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I'm driving the anti-nuclear tank.

Come in, come in. All right, let's go. Oh, my.

Oh, my.

Let's go.

Go, go. Come on, Burke. Get out of here. Come on. I want to drive. Oh, boy, what

a... This whole night is screwed up. What are we going to do?

I want to get high.

Me, too.

Let's pick some brew, okay? I figured that's why you guys invited me out here.

Come on, Matt. You're our main man.

Let's have some money.

Here, old George, times four.

This is the fourth power. And there's two.

Hey, be right back.

So, where should we go, huh? Don't matter.

We'll just make this baby fly, wouldn't we get?

Can I drive?

Yes.

Come in, come in.

All right, let's go.

It's four bucks.

I hear, Tell, you're selling these for six.

You're never going to get rich that way, Matt.

I've already made 12 bucks tonight.

Yeah? That's more than I'd make at the arcade at the same amount of time.

Well, when you run out, you know where to find us.

Another four bucks.

Pure profit, Luke.

But we are down to our last case.

I think Luke has another liquor store in mind, don't you, sweetie?

We restock tomorrow.

You know about this flag football game with the 18th precinct? Sure.

Well, the captain... Look, Hooker, I know how much you like football and how

much you know about football. And in my opinion, you would be the best possible

coach for the team.

But the captain... Made you coach.

How did you know?

It was my idea. I don't need that kind of agony again.

Looks like we got ourselves a deuce.

We better get them stopped before they kill somebody.

I'll back it up.

It's too dangerous.

Call for two ambulances.

Paramedics. Have the hospital stand by for triage.

That

one's

dead.

Keep her airways open.

This one's bleeding badly.

Booze and kids.

What a waste.

Trafficking had scooped up all these personal effects scattered all over the

scene.

There's two of them that won't be needing theirs anymore.

Every time my daughter goes out, I say, don't drink and drive. It can't be said

enough. Ten of one.

This is some of that stolen scotch that's been all over the high school

campuses. Kids must be buying it next to nothing.

And two lives snuffed up because of it.

Hi, Irene. It's Vince.

I hope I didn't wake you.

Oh, hardly. I just got in from work.

Why are you calling so late, Vince?

I just wanted to ask you about Matt.

There was an automobile accident tonight, and I found his student body

card. Matt, he's not... No, no.

I just wanted to know if he's home.

Well, he should be.

He was supposed to get off at work at 10. Hold on.

Vint, he's here. He's asleep.

Oh, good.

I'm sorry if I frightened you, Irene, but I just wanted to make sure.

Was anybody hurt badly?

I'm afraid so, Irene.

I'm afraid so.

They're selling booze on the streets and in the schools for next to nothing.

They've got to put more people on it. A juvenile is overworked as it is working

the organized gangs in midtown.

Welfare has more runaways and prostitutes than ever. Narcotics can't

take care of the drugs in the schools. We have no more people. We've got to

find them.

Two kids died last night. We're still not sure whether the others will make

it.

If you tell me that, I get pressures from people you never even heard of.

Then have downtown pull some bodies off the dope squad.

Now, Hooker, drugs are an epidemic out there, too. Yeah, right.

For every kid taking dope, there are seven drinking hard liquor. Tell them

that. Tell them my beat is turning into a teenage graveyard.

I'll see what I can do.

If that's your football team roster, put me down for tryouts, huh?

Oh, it's a good idea. We need cheerleaders.

I'm talking about the team, Romano. It's going to be a co-ed game.

What, are you kidding?

Women on a football team?

Who thought up that idea?

Well, I thought it'd be a good arena to display the equality of police officers,

Romano. Inter-gender relations, so to speak. What do you think?

You're absolutely right. That's a great idea, sir.

Good. Bye.

Stacey, did traffic get any statements from the kids in the hospital yet?

So far, there's only one person who's in good enough condition to speak.

They asked her where she got the liquor, and she gave a boy's name, Matt.

What was that name, Stacey?

Matt. That's all they could get from her.

Ask them to stay on top of it for us, will you?

We'll be on the street. Right.

Are you taking the day off, kid?

Just put away your gun.

Take what you want.

Shut up. Just put away your gun, please.

Okay, you stay behind the counter and shut up.

Okay, guys, go. Let's get this booze loaded. Come on, move it.

Go.

All units at 4 Adam 30, a 211 silent at 260 Ocean Avenue, handle code 3.

4 Adam 30, roger.

There's not much more. Let's move it.

Cops! Headed this way.

We got the booze. Let's go.

Twelve dollars and change.

Chump change. Well, maybe this is worth something.

That's my wedding ring.

Now's the time to talk about stolen liquor, sonny. Yeah?

Well, you just bring that up with my attorney, provided at no cost. Cop!

You have the right to remain silent if you give up that right.

Okay, Romano, let's have it.

You haven't said a word since we drove out.

I was thinking about the name of the kid that Stacy said was selling the booze.

Matt?

Yeah.

Matthew King.

Isn't he the son of the guy you served with in Nat?

Yeah.

I wasn't much older than Matt is right now.

Sixteen with a phony birth certificate.

Josh, Matt's old man, he looked after me the second I got off the boat.

He was more than like a big brother to me. He was almost like a father.

Where'd you get Matt King's student body card?

I found it in the effects from the wreck last night.

What? You know how kids are, Hooker.

They're in and out of each other's cars, so I called his mother and checked him

out.

And? Well, she had just gotten in from work, and he was home asleep.

He had worked until ten himself last night. But she doesn't know when he got

home.

An hour before she did? Two hours? Five minutes?

Maybe we should drop by the house, huh?

Matt's a lot like his father was, Hooker. I can't imagine he'd be tied up

with stolen liquor. It's a lead, Junior. We gotta follow it. I'll just hope along

with you that the Matt we're looking for isn't your Matt.

Yes, I asked Matt about his student body card, and he said he loaned it to one of

the kids to get into the football game.

He had to work at the arcade, so he couldn't go himself.

Well, that sure explains it.

Matt worked last night?

He's a big help to me.

They really like Matt at the arcade.

He, uh, keeps all those computer games going for them.

I remember when Matt was little, he used to take apart anything that could be

plugged in.

Clocks, toasters. You should see him now.

Computer chips and integrated circuits.

Half the time, I don't know what he's talking about.

How late did Matt work last night?

Till 10 o'clock.

Ever since his father's endowment policy ran out, I had to get a second job, and

Matt jumped right in.

He sounds like a terrific young man.

Oh, he really is, Hooker.

You know...

I can't remember the last time I spent any time with him.

Maybe he'd like to go to the hockey game.

You guys had wonderful times together.

Yeah.

Well, thanks for everything. I'm gonna stop by

tonight at the arcade and invite him.

Sounds to me like both of you could use something more than work.

He'd like that.

Booker, sorry if I sound so wrapped up with Matt, but I can't tell you how

important it is to me. Don't worry about it, Junior.

Now, in your place, I do exactly the same thing.

Now we'll have to see if the detectives have lined up a composite artist to work

with a woman from the liquor store.

It's really the best lead we have going.

Sorry we're late, buddy.

We had us some problems.

Look, can we walk this way?

Since they fired me, the owner gives me funny looks.

Probably knows I sell around here.

Look, I'm not real sure about this whole thing.

What are you, turning chicken on us, honey? Hey, lay off.

Matt's a little tense.

Maybe he needs a drink.

I don't need a drink.

Right now?

Yeah. Well, there'll be plenty of time for that later. And plenty of booze.

This next hit I got lined up will keep the whole high school supplied for...

Five years?

Five years.

Maybe you, uh, can make enough money to have a little fun, huh? You buy yourself

some decent threads?

After you give your mom her allowance.

Come on, buddy.

Found out where you can get that electronic gizmo you need to get us past

the computer ignition on those liquor trucks.

Where? I looked in all the stores.

It's not in a store.

It's in a warehouse.

Yeah? Can we buy it there?

Who said anything about buying?

We just bust into the warehouse and take it.

I'm not busting into anything.

That's wrong. You want me to tell the cops who sold the booze to those kids

who died in that car crash?

You wouldn't do that. Oh, no?

Just try me.

You can't make any money for your mommy when you're sitting in jail.

So tomorrow, the warehouse, you'll be there, right?

Look, Stacy, we just... Women were not made to play this game. Just trust me,

will you?

This is supposed to be a co-ed team.

A strong bench is crucial to the success of any football team, so if you'll just

go over there and make sure that the bench is strong.

Okay, girls, follow in behind Stacey. How about showing us that bench-sitting

position again? What, do I have to do everything around here? Look, you just

put your foot right there, the other foot right there, and you just go like

that. Okay. Well, like they say in football, when in doubt, punt.

All right, recruits, practice is over.

There's work to do. Hit it.

I see you're getting a kick out of your job, Ramon.

The lady from the liquor store is inside there, working on a composite of the

kids she unmasked.

Great, I'll hit the showers and meet you. We can show it around.

You know, I'm gonna go see Matt tonight at his job, invite him to the hockey

game. I'll have him take a look, too. Good idea.

You're Matt, right?

Yeah. Heard you got some good booze. Six dollars a quart.

What?

How old are you?

22. You want to see my ID?

Come on, I got enough money from all my buddies for two quarts.

You've got to be out of your mind.

You're not selling any liquor to little kids.

Hey, if I have to, I can pay someone to go into a store and buy it for me. I

heard you had some bargains.

Why don't you just get out of here?

Go on, beat it.

Vince! What are you doing here?

I'm glad I caught you on a break.

You are on a break, aren't you?

Uh, yeah.

Yeah, I'm on a break. Great.

I talked to your ma.

Did she tell you?

Well, she said something about my student body car. Was there something

wrong?

Nah.

It's straight now.

Did you know any of the kids in that automobile crash?

Just seen them around.

You know, the one kid Richie, I did give my card to him for the day.

Yeah.

You don't get much chance to spend time with your friends or your mother these

days, huh?

I don't see her that much.

You know, she's got two jobs and I'm down here.

Hey, listen.

I got two tickets to the hockey game tomorrow night.

Thought we could go, you know? You and me.

Like we used to, huh?

Before I got wrapped up in all of the...

Police Academy stuff. Well, I really can't.

I've got to work.

Your mom told me that you were putting in a lot of overtime. Come on. You

deserve it. One night.

Besides, I'd like it too, man.

Look, Vince.

I'm okay.

I mean, I know you have this obligation because you knew my father or whatever,

but... Your dad and I, we should everything.

From C-rations to sniper patrol for 13 months.

There's no whatever to it, kiddo.

Okay, I'm sorry.

Just got a lot on my mind.

Why don't I give you a call when I've got some more time, huh?

Yeah.

Matt!

We're looking for this kid.

Have you seen him around here? Do you know him?

No, I don't know him.

I really have to go.

Yeah.

Do you recognize this boy, Miss Long?

Yes, of course. It's James J.D. Turner.

He wasn't in the accident, was he?

No.

We think he may be involved with the liquor that caused it.

Can you tell us any of the students that this Turner spends time with, aside from

the classroom?

Well, there's a girl, Susan Folson, and Jack Jenkins.

Him, we have in custody. He's not telling us anything, but he is in

custody. I've seen Jack with Matt King, too.

Matt?

He hangs out with Jenkins?

Well, I wouldn't say he hangs out. Matt's more a loner.

Do you know him?

Very well.

How does Matt do in school?

He doesn't do well at all. I'm very concerned about him.

It probably has to do with all the hours he puts in at the arcade.

The arcade?

He doesn't have that job anymore.

No, no.

You're mistaken. I was just there last night and... Officer Romano, I signed

Matt's work permit. I know when he was hired and when he was fired, which was

over a month ago.

What else can you tell us about Matt?

Well, he's a very talented boy, especially in science and electronics.

But then he's rarely in science class, or any other class for that matter.

You mean he doesn't come to school?

He has a very high absentee rate, and when he is here, he's usually remote and

distant. He has his mind on other things.

And his behavior?

Irrational?

Big ups and downs, mostly downs.

I think you understand Matt's problem, Sergeant.

Wait a minute.

Hooker, you lost me.

I think what Miss Long is trying to say is that Matt is an alcoholic.

If you knew Miss Long, why didn't you tell anybody?

I called. His mother's never home.

We sent letters, five or six. No one ever answered.

It's just another case of a mother who doesn't care.

She does care.

And I care.

Let's go, buddy.

We're heading for the big time.

Stealing the electronic override.

And this car.

I don't like it.

Well, it really isn't a matter of what you like, now is it?

Be ready to move out fast.

You got it.

A gun?

You didn't say anything about using a gun.

You don't have to say anything about guns, man.

They speak for themselves.

Yeah, I want to...

Move!

Okay, you two guys, you move around. I put a hole in you.

Okay, buddy, get to work.

I don't know where it is.

They make hundreds of different parts.

If I could see an inventory sheet or something.

You heard him.

Inventory sheet. I'm not going to help you punks.

No, no, wait. I'll find it.

This car's hot.

Mr. Metis.

Come on, come on.

Sometimes they hide it so well, even their parents aren't aware.

I'm sure that Matt's mother doesn't know. But you knew, Hooker.

Your antenna is always up.

My antenna was up my first week on the job.

We rolled on an accident like the one the other night.

Kids spattered everywhere.

Deaths, injuries.

And the parents had no idea.

When I continually see the future of this country being washed down the sewer

in a flood of booze, my antenna stays up.

All units, all frequencies, stand by. 4 Adam 14 is in pursuit of a black Trans

Am. License Paul Charles Edward 290.

Occupants were possible lookouts for crime in progress at Rackatronic

Warehouse, 216 Victoria.

4 Adam 30, show us code 6 at Rackatronic and 2.

It's the cops.

We're not leaving till we get what we need.

Stop or I'll shoot!

Freeze!

Halt!

Stop! Police!

4 out of 14 to dispatch. We lost them. Bus going down to Rackatroni.

We lost them too.

Well, better be able to explain this, Romano.

Okay.

I'm sorry.

I apologize.

I don't want any apologies. I want an explanation.

It was Matt King.

So his problems are bigger than booze.

But maybe not bigger than yours.

Look, Hooker.

I told you about being in Nam with Josh King.

One night, we were sent out on patrol to scout VC armor positions.

We were on point.

Josh stepped on a landmine.

I held him in my arms for hours.

Listening to him talk about his baby boy, knowing that he would never see him

again.

I just couldn't let you shoot that boy.

Matt wasn't the one with the gun.

You should have known I wouldn't have fired at an unarmed kid.

I guess I just lost my cool.

It was a bad decision, Romano.

You reacted emotionally in a situation that could have been potentially

dangerous. That punk with the gun was firing at me.

At us. I know.

I screwed up.

And whatever you want to do is okay with me.

What I want to do is make sure that I can depend on you.

Right now, I'm not sure that I can.

Then I'll have to bust my neck proving it to you.

We better pick up Matt's pieces, or it's too late.

I just called the department store on my day job.

The manager's not too happy I'm going to be late.

I guess it must be important, huh?

I wish it weren't, Irene.

Is Matt home?

Of course not. He's at the arcade.

No, he's not.

Irene, Matt's in serious trouble.

What are you talking about? What kind of trouble?

There's no easy way to say this.

His son... Matt's an alcoholic.

And his drinking has led him into criminal activity.

An alcoholic?

That's crazy.

He lives here.

I know.

He lives here, remember?

The trouble is, you're hardly ever home, Irene.

I know it's not your fault. Holding down two jobs, working nights and weekends. I

don't know how you do it.

What about school, Vince?

His teachers would know. He'd be failing.

They do know.

We talked to Matt's homeroom teacher.

She's tried to call you.

The school has sent you half a dozen letters.

I guess Matt intercepted them.

I know how you must feel.

Time is short.

A few hours ago, Matt took part in an armed robbery.

We want to help him. We've got to find him and stop him before he gets in

deeper.

Oh, my God.

A robbery?

And Matt, an alcoholic? I can't believe it.

I know my son.

We may not have time together, but I know the kind of person he is.

That's just it, Irene.

He's not the person you know anymore because of the alcohol.

I don't understand it. I've worked so hard to make a home for us since we lost

Josh. Matt is everything to me.

It's possible it's your part of the problem.

Me?

What do you mean?

Well, Matt's got his hands full of all the normal head trips that teenagers

have to go through.

On top of that, he sees you, his mother, wasting her life, sacrificing every day

for him.

It's a heavy load.

Heavy enough to lead him into anything, something, that will let him

forget for a while.

Feel better fast, they call it.

No, that's not true.

I'm not wasting my life.

I'm filling it with love for my son and with respect for myself, for Matt and

me.

We're fighting to make it all work and we're winning.

At least I thought we were.

I think you should tell Matt that, Irene.

And I'm going to find him for you.

If he calls you tell him he's got a friend.

Matt! Oh, Matt!

Oh, thank God I have you.

You were inside all the time.

I'm so messed up.

I never wanted to hurt you.

I just wanted to take Dad's place.

And when I couldn't do that, I just had to sit there and watch you wear yourself

out.

For me.

No, everything I've done is for the both of us.

Not just you, Matt.

I'm going to need some help.

This Bruce thing is really tough to shake.

I thought maybe Alcoholics Anonymous or something.

I saw a sign. They have a special program for teenagers.

Mom, I've got to find Vince and tell him there's going to be a big liquor

robbery.

I've got to give him this.

They can't do the ripoff without it.

Good.

Go on inside.

Matt. Mom, please just do what I say.

Matt. Go in and call Vince. Matt, let's go.

Mom, remember, I love you.

Let's go.

We waited for an hour for you at the pier, Matt.

Did you get cold feet?

I'm out of it, Luke.

I'm not going to do it.

Oh, yes, you are.

Detectives finally got a full associates list run down on Susan Folson and that J

.D. kid.

I think we've got number three nailed down, too. His name's Luke Stevens.

That's the one who shot at me, all right.

Checked with his parole officer.

Stevens ran through a string of jobs.

Movie theater rusher, swamp rat allied paper box, gopher on a construction gang

dishwasher.

Fired from all of them.

Useless.

One of those types with big money dreams and nothing good to go with them. Have

the detectives found any of those suspects yet?

There's an APB out on all four of them, but nothing yet.

What'd you turn up at Rackatronic?

Nothing specific.

But those security devices that they manufacture are those new anti-hijack

computer ignitions.

A truck hijack is a strong possible.

Like a liquor distributor.

You got it.

I called in from Rackatronics.

We've got a full list.

The liquor distributor.

There's no way we can cover all these.

Right. That's why we've got to find Matt and his buddies.

90 to 4 out of 30 on tap 2.

Go, Stacy.

Mrs. King just called. She's at home and frantic.

Something's happened to her son.

Tell her we're rolling.

Don't move.

Do you have any idea where they might have taken Matt?

Those kids forced him into the car.

He had that electronic thing. He knew they needed it.

And Matt along with it.

I'd like to take a look around Matt's room.

Okay, buddy, get to work.

Get to work.

According to Rackatronics, four liquor distributors use the EK-47 electronic

ignition.

Luxor, Maxim, Regal. Regal, that's it. Luke Stevens works at the Allied Paper

Box Company.

I know that place. It's right across the street from Regal. That's probably how

Stevens knows about the electronic conditions in Regal trucks.

This is 4 Adam 30 rolling code 3 on a possible hijack in progress at

Regal Liquor Distributors.

Request backup.

Look, it's not that easy. It's a lot of wiring I have to do.

I'm counting to three. And if this truck isn't rolling, I'm pulling the trigger.

That's it.

What about you?

An ambulance isn't going to bring me the kind of help I need.

I'm going to have to find it inside myself.

There are people who can help you help yourself.

Let them do it.

Game must almost be over.

Is the captain going to be mad at me?

I've got it in the way. He'll understand. Besides, Matt's on his way

to better things.

We're behind one point.

Five seconds to go.

Forty-two, seven, hut, hut!

You made us all aggressive. In fact, you got all the women so filled with hatred,

we could have beat the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Pittsburgh Steelers! Yeah,

yeah, well, I had that all planned. It was a great coaching technique, wasn't

it? Oh, Ramona!