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1-Adam-12, 1-Adam-12,

possible 459 suspects there now.

1-Adam-12, 1-Adam-12,

a 415, man with a gun.

1-Adam-12, no warrant. Lincoln, X-Ray, Ida 483.

1-Adam-12, a 415, fight group with chains and knives.

There's a private stake-out tonight

on DeLacey between 43rd and 44th.

How long, Sarge?

Till around three, they say. That your district?

Yes, sir.

It's Milton Fels Agency. A blue 68 Mercury.

Murray Adam Queen 162.

Divorce case some...

It'll be somewhere in that block.

Yeah, it usually is.

Now, which district has 917 South Haskell?

Twelve. That sounds like Mrs. Getz.

Yeah, Mrs. Lorena Getz.

Somebody dumped a load of garbage on her front porch last night.

And heaved a dead cat in through her window.

She thinks it was this Claver fella.

She could be right. She testified against his son.

They sent the kid up last week.

You didn't make that bust, did you, Malloy?

No, sir.

For the rest of you, his name's Joseph Claver.

Do you have his address here, Mac?

600 block South Jerome, near the corner, 695, 697.

He's been known to make complaints against police officers.

The last time he said an officer burned him with a cigar.

It turns out neither one of them smokes.

So, if you get involved with him, watch out.

Uh, Malloy, you ought to have a talk with Mrs. Getz.

Yes, sir.

I know this is a difficult thing to do,

and of course it could be just mischief

not even related to Claver.

Swing through the neighborhood every chance you get.

We can't let these witnesses be harassed or think they're being harassed.

That's all I've got. Any problems?

Okay, then. Fall in for inspection.

Reed.

Yeah?

I've got to get new batteries. Gas it up, will you?

Right.

What's the matter?

Malloy, I banged up a fender. It's the right front.

There's half the room in the world around here.

Well, as I was pulling over here,

I heard the safety belt dragging,

I opened the door to get it.

I didn't look away for more than a second or so.

I wasn't doin' more than seven or eight miles an hour.

I tapped that post over there.

What do we do now? Don't include me.

I mean, do we put it in the garage and get another one or what?

Was that all you did to it?

Yeah.

It still runs all right?

I guess so.

Malloy?

Yeah?

What happens now? About the dent, I mean.

The Captain will get the report in a few days,

you'll find out what it's gonna be.

I suppose I could get days off?

Yeah. Or a suspension, maybe just a reprimand.

Or the Captain could have you put up

in front of a Fleet Safety Board.

What do they do?

Decide whether or not it was preventable and whether you were at fault.

You've never met Mrs. Getz?

Uh-uh.

Well, she's been divorced a couple of years.

I don't know exactly what the story is.

You think I was negligent?

You tell me.

I guess I was.

Oh, hello.

Mrs. Getz, my partner, Off. Reed.

How do you do?

Well, I must say, you don't look old enough.

Yes, Ma'am.

He's got a driver's license and everything.

I see you've got the place pretty well cleaned up.

Oh, yeah. There was trash up to here.

A whole barrelful.

And a smelly cat in my living room.

There was glass everywhere.

I'm just gonna put this up.

And then in the morning, I'll go down and get another window pane.

Can't you get anybody to help you?

I'd have to pay 'em. I can do it myself. Probably better.

You talked to Joe Claver yet?

Did you see him do it?

By the time I got out of bed and got myself decent, he was gone.

What about the neighbors? Did they see anything?

That bunch. No.

Then it could've been anybody. Kids, maybe.

You know it was Joe Claver as well as I do.

Did he ever threaten you?

Three or four times. I told the other officers.

What did Claver say?

Not a word.

But if I'm out front, he'll drive by and stare at me

with that mean scowl on his face.

I told him one time.

I said, "Listen, Mr. Claver.

"You can't scare me from testifying.

I saw that boy of yours lay that other boy's face open with a radio aerial."

I wish you'd have given us a call.

Well, I didn't think he'd do anything.

Still it took a lotta nerve to testify like you did.

No, it didn't. I mean, what am I supposed to do?

Say I didn't see something I did see?

Is he still comin' by?

Yeah, just the other day.

I don't suppose you could arrest him?

No.

Well, this doesn't bother me too much.

It's just I've been thinking what's he gonna do next?

Well, I'm just gonna take this hammer

and put it by my bed tonight.

And if he thinks he can start anything with me...

Now don't go chargin' off by yourself.

If there's anybody here or you think anybody's here, call us.

By the time you get here...

We'll get here as fast as we can.

We'll be in the neighborhood pretty regularly after dark. Okay?

Okay.

The amount of damage to the car,

they take that into account, don't they?

Yeah.

Darned dent's so small you can hardly see it.

Nobody'd even spot it unless he knew exactly where to look.

So maybe I'm not in too much trouble.

Looks like we got company.

What's your name?

Harold.

How about you. What's yours?

That's Bernard.

Hello, Bernard.

Hi.

What're all those numbers there?

Well?

We've got a minute.

Those are license numbers of stolen cars.

And you have to find them all?

We'd like to, but I don't think we will.

Hey, take us for a ride.

We can't do that, Harold.

Why not? Off. Baloney did.

Baloney?

Berlony. Did he come around to your school?

Yeah, twice.

Showed me how to work the siren and everything.

That's it right there.

Is that a machine gun?

That's a shotgun.

Do you shoot people with it?

Oh, no.

Then what do you have it for?

Well, it's there in case,

let's say there's a man with a gun,

and there's absolutely no other way

to keep him from hurting somebody.

Let me hear you say something on the radio.

This is 1-Adam-12 to headquarters.

We're surrounded by a group of wild juveniles.

You better send Off. Berlony out to help us out.

Hey, you're not pushing the button.

You don't miss much, do you, Harold?

See, we're only allowed to make official calls.

How fast will this car go?

Oh, about a 120.

Boy!

You know, there's a dent in it?

Yeah, I know.

A big old dent.

Well, we better be moving along. See you guys later.

Step back from the car now.

Don't miss much, do they?

No. And it's not a big dent.

Just say the word,

and I'll turn around and go back

so you can fight it out with him.

Phew, sure is hot today, isn't it?

Yeah. It's gotta be over 100 easy.

Well, it isn't so much the heat though. It's...

Reed if you're gonna tell me it's not the heat,

it's the humidity,

you can get out and walk.

There's Ed Johnson.

It might be a good idea to talk to him for a minute.

Hi, Mr. Johnson.

Hi.

How's your wife?

Oh, uh, about the same.

Did you hear about what happened to Mrs. Getz last night?

Yeah. It's bad business. Do you know who did it?

No. We thought maybe we'd talk to you.

See if you could ask some of the people on the block

to kind of keep an eye on her house.

Well...

You know everybody. And they listen to you, Mr. Johnson.

Mrs. Getz isn't what you call an easy neighbor.

It'd be a big help to us.

Well, I'll talk around.

But they're going to tell me that's what they got you fellas for.

Yeah, I know. A lot of 'em don't want to get involved.

All they have to do is pick up the telephone

if they see anything or hear anything.

We don't mind answering a call even if it's a false alarm.

Well, I'll see what I can do.

Have you seen Joe Claver around?

I don't believe I know him.

Lives about four blocks over. Drives an old black Cadillac.

Mmm-mmm.

Thanks.

Hey, you got a dent, huh?

Yeah.

When you dent up one of these cars, do they hold you liable?

If it's our fault. Yeah.

Now, I've always wondered about that.

What I'll do,

is, uh, I'll tell folks to keep in mind about Mrs. Getz.

'Cause next time it might be one of them.

Thanks, Mr. Johnson. We'd appreciate that.

7826, 7826, see the man.

Maybe I should paint that fender red and put a sign on it.

I don't think you have to.

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Purdy, how's it goin'?

Oh, no complaints. What can I do for you fellas?

A couple of fellas hanging around the alley last night,

the officers that chased them, thought they might be workin' on your back door.

I didn't see any marks this morning.

Mind if we take a look?

Oh, no, go ahead.

We just wanted to get you back here.

Yeah?

Wonder if you could help us out?

Joe Claver comes in, doesn't he?

Yeah. Him and his wife.

I hear he's pretty worked up about his boy.

He sure is.

Did he ever talk about Mrs. Getz?

No.

Make any threats about her?

Well, Claver runs off at the mouth a lot. Talks big, you know.

He did say something about runnin' somebody out of the neighborhood.

Burn 'em out, if he had to.

You never had an accident or anything like that?

Uh-uh.

You see, what gets me is the uncertainty,

not knowin' what they're gonna do about it.

Well, it's gonna be a few days.

If you're gonna sweat it out I don't think you can make it.

Yeah, I suppose.

Anyway, there's nothing you can do about it.

Yeah, what's done is done.

You might as well just put it out of your mind.

Yeah, you're right.

Wouldn't be so bad, but I'm on probation.

Reed.

Well, I am. Right off the bat I get something like this on my record.

Suppose I have some more trouble

before my time's up. It could happen.

Maybe you just like to worry.

It could really louse me up.

The fella with that car.

Yeah?

That's Joe Claver.

Maybe we should have a talk with him.

Afternoon, Mr. Claver.

We'd like to talk to you.

I'm pretty pushed for time.

I think you can spare a minute, can't you?

She giving you some trouble?

It's all taken care of. What's on your mind?

Did you hear about Mrs. Getz?

What about her?

Somebody gave her a hard time last night.

Too bad.

Did she put you on to me?

She's a liar.

Is that so?

A liar! She'll swear in court and lie.

She's a no-good, mean woman.

I bet, if you got to the bottom of it.

She drove her husband right out of the house.

We wouldn't know about that.

Yeah.

I got to go inside. Are you gonna stop me?

No reason to.

Don't worry yourself about Mrs. Getz.

Things even out sooner or later.

Maybe so. But you listen to me.

We're gonna be watching her house pretty close.

If she has any more trouble,

we'll be back to see you again. Is that clear?

You just wait a minute.

You keep records.

I'm gonna keep some too.

Just for my own protection.

It's Malloy, isn't it?

You don't have any objections, do you?

No. Peter Malloy.

Thank you.

Badge number

744.

And you?

James Reed. R-E-E-D. 2430.

Would you like our serial numbers too?

If I call, they can find you from this.

You bother me again,

you better have a good reason for it.

He's a real jewel, isn't he?

Yeah.

A man and woman two doors down were watching the whole thing.

Get the house number as we go by.

That was kind of a waste.

Maybe. He got the message okay.

Let's hope he got some sense, too.

A reprimand wouldn't be too bad, I suppose.

Stop letting it bug you.

It's gonna go into my package.

I'm a probationer.

It's not gonna do me any good. You know that.

Especially losing days.

1-Adam-12, 1-Adam-12, a 415 man with a gun.

See the woman. 1942 Lakeview.

On the porch. Code 2.

1-Adam-12. Roger.

He saw you and ran over in there. I think he's crazy.

He was on my porch, banging on the door. He's got a gun.

Go back inside.

Please.

Please, Put him down. Please.

Stay out here. He's got a baby.

I don't have to be frightened anymore.

All I have to do is find a place to live,

and I don't have to be frightened anymore.

Then everything will be all right.

Give him back to me.

Don't take him away.

Now don't be frightened.

I'll blow the kid's head off.

Don't you move.

I won't.

I'm not gonna hurt you.

I want to get out of here.

I don't want you to get in my way.

I won't.

I just wanna talk to you for a minute.

I don't have to be frightened.

All I have to do is find a place to live.

And then I don't have... I'll kill him.

Is there anybody else in the house?

Hey.

Get away from the door.

Okay.

What's the big hurry?

We can talk just a minute.

What's your name?

What's your name?

You been droppin' pills?

No, I'm all together.

You look pretty bad to me.

What's the trouble?

You got a car?

Yeah.

Then gimme the key.

Can't do that.

Come on!

You can't drive with a gun and the baby.

How're you gonna manage that?

I'll make a deal with you. I'll swap you.

The keys for the baby.

You think I'm stupid?

Well, that's the best I can do.

What's the problem? Is somebody buggin' you?

Everybody.

Everybody.

Did you ever talk to anybody about it?

What for?

Maybe you're talkin' to the wrong people.

You don't look to me like the kind of a guy that wants to hurt anybody.

You know, you go out of here with that baby,

we're gonna have to follow you.

We won't interfere,

but we're gonna have to stay with you. You know that.

You do and I'll kill him.

I'll do it.

Come on.

Take a look at that baby.

Take a good look at him.

Now look at his mother over there.

Please.

How are you gonna do anything to them?

I'll do it.

What do you think will happen then?

I don't care.

I want to die. I want to die. I don't care.

Then shoot yourself.

Go ahead! You haven't got the guts.

You just want to make a lot of noise.

You don't know the trouble I got.

And I don't care.

You want to get it over with, go ahead.

But first give the baby back to her, so you don't fall on him.

And then go outside, so you don't splatter the place up.

Well?

I can't.

Then drop the gun.

Drop it!

Reed!

That's no way for a policeman to talk to somebody.

Is he all right?

Thank you.

1-Adam-12, requesting Code 7 at 419 South Bradley.

1-Adam-12, standby.

I hope we get it. I'm starving.

It's still there, Reed.

The brownies didn't come along and tap it out for you.

Yeah.

I can just see myself havin' to stand up in front of that board

and tell them the whole stupid thing.

I don't think they'll suspend me though. It's not that big a deal.

1-Adam-12. Okay. Seven.

1-Adam-12. Roger.

I mean, it must have happened to lots of guys on the job,

a thing like this.

Reed?

What?

Are you gonna talk about it all night?

Let's swing by Mrs. Getz' place.

Yeah.

1-Adam-12, 1-Adam-12, prowler there now.

See the woman. 923 South Haskell. Code 2.

That's one of the neighbors.

1-Adam-12. Roger.

We'll go around back, first check out the alley.

We're pretty sure he's in the alley.

I've got two men after him from this side

and someone going the other way.

Thanks.

Looks like we lost him.

Hold it right there! Police officers!

Claver. It figures.

You just wouldn't get the message.

I can walk here. I got the right.

I wasn't doin' anything.

I got two broken windows.

I found these in my dining room.

Did one of you ladies make the call?

I did.

Is that the prowler you saw?

It certainly is.

Since Ed talked to us this afternoon,

I've been peeking out of my windows

to your place, Mrs. Getz, every so often.

And I saw that man on the Harris's lawn and throwing things.

And I heard the windows break.

You're sure about this?

As sure as can be.

May I have your name, please?

Yes. Mrs. Dorothy Freeman.

Will I have to go to court?

Let me explain something to you, Mrs. Freeman.

This is a misdemeanor.

And a police officer can only make an arrest on a misdemeanor

when he actually sees it being committed.

You mean you're gonna have to let him go?

No, ma'am. But only the person

that witnesses the misdemeanor can make the arrest.

You mean, you want me to arrest him?

A private person's arrest, if you will.

Dorothy, I think you should.

He's nothing to be frightened of.

Well, it's...

I-I-It's just that I've never arrested anyone.

I mean, I never thought about it.

But I kind of like the idea.

You tell me what to say.

I want to do this right.

Lieutenant.

You saw that accident report of Reed's, the dented fender?

I suppose the Captain might ask you about it?

It's possible.

What's your point? You didn't see the accident.

No, sir.

Then it really doesn't concern you.

No, sir.

I'll try to look at the car myself.

And if I don't get a chance and the Captain does bring it up,

I gather it's not a big dent?

It's about the size of a reprimand, Lieutenant.

Good night, Pete.

Good night, sir.