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The Mercedes.

Ah!

Good morning, honey.

Shh.

Shh.

Your anger is certainly justified, ma'am.

We are doing everything possible to apprehend

the responsible party.

Obviously it's not enough.

Yeah.

The department has assigned this case top priority.

We have today some officers from the Metro division.

When the meeting is over, you're welcome to ask

them any questions.

How's it going?

You know that story about the christians and the lions?

We're the christians.

Well, the chief has scheduled meetings like this

in neighborhoods all over town encino,

toluca lake, palisades, bel aire.

10 followhome robberies in three months.

No suspects, no clues, no nothing.

Can't say as I blame him.

Maybe we're going to get lucky here, Charlie,

and the robbers will show up at one of these meetings.

Ooh.

Ha, ha, ha.

Leo!

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

Hey, look here, man.

Come on.

Let's show my mom.

Shh.

But what about?

Take that one there the umeko.

Take the morelli next.

Hey, I like that one.

It looks like it could be worth a fortune.

That one, my friend, is for show.

The lady's rich, but not rich enough to own one of those.

Ah, but there is another one.

Come, I'll show you the kagel.

It's the abstract hanging right there in the middle.

Kagel, schmagel, I still like the other one.

You are one hot woman.

You like to kick and it scream, huh?

Well, stick with me, and I'll give

you more than you can handle.

Get your hands off me!

You don't know what you'll be missing.

Come on.

We're leaving.

Now.

I said now!

Commander, my name is Tony capozzola.

I'm retained by the Beverly hills homeowners association,

the funnels, and other groups throughout southern California.

We feel that words are great, but action is so much stronger.

Now I'm here to tell you two specific things.

One, we're disgusted at the way this entire investigation

has been conducted thus far.

And two, and two, the violence.

We have had it with the violence.

We are now horrified by seeing it come into our very homes.

And if you won't do anything about it,

then we will take the action.

Are you threatening a lawsuit?

Look, I've been retained to do whatever is necessary.

If legal action is required, so be it.

I know how you feel, Mr. Capozzola,

but our city attorney is

I know your city attorney very well.

In fact, I suggest you do check with him, because then you'll

be enlightened as to who I am, what I do, and how I can do it.

What an alligator.

Yeah, the back end of the alligator.

We got another 211 six blocks from here.

Get on it.

Yeah, look, I'm due to speak up here,

so you'll have to take it for me.

Mr. Capozzola, I'd like to turn the meeting over

to sgt. Hunter to captain devane, who will be

delighted to answer your questions.

Det.

Ok.

All of them were wearing disguises.

Now what else did they take?

They took my rolex, some other jewelry, and about $2,000

in cash.

The biggest loss, of course, is the paintings.

How much do you estimate the art work to be worth?

In today's market, about a million and a half.

Now, miss Sanders, your insurance company's

going to want to contact the guy where you purchased the art

to verify title and authenticity.

One of them was going to rape me.

He's the one who did this.

Let's see here.

Are you all right?

Yeah, I think it'll be ok.

Now where were you coming from?

The Marina.

I had lunch with a friend.

Mmhmm.

Before that?

Shopping in Beverly Hills.

Now did you notice anybody following you

or watching you from the parking lots?

No.

What about the restaurant?

No.

Well, there was one man.

He wasn't exactly watching us.

I think he was flirting.

What'd he look like?

Well, the man in the restaurant didn't look at all

like any of the men who did this.

I see.

Now if you're up to it, miss Sanders,

would you be kind enough to come down and take

a look at some photographs for me?

Certainly.

Thank you.

Sgt. Hunter?

Yeah.

Excuse me a second.

We drew a blank on the neighbors.

So far it's hear no evil, see no evil time.

Ok.

Check around to see if there's any home deliveries

between the hours of 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm.

Maybe somebody saw something.

Ok.

Thanks.

He knew.

He looked at it real close, and he just knew.

You can't touch a for under two million,

sergeant.

That's a copy, a very good one, a very expensive one,

but nevertheless a fake, and he knew it.

Get in the car!

Move it!

Ok.

All right.

All right.

All right.

All right.

All right.

Mr. Shannon, how you doing?

Another day, another dollar, right skully?

Your dollars just don't add up fast enough.

You're falling behind.

I know.

You got yourself in hot water, Mr. Skully.

We helped you out, no questions asked.

And I paid you back, Mr. Shannon.

I paid you back.

Most of it anyway.

Most of it. Well,

that's not good enough, Mr. Skully.

And then there's a matter of a few dollars interest, right?

Ok.

Ok.

I got a line on a job.

$600 a week.

Five weeks.

Where am I going to get $3,000?

Tomorrow, Mr. Skully, it's $3,500.

Get him out of here.

He's making me sick.

Ok.

Ok.

Please tell me that you're having a better day than I am.

Please!

That bad, huh?

Oh that capozzola guy, what a pain in the you know what.

He must represent everybody in California.

So what leads are we on?

Mrs. Sanders gave us a detailed description of her assailants,

but she wasn't able to identify any of them from the mug books,

so she's working with a sketch artist now.

Sketch artist, huh?

Yeah, you see, I think we're wasting our time,

chasing down the jewelry and the cash.

He could fence this stuff anyplace.

The person who stole those paintings knows art.

He's going to need a specialist to dump the stuff.

So what are you waiting for?

Well, there is something else we could do,

and it could work fast, or it could work not at all.

What is it?

We're going to have to be careful about this.

This is not something that's going

to embarrass the department is it?

These pantyhose cost more than my car payments.

We're not exactly going undercover in kmart country.

Good morning, all.

Welcome to Metro, and thanks for volunteering.

Well, you don't get much chance to wear an yves St.

Laurent when you're working homicide.

Yeah, and when you're working vice,

net stockings and hot pants are about as classy as you get.

Yeah.

Some very exclusive department stores

and a lot of local businessmen are

cooperating fully with this.

They've lent us the Rolexes, the clothing, the jewelry,

and all the geegaws that go with it.

I want you to check this personal item list,

sign it if it matches what you're wearing and carrying,

and you're responsible for all this stuff.

And it has to be returned.

Unfortunately, we don't have enough backup

for all of you, so you pick up a tail,

don't try to apprehend them.

Lead them to the house we provided for you.

The arrest will be made there.

Now here's a photograph of the suspects.

Note the fake disguises so familiarize yourself.

We have an mo?

Yes, we do.

The victims are preselected then followed home.

Oh, and by the way, each one of you will be given a flash roll.

How much?

Yeah, how much?

$2,000.

Mm.

You've also got the plastic, so.

Now good luck.

I'll be in contact.

Thanks for volunteering, and if I was a bad guy,

I'd Rob each and every one of you.

Listen, we need to get this guy quick, so let's get on it, huh?

Oh. Can I make a request?

Yeah.

I was wondering if we could put this off until 4:00?

Why?

Because I didn't want to miss my manicure

and facial appointment at 3:00.

I guess that's a no.

Hey.

Any problems?

No, no.

Everything's locked up nice and tight.

Great.

Great.

All right.

All right.

All right.

What's this?

See, I've got this acquaintance.

He's cutting me a deal, $25,000.

Mm.

You're buying a new Porsche carrera, huh, for $25,000?

Well, wait, wait.

It ain't exactly new, you know.

It's had a face lift.

You know what I mean?

Great idea.

That's just what we need now is for you

to get picked up in a stolen car.

This is very good thinking.

The answer is no.

Hey, man, when the hell are we going

to unload the stuff we got, huh?

Well, negotiating the sale of stolen art takes time.

You have to be patient.

All right, all right, I'm going to have Patience, man,

but we got to scope out our jobs and get some pocket money.

Don't you guys read the newspapers?

I think it's best we keep a low profile for a while.

Hey, wait a minute, I'm the one that

brought you in on this deal.

If anybody should say when we have a vacation,

it ought to be me.

When we first met, gentlemen, you were nickel and diming it.

We weren't doing so bad.

Ok, you want to go back to competing with

junkies for which apartments to Rob?

Be my guest.

Why don't you relax, huh?

Have a drink.

R20 Charles, go ahead r22 Charles.

I just realized something, sergeant.

Det.

What's that?

Rich is boring.

So what are you saying?

You don't want to be rich?

No, it means I have to learn to live with boring.

Well, don't get too bored, just keep

your eyes on the rear view mirror.

R21 Charles to r20 Charles.

Go r21.

Hunter, I think I snagged one.

He's hanging back, but he's been on my tail for about 10 blocks.

Det.

All right.

Circle the block, and see what happens.

Ok.

Still there.

If he takes the next corner, go to the safe house.

Oh, damn!

He turned the other way.

Well, that does happen, doesn't it?

Armand's got a hell of a lot of nerve

talking to us like we're a couple of boneheads.

Without you and me he wouldn't be able to get into a house.

I tell you, I ain't going to wait much longer.

If we don't see some green pretty soon,

we're going to fence that stuff off ourselves.

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

Look at this.

Armand ain't going to like it, man.

Man, who cares what Armand likes?

I love this car, hunter.

What's not to love about a $200,000 rolls Royce?

Oh, 6,000 hours overtime, and I could afford it.

Det.

What?

Oh nothing.

I hope you guys have lots of

open your mouth, lady, and you're dead!

Hey sergeant, you think captain devane would

let us keep these credit cards for awhile?

I'll see what I can do, Sally.

Let's go.

Let's go.

You all right, lady?

You wait right here.

I'll call the police.

Yeah.

Right.

R20 Charles, r21 Charles, come in.

Molenski?

Molenski, you there?

Yeah, that's really starting to look like him.

He had more hair though on the sides and temples,

and his eyes were real heavy lidded set,

set kind of real deep and red.

He looked like a boozer or a druggie.

I'm not sure.

Joanne?

Yeah.

How you doing?

Ooh.

Let's see.

Well, that's a good one.

Mmhmm.

You all right?

Yeah, I'm fine.

That the guy who did it?

Yeah, I'd sure like to nail him one.

Now look, sergeant Vincent over at robbery and homicide

wants to see you as soon as you can get over there.

Oh no.

Hal, would you send that down to photo for me?

Pork.

Huh? Pork?

Yeah, pork.

You see, pork is a lot better than beefsteak,

once it's put on the eye.

There's something about the fat in the pork that

takes the swelling out of your eye.

Oh yeah?

There!

Hal, how you doing?

Fine.

Mmhmm.

Listen, can you do me a favor here?

Can you adjust this drawing a little bit?

Sure.

Sure.

Can you put a little bit more, a little bit more hair

like right in there, like that?

Mmhmm.

Didn't it occur to you, officer,

that you might have been the target of a bump and Rob?

The suspects we were investigating

didn't operate that way.

I wasn't focused on a bump and Rob.

All right then.

What were you focused on?

Perhaps you were out there, playing rich lady,

and more interested in what you were buying then

in what you were doing?

Oh come on, that wasn't the case.

You're a police officer, out in the field, under cover,

and you get your weapon stolen.

I am curious as hell to find out exactly how that happened.

It's in the report.

Look, officer molenski, I have read the report.

I need to hear your side of it.

So somehow you managed to keep your ID?

It was in my pocket.

Well, that's good, officer.

Will that be all, sergeant?

Yes, but I will have to see what

your captain has to say about all this.

Oh officer, equal parts crushed cucumbers,

baking soda, and distilled vinegar.

What?

My grandmother's remedy.

When I was a kid and got a black eye, it always seemed to help.

Yeah.

Right.

Hey, how'd it go?

Ah, I've had better days.

Cool. Come here.

I want to show you something.

Come on.

You know I got thinking, maybe the two guys that

hit you are the same people that robbed the Sanders house,

so I had hal put long hair and beards on all of them.

Let me see that, hal.

Yeah.

Take a look at those now.

Yeah.

We ought to show these to the art dealers

we've been talking to.

Yeah.

Hey, cuz,

how's my favorite cousin?

I'm the only cousin he's got.

What you got?

Nine millimeter, Smith and Wesson, mint condition.

Come on, man.

You must be joking.

This is your cousin.

Tell him, Leon.

Yeah, Frankie, we could get a lot

more for this primo shooter.

Hey, maybe it's a choice piece, Leon,

but right now the market's flooded.

A lot of good stuff out there.

A hundred bucks, man.

Take it, or leave it.

Look at this.

Hmm?

Solid gold.

Ok.

Another 50.

Give my regards to aunt Rosa.

Yeah, and she'll love to hear it.

Toodleloo.

Toodleloo.

I've seen your man, sergeant, but I don't know his name.

Do you recall where you saw him?

I don't recall.

Wait.

Yes, I do.

I saw him at an auction with a collector, Ted holmby.

He's an entrepreneur, real estate.

Uhhuh.

And is he reputable?

Yeyeah.

Yeeah.

What does that mean?

He's tough at an auction, plays hardball, buys in blocks.

Buys in blocks, what's that mean?

Oh, sometimes he buys 10, 15 paintings at a time.

Have you ever known him to buy any stolen art?

Sergeant, if I had some knowledge of the, whatever you

call it, the underworld, you might think suspiciously of me.

Perhaps so, but if I had some stolen art,

how would I get rid of it?

I strongly doubt it would be in this country.

They couldn't get a fair price.

I see.

So perhaps Mr. Holmby might be able to help me out.

Perhaps.

You sure you want this, kid?

Let me see it.

Come on.

The bread.

$400.

You said $300.

Hey, there's a shortage on the streets, supply and demand,

you know.

But you said $300.

Hey listen, if you don't have the cash, it's ok.

Forget it.

It's a beauty.

You sure you know how to use it?

Keep your hands where I can see them.

Keep them up!

Get the money out.

Put it on the counter!

Get it out.

Get back.

Get back.

Stay there.

Don't move.

Don't move.

Argh!

Why, allistar lang is reputable, quite reputable.

Why?

Well, she said you may be able to help me.

Recognize that man?

Oh yes, I surely do.

Yeah, what's his name?

Jamar, I think, Neal Jamar, a collector.

He appeared to me to be a consummate art lover.

Uhhuh.

How do you know that?

He showed me a collection, some excellent pieces,

but there was something wrong.

What was that?

I didn't like the way he presented the pieces to me.

It was as if he was trying to sell me a hot watch.

It's really too bad.

He made me a great offer, but I am a very good businessman,

sergeant, I do not buy stolen art.

Ah, the price one pays for stolen art is too high.

That's right, sergeant.

Mr. Holmby, I have a book of paintings

here I'd like to have you look at.

The insurance company sent them over.

If you recognize any, just please speak up.

Gustav klimt.

Hurrell.

Tc Cannon.

Edward hopper.

Alexander Babcock owned this Rousseau.

Yes.

These two were in the collection Jamar tried to sell me.

Really?

Now where can I find this Jamar?

He has a storage facility downtown, somewhere east

of the river, quite crude actually.

Mm.

Dorsey, in the back!

It's all clear.

Come on, look at this.

There must be millions of dollars

worth of artwork here, captain.

A couple of lifetimes on our salary anyway.

Whoa.

My.

Beautiful venice.

I'd like to spend a vacation there sometime.

Was that a beauty.

Well, what do you want to do about all of this stuff?

Let's leave the paintings here, set up a stakeout.

Good idea.

Molenski, make sure you cover this place top to bottom.

Thanks.

I'm not selling me paintings to satisfy

your poor money management.

I want the money now.

We sell the stuff as a collection.

We split the proceeds.

We find the right European buyer,

and get $0.40 to $0.50 on the dollar.

Your end should be $200,000 a piece.

$400,000.

I say we wait, odell.

Any problems, odell?

Huh?

Whatever you say, Armand.

I have an appointment.

Trust me.

No one will be sorry.

Leon, never trust anybody that says trust me.

I mean, if anybody's going to screw this up,

it's going to be him.

You heard what he said, $400,000.

All we've got to do is be patient.

Yeah, and who says he's not going

to fence it behind our backs, huh?

I say we break in the garage, take five or six paintings.

You know, or not, he can turn us on to a fence.

Hey.

Where'd you get these?

The hand.

Leon, trust me, huh?

Abalone.

Huh?

On your way home get an abalone steak,

sleep with it on your eye, and by tomorrow

it will be good as new.

Personally, I think i'd keep it on all the time.

It adds a certain something.

How am I supposed to strap that thing to my eye,

huh?

Dorsey, how you doing?

How's it going?

Have a word with you for a minute?

Yeah.

Sure.

What's up?

They matched the slug taken from the liquor

store owner's body to your gun.

Oh no.

Charlie wants you restricted to Parker center.

What?

I should be out there looking for those guys that got my gun.

Oh, I know.

Aw, jeez.

I really screwed up, didn't I?

If I'd have been thinking like a cop, none of this

would have happened.

Look, joanne, there is no such thing

as a perfect police officer.

They're in the manuals, but they're not out on the streets.

Just go back, and do your job, and I'll

send someone out to replace you.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

Ow!

The fact is, Mr. Skully, you now owe me $4,000.

Please, I just need some more time.

Just shut up.

Pick him up.

Hey, lookie here.

He's trying to be cute.

Nine millimeter.

Ah, you couldn't get my money with a gun, skully.

You'll never get it.

No!

Nice piece, huh?

Yeah.

Check it out.

Dorsey, a white Van's approaching.

That's him. He's at the gate.

Standby.

Hit it!

Police.

Stop!

Look out!

Yeah, captain?

Take a look at that.

This is the most screwed up case I have ever worked on.

We have got evidence coming out of our ears.

We've got recovered paintings.

We've got photos and descriptions

of all the suspects.

We've got a dead body that's tied to the stolen property.

What was his name?

Leon tutweiler.

We even know his name.

We got everything, and we got nothing.

Well, maybe, maybe not, captain.

The reason I showed you this file is although we don't have

anything on Leon tutweiler, I was

going to run this file through ncic

and the commercial art detail to see what we could come up with.

Hunter, this is a long shot, isn't it?

Yes, it is.

Molenski, what are you doing here?

I want to have a look at a db named skully.

I'm not finished with it yet.

He was killed with my gun, wasn't he?

We don't know that for sure.

It was a nine millimeter, right?

They'll be a full ballistics report tomorrow.

Yeah, well, I want to have a look.

Molenski, you don't have to do this.

Captain, I want to see the body.

All right.

Long shot paid off, Charlie.

Ncic came up with a frank tutweiler.

My, my, he's been busy.

Two arrests from alcohol, tobacco, and firearms.

He buys and sells guns, hah?

Yep.

Like maybe nine millimeter?

Could be.

Get him

got it.

Hold it right there! Get your hands up.

Don't move.

Come on, up against the wall.

Come on.

Come on. Come on.

Come on. Come on.

Get them up on the wall. Get them up!

Turn around.

Easy.

Easy.

What's Leon tutweiler to you?

I don't know any Leon tutweiler.

You got the same name!

Ok.

Leon's my cousin.

Well, he was.

He's dead.

Dead?

Yeah.

You buy a gun from him?

Nine millimeter?

Did you?

All right, so, so I did buy a gun from him.

What's the big deal?

Where's the gun?

I don't know.

Where's the gun?

I sold it.

It's long gone.

What was Leon working on?

Who was he working with?

Kidea mo tatell.

Where is he?

They, they were working with some rich guy at this boat,

the columbiata, down at the Marina.

Turn around.

Come on.

Turn around.

Hook him up.

Book him, concealed weapon.

Don't make a sound.

Where's odell?

He'll be back in a minute.

Turn around.

Billy?

Police officer: R16 in position.

Oh, that'll work.

Drop the knife or I'll shoot you.

Drop it!

Good.

Kick it over here.

All right, very slowly turn around.

Come on!

Put your hands behind your head, real quick.

Come on.

Easy now.

Ugh!

Now!

Hey!

I can't swim, man!

You know, that reminds me.

You have the right to remain silent.

I can't swim! Hey!

Anything you say can and will be

used against you in a court of law.

You have the right to an attorney present

during questioning.

If you cannot afford an attorney,

one will be appointed for you at no cost.

Do you understand these rights as I have read them to you?

Good. Get in there.

Quit goofing around.

Come on.

Don't tempt me, will you?

Turned up on skid row.

It seems some bum was dancing around 5th street

with it, waving it around.

It's cleared ballistics.

Hunter, two people died because of my mistake.

Take your gun, joanne.

Molenski!

The vice president's arriving in 20 minutes at the bonaventure.

Grab dorsey, and get down there.

Come on, molenski, let's hit it!

Go ahead, you've got work to do.

Thanks.