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Taking $50,000 cash From a business account

Without attracting The attention of the irs

Is not a simple matter.

I never hired you To do simple matters,

Just to make them look simple.

You got the lead out?

Don'’t look at me. Look at the little numbers.

Look until you find What I want.

Oh.

Yes, I want to report A shooting.

That'’s seymour hayward, Mr. Tyrone'’s bookkeeper.

He was here When the shot was fired.

Mr. Hayward, This is lieutenant kojak.

How you doing?

You been working For him a long time?

- four years. - a real sweetheart, huh?

As a matter of fact, he was Anything but a sweetheart.

You know, this yo-yo'’s Been involved

In more real estate swindles--

Got to be at least A hundred dissatisfied customers

On the jersey swamps.

What do they call them, Mosquito mansions? Gorgeous.

You know his books, Don'’t you, mr. Hayward?

Any outstanding debts,

You know, money coming in, Whatever?

I couldn'’t comment on that,

Not without going over Everything very carefully.

That'’s what you'll be doing

For the next couple of days, Mr. Hayward.

- lieutenant? - yeah.

Excuse me.

Now, the shots were fired From the roof

Of that building Across the street, lieutenant.

So far we have no witnesses And no prints.

Now I picked up These shell casings,

And I checked them out With ballistics.

They say they came From a .223 m15 rifle.

That'’s very good, Saperstein.

You have to be very steady, Don'’t you?

How'’s that?

Must be 200, 300 yards.

Can'’t be nervous.

You must have really have Made up your mind.

It takes a special kind Of determination.

It takes a special Kind of nut--or a pro.

But either way, we'’ll get him.

Lieutenant.

It'’s captain mcneil For you, sir.

Yeah, frank.

Theo, I'’ve got A terrible coincidence.

Remember sergeant devine, Duke devine?

Sure, retired, nice guy.

Well, the nice man is dead.

Somebody shot him out Of his house on staten island

About two hours ago.

Would you believe it?

We'’ve got two snipers Running around the city?

Yeah, what have You got on it?

Nothing yet,

Just the shells Came from an m15.

Hey, frank, what'’s worse--

Two armed loonies Or one who'’s on a rampage?

That'’s exactly the kind of gun That killed tyrone.

It is troubles.

What possible connection Could there be

Between devine and tyrone?

What can I tell you, frank? You got me, good.

Good morning, mr. Corso.

Get me lou handleman.

He'’s on the line.

Mr. Handleman, he'’ll be With you in just a second.

You read it, lou. What are we gonna do?

What'’s to worry about?

There'’s no way We can be connected

With tyrone and devine'’s death.

They'’re gone.

Whoever'’s doing this Is doing us a favor.

Lou, lou, Shut up and listen.

Devine covered himself just so We could never cut him off.

Now, he drew up a letter To the police

To be sent in case We bump him off.

So maybe it'’s on its way Right now

With our names in it,

Everything we'’ve been paying him To shut up about.

Who'’s got the letter, His wife?

No, no, no, I don'’t think she Ever knew he was on the take.

It'’s got to be his lawyer.

Now, I understand That'’s tom nolan.

I don'’t figure nolan Is gonna look for trouble

And open that letter himself,

But he will take it To the police

Unless you stop him.

Lou, don'’t worry.

This is the dd5 On the jack wicks case

2 1/2 years ago?

That'’s right.

Prominent restaurateur Gets bumped off

On the new york state thruway,

Handled at saratoga.

Duke devine handles The investigation.

Right.

On 10/31, the below signed Detective interviewed

One thomas tyrone Of 275 east 35th street

Who can offer no information In this case.

Well, that links Devine and tyrone.

Ah, and I checked Devine'’s logs, frank.

Six days he worked the case,

And this is all that went Into the record?

Come on.

I hate to say it, But there was duke,

Four months away From retirement,

Probably with his hands out

For the very first time In his career.

He breaks the case, And he doesn'’t tell us.

I don'’t want To believe that, theo.

I don'’t see how it helps us.

Well, Suppose devine and tyrone

Were blackmailing a third party,

Jack wicks'’ murderer, huh?

He could have gotten tired Of paying and killed them both.

I don'’t know yet, frank.

But nobody bumped them off

Because they'’re A couple of angels.

That'’s for sure.

Devine.

I can'’t stand this.

His wife, such a lovely woman.

I promise, If I'’m right, frank,

I'’ll do everything I can

To keep her From finding out, okay?

We all make Many compromises.

I'’ve been thinking about that A lot lately--

Limitations.

How old are you, Miss green?

Um, early 20s.

Wouldn'’t you like to go To south america for carnival

Or maybe australia?

There'’s three men there For every woman.

Maybe a chorus girl in vegas.

It'’s crazy, but it's fun.

Well, I can'’t do everything.

Look at me, miss green.

I'’m 55 years old, And I'’ve done nothing.

That man yesterday,

He didn'’t let anything Stand in his way.

He wanted to kill, And he did it.

Well, I don'’t want To kill anybody.

That'’s insane.

Anyhow, I'’ve got To get to the phones.

- oh, miss green? - yes.

You address the mail That goes out.

Yes.

We send a check out To abc consulting every month.

You got the address on that?

Yes, sir.

Abc consulting.

For what?

A plant,

What an unusual idea.

You really think so?

Hello, tarzan. Here, this is jane.

She loves you.

Watch out. She'’s married.

Don'’t go lifting Her tender little leaves, huh?

- thank you, lieutenant. - oops, excuse me.

It'’s a little shabby Over there.

- lieutenant? - yeah?

Who loves you?

Hmm.

All right, step aside, boys, Coming through.

- lieutenant? - yeah.

Checking on duke devine.

After retiring he opened up A couple of companies.

Ibex security systems, Abc consulting,

All at the same address, 2381 decatur avenue.

- did he have any partners? - I don'’t know.

Well, why don'’t we go Find out, crocker?

Uh, fatso, cheers, Happy birthday.

Now where'’s the fireplace?

Come on.

What An awesome responsibility.

Taxi.

You got a wife and two kids, Counselor,

And an envelope In your pocket, right?

You'’re duke devine's lawyer. We know that.

What are you talking about?

You ain'’t got it with you, We go back upstairs and get it,

Or maybe we just take your kids Until you give it to us.

Hand it over.

No!

Now all we do is Shut up about this.

Give me that.

Did he shoot you?

Somebody get a cop.

No.

Hey, wait.

- wait, wait. - get out of here.

You can'’t do this.

Okay, you ready?

Uh-huh.

One will get you three That this used to be

A mail drop And nothing more.

- this is some suite. - hmm.

Police!

Seymour.

Now what'’s a tidy Little bookkeeper like you

Doing in a dump like this?

Cuff him, crocker.

Oh, I see: 25 years an accountant,

All of a sudden, you decide To go play detective hayward.

If my head was A pinball machine,

You know what you'’d read here?

Tilt, baby. I ain'’t buying it.

Now be honest.

You and devine, You were siphoning money

From tyrone'’s company.

He found out about it, And you shot him.

You got to be kidding. I could never do that.

Hey, pal, That'’s a great alibi,

Saying you were there When the shot came.

What'’d you do, fire it, Stash the rifle,

Run back upstairs To the office, and call us?

I don'’t even know devine. How could we be--

Come on!

Two years ago Duke devine caught a murder,

Jack wicks, Big midtown restaurateur.

Tyrone'’s real estate company

Bought wicks restaurant After his death.

Devine investigated.

He went through the books. He met you.

- that was devine? - that was devine.

I swear he never Gave me his name.

I gave him the books and--

In 1951, you were in the army For three months.

How did you know that?

Who the hell Do you think we are?

You weren'’t, by any stretch Of the imagination,

An excellent marksman, Were you?

Well, as a matter of fact,

That was the only thing I was good at.

All right, so after you killed Devine and tyrone

To cover your $2,000 a month,

You went back To tyrone'’s mail drop

To make sure that your name Wasn'’t anyplace.

- no, that'’s not it. - that'’s a lot of bull!

No! If you knew me, If you knew my life,

You'’d know I couldn't even Think of those things.

I couldn'’t even keep A family together.

I'’ve got a wife,

A kid someplace-- He'’s 20 or so.

She always wanted me To get out of the city.

She hated it.

But I had clients, you know, Steady work.

It'’s hard trying To start over again.

It'’s risky.

All right, once more, pal.

Why did you go back To decatur avenue?

Look, I know how I talk.

I know how I sound to myself.

Me, it bores me.

This sniper, I'’ve never been In anything like this before.

It'’s fascinating to me.

Our receptionist, Miss green,

She wants to hear me Talk to her about it.

Why did you go there, Hayward?

Lieutenant kojak, he told me To look through the books

And look for anything that was A little odd or off base.

There was a payment To abc consulting for $2,000,

But nobody ever said What it was.

And I thought maybe I could find out

That it was a payoff

And maybe find Your killer for you.

I don'’t know. I just did it.

I never just did anything!

Can'’t you understand?

Lieutenant, we went Through his apartment.

The most dangerous thing We found was his landlady.

She'’s a shrew.

She says that at 5:15, When duke devine was shot,

She saw him leaving His apartment,

Probably on his way To his office, like he says.

Mm-hmm, okay.

- oh, wait. - yes, sir.

I want you to reconstruct All the characters

That were involved In jack wicks'’ murder.

Okay, lieutenant.

Oh, look, mr. Hayward.

You know, if you want to change Your life around, okay.

Don'’t go playing cop, Yeah?

So tomorrow morning, You go back to your books,

And if you find Anything interesting,

You pick up the telephone,

And you call Manhattan south, okay?

All right.

Now go home.

- wow. - mm.

You'’re pretty good With this police brutality

After all these years, frank.

I don'’t know.

You know, maybe hayward'’s Not the only misguided yo-yo.

Maybe the sniper'’s Looking to settle a case

That duke faked out on.

Which leaves me With one glaring question,

Outside of who Our executioner is.

Yeah?

Like, just who'’s next in line

For his particular brand Of justice, huh?

I had to get in.

I couldn'’t wait for you.

What are you talking about?

Who are you?

There'’s a doctor On the first floor.

Don'’t move.

It says here You'’re tyrone's bookkeeper.

How long?

You--

You killed him.

Answer me.

Four, five years, I forget. I don'’t understand.

Two years ago He was putting together

A real estate package.

My father wouldn'’t sell His building.

Then he was killed.

Tyrone bought the building From the bank.

First manhattan trust, Uh,

$232,000,

Two years ago, august, I think the end of the month.

Who else was In on that deal?

A group of silent partners.

Not silent To that detective.

He knew. He covered for them.

That wasn'’t hard To figure out.

The men who killed my father,

They bought their way Out of it.

I go to the stockade Because I didn'’t want

To kill anybody else In vietnam.

And they kill, And they get rich,

And they get away with it!

I'’m sorry.

I know nothing About any murder.

The names,

Just give me the names.

Sam corso. He'’s a lawyer.

Always has a new idea For skimming off the accounts.

Which you go along with.

Well, technically, yes,

As long as the auditors Don'’t question it.

Well, I'’m well paid.

I know just how to do it.

It'’s illegal.

I'’m sorry.

It has nothing to do With your father.

There were six bullets In his body!

Now, somebody pulled That trigger.

This corso, what about him?

Never him, no.

Corso, tyrone, no.

They'’d hire some bum to do That kind of dirty work.

Yeah, just like They hired you.

Yes.

If I could look back On those books--

Maybe if I look back In the books,

There might be a--

About the time Of your father'’s death,

There might be a payment, Someone they hired.

How much would it take To kill a man?

I'’ve heard It starts at $500.

That'’s horrible, Isn'’t it?

Yes.

Do you want to lie down?

I haven'’t got time.

Let me help you.

Please, son, let me help you.

No doctors.

No police, please.

Come on. Come on.

Lean on me.

It'’s killing me.

We'’ll fix it, son.

Don'’t you worry.

- no doctors, no police, please. - we'’ll fix it.

The cops would have got this, We'’d have been down the tubes.

He had names, dates, everything.

Forget the cops.

If that crazy kid Had snatched the letter

From me and nolan, we'’d both Be waiting for his next shot.

Nolan won'’t say anything. What is he gonna say?

Even the old lady Wouldn'’t recognize me now.

Are you sure It was wicks'’ son?

I mean, I thought they shot Deserters or something.

It was him.

He looked just like The old man.

Now what names you got In there?

You, me, tyrone, and would you Believe, jo anne yager.

Devine had her down too.

The old man'’s girlfriend?

She didn'’t even have anything To do with knocking him off.

We did her a big favor,

The biggest.

Yeah.

Lieutenant, you wanted To talk to jo anne yager,

Jack wicks'’ girlfriend.

She'’s outside.

Saperstein just brought her in.

All right, What are you getting

On this tyrone'’s partners?

Well, we'’re working on it, Lieutenant.

Am I waiting for anything In particular?

My undivided attention.

- please come in. - thank you.

Sit down?

Thank you.

Would you like A cup of coffee?

No, thank you.

This is About the shootings, right?

Yes, they seem to be connected

With jack wicks'’ murder Two years ago.

You were on his arm For the last six months

Of his life, young lady.

Maybe you can help us.

Listen, lieutenant,

Two years ago I identified the body.

It wasn'’t easy, and I talked To a whole bunch of cops.

If there was anything I could have told them

To get jack'’s killers, I would have.

Mm-hmm.

But did you assume Tyrone was behind it

Because wicks wouldn'’t Sell out to him?

I didn'’t assume anything.

I was too horrified.

Was wicks afraid of him Or anyone in particular?

He didn'’t lie down And roll over for anybody.

You know something, when keith-- That'’s his son--

Got into trouble in the army,

He wrote him the most Supportive letter imaginable.

He was a wonderful father.

This keith, You knew him?

I met him briefly Before he went overseas.

You know something?

The army thinks He'’s mentally unstable.

What do you think?

I read letters from him, Lieutenant.

At first he just Accepted the army.

Then they raided A small village,

And he found out he had killed

A half dozen civilians Hiding in a hut.

There was an investigation, And the army cleared him,

But he was-- He was freaked.

He shot his sergeant In the leg,

I think just so they'’d send him To the stockade.

Well, that'’s a pretty sick way

To soothe your conscience, Don'’t you think?

Almost as sick as what He'’s doing now.

Hey, look, if he thinks There was no justice

In his father'’s murder, We reopen cases all the time.

You think I'’m crazy In suspecting him?

Yeah?

Sorry, theo.

Excuse me.

Wicks was flown back From southeast asia ten days ago

And discharged in california.

I got his c.O. On the line Calling me now.

Don'’t tell me he's there.

I need a suspect, frank.

No, they booked him through

To new york On a commercial flight.

He was drafted here, So they had to fly him back,

But he stayed over in california About three days.

So?

So his c.O. Says He went hunting.

Bought a rifle And went hunting alone.

Yeah, hunting Or target practice.

All right, thanks, frank.

We were talking about keith.

- you haven'’t heard from him? - mm.

Any place we might Pick him up?

Pick him up?

You'’ll do more than that If you have to.

Miss yager, you know, As far as I'’m concerned,

Anybody who lives In the city of new york

Has got to be a little bit Nutty, including me.

Fortunately, very few of us Go around killing people

With high-powered rifles.

The ones that do, they make Themselves their own victims.

Yes, we'’ll do a hell of a lot More than pick him up

If it comes right down to it,

And I don'’t care if he thinks He'’s getting even

For every cop Who ever got shot.

It'’s the biggest no-no In the book.

Now please, Can you help us?

He grew up In the west village.

Knows it like a book.

Sheridan square And through there.

He'’d feel safe there.

Crocker, stavros, Run photos on keith wicks.

Blanket the west village.

Every flophouse in the area.

I'’m sorry, keith.

Really sorry.

Seymour?

Hey, keith. Don'’t worry.

Nobody else Would come up here.

You never know About anybody.

Meaning who?

Meaning me?

I guess not.

This is still killing me, But it'’s better.

Well, the bullet went Right through.

You were lucky.

I got Some more hydrogen peroxide.

I think we can get away Without any stitches.

Yeah.

Listen, put this Over there, please.

This is some sight, Seven-powered.

How did you know?

It'’s right on there.

I'’m good at small print.

What about the books?

You find anything?

I found Two similar nonrecurring items

Bracketed on the same date As your father'’s death.

A check for 1,000

And a check for 4,000,

Both made out To a lou handleman.

- who'’s he? - I don'’t know.

It'’s entered on the ledger As a bad debt.

And what was that, Your idea?

No, I remember specifically That was mr. Corso'’s brainstorm.

I already made up my mind On mr. Corso.

He'’s next.

That could have been handleman'’s Down payment, the 1,000.

4,000 was when the job Was finished.

The job-- My father'’s life.

Give me your pencil, Will you?

Tyrone and devine, That'’s over.

Corso and handleman,

I'’ll check them out.

- do you know a jo anne yager? - why?

She got a check from tyrone

For 5,000 the day Before your father'’s murder.

Sure.

That all fits now.

"Dear keith," he wrote me.

"Jo anne and I are sneaking away To saratoga next weekend.

Hot baths and all that Good stuff."

They found his body in his car On the new york state freeway.

Any sign of her?

Of course not.

She was the judas goat,

The one that leads The lambs to slaughter

For a lousy $5,000.

She wrote me this long letter About how they changed plans.

She was waiting for him Up there in saratoga,

How horrible it all was.

You don'’t buy that.

No way.

Then she lucks out.

Inherits half his money--

My money.

Hey, you think I can walk On this thing tomorrow?

What are you doing?

Listen, I left some shells Back in the hotel for this.

The room'’s not paid. They'’ll clean it out.

I don'’t want them Getting onto me.

Well, I could go for you.

No, no, seymour, You'’re doing enough.

Somebody spots you,

Maybe they'’ll tie you Into me someway.

They question you. You talk.

Me talk? Never.

I never gave you up. Never.

Sure, I'’ve seen Lots of heroes fall apart,

So don'’t take it So personally.

Hey, look, I'’m no hero.

You need something, And I can offer it.

It balances out both ways.

I need things to balance out.

Yeah, well, I'’d like to tell you

About some of the heroes I'’ve known.

When I heard that My father was dead,

That'’s what really Hurt me the most...

Knowing we couldn'’t Talk anymore.

It was just getting Interesting.

I could tell him anything.

Can'’t do that If you'’re not together.

You can'’t do that If he'’s dead.

I was just thinking About my boy somewhere.

Did you ever want To give something?

It isn'’t birthday Or christmastime or anything,

But you just want To give something

Because if you give something, That way you have something.

All I want right now Is to finish this job.

Finishing--

That'’s a big thing In this country, seymour.

See, you don'’t have to do Anything real good.

You just have to finish, And that'’s good enough.

And that'’s all I want, To finish this job.

You know, what you want,

It'’s a lot.

You didn'’t have To get into this.

I appreciate that fact.

You can take me tomorrow.

I'’ll go up to the room alone, Though.

That would be a big help.

I'’d appreciate that.

Thank you, seymour.

Thanks a lot.

It'’s gonna be all right, son.

Believe me.

I'’m not arguing With you, theo.

I'’m just pointing out A few things.

Tyrone could have a partner,

Somebody else being blackmailed By devine.

Somebody else Who kills them both,

Gets off the hook with devine,

And takes control Over tyrone'’s business.

Maybe, but until we find out That all this is true

And zabba dabba do like that,

I'’ve got to go with the son.

Well, if you do pick him up, Let'’s get the rifle too.

Otherwise the whole thing Is circumstantial.

Captain, For you on line one.

Okay, thanks.

Mcneil.

Yeah.

Uh-huh. Yeah, hold it.

Hotel kleinsinger On west 18th street.

Hello. Kojak.

This is bottom one. He'’s nowhere in front.

Roger one and two. We'’re still in the room.

This guy could be In the salvation army.

There'’s nothing More lethal in here

Than a needle and thread.

Nothing on the outside ledges

And nothing in The hallway closets, lieutenant.

Why don'’t we follow him,

See where he'’s got The rifle stashed?

I want to know now That this is the right man.

Nothing.

Okay, make it look like We were never here.

Looks like it'’s for a .38.

Really?

I can make it alone.

- you wait here. - are you sure?

Yeah, I'’ll see you later.

Okay.

Lieutenant, Here he comes now.

All right, all units, No surveillance.

This man is probably armed, And we'’re gonna take him now.

Here, you cover me In the hall.

Police, wicks.

Stand still.

Oh, no.

All right, Get the morgue.

What was his motive, Lieutenant?

Well, revenge For his father'’s killing.

Do you remember jack wicks?

How come you didn'’t find The rifle, lieutenant?

Well, stavros here Is putting together

All the details.

Hi, stavros. Watch out for the jungle.

We lost two suspects there Last week.

Now, everything will be In my report, frank.

What'’s the hassle?

Including proof positive You got the right man?

Frank...

He tried to shoot his way Out of there.

He had ammo for a revolver Stashed there.

But not for a rifle.

Well, it'’s someplace, And we'’ll turn it up.

Theo, the kid was a psycho.

He could have had All kinds of reasons

For not wanting to be arrested, Maybe crazy ones in his head.

And who put those questions In your head, frank?

Chief of detectives, That'’s who.

I think he wanted this guy So bad he could taste it.

He just can'’t believe You wrapped this up so fast,

So just convince him.

Convince him and the d.A. And the grand jury,

And then do you mind If I do my paperwork?

l'’chaim.

Oh, by the way, Great work.

- never doubted for a minute. - yeah, thanks a bunch.

Crocker?

Get that rifle, crocker.

I want it complete With fingerprints.

That'’s an urgent priority.

- all right. - well, go ahead.

You want to check these, Frank?

Sam corso, apparently An associate of tyrone'’s,

Was just killed With an m15.

Also lou handleman.

That'’s two, theo,

Two more.

Louis handleman, Oh, yeah?

This is a bad one,

A hit man For the syndicate.

Louie, didn'’t they tell you

It'’s better to give Than to receive?

According to the secretary,

Handleman was the first person Corso talked to

After tyrone and devine Were killed.

Yeah, sure, Corso takes the syndicate money,

He dumps it into tyrone'’s Shady real estate maneuvers,

And then they get A couple of syndicate hit men

To keep everybody in line.

I'’ll tell you something, I'’ll lay you two to one,

This guy'’s finger Was on the trigger

That killed jack wicks.

All right, baby.

You'’ll be pushing Instead of pulling.

- pushing what? - pushing what?

Pushing, pushing, pushing up Daisies, bright eyes.

It'’s bang, bang, bang.

150 yards.

Two corpses.

You know something?

That'’s pretty impressive For a ghost.

One more, keith.

No.

Two more.

Ghost sniper Terrorizes midtown.

Here, you want to explain that To the commissioner?

Oh, come on, frank, Will you help me?

California confirms that Keith wicks bought an m15 rifle

With a telescopic scope, So I was not on the wrong trail.

Well, maybe he didn'’t Fire it himself.

Maybe he gave it to somebody To do the shooting for him,

Somebody who'’s Finishing his job.

Yeah, like who?

He had no family, Brothers, sisters, nothing.

He didn'’t have any army buddy That he was traveling with.

It was a personal vendetta. He didn'’t need a partner.

Yeah.

Captain, lieutenant, The m.E. Just called.

Wicks had a flesh wound, Gunshot,

Right leg, Three days old.

Any traces of blood In the hotel?

No.

That'’s why nobody Saw him come and go.

He'’s holed up somewhere Nursing that leg

The last couple of days, And it wouldn'’t be a hospital.

What about jo anne yager? He might have gone to her place.

She was pretty good friends With his father.

Now you get a warrant For her place.

Any traces of blood Or bandages or whatever,

Anything that would help us Put this puzzle together.

Come on, Turn on the light.

- hello? - miss yager?

Who is it?

You heard the news?

Corso and handleman Are dead.

What are you saying?

I want to give you A name and an address.

I know who did it.

You got a pencil and paper?

Just a minute.

Yes, go ahead.

Take the street.

Miss yager?

Are you all right?

You all right?

Come here.

Here.

Here, drink this. It'’ll make you feel better.

There was a call, And I turned on the light,

And there was a shot Through the window there.

Well, you'’re lucky you had The curtains drawn.

You weren'’t quite lined up With your shadow.

You feeling better?

Yes.

Keith is dead.

I don'’t understand.

What'’s happening, Lieutenant?

Well...

Somebody'’s still shooting All over the place.

Got you bunched in With the others

And responsible For jack wicks'’ murder.

Me, lieutenant?

I was 150 miles away from jack When he was murdered,

Not that that detective devine Ever really believed me.

Why was devine So suspicious of you?

Oh, I think it was the money I borrowed from tom tyrone.

You were dating jack wicks,

And you borrowed money From tyrone, the prime suspect?

I didn'’t want to borrow From jack.

I didn'’t want it to look like That kind of a relationship.

I had met mr. Tyrone,

And he liked A business idea I had,

Something in imports.

So I borrowed from him.

When?

The day Before jack was killed.

Afterwards I got an inheritance From jack.

I paid tyrone back.

He wanted cash.

I see.

So it was never listed In tyrone'’s books

As being returned,

And devine suspected It was a payoff.

Anybody reading the books would Think the same thing, right?

Well, what do you know, Seymour hayward.

- lieutenant? - who?

A gremlin from left field.

Lieutenant, an older man, Across the street,

Rented a room late tonight.

The clerk didn'’t really get A good look at him,

But I found A .223 shell casing

And a pen With his initials on it.

S.H.

How did you know?

20 years ago in the army, A sharpshooter.

You know, it'’s like Riding a bicycle--

Once you learn you never forget, Or like being a father.

Forensics are on their way, Lieutenant.

Here, hold this for them.

You take care of her. Come on.

Hayward?

What'’s the matter?

I don'’t know. It'’s too easy.

Hayward'’s a bookkeeper, right?

Neatness counts with him.

All of a sudden He drops his pen

With his initials on it On the bed?

Maybe he'’s got A subconscious desire

To get caught.

And maybe I'’m in his subconscious.

He takes care of the kid.

I kill the kid like that.

All right, dr. Freud, You go check the fire escapes.

You, crocker, Get up on the roof.

See what you can find.

Stavros!

On the fire escape!

Freeze!

- stop it! - hold it.

All right, now, hand the rifle Down by the barrel.

Lay it down.

Come on down.

Come on.

Over here.

All right, hands behind you.

You killed my son, Lieutenant.

And he killed Somebody else'’s son,

And you killed Somebody else'’s son,

And the music goes round, And we get nowhere.

But there'’s a lot of doctors You could tell

That story to, Mr. Hayward.

Go ahead.

You know,

Most people live lives Of quiet desperation.

You ever hear that one, Crocker?

Yeah.

Who knows? Maybe it'’s better that way.