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Why do we have to have An open house for anyway?

We're not a school.

Just a bunch of people Traipsing in here asking questions.

And, you know, we're trying To get some work done.

Actually, the concept Of an open house

Is quite sound and Potentially beneficial.

Uh, excuse me. I Think I hear my tea.

One of the main problems in Police/community relations

Is that the police Often seem remote

And thus a little frightening To the general public.

This will give them The opportunity

To come in here, see how We work, where we work,

Thus alleviating their fears

And correcting misconceptions.

Well, I cleaned up the Interrogation room.

Good. Did you put Away the whips?

- sure. - good move.

You work and you sweat

And you try and do your best,

And you end up Putting out doughnuts.

15 lousy bucks to Feed a hundred people.

That you, levitt?

Look, I'm in charge of the Refreshments for this thing.

Just laying out a little Buffet for the guests.

Just lovely.

I got some, uh, Cocktail wieners,

Saltines and chips, Peanut butter,

Horseradish dip, and A bowl of chee-tos.

Ah, no paté?

Paté? What's that?

Probably means The paté de foie gras.

French delicacy Made from goose liver.

What is it... Kind of like spam?

Pretty much.

I got to go back down there.

All right.

I'll be going out A little later.

Maybe I'll pick up Some of that paté.

It should be next to the spam.

Thanks.

12th precinct. Sergeant dietrich.

Ah, everything Looks pretty good.

Morning, gentlemen.

- morning, barn. - barn.

Hey, what you got there?

Oh, just some things... A couple of suits.

Oh, gonna make a Wardrobe change?

No.

I considered it.

Going to the cleaners?

As a matter of fact, I'm, uh...

Moving out of my hotel room.

To another hotel room?

No.

Uh... For everyone's Information,

I am moving back Into my apartment.

Hey!

- beautiful! - all right!

Mrs. Miller gonna be there?

Yes, of course.

- great. - all right.

Look, we got a Lot of work to do,

And there's gonna be a lot Of people traipsing in and out,

- so let's get to it. - okay, wait a minute.

I want to say One thing before...

Uh, that the whole Time, you know,

Even when things Were at their worst,

I knew you guys were Gonna get back together.

Ah, so did I.

Well, I appreciate your support

Over these last few weeks.

May I say something?

Sure.

We got a fire down at the docks.

Who? What? Where?

Warehouse at pier 10.

Another arson?

Same area as last time.

All right, you and wojo.

You know, barney, Sometimes I wish

I could carry all my Wardrobe in just one hand.

Maybe someday.

Wojo and dietrich Still out, huh?

Mm-hmm.

Who's responsible for that?

Levitt.

Uh, open house been going okay?

Been able to handle the Crush pretty well so far.

Nobody showed up?

Hm-mm.

It's still early.

Yeah.

Maybe that's someone rsvp'ing.

Welcome to the 12th.

Sergeant harris.

Oh, yeah, just a moment.

It's, uh, mr. Sylvester, Returning your call.

The assistant manager Over at the hotel.

Oh, yes, mr. Sylvester.

Um...

Yes, I-I just called To inform you

That I am, uh, Checking out today.

I'll be dropping off the key A little later this afternoon.

Yes, one other thing, please...

Uh, I've paid my bill For the entire month,

So I'd appreciate it if you'd Arrange to have the refund...

Did I say something funny?

No, sir, I was not informed Regarding that policy.

Look, mr. Sylvester,

This is a significant Amount of money!

Yeah, well, I Would appreciate it

If you would have the Manager call me, please.

And you tell him that I have A certain amount of legal...

Hello? Hello?!

Laughing with you, not at you.

Subtle difference.

Put a lid on it, will ya? Come on, come on, come on.

You are my servants.

I don't understand why You people are doing this.

It's irrational.

We're psycho cops.

This is gregory bickman.

Dr. Bickman.

I found him nosing Around the pier.

And he had no explanation For what he was doing there.

I was doing research.

He's a shrink.

I am a doctor of psychiatry.

Arson is what we in psychiatry Call a societal abreaction.

Yeah, well, we don't.

All right, wojo.

Doctor, I'm captain miller.

How do you do?

Doctor, we're just Laymen here, so, uh...

An abreaction is the Releasing of repressed emotion

By reliving, in word or action,

The original Traumatic situation.

Exactly!

It was a lucky guess.

So, you see, I was There simply to observe

The reactions and the Behavior of people who set fires.

Did you observe any?

No.

Unfortunately, I was The only one there.

Fortunately.

When we came up to Him, he started running.

Flight is a universal Response to the unknown.

Right?

Why are you asking me?

Doctor, I think, under The circumstances,

We're gonna have to Detain you for a while.

I swear... I had nothing To do with the fire.

Have a seat, doc.

Why? Am I being charged?

Sergeant wojciehowicz is Just gonna take your statement.

There's nothing That I can tell you!

Even if I wanted to.

W... I can't.

Have a seat, doctor, will you?

You're in private Practice, doctor?

Yes.

I take it you have all Different kinds of patients?

Yes, mental illness Doesn't play favorites.

I mean, uh, Lawyers... Teachers...

Housewives, and, Uh, stockbrokers.

Arsonists?

Damn, he's perceptive.

Arsonists.

All right, doctor.

You see, uh, I've been Treating this man for 3 months.

And he has a Psychosexual blockage

Which he sublimates Through fire-setting.

Now, you're certain He set this fire?

Yes, this one and 5 more Before in the same area.

So, we had a Session this morning.

I followed him down, But I was too late.

Don't worry about it, Doc. What's his name?

- I beg your pardon? - his name.

Oh, no. Oh, I pass on that.

You can't pass on that!

Take it easy.

Captain, there is a Doctor/patient privilege.

And I understand It and I respect it,

But you must see

That we're dealing here With criminal behavior.

I'm afraid that is irrelevant From my point of view.

Somebody could have got killed!

Believe me, the man Is conscientious,

Which is a result of Excessive mothering.

Who cares?

Uh, doctor...

Look, doctor, we Appreciate your dilemma,

But you have to Appreciate ours, as well.

I sympathize with you, captain.

I invoke confidentiality.

That didn't work for nixon,

And it ain't gonna work for you.

Uh, wojo, why don't you Check the arson files?

See what you can come up with.

That was a priest or something.

Sergeant dietrich will Take your statement.

I told you...

No, no, nothing unethical...

Just name, business Address, that kind of thing.

But it's a very complex case.

We'll confer over here.

Anybody downstairs?

Cops.

I'm sure glad I didn't buy Anything special for today.

I spent an extra half-hour Figuring out what to wear.

Never enough time, is there?

Must be getting near lunch.

That dip is starting To look good to me.

Hiya.

Hello.

Here for the open house.

Oh! Yes!

Welcome, welcome.

I'm captain miller.

Yeah.

Uh, this is sergeant harris.

Sergeant wojciehowicz.

Um, you are?

Ray.

Nice to meet you, ray.

That food for anybody?

Help yourself.

Thanks.

You guys are doing A wonderful job.

You're too kind.

That where you lock up the...

Sure is.

If you have any other Questions, feel free to ask them.

That coffee fresh?

Be my guest.

Beautiful.

12th precinct. Wojciehowicz.

Where?

Did anybody get hurt?

Okay, thanks.

Barn, it's another Fire at pier 11.

2 in one day?

I thought we were Making progress.

Yeah, well, 2 guys got Stuck inside this time.

They just barely got out.

All right, doctor.

All right, now we have A direct threat to life!

But this isn't like him.

Honestly, he's a very Decent human being.

I'm sure he's a wonderful guy,

But, you know, if he Keeps setting these fires,

Somebody's gonna wind up dead!

I-I-I know that, but we're Talking about a sacred trust.

To which there are Exceptions, am I not correct?

That is true, but...

Mmm!

Vincent carew, morris Hotel! I'm pretty sure.

All right, dietrich, wojo.

Oh, god.

Ohh.

Thank you, doctor.

I guess I'll be going now.

Glad you could drop in, ray.

Sure.

Listen, you guys keep Up the good work.

We're 100% behind you.

Thanks.

Let's do it again... Real soon.

- afternoon, sir. - levitt.

Just checking to be sure

That the open house is Going smoothly up here.

Oh, very smoothly.

Oh, sir, I hope you don't mind

If I take the liberty of saying

How personally thrilled I am.

About what?

The resumption of Your marital status.

Levitt, my marital Status has never changed.

Sir, I didn't mean to imply That you weren't married,

Simply that for a period of time

You had to do without the Usual marital pleasures.

Like, uh, home cooking.

I mean, there's nothing Like home cooking, right?

Mm-hmm.

I'll, uh, I'll freshen Up the chee-tos, sir.

- huh? - you do that.

Don't be embarrassed, captain.

It's epidemic.

What is?

The breakup of The nuclear family.

Oh, well, we were only...

We were only Separated temporarily.

As a matter of fact, I'm moving back in today.

I wish you luck.

I suppose you people Know better than anyone

The difficulty of Maintaining a relationship.

I've been divorced five years.

I wasn't referring Specifically to...

That's all right, all right.

The more complex and Frenetic this society becomes,

The more I am beginning to doubt

Any kind of long-term Relationship is possible.

Well, but I mean if Two people realize that

And are willing to Maintain a certain respect...

I wish someone had Told my wife that.

I mean, with her, it was All self-gratification.

There was no concern With my aspirations

Or my needs at all.

Sorry.

"Why aren't you on Central park south

Like everyone else?"

That's what she Used to say to me.

Really?

I certainly Appreciate the advice.

Sure.

This is your detectives' room.

Bunch of wonderful guys up here.

Captain, I brought a Couple of friends...

Two of your biggest supporters.

How do you do?

Is the buffet still open?

Help yourself.

Very authentic.

Salt of the earth.

All right, carew, jeez.

"I want to help you, vincent.

I'm your friend. Trust me, vincent."

You trust somebody, And what do you get?

Another day older And deeper in debt.

You imagine it.

Hello, vincent.

You told!

I didn't want To, vincent, but...

You stink, you know that?

- under the circumstances... - you stink, too!

Transference.

Barn, we got him Coming out of his hotel,

And he had this box Of goodies with him.

Kerosene, lighter fluid, Heavy asbestos gloves,

Matches, blistex.

I got tender lips, but I'm Sure he told you that already.

- of course I didn't. - why not?!

I'll bet you told them Everything else by now!

I did not.

All about my sex Hang-ups... Filthy dreams...

How I stutter in front Of beautiful women.

That is not true.

Okay! All women!

Vincent, will you Please try to calm...

Did he fill you in On my childhood?

- stop it! - believe me, he...

I wet my bed till I was 17!

You're the arsonist.

Aha!

- I-I-I... - all right, all right.

Mr. Carew, just have a Seat over here, please.

Sergeant wojciehowicz will Get the information from you,

And then you'll be able To call your attorney.

You know I can't Talk on the phone!

Oh, right, I forgot.

Uh, we'll work something out.

Uh, dr. Bickman,

It really won't be necessary For you to stay any longer.

We'll contact You if we need you.

Oh?

No, you're free to go.

Am I really?

Yes.

Free?

Free.

I think that's an Obsolete concept.

Don't you?

Just a moment. Barney.

Uh, excuse me.

Am I really free?

Is any one of us Really free anymore?

As far as the police Department is concerned...

You're free.

Literalist.

Uh, it's mr. Waldo,

The manager at the Greenwich hotel.

- oho! - this should be a good one.

I better take this in my office.

Oh, sure. Not in Front of company.

Date of birth?

Uh... October 12, 1948.

I can save you the arithmetic.

I stopped wetting The bed in '66.

Nobody cares.

Maybe not now.

Occupation?

Uh...

Assistant shipping clerk, Cameo brassiere company.

He said it would be good for me.

Told me I had to open up More, reach out, trust people.

Now, vincent, I am very Sorry for what happened,

But you are not the only person In this world with problems.

How do you spell "Brassiere"?

"B"...

Never mind, never Mind, I'll abbreviate it.

Vincent, will you Listen to me, please?

I have fears and Anxieties of my own.

I have guilt of my own.

I... God, I've got Guilt of my own!

It's just that I was Making progress.

I really felt like I Was getting better.

You were! You certainly were.

I didn't tell you...

But this girl at the office...

I asked her out with me.

Oh, vincent, that's marvelous.

She won't go, but I asked her!

Oh, that's the important part.

Right!

This ain't your office, doc.

Um, vincent, I want You to keep seeing me.

But I'm gonna be in jail, right?

Hopefully.

All right, then! I Will come to you.

Okay?

I don't care.

But I do.

Do you mind?

All right.

Vincent, I will See you very soon.

Goodbye.

Oh, thank you, sergeant.

Don't worry, doc, I'll keep an eye on him.

You know, uh, you have a very Interesting way with people...

Very analytical and detached.

I think you could make a Very excellent psychiatrist.

No, no, no, I don't Have the patience.

Well, believe me,

Patience takes a good While to accumulate,

But once you have it, you...

See you, doc.

Look, I only paid That bill in advance

For your convenience, not mine!

Mr. Waldo, the fact is,

You're not going to have any Difficulty re-renting that room.

Well, wait a minute,

That means you're gonna Be getting double rent?!

You guys do an awful lot of Laughing down there, don't you?

Look, uh...

H-hold the phone, Will you? Just hold on.

Can I help you?

Oh, no, no. Just browsing.

You go right ahead With what you're doing.

Thank you.

Look, mr. Waldo,

I was hoping that, as Rational human beings...

That is your final word?

I should have known better Than to check into a hotel

That's been busted 25 Times for prostitution!

Never mind how I know!

You just get ready for a Letter from my lawyer...

Hello? Hello?!

Excuse me!

That's nice material.

All right, all Right, out of here!

- let's get going! - sure, sure, sure.

Okay, everybody.

Gentlemen, that's It, open house is over.

I thought it was until 6:00.

Nice to meet you, but We've got work to do.

I ain't finished my platter yet.

Everybody out!

Hey, sure, I mean, we Was leaving anyway.

Sorry if we made Any trouble for you.

I mean, we just thought "Open house" meant,

You know, open house.

That's the way it is. Let's go.

Listen, it was real Nice meeting you guys.

Keep shootin' straight.

Let's go.

Wait a minute.

Where, uh, where You guys going now?

Oh, we got places. Don't worry.

Wait a minute, wait a minute.

Here.

What's that?

That's a key to a room At the greenwich hotel.

Rent is paid till the End of the month.

You guys can stay there.

- oh, boy! - thanks!

That include room service?

Whatever you can get.

Hot dogs!

You, uh, sure you Won't be needing this?

No, that's all right.

I've made other arrangements For a place to sleep.

Okay.

Well, take care of yourself.

Nice to meet you, ray.

And... See you next year.

Barney, that was beautiful.

Well, the... Place was empty.

I wasn't using it.

I would have done Exactly the same thing.

I admire you, captain.

It isn't very often a Person has a chance

To do something for His fellow human beings...

And stick it to a Hotel at the same time.

Just putting it in perspective.

Thank you, dietrich.

Paté!

Must have been out of spam.