Police Woman (1974–1978): Season 3, Episode 17 - The Killer Cowboys - full transcript

Frank Converse plays an airline pilot from Pepper's past who comes back to get her just a year or two after his wife's death.

- Don't, I'm gonna get you!

- No, first, I'll
stop if you pay me

$2.50 an hour,
car fare and this.

(tires screeching)

- If I ever did go to see
him as he suggested,

it would be as a friend.

- Of course.

(telephone ringing)

- You gonna answer that?

- No.

- All right, I know
this isn't your idea

of an ideal assignment,
either of you.

- At least I don't have
to go in as a hooker.

- I've ordered a massive
stakeout in order to truncate

the activities of two violent
suspects known to us

only as The Cowboys.
(tires screeching)

(explosion booming)

(thrilling music)

(bluegrass music)

(door closing)

- Takin' a little
siesta on the job?

- Yeah, it's been
a pretty slow night.

- That so?

Well, good buddy,
that'd just make our job

a whole lot faster.

Jimbo?
- Yo.

- Let's do our thing here

so our friend can get
back with his nappin'.

(rifle ratcheting)

Now, we want the
bread, you hear?

We didn't have
no supper tonight,

and we want all the warm,
gasoline-smellin' bread you got.

- [Dispatcher] All units in
the vicinity on 6 Adam 49,

a 211 in progress at the
service station, 1347 Rosella.

6A49, your call is Code 3.

(tires screeching)

(bluegrass music)
(bills rustling)

(shotgun blasting)

(tires screeching)

(shotgun blasting)
(glass shattering)

(tires screeching) (exploding)

(whooping)

(exploding)

(shotgun blasting)

(exploding)

(pistols blasting)

(cans rattling)

(man groaning)

(telephone ringing)

- Good morning.

- By whose standards?

- The bluejay outside my window,

the cop that gave me
a ticket and my sister.

- Don't get cute,
I'm not in the mood.

- You need a cup of coffee.

- (laughs) So will you
when you read this.

This just came down
from robbery-homicide,

from Mr. Ralph Fry.

- Oh, you're gonna
need this extra strong.

So he was your partner
and you didn't get along,

but that was a
hundred years ago.

Maybe he's changed.

- Sure he's changed.

He was a pompous jerk
then, he's a pompous jerk now.

- What's it say?

- It says, quote, "Crowley's
unit has been temporarily

"assigned to a special
investigation under my command."

Now, you know what that means?

That means he went
for a string of swinging

nine-hour shifts,
that's what it means.

- Not in Palm Springs.

(laughs)

- Tell me, Pepper, do
gas stations turn you on?

- Gas stations?

- Alright, I know
this isn't your idea

of an ideal assignment,
either of you.

- At least I don't have
to go in as a hooker.

Or do I, Lieutenant?

- Nah, this is strictly
surveillance, Anderson.

Alright, I've briefed
the other teams

and I'll brief you too and
you can pass the word on

to Royster and Stolls.

- "Styles", Joe Styles.

- Correction, "Styles."

Alright, the facts.

I've ordered a massive
stakeout in order to truncate

the activities of
two violent suspects

known to us only
as "The Cowboys".

Within the past month,
they've robbed a dozen

self-service stations,
arriving in stolen cars

like gunmen out of the Old West.

Ergo, The Cowboys.

- Is one of them named Ergo?

- No, that's Latin, Bill.

It means, "Therefore".

- Oh, well why didn't you
just say "therefore", Ralph?

I mean, I've never
been to Latvia.

- Oh it's just the same old
great sense of humor, huh?

- He keeps trying (laughs)

- Alright, so far, they
have killed one owner

and wounded three attendants.

- Any witnesses?

- Yeah, two witnesses.

Both of 'em cops.

But before they
could get close enough

to give us a good
eyeball description,

they made a little
detour and burned up

a $5,000 police car.

Alright, I want you two
to take the station at

Valley and Eaton.

Royster and Styles will
be notified to relieve you.

Any questions?

- When do we start?

- Now.

- Pompous jerk.

- Good-looking.

- So he's a good-looking
pompous jerk.

Forgot to tell you, a few
moments before you came in,

you got a phone call from
some guy named Hopkins.

Said it was personal.

- Hopkins?
- Yeah, Dean Hopkins?

Just got into town.

He said that he
used to work with you.

Is that right?
- When I was a stewardess.

He was one of
our captains, yeah.

- Yeah, well he wanted
your home phone number.

I told him that wasn't policy.

- Good.

- If you wanna get
in touch with him,

you can reach him
at the Hotel Wilton.

- Okay.

- Here's another one.

Okay, you wanna take this one?

- Oh, I'd say she's about 43.

Married to a very
successful type.

Goes to the hairdresser
about once a week.

Four kids, all boys.

Ergo, the station wagon.

- She's 42, exactly.

Not married.

Goes to the hair dresser
three times a week

and she has six girls.

Not exactly kids,
who work for her.

- You know that?

- I hope to take it.

I've busted her twice.

(laughing)

Did I tell you the Wilton Hotel?

I mean the hotel of the
guy that called this morning?

- Yeah, at the Wil.

- It was the Walton.

The Walton Hotel.
- Oh, okay.

- What's he do anyway?

- I don't know, last I heard,
he was still flying 747's.

He's married.

- What did I say?

(cars running)

- Here come our
happy replacements.

- They still seem...

- Here's our replacements.
- Greetings.

- Hi.
- Hey.

- How's it going?

- Well, Joe, I'll tell ya, it's
an incredible experience.

I'm seriously thinking
of writing a book about it.

- Yeah, really?

No cowboys?

- Not even a heifer.
- No.

Let's pray that you
guys have better luck.

Catch you later.
- Take care.

- Okay, y'all take now.

- Alright.

(bluegrass music)

- How do I look?

- Great! (laughs)

Like Clint Eastwood
in that movie last night.

- Clint Eastwood?

Who's Clint Eastwood
compared to me?

(laughing)

- Say it in Texas!

- You tryin' to rile me, gal?

Comparin' me to
the likes of him?

A actor?

(laughing)

- That's beautiful!

Oh, I love it!

- Kinda love the
old vodka too, huh?

- Gotta keep happy
with somethin'

while you're away from me.

(door opening)

- Hey.

(laughing)

- Look at my little
brother, will ya?

Now that's what I call
a regular Gabby Hayes.

(laughing)

- I hot-wired us a pickup.

But the damn thing
got no radio in it.

- And without a
radio, they can't hear

that dumb hick
music, right dummy?

(laughing)

Okay.

So we get a radio.

(telephone ringing)

- Hello?

Oh, hi Bill.

- Listen, I just got a
call from Jim Stirlwall.

Al Benton's celebratin' 20
years on the Force tonight

over at Vinny's.

What do you say, I
thought we might stop by

and have a couple.

- Oh, listen, I'd like to,
but I hardly know him

and I was planning on
watching a TV special tonight.

- Why, it's a rerun.

- Yeah, I know, but I
missed the first hour last time.

I really feel like
staying in, okay?

- Okay.

I'll see you tomorrow.

- Thanks anyway.

Bye bye.

(light piano music)

(telephone ringing)

Hello?

- [Dean] Hello.

- Dean!

- I was hoping you'd
say, "Dean Hopkins,

"this is the nicest
surprise I've had in years."

- Dean Hopkins, now
this is the nicest surprise

I've had in a long time.

- Close.

I was hoping you'd
call and say it to me.

- I was going to, in the
morning, I really was.

But it's just been a tough day.

How'd you get my number?

- (laughs) Do you
remember Rita Maldonado

from the L.A. to Rio run?

Luckily for me she's
still Rita Maldonado.

Anyway, I looked her
number up in the phone book,

gave her a call, she was a
lot more helpful than your boss.

It's been some time.

Know what I mean?

To coin a phrase.

- I stopped counting
after four years.

- Sergeant Anderson.

I heard you'd become a cop,
but that's pretty impressive.

- Well, I don't know about that.

And what are you, at least
president of the company by now?

- No.

I quit in '71.

I've been a test
pilot ever since.

I'm on a job here,
I got this rock star,

all of 11 years old.

He put a deposit down on a plane

and he wants me
to give it a trial spin.

I was hoping that I could
see you maybe tonight.

- Oh, I don't know, Dean.

It's getting late.

I'd like to meet
you and your wife.

- She...

She died.

- Oh, I'm sorry.

- Just happened.

I'd meet you down
at the bar downstairs,

but I'm expecting
a long-distance call

and if you don't mind coming up

to this $100 a day
vacuum they call a suite,

we could have a drink.

- Oh, I don't know.

I really, I was planning
on staying in tonight.

- Come on.

Give a guy a break,
I'm only gonna be here

for a couple of days.

- (laughs) Alright, it would
be nice to see you, Dean.

- Thank you.

Have a nice evening.

May I help you, young man?

- You could tell me your name.

- My name?

- Mm Hm.

- [Alice] Alice.

- Alice?

You know what I swore it was?

Rose.

I mean your skin
tone, your complexion,

looks as perty as dew
on a San Antonio Rose.

- Oh (laughing) thank
you with the pretty words,

but we must credit some
help from these cosmetics here.

(clattering)

You!

What are you doing?

- Oh, that's okay ma'am.

- This looks right nice.
- It's my little brother.

He's nice.
- We'll take it, ma'am

Thank you!
- But wait...

- Why thank you for
all your help, ma'am.

- Somebody stop them!

(knocking)

- Coming.

- You're under arrest.

- Let me see some identifaction.

(laughing)

- Hi.

- Thanks for coming over,
I got a prowler in the toilet.

(laughing)

- It's good to see you.

I'd forgotten.

- What?

- That you had blue eyes.

- Oh, still?

I haven't checked in a while.

(laughing)

Will you have a drop?

- I didn't think you
liked champagne.

- Things change.

(pouring)

- You look good.

- So do you.

- She's lovely.

Your daughter?

- Yeah, Jeanie.

She's quite a kid.

That was the long-distance
call I was expecting.

Here's to layovers in St. Louis.

(clinking)

- Yeah.

- Do you wanna go first?

(laughing)

- Well, I'm a cop.

- You're a cop, let
me see your badge!

- No, you don't
get to see anything.

- Like your shoulder holster.

- No.
- They all have

shoulder holsters,
even the women.

At least I...
- Don't, never you mind!

(laughs)

Those are all secrets.

I love it.

That's all.

Work with some great people.

Three of the greatest
guys in the world

and I love it.

And you, you said
you're a test pilot now?

- I was, I loved it.

The money was great, but...

I reached the point where...

I had enough of the glamor
translation risks and...

I'm resettling in New
York, it's my home base.

That's where we have our...

Our home.

This buddy of mine, he's
got this little feeder line

and he flies these big,
big Wall Street types

to Nantucket, Bermuda.

He made me an
offer, I grabbed it.

You don't smoke, do you?

- Mm mm.

- After this job tomorrow...

That's it.

- You know, I was just thinking.

You know that glider you built

just before I left?

Remember?

- I remember one of the best
stewardesses in the business

in that glider...

Scared to death.

- I was not!
- You were so scared,

took the curl outta your hair.
- No, I wasn't scared...

Only at the beginning!

Really, and then
it was wonderful.

It was like being inside a bird

with wings of wind.

- Phew.

Time am I gonna see my family?

- Two plus.

- Two plus what?

- 58 minutes.

(laughs)

(bluegrass music)

- Alright, at this light, okay.

- How about that one, Art?

- Yeah, I don't know.

I've been thinkin'.

Just for laughs, let's try
something new tonight.

Old Sandy Baby's been
runnin' low on vodka.

Gotta keep her happy, right?

- [Royster] Think I'll
just hang out for about

another 20 hours and go home.

(laughs)

Really.
- Yeah, kind of like that one.

- Joey, I really dig
your musical choice.

- Yeah.

(ringing)

- Yeah?

- Bill, it's Ralph.

Were you asleep?

(clears throat)

- I was just
watchin' television.

What's up?

- It's the Cowboys.

They broke their pattern.

- (sighs) What the
hell does that mean?

- They just hit a liquor store.

They wasted a clerk.

Before he died, he said
something about two guys

wearing cowboy hats.

Look, I've set up a briefing

and I want all of
ya down here now.

- Uh...

Okay, listen, just give
me a chance to call Peppy.

- Just don't waste
your time, Bill.

I just phoned her
apartment, she's not there.

(tense music)

- Okay.

(romantic music)

- I don't believe you.
- Doesn't stop.

Well, this is home.

- I like it.

(door closing)

Drafty.

I'm very susceptible.

Want me to open it?

- You didn't have ride
(laughs) back with me.

For one thing, I'm safer
in the streets than you are.

- Oh, spoken like a real cop.

- And that cab fare isn't
exactly gonna be cheap.

Every time you breathe, the
meter breathes back at you.

- I think I can handle it.

Remember this?

(piano music)

♪ Leave me tomorrow

- Our song, good grief.

- I remember that your
favorite color is yellow.

- And orange and
blue and lavender.

♪ With fingers that thrill me

- How does...

Brown grab you?

Deep, warm, infinite brown?

- I can live without it.

- Tell that to your eyes.

♪ Til love's out of sight

(telephone ringing)

♪ But be with me now

♪ I need tonight

- Hello?

- [Bill] Peppy?

- Where are you, Bill?

- Hey, I've been trying
to get a hold of you,

I'm down at the office.

Listen, there's been a
development on the Cowboys.

Fry wants us in the
auditorium right away.

You'll be there, won't you?

- Sure, I'll be there.

I gotta go, Dean.

- Not to work?

- Work.

So down your drink.

I'll drop you off on the way.

- That's where you keep
your service revolver, right?

- Wrong.

A girl at the office made a
ton of fudge the other day,

so if you still gobble it
down the way you used to,

I'll give you some.

- Only if you make
it with walnuts, Kim.

- What?

- Only if you make
it with walnuts.

- Sorry.

Plain old plain fudge.

- Well...

That's the way I like it.

Take some of this
back to the hotel.

Better than the food
in the coffee shop.

- Hi, Bill.

- Hi.
- Mary.

- Hello, Pepper.

- I missed Fry's briefing.

- Yeah, you didn't miss much.

Fortunately it was brief.

- Ran into Joey, he said
they hit a liquor store this time.

- Uh huh, I think
it was just a quirk.

They were probably thirsty.

- Why the M.O. runs?

- Well, I'm hoping our toy
here will call in our Cowboys

with at least one GTA
reported in the last 12 hours.

Did you get any sleep?

- No.

- Here's something,
Sergeant Crowley.

Fits the description
of the suspects.

But it isn't a grand theft auto.

(ripping)

- Hm.

- Anderson.

Bill, anything?

- Yeah, this possibly.

- What about it?

- Well, I think it
might be significant.

- Significant how?

- I don't know
how, I just feel it.

You know, maybe it's the hour.

I tell ya, I'd like
to be relieved

from surveillance temporarily

so Pepper and I
can check it out.

What do you say?

Is that okay with you?

- Of course.
- Is that okay with you?

Well?
- Go ahead.

- Uh huh, thanks.

(door closing)

- I owe you an
explanation about tonight.

- Listen, Pepper.

You don't owe me anything.

You know that you
and I have to explain

anything to each other.

- I know, but I
really would like to.

See, I really had
planned to stay in,

I wanted to watch television,

but right after you called,
Dean Hopkins called

and he wanted to have a drink.

- So you saw an old friend.

- Well, he was a
little more than that.

- Oh really?

What happened, Pep?

- You sure ask
a lot of questions.

- Sure, I'm a cop.

- I got tired of spending
half my life on planes,

so I quit and I did
some modeling,

well you know all that.

But I kept seeing
him for a while

and then he was
transferred to different runs,

mostly Europe out
of New York and we...

Well, you know.

Life.

- So he was in
town for a few days

and you thought it'd be
good to see him, right?

- Yes.

I thought it would
be good to see him.

- That's good.

- It's no bother at all.

I couldn't of sleep a wink
after what happened tonight.

I worked at that
store for three years

come the Monday
after Thanksgiving

and we have never been robbed.

Never.

Except for some kids
who swiped a taffy can.

- Miss Gearing,
these two suspects...

- Suspects?

They were the thieves, sergeant.

I saw them with my own eyes.

- Right, yeah, could
you identify them?

- Well, as I told
the other police,

they were dressed like cowboys.

- Could you be more specific?

- Well, the older one, I
suspected him immediately.

- How so?

- (laughs) Well I'm a
middle-aged woman

and one thing I've never
won is a beauty contest.

When he started charming
me with that Texas drawl of his,

(laughs) I knew that both
of them were suspicious.

- Miss Gearing,
could you come down

to headquarters in the morning?

I'd appreciate it very much.

I'd like to get you together
with one of our sketch artists,

see if you could come up
with some kind of a composite

of these two guys.

- I'd be glad to, except
Saturday mornings

I work with the Daughters
of Mary, take the children

to the park, the zoo,
but I'll certainly be there

right after lunch.

That swore it was "Rose".

The older one
said I reminded him

of a San Antonio Rose.

If there is such a thing.

- Ah, good heavens!

It's sweet of you, Bill.

- Are you kidding?

It's a whole month's
alimony for me.

- "Thank you for the fudge."

I gave him some fudge.

- It's the first time I ever
heard it called fudge.

- He wants to see
me in the morning.

You'll come along, okay?

- Sure.

(calm music)

(airplane roaring)

- Woo!

(wind blowing)

- That's not bad,
not bad at all.

- Uh, give me the glasses, huh?

(plane roaring)

Wow, fantastic!

(adventurous music)

- [Dean] I'm gonna
call you guys later.

I don't think there's
anything wrong with this.

I think the guy's
gonna be very happy.

- Okay, thank you.
- Thank you.

(wind blowing)

Hi, Pepper!

- That was terrific!

- Oh, wait til you see
it up there with me.

- Dean Hopkins
this is Bill Crowley.

- Bill.
- Dean, how are you?

- One of the three
greatest guys in the world.

- Is that what she told you?
- That's what she's sayin'.

- Yeah, she's right.

Who are the other two?

(laughing)

- The flowers were beautiful.

- Oh, you're welcome.

Want to discuss
this over coffee?

- Yeah, why don't we?
- Sure!

- Let's go.

- Well New York, huh?

I don't mean any
disrespect, Dean,

but you can...
- Have it.

- Well that's not exactly
the way I was gonna put it,

but yeah, you can have it.

- He was sent to New
York on a case once

and he got mugged.

By a girl.

- Oh.

- Well this particular
girl was 6'4",

she had hair on her chest.

(laughing)

Yeah, but that
wasn't the worst part.

I arrive there right in the
middle of a garbage strike.

Then it snowed.

For threes days,
three miserable days,

we had rancid snow.

- Turned yellow
before it hit the ground.

(laughing)

Yeah, well it has
to be home to me

because I'm gonna resettle there

and I put down a big
deposit on this condominium.

- What is all this?

- This is a penthouse
overlooking

the river on 79th Street.

- Oh.

- There's a terrace right here.

The master bedroom
for the master.

Living room, maid's room.

You know, it's big enough
so that Jeanie can stay there

when she comes home
from school on holidays.

And it's a hop, skip
and a jump away

from the Guggenheim
Museum, Lincoln Center,

the Frick Museum, the
Metropolitan Museum,

do you want me to stop?

(laughing)

- Wait a minute, the Guggenheim.

That's up in
Yorkville, isn't it?

- Yeah it's right on the border.

- I found the greatest
little Hungarian restaurant

up around 86th Street.

- You find the
greatest restaurants.

- It's true.

- It could be, there are
dozens of 'em up there.

We used to go to this place
called Bartok's, we could get...

Do you like it?

What do you think?

- I love the Guggenheim.

Oh, well I'll try to
throw in the Met.

- No, I love museums.
- He'll start

throwing a brick.

(laughing)

Well let's face it, you
two'd make a perfect pair.

The test pilot and the cop.

(laughing)

And when you left
home in the morning,

you can take bets on
who'd be home for dinner.

(laughing)

- Well, if I ever did
go to New York...

- As he suggested.

- No, he didn't
suggest anything.

- Oh, didn't he?

- No.

- Oh yes he did.

- He did?
- Mm hm.

- Well, if I ever
did go to see him

as he suggested, it
would be as a friend.

- Of course.

- Would you keep
your eyes on the road?

We don't explain
things, remember?

- Now where have
I heard that before?

(bluegrass music)

- Come on!

- Let's go.
- Hurry up!

(gunshot)

- Think that liquor
store was a fluke.

- Sure it was a
fluke, they stepped off

with a couple of bottles.

It's gotta be...
- Present form Miss Gearing.

Cowboy one, Cowboy two.

- Let's see.

- Can I have a look at that?
- Yeah.

Well, there's something
familiar about this guy.

Uh, Pep, listen.

Did you get your car from Dean?

I transferred it up
to Patrulo's Office.

- Oh, yeah, is it alright

if I take the rest
of the afternoon off

unless something comes up?

Okay?

- Yeah, sure, why not?

- I'll call him.

(somber music)

- Nice.

- Very.

When did she die?

- 14 or 15 months ago.

She was sick for a whole year.

Pain, terrible pain.

May sound calloused
to say it but...

It was a relief when she died.

For her.

- [Pepper] How
did Jeanie take it?

- [Dean] Well, she's
strong, she's very strong.

She took it the way I did.

Can you make it
for dinner tonight?

- [Pepper] I can.

(somber music)

(typing)

(sighs)

(bullpen phone ringing)

- [Jim] Arthur who?

- Tolliver.

I knew there was something
familiar about this guy.

I took this drawing
up to Patrulo

and I told him to redraw
it, get rid of the hat,

add some sideburns,
lengthen the hair.

That's Tolliver.

- And you know the turkey?
- Yeah, I busted him

six years ago for
assault and robbery.

Only he wasn't a cowboy then,

he was a punk
juvie out of Indiana.

Here's his jacket.

- Okay, okay, alright.

Let's get out an APB
with both composites.

And I want to get
back to staking out

every self-service
station in this town, okay?

Remember I said this
was a break in the pattern,

the booze 211?

- Yeah, so?

- So, in order to keep
manpower at an optimum level,

I want you and your unit
back to your original post.

Alright, that's
Royster and Styles

and you and Anderson.

By the way, where's Anderson?

- She's (coughs) got an
emergency in the family.

Her aunt's sick.

- (sighs) Alright,
get a hold of her

as soon as you can, will ya?

Cause I wanna keep manpower

at an optimum level.
- At an optimum level.

Sure, yeah.

(clattering)

I forgot you don't
like asparagus.

I'm sorry.
- Don't like asparagus?

I ate two whole stalks,
what're you talking about?

- Barely.

- Barely.
- Yeah.

That's all you ate,
I was watching.

Oh, you're very helpful
after a few glasses of wine.

- And very...

- What are you doing with...
- Risky.

- Give me my sponge!
- No.

First answer me one question.

- What?
- Are you still ticklish?

- No, no give me my, I'm...

Don't do it, stop it!

Don't, don't, don't!
- I won't stop!

- I'm gonna get you!
- No, first I'll stop

if you pay me $2.50 an
hour, car fare and this.

(romantic music)

- I see you standing there.

The dream comes true.

And then it's through.

It's never forever.

So...

Leave me tomorrow.

(telephone ringing)

- You gonna answer that?

- No.

(telephone ringing)

(clinking)

(somber music)

(knocking)

(groaning)

(door closing)

- This is fantastic.

(clinking)

There is, uh...

Only one thing missing.

- The asparagus.

- Could use some more jam.

(pouring)

I want you to marry me.

- Before or after I get the jam?

- I love you.

I think, I hope, that
you might love me.

I want you to marry me and
come back to New York with me.

- Las Vegas is
full of guys like you

who wake up the
next morning and say,

"What have I done?"

Las Vegas is not full of guys
who fell in love with a cop.

- (laughs) Oh Dean!
- I want you to marry me,

come back to New York
with me and be with me.

Give it a chance,
there's nothing that says

we have to formalize anything.

And Jeanie will be with us.

You'd be wonderful with here.

- What are you talking about?

- Jeanie.

Right now I want
her to stay in school.

But next summer
she'll be with us.

She's making friends now,
she's putting down roots.

(telephone ringing)

And you'll get a
chance to meet her.

You'll like her.
- Dean.

Hello?

- [Bill] Pepper, Bill.

We're doing a
stakeout in half an hour.

- Uh, yeah okay,
I'll be right there.

- I need you.

I want you.

I'm gonna phone New York
and have them hold off the job

for a couple of weeks,
I'm gonna wait right here

while you request a leave.

You pack, you do
whatever you have to do.

- Dean, you're crazy.

We'll talk about it later, okay?

Right now I gotta go.

- Come back with me.

Be with me.

- I gotta get to work.

(tense music)

(shotgun ratcheting)
(bluegrass music)

- [Jim Bob] You know
what I've been think'?

- So you've been thinkin'
again, huh dummy?

Well, Hosanna and
all that good stuff.

- I get homesick
every now and then.

- For Indianapolis?

- Well, we has
friends there at least.

And the weather changes

every once in a while.
- And you don't think

our luck's gonna hold out
here much longer, right?

- Well, maybe.

- You know what
I've been thinkin'?

Maybe that part's true.

So okay, another couple of weeks

and we split.

But not to Indiana, man.

I think the next
real place for us

is Texas.

(laughs)

We already got
the clothes for it.

- I got a cousin in Galveston.

We could go visit her.

She's real cute, Jim.

- Nah.

I think more of a ranch.

A small one.

Find a ranch run by
a couple of old people.

We move in, stay
as long as we want.

What do you think?

- They have vodka
in the boonies?

- (laughs) We'll pick you up
a couple cases on the way.

Let's go, Jim Bob!

Robbers!

(bluegrass music)

(door closing)

- That's it.

- What?

- It's 30 minutes.

And you haven't said a word.

(chiming)

Feeling okay?

- [Pepper] Sure I'm okay.

- Why shouldn't you feel okay?

You got this great-lookin
guy crazy about you.

That's pretty obvious.

You'll be visiting New York.

(sighs) Soon I'd say,

that's pretty obvious too.

I gotta tell you, baby,
I'm not gonna miss you

as much as you think,
cause I've got this

great-lookin' redhead
down in stolen properties,

- Oh har, will you
leave it alone, okay?

Can you leave it alone?

(cars roaring)

(bluegrass music)

I'm so dry.

I'm gonna go to the
market over there

and get some juice.

You want some?

- Uh, I"ll go get it.

What do you want?

- Okay, pineapple juice.

- Pineapple juice.

Watch the squawk box, will you?

- Okay.

(door closing)

(bluegrass music)

(chiming)

- Freeze, Tolliver!

(engine revving)

(gunshots)

(screeching) (honking)

Let's go, let's go!

(tires screeching)

(door closing)

- 12150 requesting clear fleets.

We have a suit of 211 suspects

heading south on Barrington,
approaching Harper.

Suspects are driving
a yellow pickup.

Shots have been fired.

Request additional
units to assist.

- [Dispatcher] 12150, roger.

6 Adam 49 come in
attack one. (sirens blaring)

Officer needs assistance.

Shots been fired.

Barrington and Harper.

(tires screeching)

(sirens blaring)
(tires screeching)

(tires screeching)

(gunshots)

(tires screeching)

(horn honking)

- 12150.

They're now heading
west on Colby,

approaching Cornwell.

- Bill!

You're arm!

- It's okay, just keep
going, Pepper, let's go!

- [Dispatcher] 6A49, 12150.

- 12150 go, we're still
heading west on Colby.

- [Dispatcher] 6A49, roger.

12150 6A49 in parallel
with the suspect vehicle

and will attempt a stop
at Colby in Fairview.

- 12150 roger.

Be advised that suspects
are armed and dangerous.

They fired at a police officer.

(bluegrass music)

(tires screeching)

(crashing)

(sirens blaring)

(tires screeching)

(sirens blaring)

(bluegrass music)

- [Arthur] Don't shoot,
don't shoot, don't shoot!

I'm coming out!

Don't shoot!

- [Pepper] Hold it!

- Let's go!

Oh boy!
- Bill!

Somebody help me over here!

He's hurt.

- It's a bad wound.

- Yeah, get the ambulance, okay?

(bluegrass music)

- Doctor Winters...
- Why can't we go in

to see him?

- Well, the doctor doesn't
want us to crowd him or nothin'.

Pete.
- Pete.

Good to see you.
- Is he alright?

- Yeah, the doc says
he's got an arm full of BB's

and they'd like him
to spend the night,

but you know William.

Gotta get those reports out.

Nah, he's gonna be fine.

- Thank God.

(knocking)

You got the message.

- Yeah, I'm sorry.

- He's gonna be alright.

- You look like you
could use a drink.

(door closing)

- I don't want a drink.

I just want to talk.

- The answer is no, isn't it?

- That's right.

- I want you to understand...

That I'm gonna stay here.

I'm gonna haunt you,
I'm gonna hound you,

until you change your mind.

(sighs)

- Dean...
- Look I did not come out here

to test that plane for that kid.

Anybody coulda done that.

I came back to see you.

I came back for you!

- You came back to another time.

(sad music)

- I know that I love you.

And that's all that I know.

- You're in love with a memory.

I don't want to be the one

to try to take her place.

And that's what I
think you're trying to do:

Find someone to
take Kim's place.

I adore you, but I can't.

I wish I could, but I can't.

I just...

I can't.

You have a picture of her.

Could I see it?

(sad music)

That's the woman you love.

You know, there's a poem
by Swinburne that I like.

It's...

"By the waters of
Babylon we sat down

"and wept...

"Remembering thee."

- It's alright, Dean.

(TV gunshots)

(knocking)

- Yeah?

- [Pepper] It's me!

- Hey!

- Hi!

- Hey what you got in the bag?

- My apologies for helping
you put your arm in that thing.

Accepted?

- I didn't even hear you.

What'd you bring me?

- Take my coat off, here.
- What'd bring me?

- Knowing you wouldn't
cook for yourself,

I stopped at Ling's on my
way back from the airport.

Got you some chicken
lo mein and fried rice.

- I don't like fried rice.

- I like fried rice.

(sighs)

Got you steamed, too.

- Terrific.

You gotta be a mind reader.

What were you
doing at the airport?

- I drove Dean up.

He's going to Denver.

- To Denver?

- Yeah, then he's
on his way to Aspen.

I'll tell you about
it some time.

(clinking)

I gotta heat this stuff up.

(sad music)

- Are you okay, Pep?

- Um...

You ask too many questions.

I'm on duty in the kitchen.

- Well, it's my kitchen.

Are you okay?

- Everything's okay.

It really is.

Brought you some fudge.

(Police Woman theme)