CHiPs (1977–1983): Season 4, Episode 19 - Vigilante - full transcript

L.A. 15, S4, I got an 11-24.

Uh, possibly another vigilante
incident. I need a tow truck.

[HORN HONKS]

[TIRES SCREECH]

[TIRES SCREECH]

Hi, sarge.

Hey, sarge.

Hey, what happened?
You take a spill?

- Sarge, you all right?
- Yeah, I'm all right.

Listen, your wife called twice.

She sounded kind of
upset. Anything I can do?



Yeah. You can get a haircut.
You're an officer, not a rock star.

That's the second time in two days he
has chewed me out. What's bugging him?

I don't know. He's really
been chomping at the bit lately.

[PHONE RINGS]

Sergeant Getraer.

MAN [OVER PHONE]: I hope you didn't
mind me horning in on you today, sarge.

Who is this?

Look, why don't you
face me if you're such a...

[LINE DISCONNECTS]

[PHONE RINGING]

- Hello?
- Hi, honey.

Oh, hi.

He's, uh, called twice today.

GETRAER: I know. I know.
He called me again just now.



Joe, you gotta do something.

[SIGHS]

Well, look, there's, uh...

no use putting a monitoring
box on our telephone line.

He probably calls
from a payphone.

Um, I'll have the
phone number changed.

Please be careful.

Yeah, I will.

I gotta get back
to work. Bye-bye.

Okay, bye-bye.

[DOORBELL RINGING]

[PEOPLE CHATTERING]

All right, knock it off.

Look, if you clowns
can't act like officers,

I'll give you a few
days off to practice.

All right.

Some of you've seen that Citizens Patrol
Group operating in the Northwest Valley.

Uh, so far, they've done a good
job of deterring crime in their area.

But recently, a few are getting
high on power, acting like vigilantes.

So keep your eyes open for any
of them stepping out of the line.

Grossman.

You have something to say?

Uh, yes, sir. Turner's
chair's stuck on my foot.

[ALL LAUGHING]

Knock it off!

[GROANS]

And Grossman...

you can rest that foot today by
calibrating patrol car speedometers.

Okay, the rest of
you hit your beats.

Coffee?

Heads.

A cup of coffee, please.

Hey.

Oh, I'm terribly sorry.

Look at this mess. I gotta go
back in there and change my shirt...

- and maybe run into Getraer again.
- Yeah.

Where do you want the bodies in?

GETRAER: Honey, I have
been giving this a lot of thought.

I want you and the
kids out of the house

until we get this guy
who's been bugging us.

Joe, I'm worried for the kids.

Okay, just try and stay calm.

I promise you I'll get
this freak who's doing it.

All right. Bye.

Bye.

- Poncherello, don't you ever knock?
- What's this about some freak bugging you?

What's that on your uniform?

Oh, just a little
accident. Look, Sarge...

Would you go change it? And
tie a bib on while you're at it.

- Joe, if there's something that I can...?
- Move.

Since we started this patrol, the crime
rate in the area has dropped 30 percent.

We are happy, the citizens are
happy and the police are happy.

However, we've been getting some
complaints about vandalism and harassment.

Those who obey the law
have nothing to cry about.

Let me warn some
of you hotshots again.

We're out there in the streets to protect
our families and provide high visibility...

not enforcement.

Don't pursue suspects.

Radio it in to the police.

When they get there,
guy's in the next county.

Look, Gibson, there's
no room in this patrol...

for someone who's gonna
undermine our whole effort.

Yes, sir.

[VIDEO GAME BEEPING]

Come on, Bon-Bon.

- Come on, Bon-Bon.
- Take that.

And that.

Watch the scanner, the
scanner. Bombs coming up fast.

Look out. Look
out, the kid's hot.

Hey, it's all eye to hand.

Oh, no, humanoids
are going mutant.

Mm-hm. It happens
to the best of us.

- Let the co-pilot take over the mission.
- Go, for it, Bar.

Look out, baiters and
swarmers at 2:00 high.

Quit breaking my
concentration, Harlan.

What will I do?

Learn to talk mutant.

That's real teamwork for you. Like a
frog and an elephant in a sack race, heh.

BARICZA: We're surrounded.

You're clutching up.
Go for hyperspace.

There goes another galaxy.

Thanks a lot.

Six hundred points.
Six hundred lousy points.

Hey, 10,000 more, you'll really
give us a run for our money Saturday.

Hey, mister. You realize
you could've caused an

accident back there
when you ran the red light?

Yeah, I realize that and I'm sorry. Look,
I'm in a terrible hurry. I'm a doctor.

If you've got an
emergency, we'll escort you.

Well, no, it's
not that kind of...

The truth is I'm late for a
very important cocktail party.

A cocktail party.

That's a shame, doc.

How are the brakes
on this land yacht?

Fine. They're just fine.

Well, why don't you use them?

- What are you doing?
- You'll see.

Hey, just a minute. Where is
your badge? And you have no gun.

We're Community Citizens Patrol.

Hey, what are you doing?

Are you insane?

If you're not gonna use your brakes,
you won't need your brake lights.

Community Citizens Patrol.

I'll report you for this.

Harry.

You've gotta stop this, Harry.

This room is like
a shrine to Mike.

I just don't want
anything touched.

I know, but it's not healthy.

I told you I was
gonna need time.

But, honey, it's been six months.
We have to try and put it behind us.

Will you give me some space?

Harry, please.

- I'm going now.
- Oh, okay, honey, bye.

I'll be late coming home. I
got a practice after school.

Timmy, remember what I
told you about strangers, huh?

Heh. Yeah. Sure, Dad.

- Okay. Have a good day, huh?
- Bye.

Oh, Timmy, that shirt
is much too dirty to

wear to school. Would
you change it please?

Do I have to?

- What do you think?
- Yeah.

- Oh, I forgot to get the paper.
- Okay.

[PHONE RINGS]

Hello?

Oh. It's the phone company.

[CHUCKLES]

Oh, good. That's not too
different from our old number.

7871.

Thank you. And thanks
for rushing it for us.

Right. Bye.

BETTY: Joe, come here.

Joe!

What?

Whoever he is, he
does know where we live.

- Sarge.
- Yeah?

This just arrived for
you. Special delivery.

Thanks, Barry.

I've been seeing "Video
Defenders" in my sleep.

That's what I called dedication.

Somebody's gotta
save the universe.

You mean win the tournament.

You say it your
way. I'll say it mine.

Well, defense is the best strategy.
You gotta get your scanners on the board.

Get ready before the bomb or
invaders come on the screen.

No way. Attack.

Knock out the mutants and save
the smart bombs to go for the pod.

I wish we had a scanner to tell us
when it's safe to talk to the sarge.

Sounds like he almost bit
your head off in the office.

- You didn't find out what's going on?
- I tried.

Look, if Getraer's in some
kind of hassle, we could help.

You should have
pressed him to open up.

Hey, old buddy...

I maybe a little gutsy at times, but
a daredevil, I ain't. You press him.

Heh. Uh, there's another way.

Go directly to the source.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

Oh, Jon, Ponch. Just a minute.

Come in.

- Sorry to disturb you, Betty.
- We happened to be in the neighborhood.

I'm glad you're here. I was
making coffee. Come in.

- Thanks.
- Thank you.

Betty, uh...

I'm sorry. We didn't just happen
to be in the neighborhood. We...

You were scared when
you opened the door,

you had something in
your hand. What was it?

Mace?

Don't worry. Joe had me
take the course for the license.

Look, Betty, Ponch
and I know this much.

Some guy has been harassing you
and Joe. And he's coming unglued.

You wanna tell us about it?

It started about a week ago.

Just the phone calls at first.
Some in the middle of the night.

I'm scared.

For the first time since
we've been married...

I'm really scared.

If he wants to
find you. He will.

I can't stay here, Jon.

- There's gotta be something we can do.
- Yeah, you can butt out.

- Look, all we want to do is help out.
- I can take care of my own problems.

Look, we're sorry if we, uh, stuck our
noses in sideways. Come on, partner.

Hey. You know how much
coffee cost these days.

Finish your coffee.

[JOE SIGHS]

There is some guy out there
who is trying to unhinged me...

and he's doing a pretty
good job on me, on both of us.

Have any idea who it is?

No. Not a prayer.

Well, why don't you file a
report and start an investigation?

Heh. He hasn't really
done anything yet.

Just the phone calls,
blowing an air horn in

my ear and scrawling
"fink" in my garage door.

But it could get worse.

Oh. Look, he's
probably just some guy...

who wants to be a big man
by playing games with cops.

What if he stops playing games?

[SIGHS]

What do you say
we break for lunch?

Once we can find a place
we can get in and out fast.

[CAR HORN HONKING]

[TIRES SQUEALING]

I don't know who those guys
are, but I can tell they're not cops.

- Pull over!
- I'm not stopping!

- I said, pull over!
- Please, go away!

Let's get out of here.

Anybody hurt?

No.

Look, I didn't know what they
wanted, we were so scared.

Your Citizens Patrol's gone
a little bit too far this time.

Well, he didn't really do anything,
officer. It was the other one.

I tried to stop him, but... Well,
Gibson sees things a little differently.

Mr. Gibson, I'm Officer Poncherello, this
is Officer Baker. Can we talk a minute?

Of course. Anything to
help the Highway Patrol.

It was about the sort of
help we've been getting.

Has it occurred to you that harassment
of motorist is a violation of the law?

Our patrol is keeping those motorists
from injuring and killing innocent people.

And children.

We know about
your son, Mr. Gibson.

And we know how important it is to
keep it from happening to other kids.

But terrorizing the streets
won't bring him back.

It just might put you in jail.

Well, why don't you protect us
from the reckless and drunk drivers?

And we do. Lately, we've had to
protect them from the vigilantes too.

No law-abiding citizen
needs to be protected from us.

Hey, look, why don't
you back off, Mr. Gibson?

We don't have enough facts to arrest
you but we're gonna be watching you.

[ENGINE STARTS]

Well, do you, uh, think
you got through to him?

I don't know. He's
still hurting pretty bad.

Sort of like a wounded animal,
unpredictable and dangerous.

Great. Well, keep an eye on him.

Any luck with the guy
who's been bugging you?

I got a list of the recently
released from county.

- And?
- Not one of them rings a bell.

Look, you two better roll out.

- Hey, Bonnie.
- Hi, Bonnie.

- Hi.
- Hi.

- How do you like Christopher's new friend?
- Heh.

Oh. He'll love it.

Listen, Bonnie, uh, I appreciate
you taking my family in for a few days.

Forget it.

Can't wait to see Christopher's
eyes when he sees this little guy.

- Um, when's Timmy's big game?
- Uh, tomorrow morning.

I thought we'd do
something special for him.

Maybe a victory lunch?

Bonnie, that's not necessary.
You've already done too much.

It'll be fun.

- All right.
- Okay? Heh. Okay.

Your teddy bear did the
trick. He went right to sleep.

Oh, good.

Thanks again, Bonnie.

I just couldn't stand our house
any longer with that man out there.

As long as you feel secure here, you
guys can stay as many days as you need to.

Thank you.

This is more fun than
having lunch at home.

Hey, heh, come on.

Shows you how excited
he is about my cooking.

Well, you know, Betty,
the grass is always greener.

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

- Are you expecting anyone?
- No.

Hey. Ice cream, anyone?

- Heh. What flavor?
- Vanilla.

Well, you can come in, anyway.

Look who's here.

- Hi.
- Looks like a real picnic, sarge.

GETRAER: Yeah, we got
everything here but the ants.

Everything cool, sarge?

Yeah, I think Betty and the kids
will be okay here for a few days.

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

Uh, Jon?

Hey, sarge, Ponch.

[ENGINE STARTS]

[TIRES SQUEALING]

- Are you okay?
- Yeah, I'm okay.

I had to keep my eyes on the road
so I couldn't get the license number.

Plates were dirty, but I made
the letters. Ida-King-Charles.

We make a good team. I
made the numbers, 4-3-6.

Heh. Hey, thattaway. We got him.

[TIRES SQUEALING]

Look out, son!

Pull over!

Now, look, officer...

Let me... Let me explain.

It was a drunk like you that killed
my boy. He never had a chance.

They hit him...

and they dragged him 200 feet.

And I'm gonna show you what it feels like
to dodge a hunk of steel coming at you.

Let's see how you like it.

Wait.

[ENGINE REVS]

WOMAN: You know, it
was a lousy day today.

Some days it just doesn't
pay to get up in the morning.

Yeah. I'll tell you something.

One lousy day for me.

I had some real kicks...

playing tag with a Wyatt Earp.

Bad luck. That's what it was.

- Who asked you?
- I got laid off of work.

And my rent is due.

I don't need this problem.

You wanna hear about problems?

They busted me three
times for drunk driving...

took my license...

then another fink
books me again...

and shoves me in the county
jail for six stinking months.

I guess that's a problem.

I got out last week.
Nothing was left. No job.

My old lady ran off on me.

All on account
of that rotten cop.

Okay, well, I've been
having a little fun with him...

but now the fun's over.

Got a couple souvenirs
from the Army...

I'm gonna lay on old sargey boy.

I'm expecting your report from
the DMV on that license plate.

If I'm not around, make sure
you get the information from them.

- Will do.
- Okay.

Hon? Hi. Cathy called.

They'd like us to go
bowling with them tonight.

No.

Barry, we haven't been
out of this house since

He's my son too, remember?

Hey, I knew him for nine
months before you did.

There was a boy yesterday,
about the same age as Mike.

He even kind of looked like him.

- A car almost hit him.
- Oh, no.

Something happens to me
when I see things like that, like...

You don't have to
explain, honey, it's okay.

Don't talk about it.

You and Mike...

I love you both.

I love you too.

- Barry, don't go out there today.
- I have to.

Because they're out
there and they're killing

and they're maiming
and getting away with it...

and I just keep thinking that I just
might find the one who got Mike.

[DOOR CLOSES]

Well, you say hi to
your Aunt Joan for me.

Heh. Well, that
sounds like a lot of fun.

You have a good
time now. Bye-bye.

Ah. Bonnie uh

I appreciate what you
tried to do for my family...

but I just feel safer with
them up in Bakersfield.

Oh, boy.

I tell you...

it's no way to live.

It certainly isn't.

Yeah.

Sarge, I got that info from
DMV on the license plate.

Sarge, do you want me to...?

[TIRES SCREECH]

- Mrs. Gibson?
- Yes.

Officer Baker and Officer
Poncherello. Is your husband home?

No, he's not here right
now. Why? What's wrong?

Do you know where he is?

What's happened? What did he do?

A man was attacked by a member
of the Community Citizens Patrol.

We think your husband
fits his description.

Do you know where
we can find him?

Um, well, he's on
patrol right now, and...

I don't know where.
He could be anywhere.

DISPATCHER: Mary
3 or 4, LA I'll get it.

How long ago did he leave?

About an hour and a half.

Mary 4.

DISPATCHER: Mary 5 requests you
11-98 S4 at 4256 Hasting Street in Pacoima.

DMV report identified vehicle
owner as Lou Millard at that address.

Respond as soon as possible.

104.

They ID'd the Mustang.

Getraer's on his way there now.

Excuse us.

- Who is it?
- Joe Getraer.

We got something to
talk about. Open up.

- Not without a search warrant.
- Open up, Millard.

It's over for you.

[WOMAN SCREAMS]

DISPATCHER: We have
a green 1969 Mustang...

on Old Santa Susana
Road, north of Devonshire.

104, LA.

[POLICE SIREN WAILING]

DISPATCHER: 54 is now turning
onto Cottonwood Road north of Wilmot.

104, LA.

- You okay?
- Forget about me. Get that guy.

You nut! You tried to kill me!

Put your left hand on your head.

Police brutality.
That's what it is.

That cop smashed my windshield
with his hammer and almost kill me.

No, Millard. That was no cop.

He was a citizen. A
law and order citizen.

Hundred years ago, he would've
strung you up from the nearest tree.

I'd like to rip your head off for
what you did to me and my family.

But I can't.

I am a cop.

That's it, Gibson.
It's all over.

You've just resigned
from the Community Patrol.

I was only doing it for Mike.

Somebody had to get him.

Somebody had to
bring him to justice.

He was out there every
day breaking the law.

The trouble is, so are you.

[VIDEO GAME BEEPING]

- Come on!
- Get them, Grossie.

- All right.
- Oh, my.

Yeah! Okay.

Look at them go.
Forty-five thousand points.

Do you believe this?

You've already beaten us.
Us, the undisputed champs.

Yeah and yesterday they had a
hard time scuffling up 600 points.

Well, that's it, 48,000
points. We're the new champs.

[LAUGHING]

Wait a minute, are you sure your
defender ships didn't have eyes?

I couldn't get the direction
lever to work right today.

Yeah, me either.

You can thank Harlan
the machine works at all.

This round's on me.

- What?
- Wait... Wait a minute.

What do you mean we can thank
Harlan that the machine works?

It was acting up last
night and Harlan fixed it.

Fixed it?

Yeah, I... I sort of...

- Weird, man.
- You see, I-

Hey, how about
dinner, folks? It's on me.

[ALL LAUGHING]

New champs, huh?

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