All language subtitles for The Streets of San Francisco s05e13 The Cannibals

The Streets of San Francisco, a Quinn
Martin production.

Starring Carl Malden.

Also starring Richard Hatch.

With

guest stars

Tim O 'Connor, Andrew Robinson, Len

Berman,

Mark Goddard, Michael Straughan.

Tonight's episode, The Cannibals.

And don't say a word.

When are you going to grow up, kid?

You know, if your old man finds out
about this, he's going to kick the...

There you go.

Thank you.

That'll be 83 cents.

I said that'll be 83 cents.

50 cents for the celery juice.

Aren't you going to get it?

I thought you were going to get it.

I don't care which one of you gets it so
long as I get the 83 cents.

I got it yesterday. Yesterday was
Sunday. That's right. We were down at

Point. We were at Hunter's Point
Saturday.

If I don't get my money, I call a cop.

Salary juice, 50 cents. Take it out of
there, will you, please?

Thank you.

We're over in the Richmond district on
Saturday, remember? Okay, okay.

Salary juice.

I'm telling you, someday you're going to
end up like a salad bowl.

Inspectors, 8 -1.

Inspectors, 8 -1.

Inspectors, 8 -1.

A 217 reported at 423 Miles Avenue.
Officer involved.

All right, we're on our way. Come on,
hit it.

I was on the corner of Miles and Wheeler
on a 518 when this 217 came through. I

was here in less than two minutes.

And Officer Fletcher was still conscious
when you got here? Yes, sir. It was

like he wouldn't let go until someone
got here and then he said what he had to

say. And what was that?

Suitcase. The leather suitcase.

That's it?

Yes, sir.

What about the other man? Name of
Barrett. Duke Barrett. He was dead when

arrived. Shot once, close range.

Did you know him?

Uh, no, sir. There was close to $500 in
his wallet and a very expensive digital

watch still on his wrist, so I don't
think the motive was robbery.

Unless all the shooting scared the
killer away.

Or unless Barrett had something valuable
in that leather suitcase.

I'm gonna talk to the coroner before he
leaves.

How's Barrett?

He's dead.

And the money?

It's gone.

I covered his route just to see what
Barrett was carrying.

Comes to a lower $250 ,000.

$250 ,000?

Whoever hit Barrett, Mr. McGuire, must
have known something.

He waited until Barrett had made the
last pickup.

He chose the best possible spot along
the whole route for a heist.

And he picked a day when he knew Barrett
would be carrying a lot of money. Yeah.

It's an inside job.

Well, who do we know that's that
crooked?

Everybody.

Then who do you know that's that stupid?

It's dumb.

It's really dumb.

It's so dumb, it's nearly smart.

What was the name of the last fellow
that ran that route for us?

Pulaski. No, Pulaski.

Pulaski.

Talk to him.

He's number two on my list.

And Eddie Marks.

He's ambitious. Talk to him.

Larry Baker.

Jimmy Tatum.

He's in Detroit.

Well, the planes fly both ways.

And you might as well check me out, too.

In case anybody asks.

I already have, Mr. McGuire.

You were number one on my list.

Somebody did ask.

Mr. McGuire.

How long has it been since you've seen
your son?

Why?

What makes you think of him? You said.

Who do you know who's that stupid?

All right.

Check out Ronnie, too.

That's right. They were both shot with
the same gun.

.38 caliber.

I've got it.

Thanks.

What did you get?

Barron. He's got a rap sheet as long as
your list of commendations.

Mostly numbers, making book.

Nothing violent.

I talked to Weiss, and I think he might
have been carrying a bag from McGuire,

collecting from the local bookies.

Frank McGuire? West Coast representative
for the syndicate.

Well, don't say it unless you can prove
it.

Which means that suitcase might be full
of money.

I know a guy who used to work for
McGuire.

Let's talk to him. Why not go straight
to McGuire? Because McGuire will tell

that a book is something that he gets
from a library.

You hear what happened to Barrett?

Who's Barrett? He's the reason a cop was
shot.

Why come to me? I didn't do it.

I was working right here when he got
hit.

What time was that?

I don't know. How would I know?

How do you know what time we were here
when he was shot?

All right. A guy told me about it. He
was here asking me about it.

Policeman? I don't know. Just a guy.

What did you tell him?

I don't know nothing, Lieutenant.

I haven't even seen those guys since my
parole.

I mean, I got nothing to tell them or
you.

All right.

Then maybe you can tell me somebody who
can.

You know Ron McGuire? Frank McGuire's
son?

Yeah, well, Frank caught him with his
hand in the cookie jar.

Kicked him out.

Might be mad enough to tell you. Tell
you something?

You mean the biggest crook in San
Francisco kicks his son out of the house

because he's a thief?

You know, there's got to be a lesson in
that somewhere.

Sure.

Homies steal from strangers.

water.

Father wants to talk to you, Ronnie.

McGuire! Open up!

McGuire!

Stop right there!

Police!

I'm going to put out an APB.

Make sure he doesn't leave. He's not
going anywhere now with that head.

What were you and McGuire fighting
about?

He owed me money.

I went to collect any junk.

What was he carrying in his suitcase?

Clothes, I guess.

Is that what you usually carry in a
suitcase?

Do you always wear an empty holster when
you go collect debts?

Is there a law against that?

Who killed Barrett?

Barrett who?

Was it Ron McGuire?

All I know about Mr. McGuire is he
assaulted me.

And I don't wish to press any charges.

Can I go now? You can go. Go.

Do you mind?

Bernard Rezino, investment counselor.

You really believe other people trust
him with their money?

Why not?

He handled other people's money all of
his life in one way or another.

Homicide stone.

Yeah, where?

Okay, we're on our way.

An officer saw Ron McGuire going into
the federal building 30 minutes ago.

Where? You heard me.

The attorney general's office.

The money my father gets from the books,
he launders by passing through

respectable businesses he controls here
in San Francisco and in Los Angeles.

What are the names of the businesses?

Falcon Trucking, Stonehurst's Restaurant
Supply Company,

Markson Parmel Investment Counselors. I
can also give you a chapter and verse on

his hidden bank accounts, too.

I think Mr. McGuire is going to be a
goldmine. Yeah, but that all depends,

know. All right.

This is the deal.

In return for your testimony before the
grand jury, you'll be granted immunity

from anything self -incriminating, which
means the more you tell us, the better

it is for you.

I want that in writing, okay?

And protection.

I get protection.

You'll be in the custody of Mr. Bradley
and his security team.

Now, they've been at it a long time.
They haven't lost anyone yet.

Okay.

When do we start?

Right now. And the first thing you have
to learn is stay away from windows.

Imagine the description on the APB right
down to his shoes, all except for the

suitcase. What time was that?

Uh, 12 .07.

He went in the Attorney General's
offices, and that's the last I saw of

I got from people in that office was the
runaround.

They wouldn't even give me the time of
day, so I called you.

They wouldn't, huh?

Maybe they lost sight of the fact that
we're both on the same side.

Come on, let's remind them.

Well, Lieutenant, sorry for the delay.

This is Inspector Rodman. Mr. Stockwood?

Well, what can I do for you? Tell us
where we can find Ron McGuire.

Who? McGuire. Ron McGuire.

Well, he's not here.

That wasn't my question.

I was asking where he was.

He's in custody, Lieutenant.

Now, what's this all about?

You tell me.

We're investigating a homicide.

Homicide? Homicide.

And Ron McGuire is one of the suspects.

And one of our men saw him come in here
about 30 minutes ago.

Now, where is he?

What's it all about?

Normal security precautions.

Now, Mr. McGuire is going to testify
before a special grand jury on a federal

matter. At the moment, he's with one of
our witness security teams at a

classified location.

Which means he's using the law to hide
from the law. You'll have to explain

that. We believe that Ron McGuire robbed
and killed one of his father's

couriers. We are looking for him, and
they are looking for him.

So he comes to you to offer you some
information.

Probably about his father's operations.

On the homicide.

Do you have any proof?

No. That's why we want to talk to him.

Then you'll have to wait in line.

Lieutenant, we've been trying to get
something on Frank McGuire for a long

Now, whatever his son may or may not
have done, he's our first big break.

I don't want anything to happen to him.

You understand?

Now, you better understand me.

Whoever killed that courier also shot a
police officer.

Now, I know you've got security
problems, but they're not with us.

So why don't we just hang around until
you let us talk to your witness?

All right.

I'll see what I can do.

Two o 'clock?

How about right now?

Lieutenant... Will we?

How does it look? It was a San Francisco
morning. I went around eight times. I

didn't see a thing out of place.

Copy ready?

Look at him.

Eight times around the block, and he
isn't even breathing hard.

That's because I'm in good shape. Don't
you do any running?

Yeah, sure. I run all the time.

Mostly the fat.

Hey, Larry, here's a good line for your
novel. You ought to write that one down.

Now, don't be facetious.

It's not a novel.

It's my doctoral dissertation.

and there were some nice little donuts
up there.

Whose deal?

Mine. You dealt in Kansas City, right?

How's Helen?

What's going on between you and my wife?

Every time I see you, you ask, how's
Helen? Every time I see Helen, she asks,

how's David?

Nobody ever asks how I am. Who cares?

I'm fine, thanks. The kids are great.

Helen's in good form. As a matter of
fact, I'm thinking about picking her

up for another year.

What are you guys doing, anyway? Playing
gin rummy.

Do you want to join us?

Aren't you supposed to be protecting me?

Well, you see, Ron, we're the night
shift, and when you're safe and snug in

little bed, we'll be working, so we
won't have time for gin rummy then.

Do you mind if I ask you a question?

No. You're old man.

Do you think he'd really try to have you
killed?

Yeah.

That's heavy.

It's nothing personal.

We always hated each other.

20 minutes after he leaves his
apartment, my son is in the Attorney

office.

And within an hour, the AG is putting
together a blue -ribbon grand jury.

You know what that means.

How much did you know about our
operation?

Everything.

Been standing at my elbow ever since he
was a kid.

He could ruin me.

You should have hit him when he came
through the door.

Why didn't you?

He's your son, Mr. McGuire.

He's a cannibal.

A cannibal.

He'd eat my flesh to save himself.

I called Cincinnati.

There's a man on his way.

But he can't do us any good.

Until we know where my son is.

You lost him, now you find him.

All right, I'll get the word out.

then he's my son when he's dead.

As long as he's alive, he's my enemy.

He's clean.

No reflection, Lieutenant, but we can't
afford to make the same mistake once.

No shakedown, no talk.

Bradley's in charge here.

What's going on, anyway?

These men are San Francisco officers.

They want to talk to you about a
homicide.

I want a lawyer.

I'm a lawyer, Mr. McGuire.

Would you like me to advise you?

I don't know now.

Where were you this morning between 9
and 10?

You have the right to remain silent.

Do you know a man named Duke Barrett?

At 11 .40, I saw you running outside of
your apartment building.

I ordered you to stop and you didn't.
Why?

What was in that leather suitcase you
were carrying?

Clothes. You were at the Attorney
General's office 20 minutes later

suitcase.

Now, what did you do with it?

Come on, McGuire.

Now, what did you do with it?

We saw your clothes in that apartment
building.

What's in that bag? Hey, what's going on
here anyway, huh?

Nobody told me I was going to get
hassled by the locals.

You're getting argumentative,
Lieutenant.

There are no further questions.

All right, that's all for now.

But I'm going to be waiting in line for
you.

And remember, they can't give you
immunity for murder.

If you need any help to keep him alive,
fellas, just let me know.

Thanks for your help.

Okay, let's move him. You think that's
necessary?

I don't like any breach of security. I
told you that.

We'll be at location eight in about an
hour.

He's our man.

Yep. Sure picked a convenient time to
turn himself in. He certainly did, but

he's our man.

Let's get a search warrant.

I want to tear that boy's room apart.

Let me talk to McGuire.

Hello. I just got here from Cincinnati.

What can you tell me?

Delivery will be delayed.

Where can I reach you?

You can't. I'll call back on the hour.

Yeah, this is Sims.

I just saw that guy you're looking for.

He's at the Senator Hotel, room 418.

The mattress, box springs, baseboard,
the framing around the windows, nothing

but clothes.

Which means that suitcase was probably
full of money.

You wonder why he didn't split right
away. I guess he figured he might get

burned. So where would he have stashed
it?

He only had 20 minutes.

It had to be someplace safe, a place no
one would think about.

Son of a gun.

I thought that was going to be in the
bay.

Daniel, if they would pave the whole
world with cement, people would still

a place to bury the things they'd want
to hide.

I'll take the first watch in the room
across the hall.

I'll relieve you at eight.

Well, how much do I owe you now?

Just a tad over $300 ,000.

Can you take my marker?

Please.

I'm sorry. You must have the wrong
number.

Get green. Tell him to get the car
started. You cover the lobby and look

We've been made.

Put it on.

Take a look.

Find anything?

Yeah, the rifle and AR -15, probably
stolen.

Spent cartridge in the guy that rents
that office.

Did he say anything?

He was out to lunch. Which is lucky for
him. If he'd been there, he'd be dead.

I'm sorry about your partner.

Yeah, thanks.

Is there anything we can do?

There is one thing. Just stay away from
us, okay?

I don't want to have to move again
because of you.

Let's run the serial number of that
rifle through to Washington. See what

give us.

Yes, operator, I'd like to place a call
to a Mr. Charles Davis at the National

Criminal Information Center, Washington,
D .C.

The AR -15 was stolen from an armory in
Cincinnati about four months ago.

There were no prints on the rifle, the
bullets, the clip. Everything was wiped

clean as a whistle. All right, I want a
complete list of all the hit men in and

around Cincinnati.

It's right here, Mike.

Well, that didn't take long. They had it
on hand. Somebody had already called

for the same information.

Somebody from here? In the Attorney
General's office.

Who? He didn't say. I think he assumed I
was with the government and said he'd

already sent us that material.

Told him I was San Francisco PD and he
clammed up.

You don't think Bradley's meddling in
our investigation, do you?

That's exactly what I think.

Well, you've got a suspicious mind.

It's the company I keep.

You pull pictures on these guys? It's in
the works.

All right, let's get a court order.

I want to find out if McGuire Sr.

has made any calls to Cincinnati lately.

That's right. You got the wrong
merchandise, so I'd have to set up

delivery date.

When? I don't know when. It was just
luck we found him the first time. So

every hour.

Better be careful what you say.

May have a tap on that line.

They don't need a tap on my phone.

They've got Ronnie.

I'm almost tempted to let him keep that
bag of money if he'd keep his mouth

shut. Want me to put that on the street?

No.

It's not my money. It just passes
through my hands.

Does that bother you?

I try not to think about it.

Now, they found the gun outside of his
room. It was a .38 caliber, the same

that killed Barrett.

They found fingerprints on two of the
bullets. Now, you're an attorney. You

me. Do I have enough to arrest him on?

All I'm asking you to do is wait your
turn.

Let me get him to the grand jury.

Let me squeeze him for all the juice
that's in him, and then he's yours.

There's one more thing.

We went to the telephone company to find
out if McGuire had made any phone calls

to Cincinnati.

The information was already on the desk.

Someone from the Attorney General's
office had already asked for it.

And that someone was David Bradley.

Brian Phillips was a close friend of
his, Mike.

Their families were close.

He is a U .S. Marshal, and he doesn't
have any investigative authority in this

case. Now listen.

You straighten him out, or I will.

Here we come.

Had McGuire made any calls to
Cincinnati?

One. Turned out to be an answering
service.

Local police are checking it.

Mr. Stockwood, Lieutenant, what can I do
for you? Get off of our case.

What is he talking about?

A murder investigation is a local
matter, Dave.

It's not your jurisdiction.

I know that.

Then why are you involved?

I'm trying to protect a witness.

Someone wants to kill him. I want to
know who that someone is. I want to know

how he works, how he thinks, as much as
I can find out about him. Then I'll know

what to do.

Makes sense to me.

Why, what did you think I was doing?

Looking for revenge.

Now, if I'm wrong, I apologize.

But if I'm right, you'd better stop it
right here and now.

When does McGuire go to the grand jury?

Tomorrow. All right.

24 hours.

When I ask for him, you deliver.

Agreed.

Have you told Helen yet?

No.

We're flying out tonight to see her.

Dave, just take care of our witness.

Stay out of the homicide investigation,
okay?

Only one of these has a record. The
others are possibles.

Suspected, nothing ever proven.

Did you talk to Stockwood? Yeah, he's
flying out to see Brian's widow tonight.

Well, then we better do it quick if
we're going to do it.

How do you figure on finding him?

I don't.

We're going to let him find us.

What are you guys talking about?

You better get ready. We're moving
again.

Wait a minute. What's wrong with right
here?

Listen, every time we go out, we take
the chance of me being seen. Take your

hands off me. Okay.

Okay. But I know something's going on.

Ever since that guy was killed, you've
been acting funny. That guy happened to

be a very good friend of mine. What did
you expect me to do, sing and dance?

Throw a party, have the girls in? Come
on, let's get out of here!

He's got a twitch from the Cincinnati
police.

They checked the answering service.

Called the McGuire made was for a Harry
Spellivan, that address.

And no such person at that address?

No such address. It's a vacant lot.

Where does the answering service send
its bill?

They didn't. He paid six months in
advance and sent them a check the first

every month. He was always six months
ahead in his bill.

And he set up the whole thing by phone
and mail so no one ever saw him. No

description. All the girls who talked to
him could only tell the police one

thing. He had a nice voice.

Well, don't they have a number where
they can reach him?

He always checked for his messages.

Tells us nothing.

Oh, now, wait a minute.

It tells us that McGuire made a phone
call to Cincinnati to somebody who

want you to know who he is or what he
looks like.

I want you to stake out Frank McGuire.

If he meets with anyone who looks like
any of these pictures, let me know. You

want me to pick them up? If you can
think of a good reason.

How about suspicion?

That's a good reason.

Hello, Mr. McGuire.

The guy you're looking for is in room
502 at the Atherstone Hotel.

Leave it alone.

What do you mean? You can see the whole
place. Just leave it alone and go into

the next room. You're setting him up,
aren't you?

And you're using me for the bait.

Will you go into the next room, please?

No.

This isn't the deal we made.

You can't do this to me.

I want to talk to Stockwood.

As soon as he gets back to town.

Now! I want to talk to him now. You're
going to get me killed.

You're still alive and you'll stay that
way as long as you do as you're told. Go

into the next room and stay there.

All right, gentlemen, pull up some
chairs, make yourselves comfortable.

Don't let your finger touch that
trigger.

You're under arrest.

Put your hands on top of your head and
straighten up very slowly.

You all right, Dave?

Yeah.

All right, Dave. Not a word now. Get up.
Come on. Get up. Get up. Get in that

room. Get in that room.

Look down.

Posting men up on that roof was merely a
precaution. Why did you use a room on

the front and not one on the back?

And why were the windows open and the
shades up?

And why were there two men up there on
that roof and only one man in there with

you? Our security procedures.

That wasn't security procedures. That
was a rat trap.

And McGuire was the bait.

It caught a killer.

And another killer got away.

You were supposed to keep him alive.

But you didn't. You failed.

You kind of hard on him, Mike?

Hard on him?

If I knew I could make it stick, I'd
charge him with premeditated murder.

A badge and a gun doesn't give you the
right to kill.

And a criminal isn't fair game just
because you committed a crime.

It was self -defense, Mike.

And we're right back where we started
from. Looking for Ron McGuire.

Hello. Dad?

Ronnie.

Well, how are you?

Not so good.

I want to make a deal.

I thought you already had a deal with
the Justice Department.

That's done. It's finished.

The deal I'm talking about is for a
quarter of a million dollars.

You know, I never talk big money on the
phone.

Come on home.

We'll talk.

You really think I am crazy, don't you?

I'll tell you the deal from right here.

I want $10 ,000, small bills, and I want
a car.

For that, I tell you where the suitcase
is.

That's very generous. What's the matter?

You having regrets?

No. I just figure I owe you for all the
wonderful things you taught me. I gave

you everything. You gave me nothing.

Goodbye, Ronnie.

Don't wait, Dad.

Please. I'm sorry.

Man, I'm just scared.

Look. As far as anybody will ever know,
the money's gone with me.

I mean, you can have it all.

After all, it is yours.

Just give me what I asked for, okay?

Why should I?

Maybe because you owe me, too.

Where is it?

You remember where I fell and broke my
arm when I was 14?

Yeah, I remember.

I'll meet you there in 30 minutes.

Just park the car, leave the money.

In the glove compartment.

And I'll meet you.

All right. I'll be there.

Alone.

What are we looking for? Ron McGuire.

What makes you think we'll find him
here?

Well, he left that apartment building at
about a quarter to 12, but five minutes

after 12, he was at the Attorney
General's office.

Sometime in between, a big leather
suitcase with a lot of money in it

disappeared, and it disappeared
somewhere around here.

He probably came back last night and got
it. No, no, I alerted everybody in this

area.

They've got pictures of him.

Besides, a man carrying a big leather
suitcase would be easy to spot.

There's a lot of people in this area
with suitcases. There's a bus station

over there.

I know. I know all that.

Besides, I had some of our boys check
out the lockers.

Inspectors 8 -1.

Inspectors 8 -1.

Inspectors 8 -1.

This is Tanner, Mike. The subject left
his house about 15 minutes ago.

He stopped at a bank, and then he made a
stop, and he picked up another car, a

blue Ford.

Something's going down.

Where are you?

I'm on Bay Street, going west towards
the bridge.

Okay, we're on our way.

Ronnie, where are you?

Ronnie, where are you?

Oh, Mike, he's parked on the lower road
at the Godfrey Bunker, the blue Ford.

Okay, Tanner, I've got it.

Don't start the engine.

I thought we had a deal.

That's right.

$10 ,000 in the glove compartment. I
looked, but it wasn't there.

That's right. Where's the suitcase?

What's this?

I checked your bag through to Los
Angeles on the bus. You couldn't find it

the baggage room in L .A.

Sure you did.

That's the baggage check.

This is the ticket.

San Francisco to Los Angeles.

All you have to do is just give them the
check, and they'll give you the bag and

your money.

Of course, it might cost you a couple of
bucks for storage, but I'm sure you can

swing that.

Look under the front seat on the
passenger side. The envelope's there.

Okay. Get out and just walk away.

And if you send anybody looking for me,
I'm going to tell anybody who's

interested that this whole thing was
your idea.

I'm not going to send anybody looking
for you.

Because they'd believe you.

Just take one look and they'd know that
you couldn't think up a quarter of a

million dollar heist all by yourself.

What makes you think you're so much
smarter than anybody else?

before you're gone.

But don't ever come back.

If you do, I'll kill you myself.

Inspectors 8 -1, in pursuit of a late
model blue Ford sedan, heading east on

Bryant from 5th Street, request
intercept.

Don't move that hand.

See, Ronnie and I were never really
close, Lieutenant.

We never really understood each other.

I have a list of all your personal
property here, Mr. McGuire.

If you'll just check it out carefully,
sign this form, I'll let you have it.

Very well.

Everything seems to be in order, I
think.

Thank you very much, Mr. McGuire, and
now you are under arrest.

What are you talking about?

We had the Los Angeles Police Department
check the contents of that suitcase in

the baggage room.

It was filled with money.

And you signed this form saying that
that claim check belongs to you.

So I was mistaken.

Well, we have a witness here who says
you aren't.

Of course. You're my guest.

Lieutenant?

Inspector? I understand you've got Ron
McGuire. Yes, he's upstairs.

Get him. I'll meet you.

Where's Bradley?

Washington. He's been reassigned.

I had to break up the team, put them in
other units.

We're too emotionally involved in this
case.

There's one lesson here.

From now on, we rotate our personnel on
a regular basis.

You know, there's another lesson out
there in the streets.

Crimes have no labels.

They're not federal, they're not state,
they're not city. They're just crimes

against the people.

And if we find we can't work together,
that means we're not doing our jobs.

can't happen to us.

What? Getting emotionally involved.

I mean, half the time, I don't even know
what you're talking about.

Well, you don't have to know what I'm
talking about. Just do what I'm talking

about.