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Hey,

will you turn that thing off?

Bad day, huh, Rod?

The work guy's out sick.

I don't want to add to it, but I need to get back down in a second. All right.

What do you got?

Hmm. Hmm.

We gotta listen to her all day?

Rookie dispatcher, that's a real communication problem.

LA-15 Mary 3 and 4, northbound Alonzo from Beaumont. Possible on your last

broadcast. Stand by.

10-4 Mary 3.

Hey, you know what? We're going to miss that communications class.

One of us has got to call the chair and say why.

I'll call it in. You take care of the mattresses.

the pursuit. To be advised, we are involved in 1182, an intersection of

Grand and Harrison.

Suspect vehicles are 20,002. We have a spilled load of mattresses. Request 1185

for a passenger vehicle and a three-ton truck.

10-4, Mary 3.

I got a copy. Hit run.

Would you report, would you repeat your tent, your location for the 1185?

Pam, would you give the new girl a hand, please?

Go ahead, take a break.

L.A., Mary 3, we're at Grand and Harrison at the intersection.

Do you copy? Yeah, Mary 3, you were 10-1, but we copy Grand and Harrison.

11-85 is rolling.

10-4?

That's Pam England. Maybe they fired Gravel Gertie.

10-4, Mary 3.

We'll follow up the stolen vehicle if you'll give us a 10-20 on the RP.

Yeah, Mary 3, your reporting party is Rod Sullivan, shipping manager, Tower

Warehouse, L.A. Harbor.

10-4, Mary 3. Would you 10-5 our situation to the S-4? He's right outside

your building.

Using the extender unit in the field, you transmit through your vehicle radio,

even though you're well away from it.

What you now hear on the PA is heard inside the building there by the

dispatchers with whom you're normally in contact.

Now, the rescue unit.

A belt-carried remote component with a depressed thumb-operated actuator button

in the back.

A recorder playback unit.

One on the motorcycle, also one in the trunk of the cruiser.

And an interface box, which is affixed to your dash.

When the green button is on, the system is disconnected and you transmit just

like always.

Now, Officer Clark makes a routine stop.

Now, the system will not transmit, but it does record in this box.

She uses her regular microphone.

15-7 Charles in the communication center parking lot.

She moves to the suspect vehicle.

The subject produces a weapon and threatens her.

She thumbs her rescue button so comm center hears.

15-7 Charles in the communication center parking lot.

Sergeant, officers Poncherello and Baker just called me. Yeah, I know, and they

just happened onto a multiple DC, a grand theft auto, a kidnapping caper,

and a hijacking. Oh, and they didn't mention the kidnap.

Ah, well, I'm sorry.

How'd you know about the rest?

They have such corny excuses.

This time, Officer Clark does not have her thumb on that actuator button,

but...

When the belt unit goes horizontal, there's a brief delay to avoid mistakes.

Then it automatically activates.

15-7 Charles in the communication center parking lot.

Thank you, Officer Clark.

Any questions?

Yes, sir.

As a motor officer, I'm concerned about the distribution of additional weights

as a factor affecting the centrifugal forces which bear on the inherent

instability of the single-track vehicle.

See me after class.

What's this?

That is 10 grand of stereo, man.

No, this stuff.

Open it up.

Oh, stinks.

Well, it's no use to us.

You can use your phone a second, buddy. I'll be back in a minute.

Sir, wait a minute. Sir, I'm doing three jobs here. I didn't let it be stolen. My

dispatcher's sick!

I want a tryout.

Tower, how's Rod Sullivan?

Rod, it's Sandy. I'm at my first stop here.

My manifest says I should have four of those cases of chemicals.

I only got two.

Are you sure?

Yep.

OK, call at your next stop. I'll check.

Dad.

What are you doing here, son?

I want a tryout with the Aztecs. I need some soccer shoes. Jerry!

Frank!

Dad.

Watch those intersections.

I don't know what kind of a chemical it is. That's what I'm trying to find out.

Well, they're going to call back about the chemicals, okay?

Look, that's the last mistake you'll ever make around here.

You're fired.

You crazy?

It wasn't my fault. You put the boxes in the wrong van, my friend.

Go pick up your time.

Where do the union hear about this?

They're gonna fry you.

All units stand by for an update on that APV crafter van, believed to be carrying

a chemical substance of unknown type.

Advise extreme caution.

The van is also carrying stereo components.

This is 15 Mary 3. Code 33.

Stand by all units on Code 33.

Go ahead, Mary 3.

LA, this is 15 Mary 3. We have a chemical explosion in a crapper van on

Colgate between Waterman and Bishop.

Initiate a Code 20 and air traffic control.

Code 33 advisory northbound on Colgate between Bishop and Waterman.

Officer in the field requests alternate traffic routes.

H5 is in route for air traffic control ETA5.

You okay?

Yeah. Got a blast of fuel.

Never pull a guy out of a chemical fire without a gas mask.

53, or Mary 3 and 4, Evan.

Hey Sarge, where'd you find Ratchet Voice?

I wish I knew. All I can tell you is her name. Would you believe Kathy Lark?

No, wrong bird.

Crow, I'd believe, but not Lark. Mary 3, L.A., go ahead.

Mary 3 and 4, your RP on the crafter van GTA has some additional information.

If, uh, if you can 10-20, 10-21 him at his home.

It's Rod Sullivan. Call him at home?

Okay, but, uh... Look, I want your reports on this to be super accurate,

super careful, huh?

It's gonna be a legal circus.

Hey, Turner.

You take over here, huh? Okay. And release these other units as soon as

possible. Right, Sergeant.

Well, uh, thank you very much, Mr. Tate. Thank you very much.

Job's taken. Thank you very much.

Honey, don't give up. The right one will come along.

Hi, Chad. Your father called me.

Who is it?

It's a cop, Mom. I can handle it.

Oh, I'm sorry. I tried to call, but the line was busy. I was only five minutes

away.

I'm Mrs. Sullivan, officer.

Hi. Just a minute.

Well, I got the information you wanted about the chemicals.

The man identified it for you.

Thank you very much.

May I use your phone, please?

My phone?

You got me fired.

And now you want to use my phone.

Chad, show him the phone.

Excuse me.

This is Officer John Baker, 15 Mary 3.

I have follow-up information on the crafter van APB.

The chemicals... Now, they're safe in the containers. They're possibly

incendiary if concentration contacts aluminum.

And the cargo floors in the crafter vans are made out of aluminum, all right?

Now, that's it, okay?

Chad, what did your father mean? I got him fired.

They think he helped those guys steal the van.

All we have to do is pass the word to our buyers.

The merchandise is here, folks.

At bargain prices.

What are you doing here, Jerry? I told you never to come here.

Hey, I just wanted to tell you guys I lost my job.

I loaded some chemicals in the wrong van.

This van.

What did you say to them, Jerry? Are you sure they don't know?

Easy now.

I got fired because of the chemicals.

Well, they don't know I was in on stealing the van.

I'm innocent.

So I go out and get another job, set up another hit, and so on. Now, you're sure

the cops ain't wise?

Well, there is some bad news.

Oh.

Well, they think the chemicals are dangerous.

They put out an APB.

They're going to stop every crafter van, every walk-in that looks like a crafter.

Every blue 1970 Mustang, too.

And you can laugh?

Sure.

We leave these crates locked up in here.

I'll use my car.

Well, my car is innocent, too. Like me.

Well, that's the good news.

All right.

Get these things in the van in any sink.

Bye-bye.

Hi, Finn.

Hi, what are you doing here?

Janet's gonna send somebody down to help me dig out some voice tapes.

Ooh, John said that stolen van is a rolling time bomb.

You get the message she's gonna meet you here?

Well, something came over the air, but with that new girl at the mic, it was

hard to tell.

You know, she sounds like a crow in agony.

Oh, Ponch, Kathy's my friend.

She'll be okay. She's learning. It's her first week.

Be a little tolerant. Give her a break, huh?

Officer Poncherello, you're the one who's interested in checking some voice

tapes? Yeah, right.

Uh... The freeway explosion?

It'll evolve the state in, you know, claims, counterclaims.

I want to know what I said and did so my report can be super accurate.

Well, we recorded every word. I can take you to the file room.

I'm new here, but I'm sure I can find your tapes.

You're new here?

I'm Kathy Lark.

I guess you've heard me on the air.

Oh, yeah, we were just... Yeah, Ponch thinks you sound like... Different. I

mean, in person.

Listen, if John comes before I see him, tell him I'll see him tonight, huh? All

right.

Well, I guess we all sound different on the air.

I don't recognize your voice at all.

I'm 15 Mary 4.

Mary 4.

Of course.

You know, sometimes when you call in on the air, you're really hard to

understand.

15 Mary 5. I'm stopping at Crafter Van about one mile west on Sepulveda. The

Arlington on.

Hi, sir. What are you carrying?

Uh, that's about it. I'm empty.

Thank you very much for your cooperation.

I'm sorry for the inconvenience.

Here,

dogs. Hey, boy.

Yeah, boy.

Hi.

I'm Marty Grossman. I love dogs.

15 Mary 5. I'm stopping a crafter van about one mile west on Sepulveda. The

Arlington on. 15 Mary 5. I'm stopping a crafter van about one mile west on...

Attention all units.

1199. Officer needs help.

Westbound Sepulveda. One mile west... One mile west of...

We're one mile west of the...

All units, S4, I see his motor.

If you ever fall down with that rescue unit, remember, there's a delay built

in. Give you time to get up. I can't get over the expression on Guthrie's face

when he realized that Grossi's emergency was a dog.

I can't get over how awful Kathy sounded when she put out that call.

I wonder if anything's wrong.

Hey, wait a minute.

It's Kathy now? You've met her? Yeah, when she got out those voice tapes for

us. She always sounded awful.

Hey, she's learning, man.

Feel a little tolerant.

Give her a break.

Hmm.

That Foxy, huh?

I'm sorry, Pam.

It's just... On an officer down like that, I flashed back on Ted.

I just couldn't help remembering.

Look, the shift's almost over.

I'll square it here so you can go home and get some rest, huh?

Want to be fresh for tonight?

I can't go out tonight.

Yes, you can.

I don't want to.

I'll call Ponch and tell him.

From here, it looks like your therapy worked. Yeah, she's really enjoying

lunch.

Kathy, you okay?

I think I better go home.

Thank you.

Why'd you want to be a dispatcher?

Kathy, you got yourself in a pressure cooker.

You're that close to blowing apart.

What do you mean, be a dispatcher?

I am a dispatcher!

You think it's complicated here? Well, you should see what it's like back home.

I handle the taxi company, the tow company, the fire department, and the

police. And I was good.

Well, people make allowances back home, but not here.

You talk to me like violin music, but on the air, you squawk like a ruptured

parrot. You're awful.

Well, I guess I already knew that.

Okay, if you can face that, then face something else.

Whatever it is that's hurting you is going to hurt just as long as you want

it to.

Two or three times you call me Ted.

Now, if you don't want to unload it to me, okay, but... His name was Teddy

Parker.

He was a police officer.

We were high school sweethearts.

I dispatched him on the call that got him killed.

The last thing he said was, officer needs help.

And maybe I do need someone.

Not you.

Not another cop.

You know, it's weird that Kathy sounds so musical in person and so terrible on

the air.

Trick voice, I guess, huh?

Hey, Chad!

How you doing?

Okay.

What's he doing out here this time of night?

Collecting aluminum cans and junk.

Supply.

Supplement his family's income.

Hasn't found a job yet.

Check every craft or van you see, even if you think you've stopped it before.

And remember, the stolen may be a chemical bomb.

Pontrello, Baker, you finish up on the stolen, and Baker, you carry the

motorcycle rescue unit today.

That's it.

John. Yeah. I attached you... You attached the rescue unit to my

motorcycle. Right. And this... That's a belt unit actuator.

Right. On the back... Recess thumb button.

Thumb button, right.

Um, remember the safety feature.

It has a... Yeah, there's a built-in delay in case you become, you know,

unexpectedly prone.

How did you know about that?

Excuse me.

We ran a little experiment.

Oh, I see.

Any other questions you want to ask me?

Uh, well, I'll give that some thought, all right? Right.

Who's your best bet for the inside man?

On the warehouse job, I'd say Jerry. What's his name? The guy Sullivan fired.

Yeah, we got his address.

Maybe we can shake him loose and he'll lead us somewhere.

Let's do it.

Hey, Ponch, we're still on Mason approaching 23rd.

10-4, John. Let me pick him up at 26.

Ponce, he's taking a right on 23rd. He's coming toward you.

Ponce, you see him?

No, negative.

Okay, he made a quick turn and locked it. Search the warden, man, all right?

10-4, John.

I didn't want to take this, too.

Cops. Cops.

Look, you take the van. We'll decoy with the money. Come on.

LA-15M3, I'm checking out the garage at 1041 Pattison Place.

All units, Mary 99.

1199 is at Pattison.

Stand by one.

A garage at 1041 Pattison Place.

Punch John is down.

LA 15 Mary 3, I'm okay.

10-8-10-41 Patterson Avenue.

APB Mustang left eastbound.

Crafter van westbound about two ago.

A crafter van is speeding south on Ingram toward the harbor.

Two a go.

LA-15S4 requesting roadblocks at every harbor area exit. If that southbound van

is the stone, we'll trap it at the peninsula.

Just good.

Hey, looks like there's a bicycle down.

Seven out of Mary four. Come back to the salvage yard, Bear. The gate's been

smashed open.

Jerry! It's okay, Jerry. He went aboard the ship.

I think they've answered someplace.

All right, you stay here. I'll call it in. Okay, bring a flashlight.

The van's in there somewhere.

Suspects aboard the ship.

Let me have your flashlight.

I want you to call it in, okay? Got it.

All units, 7-8.

The van's 11-24 at the California shipyard.

Suspects aboard an old freighter here.

I'm going to board with Mary 3 and 4.

You all right?

John?

Me?

Bye.

I don't think that's good.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Remind me never to rescue a guy on a chemical fire. Without a gas mask. I

told you that.

Yeah, I knew I heard it someplace.

Hey, you guys okay?

Anything I can do?

I can tell your parents you're a hero now.

We got a lot to thank you for.

Frank? Pick this guy and put him in Berixa's car. I'll go call the fire

department.

Hey, where is Berixa?

The other cop?

He didn't come out of the ship.

Police.

L

.A.,

Berixa again.

I still can't find any way to open this door, so I'm gonna describe to you my

location as best I can.

I'm in the after part of the ship, in the engine room.

Hey, Berisha!

It's okay, L.A., they found me.

Thanks.

Thanks for coming.

There's no telling how long I might have been trapped if I hadn't had this

extender. Barry, you're in a steel box.

The extender wasn't getting out.

How'd you find me?

Like I always say, in the end, it comes down to us.

You, me, the man.

Come on.

That's a firm Mary 9.

Seven item will $10.98 and approximately $10. Hey, now there's a girl that really

sounds great.

She is.

You've already met her?

L.A. 15, Mary 4 and 3, can you $11.98 us in the parking lot?

Be there in less than one.

$10.04, Mary 4.

Now, don't tell me that was Kathy we heard.

10-4, Mary 3, with a little advice from Ponch.

Hey, you sounded great, really great.

What advice? Advice?

Well, Ponch said to pretend I was having a very private conversation with some

dashily handsome guy.

Oh, I see. Well, who would that be? I mean, we don't have anyone who would

qualify. Hey, partner, she has a very vivid imagination.