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"Intimidation: Controlling People for Love and Money."

Oh, boy. Don't tell me you're into that

human dynamics garbage, Starsk.

In chapter seven, they tell you to expect hostility.

Yeah, did they also tell you you got ripped off at 14.95?

You can go through your life being a pawn

if you want to, but not me.

That book tells you how to be the master of all situations.

From asking your boss for a raise...

to getting better service in a restaurant.

What if the waiter's read the same book?

Ma, listen. I still think, at your age,

you ought to consider moving out here.

I got a house that's big enough for you

and the whole neighborhood.

Please, Ma.

Okay.

Okay, so you won't move out. All right. All right.

Uh, I'll call you on Thursday, okay?

I love you.

You should've danced with me, Sharon.

You should've loved me.

All kinds of good stuff in here.

Eye control and body language.

Eye control?

Yeah. Eye control.

"When dealing with a hostile business associate,

"convey your sense of inner strength

"by moving in close

"and permeating your opponent's defenses

with an intense... Hm.

Unblinking gaze."

Speak to you two in my office a moment, please.

Something wrong, captain?

Yeah, they found a dead lady up on Skyway Drive.

Starsky. Hm?

If you wanna talk to me in a close proximity,

lay off the tostadas, huh?

Excuse me.

You know, 14.95 would buy

an awful lot of mints.

Hm.

Medical examiner claims it's a heroin OD

with barbiturates.

Think she was dumped?

The lab's trying to determine the make of the car

from the rug fibers on her clothing. Come on.

Got a name on her yet?

Just Sharon.

According to this ankle bracelet.

Twenty-two karat. Must have cost some bucks.

Come in!

This is my office, Starsky.

Mm-hm. Come in.

Well, come on in!

Somebody said you were here.

Well, that figures, Harding. After all, it's my office.

What do you have there?

Uh, 43 missing persons in the last three months,

and it turns out your girl is one of them.

Sharon. You ID'd her.

Except her name is Gloria Parkins.

Her ankle bracelet says Sharon.

Don't believe everything you read.

I've been trying to tell him the same thing myself.

I keep hanging around this group, I'm gonna get paranoid.

Come on, Starsky, don't take it personally.

It's nothing more than your breath.

Tostadas?

Tostadas.

Yeah.

Gloria Parkins,

last seen two weeks ago.

Left home one evening on the...

Yeah, the 25th at 8:30 on her way to Fever.

What the heck is Fever?

♪ Body Wanna feel my body ♪

♪ Body ♪

♪ Body ♪ ♪ All right ♪

♪ Body Gonna thrill my body ♪

♪ Body Gonna thrill my ♪

♪ Body ♪ ♪ Hey, yeah ♪

♪ Body ♪ ♪ All right ♪

♪ Body Don't ya stop my ♪

♪ Body Don't you stop my ♪

♪ Body ♪ ♪ Hey, yeah ♪

♪ Body ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Body It's so hot, my ♪

♪ Body It's so hot, my ♪

♪ My body, touch my body All right ♪

♪ Every man ought to be A macho, macho man ♪

♪ To live A life of freedom ♪

♪ Machos make a stand ♪

♪ Have their own Lifestyle and ideals ♪

♪ Possess the strength And confidence ♪

♪ Life's a steal ♪

♪ You can best believe That he's a macho man ♪

♪ He's a special person In anybody's land ♪

♪ Hey, hey Hey, hey, hey ♪

Excuse me, man. My fault.

♪ Macho man, yeah ♪

♪ I've got to be A macho man ♪

♪ I've got to be a mucho Mucho, macho man ♪

♪ I've got To be a macho ♪

♪ Dig the hair On my chest ♪

♪ Macho, macho man ♪

♪ So dig my big Thick mustache ♪

♪ I've got to be A macho man ♪

♪ I've got to be a mucho Mucho, macho, macho man ♪

♪ I've got to be a macho ♪

♪ Big broad shoulders, Yeah ♪

♪ Macho, macho man ♪ ♪ Dig my muscles ♪

♪ I've got to be A macho man ♪

♪ Talking 'bout a mucho, Mucho, macho, macho man ♪

♪ I've got to be A macho ♪

Hey, hey, hey.

That little ear sore was by Pavlov's Dog, my little veggies.

But now get ready, all you disco monsters,

for a chance to bag 50...

I said, 50. - -big ones.

So grab your clone and get ready to win it,

because dance contest time's in just a minute.

Whoo!

Hey, pretty lady. How you doing? Huh?

Good?

Looking good. Definitely.

Hey. What do you say you and me get out there

and, uh, spin around a little bit, win those 50 big ones?

Huh? What do you say? Hm?

No, I'm sorry. I've already promised

the next dance to someone else.

Promised, eh? He's not here.

I am here. Come on.

And I'll tell you what, if we do not... If we do...

I say, if we do N-O-T, not win

those 50 big ones, I'm gonna pay it.

What's your name anyhow?

Rita.

Oh, Ri-ta.

It looks to me like you have found yourself a dance partner.

And after the dance is done, if you are...

real lucky,

I'm gonna tell you all about myself.

Hey, uh, excuse me, pops.

Uh, come on, Rita, let's boogie.

Who you calling pops?

♪ Dancing all night long ♪

Look, I'm a little chubby,

but then again you're a little old.

So I figure we're even.

♪ Dancing ♪

You wanna dance?

♪ Dancing ♪

♪ Dancing ♪

♪ Dancing all night long ♪

What a waste.

Carol Sanders.

Missing three weeks before she was found last month.

Yeah wearing a solid gold ankle bracelet

with the name Sharon on it.

Lived with her mother on the west side.

Went out one night to...

On her way to a disco named Fever.

Never missed a weekend, according to her little sister.

What about this one?

Michelle Brady.

Last seen leaving her parent" house sometime last night.

On her way to Fever?

All the same.

The same thing.

Bright lights.

Life in the fast lane.

They don't know what love is, do they?

Has anybody checked out this Fever place?

Yeah. Sergeant Thorpe.

But so far we've gotten nowhere.

Well, maybe Starsky and I will have better luck.

We're gonna check it out tomorrow night.

What's your cover? Parking attendants?

Look Harding, you've just lost two cases to Homicide.

I hope she's not the third.

♪ I heard somebody say ♪

♪ Burn, baby, burn ♪

♪ Disco inferno ♪

♪ Burn, baby, burn... ♪

Roll the glitter.

I gave it my best shot.

♪ Disco inferno ♪

♪ Burn, baby, burn... ♪

Well, now...

you'll get...

all you can handle.

Miss me, baby?

Well, don't just sit there. It's dancing time.

And time is flying.

You're not gonna...

You're not gonna kill me, are you?

No, baby, I'm gonna dance with you.

And unless you wanna end up like... Please!

Your dearly departed friend,

you'll do the same.

Now dance with me. Move! Dance!

Come on, dance!

Come on! Move, move! Come on! Come on!

Move! More! Go on, move!

Come on, dance, dance! Move, move, move. That's it.

Come on, come on. Dance, dance.

Come on! Dance, dance! Dance! Go on! Move.

Come on, come on, move. Move. Move. Move...

Starsky, if you're gonna jerk around like that,

why don't you go do it in a dark corner?

It's called body language, pal.

If you take a look over at that lady over there,

you'd see the effect it's having.

She's probably got some weird fetish

for left-handed people.

I think I'm gonna dance with her.

Starsky, this is not a pleasure cruise.

We are here to nail a killer.

Well, the best way to do that is to mingle.

Does she look like a suspect to you?

Well, her profile does match those of the other victims.

Maybe she's had some contact with our man.

Hey, that's good thinking.

That'll be $5, please.

What?

Five dollars for your drinks.

I really must. Sorry.

Hi. What are you doing all alone?

I was asking myself the same question.

How you doing?

Ah, I've had better days. But then I've had worse too. Ha.

Uh, my name's Judith. What's yours?

Dave. Oh.

Glad to meet you. Oh, are you really?

'Cause if you are, I really find you very attractive.

Well, that's sweet of you, kid, thanks, but I'm...

You're taken, right?

All the cute ones are always taken

when I come up to them.

I get all the leftovers. Is it because I'm overweight?

Huh? Is that it?

You can be honest with me.

No. No, no.

Because I'm fat, right?

No. Now, listen, ah, Judith?

Yeah.

Judith, uh, you know all those great painters in Europe?

You know, Rubens and all those cats?

Yeah.

You never caught them painting skinny chicks, huh?

A little belly and tush went a long way.

Thanks.

Yeah, you know, I, uh...

I usually try to stick with the private clubs.

But, uh, I just felt like being out

with the people tonight, you know?

You come here often?

Nope. This is my first time.

Someone at work recommended it.

Lot of guys been hitting on you?

So far you're the first.

You know, you're a better dancer than I expected.

Well, what did you expect?

Ooh, Abbott and Costello go disco.

From the way your captain described the two of you.

Don't tell me.

Sergeant Lizzie Thorpe, third class.

I usually work Vice.

Mm.

Hey, thanks for the info. Yeah.

Take care. So long.

Bye-bye.

♪ You know you're gonna be My destiny ♪

Hm. I see you finally got bored with my friend here.

Decided to let good taste prevail. Oh.

My name's David.

I'd deem it a pleasure to get you on that floor.

If you mean the dance floor,

I've already been warned.

Yeah, Dave, meet Liz Thorpe.

Sergeant, third class.

You mean, I've been having lewd and lascivious thoughts

about a fellow police officer?

Who has an 8-year-old daughter and an 8-foot-tall husband.

Strictly business.

Uh-huh.

What kind of information do we have on Michelle Brady?

Well, not much. Like the others, she was a very hot dancer

who liked to show off her wares.

The bartender says he remembers her coming in

with the lady over there in the red shorts.

You gentlemen had any luck?

I was speaking to this young lady.

She said Michelle Brady spent most of the night

last night dancing with, uh,

that Travolta clone over there.

I think I'll just hustle on over

and find out his life story.

That's a good idea.

Beats busting conventioneers.

I think I'm gonna go lay some body English

on that, uh, ahem,

pair of hot pants.

♪ You and I ♪

Hi.

What are you doing all alone?

Heh.

Well, I was just, uh,

wondering that myself.

How you doing? Oh.

I've had better days. Yeah.

But then I've had worse too. Yeah.

Uh, my name is Judith, what's yours?

It's Ken. Oh.

It's a pleasure to meet you.

Do you really mean that?

Because if you do,

I really find you very attractive.

Ooh, that's nice.

Now, that's very nice.

She's the one.

She's my ticket to ride.

Nope. Never laid eyes on her.

Of course, that don't mean nothing.

What's that?!

I said, that don't mean nothin'!

You know, a couple of months in a... In a place like this,

and all you see is a room

full of blank faces and blow-dried hair.

Yeah, not to mention the decline and fall

of the Western world, huh?

Heavy. Uh, heavy.

No, she went home alone the other night.

She wasn't feeling too good.

Uh-huh? Why do you ask?

I work in the same shoe store as her brother.

Let me tell you, Liz,

growing up in Brooklyn, no bowl of cherries.

We used to rob hubcaps, sell 'em for a quarter.

No kidding. Ha.

Scotch on the rocks and a Coke here.

Okay. That'll be $3, sir.

Buy yourself a mink coat, sweetheart.

Why, thank you very much.

All right, all you bionic zombies out there.

Get ready to swirl and sway

because the contest is just a minute away.

And 50 bills... I said, 50 bills.

Buys a lot of pills.

So get down, space heads. Get down. Whoo!

Listen, I was watching you

out on that dance floor the other day.

You and me, we could win that dance contest.

You like ladies who dance?

I can't live without 'em.

Come on, bright eyes.

I'll introduce myself after the contest.

And here we go, my little veggies.

Your last chance at fame and fortune.

♪ I heard somebody say ♪

♪ Burn, baby, burn ♪

♪ Disco inferno ♪

♪ Burn, baby, burn... ♪

Does Marty come in here often?

Yeah. A real creep.

♪ Burn, baby, burn ♪

♪ Disco inferno ♪

♪ Burn, baby, burn ♪

♪ Burn that mother down ♪ ♪ Burn it ♪

♪ I Just can't stop ♪

♪ When my spark gets hot ♪

♪ Just can't stop ♪

All he's into is sex, music and drugs. Heh.

Thanks.

Come to think of it,

I could use a guy like that.

Forget about him, honey.

He'll just leave a ring around your tub.

♪ Burn, baby, burn ♪

♪ Disco inferno ♪

♪ Burn, baby, burn ♪

♪ Burn that mother down ♪

♪ Burn, baby, burn ♪

♪ Disco inferno ♪

♪ Burn, baby, burn ♪

♪ Burn that mother down ♪

♪ Burnin' ♪

Uh. ♪ I heard somebody say ♪

♪ Burn, baby, burn ♪ Uh...

♪ Disco inferno ♪

We just got started.

That's what I'm afraid of.

♪ Burn that mother down ♪

♪ Burn, baby, burn ♪

♪ Disco inferno ♪ ♪ Burn, baby, burn ♪

♪ Burn that mother down ♪

♪ Burn, baby, burn ♪

♪ Just can't stop ♪

♪ When my spark gets hot ♪

♪ Just can't stop ♪

♪ When my spark gets hot ♪

♪ I heard somebody say ♪ ♪ Burn, baby, burn ♪

♪ Disco inferno ♪ ♪ Burn, baby, burn ♪

♪ Burn that mother down ♪

♪ Burn, baby, burn ♪

♪ Disco inferno ♪ ♪ Burn, baby, burn ♪

♪ Burn that mother down ♪ ♪ Burn it ♪

♪ I heard somebody say ♪ ♪ Burn, baby, burn ♪

♪ Disco inferno ♪ ♪ Burn, baby, burn ♪

♪ Burn that mother down ♪

♪ Burn, baby, burn ♪

Yeah, wait. Hold.

Hold it down now. Okay.

And now, second place,

for 25 big ones,

a shiny trophy

and a chance at fame and fortune,

let's hear it for Lizzie and Marty.

Okay, all you bionic...

♪ Let me be there for you ♪

♪ No other one's allowed to ♪

♪ Let me be there for you ♪

♪ No other one's allowed to ♪

♪ Let me be be there for you ♪

Come on, get up and dance.

All right.

Hey, Lizzie.

You asked for a slow dance, you got it.

Come on. Hey, I thought we...

Well, I'll see you around.

Yeah.

Have a ball, baby.

You will. You will see me.

♪ Can't break the spell ♪

♪ Help raise the planet ♪

♪ Make me feel pretty ♪

♪ Can't break the spell ♪

♪ No other one's allowed to ♪

Whew.

Hey, babe, you all right?

Oh.

I think I could use some air.

Starsky. Hmm?

Come on. Oh.

Let's check it out. Excuse us.

♪ Let me be there for you ♪

Marty. Marty, I'm warning you.

Hey, cut the jive, babe.

You didn't follow me back here for your health.

Hot lips, cool it.

Oh. Where do you guys think you're coming from?

Ninth precinct. We'd like to talk to you.

Yeah. Yo, how about talking to this, huh?

Spread them, cutie.

You all right? Yeah, I'm all right.

♪ Can't break the spell ♪

♪ Help make love better ♪

♪ Make me feel pretty... ♪

Okay.

We're taking a little walk.

Hey, where? What's this all about?

This is about a little time in the slam.

Whew.

Well, sergeant, it's your bust.

You wanna book him?

No. You go ahead.

I promised my husband I'd be home by 12.

Okay.

You need a lift? No, I'm parked in the garage.

You feeling all right? Yeah, I'm a little tired.

Let's go.

Why don't you just wait here,

and I'll go get your things for you.

No, no. That's okay.

It's been a real pleasure working with you.

Oh, it's been my pleasure.

You take care of yourself.

Okay. Good night.

Good night.

♪ Let me be there for you ♪

♪ No other one's allowed to ♪

♪ Hey, baby ♪

♪ Let me be there for you ♪

♪ No other one's allowed to ♪

♪ Hey, baby ♪

♪ Make me feel pretty ♪

♪ Can't break the spell ♪

♪ No other one's... ♪

Aw, Lizzie.

You meet the strangest people at discotheques.

You like my wheels?

I hope so.

'Cause they're gonna carry us to my palace.

I'm telling you, I ripped that bracelet

off of the guy sitting next to me.

What was his name, Marty?

If we were that well-acquainted,

I wouldn't have ripped him off.

He's just some clown I've seen hanging around the club.

Look, Marty, I'm tired.

That's not good enough.

Yeah, look, uh, you know, you got nothing to hold me on.

What, are you kidding? We got a floating pawnshop.

So I pick a few pockets. Big deal.

Well, it's enough to put you up for the night.

Make him comfortable.

Uh-huh.

Thanks a whole bunch.

Yeah.

Don't tell me his alibi holds up.

Airtight. Possession of stolen goods.

He was in the slam the night Michelle Brady bought it.

You know who that leaves us with:

the other guy at the table.

And Marty said he got this bracelet from him.

Lizzie.

You see her home okay?

Well, yeah. She said she was headed straight home.

Yeah, this is Detective Sergeant Starsky.

Give me Lizzie Thorpe's home immediately.

I don't believe we missed the guy.

We were sitting there all night long.

He's sitting with her. I don't believe that.

Yeah. Yeah, uh, look, this is Detective Sergeant Starsky,

police headquarters.

Uh, let me speak to Lizzie.

What?

Lizzie never made it home.

You wanted a slow dance, didn't you, Lizzie?

'Cause that's what I'm gonna give you.

All the slow dances you'll ever need.

Now, wait a minute. Let me get this straight.

You're trying to tell me that he was seated next to her?

We're not positive.

It looks that way.

Where were you? Why didn't you nail him?

Checking that punk Marty. All indications pointed to him.

We've got him in holding with a sketch artist.

I'm gonna put out an APB on him.

On Lizzie?

We already did that, captain.

Now, listen, you two...

Yeah.

This is he.

You did? Where?

Is it still there?

Thanks.

They found Lizzie's car.

See? Your own private room.

The last girl that stayed here

didn't treat me right.

She's in another place now.

You sleep real tight.

'Cause you're gonna need it.

We got a big day tomorrow.

Well, this looks like the right place to jump somebody.

Of course. But we don't even know if she got this far.

You through here, Smitty?

Ten-7 investigation.

Central three, 1000 Chestnut, a 918x.

Gettin' old. 1000 Chestnut, a 918x.

Nawlin 30 to Headquarters.

She got here.

What's this? What's what?

M. Is that a P?

It's an E.

E. It's an E.

R.

M-E-R. What's that supposed to mean?

Mer. Mer.

Merle. Merlin.

Mercury. Meredith.

Merrific.

Hey, look, it's a start.

Uh, negative. Frisby, home break-in.

Mission five to headquarters.

What's this?

What?

An antihistamine prescription for a P.K. Anderson.

Smitty.

Dust it down again, will you?

We're just loaded with hot tips.

Is that, uh...

Sharon in the picture, Tony?

Who is she?

An old girlfriend?

An ex-wife?

Fiancé?

Shut up.

It's none of your business.

So why am I here, Tony?

Do I remind you of her, is that it?

Are you gonna kill me just to get back at her?

You're pushing it, baby.

Tony... there's nothing wrong in losing someone.

Unless you lose yourself too.

I told you to shut up.

The next time I come in here, you be wearing this dress.

You and me are gonna have some fun.

Merle, Merlin. I told you, I didn't catch his name.

You're about as useful as a rubber crutch.

Hey, you know how loud it is in that joint?

Okay, one more time. M-E-R.

Now come on, let's run it through again.

What is this, Scrabble? Give me a break.

How'd that sketch turn out?

Terrific. Fits half the guys

on the west side.

You got a great eye for detail, kid

Hey, I was focusing on the lady, you dig?

Got a lab report on that capsule you found.

What capsule?

The prescription bottle in the garage.

And?

Well, it had traces of antihistamines and barbiturates.

The girl we found was on barbiturates.

Oh, yeah. Along with half the population below 50.

Shut up, kid.

Did you check the drugstore?

Yeah, prescription was made out to a Pat Anderson.

His office is down the street from there.

Hey, do you wanna keep an eye on this turkey?

Oh, guys. Let me know how you make out, huh?

Put back the piggy bank, kid.

Now, what can I do for you young fellas?

Excuse me. Mrs. Anderson.

Uh, does this vial look familiar to you?

Yeah. Yeah, that's mine.

Mr. Mariposa must have dropped it.

Who? Excuse me.

My boss.

He had a horrible cold last month,

so I lent him my prescription.

How old's your boss?

Around 42, I imagine.

What's his first name?

Tony. Anthony, I mean.

And where is your boss today?

Home.

What's his address?

When I first sat down at your table, uh...

what did you think?

I saw an angry, frightened man.

What are you talking, "frightened"?

What do I got to be frightened about?

I don't know.

Why don't we talk about that?

You wanna play truth or consequence, huh, baby?

Okay by me.

We, uh, tell the truth,

or we pay the consequence, right?

What's the consequence?

What do you think?

Zebra Three. Zebra Three.

Patch through from Captain Dobey.

Yeah, captain, go ahead.

The third girl, Michelle Brady.

They found her dead on Tyler Road.

We'll be there in 20 minutes.

Follow up your leads on Lizzie first.

And don't come back without her.

It's 214 Carrington.

It's gotta be one of these driveways

up here on the right.

Starsky, you just went by it.

Look, I'm worried about her as you are.

I'm sorry.

Did you...

kill those two girls?

Three.

Michelle?

My turn.

Are you, by any chance...

a cop?

Yes. I am.

My turn.

Why did you...?

No, wait.

I, uh... I have a better question.

Tony...

would you like to, um, turn up the music...

and dance with a lady cop?

Nobody home?

There's a car in the garage.

It's a three-car garage.

Well, what do you think, huh?

Well, if we don't find out something pretty soon,

we're gonna have another dead body on our hands.

No. Oh, God. No!

Tony...

You're not gonna kill me, are you?

I have to, baby.

You know that.

Well, what are we gonna do?

Go back to the station house and wait for a call?

I don't know, maybe the lab's come up with something

on that, uh, fiber from the trunk.

And, like, a make on the car.

The Mercedes. What?

Mercedes. M-E-R.

That's what she was trying to spell. Mercedes.

Only she didn't finish it. Man, I hope you're right.

Please, Tony. Let me go.

Locked.

You had it all, kid. You blew it.

All that love out the window for nothing.

I got the stairs.

Starsk.

The door.

It's time to pay the piper.

No!

Just take it easy.

Just take it easy.

Work all your life for that dream house.

Picket fence.

What do you get?

Empty rooms.

Strangers.

It's like the old man used to say:

"Staying alive's the main thing.

"Just hang in there, kid.

Long enough to stay alive."

That's enough, Tony. Come on.

"You'll be all right."

To tell you the truth, captain,

I'm so sick of discos, I could scream.

Well, Edith's been on my back to take her dancing

for the last couple of months.

But the old ballrooms we like are slowly closing up.

Get out there and cut it up a little bit.

I guess you two think we're too old, huh?

Oh, no, captain. Nothing like that.

It's just that, well, to be honest with you,

I don't think you could learn these new dances.

I've seen those TV disco routines.

Just a rip-off from the '40s.

No kiddin'.

As a matter of fact, if it wasn't for the big bands

and the dances of my generation,

your generation wouldn't have your, uh, Philly Dog.

Ahem. Well, I don't know. With a little guidance,

maybe the captain could manage a few steps.

Manage?

With my rhythm, I'll blow you off the dance floor.

This might be your lucky day, captain.

What do you think?

Think we could, uh, teach him the salsa samba?

Good idea.

I-I know the samba.

No, this is the salsa samba, captain.

All you do is take the samba and put a little salsa on it.

How about a little music, huh? That's a good idea.

Grab your chair on the way out.

All right.

Okay. Get a Mexican station.

Right.

Here we go, here we go. You got it.

There we go.

Okay. Now, captain, to a simple four beat, right?

Take three steps to your left and kick.

Then you take three steps to your right and kick.

Now take your right hand,

put it right about here.

Gotta stomach it.

Take your left hand, put it out there.

Mm-hmm. Right.

Captain, you are holding one long, lovely lady.

Nice.

Okay, here we go. A-one, two...

A-one, two, three, four.

One, two, three, kick. One, two, three, kick.

One, two, three, kick. One, two, three, kick.

Good, captain. That's it. You're trucking.

One, two, three, kick.

Big strong line, right?

Hey!

Remember now. One, two, three, kick.

She's beautiful. She's lovely. One, two, three, kick.

Aah, two, three, kick.

One, two, huh, hey. Okay. Gently, captain.

One, two, three, huh. Gently. Gently, captain.

Huh, huh, huh, ha.

Huh, huh, ha! Yeah! Do it! Oh, yeah!

I told you I'd dance you off the floor, didn't I?

Olé!