The Streets of San Francisco (1972–1977): Season 4, Episode 2 - The Glass Dart Board - full transcript

(theme music playing)

(car horn honks)

Well, we're starting a little
early this morning, huh?

What's the rush?

Just wanted to get
you off on the right foot

with the new captain.

Yeah, that's what I
like about you, Mike.

You're always
thinking of your troops.

(chuckles): Just
those that need it.

Well, you had any
second thoughts?

About what?



About not taking the job.

(sighs) You trying
to get rid of me?

No, I just, I don't see Keely
as Chief of Inspectors, that's all.

Well, he likes the
desk. I like the street.

Yeah?

Well, I hear he's
an all-time squint.

Squint?

Yeah.

Somebody that stays at his
desk all day, never gets outside,

sun makes him squint.

(chuckles)

with appropriate certification.

Uh, close it off with the usual

and send it by
messenger, will you?



Yes, Mr. Benson.

And, Maggie...
(gunshot, glass breaks)

(screaming)

MAN (over radio):
Three Charles two,

three Charles five,
Balboa Towers.

207 Saint Andrews, 28th floor.

A 217, a possible sniper.

Yeah, this is eighty-one,
we'll respond to that 217.

10, inspector eight-one.

Well, your squint is
gonna have to wait

before he sees
our cheerful faces.

(approaching sirens wailing)

(engine starter sputters)

(engine starts)

STONE: Down a little.

Little more, little more.

Over to the right
just a little bit.

That's it, hold it right there.

Fine.

Shot came from the rooftops

of one of those
buildings in that area.

Right there.

Yeah, Benson was a
senior accountant executive.

Uh, seemed to be well-liked.

Kept to himself though.

Any known enemies?

No, not according
to his coworkers.

He's been working here
at Chadoff International

for the last 14 years.

Was widowed three years ago.

No problems on the job, at least
that's what everybody tells me.

What does your
cop sense tell you?

Well, we got a lot of
groundwork to cover.

We got a lot of
rooftops to cover, too.

♪♪

(cocks gun)

(gunshot)

(phone rings)

Yeah, this is Inspector Keller.

All right, we'll be right there.
16th floor, another sniping.

(woman sobbing)

STONE: All right,
let us through.

Police, come on.

KELLER: Excuse me.

Get them out of here.

(gasps)

I'm sorry.

I'm Lieutenant Stone
with the police department.

Is there anything
you can tell us?

Uh, the partition,
it just exploded.

Oh, my face stings so...

The ambulance is on the
way. You'll be all right, dear.

How can something
like this happen?

- Take it easy.
- Look at me.

It's crazy! I didn't
do anything.

- Just look at me.
- I didn't hurt anybody.

Why would anybody shoot at me?

(sobs)

I wish I knew.

(barking)

Hello, Scruff.

Here, here, come
here, come here.

Come here to me.
You come here to me.

They didn't believe me.

But now they will.

$80 million says they have to.

(knocking)

Come in.

Well, is that what
they call an ego case?

(chuckles) Mike.

Sure, that's all I got
to impress people with.

Not all.

Congratulations on
the promotion, Captain.

Steve Keller, Jacob Keely.

Captain.

Heard a lot about
you, Inspector.

- Same here, sir.
- How does it feel?

Oh, it's no different.

I-It's only temporary until
Devitt gets out of sick bay.

Now you know better than that.

This is their way of taking
a good long look at you

to see how you handle the
job, and then the next time...

(chuckles)

Well, we'll cross that
bridge when we get to it.

You know, I've only
had a partial briefing

on the Balboa Towers
shootings. Now where are we?

Well, I've got my
men in the area,

hustling to see if they
can locate a firing position.

Suspects?

That's gonna be tough.

Yeah, and potentially hot.

I've already had two
calls from upstairs.

Don't give you much time to
get used to the old hot seat,

do they, sir?

(chuckles)

Yeah, well, I, I
can take the heat.

What about somebody
inside the Chadoff company?

Somebody with a grudge?

Well, we're working on
that, for what it's worth.

- Come again?
- KELLER: Uh, Captain,

Chadoff International
stopped looking good

when that girl on
the 16th floor got hit.

There's no connection
between the two firms.

Well, maybe we'll find one.

Let's check out
the whole building.

Get a list of every past
and present employee.

Well, sir, it's a
35-story building.

They got over 300
companies in it.

Well, all those names can be
narrowed down on a computer run.

We can even have a systems
program designed if necessary.

Anything else?

We're still doing
basic footwork.

But you know, Jacob,

there's a possibility that
we're dealing with a kid.

A kid who's just
doing it for kicks.

Well, I understand, but let's,
let's just close all the exits.

We've got those machines,
we might as well use them.

Get right on it, will you?

Sure.

Uh, Mike, could I,

could I see you just a second?

Mike, I know we go
back a long way, but, uh,

I've got to get myself
established around here,

so, uh, in front of the
men, it's Captain, hmm?

(chuckles): Sure.

Sure, Captain.

Miss Rogers, get me the chief.

(chuckles)

I'll tell you one thing,
he sure is thorough.

- And bright.
- Yeah.

You guys rode together?

Mm-hmm.

Yeah, for about, oh, four months

when he first made the force.

Even then he was talking about
how he was going to computerize

the whole department.

That's when everybody
thought computers

were nothing but
adding machines.

Has he had any field experience?

He's had enough.

Listen, uh,

let me know if you get
writer's cramps, will you?

- I tell you.
- (chuckles)

KELLER: All right, where
am I gonna find you?

Getting field experience. I
got to do something to keep up

with all you bright
boys and that headwork.

(chuckles)

We can secure the
building, Mr. Robinson,

we can't secure the whole
city. That's up to the police.

(phone buzzes)

Oh, wait just a minute,
would you please?

Yeah?

Oh, good, good. Send him in.

Yes?

Yeah?

Well, just tell
him not to worry.

Everything is under control.

The way I lie, I should
have been a diplomat,

not a building manager.

Mr. Mason, I'm Inspector Keller.

I hope you've got good news.

Well, no, sir, but
we're doing all...

I know, all you can.

- Right.
- Which means you've got nothing.

Well, I've got over 2,500 people

who can't concentrate because
they're afraid for their lives.

I've got at least a
half a dozen tenants

who won't even
come into the building

until this is cleared up.

How many men have been
assigned to work on this?

Well, I don't know
the exact number,

but we're treating
this as a major crisis,

that I can tell you.

Well, you've got
the diagnosis right.

Let's hope you
find the cure soon.

What can I do to help?

Well, we need an office here
in the building to work from.

- Well, take this one.
- Thank you.

We need a complete
list of all the companies

that are in the building,
including employees

past and present,

and any that have
been discharged

in the last couple of years.

Oh, you're kidding.
You know how long

that will take to compile?

Well, how many people
can you assign to us?

As many as you need.

- Thank you.
- Let's get to it.

Files are out here.

STONE: Especially look
around all the fire escapes.

Keep your eyes open.
You know what to look for.

Don't pass up on anything.

Hey, Mike!

I've got it.

Ejection markings are different.

The tooling.

I'd say foreign.

Clean strike on the firing pin.

How clean?

Clean enough to be new.

Actually there's been no
more than just a few shots fired.

Well, then we must be
dealing with a new rifle.

- Or a new firing pin.
- Anything?

Computers are humming...
Stuffed 2,000 names in it.

Got four men on the roof,

set up headquarters
in Mason's office.

What have you been doing?

What have I been doing?

- Yeah.
- I'm still waiting.

Come on, Johnson, will you?

Here it is, Lieutenant.

The ejection marking's typical.

German-made seven-millimeter.

You're looking for
a Handel bolt-action.

Not too common.

How uncommon?

I bet there's been no
more than 30 or 40 sold

in the Bay Area
in the past year.

Well, it's a start.

- Steve.
- Yeah, I know, I'm back to the computer.

No, no, no, this time

I'm going to let you
have the field experience.

I want you to check
out all the gun dealers.

I want the name and
address of every person

whoever bought a Handel
within the past six months.

Thanks, Johnson.

I'll keep the night man on

just in case there's
any more target practice.

STONE: Let's hope to God
there won't be any more.

(glass breaking, screaming)

(screaming)

(clicks)

Pow.

Closing the building
is out of the question.

Besides the number
of people involved,

this is an $80
million enterprise,

an integral part of
the city's economy.

Then, you're going to
have to find other means

to protect your occupants.

Like what?

You can start by moving your
tenants away from the windows.

Agreed.

Now, what about those
names I gave you?

You still think it's a
disgruntled employee?

So far, yeah, but
that's only a theory.

(sighs) And the
only one we've got.

Gentlemen, we're
not getting anywhere.

Maybe we are.

Come here, let me
show you something.

So far we've had three
separate incidents.

The first one
came from the west,

the second one from the south,

and the last one
came from the east.

The sniper moved
his position every time.

So, what's it mean?

Possible pattern, circular
rotation of the tower.

And my guess is,
the next incident

will come from the north.

A guess.

That's right, only a guess,

but if it does, we have a
good chance of capturing him.

Now, our plan is to vector
from the rooftop of this building.

We want to place surveying
instruments here and here,

and on the first muzzle flash,
we triangulate his position,

deploy air and ground crew,

and then, that way, limit
him to a very small area.

I feel like I'm in
the middle of a war.

We are, Mr. Mason.

Whoever shot at your building
made that very clear last night.

If you need more men, I
could call the mayor's office.

No, we don't need more men.

We don't have any more men.

What we're asking
for is your cooperation.

You've got it.

So far all I've accomplished
is making headlines...

Scare headlines.

This is not the kind of press
that boosts my stock any.

(coins jingling)

Yes.

Yeah, what, did
you get his name?

All right, I'll take it.

This is Mr. Mason.

You manage the
building, Mr. Mason, right?

Who is this?

I'm the one, the one who's
been doing the shooting.

It's him.

It's the sniper.

Stall him.

Try and get a trace.

Well, uh, how, how do
I know you're the one?

The newspapers didn't print
the ballistic reports, did they?

Well, it's a seven-millimeter.

And I made the first shot
from 440 yards west, right?

Well, I'll have
to check that out.

You know I'm right.

Now, you listen to me.

Go ahead.

I told them I'd find a way to
get even, and they ignored me.

Who, wh-who is "they"?

Never mind about that.

I just want you to know that
I'm going to go right on shooting

day and night until
I'm paid $1 million.

You understand me?

MASON: One mil... now,
now, wait just a minute.

No, no, I can't raise
that kind of money.

You raised $80 million, you
can raise $1 million more.

24 hours, mister,
that's all you got.

But how do I reach you?

Don't you worry about that.

You just get the million dollars

unless you want
bigger headlines.

I've already called
the newspapers.

Play it back.

Sekulavich, have you
seen Lieutenant Stone?

He's at the Balboa
Towers, Captain.

Where at the Balboa Towers?

At the command post, I guess.

I can call him
on the phone if...

There's 18 gun shops in town

that carry the
Handel bolt-action.

Now, 41 of them
sold in the last year.

We've checked with all
but nine of the owners...

- What about Keely's list?
- It's a bust.

The computer came up with 200
employees that are discharged.

Only a few of them
are unemployed now.

None of 'em seem
to carry a grudge.

You know, Sekulavich
has been trying to call you.

God, I can't believe
this is happening.

A million-dollar ransom?

The board of directors
made a decision yet?

I've got a conference
call in now.

I know you're a
busy man, Mr. Mason,

but I wondered if you could look
up some more records for me.

Well, what else is there?

Well, this building
is only a year old.

What about the builders,
the construction workers?

Was there an accident when
this building was going up?

Yeah, I'll do what I can.

Will you be at the
press conference?

In about 20 minutes, yes.

Mike, he's driving us nuts.

Our guys don't even
know what they're doing

- because he's...
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait a minute now.

Who is driving you nuts?

Keely... he's up on the roof

repositioning our
vectoring teams,

- sending guys back to headquarters.
- Okay, okay.

- He's screwing everything up.
- Okay, okay.

Give him a chance, will you?

Maybe he needs a
little more time to adjust.

Well, he's, he's
adjusting to the wrong job

unless he wants yours.

All right, go upstairs, come
on. I'll talk to him, go ahead.

Steve, I want you
to lay a perimeter.

If he hits tonight, I
want an airtight seal.

Got you.

(sighs)

STONE (over TV):
As far as we know,

there's only one
sniper involved.

REPORTER (over TV): Have
you been able to identify him?

STONE: No, no, we haven't.

In other words the police
are at a loss for answers.

No, no.

The police are still conducting
a criminal investigation.

Thank you very much.

Lieutenant Michael Stone.

This is Eli Mason,

the man responsible
for the giant high-rise.

Have you decided what to do

about the sniper's
demand for ransom?

MASON: Uh, yes, I've discussed
it with the board of directors,

and they agree.

We will not pay one
cent to that maniac.

The building under siege...

One of San Francisco's
newest high-rises...

Stands on the corner of
Eighth and Saint Andrews.

35 stories tall, it
houses over 300 firms

and approximately
2,500 employees.

All right, we'll be
stationed right here.

Now, that's south of Hillside...

Take these down to
RNl for cross-check.

Inspector Keller, I want you to
go back down to headquarters,

put Lenny Murchison to work
doing psychological profiles

on the ten names
in this readout.

- Excuse me, Captain, I was...
- Just, just follow orders.

- Yes, sir.
- Let me see yesterday's triangulation.

What's going on here?

You tell me to do one
thing, he tells me the other.

What's going on?

Jacob... why don't you let
me handle the details, huh?

It's moving too slowly.

Two bosses isn't
going to speed it up any.

I've been trying to get
this vectoring off the ground

so we can draw his fire.

Draw his fire? You're
just treating symptoms.

Let's get down to the
business of solving this thing.

I may be wrong, and
if I am it's my fault,

but I honestly think
this is our best chance.

You don't seem to be getting
my message, Lieutenant.

I want results, not apologies.

I get the message.

- Pressure from above.
- I can handle that.

It's pressure from
below I don't need.

Wait a minute now.

We're working on this together.

Then don't buck me,
Mike, just get the job done.

Here, let's get it
close to the window.

Put it in this chair.

How many more to go?

That should take
care of this floor.

The 24th and the 30th should
complete the southern exposure.

All right, let's double-check
with maintenance.

The only offices with
the lights on are these.

- Okay.
- Are the surveying instruments in place?

- Slight hang-up.
- What?

Keely wants everyone back
at headquarters for a briefing.

A briefing now?

Yeah.

All right, just put
the table right there.

Yeah, right, right in front
of the chart, that's good.

Okay, thank you.

What's going on?

Movement.

We're going to get
this thing rolling.

Now, we're going to regroup
on this sniper investigation.

Needs to be more
orderly, systemized.

Now, the way to
accomplish that is to use

a management technique I
developed... it's called PERT.

PERT... Program Evaluation
and Review Technique.

That's a method for
complex programming

that I feel is adaptable
to this investigation.

Now, it envisions a method
for placing all elements

on a chart, ensuring
that nothing is overlooked.

Now, you're going
to all be involved.

In fact I've asked for
extra manpower on this.

Now, a critical pass starts here

and leads to a solution here.

Now, these are all our
ongoing investigations.

The research on
the emp-employees,

the examination of the
building's security system.

The alpha file runs the names,
the psychological profiles,

the vehicle listings in
the subterranean garage,

the IDOs on customers

as opposed to employees.

Now, this chart will be filled

with systems-oriented
information

by the time we're through.

Probably the first time that
this method has been used

in a murder
investigation in this city.

Now, here's how it works.

We take everything
that we know so far

and we write it down
in order on the chart.

Then we get the information
that you're going to get,

and we fill that
in on the chart.

Now, I'm going to
need, uh, five of you.

Uh, you, you...

Well, we're down to
the bone for manpower.

What is Keely cutting
us down to four units for?

The PERT chart, that's why.

He wants it finished by morning.

And he's going to
work on it all night?

Mm-hmm, he's the nervous type.

Oh, it's more than that.

What?

Come here.

You've been stewing
about him all day.

What is it?

All right, just
call it gut instinct.

Now, I'm sure he'd be
fine on a regular homicide,

but this one has got him
pressed up against the wall,

he doesn't know what
to do, and he's scared,

and that makes him dangerous.

Tell me more.

- What don't you really like about him?
- (Keller chuckles)

Okay, you asked me,
I'm telling you, that's...

TANNER: Mike, we're set.

Yeah?

The triangulation should cut us
to a 20-block area on the north.

Now, let's hope he
follows the pattern.

I got a muzzle flash!

30 degrees west.

Yeah, I saw it, too.

27 degrees east.

Inspector two to eight-one.

Suspect is active.

Triangulation puts him in
the area of Hillside and Park.

Ten-four.

Inspectors eight, four, 27,

go to your
preestablished perimeter.

(siren wailing)

Where's the chopper?

(helicopter blades whirring)

Inspectors eight-one
to headquarters.

What happened to the chopper?

Put him on my frequency.

MAN: Inspector eight-one,

the air unit has been diverted.

What do you mean, diverted?

This is Captain Keely
at three-Victor-one.

To all units:

I am taking command
of this operation.

Taking command?

(distant siren wailing)

(cocks gun)

Suspect position has moved.

Area of Gramercy
and Loch Canyon.

Suggest perimeter
adjustment to the west.

I spotted his muzzle flash.

We got him.

All units, move
three blocks east.

Unit eight, Montana and River.

Unit four, Creek
Drive and Montana.

Unit eight-one,
Almond and Riverton.

Captain, this is Stone.

You're heading in
the wrong direction.

He'll move west...
That's his pattern.

Follow orders, eight-one.

You cover Almond and Riverton.

You're going to blow it.

Follow orders, eight-one.

(distant siren wailing)

(engine starter sputters)

(engine starts)

(sirens growing louder)

You wait here.

You're the boss.

Next time you take
over, you notify me first.

That's regulations.

I'm aware of...

No, you're not
aware of anything.

This whole operation
was based on one idea:

that the sniper would
move counter-clockwise.

I saw his muzzle flash.

And so did we.

And we were all
set to capture him

when he moved
west, but you blew it.

Lieutenant...

I want a full report
on what went wrong

first thing tomorrow morning.

Why wait?

I'll give it to you right now.

You're what went wrong!

You're trying to run the
whole show, and you can't!

You're the captain... You
give orders from the desk,

and I'll handle the street.

And I'll tell you another thing.

If we hadn't been shorthanded,

we still might have
been able to capture him.

You're a lieutenant.

If you wanted more teams,
why didn't you order them?

Because they are all
working on your PERT chart...

Captain!

Let's hope it means something.

Because we've still
got a screwball out there

who's trying to kill people.

And you let him get away.

(door opens)

The good captain
worked on his PERT chart

until 4:00 this morning.

And what?

And he broke the
case three hours ago.

In the, uh, interrogation room.

I'm telling you... believe me...

I was there half the night.

You're lying, Jeffers.

Blazers didn't play last night.

Refrigeration went bad.

No ice, no hockey.

And no alibi.

Captain, I didn't shoot anybody.

- I... I don't even own a gun.
- Oh, come on, Jeffers.

We've got your... got
your Army record right here

and your criminal record.

That doesn't mean anything.

You're sweating.

You know people
sweat when they lie?

Look at your hands...
You're shaking.

I can't help it.

I mean, I-I don't know
what I'm doing here.

Well, I'll tell you.

I'm holding you for
murder in the first degree.

Lieutenant?

STONE: Yes, Captain.

His name is Harlan Jeffers.

He was, uh, fired two years
ago from a teletext corporation.

That's on the 16th floor,

where that secretary
was wounded.

Man with a grudge.

He assaulted a corporate officer

when he was fired...
Beat him unconscious.

He got 18 months.

He was released two weeks ago.

Oh, one more little fact.

He was a trained
sniper in the Korean War.

All the pieces came
together on the PERT chart.

I guess I owe you an apology.

All right, well, keep after him.

Fill in the details.

A confession would
give us the icing.

See if you can
arrange that, will you?

Tanner, get a hold of
Wilson, press relations.

I want to hold a
conference in an hour.

Okay, let's go.

- Pardon me.
- Yes, sir.

There's a Mr. Mason I'd
like to see about a lease.

Oh, yes, sir.

That's on the tenth
floor, room 1018.

1018. Thank you.

I didn't even know those
offices were in that building.

You got to believe me.

KELLER: But you
lied to the captain.

If you're innocent,

why didn't you
tell him the truth?

Look... I drank a lot.

I don't know where
I was last night.

STONE: All right, let's go.

- Where?
- We have to book you.

Sekulavich, come in.

I swear to God, I had nothing

to do with those
shootings... Nothing.

Book him.

You know I believe him.

Keely wants him booked.

I don't have
enough to let him go.

Well, if he's innocent, why
didn't he tell us the truth?

Maybe he really was drunk.

Gut feeling, huh, Mike?

Something like that.
How do you feel?

Well, he's not on the gun list.

We'll talk to Keely.

(chuckles)

When?

(sighs)

When he gets
through taking bows.

What I call PERT...

Program Evaluation
and Review Technique.

It's probably the
first time in the history

of the city it's been used...

(barking)

(door closes)

We don't have any hard
evidence, and you know it.

Circumstantially,
we have a good case.

Opportunity, motive...
But no weapon.

And we don't have a record
of him ever purchasing one.

Maybe he stole it.

That's your job. Find out.

Check the details.

Nail him to the wall.

I hope you're not
dropping the ball on this

just because my
technique paid off.

Nobody's dropping
the ball, Captain.

STONE: Steve.

We'll keep digging.

You do that.

So, when did we start
nailing guys against the wall?

Do you have a list
of gun purchases?

Sure. Why?

I'm going to cross-check

every one of those
names with Mason's files.

We're going to dig into
the history of that building

from the day they put the
first spade in the ground.

Keely's not going to like that.

I'm beginning not to care.

All right, here's
the last of it.

I still don't understand.

This seems like a waste of time.

You got your man.

Maybe.

What do you mean, maybe?

See, Jeffers was
upset with this company

before they ever moved in
here, so if he's the sniper,

why didn't he shoot
at the old building?

I don't know.

Neither do we.

But the answer may be
somewhere in your files.

A name, a face.

A man with a grudge
against a contractor,

- subcontractor, the architect.
- (phone rings)

Lieutenant Stone.

You've got the
wrong man, you know.

He wasn't firing at
the building, I was

How did you know I was here?

I can see you

I've got you in my
sight, Lieutenant

(gunshot)

(over phone): $1
million, Lieutenant

5:00 today

Now, you follow
these instructions

MASON: I hope I've
made the right decision

If he finds out this is
filled with blank paper

- before you get him
- Well, if we're lucky,

he won't have
enough time to count it

He hasn't made
any mistakes so far,

including picking a
coward for a courier

I still think this guy's
some kind of nut

trying to cash in
on the publicity

Captain, are you
telling us not to go?

Inspector, I'll be at my
desk, where I belong

Yes, sir

♪♪

Just put the bag down,
get back in the car and leave

We'll do the rest

Lieutenant, I wasn't
planning to do anything else

Believe me

Inspectors
eight-one to all units

The delivery is
being made Stand by

♪♪

(siren wailing)

Of all the time and places
he would pick to give a ticket

He's not gonna collect
it with a cop there

I know, I know I can see

You want me to
try to flush him out?

You want to flush
the sniper out, too?

We don't have a thing

unless he puts his
hands on that bag

You call it We sit tight Okay

Forget the money

There's only one thing
that will stop me now

I want that building
evacuated Who is this?

By noon tomorrow,
you understand me?

If that doesn't happen,
I'm going to destroy it,

window by window

SNIPER: I told them I'd
find a way to get even,

and they ignored me

MASON: Who, wh-who is "they"?

SNIPER: Never mind about that

I just want you to know

that I'm going to go right
on shooting day and night

until I'm paid $1
million (clicking)

SNIPER: I want that
building evacuated

KEELY: Who is this?

By noon tomorrow,
you understand me?

If that doesn't happen,

I'm going to destroy
it, window by window

(clicks)

Same voice Jeffers
is innocent, sir

Why did he lie?

Well, his probation officer said

he was having some
drinks with some ex-cons

That's a parole
violation It's dumb,

but the P O 's got witnesses,
including the bartender

All right, release him Yes, sir

Uh, Mike?

Stay on this Use
your best judgment

That's an order, it'll be
the last one I'll be giving you

When a man's hands shake,

it means he's guilty of
something, doesn't it?

Well, I'd have let Jeffers swing

But you wouldn't
have, would you?

That's all

We've got until noon
tomorrow Good luck

(door closes)

Well, that takes care
of the contractors

who worked on the building

Now we go to the architects,
Shelby and Paulson

They're at
Embarcadero, pier five

That's our last chance

(on radio): Inspectors
eight-one this is Rogers

Do you read?

Come in, Rogers
What's your 10-13?

Conditions stable,
no activity Keep alert

We won't be late, but
he just could be early

What do you expect to find in
our employee files, Lieutenant?

A man who might have
worked for you in the past

But you don't even
know his name?

Well, we've got a list
of names over there,

and we're cross-checking
with your files

Well, I hope our files
can be of some help

So do I

We're down to the
last straw, Mr. Shelby,

before the shooting starts

Well, that takes
care of the Ks Ls

When we finish here,
I'll show you our nut file

Wait a minute,
you got a nut file?

Yeah, for all the kooks

Mr. Shelby has me
keep a special file

on all their correspondence

Now, what kind of
kooks you talking about?

Well, you know, where
people bad-mouth the firm,

- damaging the
environment - Wait a minute

Remember what he said?

"I warned them,
but they ignored me"

That could have been a letter

What do you do with
threatening letters?

Nut file Let's see it

I have to go now

You behave yourself

(barking)

Able, Kenny, Vulper,
Truax Wait a minute

- Wilson -Wait a minute,
wait a minute, Truax?

Is that T-R-U-A-X?

Martin Truax He's
on the gun list, Mike

I just couldn't
get a hold of him

- You know him?
- Only his letters

He's been writing over a year

Really far out Yeah,
what's his beef?

Property condemnation

He had this little house

They paid him for it, but
of course, it wasn't enough

Yeah, when a man doesn't
want to sell, it's never enough

Oh, no Balboa Towers?

32 feet of it used
to belong to him

- That's it - Can I
use your phone?

Sure, right there

(engine starter sputters)

Come on, Tanner,
have you got it?

Here it is

Martin Truax, released
from State Hospital

in Napa three weeks ago

The caseworker puts his
address at the Carlyle Hotel

Carlyle Hotel Drives
a 1953 Lincoln,

license number AXO995 AXO995

(dog barking)

(barking continues)

(tires squealing)

Yeah, that's his car

(barking continues)

(knocking on door)

(barking continues)

We got five minutes to go

He could be anywhere in the city

But his car is outside

(barking resumes)

(barking)

Truax!

(gunshot)

All I had was three small
rooms, but it was enough

And they took it, they
had no right to do that

- They had the right - No, no

They had $80 million

That didn't give them any
right to take what was mine

Nothing gives you the
right to take a life, mister

They cheated me!

Who's that, the accountant
on the 28th floor?

Why don't you tell
that to his widow

(barking)

Let's go

Come on, let's go

Where's that going?

Upstairs Captain
Devitt just asked for it

Devitt's back?

- Yeah, and we've got
him - Where's Keely?

Promoted to
Research and Planning

That's a good place for him

What? You don't think so?

Oh, yeah, yeah, I
think so, uh Uh, listen,

- put this in my office, will you?
- Sure

- I'll be right back - Sure

(knocking)

Come in

Congratulations, Mike
You, too (chuckles)

We never demote failures, do we?

We never promote them either

Ever heard of the
Peter Principle?

The Peter Principle? No

A man rises to his own
level of incompetence

No Well, that's me

Every job I ever had, I
could handle until this one

Well, if that was so, they
wouldn't be moving you

up to Research and
Planning, would they?

That's where you belong

You knew all along, didn't you?

No, no, I didn't

Well, I've learned
something about both of us

Well, see you around, Lieutenant

Mike

Sure, Jacob