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Advise, regarding suspects.

No description At this time.

Suspects: two male whites.

Going east Toward concourse.

We're standing by In a jewelry store

To prevent Further looting.

10-4, 115 adam.

Units in the 115 precinct And surrounding areas,

We have a report Of a large, disorderly group

Breaking windows On queens boulevard.

Vicinity of sunnyside gardens.

Units responding.

Terranova's crazy If he thinks he can beat me.

Why don't you arrange a sit Before things get out of hand?

When he's in the box, Then I'll talk.

I own this piece Of the apple.

I built it With my own hands.

Benedict knows that.

He wouldn't allow terranova To move in on me.

Benedict is number one man.

He don't care as long As he gets his vig.

What else?

That cop, kojak.

He's kicking up dust All over town over those hits.

Kojak is the least Of your worries.

Okay.

Gomez, dagostino, mccoy.

Everybody, keep your backs To the wall, huh?

Come on.

Gino.

Make me some coffee, will you? She makes it taste like tar.

You find out?

She's deaf.

You find out?

Gomez and dagostino Got reached by terranova.

They're scared. They don't know what to do.

Give me your keys.

Joe, these are Trusted men.

If I'm wrong,

They're just dead.

If I'm right,

I could be.

Put a rush on that ambulance, Central.

10-4, charlie.

This is Manhattan south detective

Requesting a medical examiner,

912 west 28th street.

10-4.

Ten killings In eight weeks.

Yeah.

We still don't know What it's about.

Huh.

Hey, we have a witness Down the street,

He was taking out the garbage For the morning pick-up.

He thinks he saw a souped-up Chevy bel air, 1957.

He see the color Or the license number?

Just the color. Green and white.

Green and white.

- okay. - you leaving already?

I just think I know where To buy a car like that.

- frank. Frank, what the hell? - hello, chief.

After all these years, Look what brings us together.

Detective crocker, Lieutenant kojak.

This is assistant chief Howard brokaw.

He's the head Of the new organized crime unit.

This your ball, Lieutenant?

Yes, sir.

Gomez and dagostino, eh?

Uh-huh.

All right. I want you to round Up everybody and anybody

Who's ever had any contact With them,

Including their priest.

Who they were Muscling in on,

And who was trying to take over Their territory.

Excuse me, sir.

You know, this isn't just An ordinary hit.

These guys are trying To contact me.

Oh, I'm sorry, Lieutenant.

I'd assumed that you'd given The same instructions.

No, sir.

You know, we need inside help, Not just bodies.

All right. Let's do it your way.

And let's get together Real soon.

I've got some theories On this rash of killings.

I might be of some help.

Let me know about the car.

Do you have a lead?

I'm gonna go see An informant.

Mind if I tag along?

Excuse me, sir. You know how these things work.

Like they say, I'll wait in the car.

Come on.

- still fun and games. - what is it?

I just left gomez And dagostino.

I couldn't Get to you in time.

You had enough time To drive them to their death

In your son's car.

I did not! Gino took it.

- why were they killed? - I don't know.

Too bad. You got to understand That I'll help you

Get your kid out of jail,

Because you tip me To things like this.

Wait a minute.

Did you get the d.A. To talk to the judge?

- no, not yet. - oh.

Theo, he's my son.

Relax, mary.

I'm gonna help him.

I made a deal with his mother, Remember?

She help me, I help her?

Gino said he heard gomez And dagostino were going over.

Greensteen got furious.

Theo, whatever it is, It's heavy.

I'm scared.

It used to be so good Between us.

Hey, I remember it That way.

Anything important?

Gomez and dagostino.

Greensteen ordered it.

All right, lieutenant.

Bring her in.

And keep me informed.

Theo, who's that?

Don't worry.

Just another cop.

Your cover's still good.

Oh. Got a good deal For mary torino's son?

No. The d.A. Wants to know Why she's so important

That he has to do anything For the kid.

And I didn't give The answer.

I pulled in everyone I could find.

Here. Do something with that, But don't drink it.

Charlie, get the door, please.

Give us a few minutes.

Okay.

You're doing it right.

You're hitting all Your contacts.

Questioning your witnesses.

So the fact that so far We haven't had a rumble

As to why all these murders, Can't be blamed on incompetence.

So far.

Well, maybe it's another Murder incorporated

Starting up all over again, Captain.

Attention!

No, please. Continue, continue.

All right. We'll start with last night.

Lieutenant?

Well, these latest victims,

They worked For greensteen.

And they were hit because He's nervous about something.

Unfortunately, I couldn't find Out what he's nervous about.

Uh, frank, may I?

- please. - consider the simple

But obvious possibility

That these deaths may be The direct result

Of a--of a general decline In toughness toward criminals.

Too many of these hoodlums Remain in the streets

Because, well, They've made deals to help.

True, we need informants.

But when you deal With animals,

You end up getting bitten.

Our task is to get them Off the streets.

And, well, thanks for the use Of the hall.

You've got a great leader here. Do follow him.

Frank, buy you some coffee?

Upstairs. It's free.

Oh, frank.

It feels good to be On the firing line again.

It sure beats Pushing memos around

And taking politicians' wives To lunch,

And telling them all about how We control crime

In the streets And protect their flower beds.

I can imagine.

I want to thank you For making me feel welcome.

I--I really think I can help.

Sure. Well, if you're gonna Keep dropping over,

Why don't you just Move in.

I'd like that.

Just for a few days. Get the old adrenals going.

Oh, sure.

Why don't you just take My office,

And I'll move in With kojak.

That's very nice of you.

I feel at home already.

Dave.

Cross the street On a red light,

They spit on the sidewalk, Pick them up, pull them in.

Keep the pressure on.

Sooner or later one of them Has gotta say something

That contradicts, and we'll get To the bottom of these murders.

Oh, lieutenant.

- you missed a good meeting. - I wasn't invited, sir.

Well, I believe We've said it all, gentlemen.

Good luck out there.

We'll do it together.

Lieutenant,

When we stand together In front of the men,

We should exude confidence In each other.

A united front. That's the key phrase.

Yes, sir.

He seems upset.

He has his own style.

Well, that may be a luxury We can't afford, frank.

Oh, not that he's not A good officer.

I just believe He relies too much

On the integrity Of hoodlums.

And that's old hat, frank.

Let the stoolies do it.

That's just the working cop's Lazy way of avoiding

A good, solid Interrogation.

Crocker, how's it going With that woman?

- what woman? - mary torino.

Greensteen's girlfriend.

The one kojak brought in Last night.

Chief, kojak did not Bring her in last night.

He felt he could get More out of her

If he left her out On the street.

And you agreed?

Well, sir, we can pick her up Anytime we want to.

Do it now.

Chief, she's the lieutenant's Informant.

She is a prostitute!

Fed him some kind Of cock-and-bull story

So she'd make a deal for Her son, that's who she is.

Case in point, frank.

It's easier to leave her Out there

Than to bring her in For an interrogation.

Yeah?

Sure.

Yeah, okay.

Well, keep in touch, huh?

Okay. Mwah.

That was my sister.

- where's the lieutenant? - he just left.

- where'd he go? - I don't know,

But he'll call in soon.

Hey, rookie, come on. You drive.

Yes, sir.

Personal property in a squad Room is against regulations.

Well, god made plants, sir. I didn't.

Manhattan south. Saperstein.

Are you sure about that?

Okay, give me a second To write it down.

Okay, go ahead.

Those last two numbers again?

Thank you.

That's a complaint form.

So?

So you used a complaint form To write an address.

- that's not what they're for. - yes, sir.

Stavros.

Who'd ever thought that Shirley would obstruct justice?

- what? - that guy, simmons.

The chief's driver.

He listens to everything we say In the squad room,

And then runs to the chief.

Now he says my plants Are illegal.

You shouldn't say anything the Chief isn't supposed to hear.

And I got news for you. He's right about your plants.

You never complained.

That's because I'm a soft touch.

Did you see crocker?

- no. Was I supposed to? - I don't know.

- he was looking for you. - what'd he want?

He didn't say.

Here, before you faint From malnutrition.

Lieutenant.

Saperstein.

Stavros, how do you do that Without losing your fingers?

Huh?

You know, they ought to change The name of this place

To manhattan south annex.

Hey, hey, hey. Sit down.

- I'm finished. - stavros is finished.

You didn't get a chance.

I'll have the same As he's having.

I think we're out. But I'll check.

- here, chief. - it's a nice place.

You know, When I was stuck up there

At fort apache In the bronx,

We rarely ever Had the time to eat.

Uh-huh. Tell me about it.

We were never sure When we were gonna get attacked

In our own squad room.

But it was a joy To come to work.

You know, You could have gone far.

I looked at your record.

Made all the right moves. Had every opportunity.

Why is it you're still A lieutenant?

Well, I decided that, all right, You make more money,

But you make Fewer friends.

And there were too many Official cocktail parties.

And that's not the reason I became a cop.

I just heard you didn't Bring in mary torino.

Suppose that was just An oversight.

A lady is calling And she has no time.

No, there wasn't An oversight, chief.

It was my decision.

I figured you didn't have All the facts.

- thanks, charlie. - all right.

Are you sure?

He told gino to check out The alleys,

Windows and exits Of terranova's place.

Theo, what about my son?

Now look, I promised you I'd take care of that.

Now you get off the phone Before he spots you.

Set up a plant At terranova's place.

Who do you want to grab?

Look, stavros, when you set up A plant, that means to observe.

So you set it up. I'll be right over.

- saperstein. - yeah?

Come on.

- mcneil. - frank,

It's coming together At last.

Now you listen to this.

We hear that greensteen Is talking about a meet.

And then we hear terranova Is talking about a meet.

And now we hear that it's gonna Be set up at terranova's place.

Now look, I'm setting up a plant.

What does brokaw say?

Well, I'd have to see How this develops first.

Are you stalling, theo?

No, no. I just don't know

How he'll react, frank.

All right.

Incidentally, Brokaw sent out crocker

To pick up mary torino.

Maybe she can give us Something.

Hey, frank, She's with a psycho.

I mean, a cop gets near her, He'll blow her away,

He'll blow crocker away.

Put out a call. You get crocker back.

Brokaw gave the order.

What are you telling me? Let it happen?

I'm telling you we're dealing With an assistant chief

From headquarters Who knows his business,

Not another beat cop From manhattan north.

Frank, it was a bad move.

Now will you get Crocker back, okay?

Blame it on me. Just do it, and fast.

I'm coming right over.

Tracey, call communications. Have crocker return at once.

They just set up a plant.

Now you watch a pro And learn, kid.

First we assess The situation.

Then-- now, greensteen's office Is in the back.

Mary torino Usually waits for him

Until he finishes his business, Then she takes him home.

Wait a minute, Wait a minute, son.

I said assess, Not attack.

Now you stay on here And you cover the street.

I'll go around the back.

Just stay out of sight.

How long do I know to wait Till I go in?

I think you've been watching Too many movies.

Now, this is not a raid.

Now you stay our here Until I call you,

And if she comes running out Then, you know,

You grab her, And like that. Okay?

- okay, sir. - hey, you keep at it.

You'll be good at it someday.

Like lieutenant kojak?

Hey, baby.

Better.

Like me.

I'm telling you, It's gonna work.

Terranova has never made A straight meet

In all his life.

This one will be straight.

It'll also be his last.

There's gonna be a lot Of people there, joe.

It'll be a night For them to remember, mary.

Suppose there's cops?

Where there's terranova, There's cops.

I'll say it again.

Everybody goes.

No witnesses. No worries.

Get me some ice, mary.

It's okay.

He's a cop.

You crazy?

Anybody out there?

Nobody.

They're onto you For making the hit.

No way. I did it clean. I swear.

We got nothing To worry about.

Yeah.

Maybe he was just Nosing around.

Go on and get the car. Let's get him out of here.

Gino, you don't just Hit a cop.

That's okay. Relax. Go on, get the car.

You still alive?

Most of me is.

You know, somebody decided To get rid

Of a headache named gino And give you the credit for it.

How do you feel?

I'm okay, sir.

And what about that woman You went after?

Well, I...

I think I saw her Before I got hit,

But I'm not sure.

I'm sorry, lieutenant.

Well, that's okay.

At least you tried.

So why don't you go home. Take some time, get some rest.

Would you come with me, Lieutenant?

You too, captain.

An officer has been attacked. A suspect is dead.

And that woman remains On the street.

Rizzo!

Chief, the gangs Are setting up a major meet.

We're now sure of that.

That woman is keeping us On top of it.

Sir?

Put out an alarm For mary torino.

The lieutenant will give you A detailed description.

I'm sure he can even Tell you where her dimples are.

Yes, sir.

Well, like you said.

He can't stay around forever.

Yeah. Blonde, Female cauc--

Give me that.

Forget it.

Lieutenant, Call this number.

How's the cop?

You really care?

Look, it was me that kept them From killing him.

It's your fault.

Why'd you send the cops After me?

I didn't. It was somebody else's idea.

Listen, I got to get back. They've moved the meeting again.

Look, you don't con me.

I got a team of cops out there Getting frostbite.

And now you tell me We're in the wrong place?

Theo, would I sell out My kid's life?

It's the superior theater On tenth.

Superior theater?

Benedict knows that place.

Oh, god.

Hey, don't worry About it, okay?

We're trying to handle this All without a shootout.

That's it, frank. Numero uno.

Benedict. He's the one That's been hitting both sides,

And it's working.

They're so scared They're gonna sit down.

And benedict, He plays the savior.

If we catch them together, We have a solid conspiracy case.

Oh, lieutenant.

Come on in.

Long day?

Like all the others, sir.

You find that woman yet?

No, sir. Not yet.

Could you close the door?

You don't like me very much, Do you?

Chief, I'm sorry. I've got to go.

Be careful!

Take it from me, Lieutenant.

It's not good enough Just to do the job well.

Everybody needs somebody.

You do. I do.

You neglected to tell me Of the plant.

You neglected to bring in That woman.

You contradict me In front of the men.

You ignore my instructions.

Now, how can line officers Be expected to obey

When their lieutenant Chooses not to?

You're right, sir. I'll get off the case.

Oh, now we get to the root Of your intent--

To be made a martyr,

Nailed to a cross In front of your men,

So they'll never Take instructions from me.

And I had hoped We could work together.

Perhaps we see things Differently, sir.

I am your chief. You see things my way.

That's the way it works.

Yes, sir.

Frank, we have a problem At manhattan south.

I know that, howard.

No.

You know, I can't go back Downtown with empty pockets.

I don't want to disrupt Your staff,

But I must have cooperation.

I mean, you'll all be here After I'm gone.

Now, I'm not A vindictive man,

But lieutenant kojak Is a renegade,

And you've got To talk to him, frank.

I'll talk to him, howard.

Thanks. I--

I'll appreciate The effort.

Kojak, you and I.

We'd make a great team.

If only we could get past

The damn aggressive drive That propels us all.

Howard, could we discuss This further over dinner?

Uh...

No, thanks. I--I have an appointment.

I can't stay very long.

Oh, I'm disappointed.

Tired?

Exhausted.

I was passed over For promotion again.

You're a bright man. They'll Realize that sooner or later.

You know, It's been my philosophy

That a police officer shouldn't Get involved in politics.

It's a big city. Big problems.

Plenty enough to do there

Without getting Into any other area.

We could lie down And just hold each other.

I was a captain.

Thirty years old.

Only 30 years old, And a captain.

One of the youngest ever.

Then we went To this party.

Did I ever tell you About that party?

It was, uh,

Someone's wife.

A state senator. No, no, no. A city councilman.

Very attractive.

She was bored,

And I guess I had A few too many.

And my wife was chatting With a politician.

And...And she was bored.

I was playing the game.

And she got drunk.

She always got drunk.

But I--I can't blame her. I...

I spent most of my life Being a good cop.

I forgot to be A good husband.

I, uh...

Oh, god.

Come and sit over here.

Look, all I want in this Godforsaken life of mine

Is someone To listen to me.

Oh, this case I'm on.

I'm going to make the powers That be understand

That I am still An able man.

I would make an excellent Commissioner. I really would.

Then you will.

What happens to life?

Where does it all Go wrong?

I don't know.

I've tried very hard To get to the top,

And I had it all. I had it all.

Well, I--I feel very good About this case.

I really do. I really do.

And I am gonna whip them Into shape.

Yes, sir. I am gonna Put them on track.

Kojak or no kojak.

Yes?

Kojak's whole crew Just left.

They got a call, They went to the new stakeout.

It sounded important.

Thank you.

Brokaw heard About the new stakeout.

Simmons?

Who else?

What does he want, frank?

Dreams that won't Come true.

And he blew those dreams Himself, theo, a long time ago.

He was good.

He was the best.

He had a mark on him.

He was king of the hill.

And he knew it.

But then the whole cuchifrito Hit the fan,

And he made mistakes.

Like the rest of us.

But at the goals He was aiming for,

Mistakes are not forgiven.

Mary torino's life Is in my hands.

How do I make him Understand that?

I mean, how do you handle Something like this?

I just spoke with brennan, Downtown.

It wasn't easy for him,

But he finally admitted that This new assignment for brokaw

Was make work to get the man Out of the way.

He's not ready to retire.

They can't make him quit.

And he knows it.

Now, these murders Come along.

He thinks there's a chance To prove they made a mistake.

Theo, that man is drowning.

So what do you Want me to do?

Understand.

Lieutenant? Detective rizzo.

- rizzo? - uh, lieutenant,

You name the con, He's here.

Benedict?

No, none of the big guys Are here yet.

But two of benedict's men Are here.

All right, remember, Don't rush it.

Okay, call the standby Sector units.

Have them get down To the theater right away.

Yes, sir.

I want every...

I want every felon pulled in The instant he's I.D.'d.

- do you understand? - yes, sir.

Hey, crocker, Would you look at this parade?

It's like a convention Down there.

First greensteen's men show up,

Go over the place With a magnifying glass.

Doors, windows, Fire escapes.

They even have Walkie-talkies.

A few minutes later, Two of terranova's men show up.

Go over the same routine.

Then benedict's team Gets here.

Uh, we better Get back down there.

No. Stay.

The chief ordered us To pick up any hood

- with an open warrant. - hey, crocker,

My informant is in there.

You want us to choose between A lieutenant that we respect

Or the chief, Who can throw the book at us?

What kind of deal is that?

Oh, you want me to make The decision?

Look, this could be the biggest Bust in ten years.

If you do it my way and we fail, Then brokaw,

He can grind you all up, Including me.

If we succeed, Then we're just doing our job.

Hey, lieutenant.

Oh. Papa benedict In all his glory.

All right, crocker, you take Stavros and you take the rookie,

And you go to the back Of the theater.

There are three Blue and whites down there.

You take a couple of uniforms To assist you.

Now when you hear me On the bullhorn,

You go in the back way.

But you do nothing Until they come out.

Don't use your walkie-talkies. They might hear you.

If we don't surprise them On both ends,

There could be a bloodbath. Go ahead.

What do we have?

Well, the gang's All here, sir.

All right, men. Go.

Wait a minute.

Did you recognize anyone With a warrant on him?

Yes, sir.

Did you pick them up?

I see.

Okay, men. When you hear me On the bullhorn,

You'll hold your positions. Now go ahead.

You think you've won.

I never meant it To be a contest, sir.

Word will get around That the killings

Weren't the result Of lazy police work,

But a calculated gang war.

You were right. I was wrong.

But the least you are In my eyes is insubordinate.

I don't know What I've become lately.

Don't you?

You know, I've fought Men like you all my life.

Well, how can I stop Being what I am

And start being somebody You can get along with, sir?

And what kind of a cop Would that make me?

I don't know.

But one thing I do know, Lieutenant.

I will punish you.

I know that.

What I don't know Is why you waited so long.

Arrest her.

Mary torino.

Arrest her!

Arrest her! You're disobeying orders.

Arrest...

Now you keep him here, If you got to gag him.

He's a--he is a fine man. Do you know that?

I mean, do you know What he is?

Look at--look what You did to him!

Keep your mouth closed Until I get my men out of there,

Or I'll come back And blow your head off.

Get out of here. Police. Go!

They're all in there, theo.

Okay, gentlemen. You know the positions.

Spread them.

Hands up. Take a bow, and like that.

Lieutenant kojak, I asked you a question.

Now did you or did you not Keep the facts of the stakeouts

From chief brokaw?

Yes, sir, I did.

And your reasons?

- well, I felt that we should Not move on that theater

Until we had the best Possible conspiracy case,

Which required as many gangsters There as possible.

Well, how were you So sure that they'd arrive?

I trusted my informant.

Oh, the woman that you Didn't pick up earlier?

Yes, sir. She was my only Close contact with the gang,

And as it turned out, She was the best.

Lieutenant, the chief Ordered you to arrest her.

That would have meant Her certain execution.

Right or wrong, we had made A deal long before chief brokaw

Arrived on the scene.

Chief, uh, all we're trying To do is to make some sense

Of this officer's actions On one particular case.

Well, then question me.

I was the ranking officer On the scene.

This case had been Floundering.

It was bogged down For months.

And I came into manhattan south To get the job done.

But lieutenant kojak Blocked me at every opportunity.

Now let's get back To the matter of mary torino.

Now, lieutenant, Did you ignore the chief

At the time that he gave orders To pick that girl up?

Yes, sir. I felt he didn't Have all the facts.

And later, Outside the plant?

- yes, sir. - why?

Well, it would have started A shootout,

And I tried to explain Men were in danger.

I had to make a decision, And I did.

I see.

Gentlemen, I mean,

Is that why you think I called this hearing?

Because some of my orders

Were ignored In--in--in some cases?

Oh, no. It--

It goes beyond that.

It's much deeper.

Now, you--you all believe That manhattan south

Is doing such A bang-up job.

Of course, you see requisitions For uf-61 complaint forms.

Well, last night

There was this wastebasket

In the squad room At manhattan south,

And I stopped the maintenance Man from dumping it.

And we inventoried The contents together.

They are using complaint forms For scrap paper.

Official documents For scrap paper.

Do I shock you?

Please, let me show you Something here.

I have here 35 complaint forms

That were all crumpled And thrown into the wastebasket.

Thirty-five.

Now, how many complaints Did we take yesterday?

Seven. Seven. Wasn't it seven?

That--that leaves 28.

That's 28 complaint forms sooner

That we have to reorder pads From downtown.

Now, that's 28 complaint forms Every day.

That's, uh, 196 per week.

And it's--what?

10,192 per year.

And, why, my goodness.

Headquarters must think we've Got all the streets blocked.

And here, here.

This one right here

Is from captain mcneil's Own wastebasket.

That one. And here.

Here.

This one, this one.

These. These are all from-- From lieutenant--

Lieutenant kojak.

I will be a good Commissioner.

I will execute the duties Of my office with--

With--with great dedication,

And I will be fair and just At all times.

Oh, lieutenant kojak.

Listen, uh, I'm sorry This whole thing had to happen.

And I'd like to apologize.

You know, he was through Ten years ago.

We shouldn't have given him Useless assignments

Whereby he had to lie to himself That they were important.

Uh, chief, Your car is waiting downstairs.

Well, anyway, My apologies.

All right, sir.

Outside.

Theo.

Thanks.

They let him out For a few days.

If you get picked up For anything,

I'm gonna put you in a cage And I'm gonna melt the key.

- do you understand? - oh, he'll be good.

He's got such a great guy Behind him.

Yeah. And take care Of your mother.

All right.

Um...

I guess there's nothing Left to say.

I know you worked Real hard for this.

It was nothing.

Nothing at all. Just a piece of cake.