Why let you pin him I'll take the rap myself I'll resign facts then two cops handle that merchandise and I swear by Carl wrong
You're neutral because you're handling this case. There's no evidence against Carl not yet, but motive
The lieutenant is deeply in debt nice to know that a cop can afford something like that on his salary
Is that supposed to be funny? What about Don?
There wasn't a dishonest bone in his body
And now you're accusing him trying to clear you're covering up
I
Give me the cheap. This is Reese
I
You won't believe this I blew that's impossible
Took you five months to crack this case and five minutes to lose it you still want to go to the game tonight
Would you rather sit around and cry?
Now we'll have dinner at Joe's
Meet me in the garage at 530 530
And lose a face for the meal sounds more like you see you later
I had to go set on the stakeout for six hours and came up empty and a better day than Reese did
Delaney bust went down the drain, but it was a lock not according to the judge
So delaney's over the hook won the round not the fight It is after six lieutenant
I'm sorry chief, but I got a call from the hospital doc wanted to talk to me Tina worse
No, no, but you'll be there at least another month. I am sorry. Oh, it's okay. Doc said a leg will be as good as new again
I still got to drop the heroin off the property room. We'll do it on the way
You know that the lady had the nerve to come over to me and needle me something clever like you win some you lose some
Yeah, you'll never know how close he came to assault and battery
Wasn't on when I got it it's not what concerns me
This will go for heroin
They certainly go for malt sugar
The hospital grounds that's the only place they could have come from I was parked near a flower bed
Well, he stopped
Lucky suppose the ads hadn't tipped us off. We'd have returned the package to the property room
Nobody would have paid attention to it for months
Go to switch had been made in the courtroom. No way bored and gave it to me himself, and it was never out of my sight
The property
I'm not a cop sir. I was going in a knot cops. That's where our real problem lies Carl
It was brought in on the 5th at 705
Signed in by sergeant Boyden and lieutenant Reese. We took it straight up from the lab
It was picked up at 1235 p.m. Today by sergeant Boyden
I presume it was kept in the ball. Yes in section 2. All right. Let's take a look
All evidence still has to be signed in and out doesn't it that's so piece sir
Any chance of a loophole
With a package that size for instance now when I'm on duty there isn't
No, thanks. I came from right here. No
I did not sir. I gave that package to sergeant Boyden myself. You gave sergeant Boyden a package, but not this one switch couldn't have been made here
No
Only between the time Boyden left this office, and you arrived at the hospital
I called a half hour ago. How long does it take to get him down there?
All right, all right be sure to tell him I'll be waiting in Commissioner Randall's office
Thanks
You have to start his vacation today here calm down
Oh good evening Dennis, I'm sorry to interrupt your dinner your call killed my appetite
Hello Carl. I hope you don't mind us making ourselves at home. I'm not a for me one is
Sergeant Boyden meeting us here. We haven't been able to reach him yet. He's at his cabin in Tahoe
No phone. I had somebody at the general store go after him. He'll call us back
Five pounds of pure heroin safe in the hands of the police department
You know what's gonna happen with the papers get a hold of this man?
Keep the lid on it. I can't keep it on too long
Who knows about it so far us and Smith the duty officer at the property room. Oh, yeah old line man
He'll obey orders and Boyden. We've got to tell him how well you know him goes back over 15 years
He wouldn't fix a parking ticket for the mayor. We're not talking about parking tickets now
No, we're talking about a dedicated office on the man with a record anybody would be proud losing our tempers won't get us anyplace
I
Was stating facts are all right facts then two cops handle that merchandise and you're swearing by board and I swear by Carl wrong
You're neutral because you're handling this case
Let me be bored. Yes, sir. Oh
Yes, hello, what?
The Delaney case was blown up and the heroin is
Done the heroin when you took it from the property room, what did you do with it?
That's right. We put it in the truck of the car what?
Don get back to town
Call chief Ironside as soon as you get in I inside call him. Yeah
See you later
I'll take him a couple of hours. What do you say about the heroin put in the trunk of his car?
I couldn't hear him at the time. There's a storm up there was a lousy connection. Well, call me at home
It could be pretty late. Dennis who can go to sleep now. Good night lieutenant
Call me Carl when he came in
Knock with four
Jen off
Are you miserable you won't lane for me with great anticipation. That's three dollars you owe me. I
Can't play anymore. I can't keep my mind on it. It's been over two hours still three dollars
Ironside
I
Inside yes, he's right here. Sure. What?
Hi, hon
No, it'll be another hour at least. I'm sorry. Something came up. Just eat Tina
Yeah, I talked to the doctor. Don't worry about it. We'll make out I'll wake you up when I get home tonight
Good night
Great chick, you know evening
I bet you were going to the game tonight. Oh something came up coffee still hot. No, thank you
any for the sack
Carl
Sorry about your buddy
What do you mean? Well, didn't you hear I picked it up on the late news in the car radio
What are you talking about? Don Boyden cracked up this side of Walnut Creek killed instantly?
We're trying to keep the lid on this case so we can't ask for departmental help
We'll have to do the job ourselves Carl Reese. I won't be long
I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'm sorry
I'm sorry. I'm sorry
I'm sorry
We'll do the job ourselves. Carl Reese, I won't buy that in a million years. What about Sergeant Boyden?
Yeah, well same thing. Fact remains the heroin disappeared when it was in their possession
Well, then we'll simply have to clear them
No
Mark's on his way up to Tahoe. He's going to check out Boyden's cabin. I've ordered Boyden's car brought down here
We'll go over it ourselves. Meanwhile, you trace his movements yesterday, Fran
We have anything at all?
We took the heroin out of property at 1235, handed it to Reese at 115
Well that adds up. Figuring traffic, parking, getting up to the courtroom. He was in Tahoe at 630 so he couldn't have left the city any later than 430
Fill in the gap
Yes, every minute, every one he talked to
Check with you later
Ed, there's another angle I want to follow up. The heroin. Whether they're going to sit on it or cut it right away
Five pounds is more than enough to feed every junkie in the city
Twice over. See if the word is out, if they're waiting to be fed
And when?
Especially when
See ya
Onside
Of course I will, Bessie. Put him on
Hi Ed
Carl, hey, tough. I'm sorry
Me too
Morning, Dennis
Hope you slept well
Well, frankly, neither did I
No, I haven't had a chance
Carl, the paper, it's on top of the fridge. Steve Green's column
All right, all right, Dennis. Watch your blood pressure
Let me read it and if I have any brilliant ideas, you'll be the first to know
Right, right. What's he say?
Be usual. Who's making out with who, what?
Wait a minute
A big sack of Christmas candy was lost by the police. Who's got it? Who let it get away?
Mind company, Cindy?
Do I get a choice?
Why are you coming on so hard?
These are hard days
Down that dry?
When you hit Delaney, you squeezed us good
Could be a favor
A couple more like it, I'll be jumping off the bridge
You know, I'm not a good person
I'm not a good person
If you say a couple more like it, I'll be jumping off the bridge
You know, you can clean up. There are places
I've tried, you know that
No losses, you only get one chance
I don't feel very good
You can get clean. I'll put in a word for you
I don't feel good. Aren't you gonna look through it?
I'm not here to bust you
That's a switch? Is it okay if I go?
Cindy, let me give you an address
Just give me a fix
Watch yourself here
There she is, the little sailboat on the right
He made a sweet little buy, I can tell you that
How much did he pay for it?
I don't think I can tell you that
What's an official question, Mr. Farrell?
$2,500. Cash on the line
Cash?
That's the way I like it
I've had a Don Moore customers lately, checks bouncing
Just one more question
What time was Sergeant Borden here?
Oh, 3 o'clock, I guess
He was here for about 20 minutes
Only 20 minutes to buy a boat?
He knew which one he wanted. He was here before
It's just that he didn't know if he could come up with the money
I see
Well, thank you very much
Sure
It's nice to know that a cop can afford something like that on his salary
Is that supposed to be funny?
No
I mean...
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
Big call, Mark
Where's the chief?
Had to go down to see the commissioner
Left me here to hold down the fort
Oh
Well, not exactly. He wants me out of sight
The way Randall feels, I'm like a red flag
I tell him you called him a bull
Yeah, you do that
Oh, chief left you a message
Borden's car is expected at the impound at 7 o'clock
He wants you to go over it
Message received loud and clear
He's not serious about Borden, is he?
Well, he didn't send me to Tau for fun
Tau? What for?
To check over Borden's cabin. What else?
For what? The heroin?
No way!
That's the way it was
Hey, the place was clean
Mark, the chief's wrong, I swear to you
Borden never switched that package
Okay, but if he didn't, we'd only have one other fish in this pond
You're not exactly good for business
Yours or mine?
Mostly I was thinking about mine
Delaney around?
Haven't seen him
He'll do
Your hands had been that clean when you were riding
You'd still be in silks
One lousy rap and I'm barred for life
Jimmy, you carried so many batteries
I'm surprised you didn't light up
We, uh, just cutting up all time
I need a lawyer?
No bust
Oh, well, I got a big weekend planned
I shoulda wanna, you know, spend it downtown
You still dealing?
Oh, yeah, you sure? Name your game
Draw, lowball
Ah, comic now
Well, I gotta find another way to make the print
Delivery boys should pay well
Five big ones for a couple hours running around
Pays better than eight races out of the money
Besides, you don't have to worry about falling off a horse
Now who's the comic?
How soon you figure to make a delivery?
Hey, come on
You wanna forget about that big weekend?
All I know is I was told to stay in town
Told why?
I never ask questions
Five pounds of pure H is being cut
Well, you know
That's what I know
It doesn't take very long to cut five pounds into dollar bags
Who's a scientist?
I'm gonna do you a favor
Oh
So far the word'll get out that I shoot you down in a bar
If you're lucky, your friends'll think the same thing
How do I get that lucky?
You stick around
And cooperate
Words around all right
Everybody knows the junk's on the market
Cindy was all ready and waiting this morning
She wouldn't have been carrying that kind of roll if she weren't expecting to make a buy
Yeah, when?
She didn't know. Nobody else did, either
Jimmy Slick's just on standby to deliver
Are they gonna cut it or sit on it?
Looks like it depends on what they think we know
What's the chief going that route for?
We've got to find out how the junk was switched
Well, I backtracked on Sergeant Borden as far as I could
He left for Tahoe around 4.30
Was home changing his clothes before that
And was at the boatyard from 3 to 3.30
$2,500 boat. Not bad
Knock it off, Mark
And before that, he was at the bank around 2.30
Cast a check for $3,000
Whose check?
Cashier's. Payable on demand
It was already sent through central clearing
So we'll have to wait till tomorrow to get a look at it
Okay, we're at 2.30
He left Carl in the courtroom at 1.15
That's a blank
Blank?
An hour and 15 minutes
And you know, the courthouse garage has no record of his arrival or departure
No, no, no. You're all out in left field
He didn't do it
Carl
He's dead. He's got no chance to defend himself
Carl, we're just trying to add up what we've got
What you've got is a guy squaring away, getting ready to retire
He told me about the boat. He told me about the money
Listen to me, all of you. Before I let you pin him, I'll take the rap myself. I'll resign
You may have to, Carl. The commissioner has suspended you
Carl
I'm sorry to keep you waiting
I came at a bad time. I didn't mean to take you away from your friends
They were all very kind and helpful, but after they've said how sorry they are
That's all I can say, Helen
I understand
The funeral's the day after tomorrow, did you know?
I heard
It's going to be a very simple service
And I'd like you to say a few words at it
Me?
You were his closest friend
Please, Carl. He'd want it
Okay, I'll do my best
Thank you
Look, what are we standing here for? You sit down, let me get you a cup of coffee
No, thanks, Helen
Would you prefer a drink?
I'm on the run
Is something wrong, Carl? I mean, this isn't just a courtesy call, is it?
Helen, did he talk about his cases with you?
Sometimes
The Delaney case?
He was very proud of that one
The heroin's disappeared
Disappeared?
You mean you lost it?
Stolen
Oh, I'm sorry. You work so hard on that
Helen, now, I want you to listen because I've got to ask you these questions, try and understand
Carl, is something wrong?
Did Don ever talk to you of money?
Money?
How well fixed you were, how much cash you had in the bank, things like that
No, he always took care of that himself
You don't know anything?
No
Carl, why are you...
Yesterday afternoon he bought a boat
A boat?
You didn't know?
He paid $2,500 for it, all cash
He always wanted a boat
He always talked about how after he retired he'd spend the rest of his life sailing
Carl, what are you getting at?
The heroin disappeared between the time Don picked it up in the property room and gave it to me in the courtroom
Carl
It's all we've got to go on
What do you mean that's all? What about Don? His whole life, a cop, a good cop
Helen
There wasn't a dishonest bone in his body and now you're accusing him
I'm trying to clear him
You're covering up, that's what you're doing
Don's dead and he can't defend himself and you want to put the blame on him for your stupid mistake
No, believe me
Just get out
Helen, listen to me, please
Get out of here
You're wrong
And I'd still like to say those few words if you'll let me
Well, working overtime?
Still trying to get out of here
I thought I'd find something marvelous here
Well, I've come up with a pine needle, sand and just plain dirt
What a mess
Well, he spun out, hit a telephone pole, three feet, just three feet either way and he had walked out of it
Mark, look, he was stuck between the fender and the hood
Yeah
Look at the time and date
1.55.16
Yesterday
Yeah
Hey, Tommy, how long you been out?
I checked the book
I did, I knew where to find you
I wasn't exactly hiding, waiting for somebody
Waiting for my friend or just waiting for my friend?
It's the second day, same time
Is it the same friend?
Get off my back
You haven't got me on your back, Tommy
Stop pushing me, cop
Not me
Thank you, that's all I wanted to know
What, I didn't tell you nothing
You told me exactly how long you've been waiting for a fix
Why me? Why say how it's me?
When did they tell you this stuff would be ready?
Nobody told me nothing
Well, the word got around, didn't it?
Junk's back on the market
Now everybody's all lined up waiting for the candyman
Can you keep, why don't you just lay off me?
I'm gonna give you a break
You clean up
There are a lot of places you can get help
And this isn't one of them
That's some break
It's a big one
I'll tell you why
At least you want to do surveillance
Hello? Hello, I'm Officer Belding
I spoke to her earlier this morning about yesterday's parking stops
Oh, yeah, yeah
Just finished getting them together
I'd like to see the one that matches this
Yeah, sure
Yeah, here it is
Is it validated?
J. Hamilton Company
You know where that's located
Investment Company, the building to your right
I see, well, thank you
Thank you very much
Thank you
All right, lady
Thank you
It all checks out, Chief
Sergeant Warden put 10% of his salary into Blue Chip stocks
Ever since the day he was married
That's a tab run on his holdings to date
That cash, 3,000
I'll give you the rest
That cash, 3,000
Well, according to Mr. Hamilton, the sergeant wanted to liquidate
Pay off his mortgage, buy the cabin he was running in Tahoe
Just clear the decks for his retirement
The $3,000 was in advance
He wanted to buy something right away
The boat
Still left 500
He might have wanted to buy his wife a present
Well, for a man who started out as a beat cop
He certainly knew how to make money grow
You have the same start
Go thou and do likewise
Good morning, Ed
Morning, yes, good, no
It's a promising beginning
No action anywhere
Buyers all over town, not a seller in sight
No talk about when?
Not a whisper
Delaney's sitting on it until he's sure
Sure of what?
Whether we know the heroine is missing
Newspapers took care of that
Delaney's a careful man
He won't move on a blind item in a gossip column
It's time we pushed him
Ed, do you happen to know a large pair of ears and a big mouth?
Jimmy Slick
Pump it all to him
We know when we're closing in
We'll have the case wrapped up by the end of the week
I'll back it up with an official statement to the press and radio
That should make Delaney move?
Yes
It should make Delaney move
Oh, well, I didn't want that anyway
Jimmy
You're not gonna make a habit out of this, are you?
I'm fighting it
I'm looking for Jimmy Slick
What do you want to lean on him for?
Tony, I just asked you a question
You're too far today
But there's another old buddy of yours back there
Why don't you try leaning on him?
I'll have to wait his turn
Let's have a beer
You gonna stay?
You see, that's what I like about you
Hello, Carl
Hi, Ed, what are you doing here?
Good question
What's your answer?
I couldn't just sit around
I had to do something
Helen tore me up
What does she have to do with this?
I went to see her
Find out about the $2,500 Don paid for the boat
I thought maybe she could explain the money
She took it the wrong way
Well, your information, the money's been accounted for
Sergeant Borden is clean
What have I been telling you?
Everything except why you met Delaney
I wanted to crowd him
He's got the junk, we both know it
I thought I could trip him up somehow, get a lead
Listen, Chief, if I switched to heroin
Would I be so stupid as to go near Delaney now?
You were stupid enough to make it look like you were involved
Yes
Commissioner Randall's here to see you
Well, he's rarely the bearer of good tidings
Let's not keep him waiting
Commissioner
Sorry to bother you, Bob, but I...
Hello, Lieutenant
Commissioner
You want to talk to me privately, Dennis?
No, this involves Lieutenant Reese
That's what I thought
Your press release, I allowed it to go through
Thank you
I don't know what you're trying to do, but you must have been expecting an official reaction
Official reaction to anything is usually pretty slow
Not this time, the D.A. is on it
Already?
Yes
The reputation of the department is at stake
And he's pushing for an immediate indictment
Against who?
There were only two officers involved
And Sergeant Borden is dead
There's no evidence against Carl
Not yet
But motive?
The lieutenant is deeply in debt
Opportunity? He handled the package
Well, that evidence
The D.A. seems to feel it's enough for a start
Bob, don't make me the heavy
Yes
How long are you going to give me to do mine?
I'm meeting the D.A. tomorrow at noon
We're issuing a joint statement
Noon tomorrow
And Police Commissioner Randall
And Deputy District Attorney Morgan have announced
That they will make a further statement tomorrow afternoon
And now for the latest weather report
It'll be cloudy over the Bay Area tonight
With a 30% chance of rain
Gradual clearing in the morning
And the temperature should reach
They got me nailed, Chief
I can see the holes
Mm-hmm
You had to turn them loose
You must have known the department couldn't stand
This kind of heat
It had to have a fall guy and you gave them me
Thank goodness for Fran's efficiency
What's Fran got to do with it?
She always writes up a full, detailed report
Okay, so give her an A
This is about Borden
All his movements, the boatyard, parking lot, investment company
We know all about that
Now, this remark escaped me
No record of Sergeant Borden's arrival
Or departure from Courthouse Garage
He could have parked on the street
Could have done just about anything, Carl
Up to now
And up to now we've concentrated on Borden's activities
After he handed you the package
I'm sure he's been on the road
But he's after he handed you the package
What about before?
You were on duty day before yesterday, the 16th?
Yes, sir, same shift, 12th, 8th
What time did Sergeant Borden check out?
Borden?
1.40, sir
Yes, sir, and you never saw a happier cop
Three weeks vacation ahead of him
Mannings, the sergeant also left earlier
He was in the property room at 12.35
So figure a couple of minutes before that
No, sir
What do you mean, no?
I don't have him logged
Listen, he was in that property room at 12.35
He was going to bring me a package
Wait a minute, I'm sorry, sir, I do remember
He did leave around that time, yeah
I saw him, he was picked up by that black and white
The same one that brought him back
Brought him back? What black and white?
From the 6th, Officer J. Regan
Regan, vehicle ID 1754
Why would Borden need anybody to pick him up?
Did you see this officer meet Sergeant Borden?
Uh-huh, by the elevator
Was Borden carrying a package?
Uh, yeah
What happened then?
They dumped the package into the trunk of the car
and they drove out
All right, now slowly, Mannings, every detail you can remember
Where was the car parked?
Over there, second from the end, sir
Head in or out?
Out
Who put the package in the trunk?
The officer
Where was Borden standing, next to him?
By the side, more, next to the rear fender
Then what?
Then he got in the car and they drove out
All right, call the watch commander at the 6th for me
Verify the name of that officer and the vehicle ID
And may I have the keys to that car, please?
Yes, sir
All right, call the trunk
No wonder there was no record of Borden's arrival at the courthouse garage
The usual gear?
All right, grab a box of flares
Now, that's the heroin, mark it
All right, now move back
Right where Borden stood
That's far enough
All right, now you're Borden
Hand me the package and get into the car
All right, Carl
We're at the courthouse
You and the driver get out and move to the trunk
The driver opens it
Now, pick up the package
Same one, Carl?
Now
Just a half a second and a flip of the wrist
Put this box in
Took this one out
Chief Hindsight
I just spoke to the watch commander at the sixth
I know I was a regular, no black and white with that ID
No, sir
Well, Carl, you are off the hook
Now, let's sink it into Delaney
No activity yet, Chief
But the way I hear, big shots don't get up before noon
When Delaney reads the morning papers
He'll either get active in a hurry or we'll have egg on our faces
Yep, keep me posted
Nothing yet, I got the idea
That Officer Manning is a very intelligent, observant and perceptive man
That a personal opinion or professional?
My personal opinion is personal
Professionally, we went through the mug files together
He picked out your Officer Regan just like that
Warren Brock
Assault, six months, possession, suspended
Arm robbery
Good sideman
Case dismissed, last fall, Denver
Good man for Delaney
Now, how do we tie him together?
Right now, I want to tie that phony police car to Delaney
He's not stupid enough to try to junk it
We'll try to lose it
One of his so-called legitimate business interests is a used car lot
Don't have many Ford's appointments, but I can make a nice little buy on it
Good job
Blue one looks like what I want
I don't know, that one just came in, I can't guarantee anything
Don't worry about it
I'll get it
All right, Ed
That's one more nail in his packing box
Ed found the phony prowl car
Repainted on Delaney's lot
Yes, Ed
Chief Arntons office
Hold on, it's Mark
Stand by, Ed
Yes, Mark
Action, Chief, Delaney's taken off
He's in a hurry
Tail him and keep his posted
We'll be rolling
Delaney's moving
To the heroine?
A million to five, he's gonna trust anyone else
Ed, right here
The pieces are falling into place
Delaney's moving and Mark's on them
Now head north and stand by
Rolling
We may be ready to pin Delaney, you want in?
Try to keep me out
Just crossing Temple, Delaney's heading east on Carson
I'm heading north on 7th Street
I can pick you up in about four minutes
I want two cars from the tent
Radio's open
Direct orders from me
East hill, east
My money's on the Embarcadero district
Embarcadero, got you
Heading north, converge on Walton and Fisher and wait for orders
Okay, he's home, Druze
A warehouse on Vantage, 1100 block east of Raina
Vantage, 1100 block, be there in two minutes
East of Raina, move in
Not in front
Stay out of sight, around the corner of Vantage, I'll meet you there
They're still inside, place looks deserted
Chief, if we want to move in, we'll need more men
Oh, I think Delaney's feeling the heat
He wants to move the heroin to a safer place
He'll do it himself, he won't trust anybody with that kind of load
Station one of them at the entrance, Carl
Ready to block it off, right?
We'll follow you in
All right, you fellas follow us, okay?
Where do we wait?
Del Good, proverbial frost
Move in
All right, Delaney, out
Okay, out, out easy
Hands on the clock
Turn around
Move
Let's go
Well, Mr. Delaney, this time I think we can make a case that will stick
Like low, Chief
Ed, give me the flesh
It's the way it goes, Delaney
Win some and you lose some
Carl certainly has a way with words, doesn't he?