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♪ I like smoke
And lightning ♪

♪ heavy metal thunder

♪ racing in the wind

♪ and the feeling
That I'’m under ♪

♪ yeah, darling,
Gonna make it happen ♪

♪ take the world
In a love embrace ♪

♪ fire all of your guns
At once and ♪

♪ explode into space

♪ like a true nature child

♪ we were born,
Born to be wild ♪

♪ we have climbed so high

♪ I never want to die

♪ born to be wild

- ♪ born to be wild
- no reprieves.

Arnie says to take it.

Hey, what is this?

Bottle of scotch.
That'’s what you ordered.

I didn'’t order
No open bottle.

Now, the seal'’s broken
On this one.

How the hell do I know
What'’s in it, man?

Hello, fellas.
Anything wrong?

Okay, don'’t move.

♪ and the feeling
That I'’m under ♪

♪ yeah, darling,
Gonna make it happen ♪

♪ take the world
In a love embrace ♪

Now, lookit,
You talk about me to the cops,

And the next person
You'’ll talk to is arnie.

You got that?

Tony the rock.

You know, the last time
I saw you fight

In the old garden,

You were in the same shape.

No wonder you gave up
The gloves.

That'’s just what I need now,
A sympathetic friend.

Oh, come on, will you, tony?

A man'’s been shot.

Now, what'’s coming down here?

Well, what do I know?

I go to straighten out
This beef,

And I get a cheap shot.

Oh, you weren'’t the greatest
Fighter in the world,

But I don'’t figure anybody's

Gonna pull a pearl harbor
On your jaw.

Eh, you know, lieutenant,
You win a few, you lose a few.

Tony...

Well, I ain'’t so bright maybe,
But I'’ll live with it.

I ain'’t so dumb either.

I don'’t climb into the ring
With no heavyweights,

Not on my salary.

What are you trying
To tell me--

Those lollipops there
Are connected?

Look, lieutenant,
I hurt.

I can'’t talk no more.

I keep trying
To tell you, kid.

I come out of the kitchen
And bang.

I get rapped,
And I go out of it.

Now, that'’s all I know.

The minute the action started,
The customers split.

I'’ll tell you, junior,
I'’ll be eating bar tabs

For the next three weeks.

Jake.
Jacob, huh?

I'’m kojak.
Lieutenant kojak.

I'’m with the new york city
Police department.

This is detective
Robert crocker, esquire.

He, too, is with the
New york city police department.

- yeah, yeah.
- yeah.

Well, now, how you answer
Detective crocker, of course,

Jacob, that'’s your business,
You know?

And whatever little white lies
You'’re throwing his way,

You can pick up the tab
For that later.

However...

Jacob.

How you talk
To detective crocker,

That'’s my business.

What'’s the problem,
Lieutenant?

What did I say?

I'’m about to explain
That to you.

You see, now, you can
Call him "Detective."

You can call him "Mister."

You can call him, uh, "Sir."

You could even call him
By his given name, "Robert,"

But if I hear you call him
"Kid" again,

I'’m gonna take your joint here,
Turn it into a garage.

You'’ll park my car,

And I'’ll be stiffing you
With quarter tips.

Here, take him down,
Get his face fixed up,

And you be in my office
Tomorrow morning at 10:00.

We got things to talk about.

Come on.
Let'’s go.

Call the hospital.

See how this guy is doing
Who got shot.

Oh, uh, jake?

If this guy croaks,
I'’m gonna take your license,

Put it into the coffin,
And whoop,

Down to the grave
Six feet under, baby.

Go ahead.

Let'’s go.

In the meantime, you get
Everybody'’s statement, okay?

And I'’ll see you
Back at the office.

Okay, kid?

Paging mr. Raymond kinsey.
Mr. Raymond kinsey.

Mike valano.

The only time I see you
Is when you want expense money,

And you always look so good
And smell so good.

Oh, you love
Every second of it.

What'’s shaking, lou?

Eh, well,
Did you hear this guy

Who left a suicide note
For his wife,

Lives on central park west?

He says, "Darling, I'’ve decided
To end it all.

I'’m taking a walk
Through the park."

Anyway, jake'’s joint
Got messed up.

Guy by the name of harry block
Catches one front and center.

Do you recognize
The autograph?

I'’d have sworn
That was the, uh--

The guys in the bronx
Had a copyright on that one.

This block character,
Is he mobbed up?

Don'’t ask me.
Tell me.

Hey, I don'’t know
From jake'’s place.

I only work the places
That are connected.

You know, the ones
That the, uh, wise guys

Already got control of.

All right, three joints
Wrecked this month.

No explanations,

No complaints,

And nobody
Witnessing anything.

What are they, takeovers?

Nah, fliggy was the muscle
On those moves,

And he'’s in the can,
Three to five.

How about renegades?

Eh, not likely.

You got to be kidding, man,
Because that'’s arnie's turf,

And you don'’t boost
A gumball machine

If he don'’t see half
The take you bought a harp.

Arnie naylor--
I'’d love to nail him.

All right, why don'’t you
Do your homework,

- and I'’ll pay the tuition?
- right.

Is that you, sweet lips?

- come on.
- I'’ll call you back.

Stavros, get in here
On the double, will you, please?

Crocker, you'’re young
And you'’re beautiful,

And you got the whole world
On a string.

Did you ever hear that song?

Well, I resent a guy--
Well, a punk especially,

When he calls you a kid.

Anyway, I can call you anything
I want, you know?

But one thing I do--

Stavros!

I don'’t like any punk calling
A new york detective "Kid."

Do you understand?

I didn'’t ask for coffee.

- it'’s mine.
- you selfish beast.

Well, hurry up and drink it.

Get down to c.I.B. And s & r.

Pick up the extortion records
On everything happening

In greater manhattan, okay?

It'’s 5:00 in the morning.

You better hurry up
Before it becomes 6:00.

Okay.

Lieutenant, block went out
Of the picture.

He died at 4:55.

Well, what'’d we find out
About him, anything?

The guy was a draftsman.

Worked for
Danamer construction company.

12 years on the job.

Had a wife, two kids,
A home on staten island.

Square as they come.

Yeah, sure,
And dead as they come.

Oh, you'’re gonna
Talk to moishe?

No, he'’s gonna talk to me.

In the meantime, I want you
To stake yourself

Across the street
And make believe

You'’re casing out
The greasy spoon.

All right, what for?

What for, what for?

Because I'’m the lieutenant,

And that'’s what
I want you to do, okay?

Hey, kojak.

What do you say?

Hey, what'’s the matter?
What'’s happening?

What'’s happening?
We'’re looking for a guy.

What guy?

A guy.

A-a guy.

A guy.

Come on, kojak.

Stop already.
What guy?

All right, a guy who'’s been
Smashing joints in midtown.

What'’s he coming here for?

He'’s coming here to, uh, eat.

- he can eat uptown.
- oh, come on.

What do I know?
That'’s the information I got.

He ain'’t coming here.
Your information stinks.

Oh, yeah, you want to bet?

Yeah.

I bet on a horse.
They don'’t argue so much.

All right,
The winner bets on a horse,

And the loser lays out
Ten balloons.

And ten bucks on a double.

Oh, you'’re that sure, are you?

Who are you waiting for?

I'’m waiting for fliggy.

That'’s who I'm waiting for,
Fliggy.

Fliggy?

What kind of a mickey mouse
Detective are you?

Fliggy'’s in the can.

Are you kidding me?

According to the description
I got--

Sure, kojak.

20 years ago it might have fit.

This guy'’s a kid.

- kid?
- yeah.

You gone off your marbles?

Would a kid make this kind
Of moves he'’s making?

Come on, you'’re headed
For the funny farm.

I am, huh?
Well, wait till you see benny.

He'’ll tell you how crazy I am.

Benny?
Who'’s a benny?

- what'’s a benny?
- just benny.

A wild man from the bronx.

Who knows from last names?

Benny is benny.

You want to know,
Go ask crocker, why don'’t you?

Crocker?

Yeah.

Crocker.

Him and benny grew up together.

Tight friends.

Now, who'’s a benny
You went to school with?

Football heroes together?

Yeah, you mean benny marino?

Well, I don'’t know if I mean
A benny marino.

Tell me about him.

Well, we grew up together--
From the same neighborhood,

Same school,
Sometimes even the same chick.

Oh, yeah?
Seen him lately?

Not since the service.

I went in the army,
And he got into some trouble,

Went upstate,
Pulled a deuce, I think.

But we were pretty close
For a long time.

Played ball, went out,
Hung around.

- and where is he now?
- I don'’t know.

I could find out
From the neighborhood, I guess.

- why, has he done something?
- I don'’t know.

He may be involved
In this fracas up at jake'’s,

Maybe even the homicide.

Hey, lieutenant.

Benny never was wired right,

But, uh, come on,
He'’s no killer.

What are you, his mother?

You know what he'’s thinking,
What he does?

No, but I think I know him
A lot better than you,

And he'’s a tough guy,
And he fights with his fists

And maybe his feet
If he has to.

But guns don'’t fit
The benny marino I know.

Come on, lieutenant.

Maybe, maybe not.

But let'’s find out, huh?

And since you were
Childhood sweethearts,

I guess there'’s no problem
You getting in touch with him.

- now?
- now.

All right.
Thank you.

You always were
A leg man, bobby.

Marie.

Oh.

Oh, what a great way
To start the day.

Oh, it'’s so good
To see you too.

You'’ll never know how much
I'’ve missed you.

Bobby, you'’re losing
Your hair.

I'’m not losing my hair.

I'’m growing a forehead.

Hey, come with me.
I'’ve got a surprise for you.

- benny!
- bobby.

- yeah!
- bobby!

Hey, where'’d you find him?

Hanging around the lobby
Looking for broads, eh, eh?

- he was leg-watching.
- yeah, that'’s my boy.

- bobby, bobby, what'’s happening?
- ah, no complaints.

What about you?
You two married yet or what?

I got him
On a very short leash.

Benny, hey--

Hey, come on, come on,
Come on, I got a table.

Let'’s eat.
Let'’s eat, come on.

Beautiful.
Beautiful.

It'’s like when my mother
Used to cook on sundays.

- you remember, bobby?
- of course I remember.

Lasagna, braciole.

Hey, but only this time,
I'’m buying.

There'’s no way.

I buy.
I mean, you'’re a poor jerk cop.

You can'’t afford my tastes.

Bobby, say hello to a friend.

Bobby'’s a buddy of mine
From the old neighborhood.

We go way back.

A cop for a friend?

That'’s right,
And I invited him for breakfast.

Any objections?

Hey, baby, slide over here,
Will you?

- come on.
- I'’ll be right with you.

Hey, go and make those calls.

You can eat later
At the counter.

Do it, man.

Where'’d you find him?

Upstate, same class.

He'’s okay.
He'’s okay.

He'’s all over warts,
But, you know,

He brings in the business, huh?

My father tells me you'’re
A big-time detective now.

- where are you working?
- manhattan south.

That'’s around here, ain't it?

Yeah.

A detective, huh?

I bet you ain'’t got 20 bucks
In your pocket, though.

Hey, I'’ll bet you
I ain'’t got 10.

Benny'’s doing very well.

He'’s in restaurant supply now.

Well, do you hear her?

Well, bobby, I got the world
On a string.

Hey, you, we want to order now.

Why don'’t you bring us some
Ham and eggs and coffee, huh?

I'’ll be with you,
Just a moment, sir--

In a moment, nothing!
I said "Now"!

Honey, honey,
Don'’t get excited.

She'’ll be back in a minute.
Take it easy.

Look, I don'’t like waiting
For my food.

I did that long enough,
You know?

I'’m sorry.
I'’m sorry.

Hey, don'’t tell me.
Tell it to her.

Hey, hey, I'’m a real
Winner here, aren'’t I?

I got my social worker
And a lawyer

At the same table, huh?

Yeah?

The old man wants
To talk to you.

He'’s steaming.

He'’s just uptight, bobby.

He needs a little time
To unwind.

Some people can handle it,
I guess,

Take it in their stride,
But for benny,

Every day he spent in jail
Was really living hell.

It'’s not going to be
Any picnic for him

On the outside, marie.

He'’s an ex-con now.

Things won'’t be the way
They were again.

No, they'’re gonna be better.

You turning up,
That makes them better already.

All he needs is
To know he'’s loved,

That he'’s still got
Loyal friends,

People who really care.

Here.

This your buddy?

Yeah, that'’s him.

A little heavier now
And a lot better dressed.

He'’s hanging out
With some jerk named lester.

Did time with him up in attica--
A real punk.

Oh.
And what'’s benny?

Just another working stiff,
Trying to hustle an honest buck.

May be a little bitter now,
But underneath it all,

He'’s the same benny
I used to know.

All right, crocker.

According to you then,
He'’s the salt of the earth.

All right, how about valano?

He called in earlier.
Just left a message.

Said that you could
Call him at home.

Oh, okay.

Oh, you know this pretty face?

Arnie naylor?

It'’s his uncle.
I didn'’t know he was connected.

You know, there'’s a library
Full of information

You don'’t know about.

- yeah?
- oh, yes.

Wake up, beautiful.

Yeah, this is
The greek sandman.

You have any dreams
I can analyze?

Oh, right, listen,

I found someone who had
A move made on '’em.

Now, he'’s, uh--they didn't
Rough him up or anything,

But he pays.

It'’s called fred's
Over on 52nd and lex.

Mm-hmm.
Will he go to court?

Oh, that'’s not the deal
I made with him.

No, fred agreed to let me
Work the place

Long enough to I.D. '’em,

But other than that,
He doesn'’t want any part of it.

All right, you go ahead,
But take it easy, okay?

'’cause we can't follow you up.
Right.

Hey, lieutenant.

I'’d like to work on this
With valano.

Would you really?

Why, to prove that
Your buddy'’s innocent?

Or did you suddenly become

The resident expert
On takeovers?

Takeovers?

Oh.

Look, son...

The wise guys go into
A successful operation, right?

They drop a big criminal name,
And they say,

"For a couple hundred dollars
A week, no problems."

Now, if the owner
Should hesitate at all,

Then they'’re gonna
Wreck the joint,

And they'’re gonna wreck
A couple of heads as well.

Kind of like that.

It'’s the old
Protection racket.

Only this got a little more
Flourish to it.

You know what happens?

Pretty soon the owner'’s
Got a couple of new bartenders.

He'’s got a couple
Of new bouncers.

He'’s got a new manager,
A new waiter, whatever, huh?

And the only one
He'’s talking to is himself.

The license,
They keep in his name,

And they start stripping it
Of cash, of assets,

And that'’s the end
Of the lesson.

Where'’s jake grubert?

He was supposed to get
His fanny down here.

Well, his attorney called
And said that his client

Would be unable to appear.

You going home, lieutenant?

What does this look like,
My hat?

No, I'’ll be in captain mcneil's
Office playing potsy.

Well, if you'’ve come
To my office,

You must want something.
What is it?

You know something, mac?
You'’re a case-hardened cynic.

I know, and you'’re
A con artist.

Now, what do you want?

You mean I just can'’t
Walk in here and say,

"Hello, mac"?

Oh, hello, theo.

I'’m fine.

Lillian is fine.

The kids are fine,
And, no, I can'’t have lunch.

Now, what do you want?

Well, I want to change
The duty chart.

I want to put six men
On special assignment.

Six men?

You got king kong trapped
On the empire state building?

No, not quite,
But I got a homicide involved

With takeovers,
And I need manpower.

Come on, mac.
You know what?

I think I can nail this arnie.
He'’s the weight.

Well, use valano.

He'’s been covering
The nightclubs for years.

He'’s not enough.

Why don'’t you
Give me four others?

Look, I'’ll take
Crocker, stavros,

Oh, and stein,
Incidentally, is--

How you gonna cover
The charts?

Well, I figured I'’d fill
A slot myself.

Oh-ho.

All right.

Take valano, since he'’s
Off the charts anyway,

Crocker, because he'’s
Gung-ho enough for two men,

Stavros, because his ferns
Need a rest.

Since you put yourself in,
You can be the last man.

Thanks, mac.

Oh, and stein,
Incidentally,

As I was about to tell you,
Is on vacation,

So you will cover my paperwork
While I'’m gone, mac?

Thank you.

And the front
And garage entrance

Are the ins and outs
Of this place, right?

You know what
The car looks like.

You know the suite number.
Don'’t you, crocker?

But I still say it'’s
A waste of time, lieutenant.

Okay, use photos over there,

But crocker knows exactly
What benny and lester look like.

If they move, you tail '’em,
And toss the car if you can.

Get it towed away if you have
To, but don'’t bust them

Unless it'’s absolutely
Necessary.

Just clock '’em.

Now, valano'’s in there,
In fred'’s tavern.

He'’s posing as a bartender.

They go in there,
You just cover '’em.

Well, what time do
You want us to start?

Well, '’cause you both
Have been up all night,

Get some sleep.

It'’s 2:00 now.

I'’d say about 11:00.

Crocker, you take a ride
With me, okay?

Just to see jake.

Why me?

Well, you'’re
The doubting thomas, right?

I'’m gonna do a little
Pitter-patter on your brain

And reconstruct it.

I don'’t have to talk to you.
My lawyer told you that.

He'’s your lawyer.

I mean, you know,
He tells you, not me.

Well, he told me I don'’t have
To come in and talk to you.

Okay, all right, jakey boy,
I'’m gonna do it the hard way.

Now, these are
Licensed premises, right?

Get your license.

Uh, the glass
Is a little dusty.

You mind if I remove it?

Ah, that'’s mary grubert
Has the license.

- is she the owner?
- well, that'’s my wife.

It'’s in her name.

Ah, but you really
Own it, right?

You know how it is.
I got a record.

Oh, jake.

That'’s undisclosed ownership.

You can lose your license
For that.

Don'’t you understand that?

Crocker, would you go
Call the owner,

Have her come down here?

She'’s entitled to know
What'’s going on.

Hey, hey.
I'’ll talk to you.

Ah, crocker, save the dime.

Well, how about your lawyer?

Bad advice--
I just fired him.

Lieutenant, I'’ll come
And talk to you,

But tomorrow,
After I discuss it with my wife.

Hey, isn'’t that carrying
Women'’s lib a little too far?

I mean, don'’t you make
Your own decisions?

Come on, ease up.
Will you give me a break?

I'’ll meet with you tomorrow,
But after I talk to my old lady.

All right, jake.

You know, you'’re beautiful.

I mean, I really love you

When you keep nice
And quiet like this.

Yes, sir, can I help you?

Where'’s fred?

Come on, I got business.

Well, fred'’s out of town
Right now.

Is there anything
I can do for you?

I'’m his partner.

Drink?

Scotch.

Neat.

Uh, fred tells you
About his deals

Before he split, right?

Deals, uh,
What do you mean, man?

Oh, uh, fred owes me
And my people some bread,

Like an insurance premium.

You understand?

Well, it seems I heard
Something about it, yeah,

But fred mentioned a name.

Arnie.

That ring a bell?

Well, I'’ll tell you,
I'’ll check with fred,

And if it'’s legit, uh,

Then you'’ll have it
Tomorrow, okay?

Now!

Hit the register now,

Or you'’re gonna end up
With no face.

All right, all right,
All right.

Just relax.

Huh?

Uh, who do I tell fred
I gave this to, huh?

Oh, uh, why don'’t
You tell him this here?

Captain,
I'’m on special assignment.

If you can just wait until
My squad commander gets here.

A police officer'’s
Beaten up in a tavern,

Working as a bartender,
Alcohol on his breath,

And when a captain
Asks him a question,

He insists he'’s on duty
But off the chart.

Well, I want
Some answers, officer,

Or you'’ll end up with about

20 specifications
On a complaint.

I'’m lieutenant kojak,
Captain.

I'’m his boss.

Now, what are the extent
Of his injuries?

He'’ll live.

He'’s got a couple
Of cracked ribs,

Concussion, slight fracture
Of the right arm.

He'’s gonna need
Some sutures.

I gave him a mild sedative
Just to ease the pain.

I demand to know what'’s
Going on here, lieutenant,

Why one of your men
Was drunk, beat up--

Look, captain, I'’m sure
That detective valano

Didn'’t plan
On getting beat up.

And why?
I don'’t know yet.

And as for the booze, well,

He'’s on special assignment
For licensed premises,

And every once in a while,
You know,

You got to take a shot.

But I'’m sure that every cop
On the street knows

That detective valano
Is not on the sauce.

I'’ll check into this.

And you better be
Telling the truth,

Or you'’ll join him
Down at the complaint room.

Right by the book,
Eh, captain?

Detectives are not exempt
From the rules, kojak,

No matter what you golden boys
Like to think.

Hey, captain,

Detective valano'’s been injured
In the line of duty,

And you heard the doctor
Give you the full report.

I intend to put him in
For a commendation.

Now, in the face of that,

You see fit to put
In a complaint,

Hey, captain, you'’re gonna turn
Out to be the jerk of the year.

You think I'’m gonna
Let you walk out on this?

There'’s nothing wrong
With you, buster,

Except that you'’re
A typical wise-guy detective

Who needs a taking-down.

Hey, doc.

I think that sedative'’s
Starting to work.

I'’m fading kind of fast here.

10-4, everybody.

I pretty well got this one guy
Taken care of, see?

And then somebody grabs me
From the back,

And before I know it,
Bang, bang,

And they'’re doing
A dance on me.

Yeah, you see
The other jelly bean?

No, but I recognized
The first guy.

His name is mickey.

He'’s a bartender
From the street.

One of those places, uh, I can'’t
Remember just which one, though.

But arnie is definitely tied
Into the action, theo.

They'’re using his name.

You know, for us,
It'’s definite,

But it'’s not enough
To go to court with.

Those ribs still
Killing you, huh?

Yeah, and my head and my arm,
But mostly my pride.

Look, theo, I paid my dues
On this one.

I want in all the way, okay?

Oh, sure, I'’ll just tie
A siren to your wheelchair.

What a drag.

Don'’t they ever go out
For anything?

Why should they?

They got everything
They need right in there.

You stupid jerks.

You think you can walk
All over the cops?

Do you think they'’re
That stupid?

That was no moonlighting dick.

It smells to me like a plant.

Well, we couldn'’t help
What happened, sir.

Yeah, well, neither can I.

You guys had a nice thing
Going for you.

Then you had to blow away
Some file clerk

On his big night out, huh?

I tell you to sit tight
And wait and see

Which way the cops
Are gonna look,

And what do you do?

You go out
And make collections anyway

And walk right into a setup.

Who do you dummies
Think you are--

- the james gang?
- hey, look!

We needed some bread,
Even to sit tight.

And you, my big, bad nephew,

You'’re the number-one stupid.

You got a love affair
Going with a cop.

You dope.

Who do you think set you up?

He'’s with the same squad
As the guy your buddies creamed.

You'’re wrong.

Now, he wouldn'’t set me up,
Not bobby.

Now, come on.
Now, come on!

- he'’s from the old neighborhood.
- he'’s a cop!

You'’re supposed
To be a wise guy,

So stop with this
Neighborhood garbage, huh?

The deal'’s off.
You guys are finished.

What do you mean finished?

Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Now listen to me. Listen to me.

We got a sweet deal going here,
And I ain'’t finished.

- you hear me?
- like I said, it'’s over.

Sure.
Sure, sure, sure.

We leave town, and you move in
With somebody else

And pick up the gravy, huh?

You'’re no longer connected
To me or to my people.

The word'’s out.
You punks ain'’t got no home.

You'’re orphans,

So disappear
While I still want to let you.

I'’m staying.

Now, you guys want in?

What are you, crazy?

You want arnie on our backs too?

Look, not him or anybody else
Is gonna push me out.

Now, I got a score coming,

And I ain'’t about
To walk away empty, huh?

He'’ll burn us.

Come on, come on,
Now, lookit, lookit,

One sweep, all the joints,
And then we'’re down to florida,

Money in our pockets, huh?

Now, come on, two more days
With no cuts to arnie,

And we are gone.

Yeah, and what
About your friend, the cop?

I got no cop friends.

Now, you guys want in?

Huh?

Yeah.

- anything happening here?
- no.

None of them have left
The place yet.

Any idea who'’s in there?

Well, benny and lester,
For sure--

Maybe one more.

And who would
That one more be?

Well, there'’s
A lot of activity

In and out over there.

There was this one guy.

He might have been
Arnie naylor,

But I can'’t tell
From the picture we got now.

All right, you just hang
In there and make sure.

But he left already,
And we couldn'’t follow him

And blow the plant.

Yeah, valano got stomped.

Ah, nothing permanent, but he
Got shook up pretty good.

Got in the head, in the arm,
In the cheeks, stuff like that.

Well, that leaves benny out.
He hasn'’t left this place.

Hey, there are four gorillas
In this operation--

Four that we know of.

The other two--they'’re the ones
Who stomped valano,

And who'’s to say that
Your buddy benny isn'’t up there

Laughing about it?

I'’m going for coffee.

Get me another lentil soup.

Never mind stopping, driver.

Take me back to 23rd street.

Lieutenant?

Lieutenant?

Oh, it'’s the italian sandman.

Jake grubert is here,

And he'’s got
His old lady with him.

All right.
Yeah, bring '’em in.

I'’m the owner of the bar,
Lieutenant.

I think I have a right
To be here.

Oh, as a friend
Or as an enemy, mrs. Grubert?

As my husband'’s wife.

All right.
Won'’t you sit down?

You don'’t have
To be here, mary.

But I am here.

So what do you want
From my jake?

Well, from your jake, I think
I want the truth, mrs. Grubert.

Why?

Is the police department
Short on heroes?

Well, no, we got
A few of those.

We got a shortage
Of friends.

We could use
A couple of those.

So, for me and jake
To be your friend,

We have to get beat up
Or maybe destroyed?

That bar
Is my husband'’s living.

It took a long time
To get there,

And we'’re not going to lose it.

Mm-hmm.

So you'’re willing to pay
These leeches extortion money

In order to keep it, right?

It'’s a business expense,
Like taxes.

We can live with it.

Look, you'’re a fine woman,
Mrs. Grubert, okay?

But there'’s another
Fine woman involved.

Her name is helen block.

Huh?

She loved her husband,
Just like you love your jake,

And they had a couple of kids.

Now, it'’s no-go,
Mrs. Grubert.

I mean, I'’m sorry to force you
Into this predicament,

But I'’m sorrier for that widow
And her two fatherless kids.

The man who got killed?

That'’s who
You'’re talking about?

It'’s, um...

It'’s different when you know
About people.

Until now, he was a body.

Now he'’s a life.

He didn'’t have to butt in.

Why did he have to butt in?

What difference does it make?

Suppose he didn'’t want
To see you get hurt?

Suppose he just cared?

Jake, maybe you should care.

Bobby, I'’m taking off.

I'’ll see you tonight.

Yeah, I'’ll be out of here
In a minute.

Uh, I want to see
Detective crocker?

Oh, yes.

Marie.

Hi.

Could we talk in private?

Over here.

So this is where
It all happens?

It'’s not very nice, is it?

The room or what happens?

Both, I guess.

Want to sit down?

Oh, no.

No, thanks.
That'’s okay.

All right, marie,
What'’s the trouble?

What'’s wrong?

I saw you outside
The motor lodge, bobby.

Why are you watching benny?

Come on, marie,
I work the area.

- I'’m all over the place.
- oh, come on, bobby, stop it.

This is too important
To both of us.

The other day,
We were like kids again--

The three of us,
Like ten years ago,

But I know benny,
And I see you here,

Where you live--

I don'’t live here, marie.

It just happens to be
An office that I work in.

No, you live here,

Just the way benny
Lives there.

None of us lives
On manor avenue anymore.

Well, you said it.
It'’s all changes, doesn't it?

You both have.

I never did.

Bobby, please don'’t go
After benny.

Come on, what makes you think
I'’m after benny?

Because you are.
I don'’t know why.

I don'’t know what it is
You think he'’s done,

But you are.

He won'’t go back, bobby,
Not to prison.

Did benny send you here?

He doesn'’t know.

I came '’cause I had
To find out,

And now I have.

Look, marie, you go home--

I mean really home,
And not back to benny.

I'’m benny's girl.

That'’s all I ever was.

Whatever he is,
Whatever he'’s done,

I have to stay with him.

That'’s how it is.

Good-bye, bobby.

All right, now, you sure
You reached benny for the meet?

Yeah, when I left the message
At another bar,

They said
They'’d get word to him.

Now, make sure
When you get him talking,

He mentions arnie.

I want "Arnie" on that tape.

Here...

That'’s three grand, marked.

Make a deal for one big score,

And use that as a down payment.

Make arnie come back
For the rest, okay?

Stavros, when benny
Leaves jake'’s bar,

You leave him to go,
But take the tape.

We'’re gonna need that
For the grand jury.

Suppose benny spots the mic?

He won'’t.

The wire'’s gonna
Come down your side

To the recorder right here.

Just make sure you watch

Where the wires are plugged in,
That'’s all.

Yeah, and stay away
From the jukebox.

It screws up the sound.

Yeah, and if benny spots
Anybody in my place,

This time tomorrow
I'’ll be on a slab.

None of us will be
In your place.

We'’ll be planted
On the outside, you hear?

Just let him keep talking.

I promise you,
He'’ll hang himself.

Looks like benny'’s car.

Here we go.

It'’s arnie, not benny.

But if you think this
Lets benny off the hook,

You'’re jumping to conclusions.

We'’ll play it out.

Why are you here?

I didn'’t talk.
I-I didn'’t give nobody up.

You left a message.

You wanted to talk to someone,
So I'’m here.

I sent word to benny.

You talk to me, jake.

Hey, what about benny?

Well, the last time
I saw benny, he was unemployed.

He doesn'’t belong to me.

He don'’t have nothing
To do with me.

Then I'’d like to talk to you,
If you'’d listen.

I'’m here to listen.

First, you listen to me.

Understand?

You'’re gonna offer me
A number, right?

Okay.

If it'’s the right number,
We make a deal,

But if you say a number
That might be so low

As to embarrass me,

Then I'’ll have to just get up
And walk out of here.

Say a number
That might be so low

As to embarrass me,

Then I'’ll have to just get up
And walk out of here.

Where'’s the rest?

What do I know?
I'’m no engineer.

The wire was out
When we took it.

Did it fall out,
Or did you pull it out?

Jake, give me back
The three grand,

Or did you use it
To make a deal?

No, I made a better deal.

You gave me a good idea.

Jake, you'’re finished.

What do you mean "Finished"?

Two words, baby--

Undisclosed ownership.

You mean you lift my ticket?

All right, I'’ll give you benny.

I saw him.
I saw him kill that guy.

I'’ll testify
Anything you want.

Hey, hey, hey!

Now you want us to believe
That benny did it?

Now you want to trade benny
For your license,

You lousy creepy?

You'’d sell your mother!

Crocker!

Hey, what'’s the matter
With him?

Is he crazy?

I'’ll give you
Two other witnesses--

Straights,
They'’ll talk.

And the bartender.

And I know
The other three guys.

It'’s al and mickey stiller
And lester goetz.

Hey, kojak, is it a deal, huh?

Stavros, take, uh,
This out to the squad room.

Take a statement.
Get witnesses.

Yes, sir.

And then I want you to meet
Bobby where you were last night.

Yes, sir.

He told me he was
In restaurant supplies.

I wanted to believe him.

God, I wanted to believe him.

You know
You can ask out, crocker.

Rizzo will fill in for you.

No, marie called it.
I'’m a cop.

I lay down now because
It'’s a personal thing,

I'’m finished.

All right, benny lays down,
Arnie takes a walk.

Now you tell me why
The arnies never get it.

They will...
Next time.

- valano.
- yeah, lieutenant, it'’s me.

We'’re taking
Benny and his crew.

You want in?

Oh, you bet I do.

All right, I'’ll pick you up
In ten minutes.

I'’ll be ready.

All right, I want you to go
To the motor lodge

And get a room opposite benny'’s
And then plant outside.

Stavros will join you
As soon as he delivers jake.

How you feeling?
You okay?

Yeah, I'’ll make it.

We'’re on channel f-2
On the walkie-talkie.

Where'’s the keys?

Here,
You'’re in room 1023.

There'’s nobody in 1019.

- I checked it out.
- all right.

You'’re a beautiful,
Beautiful person.

Can you hear me?

Yeah, loud and clear.

Lieutenant, they'’re in.

All right, stay ten minutes
And then come on up.

Got you.

I'’m going uptown
To see marie.

Alone?

I'’ll be okay.

See you later.

Lieutenant, benny just
Pulled out again, alone.

Tail him.

Come on, bobby.
Let'’s go.

Get that thing
Out of the way!

Come on, move the truck!

- get that--
- move the truck!

Move that truck
Out of the way!

Come on!
Move it!

Here, you tell him.

Thank you.

- lieutenant--
- yeah, I know.

- you lost him.
- we never had him.

We got pinned to the curb.

Come on up here quietly.
The door'’s still open.

We'’ll take what we got.

All right,
We'’ll be right up.

- freeze!
- hold it!

Check out the bedroom.

Up against the wall.

Go ahead.

I knew you were a fink.

Benny should have
Never even said hello.

That'’s another nail
For your coffin, lester.

Who was your backup man
The other night

When you laid me out, man?

Oh, really?

What the hell
Are you doing?

You ruffian.

All right, where'’s benny?

Who'’s benny?

- oh.
- lieutenant...

Look what I found.

That'’s wonderful.
All right, call the squad.

Have a couple of men come
Down here to pick up this trio,

And tell '’em to take a cab

So we don'’t blow our plant,
All right?

- yes, sir.
- benny ain'’t stupid.

He'’ll see you guys.

Oh, thank you, mickey.

Now we'’re sure benny's
Coming back.

We'’ll jam the lock on the door,

And then when he'’s
Fumbling with it,

We'’ll have him trapped out
In the hall with no place to go.

Yeah, well, it sounds
Like an execution.

Hey, look, all stakeouts
Sound like executions.

We set '’em up that way

And hope it turns
Into a nice, easy surrender.

No, he'’s not gonna surrender.
He won'’t.

So what the hell do you
Want me to do--

Set it up different so you can
Satisfy a personal obligation?

- no way, junior.
- I know benny, lieutenant.

He'’ll see cops
And start blasting.

And we sit around while
He runs out of ammunition?

If I'’m gonna give away
The first round,

I'’m gonna make sure
None of my men are around.

Lieutenant,
I can talk him down.

He'’ll listen to me.
Nobody has to get shot.

Bobby, benny'’s a psycho.
He'’s off the wall.

All right, just let me try,
Lieutenant, just once.

You know, if you'’re right,
Nobody gets hurt,

But if you'’re wrong

And there'’s
A 9-millimeter automatic

That'’s not accounted for,
Probably sitting right now

In benny'’s pocket--

I'’m not playing games
With myself, lieutenant.

I know what benny is,
And I'’m no hero,

But I owe it to him,
And I owe it to myself.

You owe the guys
You work with also.

You owe them more.

I understand that,
But come on, theo,

It'’s something I have to do!

Okay, but we'’re gonna
Do it my way,

And I'’ll lay it out.

You think we got enough stuff
In this thing?

Well, let'’s hope so.

These are new threads.

Yeah, okay,
In the meantime, crocker,

You stay behind that barricade,
You understand?

What, with the economy
And flowers and funerals

And forget it.

Yeah, no sweat, boss,
And, uh, thanks.

Yeah, thanks.

You can thank me
When it'’s over.

In the meantime, stavros
Will get in touch with us

On the portable
As soon as he spots benny.

And, uh,
Take care of yourself, kid.

Yeah, hey, lieutenant, uh...

Yeah?

Don'’t call me "Kid."

Oh, sure.

I'’ll just be a second, honey.
I'’m gonna get some cash.

I'’ll see you.

He'’s on his way up.
Do you read me?

Yeah, I got you.

All right, follow him up
In the next elevator.

Right.

Bobby, oh, no.

Benny.

Stay cool, now.

It'’s me, bob.

Oh, it figured
You'’d be the one.

Benny, just stand still

And take your hand
Out of your pocket.

Hey, hey.
Come on, come on.

What are you doing
Hiding behind them things?

This is benny.

Come on, now,
We'’re the same kind of people.

We don'’t need no guns.

I can'’t fight you, bobby.

You know that.

Benny, just take your hand
Out of your pocket.

Do it, man!
You'’ll still be alive!

Look, I ain'’t going back!

Benny!

Crocker, you okay?

Yeah, I'’m all right.
I'’m not hit.

You okay?

What--what am
I gonna say to her?

Who'’re you feeling sorry for--
Her, him, or yourself?

I don'’t know.
Everyone.

Why don'’t you make it valano?

He just killed a man, crocker,
And that ain'’t no fun.

He'’s inside
Popping his cookies.

Learn something, crocker.

Valano--he'’s the one
Who needs your help.