The Streets of San Francisco (1972–1977): Season 1, Episode 2 - The First Day of Forever - full transcript

The Streets of San Francisco.

A Quinn Martin production.

Starring Karl Malden.

Also starring Michael Douglas.

With guest stars Janice Rule,

James Olson.

Tonight's episode:

"The First Day of Forever."

Thank you.

About ready, love?

What's our hurry?



Well, I just thought

if you need all that stuff,

maybe you've got the wrong girl.

Girl? Heh-heh!

Bartender, may I have another
champagne cocktail, please?

Hey, come on.

I didn't mean anything
by it, you know?

Come on, baby.

Look, sales are my game.

Would I pay the price

if I didn't like the
package? Hm?

Thank you.

Hey, i-is it far to your place?

I mean, is it walking distance?



No, it's a taxi ride. Why?

Well, I don't know if
they padded the bill

or maybe I drank more
than I thought I did.

Hey, look, uh...

it's getting kinda
late out and uh...

Well, don't be sore.

It... It's a... It's a
little tough to handle

your kind of action

on the size of my expense
account, you know?

Sure, I know.

You're a good kid.

I mean that.

Here.

Lady.

Lady, are you all right?

Listen, stay right here.

Just stay right here.
Somebody call a cop.

Somebody call a cop!

You mean the only 12
nights I've had off all year?

All right, how about tomorrow?

Dodgers again, huh?

We can go out early.
Grab a couple of hot dogs,

watch batting practice. Mike.

Mike, you ever stop to think
maybe I wanna see someone

with a face a little prettier
than yours once in a while?

All right.

All right. If I didn't know
how much you hated baseball,

I could take that personally.

Stone.

Two-nineteen? Got it.

Two-nineteen at
Jackson and Montgomery.

That's another cutting.

Think maybe that's our man?

Right end of town.

Let's move it.

Well, thank you.

Good evening, lieutenant.
Morgan. What do we got?

Well, the m.o. looks like
the same kook as before.

It's another hooker?

Uh, Beverly Landau. No
middle initial. No age given.

Lives at 813 Shay Towers, so
business must be pretty good.

Where is she?

The ambulance
just left for General.

Still alive?

Bad slash on the
forearm, that's all.

Pretty shook-up lady though.

Three of her sisters in the
morgue in the last five weeks,

I'd say she got off
lucky. Anybody see it?

Well, a truck driver from
an all-night pharmacy.

Said he had a rush
delivery, so I let him go.

His name and number's
here on the report.

What else have you got?

Well, uh, he says he
hit this guy when he...

When he dashed out in
the street after the hooker.

He said the guy
went down pretty hard,

and as he ran
off, he was limping

like maybe he hurt
his right leg pretty bad.

Is there any other description?

Not much.

Uh, he said the guy
was wearing a dark hat,

dark topcoat, dark
trousers and dark shoes.

Well, we have a lady in the
hospital having a dark night,

so let's move it.

See you, Morgan.

There now. That's gonna
be pretty sore for a while.

I'll write up a
prescription for you.

Would you like something
to help you sleep?

To sleep, perchance to dream.

Why not? What can happen?

I'll leave the prescription
at the nurse's station.

Thank you, good doctor.

Barry, could we
have a few minutes?

Sure.

Would you happen
to have a cigarette?

Sorry. No.

Miss Landau, now that
you've had some time,

do you think you could,
uh, identify the attacker?

I want to leave
all that behind me.

And that's what time
will do, lieutenant.

I'm very tired now,
and I'd like to go home.

Well, how about the man
you left the lounge with?

It wasn't him.

You're sure?

Quite positive. It wasn't
anybody you knew?

Why should it be?

We checked your
record, Miss Landau.

We know you've been
booked for prostitution.

Well, mayor always said he's
got the country's finest force.

No, it wasn't anyone
I've ever seen before.

Maybe if you came
down to headquarters

and took a look
at some pictures.

I've got enough
pictures, all in living color.

I just wanna go home.

Well, maybe you'll change
your mind on the way.

I can take a taxi.

What would the mayor say then?

All right.

I'd offer you a
drink, lieutenant,

but I know you're on duty.

Yeah, well, we'll
just look around.

It'll help fill out the report.

Bedrooms are upstairs?

Mm-hm.

That's a beautiful
kitchen. Thank you.

Say, Steve, you know
what it's got? What?

It's got one of those, um...

oh, uh, blenders built
right into the countertop.

You like books?

Yes.

Say, uh,

I don't like that fire escape
right off your balcony.

Mm, it was a terrific selling
point when I took the lease.

Yeah, I know, I know.

Like feeding, uh,
fastballs to McCovey.

What? Oh, too easy.

Way too easy.

Steve? The lady said no.

Oh, I think she meant maybe.

What do you say?

Three days?

Lieutenant...

We're dealing with a
maniac, Miss Landau.

In less than five weeks, he's
butchered three other wom...

You don't have to be
delicate. I've read the papers.

Excuse me.

Hello.

Who is this?

I asked you where
you'd been, Beverly.

Did you think I'd let you go?

Who are you?

Who are you?
That doesn't matter.

What matters is you.

You must die.

You will die.

Pack a bag.

No.

More sex offenders.

That's right.

After a while, they all
start to look the same.

Yeah, I suppose they would.

Yeah, I'll call you at 0800.

Thanks.

We work for a good
man, you know that?

He give us the night off?
No, he gave us the green light.

Sure he did, to keep
that red one burning.

Listen, buddy boy,

we're not working Vice now,

and we've got no charges
against that woman.

What we've got...

is a homicidal maniac out
there running around loose,

and he's a sick man. Okay, Mike.

Well, I mean it. Okay.

He's counting on people
like you, me, everybody.

Betting that we don't
care. Well, I care.

I wanna catch him.

And I don't care why you
care, but you care. You got that?

All right, what's the blueprint?

Well...

If this maniac is
looking for an address,

we'll keep her out
of her own place,

but we'll have a
team in it and on it.

What do you wanna do with her?

Well, you hide her out
while I'm beating the bushes.

What?

Okay, all right.

Where do I take her?

Malone said to keep it cheap.

How about over on the
Embarcadero, the Kennedy?

Lovely spot. Terrific.

Just phone in the room number,

and don't let anyone in but me.

Okay.

One more thing.

Get her trick book.

I wanna crosscheck it with
the one we found on the last girl.

Kelly? Stone, Homicide.

I want a woman officer
on a stakeout team.

813 Shay Towers.

Yeah, that will be fine.

A three-shift rotation. Good.

One man in and
one man out, right.

I've got the key.

Well, send him down.

There's gotta be over
200 names in this thing.

Anybody we know?

I always thought
you were a voyeur.

I find out what that means...

you could be back driving
a black and white again.

Well, you'll know where
to find me, that's for sure.

We're here.

Okay, 408.

Looks over the water.

You and the, uh,
missus'll love it.

Where's the telephone?
Top of the stairs.

Why didn't you
tell him? The clerk?

So he could tell somebody else?

Stone's office, please.

Who's this, Les? Hi, it's Steve.

Is Mike there?

No, just tell him it's room 408,

and the telephone
number is 362-9296.

No, wait a minute, you better
give them to me. Hang on.

Look, don't run off, all right?

All right, give 'em to me.

Yeah.

Yeah, I got it.

Wait a minute, is
that J-O-S-L-I-N?

Yeah.

All right, I got it.

Look, tell, uh... Tell
Mike I'll take care of it.

He is?

All right, I'll see you later.

The guy's on the street already.

What?

He, uh... He ran your
book through the computer

with the last victim's,

and he came up with six
names that you both knew.

Recognize any of 'em?

Nope.

Not one?

Sorry.

I think the room's
down here on the left.

Well, darling, I think we
just must do something

about your expense account.

Close the door would
you, please? Yes, sir.

Ah. Looks out over the water.

Go ahead.

Terrific.

Look, I don't feel
any more comfortable

about this than you do,

but we're just gonna
have to sit tight

while Mike does some checking.

Mike? Mm-hm.

And you're?

Inspector Keller.

Miss Landau.

Nice to meet you.

You don't talk much,
do you, inspector?

Peeling paint, torn curtains,
cracked lampshade...

Terrific. Ha.

Just about says
it all, doesn't it?

Everything you've
been thinking about me.

That's my, uh... What
do you call it, m.o.?

Look, if you want, we
can go to another place.

No need.

If the shoe fits... Right?

Hey.

You're a reader.

Ever make it through
this cover to cover?

No.

You got a long night.

In case you get cold.

Howard Joslin?

I know you?

Lieutenant Stone.

Keeping pretty late
hours, aren't you?

Show me something
that says that's illegal.

Well, show me something
that proves where you've been

between ten and 11 last night.

Oh, now, look... Here
or downtown, Joslin.

Doesn't matter to me.

Oh, I hope it does, lieutenant.

I really hope it does.

You see, I was
on a great big bird

up about 30,000,

maybe somewhere
just east of Denver.

Maybe won't make it.

How about the plane ticket?

Inside pocket. Easy.

Right hand.

Thank you.

No, no, no. It's all
right. It's all right.

It's Steve. It's all right,
honey. It's all right.

It's all right. It's
okay. It's me.

Are you okay?

Where were you? What happened?

I just... I had to
make a phone call.

Come on now. It's all
right. Get back to bed.

I was dreaming.

I know you were.

Good night.

Good night.

Lieutenant Stone, is it?

That's right, Mr. Graham.

It's just that my secretary
kinda took me by surprise

when she said police.

Well, you don't happen to
have a parking ticket out, do you?

No.

I just don't have that
much to do with the police.

Most people don't.
Sit down, lieutenant.

Thank you. May I
get you something?

Coffee? Tea? No. No, no,

I'm happy, thank you.

All right.

Hey, that... That's
an interesting piece.

Oh, you're thinking
it's a little out of place

here in this jungle?

Something like that.

Just a reminder of humility.

I started out in the basement

with a business college
course in accounting,

a suit with two pairs of
pants, and a pair of shoes

that didn't go with
either pair of pants.

I've been given a
lot through the years.

I don't wanna forget
what others have given.

Is there something I can
do for you, lieutenant?

Uh, yes, Mr. Graham.

Did you happen to
know a Elinore Palmer?

Palmer?

No. No, not that I recall.

Beverly Landau?

May I ask what
this is all about?

It's a homicide
investigation, Mr. Graham.

You see, um...

you say that you didn't know
either of those women, and yet

they both carried your
name and telephone number.

Now, how do you
suppose that happened?

Elinore...

Poor Elinore.

I never knew her last name.

Well, you knew she's dead.

Yes, that... Oh, it's horrible.

Beverly Landau?

Yes.

Of cour... Nothing's
happened to Beverly?

Well, she was hurt, and I'm
trying to find out who did it.

Hurt? Yes.

Oh...

Am I interpreting you correctly?

You think I'm the one

who's going around
stabbing those girls?

No, I think that whoever
did it knew them,

and that the two
of them knew you.

But surely there were others.

Yes.

It wasn't me, lieutenant.

Strange.

It's all in your point
of view, isn't it?

I mean, from up
here, everyone...

is the same down there.

But I met Beverly Landau
down there at a time...

when I needed

a lot more than I could pay for.

If she's in trouble
now, I'd like to help her.

Oh, I'm sure she'll be
all right, Mr. Graham.

And if you'd rather I left
through another door...

Oh, no, certainly not.

If there's anything I can
do to help, just let me know.

I will, Mr. Graham. Thank you.

Certainly.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Oh.

You didn't... No.

No, just the pages
that were turned down.

I don't believe it.

How's your arm?

It's still there.

I got some instant
coffee in the bathroom.

Mmm. Instanter the better.

Oh, hold it.

I should earn my keep somehow.

I wonder what old Dr. Freud
would say about that.

So speaking about
motivations and all that jazz,

why would a guy who's 20...?

Twenty what?

Twenty-eight.

Nobody's 28.

Just had a birthday.

I mean, like, you like to read,

and you've gone
to college, right?

Right.

Well, why the police department?

Steve? It's Mike.

Hey.

Yeah, room service.

Aw, lieutenant.

You saved us from
drinking the hemlock.

What? Socrates.

That's how he killed himself.
He drank the hemlock.

Oh, yeah, hemlock. I know, yeah.

Socrates. Yeah, wasn't
that...? That, uh...?

Wait a minute now, um...

Oh, that small, crazy Frenchman

who became emperor
when he married that, um...

Help me out, you know
who I mean. That, um...

Uh, Elizabeth, right? Heh-heh!

I think we just fed
McCovey a fastball there.

Believe me, it's
not the first time.

Hey, get 'em while
they're hot. Sinkers.

Well, you got anything? Mm-hm.

Three fast strikes.
You're up, buddy boy.

Wait, what about
the, uh, phone tap?

No calls.

Nothing?

Nope. None as of 20 minutes ago.

And while you're looking...

for that guy with a bad leg,

I'm gonna be
resting two tired feet.

Mike, I have to talk to
you outside for a minute.

Sure. Sure.

Steve.

Take care.

"Steve"? Now, wait a minute.

This was your
game plan, not mine.

Okay, okay, okay. What is it?

I think there was somebody
outside the door last night.

Now, I was half asleep,

but I heard the door handle.

Footsteps.

And when I came out, that
window down there was open.

I think we oughta get it dusted.

I think maybe I oughta dust you.

Didn't I tell you to
keep that door locked?

All right, Mike, okay.

But if that guy
hasn't called yet,

maybe I wasn't hearing things.

Maybe he phoned her from
someplace close by last night,

saw us, knows what we're
doing with her, where she is.

You just keep your
thoughts up front, buddy boy,

'cause if he's on this list,

he could be opening the
door with a weapon in his hand.

Okay, I'll handle it. But
you'll get the window?

Yeah, I'll get the window.

I left the keys in
the dresser. Okay.

Mike, keep the
door locked, all right?

Get outta here, you.

Your discard.

Oh-ho!

You broke up that pair
of fives, didn't you, huh?

Got you on the run. Ha, ha!

Oh, I deserve it.

I was thinking.

Oh...

I sorta got angry
with Steve last night

for picking this place.

Well, he didn't pick it, I did.

Sorry, but we're on a budget.

Yeah, well, why'd you pick him?

Steve? Had to.

What do you mean you had to?

He cares.

Say, what did you discard
the time before last?

- Oh, nine of hearts.
- Mm-hm.

Mike, open up.

I told you.

Easy on my leg, huh?

He says he hurt it
water skiing in Tahoe.

True.

Hi, baby. You know this man?

Was this the man
that attacked you?

No.

Look, Beverly, you
don't have to be afraid.

No, it wasn't him.

But you do know him.

His name is Sonny Lane.

But Sonny doesn't
kill people with knives.

That's not nice. Come on.

I mean, business is business.

The, uh... The other
girl, Elinore Palmer,

she worked for you too?

What are you talking about?
You know what I'm talking about.

Okay, Lane. Come on. Get lost.

Hey, you're looking
really good, Bev.

What'd you do? You lose
some weight or something?

Hey, when you're
finished with all this...

You hear what he said. Where
do you come off, you punk?

You, take a walk.
Go on. Take a walk.

And maybe you could
use a cold shower too.

Now, I asked you
about all those names.

Why didn't you tell me?

What was I supposed to say?

He was my business
manager till I got too old?

I'd like a breath of fresh air.

I think you both could
use some fresh air.

Just keep me posted
on your location.

Uh... I'll be at headquarters.

I'm sorry about
that whole scene.

It's all right.

I'm sorry too. I...

I mean, Mike told me
the room wasn't your idea.

Let's see if I can do
something that is my idea.

This is Inspector
81 to headquarters.

Go ahead, 81.

Hi, tell Stone that we'll be
10-7M at the Wharf Rat, please.

Roger.

Ten-7M? Yeah.

M as in meal. At the wharf?

You said you wanted fresh
air. It doesn't come any fresher.

Ha! That's terrific.

Did you say it's
a positive print?

Okay. I'm rolling.

Lessing.

I want two backup
units to meet me

at 1413 Pine Street, 21st floor.

Suite 211.

Found your man?

The prints we dusted
check out to a Lorin Graham.

You'll find the IDs on my desk.

I'm going after a warrant.
You put out a full APB.

Suspicion of murder.

Oh. Smell good?

It's fantastic.

You wanna hear
something crazy? Mmm.

All the time that
I've lived here,

I never had one of these.

Taste good?

I don't know. I've
never had one either.

I'm gonna have to
call in a new 10-7.

Could, uh, we have
our M first? Sure.

I mean, over here, there's
something so delicious,

so scrumptious, so...

Look at that. KELLER: Shrimp.

Do you have fresh shrimp?

Well, I'm sorry, Miss Winters,

but I wouldn't be
here with a warrant

if it weren't important. Yes,
I understand, lieutenant,

but it's all a bit... s-strange.

Oh.

He's our man all right.

Oh, it... It can't be.

It can't be. He... He's
such a gentle man,

and, oh, he works
so hard. His...

His discipline is...

What?

Nothing, just picking up
a little on the local color.

I forgot.

You have to look at things
differently than most people.

Well, I wouldn't
say you have to,

but it gets that way, yeah.

You know, you never
answered my question about why.

Why I became a cop?

Just seemed the right thing.

Oh, because it's public service?

No.

No, we don't serve. At
least not the way it sounds.

We just react against anyone

who dares society
to deal with 'em.

I guess there has to be
somebody around to do that.

But why you?

Why not somebody else?

Guess that's what's wrong
with a lot of things, isn't it?

Hm. The hooker and the cop.

The whole world spits on us,

but they can't get
along without us.

You know that we work
the same lousy hours,

see the same lousy people,

and we get the same lousy stares

if anybody happens
to know what we do.

Somebody's gotta
do it, so here we are.

I don't think you like your job.

I survive.

That's what it's
all about, isn't it?

I don't think so, no.

Oh, come on, baby.
It's been that way for...

For forever.

Well, forever can start
whenever you say so.

As long as you're
around to make a choice.

That's what that
book was all about,

you laid on me
last night. Choice.

And do me a favor, will you?
Will you cut out the "baby" jazz

and just leave that for
guys like Sonny Lane?

Sure.

I'm supposed to change, right?

Forget the Sonny
Lanes, forget the people,

forget all the faces, all
the years, all the places.

Doesn't come off with
makeup, you know.

Look at me. No.

No, you look at me.

Just look.

Look.

Can you see it?

That's you.

That's what I see.

So don't do any numbers

about dignity and
self-respect, all right?

Let's just let
forever start today.

Listen, what would
you think about, um,

hot fudge on top
of shrimps? Ha, ha!

Perfect.

Let me just call in a new 10-7.

Let me do it.

Ten-7F.

F?

As in friends.

Beverly!

No. No.

Stop. Don't come near me.

You're unclean.

I saw you with her.

Don't touch me. I'll jump.

Mike! Steve's up there.

If you jump, all those
people down there

will know that
you killed yourself

for a woman like that.

She's unclean.

A harlot.

In darkness,

they corrupt. In
darkness, they must die.

She's down there right now,

and she's waiting for you.

Yeah.

Just hoping that you'll jump.

Then she can tell everybody why.

Dirty, filthy harlot!

Lying, vicious harlot!

You touched me.

You've been with her... Graham.

And you touched me. Mr. Graham.

Do you remember me, Mr. Graham?

Lieutenant Stone.

We met in your office.

My office.

That's right, Mr. Graham.

You are Lorin
Graham, aren't you?

I, uh...

Now, you do remember
me, Mr. Graham.

Your secretary, Miss Winters,
she asked me to help find you.

She's a lovely woman.

Everything a woman should be.

Decent, honest... clean.

Yes.

Miss Winters.

Good, good woman.

Inspector Stone, is it?

Lieutenant Stone.
That's Inspector Keller.

Well, how do you do, inspector?

Mr. Graham.

Well, is there anything I
can do for you, gentlemen?

Well, I just thought

that maybe you and I could
have a little talk together.

Oh, why, certainly.
I'd be glad to.

Good.

What are we stopping here for?

Just get me the paper.
I want the box score.

You can't get a paper in there.

Inside you can.

Since when?

Since now.

Yes, sir.

It's a lovely day.

Did you get her that job?

No, buddy boy. You did.

Get me the box score. Jeez.

All right, I'm gonna
do you one better.

I'm gonna get you a box seat
at Candlestick Park tonight.

Yeah, I'll believe it
when I see it. Ha, ha!