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[dramatic music]

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[sultry jazz music]

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[gasps]

Oh, it's you. What are you doing?

- I didn't say anything, I swear. - you had to.

You were with him too often.

[screams]

[gasps]

[screams]

[both grunting]

- all right, I want you To check under the nails.

I want a swab.

Inventory her Personal belongings.

I want to be sure that nobody Was after anything special.

- come on, joe, just because A girl's lying on the ground,

Doesn't mean rape Was the only motive.

Well, how about for starters?

Oh, captain.

How is she?

- he worked her Over pretty well.

What brings you down here On this frigid morning, captain?

- I heard you pick up the call On the car radio.

You came down to chat?

How nice.

What do you think it was?

- just like the others. Nurses.

Night.

Hospital close by.

He found a fertile field-- Back to the same place.

Adds to his excitement.

There's no way We can cover this place

With all its entrances And underground tunnels.

It's a fortification.

I think he's an employee,

At least that's What I'm working on.

- the other girls Weren't beaten up.

The other girls were raped.

Isn't that a beating too?

Detective long?

- excuse me, captain, No time to chat.

- long. - no.

You convinced me.

You know this rape scene Better than anyone in the area.

You just convinced me again.

You know the mos. You know the patterns.

You know the way These guys think.

You know how their victims Should be handled.

- captain, You run a homicide unit.

I am not into that scene.

- long, suppose Kojak wasn't there?

But he is.

And you are.

And you're into death.

And what I'm into in the sex Crimes unit, I can understand.

I know why I'm working there.

- downtown wants a woman In homicide.

It came up you.

- captain, I will not work With that greek bowling ball.

- there. - long, one word of warning.

Our coffee Is one step ahead of suicide.

You're kidding.

You told the commissioner

You'd take all the help You could get

And from anyplace You could get it.

- he never listened to me Before.

Why should he start now?

Theo, she knows her business,

And she knows this case.

Frank, it won't work.

Try.

- there's a personality conflict Here,

And you know what the rule book Says about that.

Lieutenant kojak,

Detective long.

- detective long, Shall I put on my jacket?

And do you mind if I smoke?

And look, joe, I thought You didn't want any part of me?

- is it too soon To request a transfer?

I'll see you guys.

All right, all right.

No, that's all right, I don't want to smoke.

And, yes, I do Like my coffee black.

And okay, If you and I want to double date

With a couple of broads After work, I'm game.

All right, now, that ends

The lady and men's work jokes, Right?

[telephone rings]

- oh, stavros, We got a new member of the team.

Kojak.

- so I noticed, And I'm just delighted.

Just think, From now on,

We'll have to Keep our pants pressed

And watch our language

Around the squad room From now on.

Well, that just wouldn't hurt.

- all right, I'll be right over.

Come on, let's go.

- couldn't you just leave me With my normal,

Garden variety degenerates?

- you'll be right at home Here in manhattan south.

You see, Some of our leading degenerates

Are right here on the squad, Including me.

Let's go.

The hell you trying to do,

Jackpot me, man?

People around know you.

They know you around here, You know?

- okay, okay, So I'm popular.

Look, I need some extras, okay?

- hey, man, that hand looks A little infected, you know?

Don't worry about it.

It'll heal.

What do you say?

Look, I got about an eighth Of a kilo of coke coming in.

I need the cut.

[clears throat]

You know, ringer, This is getting to be

More trouble than it's worth.

Okay, okay.

Look, flarrety, how'd you Like to make some real bread?

Why don't you score me some Of that pharmaceutical coke?

You know, merc? Quick flick?

I'll lay $500 An ounce on you, baby.

That's a quick score For both of us.

How does it sound?

$600 an ounce sounds better.

Well, there you go.

Now you're a business man.

Hey, ringer.

Better have someone Look after that scratch.

Skin looks inflamed.

Did you put a guard on her?

No, I didn't.

Lieutenant kojak?

Yeah, seymour.

Leslie's a friend of mine.

Really, how good a friend?

- well, we dated for a while; Then we broke it off.

Nothing heavy.

Been thinking Of starting it up again.

Cops and nurses.

It's what you call An easy pairing,

You know, goes together Like cops and robbers.

- you know detective long? - I've seen her around.

You talk to the girl?

- I tried to, But they said no,

Until a special police person Came along.

- it's easier for a woman To talk to a woman.

How would you know?

You ever work the street?

Take it easy, seymour.

I'm in the same job you are.

Yeah, I know.

Same pay day, except you get More in your check than I do.

Is that all, lieutenant?

Yeah.

- tell them to check With belleview.

Sorry to keep you waiting, Lieutenant.

We're in a bit of a rush.

I thought you'd want to talk to

The chief of security Rather than me.

- well, He's got a nice gray uniform

And a very pleasant personality,

But I want to talk to you, Doctor.

You sound upset.

- how many women were grabbed On their way home

From the hospital?

Police get reports.

- I'm asking you How many happened.

- I told you, sir, Look at your records.

- doctor, would you like me To walk up and down these halls,

Asking people How many assaults took place

From this hospital That were not reported?

Do you want that kind Of advertising?

Six.

Six that you know of,

Or six that were not reported?

- do you realize How difficult it is

To staff a public hospital?

Nobody wants to work The late shift as it is.

All this sordid business Be known,

We'd be operating A parking lot here.

We're doing our best.

- bernard, I want Your complete list of assaults,

And I want nurse smith's Personal folder.

- I told you, I am doing my best.

Wonderful.

Would you like to go Inside there

And whisper it to the girl In the coma?

She might hear you.

- the record room Is next to my office.

Leslie smith.

Straight kid from tarrytown.

Lived alone.

Single.

- yeah? How do you know she lived alone?

I checked.

I also checked out Her love life.

Officer seymour was it For a while.

After they split up, She dated here and there.

There was one guy,

Average height, Dark hair,

Very definite features.

Apparently she didn't bother To introduce him

When she was seen with him From time to time.

- who said you don't belong In homicide?

- hey, lieutenant, The first and final statement.

I did not choose to be here.

I don't like this.

I don't want to be An experiment.

I do not want to be a crusader.

I just want to do the job I like And go home,

And this is not it.

And I know how great it looks In print, "Barriers broken.

"Police person Stands side-by-side

With department's number one Macho cop, theo kojak."

Why did you think That they put us together,

Because we'd make A great dance team?

- can you do this act Underwater?

All right, how's this?

I'll stay on this case Because it's an apparent rape,

But when it's over, I'm gone.

Well, how's this?

Until I can arrange you Out of here,

You stay here and do your job.

Do you understand?

You told me What you feel about dedication,

I told you What I feel about you.

Now that's a shorter speech,

But it's clear, isn't it?

Yes.

[telephone rings]

Yeah?

Okay.

It's no longer a rape case.

The kid is dead.

Oh, no.

[jazz music]

♪

Oh, miss long, welcome.

We hope you enjoyed The ride down.

The chauffeur is a little funny Behind the wheel,

But he's really all right, You know.

- he's not the best driver In the world, but he's honest.

He keeps the car clean, As you can see,

And he dresses neatly.

- for an encore, you can canvass Every building on this block

And the two around the corner.

- he's really got A mean streak in him.

Once you get to know him, You can see how mean he can be.

They do that all the time?

Almost always.

Dead bodies lying around,

And they go into A comedy routine?

- do you know What we're gonna find

When we go into this building?

No.

Neither do they.

Could be a killer With a .357 magnum,

A body chopped up into pieces.

You better get your laughs Whenever you can.

I got things to do.

- yeah? Would you believe me too?

How long she been living here?

- about a year and a half. - nice labels.

I couldn't afford them,

And I make more Than a nurse does.

How long you people gonna be?

- I don't know. Nice pictures.

- excuse me. - mm-hmm.

Hello.

Amphetamines.

Amyl nitrate.

Uppers. Downers.

Supers.

That chick must have Rattled for breakfast.

She get many visitors here? You know, men, women, whatever?

I don't know, you know?

I didn't pay any attention.

This is an apartment house, Not a rooming house, you know.

Yeah.

Any friends in the building?

- 5b on the fourth floor. Campbell.

5b on the fourth floor?

- I didn't build the house, Lady.

I just keep it clean.

- you stick around here; I'll go talk to 5b.

She ain't home.

She's a nurse, too, At the same hospital.

Her hours are from 8:00 to 6:00,

But she sometimes goes shopping First, you know?

- I thought you didn't know Anything about your tenants?

- this one here, She's got some great body,

You know what I mean?

I know what he means,

You know?

I better go with you.

- don't worry, He's my pigeon.

Just as long as he delivers.

- I told you, debrino, He's my pigeon, okay?

Four ounces of manitol.

Manitol, what about the merc?

I got deliveries to make.

- you want me to take a look At that hand?

Talk to me about the merc.

- those fingers Are gonna get inflamed.

Look, you want to operate,

You can operate after we Complete the deal, okay?

The merc's here,

But I think we got To talk about it some more.

- talk? What do you mean talk? We already talked.

- hey listen, let me get Some penicillin for that hand.

You trying to stall me, huh?

- I think the merc's Worth another $100 an ounce.

You bum.

I don't like being shook down.

- and I don't like talking To a guy

Who's got scratches On his hands

The same day a nurse Has been worked over,

The same nurse That he gets his stuff from.

I mean, that could happen to me, You know?

Okay.

When can I expect delivery?

Later. Later.

Hey, smile, ringer, smile.

Like you said, it's business.

- but lieutenant, the campbell Girl is off for two days.

She's up playing snow bunny In the catskills.

Now, I wouldn't mind Going up there after her.

Oh, yeah?

Why don't you take the car fare Out of petty cash?

- when's she coming back? - tomorrow.

- the odd couple. - it could have been me.

- well, I could have had pneumonia,

But I fought it off too.

Let me get that for you.

May I suggest a black skirt?

It would soil less.

- abbot and costello, And laurel and hardy over there,

When you're finished With your comedy routine,

I've got nothing more to say Than that the m.E. Report

Shows that the smith girl Was not raped.

- fits the pattern Of the others--

Nurse, physical force,

And after midnight.

Yes, but we don't know

How far he intended to go.

- no, we don't, And we can't ask her.

Hey, long.

Be respectful.

- maybe the guy Remembered he had another date?

The girl is dead.

She's beaten to death, And you're gonna joke?

- I think I'll go Get some coffee.

- I'll buy. - it's my turn.

Crocker, hold it.

Now, look, I want you To run down your leads

On the rape pattern, okay.

Make sure you talk to that cop, Seymour,

About those drugs she had, And you help with her on it.

Uh, lieutenant.

- uh, look, I said give it a couple of days

To see if It's going somewhere.

You catch up with The campbell girl, too, okay?

Now clear the office.

Long?

Hold on.

You want to close the door?

That's where it's at, Detective long.

- when crocker's record Is better than mine,

Then he can gripe About working with me.

- hey, look. He's not knocking your ability.

All he's saying is that he's got To go out into the street,

And maybe he has to arm wrestle With somebody,

And he wants to make sure that His other arm is in total synch.

- well, I don't belong In professional football either.

Why don't you Throw that one in?

- I hear you're pretty good At taking a pass.

- hey, long. - what?

Be careful, okay?

I think we're into something Very, very heavy.

Right.

Why here?

- I didn't feel like Walking around

With ten ounces of coke In my pocket.

- here. - what is this?

- it's penicillin; It's for your hand.

- look, it was always Part of our deal

That you're supposed to walk The stuff out in the open.

- I don't like changes. - you want some water?

I'll take it later, okay?

- listen, ringer, I was talking To some friends of mine,

And they said the street price Of pure merc

Is $2,000 an ounce.

Where's the stuff?

Is that true?

What difference does it make?

You got your money up front.

No risk to you. No problem.

You could empty This hospital out

Before the dum-dums Would know it.

- yeah, but the difference Between $2,000 and $700

Is a big spread, You know?

- look, I got To finish this deal, okay?

I'm committed, And I got people waiting.

- fifty-fifty. $1,000 an ounce.

- we made a price. Now, deliver.

Deliver!

What's it look like to you?

Old stuff.

- three, four days, maybe. - okay.

Just for the heck of it,

Check his blood type Against the samples

Taken from under the skin Of the smith homicide.

- you pulling The long shots now?

- if you can think of anything Better, would you let me know?

- don't tell me You have to work these hours.

I have to work these hours too,

And we're both on The city payroll.

So what do you want me to do?

I'm giving you What you want, right?

- so let me gripe. - okay.

Now, you just keep Checking the stuff

And keep calling, okay?

Tomorrow we'll have a party.

We've measured everything But band aids and toilet paper.

And nothing's missing?

Plenty is missing.

- morphine, among other things. - oh, really? How much?

- enough to blow This island's mind.

Any ideas?

Who knows?

One floor borrows From the other.

Nurses forget to file the slips.

A lot of patients' charts show

That they received the shots.

You go to check the patients.

Some are gone. Some are dead.

Some don't count the checks--

Shots they get Or don't get.

- mm-hmm. You sound tired.

Are you kidding?

Four hours in here With the dust of decades,

And I had plans to do the town,

And on top of that,

The fellows here are into

What will The equal rights amendment

Do to the quality Of public toilets?

Now, is there anything You might like to add?

- yes, call bernard At the hospital

And tell him I want to see him, Okay?

Yes, sir.

Lieutenant, he's not like us.

He sleeps at night.

Do you know what time it is?

- crocker, You're partner here is tired.

Why don't you go home, All of you?

I mean, get a lot of sleep.

Crocker, you and long,

Go to the campbell girl

The first thing in the morning, Okay?

- it's the first thing In the morning now.

Well, good.

Then you won't have to Wake her up if she's home.

Oh.

- and I don't appreciate The body english,

You understand, The grunts and the groans,

The grimaces every time I tell you to do something.

Now, lieutenant.

Would you please listen to me?

Your romances may wait For you to remember them,

But I don't intend To live that way.

And just because I'm A woman on the job,

Don't assume that I am even more Dedicated than you are,

Because I am not.

- ah, don't say a word, You chauvinist pig,

Because you and I, We're not equal.

- all I wanted to tell him Was that the line was busy.

- I got home after midnight From the catskills,

And I found your note In the door,

But the body and mind Were worn down.

Skiing can really wipe you out.

- are you any good On the slopes?

- oh, I don't even own A pair of skis.

Yeah?

I go in for the action.

Is it good?

I can always get better.

- did leslie smith Ever join you?

- no, we worked At the same hospital

But we did our own thing.

- like ripping off drugs From the pharmacies?

- a minute ago, I liked you.

I saw the chance for the start Of something meaningful.

- I'm just trying to get off On the right foot.

Tell me what you get off on?

You want to see my arms?

- look, honey, I used to be a nurse myself,

And every once in a while

We used to walk around giggling At the walls for no reason.

- okay, so a few of us Pop a pill

Just to keep it together When we get home.

- and maybe you pick up A few extras?

You should be so lucky.

- everybody knows You can sell them,

Now, where do you sell yours?

You're as bad as he is.

- only at poker, which we're Not playing right now.

So tell us who you deal with.

Maybe leslie, not me.

A few of the nurses Do that sort of thing.

So do a few cops.

- maybe I should start up A meaningful relationship

With one of them.

Try the restaurant near The hospital, that's all I know.

- good. You can buy me coffee.

Thank you.

Thank you.

You were never a nurse.

Well, she talked, didn't she?

You two believe the rumors

About on the job sex Between cops?

- of course There are inventory losses.

There are always Inventory losses.

Look at the size Of this facility.

Pharmacies everywhere.

Satellite pharmacies everywhere.

Thousands of Staff members authorized

To withdraw everything From straws to heroin.

- doctor, there are Enough drugs missing

To whack out All of brooklyn.

Now, don't ask me why; That's your problem.

My problem is the fact That 46 ounces of cocaine,

That's almost three pounds,

Missing over The last four months.

- I'm sure we can come to Some kind of logical conclusion

That isn't earth-shattering.

- well, you're looking for A save-your-job conclusion.

I'm just interested In a dope peddler

Who killed the girl That was supplying him.

What can I do to help?

Well, I don't know yet,

But it's nice to know That you're available.

It--it warms my tired old heart, Doctor.

We stopped off at the lab.

The skin samples from flarrety Did not match the smith girl.

What about campbell?

- she gave us a tip On the restaurant

Across from the hospital,

But she didn't tell us anything

That we already didn't know,

That some nurses do it.

Smith did it a lot.

- all right, you forget about The rape leads,

And just concentrate on The drug rip-offs, all right?

Meantime, I'll call downtown,

Get you your old unit back,

And you concentrate On the rapes, okay?

Go see if you can't score a room In that tenement

Across the way From the restaurant.

Am I through here?

- and you were great. Thanks a lot.

- you really were. I told him.

- now, I want to set up a plant On that restaurant

Because I think That's the center of things.

Meantime, I'll call mcneil,

And I'll see if I can't get The manpower

To keep that room filled.

Go ahead.

I'm dumped, right?

- joe, He's killed twice.

So I'll wear old clothes.

I won't look so good, But that's your loss.

I thought you wanted out?

I do,

The sooner the better,

But I'm into this now.

I mean, I'm tuned to it,

And there are women involved.

No offense meant,

But they can con you.

They can't con me.

And look, If this plea doesn't work,

Well, then, I'll just apologize For the hassling,

And I'll ask to stay, okay?

- you proved You can handle homicide.

- oh, so I questioned A nervous nurse.

Hey, listen, I want this guy.

I want to be there When you put him down

For what he did To that poor misguided girl.

And I want to know That I didn't run from this.

Who said run?

Come on.

Okay, coochie coo.

You catch up with crocker, All right?

And use your talents To charm the landlord.

In the meantime, We'll talk about the rest later.

Go ahead.

Thanks.

Sure.

How's it going?

- how's it going? How's it going?

She's gonna kill herself.

She's gone from Blind indifference

To blind eagerness.

I know what you mean.

But I'd cry just as hard

If any one of my other men Took a bullet.

I'm sorry, theo, But now that she wants to stay,

I've got no reason to pull her Unless you give me one.

What can I tell you, frank?

I mean, She'd make a lousy housewife,

And she probably doesn't Want to be a hooker,

So I don't think She knows what she wants.

- you're beginning To sound like your men.

She's a cop.

Let her be a cop.

Ah, a blind chauvinist pig.

And because I became a cop,

It was automatically assumed

That I was fighting The women's war.

You know, running around, Gung ho, screaming,

"Let me at those Chauvinist pigs."

But if all I want to do Is a day's work in a job I like,

Then I automatically Get a reputation as a traitor

To the women of the world.

I mean, It's all a bunch of bull.

- yeah? So why'd you ask to stay on?

- you think I did it because All eyes are on me, right?

- I'll tell you what, For whatever reason,

Don't try and be a hero, All right?

I could get shot in the back.

- bobby, I did not choose to run.

I'm not one of the guys. I'm not gung ho.

I'm me.

Don't ask me what that is,

I'm not sure yet.

But, listen, just don't worry.

- listen, did we come here To play cards or apologize?

Joe, come here, quick.

That guy with the hair Looks nervous.

I've seen him before.

Oh, yeah.

He looks like the guy In leslie smith's photo.

- a girl never Forgets a pretty face.

- mm-hmm.

Hi, rizzo. Wake up, okay?

I want you to go down To narcotics,

Start pulling photographs.

You too.

You go along To keep him from napping.

The both of you, See if you can I.D. This guy.

If the answer is yes, I want you to pull his prints

And try to match them up with The prints from the drug store.

When you get to a phone, Call stavros.

Have him get down here On the double.

Okay.

I had the winning hand.

Whose pot is this?

It's mine.

You cheat better than they do.

This guy looks impatient.

What do we do If he stops feeding his face

And decides to take off?

- then you grab him, But let's hope he eats slow.

I'll be downstairs covering him.

You enjoy your stay here, okay?

Oh, look, now that you've Developed this respect

And admiration for each other, There'll be no hanky panky.

- what's with you And the lieutenant?

We have a disagreement.

He's getting up.

Yeah?

He just got a phone call.

Oh, he's our man.

The prints match, And he's got a drug sheet.

Where's that army I asked for?

It hit the fan at the office.

There are homicides All over the place.

Stavros will join up

As soon as he slides Through pre-arraignment.

- you got me. - huh.

You could have brought coffee.

Makes your hair fall out.

Plant to boss.

Hey, go ahead, joe.

Oh, now it's joe.

- he's talking to a big guy At the table.

Crocker thinks he knows the guy.

It looks like a meet.

- all right. Stay cool, joe.

It'll fall into place.

What do you want Me to call her, julius?

You got the flu?

Or do you got a social disease?

You got the green?

It's a buy.

Okay, let's go.

Wait. Relax.

Where's the stuff?

- it's in an alley. - I got a scale in the car.

- look, I can't stand around While you investigate.

- I want to weigh it, And I want to taste.

Fair enough.

- tell him this is it. - they're leaving together.

- all right, drop the plan And take it on foot.

Cover them from The downtown side.

We'll cover uptown.

Let them get the stash Before you move.

- police. Don't move.

- hold it. You heard the lady.

Now get up against the wall.

Come on, move.

Oh.

Are you alright?

Frank?

I lost him.

- all right, crocker, Go call an ambulance.

[knocks on door]

Yeah, come in.

No, no, no.

- go ahead and make your call. - that's all right.

I was calling My haberdasher.

I was ordering a black tie.

I thought you were dead.

Not that I didn't try.

- well, everybody blows a collar Every now and then.

You have your report?

Yeah.

I mean, I blew it.

I had a shot, And I just couldn't do it.

Hey, joe.

If it was that easy For you to kill,

We wouldn't want you on the job.

- you know that they wouldn't Even look at me when I came in.

All that work, and I just Washed it down the drain.

- mm-hmm.

- here. - no, thanks.

- well, we've got The salesman's customer.

Maybe he'll cooperate.

And you said you saw That big scratch on his hand.

- right. I did.

Well, do you think He killed the nurse,

Or are you just hoping?

No, that's the way I see it.

Okay.

I'm glad you're all right.

And I want you to follow through On your leads and like that.

Listen.

How do I handle out there?

The guys?

- live with it. - how?

Do I smile And serve coffee?

I'll take mine hot.

- let's face it, I don't belong here.

- what the hell am I trying for? - I don't know.

You said that before.

- no, I mean on the job, As a cop.

- well, since you saw fit To invade my boudoir,

You listen to me, Police person, okay?

There's stavros.

He's fat, And he's slow,

And he couldn't run the hundred Yard dash in 12 minutes flat.

And then there's crocker, Like a panther, right?

Young, And he's fast,

And he cares an awful lot,

And he's got a hot head.

And then there's saperstein,

Who believes in An awful lot of people,

And he gets disappointed An awful lot of times.

And rizzo, What can you say about him?

He's in there hanging By his fingernails.

You want me to go Through the whole roster?

No.

- why don't you get me a towel, Because I can't see.

Listen, um...

Here.

You have a minute?

- you got a minute, You got a minute.

Wait until I can see.

I blew a marriage

And at least A dozen possibilities

Because of this job,

And maybe I feel That the job owes me,

But I still want to go To the finish on this case.

Okay?

And after that, I don't know.

Hey, long.

You didn't want to Come down to manhattan south,

And I got news for you, baby, I didn't want you, okay?

But because of Departmental politics,

Public opinion, whatever,

They thought We'd be good for each other,

You know, Good public relations.

But I get the feeling

That you're trying to Prove something,

And that's one way To get yourself killed.

Now, I've applied for you to be Transferred out of here,

And until that happens,

I want you to use That lovely body of yours

Just to follow leads and Keep a low profile, comprende?

Comprende.

Captain mcneil and crocker

Have debrino In the interrogation room.

Better get in there.

This is for her.

Oh, no.

Oh.

- what do I do now? - I don't know.

But you better act mad, Or they'll never forgive you.

- well, I've got the helmet And the lasso.

Now where am I gonna go To get the manure?

[laughs]

- how did I know The chick was a cop?

- why don't you go Get yourself some iodine, huh?

A little eye band aid, Some eye drops,

And maybe you'll be As good as new.

It's still fairy tale time.

- it looked like a stick-up To me, I swear.

I was just holding A lot of bread,

So I just took off running.

- what about the guy In the alley with you?

What did he think she was?

He was gonna sell me a watch.

A $15,000 watch?

- I don't like to get Caught short of cash.

Oh, really?

Look, you've got Four previous arrests.

Three for drugs.

We know you've had two previous Meetings with that salesman.

As a matter of fact, We have one on film.

Did you know that?

Detective long, why don't you Tell mr. Debrino

What you have on the killer.

I want him to know How tight the case is

Against the slime He's been dealing with.

Oh, well, it's cut and dry.

I mean, his prints at the scene.

We have a description.

We know she tore his hand up

Because his skin Is under her nails.

It was ringer who hit her.

I wasn't there.

I didn't even know her.

Ringer?

- I'd rather think It was the two of you.

That's a frame.

- now, look, You're garbage,

But lucky garbage,

And we want ringer.

Now, sit down.

- I told you, I don't know him.

If I don't know a guy Who got away,

You can't touch me.

- you also have A bail jumping warrant

Tucked up in your folder here.

It has dust on it,

But you must owe some time On it, don't you think?

That's an old misdemeanor.

It won't hold up.

It'll hold up if we press it,

And we'll shake the files.

Who knows what we'll find.

A year here, a year there.

You two are like bookends.

You squeeze me from both sides.

Then deal.

- ringer has an insider At the hospital.

He comes up with good loads From time to time.

Flarrety?

Ah.

I tried to reach him,

But he only deals Directly through ringer.

I was just a customer.

Ringer has something on him.

- what about a nurse Named leslie smith?

- ringer was hung up on her For a while.

Then she started dating Some cop,

And ringer sweated That she might stool on them.

He's a psycho.

He killed his lover because he Was afraid that she'd hang him.

Now if he could do that,

What do you suppose he'd do To some guy he was supplying

If he thought That you could hurt him?

So I should talk, huh?

Well, you're already in here.

Go explain to him That you weren't the reason

We grabbed him.

She's worse than you two.

Where's ringer now?

- I don't know. I swear.

- well, he's still Holding all that coke.

Now, where will he go To unload it?

- I guess you look for guys Who can handle that much.

Ahh.

Why should we look?

We got you,

And you're gonna Make the buy for us.

- tony. It's me.

I'm in an outside booth.

The number I gave you.

Tell ringer to call me.

Tell him that I'm clean,

And we can still do What we have to.

- long handled herself Well in the interrogation.

Fair.

- theo, I talked To the deputy commissioner.

They want long to work out In manhattan south.

- you remember that young Officer, o'grady was his name?

Bright. Sharp.

No, he didn't belong either,

But he tried until he got knifed In an alley.

- well, why do you keep her Still involved?

Why don't you Have her back

Answering the phone In the squad room?

- she asked to stay Through this case.

- well, I really Think she could work out.

You're the boss.

- sometimes I think it only Says that on my door

Just to make me feel good.

- I thought they'd all be Down on me.

What for?

No one got hurt but you.

- yeah, but I blew the collar After all that work.

- listen, there are guys Who'll never get used to women

Working in the street with them.

These are the same guys That don't like

Working with black cops,

But black cops manage.

What do you want, Special treatment?

No.

Does it bother you?

Working with a different kind Of cop?

I told you.

You paid your dues.

- you know what they call guys Who are immune to females?

Tired.

Oh, god.

[telephone rings]

- is that it? - relax.

Relax. Relax.

He'll know when it happens.

[ringing continues]

- mike? - hello, ringer?

- you got away. - no, they arrested me.

I'm in the electric chair Right now.

Come on, set it up.

- okay, you know That big fountain

On 72nd street In the park,

The one with the lady With the big wings?

- what kind of wings? - look, debrino.

I haven't got any time For jokes,

And I also won't have any time

For weigh-ins Where we're gonna be, okay?

- well, I guess I'll have To trust you.

That's it.

- you gonna pass the stuff Right here?

No, no.

In the men's room Up by the bandstand.

You still got the cash?

Same pocket, same amount.

Okay.

I'll go first.

You set me up.

[gunshots]

Drop it, ringer.

Freeze.

[gunshots]

- all right, Hold it right there.

[gunshot]

[gunshot]

She's hit.

- she okay? - can you walk?

Get debrino.

What am I doing here?

- well, you wanted to be In on the finish.

Give me your hand.

- you know, some women Might be okay at this.

Some police officers.

You're nothing special.

You're a five foot cop, Not a six foot cop.

Maybe I better rest.

Hold her up, theo.

- we can get you to emergency Before an ambulance gets here.

- you guys have these shootouts All the time, huh?

All the time.

- boy, I'm sure glad I'm getting Out of manhattan south.

So are we.

- you guys have no lives. - what's a life?

- hey, do me a favor, Will you?

Don't call up downtown About my transfer yet, okay?

I'll get the car.

- if the sex crime unit Hears about it,

I'm in trouble.

- anything you say, Detective long.

Okay.