All language subtitles for Adam-12.S01E09.Log.101.Someone.Stole.My.Lawn

1-Adam-12, 1-Adam-12,

possible 459 suspects there now.

1-Adam-12, 1-Adam-12,

a 415, man with a gun.

1-Adam-12, no warrant.
Lincoln, X-ray, Ida 483.

1-Adam-12, a 415, fight
group with chains and knives.

That's three gas stations
that have gone down

in the past week on
the morning watch.

All between 3:00 and 4:00 a.m.

They're real pros.

At that time in the
morning they can make

a black-and-white
patrol car a mile away.

It's gonna take the S.O.S. squad in
plain clothes to get anywhere near them.

Right.

Hey, Reed.

Let's go.

Be right with you.

P.M. watch starts
promptly at 4:00.

That means we're supposed
to be cleared and rolling by then.

Sorry.

1-Adam-12. P.M. watch, clear.

1-Adam-12, roger.

At two minutes to 4:00.

What's with the crackers?

I'm a little hungry.

So it seems.

Malloy? Yeah?

Okay with you if we
eat kinda early today?

You must be hungry.
Didn't you have any lunch?

I guess I sort of forgot.

You sort of forgot?

Reed, how does
somebody forget to eat?

I guess, I might as
well tell you about it.

Yeah, why don't you do that?

Oh, it's on account of Jean.

She's on this kick about cholesterol
and starches and stuff like that.

She's got a real
big thing about it.

And she's got you on a diet.

What's she feedin' you?

Cottage cheese and yogurt.

Stuff like that.

Just started today.

It's a wonder you can walk.

Well, I had a pretty
big lunch today.

But since we're supposed to
look out for each other on this job,

we'll put in for seven
just as soon as we can,

which will be in
exactly 42 minutes.

So Brink says to the suspect,

"Do you understand your rights?"

And the suspect says... Malloy,

can we go eat now?

You're not hungry.
You're starvin'.

Okay, go ahead.

1-Adam-12, request code seven.

Where do you wanna eat, partner?

Any place.

1-Adam-12, continue
patrol and handle this call.

A 415, man with a shovel.

Dirty thievin' thieves!

Oh, dirty!

Dirty thieves.

Dirty thieves.

Dirty thieves.

15 years,

I live in an apartment,

watching people plant flowers,

and raise lawns.

And now these finks...

What's the trouble?

You're standing on it,

or what's left of it.

Somebody stole my lawn.

That's what some finks did!

Stole my beautiful
dichondra lawn

that I broke my back on.

I called the police, Officer.

Mr. Jenkins seemed so
upset when he came home

and saw that his
lawn had disappeared,

that I... I thought he
might hurt himself.

Yes, ma'am. Do you have
any idea what happened?

It was here when I went to
the market at about 12:00,

and gone when I came
home around 4:30.

I'm Mrs. Mollinson,
Mr. Jenkins' next door neighbor.

You wanna tell us about
the lawn now, Mr. Jenkins?

Oh, oh, I'm sorry.

This isn't mine.

Whoever took the lawn
left it over there by that wall.

Not much point in
checkin' it for prints.

You've probably
handled it quite a bit.

Yeah. I guess I did.

Looks like professional
gardener's equipment.

You want to put that in the car?

Looks like they
took off in a hurry.

Oh, Mr. Jenkins, we may
be able to do some tracing,

even without fingerprints.

You mentioned the
lawn was dichondra?

You wanna check around,
see if anybody saw anything?

I'll take the report.

Did you, uh, plant it from seed

or buy it as sod?

And how much would
you say it was worth?

Seed. It was worth a fortune.

It's the only kind of
lawn I could get to grow.

It was beautiful, you know.

In dollars, Mr. Jenkins.

$150, $200?

The exact amount helps
us classify the crime.

Excuse me, sir, uh,

your neighbor next door had his
lawn stolen sometime this afternoon.

Did you or anyone
in this house, uh,

see anything suspicious
happening between 12:00 and 4:00?

No, I can't say I did.

And my wife's been in the den
most of the time with her ceramics.

That's why I'm
doing the cookin'.

Look about ready to you?

Hey, son.

Do you live around here?

Right there.

Did you see anyone around
Mr. Jenkins' lawn this afternoon?

Yeah, I seen 'em.

Three of 'em with a Ford pickup.

Took me awhile to figure out they
was really swipin' the old grouch's lawn.

Did you know any of them?

Nope. But they
wasn't like gardeners.

They all wore blue coveralls like
guys who work on pools around here.

Did you notice anything
about them or the truck?

You can be a big help, son.

I wrote their license down.

And I rode by and looked
in the back of the truck.

It had a lot of chlorine bottles
and stuff for cleaning out pools.

Those long sweep things.

Well, thanks son.
It'll be a big help.

What did you come up with?

Just the license number of the
Ford pickup used to transport the sod.

Anything else?

Yeah, there were three men.

Caucasians. Age 19 or 20.

Medium height and weight.

Wearing blue coveralls.

They were observed during the
crime by Percy Waterman, age 11.

He said that the suspects' clothes
and the contents of their truck led him

to believe they were pool men.

The description's
gonna be a big help,

but you wanna bet
the price of a dinner,

those license plates
don't belong to that pickup?

Dinner.

1-Adam-12 requesting want
and DMV on Queen, 53127.

1-Adam-12, Queen, 53127.

One more thing
before we take off.

See those fences?

Two-thirds of each
lawn is on the street side.

That's city property.

The owners of the houses are allowed
to use it as long as they keep it up.

Are you sayin' the city
is the victim in this case?

Grand theft of city real estate.

I know it's a little weird,

but Jenkins lost
ownership of the seed

as soon as it took root.

It became part of the
land he planted it in,

which is city owned.

But whoever owns
it, it's still grand theft.

When we catch 'em.

Oh, we got a pretty good start.

Detectives can check out
every pool outfit in the area.

1-Adam-12, Queen 53127.

One plate stolen only.

58, Chevrolet panel truck.

Victim, John C. Arthur,

740, Lachman Lane, Van Nuys.

1-Adam-12, roger.

Case like this, they
usually steal cold plates

for a vehicle that
has to be left exposed

for any length of time.

It doesn't make
things any easier,

but then you gotta work for
your money on any job nowadays.

1-Adam-12, request clear
frequency for crime broadcast.

All units on frequency
one, standby.

1-Adam-12, go ahead.

Grand theft, real estate.

Approximately 350
feet of dichondra lawn,

cut, rolled, and moved.

Attention, all units.

1-Adam-12 reports a
grand theft real estate.

Grand theft real estate.

Write it all down, Russo.

It's gonna be one of those days.

Ain't that too much, man?

Steal me land.
Yeah, lots of land.

Wasn't that a gray
pickup we saw parked

in the driveway of that
new place up in Chatsworth?

Alright, Cecil. I don't
think you're gonna make it.

You are stoned, right?

Let's go back and take a look as
soon as we get these guys booked.

There was rolled-up
sod in the back for sure.

Frequency one clear.

And I owe you a dinner.

Come on, let's go someplace
quick where I can pay off.

How would you like Italian food?

They got the greatest
chicken cannelloni

at a little place
over on Fallbrook.

We could start with a
nice antipasto and then...

1-Adam-12, 1-Adam-12,

see the woman, forgery suspect.

793, Vista Way.

1-Adam-12, code two.

1-Adam-12, roger.

I hope I'm doing the right
thing, Officers, but I'm so worried.

I... I just know he's
going to get into trouble.

What's your name, ma'am?

Mrs. Douglas Milne.
It's about my stepson.

I worried and worried about
whether or not to call you,

but he's just getting
too much for me.

You wanna tell us about it?

Well,

Then I'll try to make it
fast because right now,

I think he's committing a crime.

Is your stepson armed?

No.

I don't think so.

This is something sneaky.

His name?

Douglas Milne, Jr. He is 19.

So young.

I know Douglas was upset

when his father
and I got a divorce,

but I have tried to make
a good home for him.

Mrs. Milne, if he's getting
into something we can stop,

don't you think
we should get to it?

Douglas has a friend from
San Francisco visiting him.

He's unemployed but he
seems to have a lot of money.

What is his name?

James Talbot.

There's something
vicious about him.

Yes, Ma'am?

He's trying to sell my
stepson some credit cards.

I saw one of them when Douglas tried
to borrow $20 from me to pay for them.

There was Hart,

or Hecht, a name
like that on them.

Did you lend him the money?

No,

and he and his friend went
away mad because I wouldn't.

But then Douglas said he
knew where he could raise it.

Where is that?

A pool hall about
two blocks away

on... on... on the Boulevard.

You probably passed
it on your way here.

The fuzz. Take
off the other way.

Hold it right there.

Hands against the wall.
Feet back and spread 'em.

Feet back and spread 'em.

What's your name?

James Talbot.

You can't do that. Stop
a guy and search him.

We can when you
start to run like that.

Why did you?

No reason. Just
surprised is all.

Didn't you tell your buddy
here to run the other way?

Did I? I don't remember.

Let's move over here.

Right over here.

James Talbot, huh?

Where you from, Talbot?

San Francisco.

Got any ID?

Sure. Driver's
license, draft card.

Remove your wallet
and take 'em out.

Hold it right there, Talbot.
Don't move another inch!

Get over by the car, Milne.

Keep those hands
right where they are.

Lean on the car.

That's why he dropped
his wallet, Partner.

But I'll bet he's a lot faster.

Aren't you? Maybe.

Take it.

You are under arrest for possession
and concealment of a deadly weapon.

Oh, come on. I
wasn't gonna use it.

Sit down, and take
off those boots.

Here in the street?

Take 'em off.

James Talbot,
being under arrest,

I must advise
you of your rights.

You better listen
to this, too, Milne.

You have the right
to remain silent.

If you give up the
right to remain silent,

anything you say can and will be
used against you in a court of law.

You have the right to
speak with an attorney,

and to have an attorney
present during questioning.

If you so desire and
cannot afford one,

an attorney will be appointed for
you without charge before questioning.

Do you understand each of these
rights I have explained to you?

You'll hear from
my attorney all right.

Making me strip in the street.

Do you understand
each of your rights?

Yeah, I'm not deaf.

Milne?

Yes, I understand.

Do you wish to give up
the right to remain silent?

Me? Am I under arrest?

Not yet. Finish checkin'
out his ID, will you, Reed?

Let's go over here.

How about it? You talkin'?

Mute, man, mute.

Dump the boots.

What?

Turn 'em upside down
and shake 'em out good.

Hey now, wait a minute.
There's something...

Dump 'em.

Come on.

Hand 'em to me.

Was that a credit card I saw?

Oh, that belongs to a
friend of my mother's.

May I see it, please?

Not the whole wallet.

Open it and just
hand me the card.

I really have two of them.

Just in case.

A. W. Beck, he's kinda
sweet on my mother.

These cards belong
to an A. W. Beck.

I thought you said
your name was Talbot.

He's my uncle.

He gave them to me in case of
emergency, you know, on the trip to L.A.

4376,

Sixth Street, Santa Barbara?

Oh, I don't know
the street address,

but Santa Barbara is correct.

You see, he comes
down every weekend

and checks just in case I
had to use them for anything.

Sounds very nice.

You wanna step
over here, please.

Yeah.

That's strange.

The names on all
these cards match.

A. W. Beck.

San Francisco,
not Santa Barbara.

Wanna know somethin'
even stranger?

Talbot just said
he stole all five.

Two arrests, two
hours of paper work.

How's it going?

Mmm-mmm.

Maybe these will help.

Thanks.

Should be finished with this
Milne booking in a minute.

Did the Lieutenant
approve the Talbot report?

He's lookin' at it right now.

He wants us to
add the C.I.I. info

on the San Francisco wants for
assault with a deadly weapon on Beck.

Dicks are still talkin' to him.

Every couple of minutes he
cops out to another 211 up there.

He's a bad boy, that Talbot.

I hope you learned somethin'.

More than somethin'.

When do you ever
get over being scared

when you have to take a
man you know is armed?

When you lose sight of
his hands and he kills you.

Why don't you finish that
up and relax a few minutes?

I'll make the changes
the Lieutenant wants,

and then we'll roll
for that big steak.

This looks like a
steak to me right now.

I can't imagine that steak
joint closin' up so early.

With my luck, it figured.

I picked up a few candy
bars. You want one?

No, see those lights up ahead?

Well, just beyond them is the greatest
pancake house in the whole world.

That's where we're
headed right now.

Take it easy with the papers.
You're gettin' them all over the car.

Can't throw them out.
$50 fine for litterbugging.

Malloy, swing around
the corner and go in dark.

What did you see?

Flash of what looked like
somebody in a car in there.

I think he made us.

Which car?

That brown Jag over there.

Take the driver's side.

Police. You got
business in that car?

No, I was just...

Get out.

Your name?

Carl Robinson.

Over there.

Hands on the hood.

What were you doing in the car?

Just lookin' it over.

I... I'm kinda nuts about cars.

I... I was passin'
by, I seen it,

I just wanted a closer look.

11:00 at night?

This places closes at 9:00.

I know.

Can't stand those
pressure salesmen.

They leave these lights on

so people can look, don't they?

But they don't usually leave
keys in cars after they lock up.

These were in the ignition.

Those were in the
car when I got in.

That's one of the
reasons I got in.

I just wanted to turn that
engine over just once.

You might have come by
during the day and taken the keys,

figuring to come back
tonight, and take the car.

No, no, I didn't.
Honest, Officer, I didn't.

No keys in this one.

Or in that one.

What do you know?

Keys.

How about that?

They do leave some of the
keys in cars when they lock up.

He might just
be tellin' the truth.

Let me see your
driver's license.

I don't have one.

I... I lost it for
drunk driving.

I just never went back
for it after the time was up.

You must have
some identification.

Uh, social security card,

and a... a credit union
card from Lockheed.

I... I just got a job there.

Just take 'em
out of your wallet.

He may have figured
out some way to do it.

But it looks to me like this
car is completely boxed in.

No way to get to the street
without movin' this one,

and it's locked.

It's just possible.

You gonna run me?

Got no choice.

Officer,

would you please believe me?

I was not trying
to steal that car.

I didn't case it earlier, or anything
like you and your partner think.

It's kinda hard to believe.

1-Adam-12, code six at
Ventura and La Mirada.

Request clear
frequency to run one.

All units on frequency
one, standby.

1-Adam-12, go ahead.

Robinson, Carl Fredericks.

Look, you guys can spot a
guy who's done hard time.

It just takes something
right out of your guts.

I'm on parole now.

If you bust me, I'll
go back to the joint,

even though this is a bum beef.

Where were you?

San Quentin. Two years inside.

Would you please
give me a break?

You know what
this is, don't you?

Field Interview Card.

You're gonna make
me for the whole division.

There's one grand theft in a
100 blocks, I go down for it, right.

No wants. Record
for grand theft auto.

He told me.

He's on parole.

Says it's back to the
joint if we bust him.

What do you wanna do?

Me?

It's your arrest.

Well, do you think he
was trying to steal that car?

Reed, a big part of this job
is making tough decisions,

fast.

Now, you know as much
about this one as I do.

Robinson, you've already
done time for auto theft.

And I'm sure if you were
gonna heist this set of wheels,

you would have set it up better.

We're gonna let you go.

Just remember,

we'll contact you at the
first sign you've let us down.

How do you feel, partner?

Hungry.

You seem a little down.

You did a big thing.

Yeah, but did I
do the right thing?

Probably.

But on this job the only thing
that's black-and-white is the car.

Quittin' time. No
code seven tonight.

Pete, would you believe the biggest piece
of action we had all night was a deuce?

I believe. My partner went
over a fence after a prowler

and right into a
Doberman Pinscher.

We spent most of the rest of
the watch gettin' him patched up.

How did it go with you, Malloy?

Oh, pretty routine.

Little of this, little of
that, you know how it is.

See you later. All right, Pete.

I don't know who owes
the steak to whom,

but I'm about ready
to go out and buy two

of the biggest ones
you've ever seen.

Smothered in mushrooms

and nestled on a bed of
French fried onion rings.

And so the plate
won't be too crowded,

we'll have 'em put the shoe
string potatoes on one side

and the caesar
salad on the other.

Malloy.

I guarantee, this place
stays open all night.

Look, I'd love to, but...

I did mention the
fact that I'm buyin'?

Malloy, all of a sudden
I'm just not hungry.