Adam-12 (1968–1975): Season 1, Episode 12 - Log 61: The Runaway - full transcript
Walters and Brinkman are on a roll lately and like to brag, much to the irritation of Reed. He and Malloy help them out by finishing one of their calls, then rescue a sick teenage girl and arrest the young man who took her in. Back on patrol, they meet an informant who gives them a tip on a big drug buy scheduled for 11pm. They give the info to Sgt. Miller who asks them to help in the bust. They banter with Walters and Brinkman during meal break then take a prowler call before it's time to set up for the big drug meet at 10pm. The bust is a bust and called off at 12:15am when nobody shows. The next day they find out Walters and Brinkman gave the buyer a traffic ticket at 10:30pm.
(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.
1-Adam-41, 1-Adam-41,
a 459 there now.
3270, Washburn.
1-Adam-41 Code 2.
There they go again.
Brinkman and Walters.
Yeah, they've been riding the
hottest car in the Division.
What was that address again?
3270, Washburn.
That's only a couple blocks.
Let's roll on it.
Lately, every time
something goes down,
they've been
right on top of it.
Yeah, it's kinda like
baseball.
Sometimes you get hot
and sometimes you get lucky.
Right now Brink and Walters
are lucky and hot.
But don't let it bug you,
our turn will come.
Ah, it's the way they act, you
know, pushing it all the time.
Yeah, Brink's got
a weird sense of humor,
and Walters isn't exactly
famous for his humility.
Should be just
around the corner.
They couldn't possibly
be there yet.
They did it again.
Nobody could be
that lucky.
Hey, am I glad
you guys showed up.
(Malloy)
What happened?
Well, it was
really a coincidence.
We were ticketing a 586 over
here and a call came down.
This guy comes sneakin' out
of this apartment house,
loaded with all this stuff.
We didn't even have to get in the car.
He walked right into us.
Some police work.
Some guys got it
and some guys don't.
So why are you so glad
we showed up?
Well, Pete,
the trouble is, uh,
we didn't finish ticketing
those cars,
and I thought, maybe if you
guys don't mind that, uh...
Well, finished?
Yeah. This will do it.
What's this all about?
Uh, there's
no parking here, sir.
No parking? What are all
these other cars doing here?
Well, they've just
been ticketed, too.
Ticketed? But there's
not even a sign posted.
Oh, the sign's posted
right there.
Oh, you can hardly see it.
Besides, I only went in to see
my sister for about a minute.
I'm sorry, sir. There's
no parking here anytime.
Oh, why don't
they put these signs
where somebody can see 'em?
You know John Williams?
Works in Frauds.
Comes in my store a lot.
You mean
Sergeant Williams?
Yeah. He's a very good
friend of mine.
He's a good friend
of mine, too.
So, aren't you gonna
take the ticket back?
No, sir.
What do you mean, "no"? That's
a courtesy card he's got.
It's a business card,
it's for reference only.
What do you mean
"business card"?
Don't you guys honor
these anymore?
We never did.
Courtesy cards.
You'd think the guy would
have more sense
than to try to pull
that old dodge on us.
He must've been
kinda desperate.
Some people take a traffic citation
harder than a felony bust.
Yeah.
Walters and Brinkman get a burglary
suspect right in their laps,
and we wind up
with an irate citizen.
That's the way it goes.
(female dispatcher)
1-Adam-12, 1-Adam-12,
see the woman
regarding a juvenile problem.
6341, Huntley Place.
I'm not being nosy,
mind you,
but there are certain things a
person can't help but notice.
I've been living in this
neighborhood 20 years.
I've seen
some strange things,
but nothing like
the last two years
since these crazy kids
started moving in.
What kids?
Hippies.
What about 'em?
There are four of 'em
living across the street.
This one girl,
she can't be over 16,
always coming over
to borrow things.
Is that why
you called us?
No. You see, about a week ago,
she stopped coming.
Then this morning I saw one of
those characters who live there,
I asked him what happened
to Carol, that's her name.
He just kinda
shrugged his shoulders,
and said something
about going home.
You don't believe him?
I wasn't sure.
Then about 20 minutes ago,
I heard some yelling.
So I went to the window, just in time to
see Carol come running out of the house.
She looked sick, or drunk,
or something.
Then what happened?
Then this hippie that I was telling
you about, Ray I think his name is,
he came running out
right after her,
grabbed her and dragged
her back inside.
That's why
I called you people.
We'll check it out
right away.
Thank you very much for reporting it.
Let's go.
We'd like to talk to you.
So, talk man.
Is there a girl
named Carol living here?
Why?
We want to talk to her.
Is she here?
Don't get all uptight, man.
She split about a week ago.
Mind if we come in
and take a look around?
You guys have no right to come in here.
What are you, the Gestapo?
You just go around kicking people's doors down?
I'm no criminal.
Nobody's kickin'
your door down.
We're asking
if we can come in.
What if I say no, man?
You gonna bust in anyway?
Look, we've got good
information she's here,
maybe against her will.
Now, we don't have any more
choice about this than you do.
So you're coming in
either way.
Okay man, come on.
But I'm telling you,
she split a week ago.
Why don't you
take a look around
while I keep our friend
company?
Right.
Haven't you cops got
anything better to do
than hassling innocent people
going about their business?
Just what is
your business?
My business:
life,
liberty,
[grunting]
but most of all,
the pursuit of happiness.
You got anything
with your name on it?
Now why would you want
something with my name on it?
Am I under arrest?
No. You're not under arrest.
I just like to know
who I'm talking to.
[sighing] Man, all you have
to do is ask me my name,
I'll tell you,
I'm not ashamed of it.
Raymond P. Evans.
My friends call me Ray.
You can call me Raymond.
Mr. Evans, we were told that there
are four people living here.
Where are the other three?
Ah-ha. The other two.
Carol's gone,
one from four makes three.
I'm here, the other two
are working.
They're working now?
Yeah. Billy's a bus boy
at Dreams.
Marcia's out
selling papers.
[sighs]
Where'd you find her?
Out in the back, all
wrapped up in blankets.
I think she's
runnin' a fever.
What's your name, Miss?
Carol.
Carol what?
Anderson.
Carol Anderson.
How old are you, Carol?
16.
Where do you live?
I live here now.
Does your family know
where you are?
They know I'm gone.
You ran away, didn't you?
Take a look at these.
What do you
make of it?
They're hype marks.
She's been shootin' somethin'.
Before we go any further,
Carol,
I wanna give you
your rights.
"You have the right
to remain silent.
"If you give up that right
to remain silent,
"anything you say can and will be
used against you in a court of law.
"You have the right
to speak with an attorney,
"and to have him
present during questioning.
"If you so desire
and cannot afford one,
"an attorney'll be
appointed for you
without charge
before questioning."
Do you understand these rights
as I have explained them to you?
Yeah. Yeah, I understand.
But--But why are you
telling me all of this?
Do you want to give up the
right to remain silent?
No, I...
Yes, I...
[sighing]
Look,
I-- I'll tell you
whatever you want to know,
but--but I haven't done
anything wrong.
Do you want to give up the right
to speak with an attorney
and to have him present
during questioning?
Okay.
I don't think I need
an attorney.
How did you get the
needle marks on your arm?
I've shot speed before,
but--but honest
that's not why I'm sick now.
You mean methadrine.
[sighing] Speed, meth, crystals,
whatever you wanna call it.
Are you on anything now?
No, I've never
felt like this before.
How do you feel?
Oh, I don't know.
L--l just don't know.
Every time I shot speed, I--l always
came down nice and easy, you know,
it--it was really groovy,
no problems.
But--but now, I-I'm feeling
kind of out of it.
It--It's this fever,
I--l can't beat it.
How long have you
had the fever?
Oh, I--l think
it started last week.
I--I--I wanted to go
to the doctor,
but--but I was scared.
He said that I shouldn't go.
Ray said that the doctor would see the
needle marks in my arms and turn me in.
[sighing]
You better call an ambulance. It
looks like infectious hepatitis.
Where's your phone?
Over there.
Honest,
I didn't know, Carol.
I thought it was just a cold, or
something you'd get over real quick.
You're such
a beautiful person.
(Carol) What's gonna
happen to me now?
First, we're gonna get you
to the hospital.
Then, you'll have to speak
with the juvenile authorities.
We don't know if there's a
missing report out on you.
[sighing] Don't spend a
lot of time looking.
My dad was glad
to see me go.
You know, in my whole life
I've never really been happy.
This is the first place
I've ever felt
a part of something.
Like I belong.
The ambulance is
on the way,
shouldn't take more than
a few minutes.
Well, now that everything's under
control, I've gotta take off.
Now, Carol,
you take care of yourself.
I'll be seeing you around.
Stay right here, pal.
Just what do you know
about all this?
Me? I don't know anything.
I just gave her
a place to stay.
I took her off the street,
you know.
Just trying to be
a nice guy.
Evans, you're under arrest.
What for?
For a start, contributing to
the delinquency of a minor.
"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 in a court of law.
"You have the right
to speak with an attorney,
"and have an attorney present
during questioning.
If you desire an attorney
and cannot afford one..."
You know, I keep thinkin'
about that poor kid, Carol.
It's kinda hard to believe that anybody
that young could get so messed up.
Not when they work
at it like that.
I bet I've heard that story
100 times.
Maybe this time she got into
the right hands soon enough.
I don't know.
Yeah.
(female dispatcher)
1-Adam-12, 1-Adam-12,
phone the Watch Commander,
Code 2.
(Reed)
We'll handle it.
What's up?
It was the desk
relaying a message.
Teejay wants to see us
as soon as possible.
Where?
He said he'd meet us
in the alley
behind the 5000 Block
of Holloway.
I got somethin' for you, fellas.
Somethin' really large.
We're listenin'.
There's a big one
tonight at 11:00,
in the parking lot at the
supermarket over on Orange.
What's goin' down?
A little bit of everything.
Pills and pot mostly.
(Reed)
Where'd you get it?
[laughing]
Man, you know.
How do you feel about it?
It's good, Malloy.
It's good as anything
lever gave you.
You know who's involved?
You know Joey Burns?
Yeah.
They say he's buyin'.
You know who's selling?
No. All I know is, Burns is supposed
to make the buy tonight at 11:00.
You got anything else
that might help us,
like what kinda wheels
he's got?
Drives a '66 Mustang.
Green, I think.
That's all I know,
Malloy.
Thanks. We'll check it out.
Take care now.
Yeah. Later, huh?
11:00 at the supermarket.
You think it's good?
Yeah, for an ex-hype he's still
pretty well tuned in. I'd bet on it.
Well, what do we do now,
with the information?
We tell the Watch Commander.
Put us out to the station.
(Malloy) That's about all we know.
Sounds like a good one to me.
Yeah, I think so too.
Well, what do we
do now, Sarge?
I mean,
how do we handle it?
You take it back there
and turn it over to the dicks.
The dicks?
Couldn't we do--
Come on, Reed,
let's go.
(Malloy)
That's about it, Jerry.
Mac told us to bring it back
and turn it over to you.
And he told you that, uh, Joey Burns
was definitely the buyer, right?
Mmm-hmm.
That sounds like good info.
[chuckling]
We've sure been trying
to catch him
at it long enough.
Yeah, well.
We wish you luck.
We better get back
to work.
Oh, wait a minute.
Hold on.
[clicks]
You might be able to give
us a hand on this one.
[dialing telephone]
Uh, Mac? Jerry.
Uh, listen. I would like to borrow
a couple of your guys tonight.
Reed, Malloy.
Uh, about an hour probably. It's
on that narco buy they turned.
[Miller laughing]
Okay. Thanks pal.
I can sure use the help.
Okay, you're with us.
You're boss okayed it.
Glad to be of help,
Jerry.
Spence.
Come on over and, uh,
drag your partner with you.
What's doing, Jerry?
We got a narco buy
going down tonight,
11:00 in the parking lot of
the supermarket on Orange.
Let's go
into the next room.
We'll kick it around
a little bit.
And we ought to be able
to handle it,
with three units like so.
Hudson, you and me
will be right here,
Spence and Barrett there--
(Reed)
Where do we come in?
Right here. Covering the
mouth of this alley.
Now in case anything
does go wrong,
you'll be set up
for pursuit.
Looks real good.
Let's hope so.
And figure we'll set up shop
at 10:15.
What about communications?
(Miller) Oh, we use Frequency 9.
You guys set up for it?
Yeah.
Okay. Well, we'll
see you then.
Well, looks like tonight could
be kinda interesting, after all.
Not if it goes right.
The dicks will have Burns
nailed before we even know it.
(male dispatcher)
KMA 367, 6:00 p.m.
Oh, we've got
over four hours to kill.
What do we do till then?
What we always do.
Cruise, handle radio calls,
the whole bit.
And what happens
if we get tied up at 10:15?
If we can't make the stakeout,
I mean.
We'll make it.
(male dispatcher)
KMA 367, 8:00 p.m.
8:00.
The air is
pretty quiet tonight.
Why shouldn't it be?
Brink and Walters are out
cleaning up the Division.
Their luck
won't hold out forever.
Let's go eat, huh?
That looks like 41.
Brink and Walters.
As hot as they are, you wouldn't
think they'd take the time.
Oh, I don't know.
With their luck,
somebody'll probably try to stick
the place up while they're eating.
[people chattering]
(Walters) Oh, won't you guys sit down.
We're almost through.
Have some dessert.
Can't do it, Pete.
I'm watching my weight.
My wife says
I'm getting fat.
She should know.
Now, I don't need that
from you, too.
That looks good.
What is it?
Hot turkey sandwich.
Can I get you
anything else?
(Walters) Yeah. I'll have
a piece of apple pie,
with some vanilla ice cream
on top.
You don't seem to have
a weight problem.
I don't know. I've been
eating like a horse lately.
Must be all the running
I'm doing.
You mean you
actually chase people?
Oh, yeah. We've run a few
guys down tonight already.
You mean,
when they see it's you,
they don't just stop
and give up?
Very funny.
Oh really. Now
I've been wondering,
what it is that makes
you guys so good.
It's style.
Now some guys got it
and some guys don't.
You fellas decided yet?
Yeah. I'll have a cup of coffee
and that hot turkey sandwich.
Make it two.
Okay.
(Walters) You guys have
anything good tonight?
Big cases.
Only big ones.
We don't wanna
talk about 'em.
Might hurt our chances
in court.
Come on. You guys came up
cold again, didn't you?
No, not at all.
Well, we had that illegal
parking you gave us.
Oh, that's all right,
Pete.
Oh, you guys
don't owe us anything.
I mean, we enjoy
helping you out.
Boy, those two really know how
to lay it on, don't they?
Like I said, Walters isn't
famous for his humility.
(male dispatcher)
KMA 367, 9:00 p.m.
That gives us about an hour
before we're due at the stakeout.
What happens
if we get tied up?
Miller will get
somebody else.
If he has to, you know, who's
he gonna get to replace us?
Brinkman and Walters.
(female dispatcher)
1-Adam-12, 1-Adam-12,
a prowler there now.
1638, Greenly Place.
1-Adam-12, Code 2.
1-Adam-12, roger.
[crickets chirping]
(boy)
Who's it?
Police.
Did you call the police?
Yeah.
What's the problem?
Well, uh, we..
Why don't you come in,
Officers?
[dog barking]
Hello, dog.
What's his name?
Shaggy-
Where are your parents?
They're visiting
a neighbor.
They should be home
in about 20 minutes.
Have you
called 'em yet?
Well, we sort of forgot
where they are.
I mean, they wrote
the phone number down.
And we would have called--
Actually, I was working
with my chemistry set.
I was heating
some potassium,
when I knocked over
some hydrochloride and--
And there went
the phone number.
(Gary)
Exactly.
(Rick) You'll get used to him,
he's like this all the time.
He's the only five-year-old
in the third grade.
The only five-year-old
ever in the third grade.
You fellas wanna tell us
what happened?
Well, we were playing
with Shaggy in the den,
when all of a sudden
we heard this guy
coming through the window
in the living room.
(Gary)
Then we heard a loud noise.
I'm sure he knocked over
our bookshelf.
Did you see anything?
Well, not exactly.
After we heard him come in,
I told Ricky,
that's my brother,
to hide in the closet.
Then I held Shaggy,
so he wouldn't bark,
and I snuck into my
parents' room to call you.
What happened then?
I don't know.
I hid, too.
This is where he got in, huh?
(Rick)
I think so.
[dog panting]
I wonder how he knocked
the bookcase over?
That's easy.
How's that?
He must have been
looking for a wall safe.
On this wall here?
We don't really
have one,
but he wouldn't
know that, would he?
I guess he wouldn't.
You guys ever
play ball in here?
No, never.
We're not allowed to
play in the house.
Well, here's your ball,
Rick.
Oh, there it is,
thanks.
That's not ours.
I never seen it before.
The robber, uh,
must have left it.
(Rick)
Oh, that's right.
Well, that's just great.
[clinking]
Listen, we can take this
downtown,
and get the fingerprints off it
and catch those no-good robbers.
Wait a second. That ball
does look familiar.
Let's see it a minute.
It does look
kinda familiar.
Maybe it is ours.
Well, you fellas better
get dressed now. Why?
We'll have to take you
down to the station
so you can make a report
to the detectives.
You never really know
about these things.
Why don't we
check it out
and call you
in the morning?
Okay, if you want to.
But if you have any more problems,
you know where to reach us.
Right, Officers.
We better get going.
They sure had me going
for a minute.
I almost bought that bit
about the burglar.
[chuckling] Yeah, that little guy
can tell a convincing story.
I wasn't really sure
until I saw the baseball.
I wouldn't wanna be
in that house
when their parents get home
and see that shelf.
Do you think the kids will hit
'em with that burglar story?
Maybe.
I can see the little chemist right
now trying to work out a formula
to stick those shelves
back together.
What a kid.
Ah, at least this caper was
in line with the kinda work
we've been doing lately.
I'm glad 41
didn't get the call.
They wouldn't know
how to handle it.
(male dispatcher)
KMA 367, 10:00 p.m.
Can I put us
out of service now?
Don't get impatient. Wait
till we get over there.
Okay, go ahead.
1-Adam-12,
Code 5 at Orange and Palm,
switching to Tac 1.
Show us Code 6
at the location.
(female dispatcher)
1-Adam-12, roger.
All units, 1-Adam-12
is Code 5,
Orange and Palm.
We'll be down at the end of the
alley, ready to give chase.
This oughta be okay.
Let's tell Miller.
1-Adam-12
to 1-William-20.
(Miller) William-20,
go ahead Adam- 12.
We're in position
and standing by.
Uh, roger, Adam-i 2.
Stay loose.
William-SO,
are you in position?
(Spencer) William 30 standing by.
KMA.
[crickets chirping]
Boy, I sure hope
this thing comes off.
Don't we all.
(male dispatcher)
KMA 367, 11:00 p.m.
What do you think, Malloy?
About what?
[scoffing] Come on, don't kid around.
You think Burns will show?
It's only 11:00. He's not
supposed to show till now.
You think we oughta
call up Miller again?
Why? We got nothing
to tell him.
Relax, will you?
Yeah.
I knew it.
Something's gone wrong. And
it was our information, too.
(Malloy)
Don't take it so big.
Like the man said,
you can't win 'em all.
Yeah.
Well, how long
do we hang around?
The meet was supposed to
go down 40 minutes ago.
We hang around
till Miller calls it off.
(Miller)
Adam-12,William-30.
Go on home, fellas.
We'll call it a night.
1-Adam-12, roger. And switching
back to Frequency 1.
Well, we might as well
head for the barn.
It was a real
nothing night.
Go ahead, be happy,
brood about it.
[car engine starting]
How'd the stakeout go,
Malloy?
It didn't.
What do you mean?
Oh, we staked the parking
lot out till 11:45.
Burns never showed up.
Hmm. What's he driving?
Green Mustang.
What about
a green Mustang?
(Reed)
Did you see one?
Where?
Over on Orange, where
the Code 5 went down.
Yeah. About half hour
after the five went out.
What happened?
The guy made an illegal
left turn on Orange,
about six or seven blocks
from the stakeout area.
Yeah?
I pulled him over. He
seemed a little nervous.
So, what happened?
Um, we checked him out, I gave
him a citation, and let him go.
Boy, did he take off.
Do you remember his name?
Yeah. It was, uh, Burns,
Joey Burns.
Something wrong?
No. But I think your luck
just changed.
Pete, what are you
talkin' about?
Joey Burns was the guy
we were staked out for.
He was supposed to make a
narcotics buy in a parking lot.
[sighing]
Well, what are you
along for?
Why didn't you
say something?
Well, how am I--
Well, you noticed
the guy was nervous.
Why didn't you call in on the
radio and find out about it?
They would have told us
it was a green Mustang,
and we'd have known
what was goin' on.
You're
the senior officer--
Well, so,
I'm a senior officer.
I was writing the ticket.
What do you expect me to do?
Everything?
For crying out loud,
I can't do it all!
All right. Who carries the
pens for the ticket book?
You do.
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.
1-Adam-41, 1-Adam-41,
a 459 there now.
3270, Washburn.
1-Adam-41 Code 2.
There they go again.
Brinkman and Walters.
Yeah, they've been riding the
hottest car in the Division.
What was that address again?
3270, Washburn.
That's only a couple blocks.
Let's roll on it.
Lately, every time
something goes down,
they've been
right on top of it.
Yeah, it's kinda like
baseball.
Sometimes you get hot
and sometimes you get lucky.
Right now Brink and Walters
are lucky and hot.
But don't let it bug you,
our turn will come.
Ah, it's the way they act, you
know, pushing it all the time.
Yeah, Brink's got
a weird sense of humor,
and Walters isn't exactly
famous for his humility.
Should be just
around the corner.
They couldn't possibly
be there yet.
They did it again.
Nobody could be
that lucky.
Hey, am I glad
you guys showed up.
(Malloy)
What happened?
Well, it was
really a coincidence.
We were ticketing a 586 over
here and a call came down.
This guy comes sneakin' out
of this apartment house,
loaded with all this stuff.
We didn't even have to get in the car.
He walked right into us.
Some police work.
Some guys got it
and some guys don't.
So why are you so glad
we showed up?
Well, Pete,
the trouble is, uh,
we didn't finish ticketing
those cars,
and I thought, maybe if you
guys don't mind that, uh...
Well, finished?
Yeah. This will do it.
What's this all about?
Uh, there's
no parking here, sir.
No parking? What are all
these other cars doing here?
Well, they've just
been ticketed, too.
Ticketed? But there's
not even a sign posted.
Oh, the sign's posted
right there.
Oh, you can hardly see it.
Besides, I only went in to see
my sister for about a minute.
I'm sorry, sir. There's
no parking here anytime.
Oh, why don't
they put these signs
where somebody can see 'em?
You know John Williams?
Works in Frauds.
Comes in my store a lot.
You mean
Sergeant Williams?
Yeah. He's a very good
friend of mine.
He's a good friend
of mine, too.
So, aren't you gonna
take the ticket back?
No, sir.
What do you mean, "no"? That's
a courtesy card he's got.
It's a business card,
it's for reference only.
What do you mean
"business card"?
Don't you guys honor
these anymore?
We never did.
Courtesy cards.
You'd think the guy would
have more sense
than to try to pull
that old dodge on us.
He must've been
kinda desperate.
Some people take a traffic citation
harder than a felony bust.
Yeah.
Walters and Brinkman get a burglary
suspect right in their laps,
and we wind up
with an irate citizen.
That's the way it goes.
(female dispatcher)
1-Adam-12, 1-Adam-12,
see the woman
regarding a juvenile problem.
6341, Huntley Place.
I'm not being nosy,
mind you,
but there are certain things a
person can't help but notice.
I've been living in this
neighborhood 20 years.
I've seen
some strange things,
but nothing like
the last two years
since these crazy kids
started moving in.
What kids?
Hippies.
What about 'em?
There are four of 'em
living across the street.
This one girl,
she can't be over 16,
always coming over
to borrow things.
Is that why
you called us?
No. You see, about a week ago,
she stopped coming.
Then this morning I saw one of
those characters who live there,
I asked him what happened
to Carol, that's her name.
He just kinda
shrugged his shoulders,
and said something
about going home.
You don't believe him?
I wasn't sure.
Then about 20 minutes ago,
I heard some yelling.
So I went to the window, just in time to
see Carol come running out of the house.
She looked sick, or drunk,
or something.
Then what happened?
Then this hippie that I was telling
you about, Ray I think his name is,
he came running out
right after her,
grabbed her and dragged
her back inside.
That's why
I called you people.
We'll check it out
right away.
Thank you very much for reporting it.
Let's go.
We'd like to talk to you.
So, talk man.
Is there a girl
named Carol living here?
Why?
We want to talk to her.
Is she here?
Don't get all uptight, man.
She split about a week ago.
Mind if we come in
and take a look around?
You guys have no right to come in here.
What are you, the Gestapo?
You just go around kicking people's doors down?
I'm no criminal.
Nobody's kickin'
your door down.
We're asking
if we can come in.
What if I say no, man?
You gonna bust in anyway?
Look, we've got good
information she's here,
maybe against her will.
Now, we don't have any more
choice about this than you do.
So you're coming in
either way.
Okay man, come on.
But I'm telling you,
she split a week ago.
Why don't you
take a look around
while I keep our friend
company?
Right.
Haven't you cops got
anything better to do
than hassling innocent people
going about their business?
Just what is
your business?
My business:
life,
liberty,
[grunting]
but most of all,
the pursuit of happiness.
You got anything
with your name on it?
Now why would you want
something with my name on it?
Am I under arrest?
No. You're not under arrest.
I just like to know
who I'm talking to.
[sighing] Man, all you have
to do is ask me my name,
I'll tell you,
I'm not ashamed of it.
Raymond P. Evans.
My friends call me Ray.
You can call me Raymond.
Mr. Evans, we were told that there
are four people living here.
Where are the other three?
Ah-ha. The other two.
Carol's gone,
one from four makes three.
I'm here, the other two
are working.
They're working now?
Yeah. Billy's a bus boy
at Dreams.
Marcia's out
selling papers.
[sighs]
Where'd you find her?
Out in the back, all
wrapped up in blankets.
I think she's
runnin' a fever.
What's your name, Miss?
Carol.
Carol what?
Anderson.
Carol Anderson.
How old are you, Carol?
16.
Where do you live?
I live here now.
Does your family know
where you are?
They know I'm gone.
You ran away, didn't you?
Take a look at these.
What do you
make of it?
They're hype marks.
She's been shootin' somethin'.
Before we go any further,
Carol,
I wanna give you
your rights.
"You have the right
to remain silent.
"If you give up that right
to remain silent,
"anything you say can and will be
used against you in a court of law.
"You have the right
to speak with an attorney,
"and to have him
present during questioning.
"If you so desire
and cannot afford one,
"an attorney'll be
appointed for you
without charge
before questioning."
Do you understand these rights
as I have explained them to you?
Yeah. Yeah, I understand.
But--But why are you
telling me all of this?
Do you want to give up the
right to remain silent?
No, I...
Yes, I...
[sighing]
Look,
I-- I'll tell you
whatever you want to know,
but--but I haven't done
anything wrong.
Do you want to give up the right
to speak with an attorney
and to have him present
during questioning?
Okay.
I don't think I need
an attorney.
How did you get the
needle marks on your arm?
I've shot speed before,
but--but honest
that's not why I'm sick now.
You mean methadrine.
[sighing] Speed, meth, crystals,
whatever you wanna call it.
Are you on anything now?
No, I've never
felt like this before.
How do you feel?
Oh, I don't know.
L--l just don't know.
Every time I shot speed, I--l always
came down nice and easy, you know,
it--it was really groovy,
no problems.
But--but now, I-I'm feeling
kind of out of it.
It--It's this fever,
I--l can't beat it.
How long have you
had the fever?
Oh, I--l think
it started last week.
I--I--I wanted to go
to the doctor,
but--but I was scared.
He said that I shouldn't go.
Ray said that the doctor would see the
needle marks in my arms and turn me in.
[sighing]
You better call an ambulance. It
looks like infectious hepatitis.
Where's your phone?
Over there.
Honest,
I didn't know, Carol.
I thought it was just a cold, or
something you'd get over real quick.
You're such
a beautiful person.
(Carol) What's gonna
happen to me now?
First, we're gonna get you
to the hospital.
Then, you'll have to speak
with the juvenile authorities.
We don't know if there's a
missing report out on you.
[sighing] Don't spend a
lot of time looking.
My dad was glad
to see me go.
You know, in my whole life
I've never really been happy.
This is the first place
I've ever felt
a part of something.
Like I belong.
The ambulance is
on the way,
shouldn't take more than
a few minutes.
Well, now that everything's under
control, I've gotta take off.
Now, Carol,
you take care of yourself.
I'll be seeing you around.
Stay right here, pal.
Just what do you know
about all this?
Me? I don't know anything.
I just gave her
a place to stay.
I took her off the street,
you know.
Just trying to be
a nice guy.
Evans, you're under arrest.
What for?
For a start, contributing to
the delinquency of a minor.
"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 in a court of law.
"You have the right
to speak with an attorney,
"and have an attorney present
during questioning.
If you desire an attorney
and cannot afford one..."
You know, I keep thinkin'
about that poor kid, Carol.
It's kinda hard to believe that anybody
that young could get so messed up.
Not when they work
at it like that.
I bet I've heard that story
100 times.
Maybe this time she got into
the right hands soon enough.
I don't know.
Yeah.
(female dispatcher)
1-Adam-12, 1-Adam-12,
phone the Watch Commander,
Code 2.
(Reed)
We'll handle it.
What's up?
It was the desk
relaying a message.
Teejay wants to see us
as soon as possible.
Where?
He said he'd meet us
in the alley
behind the 5000 Block
of Holloway.
I got somethin' for you, fellas.
Somethin' really large.
We're listenin'.
There's a big one
tonight at 11:00,
in the parking lot at the
supermarket over on Orange.
What's goin' down?
A little bit of everything.
Pills and pot mostly.
(Reed)
Where'd you get it?
[laughing]
Man, you know.
How do you feel about it?
It's good, Malloy.
It's good as anything
lever gave you.
You know who's involved?
You know Joey Burns?
Yeah.
They say he's buyin'.
You know who's selling?
No. All I know is, Burns is supposed
to make the buy tonight at 11:00.
You got anything else
that might help us,
like what kinda wheels
he's got?
Drives a '66 Mustang.
Green, I think.
That's all I know,
Malloy.
Thanks. We'll check it out.
Take care now.
Yeah. Later, huh?
11:00 at the supermarket.
You think it's good?
Yeah, for an ex-hype he's still
pretty well tuned in. I'd bet on it.
Well, what do we do now,
with the information?
We tell the Watch Commander.
Put us out to the station.
(Malloy) That's about all we know.
Sounds like a good one to me.
Yeah, I think so too.
Well, what do we
do now, Sarge?
I mean,
how do we handle it?
You take it back there
and turn it over to the dicks.
The dicks?
Couldn't we do--
Come on, Reed,
let's go.
(Malloy)
That's about it, Jerry.
Mac told us to bring it back
and turn it over to you.
And he told you that, uh, Joey Burns
was definitely the buyer, right?
Mmm-hmm.
That sounds like good info.
[chuckling]
We've sure been trying
to catch him
at it long enough.
Yeah, well.
We wish you luck.
We better get back
to work.
Oh, wait a minute.
Hold on.
[clicks]
You might be able to give
us a hand on this one.
[dialing telephone]
Uh, Mac? Jerry.
Uh, listen. I would like to borrow
a couple of your guys tonight.
Reed, Malloy.
Uh, about an hour probably. It's
on that narco buy they turned.
[Miller laughing]
Okay. Thanks pal.
I can sure use the help.
Okay, you're with us.
You're boss okayed it.
Glad to be of help,
Jerry.
Spence.
Come on over and, uh,
drag your partner with you.
What's doing, Jerry?
We got a narco buy
going down tonight,
11:00 in the parking lot of
the supermarket on Orange.
Let's go
into the next room.
We'll kick it around
a little bit.
And we ought to be able
to handle it,
with three units like so.
Hudson, you and me
will be right here,
Spence and Barrett there--
(Reed)
Where do we come in?
Right here. Covering the
mouth of this alley.
Now in case anything
does go wrong,
you'll be set up
for pursuit.
Looks real good.
Let's hope so.
And figure we'll set up shop
at 10:15.
What about communications?
(Miller) Oh, we use Frequency 9.
You guys set up for it?
Yeah.
Okay. Well, we'll
see you then.
Well, looks like tonight could
be kinda interesting, after all.
Not if it goes right.
The dicks will have Burns
nailed before we even know it.
(male dispatcher)
KMA 367, 6:00 p.m.
Oh, we've got
over four hours to kill.
What do we do till then?
What we always do.
Cruise, handle radio calls,
the whole bit.
And what happens
if we get tied up at 10:15?
If we can't make the stakeout,
I mean.
We'll make it.
(male dispatcher)
KMA 367, 8:00 p.m.
8:00.
The air is
pretty quiet tonight.
Why shouldn't it be?
Brink and Walters are out
cleaning up the Division.
Their luck
won't hold out forever.
Let's go eat, huh?
That looks like 41.
Brink and Walters.
As hot as they are, you wouldn't
think they'd take the time.
Oh, I don't know.
With their luck,
somebody'll probably try to stick
the place up while they're eating.
[people chattering]
(Walters) Oh, won't you guys sit down.
We're almost through.
Have some dessert.
Can't do it, Pete.
I'm watching my weight.
My wife says
I'm getting fat.
She should know.
Now, I don't need that
from you, too.
That looks good.
What is it?
Hot turkey sandwich.
Can I get you
anything else?
(Walters) Yeah. I'll have
a piece of apple pie,
with some vanilla ice cream
on top.
You don't seem to have
a weight problem.
I don't know. I've been
eating like a horse lately.
Must be all the running
I'm doing.
You mean you
actually chase people?
Oh, yeah. We've run a few
guys down tonight already.
You mean,
when they see it's you,
they don't just stop
and give up?
Very funny.
Oh really. Now
I've been wondering,
what it is that makes
you guys so good.
It's style.
Now some guys got it
and some guys don't.
You fellas decided yet?
Yeah. I'll have a cup of coffee
and that hot turkey sandwich.
Make it two.
Okay.
(Walters) You guys have
anything good tonight?
Big cases.
Only big ones.
We don't wanna
talk about 'em.
Might hurt our chances
in court.
Come on. You guys came up
cold again, didn't you?
No, not at all.
Well, we had that illegal
parking you gave us.
Oh, that's all right,
Pete.
Oh, you guys
don't owe us anything.
I mean, we enjoy
helping you out.
Boy, those two really know how
to lay it on, don't they?
Like I said, Walters isn't
famous for his humility.
(male dispatcher)
KMA 367, 9:00 p.m.
That gives us about an hour
before we're due at the stakeout.
What happens
if we get tied up?
Miller will get
somebody else.
If he has to, you know, who's
he gonna get to replace us?
Brinkman and Walters.
(female dispatcher)
1-Adam-12, 1-Adam-12,
a prowler there now.
1638, Greenly Place.
1-Adam-12, Code 2.
1-Adam-12, roger.
[crickets chirping]
(boy)
Who's it?
Police.
Did you call the police?
Yeah.
What's the problem?
Well, uh, we..
Why don't you come in,
Officers?
[dog barking]
Hello, dog.
What's his name?
Shaggy-
Where are your parents?
They're visiting
a neighbor.
They should be home
in about 20 minutes.
Have you
called 'em yet?
Well, we sort of forgot
where they are.
I mean, they wrote
the phone number down.
And we would have called--
Actually, I was working
with my chemistry set.
I was heating
some potassium,
when I knocked over
some hydrochloride and--
And there went
the phone number.
(Gary)
Exactly.
(Rick) You'll get used to him,
he's like this all the time.
He's the only five-year-old
in the third grade.
The only five-year-old
ever in the third grade.
You fellas wanna tell us
what happened?
Well, we were playing
with Shaggy in the den,
when all of a sudden
we heard this guy
coming through the window
in the living room.
(Gary)
Then we heard a loud noise.
I'm sure he knocked over
our bookshelf.
Did you see anything?
Well, not exactly.
After we heard him come in,
I told Ricky,
that's my brother,
to hide in the closet.
Then I held Shaggy,
so he wouldn't bark,
and I snuck into my
parents' room to call you.
What happened then?
I don't know.
I hid, too.
This is where he got in, huh?
(Rick)
I think so.
[dog panting]
I wonder how he knocked
the bookcase over?
That's easy.
How's that?
He must have been
looking for a wall safe.
On this wall here?
We don't really
have one,
but he wouldn't
know that, would he?
I guess he wouldn't.
You guys ever
play ball in here?
No, never.
We're not allowed to
play in the house.
Well, here's your ball,
Rick.
Oh, there it is,
thanks.
That's not ours.
I never seen it before.
The robber, uh,
must have left it.
(Rick)
Oh, that's right.
Well, that's just great.
[clinking]
Listen, we can take this
downtown,
and get the fingerprints off it
and catch those no-good robbers.
Wait a second. That ball
does look familiar.
Let's see it a minute.
It does look
kinda familiar.
Maybe it is ours.
Well, you fellas better
get dressed now. Why?
We'll have to take you
down to the station
so you can make a report
to the detectives.
You never really know
about these things.
Why don't we
check it out
and call you
in the morning?
Okay, if you want to.
But if you have any more problems,
you know where to reach us.
Right, Officers.
We better get going.
They sure had me going
for a minute.
I almost bought that bit
about the burglar.
[chuckling] Yeah, that little guy
can tell a convincing story.
I wasn't really sure
until I saw the baseball.
I wouldn't wanna be
in that house
when their parents get home
and see that shelf.
Do you think the kids will hit
'em with that burglar story?
Maybe.
I can see the little chemist right
now trying to work out a formula
to stick those shelves
back together.
What a kid.
Ah, at least this caper was
in line with the kinda work
we've been doing lately.
I'm glad 41
didn't get the call.
They wouldn't know
how to handle it.
(male dispatcher)
KMA 367, 10:00 p.m.
Can I put us
out of service now?
Don't get impatient. Wait
till we get over there.
Okay, go ahead.
1-Adam-12,
Code 5 at Orange and Palm,
switching to Tac 1.
Show us Code 6
at the location.
(female dispatcher)
1-Adam-12, roger.
All units, 1-Adam-12
is Code 5,
Orange and Palm.
We'll be down at the end of the
alley, ready to give chase.
This oughta be okay.
Let's tell Miller.
1-Adam-12
to 1-William-20.
(Miller) William-20,
go ahead Adam- 12.
We're in position
and standing by.
Uh, roger, Adam-i 2.
Stay loose.
William-SO,
are you in position?
(Spencer) William 30 standing by.
KMA.
[crickets chirping]
Boy, I sure hope
this thing comes off.
Don't we all.
(male dispatcher)
KMA 367, 11:00 p.m.
What do you think, Malloy?
About what?
[scoffing] Come on, don't kid around.
You think Burns will show?
It's only 11:00. He's not
supposed to show till now.
You think we oughta
call up Miller again?
Why? We got nothing
to tell him.
Relax, will you?
Yeah.
I knew it.
Something's gone wrong. And
it was our information, too.
(Malloy)
Don't take it so big.
Like the man said,
you can't win 'em all.
Yeah.
Well, how long
do we hang around?
The meet was supposed to
go down 40 minutes ago.
We hang around
till Miller calls it off.
(Miller)
Adam-12,William-30.
Go on home, fellas.
We'll call it a night.
1-Adam-12, roger. And switching
back to Frequency 1.
Well, we might as well
head for the barn.
It was a real
nothing night.
Go ahead, be happy,
brood about it.
[car engine starting]
How'd the stakeout go,
Malloy?
It didn't.
What do you mean?
Oh, we staked the parking
lot out till 11:45.
Burns never showed up.
Hmm. What's he driving?
Green Mustang.
What about
a green Mustang?
(Reed)
Did you see one?
Where?
Over on Orange, where
the Code 5 went down.
Yeah. About half hour
after the five went out.
What happened?
The guy made an illegal
left turn on Orange,
about six or seven blocks
from the stakeout area.
Yeah?
I pulled him over. He
seemed a little nervous.
So, what happened?
Um, we checked him out, I gave
him a citation, and let him go.
Boy, did he take off.
Do you remember his name?
Yeah. It was, uh, Burns,
Joey Burns.
Something wrong?
No. But I think your luck
just changed.
Pete, what are you
talkin' about?
Joey Burns was the guy
we were staked out for.
He was supposed to make a
narcotics buy in a parking lot.
[sighing]
Well, what are you
along for?
Why didn't you
say something?
Well, how am I--
Well, you noticed
the guy was nervous.
Why didn't you call in on the
radio and find out about it?
They would have told us
it was a green Mustang,
and we'd have known
what was goin' on.
You're
the senior officer--
Well, so,
I'm a senior officer.
I was writing the ticket.
What do you expect me to do?
Everything?
For crying out loud,
I can't do it all!
All right. Who carries the
pens for the ticket book?
You do.