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You know, you seem to me like A very compassionate person.

So, what say you Give me a break, huh?

Just shut up, will You? I'm typing.

Come on, man.

It's spring.

I mean, there's Something in the air.

The pigeons are chirping.

The grass is coming back Up through the sidewalk.

People are in the Park throwing frisbees,

Laying on blankets, making out.

And you're out mugging them.

I don't have a girlfriend.

Good morning. Harris.

It is?

Problem with the appeal?

Nah, everything's going okay.

It's just that, uh...

We already went Through one trial,

And now I got to go through The whole thing all over again.

It's better than giving Ripner the judgment.

Look, there is no way On god's good earth

I'm gonna give that Sleazeball $320,000.

You have that kind Of money to give?

No.

That's why I'm not Worried about it.

Wojo: hi, barn.

Mail call. Sergeant harris.

Thanks, levitt.

Take a puff. It's springtime.

It's a beautiful day, Sergeant dietrich.

Ram it.

Sir... Your mail.

Month-end crime Statistics. Thank you.

I think you'd be pleased to note That our precinct experienced

A major surge in thefts And personal assaults

Over the past few weeks.

Why would I be Pleased to note that?

Oh, simply thinking in Terms of job security.

For everyone but me, of course.

Can I help you?

Don't you remember me, sergeant?

How could I forget?

Yacov berger.

The diamond dealer Who was robbed.

I was here just A few years back.

Oh, yes. Right, right.

Uh, did you... Did you Have the beard then?

I'd like to speak with Captain miller, please.

Hold on.

Barn? Yeah.

Mr. Berger is Here again. Ah, yes.

Barn, excuse me. Uh...

Ask him if he's got your $20.

What $20?

Oh, well, you... Remember the amish guy?

Yeah. What's that got To do with mr. Berger?

Uh... Nothing.

Forget it.

Mr. Berger.

Captain miller. What Can we do for you?

You and your men once Did me a very great service.

You returned some very Valuable merchandise.

I want you to know That I hold you all

In very high regard for that.

We were just doing Our job, mr. Berger.

I didn't come here to Hand out compliments.

I came to find out why The police are not there

When we need you.

Well, what are you referring to?

What am I referring to?

At this very moment,

A fine jewish man is Lying in a hospital room...

Semi-private...

With three cracked Ribs and a broken arm

Because you people Failed to respond.

Uh, barney...

A maintenance guy in the Steam tunnels under houston

Just reported some People with guns.

Barn, this could Be gang activity.

Better not take any chances.

Break out some Weapons. On my way.

Make sure you got Some uniforms as backup.

Get on the phone to kogan and Get some squad cars in the area.

What do you want From me, a medal?

And then friday night, ephram Meyer is attacked by three hoodlums

Right outside gramercy park.

We've had quite a few incidents In that neighborhood recently.

He's our cantor. He was Walking home from shul.

A fine, peace-loving Man. How we all love him.

Never mind he has A croak in his voice

That would frighten a cow.

A woman saw it all From her window.

She broke her sabbath And telephoned for help.

25 minutes later, the police Are kind enough to show up.

Well, we... We weren't Working that night.

Does anybody?

Mr. Berger, I hope you'll Appreciate our problem.

We have just so much manpower.

There's a lot of crime out There and just so many of us.

Tell that to mr. Meyer, Who, at this moment,

Doesn't know if he's in This world or the next.

I don't know the specifics Of this particular incident,

But I promise you the Delay will be investigated.

I hope so, captain.

I'm telling you something.

The hasidic community

Is not going to stand Still much longer.

We are tired of being The favorite target

Of every two-bit hooligan.

We want concrete And visible action taken

To finally put an end to this.

We will do everything we can.

I feel safer already.

Mr. Berger... I understand.

I hope that you do.

Okay, folks, you want To, uh, step inside here?

There were 50 bums down there

You could have Arrested instead of us.

Excuse me.

This is our gang?

Say hello to the nelsons, barn.

This is, um... Uh, Bill and wendy.

This is captain miller.

Oh! A pleasure.

Uh, they were down in The steam tunnels, barn,

Where they appear to have Taken up permanent residence.

It's the safest Place in the city.

They had cots, Lanterns, bottled water,

And what looked Like a six-month supply

Of canned goods And dehydrated food.

You know something We don't know?

It's over.

They're survivalists.

This society is on the Verge of collapse, captain.

Crime. Inflation.

Depression, unemployment, Overpopulation.

Oh, let's not forget Natural disasters, bill.

Let's see, there's Drought and earthquake

And worldwide crop failure.

We are gonna be prepared.

In preparation, they have These two .22-caliber rifles.

Had a couple of pellet guns.

They had an Assortment of knives,

Bayonet, and slingshot.

I can hit a rat from 20 yards with that.

Very impressive.

And surprisingly enough, They taste a lot like chicken.

Oh!

They got permits For these weapons?

Uh, no, barn.

They say they were Housewarming gifts.

Book 'em.

Bill: let me tell you Something, captain.

When the crunch comes, It's only the people like us

Who have learned how To be self-sufficient

Who are gonna survive.

In the sewer?

Well, that's only temporary.

Soon as we get Our funds together,

We're moving out of the city.

Oh, yes, we have our eye

On a lovely old National guard armory...

In maine.

Harris.

Good afternoon.

Hey, d.D.

Inspector.

Isn't it nice that some of us

Can just sit around Reading a newspaper

While those vermin are Running wild in the streets?

We got an empty cage here Just sitting there, going begging.

That's better, d.D.

Oh, inspector. Hey, barney.

What brings you around?

I just stopped by to Sees how's business.

And when he got there, The cupboard was bare.

Oh, wojo just took a Mugger down to the tombs.

Did he? Splendid!

- just one, huh? - yeah.

I don't like to Complain, barney,

But these measly Arrest statistics

Come drifting across My desk, you know,

And then I got to go and Announce the numbers

To those bloodsuckers Of the press

Who are just always Looking for an excuse

To jump all over The old inspector.

Yeah, I know.

Especially that slimy Worm from the times, huh,

With his smarty-pants Questions...

"Could you give Us any specifics?"

"Could you give us Some documentation?"

"Who's kleiner?"

I'm sorry.

W-where... What was... What was my point, barney?

I'm not certain.

I think it had to do With arrest statistics.

Ah. That's it.

We need more of them, barn.

Inspector, with the Amount of men we've got,

We're lucky to be Holding our own.

I know it's tough, barney,

And I don't want to put The pressure on you,

But I would like to See a little upsurge

In those numbers.

Otherwise, I'm just gonna Have to cut you out of my will.

I'm just kidding, barney.

Like a cup of java?

Uh, no, not...

Levitt: sir? Hmm?

You might be interested to know

There's a bunch of hasidics Gathering outside the precinct.

Oh, yeah.

I passed a couple of Them on my way up here.

Look like the smith Brothers, right?

I think there's about 200 of them down there,

And they don't seem to Be in a very good mood.

What seems to be the problem?

There have been a lot of Incidents in their neighborhood.

They're complaining about Lack of police protection.

I'll just go down and Straighten them out.

Oh, inspector, that Really won't be necessary.

It's okay, barney. I don't mind. It's part of my job, barney.

Uh, I'll go down with you.

I can handle it, barney.

It's just that these People are, uh...

Well, they have different ways.

They're very sensitive.

Don't worry.

I can understand A situation like this

Has to be handled with A very delicate touch,

So I'll just go Down, talk to them,

Listen to them quietly,

And deal with them on a Personal, one-to-one basis.

Okay, fine. Thank you.

Testing.

Testing, testing.

Now hear this. One, two, three.

Now hear this, now hear this.

This is your inspector speaking.

Okay, folks, we're gonna Put you in the cage now.

You arrest a lot of Couples, sergeant?

Mostly family disputes.

We never fight.

Oh. Good.

Although sometimes bill Pretends to be a minority person

And attacks me from behind, Just to test my reflexes,

And then I pretend To kick him in the groin

And gouge out his Eyes with my car keys.

Hmm.

I like you two.

Um, barn, I checked The nelsons for priors.

They're clean.

They evidently got their rifles

From a survivalist guy over At a store on staten island,

And he's coming down.

12th precinct. Sergeant dietrich.

What? All right.

Barney, that's kogan.

There's something Going on downstairs.

The hasidim are rioting.

Think luger talked to them yet?

Kogan's not picking up.

Oh, uh, barn,

I got manhattan South on line two.

- oh, good. - levitt: sir...

There must be 100 Of them downstairs.

They got rocks and bottles.

They're tearing the place apart.

Want me to call us a cab?

How many uniforms We got down there?

Six, including me.

Oh, great.

Look, you tell them we Need reinforcements now.

Right. Better send a Couple of ambulances, too.

Uh, put these two Someplace safe, huh?

How about the cage?

Fine.

What's going on?

The jews are rioting.

And you always said it was Gonna be the puerto ricans.

Look, I don't care how bad The traffic is, just move it.

Barn, the cavalry's on the way.

Okay, good. Let's go.

Uh, keep an eye on them,

And keep a line open To manhattan south.

Could we have our guns, please?

Officer... Officer, I Know how to handle a .38,

And wendy here is no slouch With a grenade launcher.

Oh, bill, you're Embarrassing me.

Folks, we're getting the Situation under control,

So why don't you just Sit down and relax?

Aah! Oh!

Shalom!

Now, this is gonna sting Just a little bit, dear.

Good.

You okay, levitt?

Yes, sir. Suddenly I wish I were dead.

Oh, come on. You Did what you could.

Sure.

Hey, come on, you Were outnumbered.

Given the circumstances,

Any one of us could Have ended up...

Handcuffed to the cage.

It just happened to be you.

I'm certainly looking forward To all the little cute remarks

At my expense when This gets around.

Don't worry about it.

All right, come on, rasputin.

Get in here.

You okay, houdini?

Harris!

Uh, this is victor cohen...

Uh, disorderly conduct, Failure to disperse,

And assault with a coat rack.

Book him.

Come on.

And watch your step, huh?

Somebody broke the window.

How's the situation downstairs?

Wholesale destruction.

Oh, wonderful.

Couple of paddy wagons Just took the overflow

Down to manhattan south.

Any serious casualties?

A couple of the cops Are gonna need stitches,

And we had to send about 15 hasids to the hospital.

Great.

Oh, you know the Councilman that came over

To try and calm things down?

- yeah. - he's resting comfortably.

- what? - kogan bopped him With a nightstick by mistake.

I feel better.

Wendy: roland, hello!

Wendy, bill.

Can I help you? I'm captain miller.

Roland kent.

I own armageddon supply and Minimart over in staten island.

Oh, yeah.

Uh, I understand there's Some sort of problem here.

They kicked us out Of the tunnel, roland.

Ah.

And they put so Much work into it.

I mean, they bought

My tripod-suspended lister bag,

My portable field toilet,

And the bunker Beautiful dinette set.

Not to mention a couple Of .22-caliber rifles.

That's completely Legal. I have a license.

Yeah, I'm afraid The nelsons don't.

Well, they said they did.

I-I thought he meant A driver's license.

Look, they may have Bent the law a little,

But you have to understand.

One of the very keys to survival

Is the procurement of Undocumented firearms.

Really?

I mean, look around you.

Social collapse Is just a step away.

And then martial law,

The complete suspension Of civil liberties.

You leave a trail of paperwork,

Soon you'll have the Gun-confiscation squad

Kicking in your door,

Violating your rights, Violating your wife,

Leaving you defenseless.

Nice talking to you.

We're gonna need Some more information.

- no kidding. - dietrich.

Dietrich: over here.

Inspector.

Talk about touchy.

God, what happened?

I don't know, barney.

I went down there to Talk to them, you know?

So I walked out on The steps, and I says,

"This is inspector luger, nypd.

"I want you to know we're Working on your problem.

"In the meantime,

Why don't you all go Home and take a shave?"

Next thing I know, I Wind up as a welcome mat.

Should have seen them, barney...

Coming at me, Swarming all over me

Like a plague of angry locusts.

Now I know why you didn't Want to go down there with me.

Excuse me, barney.

I want to get Tidied up a little bit.

Oh.

So there it is, huh?

Mr. Berger.

I, uh, understand

There was a difference Of opinion here today.

- call it a riot. - by who?

I understand... I heard That the police overreacted.

All allegations Will be investigated.

I tried to impress On you this morning

The desperateness Of these people.

That justifies this?

A drowning man will grab Even the point of a sword.

With all due Respect, mr. Berger,

You can stick that in your hat.

Got the information From mr. Kent.

Turning it over to the Confiscation squad, sergeant?

No, they get a carbon.

Sure, make your jokes.

All right, if we want you, We'll call you, mr. Kent.

Captain, I heard What happened today.

Still gonna tell me I'm crazy, That everything's hunky-dory,

Society isn't going Down the drain?

Maybe you're right, mr. Kent.

Maybe it is all coming apart.

We got people of law and Faith behaving like animals,

Cops who can't even Make a dent in crime.

We got ozzie and Harriet living in a sewer.

Maybe it is all over.

But I'll tell you something...

Crawling into a hole With a machine gun

And a year's supply Of powdered eggs

May be survival,

But it sure as Hell ain't living.

And, personally, If society is going,

I'd just as soon go with it...

'cause I do not Relish the thought

Of starting all over Again with people like you.

Just leaves more for us.

Well, uh, captain...

I should go back to my shop.

Good day, mr. Berger.

Who knows?

Maybe something good Will come out of all of this.

Maybe, but I seriously doubt it.

That's good.

Too much hope Can drive you crazy.

Barney.

I think I'll be heading Along back downtown.

Are you okay, inspector?

Oh, yeah, fine, barney. Sure.

I just wanted to splash A little water on my face,

You know, get rid of some Of these dusty footprints.

Run my bridge under the Tap, rinse it out a little.

I'm good as new. Good.

Well, I got to face the press,

Try to explain away This miserable happening.

Good luck.

You want to come along With me, barney, huh?

Help me squirm out from under Some of their stupid questions?

- no, thank you. - fine.

Then I can blame it all on you.

Seen my baseball?

Liz, I'm fine. Believe me.

It wasn't that bad.

You know everything always Looks worse on the news.

Luger was on?

Did he mention me?

Good.

Oh, I don't know, A couple hours.

I got to clean up around here.

No, no. I really am not in The mood for a big meal.

On the way home, I'll pick up some deli.

Or maybe chinese.

Okay.

All right, babe.

Yeah?

Barn, here's a List of the injured,

A run-down on property damage,

And an estimate on My dry-cleaning bill.

I'll take that under advisement.

Yeah?

Barn, I ran the rest of The hasidics downtown

And finished the reports.

All right, thank you.

- I've been cleaning up Out there. - good.

I still can't find my ball.

I'm sorry.

I think luger took it.