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- half a tic,
Like the english people say.

Eh, fine.

Now, sir, are you a hunter?

- [scoffs]
I'’ve hunted.

Ah, well, the reason I ask,

We'’ve got this new belgium job
In now.

It'’s an antelope special with a
Variable scope,

And, uh...Sir,
We are talking guns, aren'’t we?

- hey, tell me, are you good
At guessing occupations?

[laughs]

- I mean, you know, if this was
A tv show and I signed in?

[laughter]

I'’ll give you a hint.

I'’m salaried,
And I deal in a service.

Oh, yeah, and I touch people
In my line of work.

You remember now, lou?

Very funny.

You'’re a leg breaker
For marty clifford.

- here and there is fine,
An occasional neck.

- look, I told marty already--

Mr. Clifford wonders

If you'’re ever going to be
In a position

To repay the principal
On the loan.

- look,
He knows my setup here.

It takes a certain amount
Of time.

Time'’s up.

Do you happen to have $6,550?

Yeah.

Thoroughbred racehorse
Is a treacherous animal,

But you insisted,
Lou.

I can give him some of it.

- no, some of it won'’t do it
For us, lou.

Let me think about this
For a minute.

Ooh!

What'’s the matter?

Are you--are you sick?

- no, no, I twisted my ankle,
And I'’m fine.

- so who told you
To prance around

In those high-heeled shoes
Like a chorus girl?

Your mother?

It'’s my bookkeeper.

Lou...

Lou,
We have an idea.

I'’m talking about handguns,
Pocket weapons,

And by that, I don'’t mean no
Saturday night specials.

I mean quality pocket weapons,
Maybe automatics,

9-millimeter,
About 100 of them.

That would just about clear up
Your debt.

100?

Man, I'’d have to fake
100 sales transactions,

Out-of-state sales.

That'’s the only way I could.

If they ever inspected me,
I'’d be--

Why look for the worst?

Lou,
This is the worst.

Yeah.

- by the end of the week,
We want the guns.

- I don'’t think I can get them
That fast.

- listen, if it takes a couple
Of extra days, lou,

Everybody will understand...

I hope,
For your sake.

[car horn honks]

So?

- second 50 delivered,
Just like he promised.

You know, I got rid of 25 five
Already last night, marty?

1,800 bucks cash.

- where are you stowing
The rest?

- in vale'’s garage
Under the boiler.

You know what a schnook he is?

If he sold '’em to us
In the first place,

He would have come out holding
Money instead of borrowing it.

- you don'’t understand a guy
Like koster.

You'’ve got to force him
Into breaking the law.

So who bought the 25?

That old gang of mine.

Hey, look at this.

They showin'’ the flag.

Hey, you punks wouldn'’t want
To come to no stop, would you?

- come here a minute,
Darling.

We got some heavy business
To do.

- gallagher, my man, can'’t you
Steal no better car than this?

- ooh, seven of yours,
Including you.

That makes seven ambassadors.

Crashed a little party
Last night, eh?

No, my sweet.

We was invited.

- well, not by me, and that
Block is mine, and you know it.

- man, you want to make a time
To get it on?

We can oblige.

Otherwise, flake off.

[gunfire]

Get out of here!

[grunting]

- and you can'’t imagine why
Anybody'’d want to shoot willis.

And you think that
They'’re all crazy.

Is that your statement?

- I didn'’t say none of that.
- you were getting ready to.

I thought I'’d save you
The trouble.

- matter of fact I-I-I can
Tell you what kind of car,

A '’69 cutlass.

And they wasn'’t wearing nothin'
On they faces,

But I still didn'’t recognize
None of '’em.

Oh, bumpsy.

We'’ve got the car.

It was a 1957 pontiac,
And it was blue.

Now, can you and me,
Can we have an intelligent,

Grown-up conversation,
Huh?

Who was in the car,
And who shot your leader?

The code of the west, right,
Huh?

Was it the cavaliers?

The which?

Ain'’t been no cavaliers
Since the merger.

- no?
Who, then?

- uh, the valentines,
The club cuatro.

Club cuatro.

Could be anyone.

- uh-huh.

Ta-da.

Now, this is, I got to say it,
Bumpsy, very, very peculiar.

The one outfit that'’s closest
To you,

That'’s the one outfit
You forgot to mention.

[laughs]

Hup, two, three, four.

Come on, will you?

My wallet'’s in my back pocket,
Huh?

Hey, I don'’t want your wallet.

Looking in your wallet,
You probably have

About 500,
600 bucks in it, huh?

And I don'’t feel like
Getting depressed.

Now, go where you were going,
Quicksilver.

Here we go.

I think we found our custodian.

- my name is
Robert xavier jurgen,

And I reside
At 411 west 19th street,

And I'’m currently unemployed.

Yeah?

Uh-huh.

Open the door, xavier.

- what makes you think you--

- oh, what makes you think
You can go in there

Without a search warrant,
Huh?

Nothing.

That'’s why I got up bright
And early this morning,

And I went and got one.

Open the door.

- now, what'’d you think
Of that willis kid?

I mean, personally.

- nothing.
We never met.

We travel in different circles.

Oh.

The ambassadors keep you up
Late nights, kid?

I mean, they crowding
Your neighborhood?

- hey, if you'’re looking
For weapons,

All that stuff went out
In the '’50, huh.

Where you been?

Yeah.

- clean...
Too clean.

Oh, it stinks.

I'’ve never busted a clubhouse

Without coming up
With something,

A converted cap pistol,
A couple of blades, something.

- well, this is just
A class joint, I guess, huh?

[chuckles]

What'’s your leader's name?

Oh, look, xavier,

We got a file on every
Street gang in new york.

You know, it'’s very simple
For me to go downtown,

I pick up the portfolio
On the marauders,

And in one hour, I come up with
Everything I want to know.

But you can tell us
In five minutes.

And you'’re probably saying
To yourself,

"Lieutenant kojak,

Sir, why should I be doing
Your work for you?"

And you know something,
Xavier?

You'’re right,
You'’re not supposed to,

Except that you'’re
A parole violator,

And you shouldn'’t be in this
Joint in the first place.

What'’s your p.O.'s name?
Levy?

- what a way to make a living:
Hassling kids.

Oh, you'’re right,

Totally, totally right,
And I'’m ashamed.

Now, why don'’t you take me
To your leader?

What'’s his name?

- gallagher.
- he lives with his parents

And scares the hell
Out of them too.

But they loosen up a little bit.

He'’s got an uncle lives
In pennsylvania.

Whenever the kid gets in deep
Trouble, he heads down there.

You wire pennsylvania?

- oh, yeah.
If he shows, they'’ll nail him.

What about the others?

Look, according to jurgen,

Louie wiley was in the back
With gallagher.

He might still be in town,
But his aunt was no help.

I think the driver was a kid
Named brinkelman.

We picked him up.
So far, he isn'’t talkin'.

They stole the car
The night before out in queens.

We got the partials off it.

We'’re trying to match it up now.

I don'’t understand these kids.

They don'’t think.
They just act.

- you know, frank,
These marauders

Are an old-line outfit.

I think when truman
Was in the white house

Is when they were formed,
And then these kids,

They serve their five years,
They get their education,

They get their contacts.

- well, then, I guess
We'’ll probably nail all of them

In two weeks at the outside.

That is some victory.

What is it, theo,
In particular?

Huh?

Willis.

17 years old,
Skin like a baby.

Nice loose-limbed kid, huh.

Probably played a great game
Of basketball.

You know, they say
We'’re supposed to get used to

Things like this.

Isn'’t that the rumor?

[telephone rings]

Mcneil.

Yeah, he'’s here.

We'’re coming.

Crocker.

They found the arsenal.

- we found them down in behind
The steel pipes

In the lot next door.

- any of them look like
They have been fired?

- no, sir, but they'’re
All loaded, ready to go.

- seven-shot clip,
One in the chamber.

What do these
9-millimeters take?

A .380, don'’t they?

- yeah.
- right.

And the .380s
Are the same thing

We dug out of willis
And the other kid'’s rear end.

Eh, well, look at this.

There'’s half a chance
It'’d either blow up or misfire.

Either way,
They don'’t have much velocity.

Look at this, frank,
First-class stuff.

What the hell are kids doing
With it?

- xavier says gallagher
Bought them from his own source,

And no one else in the club
Knows where they came from.

How were they delivered?

Says gallagher brought '’em in.

- in what?
Paper bags, cartons, cases?

- a couple of cartons,
And then they took '’em--

- and then they burned them
In order to fry mickeys,

But you wouldn'’t know about
Frying mickeys

Being from where,
Jackson heights?

Serial number filed down.

Yeah, that figures.

- maybe the lab can raise them,
You know, the acid bath.

They'’re pretty deep, frank.

I doubt it, but what the hell?

We'’ll give it a shot anyway.

- yeah, so far,
We got what looks like

A series ending in 014.

You jotting it down, crocker?

All right,
On three separate weapons,

The first two numbers
Are all 68.

Manufacturer
Is fowler armaments.

Call them right away.

Fowler.
You got the catalog right there.

- well,
If it isn'’t the gay desperado.

Hi.

Oh, my check is in the mail.

His check is in the mail.

His check is always in the mail.

When it'’s in my mailbox,

Then we can start
Talking business already, huh?

- yeah, well, call me if you
Don'’t get it by monday,

All right?

- listen your business
Is my business,

So forgive me for what
I'’m about to say.

Yeah.

- you know, you got two sets
Of books,

Which already isn'’t kosher,

And I'’m sorry I found out
About the other one.

- you don'’t know anything
Of the kind, mrs. Sandler.

- I'’m a bookkeeper.
I read.

I read that you ordered 100 guns

And wholesaled them to arkansas.

And you got 5,700 bucks,

Which I do not record in my
Books for the I.R.S.

- listen, that book has nothing
To do with the I.R.S.

Or anything else.

- I'’m not gon' tell
Anybody anything.

I like you.
You'’re a nice kid.

But don'’t try and get
An edge on.

They'’re gonna catch up with you.

- you had no business
Reading those books.

That'’s not what you're paid for.

I'’m paid.

- yes, you'’re paid,
And you'’re canned.

Huh.

- I buried my mother
12 years ago,

And I'’m not in the market
For another one.

We are temperamentally unsuited
To each other, mrs. Sandler.

Good-bye.

Nudnick.

Come on, susie.

Koster'’s sporting goods,

Serial numbers 68915 to 69015
Inclusive.

Order shipped from fowler arms
Three weeks ago.

Where'’s he located?

Broome street.

Broome street.

Well, that'’s handy.

How can I help you?

- well, we'’re investigating
Some weapons, mr. Koster,

9-millimeter automatic.

See, last week,
A young kid was killed,

Shot to death by one
From a he shipment

From the fowler armaments
Company to you.

Oh, that'’s awful.

- those are our sentiments
Exactly,

So you can understand
Why we'’re here.

Oh, of course, of course.

Well, look, lieutenant, you see,

I'’m just a sort of conduit
In this case.

I mean, I shipped those guns out
To several gun dealers

Out of the state.

- yeah?
Shipped how?

Air express.

You know, those shipments
Are robbed all the time.

Maybe that'’s what happened
To my guns.

- oh, well, these shipments
Are insured, I guess?

Certainly.

- so if there was a theft,
You'’d be the first to know.

I guess so, yeah.

- would you have the names
And the addresses

Of these dealers
From out of state?

- yeah, well, that would be
In my transaction record book.

Hold on.

- it'’s a one-man shop operation,
No overhead.

Looks like he does okay.

You think he might be hustling
Guns to this street gang?

- oh, crocker, did you ever
Watch candid camera?

They got people.
They talk to mailboxes.

They got these little,
Old ladies.

They play
the star-spangled banner

With hot tire irons.

I mean, they got a guy, I saw
Him eat the telephone book,

So nothing in the world
Surprises me, baby.

Meantime, we check him out,
Huh, who knows?

We try to squeeze him
On our side.

Maybe he'’s being squeezed.

I mean,
Maybe he'’s dying to confess,

Satisfy his conscience,
Maybe, maybe, and like that.

- lieutenant, this is stupid,
But it doesn'’t seem to be there.

It could be my bookkeeper
Still has it.

- oh, I mean,
Could you have misplaced it

In another part of the store,
Mr. Koster?

No, and it'’s not at home.

I never bring it there.

Look, if it'’s possible,

Could you just give me
A couple of days?

I'’m sure I can find it.

- sure it'’s only a matter
Of a couple of days, mr. Koster?

What'’s that supposed to mean?

- hey, look, we could end the
Conversation right now, right?

I mean,
I look at this detective here,

We give you a nod and say,
"All right,

We'’ll check with you
On thursday."

But let'’s use that word
That lawyers use.

What is it, "Hypothetical?"

That'’s a greek word,
Did you know?

It means, uh, three other guys,
Not us.

Well, hypothetically,
We know that a gun dealer,

Any gun dealer, he'’s exposed
To all kinds of pressure,

Vulnerable with all kinds
Of people, you know,

Ugly people,
Dangerous people.

We know that,
And we understand it,

And we can help.

What kind of help...

For this hypothetical guy,
I mean.

- well, for example,
If he'’s exposed to any, uh,

Physical danger,

We'’d put him under what we call
Protective custody.

- you mean, if he cooperated,
If he talked.

- no, no, no,
Whether he cooperated

Or whether he talked
Makes no difference,

Just as long as he'’s part
Of our case.

Do you understand?

Now, hypothetically, does any
Of this make sense to you?

Sure...Hypothetically.

But there'’s nothing to say.

- look...
Say it with flowers.

Well, here.

I put my number down here
In case you change your mind.

My card.

Good.

Well, thanks.

Check with you on thursday.

- what do you think
He told them?

- well, they weren'’t there
Too long, marty.

I doubt if he gave them
Anything good.

- mm-hmm.

He filed the numbers down.

How would they trace the pieces
To him,

Unless he called them,
Unless those kids talked?

"That old gang of mine," huh?

What were you thinking about
Getting us involved

With a bunch
Of juvenile delinquents?

- gallagher had money, marty,
You know, plenty of it.

- uh-huh, and what happens
If he gets caught?

- him?
He'’ll tell 'em nothing.

That'’s guaranteed.

Guaranteed.

What is that, "Guaranteed"?

Part of the oath?

Marty, I think I'’ve had it.

I think the best thing for me
To do is split,

Maybe the coast.

- hold it. Hold it.
Let'’s not fall apart.

Two years ago, last april,
What did we have?

A little money
And some contacts.

Now this unit'’s worth
Half a million stones.

All right, it'’s simple.

Koster'’s under pressure,

But we don'’t know him well
Enough to figure his reactions.

So we act on assumptions.

What do you assume he would do
If the officers leaned on him?

Do you assume he'’d fold up?

Or do you assume you'’ll
Scare him more than they do?

You make your assumption,
And then you act accordingly.

The rule is always safety first.

What happens if he gets busted?

- all right, come on.
You know, you'’re in jail.

You face ten years.
You cop a plea.

You got to.

- so you'’re saying we should
Put koster away.

- you'’ve got an infected part
Of your body.

A band-aid won'’t solve it.

Amputation will.

- lieutenant, harrisburg police
Just picked up gallagher.

Did he have a weapon?

- yeah, but he decided
To make a stand.

- all right, come on.
Don'’t be diplomatic, crocker.

Is he dead?

- they said that he didn'’t
Give them any choice.

- using a 9-millimeter
Automatic?

- you got it.
No way around it.

It'’s the same batch
From koster'’s.

- all right, no more
Mr. Wonderful for mr. Koster.

Go out and pick him up.

It'’s locked.

Go around the back.

074 bla.

Bla, b-l-a.

Yeah, it'’s a white car,

And the man'’s name
Is louie koster.

And I--I think
He'’s been kidnapped.

Two minutes ago,
Right in--at his store.

Yeah.

One guy had--
The top of his head was bald,

And the other guy--

What do you mean,
What'’s my name?

Well, I mean,
What difference does it make?

Susan hayward.

No, it'’s not a joke.

It'’s just that--well, I--I--I...

I should over and above
Everything else

Mind my own business.

- new york,
074 baker-louis-albert.

Any warrants?

- we were one step behind '’em,
Frank, a half a step.

I hate it.

And now we'’re cut off from
The gun seller at both ends.

- did you talk to
The desk sergeant at the 19th

About the woman who called in?

Yeah.

She said, "I think
They kidnapped a man,"

And that one of the snatchers
Was bald on the top of his head.

But tell me this, frank,

How can you tell that
Unless you'’re lookin' down?

Excuse me, captain.

Lieutenant, this is everything
From koster'’s back room,

Except no records of the guns.

- yeah, well,
He must have burned them.

What have you got?

- regular ledgers,
An address book,

And income tax forms
For the last five years.

- mm-hmm.

Bernice m. Sandler, c.P.A.,

24 broome street.

That poor schmegegge.

You know, I knew there was
Something screwy going on.

- oh, yeah, did you?
Why?

- well, I--I'’m entitled
To an opinion, ain'’t I?

That'’s all.

- I'’m just looking for something
A little more specific.

- you got a specific question,
I'’ll give you a specific answer.

All right, you got a deal.

You looked over his books
Recently?

- how--how much is recently?

Mm, the last month.

Well, sure.

That'’s what I'm supposed to
Get paid for.

- look, mrs. Sandler,
This window,

This is a box seat
To koster'’s kidnapping.

Calling the police was the right
Thing, so don'’t be afraid.

Are you kidding?

Listen, some guy, a stranger,
Years ago,

He told the police
About willie sutton,

And bingo,
They knocked him off.

I called nobody.

You know, koster could have
Killed himself.

Did you ever think of that?

- he shot himself in the back
Of the neck.

- oh, I-I-I didn'’t know that.

All right.

Now, what'’s so screwy
About his business?

Well..

That car of his and
Those fancy-schmancy clothes.

He--he didn'’t get that
From the business.

He had bills backed up
Like a traffic jam,

And his volume was way down
This year.

Any loans outstanding?

No, no, not on his credit.

- you used to go down
To the store a lot.

You see anybody that looked like
A hoodlum?

What'’s a hoodlum look like?

You know, I seen plenty
Of policemen.

They looked like hoodlums.

I--look,
I need a little nap.

I nap a lot, '’cause I don't
Sleep straight through.

Are we finished?

- whoever called the police knew
Koster by name, knew his car.

Who'’s your favorite actress?

- look, officer--

- the officer is looking, lady,
And you know what he sees?

Something very understandable,

A lady who wants no part
Of this, and for that,

I have a certain amount
Of sympathy.

But I also got a certain amount
Of pension,

And I ain'’t gonna see a nickel
Unless I keep doing my job

Just a little bit longer.

Now,
You saw somebody snatch koster,

And I need a description.

I got it.
Susan hayward.

Hey, you had your lunch?

- who can eat?
- you can eat. Come on.

You and I,
We got a lot to talk about.

Grab your hat.

[sighs]

- marty, you know,
I really didn'’t go for it.

I forgot all about
The crying part.

He cried, man.

He wretched, and he cried,
And he begged.

- I know. I know.
- oh, yeah?

You know, huh?
Is that right?

Well, who'’d you ever blow up?

- hey, jerry, I didn'’t get
To where I am today

Without getting
My hands dirty.

- I keep thinking about
That poor gallagher kid too.

He was a nice kid.

I knew him since he was
11 years old.

I even helped initiate him.

Yeah, he was a marauder
All the way.

Tradition.

Not necessarily.

Look, I don'’t think
We'’re getting no place.

- oh, I don'’t know about that,
Boo-boo.

You send back
That marauder file yet?

- no, I meant to, but--

Oh, don'’t apologize.

Your instincts are improving.

- yeah,
My old lady'’ll be thrilled.

- all right, now, these lovelies
Are part of a gang

Not in your neighborhood,
Darling, all right?

Now, if anyone strikes
A chord...Huh?

- mm-hmm.
- nothing.

I...

- jerry bayliss.
Get him.

- [speaks native language]
- huh?

- oh, well that'’s "Mazel tov"
In my language.

[knock at door]

- police, bayliss.
You'’re under arrest.

Assume the position.
Get up there.

Stavros, you want to read him
His rights?

You can remain silent.

If you choose to give up
That right,

Anything you say can be
Held against you.

I know.

You want to shut up?

I got to go through it all.

Come on.

You can remain silent.

If you choose to give up
That right, anything you say...

Yeah, that'’s him.

Both times?

In the store and in the car.

He was driving
With the bald-headed man

And the other one.

- theo.
- hey, frank.

This dear lady
Just made us a case.

- we'’re very grateful, uh--
- oh, terrific.

Now, if I could make
A graceful exit already.

It'’s not my idea
Of a second home.

- yeah, mrs. Sandler, I'’m afraid
You'’re gonna have to wait.

- now what?
What now?

- we'’ve got visitors.
- excuse us, please.

- right this way,
Mrs. Sandler.

- lieutenant kojak,
This is mr. Sutter

Of the united states
Attorney'’s office.

How are you?

- won'’t bother to introduce
Mr. Houghton

Of the district
Attorney'’s office,

Who we all know, love,
And respect.

Oh, the same to you, charlie.

- hey, I love him,
But I don'’t respect him.

- oh, you sound very cheerful,
Theo.

Yeah, progress.

You know, progress always
Makes me cheerful.

- well, obviously we'’ve got
A federal case.

- oh, no, no, no.
We'’ve got a federal

Gun law violation
Against lou koster.

But he'’s got the greatest
Immunity there is.

- what about bayliss?
- oh, yeah, bayliss.

He'’s involved with a guy
By the name of marty clifford.

You know, strong-arm extortion,
Et cetera, et cetera.

But that'’s all street talk.

We got nothing good enough
For an arrest.

The other guy, c.C. Hinton,
The balding guy,

He'’s a real torpedo.

- so the scenario you'’re
Developing is the fact that--

That clifford pressured koster
Into supplying guns,

And bayliss is the muscle.

- and clifford and bayliss
And company

Sold the guns to the marauders?

Is that about right?

- oh, and not forgetting
One little detail

About the homicide,
Which is why mr. Bayliss

Is still with us
At the moment.

What have you got in mind?

- well, obviously,
The homicide takes precedence.

We'’ll back off as far as the
Federal grand jury is concerned.

If it looks like we'’ve got
A sound case,

We get an indictment
Against bayliss for murder.

Maybe he'’ll lay out
The whole racket for us.

Is this lady up to make a good
Witness for the grand jury?

- ooh,
She can crucify bayliss.

But she'’s a little bit shaky.

I'’m afraid she might not
Testify.

When is our slot before
The grand jury?

- well, it'’ll be a couple
Of days anyway.

- in the meantime, I strongly
Recommend protective custody

If she goes for it.

That'’s cozy.

- well, then maybe you better
Broach it to her

Right now,
Theo.

- hey,
You'’re the senior officer.

Why don'’t you broach her
For a change?

Oh.

What kind of mishegas?

- mrs. Sandler, we regard you as
A very important witness.

- then don'’t treat me
Like a crook.

- I'’m not quite sure that you
Understand the meaning

Of "Protective custody."

I had a cousin.

She served six months
In jail once.

They thought she was
Pretty important too.

- oh, you sound as if you'’re
Talking about

A material witness.

- what?
There'’s a difference?

- oh,
A world of a difference.

You wouldn'’t be in jail
For one thing.

You'’d be put up at a first-class
Hotel at our expense, naturally.

With a bunch of police, huh?

- oh, no, handpicked people,
The best we'’ve got.

- for how long would this go on,
Huh?

- well, uh, it'’s impossible
To be absolutely sure.

- you know, a thing--
- oh, fine, fine.

When you'’re absolutely sure,
You give me a ring, huh?

Lady...

If we know you'’re lou koster's
Bookkeeper, they know it.

Now, if we know you picked
Bayliss out of a lineup,

They know it,
Comprende?

- what a way to make a living:
Scaring poor little, old ladies.

What'’s your idea
Of a first-class hotel, huh?

[mumbles]

You talk to bayliss'’ attorney?

- he'’s giving 'em nothing,
No statement.

But that can change.

You see, they got a witness
That saw the grab,

And you heard him before.

If you get in trouble,
You cop a plea.

Where is this witness at?

Who knows?

But if they got him dead-bang
For an indictment,

He'’ll give us all up,
And you know it.

Yeah, I know it.

It'’s the only leverage he's got.

We get him out of this,
We save our own necks.

If there is any way of reaching
This witness,

We should give it a shot.

The lawyer knows it'’s a woman.

Jerry figures it has to be
Koster'’s bookkeeper,

Probably in protective custody.

- the d.A. Keeps a couple
Of rooms in a midtown hotel.

I don'’t know; he gets a deal
On '’em or something.

- I'’ll get hinton to start
Checking on it right away.

- jeez, how much does
The pirates charge

For a suite like this,
Huh?

Well, whatever they charge,

They not going to get it
From us.

We pay municipal rates.

Look at those curtains.

What an operation,
This high-class hotel like this.

Look, even the pinch pleats
Don'’t match.

- ah, mrs. Sandler,
Please don'’t--

- well, look, honey,
You got to bear with us.

You know, we got this regulation
About standing

Next to the windows.

[knock at door]

You got to pull the drapes
And so on.

Speak.

Holloway

Yeah, holloway, come on.

Mrs. Sandler, what do they
Call you, bernice, right?

Yeah.

- yeah, bernice,
This is doris holloway.

She'’ll be with you
For the duration.

Nice to meet you.

- officer holloway
Has been loaned to us

From the 14th precinct.

Sergeant.

- oh, sergeant holloway.
I'’m sorry.

What is she, a chaperone?

- more like a companion,
I guess.

Oh, what'’s his name?

Susan.

And she hates noses
That are shaped like yours.

Whoops.

- where is she going to sleep,
Huh?

You know there are only
Two bedrooms in this suite.

- yeah, well, honey,
There are two beds in your room.

- I shared a room with
My husband, howard sandler,

For over 35 years,
And I'’m not gonna

Come out of retirement now.

Which is my bedroom?

It'’s in there.

I think I'’ll take a nap now.

All right, look here.

We'’ll have them send up a couple
Of cots later.

In the meantime, holloway,
Your bedroom'’s in there.

She'’s a doll, isn't she?

I'’m not surprised.

You'’ve got a small ego problem
Working there.

Hers or mine?

Hers.

Some of that hair comes off
When the cold cream goes on.

She doesn'’t want us to know it.

She'’ll loosen up after a while.

She likes you.

You'’re the only one she looks
Straight in the eye.

- or maybe you remind her
Of her husband.

Come on, you'’re kidding.

Howard sandler.
He'’s gone.

And so am I.

- hey, saperstein,
I guarantee you she'’s nice, man.

I took her out once myself.

[knock at door]

Hold on a minute.
Ah, that'’s room service.

You want to get it?

She'’s sweet.
Believe me, she'’s sweet.

I wouldn'’t let you down
For the world.

All you'’ve done for me?

Come on, who am I talking to,
Nobody?

Yeah, she'’s nice.

Look, the food'’s here.
I got to go.

I'’ll be down later.

All right.

Great.

The tip is on there, okay?

Thank you.

Let'’s run him.

Yeah, will you page a mr.
Saperstein in the lobby, please?

How are you feeling?

- oh, at this point,
Does it matter?

- you want to check out
The waiter

That just brought
The food up?

No, nothing special.

He just put a little too much
Into it.

Right.

- something--

- no, no, nothing, nothing,
Nothing,

But I think what we'’ll do is,
Uh,

Get you something better
To eat.

This is cold.

[tires squealing]

- and how long has the waiter
Waited, crocker?

- kitchen says he started
Tonight

But leaves two hours early.

Now, saperstein says that
The guy he left with in the car

Could have been the
Bald-headed guy that she saw.

- all right, get on the phone
With mcneil and set it up.

What'’s the matter?

- probably nothing,
But let'’s face it...

- yeah, front desk, please.
- I mean, at these prices,

The room service
In this hotel stinks.

So I figure tomorrow morning,
We'’ll change the hotel, okay?

- well, if you think that
The waiter'’s a spy or something,

Why didn'’t you just arrest him?

- for what?
- for what?

You'’re asking me?

For suspicion.

- mm-hmm,
Suspicion of what, darling?

- uh...What a great bunch
Of protectors I got.

This is getting a little scary.

I...

You wouldn'’t stay with us,
Would you, kojak, please?

Hey, where am I going?

Besides, who loves you?

- ellensville?
What'’s in ellensville?

- a nice quite motel, trees,
A lake.

- first-class didn'’t last long,
Did it?

- are you kidding?
It'’s a nice place.

And it'’ll be easier to keep tabs
On arrivals and departures.

- they'’re not in the hotel,
Marty.

You know this for sure?

Suite'’s empty.

- what could have happened?
What?

- they must have picked up
On my friend somehow.

Don'’t ask me how.

- maybe they move
Every couple of days

Just as a matter of course.

- marty,
This time I really think,

From my point of view,

My best move is to 86 myself
Out of here.

Really?

And what happens if she
Testifies and they indict?

Jerry will give '’em
All three of us.

Let him give.

They got to find me.

Don'’t underestimate them.

Don'’t underestimate me.

- all we'’ve got to do
Is find her.

Yeah, good luck.

- not luck,
Brains.

I got a little jingle upstairs,
Fellows,

A brainstorm.

All we'’ve got to know
Is the name of one detective

That was on the case.

Maybe jerry knows the name

Of the detective
That busted him.

Check the attorney, okay?

So your car is stolen.

Report it to the uniform
Sergeant downstairs.

It'’s my brother's car.

I can'’t find him.

I'’m worried.

So he'’s a missing person.

He could be dead.

Somethin'’ was bothering him.

Let me fill out a report.

Thanks.

5:00 on the nose.

- yeah, I'’d, ah, I'd like to
Talk to a detective stavros.

[telephone buzzes]

- yeah.
Who?

- I'’ve been trying
To reach somebody

Who knows about a mrs. Sandler.

Somebody said the police
Picked her up.

I wonder if I could talk to her.

Pertaining to what?

- we own this building
She lives in,

And we just got a bid on
The place, and it'’s, you know,

It'’s worth about 500 bucks to us
If we could move her out.

But I got to know how she feels
About it today.

Where can I reach her?

You can'’t.

What'’s your name?
And I'’ll have her call you.

- sterns, 638-4219.

But it'’s got to be right away,
See,

Or we'’re all going to be out
A lot of dough.

I'’ll be waiting for the call,
Okay?

Yeah, okay.

Operator,
Give me area code

914-636-9970.

Yeah, I'’ll wait.

Here you go.

- we'’ll call you if something
Comes up.

Yeah.

Gin.

Oh, junior, you play so lousy.

Nobody could do that
By accident.

You must'’ve taken lessons.

- and as for me,
I'’m gonna pulverize you.

- hey, what you gettin'’
All dolled up for?

- well, as soon as our
Illustrious detective stavros

Gets here,
I'’ve got the night off.

When do I get a night off?

Look, after monday night,

You'’ll no longer be a witness,
But he'’ll still be a cop.

- kojak, why did they do
What they did to koster?

- you mean murder him?
- yeah.

- well, the way we got it
Figured, that wasn'’t necessary.

Yeah, but tell me why.

I-I-I want to understand.

All right.

Now, if we picked him up
For dealing in illegal arms,

He'’d have to blow the whistle
On the guys

He sold it to, right?

Who in turn sold it to children
In the street.

And there was children
Killing children.

It was just one loose thread,
But the more you pulled it,

The more it became untwined,
So poo, poo, poo, snip, snip,

They got rid of him.

What happens to bayliss?

- that'’s not my ball game.
I don'’t know.

- in other words, he could be
Paroled in eight or nine years?

That'’s not impossible.

What am I supposed to do,

Pray that I die peaceful in bed
Before he gets out?

- bernice, you got better ways
To live your life.

[telephone rings]

- hello, yeah, this is crocker.
- oh, you'’re telling me.

In my old age, I'’m getting
Married to all the cops, huh?

- darling,
You'’re being overdramatic.

- oh, kojak,
I sincerely hope so.

- that was stavros.
He'’ll be here in a little while.

Do you know a mr. Stern,

Real estate man who owns
Your building?

No, not by name.

- well, here'’s a number for you
To call.

Seems that they want to pay you
To clear out of your apartment.

Pay me to clear...

I ain'’t movin' no place,
Not at my age.

Hey, where are you going?

You checking out?

- no, no I got about 36
Other detectives,

14 cases either pending
Or active,

But I'’ll be back,
Darling.

And I'’m gonna bring a bottle
Of manischewitz wine

And a marked deck of cards.

Thank you.

Now, what'’s this about
The real estate

And the gin rummy hustler?

- the agency called stavros and
Asked him to have her call them.

See you later.

[tires screeching]

Stavros.

How would they know to get
In touch with him?

Tell them you got to clean up.

[horn honking]

[gunshot]

Get down.

[gunshots]

- I didn'’t see clifford
In there.

- I didn'’t either, but we'll
Pick him up for questioning.

I wonder what that'’s like?

- I'’m sure they'd have been glad
To show you.

Hey, tell me something, kojak.

Did you ever know a witness
Before that you spent

All this time on, you know,
With the motels and the hotels

And the meals, and then did you
Ever have one of them

Go in there and--
And not open her yap,

You know,
Just for laughs?

Ha-ha?

- hey, bernice, when did you
Ever play a losing game?

- I don'’t know; some people
Bring out the worst in me.

I got a broken rib from the time
That doctor,

That--what'’s her name, doris?

The cop,
She fell on top of me.

- well, I'’m sure she was just
Doing her best.

- well, I guess all of you
Could be dead by now

For doing what you did,
Huh?

- hey, that would be
Too embarrassing; come on.

- look at that face.
Ooh.

- hey,
For me nothing, right?

- we'’re ready for you,
Mrs. Sandler.

Has it happened before?

Raise your right hand.

Do you swear to tell the truth,
The whole truth,

And nothing but the truth,
So help you god?

I do.

Be seated.