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

a 211 in progress.

One-Adam-12, handle code 3.

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One-Adam-12, morning watch clear.

One-Adam-12, clear.

The guys on p.m. watch said it was kind of slow.

It'll pick up around 2:00 when the bars let out.

Yeah.

This is One-Adam-12 requesting DMV wants and warrants.

671-Ocean-Nora-King.

One-Adam-12, roger. Stand by.

This is One-Adam-12. We're in pursuit of a green sedan.

671-Ocean-Nora-King.

Headed eastbound on Olympic, passing Western Boulevard.

Suspect vehicle is wanted for speed only at this time.

All units on all frequencies, stand by.

One-Adam-12 is in pursuit.

All units, One-Adam-12 is in pursuit of a green sedan.

671-Ocean-Nora-King.

Vehicle eastbound on Olympic just crossing Westwood.

Wanted for speed only at this time.

Suspect vehicle has turned south on Overland from Olympic.

Vehicle now southbound on Overland from Olympic.

One-Adam-12, no want on 671-Ocean-Nora-King.

All right. Now, front seat, come on out with your hands on top of your heads.

Let's go! Move!

How old are you? 15?

I put us code 6. What do you got?

I don't know yet. You in the backseat,

come out with your hands on top of your head.

Don't you know you kids could've caused a serious accident?

All right. Turn around and face the car.

Shake him for me, will you, Brown?

- Is that who I think it is? - Yeah.

- You guys busted him before? - No.

Well, who is he? What's his name?

Billy MacDonald.

- MacDonald? - Yeah.

He's Mac's son.

I called your dad. He's on his way over.

Code 3 probably.

I know it was stupid... Joyriding in Tom's dad's car.

I'm sorry you had to bust me, Pete.

I'm sorry anybody had to.

- How'd the weekend go? - It was okay.

If I had known you were going fishing, I'd have let you use some of those new flies.

It was kind of a last-minute thing.

Hey, good to have you two back on days.

- Thanks. It's good to be back. - How's John Dillinger this morning?

That might seem pretty funny to you, Pete.

I don't see the humor in it.

One-Adam-12, day watch clear.

One-Adam-12, clear.

Can't understand why Mac got so steamed.

What Billy did wasn't that big a deal.

If I had thought about it for a minute,

I wouldn't have said it.

As soon as we get back in, I'm gonna go tell him I'm sorry.

That's a good idea.

Hey, Pete, about this morning...

Look, I came in to apologize for that, so don't cut me out of it, okay?

Yeah, well, okay.

Me, too. I, uh... I didn't mean to jump at you like that.

I guess this whole thing's got me a lot more upset than it should.

I'm sure having your friends rub your nose in it doesn't make it any easier.

- I'm sorry. - Forget it.

It's just the embarrassment of having my own son

run through this place like... Like John Dillinger.

Well, it really wasn't that big a caper.

I know it's embarrassing, but the rest of the guys around here understand.

You know, Pete, I must've made that same speech

to maybe a dozen other cops whose sons were arrested.

But, uh, I don't think I'll be making it again.

Somehow it isn't the same when it's your own boy.

It's... It's not that simple.

I guess not.

Well, I really bore down on him at home.

He's gonna toe the line. He's grounded.

He's washing cars, cleaning windows, mowing the lawn.

If nothing else,

this experience is gonna make a good impression on him.

I hope it works out.

It will.

Hey, Pete,

thanks for coming in.

I appreciate it.

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

a possible 459 in progress.

15213 West Washington. See the superintendent.

One-Adam-12, handle code 2.

One-Adam-12, roger.

- Officer... - Are you the superintendent?

Yes, sir. Gerald Wilson. I was passing by Room 214 upstairs,

when I heard some noises inside there,

so I call you right away.

What makes you think it was a burglary?

Well, I saw Mr. Jarvis... He lives up there...

Leave about two hours ago.

Mr. Jarvis never has no guests.

You and Woods cover the outside and watch the fire escape.

You wait here, please.

Police! Open up!

Hit the roof!

All right. Just come on. Come on.

Put your hands on top of your head.

Let's go.

From what he told me, he's really got Billy strapped down tight.

It's probably a mistake.

That's what's bothering me. I think you might be right.

- Uh, Pete, did I ever tell you about my Uncle Fred? - No.

If there was a problem between me and my folks,

Uncle Fred would come over and help out.

- How'd it work out? - We all ended up hating him.

One-Adam-12, One-Adam-12, a 415.

Alvarado and Vermont, in the park.

One-Adam-12, roger.

My name is Carouso.

- What's the problem? - Ducks.

We come here every day, and we like

a little peace and quiet to enjoy our chess.

The city gives us this place just for that.

Well, every afternoon comes the ducks.

- Can't you just scare them off? - Well, not with her there.

I know. They sent you over to run me off.

- Were you expecting them to? - It's happened before.

There are quite a few ducks here.

I know.

I used to have names for a lot of them,

but I've forgotten now.

They don't care, though.

They come and visit me anyway.

You come here every day?

It's green and quiet,

and I've got all my friends here.

Here, here. There's plenty. Don't crowd.

You know, the men are having quite a bit of trouble

concentrating on their game with all this noise.

They only use that as an excuse.

They're not very good players, you know.

- They're not? - No.

I, uh... I watch them sometimes,

and most of them need a few lessons.

Especially that...

That big heavyset fellow with the blue suit.

Are you a pretty good chess player?

You wouldn't have to be good to beat them.

I've played with better.

You ever play here?

No.

Come on. There you are. Get some more.

I'll be back in a second.

You know, I think they'd like for you to join them.

No, I don't think so.

I'll bet they would.

Well, it was just a thought. You're chicken.

Young man!

Am I presentable?

Sure. You look fine.

- I'll see you in the morning. - Hey, thanks for the lift.

Pete, you got company.

Must be nice living this close to the park.

Yeah, it's great.

I guess you're wondering why I came over to see you.

I'm glad you did.

I don't seem to be able to talk to my dad.

I mean, I love him, and he cares for me a lot,

but lately, we've been having roll call at our house all the time.

He can't relax with me like you can.

All I have to be is your friend.

I don't have the same responsibilities to you he does.

It's easy for me to relax.

I guess. You know how he is.

Everything's gotta be by the book.

He wants to know where I am every second.

And since that thing the other night,

I'm being clamped down on like I was some kind of juvenile delinquent

on the verge of holding up a gas station or something.

You figure he should treat you more like an adult.

Yeah. He treats me like I'm still a kid.

I got my learner's permit already.

You ever run into this kind of problem with your folks, Pete?

- Sure. - No kidding?

When I was 16, I took my dad's car

and ran it into an irrigation ditch.

My buddies and I tried to get it out.

We rolled it over on its side.

I wish my dad had something like that happen to him.

Then maybe he'd understand.

Your dad pulled the same trick when he was 16,

only it was your grandfather's tractor,

and he didn't roll it, he stripped the gears.

Aw, come on. Dad?

He told me so himself.

I guess 16 is just naturally the age

where a kid has to rip off his old man's wheels.

It's kind of hard to believe about Dad.

It still doesn't change anything.

He's still coming down on me like a bad case of the flu.

This may sound really corny,

but I miss the way my dad and I used to get along.

You know, we used to go to ball games and play catch in the backyard.

But now all we do is tee off on one another.

It's a real bummer.

Maybe it isn't a total loss.

At least it's gonna make the two of you face the problem.

Yeah, but I'm the one taking all the heat.

Don't be so sure, Bill. I know your dad pretty well.

He's taking some heat on his own.

I was wondering, Pete. You and Dad are kind of close.

Could you talk to him for me?

Tell him to ease up a little?

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

a 217 in progress.

1815 Glenview.

See the woman in front.

One-Adam-12, handle code 3.

One-Adam-12, roger.

We got a call about an attempted murder.

Yeah, well, it's not really attempted murder.

I just thought it might make you get here faster.

What exactly is the problem?

Well, see... You promise you won't bust their heads or nothing?

We'll do the best we can. Now what's going on?

Well, Sammy... He's my boyfriend.

He found out about Joe, and he just got real mad.

- Who is Joe? - That's my other boyfriend.

Well, now, wait. It's not like you think.

You know, I don't have a lot of boyfriends. Just Sammy and Joe mostly.

Look, you promise you won't bust their heads or mess them up?

They can be messing each other up while we're standing out here talking.

- Now where are they? - Joe lives in there in the back room.

Did Sammy take a weapon with him?

All he had was just an old knife.

Hey, come on, man! Cut it out!

That's just what I'm gonna do... cut it out.

- Give me a break! - You ain't gonna mess with nobody else's woman!

Police! Drop the knife! Drop it!

Put your hands on top of your head. Hands on top of your head, Sammy.

- I'm Sammy. - I thought you were the one with the knife.

Yeah, but this dude took it away from me.

- Get your hands on top of your head. - Hey, fellas,

I was just dabbling with the cat, man.

It's for our business.

Hey, us brothers gotta stick together, baby.

Yeah, you were gonna stick me, all right.

- Shut up, stupid. - Who you calling stupid?

All right. Knock it off.

- Where's the girl? - I got her statement.

Then some guy came along she seemed to know, and they left together.

Let's go.

The answer is no.

I don't care if the whole class is going.

You're not.

Maybe you forgot you've been grounded.

I'm sorry. I've gotta get back to work.

Billy?

Yeah.

He wants to go to an all-night beach party.

Doesn't sound like he's having much luck.

Good night, Mac.

Hey, Pete, you got a minute?

Sure.

Just, um, I don't know where to begin.

See, not too long ago,

Billy and I were really great buddies.

We'd play catch, went fishing.

We did everything together,

and I never had to worry about what I said.

Whatever it was, it'd be understood.

It was natural.

He's growing up, Mac.

I know.

I think, uh, that's where

I've had the most trouble adjusting.

I suppose in some ways

I still treat him like he was 10 or 12.

But if he fouls up on something now,

it's liable to be something that can really hurt him.

It'd, uh, be a lot easier

if I didn't love him so much.

So I, uh... I don't turn him loose.

I yell at him. I tell him he can't go places.

You know, sometimes,

I can hear the sound of my own voice,

and the words just kind of hang there in the air

like somebody else said them.

And then it's too late, and I keep right on.

And, uh,

well, I end up

not wanting him to do anything

for fear he's gonna make some kind of mistake.

It's, um...

It's tough for me, Pete.

I don't know what to do.

Are you asking for my opinion?

Yeah, I guess I am.

I don't know if I can help you. I don't have any kids.

Well, you've gotta do better than I've done

the last few months.

Well,

once, when I was a kid,

I built one of those model ships, you know?

I worked on it every day after school for about a month.

It was pretty detailed.

Exact rigging and built to scale.

When I was done with it, I took it to a pond

where we lived, and I put it in the water.

And a gust of wind came

and grabbed it and got it going too fast,

and it was headed right for some rocks.

So I ran around the pond and jerked it out of the water.

I never sailed it again.

I was afraid it was gonna get damaged.

So I took it home, and I put it on this shelf in my bedroom.

Never really enjoyed it again.

This is a boy, not a ship model.

Yeah. But I get the feeling

that you're never gonna be pleased with him

until you give him a chance to succeed on his own terms

despite the risks,

and he does.

- You talk to Mac this morning? - No.

I was just wondering how Billy did at the beach last night?

I'm sure he did fine.

- You mean you hope he did. - Yeah, right.

Looks like we've got a little unauthorized help.

Why do they start so early?

I'll get him.

All right. Come on. Come on through.

- Okay. All right. - I ain't moving from my post.

- I've got traffic to direct here. - Okay.

- I'll go down fighting. - I see, but you're not doing it correctly.

- What are you talking about? - Well, here. I'll show you.

You gotta get this traffic stopped now. Come on.

Okay, now, you gotta wave it through. Come on.

Yeah.

See what I mean? Come on.

Yeah.

- You're pretty good. - I've had lots of practice.

Yeah.

Come on.

Okay.

- You got the hang of it? - I guess so. I don't know.

- Why don't we get out of the middle of the street? - I'm pretty drunk, ain't I?

- Yeah. you are. Let's go. - I was just trying to help you.

- About ready? - Yeah.

- Still practicing. - Learning from a master.

- I'll be there in a minute, okay? - Yeah.

Billy get back okay?

Yeah. He, uh, rolled in about 10:00 this morning.

How'd it go?

Well, it was, uh...

It was tough for me, Pete, but I didn't ask.

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