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I hope Sammy's in for the night.

Of course, he's home for the night.

Every night for the past two weeks

he comes home at some ungodly hour, he goes to sleep,

and we sit out here.

Yeah, tell me about it.

I had to break another date for this one.

How about calling in and finding out

what time my relief is showing up?

According to the police manual, 402 I think,

it's the job of the officer who is awake to do the calling in.

Oh, hey, tell room service I'll have the Belgian waffles.

That came from the house.

Call for backup.

This is r 21 Charles to 114.

Request backup.

Shots fired.

We're at 926 Barbara drive.

Halt, police.

He went over the wall.

Now from what you could tell, there's only one

of them, right?

Yeah, I'm positive about that.

Did you see him?

Well, his back was to me the whole time he was running.

And uh, he was dressed in leather.

That's all I could tell.

Dorsey, what did you see?

Uh, not too much.

He was shooting at me.

I didn't think it would be prudent to stare.

Prudent, huh?

That's what's wrong with the world.

Everybody seems to be prudent.

Now what about the motorcycle?

All I could see were the tail lights,

but it sounded to me like a Japanese bike.

Sergeant, this guy made pretty heavy use of the computer.

Do you want us to run our usual number on it?

Yes, please.

Give me a summary as soon as you can.

Sure thing.

Thanks very much.

Who are the dicks on the case?

Uh, Wagner and mckeehan.

Wagner's outside, and mckeehan's out back where the bike was.

Oh, show me where the bike was.

He had his bike parked behind that wall.

And by the time we got out here, he was almost out of sight.

He took off down that there.

Right in this trajectory here, huh?

Yeah.

Ok.

You didn't see anybody that he might have been

working an accomplice with, would you?

No, he was definitely alone.

Ok.

You say dorsey took a shot at him from up here.

Yeah, but it was pretty late when he got out here.

Yeah, here's his tracks here.

Look what we got here.

What's that?

That's a baffle, fits inside of a muffler to quiet the noise.

I don't know if it belongs to our guy or not,

but we can sure as hell check it out.

It looks Japanese.

Looks like he lost the screw here.

I'll check the shops.

Maybe they can tell us what kind of bike that came off.

Yeah, there's Charlie.

Yeah, do that.

You're a good police officer.

Thank you.

Captain.

You must be clairvoyant.

What do you mean?

Well, you must have known something was going to happen

to Samuel when you had us put a tail on him.

He was being surveilled for his loan sharking activities.

Don't forget, his old man was Harold Goodman.

Ran finances for the mob out here for a long time.

In fact, I'm sure he never even retired.

He just put the kid up as a front for the business.

So I talked to the homicide boys,

and they say this one's ours.

So what have we got?

Oh, great.

Well, the shooter got away on a motorcycle.

It seems he lost part of his tailpipe.

At least we've got that to go on.

It's a start.

You know, uh, whoever Harold Goodman was,

it's not going to be easy telling him his kid's dead.

Well, I'll tell him.

We kind of go back a long way.

That's ok, I'll do it.

It's on my way home, anyway.

Thanks for coming by.

See you later.

Mr. Goodman.

Excuse me, I'm sergeant hunter, la police department.

We met a while back,

hunter.

It must be business.

I'm not friendly with any policemen.

Mr. Goodman, I'm afraid I have some bad news for you.

It's about your son, Sammy.

He's been shot.

Sammy's dead, isn't he?

I'm afraid, yes.

How?

It happened at his house.

The killer was inside when he came home.

Was it robbery?

No.

It was murder.

Mr. Goodman, do you think this has

anything to do with the family business?

What is that supposed to mean?

Look, we know Sammy was the financial manager

of your established underworld.

My son was a legitimate businessman.

Does it have anything to do with your past?

What I was has nothing to do with my son.

We do know that he was under surveillance

when he was killed.

We know he was into something.

Leave me alone, will you?

Sorry about your son, Mr. Goodman.

Sure.

The cops are sitting outside Sammy's house

and he gets killed.

What good are you?

Mr. Goodman, you may need the police now.

Think about that.

You didn't say anything about cops.

Why the hell didn't you tell me?

Tom.

If I would have known the police were there,

don't you think I would have told you?

Right.

You always look out for your friends.

You're not my friend.

Oh, tell me something I don't know.

I could have had Max take care of the problem.

But I hired you, because I wanted a pro.

Max?

Oh, I'm sure Max would have been in and out

on little cat feet, right, Max?

Whatever.

Give him the money.

That's not enough.

Not with how it went down.

Hey, I even stood

to the police.

That's why I got rid of him.

I had no idea that they would protect

him at this point in time.

This point in time?

Oh, was that valuable?

I am sorry.

Paul.

It's all right, dear.

It was an accident.

That was a gift.

I'm sure the insurance will take care of it.

All right.

Now, how much will it take to make you happy?

Hunter, you were right.

This is off a custom racing bike.

Nine shops repair them in the area.

I called them all myself.

Very good.

You know, I read your report.

It all seems to be there.

Yea.

Well, writing out that part about getting hosed while

in pursuit, it wasn't that easy.

Well, those garden hoses can be tough sometimes.

Yeah, tell me about it.

See you later.

Right.

Hunter.

Yeah, sue.

Great.

Can you bring them up for me?

I appreciate it.

Thanks.

Burning the midnight oil, huh?

I tell you, this stuff from Sammy's computer

is just incredible, Charlie.

I've got something I want to show you.

You'll get a kick out of it.

All right, come in when you're ready.

I'll be right in.

Well, Charlies, you were right about Sammy Goodman.

He's been loan sharking in the great Goodman tradition.

Here.

I have everything broken down in to basic four categories,

garment district, construction, transportation.

Wow.

And this last one, monies paid out.

Look at that right there.

Albert fogarty, Doyle.

What do you know?

Devane.

Looks like c. Devane took about $15,000 from Sammy.

It must be because of Cornelius,

the black sheep in the family, huh?

I hope it doesn't turn out to be Charlotte or Catherine,

some lady that Sammy was keeping on the side.

I'll never hear the end of that.

Uh, how'd the old man take the news?

Not very well.

He's got a heart condition, so I don't

think we count on him for any help on this case.

All right, well.

You start running these names first thing tomorrow.

Yeah.

The set screw must have rusted out.

We're going to have to replace the muffler from the top.

I think a couple of days.

Hey, pal, I got to have the bike today.

You're back and forth.

No, man, I'm all booked up.

Oscar.

What's going on?

Nothing.

Oscar.

Come on, the guy gave me a cnote.

All he needs is a new baffle.

Officer molenski, please.

Yeah.

Charlie, got a hot tip on our shooter.

He's picking up his motorcycle at a custom shop right

around 4:30.

Great.

Who you got on it?

Dorsey and molenski.

Good.

Tell them to watch out for the hoses.

Got it.

Devane.

All right, I'll be right there.

Novak and Lorenzo will meet you at the bike shop around 4:30.

They'll be your backup on this deal.

Great.

Now joanne, I need a favor from you.

Name it.

Forensics gave us a list of all of Sammy

Goodman's loan sharking victims.

You can see right here a guy named prima sportswear.

He may want to us.

If you could get over there and talk with him before you hit

the bike shop, i'd sure appreciate it.

Ok, I'll get over there right away.

Good, thanks. Good luck, you guys.

All right.

You're not from Marshall field.

I can tell from the uniform.

Oh, you have a very discerning eye.

Mr. Prima?

That's me.

I'm officer joanne molenski, LAPD.

That line's not in the store yet.

It's very nice.

Well, first shipment for our friends in blue,

we'll sell it to you $1 over cost.

Mr. Prima, I'm here to talk about Sammy Goodman.

Goodman, Goodman.

From O'Neill's in akron?

Think, Mr. Prima.

Loan sharking.

Sammy Goodman.

Oh, now I remember.

I saw it on the news.

Oh, they didn't say he was a what, loan shark?

Mr. Prima, it's real important you tell me anything

you know about Sammy Goodman or the people who work for him.

Well, how should I know about these people?

The last two seasons, your line died in the stores.

Didn't have any money for another season.

The banks wouldn't loan you a penny.

Yeah, well, I still have friends, people who have faith.

You were on Sammy Goodman's list, weren't you?

What list?

Loan sharking's illegal on both ends of the deal.

You're just lucky I don't take you

downtown on suspicion of murder.

I'm very busy with the new line.

I have orders from all the big stores.

Well, I just hope it's a good season.

Sammy's death isn't going to let you off the hook, is it?

Once these guys get their teeth into you,

you don't stand much of a chance.

Think about it.

Talk to us.

You know the way out, officer.

David, what's up?

Hey, hunter, listen, I've got to talk to you.

It's important.

Well, it's going to be a couple hours.

I've got a big bust going down.

What's the deal?

Meet me up at rocky point around 8:30.

If you can't make it, call me.

Yeah.

I'm sorry about Sammy.

I know you are.

How are you holding up, Harold?

Well, my only son, dead, murdered.

Anything I can do?

I mean, do you need anything?

I could help with the funeral.

You making a condolence call?

Harold, this is me.

We've known each other a long time.

Yeah.

A lot of business under the bridge.

Exactly.

And you don't want to see it go down the drain.

Oh, that's good.

You always make me laugh.

Ah, it's mutual.

What do you mean anyway?

Down the drain.

Well, my son was the only thing you had going for you.

Through a lot of accounts in your lap.

I know, because they were all my accounts.

Of course, I owe you a great deal.

Not a great deal.

You owe me everything.

The police said it was not robbery.

There was somebody waiting for him, premeditated.

Set up.

Maybe it was someone from that new group in Nevada.

They're a nasty lot.

We'll know who did this, Harold.

I can assure you, I'm going to find out.

My friend, the police will.

And if they don't, I will.

I can assure you.

Hey, you got my bike ready?

The name's barnett.

Oh, yes, Mr. Barnett.

Around here.

I think that's him.

This is r21 Charles.

We may have a live one.

Everybody stay put.

Line of fire.

So where's my zx7?

Where's my baby?

It's, uh, right over there.

Show it to me.

Uh, I have other things I must do.

What the hell is takota doing?

Hey, chief, what's wrong with you?

I asked you to show me my bike.

Cops, you set me up.

Move.

He made us.

Go on in through the alley.

Cut him off.

We're going in.

We're on our way.

Out of my way.

Police, give it up.

Go to hell.

Come on, move.

Freeze.

I'll kill him.

Let him go.

You can't get out of this.

I'll kill him, I swear.

Come on.

Freeze.

I'll call for an ra unit.

Big Dave, what's up?

Thanks for coming, hunter.

I wanted to talk to you privately.

Privately?

This is like a scene from "all the president's men."

What the hell's going on?

Look, I know you and Charlie are good friends.

And I just want you to hear this for yourself.

Yeah?

Hear what?

Intelligence has been on Sammy Goodman's trial for years.

When he was murdered, it sent us all scrambling.

It really screwed us up.

Because Sammy was tied into everything,

and I mean everything.

Yeah.

I want you to hear this.

Devane.

Captain, it's Sammy.

What's wrong?

Get cold feet?

Just want to be sure

if we're still on for tonight.

And I want you

to be sure to bring it with you.

We'll meet, we'll talk,

and if things go right, it's all yours.

9 o'clock.

I'll be there.

Morning, Charlie.

Hi, hunter.

May I come in?

Yeah, come on.

I can guess what you're here about.

That list.

You know, you and that list are like a dog and an old slipper.

You ought to Bury it.

Well, it's not about the list anymore, Charlie.

It's about ia.

Yeah.

Those guys down there, they're always

ready to stick it to somebody.

Yeah.

Look, uh, you had us put a tail on Sammy Goodman.

How come?

Sammy was being surveilled because

of his loan sharking activities.

Loan sharking activities, huh?

And then your name miraculously appears on his list.

That name is not me.

Charlie, you talked to the two victims,

and now you won't talk to us.

What's going on?

Look, all right, do yourself a favor.

Keep out of this one.

Look, I know I don't have to tell you this, Charlie,

but you're impeding a police investigation.

You got to let me do my job.

I'm asking you to stay out.

Look, I had a nice conversation last night with Dave garner

up on Mulholland.

What's this about?

All right, I'll tell you what it's about.

It's about my personal business.

You got that?

Personal.

Now if there's something official you want to discuss

with me, I'll see you at the office.

Some fathers and sons have good relationships.

Sammy and I, we talked, I know the meeting

was right here in your office.

Sammy asked me if he could use the office.

I liked him.

Mr. Prima, I've been around a long time.

Maybe too long.

Maybe afraid of what will happen if you talk.

Then stop pushing me.

Please.

I'm holding on to my business by the fingernails.

I don't need any more problems.

After the meeting, my son was put under police surveillance.

And then he was killed.

I think somebody else knew about the meeting.

I want to know who.

In the old days, people won't cooperate with me,

it was an accident.

Some people would get hurt, family, friends.

I'm caught in the middle.

Don't you

they say violence is limited.

These new synthetics, they're petroleum based, am I right?

You wouldn't.

My men are at your warehouse right now.

If I don't call in two minutes, you'll be out of business.

And Paul Miller will be very unhappy

if you can't repay his loan.

Prima.

You're running out of time.

Miller, he knew.

He told.

You told Paul Miller.

My son was.

He fronted me the money to open a new season.

Good.

Why did you meet Sammy Goodman the night of the fourth?

I thought he wanted to make a deal.

What kind of a deal?

The usual.

He'd rollover, exchange his testimony for clemency.

That's not what happened, was it?

No, he offered me a bribe, which confirmed our suspicions

about his previous activities.

Is that the reason you used to put a tail on Sammy?

That surveillance was 100% by the book, down the line,

totally justified.

Did you know Thomas barnett?

No.

Did you know he killed Sammy Goodman?

Yeah, but I never met the man.

Captain, under the circumstances

that's very hard to believe.

You guys are acting like you know something already.

So if you know something, why don't you tell me.

Very well.

We think you may have covered Sammy Goodman to keep

your finger on his whereabouts for your own protection.

That is ridiculous.

You could have started to lean on him

when he stopped paying you.

I have never taken a penny from anyone.

Which brings us to Goodman's list.

Monies paid named

yeah, there's a c. Devane.

There are 14 c. Devanes in the telephone books around here.

14.

Have you checked out all the other c. Devanes?

You're supposed to be conducting

a complete investigation.

Yes, captain, we did.

We sure did including orange and riverside county,

there are 16 c. Devanes.

None of them are remotely connected

to loan sharks, the garment center, the department,

or Sammy Goodman, but you are.

The name on that list is not me

the name on that list is not me

is that all you have to say, captain?

Hunter.

Observing an iad hearing?

Since when did you develop an interest in internal affairs?

I want you to know I'm here as a friend for you, Charlie.

Well, I appreciate your concern.

And as a friend, i'm asking you to stay out of it.

I don't think I can do that.

Oh, dammit, hunter, stay out of it.

It's personal business.

Believe me.

Personal business.

How's it going?

Oh, it's, uh, going ok, I suppose.

I just wanted you to know that, um, I

hope this thing with captain devane works out.

So the interdepartmental grapevine is at work is it?

Yeah, well, it's pretty tough to keep

something like that quiet.

Yeah, I bet they are.

Well, listen, I just wanted you to know,

if there's anything I can do.

I appreciate that, joanne, I do.

Thank you.

Yeah.

Children.

That's great.

Miss Doyle?

Oh, yes.

Excuse me.

I'm sergeant hunter, LAPD.

Oh, hi.

I was asking for a James Doyle over at your home,

and the neighbor sent me over here.

James Doyle?

Yes.

That's my father.

Oh, well, can I talk to him?

Dad died 10 years ago.

Oh, gee, I'm sorry.

Was your father known as tiny Doyle?

That's my dad.

He weighed 280 pounds.

Some people thought it was funny calling him tiny.

Erin, stop that.

What's this about?

Why did you want to see my father?

Well, actually, I thought your father was a younger man.

Well, I'm sorry.

I know this is all very confusing.

Could I ask you what your father did for a living?

He was an inspector with the department

of building and safety.

So your father never was a police officer?

Oh, no, dad was always 280 pounds.

So how long did he work for the department

of building and safety?

As long as I can remember.

I'd say, let's see, uh, 1945 to he retired in 1970.

Did he ever know a Sammy Goodman?

I don't know.

How about a Harold Goodman?

Well, maybe.

Chelsey, be careful.

Did he have anything to do with building and safety?

I wouldn't know.

Let me ask you something.

He worked there for 25 years, and he would've

never known a Charles devane, would he?

He may have, but I don't recognize the name.

Different generations.

What's up?

The residence belongs to a Mr. and Mrs. Paul Miller.

He says he's in the business of taking over failing companies.

Yeah, right.

If anyone should know about the loan sharking business,

it's Paul Miller.

Let me have a word with him.

Paul, don't you think you should go to the hospital?

I'm fine.

Mr. Miller.

Sergeant hunter, LAPD.

How do you do.

My wife.

Mrs. Miller, pleasure.

How are you?

Now, what happened?

I was leaving home when the gate blew up.

I could have been killed.

And you are?

Well, he's my associate.

He was inside at the time.

I see.

Now who hates you bad enough to want to blow you up?

I can't think of anyone.

Kind of looks like last week's lunch you had with your wife.

Hunter.

Did you see that outfit Mrs. Miller's wearing?

Yeah, now that's a bad dress.

I saw that outfit at the prima sportswear showroom.

He said that line wasn't in the stores yet.

Only way she could've gotten that outfit

is from the prima showroom.

I've got enough circumstantial evidence

on you prima to put you in jail for the suspicion of murder

on Sammy Goodman.

Look, sergeant.

Now Paul Miller's family and Goodman

were in business together, weren't they?

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, they were.

Now I want you to tell me what you know about the murder

of Sammy Goodman and how you know it.

Joanne?

I want you to get over to Paul Miller's and arrest him

for the murder of Sammy Goodman.

I'm going to old man Goodman's right now.

Got it.

I'm glad you dropped by, pauly.

I know you're concerned about me.

I know it was you, old man.

I know it was you who tried to kill me.

I didn't live to be this old by making those kinds of mistakes.

If I wanted you dead, you would be.

Hmm.

Just a warning to get me here.

You're getting smarter by the second.

I remember when you and me first became partners, what was it?

20 years ago.

You killed my son, and now you have to pay for it.

I don't think so.

Put the gun down, Mr. Goodman.

Easy.

Well, he's dead.

He was stupid.

He thought my son met with your captain devane to sell out.

And that's why he had Sammy killed.

Stupid.

I need to know what your son was

blackmailing captain devane with.

Mr. Goodman, your son is dead, and so is

the man who killed him.

Now talk to me.

Ok.

Here.

Harold Goodman's account book, Charlie.

The damn thing must be 40 years of age, but it's all in there.

They were all in it together.

Fogarty, Doyle, my father.

He was the money man.

Everything flowed through him.

You want someting done, you saw Charlie devane.

And you never knew anything about him?

Well, when I was a kid, I never paid much attention to it,

but when I grew up, I kinda of figured it out.

Triangle construction.

That's right.

Harold Goodman's company.

My father was working for the

city at the time.

He rigged bids on construction contracts for Harold's company.

Back in 1960, a bridge collapsed.

A lot of people died.

They'd used faulty material.

Harold paid off my father.

Keep it covered up.

When Sammy started to squeeze me about this,

I didn't know what the hell I was going to do,

but I just couldn't let it come out.

Couldn't let it happen.

Charlie, keeping this secret almost ruined your career.

My mother's still alive.

She's 71 years old.

My father was her whole life.

All she has left is the love and respect she has for his memory.

And you were perfectly willing to lose your pension

to protect your mother, weren't you?

Would you take a pension and break your mother's heart?

Charlie, tomorrow morning, bright and early, i'm

going down to ia and have a long, long talk with lt.

Dave garner.

Thanks, I appreciate it.

You're a good man, Charlie.