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The Streets Of San Francisco.

A Quinn Martin Production.

Starring Karl Malden.

Also starring Michael Douglas.

With guest stars,
George Voskovec...

Michael Ansara...

Christopher Stone.

Tonight's episode:

"The Year Of The Locusts."

Ready?

Yeah.

This is Security in
the west building.

The lights keep going out here.

Maybe you'd better
get the power company

to check on it.

Okay, I'll have a look around.

Hold it. Right there.

Hey. Heh.

Josh.

Josh, he's dead.

Yeah. All right.

Josh, he's dead!

All right, come on.

Come on. Jerry, let's go.

You can't run
forever, buddy boy.

Come on.

Come on, get off
your bicycle. Come on.

Stick and move, stick and
move. That's all you old men know.

Old man? I'll give you old man.

You back-trackin'
tap dancer, you.

Come on.

This man moves like a butterfly

and stings like a bee.

And runs like a rabbit,
huh? Maybe let's...

Hey, Stone. Yeah.

Telephone.

Okay, Tiger.

Lucky that bell rang

'cause I was just about
ready to ring yours.

What'd you do?

Get someone to bail
you out after five rounds?

I'll tell you a secret.
I thought of it.

Yeah, Stone.

Y... Yeah.

We're coming right over.

Yeah, I know where it is.

What?

Oh, I was just thinking.

Here we are, working out,
feeling good, full of ginger.

Somebody else takes the count.

You got a killing?

Ghirardelli. Night watchman
walked in on someone

at the Imperial Jade Company.

Well, come on,
let's take 'em off.

Lieutenant, inspector.

Just about done
with the scud work.

Owner's in the office.

Where's the body?

Around the corner.

Took a slug
point-blank, looks like.

How'd he get in?

Roof door, over there.

Right.

Did you get the coroner?

On the way.

Yeah. Powder burns, all right.

You're right. He took
the shot point-blank.

What's the owner's name?

Uh, Mr. Wu.

Mr. Wu.

Mr. Wu, I'm Lieutenant
Stone, Homicide.

How do you do, lieutenant?

How much did they get?

Over half a million dollars.

All in jade? Yes.

Well, any of it
carved? Traceable?

It was the finest
grade imperial jade.

Flown to any of
the world markets,

the individual
pieces could be sold

at full price,

and there would be
no way of tracing them.

All right.

The insurance company
should reimburse you in full,

I should think, shouldn't they?

I'm sure they will.

They're a very reputable firm.

And so are we, lieutenant.

Oh, I know that, Mr. Wu.
But every once in a while,

some very reputable
fingers get caught

in some very reputable tills.

Here, if you happen to think

of anything more
on the shooting,

why, there's my number.

Thank you, lieutenant.

You don't figure an inside
job, do you, lieutenant?

Well, it's pretty
tough to break in

from the outside, isn't it?

All those lights on and
locks, security checks.

You're thinking inside.

Yeah. Unless you got
something that says it's different?

Well, Nelson might.

There was a power company
truck outside at 3 a.m. this morning.

Ha called the company, and
there were no details for this area,

but there was a
stolen truck reported.

Let's go.

Stay here.

Oh, man, you
gotta be an engineer

or have a diagram
for a job like this.

Well, let's suppose they did
have a diagram. Then what?

Well, yeah, they could
then bring each wire

to the alarm system to
the electric eye, yeah.

They'd know how
long to keep it turned off

before it could be traced.

Well, I'll get it dusted,

but I don't think a job this
smooth, they'd leave prints.

Put your light on that.

Looks like grease.

It's more like tar.

It's the same stuff I found
on the stairs up by the roof.

You mean, down here and up there

could be the same person?

Two guys that work
at the same job?

Roofing company, gas station.

All right.

Let's get it to the lab.

Okay, thanks, buddy.

Oh, no, it can't be.

What?

Has it been seven
or eight years?

Could be.

What are you talking about?

Gypsies, buddy boy.
Modern-day gypsies.

The Fergusons.

Who?

The Fergusons.

Haven't you ever heard
of Angus Ferguson?

- No.
- Well, you will.

They're like locusts.

They pick a town,
and they pick it clean.

Bunco, huh?

Yeah, none better.

You know...

old man Angus has
mastered every con and hustle

you can think of.

You wanna hit them now
before they get started?

No. No, no. There's
nothing to bust them on.

He keeps them all just this side
of the law. Never any violence.

Look, get on the box.

Tell Bunco to batten down.

Right.

Now... pick one, any one.

Queen of hearts.

Queen of hearts

for the princess of my heart.

Your turn now, Nicholas.

Come on, practice,
Nicky, practice.

This afternoon,
the visit is over.

We put you on the bus, and
you go home to your mama.

I want you to show
her what you learned.

Angus.

We are almost there.

Frisco One, this is Alpha One.

Hold on, Grandpa.

Dad, Grandpa's on the horn.

Okay.

Hello, Papa.

Roger.

Alpha One approaching
northwest sector 24.

Countdown to
arrival, zero minus two.

Are quarters secured?

Yeah, Papa. We're all set.

Any problems?

Uh, no, Papa.
Everything's under control.

Roger, over and out.

I think maybe...

Maybe we ought to think about

breaking this off
right here and now.

But why?

The old man.

You know how
he's gonna take this.

Yeah, I think I do.

If he finds out.

It's never been killing before.

Con, flimflam,
hustle, never murder.

Hey, now, wait a minute.
That wasn't murder.

But, Josh... JOSH:
No, no, no, wait.

You weren't there.

I mean, that job was planned
just like everything else we do.

The one thing you can't
plan for, can't program,

is a freak accident.

That guard had a gun. There
was no other way out, Al.

You wanna call that
whole scene a-an accident,

self-preservation, whatever.

Not murder.

Papa.

Josh is right.

The man is dead!

All right! We can't
change that, Al!

Look, you're sitting on
a half a million bucks.

That's what you wanted.

James wanted, Jerry, I
wanted. All right, we got that.

One more job and the family
will never have to hustle again.

Stopping now isn't gonna
change what happened.

What would you have
done in my place, Al?

Okay. Get the doors open.

Put this stuff where
Papa doesn't find it.

Okay.

San Francisco.

Our city, Mama. Our city.

Just for the taking.

Uh, Mrs. Cartwright? Yes?

Mrs. Henry Cartwright? Yes?

Well, congratulations.

You were referred to
us by your neighbor,

Mrs. Kramer, I believe,

for a free set of
complete rain gutters.

Free? Yes, ma'am.

If your roof is 8
years old or less,

well, it's like a promotional...

Well, your roof is 8 years old.

Well, it's a little over eight.

Well, how much more?

Well, ten?

Oh, gee, I-I'm...
I'm very sorry.

But my husband keeps
it in excellent repair.

Well, Mrs. Cartwright,

we have specifications
by which we maintain...

Actually, what you
put on this paper

is what really counts, isn't it?

Yes, it is, but we
still have certain...

Oh, eight years.

But Mrs... Oh, please.

Well, maybe just this time.

It'll probably only cost you
peanuts to bring this roof up

to specifications anyway.

You win, Mrs. Cartwright.

There's a ladder in the garage.

Okay, let's get it moving.

There we go, Mr. Hopkins.

Just give us your John
Henry right by the X right there.

All I'm paying for is
the maintenance, right?

Oh, yes, sir. Of course,
you know you're signing

that you won't tell your
neighbors about that.

That's your guarantee
to the company

in exchange for
promotional value to us.

I call that square.
By the X, you say?

Right. Right there, sir.

Hey! Hey!

What are you people doing here?

Oh, hi, Mr. Whipple.

No, it's not Whipple,

it's Ralph Dunn,
and I own this house.

Now, what are you
people doing here?

Dunn?

Look at that, we come
to the wrong house.

Terrific.

Well, I'm sorry, sir.

You see, Mr. Whipple said

that we could
resurface his driveway.

We're giving him the
whole job for half price,

being as he's the first in
the neighborhood and it's...

Well, good advertising for
the company, you know?

Well, anyway, I'm...

sorry if we disturbed
you, Mr... Dunn?

Dunn. Think we can find

the right place this time?

Hey, uh... Hey.
Hey, wait a minute.

You're kind of unloaded anyway.

Hey.

You say you're
giving a resurfacing job

at half price?

Yeah.

Why not me instead of Whipple?

Why not?

Sure.

You got it.

Okay.

What's going on, Lessing?

Overflow from Bunco.

Chief said to lend a hand.

They can't cover it all.

Man, it's like an epidemic.

Ferguson.

They went through
Pacific Heights

block by block and
then disappeared.

Well, what about the trucks?

You can't stop
every truck in town.

They repaint those phony
panel signs at least twice a day.

Yes, and both of them
were such nice-looking boys.

Couldn't have been over
20. Clean-cut, well-mannered.

And so I trusted
them. You would too.

But the roof never
leaked before,

and my husband ran the
hose over it, the plastic dropped.

Are you kidding? You
got to snap it up, right?

And then they leave and
then you read the fine print.

Have you any idea how
much maintenance comes to?

It was that sneaky one.

That sneaky one who called
and told me how I'd been picked.

They said that they were
gonna resurface my...

My whole driveway for half price

if I was the first one
in the neighborhood.

And then all they did was spray
some kind of stuff on it that...

That melted the top and
made it look pretty good.

And then they said it
was gonna dry in six hours.

Now, look, look.

Look what happened
to these shoes

after I just... After
I just walked on it.

Now, I paid good
money for those shoes,

and I paid a lot
more for a driveway

that's oozing
into my front lawn.

Now, I want my money!

Excuse me, may I see
that for just a minute?

And I want those people
put in jail where they belong!

Yes, sir.

Excuse me.

Mike.

Someone just had their,
uh, driveway resurfaced.

By the Fergusons?

Sounds that way, yeah.

I don't know. It just...

Just doesn't make sense.

Why not? You know
what I'm thinking?

This is the same stuff
we found on the steps

of the Jade Company.

Okay, get it under
the microscope.

Jerry, remember,
the first-grade material

goes on last so it shows.

Well, Grandpa, that's
what we're doing right now.

Let me see those.

These are the factory rejects?

Well, yeah, Gramps.

You see, the Denver House
didn't have any more rejects,

so they gave us seconds.

Seconds?

What kind of a unit
profit can we expect

laying out perfectly
good seconds?

But, Gramps, you see...

You tell Denver this
is a business I run,

not a charity.

All right, Grampa.

Okay, okay?

Did you see that?

What?

The way he looked at me.

The way they all looked at me.

Oh, Angus.

Don't tell me I'm
imagining, Mama.

I've seen it for months now.
Ever since Ellen married Josh.

That one is trouble. I know it.

And I know he talks against me.

What can any of the
family say against you?

You hold them together.

They can say I'm old.
And they'd be right.

I won't listen to that.

When we began,
we lived by our wits

to keep the wolf from the door.

But now, the corporations,

the computers, the
contracts, the lawyers...

The fun is gone.

Only the taking remains,

and that can be dangerous.

People like Josh,

they don't know
what it is to be hungry,

to be without.

They've had too much,

and they want too much more.

I worry even my
own sons don't know.

I think you worry
too much, Angus.

I hope so, Mama.

I hope so.

Come, let us get
back to the office.

Can you feel it, Al?
Down there, all around us?

The old man says to
do your homework, right?

Well, I did mine. You know
what the volume is in this place?

In securities, I mean.

After 12:30 every day,

San Francisco is the leading
securities market in the world.

Josh, it's
impossible to pull off.

Not for us. We've
got the manpower,

the files, the figures,

even a network to
get it out of the country.

We've got it all, Al.

The old man set it up.

All we have to do is work it
like we did the Jade Company.

It's a little bigger
than that, Josh.

So are we, right, brother?

It's the same
substance, all right.

On all the samples.

Okay. Thanks, Ben.

All right.

No, something's wrong.

Mike, I'm sorry it fits.

And what's more,
it ties together

both the killing
and the robbery.

Angus Ferguson
is a lot of things,

but he's not a killer.

Maybe you're not the
only one who's getting old.

Maybe he's not running the
show. That's not funny, buddy boy.

The way that old man

has built up this organization
over the years, in wrong hands?

Ho-ho.

Now you just show the rest
of the guys that jade, okay?

Tell them what we
pulled off, on our own,

then they'll be with us.

Oh. Not Papa.

We don't need him for
this. He won't be involved.

Look around you,
Al. Pick a target.

There, there, there?
We're walking down a street

with four of the largest
commercial banks in the state,

including the world's largest.

They're all handling
those stocks and bonds.

Stuff that takes months,
maybe even years to trace.

I'm telling you,
bro, now is the time.

And like the natives
say, this is the city.

Huh?

Okay, Josh.

Attababy. Come on.

Ferguson, huh?

That's not really a
gypsy name, is it?

Angus came from the
Balkans somewhere.

Changed his name when
he got to this country.

He told us kids he
won it in a crap game.

So you really knew him?

I grew up with him. Ah.

Same block.

Ma Fergusons' kitchen

was one of the best
places in the Potrero.

She used to make cookies like...

Did you ever taste
a gypsy cookie?

No. What are they?

I don't know. I never asked her.

I only know that I've
never tasted anything better

in my life.

So when did he
take off for the road?

Oh, just after the war, I think.

The old man got the
idea from the Germans.

Blitzkrieg a neighborhood
and move on fast.

And the lady you're gonna
see, this is his daughter?

Yeah. Bonnie.

We went to school together.

Why didn't she stay with him?

Well, I think she
took a lot of heat

from the kids about her
father. Got tired of it, I guess.

Disowned them completely.

And you think that
she's gonna put you

in touch with the old man?

Maybe.

No. Whatever they are,
they're still my parents, Mike.

If the law wants them,
the law can find them.

Well, I just wanted

to ask Angus some
questions, Bonnie, that's all.

You think he'd answer them?

This time, yes.

It's about murder.

What?

And you think it was the family?

I think I can prove it.

Oh, Mike, you have to be wrong.

Papa wouldn't let that happen.

Well, maybe he's in trouble.
Maybe he didn't know.

When was the last
time you talked to him?

He and Ma call once
a year. On my birthday.

Your birthday?

Say, it's the same month
as mine, isn't it? Capricorn?

Yes.

It's been a while.

It's been a while for
you to remember that too.

Yes, it has, hasn't it?

And I also remember that, uh,

you were as stubborn as I was.

You're not gonna let
go of this, are you?

I can't even if I
wanted to, Bonnie.

You know, every month,

they send me a check
for a thousand dollars.

And every month, I tear it up.

I pay a pretty high price

to lead a decent life, Mike.

But I won't turn them in.

Then you do know
how to reach them.

Well, I... I have a number.

It changes every
time the check comes.

Papa wants to make
sure I have a place to call

in case I need any help.

Or if something happens
that says he does.

I never used it.

Use it now, Bonnie.

Tell him to set up a
meeting. Any time, any place.

Just... Just the two of us.
It will be private, I promise.

Just to talk.

Okay, take it out.

And with the comparison figures
of the same quarter last year,

we see profits are up

five and one-half percent.

Plain cash, that's only
about $40,000 per family.

You look down your nose on that?

Do you know what your Mama and I

had to do for one-tenth of
that when you were a baby?

Well, I'm not a baby now,
so don't talk to me like one.

Albert. No, Ma.

We're supposed to
go over the books.

Okay, let's go over the books.

Let's go over all the years
of this community enterprise

and add up how
much we have from it.

Obviously you did
some adding of your own

before you me
asked for this meeting.

Look, Papa.

We have the ability and the
technology to walk into a city

and walk out with
anything we want.

And we do just
that. No, we don't.

We only do what you
want, what you say.

You want something bigger?

Yes. A lot bigger.

Like?

Like that.

Where did you get it?

That's not important.

I'll decide what's important.

Not right now, Papa.

What's important
is that we talk.

Because there's
a lot more of that

and a lot of other
places we can take.

Silence.

Papa, we don't have to
change all the methods.

Only the targets.

All I want is... Silence.

I will not be dictated to.

Well, you dictate
to everybody else.

Yes.

Because this old gypsy

is smarter than everybody else.

He has never been
the victim of greed.

And make no mistake,
greed victimizes

all who fall into it's trap.

That's the secret
behind our success.

We made greed our ally.

But it's a two-edged sword, boy.

You can live by
the greed of others,

or die by your own.

Now, I want to know
where this came from,

and I want to know why

I wasn't told about
it before! Angus.

Grandpa, there's a call
on the emergency line.

It's Bonnie.

She's the only one
who has that number.

You're in charge, Albert.

Alert everyone we may have to
execute an emergency escape.

But when I get back,
I want those answers.

Is that him?

Yeah, that's him.

Ah.

He said alone.

Michael!

Michael Stone. Look at you.

And look at me, eh?

An old man. But you,

the years are good to you.

Hello, Mr. Ferguson.

Angus.

You must call me Angus, Michael.

Now we are men
together. Heh-heh-heh.

Sit or stroll?

Let's walk. Good.

You're not an easy man to find.

If I were,

we'd see a lot of
each other, eh?

Yeah, I suppose so.

I certainly appreciate
your coming.

It must be very
important to you.

I'm sure it's not the
policy of your department

to meet with a
person like myself

and not place them under arrest.

Well, I don't have a
warrant for your arrest,

and I don't have any
evidence to tie you in personally

with this case I'm on. I...

I just wanted to
talk to you about it.

What is that, Michael?

Murder.

That isn't my, uh...
How do you call it?

M.o.?

I know it isn't.

But I believe that a
member of the family

killed the night watchman at
the Imperial Jade Company

the night before
you came to town.

Killed him before
we came to town?

I don't follow that logic.

When you hit a town, you
hit it like a bolt of lightning,

and you disappear just as fast.

Now, you know that you
couldn't do that if you didn't send

a few of the boys in
ahead. Who were they?

I'm not in the
habit of discussing

the method of my operations

with the police, Michael.

Well, Mr. Ferguson... I know...

A part of me is a
cop. You're right.

But there's still a part of me

that's a little kid
sitting in your kitchen

gobbling down cookies
watching you do card tricks.

I believed in you.

What do you say?

Michael.

Who were they?

They're my family.

I understand that,
and I respect it.

But isn't it time you taught
them to respect the law?

I knew you didn't
teach them to murder.

I taught them all I
knew. But never to kill.

Well, now you know that
one of them is a murderer.

You must believe it,

or you... You wouldn't
have said that.

Be in your office
tomorrow morning, 9:00.

I'll let you know.

One way or the other,

you'll get my message.

Angus!

Killer!

Papa, Papa, no.

You robbed, and you killed.

You broke all the
rules, and you killed!

He didn't kill anybody, Grandpa.

You were with him.

That's right. And so were they.

And so are the rest
of us now, Grandpa.

You all know what
happened, and you condone it?

Grandpa, we couldn't
help what happened.

You could have helped
by not being there.

You could have remembered
what I told you about guns

and violence.

And we could spend
the rest of our lives

nailing shingles
and slopping tar,

but we're not gonna do it.

We're gonna take
the same samplings

that you use in your
operation with one difference.

We're gonna make one big score.

It was you. You
pulled the trigger.

You shot the man and left him.

He pulled a gun on me!

You shouldn't have had a gun!

Gramps,

would you rather see me dead?

Have Ellen become a widow?
Is that what you want, Gramps?

You shouldn't have
even been there.

Papa, we got away with a
half million dollars in one night.

You broke all the rules.

There are gonna be some
new rules now, Grandpa.

And we're gonna make 'em.

Well, good morning.

Morning, buddy boy.

Any word from the old man yet?

No.

Things have slowed down anyway.

I see you finally
got the sketches.

Yeah.

He's Albert. I knew him.

He's the oldest.

The other two must be grandsons.

And you think he's
gonna call, huh?

He said he would.

Maybe he's putting you on too.

Maybe.

It's gonna be a blitzkrieg.

This is Montgomery Street.

They call it "The
Street of Banks."

This is Target
A... B... C... and D.

I figure this baby

for two to three hundred
thousand in securities.

You intend to hit
them all at once?

That's right.

Four banks on the same street,

all at the same time. Heh.

Well, the hand is quicker than
the eye, Gramps, remember?

We're only after the
securities they're holding.

We'll arrive by appointment,
and deal with one trusting soul

in a back room, in the true
Ferguson style, of course.

How do you leave
this trusting soul?

Just so he won't talk, Papa,
he'll be bound and gagged.

And shot to death if he resists.

Maybe you'd better
sit down, Grandpa.

We're trying to run a tight
ship here, like you taught us.

Okay?

Tell him.

Tell him that Fergusons
are not common thieves.

They are not murderers.

Tell him you will not
risk taking any more lives.

Tell him that and
I will forgive you.

Please sit down.

Greed.

Greed.

I was thinking last night,

there's one thing in common
with all these Ferguson jobs.

You mean, about their
planning and research?

No, no, the trucks.

Well, I thought we
discussed the trucks,

about how they change
their signs ten times a week.

I know, but they have to have
someplace to change them.

A paint shop, garage,
warehouse, something.

Well, you know, that's
pretty good for a tap dancer?

Come on, let's talk to
the building department.

What's this?

It's been checked out, Mike.

Lady named Bonnie Larson
dropped it off at the front desk.

Said it was something
from her father.

Had to be
hand-delivered at 9 sharp.

Well, what is it?

Something from the kitchen.

Kolacky.

What? Here.

I'll explain later. Just read.

"Michael, you are right. I
have been a poor teacher.

But I am preparing
one last lesson."

What's he talking about?

Read.

"I will need time, but I
will not take too long.

One more hour will suffice."

"You must proceed as directed

"and arrive precisely at 10:00.

"At that time, I will know to
what degree I have failed,

and the fate of the Fergusons
will then be in your hands."

"Your first stop is the newsboy
near Geary and Laguna."

Paper, mister?

Thanks.

Right, sir.

"That should have
taken you ten minutes."

It took twelve. "Your next stop,

Kim's Treasure House."

What is this? A scavenger hunt?

Thank you. Thank you very much.

You know this is
crazy, don't you?

We're looking for a killer,
and he's playing games.

Angus has played
games all his life.

Yeah, shell games, con
games, but this is something else.

Ferry Building. Come on.

He says "You've got exactly
11 minutes to make it."

All right.

Twenty minutes, Papa.

Thanks.

Here, come on, read that.

"Last stop, Michael.

"You are exactly 15
minutes from the warehouse

"where we are headquartered.

"I have diagrammed a
blueprint of the building

"on the back of this note.

"I suggest you
radio for assistance.

"You will need four
black and whites

"to block vehicle escape routes
marked in red on the diagram.

"Ten men will be required

"to cover pedestrian
exits, including the roof.

These are marked in yellow."

Go on, go on. What
about our man?

"My son-in-law, Josh
Evans, shot the watchman.

"Three others planned
the robbery with him.

"My son, Albert,

"and two of my grandsons,
James and Jerry.

"There will be no
shooting this time.

You have my word."

The word of a gypsy.

You didn't read
between the lines.

He just retired.

What's the address?
Beach and Garvey.

Beach and Garvey.

All units within vicinity
of Beach and Garvey,

code 3000.

I ask you again.

Stop what you're doing.

Albert, James, Jerry, Josh.

Stay with me, and
I will stay with you.

We will confess to
the police together,

pay our debt together.

I beg you.

Stop what you're
planning and stay with me.

That's beautiful, Gramps. I
think you can stop the con.

We know what we're doing.

All right.

As you will.

Mama?

Uh, where are you going?

That no longer
concerns you, Josh.

Any of you.

That's right.

This is all that
concerns you now.

It's all yours.

The trucks, the
merchandise, everything.

My boy,

I give you the business.

Hey, it's okay, Al. Come on.

After this job, we'll
patch things up.

We'll get back
together. You know that.

Give me that bullhorn.
Give me that bullhorn.

This is an arrest.
All exits are covered.

Stay tight where you are,
and no one will get hurt.

This is an arrest.
All exits are covered.

He set us up.

Stay right where you are.

Stand still.

You're fine.

You all right?

Yeah. Yeah.

I guess the old
man was right, huh?

No guns.

Just the word of a gypsy.

All right. You know, from
the looks of their books,

they're out of
business for good.

Yep.

But he got away, the old man.

Yeah.

Of course he did. He's a wizard.

He's a what?

A wizard, buddy boy.

A master of magic.

Hey... Hey... Very good.