Adam-12 (1968–1975): Season 1, Episode 10 - Log 132: Producer - full transcript
Reed's dog has eight pups ready for new homes but he can't find them homes. They respond to a silent alarm where a young man and girl have tunneled through the wall between two stores. They spot a crowd around a boy who has stuck his head through a iron fence but cannot pull his head out. When grease fails, Reed uses the car's jack to free the boy. After a waitress turns out to be a cat person, they handle a prowler call from a nice looking 23 year old woman. Someone has been prowling around outside her windows for several nights and another patrol flushes out a suspect. Reed may have finally found a home for a puppy but she wants Malloy to deliver it.
(female dispatcher)
1-Adam-12, 1-Adam-12,
possible 459 suspects
there now.
1-Adam-12, 1-Adam-12,
a 415, man with a gun.
1-Adam-12, no warrant.
Lincoln, X-Ray, Ida 483.
1-Adam-12, a 415, fight group
with chains and knives.
Walters?
Yeah?
How many kids you got?
Five. Three boys
and two girls.
Any birthdays coining up?
There's always
a birthday coming up.
No, I mean like right away.
Why?
Well, I think I've solved
your birthday present problem.
Yeah?
What's it gonna cost me?
Absolutely nothing.
Pick one. Personally I think
that one is the cutest.
With a family your size,
you could really use a couple.
You've gotta be kidding.
What do you mean?
I got a wife, five kids,
three cats, a duck,
a salamander, and a turtle.
And you're trying to unload
a couple of puppies on me?
Oh, you don't have to get
sore about it.
Who's sore?
With what I got riding on me at
home, I can't afford to be sore.
Don't take it personally.
Boy, I'm a police officer.
I can't afford
to take anything personally.
But in your case,
I'm gonna make an exception.
Any guy that would try
to unload a couple of mutts
on a fellow officer
has got to be
some kind of a sadist!
What was that all about?
I don't know.
I just tried to give him one of Queenie's
pups and he got all bent out of shape.
Are you giving
the pups away already?
It's been six weeks.
I guess it has.
Are they weaned?
Absolutely.
They're cute.
C'mon, we've got 10 minutes before roll call.
Let's go get some coffee.
After the reception I got from
Walters, I'm beginning to wonder
if we're ever gonna be able to
find good homes for the pups.
Ah, losing one battle
isn't the whole war, partner.
Yeah. But Jean has been asking
around the neighborhood
and she hasn't had
any luck, either.
Maybe it's my approach.
How do you mean?
Maybe I ought to be
more subtle,
you know, sell them
with psychology.
How's it going?
What do you say, Woody?
Haven't seen you for awhile.
Ah, just come back
from 14 days off.
Go anywhere?
Nah, just stayed home
and goofed off.
Say, old buddy, you, uh,
have a family, don't you?
Yeah, two kids, why?
Oh, I don't know. I guess with my
wife expecting for the first time,
I'm starting to get curious about the
other fellas and their families.
Like, uh, how many kids, what
kind of pets they have, you know?
Yeah, I know what you mean. For
instance now, I never noticed
how many pregnant women
there were in the world
until my wife started
carrying our first.
You know, when you're going to have a family,
you just-- you see things differently.
Isn't that the truth?
You, uh, like dogs?
Oh, I love 'em.
Any particular kind?
Well, I guess I'm sort of weird but I
like the plain old mutt, you know.
They've got more smarts and personality
than any 10 purebreds put together.
I couldn't agree
with you more.
Uh, you got a dog?
No, darn it.
It's my wife.
Your wife?
Yeah. The poor gal,
she's allergic.
Put a dog and her in the same room
together and she'll sneeze her head off.
Oh, that's too bad.
Oh, whatcha got there?
Oh, look at that.
About six weeks old, right?
Just.
Get into everything, right?
Right.
Hmm, yeah. I bet they're cute
as the dickens.
Ah, you lucky guy,
I envy you.
Thanks.
Well, we better get up
to roll call.
Yeah.
Well, you were right.
Right about what?
That psychology business,
you almost had him sold.
Malloy?
Yeah?
Forget it.
[laughs]
You know, I've been thinkin'.
What about?
If you were any kind of a friend,
you'd come up with some ideas
on how we could find
good homes for those puppies.
For crying out loud,
I didn't leave the gate open
so Queenie
could become a mother.
It wasn't the gate,
it was the window
and she eloped
in the middle of the night.
Ah, why don't you put a note or somethin'
on the division bulletin board?
Yeah, that's not a bad idea.
What should I put down?
Eight adorable
loveable puppies
need, uh, children for birthday presents.
Contact Jim Reed, P. M. watch.
That's pretty good.
[police radio chattering]
Malloy?
No.
What do you mean, "No?"
No, I will not take a puppy.
Did I ask you?
Did I ask you to take a puppy?
No.
Well, then don't say "no"
until I ask you.
(male dispatcher) All units in
the vicinity and 1-Adam-12,
a 4-5-9, silent,
4371, North Central.
1-Adam-12, Code 2.
1-Adam-12. Roger.
It's in the next block.
Yeah, I know.
We're going up the alley.
Turn down the radio.
[tires screeching]
Got anything?
Well, we can't find any sign of entry.
Everything looks secure.
Malloy's around back.
You better put out a Code 4 before every
car in the division shows up here.
We haven't checked
the roofs yet.
Any ladders around?
None that I could see but
these buildings all connect
and a burglar could get on the roof at
that end of the block and walk up here.
All right. Get a hold of the Sergeant.
Have him bring us a ladder.
Right.
You guys wanna cover the
front, I'm going around back.
Brink and Miller are covering the front.
They've called for the Sergeant's wagon
Okay, let's go.
Hold it right there! Freeze!
All right, drop it.
Drop it!
Be careful. I think
there's another one in here.
Cover me.
Right.
Turn around, put your hands
on top of the rack.
Feet back and spread 'em.
Left hand
behind your head.
Where's your partner?
I haven't got a partner.
I work alone.
(Malloy) Not on this
job, you didn't.
(suspect)
I said I was by myself.
Reed, the back door.
Hold it!
[screams]
Let go of me, you filthy cop!
Settle down, lady,
you're gonna get hurt!
Okay, let's go,
How'd you know
she was in there?
Keep an eye on 'em,
will you, Miller?
Right.
Come on. I'll show you.
Lipstick.
Right.
I figured we had another one
around here someplace.
We'll let Brink and Miller
pick up the evidence.
What's your name?
Taggart, Brian Taggart.
You know,
I should've shot you.
Why didn't you?
I didn't want to get
blown up by no shotgun.
I didn't have a shotgun.
No, but I could see
those cops outside did.
I knew I couldn't get
past 'em.
You know-- you know,
they blow up with a shotgun,
they bury you in a sack.
All right, Taggart,
you better listen to this.
And you, too.
You have the right
to remain silent.
If you give up the right to
remain silent, anything you say
can and will be used
against you...
I before E except after C.
Did I do that again?
Several times.
(MacDonald) Good job. All
the evidence booked in?
Yes sir. Sir, would it be all right
if one of the Mid-Watch cars
took the girl down to Sybil Brand
Institute and booked her in for us?
We haven't had seven yet and we still
have to book Taggart into Central Jail.
I see.
Yeah, sure. Go ahead.
Thanks, Sarge.
Have 1-A-91
come to the station.
Over there.
Yeah, I see it.
[car door closing]
Here's the police.
All right, folks. Let us through.
C'mon, stand back
Go back please.
C'mon, break it up.
Well, well, well,
what have we got here?
I'm stuck.
You sure are.
How did you do that?
I just stuck my head in.
I guess I wanted to see
if it would fit.
(boy) Am I gonna have
to stay here forever?
Who said so?
He did.
Well, I--I--I was-- I was
just--just kidding him along.
Don't you worry.
We'll get you out.
I don't see how you got in
there in the first place.
I don't either. Not any more.
Well, put us Code 6.
Right.
All right, folks, c'mon,
step back.
Give the little boy
some air. C'mon.
1-Adam-12. It's Code 6
at the west side
of Eldon Park.
(female dispatcher)
1-Adam-12, roger.
Now, what's your name?
Thomas Martin.
Well, Thomas Martin, let's see if
you can get your head out of there.
I can't, it hurts my ears.
Well, here,
let me hold your ears down.
Oh, it hurts, it hurts.
Okay, come on back forward.
That's not gonna work.
All we need is some grease.
That's a pretty good idea. Anybody know where
we can get some thick grease around here?
There's a gas station on the corner.
I'll go get some.
Okay, take off.
Whatcha gonna do?
We're gonna grease up
your head real good
and try to slip it out
of there, nice and easy.
Grease! Gee, my mom'll kill me if I
come home with grease all over my head.
It'll be all right.
You tell her it was our idea.
I guess that'll be okay.
Did I get enough, Officer?
Yeah, that ought to do it.
Thank you, son.
Ah. We're gonna
try again, Tommy.
You ready?
I guess so.
Oh, it hurts, hurts my ears.
Come back forward.
It's not gonna work either. You
better get the jack out of the car.
Yeah.
Don't worry, Tommy. We'll have
you outta there in a minute.
You really think so?
Sure, we do this all the time.
You mean there are other kids
as dumb as me?
Not dumb, just curious.
Gee, kids are sure funny
Excuse me, folks.
Okay, son. Put your head up
just a little bit.
Okay, now try it.
Okay, now.
[people clapping]
Thanks a lot, fellas.
You're welcome, Tommy.
You better get home now.
Congratulations, partner.
Anyway, this dog wanders
into the backyard all dirty,
foxtails and burrs
in her coat.
So Jean says don't feed her and she'll go away.
So I don't feed her.
But she doesn't go away.
In a couple of days, she starts looking
pretty good like she's had a bath
and she's eating regularly. Who
do you think was feeding her?
The green phantom?
Yeah, the green phantom, that
hard-hearted wife of mine.
Anyhow, that's how come we got
Queenie and eight puppies.
Hmm.
Seriously, Malloy.
Seriously, what?
Now really, you oughta.
Really, I oughta what?
Oh, c'mon, quit acting like I was
about to ask you to take a puppy.
Did I say you were about
to ask me to take a puppy?
No.
Then don't say I said it
till I say it.
Are you about to ask me
to take a puppy?
Yes.
No. I will not take a puppy.
What's the matter with you,
you hate dogs?
No, but in the first place,
I live in an apartment,
and in the second place,
I'm a bachelor.
That's the very reason you oughta have one.
You're alone too much of the time.
When you go home at night, there's
nothing there but four cold walls,
emptiness and silence.
Peace and quiet.
You're fighting me, Malloy.
Look, you meatball, what am
I gonna do with a puppy?
Lock it up in an empty apartment
all the time I'm working?
No, you could leave it over
at our place
and pick it up every night
when you get off work.
Reed, you're out of your mind.
Don't try to make me
feel bad. Just say no.
No.
Well, don't say no.
Say you'll think about
Anything else?
Are you gonna eat
the rest of your meat?
Why?
Well, I thought if you didn't
want it I thought, I'd take--
For the puppies.
Sure, why not.
Can I have a bowser-bag, please. I
got a brand new litter of puppies.
Puppies! What kind?
American. See.
Oh, they're cute.
Would you like one?
Gee, I'm sorry.
I've got cats.
Well, 15 minutes to go
to end of watch.
What are you trying to do,
jinx us?
What do you mean?
(male dispatcher) All units in the
vicinity, and 1-Adam-12, 1-Adam-12,
a prowler there now, 456,
Bennington, Apartment three.
1-Adam-12. Code 2.
That's what I mean.
1-Adam-12. Roger.
[crickets chirping]
You guys wanna check
around the back?
Will do.
(woman)
Who is it?
Police.
Please come in.
Am I glad to see you!
(Malloy) You're having
some trouble tonight?
I turned the lights off so I
could see out the windows.
That help?
Thank you.
You wanna tell us about it?
Look at me shaking.
I've never been
so scared in my life.
Here.
Thank you.
For several nights now, I'm sure
somebody's been prowling around
outside my bedroom windows.
And tonight
he tried to get in.
Where's the bedroom?
In there.
Mind if we take a look?
Okay, if I come with you?
Sure. C'mon.
I know it's silly
but I don't want to be alone.
I was getting ready for bed,
brushing my hair,
thought I heard a noise
in the front,
so I went to make sure
the chain was on the door.
I came back in the bedroom
and I saw him.
Where was he?
At that window.
Trying to pry it open.
What did he look like?
Oh, he was horrible looking. His
nose was mashed all over his face
and his lips were flattened out.
I couldn't see his eyes.
He was wearing a black
sweater, something black.
Sounds like
he had a mask on him.
I don't know. Iran to the
phone and called you people.
He must have had a mask on.
Nobody could be that ugly.
(Reed) There was somebody
out here, all right.
He left some
good footprints.
We'll need a large cardboard
box to cover them up.
The detectives may wanna make
a plastic cast tomorrow.
What good will that do?
It'll help us identify him
if we pick him up
and he's wearing the same
shoes he had on tonight.
You will get him, won't you?
We'll try.
We need your name, Miss.
Susan, Susan Decker.
Could we go
in the other room?
Sure.
How old are you,
Miss Decker?
23.
You're not leaving, are you?
Not until we've searched
the neighborhood thoroughly.
There's a team
outside now.
Where do you work?
Bannisters Department Store.
I'm a model.
What's your name?
Malloy.
This is my partner, Jim Reed.
What time did this happen?
About five minutes
before you got here.
We'll need your phone number.
7-6-3-4-6-9-9.
What'll I do if he comes back?
I doubt if he will, but it he
does, just get on the phone.
Will they send you out again?
No, we get off at midnight.
Oh.
But don't worry. Somebody
will be here on the double.
You know, I used to enjoy
living alone like this.
Yeah, I know what you mean.
DO you?
You know, Miss Decker,
what you need is a dog.
A dog?
Yeah, a really first-rate
watch dog.
Good companion and there's nothing
better for discouraging prowlers
or burglars. And you'd feel,
you know, protected.
Gee, I don't know.
What do you think?
Well, he's right. And it just so happens he's
a brand new litter of puppies. Nice ones.
I'm sure he'd be glad
to give you one.
Sure would.
Here, take a look.
Pick anyone you like.
Oh, cute.
[knocking on door]
That's okay,
it's probably Johnson.
I'm sorry
for being such a baby.
Under the circumstances, I think
you're doing pretty well, Miss Decker.
It's a matter of opinion.
Miss Decker,
this is Officer Johnson.
How do you do?
Just fine, ma'am.
We flushed a guy down
at the end of the alley.
Sanchez is holding him.
Can Miss Decker
identify the prowler?
Probably not. The description
she gave
he was all dressed in black and
wearing some kind of a mask.
Like maybe a nylon stocking
over his face?
We found this
in his pocket.
There's some good prints
under the bedroom window.
If you've got the right body, he'll
have heels that fit those holes.
We'll check it out.
We'll be along in a minute.
I sure hope you've got him. I'd
never be able to sleep tonight
if I thought he was still
out there someplace.
I really think you can
relax now, Miss Decker.
C'mon partner,
let's see what they've got.
Oh, uh...
About those puppies...
Yes, ma'am?
I don't know too much
about dogs.
Could you pick one out for me and
bring him over, tomorrow, maybe?
He sure can.
I'll try.
I'll be waiting.
So I don't see what you're
so burned up about.
She's a pretty darn
good lookin' girl.
So why don't you take a pup over there tomorrow?
You never can tell.
I can tell. Besides,
I don't need days off.
You know, it's against regulations
to fraternize with anybody
you meet on the job.
Oh, yeah.
I kinda forgot about that.
Yeah, I guess you kinda did.
So you take a pup over to her tomorrow and
be sure you take Jean along with you.
You know, it really wasn't a bad
idea you had about giving her a pup.
Fact is I know quite a few girls
that live alone like her.
Malloy, how's about you--
Gimme that picture
of Queenie.
Who knows, with a little luck, I might be
able to get rid of the whole litter for you.
1-Adam-12, 1-Adam-12,
possible 459 suspects
there now.
1-Adam-12, 1-Adam-12,
a 415, man with a gun.
1-Adam-12, no warrant.
Lincoln, X-Ray, Ida 483.
1-Adam-12, a 415, fight group
with chains and knives.
Walters?
Yeah?
How many kids you got?
Five. Three boys
and two girls.
Any birthdays coining up?
There's always
a birthday coming up.
No, I mean like right away.
Why?
Well, I think I've solved
your birthday present problem.
Yeah?
What's it gonna cost me?
Absolutely nothing.
Pick one. Personally I think
that one is the cutest.
With a family your size,
you could really use a couple.
You've gotta be kidding.
What do you mean?
I got a wife, five kids,
three cats, a duck,
a salamander, and a turtle.
And you're trying to unload
a couple of puppies on me?
Oh, you don't have to get
sore about it.
Who's sore?
With what I got riding on me at
home, I can't afford to be sore.
Don't take it personally.
Boy, I'm a police officer.
I can't afford
to take anything personally.
But in your case,
I'm gonna make an exception.
Any guy that would try
to unload a couple of mutts
on a fellow officer
has got to be
some kind of a sadist!
What was that all about?
I don't know.
I just tried to give him one of Queenie's
pups and he got all bent out of shape.
Are you giving
the pups away already?
It's been six weeks.
I guess it has.
Are they weaned?
Absolutely.
They're cute.
C'mon, we've got 10 minutes before roll call.
Let's go get some coffee.
After the reception I got from
Walters, I'm beginning to wonder
if we're ever gonna be able to
find good homes for the pups.
Ah, losing one battle
isn't the whole war, partner.
Yeah. But Jean has been asking
around the neighborhood
and she hasn't had
any luck, either.
Maybe it's my approach.
How do you mean?
Maybe I ought to be
more subtle,
you know, sell them
with psychology.
How's it going?
What do you say, Woody?
Haven't seen you for awhile.
Ah, just come back
from 14 days off.
Go anywhere?
Nah, just stayed home
and goofed off.
Say, old buddy, you, uh,
have a family, don't you?
Yeah, two kids, why?
Oh, I don't know. I guess with my
wife expecting for the first time,
I'm starting to get curious about the
other fellas and their families.
Like, uh, how many kids, what
kind of pets they have, you know?
Yeah, I know what you mean. For
instance now, I never noticed
how many pregnant women
there were in the world
until my wife started
carrying our first.
You know, when you're going to have a family,
you just-- you see things differently.
Isn't that the truth?
You, uh, like dogs?
Oh, I love 'em.
Any particular kind?
Well, I guess I'm sort of weird but I
like the plain old mutt, you know.
They've got more smarts and personality
than any 10 purebreds put together.
I couldn't agree
with you more.
Uh, you got a dog?
No, darn it.
It's my wife.
Your wife?
Yeah. The poor gal,
she's allergic.
Put a dog and her in the same room
together and she'll sneeze her head off.
Oh, that's too bad.
Oh, whatcha got there?
Oh, look at that.
About six weeks old, right?
Just.
Get into everything, right?
Right.
Hmm, yeah. I bet they're cute
as the dickens.
Ah, you lucky guy,
I envy you.
Thanks.
Well, we better get up
to roll call.
Yeah.
Well, you were right.
Right about what?
That psychology business,
you almost had him sold.
Malloy?
Yeah?
Forget it.
[laughs]
You know, I've been thinkin'.
What about?
If you were any kind of a friend,
you'd come up with some ideas
on how we could find
good homes for those puppies.
For crying out loud,
I didn't leave the gate open
so Queenie
could become a mother.
It wasn't the gate,
it was the window
and she eloped
in the middle of the night.
Ah, why don't you put a note or somethin'
on the division bulletin board?
Yeah, that's not a bad idea.
What should I put down?
Eight adorable
loveable puppies
need, uh, children for birthday presents.
Contact Jim Reed, P. M. watch.
That's pretty good.
[police radio chattering]
Malloy?
No.
What do you mean, "No?"
No, I will not take a puppy.
Did I ask you?
Did I ask you to take a puppy?
No.
Well, then don't say "no"
until I ask you.
(male dispatcher) All units in
the vicinity and 1-Adam-12,
a 4-5-9, silent,
4371, North Central.
1-Adam-12, Code 2.
1-Adam-12. Roger.
It's in the next block.
Yeah, I know.
We're going up the alley.
Turn down the radio.
[tires screeching]
Got anything?
Well, we can't find any sign of entry.
Everything looks secure.
Malloy's around back.
You better put out a Code 4 before every
car in the division shows up here.
We haven't checked
the roofs yet.
Any ladders around?
None that I could see but
these buildings all connect
and a burglar could get on the roof at
that end of the block and walk up here.
All right. Get a hold of the Sergeant.
Have him bring us a ladder.
Right.
You guys wanna cover the
front, I'm going around back.
Brink and Miller are covering the front.
They've called for the Sergeant's wagon
Okay, let's go.
Hold it right there! Freeze!
All right, drop it.
Drop it!
Be careful. I think
there's another one in here.
Cover me.
Right.
Turn around, put your hands
on top of the rack.
Feet back and spread 'em.
Left hand
behind your head.
Where's your partner?
I haven't got a partner.
I work alone.
(Malloy) Not on this
job, you didn't.
(suspect)
I said I was by myself.
Reed, the back door.
Hold it!
[screams]
Let go of me, you filthy cop!
Settle down, lady,
you're gonna get hurt!
Okay, let's go,
How'd you know
she was in there?
Keep an eye on 'em,
will you, Miller?
Right.
Come on. I'll show you.
Lipstick.
Right.
I figured we had another one
around here someplace.
We'll let Brink and Miller
pick up the evidence.
What's your name?
Taggart, Brian Taggart.
You know,
I should've shot you.
Why didn't you?
I didn't want to get
blown up by no shotgun.
I didn't have a shotgun.
No, but I could see
those cops outside did.
I knew I couldn't get
past 'em.
You know-- you know,
they blow up with a shotgun,
they bury you in a sack.
All right, Taggart,
you better listen to this.
And you, too.
You have the right
to remain silent.
If you give up the right to
remain silent, anything you say
can and will be used
against you...
I before E except after C.
Did I do that again?
Several times.
(MacDonald) Good job. All
the evidence booked in?
Yes sir. Sir, would it be all right
if one of the Mid-Watch cars
took the girl down to Sybil Brand
Institute and booked her in for us?
We haven't had seven yet and we still
have to book Taggart into Central Jail.
I see.
Yeah, sure. Go ahead.
Thanks, Sarge.
Have 1-A-91
come to the station.
Over there.
Yeah, I see it.
[car door closing]
Here's the police.
All right, folks. Let us through.
C'mon, stand back
Go back please.
C'mon, break it up.
Well, well, well,
what have we got here?
I'm stuck.
You sure are.
How did you do that?
I just stuck my head in.
I guess I wanted to see
if it would fit.
(boy) Am I gonna have
to stay here forever?
Who said so?
He did.
Well, I--I--I was-- I was
just--just kidding him along.
Don't you worry.
We'll get you out.
I don't see how you got in
there in the first place.
I don't either. Not any more.
Well, put us Code 6.
Right.
All right, folks, c'mon,
step back.
Give the little boy
some air. C'mon.
1-Adam-12. It's Code 6
at the west side
of Eldon Park.
(female dispatcher)
1-Adam-12, roger.
Now, what's your name?
Thomas Martin.
Well, Thomas Martin, let's see if
you can get your head out of there.
I can't, it hurts my ears.
Well, here,
let me hold your ears down.
Oh, it hurts, it hurts.
Okay, come on back forward.
That's not gonna work.
All we need is some grease.
That's a pretty good idea. Anybody know where
we can get some thick grease around here?
There's a gas station on the corner.
I'll go get some.
Okay, take off.
Whatcha gonna do?
We're gonna grease up
your head real good
and try to slip it out
of there, nice and easy.
Grease! Gee, my mom'll kill me if I
come home with grease all over my head.
It'll be all right.
You tell her it was our idea.
I guess that'll be okay.
Did I get enough, Officer?
Yeah, that ought to do it.
Thank you, son.
Ah. We're gonna
try again, Tommy.
You ready?
I guess so.
Oh, it hurts, hurts my ears.
Come back forward.
It's not gonna work either. You
better get the jack out of the car.
Yeah.
Don't worry, Tommy. We'll have
you outta there in a minute.
You really think so?
Sure, we do this all the time.
You mean there are other kids
as dumb as me?
Not dumb, just curious.
Gee, kids are sure funny
Excuse me, folks.
Okay, son. Put your head up
just a little bit.
Okay, now try it.
Okay, now.
[people clapping]
Thanks a lot, fellas.
You're welcome, Tommy.
You better get home now.
Congratulations, partner.
Anyway, this dog wanders
into the backyard all dirty,
foxtails and burrs
in her coat.
So Jean says don't feed her and she'll go away.
So I don't feed her.
But she doesn't go away.
In a couple of days, she starts looking
pretty good like she's had a bath
and she's eating regularly. Who
do you think was feeding her?
The green phantom?
Yeah, the green phantom, that
hard-hearted wife of mine.
Anyhow, that's how come we got
Queenie and eight puppies.
Hmm.
Seriously, Malloy.
Seriously, what?
Now really, you oughta.
Really, I oughta what?
Oh, c'mon, quit acting like I was
about to ask you to take a puppy.
Did I say you were about
to ask me to take a puppy?
No.
Then don't say I said it
till I say it.
Are you about to ask me
to take a puppy?
Yes.
No. I will not take a puppy.
What's the matter with you,
you hate dogs?
No, but in the first place,
I live in an apartment,
and in the second place,
I'm a bachelor.
That's the very reason you oughta have one.
You're alone too much of the time.
When you go home at night, there's
nothing there but four cold walls,
emptiness and silence.
Peace and quiet.
You're fighting me, Malloy.
Look, you meatball, what am
I gonna do with a puppy?
Lock it up in an empty apartment
all the time I'm working?
No, you could leave it over
at our place
and pick it up every night
when you get off work.
Reed, you're out of your mind.
Don't try to make me
feel bad. Just say no.
No.
Well, don't say no.
Say you'll think about
Anything else?
Are you gonna eat
the rest of your meat?
Why?
Well, I thought if you didn't
want it I thought, I'd take--
For the puppies.
Sure, why not.
Can I have a bowser-bag, please. I
got a brand new litter of puppies.
Puppies! What kind?
American. See.
Oh, they're cute.
Would you like one?
Gee, I'm sorry.
I've got cats.
Well, 15 minutes to go
to end of watch.
What are you trying to do,
jinx us?
What do you mean?
(male dispatcher) All units in the
vicinity, and 1-Adam-12, 1-Adam-12,
a prowler there now, 456,
Bennington, Apartment three.
1-Adam-12. Code 2.
That's what I mean.
1-Adam-12. Roger.
[crickets chirping]
You guys wanna check
around the back?
Will do.
(woman)
Who is it?
Police.
Please come in.
Am I glad to see you!
(Malloy) You're having
some trouble tonight?
I turned the lights off so I
could see out the windows.
That help?
Thank you.
You wanna tell us about it?
Look at me shaking.
I've never been
so scared in my life.
Here.
Thank you.
For several nights now, I'm sure
somebody's been prowling around
outside my bedroom windows.
And tonight
he tried to get in.
Where's the bedroom?
In there.
Mind if we take a look?
Okay, if I come with you?
Sure. C'mon.
I know it's silly
but I don't want to be alone.
I was getting ready for bed,
brushing my hair,
thought I heard a noise
in the front,
so I went to make sure
the chain was on the door.
I came back in the bedroom
and I saw him.
Where was he?
At that window.
Trying to pry it open.
What did he look like?
Oh, he was horrible looking. His
nose was mashed all over his face
and his lips were flattened out.
I couldn't see his eyes.
He was wearing a black
sweater, something black.
Sounds like
he had a mask on him.
I don't know. Iran to the
phone and called you people.
He must have had a mask on.
Nobody could be that ugly.
(Reed) There was somebody
out here, all right.
He left some
good footprints.
We'll need a large cardboard
box to cover them up.
The detectives may wanna make
a plastic cast tomorrow.
What good will that do?
It'll help us identify him
if we pick him up
and he's wearing the same
shoes he had on tonight.
You will get him, won't you?
We'll try.
We need your name, Miss.
Susan, Susan Decker.
Could we go
in the other room?
Sure.
How old are you,
Miss Decker?
23.
You're not leaving, are you?
Not until we've searched
the neighborhood thoroughly.
There's a team
outside now.
Where do you work?
Bannisters Department Store.
I'm a model.
What's your name?
Malloy.
This is my partner, Jim Reed.
What time did this happen?
About five minutes
before you got here.
We'll need your phone number.
7-6-3-4-6-9-9.
What'll I do if he comes back?
I doubt if he will, but it he
does, just get on the phone.
Will they send you out again?
No, we get off at midnight.
Oh.
But don't worry. Somebody
will be here on the double.
You know, I used to enjoy
living alone like this.
Yeah, I know what you mean.
DO you?
You know, Miss Decker,
what you need is a dog.
A dog?
Yeah, a really first-rate
watch dog.
Good companion and there's nothing
better for discouraging prowlers
or burglars. And you'd feel,
you know, protected.
Gee, I don't know.
What do you think?
Well, he's right. And it just so happens he's
a brand new litter of puppies. Nice ones.
I'm sure he'd be glad
to give you one.
Sure would.
Here, take a look.
Pick anyone you like.
Oh, cute.
[knocking on door]
That's okay,
it's probably Johnson.
I'm sorry
for being such a baby.
Under the circumstances, I think
you're doing pretty well, Miss Decker.
It's a matter of opinion.
Miss Decker,
this is Officer Johnson.
How do you do?
Just fine, ma'am.
We flushed a guy down
at the end of the alley.
Sanchez is holding him.
Can Miss Decker
identify the prowler?
Probably not. The description
she gave
he was all dressed in black and
wearing some kind of a mask.
Like maybe a nylon stocking
over his face?
We found this
in his pocket.
There's some good prints
under the bedroom window.
If you've got the right body, he'll
have heels that fit those holes.
We'll check it out.
We'll be along in a minute.
I sure hope you've got him. I'd
never be able to sleep tonight
if I thought he was still
out there someplace.
I really think you can
relax now, Miss Decker.
C'mon partner,
let's see what they've got.
Oh, uh...
About those puppies...
Yes, ma'am?
I don't know too much
about dogs.
Could you pick one out for me and
bring him over, tomorrow, maybe?
He sure can.
I'll try.
I'll be waiting.
So I don't see what you're
so burned up about.
She's a pretty darn
good lookin' girl.
So why don't you take a pup over there tomorrow?
You never can tell.
I can tell. Besides,
I don't need days off.
You know, it's against regulations
to fraternize with anybody
you meet on the job.
Oh, yeah.
I kinda forgot about that.
Yeah, I guess you kinda did.
So you take a pup over to her tomorrow and
be sure you take Jean along with you.
You know, it really wasn't a bad
idea you had about giving her a pup.
Fact is I know quite a few girls
that live alone like her.
Malloy, how's about you--
Gimme that picture
of Queenie.
Who knows, with a little luck, I might be
able to get rid of the whole litter for you.