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This place is lovely. How did you find it?

Yeah, well, across the river Here in new jersey,

This is where I hide out. Nobody knows me.

Oh, with your talent and good Looks you'd be known anywhere.

Hmm, but not here.

Maybe it's the way I comb my hair?

Make sure none of your waiters

Do another clip job On the checks,

Because I'm gonna Be checking...Personally.

Okay.

Okay? Okay.

Come on, you ready?

I'm about to trade you in

On the little sports model Over there.

Hello, beautiful.

Now what are you doing sitting Here over here all alone?

Would you like to come over

And join me and My friend at the bar?

No, thank you.

You'd have more fun with us.

A girl like you Shouldn't be wasted.

What's the matter?

Probably none of my business.

Would you like To order dinner now?

Hey, uh, fellas, This is my table.

Would you mind?

Mind? Mind what, man?

She asked me to join her. Now I can see why.

Please, mister, Don't make any trouble.

Just leave us alone.

Hey, fella, why don't you Leave these people alone, huh?

They're not bothering anybody.

In fact, why don't you Leave all of us alone?

Why don't you go back to Your hot chocolate

And mind your business? Baldy.

Oh...

The ladies' room is over here.

Naughty, naughty. Get out of here.

All right, let go.

All right, come on, mike, Let's get out of here.

No, no, no, no.

Nobody pushes me out of My own joint in my own town.

I'm gonna fix him.

Yeah, I want captain keane. Now.

Yeah, this is viggers.

You know how these things Happen, sir.

People have a few drinks Too many and they act up.

You know something?

For a guy who just happened To have a few drinks too many,

He seemed to know his way Around here fairly well.

I wouldn't know about that.

It's the first time I ever saw the man here.

You know something? I believe you.

Now would you do me a favor? Give me the check.

It's okay, sir, please. Be my guest.

I'll tell you what.

We'll let the kids Be your guests, okay?

And I said I'd take care Of my check, okay?

That's exactly what...

Freeze right where you are, Mister.

I want to see your hands.

I'm a new york city Police lieutenant.

My name is kojak.

I have a shield and an I.D. In my left-hand front pocket.

Check him out.

I want that bald-headed creep Locked up,

Or you end up a night watchman On one of the piers.

You understand me, keane?

What are you, crazy?

You want me to lock him up For disorderly conduct?

That's a new york city cop, And this is a two-dollar beef.

My family Tells you what to do.

You don't tell me nothing.

Let's call your father and see What he thinks about all this.

Sorry, baby.

Just hang loose for a little While longer, lieutenant.

I'm sure this will All be ironed out.

Hey, I don't want Anything ironed out.

There were two hoods involved. One pulled a gun,

And the other Was a part of an assault.

I don't know what fancy numbers

You call these crimes In jersey, baby,

But these things are crimes In the rest of the country.

Well, so far We have no witnesses

To the gun being pulled Or even possession by anyone.

And I wouldn't press that Assault charge too far, either.

Give the guy a few hundred Bucks and chase him.

And send the kid to me Right away.

It's not that easy. The guy's a new york city cop.

I see your problem.

I'll send someone down to Your office with a thousand.

I'd appreciate if you handle it. You know how.

Sure, mike. I've done it before.

Thanks for the call, joe.

Look, keane, police chief Or not, you make a decision,

Because I'll be leaving here In the next ten minutes.

Lieutenant, I don't know how

You handle these situations In new york,

But it takes A little longer here.

You'll just have to bear with me And let me go along

At my own small town Hillbilly pace.

Mm-hmm, don't con me, okay?

You're neither a hillbilly Or are ya slow.

Thank you.

- are you all right? - uh-huh.

Lieutenant?

This may be a small town,

But we do try to handle things In a sophisticated manner.

And we never like to see anyone Leave our town unhappy.

Oh.

If you try to give me That envelope,

I'm gonna take it and shove it Right down your throat.

And then I'm gonna Make it my business

To ride you right into jail.

Now you listen, chief.

I'll be back across The bridge again, okay?

I want to see how your big Investigation into this

Is being handled.

You don't run this office. I do.

You'll look into nothing.

Then there's judges who can. Or maybe even the feds.

They'll be checking on

What you were doing here too, You know.

Maybe you had a little bit Too much to drink tonight.

Somebody might tell that To your judges and feds.

Keane. I'm wise to ya.

What the hell is so important

That you have to get me out of Bed in the middle of the night?

I got into a beef In jersey tonight.

I don't want you to be Embarrassed, you know,

Just in case it hits the fan.

What kind of beef? You steal the lincoln tunnel?

No, frank, I wish it were that simple

But I dumped some guy that looks Like he owns the state,

Or at least the local p.D.

- what town? - ellisberg.

Ellisberg.

- fiance? - neighborhood girl!

Oh, really?

Why don't you take Your hand off her knee

And go back there and book her?

Excuse me, darling.

Ellisberg. Hey, that's viggers' town.

Viggers? No, this couldn't be viggers.

I've kept an eye on that guy For 20 years.

His action's right here in New york, not across the river.

Well, he's branched out To both sides of the hudson

For about The last two years now.

Not that he's given up On new york,

But he must have figured, well, Since he lives in ellisberg

He might as well Own the town too.

Mac, I've locked up viggers, I've harassed him,

Given him nothing But aggravation over the years.

I know his moves, his style.

He wouldn't have a hood Like this hooked up with him.

Anyhow, it's not that incident That bugs me

As much as their using The police chief as their agent.

Theo, so there's a cop In another state

Who may not be so kosher?

I mean, what's the big deal?

You might find a few In hong kong or afghanistan.

You want to Straighten them out too?

A cop is supposed to be a cop

And this guy keane Has no right to be one.

Theo, if a beef Comes in from them,

I'll go to the wall with you, But I don't think we'll have to.

Now, I've been around the block A couple of times myself.

I got a few friends That I can call.

You let it lay.

Let ellisberg take care Of ellisberg

And we'll take care Of our little town.

We have our own problems.

I guess you're right.

See you back here In a few hours.

We'll do what we have to do.

Come on, you want a lift?

Yeah.

This guy comes out Of left field and suckers me.

I was just talking to this girl I used to know.

Dope!

Don't do it!

Leave me alone.

You're leaving town. A vacation in london.

I can't leave now. What about my spots?

I gave you the spots And you go to london!

You're chasing me out Because of a lousy cop?

I can bury him! This is jersey, another state!

He's nothin' here! Nothin'!

Get home and pack. Now.

Did kojak say anything Before he left?

Yeah. He said he'd be back.

To check.

Then that's just What he'll do.

No way, man, no way.

I ain't gonna be treated Like no street corner punk!

Not by my father, Not by nobody.

I got my own operation, It's mine, I run it.

What do I got, 20, 22 people now?

Yeah, you got 22 counting The labor union set-up.

Then why am I running Out of town?

Hey, I could...

Could break away, Take care of my own problems.

Well, if you're thinking of Breaking away from your father,

You'd better make sure That your own people

Are gonna support you.

Because, believe me, You're gonna need them, michael.

I can count on you, can't I?

- as what? - my underboss.

Yeah, you can count on me.

I need more from you. Pays 25 grand...Bonus.

- for what? - a hit.

I want kojak.

Dead.

And I don't get one Without the other, right?

Ha, that's right.

So we're breaking away And we're going out on our own.

- just like that? - all right, all right.

There's gonna be problems. Territories...Splits...

Some noise from the old-timers But nothing we can't handle.

And what about your father? What does he think about this?

This is my group. I can move 'em any way I want.

He'll never let you Get away with it.

Look, you know how These things work.

You want to get rid Of a group like us,

You gotta cut off the head. I'm the head.

Does a father kill his only son?

We can understand That you think

That your father Was unreasonable.

Not backing you up on that thing That happened the other night.

But since this thing Is an embarrassment to you,

Won't this loss of face Affect us

If we should make any moves At this time?

Now what the hell's That supposed to mean, huh?

Don't get excited, mike. We're all friends here.

It's just that we're making A kind of a power play

And you didn't come out of that Thing the other night

As a champ.

Now there's other mobs Gonna be sizing us up.

Sizing you up.

Kojak is the cop's name.

He's going.

As of tonight,

There's a 25 grand contract Out on him.

Yeah, okay.

That was tocco. Mike jr. Is pulling a breakaway.

And as an added starter, He's got a hit out on kojak.

Put the word out. Cancel that hit.

Who do I tell?

Right now we don't know Who belongs to who.

Stavros, this stuff Is three years old.

Doesn't c.I.B. Have Anything newer?

Well, sir, ever since viggers Moved to jersey

The feds have made him Their private property.

Are you sure?

Well, that's what The b.C.I. Says.

- lieutenant? - make sure.

This is lieutenant kojak, Manhattan south.

Yeah, keane, what is it now?

It's another world over there.

Apparently the same rules Don't apply.

Ah, some of the rules do.

Really? Like which ones?

Like the ones about cops Taking care of other cops.

Look, you're talking about That envelope routine again,

- don't try it here. - I'm not talking about that.

Maybe you oughta drop that Till we can get this straight.

Maybe viggers has put A contract out on you.

Viggers the kid?

Tell me why are you Delivering the message?

I mean, they own That much of ya

That you deliver Their threats for them?

They don't know that I came over to talk to you.

Look, kojak, I might not be Much of a bargain

But I figure there are limits To my obligations to them.

This is my limit.

I don't stand by And watch a cop get killed.

You know, if there's that much Of the blue uniform in you,

Why the rest of your involvement With viggers?

I used to be a state trooper. 12 years I was a good one.

Tough, honest, all that junk.

I ran into problems With my family.

A wife that started to drink

And then the sanatoriums And the rest of that route.

Well, viggers, the old man,

He helped me out With some of the problems.

A guy like that Has got more contacts

Than a legit guy can ever have.

So, when he bought The town of ellisberg,

He put me in as police chief

With a paycheck that would Embarrass any state payroll.

If it's such a sweet touch,

Why do you come to me With a warning?

I mean, you could be Blowing a paycheck, right?

Because once I was A hell of a cop.

Even now, I still do my job, Maybe with some exceptions,

But on this I don't sit back.

Does old man viggers know About the contract on me?

I don't know for sure,

But there isn't much He doesn't know.

Come on.

Thank you.

Can I help you?

Yes, I'd like To see mr. Viggers.

What's your name?

My name is kojak.

Yeah, there's a mr. Kojak Down here to see mr. Viggers.

Yeah, okay.

You can take The last elevator at the end.

The penthouse.

You know, you're the first Doorman I ever met

With a heart of steel?

- theo. - hello, sammy.

Looks like jersey Agrees with you.

Well, when you're old,

You want as many things As you can to agree with ya.

I gotta ask you, theo.

Is this official Or just a talk?

If this was official, sammy,

Wouldn't you be The first one in handcuffs

And wasn't that always The way it runs?

- buzz us up. - yeah.

Theo, long time. Ah, you look good.

- like a man is supposed to look. - mike, you too.

First of all, I want to apologize

For the conduct of my son.

And then for my own conduct In offering you restitution.

I did not know it was you When I took that liberty.

Well, I thought I was correct In assuming that he was over 21

And responsible for His own actions and conduct.

I appreciate that thought,

But what father Is not responsible

For his son's actions?

Then you're saying That you're responsible

For a contract Being put out on me?

Theo, I am asking you For a favor

That I know you do not owe me.

Nor, in fact, Do I owe you anything.

But we know each other A long time

And we understand a great deal About each other.

I promise you, if you let me Take control of this situation,

And you just forget it,

I'll take control Of my son's actions,

And if this incident cannot come To a happy ending for me,

At least it will come To a peaceful one for you.

You could take some vacation. I own some excellent hotels.

Mike. Naughty, naughty.

All right, all right, theo. I'm sorry.

I do that from instinct, Not from good sense.

I'll tell you something, mike.

I came her to tell you that I'm coming after your son.

I don't like contracts on me. What else can I tell ya?

Your son is on his own. I have to stop him.

How? Are you going To put a hit on him?

I'll handle him like I've handled every other punk.

Go after him whatever way I think is right.

You hunt him. Then what?

Amen, baby.

You're asking me to stand by

And watch a man I have Respect for, and my own son,

Go after each other?

I can't stand by any more

Than you can volunteer To be a victim.

This is jersey.

My son has the organization Here, not you.

I don't want to see a winner Or a loser in this contest.

I guarantee that you will never See my son in new york

Regardless of any problems Here in new jersey.

Leave it be, theo.

I don't want my son To be destroyed by you.

I ask you only to trust me.

Trust that I can take care Of this thing

Before it goes any further.

I've learned your word Is your bond 100%.

I just don't trust your feelings And your emotions right now.

So why don't we leave it Just the way it is.

Oh, the next trip, sammy, It's the handcuffs.

No one hits a cop.

Not one of mine, Not one of anyone's.

I'm not that easy To hit, frank.

That's beside the point.

Who the hell does that punk Think he is

To order the death of a cop?

Well, it's another state, mac.

Maybe we ought To just forget about it.

That was before. This is now.

It's an imperfect world And I'm a lifetime member.

We'll go to the feds.

Their borders end at oceans, Not rivers.

They won't be interested. They never are.

We'll make them interested.

First thing in the morning.

Sure, we'll do whatever We can in this case.

We're not gonna stand by and let

A police lieutenant Become a target.

What would you suggest?

What have you got On baby viggers

That we can pick him up on?

You know we can't Open our files to you.

Now, if you want to turn this Over to us and let us handle it.

You're telling me I shouldn't Take care of my own man?

Why would I expect you to do it?

Because we need you people.

I'm not gonna be The cause of a breach

In the best source of Information we've got,

The street cop.

You have a plan, mr. Cortazzo?

We've got a weak Conspiracy case

Against viggers and his son.

It's not a finished product, But there's enough here

To bring a few of the people in.

I'm not completely Sure of the facts.

I'm gonna check into them.

I see, somebody's out there Hunting for me

And you're gonna start Checking into something, right?

Why don't you forget it.

I'll take care of my own Problems out on the street.

You know, For a guy that needs help,

He's pretty independent.

I should think he'd be glad...

He doesn't owe you feds A thing.

Come on.

You know something?

Now that junior is breaking Away from his father,

Maybe this is the time To set the old man up.

I thought we were waiting To get both of them.

No, it's the old man I want to put away.

And I think I've got The angle, finally.

Mr. Viggers, do you have A statement at this time?

Can I have a statement, please?

Mr. Viggers...

You're my friend, You're my boss,

But going to the feds Was your idea.

Hey, easy. How, what...Explain.

We talked to them yesterday

And today they lock up The wrong viggers.

The punk is out And the old man's in.

Now do it my way, If you don't mind.

Just me against him.

All right, Now we all know what happened.

My father is in,

And he's gonna have To stay in for a while.

Now, we're not sure About that.

It's just a material witness rap On a federal conspiracy charge.

- that's... - I hope so.

They're breaking chops, man.

A material charge can hold him And you know it,

So let's get on with it. As of now...

And for the period of time My father is away,

I'll be taking over.

Aren't you rushing This a little?

That's the normal way Of these things, huh?

The way it's always been? Whether I like it or not,

I'm taking over. I'm the boss.

Anybody disagree?

I've been with your father Almost all my life.

I take orders from him Unless he tells me different.

Sam, what can I tell ya, huh?

You better leave now And go talk to him.

Does anybody wanna join sammy?

You three men Are off the chart.

You're being assign... Make that the four of ya.

You're being assigned to Homicide case number 28 of 1972.

Excuse me, captain.

What's the big deal About that case?

1972?

That's not what It's about anyway.

It's just in case somebody Asks what you're doing.

Now you're being assigned To cover lieutenant kojak,

And I mean cover him.

- oh. - what do you mean, "Oh"?

He means "Oh," captain.

We already know About the contract.

What, does the whole city Know about this?

Well, we heard about it The other night at the diner

And I mentioned it To the lieutenant

And he proceeded To tear my head off.

Well, you cover him Or I'll tear your heart out.

And I mean cover him 24 hours a day any way you can.

If he yells again, Just send him in to see me.

Captain...

Send him?

Well, ask him.

Sammy also said that the boy Can't be controlled any longer.

He's taken over whatever Business you have,

Or he's in the process.

I can take care of that as Soon as you get me out of here.

That might be a while.

Federal agents have A pretty good case on paper.

They've pinpointed you down To a certain meeting

At a specific time and date.

And where did they say I was?

With your son At the racetrack.

And?

He didn't substantiate Your story.

He put himself out of town,

Said that he didn't see you All that week.

Take this message to sammy.

Tell him no one In my organization

Is to follow my son.

Anyone who does so, Either new york or jersey,

Will be considered my enemy.

And get in touch with kojak.

Tell him I'd like To speak to him.

I see.

All right, cover the scene And do it all.

I'm gonna notify Sammy's next of kin.

Tracy. Cover the scene and do it all.

I asked to see you,

But I never expected it To happen this fast.

Bad news always travels fast.

In a place like this, Can I ever expect good news?

Sammy has been killed.

It's a homicide,

Straight, old-fashioned Gang hit.

Sammy and I were brothers. Closer than brothers.

We understood the rules And the matter of respect.

The boy is no longer my son.

You and I must do Whatever we have to do.

I told you to handle The homicide scene.

Well, I was.

There's plenty of guys Over there.

- yeah, well I wanted you there. - I was there until just now.

I came over to fill you in On what we got so far.

You couldn't know where I was Unless you were tailing me,

Is that the story?

You know, I can smell Mcneil in this?

It's typical of him.

Look, he ordered me to stick With you, lieutenant,

So that's just what I'm gonna do.

And I'm ordering ya To stop hanging on my back.

Well, if you don't Get off my back,

I'll just take my vacation And sleep on your doorstep.

Look, everybody's in on it. The whole squad's in on it.

All the guys are in on it. What do you want from me?

Why don't you go back to The squad and yell at 30 guys?

Well, if you think I'm gonna let stavros

Sleep in my apartment, You're crazy.

Eh...

I'm here. What can I tell ya?

Did anybody ever tell you You make a lousy tail, bobby?

Aw, come on, lieutenant.

At least I can keep My eye on ya.

It's okay, stavros. We're still engaged.

What's happening here?

Yeah? No.

No, there's no sweat Here, lieutenant.

We found ourselves Two great eyewitnesses, though.

Art students, no less.

They're gonna go back To the station

To sketch their way To fame and fortune.

They saw some guy Lean into the car.

They didn't hear nothing, Though.

Probably used a silencer.

Well, young lady,

I've got a few more questions That I wanna ask you

Then we'll have to Go down to the station.

It shouldn't take too long.

Okay, see if they can pick out Crater's photo.

And don't help them. Saperstein!

- yeah? - go down to criminal court

And corner a d.A. In the complaint room.

Draw up a felony warrant For crater, go ahead.

Right.

They both picked him Right out...One look.

Ah. Oh, rizzo.

Yeah?

Make notifications

To the chief of detectives And the borough

That we'll be leaving The city and state

On official business. Ellisberg, new jersey.

- I'll tell mcneil. - all right.

You can't extradite With this warrant.

It's enough to hold him

Until I can get the case Before the grand jury.

Now you wanna be a cop again? Then do it.

I could have gone to The state troopers with this

But I came to you.

I want crater tonight And you can deliver him.

And why should I get into it?

I did what was right in The first place and warned ya.

Going after them Is the end of my bubble.

I thought you might Want a chance

To do some things that shoulda Been done a long time ago.

Like what, Pay my wife's hospital bills?

Hey, joe, get a job In a supermarket nights.

Go drive a cab.

What the hell difference Does it make?

But at least be What you always wanted to be

Before you... Before you fell off the train.

It's decision time, huh?

Well, I might as well go down In a blaze of glory.

At least I can finish off Being a cop by being a cop.

There's two places to hit. If we do it quick enough,

We may have him Before he goes underground.

All right, hold it right There, on the wall.

Move it! On the wall!

We'll try to move faster Than their grapevine now.

Your men, are they okay?

Just one rotten apple. The barrel is fine.

Louie, come here.

I, um, I need the keys To the locker at the terminal.

- for the guns? - yeah, that's right.

Move it!

Uh-huh.

Now which one of these Has the big mouth?

There's nobody louder Than louie here.

Oh.

Hi, louie. Where you from?

- arkansas. - no kidding?

I thought it was tuxedo park.

You ever deliver newspapers When you were a kid?

- yeah, so what? - well, you're back in business.

You know, apparently Old man viggers' message

Either didn't get to you or Doesn't mean anything to you.

But anyone who stays with junior

Is gonna get more of what We did here tonight.

- now, you understand, louie? - yeah, I understand.

Enough to deliver your papers To all your stops?

- here and in new york? - yeah, sure.

What can I tell ya? Goodbye, sonny.

And be careful Of the trolley cars

When you cross second avenue.

Yeah, we got all kinds Of heat now.

Even that hick cop Is in on it now...

- your boy keane. - what are you talking about?

You cracking up or something?

Look, they just Busted into the club

And they took the rest Of the guys.

Now I heard they did The same thing

Over at the plumbing shop.

Now I get the word They're looking for me.

- now what's going on? - all right, all right.

Just take it easy, Take it easy.

There's gotta be Some angle to this.

It don't make sense. Meet me at the bus station.

- in the waiting room. - right.

- hello? - yeah, this is mike, jr.

Some of my people Got picked up tonight.

They're over At the ellisberg station.

I want you to go over there And get them out now.

I would suggest that you call

The public defender's office In the morning.

What are you talking about? Get over there now!

I thought that You'd know by now.

I no longer represent you. I'm sorry.

- are you okay? - yeah, I'm great.

Look, we gotta get Our people together.

There's thing happening I don't understand.

What people? We don't have any more people.

- what do you mean? - your old man put the word out.

We got our own people.

You got nothing.

Now listen, will you? Kojak put out the word too.

"Stay away from junior." Now the word's all over.

They're scared of him? He can't do nothing.

It's not that they're scared, It's that they're smart.

Smart enough to sit back and See who the winner will be.

And mike, this kojak is tough.

And you...They're not So sure about.

25 grand I'm paying.

I'm setting you up, My right hand.

How come you ain't dumped This lieutenant

Right in some gutter?

All right.

He's in jersey. We hit him now.

I got enough on these judges And some of the politicians,

They gotta go with us.

Open it.

We get rid of kojak tonight.

You think keane will come up With crater?

Well, if he isn't trying,

He's giving me A pretty good imitation.

You know, if it wasn't For my bad shoulder...

- bad shoulder. - I'd give you a hand, you know.

But I'll hold The flashlight for ya.

- flashlight... - I'll drive the car

- onto the curb... - curb...

Now come on.

Let me get it off the road.

Kojak, get outta there!

We missed him. You hear me?

Ahhhhh!

I know I can't order you. So I'm gonna ask you nicely.

Get lost!

Take a couple of weeks, Anywhere.

Just until we pick up Viggers and crater.

- no. - just no?

Not even a philosophical Discussion or an argument?

Captain mcneil.

Who hit him?

Yeah, well, thank you.

That was the feds.

They just found crater's body In that garbage truck

Somewhere in jersey With two bullets in him.

They look like keane's bullets,

So you might say He finished well.

Oh, sure,

People might even remember His name for a few weeks.

Theo, there is absolutely No sign of viggers.

If he's got any brains At all, frank,

He's on his way To florida right now.

Well, he obviously Has no brains

And he obviously Isn't finished with you.

Getting you is his last chance To play the big hero.

Hero with whom?

He's got nobody To impress any more.

Nah, if he's coming after me, It's all personal by now.

It's a little bit crazy.

And that's why I'm sending you On extradition.

To georgia, alabama... You pick it.

You really think I'm gonna Tuck in my tail and hide?

- I'll go on sick leave. - go on sick leave...

And I'll be sure to have The police surgeon

Confine you to your residence, And it'll be well-covered.

And if I ignore him He gives me a complaint.

That's two days pay. So?

So...Now what Do you want to do, theo?

Level with me, frank.

You got men Covering my apartment now?

Yeah, I got two of them Around the clock.

They're in the empty apartment Across from yours.

Mmm-hmm. And they gotta come and go.

Change shifts, Drive up in cars.

It's activity any pro who Grew up in the streets can spot.

You know what you're gonna do?

You're gonna chase viggers into Trying to hit me somewhere else.

Well, what the hell Do you want me to do?

Paint a circle On the back of your jacket

And send you Out into the streets?

Hey, frank, you know I appreciate the concern.

Ah, just can't afford To lose a lieutenant

In the middle Of the busy season, that's all.

Mmm-hmm.

Now what do we know About viggers?

Does he have a girl? Is he a good shot?

I mean, theo, There's a hundred ways

To try to take somebody out.

If we just had some clue As to which way he might go.

I know somebody who could Help, if he'd do it.

- who? - his father.

Oh, you do believe In santa claus.

Eh.

Rich, dead. Sammy, dead.

Even keane.

I feel for him too.

I never wanted these things, Theo.

Well, either way, you got it.

Everybody else has got Their life on the line

While you sit back, Watch the ending,

See if it comes out The way you want, right?

Look where I'm sitting, theo.

This is a prison, not a palace.

And I'm here because You helped put me here.

I'm no volunteer.

Hey, I'd put you here

For the rest of my life If I could.

That's nothing new.

Except I didn't Put you in this time.

You know that. Your son laid this on ya.

He set up his own father.

This is my concern, not yours.

When the time comes, I'll handle it.

Cut out the garbage.

He's everything That nobody wants.

He's a punk And he belongs to ya

And I'm telling you to help Clean up your own mess.

By doing what?

Exactly what I find rotten In my own son?

Turning him in? Sure, you're right.

He is what you say.

He's maybe a few more things That you don't know about.

But you will never Hear them from me.

You know something, mike? There are no more rules.

We have to take him in now, Any way we have to.

Then take him, If he doesn't take you first.

- oh, if he kills me? - then you die.

- and if I kill him? - then he dies.

You know something?

I'm kinda dumb, mike. Really stupid.

I played a game with you For 20 years of my life.

You made your son into what he Is with the same calculated mind

That built this Fake respect for each other.

And now you figure Your creepy son

Is gonna take me Out of the picture, right?

And you can sit back and say,

"My son went out Like a big man."

You're figuring the papers Will make him a folk hero.

And you can save some face, Is that it?

You finished, theo?

It's lieutenant kojak! Do you understand?

I understand.

Come here, al.

I don't understand. What you hassling me for?

- where's junior? - I don't know.

Really, I have No way of knowing.

- loosen up, will ya? - no way.

I want junior, al, and you're Gonna feed me the location.

- I don't know, kojak. - well, who does?

Nobody. He just fell out of the picture.

All right, if it turns out

That you were still In bed with him,

I'm gonna be back, al, And we're gonna talk further.

- if you make it. - what does that mean?

You know he's gotta Come after you.

You know he has to.

I ain't telling you nothing That you don't know already.

Except?

Well, how much time Does a cop killer have?

- not much. - then soon, kojak.

That's all I can say. Nobody talks or helps a rat.

He's gotta do something On his own...

Real soon.

All right, check him out.

If he's got anything on him, Book him.

Up against the wall. Come on.

Junior's on his own.

Well, you're betting your life On it, and I'm no gambler.

Then it's one on one now. I just have to let him find me.

It's your butt, theo. How do you want me to handle it?

Okay, I give in. Cover me.

Warm blanket on a cold night.

Bracket me On every move I make.

But do me a favor, Would you, frank?

Pull the men from the apartment Across from me.

If he sees them leave,

Maybe he'll show himself And we can grab him.

Well, what if he shoots Before he shows himself?

What do I know? You got a better way?

I don't know how to hide And I never did it before.

And the longer The creep stays loose

The harder it will get To cover me.

- he's totally clean. - okay.

Now tonight, when I go home, Would you cover me loose?

If he's gonna make a move, Let's end it fast.

- not too loose, crocker. - yeah, I know.

- taxi! - good night, lieutenant.

Kojak!

Viggers, hold it.

What happened? Who is he?

Nobody, lady. Nobody at all.