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So let'’s go in there And grab him.

No, we don'’t.

We have to wait For the lieutenant.

That'’s why he's the lieutenant. He makes decisions.

So let'’s wait for him to make A decision.

There he is.

All right, I drive all the way Out here to play potsy?

Well, if you look Across the street

At about eleven o'’clock, nice And easy.

I mean, don'’t look, Just look slow.

Milly blasky, the hooker?

Sitting to her right.

Denny schwartz.

Well, That means the 6 million

Is still stashed somewhere.

If you listened to me, You wouldn'’t have to put

Those things under your tongue.

I won'’t tell nobody Where that money is.

What do we have to say?

What do we have to meet for?

So I can tell you What I'’ve said a hundred times?

- denny, wait. - no waiting.

I don'’t have to wait.

I got a job. I'’m making out.

Denny, the cops Are all over us.

They'’re even pushing at me.

The deal was I hide the money And we wait a year.

You tell ryan not to forget.

Two guards died.

One cop died, and the money Is the only thing that

Can tie us to that crazy day.

You fingered me!

No, I swear, I--

Let him run.

Just don'’t lose him.

My heart. My heart.

You go and call 911, You understand?

- 911. - a heart attack, I know.

Don'’t bother, milly.

He'’s dead.

- but you'’re not. - sure, I'’m gonna be just fine.

I'’m gonna move to park avenue

As soon as my rich Aunt dies.

Look, milly, with your record, You got three to five years

And you only served 18 months, How come?

So you helped me out.

That'’s right, me, Not ryan.

He'’s a pimp, And he'’s using you, milly.

No, no, I swear, he'’s not.

He'’s a good guy, And he'’s clean now,

And he'’s trying to make out.

Ryan and denny, They pulled an armored car job,

$6 million and three dead.

The 6 mil?

Still out there somewhere, And he doesn'’t know where it is,

And he'’s gonna kill you To find out.

Well, What do you want me to do?

I want you to help me Save the lives of the

People who will get in his way When he goes

Looking for the money.

Didn'’t I Make that clear enough?

You watch him.

You wait for your chance And grab him.

You get him here.

We beat it out of him Until he tells us what wall

He plastered the box Full of money in.

Simple, right?

Hey!

We got to do it The hard way now.

We got to hit The whole damn building.

We should have listened To denny and did like he said.

Like he said?

He wanted to sit on his hands Another year.

You want to do that?

I can'’t go to the john Without some cop

Looking through my window.

Where are you going, huh?

I don'’t know.

Maybe bobby was right.

- people could get hurt. - bobby?

Hey, you stay away from bobby

Until this thing Is all over with,

Or I'’ll break bobby's head, You understand me?

You keep your lousy hands Off bobby.

Wait. You want me?

- oh! - come on!

Jesse.

Hey, what did we Bring this jerk for anyway?

We don'’t need him.

We just blast a few walls.

We'’re gone. Bang, zoom.

It'’s all over, right?

Come on, don'’t be silly. You'’re our number one wheelman,

And you know if you'’d been In on the other job,

We would have made it away Without a shot fired?

Jesse, we were kids together.

You know how it used To be for us.

I'’m 30 years old.

I passed half of them In the slammer.

I don'’t want to go back,

And I don'’t want to live Like this anymore.

Hey, where are you going?

The electrical gear Is coming in.

I want to take a look With the expert.

Where has she been?

With a cop.

What did you tell him?

I'’ll do What I can to help him get you.

- please, baby. - look--

Relax.

Everything'’s moving along Just great.

Is it?

Why did you send them To follow me?

I was working on him for you.

I was getting to him.

He didn'’t have to die.

He respected trust.

I was working on him All the time.

I told you I was getting there.

What did I say?

I said protect milly And watch him.

If he makes a move to hurt her, You stop him.

That'’s all I said to do!

I swear...

I try to do a good thing.

It'’s like always. It never works out.

Okay.

Just start thinking Of nice places to visit.

Milly?

Did you talk to bobby Like I asked?

Oh, bobby'’s fine, jess.

Don'’t worry.

I said, "You okay?"

And bobby said, "Just tell him to be careful."

Thanks.

You want to get up? That'’s my desk.

Come on.

I got a lot of work to do here.

You guys.

Yeah, run these through For me, won'’t you, dummy?

You'’re so much faster Than saperstein.

Come on, dummy.

I'’ll put you at some other desk.

Oh, theo.

Forensic just called On denny schwartz'’s pad.

They peeled off Some good prints.

That was in his garbage In the kitchen,

Partially burned.

Blue paper.

Yeah, it'’s a blueprint.

Okay, harry, thanks a lot.

Hey, lieutenant, this guy here Used to be a bookmaker.

He owes me one, you know?

It'’s usually the other way Around.

Anyway, he claims That early this morning,

Three guys ripped off This construction site.

They took jackhammers, drills, The whole thing.

Maybe they'’re gonna Build a tennis court.

Yeah, well, you remember This psycho diesel romero?

He ordered the stuff.

Manhattan south.

Lieutenant.

Yeah?

Yeah, lieutenant, We tailed that van to queens

Between jackson heights And astoria

By our lady of fatima church,

25th avenue And 80th street.

All right, stay there.

Frank, I'’m gonna need A surveillance on a building

In queens, five or six men Around the clock?

Oh, let'’s see, There'’s my wife.

She'’s anxious to keep busy.

My aunt gertrude, She'’s good at windows.

If they can'’t come, would you Settle for two-man teams?

Frank, I don'’t know What they'’re up to.

Well, that'’s a cop's job.

Despite all adversity, You forge ahead.

It'’s how you make captain.

Boo.

15 tenants, Maybe 10 during the day.

Front and back doors, One doorman.

All right, we need five hours.

Your price is 60 grand.

I know about that goon squad You put together,

Diesel and quinn.

Something goes sour,

They'’ll cut you loose, Just like that.

There'’s one Furnished apartment.

I couldn'’t get an appointment With the landlord until 4:00.

That'’s soon enough.

Hey, you think About the 60 grand, eh?

You think of the things You can do with that.

What are we doing tied in With a guy who looks

At a working girl And doesn'’t see a working girl?

She gave that up.

An ex-lush stays away From booze.

What does an ex-hooker do? Stay away from people?

You ever look at it that way?

All I can think about Is denny is dead,

And we haven'’t even started This yet.

Hey, the mets Will be great in '’78,

And joe torre Will tell the story.

Yeah, sure.

Aren'’t you glad you're not Hanging by your thumbs

While you'’re waiting For joe torre to tell a story?

You'’re supposed To look like a worker.

Every worker I know eats.

Can you see in there?

Yeah, They'’re still playing cards.

Gesundheit.

Lieutenant, 3-1-0.

They just got a visitor.

A lady.

Hey, lieutenant, I am allergic to this paint.

I keep sneezing.

Yeah, well, That'’s just pneumonia.

Forget it.

Forget--

Gesundheit.

Big doberman Walked at usual time.

The woman living alone In 4a

Takes an hour stroll at noon.

What about this doorman? Does he ever take break?

Not so far.

Hey, buddy, for 60 grand, Get your butt

Out on the street right now And find out.

Two weeks out On a manslaughter rap,

And we take That stink flake along.

Hey, it wasn'’t his fault.

His old lady Was cheating on him,

So he cut her, But a little too much.

Deliveries, One tenant is an airline pilot.

People living in 3b are in All the time.

There'’s a divorced dentist Living in 3c on vacation.

Patrol car passes Every other hour at night.

During the day, They come and go, no schedule.

All right, We hit it in the afternoon.

I just said we can'’t Clock the cops during the day.

But during the day, There'’s less people

In the building, And that'’s less to control.

Do you think we can do it Without any shooting?

Car just pulled up.

They'’re taking something Out of the car.

It'’s a jackhammer.

Hey, great. We'’re on our way.

Hey, hey, hey, guys.

The equipment we got Is unbelievable.

We can cut through The u.S. Mint in an hour.

You know what I'’m gonna do With my share?

I'’m gonna buy this island Up in hudson'’s bay.

I seen it advertised In a magazine.

And no one is gonna live there Except me and a cat.

It'’s that broad.

It'’s the pig.

Hey, a hooker is a hooker.

Ryan can buy her, A cop can buy her,

Anybody can buy her, right?

Make sure nobody buys her.

Suppose ryan says no?

Then we take care of ryan Right after the job.

Less to share, huh?

This is my chance At the sweet life,

And nobody--nobody-- Blows it and lives.

No one.

Okay.

Relax, huh?

The cops.

They'’re just waiting For the money to show.

Darling, you see the signs?

Help your local police.

Help them.

Just help them.

You want a lift?

You'’re some cop.

They could be looking Out the window.

Don'’t you care?

Do you?

Hey, now, you listen to me.

I know what you done for me,

And I said I'’d tell you as soon As I found out

About the money,

But I don'’t know anything,

So why are you following me?

Oh, he'’s been Telling you pretty stories,

Then you count the money?

If I knew about that money, I'’d be on some

Pretty beach drinking daiquiris Instead of standing

On this dirty street And talking to you,

So can I go now?

Or are you gonna bust me again?

You can go.

And, milly, Forget about the bill, okay?

The debt'’s paid.

Oh, no, wait.

Wait, wait a second.

They--they bought some gear,

Like--and they stole some too, Like, for building,

Drills and crowbars And things like that.

They give you any idea When they'’re gonna use it?

Not a word, I swear.

But I'’ll let you know If I hear, okay?

Da vinci, michelangelo,

Don'’t step back To admire your work.

- did you hear that? - yeah.

He'’s probably Going uptown to eat.

Yeah.

You know, I wonder how birds make out

This high all the time.

Theo, the lab just called.

They made a positive match On the prints

In denny'’s apartment.

Jess hoffstetter, Served time for armed robbery,

Was a wheelman.

Jess hoffstetter.

All these specialists And now a wheelman.

That'’s t-e-r.

So what do we got here?

Denny schwartz and friends,

They pull a multimillion-dollar Job, right?

But the money is hot, And the deal is let'’s sit on it

For a while, So denny schwartz,

He hides the money someplace.

We get onto him.

The others say, "Hey, let'’s grab and run,"

But only denny schwartz Knows where the money is,

So they press him.

He dies.

So where'’s the money?

- here we are, right here. - yeah, there'’s the pipeline.

That'’s the box.

This is it.

Can I help you guys?

Yeah, we'’re from The a-1 exterminator company.

A-1 exterminator company? What'’s that?

Well, we got a complaint From one of the tenants.

Well, I never heard About pest problems

From the management.

The management knows nothing About this.

This is from a tenant.

Yeah, hey, hey, look.

These your roaches?

Absolutely not.

Well, open them up,

And we'’ll see Where they go home, okay?

Oh, I guess so.

Take it easy.

Okay.

15 minutes And the alarm is out.

Ordered the refrigerator Only because I was told

I would have it by the end Of the month.

Yes, ma'’am, And we will deliver it

In the next couple of days, Absolutely.

Ryan, we don'’t need milly To get the apartment.

We just picked up our ticket in.

Lieutenant, Safe and loft just called.

They heard we'’ve been Looking for jess hoffstetter.

His parole officer came up With a girlfriend named bobby.

I'’m looking For jess hoffstetter'’s

Girlfriend, bobby.

I'’m bobby.

Okay, I'’m lieutenant kojak.

- oh, come on in. - thanks.

That'’s a nice place You got here.

Where is he?

He'’s with ryan.

Where?

61st street. That'’s all I heard.

Hey, don'’t hurt him, please.

No, no, no. Did he do that to you?

No, diesel romero.

He'’s gonna kill me To keep me from telling anybody

What they were up to.

Okay, you'’re still alive.

Yeah, he worked me over first For kicks.

That saved my life.

Then my friends came along.

You want protection, bobby?

No, I'’m gonna-- I'’ll be okay.

I'’m going out of town For a while.

That'’s all?

I think they'’re gonna Kill milly blasky.

Diesel doesn'’t like her.

Ryan doesn'’t trust her.

The phone.

Don'’t you move Or I'’ll shoot.

Ryan, there'’s been a gunshot.

I'’m going up to look.

Stay out of there.

I'’ll go up Through the basement door.

- the super'’s off today. - what are you, crazy?

We cam run from here, And we'’re clean.

Hey, man, That'’s a lot of bread to lose.

Gesundheit.

You know, I just realized something.

That panel truck Is in violation.

You can'’t park a motor vehicle On a public street

For more than 24 hours.

What are we doing out here? Taking a driver'’s test?

I'’m dying over here.

Gesundheit.

Somebody Wearing a new perfume?

eau de cologne deturpentine.

They showed with a jackhammer.

And then they showed up With what looked like

A mine detector And some other things,

A crowbar, a hand drill, And a saber saw.

- upstairs? - nothing.

It must be 100 out, And ryan'’s windows are shut.

It'’s kojak.

Look, something'’s wrong.

Go upstairs And bust the apartment,

And we'’ll take the van.

You want us to bust it?

Now!

One drill, one jackhammer, One of everything.

And they stole two hammers.

Two of this and two of that.

Feeding us.

They'’ve been feeding us things To write down.

Lieutenant, The apartment'’s empty.

Sure, This truck is a plant.

We'’ve been had.

They were on to us from day one.

Hey, what kind of a job Am I involved in?

Hey, will you knock it off, Man?

Mr. Cool.

Mr. $200 suits. You'’re falling apart.

Yeah, go ahead. Bleed to death for all I care.

- who is it? - ryan.

Hey, What kind of job did you case?

Did anybody hear it?

Hey, what'’s the difference?

The job is all falling apart.

Here, you take these. It'’ll help.

Come here.

And you relax.

Because in a couple of hours, We'’re gonna be

Lighting our cigars With $10 bills.

We'’d better be.

Hey, the heater Is on its way up.

Find her?

She'’s in your office.

What about this?

The city planning commission And plans sent over

16 blueprints that could match The piece we got

From denny schwartz'’s garbage.

Theo, she'’s feeding you A lot of lies.

You said so from the start.

Maybe she'’s about To get some sense in her head.

You know what the odds On that are?

Kazoola tapazoola rizzo.

Talking about odds. Remember me?

I saw your horses run.

Oh, hi, milly.

So what'’s new, baby?

Life still giving you A lousy time?

You seem real cool All of a sudden.

Oh, I'’m not going to die today.

A lot of people are going To die today, milly,

But I'’m not going to die, And you know why?

Because I'’m here with you. That'’s why, baby.

Like you said, It'’s a lousy life.

And what do you do To make it better, huh?

A guy like ryan.

He loves me.

Tweedledee and tweedledum, Dum-dum.

He knew you and denny Were friends,

And he'’s using you.

Listen, let me tell you Something about ryan.

They'’re going after The money now

In a house on 61st street.

He'’s here, lieutenant.

Sure, I know ryan Has done some things,

But I guess you'’ve done Some things too.

I mean, he'’s one of those guys Who knows how to love

And make you forget things You'’ve done in the past.

He just can'’t make it out In this world.

That'’s all.

Bobby, what happened?

I'’m okay. I'’m okay.

Diesel just wanted to make sure That I'’d keep quiet.

- he'’s gonna kill you, milly. - no.

Milly, ryan'’s a pimp, And you can cut it any way

You want to, And that'’s what he'll always be.

And you'’ll always be a hooker

If you let people like that Use you.

You'’re using me.

I told you to your face.

I need your help.

All right.

All right, let'’s go.

Yeah?

I got a refrigerator here For 3b.

Okay, bring it in.

Trudy?

Can'’t keep away From your flyboy, huh, baby?

Don'’t make a sound.

Just come with me.

What? Like this?

Just smile And nobody will notice.

Just get against the wall.

Trudy, What are you doing here?

She needed to have a dentist.

What? In your apartment?

In the middle of the afternoon?

Will you forget about her?

I mean, look at these guns!

And this building Is supposed to be secured.

Well, maybe We'’ll get a rent reduction.

All right, you, admiral.

Yeah, I'’m putting you in charge.

Now, you make sure They keep in line

Or your plane crashes.

Now, I want everybody To sit down.

Hello.

Okay, sit down and shut up!

And everybody keep their hands Where I can see '’em.

Everybody.

- the elevator again. - what are you gonna do with us?

We'’re gonna play a game.

Sit down!

Did you order a fridge?

All right, Now we know the six apartments

Where the fire was.

And denny said he plastered The money in one of those.

That'’s all we got To worry about.

Leave the rest of the apartments Alone, all right?

One wrong move, we'’re dead. Let'’s go.

Yeah, yeah, I'’m all right. I'’m all right.

Yeah, all I can see Is that green.

Green and good living.

Sir, I'’m a practicing dentist,

And, well, the loss of blood Could definitely

Affect that man'’s judgments.

Hey, sit down, pimp,

Or my judgment'’s Gonna get a lot worse.

Here, man.

Will you shut up?

Hello, gladys?

This is the phone company, Ma'’am.

What do you mean?

Sorry, but it'’s temporarily Out of order for maintenance.

Or how long?

Well, we'’re working on it As fast as we can, ma'’am.

Oh, boy.

Shouldn'’t take More than a couple of hours.

What a drag.

Yes, I'’m very sorry About the inconvenience, ma'’am.

Can I use Mrs. Fisher'’s phone too?

No, mrs. Fisher'’s not able To call out.

Well, if you wish, you can--

This stinks!

Stick it in your ear!

As soon as it hits The metal camera case,

It'’ll set this baby off Like a fire cracker.

Just tell me where There'’s piping and conduit.

Private island, here we come.

Hello, ma'’am. The owner said you'’d be back.

Is this a secured building?

Sir, king kong Couldn'’t get in without a key.

Do you have Any vacant apartments?

2d, it'’s furnished.

- sure you want to go? - yes.

Maybe I can talk to him.

Okay.

We'’re in 2d.

What'’s it look like?

Well, it'’s peaceful, Like a graveyard.

Well, at least you'’re in.

Yeah, well, so are they.

Ever wish You were a kid again?

Not the scene I had.

Yeah, I do.

Everything was so simple then.

Nobody ever asked you Who you loved or why--

Dog, cat, friend.

We have the neighborhood Sealed off

And three ambulances Around the corner.

You promised. No worries.

This building Is full of innocent people,

And ryan, he'’s a killer.

You won'’t hurt him, You promise?

We won'’t hurt him.

I'’m so scared. I can'’t breathe.

Yeah, I understand, So am I.

Hey, clothes, That'’s all that counts.

Good clothes.

People think you'’re somebody Else when you'’re wearing them.

Jackpot!

Ow!

Lieutenant.

Here.

They'’re somewhere on four.

When you pinpoint them, We move.

It'’s nothing! It'’s nothing!

Let'’s get out of here.

Keep them inside the elevator.

They look in 2d Unless we can'’t find it

In any other apartment, All right?

This floor is a bust.

Yeah, thanks. It'’s supposed to be easy, tom.

I don'’t like it.

We got cops here.

It'’s getting complicated.

I don'’t like It to be complicated.

Let'’s go downstairs And blow them away

And then get the job done.

Hey, it'’s gonna be okay, Diesel.

You just think About the that money.

Hey, let me take a look At that wound of yours.

- get inside! - move it!

Let'’s go! Come on!

Kojak.

Oh, milly, we fell for it, Hook, line, and sinker, baby.

Maybe he didn'’t really Want to kill me.

- maybe he'’s really my guy. - sure.

All right, move into the room.

Milly, you sure You want to be a part of this?

Shut up!

She'’s hysterical. What do you want me to do?

Hey, shut up!

Shut up! Him!

- sing to her. - sing to her?

Sing to her.

♪ when irish eyes Are smiling ♪

I didn'’t even know You knew him.

He was my dentist Before he was yours.

I met bobby.

Go on, laugh.

It'’s crazy.

- I know it'’s crazy. - yeah, sure.

- get in the kitchen. - sure, it'’s crazy.

But it'’s crazier When you have no one.

I mean, look at me. Am I laughing?

In the kitchen, Cuff yourself in.

And is bobby laughing either?

Oh, no.

He'’s in emergency Getting his jaw wired

And his lip stitched too.

And this diesel romero,

He just didn'’t like the way He told the truth.

Three. Go!

All right, Now we'’re moving along three.

That means there'’s nothing On four also.

Good afternoon. This is the phone company.

The number you have just dialed Is temporarily

Disconnected for repairs.

Hey, I said stay down there.

- did you get the cops? - jess has them.

Okay.

- ryan? - what?

Did you set me up?

Who said that? The cops?

Come on, huh?

You listen to a cop?

I think you are A very attractive lady.

Do you understand What I'’m saying?

What about these people?

What about '’em?

You know, that elevator hasn'’t Moved from the third floor.

It means they Have their equipment in it,

Or they'’re holding hostages.

We got the first floor Contained.

All right, let'’s squeeze.

Okay, slow and easy.

Captain, We can'’t reach the tenants.

They have the lines Blocked up.

Frank, they hit four And came up empty.

Each floor Means more hostages,

And we can'’t reach the tenants.

That telephone truck, It must be theirs.

It'’s too quiet out there. They'’ll catch on.

Get some traffic And run it around the building.

Okay, captain.

- any luck? - nothing.

Maybe you got The wrong building.

Shut up and just keep trying.

I can smell the coffee In brazil.

Which boyfriend gave you this?

See, cheapo.

You had to insist on Making lunch in your apartment.

That stuff can be traced.

The truck'’s a phony, rizzo.

- hey, quinn. - what?

There'’s one more apartment On this floor.

Suppose it'’s a bust?

If it'’s a bust, We go down to two.

Hey! Why--why-- Why is it so hot in here?

Open a window.

Here.

Ryan.

Hey, ryan.

I saw a car In a showroom window,

Air conditioning.

I'’m gonna walk in. I'’m gonna pay cash, man.

Gonna walk in, And I'’m gonna pay cash.

Get her!

Get her!

Diesel! Diesel!

Shut up! Shut up, shut up!

Ryan, stop it! Stop it now, please!

Quinn!

That money!

It'’s here! And you just keep looking.

Denny worked in this building,

And he put it here Somewhere.

Keep looking!

Two left.

We could risk a shot, frank, But one burst of that carbine

Into the elevator And forget it;

The hostages have had it.

Hello, ryan.

Ryan, is anybody up there?

Come on.

Found anything yet?

Ryan, come on, come on.

- what'’s the matter with you? - freeze!

Police!

It'’s all over. Come quietly.

Hands up.

Ryan! Ryan, I found it!

6 million! Diesel, I found it!

6 million! Diesel, I got it!

I got it! Six--

All right, Get up against the wall.

Ryan, no!

No!

No!

Diesel romero-- Knife, illegal,

$10, keys, no credit cards.

Tom ryan-- Keys, wallet, $12.

Jess hoffstetter-- Wallet, keys, $6.

Brad quinn-- Wallet, keys, pen knife, $10.

From riches to rags.

All right, come on.

Come on.

Let'’s go, you guys. Move away. Let'’s go.

All right, miss.

See you, lieutenant.

Hey, milly.

Look, you got to do time.

There'’s no question about that,

But I'’m gonna talk To the d.A., okay?

Because you did save Those people'’s lives.

Good luck.

- theo. - what?

Don'’t stick your neck out For her.

She'’s a loser.

Frank,

Would I bet on a loser?