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Okay. Here we are. Come on.

Let's go. Let's go.

I feel so embarrassed.

You'll get over it. What have we got, woj?

This is alice grant. That's captain miller.

Miss grant.

She propositioned Me over on broadway.

Oh.

Asked me if I wanted to Go for "A roll in the hay."

Don't people say that anymore?

Uh... Not in this Neighborhood, no.

Well, nobody told me.

Actually, this is my first time.

I didn't even know what to wear.

You did okay.

You know, you'd Think the other girls

Would be a little helpful.

You'd think so, wouldn't you?

I don't suppose there's any Kind of a training program.

Uh, not in the formal sen...

No. Would you have A seat, miss grant?

Wojo.

Wojo: yeah.

What's gonna happen?

Uh, got to get some Information first.

You know...

You were the first Person I approached.

You seemed to have a Hungry look in your eye.

I was going into a restaurant.

Oh.

I thought it was me.

Address?

136 mamie eisenhower way.

Fort dix, new jersey.

Wait a minute. Are you... Are you in the army?

Should I have mentioned that?

What are you doing Hooking in the village?

We get days off.

Well, I'll bet you any amount Of money it's against the rules.

I suppose so.

But I just couldn't See any other way out.

My roommate just moved Out of our off-base apartment,

Leaving me with the rent.

And my mother just Moved into a nursing home,

And I have to send her money,

All on a take-home pay Of about $550 a month.

What would you do? Well, I wouldn't sell my body.

Ever?

No.

You got to have some Respect for yourself.

Well, I do.

I just don't have any money.

Well, all the girls get paid The same thing, don't they?

I mean, what do they do?

They quit.

They're not as Patriotic as I am.

Uh, stay right there.

She's in the army.

- miss, uh... - grant.

Would you believe it?

She says she doesn't Make enough money

To cover her obligations.

Well, there's a lot Of that going around.

A lot of people Resigning, she says.

Um... Wojo, much as I'm loath to admit it,

I don't have a ready solution.

Me, either.

Okay, then why don't We call her base,

And have somebody Come down and pick her up.

Like to see reagan squirm His way out of this one.

Come on, puente. Get in here.

How am I supposed To hear a silent alarm?

Get a dog.

Dumb export company.

They had no cameras, No gold watches,

No mean punks...

Just a bunch of dried-up fruit

And a crate of slim Whitman records!

You know who he is?

He yodels on tv!

- boring. - yeah, I think so!

Sit down.

Our silent alarm was a break-in.

We got him with these.

What are they?

Microprocessor chips.

They're the essence Of a computer.

They formulate each Thought to tell it what to do.

Each chip can hold Millions of functions.

There's probably $15,000, $20,000 worth in there.

- you're serious? - yeah.

"Delancey exports.

Ship to wilinski importing Company, gdansk, poland."

We may be in over our Heads. You better call the fbi.

Uh, barn?

I thought I could get into it.

I believe you have Plenty to do around here.

Nothing truly exciting.

Call the fbi.

Okay, thank you.

Well, they're sending Someone from the base down

To pick you up.

- thanks. - you're welcome.

Are they very upset?

They didn't sound too friendly.

Couldn't you have Gotten a part-time job?

I mean, as a waitress Or something.

I tried all that.

I needed something That paid more.

It finally came down To a choice between

Winning the jersey lottery Or being a sex object.

You'd think there'd be Some other alternatives.

You'd think so, wouldn't you?

Barney: can I help you?

I'm leo hadden.

What can I do for You, mr. Hadden?

- you called me. - I did?

Delancey exports. Sergeant dietrich?

I'm captain miller. Dietrich!

This is mr. Hadden, delancey Exports. You called him?

About a burglary At my warehouse.

You had some goods you Were shipping overseas?

They're in that box over there.

I just wanted to Establish ownership

For the burglary report.

Do you ship a lot Of things to poland?

Oh, a little of this, A little of that...

Some jeans, dried fruit, Bobby vinton posters.

Microchips?

Dietrich!

Excuse me.

- did you call the fbi? - yes, sir.

- and? - they're on their way down.

Good. Let them handle it.

Yeah, I just wanted To, you know...

Yeah, just don't get involved.

I won't tell them Anything. How about this?

I give them the plot, but I Won't tell them who did it.

Mr. Hadden, we need your Signature on a complaint.

- you want to have a seat? - you know,

This is the first Time I've been robbed.

I had a watchdog, but he died.

Well, they're still making them.

Speaking of watchdogs,

Do you export a lot of these High-technology microcircuits?

Oh, they're not high-technology.

They go into electronic Amusement games.

Oh, yeah, I love that stuff.

That's where you Shoot down planes,

Blow up tanks, wipe out cities.

Exactly.

Well, thanks very much For all your help, sergeant.

Sorry. We're gonna Have to hold on to this.

- what for? - evidence.

A lot of polish children Are gonna be made...

Very unhappy.

Come on, mr. Hadden.

They must be getting Used to that by now.

Excuse me.

I'm looking for Sergeant dietrich.

Right here. You with the fbi?

Who, me? No. Oh, my god.

What's the matter?

My name is lawrence oaks.

I own sunny time electronics.

Thanks for coming Down, mr. Oaks.

I just want to ask You a few questions.

Oh, no, look, I-I'm married. I have three children.

I'm a veteran. I volunteered.

Did you sell these Chips to mr. Hadden?

Oh, yes, but... Yes, but...

Take it easy, larry.

He said they were going into Games for polish children.

They had nothing to Do with the military.

- larry... - that's what you said.

No one's accusing you Of anything, mr. Oaks.

It's all right. He's Just excitable.

We were introduced by My brother-in-law's uncle,

And I needed the business.

What's wrong with that?

What did I do? I Didn't do anything!

What's this about?

This is mr. Oaks. He sold The chips to mr. Hadden.

Yeah?

Do you have water? I take pills.

Just take it easy. Right over there.

Help yourself.

Oh!

It's getting interesting.

Yes?

- leo! - hello, frank.

Oh!

Well, you're looking Good. How's the wife?

Great. She asks about You all the time. Yours?

Oh, a little arthritis.

Excuse me. I'm captain miller.

Oh. How do you do?

Rilling, federal Bureau of investigation.

Oh. Mr. Rilling.

Well, we, uh...

We may have stumbled Into your area, I'm afraid.

Appreciate the call, captain.

Obviously, you two Know each other.

We're old friends.

Boston, san francisco, miami.

Hawaii.

- what weather. - yeah.

I had a hobie cat.

Let me get this straight.

Mr. Hadden's in the Exporting business.

Mr. Hadden is an Agent for the kgb.

It never said that On his checks.

Captain, your men have Done an excellent job.

Thank you.

Thank you, uh...

I assume you'll be taking Mr. Hadden and mr. Oaks into custody.

Absolutely.

- on what grounds? - come on, leo.

Microchips designated For eastern bloc countries

Are subject to embargo by The department of commerce.

I've read the commodity-control List pretty carefully, frank,

And chips going into amusement Devices aren't covered.

Chips are chips. Am I right?

Well, I-I don't...

Oaks: there are chips That are legal chips.

Then there are chips That are not legal chips,

But not these chips.

These chips are legal chips!

Please. I don't Want to go to jail.

My wife hardly talks to me now.

We're dealing in Unimportant technicalities.

I'm not so sure about that.

Why don't you back Off and let me handle it?

That's a pretty crude Way of putting it.

You're in charge here.

Okay! Okay.

Look, uh, Mr. Rilling, I'll admit

That we're dealing with Something that's out of my area.

However, this happens To be my jurisdiction,

And I would like to know What is going on here.

- yeah, me too. - shut up.

- hey, I started this. - all right!

The point is, are you Absolutely certain

That it is illegal to Export those chips?

If leo is involved, It has to be.

The department of Commerce would know.

Right. Call them.

You sure you want To get involved?

Just call them!

You must think I'm a real Idiot for doing what I did.

Well, I guess you blew Your good-conduct medal.

I guess.

But I'm glad it turned Out this way, though.

I mean, with you.

How come?

Because, to tell you the truth,

I probably couldn't Have gone through with it.

Oh, yeah?

Could you have?

If you weren't a cop.

Sure.

You're just saying that.

I mean, I never really Thought I was ever appealing.

Well, you are.

Hey, look, I, uh,

I've seen more hookers Than you can shake a stick at.

You got a lot of appeal.

Thanks.

- are you all right? - oh, yeah, sure.

I just can't handle the Pressure like I used to.

You're as good as you ever were.

How do I take that?

- as a compliment. - thanks, leo.

I'm getting tired of chasing You around the country.

At least with abscam, You could sit down.

You know something?

I'm gonna retire next summer.

Are you serious?

I wouldn't lie to you.

You know, that's funny.

I was just thinking About that myself.

I made a down payment On a condominium.

- moscow? - honolulu.

You know, some deep-sea fishing,

A little golf, Lying on the beach.

You might have Some time to do first.

You got no case, frank.

You always say that, leo.

You know something? I'm gonna miss you.

For a bolshevik, You're not a bad guy.

You're not so bad yourself.

You, uh, here for the russian?

- the hooker. - oh.

Yeah, uh, if you'll Just wait right there,

I'll, uh, I'll get Captain miller.

Barney.

The army's here.

Oh.

Listen, uh, I'm... I'm Feeling really bad.

I think I should Have just let her go.

It's a little late For that, huh?

Yeah. I knew you Were gonna say that.

The thing is that You could explain

The extenuating Circumstances to them.

Well, just... Just use that...

That commanding, Persuasive voice of yours.

Wojo... Yeah, there. Just like that.

I'm captain miller.

- I'm sergeant lake. - sergeant.

On behalf of the 31st Motorized infantry battalion,

I would like to apologize for Specialist grant's behavior.

I only did it because I love the service.

Funny way of showing it.

Uh, excuse me.

I'm sergeant wojciehowicz, The... The arresting officer.

- sergeant. - hi.

Um, I'd like to tell You what happened.

Isn't it in your report?

Well, yeah, the... The cold facts are,

But there's, uh, there's Extenuating circumstances.

Well, that'll be up To the army to decide.

At least you... You Could listen to me.

She's out of your jurisdiction.

She's sitting at my Desk. All right, wojo.

Uh...

Sergeant, if I could see You in my office for a moment.

Certainly.

What took you so long?

Um, what I think

Sergeant wojciehowicz Was trying to say

Was that

If miss grant were Not in the army,

We would be inclined to give Her a desk-appearance ticket

And send her home.

But the fact is, captain, She is in the army,

And what she is trying to sell

Belongs to the united States government.

I won't dispute That. I-I just...

I just hate to see A career ruined

Because of one small mistake.

Are you aware of her Financial problems?

Captain, I command 112 girls, And all of them have problems,

And I listen to Them all day long.

"Powdered eggs makes My face break out."

"Somebody stole My sweat shields."

"I can't... I can't make Maneuvers because I got cramps."

I mean, the fact is, captain,

That if a woman wants to Make a career in the army,

She has to make sacrifices.

I mean, god knows I did.

Two years in guam sweating Like a pig in the quonset huts

While all of those navy Nurses had all of the fun.

I didn't earn these Stripes in bed, buddy.

I can believe that.

And now... Tomorrow...

I have to lock these Heels and face my c.O.

And tell him that One of my troop

Was found in a sleazy Hotel with a strange man...

A bottle of cheap Gin on the night table.

Soft music playing In the background.

Sergeant?

Bodies caressing each other.

Touching... Fondling.

Sergeant?

Sweat...

Glistening until it drops Off of her dog tag...

Until that final Moment of rapture.

Sergeant, uh, she was Picked up outside a deli.

None of that happened.

Well, thank god for that.

Uh, barn, excuse me.

James seinbeck from the Commerce department is here.

Thank you. Uh, excuse me.

Mr. Seinbeck, I'm Captain miller.

Captain.

Mr. Rilling, mr. Hadden, And mr. Oaks.

Rilling's kgb. Hadden's fbi.

It's the other way around.

- oh, you're, uh... - rilling, fbi.

Oh. I like your show.

Mr. Seinbeck!

There seems to be Some dispute here

With regard to what can Be exported and what can't.

Join the crowd.

- so where's it going? - poland.

They're microcomputer chips.

Uh-huh.

Uh-huh.

Uh-huh.

Uh-huh.

Uh-huh.

- well? - they can't go.

Oh, my god.

They're going to an Eastern bloc country

And they're being used for Military purposes, right?

Electronic games.

Uh-huh.

Uh... Then they can go.

Oh, thank god.

Non-reprogrammable Chips can be exported

If they're used in Amusement devices.

Yeah, but there's no such thing As non-reprogrammable chips

If you can afford To reprogram them.

According to an Industry trade journal,

The microprocessors In video games

Are five years more advanced

Than those generally Used by our military.

Is that true?

I suppose.

Did you know that?

Well, yes, I-I had heard Something to that effect.

And you sold him That stuff anyway?

If it wasn't me it Would be someone else.

That's a wonderful attitude.

So, what do we do?

Nothing... For the moment.

What do you mean, For the moment?

Well, the commodity-control list

Is always being Changed and updated.

Try us next month.

By next month, those Chips could be in moscow.

And this guy just walks out?

Unless you want an International incident.

Wonderful.

Why don't you just Let the fbi handle it?

Well, leo... I'll See you around.

Take it easy, frank.

Can I go, too?

I don't need you.

Anybody?

Okay, mr. Oaks, you can go.

But if I were you, I'd be a bit More circumspect in the future

With regard to who You do business with.

I will. I certainly will.

Thank you. Bless you. Thank you. God bless you.

All right!

I'll be going, too, captain,

Unless I can be of Further assistance.

Thank you. You've done Quite enough already.

They all say that.

I suppose you'll want to Hold on to those for evidence.

You suppose correctly.

Well, then, goodbye.

No hard feelings.

You know, mr. Hadden, The irony of this

Is that it's only in a Country like this one,

Where the power of Law is above all else,

That you get to Walk out that door.

Frank... Have a good life.

You've earned your rest.

Leo, take care of yourself.

If you're ever in Honolulu, look me up.

I won't be getting Around very much.

Rocking chairs, some good Books, catskill mountains...

That's it for me.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Gentlemen.

Honolulu, pearl harbor,

Scofield barracks, Hickam air force base.

I'm gonna get that sucker If it's the last thing I do.

I think we'll be going now.

Oh, I'm sorry to Have kept you waiting.

Police business.

Let's go, grant.

Thanks for your help.

Look, uh... If you Ever get liberty again,

We'll, uh, we'll have Dinner or something.

Oh, I'd like that.

And I wouldn't Charge you anything.

Nice meeting you, captain.

My pleasure.

If you ever get to Fort dix, pop me a flare.

I'll do that.

You like tanks?

Yeah, sure.

I'd like to show you mine.

Looking forward to it.

Let's go, specialist.

Move!

Barn, it's almost checkout time.

- I'm gonna split. - good night.

Me too, barn.

- thanks. - yeah.

Yeah, I'm gonna run Puente down the tombs,

And then I'm gonna Take off myself.

Okay.

Quite a day, huh?

Got to be the most exasperating,

Frustrating experience I've ever been through.

So why'd you drag me into it?