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Sonny?

You're sonny?

Yeah, could be. What do you want?

Darrel told us you might Be holding some primo stuff.

Darrel.

All right, come on.

Come on, come on, Come on, come on.

Show him. Go on.

All right, Who is darrel?

- darrel. From the restaurant. - yeah? What'd he say?

Like I said, Primo stuff.

And you'd know The difference, huh?

We'd know, all right.

Jesus.

All right, go. Go. Go.

Oh, flakey.

Hey.

Hey, jess?

Hey, wake up, babe. It's time to go to work.

Jess?

Jess?

Oh god.

You, you, you, you, You stupid animal.

You pimp!

Well, lunch At the new york club

Would be a pleasure, Mr. Dehaven.

But somewhat Of a puzzlement.

Oh? Why?

Well, because five months ago I told your partner,

Mr. Lindsay, I wasn't interested In a job.

And just six weeks ago Mr. Moore,

Well, I told him The same thing.

True. They both gave up On you.

Well, what made you Stay with it?

Just plain yankee Stubbornness.

Also, I may have A better idea than they do

About how valuable You could be over here.

Lunch, then?

Okay, mr. Dehaven.

Lunch.

Well, it never hurts To start at the top.

Start what? It's a free meal.

Yeah, a free meal With the senior partner

Of dehaven, Lindsay and moore.

Theo, you've had Offers before

And you've always Turned them down.

Do you know why? Because you're a cop.

It's your life.

There's nothing out there That can match it.

Uh...

You want To talk about it?

No. I want to think about it.

Kojak, manhattan south.

Crocker!

A dead woman. 517 hester street. Possible o.D.

A unit's on the way.

Yeah.

That was central.

We might have another one.

Village again?

Yeah.

Better call narcotics.

No. Don't do that, frank,

Until we find out Definitely it's drugs.

Captain's exams Are coming up next month.

Uh-huh. I've heard That one before.

You could breeze through.

My responsibility is the Physical premises and that's it.

I don't know from nothing else. I don't collect any money,

I don't decide Who the tenant is here.

I understand that, But we'd appreciate

Your coming down and looking At some pictures.

Maybe you could help Pin a name on the guy

That you saw Coming down the stairs.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I'll--I'll get my coat.

- was it a hooker? - yeah.

Name's jessica johns.

- jessica johns? - mm-hmm.

An overdose?

That's the guess, Pending an autopsy.

Yeah? All right, Check with the m.E.

Maybe you can put a rush On this one.

- I'll climb on his back, bobby. - terrific.

Jessica johns.

Two dead on mott, One on houston, one on fifth,

And now miss johns?

That's five o.D's In three days.

All in the east village.

All right, do you want To open conversations

With the narcotics division, Or do I?

I don't know. I don't know What I'm looking at.

Bad heroin, murder, Collective suicide.

Why don't you call vice and see What they have on miss johns.

Maybe she connects With the other victims.

Bobby, narcotics division. For crying out loud,

Whether we like it or not, We've got to advise them.

Why don't we just do our work, Sarge, huh?

And leave the protocol stuff Up to the lieutenant. Come on.

Jessica johns.

Big joke.

I knew her when her name Was rosie miller.

I picked her up For soliciting.

She was scared to death, But do you think she'd show it?

How old was she?

Twelve.

I couldn't believe it When I saw her in the morgue.

She looked 35.

I put it all together.

She was 15.

Rosie miller To jessica johns

To a pin on a map.

And in this great, big city, This big apple,

Who stood up and said, "You know,

"This shouldn't be allowed To happen.

This kid needs a chance"? Nobody.

Not us. Not them. Nobody, frank.

Crocker's got a witness.

Janitor's just coming in To look at some mug shots.

Who's covering the area?

Stavros and a couple Other guys.

Now what I want to do is flood This part of the east village

With enough units To squelch business.

Hmm.

And that gives The street drug hotline

Enough time To get out the word.

How many units Are we talking about?

Twenty or 30 units, frank.

Look, frank, If we've got an epidemic

Of hot smack on our hands,

It seems to me Our priorities

Should be number one: To avoid further casualties

While we nail These pushers.

Thirty units. All right.

That means we have To borrow from plainclothes,

Anti-crime squad, Narcotics division.

Let's lay off on The narcotics division, frank.

- theo. - I mean it.

What they'll do is panic Every junkie in town.

They've messed up five of my Operations in the last two weeks

And they'll do it again.

Kojak.

Yeah, stavros.

Surprise, surprise.

Yeah, lieutenant, The narcs just got here.

Scratch off my objection.

Narcotics Are at the scene.

Okay, stavros, go over And admire their assistance.

Yes, we'd like the artist Down here as soon as possible.

Like a half-hour ago.

Don't mind me. Just keep looking.

Now, what we're trying To ascertain

From the victims' records Is some common ground

Beside the fact That they hot-shot mexican brown

And died from it.

Okay, two were hookers. How about the other three?

Okay, get back to me.

- uh, rizzo. - yeah?

What about The anti-crime squad?

- where are they? - I don't know.

Mm-hmm. And the plainclothes?

This time of day, they should Have at least ten units.

Not today, lieutenant.

Okay, let's hit it.

Cover as much ground As we possibly can.

Theo, can you come Into my office?

It won't take long.

And having Gotten the word,

Lieutenant murray In narcotics

Apparently bent some ears Downtown.

My request for support Was countermanded.

Who countermanded it?

Well, that's it, theo.

That's as much As you need to know.

So, narcotics Wants a field day, right?

With the junkies Crawling out of the woodwork

To sell their mothers For a fix.

Let's not make a heavy Out of the narcotics division.

Lieutenant murray is only Using the situation

To make his people As effective as possible.

If I were in that position, I'd do the same thing.

No, you wouldn't, frank,

Because there are Five people dead.

And maybe there'll be 15 dead By next week.

But there's nothing you or I or Even jack murray can do about it

Because, well,

The simple fact is They're junkies.

And dead junkies To an understaffed,

Under-budgeted Police department

Are not considered Pressing business.

Hey.

What's happening To us, frank?

There was a time, wasn't there, When we gave a damn?

When we saw a little girl Starting to die

At the age of 12 And we cared,

Even with an understaffed,

Under-budgeted Police department?

Thirty units I wanted to find The killer of some junkies.

And there are people high place In this police department

Who think that the killer

Is doing the public A public service.

I should have known better.

We both should have Known better.

It's not fair, frank.

People are dying And our hands are tied.

There's nothing you or I Can do about it.

Theo.

Without you, It'd be a lot worse.

Nope. Nobody here neither.

All right, try these.

Rizzo's hitting up the night Watch to work a double shift.

I guess we could use The manpower.

Yeah.

- lieutenant? - forget it.

Come on, Let's go find that pusher.

Hey, darrel.

Hey, man, that restaurant's Lined with cops.

- hey, man, something coming down. - all right, man.

- what, man? Did they say what? - hey, man,

I wasn't about to stand around For no small talk.

Now look, you know them two Princesses you sent me, man?

They're just joypoppers, right?

Hey, man, they cool. They've been around.

What's wrong? You couldn't do no business?

No, no, it ain't nothing Like that.

Now listen, I got to sort of Talk to them, you know?

You got a phone number For them or something?

Mary jane and angela, man. That's all I know.

- man, this is important! - hey, man, I don't know.

All right.

Mary jane?

Mary jane?

Oh!

Architect's daughter, Doctor's daughter.

My snitch in the city room Of the times

Tells me they're calling This the lawson-bockner murders.

I guess I better Get in there myself.

Come on.

You've said six words All afternoon.

Frankly, this isn't doing Either of us any good.

What am I supposed to say, Frank?

That it took this To make us do our job?

You sound like a kid of 15 Who's just opened his eyes

To the cruel, hard world.

It's called life, theo. Life, and the facts thereof.

I guess I'm having trouble Making the adjustment, frank.

When those facts hit me In the face day in, day out,

Year in, year out,

I keep saying to myself, "Theo, it's going to change.

It's going to get better." And you know something, frank?

It doesn't change And it doesn't get any better.

Theo.

You know what Your problem is?

You think every cop but you Has a cast-iron hide.

I've got a news flash For you.

The rest of us see and feel The same things you do.

But with a difference.

We learn to accept it And live with it.

I know that, frank.

You really want to know What my problem is?

Five dead junkies And no one gives a damn.

But then we go all out With the trumpets

And with drums And with outrage

Because two of them Happen to be rich

And they happen To be prominent.

Well, I can't Accept that, frank.

Hey, all god's children, baby.

Lieutenant, I'm glad You could make it.

It's a pleasure, Mr. Dehaven.

Look, I know you're busy

And I promise you This will be a one-hour lunch.

In fact, I took the liberty Of ordering for you.

- fresh bay scallops. - well, thank you, mr. Dehaven.

Now, now. Call me tom,

Whether you take the job Or not.

Okay, tom.

You know, frankly, I got a couple of reservations

About the job.

Without knowing What it is?

I think I know What it's about.

Let's see, fairchild is retiring At the end of the month,

And you need a new Chief investigator.

Sure, you've got perino, Mackey and lee.

Mackey and lee, they're good, But they're kind of young.

And perino, Who I love, is--

Well, he's not that bright.

You're thorough.

Thank you.

You said you had Reservations.

Well, yes. Two.

First, you know, I'm not sure if I want to leave the department.

And second, I can't see myself Accepting a job

Where I'm the flunky For a pack of young lawyers

Who are gung-ho With their enthusiasm

And their equally Dedicated zeal.

Well, I can't help you With the first.

I'll agree with you that It would be a tough decision

Considering all your years In the department.

But let me tell you something About the second.

You'll report

Lindsay, moore and me.

You go anywhere In the world

That your investigations Take you.

You develop your own cases

And you work with Our senior attorneys

When you think It's the right time.

What kind of cases?

Criminal, corporate, Industrial, military.

And schneider Vs. The city of new york.

Seems schneider claims That the tax assessors

Raised the taxes On his house

Because the tax assessor's Cousin held the first deed

And was in a position To foreclose.

Yeah.

Schneider got His taxes adjusted

And there's a new Tax assessor.

You know, It may sound sophomoric,

But we depend on these cases To keep us young.

How am I doing so far?

The pay starts At 60,000.

The package includes some Interesting long-term benefits.

And just one more thing, theo.

You were selected By my partners and I

From a list of five names

Submitted by a top executive Search firm.

One of the names on that list Is your borough commander.

Five names. Then why me?

Well, I know a few things About you too.

I know about your work on The marcus-nelson murders,

The azure d case, The chinatown murders.

In my estimation, You may be the smartest

And toughest policeman In new york.

Plus one more thing.

You're honest.

Well, what do you say, theo?

Will you join us?

If I do make the split,

Your firm's the only one I'll consider, okay?

I'm pleased, But that's not an answer.

When do you have to know?

Like you said,

Fairchild is retiring This month.

Oh.

Fresh bay scallops, huh?

I'm used to a tuna fish Sandwich

Out of the machine At the department.

Cheers.

How's that?

Mm-hmm.

You got it. That's the little Pimp, all right.

What did you call him?

What--what are you Talking about?

That's him. That's all I said.

Is that jessica johns' pimp?

Hey, hey, wait, wait, wait, Hold on a minute.

No, now you hold on. Hey, stavros.

I hear you.

You did a hitch With vice once.

- come over here, okay? - you be cool.

I'll be right back.

Look at this, sarge.

Mr. Burns Called him a pimp.

No, no, I--I didn't say that!

No, that's what you said.

Now, why did you Withhold that from us?

I didn't--I didn't Withhold nothing.

I can't prove what he is.

You call him a pimp, I get slapped with a lawsuit.

- then what? Huh? - he's a pimp, all right.

At least he's always In there trying.

His name is Francis "Sonny" canavier.

Let's get it on the wire.

Go around The other side!

Sorry, pal.

Hey, you're fast,

But not that fast.

Okay, mr. Dehaven, I'll have him reach you.

Thank you very much.

- is he back yet? - no, sir.

- hey, frank. - where have you been?

I told you, I was having a free meal

With a lovely guy By the name of dehaven.

Well, I thought you might Like to know what happened

While you where out Sipping chablis.

The suspect is being booked And processed downstairs,

Thanks to crocker.

Dehaven just called.

Come on, you were seen leaving Jessica's apartment.

You were seen so well A police artist sketched you!

He sketched wrong.

I don't know what You're talking about.

We're talking about Hot smack, sonny.

And if you know where it is out There, you're going to tell us,

Because, we got to warn The people. Understand?

Look, I don't know what you Guys are talking about, really.

- what smack? - we're talking about the smack

That killed seven people.

Now, look. Look at me!

Where's the rest of it And who has it?

I don't know, man.

I swear I don't Know nothing.

The lab is finding heavy Traces of heroin in his coat.

You hear that, canavier?

Let me try That number again, man.

You've called that number four Times and there's no answer.

If you want a lawyer down here, I'll get you one.

Let me try it again. Please.

All right, Give him his call.

Come on.

Oh.

You sick?

I got a headache.

Well, we can't do anything For you up here,

But we can take you down To the infirmary.

- you want that? - it won't make any difference.

I get these All the time.

My doctor says It's nervous tension.

- once I unwind, it'll go away. - good.

Come on.

Hello?

Billy.

Billy, I'm busted, man.

I've been trying To get a hold of you for hours.

This is some kind of jackpot They're having, man.

They're talking murder.

Exactly what Did you tell them?

I told them nothing, man.

Nothing.

But it's getting scary, You know?

Look, there's something wrong With the stuff.

Like...I don't know, maybe it Wasn't cut right or something.

Okay, okay.

Just sit tight And keep your mouth shut.

I'll get a lawyer down there As soon as I can.

You know, they're saying Seven people, man.

I saw jess. She was dead.

And now they're saying Seven people.

And they all scored off me, You know?

Just...Stay cool.

Right.

You stupid.

You told me you knew What you were doing.

You assured me you knew.

Hey, listen, they screwed me Up in mexico, man.

They told me wrong.

Well, it sure isn't my fault It happened.

I assume You got rid of it?

Don't worry. It's gone. I flushed it.

Look, it's not my fault.

I had no part.

I never touched the stuff.

You bankrolled it, chris.

Yeah, that's right, Chrissy.

If that flakey little pimp Decides to roll over,

It's all the same For all of us.

I don't know about you, But a murder rap

Sure scares the hell Out of me.

Whatever it costs, I think you'd Better call that lawyer

And have him handle The situation.

It's gonna be expensive, Chrissy.

No way around that.

Pardon me. I'm kyle becker.

I'm here to see my client, Francis canavier.

Okay.

Sign right here.

Thank you.

Well, hello, lieutenant.

Hello, counselor. You're looking prosperous.

You're looking the same.

Oh, well, nothing keeps you Fit like a just cause.

I'll remember that.

Look, I was talking

To assistant district attorney Linnick about an hour ago.

Now, he's inclined to deal

In exchange for your client's Immediate disclosure.

Since when have you become The spokesman

For the assistant d.A., Especially that assistant d.A.?

Well you know, Our ambitious mr. Linnick

Wants a quick solution To the lawson-bockner murders.

And I, of course, I don't want anybody else

To die from that hot smack.

Well, that's noble. That's very noble.

May we use Your interrogation room?

Yeah.

You know, that little Punk in there,

He faces seven counts Of involuntary manslaughter

During the commission Of seven felonies.

And if he goes to the mat, That's 20 years on each count.

He works for somebody,

And linnick, he's willing To deal for that somebody.

Okay?

Standing by right now Just waiting for word from you.

We'll keep it in mind.

Mr. Canavier?

I'm kyle becker, Your attorney.

We'll have our chat Right in here.

Something wrong, Lieutenant?

Yeah.

You know, when you offer A shyster a deal,

He just says yes Or he says no.

He never just ignores it.

I didn't know.

I don't understand Any of this, man.

It's called making the best Of a bad situation.

Now you think about it.

You're a young man.

You can come out And live like a king

For the rest of your life.

I can't go back In there again.

I can't handle it anymore.

There is no way That you can beat this, sonny.

So wise up and decide.

You can serve your time And come out rich,

Or come out penniless.

Die in some alley With the rats.

I don't want To go back in again.

I can't stand it.

I can't go back In there again.

Okay, thank you very much.

Well, I'm sorry, Counselor,

But the bus leaves for rikers In a few minutes.

- rikers? - yeah, the tombs are closed.

You get the island instead.

Listen, you remember What I told you, sonny.

I'll be in touch.

Let's go, sonny.

Uh...

What's the matter?

Can I go to the john?

Okay. This way.

Now, this is very, Very critical, rizzo.

The soil can't be too dry, It can't be too damp.

It's got to be just right, You know what I mean? Huh?

That's right.

Oh, sorry, stavros.

They do need affection, Don't they?

- where's sonny? - the washroom.

Okay, sonny, Let's go.

My god.

Okay, I give the shyster A perfect plea bargain offer.

He tells his client.

His client hangs himself.

Does that add up to you?

I've already told the d.A. About that lawyer.

Excuse me, captain.

Does this look like Anything?

Oh, nice, crocker. Billy's corner.

555-0035.

Well, you find out What's at billy's corner, okay?

Who, where, when, why, Like that.

One witness. One chance, and you blow it.

A lousy, Stinking mess.

A lousy, stinking mess. Well, I agree.

But this unit Is on record.

Ten requests in 17 months

To do something About that overhead pipe.

Petty as this may sound,

Nobody hangs himself From a smooth ceiling.

It always fascinates me How the petty oversights

In this department Tend to cripple the office

Of the prosecutor.

Do you have any idea how stupid You're going to look,

We're going to look, In tomorrow's papers?

The case isn't closed. We're still in business.

We know sonny Wasn't in this alone.

We have a lead to an associate. We'll get him.

And do what?

Convict him for being connected With a dead felon?

A known pimp And heroin pusher

Facing seven counts Of involuntary manslaughter?

My god, what you two Don't know.

Suppose you just Let us do our job.

If it pans out, You'll be the first to know.

And what did the shyster Have to say?

Mr. Becker denies You ever offered a plea bargain,

Naturally.

Well, how about a bribe?

A what?

- b-r-I-- - okay, okay.

Yeah, sure.

There's a possibility.

And you can prosecute that one In your dreams.

Now listen, mcneil, I want--

I don't care what you want, Linnick.

You're an assistant d.A., Period.

And not such A great one at that.

I'll go ask tommy dehaven if He has a job for an ex-captain.

Uh, billy's corner. An expensive boutique.

Corner 2nd and 52nd.

Owner and proprietor: Billy spender.

Drug bust in cleveland Five years ago.

Narcotics has him as suspicious, Probable drug trafficker.

Well, you take stavros And the other boys

And have somebody pick up A search warrant.

And move fast.

Oops, he's here.

We're taking him down. Let's go.

Police! Hold it!

Assume the position.

All right, We've got spender.

You guys get the coffee. Come on.

Back with one sugar.

This must be His private stash.

Oh, hark.

What do you suppose He does with that?

- weigh postage? - I wouldn't doubt,

But that's exactly What he's going to say.

He had it buried In a plant over here.

Well, obviously He was sniffing

A little bit more Than plants.

Wait'll linnick hears About this in the morning.

In the morning? Oh, no.

We're going to call him Right now.

He said to hurry and, That's exactly what we're going.

Yeah, lieutenant kojak. Do me a favor, will you?

Fish out the home Phone number

For assistant District attorney linnick.

And tell captain mcneil We got the dealer.

Yeah, and we nailed him To the toilet bowl.

Uh, lieutenant?

Sorry to blow in Without calling.

I was in the neighborhood, As they say.

Well, welcome anyway.

Did you meet my boss, Captain mcneil?

- how do you do? - mr. Dehaven.

Well, I better check This report.

- all right. - nice to meet you.

Well,

I hope we haven't Lost you, theo.

I left a phone message.

Oh, I am sorry. Look, When I'm working on a homicide,

I very rarely Pick up my messages.

And when I'm after a man, I rarely take no for an answer.

You will come, Won't you?

Well, look, I've got To clear up things

With the department,

And then I've got a case I want to wind up.

- lawson-bockner murders? - that's right.

I had breakfast With al linnick.

He had some flattering things to Say about the bust last night.

Praised you in particular.

No.

With all respect, Al linnick, he hates my guts.

He does. People with principle Intimidate him.

Anyway, the point is, Lawson-bockner is closed.

William spender confessed.

He's pled guilty To all charges.

Confessed? Without a deal?

He has information.

I mean, he could have traded That for clemency at least.

What's the name Of his lawyer?

No one you'd want to know.

What's his name anyway?

Kyle becker.

Kyle becker?

I spoke with him Last night.

He was representing Sonny canavier.

Well, that's only logical, Theo.

Word is canavier Was working for spender.

Now, what about monday? Can you start then?

Hmm?

I don't see why not.

Then it's a deal.

- welcome to the firm, lieutenant. - yeah.

No deal was made because There was nothing to deal for.

William spender Ran his own operation.

He confessed to buying The heroin in mexico,

To cutting it himself,

To attempting distribution

Through the late Francis canavier.

The very fact that the heroin Was incorrectly cut

Further supports my theory That this was a small,

Amateurish, Maverick endeavor.

No links To organized crime.

Hmm, and who gave him The money to make the buy?

He got money where business

The bank, The cash register.

And how much money Did he spend in mexico?

Claims he made the buy For $52,000.

Oh, come on, Will you, linnick?

There's no way In the world

That he could touch that Quantity of first-class smack

For, let's say, Less than 200,000.

And if you don't believe me, Call narcotics.

So he got a bargain.

Linnick, he's covering For someone

Who gave him the money For the buy.

Kojak...

And you want to know What I think?

I think that sonny Killed himself

Because he didn't want To go back to prison,

Even though becker Offered him money.

And you want to know What else I think?

I know what you think.

You think spender's being Offered the same deal.

That's right. Same shyster, same deal.

And it seems to me that you, Linnick,

Ought to do something About that

Instead of drooling over An easy conviction.

You're suggesting what?

Organized crime-funded Mr. Spender

Because of his underworld Savoir faire?

No, I'm not suggesting That at all.

He didn't so much As know how to cut heroin.

Seven people died Because of what he didn't know.

His distribution system

Consisted of one mangy Pimp-turned-pusher.

That's right, He's a dummy.

And the dummy Gave him the money too,

And it seems to me we ought To concentrate

On that dummy as well.

You're chasing snowflakes, Kojak.

Every instinct tells me You're wrong.

And what do your instincts Tell you

About billy spender's rap? What's he going to do?

Seven years with time off For parole?

My guess is he'll get seven To ten years, sit five.

Doesn't seem quite enough, Does it?

No. It doesn't seem Quite enough.

I had breakfast With tom dehaven this morning.

Yes, I know.

He tells me you might Be joining his shop.

I might.

Fine offer. I congratulate you.

You know, in spite of what You don't know,

I think you'll do well.

You know, you and I ought To have breakfast

Together one day.

Soon.

One day.

Soon.

Stavros, give me the records And the personal papers

On that bust last night.

They're, uh--they're downtown.

The originals?

Stavros, we busted him here!

We take xerox copies And send them down

To the d.A.'s office.

Now, who told you different?

Stavros?

Well, the captain wasn't here. You weren't here.

I told them I had to get an okay From one of you,

But then what's-his-name Gets on the phone.

- who? Linnick? - yes.

Crocker, I want you To hear this.

Learn about the system.

What the...?

Just answer the question, Mr. Linnick. Why originals?

Why not copies?

And why was one of my officers Harangued

And forced to send These records down to you?

I'm sure nobody was harangued, Lieutenant.

I don't know how You get that impression.

Linnick, if you've got them You're in trouble.

Lose them and your trouble Gets worse.

Linnick?

I'm trying to think.

Let me check with my secretary. Hold on, okay?

Seems I owe you An apology, theo.

He's in partnership With a christopher wyatt.

And as far as we can tell From these checks,

Wyatt financed the shop

And spender's buying trips To mexico.

The gross receipts Look pretty lame.

About enough to pay The rent.

This guy wyatt's been pumping Money into it all along.

Not to mention the fact That his name is on the lease,

Along with william spender's.

That heroin was found On his premises as well.

Spender confessed He was dealing on his own.

Right. Because spender's Such a high roller.

Come on, will you?

He couldn't afford To change a lightbulb

Without this wyatt Writing the checks.

Look, stavros got an appointment In chambers

With judge mallory. Okay?

I want a court-ordered look

At this wyatt's recent Bank transactions.

Christopher wyatt. Man, that rings a bell.

Oh, why don't you go Find out why.

Sure you're doing The right thing?

It's hardly the spoils of war For 20-some years.

A picture, a trophy, A cracked coffee cup.

What?

I made chris wyatt.

No wonder the name Was so familiar.

He's emerson wyatt's son.

We're in the major leagues now,

But it's going to be difficult To nail the kid.

The family's already got That fancy law firm on it.

Lindsay, dehaven... Something.

There's got to be An explanation. There must be.

Tom dehaven's a good lawyer. Probably an old family friend.

- mr. Dehaven's office? - uh, it's the corner office.

May I ask who's calling?

I want you to know, Mr. Dehaven, I trust you 100%.

I'll do whatever You say is right.

If that means Going to jail, I...

Oh, my god. Mr. Dehaven, I can't go to jail!

I would die!

Okay, chris.

Take it easy, take it easy.

No one said You were going to jail.

But dad said the police Have a court order

To examine My bank accounts.

Believe me, son, you have A better-than-average chance

Of walking out of this.

I'll do anything. Anything.

For starters, why don't you Bring back jessica johns?

Who?

I'll see you in court.

Now, get out of here Before I bite your head off.

Well,

I figured your back Would go up

As soon as you found out

That we were representing The wyatt boy.

But if you put it in Perspective,

I've known emerson wyatt All my life.

We do corporate law And we've done business.

- a lot of business. - yeah, but you've put me

In a very embarrassing Situation, tom.

You know, Conflict of interest.

I can't very well be working For the prosecutor

And be working for you too, Can I?

Well, I should think That it can be finessed.

Although, frankly, I didn't expect

That it would ever Get this far.

You confuse me. What do mean, "Get this far"?

Well, I didn't expect Young wyatt

To get himself involved With a type like this spender.

That's not what you said.

You said you didn't expect it To get this far.

Which means to me that you knew Christopher wyatt before.

Now, when was it? Last night? This morning?

- when? - all right, all right.

I should know better.

His father called me This morning.

Before your breakfast With the d.A.?

That's right.

You know, this morning when You came to my office,

The cop in me said, "Hey, Cop in me, something stinks."

I mean, along with linnick's Maneuvers

And your coming to my office In the morning,

I figured that somebody was Tampering with my investigation.

Ah, come on.

We wanted you Months ago, theo.

But the situation accelerated The negotiations, right?

- I see. - no, you don't see.

- now, look, you-- - how much did emerson wyatt pay

To mr. Spender in order to take The rap for the whole thing?

You're confusing The issues, theo.

Then why don't you humor me And tell me? How much?

150,000 for every year He sits.

Oh. That's a bargain.

It is.

It's quite a bargain For a young man's life.

I don't have to tell you About prison, theo.

That boy would die In prison.

He's not a boy. He's a man.

A full-grown man, and Responsible for seven deaths.

Now wait, now.

Nothing has been proven.

And one of the people he Killed is a girl that I knew.

Jessica johns? The prostitute?

No.

Jessica johns, the child.

I don't understand.

I didn't expect you to.

What's to gain By destroying chris wyatt?

Oh, he made a mistake, All right.

A mistake he's going to regret For the rest of his life.

But he's not An ordinary young kid. He's--

This is the son Of emerson wyatt.

And all we got to do Is pay off billy spender

And we live happily Ever after, right?

Look, I'll do anything In my power to save a client.

That's the name Of the game.

I do my best,

And that's what Makes me best.

Good for you, But that's not my idea of law.

And it's not my idea Of justice.

I think I'm a better judge Of what constitutes justice.

Oh, "The american board..." So and so, hey, hey.

"Greetings to the honorable Thomas dehaven."

Hey, look, You were my hero too,

And then the walls Came tumbling down.

Now, by my urging,

Judge mallory is going to look Into the records

Of emerson wyatt.

And if there are any sizable Amounts of money

That are suddenly disappearing, He's going to want to know

Where and when and why And like that.

And as for mr. Spender,

He's going to know, too, Before the trial.

You're trying To bluff me?

You poor, dumb cop.

No.

I wouldn't know How to bluff you,

Because I'm just a poor, Dumb cop.

Stay on the force, kojak.

Or live off your pension.

But don't try to get a job On the outside.

I got a job, dehaven, And don't you forget it.

And whatever you do,

Don't you so much As double park

Anywhere near manhattan south,

Because you'll get a hear ye And a hear ye

And a greeting you'll never Forget, counselor.

Well, what are you Doing here?

Oh, well, how about I'm having My shoes fixed?

What happened with dehaven?

Oh, I don't know.

I quit or I got fired,

Or maybe I just got Homesick.

Besides that, You can't do without me.

Are you kidding?

My charm, My warm personality.

Absolutely.

Listen, if someone offered To buy you dinner

And you had a choice, What would it be?

Chinese or greek?

You know, the last time Somebody offered

To buy me a free meal it turned Out to be a trojan horse.

Ha! Well, what'll it be? Chinese or greek?

You call that a choice?

I mean with a name Like theodopolous kojak?

All right...Chinese.