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- You're making us wait.
- Watch it.

- Get out!
- Watch it.

Hey, sarge, got this bunch
from 48th Street and 8th Avenue.

What do you got?

Got this from 48th Street
and 8th Avenue.

Alright. Take 'em upstairs.

'Okay, hold it a minute.
Hold it a minute.'

Police officer Kendall,
27th precinct.

I'll be back to you
in half a minute.

'Hey, sarge, uh, got a call
for Sergeant Delaney.'

- He's not here.
- 'It's important.'

It's from
Mother Cabrini Hospital.

His wife just had
an emergency operation.

He's out on that homicide
on West 81st.

Try the radio car.
Maybe you can patch it in.

- Excuse me, sergeant.
- Yeah?

Hey, I checked the gutters
from here to the corner.

I didn't find anything.

Okay. Check the garbage bags.

See what you come up with.

Oh, shit.

- Hey. Hey.
- Yes, sir.

When did you get out
of the academy?

Two months ago.

Check both sides
of the street.

Thanks.

You got a nice way
with words.

Oh, yeah.

Alright, let's roll him over.

Easy.

Hold it. Wait a minute.
Wait a minute.

- Where's Delaney? Delaney!
- Yo.

- Come here.
- What do you got?

There's a wallet here
underneath. Wallet.

Suppose it fell out
of his pocket?

I don't know. It was just lying
on the sidewalk.

- Easy.
- Jesus.

- Pipe or a club?
- N-no.

Yeah, now these
facial lacerations

are from his death fall.

No, there's no depression,
nor any crushing

but there's a definite
puncture, there's a hole..

...back of the skull.

A hammer?

Yeah. It's possible.

Depends on how deep
the penetration is.

I'll know better
when they get him downtown.

Anything else you can tell me?

No, not that I can see.

But you know,
he's a husky guy.

It's amazing
he didn't put up a fight.

Maybe the poor bastard
never had a chance.

- Yeah, boss.

- Get this dusted, will you?
- Yes, sir.

- Could you get me up..
- Come on, doc, I'll get you up.

Suppose you could get me
a preliminary report by morning?

Oh, you know, I could
never refuse a pretty face.

Doc, you got great taste
and very good eyesight.

- 'Hey, sarge.'
- Yeah.

There's an emergency
call for you.

'Dr. John Edwards,
you have a patient waiting.'

'Dr. John Edwards,
you have a patient waiting.'

- Oh, I'm really beat.
- I'm gonna get a bite to eat.

- Why don't you come on up?
- Dr. Bernardi?

Sergeant Delaney,
they got a hold of you.

Yeah, they, uh, said it was
some kind of an emergency.

W-what-what happened?

Well, ahem,
several hours ago

Barbara began
running a high fever

and experiencing severe pain
in the lumbar region.

She was going into shock, so
we thought it best to operate.

We, uh, had to remove
one of her kidneys.

Remove? What?

Well, it was
very badly infected.

Diseased, rotted.
We had no other choice.

Diseased with what?

Well, we're still not sure.
It's down in the lab.

We'll know in the morning.

Sergeant, a person can live
with one kidney.

Listen, she's been
in here one week.

You told me originally that even
if it was a kidney stone

she'd be out of here
in a couple of days.

I know what I said, sergeant.
I was wrong.

You were wrong?

Sergeant, I'm not God.

Yeah, that's pretty obvious,
isn't it?

Well, I'd like to talk to her.

Well, you can't
for several hours yet.

She's still in the recovery room
under heavy sedation.

Thanks a lot.

Alright.
We got a-we got a car on that.

Yeah, remember,
16 is on its way.

It should be there
in a few minutes.

'Yeah.'

Got anything for me, sergeant?

- Yeah. Here you go.
- Thanks.

Listen, take that up to Delaney.

Tell him it just came in.

He's supposed to be
working 4:00 to 12:00 this week.

- What's he doin' here?
- Came in a couple of hours ago.

Hey, listen, when you see him,
take it easy on him.

His wife had some kind
of an emergency operation.

Alright.
Oh, here's the night owl.

Sergeant.

'Hello, Johnny.'

Listen, uh, Curdy asked me
to drop this off for you.

What's happening?

Nothing much.
Just killing time.

It's got to be something to have
you here this late at night.

Yeah. DOA on, uh,
West 81st Street.

Some guy zapped another guy
on the head

with some kinda hammer.
He crushed his head.

Jesus. West 81st
used to be a safe area.

Nothing's safe.

You know, Correlli had something
like that last week on, uh

73rd and Amsterdam.

- Where?
- 'On, uh, 73rd and Amsterdam.'

Look, I, uh,
I heard about your wife.

Uh, she gonna be alright?

I don't know.

Well, look, uh,
if there's anything I can do

uh, you know
where I'm at, huh?

Sure.

- Uh, John.
- Yeah?

When time's Correlli come on,
do you know?

Uh, he's working days this week,
8:00 to 4:00.

- Thank you.
- Okay.

- I'll see you later, huh?
- 'Right.'

'Dr. Sim Jeung, Dr. Sim Jeung'

'please go to OR number 7.'

Mr. Delaney.

- Mr. Delaney.
- Yeah?

You can see your wife now.

T-thank you.

'Dr. David Menday,
Dr. David Menday'

'you're needed in Postop.'

Hi, kiddo.

You look great.

You don't look so hot yourself,
wise guy.

Well, you know how it is
with us New York cops

out partying all night long.

Anything good?

Nah. Couple of centerfolds.
Not much.

How are you feelin'?

Lousy.

Food's okay.

Some food.

What did they get me for?

Kidney.

Uh..

You know, a guy was telling me
the other day that a person

can live just as easily with
one kidney as-as two kidneys.

'Told me that
just the other day.'

You proposing to me, sergeant?

Suppose I am proposing.
What do you plan to do about it?

A girl's got to be crazy
to marry a cop.

And you wouldn't know anything
about that now, would you?

Hm..

Wouldn't I?

"Jesse Torrez.

"Male, Puerto Rican,
439 East 89th

age 21, occupation, waiter,
unmarried."

Now, according to his brother,
he was clean.

No drugs, didn't gamble,
no known enemies.

Somebody just
felt like whackin' him

over the head
with a hammer. Simple.

Dull night,
nothing else to do, right?

What time did it happen?
He say?

Oh, it was about 11:00, 11:30.

It's in the report.

We thought we had a suspect.

A, uh, hooker
name of Sonny Jordeen.

We got there
and we found her

going through
Torrez's pockets.

We booked her
on attempted theft.

Her pimp posted bail.

He had her out by morning.

Did you check
any other precincts

to find out if they had
this type killing?

I've checked it. Come on,
Delaney. Are you kidding?

The spic waiter
probably couldn't speak English

gets his skull cracked for
skimping on his cuchifritos.

What city
are you livin' in, man?

I'm sorry I asked you.

What did you put it down as?

A mugging victim.

A guy with a hole in his head
is a mugging victim?

Hey, look, I was...planning

to run it through the next day,
but Broughton pulled me off

and switched me
into computer analysis.

You meet him yet?

I put in a few requests,
but he's been tied up.

You're lucky.

Another of your friendly,
ambitious

run-of-the-mill assholes.

Got ideas for reforming
the entire precinct.

You know, today, the 27th

tomorrow,
the...governor's mansion.

So, uh, what's happening
on your retirement?

I got a few more weeks.

So why are you jerking
yourself off on these things?

Throw it back in the pile.
Forget it.

Who gives a shit? Nobody.

I'd like to run this
through the teletype

with other precincts.
Do you mind?

Fine.

I've got a big surprise for you.

- What?
- Fresh roasted violets.

Violets, this time of year,
they must have cost the earth.

Nah. It fell off a truck
when I was comin' over here.

Fell off a truck.

Now, tell me. What can I do
for you, sweetheart?

Just sit there and talk to me.

Sure.

Is it nice out?

It's not bad.
It's a little cloudy.

It's getting colder though.

Have any of the stores put up
their Christmas decorations yet?

Nope, they're waiting for you
to get well

and get out of this place.

Are you taking care
of yourself?

Oh, sure. I'm fine.
Don't worry.

You don't do too fine
without me.

Now how could that ever happen?

How's Rocky?

Rocky?

He's tough,
he's fat, and he's sassy.

Don't let him
take advantage of you.

He won't.
He's a good cat.

Honey Bunch had a cat.

Who?

Honey Bunch in the book.

When I was eight, they bought
the whole set for me

underneath the tree
in Santa Claus paper.

She, she's on the cover

with the wind in her hair and
holding these lovely flowers.

Where she lived,
the trees were always out..

...and nothing bad
could ever happen.

'Repeated contusions,
temporal lobe.'

Repeated contusions,
frontal lobe.

Coning of cerebellum.

Marked evidence of...edema.

And the lungs, 1500 grams

salt water.

Note, hematoma over scapula
on the left

and approximate diameter
is 7 to 11 centimeters.

Alright, file her
under unidentified female

drowning victim, Caucasian.

Well, Delaney, what kept you?

You're usually down here an hour
after I send in my report.

I must be losing my touch.

Well, you read
the gilbert autopsy

and you've got
some questions.

I read the report and
I got a couple of questions.

- You got a couple of minutes?
- Oh, but make it quick.

I got him stacked up
on the corpse.

Yeah, first of all,
I read that, uh, the autopsy

says that the blow that
killed Gilbert was circular.

That's right.

Does that also mean
that the implement

used was circular?

- No.
- No?

No. Delaney, look..

What I said was,
and I think I remember..

...correctly.

Yeah, there it is.
Alright, there it is.

I said, "The wound
appears to be circular."

No mention of the weapon.

It also mentioned the fact

that the penetration
was curved downward.

That's right. That's right.
Yes, yes, yes.

That means that the point of the
weapon is lower than the shaft.

Like, like an erection
losing interest.

Could have been a pickaxe.

No.

Why?

It's too big.

But I'll tell you something,
Delaney. Wait a minute.

If you could find a smaller
version of a pickaxe

you might be
on the right track.

What else can you tell me
about the wound?

Well, penetration was straight
down into the skull.

Now, what does that tell you?

I don't know, it could tell me
that the killer is at least

four or five inches taller
than the victim. Hmm?

Yeah. Unless he was
standing on a box.

- Did you see a box out there?
- No, doctor, there was no--

- Six feet. Six feet.
- Six feet.

And quick and powerful.

And also well-dressed
and white.

Otherwise Gilbert would never
let him get that close to him.

You know, Delaney,
the intricacies of your mind

never cease to amaze me.

Say, doc, just a minute.

I've got another..

...piece of work for you here.

This autopsy was written
by one of your deputies

about a week ago
and I think it's related

to the Gilbert case.
Will you read it for me?

Put it on the desk, would you?

You know,
this is the Christmas rush.

Put it on the desk.
Call me tomorrow.

Hello, Rocky.

Well, what do you
want me to do? It's not like..

- Hold on.
- Good morning, Nick.

Anything come in on those
Torrez tracers I sent out?

First basket on your left.

No, it will take me about,
about 3:30. Okay.

I want you to assign a couple
of guys to go through these

and pull out
any unsolved street murders

that occurred in five boroughs
in the last three years.

Now, I'm only interested
in killings

where there were used a hammer
or some kind of a spike.

I got to have authorization
to hand out special details.

I'm giving you authorization.

Okay, Delaney,
but it's your ass!

'If the penetration was round'

that rules out
almost any possibility

that the weapon, uh,
was medieval.

Uh, we're not absolutely
certain, Mr. Langley

but, uh, we feel at this time
that the nearest guess

we can make is that the, uh,
puncture was circular.

Yeah. You see, uh-uh, sergeant

before the Industrial Revolution

it was verydifficult
to hand-forge

uh, any metal
into a circle.

Uh, most ironwork
was done on an anvil

with a hammer and pounded

into various shapes.

Uh, to engineer, uh,
a cone or a circle

was a, a tediousprocess

and offered
no particular advantage

in hacking
through the shield

of another warrior.

In truth, in all my years

as a curator of arms and armor
in this museum

I cannot recall

a single ancient
war hammer or a hatchet

uh, made of metal

that coned down
to a-a-a round point.

Hmm.

What about something
more recent?

For instance,
something that could be hidden

in a newspaper
or possibly in a coat.

Yes, probably
what you're looking for

is something more
like a-a tool than a weapon.

However I'd be glad

to-to check through
my research books

uh, and see
what I can find.

That's very kind of you.
Would it take very long?

No, not very long.

If you'd care to come back
this afternoon.

- Thank you very much.
- Uh, we close at 6.

I'll be back in time.

Mommy, look!

Excuse me. Mrs. Gilbert?

- Yes.
- I'm Edward X Delaney.

I'm from the 27th precinct.

I wonder if I could
have a word with you.

Yes. Sure.

First of all, please, accept my
condolences about your husband.

And, uh..

Secondly, I was wondering..

...did you know whether
he was planning to meet anybody

when he came home that night?

No, he wasn't.

He was just on his way home
to have meat loaf and watch TV.

Did he usually
work that late?

Just when he had to get out
his end-of-the-year statements.

Hmm.

I've already told another
police officer all of this.

Yes, I know.

Did he have any, uh..

...any enemies that you knew of?

- Enemies?
- Enemies.

Of course he had enemies.

He worked hard for a living.

He saluted the flag.
He loved his children.

And after seven years,
I think he even still loved me.

What hard-working person in this
city doesn't have enemies?

- I'm sorry.
- Yeah.

I know. I know.

It's just so damn rotten.
You know what I mean?

He was such
a good man, and..

You want to do me a favor,
Mr. Policeman?

Until you find whoever it was
that murdered my husband

don't tell me you're sorry.

Please.

'Dr. Simmons.'

'Dr. Benjamin Simmons..'

'...please,
go to ophthalmology.'

Oh.

Edward.

Edward.

How long have you been here?

Couple of seconds.
How you feeling, kiddo?

- Better.
- 'Good.'

I'm better.
I'm a little tired.

Well, maybe I ought to
let you sleep a little more.

No.

That's all I do.

Is that for me?

Yes, it's for you.

And I think
you're gonna like it.

Just hold them.

"Honey Bunch."

Where did you find this?

Oh.

You're the real Honey Bunch.

Sure. Some Honey Bunch.

Oh.

I look...awful.

No, no, no. You look fine.

Listen...you remember that house

we saw at Greenport
and we talked to the man

about selling
and he didn't want to?

Well, we got
a letter this morning.

And he thinks
he wants to sell the house.

'And I was thinking that'

'maybe in a couple of weeks
when you get stronger'

'we could drive up there.'

'Maybe spend
averylongweekend.'

- 'Hmm?'
- Mm.

Now. I'm ready now.

Now?Oh, sure.

Well..

...maybe after
just a little nap.

Okay.

Thanks for the book.

Anytime, kiddo.

Okay, you can get it out.

Nick, is this it?
This all there is?

Yeah, we just finished
20 minutes ago.

I told you, you were gonna get
your ass in a sling, Delaney.

Captain Broughton came by
while we were sorting it out

he wants to see you,
first thing in the morning.

Good. I wanna see him too.

I'm afraid, Mr. Langley, I've
been wasting your valuable time.

On the contrary, sergeant

this merely confirms
what both of us suspected

that it's not an ancient weapon
you're looking for

it's a modern tool.

With that in mind

uh-uh, during my lunch hour

I went through our picture file.

Now, this first one
is a bricklayer's hammer.

The second is a tool
used by carpenters

and the third is a hammer

used by upholsterers
to tack in their fabrics.

Notice the curved, uh, uh

coned end on each of them.

They don't curve downward
as they should.

Precisely
my conclusion, sergeant.

I'm only showing
you these to indicate

the typeof weapon
that must have been used.

In the morning,
I planned to visit several

uh, hardware stores and see

uh, what else I can find.

That won't be necessary,
Mr. Langley.

Thank you,
but it won't be necessary.

Sergeant, uh, uh

I'm an aging armory expert

who sits around going to waste.

Use me.

Alright, Mr. Langley.

You have a go at it.

See what you come up
with and good luck.

- Thank you, thank you.
- Alright.

It's okay, it's alright.

Funny, isn't it?
I'm coming, you're going.

'You got any idea
why they assigned me'

this command, Delaney?

I was put in here
because this precinct

had become a shithouse.

Sloppy, inefficient, antiquated.

They needed somebody
to clean it up.

Put it in touch
with the 20th century.

That's me.

Now, Delaney,
I have made my reputation

kicking ass and never
sucking up to the brass

and I intend to make
the 27th a shining example

of how mechanization and
good old-fashioned discipline

can turn a piss-hole
back into a police station.

I dote..

...on absolute loyalty,
dedication

and everybody doing
what they're told to do

and when I order people
to do a certain job

I don't want anyone taking 'em
off for a special assignment.

Now, that brings us
to you, Delaney.

Captain, I've been working
on the Gilbert murder

and I think there's a link
between his killing

and several other killings of--

Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait!

Delaney, you're not listening.

I don't want to hear
theories about murders

taking place
in other parts of the city.

But if I'm right, captain

there's a psycho
runnin' around the town.

Delaney, I'm telling you for the
last time I don't wanna hear it!

All I care about is cleanin' up
the garbage in this dump!

We got enough whores,
pimps, queers, freaks

roaming around out there
to start my own Macy's Parade.

So, if you've got
Jack The Ripper

going down on Lizzie Borden
in the middle of Times Square

I don't want to know about it.

As you're not gonna be around
much longer, sergeant

I won't cite you
for insubordination.

Delaney, you got
a superfine record here.

One I'd be damnproud
to go out with.

So, for the few days
you got left

I recommend you
rest on your laurels

and, uh...stay out of my way.

Nice to meet you, Delaney.

Is it okay, captain,
if I stay on the Gilbert case?

Whatever makes you
happy, sergeant.

Thank you.

Uh, can I be
any assistance to you, sir?

Uh, that depends.

I'm interested
in something like this

b-b-but smaller.

Well, uh, how's this one?

Uh, s-still too big.

I require something
more compact.

Something that can be hidden
and has a sharp point.

Well, uh, perhaps if you
tell me what you need it for

uh, I mean, camping, gardening

uh, hiking in the mountains.

Uh, it's to kill someone.

Wonderful.

Kill someone.

Of course.

Who says old folks don't have
a sense of humor, huh?

Nothing humorous about it.

Ah.

That's more like it.

Mm.

Mm.

Still...too thick.

To really penetrate the skull..

...it must have more of a spike.

A spike that curves down

if you follow me.

Yeah, I follow you, sir, uh..

Listen, perhaps
I should call my boss.

Why bother?

You seem to have a good head
on your shoulders.

Uh, you rattled off a-a list
of, of activities before.

Would you, uh, say
them again, please?

Uh, you mean, uh, camping,
gardening, hiking--

Ah! You said
hiking in the mountains.

What about mountain climbing?

Don't they use
special equipment for that?

Yeah, but we don't have
that kind of stuff here.

Where do they have
that kind of stuff?

Well, I guess you could find it

in some sort of a sporting
goods shop, you know.

Ah.

Thank you so much, young man.

You've been most helpful.

- 'Who is it?'
- It's, uh, Sergeant Delaney.

- Hello, sergeant.
- How are you, Mrs. Gilbert?

I hope
I'm not disturbing, it's just

couple of questions
I'd like to ask you.

- Would you like to come in?
- No, no, no.

We can, we can talk right here.

Uh, did you and your husband
ever live in Brooklyn Heights?

No.

Did he ever have any business
in Brooklyn Heights?

I don't think so.

Did you ever
at anytime live in Queens

in the Kew Gardens?

No. We lived right here
from the time we were married.

Mm. That's fine.

That helps me a great deal.
Thanks very much.

- You're welcome.
- Bye.

Sergeant?

I'd like to apologize
for yesterday.

I was just upset, you know.

'I mean, I really
appreciate your effort.'

'And I want you to know if I
could ever help you in any way.'

'Please, feel free to call me.'

That's very nice
and I appreciate it.

Thank you. Bye-bye.

Bye.

'Attention, please.'

'Recreation time will be
over in ten minutes.'

'Please turn in all equipment'

'before returning
to your cells.'

'Thank you.'

Sonny, you got a visitor.

Honey, see if you can get
some cigarettes.

You wanted to see me?

Hey, an Irish cop.
What will they think of next?

What are you in here for, Sonny?

Some crummy narc claimed I tried
to sell him a kilo of grass.

And did you?

I don't smoke joints. I cop 'em.

Got a cigarette?

- You want one?
- I don't smoke.

You been in here before.

Listen, about,
uh, ten days ago..

...you found a wallet
in the street.

Oh, man! That's ancient history.

Yeah. And there was
a dead guy next to the wallet.

Skull was crushed.
Name of Torrez.

What does that
got to do with me?

I already told my story.

The guy was dead.
What'd you expect me to do?

I don't know if you know this,
but do you know that

they could reopen that case

and charge you
with an accessory to murder?

You know that?

Here. Thanks a lot.

Now, wait a minute.
Wait a minute.

Don't get uptight.

I wanna ask you
something about that night.

Did you see anybody there?

Particularly a guy.
Did you see anybody in the area?

I don't know.
I-I really don't know.

Um..

Think about it,
will you, please?

Down the corner.
A guy, uh, fast..

He was walking fast
wearing a black raincoat.

His face. Did you see his face?

Faces ain't my business.

Anything else?

No.

Hey, wait. Here, Sonny.

You forgot your cigarettes.

Thank you.

What's that?

Tell me about this.

Well, this is an ice axe.

It's used mostly
for glacier climbing.

You know, as a cane
or you can drive it

into the ice as a rope support.

When...is, uh, this used?

Well, at extremely
high altitudes

when the ice is like concrete.

This is used to chop out
hand and footholds.

Is there a shorter model?

You want an ice hammer.

Why didn't you say so
in the first place?

How's that?

Perfect.

My dear..

...you've made
an aging curator..

...ecstatic.

'Dr. Anatoro,
please go to OR number nine.'

What do you say, doctor?

Delaney! Ha ha.

Well, what brings
your friendly face here?

My friendly face has been
looking for you to ask you

whether you had a chance
read the Torrez report.

Oh, yes, I was gonna call
you this afternoon.

Yes, I read it.

What did you find?

Very similar.

- To the Gilbert case?
- Yeah.

Yeah, very similar.

And in the first place, both
of them were struck from behind

as you know,
but in both the skulls

the wounds
were circular in shape.

Oh, now you're telling me
that the implement

is circular in shape.

Something else too.

There were bone fragments found

in the hair of both victims.

Yeah? How do you
account for that?

- I can't.
- Why?

Well, uh, it..

L-l-let's just say this

that apparently..

...the weapon made
a larger hole coming out

than it made going in.

Do you think there's
enough evidence here for me

to get a court order
to exhume the Torrez body?

Oh, well, you better get it.

Otherwise,
you're never gonna be sure.

And now, look,
I'm terribly sorry--

No, no, no. Not yet.

Ever hear of a man called
Dr. Vincent Bernardi?

Vincent Bernardi? Sure.

Uptown doctor,
uptown diseases. Why?

Couple of days ago,
he operated on my wife

and removed her kidney.

Oh..

I'm sorry to hear that.

Now, don't,
don't misunderstand me.

'Wait, wait,
he's a fine physician'

'from all I'm able to gather
and a fine man.'

I don't know.
I'm not too sure.

I s.. I can't seem
to get through to him.

I wanna ask him questions
from time to time about my wife

and he, I don't think he cares.

Come on, Delaney.

Most doctors care very deeply

but some can't show it,
that's all.

How's she doing?

Not too bad.
She's doing alright.

She's got a good doctor.

She's gonna be fine.

Anything I can do, you call me.

I'm here all the time.

And exhume that
Torrez body, would ya?

'I wanna get a look
at the skull.'

I'll do it. Thanks, doc.

Mr. Langley,
I'm sorry I'm late.

I didn't expect you so soon.

Oh, that's alright, sergeant.

I-I-I, as a matter of fact,
I have something--

No, no, no.
Let-let's get in here.

Uh, sergeant,
would you excuse us, please?

Surely.

What did you find?

Uh, call it luck or-or something

but I think..

...or perhaps..

I-I found the murder weapon.

Where did you find this?

A sporting goods store

on, uh, lower Broadway.

I must say, it's damn close.

Right down to the jagged teeth.

Except, this
is a triangular tip.

And it's already been
confirmed that the weapon

that the killer
uses has a round tip.

Did you see anything like that?

Uh, no and I've been

to a half-dozen stores already.

Thank you, Mr. Langley.

However, one or two stores on

my list I haven't been to yet.

Perhaps, I'll try them
in the morning.

Alright. But don't overdo it.

Uh, you don't know me, sergeant.

I, I like being good
to the last drop.

- Thank you, sergeant.
- Take care.

Yes, sir. Thank you.

19 West. Miss Fregosi.

Oh, my God!

I want a central venous set up

with a Foley catheter!

And somebody call Dr. Bernardi!

Excuse me, nurse.
Where's, uh, Dr. Bernardi?

I'd like to see him.

Dr. Bernardi
isn't on duty tonight.

Well, how do I get him?
Can I page him?

There must be someway
I can get him.

Sir, he's not on duty tonight.

You can talk to his associate,
Dr. Weston.

I don't wanna talk
to his associate.

I wanna talk to him.
God damn it!

Barbara, darling.

Barbara, it's Edward.
Don't be frightened.

Everything's gonna be alright.

Everything's gonna be fine.

Every, everything's
taken care of, Barbara.

Everything's fine. Shh.

You're gonna be fine.
Everything's okay.

Everything's fine.

"They had stopped
at a wharf painted white

"and now Honey Bunch
followed her daddy and her mommy

"up this walk and found herself

"at the steps of the cunningest
bungalow she had ever seen.

'"It was painted white
and it had green window boxes'

'"and green shutters with little
white acorns painted on them.'

'"The small room
had five neatly-made beds'

'"positioned next to each other
and a table with a bowl'

'"of cheerful flowers
in the center.'

"Honey Bunch leaned forward
and smelled the flowers.

"Their scent was very pleasant.

"Best of all,
when she looked up

"she saw through a window

"a view of the shimmering,
glorious sunlit lake

"that stretched
far across the..

"On the closest shore,
Honey Bunch could see

"a number of other girls
her age swimming

"splashing and paddling canoes.

"Their laughter drifted up
toward her like a happy song.

"Everyone was having
such a gay, good time.

"Honey Bunch turned
toward her mommy and daddy

"and smiled a smile
they'd been waiting for..

"...the one that said
she was not afraid anymore.

"'I have a feeling'
thought Honey Bunch

"as she studied her new brightly-colored surroundings.

"There's going to be lots and lots of surprises for her.

I just have to.."

Ho ho ho!

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

Ho ho ho!

Ho ho ho!

What did you find?

'Ho ho ho!'

Where's the manager?

'Ho ho ho!'

Hey, amigos,
turn the radio down here!

Arriba! Arriba!Get some work
done around here!

Don't sleep all day!

Over here, we got
the mountaineering files.

This side, we got the hunters
and the campers.

'You make a purchase
of any equipment around here'

you get a catalog
for life, maybe longer.

Anyone who does any mountain
climbing knows our catalog.

It's only one of its kind
in the world.

I got subscribers from the
first day we opened this dump.

You mean you've got
all the names on file here?

Sure, once a Sol Appel customer

always a customer,
that's my motto.

In short, if someone moves,
you strike out the old address

and you put
a new address on, right?

That's right, sure,
and I send the names

to the mail order company,
they send out the catalogs.

And then originally,
you must tear off

the name and address
from the sales receipt.

Sure. You don't have to ask.
We do it all.

Another brilliant
Sol Appel motto.

Can I borrow these
for a couple of days?

Sure. Take 'em.
Hey, do me a favor.

Don't bring 'em back, huh?
I'll even deliver.

No, no, no. I got a car.
It's alright.

Okay. Deliver 'em to your car.
Now, what else can I do for you?

- Yeah, I'd like to buy this.
- Keep it!

Keep it as my contribution
to crime prevention.

If the guy you're looking for
turns out to be

one of my customers,
I'll cancel his subscription.

My motto is Sol Appel
don't do business with bums!

And you two guys! Come on,
you gangsters, get those files!

Take 'em out to the guy's car.
Hurry up!

Well, don't stand
around here all day long!

Come on, for crying out loud,
do a little work

'around here for a change..'

- Doctor!
- Hmm?

Oh! Delaney!

Come here.
You got my message.

No, sir.
I didn't get a message.

You know, you ought to go
to the precinct more often.

I called you three times today.

I got something
I want to show you.

This body was brought in
this morning.

Accident victim...
name of Feinberg.

He stepped off a curb
on Riverside Drive

ran into a speeding auto

and died of broken everything.

What struck me
was the familiarity..

...of these wounds.

You see that one
right there in the skull?

- Yeah.
- Ah, it's circular in shape.

It's not a very deep
penetration.

See this one
on his shoulder here?

- Mm-hmm.
- Not circular in shape.

Now, that broke his collar bone,
and now there's one

on his lower back here.
You see that?

- Yeah.
- Not circular in shape.

It just missed his lung.

Well, doc..

...when you write your report

could you emphasize these wounds

so that I might be able
to convince somebody downtown

that there's a lunatic
running loose?

I could, but nobody's gonna
pay any attention to it.

Why not?

These lacerations are not

the official cause of death.

And I'd be hard put
to prove otherwise.

I brought something along
that might help us prove it.

This is..

You see those
serrated teeth there?

Alright, that's what could have
caused the bone fragments

in Gilbert's and Torres' hair.

You know,
you're terrific, Delaney.

- Where'd you find this?
- In a surplus shop, downtown.

Can you leave it with me?
I wanna run some tests.

Sure. Will it take long?

No.

Oh, Edward.

Well, how you feeling, kiddo?

Feeling better?

Tired.

Can't seem to wake up.

You look tired too.

What have you been up to?

Well, I'll tell you if you
promise to eat a bite of dinner.

I heard from that fella
about the house in Greenport.

'He's repainted it.'

'And he says it looks lovely.'

'And there's a path that goes
all the way down to the beach.'

Does it have shutters?

Yes, it has shutters.

And a fence?

If it hasn't got a fence
we'll get one, picket.

We'll paint it white.

You..

...not me.

What do you mean, "You, not me?"

I'm not painting the fence

on my vacation.

Oh.

Sorry.

Is it Christmas yet?

No, darling, but very soon.

Get a nice, full tree.

And...don't throw the tinsel on.

'Put it on strand...by strand.'

Strand by strand.

And get a nice roasted duck.

Two roasted ducks.

My..

...Edward.

And a chicken.

'Now, it might seem
unconventional to you'

but...I feel like I'm in a box.

The rules I used to rely upon
don't work for me anymore.

And I'm running out of time.

So consequently,
I've asked you to come up here.

I need a couple of more hands.

I believe that the person
we're looking for..

...committed his first killing
about two years ago

'in the, uh,
Brooklyn Heights section.'

"Six months later

"two more
identical killings occurred

on the outskirts
of Kew Gardens in Queens."

Didn't the police, uh,
notice the similarities?

Probably, but he moved
so quickly into other areas

that there's never a chance for
a real pattern to get set up.

My God.

'Then after a lull
of several months'

'he struck again.'

"This time in the Bronx

"in the, uh, Riverdale section.

"Three more killings.
No witnesses, no motives.

All within a period
of one month."

'And now he's in Manhattan.'

'Somewhere on the West Side.'

'I believe he's responsible'

'for two recent killings
and possibly'

'a third in the last two weeks.'

Now, the odds are against us

but I'm hoping
that you'll be able

to find in these cards

the change of address
of a customer

'whose address corresponds
with the 11 killings'

'in the past two years.'

Uh, uh, sergeant

uh, how do you know
he doesn't, uh..

...drive or take a subway
to the murder scene?

No. Because they all happen
in clusters, Mr. Langley.

I think what he does..

...is that he moves
into a neighborhood

familiarizes himself
with the whole area

watches the goings
and comings of people

and then he strikes.

Well..

...we'll certainly give it
our...best effort, sergeant.

Now, there are some
cold cuts, soft drinks

or something a little hotter
if you wish.

And, uh, just help yourselves

and I'll try to get back
in a few hours.

And thank you very much
for what you're doing.

It's really quite nice.
Thank you.

Uh, well, uh,
Mrs. Gilbert..

...where shall we begin?

Well, with as much work
as we've got here

let's start with..

Well, one place
is just as good the other.

...let's see, R.

How is she, doctor?

She's just been sedated.

Would you mind
waiting outside, please?

I'll be right back.

Well, sergeant, I understand
you've been pursuing me

rather frantically.

Wouldn't you be doing the same
thing under these circumstances?

Of course, but the fact is
that your wife's relapse

was totally unexpected.

Now, any of my colleagues

could have explained
that to you.

No. I want to hear it from you.

Alright.

The simple fact
is the first series

of antibiotics failed.

However, we're working our way
through a whole new spectrum

and this time
we're hoping for better luck.

Luck?

Doctors don't use luck.

They use medicine
and brains, not luck.

You know what I mean.

No, I don't know
what you mean.

We are doing
everything possible

to stop the infection.

Listen, she's sensible,
she's not sensible

she rambles,
she's in, she's out..

I don't know
what the hell's going on.

Now, explain it to me.

That doesn't worry me,
you see, with this..

It doesn't worry you?
You son of a bitch!

That lady in there is my wife.

She's my whole world,
do you understand that?

- Get a hold of yourself.
- She trusts you!

She hired you.

You keep giving her
all that bullshit

about antibiotics and steroids

and I think it's killing her
instead of curing her.

- And why her? Why her?
- Calm down.

Hey, hey, take it easy.
Take it easy.

Come on.

We're in a public place here.
Come on.

Now, look, I, I..

...I can't answer why, okay?

Sometimes the practice
of medicine is unfair.

The drugs we use
on one patient don't..

Look, I don't want to lose her
any more than you do, sergeant.

'I'm doing what I can.'

Jesus, Edward, we have,
we have known each other

since the academy,
almost 30 years.

And you still can't reach out
when you're in pain.

How long has she been
in the hospital?

About ten days.

Damn you.
Why didn't you call?

Janet would have been
out there every day.

Mm-mm.

That's exactly
what Barbara didn't want.

She made me promise
I wouldn't tell anybody

until she got out
of the hospital.

Edward, what's the use
of having friends

if you can't call them
in an emergency?

I don't understand you.

You through bitching on me, Ben?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm through.

Why are you here?

I want you to help me
get a body exhumed.

My grave-robbing days
are over, man.

No, what I mean is
I need a superior officer

to sign a writ
so that I can get a court order.

So what's the matter
with, uh, McGraw?

Mr. McGraw is no longer
our commander.

He's been replaced
by Mr. Broughton.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, I forgot that jerk

had been moved over
to the 27th.

Yeah, he was moved.

I had some words
with him the other day

and he gave me nothing
but a bunch of bullshit.

He's a mean mother
to mess with, Edward.

That's why I wanna
go around him.

That's why I'm coming to you.

Yeah, but in trying
to move around him..

...it's gonna feel like
you're messing with him.

He's gonna come out
like a mad bull

and he's gonna jump
all over both of us.

You mean, he's got
that much juice?

He's plugged straight
into the mayor's office.

He's the kind of conky that
believes every black officer

should be riding a tricycle
over at traffic control.

Well, at least he's got
something right.

Now, I hear you, Delaney.

What do you want the writ for?

I got a hunch, that's all.
Just a hunch.

- You want to tell me about it?
- Nope.

Because if I tell you about it

you might wind up
in traffic control on a tricycle

and you ain't beautiful enough
for that kind of a job.

Now, listen.
Now, take it easy, Edward.

- And don't push too hard.
- I'll try.

Listen, tell Barbara that
Janet and I asked about her.

And when she
starts feeling better

we want to come visit her.

I think she'll like that.

Thanks, Ben. You're my man.

- 'Hello?'
- Oh. Hello.

I didn't expect
to find you here so late.

Well, we just finished up
ten minutes ago.

I was just putting things away.

Well, you don't have to do that.
I could have cleaned up later.

Oh, I don't mind at all.
I rather enjoy it.

Mr. Langley's company
was wonderful.

You should've seen him
the last couple of hours.

He tried so hard to stay awake.

How'd you come out?

Oh, not bad at all
for amateurs.

Um, we got through all
those cards, believe it or not

and unfortunately,
we only came up

with three of the names
of the pattern you described

but I put their names
and addresses

in alphabetical order.

Guess you've done
better than I expected.

- Really?
- Yes.

- Well, I hope it works.
- So do I.

Mr. Langley said that
your wife was in the hospital.

How's she feeling?

Not too badly.

Been looking at her paintings.

She's a very good artist.

Yes, she's pretty good.

Mm, well...I guess that's it.

I better be getting home,
I have a...a babysitter

waiting there that's
probably gonna give me hell

for being so late.
Thank you very much.

Why don't you let me
drive the both of you home?

Oh, no. It's alright.
Don't worry about it.

I brought my car and I don't
mind giving Mr. Langley a lift.

I'll wake him up now.

- Mr. Langley?
- Hmm. Yes. Yes.

- Mrs. Gilbert.
- Yes, it's time to go.

Uh, sergeant..

...have you heard the good news?

- I heard.
- We finished.

And you did damn well too.

Thank you.
We were most meticulous.

We filed, we cross-filed,
we refiled.

Now..

...it's up to you, sergeant.

I'll do the best I can,
Mr. Langley.

I know you will.

Wanna thank you both
for what you've done.

It's been quite marvelous.

I had to heat some
on the stove every night..

And the cockroaches
and the mice?

They just run
all over everything.

Well, I'll tell you
what I'm gonna do

and I think we all
ought to do the same thing--

Uh, excuse me,
is there a Mr. Sawtell

who lives in this building?

Yeah, I know him, he lives
in the, the last door

in the back, the last door.

And what about the garbage?

And I, I'll tell you what I..

'Mr. Sawtell?'

'Freeze! Freeze it
right there, sucker!'

'Get your hands higher!
Hands higher, sucker!'

'Alright, fool, before you die'

'you wanna tell me
what you came to rob here?'

I just came over
and wanted to talk to--

'I told you I'll blow you
through that closet'

'right into the next room!'

I'm Detective Sergeant
Edward X. Delaney

from the 27th precinct.

And I wanna talk to S-Sawtell.

Calvin Sawtell.

My ID is in my left coat pocket.

'Get it out here.'

'Move it slow, slow.'

'Real slow.'

'Toss it back here.'

'Okay, sucker.'

'Now turn around real slow.'

'I like to see a man's face'

'before I blow his brains out.'

Wasn't that great?

You know, I never thought
I'd get a chance

to use all that corny dialogue

you hear on television.

Oh, you're a lot of laughs.

I mean, Kojak would have pumped
five bullets in me by now.

When did all this happen to you?

Who remembers?

I slipped on a banana peel
coming down Mount Whitney.

'What do you wanna know?'

I'm here because my report reads

that you moved
four times in two years.

Would you like to tell me why?

Maybe I'm looking for more
banana peels to slip on.

It's none of your damn business.

You're right.
None of my damn business.

Hey!

What do you wanna know?

I just want to know
why you move so often.

'Cause I got a wife who's
as big an asshole as you are

and keeps moving me
from one VA hospital to the next

looking for a miracle.

Hey, sucker!

Bang-bang.

Bang-bang.

For Christ's sake, pal,
will you move the car?

Move the car!

Excuse me. Excuse me, sir.

Who are you looking for?

- Daniel Blank, 21C.
- Uh, he's at work.

You know, this
is a full security building.

You're not supposed
to walk in and out of here

like it's
Grand Central Terminal.

I'm a private investigator.
My name is Wade Miller.

What do you want Mr. Blank for?

Nothing big.

He's been romancing
a young kid about 18

who's the daughter
of a client of ours.

Picked her up in a disco
a couple of weeks ago.

She's blond,
about 5'6", nice ass

good-looking pair of jugs.

See anybody like that
around here?

I see ten a day like that.

Unless she's got a wooden leg

I wouldn't remember.

Her old man has big bucks.

And he's worried
that she's getting serious.

He's also worried
that Blank might be a doper.

Or maybe even a pimp
of some type.

Look, you on an expense account?

Yeah, a little bit.

Okay. Hold it.

- Hello, Mrs. Stern.
- Hi.

Looks like it might rain
a little later today.

Yes, yes, it's very damp out.

- Uh-huh.
- Has the mailman come yet?

No, no. He's a little late
because of Christmas deliveries.

'Will you let me know
when he comes?'

Of course. You'll be
the first one I call.

- 'Thank you.'
- Right.

Now, what were we talking about?

I just wanna be sure
that you and I

are talking about the same guy.

What's he look like?

About 30-35, 6 feet 2,
good build, dark hair.

But I'm on day, you see.

I don't know
what kind of snatch

he's bringing in here at night.

Any matinees?

No, he usually drives out
in the morning, 9:15.

Comes back 5, 5:30, 6.

You know if anybody
lives with him?

Not that I know of.

He's only been here six months.
He's on a short lease.

Meaning what?

Well, he's due to move out
in two weeks.

You know if he has any hobbies?

You know, like tennis or golf

or something like that?

I don't know.

He's a climber...
a mountain climber.

I helped him down with his junk
last week to his car.

What kind of car has he got?

White '75 Porsche.

Have you ever noticed
if he wears a black raincoat?

Hey, look,
what has that got to do

with him banging
an 18-year-old tomato?

I don't know
what he wears when it rains.

I guess when it rains,
he wears a raincoat.

'Hello, this is George.'

'I'm very sorry.'

'I think it was the rain
we had over the weekend.'

Alright. Yes, Mrs. Alberson.
Right, right.

Maintenance will be up
in about a half-hour, yes.

'Well, they're,
I think they're some place'

'on the ninth floor right now.'

The maintenance people
have promised

to, uh, help us out and do
something about it, yes.

'Yes. Thank you.'

'As soon as they're finished,
I'll personally make sure'

'that yours
is the very next apartment'

'on their list.
Alright. Uh-huh.'

What, are you turning this
into a country club?

Oh, very cute. Very cute.

Okay. Give me the keys, pal.

The meter's run out
on your 20 bucks.

What will it cost me for the key
and ten minutes to look around?

No.

I let you go upstairs,
it's my buns.

How about 50?

I'll knock down a thousand
in tips over Christmas.

You want me to put my balls
on the line for 50 clams?

What, are you kidding?
Come on.

Hundred?

Yeah.

This where he works?

Yeah. How about
tomorrow morning?

How about right now?

The building maintenance people
are around.

You know,
I'll get in a lot of trouble.

Tomorrow.

629? Are you kidding, man?

The man from 629
from that building

told me to come here to 627.

This is where this company is.

I'm not gonna go back there
back and forth.

I've been doing
that twice now, man.

I can't. What do you think I am,
a yo-yo or something?

- Will you shut up a minute?
- All, All City Insurance.

Where do the employees
from the Jarvis Publication

park their cars?
I gotta check out a claim.

- Try level four.
- Thanks.

Hey, why you talking
to this guy before me, man?

What do you think I am?
I'm a human being.

You know what you do with this?
Take it!

Hey! Come back here!
Hey, take this stuff with you!

'Jesus, I'm just
not gonna do it anymore.'

I spent my whole lunch hour
just waiting for somebody

to take my money, then they
give me a slip of paper

to get 'em gift wrapped
and the gift wrap line

you should've seen the gift wrap
line go halfway around

the store on to the next block.
I tell you, I've had it.

Acting like a bunch
of animals. It's really crazy.

I mean, it's not like..

Excuse me.

- Yes?
- Is this the 629 building?

Yes, it is.

Thank you.

Hello?

Hello?

'Hello?'

You little scum.

- What?

The man come in yet?

Alright! Shut up!

Come on.

Damn mutt,
takes bigger dumps than that

one on 18C, Saint Bernard
up there.

That one makes me crazy.

Pack a hundred?

Will do.

Okay.
Let's get it straight.

Ten minutes and that's it.

Now, the building phone's hooked
up into the private phone.

Anything happens,
I'll ring it three times.

- Ten minutes.
- Okay.

Just shut up!

Alright, give me a break!
You're making me crazy!

Oh, God.

Come on.

Look, pal, the hundred bought
you ten minutes, you know.

Not a half hour.
What, are you deaf up there?

I'm sorry. I really am.
Thanks very much.

'Sorry, love gives me a thrill'

'but it don't pay the bill.'

'Bring some money next time.'

How are you today?
Feeling better?

Lovely weather out,
isn't it?

Nice.
Good to see you.

Suppose you've got
the right guy.

He's a white Anglo executive.

Any half-ass lawyer
will have him

back on the street in 24 hours.

- You want some coffee?
- No, thanks.

His pattern fits
all the killings

in all the other boroughs.

Fine, so he moves around a lot.

No judge will issue a warrant.

We have to have just cause.

He's a mountain climber
and he owns an ice axe.

So what?

You just can't enter
a person's home

and search it just like that.

You have to have
a reason to assume

that a crime has been committed.

And that a search
will procure evidence

to prove that crime.

I've seen the evidence.

You illegally
entered his home.

The judge is more likely
to throw you in jail

than he is your suspect.

You're just gonna
have to wait him out.

Wait what out?

Wait until he goes out
and kills again

and I come out of an alley
and nail him?

You get an arrest warrant
now, you'll do

nothing but tip him off.

That's it, right?

'Okay, Delaney, okay.'

I'll try to get the writ
to have the Torrez body exhumed

and I'll speak
to Captain Broughton personally.

No, no, no. I don't want you
to speak to Broughton.

I'll get him
to look at your reports.

There are no reports.

Delaney, Delaney. Wow!

First you tell me you
can't give me the suspect's name

and now you tell me
there are no reports.

How do you expect me
to help you?

Do me a favor, will you?
Don't worry about it.

Okay, Delaney.

'Dr. Marcus, emergency.'

'Dr. Marcus is needed
in the emergency room.'

'Will Mr. Chris Davey please
come to the information desk?'

'Mr. Chris Davey, please come
to the information desk.'

How you feeling, kiddo?

Not so good.

Oh, you gotta
get better, sweety.

You've gotta try hard.
You gotta get better.

- I'm trying.
- Yeah.

You've gotta do it
for your fella.

You've gotta get well.
Just have to get well, dear.

Just got to get well.

Oh, I love you.

- I love you.
- I'm trying.

I'm trying.

Oh, please, God.

- Mm, good evening, sir.
- Good evening.

Could you tell me
if Daniel Blank

lives in this building?

Yes, sir. Apartment 21-C.

No, no, no, just a moment.
I don't want to disturb now.

It's a little late,
I just want to know--

I'm sure he's in.

No, no, no, please.

I'll call him tomorrow.

Meanwhile, tell him
an old friend of his

stopped by to say hello, okay?

- Merry Christmas to you.
- Merry Christmas to you, sir.

Oh, evening,
Mr. Blank.

Hello.
I'll get the door, Mike.

What's it like out there?

Uh, it's cold.
Looks like it might even snow.

I hope not.

- Uh, excuse me, Mr. Blank.
- Hmm?

'Some man called by to see
you just a little while ago.'

- Who was it?
- He didn't give a name.

Just said he was
an old friend of yours.

Thank you.

'Hey! What the hell's
goin' on out there?'

'Get the hell out
of here, asshole.'

'Better have
your ass out out of here'

'before I call the police.'

'You son of a bitch.'

Oh, God, God, God..

'Alright, come out,
Blank, come on.'

- No. I'm afraid.
- 'It's alright, come on.'

No, I'm afraid.

I knew you'd find me.
I knew it.

Could never hide
anything from you.

I can explain everything.

Alright.

Suppose you tell me about it.

Th..

They were my friends.

We found truth together.

Because we came so close

it was far more than,
than physical or

or romantic love.

You see, in, in love

'two people still retain
their-their-their secret selves'

but...but in death

see, that gap, it disappears.

See, the act of dying

is the ultimate act
of surrendering.

I mean, you...you really

you-you enter into
another human being.

And, see, and...and through
that moment of violence

I mean, for, for
that split second

y-you enter into all humans.

I mean, you merge together

every fiber of being..

...and they go on
living here inside.

They, they are, all of
them now, living inside me.

I mean...they-they're
part of my life.

And I love them.

And they love me.

It is wrong if you think
I meant to hurt them.

Do you understand this?

You didn't bring
the leather bindings this time

or those-those

wooden blocks for my feet.

- 'Thank you.'
- Alright, Daniel.

I want you to get dressed now.

What for?

Come with me.

Where?

Never mind where.

Just get your clothes on
and come with me.

My God!
God, God, not the cellar.

Not the cellar. Please,
God, not the cellar.

It's so cold and dark there.

No, no, no, Daniel.

I'm gonna take you
to a place that's warm.

Where there are
people we can talk to.

I don't want to leave here.

Why do I have to talk
to anybody else?

We haven't any choice, Daniel.

Yes, we do.
We have choices.

You see...
we can deny everything.

We.. If we're very careful

they'll never find out
our secrets.

They'll never find us.

Now, come on, Daniel.

No.
I'm not going.

You're not my..
You're, you're..

It was very clever of you.

You tricked me.
You deceived me.

I'd forgotten how devious
your kind can be.

How'd you know that's
what frightens me most?

Darkness, shadows,
making me undress.

Stand there and wait
in all that freezing cold.

That's not you though.

I'll deny everything.

I'll deny you were even here.

Alright, mister..
Whatever your name is.

What is it you want,
exactly, huh?

Blackmail? Extortion? Well,
I'm not paying you anything.

So you just get that little
notion right out of your head.

'Cause, see, this time,
I have influential friends

who are above reproach
and I have very high standing

in this community.

My lawyer, his father
just happens to be

a supreme court justice.

So I want you out.

Out.

Dare you accuse me

you weak, sniveling hypocrite.

It's people like you

who're destroying
the fabric of this society.

But there's laws to protect me
against people like you.

Trespassing,
breaking and entering.

I'm gonna call the police.

'Operator.'

Yes.
Get me the police, please.

Someone's broken
in my apartment.

Well, 21-H. Uh, the addr..
I.. The address?

Well..

'Uh, 525 West 83rd.'

- 'Name?'
- 'Daniel Blank.'

'Are you in any
physical danger?'

- No, I'm in no physical danger.
- 'Hold on.'

Do me a favor, will you, Bob?

See that Captain Broughton
gets this in the morning.

Yes, sir.

Take care of yourself.

Hey, Delaney.

Just got a homicide
on West 83rd.

Some hotshot executive

just got blown away
on the 21st floor.

- You wanna roll with it?
- Nah.

Just handed in my papers.

You really did it, huh?

- Congratulations.
- Thanks.

It won't be the same
here without ya.

It's always
the same, sergeant.

'Yeah, yeah, lady,
I'm still here.'

'And I'm real sorry
your dog is lost.'

But it's almost
2:30 in the morning.

And the pound don't open
for a couple of hours.

Uh-huh, well,
if you can't sleep

take a, take a taxi down here.

Be first on line
when it opens.

Uh-huh. Yeah, yeah, uh-huh.

Well, that's what
I get paid for, ma'am.

'Right.
Yeah, well.. Uh-huh.'

'"So while her daddy
fixed the car'

'"her mommy made sandwiches
for the picnic.'

'"Honey Bunch
decided to visit'

'"her garden in the woods
one more time.'

'"When she got there'

"she was surprised
to see her neighbor

"the little old lady
who lived nearby.

"'Is this your garden?'
asked the little old lady.

"'Yes, it is,'
said Honey Bunch, proudly.

"'It's beautiful,'
said her friend.

"'Do you want me to tend it
until you return next year?'

"'Oh, that would be so nice,'
exclaimed Honey Bunch.

"The little old lady
reached down

"patted the Earth.

"'Always remember,
Honey Bunch, that

"'people who grow flowers
in beautiful colors are

"'all very special people.

"'Not only do they find
pleasures every day, but

"'they also plant
the seeds of tomorrow

"for others to enjoy.'

"And then Honey Bunch
ran to tell her mommy..

"...and her daddy, what
a lucky little girl she was

"And that this had been

the happiest adventure
of her life."