05x06 - Badge Heavy

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A 211 in progress.

One-Adam-12, handle code 3.

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Hey, Albert.

Hey, uh, you still on that
weight-lifting program thing?

- Yeah.
- I mean, Al,

you're getting to look a
little like King Kong, though.

I don't know, but if I was you,

I'd think about getting
a new uniform cut.

I mean, you're starting to bulge the
seams out in the one you got now, right?

- Look, Charlie, I...
- No, Al, I'm serious.

You are really turning
into a menacing item here.

I mean, that's
frightening, Albert.

I can't even talk about it.

I think your buddy Porter
is the target for today.

Hey, what's going on?

This isn't my shirt.

Somebody's cut the threads.

Oh, Albert, Albert.

Here.

- Funny.
- Oh, come on, Al.

Ain't it always?

- I'll see you in roll call.
- Okay.

Charlie Burnside
is really a character.

Yeah, I guess so.

Hey, well, don't get sore, Al.

I mean, you have to
admit it was pretty funny.

Yeah. Pretty funny.

Hey, Al, is there
something wrong?

Well, look, I know everybody
around here thinks he's a riot.

It's just that I don't
think he's all that funny.

Call it a personal reaction.

Yeah, well, look,
don't let it get you.

Charlie's had a piece of
every guy on this watch.

He doesn't mean
anything personal by it.

It's not the way he is around
the station I'm talking about.

What do you mean?

It's that I think he's
kind of badge heavy.

I was his partner last week.

He had a guy in custody,
and for no good reason,

he put a choke hold
on him and put him out.

He thought I was back by the
car. He doesn't know I saw him.

- Oh, come on, Al. Are you sure?
- Mm-hmm.

Then you should report him.

Jim, I'm just a reserve officer.

I come out here three,
four times a month.

Besides, I've been sort of checking
with some of his other partners.

They all think he's great.

So he must be pretty careful
about picking his moments

to come on heavy.

At any rate, if I beef him,
he'll just grin his stupid head off

and patronize me, and all
the rest of the guys around here

will think I'm a sorehead.

Most of them think he's so funny

they can't see past the
grin and the practical jokes.

I figure if you
look a little closer,

you might not like what you see.

We see Charlie mostly
around the station.

Before coming to the division,
he was in Communications,

so he hasn't really been
on the street that long.

Okay, I'll buy that. But
let's look at the other side.

Porter says he questions
his own judgment.

We both know when
you got a hot felon

and he moves funny, you
gotta trust your instincts.

- Maybe he didn't see
the whole thing.
- Yeah, that's a possibility.

But you know the
kind of guy Al is.

He wouldn't even mention
it unless he was sure.

But not sure enough
to take it to the brass.

All right. Let's keep an eye out.
We'll make Charlie our project.

But until we see something for
ourselves, let's keep it to ourselves.

Hello, I'm George
Nash, the store owner.

I've just been robbed. He's
just left. You must've seen him.

- Which way did he go?
- I don't know.

He ripped out the phone
and told me to stay put.

I was in the store
working alone.

He just popped
in and held me up.

- Did you get a description?
- Yeah.

He was a white guy, and
he was wearing a raincoat

and one of those stocking
masks over his head.

- Did he have a g*n?
- Yeah, he had a revolver.

- I'll take a look.
- One-Adam-12,
a 211 just occurred

at 2450 Beverly Blvd.

Something wrong?

I must've flooded
it or something.

You happen to see
a man run by here?

Oh, you mean...
You mean a robber?

What robber?

Oh, you know, the guy that
robbed the gift shop up the street.

No kidding. When was that?

- Just now.
- And you were sitting
right here?

Yeah. He run past,
down the street.

Get out of the car.

What's wrong?

Out.

Down on the ground,
flat on your face.

Put your arms straight out.

How did you know?

You were here the whole
time. How did you know?

I must have a pretty big mouth.

I guess I must be stupid.

You said it.

On your feet.

Let's go.

One-Adam-12 clear.

Oh, go on. How did you make him?

That's it. He just
looked a little hinky.

Pete, he was sitting across
the street in a parked car.

Yeah, well, it was a tan coupe.

Oh.

Well, I had a tan coupe once.

It was a real lemon.

The guy that sold it to
me filled the crank case

with 40-weight oil
mixed with flour.

I got it home, it fell
apart in my driveway.

I was 17 years old.

Ever since then, I wanted
to bust a guy in a tan coupe.

You know something, Pete?

You're really
getting squirrelly.

All units on all
frequencies, stand by.

One-Adam-23 is in pursuit,

southbound on
Dover from Western,

of a 1972 light-blue Mercury,

license 476-Ocean-King-Zebra.

The vehicle contains
two male Caucasians

approximately 20 years of age.

Suspect vehicle wanted
for speed only at this time.

One-Adam-23,


is a Wilshire stolen only.

One-Adam-23 now westbound
on Morrison from Dover.

He's heading right at us.

One-Adam-23 now northbound
on Freemont from Morrison.

He's doubling back.
We can cut over on Tyler.

All units, suspect vehicle
now stopped on Freemont,

south of 5th.

One-Adam-23 is
now on foot pursuit.

One-Adam-12, code 6 on
Freemont, just south of 5th.

One-Adam-12, roger.

Just so you remember,

next time I tell you to hug,
you do what you're told.

Hey!

He tried to get tough, you know,

so I had to come
on a little bit with him.

How long you been
standing there?

- Long enough.
- Hey, Reed,

I would never hurt anybody
that wasn't trying to hurt me.

- Now, you know that.
- Do I?

Reed, it's me. It's Charlie.

Save it, Charlie! I gotta
get this man an ambulance.

I'm assuming since he's out cold,
you won't have to put him out again.

Better get some gas, Vincent.

Hey, Reed, tell Porter
to stop working out.

- He's getting muscle-bound.
- You already played that one.

Let's, uh, drop it, huh?

Okay, Jim. Sorry.

If you're gonna talk to Mac,
you better settle down, huh?

Yeah.

That's a pretty serious charge.

I realize that, Mac.
I've been around here

long enough to
know what I'm doing.

That guy's in the
hospital with a concussion.

Okay. I'll fill out the 181.

All right. I'll let you
know what happens.

Make it quick.

Uh, well, I just had
a little talk with Mac.

I thought you might
like to know how it went.

I figure you did a little
shuffling and scratching.

That's your act, isn't it?

Well, no. I told Mac,

"Reed is really b*rned about
that joke I pulled on Porter."

You know, you really ought to stop trying
to protect that guy, don't you think?

You really think
you're gonna sell that?

No, not all at once,

but, uh, I'll get
the point across.

Why don't you take off?

Oh, Reed.

Reed, you're gonna
push this thing,

and you're gonna wind up
with your teeth on the pavement.

Well, take your best sh*t.

No. Now, that's just
kind of a friendly warning.

You know? But I
can tell you this much,

you're not looking
at the full picture.

I've got a little action work,

and if you don't drop
it, Reed... Just drop it...

You'll end up looking...

very bad.

If you're gonna cop out
to the brass, Charlie, do it.

Otherwise, this could
end up in a trial board.

Oh, now, when
you hear what I got,

it's gonna be too late.

I'm warning you, Reed.

And in the meantime, I'll see what
I can do about getting you busted.

Working midnight watch and
then going to court's really unfair.

Going without sleep
shouldn't bother a kid like you.

Aw, don't leave, Pete.

Look, you don't think I'm taking
all this stuff personally, do you?

I don't know.

Well, I'm not.

That goes for Reed, too.

Uh, a little disappointed
in his sense of humor.

I mean, after all, it was
just a practical joke, right?

I've heard that rumor. It's
garbage. So why spread it around?

Yeah, Charlie. I don't
know what Reed saw,

but he wouldn't beef you
unless he thought he was right.

Sure. He thinks he saw it.

But unfortunately, it still
amounts to the same thing...

I'm getting bad-wrapped
here, you guys.

- Are you, Charlie?
- Oh, Malloy, Malloy, Malloy.

Now, look, I can really
appreciate your loyalty to Reed.

Really, Pete, I can.

But I'm just sorry
that it's misplaced.

Well, we'll have to
wait and see about that.

I asked you to come in
because the captain decided

not to sustain your
complaint against Burnside.

Aw, you're kidding,
Mac. Not sus... I saw him.

The captain feels there's not
enough supportive evidence.

Look, the polygraph test
on Charlie was inconclusive,

and the suspect signed
a statement saying

he was struggling with Charlie
when he was choked out.

Mac, listen, right now, he's choking
people out for no reason at all.

Tomorrow he could k*ll somebody.

Nobody doubts you
think Charlie was wrong.

The question is, whether you
saw enough to make a judgment.

Look, Jim, we'll
keep an eye on him.

But for now, that's it.

Let's play it back from the
top and see what jumps out.

I'll tell you what jumps out.

We got a guy on the
force who gets his jollies

out of hassling people, and
there's nothing we can do about it.

- I'm not so sure.
- Oh, you got something?

Well, I don't know exactly.

There's just some things about
it that are out of focus for me.

- Like what?
- Well, like your
little encounter

with Charlie in the
parking lot last night.

- You said he threatened you?
- No. It really wasn't a thr*at.

- It was more like a warning.
- But he seemed
pretty sure of himself?

Yeah. He acted like a guy
who had an ace in the hole.

I wonder why.

The investigation hadn't
even been conducted yet.

Hey, wait a minute. What if
he got to the guy in the hospital?

- You're reading my mind.
- I mean, it doesn't make sense

that a guy get choked out and
then protect the cop who did it.

Unless Charlie made a deal
to boot the guy's case in court

in return for his statement
clearing him of the brutality charge.

What did Mac say?

He said he can get
over to the prison ward

and find out if Burnside
paid the guy a visit.

All units in the vicinity
in One-Adam-12,

a 211 in progress
at the liquor store,

Allenhurst and Main.

One-Adam-12, handle code 3.

One-Adam-12, roger.

Turn right.

Okay. Go.

One-Adam-12, additional
only. 211 suspects...

Two male Caucasians, armed...

Last seen heading
westbound on Allenhurst.

One-Adam-12, roger.

Freeze, mister!

Hands on top of your head.

Hey, Roy, give me a boost.
They're right behind us.

They're closer than
you think, buddy.

Turn around and put your
hands on top of your head.

Don't hurt him, Malloy.

What happened when you
talked to the guy at the hospital?

Looks like your hunch paid off.

I located the deputy sheriff
who checked Burnside in

the prison ward
yesterday afternoon.

He had some kind of
story about wanting to see

an unconscious John Doe...
Something about making an ID.

The sheriff checked him in and
noticed he talked to our suspect.

- Did you talk to the suspect?
- Yeah.

He started out by
claiming that he was

fighting with Burnside
when he got choked off.

So I told him we already had an idea
that he might've made a deal with Burnside.

We were gonna be
watching that trial real close.

Burnside might have to double-cross
him or it'd look like a setup.

- What'd he say?
- He copped out.

He gave us a statement. Even went
on the poly. We got a good reading.

- What now?
- We go talk to the captain.

Until Sergeant MacDonald
showed me the new statement

and polygraph on the victim,

I was sure we didn't have
a case on Officer Burnside.

But this seems to alter it.

I've ordered a trial
board for Burnside.

The board will hear the case
in Room 3 at 10:30 in I.A.D.

- I'll be there, Captain.
- See you tomorrow.

Meet me in the watch
commander's office

and we'll go over from there.

And he buried his
fingers, right? Okay?

So the guy's telling
the story later, all right?

He says, "I didn't mind
getting banged in the finger,

but I was only that
far off the ground."

Oh, come on.

Can you imagine
that? Hello. No...

Hey, Reed...

Reed, I'm talking to you.

Reed, will you have a heart?

Look, all I did was
pull a little joke.

You're out to ruin
my career here.

Reed, I'm talking to you.

You got something to say?

Well, it's a little hard
to put into words.

What do you want from me?

Nothing.

Cool it, Charlie.

It's cool.

Just having a little discussion
here with Officer Reed.

Yeah. Well, why
don't you just drop it?

You guys, you know I'm right.

You gotta show these street
characters that you mean business.

You gotta wise them up.
That's what it's all about.

Now, look, these guys
think they got it made

with their new court decisions
and their plea bargaining.

We gotta show them, right?

We gotta show them if they're gonna break
the law, they're gonna lose a few teeth.

But there's always a few
Girl Scouts, isn't there?

That's enough,
Charlie. Now back off.

That's okay, Pete. If he's got
something to say, let him get it said.

What I really don't like

is some hippie-loving cream puff

shiving me in the
back with the brass.

I really don't like that, Reed!

Knock it off!

Get out of my sight,
Charlie! I'll break you in two.

Come on.

It's Charlie, eh?

It's me. It's Charlie, okay?

Hey, come on.

Oh, you guys, what
are you looking at?

It's a joke. It's
a practical joke.

Come on.

You lost them, Charlie.

You played the
last joke on yourself.

What are you doing here?
I thought it started at 10:30.

There's been some kind of delay.

Well, Jim, you can get to work.

What are you talking about?

We got a phone call. The
board's been continued

pending criminal prosecution.

Charlie Burnside resigned
from the force about an hour ago.

Hey. Whoa. Take it easy on that.

It's still a little bit sore
from where I hit that locker.

I'll tell you what,
I'll do the driving.