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Yes, can I have one?

Yes, sir.

- here you are, sir. - ah, thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

That's for you. You take that.

Huh? All right.

And one for him, And one for everybody.

We're gonna have a blast.

Hey! Hey, kids! Come on!

Come on! Free ice cream!

Come on.

Listen, can you do me a favor?

I lose a puppy dog over there.

Would you help Me look for it, huh?

- yeah. - you will do?

That's good--there, You look like charlie chaplin.

Come on.

That's a very good looking hat, Huh?

Fix it like that.

I think that--I think It was somewhere over there.

He's the man.

- he's the one. - okay.

Put him away. Get him off.

Give me the radio.

Please.

This is it.

Yeah, I'm moving across now To keep him in sight.

Stavros, he's heading Toward canal street.

And, uh, yokuke was his name.

I'll cover him from there.

Everybody get down there.

Pull it together.

Stop right here.

I think that I-I Changed my mind, huh?

Uh, I think That I can find the dog.

Tommy!

It's a bust. Take him.

I--I'm not sure.

Mrs. Chambers,

If he's in there, we've got To get him off the street.

I'm frightened.

All right.

- you scared? - a little.

Hm, you see okay?

Yeah.

Okay, now the man who bought You the ice cream cone

And who wanted you to go look For his puppy, is he in there?

Number five.

Did he find his dog?

He found him.

How'd it go?

On this one, captain, We got three positives.

Get that menagerie To quiet down.

Yes, sir.

Shut up.

Dettrow.

Carl dettrow, and that is all That I'm going to say.

We know all that, mr. Dettrow.

Where do you work?

Lieutenant, why am I here?

Well, you are here Because you have no wallet,

No driver's license, No identification card,

And you're walking a child Away from his mother,

And that's why you're here, Mr. Dettrow.

I was not walking a child Away.

Children in america laugh better Than children in europe.

I like to talk to children.

No, not talk,

Molest.

Do you understand, mr. Dettrow?

Of course you do.

Mr. Dettrow, you were Positively identified as the man

Who molested two other children In that park

On two separate occasions.

You're in deep trouble, Mr. Dettrow.

Do you understand that?

And what do you mean "Molest"?

Hm?

Theo.

Don't do that.

Read him his rights again In two languages.

I believe that I can make One telephone call?

He understood enough to want To make a phone call.

Theo, I know you're on top Of it.

I just want him handled Carefully.

Move him along slowly.

Hand feed him through every step Of the booking process

And do it yourself.

Nobody else.

You do it.

Bury him with fair play, theo.

This is one potato we don't want To drop on a technicality.

- captain, telephone. - yeah, all right.

Anything else before yon go, Frank?

No, that' s it.

Eh, just as long As you're sure.

Oh, uh, good job.

Very good job.

Tell your men for me. Excellent.

Takes a lot of pressure off.

It also takes that sick man Off the street,

Which is one of the best things You've done.

Captain, They said it was important.

Everything's important.

See you later, huh?

And he just Went down the line!

What's this here? The little league or something?

Well, we were feeling pretty Good about catching this guy,

Lieutenant.

Oh, really? What guy?

Oh, yes!

Well, I'll tell you How I feel about that.

I think that you rejects from Civilian life did a great job.

- it was nothing, right? - what do you mean nothing?

Are you kidding?

You put a lot of hours, A lot of effort into this case,

And even when there were nothing But blind alleys, did you say,

"Why don't we stop?"

No, but what's the big deal?

Hey, lieutenant.

Captain wants to see You right away.

- in his office? - no.

He took that call For me and ran.

He said for you to meet him Across the street from the u.N.

And fast.

It's the worst kind Of double-talk, and you know it.

Frank, I asked you here To explain it to you.

You didn't ask me here.

You summoned me here.

You said the new york head Of your division insisted.

Now, what kind of asking Is that?

Here he comes now.

He'll tear your head off When he hears this,

And you'll deserve it.

All right, frank.

What's the rush? I could have had an hour off.

Lieutenant kojak, Federal agent donald mosher.

Hi, donald, how are you?

Lieutenant.

The rush is I wanted You to hear it firsthand

From federal agent mosher And not from me,

Because if you heard it from me You wouldn't believe it.

I don't believe it myself.

So why should you believe it?

Lieutenant kojak, The captain is overreacting.

I requested this little chat In the interests

Of maintaining a rapport Between our two offices.

Chat, my foot.

You're an ordering me To give up dettrow.

I am simply stating our office Has jurisdiction.

Over what?

Lieutenant, he's a foreign Embassy employee.

You have no right to hold him.

He's got diplomatic immunity.

You know something?

He forgot to mention that.

Maybe he was trying To avoid embarrassment,

Worrying about his job, The publicity?

Or maybe he's worried Because three children

Identified him and two mothers.

Whatever he's suspected of, Our office can handle it.

Oh? How?

As effectively as possible.

Oh, frank.

Would you tell me What that means?

"As effectively as possible"?

Captain, please follow Our instructions.

There are to be No police photos.

If you've printed them, We want everything.

There's to be no publicity.

Frank, this is double-talk. I mean, we caught him.

Not the feds.

Gentlemen, We're all on the same side.

Good. Then call his embassy.

Tell them what he is.

Have him sent out of here As an undesirable now.

I said our office Will handle the matter.

All this pressure For a foreign embassy chauffeur?

Why?

I'm sorry, I--that's On a need-to-know basis.

And we don't have a need To know?

Captain.

You are to accomplish His release

As carefully as possible.

You let him go out the door Just like any other unimportant

Traffic you get.

You must get him out Without notice.

Look here, I know why you Called us here, to make a point.

The buildings Over there are very impressive,

You know?

And he's under a diplomatic Immunity, so we can't touch him.

You should have called Your meeting in a sewer.

You would have made your point A lot better.

- the call, captain? - I don't have a dime.

Let him go?

That's a bad joke, lieutenant.

I told you. He has diplomatic immunity.

He also has a sick mind.

He's hurt a lot of kids, And he's going hurt a lot more.

Crocker, I already fought it, And I lost.

There's nothing we can do.

We can break his legs And lock him in a cage.

Just get his papers together.

Put them on my desk.

You want to let him go?

You let him go.

Now, what happens if this man, Dettrow,

Gets into trouble again?

- what do I say to my men? - what do I say to the parents?

To myself?

Where do we buy immunity From that psychopath?

He will remain Under our jurisdiction.

Believe me, frank. You've got no cause for concern.

Federal agent mosher.

You better take a walk.

I don't have Diplomatic immunity.

Did they tell you What is our agreement?

They told me to let you go.

Oh, that is Because they have no choice.

But you have.

- excuse me. - no, no, no.

Not yet.

Now, you have no right To keep me here.

I have a right to talk to you.

Talk is words, And words are nothing.

What are children?

You have no right To attack somebody--

Listen to me.

I'm a cop In a city of 10 million people,

And I've dealt With your kind before.

Okay, Sometimes you come younger,

Sometimes you come older, rich. Poor.

It makes no difference.

You all have one problem.

You hurt children.

Now, you cannot keep me here.

The federal agent Says that you cannot--

What do you want from me? You want kill me?

Kill me! You have gun.

Kill me! I will try to escape.

Kill me! Go ahead.

I want you to ask us To help you.

Sign yourself into a hospital.

Maybe they can unwind What makes you do these things.

You don't know why. They don't know why,

But at least you can try.

You do not speak to me The way you did before.

Why?

Because you're dangerous.

You hurt people, And I don't know why.

You don't know why,

But when I see what it does To the kids,

I don't care why.

I just got to stop you, And I've got to let you go,

And I don't want to let you go, Dettrow,

Because I know you're gonna go Out there,

And you're gonna do it again.

Then you'll do it again,

Until you're stopped by a doctor Trying to understand

Or a prison cell

Or a cop's bullet in your brain.

I don't want it to come to that.

I want it to stop here.

I want it to stop now Before someone dies.

You will excuse me.

Where are you going?

He didn't say I couldn't get some air.

What, Are you looking for trouble?

Yeah, I'll let you know if I find it.

You can when you Get to become commissioner.

Where's crocker?

He got a call.

Dettrow's papers?

They're on the captain's desk.

- all of them? - all of them.

The prints, the mug shots,

All but this.

It's a reply To a telex I sent around.

Frank.

Carl dettrow,

Child molestation.

Washington d.C., two years ago.

His embassy became involved.

The case was dropped,

Mistaken identity.

So?

Where were you?

You seem to have forgotten That I have a job.

I am a chauffeur.

You seem upset.

Well, I'm quite tired Of all this.

Arrangements have been made.

When can you get him there?

He will want to see the film.

He is not a fool.

It must be done carefully.

We both want to see the film, Dettrow.

Do you understand What I am saying?

What time?

5:00. I'm working tonight.

It can be no later.

Where?

I will know from him later.

I'll pick you up before At the cafe.

- yes? - hello, I am being watched.

I cannot function.

Could it be police?

No, I am positive.

Have you seen him before?

Yes, I have.

Yes, yes.

He is caucasian, But he is one of theirs.

I have seen him at the embassy.

All right. Relax.

Go to the chess club.

Give me one hour to set it up.

There's a tail on dettrow.

- dispose of it. - I'll take care of it.

I'm a good chess player,

And a good chess player has to Play with a lousy chess player.

You used to be A good chess player.

Even for a chauffeur, You were good,

But today, You are lousy.

I do not appreciate Your comments, diaz.

It was a joke.

What's bothering you?

I am tired Of your stupid jokes.

I am tired Of working as a chauffeur.

Small men with small minds, Like the leaders of my country.

I am tired Of wasting my intelligence.

Check.

I believe you're trapped, My friend.

- how long's he been here? - about an hour.

So what do you think?

I don't think We ought to be here.

Okay, okay.

I know I shouldn't Have been tailing him.

It's just that he's some bum With diplomatic immunity.

Huh, make any steps Where children congregate?

Well, he stopped off At a psychiatrist.

Here's the address.

Then he gets on a bus And goes down to the waterfront,

Makes a meet With an oriental tourist.

They try to hide the fact That they were talking.

- pickup? - don't ask me.

I'm not supposed To be tailing him.

He's special right?

Right.

Then he gets on a bus, Comes down here,

And now I got to hear From my lieutenant

That we shouldn't even be here.

I want a full report.

Every move he makes,

Every place he goes,

Everyone he sees.

I'll check out the psychiatrist.

Uh-oh.

He's leavin'.

All right, you tail him, But be careful.

Of him?

Hey, You know what we got here?

Yeah, I think we have a fruitcake.

Well, all of a sudden, I don't know what we got here.

Not only that, I don't Even know what it means,

So be careful. Go ahead.

Lieutenant, I'm not insensitive.

I'm not immune.

I listen to sick, Often dangerous patients daily.

I struggle with the problem Hourly.

What do I do With what they tell me?

Have them committed?

For what? How much of it is fantasy?

All right.

Ask me something I can do, But only that.

Okay, help me to understand.

- why don't you sit down? - okay.

- would you like a drink? - no.

The child molester, Like an alcoholic or a gambler,

Is driven by a compulsion.

Each has his own.

Often, we can help them, but if He is to avoid any trouble,

He must stay out of two areas.

There is one, The target of his compulsion,

In this case children,

And two, conditions that tend to Aggravate his need for contact.

Ow!

- I-I--I'm sorry. - no, no.

It was an accident.

I'm--I'm very sorry.

- is--is he all right, huh? - oh, sure, sure.

- here, just say hello to the man. - no, no, please.

- uh, no, it's okay. - what's the matter?

Uh, here. You're--you're a good boy.

- buy some candy. - a dollar?

- it's all right. - no, no, no.

Move it.

Where do you want the next One?

You all right?

I feel Like an embarrassed cop.

He set me up.

That's Because you didn't listen.

Hey, I told you to follow him,

Not get in a ring with him.

What's this all about, Lieutenant?

I told you that too.

I don't know What it's all about.

Stavros, all right, Check out dettrow's embassy.

I want you to spot him, And I want you to tail him.

But lieutenant, The captain said no.

Am I the lieutenant?

The lieutenant said yes, Stavros.

Yes, sir.

- it's for you. - hello?

I got a panicked call That you wanted to see me.

What's it all about?

Well, forgive me, Federal agent mosher.

It was nothing.

That bum dettrow, Adding to his other talents,

He set up my detective,

And a goon from your department Tried to hit him.

How is your man?

Angry. Yours is in surgery.

Kojak, we didn't know He was your officer.

You lied to us, baby.

You let dettrow Walk the streets,

And maybe you're lyin' now.

I said we would keep him Within our jurisdiction.

You were ordered To drop the matter.

- you didn't. - hey, federal agent.

Double-talk.

My men didn't try To kill one of your men.

Okay. That was unfortunate.

But we've got everything Under control now.

I assure you.

Do you?

Do you have dettrow's stress Under control?

I mean, are you changing His working conditions?

Are you counseling him In dealing with women?

Do you even know or care That pressure, anxiety, concern

Brings on these compulsions?

What the hell Are you talking about?

Sound profound?

I cheated.

Yeah, I was briefed By his psychiatrist.

Now, how's that grab you, baby?

Kojak, drop it!

Oh, I can't.

You know, I've got a compulsion Of my own.

Yeah, you live with his, You live with mine.

It's called need to know!

I needed to know Why a very sick man,

Who was arrested for child Molestation in washington, d.C.,

He's let off the hook there,

And he's now plying his trade In new york city.

Now, either you deliver him Quietly, or I blow the lid.

Okay.

I'll talk to my boss, And I'll get back to you.

And fast.

Okay.

You want to get busted too? Good.

See if you can pick up On federal agent mosher.

Look, we're goin' down,

And if we're goin' down, We'll go down with a fight.

- go ahead. - right, lieutenant.

I thought That he was one of theirs.

I told you that they'd want That information also.

Okay, dettrow.

Patience is running out.

Time is running out.

My ability to hold off The police is running out.

Your new identity is all set.

Now, you just deliver And get the hell out of my life.

When?

I have the film.

When do I see it?

When do I see the money?

You be at battery park At 5:00.

I'll show you where the money Is then, after I see the film.

So.

- yes? - I just got a call from kojak.

He'll blow the whole thing If we don't cool him.

I know.

Mcneil was here.

Do you have time to sit in?

I'm not meeting dettrow Till 5:00.

Yeah, Look, uh, be careful with that.

I'm still not sure dettrow Isn't pulling something cute.

Hey, george.

They got a playground In that park.

What should I worry about first?

The film or the kids?

Hello, did you come back For your wine?

I saved it for you.

Oh, thank you very much.

That's very kind of you. Thank you.

No, no, no.

Hi.

Yes?

Traffic in this city Gets worse every day.

I will be meeting him In battery park.

All right.

Be calm.

You're not going to kill him.

I am.

Hi, mister.

Please, please, Now go away, little boy.

Please.

I am a very important person, You know that?

And I have very smart brains.

I should have An important position,

But people who are not as smart As I am keep me as chauffeur.

You are a nice boy.

Thank you.

You know, this business with The police is, uh, unfortunate.

We should always make every Effort to maintain good liaison.

How can we do that When we're told to lie to them,

In the interests Of maintaining security?

Get information.

Now, dettrow can provide us With what we must have.

I don't have to remind you Of the importance

Of his little dishonesty With his own people.

I wonder whether the mothers Of those kids

Would agree with us What's important and what's not?

Don, We try to pick good contacts.

Sometimes we miss.

We picked this man Because he was vulnerable.

When we found out About that little incident

In washington, d.C.,

We knew we had our man, And what a man we have.

Come on, don. Be realistic.

In war, et cetera, and You and I are always in a war,

The bombs that are dropped Don't spare children.

Do they? They do not differentiate.

Maybe that bull Makes you feel better,

But not me.

Kojak's right. We live in our own world,

You and I.

I'm beginning To run out of excuses to myself.

We get the job done.

Let's go.

I have some things To do before we meet the police.

Manhattan south, rizzo.

Give me the lieutenant, quick.

Lieutenant!

What is it?

Stavros.

Yeah, stavros?

Lieutenant? Yeah, he came back to the cafe.

He went inside And never came out.

I went over there And checked it out.

I checked the men's room, The back alley.

He could have gone Through the back alley.

Peter? Peter!

Stavros, what's going on?

My son, He's about six years old.

Have you seen him?

Stavros!

Lieutenant, You better get over here fast.

I don't know what to do.

No, not that one.

My wife's still at work.

She works for an insurance Company.

They like her. She's a good worker.

Shall I call her?

Should I get hysterical?

Li--lieutenant, You know about these thing.

- tell me. - would you please?

Yes.

That's the man Who bumped into peter.

That's him. That's the one.

I think you'd better Call your wife right away.

- oh, my god. - it's only a precaution.

Maybe your wife Knows where your child plays.

No, she doesn't.

We've only taken this place Over a few months ago.

That's why she has to work.

I keep him here When there isn't any school.

We can't afford A nursery school.

We're trying to save our money--

A new business.

You know, lieutenant.

Please find him.

We'll find him.

I got us a meeting With mosher's boss.

What does it look like here?

The father Just identified this photo.

Well, let's go.

Suppose they don't cooperate?

Theo, you know they Do have jurisdiction over us.

You know what I'm asking.

Well, get some of the men To follow us.

The feds have contact With dettrow.

If they don't go along, Tail them after the meeting.

I already did.

I've got saperstein on mosher.

If you're questioned, The order was mine.

Whatever is discussed Sounds better

In a more casual atmosphere,

And hard as I try, I can't seem to get my office

To look relaxing.

Not with that enormous Government seal hanging there

And a flag In the corner of the room.

You got this enormous Government seal, eh,

With this big eagle in it.

You know what I've got Behind my desk?

I got a dirty window And dirty little pigeons,

And go further outside, Dirtier things are happening.

Now, where's dettrow?

Your lieutenant Is very graphic.

He's also very right,

And you're the last people In the world

We should have to tell that to.

Captain, it should be obvious By now,

We're on a very important Mission.

What we're working on can save Literally thousands of lives

Within the next few weeks.

Yeah, do me a favor.

Don't wave the flag at me, okay?

All I am concerned with right Now is a little boy,

Six years old, brown hair, Brown eyes, parents love him.

Produce dettrow.

Captain, if I must pull rank,

I shall.

You were ordered To keep your people away

From a foreign embassy employee,

Over whom you Have no jurisdiction,

Under any circumstances,

Regardless of what you suspect.

Do it.

Is tea over?

Lieutenant, We just found the little boy.

- where? - in the alley by the cafe.

He's pretty scared.

I didn't want to touch him.

All right.

You're a pretty brave kid To come up here all alone.

I guess it's safer than a lot Of places I know in new york.

Huh? You know what's even tougher?

Admitting you're scared.

When I get scared, Look what I do.

Come on.

Lieutenant kojak,

One of your men wants you To call him at this number.

All right. Thanks.

Okay.

Well, what now?

Well, certainly If we can establish beyond doubt

That dettrow did this--

Rhine, you're a moron.

Yeah? Kojak.

Yeah, I tailed mosher To battery park.

Dettrow is with him too.

I figured you ought to know.

Beautiful, baby.

What was it?

Another case.

Got it?

Yes, Do you have the money?

Over there.

They're over there.

Are you sure That this is safe here?

Nobody gives a damn About you here.

Just give me the film, And I'll leave.

May I have the money?

Must I count it?

I don't care what you do.

You're on your own no--

Must you leave him here?

Just a tired businessman Relaxing.

Why not?

Later I will come back And dispose of him over there.

I'm sure That's what you want.

I'm sure.

You wouldn't trick me The way you tricked him.

The money, please.

Not a bad day's work For a chauffeur, isn't it?

But wait, I have another job.

- not for me. - I just did you a favor.

My people Expect more information.

They can get it From someone else.

I am not going to return To the embassy.

Envelope,

Left-hand pocket.

Take it easy, baby.

Your local police Are on the job.

I'm okay.

Get it to rhine.

Sorry, lieutenant. He went into a crowd.

I just couldn't get him.

He'll use a new identity I arranged for him.

Boris pagofsky.

He's got a passport,

Brazilian.

Get out an alarm.

Yes, sir.

This man's a doctor.

Kojak, did dettrow hurt--

Did dettrow hurt a child?

Did dettrow hurt a child?

Oh, no.

The kid was found safe At a friend's house.

Good.

Available units in manhattan South below 21st street.

We have a chase.

Suspect in attempted murder And battery,

Spotted in the 76th.... New york registration.

Auto proceeding south On 2nd avenue and 14th street.

Man armed with a revolver.

Driver of vehicle Appears to be a hostage.

All units not involved In chase stay on the air.

Drop the gun.

You cannot arrest me.

I am member Of the international community.

I proclaim diplomatic immunity.

Yeah, we figured You'd get around to that.

I did not kill mosher. I did not fire the shot.

Now, you cannot apprehend me.

I am protected Under international law.

Dettrow, we found the boy.

I am a special category Visitor.

I proclaim diplomatic immunity.

Now, you cannot arrest me.

What do they know?

They know it all.

I give myself up to you.

Yeah, we'd love to keep you,

But your friends Already made the trip downtown.

I-I am sick.

They know that I am sick.

You must send me To the hospital.

Your people will treat me there.

You're right. That's our way.

Now, you know What they will do to me.

Please, don't let them take me.

Please! Don't let them take me.

You know what they will do To me!

You cannot let them do That to me!

What do I do now?

Say, "I told you so"?

Lieutenant.

How is the kid?

All right, I guess.

Who knows?

I brought this present For him.

Oh. Peter, come here.

The lieutenant brought a present For you.

You got the man, didn't you?

Yup.

And they're sending him back To his country.

What will they do to him?

Well, they'll do more to him

Than we would have done If he stayed here.

I see all kinds of people At these tables.

I hear what people Say and do to each other.

You must see much worse In your work.

How do you stand it?

Well, I look at it this way.

You meet some of the bad people,

And you meet some Of the good people.

Hi.

Oh.

Here. You give it to him.

Oh, no, no, no.

Little boys should not take Presents from strangers.

Do you understand?

There.

Now you must have a glass Of wine with me

As a gift, Like your gift.

Now, come on. You must.

No, no.

I'm not gonna let You get off that easy, okay?

I'll be back one night, With a lady.

Okay.