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So, uh... Does he give you The verdict right away,

Or does he screw around first?

I see.

Well, yeah, I mean, I think We got a good chance, too,

But, uh, still,

Should I be preparing Myself for the worst?

No, no, no. I wasn't Referring to your bill.

Yeah. Right.

Uh, I'll see you at 12.

Decision coming down today On "Blood on the badge"?

Uh, yeah.

Keep my fingers crossed.

Thanks, arthur.

Sergeant, what's your sign?

Hmm?

I'll read your horoscope.

Uh, taurus.

"Taurus... Excellent Prospects for success today.

"Look for a happy conclusion To a personal problem.

Avoid court."

I was just kidding. No, it Doesn't really say that.

Ah, come on.

Morning, gentlemen.

- morning, captain. - barn.

Today's the big day, huh?

Well, yeah.

I got to be in court at 12:00,

But I expect to be back by 2:00.

Listen, uh, I hope Everything goes well.

Thanks, barn.

I'm feeling pretty Good about the case.

I mean, ripner had Some good arguments,

But I think we did A pretty good job

Of discrediting his witnesses.

I know. I was one of them.

Right.

By the way, barn,

You know, now That it's all over,

I'd like to apologize

If my lawyers were A little rough on you.

Oh, hey, listen, they Did what they had to do.

- you know. - right.

Of course, I do think that Bringing up my prison record

Was a bit uncalled for.

Barn, we were just Establishing character.

Oh.

- barn? - yeah.

This is, uh, this is Mrs. Doris carlisle.

- this is captain miller. - hello.

Mrs. Carlisle wants To lodge a complaint

Against lexington General hospital.

They're endangering My husband's health.

How?

Uh, see, for six months or so,

Her husband's been A lab technician

At the research section.

He's always wanted to Work in a doctor's world.

Anyway, uh...

He's... He's in the nuclear Medicine department,

And according to mrs. Carlisle,

There is a lot of Low-level radioactive waste

That's being stored there From treatment and research,

And she says that it's doing Something to her husband.

It affected his... Performance.

- what she means, barn... - I know what she means.

He used to be warm And loving, a real ace,

And the stuff is draining His energy, sapping his...

Mrs. Carlisle, it's not That we're unsympathetic.

It's just that there Are other agencies

Better equipped to handle...

No, I've been there! I've been to all of them!

You're my last chance!

Well, to be perfectly Candid, this is just not an area

That the police department Can get involved in.

Uh, I already told her we would.

All right, you and Harris check it out.

Anything you say.

We'll, uh... We'll Do what we can.

Oh, thank you.

Captain, there's a disturbance At a post office on bleeker.

You and dietrich.

Morning, gentlemen.

Barney.

It is as horrible as I remember.

Fish.

What are you doing here?

I mean, it's, uh, it's Great to see you.

You too, barney.

3 1/2 years we haven't seen you.

Why?

Well, to tell you the truth,

I sort of decided I'd Never come here again.

Why?

I just felt I left All this behind.

Life was for the young.

People don't want some Old-timer hanging around,

Being a nuisance.

Come on, fish.

But something happened That made me change my mind.

What?

Someone older than me Was elected president.

So how's bernice?

Who?

Oh, she's fine. She Gives you all her love...

For whatever that's worth.

And, uh, uh...

Jilly and victor and The rest of the kids?

Oh, them? They're gone.

Money for the group Home was cut off,

So the city took back the kids.

Oh, I'm sorry.

So is the city.

But, I mean, they're Okay? They're doing okay?

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Victor was arrested For assault and battery,

But they're not gonna Try him as an adult.

And jilly got pregnant, But the guy married her.

Oh.

And the other kids Are doing fine, too.

Let me buy you a Cup of coffee, huh?

All right.

It, uh...

It's not as bad as nick's, But we're working on it.

So, uh, what are you doing These days to keep busy?

I'm into leather.

Hmm?

Bernice made me take a Course in leather crafts

At brooklyn college.

She said it would do me good To get out and meet new people.

Right.

So now I sit in my Room and make wallets.

Sounds lovely.

You want one?

Yeah, sure.

Listen, if I'm keeping You from something...

No, no. No.

All right, all right.

You're uglier than your picture.

I should have known by your Handwriting... You're a cheat!

All right, what Have we got here?

Captain, this is Frederick houston.

This is milton corshak.

Picked them up At the post office.

They're pressing Mutual assault charges.

Yeah, he's a liar and a cheat!

He doesn't know his Pawn from his rook.

Mr. Corshak and Mr. Houston play chess by mail.

Apparently, they've had a Number of disagreements

Over who moved where,

So they met at Mr. Corshak's post office box

To settle the dispute.

Mr. Corshak was squeezing Mr. Houston's head in this.

He tried to stab Me with his queen.

I was using the Indian defense...

Caught him completely off guard.

All right, all right, all right.

Look, I don't Understand any of this.

Look, captain.

I had just moved My knight to queen 6,

Thus creating a juggernaut From which no one could escape.

Until I made my master stroke

Of putting queen Bishop to knight 3,

Thus putting his king in check.

In check? I never got that move!

According to mr. Houston, His check is in the mail.

Like I said, it's Mutual assault, sir.

You two are still intent On pressing charges?

Book 'em.

All right, mr. Corshak. Let's check in over there.

Okay, mr. Houston, move Your king's rook to seat 3.

- what? - just sit down.

Remember me?

So are you enjoying Your retirement?

No.

Uh-huh.

But I accept it.

I mean, you can't stop the Years from taking their toll.

Actually, with advances In medical technology

And organ replacement,

It's very possible That by the year 2000

We'll be able to Significantly delay,

Even halt, the aging process.

Get away from me.

Do you work here?

I used to. I'm retired.

You remind me of my husband.

I'm sorry.

He should retire, too.

Been shopping, have we?

Why do you say that?

Well, you have a shopping bag.

I was a cop for 35 years,

So I'm pretty good at Putting things together.

Oh, I see.

Excuse me.

Sometimes Extraordinary situations

Call for extraordinary measures.

- don't you think so? - yes.

I mean, a person has to do What a person has to do, right?

I agree with you completely.

Officer levitt,

May we have the chess Board and pieces, please?

What for?

He's challenged me to a game.

Gentlemen, I'm afraid This is evidence,

And regardless, this Is a police station,

Not a country club.

Problems, levitt?

They want to play a Chess game in the cage.

Can you believe that?

Let 'em.

Glad to see you're Getting a break.

What happened?

- I checked it out. - harris make court?

Oh, yeah, he went straight over.

Uh, everything that mrs. Carlisle says seems to be right.

Place is full of the stuff.

They got a basement that...

Just crammed with barrels Marked "Radioactive."

What did they say about it?

Well, I talked to the Hospital administrator.

That's that mr. Giles.

He said that there's No danger from it.

But at the same time,

There's no disposal site willing To take the stuff right now.

And the federal law requires

That they store it on A site at the hospital

Until disposal can be arranged.

When is that gonna be?

They don't know.

That's what they told me.

Uh... Mrs. Carlisle, uh...

Thank you for bringing This to our attention.

Well, what are you Gonna do about it?

I'm afraid nothing.

Nothing?

That's what I thought You'd end up saying.

I'm terribly sorry, but...

You did what you could.

Well, there doesn't seem To be any laws broken.

As I said before, this is Not in our jurisdiction.

However, I'll see to it That a copy of the report

That sergeant wojciehowi...

What is that?

An explosive device.

I want that radioactive waste

Moved out of the Hospital in two hours,

Or I'm gonna blow us up.

You guys didn't have To do this for me.

Uh, mrs. Carlisle...

I don't know exactly what It is you're doing, but, uh...

This isn't the way to do it.

I want that stuff moved.

And so do we.

And I promise you that if you...

Keep away! I'll Throw the switch.

Whatever you say.

I don't want to, but I will.

You know, mrs. Carlisle,

I-I don't want to be Impertinent about this, but, uh...

We're not even sure That what you've got there

Is really a bomb.

Oh.

I mean, it could be just a...

You know, a pot rigged Up to look like a bomb.

Oh, that's true.

Is it a bomb?

I'm not sure.

I made it from this Manual I bought

At a little radical Bookstore in the village.

"Recipes for the revolution."

Cute title.

Very.

Well, anyway, the bomb Is basically a mixture

Of potassium chloride, Nickelomonium sulfate,

Some gelatin, a pinch Of manganese dioxide,

Along with two Dry-cell batteries

Connected to an ignition switch.

Does that sound Like it would work?

If she followed directions,

It gives the room A new paint job.

Mrs. Carlisle...

It's really important for You to put that bomb down.

I promise you we will do Everything in our power

To help you to Resolve your problem.

You'll call the hospital?

I promise.

And you'll get that Stuff out of there

And away from my husband?

We will.

All right.

Okay. If you'll just...

Only first you got to do That. Then I'll give you the bomb.

Wojo, you want to get on The phone and get me mr...

- giles. - mr. Giles at the hospital.

While sergeant wojciehowicz...

While he's calling the Hospital, if you don't mind,

I'd like to call The bomb squad...

J-just in case.

And then I'd like To clear the room

And the rest of the floor, okay?

And leave me alone in here?

No, I'll stay with you.

I-I don't think so.

I-I would like to,

But it just seems to me That the more people in here,

The better chance there is Of getting something done.

You can understand that.

- of course. - makes sense to me.

I just joined a record club.

Is that your move?

It's not my move till I take my hand off.

Well, then, take it off.

Don't rush me. I got 10 minutes.

That woman out there Can blow us up in five.

What?

Now it's my move.

Barn, I got mr. Giles here.

Excuse me. He's talking to her.

I filled him in.

Mr. Giles, captain miller here.

Uh, yes, a bomb.

That indeed appears to Be what she is holding.

Well, I was hoping You could help me out.

Yes, I do have full Hospitalization.

Look, mr. Giles, the point is

Mrs. Carlisle is demanding

That the radioactive Waste material

That you have stored In your hospital

Be removed from the premises Within the next two hours.

Did I say something funny?

Yes, sergeant Wojciehowicz has told me

About your disposal problems.

Well, e-excuse me,

It appears to me that if The dump-site operators

Were made aware of the urgent Nature of the situation here...

Yeah, I have a pencil.

I don't want to talk about it.

Sorry.

I lost.

The court awarded Ripner $320,000.

Sergeant, mrs. Carlisle over there...

She has a bomb.

She's threatening to set it off.

Fine.

We've already tried Those dump sites.

Yes, I'm familiar with The term "Full up,"

But I cannot believe that, Considering the circumstances,

You... You can't squeeze In a little bit more.

No, just a little. Uh...

Well... 3,000 gallons.

Doesn't seem like a lot to me.

Yeah, but...

Look, I've explained The problem.

Nothing you can do about it.

Yeah. Good luck to you, too.

I really appreciate all this.

Our pleasure.

Uh-huh.

Okay.

Thank you.

South carolina won't take it.

Then we are in trouble.

No one will take it, will they?

Mrs. Carlisle...

We have called everyone We know to call...

The nrc, the department Of transportation,

Every dump site in the country.

In other words,

You're telling me That there is no point

In continuing with this?

What I'm telling you is

Everyone has done his best.

Then, uh...

Guess I'll have to blow us up.

Uh, of course, we can do better!

- oh? - oh, sure.

There are avenues we Haven't even begun to try yet.

- what are they? - um...

Who is it?

It's me... Lou.

Why aren't you at work?

They... They said you Were here with a-a bomb.

I didn't want them To bother you.

- captain miller. - yes, yes.

I'm ron giles. We Spoke on the phone.

Oh. Look, there was no Reason for you to come up here.

I know.

And although it has always Been the hospital's policy

Never to negotiate With terrorists,

Nevertheless, we feel that This situation can be resolved

Without mrs. Carlisle having To resort to using that thing,

Which we believe would Be in no one's best interest.

Our position exactly.

Doris, I'm begging You to stop all of this.

I'm doing this to help you.

That stuff... You know What it's doing to you.

It's taking away...

Shh! There are Other people here.

That's all right. They already know.

Mrs. Carlisle, I'm ron Giles from the hospital.

You're the one that's Always in conference.

Yes, that's because I've been busy...

Been very busy trying To solve the very problem

That you have expressed Your concern about.

You're killing my husband.

Mrs., uh... Mrs. Carlisle...

We adhere to very Strict federal guidelines,

And we store that material Safely and securely.

- I want it out. - and so do we.

But we can't just wish it away.

I mean, is it our fault if The dumps won't accept it?

According to them, it is.

Beg your pardon, sergeant?

The guy from the Dump in south carolina,

He told me they stopped Taking your waste materials

'cause you guys weren't Shipping it the right way.

You weren't packaging it right,

And a lot of it was leaking Before it even got there.

But we fixed that.

Yeah, but not until They caught you.

Oh, sure, it's so easy To point your finger.

What's your solution?

We shut down the nuclear Medicine department?

We stop doing research?

We you stop treating People for cancer?

No, I didn't say that.

But it seems like you could take

A little bit better look

At what you're gonna Do with all of this stuff

Before you start Churning it out.

- we have thought it out. - gentlemen, gentlemen...

We seem to be a bit sidetracked.

Sorry.

We'll talk later.

Hopefully.

Believe me, doris,

The trouble I'm having has Nothing to do with the job

Or radioactive waste.

It must.

For a man to go from Being strong and virile

To weak and incapable

Has to have something To do with that stuff.

Not necessarily.

Mrs. Carlisle: huh?

A person doesn't have To be around radiation

To have this kind of problem.

How do you know?

Believe me, I know.

Oh.

And you never worked Around radioactive materials?

My watch doesn't even Have a luminous dial.

Then what did it?

I don't know. It just happened.

People change.

The years take their toll.

It's all just a part of Nature's rich pageant.

Oh.

Look, what you're doing Isn't going to help anyone.

So how about Just giving me that?

Well, how do I know

You didn't just say That about yourself

So that I would Give this to you?

Would this body lie to you?

- someone take this, please. - I got it.

Levitt, call the bomb squad.

Yes, sir.

Mrs. Carlisle, I'm afraid We're gonna have to book you.

Wojo: back over Here, mrs. Carlisle.

Well, I knew we Could work that out.

Thank you for your Cooperation, mr. Giles.

My pleasure. Guess I'll be going.

Hey, there's still all That stuff at the hospital.

What about it?

Well, we plan to move It, sergeant... Eventually.

Okay, and then you And everybody else

Will go on making more and more.

And eventually you're gonna

Run out of places To put it, right?

That is a problem that We're trying to solve,

And there are a number Of long-range solutions.

- oh, yeah? - yeah.

Opening new dump Sites, use of salt domes,

Abandoned mines for Long-term storage.

We may even find a Permanent solution

By rocketing our Waste into space,

Out of the earth's atmosphere,

Traveling harmlessly Out of our solar system.

And what if there's Life out there

That's not Particularly interested

In dealing with our garbage?

Well, then I guess they Will just have to send it back.

Well, I'll be heading Home, barney.

Fish.

I'll leave the Paperwork to you boys.

Thanks for reminding us How it's supposed to be done.

Sure.

Well, it's been nice Seeing everyone.

Dietrich: take care Of yourself, fish.

Give my love to bernice.

Haven't you been listening?