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What do you think You'’re doing?

- what--what do you think-- - not a sound.

What--what do you think You'’re doing?

- hey. - just keep your mouth shut.

I can see what it looks like.

What is it, really?

You'’re coming on pretty fast This time.

What'’s up?

Well, I was with judge mackie In court this morning,

And he didn'’t look ready For anything like this.

How long has he been dead?

About an hour,

And if you'’re thinking He was bound or anything,

I'’ve checked his wrists, Not a sign of rope burns,

Broken vessels, Anything like that.

Lieutenant...

This is ellen mackie, The judge'’s wife.

She said she was upstairs Sleeping.

At about 5:30, she woke up, Heard the motor running,

And came down here.

Ms. Mackie, I am lieutenant kojak.

You know, Can you give us any reason why

This might have happened?

I was with your husband this Morning,

And he didn'’t seem--

Do I have to talk about this?

No, ellen, you don'’t, Certainly not now.

I'’m judge mackie sr., The boy'’s father.

Excuse us.

How could philip do this, Ellen?

How?

I asked him for a divorce Over the weekend.

Why? What happened?

He was a perfect father, A good husband.

Philip was having an affair With someone.

I found out and confronted him With it.

He said he was sorry, But he wouldn'’t give her up.

So I--I said it was all over Between us.

I had no idea that he would... Go this far.

Go upstairs.

I'’ll talk to you later.

What'’s that from?

Grease... I guess from the hose,

And look at this.

It'’s the same kind of grease From the hose.

I guess he wiped his hands On it.

Committing suicide, And he takes time out

To wipe off his hands?

Dr. Agajanian,

Check this against his hands, Would you, please?

What is your name, lieutenant?

Kodak, manhattan south, Your honor.

Well, lieutenant kojack, I respect good police work,

But there are private family

A widow, two fine young boys, A reputation--

Lieutenant, I found this On the floor of the car

Along with some hairpins And stuff.

I'’ve seen in this before From an ace bandage.

Your son have a sprained ankle Or something, your honor?

My son is lying there, His face still not covered up.

Please, lieutenant, Don'’t drag this out.

I'’m sorry, your honor, There are no shortcuts.

How you doing?

No grease on the hands.

Of course, he could have held The hose with the cloth,

But you'’re right.

It'’s a strangely fastidious Suicide.

Well, when you'’re finished With the body,

Would you cover it up?

Miss, I'’m awfully sorry.

It'’s terrible.

Are you family?

No, no, I work at the court.

Somebody called his office.

Everybody knows.

Did he really kill himself?

Does that seem So out of the question?

No, no, nothing'’s impossible, Is it?

Miss, in case I want to talk To you--

I have nothing to talk about, Nothing.

All I want is my privacy.

Just your name.

You'’re in the book, Aren'’t you?

Hyatt, Kimberly hyatt.

Wrap him up.

Okay, okay, okay, Beautiful, beautiful.

Hey, frank, Did you see my kid brother?

Just did three rounds With the indian,

And look at him; He'’s cool as cream cheese.

Yeah, terrific.

Gave him a couple Of good jabs.

That left'’s gettin' strong, kid.

Come on, kid, You stink.

Let'’s take a shower.

Who you waitin'’ on?

That lawyer, bronson.

Yeah, this is rizell.

Everything looks good By the papers.

Can we trust that?

Look, I told you we did A perfect job.

Hey, ask him about the boss.

Hey, what about kilty?

Uh-huh, uh-huh, okay, terrific.

Talk on you.

He'’s going up to attica after The funeral to talk to kilty.

He'’s gonna get him out of jail. He swears it.

He'’s up for attempted murder.

That'’s a ten-year rap.

How do you beat that?

Hey, you know bronson.

He'’s got another judge In his pocket,

Only this time, he'’s got to be Tied in with the supreme court.

Whew.

Yes, mr. Bronson?

Donna, call attica.

Explain that mr. Norman kilty Has retained new council,

And arrange for me to see him Tomorrow after the funeral.

Book me a flight up there From laguardia,

And, donna, Call the appellate division.

Make sure judge Philip templeton mackie, sr.

Hasn'’t cancelled his sessions, Because of his son'’s death.

Now, we have an appeal To prepare for.

Right away, mr. Bronson.

Well, the m.E. Says he died Of carbon monoxide poisoning.

There are no contusions or other Suspicious physical indications.

They'’ve released the body.

The funeral is tomorrow.

We'’ve got no substantive case For homicide, theo,

But we don'’t close it out if you Want to put on a hold on it.

Captain, here are The court'’s dispositions

On every decision Judge mackie made last year

And a list of all The defense attorneys

Who appeared before him.

One of '’em, made out Like a bandit,

Dude named bronson, Martin bronson .

14 cases And only 2 convictions.

I'’ll say he made out.

One for 90 days, And the other for 6 months,

And that was suspended.

Mm-hmm, That suggest anything to you?

That'’s public record, theo.

Certainly doesn'’t prove That mackie was on the take.

So far, all you'’ve got is That clip from an ace bandage.

There'’s not one real unexplained Piece of evidence.

Now, if you want to try to build A homicide case around that,

More power to you.

- stavros. - yes, sir.

Why don'’t you put a tail On bronson?

Yes, sir.

I don'’t believe this. Why?

Frank, I know this fox.

He defends known murderers, Known pushers, known hit men,

Et cetera, et cetera.

Now, if mackie was murdered, I guarantee it was

A thoroughly professional job, And I'’m just looking for a link.

Two minutes ago, you were Arguing that bronson

Had the judge in his hip pocket.

Did cain kill abel?

Look, if you'’re gonna fall down, You might as well fall down big.

Do you understand?

I want to find out Who bronson talks to,

Who he treats with respect, Who treats him with respect.

And now that mackie'’s dead, Who'’s bronson buttering,

Maybe up to another judge?

Hey, I got to start someplace.

You seen him before, Dimples,

The jellybean With the attache case?

I'’m not sure.

I'’ll check out his registration.

Mrs. Mackie.

I went to your house. I just missed you.

I'’ve got everything you need In here.

The man standing next To the last car,

Give them to him.

Mrs. Mackie, I'’m very sorry.

Do I know you?

No, I worked at philip'’s office

A couple of years ago Down at the courthouse.

Oh, yes, you'’re the one With the well-rounded penmanship

That didn'’t stay long.

It must have been very awkward For you.

What?

Both of you In the same office, right...

Kim?

You knew, didn'’t you?

Your honor.

Yes.

I'’m martin bronson.

Yes, yes,

I just want to say How sorry I am.

Thank you for being here.

You coming to the cemetery?

No, I can'’t. I'’m sorry.

But I would like to speak to you Tomorrow in your offices.

I have an important appeal Coming up.

You'’ll have to go through Channels.

Now, If you don'’t mind...

Car 723k.

723k.

On our registration check,

License reported verifies To mr. Luther revelson,

223 greylock place, The bronx.

723k, 10-4.

Two-way radio antenna, A shoulder holster bulgek...

What do you want to bet That mr. Revelson

Is a private detective?

What about those two guys I gave you?

How did they do?

They did perfect.

So tell me the big secret.

How do I get to brazil?

The trial judge Who sentenced you,

He could have granted you bail Pending your appeal.

He wasn'’t going to give me Break number one?

His decision can be appealed To the appellate division.

They can reverse him, set bail, And you can walk out of here

After you'’ve posted it And just keep right on going.

My lawyer'’s been through this.

Those judges aren'’t going to Open the door for me.

Judge mackie will.

All you have to do is deliver A million when you'’re out

To a swiss bank account.

You'’re kidding. For him?

No, for me.

What I got to hold over mackie I couldn'’t buy with money.

Get me out, You'’ll be made for life.

Made for life.

You want out, kilty?

I want in with that million Into politics.

There'’s where the action is.

You just got to be careful.

But we all know that now, Don'’t we?

Don'’t you ever knock? What do you want, rizzo?

Hey, lieutenant, This is police information here.

Crocker called.

Now, he followed bronson after The funeral out to laguardia.

From there, He went up to attica prison.

Crocker claims that bronson'’s Got a new client,

A norman kilty.

Norman kilty.

Yeah, new york'’s Number one garbageman.

What is it?

Checked with the super At kimberly hyatt'’s apartment.

Judge mackie was there a lot On the sly.

Kimberly hyatt, marty bronson, Norman guilty.

What the hell does that All add up to?

Did you ever play kick the can, Hide-and-go-seek?

Yeah, sure.

Hmm, somebody kills the judge,

This norman kilty certainly has The manpower for that.

These torpedoes that used to Hang around him,

Find out if they'’re At liberty.

Yes, sir.

I don'’t exactly understand why You'’ve come to me, miss hyatt.

I realize that.

He met you once In the afternoon,

And he told me that he was Staking an awful lot

On his ability to trust you.

I need your help, Mr. Bronson.

There is almost $94,000 In this case.

I have been storing it In my closet.

Philip put it there Several years ago

After we had...

After we'’d fallen in love.

Mr. Bronson, What do I do with it?

Well, what can I tell you?

Philip set aside some money, Perhaps,

So that you could take off Some day together.

Now he'’s dead, And it'’s yours.

Mr. Bronson, do you know How much a judge makes

In philip'’s court?

Less than-- Less than $45,000 a year.

Do you know what he said To me once?

He said that if he ever found $50,000 all in one place,

He'’d run off with me, To hell with this scandal.

Why didn'’t he?

I mean, there'’s-- There'’s twice as much here.

I'’m afraid I have no idea.

All right, He couldn'’t make up his mind.

I can understand, you know.

Why am I so understanding?

I don'’t understand, Mr. Bronson.

If he had this much money Stored away,

No matter what was Troubling him,

He would run off with me; I know that.

I also know that he did not Kill himself.

I have to go to the police.

Miss hyatt...

They'’ll start an investigation.

It'’s a front-page scandal, Miss hyatt.

Yes, but if philip Did not kill himself,

Then somebody did, And somebody has to investigate.

Of course.

Why don'’t you give me This one afternoon

To find out where the money Came from?

Then if you'’re still Not satisfied,

We'’ll go to the police.

All right.

That'’s the spirit.

You'’ll be at home later...

- yes. - if I learn anything?

Yes.

Thank you. Bye-bye.

Hey, come on.

You ain'’t got your hands taped.

- all right, all right. - what'’s the matter with you?

- I'’m in a hurry. - yeah, sure.

What'’s eatin' you?

Come on.

Hi, theo.

Ah, who loves you, gallo?

Hello, webster. Remember me?

Kojak, sure.

How you doing?

Here, gilly, Finish wrapping his hands

And have him work the bag again, Okay?

- okay. - go ahead, kid.

You want something from me, Lieutenant?

Oh, yeah, you and rizell--ooh, Must be love.

Yeah, I hear you'’re working For sammy carbo now hustlin'’

Now that norman kilty has gone Over hill and dale

And up the river.

Boy, have you got Lousy informants.

Yeah.

Rizell and me, We work for thorney.

Really.

We'’re out of the rackets Into the fight game full-time.

Yeah? That'’s not what I heard.

I hear that you and sammy carbo Had a long meeting

Monday afternoon very, Very late.

Are you kidding?

Let'’s see, Monday afternoon...

Oh, yeah, that'’s the day rizell And me took thorney

Over to the doc For his check-up.

That'’s doc younger. You know him.

He works the fights.

Oh, yeah, doc younger.

Okay, webster, listen, hey?

Everything is cool,

Just as long as you stay away From the naughty boys.

Hey, trouble I don'’t need,

Not with a contender In the family.

Uh-huh.

Revelson, The guy at the funeral

You said was A private investigator,

Well, that'’s what he is, All right.

Here'’s his address right here.

All right, come on.

Here. Over here.

Look, you tie up a guy With an ace bandage,

It leaves no rope burns, Yeah?

Right.

Well, now, You know doc younger?

That bum?

He stopped a bout last year, Tko.

Would you believe I went down For ten?

All right, look, you find him Before those other two punks do.

Find out exactly what time

They brought their fighter For an examination.

In the meantime, I'’ll go talk to revelson.

- come on. - yes.

Webster, Bronson.

Kimberly hyatt,

165 patchen place.

Yeah, yeah, I hear you, But I wish I didn'’t.

You want kilty out, right?

Then why take chances?

She'’s depressed By the judge'’s death.

She commits suicide.

Happens every day.

By the way,

She'’s got 94 grand stashed Somewhere in her apartment.

Find it, It'’s yours.

All right, How much of this spy stuff

Do you figure is legal, Revelson?

Who says I use it?

Maybe I'’m a collector.

Yeah, me too.

Well, why don'’t you collect me Some information

On what you did For mrs. Philip mackie, jr.?

Ahh, I can'’t talk About clients,

Even if I knew who that was.

Sure you can.

I bugged her house phones, Had a recorder in the basement,

Automatic on with each call.

And what was her problem?

Her old man, the judge, He was having an affair.

I got him on tape Talking to this chick

Maybe half a dozen times.

I--I don'’t know exactly.

I don'’t listen to everything, You know?

You mean, You sit alone in this dump,

And you don'’t listen To intimate conversations?

Come on.

Not that tape, Not that tape.

You know why?

Because I was transferring This here tape

For a friend of mine, in which The mic was under the bed.

You want to hear it, huh?

I'’ll catch it later.

Well, anyhow, he wasn'’t just Talking to the girl.

There was a man, Martin something, martin--

Martin bronson?

Was that who she had you deliver Them to at the funeral?

I didn'’t hear any last names.

I wouldn'’t know.

So these tapes, maybe they had Nothing to do with the girl?

Maybe they'’re all with This guy martin, right?

I don'’t know, really.

I just recorded all his private Phone calls for four weeks.

Some were with the girl, Others with this martin.

Hey, hey, don'’t you want to hear The dirty tape?

It ain'’t legal.

Martin, how long can we keep Getting away with this?

Stop worrying.

Anybody who can get bought Shouldn'’t qualify

As a witness anyhow.

Throw the case out.

You laid it on them about delays Last time in court.

All right, all right, but it'’s Gonna cost you more this time.

I want to quit pretty soon.

- how much? - $5,000.

We settled for $3,500.

I don'’t believe it.

Where did you get that anyhow?

That'’s some sort of Patched-up tape.

There'’s copies of three Conversations on there,

Your honor, More or less all the same,

Just as I recorded them.

What did you do to him?

You must have had something Over his head.

What was it?

Look, I know is I made A gentle proposal to him

A few years back, And he accepted.

Why?

This is inconceivable.

That boy has never, Never taken one stray step.

Okay, Your son was in love.

In any divorce, he would have Ended up with nothing.

So he was building up his own Private little nest egg.

I thought there was nothing We didn'’t discuss.

He should have talked it All over with me.

No women is worth that sort Of compromise.

That'’s absurd.

That'’s exactly what you Would have told him,

And that'’s exactly what he Didn'’t want her to hear.

That must be destroyed, You understand?

You do understand?

That depends.

I want kilty out on bail Pending a new trial.

If he isn'’t, The original of that tape

Goes straight to the daily news.

You'’d go to jail Offering a bribe.

If you listen carefully, He solicited the $5,000.

There'’s no proof I paid it.

In fact, I might come out Of this looking like a hero,

While your son ends up In the headlines,

"Philip templeton mackie jr.,

The best judge money can buy."

I have two children To take care of, lieutenant,

And a number of responsibilities

Occasioned by My husband'’s death.

Well, I was perfectly willing To come to your home,

Mrs. Mackie.

I think the children have been Exposed to enough police,

Don'’t you?

And as for this private Detective,

There'’s nothing I have to say, Nothing at all.

Excuse me.

Kojak.

Yeah, lieutenant, Bronson just spent 30 minutes

With judge mackie sr., And he took with him

What looks like a tape recorder.

Yeah, he'’s splitting. I got to go.

Mrs. Mackie, This private investigator,

Revelson, well, He was taping

Your husband'’s Telephone conversations.

Now, a few of them were with A miss hyatt,

But he also taped some others With a lawyer

By the name of martin bronson

With whom your husband had some Very dubious collaborations.

Lieutenant...

You repeat those accusations In public,

And I will sue you For every penny, badge,

Stick of furniture, And plastic coffee cup you own.

Sue me, but just tell me why

You gave those conversations To mr. Bronson?

Mrs. Mackie, please--

You put your hands on me?

- I was just-- - look at you...

All of you.

You look like you'’re watching Some game.

It is a game, isn'’t it?

You interfere in people'’s lives.

You analyze their passions.

You make them suffer for being Nothing more than human beings

Who trying to solve Their own problems.

Well, that is life.

It is not a game.

Stay out of it.

We don'’t let people take out Their passions with murder.

That'’s right.

And why did bronson Bring those tapes

To your father-in-law today?

What mr. Bronson does Is his business.

Why ask me?

Hmm.

That is one sick lady.

Yeah, what is it, stavros?

Doc younger backed up The alibi that webster gave

For the day of the murder about Bringing thorney down there

For a physical.

This is not a murder.

Begging your pardon, captain, But I think it is,

Because I didn'’t buy Younger'’s story.

I reminded him about His license.

I said, I didn'’t hear him The first time.

He admitted he didn'’t see rizzo And webster

On the day of the murder.

All right, rizzo, tracy, Get down to gallo'’s gym

And you keep an eye on them, Okay?

Saperstein, And you too, stavros,

Pick up kimberly hyatt.

You tell her I want to talk To her, okay?

Yes, sir. Saperstein.

I got you.

Where are you going?

I gonna go to talk To judge mackie sr.,

And in talking to him, I'’m gonna tell him

That his son was a crook.

Who is it?

Exterminator, ma'’am.

Just want to check around Your sink for a minute.

Exterminator?

You smell that?

I'’ll blow her head off.

You pull that trigger, We all go.

Throw your gun out, and come out With your hands up.

Get over there.

Spread your legs.

Have the certificate delivered To attica this afternoon,

And send the lieutenant in.

Well?

Well, your honor...

You have an exemplary record,

You came here to pay me A tribute?

You deserve it.

You know, you can'’t say that For all judges.

This sutter, for example. What do you think of him?

I don'’t care to comment.

Kingman, jurasso, taylor,

The others that the press Are beginning to come down on?

I don'’t especially respect Any of them--

Off the record, Of course.

Is anybody like yourself Ever gonna put it on the record,

Your honor?

Lieutenant, If you don'’t get to the point--

The point, sir, Is very painful.

Now, your son was having An extramarital affair

With his former secretary.

C'’est la vie. That'’s not against the law.

The people part...

His wife confirmed it By putting a tap

On his private telephone line.

Please.

And the detective, He says that there were

Other conversations Between your son

And a mr. Martin bronson, A defense attorney,

A defense attorney who won Practically every case

He pleaded in front of your son.

Those tapes, sir, Found their way to mrs. Mackie

To mr. Bronson and through him

To these chambers This afternoon.

You have had me Under surveillance?

No, sir, mr. Bronson.

No calls.

What?

Yeah, kojak.

She all right?

$94,000?

Okay.

Kimberly hyatt, Your son'’s mistress,

Two of kilty'’s button men Tried to kill her.

I think they had more luck With your son.

Lieutenant, You come in here

With one bombshell After another.

I don'’t even know This hyatt women.

Who tried to kill her?

The people who killed my son?

Are you saying It wasn'’t suicide?

I can'’t prove murder yet, sir.

But it'’s beginning to fall Into place.

I mean, kimberly talking about The $94,000 with bronson,

Bronson saying He never heard of it.

And I'’m saying that bronson Was the one

Who gave it to your son In the first place.

But there'’s no evidence Of that, you say,

So there must be Other explanations.

There has to be.

That'’s why, your honor,

You must tell me What'’s on those tapes.

You'’re the only one who can Help me unravel this.

I mean, the widow isn'’t talking, And bronson, of course,

He'’s not talking, And kimberly hyatt,

She'’s just a babe the woods.

There'’s no way I can tie bronson To that $94,000.

You, your honor,

You'’re the only one who can Help bring me out the truth.

The truth is, lieutenant,

I have suffered Your presence here

As long as I intend to.

Good day, sir.

Mm-hmm.

Good day.

Yes.

Yes, kilty will be At the hearing tomorrow.

Yes, he would be free to leave After posting bail.

Mr. Bronson, who recorded Those tapes, you or ellen?

I want to know.

I have to know.

So nothing out of rizzel Or webster?

What are they gonna say.

They belch, we nail them For mackie'’s murder.

They got to shut up.

So where are we?

Except for the assault On kimberly, zip,

Not the judge'’s murder, Not bribery, not extortion.

Everybody has something to hide.

Nobody'’s talking, And nobody'’s helping.

Captain, lieutenant, I just Thought you'’d like to know.

Norman kilty is spending The night in the tombs.

He goes up before judge mackie Tomorrow morning,

Motion for release on bail Pending his appeal for retrial.

In a few minutes, I'’m going to hand down

What is probably the most Important decision in my life.

Before I do,

There'’s something I must ask you.

Now, according to This lieutenant kojak'’s theory,

That tape of philip'’s Telephone calls

Was made for you By a private detective.

Ellen, Did you spy on my son?

Spy on philip?

I am allowed, you know, In my own home

To tap into our own lines.

There'’s nothing wrong with that,

Especially when one'’s husband Is carrying on.

Ellen, these are conversations With martin bronson,

Not with that hired women.

Now, were these ever In your possession?

I only heard a few words Between her and philip.

I didn'’t need to hear a lot.

A few "I love yous" Goes a long, long way.

Well, I--I don'’t want to Get into that--

Why don'’t you want to Get into that?

You think he was such a saint.

Well, let me tell you something About your darling son.

Night after night I lay awake listening to him

Talking in his sleep about her,

Night after night.

And he never even touched me.

Yes, I recorded those Conversations with bronson.

Yes, I gave bronson those tapes, And do you know why?

Because he defended exactly the Kind of people that I needed,

People who would do anything, So I made a deal.

You made a deal?

He asked about you.

I told him that those tapes Would break your heart.

Well, he wanted the tapes,

And I wanted philip to get Some of his famous justice,

So bronson arranged To kill philip.

That was my price For the tapes.

He was a thief.

He stole from me.

You know...

While your son was dying,

I was upstairs.

I knew what was happening.

I heard the motor running.

Do you know what I did, So I wouldn'’t have to listen?

I took a bath.

Please, rise.

The supreme court of the state Of new york appellate division

Part four is now in session.

The honorable philip Templeton mackie, sr. Presiding.

Be seated.

In the case of the people Of new york state

Against norman l. Kilty,

The defendant having filed An appeal for release on bail

During pendency of appeal.

Mr. Bronson, will you And mr. Kilty please rise?

This court has been asked To grant freedom under bail

To norman kilty,

A felon convicted and sentenced For a vicious crime.

If this court so rules, He can buy his liberty...

If this court so rules.

Consider that...

Freedom or imprisonment,

At times, Even life and death.

These are awesome powers Ultimately at the discretion

Of jurists like myself.

And who are we really?

How wise are we?

How different from you Can we afford to be?

We must be human,

And we are then Inevitably vulnerable...

And corruptible.

Rather than treasure the fact We try to remain no less human

Than those we judge,

There are those who would Attempt to profit

From our humanity,

Who would turn our thoughts To politics and power,

To tempt us with position,

To blackmail us With our weaknesses

Or those of people we love.

Those who would thus corrupt us

And the people

I count among the very Worst of criminals.

Lieutenant kojak, Would you approach the bench?

Yes, your honor.

Lieutenant, I charge that man,

Martin bronson, With bribery,

Extortion, Obstruction of justice,

And conspiracy to commit murder,

And order him placed Under arrest immediately.

Plaintiff'’s appeal for release On bail is denied.

He will be returned to prison Forthwith.

Come in.

Oh, come in, lieutenant.

When you play this, I will, Of course,

Testify to all conversations I'’ve had with bronson...

And ellen.

You'’ll have to arrest her, Lieutenant.

Yes, sir.

I will, of course, resign.

Well, I would personally hate To see you leave the bench,

Judge mackie.

I mean, you didn'’t except Any of bronson'’s deal.

Kojak, if it hadn'’t been For you and your investigation,

I don'’t know That I wouldn'’t have.

That'’s total speculation, Your honor,

And I certainly wouldn'’t repeat What you just said.

No, But I would to myself every day

For the rest of my life.

No, from now on, I can speak out Differently, openly,

Like you wanted me to.

There'’s a lot That needs changing.

I'’ll try and do what I can.

Yes, sir.

Judge mackie.

It fits, you know: "Your honor."