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Morning, dorsey.

Morning, sir.

Uh, wojciehowicz Anytand dietrichng?

Went out on a robbery call.

Oh.

Everything going okay with you?

Pretty good.

No problems?

Why?

Did someone say something?

No.

I brought in my toaster.

You guys didn't have one.

Right.

Breakfast is your Most important meal.

- just get inside, serrano. - morning.

Breakfast ready?

What do you got, wojo?

Gerald serrano.

He tried to stick up a liquor Store over on lexington.

Come on, you guys, you Got to give me a break.

I'm a veteran.

Of what?

The united states air force.

I was in vietnam... You know, asia.

Right.

Yeah, you see, that's Why I rob places.

I need the excitement That I had over there.

Just have a seat. Vietnam syndrome.

Yeah. See? He knows.

If you're interested,

It's a recently diagnosed Disorder of some vets

Who, because of their exposure

To violence and Danger in vietnam,

Seem to have a psychological Need for it in civilian life.

You see what I'm telling you?

I'm still all keyed up from Seeing all that action.

You'll have plenty of Time to relax, mr. Serrano,

While we book you.

But I'm telling you...

You don't understand. I'm not responsible.

Sit down before we Blow your head off!

I just want him to Be comfortable.

Good morning, people.

Barney: morning. Morning, harris.

Good morning.

Morning, ron.

Hey, woj. How are you?

All right.

Where's my tea?

Oh, that was yours.

Uh-huh.

I'm sorry.

About what?

Well, there was Only one tea bag left,

And the tannic acid in the Tea's no good for you, anyway,

So I threw it away.

Well, thank you.

12th precinct. Dorsey.

Uh-huh.

Got it.

Captain, there's a disturbance

In an apartment building On houston street.

You're on with harris.

Let's go, partner.

You don't mind if I finish This off in the car, do you?

Oh, please do.

We'll talk later.

Okay, I need the name Of your last employer.

United states air force.

Haven't had a Steady job since then.

You were over there, too, huh?

Yeah, I was.

How about a break For a fellow vet, huh?

Got any distinguishing Marks or scars?

No, none.

Well, except for the rash On the back of my neck.

Rash?

Yeah, from the dioxin.

Dioxin?

It's the stuff in agent orange.

I was in operation ranch hand.

Dropped that junk Over half the country...

You know, to get rid Of the ground cover.

Yeah. Yeah, I heard of that.

I remember we used to Load up about 5,000 gallons,

You know, go up About 150 feet, drop it.

It would just sort Of like float down...

A big, white cloud.

Settle over the whole jungle.

Oh, it was very pretty.

You still got this rash?

Rash?

I got rash. I got numbness.

I got tingling. I Got liver damage.

I got abdominal tumors.

Well, did you call the v.A.?

Yeah, I went to the v.A. I Put in a claim two years ago.

They said, "Forget it."

Let's finish up this report.

I'm surprised you don't Know more about it,

Being you were Over there and all.

Well, see, where I was,

They... They... They didn't use it.

Oh, yeah? Where were you?

"I" corps, a shau valley.

Ah.

We got you, too.

Please, harriet! I know!

I know if you gave it a Chance, you'd learn to love it!

Don't talk to me.

See? She's always like That! She is always like that!

Don't talk to me, either.

- mrs. Brauer. - oh, captain, please, You talk to him.

He listens to you.

No, I don't listen to him!

Hold it. Hold it. Hold It. What's going on?

Well, we went Into this building,

And this bozo here, He's running down...

- mr. Brauer? - right.

Anyway, the bozo's running Down the hall, naked as a jaybird.

She's running after him,

Screaming at him To put on his robe.

My wife has been under a Great strain recently, that's all.

Anyway, we got him to Go back into the apartment

And made him put Some clothes on.

Captain, I-I-I hate these.

They obscure your essence.

Don't listen to him, captain.

He's just imitating the others.

What others?

Well, everybody else in The building is also naked.

People going in and Out of elevators,

Two old ladies just Sitting in the lobby.

I almost tossed my waffle.

I don't get it. What's going on?

Well, barn, the apartment Building has gone nudist.

And I was worried about condos.

- nudist? - show him the letter.

Oh, mrs. Brauer Says that last month,

She got this from the Owner of the building.

Did you have Those the last time?

Yes, yes.

"Dear tenant, this Is to notify you

"That as of monday, october 1,

"All common areas of The apartment complex...

"Lobby, hallways, recreation,

"Laundry rooms, Interior courtyard...

"Will become Clothing-optional areas.

"Nudism is a healthful And vibrant way of life.

"I hope you will join us.

Grin and bare it."

See... See... See how he Spelled "Bare" b-a-r-e?

He bought the Building in september,

And ever since then,

He's been moving in his Disgusting, naked friends.

I take it you're pressing Charges against mr. Brauer.

It's the only thing He understands.

Mr. Brauer, if you'll Have a seat over here...

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I know the procedure.

Mrs. Brauer, this way.

Harris, you want to Contact mr. Fulton,

Have him come down?

As is?

Mm?

I finished questioning serrano.

I'm gonna go down and Check him for priors.

Fine.

You know something?

He told me that when He was in the air force

That he got exposed To that herbicide...

You know, agent orange.

Now he's got like 50 different Things wrong with him.

That's unfortunate.

Yeah.

And a lot of guys... Got Exposed to this stuff,

And no one ever even told Them it might be dangerous.

I-I read about that.

You'd think somebody would Be doing something about it.

Well, I'm sure someone is.

Right.

You know, the more you Just stop and think about it...

What really happened...

It gets you a little angry.

Uh-huh.

But, uh... Take it easy.

Harriet, they're Locking me up now.

Now are you happy? Ecstatic.

Listen, you keep this Up, I'll be in prison soon.

Good!

You know what happens In prison, harriet?

Homosexual rape.

That's your privilege.

Can I help you?

Yes, I'm peter rankin, Tresher chemical.

Len mccready, Veterans administration.

Oh. I'm captain miller. What can I do for you?

Nothing. You called us.

We did?

Well, someone here Called my office.

A sergeant wijitowitz.

Does that sound familiar?

Vaguely.

He said some sort of Crime had been committed

Concerned our 2,4-d and 2,4,5-t,

But he didn't elaborate.

2,4-d... I take it That's agent orange?

Of course.

That's the same Thing he told us.

So, what seems To be the problem?

Hey, barn.

Ah, wojo.

The gentlemen you Contacted from the v.A.

And the chemical Company are here.

Where's the air force?

What the hell are you doing?

Conducting a Normal investigation.

- of what? - a crime.

That crime happens To be armed robbery,

Which has nothing to do With chemical companies

Or the v.A. Or the air force.

Just wait a minute.

Serrano was exposed To agent orange.

We don't know How it affected him,

But it could have been A factor in that crime.

So it seems to me That it's relevant

To question the people That might be respon...

Responsible for it.

I'm surprised you don't Have nixon down here.

He wasn't home.

Barn...

You're... You're the one That's talking all the time

About covering all the bases,

Being thorough, Extenuating circumstances.

That... That's all I'm doing.

Well, what's next On your agenda?

I just want to get Statements from them.

You know, I want to find Out who was doing what.

Okay.

Thank you.

But no arrests.

Oh, no.

It's a little early for that.

Captain, my time is Not totally worthless.

What's going on here?

Wojo?

All right, uh, Mr. Serrano here...

We picked him up On a felony charge.

So?

So, he was exposed to your Agent orange in vietnam,

And he didn't get Treatment from the v.A.,

So we're just trying to...

Determine if that could Be a contributing factor.

You're kidding.

Uh... No, we're not.

If mr. Serrano thinks He has symptoms

Of agent orange exposure,

We're more than Eager to examine him.

But any criminal Activity on his part

Has nothing to do with the v.A.

Hey, maybe not.

You know, I just want to Get that on the record...

Unless, uh, one of you guys

Has a reason to not Have this looked into.

Of course not.

Our 2,4,5-t is a totally safe And responsible product.

Well, then, you don't mind Answering a few questions.

Fine.

Okay.

Mr. Rankin, want to sit here?

And, mr. Mccready, you Can, uh... Sit right here.

Do you people do this Sort of thing often?

Uh, I do.

I'm captain ronald dupree...

Right over there.

What are those?

I'm on downers.

Since when?

Since you started running Around like kunta kinte.

Harriet, listen... I'm Doing this for you, too.

Small thanks for little favors.

That's right, harriet.

Keep punching. Keep punching.

And according to This university study,

3,800 deaths from cancer would Be normally expected to occur

In a group the size and age

Of that stationed in Vietnam during this period.

Thus, until and unless The actual mortality rate

Exceeds that of The expected norm,

There is really no Concrete evidence

Of a correlation between Agent orange exposure

And these veterans' Subsequent illnesses.

That may be true, but There was another study

At the university of Illinois medical center,

Which found that in veterans

Who had been exposed To agent orange,

There was an Unusually high incidence

Of a particular type of Autoimmune antibodies

Formed against the Body's own cells...

Antibodies associated With the liver disease

Diagnosed in many Agent orange victims.

Who are you?

Just a stranger passing through.

I'm looking for sergeant harris.

Yeah?

I'm john fulton. We Spoke on the phone.

It's mr. Nature.

You said you had A little difficulty?

Uh, yeah.

I'll see, uh, if captain Miller's available.

Just make yourself Comfortable there, huh?

Within reason.

We missed you at the barbecue.

I didn't think you'd notice.

Mr. Fulton, I'm captain miller.

What seems to be the problem?

The problem is,

Mrs. Brauer here is lodging A complaint against you

Concerning the Activities in your building.

You mean my encouragement

Of the full and unfettered Expression of the human spirit?

Yeah, that and the fact That you got a lot of people

Running around naked.

Captain, regardless Of general opinion,

Nudists aren't a Bunch of exhibitionists

Who like to play Volleyball in the woods.

We're just ordinary, Law-abiding citizens

Who happen to feel that The wearing of clothing

Has nothing to do with Modesty or morality.

It also has nothing to Do with the issue at hand.

Look, I took the liberty to Bring along our newsletter,

The new york Sunbathing association.

I'm the outgoing president.

No kidding.

If you'll just take a moment To glance through here,

You'll see that we're A serious organization

With very worthwhile goals.

Uh, look, mr. Fulton, I have no reason

To doubt your sincerity or That of your organization,

But the fact is that Mrs. Brauer here

Is entitled not to be offended.

You're gonna have to Work something out.

I've tried. I've bent over Backwards to satisfy her.

You're disgusting!

Hey, loosen up, lady.

All right, all right, all right.

So, exactly how Much agent orange

Was used over there?

All right.

From '62 to '71,

We must have sprayed About 10.5 million gallons.

That's all?

Well, I know it does Sound like a lot.

And it is.

According to mr. Serrano,

When they mixed the stuff,

They just wore t-shirts,

So they never wore A mask or gloves?

Well, it was hot.

Harriet! Harriet, come here!

Yes?

Harriet, our marriage Is in serious trouble.

I came over for that?

I think that nudity will Give us a chance to save it.

I think it'll put some Bounce in our relationship.

Phil, you got enough Bounce for the two of us.

Harriet, you're a sick, Frightened woman.

Sure, 'cause I'm married to you.

Why can't you give it a chance?

Phil.

What?

Why aren't I enough?

What do you mean?

You're always looking For something else,

Something out there.

What's wrong with Just the two of us?

That's what I'm talking about.

You really believe that If I take off my clothes,

That's what we need?

That it's gonna make Everything beautiful?

It's a start.

Okay.

Okay, if that's what You think we need.

I'll be right back.

Where are you going?

I'm gonna make you happy.

If, after our research And the air force's study,

We determine that the cause Of the problem is agent orange,

We will, of course, Approve the disability claim,

And we'll do everything that We can to rectify the situation.

Okay, all right. Then, Now, what about you?

What's your company Gonna do if that's the case?

Sergeant, that's really A hypothetical question,

As we are 100% sure

That our product is Not the culprit here.

But if it is, it's Still not our fault.

We delivered a safe, Effective product

When administered responsibly,

But the military Ignored all safeguards.

They mixed it too strong. They sprayed it helter-skelter.

They did not follow directions.

Now, listen... If that Stuff was so safe,

How come the e.P.A. Banned it?

Sure, throw that in my face.

Moreover, even if this Did cause the problem,

It could have been Minimized if prompt action

Had been taken by the Veterans administration.

We're doing something now.

Well, it's a little late.

You should have been treating This problem five years ago!

- so sue me! - we are!

Good luck!

You three clowns want To shut up for a minute?!

Well, there's no need to Get personal, sergeant.

It is personal!

Barney: wojo.

I was over there myself.

Now, I don't know for sure

If I got exposed To agent orange.

But I know that When I think if I have...

Back when I had a headache

Or a tingling in my arm Or some trouble in bed,

I start to wonder.

Sergeant, that really can't Be considered our fault.

I don't care anymore Whose fault it is

Or who did what Or who's suing who.

Mr. Serrano and me would Like to know what the stuff did

And what it's Going to do, right?

I just wanted a lawyer.

Well?

We just don't know.

What do you mean, You just don't know?

We really just don't know.

Really.

Sergeant, after the tests And the studies are complete,

We'll hopefully have Something more to go on.

But until that time,

We're all just going To have to wait... And see.

Great.

So, if there's nothing Else you'll need...

No.

Look, I appreciate you guys Coming down here today.

Of course.

See you.

Listen, here's my number.

Listen, we really do Want to help anybody

That might have a Problem with this.

Thank you.

Believe me, sergeant.

The odds are that none of Those things you mentioned before

Are due to exposure To agent orange.

Sure, it could've Been agent purple.

Purple?

Just forget I mentioned it.

Purple?

I'll fill you in later.

Ready, phil?

Harriet, you don't Know what you're doing.

For god's sake, this Is a police station.

Harriet: so?

So, they have guns.

Look, mrs. Brauer, As a personal favor

To a guy who's got his Whole career ahead of him,

Why don't you just put on Your clothes and come out?

Um, excuse me.

Pardon me.

Come on out, mrs. Brauer. Fun's over.

What the hell Was that all about?

Just making a point.

Boy, you certainly Had a lot of people

Worried out here, harriet...

And a little excited, too.

Without dropping a stitch.

Okay, mr. Brauer, here's Your desk-appearance ticket.

If you'll just sign for your Valuables right down there.

Mr. Fulton, this is a Misdemeanor citation

For creating a public nuisance.

Now, if you don't want To get some more of those,

I'd suggest that You and your tenants

Keep your pants on...

In the lobby, on the roof,

And in all areas visible To the general public.

- understood? - yes.

Great. You're all free to go.

Oh, sergeant, thank you so much.

- take care. - okay.

So you knew the whole Time she had her clothes on?

Oh, yeah.

And you just let me Stand there like a jerk?

Mmm...

You're right. He can Be a real bastard.