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What you looking at?

The fog.

It's dropping Down the air shaft.

- beautiful. - mm.

Fair is foul, and foul is fair:

Hover through the Fog and filthy air.

Bill shakespeare.

The fog comes On little cat feet.

It sits looking over The harbor and city

On silent haunches And then moves on.

Carl sandburg.

I got smog in my noggin.

Edd "Kookie" byrnes.

Good evening, people.

- good evening. - hey.

What do you think of this fog?

Thick as pea soup.

Well, we did better than that.

Yes, we did.

Barney not in yet, huh?

No.

Isn't he supposed to find out About deputy inspector today?

Yeah.

What do you think?

Is he going to make it?

I guess he's got a shot.

Course, if he does make it,

That means we got to Break in a new captain.

Yeah, we could train Him right this time.

Of course, you know,

There's no reason it Couldn't be one of us.

I don't know if I'd want All that responsibility.

Excuse me.

What makes you think It's got to be you?

Wojo, it's only logical, man.

Well, what's so Logical about it?

Gentlemen, this is All very fascinating,

But I believe we All have work to do.

Just getting in shape.

Okay, mr. Jennings. You get one phone call.

I'd use it to arrange bail.

Ain't got no money for bail.

Oh.

Well, you must have some Friends that could help you out.

I've got a friend In kansas city.

He's dead.

Sorry.

Why? You didn't shoot him.

Yeah.

Okay, I have to put You in the cage now.

You're the man.

I am that.

Hey, what are you arresting An old guy like that for?

No reason.

Oh, I mean, disorderly conduct And disturbing the peace.

Him?

He's one of those Street musicians...

Always plays down Around washington square.

Yeah?

He went a little crazy,

And he assaulted a string Quartet from juilliard.

They were on my corner.

Second violinist is Pressing charges.

I see.

Should I be telling This to captain miller?

For the time being.

Excuse me.

- good evening, gentlemen. - captain.

Evening, sir.

So, how's it going?

Fine.

Yeah. Be right there.

Barn, call from the Telephone company.

Somebody's up on top of Their roof with a sledgehammer.

All right. You and dietrich.

So, um, did you hear About deputy inspector?

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Did you get it?

No.

Sorry, barn.

Thanks for nothing.

Exactly.

Here you go.

Oh, fine. Thanks.

Harris and dietrich Are still out.

Okay. Let me know When they get back in.

Yeah.

It was a no, huh?

Yeah, it was no.

They gave it to maddox.

Well, I guess you must Be a little disappointed.

Well, look, I...

Yeah, I'm a little disappointed.

Really thought I had a Good shot at it this time.

To tell you the truth, I Was starting to make plans.

Us too.

Hey, there's no reason I should be surprised

That maddox got it.

He's a good cop. He deserves it.

Right.

Of course, it doesn't hurt To be assigned to narcotics.

You get to make all Those flashy busts,

Get your picture in the Paper, tv interviews...

The kind of stuff

That really impresses Them downtown, you know?

Well, I'm glad to see You're taking it so well.

Don't you people Understand?! They're killing us!

We're not deaf!

Well, we netted another one.

I heard.

All right.

This is victor carse, barney.

We found him up on top Of the phone company.

He was pounding away with That sledgehammer there

At one of those big Dishes they got up there.

Not dishes like you and I Have, with nice patterns.

I'm talking about Dishes that kill!

He's talking about the Transmitters on the roof

That relay phone calls On microwave frequencies.

Every time you use that phone,

That dish sends out more waves,

And they've been shooting Them at me for two years.

See, barn, mr. Carse Lives on the top floor

In the building right next door.

I could cook a chicken On my windowsill.

That beats takeout.

Don't you know what those Microwaves are doing to us?

They're attacking Our nervous system,

Destroying our senses, Boiling our blood!

These things happen.

Haven't you been listening?

The phone company's going To send somebody down

To press charges.

You should be arresting them!

Did you know... Did you know I Used to have perfect vision?

Now I can't even see 3 feet in front of me.

You see, the waves attack The lenses and the cornea.

All right, all right.

But I have proof!

Newspaper articles!

Please, just take a look!

Please!

Uh-huh.

I bet you thought you Were just getting old.

Just book him.

Okay, uh...

But you've got to do something!

I mean, even as we speak,

Those waves are being Sent out all over the city.

Look, you don't have To be afraid in here.

This is a lead building.

Sergeant, don't Treat me like I'm crazy,

'cause I'm not!

Sorry.

Oh. That's okay.

Okay, if you'll just have A seat right there, please.

Then we can get a little Information from you,

And then you can Make your phone call.

Get that thing away!

Just checking.

Woj, how you doing?

Hey.

Too bad about barney, isn't it?

I talked to him.

He seem okay?

Yeah, I think so.

It's dead here, isn't it?

Yeah.

What are you looking at?

Oh, some fancy food catalog.

Trying to think of something

To get my father For his birthday.

Good luck.

It's hard to find something That anyone would really like.

Yeah.

The 16th century king of prussia

Gave his bride the Entire kingdom of tuscany

For a gift.

I was thinking of this Assortment of cheese balls.

That's nice, too.

Nice piece of horn.

Thanks.

I'm, uh, no stranger To the blues, myself.

I used to play the bugle.

So you're the one.

For over 15 years, the Russians beamed microwaves

Into the american Embassy in moscow.

Two ambassadors died of Cancer. Another has headaches.

Victor, in the cage.

Don't answer that!

12th precinct. Levitt.

They think I'm crazy.

I'm just passing through.

So, uh... What are you in for?

Playing my music.

Is that your trumpet?

Yeah.

That's my sledgehammer.

I may just ease down a bit.

Alarm just went off on Houston. You and me, wojo.

I'll tell the captain.

Yeah?

Levitt: sir?

Yeah. What is it?

Bulb burn out?

What is it, levitt?

Possible break-in on houston.

Yeah?

Well, I thought we should Put in an appearance.

Whoever you're on with.

Yes, sir.

Well, I'll be returning To the land of light now.

Fine, fine.

Buzz if you need anything.

I'll be fine, levitt.

I'll look in on you A little later, sir.

Anything happening with me?

Oh. Um, did you make bail yet?

No.

Well, I, um, guess we're Gonna have to transfer you

Over to the tombs.

What's going to Happen to my trumpet?

I'm afraid we're gonna Have to hold that

Until after your trial.

I got to play every Day or I get uneasy.

Yeah.

Sorry, mr. Jennings.

The name is edward.

Fast eddie.

Yeah, but I was the first.

I'm howard kimbro, Telephone company.

You owe me some dimes.

They told me to See a captain miller.

I'm here to press charges Against victor carse.

Hello, mr. Kimbro.

I told you to write a letter!

But your microwaves Are killing us!

There is nothing wrong With our microwaves!

Come on! Hold the phone!

You're sick! You know that?

Uh, I'll get the captain.

Of course, mr. Carse Is completely deranged.

Our microwave equipment is Designed for maximum safety.

How long you had that twitch?

What twitch?

Anybody home?

Come on in, harris.

Ma bell's outside.

What?

Oh. Um...

Uh, mr. Kimbro from The phone company.

Fine.

Oh.

Somebody been, Um, smoking in here?

I smoked a cigarette.

Very good.

First one in three years.

Found an old pack laying around.

You smoked a 3-year-old cigarette?

Just wanted to make sure I Wouldn't get hooked again.

That'll do it.

I asked nicely.

You just laughed at me.

I'm in customer relations. I Don't have to listen to this.

Kimbro, I'm captain miller.

I take it you're here to press Charges against mr. Carse.

- yes. - sergeant dietrich will be Glad to take your statement.

This is all so ridiculous.

I have been working in That building for 10 years.

Wonderful.

Anyway, he talks like We are the only people

That are using microwaves.

Everybody does... Tv Stations, hospitals, the police.

They're all over the place.

And they're killing us!

Would you stop saying that?

Mr. Kimbro, you Want to have a seat?

Do you have any aspirin?

I'm afraid not. I just checked.

I have this ringing.

Mr. Kimbro, get your Aspirin over here.

Okay. Inside, bauer.

Hey, you sure you Got the right room?

Uh, hey, barn...

You all right?

Yeah, yeah.

Um, well, check this out.

Okay, levitt. What do you got?

This is fred bauer...

Broke into a christian science Reading room on houston.

Those pamphlets are free.

I didn't take any.

Barn, uh, the reading room

Is right next to A jewelry store,

And so, uh, he got Mixed up in the fog

And went into the Wrong building.

Funny, huh?

Hey, I think so.

We picked him up in the Alley behind the building.

I was looking for my car.

It's gray.

See, we found him crawling Around on all fours.

Yeah. I thought that's What you're supposed to do.

But then I remembered That's for smoke.

Smoke.

Not my night, huh?

Book him, levitt.

It's the least I can do, sir.

Sit down, bauer.

Hey, I'm the one being Arrested, and I'm taking it okay.

- just sit down, will you? - hey, oh. Relax.

I'll check him for priors And take care of it.

Fine. Thanks.

Carse: what about me, captain?

What are you going To do about me?

Mr. Carse, you'll probably Be transferred downtown,

Arraigned sometime tomorrow.

What about the microwaves? They're still coming at us.

Aren't you going To do something?

I'll be in my office. Hold my calls.

Oh, bless you, captain.

I need the spelling of Your last name first,

First name last, And middle initial.

Bauer... B-a-u-e-r.

Fred... F-r-e-d.

Middle initial "W"... D-o-u-b-l-e-u.

Somebody die in here?

You ever see him like this?

Maybe we ought to talk to him.

I think he needs a Little time by himself.

That's enough.

Uh, levitt, we'll Be in the office,

So you, uh, watch things, okay?

Sure. Better take a flashlight.

Hey.

Problems?

No.

We thought that, uh...

We thought you Might want to talk.

No, not really.

- okay. - all right.

Look, believe me, there's Nothing to worry about.

I've completely accepted it.

What is there to Completely accept?

So you didn't make it this time.

This time? This Was the third time.

If you don't make deputy Inspector by the third time,

You can just about Forget about it.

It's just the department's Little way of telling you

That you're just Not good enough.

Come on, barn.

Harris: yeah.

I mean, the only Reason you never got it

Is just 'cause, well, you Don't play their game.

Sure. It's all politics.

You know, a lot of this Is... Is probably our fault.

Oh, come on, wojo Yeah. Wojo's right.

I mean, there have been A lot of things in the past

That we've done that didn't Exactly win you any gold stars

From the brass.

Yeah. I mean, harris' book Didn't make you any friends.

And I got to be the Worst offender.

I'm always... I've Been overreacting,

Busting guys that Shouldn't get busted,

Granting asylum to someone Without asking permission.

That got you in hot water.

That's true.

Although...

Actually, um, now That I think about it,

My book could have been the Deciding factor in this thing.

It was just a book. I mean, I screw up consistently.

Hey, what about me Getting arrested?

I buried him.

Gentlemen, this is, uh, Really not necessary.

I appreciate it, but It's not necessary.

Well, you made us feel good.

But, barn, what if you Never made deputy inspector?

I mean, there are worse Things that could happen

Than to spend your time here.

Look...

Believe me, the promotion Really didn't matter.

If I never make deputy Inspector, I can live with it.

It really doesn't Matter that much.

And that's the Problem. Don't you see?

- no, barn. I'm not Sure... I don't...

What I mean is...

It's getting harder And harder to...

To keep a sense of Purpose around here.

I mean, we bring people In. We ship them out.

Nothing changes.

I enjoy the paperwork.

You know, the first Years are really the best.

I mean, we really thought We would make a difference.

We were out there every Day, busting our tails.

Me, baxter, crusen.

Oh, my god. I'm starting To sound like luger.

That's okay. We've Caught it in time.

Phew.

Well, I sure wish there Was something we could do.

Look, just...

Just the fact that you guys Came in here together like this

Really means a lot to me.

I appreciate it.

But the fact is

I'm gonna have to Deal with this myself.

Okay.

I guess we'll be Getting back outside.

Barn? Want to come?

No, not really.

Gonna do some more brooding?

I may just a little, yeah.

Hey, got a hell Of a night for it.

It was his last chance.

What year is this?

Shh.