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1 Adam 12, 1 Adam 12, a 211 in progress.

1 Adam 12, handle code 3.

All right, you, driver, out of the car.

Get on the fender.

Move it.

Say, what is this, man? We haven't done anything.

Just checking you out, mister. Don't move.

Officer, I don't know what...

Thank you.

What you've just seen is a demonstration of an actual incident with known

robbers. Two officers died because of some very sloppy police work.

Any questions?

Hey, Woods!

Come on back!

What went wrong?

Started with a pullover.

Most critical time is getting the suspects out of the car.

They did it wrong.

The way it should have gone down is like this.

The first unit should have pulled their vehicle to a better position.

So what we've tried to get across to you today is the importance of tactics.

Before you make a move, discuss it with your partner and decide what you're

going to do.

And use the tactics we've tried to teach you today.

How about you, Barrett? You understand all of this?

No problem.

Besides, I've been a probationer almost six months now, and so far I haven't run

into anything close to that situation.

I think you're missing the point.

You might spend your whole career and not run into a shootout, but don't let

that lull you into a false sense of security.

Be ready for it every minute.

Anybody else?

Okay, that's it.

Grab a ten-minute coffee break, and we'll take you through another

situation.

You know, for a rookie, that Barrett comes on like Mr. Cool.

Tell me about it, man.

I got a ride with it.

Come on, Ed. You knew the job was tough when you took it.

Yeah, but I thought only the crooks were supposed to argue with you.

He had a real good record at the academy, though.

Was number five in his class.

And number one in overconfidence.

Well, street sense comes with time.

He's got all the qualifications.

Staff at the academy must have thought so.

They graduated him.

Yeah, but they don't have to ride with him.

Give him a chance, Ed. That's what we have probation for.

Doesn't it bother you to spend every working day expecting the worst out of

people? Brad, I don't think you're hearing me.

Being careful and ready doesn't mean that mankind has just gone down the

drain. But you said we have to approach every pullover like somebody's gonna do

us in, right?

Look, if a liquor store's been robbed and a suspect's got away in a blue

Mustang, then you approach every blue Mustang in the division like the guy

could blow you up. Even if the driver's a little old gray-haired lady.

That's right. That gray hair could turn out to be the wig on a...

Young dude who'd blow you up before he could ask for a driver's license.

It's happened.

Supposing it is a little old lady.

What do I tell her when she asks me why I've treated her like a criminal?

Tell her the truth. No honest citizen is going to get upset over a policeman

trying to do the job he was hired to do.

Okay. As far as I'm concerned, good police work is just plain common sense.

Yeah, and good tactics.

That's what you get in here, the benefit of years of experience that these guys

had to learn the hard way.

1 Adam 12, day watch clear.

1 Adam 12, clear.

What is it? Training exercise yesterday went pretty well.

Yeah.

Except the point we were trying to make with Barrett. I don't think we made it.

I'm afraid you're right.

1 Adam 12, 1 Adam 12, a 211 silent at the savings and loan.

410 South Gramercy. 1 Adam 12, handle code 3.

1 Adam 12, roger.

1 Adam 12, this is 1 X-ray 16.

We will cover the back of the location.

1 Adam 12, roger.

That's him. That's the robber.

They are in that chair.

Take him back!

What? The guy in the chair!

Take him!

All right, now get your hands clear.

Now put him on top of your head.

Let's go. Stand up.

Turn around.

No,

he just handed me the note, walked over there and sat down.

I'll see what he has to say.

Have you ever seen the man before?

No, I saw him for the first time when he gave me the note.

I read it and pushed the button.

It was that simple.

Well, why were you so quick to set the alarm, ma'am? I mean, the fellow looked

pretty harmless to me.

The last time I was handed a note, there was a gun behind it.

And I don't see what all the fuss is about.

Mr. Thompson, where do you live?

You know?

I've been trying to remember that all day long. It just doesn't seem to come

to me.

Do you have any identification?

That's part of the problem.

If I did, then I'd know where I was supposed to be.

See, my address is right on my identification card.

But that's in my wallet.

So where's your wallet?

They took it.

Those ducks.

I was in the park showing them my picture. See?

And this big duck, he just snapped at my wallet and it fell right in the pond.

$20, too. All the money I had left for my Social Security.

Mr. Thompson, I want to be sure... Are you sure you understand your rights?

Oh, yes, yes.

He explained them to me, just like they do on television.

Yeah, I'll tell you anything you want to know.

You gave a note to the girl inside. Do you remember that?

Yes, sir. I asked her for a million dollars.

What were you going to do if she didn't give it to you? Uh-oh.

I never even thought of that.

I guess I would have had to try someplace else. But there was no need

for that, though, because they got plenty of money in there.

What were you going to do with the money, Mr. Thompson?

Well, I figured I'd have to buy a new place to live, since I can't find the

old one.

Oh, those darn ducks. It's all their fault.

Please sit in the car, Mr. Thompson.

I'll never show another duck a picture of mine as long as I live.

If I can remember not to.

Watch your head.

Oh, thank you.

You, uh, want to go inside with your partner?

No way.

Send Supercop out here, will you?

I want to talk to him.

Okay, thank you. You're welcome.

Guy's just a little confused. Hospital details should be able to take care of

him. See?

Just what I thought when I came in.

Yeah, well, I think your partner wants to talk to you about that. He uptight

again? He has every right to be uptight, Barrett. He's your training officer, and

you used poor judgment in here today.

Why? Because I didn't throw a hammerlock on that old guy?

That's right.

Well, I may have a lot to learn about being a policeman.

But I do know people.

You know, there's a big difference between a bandit and a little old guy

with a couple of loose bolts.

I never thought I'd see the day when I'd feel sorry for Wells.

Hey, Pete.

Wells and I have been talking about this probationer, Barrett.

Now, you worked with him a few times. What do you think?

Well, he's got potential, Mac, but I'm a little worried about his judgment in the

field. He sure doesn't take advice.

That's just what I was telling Mac.

Basically, the kid's a hot dog.

Wants to be a ten-year cop in six months.

Yeah, well, he's been counseled about that.

Well, come on, I got this monthly rating report. I keep getting pretty much the

same information from all sides.

Thanks, Ed.

That's that rating.

What's going on?

We were just talking about Barrett.

Oh, yeah.

Listen, I don't know if you guys saw this 459 report in your area.

The property taken was a seven-carat diamond solitaire ring.

Value about $22,000.

No sign of forcible entry.

Reno West is at it again, huh?

Well, it sure fits his M.O.

Now, the victim says she'd hidden the ring in it with a bunch of costume

jewelry.

There was another box.

with genuine jewelry worth about $11,000, right there on the dressing

table in plain sight.

And that wasn't touch.

That sure sounds like Reno.

It sure does.

Yeah, I know it, and you know it, and burglary knows it.

The problem is, how do we prove it?

Aren't you going to clear this?

Oh, yeah.

One atom, 12, clear.

One atom, 12, clear.

What's the problem?

I'm starting to figure a guy like Barrett, everything the department's

trying to teach him came from someone else's experience on the street.

It's his choice. If he doesn't want to learn from the good guys, I'm sure the

bad guys will be happy to teach him.

Yeah. All units in frequency one, standby.

All units in frequency one, standby.

Citizen attempting to use a police radio.

Depress the red button on the microphone and speak slowly across the opening.

Go ahead.

All right, sir. What is your location?

Yes, sir.

Please stay there.

Any available unit, identify and handle.

Motor Officer Down, westbound in the 7200 block of 5th Street.

By that.

It's 1-Atom-12. We're in the 7200 block of 4th Street. We'll handle the Motor

Officer Down call.

1-Atom-12, roger. Handle code 3.

Under my truck.

Grant, you okay?

Just don't move me.

Don't move me.

And then I heard a siren give a little groan, and I looked up to see a

policeman in my mirror. So I pulled over, and I saw him get off his bike.

Well, I got out my driver's license, but when I turned around, he's gone.

Next thing, I heard him moaning.

So I got out, and there he was, under my truck.

May I have the keys to the truck, please?

Oh, he's got them.

I asked him if there was anything I could do, and he said just to give him

my keys and use his police radio for help.

1 Adam 12, Code 4 on the motor officer down call.

1 Adam 12, Roger. All units, Code 4 on the motor officer down. Would you wait

here, please, sir? Sure.

Oh, he's gonna be okay. Same thing happened to me once when I was playing

football in college.

His back went out.

Well, how?

When he was walking up to the truck, he dropped his pen. When he bent down, he

couldn't straighten up again.

How'd he get under there?

He realized he was laying out in the middle of the street, so he crawled back

under the truck.

Here are the keys to it.

What did Grant stop him for?

I don't know. He didn't say, and I don't think he really cares, Pete.

One out of 12 requesting an ambulance to the 7200 block of 5th Street.

1 Adam 12 requesting wants, warrants, and DMV on Ocean 49245.

1 Adam 12, stand by.

1 Adam 12, no wants or warrants.

Here are your keys, Mr. Jackson, and ambulance is on the way.

Thanks for staying with him.

Well, ticket or no ticket, I just couldn't go away and leave him like

that. No wants or warrants. You can leave as soon as the ambulance gets

here, sir. We have your address.

You going to mail me the ticket?

Oh, no, sir, there's no ticket.

Appreciate your help.

Thanks.

How is he?

He's going to be okay.

And what are you doing under that truck?

I'm checking the smog device wells.

I'll see you later.

One Adam 12 clear.

One Adam 12 clear on the call. Phone the watch commander.

Code 2.

One Adam 12, roger.

Actually, there's a 211 bomb threat at the Cindy Market, 2084 Verner. It's the

same chain that had a market blown up last month. That's right. It's the same

MO. So the bomb squad's been notified their ETA's 15 minutes. He's going to

set up a command post at the corner of Weatherly and Verner.

Looks like they made the decision to evacuate.

With one store already blown up, I'd say they're doing the right thing.

I got the call about 15 minutes ago. They said the bomb was set to go off at

3 o'clock.

But if we leave $20,000 at the phone booth at Glen Oaks and Sherman, they

call us back and tell us where the bomb is.

Did the voice sound familiar to you?

No, not at all.

We'll search for the bomb. The money angle's your decision.

I called the main office. They said no delivery.

That gives us 30 minutes.

Uh, this couldn't possibly be a hoax, could it?

I wouldn't want to bet on it.

Max got the command post set up. What about the bomb squad?

They'll be here any minute.

What about the phone call? It's supposed to go at 3 o'clock. They want 20,000

left in the phone booth at Glen Oaks and Sherman.

1L20 to 1X-ray 14.

Bomb suspect expects delivery at Glen Oaks and Sherman at the phone booth.

No description at this time.

1X-ray 14, we will cover.

What are we going to do now? We're running out of time.

Mac? Now we start the search.

You expect to search that whole store in 25 minutes?

Got some help.

Dogs? These are very special dogs.

The department's had them two months after they spent five months training

with the bomb squad people.

Yeah, but what are they gonna look or smell for? Telephone threat. It's

supposed to go at three o'clock.

Remember the dogs that could sniff out marijuana?

Yeah, I read about them in the paper. They used them at the airport, didn't

they? Right.

Instead of marijuana, these dogs sniff for nitrate.

What if this stuff is packaged and inside of a stick of dynamite?

From what I hear, they could sniff out two grains sealed in plastic.

Let's hope they're right, because time is running short.

Yeah, biggest life in a box of cereal. Now, we don't have too much time to do

the job.

There's only one other way out of there.

I'll fill Mack in and cover the front.

What's going on up there?

Bomb suspect's in there. He's got a hostage with him and he's armed.

How do you know it's him?

The dog sniffed him out.

Must have smelled residue nitrate on him.

All right, Barrett, we're going in now. I want you to do exactly what I tell

you.

Okay, let's go.

Thank you.

Get him, Barrett!

Take him!

Freeze, mister!

Hands on top of your head!

Cover him, Barrett!

I'm sorry, Reed. I just assumed he was the hostage.

And he could have blown your full head off while you were standing there

assuming.

Well, how did you know?

I watched him.

I see that he wasn't paying any attention to his prisoner.

Good bus, fellas.

Bomb squad deactivated the bomb.

And Hans and King got another commendation for their personnel

packages. Mac, I want to talk to you about Barrett.

You don't have to, Reed.

Barrett's through.

They washed him out?

Well, everyone's entitled to goof up once or twice, but Barrett's mistakes

kept piling up, and they all follow the same pattern.

Captain decided he just wasn't learning from experience.

He sure wasn't.

Well, it's something you really can't foresee till you get out on the street.

That's what probation's all about.

Yeah.