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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!

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