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All right,

you knuckleheads, get in step.

L.A.P.D.

L.A.P.D., L.A.P.D.

All right, pull your weapons.

Tell the suspect to get his hands up in the air.

Get your hands in the air!

Hyah!

Hey, set them down.

Drive them straight down to the ground.

Pull 'em. Ready!

Get up that hill! Quit dawdlin'. Get up there.

Up the hill.

Ready...

All right, let's do it again.

Step back with that right foot.

L.A.P.D., L.A.P.D.

Here's a happy piece of news.

Cornelius Arps, the Western Avenue pimp,

got cut up by one of his whores

and expired at 3 a.m. in General Hospital.

Galloway, there are five divisions in the valley.

What are they?

I haven't the slightest idea.

Durand, you know?

Anybody know?

Okay.

North Hollywood, Van Nuys, Foothill,

West Valley, and Devonshire.

As of tonight, all juvenile narcotic arrests

are to be turned over to the detectives.

Everybody got that?

Sergeant, should we book them first?

Hm?

Do we book them first?

That's a good question.

I'll let you know tomorrow.

Well, let's see what else is new in crime.

"Attempted rape.

"last night, 11:30 p.m. 369, West 37th Place.

"Suspect awoke victim by placing hand over her mouth,

"said, 'Don't move. I love you. I want to prove it.'

"Fondled victim's private parts

"while he held a blue steel revolver

"in the air for her to see.

Suspect wore a blue suit, blue tie and dark shoes."

blue suit? Sounds like a policeman.

"Male, negro, 28 to 30, 6'2", 190, medium complexion."

I think we can clean this up right now.

Sounds like Gladstone.

Lots of crime in the division last night.

None of these suspect descriptions

are worth a damn.

So I'm not gonna read them.

All right, gentlemen,

let's get out in the street. Dismissed.

I hope to be able to get back to work

in a couple of days.

Phil. How come you aren't suited up?

I've got a jaw infection.

You don't sit on your gums.

Damn it all, on account of you, I'm paired off

with one of those slick sleeved recruits.

Hey, I wouldn't mind paying her bail tonight.

Come on, kid, you look...

See you in a couple of days, Whitey.

You're gettin' prettier everyday. I swear.

Killed in the line of duty.

It doesn't pay to get too comfortable in the street.

I don't know if I'll ever get comfortable.

You will.

Come on, let's go find a black-and-white and go to work.

This division's mostly black.

Some, uh, Mexican, some whites. Lots of crime.

Well, considering the intensity of living conditions,

poverty, I'm surprised there's not more crime.

Well, I think it's just the city.

In any case,

Kilvinski's Law states:

Treat everybody the same, white, black, brown.

Be civil to everyone, courteous to nobody.

That's, uh, just a little philosophy lesson

I give free to every rookie I'm breakin' in.

Remember, these dudes out here

aren't afraid of the badge or gun.

As a matter of fact,

they'll try to shove that badge up your ass

just to say they did it.

You know all that Hollywood crap about the karate expert

and the one-punch cop is, uh...

A lot of Hollywood crap.

Right.

We're supposed to use equal force, you know.

Right.

Well, rule two of Kilvinski's Law

is if a dude uses his fist, you use your stick.

If he uses the knife, you use your gun.

Cancel his ticket right then and there.

If everything else fails, hit him with a brick,

anything you can get your hands on.

So, what do your friends call you?

Sergio.

Well, the reason I let you start right off drivin', Sergio,

is so you'd get to know the streets faster.

This would be a quiet district

if it wasn't for the Logos gang.

Uh, Falcons.

Which gang were you?

Gavilones.

You know, a few years ago,

I probably would've busted you.

A few years ago you probably did.

Why don't you shut up?

Oh, you brought the cops this time.

Oh, Whitey, Whitey, come on in. Oh!

What the hell's the matter with you? All right.

Officer, he...

Quiet!

But, Whitey... Quiet!

Whitey. Now, Holly,

you stay here and talk to my partner.

But, Whitey... Orville,

you come on in the kitchen.

I wanna tell you about her.

You shut up, you dirty old man!

Officer, now don't listen to him.

That man's a liar. It's okay. We're here now.

You gotta listen to me. Everything's okay.

That nigger.

He picked me up in a gin mill.

He said that was his paycheck,

and would I go in there and cash it for him.

He said he'd give me $10 if I did.

Now, where are you supposed to meet him with the money?

He didn't say.

What does he look like?

20, 25.

Red shirt.

That's one thing I know.

He had on a red shirt. Yeah.

You just look for a red shirt.

All right. Why don't you jump in the car with us

and we'll see if we can find him.

Come on. Whoop.

Here we go. Stuff her in there.

Don't let her hit her head.

Yeah, yeah. I got it.

We can take him in on 273D.

The lady says he's been... Wait a minute, partner.

Yeah. But she says

her husband's been assaulting her.

Assaultin' her? Yes, assault!

Hold it! - -me.

Now, listen.

You two people are unhappy together, right?

That's right. Right.

Now, what would make you happy?

Would you be happy if you could get a divorce?

Happier than anything in the world.

All right. All right. I'll divorce you.

Put your hand on my badge.

Come on, both of you.

Raise your hand.

By the powers vested in me

in and through the state of California

and the city of Los Angeles as well,

I do now pronounce you divorced.

Oh, thank you, officer.

Yeah.

Congratulations. Oh, thank you, Gus.

Oh, hey, you're a wonderful boy.

Bye. You're wonderful too. Bye.

Bye.

Bye. Bless you, Whitey.

Screw you, Orville.

There you go all over again, you.

Forty-five, a family dispute,

First and Soto.

11-A-45.11-A-45. Phone the station.

12-0-20, roger.

13-A-99 clear. 13-A-27.13-A-27...

That guy's got a brown shirt, Andy.

The lady said red.

Hold it right there.

I wanna talk to you.

Who, me?

Yeah, you. Identification, please.

What for?

I stopped you for a reason.

Now break out that ID, because we ain't got

no time for shucklin'. Okay, officer.

I ain't got nothin' to hide.

It just that police is always roustin' me

every time I goes outside.

Hell, man, this ain't nothin'.

You got something with your thumbprint,

your picture, your driver's license?

What I need a driver's license for?

I ain't drivin'.

Haven't I seen you?

What've you been busted for? Forgery? Flim-flam?

No, man. I gambles a little bit.

But I ain't no criminal, now, no jive.

Yeah, you're jivin'.

Your mouth is dry. Your heart is hammerin'.

What's your real name? Gandy. Woodrow Gandy.

Just like it say on that card.

Step over to the car, Gandy.

We got somebody who wants to say hello.

Oh, man, this is a roust. This is a humbug and a roust.

Wake her up.

Ma'am. Wake up, ma'am.

That's him! That's the one that got me

in all this trouble.

Tellin' me how easy it was to make $10.

Hey, listen, Durand,

you mind if I ask you something?

Why did you come with the department?

Eleven grand a year and a chance to get out of East L.A.

Get to some place like the Westside?

That's right.

Like Hollywood?

Right.

And you got all those actresses and honey-blonds.

Right.

And yet they put you back in East L.A.

Right.

Thanks.

- Hey, Andy. - What's that?

One thing I don't understand.

The guy we picked up.

He wasn't wearing a red shirt.

Yeah, I felt a little bad about that.

Look at it this way, kid.

Maybe you'll catch somebody with a red shirt tomorrow.

Come on. Come on, really.

Well, it wasn't green either.

It was a color that could be called red.

Especially if you're a fuzzy drunk like the old lady.

Great burritos.

Best in town.

But how... How'd you know he was the right guy?

Well, this guy Gandy was standing there, you know,

a little too cool, like he had nothing to hide.

I honestly don't know how I knew, I just knew.

Take it from me, kid,

after 23 years, he can smell them.

Instinct, huh?

Well, I wouldn't say that in court.

Will you have trouble with this case in court?

Yeah, probably. Yeah, we might.

I'm sorry. No, go ahead.

We might. It depends on whether or not

the court feels it was enough probable cause

to stop and detain the suspect.

Well, Roy's a very bright guy.

He's going to law school.

Right now?

Well, actually I'm still in college.

I'm picking up on a few prerequisites.

What are you wasting your time being a cop for?

Well, it's like this, Whitey.

I'm interested in criminal law.

I'm in school,

a wife and a kid.

I need the money.

So it's either this or become a criminal.

He'll probably wind up being a judge.

You're not listenin', Andy.

He said he didn't wanna be a criminal.

What about you, Beasley, how many kids you got?

Three. Three?

What do you do in your spare time?

Go to medical school?

No, I... I just hope I can do this job.

I mean, I...

All I wanna be is a good policeman.

That's all I...

Okay, all you late-nighters.

That was a triple play for your musical enjoyment.

It's the early-morning sound of KGGY

2:22 in the a.m.,

and "It's Too Late, Baby."

Hi, gang.

Hi.

Are you all right?

I'm fine.

Who's the artist?

Rebecca did the artwork and I did the copy.

Well, it's a masterpiece.

Yeah, that's what I thought.

Hey, muffin.

Hi.

Ha-ha. She's so tired.

She waited up till midnight to surprise you.

She couldn't stay up quite this late.

Oh, I didn't realize it was so late.

I should have called.

Did anything go wrong?

No, we just got rapping.

Shop talk.

I wanna hear all about it but she's got to go to bed.

Come on, love.

Bedtime for you.

Oh, sleepy girl.

Come on, Daddy put you to bed.

Okay, little girl.

Thank you for the beautiful picture.

Goodnight. Sweet dreams.

Who was your partner?

Uh, Kilvinski. Heh.

If you like him, let's have him over to dinner, hm?

Sure.

Is he married? Divorced.

Then he'd probably appreciate a home-cooked meal, huh?

Sure.

Oh, Roy, I wish you could have seen Becky.

She was trying so hard to stay awake.

I must have told her about 13 stories,

trying to keep her up.

She wanted nothing more than to see your face

when you walked through that door

and looked at that picture.

One day down here is like 10 in the other divisions.

You'll be a veteran by the time your year is up.

♪ Someone really loves you ♪

Pimping is profitable.

That's why it's not legalized.

Too much profit and no overhead.

The pimps would control the economy in no time.

So, what are we doing out in the whore wagon?

Why arrest them?

For cruising the streets? For being whores?

No crime in that.

Make an arrest that'll stick, that's the tough part.

Unless you don't mind perjuring yourself in court.

I knew a whore. Had 73 prior arrests.

Most she got was six months on two separate occasions.

Phew.

So, what's the answer?

We're left with only one weapon

with which to safeguard society.

Kilvinski's Law.

I might have known.

Kilvinski's Law states:

Give them one pass down Western Avenue,

just to show them the wagon's out.

If they don't run for cover,

pick them up, run them around for a couple of hours

and generally bust up their evening.

It's illegal as hell, but it works.

Okay, let's take those three.

Good evening, ladies.

Shit, Kilvinski, you always pick on me.

Oh, hi, there.

Hi, there.

Give me a lift, honey. - Certainly.

Just grab a handful and push.

Keep your hands off of me.

Come on, Martha, you're holding up the parade.

Officer Fehler, would you kindly escort

the young lady to her seat?

Come and get it, honky.

Now, come on, Martha, just take it easy.

I gotta take you in. Why?

Well, Martha,

you're the prettiest girl on the block.

Shit.

Got two more of them for you, Andy.

All right, let's go.

Yeah, you blue-eyed devil,

you ought to make sergeant for this.

He doesn't like you, Bethel.

Nobody likes this funky devil.

He don't know how to talk to a woman.

I don't see any women. Just two whores.

Your wife's a whore, bastard.

She screws for peanuts.

I gets $60 every day.

Into the wagon, bitch.

You ain't gonna get away with pushin' me around, you hear me?

We're gonna fix your white-ass one day.

Alice, you've played your big scene,

now lay it in the wagon like the sweet child you are.

That there sucker, he don't know how to talk right to nobody.

He thinks everybody is dogs.

Well, we is motherfuckin' ladies!

Hey, Kilvinski, you all need some pillows back here.

This is terribly bumpy.

Your pillow's built-in, baby.

Hey, silver hair,

how about lettin' us out over on Vermont?

I need to make me some coins tonight.

Kilvinski's got soul.

He get us some Scotch and milk, we ask him pretty.

You got soul, ain't you, Mr. Kilvinski?

Baby, I got more soul than I can control.

All right, ladies, here comes the delivery man.

Here's the Scotch,

and your change is in this bag with the milk.

Wanna drink, Kilvinski?

You know we can't drink on duty.

I know something we can do on duty,

and the sergeant won't smell it on your breath.

Ah, I'm too old for you young ladies.

Hey, Kilvinski,

gal like me can make you young again,

you beautiful honky devil.

Wait, wait, wait, let her tell it.

This one trick picks me up one night over on 28 and Western

and drives me out clear to Beverly Hills.

Beverly Hills?

And gives me a hundred bucks.

A hundred? Shut up!

I don't believe it.

And then that bastard had me cut the head off

a real live chicken,

right there in that plushy apartment.

A chicken?

And squish that old chicken around in the sink

while the water was runnin'.

And he nearly went crazy.

My Lord, why'd you do it?

Yeah, why'd you do it?

Shit, I didn't know what the bastard wanted

until he got me in there and handed me the butcher knife.

Butcher knife?

Then I was so scared,

I just did it so he wouldn't get mad.

You know, that milk bath guy picked up Wilma one night.

Didn't he, Wilma?

Oh, speakin' of milk,

pass it right on down here.

Scotch is no good without milk.

Thank you, honey.

Yeah, but he ain't too weird.

I don't mind him though, except he lives too far away,

up in North Hollywood in one of them hilltop pads.

He just gives you a bath in a tub full of milk.

Anybody wanna feel my lily-white skin?

People is gettin' so goddamned weird anymore.

Yeah, sure.

Seem like only black man like to ball.

You take black tricks, baby?

She'll take any kind of tricks she can get.

Well, I guess we can let them out now.

They're too drunk to work tonight anyway.

We've done our good deed for society.

All right, ladies, everybody out.

Habeas corpus has arrived for one and all.

Hey, we just got robbed, man.

He just ran down that alley.

He hit me with his gun.

Does this alley come out down here?

Yeah, it goes through.

I'll try the alley down here. Maybe I can cut him off.

I'll call in. They got everything.

Everything we had. Take it easy, son.

3-A-54, Code 6 Adam.

Freeze.

Have to be.

My father!

My father.

You killed him!

You killed my father!

He was chasin' the robber and you killed him!

You killed my father!

Pig!

Gus.

Gus, call an ambulance, right now.

Now!

You pig!

I'll tell you something right now.

If it'd happened to me, I'd have done the same thing. No choice.

Comes down to something like that, you have no choice.

Hell, it was just as much my fault as yours.

I let the guy run out of the store with a gun in his hand.

I did it.

I did it.

I'll pull over to the side.

Good evening.

I'm the one who made the call.

There's a lady in that house who's always drunk.

She bothering you?

Oh, no, but she's... She's got a new baby,

and she... She drops him all the time.

Tonight she's in there staggering around

and I saw her drop him again.

My husband told me it wasn't any of our business,

but I... I told him I was gonna call the police.

And that's what I did.

All right, we'll have a talk with her.

Thank you.

What do you want?

Good evening, ma'am.

We received a call that there might be some trouble.

Came over to help.

Do you mind if we step in?

I know how the police help.

Look, lady, um, we were told, uh,

your baby might be in some danger.

How about lettin' us have a look, see if the kid's okay?

We'll be on our way.

Get off my porch.

Get off. You too.

Out, out, out!

Hey, you can't... Hey, where's he going?

My baby!

My God.

He just can't walk in here

without showing me something. You take it easy!

Ah, she put him on the, uh, kitchen table

next to an ashtray.

He burned his hand. Looks like he burned his stomach too.

I said, that's my child.

Hey, man, give me my child!

Take it easy. Just take it easy. Just...

Give me my baby! Give me my baby!

Give him, it's my baby!

Let go of him. Let go! My baby! Mine, mine, mine!

You're pulling him apart!

Don't drop it! It's mine! It's mine!

Lady, take your fingers... You're choking your baby.

Pry her fingers loose.

It's my baby! It's my baby!

Okay, I got her. - Let go. Let go!

All right, lady, that's it. That's it!

You keep your filthy hands off of me.

Aah! Damn!

Beast. You beast.

Let me go. Let me go!

You can't take my baby.

Like hell I can't. Get her in the car.

Let's go, lady.

You know, there was a moment there when I...

I really thought I could kill her.

I mean, I really wanted to kill her.

Maybe I should have killed her.

It would be better off for the child.

It is tempting.

It's more than that.

I know.

Stay frosty, kid.

You can't become an avenging angel.

Look out the window.

There's always another asshole in the street.

You can't stop them all no matter what you do.

So you do your 20 and take your 40 percent

and relax.

Hi, sweetheart. Hi.

How are you?

Fine.

Give Daddy a kiss?

Mm.

All ready for school?

There's a boy I don't like.

Well.

Hi, honey. Hi. Breakfast?

No, thanks.

You'll be late for work.

Well, I can fix you some eggs.

No eggs.

That's the trouble with this all-night watch.

I eat breakfast at, uh, 7 before I hit the sack,

and when I get up,

I don't want anything heavier than breakfast.

Then by 11:00 before I go back to work,

I grab a couple of eggs.

You know, I'm eating breakfast three times a day.

If it annoys you so much,

why don't you get off the night watch?

Well, it doesn't annoy me. Night watch is okay.

Well, you're complaining.

Hm, I'm not...

What the hell is that?

What's going on here?

It's the plumber. He's promised to be as quiet as he can.

Becky, you're gonna be late for school. I'll be late for work.

The plumber? Hey, hey, Dorothy,

don't leave me alone with the plumber all day.

Hey, I gotta get some sleep.

Couldn't he come back in the afternoon? Dorothy?

Dorothy? Dorothy, answer me.

The john hasn't been working right for three days,

and unless he came now,

he couldn't come until after 6,

which means he gets time and a half.

Now, the man gets $18 an hour as it is.

So that means that after 6:00,

his time is worth more than yours and mine put together.

Oh, I see. His time is more valuable than mine, huh?

I didn't say valuable, I said it was worth more.

What's the difference? There's a difference.

I'd like to know what it is.

Simply that on the open market

a man who can make your toilet flush

is worth more money than a cop and a secretary combined.

All right, Dorothy... I know, you're making the world

a safer and a better place to live in.

Hey, look, could you please stop that for just a moment?

Everywhere but for us kids at home.

Here's your mail.

Thanks.

Aren't you gonna open it?

Later.

Just curious.

Curious about my mail?

Curious why you're not curious.

All right, then here, why don't you just open it yourself?

All right, I will.

"Dear Mr. Fehler, the following grades are hereby submitted

"for the term ending November 30th:

"Economics 5-A incomplete.

Corporate Law 27-A incomplete."

And there's two other incompletes here.

That's all right, I'm not worried about it.

I'll finish them.

Finish them? You never even started them.

As far as law school goes, you'll never even get there.

I will, Dorothy, as soon as I get off the night watch.

It isn't the night watch. The night watch.

Come on, Becky.

Hey, Dorothy, what is it with you?

You have been hounding me all morning.

What is it?

You're just having a wonderful time. You like it.

You like being a cop. Well, of course I like it.

That doesn't mean I'm not working my ass off.

I don't give a damn how hard you're working.

You like it, and I don't wanna spend

the rest of my life being a cop's wife.

Then you'd better get married to somebody else.

Oh, boy. Oh, boy.

Come on, Becky.

Uh, listen, will you do me one favor?

Tell that $18-an-hour asshole to stop

before he breaks the house down.

Why don't you bust him for disturbing the peace?

Becky.

I'm sorry.

I know it's dumb, but I'm scared.

It's not like you can't get hurt as a cop.

And I miss you.

I don't see you, y-you know?

It's dumb, but I miss you and Becky misses you.

I guess I just feel

I don't have enough attention paid to me and I get hurt.

Come here.

I know.

I know.

Can I see your driver's license, please?

You're gonna try and say I ran the red light.

3-A-13.3-A-13.

The light was yellow when I went through.

Request wanting warrant information

on California license plates.

Step over here, please.

Sixty-two...

Just got to get your quota, don't you, man?

No, as a matter of fact,

they passed a new law recently.

I can write as many of these as I want to now.

Son of a bitch.

Just any nigger would do, wouldn't it?

That's it, ain't it?

And I just happen to be the one you picked, huh?

This guy's got six warrants out on him,

all moving violations.

You sign this, please?

I ain't signing that.

All right, you don't have to sign it,

but I want you to get in that patrol car.

If you want to, you can lock your truck.

I ain't going, either. I don't think you understand.

You're under arrest. No, you don't understand.

I ain't going nowhere.

3-A-13.3-A-13. Requesting an ambulance.

Uh, 137 South San Pedro. Over.

What's he doin'? What you doin'?

Calling an ambulance.

Ain't no accident around here.

I know,

but there's gonna be if you don't get in that patrol car.

I guess I'm getting in the car.

You'd better cancel that ambulance, Roy.

I never called an ambulance.

You mean you were bluffing?

That's right.

First time I ever laughed on the way to jail.

You know when that guy thought I called an ambulance,

he got so unglued he didn't even know what to say.

To tell you the truth, neither did I.

Well, don't worry. I won't tell anybody else, not even Whitey.

How about if I buy you a cup of coffee, smart-ass?

All right.

You know, I love it.

I really love it in the streets.

I don't think I love anything else so much.

I know.

Oh, hey.

A picture of my newest grandchild.

Yeah, she's a beauty.

When I retire next year, I'm gonna live with my daughter.

Hey, how about, uh, Mabel's?

It's a new donut shop.

I hear their coffee's so bad,

you can pour it in your battery when it dies.

But it's free and so is the donut.

Look in that liquor store?

No, why?

Nobody behind the counter.

Maybe they're in the backroom.

Maybe.

Let's take a look anyway.

I'll take the back.

You request help and cover the front.

Right.

3-A-13.

Officers need help.

113 and Western. 211 in progress. Over.

Oh, my God.

Get this car the hell out of here.

I'll get an ambulance.

Dr. Taylor. Dr. David Taylor.

Andy, have you ever been shot?

No, not even nicked.

I wonder if I could take it.

What?

What Roy's going through.

They say a stomach wound's the most painful of anything.

Well, if it hurts, it hurts,

whether you can take it or not.

Dr. Browne. Dr. Ross Browne.

Yeah.

Except somebody fired point-blank at him

and almost cut him in two.

It's like dying without dying.

Roy's got to be different now.

Doesn't he?

Yes, I suppose he does at that.

When do you think we'll be able to see him?

Well, he's been out of Intensive Care

about seven and a half hours now.

I guess he's still a little dopey, though.

Dr. Dunnavan. Dr. Andrew Dunnavan.

I know, I know.

He's gonna be fine.

Yes, this time.

Four or five weeks, he'll be out of here.

A few months of light duty and then...

Yeah, then what?

Back in the street.

Walking around like a target.

You mustn't look at it that way.

Oh, how should I look at it?

Tell me, how did your wife look at it?

We had other problems. Who cares if he gets killed?

You think people care? People don't care.

Just another cop as far as they're concerned.

And it's going to get worse, not better.

Oh, Andy. Help me.

He listens to you. Tell him he's got to quit.

I can't.

He's his own man. He's doing what he wants to do.

And I want you to go home and get some rest

and stop thinking about this.

Mr. Kilvinski, you can go in now.

Dr. Carmen. Dr. Kenneth Carmen.

Dr. Carmen.

Hiya, partner.

Hey, Andy.

You need anything from the nurse?

Gus and everybody wants to see you.

I don't wanna see anybody. Not yet.

I feel so dumb.

I don't wanna see anybody.

I really don't wanna see anybody.

Okay, partner. Okay.

Oh, Christ!

You want me to get the doctor?

Oh, no. They gave me all they could give me.

God.

It just keeps tightening and tightening.

I feel like I'm glued together.

Oh.

Are you the one who called?

The bastards threatened to shoot me.

Who?

Damn wetbacks.

They're two months behind in their rent.

I've tried to be patient.

A man has got expenses.

You think my creditors are gonna wait?

They pull a gun on you?

Just like them. Well, we can't evict,

but we can investigate a gun charge.

What apartment they in?

Upstairs. In the back.

You talk to them. Tell them to pay up

or you'll throw them the hell out.

What's he say? They don't have a gun.

And even if they did,

they wouldn't use it for a stupid thing like this.

Ask them about the rent and let's get out of here.

He's got last month's receipt.

So the landlord is lying.

They're not two months behind. Only 10 days.

He says they lost their jobs.

But they're starting new ones today.

And they'll be able to pay him next week.

Well, the man says they're wetbacks.

That true?

How much does he charge them to live here?

Fifty dollars each. For the month.

Each. Fifty each for this?

You son of a bitch.

Goddamned extortionist. Sarge!

I'll sue you! I'll sue the city!

Three hundred bucks a month?

I'm a taxpayer. I'll have your ass for this.

I'll get them spics deported.

I'll call Immigration.

I know where they work. I'll call their boss.

You'll do nothing.

They're here illegally. But they're breaking their asses

trying to make a buck to send back home.

Doing all the crappy jobs that nobody else wants.

And a creep like you is gonna hassle them?

Well, you call Immigration. You go right ahead.

And I'll call the health department

and the rat catchers and Building and Safety.

If that doesn't work, I'll come back here myself

and I'll beat the shit out of you.

You'll wish to God you'd never seen me!

Huh.

Hey, take it easy.

Listen,

I played two and a half hours of handball.

I ran three or four laps.

I'm getting myself in terrific shape.

Yeah, you are.

How do you like it on the desk?

Oh, I just had it.

I mean, it's hardly fascinating. It's so boring.

All I do is tell everybody how I got shot.

Yeah, they all want to be reassured

that it couldn't happen to them. Right.

They want you to reassure them.

Right.

Ah, you'll be back on patrol soon anyway.

I hope so.

It'll sure be good to get back on the streets.

But after Andy retires it won't be the same.

I'll probably transfer over to the Vice Squad.

I wish you well.

1-A-58, roger on the call.

Man, I hate these damn silent alarms.

I wonder why this early.

There's not much money in the till at this hour.

Around here, man,

cats will burn you down for $10.

Wait a minute.

What do you want?

What's in the bag?

Freeze, man or your head is coming off.

Cool it! Cool it!

Out of my way.

Hold it. Stay back there.

Help!

Get out of the way.

Get an ambulance.

Phew.

Only natural. Everybody's scared.

I'm not scared.

I'm not scared.

If we can have the attention of the Wright brothers,

maybe we can get down to work?

Before I read the crimes, I want to give you a report

on the supervisors' meeting today.

Here's another goddamn interpretation

from our Supreme Court.

Something about only the room that you arrest the guy in

being under his control.

Don't ask me what it means.

Just pick up a copy of the new rules

and get somebody who's smarter than I am

to explain it to you.

Thanks for everything, sergeant.

Andy.

You're in trouble.

Good luck, Andy.

Don't catch too many fish.

Good luck.

Adiós, wetback.

Adiós, Andy.

Take care of yourself.

Good luck.

We're going to miss you.

Take care, Andy.

I didn't think you'd really pull the pin, Andrew.

Well, you know, 25 years is enough, Whitey.

Yeah, once you pull that pin, Andy,

you gotta let her go, blow up in your face.

I'm gonna live with my daughter.

She's gonna have a baby.

Congratulations, grandpa.

That's great.

Listen, you guys gotta come and see me. Meet the family.

Yeah, sure. Sure.

Read the crimes, sergeant, before I start bawling.

This goddamn Kilvinski is gonna make me cry

with all this goodbye shit.

I don't have to stay around here

and take all this abuse.

Had a kind of interesting homicide this afternoon.

Some dude told his old lady she was a bum,

so she shot him twice.

He fell off the porch and broke his leg,

and she polished him off with a kitchen knife.

Hey, sarge.

What?

Maybe she was a bum lay.

Ah, I'm glad I'm out of it.

We're through.

We're finished. You know that, don't you?

Hey, come on, Andy, you know better than that.

No, I don't. Not anymore.

We can't hold the line anymore.

Yeah, but you know, things change.

People change.

Last year everybody screaming about lack of freedom,

this year they're screaming about lack of control.

Yeah, but something else is happening this time.

The don'ts.

The don'ts are dying.

First the vice laws die,

and then the misdemeanors, and then the felonies.

Easy to get rid of crime,

all you do is change the law.

No law against selling dope?

Dope's not a crime.

No law against robbing banks?

Bang. Ain't no bank robbers.

Fighting crime is getting very easy.

Well, let the assholes change the laws

and get rid of crime. They can't get rid of evil.

Laws change. People don't.

Never get rid of evil. Never.

You know, it sounds like all these years

you've been trying to bust the devil.

Ah, the public don't understand.

Lawyers, judges don't understand.

They only see the criminals. We see the victims.

We know what crime does to people

because we see them like nobody else does.

Yeah, you're right.

Maybe you can't change people,

but you can help them.

Maybe not much, maybe it's a losing battle,

maybe... they don't like us.

But I think they need us.

I think they always have.

I mean, even the Romans

had centurions to keep the peace.

And they were unsupported,

unhonored, disliked, just like us.

But they held the line,

for a while,

until Rome was finally overrun by barbarians.

Mm-hm. Yeah.

Well, here's to the new centurions.

Let's hope they do a better job than the old ones.

You must be, uh, Feller, huh?

Fehler.

Phillips. Simeone.

Hi. Hi.

Ranatti. How are you?

Good to have you. Thank you.

You already met Gant, huh? Right.

I was just briefing him

on the chicken shit expense allowance we get here.

Oh, Gant, Sgt. Anders wanted me to talk to you

about that Ruby Castle bust.

He still thinks you and Ranatti

exaggerated your report.

You don't think I'd perjure myself, do you?

How about you, Ranatti? Would you do that?

Hell, we're the only ones

that ever had a case against Ruby Castle.

If Anders don't buy it, screw him.

Just because he's bucking to be the youngest captain

on the L.A.P.D. even if it kills us.

Sgt. Anders.

Roy Fehler. Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Welcome aboard, sailor.

Thank you.

Be seated.

Tonight we work trash patrol.

Oh, not again.

Oh, no, not again.

All right, knock it off. Let's move out.

What a pain in the ass.

I forgot. I wore my good clothes.

What's the matter?

Either way you go home smelling like a garbage dump.

Hey, Fehler, now you can tell your friends you're a G-man,

but don't tell them the G is for garbage.

Did you find something, Fehler?

Oh, yeah, sergeant. As a matter of fact I did.

Go on.

Uh, a corn beef on rye,

a blueberry cheese blintz and a Tampax.

Hm? Did you guys find anything?

Did you find anything, Gant?

Garbage. Garbage.

Dirty, rotten, stinking, lousy, filthy garbage.

All right, all right.

I realize that trash night is a dirty job,

but I have it on good authority that these trash cans

came from one of the biggest

bookie organizations in this city.

We're bound to find some betting markers here.

Now, keep looking, men.

Nobody said that police work was easy.

This could be the big break I'm looking for.

This could be bigger than all of us.

Now, let me warn you about fruits.

They can look like anybody.

Big manly guys with wives and kids.

Good jobs.

Or they can be professional men or even cops.

And when they find out you're the law,

those sons of bitches come uncorked,

so get the cuffs on them fast.

I say don't get yourself hurt for a lousy misdemeanor pinch

that don't mean a damn in court anyway.

You know what the average fruit gets?

No.

About a $50 fine and that's it.

So what am I supposed to do, sergeant,

just walk around the lake?

Well, if you want to swish a little, go ahead. Swish.

Oh, come on, come on. That's entrapment.

I'll worry about the law.

You just do the job you're being paid to do.

Yeah, well, I'm not being paid to swish.

I'm going to ignore that statement, Fehler.

Now, you won't have any trouble recognizing him:

6'6", all muscle. A lumberjack from Oregon.

Comes down here to get his rocks off.

Oh, man, this is a shitty and degrading job.

Somebody's got to do it.

But as far as I'm concerned,

you don't have to let him feel your joint.

I mean, if it looks like he's making a move

to honk you, you just grab his hand.

Then he's under arrest.

Okay, Fehler?

Thanks, sergeant.

All right.

Get out there.

Don't forget to swish.

It's a lovely evening, isn't it?

Yeah, it is.

The moon is beautiful.

I like to watch the ripples. Don't you?

I don't really think about it too much.

All right, that's it!

Come on, boys. Go get him.

Oh!

I got him! I...

I... Aah!

Don't let him get away.

Help! Police!

Police! Help!

Roy?

Dorothy?

What are you doing here? When did you get home?

A little while ago.

What a nice surprise.

Is Becky asleep?

No. Becky stayed in San Francisco with Mother.

Oh.

I...

I wasn't expecting you till the weekend.

I'm glad to see you though.

Boy, did we have a night. Jesus.

A bunch of us went down to MacArthur Park to, uh,

bust fruits.

And what happened?

Well, we staked the joint out.

We ended up wrestling in the lake

with some poor fruit.

I mean, it really bothered me.

Here I am, a grown man.

I'm supposed to be protecting society

and I feel like I'm more depraved than that poor guy.

I don't know.

It just disturbed me, that's all.

Roy, I'm leaving you.

You're what?

When did you decide this?

I don't know.

It's been coming on a long time, I guess.

I guess after Kilvinski retired

and you decided to stay on and go on to Vice.

I guess that's what did it.

Yeah, but Dorothy, I'm...

I-I hate this assignment.

I'm not gonna be doing this forever.

It doesn't matter, Roy.

It doesn't have anything to do with that.

And it has nothing to do with your being a policeman anymore.

And it's not because I'm a girl

who doesn't like to be alone,

or because I worry about you.

I stopped worrying about you months ago.

I learned months ago to go to bed by myself.

It's none of those dumb cliché reasons, Roy.

Then what is it?

I just don't care anymore.

Why?

Oh, Roy.

What about Becky?

What about her?

I'm her father.

You're taking my daughter away from me.

I can't help that.

Hey, Dorothy. You're taking my daughter away from me.

No! You've done that, Roy.

You risked too much, Roy.

Your health, your life, your family.

And for what?

To keep some psychotic kid

from holding up a liquor store.

I don't understand that, Roy.

I grew up in a house where those you love come first.

You and Kilvinski, you're two of a kind.

Only the sad thing is

that you could have been something better.

Goodbye, Roy.

Wait a minute.

Before you go,

I'd just like to ask you something.

In all the time we were together,

did you ever say,

"Whatever you want to do, Roy, I'll back you up.

I'll see it through, no matter what."

You know, w-when I quit school,

you gave me the feeling that I cheated you.

It was like, uh,

I'd deprived you of something more.

That my being a policeman wasn't good enough.

Well, that's what I am.

But you want something, uh, more.

You don't want me.

So go on. Fly home to mother.

If it brings you any comfort,

let's leave it that way.

I let you down.

I'm not letting Becky go!

Dorothy, do you hear me?

I'm not letting her go!

Get a haircut.

Been eating at Fat Jack's again?

That's right, sergeant.

The top stains, above the tie bar,

look like chicken gumbo.

What are the others? Barbeque sauce?

Uh, with green pepper, sir.

When do you change the oil on this tie?

Every 10,000 miles, sergeant.

All right, gentlemen. Let's get out in the street.

Dismissed.

Yes, sir. What can we do for you?

I used to work in this division.

Hang on a minute.

Yeah?

Right, hang on.

Well, what can I do for you?

My Name's Kilvinski. I...

Now, that's what I call

one helluva guy.

Comes all the way from Florida

just to give ol' Whitey a kewpie doll.

Hello, Andy. How are you doin'?

What are you doing around here?

Just checkin' upon you. Don't believe him.

His daughter kicked him out of Florida already.

Where can we reach you?

I'll be around. I'm gonna look for work.

Shouldn't have trouble,

man of your experience... Andy!

Hey, Roy.

We gotta go. Okay.

Nice seeing you. Stop in again.

How are you? Good to see you.

Oh, Johnson, this is the guy I was telling you about.

This is Andy Kilvinski. He used to own this division.

How do you do, sir? Hiya, son.

I'll see you out at the car. Okay.

Come on, walk me out.

Good to see you. When'd you get here?

Can we get together a little bit later on?

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

How's Florida? Well, I'll tell you.

With those three grandchildren and that little house,

I think I was better off in the street.

This is for Becky.

Oh, thanks, Andy.

I'll send it to her.

She's up in San Francisco with her mother.

Well, what else is new?

Well, I'm off Vice.

That's always good to hear. Ha-ha.

Dorothy's divorcing me.

Oh, for sure?

Yeah, for sure.

She met some realtor in Sausalito.

He's a nice guy apparently.

Owns a helicopter.

Gee, it's good to see you, Andy.

You too.

Man, you won't believe this town.

How it's changed. I'll bet.

Guess I'll have to show you around.

We'll have to get together. You free?

Hell, yes. Good.

Where can I reach you?

Well, I'll leave my, uh, number at the desk.

Okay.

I'll, uh... I'll give you a call.

Andy.

Yeah?

Nothing. I'll talk to you.

Roy, Andy. Did I wake you?

Oh, gee, I didn't mean to wake you. I'm sorry.

Fine. Fine, fine, fine.

Sorry, I woke you. I didn't mean to wake you.

Hell no, I'm not drunk.

I, uh, repeat myself all the time

without any help at all.

You'll do it next year. You wait and see.

Listen, uh,

what are you doin'?

No, I mean, uh, tomorrow.

Besides that.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Well, um, give Becky my love, huh?

Yeah.

Listen, uh, uh, wait a second, will you?

Um, did I ever tell you about the, uh...

The old guy on the... On the

porch who used to sit in the wicker chair

and he would call the station every week?

Yeah.

And he'd always say the same thing.

See, he'd say, uh,

"I, uh, I just come home

"and there's a man in the house,

"and I don't know him,

"and he's just, uh,

"starin' at me o-out here, you know,

"and I was inside and I got scared.

"I run out here on the porch

"and I called you. And he's still here.

"He's just sitting in there rockin'.

Lord, I think he's a crazy man."

And, uh,

I'd come over, you know, and I'd, uh,

I'd go in the house.

Of course the house was empty, right?

And I'd wait a few minutes and I'd, uh,

I'd say, "All right, now, you get out of here

and don't come back."

And then I'd go to the back door, you know,

I'd slam it real hard and make a lot of noise.

And then I'd come out to...

To the porch again and I'd say, "All right.

"It's okay. You can go back inside.

It's safe now, he's gone."

And the old guy would come over and he'd, uh...

Uh, thank me, you know,

tears in his eyes...

and in the next week,

he'd call and he'd do the same thing

and I'd come over and I'd do the same thing.

I wonder whatever happened to him.

No, I don't mean the guy that was chasing him,

I mean the guy on the front porch.

There's a point to that whole story.

I don't know what it is right now.

Yeah. Well, look, uh,

you stay frosty, huh? And, uh,

I'll be talking to you.

All right.

Hey, Roy. What do you think about Kilvinski?

Johnson, um,

you pick up the toys

and I'll go find a black-and-white.

Yeah, right.

Who is it?

Police officers.

Just a minute.

Good evening, ma'am.

I understand you've had some, uh, trouble.

I'm Officer Fehler,

this is Officer Johnson.

You know these wafer locks aren't worth anything.

Now you tell me.

What all's missing?

Oh, my color TV,

uh, wrist watch,

uh, Polaroid camera,

all my clothes.

Just about everything that was worth a damn.

May I have your name, please?

Lorrie Hunt.

Miss or missus?

Miss.

Would you like some coffee?

Okay. Thanks.

Would you?

No, thanks.

Well, I'm gonna fortify mine.

I know you guys can't drink on duty.

The print people will be here in a while, miss.

So try not to touch anything.

I'm gonna check on the radio, Roy.

I'll see you below.

Okay, kid.

Goodnight, miss.

And we're very sorry about all this.

It's all right.

Um...

Listen, if you don't mind, uh,

I'd like to forget the coffee,

but I wouldn't mind a drink.

Be my guest.

It doesn't hurt to bend the rules every now and again.

Fehler?

Does that name mean something to you?

I know you.

You do? Mm.

I think I know about you.

How?

I'm a nurse.

I was on the floor when they brought you in

with a shotgun wound.

We don't get too many of those.

You surprised everybody.

I did? How?

By being alive.

Are you all right?

No.

Thanks for the drink.

We'll be in touch with you. Good night.

Uh, listen,

if you like, I could stop by a little later

after I'm off work, around 1.

What for?

Uh, just to see if you're okay.

I'll be all right.

I'd like to.

I'll be all right by myself. Thanks.

Okay. Good night.

Good night.

Johnson, you look absolutely beautiful.

I got some cigarette ash on my uniform.

I just wanted to see if it was all off.

Well, it's... It's all gone.

You look great.

Look, I wanna take a run over to the call box

at 81st and Hoover. I wanna use a call box.

Let's go.

Okay, Roy. What for?

I wanna use a call box.

Now a palmful of mints and a quick cigarette,

and you hope nobody'll smell it on your breath.

I don't want a boozer for a partner.

I can't depend on him.

Okay, kid. Whatever you say.

Hey, look at that.

Look at that chick coming towards us right over there.

Follow her. Make a right, right here.

I'll be damned. Silverpants.

Look at those silver pants. Isn't she beautiful?

She is the heaviest hooker in town.

Hey, hey, Silverpants!

Slow down. Slow down. Stop the car.

Wait here. I'm gonna give her a little zoom-o.

Hey, Silverpants, don't go away.

I wanna talk to you.

Hey, baby.

Hey...

What's the matter? Don't you remember who I am?

Why don't you go bust somebody for parking overtime?

Because I'd much rather take a look

at your driver's license and your registration.

What for?

Come on, I'd like to. Come on.

Come on, come on, come on, come on. Let's...

Hey, you got no right! That's an illegal search!

Wait a minute. Just be polite. Watch it.

Oh, Silverpants,

I smell trouble.

Oh, God.

Oh, Silverpants, you're in real trouble now.

This smells like good grass.

You know, I must take you in.

Look, I just got out of jail.

Not again, please.

I'm sorry, I gotta take you in.

You're under arrest.

Come on, give me the keys.

All right, you son of a bitch!

What are you doing?!

What are you doing? You crazy? You're gonna kill us!

Get off the car! I can't!

Look out! Look out!

Stop the car! Come on! I won't bust you! Stop it!

What are you doing? Are you mad?

Get out! Die! I can't.

You dirty bastard, die!

Jump, or I'll scrape you off.

Oh, God, stop the car, will you?

Watch out. Watch it.

Stop it!

I'll kill you, you filthy pig!

Aah!

Look out! Aah!

Aah! Look out! Look out!

Look out! Look out!

Look out! Oh, please!

Aah!

Who is it?

Roy Fehler.

Oh, my God!

What happened?

I just took a little joy ride.

I'll get a doctor.

Uh, I, uh, don't want a doctor.

I don't need any doctors. No doctors.

Yes, you do.

What happened?

Couldn't hold on.

I, uh, couldn't let go. I...

What?

I tried to hold on, but I tried to let go, I...

I don't know what you're talking about.

Doesn't matter.

Look,

I'm sorry. I...

I didn't want to bother you. It's just that...

I know how you felt, but I...

I had to see you. I...

I had to come over here.

You understand?

Yes, I understand.

You're gonna be all right.

I'm gonna take care of you.

I know.

Hi.

Hi.

Sorry I'm late.

That's okay.

Well, how'd it go?

Three weeks' suspension.

Well, that's not so bad.

No.

Actually, I guess they gave me a break.

I could have pulled a lot more time than that.

The thing is, I don't really know if I want to go back.

I mean, you stop to think about it.

What is there to recommend it?

Nothing, unless it happens to be the thing you wanna do.

At least you have three weeks to figure it out.

You ever been married?

No.

How come?

Maybe I don't believe in it.

There was this guy, a basketball player.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah.

So, what happened?

Why I'm not with him?

Yeah.

Well, I work nights

and I like my job.

And he wanted me to travel with the games.

I guess I missed one game too many.

Why are you smiling?

I'm glad.

I'm glad you missed the game.

Hello.

Hello yourself.

I'm in the kitchen, honey.

Really?

Hello. Hello.

Mm. Mm.

Something smells good.

It's the dinner I'm burning.

Looks like a feast.

It is.

Mm.

I thought since it's your first day back,

we could celebrate.

Great.

Well, tell me, how did it go?

All right.

Felt pretty good all day long.

Did it go the way you expected?

Well...

it was different.

I mean, it wasn't the same way

as when I was working with Andy.

You know,

I used to think that being a policeman

was the most important thing in my life.

I guess Andy helped me feel that way.

But, you know, as far as I'm concerned, he was wrong.

What?

I thought you told me he was the best policeman

you ever saw.

Well,

actually, I guess, he was more of an artist than a policeman.

I mean, he did everything his own way.

Heh. If the law didn't cover a problem, Kilvinski did.

Kilvinski's Law.

I guess he felt that his work

was the most important thing in his life.

Well, don't you feel that way about your work?

No.

Not anymore.

Not since I met you.

Come here.

You know something?

What?

You are more important to me

than anything I can do in the streets.

You're more important to me

than anything I can do. Period.

I never knew that before, but I do now.

I know you're more important to me than anything.

Major 415, in the alley...

Let's go! We got some action.

Guy's got the gun. Let's go get them.

I'll take the driver.

Hold it.

Drop it.

Come on now, drop it.

Drop it!

All right, drop it or I'll take your head off.

Somewhere under the Whittier Avenue Bridge.

In the car.

I put a call in for assistance.

Good.

What happened, Sergio?

I lost him.

I'd give a thousand bucks

to get another shot at the son of a bitch.

Let's go, Serge.

Serge.

Hey, come on, Serge. Come on, man.

Sergio, come on, forget it, man.

Hey, Serge.

Hey, Sergio, come on!

Serge!

You know something?

I feel great.

Let's book these dudes.

And let's get us some breakfast.

You know, sometimes I think I made a mistake by being a cop.

They made a mistake anyway.

How's that?

Well, I'm now getting 990 a month

for bumping heads in gang fights

and breaking cars.

Nine-ninety a month for what I used to do for free.

Wasn't it more fun when it was free?

No, it's more fun now.

Hey, Gus, how's school?

Yeah, you're going to school, huh?

Yeah, he's already passed his sergeant's exam.

We're gonna be working for him before you know it, Sergio.

You'll make a great sergeant, Gus.

Thanks.

Well, I'm getting married.

Oh, yeah?

I'm not gonna be any goddamned sergeant,

but I'm getting married.

Hey, congratulations.

You know, I... I've been thinking

of trying that again myself.

Who is she?

Just a girl.

Damndest girl I ever met.

It's too bad people don't sleep all the time.

Why don't we tell her to call the cops?

My old man kicked me in the ribs.

I think he broke something.

I gotta get back inside.

What the hell are you getting paid for?

We'll follow you in and talk to him.

You can't talk to him. He's crazy.

I'm not going there.

He said he'd kill me if I called the cops.

What apartment is he in?

Upstairs in the rear of this building.

No, no. Don't. Don't.

Jesus!

Oh, Christ.

Not in the stomach.

Not in the...

I'll get an ambulance!

It can't...

It can't happen now.

Not now.

I'm just starting to... No.

Not now. It can't...

Somebody get a blanket.

Again...

It can't happen now.

Take it easy.

I don't want it to happen now.

Don't talk.

I was...

just beginning to know.

I know...

I know Lorrie...

You what?

I know Lorrie...

He's dead.

Please!

Would somebody throw a blanket?!