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So let's see.

We picked up a hooker who rolled a guy who looks like a nut.

We investigated a homicide and the assailant, a young mother with a young kid.

And she's gonna kill herself unless we get to her in time.

There's a young kid whose mother's a junkie

and he's armed and we can't find him either.

What else?

Oh, yeah.

A body in the back of a white Rolls Royce convertible.

Are you ready?

You know, when we talk, it's so meaningful.

See you tomorrow night.

Hey, we're jingle bells, man.

Goodbye.

What's the word, Frankie?

Fallish says a Rindone kid can stand in front

of that police station until he grows a beard.

Sooner or later, he goes to the toilet.

But Fallish says if you want to talk, okay, tomorrow in the morning.

And what do you think?

I think the kid's dead no matter.

And Fallish will blow you away for pushing this if he gets the chance.

Well, it's been that kind of a day for me.

You set it up anyway, huh?

What the hell?

Lieutenant, we lost the parking lot, Lieutenant.

Oh, did you?

Did you do it alone or did you get some help?

Yeah, hello.

It's me.

Hey, counselor, you're gonna come up and look at the summons I got.

Yeah, I'll do it. I'll do it.

Listen, I want you to make contact with a couple of guys.

The gun still calls himself Hal.

He's got a dumb, dumb shadow named Charlie.

Oh, hey, Jakey, come on.

What do you want to get him stuff like that for?

They are deadly men.

Be cool.

These guys are gonna make me rich.

Say I have something to sell.

Dig?

Are you working overtime?

You were going home.

Yeah, my son-in-law's coming to dinner.

Hey, Ghostly, why don't you put in a line of hot dogs?

Be good for business.

Did you ever want to try to find a way to put more criminals in your station house?

Oh, in other words, who needs the aggravation, right?

In those words, who needs it?

Say, isn't that Tom Rindone, the kid who stole money from Fallish, the hood?

Hot, knishes made, potatoes, fruits.

I heard they almost got them.

Why don't you sell out coffee?

Weather like this, good.

You trying to be my partner?

No, you trying to be mine?

You crazy coming back?

Yeah, I'm crazy.

I'm gonna stay in here all night.

I'm so crazy.

All right, if you do, I'm gonna charge you a rent.

Hey, man, I can't sleep, I can't eat.

Where should I go to be safe?

You want me to go home?

You want me to come back there and try again?

Maybe I ought to arrest you, put you inside until it cools off.

They sent some drunken to ship me.

Oh, thanks.

They're gonna do it.

Because you can't stop them.

Let it be in the open.

It's being set up for me to meet Fallish in the morning.

Hey!

Get lost.

I thought you was gonna get the heat off.

I'm doing it.

Yeah, I heard.

A couple of Fallish's gunsels just missed.

Kojak sure is some rabbi, all right.

You watch, baby.

That dumb cop is gonna do it for me.

And the minute the heat is off, you spread it

around that this is proof I got Kojak in my pocket.

And you and me will go into business together.

What did you get out of our Mrs. Maclay?

Well, a pretty married young lady who...

relies about where she goes and what she does, and for a very good reason.

What good reason?

She doesn't want her husband to find out.

Oh, that good reason.

All right, call the meeting order.

You know, familiarity breeds contempt.

I'm sorry, Captain.

Lieutenant, all the fingerprints on the fancy

wheels have been ID'd except for four sets.

Oh, well, Mrs. Maclay and the parking lot attendant...

account for two of the sets.

I guess the kid arrived for the car and the hitman.

What's Saperstein doing about finding that parking lot attendant?

Well, he had the apartment covered.

He never showed.

Well, so he was involved.

So the errant lady is involved.

So I'm involved. So what?

Linowski was a hood.

He was a professional hit.

Why hide the body?

Why all this razzle-dazzle?

Well, they didn't want him found where they hid him, that's why.

But they wanted him found, so they stick him in a $50,000 coffin...

and they put him in a tow-away zone.

I'm surprised they didn't put a flag in his lapel.

I've put more men with Saperstein.

I want that budding shyster.

The other press will have a party till we clear this up.

All right, so let's not find the body till we do.

How long can we sit on it?

Hey, Frank, once we let it be known that Linowski is dead...

I mean, the hitman gets his money and he goes.

So let's not provide his proof of performance.

Let whoever hide him think anything... but that the contract was completed.

You know, that ought to make a lot of happy people nervous.

A white, Corniche convertible.

A 50 G set of wheels.

A body in a trunk.

In the middle of Manhattan.

Megan, I swear, would do the job just like that.

And I'm waiting for an announcement about a stiff just like that.

It'll happen. Believe me, the final will be very dead.

I told you to try to convince Linowski...

there was no room for him to come back to the Big Apple.

And if you did him right, at the hotel, in the parking lot...

in a 50 G set of wheels.

So where's the body?

Maybe they didn't open the trunk yet.

Hal, you got until tomorrow.

Show me a stiff.

She is a prostitute.

She is an instrument of the devil.

And people like you, as bad as they are, iniquitous.

You tolerate them.

Excuse me, Captain.

Lieutenant, this is Andy.

The kid with the gun, he went back to the bar.

You get the piece?

No, it wasn't on him.

We chased him halfway around the west side.

He probably stashed it during the chase, all right.

Call his mother and then trace back.

In the meantime, put him in a playpen.

Okay.

Nice and easy.

May I leave now?

Mr. McNee, 35 arrived in the city less than a year ago... from Duluth, Minnesota.

34 complaints filed against 34 prostitutes...

in the greater New York area since you arrived.

Busy, busy, busy.

This city is evil.

Mr. McNee, if you insist on pressing charges against Ms. Markham...

that file will be given to the judge.

You're going to have to explain to him how it happens...

that so many women have accosted you in so short a time.

While the rest of us should be so lucky.

Bad, bad!

You're all bad!

You know he's right about that.

Crocker!

Where is the errand lady?

In the interrogation room.

Naughty, naughty.

You all ready?

As soon as I get the bets down.

Wondering?

It's going to be a party?

Well, you never know.

I mean, we'll wipe some of that grease off your face... a little soap and water...

and you and I can make beautiful music together.

You gotta be kidding.

Frank, I... - Close the door.

Hey, get lost.

I mean, you're here, I'm here.

Any minute, the music's going to start.

Some of the time, okay?

I mean, what's the matter? You got any?

Hey, what's the matter with you?

You ought to be arresting guys like me.

I'm going to call the cops.

We'll keep it our secret.

Oh, boy.

That's the way it is, you know.

Always and always, here and now.

What were you expecting, Prince Charming?

And who the hell are you under that grease?

We need the money.

We need the money.

You said she was, Stavros, you're wrong.

And then I heard about wives doing this sort of thing.

At first I'm trying, I guess.

But I don't know what to do.

The bills pile up, the house, the kids, the cars,

my husband killing himself trying to make it work.

I don't know where I found the courage to do this.

Well, lady, you don't have to do it this way.

You know this building you just left?

It's full of people who did it the wrong way.

Hey, why don't you buy a smaller house or sell one of your cars?

Suppose I'd stop running around your desk.

Yeah, well, maybe we would have found out a little bit more about each other.

Come here.

Good luck, kid.

Hey, Goldie, a pretzel for the lady.

I want to make a call.

I had one phone call, you made a phone call, that's it.

Don't you guys allow for inflation?

You're leaving those elderly people unprotected?

Where is he?

Where is he?

Mama!

Andy?

Andy, honey, what are they doing to you, honey?

They say I have a gun.

Let's take the boy to the lieutenant's office.

Your cops come to me on the job.

You're going to get me fired, you're getting my son in trouble and all because

some nut thinks that he's... - The gun relates to your problem in any way?

What problem?

I haven't got any problem.

You're the one that's making a problem.

Mrs. Forster, you have a drug problem.

I know it, you know it, your boy knows it.

Get him out of here.

Just get him out!

Mrs. Forster, please, let us hold him until we solve this problem, okay?

Hey, yo, we can't hold him.

Let him go.

Saperstein?

Come on, let's get out of here.

Saperstein? - Yes.

Now, you're going to keep following me and not tell anybody, right?

Well, I was just about to put this report on your desk.

Yeah, well, why don't you read it to me?

My eyes are tired.

Yesterday she left here.

She went back to work.

Last night she went home.

Now, if that kid got into the house, he had to use some back entrance.

This morning she went to work.

And during lunch, she met some guy and that's all.

Did you mark the guy?

Oh, yeah, his name is Lewis, neighborhood punk.

Jack The Dandy.

All right, go get him and bring him in fast.

Okay.

Why are we here?

I'd like to know why we're here.

What do you think you're pushing me?

Lieutenant?

This is the room service waiter from the King Alphonse Hotel.

He's trying to ID the two guys that were in the room with T.J.

Linowsky before he was murdered.

Theo!

Crocker just called in.

He's with column agent's mother.

Something funny.

Oh?

Like what?

Well, like the lady had no idea Denton was going to kill her son-in-law.

Maybe she was optimistic.

And nobody knew anything was going to happen?

Mrs. Denton is resting.

Please try not to take too long.

Mrs. Denton, this is Lieutenant Kojak.

How do you do, Mr. Dandy?

How do you do?

Uh, Danielle, why don't you wait in your room for a few minutes, okay?

I'm sorry about this, but I've got to ask you some questions about your daughter.

You know, whom she might call, where she might go.

You see, she's threatened to take her own life, and we need you to help us find her.

What are you telling me about my child?

Lieutenant, please, can't we wait?

Please, Doctor, would you excuse us?

I simply do not accept any of this.

If Joseph is dead, it was an accident or...

or some person broke into the house.

Oh, stop this!

Please wait.

Get a trace.

That is your daughter, please.

Take your time with her.

Keep her on the phone as long as you possibly can.

Hello?

Mother?

Come on, you said you'd be home!

Excuse me.

But, Carl, my dear, I simply don't understand this.

The... the shame.

This is great.

How could you do this to all of us?

Mrs. Major, here is Lieutenant Kojak.

How would you think about your child?

Is she all right?

Has she had breakfast?

She's fine.

Well, she's young, you know, and then that helps.

Mrs. Major, when your husband had a collection

of guns, did he ever threaten you or your child?

Did he ever endanger you?

Look, Mrs. Major, I've seen God in your house.

I've seen the Bible.

Now, if you're a religious woman, please don't take your own life.

That makes sense.

But not for me.

Lieutenant, some way downtown.

She hung up too soon.

Please, we'll find her.

Will you?

What

are you guys doing there?

Come on.

Yeah, but we have the car in the shed.

They still don't know why we're hauling it,

so they still have no idea what's going on.

Do we?

Hey, Frank, we have to keep this thing open.

How's the officer?

He'll get a week off at most.

All right, I'll see you.

Hold it, hold it.

You got a number to call, one of your contacts.

He says it's important.

Yeah.

Yeah?

There's no reason to say it's important with you. Yeah.

Okay, it's you.

Fallish says he's got a minute to waste.

Right now.

Ah, they're protecting you and me.

I could do it right here.

Snap.

Nothing.

Not a tear.

Twenty cents of lead.

Now, listen, I'm telling you, you're alive.

You go get pneumonia.

Don't push me to do it.

You stay away.

Uh, leave Rindone's kid alone.

He owes me.

I owe his father.

Okay.

Okay, but you let him pay.

No, erase the debt.

And you do it.

Or I'll come down on you every way I can.

You ought to die, cop or no cop.

I'm gonna die.

But not before I pay off all my favors.

The word will be out.

Now, you lean too hard.

You're gonna get it.

Do me a favor.

Hold your breath.

Now, you shame me in front of my men.

You made me lose respect.

I'm not gonna let it end like that.

You cop.

Well, there's a great restaurant in Appetish Camp.

If you're scraping for places.

You like it?

I like it.

All right, where is it?

Where would Appetish Camp restaurant be?

On Broadway?

Look, there's a nice great place on Baxter and Grand called Rindone's.

Seven.

Or sooner.

This time you're sure.

Hey, how dare you.

I mean, did I ever stand you up?

Bye.

Theo.

I don't know I can ever thank you.

Yeah, well, how about a special dinner for two?

Hey.

Big anti-pasta, eh?

Minestrone.

Fantastica with linguini.

Side order with clam sauce.

White.

Chicken tattrasini, eh?

Louis.

I said a special dinner, not a vendetta.

I finally came here like you said.

Tommy, you're safe now.

The lieutenant did it.

Gee, lieutenant, you're something else.

Yeah, but don't say what, all right?

Everything's gonna be okay now.

He learned his lesson with that Fallish, eh?

Louis.

Lieutenant, a central is a 10-1 for you.

I'll make the call.

I just want you to face the facts, okay?

Your boy is into so many wrong things that I really didn't do any.

I mean Fallish.

He's just one little patch in a balloon with a thousand leaking holes.

Yeah, he's here now.

Mr. Captain.

Yes?

One of our tales came up with something interesting.

Well, it's refreshing.

Which case?

The majored killing.

How's school?

Guess I did a silly thing coming here.

Doctor.

What the hell are you doing here?

I had a key.

Carla gave it to me.

Joe used to go out of town often.

I came by to tidy up.

You see, Carla kept the diary.

You know, little scribblings extolling her hint discretion.

Mother said that she brought shame down on everybody.

She said she can't live with the failure.

You talk about scandal and disgrace.

It's a man having a love affair with a married woman in this day and age.

Doctor, there's no diary here.

At least not hers.

Maybe his.

That torn photograph we found?

It wasn't Carla Major's photo of you.

It was Joseph's photo of you.

To my dearest Joseph.

Yours to eternity, love, Peter.

You will love us.

What a relief to have it finally said.

I'm relieved that Joe really...

Joe and I were lovers long before he met Carla.

His family forced him to marry her to squash the rumors about him.

The marriage was an agony for Joe.

And for you.

And for her.

Funny.

You were willing to accept me as her lover.

Why not his in this day and age?

I'm really sorry, Doctor, if I seem insensitive.

I would have been a lot more sympathetic if you'd come to me right away...

and help me find Carla Major...

who may be dying right now while you're...

suffering your private agony in silence.

But alive.

Doctor, the name of a priest.

The priest agreed to let us tap his private line?

Yes, private line number is 555-9292.

Yeah.

Hi.

You look like you spent the night with all the wrong people.

Yeah, well, it's not by choice.

Oh, Roy, this is Theo Kojak.

Hello.

Fixes my parking tickets for me.

So nice of you to drop by.

Well, bye.

Lieutenant, I found him in his usual hangout, the sewer.

Uh -oh.

Jack the Dandy.

Long time since we pulled in, huh?

What's it been, about a week?

Hey, Kojak, I'm clean.

Of course you are, like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Uh, you hear the kids looking for you?

What kid?

Francie Foster's kid.

What'd you do? Hook her on her stuff?

Where you going? I didn't dismiss you.

I know what you do.

You know what you do.

You know, you take these lonely women, and you take them out, you entertain them,

you make them forget whatever they have to forget, and then you give them a little

sample of the stuff you peddle, and you've got yourself another customer.

That's what he does.

That's what he does.

Andy.

I told her.

I said what he was.

But she won't listen.

She don't believe me.

Andy, give me that gun.

No, he has to die.

He's killing her.

Look, kid, I'll make a deal with you, okay?

I'll see if the murderer gets to the hospital, gets some treatment.

You know, she needs you out of jail.

Hey, you want a cup of coffee?

Yeah, thanks.

Rosie.

A cup of coffee.

I'll never see him again.

We're far down the road for that, isn't it?

Yeah.

You just get yourself a nice cup of coffee, No, come on.

It's not like that.

Look, I shoot up every now and then.

Things aren't too good for us, but I am no junkie.

That was a mistake.

Jack and I are just friends.

Mrs. Forster, why don't you turn yourself in for treatment?

If I do, what happens to Andy?

Well, look what happened to him now.

You know your school call?

It said that your son is a very bright boy.

And look what happened.

He shoots a man.

He's in juvenile law.

Without a mother, to take him out of the

slums, he had nothing to do with being born in.

Excuse me, Lieutenant.

We finally found who was in the room in the

hotel's bartender burned up the drinks to Lenowski.

He made these photos.

He swears that these are the two guys.

I can't beat it.

I know I can.

Which is easier?

Facing the truth about yourself, which is tough, or

the memory of a son poured down the tubes by you.

Hey, give it some thought, okay?

And I'll talk to the DA's office about him.

And about you, okay?

Yeah, thanks.

Hey.

Later.

Sure.

Joe Megan's boys.

Same gang that drove Lenowski out of town is here to welcome him back.

Put out an alarm, would you?

For the future is from the welcome wagon.

So we're here, just like you wanted.

Sure, I know you guys are busy, but...

the reason I said it was important is that the police are looking for a 50 grand set

of wheels, and just by coincidence, I was talking with

your friend here when I heard the car being driven out.

So I thought I'd tell you guys.

I mean, the owner could get me in a lot of trouble.

How much?

Well, I'm no blood sucker, but law school is expensive.

I only wanted a couple of bucks.

Oh, oh, oh!

You know the owner of the car?

Yes.

Name?

This is Janice Maclay, Tudor City.

It's two hits, close together.

They look like 38s, just like Lenowski.

So at least we know the killers are still in town.

Well, if they came after this kid, they wanted something from him.

Or he knew something.

That would be about the car.

Look, put some protection on the Maclays, all right?

Because these guys are out hunting.

And I want you to call the impound garage, dust

off the Rolls Royce, and make it conspicuous.

Yes, sir.

Are you sure you'll be here?

Louie, tonight's 7 o'clock, positively.

Get ready.

You'll be here.

I'll be ready.

Tommy!

He didn't stop them.

Theo, you said you'd fix it.

I'm sorry.

Big cop, big friend.

He asked one favor.

To save a life.

Hey, Lieutenant, telephone inside.

Dirty cop.

Dirty lousy cop.

He's in with them.

They pay him off, so he go... he goes with them.

You said don't kill him.

So I didn't.

Fallish, I'm after you.

Hey, cop, be cool.

I left some evidence.

I made it easy for you.

You look at his pocket, you ask him where he got it.

I could be up there.

I could have my own thing going.

Louie.

Please, Theo.

I got a big job to get her.

Lieutenant of the police.

Big shot friend of mine.

Bringing a special lady to dinner.

Hey, Lieutenant.

Just call from the church.

The priest has called a major down the line.

Goodbye, Father.

Carla, what you're going to do is the worst sin.

Remaining alive the way I feel.

Knowing that I failed my husband.

Knowing that he's dead because of me.

That's it.

Carla, please, dear, however it happens.

It's your child, huh?

My child will forget what I cannot forget, Father.

She lies.

Tell her she lies.

That's not remorse.

You lie to me.

Even now you lie to me.

No, Father, no.

I've told you everything.

It's all on my soul.

And on mine, on mine.

You call me, you talk to me.

If you take your life... I failed too, Carla.

You're taking me to hell with you.

There's nothing left.

Fast, man, fast.

She's coming to the end.

It's no lower than 21st Street, sir.

21st Street in what?

I'm not sure.

Well, give her something to go on.

It's south of 34th.

34th.

Well, east or west.

You know how many phones in that area?

Well, zero in.

I heard you. When we get it, you'll get it.

OK, 32nd or 34th, Stavros.

28th to 31st, Saperstein.

You take 24th to 27th, I'll take 21st to 23th.

You might tell me what we're going to do running down those buildings.

Just get over there.

Give me a number as soon as you get it from Central, OK?

Carla, dear, we'll work this thing out.

I'll stay with you.

Please.

Yeah.

Lieutenant.

OK, Central, relay that message to all units.

I'm going up first.

I can't talk anymore, Father.

Look after Danielle.

Tell her I love her.

I'm Kojak.

We met.

Well, we met on the phone.

Please, I don't want to be stopped.

I'm not going to stop you.

I mean, if I did, either I'd be dead or you'd be dead.

And I don't want to die.

I mean, I've done a lot of bad things in my life.

But I don't want to die for them.

I mean, what would it help?

Just like your dying wouldn't erase what you did.

It sure will help me forget.

Cowards thought that way.

Yes.

Please, I... I don't want to hurt you.

I've done enough hurting.

I... I just want to lie down.

Do you hear that?

Well, it's not exactly Gabriel or Joshua.

Please, go away.

You don't want to hurt more people, you said so.

Why don't you look out the window?

Miss Major, come here.

You know, my job was to keep you from killing yourself.

But you can't stop there.

I investigated this case.

I met your mother.

I met Dr. Allender.

I met your child.

I learned an awful lot about your life.

You know, I used to read about crime and I get depressed.

And then I realized, you can't help everybody.

Some people just don't want to be saved.

I loved him.

Why couldn't he love me?

You're young, as always tomorrow.

Don't tell me I wasted my time with you.

It's off again, right?

I'm calling to find out if it's on again.

Yes, it's still on.

Of course it's still on.

My God, you look drained today.

Really?

I mean, not as drained as that gorilla you were sitting in the car with this morning?

Oh, Theo, please tell me you're jealous.

Green, baby.

Look, did he commit any crimes lately?

I don't know.

I'll ask his wife.

She's my associate and he's my boss.

Theo?

Tonight?

You sure?

Of course I'm sure.

I just... I've got a little car to deliver.

What kind?

It's a white Rolls-Royce convertible Corniche.

50,000, give or take a few bananas.

And like that, and with a body in it.

Funny.

Hello, fatso.

Hello, Lieutenant.

Nothing.

Parked downstairs.

Later on, it was gone.

I just lied about where.

It was only a little lie.

Call it what you want.

Hanky Panky by any other name.

There are times when basic needs prevail.

Mrs. Maclay, because of your little lie to cover up your basic needs, as you put it,

I've got half a division that go all over the streets of New York for your car,

which you said you left in a certain place.

I was afraid for the police to check the hotel

because my husband might know I was there and why.

If you're telling me of this late date that you're concerned

with your husband's feelings, I'm not buying that either.

It would break his heart?

You've been breaking us out every day.

Hey, kid, let me tell you something, okay?

From an old-time cop, those cheated on always know.

Do you have any idea what my life is like?

I've met a few who've had it worse.

You know what I'm talking about.

Jan!

Anything wrong?

Good news.

We found your car.

Jan knew you'd do it.

Ah, you're back.

I just long enough to get a press shirt out of my desk.

So you got lucky, so you want to celebrate, huh?

So celebrate.

But later, you've got a desk full of paperwork in there because you got lucky.

I've got a date.

I got a family.

Don't misunderstand.

I only did it because I get to take home a doggy bag.

Like they say, Vesuvio come to the Tiber, we bring the Tiber to Vesuvio.

What do you say?

Yeah.

I feel as if I'm in Roma.

I had to rush, Theo.

I spent too much time in the hospital.

Well, how is your kid?

God forgive me what's left of him.

Maybe I have time to think now.

Well, the view from my apartment is higher.

A sheer atmosphere.

This beats Maxime's.

Come on, we can't eat here.

Theo, your friend Louis went through all this trouble

to show his appreciation for what you did for his son.

Yeah, well, how about my new tie?

All right, we'll go catch.

Signorina?

Peccorino?

Hey.

So, what are we having for dessert?

We'll see about that later.