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Don't worry about it, Jon. It's not your problem.

Besides, we've had women that patrolled for years.

Yeah, but not on motorcycles.

I mean, central's getting women motorcycle officers

the first time ever.

'You train her.'

Aw, sarge...please.

She's 24, 3 years on the patrol

and fresh out of motorcycle school.

I'll set the course and speed.

I lead, you follow.

Like dancing.

On my right. Always on my right.

Like your appendix.

You know, I'm afraid Ponch is really upset

about this, uh, MTO duty.

It's really kind of an honor--

Better still.

Since you offer...do you know that new trainee, Paula Wood?

'You can train her.'

Me? But s--

Okay, I'll be doing the leading, you'll be on my right.

When I think you're ready to do the leading

I'll move you to my left.

Right.

That restaurant makes a big, fat bank deposit

every afternoon, like clockwork.

Gordy, let's stick to something we know

purses and wallets, rip off and run.

This is it! Ha ha ha ha ha!

Look at that. What do you think of him?

I'm telling you, Louis, this guy's a complete nut case.

The treasure is right under your feet.

You mean it's under the house?

And the silver... is 12 feet below.

Ohh!

Ohh!

Oh. Guess what.

I don't even want to think about it.

We're a couple of miles from my apartment. You can change there.

Oh, lock yourself out?

Oh.

Looking for Ponch, right?

Uh-huh.

That's another reason for selecting you.

There's always a danger

when a male and female officer work closely together

but I think you're strong enough to resist temptation.

Frank..

...any indiscretion involving this young lady

would be, um..

...well, let's just say that...all eyes are on us.

I'm through with you.

I can't teach you if you won't learn.

You won't even listen!

"Stay here," I said. The last thing I said, "Stay here."

and you know the regulations.

If I'm on a speed run, you stay back!

Ponch, I was only trying to--

You were out of line!

You disobeyed an order.

You got no respect for the system

no respect for the rules..

...you have no respect for your own personal safety.

When that thing blew up, and you didn't get up

I thought, "My God!"

I thought..

Hold it. What is this?

Uh, well, where do we go from here?

We do what we came here to do.

You get dressed...and I'm gonna take a cold shower.

I know things like this shouldn't happen, but--

- Didn't happen.

It did, but it can't.

It's the worst thing that can happen.

So forget it, alright?

You still have to ride out your shift.

Come on.

Go fix yourself up. Come on.

On your right, huh?

Yeah. Always on my right.

This place is beginning to feel like home.

I got to talk to you, Jon.

- Yeah. - I got a problem.

Alright, shoot.

I mean really talk.

Oh...you mean really a problem.

But I do have a solution.

Well, I won't like it.

Sure you will, eventually.

Ah...ah..

Ahh..

Okay, uh, Turner and Nunez are both out sick.

Do we have the reinforcements here from graveyard shift?

'Okay, uh, Tarnavich, you take the 7 beats.'

'Brewster, fill in for Turner.'

I can only spare one body for the marine wheels expo.

Bonnie, you have the recruiting booth all to yourself.

We still have those snatch-and-grab kids

working out there.

Okay, if you spot 'em, just yell for..

ah..

...uh, yell for help.

Be aware that those prison escapees from Cedar Grove

'are still on the loose.'

'Anything that they might be driving will be stolen.'

Okay, lastly... this bug that's going around

can reduce efficiency so if you feel it coming on, call in sick.

No heroics.

Okay...that'll be it.

Melanie...

Listen, don't stop shouting at me because of...you know.

I mean, shout if I goof up.

Really. Shout if I get out of line again.

I won't take it personally.

I know better now.

Melanie, you ride with me today.

You?

Paula, on my right.

How come?

We're trading, that's how come.

Whose idea was it, yours or his?

Look, Ponch wants you to get past category one without any..

...personal complications, okay?

You traded us... like comic books.

Hey, listen, did you hear anything I said?

No.

Alright, let's go to work. You're on my left.

Well, you are different.

What makes you think there's any money down there, anyway?

Him...digging.

Well, men, I've gone down about a foot.

That makes 10 or 11 feet yet to go.

I don't think these are gonna make it. We need better tools.

Help! Robbery! Police!

Stop those guys! Stop their truck!

How does it feel on my left?

I was born to lead.

[siren blaring

'Attention, all units.'

'15,7 Adam is in pursuit of a red ford pickup.'

'7 Adam, your location is...'

Eastbound Nassau from 65th.

'15, 7 Adam'

'your red pickup truck was reported stolen.'

'Suspect vehicle has been involved in an 11-82.'

'Approach with caution.'

'7 Adam in pursuit'

'Eastbound Nassau from 65th.'

'Requesting backup. Units responding, identify.'

16, 7 David. I can assist from 90th.

Let's join the cavalry.

No. My duty is you.

All units, 7 Adam. I'm out of the action.

Suspects still eastbound Nassau from 81st.

They went out the back.

Yeah. Thank you.

Hi.

Grossman's out, too, and Kelly.

Look, I'm going home to bed

and putting Jon in charge till I whip this thing.

But what about Melanie, Paula, and me?

That's right, Melanie, Paula, and you.

Aw, come on, sarge, you can't!

We're too shorthanded for two MTO's.

You train 'em both till I'm back up to strength.

Uh, wait, sarge. Jon, wait!

Aw, come on, wait!

- She took my wallet!

- Yes! She took my wallet! - Stop! Thief!

My balloon! Get it, daddy!

Oh, hey, kid, I'm sorry.

I didn't hurt you, did I? You'll be alright, pal.

Stop her! Thief! Stop her!

'Stop that kid!'

Hey, kid, you'll be alright.

Look, here's a buck. Buy your kid something nice, will you?

You'll be alright, kid. Take it easy, huh?

Stop that kid! Stop her! She stole a wallet!

- Alright, you take the base. - Right.

You take the plaza.

You take the waterfront.

I'll watch the booth.

Okay, it's the same MO, the old disappearing act.

They usually dump the wallet around here somewhere, okay?

Alright.

Look. Found the wallet behind the trash can

and I don't think there's anything missing but money.

Money's all they ever take.

Okay, we know the gal the guy's working with

and we know what she was wearing.

'Yeah. A straw hat and--'

a straw hat, a sweatshirt, and cutoffs.

She made a quick change in the ladies' rest room.

And I know you checked the rest rooms.

A little girl beat you to it

and she couldn't find lost-and-found.

I got the victim's address, I got the evidence

and I'll give it to the proper authorities in the morning.

The trail will be cold by then.

Hey, you want to be detectives, put in for a transfer.

You want to be motor officers

get over there, mount up, and let's get on with your training.

Now, move!

Duty calls.

Alright, hold it.

I got to tell you something.

I'm getting tired of your smart remarks and disobeying orders.

This is serious business.

You two may be good cops

but you got to learn to act like officers.

Yes, sir.

That’s another thing.

Someday, I want to have the last word with you.

Someday you will.

Oh! It's the mother lode!

Yeah, yeah!

Why, there must be $250 here

silver prices crazy like they are.

I know a man that can fence it all.

It's down there! It's really down there!

Only one thing..

...the well gave way.

Gonna take more digging than I thought.

Let me dig awhile.

Let me dig.

This is only a nickel.

' Jennifer? Ponch.'

Everything's ready. Can you come?

Okay. See you in a few.

- Hi. - Hi.

Uh, we were wondering..

...do you still have that evidence?

'We're off duty now.'

Evidence? Evidence!

Sweatshirt, wallet... right. Hold it.

Come on.

Here it is.

We thought we'd take a run over and see the victims.

If they can identify the garments

maybe the lab can turn up something.

Good, good. You both take care of it.

Paula, I know that perfume.

Me, too. I could never afford it.

Ladies, may I have your attention?

I have--

'You know what? Her roots are showing.'

It's not real hair. She was wearing a wig.

And look, and a ton of makeup.

Let me see...and it looks like she bought these cutoffs

at the Jada Boutique in Hollywood.

'And they're old.'

'She's probably been kicking around the area for years.'

Hi.

Someone who wears all that makeup

could be trying to look younger than she is.

Jennifer--

Oh...I'm sorry, Ponch, if our timing was bad.

Ha ha.

'You know that Camaro that rolled?'

DMV just came up with this address for the driver.

Gonna check it out.

If the Camaro driver is here

'I'm gonna try to talk him out.'

'Having you two at the curb may help to convince him.'

But remember...you're here to be seen. That's all.

Imagine this guy rolling the car, her car

and then leaving that girl there to die.

- That's him. Let's go. - No. It's against regs.

'LA-15, Mary 3 Adam in pursuit of hit-and-run vehicle'

'Eastbound Washington and Adams.'

Melanie, this is Ponch. Break off the pursuit.

That's an order.

Don't you two understand English?

You both freeze!

I can't get out!

I'll get you out.

Great collar, huh?

Melanie, why would you do a thing like that?

LA-15, 7 Mary 4.

Have a nice day, Poncherello.

Paula, what's this?

Melanie! What are you doing in cars?

Ask the officer in charge.

Yeah, okay, grossy.

Just get a certificate from the doctor, alright?

Okay. Alright. I'll see you tomorrow, okay?

Hey...how come the girls are driving cruisers?

I don't know what you heard but taking them off

that training program, that's a bit much, man.

Ponch, I'll tell you what I heard.

I heard Melanie on the radio, involved in a pursuit.

Everybody that was listening to the radio knows

that's a direct violation of training regulations.

And that's Melanie's second, and Paula was involved in it, too.

Pretty soon..

...pretty soon, people are gonna come up to me and say

"Why isn't Poncherello doing something about it?"

They're my trainees. I handled it my own way.

Oh, I...I see.

Your way beats department regulations, right?

Hey, come on, Jon.

I know you're sitting in for Getraer

but you don't have to impersonate him.

Ponch, Getraer gave you that MTO duty as a career move

up or down and if you don't do it by the book..

...I mean, you're risking your neck and theirs

in triplicate form all the way to Sacramento.

Jon, don't you remember the first rookie you ever broke in?

You made allowances for me.

We never ducked your violations.

We faced them together, and we faced Getraer.

Hi, sarge.

Uh, sorry, boys.

Betty said would I please get out of the house.

- You're back.

Uh, doctor says I'm fit for light duty, half-days.

So...anything new?

'How are the girls, Frank?'

'You have any problems training them both?'

- Well.. - No, no, no.

We put them on the shelf. I put them in cars.

Cruisers

Well, I needed, needed them to cover the beach.

A couple guys called in sick, and they were ahead

in their training schedule, so..

They didn't like it, but I borrowed them.

I see. I thought maybe it was a disciplinary move.

Oh, no, no. Just..

...not official, but they did break some rules.

But Ponch, he bawled 'em out.

Yeah. Boy, did I ever.

Uh, everything else you need to know

it's right there in the box.

Ah, well... thanks for filling in.

Oh, and, Frank... no shenanigans out there.

You keep those ladies in line, huh?

By the book. Right on.

You really had me going.

Well, actually--

Don't say it. You were right.

The rules apply to everyone for a reason.

Melanie and Paula need to learn that, just like I did.

Do. Did.

I'm gonna make a fresh start with those girls.

Melanie's off at 2:30.

Paula's off till she works with me tonight.

Gonna have a rap session at my place

kick back, line up our priorities..

...just like I would with any other guys.

That's a good idea, but remember..

...they aren't "any other" and they aren't guys.

'The difference has nothing to do with their capability'

but uh... there is a difference.

Yeah...now that you mention it.

Alright.

Alright, baby... be on time, huh?

- Okay. - Okay.

The perfume.

One of those girls is wearing the perfume.

'Whoa! We're all tied up in the balloons here.'

Okay, here we go. A balloon for the little girl here.

There you go. Take it. We're tied up.

Don't worry about it. Everything is good. There you go.

Okay, get your red-hot balloons here. Balloons! How you doin'?

'See the funny clown. Get your balloons.'

'How you doin'? Here's a balloon. Good for you!'

'Alright. How you doin'?'

'Hello! Get a balloon. See the balloon. Everybody smile.'

'How are you doin'? How are you? Good, whoa!'

'Whoa!'

Here you are, sir.

Hey, young fella, you didn't hurt yourself, did you?

- No, I'm okay. - Okay. There you go.

Paula! The clown!

Hi there.

Hold it.

Hold it!

Hey, look out! He stole my bag! He's gone!

There's that boy!

You have an unfair advantage.

You're under arrest.

Aah!

'Yeah?'

Ponch?

Oh, Ponch.

Don't you care who it is?

It's me.

The place looks beautiful.

Listen, Paula would've come

but she had to get dressed to meet you for training.

And Bonnie would've come

but somebody had to drive Paula home.

Well, guess what held us up.

Yeah, we caught the snatch-and-grabbers.

Food's in the kitchen. Lock the door when you leave.

'Look, I can see how much trouble you went to here'

and...oh, Ponch, please don't be angry with us.

It was business.

I'm not angry at you.

I understand being disciplined now.

I shouldn't have broken the rules

and I deserved to have my motor taken away from me.

It wasn't.

I know. Jon explained, so you don't have to.

I wasn't going to..

...and I'm not angry with you.

I do want to apologize about one thing.

Last time we stood here together

something happened..

...and I overreacted.

Not to me, you didn't. You were very nice about it.

No, I underrated you, Melanie

and that's what I'm apologizing for.

I evaded the issue. You didn't.

I couldn't.

I don't know, I guess I had a crush on you.

"Did", huh?

Don't worry. It's under control.

Why don't you try my cooking?

Maybe that'll turn you off.

I think I better go.

Every time I'm in this apartment

something weird happens.

Listen, stick around.

After duty, I'll bring Paula back with me

and...we can kick back and rap.

My buddies are always welcome here.

Okay, buddy.

Thanks.

You know how long you've been gone?

How do you like the new threads, huh?

And I brought us some grub..

...enough to last for a couple of days.

Now, I told you I knew a fence.

I made a deal... ten times the value.

I dropped $10,000 down that well.

We get a 100,000.

Now, how much have you brought up since I've been gone?

Ta-da.

What do you mean? What is this?

What have you been doing? What's the problem?!

Concrete's the problem, man. Concrete!

That's why the well collapsed in the first place.

Take a look.

When they built this house

they filled in this well, and they put this..

...fireplace right over the top of it.

There's rubble all the way down, then there's concrete.

All your silver coins are in that concrete.

Why does he have to look?

Because you said, "take a look."

What's the matter? Don't you believe us?

It's frozen in concrete.

Kind of like a time capsule, right?

Ha! Yeah, right.

How do we get it out?

One of two ways.

Either we chip away at it for 2 or 3 more weeks..

...or we blast it out.

I leave it up to you. I won't vote.

I'll go with the majority.

Blast it out?

With dynamite?

Then we agree! We blast.

Sergeant.

Ah, you two..

...so I guess you're here to beg me

to put you back on motorcycle training.

- No, sir. - No, sir.

You don't want me to put you back on motorcycle training?

- Yes, sir, of course. - Yes, we do.

But that's not why we're here.

See, we're here because

they said you wanted to see us

before the briefing, and, uh...

- Officer Grant said.. - Officer Turner said..

- Officer Grant said.. - Officer Turner said..

Grant and Turner.

So it's obvious that they are back to work, isn't it?

Which means I don't have a cruiser

to put you in, doesn't it?

I knew you were gonna beg.

Alright, today we're on the freeway.

Melanie, on my right.

You mean me. She's with Jon.

Paula, you're with me today.

You mean her?

I mean me... I mean...how come?

Because we're training, that's how come.

If anybody asks, we're doing demolition

for the construction company.

Ponch, pull over and stop.

Did you guys see that construction worker back there?

The faces we memorized, that was one of them.

This one.

Three escapees.

Not a chance in a million.

Look, if she says it's him, we'd better go back and look.

LA-15, Mary 3.

We have any units in the position

of Clayton Avenue and 85th?

'7 David, Jon. I can be there in two.'

10-4, Jed.

Check out a construction worker at a vacant house

on the middle of the 1600 block on 85th.

Possible 10-32 from Holly Grove. We'll meet you at that, 20.

Now, you stay here. This time, I mean stay.

Cops!

Halt! Freeze!

Come on!

Come on! Get in the car!

Hey, that's Turner's car.

What do you think?

'LA-15, Mary 3A and 4A in pursuit'

'Westbound Clayton from 80th.'

'3 suspects, believed male, in CHP car'

'unit 641, believed stolen.'

Mary 3A and 4A, what's your location?

Mary 3A and 4A, do you copy?

'7 Charles. Gregory, west of Kenton, in the field. 10-35.'

'Stop!'

Come on.

Hi.

Hi.

Oh, hi!

Is this what they call a hero's welcome?

I don't think so.

Stay close.

We may have to fight our way out of here.

Okay...first things first.

For those of you involved, the building yesterday

was scheduled for demolition anyhow

and the workmen did find a cache of silver coins in the hole.

Now, as for officers

Melanie Mitchell and Paula Wood..

...I have checked over the MTO reports.

I considered it very carefully.

In the final analysis, I've recommended to Sacramento..

...that they be advanced to category one

and given permanent motorcycle assignments.

'Come on over to Louie's tonight.'

Now, listen, you two

take it from someone who knows

get serious about your job, forget the jokes

and...even if it means finding yourself another tailor, okay?

10-4.

And from now on it's everything by the book, right, partner?

Check. "Dignity at all times."

is that what you're saying?

Couldn't have put it better myself.

Well, let's not forget that.

Check.

By George, I think they got it!