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- $2.20. - the money.

Move it.

It's under the seat.

Get it. No tricks.

Turn the motor off first.

Police!

Call the police!

Hey, what's new, murray?

We hear you've been Working out--

Yeah, we hear you've been

Working out on the sidewalk Since you've been let go.

Yeah, big joke, huh? It's terrific.

Meanwhile, I lost nine bucks When he broke the changer.

What's the matter, you too Good to come around and say hi?

Well...

Hey, when the city laid me off, I was in shock.

But then I found out,

There's more money Out there than in here.

Hey, I can't afford To come back here.

The live one's back, right?

What are you doing, taking book On a ball game tonight?

Yeah, you want to talk About the odds?

Come here. I'll give you some good odds.

'scuse me.

Yeah, close the door Behind thee.

Well, I hear you been Taking book on your life too.

Oh, the 20 bucks I stopped that bum

From taking buys A lot of hamburger.

Yeah, well I put you In for a civilian commendation.

Oh, yeah? Thanks.

Hey, look, while I'm In the neighborhood, lieutenant,

Let's talk about that marker I owe you, all right?

Oh, yeah, what'll you do? Pay it all right now?

Uh-uh.

I forgot my checkbook.

Come on.

No respect for your lieutenant?

Hey, I owe you a lot of money For a long time.

I didn't call you in here For a payment, you know?

All right, okay. But, come on, I got some pride.

Well, so have I, murray. Here.

Nobody blames you For anything.

All right.

So I'll just forget That I was the one

Who talked you Into joining the force.

- okay. - okay, so how bad has it been?

I hear you talking to the guys Out there.

You're doing pretty good, huh?

To tell you the truth, I'm doing all right.

In fact, I've been Doing like this for a long time.

And recently, Things seem to really

Be coming together for me.

I figure, oh,

I don't know, couple Of months, couple of months,

I-I'll be able to pay you back Every dollar I owe you.

Okay.

So tell me.

I just told you.

Kenny, come on. I mean, what?

I'm good for a touch, And that's it?

Hey, wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Hey, I wouldn't con you.

I'm telling you, Things are good.

I drive a first-class hack At night--ten hours a night.

Do you know what it's Like in tips alone at night

For a guy who can hustle?

Then, I go to what I call, What? What?

My vacation job, Garcia's funeral home.

I lie on my butt for ten hours.

I do nothing. It's wonderful.

How many guys You know got one good job?

The kid's got two.

It's terrific.

That's why I say, oh,

Two months, Three--yeah, right.

Three at the outside. And I'll--

I'll be able to pay you back Everything I owe you.

- hold it. - what?

How 'bout your old job?

Oh, I gave up my seniority When I quit to become a cop.

Hey, I'm gonna see you in court, Right?

What kind of a slob would live In a pigsty like this?

What kind of a slob Would marry a slob

Who lives in a pigsty like this?

Oh, oh.

- you're late. - I know, I know.

Where's michael? Where's the kid?

- I want to see the kid. - oh, he's asleep.

Honey, please. I just got him to sleep.

You know, I was passing A beauty shop today.

The guy works only on movie Stars, but raving beauty types.

Suddenly, he runs outside,

And he says, "Aren't you Ann murray's husband?

"I got to do her hair.

"You've got to let me come up

And do her hair."

But I told him You didn't want to be bothered.

Natural beauty Needs no improvement.

I heard the newscast About the brave ex-cop

Who thwarted The attempted robbery.

Thwarted?

You have a small child nearby,

And you're using dirty words Like "Thwarted"?

Oh, hey, the druggist Gave me this prescription,

And he said it's great stuff.

I said, "Naturally.

It's for a lady Who is great stuff."

Stop it.

Stop it.

Stop playing a clown.

We owe money to the whole world.

Don't you care?

Annie, we're gonna work Our way through it.

Lewis was here.

The shylock.

I told him to stay away.

Well, he won't.

Annie, now come on. We're gonna scare the kid.

The baby.

My god, the baby.

What did I do to you?

What did I do to you?

A rookie cop--

- annie. - I had to have a baby.

If we didn't have that baby,

He wouldn't have fallen Off the swing.

Oh, please, annie.

We wouldn't have had To borrow all that money.

I wouldn't be going to a Psychiatrist four times a week.

I wouldn't be spending All that money.

Honey, I don't need to go to a Psychiatrist four times a week.

- please, please, let me stop. - annie.

Annie, please.

You want someone to blame, You blame me.

Come on, honey, it was me.

It was me who figured every day The city would take me back.

- well, I can't stand it! - shh.

I can't stand to see you Killing yourself!

All right.

Come on.

Look, I'll tell you what.

Maybe--maybe nobody died today.

I'll go to the mortuary,

And I'll go In garcia's back room,

And I'll lay on a slab, And I'll sleep for a while.

And I'll--

I'll put a sign on me,

And I'll say,

"Do not disturb this body,

Because it's got a whole lot Of life in it yet."

People hurt people.

Annie, I got to go now.

But I'll call you, all right?

People hurt people.

People hurt people.

Docket number 10677,

People of the state of new york Against fred simpson.

Robbery first degree

And possession Of a dangerous weapon.

Defendant is represented By legal aid.

You waive the reading Of the charges?

You swear to the truth Of this affidavit?

I do.

Your honor, the people Request a $10,000 bail.

Your honor, that's excessive.

The defendant had A previous bail-jumping charge.

Mr. D.A., don't plead here.

Let's leave it at $10,000.

Three days from now, gentlemen,

If the people aren't prepared To go forward at this date,

I'll release the prisoner On parole.

Next docket is city Of new york versus rainey.

Hey, listen, guys, I'll be seeing you, all right?

Hey, you're blowing a free Lunch at ye olde english tavern.

Ten minutes.

In that case, make it Stella's manhattan south.

- right. - anything to save a buck.

A lieutenant Should set an example, right?

Don't look.

Walk this way.

You see who he went to meet? Lewis, the shylock.

Yeah, for some guys,

It's got to get worse Before it gets better.

Come on.

What, are you trying To fix me?

Is that what you're here for?

You want my friends To know I got

A shylock hanging On my throat, huh?

Hey, I have clients In all walks of life,

Even among the police.

You should know that.

Look, I'll have your money For you on friday, mister.

Hey, murray, We don't want to wait no more.

I told your wife.

You son--you son of a--

Stay away from her.

Listen, if the debt Gets any bigger, you could die,

And what good is it gonna do us?

Rob a bank.

Kill somebody.

You understand?

Sure, you do.

All right.

I didn't know numbers Paid off this well.

You should've told me When I was in uniform.

Yeah, sure.

Then you would've locked me up.

This way, you thought I was a nice guy

Who liked to hang Around the block a lot,

And talk to cops, huh?

Yeah.

Hey, kenny, wait a second.

Listen, I-I mentioned to my boss That I knew you.

And it seems that he's a friend Of the father

Or something like that.

What father?

Oh, of the--the kid That you grabbed.

Anyway, they asked me to speak To you, see what I could do.

A hundred.

I'm not walking out On any subpoena.

Okay, you got to show, You got to show.

Just change your story a little.

$500.

Look, I expect to be A cop again.

$1,000.

Kenny, go ahead, beat me up.

But just remember one thing.

I didn't make you a cabbie In hock--they did.

Kojak and his buddies who cry All over you,

Then toss you a buck To feel better.

Then they turn their backs On you.

Yeah, lewis.

He'll work.

I told you he would.

Come in, come in.

You see, I was on my way To the pretrial hearing,

And I thought that--what kind Of atmosphere, and no candles?

No candles? Come on, will you?

I want to ask you about Your brother-in-law, joe.

He's still alive, Still making money,

And my wife still hates him.

But her sister still loves him,

And I already asked him About a job for murray.

He said he'd look.

Murray, you know something?

He's really hooked, like a drug.

Yeah, we did one hell of a job On him, frank, you know?

We really processed him, right?

We fill him with spirit.

We give him the pride. We give Him that esprit de corps.

Then, zap.

Theo, I'll make a deal With you.

Either you kill yourself, Or I'm gonna kill myself.

There's no point in the two Of us dying over this.

Three, frank.

You see his eyes?

He's broken, and we did it.

He's already half-dead From overwork.

Well, he should be.

He's into the shylocks For about 20 grand.

Theo, if you have Any idea about

Going to work On those shylocks,

I'll find me a new lieutenant As soon as I help convict you.

Hey, frank, We took a good cop,

And we threw him out On his behind

And we took away his pride.

And you know what else We took away from him?

His medical plan.

I'll let you know How the trial comes out.

So, mr. Murray,

You're telling me that the Defendant was the perpetrator?

Mr. Murray?

Yes.

How's it going?

They're just establishing Murray at the scene.

Was the street well lit?

- no. - louder, please.

No.

What?

Most of the street lamps Were out.

Where was the perpetrator The next time you saw him?

He was around the corner.

How did you know That it was the defendant?

You stated That you barely saw him.

I thought it was him.

What, exactly, did you see Of your assailant?

He's a kid.

You want me to hang someone When I'm not sure of it?

I'll get simpson Through the tomb's gate.

Hey, vic, you're only gonna Work the kid over, right?

I mean, He only took some money.

Where do you want to go, Mister?

Nah, This isn't gonna be enough.

I got an idea.

I deliver numbers to the bank From about 20 runners.

But traveling with the work On me leaves me open for a hit,

You understand?

What I'm trying to say is,

You can make the drop With your cab easy.

It's worth a hundred a week. What do you say?

You listen good.

I am sick about what I did.

Now one way or another, That kid is on the street again.

And I did nothing, man.

Nothing. Get out of the cab.

Sure, kenny.

I'll call you.

Hey, so I owe you A couple of bucks,

So I'll pay it back, okay?

I don't like Being laughed at.

Hey, hey, mudball.

You little pumpkin.

How you doing?

Hey, look what I brought you.

I brought you some candy.

That a boy.

Good.

- hi. - I go mama.

Yes, okay.

Yeah, come to mama.

You come to mama.

Go play in your room.

Go play in your room.

Hey,

We are going shopping today.

And if you're really good, I'm gonna buy you a candy bar.

Maybe I'll buy you Two candy bars.

Who can tell?

You got taken back On the force?

Now, annie, please, we decided That the police department

Would no longer be the center Of our lives.

- come on, let's go. - we can't.

You've got to go back On another job in an hour.

Oh, to hell with my jobs.

I just want us to get Out of this godforsaken dungeon

For once.

Come on.

The doctor said That I should take it easy.

He's already talked To bellevue.

He thinks that he'd like me in The hospital for a little while,

Just so we Could talk more often.

Bellevue?

- it's okay. - it's okay?

What the hell is okay about My wife being next to psychos,

And next to winos?

There's nothing okay about that.

Look, you know what She told me, doctor,

That everything is her fault.

That's all she ever tells me.

Now what is it now?

She's been talking About hurting herself.

Don't get hysterical.

It's remote, but we Shouldn't leave her alone.

A lousy charity ward?

Who said that?

You're not on welfare.

This is going to cost, Even at bellevue.

I'm sorry.

Now don't you crack on us.

Tell duff that Ken murray called.

Yeah.

Yeah, tell him That he's got a deal.

I had another hour Of sleep coming to me.

But I figured I'd wake up Because I never get it.

This is really important.

I told you, I got no influence

With the promotional Review board.

Simpson.

Murray's hold-up suspect.

He took a beating first.

I guess someone's trying To leave a message.

It's too nice a day to die, Even for him.

Now get ballistics.

And get the m.E. To respond.

I want him here. Anybody canvassing the area?

Rizzo's on that already.

Well?

Who talks To ex-patrolman murray?

Now what does that mean?

Well, it means that I know He told me what happened.

We both know what happened.

We both know that he forgot it In the courtroom.

Duff was in the courtroom.

Simpson's lying here dead now.

What else am I supposed to know?

Whatever it is, you're not Gonna find it out

Hanging around here.

Come on.

Theo, is he wrong?

Now what kind Of a question is that, frank?

It's like a woman Asking you if she's beautiful.

How the hell do you answer that?

You have to put it another way.

Whatever happened, We can't prove it happened.

And until we can, Let's say it never happened.

Theo, you're twisting my head Around on my neck.

Frank, look, he's broke,

He's in trouble, his wife Is coming apart at the seams.

I mean, that--that punk, What's his name?

The guy who has The dry cleaning shops?

He wouldn't hire an ex-cop Because he says they're spoiled.

They had it too good.

That's great public relations, Right?

Kenny, we like the way You're fitting in.

No beefing, no mistakes.

Doesn't take brains To make a drop.

Takes corruption.

I like that.

Maybe you'd be willing to handle A couple of more things for us.

I'm not looking For any trouble.

Nobody gets excited About running numbers.

That's my speed. That's it.

Come on.

You make a delivery Once in a while.

You drive one of us Somewhere.

No.

$200 a week, kenny.

You'll be a driving A cab days.

You won't lose that income.

$200 a week on top.

What cab?

I own six.

Add it up. $500 a week.

Take off some of that Shylock heat.

Look, don't rush Into anything.

Here's for the drops.

And here's $200 more

For the first Deliveries upfront.

You change your mind, I want it back.

This has got To be the hottest summer

Of all hot summers.

Check that out for me, Will you?

Hey, stavros, want to take care Of this lost and found for me?

Sure.

We grab the grenade, Pull the pin, torpedo.

Now knock it off.

Knock it off.

Oh, somebody starts pulling Jokes, you're not laughing.

You know something?

You know why I became Lieutenant?

'cause I always can sense When my men are upset.

It's called, uh, genius.

I find this out-of-town Truck driver.

Pulls in over by the loading Dock to get some sleep--

Only he doesn't sleep.

He sees a cab pull in with Two guys sitting in the back.

Few minutes later, The cab pulls out

With only one in the back.

Describe the cab?

He have to?

No, stavros, Start checking cabs.

You know how many cab garages

There are in new york, Lieutenant?

I don't want You to count them.

I want you to take rizzo,

And I want you to start Canvassing 'em, you know?

Look at their trip sheets,

Especially the night Of the dumping, all right?

Then you start with manhattan.

And then we go into The other foreign countries.

Brooklyn, bronx, Queens, like that.

10,000 cabs in new york.

Hey, I gave crocker A long shot, and he delivered.

Is he better than you, stavros?

Thanks a lot, You pain in the neck.

Well, I figured I owe you one.

Take a mug shot Of murray with you.

What does that mean? Murray drives a cab.

The killer drives a cab. So?

So isn't that a big, Fat coincidence?

All of a sudden, He has his phone bill paid,

He has a new job,

And happy days Are here again.

And try this one.

Who is this, please?

This is theo, lieutenant Kojak, manhattan south.

Oh, lieutenant.

Long time, no see.

Yeah, well, look, Ann, the next invitation,

I'll say yes, okay?

In the meantime, I just Wanted a few words with ken.

Yeah, well, I missed him last night

At the--the flash cab garage.

Oh, he qu-- He quit that company.

Then I'll call him At garcia's.

He's not with them Anymore either.

He's with a new cab Company now.

Days.

Oh, that's great, annie. Which one?

It's called duet cab.

We're very happy about it.

The pay is a lot better too.

Lieutenant, I know I shouldn't Ask you about this,

But what do you think His chances are of getting back

On the force?

Annie, they're looking good.

Oh. Well, thank you.

Bye.

They're all small operators Here.

Two, three cabs each.

I just rent 'em space, Check 'em out,

And keep 'em running.

Here it is. Duet service corporation.

It's a six-cab outfit.

I only have trip sheets on five For the night you want.

Oh, What happened to the sixth?

Owner took it out. His name's hobart.

And where is it now?

It's out. New driver, murray.

Be back in at 7:00.

Now when that cab comes Back in, I want you to hold it.

You understand?

Hey, lieutenant, I get my fee From a piece of the clock.

Oh, yeah?

Now wouldn't it be better for You to cooperate with the police

And think of us as your friends?

For example, you could call On me for a favor sometime.

With all those cabs You got parked outside

Because you don't have any room On the inside.

Like I said, I'll be glad to help.

You see?

Well, we always knew duff.

Hobart must have crawled Out of the woodwork.

Hey, I'll check him Out through the hack bureau.

Yeah, well, if there is A sheet on him, there's no way

He could've got a medallion Or a cab corporation.

Well, I'll check that Through b.C.I.

Organized crime section, Public morals,

And try to get a rush job On a wet print.

Call forensic.

Get him here by 8:00 tonight,

And use mcneil's name If you have to.

Oh, have you seen murray lately?

No.

Well, be careful.

'cause I don't think He's a cop anymore.

Pull next to my car. I got something else for you.

Hey, open your trunk.

What's that about?

Leave it at the print shop On 4th avenue and 12th street.

- what is it? - it's a box.

Didn't you see it's a box?

It's nothing. Just deliver it.

Think of nothing, huh?

Kojak called.

I told him the good news, That you're with a new company.

He wanted to know the name.

Why-- why would he be So interested?

I don't know.

Oh, what a dummy. You know what?

I left the ice cream in the cab. I'll be right back.

But your dinner's gonna Get cold.

Two minutes. I'll run both ways.

Ken.

This wouldn't have anything To do with the money

That you're bringing home, Would it?

Annie, please.

Please stop seeing monsters, All right?

- okay. - I'll be right back.

The ice cream's gonna be Melted by the time you get back.

The tires hold the usual Assortment of new york dirt.

And we found these particles Of wood.

They were jammed In the differential.

Must've hit a wooden hump In the road.

That help?

Oh, yeah, it might help.

But it gives you Some extra work.

I need it to compare To a particle

- found on the loading area. - tonight?

Well, unless you can do it Yesterday.

Hello, ken.

What are you-- What are you doing?

Want to sit down?

No. What--what's going on?

Well, you see, That suspect you couldn't I.D.,

He was killed, hit.

And a cab was identified At the scene.

We think this is the one, And that's what we're doing.

Now, wait a minute. You s--you suspect me?

No.

Well, What are you doing with my cab?

Lieutenant, that stuff We found is definitely blood.

- where? - rear seat.

I think there's enough there For us to work with.

Were you ready to identify That suspect or not?

Would you believe me If I told you?

You're in quicksand, And you're sinking.

That's what I believe.

I'm not a cop anymore, Lieutenant.

And I've got to earn a living.

Do you understand?

Don't I know that guy?

Yeah, you used to, When he was somebody else.

Maybe it's nothing.

If it's nothing, Why do you tell me?

Sit down, troublemaker.

What is that for?

You left that box open, And when I moved it

I had a carton Of caps all over the floor.

What are you talking about? That box was sealed with tape.

The tape was broken.

Anybody else handle the box Besides you?

No, I put it in the trunk Of the cab myself.

I told you, I never liked The idea of using that ex-cop.

Hey, all right, So maybe he did take a look.

That don't make him trouble.

He can tie us into simpson Through you, duff.

That's trouble.

Well, hobart Owns the luncheonette.

Simpson listed it as a place Of employment

On an old numbers collar.

Duff runs for hobart.

Duff is in court When murray blows the I.D.,

And murray ends up getting A job driving for hobart.

I guess you were right About murray.

Well, I've been thinking About murray and those guys.

Even if he is into something, What would I do

If I had on my head What murray has on his?

You stay here.

I'll set up a tail on murray, Then I'll talk to him.

Now whether you changed Your mind about him or not,

We got to be sure, One way or the other.

The next time you see murray, You tell him what you just

Told me, okay?

Lieutenant, I didn't say much.

You said you understand, And that's plenty.

I go mama.

Hi, ann. Is kenny in?

- he's still working. - I go mama.

Ah.

Well, do you mind if I wait?

It's kind of Sweltering out there.

Oh, come on in. I'll--

I'll get you something To drink.

- I go mama. - ah, hush, baby.

I've been here before, Haven't I?

- yes, yes, you were, one time. - yeah.

Right after kenny Passed his police review exams,

You remember?

You came over, And we celebrated.

Ah, hey, the baby looks Nothing like kenny, thank god.

Thank you.

You never came back After that.

Well, you get up In the morning,

You make a list Of people you want to see,

Things you want to do,

And then you go to work, right?

You get all caught up,

And before you know it, The clock goes,

"Tick-tock," and zap.

Look, when ken Borrowed that money from you,

He told you why he needed it, Didn't he?

Yes.

Well, I'm coming along Very well.

I am.

So you can tell me The truth.

I want to know About my husband.

All right.

You know, I think this business About him being laid off,

I think it's getting to him.

Kenny?

No.

My rock of gibraltar?

You should see him.

No matter how rough it is, Any time he comes in that door,

He has a smile and

A joke and--

Don't let him kid you.

Maybe he needs you to smile,

Or--or tell him a joke Once in a while.

Hey, you remember When I first met you?

You said that, "Kenny and I were

Towers of pisa."

We lean on each other.

Like I said.

Maybe you should let him Lean on you once in a while.

Listen, he'll be okay.

He will. He'll be just fine.

He's gonna get his job On the force back soon,

And then everything Will start to come together.

Suppose he doesn't Get his job back?

You told me that--

I'm not saying He won't get his job back.

But how 'bout all those days In between,

Right before it happens?

Well, but not to worry, I mean.

You're young, you're alive, You got a beautiful baby.

You're--

I used to hear Such terrible stories

About what an ogre you were.

How you growled at your men All the time.

Well, don't blow The whistle on me.

Okay.

Hello.

Yes, he is. Just a minute.

It's for you.

Hello.

Hey, lieutenant, Murray just turned in his cab.

Now duff is there.

They talked for a while, And murray's still in there.

All right. Stay close to him.

Check.

You shouldn't have Opened the carton.

They were drugs.

No one said I was Gonna handle drugs.

Couple of pills, kenny, That's all.

- what else have I done? - nothing.

Nothing.

You call simpson nothing?

I swear, I didn't have Anything to do with that.

About what?

Well, simpson Stole some money from hobart.

You go to all that trouble To get a kid

For a couple of dollars?

That's hobart. He's crazy.

What the hell did I do?

I let you use me To set up a hit.

And now they own me.

- I didn't know. - get out of here.

Kenny, please. I helped you out, remember?

- come on, will you? - hey, don't get us killed.

They're worried about you.

- they're gonna hit me. - no, no.

Now listen, I'll just tell 'em That you got a little nosey,

And you looked in the box, okay?

But just show up like everything Is okay,

And it'll all calm down.

Then, you can slide out, And nobody gets hurt, okay?

Please.

They'll kill me.

Everything okay?

- hobart? - yeah.

There's a tail on murray.

Get over here.

Hello.

Lieutenant kojak, ken murray.

Listen, maybe I didn't lose All that pride, huh?

Murray.

- is this the captain? - it is.

Good.

We're all here then.

Look, they just gave me A drop.

Now listen, They hit that kid, simpson.

Now I don't know How you're gonna pin

That on them, So maybe you're gonna

Have to get 'em For hitting me.

Murray.

Look, I'm going To hobart's luncheonette.

If I was them, I'd do it right after that.

Murray just made a pickup From victor.

And then He made a phone call.

To me.

He's making his drop here.

He's also running for them, And he told me that too.

Give me that.

Crocker.

Murray, you say You're not still a cop first.

I don't buy it.

Come on, let's go.

And if I don't go, What are you gonna do?

Are you gonna Shoot me right here

In front of all These witnesses?

You see them?

They're blind.

But I could hurt that lady Over there or that kid.

You wouldn't want that.

Nah, not you, kenny.

First time I saw you, I said,

"There's a guy Who loves his fellow man."

Now move it.

Out the back door.

Hurry up, murray. Hurry, hurry.

It's taking too long.

Come on.

Go around the back.

Empty.

I'll ask a question Only once, okay?

Where's the cab driver Who just walked in here?

He left through the back.

Who with?

- hobart. - where's duff?

At his usual stand At the parking lot,

11th avenue and 16th.

All right, let's find him Because he's all we've got.

You stay here, fatso, And have a diet drink.

You got any lentil soup?

That's him.

- come with me. - whoa, whoa, whoa.

I'm clean, I'm clean, I'm clean.

- I'm clean, I'm clean. - "I'm clean, I'm clean."

Snow white, so was simpson When we found his body.

I didn't have anything To do with that.

Where's hobart now?

- his luncheonette. - no, no.

Hobart left there, And he had murray with him.

- I don't know. - well, why don't you think?

Print shop. Oh, god, he's a dead man by now.

Oh, really? Why? I mean, he's part of the team.

- he's a killer. - no, no, no, no.

He didn't know anything About simpson.

That's one He doesn't have to pay for.

He's really a great guy. I swear.

Sure.

Rizzo, cover the front.

I heard you were A guy with problems.

You can forget 'em.

When they find you, You ain't gonna owe nothing.

Victor, just finish it up, And get him out of here.

How's the front?

Clean.

So we do it now.

All right, you block The front doors

And then hit the siren.

Shoot, they're gonna get me Sooner or later.

Remember what you were taught?

Okay, get up there.

Put 'em up. Spread 'em.

Well,

Thank god you remember Your lessons well.

Annie.

Annie, like I said, we can't Keep the whole world out.

Who is it?

It's the plumber.

Well, come in.

You're just in time For dinner.

No thanks. But can we talk?

Yeah, sure. Annie.

I want to hear it.

Sit down.

Well,

We can't prove what happened In the courtroom, right?

So that's something You're gonna have to live with.

But these other things--

What else?

Your old man, honey, He's bananas.

He tries to put out a fire By putting gasoline on it.

He did it for me.

Punish me.

Hey, I don't know Whether you deserve this or not,

But you did call me, You did tip me,

And during the altercation, You did risk your own life

To save the life Of a police officer.

And that's exactly what I'm Gonna tell the police review

Board, all right?

Now when the d.A. Starts To balance the scales,

I'm sure it'll be a tradeoff.

- bottom line? - yeah.

I don't know whether You're gonna get

Back on the force or not.

But I'll tell you this: If I was in your trouble,

And I had to take care Of my family like you do,

I probably would've done The same thing.

Your friends, okay,

They're all gonna come down To the hearing and testify.

And they're gonna Say what I just said.

- thank you. - ah.

You two gonna be all right?

I don't know.

Suddenly, I'm out of jokes.

I can't do it alone, annie.

Mm-hmm.

Dinner, you say?

Why not?

- yeah, yeah. - oh.