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

a 211 in progress.

One-Adam-12, handle code 3.

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Well, do you want to hear what she said or not?

I mean, it doesn't make any difference to me.

Okay, what did she say?

She thinks you're cute.

Cute?

Yeah, well, that's not as good as dreaming you're darling,

but it's a lot better than interesting or sweet.

I see.

You remember the blonde?

You were talking to her at the party Tuesday night.

She works in SID.

Yeah, I think so.

She's just your type.

She's got knocked knees,

and she's a qualified expert with a handgun.

Do me a favor, Reed.

Stop worrying about my love life.

Oh.

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

unknown trouble. Clintwood and Morris. Code 2.

One-Adam-12, Roger.

Chinatown.

His name's Tommy Chin. He's a policeman.

He was in the class ahead of me at the Academy.

How is he?

Looks bad.

I'll get an ambulance.

Don't be afraid. Do you know who did this?

Down the alley.

This one's a red blanket.

Bring the litter.

Well, it's not very much.

Are you sure the girl didn't say anything?

No, nothing. It's all there.

Well, if she knows Tommy,

she might know what he was trying to tell us.

I'd sure like to talk to her.

I'll get a flyer out with her description,

but I doubt if I'll find her.

Maybe you could fill us in a little.

Sure.

For the last six or eight months,

we've been having some real trouble in Chinatown.

There's a gang of young toughs running wild down there.

It's given us all kinds of problems.

Do you mean the Chung-Nings?

Yeah.

The English translation of Chung-Ning is Chinese youth.

Tommy Chin was working undercover for us,

and he'd managed to join the gang.

He was a perfect choice.

Speaks fluent Chinese. Looks younger than he really is.

And he was just beginning to feed us some good information.

Like what?

The older Chinese of Chinatown are fed up

with the activities of the Chung-Nings.

But there's still one group strong enough to fight them.

That's the Hong-Li Association.

It's just what it sounds like.

An alliance between two strong families,

the Hongs and the Lis.

Are you saying that there's going to be a war?

No, it's more like a clash

between the older, cultural element of Chinatown, the Hong-Lis

and the youth of Chinatown, the Chung-Nings.

Tommy was on to something.

He called me tonight,

but when the call got through to my office,

there was no one on the line.

According to the timing reports,

that was probably the call he was making

just before you spotted him being chased down the alley.

I've been working the gang squad almost two years.

This is the biggest rumble I've seen building yet.

I just hope it doesn't happen.

- Oh, Sarge? - Yeah?

If you hear anything on Tommy's condition,

would you let us know?

Sure.

I talked to the hospital right after he was admitted.

He's still undergoing tests.

It'll probably be some time

before they can determine how extensive the damage is.

The only thing they would tell me

is that his condition has stabilized,

but he's still in a coma in the intensive care wing.

One-Adam-12, p.m. watch clear.

One-Adam-12, p.m. watch clear.

Did you hear about Tommy?

Yeah. He's still in a coma.

One-Adam-12, One-Adam-12, see the manager.

A 484 just occurred.

Seventh and Wilshire at the department store.

Code 2.

One-Adam-12, Roger.

Could I have your name, please?

Juju Perrin. I'm with the roller derby.

What was stolen, Miss Perrin?

My purse.

Hey, don't you ever do any talking?

You just let the kid do it all?

We take turns.

Oh.

How was your purse stolen?

Well, I was at one of those pay johns, you know.

I'll tell you the truth. I don't always carry a purse.

I like to keep my dough and my wallet

right in my pocket, you know?

Yeah, me, too.

Yeah.

Well, anyway, see, I'm in one of these stalls,

and I hear this other dame come in.

And she comes to the one right next to mine.

Next thing I know,

she's reaching underneath the partition,

heisting my purse.

Boy, if I'd have caught her, I'd have caved her head in.

But I was a little, uh, compromised by the situation.

Miss Perrin...

Hey, do you ever go to the roller games?

No.

Aw, that's too bad.

I thought maybe you'd seen me skate.

I'm a jammer.

That's nice.

Mm-hmm.

Miss Perrin?

What?

Do you live around here?

Hey, you ain't my type.

Yeah, I sort of gathered that.

Miss Perrin, did you have...

You call me Juju.

Juju, did you have your house keys in your purse

when it was taken?

Yeah, they were in there.

And my wallet.

And a hanky.

You know, a bunch of stuff.

Do you live near here?

Yeah, I live about a mile away.

A little house by the freeway.

Would you mind taking a ride over there with us?

Are you kidding?

A date with a real live cop?

Come on, big boy. I'll show you.

You work out, don't you?

Huh? What can you lift?

I'll get it. After you.

You better wait here while we go in and check it out.

Oh, okay. But listen. If you need help, I'll be right here.

That's nice to know.

Say, my key is under that mat by the side door.

You take care.

Police officers. Stay where you are.

Oh, that's some ugly chick.

Oh, wow.

Let's go, Mister.

You'll have to come down later and file a report.

Hey, groovy.

You know, that was very smart,

the way you figured that guy would come here,

pick the keys, and get into my house.

No, we got a flyer on his MO.

It's been happening in a lot of department stores.

Oh, you devil, don't be so modest.

I don't like modest guys.

Okay, he was caught by a brilliant piece of work

by the L.A. Police Department. Better?

Yeah.

Also, you know what?

He's a sucker for a right cross.

I'll see you later.

Tough choice.

All right, Reed, I know what you're going to say.

Who are you going to take to the Division Steak Fry Up?

A blonde from SID who shoots expert with a handgun

or good old Juju the roller derby jammer queen?

Buzz off.

Oh, come on, Pete.

I'm just trying to help you with a difficult decision.

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

Meet 1L90 on tact 2.

One-Adam-12, Roger.

One-Adam-12 to L90, go.

Sergeant Powers said a nurse at County General called.

She saw his MO bulletin

and thinks the girl you're looking for

is in one of the waiting rooms.

He asked if you could take a run out there

and see if it's the same girl.

Roger, Mac. We're on our way.

One-Adam-12, code 6 at County General Hospital.

One-Adam-12, Roger.

Is there anything new on Tommy Chin?

Excuse me, Miss.

I'd like to talk to you.

I won't hurt you. I'm a friend of Tommy's.

You speak English?

I speak little English.

What's your name?

Mary Hong.

I have my papers.

I entered the United States by your permission.

My name is Jim Reed, Mary.

You know that Tommy's a policeman?

How's he doing?

They think they're going to have to operate.

He may have a brain hemorrhage.

They want to try and release some of the pressure.

He's still unconscious.

Tommy get well.

We will have house, children.

You see, it will be good.

Mary, Tommy was trying to tell us something

about the Chung-Nings and the Hong-Lis.

If he told you what it was, why don't you tell us?

It'll keep a lot of people from getting hurt.

The Chung-Nings fight with the Hong-Lis.

Mary.

Oh, just a minute.

We want to talk to her.

What's your name, sir?

Sing Hong.

Mary is my niece.

She entered this country legally a year ago,

and the police have no need to question her.

She may have some information about Tommy Chin that'll help us.

I suppose you have some grounds to arrest her

or take her in for questioning?

No, but we'd appreciate her cooperation.

I'm afraid you're out of luck.

Tommy Chin is a hoodlum. A member of a gang of thieves.

I'll not have my niece paying tribute to him with her sorrow.

You're wrong. Tommy's a policeman.

He was working undercover.

That's not much better.

The police offer no solution to our problems.

Mr. Hong, we're trying to avoid a dangerous situation in Chinatown.

Now, your niece may be able to give us some help.

The dangerous situation you speak of

is a way of life for us.

The schools take our children and put them into classrooms

and do nothing for them because no teachers speak Chinese.

Without English, the children are trapped in the ghetto.

Every day, more people come here from mainland China.

They don't speak English, and so they add to the problem.

Women and girls like Mary work in sewing factories

for 14 hours a day and take home $10.

Rents are rising, and housing conditions are getting worse.

There are 8,000 people living in less than a square mile.

So don't tell me

about the dangerous situation, Officer.

I live there.

Yeah, Mac.

His name is Sing Hong. He's the girl's uncle.

Yeah, he lives in Chinatown. He speaks very good English.

Okay, Mac.

Thanks.

What did he say?

Well, he never heard of him,

but he'll run it by Sergeant Powers.

One-Adam-12, p.m. watch clear.

One-Adam-12, p.m. watch clear

and a call. Meet the detective unit.

23570 Euclid. Code 2.

One-Adam-12, Roger.

Sergeant Speer.

Jim Reed. This is Pete Malloy.

Hi.

We got kind of a strange one.

The fellow sitting in the car got out of jail this morning,

and he had a felony ready.

He paid his attorney with counterfeit.

The attorney squawked to us,

and we went out and picked him up.

He was sitting in his living room watching TV.

He claims he didn't know it was bad money.

Where did he get it?

Well, here's where it gets screwy.

He stole it.

Now, he was already in jail on a 459 beef,

and apparently he'd rather cop to another burglary

than take a federal wrap for passing funny money.

Now, he claims he ripped off a house last week,

and he found the money in a dresser drawer.

And where's the house?

It's right around the corner on Foreman.

Now, if you'll hold down the back, I'll try the front.

Hey, Jim, take a look.

You're on a real cold streak, aren't you, buddy?

You know him?

Yeah, we're the ones who busted him yesterday.

Open up. Police officers.

Open up. This the police.

Freeze, Mister!

Don't try it, cop.

I'll waste this chick.

You'd better believe it.

All right, come on. Let's go.

Turn around. Hands up against the wall.

Put your hands on top of your head.

These must be the photo plates.

Looks like a clean bust.

Who tipped you off?

Who told you we was printing here? Huh?

You were burglarized last week.

Yeah. We didn't report it.

No, but the burglar did.

It's a long story, Mister.

You'll get to hear it in court.

Hey, I got some news back from Sergeant Powers

on the guy you met at the hospital, Sing Hong.

Yeah?

Powers is pretty familiar with him.

It seems he was the head of the Hong-Li association.

No wonder he was so upset about Mary being at the hospital.

Well, Powers is trying to find the girl.

From what you said,

she might know what Tommy was trying to tell us.

Still no change in Tommy's condition?

No, they're operating on him tonight.

Can I see your license, please, sir?

Yeah, sure.

You were driving a little erratically, Mr. Allen.

Have you been drinking?

Alcohol is bad for the liver. I never touch the stuff.

The inside of your car smells like marijuana.

No kidding.

Oh, well, I just let off a hitchhiker.

He... He must have been smoking it.

Mm-hmm.

Listen, fellows,

I don't mean to be a smart aleck or anything,

but you really don't have any grounds to search me.

So if you just either give me a ticket or...

May I?

If I told you I've never seen that before,

what would you say?

Nice try.

Yeah, well,

you guys snuck up on me. I had to put it someplace.

Are you about finished?

Yeah.

What's the rush?

Well, there's a bondsman

out in the lobby tapping his foot.

Mr. Allen in a hurry to get out?

Yeah, and he'll probably be out of here before we are.

Jim, phone call for you. You can take it over there.

Yeah?

Yeah, this is Jim Reed.

Wait a minute. Slow down. Where are you?

When?

Mary?

Mary?

She screamed, and we were cut off. It sounded like

- somebody hit her. - What did she say?

Something about the Chung-Nings setting up an ambush with the Hong-Lis.

Did she say where?

Yeah, in the parking lot

behind the Hong-Li's association meeting hall.

- When? - Now.

I'll scramble a gang squad.

This is Adam-12 to Sergeant Powers.

What's your unit designation?

1K50.

Adam-12, take the north end of the parking lot.

We have four other cars rolling.

Let's hope this hasn't started yet.

Roger, K50.

Kind of short notice.

All right, freeze.

Drop those guns.

All right, get your hands on top of your heads

and interlace your fingers.

Yesterday we told the Chung-Nings

that we would no longer pay them money.

Twice a month they have a lion parade,

and they come to every shop in Chinatown

and demand we pay or they will break windows and beat us.

I thought the association could handle it.

We always did in the past.

I guess I was wrong.

If you'll work with us, Mr. Hong,

maybe we can bring an end to this.

Maybe we can stop the Chung-Nings,

but how can we solve the problem that caused them?

How can the police help us with that?

I don't know, Mr. Hong. I wish I could tell you.

He's the one who beat Tommy and me.

He laughed at me,

and told me I never live to tell.

I finally do as you and Tommy wish.

I tell on the Chung-Nings.

Maybe now Tommy and I be happy.

We go away together to another city.

And we'll be married.

It will happen.

You will see.

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