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Dead or alive.

In the last year, he's collected over 20 bounties. All dead.

He doesn't give a damn about nothing and nobody.

He's going to kill this guy, Panhandle Pete.

Mr. Man in Black.

You're not my dad.

Open the door, police! We have a warrant!

It would take a whole hell of a lot more than you to clear me out. But I'm going

to leave a crater six miles long and three miles deep.

I'm an excellent driver.

It's not the fiddler who's playing it.

You crazy man, I'm a cop!

What are you going to do?

I'm going to stop this thing.

Works for me.

I've been leaked out of business. I've been gone for 14 days.

Must be my imagination, but my welcome home seems strange.

Baby, did you miss me?

Every day and all night long.

Baby, did you miss me?

Tell me what's been going on.

I got this sneaky picture.

There's something wrong.

I'm looking for a man named David Blackwood. He calls himself the Chief.

I was wondering which one of you boys is going to be neighborly enough to point

me in the right direction where I might find you.

Just what is this?

I thought we learned what a warrant was our first semester at the academy.

Seems you didn't do too well on your annual qualifications, Hunter. I got a

in the target shoot.

But you didn't exactly get a perfect score on your defensive driving course.

hit one cone. What's that?

Well, translate it into the real world, maybe.

It's one parked car. Maybe it's one fire hydrant. Maybe it's one innocent

bystander. And maybe you ought to let McCall do the driving from now on. I'm

excellent driver.

And besides, when you're out in the field, your adrenaline gives you that

edge. Can we talk about this? Why am I going to pick up the chief?

Because he's the suspect in an armed robbery.

Now, that's not a logic that should escape a homicide detective.

Look, we know he's waiting for his partner. We also know he doesn't have

money. Now, McCall's got him staked out. So why don't we just wait?

Because we've been sitting on this guy for a week.

Now, I want him brought in now before all we got left is the dust that he

up when he splits town.

I'll radio him a call. No, you won't. You'll go down there now.

That's crazy.

No, it's crazy having you two for partners.

Now, your butt's on the line if you don't round me up a steer on this one.

And don't slam the door.

Well, I wouldn't think of it, Captain, but sometimes it's just a reflex action.

Don't smoke.

Let's shag it, McCall.

Yeah, Laura.

How'd you know it was me?

A trained detective.

Chief is still sitting, huh?

Hasn't left. No one's come in. What are you doing here anyway? I got this

covered.

What?

Look, I've already gone over this with the captain.

If we don't bring him in, he's going to have to. We can do it.

Great.

All right, I'll take the front. Oh, yeah?

Yeah, listen, if I go in there dressed like this, no one's going to think twice

with you. They'll know it's a rouse.

Yeah, well, don't make any friends, okay?

to three and shoot.

All right, put the rifle down. Whoa, Hoss.

You got it.

Come on.

Get him up.

Come on down here.

Anything you say, officer.

At least I hope you're an officer or I just went and stepped in it. I think you

went and stepped in it anyway, partner.

What's going on?

Call the coroner.

Now, just what was that little bit of business, huh? Well, if you look in my

breast pocket inside, you'll find something to explain all this, all

Go on, look.

Look, why don't we just hogtie this little beauty and go have ourselves a

What do you say?

Keep them up there.

As you can see, that's a wanted poster. It's a $10 ,000 reward on the head of

that Indian for a murder back in Jersey.

Doesn't excuse you throwing that rifle around like Buffalo Bill Cody now, does

it? What, are you crazy?

Guy had a beat on you. I saved your life. I helped you out. Oh, come off of

You had to hear both shotgun blasts. He jumped out of the damn window. He didn't

have enough time to reload.

Both barrels were empty.

Well, I guess I just don't have the ears and instincts that you do, Hoss, do I?

Well, I guess you don't.

And now you don't have anybody to return for this reward.

You see, this is why it reads dead or alive.

By this guy's story, dropping dead in their tracks when I was scalping.

Yeah, my stomach's doing once -overs, which tells me this guy doesn't smell

right from the ground up.

Want me to take a run at him?

What are you going to do, wave your magic wand at this guy and expect him to

spew out the almighty truth?

Something like that. Now, do you want me to find out what his story is or what?

Help yourself.

I don't believe this.

I mean, like, I didn't do nothing but, like, go answer the call in H, and you

guys are coming through the door like the Incredible Hulk.

or something.

So all of a sudden, the chief is flying through the window like he's got some

sort of magic flying power, like he's got wings out of his back or something.

All I'm doing is making an outsider feel calm, right? Huh? You ever been away

from home, huh? You know how it is.

You're away from home, huh? I can tell. Yeah, I can tell. I got news for that.

You know anybody in this area?

You're real talkative type, ain't ya?

Listen, if you don't mind me asking, You got some sort of a personal reason for

wanting to kill the chief?

Nothing personal at all, sweetie.

Just 10 Gs.

10 Gs? What, you kidding? He owed you 10 Gs? He owed a lot of people a lot of

things. Me, I'm just upholding the law.

I mean, I go around cleaning up what the cops can't.

Finish my business and I'm on my way.

Well, if you've got any business to finish with the chief, I think your

is just about as finished as it's going to be. You know what I mean?

Well, Mr.

Man in Black, you're going to be around.

I'm going to be around.

Not unless you know somebody by the name of Panhandle Pete.

Panhandle Pete.

Is he a potty kind of guy or what?

Not with you.

I don't think you're his type.

Of course, you're not my type either.

Would you wait for me when we land?

Hunter.

I think I did a pretty good job considering the guy doesn't like women.

He doesn't like women?

Just because you couldn't kick -start him, he doesn't like women? Yeah, give

everything you got. Oh, you think this is some sort of defense on my part, huh?

Is that what you think? Yeah.

Yeah, go ahead.

Well, it's not.

Look, it just so happens I can tell when a guy is interested and when he just

doesn't have the right engine.

Yeah, thanks. Got it.

So, the guy's gay now, huh?

No, he's not gay.

He's just... There's a piece missing, that's all. Sure.

Look, you let me worry about how to handle men, and you worry about your

driving, okay?

My driving? Is it all over the precinct?

Yeah.

I don't believe it.

Anybody can knock over a couple of cones.

Hey, it was not a couple of cones. It was one cone, and it was on a practice

test coordinate, not out in the major highway.

Forgive it.

You forgot.

All right, what do you got on our Doc Holliday?

Well, apparently...

The guy's notorious in a couple of states. He's considered persona non

Texas and Idaho.

Police departments never did like bounty hunters or scavengers. Yeah, listen to

this. In the last year, he's collected over 20 bounties. All dead, shot, and

self -defense.

And he's sticking around to waste another dude by the name of Panhandle

You think?

That's his M .O.

Yeah, this is Sergeant McCall. Look, I want you to run down some information on

a guy named Panhandle Pete.

He's a fugitive. He's probably a bail jumper.

That's all I have. Check the southwest Texas Panhandle. That's all I got.

Well, Jimmy Joe, I guess you're getting ready to ride off into the sunset.

Why don't you let me take you down to the airport?

My way of saying thanks.

You know, that's real neighborly of you, but I wasn't aiming on leaving just

yet. I hope you're not aiming for Panhandle Pete.

That little twist on me in, didn't she? No, I ran your record partner. Believe

me, I know your game and it's not going to fly here, so why don't you just

saddle up and move on out?

You got a piece of legal paper on me? Because if you do, I'd love to see it.

understand? Well, I was kind of afraid you weren't going to be able to read

anything that didn't have dead or alive printed on it.

You're a very funny man. Yeah. You make me laugh.

You know what?

Dead men, they ain't funny.

Do you really think he's going for it, even though he knows we know?

Yeah, somehow I think that makes it better for him.

Although it's going to be pretty hard for him with two cops hitched to his

bumper.

Yeah, well, what the chief did, we don't have any leads to the second man in the

robbery. The case is completely closed.

So let's go for it.

Well, ain't we up with the rooster, Jimmy Joe?

You got the grip of a bull terrier, huh?

And you're cuter than a speckled pup underneath a covered wagon.

So why don't we just drop it down home by Jiminy's and let me help you carry

your bags to the city limits?

You know, I do believe what you're doing is called harassment.

And I do believe what you're planning on doing is committing first -degree

murder. You know, if I was after somebody, it'd take a whole hell of a

than you to clear me out. You understand?

Well, not only am I going to clear you out, I'm going to leave a crater six

miles long and three miles deep.

Back where I come from, we call that a threat.

Works for me.

Y 'all don't bother to come on back now, yeah?

I'm driving. No, you're not.

Okay, I'm not.

McCall. And she's in drive.

Come on.

Come

on,

step on it.

You want to compare driving records now?

Cut him off. Cut him off.

I can't even go anywhere in this junk.

Getting away.

I guess you hit a con.

What are you trying to say? That it was my fault, huh? It was that pile of scrap

metal you drive around in. Not the fiddle. It's who's holding the bow.

Confucius 101.

Why don't you just come right out and say it? You think it's my fault he got

away. Just say it.

I think it's your fault he got away.

No, it wasn't.

It was that trash heap you call a car.

I wouldn't give you ten bucks for that clunker if I owed it to you. You do owe

me ten dollars.

No, I don't. I sprung for the pizza, remember?

Hey,

you like touching your luck on this lock?

No, not really.

I'd rather find something to slam the lid on this guy that won't get tossed

of court.

What do you say we try something novel, like a legal way into this room?

Fire regulations.

Officer, I know nothing from any fire regulations.

We're lucky the toilets flush.

This should have been caught a long time ago.

Between the health department and the Better Business Bureau, this place sees

more action than Beirut.

Well, the point is, number three on the district superintendent's fire safety

code is access to at least one fire extinguisher for every 12 occupants.

this is a definite infraction.

As far as I'm concerned, they could shut the dump down.

Get me some time off.

I suggest you see the manager.

Well, that'd be a real pain in the tush for all of us, but there you go. Why

don't you come on downtown and you can give us your statement.

Downtown?

Are you kidding?

Well, maybe.

Maybe they're next to the staircase. Or maybe a couple of them could be in the

room.

Why don't we have a random check?

Like this room, for instance.

Maidservant. I'll check in the closet. Yeah.

You know, for a guy who's not interested in women, he's circled four places

here.

All meat markets and hooker hangouts.

I'll hit the street and see what I can turn.

Yeah, I'll try to find out something on Panhandle Pete.

See if I can get myself a new car.

A new car, right.

Hi, baby.

Sorry, Tex. I don't know any hand -handled people.

And I don't deal in long red hair. You know what I mean? Doesn't suit the

taste of my clientele.

Hey,

nobody messes with our town, Bill Brown!

Hit the trail, Tex.

And don't come back, huh?

You hear me?

I was kidding, man. Hey, ain't you got no sense of humor?

I got a great sense of humor.

Matter of fact, most of the people I meet, they die laughing.

Understand?

Hey, wait a minute.

I don't have any redheads, man.

But I'm sure I know somebody who does.

Happy weekday of business.

I've been gone for 14 days.

It would be my imagination, but my welcome home seems

strange.

Every day and all night long.

Well, baby, did you miss me?

Tell me what's been going on.

I've got this sneaky picture.

For my love, you could not wait.

Well, I sat there all day long. I guess you just forgot the date.

How come?

Baby, did you miss me?

Every day and all night long.

So you know this Jimmy Joe Walker person, huh, Sheriff?

Yeah, can you hold on just a second?

Hunter. It's McCall. Yeah, hold on just a second, would you?

Sheriff? No, it's McCall. No, no, hold on just a second.

Sheriff? Yeah, listen, thanks for holding. I appreciate the information.

helped a great deal.

Yeah, thanks a lot.

McCall? Are you nuts?

Yes, I am. What's going on? This guy leaves a wake like a runaway torpedo.

I've been to three different places. They all look like they've been hit by a

hurricane. The problem is nobody wants to admit the hurricane's Jimmy Joe.

Well, is this guy after anything in particular, or is it just a hobby with

guy? He is in the market for a long -legged redhead. There's one in

but he doesn't have a name.

Well, it doesn't make sense for a guy who's not into chicks.

Hunter, will you give it a rest? So I was wrong.

No, no, no, you weren't. Listen, I just got off the phone with the sheriff down

in Alabama who knows this guy pretty good.

And you were right on the money about this guy.

Chicks isn't in his vocabulary.

This guy's running on straight ether.

Well, then what the heck is he doing running around town kicking over joints

looking for a redhead?

Well, when you find him, you'll ask him, won't you?

All right, I'm going to head on over to the body shop on Alameda. That was going

to be his next stop.

I'll meet you there.

Okay.

You sure you don't want to file a complaint?

Does it look like I want to fire a complaint?

What?

Is this a joke?

Nobody saw who did this.

Well, come on. Are you kidding me? You think this is the last place this guy's

going to stop?

As long as it's not one of his future ones.

The guy who didn't do this, any idea where he was going?

Ginger.

He wanted to find Ginger, and he was going to look for a pimp. I take it by

name she's a redhead? I was looking for a redhead who tricks for a guy called

Panhandle Pete. I remembered her saying his name.

Where? Where can we find her?

She usually works out of the tickle pink.

I don't know who it is.

What are they? What will they do? I'm trying to call the police. What room?

204, upstairs.

What is it this time?

How about assault, battery, and attempted murder, you pile of pig slop?

You know, you're out of your holster a little too soon, Hoss. Are you all

Ginger? Is anything broken?

Well, is this gratitude for you or what, huh?

I mean, back where I come from, you used to get a big yahoo for coming to rescue

a little thing like that.

I mean, she almost got her butt kicked in. Well, that doesn't wash here, pal,

put it back in your saddlebag.

Look, I'm being a good Samaritan, honey. Nobody in this room is going to tell

you different.

Am I right, Ginger?

He tried to help me.

He didn't do nothing.

See?

I didn't do nothing.

I told you it wasn't him. It was a bad trick. I don't know his name. I never

him before.

He just ran out.

I hope I never see him again.

Look, you two better take care of the little lady.

I got to get going.

Let him play good Samaritan to panhandle Pete.

Hey, honey.

Listen, I'll come back and check up on you before I leave L .A. Make sure you

come along, okay?

All right.

Yeah, Desk, police emergency. I need a paramedic up here right now.

Junior, you told him something, didn't you?

Huh? You told him where to find Panhandle Pete?

It's okay. You had to tell him. But you did tell him, didn't you?

I was so scared.

Hunter, what are you going to do?

I'm going to stop this guy.

What do you mean, how?

I don't know. Think of something.

But he's ahead of us on laps, and I just got to flag him up.

You know, I'd say you need driving lessons, Hoff.

You know, everybody's been telling me that lately.

You looking at anything in particular?

Well, I noticed you got a back seat.

What'd you expect to find? You know, I've got a couple of friends that were

bounty hunters once, and you know what they told me?

If you took out the back seat altogether, you had more room to anchor

shackles down to the floor.

You know, to help keep the prisoners that you picked up from giving you

when you're taking them in.

But then again, I guess the people you pick up don't give you much trouble at

all, do they? What do you want?

I want you to get out of the car.

What do you have in mind, Rick?

You know, you've been leaving the trailer from bar to bar all over the

Jimmy Joe.

Is that what people are saying about me? Yep.

You're a real fine, upstanding patron you are. You come in, you order your

drink, and then you move on.

I don't see nothing wrong with that.

No, neither do I. As long as you're able to walk that one single white line

right there.

What are you kidding? What line?

Oh, now, see, that's bad. That's real bad.

We're going to have to give you a motor response test.

Why don't you shut your eyes and extend your arms and see if you can touch your

nose? You know, I'm getting a feeling like you're trying to square dance with

me. I'm a little concerned where this is leading. Downtown, so you can submit to

a blood alcohol test.

But don't worry. Before you know it, you'll be free and out of town before

hour traffic.

You know, you must single -handedly put a damper on the tourist trade in this

entire city. We got laws in this bird.

I'm just trying to keep the streets safe for everybody.

Who knows? The life you save may be your own.

It's my life. I'm worried about Sergeant McCall.

I'm worried about you too, Ginger.

I'm also worried about who this guy Walker is after.

If you don't help me to nail Jimmy Joe, there's a real good chance he's going to

come back to you or to the other people he's terrorized.

The only way to stop this is for you to help me put him away.

I can't.

Look, you and I both know what'll happen.

You'll arrest him, he'll go before a judge, and either he'll get off on bail

he'll be set free on his own recognizance.

And then what?

I've got no place to run to or hide.

Look, Ginger, I don't know what to say to you, except this guy is going to kill

somebody. He knows that you and Hunter know.

He wouldn't try anything.

Look, I don't know what it is that spins this guy's windmill, but he is going

for it. He doesn't give a damn about nothing and nobody.

He's going to kill this guy, Panhandle Pete, and when he's done, he's going to

kill somebody else. And then if he feels like it, he's going to kill somebody

else.

Ginger, I don't mean to stand here and to yell at you after everything you've

been through, but you are my only chance at stopping him.

Now look, Ginger.

I promise I'll do everything. I'll do more than everything to protect you. I

will personally babysit you day and night until he's convicted and sent

I'll move you in with me.

Ginger, you have to tell me what you told him.

You just have to.

Panhandle Pete was friends with the chief?

Yeah. Ginger says once or twice when she was working in the bar that Pete came

in with a seven -foot Indian.

She said Jimmy Joe seemed to know they were friends.

Well, if they both came into Los Angeles together, that means you're probably

both from New Jersey.

And that's where the wanted poster on the chief was from.

I'll run it by R &I and see what tips up. Ginger says that he was staying at

Marquis Plaza Bungalow 12 on Sunset since last Sunday, so I'll go over there

check it out.

Marquis Plaza, huh? That's a pretty swank place for a guy with the name of

Panhandle Pete.

Yeah, well, I'll point that out to him when I see him.

Hey, listen, what about our Alabama baby?

Any chance of running into him?

No, he's off the game board. I got him out of commission, at least for a while.

Drunk? Driving?

You know, if you think you're going to get away with this thing, your

not going all the way up. Look, Captain, I was just trying to shut the guy down

legitimately.

Legitimately? You call this beefed -up nonsense legitimate?

You know, Hunter, there are actually times when I honestly forget why it is I

don't like you.

And then, boom, just as soon as that happens, you come along and ram it right

my nose.

We can't go around fabricating charges like this. It wasn't a fabrication,

Captain. The guy had at least three drinks, which puts him over the legal

alcohol limit.

Look, all I wanted to do with this guy is get him off the bricks long enough to

figure out what his game was.

And we did.

What's this?

It's an outstanding warrant from the state of New Jersey on a Peter

He's the longtime associate of David Blackfoot's.

The chief?

You mean this is what he's been hanging around for?

A $1 ,000 reward poster? Come on.

Look, Captain, he knows McCall and I are on him. He's not hanging around town

for a measly thousand bucks.

He's got something else bigger in mind.

Something like $113 ,000.

The amount of money in the bank holdup.

Montaigne's moniker is Panhandle Pete, and how he got that was by playing

lookout on armed robberies, by positioning himself outside the places

going to hit. Out of the eyewitness testimonies, two mentioned a blind guy

panhandling out in front of the bank the day it was hit.

Now, Panhandle Pete was the second guy in that bank robbery, Captain.

Jimmy Joe figures he probably still has the money. He was going to bag him, make

him turn the money over to him, and probably waste him.

Now, McCall has a line on Panhandle Pete.

What I want to do with Walker is keep him locked up until I can get Pete into

custody.

It's not possible.

Why not?

Walker was released just before I called you in here.

McCall.

That scumbag took my gun.

Yeah, and as soon as he catches up with Panhandle Pete, he's going to take the

110 grand, too.

And since he took the time to pound on a cop, chances are he's going to fill

that baby blue drop top up and point it toward Mexico.

I think he chipped a tooth, too.

That's character.

I really think you should come down and get x -rayed. Who knows what's going on

inside. I'm fine, I'm fine, really.

Thank you anyway, you did a terrific job.

Don't worry, I won't let her change any flats.

Whoa.

How come I'm Ben Casey? They always used to say it's just a concussion.

Well, maybe you better go to the hospital after all.

You lay off, all right? I'm not going to any hospital. You guys can get rid of

the gurney, okay? I'm fine, really.

Feel free to spill all over the floor.

All right.

I didn't mean to... Wait a minute. I am not in any condition to have to

apologize to you.

A newsflash.

It looks like our boy Panhandle Pete envisions himself behind the wheel of a

brand -new Chrysler.

You sure that's not too heavy for you?

A little bit of humor there.

Hunter, the chief and Pete pulled off the robbery, and Pete made off with the

money, right?

So? So the chief's sitting in a furnished armpit, and Pete's at the

Plaza in a suite.

You think maybe he's starting to spend his share of money?

Prestige Motors?

You think?

Is this Lady Bates or what?

The double plush mat, like I promised.

If I could afford a car like this, I'd be divorced in an instant.

Hang tough, my man. Maybe you will someday.

I wish.

Let me get this out of your way and you're off. Rocco, don't miss those

walls.

Look out, Mama.

I'm coming at you.

Get out.

That's right.

That's right.

You a cop?

You ain't that lucky, Hoff.

Now, we're going to go for a little walk, and you're going to act like

loving it, you understand?

Or you're going to make a mess all over your shiny car.

A little bother to help me.

Okay, I won't.

Here. That's for you.

Oh.

I'm touched, really.

What are you going to use?

Where did you get that?

It's a graduation gift from my dad.

What I got was a brand new set of encyclopedias.

Go get it. You drive.

Where? Where are we going?

Wherever you got the $100 ,000, Dash.

No, no, no.

You put the pedal to the metal, I'll do you right here. You understand?

Drive.

Excuse me.

I called a few minutes ago, and I was told that Pete Montaigne was going to

up his new car sometime today.

Actually, he was picking it up just two minutes ago.

Where'd he go?

Ha! There he is!

Mr. Montaigne!

Hold it, Jimmy Joe!

Spread them right now.

Tell me what's been going on.

There's something wrong.

There's something wrong.

You dare.

actually dare to put in a request for another vehicle after arranging it with

that car company so that we have to reimburse them for damages done to two

them two luxury sedans you got some sense of humor hunter and he

on the apprehension of panhandle pete in connection with the bank robbery and

locating a missing one hundred thousand dollars and get this he was hoping that

you would feel better and that your ribs would soon mend you are a terrible liar

No, I'm not. I'm a great liar.

If he was in such a great mood and so beholden to us, then why didn't you hit

him up for a car?

You see, McCall, I wouldn't do that.

There's simply no reason to ask for another car. We don't need another car.

There's nothing wrong with this car. There was nothing wrong with the other

Nothing that couldn't be fixed by a little tune -up.

Or a crusher.

You see, McCall, it's not the fiddle.

She was playing it.

You think?