02x23 - Two-Four-Six for Two Hundred

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Hey, you. Come here.

Oh, wow, man. You just scared the living.

Keep your voice down.

We're on a job. Get in the back of the car.

What's going down?

You're going to hear a robbery.

Here they come.

Turn on the tape.

Are you sure they ain't got a dog?

A lot of these places got dogs.

I have checked very carefully,
Juan. There are no dogs.

Which one do you want, Mr. Pataki?

The one with the letters.

Who's got the wire on him?

The guy with the Spanish accent.

It's a good thing you got me.

Now, this thing's got a wheel lock.

Hey, for what do you want a
paint truck anyway, Mr. Pataki?

You're getting paid to
start it, not talk about it.

Hey, you need a truck. You need a driver.

Hey, tell your bad friend
what a good driver I am, eh?

Yes, Juan, you are a very good driver.

Now we get a commercial.

You know, Jake,
246.4.200 is not infallible.

It might be wise to have a standby car.

Colin's got six days
so all of us can drive.

Collins. Harry Collins.

Oh, that's a night watchman.

Car 740 to central.

This is security. Stop or I'll sh**t.

Request backup, you know.

Obitsky industrial paint as
the lid's off the stakeout.

Hold it. Hold it!

Get 'em up. Over here.

All units a 10-13.

How can we know there'd be
some trigger happy night watchman?

Trigger happy? I was on the force when
you had cradle marks on your backside.

Come on, Freddy.

For crying out loud. He must be senile.

Maybe he resents walking into a
felony in progress without being notified.

But it's his b*at. He should have
told us there was a night watchman.

Hey, you didn't tell me
what was going down.

You pulled me off the street and
told me you had a wire on some guy.

I thought he was undercover.

Undercover? No kidding.
He wasn't undercover.

You see these two experienced detectives?
They put a wire on a passing car thief.

Lieutenant, Ramirez volunteered.
He signed waivers, everything.

Look, Lieutenant, we got the word
that Pataki was into something big.

He got Ramirez to steal
the truck, so we made a

deal with Ramirez to find
out what was going on.

Maybe you ought to make another deal, Stavros
before he goes and sees his lawyer,

start suing the department, or
maybe putting a claim on one of your plants.

Have they had trouble like this before?

Not since I've been here.

How long are you here?

Oh, about eight years.

Hey, look, from our two
yo-yos over there, I want their,

statements on my desk in
two hours, along with the tapes.

You all right?

Yeah, I'm fine, thanks.

You heard your rights?

Yes, and I would like to take advantage of
them. I wish to call my lawyer right away.

Tell me something, Pataki.
Tell me what a classy

crook like you is doing
in a dump like this.

It's a mistake. My lawyer will
tell you. It's a terrible mistake.

Professional man, and
you always made a good

living, never hurt anybody,
never carried a g*n.

You know, I always thought of
you as a modern-day Robin Hood.

And here you are, wanted
for attempted m*rder.

I did not sh**t anybody.

Well, your partner did, so
it all hangs on you,

along with a few other things
like grand larceny auto,

carrying a dangerous w*apon, a
few other knickknacks. Oh, yeah.

That's what you get for hanging around
with bad company like Harry Collins.

I want my lawyer. It is my
constitutional right. I want my lawyer.

Uh-huh, sure.

Oh, yeah.

How can a lady as
naughty as you walk into

a man's apartment like
somebody's governess?

I'm only naughty with you. And I am
someone's governess. That's why I'm late.

My charge is going to
be whooping it up tonight.

How late?

1.30. Maybe till 2.

I thought you'd be pleased.

Yeah, Cassidy here.

Mr. York?

Are you staying?

I'll try not to listen.

This is Augustine Pataki.

Lieutenant, here are the statements.

What's happening?

You're where?

How serious is it?

Very serious. A very serious mistake.

I need a lawyer. I must
have a lawyer at once.

I will not stay in this
place. Do you understand?

No, no, no. I cannot
talk. Now they're listening.

Yeah, well, I can't either, Augie.

All right, don't worry. Stay
loose. I'll take care of it.

Yeah, I'll take care of it tonight.

Allright, baby.

I gotta go out.

But we've not time.

How about a rain check?

Cassidy, we are leaving
for France tomorrow morning.

That's what I've been trying to tell you.

Tonight is all we have.

Is your boss wearing her rocks tonight?

All right, when she comes in,
she's gonna be oil to the gills.

It's gonna take her about a half
an hour to unload those rocks

and kiss the brink's man good night.

And that will give us at
least until 2.30 to make up for lost time.

You are beautiful.

Tomorrow you can make...

Rizzo! Open it up.
-Later.

Look, sorry about the
accommodations, Augie.

You see we're busy tonight.

Have you found Collins?

He hasn't seen since that
bank job in Jersey, Lieutenant.

What's the matter?

Doesn't your lawyer make house calls?

You know the guy who was sh*t?

He wants a lawyer.

Everybody wants a lawyer.

Okay, get in my office.

The captain should be in on this.

How do you figure that?

Nonviolent loner.

Probably hasn't done
three years in his whole life.

What's he doing being mixed
up with a hood like Collins?

Thanks.

Who is it?

Cassidy.

You hear what happened?

Yeah, oh, he's in jail.

Cops busted him stealing the truck.

Oh.

The poor baby.

Did the cops do that to you?

Stupid creep can't even rip off a truck.

We were set up.

They were cops all over the place.

Whatever, whatever.
You blew it.

I told you they were
cops all over the place.

Shut up!

You think Pataki will talk?

No, not if we get him out.

What are they going to hold him for?

Anything they can.

Grand larceny auto, burglary,
possession of dangerous weapons.

Maybe attempted m*rder.

Dummy.

You're started sh**ting.

Come on, Harry, take it easy.

At least he got away.

There's no way to tie Pataki to you.

Yeah, I don't know about that.

It's very convenient.

All these cops showing
up at one place at one time.

Maybe they know something we don't.

If they knew something,
they'd be here right now.

Don't worry, I'll take care of Pataki.

They won't let nobody
near him, only his lawyer.

A lawyer, huh?

And what does a lawyer look like?

You know, York, you're crazy.

But if you can pull it off,
we can hit it this weekend.

I mean, the painters are off then, too.

No, no, Harry, not this weekend.

There's a half a million dollars in
jewels leaving for France tomorrow.

Tonight, just like we planned it.

Oh, with a caper like this, a lousy
half a million won't be that big a deal.

Harry, there ain't no such thing
as a lousy half a million, right?

So we go tonight?

What about the truck?

The truck?

The truck is still in the yard, right?

Wheel locks off?

Well, why doesn't somebody steal it?

Yeah, why not?

I don't care if you have waivers or not.

Now, you let an unarmed
civilian, a suspect,

participate in a
felony wearing a wire?

How do you think that
makes the department look?

We just thought Pataki
was an important collar cap.

When we found out that
Collins was involved,

we just felt that something
big was coming down.

That's why you're not
on suspension right now.

Who excused you?

All right, now, you two
hot dogs, you report here,

7 o'clock sharp, Monday morning in uniform.

In uniform?

I need 18 more officers to march
in the St. Patty's Day Parade.

But I'm Jewish.

So was the mayor of Dublin.

Thank you for volunteering
your services. Out. Out.

You're beautiful.

I ought to have you as the guest
lecturer in charm at the police academy.

Please.

Hey, Theo.

You know, if we do
run into a press hassle,

it wouldn't hurt to say
we picked up Collins.

Mac, what about this?

You're a good driver, Juan.

You know, Jake, 246
for 200 is not infallible.

Might be wise to have a standby car.

246 for 200.

Now, what does that mean to you?

246 for 200.

Maybe odds or code?

It's not infallible. What isn't infallible?

People, plans? Nothing's infallible.

What if it's not a word? Maybe
another number, the number four.

Two, three, four, five, seven digits.

A telephone number.

Two, six, one, two, zero, zero.

Uh-huh.

Dial a prayer.

That's infallible.

246 for 200.

Maybe it has something to do with
the truck, license plate, registration.

What do they want with a paint truck anyway?

Who says they needed a paint truck?

Maybe they just wanted a truck, any truck.

Oh.

Was that truck searched?

Well, I looked inside.

Get down there and comb it over.

What am I looking for? I
don't know. Maybe this.

May I help you?

Yes, I represent Augustine Pataki.

Lieutenant.

Oh, I'm Lieutenant Kojak.

Bring Pataki into my office.

How do you do? I'm Cassidy York.

I understand my client has a problem.

Do you mind telling me
what the charges are?

You haven't been up here before, Mr. York?

That's not exactly my line.

Most of my work is corporate.

Well, I trust you're up on
your criminal law, Mr. York.

I have a lot of questions for your client.

I think it's safe to say
he'll make no statements.

What are you doing here?

I asked for a lawyer,
not some kind of joke.

I had to find out what's going on.

We can't have anybody else involved now.

How do I get out?

I'll raise the bail myself as
soon as I know what they got.

This is what they have got.

They had a wire on young Juan.

Oh, yeah?

What did they hear?

I think not too much.

We said very little.

But they do know that
Jake mentioned Mr. Collins

only by name, nothing else.

But they want to know my connection.

All right, then we're safe.

You're safe, not me.

If you go on with the
job while I'm in here,

I'll be the only one left to blame.

Come on, Pataki, calm down.

We're not going to do anything without you.

Why should we?

You brought Collins in, right?

You set the whole thing up.

And I talked to Collins.

We're not going to do
anything until you get out.

Then we go ahead.

and you jump bail, and we skip the country.

We got new names, we got new places.

And we got plenty of money.

We got maybe $10 million.

So what's the problem?

All right.

It's beautiful.

Thompson?

Crocker, Manhattan South.

Oh, yeah.

Precinct said to look out for you.

I've got to get back
in the yard, all right?

OK, there's a police lock on the gate.

I'm going to have to open it for you.

Hey, look out!

Police, hold it!

Thompson, where's the call box?

Two blocks from the right.

Good evening.

What time does the safe deposit room open.

I've got some bonds I
don't want to leave around.

Well normally
at 8 AM, Mr. York.

But we won't lock up tonight
until Mrs. Tilden returns.

Oh, that's very good.

That's right.

The old girl is wearing her
diamonds again tonight.

Miss Linker mentioned
she might be going out.

Yes sir.

Everything all right, Mr. York?

Fine.

Go ahead, 723.

723 responding to 1031 with units.

Obitzky's industrial painters.

Estimated time of arrival, two minutes.

Well, forget that they wanted any truck.

They wanted that
particular truck like crazy.

Yeah, but for what?

Well, they know it'll be reported
stolen in the morning, right?

So whatever it was for
was coming down tonight.

Here.

Put out an old points alarm on that truck,

and in the meantime, I'll
go talk to our friendly burglar.

Hey, aren't you forgetting
who's suite this is?

I bribed the bellhop into telling me,

when your boss gets back.

Hello.

York?

Yeah.

Yeah, everything's OK so far, but there's

no sign of the old dame yet.

Mm-hmm.

Take it easy.

Be patient.

Patient?

Look, it's almost 2
o'clock, and that thing's

ready to blow at 2.30.

Yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

Well, what do we do while we wait?

Mm, why don't you try painting?

Chatty Bellhop, your boss isn't back yet.

Come here, baby.

Oh, yeah.

So what do we do?

Paint.

I do want to thank you
for coming in tonight.

Oh, yeah, well, Mr. Obitzky
likes to give good service.

Yes, well, we are very happy
with the work, believe me.

Except last night, one of your men

dripped paint all over
an irreplaceable chair.

Well, that's why we switched crews.

My guys are real careful.

Look, Mac, you got a
good look at Pataki's lawyer.

You buy him?

Oh, he looked like a lawyer.

But he hasn't sprung his
boy as fast as you thought,

is that it?

I got a hunch he wants
Pataki right where he's at.

Your friends must have
really wanted that paint truck.

No questions, please, Lieutenant.

Oh, no questions.

Just information for you.

They went back to the
yard and ripped off the truck

less than an hour ago.

Augie, I think you've been dumped, baby.

You help us get Collins, I'll do what I can

to see you walk away clean.

I want my lawyer now.

Stavros.

Yo.

Give the man a phone, huh?

I'd like to talk to your lawyer myself.

Why, what about 246 for 200?

Uh-huh.

All right, you, come on.

See if we can find that legal directory.

I'd like to look up a Cassidy York.

Boys, all I want is my trundle bed.

Why me, I ask?

Did you have a nice evening, Mrs. Tilden?

I had a hell of a good time.

We've kept the safe deposit vault open.

Well, you can shut it right up.

Look, I'm too tired to
get out of this rig tonight.

Besides, we're leaving in the morning.

They have to be packed anyway.

But Mrs. Tilden, the hotel is responsible.

Well, I'll take the responsibility.

But just don't worry.

Don't worry.

Now, you fellas, you
fellas did a right fine job.

There you go.

Why don't you come back in the morning

and take us to the airport safely, hm?

Oh, it's all right.

It's all right.

There's nobody around
here but bellhops and painters.

Bye, fellas.

Ha ha.

Go on, go on.

Hurry up, you old broad.

We got less than 10 minutes left.

See you in the morning.

Good night.

Ah, close the vault.

Hey, you're gonna have to direct the people
who come, to the other door, you see we're working

here, okay?

Yes, sir.

I'm sorry, sir, Mr. York's
room still doesn't answer.

Would you care to leave a message?

No, no, no message.

Wait, give me Miss Linker.

Yes, yes, I will hold.

Mrs. Tilden's, suite.

I'm sorry, Mr. York just left.

Who is this?

Nobody.

Look, if you tell me
where you're calling

him, I can send a car
and uh, for Miss Linker too.

I don't have to tell you Lieutenant.

And I can keep on trying
to reach him until I get him.

That is my right.

I don't think you understand, Augie.

I mean, I want you to find him.

I want to ask him why he's not
listed in the New York bar directory.

Stavros!

Yes, sir.

Let him out again in 15 minutes.

Precinct finally tracked down
the painting contractor, Obitzky.

or at least his wife. He's
been at a union meeting.

When at 2.30 in the morning?

Well, she says he's been hitting
the sauce in a couple of the bars.

I've got some guys looking for him.

All right, if they find
him, you bring him in.

All right, everybody.

I want you to look at me.

That's right. This is a robbery.

Now, I know you're
frightened and surprised,

but you do exactly as you're told,

and nobody will be hurt.

No calls go out.

The switchboard is broken, right?

And I'll listen to everything coming in.

Put your hands on your heads.

We're going to tape you up one at a time.

The rest of you, keep
your hands on your heads.

Nothing strikes they're real old-fashioned.

How easy do you think they'll pop?

Like cheese.

Bingo.

You got about an hour, then the place will
be crawling with cooks and chambermaids.

246 has got to leave for 200 before then.

All right.

Alphonse Hotel, good morning.

Mr. York.

Make sure you put this
where people can see it. Move.

Yeah Augie, what is it?

I called you 15 minutes
ago. That's very fast sleeping.

I'll be with the lady.

Yes, I'll bet.

The police told me that the paint truck
was stolen after I was arrested tonight.

Is this line safe?

I don't know.

Augie, if you wanted to steal a truck,
tonight would be the night to do it, right?

I mean, if we wait for tomorrow, they
might have bigger gates and meaner dogs.

Don't you see what
they're trying to do to you?

They know you're alone and you're cut
off and they're trying to capitalize on it.

Augie, I was going to
give you a big surprise.

But I guess I'm going
to have to tell you now.

There's a lawyer. His name
is William Everett Esquire.

He's going to show up there
in about an hour with a writ.

He says the wire on Ramirez
is going to get you out clean.

He said that? Within an hour?

That's good. That's very, very good.

He's got silver tongue
on the telephone right now.

This guy may not be a lawyer, but
he ought to be. What do you got?

They're bringing in the
contractor, Arbitzky. He's

airtight. He's been
with 500 guys all night.

Look at that. We got a big beef
coming down, probably right now.

And two suspects chatting
about it on a police telephone.

Hey, it's a bad night
for the good guys, baby.

So all you got to do is sit tight.
You're going to be sprung in one hour.

You go back home and I'll call
you first thing in the morning.

Right.

I hope you don't ever
try a con like that on me.

What are you talking about, Harry? I
told him the truth. I got him a lawyer.

I don't want to cut him out.

He's the guy who's going to keep
us from getting stiffed by the fences.

He's got the best connections.

And besides, I like him.

Well, why didn't you tell
him about the hit tonight?

Because he's scared.

That lieutenant is smart enough
to push him over the edge.

That girl you've been seeing
is going to find out about you.

What do you mean?

The old dame took her
rocks up to her suite.

You can get me in without
sh**ting up the joint.

Right.

Okay. Let's go.

Mr. Obitski, maybe you could
tell us why anyone would want

one of your trucks bad
enough to go to all this trouble.

Hell, most of those trucks
are ready for the boneyard.

Wait a minute, Mr. Obiski.
You're an industrial painter, right?

You do banks, that sort of thing?

Banks, supermarkets, department stores?

At night.

Mostly.

They don't like us
spilling paint all over the customers.

But tonight your guys are off
because of a union meeting.

I think that could be it.
They hit one of Obitski's

night jobs while everybody's
off. What do you think?

Sure. They dress up like
painters and the truck gets them in.

Mr. Obitski, how many night
jobs are you working on right now?

I don't know, maybe 11, 12.
I'd have to call my foreman.

Oh, yeah. Be my guest.

Right here.

I better get the troops ready, huh?

Right.

Yes?

It's me, Valerie. I gotta see you.

Harry, take it easy.

I want to make sure she's paying attention.

All right, miss, where does
she keep the diamonds?

On her dresser.

Hold on, I want to keep her quiet.

Oh my God.

Unless you got a bulletproof vest
on, I'd leave that stuff right where it is.

Harry!

No!

Take it easy.

All right, grab the stuff
and take it downstairs.

You stay there!

I'm sorry, you're going
to have to come too.

Come on.

Huh? That's it? Okay. Stick
around the phone, Mike. Thanks.

14 night jobs. I'm doing
better than I thought.

Well, some of these we can forget.

The dog pound, the
bookstore, the subway, the Y.

Massage parlor?

We don't discriminate.

Okay, that still leaves a
bunch of hittable places.

The jewelry store, department store,
bank, two banks, hotel. Which one?

The Alphonse. Very picky people.

I don't know how we're gonna
check these out in time, Theo.

We haven't got time.

Pawn shops, art gallery.
are these valuable paintings?

I don't know from paintings.

Crocker!

Now put your leg up there.

This is the color paint
they had in the truck.

Frozen Sunburst Yellow. Very classy color.

We're doing the Alphonse in it.

Hey, you'll never get
it out of those pants.

If we get any more, we'll
have to start stacking them.

Just make sure I'm on top.

You got it.

Hurry up. We gotta get outta here.

Okay, kid. I'm pulling the plug.

It's fantastic, Harry.
There's gotta be millions.

Okay. Now go on outside
and check the streets.

All right.

Police! Hold it!

Assume the position!

Cops!

Ah, mystery guest.

Ah, kumpa.

Halt! Halt!

Hold it! Police! Stop!

Are you guys in the back yet?

We're in the kitchen. There's a
lot of people in here all tied up.

We spotted a couple of
guys out toward the front.

All right, this is Lieutenant
Kojak. All stations, move in.

Come on.

I'm the manager. Be
careful. Don't break anything.

All right, they're still in
here. You know how to do it.

East side, west side, all
around the town. Come on.

Let's get it on.

How bad is it?

The well ran dry. Now how
much you figure they kept in there?

Well, no idea. I mean, we don't ask.

The red bag. How'd they carry it out?

It was in a laundry
hamper, almost full, and

then I saw them push
it into the elevator.

Well, did it go up or down?

Well, of course I'm insured,
but I want my rocks back.

Now, that stuff's still here.
They didn't have time to get it out.

Hold it !

All right, cuff them.

800 guests.

Yes, many of them aren't here.

They have other homes in Palm
Beach or the south of France.

Sure you're blind.

Oh, you got a lot of heavy names here.

We'll have to track them down and
find out what they kept in those boxes.

If they know themselves.

Mr. Cassidy York?

Uh, oh, here we are. Suite 246.

246?

Yes.

246.

Crocker?

Yeah, over here.

Oh, Lieutenant.

Oh.

Cut it out, will you, Cassidy?

I mean, that sleep gag
didn't even work with Pataki.

All right, check it out, Crocker.

Lieutenant, aren't you
supposed to have a warrant?

Oh, not for the place you're under arrest.

Oh, yeah? What for?

What for? What for?

What for? For, uh, for
impersonating a lawyer.

Come on, Kojak.

Most lawyers impersonate lawyers.

Well, it's good enough to
get you down to my store.

And besides that, when Pataki sees
you walking in with the rest of the creeps,

he's gonna tell us all about it.

Nothing. I don't see anything.

Well, you take the patrolman
out there and go check 200.

246.4.200.

Yeah.

What do you know about 200, Cassidy?

You passed 200 going by the elevator.

Why don't you, uh, go put on some threads?

You got a name, pal?

Come on. Let's go.

So that accounts for both of them, Captain?

Good. Very good.

They pulled two of them
out of the, uh, hallways.

Stavros nabbed him
making a break in the kitchen.

No sign of Collins.

Nada, they found a laundry
hamper in the stairwell.

The bag removed.

Did you get anything else on those numbers?

No.

200 is occupied by a retired
admiral and his, uh, and his dog.

That's a beagle not a broad, huh?

All right, get out in the street.

Follow me.

Lieutenant, you're
gonna have a lot of

proving to do before
this gets to the court.

Identification will be tough.

People will lie about what they lost.

And you don't have a
single thing to tie me into it.

You know something? You really
should have been a barrister.

Lieutenant, they spotted a guy going in
the apartment house across the street.

Saperstein thinks it's Collins.

Alright here's a present for you.

Lieutenant, I spotted Collins at
the window on the second floor.

He's at the top of the
stairs on the right side.

All right, stay put.

Okay.

So why don't you cover
the side entrance, huh?

Collins?

This is Lieutenant Kojak.

One way or another, you're coming out.

What's it gonna be?

Tear gas and shotguns?

Or cops' conversation and
congratulations make up your mind?

There's no one dead yet, Collins.

Okay, get up against the banister.

Go get him.

What's up, Theo?

We got it, Mac.

Now look, 246 for 200.

Now this is York's suite right over there.

That's 246.

And that's Collins' apartment, number 200.

Now what they did was put the
cable behind the banners, right?

Put the laundry bag onto a pulley
and zip, heading for Collins' apartment.

Only, ta-da, ta-da,
ta-da, they didn't make it.

You know, Theo, you used
to look very good in a uniform.

You're not gonna put me in
another one of your parades, are you?

Come on, I'm a super cop.

I'm only out for big busts.

And besides, I'm not Irish.

I don't even look Irish.

Huh?

Do I?

Nobody'll ever notice.