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

a 211 in progress.

One-Adam-12, handle code 3.

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Okay, last thing I have here is a series of crime reports

on an M.O. for business 459's.

Got a yo-yo throwing wooden milk crates

through plate glass windows.

He's been hitting jewelry stores mostly,

up north and National, so keep a look up there.

Only one car has been spotted so far.

He may be driving a blue sedan.

Okay, that's it.

Oh, don't forget the party for Sergeant Olsen tomorrow night.

He gets out of the hospital tomorrow.

If you can't make it, let me know.

Okay, let's hit the streets.

By the way, Happy Birthday.

Thanks.

It's today, Sunday the 15th, isn't it?

Yeah, yeah.

Bet you thought I'd forget.

Let's talk about it later, huh?

I'd like to get out of here.

How's the birthday boy?

One-Adam-12, day mid-watch clear.

One-Adam-12 clear.

What's the matter?

How many guys did you tell?

What are you talking about?

My birthday. Wells wouldn't have remembered it.

You must have told him.

Yeah, I told him. So?

How many others?

I don't know. There's Wells, Brinkman.

I think Woods was there.

Great.

What's wrong with that?

Did anybody say anything about giving me a surprise party?

- No. - Are you sure?

Yeah, I'm sure.

Good. I don't want one.

Pete, why don't you want a surprise party?

I just never liked them, that's all.

They're always so forced.

Everybody trying so hard to have fun.

Besides, I got a date with Nancy tonight.

I don't want to get hung up after the watch.

What gave you the idea you were going to get one, anyway?

Surprise parties are like the Asian flu.

Once they get started, everybody gets it.

There have already been two in the division this month.

If I hear anything, I'll do my best to stiff it.

Thanks.

One-Adam-23 on the code 30 at the antique store

3704 Rosevale.

The alarm man and the owner are in route.

That's just a few blocks from here.

It's One-Adam-12. We'll back up One-Adam-23

at 3704 Rosevale.

One-Adam-12, roger.

This one's all yours, partner.

I don't talk to drunks on my birthday.

This is One-Adam-12.

Shows code six at 500 Cimarron Street.

We're unable to back up Adam-23 at 3704 Rosevale.

One-Adam-12, roger.

- Got a problem. - Oh?

This guy's so ripped, I doubt if he could turn on the radio

without fouling it up.

So what's the problem? We bust him.

Yeah, well, it seems that he's the owner of that antique store

we were headed toward.

The alarm company called him, and he was going down there,

so it's kind of like we called him out on the street.

He's still a deuce. Let's give him a field sobriety test.

I don't think he's going to pass.

Okay.

Come on, mister.

That's four.

We're just waiting for the owner to show up.

Help yourself.

We picked him up on a 502 on the way over here.

Well, maybe it's just as well he's passed out.

The guy who hit this place really ransacked it.

He found a bottle of booze in the desk

and stopped and poured himself a couple of shots.

You know, sometimes I think

we're not intimidating them anymore.

We'll hang around and wait for the alarm company to show up

and re-set and secure.

I've really been stuck for something to get you for your birthday.

I don't know why.

I always wanted a red Ferrari.

Terrific.

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

see the manager. A 484-PS just occurred

at the Boutique Shop, Hill and Broadway.

Code 2.

One-Adam-12, roger.

Another purse snatched. It's getting to be a national pastime.

Excuse me, sir. The saleslady said you had a purse stolen.

Yes. It's not a purse.

Please don't call it a purse.

What's your name, sir?

Bert. Bert Stanley.

You want to tell us what happened?

I came in here to buy some stuff,

and I set my bag down on the counter.

I turned around, and it was gone.

Which counter?

Look, I'm terribly sorry to have bothered you.

Let's just forget the whole thing.

Mr. Stanley, why don't you just relax and tell us what happened?

On that counter.

Oh.

I'm in here buying a present for my girlfriend.

I set my briefcase down on the counter,

I turn around, and it was gone.

I didn't even see who took it.

Can you describe it, sir?

Describe it?

Yeah, you know, size, color, contents. That sort of thing.

It was sort of big and made out of a soft leather.

Suede?

Suede?

What's with him? Is he trying to start something?

I just asked you if the thing was made out of suede.

Soft leather.

Broads carry suede.

Go ahead.

It sort of had a strap on it.

What kind of a strap?

I don't know. Just a strap.

How long was it?

I don't know.

Was it long enough to put over your shoulder?

He is trying to start something, isn't he?

Mr. Stanley, all I'm trying to do is get a description of the bag.

Was the strap long enough to put over your shoulder?

Yeah, maybe.

All right, it's a shoulder strap.

I'm at the negligee counter trying to buy a nightgown

and I get my little pursie stolen.

Okay, are you happy?

Mr. Stanley, why don't you just relax?

A lot of men are carrying them.

There's nothing wrong with it.

Matter of fact, they're very practical.

- Hi, Pete. - Hi.

Hi, Pete.

What's going on?

Nothing, really.

Benson was just telling me about a 459 he had today.

Yeah. So anyway, he hits this decorator shop on Melrose

Took some antiques, some crystals.

Helped himself to a bottle of booze

in the manager's desk and splits.

I thought we were going to have to throw

a butterfly net over the owner.

He was really bugged. Trippy.

Hey, I'm sorry. I got to split.

See you, Pete.

Hey, you know that fast loader I loaned you?

- Yeah. - I need it back.

Let me have it after the watch.

Don't leave without giving it back.

Wait a minute. You want me not to leave

- right after watch. - Right.

- Are you sure? - Yeah, I'm sure.

Then how come every time I walk up to a bunch of brother officers,

they stop talking and grin at me

with stupid expressions on their faces?

That's easy. Every little thing seems more important

because you're having a paranoid reaction.

That's all I need.

Look, Pete,

there is no party.

Pete.

There's a guy in the gas station.

Hi. What can I do for you?

Just wondering what you were doing here.

I'm the owner.

I came in to do some extra work on Sunday.

On that Chevy?

It's a Ford. Belongs to old Mr. Freeman.

He drives around at 5 miles an hour in high gear.

I've been trying to get him to drive at the right RPMs.

But I've cleaned the carburetor and changed the points and plugs

on that old crate at least 50 times.

Well, thanks for checking on me.

I appreciate it, fellas.

Take it easy.

This is One-Adam-12. We have a possible 459

there now at the gas station

at the corner of Ventura and Fifth.

Request backup and ETA.

Any unit in the vicinity, backup One-Adam-12

Fifth and Ventura.

Possible 459 there now, and quote an ETA.

One-Adam-28, roger.

One-Adam-12, One-Adam-28 will handle

with a one-minute ETA.

One-Adam-12, roger.

You think a guy that smooth would be sharp enough

to get the right emblem on his shirt.

Police officers!

Take the side.

You cover the store. I'm going around the other side.

Freeze, Mister.

Drop the gun.

Come out this way and get on your face.

Keep your hands away from your body.

Beck.

There's a greenie for you.

This is One-Adam-12 requesting wants and warrants

California plate, 275 Ocean Ida Victor.

One-Adam-12, stand by.

One-Adam-12, 275 Ocean Ida Victor,

no want, one misdemeanor traffic warrant.

One-Adam-12, roger.

I'll write him, and you give him the bad news.

Okay.

May I see your license, please?

Yeah, man.

Why don't we get out of the street?

I'm going to give you a ticket for unsafe passing.

You shuckin' me, man?

Would I do that to you, Mr. Sinclair?

Sign right here, please.

That all?

Well, no, I'm afraid I got more bad news for you, Mr. Sinclair.

Look, you got a brake light out.

We won't cite you for it, but you better get it fixed.

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah, yeah, I'll do that.

Why didn't we bust him on the warrant?

That matched the M.O. the old man gave us this morning.

He had a blue sedan and a milk carton in the back of it.

I wrote my serial number on it.

If it winds up in a jewelry store window,

we might have Sinclair for a lot more than just traffic warrants.

I'll go fishing with you anytime, partner.

Let's have lunch at the station. You can lay it on Mac.

Nancy, I'll be a little late getting out there tonight.

The guys in the division are giving me a surprise party.

Yeah, I know you did, but...

Look, Nancy, calm down.

I'll get there as early as I can,

but I can't get out of this. They've gone to a lot of trouble.

Yeah, I know you have, but...

Was that an accidental discharge?

The downstairs parking lot.

Behind the station wagon. He hit Snyder.

Give it up, Mister.

Don't shoot!

Don't shoot. You're trying to kill me!

Throw the gun out.

All right, stand up, put your hands on top of your head.

Come out in the open.

Where's Snyder?

Over here.

How'd it happen?

One-Adam-12 requesting an ambulance.

I can't believe it. I'm so stupid.

Officer's been shot.

I dropped my partner off in court,

was on my way in when I picked him up on playing drunk.

He was a real friendly drunk.

Laughing, kidding around.

I ran him, he was clean,

so I didn't handcuff him.

Pretty stupid, huh?

Got down here to the station.

I was just getting him out of the car.

He must have panicked.

Grabbed my gun, shot me and took off.

Reed was down here, and he pinned him down

behind the wagon.

It doesn't look too bad, Bob.

He's from Stockton.

We're from the same hometown.

I guess it proves there are no friendly drunks.

Let's head up Santa Monica and hang out for a while.

- What do you got? - Just a crazy hunch.

I hope it's not like that one you've been having about the surprise party.

I don't want to talk to you about the surprise party.

I already got a bone to pick with you on that one.

Why? What did I do?

All day long,

I been telling you I was going to have one,

and all day long, you've been telling me no.

You're my partner, and I'm supposed to trust you.

But the evidence is getting too strong to ignore.

You know there's a couple of cases of beer in the locker room?

Pete...

- I don't want to talk about it. - Look, Pete, I...

I called Nancy and postponed my date.

Pete, you shouldn't have done that.

You're right. She was upset.

She's probably planning a surprise party for you.

I guess a surprise party isn't all that bad.

As long as it's inevitable, I may as well relax and enjoy it.

Pete, there's no party.

Why don't we change the subject?

Okay.

Pete, why are we heading up on Santa Monica Boulevard?

You know that 459 we had this morning

at the antique shop on Rosevale

where the guy got into the manager's booze?

Benson was telling me about one he had go down

at a decorator's shop on Melrose a couple hours later.

Same thing.

You think the guy's heading south like a swallow?

I admit, it's kind of a shaky M.O., but it's possible.

The guy could be getting thirsty again

and head up along Santa Monica.

You want to bet?

You got something better to do?

I was supposed to get back to the station early

to help them hang crepe paper.

Okay, if you want to go up and cruise Santa Monica,

we'll do it, but I don't think it's going to turn into anything, Pete.

Humor me.

Pete, really, I should get in a couple of minutes early.

Why don't we call it a day?

Let's hang out a little while longer.

I just got a hunch this guy's going to hit.

Normally, I'd go along with you,

but I don't think this is one of your better hunches.

We've both seen a ton of guys

that will bust into a place,

find a bottle of booze and take a shot.

We probably got two different guys.

Okay, we'll go on in.

It's the easiest bust I ever made.

Hey, Woods, here's your fast loader.

Thanks, Pete. Ed, tell Pete.

Yeah, okay.

Well, me and my partner get some candy

out of a vending machine at the gas station,

and we hear a ringer go off.

So we run on up the street,

and we find a clothing store broken into.

We go on in, and there's the burglar

sitting there in the manager's office

with a bottle of booze in front of him, passed out cold.

Oh, by the way, Pete,

he copped out to a couple of other burglaries, too.

One of them was that antiques store this morning.

What street was this clothing store on?

Santa Monica Boulevard.

Pretty lucky, huh?

Hey, Reed.

Yeah.

I just saw one of the guys from Burglary out in the hall.

They found that milk carton you wrote your serial number on.

Where was it?

In a jewelry store window on Fifth.

They went out and busted Sinclair and found most of the stuff

from the other burglaries at his place.

- Good piece of police work. - Thank you.

Gentlemen, that's an example of keeping your eye out for an M.O.

Keep looking for M.O.'s, you'll break cases.

Oh, Pete.

Can I see you in the office?

I hope it's strawberry pistachio.

What are you talking about?

I'll be there in a minute.

I figured I could get you to help me with this.

Got a few things out here.

Thought you'd give me a hand

putting them in the trunk of the car.

They're for the party for Sergeant Olsen.

Olsen?

Yeah. At the academy tomorrow night.

He gets out of the hospital, remember?

Oh, yeah.

Hey, Mac, you need a hand?

No, thanks. We got it.

- Okay. Good night. - Good night.

- Good night. - Good night, Jerry.

Thanks, Pete. See you tomorrow.

Hey, Pete, I forgot to wish you a happy birthday.

Thanks.

I wanted to get back early because Jean dropped this by.

It's your present.

A purse?

Yeah, well, when you told that guy

that you thought they were practical,

I called Jean, and she picked it out.

If you don't like it, they have it in black,

and, uh, also in suede.

No, no, this is great.

Broads carry suede.

Yeah.

Happy Birthday, partner.

Thanks.

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