.

You can ride your bike,
you can get Chinese food
and egg creams.

We got trees.

You can get that stuff
anywheres.

Nah, it's not the same.

Do you ever think
about getting out?

Sometimes.
For a weekend, you know.

- Where's this coming from?
- I don't know.

It's just
every once in a while
I think it might be nice

to live someplace else.

Connecticut or someplace.

Like your friend Terry?

Yeah, like my friend Terry.

We service
over 200 companies in
the New York-New Jersey area.

Do you know how many guys
pass through here?

Well, they must go through
a training program.
Aren't they bonded?

Yeah, but they come
through here with a phony ID.

By the time
I've checked them out, they've
taken my uniforms and weapons,

they get me in big trouble
with the license bureau.

-Terrific.
- Yeah, sure.
They got it all worked out,
these geniuses.

This is the element
I'm dealing with.

Just take another look
at this drawing.

Now, what are their names?
Where were they assigned?

Does nothing
ring a bell here?

You wanna go ring doorbells?

Here, here. Here's a list
of my clients. Be my guest.

Excuse me, uh,
where do I report a theft?

Is it over $1,500?

Considerably.

I guess
with inflation nowadays,
there isn't much under 1,500.

Can I get a detective
down here, please?
Grand Larceny.

What was stolen, sir?

This.

And then?

I went to Francois to replace
the ring that had been stolen
from my wife.

Mmm-hmm.

They had this necklace there
that also had a ruby on it.

I thought she'd like it,
so I bought it
and had it appraised.

They told me that
the ruby had a--a flaw in it,
a hairline crack

that diminished its value
by about a third.

So I took a look at it myself.

I'd seen that crack before.

And that's how I knew
that this is the ruby
that was in the ring
that was stolen from my wife.

And you bought this necklace
at a jewelry store?

As I say,
one of the finest in New York.

Where was your wife
when the ring was stolen?

Oh, we were going
to the theater,

otherwise she wouldn't have
been wearing it.

So she was mugged.

No, worse than that.
She was having her hair done,

and two men
dressed as policemen

came in and stole everything
that anyone had.

I know it's unbelievable.

Oh, we believe you.

You don't think
we had anything
to do with this, do you?

Do you recognize
these men?

No. I don't.

Francois,
why are you so nervous?

I cater to
a very special clientele.

They come to me for advice
on how to invest their money.

I make a recommendation
of a gem or whatever.

I would feel
a great deal of responsibility

if that advice
turned out to be fallacious.

You mean, we mustn't
let this get out.

Where'd you buy this ruby?

We have several suppliers.
I can look it up.

Do us a favor.

Hello, Mrs. Patterson.
I'll be with you
in just a wink.

Yes. Here it is.

Pear-shaped ruby, six carats,
purchased by F. Crockett,

that's me.

From R. Walker.
Ronald Walker.

Who's that?

A wholesaler.
Nice fellow, Canadian.

Now, is there anything else
I can do for you?

What is your relationship
with Ronald Walker?

He comes in,
he shows me his collection,
and I buy something. Voila.

- Now, I have got to...
- We're not finished here.

I am terribly sorry.

So am I.

I think my lawyer
should be present.

You don't need a lawyer.

I want to believe,
for the moment,

that you had no knowledge
of that gem being stolen
when you bought it.

- Thank you.
- And at the same time,

I'm asking your cooperation.

- Or what?
-"Or what," nothing.
Do you think we're gonna
beat you up with rubber hoses?

I'm just not a big fan
of the police.

I knew it. He's got a record.
Where was it? Out of state?

Oh, no.
It's nothing like that.

My father was a cop,
and we didn't get along.

My father sold furniture.
Does that mean I'm never
gonna sit on a couch?

What do you want me to do?

I want you to help us
nail Ronald Walker.

We think he's involved
with two impersonators

who are ripping off
beauty salons.

They steal the stuff,
Walker resets it

and he sells it
to legitimate jewelers
like you.

Aha.

So, we want you
to sign a Safe Harmless.

It means you don't hold
the police department liable

in case anything happens
to you while you're acting
as our agent.

Your agent?

You want me to go undercover?

- As what?
- Yourself.

Voila.

You see the little love letter
we got from
the Deputy Inspector?

-Yeah.
- Well, you're the one
who wanted to be
task force leader.

We're okay. We're moving now.

All we've got to do
is to keep the momentum going.

So, you coming with?

Sorry.
I got a big meeting tonight.
Harv, Harv Jr. and I.

The science fair is tomorrow.
We have to solve the riddle
of the electromagnet.

Come on, Mary Beth.
I mean, you're as much
a part of this as I am.

I'll go with you
to talk to Elizabeth Jordan
first thing in the morning.

It's not a problem.
I can take care of her myself.

I didn't say you couldn't.

But if I were her,
I would not be too eager
to cooperate with the police.

Yeah. Well, I'll tell you,
I feel

that she's a lot stronger
than she says she is.

Good. How much
do you charge an hour?

Give me a break, will you?

By helping us out
on this case, she's also
going to help herself.

- That's convenient.
- What is it you want from me?

Nothing.

Good luck.

See you tomorrow.

Oh, my Lord. Come on.
Come on, baby.

Harv, I'm not going
to that wedding.

Why not? Too far away?

No.

She wants me to be
in the bridal party

and she's got
expensive taste.

Yeah. How expensive?

She wants me to buy a dress
costs $450, not including tax.

That's totally nuts.

Yeah. Well,
it's her second marriage.

Maybe she figures,
if she throws money at it,
it'll stick.

Why, can't you find
another dress?

No. She wants this one.

So I told her I couldn't spend
that kind of money.

Good.

So she offered
to buy the dress for me.

Get the checkbook.
Get it out right away.

Who does she think she is,
huh? What is that?

Living in Connecticut,
marrying a doctor,
that makes her a queen bee?

You go and buy the dress.

Isn't that
cutting off our nose
to spite our face?

Why couldn't he grow
lima beans like last year?

I'll tell her
something came up.

She can find somebody else
to fit the damn dress.

Elizabeth,
please understand.

There is more
to what I'm asking
than just police work.

Now, I've thought a lot
about your situation.

Now, you think
nobody in the department cares
about you and that all we want
to do is solve this case.

Now, you've asked
for my advice,

and I'm going to tell you
what I think.

Help us,
for your own good.

I don't want those men
near me.

I don't want those men
in this house.

How can I be brave
when I want to-- want to
curl up into a ball...

You know, I understand that.

But if you do this,
it'll give you a feeling
of having some control,
taking some action.

If you don't, I just
don't think you're ever gonna
leave this apartment.

Which feels very good to me
right now.

I'm sure it does, for now.

You've gotta come, M.B.

No, I don't think so.

See, the thing came up
with Harvey's aunt...

I need you there.

For what?

To let me know
that it's right.

Are you still
asking yourself?

Not a lot,
but once in a while
it comes up.

Now, we gotta talk
about this.

No. We don't. Really.
'Cause I made up my mind.

It's a choice,
like you made a choice
to do what you're doing.

I just wish I had your guts.

It doesn't take guts.

I don't mean police work.
I mean everything.

Really? I had no idea.

You didn't?

No, I thought you looked down
on me, offering to buy
that dress and everything.

What's the matter?
You didn't like it?

You're kidding. I loved it.

Of course, you did.
And who picked it out for you?

I wanted you to have it.

I thought
you were just showing off.

Like you buying me
those candlesticks?

What's the matter?
You didn't like them?

I loved them.

Showing off.

Remember, that's what we used
to say about Randy Greenwald,

- down the street.
- Yeah.

Oh, yeah, I do.

- So, about the dress.
- No. Listen.

We'll find another dress.

I'm getting married.
I'm taking the plunge.

I don't care what you wear.
I just want you to be there.

I'll be there.

Okay.

I have some quality
freshwater pearls,
hard to find these days.

Yes, I know.

Excuse me,
I'll be right back.

Okay. Go.

I feel silly.

Go.

Hello, Francois.

Miss Cagney, hello.
This is Ronald Walker.
He supplies many of our gems.

Ah, Mr. Walker.
Pleasure to meet you.

Oh, aren't those
beautiful?

Are you interested
in pearls?

Oh, always.

Francois, do you have
my Apple jade?

It should be in next week.

Well, I certainly hope
it brings me more luck
than it did a friend of mine.

Jade is supposed to be
very lucky.

Not for Elizabeth, poor dear.

You know,
she was being coiffed
at her salon.

She has
the most fabulous hair.

And thieves, mind you,
thieves broke in

and tried to take
her jade and diamond ring,

but they couldn't
get it off her finger.

Well, see there, that's luck.

Well, one would think so.
The ring is only worth
a small fortune.

And she's such a darling.
Well, you know Elizabeth,
don't you, Francois?

Mrs. Jordan. Of course.

She's one of my
most cherished customers.

She has that fabulous
collection of jewelry
and Chinese antiques.

- Really?
- Oh, yes. And the poor darling
is so upset,
she won't leave her apartment.

And she has
the most gorgeous place
on West 72nd Street.

The Blackwell,
I'm sure you know it.
So, who can blame her?

Anyway, the whole ordeal
has been perfectly awful.

Be sure and give her
my very best.

I certainly will, Francois.

I'll phone you
when your ring arrives.

Excellent.

Mr. Walker,
it's been a pleasure.

My pleasure.

Petrie here.
I can see the entrance.

And the other cars
are in position.

Okay.
They're on their way up now.

You all set?
Wanna give me a test?

The department's
putting her up at a hotel.

Good. Then it'll just be
you and me up there.

It'll be you and you
up there.

See you later, guys.

Stay in touch.

I'm getting an elevator.

Just take it easy.

I can't breathe.

Calm down.
There's no need
to hurt anybody here.

Suspects are already
in the apartment.

- Calm down.
- Officer needs assistance,
10-13. Let's go.

10-4. We're on our way.

Please, mister.
I can't breathe.

Please. Just let me go.
I'll give you
whatever you want.

Police! We're police!

Freeze where you are!

Hold it right there!

- Don't shoot!
- Don't do it!

- Chris, you all right?
- Yeah.

Hi. How're you feeling?

Great.

That's what you get
for trying something
on the first date.

Morning, Lieutenant.

Hi.

Oh, well.

What do we need
his approval for, anyway?

Well, the impostor
turned in Ronald Walker,

we got
most of the stuff back.

- We did good.
- We did good.

Oh, you want this
from Elizabeth Jordan?
It's her phone number.

203 number.
What is that, Connecticut?

Yeah.
She's moving out of the city.

Giving up that terrific view?

She's moving back in
with her folks.

What happened to the strength
she didn't know she had?

I don't know.
I guess she just couldn't
get it back together.

Maybe it's right for her.

Yeah, maybe so.

Don't break your heart, Chris.

No, I'm not. I...

I'll tell you, I was thinking
about giving her a call.

You know, couple of months,
when this thing blows over.

Don't do it.

Why not?

You'd be doing it for you,
not for her.

It's okay. I can do it for me.

Yeah, you can.

I'll handle this.

- Let me just talk to you
one more minute.
- No!

What's
the Deputy Inspector
so upset about?

It had to do with you
and your case

- and the task force
and everything.
- How'd we mess up?

You didn't, I did.

I put in for departmental
recognition for you and your
team, and Marquette hates
to give it out.

- He does?
- Yeah.

I should have waited till
next month just before he goes
on vacation. I would have
slipped it right by him.

Dumb. It's dumb.