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Trans world airlines Flight 2-9

Will be arriving at 5:38 At gate nine.

United airlines flight 101 Now arriving from chicago.

Mr. Kyle wright, Mr. Kyle wright,

Please report To the baggage area.

Mr. Michael hagar, please come To the information counter.

Mr. Michael hagar.

Hello.

This is mr. Hagar.

You have a call for me.

That was my page.

Sorry about that, mr. Hagar,

But it'll save you Cab fare.

Be no need for ya.

Been a change of plans.

Miss paula says she won't Be seeing you after all.

Well, that's what she say.

I just deliver the message.

Well, you just did then.

Yeah, I have, But if I don't turn you around,

It's all wasted.

I'll phone paula.

You're a distrustful man, Mr. Hagar.

Hello?

Yeah.

What's the matter?

That man is crazy, Mr. Waverly.

I tell you, he's crazy.

Welcome back To fun city, lover.

Where's your husband?

Waverly is playing poker At the monarch hotel.

It'll last for days.

All right, baby, You sent for me, and I'm here.

Now, what have you got?

You want to talk Business now?

That's what I'm here for.

My finder's fee, as usual,

Plus 10% of the action.

Agreed?

Sounds reasonable.

Just clue me in.

Well, four months ago,

A dude came to me

20 big ones before the office Opened up in the morning.

Otherwise, it was Into the can for embezzling.

What's the collateral?

His weekly take-home,

Plus the evidence That could send him up.

I own him, lover.

I own him, body and soul, And I'll sell him to you.

For $2,000?

Plus 10%.

Of what?

Diamonds, lover.

Diamonds by the gross.

Hey, man, what are you Picking on me for, man?

Oh, man, why are you Letting the other cats go?

Why do I got to get busted?

One here, and one there.

Can I have my hat, man?

Here, you want your hat? You got your hat.

Come on. Come on.

Wow, some way To do a brother.

Feel like I've been stepped On by an elephant

In a tarzanmovie.

Well, I had to make it Look good, didn't I?

You don't want the word Passed around

That you're a stoolie, benny.

Publicity like that can shave Years off your life expectancy.

Hey, baby, Don't call me no stoolie.

I'm an anonymous source Of reliable information.

Ooh, love it.

Anonymous source. Yeah, baby.

In the meantime, benny,

Can you tell me why an expensive Piece of manpower like myself

Should be chauffeuring You around, huh?

It's heavy, lieutenant.

I mean, Like millions, maybe.

Millions. Millions of what?

Diamonds.

Is that it, diamonds?

Yeah, By the gross, the man said.

What else did the man say? Huh?

What, where? Who's gonna make the hit?

Is that all incidental?

No, but that's all He had for me.

I mean, That's something, isn't it?

Post-nasal drip, That's something too, isn't it?

But who needs it?

Well, look, when he has more, I'll tap him for more.

I mean, nobody's Bleeding that I can see.

I'm bleeding.

I got to know when.

I'll see him Later on today.

I'm gonna meet him in the garage On the east side today.

Here you go, benny.

Let's see, I figure about--

- $36.50 - what?

There's a pair of kicks In that window,

Yeah, blue and white jobs?

You want somebody offed, That's what I'd do, baby,

If it'd wrap those Around my feet.

Man, I'm futuristic, But you'd never get me up

In one of them numbers.

I'd get terminal nosebleeds.

Hey, Are you ready for this?

Everything but the aroma.

Put it out, would you?

How are you fixed for bread?

What do you need?

Give me about 20 balloons.

Maybe you ought to get yourself Some training wheels, huh?

You fall off those things,

You'll be in the hospital For six weeks.

Here.

Hey, I'm used to heights.

My daddy was a cat burglar.

Yeah, tell me about it.

Get yourself a parachute.

Mr. Neff, go right in.

Miss paula Is waiting for you.

Oh, I didn't realize Mrs. Thomas was busy.

I'll just wait outside.

Mr. Neff, No need to do that.

Come on inside And sit down.

I'd like some explanation. Who are you?

Mrs. Thomas Has sold me your note.

She can't do that.

Oh, yes, she can.

She has, but there's no need To sweat it, mr. Neff.

Your secret is safe with me.

That is, Providing you play it my way.

Oh, you mean You have my note,

So now you're gonna jack up My ante?

Is that what you mean?

You have remarkable insight, Mr. Neff.

Now you listen Very carefully to me.

I'm paying usurious rates As it is.

Now, I made a mistake, All right.

I'm learning to live with that, But there's a limit.

Now, look, I brought my current payment.

Here it is.

Now, this is in the exact amount That we agreed upon.

That's it. That's all.

I'm not gonna pay you Another dime more.

Do you understand me? You understand?

I'm not gonna be taken By some cheap blackmailer.

Don't get up, And don't move.

Not gonna get anymore, huh?

Blackmailer.

Now, that's a word You shouldn't use, mr. Neff.

See, you're a thief, And a very bad one.

It's all In the file right here.

Now, I'm gonna give you A chance to get this file back

In one big lump.

One big lump. I can't.

I can't make The payments now.

There's no money, Just information.

What do you mean, Information?

You work for a jewelry firm, Don't you?

Yeah.

It's one of the biggest.

Oh, no. No, wait a minute.

Now look, you want me to set Them up so that you can hit 'em,

You mean?

No, I can't do that.

I'll just have to give Your employer this file then.

Let us both be realistic, Mr. Neff.

There you are.

Are you all right?

Here, your check And your wallet.

You know, there are couriers Coming in every week

From tel aviv and amsterdam With cut stones.

That's diamonds, mr. Neff.

Diamonds, That's what I want,

A million dollars' worth, Nothing less.

So as soon as you hear Of a shipment like that,

You know Where to reach me, hmm?

I hope a shipment like that Comes in very soon.

Thomas. Waverly thomas.

How come You're following me, huh?

What do you want from me That you haven't already taken?

Just wanted to talk to you Before you talk to...Who?

Who are you expecting, Waverly?

Nobody.

What do you Want to talk about, me?

Or maybe you're gonna Talk about some diamonds.

You know, you sent somebody to The airport to turn me around.

That troubled me, Made me wonder how far

Were you prepared to go.

Now, just how far are you Prepared to go, waverly?

You'll find out.

Waverly?

Oh...

Benny. Benny, help me.

Hey, man. Hey, you're hit bad.

Look, I better split And get some help.

No, benny.

You got to tell kojak The diamond heist...

Here, just let go, huh?

Now, look, I already tipped him.

Let go. You're gonna get me killed.

It's hagar.

Tell him michael hagar, An inside job.

He's gonna hit a courier.

Hey, let go, damn it.

Rizzo, this is weaver. Is lieutenant in?

Yeah?

Lieutenant, You got gil on line one.

Uh-huh.

You heard From benny marshall?

Not yet.

Well, don't hold your breathe.

Remember those platform shoes We bought him?

Well, I'm holding one of them In my hot little hand.

A minute ago, It was underneath a d.O.A.

Well, how did You know it was benny's?

Ha, lieutenant, how many Cats you know got the guts

To wear a number like that?

Okay, Who's the d.O.A.?

Waverly thomas,

Between the shoulder blades With a howitzer.

No known witnesses.

All the gory details Will be in my report.

Yes, and you'll have All those gory details

On my desk when I get back, Right?

Yeah, I hear you. I hear you.

Where you headed?

Well, somebody Has to notify the next of kin.

Yes.

Hagar, this is neff.

Listen, there's gonna Be a shipment tomorrow.

I don't know Too much about it yet,

But it's gonna be big.

It's gonna be tomorrow, So I'll get back to you

When I know all the details.

You do that, mr. Neff.

You do that.

You gonna lay Some paper on me, theo?

Mm-hmm.

Is that what you come for?

Yeah, baby, do I look Like a process server?

Where's your old man, paula?

Is he home?

No.

Why?

Is he in some kind of trouble?

Hey, look, kid, things Like this never come easy.

We found a body In the east side garage,

And my man claims That it's waverly.

No.

I'm sorry, paula.

Yeah.

What happened?

I don't know.

Maybe he got involved In a stickup

And he got gunned down Trying to run away.

There was no reason For him to be over there.

How about a freelance job?

No, why should he? I took good care of him.

I know that.

Maybe he was running an errand For you?

My husband Didn't run errands for nobody,

Not even me.

I...Don't suppose You'll understand this,

But what was between waverly And me

Had nothing to do with sex.

True, There were times for us,

Way back in the beginning,

But we lost that part of it.

Just because we lost That part of it does not signify

I didn't love that man.

I owe him my life.

He gave it back to me when I wasn't even sure I wanted it.

There were other men.

I won't deny that.

But they didn't mean anymore To me than a coffee break.

Waverly knew it.

He accepted it.

Mm-hmm.

Hey, look, paula,

Who you trying to convince, Me or yourself?

What are you saying?

These other men You're talking about,

Maybe they weren't satisfied With a coffee break.

Maybe they figured waverly's Out of the way, who knows,

They can upgrade Their status.

Get out of here.

Get out!

Hey, paula, I know how you feel.

I'll find out who did it, And when I do...

Hey, kid, don't go Thinking foolish things.

Now, look, you're gonna have To come down to the morgue

To make An official identification.

I'm sorry.

Michael.

Oh, michael!

I heard it. You're okay.

Let it out.

Let it all out Of your system.

That's my baby.

He's up there in 305.

He checked in Late last night.

The desk clerk Met him from a photograph.

You told us to sit on him, and That's what we've been doing.

Hey, lieutenant, Can we get going now?

I've got a bar mitzvah In an hour.

Shalom.

Hey, lieutenant, Guess who.

I'll be back In a little while!

Hey, benny.

Oh, come on, man.

Oh, come on.

Easy, benny, easy, man.

Don't fight it.

Let's go see The lieutenant, benny.

I ain't go nowhere.

I'm just going Down the street.

Let's go see The gentlemen.

Come on, let's go down here.

Hey, man, what's up?

You didn't call Last night.

That's what's up.

Last night?

Last night--

Last night I didn't call you

Because I didn't have Nothing to peddle.

Huh? What's the matter?

My source dried up on me.

Dried up on you?

It wouldn't be Because he's dead, would it?

Who? What?

Waverly thomas?

I guess you never Heard of him, did you?

Waverly thomas.

Danny thomas. I heard of him.

Danny thomas.

You creep.

Sit down.

Those production numbers We blew you too,

What happened?

You gonna break them In out of town?

Man, them kicks ain't For wearing; they're for show.

Ooh, you're gonna Get your show.

You're gonna get Yourself 12 jurors.

You're gonna get yourself A medley of court reporters.

You're gonna get yourself A packed audience, benny,

And you know why?

Everybody loves A good homicide.

Hey, man, Don't do me that way.

Look, I didn't off that brother.

That's the gospel truth, Man.

Look, I heard a shot, and By the time I got to waverly,

He was already down.

So you just left him Laying there, right?

He was dead.

What was your shoe Doing underneath him?

It wasn't.

He had a hold of my shoe.

Oh, I see, a dying man Just snatched at your shoe.

Okay, he was nearly dead.

I mean, He was bleeding pretty bad.

Oh, so he snatched for you?

Hey, benny, he must have had

Something pretty important To say.

Come on, will you?

I mean, Why don't you unload?

It wasn't but a few words,

Something about A diamond heist

And it being an inside job,

And that he was gonna knock over A courier.

"He" was? Who was?

Hagar.

I don't remember His first name.

Hagar.

That set off A couple of rockets?

Not from my part Of the bus.

Uh-huh.

Did waverly tell you when this Job was supposed to take off?

Uh-uh.

Yeah?

All right, It's this afternoon.

It's gate 27, 2:00 p.M.

Mideast airlines, Flight 306.

Now, the guy's carrying A million four in cut stones.

His name is kornbluth.

Have you made The necessary arrangements?

Right, he's expecting The bateman limousine service,

So just wear Some identification.

Bateman limousine service.

Beautiful.

We got a name. We got a face.

We got a scorecard.

Yeah, michael hagar.

Six arrests, no convictions.

A real cutie pie, mr. Hagar.

One big job Every two or three years,

Then it's back to jamaica To soak up the sunshine.

'66, an art gallery In philly.

'69, a payroll heist In beantown.

Two years ago, union city Savings and loan,

And now he's ours.

The subject is diamonds, And I want him.

Any idea When he intends to score?

No, only that He's hitting a courier,

And he's got an inside Finger man someplace.

But inside where?

Oh, a courier.

And not jewelry. Unset stones.

So chances are, They're coming in

From outside the country, Right?

Where else but here?

This is the jewelry center Of america.

What are we talking about, Captain?

47th street, 48th street?

Two square blocks.

Now, how many dealers do you Figure we got in that area?

A guess?

400, 500.

And it could be Any one of them.

Well, that's a lot Of dealers to watch.

If we just knew when,

We could flood that area With plainclothes,

Bottle up the streets.

Assuming that's where It's coming from.

Well, where else?

Couriers are arriving Almost daily, right?

Where are they Most vulnerable?

From the time They step out of a cab

To the time they deliver Their diamonds, right?

They're open to almost Any kind of a mugging.

Knowing that makes for more Alertness on their part.

And you figure it's gonna Happen before the courier

Reaches midtown?

Somewhere between the airport And manhattan.

You know what?

You've got a problem.

Sure, tell me about it.

Coffee.

Sugar, right? Sweet, and so are you.

Okay, curly, What have you got on hagar?

I tracked him down.

He's been staying at the sherry Under the name of "Garah."

That's an anagram for hagar.

You said "Been staying"?

Yeah, checked out About an hour ago.

The accommodations clerk Arranged a seat for him

On the 5:00 flight to jamaica.

It's nearly 1:00.

That means it's coming off In the next couple of hours.

Crocker, contact traffic control At kennedy.

Find out what's due in From holland and from israel.

What else you got?

Well, He was paying 65 a day,

But he sure wasn't Getting his money's worth.

He only slept There one night.

He was using the room Mostly to change his clothes.

Conclusion?

He's got a broad.

You sweet-talking fool.

No doubt about it, baldy.

You've got a way with words.

Netherlands flight Touched down three hours ago,

But there's an israeli jetliner Due in at 2:00.

Let's go.

American airlines flight 6-0 Now departing for philadelphia.

Mr. Gary stevens, you're wanted In the embarkation area.

Mr. Gary stevens, you're Wanted in the embarkation area.

Mr. Gary marshall, Courtesy telephone, please.

Mr. Gary marshall.

Courtesy telephone, please.

I have a gun.

Transworld airlines flight 29 Will be arriving at...

Pardon me.

Keep moving. Keep moving.

Go, go.

...Arriving at 5:38...

Come on.

Come on. Get out of the way.

Hagar!

Hagar!

Ah!

I'm all right. I'm all right!

Go ahead. I'll get him.

Hagar.

Police.

Watch out. Watch out.

Call an ambulance.

Tell them a police officer's Been shot.

Let's go.

Excuse me. Step back, folks.

Get out of the way.

Get out of the way.

Freeze.

If a man gets shot, He's entitled to wake up

To something better than that.

You've seen the nurses In this hospital?

Believe me, I'm better.

How are you?

You tell me, dr. Zorba.

Well, These could've been lilies.

You got one monster Of a chest pain, right?

Well, that'll pass.

You've lost some blood, But they're putting it back.

How about the slug?

A .38.

An identical twin to the bullet That aced waverly thomas.

And the courier?

The courier's Alive and well.

He's recovering nicely,

But he took a very bad blow To the head.

His recall of the incident Is pretty vague.

We got a pretty good idea Who the inside man is.

When we questioned The employees,

Mr. Neff Was playing hide and seek.

He must have heard About the shooting, panicked,

And headed for points west.

We got a federal warrant Out on him.

How about mr. Hagar?

Anything on his whereabouts?

Better than that.

We've got him in the slammer.

Picked him up Just as he was about to board

The jamaica flight.

Came along quietly.

We're holding a lineup Down at the office.

You got him, But no diamonds, right?

Yeah, But how did you know?

He mailed them At the airport.

I'll send somebody out there.

Find out When the next pick up is.

Theo, it's too late.

Maybe not.

I'll get in touch With the post office,

Find out when Their next collection comes.

Theo, they already Did it yesterday.

Theo, You've been out 18 hours.

All right, hagar.

Here, put these on, Over here.

A little early For halloween, isn't it?

Ready with that lineup.

All right, Let's put it together.

We're almost ready.

Say, brother, you want To step in here for a minute?

All right, What's buzzin', cousin?

Well, we've got four Witnesses, the courier included,

Who feel they might be able To I.D. Hagar.

And what the hell, might I ask, are you doing here?

Come on, will you, frank?

Do you think I'd be here If the police surgeon

Didn't think it was all right?

You were shot, theo.

My hero.

Come on, I hurt myself Worse opening a can of soup.

The regulations don't say Anything about degrees.

Now, it's 30 days mandatory, Theo.

There's nothing I can do about it.

Do the regulations say Anything about your briefing me,

Or do I have to refer To walter cronkite?

Next.

It doesn't look Too promising.

Hagar's got an attorney Standing by with a writ.

Unless we get A positive I.D.

From at least Two of the witnesses,

We're going to have To cut him loose.

Cut him loose?

Well, what else?

We can't produce the weapon.

We can't link The suspect with neff,

And as far as the diamonds Are concerned,

By your own testimony,

You said they're on their way Out of the country, remember?

What about the limo?

Stolen car.

Forensic tore it apart.

Not one print We can hang his name on.

Theo, go home.

You got 30 days.

Go home, somewhere. Rest, enjoy.

How'd we do?

Well, two of them Picked stavros.

One picked saperstein.

And kornbluth-- That's the diamond courier--

He passed on all of them.

So what do I do now, Captain?

Well, what can you do?

Hand hagar his hat And bid him bye-bye.

What was that? "Go home and enjoy," wasn't it?

Have you been Keeping box score, frank?

That's one dead, And one wounded,

A million in petty cash For hagar's piggy bank.

Yeah, go home and enjoy.

Yeah, thanks, jo-jo.

Anytime, mr. Kojak.

Theo.

You too busy?

No, no, of course not.

I heard about your trouble.

It really shook me up.

I mean, It's really too close.

Please sit.

Want to take something For it?

Oh, yeah.

You know, I just can't Picture something like this

Happening to you.

What am I, invincible?

I'm just luckier Than waverly.

You know, Until something reminds me,

I still got in my head He's gonna walk

Right in that door.

Mm.

When's the funeral?

Tomorrow.

Yeah, could we please Change the subject?

I'll try.

Let's talk about Michael hagar.

Who's he?

He's the fox That gave me that,

And somewhere In the back of mind,

I think he's the guy Who knocked off your husband.

No, no, I don't know him.

Why would he kill waverly?

Well...

Michael hagar Had a caper going,

A bundle Worth over a million.

For reasons that only he knew,

Waverly didn't want it To succeed,

So he found a way To feed me the information.

Unfortunately, it was Given to us drop by drop.

Hagar got wind of it, And he knocked off your husband.

That's before The next installment

Could get to the go-between.

Theo...

Theo, come on.

Now listen.

You know waverly.

You knew waverly.

You knew he was a quiet,

Gentle-hearted little guy, Right?

So what would he know about Some big-time dudes

Pulling off Million-dollar capers?

And if he did,

What possible reason Would he have

For trying to pass The information along to you?

Hey, paula, I don't know.

I was hoping You could supply the answers.

Well, I can't.

Even if it means Nailing your husband's killer?

No, I told you I don't know Any michael hagar.

And what's more, I don't buy The trash you just laid on me.

I just don't believe it.

Well, that's too bad,

Because in just A little over an hour,

Mr. Hagar's gonna board A 707 heading for jamaica,

And there's not a damn thing I can do to stop him.

If I could help out,

Don't you think I would?

Well...

That's what I'd like to believe.

Then believe it.

Okay, baby.

Yes, madam?

Bring the car around, And hurry.

Right away.

Ain't you Lieutenant kojak?

That's right.

My name's tanner.

I'm a friend of waverly's.

Can I ride a ways with you?

Get in.

The kennedy airport.

No, jo-jo, I don't want you involved.

- but-- - this is for me to do.

He had no call To do that to waverly.

I don't care What waverly was up to.

He had no call.

Who had no call?

That michael hagar.

I tried to turn him back At the airport

Like waverly asked me.

You know, I done my best.

He just-- He just wouldn't turn.

Why would waverly Want to turn him back?

And what's hagar to waverly?

It wasn't What he was to waverly.

It's what he was To waverly's missus.

You didn't know?

Guess not.

Nobody did really, Except waverly.

The other dude miss paula Messed around with,

You know, He just took her in stride,

At least he pretended too,

But hagar was a little bit Different.

There was something about him That spooked waverly,

Spooked him into believing That miss paula

Would take it in her head To run away with him,

And that would have Killed him.

That would have killed him, Surely.

He did the only thing he could Do, and it got him killed.

Ain't that something?

A loser either way.

If you knew all this,

Why'd you wait so long To come forward?

Because I'm scared.

I'm scared if I open my mouth,

He'll do me Like he done waverly.

I am still scared.

I was hoping somebody else Would put the finger on him.

I was hoping You'd bag him on your own.

What's the siren for?

Where we going In such a hurry?

Back to the pool hall, Baby.

You gonna tell miss paula That it was me that blabbed?

Jo-jo'll cut me up For fish bait.

Right now I'm not thinking about you.

I just got finished telling Paula that it was hagar

That iced her husband,

And if she's been cozy With him

Without suspecting that's Her husband's killer,

Well, you know the lady, tanner.

What's she gonna do, hmm?

Hey, what do you want?

Where's paula?

She's not here.

Well, where did she go?

She didn't say.

Yes, operator, Let me have 269-1599.

It's lieutenant kojak.

Gil weaver, please.

Hey, gil, you grab crocker,

Get out to t.W.A., kennedy.

As fast as you can, And red light it all the way.

American airlines Flight 36

Now boarding for washington.

American airlines Flight 258 now arriving.

Any sign of hagar?

We just got here.

Maybe he's checked in Already.

If not, have him paged.

Let's see. Gate 27.

Maybe he's traveling light.

If so, he'd go directly To the embarkation area.

Come on.

Michael.

I found out Who killed waverly.

I guess you know What I've got to do about it.

Paula, You're making a mistake.

Yes, I've made many mistakes,

But this isn't one of them.

He's dead, theo.

Theo, I had to do it.

There was an easier way.

Was there?

Not for me.

Come on.