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Crocker to base.

The mule is doing a solo.

- he'’s coming in.
- alone?

That'’s what the man said.

This is stavros.
Did you read that, lieutenant?

I heard.
I heard.

So maybe he'’s more
Than just a mule.

Maybe he'’s in business
For himself.

So how do you want
To handle it?

Stavros, ask cass.
He'’s the fed in charge.

It'’s his coin and his case,

But I'’ll be there
When I get out of this

Cluster of tin and tires.

You tell crocker to keep
Checking for a backup man.

We'’ll show the bread
To see what goes down.

Base to crocker.
The feds are gonna play it out.

If the stash isn'’t
In his wheels,

It could be still en route.

Keep an eye
For a possible vice president.

10-4.

Blue made no contact
In the lobby.

He'’s on his way up.

Looks like new york'’s finest
Is about to make a buy, sonny.

This is still a federal case,
Detective keller.

Just don'’t forget
Who found him.

Right.

Relax, cass.

He'’s got to travel 17 floors.

Those elevators ain'’t known
For setting any records.

Yeah.

- yeah?
- man, I do dig the way

You put things together,
Mr. Fria.

One more after this, blue,

Just one more,
And we make the big move.

I'’ll be waiting for you.

You'’re all right, man.

You are all right.

All right, we'’ll wait.

We don'’t want to disturb
The little feddy-teddies

In their caper, right?

Looks to me like you come here
Empty-handed, blue.

Well, the junk is here, man.

But, you know, first we count,
Then we deal.

Can'’t argue that--

Except the bread
Don'’t leave the room

Till the dough arrives.

Greg, I'’ve only known you cats
A couple of weeks, man,

And you know as well as I do,

A cat has to take his time,

Make sure everything'’s cool.

It'’s cool.

Count it, blue.

My watch is slow.

100 thou.
That'’s nice, very nice.

It'’s all yours, blue,

As soon as we see
Four keys of china white.

I'’ll be right back.

Oh, one other thing--

It'’s a rip-off!
It'’s a rip-off!

Move in!

Police, hold it!

Number one elevator,
He'’s going down!

Damn!

They'’re cops, man.
I shot a cop!

- we got to split.
- do you still have the money?

Yeah, but you
Don'’t understand, man!

These guys are cops!

Step back.
Step aside.

Let us through.

Easy, easy, easy.

Get back.
Get back.

Easy.
Easy.

It'’s gonna be
All right, keller.

Where do they get these hacks?

The same place we get
Our cops--off the street.

How is he?

One shot in the gut,
.45--who knows?

Lieutenant, I think lisa ought
To hear it from one of us.

All right, go.

Crocker...

You know, this is getting to be,
Like, a three-ring circus,

And every one of us
Are the star clowns.

Weaver put three
In the elevator,

And we think he iced blue.

Oh, yeah, so where'’s the green
From the united states treasury,

And where'’s cass?

You know, this case
Of his stinks.

Who'’s covering the floors?

Who'’s covering the elevators?

Who'’s covering the garages?

You guys ought to get a maypole
And dance around it,

And I only counted one shot
In blue.

You said that weaver
Got off three.

- where are the others?
- on 17.

They didn'’t penetrate
The doors.

Crocker, I'’m up on seven.

We turned up something.
You want to meet me up here?

Okay.

Cass was in charge,
Lieutenant.

He was calling it.
It was their case, remember?

It became our case the minute
This superfly pusher

Put a hole in our man, crocker.

Come on.

9 millimeter, lieutenant.

Smells fresh.

How many?

One, just this side
Of that elevator.

9 millimeter,
Right-hand ejection,

One casing on the floor...

And one slug in blue.

He never got off this elevator.

Oh, lieutenant,
I don'’t think blue stopped

On the seventh floor

Just to pick up a case
Of lead poisoning.

I'’m guessing he had a partner
And got himself double-crossed.

All right, crocker,
You have the m.E. Move

On that autopsy on blue
And determine whether or not

That was a 9 millimeter slug
That killed him.

You, stavros, go downstairs
To the front desk.

I want you to turn over
Anybody and everybody

Who had anything to do
With the seventh floor--

Housekeepers, bellboys, maids,
Maidens, butlers, whatever.

- what are you waiting for?
- a hotel'’s got no butlers.

Get out of here!

Get all the fingerprints off
That elevator, you understand?

We'’re gonna stay planted
On this case

Until it all falls together.

Now, where the hell is cass?

Come in.

Okay, ike, what is this,
A command performance?

That phone call
Wasn'’t exactly a request.

Excuse me, will you?

Sure, chief.

I'’m sorry, cass, but I have
To throw my weight around.

Okay, but I thought
Your outfit was in marseilles.

That was last week.

I just got a flash
From washington, cass,

That your unit blew a buy.

A straight rip-off--
That'’s what it was.

And they say
That your mystery man

Just blew up his flunky,
Is that right?

Yeah, that'’s the way it stands
Right now.

Come on, ike,
I got my hands full.

What do you want?

I'’ve got some instructions
For you, cass.

Since when do I get
My instructions from you?

I said I just talked
To washington.

If you want to check with
The man, I'’ll call him back.

What do you want?

I have a very strong hunch
Who your mystery man might be.

All I need is verification.

Okay, why didn'’t you say so
In the first place?

We need every break
We can get.

- kojak is--
- kojak is to know nothing.

- what?
- nothing, cass.

Now, you stick with kojak
Like glue.

Give him all the appearance
Of generous cooperation,

Soak up everything he learns
About that mystery man,

And then bring it
Straight to me, understood?

No, it is not understood.

I just dropped 100 thou
In agency cash.

A new york cop
Just caught a slug.

My man has
A very large headache,

And you want me to play
Cloak-and-dagger with kojak.

Why leave him out?

Because that rip-off
Matches the m.O.

Of somebody that I want, cass.

I'’m a fed, and you're a fed,

And we'’re not handing our case,
Or our suspect

Over to n.Y.P.D.

Ike, he shot a cop...
Cold blood.

We asked them for that cop.

We'’re both
On washington'’s team, cass.

If you want off,
I can arrange it

With just one phone call.

Okay.

Who'’s the big deal
You'’re after?

His name is fria,
Raul fria.

Dr. Polacoff.

Dr. Polacoff, please.

Thank you, doc.

They'’re treating him
For shock,

Pumping him with blood.

They have to wait
For him to stabilize

Before they can operate.

- I'’ll tell lisa.
- no, you did your part.

Lieutenant, I want
To stay around.

Hey, if you want
To help your buddy,

You go find out blue'’s partner,

Because he'’s responsible
For what'’s happening to keller.

What about the feds?
They found blue.

It was their case.

Don'’t you have anything
Below the line?

Cepeda was new.

We just put him on the street.

He got a rumor
That blue was dealing.

Eh, dealing.

Maybe he was just looking for
A patsy for the rip-off, right?

Or was that his partner'’s idea?

Hey, look, they asked
For a black operator.

Our feeling of cooperation--
I gave '’em the best.

- I gave '’em keller.
- cepeda didn'’t have an in.

Keller got him
The right introductions.

They worked it together
Right up to the so-called buy,

And that'’s the bottom line.

Looks like it was put together
With a blueprint.

Yeah, only the other side,
They got a better draftsman.

Theo, that hotel
Has 20 floors.

Now, I couldn'’t stake 'em all.

Now, I admit,
Looking back on it now,

It did go too smooth.

Found buys don'’t usually
Come that easy.

Yeah, sure, tell me about it.
Now, you look.

From now on,
I'’m calling the shots.

Do you understand?

What the hell
You still doing here?

I'’m gone.
I'’m gone.

Look, theo.

I'’m sorry.

I'’m gonna go back
To the precinct.

Maybe they'’ve turned
Something up by now.

Now, you look, cass.

We get any facts
Or figures or clues,

We'’re gonna pass 'em along
To you.

Now, why don'’t
You just ease off

And let these guys
Do their work?

I'’ll stay
Out of their way.

Yeah, sure.

What is it, theo?

Something'’s turning around
In that greek gray matter.

Cass--we know him
A long time.

He'’s playing detective.

He'’s going down
To the hotel.

He'’s asking everybody
Questions but me.

He knows I get a feedback.

I don'’t know.
It'’s just a feeling.

It'’s a feeling,
And I don'’t like it.

Keep your feelings
To yourself, huh?

Making alibis for that 100 thou
Is problem enough for him

Without us starting
Another bureaucratic war.

Captain, you don'’t fight wars

When the soldiers are all
In the same army.

Dr. Kenney, dr. Kenney,
Emergency room, stat.

All this for $240 a week
After taxes, right?

I'’ll talk to her if you want.

You all right?

Look, uh, kid,

Justice...

Whatever comes down,
I'’ll promise you this--

This guy'’s not gonna
Get away with it.

You'’re telling me this
Like you think I care.

Theo, my husband is laying
In there right now,

And I don'’t know
If he'’s gonna live or die.

And you'’re talking to me
About justice?

Well, where is ben'’s justice?

Come on, lisa.

Uh-uh. Two years ago
Right here was the same thing,

Wasn'’t it?

The great theo kojak,
Telling me another story

About what a terrific job
Ben did

Before that
Ten-inch switchblade

Went up to the hilt
In his body.

My husband has been used--

Used by the mcneils,
Used by the kojaks,

Used because he is black,

Because he has
Some unique ability

To relate and operate
Junkies and thieves,

And you keep making him do it.

You keep using him
And using him.

Why can'’t he be like
Other detectives?

Ben worked hard.

He earned that gold badge.

Why can'’t he come home at 5:00
Instead of wallowing around

In those stink holes
You put him in?

Why, theo?

Because we grew up
In the same sewer, baby,

And ben wanted to clean it up
For himself, for you, for me,

For us, the kids--that'’s why.

You really believe that?

I believe it.
Ben believes it.

Hey, lisa...

You believe it.

Oh, theo.

Hey, kid.

Thank you.
Thank you.

Yeah, what did he say?

Yeah, me too, huh?

Come on, get in here.

- what?
- shut up, rizzo.

Things don'’t always
Go smoothly.

Okay, what,
What, what, what?

Latents wrapped up their
Comparison on blue'’s prints

And the partials
Found in the elevator buttons.

"Latents on the 7th-
And 17th-floor buttons

"Belonged to blue.

No match on the partial lifted
From the lobby button."

Meaning blue intended
To go to seven,

And our mystery man sent him
The rest of the way down.

If blue intended to stop,
That means he had a reason,

And the reason was,
He has a partner,

That'’s for sure.

Kojak.

We got it squeezed down
To one room

On the seventh floor,
Lieutenant.

The registration desk says
A guy named smith

Checked in about noon,

Paid for a full night
In advance,

But nobody'’s seen him
Since the rip-off.

Okay, you have forensic
Go through that room

With a fine-tooth comb,
Do you understand?

If they find any partials,

Compare them against the ones
We found on the elevator button.

And then round up
The employees,

See if they came in contact
With our mr. Smith

And get them down here.

Uh, that'’s two problems,
Uh, lieutenant,

Uh, there'’s a good chance
This guy'’s

Got a beard or a mustache
Or something.

I found a bottle of glue

That you use for sticking hair
On your face.

All right, then when you round
Up the employees,

Find out if they saw a guy
With a mustache or a beard.

And you, stavros, you go around
Pulling whiskers.

If they ain'’t real,
Get them down here too, okay?

Yeah, okay, lieutenant.

What'’s that about a mustache?

Seems our boy likes
To play actor.

That ring a bell, cass?

No, means nothing to me.

Listen, maybe I ought to take
A copy of those partials

That you took off the elevator?

Oh, what for?

I mean, it'’s only a partial,

Unless you got
A name to go with it.

No, no name,

Just thought I ought
To start checking it

Against the major dealers.

Forget it.

I guess that 100 thou has me
Pressing a little too hard.

Listen, I'’ve got a few reports
To make out.

I'’ll see you
In the morning, okay?

Yeah.

All right, crocker,
Roust the police artist

From between the sheets
And get him down here.

We'’re gonna need a composite
As quick as possible.

Right.

Oh, yeah, get me a rundown

On every narcotics rip-off
We'’ve had

Since the beginning of time.

Got it.

Yeah, sure.

Operator,
This is mr. Smith in room 220.

I'’d like to make a station call
To los angeles.

This is mai lee.

You'’re very prompt.

I have a message for becker.

Yes, mr. Fria?

Tell him I have all
But $50,000.

I should have the rest
Within a week.

Mr. Becker expects shipment
Within five days.

He asked that I inform you
Of his circumstance.

What circumstance?

Mr. Becker will not wait
An extended period.

He has others wanting
To purchase his shipment

And will negotiate
With first buyer available

When shipment arrives.

Listen, you tell becker
I'’m his buyer.

It'’s taken me over a year
To plan this,

And I'’m not about to lose it.

I can only relay
Mr. Becker'’s message, mr. Fria.

I cannot argue with you.

Please continue to use
This same number

For contact at designated times.

Good-bye, mr. Fria.

Operator, get me
Airline flight information.

You were under orders, cass.

And as I recall,
They were specific.

Come on, ike.

I'’m doing your dirty work.

I don'’t like it,
But I'’m doing it

And still I'’m floating
In the dark.

Now, who is this fria?

He'’s a personal interest,

And I could'’ve had
That verification

In just two minutes
If you would'’ve conned kojak

Out of that print.

I told you
I had a lousy reason.

I backed off.

You also instructed me
He wasn'’t to know anything.

All right, all right,

First thing in the morning,
You get back in there

And you come up with something.

I spent a lot of years

Putting together a relationship
With those cops.

They'’re good.
Kojak is good.

And you'’re putting it
All down the tubes for me.

It'’s up to you, cass.

He doesn'’t have to know.

If it isn'’t fria, I walk away,

But if it is,
I'’ve got to beat kojak to him.

Either way,
You'’re out of the middle

As soon as I get
That verification.

Mr. Watkins, we just got word
From the man that, uh...

Anything else, cass?

You know, it'’s kind of hard
To believe

That we'’re all
On the same team.

All right, what do you have?

It was cahill from interpol.

Intelligence sources
Pieced together

The shipment is leaving
Corsica two days ago.

Port of entry?

That they don'’t know yet.

That makes fria
Our only chance.

We got to pick up his trail
And see where he leads us.

Roll a mass distribution

On that last photo
We have of him--

Air terminals,
Sky marshals, customs.

I want every federal officer,
Regardless of agency,

To know what he looks like
By morning.

Right.

Long distance, please.
Washington.

Autopsy on blue picked up
Three 9-millimeter slugs.

Two are good for comparison
Only if we find the piece.

What else?

They picked up a partial
Off the seventh-floor room.

- uh, it was on the glue bottle.
- index finger?

Matched ten points
With the one we found

Out of the elevator.

All right.

It'’s the ribbon on the box,
Tight conspiracy on the rip,

And blue'’s murder--
What else?

I checked the narc rips.

Nothing comes close to this

Except the benny garfein rip
Six months ago,

And he'’s still in the slam.

- what do the feds have?
- they say they have nothing.

Nothing?

- what do you mean "Nothing"?
- I called their records man.

He calls me back
Five minutes later

And says
That nothing connects.

Well, you call hm back
And tell him to look this time!

Cass!

I hear they did
A nice job on the composite

Thanks to some maid
Who got a good look at him.

Yeah, they'’re all working
Like dogs.

Rizzo'’s off running copies now.

I'’m glad
We got a good break.

That 100 "G"S is bringing me
A lot of heat.

There'’s a lot of heat
On me too--

A guy by the name of keller
In the hospital.

Who shut the door, cass?

What are you talking about?

Crocker--he called
Your records man in washington.

Five minutes later,
He calls back.

There'’s no record of any rip
In the country, huh?

Maybe they didn'’t
Have anything.

Ah...

Hey, the benny garfein case--
I gave it to '’em personally.

Two months ago,
This miami rip-off

Hit every paper in the country.

Your records aren'’t
That sloppy, cass.

Come on, theo,
Don'’t get exercised.

No doors are closed.
We'’re in this together.

Maybe it was just
Some lazy records clerk.

I'’ll check it out
Personally, okay?

That'’s our man, lieutenant.

This ring any bells?

No, he does nothing for me.

I'’ll go back to the office,

Get an in-house
Distribution going,

Maybe some of our people
Can make him out, okay?

Sure, and don'’t forget
The records, cass, okay?

I'’ll get right on it,
Theo, okay?

- crocker!
- yo!

Get a copy
Of that composite

To every headquarters
In the city.

And check with narcotics.

Check all the photos
Of every known pushers

And put mustaches on '’em
If you have to.

Where you going?

There'’s a smell
Floating around here,

And I want to find out
Where it'’s coming from.

There'’s another fed face
In town, name of ike watkins.

See if he'’s booked
Into the regency.

Who is watkins?

Another narc, you know,
The international set,

Two for tennis,
White sneakers,

Little finger, dry martini,
You know, high-class stuff.

Now, this cass
Has been sucking us dry,

Handing all our information
Over to him.

From now on, you put the lid
On him, understand?

I don'’t get it.

They'’re giving us nothing,
And that ain'’t cricket.

You ask what'’s up?

No, I haven'’t got
The right questions yet.

When we get him I.D.'’d,
We got him.

Come in.

Those pictures you ordered
On fria--

Photo lab'’s run off
1,000 copies.

Distribution'’s under way
Right now.

Good.
Supplement it with this.

He might be wearing a beard.

Get it to the airports
The fastest way you can.

Right.

Taxi.

Kennedy airport.

Sit.

Want me to say please?

Hey, baby, look,
Let me tell you about this dude.

All right,
Now, I wasn'’t working.

All right, I was just
Having some coffee,

And he comes over
And he starts being friendly,

And he starts talking,
So I talk back,

You know, but I-I didn'’t make
No--no offer.

Had a nice friendly chat.

Seems jackie and I
Have a mutual friend,

Name of blue.

Yeah, blue and me--
We'’re gonna get married.

What is all this jive, anyhow?

Giving up
The streets, jackie.

Nice little bungalow
For the newlyweds--

That takes a lot
Of bread, honey.

Oh, we'’re gonna do okay.

What do you want, anyway?

Just a little piece
Of information.

I want to know the company
That blue'’s been keeping.

I don'’t know nothing.

Hey, jackie, blue'’s dead.

He caught a slug last night.

He can'’t be dead.

We'’re gonna get married.

Wait a minute--tell me
You'’re lying to me. Tell me.

I'’m sorry, baby.

Here'’s the man who did it.

What?
Fria?

Is that the friend?

Oh, wow, raul fria...

Big-time from cuba.

Man, he was gonna put blue up
In some real class.

Gee, man, blue was gonna
Take me along, you know,

He said,
"No more hustlin'’, jackie.

From now on, it'’s just gonna be
Me and you, just me and you."

That'’s what blue said, man--
"Just me and you."

Now, help me.

Where can we find him?

Alton arms, 51st street,

Using the name of smith.

Lieutenant.

Yeah.

How about lisa?

The hospital--keller died.

Ladies and gentlemen,
Flight 603,

Nonstop service to chicago,

Is now boarding
Through gate 63-a.

Lieutenant, the manager says

He'’s been here for three weeks
And left two hours ago.

Visitors?

The manager'’s only recall
Is two people,

But his description says
It was blue and jackie.

One possible lead--
He called l.A. Two hours ago.

That'’s not bad.

- yeah?
- yeah, lieutenant.

The sheet on fria shows
That he'’s a dealer.

The last collar he had
Was a narc bust

About a year ago.

He do time, fatso?

Well, they just couldn'’t
Make it stick.

Are you interested to know
Who was in charge of the case?

Ike watkins.

- yeah, how'’d you know that?
- uh-huh.

I got a few questions to ask.

With all the resources
Of the united states government,

We can'’t find one man.

If kojak nails him first,

There'’s gonna be
Some hair flying around here.

What'’s the best estimate
Of fria'’s total takedown?

Well, if he pulled
The rip-offs

In miami and new orleans,

Together with the things
We already know about,

And then cass'’s $100,000

That brings him up
To 450,000 bucks.

That'’s nearly enough
For the shipment.

Well, where'’s the dope
Coming in?

That we don'’t know.
Fria'’s one buyer.

It'’ll be wherever he shows up.

Special agent watkins.

What time?

All right, tell him to put
A surveillance team together,

Pick him up at the airport,
And keep a tight tail.

I'’m sure he's going there
To score the shipment.

It'’s fria.
He'’s on his way to chicago.

So we'’re finally gonna
Close out this case.

If you get him dirty.

He'’s hungry.

That shipment is like
A magnet to him

You have to make
A case first.

All kojak has to do is find him,
And he'’s bought and paid for.

Kojak has to find him first.

Kojak is gonna find him.

All right, thanks, jimmy.
I'’ll take care of you later.

Well, well, well,
Here I thought

I'’d run into a couple
Of junkies,

And I run
Into the snoop sisters.

- theo--
- shut up, cass.

Okay, super fed, how come
A world traveler like you

Is interested in a little case
Like mine, ike?

- how have you been, theo?
- answer the question.

We lost $100,000.

No, cass, lost $100,000.

You didn'’t,
And he don'’t even work for you.

All right, what do you know
About this guy?

If I gave you
This information,

What would you do
With it, theo?

I'’d take it along with a rose

And stick it
Into the family bible.

What happened to the so-called
Rapport between us?

- theo, I'’m sorry.
- you shut up, cass.

Your caper killed a man,

And this creep over here
Set it up.

What right have you got
To withhold information?

Raul fria...

Criminal record
Dating back to '’56...

Male cuban, age 42, 180 pounds,
Last known arrest, last may.

Ike watkins,
In charge of the case,

He slopped it over,
And fria beat the rap.

Congratulations,
What else do you know?

Maybe I should know more.

I know you want him awful bad.

Or maybe it'’s just an ego trip

Because he got away
From you last year?

We got a million in heroin,
Three of his mules in the joint,

And we lost him.

Yeah, we lost him because
One small piece of evidence

Didn'’t drop into place.

Does that give you a right
To withhold information?

This slob killed a cop!

Well, I'’ll give you
This much, kojak.

When we took him,
He had a million up front,

And the dope was seized,
And he was left bankrupt.

Now, I didn'’t know
He was in new york.

And I swear to god,
We had no idea

He was setting up
A new rip here.

He'’s been building
A bankroll off rips,

And we feel certain
It'’s to buy a new shipment.

Where?

I don'’t know.

You'’re lying.

Lay off this case, theo.

You'’ll have your shot
At him later.

I want it now.

Kojak, I got two years
Invested in this.

- this shipment is--
- hey, later for your shipment.

This man killed a cop,

And no one goes around
Killing cops in this city,

Do you understand?

This fria'’s got to go to trial,

Because unless
I put him up there,

30,000 other cops who work
This city are in jeopardy.

Now, I know
Where fria'’s pad is.

I also know about these
Long-distance calls he'’s making,

And I'’m willing to make
A trade, ike.

There'’s nothing to trade.

Fine. Just stay
The hell out of my way.

- kojak has a right to him, ike.
- maybe.

There'’s a lot of people
In washington think

That we ought to nab him first
And his supplier,

And I'’ll be in chicago,
Doing just that.

Manhattan south,
Detective crocker.

Yes, sir,
He'’s expecting your call.

Just hold on for a second.

Lieutenant, narcotics division,
L.A.P.D., captain perkins.

Yeah, ernie?

I'’m afraid it's not much
Of a lead for you, theo.

Your phone number turned out
To be a public phone

On the santa monica pier.

Ah, nothing comes easy,
Does it?

Listen, I haven'’t got an army
To play with,

But, uh, if you think
It'’s important enough,

I'’ll put a team on the phone
Until you can get out here.

It'’s all I have, ernie.
It'’s got to be important.

- so when do I see you?
- tomorrow morning, right?

Get a hold of weaver,
Then pack your bags.

We'’re heading
For the land of sunshine.

- I got a little sparring to do.
- sparring?

Yeah, mcneil--
He doesn'’t know it yet,

But he'’s about to okay
Three round-tripper'’s

To los angeles.

Far out, man.

Lieutenant.

Your captain
Direct from new york.

Yeah, frank, what is it?

Well, first,
For the good news,

At least
The way you'’ll see it--

Fria gave watkins the slip
In chicago.

You'’ll probably catch it
On the late news.

- did fria make the big pickup?
- well, evidently not.

He ripped off some connection
For 50,000,

Still trying
To build his stake.

Watkins moved in,

The connection started
Shooting everything,

And fria disappeared.

Okay, so maybe I still got
A shot at him out here.

Now, what'’s the bad news?

I had to tell watkins
Where you were.

Hey, frank, I'’m trying to get
The man who wiped out keller.

- now, what the hell are you--
- now, just hold it.

This was a direct order
From the top.

I had to tell him.

When watkins uses his clout,

There'’s no way
We'’re gonna buck it.

You know, if he takes fria,

Federal jurisdiction
Takes priority.

Orders say we cooperate.

Now, l.A.P.D.'’s
Getting the same call,

Attorney general style.

I got mine five hours ago.

And how far is this
Cooperation supposed to go?

Whenever watkins shows up,
You give any information

You'’ve got on the progress
Of your case.

Who takes fria first?

I didn'’t ask.

You'’re forgiven.

I never heard that.

Coochie-coo, baby.

Is fria on his way out here?

Could be, but I think that any
Minute you'’re gonna get a call,

Preferential treatment
For the feddy-weddies.

Well, until I get that call,
I'’m yours.

So, uh, shall we check out
Our favorite phone booth?

- got anything?
- zilch.

One chinese broad--she parked,
Looked at scenery, split.

Any suggestions?

We stay put.

Fria just slipped through
Watkins'’ hands in chicago.

Flight 721, now arriving

Los angeles
International airport,

Gate 12.

Hey, that'’s our
Same chinese lady.

Go make a phone call,

And, uh, don'’t use that blower
On the right, huh?

This is mai lee.

Yes, mr. Fria, mr. Becker
Has the merchandise.

He'’s concerned
With your situation.

You tell him
My situation is perfect.

Do you have
The proper funds, mr. Fria?

$500,000.

Mr. Becker will be pleased.

Good-bye, mr. Fria.

I feel like james bond.

This is it, ernie.
Bring the cars.

Crocker, I think you better
Overtake us now,

Or she'’ll get wise.

Roger.

Drop back a little.
You'’re too close.

Right, lieutenant.

Diamond jewelers.
You got the right name.

It'’s sam becker.

Sam becker--is he well-known
To you california folk?

Let'’s just say,
Um, we'’ve had our vibes.

Lieutenant, it looks like
We'’re heading back

To santa monica.

Yeah, they'’re giving us
A tour.

There'’s a burnt-out apartment
Upstairs in back.

Stake yourself out there.

You can keep an eye
On everything.

I'’ll cover out here, okay?

Good luck.

Hey, ernie,
No matter what goes down,

I don'’t want you getting
Mixed up with politics,

You understand?

I gave the location.

As far as I'’m concerned,
It'’s still your case.

You figured chicago, baby.
You blew it.

Three times with fria...

You blame me for not wanting
To call the shots?

My job is tough.
You just want the man.

I want the man
And his connection.

Well, sure, the way
You'’re handling it,

You'’re not gonna get either.

Theo, becker'’s holding
10 kilos of pure heroin.

If you take him now,
We'’ll never get that stuff.

You know something, ike?

You really blow my mind.

All you'’re worried about
Is your heroin, right?

Now, if freaky fria
Gets out of here, we lose him.

And if we don'’t lose him, you
Get him with your dope in there

And jurisdiction, don'’t you?

Now, what'’s the difference?
He'’s still off the streets.

A man is dead--
That'’s the difference.

Murder one, baby.

This punk
Is not gonna get away

After five years
By some bleeding heart

That'’s gonna parole him
Out of a federal prison.

I got an obligation.

What about an obligation
To half a million people

Who will suffer when that stuff
Hits the streets?

Think about it, theo.

You know something?

There'’s too many exits around
Here, and I don'’t like it.

I think I'’m gonna go check
And see if they'’re all covered.

If you need anything,
You use that squawk box.

You'’ll be back here?

Yeah, sure.

Let'’s move in.

Let'’s go.
Move in.

- bust '’em.
- what?

[tires screech[

Stop!
Police!

Dope'’s off the streets.

Eenie, meenie, you take miney,
And I'’ll take moe, okay?

Unless you want it to go to
The attorney general'’s office.

No, those 30,000 cops
Of yours--

I'’d hate like hell to have
One more of them

On my conscious.

We'’re both way ahead,
Right, ike?

For sure, theo.
For sure.

Yeah, sure.

Hey, easy does it.

Won'’t that wait
Until the morning?

You know, mac--jet lag.
For us, it'’s only 9:30.

- us?
- yeah, me and maximillian.

Somehow something'’s going
Over my head.

You try to contact me earlier?

Oh, yeah, cohen,
The assistant d.A.

On the keller murder,

He says he feels he got
An airtight case against fria.

He'’s gonna bring it
To the grand jury any day now.

Are you throwing your voice,

Or do I actually hear the sound
Of a small animal in here?

That'’s maximillian.

Well, you'’re not going to be
Small for very long.

Come here, baby.

Mm-hmm.

Look at the size
Of those paws.

Yeah, well,
He'’s a police dog.

You'’re gonna have flat feet,
Ain'’t you?

Detective perkins gave me,

From the los angeles
Police department.

He had a whole litter.

What'’s the matter, baby?

Now do you want to sharpen
Your teetsie-weetsie'’s

On the captain'’s shoes, huh?

Hey, theo, I can live
With stavros'’ botanical gardens,

But a kennel this is not.

Oh, no,
It'’s for keller's kids.

Well, I wasn'’t here
For the funeral, was I?

All right, the old man got
A posthumous award,

But what does that mean
To kids?

Ten years from now,
Maybe something,

But now, hey,
We got maximillian here.

You know, they need him--

Something alive,
Something growing.

And he needs them.

How do you like that?

Theo, you are--

Hey, you want to bite
The captain

Before he starts saying
Something stupid?