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Meet him to a bloody pump.

I don't talk to cop killers.

Without you selling crack, huh?

Right outside the school.

I wanted you.

So much.

I find the evidence sufficient to bind the defendant over for Trump.

Leave me alone!

Get tested by it.

You're gonna buy the drag him into court piece by piece.

You're gonna pull that trigger.

You're gonna make sure it's right between the eyes.

The autumn wind came early this year to New York City.

There was a chill in the air, but I wasn't feeling it.

I'd gotten lucky with a 40 to 1 shot named Black Widow.

I was $300 to the good, so I decided to enjoy myself with a little club downtown.

And there's a tenor sax there that could turn your blood to honey.

It's a never.

A pleasant distraction turned into a not so pleasant woman.

His name was Eddie Forbes.

We used to have something in common.

A girl named Sheila.

Sheila and I had a good thing going until

he offered her a world I could never afford.

And he was a cop, narcotics undercover.

And it looked like he was about to be uncovered in a very painful way.

I really wasn't in the mood to help him out, but

three against one has never been my favorite odds.

Excuse me, pal.

This guy is my heat.

So now you're selling crack, huh?

Right outside the school.

Well, you chose the wrong child.

This time scum, right?

It was my sister's kid.

Hey!

You've got a beef.

Take it outside.

The pleasure.

So who's Montezuma, the guy with the gold?

Victor Ross.

He deals like crazy.

I wasn't pretty good.

Now I'm on the cold.

Well, you look like he could use some help.

Who's trying to burn you?

What are you, the question man?

Okay, boy, Scott, you've done your thing.

Thanks, and I'll beat it.

Now we're not through yet, eat.

One last second.

This is for Sheila.

This kind of attention I don't need.

Don't worry about it.

You're not that well known.

Hey, today I'm a councilman.

Tomorrow the world.

What was that all about?

Who knows?

Business?

You know anything else with arguing about?

So

now we're at Jane Fonda franchise?

Just make great.

I feel better already.

What did all this stuff come from?

30 day try out, and it goes back.

By that time I'll be ashamed.

You could use some of this yourself, you know.

Oh, thanks.

Who's the new boyfriend?

How'd you know?

Shike it.

What's the mail?

I haven't had time as soon as I get five miles.

30 days?

Hammer?

You're under arrest.

What for?

The murder of police officer Edward Forbes.

I'm sorry I didn't have any choice.

How did he die?

Was there an autopsy?

Forbes died of massive contusions.

Head blows.

Not that I think it was delivered.

Massive contusions.

Pat, I didn't hit him that hard.

Wait, this is so you tear into the guy, Mike.

They said you took him out back and beat the hell out of him.

Accidental or not, that's where you die.

Look, I was in the club.

Eddie Forbes was in there and he was in trouble.

Three guys were getting ready to work him over.

I jumped in to help him.

Well, that was a noble chest here in order to save you Pat.

How you killed him?

You tried to tell me Eddie Forbes wasn't on your hit list for a long time.

I admit, I didn't like the guy, but that doesn't mean I killed him.

When I left, he was alive.

I can't wait for the jury to hear that one.

You hated his guts.

He stole your girlfriend and you didn't like that, so you beat him to a bloody pulp.

I got it.

He's such a big, tough guy.

You gotta settle everything with your fist.

Well, this time you went too far.

You hit him too hard and you're gonna pay.

You're going to jail.

Easy.

What do you happen to do, process?

Everyone, do you just hang him right now and get it over with?

No, I can wait.

But then somebody put some razor blades in his soup.

Like, uh, I started to say something about how it happened.

Who found the body?

Carla Jameson joins the club.

Okay, now when I was there, three guys were in that club.

Was one of them named Victor Ross?

No.

She said something about seeing three guys.

She didn't know they were, though.

Can you find out?

Hey.

Book.

Mr. Hammer?

Yeah.

My name is Nancy Holden.

I'm representing you.

Nothing personal, but you look like you just got out of high school.

I guess that should be flattered.

But for your information, I've graduated from college and law school with a 3.

8 average.

3.8?

Uh-huh.

Well, I graduated from high school.

3.8 was imported beer.

So what's the game plan, Counselis?

Inadequate, as it may seem, Mr. Hammer, I managed to reduce your charges from

second degree murder to involuntary manslaughter.

Well, that sounds encouraging.

I've had your Secretary of Range bail.

So when do I get out of here?

After you.

I'll see you at the hearing then.

Excuse me.

What was your name again?

Counselis Holden.

No, your other name?

Nancy.

Thanks, Nancy.

It'll work out, okay, Mike?

The only thing that really matters is that you didn't do it.

Yeah, I wish you were the judge.

Yeah.

Go back to the office.

No, I got something else to do.

The last time I saw Sheila was the day she peeled her lingerie off my shower rod.

And it was a lot that was left unsaid.

I figured the time had come to catch up.

Nobody seemed to be at home at 84th's apartment.

But I thought I'd take a look around the place anyway.

MUSIC Sheila.

Mike.

What are you doing?

Mike, I got someone who was trying to kill me.

Who?

Why?

I don't know who Eddie's involved with.

Sheila, you think I killed Eddie?

Pat told me you were side of it.

If you did it, it was an accident.

You ever heard of a guy named Victor Ross?

No.

Who's he?

He was there that I and Eddie died.

I said, why would somebody want you out of the way?

Eddie told me what he was doing.

Rough people.

He didn't mention any names.

Yesterday.

I remember how worried he looked.

He said he thought that they were on to him.

How does that involve you?

Maybe they think I knew what Eddie knew.

That's good enough reason to kill me, isn't it?

Yeah.

Look, Carol.

I never liked Eddie, you know that.

But I'm sorry that he's dead.

I'm sorry you got caught up in all this.

Well, I'm not going to pretend it was great.

Especially the last few months.

But I didn't want it to be like this.

I was dumb, Mike.

I came to that point in the road and I took the wrong turn.

Hey, I'm at the smartest guy in the world either.

I'll let you go.

She's out now.

You got a beer?

Is he gone?

Yeah, just a couple of kids playing stick ball.

You all right?

Terrific.

Did you come back?

No, he's halfway to Yonkers by now.

Listen, do you know anybody you can stay with?

A guy's in a couple blocks away.

Well, I think it'd be a good idea to pack a bag and stay there for a while.

One thing's for sure.

It's not a lot to keep me here.

There was plenty to keep me.

But this wasn't the time to think about old loves.

I had bigger problems.

Like finding a couple of witnesses to what

had happened the night eighty-four was dying.

Or what didn't happen.

Hello?

What do you want?

I would like a list of last night's luminaries.

Luminaries?

Yeah.

Board of Health?

No, no, no.

I'm with Bernheim.

Bernheim publicity?

Yeah, well, that's entrancing, but you're in the wrong place.

This is a private office.

So if you don't mind.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Mrs. Jameson obviously hasn't told you.

I've been engaged to publicize the club, newspapers, magazines, you know.

And if you could give me a list of last night's

reservations, I'll be out of here in a jiffy.

How do I know where they keep that chunk?

Well, how about that?

Isn't that lucky?

Isn't this it right here under your elbow?

Thank you very much.

Bernstein and company, thank you.

I thought it was Bernheim.

Bernheim, Bernstein, what's the difference?

Hi.

Get that thing rolling.

I need all the names and addresses you can find.

Hey, Nancy's waiting for you.

Oh, thanks.

Oh, what's up?

Barrington, he must be crazy about you.

The hearing's been moved up to tomorrow.

Tomorrow, huh?

He doesn't waste any time.

He's good.

Yeah?

So are you.

How do you know?

Well, you don't flinch easily.

I flinch inside.

Hey, everybody flinches inside.

The good ones don't show it.

In your own funny way, Mr. Hammer.

You can be pretty uplifting.

Well, thanks.

Tomorrow, I'll settle for Lucky.

We arrived at the scene at 2.37 a.m.

Officer Edward Forbes was face down.

It appeared that his face and head were badly beaten.

There was a lot of blood.

Well, we refer to your partner, Officer Thomas Kranle.

Is that correct?

Yes, sir.

Thank you.

That'll be all.

Thank you.

Officer Thomas Kranle, please take the stand.

In other words, you corroborate completely the

testimony of your partner, Officer Peggy Ryan.

Is that correct?

Yes, sir.

I do.

Thank you.

You may step down.

Miss Jamison, you discovered the body.

Is that correct?

Yes, sir.

Right after closing up.

And earlier, you'd seen Mr. Hammer forcibly remove the victim from the premises?

Yes, sir.

Mr. Forbes was talking to several men when Mr. Hammer came along and...

Miss Jamison, you said Mr. Forbes was talking to several men.

Do you mean talking or arguing with?

Your Honor, I don't mind Miss Jamison responding to that,

but I'd like to know what it has to do with this hearing.

Mr. Barrington has a point, Miss Holden, don't you think?

Yes, he does, but since he doesn't mind a response from

the witness, perhaps we can have an answer to the question.

Talking to or arguing with Miss Jamison.

Just talking.

Or as I could see.

That's not the point.

It's what they were talking about.

They were talking about killing him.

Your Honor, the defendant is speculating.

Agreed.

I will ask you to sit down, Mr. Hammer.

The court will now take a 20-minute recess.

Will the defendant please rise?

In the case of the State of New York versus Michael Hammer, I find the evidence

sufficient to bind the defendant over for trial.

This hearing is closed.

He said he's here on A&E.

Being accused of a murder you didn't commit is no fun, except to the press.

What do you think of it?

How do you do it?

How do you do it?

How do you do it?

How do you do it?

How do you do it?

Excuse me.

How do you do it?

Excuse me.

How do you do it?

How do you do it?

Excuse me.

How do you do it?

How do you do it?

When is the trial?

When is the trial?

Mike, it was only a hearing.

Right.

It's not as though you've been found guilty yet.

Give him time.

I'll see you later.

Nancy, I'm worried.

So am I.

Officer Ryan?

I thought maybe you wanted to talk to me.

You thought wrong.

That's not the way I looked in court?

I don't talk to cop killers.

Now, if you don't mind, I'm off duty for a couple

of days, and I'm going to start them right now.

I see the romance is still purging.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I got some messages for you.

Let me catch my breath.

Let's see.

Your landlord called.

I know.

I talked to him.

He wants to know how good my chances are.

See if he can get a new tenant and raise the rent.

Yeah.

A pack called.

Yeah?

How do you sound?

I don't know.

He wasn't laughing.

Any word about Victor Ross?

No.

Then the crazy call.

Crazy call?

Yeah.

Peggy Ryan.

She was drunk.

She wanted to talk to you and then she hung up.

Drunk?

Mike, she couldn't put three good words together.

I mean really sloshed.

Any idea where she called from?

Uh-uh.

Don't break that thing.

I went to Peggy Ryan's apartment, but nobody was home.

So I decided to stop by the one place I was trying to avoid.

Murphy's bar, a local hangout that catered off beauty police.

When a guy walks into Murphy's who might have

killed a cop, it's not exactly happy hour.

Hey, give me.

You know Peggy Ryan, don't you?

Oh!

Has she been in today?

Captain!

Ten seconds more, you want me to get out of here?

Thanks, Pal, but you're a little late.

Oh, what?

You owe me one hot dog.

It's not here, you and Murphy's.

What do you expect going in there, Mike Hammer Day?

You got anything on Victor Ross?

I mean it.

You mean what?

You haven't said anything yet?

Hey, a guy with a cloud over his head's pretty stupid going around taunting the cops.

No.

No, what?

No, I haven't found anything on Ross, and when I do, I'll let you know, Mike.

Until then, do me a favor, stay off the streets, huh?

Thanks a lot.

For what?

But nothing.

Yeah, right.

Kramer, get a snag up on my two.

Claire?

Put you on me, Port.

For what?

We're achieving the rank of sergeant and, you know, horses ass all the same year.

I don't get it, Captain.

You think we're running here, some kind of an SS regiment?

Next time you pull a stunt like that, you're on your way to Uganda for patrol duty.

Hold on, Captain.

I heard what happened in the street, but I didn't have anything to do with it.

You had everything to do with it.

Those were your boys taking their lead from you.

And you stink.

Get out of here.

I kept telling myself that Peggy Ryan would have to come home sometime.

This was my third visit.

Peggy could clear me if she wanted to.

I was sure of.

For some reason, she was fighting a battle with herself.

Only I was the loser.

How good are you?

It's something you want to tell me, Peggy.

Now's as good a time as any.

Okay.

We do it your way, Rambo.

You must be feeling pretty rotten.

Must be a lot of conscience wrapped around that trigger.

All right.

All right.

Let's try it this way.

Go ahead.

Do it.

Make it two in the same week, Hammer.

Thank you.

You don't need any more of that.

How do you know what I mean?

Peggy, what are you doing to yourself?

You're not even a drinker.

No kidding.

There's about five bars out on Long Island, say you're wrong.

Don't touch it.

I can get up by myself.

I want another drink.

Oh, you don't.

Now, come on.

Let's just sit down and talk for a minute.

Get it.

What is eating you?

Leave me alone!

Sold out.

How so?

No choice.

I didn't have a choice.

Why not?

Because I was arrested once.

Back in college.

A bunch of us.

For smoking pot.

I wanted to be a cop so bad.

But it couldn't happen.

Not if they knew I'd been arrested once.

So I didn't tell them.

But somebody found out and blackmailed you, right?

Who wasn't?

Who's running this operation, Peggy?

I don't know.

I don't.

Somebody burned any forms.

Maybe it was you.

No.

Well, it wasn't me.

You know that.

Somebody thought fast, killed him, and put him on my tab.

Now, who?

I don't know.

Well, I think you do.

And I think you want to tell me.

But you're scared.

You want to tell me?

Oh, this place stinks, doesn't it?

Let's talk outside.

Easy.

Fuck.

Thanks.

Can we get a cup of coffee here?

Sure, why not?

I think there's a shop over here.

It was the same guy with the limp I'd seen outside Sheila's window.

Only this time he didn't miss.

Officer Peggy Ryan was finally ready to tell the world I didn't kill Eddie Forbes.

Until a sniper's bullet changed her mind.

Nothing, Mike.

He might have been the same guy who tried to take out Sheila Forbes.

That's right.

The way he moved.

He favored his right side when he walked.

That's great.

All that to do is put out a dance call for five million males.

I admitted something to go on.

Hold it right there.

Among other things, this man is in violation of the Sullivan Act.

Family license has been suspended.

Carrying a concealed weapon is a major felony in his state.

Hey, this is Peggy Ryan's gun.

Mike used it to go after the guy that shot her.

Yeah, well, maybe he shot her.

I mean, who says there's another assailant?

And why were we listening to a man who's already under indictment?

All right, all right.

I confess.

I did it.

And you might as well know the rest.

I double parked him for the save bars last week.

Larry, do you think it'd shoot her?

Then call the cops, huh?

Besides, we get two witnesses.

Oh, here we go.

Well, why didn't you tell me that in the first place?

Because you didn't want to hear it, Larry.

Just Ryan, wasn't she, the officer, in on the 84th thing?

She was in an apartment cradle with the first on the scene.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

I'm starting to smell a big back conspiracy here.

We got Hammer, the girl, 84th.

I think your departmental investigation is going to pay off by gangbusters.

Our bank account's all over the place.

Good work.

I'm sorry at 4ch on this.

You know, you are hopeless.

What do you think you're going, Hammer?

Hey, I'll try and leave the city.

I'll make a note.

If Peggy Ryan knew that I didn't kill Eddie Forbes, what about her partner,

Tom Crandall?

Did he know it too?

Why didn't they say anything in court?

Questions make for a long day, especially when you don't have the answers.

What happened to the gym?

Set it back.

Sorry about that.

Yeah, well, who needs muscles?

What happened?

We decided on a trial separation.

How long did you know it?

Six days.

At least you got in shape.

You know that reservations list you gave me?

Yeah.

Well, one thing turned up funny.

What's that?

Alderman Lloyd Carmody.

What about him?

Well, he was down for a nine o'clock reservation.

But when I checked, his secretary said he couldn't have been

there because he had a late dinner at Fabio's that night.

So I checked Fabio's.

He was never there.

Excuse me.

Can I help you?

Yeah, I'd like to see Mr. Carmody.

Yes, do you have an appointment?

Do I need one?

Yes, of course.

Would you mind writing something down for me?

My camera.

10.30.

I'm sorry, I'm a couple minutes late.

Wait!

Now that we know each other, I wonder if we can talk.

Alright, sit down.

Please.

I'm sorry about the troubles you're having.

You were at Fabio's restaurant last night, weren't you?

Yes, that's right.

Nice dinner?

Very nice.

I don't understand what it is.

You weren't there, pal.

What?

You made a reservation, but you never showed up.

But you were at the club.

Yes.

So why'd you lie?

I apologize for that.

Oh, come on.

What you're going to hear is selfish, Betty.

Pretty damn irresponsible.

Nobody's perfect.

The miserable bottom line of this is that...

I'm running for Congress next year from the Fifth District.

It's always been a good district to run from.

So go on, Congressman.

Congressman.

I love the sound of that.

So much so that you lied about the club.

Not a very good way to launch a political career, is it?

Look, that is the point.

And I would think somebody like you could understand that.

You didn't want to get involved with a murder.

That's exactly it.

What time did you leave the club?

I left about 1.30.

Before the body was discovered.

It was starting the rain.

I went behind the bar.

Why the alley?

And he forged us still alive.

How do you know?

He was just getting to his feet.

You couldn't have killed him.

He was dusting himself off.

You knew that and you never said a word?

But I didn't know it would come to this.

I mean, I'm hearing a trial I didn't know.

But you know now.

I'll do whatever has to be done.

I'll testify to what I saw.

Really?

When?

Tomorrow morning, if you'd like anywhere.

Can you be at Judge Kelly's office at the Municipal Court Building at 10.30?

I'll be there.

So will I.

At least now I finally had a witness.

Somebody else knew I didn't kill any forms.

The question was... Who did?

Mike, I'm glad it's you.

And I'm glad it's you.

How'd you get in?

It's dog, you're key.

Really?

I guess I should be flattered.

I guess you should.

I hope you're hungry.

I'm making dinner.

Where did I get the blender?

I brought it.

What happened to your cousin?

She has two kids, three canaries, four cats.

And her day bed is so hard it keeps me awake all night.

Case closed.

Sure.

Looks like you're moving in.

Well, where else was I supposed to go?

You'd always stay in a hotel?

Well, this is the new side of you.

Mike Hammer, the virtuous.

I'm not peeling too virtuous right now.

What do I do?

Let's discuss it over dinner.

I think I need a drink.

Are you having a bad day?

Tell me something.

How long were you and Eddie Mary?

We weren't.

Lily.

I just used his last name to keep things simple.

Why didn't you marry him?

You.

You're a tough act to follow.

Things weren't that great anyway.

How come?

Me.

Living on a cop's salary.

Remember Sheila.

She likes nice things.

Yeah.

I also remember you saying they weren't that important.

They weren't.

And I was with you.

Now they're important again.

That doesn't mean that we can't be friends again though, does it?

Mike, I'm under the Brooklyn Bridge.

Brooklyn's side.

You don't be right away, will you?

What's going on?

Do you remember taking Ryan's partner, Crandall?

He's dead.

I don't know where he is.

He said he's here on A&E.

When a cop is asked to perform hazardous duty, he usually gets more pain.

Tom Crandall should have remembered that when he went bad.

That's very hazardous duty.

And he paid for it for this life.

What's going on, Mike?

Good cops in three days.

Somehow it's all tied in together.

Something else ties in, Pat.

Crandall and Peggy Ryan.

What do you mean?

Peggy Ryan was being blackmailed.

It wasn't much, but it was enough to get her thrown off the force.

My hunters, the Crandall was on the tank and blackmailed Peggy to go along with him.

That figure's about Crandall, I mean.

He checked his bank account of chemo-plush and tracked down Victor Ross.

Where would you come up with?

Not Victor Ross.

That was an alias.

It's got a record a mile long.

No wonder we couldn't find him when it came to the hearing.

He's very shy.

Except when it comes to killing.

You figure it was him?

He killed all three.

Well, he's a common denominator.

Eddie Forbes.

Peggy Ryan.

Now Crandall.

Not to mention a couple of pot-chots of china-porps along the way.

Yeah.

Well, I'm gonna get out of APV.

Like as far as I'm concerned, you're in the clear.

Yeah, well, that's fine, except for one small technicality.

I still got that charge hanging over my head.

But the good news is that Alderman Carmody is

gonna take care of that first thing in the morning.

Carmody?

Yeah, I talked to him this afternoon.

He admitted to me that he saw Eddie Forbes alive after, I suppose, if he killed it.

Man, it's something crazy here.

I just talked to him a little while ago.

He said he's leaving town.

That's a logical complaint.

Complaint?

He said you've been harassing him.

He said if you bothered him again, he's gonna

put out a restraining order against you.

A restraining order.

Well, he's gonna need more than a restraining order.

He'll testify.

You're gonna buy him to drag him into court piece by piece.

So, what was that all about?

Just the usual cops and robber stuff.

Hey, this looks nice.

Ooh.

My favorite year.

Should I change for dinner?

It's almost ready.

It smells good.

What's the matter?

Oh, just a little stiff.

I'm gonna see if I can help.

Boy.

How's that clear?

It feels a lot better.

Incredible.

You used to say fantastic.

Fantastic.

Are you gonna keep this on all the evening?

I thought this was a formal affair.

Not this house.

You know, how's the strange thing about Eddie?

What?

He didn't like to be touched.

Nothing intimate, except just the fundamentals.

I'll tell you something else, Mike.

When Eddie and I made love, I wasn't even there.

Where were you?

Years away.

I was thinking about you.

Didn't start out that way at first.

I didn't think about what we were doing.

It wasn't important.

Two people living together.

They share things.

They share each other.

Then a strange thing happened.

I realized I wasn't taking off my things for him.

It was for you.

And suddenly, everything changed.

I began to look forward to it.

Or housing you.

I kept my eyes closed.

And when he touched me, it was your hands touching me.

I fantasized every inch of my body in your hands.

I wanted you so much.

So much, it made me crazy.

I was crazy waiting for you.

I want you, Mike.

I want you, Mike.

Ever

since I'd been arrested, Betsy was on vacation at the local police department.

Fortunately, I kept her little sister on ice.

The man with the limb had been at my door.

He seemed to want me to follow him.

I didn't know where, I didn't know why.

But this time, I wasn't going to let him get away.

Looking for me, pal?

He took a little friendly persuasion.

But he told me what I wanted to hear.

He worked for Victor Ross, a gold chain sleaze who dealt with drugs.

Eddie Forbes worked for Ross too, until someone

called and let him know that Eddie was a cop.

They grabbed Eddie in that club and when I left, they finished him off.

Ross had this guy get rid of Peggy Ryan and Tom Crandall too.

Even though they were on the payroll, Ross couldn't count on them staying quiet.

He couldn't tell me who fingered Eddie, but Victor Ross couldn't.

So I thought I should pay Victor a visit.

After all, he was expecting me.

Good shooting, boys.

Wrong target.

Mike, what happened to you all right?

Fine.

The door needs a little work, though.

Who was it?

Did you find out?

Well, it was a very educational experience.

I found out a lot of things.

Starting with why you look so surprised when I walked in just now.

What are you talking about?

It was a nice piece of business, sweetheart.

Eight number one comes to the door and loads a couple of slugs.

And they miss.

In fact, as they were supposed to miss.

I don't understand.

The idea is I follow him to a place where two more gorillas are waiting to kill me.

Now that raises an interesting question.

What's the point, Mike?

What are you trying to say?

Just this.

Why did Gorilla number one go through such an elaborate charade to draw me there?

Why not just try and finish me off right here?

The answer is simple.

You.

You're here.

That could be embarrassing.

Me killed in the same apartment where you spent the night.

Particularly since Victor Ross hired you.

He knew you were close to Eddie and you could burn him.

You figured what the hell that he's a paid in the neck anyway.

Besides, nothing buys nice things so well as lots and lots of money.

I didn't know they were going to kill Eddie.

I'll stop at your breaking my heart.

After everything we said to each other last night.

After everything we did, Mike, we can have it all again.

Can we?

Yes.

You've got to believe me.

That chamber is how to say it.

Once I tried to let the memory of Sheila slip

away, now finally it would be gone forever.

Tonight, Logan and Griefie make a major play to bring down an

entire crime empire on law and order at 11 Eastern 12 Pacific.

Now, Remington walks into the men's room and gets a big surprise.

Next, I and A.