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'8 David, 10-19 contact--'

'I don't believe this.'

One combination burrito. Two tacos. You got that?

'Maybe if you speak louder.'

One combination burrito, uh, two tacos

a large chocolate shake, and a large milk, please.

'Thank you, sir.'

'Contact the occupant'

'regarding an alleged hit and run.'

California Highway Patrol.

Yeah, a, uh

a big gas truck just rolled over onto some cars.

'People are hurt. There's gasoline everywhere.'

'Just send help quick.'

We will, sir, but don't hang up.

I need the number of the box you're calling from.

SD 285.

San Diego Freeway 285?

Yeah, and, hurry!

'Attention all San Diego Freeway units'

'we have an 11-80 involving a gas tanker'

'with leaking gasoline.'

'Southbound San Diego Freeway at Sunset.'

'All responding units identify.'

LA, 7 Adam responding.

Here goes our lunch.

Sounds bad.

LA, 7 Mary 3 and 4 responding.

'Ten-four, 7 Mary 3.'

Jon, are you okay?

Yeah, I'm alright. Give me a hand, would you?

Help me with the bike?

Yeah.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

I skidded in the water. Are you alright?

Yeah, there's no harm. I just dirtied my uniform a little bit.

Oh, you tore your sleeve. You are hurt.

It's just a little scrape.

Hey, I'm sorry It isn't worse. Heh.

Well, at least you didn't have to ring for a nurse.

Yeah, you, uh, better move the car out of the way, okay?

Oh, okay.

Ponch, you wanna give me a hand with this?

Come on.

One, two, three.

What, we get the...wrong location?

Baricza's checking.

We know there's nothing Southbound.

Yeah, well, take a look North up to Mulholland.

Yeah.

Not even a fender-bender South of us.

Alright.

- Hey, Baricza.

- Come here and take over. - Okay, sarge.

'Let's go.'

'Okay, let's go. Move it on up.'

'Come on, keep it moving. Nice and easy.'

'Come on, VW, let's go, let's go.'

Okay, I want you to clear this up.

Then I want you, Fritz, Baricza, Poncherello and Baker

back in my office for a special assignment.

- Tell them. - Yes, sir.

'Come on. Let's move it. Let's keep it moving.'

'Come on, move out.'

Come on, bro, let's go. Move it up here.

Let's go.

'Attention all San Diego units'

'responding to an 11-79 at Sunset, 10-22.'

Well, that takes care of the emergency.

Yeah.

Then there's no rush, right?

Right.

Listen..

...I'm an X-ray technician at the Valley General Hospital.

And..

...well, that elbow could very well be chipped.

'You should really come in and have an X-ray made.'

'Hey, that's a great idea, Jon.'

When it comes to bones..

...you never know, right?

- Right. - Hey, listen, the arm's fine.

But if it gives me any trouble, I'll drop in, okay?

Now, uh, you have a nice day, Miss Wayburn?

Alright. You too.

I can't believe it.

You just rolled out of a foxy lady's life.

- Naturally.

There's nothing natural about it.

There was an attraction between you two, man.

'I could feel it.'

Ponch, you should be writing soap operas.

'Okay, keep it moving. Let's go.'

'Come on, buddy. Don't sit there all day.'

'These people gotta go somewhere. Let's go.'

Hey, Baker. Why don't you look for a different laundry?

Not funny, Bariczs.

- He hurt his elbow. - Well, he's tough.

I didn't hurt my elbow. I just skinned it a little bit.

Hey, guys, Getraer wants to see us in his office

as soon as we get back.

'Keep it moving. Come on.'

Listen, at least have the elbow X-rayed, Jon.

You got the advice from a specialist.

An interested expert.

Ponch, that was purely

professional interest, alright?

You misread it.

'Come on, move it up.'

Uh, yeah, from the tapes, it sounds like the same guy

who called in the phony school bus explosion last week.

Uh, look, I'm, uh, sorry, that's all I have.

Right. Bye.

But why does the guy give the wrong box number

when he calls in?

Probably because if anybody spots him

he's not at a box we all know about.

And that's how he gets his kicks.

If I get my hands on him, he'll get a kick.

Okay, for those of you who haven't met him

this is, uh, Jay Higgins from the phone company.

Hey.

This is a special assignment task force.

We have a plan that we're gonna implement

first thing in the morning, as soon as the

tracing equipment is hooked up.

Now, the service-desk operators have studied the tapes.

As soon as a voice calls in that sounds like this guy

we're gonna respond as a team.

Now, I want you guys to cover all the boxes

in both directions for a distance of three miles.

Is that clear?

You said, uh, tracing equipment?

I'll lock the line open and start the trace

when the operator gives me the signal.

This will tell us really what box he's using.

Then why bother checking the other boxes?

Well, these traces take time.

We'll try to keep him talking, but if we can't, uh

hopefully, one of our team will be able to spot him.

Looks like we're gonna need a lot of luck.

Yeah, and I want you to remember this, all of you.

He's always out there.

Every time one of these things goes down

one of those people close by..

...is him.

Now, uh, Baker here, is gonna take charge of the detail

and figure out some tactics.

Incidentally, Baker, you gotta pay

more attention to your appearance.

Your uniform's a mess.

Sarge, he almost got killed out there today.

No, I didn't. I just skinned my elbow a little bit.

Well, what happened?

He had to lay his bike down.

Frank, he skinned his elbow. Not his vocal cords.

The only damage is to the shirt, sarge.

The only other problem is mother here

won't stay off my back about it.

I'm just trying to get him to have it X-rayed.

For the good of the department.

Well, that's good thinking, Frank. That's a good attitude.

Baker, get over to Orthopedic and have it X-rayed.

Uh, Valley General would be better.

Uh, they specialize in arms and elbows there.

Ah, but it's all the same to me.

But, uh, stop on the way and change your uniform, okay?

- Alright. - Okay.

Go ahead.

Yeah, briefing, Sergeant Getraer.

Well, the next time you go out when you're not home

will you lock the door, please?

Um, I was in a hurry, Sarah. I'm sorry.

Had a job interview.

Where?

Uh...at a warehouse.

What warehouse?

'There you go again! You're always doing that to me!'

You make me feel like I'm back in the joint with some screw

following me around to make sure everything I do.

You're not my sister, Sarah.

'You're a warden.'

I am your sister, and I'm interested.

All I said was "what warehouse?"

It's not really what you wanna know, is it?

Hmm?

What you really wanna know is

have I been popping any fire-alarm boxes again.

- No.

You did your time, you've paid for that and you promised me.

What I wanna know is did you got the job?

No!

I didn't go near any fire-alarm boxes either.

How's that grab you? Hmm.

Walt...you just can't

stay shut in here

with a father who's been dead since you were six.

'You're 23 years old.'

But you said that..

...you wanted me here.

That's right.

And this is home.

Time is passing, Walt.

You've got to do something with your life.

I'll, uh..

I'll get a job.

It just has to be the right one.

California Highway Patrol.

Uh...there's a, uh, huge brush fire

burning along the San Diego Freeway near Bel Air.

Uh, both sides of the freeway are going up.

- It's spreading fast. - Don't hang up, sir.

I need the number of the box you're calling from.

It's SD 426.

I was writing up a trucker less than a 100 yards

from the call box 426.

But I didn't see the guy.

Or anything else that'd help.

Well, at least you knew it was a false alarm.

He sounded for real.

He always does.

Like it's really happening.

Yeah.

Well, maybe it is to him. Okay.

Uh...nothing, huh?

Uh, Bar caught this one before it got out of hand.

- Okay. Go write up a report. - Okay.

Sarge, uh, I think we should ask the public for help.

I mean, they do see things out there.

That's a good idea, Jon.

In fact, it's such a good idea

the captain thought of it this morning.

Hmm, well, I figured I gave him enough time, huh.

Look, the phone company's tracing equipment

is due to be ready at 8 in the morning.

At 8:00 a.m. I want you and your team to bear down.

'Let's nail this guy.'

California Highway Patrol.

A-A helicopter crashed on the freeway.

It's terrible.

I think I've got him.

- Yes, sir, I am.

I need to know the number of the box you're calling from.

Uh, it's, uh...SD 248.

Is anyone but the pilot hurt?

No. No, I think he was alone.

'All San Diego Freeway units'

'we have a helicopter down at the Santa Monica interchange.'

'11-41 and fire units are responding.'

'15, 7 Mary 3 and Mary 4'

'7 Mary 5'

'7 Adam and 7 David.'

'The call is a possible false alarm.'

'Respond as planned.'

LA, 7 Mary 3 and 4 will respond.

LA, 7 Adam from Bundy.

H-here they come. There's two coming.

LA 15, 7 Mary 4

10-97, helicopter crash.

Santa Monica and national.

Continue rolling fire unit and ambulance.

They said there'd be an ambulance.

Well, they're coming.

It's blood.

You get the box?

- Rh-negative.

BPTC.

Thank you very much, sir.

There's a kid at Valley General.

A hemophiliac.

'He's in surgery.'

- He'll die. - No, he won't.

Just take it easy, alright? We'll take care of it.

Hey, Ponch. Get him out of here, okay? Before this chopper blows.

Alright, guys, pick him up carefully

and put him on the shoulder.

Folks. Folks, listen up.

You gotta get behind the cars. Come on, now, get back.

Let's move.

Still somebody in there?

Yeah, a box of rare blood he's flying up from San Diego.

This bird's gonna blow, Jon.

'Watch your fingers.'

Alright.

Ow, it's wedged in there.

Oh, there, wedge it.

Wedge it a little more. Okay, I got it. Let's go.

Doctor?

Got a box of rare blood here.

Where the heck you guys been?

That kid could've died.

Name's, uh, Jon Baker. You know yours?

Uh-huh.

- Officer egg-in-the-face.

Hey, uh..

...look, I'm sorry I got so upset.

You people probably saved that little boy's life.

Thanks.

Uh, listen, uh, you go ahead. Uh, I'll wait here.

Listen, uh, can you direct.

Oh, Miss Wayburn.

Oh, hi.

It's giving you trouble, isn't it?

Oh, my elbow? No, uh..

...my partner, my sergeant, yeah.

I-I have to file a report, you know, and take an X-ray, yeah.

Okay. Terrific.

Why don't you sit down here, and I'll get the information.

Oh, wait a minute. Let me see if the room's free.

Swell.

Why don't we get the pictures now

and, I'll get the information later, okay?

Yeah, okay.

Well, I must say, you have a very photogenic elbow.

Got your name.

Jon Baker. Right?

Uh, no, it's J-O-N. Heh.

Oh.

Your address?

How about that? We're both Leos.

Yeah. Stubborn, bossy and independent.

- And passionate. - Yeah. When aroused. Heh.

I need your place of birth.

Oh, uh...Rollins, Wyoming.

You're kidding.

I'm from Soda Springs, Idaho.

What? Hey, that's great trout fishing.

The best. You know Bear Lake? I used to go there all the time.

Yeah. Heh.

Oh, uh...how long you been in LA?

'Oh, four years.'

Took my degree at UCLA and just stayed.

Someday, I'm going back home though.

With all that good clean air.

Ah, you'll probably marry some doctor and settle in the smog.

It's not what I'm planning on.

Yeah, those are the things that happen.

Things we're not planning on.

'Hey, how we doing here?'

Oh, uh, you remember my partner, Ponch? Heh.

Of course. How are you?

Uh, excuse me.

- For you, Miss Wayburn. Thank you, Mark.

Oh, I wonder who..

She shoot your best side?

Oh, Jon.

'Oh, how sweet. They're beautiful.'

W-what a lovely surprise.

Yeah, well, uh, something you weren't planning on, right?

Excuse me, I'll get something to put these in.

Jon...I am.

And you're welcome.

Huh. Oh, now, what did she mean by that?

What did the note say?

It says, "it's nice to know someone

"who's concerned about me.

Thanks, Jon."

- Too personal.

- I didn't say that.

Well, what if I do?

Flowers set me back 9 bucks.

Yeah, well, it's, uh, nice to know someone

that's concerned about me.

Thanks.

What is it?

You gonna watch TV?

No, why?

Huh, I wanted to watch a show if you weren't gonna use the set.

In other words, I get out. Hmm?

No. You can carry the set to my room.

You're always talking to me like I'm a little kid.

You're the little kid, Sarah.

Like dad was still here to do things for you

and spoil you.

Do you wanna take the set to my room or not?

You can watch it in here. I'm going out.

He's with the sergeant, and I thought we'd better catch you

before you make other plans.

Right.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Great, uh, we'll pick you up at 7:30.

What a night this is gonna be.

Gourmet food, fine wine, soft music.

Ruth and I are doubling with you and Karen.

Surprised?

It's all arranged. I just talked to Karen.

Oh, without a word to me?

Well, you like her, don't you?

And I made reservations at a great new spot.

A real classy restaurant, Jon. She'll really be impressed.

Okay, sure.

I'm sorry. Um, I'll call it off.

- Good evening, sir. - Good evening. Poncherello.

- Yes, sir.

Uh, it'll be about 20 minutes.

If you'll please have a seat at the bar, I'll be only too happy

to call you when your table's ready.

Oh, good evening, Mr. Rainey.

Hello, Andre. I know I'm early but--

oh, no, no, no. No problem. No problem at all.

Uh, this way, please. Watch your step.

What is this?

We're on time. They're early.

They get a table. And we wait?

Yes, sir?

We decided not to wait in the bar.

We'd like our table...now.

Of course.

Uh...your name again, please.

- Poncherello. - Poncherello.

Poncherello, Poncherello.

Uh, I'm terribly sorry

but I don't have a Poncherello listed here.

- It's under your thumb.

Uh, it's under your thumb.

Of course, Mr. Poncherello.

Well, if you'd be so kind to us to have a seat

at the bar, I'll call you later.

Uh, sorry, sir, no way.

Will you show us to a table, or shall we just pick one we like?

- Oh.

Well, certainly, Mr. Poncherello. Oh!

I see your table's ready now. Uh, this way please.

Right this way.

Well, I think you guys handled that beautifully, both of you.

Yeah, you really did.

Well, we just don't like people trying to take advantage.

Well, how are we gonna handle this menu? It's all in French.

Good evening.

Would monsieur like to consult the wine list?

Or we have an excellent house wine, Chateau Bordeaux,1969.

Oh, '69? Uh, that would be fine.

Mm. Why don't we start with Escargot?

I was just gonna suggest that.

Why don't we all start with Escargot?

Yeah, anything you say. I'm just hungry. Heh.

Voila..

...your Escargot.

- Enjoy. - Mm.

Merci.

'Mm. Don't they smell divine?'

You know...there is something about French cooking.

'I wish I could get the hang of it. I can't.'

'And my mother was French.'

'I don't know, it's some kind of instinct.'

'And I don't have it.'

Mm. Oh, Ponch... these are delicious.

'Aren't they, Jon?'

Yeah, the-they're not bad. Really, they're not bad.

Ahem. Yeah, but, uh

just a shade too much garlic.

Yeah, that was a good idea, Ponch, Escargot.

I kind of thought you'd like it.

'Ponch.'

- Oh, it's delicious. - Mm-hmm.

Ladies and gentlemen.

- Quail à l'orange. - Mm.

Quail à l'orange--

It's, um, quail baked in an orange glaze.

It's really delicious. You'll love it.

Uh, well, I hope so. I'm starved.

Bon appétit.

Oh. Heh. I don't think I can eat this.

I used to raise parakeets when I was a kid.

Um...anybody for a drumstick?

Oh, Ponch.

Well, I honestly did expect at least two quail.

Yeah, they're really delicious, uh, but a guy could eat at least

a dozen of 'em, you know?

Well, next time, we'll know.

And thanks, uh, I did have fun.

That's okay. I had a good time too. Thank you very much.

- Um, listen, I'd ask you in-- - Oh, that's alright.

Listen, I-I gotta get going. Uh. Heh.

Will, um..

...we'll see each other again?

You do look a whole lot better.

Jeff. Jeff, come get this thing out of my car.

Whoever left that sure must have been in a hurry.

Yeah.

I'll move it out of the way.

LA 15, 7 Mary 3, uh, got an 11-24

on the 1500 block of 8th avenue.

Request a 10-28 on Sam, Queen, Zebra, 280.

'15, 7 Mary 3, 10-4.'

Jon?

Jon!

Jon!

Jon?

There's a snake in here. Get me out.

Okay, unlock the door.

It's jammed. Yank it open.

Okay, push your shoulder into it.

Ugh, it's got me.

I didn't know you like snakes.

I hate him, and he knows it.

Oh, he's getting ready to bite me.

No, he's a Boa constrictor. They don't bite.

They just, uh, squeeze and..

...of course, then they swallow you.

Don't try to cheer me up, partner.

Just get him off me. Get him off me.

Oh, he's really hanging on, man. I think he likes you.

I think he'd like to have me for lunch.

Go, whoa, yeah.

There we go.

- Stand back, son.

You leave him alone. He's mine.

Me leave him alone?

Oh, you big boy.

Oh, come here.

Oh. Oh.

Don't worry.

I won't let 'em hurt you. It's okay, Ralphie.

Ralphie?

I know what you mean. He scares me to pieces.

Well, you shouldn't carry him around loose in the car.

We don't.

I left him in there, so I can clean out his cage.

Yeah, hey, nobody likes a dirty snake.

'I'm sorry it happened.'

Believe me, it won't again.

That's alright. There's no harm done, ma'am.

By the way, your keys are in the car.

Whoa.

'15, 42, 11-82'

'Westbound San Bernardino freeway East of..'

'Vehicle into the center divider.'

Oh, thanks.

Were you guys scared?

No, heh. No, uh.

We, uh.. I was scared I might hurt him.

We don't know that much about snakes.

Oh, well, why don't you come by sometime? I'll teach you.

Hey, that's a good idea. A real good idea, Ponch.

Hey, uh, why don't you take him inside?

Might catch cold.

Come on.

California Highway Patrol.

Hello?

Uh, yeah, uh, San Diego freeway 255.

Alright, sir.

Yeah, a greyhound bus

w-went over the overpass on the freeway.

It's awful.

'Greyhound bus involved'

'7 Mary 3 and Mary 4, implement the special detail.'

Bingo!

Two-five-three.

Seven Mary 3, the false alarm was

called in from San Diego 253.

Stay away. Don't come near me.

Okay. Just take it easy, alright?

Aw, man, come on.

What are you doing out there? Come on back here.

Get away. I mean it.

Hey, I'm only trying to help you.

Why don't you let me do that? It's my job.

No!

LA 15, 7 Mary 3

we need assistance for a victim.

No!

No!

Uh, no!

No, no, no!

No, no, no.

No.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

I, uh, I don't know..

...why I did that.

I really don't want to die.

You're lucky we weren't answering some false alarm.

I'm sorry.

Hey, you know, we're going to see "MadameButterfly"

a Japanese opera written by an Italian

sung in Spanish and translated by a Puerto Rican

who insists that we have a French dinner before we go.

Now that's love.

Oh, I hope we have more of whatever this is

than, uh, that poor quail.

Hey, you said you'd trust me to order, right?

- Yeah, well.

I'll tell you in a minute.

Voila.

'Cheeseburgers.'

Side of fries.

Hey, now, that's what I call a French dinner.

Uh, waiter?

Bring us some ketchup.