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Confidence, Huey. Confidence.

He looks at her,

and he says, "Just what you need."

It's pretty bad.

Oh, come on, Starsky.

I just don't believe it's Sunday.

You don't mean you'd rather be relaxing poolside

with a blonde lovely

than chasing down vicious criminals and murders.

Well, why don't you convince Milty

to restrict his drops to weekdays.

Very funny.

Hey, Starsky.

Huh?

Better push it.

Hate to keep Milty's connection waiting.

Oh, now, lookit here, lookit here.

That's our baby.

That old tub?

That old tub is like a thousand other old tubs.

Who could identify it?

Yeah, well, see, a sports car is more my style,

but I get your point.

Well, let's do it.

You get the tip.

That's good coffee.

Looks like it's going to be a nice day.

Thank you very much.

You're a gentleman and a scholar.

You all right, Sarah?

Oh, fine, Henny. Just fine.

I shouldn't have let you come.

Now, we're in this together.

But, Sarah, there are 50 sticks of dynamite

locked in that trunk.

Even a good bounce could set it off.

It couldn't go off.

You set the timer for 5:00 this afternoon.

Well, I'm not an expert.

It could go off prematurely.

Well, if it did, we'd be together.

I still feel

as if I should drive into that courthouse garage with you.

Absolutely not.

No. It'll Just take a few minutes to park it,

and then when we have our coffee,

we'll call The Chronicle,

Henny, our car...

Do something.

What can I do?

Call the police?

Oh, man, would you turn that thing off?

You're driving me crazy with that.

You got something against music?

Oh, come on.

Hey, baby. Lemon pie. Your favorite.

No, man.

I like brown donuts.

Can I help you gentlemen?

Yeah.

Maybe some wine...

Red or white?

Green, like in money.

Hey, now, wait a minute...

Shut up and open the register.

I'll get it, Dad.

Now, you just cool it.

Milty!

How you doing, Milty?

Just give me a few seconds.

Dealing drugs on Sunday. Shame on you.

I was just taking a walk.

Spread them out, spread them out.

He was throwing the evidence

all over Glenville.

And you got it?

Yeah.

Good work, Starsky.

Watch out for my suit, man.

It's a new suit.

Shut up, Milty.

What do you mean shut up...

They are armed and dangerous.

Escape car is a white two-door 1963 Chevrolet,

unknown license...

Let's get out of here.

Wait a minute. What are you guys doing?

Come on, Milty.

Get in the car!

You guys didn't even read me my rights.

Right now, Milty?

Read him his rights.

Yeah, read me my rights.

Oh, shut up.

You have the right to remain silent.

I have the right to remain alive, you mean.

Slow down, slow down.

You have the right to speak with an attorney.

Is that enough?

Hey, hey, 35 miles an hour that's the speed limit,

35, you hear me?

Can you make out the plates?

No. Can't you get any closer?

What do you think I'm trying to do, lose him?

Oh, very funny.

Watch the truck.

Watch out for the truck!

Starsky...

Get out of the way.

Well, we lost them.

Him too.

Him too.

Hey, hey.

Hey, hey.

Hey, Teddy...

Where'd you get this car?

The coffee shop.

Where'd you get that bread?

The liquor store.

And I work my tail off for three bucks an hour...

Man, I wish I had the guts,

Guts? What's there to be scared of?

Hey, man, the slammer.

Man, just the thought of my going to the slammer

gives me the screaming meemies.

Oh, man...

210 lousy bucks.

Oh, wow. That ain't no bread at all.

Ain't even enough to pay my bookie.

So what do we do now?

We're going to do what we're the best at.

We're going to score again.

Only this time,

we'll make sure it's a big one.

What's big that's open on Sunday?

You just leave it to me. I know a place.

Yeah, but, see, if we go out in that,

it's going to be smothered in blue uniforms

before we hit the first stop sign.

Not if we paint it

and change them license plates.

Teddy, you got some old license plates around?

Yeah, I hauled a wreck in...

Ohio plates.

Oh, good.

I tell you what I'll do.

I'll give you $20.00 for the plates,

and $20.00 for the paint.

Yeah, well, that sounds all right.

What's your favorite color?

Just like you, old buddy.

Green.

Oh, you're something.

Do you want to tell me about what happened here?

I was in the shop next door.

You know, The gift shop,

picking up a little something

for my wife, you know.

It's our 15th wedding anniversary.

Congratulations.

Oh, thank you.

Anyway, I heard this...

What about my father?

His eyes were wide open

and clear as a bell, kid.

Take it easy.

He's going to be fine.

Here you go.

Now, tell me...

What did you see?

Not much.

Except the guy who hit me was big and black.

It was 621 CIE.

You want to hold on a minute?

Sure, of course.

Hey, Starsky...

Come here.

Excuse me, officer.

Starsky, this is Mr. Mills.

Mr. Mills, Detective Starsky.

A pleasure to meet you.

Mr. Mills, here is a very observant man.

Well, I, uh, I try to be.

You see, I was in the shop next door,

the gift shop,

picking up a little something for my wife.

It's our 15th wedding anniversary.

Well, anyway,

I heard this backfire, see, then I heard a crash of bottles,

then I saw two men run from right there,

jump into their car.

Their car was parked

right in that spot.

A white Chevy.

A white Chevy, right.

I don't suppose you got the license number?

Yeah, he sure did.

Oh, did you write it down?

No, sir.

I pride myself on my memory, too.

I already told Detective Hutchinson

the number.

So what's the problem.

I haven't got a pencil, Starsky.

That's why I asked you out here.

You got a pencil?

No, I don't have a pencil.

Oh, uh, sir?

Officer? I have a pencil,

Thank you.

And a...

Piece of paper. Piece of paper.

Thank you.

Now, that was 6-2-1...

6-2-1.

C-I-E.

C-I-E.

Right, very good.

Here's your pencil.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

That's good work, Starsk.

Did you gentlemen want to see us?

Yes, this is Detective Hutchinson.

My name's Dave Starsky.

Could we go in the sitting room and talk?

Uh, sure, sure.

Do you own a 1963 Chevrolet,

license plate, 621-CIE?

And where do you keep your car parked?

Oh, in a parking space out back, right outside our window.

Your car was used in a robbery

over two hours ago.

Didn't you notice it was missing?

Well, it wasn't missing from here.

It was stolen from the parking lot

at the Quality Coffee Shop.

We had to take the bus to get home.

Could you tell us why...

you didn't report this matter

to the police?

You better tell them, Henny.

We don't want anyone to get hurt

because of us.

Well, uh, we weren't anxious

to report it to the police, because...

because there are 50 sticks of dynamite

locked in the trunk,

and it's set to go off at 5:00 this afternoon.

Why?

This place...

this home is a rat trap.

The plumbing only works once in a while,

there's a leak in the roof,

and the food...

Why talk about garbage?

We pleaded with the city

for two years.

They promised they'd do something, but didn't.

They've got what?

That's right...

50 sticks of dynamite set to go off at 5:00 p.m.

And that gives us about four hours.

You stay there. I'm going to put you on hold.

Put this on the air, top priority.

That Chevy in the liquor store robbery.

I want every available man hunting it.

It's set to blow up at 5:00 p.m.

But you can't go around

raising money for repairs that way.

It's against the law.

We're going to have to take you folks in.

We know.

You want to put the cuffs on them?

You're kidding.

It's regulations.

You know that regulation.

I don't know that regulation.

You put the cuffs on them.

Folks, if you give me your word that you won't try to escape,

we won't need the cuffs.

We won't try to escape, officer.

Where could we go?

Yeah.

It seems impossible.

500 men on the job,

and that Chevy hasn't surfaced yet.

Captain, it's 1:37.

What are you,

the town crier or something?

I'm just pointing out the time.

I know what time it is.

Call the radio and television stations.

Have them alert the public.

And create panic?

There'd be more people killed

racing away from Chevys

they'd mistaken for the death car

than if that dynamite went off

in the middle of downtown.

I think... Don't!

There's still three and a half hours to think.

A white, 1963 Chevy.

It's got to be somewhere.

What do you think?

What do I think?

Man, it's beautiful.

Teddy, you are faster than a speeding bullet.

Yeah, I tell you, babe,

it was worth the 30 bucks.

Let's do it.

See you later, Teddy.

All right, Wilbur.

Hey, Wilbur...

Don't scratch the paint, now.

Now, sugar,

I believe in women's lib,

which means you're entitled to steal

as much as any male bartender,

but keep this in mind...

There's thievery and allowable thievery,

and I allows just a little thievery,

and don't forget,

don't throw the money you're ripping off

in the bar sink,

because it gums up the plumbing.

Hey!

Ain't you supposed to come in through the alley?

Figured you wouldn't mind.

It being Sunday.

Cops coming in through the front door

give the place a bad name.

Now, what will my customers think?

Got a minute, Hug?

Starsky and Hutch.

They ain't on the take, so no freebees.

My new barmaid,

Dianne Sills.

Hello.

Hello.

Hi.

Have a seat.

Thank you.

Okay. What's happening?

A little robbery, a couple of murders.

Why should today be different than any other?

Well, today is a little different

than the usual.

The jokers we're after

are driving around in a stolen car

rigged with a bomb set to go off at 5:00 p.m.,

and they don't know it.

It's 2:15.

That gives you three hours to find them

and tell them about it, right?

Well, that's plenty of time

if we knew where to look.

And maybe not.

If they hit one stone,

one pebble in the street,

it could bounce that timing device up, and...

Then everybody would know about it, right?

You see our problem, Hug?

Yeah, I dig your troubles.

What else?

They hit a liquor store on Glenville and Third.

Some bad dudes, huh?

Let me make some calls, and I'll get back to you.

All right, get in there, now.

Okay, fill it up.

Hey, you sharks don't miss a day, do you?

All right, everybody, just stay cool,

and nobody gets burned.

Keep your hands up there where I can see them.

Come on. Come on. Come on.

Make out you're late

for a date with Robert Redford.

Come on, come on, come on.

Get!

Hey, Hutch.

What?

Don't forget the chili.

One plain,

and one with mustard and onions and relish

and sauerkraut and chili.

Zebra Three, Zebra Three, this is Dobey.

Go ahead, captain.

Huggy Bear's just called in here.

Thinks there may be a contact for you

over at Jackson Park.

Got you, captain,

Hutch, we got something.

Where to?

Jackson High School.

What you got?

Huggy says we find out when we get there.

Where's mine?

I dumped it.

You dumped it?

You can't eat while you're driving.

You're dangerous.

I'm also hungry.

Next time you drive.

Come on, brother.

I want a little rub-a-dub on you, man.

Go, go, go, go.

All right. All right.

Uh-oh. Uh-oh.

Okay...

Hey, that was a beautiful shot.

What grade you in?

You wouldn't believe it.

Hey, we're friends of a guy

who says you can tell us something

about some bad news

that blew in from Denver last week.

Man, they don't look like

no friends to me,

do they, Tony?

No, Huey.

They look like the fuzz to me.

The kid's bright.

You guys are a little short

to play basketball, aren't you?

I can't understand it, man.

We eats our full ration of chitlins every day.

Hey listen,

what we want to know

is worth about 50 bucks to us.

You hear that, Huey?

These dudes are high rollers, man.

Hey, maybe these two kids want to gamble.

Maybe they want to play a little two-man basketball,

huh?

You win, we double that 50,

and you don't have to tell us nothing.

And if we win...

you tell us everything we want to know,

and we pay you zip.

It's worth a try, isn't it?

Hey, Huey. You hear that, man?

Now, let me get this straight.

We win, you give us 100 bucks,

and we don't have to tell you nothing?

But if we win...

Okay, okay, okay. How many points?

Right.

10 points, Starsky?

You got it.

What is that? What is that?

Two points a basket?

Yeah, man, 10 points is five baskets,

Tell you what I'm going to do.

I'm going to let you take it out first.

You ready? Ready, ready?

You ready now?

That's two points for us.

Hey, that's what he said,

He said two points a basket, right?

Right, cop.

Hey, who goes now, you or us?

Who's your man, Starsky?

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Hey, that's four points for the good guys, huh?

Huh?

Hey, let's go.

It's all right. All right. Special...

Here we go.

Hey, wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Hey, we do something wrong?

Huey, I think we been hustled, man.

Yeah, I know, by experts.

Hey, lookit here, you all.

You know that 50 you was talking about

at the top?

Yeah.

If we forfeit the game, right now,

will you make it 20?

Well, uh...

Like I was saying,

we're friends of a guy

who says you can tell us about two guys

came in last week from Denver.

A salt and pepper combo.

Salt and pepper combo?

You talking about the liquor store holdup?

Yeah.

We heard those guys hang out

at a bookie joint we know about.

Yeah.

The black dude's name is Gregg something...

Yeah, the other guy's Wilbur Sloan.

Sloan, huh? Where's the bookie joint?

Monty's Bar...

It's in the back.

On Fifth Street.

I got the back.

Okay.

May I have a beer, please.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Hey, it's private back there, man.

Hey, not to me, man.

I've got a bundle.

I want to bet it on something special.

Who sent you?

Jackson. That's his name.

Nobody's home by that name, man.

You'd better take off.

Oh, hey, come on, man.

Take off!

Is the password two words?

Hey, turkey.

You tell them you got two high rollers out here.

Now, what's the word?

All right. That's it.

All right, take it easy. Just take it easy.

There's nothing to worry about

unless you're doing something illegal.

And heading for the stretch.

Hey, don't turn it off, Pop.

How are we going to know who won?

Out.

Okay, out.

Go ahead, come on. Take your drink with you.

Come back later for your pay-off.

Another day, another dollar.

Out, out, out.

You stay!

No photo-finish for you here.

That's it, folks,

for the sixth race in just 20 minutes...

Look, we're a small operation.

We can afford maybe 500 a week.

Right, Ed?

Take it easy, Marty.

There's no percentage in taking it easy.

I'm still listening.

Oh. Well, in that case,

maybe we can sweeten the pot.

Say, 700?

Make it a black guy called Gregg something

and his pal, Wilbur Sloane.

We never heard of them.

We know you handle their action.

Them?

Sure. They were in here maybe a couple of hours ago

to make a payoff.

They're good Joes.

Never welched on a bet yet.

They've got integrity, Starsky.

Yeah, it's nice to know we're looking for a class act.

Okay, If you're going to bust us, bust us.

Take it easy, Marty.

Who said anything about a bust?

Right, fellas?

Right.

No. We want you to stay visible,

and if our friends call in a bet,

you give us a call.

The number's on the card.

Now, you help us collar them,

we might forget about this address.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Well, in that case, I guess should tell you...

There's this go-go dancer, Sally Ann.

She used to be married to the Sloan guy.

Mm-hm.

She works the Princess Discotheque

near Washburn.

Ed, I predict a bright future for you.

Would this joint be open now?

Day and night, every day of the week.

Ed, we've got no future if those two cannons

find out we gave out information.

Come on, we had no choice.

Oh, we've got a choice.

The vigarish.

We play both ends like usual.

Huh?

Ted's Body and Fender.

Yeah, I might be able to reach them.

What's the message?

Hey, look tell them

that two cops are looking for them...

real hard.

And tell Wilbur,

they're visiting his ex right now.

All right.

I know what you're thinking.

You ought to be ashamed of yourself.

Okay. You want to talk?

Sure, soon as I can hear again.

Well, our customers prefer volume to quality.

Listen, I have to go back on again

in a couple of minutes,

so if you want to talk, talk, okay?

Tell us about Wilbur.

Oh, Wilbur...

and then

I was married to that weirdo Wilbur

for two months,

and can you believe I see him more now

than when we were living together?

When was the last time you saw him?

Last night.

Oh, about 7:00, I guess.

I mean to put it all out front, the marriage broke up

because there was hardly ever a sex scene.

I mean, not that Wilbur couldn't get it together,

if you know what I mean.

It was like he goes for gambling.

The horses, basketball,

football...

you know, a real sports freak.

I mean, every performance, I turn on maybe 50 dudes

doing my act here in this public joint,

but in my bedroom,

in the privacy of my own home,

I'd do it for Wilbur,

only for real,

and Wilbur would turn on...

He would turn on the baseball games,

he'd turn on the football games,

he'd turn on tennis,

I mean, he was weird, huh?

I was starting to get an inferiority complex.

I went to this shrink, and he let me know...

Using the Socratic Method, of course...

That it was Wilbur's problem and not mine,

and that I'd better unload him

before he ruined my career.

What about this other guy?

Yeah, the other cultural giant, Gregg Morton.

He is a rock freak.

I mean, he can never get enough

of this music.

Do you know where we can find these two guys?

Well, if they ain't at the bookie joint,

and they ain't here, they're usually over

at my cousin Ted's Body Shop.

Me and my cousin, Ted, came out here from Denver,

oh, about six months ago.

Oh, just a minute...

Hey, I'm on again.

I've got to go powder my nose, okay?

Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

So she wouldn't talk, huh?

It's a good thing

we didn't ask her anything personal.

What do you mean my type?

Hey...

You pigs looking for us?

Let's talk...

Nothing to talk about. It's the end of the line.

You blew it.

You had them cold, but you blew it.

In the meantime, it's 2:45.

Those guys are doing a wheelie around town

on a bomb set to go off in a couple of hours.

Now, wait a minute, captain.

It's not all bad news. We know who they are.

The Caucasian is Wilbur Sloan, and the black is Gregg Morton.

You can run a make on them out of Denver.

Well, why didn't you say so?

Now, look, I want you to hold that line open.

Report in every 10 minutes.

Come in, Captain Dobey. I've lost you.

Well, I can hear you, damn it.

I said I want you to report in every 10 minutes.

Zebra Three to Dobey.

I've lost you.

Two nylon lined, steel-belted

double-layered $60 tires.

Starsky! Hutch!

I'll kill those...

Well, you can go home now, folks.

But we can't.

Oh, yes, you can.

Your lawyer got your release

two hours ago.

You're out on bail.

We can't leave now.

Not until we identify these men.

Oh, they've been identified.

Detectives Starsky and Hutchinson

have identified them. You can leave now.

Well, come on then, Sarah.

Well, we really oughtn't to, Henny.

Not until they've been apprehended

and we know that no one's been injured.

Now that Detectives Starsky and Hutchinson

have identified the car thieves,

I'm sure they'll be in custody very soon.

I have a great deal of confidence

in those two young men.

Don't you think a lot of them, captain?

Yes, Mr. Wilson.

I think of them a lot.

They usually check in here every day.

I don't know.

I mean, that's a habit with them, isn't it?

I don't know nothing about their habits.

Sometimes they're around,

and sometimes they're not around,

Starsky, come here.

I mean, I'm not trying...

Look, just don't go away, Ted.

No.

Good boy.

Hey, you want to come here for a second, Ted?

Come on.

Now, uh...

You want to tell us something

about that white Chevy

that was standing right here that's, uh...

that's not white anymore?

Look, Ted...

Now, we're going to lay it out for you just one time

and then I want you to start talking,

and I don't want you to stop

until you're told us everything you know.

That Chevy is a bomb.

Set to go off in a couple of hours.

Your buddies'll get it and a lot of other people.

And when that happens,

you're going to be up for murder.

Who me? Mm-hmm.

I didn't do nothing.

And you're going to be up for it all by yourself.

Because little old Gregg

and little old Wilbur

going to be been blown sky high.

Green, man. They painted it green.

Plates?

Uh, Ohio plates...

they're out of state, man.

Number?

I don't know the number, man.

All I know is that they were Ohio plates,

and I didn't do nothing either, man.

They held a gun on me.

They said they'd kill me if I told anybody.

They took the paint and the plates.

Cops, man. They're weird.

No. I'm not going to play it like that.

Time is running out, captain.

If we appeal to the public through radio and television,

we've got a chance.

We've got plenty of time

now that we know what color the car is,

and that it's carrying Ohio plates.

How many two-door Chevys you know

painted green and carrying Ohio license plates?

One, but suppose it doesn't surface?

It better.

With 500 men on the alert...

A little radio and television coverage never hurt.

Okay, we'd better put it on the air.

Now, that makes sense.

What doesn't make sense

is the way you guys hand in your daily reports.

Local wire service, please.

Once every seven days is not daily.

If the department wanted you to hand them in

every seven days,

they'd be called weekly reports, wouldn't they?

Yes, sir.

Well, wouldn't they? Yes, captain.

Hold on for Captain Dobey, please.

Miss your lunch, captain?

Nah.

Due to certain circumstances, I missed mine.

I don't suppose you could spare that extra hamburger?

Hey, look, you get paid just like I do.

Buy your own.

Thanks, captain. I see what you mean.

And another thing.

I want those reports handed in daily,

neatly typed in triplicate.

Captain, line two.

Captain.

And don't you ever pull

any of that phony radio interference jazz on me.

You cut off communications

with the department,

nothing's going to happen.

Thanks, captain. Dobey, here...

Yeah, I want to put it on the air every five minutes.

Green Chevy. Two-door.

Starsky! Starsky!

Damn!

It's my duty, sir,

to call your attention to that dent in your fender.

We cannot be responsible for any...

Yeah, yeah, yeah, sure.

Hey, Gregg would you turn that thing off?

What?

I said turn it off, man.

You're going to hear them in a few minutes.

Oh, wow.

The world sure is full of killjoys.

This important announcement just came over the news wire.

That'll be a dollar and a half.

The Police Department is looking for a green Chevrolet,

1973 with Ohio license plates.

The men in the car are Wilbur Sloane and Gregg Morton.

If you hear my voice, Wilbur and Gregg,

abandon the car in a deserted area

and telephone the location to this station.

Anybody else who sees this car,

immediately telephone the police department.

15-year-old boy, Ross Bradley,

has been seriously...

Well, get on out of here and look for that car.

That'll be a dollar, please.

Thank you.

An important announcement from the police department

on the news wire.

If anyone sees a green Chevy with Ohio license plates,

please call the Police Emergency switchboard

at 555-6673 immediately.

And now the local weather.

Sunny and hot today and tomorrow.

Highs today...

All units,

green Chevrolet with Ohio license plates

reported, music pavilion, underground parking area.

See attendant Market Street entrance.

Got it.

How much time we got?

It's 12 minutes to 5:00.

That's it.

Hotwire it.

I got the trunk.

Come on.

Come on.

Get me into the open somewhere.

Two minutes!

Get him the hell out of here!

Come on, baby...

Come on.

Be fast, you lousy watch.

Be fast just this one time.

Hey, man.

I don't like walking out

before the show is over.

Oh, come on, man.

I got $500 bet on the Lakers.

But it's the middle of the show.

At least I can hear the end of the game.

Hey listen, listen.

You like that noise so much, you stay.

Yeah, and take a bus home, right?

Wilbur, hold it!

You folks go back in the elevator and stay there.

Don't stand there with your mouth open.

Cuff him.

Oh.

Hey, Wilbur, this is your lucky day.

Lakers won.

And Councilman Brown

has agreed to have lunch with us.

Councilman Brown feels that conditions

are oftentimes exaggerated,

so he's come to see for himself.

And to aid in his survey,

we have arranged for the proprietor

of Huggy Bear's Restaurant,

a noted food expert,

to join us.

Well, dig in, councilman.

It's the usual Tuesday lunch.

It's pretty good, huh?

Not bad.

Councilman,

as an expert, it is my considered opinion

that whoever refers to this as food

is in error.

Well, I have no doubt it's nutritious.

Well, have some more, then, councilman.

Nutritious?

Food should have an aroma,

not an odor.

Food should caress the palate,

not grab the throat, councilman.

Now, we've explained to these good people

that you're a concerned public official.

Yes, I see your point,

but I think that I'm running late, so, uh...

I will relate my experience to the council.

Now, if you'll forgive me...

How long they been eating this...

garbage?

Years.

I, uh...

I don't know what I can do about the rats

or the leak in the roof,

but I will promise you this.

There'll be a new food budget...

tomorrow.

Now, then, for those of you who like Chinese food,

we have here...

Boy, do we have here...

Barbecued ribs and chow mein.

And for those who want American,

we have hamburgers, hot dogs.

And for the discriminating...

soul food.

I'm not hungry.

Me, I prefer tacos and enchiladas.

What kind of food do they serve in the slammer,

Detective Starsky?

I'll tell you.

The two of you aren't going into the slammer.

Now, Hutch and I have heard

that the two of you are on probation,

but if we ever, ever hear the two of you

collecting dynamite again...

Never.

I think my appetite's come back.

Pass the chow mein, please...

Oh, on the other hand,

I think I'll have some black-eyed peas

and some hamhocks.