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[dramatic music]

♪

A million biggies.

Let'’s go.

Ramsey, what is it?

Shh!

[dramatic music]

Give me that bag!

Kevin!

Lower me!

Lower me!

Lower me, kevin!

Give me that bag!

Come down here!

[men shouting indistinctly]

Hang on!

Come down here!

[shouts, slams]

[screaming]

[siren wailing]

Hey, douglas,

Regardless of the interest

Safe and loft has
In the case,

This is not a natural death.

I don'’t care how long

You'’ve been after david
And le jon.

All evidence goes
To homicide.

We both know that.

Hello, artie.

- hi.
[sighs]

David and le jon?

2:40 this morning,

After burglarizing
This apartment,

John david falls 16 floors
From that balcony,

Swingin'’ from this.

- john david gets killed
Working with le jon.

Are you kiddin'’?

[horn honks]

Hey, does ginger rogers
Fall over fred astaire'’s feet?

Huh?

These two twinkle toes
Could get up

On a goodyear blimp
In flight,

Get down without
Mussin'’ any hair.

- we all have a certain amount
Of respect

For these two,
Lieutenant,

But they'’re not infallible
Or immortal.

But this isn'’t homicide,
Lieutenant.

It'’s a simple accident.

Somebody killed on the job,
That'’s all.

- artie,
That rope didn'’t break.

It was cut.

He knows.

- whatever happened
Was between the two of them.

Now, we'’re gonna nail le jon
For this job, lieutenant.

We will get him, okay?

Uh, mr. Douglas,

Two years ago, before le jon
Became your personal property,

I was after him, right?

Me, three of my men,
We stake out.

There'’s a brownstone
We know le jon'’s gonna hit.

And he'’s not gonna do it
Under our nose, never.

So what happens?

He gets into a dumbwaiter
Five floors up.

Hand over hand.

Boop!
He'’s gone.

I want him.

But safe and loft,

They keep gettin'’ the case.

Not this time, artie.

This time...

Homicide.

Who are the tenants?

That gentleman over there.

Ramsey brewer,

Vice president national bank
Of new york.

Oh, yeah.

He was downstairs,

Lookin'’ for the stolen jewelry

When the first officers arrived.

Who'’s the broad?

His old lady.

- would you give a copy of what
You got to one of my men?

I don'’t have any more to add.

We woke up, saw a light
On the extension phone.

I guess they took it off
The hook so it wouldn'’t ring.

And the next thing I knew,
I heard a scream.

I rushed down,

Found my wife'’s missing jewelry.

- the detective over there
Said we couldn'’t have it back.

He gave me a receipt.

I don'’t look very good
In receipts.

- well, I don'’t know about that,
Mrs. Brewer.

You know,
I know this fellow le jon.

He'’s great.

And he doesn'’t usually
Leave a place empty-handed.

Is there anything else missing?

I'’d say $3,000 in cash.

It was in the safe.

That'’s all.

That'’s all?

They didn'’t even blow it up,

Just opened it.

How is that possible?

Oh.

Excuse me.

You'’re, uh, recently married,
Mr. Brewer?

- yeah,
Six months, to be exact.

And I guess you went
Through that divorce,

Suppose with that ugly
Legal scene with the ex?

Yes.

- usually,
When somebody'’s been divorced,

They change the combination
Of their safe.

You know,
Kind of a reflex thing.

You, mr. Brewer,
You been robbed by the best.

He'’s beautiful.

Forget about the files
And the stethoscope

And the hocus-pocus movie thing.

Oh, no.

Someone sold him the combination
To your safe.

Two men changed it

From a reputable
Security company--

Lockmaster vaults.

They were bonded.

Oh, yeah,

With the "Pat you
On the shoulder

And keep your fingers crossed,"
Right?

That'’s bonded.
Oh, no, no.

Inside information.

And that'’s how 85%
Of the crimes and the burglary

Is committed in this city.

Hey, I'’ll lay you book

That these guys
Have worked for five companies

Since they been here last.

You want to do me a favor,
Mr. Brewer?

Sure.

Would you go see the date

When your combination
Was changed?

Thank you.

Crocker.

Look, uh,

If you were gonna kill me--

- why do you ask me
Questions like--

Just wait till I finish.

If you were gonna kill me,

Would you do it while we were
Drivin'’ in a car,

Cruisin'’ together?

No.

Yeah.

Then why would le jon want
To kill his own partner, huh?

When everything would point
To him?

For that matter, why would
He want to do him in at all?

Thank you.

Yes.

Good morning, mrs. Brewer.

Good morning, lieutenant.

Well, could we close the door?

Of course.

Sorry about that.

Would you sit down,
Mrs. Brewer?

Yes. Thank you.

- if you'’re still, uh,
Worried about your jewelry--

- I'’m worried about my husband,
Lieutenant.

He didn'’t tell the truth
Last night.

There was...

Something else stolen
From the safe.

Oh.

What was that,
Mrs. Brewer?

- if there has been
A crime committed,

And I'’ve known about it,

How guilty am I?

I mean,

How much do I have to pay
For it?

- well, that would depend on
Your involvement,

And of course,
The nature of the crime.

[sighs]

That burglar last night.

The one that got away,

If you find him
With what he stole,

You'’ll know what
Ramsey'’s been doing.

- well, why don'’t you tell us
About it, mrs. Brewer?

I'’m sure it'll make
You feel much better.

[inhales shakily]

Ramsey has custody

Of a lot of government bonds
In the bank.

They don'’t mature
For 20 or 30 years,

But the interest is paid

To a union or a foundation
Or whoever owns them.

But the bonds stay in the bank.

Last year,

He took out $50,000
Before we were married.

And then $100,000.

And yesterday he finally did

What he said
He was going to do.

He stole $1 million worth.

He sells them to the underworld.

Then he was gonna wait
Six months,

Take me to florida...

To retire.

[sobbing]

- go ahead.
Take it easy.

$1 million.

Kevin le jon accidentally runs
Into a big one.

Who knows,
Maybe he did do david in.

Hmm.

Well, technically,

You could be considered,
I guess,

An accomplice, mrs. Brewer.

But I don'’t think anybody
Would want to prosecute you.

- I'’ve done a terrible thing
Coming here, haven'’t I?

Well, mrs. Brewer,

Maybe you did something worse.

Maybe you started him
Into doing this.

Did you ever think of that?

Yes.

- his whole world'’s
Falling apart.

Who knows?

At this moment,

He may be crying
On his fence'’s shoulder.

Look, mrs. Brewer.

It takes about a day

To get a court order
For a wiretap.

You and your husband
Use the same phone?

I mean, the same number?

Yes. Why?

- because the wife
Of a suspect

Can give us permission,

And we can get
The court order faster.

- y-yes, all right.

If--

If it'’ll help.

Thank you, mrs. Brewer.

- the postal money orders
You brought last year?

I wouldn'’t mind
Seeing more of those.

All right.

- united states government bond
For $10,000.

Payable to bearer.

As good as cash.

Not exactly, kevin.

It'’s numbered.

It can be traced.

What did you do?

Rob a bank vault?

No.

But I think
I found someone who did.

Haagen, I have 100 of those.

$1 million?

Right.

I'’ll settle for 30% face value
If you can make the deal today,

And I want a passport.

- I can'’t set it up today
For you, kevin.

I can'’t pay you more
Than $250,000

For the lot.

[sighs]

Okay.

But it'’s got to be settled
By tomorrow afternoon.

If not, I'’ll try and make a deal
In zurich.

- the gnomes will pay you less
Than I will.

What time can you
Bring them up tomorrow?

No.

I'’m not coming here again.

What'’s wrong?

David'’s dead.

By now, every station
Should have a flyer

And a full alarm.

So if I stick
To my regular routine,

I figure
They should be picking me up

For questioning about, oh,
1:00, 1:30.

So you call me.

I'’m at the whitman hotel.

It'’s a dump on broadway.

Oh, uh, what is your mother'’s
Maiden name?

Kristiansen.

Okay.

That'’s me.

I want the passport
In the same name too.

Here are the photos.

- 100 bonds?
You'’re sure?

I'’d hate to go into a hotel room
With $250,000

And leave with nothing.

- [chuckles]
Haagen.

I know that you and
The two other guys with vests

Have your names
On the door outside,

But I know
Who runs the business,

Who counts on it
To have their money

Shuttled all around the world
For them.

And if you think that I'’m gonna
Double-cross the syndicate,

Forget it.

Besides,
I figure to stiff the guy

I stole these from.

He'’s got it coming to him
Anyhow.

But, uh, not you.

Believe me, not you.

Oh, le jon.

Who did you get them from?

[clicks tongue]

[phone ringing]

Hello?

Mr. Brewer, please.

Just a moment.

Ramsey, it'’s for you.

- how long is it gonna take you
To trace this thing?

- just a couple of minutes,
Lieutenant.

Yes?

- the stuff you couldn'’t deliver
This morning,

Would you believe,
I know where it is?

I don'’t understand.

- the guy who ripped the bonds
Off from you,

Well, I deal with
From time to time.

It'’s a small world, isn't it?

Can we get them back?

Is there any way?

Look, ramsey.

They'’re his now.

He and I have made a deal.

You can always go
Into the vaults at work

And come up with more.

- that was going
To be the last time.

- as they say,
"Just one more time."

Suppose they catch him?

Suppose he just calls the police

And tells them what he stole
And from whom?

They start investigating,
Checking the bank vaults.

That'’s the end of me.

Nothing else for me.

- why would he do a thing
Like that?

I killed one.

I would have killed them
Both last night

If I'’d had the chance.

I'’m 55.

I'’ve got a second life
Coming to me.

I'’m not going to jail.

Get the bonds from this fellow,
And then get rid of him.

- you'’ve got to be kidding.
That'’s not my business.

- well, you know some people
Who do that sort of thing.

I'’ll pay.

$50,000,
Is that enough?

You are serious.

- you want more bonds,
You help me protect myself.

All right.

For $50,000, I'’ll get you
The best in the business.

And that'’s a promise.

I'’ll call baltimore.

But look, ramsey.

This has got to come off
By tomorrow.

I'’ll get back to you.

[tape recorder clicks]

- what does that do
To our trace?

Forget it.

$50,000.

And a call to baltimore.

The best hit man
In the business.

Crocker, who'’s that?

- packman.
- neil packman.

- they say he'’s nailed
About a hundred people or so.

You want us to bring in brewer?

Nope.

I want to follow brewer.

I want to know who the fence
Was he was talkin'’ to.

And then we follow him
To le jon,

And maybe then packman.

Neil packman.

He'’s a machine, crocker.

You put the money in the slot,
Out comes the bodies--

Cops, racketeers,
Husbands, wives, kids.

He'’ll kill anything.

You know something?

Nobody even knows
What he looks like.

Sure, I want brewer.

Sure, I want le jon.

But most of all,

I want neil packman.

You want packman?

I want packman.

But we'’ve also got
To nail brewer,

Le jon, and the fence.

Now, the sweet trick would be
To make it a grand slam,

Get them all.

[chuckles] Sure.

A burglar, a fence,
A banker, and a hit man.

How'’s that for a 20th-century
Fairy tale?

- well, we'’re not gonna nail
Brewer, le jon, or the fence

Without those bonds
In our hands

As evidence
To take to the jury.

Now, we both know le jon.

Wherever he'’s hiding
Those bonds,

He'’s hiding them good.

We might never find them.

Frank, out of those four,

There'’s one we may not take:

Le jon.

You know, I want
To make a deal with him.

He hands over the bonds,

He gives us a deposition
For the grand jury

That he stole them
From brewer.

If he doesn'’t hand them over,

You don'’t have a case
Against him anyway.

So what are you offering him?

His life.

You know packman'’s reputation.

He'’ll make his first move
As soon as possible.

If it doesn'’t work out,

He'’ll stalk le jon
For as long as it takes.

And when packman takes a hit
On somebody, uh-huh,

That person'’s finished.

- just how are you gonna do
This big favor for le jon?

Get packman to drop the hit?

No.

I know I can'’t do that, frank.

But le jon'’s got guts,
And he'’s clever.

With him as the hit,

We could work out a plan
To nail packman.

I know it.

You and le jon?

Is that the "We"
You'’re talking about?

- [chuckles]
Yep.

I want to work with him.

The two of us together
On the same side.

Now, there'’s a team

That stands a chance
Against packman.

It'’s crazy!

I kind of like it, frank.

- we don'’t even know
Where le jon is.

[phone ringing]

Captain mcneil.

Yeah, he'’s right here.

Crocker.

Yeah?

- lieutenant,
Brewer left his apartment

About ten minutes ago

And stopped at columbus circle.

He'’s talkin' to some guy
Drivin'’ a new continental.

License plates: 374-yap.

He'’s young, blond.

From here, he looks about 35.

He just gave him an envelope.

Okay, I'’ll have stavros

Check out the car
And the plates.

You stay with him.

Well, brewer gave an envelope

To a guy in columbus circle.

You know, he'’s too young
To be packman.

He'’s probably the fence.

You know something, frank?

We'’re gettin' warm.

- he came in from baltimore
This morning.

- did you tell him
Who the hit was,

When it had to come off?

He doesn'’t care who it is.

As for the timing, he'’ll try
To do it right away today

If I help set it up.

All of a sudden,
I'’m into this pretty deep.

I have to be in the hotel room
When it happens.

I'’m taking a chance.

And I don'’t like it.

Oh, you don'’t, huh?

I'’m sure you'll like it
Just fine

When you walk away
From all of this

With the bonds and the money
Still in your pocket.

You'’re gonna come off
Beautifully, haagen.

But then, that'’s why
You'’re in it, right?

That'’s my business.

- so it'’ll happen, though,
By tonight?

For sure?

You got personal assurances?

Personal?

Not exactly.

I don'’t know anyone

Who ever talked
To packman personal.

I'’m gonna see le jon now.

Uh, brewer...

You and I don'’t have
To be in touch anymore,

Not unless you have
Something new

From your little piggy bank
For me.

[engine turning over]

Lieutenant?

We got him at the hotel.

[knock at door]

[speaks spanish]

Kristiansen.

Hurry up.

It'’s not exactly the ritz,

But then what is
These days anyway?

Are you crazy?

What are you doing to me?

I never carry a gun, haagen.

You'’ll get it back
When you leave.

I always have that with me.

I have a license.

I carry large sums of money.

$250,000 makes a big bulge.

I don'’t see one.

I can'’t get it till 4:00.

But first, my associates

Would like to see
One of your bonds.

You have them here?

Newspapers?

Who is that supposed to fool?

- it'’s part of my private
Protection plan.

I don'’t get it.

Good.

Here.

I could have left this one
With you at the office,

But, you know, I still don'’t
Know about you, haagen.

[sighs]

Come on.

- passport,
Name of kristiansen.

Ticket to paris,
Name of kristiansen.

Your flight is not filled in.

I'’ll take care of that.

As soon as this deal
Is finished,

I am off.

Say 4:30, here.

If I get the okay,

You'’re sure
You'’ve got the rest here

Ready to go?

Are you kidding?

How long would it take
To search this place?

Three minutes?

I'’ve got nothing here.

Pool hall down the street.

- that'’s where they are?
- yeah.

Where nobody can ever find them.

Very clever.

Come on.

[scoffs]

- now, let'’s get rid
Of the small talk.

And what do you got?

What have I got?

- lieutenant,
This is the guy here.

Oh, that'’s john haagen.

We know about him.

How about le jon?

No.

All right, stay with him.

If he stops and talks to anybody
Who even resembles packman,

You follow him.

I don'’t expect they'll meet,

But you got to stay on top
Of everything.

Go ahead.

Hey, keep it.

- lieutenant,
Here comes le jon.

- all right,
You go to the apartment

And search it up.

And I'’ll stay with him.

Right.

- don'’t make believe
You don'’t know me, mary.

I'’m just another
Pretty face, kevin.

Oh, hi, kojak.

I didn'’t know
You hung around here.

- you kiddin'’?
I'’m a graduate student.

I mean, I sent my kid sister
Through college

Playin'’ nine ball.

Hey, you don'’t say?

How about a little wager?

How'’s about a c-note?

No, no, no, no.
I know.

That'’s a little too steep.

How'’s about a 50, then, huh?

You'’re on.

All right.

Call it!

Heads.

You lose.

- you'’re not tryin'
To hustle me, are ya?

No way.

How about half?

Half?

Get away from me, christy.

Come on.

You could do better than that.

$20?

$20.

Go rack '’em up.

[whistling softly]

Brewer cuts david down,

And you get away with all
Those gold-covered

Government certificates.

- what?
- yeah.

Not only that,
Haagen is brewer'’s fence.

Oh!

And he'’s protecting him,

Because he'’s the golden goose

Layin'’ those golden eggs.

And he also told brewer
That you robbed him.

- kojak,
What are you talkin'’ about?

- you know what
I'’m talking about.

But you know something;
Brewer'’s afraid

That you might blow the whistle
On his dirty hands

After you sell the bonds
Because of david, huh?

You still with the bonds, huh?

What'’s with the bonds?

Lieutenant?

Oh, wow.

I just searched his room.

Couldn'’t find a thing.

Maybe he'’s got 'em on him.

Thanks a lot.

No, I don'’t
Have anything on me.

Just these.

Maybe other people have
The wrong idea too.

Maybe other people think
I'’m carrying something valuable.

See, this way,
If they make a move against me,

They come up with nothing,

And I know who I can trust,
Who I can'’t.

You better take a walk.

We don'’t want to tip
Kevin'’s hit man.

Right.

[guffawing]

Come on, kojak.

Let'’s not waste our time.

You don'’t have a case
Against me.

No case at all.

- mm-hmm, your shot.

You got that right.

- here.
- what?

- brewer'’s got a hit out
For you.

Yeah?

$50,000, cash,

From the man in baltimore,

Packman.

[sighs] Yeah.

[clears throat]

Yeah, that'’s fine.

Got a case for it?

Yes, sir.

- [chuckles]
- nice shot.

Maybe you never heard
Of packman.

- oh, yeah,
I'’ve heard of packman.

But, uh, what does that
Have to do with pool, right?

Aw, tough break.

Yeah.

Listen, tell me something.

When?

Oh, when?

Oh, yeah.

For all I know, he could be
Setting you up right now.

- kojak, why are you giving me
All of this?

Why don'’t you
Pick me up, now?

- because I want those bonds
As evidence against brewer.

Because 10,000 times more
Than I want you,

I want packman.

This guy with
His indiscriminate killing,

You know, for years.

You'’re gonna help me get him
Once and for all.

And you know what?

I'’m gonna save your life.

And then you'’re gonna
Give me the bonds,

And then it'’s gonna be
Happily ever after,

You know,
Once upon a time

Like the fairy tales.

Unless, of course,
You don'’t like livin'.

[chuckles]

You'’re tryin' to get me
To squirm, eh?

Get some sort of confession out
Of me, huh?

Nine ball for the money.

You know what I think?

You are giving me
All this packman baloney

Just so you can nab me

While I sell those bonds
To haagen.

Of course,
If there really are bonds.

You know what else I think?

This packman, I don'’t think
He ever heard of me.

What are you lookin'’ at?

Kojak?

Hey, what'’s wrong?

Kojak?

Guy who was just in here,

Did he buy that cue
For himself?

Yeah, 22 ounces.

I thought it was a little
Too heavy for him, but...

And how about that case?

The one that was under there?

A real beauty, theo.

Don'’t make 'em like that
Anymore.

- hey,
Where are you going?

All right, kojak,
What'’s up?

- that was him,
Casin'’ the joint; I know it.

How?

Are you kiddin'’?

Did you ever see
A real pool player

Buy himself a genuine leather
Carrying case

And then wrap it up
In old newspaper?

Come on.

Packman.

About that age, isn'’t he?

Hey.

A-7-0-7-3

To a-7-0-9-7.

Those are the numbers
On the government bonds.

We got '’em from the bank
This mornin'’.

Hey look, they'’re goin' all
Over the world.

They'’re gonna be tough to sell.

Come on, le jon.

Give us a break.

- you want me to play the target
For packman?

Hey, you kiddin'’?

You got yourself
A new partner.

You'’re gonna do all right.

Listen to me.

- yeah.
We better.

- he says the bonds are
In the pool hall someplace.

He'’ll go and get them
Just before haagen shows up.

No, no, packman'’s not gonna
Take a shot at him

Before haagen gets his hands
On those bonds.

- so he'’ll try and make
The hit either in the room

Or on the way to the airport.

Right.

Somebody step on that.

[coughs]

We'’ll follow the cab
To the airport.

We'’ll have a detective
Drivin'’ it.

We'’ll have another man dressed
As a porter at the airport

To carry his bags
To the plane.

We'’ll even have a man
On the plane.

And I'’ll be watchin'
All the time.

- and if packman
Never makes his move,

We'’re giving le jon a pretty
Sweet send-off for a crook.

- hey, he doesn'’t have to do
Any of this, frank.

We'’re not givin' him
A paid vacation.

I'’ll get the money from le jon
Before he leaves here.

You'’ll get the bonds
When you follow haagen

And pick him up.

Theo,

Le jon is the slipperiest ganef
I know of.

He went along with this
Too quick.

I don'’t trust him.

Frank, trust me.

Don'’t worry.

We'’ve come up with
A pretty good gimmick.

I think we may have
A shot at packman, frank.

I really do.

- I'’ll be checking with ya
Later.

Yeah.

All right, pull down the shade.

Yeah.

Are you sure this is gonna work?

- any bullet that comes
Through the window

Goes through these
Two thin plastic sheets.

That'’s the secret:
Two holes.

So what we do is,

Line up the shot automatically

Through the two holes.

This way, we get our men
Down at the location

As soon as we can,

Within seconds.

Not minutes, seconds.

Not bad, huh?

- you got it?
- yeah.

- are you sure this
Is gonna stop a rifle shot?

Hey.

This is the highest-impact
Plastic they make.

They use it in schools.

Terrific.

- it'’s vandal-proof.

Watch out.

Oh, excuse me.

[hammer pounds]

- oh, come on.
A little harder, please?

Huh?

[hammer slams]

[sighs]

Yeah, well...

Uh, look,

We got to give it a shot,
Right?

[scoffs]

Oh, funny man.

- you guys hear me out there
On the roof?

We got ya.

If the shot comes from any
Of the windows over there,

Just give us
The building number

Starting from the left.

Then the floor
Down from the top.

Then the window.

- if he runs across
The rooftops,

We'’ll get him.

- patrol units,
You hear that too?

We'’ll let you know
Within five seconds

Where the shot comes from.

We'’ll give you the address.

- you give it to us that fast,
And we'’ll get him.

All right, stay loose.

Pull up the shade.

Yeah.

[sighs]

[muttering]

[sighs]

- kevin?
- yeah?

- remember the--
The fitzpatrick necklace?

- sure!
[chuckles]

You never did find it.

You must have thought
We ate it or something.

How much you get for it?

Oh, no.

Strictly between us?

- what you call
Unprofessional curiosity.

$75,000.

Where the hell'’d you hide it?

I mean,
How'’d you get it out of there?

Nobody left the chapel
Who didn'’t get searched.

- david'’s kid brother was
One of the altar boys.

We searched the altar boys.

- what about the cup
Of communion wine

When he took it back
To the sacristy?

Did you search inside
That cup?

In the wine?

[chuckles]

Well, you got away with it.

You still didn'’t find it, pal.

Now, you tell me something:

How did you get on top
Of this case so fast?

Sure, you knew it was me
When you found david dead,

But how did you get to haagen,

How did you find out
About the hit?

- brewer'’s wife,
Little vicki.

Oh, her.

How?

She busted her old man.

She came to me
The next morning, first thing.

She knew what he was stealin'’
At the bank.

She wanted to get in the clear

In case we picked you up
And found out

About the stolen bonds.

Lieutenant, it'’s 4:00.

Haagen'’s due at 4:30.

- should we go to the pool hall
And get those bonds?

- mm-hmm.

Oh, yeah.

- then come on.
I'’ll follow you.

Here, put this out someplace.

All right.

[door buzzing]

Who is it?

It'’s me.

Hey, what are you doing here?

Hey, if ramsey gets back,
He'’s not gonna like it at all.

Honey, he'’s at the bank.

He won'’t get back until 6:00.

I know.

Almost ready?

- well, I thought I was gonna
Meet you at 7:00

On the plane--

- I don'’t want to wait
Until 7:00.

I want to go now.

Come on.

You got the money already.

- the police have the bonds,
My love.

But don'’t worry about it.

I'’m one step ahead of them.

Oh, listen.

It'’s a long story,
And by the way,

We'’re not flying anywhere.

We'’re driving, south.

What do you mean,

The police have the bonds?

I don'’t understand.

I had to make a deal.

Do you know your husband
Hired someone to kill me?

Someone they would rather catch
A lot more than me.

So why should I hang around?

What for?
To risk my life?

For what?

They don'’t even know I'm here.

Hey, come on.

I'’m alive.
I'’m free.

We are together.

- yeah, you'’re alive,
And you'’re free.

What about me?

I'’m the one who knew
The combination to the safe.

I'’m the one who went around
Walking in weird places

And taking weird passes

Until I came up with your name!

What?

- kevin, we didn'’t meet
By chance, you know.

It wasn'’t just a chance.

And when you took a tumble,
I went along with it,

Because I didn'’t want
To blow what I was setting up.

Oh, what you were setting up?

Or do you mean who?

What difference does it make?

I don'’t want to wait six months

To go down to florida
With that old man.

I don'’t want to spend $200,000
Or $300,000 with him.

- [scoffs]
I'’ve heard that part, vicki.

How about telling me
Something new,

Like how long were you gonna
Stick with me in europe, doll?

I don'’t know.

A couple of months.

You'’re not a banker.

I thought maybe I could get
To the money through you.

Now I'’m gonna have
To start all over again,

Somewhere, somehow.

Oh.

♪ la-da-dum

What'’s that?

The police
Don'’t have the bonds.

[chuckling]

Kevin, why did you do that?

And why did you tell kojak

That your husband
Had stolen bonds in the safe?

I didn'’t.

- ah-ah-ah-ah!

Vicki, don'’t lie.

Kojak already told me.

I mean, it wasn'’t enough,
Stealing from your husband?

You had to make sure
He went to jail.

Now, why didn'’t you tell me
That you were going to do that?

I was right, wasn'’t I?

He is dangerous.

He did put the hit on you.

- the point is, you did it
Behind my back.

And that gets me to thinking.

And I was right, wasn'’t I?

I'’m glad I found out
About you now!

You have saved me a solo act,

Following you all around europe,

Trying to keep you
In furs, lady!

Haagen came at 4:30.

I didn'’t pick him up.

I put a sign on the door.

"Back in two hours.
Love."

And I put le jon'’s name
On it.

- theo, even if we do pick up
Le jon at the airport,

He'’s obviously not interested
In playing target anymore.

- yeah, I'’ll twist his arm,
Frank.

I'’ll put a gun to his head
If I have to.

- kojak,
You won'’t have to bother.

Mm, yeah.

He just walked in.

Later, frank.

Would you like to start
Explaining yourself?

It'’s getting dark out there.

Don'’t you think we ought
To worry about that first?

- how are we going to spot
A sniper out there now?

And in the dark?

Hey, come on, kevin.

We'’re the greatest team since
Ginger rogers and fred astaire.

Come on.
Let'’s get the answer.

So you didn'’t buy the
Combination to the safe.

Little vicki came up with that.

Yeah.

Real woman'’s libber,
Isn'’t she?

Hmm.

Why come back here?

Are you kidding?

You shoot a man on the force,

I know you got to take off
At least a month.

You get rattled.

Maybe your judgment'’s off,
Right?

Well, you think about what

I'’ve been through
The last 24 hours.

I wouldn'’t trust myself
On a job for months.

Lots of months.

[sighs]

All right, kojak,
You win.

[chuckles]

Here'’s your deposition.

How I burglarized the bonds
From ramsey'’s safe.

I got vicki'’s name in here too.

You got the whole story,
Partner.

Kojak, I'’m getting older.

There'’s jobs I used to take
Because I knew

If worst came to worst,
I could outrun anybody.

Sometimes, it'’s that simple.

Not anymore.

Not without david either.

[sighs]

I'’ve got to think things over

And without packman
Breathing down my neck.

Besides, how can I pass
A bunch of bonds

Now that you'’ve got their
Numbers from the bank, right?

Right.

Now, you tell me where they are,

And I'’ll send somebody down
To the pool hall and get '’em.

Nah, save yourself a trip.

[groans]
I got '’em right in there.

Now, what'’s the angle?

- haagen'’s the only one
I thought

Might try and rip me off.

I showed him the newspapers.

He didn'’t know what
To make of it.

But he sure didn'’t think
I was carryin'’ those bonds

Around in there.

No way I wasn'’t gonna
Keep them on me, I'’ll tell ya.

- lieutenant,
We found one that'’s open.

Mr. Green
On west 55th street,

He knows who we are.

Mr. Green?

Most surveyors today use lasers,
Right?

Where you been, haagen?

I had a clean shot in that room
At 4:30,

And nobody showed.

I'’m sorry.

I came right back down here,

Hoping you'’d call, packman.

Well, you paid me.

And I was here, ready.

Well, he had to go out.

There'’s a note.

He should have been back
By now,

And anyway, it'’s night.

That'’s better for you, right?

It'’s never better.

It'’s never worse for me.

When I'’m ready, it's perfect.

Look, I'’m going to go back

To the hotel right now.

You be there in 30 minutes.

I'’ll get him lined up
By the window

Just like you wanted before.

You hear me?

Packman?

- mr. Green?
- yeah.

I'’m lieutenant kojak.

This is detective crocker.

What'’s goin' on here?

Well, mr. Green,

It'’s just possible
That any moment,

A man'’s gonna fire
A high-powered rifle

Through the window
In the room next door.

Now, what I want to do
Is pinpoint

The exact position of that shot

By putting the laser beam
Through the bullet holes

And throw it onto
The buildings across the way.

That'’s several hundred feet.

It can'’t be done.

It'’s a piece of cake.

- all right,
What do we look for?

A bright, red circle

About the size
Of a ping-pong ball.

- and follow the bright red ball
Right to the sniper?

- uh-huh.

- all right,
Get on the radio.

Tell '’em up on the roof
What we'’re doing

And alert the police cars.

- all right,
You guys in the cars,

Up on the roof,

We'’re getting ready.

You guys ready?

Sure, we'’re ready.

Haagen'’s got to be on his way.

Kojak, I was thinking,

Suppose he uses
A hollow-nose bullet?

- not if he'’s gonna try
And hit you through the window.

It would hit that glass
And explode.

No, it'’ll be jacketed
And probably from a surplus m1.

He'’s done it before

About 100, 200 times.

No, he'’ll just drop the gun

And take off
Like a jackrabbit.

- mm-hmm.

It means that gives us,

What, 10 or 15 seconds?

- why don'’t you cover
The corner over there

So I can get in the room?

Okay.

[sighs]

[sighs]

Hey, you know something?

[taps plastic]

This is not very thick.

[chuckles]

You know,
We used to tell each other,

David and me,

"If you go to hell, buddy,

I hope you get there one hour
Before the devil knows it."

- mm-hmm.

[knock on plastic]

Sure hope it works that way.

Hey.

Yeah.

Tell me about it.

You ready?

All plugged in.

30-foot extension.

Ready to go.

- we got a thousand blind guys
Out there for windows,

And one shot to make
The right one.

Good luck.

[knock at door]

Who is it?

It'’s me. Haagen.

Don'’t move, haagen.

Don'’t even look at me.

Smile.

Now, come on over here.

Now what are you supposed
To do, haagen?

Now tell me,
Or it'’s gonna go harder on ya.

Where'’s the hit?

Here.

I'’m supposed to draw him
To the window.

Oh.

Then do it.

And do it exactly
The way you planned it, okay?

- yeah, but he--
- yea.

Do it.

[breathing shakily]

Give me the bonds.

Sure.

Smile.

A real smile.

That'’s better.

Now, go.

Do it!

Le jon?

See you around, kojak.

I was right about you,
Wasn'’t I?

Take a look at that.

Yeah.

Should I smile, too, kojak?

[gunshot, glass shatters]

Whoo!

All right, pick it up.

Line it up!

Come on.
Line it up quick.

What do you see?

There!

- all right, third building
From the right, top floor,

Extreme left window.

- number 152.
- number 152.

Section?

- section two.
- section two.

Get on it!

152.

That'’s him.

Packman!

Police!

[gunshots]

[sirens wailing]

[sighs]

Kojak, I was thinking,

Do I just disappear
In the confusion?

Stay clean, baby.