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- oh. - I'll give you that one.

- oh, that's big-hearted of you.

I gave you the last one.

- I don't remember that. - ha-ha.

- ah. - ooh.

- robbie, I asked you twice already.

You don't horse around On the golf course.

Is that clear?

Oh.

What did I do on the last one?

I lost count, sweetheart.

You lost count?

Now, how's this?

- you're looking good. You're looking good.

- yeah, What do you mean by that?

[laughs]

Ah,

I don't believe it.

I'm on the wrong fairway.

[sighs]

I'll meet you up ahead.

- don't get lost now, huh? - I won't.

- I told you, do not--

What's gotten into you lately, Acting this way,

This continuous horsing around?

What is wrong with you?

Why don't you ever Listen to me, huh?

Don't you turn away from me When I talk to you.

I want you to pay attention To me.

[gunshot]

- somebody's shooting. Let's get outta here!

- frank, did you hear something That sounded like a shot?

- that was backfire Or something like that.

- daddy-- - look, not now, huh?

- hey, Hold it right there!

[silenced gunshot]

[police siren wailing]

- yeah, bronxwood golf club, What side?

Jerome avenue, got it.

- some assassin Tried to make a hit

Out at the bronxwood golf club,

Wounded a security guard, Skipped in a car.

Zirosa!

Come with jecter and me.

- central's got the license On the vehicle.

- it's on the air now. - let's go.

[police siren wailing]

- looks like he's headed Toward manhattan.

Okay, we'll do our best.

Hey, lieutenant, that was The 53rd precinct in the bronx.

They just lost a vehicle They were chasing,

Probably headed into manhattan.

It was a rented brown nova.

- here's the license number. - so?

- the suspect's one Paul markham, about 50.

We'll have his pictures In a few minutes.

According to the records on him,

Markham frequents The better hotels and--

- the better hotels, And the better restaurants.

Who called this in and why?

- it came down from lieutenant O'mara at the 53rd precinct.

Apparently, this guy's a sniper,

Took a shot at somebody At the bronxwood golf course

About 45 minutes ago.

They I.D.'d him from the rifle He left behind.

- a modified .30-06 breakaway, Abandons it after each hit.

- what'd I do, Say the magic word?

- oh, yes. Paul markham, Better known as the major,

Better known as The hit man's hit man,

Likes korean food,

Male prostitutes, And russian movies.

Give me as many stakeouts As you can,

But you're not going To catch him, crocker.

He'll be a thousand miles away In three hours.

- what are we wasting our time With the stakeouts for?

- because he's killed Over a hundred men,

One being a brazilian I was assigned to protect

Some eight years ago.

He's like a machine, crocker.

He never makes mistakes.

- now, who did he kill? - he didn't--he missed.

He missed?

- come on. Come on, robbie, let's go.

- okay, go change Your clothes, huh?

Be a good boy.

Would someone like to explain What all the tension is about?

- what tension, huh? What are you talking about?

Oh, come on, frank.

Now, something has happened Between you and robbie again.

- I hit him--I'm sorry, But he pays absolutely

No attention to anything That that I say--

There's more than that.

Now, why did you shut him up

When I mentioned Hearing the shot?

And why did we have to get Out of there in such a hurry?

Are you in some kind of trouble?

Who isn't these days?

Something dangerous?

Oh, irene.

Irene, don't be silly, huh?

- frank, I have a right to know.

- look, look, I have to talk To someone right now.

Maybe after that I can say more, huh?

Well, I hope so.

Irene, don't worry.

I tell you, It's going to be all right.

- apparently, he also had A small caliber handgun.

The guard said He didn't even hear it fire.

- it could have been silenced. - go to the hospital.

Talk to the guard. Take an artist with you.

Get the best possible I.D. On this guy, arthur,

And get that rifle To the lab now.

Tell them we want a preliminary Report as soon as possible,

The rifling, The fingerprints, the works.

Where's the--where's the Manager from the golf course?

He's on his way, lieu.

- o'mara? - kojak.

What are you doing out here In the sticks?

- well, I got my men In manhattan

Looking for your sniper And I figure I haven't been here

Since the payoffs in the bronx,

So like that, I'm here.

That where he fired The shot from?

- as best as we can Reconstruct it.

Tell me this.

Did you find a bag down there,

Kind of like a sandbag?

- yeah, we found something Like that down there.

Didn't know what it was.

- okay, what's going on? - oh, I'm sorry.

I thought you knew. Hey...

Your sniper's not Some two-bit patsy.

We're talking about The major himself.

- I got rapists and freaks Who kill old ladies

And pushers and kids

Who burn down houses out here, Theo.

I got no celebrities.

Now, who the hell is the major?

- well, the fbi, Military intelligence,

Five other federal agencies

Have been trying To nail this guy for 20 years.

They think his name is markham, A korean vet.

He gets $20,000 a killing And at that rate, let's see...

He's made himself Close to $2 million.

Tax free, darling.

- and you got some sort of Special thing for him, right?

- right. You see this sandbag? - yeah.

- it's what he uses To cradle the rifle.

Learned it in the army. It makes for a better shot.

And that weapon, That's a trademark too.

Now, who was the target?

- that's what we're trying To find out for ourselves

And when we do, if there's Any way I think you can help,

I'll be glad to let you know.

- george, I mean don't brush me, okay?

- there was about eight Or ten people

Who were playing out there At the time the shot was fired.

- you mean nobody came forward To say they were shot at?

- no, sir. - jecter.

You stay with me.

Sorry, lieutenant.

Now, there was one group Had about--

Had a couple of bodyguards With them.

One of them is a wise guy,

- vacelli. - gene vacelli?

- he was playing this morning? - yes, sir.

- find out Where I can talk to him.

I wanna know Who he's feuding with.

- what about This "Major" character

The lieutenant's talking about?

- look out there, jecter. There wasn't one target

More than a hundred yards From here.

What's that To the world's greatest hit man?

Nothing.

You're off on this, Theo, way off.

This is just some punk

We're going to find In the gutter with his head

Busted open for missing a shot Even I could make.

Okay, okay.

But let's talk about it.

Let's compare notes.

- we got something We can't handle, sure,

But we like to do it our way Up here.

No glamour, Just steady digging.

Thanks anyway, theo.

Sure.

- o'mara's a good enough Lieutenant, frank,

But he don't listen to me.

You know, the manhattan cop And the bronx cop

And that interborough rivalry Whatever?

- well, lieutenant o'mara And I worked together in queens

For a couple of years After the academy, right?

Theo, You two are dead opposites.

Dead opposites. And he's sensitive.

You know, it takes him days And days of hard work

To come up With the same inspirations

That you get in the middle Of a cup of coffee.

But he gets the job done And his men like him.

- hey, you're In upper management, frank.

I mean, give me the inspiration, Okay?

How can I get him To pay attention to my leads

And go over my files?

A possible sniping incident.

The wounding Of a security guard--

It's not quite the only problems He's got in his precinct.

He's got the gangs.

He's got 50 bar fights On a saturday night--

Frank, I don't want his job,

But I do want the major,

And this is the best chance We've ever had.

- if the major missed out there On that golf course,

He's not going to hang around Like some kid

Waiting to take a girl out On a second date.

He's going to do the smart thing

And spend a night in paris, Indonesia,

Duluth, minnesota,

Anywhere except new york where He knows he's being scanned.

Well...

I'm sorry, frank,

I can't go along with you.

- oh, suddenly I feel like o'mara.

What did I say that's wrong?

- frank, Here's a list of players

In range from the garage, Okay?

Vacelli and his friends and his Two bodyguards over here,

In back of them mr. And mrs. Demarco and their kid,

Over here, this girl And her boyfriend

And then this foursome,

Professors from Manhattanville college.

None of them likely targets Except vacelli,

But none of them, frank, Over 100 yards away

Or any excuse for the major To have missed so easily.

- well, Then it wasn't the major.

It was somebody Copying his technique.

- but if it was the major And he missed,

Then there's something wrong.

I mean either he's getting old Or something is bothering him.

There's got to be A weak link someplace.

So what I'm saying, frank, Is this, he's still in the city

And he's looking to get the job Done as quickly as possible.

- theo, if you hired the major To kill vacelli,

Would you leave the hit on Knowing that he's expecting it?

- frank, he don't give a damn Whether the hits on or off.

He missed for the first time And at close range.

Come on, I know this guy.

This is a challenge To him now.

You know, like the guy falling Off the horse gets back on.

You know that story,

And the gun, That's a trademark.

He's got a reputation To protect.

- and o'mara, What does he say?

Oh, he isn't saying.

So what do I do?

You don't do anything.

- who you calling? - chief of detectives.

If he wants the major that bad,

He'll make sure O'mara works with you.

Well, how come?

- they'll send me A temporary replacement,

Assign you to o'mara's precinct On this one case

Whether he likes it or not.

Frank!

- or whether you like it or not, Sorry.

[phone ringing]

Mr. Lo.

There's no need to call.

There's been a complication.

We should meet at the usual Place an hour from now.

Is the job done or not?

- mr. Demarco is a dead man, I promise you that.

What you so afraid of?

- it's my nine iron, I'm lousy with it.

It's embarrassing,

And this bang,

Well, it blew My concentration.

So why keep on playing, Huh?

Come on, vacelli.

What about those body guards, Huh?

Who's after you?

I want to know.

- hey, two lieutenants In one day.

- I'm honored. - yeah, same.

- how you doing o'mara? - kojak.

How you doing, gene?

Hey, I do well.

Nice festival, Brings people together,

And we made over $30,000 For the church in the lottery.

- you're kidding. - yeah. You got tickets?

- they draw them tomorrow. - I bought a couple.

Maybe I'll get lucky. You mind?

- no, help yourself. - yeah.

Hey, look, ah,

You need some protection, gene, Just a couple of days.

Nothing obvious, okay?

- I'm okay, theo. Thanks.

- if anybody takes a shot At harry freed,

I'm going to drag In your whole goon squad.

- harry freed, You serious?

Theo, ease up, Will you?

Freed and me got peace And no way I'm responsible

For anything That happens to him.

- I hear different--

But if anything Does happen to him,

I'm holding you responsible.

So you send out your goon squad And any information you pick up,

You lead it directly to me.

You understand, gene?

Before you do anything about it,

Directly to me.

Mm-mmm.

Bon appetite, Genie weenie.

- that greek, who the hell Does he think he is?

- what kind of a stunt is that, Busting in on my interrogation?

- what kind of interrogation Was that, george?

I grew up with vacelli.

I know everything There is to know about him.

Why didn't you come to me?

- because you don't know One damn thing more than I do.

You just got your ego On the line

Because the major knocked off Some diplomat

You couldn't protect A half dozen years ago.

Besides, I hear freed's got No beef with vacelli anymore.

I hear the same thing,

But I'm not going To let vacelli know that.

- I want him to run scared. - you don't make sense.

Hey, george,

He's got a lot more Foot soldiers than we have.

- kojak, This is my investigation, huh?

Now, stay out of my way.

Hey, george,

The chief of detectives.

And I didn't want any part Of it.

- "Effective immediately due To his specific expertise

"On the assassin known As the major,

"Lieutenant kojak of manhattan South is to be assigned

"To the 53rd precinct, The bronx,

"To assist in the investigation

Of the bronxwood golf club Shooting."

- I spent years trying To get inside this major.

I know an awful lot about him, George.

Hey, look, if he missed An easy shot,

I want to find out why.

Maybe he was paid to miss.

You know, a warning, Not a kill.

You don't have all the answers. Cut it out.

I'm going to need two desks,

And tell your men This isn't a competition.

Well, that's just what it is.

Don't kid me.

[doorbell rings]]

Just a moment.

Who's there?

Frank demarco.

- look, I need to set things Straight with you.

- I thought you'd made Your position quite clear.

I made a terrible mistake.

That shot on the golf course Was a warning.

I want to thank you For giving me a second chance.

A second chance?

What happened, exactly?

A shot.

It missed me by a foot, Almost hit my son

And that's the worst part of it.

Here, 5,000.

I'll give you the other five In 30 days, I swear.

- the 10,000 I paid you, Mr. Demarco,

It was an agreement.

- no, it was blackmail And it was stupid of me.

Here, this is the recording I made of our phone call.

Go on. Play it. Be sure.

You know, mr. Demarco,

Your shipping company could do A lot of business

With my korean clients.

- I could use that business A lot mr. Lo.

There will be a slight fee,

Say $20,000 a year To me, personally.

You could have a copy of that.

On my life, no copies,

And if anybody ever tries To take your license away

Or get your deported, Mr. Lo,

I swear to god, I'll tell Immigration your a saint.

Any threats I ever made Were really stupid.

I know that now.

The other 5,000 In 30 days,

Sooner if I can get it.

Please.

- good-bye, mr. Demarco.

[banging]

- lieutenant, lieutenant, It goes like this.

You know, you think They work internal affairs--

Well, that didn't take long.

Gentleman, This is lieutenant kojak,

Detective crocker, From manhattan south.

The lieutenant's here To take the bronxwood shooting

Off our backs,

Give us some breathing room For the rest of our workload.

Jecter, zirosa, You'll stay on the case.

Work with them.

- george, I didn't mean for you To take yourself off the case.

- look, it's up to me to decide Where I need the help.

Now, I've got a lot Of other things to handle.

So this is all yours.

That way, we got no competition, No bad feelings.

You can't say I did wrong.

I can't say you did wrong.

- o'mara, I need your help.

- tell me one thing You thing I've done right

On this case so far.

- well, didn't you put out A description of the man

To all the stores Selling rifles?

I mean just in case he wants to Buy a rifle to finish the job?

- why? If the guy's a pro He's long gone.

If he's an amateur he's hiding, Shaking like a leaf.

He's not going To stick his neck out again

Like some turtle with no brains.

No, I didn't put out A description

For all stores selling rifles.

- crocker, put out A description of the--

- yeah, to all the stores Selling rifles.

Yes, sir.

- kojak, you've got a way Of coming on to people,

Makes everybody else look bad.

I'm not going to get sucked in.

Sorry.

- I'll call stavros To get on it right away,

As soon as they get me a phone Around here.

Oh, what I miss?

- hey, that's a good cop, You know?

I hear he gets more Out of his men

Than any lieutenant around

And he's all spooked About this case.

He thinks that I was put on it In order to make him look bad.

So, what do I do?

- well, you have a choice, Lieutenant.

Sorry, but you show him up.

Yeah, sure.

Okay, give me a list Of all the names of the people

On the golf course, All right?

'cause maybe we Were wrong about vacelli.

Maybe the target Was that model from play girl.

She's really a cia agent,

Or maybe the professors From manhattanville,

If they stole a patent from The unites states government.

- move. - move where?

Start with mr. And mrs. Frank demarco

And their 7-year-old son.

Yellow sheet?

- I doubt it, But we'll look.

Hey, jecter, will you give me A hand with this?

Ugh.

Guess who I just talked to.

A dead man,

Demarco?

You missed?

I can't believe that.

Neither can I,

But he's as good as dead.

Now, listen.

I picked two possible locations For his termination,

The golf course Or the festival tomorrow night,

And the second one Will do just fine.

- I'm not so sure About this any more.

The element of surprise Is gone,

And demarco suspects That I'm involved.

The police may even have him Under surveillance.

It's not smart And you know that.

- when someone comes to me With an assignment,

The target doesn't die When I pull the trigger,

The target dies When I take the job.

It's my decision That kills them.

Demarco is dead already, Up here.

Now, to bring him back, Especially him,

Would throw everything off.

- especially demarco, Why?

He did something,

Reminded me of someone

I eliminated a long time ago.

- ah, This may be personal to you,

But it's business to me.

Now, I've settled With demarco.

He stopped blackmailing me.

He lives.

No.

I give the orders.

Now, if you go against My instructions, major,

That's going to destroy Your reputation

A lot worse Than any missed shot.

Demarco lives,

Or else.

Now, get out of here.

- [silenced gunshot] - ugh.

- listen, I'm going to check Across the street

And look for witnesses.

- all right, I'll check over here.

He's career, lieutenant,

Shot right in the heart, 20th street,

Sitting in his car.

- well, why don't you give it To lieutenant faber?

I mean he's doing my job Pretty well, stavros?

- yeah, well, Forensics recovered

A slug from the dashboard.

It's got no rifling on it, And it's the same caliber

As the one that hit that guard Up in the bronx.

I thought you'd like To know that.

- was that silenced too? - it could be.

Nobody heard nothing.

- all right, what's The target's name, stavros?

His name is chuck lo.

The car he's driving is leased

By the kim chi Importing company.

- I guess that's a korean outfit. - any address?

It's 900 west 161st street.

Stavros, good work.

- what's up? What's up?

- well, either the major Killed another target

Or he put somebody away For personal reasons.

Either way, Get in touch with stavros.

Pick up everything you can on a Victim by the name of chuck lo.

Hey, personnel, This is lieutenant kojak.

Look, I need an officer With special qualifications

To help with an interrogation.

Tomorrow morning, As soon as you can.

- lieutenant kojak, I'm gardner.

Sorry, they couldn't get me here Before noon.

I'm a little rusty, sir.

I hope I don't disappoint you.

- well, that makes two of us, Gardner.

Come on.

Hello.

I'm lieutenant kojak.

This is officer gardner, Police department.

Are you in charge here?

- yes, I'm on the owner, Jimmy lee.

What can I do for you?

- the name, chuck lo, Does that mean anything to you?

- I had to take the pastrami On rye.

They were all out Of onion rolls.

What's up?

- ah, This is lieutenant kojak.

My brother, ben.

He wants to know About chuck lo.

Yeah, he works for us.

- yes, well, he was shot To death in his car yesterday.

Murdered on east 20th street.

You know anything about it?

[speaking korean]

- have you any idea What he was doing down there

Or why anybody would want To kill him?

[speaking korean]

Yeah.

- ah, mr. Lo Was an independent consultant,

Worked on commission, Give advice

Which american companies We should work with,

Like for shipping from korea, Import, export.

He had good business,

- why enemies? - yes.

Well, what kind of business Could he throw

To a shipping company, For example?

- oh, maybe as high as 1 million, 2 million a year.

- oh, maybe he was Peddling influence.

[speaking korean]

Yeah.

I don't understand.

Well, bribery, payoffs,

You know a lot of people Pay an awful lot of money

For a $2 million contract.

- chuck lo? No.

My government, Your government

Very sensitive This payoff business.

Very bad scandal.

- he takes bribes, He gets thrown out of country.

He's too smart.

- I don't like calling Dead men crooked.

- I'm sorry. I didn't mean to insult him.

Now, I'd like to see a list Of the names of the firms

He might have recommended.

Sure.

Oh.

That it?

One more.

Thanks.

- please, Where is his body?

He's got no family We'll take care for him.

The morgue, downtown.

And I'm sorry.

Hmm.

- frank demarco, Trans american shipping company,

And on the golf course yesterday Morning, frank demarco.

- something interesting, Lieutenant?

Yeah.

I mean the major, He trained in korea.

Chuck lo is korean.

Must have made contact Over there.

Anyway, what they say inside, Gardner?

- they lied through their teeth To you, lieutenant.

[speaks korean] Means--

Well, let me put it to you This way,

He's as crooked As the yalu river.

Chuck lo, he had his hands out For bribes all the time.

One more report to immigration,

They were ready to ship him back To the 48th parallel.

- well, maybe demarco Wouldn't pay his bribes on time,

Or threatened To blow the whistle on chuck lo.

Hey, if demarco was Putting the squeeze on chuck lo,

That's like a worm Trying to choke a python.

All right. Thanks, gardner.

- [speaking korean], Lieutenant.

- hey, gardner? - yes, sir.

- where'd you learn All that stuff?

I mean with the korean war Was on you weren't even born.

I was born exactly then.

My mother is korean.

My father was the biggest Hell raiser in the marines.

- oh, your mother Still in korea?

- no, she's here, Still married, still happy.

Oh, well, that figures.

- manhattan south called, Lieutenant,

Wanted us to know that a man Fitting the major's description

Bought a 30-06 rifle Yesterday morning on 38th street

Off lexington about two hours After the shooting.

He's hanging around.

Still cooking up something Just like kojak said.

Okay, okay.

Hey, lieutenant,

We would've come up With our own leads our own way.

We always have.

Where is he today?

- all I know is he put in a call To personnel yesterday.

Requested an officer Who spoke korean.

Korean, huh?

Come in my office. Close the door.

He's got of list of clippings Here dating back to 1956.

Military intelligence today Identified the hit man

Alleged to have killed Union boss, leonard cox,

As korean veteran, Paul markham.

Markham, reputedly known As "The major,"

And here's his military record.

Family history from the fbi.

List of killings Attributed to him.

110?

- yeah, new york, Philadelphia,

Boston, panama city, Liverpool, haiti, vietnam.

A license to kill.

Where the hell does he think That comes from?

You know, 23 years On the force, jecter.

I've never had to kill A man yet.

Thank god.

But him, put 20 grand in a slot, The weasel goes pop,

There's another pool of blood Instead of a person.

What's life to him? A shooting gallery, that's all.

Who was it this time If not vacelli?

And why not come out In the open, huh?

At least ask for protection.

Hmm.

Somebody shoots at me,

I wouldn't want My mother to know.

She worries enough As it is.

What about your son?

Who's got a son?

This guy does.

Mr. And mrs. Frank demarco.

They had a 7-year-old kid With them on that golf course.

Maybe they're in trouble, Afraid he'll find out.

Afraid we'll want To talk to the kid.

You know,

He could've seen something That we'd like to know.

Did kojak talk to demarco Or his wife?

- umm, no. I don't think he's had the time.

Okay,

Past the village downtown.

I'll call you If I can't make it back by 6:00.

O'mara.

Two great minds with one Thought, right, frank demarco?

- thought I was going To have him all to myself.

- yeah, well, what do you got? - what do you got?

Oh, come on,

Let's take 10 minutes For a cup of coffee, okay.

We'll compare notes.

Or you tell me your dream And I'll tell you mine

And we'll razzle dazzle and Double team the heck out of him.

- gentleman, If we had any information

That might have helped you,

We would have come forward At the golf course.

- yes, but you were on the tee Of the third hole

When the shot was fired.

- I don't even think I heard the shot.

I was concentrating,

Trying to get off A decent drive.

I got disgusted. I blew it.

I decided my wife deserved A nice big breakfast

Instead of being stuck with A lousy golfer in a crabby mood.

But we certainly didn't leave

Because we thought We were in any danger.

- and you didn't hear the shot Either, mrs. Demarco?

No, I don't think so.

I was pretty much concentrating On my own game too.

- I don't suppose your son's A golfer too, is he, at seven?

- robbie? No, he was just Horsing around tagging after me.

- well, since he wasn't Concentrating on his golf game,

Maybe he heard something.

Could I ask him a few questions?

I've got a grandson About seven, myself.

I promise not to make It uncomfortable for him.

- well, actually, He's napping right now.

We're taking him To the festival later,

Keeping him up pretty late.

I have to draw The lottery tickets,

Probably won't get finished Until after 10:00.

If it's really important,

I could ask him any questions For you tomorrow

And give you a call.

Oh, mr. Demarco,

We're trying to make sure There is a tomorrow for you.

Lieutenant,

I do not appreciate you Frightening my wife like this.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Look, mrs. Demarco,

Your husband was dealing With a korean businessman,

Who is known to have hired This assassin before.

Now, I don't know What your husband did

To offend him so badly That he would want to kill him.

- lieutenant, I have an excellent reputation

In this community.

Now, my business and my life

Are in absolutely no danger Of anything,

Except your insinuations.

I would appreciate it If you would both leave.

- mommy? - robbie.

- robbie, Get back in your room.

- I finished my homework, Daddy.

- you're supposed To be taking a nap.

- uh-uh, That was after lunch.

- robbie, I-- - frank!

- excuse us, Sorry.

Home sweet home.

Be it ever so humble.

- daddy was about to hit That kid.

- let me tell you something. It wasn't the first time either.

- please leave us alone. Will you?

Oh, mrs. Demarco,

We're talking about Your husband's life.

- yes, but what you are saying Makes no sense.

I mean the man you insinuate Wants him killed

Is dead himself.

And now you are saying That somebody else is after him

And for what conceivable reason?

- mrs. Demarco, I don't know the answers--

- then you're really Just alarming us.

- suppose we just put Some police surveillance on you,

Mr. Demarco.

- tonight, in that crowd At the festival?

Are you serious?

How do I explain that?

That I'm being pursued By gangsters?

What kind of person Does that make me out to be?

No, I'm sorry You can't catch your gunman,

But I want no more interference With my life.

Good day, gentleman.

- frank, are you sure You're safe?

I was a fool.

I admit that,

But I squared things With chuck lo,

And, besides, he's dead.

There's no reason For anyone to be after me,

No reason at all.

I'll make it up To robbie tonight.

- I'm glad you're out, Rocko.

- theo, let's face it. They're lying.

Chuck lo put out a hit on him, We don't know why.

Demarco's right.

Without one good reason Why the major's still after him,

I don't know how To justify surveillance.

All right,

You gave me one good reason That makes sense to me.

Two bags.

Thank you.

- and I'll get the authorization From my precinct.

I'll let the chief of detectives Come down on my head.

Did you read the family history On the major?

I mean the fbi report In my file?

- yeah, I skimmed it. Why?

- you know when he was a kid, His old man was an alcoholic,

Used to hit on him All the time and bad.

You know, The kid didn't talk for years.

Wound up in a foster home.

He didn't just flinch when the Old man was going to hit him,

He ran away.

He'd be gone three days at A time before they'd find him.

Let's suppose, george, That this robbie, you know,

He's goofing off On the golf course

And demarco hit him Like he almost did upstairs.

Now, suppose the major saw that.

- he flinched, maybe jerked The trigger a second too late.

Not a bad theory is it?

- explains why he's still After demarco, revenge.

- because of his father. - right.

- probably doesn't even know It's inside him.

Right.

- how are you? Here we go.

One, two, three, whoops.

Hey, look.

You call down To manhattan south, okay?

Get a couple of men over here.

Stay on top of demarco Until they get here.

Where are you going?

- I'm going up on the rooftop And scan it.

- theo, Be careful, huh?

Yeah, you too, pal.

[police siren wailing]

[gunshot]

Oh, there we go.

I better get the drawings Over with.

How are you?

- you know you can get yourself In a lot of trouble

Sneaking up on somebody Like that?

- o'mara sent us. What's up? - yeah, what's up.

Any minute, now, demarco's going To get up on that platform

And he's going to pick the Number for the church lottery.

- perfect target For a rifle up here.

I don't like it.

You, stavros, you stay up here. Keep your eyes open.

Crocker, okay,

You go across the street And get on the roof over there.

Come on.

- ladies and gentleman And children.

[speaking foreign language]

On behalf of the parish Of st. Joseph's,

And in honor of the festival Of san gennaro

And in the name of the father, And the son

And the holy spirit,

Welcome to this ceremony

And thank you For your kind attendance

And your generous patronage.

And, now,

To draw for the lucky winners Of our raffle,

The president Of the south village

Businessman's association,

Mr. Frank demarco.

- thank you. Thank you, all.

And now, Without further delay,

The first winning number For third prize,

A 17-inch color Television set is--

- theo, did you ever see A priest

Who didn't know When to bless himself?

That one over there, Second one from the left.

And the winning number is

A10574.

Does anybody got a10574?

Hold it!

There she is.

Come up here, please.

[crowd screaming]

- and, now, The second prize,

A two-week vacation

And the winner is Ticket holder

V30507.

Theo!

[silenced gunshot]

- hey! - o'mara!

- I saw him come down here. I tried to shout to you.

You damn fool.

Anything bigger than A .25 caliber,

He would've punched holes Right through you

And your lousy garbage can.

- you see? I can't do anything right.

Oh, lieutenant?

He shot himself.

- "I guess I never Did anything right."