05x04 - Cry for the Kids

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Alright. You know, you play like your sister.

'By. Did I say I was gonna get out
fast or did I say I was gonna get out fast?

You said that, How are you doing? You all right?

I thought you was in for burglary.

Well, uh...my mother cried and my father cried...

The judge cried.

And when it was over, they all felt so good.

Yeah. How many times have you been busted so far?



You've been busted 43 times?

Get outta here, 43!

Hey, listen. Did you see Al?

Is he still in? Yeah, he's in for a k*lling.

It's gonna take his lawyer a
few more days to get him out.

Hey. Hey, mister.

You know where 985 Prince Street is?

Go ask a cop, kid. Hey, Lenny
Malone. That's your name, isn't it?

OK. Alright. I want that... Gimme that briefcase.

I want the money in the briefcase.
Give it to me, Give it to me! Get outta here.

You see this bag, mister? I got
a... I got a b*mb in there, man.

why, you punk!

One shot, pretty close. I guess a .32, it looks like.

Lenny Malone.

Former bag man, former punk,

former enforcer, formerly alive

Well, I think this guy was a pretty
deadly shot from about a yard away.

Lieutenant, I found an old
man sitting up at his window.

He heard one shot. That's
what he heard. What did he see?

He didn't see nobody. 'He didn't see nobody."

Come on, Stavros, you talk better English than that.

Those were his words. Alright.

What kind of a nobody did he see?
A young nobody, an old nobody?

A nobody on their way to work? A nobody he saw before?

Well, he thought he saw a kid run away,
but a Lot of people ran away. He's not sure,

Lieutenant, we haven't found that shell casing yet.

OK, Stavros. Thanks. Go back and try to
get a description of that nobody he never saw.

Sherback's Restaurant.

OK.

Wrap it up here and I'll see you back home.

Where are you going? Sherback's Restaurant. Who knows?

Maybe he got hit because he stiffed a waiter

Thanks a Lot

Hey. That's uh...20 cents profit.



Did you break your wrist Dishes are dirty.

I keep saying. People don't
like to eat outta dirty dishes.

Try asking once. Just once.

How do you like that? I pay him $2 an
hour and I have to beg him to mop the floor.

Where are you going? It's quitting time.

He's Lucky. He gets to leave.

Brazil. You know what coffee is today?

I'd trade this place in for a few acres in Brazil.

Hey, Billy. Want some cake?

How can you reach a kid who don't even like cake?

I should've gone to the movies when he asked.

Billy?

You mad at me cos I let you down about the movie?

No. Sure you are.

I'm OK. Billy...

Can we talk?

well?

well...

How's your day? How's school?

What are you doing? You're not
working at the diner. Stuff like that.

Ma, I said I was OK.

Billy, I couldn't go to the movie with you.

The restaurant here, it's breaking our backs.

Yeah, sure.

Don't sure me!

You want a fancy life. I want it too.

Tell me how to do it. I'll do it for both of us!

I told you I'm all right! I'm with my friends a lot.

Yeah. That's why I'm asking.
They only get you in trouble again.

Hey, hey. The bell rang.

The round is over. I lost

It's my fault. Tomorrow we'll close early.

We'll go see that science fiction movie together. OK?

No, forget it. Billy!

Mr Sherback? I'm Lieutenant Kojak, Manhattan South.

Uh...Billy, make sure those back doors
are Locked. Three stores got hit this week.

Can we talk?

Oh, that's the law.

Kid makes a mistake once and goes into juvenile.

Every time someone loses a dime, you come around.

If it was a politician's kid,
you'd sweep it under the carpet.

I'm not with juvenile, Mr Sherback.

Do you know this man?

Yeah. Uh...I think I do.

He comes in now and then. I'm
not sure. Did he come in today?

No.

Looks dead. Yes. Well, anyway.

This bag with your name on it was found by the body.

And it was still warm. We do a big lunch delivery.

Yeah? Who makes them up? Me. Sometimes my kid.

Oh? Today? Karl, the dishwasher.

He just went home. Oh.

Well, I'm gonna need his address.

Billy, get that! Come on.
It's in the kitchen. I'll get it.

Hello. Sherback's Restaurant. What?

You wanna make an order or something?

What? You're some tough customer.

Where did you get the piece,
Billy? I bought it for 10 bucks.

Did you dump it?" Yeah,

Like I said, you're something.

Look, Mr Hackford, uh...

I didn't mean it.

I didn't mean to do it. He
went for me with the briefcase.

Billy...can you get out?

No, I'd better not. "You be there anyway."

ALI right.



And here are the stops he
was supposed to make." Got it.

The Latest on Malone is
Jason Kreiger's Looking for him.

"And now Kreiger's Looking for uh...Art Largo."

ALI right. I'll take Kreiger.

And you put Rizzo on Largo.

Hey, Kreiger. You wanna have a
suit with armband sewn on permanently

Think of all the thread you'd save each month.

That's enough. Wait outside.

Any room in your datebook?

What are we talking about,
Kojak? Mrs Malone's boy, Lenny.

We found him lying on a container of coffee.

Lieutenant. I buried my brother Ed yesterday.

I heard. And the word is that Lenny Malone

and his partner Art Largo did it to him.

And that you... you put out contracts on both.

Excuse me. This is my rest hour. I have to meditate.

Then why don't you meditate over this, huh?

I'm already Looking for you for Lenny Malone.

If anything happens to Largo,

I gotta figure you had something to do with that too.

Then all those massages are gonna go to waste.

Over here, Come on!

That's not a pass! We're trying to pass.

Come on, Billy!

Hello, Billy. Hi.

Is that the man? That's the man.

That's Mr Kreiger. Do you
know why he's here, Billy? No.

Because I tell him this kid
Billy is something special.

We send him to grab a bag, he
does twice the job we hired him for.

You know...

people like us appreciate things like that.

Let me show you something.

See this, Billy?

That's nothing.

I got a way that... you can make a lot more.

There's a guy. His name is...

Art Largo.

I'll give you a piece. A clean one.

And then the rest is up to you.

Billy? No, ... Look.

I can't do it. I pass. All
right? I can't do it. No, Billy.

No, you don't pass.

You'll...you'll do it.

OK.

Now, that's better.

I tell you what. We're gonna start
getting into some really good things.

You're gonna start carrying the
bags instead of ripping them off.

You know, Billy?

I admire you.

A kid your age, as smart as you are.

You're gonna do OK.

I'll see you.

I'm telling you, Mr Kreiger, I
got that kid right in my pocket.

It's as sweet as honey.

He reminds me of a dog I had once.

It sat around staring at my throat all day.

I had it gassed.

What? Oh,

I play cops and robbers.

And I'm the good guy.

What are you doing here, cop?

Vukich, it's me. Theo Kojak.

I didn't come to set up pins, I came to talk.

No, thanks. I ain't a cop. Do
your own legwork. I'm sick.

That's why I came here. Make you feel better.

Now, close your eyes and I'll
tell you a story. Hypothetical.

You can stay. It's not dirty.

I have a couple of torpedoes
by the name of Lenny Malone

and the name of Largo.

They get into a beef with Eddie Kreiger
and take him out. Is it interesting so far?

No. You're losing me.

well, hold on. I'll set up the pins again.

His brother Jason Kreiger hires a
torpedo and they take out Malone.

You, you start sh**ting at
Kreiger. Now there's blood all over.

And...you're making me Look bad.

When's it gonna stop? The end.

Listen, Kojak.

We get the cannon that hit Lenny, get
him off the street, it stops there. I swear.

Oh, no. We? There's no we. There's only me!

You got your territory, Kreiger's got his territory.

And there's Little Kojak in
the middle, trying to get both.

Some cops, they do it their way. Me, in my territory?

We're gonna do it my way.

You stop piling up bodies...

or you'll be playing chess by
mail with your little girlfriend here.

You tell that to Kreiger! I'll tell that to you!

You stop sh**ting, or I'll squeeze you like an orange.

And him, I'll squeeze like a grape. And you,

I'll squeeze like a...

Like that.

Get lost!

I told you.

I want that cannon's name who hit Lenny.

You do whatever you gotta do.

But you find out.

Hello, Largo? It's Vukich.

Largo, I want you to listen to me.

Kojak was just here. I want you to stay in the hole.

"Don't talk to nobody but me."

Don't open the door, don't pick up the phone.

If I want you, I'LL use my key.

Do you hear me, Largo?

Wherever Largo went, he pulled the lid down.

We can't even get a whisper. Why?

This is who was near the sh**ting.

Uh...the postman, two kids, a laundry truck.

A tall stranger about 35.

Another kid, kids pitching quarters.

Old people, young people,
et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.

A kid walking down the street...

That witness in the window mentioned a kid to Stavros.

There was hot coffee on the bottom.
That Sherback kid makes deliveries.

He was picked up a couple of times.
You think a kid could be involved in a hit?

We may never know, Frank.

And I go down to Juvenile, I ask for a look.

You know the records are sealed. I keep trying.

The fact that some kids are holding
hands with hoods means nothing to nobody.

All I get is a lot of...
breast-beating and hand-wringing.

Are you finished? Oh!

This kid could've knocked off 15 people.

Might beat up 15 old ladies, r*pe 20 women.

And no-one will ever know. Except the victim.

So, what do we keep the records for?

And that dishwasher. Are you
having his hands rehabilitated

He hasn't got back to his room.
I've got it staked out. Oh, great.

So, what have we got here?

A possible suspect who we can't locate,

and a possible victim who disappears.

So let me make this pronouncement
to my knights in arm our.

Get off your butts!

New York may be a fun city, but not for cops!

Billy.

what do you want, man?

Cops are looking for me. Do
you think I should talk to them?

No. Look, uh... I mean, I
don't really care what you do.

OK. I'll tell 'em.

I gave you an order to deliver.

But Malone got hit. Wait up.

Wait. Just wait a minute. Sure, kid.

You're in with the g*ng. I see that.

Your mother and father are too busy working.

But I see, I hear.

You talk to Hackford.

You talk to Kreiger.

Maybe I'll talk to Vukich instead of the cops.

He pays more, No, no. Look.

OK. I got maybe two or three hundred dollars.

You get more!

Meantime, I'll. take a walk,
so the cops don't find me.

Maybe I'll think about taking a trip.

Tell your father I quit.

Hey, Billy Sherback. Remember me, Lieutenant Kojak?

Come here. I wanna talk to
you about that takeout order.

Let's see. It's a corn beef sandwich on rye,

a container of coffee.

Your old man was the one who made up the order.

We lost it and I want you to help me find it.

Yeah? What about it?

The dishwasher was meant
to deliver it to Cotton Camera.

But then I did some checking and found out

he didn't deliver it, you were supposed to do it.

Well, I help him, you know. He gives me lots of tips.

Oh, yeah? Well, was this uh... Mr Cotton on your List?

No, I don't...I don't remember.

You don't remember if it was
on your list or if you delivered it?

why don't you ask Karl? We
haven't found him yet, but we will.

Meantime, was it on your list or not? I don't know.

I must've dropped it or lost it or something.

Maybe Karl dropped it, or he ate it.

Do I have a choice?

Come here. Do you want something? No.

An ice cream bar.

How about the alley?

The uh...parking lot.

What parking lot? Come on! What parking lot

You know what parking lot. What did you see?

I didn't see nothing. I told you that.

Nothing.

You know Lenny Malone? who?

Art Largo? Largo? No. I don't know him.

You don't know him. Do you know Vukich?

Do you know Kreiger? Do you know Hackford?

No. Who are they? Are you kidding?

They're the local muscle, local hoods.

Heroes of every New York
g*ng, and you never heard of 'em.

Let me tell you something, Billy.

You're just a kid.

But you're not young enough not to get into trouble.

I don't know about the
parking lot, but I do know this.

That lunch bag was there.

Now, either the dishwasher brought it in,

or you did. They're gonna k*ll you, Billy!

If they think you're involved, they'll k*ll you.

You can't make me talk to you if I don't want to.

I don't wanna make you do anything.

But let me tell you something, Billy.

A human being was k*lled.

So what? It happens all the time.
My father reads about it in the papers.

No, it doesn't happen all the time.

And whatever you saw...

and you don't say anything,

what you're really saying is it's OK to k*ll.

Look. I gotta tell you something. It was hot.

I was with my friends and I put
the bag down and forgot about it.

And I don't know anything about anybody.

Go ahead.

Hey, Sammy! Let's go. Come on.

Come on. Let's go.

Hello, Billy.

Look, I can't talk to you any more.

Our dishwasher spotted us and...

he says I gotta pay him money now cos...

he saw us. So I'd better just say goodbye.

Billy, don't you worry about the dishwasher.

Look. I got a cop asking me questions
to see if I was there when Malone got hit.

Cops can't touch you. I'm their only witness.

We...located Art Largo for you, Billy.

No. Um...Look. I can't do that no more.

You did a good job on Malone.

Look, that was an accident.

well, Billy, this one's on purpose.

You know, your mother and
daddy, they've got a nice restaurant.

One fire b*mb and they don't
have a nice restaurant any more.

And your mother.

What a pretty face she has.

It'd be a shame if something
happened to her, wouldn't it?

Yes. Keep that in mind, Billy.

It'll. help your aim.

Sister Catherine, I'm Lieutenant Kojak.

Yes, Lieutenant.

Uh...you seemed to show an interest in me.

I beg your pardon.

Oh, no.

I was talking with one of the local
kids. I understand he's in your class.

Oh. Oh, yes.

Yes, Billy. Billy. Yes.

Yes. You were looking at us a long time.

Well, I'm always interested in all my students.

Whom they talk with and what they're up to.

How's he doing at school?

Oh, he's a very... A lovely boy. Lovely.

I mean, is he a good student?

Oh, yes, yes. Very. Very uh...attentive.

You seem to be telling me
everything I DON'T wanna know.

Is he a good student? You
know. A, B, C, pass, fail. Like that.

I have no idea. I thought he was in your class.

He's on my roster.

He came to school for a week after the term began.

And then he just stopped coming with his friends.

He gets as far as the school yard.

Oh. Have you notified his parents?

Wait a minute. I mean...

The kid hasn't been in school for two months...

and you didn't notify his parents?

I checked. I checked with the other teachers.

They... He used to do the
same thing in his other grades.

A kid doesn't come to school, you don't tell anybody.

Tell me, Sister. What did you figure?

I...

I want to stay alive.

I don't...I don't want to be stabbed to death...

by his g*ng friends going to my car.

Whatever I do, I'm damned.

At least I can be of help to
those who do come to school.

I know it's a shabby excuse.

I'm sorry, Sister. I didn't mean — No.

No sympathy, please!

I pray that they come, and when they do,

I pray that they don't come back.

They're disruptive!

My life is just so much easier without them.

These children with parents...

who don't know how to be parents

and expect us to be.

Can you help?

I don't know.

He's such a good boy.

Sometimes.

Delivery. Mr Vukich said to bring you lunch.

There's no forcing on this door here.

Maybe it was someone he knew.
Or somebody he wasn't afraid of.

Let's check the people around here, OK?

Miracle upon miracles, maybe somebody saw something.

How many ways in or out?
Front door and the fire escape.

You take him, you go downstairs, you check the stores.

You check the people. Find
out who came in, who came out.

OK. Let's go, Jim.

They found this on the stairs outside.

Sherback's. Hasn't been touched.

Largo's not stupid.

He knows there's a g*n on the street.
But he's gotta eat. What does he do?

Calls for an order, knock, knock on the door,

It's the delivery boy. And
there's someone else out there.

Uh, Lieutenant, I got this lady on the first floor.

She said she saw a boy run out. But
I don't know. Her eyes aren't so hot.

Give her a ride downtown.

Maybe she'll come up with a composite.

Yes, sir. Let's go, Alphonso.

Lieutenant. It's the captain.

They found the shell case.
Alright. Give it to Ballistics.

Yeah, Frank. What have you got?

Nothing I Like. I'll need a warrant for the
Sherback Restaurant and the apartment.

What do I tell the judge? You ready?

Tell him the only one in or out of the
building at the time was a teenage boy.

Theo, what the hell do we have here?

A nightmare. Or...worse.

The dishwasher. I mean, is it
possible he k*lled the dishwasher?

This one couldn't be the kid. I got a man staking out

the Sherback Restaurant until the warrant comes in.

Mother and father was there. Also the boy.

A nice little house in Jersey.

Or Connecticut, maybe.

Where we don't have to uh...
put steel plates over our windows.

And worry where our kid is all the time.

It's all I ever wanted.

What are you getting upset for?

Look at this. Look at what's here!

What are you doing? Searching his drawers?

I was putting away his laundry.

Honey, I'm sorry.

Look, I have no idea what to do.

It's not like kids used
to be. It's not. It just isn't.

Cover the streets.

Cover the back.

Mr Sherback.

You said your son was arrested once.

What was it for?

You can't watch a boy all the time.

You break your back to keep your head above water.

Place like this, prices up, fast food
chains. I'm Lucky if I break even.

What was he arrested for? Nothing!

Some friends, they broke into a warehouse.

It was a prank, a kid's prank.

Where is he? He's not a criminal!

I just wanna ask him some questions. Ask me.

ALI right. How do you get along with Karl Scheer?

Scheer, the dishwasher?

I heard he was shot by a
mugger. why do you ask about him?

When was the last time you saw your son? This morning.

Where did he go? To school!

He hasn't been in school in months.

I didn't know he was doing that
again. Why don't they call me?

Where was your son yesterday about two o'clock?

That was the end of our Lunch
hour. We were packed. I was busy.

He plays a lot of ball.

Ask around the neighbourhood. He's a good boy.

Why don't you do your job for a
change, go after some real criminals?

Leave us alone! I would, Mrs Sherback.

If it would just go away. But it won't,

Lieutenant? What the hell's going on around here?

I'm sorry.

Look at this. The g*n was on the top shelf,

the money was in one of his shoes.

You buy this?

Uh-huh.

Well...

Anyone wanna tell me how a boy whose parents

work so hard can afford to dress better than me?

He saves. I taught him to save.

Mr Sherback...

when you look at your kid, don't you see him?

We can't watch him all the time.

I know. You work hard.

But it seems your kid works harder.

It's gonna work out. Don't worry about it, man.

Found him down the street.

Hey. Don't worry, Billy. You'll be out in an hour.

Hey, be nice to him, cop. He's only a minor.

Bunch up in the car.

Alright, Let's do it again, OK?

Now, the big hand's on the twelve...

the little hand's on the two.

And I wanna know what you
been doing in between that time.

Aren't my parents supposed to be in here with me?

Why not go ahead?

We've got no witnesses to hear what you say.

I was out. Hey.

I'm not your father. What does 'out' mean?

I gotta tell you what out means?
Don't you talk to me that way!

It means out. I'm hanging out. You
know what that is? It's hanging out!

I don't know what that is. who saw you?

What does that mean? It means I don't know.

You know about this?

If I confess to you, there ain't anybody
in here that's gonna do anything to me.

You know that. Cos I'm not gonna say nothing to you.

I'm gonna ask you again. You know about this?

Yeah, it's money. Money. We
both agree that this is money.

How about this? You know what this is?

Yeah. This guy...some guy gave me that.

He gave me that money... to hold that g*n.

Oh? What guy? A guy. I don't know what guy. Some guy.

I see.

Some guy...

...he comes up to you and says, 'Hey, kid.'

'Here, hold my g*n.' And you say, 'Why, sure, mister.'

You want me to believe
you're that stupid? I ain't stupid.

My father gives me a lousy 50
cents! Your father works like a dog!

Your mother's very pretty. She's gonna get
old before her time. You want that to happen?

What are you talking to me like that for?!

Cos I'm trying to get to you. Siddown!

What the hell do you mean by bringing that boy here?!

I caught him! Do I throw him back
because he's not regulation size?

You have no right to hold a juvenile here!

We think he committed an adult crime out there.

You are completely out of
bounds for not informing Juvenile.

Sergeant, we have evidence
tying him in to two murders.

Frank. Forget it!

We're meant to say, 'Mother,
may 1?' before we grab 'em!

You wanna change the law? Write
to your assemblyman. Captain?

At least let us talk to him. Here? In this atmosphere?

Captain!

Take him.

Take him! Come on, Billy.

Don't look at me that way! He IS a juvenile.

What are we supposed to do? You
treat 'em like men, you treat 'em like kids.

Nothing works. What are we
supposed to do. We keep trying?

Crocker, Stavros, the rest of you — get in here!

I wanna know everything there is to know

about that kid and I want it yesterday. Now get out!

How long do you think he'll get for m*rder one?

About 18 months. 18 months.

Maybe. Huh? You ready for that?

What's the matter? They're less
deadly because it's a kid punk?

OK. If you'll all sit down, please.

Before I present my findings on this matter,

I'd like to remind everyone that this is not a trial.

We do not seek a decision of guilt or innocence.

I must act on the evidence presented,

keeping in mind that it relates to a youth

and make a disposition of the case accordingly.

With those considerations, my findings are

that the charges of m*rder have not
been proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

As to the business of ill*gal
possession of a firearm...

...based on the Youth Services' favourable report

on the stability of William Sherback's home Life,

hard—working parents, no
criminal record on either side...

...and the fact that I have no
idea what William's record is,

or if indeed he even has one...

I'm placing William on probation for one year

and remanding him to the custody of his parents.

What the hell will putting him outside do?

He got in trouble on the outside!
Clear this room, except for the lieutenant.

Your Honour? Yes.

I could throw the book at you. I think
you just put a k*ller back on the street.

Don't climb on me. You enforce
the law, I'll administer to it.

He needs help, not a kiss on the cheek!

I 'am blind. The juvenile statutes blind me!

A minor's record cannot be put
before the court. You know that!

I don't have to Like it, but I have to obey it.

I work here. And so do you.
Charlie...what the hell are we doing?

I mean, we're creating a new set
of criminals that nobody can touch!

Theo, the game is rigged. My hands are tied.

He's a minor. The law prevents me
from dealing with him like an adult.

Whatever his age, he's much older than I.

Agh! The whole damn system is wrong.

It's coming apart. I don't know what to do about it.

And don't ask me to leave
town. It's no better anywhere else.

I see 100 kids come through
that revolving door every week.

Yeah.

And I see their victims.

I wanna talk to the boy and I don't
wanna hear that you don't know where he is.

He isn't here. Oh. You don't know

And yet, the court remanded him in your custody.

The court cleared him. Why are
you here? We don't have to talk to you.

No, but you do have to talk to him.

I try! Oh, do you?!

Or do you blame the schools?

And the courts. And the police.

Or are you too busy hiding behind the
bad news in that paper in your pocket?

Honey, don't. He'll go away. He has to.

It ain't Billy. It's them other boys!

God forgive me. I'm scared. Did
he k*ll someone? Did he do that?

Stan, he's all right. He's not!

Ellen, he's not.

Yeah, Crocker.

Get a description of Billy
Sherback to the foot patrolmen

and to every sector car in the area. OK, Lieutenant.

And uh, Crocker. I also want Kreiger and Hackford.

I'll do that.

Hey, Look... I'm not blaming you.

We're just so anxious to make it
right that...it's all blowing apart. OK?

OK, Hackford, do something, so I can break your legs.

Lady? Stand right there.

You stand there and watch. I'll
give you 10 bucks. I'll give you 100!

Hackford...

Cool it down. You're slime.

And you deal in slime.

And your friends deal in slime.

But I'll tell you something. That's your choice.

I've got mine and I know what to do when I catch you.

But as far as the kids go, they've got no
choice, so you stay away from them. OK?

If you've got anything on me,
cop, take me down and book me.

Look — no hands

Keep looking behind you, Hackford.

Cos next time, I'm gonna break
your chops with my Lollipops

Billy Sherback.

Right?

I'm Anton Vukich.

You know the name?

Vukich?

V-U-K-I-C-H?

Sure you do.

Kreiger paid you to hit my
boys, Malone and Largo, right?

Sure he did. Hey. Take it easy, kid.

Enjoy the sunshine.

You know, I grew up around here.

I know how these things happen.

A kid needs...money in the
city, right? That's not news.

What's news is how he can make it.

I mean, a guy pulls a job, he goes to jail. Right?

A kid pulls the same job...

and the court apologises to him. Right?

I have to go. Yeah, when I'm ready.

Now. You know what I think, kid?

Look. Mr Vukich, I didn't...

You got the wrong kid. I didn't do anything.

You know what I think? I think...

that if I put a couple of bucks in your pocket...

...you'll do me a favour,
just Like you did for Kreiger.

What do you think, kid? You wanna do Vukich a favour?

Sure you do. Come on.

Let's make a little phone call.

Hey, kid. Good to hear from you.

We got the word you made out
great at the hearing. Just like I said.

Listen. I'm scared. I wanna talk to Kreiger.

What about? “It's Vukich."

“He's after me. I swear.”

“If I don't talk to Kreiger, I go to Kojak."

“I'm in the park. 79th Street, by the steps.”

Attaboy, kid.

You're in the big time now.

Have some peanuts.

Tutti frutti, banana, vanilla,
whatever. It tastes Like aeroplane glue.

Crocker!

Sir? The whole damn police force
can't find one skinny, scrawny kid?

Well, you know how it is,
Captain. It takes a little time.

Crocker? Management says that. Not labour.

Lieutenant? The sector car just
spotted Kreiger and Hackford.

Hey. Hackford told me you're a
straight up guy, huh? Why the panic?

Because Vukich is after me!

And the cops won't leave me
along. Vukich wants me to k*ll you.

I think he's trying to hold me up for
more money because he did a good job.

Next time, you deal with
Hackford. I don't have time for this.

Mr Kreiger. I got a g*n and I'm not gonna sh**t.

But they're watching me.
They're gonna hurt my parents.

There's Vukich!

This kid set us up. He set us up! k*ll him!

Police!

Shoulder. He'll be all right.

Mom. Mom!

Mom!

Mom? I'm scared.

I'm scared, Mom.

I didn't k*ll the kid, did 1?

Yes, you did.

A long time ago.

'We're creating a new set of
criminals that nobody can touch.'

'What are we to do? You treat 'em like
men, you treat 'em Like kids. Nothing works.'

'Theo, the game is rigged. My
hands are tied. He's a minor.'

'But he needs help, not a kiss on the cheek!