Mod Squad (1968–1973): Season 1, Episode 16 - Shell Game - full transcript
Roger, 22. We will advise.
51, come in. Over.
I got a 4-15 on the corner
of Walnut and Eighth. Over.
Roger, 51.
Investigate and report.
29, what is your location?
29. We're at 1536
North Victoria Drive.
Investigating a 9-21. Over.
Roger. The line is open.
Report when ready.
D-14 reporting in.
D-14. Hey, Frank,
how come you're
always late on Sunday?
If I bring you a note from my
minister, will you believe it?
Sure.
And if you bring me
two juicy hamburgers
with no check,
I'll believe it more.
You know, you can get 30 years
for blackmail in
this state. Over.
Try and prove it.
I'm getting hungry all
ready. Where are you?
See you soon.
I'm taking a short-cut through
the warehouse district. Over.
♪ ♪
Hold it right there!
It's the fuzz!
Make it, like quick!
Hold it!
Dispatch Four.
This is Taylor.
Frank, I'm starving. How
long you going to be?
4-59... Washington...
Purdue.
Suspects... heading
north on Purdue.
Two-ton truck.
Help me.
Frank. Frank?
Attention all
units in the vicinity
of Washington and Purdue.
Officer needs help.
4-59. Suspects
heading north on Purdue.
Two-ton truck with
aluminum body and green cab.
4-59. Suspects
heading north on Purdue.
Two-ton truck with
aluminum body and green cab.
All right, all right.
All right... now, what happened?
The fuzz showed up.
He started shooting.
Where's Jerry?
He got hit.
You stupid...
You knew the plan.
If a cop shows, you
let him arrest you.
When he calls for
help, we answer the call.
Okay, so we blew it.
Now what do we do?
First, we get out of here,
or we'll all be
knee-deep in cops.
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Bad news?
Yeah.
Frank Taylor's dead.
And this is where
the bumbling ends.
Right here.
Bumbling?
For two months now,
those kids have been
hijacking warehouses while
we stumble all over ourselves.
Couple of times they
vanished into thin air.
Well, now, they've killed a man.
A good man.
Hi.
Frank Taylor is dead, Julie.
I want you to start right away.
Oh. I'm sorry.
I talked to the
doctor and he said
the boy's operation
turned out okay.
He's asleep now.
You be there when he wakes up.
He wouldn't talk
when we grabbed him,
but he might loosen when
he sees a pretty nurse.
I'll do what I can.
He's a mean kid. Full of hate.
But he's our only lead.
We've got to make it good.
Okay.
What about us?
The kid's got a mother.
I want you to find out
if hate is hereditary.
Mrs. Kane?
That's right. What do you want?
We're friends of Jerry's.
So?
So we want to see him.
You would, huh?
Well, he don't
live here no more.
Wait, wait, wait. Wait a minute.
You know where he is?
I don't know. Why
don't you try San Diego?
He always liked it there.
Mrs. Kane.
Now, look. What's the idea?
Get out of here!
Now, just take it easy.
You're his mother right?
Now you'd know where he lives.
His mother?
As far as I'm concerned,
he never lived here.
He came home to sleep
and to feed his fat
face once in a while.
Well, do you know anybody
who might know where he is?
A friend or someone?
Look, I didn't want him around,
and now that he's
gone, I don't ask where.
And that goes
for his friends, too.
You got a problem.
You're all heart.
Look, buster, if you
want Jerry so badly,
maybe you ought to join
him... He's in the hospital.
Thank you very much, Mrs. Kane.
You've been a great help.
Well, that's too bad.
Now you get out of
here and leave me alone!
Whew!
She ought to be
mother of the year.
Could make a
lousy social worker.
Yeah.
This is a dead end, man.
No, not quite.
Let's go over to
Willy's pool hall.
Why?
That's where Jerry used to go.
To get away from her.
I don't blame him.
Are you sure you're
from Beverly Hills?
I thought you cats
played Ping-Pong.
Da-da had a billiard room.
Want to go again?
No chance. You've
been practicing.
Well, it's no fun
playing by myself.
Uh, you really
need company, man,
maybe I can help you out.
If the price is right.
Buck a ball.
Straight pool.
Whatever's fair.
Be my guest.
Rack 'em up, Jimmy.
Fifteen dollars.
Unless you want to go for 30.
Thank you.
You play good, man.
Everything I am I
owe to my daddy.
Maybe you play too good.
You asked for the action.
Yeah.
Maybe that's just what
you wanted me to do.
What's this?
Cry-baby time?
No, man.
We just don't dig hustlers here.
You make a buck your
way, we'll make it ours.
Let's split, Pete.
These cats is right
out of nursery school.
You want to shoot a game?
Hey, ease up, guys! Hey!
Hey! Cool it, guys.
Your pal Jerry's got to be nuts.
There ain't no
action around here.
I'm hip.
There must be another Willy's.
Hey, wait a minute.
You guys mentioned Jerry.
Jerry who?
Well, if you don't know...
it's none of your business.
Take it easy.
Wouldn't be Jerry
Kane, would it?
Maybe.
Where do you know him from?
San Diego.
Just what kind of action
you guys looking for?
Nothing you'd be interested in.
Stick around, man.
Maybe I'll have
something for you.
Shoot another rack?
Nice little nap?
Be nice.
No! No...
Hold it, young fella.
Oh! Let go of me! Oh...
Hold it now, you're
not going anywhere.
Just take it easy. Pig!
Just take it easy.
Attaboy. Now just relax.
Need me to call a doctor?
Nice kid.
Now... try this again?
Leave me alone.
Just leave me alone.
Yeah. Seems like
a fair price to me.
How soon do you want delivery?
Okay.
Listen, I'll give you
a call tomorrow and...
let you know the
pick-up location.
Okay. Thank you. Good-bye.
Well, I got a man who'll take
30 new color TVs off our hands.
Where do we get
30 new color TV's?
Right here.
We hit it tonight.
Everybody's on
standby. Pass the word.
That'll be a lot of loading.
We could use a
couple extra hands.
You got somebody in mind?
Yeah. A couple of pretty
sharp boys upstairs.
Friends of Jerry's.
You know 'em?
No. They're from San Diego.
You sure?
They could be cops.
Oh, wow.
Now that is out of sight.
Not this time, man.
If there's one thing
they are not is cops.
Maybe.
Seems like a lousy time
to start adding personnel.
I think it's a good time.
We need all the help we can get.
For a very important job.
Or have you forgotten
about springing Jerry?
You think we forgot, huh?
Haven't you?
Been 24 hours now.
With all your connections,
still don't know where he is.
Wrong.
We know just where he is.
We'll do it ourselves.
We know how to follow a plan.
We'll pick him up today.
You guys playing straight?
Sure we are, Joe.
We want him back
as much as you do.
Or maybe you forgot that.
I didn't forget.
Let's go.
Hey, what about
the guys upstairs?
You think they're good, huh?
Oh, yeah.
Okay.
Give them the routine.
See what they're made of.
What's your pleasure, gents?
Hey, what is this?
It's called a robbery, daddy.
And you're the victim.
You punks! You think you
can walk in here and just...
Shut up, man!
Don't get tough with me.
And get your hands out of there!
I said shut up!
Oh, you punks are
really going to be sorry.
Yo.
I'm not going to forget this.
I'm not going to
forget a single face.
In the back, man.
Badger.
Your treat.
Well, the man has got a memory.
Fix it.
Fifty dollars.
You'd kill a man for $50?
Alive he can finger us.
Use the knife.
Come on!
Come on!
You're dumb.
Too dumb to be with us.
Hey, hey, whoa!
Whoa, wait a minute now.
You guys got class.
Wait, I want you to
meet a friend of ours.
Jake Holstrom.
You have to admit I had
you fooled there for a while.
I got news for you friend.
You'll never replace
Sydney Greenstreet.
You guys pass.
Are you with us?
We'll give you a try.
Sweet dreams work
up big appetites.
Look, I didn't
volunteer for this job.
Now, room 205 just happened to
come up on my assignment sheet.
If you don't want to walk out
of here, that's your business.
But stop acting like a child.
Now, do you want to eat?
No.
Okay.
Hold it. What?
What do you mean about
not walking out of here?
Just what I said.
You're in very bad shape.
You have to eat to
get your strength back.
If you don't get your strength
back, then you don't get well.
Or are you too dumb
to understand that?
I want to eat.
Okay.
Lift up.
Now...
do you think you
could manage this
without slopping
it all over yourself?
I...
I can't do it.
I can't.
Do you want me to help you?
No.
All right.
Yes.
Good.
Open, phony.
I'm not a phony.
Okay, you're not a phony.
Open.
You said I was.
Does it matter what I say?
No. Why, should it?
No reason at all. Open.
Okay, it matters.
Why am I a phony?
Because you feel one thing
and then you say another thing.
You're hungry but
then you won't eat.
You care about people,
then you act tough.
Who are you fooling, Jerry?
Yourself.
Take some more.
I'm not hungry.
I don't believe it.
Open.
What is this, command central?
Yeah, you might call it that.
Eddie?
Which one is the scout leader?
They're not here.
Oh there's more than one.
Like Bonnie and Clyde.
Don't knock it, brother.
They got a lot of things going.
Lots of things.
That's right.
Don't worry, you'll
meet 'em later.
There is one thing.
Where's Jerry?
Don't worry, man.
He'll be here soon.
No good?
It's okay.
You know, there's
a library here.
You can get whatever book
or magazine that you want.
I don't like to read.
What do you like?
What do you mean?
Well, I mean, do you
like music, for example?
It's all right.
What kind of music?
What do you mean, what kind?
I like music that I like.
Why all the questions?
Forget it.
What kind of music do you like?
I'm like you.
I dig music that
makes me feel good.
Yeah, I guess
that's what I like, too.
What else would
make you feel good?
I'd like to get out of here.
That would make me feel great.
What would you do?
Whatever I felt like.
I bet you'd go back
and take care of those
guys who ran out on you.
They didn't know I was hit.
They didn't?
No.
It wasn't their fault.
That's a rule.
One guy gets caught, why
should everybody get caught?
No reason.
They just did what
they had to do.
Sure, Jerry.
They're great guys, all of them.
Well, they must be; you
talk about them so much.
All right.
Then why don't you believe it?
'Cause you don't believe it.
Well, you're wrong!
Because they'd
do anything for me.
Oh, Jerry, why
don't you face it.
You know they ran out on you.
All right.
But I'd do the same thing
if one of them got shot.
Would you?
Would you just run away
and never look back?
No.
No, I wouldn't.
I couldn't... I couldn't
leave them all alone.
And afraid...
Jerry, I...
Nurse.
Jerry, I'll be right back.
How's it going?
Okay, I guess.
Has he opened up?
A little.
Is he bugging you?
No. Yeah.
We'll be picking him
up in about ten minutes
to transfer him to
the police hospital.
I want you to stay with him.
And Julie,
call the doctor before you go.
He's going to ride in
the ambulance with you.
Okay, Captain.
We'll be leaving
here soon, Mark.
We're transferring him. Right.
Greer, 15th precinct.
You picking up the
Kane kid? Yes, sir.
Be careful.
His friends might
try something stupid.
Where are they taking me?
To a larger hospital.
You mean a cop hospital?
Yes.
Mm...
I won't see you again.
Well...
they said I could
go along with you.
Is that all right?
Well, I...
I could do worse.
Hi.
Hello.
We're here to move the prisoner.
He's ready to go.
Okay, fella, here we go.
Easy now.
Okay. All right.
Here we go.
Okay, here we go.
All right.
See you later.
Uh-uh. Sooner.
I'm going to ride
along with you.
Excuse me, nurse,
I have no instructions
about taking you along.
I'm sure the doctor can explain.
He'll be coming, too.
I-I'm sorry, miss.
My orders are not
to waste a minute.
You and the doctor have
to drive over by yourself.
Well, I get my instructions
from one of your police captains.
Captain Greer?
Yes, I think so.
Look, I'm sorry, I'm going
to have to call the doctor,
and you can argue with him.
Put it down, honey.
Put it down.
I don't understand this.
Do you understand this?
Jerry.
Do as they say.
They're my friends.
You can't leave
the hospital now.
You're going to die
without the proper care.
Is that what your
friends want for you?
That's what has to be.
Jerry, listen...
All right, that's enough.
Tap her on the head.
Let's get out of here.
No.
Don't hurt her.
She will call the cops
the second we're
through this door.
Then we'll take her with us.
But you do one thing to hurt
her and I'm not going anywhere.
All right, nurse.
We'll make a deal with you.
You keep him alive,
and we keep you alive.
All right, open the door.
Barnes.
B-A-R-N... R as in
Roger, N as in Nellie... E-S.
Five feet four. 110 pounds.
Pretty.
Brown eyes; long, blonde hair.
Look, you'll have the picture
over there in about ten minutes.
Right.
I want every available police
unit in Haversham District
out looking for that
ambulance, and hurry it up.
What happened, Captain?
Two phony cops took Julie
and the prisoner in
the police ambulance.
Hey, you got a
description on the officers?
I think I talked to them.
You what?
I spoke to two police officers
in the ambulance,
as I left the hospital.
Well, you must know
what they look like.
Didn't register.
It just didn't register!
Well, you've got to
remember something.
Sure, I remember something.
They looked familiar,
like I'd seen them be...
What?
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
Phony cops, phony ambulance,
familiar face...
Hey, I'll bet they're even
using phony squad cars.
What is it?
I'll tell you why we've been
tripping all over ourselves.
Somebody in that gang
has police background.
They've been on our frequencies,
and they've probably been
sending dummy messages, too.
Look, get on down
to the police files.
Pull out everything on
ex-cops, academy washouts,
uh... uh, resignations,
the whole works.
All right, but, uh, it's
going to take a little time.
How about your other two kids?
I don't know where
they are, either.
For all I know, I've
lost all three of them.
Come on, man, move it!
All right.
Greer.
Get me Dispatch Four.
Gin.
Eh... six points.
That's three in a row.
A blitz.
Don't you ever lose
at anything, man?
Sometimes.
Hey, man, how long we
going to be sitting around here?
Patience and faith, baby.
Sooner or later.
It always happens.
Yeah. Well, I ain't
the patient type.
I'm going outside, get some air.
Hey, Linc.
I told you, nobody leaves.
We're on alert.
Alert?
What, are we in
the National Guard?
Alert for what?
For a job tonight.
Now, that's all
you need to know.
Sit down.
Oh, baby, this better be good.
Don't worry, man.
It will be.
Okay put him over there.
Come on now.
Here we go. Come on, move it.
Okay, I've got it. That's it.
He don't look too good man.
He going to be all right?
I'll do what I can.
He needs a doctor.
Go get me a towel and some ice.
What happened to him?
Same thing that will happen
to you if you foul up a job.
These the two new guys?
Uh, yeah.
Friends of Jerry's.
I hear you're pretty tough.
We survive.
I'm Linc. This is Pete.
And you are...
I'm the Lone Ranger.
Really? Well, that
makes him Tonto.
Yeah, for now.
It's on for tonight.
Let these two
guys in on the plan.
You'll hear from us
when the setup's right.
Hey, y'all, what about
a doctor for Jerry?
Not right now.
She'll have to do.
I'm not a doctor.
Keep your eye on her.
With pleasure.
Not me. No.
No good.
Next book.
Academy washouts, book one.
Any leads on that ambulance yet?
No, sir.
Greer.
Barney, you can't.
I need every unit I've got.
I don't have a single lead.
You're taking away
my eyes, Barney.
All right, all right,
do your best.
What's up?
They're diverting all our
patrol units to San Vicente.
They got a riot on their hands.
Get down to Dispatch on
the double, and stay on them.
Yes, sir.
He's coming to.
Hey... hey, Jerry?
Hey...
Can you hear me?
Hey...
It's me, Joe.
Jerry, you're
going to be all right.
We're going to take care of you.
Hey, there's an old pal
of yours here to see you.
Oh, leave him alone now.
Hey, well, aren't
you glad to see them?
I... I don't...
You picked a great time
to renew old acquaintances.
He's half out of blood and
he's pumped full of drugs
and you want to
him to socialize?
You're going to be okay.
Back off, all of you!
Now, do you want
me to help him or not?
Hey, you're a regular
tiger, ain't you?
Hey, I'd like to have...
Knock it off. What did you say?
I said knock it off!
Don't tell me what to do.
Hey, Badger, come on!
Lay off.
She's got enough to do.
He's right, man.
Hello.
Right.
Got it.
We hit the Monarch TV
Warehouse on East Haversham.
It seems there's this riot
brewing on San Vicente.
The fuzz are gonna
have their hands full.
Eddie, get the truck.
Right.
Sweatshirts and gloves.
Let's move.
Pete! Linc!
Will somebody listen to me?
Hey, come on, listen to me.
Look, I told you
he's going to die
if you don't get a doctor.
Now, how long are
you gonna put this off?
Look, there's
nothing I can do now.
It'll have to wait till later.
Are you kidding, man?!
He's gonna die if he
doesn't get a doctor!
Badger...
stay with her till we get back.
Right.
Let's go.
Let's go, Eddie,
get in the front.
Right.
Hey, I'll ride in front.
Hey, listen, I'll ride in back.
Go!
What are you doing back here?
Joe figured you
might need some help.
Joe wouldn't say that.
I think you're lying, man.
Mm, baby, you've got
yourself a bad case of the jitters.
Hey, nurse,
you got something
for a cat with the jitters?
I'm talking to you, man.
Julie, get me the tape.
You okay?
Yeah.
Call the Captain.
Have him get a doctor.
Jerry looks bad.
Cop.
Lousy, lying cop!
Untie him.
Jerry... Get away from me.
Untie him.
Man, can't you see it?
You need a doctor.
Well, when they come back,
they can get me a doctor.
When they get back,
they'll get you a coroner.
Well, then that's
just the way it is
because the group comes first.
And I'm not gonna
fink on friends.
Friends?
Your friends left
you lying in the street.
And now they've left you again
because a job is more
important than your life.
No.
Oh, yes, it's true.
And you knew that
in the hospital today.
You knew that was true.
That must have been fun for you.
I can never trust you again.
Forget me.
Trust yourself.
What about all those
things that you said
and all those
things that you felt?
It's a trick.
It's a lousy cop trick.
All right, Jerry.
You can believe that
and you can shoot me,
but I'm not going to stand
here and watch you die.
Julie!
You're something else, Julie.
Something else.
Hello, may I speak to
Captain Greer, please?
How many cars you
send to the warehouse?
Two from the East Division.
Only this time, I
used the telephone.
Nice and private.
All right?
Where's Pete?
I don't know.
He was here a minute ago.
What about Linc?
I haven't seen him.
Keep moving.
Ed! Karl!
Before I separate
your head, explain!
The fuzz! Split!
All right, get them out of here.
You all right, Pete?
Yeah.
Your phony cops won't
be too far from here.
Yeah, I know all about it.
You okay?
Dispatcher Four,
This is patrol six,
Captain Greer.
Yes, Captain.
The silent alarm
system's been triggered
at the Monarch TV
Warehouse on East Haversham.
I'm out on a call now and
won't be able to look in on it.
Might be a false alarm, but
dispatch a car and check it out.
Over.
Yes, sir.
Attention all units in the
vicinity of East Haversham.
Possible 459.
Monarch TV warehouse.
Silent alarm. Over.
Silent alarm. Those
clumsy punks.
Knock it off.
We gotta get 'em out of there.
Dispatch Four,
this is five-zero.
We'll take that
warehouse call. Over.
Roger, five-zero.
Please advise.
Let's move.
All right, boys, let's move.
Let's wrap it up.
Hey, where are the others?
Right behind you.
Well, well, now
I place the face.
Both of them.
Hey, Captain
Greer, I don't get it.
You don't, huh?
Boys, I want you to meet
your not-so-phony cops,
Officers Cates and Stevens.
Burglary detail, 22nd precinct.
Wait a minute.
You mean these
guys are for real?
Tell him.
All right, then let me tell you.
Boy, you guys are sure gonna
be sorry you ever wore a badge.
What are you doing here?
Julie wanted to talk
to Jerry one more time.
I told you to forget it.
He's gone back into his
shell and he's not coming out.
I hate it when you're right.
Nothing, huh?
No.
He won't testify
unless the others do.
Honor among thieves.
Where do they learn it?
They learn it from
cops, Captain.
Two of your force's finest.
Oh, I see.
Caught a couple of bad cops
and now the whole
department's rotten, huh?
Did we say that?
No, But you're thinking it.
Everybody does
when a cop fouls up.
But if a lawyer or doctor
or a shoemaker goes bad,
you know, somehow, it
doesn't reflect on his trade.
But a cop, he's different.
Maybe he is different, Captain.
He puts on a badge
and it's like shaking
hands with everyone.
Like saying "Trust me."
A man's got to be
special to do that.
But I'm just saying that a
policeman's a human being first,
and then a cop.
Don't expect him to be perfect.
Nobody does, Captain.
We expect them
to be like you.
Now, that's not perfect, is it?
Look, I'll see you later.
Well, I only got
two things to say.
I'm hungry and I'm broke.
Well, I still have
my nurse's I.D.
We can try and promote a
free meal from the hospital.
I'm not that hungry.
Besides, there's one
thing I can't stand...
That's a cop on the take.
51, come in. Over.
I got a 4-15 on the corner
of Walnut and Eighth. Over.
Roger, 51.
Investigate and report.
29, what is your location?
29. We're at 1536
North Victoria Drive.
Investigating a 9-21. Over.
Roger. The line is open.
Report when ready.
D-14 reporting in.
D-14. Hey, Frank,
how come you're
always late on Sunday?
If I bring you a note from my
minister, will you believe it?
Sure.
And if you bring me
two juicy hamburgers
with no check,
I'll believe it more.
You know, you can get 30 years
for blackmail in
this state. Over.
Try and prove it.
I'm getting hungry all
ready. Where are you?
See you soon.
I'm taking a short-cut through
the warehouse district. Over.
♪ ♪
Hold it right there!
It's the fuzz!
Make it, like quick!
Hold it!
Dispatch Four.
This is Taylor.
Frank, I'm starving. How
long you going to be?
4-59... Washington...
Purdue.
Suspects... heading
north on Purdue.
Two-ton truck.
Help me.
Frank. Frank?
Attention all
units in the vicinity
of Washington and Purdue.
Officer needs help.
4-59. Suspects
heading north on Purdue.
Two-ton truck with
aluminum body and green cab.
4-59. Suspects
heading north on Purdue.
Two-ton truck with
aluminum body and green cab.
All right, all right.
All right... now, what happened?
The fuzz showed up.
He started shooting.
Where's Jerry?
He got hit.
You stupid...
You knew the plan.
If a cop shows, you
let him arrest you.
When he calls for
help, we answer the call.
Okay, so we blew it.
Now what do we do?
First, we get out of here,
or we'll all be
knee-deep in cops.
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
Bad news?
Yeah.
Frank Taylor's dead.
And this is where
the bumbling ends.
Right here.
Bumbling?
For two months now,
those kids have been
hijacking warehouses while
we stumble all over ourselves.
Couple of times they
vanished into thin air.
Well, now, they've killed a man.
A good man.
Hi.
Frank Taylor is dead, Julie.
I want you to start right away.
Oh. I'm sorry.
I talked to the
doctor and he said
the boy's operation
turned out okay.
He's asleep now.
You be there when he wakes up.
He wouldn't talk
when we grabbed him,
but he might loosen when
he sees a pretty nurse.
I'll do what I can.
He's a mean kid. Full of hate.
But he's our only lead.
We've got to make it good.
Okay.
What about us?
The kid's got a mother.
I want you to find out
if hate is hereditary.
Mrs. Kane?
That's right. What do you want?
We're friends of Jerry's.
So?
So we want to see him.
You would, huh?
Well, he don't
live here no more.
Wait, wait, wait. Wait a minute.
You know where he is?
I don't know. Why
don't you try San Diego?
He always liked it there.
Mrs. Kane.
Now, look. What's the idea?
Get out of here!
Now, just take it easy.
You're his mother right?
Now you'd know where he lives.
His mother?
As far as I'm concerned,
he never lived here.
He came home to sleep
and to feed his fat
face once in a while.
Well, do you know anybody
who might know where he is?
A friend or someone?
Look, I didn't want him around,
and now that he's
gone, I don't ask where.
And that goes
for his friends, too.
You got a problem.
You're all heart.
Look, buster, if you
want Jerry so badly,
maybe you ought to join
him... He's in the hospital.
Thank you very much, Mrs. Kane.
You've been a great help.
Well, that's too bad.
Now you get out of
here and leave me alone!
Whew!
She ought to be
mother of the year.
Could make a
lousy social worker.
Yeah.
This is a dead end, man.
No, not quite.
Let's go over to
Willy's pool hall.
Why?
That's where Jerry used to go.
To get away from her.
I don't blame him.
Are you sure you're
from Beverly Hills?
I thought you cats
played Ping-Pong.
Da-da had a billiard room.
Want to go again?
No chance. You've
been practicing.
Well, it's no fun
playing by myself.
Uh, you really
need company, man,
maybe I can help you out.
If the price is right.
Buck a ball.
Straight pool.
Whatever's fair.
Be my guest.
Rack 'em up, Jimmy.
Fifteen dollars.
Unless you want to go for 30.
Thank you.
You play good, man.
Everything I am I
owe to my daddy.
Maybe you play too good.
You asked for the action.
Yeah.
Maybe that's just what
you wanted me to do.
What's this?
Cry-baby time?
No, man.
We just don't dig hustlers here.
You make a buck your
way, we'll make it ours.
Let's split, Pete.
These cats is right
out of nursery school.
You want to shoot a game?
Hey, ease up, guys! Hey!
Hey! Cool it, guys.
Your pal Jerry's got to be nuts.
There ain't no
action around here.
I'm hip.
There must be another Willy's.
Hey, wait a minute.
You guys mentioned Jerry.
Jerry who?
Well, if you don't know...
it's none of your business.
Take it easy.
Wouldn't be Jerry
Kane, would it?
Maybe.
Where do you know him from?
San Diego.
Just what kind of action
you guys looking for?
Nothing you'd be interested in.
Stick around, man.
Maybe I'll have
something for you.
Shoot another rack?
Nice little nap?
Be nice.
No! No...
Hold it, young fella.
Oh! Let go of me! Oh...
Hold it now, you're
not going anywhere.
Just take it easy. Pig!
Just take it easy.
Attaboy. Now just relax.
Need me to call a doctor?
Nice kid.
Now... try this again?
Leave me alone.
Just leave me alone.
Yeah. Seems like
a fair price to me.
How soon do you want delivery?
Okay.
Listen, I'll give you
a call tomorrow and...
let you know the
pick-up location.
Okay. Thank you. Good-bye.
Well, I got a man who'll take
30 new color TVs off our hands.
Where do we get
30 new color TV's?
Right here.
We hit it tonight.
Everybody's on
standby. Pass the word.
That'll be a lot of loading.
We could use a
couple extra hands.
You got somebody in mind?
Yeah. A couple of pretty
sharp boys upstairs.
Friends of Jerry's.
You know 'em?
No. They're from San Diego.
You sure?
They could be cops.
Oh, wow.
Now that is out of sight.
Not this time, man.
If there's one thing
they are not is cops.
Maybe.
Seems like a lousy time
to start adding personnel.
I think it's a good time.
We need all the help we can get.
For a very important job.
Or have you forgotten
about springing Jerry?
You think we forgot, huh?
Haven't you?
Been 24 hours now.
With all your connections,
still don't know where he is.
Wrong.
We know just where he is.
We'll do it ourselves.
We know how to follow a plan.
We'll pick him up today.
You guys playing straight?
Sure we are, Joe.
We want him back
as much as you do.
Or maybe you forgot that.
I didn't forget.
Let's go.
Hey, what about
the guys upstairs?
You think they're good, huh?
Oh, yeah.
Okay.
Give them the routine.
See what they're made of.
What's your pleasure, gents?
Hey, what is this?
It's called a robbery, daddy.
And you're the victim.
You punks! You think you
can walk in here and just...
Shut up, man!
Don't get tough with me.
And get your hands out of there!
I said shut up!
Oh, you punks are
really going to be sorry.
Yo.
I'm not going to forget this.
I'm not going to
forget a single face.
In the back, man.
Badger.
Your treat.
Well, the man has got a memory.
Fix it.
Fifty dollars.
You'd kill a man for $50?
Alive he can finger us.
Use the knife.
Come on!
Come on!
You're dumb.
Too dumb to be with us.
Hey, hey, whoa!
Whoa, wait a minute now.
You guys got class.
Wait, I want you to
meet a friend of ours.
Jake Holstrom.
You have to admit I had
you fooled there for a while.
I got news for you friend.
You'll never replace
Sydney Greenstreet.
You guys pass.
Are you with us?
We'll give you a try.
Sweet dreams work
up big appetites.
Look, I didn't
volunteer for this job.
Now, room 205 just happened to
come up on my assignment sheet.
If you don't want to walk out
of here, that's your business.
But stop acting like a child.
Now, do you want to eat?
No.
Okay.
Hold it. What?
What do you mean about
not walking out of here?
Just what I said.
You're in very bad shape.
You have to eat to
get your strength back.
If you don't get your strength
back, then you don't get well.
Or are you too dumb
to understand that?
I want to eat.
Okay.
Lift up.
Now...
do you think you
could manage this
without slopping
it all over yourself?
I...
I can't do it.
I can't.
Do you want me to help you?
No.
All right.
Yes.
Good.
Open, phony.
I'm not a phony.
Okay, you're not a phony.
Open.
You said I was.
Does it matter what I say?
No. Why, should it?
No reason at all. Open.
Okay, it matters.
Why am I a phony?
Because you feel one thing
and then you say another thing.
You're hungry but
then you won't eat.
You care about people,
then you act tough.
Who are you fooling, Jerry?
Yourself.
Take some more.
I'm not hungry.
I don't believe it.
Open.
What is this, command central?
Yeah, you might call it that.
Eddie?
Which one is the scout leader?
They're not here.
Oh there's more than one.
Like Bonnie and Clyde.
Don't knock it, brother.
They got a lot of things going.
Lots of things.
That's right.
Don't worry, you'll
meet 'em later.
There is one thing.
Where's Jerry?
Don't worry, man.
He'll be here soon.
No good?
It's okay.
You know, there's
a library here.
You can get whatever book
or magazine that you want.
I don't like to read.
What do you like?
What do you mean?
Well, I mean, do you
like music, for example?
It's all right.
What kind of music?
What do you mean, what kind?
I like music that I like.
Why all the questions?
Forget it.
What kind of music do you like?
I'm like you.
I dig music that
makes me feel good.
Yeah, I guess
that's what I like, too.
What else would
make you feel good?
I'd like to get out of here.
That would make me feel great.
What would you do?
Whatever I felt like.
I bet you'd go back
and take care of those
guys who ran out on you.
They didn't know I was hit.
They didn't?
No.
It wasn't their fault.
That's a rule.
One guy gets caught, why
should everybody get caught?
No reason.
They just did what
they had to do.
Sure, Jerry.
They're great guys, all of them.
Well, they must be; you
talk about them so much.
All right.
Then why don't you believe it?
'Cause you don't believe it.
Well, you're wrong!
Because they'd
do anything for me.
Oh, Jerry, why
don't you face it.
You know they ran out on you.
All right.
But I'd do the same thing
if one of them got shot.
Would you?
Would you just run away
and never look back?
No.
No, I wouldn't.
I couldn't... I couldn't
leave them all alone.
And afraid...
Jerry, I...
Nurse.
Jerry, I'll be right back.
How's it going?
Okay, I guess.
Has he opened up?
A little.
Is he bugging you?
No. Yeah.
We'll be picking him
up in about ten minutes
to transfer him to
the police hospital.
I want you to stay with him.
And Julie,
call the doctor before you go.
He's going to ride in
the ambulance with you.
Okay, Captain.
We'll be leaving
here soon, Mark.
We're transferring him. Right.
Greer, 15th precinct.
You picking up the
Kane kid? Yes, sir.
Be careful.
His friends might
try something stupid.
Where are they taking me?
To a larger hospital.
You mean a cop hospital?
Yes.
Mm...
I won't see you again.
Well...
they said I could
go along with you.
Is that all right?
Well, I...
I could do worse.
Hi.
Hello.
We're here to move the prisoner.
He's ready to go.
Okay, fella, here we go.
Easy now.
Okay. All right.
Here we go.
Okay, here we go.
All right.
See you later.
Uh-uh. Sooner.
I'm going to ride
along with you.
Excuse me, nurse,
I have no instructions
about taking you along.
I'm sure the doctor can explain.
He'll be coming, too.
I-I'm sorry, miss.
My orders are not
to waste a minute.
You and the doctor have
to drive over by yourself.
Well, I get my instructions
from one of your police captains.
Captain Greer?
Yes, I think so.
Look, I'm sorry, I'm going
to have to call the doctor,
and you can argue with him.
Put it down, honey.
Put it down.
I don't understand this.
Do you understand this?
Jerry.
Do as they say.
They're my friends.
You can't leave
the hospital now.
You're going to die
without the proper care.
Is that what your
friends want for you?
That's what has to be.
Jerry, listen...
All right, that's enough.
Tap her on the head.
Let's get out of here.
No.
Don't hurt her.
She will call the cops
the second we're
through this door.
Then we'll take her with us.
But you do one thing to hurt
her and I'm not going anywhere.
All right, nurse.
We'll make a deal with you.
You keep him alive,
and we keep you alive.
All right, open the door.
Barnes.
B-A-R-N... R as in
Roger, N as in Nellie... E-S.
Five feet four. 110 pounds.
Pretty.
Brown eyes; long, blonde hair.
Look, you'll have the picture
over there in about ten minutes.
Right.
I want every available police
unit in Haversham District
out looking for that
ambulance, and hurry it up.
What happened, Captain?
Two phony cops took Julie
and the prisoner in
the police ambulance.
Hey, you got a
description on the officers?
I think I talked to them.
You what?
I spoke to two police officers
in the ambulance,
as I left the hospital.
Well, you must know
what they look like.
Didn't register.
It just didn't register!
Well, you've got to
remember something.
Sure, I remember something.
They looked familiar,
like I'd seen them be...
What?
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
Phony cops, phony ambulance,
familiar face...
Hey, I'll bet they're even
using phony squad cars.
What is it?
I'll tell you why we've been
tripping all over ourselves.
Somebody in that gang
has police background.
They've been on our frequencies,
and they've probably been
sending dummy messages, too.
Look, get on down
to the police files.
Pull out everything on
ex-cops, academy washouts,
uh... uh, resignations,
the whole works.
All right, but, uh, it's
going to take a little time.
How about your other two kids?
I don't know where
they are, either.
For all I know, I've
lost all three of them.
Come on, man, move it!
All right.
Greer.
Get me Dispatch Four.
Gin.
Eh... six points.
That's three in a row.
A blitz.
Don't you ever lose
at anything, man?
Sometimes.
Hey, man, how long we
going to be sitting around here?
Patience and faith, baby.
Sooner or later.
It always happens.
Yeah. Well, I ain't
the patient type.
I'm going outside, get some air.
Hey, Linc.
I told you, nobody leaves.
We're on alert.
Alert?
What, are we in
the National Guard?
Alert for what?
For a job tonight.
Now, that's all
you need to know.
Sit down.
Oh, baby, this better be good.
Don't worry, man.
It will be.
Okay put him over there.
Come on now.
Here we go. Come on, move it.
Okay, I've got it. That's it.
He don't look too good man.
He going to be all right?
I'll do what I can.
He needs a doctor.
Go get me a towel and some ice.
What happened to him?
Same thing that will happen
to you if you foul up a job.
These the two new guys?
Uh, yeah.
Friends of Jerry's.
I hear you're pretty tough.
We survive.
I'm Linc. This is Pete.
And you are...
I'm the Lone Ranger.
Really? Well, that
makes him Tonto.
Yeah, for now.
It's on for tonight.
Let these two
guys in on the plan.
You'll hear from us
when the setup's right.
Hey, y'all, what about
a doctor for Jerry?
Not right now.
She'll have to do.
I'm not a doctor.
Keep your eye on her.
With pleasure.
Not me. No.
No good.
Next book.
Academy washouts, book one.
Any leads on that ambulance yet?
No, sir.
Greer.
Barney, you can't.
I need every unit I've got.
I don't have a single lead.
You're taking away
my eyes, Barney.
All right, all right,
do your best.
What's up?
They're diverting all our
patrol units to San Vicente.
They got a riot on their hands.
Get down to Dispatch on
the double, and stay on them.
Yes, sir.
He's coming to.
Hey... hey, Jerry?
Hey...
Can you hear me?
Hey...
It's me, Joe.
Jerry, you're
going to be all right.
We're going to take care of you.
Hey, there's an old pal
of yours here to see you.
Oh, leave him alone now.
Hey, well, aren't
you glad to see them?
I... I don't...
You picked a great time
to renew old acquaintances.
He's half out of blood and
he's pumped full of drugs
and you want to
him to socialize?
You're going to be okay.
Back off, all of you!
Now, do you want
me to help him or not?
Hey, you're a regular
tiger, ain't you?
Hey, I'd like to have...
Knock it off. What did you say?
I said knock it off!
Don't tell me what to do.
Hey, Badger, come on!
Lay off.
She's got enough to do.
He's right, man.
Hello.
Right.
Got it.
We hit the Monarch TV
Warehouse on East Haversham.
It seems there's this riot
brewing on San Vicente.
The fuzz are gonna
have their hands full.
Eddie, get the truck.
Right.
Sweatshirts and gloves.
Let's move.
Pete! Linc!
Will somebody listen to me?
Hey, come on, listen to me.
Look, I told you
he's going to die
if you don't get a doctor.
Now, how long are
you gonna put this off?
Look, there's
nothing I can do now.
It'll have to wait till later.
Are you kidding, man?!
He's gonna die if he
doesn't get a doctor!
Badger...
stay with her till we get back.
Right.
Let's go.
Let's go, Eddie,
get in the front.
Right.
Hey, I'll ride in front.
Hey, listen, I'll ride in back.
Go!
What are you doing back here?
Joe figured you
might need some help.
Joe wouldn't say that.
I think you're lying, man.
Mm, baby, you've got
yourself a bad case of the jitters.
Hey, nurse,
you got something
for a cat with the jitters?
I'm talking to you, man.
Julie, get me the tape.
You okay?
Yeah.
Call the Captain.
Have him get a doctor.
Jerry looks bad.
Cop.
Lousy, lying cop!
Untie him.
Jerry... Get away from me.
Untie him.
Man, can't you see it?
You need a doctor.
Well, when they come back,
they can get me a doctor.
When they get back,
they'll get you a coroner.
Well, then that's
just the way it is
because the group comes first.
And I'm not gonna
fink on friends.
Friends?
Your friends left
you lying in the street.
And now they've left you again
because a job is more
important than your life.
No.
Oh, yes, it's true.
And you knew that
in the hospital today.
You knew that was true.
That must have been fun for you.
I can never trust you again.
Forget me.
Trust yourself.
What about all those
things that you said
and all those
things that you felt?
It's a trick.
It's a lousy cop trick.
All right, Jerry.
You can believe that
and you can shoot me,
but I'm not going to stand
here and watch you die.
Julie!
You're something else, Julie.
Something else.
Hello, may I speak to
Captain Greer, please?
How many cars you
send to the warehouse?
Two from the East Division.
Only this time, I
used the telephone.
Nice and private.
All right?
Where's Pete?
I don't know.
He was here a minute ago.
What about Linc?
I haven't seen him.
Keep moving.
Ed! Karl!
Before I separate
your head, explain!
The fuzz! Split!
All right, get them out of here.
You all right, Pete?
Yeah.
Your phony cops won't
be too far from here.
Yeah, I know all about it.
You okay?
Dispatcher Four,
This is patrol six,
Captain Greer.
Yes, Captain.
The silent alarm
system's been triggered
at the Monarch TV
Warehouse on East Haversham.
I'm out on a call now and
won't be able to look in on it.
Might be a false alarm, but
dispatch a car and check it out.
Over.
Yes, sir.
Attention all units in the
vicinity of East Haversham.
Possible 459.
Monarch TV warehouse.
Silent alarm. Over.
Silent alarm. Those
clumsy punks.
Knock it off.
We gotta get 'em out of there.
Dispatch Four,
this is five-zero.
We'll take that
warehouse call. Over.
Roger, five-zero.
Please advise.
Let's move.
All right, boys, let's move.
Let's wrap it up.
Hey, where are the others?
Right behind you.
Well, well, now
I place the face.
Both of them.
Hey, Captain
Greer, I don't get it.
You don't, huh?
Boys, I want you to meet
your not-so-phony cops,
Officers Cates and Stevens.
Burglary detail, 22nd precinct.
Wait a minute.
You mean these
guys are for real?
Tell him.
All right, then let me tell you.
Boy, you guys are sure gonna
be sorry you ever wore a badge.
What are you doing here?
Julie wanted to talk
to Jerry one more time.
I told you to forget it.
He's gone back into his
shell and he's not coming out.
I hate it when you're right.
Nothing, huh?
No.
He won't testify
unless the others do.
Honor among thieves.
Where do they learn it?
They learn it from
cops, Captain.
Two of your force's finest.
Oh, I see.
Caught a couple of bad cops
and now the whole
department's rotten, huh?
Did we say that?
No, But you're thinking it.
Everybody does
when a cop fouls up.
But if a lawyer or doctor
or a shoemaker goes bad,
you know, somehow, it
doesn't reflect on his trade.
But a cop, he's different.
Maybe he is different, Captain.
He puts on a badge
and it's like shaking
hands with everyone.
Like saying "Trust me."
A man's got to be
special to do that.
But I'm just saying that a
policeman's a human being first,
and then a cop.
Don't expect him to be perfect.
Nobody does, Captain.
We expect them
to be like you.
Now, that's not perfect, is it?
Look, I'll see you later.
Well, I only got
two things to say.
I'm hungry and I'm broke.
Well, I still have
my nurse's I.D.
We can try and promote a
free meal from the hospital.
I'm not that hungry.
Besides, there's one
thing I can't stand...
That's a cop on the take.