All language subtitles for Kojak s06e03 Ariana

Well, papers have been filed.

No!

No.

To me?

To mine, they dare do that?

You hear that?

No, I have to...

I can't leave her with those people.

Not if she doesn't want to be there.

That's how I grew up, with strangers,
and I hated it.

Write to her.

Ask her.

Then we can make some arrangements. I
have to see it in her eyes. Don't you

that?

Her eyes will tell me.

Insanity.

This is your fault.

You should have presented me with some
options.

You should have anticipated.

Now I have to risk everything.

Then don't go.

You want my advice? Your advice? Your
advice is too late and too dear.

Save it for the fools you haven't met.

If you leave, it will be very dangerous.

There are a lot of outstanding warrants
against you waiting to be served.

Walter, you didn't have to come all this
way to tell me that.

She'd kill you for all the trouble
you've caused.

It's not a smart thing to say.

Not to me.

The last thing you should want is for me
to be frightened.

Frightened men are not dependable.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean that.

Without me, you don't have a chance.

I've worked so hard to be able to stay
right here.

I know.

Believe me, I know.

We've got to make some plans.

It's got to be safe.

There are only so many precautions we
can take.

I want a list of all people who could
interfere.

There won't be a long list. We can buy
some of them off, deal with them.

There's no reason anyone need know till
after you leave New York. Here we go,

gents, especially the house.

Protein, amino acids, fructose, no
carbohydrates, everything fresh.

Except for the pineapple and peaches.

Okay? The policeman will know.

How?

You think that he'll be aware that this
is too far -fetched for consideration?

I think you've become obsessed with him
since he chased you out of New York.

Chased me?

You don't anticipate. That's why I'm in
this position right now.

It was better last time.

So what do you think?

You could kill him.

Carmine, the barrister wants to do
violence because you made it better last

time.

Not Carmine. Kojak.

You said you wanted options. That's one
of them.

Have you ever killed anyone?

Of course not.

Have you ever seen anybody killed?

No. What do you think, Carmine?

Would a violent death be something he'd
enjoy?

Some do.

You never know.

So what do you think? Too much guava,
right?

If necessary, I will kill him.

Either do that or do nothing.

He's probably forgotten all about you.
Forget about him.

When the lion is asleep, you don't go
over and smack him in the mouth.

That's exactly what you'd be doing. Let
him sleep.

Any attempt to neutralize him will be
like announcing your arrival.

Where, sweetheart?

Sheila's lost.

Where are your parents?

Are you lost?

I think she's lost. I know she's lost.

Where are your parents?

If she knew, she wouldn't be lost.

I'm sorry, what did you say?

Do you speak English?

I'm sorry, I don't understand what
you're saying.

It's something about her mama.

Do you speak English?

Yelling doesn't help. I'm not yelling,
I'm asking. Asking is not yelling.

Does anybody here speak Spanish?

No,

that's not Spanish, that's Greek.

She says she wants her mother.

She's lost. I'm sure she's lost.

Do you think we should call the police?

He is the police.

Oh, I'm so happy. Then he'll take care
of her.

Listen, sweetie.

This man is a policeman and he's going
to take care of you.

You don't look like a cop.

Oh, thanks.

What does a cop look like?

What's your name?

Ariana. Ariana.

I love you, Ariana.

I love my mom.

Oh, my God.

When did you see your mother for the
last time?

Poor thing, she looks scared out of her
wits.

Her parents must be frantic.

What are you going to do?

I'm going to wait. They'll fight us. Is
there something we can do? Any way we

can help?

No, go on ahead and enjoy yourselves.

Catch up with you later.

Are you sure, Theo? I mean, we really
don't mind.

No, go on. I'll stay with Ariana.

We'll get acquainted.

I'll buy her an ice cream cone. Look who
me.

And her parents will come along. She's
too well cared for to be abandoned.

Okay. We'll be at the Riantic Bistro.
All right, darling. See you later, sir.

Bye -bye.

Hi,

I'm Officer Whitley. This is Officer
Granitz.

How long have we been waiting here,
Inspector?

Half hour, give or take.

I hope they haven't shown up by now.
Chances are they're looking at other

places. We can take it from here. We'll
run her up to the seventh floor. No

matter where the parents find the local
help that we directed there.

Chris, I want you to go with them and
they'll find your parents.

No, I want to stay with you.

And I want that too. But if you go with
them, they'll find your mother.

No,

you.

All right, little girl. No one is going
to hurt you.

All right, let me do my issue.

All right, I'll ride along with you.

Radio on ahead.

Have someone from the Child Welfare
Bureau who can speak Greek be there.

Yes, sir.

This is one for the poker.

Kojak chasing lost kids.

You know this guy?

Only by rap.

You remember the Tybalt case that they
teach at the academy?

Is that Kojak? Yeah.

He used to be one hell of a detective.

Come on, let's get going.

You

jump

whatever way you want.

It's your call.

Okay, it's the same to me either way.
Yo, check this out, man. I can't be

no time.

Then join up.

But check it out, man. What have I been
saying?

Not enough.

All right, all right, all right. Look,
I'm with him, sure.

But check it out. He's not going.

You understand?

Now check this out.

So it's these two other guys, right?

But do they walk?

No way, man. They playing.

Now, hey, you're losing me.

Did you see him or not?

Yeah, but check it out, man.

Yo, I was in the peak, my brother.
What's up?

Not even downtown.

to the point. He was standing. So he
wasn't with you.

On it.

Say the word.

What? Say the word.

All right, check it out, my brother. I
can say the word.

No. He wasn't with me, okay?

Thank you.

There's a third.

Blake, I need you.

Take someone else, Rev. My man here has
got a problem to say. Get in the pocket.

I need you now.

Baco, finish this up for me.

Over here.

Zero time. In three days, a grand jury's
meeting on the Festerian case. I don't

put what I need together. He walks. This
shouldn't take more than a couple of

hours. What?

Inspector Kojak is here with a lost
girl. I want you to find the parents. A

kid? You nuts.

Hey, watch your mouth.

Blake, Captain.

You're asking me to drop Festerian to
take some lost kids.

I'm not asking you to do anything. And
it's not the kid, it's the parents. Come

on. I don't have time for this. You make
time. You want to tell me what else is

going on? Like what? Like I don't know
what, but something. Because you're

making this very important.

long parents, especially when that
detective is up to his neck in a very

important case. Call it professional
courtesy.

Call it a favor. Call it your job. I
don't care what you call it. Just get it

done. Yeah.

Okay, you got it. Listen, for six months
I've been trying to get someone

downtown to pay attention to my manpower
request.

I bug them to the point where they won't
even answer my calls. No, I got an

inspector sitting in there who needs a
favor.

Kojak could be the hook I've been
looking for. We do him a favor, he'll do

for us.

So we, which is to say you, are going to
do everything possible to make

Inspector Kojak happy. You get my
meaning?

You know, if you put the energy behind
fighting the parents instead of the

attitude, you probably have them before
dinner.

That's funny.

Nothing.

I've just heard those words before.

Well, we've made some preliminary calls,
Theo, and so far there's no one looking

for the little girl.

I don't know. It could be that the
parents are scared, confused.

Maybe they don't know what to do, where
to go.

Anyway, since they're not going to come
here, we're going to have to fight.

I'm assigning Blake here to track them
down.

The woman from child welfare doesn't
speak Greek.

Hi, I'm Gail Woodman.

I'm sorry the Bureau of Child Welfare
wasn't able to find anyone who speaks

Greek, but it is Sunday, you know.

Hi.

How are you doing?

It's scary, isn't it?

Would you mind... I'm waiting around for
a few moments, Inspector. I'm going to

need some basic information.

I'll do what I can.

How did you find her?

I just happened by.

And I was the only one around who spoke
her language.

Did she tell you anything?

Very little.

And I'd ask her questions, and she'd
say, I just want to go home.

She's very frightened and very confused.

Inspector, if you could get her to
answer any of these questions, it would

very helpful.

Otherwise, we really have nothing to go
on.

Whitley. Whitley.

Was there anyone else around when you
responded to the call?

Well, the street was crowded, if that's
what you mean.

No, I mean, was there anything different
going on?

Is anyone with Kojak?

No, it's just him and the girl.

What are you getting at?

I don't know.

Nothing. Thanks.

Well, if anyone comes looking, have them
call the 74th squad.

Ask for Detective Winston Blake.

Yeah. Thank you.

How's it going?

We had nothing.

Try the Greek consul? Yeah, I tried the
U .N. and every precinct in Manhattan

and Red Cross and probably nothing.

Come on.

So far, we're getting nothing.

It's like she doesn't have parents.

Check out hospitals, missing persons,
etc.? Yes, sir. I checked the morgue,

Well, since no one's come forward to
claim her, I'm going to have to make

arrangements for a place for her to
stay.

And she's going to have to be examined
for physical or sexual abuse.

It can be very rough on a little girl
who's already been traumatized, but

there's no choice.

If you could take the time, I think it
would be very helpful if you could be

with her.

Great. I'll make the arrangements.

It's the first time I ever wished I
could speak Greek.

What he means is... I know what he
means. What I mean is I've gone about as

as I can unless we get something from
the girl.

I don't know where to take this.

Hell, we don't even know her last name.

Anything would help, Theo.

She's got to remember something.

Maybe if she could tell us how she came
into the country, by plane or by boat,

what was the last thing she remembers
doing with her parents?

Were they staying with a friend? A
hotel?

Where else have they been? The zoo? The
Statue of Liberty?

Since you're the only one here that
speaks the language, anything you get

her would be a help. Inspector Kojak
knows better than anyone the need for

information. He also understands that
badgering her isn't going to help.

I've located a temporary foster home
where both parents speak Greek.

I'm going to feed her if there are no
objections.

No objections.

Great.

I'm chasing my tail and he's going for a
burger.

What the hell is the matter with you?

I tell you we need his help. I tell you
I'm looking for a hook and you go out of

your way to prod him.

There's something funny about all this.
You, that's what's funny.

I'm going with him.

Why? You've done everything you can.

Why not let child welfare take it from
here? Besides, what about Festerian?

would take care of that until I get
back. You told him we'd find the

let's find the parents. I gotta get my
jacket.

Deal?

Look, uh, I'm sorry this thing is
dragging out. I've asked Blake to stay

He's a bulldog, you know. He'll find him
if anyone can.

Well, I appreciate it.

Uh... Look, Inspector.

I know I shouldn't be laying this on you
right now, but we're short of

everything up here.

I'm sending my people out here every
day, sometimes without a partner.

I got a computer system that's down all
the time.

Always waiting for parts. I call
maintenance. Sometimes it's a week

see anyone. We're looking at the busiest
summer in years.

Every precinct is spread thin.

And every precinct commander is singing
the same sad song.

I know that. Don't you think I don't
know that? Look.

I'm not trying to take nothing from
nobody else, but, hey, mine come first,

know? That's the way I got to play it.
Of course, that's the only way to play

it. I mean, all my requests are sitting
downtown gathering dust.

So, anything you can do.

Okay, Raz, but no promises.

Anything. Anything would be helpful.

What have I done to make you so angry?

Who is this beautiful little child?

I am honored that you are here. And she
has come to the right place.

Moussaka. Would you like some moussaka?

I said something special.

I'll make you a chicken in a pot with
wine.

My mother made it.

My mother.

My mother made it too.

Yes? And did you like it?

Good? Okay.

My mother, when I was a kid, my mother,
now that I cook, I used to look at her

and she would tell me stories from her
village.

This was a good idea. She's starting to
relax.

That's not why I brought her here.

I don't understand.

He needs information, and now he's
getting it. Changed the place, changed

mood. She'll talk.

Now, Arianna's from the village of
Anoya.

He was on vacation with a mother, but
wasn't here. And she doesn't know she

here. It's a tiny difference.

It's a tiny difference.

Inspector, sometimes a child will say
things which are, well, fantasies. It's

not that she doesn't think she's telling
the truth. It's just that her point of

view may have been distorted.

We can check it out.

Detective, you got a name. You know a
village.

You got a starting point.

That's not what this is.

It's a tiny difference.

Look, Inspector, I've got some work to
do.

Although it's evening here, in Greece
it's morning.

Now you keep me posted. I want to know
everything that's going on.

cannot sweep the street if you don't
move your illegally parked car.

Please get it out of here.

This is Ed Koch, your mayor.

Your sanitation department cannot sweep
the street if you don't move.

So how you doing, Bert?

Marguerite wants us to invest in the
stock market.

Who's Marguerite?

My wife.

I thought her name was Tuesday.

She changed it. But people don't take
you serious if your name's Tuesday.

Especially if your last name's
Herkowitz.

Tuesday Herkowitz.

Margarita Herkowitz. You got a point.

Detective Blake.

How's it coming?

We located the town. No report of a
missing girl.

I'm still waiting on Interpol. Nothing
from the embassies.

I wish I had more to report.

And I thought you'd be further down the
line by now.

Yeah, me too.

It's difficult. Not only with the time
difference, but with the languages.

Look, Inspector, my other line is
ringing.

It might be something. You want to hold
on, or should I call you back?

Go on ahead.

But look, call me back in an hour.

Okay.

What the hell are you doing? You cannot
withhold information from the inspector.

I can't until I know I'm spreading it.

I just want to be sure who's who. You
should have told him at least that the

medical report said the girl was
drugged.

He'll get a copy at the end of the day.

You know, sometimes you've got to tell
me I keep pulling this kind of stuff and

not be working nights in bed starved.

Blake?

We'll have someone there for the meter.

Thank you.

They've located the mother.

in Rome.

You believe that?

She's flying in tomorrow night on.

What's her story?

She said she was on vacation.

It's her and the little girl.

Girl disappears while they're out
shopping.

Just like that.

They've been searching all over the
streets of Rome.

A kid is taking and she had to take him
because there's no way she'd get it by

herself.

From the streets of Rome. She's drugged.

Whoever took her, for some reason,
brings her to New York.

Then loses her during some cockamamie
fair at the South Quincy.

It sounds goofy when I say it.

The rent.

Relatives, the father.

All right, the in -laws maybe.

The grandparents, they don't like the
way the kid's being raised.

They want to save on legal expenses, so,
uh... Go on, finish it.

They take the kid from the streets of
Rome, they bring her here, they lose

And they don't even bother to look for
her. Yeah, I know.

I can't get with any of this, but what I
get with least is, why the sweet fare?

I mean, what the hell is she doing
there?

You got a call, Kojak?

Not yet.

Boy, I didn't know you were going to say
that.

You know, it's not smart to play this
too close, partner.

Right now, close is the only way to play
this. You said it yourself.

None of this seems to connect yet. We
both know that it does.

Kojak could be the key.

Whatever we got.

Three, two, one.

Touchdown, Pamela. I love the tie, guys.

Getting up to sleep now?

No, no, no. No, no, no.

Uh, what's with the dog?

It's going to attack some people last
night. A couple of patrolmen brought it

in. They got more guts than brains.

Me, I would have shot it.

Animal control sent someone to get it.

Well, how about getting it off the
chair?

I will go near that dog for Anakin.

Just don't kill him.

Morning, Inspector.

Morning, sir.

Morning, Inspector.

Here are the unusuals from overnight.

Anything usual anymore?

Do you think we should warn him he
bites?

Warn which one?

Oh,

what's your story?

A radio call brought him in. He bit some
people.

Where are you from? Probably thought you
had your reasons, right, boy?

Busy day, Inspector.

And don't forget, the reporter from the
magazine will be here at 10.

Now what are you doing?

Background.

Wait a second. Those are police
department personnel files.

Man, don't you get in there.

Remember that hacker we busted once?

It's amazing how simple this is once you
know a few tricks.

What are you looking for?

Kojak's personnel file.

I don't even know you.

And I'm out of here.

You know something, man?

You go too far.

You go way, way too far.

Ariana,

come here my doll.

Ariana, don't be upset.

No, no, I'm just... Just distracted.

Yeah, it's probably Luna.

Yeah, last week I was like this.

Now I'm like this.

I'm sure it's Luna. No.

No, it's just that you never know how
kids are going to react.

Especially to something like this.

If I knew... If I knew what she was
going to say, I...

I never would go through all this.

No way.

Just don't let the lawyer get soft on us
and don't go anywhere you'll be

recognized. And be careful.

Whatever it takes.

We're going to be having serious
manpower drains during the next week.

Almost every blue suit will be working
double shifts.

The homeless are back in Compton Square
Park and expecting trouble.

President Bush will be coming to the U
.N.

And we're expecting an influx of pro
-lifers next week. They tried to take

a clinic in Canarsie. Our sources
indicate this time it'll be Manhattan.

Inspector, the mayor's office is online
soon.

No, no, no. My position is still the
same.

I don't see any reason for me to be
there.

Why?

Because it's political.

And I just don't want to be involved.

No?

Well, you can call him.

But have him call me.

My position is still the same.

Right.

Here. Your Honor, you're welcome.

All right, Lieutenant.

Get on with it.

Has everybody heard about the Rentley's
case?

Rentley's? As in Buddy Rentley's from
the two -night precinct? Yeah.

Two days ago, his 15 -year -old son,
Odin, last night he went to the

of PS -74, braced a group of pushers.
There were words. He pulled a service

revolver.

Put three in one of them, then emptied
it into the other.

Kelly, you take this one.

Give it to someone else.

Well, you got a reason.

I came on with Rensby's.

We both broke in on the 8 -5.

I'm too close.

Not good enough. Besides, in this
situation, I would have done the same

Wrong answer.

You take it.

Savvy Nanucci's birthday's tomorrow.

Although he's been denied a permit,
looks like he's going to have a block

anyway. That bums is putting it in our
face.

I mean, he's trying to tell us the
neighborhood still belongs to him.

Just give me three or four radio cars, I
guarantee you'll have a party I'll

never forget.

Hey, Inspector.

That don't make it personal.

Well, he already has.

It's an affront to the police department
we let him win this. Win?

What, is this a game? Is this a matter
of winning or losing?

If he breaks the law, you arrest him.

If he's just busting chops, you forget
about it.

You know, you've been around long enough
to know the difference.

It'll make your life a lot simpler. Now,
what is it? It's 10 .30.

So?

The reporter?

Yeah. She's been waiting.

We've covered everything. Let's go.

Come on.

Hi. I'm Trish Van Hogan. I want to thank
you for taking the time to see me on

such short notice.

What's the topic?

Narcotics. Pretty worked over subject,
don't you think?

What we're doing is taking a different
look at the problem which is ripping

apart of this city and a lot of other
cities.

It's completely out of control now.

Can I get you something? Coffee? No,
thank you.

What I'm saying is nobody knows what to
do.

Ah, please sit down.

He's talking of the politicians, the
DEA, and the sociologists.

I think it's time we heard from those in
the front line.

The cops.

All right.

Detective Blake.

Come on in.

Detective Blake, like you, Ms. Van Hogan
is looking for after.

About? About why we're having so much
trouble controlling drug traffic.

Did you tell her?

No, not yet.

Money.

Oh, I know.

The latest figures indicate drugs is a
billion -dollar business.

A billion dollars. I mean, nobody
understands that kind of money.

I'm talking about personal money.

Like right now, there's more drug
traffic money out there. I mean, you can

in it. It comes up to your knees.

The young lady wants to know how it
works.

Take her to school.

It goes like this.

A while back, my partner and I were on
3rd Avenue.

We spot a dealer.

They're very easy to spot.

The jewelry, the clothes, the car, the
age.

They like visibility, the high profile.

So we decide to pull them over.

And for no reason?

That's police harassment.

Just letting them know we're around.

Beside them on the front seat, there's a
gym bag.

You know the guy.

I say, what's in the bag?

Dealer says, I don't know. It's not my
bag.

I say, then you don't mind if we go
through it.

Dealer says, not at all, officer.
Inside, rolled up in a sock, I spot this

wad of money.

I say, what's this?

Money? Dealer says, it's not mine. How
should I know?

I say, it looks like money.

Dealer shrugs.

I say, I wonder how much money is in
here.

Dealer says, although it's not my bag,
not my money, I would guess there's

maybe...

$57 ,310 in that sock?

I say, and it's not your money, dealer
says.

No. I say, then you don't mind if we
keep it?

Dealer looks up at me and says, please,
officer, please, keep it.

$57 ,000. Cash money.

We haven't called in that we stopped
this guy.

There's no charges against him, no
reports turned in, so who's to know?

and his kid's education, new addition on
the house. I'm seeing new clothes, new

car. You didn't take it.

No.

Maybe it wasn't enough.

Maybe it wasn't.

And the dealer, did he just drive off?

We figured he wouldn't be offering the
money unless it was dirty, so we tossed

him. He had this big stash of weapons in
the back.

You arrested him?

We booked him, but he'd be out on the
street long before the paperwork was

finished. Right.

So you see how it works, Miss Van Hogan?

$50 ,000 for a street cop for nothing.

Suppose it was for something, like maybe
a judge or a prosecutor.

People think that it's all about
narcotics. Oh, no.

It's also about money.

Drugs, well, maybe it's tough, but you
can say no to drugs.

But can you say no to money?

Cash?

So how do you stop it?

Remove the profit. Yes.

You make the crime so expensive, that's
not worth taking the risk.

Inspector, we have to talk.

Maybe I should leave.

Would you mind?

Little girl's been taken from a foster
home.

What did you tell me before?

I thought maybe you knew already.

What does that mean?

Everybody was out on the street.

Ice cream truck comes by.

Kids are lined up getting whatever.

Woman turns around, sees Ariana getting
into the car. Getting in or being forced

in? Getting in. She said getting in. But
all she saw was a glimpse of a dress.

Door shuts.

She's gone.

We get maybe three digits on the license
plate.

Car's a late model 10 sedan.

Anything about the people in the car?
Man, woman, how many?

No. Nothing.

So, Inspector, what's your read on this?

I don't know enough to have an opinion
yet. How about you?

Same. But you got some ideas?

Some.

Want to talk about it?

Not yet.

All right, get a line on the car.

Somebody on the street might have seen
something.

You keep me posted on anything.

Say, Inspector, I meant to mention it
before.

That's a nice suit.

The older suits are nice.

Expensive?

Nice always is.

Is there anything else, Detective?

Not just now.

I got books for you. You know the thing.

This is wacko.

A lost girl kidnapped from foster care?

I think whoever snatched her from her
mother in the first place. Found out she

was here and came and got her again.

That's a stretch.

I mean, how would they know she was
here?

It could go like this.

They lose her on the street, right?

Then they see her picked up by a patrol
car. Follow her to the precinct, the

restaurant, the clinic. Then here, wait
their chance, grab her again.

Someone's got to go to an awful lot of
trouble. For what?

There's no ransom note, Blake. There's
no ransom note. What is it these people

want?

I mean, the city is filled with millions
of little girls. What is so special

about this one?

Let's see what we can turn up on the
partial license plate number.

You do that.

There's something else I gotta do.

Oh?

I'm gonna pin a tail on Kojak.

Are you nuts?

That's a stupid question.

Flake, this man is an inspector.

He's an inspector with a big rep.

Even if he wasn't. Even if he wasn't,
you don't gaslight the brass, man. You

just don't. He's still the only link to
that little girl.

I'm working with a necklace.

Adios.

anything silly. I'm a police officer.

So am I. Move.

I don't appreciate the gun.

A lot of things about to happen to you,
you're not going to appreciate.

Sit.

What? Sit down.

So what's with the tail?

The tail was on someone possibly
involved in a kidnapping, and at the

least, a material witness.

And what have you found out about the
little girl?

She was taken off a street in Rome while
on vacation with her mother.

Have you located the mother?

She's on her way here.

What else?

Nothing solid.

Would you say that I'm involved?

Yes.

How? I don't know.

Come on, you got something spinning
around in your head?

First of all, I spit on coincidence.

You, on the street, at the exact time
the little girl is lost. She can only

speak Greek, and you just happen to be
the only one around who can talk to her.

I don't buy that for a minute.

So, the little Greek girl's kidnapped.

And she's put in my way intentionally so
I can meet her?

And be concerned with her welfare?

And then she's kidnapped again from a
forced home.

Is that the case you're making?

Okay.

Ariana then wasn't kidnapped to have a
lover against the parents.

But to have one against me?

I checked you out.

No wife, no kids, nothing.

Somebody wants something from you.

And they didn't think you'd respond to,
shall we say, direct pressure.

So they put a little girl in your way. A
little lost Greek girl.

The connection's made.

The girl's taken.

There's a very clear message.

They figured pointing a gun at your head
wouldn't get them what they wanted. So

now they're pointing it at the little
girl's head.

I went to an awful lot of trouble.

They sure did.

Somebody wants something from me. Right.
Something very important.

What?

Come on, detective.

You've come this far with it.

Now finish it.

I don't have those pieces.

Which was the reason for the tale?

I thought maybe you'd be contacted.

You want to read me my rights?

What? Do you think I'm dirty?

Whoever's behind this has put out a lot
of money, gone through a lot of trouble,

and has a history with you.

A clean cop wouldn't usually deserve
this kind of attention, so yeah, you

deep on somebody's pad was one of the
options. Oh, so you thought that maybe I

had a business arrangement with some of
the wise guys or whatever?

Possible. But you don't think that
anymore?

No.

What changed your mind?

If you'd been dirty, if you are dirty,
you wouldn't be making this kind of

Right.

All right, whoever's behind it went to
an awful lot of trouble and is spending

an awful lot of money.

And you don't know why?

Nope.

Then you haven't been contacted.

No.

Lieutenant, Inspector Kojak's got a
phone for you.

Brad Doherty.

I'm gonna put you on the speakerphone.

I've got Detective Blake with me.

Oh? And I want your candid opinion about
him.

What did he do?

Have a cup of tea. Is he in trouble?

Come on, will you rest? Just answer the
questions.

He's a good cop.

That's it? A good cop?

Well, uh, more than good.

All right, don't make me work so hard
for it.

Uh, look, Inspector, this is very
difficult. If you could tell me what's

on, then maybe I could, uh... Well, it
just doesn't concern you.

All right.

He's better than good. That's why I put
him with you in the first place.

What are his strong points?

He's, uh... He's intelligent, but not
like a lot of brainy types who think too

much. Still the first guy down the
alley, if you know what I mean.

He's resourceful, works hard.

He's loyal.

Uh, he takes exceptional care in
preparing evidence. He gets high

Oh, whoa.

I should have called the Boy Scouts.

Or maybe the Vatican.

All right, where does he fall short?

Well... Let me help you out.

He's pig -headed.

Oh, is he ever. When he gets on
something, he's like a dog with a bone.

worries it to death.

And he thinks that's being tenacious.

Yeah, his word exactly.

He just doesn't know when to quit.

How am I doing so far?

On the number. He thinks he's smarter
than everybody else.

And he's the only one... Anyone who's
got all the answers.

And he's arrogant to the point of being
disrespectful.

That's him.

So it comes down to this.

Do you trust him?

Yeah. How far?

Down the line.

Look, Raz, without causing you a major
inconvenience...

I'm going to have Detective Blake
reassigned to this office temporarily.

Is that a problem for you?

You want him, you got him.

I'll send the paperwork through. Blake.

Yeah? I'll leave a light on.

Thanks.

Well, you were right.

That meeting with Ariana, it was a
setup.

If you knew that.

Why did you let her go into foster care
instead of protective custody?

I didn't see it quick enough. I blew it.

Who's behind this?

You must have some idea.

No. Oh, incidentally.

How are you doing your progress in
finding Ariana?

No. Not a trace.

I know you know this, Inspector, but in
a case like this, there's a good chance

the girl is already dead.

No, no.

Ariana's still alive.

Her partner's not finished knowing this.

We've got to find that little girl.

She's the solution.

He, she, they, whoever they are.

They've got Ariana in the city.

Why?

To keep the pressure on.

If they don't have her in the city,
we'll never find her.

They want us to find them.

They want us to try.

Misdirection to keep us off balance.

Make it easy to drive to the hoop, slam
dunk.

Even if you're right, this is a big
city.

No, not in the Greek community.

Look. Get your stuff moved over here,
okay?

I got some things to clean up.

I'll see you in the morning. This
address.

Yeah,

well, can you believe this? First he
busts me.

Danny transfers me to his command.

I'm surprised he spotted you.

He was looking for a tail.

I should have figured that. What's he
want you to do now?

Bird dog, root around in the bushes,
maybe flush something out.

I'll tell you this.

He's a tough one to figure.

I mean, for a minute there when he threw
down on me, I didn't know whether he

was going to squeeze one off or not.

I got to go. See you later, partner.

I'm here if you need me.

Hey, Blake, you got a visitor at the
front desk.

Knock him dead.

Hi.

Took a chance to be here.

In a couple of minutes, I would have
been out of here. What can I do for you?

Well, after thinking over what you said,
some things occurred to me which I

would... I don't know. I would like to
propose.

Is there someplace you could go, get
through coffee?

I was just going out the door.

Please, I want to change the focus of my
article.

The story you told me, that kind of
pressure, in addition to everything else

policing goes through, I want to do
something on how it feels, on how it's

released.

What exactly do you want?

Talk to me about it.

Spend some time together.

I want to learn about you, understand
you, not only as a person, but as a cop

well. I really... Come on, please don't
say no.

rejection makes my face break out.

Besides, it doesn't have to be totally
unpleasant.

We can find ways to make these
interviews comfortable and even fun.

It's time.

I just don't have the time right now.

A few minutes here and there. I'm very
flexible.

See, that's the thrust of the article.

How the pressure and stress affects you
on the job and carries over into other

parts of your life. At home, with
friends, with your wife.

Not married.

You're socializing.

Not much time for that.

I see this to be a very enlightening
article.

It's also one that's been done before.

Yes, but from what you said, it's
different now being a cop.

You got the temptation, the dangers.
Look, I've been a cop for seven years.

And in just that time, it's changed.

So tell me about yourself.

If you're going to interview me, don't
you need a tape recorder, a pad?

No, I've got a great memory.

Sure do.

You're not married. You already said
that.

And you went to a New York college?

Princeton.

Scholarship? No, my father paid.

That's a lot of money.

He's got a lot of money.

So then why... Why am I a cop?

Yeah.

I've always been something of an action
junkie.

And this is where the action is.

Sorry, I gotta go.

We'll have to continue this later.

Well, what about this weekend? Are you
going to have any time?

I didn't think we could finish this in
one session, so when can we spend some

time together?

My days are pretty full.

How about your night?

Lately, they've been pretty empty.

Mine, too.

This won't have to be in a while.

I'm very preoccupied right now. I'm
sorry.

I've got to get out of here. The missing
little girl?

Yeah.

No luck finding her? Not so far.

I'll call you.

I hope so.

Somewhere in here is what we're looking
for.

You think whoever's behind this might be
Greek?

Maybe, but not necessarily.

Here, go through this.

A lot of names here.

With a lot of reasons to want to put
some pain on you.

I don't see anyone so far to connect.

You working on something now?

No, not directly.

No, whatever it is, it's personal.

I just can't connect it.

Let me say the obvious, just so it's
seen.

Go ahead.

Everything about this smells like a
setup.

Oh, you think maybe there's a contract
out on it? Yeah.

What do you think?

Well, there better be something better
than that.

Somebody wants me dead.

The line of suspects is too long and it
goes back too far.

Now look, I got a couple of feelers out
on Ariana.

Let's go see if anything's paid off.

Bring him back. My way, baby.

Yes, sir.

No, no, no, no, no, no.

Yes.

I'm here to meet somebody.

But if you're hungry, eat that para
comida.

This is food.

You eat it like a dip.

Let me ask you something.

When I was laying all the attitude on
you, how come you didn't knock me on my

pants?

Because you were youthful.

You were stirring up the pot.

That's exactly what I wanted you to do.

This is Kostas Anastasopoulos.

Now, he's been watching the neighborhood
the whole night. You know, whoever's

holding Ariana is Greek. That doesn't
mean the people behind it are.

And I got a feeling there's a good
chance he's still in the neighborhood.

The newcomer will be noticed.

Nothing like having friends.

Nothing new.

There's something still bothering me.

Whoever's behind this obviously knows
your connection to the Greek community.

If someone wanted to connect you with
the girl, why not take her to the Greek

Orthodox Church? The priest calls you.
Bang. You're in it.

This whole thing with the street fair
just seems so... random.

You could have been distracted. Somebody
else could have spoke Greek. Anything.

Oh, yeah. Could have been anything at
all.

It worked because it was random.

I think Father Zeppos came up to me with
a child.

I would have been instantly suspicious.

This worked, because I didn't become
suspicious until it was too late.

it was random.

And how's the boomer?

Great. I'll come back here with Trish
Van Hogan.

Oh, the reporter.

Yeah, she's up on it.

She wants to do an article on the
pressures of being a cop.

And you're the cop.

What happened to your, uh... Your theory
is on coincidence.

What, you think she's a plant?

Ariana's mother's coming into the
heliport.

Do you want any guns?

I prefer to speak English.

Where is Ariana?

She's missing.

But the man on the phone said she was
safe, and I could... She was, and I

believe she still is, so please.

But you don't know where she is.

Whoever took her before has her again.
Let me take you out of here, and I'll

tell you everything I know. What do they
want?

I believe whoever took Ariana wanted me
to learn to care for her. Now, believe

me, I do.

Then they took her again.

so I wouldn't get in their way.

She's what you call their insurance.

That makes no sense.

I don't understand why someone would use
my daughter against you.

I don't even know you, and neither does
Ariana.

It's nothing you've done.

It's nothing that Ariana has done. She
just happened to be convenient.

I was frightened before, but now I'm
terrified.

Tell me, my child is going to be all
right.

She's not going to be hurt.

I'll do everything I can to bring her
home safely, I promise.

Tell me she's going to be all right.

Tell me.

Blake, what a surprise. How did you find
me?

I'm a cop.

Of course. Come in.

Sit down. What can I get you?

Nothing.

You never told me where this article was
going to appear.

It never came up.

It's up now.

New East Magazine, but they also own a
chain of newspapers, so it'll probably

syndicated.

What's going on here?

Don't you want to show me something?

Press card.

Tell me, what is it?

Let me handle the questions for a while.

Why don't you want to show me your
credentials?

Here.

Hope you're not satisfied.

Here.

My editor's name is Kay Anaba. Her home
phone number is... Kay, that's not

necessary. No, you want to know, call
her.

Trish, I'm sorry.

No way.

Too lame.

You know, I was starting to light up for
you, you know that?

Been a while since I met a guy who was
comfortable being himself and was doing

something he was proud of.

But I guess I was wrong.

There's the door.

How about the article?

The article?

Sure. Right here.

Right now, what you're witnessing is a
job -related paranoia.

This is what you want to write about.
Here it is.

I'm questioning everything.

I meet a woman.

I like her.

I think maybe she likes me.

Then I start to look for a motive, a
reason, suspicions build, and pretty

you're tied into my case. You didn't
snatch the kid, did you? No.

I knew that.

Yeah. I knew that.

I just ruined something terrific.

I blew it before it even got started.

Isn't this the story you wanted to
write?

Damn, you're nuts.

I know.

You want some coffee?

What a fave.

Hey, here's your change.

Keep it, keep it.

Thanks, man.

Have a party in New York.

I need what you got, man.

What I got?

You?

What do you think you're going to do?

I mean, you waved that little piece of
nothing at me for what?

You want to rob me?

Is that it?

Nah. First I'm going to kill you.

Then I'm going to rob you.

Something's really wrong. Carmine didn't
show. I waited for two hours.

Calm down.

But what could have happened?

It doesn't matter.

But why didn't Carmine show up? He knew
you were in New York.

Carmine's dead.

What?

How do you know that?

Well, that's the only reason he wouldn't
show.

Now just listen.

The body will be discovered and
identified.

Now someone, probably Kojak, will make
the connection.

But how do you know all that?

I don't know it, you fool. I'm just
trying to cover my rear.

Then the meeting's off.

No. No, everything plays. Only now we
move the Greek girl into a front seat.

The great girl?

Why do you think I went to all the
trouble and expense?

To distract him.

No, no.

Only if everything had gone smoothly.
There was always a chance it would

a poker game.

And Kojak didn't have an ante to match
mine, so I... I gave him one.

Now the pot's right.

Can we at least relocate the meeting
with your daughter?

No.

Absolutely not.

She's only alone when she's traveling
between her house and the school.

Otherwise, they're always hanging
around.

Besides, I want this to be as casual and
relaxed as possible.

The location is perfect.

Just keep out of the way. I'll make all
the arrangements from here on.

Man, in Carmine Reggio, we read it last
night on the West Side.

You read the report, then read the file.

This is our man.

Carmine Reggio was his bodyguard.

But, uh... Read the file.

It's kind of sudden, isn't it? From
nothing to being this sure?

No, I was in the wrong file.

I was looking for people who were caught
and convicted.

This guy was never even booked.

Then why... Just read the file.

Oh, and check on whoever's babysitting
the mother.

It's covered. I got my old partner Paco
on it.

First,

young Carmine was a victim of random
street crime.

If someone had wanted him dead, it would
have been fire because it sets off all

kinds of battles. You're right about
this guy.

He's the dance master.

All right, say the rest of it.

He's a serious man.

He's up to his armpits in blood, murder,
extortion, drugs.

Real slime.

Must have broken your heart when he got
away.

Question is, why is he coming back?

And what does he want from you?

He wants me out of the way.

The girl?

Just there to have me run around in
circles.

Yeah, that changes now.

Now he's got your attention.

Little girl's more than a distraction.

She's a hostage.

So why is he coming back?

He's got money.

And since there's been no sign of him,
he must have bought himself a very good

hiding place.

Poor man takes risk to get money.

Rich man takes risk to keep from losing
it.

It's not about money.

It's more personal than that.

And whatever's between you and him, is
that personal as well?

I killed his brother during a police
stakeout.

Yeah, well, I could see how that could
create a relationship.

No, no, no.

He was an armed psycho.

And he killed one of my men.

So why is he coming back?

He's not.

He's already here.

Why?

A meeting.

You could have a meeting anywhere.

Maybe the person who I was going to have
the meeting with couldn't leave or

wouldn't leave.

Who would that be?

Business associate.

Around it.

Here are the personal effects you want.

All right. And there's a call online,
too.

Wait.

All right, I want an up -to -date list
on all known associates of Mr. Essence

Saunders. Current addresses, family
members, although I think we only have

ex -wife. Go ahead.

Kojak?

Ah, bravo.

I've got to stop.

Adriana's been spotted.

Can you take a back up?

You go to that restaurant we were at
last night?

What about you?

We can't keep playing this from behind.

We've got to get in front of them.

Where's everybody?

It's all right.

I need your help. What's going on? I'll
tell you on the way down.

And you think it was just the woman and
the little girl in the room?

Yes.

Did she make any attempt to keep you
from looking in the room?

No. Come on.

It's probably a setup, but I want to
check it out anyway.

I need your help.

Sure.

I wish we had some backup.

If you tell the woman there was a
mistake with the money, you need another

.28.

I can't understand you.

Speak English.

Who is it? Here, let me have it.

I have to leave.

Who is it? What did they say? Please, do
not try to stop me. I must leave. This

is my daughter, you understand?

It's my daughter. Okay, okay, calm down.
Let me make a call.

If you stop me, the life of my child may
be on your hands.

This is my business.

Mine. Nobody else's.

I'm going to make one call. Just one
call.

Get me Inspector Kojak, please.

The inspector's gone.

Where? Staten Island.

Why? He said for you to meet him on the
water bus if you can.

What time does the next one leave? Could
you hold on a minute? I have another

call. Forget the other call. Give me the
time.

Please hold.

No, don't put me on hold.

The next one leaves in 18 minutes.

That's all the way across town.

Look, I can't help that. You want to
leave a message in case he calls in?

No.

Let's go.

Thank you for waiting.

Let me talk to Blake. He's not here.

Kojak. Not here either. Would you
like...

We're going nowhere.

Relax.

Where are you going? What are you, nuts?

Come on!

Police officers, I need the student.

Come on, I need it. They're large.

I just signed this scooter up.

How do you start it? You ever driven one
of these?

What's the deal? It's like a bike,
right? How do you start this thing?

The key.

Thanks.

Don't forget the helmet.

It's a law.

I almost didn't.

I missed the girl. She was gone.

She's on board.

A boat?

Mm -hmm.

With a mother and two of Sardis' people.

He's here too?

Not yet.

But he's coming? Oh, yeah.

Why?

To see his daughter.

You know, his ex -wife died a couple of
months ago.

And he's got a nine -year -old daughter
who lives on Staten Island with the in

-laws. That's what this is all about?
His daughter?

The in -laws have filed for legal
custody, plus permission to change their

Why here?

Why the ferry?

Well, the girl goes to a private school
in Manhattan.

He knew she'd be aboard the boat today
without the in -laws. My guess?

Could I ask her to come with him?

I don't get it.

If he wants her, why not just snatch
her? I mean, he got Ariana off the

of Rome. It seems to me if he wants her,
he'd take her.

That would be disrespectful.

No, he wants her to come willingly.

That's the kind of a man he is.

That's what this is all about. All the
money, all the trouble, one, maybe two

people dead because he wants to have a
conversation with his daughter.

Hasn't he ever heard of the telephone?

There are some conversations for some
people are too important to trust the

telephone.

Where's the backup?

PC's a bunch of blue and white, you
know, it's liable to get messy.

So what's our plan?

All right, we get on board.

We get it close, then we got a winner in
the clinches.

What's the opposition?

Four.

I see two.

Where are the others?

On board.

And they're on the lookout for you.

Yeah.

Let's clear repair and get aboard the
boat.

Can I have you?

Hey, man, did you, uh, beat him?

Say, brother, why don't you give me some
of your dollars, you know?

Beat it, you bum, or you'll be worse off
than you're already on.

Go Jack.

Get him.

You know, I did a lot of planning to
keep us from meeting.

But now I have to wonder if deep down I
really wanted to play out like this.

Maybe I subconsciously wanted to rub
your nose in it a little.

Or a lot.

Is that what's going to happen?

I've been thinking about you every day
now for the last six years.

Oh, that's funny.

I haven't been thinking about you at
all.

Everyone else?

I could cover.

Pay off.

Back up, but not you.

Oh, come on. You didn't have that button
down.

If it wasn't me, it'd be somebody else.

Let me tell you what I want.

Oh, I know what you want.

Which one is your daughter?

That one standing up.

All right, now this could be very
simple.

I want to talk quietly with my daughter.

Give her the choice.

If she wants to go, then she goes with
me.

If not, then that's okay too.

Either way, I'm out of here.

Nobody gets hurt.

You'll never see me again.

Uh -uh -uh.

That don't play.

Then this could get very nasty.

From now on, it's gonna be whatever it's
gonna be.

But you're not walking.

You don't think I'm serious?

That's not the point.

The little Greek girl and her mother
will die.

They may die. Your daughter may die.

Other people may die.

But listen.

It all stops here.

You didn't come here to get your
daughter involved in a shooting.

You didn't come here to see her die.

I don't believe you'd let that happen.
And I don't believe you would either.

It takes this boat 20 minutes to get to
Staten Island.

You take that time and talk to your
daughter.

I may have to revise my opinion in the
sky.

Oh, why?

Because he loves his daughter?

He just feels he's human.

Just human.

Hello, Veronica.

I'm your father.

You know, my pop used to take this trip
just for this view.

And he would talk about seeing it for
the first time and what it meant to him.

Then he'd talk to me and say, Never
forget.

That's it, just stay off.

Never forget.

And for the longest time, I didn't
understand what he was talking about.

But now I do.