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So you're sure You don't have an idea?

I have one idea.

You.

You want out?

Can I get out?

I see who's over there.

I see harmon.

Can I get out of this?

You're too good With a piece, marvin.

What do you want me to use?

A piece or--or the wheel?

That's why we want you.

You've got options.

All right, j.J.

Do they have a case, Or don't they?

You tell me, harry.

Tell me if they have Any more surprise witnesses

Like stuart bayliss.

One of my pilots Makes a deal with the d.A.

And accuses me Of smuggling narcotics.

You want an explanation? Get it from him.

To the hell With the smuggling.

We can beat the smuggling.

The d.A. Indicated there are Several murders involved.

What do you want me to say?

Well, say if there's Any truth in it.

We have nothing To worry about.

I see.

- then what is bayliss up to? - maybe he's jealous.

Maybe he wants to own An airline too.

And this girl?

Who the hell is she?

Why do they keep her Locked in an anteroom

Away from the other witnesses, Huh?

And what is she to bayliss Or to you?

And what does she want to own?

Your body?

Officer powers, please.

You've been with us all day. We don't need protection.

Orders, mr. Bayliss.

We're going to val's place. We're gonna change.

Then we're going downtown To fulton fish market.

They have great clam chowder. Hope you're a vegetarian.

Thanks for the invitation.

Her name is val day.

She's a stewardess.

Is she connected in any way

With any of the killings that We have nothing to worry about?

I don't know the girl.

I heard she and bayliss Were cozy.

That's all.

Harry, I don't like These surprises.

Relax, j.J., maybe She's his security blanket.

Okay.

Let's go.

Yes?

They're inside The girl's apartment now.

Better wait. When you move, let me know.

Something's wrong, harry.

It's been a long day.

Well, I think we can make A case for you not being

Responsible for every pilot In your employ

Who decides to bring in Contraband of whatever nature

And that bayliss Is an opportunist who got caught

And is now trying To involve everyone in sight.

I just wish we knew More about the girl.

- yes? - it's go.

Thank you very much.

How about the other cars?

I told you. It was so fast.

Lieutenant, Haven't you pushed her enough?

Looks like a good place To eat.

- do you come here often? - yes.

No.

Oh, together?

Hey, look, I'm not interested In your personal lives, okay?

It may be very beautiful, Very exotic.

I don't care about that.

I'm only interested In what you saw.

Not why you're here. Do you understand?

This is what comes from Happening to be a good citizen.

Yeah, well, Look here, good citizen.

Don't make me lose my patience, All right?

Because just one hour ago, Those three people were alive.

I saw a lot of cars passing.

That's all I saw,

And then this one car looked Like it was gonna jump the curb

And hit that truck.

- what truck? - a truck.

Well, was it Yellow, red, black?

The car was blue.

A-a plymouth.

I'll notify the prosecutor's Office about powers.

Also tell them they blew it.

- theo-- - come on, will you, frank?

He was a cop, And he had a job to do.

His job was to stay on top Of these people

Because they were targets.

You know, if it was you, You would have taken them

And tied 'em on to a bed post. They'd be alive today.

You'd be alive today.

He'd be alive today.

I saw a white fish truck.

A white fish truck?

Uh, amatullo's fish market.

Need I say more?

No, sir.

Okay, sarge.

Hey, lieutenant.

The m.E. Says That they were shot

And that they died instantly.

All right, so?

Well, just because there were Grand jury witnesses

Doesn't mean It was connected to harmon.

Bayliss was Into a lot of shady deals.

All right, get harry bob Harmon, and get him fast.

Thanks.

See you in the morning.

That was my office.

I'm afraid I have tragic news.

Stu bayliss And the girl were just shot,

Along with their bodyguard.

Don't say anything.

Not now, not yet.

Just pour me a drink, A big drink.

Uh, lieutenant, our alarm Picked up three hot plymouths.

- not a scratch on 'em. - how about the truck?

The dispatcher's Working on it now.

I'm gonna get something to eat.

All right, you go help 'em.

I was gonna eat first.

Oh, no, work first.

Eat second. Okay?

Lieutenant, uh, You got a visitor.

Lieutenant kojak?

I'm val day's sister.

My name is maria.

Oh.

Well, I'm sorry, sister maria.

Please, sit down.

I came here to tell you That I killed her.

You think that's gonna Get you into heaven?

Yeah.

Well, it can't hurt.

I was supposed to go On the ride with them.

Val had this crazy idea That I had to taste the chowder

That you can only get down At the fish market,

But I had a terrible headache,

And I insisted They go on without me.

I don't think They really wanted to go.

Val was very tired,

But she insisted she'd bring Some back for me to eat,

Even if it was cold.

That was val.

Did you identify the body?

Yes.

When can I take her home?

A few days.

Where is home?

Dayton.

We were born there.

She left, and I stayed.

Family?

Our parents have been dead For six years.

Oh, then Why are you in new york?

The hearing.

I wanted to be with val,

Maybe to share the--the danger This time,

Not hide from it.

I really helped.

Did she know harmon well?

I don't know.

Except for the cards she sent,

I had no idea Of who or what made up her life.

Two sisters couldn't Have been more different.

Val is the adventurer.

Her cards from ceylon and turkey And india.

They're the big events

At school And when she comes to visit.

If I keep saying "Is" instead of "Was,"

She isn't really dead, In my mind.

All right, sit over there. You know the procedure.

He doesn't look like The kind of man

Who would have people killed,

But he has, hasn't he?

I read that he's gotten away With murder before.

Is that really true?

Is he really that evil?

I'll call you later, okay?

Isn't there some law

That says you're supposed To tell me why I'm here?

Don't you talk to me Because I know you,

And I know you very well.

1961, Grand larceny.

- acquitted. - 1968.

Violation of cartel act.

- acquitted. - 1970.

Contempt of court. I know.

You paid 100 grand For some poor slobs

Who you razzle-dazzle With your deals.

They go blow their brains out, And you pass around the green.

Ain't that right?

I didn't feel like serving A contempt sentence.

You mean you were afraid To serve it.

Frankly, I didn't believe My ears, mcneil.

I thought You were smarter than this.

Frankly, theo, I didn't believe my ears.

I thought You were smarter than this.

Oh, didn't you hear? I'm overrated.

- are you okay? - fine.

What was the point?

Harassment.

I didn't like Being brought in here.

That was his point.

Lieutenant, the truck driver

From amatullo's fish market

Remembered three digits On that license number

Of that plymouth.

S.P.I.S. Is working on it now.

He also gave us A description of the driver.

Stavros, you've seen a lot Of hit men in your time.

Haven't you?

Well, the list is legion.

Yes, well, Amongst that legion,

Did you ever see Any of them wave a bottle

Before they go to hit a target?

- maybe he wasn't a pro. - three shots.

Three bodies in a few seconds?

Oh, he's a pro.

Go get him.

Yes, sir.

Lieutenant kojak?

What a piece of luck. I'm in here.

I'm looking For a sister of the order.

Instead I found you,

Unescorted, available, And a sight for sore eyes.

Thank you For bringing me here.

It was your idea.

Well, I'm not exactly sightseeing,

Not the way I feel, But it's just that val

Said that she came here often.

Maybe it was this table, That waiter.

Maybe they ordered What we'll order.

I'm still living her life Without any of the risks.

Whom shall I send a card to When I leave here?

Hey, theo. What the hell?

What? No good, lou?

I seen prettier Than this doll,

But then I woke up From my dream.

Yeah. Lou here, he's a poet.

Now, get out of here And pour the wine.

I hope It's the first of many.

Smiles.

Okay.

Health and happiness.

Thank you for not going "There, there"

And patting my head.

Hey, you're a big girl.

You may not have lived Like your sister,

But you know where it's at.

You know good from evil.

You said she sent you cards From different places.

My treasures.

I've had a few of those a month Since val joined the airline.

Sometimes she'd come to visit me And tell me about her travels.

Will harmon be punished?

Well, we'll get a conviction On the narcotics smuggling.

Five to ten, Maybe less with parole.

How much less?

A year at the most, Unless we can nail him.

But you haven't been able To nail him up to now.

A year in prison For taking life?

For a man like harmon,

It's worse Than a death sentence.

There are some guys Just can't be penned.

They break.

I know it's not much, But it's all we can look for.

It' s not enough.

You wanted to come here

Because you found out He comes here regularly.

I hate him.

Sister, listen to me, Okay?

Harmon is bad.

He's evil, And he's very powerful.

You've got to learn To live with that.

Now, above all else, I don't Want him to get mad at you

Because it doesn't give me Any satisfaction picking up guys

After they've killed Pretty girls.

Okay?

How can I ask you To understand my loss?

A cop has been killed as well.

I thought you understood that.

I'm sorry.

Manhattan south. Detective stavros.

Yeah, go ahead.

Yeah.

Yeah?

No, man, it was a plymouth.

Well, why didn't you say so Right away?

Okay.

Lieutenant, they found The blue plymouth

Near the brooklyn bridge.

It was stolen yesterday.

It had white paint On a dent on the side.

That car can tell us Who drove it.

No, sorry, captain. They already worked it over.

There's no fingerprints, No nothing.

It's clean as a whistle.

Get morgan at forensic.

Tell him to do it again Personally.

If I had a dime

For every time I've heard "Clean as a whistle"--

No, that's good work, Stavros.

I mean good police work, okay?

You ought to give him a raise, Captain, or get him a pot

For his plant or a plant For his pot, whatever.

Well, if things Are going so good,

How come you're not dancing?

I don't know, A hit man who handles a wheel--

That's a very special kind Of professional.

But I'm not worried. We'll get him.

When that guy gets here,

You'll see real money.

10 grand only buys carved beef And boiled potatoes.

You called him?

I'll tell you what I did.

I said, "Be here With more money or else."

I said, "I'm with a scared, little man

Who will never be anything If I don't push him."

That's what I did.

I told you.

Did you, marv?

Marv, you're a schlepper.

I took you from elizabeth.

I thought I was getting something.

So I'm gonna fix it, so you Are not a schlepper anymore.

He's bad. He's cold.

He's a dead man.

You don't fool with a guy Like that.

Call him.

Say "Forget it."

I told you I made a deal with him.

Did he tell you it was a job For harry bob harmon?

Okay.

Come on.

Where is it?

And don't be in a rush to go.

I want to count it.

You can con him,

But not this lady.

Okay. Thank you.

Lieutenant, morgan Just called from forensic.

They went over the car again,

Picked up a print That might be interesting.

Marvin rubicoff.

A barber who took a fall Eight year ago.

Oh, yeah? For what?

He was a wheelman On a bank job.

I'll get his picture From the photo section,

Give it to interpol, and spread It around to the witnesses.

How did morgan find the print?

He filled up At a self-service station.

Self-- Son of a gun.

That's what you call Beating the small tip

And giving us a big one, right?

Ma-ha.

Why are you hounding me?

Captain, I called you

As soon as we determined that These d.O.A.S were the same two

That matched a bulletin From your office.

Oh, good work, lee.

Does your captain know What a fine man he has in you?

- who do you have on the case? - ah, lieutenant lee.

Son of a gun.

I knew this wasn't my day.

Captain, has lieutenant lee Solved the case yet,

Or isn't this the one That's gonna get him

To the commissioner's office?

You see, kojak doesn't even Teach him how to say thanks.

For what?

We passed out all the photos To all the hotels,

And we were on our way When you got here.

Forensic says there was No money on either of them,

And there's nothing In the room.

The bellhop saw him flash A bankroll last night.

Then it was a robbery?

- how many shots fired? - three.

Nobody heard a sound In the other room.

There's no silencer. Sorry.

Scratches on the barrel.

Saperstein!

Yes, captain?

The guy who hired rubicoff.

Now, they must have met Somewhere.

Rubicoff's wife had friends.

She went to a beauty parlor, Bought vegetables.

Go, seek, ascertain.

Okay, captain.

Crocker, I want three men On harmon, double shifts.

And, crocker, remember, Harassment.

Harmon's lawyers Are watching, waiting.

Captain, you sweating?

- do I look it? - thanks a lot.

We'll see you.

She still there?

Yes.

This is all I could get.

She's a sister of the order.

Hard worker. Well liked.

Came down here On bayliss' invitation.

He paid all bills.

She's never been anywhere,

Never did anything,

Never in any kind of trouble.

Her sister's dead.

Why is she still here?

For god's sake, harry, She's a nun,

Not a syndicate hit man.

She can't hurt you, can she?

Can she?

And tell me, elizabeth, How come a lady like you is

Acquainted with a street ruffian Like marvin rubicoff?

Well, I-I didn't know him.

Only her.

He was a hairstylist.

Oh, well, you know, the sheet That's a biography

We keep on people Shows that he's a barber.

Oh, good lord, lieutenant.

I had hoped That you had acquired some level

Of sophistication From our relationship.

A barber, theo, cuts hair.

I visit a hairstylist.

And what was she? A nail filer or a manicurist?

She used to be a lady.

This is ridiculous.

And you had no idea That rubicoff was a hit man.

A hit man?

Oh, my, your colloquialisms.

Did you learn them from him too?

A hit man Is a hired killer.

My dear captain mcneil,

I have had my problems In my time.

Associating with criminals Was not one of them.

No, I didn't have any idea.

Rubicoff was your boyfriend, Right?

I mean he was your paramour?

Wasn't he Your, uh, indiscretion?

He had a lot of money And a lot of charm,

Once.

It's beneath me, really.

The coat. A new one?

Yes, it's something I just picked up.

Oh, very good, paris, london?

Moscow.

New york, actually.

Did, uh, Marvin buy that for you?

Helen, actually.

Apparently guilty over Her relationship with marvin,

I presumed.

She needn't have been.

I poked, and I prodded.

I mean, All that sudden affluence,

This coat, Tea at the plaza, sherry.

She wouldn't tell me a thing.

She would not tell her A thing.

Frank, we're talking To a lady.

I mean, how often do we Get to talk to a lady?

Where was I?

I think it was sherry At the waldorf.

Oh. Not very good, as I recall.

Anyway, she finally said That marvin had made a deal

And that she was gonna Make him pay much more.

A man had hired marvin To do some special job.

That was in the afternoon.

At night they were both dead.

Do you remember His name?

Zeef or zoff.

No, elizabeth.

Zeif.

Walter zeif.

Like milking a dry cow.

Oh, forgive him.

Where you from, baby? New york?

Um, hell's kitchen.

I have to park here.

There's no spot In front of the florist.

Take your time.

Let's finish with it.

I asked you here To make some sense of this.

You're a nun, But you are not god.

If I'm to be judged,

It will be by a jury Of my peers.

- not by you. - I forgot to ask.

Do you want flowers delivered To the house or to brookdale?

The house!

I feel badly About your sister.

I do,

And I can't bring her back,

But I can do something else.

The convent school you teach in Needs a new gym.

Surprised I know?

I could tell you more, Sister maria.

Shy.

Silent.

60-hour week with the kids,

Then volunteer nursing At the veterans hospital.

One other thing I learned, dear sister.

They said you were smart.

All right, be smart.

Go home.

There's nothing You can do to hurt me.

You are going to hell, Mr. Harmon,

And I shall take you there By the hand

If that's the only way To accomplish it.

What have you got?

You got inside information?

Postcards, mr. Harmon,

With dates and places And names.

You and I, mr. Harmon, Hand in hand.

We'll burn together.

♪ dreams, what is real?

♪ what is the dream?

♪ I see your misty eyes

♪ and hear your sighs

♪ and soon the day

♪ is dawning

♪ dreams, what is real?

♪ what is the dream?

♪ I see an empty room

♪ for all too soon

♪ we said good-bye

♪ at dawning

♪ I should have known

♪ that it would end

♪ you have love

♪ much else to lend

♪ dreams, what is real?

♪ what is the dream?

♪ I want you here with me

♪ but, oh, I see

♪ it's just a dream

♪ I'm dreaming

That's all for now, okay?

We'll do it again later.

They heard me singing, And they knocked on the door.

The coroner's gonna release Your sister's body tomorrow.

Why don't you take her home And put it all to rest?

How can I? Why should I have to?

She was good. She was beautiful.

I just see her everywhere.

Your sister wanted fun,

And she wanted money, So she and her boyfriend pilot,

They were smuggling stuff That ruins lives.

No!

Oh, yes, and she got caught. Did she go to jail?

No.

She had an ace in the hole, Harry bob harmon,

And what'd she do?

She copped a plea.

She was beautiful, all right,

But she peddled that poison Like any other street vermin.

You were outside harmon's house Again today.

I mean, what's he serving?

Are you following me?

I know you've been there a lot Of times since this happened.

You have been following me!

If he's meant to hang, He'll hang.

Why don't you just Leave it alone?

- but will he? - will he? Won't he?

What you really want Is for him to go after you

In front of witnesses, right?

In front of me, So I can put him away forever.

"Harmon kills nun."

He'd get two executions For that.

Oh, it's a great idea,

But look, you'd be dead too.

I must be a terrible burden.

Mm, you're a joy, But you're a pain.

So why don't you Go back to dayton?

I think I'll say no To this one.

What's wrong?

A nun isn't magic. You gone religious?

No, I've gone old and tired And scared.

Zeif, you may be A lot of things,

But you've never been scared.

That's why we've done business For so long.

It's different now. Kojak's on it.

He knows me. I got word.

He's looking for me,

And she wears black.

I feel a mood I just don't like.

Kojak's just another cop, And she's human.

She bleeds.

I'm telling you,

Together they're building My coffin.

Do it for me, zeif,

Or I may have to make a call About you.

You have something Mr. Harmon wants, sister.

In my bag.

I'm sorry to do this, Sister.

Forgive me?

I understand.

Too old.

Too old.

Lieutenant?

- hi. - hi.

I was just at church Praying for forgiveness.

Well, if you had left the city When I told you to,

None of it Would have been necessary.

Hey, look, it's not gonna Make you feel any better,

But I spoke to the d.A.

They're not gonna take Any court action.

They feel that zeif obviously Was gonna kill you,

And like I said, it's not gonna Make you feel any better.

This is what he was after.

Good luck.

Eight major drug shipments Last year from iran,

Turkey, india, And down the line.

Eight postcards From iran, turkey, india,

And the rest.

On the same eight dates As the drug shipments.

A lot of things Happened on those dates.

That doesn't Incriminate harmon.

But it is proof That val day

Was involved In every one of those shipments,

And we have her sworn deposition That harmon met with bayliss

And masterminded The transaction.

I got a one-way, First-class ticket

To dayton for sister maria.

We be sure She makes that plane.

Yes, sir.

Thanks, fellas, And I mean thanks.

Theo, about the nun, you know, She's a very nice person,

And you can almost forget When she isn't in habit.

Yes, you can.

Get me The dayton police department.

You didn't eat much.

I hate good-byes.

I spend my life Saying good-bye to people

That go on with their lives While I remain in hiding.

Uh, I spoke to somebody About you today.

Oh?

The archbishop.

He said the church Has been known

To make special dispensation In cases like yours.

Total absolution from guilt In this man's death.

Dear man,

So very tough And so very good.

I know Why you're rushing me off,

And it isn't All because of harmon,

And I'm flattered.

Hey, it's tough, okay?

Don't make it tougher.

I'm sorry.

You're sorry?

All right, go get her bags

And make sure She doesn't miss the plane.

Good-bye.

Regards to dayton.

- kojak. - hi, lieutenant, it's crocker.

Here's the latest poop On harmon.

At 11:10, martinson's delivered A bunch of groceries.

12:05, there was a delivery From the plaza florists,

A big floral job.

12:35, the lawyer, Florentino,

Came and left, And harmon's still inside.

- enjoy your visit. - thank you very much.

Good-bye.

Kojak.

Yeah, dayton? Put 'em on.

Hey, take it easy.

So quick?

Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah.

Are you sure?

Yeah, okay, thanks.

Huh?

Yeah, I guess You could call it bad news.

I'll see you. Yeah, keep dayton safe.

It's stavros on three.

Yeah, stavros.

Lieutenant, I just Put her on a limo to dayton.

- what limo? - the limo to the airport.

Stavros, I said see That she got on the plane.

I didn't say See that she got on a bus.

I want to make sure she Didn't get off a moving vehicle

Until she arrived in dayton.

Well, I know She didn't get off.

I watched her drive away.

See if a nun got off the bus At the terminal.

Then see if a nun Got on the plane.

Okay.

Get crocker At harmon's house,

And get a backup team!

Why would she not get On the plane?

Why not?

Because sister maria Doesn't play the guitar.

How's that for a good reason?

723 to central k. Harmon's proceeding east.

Tell the lieutenant that he took The floral arrangement with him.

Hey, what's he doing? Come on!

Get that creep out of here.

Move it! Come on, move it!

Move that piece of junk.

Come on. Move it out!

Crocker, this is ridiculous.

I don't know anyone Who could lose a big limousine.

If you come back here, I might hurt you, crocker.

All right, Call plaza florists.

Find out if they know What cemetery

Those flowers are going to.

Okay.

Hey, lieutenant.

I just spoke to the florist, And he doesn't know anything,

But they do make up a bouquet Every year,

And they do know It's for harmon's mother.

Okay, find out where.

There are 250 cemeteries In this area alone, lieutenant.

Well, Aren't you the lucky one?

Because you can take All the 250 cemeteries

And find them in one department Of vital statistics.

Have two units standing by.

And tell my able unit To cruise, all right?

I'll pick 'em up Along the way.

Anne elizabeth harmon.

Died 1968.

Buried at brookdale cemetery.

All right.

Get stavros and follow me.

Okay.

Crocker, You wait here for backup.

Rizzo, come here.

Come with me.

Stay just as you are, Mr. Harmon.

On your knees.

Sister, you're not going To shoot me.

Val!

You know, I called dayton,

And sister maria, She doesn't sing songs,

And sister maria, She doesn't play guitars,

And one more thing--

The way you looked at me In the restaurant.

We came home from court.

I was exhausted, And my head hurt.

I feel asleep, And stu took maria

Down to that little food place I insisted she try.

When I woke up, It was on the news.

I was panic-stricken.

I knew that he'd try again Until he got me.

In that room alone, I began to think about maria,

And her habit Was in the closet,

And I'm not a killer.

It doesn't come naturally.

I had to see if I could work up To the hate, and I finally did.

Do you understand?

I understand, But I don't condone, val.

I'm sorry.

I really didn't know What I was getting into,

The narcotics.

I want you to believe that.

I do,

Or maybe I'm just a sucker For a chick with a guitar.

We'll get together, okay?