03x21 - The Frame

[bunniefuu]

Oh, whoa, Eddie.
It's tough life, Eddie,

and what have you
done for me lately, Eddie?

For God's sake, Lieutenant,
look, let me go on this one.

I didn't even get into the place.
The cops grabbed me on the outside.

Yeah? And what are these here,
Eddie, huh? Toys for Tots, your

building maybe, or an erector
set? They're burglar's tools!

And with your sheet, it's enough to
ride you back on a cat on a felony.

Come on, Kojak. Look, you didn't
get me right this time. Cut me loose.

You come on, Eddie.
You didn't tell me anything

I didn't know before.
You, sir, are going.

Look, I can give you the guy who's hitting
on the hotel rooms on the east side.

Ah, I know about him.
Let's not play games, Eddie.

What do you want, then?

A guy like Harry Dubin.

Why him?

Because he's one of my favorite animals.
He's a pig.

Yet I've watched him wangle his
way out of too many ugly cases.

A creep, Eddie, you
understand? And I'm embarrassed.

You want to know why?
Because he's still on the street.

Now, you answer, Eddie. Don't ask.

For what? What's my deal?

Ah, now you're being sensible.

Well, Eddie...

If the information is
good, you'll walk on this.

I'll make the deal
with the DA of front.

I got your word on this.

Dubin pulled a heist the other day. Tuesday
or Wednesday or something like that.

The messenger in the jewelry district
on 48th Street. It was a real good score.

He's supposed to still have his
stuff in his apartment waiting for a.

.. a fence or insurance buyback.

Eddie now?

I... I know.

Have we got a deal?

All right, where do I
find him? Call the DA.

I'll give him the address.

Crocker!

Would you call the felony
DA and tell him we're about

to do business with my dear
friend and companion, Eddie?

Lieutenant, maybe we should come back
a little later. Mr. Dubin is showering.

I'm clean, Kojak.

I don't know. I can still smell you.

There ain't nothing here.
You got a warrant?

Ta-da!

But there still ain't nothing here.
What do you think you're gonna find?

You're gonna find the
tools of your trade, baby.

g*ns, maybe some old stones you might
have collected while you were working.

Have fun.

Hey, Lieutenant, who's gonna fix the door?

Oh, well, we'll lean against the wall.
Maybe it'll heal.

Uh, Lieutenant.

Stavros?

Nothing yet, Lieutenant.

All right, where's the stuff?

What stuff? Oh, he got some beer
in the refrigerator. That's for friends.

All right, let me have
the room for a minute.

Where'd all the rough
stuff go, Kojak? You blew it.

It's that simple. And
I'll go home and cry.

Yeah. Well, you see, uh, I want the jewels.

And I want that big black automatic
that you're famous for, because

I'm sick and tired of hearing
what a great heist man you are.

You! You're just a punk.

Are you crazy? I don't have
to tell you nothing. I got rights.

So does the guy at the V.A. hospital.

I ain't giving you no trouble, Kojak.

He ain't got no reason to do a job on me.

Nothing, huh?

Try the door.

This could be something.

Oh, Ark.

Aha.

Turn the rest over.

I gotta tell it to the judge.
I mean, this stuff here, look.

All right, read him his rights.

What is this?

Why me, Kojak?

Think about it, Harry.

Dumper, it won't stand up.
And you knew it when you made the arrest.

Are you having a trial
where I wasn't looking?

There isn't gonna be any trial. You
were given a warrant for specific items.

That's what you were there for, not
to pick and choose and dream a case.

Hey, I wasn't shopping in a supermarket.
I got what I could of.

Sir, you made a quick cover-up collar.

You have no right to toy with the law.

And I'm not about to engage
in a conspiracy with you to do it.

Whose side are you on?

Or maybe you live
with a book that tells you

exactly what the
answer to everything is.

But look, get back to
reality and pick a side.

Sure, I stretched the law.

So what? Maybe it ought to be
stretched in the reverse once in a while.

You know, instead of
freeing any punk who comes

along with a misspelled
word on an affidavit,

you ought to come into
my courthouse one night.

Get back into the streets, baby.

I don't have to.
You have to come and see me.

Good morning, darling.

Thank you, George.

Another day in the
arena, hm?

Sure.

Sometimes I wonder what is the difference
between the cowboys and the Indians.

The difference is this marble gymnasium
standing in some things called walls.

And now the business.

With respect to my client, the one
you were talking about, the Kojak.

You represent Dubin? Ah, yes.

He's all mine.

He's not the nicest person I've
ever represented, but he retained me.

I'm going for a hearing on the ward.
It won't stand up.

Save the motion.

Just stand there and
I'll do your work for you.

I'll move for the dismissal.

Relax, Dubin.
You're the easiest fee I've made in years.

Sure, it's easy for you to relax.
You've been out all night.

I've been sitting in
this stink hole with a

bunch of creeps begging
cigarettes all night.

It's your life. You picked it.

He'll be out in a couple of hours.

Yeah, what about Kojak?

He's got a thing for me.
He ain't gonna let up.

Kojak does his job. He won't go
any further than the law allows.

He wants me, man.
He ain't gonna stop until he's crazy.

Kojak has no more right to
break the law than you do.

Well, you're probably
a lot better than him.

Whose lawyer are you?
His or mine?

No one's.

I take cases, not people.

As to ill*gal actions by
policemen, there are restraints that

can be placed against Kojak or
any other cop that goes too far.

Civilian complaint review board, the
grand jury, the district attorney's office.

You should have their problems.

Hey, tell me something.
Where was all these helpers last

night when Kojak shook me
down for three thousand bucks?

Are you telling me that you paid him off?

And why didn't you tell me this before?

You know it now. I'm telling you.

I laid three grand on him.

Hey, then why didn't he arrest you?

If he took the money,
why didn't he just take a

walk and save himself
a lot of grief with the DA?

He said he had to show something for
the warrant or it would make him look bad.

I got a record. I had to go for the deal.

Well, he delivered his end of the bargain.
Why the complaint?

Once he found the golden goose,
he figured he'd come back for more.

He thinks I got a load of hot jewels.

Do you? Now, wait a minute. Wait a minute.
Don't answer that. I don't want him out.

No jewels. It was all
cash. I won it at the off-track

betting parlor, 23rd street.
I hit four races in a row.

So what do you want me to do?

You're my lawyer.
I want to make a beef on Kojak.

You know all those places
you said watch out for

guys like him? You know,
my rights and all that?

That's the way it's written.

I want you to handle it.

I'll speak to the DA.

Guys.

And then I had to hang around till
three before they even called the case.

Then they throw the case out
without ever giving in to hearing.

You ready? Boy, it sure is
fun being a real cop again.

Courts are fun,
right?

Yeah, for you.
You can sleep on those benches.

If I had your cushion,
baby, I'd get a snooze, too.

Join me.

Join me. Cheers.

You know, what happened to you?

You had to spend the day
in court, so you got bored and

you pulled a few tail feathers
out of Bernheim and the DA?

I got tired of doing crossword puzzles.

You know, if Bernheim was
real, you know what I mean.

Why, how did you know?
Did he call you? Sure he called.

I figured he was going to complain
about your lovely personality,

so I told him I had the commissioner
on the other line and hung up on him.

Why don't you give him a call?
You make peace.

I'm not going to apologize to him.

I didn't say apologize. I said make peace.
You give him a lollipop or something.

You wave Tata at him at
his playpen. You know, it'll tell

everybody in the day care
center what a great guy you are.

Will that help me get Dubin?

What's so special about Dubin?

You know, Frank, about six years ago,

some young musician, he played good guy.

And he grabbed Dubin when
he was leaving a fur stick up.

Dubin clobbered him with a .45.

He's been in the VA hospital ever since.
He's a cabbage.

I want to go over there and watch the nurse
change his diapers. He's 32 years old now.

Well, that answers my question.

Oh, no, there's more.

When the furrier heard what happened to the
kid, he pulled back on his idea of Dubin.

Dubin beat the whole
thing. And the musician,

he's in the VA hospital
doing life, Frank.

Yeah?

Yeah, Lieutenant, me
and Stavros just got a call

from the DA's office to
appear there tomorrow.

With a lawyer if we want one.

The beef is that when you had Dubin in the
room alone, that he gave you three grand.

And?

And, well, Stavros and I talked it over.

And, uh, we're gonna forget that
you ever had him in the room alone.

We were there and nothing ever happened.

Forget it!

Hey, I want you to cover up mail.
I sure think I really did it.

But, uh, thanks.

The Bernheim thing, it just
became very, very unfunny.

You ready? Time is 10.



My name is Donald Bernheim and I am an
assistant district attorney, New York County.

Present in the room are
Lieutenant Theo Kojak

and Captain Frank McNeil, both assigned
to South Manhattan detectives.

Lieutenant Kojak will now
be advised of his rights.

Hey, wait a minute. Hold on. We're
down here to talk to you about a case.

You've got this set
up like an inquisition.

I'm taking a formal statement.

You haven't even told us
what this is all about officially.

It's about the shaking down
of a suspect, on the record.

Let it go, Mark. Let's hear him.

No way. He wants to play this game,
you come back here with a lawyer.

He's setting you up.
Now let's get out of here.

If you refuse to give me a statement,
I'm turning this over to Internal Affairs.

I'll give you a statement.

Jack and Jill went up the
hill to fetch a pail of hogwash.

Hey, I know where you stand, fella.
Why don't you send it to him?

We'll see where they're at.

No sweat, Mr. Scroope. You'll get paid.

Now what happened
between Kojak and the D.A.

? They clashed, as expected.
The D.A. didn't like Kojak's answers.

The case has been referred to the Internal
Affairs Division for further investigation.

What does that mean?

It means that Kojak's going to undergo
an investigation by the headhunters.

They don't like to come out of a case
without something to hang their hat on.

They're going to be into his personal
life and everything he's ever done.

I just want to get
the guy off my back.

I don't want him coming after
me because I get him into a hassle.

You're wrong, Dubin.
But that's nothing new.

Kojak's been ordered to keep his hands
off you until this whole thing is over.

Ordered. Will he
listen?

He's a cop. He takes orders. He's
not a fool, Mr. Dubin.

You waited too long. I needed a warrant.

That stuff was there
when I told you about it.

Maybe for another three,
four hours. You screwed it up!

I need to be so sure the stuff was there.

I'm sure, Kojak. Just let it go at that.

I see.
When it was your game, that was okay.

It's off the board now
and I need all the secrets.

I can't give any more than I already have.

Then I have to believe that you
were part of the setup to fray me.

No, no way, Kojak.
That ain't my bag. You know that.

One of the times I went away,
I met this guy we called Colby.

He's my connection with Dubin.
He works for him or with him.

Anyway, me and Colby got friendly and he's
been trying to get me to a deal with Dubin.

You know, a step up for me.
He's the one that told me about the jewels.

Where do I find this Colby?

You can't find him without me. He's
not a local and Colby's only a nickname.

You have to deal with me.

You're in here?

You can get me out.

Well, maybe yesterday. But today I
don't sit too well with the DA's office.

My bail is fifteen hundred,
remember? That's only

seventy-five bucks for a guy
like you can put up collateral.

Kojak, do something for both of us.

One thing I always try to
do no matter what is to have

good food in my place is
cut some profits a little bit.

There's always enough bucks to
make the whole thing look good.

Not like when you had
holes in your socks, huh?

I don't even walk anymore.

What's happening with you?

You in trouble because of that bust
you took the other night? No way.

I got that thing beat already.

So what do you have me lined up for?

I happen to know that you gave that
stuff to your bookmaker to pay him off.

Because he laid the stuff
off on me for eighteen grand.

Creep, he told me it was only fifteen.
And I'm still on the hook for him for five.

Well, he just blew it.

As far as I'm concerned, we're even.

Who are you kidding, Harry?
The only person on the face of

this earth that you make sure
you pay off is your bookmaker.

You're a degenerate gambler.

You're the best in the business.
But who needs you?

What are you complaining about?

You got it made. You bankroll. And
all you gotta do is sit around and collect.

You're like a slot
machine with no pictures.

If I like the deal, that's the way it goes.

You'll like it.

I never gave you a bad deal yet.

You amaze me, Harry.

You rip off the Feldman brothers last
week for about thirty grand in stones.

You pay off your bookmaker. You're broke.

The cops bust you so they know all
about you. You're hot. They're on to you.

I don't need any trouble, no
matter how good you think you are.

Hey, listen first.

Then if you want to say no,
it only takes a short breath.

It's a good-sized payroll. Three hundred,
four hundred grand. Depending on overtime.

I'll need forty grand for the
setup and for the equipment.

I'll throw you your usual share, but
I'll guarantee the forty no matter what.

How do you keep the cops off your back?

That's the sweetest touch of all.
I've got them watching each other.

Let me tell you about the hit first.

No, I don't want to hear about it.
You can tell me when the job's over.

I'll give you the money.
But not all at one time.

If there's no way in this
world you're going to get

that bread in a lump sum,
you'll buy the track with it.

I need a legit job.
For a cover for the cops.

That's easy.
You're now district manager of my places.

You're beautiful. And
let me tell you how I laid

it on that bald-headed cop,
Kojak. Remember him?

Do I ever.

Hey, anything bad about
Kojak I'd love to hear.

Hey, you want another
beer? Yeah, sure.

I'd like to buy this round when I'm
flattened out from making the bail.

Hey, a couple more here, okay?
Take it easy, man. You'll be okay.

Sure. From your lipstick, God. Meanwhile,
all I'm walking with is case money.

Hey, look, if you need
a steak, just ask, huh?

What I need is a score, not a loan, or
an end on the next move with Dubin.

Take it easy, man.
I'll slide you in.

He's working on a nice
one now. It's going to be big.

Yeah, sure. I've been hearing this.
I'd just like to see it happen.

I said it'll happen now.
Cool it, huh? Okay, okay.

Don't get uptight, Colby.
It's just that I always heard

that Dubin works alone, or maybe
with just one other guy like you.

He's never had a deal with a group before.

Yeah, well, he's going
to need people this time.

He went to Bancroft
to get the bankroll.

The money man? Why don't you just
watch the movie? You might learn something.

Okay, Colby. Okay.

You can't! Now, you
were told to stay away

from Dubin, and that's
what you're going to do.

Now, with Bancroft and Dubin locked
together, it's got to be a big heist.

Okay, I'm impressed. Stay away
from Dubin. The DA would love

nothing better than to be able
to lay more pressure on you.

If they want Dubin out,
they can be my guest.

You don't mean or believe that, Mac.

What difference does it make what I believe
or mean? I said it. Isn't that enough?

Don't you realize what kind of a
perfect case you need now to nail Dubin?

All I have to do is say you're into another
frame. They've got one on record already.

Okay. You told me, and it's
been duly recorded in my mind,

and your wish is my
command, then, like that captain.

But I'm going to set
up a plant on Bancroft.

I wasn't told to stay
away from Bancroft, was I?

And if Dubin happens to
wander into it, what could I do?

Bernheim is the one who
freed him, not me, right?

You know, I'm very
thankful you're on my side.

It's nothing.

And since I see no connection
between this Bancroft and Dubin,

well, then I see no
reason to interfere with your

investigation of this
alleged criminal Bancroft.

How's that sound?

Oh, you're beautiful, Mac.

Loves you, baby.

Crocker, that looks like Dubin.

Lieutenant, you read me?

Yeah, what have you got?

Dubin just pulled up. Some moose dropped
him off in a blue ole. He's pulling away.

Stay there and don't get spotted.
I'll pick up the car.

Yeah, let me speak to Dubin.

It's Colby.

Yeah?

There's some dude out here watching you.

Cops?

Yeah, your friend, Kojak.

Kojak's following me.
Now, he's supposed to

get off my back. He
can't hang on me that way.

I know it. Relax.

Police Department, give me the
Internal Affairs Division, please.

I'm Captain Russo,
Internal Affairs Division.

I'm ordering you to
break off a stakeout.

Who are you talking
about? Mackoff-Dubin.

That's an order.

Hey, uh, we're on Alan Bancroft.

No games, Lieutenant. Dubin is an employee
of Bancroft's. Your story won't hold water.

Hey, who's running this police department?
Them or us?

There's a little more.

Until further notice, you're
temporarily assigned to the Chief

of Detective's Office pending
the outcome of the Dubin charges.

Lieutenant, I know it's easy to sign
your name, but you can't approve

every request for equipment made
by every detective who wants it.

Oh, why not? They need it, don't they?

Where are we supposed
to get the stuff from?

Well, that's your problem.
I'm only here temporarily.

The last lieutenant here on temporary
assignment stayed two and a half years.

An ad in South... uh... Chief of
Detective's Division, Lieutenant Kojak.

I... I got this number from your office.
What are you doing there?

Well, I got promoted.
Hey, what's happening with you?

It's okay, I'm in. I got
the deal with Dubin.

I, uh... I... I should find
out more about it tonight.

Uh, things have
changed just a little, Eddie.

Captain McNeil, well, he's covering
my squad while I'm down here.

You'll have to call back my office and...
and tell him, okay? He'll handle it.

No, no. I got no deal with him.
I don't know him and I don't trust him.

Look, I either deal with
you or forget the whole thing.

Okay, Eddie. Take it easy,
will ya? Just sit tight and

I'll get back to you. I'll...
I'll... I'll talk to McNeil.

Yeah. Okay.

They got me downtown. I can't do anything.

Mac, I'll settle for a meet
with you and Swinton.

I'll tell him you'll give him
the same deal that I gave him.

Look, Theo, it's not going to work.
It's too much heat.

Don't you want to nail Dubin?

Sure, I'd love to move on
it, but I have my hands tied.

Even if this crime has nothing to do with
the original beef on you, I can't touch it.

Are they watching you that close?

They're closer to me than my underwear.

I'm willing to try if I
figure there was even

a chance I could slip
a few men on the case.

But they're checking the roll
calls and the men every day.

If it isn't the DA's
office, it's IAD.

If they catch us playing games
again, it'll really hit the fan.

That's supposed to
mean that all we can do is

sit back and wait for
them to pull the rip-off.

So we can say, I told you so.

I think that's all we can do.

Not me.

May I help you? I'm Mr.

Kojak, and I'd like to
speak to Mr. Scroope.

There's a Mr. Kojak here to see you.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Scroope says that
there's no reason for

him to speak with you,
that you should leave.

I understand.

Thank you.

Sir...

I'll have to call you back.

This isn't the smartest thing
you've ever done, Lieutenant.

Your presence in my office isn't
about to help your predicament.

You know, I've seen you around for years.

I always thought you were
pretty straight for a lawyer.

How come you're part of this frame on me?

I'd suggest you visit your own lawyer
instead of forcing your way into my office.

Dubin is a thief.

He's an animal.

He's ruined more than one person's life.

Prove it, Lieutenant.

It's one of those little
things required by the law.

And you're a defendant, wouldn't you?

I'm a criminal lawyer, Lieutenant.
Who should I defend? Saints?

I get a client, guilty or
innocent, I defend him.

Look, I can't discuss this as a
client-lawyer relationship in existence.

Does that include any future
crimes that Dubin may commit?

I don't enter into conspiracies.

Then if you knew a crime was to be
committed, you'd report it?

Yes, I would.

An overdrive that Dubin
is planning to commit?

Before Dubin leaves
this earth, Lieutenant, it's

possible he may plan and
commit a great many crimes.

So what does that got to do with anything?

Because he's using you.

He's got my hands tied
with this phony charge.

And you handcuff me, Scroope.

I'm asking you to help free me.

Dubin is hooked up with Bancroft.

You know what Bancroft is?
I mean, you've been around too long not to.

I've got a man who's
got me right up to date.

I've got facts, photos, and an informant.

I'll lay it all out for you.

I'll keep you informed on
every detail of what I do.

What do you have right out in the open?

I'm a lawyer, not a cop.

Hey, I'm asking you to help
save a cop's career, any cop.

You know, it's so easy to destroy a cop.

I'm asking you to invest the
same amount of time in saving one.

You know,

my father was a guy.

I know.

Okay.

I think I get the DA's office off
your back, but the ID is up to you.

It's funny up and up, Doc, aren't you?

Hey, my words, Scroope.

And no one's ever challenged that.

I ain't sitting up to nobody.

Somebody who knows is talking.

Now, first the apartment, and
now they're sitting on Bancroft.

Look, if it had been me, do you think I
would have been the one to spot him?

Kojak only missed those jewels
in my apartment by an hour.

I could be sitting in a can
now, talking to the walls.

Who's setting me up?

Who are you
friendly with?

No one.

Man, you know I ain't close to nobody.

Who?

Nothing.

Just somebody I thought we could use.

Take care of it.

I need Lieutenant Kojak.

You transfer him out, transfer him back.

It's too soon for that.

My office isn't satisfied,
and neither is the DA's.

I just got off the phone with the DA.

They're probably on the
phone to your office now.

Bernheim is willing to let
IAD handle the investigation,

and he'll go along with your determination.

Call him!

All right, all right.
You wouldn't say that if it weren't true.

It's too easy to check.

So what? So what?
We've got an informant right

in with Dubin that says
a big job is coming up.

It'll only deal with Kojak.

Hey, look, if you don't
let him get off the hook,

IAD is going to take responsibility
for this heist taking place.

It's all there.

One copy goes downtown
to the chief of detectives.

Another copy is in Lieutenant
Kojak's safekeeping.

Maybe to give to the newspapers.

Who knows? It's beautiful.

I gotta give you credit.

It's cute.

I mean, if I say no and the heist does
take place, all the heat comes back on me.

If I were on your side
of the fence, I'd love it.

Hey, I'm not going anywhere.

If it doesn't work out, I'll still be
a stationary target for you, right?

A target, maybe.
Stationary, I doubt that very much.

Would you deny me a little movement?

All right, I'll go along with it.

On two conditions.

First, I meet the informant
myself so I can satisfy my bosses.

Secondly, my men work
right along with yours on this.

I, D-men and street cops together.

That's the condition. We'll go with it.

Fair enough. Fair enough.

Call Swinton, make her meet for the night.

Yeah, okay, huh? I'll be there.

That's my story, Captain.

Where do we go from here?

How much equipment are you gonna need?

You guys have it pretty soft.

There's a lot of stuff we never see.

So look at it.

All this equipment just to nail
some cop getting a free cup of coffee

and we gotta sit on top of garbage
cans to spot someone wanted for m*rder.

You know, that's a real cryin' shame.

Now, that's a sound activator and
somebody just went into the room.

You want some coffee?

I don't need spending on an inside man.

You see, your heist is coming down.
They're dirty, just like we said.

What do you need it for now? The ponies?

Wheels and wheel men.
I need at least three people, good ones.

I don't wanna hear any more.
I know enough already.

I'll give you ten grand
in the rest in a few days.

Make it fifteen. I need some special stuff.

Fair enough.

Man, it's on the tape.
Everything that Kojak said is true.

What do you want, a written
confession signed in front of an alter?

Crocker, they got
something going, but that

still doesn't clear Kojak
of the original beef.

Now, one thing's got
nothing to do with the other.

And just because you have a
badge doesn't make you a cop.

Whose side are you on? I do my job.

So does the guy who
cleans up after the autopsies.

Hey, wait a minute.
What's that supposed to mean?

It means I think you're a
creep and you get your kicks.

I'm bagging cops on nothing complaints.

Okay. All right. You don't like
me because I work in cops, right?

Okay! Now, I don't like the cops I
work on, so why don't you butt out?

I'm gonna need more men and equipment.

If we put any more stuff
out there, the street will tilt.

Yeah, when I want extended
and keep a tail on Dubin also.

You still have a restraining
order on you about Dubin.

Hey, you're the boss.
Nobody ordered you to stay off Dubin.

I can't give you any more men. I'm
supposed to be working on you, not them.

You know,

I used to know a
detective Hudson of the Bronx.

Good cop! You people sat on him for two
and a half months on some two cent beef

and all you ever come up with is the
fact that he had a house in New Jersey.

You made him sell the
house, move back into the city,

the end of one hell of
an investigation, wasn't it?

We've only been on this for a week.

We do what we're ordered to do.
I don't make the rules.

Hey, this is a homicide case now.

We may never solve it
even though we both know

who did it, but let's
give it a fair shot.

I'll give you another week
with all the help you need.

There's something
better happen pretty soon.

Maybe I can add a little more pressure
on Dubin, push him ahead of schedule.

Please, please, not too
much pressure, okay?

Why not? What have I got to lose?

Yes.

Would you give me
Lieutenant Kojak, please?

Kojak.

Counselor?

I just heard the tapes,
now what's your next move?

I'm going to need to pressure him.

Can you hit him for your fee?

Well, it's a bit unethical, but in
this case I would be happy to do that.

You're beautiful.

Right.

My fee was $5,000.

You felt that was a fair
amount when you retained me.

I feel it's fair you pay me at this time.

You know, I haven't
seen one cent out of you.

I told you not to worry, you'll get it.

That's what I told my stockbroker.

And he wasn't impressed.

Said he'd rather see a
check with my name on it.

You just have to wait a little longer.

A little longer is too long.

What are you going to do, sue me?

No.

You hired me because of my
connections and my abilities.

How would you
like me to turn them against you?

I'll get you your money.

I'm sure you will.

You got two days.

What's this fresh air kick all of a sudden?

Meets with the same person
at the same place isn't good.

You get careless.

Cops pick up your patterns,
habits, get them down pat.

It becomes too easy for them.

I need the rest of that front money.

Fine.

It's agreeable with me.

I just want to start talking
about when I get my money back.

It's been out on the
street for quite a while now.

When do I get a return on this?

You too, huh? Not me too.

Me first.

You can't rush these things.

This is a payroll job and
I got to wait till payday.

I didn't ask you what or where.

I asked you when.

And I'm telling you, I had some problems.

I asked me an extra five
grand to get rid of a stool.

Now Colby may be one of my
regulars, but he don't work for nothing.

I can't hear anything but a definite date.

I don't want to hear anymore.

I lend money.

I don't get involved in
robberies and murders.

Since when?

I can remember when things were different.

You should be thankful
that things have changed.

Or else you wouldn't be talking
to me the way you are now.

You can get the balance
of your money tonight.

Give me a return date.

Three days from now.

Friday.

It'll be payday for everybody.

I just parked that car
and going to the elevators.

Okay, keep it down.

Stay with them.

Yeah, sure. Good luck to me, right?

Moore, get over there and
throw a beeper on that car.

They're in the restaurant.
Just blow the roof.

Yeah, okay, but let us
know when they come out.

Moore's in no position to move fast.

You hear that, Stavros?

Yes, sir.

Take a look at that.

Where?

This is the way it's gonna work.

I gotta give a certain amount of credit,

laying out a heist
through a window like this.

How do we spot the location?

How do we know this stick-up
isn't right here in this building?

I checked already.

There's no master payroll here.

Couple of thousand independent officers
that pays their staffs independently.

Nothing that big.

And we have to go with what we know.

Hey, it's a payroll job.

All right, all right, but where?
Where down there?

This isn't a big factory
area with mass employment.

It's fragmented.

Yeah, except for the construction sites.

They got people there.

Plenty of them.

All of them getting paid big
money and the unions demand cash.

It's out there in one of the new buildings.

Probably the biggest.

Why don't we get a man up on the
roof right away with a camera?

Okay.

Now,

there'll be three of us staying
in the van right there, okay?

The rest of you will be
placed in each of the sites.

When you spot either Colby or Dubin,

give it to the van right away.

We'll be there in a few minutes.

We still don't know
which one he's gonna hit.

Have anything to add?

With a little luck, the beeper on Dubin's
car will lead us to where it's gonna be.

Yeah, well, I wouldn't count on it, though.

They're the only ones
we know about, for sure.

You, Crocker, you take Colby
and Rizzo, where are you? Yeah.

You're on Dubin.

They don't know either one of you, okay?

More Justin pair up with him.

Still.

Look at the positive
side of it, Lieutenant.

Maybe we just want to learn something.

Yeah, sure.

Let's go.

All right, let's get a roll call going
about the number we gave you.

Are you set?

Plant two at 24th and 1st, okay.



On Colby, he's still in his apartment.

On Dubin, he's eating at
the Automat on 57th Street.

Okay.

There'll be no more transmissions from
me until I get the location of the robbery.

You got that? No more transmissions.

Colby just came out of his apartment,

moving east on foot,

and he's dressed for digging in the dirt.

Well, you were right
about the construction thing.

Hope your luck holds up.



Go ahead.

There's no payroll here today.

They get theirs on Thursday.

I split your bunch after each
of the other two locations.

Got it.

There's an 11 a.m. payroll.

They just got it from a booking.

We're on our way.

Stick to the plan, half to
each, and keep in touch.

Right.

Well, one down and two to go, maybe.

We could have found out
about that payroll dig yesterday.

It'd save us a lot of trouble.

Yeah, well, there's an inside man involved.

What happens if we ask him?

Man after my own heart.

Would you believe he's around
the corner eating hot dogs?

Where's Dubin?

I don't know.

The 12 noon payroll
truck is almost finished.

Everything went okay.

All right, everybody to the
last location, 38th and Park.

We'll meet you there.

All right, moving.

All right, head for 38th and Park.

It's got to be a 12 noon payroll.

All right, stay with him.

Headed west on 38th.

He's headed here, Park Avenue site.

Move in, get near
that other car, this is it.

Peek-a-boo.

I got you, hold on.

Come on, come on, come on.

Go, Jack, just send a couple of
your men over to pick up Bancroft.

You mean alone? Nobody watching him?

It wasn't necessary, it's all over.

We can wrap this thing up.

You mean call off the whole hassle on me?

That's right, the investigation's over.

As far as I'm concerned, I want
this to go to a departmental hearing.

What for? I can finish it.

Yeah, we might watch
this and you guys down

there look like you're
batting a thousand, right?

I want IAT to have a loser on record, huh?

All right, but just remember it's
the martyrs who usually get hurt.

Oh, I don't think so.
You see, I got a good lawyer.