Adam-12 (1968–1975): Season 1, Episode 5 - Log 91: You're Not the First Guy's Had the Problem - full transcript

Reed's ability to focus on his job is put to the test when his close friend and fellow academy partner is critically wounded during a robbery.

(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, a 415, fight group
with chains and knives.

1-Adam-12, no warrant.
Lincoln, X-Ray, Ida 483.

Take a look at this,
Jim.

Hey, how many reels
you got now?

Just three.

I've been wanting to get
this one for a long time.

It's a beauty,
ain't it, huh?



Sure is.

How about letting me
try it out this weekend?

Oh sure, no sweat.

By the way, you wanna take
your car or ours?

Doesn't matter.
We're gonna split the gas.

Let's take ours.
All right.

(Stenzler) We're going
to the coffee room.

(Reed)
See you at roll call.

Oh, Stenzler,
bring me a cup, will you?

How's your boy
coming along?

Oh, Stenzler?

Well, I don't have to tell him the
same thing more than four times.

Uh, that's in any one watch,
you understand.

Nah, he'll be all right.
What about yours?



He catches on real quick.

I can hardly wait
till next week.

I think by then he's going to
be tellin' me how it's done.

[yawning]
Well, I tell you...

I couldn't
get to sleep last night.

I went right through the alarm
this morning.

I was due in court,
so I had to skip breakfast.

Yeah, but you got
your four hours court time.

Well, it took me
five hours to do it.

[female dispatcher
chattering on radio]

Looks like we'll take
our car.

How far are you gem"?

Bishop. We'll leave right after
we get off watch Thursday.

Pick up our wives.

It's a pretty fair drive.

Jean didn't want to go.

But Stenzler and I have
these two days coming

and if we don't take them now
she's gonna be too far along.

When the baby gets here, there's no
telling when we'll be able to go.

Besides, the fishing's good
up there now.

Yellow Buick.
Still there from yesterday.

If they haven't moved it late,
we'll check it out.

Jean gets
some of the darndest ideas.

I mean last week
I was working in the garage,

had the carjacked up.

I knocked over some paint cans and
she came tearin' out, all excited.

Thought the car
had fallen on me.

I guess, now that she's pregnant,
that has a lot to do with it.

(male dispatcher) All units in the vicinity.
Officer needs help.

9226, Van Arden.
Shots fired.

1-Adam-12. Handle Code 3.

1-Adam-12, roger.

[siren blaring]

(female dispatcher) 1-Adam-16.
The ambulance is on the way.

We would have to be halfway
across the District.

[siren continues blaring]

[tires screeching]

[female dispatcher
chattering on radio]

Clear right.

[female dispatcher
chattering on radio]

Stenzler.

Is that the fella?
Yeah.

(Malloy)
Just the one?

(Walters)
That's all I saw.

Keep the people back.

I think Stenzler's hurt
real bad.

Did both shots come from
the parking lot, Walters?

I think so.

Right after we made the corner
down there I heard the first shot.

You can see
where it hit the hood.

I couldn't see anything
at first.

Then I heard another shot,
just as we were getting out.

I saw that.
I saw it hit Stenzler.

He was over behind
that Dodge.

And I hollered at him
and he made for the fence.

He turned and fired at me.

I fired back
and he went down.

Anybody checked
the area, Sergeant?

Just real fast.
Go ahead.

Better look up the alley. He might
have a car back there somewhere.

(Malloy)
Right. Reed!

[siren blaring]

Suspect's dead?
Take the alley.

1-L-30. Code 4
at 9226, Van Arden.

[female dispatcher
chattering on radio]

(Sergeant)
Malloy!

I'll have to go
tell Stenzler's wife.

(Sergeant) We're covered here.
You better get back on patrol.

You'll have to cover
this district, too.

(Malloy) Yeah. Take
it easy, Bill.

Yeah.

[car engine starts]

Day after tomorrow,
we were going up to Bishop...

the four of us.

So you said.

[sighing]
Boy.

Stenzler and I went through
the Academy together.

I knew him even before that.

[siren approaching]

He'll be all right,
don't you think?

I mean, they can do
a lot these days.

I don't know.
I'm not a doctor.

[female dispatcher
chattering on radio]

(Malloy) Looks like
a deuce up ahead.

We better pull him over.

You take him. Keep your mind
on what you're doin'.

Can I see
your license, please?

What's the trouble,
Officer?

It took us four blocks
to stop you.

Take it out of the wallet,
please.

I didn't see you.

Can I have your registration,
Mr. Delman?

Two blocks back you made a right
turn from the wrong lane.

Before that, you cut off a
pedestrian in the cross walk.

Floyd Delman.

I'd like you to go stand
on the sidewalk.

Hey, just a minute.

Listen, I admit I had
a couple of drinks,

but I'm all right.

Yes, sir. If you'd get out
of the car, please.

What's the matter?

Didn't you make
your quota today?

I'd like you to go stand
on the sidewalk, sir.

There you see,
I told you I was all right.

You're doin' fine, Mr. Delman.
Let's go the rest of the way.

You know,
I put one guy down today.

Guy at the office
has been tryin' to knife me.

Put him down at lunch,
and I put him down good.

You know
what you cops are?

Psychological cripples!

We'll talk about it later.

You get rid of those badges
and those little blue suits,

and I'd clean up
both of you.

Let's
take care of this first.

I'm gonna give you a field
sobriety test, Mr. Delman.

I'll be watching your ability
to understand

and obey my instructions.

The test is in three parts.

Hi, Russo.

Hey Malloy.

What've you got here?
A deuce?

Yeah.

Heard any more
about Stenzler?

No, uh,
I was gonna ask you.

Seemed like
a nice guy, too.

Is he married?

Yeah. No children.

My wife claims that
I'm too sinful to get hurt.

But after this
for the next two weeks,

she'll be sitting up every
morning when I get home.

(female dispatcher) 9-L-18 and 9-L-38.
9-L-18, 9-L-38.

Well, see you.

To test your sense of balance,
you'll stand in this manner:

Feet together,
hands at your sides,

eyes closed
and tilt your head back.

He hasn't heard anything
about Stenzler either.

Go ahead.

You gave him
his rights?

Yeah.
What've you been drinking?

Bourbon.

Do you know
where you are now?

Uh, Tartan-a'?

I'm afraid not.
When was your last meal?

Lunch.

When did you
start drinking?

Lunch.

Without looking at your watch,
what time is it?

3:30.

Say, I better be gettin' back
to the office.

It's after 6:00,
Mr. Delman.

Sir, I'm gonna give you
a chemical test.

If you refuse, your license
can be suspended

for six months.
You understand that?

No needles.

You've done this before, huh?
How about the Breathalyzer?

Yeah.

That's the one.

Mr. Delman, are you under the
care of a doctor or dentist?

No.

Are you takin' any drugs
or medicines? No.

Do you have any
physical defects?

I've got
a touch of bursitis.

Okay, Mr. Delman,
wait in here, please.

Do you wanna call your wife?
Is it okay?

Yeah, go ahead.
I'll finish up.

I don't know
what to tell her.

I mean I just don't know
how she's gonna take it.

[phone ringing]

[sighs]

One-eight
on the Breathalyzer.

Okay.

We got a little more
on the shooting.

Just gave it
to the reporters.

Fellow's name
was Daniel Mermet.

Last week, Pete Clemens,

on the Special Squad,
busted a guy at that market.

Shoplifting.

I remember that.

Four or five other guys came chargin'
up and gave him a hard time.

That's right.
Said they'd make trouble,

if he didn't kick
the fella loose.

Well, Mermet
was one of them.

The manager of the store
identified him.

Did you get
ahold of her?

She said she
might go to her sister's

but there wasn't
any answer there.

Let's get this guy booked.

It's probably just as well.
By the time I get her,

I might have something definite to tell her.
Good news, maybe.

You haven't heard,
then?

I guess, what we heard, when we
got back here, he's in surgery.

Lieutenant called
about 10 minutes ago.

They don't know for sure,
but even if Stenzler makes it,

they think
he's gonna be paralyzed.

We only live about
a mile from them.

See a lot of each other.

Three days out of the week, I guess,
Jean's over there at their place

or on the phone with Beth.
That's Stenzler's wife.

[female dispatcher
chattering on radio]

You're lettin' it
eat at you.

I've tried to bring it up
a few times,

the chances of gettin' hurt
on the job, all that.

It's one of those things,
you know, real loaded.

I can't even get her
to talk about it.

This is gonna be rough.

Like it happened to one
of the family.

(female dispatcher)
1-Adam-12. 1-Adam-12.

An ADW.
See the manager.

1017 North Peterson. Code 2.

1-Adam-12, roger.

I wanted to call an ambulance,
but they wouldn't listen to me.

I said they should at least
wait until you fellas got here.

No. They said
they were friends of his.

So they lugged him out
to the car, the three of 'em.

They said they'd take him
to a hospital.

Central Receiving?

Well, it's the nearest one.

How long ago was that?

Oh, 10 minutes, maybe.

Call the hospital. Maybe they're still
there, if that's where they went.

Is there
a pay phone inside?

Well use mine,
back there on the desk.

Thank you, sir.

Did you hear them arguing,
anything like that?

No, no. Not at first. They
came in, the four of them.

Just playin' pool
at that table.

And they had a few beers,
you know.

Oh, there was some back and
forth over the scores.

But that happens
all the time

and I didn't pay
any attention to it.

And then they got loud,
and then rough.

They came up here
to the door and pow!

This one guy whacks the other one
along side the head with his cue.

That's where he went down.

I'll have to take that along, sir.
Yes.

Do you know
any of their names?

No. They've never
been in before.

He's at the hospital. Three fellows
just left him and took off.

We'll go talk to him.

Hey, I'm so sorry to hear about
that officer gettin' shot.

It's on the news?

Don't you fellas know?

We haven't heard anything
in over an hour.

Well, they just said
it happened over on Van Arden.

This young officer, right out of the
Academy, working this Division.

Didn't they
give his name?

No.

Thanks.
We may be back.

Did they say if his family
had been notified yet?

No, they didn't mention it.

What are you here for,
Malloy?

An ADW, Lieutenant.
The victim's name is Ritty.

Somebody laid his head open a couple of inches.
They're sewing him up now.

He doesn't want to make a complaint.
He says it was more like an accident.

Claims he doesn't really know
the guy that hit him.

He just doesn't want
any more trouble.

Any luck?

I even tried the station.

Seems quite a few of the other
wives have called in, though.

Lieutenant,
would it be possible

for me to talk
to Mrs. Stenzler for a minute?

No.

I gave her somethin' to knock
her out, put her to bed.

Right now, she's better off
that way.

I suppose Jean and her sister
could've gone to a movie.

Yeah.

Well, by now, they've
probably had Stenzler's name

on the news.

In any case,
all your wife has to do

is call the station.

They'll tell her
it wasn't you.

Yeah.

Something like this,
the problems that go with it.

Maybe gettin' hurt yourself.

Is that why you've
never gotten married?

No.

I mean, that'd be
a pretty stupid reason.

I guess,
I just never found anybody

that looked like
she'd worry enough about me.

N'[music playing]

What I keep thinking
is suppose next week,

next month, Jean tells me
she can't take it anymore,

worrying all the time.

What do I do then?

Well, you could always try

the Department of Weights
and Measures.

Thanks.

Of course,
it's a little risky.

I heard about a guy that
dropped a weight on his foot.

I'm not about to quit the job,
I'll tell you that.

Yeah.

Now, let's get back
to work.

[car engine starts]

Is that red Ford parked
the wrong way?

It's got a bike
in the trunk.

It's not on the hot sheet.

They're takin' off.

[tires screeching]

[crickets chirping]

Let me have your license
and registration, please.

Sure, Officer.

This your
present address, Frank?

That's right.

The car
is registered to you?

Yes, sir.

Step out of the car
a minute, please.

Put your arms
on the fenders,

step back
and spread your legs.

What for?

I'm gonna search you
for a weapon.

[laughing]
Are you kidding?

Do I look like
I've got a gun?

Suppose you let me decide that.
Hands on the car.

Spread your legs.

Okay, you wanna
turn around now?

You wanna step over
this way?

Come on, let's go.

(Malloy) You took off pretty
fast, when you saw us.

We were getting ready
to pull out anyway.

What were you doin'
back there?

Looking for an address.

What address?

6204.

L, uh, met this guy who lives
there by the name of Mike.

He's got some
real groovy records.

I must've gotten
the wrong street.

This is good.

You'll get this
in a minute.

What've you guys
been doing tonight?

We came up here
to see some girls.

You wanna give me
their names,

tell me where
you were gonna meet 'em?

I don't know.

You'll have to see Frank
about that.

They're dames that he knows. I
just came along for the ride.

What about that bike?

What about it?
I've never seen it before.

You didn't notice it,
sticking out like that?

That's right.

You better ask Frank
about that.

Who's your friend?

[chuckling]
That's, uh, Mark Leslie.

I picked him up
this evening.

What time?

Around 6:00.

What've you been doing
since then?

Just drivin' around.

Where?

Burbank mostly.

We stopped
and had something to eat.

What was the name
of the place?

Uh, Pink Whistle.
Somethin' like that.

Aren't you sure?

Pretty sure,
it was the Pink Whistle.

I heard over the radio
about that officer being shot.

That's too bad.

That's your bike?

[chuckling]
No.

That's my kid brother's.

He had it in the repair shop.

I picked it up for him
this afternoon.

That's where we were going.
Jus-Just taking it home.

You've been drivin' around
with it all evening?

Yes, sir.

You're a long way
from home, Frank.

Long way from Burbank, too.

Wanna step back
to the rear of the car?

Sure.

Wait here
a minute.

He says the other one knows a couple
of girls that live around here.

But they talked it over
and decided it was too late.

Doesn't know anything
about the bike.

Now, we're getting
different stories.

Yeah. What do you think
we got here?

I don't know.
But we got something.

Run 'em for a want.

Right.

(Reed)
This is 1-Adam-12.

Requesting want
only on Henry, Ida, Boy.

(Malloy)
Freeze!

[grunting]

[dog barks in distance]

All right, the other one.

Take it easy.

You
stupid jerk.

You all right?
Yeah.

Get over there.

[phone ringing]

Stenzler's dead.

Well, she wants me to stop by
the hospital when I get off.

See if Beth Stenzler
needs anything.

She might wanna come and stay
with us for a few days.

Then Jean started crying.

[female dispatcher
chattering on radio]

We're sure gonna
have that talk now.

Yeah.

I think we can
handle it, though.

You can tell about
these things, you know.

No, I don't know.

It's the tone of voice,
the way she talks.

We both know
how we feel about it.

That'll be something
at least.

You'll work it out.

You aren't the first guy
that's had the problem.

I guess not.

And you won't be the last.

(female dispatcher)
1-Adam-12. 1-Adam-12.

See the woman. A family
dispute at 4563 Redford.