CHiPs (1977–1983): Season 4, Episode 15 - Ponch's Angels: Part 2 - full transcript
Jon, his female trainee and the rest of the CHP officers must work together to shut down the marina operation and recapture the escaped prisoner.
Don't worry about it,
Jon. It's not your problem.
Besides, we've had
women on patrol for years.
Yeah, but not on motorcycles.
I mean, Central's getting
women motorcycle officers.
The first time ever.
GETRAER: You train her.
Sarge, please.
She's 24, three years on the patrol
and fresh out of motorcycle school.
I'll set the course and speed.
I lead, you follow.
Like dancing.
On my right. Always on my right.
Like your appendix.
You know, I'm afraid Ponch is
really upset about this MTO duty.
- It's really kind of an honor...
- Better, still...
Since you offer, you know
that new trainee, Paula Wood?
You can train her.
Me? But...
Okay, I'll be doing the
leading, be on my right.
When I think you're
ready to do the leading...
- I'll move you to my left.
- Right.
That restaurant makes a big, fat bank
deposit every afternoon, like clockwork.
Gordy, let's stick to something we
know. Purses and wallets, rip off and run.
This is it! Ha-ha-ha!
Look at that. What
do you think of him?
I'm telling you, Louis, this
guy's a complete nutcase.
- Shh.
- The treasure is right under your feet.
You mean it's under the house?
And the silver is 12 feet below.
[MELANIE GRUNTING]
[FABRIC TEARS
THEN MELANIE GASPS]
Oh.
Guess what.
- I don't even wanna think about it.
- Um.
We're a couple of miles from my
apartment. You can change there.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
Oh. Lock yourself out?
Oh. Ha.
Looking for Ponch, right?
Uh-huh.
That's another reason
for selecting you.
There's always a danger when a male
and female officer work closely together.
But I think you're strong
enough to resist temptation.
Frank...
any indiscretion involving
this young lady would be, um...
Well, let's just say
that all eyes are on us.
I'm through with you.
I can't teach you if you won't
learn. You won't even listen.
"Stay here," I said. The
last thing I said, "Stay here."
And you know the regulations. If
I'm on a speed-run, you stay back!
Ponch, I was only trying...
You were out of line!
You disobeyed an order.
You got no respect for the
system, no respect for the rules.
You have no respect for
your own personal safety.
When that thing blew
up and you didn't get up...
I thought, "My God!"
I thought...
Hold it. What is this?
Uh, well, where do
we go from here?
We do what we came here to do.
You get dressed and I'm
gonna take a cold shower.
I know things like this
shouldn't happen, but...
Didn't happen.
Didn't happen?
It did, but it can't. It's the
worst thing that can happen.
So forget it, all right?
You still have to
ride out your shift.
Come on, go fix yourself up.
On your right, huh?
Yeah, always on my right.
This place is beginning
to feel like home.
PONCH: I gotta talk to you, Jon.
- Yeah.
- I got a problem.
All right, shoot.
I mean, really talk.
Oh, you mean really a problem.
But I do have a solution.
- Well, I won't like it.
- Sure you will. Eventually.
[SNEEZES]
[SNEEZES]
Uh...
Okay, Turner and Nunez,
you're both out sick.
We have the reinforcements
here from graveyard shift?
Okay, Tarnovich, you take the 7
beat. Brewster, fill in for Turner.
I can only spare one body
for the Marine Wheels Expo.
Bonnie, you have the
recruiting booth all to yourself.
We still have those
snatch-and-grab kids working there.
Okay, if you spot
them, just yell for... Uh...
[SNEEZES]
[SNEEZES]
Uh, yell for help.
Be aware that those prison escapees
from Cedar Grove are still on the loose.
Anything that they might be
driving will be stolen. Okay.
Lastly, this, uh, bug that's going
around can reduce efficiency...
80, uh, if you feel it
coming on, call in sick.
No heroics.
Okay, that'll be it.
Melanie...
Listen. Don't stop
shouting at me because of...
You know.
I mean, shout if I goof up.
Really. Shout if I get out of line
again. I won't take it personally.
I know better now.
Melanie, you ride with me today.
You?
Paula, on my right.
- How come?
- We're training, that's how come.
Well, whose idea
was it, yours or his?
Look, Ponch wants you to get
past category 1 without any, uh...
personal complications, okay?
You traded us like comic books.
Hey, listen, did you
hear anything I said?
No.
All right, let's go to
work. You're on my left.
Well, you are different.
[COUGHING]
[THUDDING]
What makes you think there's
any money down there anyway?
Him. Digging.
[STAMP GRUNTING]
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
Well, men, I've gone
down about a foot.
That makes 10 or
11 feet yet to go.
I don't think these are gonna
make it. We need better tools.
[TIRES SCREECHING]
Help! Robbery!
Police! Stop those guys!
Stop that truck!
How does it feel on my left?
I was born to lead.
[SIREN WAILING]
[RADIO BEEPING]
(DISPATCHER [OVER
RADIO): Attention all units.
15-7 Adam is in pursuit
of a red Ford pickup.
7 Adam, your location now.
Eastbound. Nassau from 65th.
DISPATCHER: 15-7 Adam. Your red
pickup truck was reported stolen 10 ago.
Suspect vehicle has been involved
in 11-82. Approach with caution.
[SIREN WAILING]
7 Adam in pursuit.
Eastbound. Nassau from
65th. Requesting backup.
Units responding, identify.
16-7 David. I can
assist from 90th.
- Let's join the cavalry.
- No. My duty is you.
[TIRES SCREECHING]
All units, 7 Adam.
I'm out of the action.
Suspects still eastbound.
Nassau from 81st.
They went out the back.
Yeah. Thank you.
- Hi.
- Grossman's out too and Kelly.
Look, I'm going home to bed. I'm putting
Jon in charge till I whip this thing.
But what about
Melanie, Paula and me?
That's right. Melanie,
Paula and you.
Come on, sarge, you can't.
We're too short-handed
for two MTOs.
You train them both till
we're back up to strength.
No, wait, sarge.
Jon, wait.
Come on, wait!
[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]
- My wallet! She took my wallet.
- Stop! Thief!
WOMAN: Oh, my goodness.
BOY: My balloon! Get it, Daddy.
Oh, hey, kid, I'm sorry. I didn't
hurt you, did 1? You'll be all right, pal.
Stop her! Thief! Stop her!
Stop that kid!
[MAN 1 SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
Hey, kid. You'll be all
right. Look, there's a buck.
Buy your kid
something nice, will you?
You'll be all right,
kid. Take it easy, huh?
MAN 2: Stop that kid!
Stop her! She's stolen a wallet!
- Right, you take the base.
- Right.
You take the plaza.
You take the waterfront.
I'll watch the booth.
Okay, the same MO,
the old disappearing act.
They usually dump the wallet around
here somewhere, okay? All right.
Look, I found the wallet. I don't think
there's anything missing but the money.
- Money's all they ever take.
- We know the gal the guy's working with...
and we know what she's wearing.
BONNIE: Yeah, a straw hat and...
A straw hat, a sweat
shirt and cutoffs.
She made a change in the restroom.
And I know you checked the restrooms.
A girl beat you to it, she
couldn't find lost-and-found.
I got the victim's address,
I got the evidence...
and I'll give it to the
proper authorities.
The trail will be cold by then.
Hey, you wanna be
detectives? Put in for a transfer.
You wanna be motor officers,
get over there, mount up...
and let's get on with
your training. Now, move.
Duty calls.
All right, hold it.
I gotta tell you something.
I'm getting tired of your smart
remarks and disobeying orders.
This is serious business.
You two may be good cops, but
you gotta learn to act like officers.
Yes, sir.
That's another thing.
Someday I wanna have
the last word with you.
Someday you will.
[BOTH GASP]
It's the mother lode.
[LAUGHING]
Why, there must be $250 here.
Silver prices
crazy like they are.
I know a man that
can fence it all.
It's down there. It's
really down there.
[LAUGHING]
Only one thing.
The well gave way. It's gonna
take more digging than I thought.
Let me dig a while. Let me dig.
This is only a nickel.
[LAUGHING]
PONCH: Jennifer? Ponch.
Everything's ready.
Can you come?
Okay. See you in a few.
[EASY LISTENING MUSIC
PLAYS OVER SPEAKERS]
[DOORBELL RINGS]
-Hi. PAULA: Hi.
Uh, we were wondering,
you still have that evidence?
PAULA: We're off-duty now.
- Evidence? Evidence.
Sweatshirt, wallet.
Right. Hold it.
Here it is.
We thought we'd take
it over, see the victims.
If they can identify the garments,
maybe the lab can turn up something.
-Good, good. You both take
care of it. MELANIE: Paula...
I know that perfume.
[SNIFFS]
Me too. I could never afford it.
Ladies, may I have
your attention? I have...
PAULA: You know what?
Her roots are showing.
It's not real hair. She
was wearing a wig.
Yeah, look, and a ton of makeup.
Let me see. Looks like she bought
these cutoffs at the Jade Boutique...
[DOORBELL RINGS]
in Hollywood, and they're old. Probably
been kicking around the area for years.
- Hi.
- Someone who wears all that makeup...
could be trying to look
younger than she is.
- Jennifer...
Oh. I'm sorry, Ponch, if
our timing was bad. Heh.
PONCH: You know that Camaro that
rolled? DMV came up with this address...
for the driver.
Gonna check it out.
If the Camaro driver's here,
I'm gonna try to talk him out.
Having you at the curb
may help to convince him.
But remember, you're
here to be seen, that's all.
Imagine this guy
rolling the car, her car...
and then leaving
that girl there to die.
- That's him. Let's go.
- No, let's get Frank.
[SIREN WAILING]
MELANIE [OVER RADIO]:
L.A. 15, Mary 3 Adam in pursuit.
A hit-and-run vehicle. Eastbound
Washington and Adams.
Melanie, this is Ponch. Break
off the pursuit. That's an order.
[HORN HONKING AND
TIRES SCREECHING]
Don't you two understand
English? You both freeze.
I can't get out.
I'll get you out.
Great collar, huh?
Melanie, why would
you do a thing like that?
PONCH: L.A. 15,7 Mary 4...
- Have a nice day, Poncherello.
- Paula, what's this?
Melanie. What are
you doing in cars?
Ask the officer in charge.
Yeah, okay, Grossie. Just get a
certificate from the doctor, all right?
[CHUCKLES]
Okay. All right. I'll see
you tomorrow, okay?
Hey. How come the girls are driving
cruisers? I don't know what you heard...
but taking them off that training
program, that's a bit much, man.
Ponch, I'll tell
you what I heard.
I heard Melanie on the
radio involved in a pursuit.
Now, everybody that
was listening to the radio...
knows that's a violation
of training regulations.
That's Melanie's second.
Paula was involved in it too.
Pretty soon... Pretty soon people
are gonna come up to me and say:
"Why isn't Poncherello
doing something about it?"
They're my trainees, I
handled it my own way.
Oh, I see. Your way beats
department regulations...
- right?
- Come on, Jon.
I know you're sitting in for Getraer,
but you don't have to impersonate him.
Ponch, Getraer gave you that MTO
duty as a career move. Up or down.
If you don't do it by the book,
you're risking your neck...
and theirs, in triplicate form
all the way to Sacramento.
Jon, don't you remember the
first rookie you ever broke in?
You made allowances for me.
But we never ducked
your violations.
We faced them together
when we faced Getraer.
Hi, sarge.
Sorry, boys. Betty said would
I please get out of the house.
- You're back now, huh?
- How are you?
Ah, doctor says I'm fit
for light duty, half days.
So anything new? How are the girls, Frank?
You have any problems training them both?
- Well...
- No. No, no.
We put them on the
shelf. I put them in cars.
Cruisers? How come?
Well, I needed them
to cover the beats.
Couple guys called in sick and they were
ahead in their training schedule, so...
They didn't like it, but,
uh, I borrowed them.
I see. I thought maybe it
was a disciplinary move.
Oh, no, just not official, but
they did break some rules...
- but Ponch, he bawled them out.
- Yeah, boy, did I ever. Heh.
Everything else you need to
know, it's right there in the box.
All right, well,
thanks for filling in.
Oh, and, Frank, no shenanigans out
there. You keep those ladies in line, huh?
By the book. Right on.
Boy.
You really had me going.
- Well, actually...
- Don't say it. You were right.
The rules apply to
everyone for a reason.
Melanie and Paula need
to learn that, just like I did.
Do... Did.
I'm gonna make a fresh
start with those girls.
Melanie's off at 2:30, Paula's
off till she works with me tonight.
Gonna have a rap session at my
place. Kick back, line up our priorities...
Just like I would
with any other guys.
That's a good
idea, but remember:
They aren't "any other"
and they aren't guys.
I mean, the difference
has nothing to do with
their capability, but,
uh, there is a difference.
Yeah, now that you mention it.
All right.
All right, baby,
be on time, huh?
- Okay.
- Okay.
[PERFUME SPRAYING]
The perfume.
One of those girls is
wearing the perfume.
[EASY LISTENING MUSIC
PLAYS OVER SPEAKERS]
Whoa, we're all tied up in the
balloons here. Okay. Here we go.
A balloon for the little
girl here. There you
go. Take it. We're tied
up. Don't worry about it.
Everything is
good. There you go.
Okay, get your red-hot balloons
here. Balloons! How you doing?
See the funny clown, get
your balloons! How you doing?
Here's a balloon. Good for
you. All right. How you doing?
Hello. Get a balloon. See
the balloons. Everybody smile.
How you doing? How are you?
Whoa!
Oh!
Whoa-ho!
Oh! Whoa!
Whoa!
Whoa!
Here you are, sir. You
didn't hurt yourself, did you?
- No.
- Okay, there you go.
[BLOWING WHISTLE]
Paula! The clown!
Hi there. Hold it!
Hold it!
Where's the cops? They
stole my bike! It's gone!
There's the boy!
[EASY LISTENING MUSIC
PLAYS OVER SPEAKERS]
You have an unfair advantage.
You're under arrest.
[YELLS]
[DOORBELL RINGS]
PONCH: Yeah?
MELANIE: Ponch?
Oh, Ponch.
Don't you care
who it is? It's me.
The place looks beautiful.
Listen, Paula would've come...
but she had to get dressed
to meet you for training...
and, well, Bonnie would've come,
but somebody had to drive Paula home.
Well, guess what held us up. Yeah,
we caught the snatch-and-grabbers.
Food's in the kitchen. Lock
the door when you leave.
Look, I can see how much
trouble you went to here and...
Oh, Ponch, please don't be
angry with us. It was business.
I'm not angry at you.
I understand being disciplined now.
I shouldn't have broken the rules...
and I deserved to have my
motor taken away from me.
- It wasn't.
- I know.
Jon explained, so
you don't have to.
I wasn't going to, and
I'm not angry with you.
I do want to apologize
about one thing.
Last time we stood here
together, something happened.
And I overreacted.
Not to me you didn't. You
were very nice about it.
No, I underrated you, Melanie,
and that's what I'm apologizing for.
I evaded the issue, you didn't.
I couldn't.
I don't know, I guess
I had a crush on you.
- Did, huh?
- Don't worry, it's under control.
Why don't you try my cooking?
Maybe that will turn you off.
[CHUCKLES]
Uh, I think I'd better go.
Every time I'm in this apartment,
something weird happens.
Listen, stick around. After duty,
I'll bring Paula back with me...
and we can kick back and rap.
My buddies are
always welcome here.
Okay, buddy.
Thanks.
You know how long
you've been gone?
How do you like the
new threads, huh?
And I've brought us some grub...
enough to last for
a couple of days.
I told you I knew a
fence. I made a deal.
Ten times the value.
I dropped $10,000 down that
well, we got a hundred thousand.
Now, how much have you
brought up since I've been gone?
Ta-da.
What do you mean? What is
this? What have you been doing?
What's the problem?
Concrete's the
problem, man. Concrete.
That's why the well collapsed
in the first place. Take a look!
When they built this house,
they filled in this well...
and they put this fireplace
right over the top of it.
And there's rubble
all the way down...
and there's concrete, and all your
silver coins are in that concrete.
Why does he have to look?
Because you said, "Take a look."
What's the matter?
Don't you believe us?
It's frozen in concrete.
Kind of like a time
capsule, right?
Yeah. Right.
Heh-heh. How do we get it out?
One of two ways.
Either we chip away at it
for two or three more weeks...
or we blast it out.
I leave it up to you. I won't
vote. I'll go with the majority.
- Blast it out?
- With dynamite?
Then we agree. We blast.
MELANIE: Sergeant.
- Ah.
You two.
So I guess you're here to beg me to
put you back on motorcycle training.
- No, sir.
- No, sir.
You don't want
me to put you back?
- Yes, sir, of course.
- Oh, yes, we do.
- That's not why we're here.
- We're here because...
- they said you wanted to see us.
- You wanted to see us.
- Officer Grant said... Turner said...
- Officer Turner said... Grant said...
Grant and Turner.
So it's obvious that they
are back to work, isn't it?
Which means I don't
have a cruiser to put you in.
- Doesn't it?
- We are back?
On motorcycle training.
Ah. I knew you were gonna beg.
All right. Tonight
we're on the freeway.
Melanie, on my right.
You mean me. She's with Jon.
Paula, you're with me today.
You mean her?
I mean me. I mean... How come?
Because we're trading,
that's how come.
If anybody asks, we're doing
demolition for the construction company.
Ponch, pull over and stop.
Did you guys see that
construction worker back there?
The faces we memorized,
that was one of them.
This one.
Three escapees.
Not a chance in a million.
Look, if she says it's him,
we better go back and look.
L.A. 15, Mary 3, do we have any units in
the position of Clayton Avenue and 85th?
JEB [OVER RADIO]: 7 David,
Jon. I can be there in two.
104, Jeb.
Check out a construction
worker at a vacant
house on the middle of
the 1600 block on 85th.
Possible 10-32 from Holly
Grove. We'll meet you at that 20.
You stay here. This
time I mean, "stay."
Cops! Run! Let's go, let's go!
Stop! Police!
LOUIS: Come on.
Come on.
Go. Get in the car.
Hey, that's Turner's car.
What do you think?
[SIREN WAILING]
MELANIE [OVER RADIO]: L.A.
15, Mary 3A and 4A in pursuit.
Westbound, Clayton from 80th.
Three suspects, believed male...
in CHP car, unit
641. Believed stolen.
Mary 3A and 4A,
what's your location?
Mary 3A and 4A, do you copy?
PAULA [OVER RADIO]: 7 Charles. Gregory,
west of Kenton. In the field. 10-35.
[GRUNTING]
- Hi.
- Hi.
Oh, hi.
[LAUGHING AND CHATTERING]
[MAN CLEARS THROAT]
- Is this what they call a hero's welcome?
- I don't think so.
Stay close. We may have
to fight our way out of here.
[CLEARS THROAT]
Okay, first things first.
For those of you involved...
the building yesterday was
scheduled for demolition anyhow.
And the workmen did find a
cache of silver coins in the hole.
Now, as for officers Melanie
Mitchell and Paula Wood...
I have checked
over the MTO reports.
Considered it very carefully.
Uh, in the final analysis, I have
recommended to Sacramento...
they be advanced
to category 1...
and given permanent
motorcycle assignments.
[LAUGHING]
[CLAPPING AND CHEERING]
[CHATTERING AND LAUGHING]
MAN 1: Right on!
[CHATTERING]
MAN 2: Come on
over to Louie's tonight.
Now, listen, you two, take
it from someone who knows.
Get serious about your
job, forget the jokes, and...
Even if it means finding
yourself another tailor, okay?
104.
And from now on, it's everything
by the book. Right, partner?
Check. Dignity at all times.
Is that what you're saying?
Couldn't have
put it better myself.
- Well, let's not forget that.
- Check.
By George, I think they got it.
[English - US - SDH]
Jon. It's not your problem.
Besides, we've had
women on patrol for years.
Yeah, but not on motorcycles.
I mean, Central's getting
women motorcycle officers.
The first time ever.
GETRAER: You train her.
Sarge, please.
She's 24, three years on the patrol
and fresh out of motorcycle school.
I'll set the course and speed.
I lead, you follow.
Like dancing.
On my right. Always on my right.
Like your appendix.
You know, I'm afraid Ponch is
really upset about this MTO duty.
- It's really kind of an honor...
- Better, still...
Since you offer, you know
that new trainee, Paula Wood?
You can train her.
Me? But...
Okay, I'll be doing the
leading, be on my right.
When I think you're
ready to do the leading...
- I'll move you to my left.
- Right.
That restaurant makes a big, fat bank
deposit every afternoon, like clockwork.
Gordy, let's stick to something we
know. Purses and wallets, rip off and run.
This is it! Ha-ha-ha!
Look at that. What
do you think of him?
I'm telling you, Louis, this
guy's a complete nutcase.
- Shh.
- The treasure is right under your feet.
You mean it's under the house?
And the silver is 12 feet below.
[MELANIE GRUNTING]
[FABRIC TEARS
THEN MELANIE GASPS]
Oh.
Guess what.
- I don't even wanna think about it.
- Um.
We're a couple of miles from my
apartment. You can change there.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
Oh. Lock yourself out?
Oh. Ha.
Looking for Ponch, right?
Uh-huh.
That's another reason
for selecting you.
There's always a danger when a male
and female officer work closely together.
But I think you're strong
enough to resist temptation.
Frank...
any indiscretion involving
this young lady would be, um...
Well, let's just say
that all eyes are on us.
I'm through with you.
I can't teach you if you won't
learn. You won't even listen.
"Stay here," I said. The
last thing I said, "Stay here."
And you know the regulations. If
I'm on a speed-run, you stay back!
Ponch, I was only trying...
You were out of line!
You disobeyed an order.
You got no respect for the
system, no respect for the rules.
You have no respect for
your own personal safety.
When that thing blew
up and you didn't get up...
I thought, "My God!"
I thought...
Hold it. What is this?
Uh, well, where do
we go from here?
We do what we came here to do.
You get dressed and I'm
gonna take a cold shower.
I know things like this
shouldn't happen, but...
Didn't happen.
Didn't happen?
It did, but it can't. It's the
worst thing that can happen.
So forget it, all right?
You still have to
ride out your shift.
Come on, go fix yourself up.
On your right, huh?
Yeah, always on my right.
This place is beginning
to feel like home.
PONCH: I gotta talk to you, Jon.
- Yeah.
- I got a problem.
All right, shoot.
I mean, really talk.
Oh, you mean really a problem.
But I do have a solution.
- Well, I won't like it.
- Sure you will. Eventually.
[SNEEZES]
[SNEEZES]
Uh...
Okay, Turner and Nunez,
you're both out sick.
We have the reinforcements
here from graveyard shift?
Okay, Tarnovich, you take the 7
beat. Brewster, fill in for Turner.
I can only spare one body
for the Marine Wheels Expo.
Bonnie, you have the
recruiting booth all to yourself.
We still have those
snatch-and-grab kids working there.
Okay, if you spot
them, just yell for... Uh...
[SNEEZES]
[SNEEZES]
Uh, yell for help.
Be aware that those prison escapees
from Cedar Grove are still on the loose.
Anything that they might be
driving will be stolen. Okay.
Lastly, this, uh, bug that's going
around can reduce efficiency...
80, uh, if you feel it
coming on, call in sick.
No heroics.
Okay, that'll be it.
Melanie...
Listen. Don't stop
shouting at me because of...
You know.
I mean, shout if I goof up.
Really. Shout if I get out of line
again. I won't take it personally.
I know better now.
Melanie, you ride with me today.
You?
Paula, on my right.
- How come?
- We're training, that's how come.
Well, whose idea
was it, yours or his?
Look, Ponch wants you to get
past category 1 without any, uh...
personal complications, okay?
You traded us like comic books.
Hey, listen, did you
hear anything I said?
No.
All right, let's go to
work. You're on my left.
Well, you are different.
[COUGHING]
[THUDDING]
What makes you think there's
any money down there anyway?
Him. Digging.
[STAMP GRUNTING]
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
Well, men, I've gone
down about a foot.
That makes 10 or
11 feet yet to go.
I don't think these are gonna
make it. We need better tools.
[TIRES SCREECHING]
Help! Robbery!
Police! Stop those guys!
Stop that truck!
How does it feel on my left?
I was born to lead.
[SIREN WAILING]
[RADIO BEEPING]
(DISPATCHER [OVER
RADIO): Attention all units.
15-7 Adam is in pursuit
of a red Ford pickup.
7 Adam, your location now.
Eastbound. Nassau from 65th.
DISPATCHER: 15-7 Adam. Your red
pickup truck was reported stolen 10 ago.
Suspect vehicle has been involved
in 11-82. Approach with caution.
[SIREN WAILING]
7 Adam in pursuit.
Eastbound. Nassau from
65th. Requesting backup.
Units responding, identify.
16-7 David. I can
assist from 90th.
- Let's join the cavalry.
- No. My duty is you.
[TIRES SCREECHING]
All units, 7 Adam.
I'm out of the action.
Suspects still eastbound.
Nassau from 81st.
They went out the back.
Yeah. Thank you.
- Hi.
- Grossman's out too and Kelly.
Look, I'm going home to bed. I'm putting
Jon in charge till I whip this thing.
But what about
Melanie, Paula and me?
That's right. Melanie,
Paula and you.
Come on, sarge, you can't.
We're too short-handed
for two MTOs.
You train them both till
we're back up to strength.
No, wait, sarge.
Jon, wait.
Come on, wait!
[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]
- My wallet! She took my wallet.
- Stop! Thief!
WOMAN: Oh, my goodness.
BOY: My balloon! Get it, Daddy.
Oh, hey, kid, I'm sorry. I didn't
hurt you, did 1? You'll be all right, pal.
Stop her! Thief! Stop her!
Stop that kid!
[MAN 1 SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
Hey, kid. You'll be all
right. Look, there's a buck.
Buy your kid
something nice, will you?
You'll be all right,
kid. Take it easy, huh?
MAN 2: Stop that kid!
Stop her! She's stolen a wallet!
- Right, you take the base.
- Right.
You take the plaza.
You take the waterfront.
I'll watch the booth.
Okay, the same MO,
the old disappearing act.
They usually dump the wallet around
here somewhere, okay? All right.
Look, I found the wallet. I don't think
there's anything missing but the money.
- Money's all they ever take.
- We know the gal the guy's working with...
and we know what she's wearing.
BONNIE: Yeah, a straw hat and...
A straw hat, a sweat
shirt and cutoffs.
She made a change in the restroom.
And I know you checked the restrooms.
A girl beat you to it, she
couldn't find lost-and-found.
I got the victim's address,
I got the evidence...
and I'll give it to the
proper authorities.
The trail will be cold by then.
Hey, you wanna be
detectives? Put in for a transfer.
You wanna be motor officers,
get over there, mount up...
and let's get on with
your training. Now, move.
Duty calls.
All right, hold it.
I gotta tell you something.
I'm getting tired of your smart
remarks and disobeying orders.
This is serious business.
You two may be good cops, but
you gotta learn to act like officers.
Yes, sir.
That's another thing.
Someday I wanna have
the last word with you.
Someday you will.
[BOTH GASP]
It's the mother lode.
[LAUGHING]
Why, there must be $250 here.
Silver prices
crazy like they are.
I know a man that
can fence it all.
It's down there. It's
really down there.
[LAUGHING]
Only one thing.
The well gave way. It's gonna
take more digging than I thought.
Let me dig a while. Let me dig.
This is only a nickel.
[LAUGHING]
PONCH: Jennifer? Ponch.
Everything's ready.
Can you come?
Okay. See you in a few.
[EASY LISTENING MUSIC
PLAYS OVER SPEAKERS]
[DOORBELL RINGS]
-Hi. PAULA: Hi.
Uh, we were wondering,
you still have that evidence?
PAULA: We're off-duty now.
- Evidence? Evidence.
Sweatshirt, wallet.
Right. Hold it.
Here it is.
We thought we'd take
it over, see the victims.
If they can identify the garments,
maybe the lab can turn up something.
-Good, good. You both take
care of it. MELANIE: Paula...
I know that perfume.
[SNIFFS]
Me too. I could never afford it.
Ladies, may I have
your attention? I have...
PAULA: You know what?
Her roots are showing.
It's not real hair. She
was wearing a wig.
Yeah, look, and a ton of makeup.
Let me see. Looks like she bought
these cutoffs at the Jade Boutique...
[DOORBELL RINGS]
in Hollywood, and they're old. Probably
been kicking around the area for years.
- Hi.
- Someone who wears all that makeup...
could be trying to look
younger than she is.
- Jennifer...
Oh. I'm sorry, Ponch, if
our timing was bad. Heh.
PONCH: You know that Camaro that
rolled? DMV came up with this address...
for the driver.
Gonna check it out.
If the Camaro driver's here,
I'm gonna try to talk him out.
Having you at the curb
may help to convince him.
But remember, you're
here to be seen, that's all.
Imagine this guy
rolling the car, her car...
and then leaving
that girl there to die.
- That's him. Let's go.
- No, let's get Frank.
[SIREN WAILING]
MELANIE [OVER RADIO]:
L.A. 15, Mary 3 Adam in pursuit.
A hit-and-run vehicle. Eastbound
Washington and Adams.
Melanie, this is Ponch. Break
off the pursuit. That's an order.
[HORN HONKING AND
TIRES SCREECHING]
Don't you two understand
English? You both freeze.
I can't get out.
I'll get you out.
Great collar, huh?
Melanie, why would
you do a thing like that?
PONCH: L.A. 15,7 Mary 4...
- Have a nice day, Poncherello.
- Paula, what's this?
Melanie. What are
you doing in cars?
Ask the officer in charge.
Yeah, okay, Grossie. Just get a
certificate from the doctor, all right?
[CHUCKLES]
Okay. All right. I'll see
you tomorrow, okay?
Hey. How come the girls are driving
cruisers? I don't know what you heard...
but taking them off that training
program, that's a bit much, man.
Ponch, I'll tell
you what I heard.
I heard Melanie on the
radio involved in a pursuit.
Now, everybody that
was listening to the radio...
knows that's a violation
of training regulations.
That's Melanie's second.
Paula was involved in it too.
Pretty soon... Pretty soon people
are gonna come up to me and say:
"Why isn't Poncherello
doing something about it?"
They're my trainees, I
handled it my own way.
Oh, I see. Your way beats
department regulations...
- right?
- Come on, Jon.
I know you're sitting in for Getraer,
but you don't have to impersonate him.
Ponch, Getraer gave you that MTO
duty as a career move. Up or down.
If you don't do it by the book,
you're risking your neck...
and theirs, in triplicate form
all the way to Sacramento.
Jon, don't you remember the
first rookie you ever broke in?
You made allowances for me.
But we never ducked
your violations.
We faced them together
when we faced Getraer.
Hi, sarge.
Sorry, boys. Betty said would
I please get out of the house.
- You're back now, huh?
- How are you?
Ah, doctor says I'm fit
for light duty, half days.
So anything new? How are the girls, Frank?
You have any problems training them both?
- Well...
- No. No, no.
We put them on the
shelf. I put them in cars.
Cruisers? How come?
Well, I needed them
to cover the beats.
Couple guys called in sick and they were
ahead in their training schedule, so...
They didn't like it, but,
uh, I borrowed them.
I see. I thought maybe it
was a disciplinary move.
Oh, no, just not official, but
they did break some rules...
- but Ponch, he bawled them out.
- Yeah, boy, did I ever. Heh.
Everything else you need to
know, it's right there in the box.
All right, well,
thanks for filling in.
Oh, and, Frank, no shenanigans out
there. You keep those ladies in line, huh?
By the book. Right on.
Boy.
You really had me going.
- Well, actually...
- Don't say it. You were right.
The rules apply to
everyone for a reason.
Melanie and Paula need
to learn that, just like I did.
Do... Did.
I'm gonna make a fresh
start with those girls.
Melanie's off at 2:30, Paula's
off till she works with me tonight.
Gonna have a rap session at my
place. Kick back, line up our priorities...
Just like I would
with any other guys.
That's a good
idea, but remember:
They aren't "any other"
and they aren't guys.
I mean, the difference
has nothing to do with
their capability, but,
uh, there is a difference.
Yeah, now that you mention it.
All right.
All right, baby,
be on time, huh?
- Okay.
- Okay.
[PERFUME SPRAYING]
The perfume.
One of those girls is
wearing the perfume.
[EASY LISTENING MUSIC
PLAYS OVER SPEAKERS]
Whoa, we're all tied up in the
balloons here. Okay. Here we go.
A balloon for the little
girl here. There you
go. Take it. We're tied
up. Don't worry about it.
Everything is
good. There you go.
Okay, get your red-hot balloons
here. Balloons! How you doing?
See the funny clown, get
your balloons! How you doing?
Here's a balloon. Good for
you. All right. How you doing?
Hello. Get a balloon. See
the balloons. Everybody smile.
How you doing? How are you?
Whoa!
Oh!
Whoa-ho!
Oh! Whoa!
Whoa!
Whoa!
Here you are, sir. You
didn't hurt yourself, did you?
- No.
- Okay, there you go.
[BLOWING WHISTLE]
Paula! The clown!
Hi there. Hold it!
Hold it!
Where's the cops? They
stole my bike! It's gone!
There's the boy!
[EASY LISTENING MUSIC
PLAYS OVER SPEAKERS]
You have an unfair advantage.
You're under arrest.
[YELLS]
[DOORBELL RINGS]
PONCH: Yeah?
MELANIE: Ponch?
Oh, Ponch.
Don't you care
who it is? It's me.
The place looks beautiful.
Listen, Paula would've come...
but she had to get dressed
to meet you for training...
and, well, Bonnie would've come,
but somebody had to drive Paula home.
Well, guess what held us up. Yeah,
we caught the snatch-and-grabbers.
Food's in the kitchen. Lock
the door when you leave.
Look, I can see how much
trouble you went to here and...
Oh, Ponch, please don't be
angry with us. It was business.
I'm not angry at you.
I understand being disciplined now.
I shouldn't have broken the rules...
and I deserved to have my
motor taken away from me.
- It wasn't.
- I know.
Jon explained, so
you don't have to.
I wasn't going to, and
I'm not angry with you.
I do want to apologize
about one thing.
Last time we stood here
together, something happened.
And I overreacted.
Not to me you didn't. You
were very nice about it.
No, I underrated you, Melanie,
and that's what I'm apologizing for.
I evaded the issue, you didn't.
I couldn't.
I don't know, I guess
I had a crush on you.
- Did, huh?
- Don't worry, it's under control.
Why don't you try my cooking?
Maybe that will turn you off.
[CHUCKLES]
Uh, I think I'd better go.
Every time I'm in this apartment,
something weird happens.
Listen, stick around. After duty,
I'll bring Paula back with me...
and we can kick back and rap.
My buddies are
always welcome here.
Okay, buddy.
Thanks.
You know how long
you've been gone?
How do you like the
new threads, huh?
And I've brought us some grub...
enough to last for
a couple of days.
I told you I knew a
fence. I made a deal.
Ten times the value.
I dropped $10,000 down that
well, we got a hundred thousand.
Now, how much have you
brought up since I've been gone?
Ta-da.
What do you mean? What is
this? What have you been doing?
What's the problem?
Concrete's the
problem, man. Concrete.
That's why the well collapsed
in the first place. Take a look!
When they built this house,
they filled in this well...
and they put this fireplace
right over the top of it.
And there's rubble
all the way down...
and there's concrete, and all your
silver coins are in that concrete.
Why does he have to look?
Because you said, "Take a look."
What's the matter?
Don't you believe us?
It's frozen in concrete.
Kind of like a time
capsule, right?
Yeah. Right.
Heh-heh. How do we get it out?
One of two ways.
Either we chip away at it
for two or three more weeks...
or we blast it out.
I leave it up to you. I won't
vote. I'll go with the majority.
- Blast it out?
- With dynamite?
Then we agree. We blast.
MELANIE: Sergeant.
- Ah.
You two.
So I guess you're here to beg me to
put you back on motorcycle training.
- No, sir.
- No, sir.
You don't want
me to put you back?
- Yes, sir, of course.
- Oh, yes, we do.
- That's not why we're here.
- We're here because...
- they said you wanted to see us.
- You wanted to see us.
- Officer Grant said... Turner said...
- Officer Turner said... Grant said...
Grant and Turner.
So it's obvious that they
are back to work, isn't it?
Which means I don't
have a cruiser to put you in.
- Doesn't it?
- We are back?
On motorcycle training.
Ah. I knew you were gonna beg.
All right. Tonight
we're on the freeway.
Melanie, on my right.
You mean me. She's with Jon.
Paula, you're with me today.
You mean her?
I mean me. I mean... How come?
Because we're trading,
that's how come.
If anybody asks, we're doing
demolition for the construction company.
Ponch, pull over and stop.
Did you guys see that
construction worker back there?
The faces we memorized,
that was one of them.
This one.
Three escapees.
Not a chance in a million.
Look, if she says it's him,
we better go back and look.
L.A. 15, Mary 3, do we have any units in
the position of Clayton Avenue and 85th?
JEB [OVER RADIO]: 7 David,
Jon. I can be there in two.
104, Jeb.
Check out a construction
worker at a vacant
house on the middle of
the 1600 block on 85th.
Possible 10-32 from Holly
Grove. We'll meet you at that 20.
You stay here. This
time I mean, "stay."
Cops! Run! Let's go, let's go!
Stop! Police!
LOUIS: Come on.
Come on.
Go. Get in the car.
Hey, that's Turner's car.
What do you think?
[SIREN WAILING]
MELANIE [OVER RADIO]: L.A.
15, Mary 3A and 4A in pursuit.
Westbound, Clayton from 80th.
Three suspects, believed male...
in CHP car, unit
641. Believed stolen.
Mary 3A and 4A,
what's your location?
Mary 3A and 4A, do you copy?
PAULA [OVER RADIO]: 7 Charles. Gregory,
west of Kenton. In the field. 10-35.
[GRUNTING]
- Hi.
- Hi.
Oh, hi.
[LAUGHING AND CHATTERING]
[MAN CLEARS THROAT]
- Is this what they call a hero's welcome?
- I don't think so.
Stay close. We may have
to fight our way out of here.
[CLEARS THROAT]
Okay, first things first.
For those of you involved...
the building yesterday was
scheduled for demolition anyhow.
And the workmen did find a
cache of silver coins in the hole.
Now, as for officers Melanie
Mitchell and Paula Wood...
I have checked
over the MTO reports.
Considered it very carefully.
Uh, in the final analysis, I have
recommended to Sacramento...
they be advanced
to category 1...
and given permanent
motorcycle assignments.
[LAUGHING]
[CLAPPING AND CHEERING]
[CHATTERING AND LAUGHING]
MAN 1: Right on!
[CHATTERING]
MAN 2: Come on
over to Louie's tonight.
Now, listen, you two, take
it from someone who knows.
Get serious about your
job, forget the jokes, and...
Even if it means finding
yourself another tailor, okay?
104.
And from now on, it's everything
by the book. Right, partner?
Check. Dignity at all times.
Is that what you're saying?
Couldn't have
put it better myself.
- Well, let's not forget that.
- Check.
By George, I think they got it.
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