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I have my priorities, Christine.

I thought I was gonna die, and I got a second chance.

So you're gonna quit?

For what? She's losing her partner. I have a right to lead my life the way I

want to without checking with Christine Cagney. Time that you started thinking

about a new partner.

Not even marriages last forever.

Lieutenant, you're not making this very easy.

It shouldn't be easy. I don't want you to make a decision you're gonna regret

one day. Next to me, I think you're the best cop in action I've ever seen.

I think it's selfish to throw away everything we've got going for us.

Whole wheat zucchini pie. That sounds awful. Mary Beth, is this place any good

when I invite you to lunch? I wish we'd not worry about being extravagant. I

mean, we should splurge a little.

Just being able to go out to lunch with you again, splurge it for me.

So, um, what did the doctor say?

First, I'm finished with radiation therapy.

Second, my implant is doing very nicely.

No sign of infection. And third, he doesn't want to see me again until next

month's checkup.

Oh, that's...

Yeah. Oh.

Good. Come back to work.

Well, I was thinking that maybe I might take a little bit more time off,

Christine.

You can't.

I've been doing desk duty for five weeks. I'm going crazy. Now, you're not

the only one, lady, but you get going for crying out loud.

We want to go past. Go past.

Hey, I want an armor.

Look at these armors. They look great.

Yeah, but, uh, stay with the special. The special is always good here. Over

there.

Stick with the special.

Maybe you could get Samuels to put you with someone from another squad.

Yeah, he mentioned it, but I told him you'd be back before we even processed

the paperwork.

Will it be, doll?

Uh, broiled chicken's good. Chicken's Monday.

Today we got meatloaf, nice and juicy, just for you. Okay, I'll have meatloaf.

Make it so.

Anyway, so your sick leave's up on Friday.

Yes, it is, Christine, but to say the truth, I'm thinking about...

Putting in for an extended leave of absence.

You what?

Well, there's a lot of things to consider here, Christine.

Here's your meatloaf.

Anything else down?

No.

Yeah. My partner would like to have hers.

How are you today, pretty lady?

Also unavailable, but thank you.

It's Harvey, isn't it? Huh? Is he still worried about you? Harvey is the best.

The best.

And those two young men, Christine?

I tell you, I think I underestimated the three of them.

You know, when I was in the hospital, and after when I was so weak, I had to

lie down every six minutes.

It was wonderful.

But I had a lot of time to think, and I started thinking that, you know, there's

all these things we didn't do together yet.

Places we didn't go.

You know how Harv and I, every summer we talk about going out west to see the

Grand Canyon, maybe come back through the Yellowstone Park.

So next summer you take three weeks off in July.

No, there's things I want to do for the boys, Christine.

I mean, Harv Jr., I want to sign him up for this free contest on Tuesday night.

We can hear all that music together.

And Michael, I want to take him to the science fair and the car show. And

there's this hot air balloon display at the armory next month.

We're working eight, ten hours a day. When did I have the time? And now I do.

I can't put off till tomorrow, Christine. What if I do and tomorrow

never comes?

So you're gonna trash your whole career just like that? Don't be mad.

What are you getting mad for?

I mean, it's never gonna be the way it was anyways.

Why do you say that?

All I'm gonna be is the oldest detective third grade in Manhattan.

You, you're gonna be sergeant. Yeah, like that would make a difference with

us? Everything is different, Christine.

I thought I was gonna die, and I got a second chance.

I want to do right by it.

I want to figure out what's right for my family. And don't you go trying to

change my mind on this. I have my priorities, Christine.

I need you to respect them.

Eat, it's the special.

What do you think?

A little more authority.

I'd use a Windsor knot.

Your tie.

More leadership quality.

Oh, leadership, yeah, that's important.

You know what really counts in your own camera?

Charisma.

That's where I'm gonna rack up all my points.

I heard there were always a couple of lady judges.

Nobody knows who the judges are, Victor.

Yeah, there's gotta be some women there, right?

You know, equal opportunity and all that garbage.

What do you, uh, what do you think about my hair?

You know, I remember the old days when mastery of men and situations proved a

detective's worth.

When judgment and grace under pressure made the difference.

You know, and it took more than a pretty face to make sergeant.

But that was before the brass decided that a written exam wasn't enough to

judge a sergeant's candidate. Now they gotta make him TV stars as well.

Give me a break, Coleman.

It wasn't our idea to do the interview on tape.

Don't forget the powder, Victor. Your nose is shiny. Get out of here.

Break a leg, Victor.

Hey, same to you, buddy.

Just blowing off a little steam, that's all.

You've seen it before.

A cop gets tired, a little burnout.

First thing you know, he thinks he wants to chuck it off. Remember that time

before when Lacey took off?

Yeah, but this isn't a burnout weekend.

I mean, she was just operated on for cancer.

Of course she's worn out.

Going through something like that's got to take its toll.

Wait, you'll see. As soon as she's feeling real active again.

No, but she feels great.

I gotta tell you, she's never looked better. And she's beat this thing. And

she's still ready to kiss off her entire career.

I don't know, maybe she's going through a midlife crisis.

I thought that was only for guys.

I don't think so.

Anyway, please, Lieutenant, you gotta talk some sense into her.

Cagney, I told you already.

Cop thinks she's ready to throw in the towel, first thing he does is take some

time off, just like she's doing.

Starts hanging around the house with the wife and kids, trying to figure out what

to do with the rest of his life, and then starts going stir-crazy. Believe

me, she'll be back.

Thank you, Lieutenant.

Yeah, she just came in hanging on there.

Dagny, line one for you at your parking garage.

All right, my transmission's probably leaking again.

You know, when I took the test, I scored in the upper 10th percentile of the top

100 guys.

Dagny. Goleman, come on. When you took the test, there were only 100 guys

competing. What?

Three attendants on duty.

And some punk waltzes in here and steals my car out from under their noses? My

men don't have the eyes and back of their heads.

How about in front?

Look, lady, if you're not happy with our service... Happy?

What? You rip me off $350 a month for this junk parking space and this lousy

majority, and you ask me to be happy?

I had to shut you down for public fraud, mister.

We have a report of a stolen vehicle. No kidding.

This is what you're looking for.

Canary Yellow, 68 Corvette, white interior, stick shift.

License number 810FEM.

Vehicle identification number RT237789.

Did you say it was yellow?

I said Canary Yellow.

Do I have to start at the top with you guys?

No, ma'am.

Good deal.

I want this.

The alarm put out on the teletype and on the air within an hour.

Wait a minute!

This wasn't here when I parked my car last weekend.

I want a photographer down there taking pictures.

I think the thief left his signature.

Sergeant's candidate is Becky.

We'd like you to simulate the appropriate handling of the following

incident. There is a disturbance at the Toulouse Lautrec restaurant.

A drunken, disorderly customer who claims to be a member of the

international diplomatic community refuses to leave the premises.

Officer O'Hurley, here to my right, will simulate the role of the alleged

diplomat.

The tape is running.

Sergeant Izbeki from the 14th, Mr. O'Hurley.

I have been called to escort you from the premises.

I don't care who you are. I have diplomatic immunity.

See this passport here?

I'm staying right here until I get the drink I ordered.

I'll need to confirm this information with my duty captain, sir, to ascertain

its correctness.

In the meantime, I'll have to ask you to refrain from consuming any more alcohol.

You can ask anything you want, boy.

Now, I'm staying right here until I get the drink I ordered.

Wait a second.

Wait a second.

Look, he can't do that.

I mean, uh, he would never call me boy.

No way.

Not with my build, you know?

The tape is still running.

Ah.

You're looking very nice, Lacey.

Look well, like you're all better.

Well, I'm feeling good, sir.

You know, Lacey, if you submit this request for leave of absence, you're

going to be officially off the payroll.

But I have the option of returning as long as I do it within 12 months. Is

that correct, sir? Yeah, that's true. But if at the end of that time, you

can't make up your mind and that's it, you're officially terminated. You don't

get a second shot.

I wouldn't ask for one, sir.

You know, you're going to lose your seniority and all the medical insurance

benefits while you're off.

You know how much insurance costs these days, don't you?

I think you got more people to consider here besides yourself, Lacey.

How steady is Harvey's work been lately?

With due respect, sir, that's none of your business.

What if one of the kids gets sick?

Gee, Lieutenant, you're not making this very easy.

Well, it shouldn't be easy. It should be damned hard.

I don't want you to make a decision you're going to regret one day.

I'm talking here of a 14-year investment, Lacey.

What do you think about that?

Officer Lacey with a good record. I think, therefore, that maybe a couple

more weeks on the city's expense account is okay.

Take them. I'm not sick anymore.

I wouldn't be right.

Thanks anyway, Lieutenant.

Marybeth! Oh, hiya, Chris.

You didn't say you were coming in.

I gotta hurry.

I'm meeting the boys after school.

Wait, Marybeth.

I'm late.

Chris, I'm sorry.

You believe those boys?

They didn't even touch their zucchini royale.

It's okay, babe.

With all the cooking you've been doing, I'm eating enough of both of them.

Hey, chevaux.

Wait, whoa, whoa, let me get this out of here.

How you doing on that Columbus Avenue bit, Hoff?

Good. Real good, I think.

I can't believe the big boys are gonna bid any lower.

I mean, what's my overhead? Nothing.

I think we make the deal.

Real nice piece of change, Mary Beth.

So we're doing all right, huh?

Pretty much caught up, right?

Hey, relax your head. I told you, with your insurance, we got the hospital

thing covered.

Hob, I went by the precinct today. I...

Picked up a request for a leave of absence.

What do you think?

You think we could make it on one salary?

I mean, just for a while.

Until Hoff Jr. graduates high school. Michael's a little older.

Oh, we said I didn't want you to work.

I wanted to work, Hoff.

If it hadn't been for that bum streak of luck with my inner ear problem, you

would have stopped a long time ago.

I'd like to work. I like my job.

Things are different, that's all.

You bet they are, babe.

Rough times are over.

I'm on my feet again.

I can take care of my family just fine.

I was too close, Hoff.

I mean, I had to think about what it would be like if I had only a

couple more years, a couple more months with you and them.

I want no regrets.

I want never to... wish that things had been different.

You want to quit?

Can we afford it?

Whatever you want, Mary Beth, we can afford.

Whatever you want, my sweetheart.

Well, I can tell you right now those uniforms are going to foul up the 61.

You should have seen them.

They're a couple of kiddie cops. Maybe they'll come up with something,

Christine. Yeah, but see, I can't wait that long.

And I thought maybe you could come up with an idea, then we could bounce it

around. You do all right in the idea department, Chris.

Mary Beth, I know you can think of angles that no one else ever thought of.

Chris, I'm in the middle of a kind of tricky osso bucco sauce. Could I call

you back this afternoon?

I'll tell you what.

I'm gonna be downtown seeing Detective Boy with the gang unit this afternoon

anyways. Why don't I just swing by afterwards?

Oh, no, that would not be good. Why not?

I'm taking Michael, the orthodontist.

How about tomorrow?

No, tomorrow we're going to the Bronx Zoo.

Well, when are you and the boys going to be home?

I don't know, uh, maybe six.

Six o'clock is perfect. I'll see you then.

This woman is something else.

Steamrollers got nothing on her.

You and Chris got problems?

No, not me. It's not my problem.

I'm not on company time anymore, but she's got a problem. Somebody stole her

car.

I mean, it's lousy, but, uh, she's... She's treating it like it's life and

death or something. I gotta drop everything and come and help her.

Maybe it's not the car she's so worked up about.

Huh? How does she feel about you not working? You know, Chris.

Anytime she doesn't get her way, she gets very grumpy.

I don't think you're being fair here, Mary Beth.

I mean, staying home might be great for you right now.

Chris, she's losing her partner. I have a right to lead my life the way I want

to without checking with Christine Cagney.

No matter what she says.

Why don't you fix this pilot light here?

This side works and this side never does.

Ghetto art, the papers call it.

Each gang has its own special signature.

The Fifth Street boys specialize in black and white death masks.

Here is the Avenue B Apache's calling card. You see the red crosses dripping

with blood?

You notice how the letters are practically hieroglyphics. It's like

they have their own special code.

Here's one you can make out.

This is a C and an S. It stands for consafos. A lot of these guys' fathers

were in the same gangs before them. Look, I don't need a course in street

gangs, Detective.

I need to find the whereabouts of the thief who ripped off my car.

You ought to develop a little appreciation for art, Detective Cagney.

With all the stress of contemporary society, I find it soothing to the soul.

Now, this is the Shadow Warrior's handiwork.

You notice the three-dimensional block letters in orange and blue? Similar to

the El Vengador signature on your parking space.

Sure is.

So, where do we find the Shadow Warriors?

As soon as we cross over Bedford Avenue, we'll be on Shadow Warriors' turf.

El Vengador is their busiest boy with a spray gun. He's probably trying to earn

his stripes with the gang's senior members, the Veteranos, by...

Spraying his name in the most outrageous places, including the scene of the

crime. So how long before we can run down an address?

Could be a matter of hours.

On the other hand, it could take a few days.

In a few days, my car could be swept to the floorboards.

Wait a minute, slow down.

What? Look at that.

Could have sprayed it.

That's what I'm thinking.

I'm going to check out the seared number.

Wait up for me, man.

pocket and get my badge

it's your neighborhood you

got any ideas how's your spanish

He tried to pinch Dr. Aquino's car.

He called the cops.

Grandlaw's in the auto and you made bail already.

Hey, Marty, weren't Petrie and his pecky working on a hot car ring about two

months ago?

Yeah, till they hit a dead end.

It's buried in Petrie's case file.

How dead is it?

Barely breathing.

Tomorrow's another day, kiddies.

It was easy for Scarlett to say all she lost was her plantation.

Can I help you?

Hiya, Marcus.

I thought you'd left. You were wrong.

Uh-huh.

Well, I didn't want to bother you at home, what with Claudia and Lauren and

all, and I was just looking for an old file here from those car thefts you were

investigating. You could have asked for it.

Well, actually, I was trying to do you a favor.

Then how's that?

Well, I thought if I could get a lead, see, on my missing car, that maybe it'd

help solve your dead case.

You know, I hate to tell you this, Chris, but this is no small-time

operation.

They fill orders for big spenders in a prime European market, and if they have

an order for a canary yellow sports car, your baby could be on its way to

Marseille right now.

Thanks for the encouragement. You're welcome.

You can get in my drawers anytime you want, Kanky.

Be still, my heart.

We get to the planetarium right after school. We can see the laser show. Then

we can hear the whole story of the stars and the planets and the Big Bang and the

beginning of the universe.

Would take long. I got to meet a friend at 5 to work on my history project.

Oh, all right. Well, why don't you just bring him along?

And then you can come back here and study.

We've already made plans to study at her house.

Her house?

Harvey!

Pancakes are getting cold.

Well, I guess it's just you and me, huh, kiddo?

Sorry, Mom.

What do you mean, sorry, Mom? I made special plans for you guys. Morning.

Not so far, it isn't. What is your excuse, young man?

Frankie Chambers and I got to practice for basketball team tryouts.

Oh. Since when are you playing basketball already?

I'm going on 11, Mom.

That explains it. Well, I got to go.

See you later, Mom. Wait a second. Holly tossed your breakfast. Are you feeling

all right? Yeah, I'm fine. Bye, Dad.

Bye, baby. Barbie's in love with Tiffany Rinaldi.

Shut up, shrimp.

Tiffany who?

Tiffany Rinaldi.

She's stacked.

Bye, Mom. Bye, Dad.

Maybe we can go to the plantarium next week.

Stacked?

Stacked. I got to run.

Wait a second.

What about breakfast? I'm running behind. You're not running anyways, Mr.

Lacey. You know, they made this breakfast here. There's buckwheat

pancakes and...

Special blueberry syrup? It's no fun eating by yourself.

Why don't you do something special today? Why don't you buy yourself a new

dress?

I bought myself a new dress yesterday.

I can go to the beauty parlor.

What's the matter? Don't you like the way I'm doing my hair?

We having fun yet?

Go on, get out of here.

Go.

You drive me crazy, you know that?

Go. Get out of here.

Yes.

Oh.

Thank you.

Bye.

Dagny!

You know the purpose of a mailbox?

I'm busy, Coleman, OK?

The purpose of a mailbox is for a detective to look inside once in a while

if there's a message there. Coleman.

From your friend Boyle.

Name and address of the suspect in Brooklyn.

You're welcome.

Sergeant's candidate Petrie.

We'd like to hear the step-by-step procedure, explain the proper way to

interrogate a suspect.

Are you ready?

Yes, I am.

the object of any interrogation is to take control of the situation and place

the suspect at total disadvantage first separate the suspect from any familiar

environment and conduct the interrogation in alien surroundings

preferably precinct headquarters now in order to maximize the intimidation of

the suspect the physical location should offer no distractions of any kind that

might deter the suspect's focus from the officers in charge.

Always remain calm and in full control of the situation.

Once the procedure commences, the officer in charge should never leave the

site without having achieved some forward movement in the interrogation.

Assuming full authority, the interrogating officer must at all times

remain controlled, alert, and constantly vigilant.

not allowing their attention to wander from the situation under surveillance.

To further intimidate the suspect, official folders with the suspect's name

attached should be prominently displayed within visual range.

This will indicate to the suspect that the most exacting standards of

professional police procedure have been utilized to ensure positive

identification and a high degree of information and intelligence bearing

upon the matter in question. The first questions asked are designed to be

answered in the affirmative in order to measure response.

Alvingador? Oh, baby, what can I do for you?

If at first the suspect is uncooperative, the questioner will

continue to exhibit full mastery of the situation.

The officer in charge will introduce another simple question, continuing in

this vein until the desired affirmative answer has been elicited. The purpose is

to build slowly to the more incriminating questions.

You want a chili dog?

Very good.

I said have a chili dog. Now get in here.

There.

Two, please.

Sit down.

Now, this is the big picture, Mr. Estevez.

You can call me Hector.

Fine, Hector.

This could be your last chili dog in the free world.

Right now, I can book you on grand larceny and resisting arrest.

Or I can give a poor kid a break.

If I get my car back.

Good, baby.

i don't i don't know what you're talking about yeah well you can call me

detective cagney all right detective cagney see now this this puts me in kind

of a bad spot you know i mean i got i got nobody to give me no legal advice or

nothing seeing as i've never been in this kind of trouble before but if i had

some fancy lawyer if i had a serious problem like this if I was in a

situation where some smart lady top could work me over, but excuse me

especially.

I'm pretty sure the dude would tell me not to incriminate myself. Don't try and

smoke me, kid.

Okay, because I saw the evidence you left where you stole my car, El

Vengador. Now, that's a very popular name in my neighborhood. Maybe you got

me confused with somebody else. Sure. You know that one car thief named El

Vengador? I told you I sell bridal gowns. Look, see?

Now, this is classy stuff here. I got satin skirts, rhinestone daisy veils,

and I give the consumer a real price break, too. I hate to think where you

ripped those off.

You're hurting my feelings.

And I really hate to lock somebody up on their first night. Listen, listen, I was

thinking that maybe some of my friends might have seen your car, right? So

maybe if I just ask around.

Maybe they already mentioned it to you.

Maybe you could even take me there.

Well, if I knew, I wouldn't get the hombre in trouble.

What?

A decent citizen who reports the whereabouts of a stolen vehicle

certainly wouldn't be implicated in the theft.

Cagney, we can talk.

You got any snaps?

I might have a few in my purse.

You want me to go in?

My wallet, right there. I just love pictures. No matter how old you get, you

look so young in them.

Here.

This it?

Yeah, that's Harvey Jr.

That's his picture from 8th grade. But the school portraits never do them

justice. Oh, still, he's so handsome.

He's got your eyes.

Big and brown, just like Bambi's.

Yeah.

Who's this?

That's Michael.

That's his first day at school.

Oh, he's so tall already.

Is he six now?

No, he's 10. Going on 11. No more babies.

Oh, who's this?

That's my husband, Hoff Sr. and me.

Geez, that's an old one. Are you dressed up for some costume party or something?

Actually, that's my graduation picture from the police academy.

You're a policewoman? Like Angie Dickinson?

Oh, don't I wish. No, I'm a detective.

Like Kojak?

Yeah, sort of. No kidding.

You ride around with one of those red lights on top of your car?

Sometimes. Oh, your family must be so proud.

Are you sure?

On the grave of my mother.

An hombre I know delivered it himself.

Well, we've missed him.

That's okay. We can break in.

Hector, no thank you.

I'd be much more comfortable with a search warrant in the morning.

Up to you.

You know, you're not a bad looking lady.

Especially when you smile, you know.

I bet some hombres be after you skirts.

Maybe even begging you to shack up permanent, huh?

Hector, I'm not on the market for rhinestone daisy bridal veils.

Oh, not now, not now.

Later, maybe.

Who can say? Look, you and me, we ought to stay in touch.

We will.

You owe me.

Huh? Owe you? Don't get upset.

I take installment payments with no interest.

The solid, reliable, straight information whenever I want it. You mean

your snitch?

We call them confidential informants.

Wait, wait. Hey, Cagney.

Hey. Hey.

Hey, Cagney!

I leveled with you.

Hey, Hector. I'm leveling with you.

Look at it this way.

Some other cop could still send you up for grand larceny auto.

it's up to you

Got me fixed up like a poodle. What do you think?

Harvey hates it, too.

I hate it, and I'm gonna wash it out.

Come on, take your coat off.

So I'm two hours under the dryer. I was thinking about your car.

Oh, I found it.

48 hours, you found it. Great.

Well, I think I found it. I found the thief.

What a little con man. I'll tell you, he'd have a great political career if he

ever went straight.

Anyway, he took me to where he laid it off, and I'm gonna go by tomorrow with

the search warrant.

Great.

So you didn't need me for any new angles after all, huh?

Listen, you want a drink?

No.

Harv just went out for pizza.

You want to stay for dinner? I told him you like onions.

Listen, you really fixed up the apartment, huh? New slipcovers and

everything. Yeah, and pillows.

I think I finally figured it out about needlepoint.

It looks easy, but it's hard on the eyes, believe me. Little tiny stitches.

And see the kitchen cabinets here?

Harv has been promising for years to paint things, and I was home. I painted

them myself.

Put new shelf paper, new curtains.

Cleaned out all the closets. A lot of things.

I keep busy.

Still keeping busy?

Oh, yeah. Yeah, I've been reading cookbooks cover to cover. And there's

this new biography of Lincoln. It's very interesting.

Interesting man.

I wish you could hear yourself.

Hmm?

You're cleaning out closets, and you're papering shelves, and reading

biographies. You're filling your time, Mary Beth.

You're making up stuff to stay home.

I'm doing what I want to do.

Listen, Mary Beth, I know what's going on in your mind.

You're afraid if you come back to work, everybody's going to be walking on

eggshells around you because you had cancer.

Hell, even the word is scary.

But you beat it.

Yeah, I beat it for now.

But they're all going to be waiting around, seeing if I have a relapse any

minute.

You think they're gonna ever give me a chance at major case quads? So work your

tail off and prove they're wrong.

Maybe you lose a couple of years, but you're smart. A couple of years?

How would you feel if you had to wait till you were 40 before you got another

chance at the sergeant's exam?

So you're gonna quit?

For what?

Do more needlepoint?

What's it to you, anyway?

Not gonna harm your precious career any.

You don't need me.

Let me tell you something, Mary Beth.

When they first told me I was going to be partnered with a woman, I was not too

thrilled.

Frankly, I told my father I didn't think you could cut it.

And then after he met you, you know what he said?

He said, there's a woman who knows people.

Christine, you can't go out on the streets without having a partner who

knows people.

Next to me, I think you're the best cop in action I've ever seen.

Sometimes maybe better.

Because you keep your head when it's screwed on straight.

I don't think you're damn selfish to throw away everything we've got going

for us.

Hey, Luigi's personal delivery.

Best pizza in five boroughs. Hiya, Chris.

Hiya, Harvey.

Hiya, sweetheart.

Hi.

All right, all right. We got pepperoni for me and the boys, sausage and onions

for the blonde, and anchovies for the lady of the house. Now, is that true

love or what? Harvey, I'm sorry. I've got to get home and start boning up for

my sergeant's interview. Hey, come on, Chris. You've got to knock. What are you

doing? Stay for dinner, right, hon?

No, I'm sorry I can't. Thank you.

Bye, Mary Beth.

Something the matter here?

No, she's just got her mind on the sergeant interview, that's all.

What about you, babe?

Feel bad about missing it?

Are you kidding?

Who needs that pressure, huh?

Why don't you go tell the boys that, uh...

Listen, tell them they'll love it. Mom didn't cook tonight.

Okay. Mom didn't cook tonight.

Mikey, Harvey, pizza!

Show's on, gang.

Listen, it has been three hours since I called for the search warrant.

What, is it coming by way of Canarsie or what?

Well, then find out. Let the good judge tease off and track him down.

Cagney, you know I'm getting worried about you.

Getting all upset over a car.

This might be a good time to take a hard look at your priorities. You know what I

mean?

We were discussing this the other day.

Friendship, health, a nice body to keep you warm at night.

These are the important things in life.

Thank you, Victor, for that piece of inspiration.

You're welcome.

In the meantime, my car is on a slow boat to China.

I disagree.

I think Marcus is right.

Probably Marseille.

Maybe general.

You know,

I've been, uh, bending the rules, uh, keeping you on desk duty this long.

I know that, Lieutenant.

It's time that you started thinking about a new partner.

Nelman has given you the option of picking from four available detectives,

and I've got a list of their names here.

Why don't you look them over and let me know?

I will need to know by next week.

It's not a lot of time.

Cagney, it's got to be next week, or I'm going to have to make the assignment

without your input.

Yes, Lieutenant.

You know, I had 10 partners over the years.

Some were better than others, or some were just... One way or another, you

make it work with all of them.

Hey, not even marriages last forever, you know?

99.

That's only four-tenths of a degree above normal.

A fever's a fever, Harvey.

Now here, drink some more juice.

I'm going to drown.

Don't smart mouth me, Harv.

Mom, haven't you never liked this before?

Like what?

We'd have to be half dead before you let us skip school.

Mom, can I go to school, please? I feel fine, honest.

Oh, honey, it's after 11 o'clock.

I could still make gym class.

Could you write me a late note, Mom?

Sergeant's candidate Cagney.

We have a case of grand larceny.

Let's get started on the investigation procedure.

What is the object stolen, sir?

Grand larceny auto.

Coleman, is Cagney back yet?

Not yet, Lieutenant. But look who's here showing pictures of her kitchen, sir.

She repainted it. Yeah?

Afternoon, sir. I just came by to pick up some more of those insurance forms.

I could have mailed one to you. Saved you a trip. Oh, no, that's all right. I

was downtown anyway.

Yeah, living the life of Riley while the rest of us slave away, right, Lacey? Oh,

come on, Coleman. Don't kid her, kid her.

I remember the swell times you guys have down here.

Swell times.

Hi, Mary Beth.

Hi.

Anything new on your car?

There should be. I'm just waiting to hear about the search warrant. Well, you

just missed it. I sent Izbecky and Petrie out with it.

Izbecky and Petrie? Well, they said you wanted to move fast. You can't give them

my collar!

I can't what?

What she meant, sir, is...

Maybe they'll need a backup, sir. And how do you figure that?

Come on, Lieutenant.

It's my car. They don't even know... The neighborhood. They don't know the

neighborhood, sir. And she checked it out last night, right?

That's it.

That's what I did. I went and I checked out the whole area. It's a very bad

place, Lieutenant. I'm telling you, there's a lot of gang warfare, and it's

a dangerous collar, and I just feel that they should have every... Every

advantage, sir.

Every advantage.

I want to be there for my brothers in blue.

Yes, sir. It's like you always say, sir. It's a fine line between us and them,

sir.

Team spirit, huh?

I like that. Get out of here. Thank you, Lieutenant.

You coming?

You want me to?

You want to?

Yeah, I want to. Come on.

What's the matter, Christine? The accelerator broken? I got ten minutes on

you. Will you look at the traffic?

Got a bunch of old women driving out here today.

Well, if I was you, Christine, I'd get on the horn and tell them I was on my

way.

Just gotta do that tonight, okay?

Hey, Cagney, we're trying to save your baby before the key sheeters get a great

buy in the black market. I will save my... Thank you very much. It's my car,

my lead and my collar. You got that? Hey, there's no time, Cagney. At this

moment, even as we speak, some very nasty men could be boarding it up on a

big old ocean liner to take you far, far away.

Shove off, Miss Peggy.

Petrie! Don't you worry, Chris.

We're heading him off at the pass.

We can't let you go into that den of thieves alone.

Over.

Hey, she's not alone, you smartmouth.

First come, first serve, girls.

Listen, don't worry, Cagney. We'll hold the bad guys for your personal

interrogation. Over.

We believe those clowns.

shoot lady i get please don't shoot you have the right to remain silent if you

give up the right to remain silent anything you say with his rights where's

my car what car my 68 canary yellow vet that's a piece of junk junk it

is a classic let me tell you about that car the night he came in that lousy

transmission was busted it's been up in that lot for three days it's a bomb

Now you can read him his rights.

Thank you.

You put your hands on the wall, turn around.

You have the right to remain silent.

You have the right to remain silent.

Jerry, you there?

I got a 73 Chevy out of commission at toll booth number two.

Some car, Chris.

It's good you got it back.

Yeah.

You believe that?

The transmission.

I just paid 800 bucks for the transmission.

It's an oil leak, too.

Nobody can figure out where it comes from. I've had to six different

mechanics, and none of them can figure it out.

You know what? With the maintenance, the parking, and the insurance... You know

how much insurance costs where I live?

What?

Want to know something, Mary Beth?

What?

I never really liked that car.

You never really liked the car?

The color. I love the color. The car's been nothing but a problem.

And you just risked both our necks to get it back?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Thanks for your help.

Sure.

It was a neat little collar. Yeah.

Listen, um, you want to have lunch one day next week? Every day.

Unless, of course, you got other plans.

Every day.

Yeah, they still give us an hour for lunch, right?

An occasional drink at Muldoon's?

Occasional.

Like today?

You're still on the clock till five, Christine. You got a lot of paperwork.

Me? Yeah, I'm not checking in till Monday.

Petrie and his Becky got a lot of paperwork.

I'm having a drink with my partner