1 00:00:03,670 --> 00:00:05,349 "5:15 a.m. 2 00:00:05,373 --> 00:00:07,517 "The city is asleep. 3 00:00:07,541 --> 00:00:12,689 "The wind has an edge to it. The cold slaps my face. 4 00:00:12,713 --> 00:00:16,460 I am tired, but I have a job to do." 5 00:00:16,484 --> 00:00:17,594 What do you think? 6 00:00:17,618 --> 00:00:19,029 I don't know. 7 00:00:19,053 --> 00:00:21,498 It don't sound like one of your regular arrest reports. 8 00:00:21,522 --> 00:00:23,222 I'm writing a book. 9 00:00:24,492 --> 00:00:26,669 Good morning. 10 00:00:26,693 --> 00:00:27,871 I don't think so. 11 00:00:27,895 --> 00:00:30,107 What's the matter? 12 00:00:30,131 --> 00:00:32,609 I had hot flashes on the subway. 13 00:00:32,633 --> 00:00:34,644 Maybe it's something you ate for breakfast. 14 00:00:34,668 --> 00:00:35,845 You don't get hot flashes 15 00:00:35,869 --> 00:00:38,415 from prunes. 16 00:00:38,439 --> 00:00:42,352 Hey... Harris is writing a book. 17 00:00:42,376 --> 00:00:43,520 What kind of book? 18 00:00:43,544 --> 00:00:46,023 Fish wants to know what kind of a book. 19 00:00:46,047 --> 00:00:47,690 A novel. 20 00:00:47,714 --> 00:00:49,159 A novel. 21 00:00:49,183 --> 00:00:51,895 What kind of novel? 22 00:00:53,087 --> 00:00:55,399 He might ask. 23 00:00:55,423 --> 00:00:58,035 No, no, no, no, Wojo, you don't understand, man. 24 00:00:58,059 --> 00:01:00,037 The whole secret is oxygen in the blood. 25 00:01:00,061 --> 00:01:01,338 Listen to me. Listen. 26 00:01:01,362 --> 00:01:03,140 Anything that makes your heart beat very fast, man, 27 00:01:03,164 --> 00:01:04,741 has got to be good for you. Fine. 28 00:01:04,765 --> 00:01:06,043 All right. 29 00:01:06,067 --> 00:01:08,111 I'm just saying that handball is as good as your way. 30 00:01:08,135 --> 00:01:10,980 Yeah, but you can't dance with a handball. 31 00:01:11,004 --> 00:01:13,883 No, but don't got to listen to it talk either. 32 00:01:13,907 --> 00:01:15,318 I mean, you get a dumb handball, 33 00:01:15,342 --> 00:01:17,620 you can just throw it in your locker. 34 00:01:17,644 --> 00:01:20,390 Hey, Harris is writing a novel. 35 00:01:20,414 --> 00:01:21,958 Oh yeah? What kind of novel? 36 00:01:21,982 --> 00:01:23,527 Why don't you ask him? 37 00:01:23,551 --> 00:01:25,328 Harris, is that true you write a novel, man? 38 00:01:25,352 --> 00:01:26,863 Mm-hmm. 39 00:01:26,887 --> 00:01:28,298 Hey, no kidding, man, that's fantastic. 40 00:01:28,322 --> 00:01:29,533 What kind of novel is it? 41 00:01:29,557 --> 00:01:30,967 It's a police novel... 42 00:01:30,991 --> 00:01:33,170 A week in the life of a New York City detective 43 00:01:33,194 --> 00:01:34,971 as seen through the eyes of me. 44 00:01:34,995 --> 00:01:37,006 When did you decide to write a novel? 45 00:01:37,030 --> 00:01:38,575 Last night. 46 00:01:38,599 --> 00:01:40,610 I was lying in bed, couldn't sleep, 47 00:01:40,634 --> 00:01:42,446 and I said to myself, "You know, it's true. 48 00:01:42,470 --> 00:01:46,149 "There are eight million stories out there in this naked city, 49 00:01:46,173 --> 00:01:49,219 and I'm going to sell one of them." 50 00:01:49,243 --> 00:01:50,387 Good morning, gentlemen. 51 00:01:50,411 --> 00:01:51,688 Hey, Barney. 52 00:01:51,712 --> 00:01:53,490 Anything happening I should know about? 53 00:01:53,514 --> 00:01:55,559 Harris is writing a book. 54 00:01:55,583 --> 00:01:58,728 A cappella. Pretty good. 55 00:01:58,752 --> 00:02:02,065 I had in mind something more in the nature of a crime. 56 00:02:02,089 --> 00:02:03,700 The coffee. 57 00:02:03,724 --> 00:02:04,767 I would hesitate 58 00:02:04,791 --> 00:02:06,636 to call our coffee a crime... 59 00:02:06,660 --> 00:02:08,460 A shame, maybe. 60 00:02:10,564 --> 00:02:12,364 Oh, that's a crime. 61 00:02:13,967 --> 00:02:15,845 Good morning. 62 00:02:15,869 --> 00:02:17,347 Hi, Harry. 63 00:02:17,371 --> 00:02:19,916 Harry. 64 00:02:19,940 --> 00:02:21,118 What do we got in petty cash? 65 00:02:21,142 --> 00:02:22,252 Around 50 bucks. 66 00:02:22,276 --> 00:02:23,286 Check on it. 67 00:02:23,310 --> 00:02:24,310 Yeah. 68 00:02:25,012 --> 00:02:27,457 Good morning, Harry. 69 00:02:27,481 --> 00:02:29,192 What have you got that we can afford? 70 00:02:29,216 --> 00:02:30,594 I've got something very hot, Barney... 71 00:02:30,618 --> 00:02:31,595 How much? 72 00:02:31,619 --> 00:02:32,596 Very unique. 73 00:02:32,620 --> 00:02:33,597 How much? 74 00:02:33,621 --> 00:02:35,698 It'll cost you a hundred. 75 00:02:35,722 --> 00:02:37,400 A hundred? 76 00:02:37,424 --> 00:02:38,868 We've never paid that kind of money 77 00:02:38,892 --> 00:02:40,003 for information before. 78 00:02:40,027 --> 00:02:41,904 I've never had this kind of information before. 79 00:02:41,928 --> 00:02:43,173 Don't you ever do anything 80 00:02:43,197 --> 00:02:45,708 without thinking of the reward? 81 00:02:45,732 --> 00:02:48,132 Just because you're a good citizen? 82 00:02:48,636 --> 00:02:50,169 No. 83 00:02:51,705 --> 00:02:53,250 Disgusting, huh? 84 00:02:53,274 --> 00:02:54,484 Really rotten? 85 00:02:54,508 --> 00:02:56,085 Somewhere in there, yeah. 86 00:02:56,109 --> 00:02:57,621 Informing on your fellow citizen 87 00:02:57,645 --> 00:02:59,422 is not a profession I would recommend to a friend. 88 00:02:59,446 --> 00:03:00,457 Why don't you try something else? 89 00:03:00,481 --> 00:03:01,724 I tried. 90 00:03:01,748 --> 00:03:03,126 I didn't have the feeling for it. 91 00:03:03,150 --> 00:03:04,961 Give me the hundred and let me get out of here. 92 00:03:04,985 --> 00:03:06,363 Ooh, for that kind of money, Harry, 93 00:03:06,387 --> 00:03:07,730 we're going to have to have a hint. 94 00:03:07,754 --> 00:03:11,156 I offer two words... Charlie Jeffers. 95 00:03:12,826 --> 00:03:15,172 Charlie Jeffers? 96 00:03:15,196 --> 00:03:16,339 That's not bad. 97 00:03:16,363 --> 00:03:19,376 Not bad? He busted out of five prisons. 98 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:21,711 Here. Elmira, Eastern New York Correctional, 99 00:03:21,735 --> 00:03:23,180 Clinton, Wallkill, 100 00:03:23,204 --> 00:03:25,582 and a couple of weeks ago, he took a powder from Attica. 101 00:03:25,606 --> 00:03:26,583 Where is he? 102 00:03:26,607 --> 00:03:27,984 In your precinct. 103 00:03:28,008 --> 00:03:29,519 50 now, 50 when we find him. 104 00:03:29,543 --> 00:03:30,953 We've got 42 bucks in petty cash. 105 00:03:30,977 --> 00:03:33,845 42 now, 58 when we find him. 106 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:21,037 Nick, check the APB's. 107 00:04:21,061 --> 00:04:22,839 See what you can dig up on Charlie Jeffers. 108 00:04:22,863 --> 00:04:23,840 Okay. 109 00:04:23,864 --> 00:04:25,475 In February. Right. 110 00:04:25,499 --> 00:04:27,310 Can I interest you in a couple of guys 111 00:04:27,334 --> 00:04:28,378 just in from Chicago? 112 00:04:28,402 --> 00:04:29,479 What did they do? 113 00:04:29,503 --> 00:04:30,480 Nothing yet, 114 00:04:30,504 --> 00:04:31,715 but they've got a big potential, 115 00:04:31,739 --> 00:04:34,016 and you can keep an eye on them for 25 bucks. 116 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:35,452 Let me know when they do something. 117 00:04:35,476 --> 00:04:38,455 Sure, but I can't promise it to you 118 00:04:38,479 --> 00:04:39,589 for 25 bucks. 119 00:04:39,613 --> 00:04:40,624 You know, it depends on 120 00:04:40,648 --> 00:04:41,758 what they've got going down. 121 00:04:41,782 --> 00:04:42,992 Naturally. 122 00:04:43,016 --> 00:04:44,394 Here it is. Charlie Jeffers. 123 00:04:44,418 --> 00:04:46,696 Went over the wall at Attica three weeks ago. 124 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:47,986 See you around, Harry. 125 00:04:49,356 --> 00:04:51,768 I hate doing this. 126 00:04:51,792 --> 00:04:54,738 The guy'd sell his own brother for 50 bucks. 127 00:04:54,762 --> 00:04:57,641 75. He gets out next June. 128 00:04:57,665 --> 00:04:59,509 You're kidding. 129 00:04:59,533 --> 00:05:00,810 Didn't you like it? 130 00:05:00,834 --> 00:05:02,412 It wasn't bad. 131 00:05:02,436 --> 00:05:04,936 Then how about a little smile? 132 00:05:07,541 --> 00:05:08,551 Wojo, 133 00:05:08,575 --> 00:05:10,253 Chano... Huh? 134 00:05:10,277 --> 00:05:11,788 You guys pick up Charlie Jeffers. 135 00:05:11,812 --> 00:05:12,855 All right, now, be careful, 136 00:05:12,879 --> 00:05:14,056 he's probably armed and dangerous. 137 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:15,458 You bet, Barney. 138 00:05:15,482 --> 00:05:16,793 Hey, Harris, did you hear that? 139 00:05:16,817 --> 00:05:18,161 We're going to pick up Charlie Jeffers. 140 00:05:18,185 --> 00:05:19,396 He's armed and dangerous, man. 141 00:05:19,420 --> 00:05:21,698 Yeah, you can write about it in your book if you want. 142 00:05:21,722 --> 00:05:23,099 Hey, man, you can't use real people. 143 00:05:23,123 --> 00:05:24,133 You get sued. 144 00:05:24,157 --> 00:05:25,635 I'm not going to sue you. 145 00:05:25,659 --> 00:05:28,171 There, see, that's what you say now, 146 00:05:28,195 --> 00:05:29,372 but when the book comes out 147 00:05:29,396 --> 00:05:30,774 and gets made into a great picture, 148 00:05:30,798 --> 00:05:32,842 then you'll change your tune. 149 00:05:32,866 --> 00:05:34,899 You're right. 150 00:05:36,603 --> 00:05:38,036 He's right. 151 00:05:39,906 --> 00:05:41,184 Hey, Yemana, 152 00:05:41,208 --> 00:05:42,819 how do you say, "Get me a cup of coffee" 153 00:05:42,843 --> 00:05:43,820 in Japanese? 154 00:05:43,844 --> 00:05:44,887 Why? 155 00:05:44,911 --> 00:05:47,190 Well, see, I've got this Japanese detective 156 00:05:47,214 --> 00:05:48,257 in my novel, see, 157 00:05:48,281 --> 00:05:49,726 and every morning when he comes in, 158 00:05:49,750 --> 00:05:51,361 he says, "Get me a cup of coffee," 159 00:05:51,385 --> 00:05:53,162 but it's in Japanese. 160 00:05:53,186 --> 00:05:56,132 Are there any other Japanese detectives in the room? 161 00:05:56,156 --> 00:05:57,467 No Then who's going to understand? 162 00:05:57,491 --> 00:05:58,802 Hey, what's the difference? 163 00:05:58,826 --> 00:06:00,002 It just adds a little color 164 00:06:00,026 --> 00:06:01,070 to the book. 165 00:06:01,094 --> 00:06:02,071 Come on, give it up. 166 00:06:02,095 --> 00:06:06,175 Uh... 167 00:06:06,199 --> 00:06:08,834 Get it yourself. What am I, your maid? 168 00:06:14,875 --> 00:06:16,886 12th Precinct. Fish. 169 00:06:16,910 --> 00:06:19,288 You're really writing a book, huh? 170 00:06:19,312 --> 00:06:20,657 Yep. 171 00:06:20,681 --> 00:06:22,959 Chapter one, page one. 172 00:06:22,983 --> 00:06:24,894 You've got to start somewhere. 173 00:06:24,918 --> 00:06:26,963 "The city was asleep." 174 00:06:26,987 --> 00:06:28,832 I hope that's when you're going to write it, 175 00:06:28,856 --> 00:06:29,833 because when the city's awake, 176 00:06:29,857 --> 00:06:31,033 we can use you around here. 177 00:06:31,057 --> 00:06:32,301 Oh, absolutely. 178 00:06:32,325 --> 00:06:35,405 It's that time of year. They're all over New York. 179 00:06:35,429 --> 00:06:36,806 They won't bother you. 180 00:06:36,830 --> 00:06:38,508 What's up? 181 00:06:38,532 --> 00:06:40,377 There's a lady complaining about a bird 182 00:06:40,401 --> 00:06:42,211 on the roof of a building across the street, 183 00:06:42,235 --> 00:06:43,212 for crying out loud. 184 00:06:43,236 --> 00:06:45,548 You're a public servant. 185 00:06:45,572 --> 00:06:47,932 Get a description of the bird. 186 00:06:51,378 --> 00:06:53,879 Describe the bird, lady. 187 00:06:57,017 --> 00:06:58,561 Well, what'd she say? 188 00:06:58,585 --> 00:07:00,897 It weighs about 180 pounds 189 00:07:00,921 --> 00:07:02,999 and it's wearing a wool hat. 190 00:07:03,023 --> 00:07:05,935 You'd better send a car. 191 00:07:05,959 --> 00:07:07,504 Barney, hey, Barney, Barney! 192 00:07:07,528 --> 00:07:08,805 We had the right information, man. 193 00:07:08,829 --> 00:07:10,273 Here he is. Charlie Jeffers. 194 00:07:10,297 --> 00:07:11,741 You can't believe the excitement 195 00:07:11,765 --> 00:07:13,109 downstairs, man. 196 00:07:13,133 --> 00:07:15,612 Whew, you're a famous man, Mr. Jeffers. 197 00:07:15,636 --> 00:07:16,946 I'm Captain Miller, Mr. Jeffers. 198 00:07:16,970 --> 00:07:18,648 Captain Miller. How do you do, sir? 199 00:07:18,672 --> 00:07:20,016 Until the attorney general's office 200 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:21,183 can arrange for a transfer, 201 00:07:21,207 --> 00:07:22,285 you'll be held here. 202 00:07:22,309 --> 00:07:24,020 Charming. 203 00:07:24,044 --> 00:07:26,055 And don't get any ideas, Jeffers. 204 00:07:26,079 --> 00:07:27,957 I mean, you may have walked out of Elmira 205 00:07:27,981 --> 00:07:30,660 and Attica, but this is the 12th Precinct. 206 00:07:30,684 --> 00:07:34,163 I have no intention of trying to leave here. 207 00:07:34,187 --> 00:07:36,299 That's a comforting thought, Mr. Jeffers. 208 00:07:36,323 --> 00:07:37,867 Represents a change of attitude for you, 209 00:07:37,891 --> 00:07:38,902 doesn't it? 210 00:07:38,926 --> 00:07:40,403 Well, I'm getting old, captain. 211 00:07:40,427 --> 00:07:42,238 I'm not as angry as I used to be, 212 00:07:42,262 --> 00:07:44,340 and that is a formidable weapon to lose. 213 00:07:44,364 --> 00:07:46,509 I understand. 214 00:07:46,533 --> 00:07:49,746 I sent a patrol car out there to check out the bird. 215 00:07:52,038 --> 00:07:54,651 Oh, Charlie Jeffers. How are you? 216 00:07:54,675 --> 00:07:55,885 How do you do? 217 00:07:55,909 --> 00:07:57,787 I recognize you for your APB circulars. 218 00:07:57,811 --> 00:08:00,089 I'm sorry to hear that. 219 00:08:00,113 --> 00:08:01,791 Well, I followed your career 220 00:08:01,815 --> 00:08:03,426 with a certain fascination, 221 00:08:03,450 --> 00:08:05,929 but then, we do have the same sort of problem. 222 00:08:05,953 --> 00:08:08,164 Oh, I don't know how that can be. 223 00:08:08,188 --> 00:08:10,800 I've been in prison for most of the past 35 years. 224 00:08:10,824 --> 00:08:14,737 At least you can get out once in a while. 225 00:08:14,761 --> 00:08:16,840 Mr. Jeffers, would you mind sitting down over here? 226 00:08:16,864 --> 00:08:18,708 We've got some questions to ask you. Yes, sir. 227 00:08:18,732 --> 00:08:19,943 Hey, Barn, 228 00:08:19,967 --> 00:08:21,344 the television station is on the phone. 229 00:08:21,368 --> 00:08:22,745 They want to know if they can 230 00:08:22,769 --> 00:08:23,947 and get an interview with Jeffers. 231 00:08:23,971 --> 00:08:24,981 Oh, news travels fast. 232 00:08:25,005 --> 00:08:26,583 You tell them they have to have permission 233 00:08:26,607 --> 00:08:27,951 from the public information office 234 00:08:27,975 --> 00:08:29,752 and the police department and the attorney general's office 235 00:08:29,776 --> 00:08:30,787 in Albany. 236 00:08:30,811 --> 00:08:31,988 All right, Mr. Jeffers, 237 00:08:32,012 --> 00:08:33,990 could I have your full name, please? 238 00:08:34,014 --> 00:08:37,126 Charles Evans Jeffers. 239 00:08:37,150 --> 00:08:38,294 Date of birth? 240 00:08:38,318 --> 00:08:40,184 April 14, 1919. 241 00:08:44,090 --> 00:08:45,234 Permanent address? 242 00:08:45,258 --> 00:08:46,958 Various. 243 00:08:49,262 --> 00:08:51,029 Beautiful. 244 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:55,111 That's Detective Harris. He's writing a book. Oh. 245 00:08:55,135 --> 00:08:56,145 How are you doing? 246 00:08:56,169 --> 00:08:58,581 Beautiful. 247 00:08:58,605 --> 00:09:01,217 By the way, how did you know where to find me? 248 00:09:01,241 --> 00:09:03,753 Ah... We got some information. 249 00:09:03,777 --> 00:09:05,421 Somebody saw you and recognized you. 250 00:09:05,445 --> 00:09:06,455 Tough luck. 251 00:09:06,479 --> 00:09:08,591 No, it was inevitable. 252 00:09:08,615 --> 00:09:10,960 I suppose I was even looking forward to it. 253 00:09:10,984 --> 00:09:14,196 My carelessness may well have been premeditated. 254 00:09:14,220 --> 00:09:16,933 You're a regular philosopher, 255 00:09:16,957 --> 00:09:18,034 Mr. Jeffers. 256 00:09:18,058 --> 00:09:19,435 The years 257 00:09:19,459 --> 00:09:21,404 force a certain amount of wisdom upon you, 258 00:09:21,428 --> 00:09:23,239 whether you like it or not. 259 00:09:23,263 --> 00:09:24,340 I didn't get that one. 260 00:09:24,364 --> 00:09:27,010 Oh, I beg your pardon. 261 00:09:27,034 --> 00:09:30,179 I was saying the years force a certain amount of wisdom 262 00:09:30,203 --> 00:09:31,213 upon you. 263 00:09:31,237 --> 00:09:37,020 "Upon you"... Whether you like it or not. 264 00:09:37,044 --> 00:09:42,124 That's good... Very good. 265 00:09:42,148 --> 00:09:44,260 Come this way, please, Mr. Jeffers. 266 00:09:44,284 --> 00:09:45,261 Yes, sir. 267 00:09:45,285 --> 00:09:46,963 Hey, Barney. 268 00:09:46,987 --> 00:09:48,531 Listen, the patrol car just called in. 269 00:09:48,555 --> 00:09:50,533 They got some banana cake up on a rooftop 270 00:09:50,557 --> 00:09:52,669 with a pair of homemade wings, trying to fly. 271 00:09:52,693 --> 00:09:53,703 They need help. 272 00:09:53,727 --> 00:09:55,304 That would be the 180-pound bird. 273 00:09:55,328 --> 00:09:57,674 Give them a hand. 274 00:09:57,698 --> 00:09:58,875 Take Harris with you. 275 00:09:58,899 --> 00:09:59,909 It'll do him some good 276 00:09:59,933 --> 00:10:00,944 to get away from his work. 277 00:10:00,968 --> 00:10:02,211 Barney, the attorney general's office 278 00:10:02,235 --> 00:10:03,245 called. 279 00:10:03,269 --> 00:10:04,380 They're sending some officers over 280 00:10:04,404 --> 00:10:05,748 to pick up Jeffers. 281 00:10:05,772 --> 00:10:07,784 They should be here in three or four hours. Good. 282 00:10:07,808 --> 00:10:08,918 Barney, the public information officer 283 00:10:08,942 --> 00:10:10,954 is on his way down here from headquarters. 284 00:10:10,978 --> 00:10:13,155 He says no interviews on Jeffers until he gets here. 285 00:10:13,179 --> 00:10:14,490 Hey, Barney, look, there's all kinds 286 00:10:14,514 --> 00:10:15,524 of photographers, reporters downstairs. 287 00:10:15,548 --> 00:10:17,293 What do you want me to tell them? 288 00:10:17,317 --> 00:10:18,895 Get a couple of men in the hall. 289 00:10:18,919 --> 00:10:21,886 Yeah. I want to make... All right. 290 00:10:25,025 --> 00:10:27,826 ♪ My Coney Island baby... ♪ 291 00:10:30,530 --> 00:10:32,631 ♪ Boom, boom, boom ♪ 292 00:10:33,867 --> 00:10:36,713 Well, I didn't want to disturb anyone. 293 00:10:36,737 --> 00:10:40,316 ♪ I'm gonna sail away And leave you ♪ 294 00:10:40,340 --> 00:10:41,918 ♪ Never to return ♪ 295 00:10:41,942 --> 00:10:44,854 ♪ So you can have The dishes, Mabel ♪ 296 00:10:44,878 --> 00:10:46,555 ♪ So long, my Coney Island ♪ 297 00:10:46,579 --> 00:10:50,782 ♪ Goodbye My Coney Island ♪♪ 298 00:10:53,386 --> 00:10:56,132 Public information officer's downstairs with the press. 299 00:10:56,156 --> 00:10:58,635 At least they won't be up here bothering us. 300 00:10:58,659 --> 00:11:01,237 I see Mr. Jeffers is still with us. 301 00:11:01,261 --> 00:11:06,208 Only because he likes it here. 302 00:11:06,232 --> 00:11:10,647 "He had been living in virtual obscurity. 303 00:11:10,671 --> 00:11:13,650 "Police from five states were looking for him. 304 00:11:13,674 --> 00:11:16,485 It had been left to me to bring him in." 305 00:11:16,509 --> 00:11:19,656 "To me"? 306 00:11:19,680 --> 00:11:21,590 To him? 307 00:11:25,652 --> 00:11:27,897 He wasn't even there, Barney. 308 00:11:27,921 --> 00:11:29,201 Poetic license. 309 00:11:31,357 --> 00:11:35,894 Okay, you can just sit right here in this chair here. 310 00:11:37,798 --> 00:11:39,809 His name is Roland Gusek. 311 00:11:39,833 --> 00:11:41,978 We had to chase him over three buildings. 312 00:11:42,002 --> 00:11:44,714 A couple of times, he got airborne, I swear. 313 00:11:44,738 --> 00:11:46,348 And I'd have made it across the river 314 00:11:46,372 --> 00:11:49,318 if you'd minded your own business. 315 00:11:49,342 --> 00:11:50,753 You also could have gotten killed. 316 00:11:50,777 --> 00:11:53,723 Death has never been a deterrent. 317 00:11:53,747 --> 00:11:54,957 What's the name? 318 00:11:54,981 --> 00:11:57,259 Miller, Captain Miller. 319 00:11:57,283 --> 00:12:00,296 Obscurity is more terrifying than death, 320 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:01,597 Captain Miller. 321 00:12:01,621 --> 00:12:03,499 Accomplishment's what's important. 322 00:12:03,523 --> 00:12:06,002 If I die in an attempt to accomplish something, 323 00:12:06,026 --> 00:12:07,003 who's the sufferer? 324 00:12:07,027 --> 00:12:08,537 You are. 325 00:12:08,561 --> 00:12:09,906 So? 326 00:12:09,930 --> 00:12:13,275 Self-destruction happens to be against the law 327 00:12:13,299 --> 00:12:14,610 in this state, Mr. Gusek. 328 00:12:14,634 --> 00:12:17,680 Archaic bupkes. 329 00:12:17,704 --> 00:12:21,317 If I fall from valor, it's my business. 330 00:12:21,341 --> 00:12:23,686 Unless you fall on someone else. 331 00:12:23,710 --> 00:12:25,321 Should I take him over to Bellevue? 332 00:12:25,345 --> 00:12:26,889 No, have them pick him up. 333 00:12:26,913 --> 00:12:29,158 I can't spare the man. 334 00:12:29,182 --> 00:12:31,928 Mr. Jeffers, I was just talking 335 00:12:31,952 --> 00:12:33,996 to some of the reporters downstairs. 336 00:12:34,020 --> 00:12:34,997 They tell me 337 00:12:35,021 --> 00:12:36,665 that you've spent 30 years in jail 338 00:12:36,689 --> 00:12:38,835 for stealing one automobile. 339 00:12:38,859 --> 00:12:41,738 It was one hell of a car. 340 00:12:41,762 --> 00:12:43,873 One to five grand larceny auto 341 00:12:43,897 --> 00:12:47,710 and 25 years accumulated escape time? 342 00:12:47,734 --> 00:12:49,979 Compound interest, you might call it. 343 00:12:50,003 --> 00:12:54,416 Beautiful, beautiful. 344 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:56,452 Would you care for a cup of coffee? 345 00:12:56,476 --> 00:12:58,076 I prefer tea, please. 346 00:13:00,546 --> 00:13:01,891 Okay, Mr. Gusek, 347 00:13:01,915 --> 00:13:03,159 we're going to go downstairs. 348 00:13:03,183 --> 00:13:04,393 Why? 349 00:13:04,417 --> 00:13:06,395 Well, we have to take a picture of you 350 00:13:06,419 --> 00:13:07,797 and a picture of your fingers. 351 00:13:07,821 --> 00:13:12,135 Stop talking to me as if I were a child! 352 00:13:12,159 --> 00:13:13,469 I am an engineer. 353 00:13:13,493 --> 00:13:15,471 Okay, Mr. Gusek, 354 00:13:15,495 --> 00:13:18,274 we'll go down and find you a choo-choo. 355 00:13:18,298 --> 00:13:21,043 That wasn't necessary, Wojo. 356 00:13:21,067 --> 00:13:22,912 Sorry. 357 00:13:22,936 --> 00:13:24,180 He thinks I got these wings 358 00:13:24,204 --> 00:13:25,848 out of a box of Cracker Jacks. 359 00:13:25,872 --> 00:13:29,518 This is aerodynamic engineering. 360 00:13:29,542 --> 00:13:31,553 This is not chazerai. 361 00:13:31,577 --> 00:13:32,789 These were designed 362 00:13:32,813 --> 00:13:35,624 to give me the configurations of a thrush. 363 00:13:35,648 --> 00:13:39,962 My body happens to be a perfect airfoil. 364 00:13:39,986 --> 00:13:41,864 Let's go. 365 00:13:41,888 --> 00:13:43,132 We're finished as a culture, 366 00:13:43,156 --> 00:13:44,433 do you know that? 367 00:13:44,457 --> 00:13:46,135 Where courage is a sickness 368 00:13:46,159 --> 00:13:47,670 and an imagination is a crime, 369 00:13:47,694 --> 00:13:48,938 culture is dead. 370 00:13:48,962 --> 00:13:51,674 The minute we start spitting on pioneers, 371 00:13:51,698 --> 00:13:53,109 we've had it. 372 00:13:53,133 --> 00:13:55,444 Be careful with those wings. 373 00:13:55,468 --> 00:13:57,836 They are going to the Smithsonian. 374 00:14:01,274 --> 00:14:03,407 So am I. 375 00:14:06,813 --> 00:14:08,057 Here you are, Mr. Jeffers. 376 00:14:08,081 --> 00:14:09,358 Thank you, captain. 377 00:14:09,382 --> 00:14:11,660 You know, it's hard for me to understand 378 00:14:11,684 --> 00:14:13,229 how an intelligent man like you 379 00:14:13,253 --> 00:14:14,630 could allow himself to be parlayed 380 00:14:14,654 --> 00:14:16,132 into so much trouble. 381 00:14:16,156 --> 00:14:20,169 Well, logical consequences are the scarecrows of fools 382 00:14:20,193 --> 00:14:21,871 and the beacons of wise men. 383 00:14:21,895 --> 00:14:26,209 This cat is dynamite. 384 00:14:26,233 --> 00:14:28,477 I'm going to write that down. 385 00:14:28,501 --> 00:14:31,180 It appears you've found an admirer. 386 00:14:31,204 --> 00:14:32,215 Do me a favor. 387 00:14:32,239 --> 00:14:33,816 Don't tell him it comes from Aldous Huxley 388 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:36,853 until after I leave. 389 00:14:36,877 --> 00:14:38,221 You know, it seems to me 390 00:14:38,245 --> 00:14:40,156 that if you just stayed put for a while, 391 00:14:40,180 --> 00:14:42,124 you could avoid all this difficulty. 392 00:14:42,148 --> 00:14:47,196 No, I am by nature an impatient man, captain. 393 00:14:47,220 --> 00:14:49,598 But you're also a realist. 394 00:14:49,622 --> 00:14:52,869 Well, the secret of being able to serve time 395 00:14:52,893 --> 00:14:55,104 is to accept the circumstance, 396 00:14:55,128 --> 00:14:57,240 to resign yourself to the fact 397 00:14:57,264 --> 00:14:59,342 that escape is impossible. 398 00:14:59,366 --> 00:15:01,710 Well, the more I escaped, 399 00:15:01,734 --> 00:15:05,614 the more difficult it became to accept that philosophy. 400 00:15:05,638 --> 00:15:08,317 Prison became increasingly unbearable 401 00:15:08,341 --> 00:15:11,787 because it became increasingly unnecessary. 402 00:15:11,811 --> 00:15:13,455 But you always got caught. 403 00:15:13,479 --> 00:15:16,514 Well, nobody's perfect. 404 00:15:18,351 --> 00:15:20,729 What about this time? 405 00:15:20,753 --> 00:15:22,265 You going to try again? 406 00:15:22,289 --> 00:15:23,565 I don't know. 407 00:15:23,589 --> 00:15:25,534 It isn't nearly as interesting outside 408 00:15:25,558 --> 00:15:27,603 as it used to be. 409 00:15:27,627 --> 00:15:29,305 I suppose these last few escapes 410 00:15:29,329 --> 00:15:32,208 were merely for the sake of the doing. 411 00:15:32,232 --> 00:15:35,978 Why don't you just sit it out for a while? 412 00:15:36,002 --> 00:15:37,246 Try for parole? 413 00:15:37,270 --> 00:15:40,082 Maybe I will this time. 414 00:15:40,106 --> 00:15:43,852 Certainly, the challenge is no longer there. 415 00:15:43,876 --> 00:15:45,021 Perhaps this time 416 00:15:45,045 --> 00:15:46,855 I'm going to have to be practical 417 00:15:46,879 --> 00:15:50,514 and yes, very, very bored. 418 00:15:52,652 --> 00:15:54,630 You really got some nerve, man. 419 00:15:54,654 --> 00:15:57,633 I, me, myself, I. 420 00:15:57,657 --> 00:15:59,335 Hey, man, it's fiction. 421 00:15:59,359 --> 00:16:00,403 You always use first-person singular 422 00:16:00,427 --> 00:16:01,404 in fiction. 423 00:16:01,428 --> 00:16:02,604 Oh yeah? 424 00:16:02,628 --> 00:16:05,341 Well, next time you and me, 425 00:16:05,365 --> 00:16:09,478 we, find ourselves in an alley with some guy with a knife, 426 00:16:09,502 --> 00:16:11,013 how would you like to find yourself 427 00:16:11,037 --> 00:16:12,503 first-person and singular? 428 00:16:16,376 --> 00:16:18,421 Now we're going to go to a playpen. 429 00:16:18,445 --> 00:16:20,923 That's dehumanizing, what you did. 430 00:16:20,947 --> 00:16:22,258 We do it to everybody. 431 00:16:22,282 --> 00:16:24,493 I'm not an ordinary person. 432 00:16:24,517 --> 00:16:27,463 When are you going to accept that fact? 433 00:16:27,487 --> 00:16:30,433 Inside. 434 00:16:30,457 --> 00:16:33,124 Ordinary people do not swim the Atlantic Ocean. 435 00:16:35,428 --> 00:16:37,373 When did you swim the Atlantic Ocean? 436 00:16:37,397 --> 00:16:39,141 Next April. 437 00:16:39,165 --> 00:16:40,642 From Long Island to London. 438 00:16:40,666 --> 00:16:41,743 It can't be done. 439 00:16:41,767 --> 00:16:44,802 Tell that to Gertrude Ederle. 440 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:50,186 Hey, Fish, who's Gertrude Ederle? 441 00:16:50,210 --> 00:16:52,054 She covered herself with grease 442 00:16:52,078 --> 00:16:53,878 and swam the English Channel. 443 00:16:57,350 --> 00:16:59,828 It's a shame that Bernice can't swim. 444 00:16:59,852 --> 00:17:04,055 She'd be all set. 445 00:17:05,858 --> 00:17:09,571 All my life, I wanted to accomplish something. 446 00:17:09,595 --> 00:17:11,573 I could have settled for little things. 447 00:17:11,597 --> 00:17:13,642 Would you like some tea? 448 00:17:13,666 --> 00:17:15,277 Thanks. 449 00:17:15,301 --> 00:17:18,414 I have a great admiration for you, Mr. Gusek. 450 00:17:18,438 --> 00:17:19,681 You putting me on or something? 451 00:17:19,705 --> 00:17:21,550 On the contrary. 452 00:17:21,574 --> 00:17:23,152 I really believe that you have the determination 453 00:17:23,176 --> 00:17:25,843 to swim from Long Island to London. 454 00:17:27,180 --> 00:17:29,458 Listen, I may not make it the first time. 455 00:17:29,482 --> 00:17:32,661 Storms come up... Yes. 456 00:17:32,685 --> 00:17:33,929 Well, I figure 457 00:17:33,953 --> 00:17:35,231 if at first you don't succeed, 458 00:17:35,255 --> 00:17:37,533 try, try again. 459 00:17:37,557 --> 00:17:38,967 I've always felt the same way. 460 00:17:38,991 --> 00:17:43,105 The human spirit cannot be denied. 461 00:17:43,129 --> 00:17:46,042 Look at da Vinci, Pasteur, Lenny Bruce. 462 00:17:46,066 --> 00:17:48,132 Willie Sutton. 463 00:17:50,437 --> 00:17:54,517 What's the difference between mankind and animals? 464 00:17:54,541 --> 00:17:56,652 Mankind aspires. 465 00:17:56,676 --> 00:17:59,922 Mankind reaches out to the stars. 466 00:17:59,946 --> 00:18:05,061 Mankind pursues impossible dreams. 467 00:18:05,085 --> 00:18:11,567 ♪ And the world Would be better for this ♪ 468 00:18:11,591 --> 00:18:14,570 ♪ That one man ♪ 469 00:18:14,594 --> 00:18:18,240 ♪ Scorned and covered With scars ♪ 470 00:18:18,264 --> 00:18:23,679 ♪ Should fight With his last ounce of courage ♪ 471 00:18:23,703 --> 00:18:27,483 ♪ To reach ♪ 472 00:18:27,507 --> 00:18:34,778 ♪ The unreachable star ♪♪ 473 00:18:44,224 --> 00:18:47,136 Hey, Barn, there's a couple of attendants from Bellevue here 474 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:49,138 to pick up the Man of La Mancha. 475 00:18:49,162 --> 00:18:51,807 Well, goodbye, Mr. Jeffers. 476 00:18:51,831 --> 00:18:55,978 Mr. Gusek, I wish you good luck and a fast current. 477 00:18:56,002 --> 00:18:57,146 Hi there, pal. 478 00:18:57,170 --> 00:18:59,181 We got a nice white car down below for you 479 00:18:59,205 --> 00:19:00,682 with a nice red light on it 480 00:19:00,706 --> 00:19:03,219 and a big horn that goes, "whoo-whoo." 481 00:19:03,243 --> 00:19:05,321 I see you two know each other. 482 00:19:05,345 --> 00:19:06,355 Very funny. 483 00:19:06,379 --> 00:19:09,680 Then how about a little smile? 484 00:19:11,417 --> 00:19:13,629 Come on, let's go. 485 00:19:13,653 --> 00:19:15,598 Wait a minute. I've got to get my wings. 486 00:19:15,622 --> 00:19:16,932 Hey, you won't need them. 487 00:19:16,956 --> 00:19:18,734 We're going to drive you over. 488 00:19:18,758 --> 00:19:23,005 Captain Miller, do you really want me to go with them? 489 00:19:23,029 --> 00:19:25,073 You'll be all right, Mr. Gusek. 490 00:19:25,097 --> 00:19:26,975 Wojo, give him his wings. 491 00:19:26,999 --> 00:19:28,310 We're here to enforce the law, 492 00:19:28,334 --> 00:19:30,646 not shatter a man's visions. 493 00:19:30,670 --> 00:19:33,437 Did you hear that? 494 00:19:36,075 --> 00:19:38,487 I'm ready now. 495 00:19:38,511 --> 00:19:42,691 Mr. Jeffers, if you ever get out again, look me up. 496 00:19:42,715 --> 00:19:44,426 I'll be looking up at you. 497 00:19:44,450 --> 00:19:47,296 Mr. Jeffers, I just spoke to somebody 498 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:48,330 in the Attorney General's office. 499 00:19:48,354 --> 00:19:50,199 They told me that if you... 500 00:19:50,223 --> 00:19:51,967 Hung around long enough, 501 00:19:51,991 --> 00:19:53,202 you could be eligible for parole 502 00:19:53,226 --> 00:19:55,437 in a couple of years. 503 00:19:55,461 --> 00:19:56,772 You think you could stand it? 504 00:19:56,796 --> 00:19:58,307 A couple of years. 505 00:19:58,331 --> 00:20:00,142 It's longer now than it used to be. 506 00:20:00,166 --> 00:20:01,443 Ooh, it'll be tough, 507 00:20:01,467 --> 00:20:04,112 but you said it yourself, 508 00:20:04,136 --> 00:20:05,181 breaking out of jail 509 00:20:05,205 --> 00:20:07,149 can't be much of a challenge anymore. 510 00:20:07,173 --> 00:20:08,984 I'll try to remember that. 511 00:20:09,008 --> 00:20:10,786 Barney, this is Lieutenant Faraday. 512 00:20:10,810 --> 00:20:12,188 He's here to pick up Mr. Jeffers. 513 00:20:12,212 --> 00:20:13,322 Captain. 514 00:20:13,346 --> 00:20:15,357 Well, well, so this is Jeffers, 515 00:20:15,381 --> 00:20:17,025 the happy wanderer. 516 00:20:17,049 --> 00:20:19,127 Well, we'll see what we can do about that. 517 00:20:19,151 --> 00:20:20,496 Come on, I've got a car downstairs. 518 00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:22,164 No hard feelings, Mr. Jeffers, huh? 519 00:20:22,188 --> 00:20:25,901 None at all, Mr. Chano. 520 00:20:25,925 --> 00:20:27,936 Mr. Harris, I wish you good luck with your book 521 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:29,738 and maybe someday I'll write one myself. 522 00:20:29,762 --> 00:20:31,740 Chapter Two is all you. 523 00:20:31,764 --> 00:20:33,108 See you around. 524 00:20:33,132 --> 00:20:35,578 Perhaps. 525 00:20:35,602 --> 00:20:40,115 I have Thursday in the pool. 526 00:20:40,139 --> 00:20:41,149 That's funny. 527 00:20:41,173 --> 00:20:43,252 Gentlemen. 528 00:20:43,276 --> 00:20:44,486 Captain Miller, 529 00:20:44,510 --> 00:20:46,088 I want to thank you for your hospitality. 530 00:20:46,112 --> 00:20:47,856 This is the best time I've ever done. 531 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:49,291 Have a good trip back to Attica. 532 00:20:49,315 --> 00:20:51,126 Oh, no. No more Attica. 533 00:20:51,150 --> 00:20:52,528 We got a special place for him. 534 00:20:52,552 --> 00:20:53,596 Really? 535 00:20:53,620 --> 00:20:55,464 Yes, we're going to Greenhaven. 536 00:20:55,488 --> 00:20:56,865 We got a specially designed cell 537 00:20:56,889 --> 00:20:58,500 just for you. 538 00:20:58,524 --> 00:21:01,903 It's 100% escape proof. 539 00:21:01,927 --> 00:21:04,906 Please don't say that. 540 00:21:04,930 --> 00:21:07,042 It's already been tested. 541 00:21:07,066 --> 00:21:08,143 It's guaranteed to see 542 00:21:08,167 --> 00:21:09,778 that whoever goes inside 543 00:21:09,802 --> 00:21:12,180 stays inside. 544 00:21:12,204 --> 00:21:14,617 I really wish he hadn't said that. 545 00:21:14,641 --> 00:21:17,018 You don't have to listen to him. 546 00:21:17,042 --> 00:21:18,754 Come on, Jeffers. I haven't got all day. 547 00:21:18,778 --> 00:21:24,693 Just a moment, please. I believe these are yours. 548 00:21:24,717 --> 00:21:28,497 ♪ I'm gonna sail away And leave you ♪ 549 00:21:28,521 --> 00:21:29,887 ♪ Never to return... ♪♪ 550 00:21:31,991 --> 00:21:35,203 Chano, Yemana, make sure he gets in the car. 551 00:21:35,227 --> 00:21:36,894 Right. 552 00:21:38,030 --> 00:21:39,174 Did he come in here? Who? 553 00:21:39,198 --> 00:21:40,509 That cuckoo bird. 554 00:21:40,533 --> 00:21:41,777 He kicked my partner in the groin 555 00:21:41,801 --> 00:21:43,178 and ran down the alley. 556 00:21:43,202 --> 00:21:45,013 Oh, my... You guys help him find him, will you? 557 00:21:45,037 --> 00:21:46,482 I don't believe this. Barney! 558 00:21:46,506 --> 00:21:48,317 Hey, Barney! What? 559 00:21:48,341 --> 00:21:50,018 That Gusek, he got away from the ambulance guys. 560 00:21:50,042 --> 00:21:51,387 He's up on the roof with the wings. 561 00:21:51,411 --> 00:21:53,656 He's trying to fly. He's going to jump off the roof. 562 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:55,457 Hello, dispatcher. 563 00:21:55,481 --> 00:21:57,092 Yeah, get the Fire Department over here, will you? 564 00:21:57,116 --> 00:21:58,126 We've got somebody up on the roof 565 00:21:58,150 --> 00:21:59,461 threatening to jump. 566 00:21:59,485 --> 00:22:01,430 Yeah, all right. We're going to need some nets... 567 00:22:01,454 --> 00:22:03,499 Barney... Yeah. Hold it. 568 00:22:03,523 --> 00:22:04,803 He jumped. 569 00:22:06,459 --> 00:22:10,205 Oh, my God... Was he killed? 570 00:22:10,229 --> 00:22:11,873 Nope. 571 00:22:11,897 --> 00:22:15,433 He just flew... all the way to the ground. 572 00:22:17,603 --> 00:22:21,350 Sailing in a big circle, 573 00:22:21,374 --> 00:22:27,155 just as pretty as anything you ever saw. 574 00:22:27,179 --> 00:22:29,579 Landed right in front of the ambulance. 575 00:22:30,350 --> 00:22:31,593 What did they do with him? 576 00:22:31,617 --> 00:22:36,565 They took him to Bellevue. 577 00:22:36,589 --> 00:22:39,289 I don't know what for. 578 00:22:45,798 --> 00:22:47,343 Look, I don't care what you say, 579 00:22:47,367 --> 00:22:48,410 I still don't believe 580 00:22:48,434 --> 00:22:49,645 that Fish understands Japanese. 581 00:22:49,669 --> 00:22:50,813 But you heard him. 582 00:22:50,837 --> 00:22:53,537 You go ask him how he feels and see what he says. 583 00:22:57,343 --> 00:23:00,456 Uh... 584 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:02,090 Get it yourself. 585 00:23:02,114 --> 00:23:03,947 What am I, your maid? 586 00:23:05,852 --> 00:23:08,430 Hey, you guys want to hear your publicity? 587 00:23:08,454 --> 00:23:11,667 "Charles Evans Jeffers, ingenious prison escapee, 588 00:23:11,691 --> 00:23:13,068 "was apprehended yesterday 589 00:23:13,092 --> 00:23:15,671 "by men of the 12th Precinct, 590 00:23:15,695 --> 00:23:19,307 Detectives Amenguale and Wojciehowicz." 591 00:23:19,331 --> 00:23:23,412 Ah, they spelled your name wrong again, Wojo. 592 00:23:23,436 --> 00:23:24,580 I don't believe it. 593 00:23:24,604 --> 00:23:25,714 You spell it the way it sounds, 594 00:23:25,738 --> 00:23:29,017 Wojciehowicz. 595 00:23:29,041 --> 00:23:30,486 "Amenguale and Wojciehowicz 596 00:23:30,510 --> 00:23:31,787 "arrested Jeffers in his apartment 597 00:23:31,811 --> 00:23:33,589 on a tip from an undisclosed source." 598 00:23:33,613 --> 00:23:35,491 Ah! Ah, see that? And you weren't even there. 599 00:23:35,515 --> 00:23:37,693 How you going to explain that when your book comes out, 600 00:23:37,717 --> 00:23:39,361 I, me, myself, I? 601 00:23:39,385 --> 00:23:41,196 Hey, it's right here on the first page. 602 00:23:41,220 --> 00:23:43,331 Read the dedication. 603 00:23:43,355 --> 00:23:46,891 "This best-seller... 604 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:50,773 "Is dedicated to the men of the 12th Precinct 605 00:23:50,797 --> 00:23:52,674 "without whom this story might never have been told. 606 00:23:52,698 --> 00:23:54,109 "To Captain Barney Miller... 607 00:23:54,133 --> 00:23:58,113 "Sergeants Amenguale, Fish, Yemana, 608 00:23:58,137 --> 00:24:00,177 and Detective Third Grade Wojciehowicz." 609 00:24:03,843 --> 00:24:05,763 Your name is spelled wrong again. 610 00:24:10,249 --> 00:24:13,128 Barney, look at that spelling. 611 00:24:13,152 --> 00:24:15,886 M-I-L-L-E-R. Looks okay to me.