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One-Adam-12, One-Adam-12,

a 211 in progress.

One-Adam-12, handle code 3.

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I was sort of thinking we could go

to one of those fancy restaurants up on Sunset.

I lost a bet for dinner, not a week's salary.

Look, Pete, if it was just me,

I'd say let's get a hamburger and we'll call it square,

but Jean likes French food.

You said she could have the choice of restaurants.

Wonderful.

I tell you what. We won't order à la carte.

You know, I always thought you were my buddy.

A fish.

That's what you called me

when I took Phoenix and 8 points.

Yeah, I remember like it was yesterday. You said I was a fish.

Okay, tell Jean I'll pick you up at 7:00.

- Let's hear it for Phoenix. - Oh, come on, Jim.

It was a bad bet. You just got lucky.

So, you know, don't sit there and act like Nick the Greek.

One-Adam-12, One-Adam-12. See the maid.

A missing child. 134 Chestnut Drive, code 2.

One-Adam-12, Roger.

Oh, Officers, I'm so glad you're here.

We had a report on a missing child.

Yes. Won't you come in?

I left him in the carriage

and went to the kitchen for a minute,

and when I got back, he was gone.

Well, how old was he, ma'am?

Seven months, almost eight.

- He couldn't even walk. - Mary, what's going on here?

We had a report of a missing child.

What's your name, sir?

Wilkinson. This is our house.

Will you excuse us for a moment? Mary.

There's been a mistake. Thank you for your trouble.

You found the baby?

The baby's been at his grandmother's.

Mary was simply confused.

Sorry about the inconvenience.

I don't know, Pete. I think we ought to turn it over to detectives.

Yeah, me, too. I tell you what.

Let's grab 7 at the station,

and tell him about it while we're there.

This is One-Adam-12 requesting code 7 at the station.

One-Adam-12, okay 7.

Some kid's toys around,

and the maid said that the baby was missing.

I guess the lieutenant filled you in on the rest.

Yeah, the father and the mother came home and denied everything.

Said the baby was at the grandmother's.

Yeah, and gave us the bum's rush.

Well, I've got to agree

that it looks like maybe the kid was snatched

and the parents are afraid to call the police.

- Well, I'll do everything I can. - Which is?

I'll send a man out there

and try and get them to cooperate with us.

Good luck.

Well, we have a little dance we do

with people like the Wilkinsons.

Sometimes we can convince them

that cooperating with the police

is the best way to get their children back.

Anyway, we'll give it a good try.

Thanks for the lead.

Aren't you going to finish your sandwich?

No.

How come?

I'm saving up my appetite for tonight.

Oh, thanks.

I've been listening to your stomach growling

for 20 minutes.

Well, come on, Pete.

This bet was your idea.

Why don't you stop thinking about your wallet

and be a good loser, huh?

Hey, Pete, you ever have escargot?

At 2 and a half a serving?

That much, huh?

Must be pretty good.

Well, have some and let me know.

Okay, you got a deal.

All units in the vicinity and One-Adam-12,

a prowler there now.

2604 Marshall.

One-Adam-12, handle code 2.

One-Adam-12, Roger.

The game's over. Hold it right there.

You, uh, you startled me.

Everything's all right.

I, uh, I was just locked out, that's all.

Anybody inside?

She won't let me in.

Your wife?

Well, you might say

I'm just a good friend who wants to help.

By forcing your way in?

Why don't we try the front door?

Police officers, Miss.

We'd like to talk to you.

I'm Officer Reed. This is Officer Malloy.

We had a report of a prowler on your property.

Do you know this man?

Certainly she knows me, Officer.

She's just terribly upset.

Let her answer, okay?

Miss?

You don't want the law, do you?

It's all right, Officer. He's a friend.

You see, Officer?

It was just as I said.

Now, uh, if you'll leave us alone.

Listen, if you need any help at all, Miss,

just let us know, please.

One-Adam-12, clear.

One-Adam-12, clear.

What do you want to call that, a family dispute?

That's close enough.

Do you ever get the feeling

people just don't want to confide in you?

We're 2 for 2 in that department today.

All units in the vicinity

and One-Adam-12.

A 211 just occurred at the college.

316 Scout Street.

One-Adam-12, handle code 2.

One-Adam-12, Roger.

All right, which one of you guys called the cops?

Are you all right, sir?

Oh, yeah. I got hit, but it ain't much.

What's your name, sir?

Harry Rustin.

I'm the trainer here.

Now, look, uh,

there's really no need for the police.

You've been hit, Mr. Rustin,

and by the looks of this place,

it's been ransacked.

I'd say there's plenty of reason for the police.

Yeah, I guess you're right.

All right, you guys.

Coach Stobie wants you running dummy drills,

so why don't you get at it, huh?

Let's move, huh?

Do you think you ought to see a doctor?

Oh, no, no, no.

I used to fight in the Wilders.

I've got hit a dozen times like this.

Don't faze me.

What were they after?

Well, beats me.

I guess the guy was in here

because when I come back from the field,

why, he was waiting,

and walks in that door

and bang, let me have it.

You didn't see him?

Uh, well, uh, no. Just a guy, you know,

and he, uh, kind of big, maybe.

It looks like he cleaned out the medicine cabinet.

Yeah, well, you can't tell about kids these days.

Was it one of the students?

Uh, what...

Uh, well, no, I don't think so,

but I... I guess it could be one of the students.

Mr. Rustin, what was in here? Were there any narcotics?

Now wait a minute, buddy.

I'm a football trainer, no drug pusher.

Okay, what was in the medicine cabinet?

To tell you the truth, I ain't exactly sure.

Well... You know, vitamins, mostly, I guess,

and then maybe some painkillers.

But, uh...

Come on. I'll show you what I mean.

See, Coach Stobie,

he told me exactly what to do.

It's all, uh, all done by numbers.

Like, for instance, take this guy,

name of Jimmy Barlow. He's a tight end.

He takes two number 3 tablets

and two S's and one green.

I put them in a paper cup,

and I set them out before practice.

You mean you don't know what you're giving them?

No. Oh, that is except for the S tablet.

That stands for salt pills.

But I'm telling you,

it's all worked out by the team doctor

and Coach Stobie.

Dr. Sundstrom?

Yeah, him and Coach Stobie.

Please don't touch anything, Mr. Rustin.

We'll tell detectives about this.

They'll probably send somebody out from SID

to dust the room for fingerprints.

No way. He wore gloves.

You sure?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure, but, uh...

Now look. Uh,

you know, I'm not all this upset about it.

So a guy comes in and boosts a few vitamin pills.

So what?

Well, Mr. Rustin,

Since you don't know what was in the cabinet,

we have to consider the possibility

there were narcotics.

We'll have to follow up on it.

Okay, but, uh, listen.

I don't want to file no complaint.

Dr. Sundstrom.

7408 North Crenshaw.

Might be some kind of clinic.

Let's pay the doctor a visit.

Can I help you?

We'd like to see Dr. Sundstrom.

Oh, is this about Charley?

Ma'am?

Charley Hall. Well, he was here this afternoon,

and I overheard him with Dr. Sundstrom.

So naturally, when you came in,

I assumed...

This is about Charley, isn't it?

I'm not sure. Could you give us a little more information?

Well, Charley Hall.

He's the star halfback for Alimain College.

He came in here this afternoon,

and he burst into Dr. Sundstrom's office

and started to threaten the doctor.

I've never seen anyone so angry.

And then, when he left,

Dr. Sundstrom called Coach Stobie,

and then he left.

Do you know what he was angry about?

Dr. Sundstrom is the team physician.

He's also head of the alumni.

It was something about that.

Could you be more specific?

I'd like to, but maybe you'd better get the rest

from the doctor.

Can you tell us where we can locate him?

I'm not sure, but I think he told Coach Stobie

that he'd meet him at Charley's house.

Oh, wait a minute.

I have the team list in the files.

I'll get you the address.

Here it is.

Charles Hall. 235 South Dotson,

- apartment 3. - Thank you.

This is One-Adam-12.

Show us code 6 at 235 South Dotson,

apartment 3.

One-Adam-12, Roger.

If Charley Hall was the one who knocked over Rustin,

That would explain why he didn't want us involved.

Yeah, he wouldn't want his star halfback thrown in jail.

It's coming up on the right.

What is it with you?

All we're doing is winning the Cups, that's all.

I'm telling you,

I'll go to the cops if you don't quit.

You're not going anywhere.

What's going on here?

Come on in, officers.

Oh, it's, uh, it's really nothing, officers.

Just a little disagreement.

I think maybe you'd better tell us who you all are.

Well, uh, my name is Sundstrom,

Dr. Sundstrom. I'm a physician.

This is Coach Stobie from Alimain College,

and this young gentleman here is Charley Hall.

He lives here with his parents.

What's this all about?

Well, go ahead, doc, tell him all about it.

Well, now, I don't think that'll be necessary.

I stole some drugs out of the trainer's cage

in the locker room of Alimain College.

Drugs that these two guys

have been giving out to the football players.

Now just a moment...

You're admitting a burglary, Charley.

You'd better know your rights.

I know them, and I don't want an attorney.

I just want these guys stopped.

Listen, Officer, we were just talking to Chuck about this.

He seems to be under the impression

that we're pushing dangerous drugs or something.

I don't understand how he could be so misinformed.

Officers, I, uh,

I think I can clear this whole thing up.

You see, we've just started a new program

for our football team this year...

The careful administration of certain drugs

to stimulate their performance on the field.

Now, this medication was prescribed by a physician,

so it's all perfectly legal.

All they want is to win.

You see, Sundstrom here is a big shot on the alumni,

and he told Coach Stobie

to give us the drugs or he'd lose his job.

Now, that's all pure fantasy.

It's against the law to give barbiturates to people.

I don't want to go through it again with you, Charley.

It's a perfectly acceptable practice in athletics today.

I talked to guys

from every team that we played,

and they don't have to take pills.

And we beat them, don't we?

I think maybe we better go down to the station

and let the detectives sort this out.

This is ridiculous.

You got no grounds to take us in.

I got the stuff I took from the trainer's office

in the trunk of my car.

You wouldn't believe what's in there.

- Long day. - Oh, yeah?

Oh, it feels like about eight hours to me.

I'll let that pass.

- Are you about ready? - Yeah, I guess so.

Did you get a chance to talk to Sergeant Olson in Narcotics?

Yeah, I saw him down the hall.

I turned this whole Sundstrom mess over to him.

- And? - He thinks we might have something.

He's all set to open up an investigation on the college.

It sounds like their athletic program

could use a little stirring up.

Olson seems to think so.

He said they already had a little file going.

It seems, uh,

some of the parents of the other players

have been complaining.

Anyway, let's go.

I told Jean you'd pick us up at 7.

Hey, where are you off to?

Pete's taking Jean and me to dinner.

I'm starving to death.

It's no wonder.

You haven't eaten anything all day.

Pete, if you're going to gripe about this,

why don't we just forget the whole thing?

Oh, no, it's all right.

Well, you coming?

One-Adam-12, day watch clear.

One-Adam-12, day watch clear.

You just had a little too much kippered herring

and a few too many glasses of wine.

Did you, uh, talk to Sergeant Woods?

Yeah, while you were down the hall at the booking cage.

He said they sent a detective out to see the Wilkinsons,

but they refused to talk to him.

Woods said his man feels the same way we do...

The baby was probably kidnapped,

but unless the Wilkinsons confide in the department,

our hands are tied.

Maybe we were wrong.

Maybe the baby is at his grandmother's

and the Wilkinsons just don't like cops.

Now, there's a bet I'd like a piece of.

No, thank you.

Hey, Pete, there's a drugstore around the corner.

Why don't you pull over there for a minute?

This is One-Adam-12.

We're in pursuit of two cars racing on Avalon.

All units on all frequencies stand by.

One-Adam-12 is in pursuit.

This is One-Adam-12.

Suspect vehicles have just turned southbound

on Walnut.

Shots being fired.

All units, One-Adam-12 is in pursuit

southbound on Walnut.

Shots being fired.

Hold it!

Drop the gun.

Face down on the deck.

All right, come out slow.

Next time I catch you riding in another dude's car,

I'm going to bash your head in.

Forget you! Ain't no loud-mouth jive-time dude

gonna tell me whose car I can ride in.

All right, hold it. Wait a minute.

You the cause of this chase, Miss?

Well, I guess so.

But he act like he own me or something.

He ain't got no papers on me.

Cheap litter.

We was riding down Avalon...

Coolidge, you know...

And the dude starts... Man, he starts acting

like he's a fool or something.

You have to come down to the station for questioning.

Okay, let's go.

You better let our backup take her in.

How's your stomach?

It's getting better.

I took something for it back at the station.

Good. I'm glad to hear it. When you feel up to it,

I got another little wager I want to discuss with you.

Nothing doing. I'm not betting with you anymore.

One-Adam-12, One-Adam-12, family dispute.

2604 Marshall. Code 2.

One-Adam-12, Roger.

That girl and the helpful prowler.

Oh, officers.

Come in.

This doesn't concern you.

Who sent for you anyw...

Why, you...

I'm done being afraid.

You can't fool me anymore.

We can still work this out.

There is nothing to work out.

There was plenty to work out

when you were broke and pregnant.

Why didn't you send for the cops

when I paid the hospital bills

or when I gave you Wilkinson's 500 bucks?

You'll get your money back.

Keep the money.

But you did agree to give up the child.

You signed the papers.

I talked to Legal Aid. I'm keeping my baby.

The papers mean nothing.

You got my baby on the black market.

You better cool it, Rita. There's cops here.

Do you work for a licensed adoption agency?

Well, it's... It's like this, Officer...

That's why...

That's why we tried to hide the disappearance

and refused to talk to the detectives.

We knew an investigation

would reveal that we adopted in the black market

and would be forced to give up the child.

We suspected she took the baby,

so we called Tyler.

Look, you guys, it's not like it seems.

Come off it, Tyler.

Save the soft music for the detectives.

You understand, Mr. Wilkinson,

in this case, no matter what was signed,

she has full rights to the child.

Why didn't you adopt through a licensed agency?

Time.

Paperwork.

Investigation.

We just wanted the baby.

We thought this way would be...

Be somehow easier.

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