C.O.P.S. (1988–1989): Season 1, Episode 7 - The Case of the Pardner in Crime - full transcript
Sundown's ex-partner Johnny Yuma escapes from prison and seeks revenge against his former friend.
C.O.P.S
Central Organization of Police Specialists.
Fighting crime in a future time.
Protecting Empire City from
Big Boss and his gang of crooks.
C.O.P.S
It's crime fighting time.
The case of the partner in crime.
C.O.P.S File 21007.
The danger began with a
daring daylight escape from the
Texas State Prison by the
notorious outlaw Johnny Yuma.
Here's how the caper came down.
If they keep delivering new
prisoners, we'll never finish the laundry.
You better tell the warden
to rustle up some more soup.
If you can rope one doggy,
you can rope them all.
Yee-haw!
This is more fun than kissing a rat.
Happy trails!
S-T-N-P, speed of light.
Texas gunslinger Johnny
Yuma breaks out of prison.
Famous outlaw on the loose.
Yee-haw, Johnny!
Awaits man-hunt for Johnny Yuma.
Buy a paper, mister?
All right, you
nickel-plated tin horn.
Hand over one of
them bad news rags.
Finally, sir. That
will be 25 cents.
I ain't used to paying
for things, Sonny.
New York!
Is it you Johnny?
You're here!
Alert, alert, alert, alert.
Quit your squawking,
you copper bottom garment.
The police will be responding
to my alarm any minute now.
That's the whole idea.
Then you can give a message
to the cop they call Sundown.
Tell him Johnny Yuma's looking for him.
Sundown will know what I mean.
Tell him we got some
unfinished business.
Thanks, Front-Page.
Your memory circuits will be a
great help in our investigation.
I hope you ditch that crook.
He owes me 25 cents.
Hey!
Why's Johnny Yuma
looking for Sundown, sir?
Sundown is the cop who
put Yuma behind bars.
Yuma wants to settle the score?
Maybe. Maybe not.
Yuma's not your ordinary crook.
He and Sundown were once
partners in the Texas Rangers.
You mean Yuma
was once on our side?
Why'd he turn into a
heartless desperado?
Well, it all started
a few years ago.
Sundown and Yuma were the toughest
pair of lawmen west of the Pecos.
When they came to
town, the worst crooks left.
[Shouting]
Sundown and Yuma
were an unstoppable team.
It seemed nothing
could break them up.
But one day, temptation got
the better of Johnny Yuma.
Yuma tried to steal the money
they recovered from a robbery.
It was just the beginning of
Yuma's career as an outlaw.
He went on a crime spree
unmatched in the history of Texas.
Sundown tracked his old
partner for almost a year.
Then one day, Sundown
caught up with Johnny.
That was the hardest
arrest Sundown ever made.
No matter how evil he'd become,
Yuma had once been
his partner and his friend.
Yuma never forgave Sundown.
Could be Sundown never forgave himself.
What makes a guy
like Yuma go bad, sir?
He stops caring about what
really matters, Barricade.
I'm gonna go tell Sundown that
Johnny Yuma's looking for him.
No, I can't risk
something happening to
Sundown until we know
what Johnny Yuma's up to.
Then you want us to find Yuma
before Sundown knows he's here.
Exactly. We have to do everything
we can to keep those two apart.
I'd sure like to
oblige old Bulletproof,
but this ain't just
cops business.
It's between me and Johnny.
Hmm.
This is Turbo.
Quick, I got some
news for the big boss.
That prison break
guy, Johnny Yuma,
he's right here in Empire City.
Hmm. Excellent, Turbo.
Follow him wherever he goes, eh?
I wanna know his every move.
Sure thing, big...
Ah! Hmm.
The Cowpoke
Museum's closed, huh?
Well, not to me.
Billy the Kid, Jesse
James, and me,
Johnny Yuma, in the
Outlaws Hall of Fame.
My lasso. Yahoo!
I knew it'd be here.
I figured you'd come
looking for your lasso.
Howdy, boy. You come alone?
That's how you wanted it.
Knew I could count on ya.
I miss the good
old days, Sundown.
Likewise.
Then let's be partners
again. Partners in crime.
You know I can't do that.
You were a great
lawman once, Johnny.
Go back to jail. Do your time.
Never. I'm gonna pull the biggest
train robbery Empire City's ever seen.
With you or without you?
Without me. You're under arrest.
Okay, if that's what you want.
Ah! Hey!
Bastard!
Whoa!
Oh my God. Let me go!
I gave you your chance.
Guess you'll just
have to sit here
while I Rob the
Silver Bullet Express.
You can read
about it in the paper.
Huh?
Gotta follow Johnny Yuma so I
can tell Big Boss what he's up to.
If you know what's
good for ya, Turbo,
you'll come over
here and set me loose.
I got a better idea, Hey Sid.
You're gonna love this.
Whoa! Hey!
Need help. Gotta
activate my homing signal.
I wish Sundown had
let us in on his plans
before he snuck off by himself.
Yeah, his lone wolf act
could get him in real trouble.
Hey, that's Sundown's
alarm signal.
Maybe he finally
figured out he needs us.
Whoa!
There's no way we
can stop that monster.
Maybe I can smash his
controls with my mule.
Mr. Bull, meet Mr. Mule.
Whoa! Barricade! Look out!
Ouf!
- What happened?
I pulled his plug.
Quite a ride, huh?
If I could have a
dollar for every buck,
I'd be a rich man.
Humor do this to you?
Nope. Turbo Two-Tone.
Turbo?
So the Big Boss
is involved in this?
Not if I can help it.
I'll see ya later.
You're off this case.
Bulletproof's orders.
I gotta stop Johnny
before it's too late.
I can't let him
pull another crime.
Oh!
- Oh!
All I'm asking is a
two-minute head start.
Right, Big Boss.
I'll stay here while I follow
Yuma and keep an eye on him.
So, Johnny Yuma
gonna Rob the Silver-bullet
Express train, huh?
Yeah!
That cowboy don't think so good.
The Silver-bullet's robber-proof.
Every crook knows that.
Johnny Yuma greedy,
crooked, and crazy.
My kind of guy.
Meh! I want Yuma
in my gang, say?
Gee, Uncle Big Boss.
What do you need that
bozo for, when you got me?
Berserko, you're an
nincompoop, say?
Now go tell Johnny
Yuma he's working for me.
You all heard what
Uncle Big Boss said.
Let's go tell Yuma
who he works for.
Just tell me one little thing.
Where am I going?
Get Turbo on the bad-phone
and ask for directions.
I was just gonna say that.
Come on, you clowns.
Crime's a-wasting.
(Sigh)
It's hard to find good
crooks these days.
So you're the
famous Johnny Yuma.
Who are you?
The famous Berserko.
Never heard of you.
His uncle's the Big Boss.
He runs this town.
That's right.
And he decided to
let you in his gang.
Good news, huh?
Tell him to get lost.
I'm a gang of one.
Nobody turns down
the Big Boss, cowboy.
Yeah?
We're gonna make you join.
Or make you sorry.
Charge him!
You're wrong, Berserko.
I am a bit sorry.
Big Boss won't
like this, Berserko.
Don't worry.
That hick's riddling
his last rodeo.
What are we gonna do?
Show him he can't
push me around.
We're gonna ride that
silver-bullet train before he does.
All we know is that
Sundown's desperate
to stop Johnny from
pulling another crime.
And somehow the
Big Boss is involved.
Then Sundown could
be in real trouble.
Do a search of Yuma's
crime file mainframe.
We've got to figure out
what he might be up to.
This will be easier
than milking a cow.
Sundown doesn't
know what he's missing.
Yes, he does.
Sundown, how'd you find me?!
Cracked you down Texas style,
just the way you taught me.
And I suppose you think
you're gonna take me easy?
That's what I come for, Johnny.
Ugh! Hey!
Ride on cowboy.
One more line.
Friend of yours?
Not by a long, John.
I see what you mean.
We got a trap, boys.
Crusher, you and
Buttons keep occupied
while me and
Turbo ride the train.
There's only one
way out of this.
We gotta work together.
Just like old times, you
know, the old sidewinder?
Oh, yeah, just like
old times, partner.
All right, what's the
most tempting crime
target right now in Empire City?
There's a large payroll arriving in
half an hour on the silver-bullet express.
And what does Johnny Yuma's
crime file say about train robberies?
He robbed more trains
than any outlaw in Texas.
Hmm, get me a current status
report on the silver-bullet.
Sir, the computer indicates
the silver-bullet's tracks
have been tampered
with in the X4 sector.
You think that's Johnny Yuma?
Let's find out.
It's crime fighting time.
All right!
The gun is pinned down, Johnny.
Yeah, just like that
time on the Pecos River.
Say, you remember
the trick we used?
I remember.
You remember the
rest of the trick, partner?
You are.
Open up, Jimmy and Rob!
Oh, yeah! Take a
whip of this sleep gas!
Look at them coppers,
sleeping like babies.
Wait until Uncle Big
Boss sees all this loot!
Yeah!
Hey, Johnny Yuma could take a few
train robber lessons from the two of us.
We sure showed
him, didn't we, Turbo?
Yee-haw!
You're right on the road, buddy.
Time for a little team roping.
Howdy, partner.
See what happened, when
you try to take our claim.
Oh! I'm sorry...
I'll give it back.
Here!
Hey!
Yeah!
Hey!
Freeze! We're cops,
and you're under arrest.
Kind of like the good old days, wasn't it?
You haven't lost
your touch, Johnny.
I always thought you made
a better cop than a crook.
It's too late for that.
We both know I'm
going back to jail.
You know, Johnny, a man could get
a second chance if he really wants it.
I've been keeping this for you.
It'll be waiting here when
you finish your prison sentence.
Appreciate it, partner.
Forget it.
What are best friends for?
Berserko and his henchmen were
jailed for attempted train robbery.
Johnny Yuma was granted an early
parole for exceptionally good behavior
and is now a respected deputy
sheriff in a small Texas town.
C.O.P.S file 21007
The case of: The Partner in Crime.
Case closed.
Central Organization of Police Specialists.
Fighting crime in a future time.
Protecting Empire City from
Big Boss and his gang of crooks.
C.O.P.S
It's crime fighting time.
The case of the partner in crime.
C.O.P.S File 21007.
The danger began with a
daring daylight escape from the
Texas State Prison by the
notorious outlaw Johnny Yuma.
Here's how the caper came down.
If they keep delivering new
prisoners, we'll never finish the laundry.
You better tell the warden
to rustle up some more soup.
If you can rope one doggy,
you can rope them all.
Yee-haw!
This is more fun than kissing a rat.
Happy trails!
S-T-N-P, speed of light.
Texas gunslinger Johnny
Yuma breaks out of prison.
Famous outlaw on the loose.
Yee-haw, Johnny!
Awaits man-hunt for Johnny Yuma.
Buy a paper, mister?
All right, you
nickel-plated tin horn.
Hand over one of
them bad news rags.
Finally, sir. That
will be 25 cents.
I ain't used to paying
for things, Sonny.
New York!
Is it you Johnny?
You're here!
Alert, alert, alert, alert.
Quit your squawking,
you copper bottom garment.
The police will be responding
to my alarm any minute now.
That's the whole idea.
Then you can give a message
to the cop they call Sundown.
Tell him Johnny Yuma's looking for him.
Sundown will know what I mean.
Tell him we got some
unfinished business.
Thanks, Front-Page.
Your memory circuits will be a
great help in our investigation.
I hope you ditch that crook.
He owes me 25 cents.
Hey!
Why's Johnny Yuma
looking for Sundown, sir?
Sundown is the cop who
put Yuma behind bars.
Yuma wants to settle the score?
Maybe. Maybe not.
Yuma's not your ordinary crook.
He and Sundown were once
partners in the Texas Rangers.
You mean Yuma
was once on our side?
Why'd he turn into a
heartless desperado?
Well, it all started
a few years ago.
Sundown and Yuma were the toughest
pair of lawmen west of the Pecos.
When they came to
town, the worst crooks left.
[Shouting]
Sundown and Yuma
were an unstoppable team.
It seemed nothing
could break them up.
But one day, temptation got
the better of Johnny Yuma.
Yuma tried to steal the money
they recovered from a robbery.
It was just the beginning of
Yuma's career as an outlaw.
He went on a crime spree
unmatched in the history of Texas.
Sundown tracked his old
partner for almost a year.
Then one day, Sundown
caught up with Johnny.
That was the hardest
arrest Sundown ever made.
No matter how evil he'd become,
Yuma had once been
his partner and his friend.
Yuma never forgave Sundown.
Could be Sundown never forgave himself.
What makes a guy
like Yuma go bad, sir?
He stops caring about what
really matters, Barricade.
I'm gonna go tell Sundown that
Johnny Yuma's looking for him.
No, I can't risk
something happening to
Sundown until we know
what Johnny Yuma's up to.
Then you want us to find Yuma
before Sundown knows he's here.
Exactly. We have to do everything
we can to keep those two apart.
I'd sure like to
oblige old Bulletproof,
but this ain't just
cops business.
It's between me and Johnny.
Hmm.
This is Turbo.
Quick, I got some
news for the big boss.
That prison break
guy, Johnny Yuma,
he's right here in Empire City.
Hmm. Excellent, Turbo.
Follow him wherever he goes, eh?
I wanna know his every move.
Sure thing, big...
Ah! Hmm.
The Cowpoke
Museum's closed, huh?
Well, not to me.
Billy the Kid, Jesse
James, and me,
Johnny Yuma, in the
Outlaws Hall of Fame.
My lasso. Yahoo!
I knew it'd be here.
I figured you'd come
looking for your lasso.
Howdy, boy. You come alone?
That's how you wanted it.
Knew I could count on ya.
I miss the good
old days, Sundown.
Likewise.
Then let's be partners
again. Partners in crime.
You know I can't do that.
You were a great
lawman once, Johnny.
Go back to jail. Do your time.
Never. I'm gonna pull the biggest
train robbery Empire City's ever seen.
With you or without you?
Without me. You're under arrest.
Okay, if that's what you want.
Ah! Hey!
Bastard!
Whoa!
Oh my God. Let me go!
I gave you your chance.
Guess you'll just
have to sit here
while I Rob the
Silver Bullet Express.
You can read
about it in the paper.
Huh?
Gotta follow Johnny Yuma so I
can tell Big Boss what he's up to.
If you know what's
good for ya, Turbo,
you'll come over
here and set me loose.
I got a better idea, Hey Sid.
You're gonna love this.
Whoa! Hey!
Need help. Gotta
activate my homing signal.
I wish Sundown had
let us in on his plans
before he snuck off by himself.
Yeah, his lone wolf act
could get him in real trouble.
Hey, that's Sundown's
alarm signal.
Maybe he finally
figured out he needs us.
Whoa!
There's no way we
can stop that monster.
Maybe I can smash his
controls with my mule.
Mr. Bull, meet Mr. Mule.
Whoa! Barricade! Look out!
Ouf!
- What happened?
I pulled his plug.
Quite a ride, huh?
If I could have a
dollar for every buck,
I'd be a rich man.
Humor do this to you?
Nope. Turbo Two-Tone.
Turbo?
So the Big Boss
is involved in this?
Not if I can help it.
I'll see ya later.
You're off this case.
Bulletproof's orders.
I gotta stop Johnny
before it's too late.
I can't let him
pull another crime.
Oh!
- Oh!
All I'm asking is a
two-minute head start.
Right, Big Boss.
I'll stay here while I follow
Yuma and keep an eye on him.
So, Johnny Yuma
gonna Rob the Silver-bullet
Express train, huh?
Yeah!
That cowboy don't think so good.
The Silver-bullet's robber-proof.
Every crook knows that.
Johnny Yuma greedy,
crooked, and crazy.
My kind of guy.
Meh! I want Yuma
in my gang, say?
Gee, Uncle Big Boss.
What do you need that
bozo for, when you got me?
Berserko, you're an
nincompoop, say?
Now go tell Johnny
Yuma he's working for me.
You all heard what
Uncle Big Boss said.
Let's go tell Yuma
who he works for.
Just tell me one little thing.
Where am I going?
Get Turbo on the bad-phone
and ask for directions.
I was just gonna say that.
Come on, you clowns.
Crime's a-wasting.
(Sigh)
It's hard to find good
crooks these days.
So you're the
famous Johnny Yuma.
Who are you?
The famous Berserko.
Never heard of you.
His uncle's the Big Boss.
He runs this town.
That's right.
And he decided to
let you in his gang.
Good news, huh?
Tell him to get lost.
I'm a gang of one.
Nobody turns down
the Big Boss, cowboy.
Yeah?
We're gonna make you join.
Or make you sorry.
Charge him!
You're wrong, Berserko.
I am a bit sorry.
Big Boss won't
like this, Berserko.
Don't worry.
That hick's riddling
his last rodeo.
What are we gonna do?
Show him he can't
push me around.
We're gonna ride that
silver-bullet train before he does.
All we know is that
Sundown's desperate
to stop Johnny from
pulling another crime.
And somehow the
Big Boss is involved.
Then Sundown could
be in real trouble.
Do a search of Yuma's
crime file mainframe.
We've got to figure out
what he might be up to.
This will be easier
than milking a cow.
Sundown doesn't
know what he's missing.
Yes, he does.
Sundown, how'd you find me?!
Cracked you down Texas style,
just the way you taught me.
And I suppose you think
you're gonna take me easy?
That's what I come for, Johnny.
Ugh! Hey!
Ride on cowboy.
One more line.
Friend of yours?
Not by a long, John.
I see what you mean.
We got a trap, boys.
Crusher, you and
Buttons keep occupied
while me and
Turbo ride the train.
There's only one
way out of this.
We gotta work together.
Just like old times, you
know, the old sidewinder?
Oh, yeah, just like
old times, partner.
All right, what's the
most tempting crime
target right now in Empire City?
There's a large payroll arriving in
half an hour on the silver-bullet express.
And what does Johnny Yuma's
crime file say about train robberies?
He robbed more trains
than any outlaw in Texas.
Hmm, get me a current status
report on the silver-bullet.
Sir, the computer indicates
the silver-bullet's tracks
have been tampered
with in the X4 sector.
You think that's Johnny Yuma?
Let's find out.
It's crime fighting time.
All right!
The gun is pinned down, Johnny.
Yeah, just like that
time on the Pecos River.
Say, you remember
the trick we used?
I remember.
You remember the
rest of the trick, partner?
You are.
Open up, Jimmy and Rob!
Oh, yeah! Take a
whip of this sleep gas!
Look at them coppers,
sleeping like babies.
Wait until Uncle Big
Boss sees all this loot!
Yeah!
Hey, Johnny Yuma could take a few
train robber lessons from the two of us.
We sure showed
him, didn't we, Turbo?
Yee-haw!
You're right on the road, buddy.
Time for a little team roping.
Howdy, partner.
See what happened, when
you try to take our claim.
Oh! I'm sorry...
I'll give it back.
Here!
Hey!
Yeah!
Hey!
Freeze! We're cops,
and you're under arrest.
Kind of like the good old days, wasn't it?
You haven't lost
your touch, Johnny.
I always thought you made
a better cop than a crook.
It's too late for that.
We both know I'm
going back to jail.
You know, Johnny, a man could get
a second chance if he really wants it.
I've been keeping this for you.
It'll be waiting here when
you finish your prison sentence.
Appreciate it, partner.
Forget it.
What are best friends for?
Berserko and his henchmen were
jailed for attempted train robbery.
Johnny Yuma was granted an early
parole for exceptionally good behavior
and is now a respected deputy
sheriff in a small Texas town.
C.O.P.S file 21007
The case of: The Partner in Crime.
Case closed.