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Detective stavros, Manhattan south.

Robbery in progress.

Burbridge furs.

Where is that?

345 7th.

May I have your name, please?

The dressing rooms are clear.

- any windows out? - no good. All bars.

Anything happens, we go out The way we came in.

We know that's open.

10-30, Possible robbery in progress.

20th and 8th.

Rabbit. Rabbit.

Rabbit.

Just some courage.

You know me.

I'm gonna Check the alley again.

You keep on loading, okay?

Hey, ben.

We do a hundred jobs, I ain't never gonna be cool.

Uh-huh.

Take the front. I'll take the back.

Okay.

All right, You can freeze right there.

Police.

Police! Don't move!

Hold it! Police!

Crocker! Saperstein!

That's a $1/4 million Deathbed back there.

It's already worth about $50,000 To a fence.

Says so much For his business sense.

C4 was used to split the box,

Just like the other five jobs In this area.

You know, That m.O. Is getting monotonous.

So what else is new?

Will somebody talk to me?

Stavros took a call, Anonymous.

I took out the one In the other room,

And crocker chased his partner.

Crocker, would you Like to join us over here?

What?

Jamie webb. Uh, 28 years old.

Lives on 43rd street.

All right, see what you Can find out about him, okay?

Anything that relates to him, Including people.

- okay. - go ahead.

Come on.

Okay, this guy That you chased.

Can you I.D. Him?

- no. - no? Why no?

He was ahead of me.

All right, how far ahead?

I don't know.

Hey, a few seconds?

Maybe. I don't know.

Crocker, no maybes.

You got to know every step

You took from the time You left the precinct.

And we start now.

I was--I was chasing this guy,

And he was running Towards the street.

I heard these footsteps.

This is a hell of a place And hour for friends to meet.

Well, so far, we have The very normal reactions

Of a police officer in the line

Of duty doing just What he's supposed to be doing.

Nothing to get excited about.

Did you hear about the girl?

She made it to the hospital.

F.I.A.U. Is gonna Want to question you

And saperstein tonight.

Don't talk to them until kojak And I finish with you.

Well, I want to go To the hospital.

Now, the bullet was lodged In the lower lumbar three.

And according to doctor meyer,

There's no more danger Of hemorrhaging.

Well, what is there danger Of, doctor?

Well, the bullet apparently Caused enough nerve damage

To produce paralysis Of the lower limbs.

Why don't you remove it?

We can't.

- not yet, anyway. - oh.

Well, is that a-- Is that a life sentence,

Or can she appeal it?

Well, more tests Are being set up.

They don't look very encouraging At this point.

Thank you, doctor.

Bobby.

Hey, bobby,

You shot an armed criminal in The act of committing a felony.

He shot at you.

You shot at him, And that's the way it was.

You can't hold Yourself responsible.

I shot an innocent girl. Maybe I killed her.

At least I crippled her.

Now, when you carry that In your gut,

Then you tell me How to feel!

Yeah, come back later. He's taking a ballet lesson.

Lieutenant, did the field Internal affairs unit

Say anything to you After talking to us?

Did you turn in the reports?

Yeah, seven copies.

We just turned 'em in.

Okay, go home and get some Sleep.

Good morning, lieutenant.

I told you to come right Into the office

As soon as you got in.

Yeah, well, I didn't have Anything important to say.

Oh, let's see now. There've been three homicides,

Two suicides, Some berserk guy

Is chopping down cherry trees In central park,

Somebody's walking on the grass, Somebody forgot

To curb their dog Right outside the precinct,

And you got nothing Important to say?

Yeah, well, He kept to himself.

He lived alone.

- who? - the deceased, sir.

If he was part of the gang That pulled those other jobs,

The pad doesn't show it.

How about the yellow sheet?

Yeah, one bank job, illinois.

Minimum three to ten.

How long is he out?

Two years.

And what do you do now? Water your plants?

No. No, I'm gonna call the prison.

I'm gonna find out if he had any Buddies while he was in the can

Who liked to bust vaults Open full of furs.

When?

Now.

Crocker, would you Leave us alone, please?

You'd think he was paralyzed Instead of the girl.

Well, try this one.

That lock on the back door To the fur shop?

It was bolted from the inside.

Now, unless webb Knew where it was,

He could never find it In the dark.

Plus the forensic report

Says the phone In the fur shop was wiped clean.

So? What do we got here?

What do we have here?

Somebody phones in a tip, One experienced pro

Gets trapped by a locked door He thought was open,

The other one slips away Through a door that was open,

And the phone is wiped.

What we have here is a case Of somebody set up his buddy.

I'm gonna go to the hospital, Talk to that girl.

Please.

Miss ames is in no condition To see any visitors.

I'll just be a minute.

I'm detective crocker.

I'm sorry.

You're sorry?

Detective crocker.

I told you the patient is In no condition to see anyone.

Crocker, What the hell are doing?

It's all right.

He says that he's sorry.

Ten mil diazepam.

Crocker, get the hell Out of here.

Lieutenant, Why don't we leave?

You see how she is.

It's all right.

I'll talk to him.

Hello.

I'm lieutenant kojak.

I want you to help us find the Man who's responsible for this.

He just left.

No. That's detective crocker.

He was chasing a criminal.

Yes, he fired the gun.

Is that all he did?

Then why is everybody so upset?

I'm the only one that got hurt.

Thieves rob a store.

Get away.

Only one got away.

The other one decided To shoot it out, and he's dead.

Miss ames, You were very close to the, uh--

To the thief who ran away.

I mean, did you see him? Did you get a look at his face?

No.

Isn't there anything about him That might help us?

I was walking.

A man ran out of nowhere,

And now I'm lying here Like this.

Isn't that enough to know?

Okay.

Oh, you live on 23rd street.

Now, that's a long walk To the fur store.

You want a laugh?

I do it for my health.

Walking is good for you.

Walking is healthful.

I'm a model.

I do it for my legs.

Four miles briskly for my legs.

Lieutenant.

Aren't they pretty?

I can't feel anything!

Aren't they pretty?

Lieutenant, for the last time.

Doctor?

Oh, hello, detective crocker.

I tried to call you.

We finished miss ames's tests. Sit down.

Tell me standing.

Okay.

She's out of danger.

What about the bullet?

It's our considered opinion That any attempt

To remove it at this time Would be disastrous.

She looks okay.

She is okay.

I mean, Her life is out of danger.

The paralysis,

It's like a finger Pressing on a nerve.

I mean, if you didn't know What I did to her,

You'd think she was lazy,

Just laying there,

Being waited on.

As a matter of fact, She doesn't even

Have to be hospitalized.

If you send her out that door, You know what that says, doctor?

The end. This is the way She'll be forever.

I'm sorry.

You know, you can always Seek other opinions.

She knew I was gonna talk To you.

Do you want me to tell her?

You're late.

What?

You're off duty, right?

I can always tell when you're Coming in by the clock.

Confession time again?

Well, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you.

You don't upset me.

I'm practicing To become a saint.

Bring me an ashtray.

It's broke.

Sure it is. You've touched it.

Where's my doctor?

A hundred tests, And I can't even find him.

I just talked to him.

Oh, my god.

Listen. Uh, I know This neurosurgeon, dr. Athis.

We had a patrolman Who got shot in the back,

And she can work wonders.

Come on, now.

You just keep telling yourself That there's a chance,

And we'll find one.

Please, just get Out of my life.

I will, when you can kick Me out and with your own feet.

Crocker?

Where's crocker?

He's not here.

Oh.

Well, I'm glad you told me He wasn't here because if you

Hadn't told me he wasn't here, I wouldn't have asked for him.

Theo. Oh.

The world's at peace?

Do you know I get more information

From my stoolies?

What's that about?

Hey, when two detectives Start covering for a third,

It's not to keep warm, right?

I checked around several Of those model agencies,

And this polly ames, a couple Of them know her.

Why are we checking Into the girl?

Saperstein, Something deeply disturbing

In your basic humanitarian Instincts taking place here?

No, but I'm just a little Confused.

Well, why don't you tell us, And maybe we can enlighten you.

All right.

This polly ames lives In an $800-a-month apartment.

But I can't find out Where she is working

Or has worked more than a day Or two here and there.

Okay.

Keep checking.

Okay.

You told crocker To stay close to her.

I also told him He had a very promising career.

Now, of all the things I told him,

I wonder what he's Remembering right now.

Are you warm enough?

I only feel half.

The rest doesn't feel the cold At all.

Well, it's good for you.

No, that's walking.

Walking is good for you.

Not being wheeled.

Oh, come on.

You know What this reminds me of?

When I was a kid, my father

Would bring us down here At thanksgiving and christmas

Just to see The leaves changing colors.

What the hell Are we doing here, anyway?

Listen, you hurt me.

I can't ever forget that.

I'm going to be in this chair For the rest of my life,

And you're not.

If I could take that bullet From your back

And put it in my back, I would.

But I can't.

It was a one in a million freak Accident, but you're right.

You're sitting in the chair, And I'm pushing it.

I don't know what to do.

Polly, I can't forget you.

I can't walk away.

I guess you're a cripple Now too.

- know what these are? - yellow sheets.

Yellow sheets. A backlog to choke a horse.

And where is detective Third grade robert crocker?

Anywhere lately?

- I've been at her apartment. - oh, really?

I thought you moved in.

Well, she needs encouragement, Lieutenant.

She needs somebody to do more Than just dust the furniture

And check her pulse.

Well, speaking Of dusting her furniture,

Are you aware she lives In an $800-a-month apartment?

Well, where does she get The bread? She got a job?

What's the story?

- what's he trying to say? - ask him.

I don't know What I'm trying to say.

And you want to know why?

Because there's A hot shot detective

Who's failing to function.

Hey, uh, lieutenant,

You know, um, I'm going through The motions of being a cop.

I can't investigate a girl I almost killed,

Not with this--

Not with this other stuff On my mind.

If that other stuff On your mind

Were some old degenerate wino Instead of a beautiful,

Mysterious chick, You'd know what to do.

I'm doing the best I Can from going through my head.

You push me, and I'll quit!

If you don't shape up, I'll request it.

Crocker!

Maybe he should have A leave of absence.

I need him, frank.

What for?

He hasn't been here Since he shot that girl.

And when he is here, He's not all here.

- tell me about it. - you know, I met that girl.

She doesn't know what hit her,

But it happened, to crocker As well as the girl.

Lieutenant, a funny thing

Happened to me trying to locate A suspect on that anderson case.

I show a bunch of pictures To the bartender,

And one of 'em's a steady Customer, the late jamie webb.

Uh, bernadette?

This is captain mcneil, Lieutenant kojak.

This is ms. Bernadette fopler.

Bernadette won first prize

In a bartending contest In atlantic city in '73.

'72.

They were suckers For fruit juice that year.

I called my drink indian summer.

This fellow gave me the idea.

Well, don't you get it?

He helped her think up This drink.

Bill, buzzy, buffy,

Well, he was a very close friend Of the deceased, jamie webb.

He said he came From cleveland.

Cleveland.

Indians. Get it?

Indian summer?

Could you describe them?

Describe?

In the booze business, It's the color of the money,

Not the face.

Okay, you call cleveland.

Get the best description you can

From our charming Young lady here and then, uh,

See if you can tie it In with james webb.

And thank you very much For your cooperation.

Thank you.

Gee, bernadette, I'm sorry.

I could've sworn it was '73.

It's all right.

Theo, getting back to bobby.

I gather you Don't like the girl.

Frank, that's not nice.

Well, you implied She was being kept by a john.

Where are the tea bags?

I don't know Where the tea bags are,

And no, you inferred She was being kept by a john.

Come on, you know bobby crocker.

He still goes To these church functions

In order to find dates.

This chick has got Him wiped out, whoever she is

And whatever she is.

Theo, you're on the spot too, And so am I.

Everybody's watching How we handle this,

And I'm talking About the shooting.

I want crocker off the hook On the shooting, of course.

But I also want the answers.

Detective crocker, six-year Veteran, et cetera, et cetera.

And this miss ames, A very successful fashion model

When she came here From cleveland three years ago.

- excuse me, sir. - yeah, what?

Lieutenant, this is that list Of fur fences

You wanted from, uh, bunko.

Michaels.

Son of a gun.

Let me take him, and you Check out the rest, okay?

See you later, frank.

Rizzo, I want some tea bags Over here.

Lieutenant.

Just don't lie to me, Michaels.

Lieutenant, you're leaning.

Is that why you're shivering?

How would you like me to take The temperature of these furs?

I cooperated When I was a fence.

I'm clean now.

Well, why don't you cooperate The way you used to?

Why don't you concentrate?

Five out of six heists Go like clockwork.

A couple hundred thousand In furs at 30%.

The going rate is 20.

So who put it together?

Talk to me.

I mean, tell me something.

Just don't stand there

And tell me how you retired From the--a life of crime.

A cop hits an innocent girl.

What's that, my fault?

Take it easy, Will you, lieutenant?

Take it easy.

Okay, I heard about those jobs.

A couple of out of towners.

Now, the way I got it figured so far,

The hauls were within a couple

Of days each furrier Got his consignment.

Somebody on the inside Has to know that.

Well, that wasn't me.

You ever do business With a james webb?

Never heard of him until I Read about him in the papers.

Oh, you read the newspapers?

That puts you in the 15% percent Of the literati who can read.

Ben something.

Uh, no ben anybody On my client list.

Excuse me.

Michaels furriers.

It's ben.

Is there anything else, Lieutenant?

Are you crazy, Calling me here?

The cops are combing the town For you.

Yeah, I know I'm hot.

That's why I asked you For money.

I need money to get away.

- I haven't got it. - you need money, huh?

You need money? Go to A bank! Hit a store!

Michaels, I can't take the chance.

I'll be spotted.

Hey, you blow a job.

Your partner gets wasted, that Ties you to a felony murder,

And you call me And say you need money?

We did good for you The other times.

Yeah, well, the other times--

The other times, I didn't have The cops coming around.

So go mug a cop If you need money!

Hey.

Hey.

So one of your guys Really shot a girl?

All right, I gave you a lead.

- what'd you find out? - nothing.

The guy your cops wasted In the fur shop was a drinker,

Uh, talked a lot About broads, sports.

What about the other guy?

This is a very quiet fellow Who set this up.

Nobody knows him.

Hey, somebody has to know him. He's got to eat.

He's got to wash his undies.

I guess. Hey, take it easy.

I know one of your boys Is in trouble.

Take it easy.

Sammy, I let you walk The streets because you help.

Now, you stop, and then I don't need you anymore.

Yeah? What's the good of Walking the streets if I'm dead?

So you have a choice. Him or me.

It's ben.

The guy's name's ben. Ben.

And the word is he don't care If he kills.

So let me out of this.

All right.

Look, you used to be a furrier.

I want you to get me a lead.

We still friends?

Yeah, friends.

I'm sorry.

Three weeks and no robbery In the whole district.

Well, don't cancel Your insurance, mr. Burbridge.

There's always somebody New coming along.

It's inevitable, like, uh, Death and cavities.

It's sad an innocent young Girl like that getting shot.

You know, she was a model.

Did she ever model for you?

That girl?

I'm sorry.

Models look like models.

One body. All bones.

I don't look at their faces, Just how my coats hang.

Mm.

You know, as a matter of fact,

That picture in the paper Did remind me of a young girl

Who once worked for me.

I think her name Was phyllis something.

Worked a day, maybe two, Right in time for my new furs

To be shown.

Oh, really?

What agency?

Uh, she came in on her own.

Is that the way It usually happens?

Sometimes.

They drop around, the new ones.

It saves them paying commission.

Yeah, now I remember her.

Ambitious, a real pusher.

She was gonna own central park, The trade center,

And half of manhattan in a year.

Oh?

Maybe she had a guy.

Maybe she did.

Shouldn't you be at work?

If they could see me now.

It's a celebration,

You being out of the hospital.

You'll get in trouble.

Ah, they can get me If they want me.

They know where I am.

Hello.

Hey, uh, bobby. This is rizzo.

Uh, the dr. Athis Called, left a number.

555-3200.

Okay, thank you.

Hey, polly?

You know when, uh, When people meet,

They meet For all the wrong reasons.

I just want you to know That I'm happy I met you.

Hello.

Hello, this is Detective crocker.

I just got a message.

I think miss ames' prognosis Is encouraging.

Call me tomorrow.

Okay, fine.

Thank you.

Who were you calling?

I want make a toast To a brave and beautiful girl,

And to a doctor who's gonna Help her dance again.

You know that dr. Athis,

The one I was telling you about, The neurosurgeon?

Well, she saw your x-rays,

And she wants to see Me tomorrow.

Oh.

Oh, bobby.

I'm scared.

Scared of what? The city's gonna pay for it.

I sent in for the papers.

You can sue 'em for a million.

What is it?

Madness.

After all that's happened,

I still don't understand How I feel--feel about you.

The way it began And the way it is now,

There's a cloud over it.

Why don't we try And blow that away?

Okay?

Okay.

Life is wild.

You busting in on that robbery, My being there.

It's destiny, I suppose.

Well, in this case, Destiny was shoved a little bit

By an anonymous male caller Who phoned in a tip,

And that's What brought me there.

Somebody phoned in a tip?

Hey, who are you?

Where did you come from?

And where are you going?

My name is polly ames.

I am from cleveland, And I am a model.

And are you investigating me Like your lieutenant kojak?

Is that why you're here?

You know why I'm here.

Come on, I'm a cop.

That's how we met.

Maybe you can teach me To be something more.

I got to go.

Well, don't worry about me.

I'll be out dancing.

Bobby?

Bobby?

Has he got a key too?

I tried to get to you In the hospital...

But that cop Always got there first.

What's he doing hanging Around here all the time?

Don't con me.

You could walk, You'd forget his name.

I can't walk, ben.

And jamie's dead.

Jamie was bad news.

He did what we told him to do.

Jamie didn't know What he was getting into.

Listen, polly, all that money From the other jobs,

I had to lay out for a new pad When jamie never came by.

And what with this and that, I'm kind of low on bread.

The money is in that vault.

I can't get it.

Like you said, the cop Keeps coming around.

He's gonna be back soon, So you'd better leave.

I don't want to hear that. Give me the money.

It's part mine. I can't touch my car.

I'm running out of how to eat.

I'll get picked up, polly. Listen to me.

It's a felony murder rap. Jamie's dead.

We were part of the killing.

I've got to get out of here.

The cops were tipped off About that job.

Did you know that?

Mm-mm.

I cased that job, And you set it up.

Now, it had to be one of us.

Jamie?

We never told jamie Any details.

Did we, ben?

He was trouble.

He was a lush.

He got in the way Between you and me.

You know how I felt about that.

Get me the pad.

He was also a 1/3 partner.

Now there's only two of us.

This will authorize you to enter Into my safety deposit account.

The keys are in my purse.

All you have to do Is have my signature notarized.

Now, that's a detail I'm sure you can manage.

Suppose I take all the money And run?

Oh.

Well, the cop Says that I can sue the city.

He says that I can collect A fortune.

- yeah? - yeah.

That's great.

So we're coming Out of this pretty good.

Yeah.

It should've been You and me from the start.

Good luck with the cop.

Polly ames was from cleveland.

Our mysterious stranger Was from cleveland.

Jamie webb was from cleveland.

The fur heists Were completed 24 hours

After each of polly ames' Modeling jobs.

Now, four of those heists were On modeling jobs that the agency

Sent this polly ames In on.

The other two She just walked in on,

Including burbridge.

Oh, lieutenant, I covered the banks,

And I found out that polly ames

Has a safety deposit box Down on 20th street.

Now, they're gonna let us know If she comes in,

And that's all they can do For us.

That's it?

It's all right. I'm a friend.

All right.

The girl at the bank Said that polly ames

Has visited her safety Deposit box four times.

Each date was about three days After a fur robbery on our list.

Still not enough?

The guy in the middle.

You're a buddy, sammy.

I thought you told me You didn't fence furs anymore.

I don't.

I thought you told me that you Didn't take one fur from a guy

By the name of jamie webb.

- I didn't. - oh!

So I guess you're wondering Why we all got together.

Who's that guy, frank?

That's assistant d.A. Angus moore.

He's here to help you cop a plea Or hang you.

Plea? What plea?

Receiving stolen goods Acquired in the commission

Of a felony murder, Conspiracy, grand larceny.

Hey, I know what this heat is.

Now, your little boy crocker Shot an innocent bystander.

You're ripping up the town, Trying to get him off the hook.

Hey, do you know what it is To have a division of cops

Get after you?

Kojak and I always got along.

Didn't we, frank?

What's--what's--

What's the arrangement?

You help us nail down the gang Who stole the furs.

We'll assume You had no knowledge

That they were armed During the robberies.

You take a fall for, Uh, handling stolen goods.

That's a plea?

That's a deal, huh?

All right, Make it felony murder instead.

Uh...

Uh...

I let this guy, uh-- This guy,

Jamie webb delivered right After all those big heists.

Oh, did he get paid On the spot?

Within three days.

So you have the dates He was in?

Can we make a better deal?

We'll talk to the warden.

Kojak.

That's all he did?

All right, keep us advised.

Okay.

A guy walks into the bank With a notarized entry slip

For polly ames' vault account.

The clerk says, "Wait a minute While I get some slips."

He changed his mind And walked out.

I said to myself,

"Why is she being so generous All of a sudden?"

Then I said to myself, "Maybe she feels guilty

About the money."

Then I said to myself, "Not this kid.

Not this alley cat.

Not this street fighter."

Then it came to me.

I go to the bank, I walk in the vault,

And the clerk calls the cops.

Surprise! The cops blow me away.

And poor polly gets a deal From the d.A.

Because you suffered enough.

No, ben.

You're safe.

I won't talk.

I just didn't want him To know what I was.

But I know you, doll!

We come from the same place.

Don't you want the money?

I want it, And I'm gonna get it.

We both are. Hand in hand.

We go to that bank, Then we go take a long trip.

Maybe argentina.

No, ben. Take the money, please.

All of it.

Hey. You go with me, Or we wait here and he dies.

Then you go with me anyway.

One way or the other, I got to Close the door on this.

Get it.

Hello.

Hi.

This is your local Precinct officer

With the good news of the day.

I just left dr. Athis,

And she said you can go To the hospital right now.

She wants to do some tests And maybe even surgery.

No.

No? Uh, polly, That means there's hope.

For you? Or for me?

Hey, now listen to me.

This looks good.

Tell me.

Just tell me.

If you hadn't made me a cripple,

Would you Still be coming around?

I told you.

Let's get you well first, And then we'll find out.

Go through that again.

Another doctor, more hope, Another kick in the face.

Polly, this doctor's the best.

She says there's hope.

I had hope, once.

Only, I didn't need it to come From a doctor or a lousy cop.

If you want to do Something really great,

Just stay out of my life.

Crocker!

Why do I have To look at pictures?

I did that before.

Do you know how much business I'm losing?

I got a loyal clientele.

So polly ames Modeled for the fur salons

That have been hit this year, Including burbridge.

What does that prove?

She was from cleveland.

What?

Jamie webb was from cleveland.

So?

So jamie webb Had two friends from cleveland.

And the three of them, They met at a bar.

You ask me how I know that.

Well, we I.D.'d webb at the bar.

We also verified that webb Delivered to a fence,

Each time On the day after the job,

And the fence paid off Three days later.

And polly ames,

She visited her safety deposit Vault on the same day.

Bobby, she was their lookout.

You call that evidence?

You're a cop!

What do you call it?

That's him. That's the guy.

Jamie's friend.

Bobby? Bobby!

Bernadette just made an I.D. On this guy right here.

Ben wiley, cleveland.

Crocker!

He just took off.

Say where he was going?

No, sir.

I'm all right.

Let's go, uh--let's go Get a drink somewhere, huh?

Then we'll go get that money.

I'll find a good doctor In argentina, won't I, ben?

That's the polly I know.

Ahh!

That's everything, Captain, including the fact

That dr. Athis said That she could help her.

Have her sign it.

Yes, sir.

You want to look it over?

I know what I said.

You okay?

Yes.

Take care.

Bobby!

I'm sorry That I didn't meet you before.

Before all of this.

You'd have looked right past Me to the good looking guys.

No.

You won't be there forever.

Okay?

Okay.

He still believes in you.

And you?

Well, it would've been better If you hadn't lied.

I just didn't want Him to find out.

I guess I knew That he would sooner or later.

I just wanted it to last.

Well, the next time You see him, tell him.