The Streets of San Francisco (1972–1977): Season 2, Episode 15 - Commitment - full transcript

( funky jazz theme playing )

ANNOUNCER:

ANNOUNCER:

ANNOUNCER:

( ominous theme playing )

Thought the man was coming.

You thought wrong, cop.

What?

What's the matter,
Georgie? Where's your smile?

Leave it down at headquarters?

Hey, man, come on.



I mean, like,
w-w-what's going on?

You tell us, cop.

Wh-what are you talking
about, "c-cop"? Me?

Hey, you... You crazy?

Maybe not even as dumb
as you thought we were.

Yeah.

You guys are putting me on.

Yeah, sure we are.

( screams )

( funky jazz theme playing )

STONE: That's good.

He's got a good left, huh?

Those are pretty good
moves too, don't you think?

Yeah, he looks like
he's got it all together,



but that, uh, other guy
sure isn't any Danny Ortega.

( buzzer sounds )

( applause )

Yeah, he's got
a lot of patience.

That is, without a right hand.

I haven't seen his right yet.

Don't worry about the
right. You'll see the right.

Uh, one... One of you
guys Inspector Keller?

Yeah, I am. You're
wanted on the phone.

Urgent.

Follow me. Why me and not you?

Because I probably
don't know the lady.

Watch it, watch it. I
may be light, but I'm slow.

Hang in there, Ray.

Mind if I sit with you a minute?

Yeah, I mind.

No questions?

Not curious? Nothing?

What do you want, Lyman?

Now that's more
like it. That's better.

That's like the old Mike
Stone we all know and love.

I wanna tell you about
this traveling lady salesman.

( laughter )

Who was it? Hung
up before I got there.

Well, you got yourself
a good workout anyway.

Yeah, you know, I
just passed Al Lyman.

Ten seconds sooner, you
would've been sitting on his lap.

He was here? Uh-huh.

What did he want?

I don't know.

Danced a little,

told me if I didn't look
out, he'd have my badge,

smiling all the while.

Then he told me a joke that
wasn't funny, got up and left.

( buzzer sounds )

( groans )

Yeah, you sure you don't
wanna come in for a coffee?

Jeannie said
she's got the pot on.

No, I'm beat, Mike, but
thank you for the offer.

Okay. See you in
the morning. Mañana.

( ominous theme playing )

Well, how's the coffee?

Fine, just fine.

( sighs )

The kiss of death. Huh?

"Fine, just fine."

Every time you say "fine,"
I know something's wrong.

What's the matter with it?

Scrubbed the pot, didn't you?

Yeah. It didn't look
like anybody cleaned it

since the last
time I'd been home.

That's because nobody had.

( phone rings )

Scrubbing the coffee
pot destroys its character.

The first thing I'm gonna
do when I get back to school

is find a Chem. major
who'll test that theory

and punch a hole in it.

Well, it won't help
the coffee any.

Yeah. Mike Stone.

Are you still looking
to find Nate Baxter?

Yeah, who is this?

( chuckles )

I got something you want

and I need something from you.

What do you got? Baxter.

You want a deal?

Depends on what you want.

Well, meet me, we'll talk.

When?

Ten minutes.

I'll be at the east
end of Pier 36.

JEANNIE: What was it, Mike?

Nothing, sweetheart. I... I
gotta go down and see someone.

Now?

Well, I'm afraid so.
Don't wait up for me.

I might have to go
downtown afterwards.

( sighs )

And leave the
coffee on, will you?

Maybe it'll develop a
little character that way.

You get some sleep.

Mwah.

I'll, uh, see you at breakfast.

Oh, and lock the
door. I've got my key.

Mike? Yeah?

( ominous theme playing )

MAN ( whispering ): Stone.

( gunshot )

Officer Gino Carlino,

working undercover
for the Narcotics Division

under the name George Casen?

Correct.

Okay, you were his
department contact.

What was he working
on, specifically?

Al Lyman.

Sooner or later,
everybody in Narco

ends up working on Al Lyman.

You want to take me through?
Just give me a quick sketch.

Okay.

Gino started
working on that case

about, uh, oh, I'd say
a year and a half ago.

He joined a bike club
we knew had some users.

Started making buys.

Then he turned the pusher.

He worked his way up to the
next rung, he turned that guy too.

His next contact he
thought would be Al Lyman.

Up until last night.

( knocks )

Come in.

Oh, lieutenant.

Glen Decker.

( door closes )

Hello.

You know Milt Dedini from Narco?

Yep.

No, we just met
about 11 years ago.

Hi, Milt.

I'm sorry about your boy.

I didn't know he was with us
until they told me at emergency.

Yeah, well, whoever
it was, we'll nail them.

How about the shot
to the head? You okay?

Not too hard, not too
light. I was hit by an expert.

Lucky again, huh?

Sit down, lieutenant.

Yeah, thanks.

You understand Captain Martin

has asked for a
full investigation.

Yeah, I understand that.

I thought maybe he'd take
on the whole show himself.

You know him.

Likes to have
somebody to yell at.

All right.

Your report says you didn't
know Carlino was there last night.

I didn't see him
until I came to.

You got a phone
call from someone

who didn't identify himself?

That's right.

Any idea who it was, Mike?

Not by the voice.

You never saw him?

What I saw was a
figure in the shadows.

Then I got clobbered.

When he phoned
you, what did he say?

He said he could
give us Nate Baxter.

Who's Baxter?

Lyman's number one man, right?

That's right.

About 12 years ago, a cop
named Joe Morgan caught Lyman

at a drop over
in the Tenderloin.

Word was that
Lyman lost his cool

and pulled the trigger himself.

Twelve years.

I just haven't been
able to nail him.

Nobody has.

Are you saying,
uh, Baxter could?

Well, if he was there like
they said, makes him a witness.

Yeah, but why would
he turn on Lyman now?

He already has.

He tried to take him out about
two weeks ago and he missed him.

He's holed up somewhere.
Nobody knows where.

Except his ex-wife.

His ex-wife?

Yep.

She called me right
after it happened,

wanted me to talk to him.

Wanted him to save
himself by giving us Lyman.

Then she knows where he is.

Mm-hm.

Only I lost her.

No phone, address, nothing?

No, nothing.

( sighs )

I thought it was all dried up,

until I got that
phone call last night.

That's why I went out.

Right.

All right. I think
that does it for now.

Okay.

Thank you.

Take care of that, Mike.

Right.

DECKER: Oh, lieutenant.

There is one more thing.

Yeah, what's that?

Well, I hate to even
ask it, but, um...

But Officer Carlino was shot
with a .38-caliber weapon.

Yeah.

Do you have any objection

to my running a ballistics
check on your revolver?

Get off it, Decker.

Who do you think
you're talking to?

Twenty-three years on the force.

Take it easy, relax.

Hasn't been fired.

CHARLIE: Okay, we'll have a
match-up on this in a few minutes.

Right.

Charlie. CHARLIE: Steve.

You Decker? That's right.

Steve Keller. I work with Stone.

Oh, sure. How are
you? I'm all right.

I'd like to know what's
going on here, though.

Just a routine ballistics check.

What is routine about saying

Mike might have
shot another officer?

Hey, I'm not saying
anything, Keller.

I'm asking. That's my job.

Been with Stone long?

Two years, yeah.

Finish this up for me,
Eddie, and get it to me quick.

Hey, you know anything
about Nate Baxter?

From what Mike
has told me, yes, I do.

How about what went off
between him and Lyman?

He didn't tell me that.

This is all according
to Baxter's ex-wife.

Had something to do
with a deal in Cleveland.

Baxter's kid brother got chopped

and the word was
Lyman set him up.

So Baxter went after Lyman.

Any way to verify all that?

Not without Baxter, no.

And this whole thing goes
back 12 years for Stone, huh?

Twelve years, that's right.

That's a long time. Never
any way to make a collar?

Well, if there was, I'm sure
Mike would have found it.

Inspector Decker,
wanna look at these?

Stone's gun and
the murder bullet.

Would you like to
see these on overlay?

Please.

What's your official
evaluation, Charlie?

They both came
from the same gun.

No question.

KELLER: Wait a minute. Just...

Just wait a minute.

Mike was knocked out.

Anybody could've taken his
gun and killed Carlino with it.

Like?

The guy that hit him
over the head, that's who.

The same guy could've stood
around, then cleaned it out

and then put it back
in Stone's holster.

What do you mean? I don't
know what you're saying.

I mean, the cylinder was
full. The gun was clean.

Looked like it hadn't been
shot. Stone told me it hadn't.

Look, I'm telling you,
whatever's going down here...

Saying it's never happened
before, one cop killing another?

Sure, it's happened before,
but the cop was not Mike Stone.

Well, I hope you're
right, Keller. I really do.

I hope he's as clean as that
gun was when he handed it to me.

But right now,
that's what we've got.

( dramatic theme playing )

So, what happened?

So a bullet from my
gun killed Carlino.

All right, you got framed.
What did the captain say?

( phone rings )

Stone.

I know this is a
stupid question,

but I feel like cooking tonight.

So if there's even
the remotest chance

you'll be home before 9 or 10,

I'll gamble and make
something super.

That's fine,
sweetheart, just fine.

Mike, what is it?

Nothing. Uh, I'll be home soon.

You got grounded?

( dramatic theme playing )

( somber theme playing )

That's where Carlino was
found, shot at close range.

How close? About 3 feet.

According to the
medical examiner,

the angle of the bullet says
he probably was already down

when he took it.

That X, that where
Stone went down?

Right.

At least that's what he said.

Oh, come on, Decker.

Now, do you think
Mike Stone is stupid?

If he was gonna kill Carlino,
he wouldn't use his own gun.

No, not if he had a choice.

What are you getting at?

Motive.

Why would a cop with a
great record in the department

like Mike Stone
kill another cop?

Well, you sound to me
like you've got the answer.

All right, bright
boy, let's have it.

Oh, I can think of a
dozen, and so can you.

But they all come down to
one thing, don't they? Survival.

Now, if a man gets desperate
enough, gets too much pressure,

he'll do anything
to save himself.

And that... That includes
doing something dumb

like using his own gun.

Now, Carlino was killed
when he was down.

Stone took a blow to the head.

That means they could
have argued, fought.

And then because there was
no other choice, Stone shot him.

Now you tell me
that's not possible.

I guess I just wanted
to be talked out of it.

Out of what?

Thinking Mike and Lyman
are wired in some way.

Hey, Dedini.

You got something says they are?

Listen.

I think we'd better go downtown.
I wanna make a full statement.

Okay, pal, you got
it, 49ers plus three.

Lots of luck to you. Hey, Cappy.

Cappy.

Oh, hey, Steve!
I didn't see you.

Relax, will you? Whatever
went down, I didn't see it.

Went down? Down? Hey, come
on, you know I'm keeping clean.

You're staying very lucky.

Listen, Cappy, I got a problem.

Yeah, so I hear.

Mike, ain't it? Yeah,
what do you hear?

He's in trouble
with the department.

Doesn't figure. So, what does?

That you'd be stopping by.

Word is you're
looking for somebody.

Guy named Baxter, Nate
Baxter. You know him?

What?

Sure, sure.

He's hot stuff.

Word is that they're
offering 5 big ones

for anyone who can finger him.

Well, I need him, for Mike.

( sighs )

Mike got me off the
juice, you know that?

I know, man, I know. He cares.

So do I, so do I. All
right, I'll ask around.

If I get anything,
I'll let you know.

All right, Cappy, thank you.

I wouldn't do it
for anyone else.

Tell Mike to hang in there.

Right.

JEANNIE: Mike?

Yeah?

JEANNIE: About a half a pound
of salami cut thick for omelets.

Okay. You've got it.

Half a pound, thick for omelets.

( engine starts )

( dramatic theme playing )

You saw them both at
the boxing arena, right?

Correct.

( rings )

Inspector Decker.

This is Stone. Listen,
do you have a tail on me?

What? Give it to
me straight, Decker.

You got somebody on me?

No, why?

I don't know, but
I'm gonna find out.

( suspenseful theme playing )

( tires squeal )

( phone ringing )

Hello?

Uh, let me talk to Mike Stone.

I'm sorry. He's not here now.

Well, you must be his daughter.
You know he's in trouble, right?

Who is this? Oh, I'm a friend.

Uh, listen, I can get
him out of that trouble.

I have evidence.

Well, can he call
you when he...?

No, I can't wait.

Listen, now, maybe you can help.

You meet me at the
corner of Hyde and Jefferson

and I'll give it to you.

But... Just be here
as soon as you can.

( phone line clicks )

( dramatic theme playing )

( funky jazz theme playing )

( tires screech )

( tires screech )

( chimes dinging )

( tires screech )

( engine revs )

( tires squealing )

Baby, is your name Stone?

Yes. You're sure?

Listen, give this to your father

and he'll understand.
So hold on to it.

( sighs )

How far you figure to go?

Hey, look, Keller,
we'd better get straight.

If I had enough evidence
to nail Mike Stone,

he wouldn't just be grounded,
he'd be in the slammer

and I'd be holding the key.

Yeah?

Well, I don't think you're
gonna see anything

looking through his files.

Why don't you just talk to me?

I've worked with
the guy for two years.

And I'm telling
you, he's not a killer.

He's the most honest, loyal,

trustworthy guy
you've ever known.

You're something
else. That's right.

I've been doing this kind
of work for five years now.

And you're not the first
guy I've heard sing that song

about his partner.
Come on, will you?

The whole thing's a frame.

The only thing I know for sure

is that all the
evidence I have so far

says Mike Stone could
be on Al Lyman's...

Like what?

Like 12 years ago, a cop
named Morgan was killed

because he got in Lyman's way.

So?

So Stone headed
the investigation.

The case was never solved.

That's one.

Now, number two.

Another cop named Carlino
got too close to Lyman

and he was killed by a
bullet from Stone's gun.

So you're saying
Lyman gave the order?

Number three.

Last night, Dedini
was tailing Lyman,

and he saw him talking to
Stone. I know all about that one.

But you don't know that
when Dedini got home,

he got a call from Carlino.

Carlino said he thought he
found a cop on Lyman's payroll.

He wouldn't give a
name till he was sure,

but he'd know that night.

Now, two hours later,
Carlino was dead.

Now, you tell me,

if it's all a frame,
it's a damn tight one.

Jeannie.

What...?

Steve, she's here
for questioning.

Hey, Keller,
who's...? Who's she?

This is Mike's daughter.

Now, what's going on?

Back there, Pauly Rutheford.

User, pusher, one
of Lyman's punks.

We just picked him up.

Ten thousand in 10's and 20's.

The envelope's got
Mike's name on it

and she was there to pick it up.

( dramatic theme playing )

STONE: You know
what I'd like to do?

I'd like to find Lyman
and tear him apart,

that's what I'd like to do.

I think you should do it.

You wouldn't even
have to report it.

Just watch the late news,
there it'll be in living color.

I'm sorry, Mike.

It wasn't your
fault, sweetheart.

Don't blame yourself.
Another thing:

How did Narco just happen
to be watching that bank?

A tip.

A tip, huh?

Nobody bothered to give
a name, though, did they?

And Pauly's downtown right now

swearing he's given you
a lot of other envelopes

over the years.

He's even willing to
take the rap for it, Mike.

I gotta give Lyman
credit for one thing.

He's doing a clean job on me.

But you're innocent.

I mean, they can't really
believe you killed anyone.

Decker does.

You know he's got
you nailed five ways?

He's even tied in the
connection between the payoffs

and the mortgage on this house.

How's that?

You paid it off in cash, $9000,

just two weeks after
Morgan was murdered.

He did that with his savings.

No, he didn't, Jeannie.

Decker checked with
the bank, and at that time,

you had something like,
uh, $700 in the account.

I told him it came from
your wife's insurance policy,

like you said.

Mike...?

Oh, well, it was so long
ago, I guess I've forgotten.

You didn't forget anything.

I told you the money
came from savings.

That was a lie.

I never lied to
you before or after.

And what Decker
said before is true.

I didn't save that.

I couldn't on the salary
I was making then.

I had a little.

And after your mother got
sick, it all went, pretty fast too.

Those hospitals can eat it up.

After she was gone,

there you were,
asking questions.

You were lonely,
you were missing her.

And I tried to do
everything I could

to fill in for your mother.

She was the saver.

Could she save.

Every nickel and dime,

she thought it was
important to save.

And I thought it would be
a good lesson for you too,

so I lied to you
about the house.

At the time, I... I thought
it was the right thing to do,

but now I just think
it's plain dumb.

Not to me.

You're sure?

Yeah, I'm sure.

( tender theme playing )

I'm pretty lucky.

Come on, I'll walk
you to the car.

Jeannie, thank
you for the coffee.

You liked it?

Yeah, it was good.

Had a lot of character.

Oh, listen, I, uh, checked
on that car you chased.

The plates were stolen.

What about Baxter, any word?

No, nothing yet, but I'm
going back on the street now.

I'll see you later.

Yeah.

I see Decker's got a tail on me.

No, no, no, no,
that's the good guys.

Williams and Jackson.

Bought you a little
insurance myself.

Anything happens now...

I'll have half the
department as witnesses.

The way Decker's going,
that may not be enough.

I'll call you later.

What is this, a big
party or something?

How many of you around here?

MAN: Where you get that
kind of money, huh, Pauly?

You believe him?

Any reason why I shouldn't?

I'd like to think
there was, yeah.

Why?

I've known Mike Stone
a long time, that's why.

Abel knew Cain his whole
life. Yeah, love thy brother.

But in your case, I'll
make an exception.

Look, I don't like this
any more than you do.

So let's just get
it over with, huh?

You call Mrs. Carlino?

Oh, yeah. She's waiting for you.

( phone rings )

I'll take it, I'll take it.

Homicide.

I got a message for Keller.

He's not here.

So who is this?

Look, if you have
a message, leave it.

Otherwise, call back.

Okay, okay.

Tell him it's from
Cappy. You got that?

Cappy, okay.

Tell him I couldn't
find the man,

but the man's wife

is at the old Grey
Briar Hotel, Room 204.

Is that it? Hello?

WOMAN: Did you know him?

No. No, I never met him.

That's how he
looked two years ago.

Not like what you
saw in the morgue.

Mrs. Carlino, I'm very
sorry about what happened.

Gino didn't die last night.

He stopped living when
he took that lousy job.

We both did.

They promised me
they'd shave him.

I don't want him
buried like that.

He'll have a
full-dress ceremony.

He has the respect of
every man on the force.

Oh, my God.

( sobbing )

No.

I'm sorry.

It's all right.

Is there anyone
I can get for you?

Family or friends?

Friends?

Our friends gave us
up a long time ago.

They thought Gino lost his mind,
that he was some kind of freak,

a junkie, a pusher.

Who wants to be around
somebody like that?

Just the losers he had
to spend his time with.

Did you ever meet any of them?

Did he ever mention any names,
like Al Lyman, Nate Baxter?

He said he couldn't talk about
the work. He said he couldn't.

What about other officers?

Yeah, I know a few.

A Lieutenant Stone? Mike Stone?

Stone. No, I don't think so.

Why?

I'm just investigating
all leads, that's all.

You're investigating
a police officer?

I'm just trying to find out

who shot your
husband, Mrs. Carlino.

You think another
cop killed Gino?

Somebody that was... That
was leading a normal life

while Gino was running around

like some kind of
dirty hairy animal?

What anybody
thinks isn't important.

Now, all that matters
is finding the truth.

That's why it's important
for you to try to remember.

Now, anyone. Anyone you might
have met while he was working.

Yeah, I met someone.
A girl, a junkie.

Gino brought her into
the hospital last July.

The hospital?

Yeah, General Hospital.

I work as a nurse's
aide on vacations.

It was 4th of July.

And he brought her in because
she was sick, she was dying.

And because he said
that she was a friend of his.

Now, can you remember her name?

Pam, that's... That's
all he called her.

I hadn't seen him for two
days, and he comes in with her.

But it wasn't... It wasn't
what I thought at first.

It... It was just a friend.

He wanted to help her.
He didn't do anything wrong.

And you haven't done
anything wrong in telling me.

Thank you.

Williams.

You see Mike?

Yeah.

How's he doing?

He's okay.

When did this come in?

Oh, about half an hour
ago, maybe. Dedini took it.

Pam Smith. She
was a heroin user.

( phone buzzes )

Yes. Thank you.

Do you have an address on her?

Josie, please take
care of B14. Thank you.

Yes. Apparently, it's changed.

She was supposed to
come back for a post-op,

but the notice we
sent came back n/a.

Can I have that card,
a pad and pencil also?

Here you are. Okay, thanks.

What was her condition?
I never interviewed her.

Once her condition was
stabilized, she disappeared.

Okay. Thanks anyway.

All right.

Hey, Keller. Who's that?

Baxter's ex-wife. I came
with her in the ambulance.

Where's your car?

It's out back. What happened?

Somebody got to her.

She would've been dead

if the super hadn't
heard her screaming.

Guy got out through the window.

She say who it was?

Said he had a badge.

And he got where
Baxter is out of her?

Yeah, but she told
me too on the way in.

Then he's ahead
of us? That's right.

( funky jazz theme playing )

( gunshot )

( dramatic theme playing )

Police! Hold it!

Hurry up, man.

I hit one of them.

This one's dead.

Is it Baxter?

Yeah.

( somber theme playing )

She say it was a cop?
Said he had a badge.

Well, it wasn't Stone.

Now, what makes you so
sure of that all of a sudden?

Because you've got
him bottled and tagged

by half the guys in Homicide.

If he opened the window to
sneeze, they'd know about it.

Who do you think approved
that surveillance team of yours?

This is still my case, remember.

You know, you're a
tough guy to figure out.

Yeah, so is this frame.

But maybe when
Mrs. Baxter comes to,

she can give us a make
on the guy we want.

Okay, what leads
have we got now?

None.

Wait a minute, what
about that girl, Pam?

The address she
gave here is no good.

Well, let's talk to
Dedini. That's his beat.

DECKER: I have her
down as Pam Smith.

Not so. Her name
was Pam Greenfield.

She was a junkie before she
was a hooker or vice versa.

He told us about taking
her to the hospital too.

Said she was an old
friend from high school.

He felt he had to help her.

Gino was a good boy.

Do you have an address on her?

Yeah, I'm sure we do.

If she's still there,
1630 Mariposa.

1630 Mariposa.

Thank you, Milt.

You bet.

I'm busted, right?

Pam Greenfield?

Search.

Fifty-fifty split on
anything you can find.

No, no, we're
here to talk to you

about a guy named Gino Carlino.

I don't know any Gino.

KELLER: Well, I think you do.

Look, if you're just here
to hassle me, you can...

Gino's dead, Miss Greenfield.

And we're trying to find
the man who killed him.

How should I know
anything about that?

KELLER: Well, now, you
sound like you don't even care.

Why should I?

Because he did.

Now, if I understand it right,
he got you to the hospital

when you almost OD'd.

Yeah? Well, you
know so much about it,

why don't you tell
me what that's worth?

I should owe somebody for that?

You kidding?

Now, nobody's kidding
anybody but you, baby.

And we don't have time for it.

Now, maybe you're right.

Maybe your life's
not worth 8 cents.

But somebody else's
life is on the line here

and you can help
save it with the truth.

Now, what do you know
that you're not telling us?

Nothing.

You're lying.

Now, what is it?

You knew he was dead.
Do you know who killed him?

Glen. Glen.

She knows.

Don't you?

You know who killed him?

Yes.

Yes, I know.

I did it. I sold him.

He was my friend,
maybe my only friend,

and I sold him for a fix.

For a stinking fix.

Who'd you give him to?

Come on, Pam, let it out.

I knew he was a cop.

He was always gonna be a cop.

We'd gone to school together.

He was gonna be a cop
and I was gonna be a lawyer.

I guess we made it
halfway there, huh?

I didn't mean to do it.

I was strung out.

I couldn't make
any money like that.

He was all I had to sell.

Just tell us who
you sold him to.

Mickey.

Mickey who?

Mickey Sims.

( rings )

STONE: I got it.

Hello?

Mike, you ever hear of a guy
named Sims, Mickey Sims?

Yeah, works with Lyman. Why?

All right, he killed Carlino.

At least, we've got a
witness who said he did.

Now, you know
where we can find him?

Yeah, maybe. I busted him once.

Lives in the high-rental
district on Pacific Heights.

Some place on
Green Street, I think.

Listen, what about Baxter?

We lost, Mike.

Lyman got him?

Looks that way,
yeah. We just missed.

Sims again?

Not unless he's
carrying a badge.

What did you say?

That's right.

Lyman does have a cop.

Looks that way. Maybe
Sims can tell us who.

I'll call you later.
No, no, wait a minute.

What about Mrs.
Baxter? She dead too?

No, she's at General.

She was beaten up
pretty bad, though.

She can tell us about
the guy, can't she?

Well, if she pulls through.
Right now it's fifty-fifty.

Talk to you later.

( click )

( funky jazz theme playing )

There's no way that car's
gonna be around here.

Hey, you think he might
have called a doctor?

KELLER: Hello.

MAN: Hello.

You mind showing
me your identification?

No, of course not.

Dr. Holt, are you licensed
to practice in this state?

Well, yes, of course I am.

Look here, I don't know
what's going on here...

Did you just make a
house call in there?

What? You make a house call?

No, no, I was just, uh,
looking in on a friend.

Would you show us, please?

Give me that stuff.

No more. This stuff will make
you higher than a kite, man.

The doc said wait.

The doc ain't got the pain.

I do. Now give it to me.

Break open a bottle too.

( sighs )

( doorbell rings )

Take a look.

Hey, doc.

What's the matter?
Forget something?

Come on, up.

Okay, okay.

DECKER: Come on, doc.

MAN: Just take it easy.

DECKER: Up against the wall.

MAN: All right, all
right, but take it easy.

( suspenseful theme playing )

( dramatic theme playing )

Drop it!

Give it up, Sims.

Put it down, Mickey.
They'll kill you.

( groaning )

Let's run a match on that one.

That should tie him
to Baxter or his will.

No. No, I never shot anybody.

That's his bag. I just drive.

DEXTER: You were there.

Yeah, yeah, but he pulled
the trigger both times.

You just smashed
up the old lady?

No, that was the cop.

( suspenseful theme playing )

What cop?

She's upstairs.

Mike, what's going on?

It's all over, Milt.

She gave us a full description
of the cop who beat her up.

What are you talking about?

I just got the word

that Baxter's old
lady was down here...

That's when I put it
together, when you got word.

You took the message.

You and Steve were the only
ones who knew where she was.

I didn't tell anyone about
her but you and Decker.

Why?

Why, Milt? Why you and Lyman?

Why?

Money.

Money? Money.

For Carlino?

I gave up my right to
choose a long time ago, Mike.

Lyman calls the shots.

Okay, get him out of here.

( dramatic theme playing )

Now, Milt... Mike, I'm sorry.

I really mean that.

But you and I are going
out of here together.

You and me.

You were gonna
waste my life before.

Come on, go ahead. Waste it now.

You've made a lot
of bad moves, Milt.

Come on.

But you've got
one good one left.

Give me that gun

and tell me all you
know about Lyman.

You'll need these too.

Will we need them?

No.

( somber theme playing )

As much as I always
wanted Lyman,

I never wanted him that bad.

So how long had
he been on the take?

He said only about three years.

He didn't have anything to do

with that murder
12 years ago, then?

No.

No, I guess we'll
never close that case.

But between that guy you
busted and Milt's testimony,

I guess we can close
the book on Lyman.

You know, maybe
we ought to get inside

and see that Greenfield chick.

She thinks she sold Carlino

and might wanna hear that Lyman
knew about him all along anyway.

Yeah. I don't think
it's gonna help, though.

She's always gonna
know what she did.

Lieutenant.

Mike.

Mike, I think I owe
you an apology.

For what, doing your job?

You don't owe me
anything, my friend. Heh-heh!

No, sir, not one solitary thing.

Wait a minute.

Somebody does owe
me for a busted fender

and a headlight.

Listen, uh, you gotta
get this thing fixed.

Driving with one light,
that's against the law.

Don't worry about it. It's okay.

I've got friends
in the department.

( upbeat theme playing )

( funky jazz theme playing )