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I have my priorities, Christine.

I thought I was gonna die, and I got a second chance.

So you're gonna quit?

For what?

She's losing her partner. I have a right to lead my life the way I want to

without checking with Christine Cagney.

Time that you started thinking about a new partner.

Not even marriages last forever.

Lieutenant, you're not making this very easy.

It shouldn't be easy. I don't want you to make a decision you're gonna regret

one day. Next to me, I think you're the best cop in action I've ever seen.

I think it's selfish to throw away everything we've got going for us.

Whole wheat zucchini pie.

That sounds awful. Mary Beth, does this taste any good when I invite you to

lunch? I wish we were not worried about being extravagant. I mean, we should

splurge a little.

Just being able to go out to lunch with you again, splurge it from me.

So, um, what did the doctor say?

First, I'm finished with radiation therapy.

Second, my implant is doing very nicely.

No sign of infection. And third, he doesn't want to see me again until next

month's checkup.

Oh, that's crazy!

Yeah. Oh.

Good. Come back to work.

Well, I was thinking that maybe I might take a little bit more time off,

Christine.

You can't.

I've been doing death duty for five weeks. I'm going crazy. Now, you're not

only one, lady. Would you get going for crying out loud?

If you want to go past, go past. I want an armor.

What are these armors? They're great.

Yeah, but it's hard to stay with the special. The special is always good

Over there.

Stick with the special.

Maybe you could get Samuels to put you with someone from another squad.

I didn't mention it, but I told him you'd be back before we even processed

paperwork. Will it be, doll?

Uh,

bro, chicken's good. Chicken's Monday.

Today we got meatloaf. Nice and juicy, just for you. Okay, I'll have meatloaf.

Make it so.

Anyway, so your sick leave's up on Friday.

Yes, it is, Christine, but to say the truth, I'm thinking about putting in for

an extended leave of absence.

You what?

Well, there's a lot of things to consider here, Christine.

Here's your meatloaf.

Anything else down?

No.

Yeah. I pardon. I'd like to have hers.

How are you today, pretty lady?

Also unavailable.

But thank you.

Harvey, isn't it?

Still worried about you? Harvey is the best. The best.

And those two young men, Christine?

I tell you, I think I underestimated the three of them.

You know, when I was in the hospital, and after when I was so weak, I had to

down every six minutes.

They were wonderful.

But I had a lot of time to think, and I started thinking that, you know, there's

all these things we didn't do together yet.

No places we didn't go. You know how Harv and I, every summer we talk about

going out west to see the Grand Canyon.

Maybe come back to the Yellowstone Park.

So next summer you take three weeks off in July.

No, there's things I want to do for the boys, Christine.

I mean, Harv Jr., I want to sign him up for this free concert on Tuesday night.

We can hear all that music together.

And Michael, I want to take him to the science fair and the car show.

And there's this hot air balloon display at the armory next month.

We're working eight, ten hours a day. When did I have the time? And now I do.

I can't put off till tomorrow, Christine. What if I do and tomorrow

So you're going to trash your whole career just like that? Don't be mad.

What are you getting mad for?

I mean, it's never going to be the way it was anyways.

Why do you say that?

All I'm going to be is the oldest detective third grade in Manhattan.

You're going to be sergeant. Yeah, but that would make a difference with us.

Everything is different, Christine.

I thought I was going to die.

And I got a second chance.

I want to do right by it.

I want to figure out what's right for my family.

And don't you go trying to change my mind on this. I have my priorities,

Christine.

I need you to respect them.

Eat, it's special.

I'd use the wins or not.

Your tie.

More leadership quality.

Leadership, yeah, that's important.

You know what really counts when you're on camera?

Charisma.

That's something to rack up all my points.

I heard there were always a couple of lady judges.

Nobody knows who the judges are, Victor. Yeah, there's got to be some women

there, right?

You know, equal opportunity and all that garbage.

What do you think about my hair?

You know, I remember the old days when mastery of men and situations proved a

detective's worth.

When judgment and grace under pressure made the difference.

You know, and it took more than a pretty face to make sergeant.

But that was before the brass decided that a written exam wasn't enough to

a sergeant's candidate.

Now they gotta make him TV stars as well.

Give me a break, Coleman.

It wasn't our idea to do the interview on tape.

Don't forget the powder, Vick. Your nose is shiny. Get out of here.

Break a leg, Victor.

Hey, same to you, buddy.

Just blowing off a little steam, that's all.

I've seen it before. A cop gets tired, a little burnout.

First thing you know, he thinks he wants to chuck it off. Remember that time

before when Lacey took off?

Yeah, but this isn't a burnout weekend.

I mean, she was just operated on for 10.

Of course she's worn out.

Going through something like that's got to take its toll.

Wait, you'll see. As soon as she's feeling real active again.

She feels great.

I've got to tell you, she's never looked better.

And she's beat this thing. And she's still ready to kiss off her entire

I don't know. Maybe she's going through a midlife crisis.

I thought that was only for guys.

I don't think so.

Anyway, please, Lieutenant, you've got to talk some sense into her.

Cagney, I told you already.

The cop thinks she's ready to throw in the towel. First thing he does is take

some time off, just like she's doing.

Starts hanging around the house with the wife and kids, trying to figure out

what to do with the rest of his life. And then, starts going stir -crazy.

Believe me, he'll be back.

Thank you, Lieutenant.

Yeah, she just came in. Hang on a minute.

Tag me line one for the future parking garage.

Great. My transmission's probably leaking again.

You know, when I took the test, I scored in the upper ten percentile of the top

100 guys. Tag me.

Goldman, come on. When you took the test, there were only 100 guys

What?

Three attendants on duty.

And some punk waltzes in here and steals my car out from under their noses? My

men don't have the eyes and back of their heads.

How about in front?

Look, lady, if you're not happy with our service... Happy? What? You rip me off

$350 a month for this junk parking space and this lousy security, and you ask me

to be happy?

I had to shut you down for public fraud, mister.

We have a report of a stolen vehicle. No kidding.

This is what you're looking for.

Canary Yellow, 68 Corvette, white interior, six shift.

License number 810FEM.

Vehicle identification number RT237789.

Did you say it was yellow?

I said Canary Yellow.

Do I have to start at the top with you guys?

No, ma 'am.

Good deal.

I want this.

The alarm put out on the teletype and on the air within an hour.

Wait a minute!

This wasn't here when I parked my car last weekend.

I want a photographer down there taking pictures.

I think the thief left his signature.

Sergeant's candidate is Becky. We'd like you to simulate the appropriate

handling of the following incident.

There is a disturbance at the Toulouse -Lautrec restaurant. A drunken,

disorderly customer who claims to be a member of the international diplomatic

community refuses to leave the premises.

Officer O 'Reilly, here to my right, will simulate the role of the alleged

diplomat.

The tape is running.

Sergeant is Becky from the 14th, Mr. Hurley.

I've been called to escort you from the premises. I don't care who you are. I

have diplomatic immunity.

See this passport here?

Now I'm staying right here until I get the drink I ordered. I'll need to

this information with my duty captain, sir, to ascertain its correctness.

In the meantime, I'll have to ask you to refrain.

from consuming any more alcohol. You can ask anything you want, boy.

Now, I'm staying right here until I get the drink I ordered.

Wait a second.

Wait a second.

Look, he can't do that.

I mean, he would never call me boy.

No way.

Not with my build, you know.

The tape is still running.

You're looking very nice, Lacey.

You look well, like you're all better.

Well, I'm feeling good, sir.

You know, Lacey, if you submit this request for leave of absence, you're

to be officially off the payroll.

But I have the option of returning as long as I do it within 12 months. Is

correct, sir? Yeah, that's true. But if at the end of that time you can't make

up your mind and that's it, you're officially terminated, you don't get a

shot.

I wouldn't ask for one, sir.

You know, you're going to lose your seniority and all the medical insurance

benefits while you're off.

You know how much insurance costs these days, aren't you?

I think you've got more people to consider here besides yourself, Lacey.

How steady has Harvey's work been lately?

With due respect, sir, that's none of your business.

What if one of the kids gets sick?

Gee, Lieutenant, you're not making this very easy.

Well, it shouldn't be easy. It should be damned hard.

I don't want you to make a decision you're going to regret one day.

I'm talking here of a 14 -year investment, Lacey.

What do you think about that?

You're a fine officer, Lacey, with a good record. I think, therefore, that

a couple more weeks on the city's expense account is okay.

Take them.

I'm not sick anymore.

I wouldn't be right.

Thanks anyway, Lieutenant.

Oh, hiya, Chris.

You didn't say you were coming in.

I gotta hurry. I'm meeting the boys after school.

Hey, Mary Beth.

I'm late.

Chris, I'm sorry.

Believe those boys.

They didn't even touch their zucchini royale.

It's okay, babe.

With all the cooking you've been doing, I'm eating enough of both of them.

Thanks to both.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

How you doing on that Columbus

Avenue bit, Hoff?

Good. Real good, I think.

I can't believe the big boys are going to bid any lower.

I mean, what's my overhead? Nothing.

I think we make the deal.

Real nice piece of change, Mary Beth.

So we're doing all right, huh?

Pretty much caught up, right?

Hey, relax your head. I told you, with your insurance, we got the hospital

covered.

I went by the precinct today. I...

Picked up a request for a leave of absence.

What do you think?

You think we could make it on one salary? I mean, just for a while.

Until Hoff Jr. graduates high school.

Michael's a little older.

Oh, he said I didn't want you to work.

I wanted to work, Hoff.

If it hadn't been for that bum streak of luck with my inner ear problem, you

would have stopped a long time ago.

I'd like to work. I like my job.

Things are different, that's all.

You bet they are, babe.

Rough times are over.

I'm on my feet again.

I can take care of my family just fine.

Too close, Hawk.

I mean, I had to think about what it would be like if I had only a

couple more years.

A couple more months with you and them.

I want no regrets.

I want never to wish that things had been different.

You want to quit?

Could we afford it?

Whatever you want, Mary Beth, we can afford.

Whatever you want, my sweetheart.

I can tell you right now those uniforms are going to foul up the 61.

You should have seen them.

They're a couple of kiddie cops. Maybe they'll come up with something,

Christine. Yeah, but see, I can't wait that long.

And I thought maybe you could come up with an idea, then we could bounce it

around. You do all right in the idea department, Chris.

Mary Beth, I know you can think of angles that no one else ever thought of.

Chris, I'm in the middle of a kind of tricky Osobuco source. Can I call you

this afternoon?

I'll tell you what.

I'm going to be downtown seeing Detective Boy with the gang unit this

anyways. Why don't I just swing by afterwards?

Oh, no, that would not be good. Why not?

I'm taking Michael, the orthodontist.

How about tomorrow?

No, tomorrow we're going to the Bronx Zoo.

Well, when are you and the boys going to be home?

I don't know. Maybe six.

Six o 'clock is perfect. I'll see you then.

Woman in something else.

Seymour has got nothing on her.

You and Chris got problems?

No, not me. It's not my problem.

I'm not on company time anymore, but she's got a problem. Somebody stole her

car. I mean, it's lousy, but she's... She's treating it like it's life and

or something. I gotta drop everything and come and help her.

Maybe it's not the car she's so worked up about.

Huh? How does she feel about you not working? You know, Chris.

Anytime she doesn't get her way, she gets very grumpy. I don't think you're

being fair here, Mary Beth.

I mean, staying home might be great for you right now.

Chris, she's losing her partner. I have a right to lead my life the way I want

to without checking with Christine Cagney.

No matter what she says.

Oh, why'd you pick this pilot light here?

How this side works and this side never does.

Ghetto art, the papers call it.

Each gang has its own special signature. The Fifth Street Boys specialize in

black and white death masks.

Here is the Avenue B Apache's calling card. You see the red crosses dripping

with blood?

You notice how the letters are practically hieroglyphics. It's like

their own special code.

Here's one you can make out.

This is a C and an S. It stands for consafos. A lot of these guys' fathers

in the same gangs before them. Look, I don't need a course in street gangs,

Detective. I need to find the whereabouts of the thief who ripped off

You ought to develop a little appreciation for art, Detective Cagney.

the stress of contemporary society, I find it soothing to the soul.

Now this is the Shadow Warrior's handiwork.

You notice the three -dimensional block letters in orange and blue? Similar to

the El Vengador signature on your parking space.

Sure is.

So where do we find the Shadow Warriors?

As soon as we cross over Bedford Avenue, they'll be on Shadow Warriors turf.

El Vengador is their busiest boy with a spray gun. He's probably trying to earn

his stripes with the gang's senior members, the Veteranos.

spraying his name in the most outrageous places, including the scene of the

crime. So how long before we can run down an address?

It could be a matter of hours.

On the other hand, it could take a few days.

In a few days, my car could be swept to the floorboards.

Wait a minute. Slow down.

What? Look at that.

He could have sprayed it.

That's what I'm thinking.

I'm going to check out the spirit number.

No, no!

It's your neighborhood.

You got any ideas?

How's your Spanish?

I just tried to pinch Dr. Aquito's car.

He called the cops.

Grandlaw's in the auto and you made bail already.

Hey, Marty, weren't Petrie and his pecky working on a hot car ring about two

months ago?

Yeah, until they hit a dead end.

It's buried in Petrie's case file.

How dead is it?

Barely breathing.

Tomorrow's another day, kiddies.

It was easy for Scarlett to say all she lost was her plantation.

Can I help you?

Hiya, Marcus.

I thought you'd laugh. You were wrong.

Uh -huh.

Well, I didn't want to bother you at home with Claudia and Lauren and all. I

just looking for an old file here from those car thefts you were investigating.

You could have asked for it.

Well, actually, I was trying to do you a favor.

And how's that?

Well, I thought if I could get a lead, see on my missing car, that maybe it'd

help solve your dead case.

You know, I hate to tell you this, Chris, but this is no small -time

They fill orders for big spenders in a prime European market. And if they have

an order for a canary yellow horse cart, your baby could be on its way to

Marseille right now.

Thanks for the encouragement. You're welcome.

You can get in my drawers anytime you want, Kanky.

Be still, my heart.

We get to the planetarium right after school. We can see the laser show. Then

can hear the whole story of the stars and the planets and the Big Bang and the

beginning of the universe.

It would take long. I've got to meet a friend at five and work on my history

project.

Oh, all right. Well, why don't you just bring him along, and then you can come

back here and study.

We've already made plans to study at her house.

Her house?

Harvey!

Pancakes are getting cold.

I guess it's just you and me, huh, kiddo?

Sorry, Mom.

What do you mean, sorry, Mom? I made special plans for you guys. Morning.

Not so far, it isn't. What is your excuse, young man?

Frankie Chambers and I got to practice for basketball team tryouts.

Oh. Since when are you playing basketball already?

I'm going on a woman, Mom.

That explains it. Well, I gotta go. See you later, Mom. Wait a second. Holly

tossed your breakfast. Are you feeling all right? Yeah, I'm fine. Bye, Dad.

Bye, baby. Charlie's in love with Tiffany Rinaldi.

Shut up, shrimp.

Tiffany who?

Tiffany Rinaldi.

She's stacked.

Bye, Mom. Bye, Dad.

Maybe we can go to the planetary next week.

Back?

She's stacked. I've got to run.

Wait a second.

What about breakfast? I'm running behind. You're not running anyways, Mr.

You know, they made this breakfast here.

Buckwheat pancakes and special blueberry syrup. It's no fun eating by yourself.

Why don't you do something special today?

Why don't you buy yourself a new dress?

I bought myself a new dress yesterday.

I can go to the beauty parlor.

You drive me crazy, you know that?

Go. Get out of here.

Purpose of a mailbox?

I'm busy, Coleman, okay? Purpose of a mailbox is for a detective to look

once in a while if there's a message there. Coleman!

From your friend Boyle.

Name and address of the suspect in Brooklyn.

You're welcome.

Sergeant's candidate, Petrie.

We'd like to hear the step -by -step procedure.

Explain the proper way to interrogate a suspect.

Are you ready?

Yes, I am.

The object of any interrogation is to take control of the situation and place

the suspect at total disadvantage.

First, separate the suspect from any familiar environment and conduct the

interrogation in alien surroundings, preferably precinct headquarters.

Now, in order to maximize the intimidation of the suspect, the

should offer no distractions of any kind.

that might deter the suspect's focus from the officers in charge.

Always remain calm and in full control of the situation.

Once the procedure commences, the officer in charge should never leave the

without having achieved some forward movement in the interrogation.

Assuming full authority, the interrogating officer must at all times

controlled, alert and constantly vigilant.

not allowing their attention to wander from the situation under surveillance.

To further intimidate the suspect, official folders with the suspect's name

attached should be prominently displayed within visual range.

This will indicate to the suspect that the most exacting standards of

professional police procedure have been utilized.

to ensure positive identification and a high degree of information and

intelligence bearing upon the matter in question.

The first questions asked are designed to be answered in the affirmative in

order to measure response.

Alvingador? Oh, baby, what can I do for you?

If at first the suspect is uncooperative, the questioner will

exhibit full mastery of the situation.

The officer in charge will introduce another simple question.

Continuing in this vein until the desired affirmative answer has been

The purpose is to build slowly to the more incriminating questions.

You want a chili dog?

Very good.

I said have a chili dog. Now get in here.

There.

Two, please.

Sit down.

Now.

This is the big picture, Mr. Estevez.

You can call me Hector.

Fine, Hector.

This could be your last chili dog in the free world.

Right now, I can book you on grand larceny and resisting arrest.

Or I can give a poor kid a break.

If I get my car back.

Look, baby, I don't know what you're talking about.

Yeah, well, you can call me Detective Cagney.

All right.

Detective Cagney? Mm -hmm.

See, now this puts me in kind of a bad spot, you know?

I mean, I got nobody to give me no legal advice or nothing, seeing as I've never

been in this kind of trouble before.

But if I had some fancy lawyer, if I had a serious problem like this, if I

was in a situation where some smart lady top could work me over, I'm

pretty sure the dude would tell me not to incriminate myself. Don't try and

smoke me, kid.

Okay, because I saw the evidence you left where you stole my car, El

Now, that's a very popular name in my neighborhood. Maybe you got me confused

with somebody else. Sure. You're that one of the one car thieves named El

Vengador? I told you I sell bridal gowns. Look, see?

Now, this is classy stuff here. I got satin skirts, rhinestone daisy veils,

I give the consumer a real price break, too. I hate to think where you ripped

those off.

You're hurting my feelings.

And I really hate to lock somebody up on their first night. Listen, listen, I

was thinking that maybe some of my friends might have seen your car, right?

maybe if I just ask around.

Maybe they already mentioned it to you.

Maybe you could even take me there.

Well, if I knew, I wouldn't get the hombre in trouble.

Decent citizen.

The reports to whereabouts of the stolen vehicle certainly wouldn't be

implicated in the theft.

Dagny, we can talk.

You got any snaps?

Oh, I might have a few in my purse.

You want me to go in?

Yeah, my wallet right there. I just love pictures. No matter how old you get,

you look so young in them.

Here.

This is? Yeah, that's Harvey Jr.

That's his picture from eighth grade. But the school portraits never do them

justice. Oh, still, he's so handsome.

He's got your eyes.

Big and brown, just like Bambi's.

Yeah.

Who's this?

That's Michael.

That's his first day at school.

Oh, he's so tall already.

Is he six now?

No, he's ten. Going on eleven. No more babies.

Oh, who's this?

That's my husband, Hoff Senior, and me.

Gee, that's an old one. Are you dressed up for some costume party or something?

Actually, that's my graduation picture from the police academy.

You're a policewoman? Like Angie Dickinson?

Oh, don't I wish.

No, I'm a detective.

Like Kojak?

Yeah, sort of. No kidding.

You ride around with one of those red lights on top of your car?

Sometimes. Oh, your family must be so proud.

Are you sure?

On the grave of my mother.

An hombre I know delivered it himself.

Well, we've missed him.

That's okay. We can break in.

Uh, Hector, no thanks.

I'd be much more comfortable with a search warrant in the morning.

Up to you.

You know, uh, you're not a bad -looking lady.

Especially when you smile, you know.

I bet some hombres be after you skirts.

Maybe even begging you to shack up permanent, huh?

Hector, I'm not on the market for rhinestone daisy bridal veil.

Oh, not now, not now.

Later, maybe.

Who can say? Look, you and me, we ought to stay in touch.

We will.

You owe me.

Huh? Owe you?

Don't get upset.

I take installment payments with no interest.

It's solid, reliable, straight information whenever I want it. You mean

snitch? We call them confidential informants.

Wait, wait. Hey, Cagney.

Hey. Hey.

Hey, Cagney.

I leveled with you.

Hey, Hector. I'm leveling with you.

Look at it this way.

Some other cop could still send you up for grand larceny auto.

The view.

Yeah?

Oh!

Hey.

Hiya, Crick.

I've been to the beauty parlor all day. They...

Got me fixed up like a pool. What do you think?

Harvey hates it, too.

I hate it, and I'm going to wash it out.

Come on, take your coat off.

So I'm two hours under the dryer. I was thinking about your car.

Oh, I found it.

48 hours, you found it. Great. Well, I think I found it. I found the thief.

Some little con man. I'll tell you, he'd have a great political career if he

ever went straight.

Anyway, he took me to where he laid it off, and I'm going to go by tomorrow

a search warrant.

Great.

So you didn't need me for any new angles after all, huh?

You want a drink?

No.

Bob just went out for pizza.

You want to stay for dinner? I told him you like onions.

Listen, you really fixed up the apartment, huh? New slipcovers and

Yeah, and pillows.

I think I finally figured it out about needlepoint.

It looks easy, but it's hard on the eyes, believe me. Little tiny stitches.

And see the kitchen cabinets here?

I was promising for you to paint things, and I was home. I painted them myself.

Put new shelf paper, new curtains.

Cleaned out all the closets. A lot of things.

I keep busy.

Still keeping busy?

Oh, yeah. Yeah, I've been reading cookbooks cover to cover, and this new

biography of Lincoln's very interesting.

Interesting man.

I wish you could hear yourself.

Hmm?

You're cleaning out closets, and you're papering shelves, and reading

biographies. You're filling your time, Mary Beth.

You're making up stuff to stay home.

I'm doing what I want to do.

Listen, Mary Beth, I know what's going on in your mind.

You're afraid if you come back to work, everybody's going to be walking on

eggshells around you because you had cancer.

Hell, even the word is scary.

But you beat it.

Yeah, I beat it for now.

But they're all going to be waiting around, seeing if I have a relapse any

minute.

You think they're going to ever give me a chance at major case funds? So work

your tail off and prove they're wrong.

Maybe you lose a couple of years, but you're smart. A couple of years?

How would you feel if you had to wait till you were 40 before you got another

chance at the sergeant's exam?

So you're going to quit?

For what?

Do more needlepoint?

What's it to you anyway?

Not going to harm your precious career any.

You don't need me.

Let me tell you something, Mary Beth.

When they first told me I was going to be partnered with a woman, I was not too

thrilled.

Frankly, I told my father I didn't think you could cut it.

And then after he met you, you know what he said?

He said, there's a woman who knows people.

Christine, you can't go out on the streets without having a partner who

people.

Next to me, I think you're the best cop in action I've ever seen.

Sometimes maybe better.

Because you keep your head when it's screwed on straight.

I don't think you're damn selfish to throw away everything we've got going

us.

Pizza. Man, what a hot pizza coming through.

Hey, Luigi, personal delivery.

Red pizza and five arrows. Hiya, Chris.

Hiya, Harvey.

Hiya, sweetheart.

Hiya.

All right, all right. We got pepperoni for me and the boys, sausage and onions

for the blind, and anchovies for the lady of the house. Now, is that true

or what? Harvey, I'm sorry. I've got to get home and start boning up for my

sergeant's interview. Hey, come on, Chris. You've got to knock. What are you

doing? Stay for dinner, right, hon?

No, I'm sorry I can't. Thank you.

Bye, Meredith.

Something the matter here?

No, she's just got her mind on the sergeant interview, that's all.

What about you, babe?

Feel bad about missing it?

Are you kidding?

Who needs that pressure, huh?

Why don't you go tell the boys that, uh...

Listen, tell them they'll love it. Mom didn't cook tonight.

Okay. Mom didn't cook tonight.

Mikey, Harvey, pizza.

Shows on, gang.

Listen, it has been three hours since I called for the search warrant.

What, is it coming by way of Canarsie or what?

Well, then find out what the good judge tees off and track him down.

Cagney, you know I'm getting worried about you.

Getting all upset over a car.

This might be a good time to take a hard look at your priorities. You know what

I mean?

My mother and I, we were discussing this the other day.

Friendship, health, a nice body to keep you warm at night.

These are the important things in life.

Thank you, Victor, for that piece of inspiration.

You're welcome.

In the meantime, my car is on a slow boat to China.

I disagree.

I think Marcus is right.

Probably Marseille.

Maybe general.

You know,

I've been bending the rules, keeping you on desk duty this long.

I know that, Lieutenant.

It's time that you started thinking about a new partner.

Nelman has given you the option of picking from four available detectives,

I've got a list of their names here.

Why don't you look them over and let me know?

I will need to know by next week.

That's not a lot of time.

Cagney, it's got to be next week, or I'm going to have to make the assignment

without your input.

Yes, Lieutenant.

You know, I had ten partners over the years.

Some were better than others, some were just... One way or another, you make it

work with all of them.

Hey, not even marriages last forever.

99.

That's only four -tenths of a degree above normal.

A fever's a fever, Harvey.

Now here, drink some more juice.

I'm going to drown.

Don't smart mouth me, Harv.

Mom, haven't you never liked it before?

Like what?

We'd have to be half dead before you let us skip school.

Mom, can I go to school, please? I feel fine, honest.

Oh, honey, it's after 11 o 'clock.

I could still make gym class.

Could you write me a late note, Mom?

Sergeant's candidate Cagney, we have a case of grand larceny.

Let's get started on the investigation procedure.

What is the object stolen, sir?

Grand larceny auto.

Pullman, is Cagney back yet? Not yet, Lieutenant, but look who's here showing

pictures of her kitchen, sir. She repainted it.

Yeah? Afternoon, sir. I just came by to pick up some more of those insurance

forms. I could have mailed one to you. Saved you a trip. Oh, no, that's all

right. I was downtown anyway.

Yeah, living the life of Riley while the rest of us slave away, right, ladies?

Oh, come on, Coleman. Don't kid her, kid her.

I remember the swell times you guys have down here.

Swell times.

Come back in a minute.

Hi.

Anything new on your car? It should be. I'm just waiting to hear about the

search warrant. Well, you just missed it. I sent Miss Becky and Petrie out

it.

Miss Becky and Petrie? Well, they said you wanted to move fast.

You can't give them my collar.

I can't what?

What she meant, sir, is...

Maybe they'll need a backup, sir. And how do you figure that?

Come on, Lieutenant. It's my car. They don't even know the neighborhood.

They don't know the neighborhood, sir. And she checked it out last night,

That's it.

That's what I did. I went and I checked out the whole area. It's a very bad

place, Lieutenant. I'm telling you, there's a lot of gang warfare.

And it's a dangerous collar. And I just feel that they should have every

advantage. Every advantage.

I want to be there for my brothers in blue.

Yes, sir. It's like you always say, sir. It's a fine line between us and them,

sir.

Team spirit, huh?

I like that. Get out of here. Thank you, Lieutenant.

You coming?

You want me to?

You want to?

Yeah, I want to. Come on.

What's the matter, Christine? The accelerator broken?

I got ten minutes on you.

Will you look at the traffic?

There are a bunch of old women driving out here today.

Well, if I was you, Christine, I'd get on the horn and tell them I was on my

way.

Hey,

Cagney, we're trying to save your baby before the key sheeters get a great buy

in the black market. I will save my own baby, thank you very much. It's my car,

my lead and my collar. You got that? It is no time, Cagney. At this moment, even

as we speak...

Some very nasty men could be boarding it up on a big old ocean liner to take it

far, far away.

Sheva. Thank you.

Petrie! Don't you worry, Chris.

We're heading him off at the pass.

We can't let you go into that den of thieves alone.

Over.

Hey, she's not alone, you smart mouth.

First come, first serve, girls.

Oh, listen, don't worry, Cagney. We'll hold the bad guys for your personal

interrogation. Over.

We believe there's clowns.

Lauren.

You have the right to remain silent. If you give up the right to remain silent,

anything you say with his rights.

Where's my car?

What car?

My 68 Canary Yellow Vette.

That's a piece of junk.

Junk? It is a classic.

Let me tell you about that car. The night he came in, that lousy

was busted.

It's been up in that lot for three days. It's a bomb.

Now you can read them straight.

Thank you.

You put your hands on the wall, turn around.

You have the right to remain silent.

You have the right to remain silent.

Jerry, you there?

I got a 73 Chevy out of commission at toll booth number two.

Some car, Chris.

Good you got it back.

Yeah.

Can you believe that?

The transmission.

I just paid $800 for the transmission.

It's an oil leak, too.

Nobody can figure out where it comes from. I've had to fix different

and none of them can figure it out.

You know what? With the maintenance, the parking, and the insurance... You know

how much insurance costs where I live?

What?

Want to know something very good?

What?

I never really liked that car.

You never really liked the car?

The color. I love the color. The car's been nothing but a problem.

And you just risked both our necks to get it back?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Thanks for your help. Sure.

It was a neat little collar. Yeah.

Listen, um, you want to have lunch one day next week? Every day.

Unless, of course, you got other plans.

Every day.

Yeah, they still give us an hour for lunch, right?

An occasional drink at Muldoon's?

Occasional.

Like today?

You're still on the clock till five, Christine. You got a lot of paperwork.

Me? Yeah, I'm not checking in till Monday.

Petrie and his Becky got a lot of paperwork.

I'm having a drink with my partner.

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