All language subtitles for Cagney and Lacey s03e04 The Bounty Hunter

Freeze! I'm frozen.

Don't move.

I'm not moving. Don't get in my way.

Oh, you are so cute.

I'm telling you, I am going to nail
Springer, and I'm going to do it before

Magruder. You watch me. I'm concerned
that you are becoming so obsessed with

this Magruder person that you are
burning yourself out. Look, I can't

what it is you want. I want you to stop
running around like some one -woman

vigilante committee.

Stop treating me like a partner.

Congratulations, lady!

There will be no qualifications without
signatures.

Boy, I really nailed this sucker.

Anybody we know?

Lazar.

Who's Lazar?

He's this lawyer defending a dope dealer
I busted.

I got you right in your vital organs.

You're a dead mouthpiece, Lazar.

Victor, lawyers are supposed to defend
people. That's their job.

Yeah, but this guy knows his client's
guilty. He's going after my arrest

procedure. He says I did nothing enough.

So did you? Got a pen, Murphy?

Well, the guy had the evidence in one
hand and a toilet flush in the other

I grabbed him.

Lazar's asking for dismissal on account
of no knocking announced.

So did you knock?

What do you expect me to do? Go knock,
knock and...

Stand there like a nice fat target?

Becky, did you or didn't you knock and
announce?

Yeah.

Softly.

Salvador Piacissimo.

Salvador Piacissimo.

Salvador Piacissimo.

I never could speak foreign languages.

Petri, Italian is not meant to be
spoken. It's meant to be sung.

Salvador Piacissimo.

Salvador Piacissimo. I don't want to
hear it. I don't want to hear it.

Chris, I have a message for you from
Salvador Piacissimo.

Salvadori. Sounds like a pansy name to
me, huh? You wouldn't want to get him in

the ring, is Becky, would you say? His
cologne would probably knock me out,

right? No, but he could. Five years ago,
he was European middleweight champion,

would you say?

Signor Piacissimo says to kiss your
hand.

A million regrets, but he cannot have
dinner with you tonight. He was called

unexpectedly back to Rome.

Thank you, LaGuardia. Mi dispiato.

Perfect, Pete.

Now, next price, by the way.

He's Italian.

He'll be back.

You want to come out to dinner with Harv
Jr. and Michael and me?

Where's Harvey?

Bowling night.

The boys are springing for dinner. Come
on, we'll double date. You get Harv Jr.,

he's crazy about you. Yeah?

I gotta tell you, that kid of yours,
couple of years.

I'm gonna grab him. I changed my mind,
you keep your hands up.

I had an idea and a purple knocked over
the arm of a car. Oh, thank you, sir.

Everett Buddy Springer, age 38, armed
robbery, attempted homicide. He

a bail bond in Michigan.

Who let him out on bail?

Some judge in Detroit.

Everybody already did two stretches, one
for wounding a police officer. So what?

He's just your ordinary, everyday armed
robber who they allow to roam the

streets between convictions, that's all.

Put a picture out in the street, sir?

Yeah. Michigan, why do they all come to
New York?

Because this is a land of opportunity.

Let's go.

Where? Money launders, transient hotels,
informants. Wait a second, Christine.

What? Why don't we just give the picture
to the night shift uniform, see if they

get a bite first.

We can have a leg up if we start now.

You know what time it is?

They're off tour in 21 minutes. We got
two gorgeous guys dying to take us out

dinner. So we'll go by a couple hotels
on the way. Christine?

What?

So where'd they take him?

Some place snazzy?

Ah, we're talking two whole weeks
allowance here. I don't think so.

No wine, huh? Rope beer. Rope beer.

I'm going to have the belly buster
burger.

What's a belly buster burger?

It's got bacon, barbecue sauce, chili,
and relish.

Oh.

I can handle that.

How about you, Michael?

I'll have the same.

Since when do you like bacon? Oh, yeah.
Okay. I'll have a cheeseburger.

Michael, come on.

You've got to have a little more flash
than that. What is something exotic like

your brother here? You've got 25
different hamburgers to choose from.

I'm not that hungry.

You sure?

All right, let's sit down. They'll bring
it to us.

You okay?

Yeah.

We didn't get anything to drink.

Men, what are we going to have to drink
with our belly bomber burgers?

That's belly buster burger.

Okay. Besides, you've got to be 18 to
drink in New York.

Listen, you have very tight connections
with the police department. It's all

right.

I want cream soda.

Well, it's not on the menu.

Well, there's wine. There's something on
the menu, Michael. Can you see the menu

all right?

Of course. I just didn't notice.

I'll have milk.

Milk? What's wrong with milk? Milk's for
nerds. Oh, yeah? Who spent half an hour

combing his hair for you -know -who?
Shut up, pimples.

Knock it off. Behave yourself.
Christine, arrest him.

You're under arrest.

You have the right to remain silent.

You have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say can and will be used

against you in a court of law. You have
the right to an attorney and to have the

attorney present during the period of
questioning.

If you so desire and cannot afford one,
the attorney will be appointed to you

before...

Now, you listen to me, Mr. Pitkin. If
you don't arrange for your wife's bail,

we're going to have to transfer her to
Central Bookings.

She's 71 years old.

Believe me, jail is not a nice place for
older people.

I doubt very much that you tried to kill
anybody, Mr. Pitkin.

A borscht ladle is not the most
efficient murder weapon.

Dean, I know what I'm talking about.
Maybe he needs glasses. I'm going to

the eye doctor.

Something else is bothering him.

You tried talking to him? No, not yet.
With Michael, you've got to wait a day

least. The other one pours right out.
We've got a squawk on Buddy Springer.

What'd you come up with?

Desk clerk at a Transcend Hotel thinks
he may have seen him.

When? Last night. Lady's got a room
there.

Is this the hotel?

Forty years' street behind Port
Authority. That's the address.

Great. Thank you. Come on, let's go.
Wait a second. I'm calling the eye

Hurry up. The guy could be gone by the
time we get there. Cancel the call.

I'm coming.

Hold up.

They promised to fix the elevator three
months ago. I have called every

department. Sir, would you please keep
your voice down, sir?

Listen, you're not going to break the
door down, are you? I hope we don't have

to. Do you know how much doors cost
these days? Not off the top of my head,

Where is it? Right here. Listen, I have
the key.

I have the key. Maybe I could just open
the door.

We're about to go in there. We're going
to knock and announce ourselves as

police officers.

Now, he's in there.

and he don't come out, then we're going
in guns drawn. So I wouldn't suggest you

standing in the door where there's
nothing in your hand but a key.

Will there be violence? I abhor
violence. Just give me the key, please.

Over here.

Here? Thank you.

Police! Open up! Oh, Lord!

Freeze!

I'm frozen.

Don't move.

I'm not moving.

Who are you?

My name's Michael McGruder, and I can
prove it.

Good. Now, look, I'm going to take my
right hand, move it real slowly down

in my chest pocket, and with two
fingers, I'm taking out my ID. I'm going

drop it right in front of you.

Okay?

Okay.

Okay. I'm moving now.

Michael Magruder?

You work for a bail bondsman out of the
state of Michigan?

Uh -huh.

What's funny, Michael?

Nothing.

You have a permit to carry concealed
weapons, Mr. Magruder?

In four states, ma 'am.

You guys are walking awesome.

Yeah, there's one more in my back
pocket.

There's a can of mace right up here in
my jacket.

You don't think I'd do this gig with a
squirt gun, do you? Is he really a cop?

Did you identify yourself to this man as
a police officer, Mr. Magruder?

I think that's a little exaggeration.

What exactly is your job description,
Mr. Magruder?

Bounty hunter, huh?

He's a famous man.

He had an article written about him in
the tactical services.

Yeah, Detroit PD decorated.

He clearly went into business for
himself.

That man has brought in over 100 bail
skips.

Very impressive.

Yeah?

He's a black belt in karate.

He has this incredible gun collection.

He could probably blow away half the
Midwest with his arsenal.

You're the type of man, Victor. Ah, you
better believe that.

Michael Magura doesn't knock it in now.
It's no search and seizure, nothing.

He just takes down the door, grabs his
perp, locks him in the trunk of his car

and bam.

He delivers.

Why doesn't he just lynch him on the
spot?

Listen, Mr. McGruder, Buddy Springer's
in New York now. That makes it my

problem. After his dance trial, Michigan
can have a piece of him.

Well, I'm afraid that doesn't help me
out, Lieutenant. If he's not back in

Detroit by the end of months, Bond is
forfeit. You can't just breeze into town

and bust into hotel rooms, grab some guy
and haul him off to Michigan.

You're cute, honey, but you're not up on
your constitutional law. Hey, don't

call me honey.

Then what in the hell's the Constitution
got to do with it?

You can keep that.

I'm quoting from an 1883 Supreme Court
decision which has never been

Taylor v. Taylor, 83, U .S.

366. When bail is given, the principal
is regarded as a continuance of the

original imprisonment. Whenever the
surety or any duly appointed agent

that's me, chooses to do so, they may
seize and deliver him. That's Buddy

Springer.

And when they are not able to do so,
they may imprison him until they are

to do so.

That's not kidnapping.

They may pursue him across state lines.

They may arrest him on the Sabbath.

Quaint, huh?

They may even, if necessary, break and
enter his house for that purpose, so on

and so forth. Is this song and dance
legal?

Yeah, I'm afraid it is, Cagney.

I call legal and intelligence, and
Magruder here is not unknown to the

department.

So what's your angle, Magruder?

Money, honey.

25 % of the bond.

That bond's for $200 ,000.

You get $50 ,000 for Springer?

That's what makes this country great,
huh? The free enterprise system. God

America.

If you two gun malls hadn't come busting
into that hotel room, I'd be long gone.

Now, of course, you got a uniform
standing out in front of there, huh?

Yeah. Buddy Springer ain't coming within
ten miles of that dive.

Look, Lieutenant, can I get out of here
now? I got work to do.

Can't we hold him on something?

Well, you might try B &E.

That's, uh, that's breaking and
entering.

But I tell you, I think it would fall
apart faster than a $10 suit. You know,

those locks on those old places, they're
all worn out. I mean, hell, you just

breathe on them, they just pop right
open.

And I didn't force the door.

And I didn't leave any marks.

What were you doing in the hotel room?

Just visiting my old pal from Michigan,
Buddy Springer.

No, no, no, no, no. I think the DA would
just throw you right out of his office.

I'll tell you what, though. You want his
accomplice, huh?

Be my guest. The man's name is Lee
Walker.

No bond.

I can't make a dime on him. Don't do me
any favors.

We'll take him.

And we'll take Springer, too, if we
catch him, because they've both broken

law here in New York.

So pick up your property at the desk on
the way out, Magruder. Leave us your

telephone number and your address in
case we need to get in touch with you.

72 Ford Van.

No phone.

You live in a car?

I don't like wasting money on hotel
rooms.

Well, it's been a little bit ahead of
Lieutenant.

Ladies.

Springer's on our turf, Magruder. We get
him.

Is that so? Don't get in my way.

Oh, you are so cute.

Cagney, honey, I'm going to be in and
out of this town so fast, you won't even

know I was here.

minutes, almost nine.

Ma, the bad guy's about to get his brain
splattered all over the pavement.

I bet he gets away.

No way. The bad guy always gets it
before the last commercial.

Okay, so you know how it's gonna end.
You're not gonna miss anything.

Ma! You, brush your teeth, get into bed.
I'll come and kiss you later.

Do you have to?

You want your brain splattered all over
the pavement?

Go. Michael, I want to talk to you.

I'll bet she found out about that peanut
butter stain on the couch. Go.

Oh, Mikey, I called your doctor today,
the eye doctor.

He reminded me that three months ago at
school you had your eyes checked at 20

-20. I don't need glasses, Mom.

So how come you couldn't read that menu
last night?

I could read it. The letters were just
small.

Sweetheart, those letters were very big.

They were just some hard words, that's
all.

You got C in reading last year, right?

How are you doing this year?

Okay.

How come I never see you reading around
the house?

I just don't like reading.

Michael, you're in the fourth grade.

Reading is something that everybody has
to have.

I didn't get left back, did I?

Yeah, you didn't get good grades either,
did you?

Michael, if you've got a problem, then
we've got to talk about it.

No, Ma.

Sweetheart, talk to me.

I got a problem.

Nope. Last night, I went to bed, but I
couldn't sleep.

because I knew something was bothering
you, and I don't know what it is.

So I've got to talk about it.

Okay, baby?

I mean, it's all right. Whatever it is,
we'll take care of it.

I can't read, Ma.

I can't read.

Give me a hug. I need a hug.

How could he have gotten all the way to
the fourth grade without being able to

read? I don't know, but I'm going to
find out. Bob and I have an appointment

with his teacher at noon.

Do you think his teacher's full?

I'm going to find out.

But what if we hadn't gone to that
hamburger restaurant? When would I have

noticed?

Mary Beth, the schools are overcrowded,
and they don't have enough money to

teach us. I'm not talking about teaching
them nuclear physics yet. I'm talking

basic reading. Run, spot, run.

Bonzo burger.

Cider french fries. Raw onions.

Root beer.

Chris.

Rensick sent this stuff over from
Springer's hotel room?

Hi, Kimaka. Welcome.

Gruder probably went through all this
back in the room.

God, he ticks me off.

He's insane. He's on our side.

Come on, here's Beth. The guy is a
flake.

He's a one -man judge, jury, and
executioner.

Chris, if he gets Buddy Springer off the
street, that's one less armed robber

for you and I to worry about.

Sure, he doesn't have to, Miranda. He
doesn't have to knock and announce.

He just barges in, grabs the perp, and
disappears.

What, are you jealous? No. Sometimes,
Christine, I wonder if that's not the

you want to work. Mary Beth, there's a
difference between being an aggressive

cop and being a kidnapper. Basically,
Christine, you've got this fantasy of

being Dirty Harry.

That is not true.

You love it. Anyway, you better look at
him.

You're very amusing, Mary Beth. Oh, me?

I'm telling you, I'm going to nab this
bringer. I'm going to do it before

Magruder, you just watch me. You see
what I'm talking about?

Yeah.

Let me see that lighter.

Initials VR.

Maybe we can connect him to someone
through the lighter.

Look here, he has an ex -wife named
Violet, moved to New York. There's your

Violet Springer's VF.

Well, she could have remarried Mary Beth
and her husband's last name starts with

R, or maybe her maiden name starts with
R. Anyway, you got VR.

Possible.

How about the MVD?

We could run driver's license
applications on Violet Springer. Huh?

They'd know if she changed her name.
They'd also have a new address on her.

Okay. I gotta be at Michael's school in
54 minutes.

Well, can't it wait?

No, it can't wait. Call in the eye
doctor. Wait it. This cannot wait.

All right. Some of us have regular
lives, Christine. Some of us have

and families outside of this precinct
here. I can't. All right. I'll go by

myself. Fine. I'll be in Queen.

I'll be back by two. Very good.

Brudinsky, do I have to go to this song
and dance every time I have a request

for a computer run? You could try going
through channels once.

It takes three days to go through
channels.

Going out to dinner with me would take
one evening.

This is sexual harassment, Brudinsky.

Who said anything about sex?

I'm talking about dinner.

Well, you could try going through
channels yourself. You know, you could

a telephone and call me up like a normal
person.

Ring, ring.

I'm going out with somebody.

You see?

Don't go through the channels.

Cagney. What?

I already ran it while you were getting
coffee.

I have trouble saying no to you.

Interesting dating technique.

Extortion. Hey, listen, you can be kind
of intimidating sometimes. I love it! I

love it when a long shot pays off.

You're a dull, brilliant babe.

What the hell do you mean, intimidating?

Well, you are.

Sometimes.

There's a little sushi restaurant on
43rd and 1st, Thursday, 8 o 'clock.

says to me, the problem is all over the
schools. It's even in the high schools.

I'm not buying it, Chris.

You're not a teacher, Mary Beth. No, I'm
a mother. A mother's no children.

But not all mothers are objective about
their children.

So what are you, an expert on children
all of a sudden?

No, I'm not even arguing with you. I'm
just giving you her point of view. She

told you she has over 40 kids in her
class. She obviously doesn't have the

to spend with mine. No excuse. It's not
good enough. I know that.

I'm just saying, how would you like it
if she came into the prefect and told

how to do your job?

Oh, I know I should not try to discuss
this with you, Christine.

Fine, then we'll discuss it.

It's okay by me.

I think Springer's staying with his ex
-wife.

I do. At least they've made contact
because of that lighter.

Could have had that lighter forever.

I doubt it. They've been divorced for
ten years.

Traffic out of Staten Island's got to be
murder.

I bet.

Could you stop being negative about
everything?

Five o 'clock, Christine.

I've been up 11 and a half hours. I was
at work at eight. On my lunch hour, they

told me my kid can't read. They can't do
anything about it. I'm supposed to put

him in private school.

I'm tired and I'm hungry and I got a
stinker of a headache.

I'm sorry about my call.

It's true, I am, but we've got to stay
on this.

Are you afraid McGruder's going to get
there first?

Not unless he's wired into somebody at
the MVD.

Huh?

The price for this information is dinner
with Stanley Brudinsky.

Oh. So you want to take the ferry?

Sure.

When's the last time you saw the Statue
of Liberty from the water at sunset?

I'm proud of you.

June 25th, 1974.

Trust me.

831, there it is.

That man's got Michigan to blame.

Certainly does.

What is he doing here?

All right, Christine, unless he's
pretending to be something he isn't,

a right to be here, Chris. No, he
doesn't. Christine?

Hey, you dolphin.

What are you doing here?

Wasting my time.

It's a real human tragedy in there. You
know, she's been juicing all day.

Chief Bourbon, she'll probably offer you
something. If I were you, I wouldn't

take it.

Did you tell her you're a police
officer?

Hey, that's against the law.

Magruder, wait a minute.

Yeah, you're right, sweetie. We ought to
keep in touch.

Hey, I'll tell you what.

How about tomorrow night, huh? I think I
can fit you in after midnight.

Have a nice day.

How does he get away with it?

I don't know. Maybe at lunch with
Badinsky.

When was the last time you saw your ex
-husband, ma 'am?

Buddy?

Three days ago.

He called needing money.

Buddy always needs money, always calls
me when he does.

Why'd he need money? He just knocked
over an armored truck.

Bill's remarked he's looking for someone
to launder it.

Did you tell that to Magruder?

Did you give Buddy the money he asked
for?

Do you know what hush money is?

Okay.

My husband doesn't know anything about
wedding.

Joe would never understand why I'd be
married to a man like Buddy.

Has Springer tried to contact you since
then?

Got a number on him?

Any idea where he is?

What else did you tell Magruder?

Nothing. Just what I told you.

Here's my card. I want you to call us
immediately if your ex -husband tries to

contact you again. That applies to
Magruder, too.

If you don't want to get yourself in
trouble for hindering prosecution, you

us and let us know if either Magruder or
Springer try and contact you.

In fact, when it comes to Magruder, I
don't want you even talking to him.

You just tell us.

Is there any way I can get this man out
of my life?

Yeah, I'm going to find him.

And we'll put him away for about 20, 30
years.

So we sacrifice some.

Some? $4 ,000 a year tuition is more
than some. And what about Harvey Jr.? We

punish him for doing okay and don't send
him to the same fancy private school

with Michael? All right, we send him
too.

Hey, only $8 ,000 a year. And what do
you suggest we cut out of our budget?

or rent? I don't know, Harv. I don't
know. What I know is Michael can't read.

And if money is going to help him, then
we have to get money.

What?

Oh, Chris. Yeah, we're off duty now,
Chris. Can we just... Listen to me. No,

Christine. I'm not going to... I'm not
going to Staten Island tonight. I put in

my eight hours, which was eight hours
and 46 minutes. Tonight, I am...

Woman is driving me out of my mind.

Okay, uh, uh, where were we with
Michael?

We can't afford private school. We got
to do it some other way.

Yeah, like what? Like us.

If the school's not doing it, then we
got to do it ourselves.

Oh, just like that?

No, it is going to take hard work, but
Michael is going to learn how to read.

And you and me and our kid, we're going
to take the time, and we're going to

make the effort, and that is going to
make the difference, not shipping him

to some fancy private school.

You sure?

Yeah, you know, we may not have all the
money in the world, but we do have the

loving. You know what? I wouldn't have
it the other way around.

So, uh, suddenly you got nothing to say,
huh?

I love your heart.

I just wish we had an extra $8 ,000.

Oh, you better not start. I want $8
,000!

Okay. All right, Saturday.

We start the two to the kid on Saturday.

And he's going to have to give up that
little league.

We got to give up Saturday.

One day we got to ourselves.

Kid better learn to read fast.

You said it.

Very exciting.

Violet and Joe watch television all
night.

I called over to Staten Island again.
They're going to try and put a man on

Violet. Good.

Magruder will probably get a jump on us
anyway.

That man barges in anywhere he wants to.
He insults people. He bribes them. I'm

carried away here, Christine.

Chris, phone line three.

You get that for me, Mary Beth.

Detective Lacey, 14th.

Thank you.

Oh, boy.

We've got a hostage situation in a
coffee shop on West 7th. The perpetrator

inside is asking for you.

Okay, go.

Who's in charge?

How many people are in there? The
shooter let everybody leave except for

that he shot.

Says he's not coming out till you get
here.

Who's the guy?

Says his name's Magruder.

Just wanted to make sure some trigger
-happy uniform didn't make a tragic

mistake here.

All right, secure your weapons. Put him
away. He's on our side, sort of. He's a

bounty hunter.

Beautiful ladies, you better get the
meat wagon down here. This boy's about a

quart low.

So who's hurt?

Lee Walker. He's all yours. I'm sorry I
couldn't deliver him in better

condition. Ambulance, Sergeant.

I've seen this guy on television.

I'll be damned.

Hiya, cutie.

Up against the wall, McGruder. Okay.

Uh -huh.

Braddock!

Oh, Cagney, don't do that. I live alone.

Oh, you dreamer.

Henry Walker is no rocket engineer.

I wouldn't have shot him if he hadn't
pulled a gun.

Believe me, if I wanted to, I could have
iced him.

Well, you're a true humanitarian.

Can I get a cup of coffee, doll?

How did Springer get away?

I must be getting old.

I guess he was watching the door he made
me before I made him. Oh, he knows you.

Well, where I come from, ma 'am, I'm
kind of famous.

And to think that you would even talk to
us mere mortals. How does he get away?

He ducked into the men's room.

Didn't even bother to warn his partner.
That's what kind of a sweetheart he is.

Thanks. You got a dollar on you?

No.

Keep it.

Anyway, I spot Mr. Walker. I go over and
talk to him.

Bang. Men's room door opens. Out comes
Springer, firing away.

Walker pulls his gun. I pull mine.

Gets a little exciting for a minute.

I drop Walker.

Head for the street. Springer's gone.

His car's still there.

How did he get away?

You ain't exactly no rocket engineer
yourself, are you?

Subway's right down the corner.

Just tell us what happened, will you,
Magruder?

Just the facts, ma 'am. I come back here
to see how Mr. Walker is feeling.

All of a sudden, all hell bust loose in
the street out there.

The cavalry has arrived.

And then just a few minutes later, honey
doll, you show up to brighten my entire

day.

You know what?

Magruder? Yeah.

You're under arrest.

You gotta be kidding.

I'm absolutely serious.

Oh, don't want to hurt you.

Oh, come on, come on.

Wait a minute, wait a minute. Last time
I looked, self -defense still held water

in a New York penal codes, Caggy. Yeah,
well, tell that to a judge.

So funny.

I've only heard lines like that on
television.

Ow! Come on, Lacey, show her how to use
these things, will you? She's killing

me.

I'm busy.

They said in their magazine article you
even got a machine gun.

I bet you those perps showed you a lot
of respect when you pulled out that

sucker, huh?

Right.

You don't even have to fire a warning
shot to announce yourself, do you?

Nope.

You got it made, man.

You know what I really like, Victor?
Your name is Victor, isn't it? Yeah.

what I really like, Victor, is when I
line those crosshairs right up on that

left ventricle, huh?

I squeezed the trigger nice and slow.

Good evening, ladies.

Did you get anything out of Walker?

None of your business.

No, huh? That don't feel bad, neither
did I.

Dagny, Lacey, I'm afraid I'm going to
have to release your friend here, Miss

Becky.

How'd he make bail?

Well, the assistant DA refused to file,
said it was a hinky case.

Hinky?

McGruder shot the guy.

No, self -defense. All the witnesses
said the other guy shot first.

Hey, did you hear that, Dagny? Huh?

The American justice system triumphs
again.

Checks and balances designed to protect
the defenseless citizens against the

overzealous police officers. Thank you,
Victor.

Lieutenant, I'm sorry if I caused you
any inconvenience.

Vicki, the processor's going to hell out
of here.

Hey, Cagney, honey, I'll be out here in
an hour or so. How about fixing me

dinner tonight?

Yeah, a van with Michigan license
plates.

What do you mean you already towed it?

Well, put it back.

No, I'm not kidding. Put it back exactly
where you found it.

And I want it there within an hour.

Okay, thanks.

Conference, Christine.

Hiya, Foreman. Hi, Foreman.

Would you please tell me exactly what
you're doing, Christine?

It is no big deal.

I'm tired.

the time so i'm staking out his car i am
going to wait for him and then i'm

going to follow him and see what else he
comes up with make sense uh -huh good

very bad i understand that you have
harvey and that you're worried about

and i'm not even asking you to go with
me this time i'm perfectly happy to do

this by myself so there's no reason for
you to be mad

are concerned.

I'm concerned about you.

I'm concerned that you are becoming so
obsessed with this Magruder person that

you are burning yourself out.

Going without sleep, working all night.

You're sounding like a fanatic,
Christine.

Am I right?

Now, if I remember correctly, you have a
date tonight.

I forgot about Brudinsky.

That's what I'm talking about.

See, all you're thinking about is
Magruder. And it happens that Brudinsky

very... Nice person.

Go out, Christine.

Have a little dinner, a little
diversion.

And considering that it's Brudinsky,
probably a good night's sleep.

Now, tomorrow, you and I, we, we'll go
back on the case.

But tonight, leave it go, all right?

Good. I'm going home. I'll see you
tomorrow.

Listen, I'm real sorry about tonight,
but I have a stakeout.

What, next Friday?

Absolutely. The sushi place?

Terrific. I'll see you then. Okay. Bye.

Berdinski.

You'd go out with Berdinski, but you
wouldn't go out with me.

The man has admirable technique, Victor.

Hiya, Cagney, honey.

I knew you'd change your mind about
dinner.

Okay, we'll eat later, then.

We'll have to use your place if we're
going to spend the night together, you

know, because, like I told you, I don't
like wasting money on hotel room.

Remember I told you, Cagney?

How come you don't buy any good cereal,
Mom? Kind with colors and chocolate.

Detective LaGuardia tells me that there
is more nutrition in the box they come

in than the cereal inside. Inside. I -N
-S -I -D -E.

I -N -S -I -D -E.

Perfect.

I'd rather eat the box than this stuff.

I'd rather eat a shoe than this stuff.

I'd rather eat the Empire State Building
than this stuff.

This stuff is good for you. It's got a
lot of fiber.

F -I -B -E -R.

F -I -B -E -R.

cakes tomorrow.

All right.

I got to get my notebook.

Oh, don't forget to bring your book
tomorrow. We're going to work, okay?

Oh, that?

I can't tomorrow.

What does that mean?

The coach, he said he'd let me pitch.

So I figured reading stuff, you know, I
can wait for another week, okay?

No, Michael, tomorrow.

Dad, tell her, okay? You understand,
don't you? It's real important.

I know, Mikey, but this is more
important.

What do you guys want from me anyway?

I'm not smart, okay?

Hart Jr. is a smart one. They can't just
leave me alone.

You are smart. You can learn anything.

I feel so dumb.

Mikey.

Albert Einstein. Do you know who he was?

Smartest man in the world.

You got it. And he had trouble in
school, too.

Yeah. You're as smart as anybody,
Michael Emanuel Lacey. And we know you

it. Okay?

Tomorrow?

T .O.

T -O. M -O. M -O. Double R.

Double R.

O -W. O -W.

Morning,

Chris.

Morning.

You look like you haven't slept all
night.

Oh, Chris.

Badinsky?

I didn't even sleep with him until last
night.

You lied to me. I didn't lie to you. I
just didn't disagree.

Mary Beth, what is your problem? My
problem?

My problem is you.

I don't know what I hate more, when you
lie to me or when you rush off by

yourself and leave me sitting around
here like some second banana.

Believe me, you didn't miss a thing.

And it's good of you to decide that for
me, too.

Look, I can't figure out what it is you
want. I want you to stop running around

like some one -woman vigilante
committee.

Stop treating me like a partner. I'd
like that, but you're never there, and

not like you haven't been asked. Don't
you change the subject on me, Chris.

Okay. Great. Right. Full disclosure
between partners. Ready? I staked out

Magruder's car last night.

Thank you. I figured that out for
myself.

No, you didn't figure out the whole
thing because I haven't told you the fun

part. The fun part is that it took him
about 30 seconds to catch on, and he

spent the whole rest of the time...

making me look and feel like a total
fool.

Now, that is the full disclosure.

Satisfied?

Tag me a lazy. There's someone here to
see you.

Yeah, in a minute.

I can't say no to him.

I'm terrified of him.

You gave him money.

Where is he, ma 'am?

I don't know. He met me at the bank.

How much did you give him?

He wanted $1 ,000.

But I was too afraid Joe would miss it
right off.

So I gave him $350.

But he started screaming at me that that
barely get him to Atlantic City.

I was lucky.

I was lucky that he was too afraid to
cause a scene and beat me up in public.

I'll call Ken. You call LaGuardia. I
think he's taking the bus.

A bus?

From Staten Island. I'm on it. How do
you know?

Oh, he's...

Too afraid of the cops, so he won't go
to Port Authority.

He's afraid of a weapons check, so he
won't fly.

And he doesn't want to use his ID, so he
won't rent a car.

At least that's what Mr. McGruder said.

McGruder? I told you not to talk to him!

Yeah, I know you said not to talk to
him.

He gave me $350 to tell him.

He's everywhere!

And I need that money to put it back
into my account.

But Joe's going to find out anyway.

I know he will. Unless you can do
something.

Anything. Christine, next bus to
Atlantic City leaves in 39 minutes.

excuse us, please?

There's his van.

I cannot believe it. How does he do it?

Okay, so stay with the van. I'm going to
go check the buses. Magruder's in here

somewhere. Well, you quit telling me
what to do. Enough Magruder. We're both

us supposed to be going after Springer.
I'm going, too.

Hey! Atlantic City!

We're going back to Michigan, boy.

Hey!

We're going to move low.

Oh, that's perfect. Perfect.

Take the place, the NYPD. Let me through
here, please. A lot of nerve you got.

Police brutality.

Sir. You tried to deny it, but it's
clear as the nose on your face. Sir,

you beating people up in broad daylight,
you people ought to be ashamed of

yourself. Was I talking to you?

I don't know which way he went. No, I
don't know where he went, and I wouldn't

tell you if I did. Driver, will you help
us out here?

The other cop was just here. He let the
guy off. The other cop? Is he a big,

burly guy, silver -haired? Oh, yeah,
yeah. He beat the poor slob up good,

Where'd they go?

Directly to jail. Did not pass go.

He's already got it.

I am going to the van.

Detective Lacey, MIPD. Listen, fellas,
I'm looking for a pair of suspects. Now,

one is a big burly guy, about 40, wears
a pork pie hat.

What's the matter, buddy?

Huh? You want to stay with the pretty
lady in New York, right? You don't want

go back to Michigan with me, do you,
buddy?

Yeah, that hurts. That hurts. That
kidney's so tender.

Okay, I'd like to look around anyways,
okay?

Yes, sir. You the cops.

Wake up. You're not carrying your
sleeves back.

Back to Michigan.

20 years guaranteed.

No fucks, no bother.

Michigan can have it when we're through.

I'll protect you, buddy.

I'll protect you, okay?

All right, all right. Now listen. How
about this, huh?

How about this? A consultancy fee. Yeah?
I'll give you 10 % of what I get.

10%, Lacey. That's 5 ,000 bucks.

I know where the cop lives. Now don't
tell me you can't use 5 ,000, Lacey. Do

your job, lady.

Don't let him bribe you. Easy, buddy.

Yeah, sure. Listen to me. He likes it in
New York. He wants to stay in New York.

Come on, Lacey, think about it.

All right, Grand, all you got to do is
not find us. I did find you, Magruder.

And if you'll take a bunny springer out
of here, you're going to shoot me first.

Spunky, I love your spirit, honey.

Don't you ever call me honey again.

Don't you ever call me anything again.
If you step one more foot in New York

City again, McGruder. I know exactly how
you feel, darling. I wish I could spend

more time with you, too.

But I gotta go to San Francisco to pick
up a guy.

Sorry. If I ever see your face again,
McGruder, he was mine.

Don't nag now, don't nag. I'll call you
the minute I get back to New York, I

promise. If you and that blue van are
not on the other side of the Holland

Tunnel in 20 minutes, I'm sending the
TPF after you, McGruder. I got bazookas.

Christine. But remember, no matter what,
we've had these last few days together.

Nobody can take that away from us now,
can they?

Can they?

I'll be thinking about you.

What?

Go away!

Reluctantly.

I hate that man. So you do.

50 ,000 bucks, Magruder!

We just lost you 50 ,000 bucks!

Eat your heart out!