All language subtitles for T.J Hooker s03e06 Walk a straight line

Thank you.

What does your gut tell you, Hooker?

How the jumpsuit bandit's going to show?

Dietrich would be the one to ask. It's
his caper.

OP -1, you holding up okay?

Roger, 30.

But I want you to know, the pigeons were
here before us. A lot.

That's life in the outdoors, Jason.

Why do I always get this kind of
stakeout?

Dietrich and Fernandez get dancing girls
and I get a rooftop.

You better walk away, better run, cause
you're under the gun.

Keep it to yourself, keep away from me.

Keep it to yourself, baby, can't you
see?

I don't wanna hear it, I just won't play
it, no, no.

DJ, Fernandez, what's the latest in
there?

The action's down to a crawl.

Never can tell, we may still get lucky.

It's easy for you to say.

Hang in there, Dietrich.

There's two guys.

One in the jumpsuit.

The M .O. has them both in jumpsuits.

Yeah, I know.

No deal.

Two minutes.

You better take it easy on that stuff,
Sam.

You might fall out of the nest.

Let's go.

Shots have been fired.

It's the pursuit of two 11 suspects
driving red and white four -door sedan

westbound an alley behind ocean view
Boulevard

Barney, forget it!

Sounded like cannons.

Had to be .45s for sure.

Hey, are you okay?

I've been better.

Are you guys okay?

Yeah, we're fine. The jumpsters got
away.

What about the driver?

DOA at the hospital. That's the word on
Fernandez.

He wasn't looking too good when we put
him in the ambulance.

Can I talk to you a minute?

I know you and Dietrich go back a ways,
but whatever it's worth, he's got booze

on his breath.

How bad?

Hard to say.

I thought you ought to know.

I imagine he's pretty broken up about
Fernandez.

Maybe he had a belt while waiting for
the ambulance.

All right. Thanks a lot.

I don't know if I can tell you how I
feel.

He's got to make it. He's just got to...
Did we salvage anything positive out of

this mess?

Well, we know a little bit more about
the M .O.

They've been in the place a while before
they hit it. They go into the john,

they put on the jumpsuits and masks, and
then they come out. Then you saw them

before they did it. Not really. I wasn't
paying any attention until they came

out. The bartender? He wasn't
concentrating on anyone at the bar. He

watching the door. That's where he
expected the action to come from.

Like we all did.

We ended up with something.

Found this in the john.

Green stripe.

Menthol. There's something else.

PCP. Yeah, that's for sure.

What makes you think this connects up
with the jumpsuits?

The bartender tidied up a few minutes
before the shooting.

It wasn't there then.

It's a start.

Hi, guys.

What's up? Jill outside. She's taking it
pretty well.

That's my lady.

How did that happen, Tony?

It just doesn't figure.

You and Sam are too good.

They spotted us before we could draw
down.

It just doesn't seem possible.

Yeah, I know, but let me tell you,
that's what happened.

What was Dietrich leaning on?

The hype who gave him the tip about the
Rafi at Max 415 Club.

I thought the hype only needed driver.

Yeah.

And the driver's dead.

Dietrich, still on it?

If you ask me, it's getting pretty
hairy.

Is that the one you talked to a police
officer?

Hey, hey, hey.

Let's take a walk.

What are you doing? That's my snitch.

You got everything he had to give you
three days ago. I want the guy who shot

partner. That's my only lead. You're not
thinking straight, Sam. I'm thinking

about Tony. What about the sheriff?

So we know the guy who shot him. He was
his PCP. So what? Sam, hold on a second.

I want to talk to him.

Hold on a minute.

You got trouble.

I want to help you.

Look, it's nothing I can't straighten
out myself.

Do me a favor, will you? Back off. Let
me do my job.

We're going to track the sheriff, find
the dealer who sold it.

What's Dietrich's problem? Is it the job
or is it something personal?

I think it's a lot of both.

Mostly it's his wife.

Does she play around?

All that with other guys.

It's Sam's money.

She likes to live big.

She shouldn't have married a cop.

I know it's not easy in being your
friend and all, but we've both been

long enough to know that booze and
police work don't mix. It's just a

I don't want to believe it.

But I'm telling you, Hooker, Dietrich is
just an accident waiting to happen.

You may be right, Jim.

Either way, it's a problem.

I just need time to handle it.

I hear you.

Just don't take too long, huh?

Somebody else might get shot, and this
time, somebody might die.

We've roused every dealer in the city
looking for a guy who sells shirms.

Right. So we find someone who's already
done the searching.

A user.

So what's this guy's name? Milo Pie.

You're kidding.

No, but I think his mother was.

Hold it, Milo.

Stay right there. Take the back.

See you again, Milo.

I'm clean, Hooker.

Clean.

This is kind of cool.

Like always.

We want some information.

Tell your friend, Hooker, I ain't no
snitch.

All right, I changed my mind. Pat him
down.

What do you want to know?

We're looking for a sherm dealer.

Sells the kind with the green stripe
around the tip.

Yeah, it'll be pinwheel.

All right, Milo, you bite yourself free.

But I'll be around.

It's a pinwheel. It's a little plastic
thing on the end of a stick.

It spins in the wind.

That's again, huh, cowboy?

Ten wheel, my man.

And ten shirms.

Hey, what's happening out there?

Bar business is good.

It's all easy pickings for you, cowboy.

Could have been easier.

I lost my wheel man on this last one.

But it was worth it.

I got enough here to hold me for a few
days.

And then what?

Another bar, another dollar.

Sounds like the way you and me used to
keep a back in Albuquerque.

Ain't that the truth, Penwell?

Too bad you lost your nerve.

Hey, man, you want to hear my rendition
of Ghost Riders in the Sky?

Take a look at that car What do you
think?

Drunk as a skunk

Dietrich! Damn.

I dropped my gun.

Hey, it happens, you know.

Call Hooker.

I dropped my gun.

4 Adam 16 to dispatch.

Why, give to your Sherm dealer,
Pinwheel. But we're beating the concrete

around town trying to find this Pinwheel
dude. Pinwheel doesn't stay in one spot

very long.

You can say that again. He's like a
shadow.

We keep looking for him, Junior, till we
find him. If we find him, he'll be our

tie to the jumpsuit bandit.

Attention, 4 Adam 30. 4 Adam 16 requests
you meet them at Gower and West 4th.

4 Adam 30, that's a rocker.

You're not listening to me. It's simple.
Just put me in a taxi and I'll get out

of your way.

Tell it to your friend, Hooker.

Hey, old partner.

Your people here are making a federal
case over a couple of drinks.

Okay, okay. I know I shouldn't be
driving.

Just get me home. That's all I'm asking.

Lock up his car.

You know, it might do him more good if
you ran him in.

It's a judgment call. I'm taking him
home. Come on.

I'm sorry to hang you up like this, but
you know I would do the same for you.

That doesn't make it right.

Hey, hey, Fernandez got dropped, so I
had a couple too many. Now listen, sir.

My gut tells me that booze got in your
way in that shootout.

For your sake, I hope internal affairs
doesn't get the same notion.

Yeah, and who'd give him that idea? You?

Take it easy.

You step over the line one more time,
and I will give you count on it.

Now get in the car.

How does a good cop like Sam Dietrich
get to be like that?

Something snaps.

I've been there.

One day, one thing too many happens.

Dead child, a rape, a murder that could
have been prevented if there'd been

enough hours in the day.

Or a wife walks out.

And you think drinking will drown the
pain.

It doesn't.

So what's the answer?

Getting so...

Insulated, you're no longer human? The
opposite.

You fight every day to get more human,
to get closer to the people, to

understand and deal with the pain
without running from it.

But maybe Dietrich's doing more than
just running from the pain.

Maybe the pain's only an excuse.

You're asking me if I think Sam's an
alcoholic?

Well, if he is, he's got more than a
problem.

He's got a disease.

Thanks for coming out.

I'm glad you were able to get a hold of
me.

Thank you.

I didn't open up to you at the hospital
about Sam's drinking because... Oh,

because it's just so depressing to talk
about it.

Must be depressing to live.

He used to have a couple with the boys,
or with me.

Now he drinks alone.

For a while, I blamed it on the job, his
heavy caseload.

Then I began to have doubts.

Even had visions of another woman.

God, I wish it were.

At least I could understand that.

Have you ever thought that you might be
part of the problem?

You knew the department, salary
structure, everything.

They never once complained?

That's not what cops do.

No, I guess they don't.

Poker, tell me something.

Why won't you let us in?

Why are all of you so damn macho?

You push us out, create a distance.

The only way you relate is in terms of
law and logic, not with honest emotions.

At first you tell yourself,

You're protecting your woman from
everything you have to deal with day in,

out.

A grim reality.

But what I learned, too late, was that I
wasn't really protecting my

woman or my kids.

I was shutting them out.

I didn't have to relive it all over
again.

I don't know.

I think I understand a little better.

But I'm not sure.

Well, I hope you do understand. And I
hope you can help.

Because Sam's in over his head.

And something has to be done.

How'd she take it? Do everything she can
to help.

But the bottom line is it's going to be
up to Dietrich to pull himself together.

All right.

Where to now?

Find Pinwheel.

We've looked everywhere else but one
place.

The end of the old jetty.

What makes you think you'd find him
there?

He used to be one of his haunts years
ago.

He liked it because it was a safe place
to deal and nobody could sneak up on

him.

Maybe he's up to his old tricks.

The Arena Bar, 442 West Fountain, 4 Adam
30, handle code 3.

4 Adam 30, roger.

How'd it kill you?

Come on, man! Get out of here! Come on!

The getaway vehicle was a late model
blue sedan, four -door. Got a partial on

the license.

Three, eight, seven.

Look what I

found.

Looks like the same M .O.

Green stripe around the tail.

Talk to the witnesses.

See if any of them made a pair of cowboy
boots underneath one of the jumpsuits.

Let's go, Junior.

I want to find a missing person.

Pinwheel?

Pinwheel.

So that's the pinwheel.

That's right.

You can trust a spinning one.

Hey, Pinwheel.

Ever thought about taking lessons?

What, crap my style?

Word has it you're pushing sherms these
days.

Hey, sherms are hot. A whole lot of
dudes are huffing. Not with green rings

around them.

Nice new drum, huh?

Oh, come on, Hooker. Last time you flung
my drum, it washed up in Tahiti.

I bet the natives are still high.

We're looking for one of your sherm
heads.

Six foot two, male Caucasian.

A hard case.

Big dude, huh?

In that category, I got Merchant Marine,
Swabby, Cowboy,

and the next linebacker. Any of them
been around lately?

The Swabby checked in yesterday, and the
Cowboy connected this morning.

Next time one of them shows up.

Drop a dime on it.

That's dangerous, Hooker. I gotta go on
living.

You'll come up with an angle, or you'll
be coming up with another new drum.

When Detective Fernandez narrowed it
down, he recalled seeing a pair of

boots under the jumpsuit of the tall
suspect. Glad you could make it.

So the magic word for the day is cowboy.

If you see somebody who looks like he
should be rounding up strays in the

40, bring him in.

But if cowboy is our man, he's packing a
.45 auto,

and he's already smoked three victims,
including Detective Fernandez.

So don't let him make you the fourth.

All right.

That's wrong.

That's the way to deep it down.

Looked like he was headed for the locker
room.

I'll catch you outside, Junior.

You look like yesterday's leftovers.

I guess I don't have to ask why, do I?

Don't start, Hooker.

I'm sick of being preached. When are you
going to be sick of being sick?

Here comes the sermon.

No, no, no.

Just call it a bit of personal history.

I was doing my job pretty much the way
I'm doing it now.

And suddenly one day a friend says, it's
all over, I can't take it anymore.

Couldn't understand why at the time.

Maybe I didn't try hard enough. Anyway.

There I was.

Wife, kids, gone.

I needed a friend.

And I found one.

80 proof.

Still a friend.

Makes you feel good.

And it doesn't talk back.

No, sir.

It tears at your gut.

And dumps you out in the cold. And rips
you away from anything you have left.

Friends like that I didn't need.

Back then, I had a handle on it.

I got lucky.

I caught it in time. Walked away before
I drowned.

Look, I will, too. It's as soon as the
pressure eases, you know, and I won't

need it anymore. Sam, Sam.

Has it ever occurred to you that
pressure may be an excuse? Maybe you're

alcoholic.

What?

Are you crazy?

You can get help. Stay away from me. You
can get help of your own kind.

Cops have been through it.

They want to help you.

We need all the good cops we can get,
Sam. But you have to go to them. You

to want to go. I just told you, it's a
temporary problem. Besides, it's

something that I do off -duty, not on
the job.

Off -duty.

Off -duty.

That's it.

I'm pulling the plug.

You'd do that to me?

You would do that to me?

I have no choice.

Up ahead, see the big guy?

Does that look like a convoy to you?

Western clothes and cowboy boots.

Looks like a possible.

Let's check them out.

Hey, pal, I'd like to talk to you.

thank you

Okay.

Lester Stills.

I don't know nothing about nothing.
Right, Lester. We just ran because we

chasing you. You got it. No, you got it.

Lester, you got my attention.

What happened to the bag you were
carrying?

Oh, yeah, my bag.

I lost it.

On account of you, I should sue the
city.

Seems Albuquerque PD put up with a lot
of your nonsense.

Hey, Reed.

He says I've been rehabilitated.

He looks like a possible. What do you
think of him? Say he's a possible. Free

room and board for you tonight, Lester.

Compliments of the city. Hey, you can't
hold me.

Register our guest, Romano.

Hold over for ID confirmation. My
pleasure.

Tomorrow, we'll bring him pinwheel.

Hope for a positive ID.

Step in.

All the way.

Take off your hats, face front.

Which one is Kyler?

Number one, step forward, turn around.

They're all cowboys, Hector.

Don't play games with me. Which one is
your shareholder?

Number three, step forward and turn
around.

I don't see him here. He ain't one of
them.

You shoot.

Next man.

Sure, I'm sure.

I wish I could help you, Hooker. Number
five.

Honest.

And the last one.

Kick him loose.

That'll be all.

away okay sam hold on what i want to
talk to you that's what how'd it go with

the cap how do you think i'm off the
cases of now and come tomorrow morning i

sit down with internal affairs you know
how it tracks from there they take my

badge and my gun and flush them together
with my pension thanks buddy you're a

prince and you're a fool if you get your
act together it doesn't have to be that

way

That's sweet, Hooker.

But if I want a religion, I go to
church.

Call an ambulance.

What happened? Who did this to you?

The cowboy.

You mean Lester Sayles.

I lied.

You had him.

Where can I find him?

Tomorrow.

Hit.

Hit.

Where, Penwell?

Ambulance is on the way.

Don't do any good.

The bars they hit are all over the

city. It sure moves around.

Yeah, but look at this. Each one of them
is near a sports facility.

Baseball stadium, sports center, boxing
arena.

And each one of them features dancing
girls.

There is a pattern.

And look at the times of the robberies.

They all went down when some sporting
event was in progress.

Fans mobbed the bars before the games
and the place was empty out of game time

for the most part. And the register is
loaded.

Too bad it took so long to figure out
Cowboys' M .O.

Yeah.

Finwell said that Cowboys are going to
hit a game today.

There's a basketball game this
afternoon.

At the sports center near Max Club. You
think he hit the same place twice? He

might.

He might think that's the last place
we'll be watching.

Let's give it a try. Let's set up, get
there before he does.

I'll clear the stakeout with the
lieutenant.

Let's hear it.

Where are you going? What do you think
you're doing?

This is my case.

You're off the case. Captain's orders.

Forget about orders.

This is the guy who shot my partner. I'm
going after him. Let me tell you

something.

I did tell the captain about your
drinking problem.

That's where I left it.

I didn't tell him what I really believe.

That your partner caught a bullet
because of your drinking.

What are you talking about? You went
there. I didn't have to be.

Let me tell you something else.

This is my stakeout.

I'm not going to let you follow it up.
So get out of here.

I've got a bird's eye view of the bar
from here, Corrigan.

The place seems to be pretty well
emptied out.

Yeah, well it's getting pretty full in
here.

I think I've got one.

He's handsome in the bedroom.

Hey, I think this is him moving in.

You're a dead man.

It's Dietrich. He blew it. What the hell
is Dietrich doing here?

He's got Cowboy.

Roboto.

Thanks. Bought me an extra pass.

Yeah, you almost bought me.

A ticket to the graveyard.

You're dangerous, man. You're lethal.

To yourself and everybody around you.

Sorry. I really am.

Sorry doesn't cut it anymore.

What does?

I think you know.

The last little escapade pretty well did
it.

Eternal Affairs will probably throw the
book at me.

Looks like I'll be holding down a desk
job for a while.

Not too bad.

I heard a lot of people along the way.

Laura, my partner.

You?

That's yesterday's news.

From now on, you deal with today.

Okay, boys and girls, it's showtime.

I'd like to call this meeting of the
Peace Officers Fellowship to order.

And let's get the ball rolling by
inviting our newest member to identify

himself.

Okay, thanks.

Stick close to him, Laura.

He's going to need you now more than
ever.

My name is Sam.

I'm a cop.

alcoholic.