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♪ what have we lost

♪ in all of the days Flown by? ♪

♪ a dream or two

♪ has gone to die

♪ what have we lost

♪ in only a year alone?

♪ we've seen Some sadness ♪

♪ and felt the cold

♪ but don't we still Believe ♪

♪ but don't We still believe ♪

♪ looking In children's eyes ♪

♪ that time will bring A better life ♪

♪ an end to hate An end to strife ♪

♪ what have we lost In all of the days gone by? ♪

♪ a friend or two Has said good-bye ♪

♪ but what Will we gain ♪

♪ in days That seem so near? ♪

♪ the hopes and prayers

♪ of a fresh new year

♪ ooh

Bartender, please, Some change for the cigarettes.

Thank you.

You shoulda been here Last christmas.

I think it was christmas.

You hang around one bar A couple of years,

You start to lose track.

Anyhow, I swear to you, Jacky,

On the stroke of midnight,

In walks These two basketball teams--

For me? Are we engaged?

Whenever, loretta.

Anyhow, they brought Their basketballs with 'em.

So get this picture.

Billie is going ho, ho, ho Behind the bar.

Loretta?

Jacqueline, we're talking About your life here.

Come on, now.

Hey, 7:30 christmas eve.

In half an hour I'm booked For a swim in a bowl of eggnog.

- what's the problem? - this guy comes in,

Fires a gun at our victim here, And apparently shoots himself

In the arm when someone tried To get the gun from him.

Yeah, I heard the alarm, Crocker,

On the radio Coming down between carols--

silent night, holy night, jingle bells.

It's a normal enough fiasco. What do you need me for?

Well, the young lady Who was shot at,

Loretta kane, She can't imagine

Why anyone would want to try And hurt her.

Hi, colonel.

Loretta.

Now, what are we doing?

Protecting some jealous lover Or something?

The man shoots at ya, Makes holes in private property,

Risks people's lives,

Gives a very bad tone To christmas eve.

Will you Stop barkin' at me?

I never saw that man before In my life.

Not that it's such an outrageous Suggestion, of course.

A woman like myself With the wit

And allure and--

Experience.

Yes, that too, of course.

Forgive me, loretta. Ah, crocker.

Billie, I'm being taken Out of here against my will.

You too, young lady.

Yeah, you're our material Witness.

As a matter of fact, For all I know,

Maybe he was Shooting at you.

Me?

But why is some guy Gonna shoot at me?

Hey, lieutenant.

Merry christmas To all of you from all of us

- here at new york's favorite-- - well, it's bad.

But not as bad As I thought it would be.

- you guys do this every night? - yeah.

Stavros, would you give The ladies a little libation?

And then help crocker Get statements

So we can get outta here?

- who are they? - they're our guests, frank,

Until we find out Who's shootin' at the one

With the big mouth here--

With the big and sensuous mouth And the--and the crazy ankles.

Hey, houston,

You coming off stakeout Or going on?

Yeah, me and gregg, We're just going on,

Grand central and winery Down at 42nd street.

Put the booze back.

Not a drop Till you're off duty.

Either of you has the misfortune To blow somebody away

With liquor on your breath, It'll bury the department.

I know, it's lousy duty.

And I'm sorry They stole you for this.

Don't make no difference To me, captain.

Not this christmas.

Let's go, gregg.

...An accident At the 54th street on-ramp.

Meanwhile...

What's houston's problem?

Remember, he was transferred Here from bensonhurst?

His wife got killed Last summer.

He doesn't Talk about it much.

That makes him a lethal man For a stakeout, doesn't it?

Got it all Bottled up inside.

Who picked him, anyway?

He volunteered.

I think we should pull him off After tonight.

Oh, I see you guys Put tagg bowman

On top of the tree this year.

Who else, lieutenant?

We're searchin' for him On 14 different warrants.

All right, hold it down, guys. Hold it, hold it, hold it.

Captain, We saw where you came in

In the department's Bridge tournament last month,

So the guys got together, And we're presenting you

With a pair Of dark glasses

And a deck Of marked cards.

Rizzo, would you give The captain his wonderful gift?

Good luck next year.

Thanks very much.

Well, I can now finally Beat my nephew

At spit in the ocean.

And to you, lieutenant, From all of us,

As the winner

Of the manhattan south Grand memorial award

For the loudest collection Of vests,

We'd like to present To you--

Ta-da!

♪ merry christmas to you, Merry christmas to you ♪

♪ merry christmas, Lieutenant ♪

♪ merry christmas to you

- yay! - merry christmas!

I mean, I love it so With the orange and the green

And the fringe And zapa dapa do.

And what do you think, Loretta?

Well, I think Between the singing

And the vest, you guys Should have no trouble

Running every crook right off The streets of new york.

Yes, but is it me?

Well, as my present To all of you,

I'm going to wear it Every day.

Okay?

You comin' with me On your way home?

Oh, I'll stop off For a couple of minutes.

He's in a good mood. Let me ask him.

- captain. - yeah?

They flew denobili's father In from italy.

He hasn't seen him In ten years.

- anyhow, I-- - now, hold it.

We're already down to the thin Red line on this next shift.

I know. I was gonna say I'd pull his duty for him.

I got relatives coming To jackson heights.

I'll see enough of them Tomorrow.

Fine. You wanna do it Yourself, fine with me.

Terrific. Yeah, no problem.

Right. Merry christmas.

You know what, crocker? You got a lot of class.

Now, after you help stavros Get statements

From the young ladies, You go back downtown.

Maybe somebody In the neighborhood

Can identify this man From their description.

And let's get loretta outta here Before she takes over the joint.

Santa claus, anybody needs us, Like, for a tidal wave

Or an earthquake,

- we'll be at connie's restaurant. - yes, sir.

Merry christmas.

Have a nice time, Lieutenant.

That's it? Party's over?

- that's it. - well, we have a tv,

If you'd like to watch christmas with pat boone in hong kong.

Why don't you girls relax For a few minutes?

We'll be right back. Don't go away.

I can't believe it.

Can you believe Bein' stuck here?

I'm here. I'm at the bar.

It's the same thing.

Nothin'.

Hey,

Am I the only person Who ever got bored of new york

In two months?

I work.

I learned to type 60 wo p.M..

- wo pm? - yeah.

Words per minute.

Anyway, I-I figure With 12 million people,

Which is certainly a great deal More than ocala, florida,

I gotta meet somebody In new york, right?

Sure. Mr. Perfect--

Paul newman's eyes,

Only a little taller Than paul newman,

Naturally. Skip it.

Hey.

I skipped it A long time ago.

I'll settle For a hardware clerk

Who doesn't care if I never get Past 40 wo pm,

- you know what I mean? - don't worry about it.

You're young. You'll make it.

Say, whatever happened To that sailor?

He was supposed to be in At 7:00.

Too bad.

It's the typing, You know?

It's really too bad.

Kinda thought we had a brief But promising communication.

When? Before or after?

Before or after what?

We only talked on line At radio city music hall.

You're kidding.

No. Why?

Maybe it's your nails.

- what? - your nails.

You got lousy nails.

Let me do your nails for you Later, okay?

It's the typing, You know?

Okay, you can start looking Through these photos.

Maybe you'll spot him in there. Who know?

I'm going back to the scene And ask around.

Okay.

Girls, take your time. Good luck, okay?

Oh, he's cute.

Wanted for what?

Yuck!

Okay, you guys, Good night.

- merry christmas. - merry christmas, guys.

Thank you. Merry christmas.

Yes, what can I do For you?

Well, I'm--I'm lookin' To make a few bucks, you know?

Well, like tonight, maybe You need someone for deliveries.

But I don't know you, Son.

I talk to your partner The--the other day

About drivin' A delivery truck.

And he--he didn't need nothin' And--

Hey, gregg.

Hey, you ever seen this guy In here before?

The guy With the red scarf?

I don't like the way He keeps lookin' around,

Keeps his hands In his pockets.

If ever he pulls a gun Out of there--

Okay, son. Why don't you deliver this box?

The label's on the top.

Oh, I-I really-- I-I appreciate it.

Thank you.

Looks like he's delivering.

Yeah?

Couple of deliveries

Just to case the joint?

We'll see.

Anybody lookin' for me, I'll be out for a walk.

Can I help you, ma'am?

Are you One of the detectives?

Yes, ma'am.

My name Is allison dewindt.

My father, Maybe you know of him,

Dewindt and slaymaker, They're brokers.

I can't say that I have, Miss dewindt.

Well, he knows people In city hall.

He could probably help me, but I Can't ask him, not tonight.

To do what?

Well, that policeman,

He claims there's no way You can find any missing person

Unless the person's Been gone for days.

He's wrong, isn't he?

Well, how long is this person Missing for?

Look, it's my boyfriend.

He's only been in new york A couple of weeks

From tennessee.

He can't get work, he's broke, And he hates it here.

Except for me, I guess,

And we just had A huge fight.

How long is this person Missing for?

Three hours.

Three hours?

Yes, well, I wouldn't worry.

You can take the wrong subway in This town

And be lost for more than three Hours, lady, I guarantee it.

No, it's more complicated Than that.

I'm afraid he's gonna Try to steal some money--

Grab a purse, rob a cab, Something like that.

I don't want him To get in trouble.

Can't someone Help me find him?

Around 42nd street.

He's wearing A new leather jacket

And a red silk scarf That I just gave him.

Is this man armed And dangerous?

What?

Well, the only way that we Could put out an alarm

To have him picked up Is if he's armed and dangerous

And you file a complaint that He threatened to commit a crime.

No.

I can't do that.

No.

Ho, ho, ho!

Merry christmas!

Ho, ho, ho!

Ho, ho, ho!

Ho, ho, ho! Happy holidays!

- merry christmas. - thank you!

- anybody here? - ho, ho, ho!

Hey, what happened?

It's all right, I'm a cop. What happened?

Oh--oh, god. What happened?

A man--a man-- A man came in

And he--you could see there On the floor, the blood--

He was-- He was bleeding.

So--and with a gun, He's--he's making me--

He's making me give him The--the bandages.

So--so I'm helping With the bandages

And the--I said, "You should-- You should see a doctor."

I'm telling him, Because this is a bad wound,

Believe me, a bad wound.

So he says, "Give me the name Of a doctor around here."

Some local doctor, right?

Did you give him the name Of any particular doctor?

Then I'm coming To the register here

And I'm looking for a name, And he takes the list from me,

- and he says he'll find his own. - takes what list?

My--my christmas list

For cards,

For mailing cards to the doctors That send their patients here.

You mean to tell me there's A guy running around out there

With a gun, going down Your christmas mailing list?

How many names are here?

- a hundred, 200. - I've gotta have this list.

- do you have others? - certainly, I got copies.

- where's your phone? - right over there.

Well, here you go, Captain.

Oh, thank you.

Oh, I don't mean to interrupt.

- oh, you met mrs. Aliatros. - oh, yes.

We're just having a wonderful Discussion about goat's milk.

Goat's milk?

You only came from greece Three years ago.

You know something? You speak english beautifully.

I want to like it here,

To be accepted,

Not just In greek parts of town.

- you understand? - uh-huh.

Elenora, there's no way That you wouldn't be accepted

In any part of town. Do you understand?

You grew up in new york, Lieutenant?

Mm-hmm. Call me theo, okay?

Theo.

It must have been a lot Different when you were a child.

My father's friend, Constantine,

He was saying they used to have Open-air buses.

Double-deck buses, you know, With no tops on 'em.

You'd stick out Your hand

And touch the streetlights As you went by.

That must have been awful In the summer with the smog.

There was no smog then.

Oh, don't get me wrong, We had dirt and you got filthy,

But there was nothing around That would kill ya.

Anyway, we spent most Of our time by the rivers.

You'd be able to swim In the river in those days.

We'd go up by the polo grounds.

They play polo up there?

Oh, no, no. That's where The giants played baseball.

I thought they were In san francisco.

Well, anyway,

Things have changed And nothing's the same,

And, elenora, this used to be A great city.

20 or 30 plays on broadway Every season,

Great jazz joints--

Eddie condon's, jimmy ryan's, The birdland.

Summer nights, Believe it or not,

You could walk in the park, Any park in new york.

And downtown, The lower east side--

Great place--

Pushcarts and selling Watermelons and pineapples

And bananas and flowers And people and laughter

And like that.

We let the fun Go out of this city, elenora.

Everybody's afraid Of everybody else now.

That must have been A long time ago.

No, it wasn't That long ago.

Before dean martin And jerry lewis split up?

Before dean martin And jerry lewis split up?

Yes. I read they used to be Partners for some reason.

Was it that long ago?

Yeah, it was even longer ago Than that.

Excuse me.

This gunman who was taking The potshots in the bar,

Crocker thinks he's got an idea Where he is.

- he's on the phone. - oh.

Oh, elenora, This is dr. Mcneil.

He's a very famous Brain surgeon.

Brain surgeon?

He's just Pulling your leg.

Actually, I'm a famous psychic.

- really? - oh, yes. Here.

Pick a card, Any card from this deck.

Go ahead.

Ooh, do you find it Very bright in here?

No.

Oh, boy, I do.

Houdini, the man Who shot at loretta

Is out there with a gun In one hand

And a bullet in the other Looking for a doctor.

We got trouble, frank.

Excuse me.

This is An old american custom.

You see, this is mistletoe.

And if I put it over your head Like that,

That entitles me To kiss you.

Tradition.

Oh.

Which means I'm tricky And--and you're beautiful.

- good night. - good night.

Hi.

I'm looking for a girl. Her name is jacqueline pierce.

We met uptown last week

Standing in line At radio city music hall.

Jacky's not here.

Police took her in About an hour ago.

- the police? - excuse me.

Um...

The--the cops took her in, Is that what he said?

Yeah, That's what he said.

Cops came in here About an hour ago

And took these two hookers Outta here.

Hookers?

Yeah.

Captain, lieutenant.

Same man who took a shot At loretta.

Second shot must have hit him In the left hand.

He's out there with a list Of local doctors?

Sure, while we're Standing here, with a gun.

Anyone else coming down?

Who else is there?

Here.

Go down the list starting with The addresses closest to here.

We'll send a man out To take a statement.

I'm going Back to the office.

Dr. Banker?

Ho, ho, ho.

Yes, emergency ward? I'm worried.

I think something might have Happened to a friend of mine.

I don't know. Maybe he was shot or something.

Yes. His name is douglas north.

Yes, I've tried The other hospitals.

The police? They're no help.

You gotta be dead Before they care.

Thank you.

Miss dewindt?

Would you care to sit down? Maybe talk a little bit?

Can I get you something?

This fellow, Your boyfriend,

- douglas north, is that his name? - yes.

You've only known him For a couple of weeks

And you're sure he's gonna Get into trouble.

Look, you know What the problem is?

He made me promise

No christmas presents To him,

Not till he got a job And could get me something.

Well, it's all my fault.

I gave him A red silk scarf

And a leather jacket.

I think he's gonna steal Some money

To get me something.

Well, that's-- That's pretty terrible.

I mean, to steal To buy a present.

However, unless There's some real reason

For you to suspect He's that type of guy,

I wouldn't worry so much.

Maybe you're feeling guilty, Allison.

- I mean, about the present. - no.

I'm afraid he's gonna get hurt, You know, real trouble.

You know, In--in just two weeks,

You can really get to care About a person.

I mean, even if you're not Really in love.

Maybe you're like My father,

Maybe you can't Understand that.

Sure, I can, allison. Why not?

Look, there's something more, Isn't there?

Yes.

He robbed a gas station

In tennessee once,

A few years ago.

Yeah. Well, I'll tell you what.

You come on back With me.

We'll check The teletype.

Maybe he's been picked up In some other precinct, okay?

- thank you. - my privilege. Come on.

Crocker.

Would you believe, Crocker,

I've run across Two surgeons,

Both of whom are cooking goose This christmas eve?

- no sign of our man? - no. What about you?

No sign of any trouble.

Okay. Dr. Lloyd banker, 562 west.

That's right here.

No. No, if she comes in,

No message.

Now, tomorrow, You must go to the hospital.

Tomorrow won't make Any difference.

You know, sometimes When you wait a day,

Everything Makes a difference.

Here.

Take one of these. It's for the pain.

No!

It's to put me to sleep.

You think you can Make a fool of me too.

Do you have Someplace to go?

Someone to help you?

I am going to hell,

And my wife Has helped me.

They said I was an old fool To marry a young girl.

Well, they were not Entirely right.

Now, we are Going to stay together.

Really stay together.

Don't you answer that.

But people know That I'm home.

I have to.

All right.

Yes?

Dr. Banker, This is the police.

Can I come in a minute?

Well, I'm in bed.

Is it very important?

Well, There's a wounded man,

And we thought he might be In this area.

Is everything all right, Doctor?

Sure.

Everything is fine.

Okay. Well, just be careful,

And merry christmas.

You start screaming, And I'll be back.

Thanks.

All right, Cover the rear.

Hey!

Hey!

Have you any idea Where he's gone to, doctor,

Or who he is?

Well, he made Two phone calls,

Two bars.

He said his name Was bill.

He was looking For his wife.

And a merry christmas To daddy.

I told you.

Of course. I'm with friends.

I'm having A lovely christmas.

Okay, mama.

Same to you.

Bye-bye.

A crazy man shoots at you,

The police trap us In this building,

And this is A lovely christmas.

They're sittin' all alone In a little room in miami

Waiting for a call From their only daughter.

Could I say Anything different?

You're a sweet kid.

We fix these nails, You'll be perfect.

Here you are, stavros.

Oh, mele kalikimaka.

He's not back in his room.

Well, maybe He's wiring home for money,

Making an honest buck Somehow.

He hasn't been picked up Anywhere. I checked.

I wouldn't worry, Really.

He's gonna Get in trouble.

I know it.

The 52 files on women,

You know, prostitutes, Shoplifters.

She may be in there. You never know.

Hi, colonel. Who we lookin' for now?

The person you look like, Loretta, if that's possible.

You know, this guy's wife, Poor fellow.

Now, why don't you help her, Jacky?

Lieutenant, I got a problem.

I got a young girl Out there

That's been pulling her hair out All night long.

Her boyfriend took off Four hours ago,

And she's afraid he's liable To pull some job

To buy her a present

And--and she wants us To help pick him up for her.

Which you told her Was impossible.

Well, she's too sure. She's too worried.

I think she knows What he's gonna do

But she's too afraid To come up with it,

Something big, maybe. I know she's spoiled,

But she's okay.

Her father is some Big-time stock broker

And he doesn't go for This boyfriend of hers at all.

He's from tennessee,

And he got arrested once For robbing a gas station.

And pray tell, Good king wenceslaus,

How may I serve thee?

Well, I've been kind of nice To her, lieutenant.

And it's gonna be kinda hard For me to lean on her now.

- you know what I mean? - ah!

Yes, another job for scrooge. All right, get her in.

Allison.

Will you come in here A minute, please?

Lieutenant kojak, Allison dewindt.

Sit down, allison.

Thank you.

So this boyfriend of yours Who's missing,

Why hasn't he just left you, Allison?

It happens all the time, I'm sorry to say.

Just leave me?

He wouldn't do that. He loves me.

What about This expensive coat

You told me you had A fight about?

Yes, but he's coming with me To greenwich tomorrow

To have supper With my parents.

He wouldn't skip that.

Oh, this kid from tennessee Who stuck up a gas station?

He's having a christmas supper With your parents

In greenwich?

Well, my father doesn't know He's coming.

But my father never wants to Know too much about me anyhow.

Oh.

That's nice.

Well, I guess tomorrow,

Your--your father's really going To have to pay attention to you.

He will absolutely freak.

Hmm.

Allison, maybe you're giving This kid too much to handle.

You know? Freaking him out.

Maybe you're just using him, Allison, for attention, no?

No.

Suppose that's how He sees it?

Okay.

I guess it could look That way.

This is really terrible of me, Isn't it?

Oh, hey, You're a young girl.

You're learning.

Now, you still believe He's out there

Thinking about some caper?

Yes.

Look, he's a nice person, He really is.

And I don't want him To get killed.

Allison, why Is he going to get killed?

He's got a gun.

Oh?

He's got a gun?

Yes.

You know that time when he Robbed that place down south?

Armed and dangerous, That's what they called him.

They came after him with rifles, Shot up his car.

You come at him With a gun again,

And I don't know what'll happen This time.

Maybe the man Is armed and dangerous.

Any idea where he is?

42nd street.

So get his description,

Put out an alarm, Midtown,

Get down there yourself, See if you can spot him.

Hey, look, you won't-- You won't shoot at him

If you don't absolutely have to, Will you?

Well, if we don't Absolutely have to.

God knows, allison, I hope not.

Thank you. Merry christmas.

Come on, allison.

"A joyous and spotless Merry christmas

From joe's cleaner."

Beautiful, joe.

You know, I think That this woman

Who extorted the 50,000 Has a very, very nice look--

The high forehead, Very intelligent-looking.

Hmm.

Well, there's a resemblance, Loretta, but hardly striking.

Frank, are we agreed?

There's a psycho out there Who's gunning for his wife?

I think you put it as Dramatically as possible, yes.

Loretta.

You don't have to do this, But I'm gonna ask you a favor.

Well, I love doing favors.

Generally.

Well, there's other bars Downtown

In the same neighborhood As the green lantern.

Now, our man with the gun Was in that area, right?

So what I'd like you To do

Is be my guest.

You come bar-hopping With me,

Hope somebody recognizes you, And maybe therefore,

We at least find out Who this man's target is.

And maybe I'll keep A careful eye on ya, hmm?

You mean that I get out of here?

Hmm.

You got a deal, colonel.

This red scarf,

That's something we could spot Pretty easy.

I'll swing around and we'll head In the other direction.

Go crosstown.

11:00.

One more hour, and my kids Get their stockings.

You gotta give 'em something Before morning

Or they never get to sleep.

You got kids, right?

Yeah, my kid's in dallas With my wife's mother.

Oh, yeah. Your wife there too?

No, I lost my wife Last summer.

Oh, I'm sorry. How did it happen?

Two guys attacked her, Killed her.

Just like that, Bingo.

I'm real sorry.

$1.75.

Hey, there's that guy I don't trust.

Thank you.

He's got a gun.

There he is.

For crying out loud, What are you doing?

Come on, the money.

Come on!

- doug! - hold it!

The gun! Drop the gun!

- come on, move! - come on, drop it!

Drop it!

All right! Hold it right there.

Get in the car!

Central, this is car 747k Requesting additional backup.

We have an armed perpetrator In the area

Adjacent to The grand central winery,

Madison and 42nd.

Repeat, suspect Is armed and dangerous.

Just when was this, paco?

Oh, anna maria must of left Here about 30 minutes ago,

Mr. Swift.

Did she say She was going home?

She said if you came Looking for her,

That she wasn't Coming back.

She left with another guy, Mr. Swift.

I'm sorry.

Have another one On the house.

You ever say a thing like that Again, and I'll--

They call that dancing? They got no idea how to move.

Hey, I hear there's A latin place down there

That's supposed to be Mucho fun.

Loretta,

We're not in this for fun, You understand?

We're in this to keep Our eyes and our ears open

For a guy who called you By any other name.

- do you understand? - and by any other name,

I'd be just as sweet, Wouldn't I?

Come on.

Just for a minute?

Just for uno minuto?

Everyone will notice. I'll make an impression.

We'll take care Of the whole place all at once.

Yeah, well, I'm a little rusty On my caracas, venezuela, baby.

- bartender. - yeah.

You see my date out there

Doing her thing On the dance floor here?

- was she here before? - what?

It's the fuzzy-wuzzy, baby.

Is that anna maria? No, it can't be.

Anna maria.

Look at the bartender.

Anna maria?

No, that's not her,

- but could be her sister. - you're kidding?

What's her last name?

Swift. Her old man was just in here--

And I do mean her old man, He's a lot older than she is--

Came in here to drag her out. Just left.

Left here. How long ago?

A few minutes. He was a little drunk,

So he couldn't have gotten Too far.

Well, loretta, stay put.

She got a good figure too? This anna maria?

What's this all about?

I guess the old man's Trying to shoot her.

For running around? That's loco.

I mean, there's A million broads.

Hey! He doesn't think There's a million broads.

He thinks There's just one.

It's still crazy.

Oh, god.

Poor man.

You'll be okay.

Anna maria?

You came back.

Yeah. Of course.

Is this the guy?

He's dead.

You better get back up To 42nd street to the stakeout.

All hell's breaking loose. I'll stay here with him.

Hey, colonel.

Getting old, dying, It's scary, isn't it?

Loretta, baby,

I want you to go in there And dance.

I want you to dance as much as You can for as long as you can,

And that's an order, Okay, kid?

An order?

And do it for both of us, Okay? Please?

Don't stop the music, Muchachos.

Here I come!

Stavros tells me downstairs The kid panicked. What happened?

Gregg tried to go out,

But this north's Got the door covered.

Houston's out there now.

All right, so let the kid Sweat it out till daylight.

He'll cool off.

He doesn't Have to end up a corpse.

There's other roofs. We can't cover 'em all.

- maybe he'll slip away. - and maybe he can't.

Houston could be trying To talk him out of it.

Houston's not thinking Anything but revenge, frank.

Oh, enough of this, Already.

Hold it.

He's down to his last few Shots, lieutenant.

- I'll get him. - just cover me.

Just cover me, you understand? I Mean it!

North!

North.

You listen to me.

Nobody's been killed here, Yet.

Yeah, you're in trouble.

But it could be A whole lot worse.

So you do yourself A favor, kid,

Throw your gun out.

What,

So that cop Can blow me away?

Forget it.

Well, that cop's gonna have to Shoot right through me first.

I'm walking over to you.

Unarmed.

You're gonna do time.

Let's hope You get smarter.

But you're gonna live, kid.

What do ya say?

It's all in front of ya.

Please.

Okay?

Okay.

Oh, doug, I was so worried.

I was gonna get bus fare And go home, allison.

Tonight.

That's all there is To say.

Well, you're not hurt.

That's what's important.

- yeah. - hey, kid.

She really does care. I know.

All right, book him, Get him arraigned.

Can I help him?

Does he want you to?

Okay.

Come on, allison.

Hey, lieutenant.

I guess I'm glad I didn't Have to do it after all.

I'm not gonna Leave you alone.

Wish them a merry christmas When you talk to them.

- merry christmas, men. - good night, lieutenant.

Send stavros a merry christmas When he gets back.

I'll do it.

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And well, we're wishing you A merry christmas.

Jacky. Wake up.

It's christmas. You can go home now.

Love, santa claus.

Loretta?

What did I get For christmas, mama?

I got my nails Painted green.

- excuse me. - yeah.

Is this the precinct where They brought a couple of--

A couple of hookers A little while ago

From a bar in greenwich village? One's named jacky.

Hookers? They're not hookers.

One is a waitress, The other is a...

One hell of a woman.

Jacky's in there.

- thank you. - merry christmas.

Merry christmas.

Well, my friend, You could have at least

Worn some protection Out on that roof tonight.

You know, this whole city's Gonna be wearing

Bulletproof vests if It doesn't wake up pretty soon.

But you know something, frank?

It's our neighborhood, Right, baby?

We gotta love it.

Well, these people have A lot of passion left

And the energy to do it.

Yeah, if they'd just start

Putting them In the right places, right?

Love thy neighbor, baby!

Good night, theo.

Jingle bells, frank.

Merry christmas.

Merry christmas.

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