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We've got the kidnap band from Bugline. Let's go.

Hello! Hello!

Thank you.

Yeah!

Hi, how are you doing?

The end.

All over. All over!

Get him! Get him!!

Slimeball.

Oh.

I'll be celebrities for 15 minutes.

My

15 had been dragging on to the 6 o'clock news and

nobody had even offered me a beer commercial yet.

Excuse me, uh, Mr. Spenter, I'm Clark from the Globe. Have I had an interview?

No, I'll not, I guess you'd like to be better when I was assembled.

There's a text to poor things, but I know.

I'm unemployed, the senator's check probably won't bounce.

They're having dollar days at the Louvre, what do you say?

Bye.

Frank Silverman the book you get the dog track and review.

Frank Silvermen the ex husband.

He's headed for the Middle East stopping off for a meeting here.

He wants to meet you.

He probably wants me to sign his autograph book three times so I can trade it out.

for Idi Amin. Or maybe you've heard that I'm happy and you want to tell you a story.

I thought the Silverman chapter was history. It is. But I'm still Susan Seldon.

I've noticed that.

I said to myself, now there's a girl who either likes alliteration or old-tow.

Frank was and is a good friend. Aren't you just a little curious?

Are you curious about my old girlfriends? Those trollards. Arrest my case. Please.

Here you are. Thank you. You're welcome.

Well, if you're gonna wimp her wine about it. I am. And I love you.

I wonder by my troth what Thou and I did till we loved.

I've never been too bad with a celebrity.

I'm sorry telling my dear that cries out for redress.

Not to mention a better metaphor.

They were prunks.

kidnappers involved in child abuse. They're

maggots.

You don't shoot maggots, just step on them.

Willison, Drew.

He's right.

maggots.

That's all we've been dealing with.

What?

Maybe we need a challenge.

Even after six miles on the river, I still pictured Frank leering over a lunch pail.

We professional sleuths are always ready with an incisive question.

What does he look like? I ask. Sort of fatherly was the best she could do.

By trying investigators' finely honed powers of insight

pictured across between George Burns and Dr. Spock.

You lied.

You never met my father.

Oh, oh, oh. It shows in your look. Wonderful.

Spencer, it's nice to finally meet you. Right?

I told Susan I thought I'd seen you before and I was right. Now where's that?

Twelve years ago I saw you fight Taurus at the Guard. You were damn good.

Well if you saw that fight you saw him punch me stupid for six rounds.

Haha, but you didn't quit. If they gave points for heart you would have taken it.

They gave points to heart and Mother Teresa would be the great white hole.

Excuse me. I like him. Damn it, I like.

How long we've been in Saudi Arabia?

Three lively days with the European Central Bankers

and then 72 hours of gentile greed with my friends from OPEC.

Well, you met the man in my life.

Let's go have a drink while you tell me about the women in yours.

Spencer, it's your town. Pick a place for a drink.

Gee, I'd like to, but I forgot I've got an appointment in the North End.

An appointment? Yeah. You promised. Oh, well that's all right. New case?

No, I get together with underprivileged kids this time each week and we work out.

Something new? No, we've been doing it for years.

Listen, uh, Frank, you're everything you said you were. Check you later.

I'll look forward to it. Bye.

problem? Don't work it out.

Oh, oh, oh.

Even the guys with lockers at Henry Samolli's gym were underprivileged.

And we were working out. So I figured my conscience was clear.

After five minutes with a guy as perfect as Frank

Silverman, my body was crying out for something to hit.

Ack was working over a body bag too. Only his was bleeding.

Back off!

Get that pork top out of here!

Get over here. Hey, black!

You believe a lie that I'm here telling you, are you ready for a little reality?

Hey, boy, you knock a man down and practice. You help him up.

Do the...

Two!

Two! Alright! Right! Two! Right!

Ugh! Fuck! Ugh! Shut up!

Fire and rain.

You want to beat up on people, you take it down on the street. Get off my back, Joe.

Whatcha doin' A-Boxin'? I'm not gonna teach you to fight like no dog in a pet.

Why don't you know the difference no more?

What is it, Hulk?

You break some legs today for that hunky brass. Put some kids on the welfare.

Don't bring your troubles into my gym and take

them out on somebody here for honest work out.

Your gym. They let you clean out the toilets here, old man.

They let to pick up towels in the locker room,

cause you ain't no good for nothing else.

They let's you sleep on a cot in a corner, cause' you ain' got no place else to go.

And you think that makes this your gym, huh?

You think you taught me about boxing, huh?

The only important thing you taught is I don't

want a girl to be no pathetic old collet man.

Live it like I like it!

Alright. Okay. Okay. Okay. We don't point at you. Hold on. I'm taking my, taking my.

Don't worry. Don't you worry. Don't, don't worry, don' worry. Don't.

Hey John, you okay?

Oh, I forget everything, I have a toilet.

Bless when you're the totem beast so tough.

You're the only guy in Boston to talk to Hart like he was ten years old.

I'd like to know better when he was 10 years old!

Joe, something bother him, that's all. Speak Spencer! Oh!

Oh! Oh my God! Joe!

Help! Somebody help!

Oh, hi Spencer. Frank?

Hey, the wife wanted your autograph, but I left my whoopee cushion upstairs. Diane?

What's got on Joe Adams? You

tell us.

Bob and Waltis told me you expected to have the case wrapped up this afternoon.

Two guys that busted for the case kidnapping had 30 years of time between them.

I figure some friend there's got a call to pop me.

The ballistic signature is more like those street murders over in Cambridge.

What street murders? They stole it. Look at you, Harris.

I don't want the Lieutenant reading about this one in the globe.

I didn't hear a shot. What was a small boy again?

Yeah, the slugs were 22 log cutters, just like all five Cambridge boys.

Harris, we're not talking to outsiders on this one. Joe was a friend of mine, Frank.

Well, the rifleings were different.

But there were no powder traces on any of those bullets. Harris, different weapons.

Different for each one. Harris? But always the same model.

A high standard 22 air target pistol.

Who are the other victims? Three winos, a blind street fiddler, and a bag lady.

Different parts of Cambridge. No link, no motive.

Anything else we can do for you, Spencer? Maybe set up a desk in the squad room?

Thanks, Frank. Enough guys. Dunkin' donuts back there already. Oh, you do.

I'll be thinking about how to collect.

Hey, Spencer, I'll hold your super cape if I can watch.

I hate his thicky cape, Frank!

Choke. Choke

Thank you.

Thank you.

Dr. Walker, 1120. Dr.Walker, 1100.

How was it? Just ran a mile and ate half a dozen of these for breakfast.

I feel bad enough. 65 year old man takes two slugs for you and you feel bad.

TV Guide must have a new humanitarian award.

What was he doing on the street yesterday afternoon?

Looking for a toilet to wash or hoping for a dirty towel?

You're getting close to people.

Oh my God.

I saw you on TV. I don't believe this! Steven's right, like the poet. No, no, no.

Excuse me, we're waiting for a doctor, right?

Oh, sure. Listen, these came from Mr. Adams, but we don't allow flowers in ICU.

I thought the family would want the cards.

Thanks. You're welcome.

Listen, if I were to get you something to write on, would you sign your name for me?

No. But I was with my girlfriend when we saw you on television.

If I could just bring her your autograph.

Please, the man in there is a friend, alright? Sure, sorry.

You'll take care of the cards, right? Yeah, right.

these two down. They will both feel better.

Crazies who shoot at celebrities, what's the population of Boston?

Crazys who take their targets, all we gotta do is figure out their system.

Hey, yo, it's your name, babe. You saying they didn't miss? Twice from Denfie.

The cops figured the same pairs of a nice thing. Y-nosed, same M-O.

22 caliber air pistols.

Now he's the same piece twice. Why would a crazy bother change in pieces?

And if they did, why are

we looking at our basic disposable mail order cannon?

about the car. Rent it, unreturn. Damage right front fender.

Tell the doctor I'll be back. Where you going? To see some people.

God, you see? No, babe.

Think of the best doctors in the world in this town.

Your father's got to do is a total risk. Okay, thank you. Where are you staying?

I haven't thought about it. Keys where it

always was.

to you.

Four Seasons. Ask for Franco. Check this into a suite. Tell him it's from the hall.

You didn't have to do that. You need anything else. Trust Franco.

It'll be funny you later.

I'll be there.

He's going to need at least 12 fines of blood. It's a phone call away.

There's like a dozen guys at the gym who would be here in an hour. Good.

Excuse me. My father's an intensive care. Joe Adams?

I'm Dr. Bronson. I perform the surgery. How is he?

Well, it's still too soon to tell about the

damage from the bullet that grazed the cortex.

The real problem seems to be with the myocardium. We may have to go in again.

And if you do, what are the chances? The bullet wounds are tricky.

But I've seen people come back from a lot worse than your father's.

I'll keep you posted.

Oh my god.

Name is Spencer, I'm on.

friend of your fathers.

He seems so small.

He was little when he used to walk me to school. He always seemed so big.

He helped a kid snooze he was a boxer.

They were always waiting to see him hit somebody.

You died. For what it's worth I've never seen Joe quit.

and you're not alone.

I need to see.

Got a guy from the gym. St. Flowers.

We're setting up shifts now.

gonna be somebody with him every minute. Oh, thank you.

God, I never said that to you.

Thank you, Daddy. Thank you.

And you thank someone for being your father.

Ooooooooooooo

I don't think they've been 20 years ago.

Aha! Especially we were just talking about you. Yeah.

You made your decision, Mr. Silverman, after all the problem is this Saturday night.

Oh, you're not being investigated.

I know from Susan's letters what you two have. I couldn't be happier.

Letters? You write him letters? No more than two or three a day.

Oh, I ought to take you to handle the Saudis. Not a few value your face, right?

Well, I don't much.

You remember Pat, the elevator man?

You still can't remember my name, except just before Christmas.

How many years has it been?

Excuse me, I see a business associate. Well ask him to join us. I don't think so.

Four guys in Boston to move a bunch of high standard 22s. None of them did.

You didn't come all the way over there to tell me you got nothing?

That's what I need to say.

Anything I need to hear?

It's guilt trip I was laying on you about Joe.

God is the Lord.

First year on a perfectly good free lunch, now you're becoming makish.

I think I like the better shifflas and I'm complicated.

Joe was ragging at me about banging on that dude too hard in the ring. He was right.

My hair was messed up. I killed a kid.

Brother.

the next day.

ran into a piece of business that got way out of hand.

Joe, he's like you. He knows people.

He was telling me about you on the street.

You're a kid.

10 years old. He's going

on at me?

All I could think about was Joe putting another little kid in the ring.

Showing him how to use his hands.

these hands.

It was 25 years ago.

I wanted Joe for the kid I've...

instead of what you got.

That's it.

That's right.

Alice was reading the card she found mine with your name on it.

Good firemen never think false alarm.

We didn't miss, we can do you any time we feel like it. Boy.

That girl with the flowers knew me. How long had she been there?

I couldn't tell you. She was a part of the place.

You're a violent false law. What the hell is that?

Only no one person lives in a firehouse.

You think you'd have a fire to put

out? Well, you do.

Since your boss is late as zero, you get a chance

to prove how good a detective you really are.

Because people all over Boston will go on dying until you find a Spencer.

It's been said.

Bye.

Do they make superglues hard to use on purpose or what?

Welcome to Elf from Cable is On

Somewhere in greater Boston, two unknown killers working in

an unknown time frame were selecting an unknown victim.

It was the kind of problem that gives algebra students nervous breakdowns.

We decided to split up. Hock took the car, and I took the girl.

Excuse me, my name is Spencer. I need to find a volunteer nurse, a candy stripper.

She was on this ward this morning. This is ICU, try another floor.

Uh, no, no. This floor is about 19 years old, on a light brown hair, about 5'6".

It's not a red hair. Candy strippers aren't too loud on ICU.

And even on other floors, they never report before 11.

Hot-view Boston almost as well as I did. Parts a lot better.

He put the word out on the street that he was looking

for a set of rental wheels with a busted right fender.

It turned up in Ashmont, at the other end of the line from

Cambridge, where the first five murders had happened.

The killers had obviously ditched the car where they could catch the train home.

I still didn't have a lot of answers to go on.

But I had come up with one key question.

Work as a student gets six identical guns without paying for them.

Deep breath, put out slowly, and squeeze good. Overload that.

My answer, you have a few questions?

We'll have a cup of coffee. Sure.

You use anything besides high standard 22's? Not inside, he's here in the years.

Yeah, any of those that ever leave the building?

You work in those street murders, right?

The university police asked you the same question last week. Yeah, and?

No, I have the only key to the rack. You ever load it out? No.

You ever go on vacation? Secretary of the Gun Club keeps it them, Liz Haller.

Yeah, I know her, uh, my Brown-Arab up five, six. Yeah, is she a good shot?

Best I have, father's a major general. She went to a right.

I don't

think Liz has mixed up in any of this stuff, do you? She's a sweetheart.

Eight students on her own.

Oh, no, no. She's good kid, right. Reminds me of our kid's sister.

I just want to ask her about the key.

I'm looking for a guy, a good shot.

So, my good luck on this campus. Hey, John Wayne. Ah!

Try this.

I did have one. Another army brat by the name of Holmby.

But he dropped out of school. Said I'd board him. You have a first name?

Christopher. Philip Chip. You know where I could find Chip or little Liz?

Chip left town. Liz was off camp at that other way.

Listen, one more urgent question.

You got a restroom around here? Around the corner of your lip. Nice.

There is the madness.

get that remat that in it.

I would have suspected they read Lier at Boys Town.

I was somebody who knew the quubbles from hell.

Travis never locks up with anyone in here. He also never checks the men's room.

You don't have anything on us.

I know you did.

I have to thank you for one thing.

Being in your apartment was very...

exciting.

Oh, no, no! Oh, you little brat! Oh, boy!

Let him off!

Well, that's happening.

Three different types of assaults.

Your word against ours. I'm a professional hero.

judge is tender believers.

I'll tell you what kind of hero you are, Spencer.

A dead hero.

I'm also a career thug.

We've thugged all know how to unload an automatic.

I figured you two are looking at life behind bars.

signed up for your wallet. False arrest, reckless endangerment,

aggravated assault,

kidnapping?

Technicality, I should have tried to book them in Cambridge.

If they're the ones we want, you should have let me handle it. They're guilty.

The DA's office didn't see it that way. They walked?

They got lawyers who make more and one week then you make it a year.

Plus the girl's father is a regular Army two star.

In charge of all Pentagon electronic contracts in the Commonwealth.

Kids that kill ourselves are a boy.

Joe's dead.

Damn.

Where do I find him? No more Hawk.

Jaws dead, they die.

Give them to me Spencer. I won't do that.

Ah.

I'll get him anyway.

Give it some time, Auk.

I can deliver them. To what? Psychiatric board at some hospital.

They say they're sorry it walked the line. They be out for their legal.

I'll try one just as badly as you do, but there's got to be another way. Wow.

Case B.

Don't let that halo slip down over your eyes sometime when I'm not around.

I really wouldn't miss you.

Robert, you're... The first duty of society is justice.

Alexander Hamilton said that somewhere around here almost 200 years ago.

There had been a lot of changes in Boston since then,

but I didn't want to believe that duty had been forgotten.

I know it stinks, Spencer, but you didn't give us enough.

I mean, not enough to fight their money. It doesn't matter what you're fighting.

It's what you are fighting with. We look at evidence, and you lose.

I'm not here to put on cases that cost the Commonwealth money and lose them.

I thought you were here to ensure justice for all.

Those kids are going to be killed.

are killing for kicks.

If they're targets where suits and ties are women

on Bink and Hill, would you turn them loose?

Would you pass an approval for going killing? Try to hammer on my conscience.

Yeah, I'm trying to hammer it on your conscience.

You think I sleep at night about all of this? They have to be stopped.

Well then you've got to find the evidence to stop them, don't you? Okay. Alright.

Okay.

Hey, Spencer.

You're not a rookie. You win some, you lose some. That's the way it goes.

I guess that makes me a poor sportsman.

I couldn't argue with civil court procedure. Not a win anyway.

I figured I didn't have anything to lose by finding

out if there was any military justice to be had.

Those are the first five victims. The six is being buried tomorrow.

His name was Joe Adams.

There's no evidence to connect my daughter with these crimes. And no motive.

Let's talk about your daughter for a minute.

What would be talking about as a young woman who has been first in her class

since her first day of school?

She began advanced placement courses by the time she was 14.

She has an intelligence for her well-being. I don't think she's dumb.

I think she is.

So you said.

Elizabeth may want to answer these charges herself, Mr. Spencer.

And since they're still being leveled at Mr. Holmby...

I put the liberty of inviting him to join us as well.

Now!

You were saying?

It's cold.

Very cold.

What does it bother you to make the charges

face to face with my daughter in my presence?

Daddy, he's not afraid. He's just obsessed. Obsessed?

the publicity got for saving that poor little girl

gave him a chance to call attention to himself

he was clever enough to find a way to stay in the spotlight

the best defense is a counter-attack, right?

no, sir, the best events against the lie is the truth

Is your father a career man too, Chet? Yes, sir.

You resent him as much as she resent Daddy two stars here?

Who the hell do you think you're talking to?

The hard-working man whose primary dedication has been to his country and career.

I'm not here to throw bricks at that.

But, General, you better start dedicating some time to these two right now.

I let you in here because you said you had proof

that my daughter needed psychiatric help.

Do you think you'd have a fire to put out? Well, you do.

Since you're Boston's latest hero, you get a chance

to prove how good a detective you really are.

Because people all over Boston will go on dying until you find a Spencer.

That's the recording we told you about, General.

The one that he made Liz read into the telephone when his answering machine came on?

They don't want to hear the truth and they don't wanna tell the truth.

But the truth is, General, they need help.

If you don't help him, you can write these two off for good.

Spencer, you'll either walk out of here on your own,

or by God, I am going to throw you out myself. No, Daddy. That's what he wants.

Anything to make what he's saying credible in any way.

Spencer.

I don't know why you chose Chippin' Me.

But I think it's a good thing for you that you did.

because we share something besides the military.

We share a belief that can help us forgive you for what you're doing.

If you can find a way to explain yourself to God, I know He'll forgive you too.

Sorry to have taken your time, General. Thanks, sir.

We got something.

I may have trouble forgiving.

I don't forget.

Daddy, don't just let him go. We can't hurt us.

Can't fight God, Kenny.

Baby.

No.

What if I want him? Oh yeah. First of all, Savior, we commend thy servant Joseph.

a sheep of thine own fold, a lamb of thines own flock,

a sinner of thys own redeeming.

Eternal rest, grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. Amen.

He's going to kill those kids.

Can you stop him?

I didn't even know if I wanted to stop Hawk.

But I still knew I couldn't help him.

It was a real moral dilemma, so I took it to church.

But I could make

them feel something close to guilt.

Enough to make them see they had another choice.

A choice that could save them.

and I stood in the sunlight to make sure they knew I was there.

after a while I could feel someone else in my own shadow.

someone I knew would be there sooner or later.

The next move was theirs.

And I hoped they'd make the right one. And make it before it was too late.

I'm not afraid of you.

I've got a phone, ma'am. But that isn't all that difficult, Mrs. Spencer.

Wow.

Olly Olly auction free.

We would have left you alone.

You mean the game was really over?

You proved everything we wanted to.

I guess the end is near. You don't think we'll do it?

I don't think you'll do it.

It doesn't matter how it happens, Spencer. There's no code involved here.

You are going to die.

NO!

It was a long time before I went back to Sculling on the Charles,

and I never passed that boathouse without remembering

the way Joe Adams' killers came to justice.

Even handed justice, Shakespeare called it Macbeth?

If that were

true, why did I feel such rage?

Next time on Spencer for Hire.