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Hey, dagger, We got company.

- he came on early. - hold it!

Hello, johnny.

Listen, bum.

You let this hood Buy your soul, not mine.

- get him out. - hey, johnny.

Look at all that's here.

Some for them, Some for us,

Some for you.

Tell the crumb, He wants to hijack shipments,

He does it Where I can't see him.

All right, Unload this truck.

Everything off, now!

So far, no I.D., No stab wounds, no bullet holes.

Yeah, somewhere a family

Won't serve the soup Until he comes home.

What we do have is a bruise On the back of his neck,

Like somebody gave him A karate chop.

He's a dock worker.

In these clothes, he was Probably still on the job.

Where did he go in?

Around 59th street.

Beaten up, wasted,

And still they go out and try To deal with these hijackers,

All by themselves.

Guys on the waterfront Have a code--

"Don't finger anybody, No matter what he did.

Take care of it on your own."

It's dumb!

Oh, yeah, it's dumb,

But, you know, you have to take A minute sometime to admire 'em.

- hank's money's no good today. - what money?

The warden gave me 26 bucks And my fare to the city.

Hey, geno.

You got your friend back.

Man, he was moping around While you were gone.

- not me. - oh, boy.

So, how is it?

If I had your guts, It'd be better.

Thanks.

Like I said before, We stand together,

They can't kill us all, Right?

Yeah, Just like johnny bannister.

What happened To johnny bannister?

They killed him.

I figured That was an accident.

You figured? Don't you know?

Haven't I told you a hundred Times what this is all about?

How did it happen?

Cops fished him Out of the river.

Aw...

We heard he was all broken up.

But that don't mean That nobody did it.

Nobody. You're right.

It wasn't nobody.

It was dagger,

Bribing us and conning us

And threatening us To help them steal

And killing us if we don't.

But dagger never tried To hustle me into no deals,

Not once, not--

Not in all the time We was playing cards.

You did what?

Uh...

Well, I just hung around For a few games.

Well, ah, What am I gonna do with you?

All those months in the slammer,

Worrying that those bums Are gonna con you

Into something real bad,

And he sits down, And plays cards with them?

Geno, you're going to wind up In the morgue

- with a tag on your toe! - hey, easy.

He couldn't wait For you to get out.

This party was his idea.

Yeah?

Is that right? This was all your idea?

Yeah.

So where's the broads?

I don't know.

Hello, hank.

Dagger wants to see you outside.

Tell dagger He's at a party.

- yeah. - that's right.

No, that's all right. I'll see dagger.

Why not?

Be right back.

Hello, hank.

Right where you belong, Next to the garbage.

Get the car.

Hey, come on.

I got a present for you.

Like bannister got?

Bannister was a fool.

Sure. He had a family.

He didn't want To take no chances.

He didn't want no trouble.

- he was dumb. - hank, come on.

I know how to show a guy How I feel

When he does something for me.

We had no deal, We had no agreement,

But you didn't talk to the crime Commission about me.

I didn't talk, Because I'm not a stoolie.

Take it.

Money don't know who Its father is.

Hank, enjoy.

Look at this!

This is what You're all afraid of!

- you okay? - yeah, I'm all right.

- geno. - huh?

For the last time,

Their friends or mine.

- not both. - okay.

Hank!

Oh!

Hey, careful, hank.

You ain't in shape for girls Yet.

- got in shape! - he's in shape.

We're gonna have a game later.

Yeah, I...

I got to stay with hank.

When are you gonna Be your own man, geno?

Yeah, okay, okay.

Why am I so hot?

Because I'm waiting For you to say

That you also thought He was a human being.

Sore? Who's sore?

Ahh.

The floater?

Yeah, male, caucasian, About 40.

"Good general health, no alcohol In blood, no water in lungs,

"Dead before he went in,

Broken fibula, broken vertebra, Broken ribs."

Ahh.

There was another big score On the docks.

They hijacked over a 1/2 million In electronic components.

- pier? - 72.

Okay, frank.

Crocker, saperstein, The floater's picture, fast.

Well, I think We're gonna I.D. Him now.

- I just heard where he worked. - who told you?

You did, frank.

Pier 72.

Let's go.

Did he work all day?

He took off after lunch.

And nobody saw anything Or anybody?

I mean, what am I, so profound, I leave you all speechless?

They've got you on your knees.

Next position is belly up.

Now, when does somebody Get it through his head

That you guys Can't fight these guys alone?

We don't know What happened to bannister.

You don't know what happened To john bannister, huh?

Now, if you didn't even know What happened to seymour gold

Who was sat in His ripped-off truck

With a bullet In the back of his head,

Right outside that diner Where you guys eat.

You don't think we'd tell you?

Now, where do you think I'd get an idea like that?

Pier 72, dispatch.

Yeah, it's good to see You out, mr. Shop steward.

So?

So I can't wait To be with you again.

Now, look, baby.

This sign you're carrying, Clean your own house?

Well, nobody's reading it.

They'll get the message.

I think they already got one.

You know, I walked on the dock,

And they jumped Like the ground was hot,

Somebody's making a deal To score again, right?

Yeah, That's what we heard.

Well, details.

Details, like, who are they Leaning on this time?

That's all you get.

Listen to me,

These guys aren't nickel And diming anybody.

They're going for big scores, And they kill people.

The hudson river Is filling with bodies.

Now, I gave you enough time To do it your way.

So tell me, Where do we meet?

I'll be there.

Where the hell have you been?

I had a hard time Covering for you.

In a game.

Dagger again, After I told you?

Hey, yeah, But this time I won, huh?

I see that.

What's he want you to do for it?

Nothing.

Don't tell me nothing!

Geno, you know what he's about.

He ain't one of us.

What about kojak, huh?

I mean, you know He ain't one of us either.

Listen,

I want you to forget That telephone call, okay?

Sure, and you'll go right back In the slammer, right?

Geno, I can't make it For both of us.

It's just too much.

Maybe you won't have to.

I can do something for you Too, you know?

Eh-eh! Hey, ya!

I'll see you later.

Would you look at that scene,

And how many of those trucks Are legitimate?

If we stop to check all of them,

There would be a jam from here To the canadian border.

How about that lunch wagon Over there?

He gets on any dock he wants,

And while the guys are eating,

Maybe he's checking out Which truck to carry what load

And what's staying overnight On which dock.

- eh. - so where do we start?

We already started When I made that phone call.

All I heard was a big bust Going down tomorrow

Or maybe the next day.

They come near my dock, I'll break their heads.

Yeah, but look What bannister got.

Maybe we should try To get along.

No, no, we get along, We're part of them.

- we're thieves. - right.

Next thing, We'll be knocking each other off

To cover ourselves.

All right, Remember, you guys,

One of us stays close to him At all times.

Especially since he made dagger Eat his own money.

See you tomorrow.

See you tomorrow.

Hey, look, I'll see you guys Later, all right?

- I got to call the old lady. - yeah. See you tomorrow.

See you tomorrow.

Hey, let's go this way.

- why this way? - come on.

Now, just listen, huh?

They only want to get along.

Is that what you told him?

We told him He's okay with us.

That's what we told him.

So you get him in a game And you feed him a few bucks,

And you buy it.

He knows what he's doing.

He don't know.

He don't even see you.

He don't look past the fancy Clothes and the big mouth.

Hey, come on, hank, huh?

Don't put me down.

Hey, you did it for the money, Geno.

- why don't you-- - shut up.

Now, wait a minute.

I mean, did what?

I'll see you At the game tonight.

I only tried to bring you guys Together, huh?

I mean, do what?

Go ahead. I'll be okay.

I said go on!

I'll meet you later.

Go on.

Are you gonna stick To your stupid honor code,

Or are you gonna Tell me who did it?

Kojak, You take care of geno.

Please. He can't make it alone.

What do you got?

Nobody heard anything, Nobody saw anything,

And nothing happened.

Kojak's been close to this.

- what does he say? - I don't know.

You don't know?

Hey,

You've seen one warehouse, You've seen them all.

Yeah.

It's the state Of the art, frank.

It looks and it smells Like what it is,

Only these days, It's refreshing.

You're really hung up Over this one, huh?

Well, I called him.

I pressured him to meet me, Only I got here third.

Don't let it get you. It happens in this job.

Yeah, sure it does.

Where you going?

Well,

Do what you just called it, Frank.

Do my job.

Ace-nine bets.

I raise.

Ah, oop.

Kojak, What are you doing here?

Well, I'd like you To listen to me,

Mr. Dirty dagger.

You know, there's nothing Romantic about what I do.

Usually, it's not very exciting.

What are you playing, High-low?

7 card.

But at a time like this, I feel it

Cooking inside me.

I can't wait to grab people.

I can't wait to start Shaking the tree.

You know what I mean?

Eh, huh? Okay? Huh?

Gonna pin ya With this one, baby.

One way or the other, I'll nail ya to the box,

And I came here To tell you that.

He threatened me.

Mr. Dagger,

I'm not threatening you.

I'm simply informing ya That I'm about to focus

My investigation of several Recent homicides on you.

He just threatened me.

You know, The worst of it is,

That when I get you,

You'll be lying In the same ground with hank.

Now, I ask you, Is that a threat?

Guess who, guys.

Come on, come on. Up on the bar.

Anything that cuts on the bar.

You've been through it before. What do you say, huh?

Okay!

A man was knifed in an alley, Three blocks from here.

Most of you knew him.

I want you to tell my officers What you heard and what you saw.

I want to even know About a piece of paper

That blew down the street When there was no wind.

I want it all.

Now...

Ah.

Bingo.

Ah, didn't I warn you, No more number games?

Didn't I say, "Make me look bad And I'll shut you down--"

We make it Look better every time.

Freeze!

Well, you signaled so--

Well, I heard you been Sweeping up

What you could on dagger,

So I got a name.

- so I didn't hear a name. - dave.

Dave?

Okay.

Okay. Okay. This is a bust.

Come on. How you doing?

Up on the table. Empty your pockets.

Drivers license, All the stuff.

You know the routine.

Officer, honestly, Really,

I only came here to buy A wholesale dress, really.

Yeah, well, on you I'd like velvet, sweetie.

Well, somebody rolled A pass.

Empty the pockets, Everybody.

Come on. Now, you've been through this.

Come on.

Now, you didn't tell me You're still competing

With vegas, davey boy. I knew, but you didn't tell me.

Well, no one told me

The recession was gonna last A while.

You wanna buy a dress factory? Extremely deflatable price.

A guy was hit on pier 72.

- yeah, I heard. - and what else ya hear?

Nobody knows who did it.

Ah, davey, baby,

Suddenly, I can see this place of yours

On the manhattan south board,

And it's scheduled for regular Visits by our gambling squad.

Theo, I'm only filling

My natural human need For excitement.

How about your need To be a fence

And deal with animals Like dagger?

- how natural is that? - he's a degenerate.

Would I deal with a degenerate?

Wait.

Okay, he made it sound So easy.

Guys pick a crate Of japanese portables

Off the docks, right?

And I move them. What's wrong with that?

More than them get damaged In transit.

You know, When I was in the war,

A nazi officer I just captured,

He stood there Where you're standing.

He explained to me The way you're explaining,

That shooting up a squad Of greek commandos

While they stood With their hands up

Was really nothing terrible,

Because most of them would have Died sooner or later anyway.

So you know what I did?

I broke his jaw.

Okay.

Look, it's a real big score This time.

Maybe a million bucks. It's got me worried.

They got the word out To get ready to receive it.

- yeah, where? - it's watches.

I don't know where. Top stuff, swiss--

They already got a customer.

All I do is stand between.

Ah, call me.

On my mother's grave.

Davey, can we get Off the record for a second?

I mean, be unofficial, Just two guys?

Sure.

Don't use your mother's name That way.

You put her through enough When she was alive.

Oh.

Clara.

Ah.

What time is it?

Tuesday.

I can talk better after dark.

Ah.

Hank is dead.

Why do you think I drank the whole bottle?

You thinking about something?

Yeah. That's a nice robe.

Geno gave it to me.

I was also thinking about What we get to work with

At the start of our lives,

And what we do with it.

Well, I'm gonna Get myself squared around.

Huh.

Well, I'm gonna try.

You know, every day I try,

Then something like this Happens,

And I say to myself, What the hell?

We're all gonna end up dead.

What difference does it make

How we get there?

Hank was trying To get there a different way.

I don't know who did it, Theo, I swear.

Maybe you don't know What you know.

People do that.

They rule out a lot of things A cop can use.

Like what?

Like who was with hank Before he died.

So far, all I have is That he left the dock

With a gang of guys, Then everybody went whichaway.

I didn't even see him All day long.

Your landlady said You had company.

Yeah, well, it's nobody You need to know about.

You hear anything About a john bannister?

That's the guy you found In the river? No.

You met the type.

Not like us, Ordinary guy,

Wife, kids, dull.

Nobody I need to know about.

So you're mad now, Huh?

Yeah, I'm mad.

Okay.

Dagger, he calls me up.

He says he wants me to get Some of my girlfriends together.

He wants to celebrate something.

When?

Tomorrow.

Theo...

Are we still friends?

Ehh...

Do me a favor, okay?

Keep your hair this way.

Oh, I'm so very sorry.

Thank you. Thank you.

Geno.

Oh, my geno.

What-- What's going to happen to you?

I'll be okay. Ha.

He loved you

More than a brother, geno.

Who--who did this to him?

I don't know.

Thanks god, They didn't hurt you too.

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

Hey, lieutenant,

Bender just got here.

- geno show yet? - they're all in there now.

Let's go.

Hey, that's nice and generous, Geno.

Oh, yeah, He's got a big heart.

He even bought clara A new bathrobe, huh?

I was in a game. I got lucky.

Tell them who you beat.

Lucas, Jones.

Yeah, and dagger. Huh?

Yeah, he took a pot From dagger.

All for nothing. Ain't that right, geno?

Hey--hey.

Hold it down.

One hell of a way to pay A condolence call, isn't it?

He got no right To talk to me like that.

Hey, take it easy, All of you,

This is a wake.

Besides that, You're upsetting his old mother.

It's our problem, kojak.

Oh.

No more, freddy.

Now, come on.

Let's have a little talk.

What for, huh?

Come on. Let's go.

No, wait.

So talk.

- kojak knew. - knew what?

That the score was really big.

Maybe we'd better cool it.

The stuff is already sold.

If we don't deliver, The big boys will take us out.

He know where?

No, dagger. He asked me.

So we tell him, Or he won't quit digging.

Go find geno.

Oh, yeah, big shots, Right?

Your coworkers,

Your fellow workers, All big shots, big mouths.

"Let's take up a collection," They say.

So what do they do--1s, 5s, Not a 10-spot in the pile,

Then you dump in how much, Geno, huh?

$100.

Hey, that's half your pay.

No wonder the guys got angry. You shamed them.

Such a beautiful gesture,

And there's hank's mother, That nice old lady.

She's got nobody but you, Right?

- she must be thrilled. - ah, cut it, frank.

He's upset enough.

Ah, geno.

I saw clara's robe. Class.

Ah.

She can wear it At the funeral.

You hear about a big score Coming down?

Oh, no. No.

John bannister is dead.

Hank is dead.

When are you guys gonna stop Honoring those killers?

Hey, ah, why don't you Let me outta here,

And I'll find out who done it.

Hey, I know what to do to him.

Well, we know who did it, Geno.

We need a witness.

We know he left work With a bunch of you guys.

From there on, It gets a little fuzzy.

Now, who was with him last?

Ah, nobody's got no respect For a stoolie.

No matter what it's about.

No, ask hank, He'll tell--

Oh, boy.

We're sitting here, And we're talking...

For a minute, I forgot.

You'll improve your memory At the grave.

Oh.

Please, kojak, I--I got a headache,

And I've been drinking.

Geno...

It's all, you know, Knocking around in my head

And you've just gotta Help me get it all together.

But like you said,

"The guys will find out Who set him up."

Oh, he was set up?

You mean, he was led there?

Ah, well, ah, somebody Must have left him alone.

Well, who did?

You stuck to him like glue,

Since he come back into town.

You know, I guess I know Why I'm here, huh?

This guy thinks I had something To do with hank's dying.

I'll say it simpler.

You're our number one suspect.

- geno. - hmm?

You know, maybe the guys Will get the same idea,

And what good Is your crummy code then?

We was all walking along, And--

And this guy, He said that he had something

Personal to talk to hank about, And why don't I get lost,

So I didn't like it,

But hank said, "Go on, go on."

So I left.

Oh, I--I didn't want to.

See,

When hank went up, This guy got to be shop steward,

So when hank come back, He had to give the job back.

I--I guess, He didn't like that.

Bender?

I--I did something terrible Just now.

So--so you won't tell nobody, Right?

Hmm.

Crocker.

He's lying To cover for himself.

Oh, frank, Don't tell me he's lying, okay?

Fine. I won't tell you he's lying.

Good, then I won't have To think about it for awhile.

The name is bender, Dock worker, union officer.

- bring him in. - right.

Come on, What's this all about, huh?

There's a big score coming up, What's that about?

Look, a guy comes on the dock. He says, "Turn your back."

You know how many times That can happen?

You know how much was lifted From the docks

Since I've been in this room? What am I gonna do?

Make my wife a widow, while they Drive away with the goods?

Well, Hank tried to fight them.

Yeah, and hank is very dead.

And you were the last one With him.

Me? No.

No, I left him with geno.

Bender, you told your wife You were with hank,

But you weren't,

Then you say You went for a long walk,

But you can't remember where.

Look, if I tell you And, uh...

It don't have nothing to do With this, will you,

I mean...

I think he went To an x-rated movie.

Yeah. Well, almost.

Hey, hey, guys, I won again.

Hey, drinks are on me.

Hey. Hey, clara.

Hey, you're sitting there With such a heavy heart.

And you're feeling no pain.

He was the greatest guy I ever saw.

Geno, what happened?

You were not supposed To leave him alone.

I don't want to talk About it anymore.

So that's all I'm gonna say.

We just left bender At his house.

The cops let him go?

It was you or him Yesterday afternoon.

We narrowed it to that.

No, I won't finger nobody,

Even if he did it To my best friend.

Hold it.

We're not sure.

They work you over in there?

Oh.

Yeah, I can handle myself.

Forget them. You're with us now.

Listen, I want you to do something.

Sure, dagger.

You want me to teach you How to play cards?

Call kojak.

We'll tell you what to say.

Okay.

Then we want you To set up a guy.

Who?

What are you worrying about?

It's a piece of cake.

I gotta hurt him?

You gotta kill him.

We played cards, I let you win,

And you sold your friend out.

If the guys find out, You're wasted.

I didn't know what you Were going to do with him.

- you knew. - no.

You wanted to feel big.

You wanted to feel important And now you are.

No.

Like I said,

We're your friends now.

I'll ask you again. Is this a setup?

You said, "It takes more guts To open your mouth."

So I'm opening it.

They're gonna hit This pier 26, today,

4:00 this afternoon.

I--I got to get them in.

I know it's this afternoon.

I got it firsthand.

I just want to know How dagger pulls it off.

I guess they figure I'm gonna get them in.

Ah, in where?

Pier 26, I told you.

- what time? - 4:00.

I told you that too.

Yeah.

And how would you do it?

They didn't tell me that yet.

What'd you do that for?

It's my lie detector.

I ain't lying.

Your yellow sheet is this long With assault charges.

You got a temper That won't stop.

How come I'm still standing,

And how come you want me To buy this story?

Okay, so forget it.

Got any money?

Oh, I see. You won again?

Now, you give me a minute, geno. I want to understand you.

Maybe I'm slow, okay?

You're fingering dagger.

He won't know.

Oh-ho.

He won't have to Put too much together,

If we come down on him.

Yeah, we've been walking Along the waterfront together,

Smelling the stink Of the river together,

Having an argument together,

Where everybody, Including dagger, can see us.

I know why You won't believe me,

Because you think I walked away From hank

And let him get killed.

I know what happened to hank,

And I know how it happened,

And I know who left him alone.

You notice how some of them Seagulls out there

Stay together,

But there's always one or two That are left alone.

Maybe once,

Just for a second, They did something

And they can't Never take it back,

So they just sit out on them Pilings,

By themselves

And sit.

I thought you said pier 26.

I got it mixed up.

Yeah, But this is fred's place.

So it'll be easier to get in.

Hey, fred, fred.

You missed this morning's Shape-up.

I figured the guys Are mad at me.

Are they wrong?

You want to hear it all?

Well, go ahead, talk.

- you better keep walking. - hey, what are you up to?

I'm sorry, fred.

I didn't know It was going to be you.

I swear.

Theo, It gives me no great pleasure

To say that geno ripped us off,

But he did rip us off.

Nah. No way.

Where do we go from here?

He told me what he knew,

So they conned him On the location of the rip-off.

Let's see about some Of their hangouts he gave us.

Come on.

When do I get paid?

Tonight, at the game. Nothing changes, dig?

There's nobody in sight.

You did fine, geno.

By now, the cops Are biting their nails.

Dummy pulled it off.

And it won't take kojak Five numbers

To figure out he helped us, So tonight after the game

We let him join his friends Hank and fred.

Three blocks from the heist.

We could have delivered The stuff in a wheelbarrow.

Unload the truck, jones. Travio, come over here.

I want to tell you something.

You know what's been happening In this warehouse when I--

All right. Hold it.

Freeze!

Nice shot, frank-- Captain.

It's okay.

Geno was with us On this all the way,

And I want you guys To know that.

Dagger won't beat this one.

They, ah, fooled me, Didn't they?

You told me everything You knew about them.

That's how we got here.

You gonna arrest me?

Hey, baby,

What happened Between you and hank

Was not against any law, And I'm not a priest.

You did what you did For your own reasons,

And you'll have To live with them.

Why don't you take a trip?

Move someplace else, Just don't go back.

Okay.

Lieutenant?

You knock when you walk Into private quarters?

What knock? She says it's important.

Where's geno?

Well, trying to live With himself.

Theo, he won't have time.

The guys were gonna Kill bender.

I couldn't let them do that.

He didn't leave hank In that alley.

- you know that. - where are they now?

They were in the tavern

Bracing themselves For the funeral.

Working up a whole Head of steam over geno.

Theo, I'm scared.

Come on. Let's go.

Mama.

Mama, I--

I'm--I'm sorry I'm late,

But I did something Important today.

Something hank Would be proud of.

Oh, geno.

You shouldn't have come, Geno.

Hey, hey, fred.

Tell 'em what we did today.

We got dagger, huh?

Tell them, fred.

Geno.

He--he was my friend, Kojak.

So this poor slob Gets punished, right?

But the gangs That used you

And the gangs that are gonna Use you, they go on.

That the way it is?

Sure it is.

There's a new hero among ya.

I don't want to hear That he got what he deserved.

Somebody just killed a man,

And I'm going to find out Who you are,

And I'll pluck ya out.

Yeah, I have a code too.