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He's dead.

He's dead.

My topper.

He's gone from me.

I thought he was asleep.

But he was just gone.

Honey, he was old.

I'm alone so much.

We never have Friends over anymore.

You ought to go out.

Where should I go?

Anywhere.

A movie, the park.

Molly, there's no Food in the house.

You could go shopping, Take the car.

The poor dog.

Molly, for god's sake.

Get out.

Get some air.

I mean, visit someone.

Will we meet later?

I'll be working.

Again.

I'm on a big case, molly.

Every night, robby.

He works every night.

Hi, jeff.

You all right?

Hi, molly.

Topper died.

Oh, I'm sorry.

We bought him for robby.

I know.

Oh, he was a Personality pooch.

I really liked him.

Look, I'll Call the aspca, okay,

And have him picked up.

He's not garbage.

He'll have a funeral.

Oh, I'm sorry, Molly, of course.

Hey, look, you know there's Some great pet cemeteries

Out there in queens.

Do they have trees?

Oh, yeah, and flowers And grass and like that.

Topper'll like that.

Robby liked grass too.

Theo.

You remember robby?

Yeah, a fine boy.

He died too.

Hey, jeff, slow down.

Her son, her dog.

Everything she loves dies.

I don't know.

Maybe if she gets out, Gets some air.

Who knows what it's gonna Take to snap her out of it?

How about time?

My wife, my son.

He's dead, and she's alive.

I can hardly tell The difference.

I did it to both of them.

What kind of Self-pity is that?

Theo, it was an accident.

I was only careless the Way millions of parents are

Careless around Their kids every day.

But he's still dead.

She's been dying ever since.

I always closed that locker Except for one afternoon,

One afternoon, theo.

My son, and a Can of benzine.

Well, if you're expecting Words of wisdom from the

Sage of sparta, don't Hold your breath.

But I do know this.

You read a book One page at a time.

Why don't you take life the Same way, one day at a time?

The oracle of Athens has spoken.

You know, I had an Uncle who used to say,

"Charity is learning How to forgive others,

But wisdom is knowing how To forgive yourself."

Come on.

Hot enough for You, crocker?

You kidding?

I think this lead Is a dead and.

Hey, look, what do You say, braddock?

Eh, been here Three days, theo.

Everything coming in and Out of tri-state is pure.

Well, look, our informant says This information is correct.

So why don't we give It a couple more days?

Crocker.

Yes, sir?

Keep cool.

Keep cool.

I'm trying to figure out What I did to deserve today.

I wrote my mother a Card this morning.

Listen, nothing much Is gonna happen

Around here for a while.

I have to call home.

You want anything?

Yeah, a couple Of sno-cones,

A date with a polar Bear would be nice.

Take it easy.

It's just a heat wave.

It'll pass.

Who do I see about That for a guarantee?

Yeah?

Oh, hi.

What time is it?

I woke you.

Yes, you did.

I'm not sorry.

Oh, you shouldn't be.

It's a lovely Way to wake up.

Oh, yeah.

And I'm here, And you're there.

And I need you.

Tonight, huh?

Sweetheart, listen, Wait a minute.

There's been a slight Change in plans.

Do you know Rumpelstiltskin's?

On 11th street near 6th.

Mm-hmm.

Listen, I'm supposed to meet Some account people there

Tonight around 5:00, and after,

They want us to Go on to a party.

Baby, tonight was Supposed to be you and me.

I know.

Listen, fuzz-baby, you're Gonna love my friends.

5:00, rumpelstiltskin's.

Great.

Hey, come on, old Man, what is this?

You remember me, Caesar ogilvy.

Sure, mr. Ogilvy, but the Landlord advertises this as

A secured building.

Miss hodges, this Is don in the lobby.

There's a mr. Ogilvy Here to see you.

Right.

The lady doesn't Want to be disturbed.

Yeah, I--

No, I Can't bend the rules.

Rizzo and tracy Should be here by now.

They probably got Hung up in traffic.

Ah.

Hi, kelly.

Can you get me a taxi?

Yes, miss.

Well, hello.

Funny we should meet this way

Didn't you get my message?

I don't hear Birds who say no.

I see.

Now, listen, if you Want to change things,

You look at me and tell me To my face with my money in

Your hand.

All right.

It was good.

Then it wasn't so good.

Then it got real lousy.

So let's just say those Beautiful words, okay?

Good-bye.

We said them Three months ago.

Now we say hello.

No, I don't want You anymore, caesar.

Don't you tell Me what you want.

I know what you want.

Who is it now?

Stop it.

Who is it?

I want a name!

Stop!

Tell me. I'll get him.

I'll get the both of you!

Call a cop.

No! No.

He threatened You, miss hodges.

Listen, it's all right.

Just let him go.

He's harmless.

Thanks, sarge.

Tracy and rizzo are Stacked up at the d.A.'s

Office, waiting for someone To take a deposition.

I can't believe it.

Yeah, well, I believe it.

What time do you think They're gonna get here?

Not for another Hour at least.

Look, bobby.

I told molly I was gonna Take her someplace.

Go.

What's happening here?

I'll hold the fort.

Go.

I owe you.

Give a thought, sir, To the many and various

Constitutional rights.

Theo, this just came in: a Firebombing in a bar on 11th

Street, and a bad one.

I'll get back to you.

You idiot!

Are you crazy?

You almost killed us.

The beat Officer was nolan.

We haven't got Much to go on yet.

A car raced by And tossed it in.

We got about 17 injured Ranging from critical right

Down to walking wounded.

Any dead?

The bartender.

Well, what's your guess?

Professional or amateur?

Well, somebody in There had an enemy.

The fire department says It was a molotov cocktail.

Any witnesses?

As usual, we got Too many, lieutenant.

The boss of the Joint's over there.

His name is arnold gelb.

Want to go inside And check the impact?

Yes, sir.

I'm lieutenant kojak.

Can you talk?

At least I'm alive.

You saw the bomb go in?

Man, I heard The windows go.

Something told me, "Arnie, get down."

It was like '44 again.

First you drop To the ground.

Then you got time to Ask, "Was it a grenade?"

Where were you when The bomb went in?

Over there.

I just came in when I Heard the windows go.

All of a sudden, people Are cryin', bleedin'.

My bartender ain't movin'.

You got any Partners, mr. Gelb?

No, I sleep good at night.

Anybody trying to move in?

If you're talking about Muscle, we get along.

Haven't fired any waiters, Bartenders, busboys,

Like that?

No, it's the nature Of the business.

They leave here. They go there.

They leave there. They come here.

No hard feelings.

You say you went Inside when it went off.

An old army drunk wanted To sing lily marlene all day.

I escorted him To the street.

Stavros, take mr. Gelb Down to headquarters.

Have the artist draw a Sketch of the man he threw

Out of here, okay?

Before the bomb went off.

Yes, sir. My car is down the street.

I don't think I Can describe him.

Oh, sure, you Can, mr. Gelb.

You remember, army target Identification 1944.

Hey, what's goin' on?

Don't wait for me.

I'll see you back At the office.

Lieutenant.

Jeff, pick up a broom.

I heard the sirens.

How badly are they hurt?

3 dead, 17 at Bellevue.

Listen,

Want me to check For witnesses?

No, stavros can Take care of that.

Let's go check Out the hospital.

We've got five Positive I.D.'s.

Two males, caucasian, John dolan, queens,

And frank belnap, About 40, black.

His brother-in-law is A state assemblyman.

And five women.

Mrs. Jody krup, caucasian, 50, ms. Harriet victor,

Early 20s, ms. Kay neely, Late 40s,

And two jane does.

Any identifiable Items on the jane does?

Well, one of them Is elderly, black,

Was carrying a velvet handbag With a brass chain handle.

The other must have been Closest to the bomb.

She's younger, I'd say mid-20s,

Was probably attractive, And that's all we can tell.

She did have some expensive Cosmetics in what was found

Of her handbag.

Also some pills, some Uppers and downers,

This on one wrist.

Looks expensive.

Yeah.

Can we question her?

She never regained Consciousness.

Let's see Where this leads.

You're early.

I didn't see The car outside.

Remember this dress?

At your sister's wedding?

Yeah, the wedding.

Molly, the car's Not in the lot.

Did you leave it someplace?

You're wrong.

It wasn't the wedding.

Your high school reunion.

Okay, the reunion.

Now, where's the car?

I wore it the night You made detective.

I remember.

The captain was There and theo kojak.

He said, "May all your tomorrows Be as bright as today."

Molly, the car.

I looked for it outside Before I came in.

It's not in the street.

It's not in the lot.

I may need it later.

Well, I didn't use it.

I was here.

It's wherever you left it.

This is detective Second grade braddock,

Manhattan south, reporting A stolen car.

Mine.

Yeah, '72, two-door, Blue, tags 584cto.

Registered To jeff braddock.

2149 walker, last seen at The same address sometime

After 8:00 a.M. Today.

Thanks.

Why didn't you go out?

I got dressed up Instead thinking of bobby.

Molly.

Look, maybe you Could go away.

I mean, for a few days.

Get out of this heat.

You remember that summer When we went to that lake up

Near poughkeepsie?

Mm.

We caught all those fish.

I caught more fish Than you or robby.

Oh, how he loved to fish.

Molly please, Please, please.

Don't talk about Him anymore.

He was my son.

He was my son too.

Okay, this is the likeness Of the drunk who was thrown

Out of the rumpelstiltskin Before it went up.

He may be able to give us a Description of the car and

The driver, so Check him out.

I also want a follow-up Story of everybody who was

In the lounge Before it blew up.

And the laboratory says that It was benzine that was the

Inflammatory material.

Hey, look, it's Not very much,

But we've got to get started Before that sun starts

Beating down on some of These knuckleheads and we

Got a follow-the-leader Epidemic.

And I don't have to tell you About this nut who started

The--what is it?

Let's take a free Ride to cuba.

So we check the hotels then Restaurants and paint stores

And stoolies and like that.

We're looking for a Needle in a haystack.

Your haystack?

The city of new york, That big apple out there.

And we better find that Needle before we start

Reading about "A-boom, look, Ma, I made the newspapers,"

And start Another epidemic.

Go ahead.

Hey, braddock, late again?

Go see the principal, huh.

My car was stolen.

Yeah, key in the Ignition, windows down.

Okay, humorists, Get going, okay.

Move.

How's holly?

Fine.

What, you got something On the bracelet, right?

Maybe.

I checked the Shops over on 47th.

I found a jeweler who made a Bracelet just like it for a

Gretchen hodges.

Okay, I'll drive.

Wait a minute.

I can check it Out and call in.

You can tell me in person.

Come on.

Jeez, that's a shocker.

I mean, she left Here bouncing along.

That's how she was, Like quicksilver.

One minute, all smiles, And then suddenly,

She didn't even Know your name.

Know anything about her Friends or where she works?

She was photographer, What they call freelance.

A beautiful kid, so Naturally there were a lot

Of guys around.

I don't suppose any Of them left names?

You know, some of them Came, "Thank you, ma'am,"

Then left.

The others came around at Night and left who know when?

There was this One guy, caesar.

I don't know his last name.

But he was here yesterday, And that was a real megillah.

He was a regular.

Then he took off for Three or four months.

She wouldn't even talk to Him on the lobby phone.

He grabbed her out front, Starts slapping her around.

Threatened to kill her And her new boyfriend.

And who's her New boyfriend?

We never saw him,

But you can get in Touch with ed strachey.

He's night security.

I'll do that.

No, crocker'll Take care of it.

What does this Caesar look like?

He's big.

6'2", 6'3", english, Heavy accent.

Age?

Oh, 30, more or loss.

We'd like to see the young Lady's apartment now, okay?

Right this way.

I'll check it out in here.

You go in there.

Beginner's luck, huh?

All right.

Try and come up With an address book,

Telephone numbers, dirty Pictures, whatever.

Mm-hmm.

Detective crocker.

Crocker?

Here, take this down.

In that firebombing, we're Looking for an englishman,

About 30, first name, Caesar, 6'2", heavy accent.

He threatened to kill one Of the victims about half an

Hour before she took a Cab to rumpelstiltskin's.

Yeah, contact immigration, B.C.I., narco, and vice.

Well, if mr. Caesar Turns on any tilt signs,

Then check the night Security guard,

Name of ed strachey.

Telephone number 227-9995.

Yeah.

No address for A man like that?

It's too hot to go Looking for this bum.

She might've Had it on her.

Yeah, well the reds Weren't enough for this kid.

Miss hodges was a little Snowbird, you know?

No pain with the cocaine.

A lot of guys Comin' up there.

Did miss hodges Have a maid?

Oh, there's a lady come In three times a week.

She does a few of The apartments.

Why don't you check that.

Jeff.

Don't you want the address?

Pearl johnson, 1610 fowler.

Everything all Right at home?

Whatever that means.

Now you don't have to Worry about anything.

I'll be here every week.

I'll make sure everything Is neat and proper.

My son is buried near here.

I can go and visit him.

I'll tell you what.

The press hawks Are circling.

One of the victims was the Brother-in-law

Of a state assemblyman.

Theo, albany isn't wondering How we'll break it.

They just want To know how soon.

All right, so frank, What have we got?

This gretchen hodges.

Partygoer, glitter lover, Mod friends, nothing.

Okay?

And 9 of the 17 victims Are from out west.

The assemblyman's Brother-in-law is being

Checked by saperstein And like that.

We've got nothing On this caesar.

Braddock's checking that.

So a bomb goes off in a gin The middle of new york in

The afternoon.

It's like checking Out the phone book.

Yeah.

Huh?

Yeah, okay.

Wait a minute. Here he is.

Lieutenant.

It's for you. It's crocker.

All right, talk to me.

Lieutenant, I Spoke to strachey,

The night security at Gretchen hodge's building.

There's been a guy paying Her a visit the last three

Months or so, Always at night.

Get a description?

Well, not much.

He's about my size, dark Hair, plain clothes.

That's about all I got.

Well, check again gretchen Hodge's building, okay?

Maybe one of the other tenants Got a good look at him.

Okay.

What are you doing, studying For a daydreaming contest?

Gretchen hodges.

I think I heard that name Before ever since crocker

Called me on it.

So where?

So I don't know.

I only said, "I think."

Uh-huh.

So you ought to Keep thinking.

Pearl?

What are you doing here?

You worked for gretchen A couple of nights.

Served dinner, cleaned up.

I liked your coffee.

Oh, you're the cop.

Yes.

What do you want here?

I know where gretchen Was getting her stuff.

Your son.

I told him that was blood Money he was taking but he--

That's not why I'm here, pearl.

Gretchen is dead.

Oh.

She was in a bar.

Somebody threw a bomb.

She was trash.

Forgive me, but she was Playing every guy in sight,

Including you.

But god rest her soul now.

Look, pearl.

If the department finds out That I was going around with

A junkie, I'm finished.

So we trade.

Your son for me.

Even up.

I wish I could promise You he won't do it no more.

Okay.

I guess you must have Served dinner to some of her

Other men friends, huh?

Some of 'em.

How about caesar ogilvy?

The musician?

One of these looks Like a possibility.

Two are deceased, One's in south america,

The other--what is he doin'?

Parole?

Oh, yeah.

Caesar ogilvy, convicted Junkie served his sentence.

Discharged from parole.

Plays piano.

All right, call the local American federation of

Musicians, okay?

See if fingers is Gigging in town.

Okay.

Anybody hear From braddock?

No.

Okay, thanks.

A posh nightclub uptown.

This guy's got to be Pretty good, you know?

Oh, my gut!

She's dead.

Oh, you scum something Beautiful, and she's dead.

Don't hit me.

Don't hit me.

You called once, huh.

And I said, "Gretchen.

Gretchen, are you afraid Of anybody?"

She was, wasn't she?

I didn't do That to her, man!

I dug her. She dug me.

She dug you, huh?

The only thing that made Any sense out of this entire

Rotten life was that She belonged to me.

Hey, dad, you Don't understand.

Shut up!

She belonged to gretchen.

Nobody else.

Shut up!

She belonged to me, You understand me?

And you found out, And you killed her.

No!

You slapped her around outside Her building, didn't you?

- no. - huh?

That was just my ego.

That's all.

I gave her money, and She turned me off.

Don't.

Come on.

I'm gonna take you in.

What the hell for?

I've got a set In five minutes.

Set, huh?

This'll do for starters.

One joint.

Officer, please, listen.

I done time.

I done parole.

I'm clean.

I got a lot of Gigs lined up.

I'm hot now.

Don't blow it for me.

Uh, caesar ogilvy.

He's dead.

If you had reason to Believe that ogilvy was the

Prime suspect, why didn't You call in for a backup?

I wanted to bring Him in for questioning.

He went for my gun.

What the hell?

Even the lone ranger used to Wait for tonto some of the time.

I didn't think he was Going to jump me, did I?

All right, you were gonna Bring him in for questioning.

Why? Because you thought He was innocent?

Hey, frank, however Braddock did it,

This ogilvy had a yellow Sheet on him with aggravated

Assault from here to canazei.

There were track marks on His arm that would put the

Pennsylvania Railroad to shame.

And besides that he Threatened to kill this

Gretchen hodges in Front of witnesses.

Theo, come on.

A musician steps into An alley for a break.

An officer shoots him. No witnesses.

Do I ask the questions, or Do I leave it up the press?

Kojak.

Lieutenant, I just found That drunk they tossed out

Of rumpelstiltskin's.

Now, ogilvy's picture Didn't mean any thing to him.

Oh, another dead end.

No.

He swears it wasn't a man.

It was a woman in A red housedress.

A mess.

He said it reminded Him of his wife,

And that's why he drinks.

Okay, thanks.

Well, this ogilvy may Have been a junkie with a

Thousand sins, but it was A woman who threw the bomb.

Well, if he wasn't guilty, Why did he resist arrest?

Possession.

Hey, for a joint?

Hey, jeff, I don't know what The hell went on down there,

But I got to go along With the captain.

It's gonna be a tough one To sell to internal affairs.

It's gonna be even harder To sell to the media.

Take him off the case.

Assign him to a desk job.

I'm closer to this Investigation than anybody.

I should stay on it.

Hey, jeff you got To understand what the

Captain's trying to do.

Not only understand, But appreciate it.

Otherwise, you'll wind up With a bow and arrow squad

Somewhere in Flushing meadows.

Hey, theo.

Shooting bothering Him that much?

And the heat, And a dead son,

And a wife who can't forget.

Jeff!

Hey, braddock.

They got something On your car.

Braddock.

The same car almost ran Over a woman and her baby on

Second avenue About 5:00 p.M.

Lady phoned in the report.

Said there was a woman Driving it erratically.

Didn't even say She was sorry.

She said she seemed Kind of freaked out.

Where on second avenue?

Corner of 15th.

I guess everyone was goin' Pretty crazy around there,

With that firebomb Around the corner.

Oh, yeah, the moon's Comin' over the mountain.

Like the manual says boy, Persistence and perseverance

Always pays off.

Is that what The manual says?

Yeah, that's right.

Gretchen hodges.

I knew I'd heard That name before,

And I found it in the files.

Five months ago, a holdup.

A hack got mugged And robbed.

My partner and I take the call,

And gretchen hodges was One of the witnesses.

So?

So my partner Was braddock.

He took her statement.

Then he drove her home.

How come he forgot He knew her?

Like the manual says.

Thank you, stavros.

What, do you think Braddock sat on it?

The night security guard's Description of gretchen's

Gentleman friend, it Fits braddock to a tee.

You know, tall and Dark and like that.

Crocker, he took off from That stakeout of yours

Before relief Came, didn't he?

Yeah. There was no action.

I said okay.

What was the rush?

He was going To pick up molly.

Rumpelstiltskin's is on The other side of town,

And in the opposite direction From his apartment.

So how come he comes This way on his way home?

Crocker, I want you to pull Braddock's picture and show

It to that night Security guard.

Hey, lieutenant.

Lieutenant, what?

You don't like checking On our own men?

I stood back to back with Braddock in alleys when

Freaks were firing at us.

And I'm his dead Kid's godfather.

What does loyalty mean?

Sweepin' it under the rug?

Okay.

Molly.

Molly?

It's crocker, frank.

He just I.D.'d braddock.

No ifs, buts, or maybes?

Crocker, how positive?

He's been her star boarder the Last four or five months now.

Okay. Meet me at his place.

Rizzo, where's braddock?

Captain called.

They just found his car.

Want me to ride along?

Thanks, frank.

You're home.

Where are the car keys?

Wait till you see What I got for us.

Everything's just Like it used to be.

Almost.

They're not in here.

In the drawer Where you left them.

If somebody took the Car, you've got the keys.

Now, where are they?

Well, around, I guess.

Hello, baby.

Wait till robby sees you.

I want the keys!

Oh, my god.

When did you find Out about her?

She could have had anyone.

I only have you.

Why didn't you kill me?

I only have you.

My god.

I killed a man today.

I killed an innocent man.

And how many other people Are dead because of us?

17 other people will carry The scars of what we've done

To each other All their lives.

Well, I don't want To talk about it.

Yes, yes,

We'll look After you, won't we?

We won't let you die Like robby or topper.

I can't hold on Anymore, molly.

I can't keep it together,

Whatever the hell Is left of it.

I can't pretend.

I just can't Hide it anymore.

I tried.

I tried, but I can't.

We were killing each other.

That was our life.

And now we're Killing other people.

It's over, molly.

Understand, please.

It's over.

Hello, theo!

What a nice surprise.

Look.

Oh, he's cute, molly.

Where's jeff?

Oh, we're going Out tonight.

That's nice.

Theo, can things ever be The way they used to be?

Remember?

Remember when jeff made Detective and you said

You hoped all our tomorrows Would be as bright as that day?

Theo?

I remember.

Want to take A ride, molly?

What about jeff?

Oh, he'll be along.

Why, thank you, theo.

I guess the heat Wave's over.

Yes, I guess it is.

Yeah, I want to Report a homicide.

Jeff braddock.