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This is some detail Kojak gave us.

Thrill a minute.

Look, cat burglars Don't carry signs,

They don't work scheduled hours.

What a collar That guy would make, right?

If we nail him.

Hey, relax, will you?

Would you go to bed Already, please.

Soon as I take this Up to the roof.

Do it in the morning.

It'll only take me a second. I want to put it in the loft.

- hey, mama's liable to call. - I'll be right back.

Oh.

Help me.

Somebody please help me.

Oh, please.

Please help me.

Oh, please.

Help me. Help me.

Somebody.

In the 12th precinct,

Signal 1030-- Assault in progress

216 west 24th street. Use caution.

Man is armed. Autos responding.

Car 560, 10-4.

That's around the corner.

That's not ours. Where you going?

Somebody needs help now. Who Knows where that other car is?

What happened?

I-I heard them. Two men fighting.

He's dead, isn't he?

I couldn't open the door. He was screaming, and I--

- did you see the other man? - I-I couldn't let him in.

- you all heard him, didn't you? - listen to me. Listen to me.

The other man-- Did you see him?

I think they came from Upstairs, both of them.

I'm gonna check it out. You cover the back.

Police!

Mama.

Mama.

Did you see him?

It's a kid.

There was a guy. He was up here.

There's somebody up here. He took a couple shots at me.

He's up here.

- how's the kid? - he's dead.

Never ends, does it?

Strike up the band. Inspector nicola approaches.

- theo. - come on, take it inside.

We sent a car for the mother.

She works in A coffee shop uptown.

This guy came up From over there, and I saw him.

I yelled, "Police," But he let go, I shot.

Now, I don't know where This kid came from.

Suddenly he was there. I never saw him.

I tried to hold back, But it was too late.

He got in the way.

- how many times you fire? - just once.

- and the man? - two times.

Once after I hollered, "Police," And then after I shot.

My partner was coming up The fire escape. He heard.

What did you hear?

Heard three shots Like he says.

What'd you see When you got up here?

- what have you got? - daly's story checks out.

A woman on the first floor Told him

The man who knifed the stiff Downstairs ran up here.

- his gun? - one shot fired.

Mind if I listen in?

Let's establish The priorities, okay?

Now, daly said He fired at him twice.

Go help forensic find the slugs, Then you go find stavros

And see if this guy Dumped his weapon somewhere.

Okay, am I anticipating right, Inspector?

Theo, every civil-rights group In the city

Is gonna be in on this one. Gonna get a lot of heat.

- get your facts down fast. - oh, tell me about it.

I'm only telling you what The chief's gonna be telling me.

And he's gonna be asking, too.

"Why don't I handle This investigation personally?"

You want this case, rocco? It's all yours.

The whole chief of detective's Office can have it right now.

Uh-uh. Not when it's One of your boys--

An inexperienced steal Whom your borrowed from patrol.

You have to find out What happened, don't you, theo?

You're a man of great pride.

It's my neck.

Ear to ear.

Yeah? Well, What kind of statement?

It's a tragedy. The cop Was trying to do his job.

Eh, you want to go after Somebody,

How about the punk who started The trouble in the first place?

Well, there's your Responsibility right there.

Sure, I'll let you know The first thing.

Daly. Those reporters are Gonna hang him in the morning.

This will quiet them. They Found the gun in an airshaft.

Forensic found Two expended slugs,

And they're all up In ballistics now.

Another saturday night special.

Small favors accepted. How about the knife?

No show.

Knife in a hallway And a gun on the roof.

What have we got on the victim?

Name's conway. He's lived There a couple of months.

No one ever really saw him. We have a yellow sheet on him.

Couple of arrests For pickpocketing

And a couple for policy running.

Oh, really? Check it fast.

Why don't you check on The whole schmear for me, okay?

We find out who stuck him, We found the guy on the roof,

We've solved the murder, And we also clear daly.

- would you do that for me? - I will sincerely try, sir.

Thank you very much.

Captain nolan. Captain mcneil, Nice to see you.

What's he so happy about?

Oh, I don't know. Daly's story's checking out.

As of two hours ago, All we had was a cop shot a kid.

What's changed?

Couple of more hours, We'll put it all together.

Well, I admire Your confidence, kojak,

But what do we do In the meantime?

Our men are targets out there All over the city right now.

Every crackpot, everyone Who thinks he has a gripe

Is gonna try and even the score.

Captain, I can't help what Happened up on that roof, right?

What do we do, offer daly up As a scapegoat?

- what good is that gonna do? - I want to protect our men...

But we have to give people Some answers.

I am responsible for what Daly did just as you are.

Captain, why don't you call A town meeting, huh?

Give them a great big Newsflash.

Tell them it's a cruel, Violent world.

Tell them that people do Naughty things to one another.

Tell them cops carry guns. The system stinks.

But who's got one That's better, huh?

All we could do Is give them the truth.

You certain he is innocent?

You better be damn sure Of your evidence.

There's not going to be Any cover-up.

I need a statement From daly and nemo.

They're outside right now

Talking to The p.B.A. Representative.

I'm sure they'd appreciate A lecture right now on morality.

Where you going? The d.A.'s on his way over.

Would you do me a favor, Captain?

Would you have him Give a speech on the balcony

Until I come back?

You don't have to make A statement to the captain here

- if you don't want to. - I got nothing to hide.

It might be in your Best interest to remain silent.

I'll tell him what happened Like I told lieutenant kojak.

Go on, captain. What do you want to know?

From the beginning. I want to hear your story...

From the time You heard the radio call.

Sure. I'll tell you everything.

Mrs. Stronik.

I just wanted you to know that We all share in your sorrow.

And the young officer Would like you to know that--

Know what? That's he's a murderer?

No. It was a blind, Tragic accident.

I know it's not gonna help now, But I want you to believe that.

I gave them american names.

Their father wanted it that way.

Came here to give us A good life.

You tell your officer that.

We're deeply sorry.

Hey, he killed my brother.

Now, he has a badge, so Nothing's gonna happen to him.

He was a kid.

You don't shoot a kid.

No, not deliberately.

Look, just wanted you to know What it meant to us.

Yeah, well what does it mean?

That he's not excused Just because he's a cop.

That we are investigating Every minute, every inch.

You arrest him for murder. Will you do that?

All I can promise you Is the truth, whatever it is.

You think I can trust you Anymore?

Six months on riker's, But you couldn't wait.

You're lucky I didn't Give it to you, too.

I got all my clothes Back there. I got to get them.

I'll give you a better idea. Why don't you just walk over...

To the station house And tell them who you are?

Save them the trouble Of driving you over.

The rest of you Is as empty as your head.

How am I gonna get my clothes?

Soon as this new connection Of mine comes through,

I'll get you a closet full. I like you better this way.

Who is it?

You asked for the paper, pal. Just came in.

Right.

- is it in there? - that lying, no-good--

- who's lying? - look at this.

That cop killed a kid Up on the roof.

What kid? You didn't tell me Anything about a kid.

How do I know what kid? They're blaming me...

Saying I was taking shots At that cop.

I wasn't even up there. I didn't shoot at nobody.

It was the roof On this apartment

That patrolman rick daly

Claims to have seen The fugitive.

And it was there that Arthur stronik, age ten,

Was fatally shot in a tragic And confused moment.

This is inspector rocco nicola

From the office Of chief of detectives,

And, inspector, what action Is the police department taking

On this case?

Same as we take In any homicide investigation.

In this case, the grand jury Will have to decide

Whether the shooting Was justifiable.

Detectives are assembling The facts, and as I say,

It'll be up to the grand jury To make the final decision.

Well, can you tell us What you've found so far?

We have no reason to question The officer's story.

There was an armed Escaping suspect.

An eyewitness said He ran up to the roof.

The officer followed, And as you said,

It was just a tragedy. Terrible mistake.

Thank you, inspector.

Yes, the shot that killed Young arthur stronik

Took less than a second,

But its echoes Will not soon die away.

From west 24th street, This is pat lennon.

Pretty good job Of communications, inspector.

Well, you should've communicated With me the same time

Because I got a terrible habit.

I like to know What's going on, everything.

Nolan set it up. Whatever the grand jury does...

We don't people thinking It was a fix.

What happens when daly gets Off? Anybody gonna believe it?

All you got to do Is get the proof.

Yeah, sure. You know, Every time I look around...

There's more and more brass Getting into the act.

What's the game? Political football?

I'm lieutenant kojak. I'm in charge of this case.

Can I be of any assistance?

I'm casey, district attorney's Office. You know captain nolan--

Oh, yeah, yeah. We're old friends.

Listen, the inspector's Brought us up to date.

When do we get The final ballistics report?

- it's on its way now. - and your report, lieutenant?

We tie together A couple of odds and ends,

And I promise you, the whole Ball of wax is yours.

Soon as you can. Daly and nemo--

I'd like to talk with them again About their statements.

They're down at the precinct Waiting for you.

- captain mcneil's office. - I'll take you down now.

That's all right, kojak. Let the inspector take him.

You and I, we got Some business to clear up.

Excuse me, sir.

We're taking up a collection For the stronik family.

Would you like to contribute A little something? Thank you.

- of course. - captain?

Oh, yeah, sure. Here. There.

Get yourself a bodyguard For the money.

I'll meet you down at The conway apartment. Go ahead.

Okay, lieutenant.

Captain, you wanted to Talk business?

Yeah, kojak. It stinks. The whole mess.

Daly talks like He's been programmed.

All the right answers. Who's coaching him?

You talking to somebody I don't see? A shyster lawyer?

You wouldn't be talking to me Like that, would you, captain?

I was under the delusion that We're both on the same side.

My side's trying to Get rid of a bad cop.

And my side is the same thing With only one difference--

I want evidence.

I got evidence. Let's get off the street.

"Daly, while off duty In a bar, drew his gun

"And threatened a man With whom he'd been arguing.

"Subject was reprimanded,

"But due to his fine record At the academy

"And his superior's Recommendation,

The reprimand was not made A part of his official record."

What does that tell you About him?

Look, this happened before He came to me. He was stupid.

What's that got to do with What's happening now?

A man too quick On the trigger.

All right. "Departmental regulations.

"Police officers Should fire their weapons

"Only under two conditions And no other.

"One--to protect The life of a person

"Imminently threatened By the use of deadly force.

"And two--to defend themselves

Against the threat of deadly Force directed against them."

Captain, daly was fired upon.

You only have his word.

And his partner's. He heard three shots.

But he didn't see them. It wouldn't be the first time...

A partner lied To protect his buddy.

Well, I believe him.

Now, how about the second gun?

You found the second gun, But not the knife.

Why did he use a knife on conway And use a gun against daly?

All right, against conway, It was hand-to-hand battle.

But against an experienced Police officer,

What would you use?

Why you fighting so hard? Because he was on detail to you?

Maybe I got an affliction For the truth.

Diogenes, He was a greek, remember?

Come on, nolan.

You're stacking the jury. You're playing to the balcony.

You better have proof Because I don't.

Well, there's been Public pressure, I'll admit.

You read the papers?

I'm telling you, Whichever one of us is right,

We better be damn sure Of what we're doing.

All right, I'll buy that If you will.

So will the district attorney. It's his play.

Where is the one man who can Tell us what really happened?

We need that witness, kojak.

I'll find him.

I know we tossed it. We toss it again. Couldn't hurt.

Well, maybe conway Was a transvestite.

Maybe he had a girlfriend.

Well, somebody liked Ladies' clothes.

Look, stavros, you got to be

A little more respectful For the dead, you know,

Give conway The benefit of the doubt.

Not bad. A little tight, maybe.

Whoever she is, She left in a hurry

Because that coat there Cost somebody a few clams.

See, I'll tell you what we do.

We stake out the joint, And if she shows up,

We nail her, and we ask her The cost of the merchandise.

Lieutenant, checked up on Conway's girlfriend.

- first name is carol. - all right, so far, so good.

- what's the last name? - I didn't get the last name.

Oh, not so good. All right, Tell me something, crocker.

Conway gets killed, His girlfriend disappears,

She leaves behind All her unmentionables,

And one big mentionable, So I ask you, what is it,

Another case of to the victor Belongs the spoils?

Or we got some kid Running around town scared?

We're taking up a collection For the stronik family.

Beautiful. How'd you make out With nolan, lieutenant?

What do you mean, How did I make out with nolan?

Well, that shoofly's Out to get daly.

He was nosing around the squad Room. You set him straight?

Yeah, I set him straight, Crocker.

And let me set you straight. I'm in no contest with nolan...

And I'm not holding Daly's hand, either.

You know something, crocker? I'm an evangelist.

All I want to do is bring truth To all my brothers

And to all my sisters.

Hallelujah, baby.

Suppose the grand jury Indicts me?

Come on. Did you do it?

Did you shoot that kid Purposely?

Sure, ask me. Go on. Everybody else has.

The d.A., The borough commanders,

Captain from The commissioner's office.

Here, look at this.

Fan mail. "Pig, murderer, assassin."

And those are the polite ones.

Why did we take that call?

Why didn't we just sit there, Wait out the night?

That's the way you are, rick.

Why do you think you did so well At the academy?

You're a police freak, man, Born to it.

You give them Their money's worth.

What was that kid Doing up there so late?

I did yell, "Police," But he moved. It was a shadow.

What do you mean, You saw a shadow?

- you told everyone you saw a man. - it was a man.

I told you, he fired at me One shot, and I cut loose,

- and he ran away shooting again. - you better get it straight.

That grand jury Only listens one way.

You tell them you saw a shadow, Then you're changing your story.

No, no, it's just like I said. I just got all confused, okay?

I don't know What I'm doing anymore.

But you were there. You know what happened.

I'm depending on you, sam.

Sure, rick.

Just take it easy, huh?

Oh, detective buchinsky. What happened?

Bronx run out of Pickled herring?

I think maybe I found Something in the barrel for you.

- look familiar? - oh.

What are you doing, peddling Saturday night specials?

This thing looks like It'd blow up in your hand.

You recognize it?

Relatives. Twins.

Mine was the one He used on daly.

- now we're getting somewhere. - where?

About four months ago, Some guy went down south

And bought about a hundred of Those from a legitimate dealer.

Most of them have been Showing up in the bronx.

Take the subway, You got them down here.

Yeah. Any leads On your dealer?

Not yet, but it's heating up.

All right, fine.

Appear in front of The grand jury tomorrow,

I'll take this guy Anytime I can get him. Great.

We close out on the murder, daly Cleared with the department,

And you, you get yourself The handsome reward--

A nice corned-beef sandwich. You bring the bread.

Join us. Come.

Whoever it is, Ask them to come over.

Yeah? Hey, what's happening? I been waiting, man.

Yeah, now I hear you. Yeah, real fine.

Aw, no sweat. I'll be there.

Right.

I told you it was a waste Of time getting them clothes.

The only thing you're gonna need In florida is a bikini.

Hmm. Where are we Gonna get the money?

Same place I always get it.

We're gonna live ourselves A real life.

When are they voting?

They already have.

Well, you're Off the hook, officer.

Grand jury decided It was justifiable homicide.

Police investigation Failed to find evidence

That you deliberately Shot that boy.

You were acting In defense of your life.

- they believed me? - and lieutenant kojak.

Of course, I must tell you That you could still be indicted

If evidence to the contrary Does show up,

But under the circumstances,

I don't think you have anything To worry about.

They had no choice. The evidence was all his way.

Yeah, but were they right?

Lieutenant. I just want to thank you.

I know you worked very hard To clear me.

That's nice of you to say so. Where you going now?

- to the nearest bar. - can I make a suggestion?

- yeah. - go see mrs. Stronik.

In case you forgot, She's still in mourning.

Kojak. Oh, yeah, buchinsky.

I got a message for you from Schwartz at the deli, yeah.

He said he never saw a guy Can put it away like you can.

He wants to get you Transferred down here.

Oh, yeah? What's the address?

Right.

Crocker.

Crocker!

Lieutenant, you got a minute? I told daly it'd be okay.

- it'll just take a second. - all right, go ahead. Take.

Well, sir, it's about My new assignment.

They have me down at borough Headquarters on a desk job,

- limited duty. - captain nolan's orders.

Until he makes His final recommendation,

You and your gun Are on the shelf.

But that's not fair. The grand jury cleared me.

Why can't I go back To your squad?

I know it's rough, But you got to live with it.

What else Does captain nolan want?

Captain nolan is a detective.

He likes to tie the knots, Close the loopholes.

He wants witnesses, Which we may be able to get him.

Incidentally, buchinsky called. He found the gun dealer.

From him, we'll find out Who he sold it to,

And then we'll find out Who used it on you, okay?

Let's go.

Hey, come on, man. Be cool.

You're in the clear now For good. Relax.

I wouldn't take Something like this in.

You think I want to lose My license?

Mrs. Desmond, has anyone Even remotely suggested

That you're a shady lady?

- where's he from? - downtown. Very heavy.

You see, there's this fellow, And he told a story.

He said that he went back home To the old plantation,

And he came back with A handful of these guns.

This fella's a marketing expert.

Into armaments And things like that.

And he tells detective buchinsky That one of those guns

Was bought right here in Your charming little boutique.

I don't sell guns.

Of course you don't,

And this dastardly individual Knew that,

So he decides to fool you.

He took one of these guns, And he put it in the pocket

Of a very expensive Camel hair coat,

And he hocks the coat.

See the ingenuity?

He took advantage Of your trusting nature.

Camel hair coat.

Precisely. Now, we'd like The name of the individual

Who hocked the coat, and if you Could give us that name--

Where are they going?

Well, they're what you call Looking for hot merchandise,

But, of course, that expression Is foreign to you.

Am I right, mrs. Desmond?

- let's take her in. - detective buchinsky.

Please forgive us. You know, his lack of charity.

What is the bad news, Detective crocker?

Oh, I think that we've Misjudged mrs. Desmond here.

Forsooth.

I think she's a fence.

The hell I am. Ask buchinsky.

Flossy, we sweep this place,

You're in it up to your ears.

- now wait a minute-- - now, why are we arguing?

I mean, we can clear all this up

By your naming of the individual Who bought the coat.

- I never took in a coat. - sure, you did, you silly--

The one that you didn't know

Had the gun in the pocket, Right?

Right?

Oh.

Ah. Oh, that coat.

The one I didn't know Had a gun in the pocket.

Yeah, I remember.

- he took advantage of me. - of course he did.

Sure. Here it is.

Frank lucas.

No address.

Lieutenant kojak.

Relief? What relief?

No, you stay there Until somebody shows up.

Look, stavros, I'm trying to solve a murder.

Oh.

All right, I'll have rizzo Water your plants.

Now stay there. Crocker.

Thank you very much.

Crocker, get in here.

What's doing, bobby?

- what? - what's doing?

Bad break in running down The gun. The guy's dead.

I just talked with Frank lucas' wife.

Make that widow. Mr. Lucas Isn't with us anymore.

He hit a wall on The cross bronx expressway.

Hey, lieutenant, up till now,

I haven't been able to enjoy All this quiet.

That grand jury Threw all the reporters away.

No headquarters brass Hanging around.

- this is beautiful over here. - wonderful.

I'm glad the working conditions Have so improved for you.

And now that you're Perfectly rested,

- I want you run down to records. - all right.

What am I looking for?

You see, this mr. Lucas Was an active crook,

Small time, but very active.

Now, this list of arresting Officers isn't complete.

It only has The officers of record.

I want all the names On every collar.

And there's gonna be Quite a few of them.

Lieutenant, I don't think I follow you.

Oh, well, his gun wasn't On him when he was killed.

So who can we trust to tell us Who his buddies were?

Perhaps the officers Who made the arrests, right?

Right.

Al, can I have the phone, Please?

Damn it.

Yeah, lieutenant, This is crocker.

I think I found what you want. Drug bust back in october.

Second man on the radio call Was daly.

Mm-hmm. All right, Give me more.

Disposition of case.

Well, get it and do it now.

Right.

Thanks, al.

Sam, let's take a walk.

- sure. - how's it going?

Okay.

You miss your buddy?

I'd like to see him Back on the street.

I see. And you figure now He got a raw deal, right?

He's a good cop.

"Wake island." Brian donlevy.

He's one of my favorites.

"The island." You ever see that picture?

- tell me this. - yeah.

You know, if you two Ever get together again,

You ever gonna trust him?

Ever be able To turn your back on him?

Look it was an accident. He didn't mean to shoot. He--

Oh, didn't he?

I meant to say he didn't mean To shoot the boy.

Hey, sam, what are you Uptight about?

The first time you told the Story, you played it right out.

All of a sudden, Now you're a nervous witness.

"Didn't mean to shoot."

Daly testified the guy shot, And he fired in self-defense.

Now, which is it, he meant To shoot or he didn't?

I wasn't on the roof. I didn't actually see.

- I just heard the shots. - and what'd you hear?

I was coming up the Fire escape, and I heard a shot.

- one shot. - yeah, the first one.

- the one the guy fired at daly. - and the one he returned...

The one that daly fired back, How soon after?

I don't know. It's hard to say.

Sam, five seconds, Ten seconds--

- no, no more than five. - five seconds?

Hey, it's a big, big problem. You know that, don't you?

Daly testified That the guy shot,

And he fired back In self-defense.

What would he wait for?

How come he wouldn't see The kid there standing there?

Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe it was less than five.

Or maybe it was more. Sam...Something stinks.

That's a good girl.

Nice and easy.

You won't get hurt.

Drop it.

Drop it.

Anybody hear from crocker?

Am I disturbing anything?

- could I get an answer? - to what, lieutenant?

- crocker. - well, he's not back yet.

Why don't you call The big "A"?

- or call center and find him. - theo. Can I see you a minute?

Yeah.

I had a call from nicola And a few other people.

They say you're after daly.

I've heard the drums.

Yeah. Well, The question is why, theo?

The grand jury let him off.

The newspapers find out You're keeping it open,

The department Gets bloodied again.

It is something to consider.

Are we in the public-relations Business, frank,

Or do we give the suckers An even break and say,

"Hey, look, We're solving crimes"?

Nobody's telling you To look away.

Oh, really? What are they telling me?

First they want to throw daly To the wolves,

And then they say, "Look, folks, We police ourselves

As well as you," And now the line

Seems to have been Switched around completely.

Legally, the kid is in The clear, so don't make waves.

Do you have anything? That's What downtown wants to know.

Frank, if I had it, They'd have it.

Hey, look, we've got An open case here.

Somebody stuck a guy With a knife.

Now, if we find him, It's all tied together,

We find out if daly's Been conning us.

- why would he shoot a kid? - maybe daly was running scared.

Maybe he would've shot his own Mother if she was on that roof.

I'm not after him.

Yeah.

Captain. Lieutenant...

Got a copy of the court record On daly's arrest of frank lucas.

"D.A. Refuses to prosecute Because daly's testimony

Different from that of The patrolman on the scene."

Can I ask about that?

Do you think that's A reasonable question, crocker?

Yeah, it's reasonable.

Is it reasonable for me To know what's going on?

Why don't you Fill in the captain?

I got some calls to make.

Well, what we found out, Captain, is that--

Lieutenant was right. It's a real girl after all.

That's all I know. Marty went out...

And he never came back, So I went to get my coat.

- where did he go for the money? - he didn't tell me.

Marty vaughn.

Oh, yeah, marty vaughn.

Oh, I'm surprised at you, Carol.

I mean, I thought You had better taste.

Consorting with Common burglars, huh?

But for you, he went big time, Didn't he?

He killed mr. Conway For borrowing you.

Now he goes out, But he doesn't come back.

Got any idea why?

Maybe he went to florida Without me.

Aw, come on. Even for an ape like him...

Girls like you Don't grow on trees.

Something must be stopping him.

Run a missing persons On him, okay?

But if he was going out For cash,

Maybe he ran into trouble And got himself picked up.

- yes, sir. - you mean arrested?

It sometimes happens. Saperstein.

Yes, sir.

Would you escort The young lady downtown?

Really. Can't I Just get my coat first?

Just check it out, Will you, please?

Come on, turkey. Hey!

Vaughn. Anything on him?

Yeah, manhattan south.

Well, can't you look, For crying out loud?

Yeah, it's detective crocker, Manhattan south.

I'd appreciate if you Find something, yeah.

Thank you very much.

Crocker, manhattan south.

Just some information. Hello.

Hey, lieutenant, No hospital room makes him,

The precincts here in Manhattan south, they hang up.

It's a freeze. They think We're out persecuting daly.

It's no use, lieutenant. If anybody's holding him we're--

We're gonna have to hit Every station house in the city

- to find him in person. - maybe you can break them.

Maybe you can go around--

Go around and around And around

With the hat in the hand, Right?

I don't care if they build A wall around me ten feet high

Or start sticking pins in a doll With my name on it,

I'm not running A popularity contest,

And it's gone beyond that now.

Well, you can understand, Theo.

Some of the men think that Daly's getting a fast shuffle.

The department making itself Look good at his expense.

Let them sign a petition. Now look...

They're into my job, And I won't stand for it.

They're interfering with An open investigation.

Like what?

Oh, just take my word for it.

You don't sit back From this one, rocco.

Because if some jackasses feel

We're running A fraternal society

Instead of a police department, We're all in trouble.

Get in here.

If he's sitting somewhere, You'll know about it.

Hi.

Don't get up. I'm a cop.

- look, carol sends her regards. - where is she?

Rehearsing. She's gonna Tell us why you killed conway.

I got good news for you.

The doctor says you'll be ready To testify in about a month.

- maybe. - you're a dead man.

I mean, with your record

And carol Testifying on the stand,

You'll be going away for life.

If that's what You want to call it.

Hey...

You're garbage.

Understand? You're a punk,

And you're responsible For that kid being dead.

Oh, yeah. You hid behind him,

And then you threw him Into the shot, right?

- I did, huh? - uh-huh, you did.

And you got to live with it, I don't.

I don't have to live with it, Either, man.

Hey, you just told me A fairy tale.

Marty, I know. We got the wrong man...

You didn't kill conway, and you Didn't run up on the roof.

Oh, you're a saint, cop. I could tell that right off.

You think your side Is all going to heaven.

Hey, listen, I'm an angel Compared to your boy.

Oh, yeah?

Which one?

Which one? The one who shot that kid.

At least I knew What I was doing.

Oh, but your cop, a big hero.

He was so scared, he shot The first thing that moved.

I wasn't even up on the roof. Wasn't my gun you found.

Heh. Who you gonna Call names now, huh?

Okay. Willing to testify to that?

No chance, man. Hey, look, If I didn't kill conway...

I wasn't in the building, right? I didn't see anything.

Looks like you're stuck with A bad cop, huh?

You know, when I was A rookie cop,

I used to wonder About things like this--

When it would happen to me.

Maybe the basement, A dark alley,

A lonely street late at night

And me with my gun in my hand Firing at shadows.

Only when the shadows fell,

It turned out to be An old woman or maybe a kid.

You know, every cop Wonders about that, daly.

Lieutenant, I told you the truth.

Did you?

I didn't mean to kill him, Not a kid.

- but you fired. - in self-defense.

All right.

Tell me what happened, daly.

Try to remember. It's important.

I ran up the stairs.

It was dark, But someone was up here.

- I knew it. I could feel it. - did you see him?

No, no one, but he had Just killed someone,

And I wasn't about to let him Do it to me.

I heard him moving.

And I stood still, waiting.

Shadows, daly.

Only this case, they turned out To be somebody.

A young kid.

Look, I had to shoot, had to. Now, I thought it was him.

Now, you believe me, Don't you lieutenant?

No.

There's this gun That supposedly shot at you.

Belonged to a frank lucas, And you collared him,

But you didn't turn the gun in To the property department.

Now, you kept him From going to trial

Because he was gonna Blow the whistle on you.

Now, when we find him, He's gonna tell the truth,

And he doesn't want to be A part of this now, does he?

I am a cop!

It's all I ever wanted, Ever thought about.

Nothing else.

I never took any money, And it was offered me, plenty.

I stayed clean. I kept working For a gold shield.

Being with you, I couldn't believe my luck,

And I'm telling you It was an accident!

All of it?

That night, I thought I was gonna die.

Now, you understand that, Don't you?

You know what it's like.

I fired. I fired. So what?

I didn't see who it was Until it was too late.

Look, it was a mistake, okay? A terrible mistake.

There was no one else ever. Just that kid.

Just the kid was up here.

Man, I'll tell you...

When I saw who it was,

I knew it was all gone, Everything.

Everything! I knew it was all gone--

My life, everything I wanted, Everything I worked for.

It was all gone.

So you took the small gun, Fired at the wall,

And threw the gun Down the airshaft.

What harm did it do, huh?

Nothing was gonna Bring that kid back.

Maybe it could save me, huh?

Maybe it'd give me a chance To make up for it someday.

Okay, shooting that kid, Judgment, bad as it was,

But covering up, There's where you blew it.

- come on, lieutenant. - shut up!

And what you did disgraced every Police officer in the city.

You're no good. That's the end of the story.

I don't know about you, pal, But I wanted this transfer,

Even if this kojak Does run our tails off.

Hi, lieutenant.

- hmm? - see you tomorrow.

Yeah, sure. All right, It's not in any of these.

I'll be downtown.