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One-Adam-12. A 415... fight group with chains and knives.

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Oh, great. We still got six hours to go.

A Saturday night movie and a late, late show.

Never again.

New hat?

Yeah.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

Doesn't fit, huh?

It fits fine.

Looks like smoke over there. Let's take a look.

One Adam-12 reporting a fire,

1400 block, Santee Street. A large storage building.

Help! Help, somebody! Help!

Hold it, fella!

Better call an ambulance.

Help! Help me!

Help! Somebody help me!

A fire!

I wonder how it started.

Go!

Bring your bolt cutters!

Back truck over there. Bring it over here!

All right! Bring me a number 10 hose, over here!

I wonder how many people are in there.

Watch that hose. Watch that hose.

Don't back over it. Don't back over it.

Here comes the police. Let's go. Let's go.

Get those people back over! Get 'em back!

Bring the ambulance in. Here comes the ambulance.

Let's bring it in here now.

Over here! Bring a stretcher!

You took quite a chance, son.

He swallowed a lot of smoke.

Looks like his leg's broken.

Come on. Better let 'em check you, too.

I'm all right.

Sure you are.

Hey, partner. Yeah?

You got soot all over your new hat.

Okay, Lauro. That's about it.

Feeling all right? Yeah. Fine.

How's the old man?

Doc says he's gonna make it.

Hello, Pete. Hello, Sam.

You know my partner, Jim Reed?

Sergeant Poster. How are you?

How do you do?

Lauro Perez? Yes, sir?

Looks like you're quite the hero, Mr. Perez.

He saved the watchman's life, if that's what you mean.

Yeah, I heard about it from a reporter out at the fire.

Okay if I go now?

Sure! The doc says you're fine.

You figure arson on this one?

Uh, the fire department does.

We have a suspect.

Yeah, fireman said he saw a man

looking at the fire like it was a beautiful woman.

Is your suspect in custody?

No, no. He took off,

but we have a description.

Oh, it doesn't fit the boy,

so you don't have to worry.

You talk to the old man?

Yeah, he said he smelled smoke.

When he went to investigate, he saw the flames.

Then he got excited and fell while he was running for the alarm.

Hmm. Lucky for him the kid heard he yelling, eh?

Sure was. Yeah.

Well, we'll see you two.

Reports? Might as well.

One-Adam-12, out to the station.

One-Adam-12, Roger.

That Perez kid's something else. Yeah.

He saves a man from burning to death,

and then he goes home like nothing happened.

Might make a good policeman.

Seems funny, that's all.

What did you expect him to do,

wait around for a brass band?

Well, I don't know.

Are you getting hungry?

Yeah, why not?

There's a new hamburger joint over on Valley Blvd.

It's open Sundays. Why don't you tell 'em?

One-Adam-12, requesting code 7

at Valley Blvd. And Tildon.

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

A 415, possible jumper.

Hampton and Clump. Handle code 2.

One-Adam-12. Roger.

So much for the heartburn.

Excuse us.

Well, this has to be the room.

Yeah.

Shhh.

Excuse me, sir.

Were you sitting on that window just a minute ago?

Who, me?

Yes, sir.

I was just taking a little air.

Is that against the law?

No, but it's kind of dangerous.

There's nothing like some good fresh air.

Yeah, well, you weren't thinking of jumping

or anything like that, were you?

Who, me? No.

Okay. Look. Uh... Would you do us a favor?

Go to bed and stay there till you sleep it off? Huh?

We'd better get him a babysitter.

I'll go check with the manager, see if he's got

a friend that'll keep an eye on him for a while.

Officers?

You wanna know somethin'?

What?

I feel just like a taxpayer.

You wanna try 7 again?

Can't hurt to try.

One-Adam-12. One-Adam-12.

Go to the station.

One-Adam-12. Roger.

The lady back there probably complained you stole her towel.

Ah. Something tells me you're gonna get your brass band.

Malloy? Reed? You know Lt. Chavez, Community Relations?

Right. How are ya?

We've been going over your report on that fire.

What about this Perez boy?

He did just what we put down.

Then I'd say he did quite a bit.

I'll buy that.

Well, based on your report,

we feel the boy may deserve a citation

from the Department.

The press seem to have the same idea.

They've been ringing the phone off the hook.

I'm going over to talk to Perez right now.

I'd like you two to be there.

Some good press never hurts. Okay.

Maybe I can beat the reporters and the TV crews.

Malloy and Reed can drive you over.

Just stay clear for calls.

Oh, there were a couple of firemen there.

They saw him take the old man out of the fire, too.

I think we've got all we need right there.

Let's go.

Thank you, Mac.

Sure.

My brother's a hero. Isn't he?

Yeah, he sure is.

Well, I'm sure you're proud of him, Mr. Perez.

I'm more than proud.

You know how it is.

His mother's passed away, and I work.

What boys wouldn't get in trouble, eh?

But not Lauro!

You officers saw Lauro do this brave thing?

Yes, we saw him.

And what did he say to me? His father?

When he came home smelling of smoke

and sick to his stomach?

That he had saved a man's life?

No! He said nothing about it.

Nothing!

Well, he still looks a little pale.

Are you sure you're all right, Lauro?

Yeah. I'm fine.

I'm fine.

Lauro, you want half?

No. Not now.

I'll save some.

I wanted you to meet the two officers

who witnessed your son's bravery, Mr. Perez.

So that you'd understand

how much the department appreciates

the outstanding cooperation of citizens like your son.

And the old gentleman he rescued,

will he be all right?

Oh, yes, sir. He's gonna make it.

Thanks to Lauro.

Then everything is wonderful!

There will be pictures in the newspapers, Lauro,

and you'll talk on TV!

Will you please leave me alone?

Doesn't figure, that Perez kid.

Why not?

It almost took an act of Congress

to get him to agree to come down to the station.

What's he got against being a hero?

Well, maybe he's sick.

You mean the smoke and all.

Could be.

Yeah. Maybe.

One-Adam-12. One-Adam-12.

See the woman. Unknown trouble.

4551 Lake Lane Drive. Code 2.

One-Adam-12. Roger.

Oh, officers. Am I glad to see you.

I'm Mrs. Kerry.

I told them on the phone how urgent it is.

What's the trouble, ma'am?

It's Mr. Gladstone!

He's locked himself in his room again,

and he won't answer my knock!

Is this the house here?

Yes, sir.

It's Mr. Gladstone's heart.

I have told him time and time again,

please don't lock the door!

If anything happened, I couldn't get to you.

Now it's right in there.

He rents it by the month.

He's been my best tenant for seven years.

How bad is his heart?

Oh, it's bad.

But he's got an oxygen tank and everything.

How long has he been in there?

Well, I don't know.

All day, at least.

Mr. Gladstone? Open up!

He won't answer.

And I've tried the windows.

You're just gonna have to break the door down and go in.

Get an ambulance.

What about the oxygen?

We gotta get his lungs working first.

Better tell 'em where to come.

Okay?

Okay.

Hey, Lauro. How you doing?

Hey, you're not nervous or anything, are you?

I don't know. I just, uh...

Do we have to do this?

Nobody wants to be a hero today.

Well, I just... just don't understand why

we have to make such a big deal about it. I mean...

I told 'em to forget it.

Hello, Perez. Hello, boys.

Well, Sam. What brings you in off the streets?

Well, the arson squad picked up my firebug.

The one I was telling you about.

Now how's that for efficiency?

You set off that warehouse at 10 a.m.

And we pick him up, 3:00 p.m., still smelling of smoke.

Any priors?

R&I came in with two.

If this one sticks, he'll be out of circulation for a while.

Yeah, yeah. Quite a while.

We'll see you boys.

They've arrested a man for setting the fire?

That's right.

Any objections?

No, I... just wondered.

Okay, fellas. We're ready.

The idea of awarding citations isn't a new thing.

It's just that, in order to meet contemporary problems,

we're trying to enlarge this whole field of understanding

between the public and the police.

Gentlemen?

Meet Lauro Perez.

You don't seem to dig all this hero jazz, Lauro.

No. Why do they have to make such a fuss?

What was I supposed to do, let that old man die?

Well, a lot of people would have done just that.

You were there, too.

You helped me.

Yeah. After you were outside.

Besides, that's my job.

Relax and enjoy it. Your dad is.

Yeah. A lot he knows.

Turn left, next corner.

Yeah.

Lauro!

I call the station.

They said you would be bringing Lauro home.

Thanks a lot, huh?

Please come in for a minute.

I'm sorry, Mr. Perez. We have to...

Just for a minute. Please.

I have a surprise for Lauro.

Please come. I beg you.

Okay. Just for a minute.

One-Adam-12 shows Code 6 at 1118 Kenton St.

One-Adam-12. Roger.

Surprise!

¡Señores! ¡Señores!

Officer Reed y Officer Malloy.

And my son Lauro!

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So we gotta get out of here.

Yeah, I think you're right.

Oh. The hats.

I'm a policeman!

Want a bite?

You have to leave? Yeah. I'm sorry.

Come back when you are off-duty.

We'll have food and fun all night!

Here's your...

Hey. The party's in there.

Yeah, well, it's kind of noisy in there.

Uh, this is Rita.

Nice to meet you, Rita. How are you?

We'll see you later, Lauro.

What's the matter with that kid, anyway?

Eats too much chocolate.

I mean Lauro.

I know what you mean.

You know we haven't got a thing to go on.

Yeah, I know.

Sometimes I feel myself

getting suspicious of my own mother.

Something's bugged Lauro ever since he pulled

that old man out of the fire.

Like a little guilt, maybe?

That's the way it reads.

Yeah. But guilty about what?

Why don't we go ask him?

I'm glad you're back. Come in! Come in!

No, thanks, Mr. Perez.

We'd like to talk to Lauro.

Of course. Lauro!

He's not here.

Not here? This is his party.

Why isn't he here?

Rita, do you know where he is?

I'll show you.

What's going on? Why did he leave?

Why don't you go back inside, Mr. Perez?

We'll talk to you later.

It's only a block. We'll cut across through there.

He was coming to see you on his own,

as soon as he was through here.

We talked it over, the two of us.

Is he inside now?

He wanted to be alone.

Rita, what is it?

What is all this about Lauro?

I... I was coming to see you.

Rita told us.

About the fire...

I was inside the warehouse.

And it was dark.

And I dropped a match.

What were you doing in there, Lauro?

You know.

I broke in.

Yeah? But why?

Well...

Rita and I, we want to get married.

I need some money to buy a ring.

I saw the fire spreading,

and I got scared, so I ran out.

Then you heard the watchman yell for help, huh?

Yes.

Well, you know, you just let an innocent man off the hook.

I know.

You'll have to come along with us, Lauro.

Okay.

Lauro, for being a bad father, forgive me.

I don't care about anything else.

The honors. Everything.

To me, you are a hero.

You did save a man's life.

And now...

Now you have done the right thing.

Bad day at Black Rock.

We've had worse.

We've had better, too.

Hi. Oh, um...

I'm sorry it turned out for Lauro the way it did.

So are we.

He doesn't have any priors.

He shouldn't have any trouble making probation.

I'm gonna do all I can to help him.

After all, he did save a man's life.

He earned that citation,

even if he won't get it.

Yeah. He did.

Well, thanks for cooperating.

See you around, Lieutenant. Right.

Hey, remind me, and I'll bring in

some stuff to clean your hat.

Jean uses it to clean anything.

Thanks.

We never did get that hamburger.

Well, what are you waiting for?

One-Adam-12. Request 7 at, uh...

Foothill and Levy Drive.

One-Adam-12. Continue patrol,

and handle two calls.

See the man at 415...

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