consciousness
I'm way up here above the clouds and nobody knows where I am.
I can see from miles around me, better than anybody can.
And I'm safe inside my spaceship and I'm traveling faster than sound.
But I'd like to touch some friends I know down there on the ground.
Blue steamroller.
There's a room outside my window and it's got me thinking hard.
There might be something I should see right beyond the yard.
I'm not planning to leave you, cause you're the best friend that I've found.
And I'm hanging up my Astro shoes and staying here in town.
Oh, Kevin.
Come.
What's the matter?
Man, broken? Come.
All right, don't tell me.
See? I'm broken.
What happened here?
Man, cannon. Cannon shot. Man, man run away.
Excuse me, sir, this is a restricted area.
I saw him.
Man, cannon, man, broken, broken blood.
What did you see, sir?
He gets that way sometimes.
Hey, Mark.
Yeah, get these people's address, we believe so.
Apollo, a month.
One three four five two. What's that?
And the boy, Terry, and he lives in my building.
The one I have my story.
Not my building, but I own it, you understand.
What happened here?
Well, you could say the election campaign's just been shot to pieces.
Good afternoon.
I'm Robert Ironside, San Francisco police.
I understand your boy may have seen what happened here.
Oh, no, no, not to my boy.
He lives in my building with his mother.
I'd like to talk to him if you don't mind.
Jerry.
This is Wing Commander.
All planes return to home base.
Repeat.
All planes return to home base.
Nice landing.
Can you tell me what you did today, Jerry?
I bet it was pretty funny what you saw.
Or was it scary?
Maybe we can talk about it tomorrow.
I'll come and visit you.
Will the murder of Bill Ellis affect your bid for election, Councilman?
Of course it will. He was my campaign manager, also a close friend.
It's a terrible tragedy.
Not only affects those who knew him, but the community as well.
But will the murder affect the outcome of the election?
At this moment, the election is not uppermost in my mind.
Excuse me, please.
Mr. Cogswell, one more question, if you would, sir.
Now, this has been a pretty tough and dirty campaign.
Would you say that the Ellis murder was politically motivated?
Look, in an age where murder and violence have become commonplace in the political arena,
that possibility can't be ruled out.
Thank you, sir.
While Mr. Cogswell still holds a substantial lead in the latest polls,
his closest opponent earlier today leveled new charges.
At his own campaign headquarters, Harold Chambers commented, and we quote,
Cogswell's running scared. We're catching up.
And he'll do anything, say anything, and use anything,
including the death of his closest friend in an attempt to hold us off.
Municipal Justice Arthur Brody, running last in the three-man race,
has so far declined to comment.
I'll have more news after this message.
I would like to help Mr. Ironside, but I surely don't know what to do.
When he gets into one of his moods like now, he just might as well be on the moon.
Believe me, I know. I got to live with it.
What I'd like to do is to take Jerry to a hospital I know of
where they've had a great deal of success treating children
with the same kind of problem as Jerry had.
Well, there isn't anything I wouldn't do for my son,
but I couldn't afford all those doctor bills.
I've already made arrangements. It won't cost you a penny.
I'll be going with him, too, providing you grant permission, of course.
Oh, and naturally you have my permission. I'd be a fool not to let him go.
You have no idea what a burden he's been.
Not that I'm complaining, you understand,
but it can be tiresome just thinking about him all the time.
There's one more thing. Yes?
I'd like to have Jerry's permission, too.
Whatever you say, but if he won't talk or nothing, don't take it back.
Half the time he doesn't even see anybody for all the notice he takes.
See what I mean?
Would you mind leaving us alone?
Fran, perhaps you could give her the hospital release forms to sign.
Hello, Jerry.
Funny thing.
Corners are more complicated than people think.
I haven't really looked at a corner in years.
You know, I'm glad I came to see you.
I'd like you to come and visit me, Jerry.
I've told some friends of mine about you and they've been very kind.
I told some friends of mine about you and they'd like to meet you.
Would you like to come with me and visit them?
This is Dr. Benson. Dr. Jerry Abbott.
Did you have a nice trip?
Your room's ready. I thought we'd give Jerry a chance to unpack before we got...
Wow! Well, Ian, we didn't expect a reception from the Founding Father.
You don't look a day older.
After five years?
I don't know what the diplomatic corps does without you. Good to see you.
You're Jerry Abbott. I'm Dr. Rice.
I suppose you're tired of shaking hands, so I'll just say hello.
You two are going to get the grand tour before we get down to business.
How's he doing?
He seems to be able to do whatever he's asked when he feels like it.
In 24 hours we should have something to talk about.
Can you do anything about this?
You like bothering him?
They act up from time to time.
A small reminder that the years are passing.
A toa way, Zoltan.
If you weren't so pig-headed, you'd consult a doctor who would probably recommend a rubdown once a day to increase your circulation.
That in order, Doctor?
It would be if you were my patient, but my motives are purely selfish.
Pay it.
Physically, the boy is in perfect condition. I get envious when I see somebody that healthy.
But?
But for any number of reasons, he prefers to live in a world of his own creation.
I knew that before I brought him here.
See how smart you are?
How'd you like to join our staff? We haven't had a doctor in a wheelchair since...
Let's get to the point, Ian. What can we do?
There is one tool that may provide a key that will open all of Jerry's locked doors.
You.
Just casual observation shows he likes you. He trusts you.
We're gonna put Jerry in a mild tranquilizer, which we hope will minimize his anxiety, and have him spend as much time with you as possible.
With any luck, he'll start to open up.
What's the prognosis?
There isn't any. He may talk to you tomorrow, next week, or never.
Well, time to reel in.
On the short.
Welcome to the actress.
I'd say we did all right. Three bluegills for you.
Size 14 for me.
This is the way to live, isn't it?
Zoo in the morning, fishing in the afternoon.
Do you like the zoo?
Oink, oink, oink.
Oink, oink, oink.
Moo.
Moo.
Bah.
Bah.
Wait. Will you be my father?
Jerry!
Hurry up.
Mark arrived.
Obviously.
I gave him your wet things and Mrs. Abbott is on her way.
Will you talk to her?
You're a doctor.
You'll know what to do.
Couldn't it have been an accident?
Oh, yeah?
They wanted to kill him.
One crippled cop didn't seem like that much of an obstacle.
Who's afraid of a crippled cop?
You'll handle his mother for me?
Of course.
Where can I change?
Right here.
I'm a doctor.
I've seen a naked man before.
You're a good friend of Ian.
Maybe next time I park in a towway he's on, you'll remember that.
Where to, Chief?
Where to?
I made an appointment with Councilman Cogsworth.
What for?
Would you want to talk to him?
Granted, we don't have anything to go on, but I guess I thought we should start somewhere.
I might as well see him, whatever you think.
Has there been any word on the speedboat?
It was stolen, that's about all.
But it wasn't an accident.
No, somebody meant to kill the boy.
And whoever did it knew where Jerry was, and should know it now.
We knew.
The commissioner knew.
You mean there was a leak?
I guess that's what I mean.
Chief, I appreciate you finding the time to see us.
Well, I'm as anxious to get to the bottom of this thing as you are.
Please sit down.
Our records indicate you were the last person to see Ellis alive.
Yeah, so I've heard.
All right, I left him after lunch.
It was two o'clock.
He said he had a 2.45 appointment.
He didn't say who or where.
Was there anyone else with you at lunch?
No.
We were just wrapping out our campaign strategy for the next couple of days.
We always did that in private.
My wife picked me up at two o'clock.
We went home.
I took a nap for about an hour.
I'm telling you that to avoid the embarrassment of you having to ask me where I was at the
time of Bill's death.
I assume you would have asked.
Oh, yes, I assume so.
You hinted that there might be a political motivation involved at one point.
I think what I said was that the possibility couldn't be excluded.
Now, Bill was a politician.
Like all politicians, he had enemies.
You have anyone specific in mind?
Let me put it this way.
Only my opponents could have profited from that act.
To lose your campaign manager three weeks before the election was quite a blow, to say
the least.
Can you think of anything else, chief?
I think you've covered all the bases.
Well, in that case, gentlemen.
Sure, I knew Bill Ellis.
Anyone in city politics had to know him.
He had more clout than two-thirds of the deadbeats in office.
Aside from that, he was a nice guy.
Friendly, judge.
We're trying to get a line on who might have killed him.
I think that's admirable.
You're not making it any easier.
I would if it were possible, but I think all I would do is just muddy the waters all the
more.
We'll take the risk.
Well, one of the things you have to do is take into account the fact that Ellis was
a complete and utter opportunist.
Now, maybe that's why I liked him.
It's not often that you meet a man with a single-minded, perverse purity of purpose
here.
Now, Cogswell, my worthy opponent, being vain, greedy, and not too bright, qualities which
appeal to the electorate in that they provide a bond of equality between representative
and constituent never fully appreciated Bill's talents.
He neglected to reward him in the appropriate ways.
But without Bill, Cogswell machine is bankrupt.
Great being that Bill was about to desert Cogswell and join the camp of my other worthy
opponent, Mr. Chambers.
You can tell Mr. Cogswell that if he keeps bad-mouthing me, I might just tell the public
what a thief he really is.
Yes, sir, I just may do that.
You're gonna tell him about Ellis changing horses, too?
Ah, you boys have been doing your homework, haven't you?
I'd be interested in knowing how you found that out.
How interesting.
I'd be very interested.
Brody.
Brody.
Knob Hill's thin-lipped gift to public life.
Now, let's see what I can do for you boys.
And you really have a problem.
You really do.
The thing of it is that so many people might have killed Bill, and even more must have wanted
to try.
One of his political virtues was knowing where all the bodies were buried.
He should have.
He dug most of the graves himself.
Of course, that's assuming that politics has anything to do with it.
Bill led a very complicated social life.
Now, let's consider that affair he was having with Mrs. Brody.
Thanks for the coffee.
Hey, listen.
You boys don't forget to vote for me, yeah?
There was nothing you could have done about it, Chief.
I gave you the idea.
I was thinking about that.
We're not exactly strangers, you know.
I thought you had some cooking to do.
I'll get it.
Yes?
Ironside residence?
May I ask who's calling?
Miss Emily Swanson.
M. Marksanger.
How do you do?
Very well.
Oh, great.
Emily Swanson, Fran Belding.
Welcome.
Thank you.
Ed, you know where the bar is?
I'll get the Chief.
Hey, I haven't seen a spread like this since the Chief's birthday.
Well, don't get your hopes up too high.
It's just pot roast.
What do you mean, just?
Pot roast is great.
Oh, you must be someone very special.
He's on his best behavior.
Best behavior.
The bar is open.
What'll it be?
A martini would answer a prayer.
The Chief apologizes.
He says he really doesn't feel like joining us tonight.
Hey, Chief.
Here's one from the boys who are handling that, uh, the accident.
What's the big news?
None.
Negative results on the matchbook lead and putting the case on inactive status.
Uh, Chief, do you think you could give us a hand?
Just tell us what to do?
But there is more than two weeks of mail backed up here, and we don't know how to handle
most of it.
The Kelsey kidnapping, the Joneses case, hijack job on Washington, and 20 of his more.
Now Ed has been breaking his back on the Ellis murder, and we still don't have anything that
means anything.
Chief, we need you.
79% of all crimes are solved with almost no effort at all by investigative law enforcement.
I suggest you read the Forsyth monograph on the subject.
The mail can wait.
But...
Enough!
Let the rest of the department take care of things for once.
That's what they're paid for.
Mark!
Could you give me a hand for a minute?
Do me a favor.
Lay off him.
I just thought...
Look, I know what you thought.
I've thought it myself.
But everybody gets depressed from time to time.
You know that?
Hank, whatever's fair.
Fine, send them in.
Well, I'm glad to see you, Bob.
Dennis.
Sit down, all of you.
I'm sorry I haven't been in close touch lately.
How are you, Dennis?
Oh, I can't complain.
Now, the Chamber's is in office.
I hope he remembers the help I gave him as D.A.
Coffee?
No, thanks.
What's the occasion?
Yes, Commissioner.
Marcia, hold all calls, will you?
I don't know quite how to say this to you, so I'll get right to the point.
Without fancy language, I think you've been working too hard.
How does a vacation sound, huh?
Take a month off, relax?
Two months would be like?
Dennis, we've been friends for a long time.
You've backed me all the way on some pretty long shots.
I want you to go along with me this time.
I'm only asking to take a vacation.
You didn't let me finish.
I've had it, Dennis.
I'm resigning.
Take your badge back.
I refuse to accept your resignation.
You have no choice in the matter.
Somewhere in this department, there's an information leak, and whoever that pipeline feeds has
already tried to kill a boy to stop him from talking to us.
Now, we only have two aces.
They think the boy is dead, and they don't know what he might have told me.
So we have only one course of action left.
We have to get those cards into the game, and since I'm the only logical player, I'm
going underground.
And your cover.
If we try to discredit you, nobody will believe us.
But they might believe I quit because of depression over the death of a child.
Ask Mark and Fran and Ed.
A lot of people still won't understand.
I'm not thinking of a lot of people.
I'm thinking of a 10-year-old boy.
And I'm thinking about you.
It's a cold world out there.
You'll be alone.
Old enemies surface quickly when they smell blood.
Dennis, my mind is made.
What about your staff?
What happens to them when you're gone?
That's up to you.
Whatever.
I know they'll understand.
Bob.
Dennis, this was not an easy decision to make.
It's not going to be easy to live with.
Now, I don't need arguments right now.
I need your blessing.
Are you sure this is all you want to take, Chief?
Man doesn't really need much when you think about it.
You ready?
Yeah.
Wherever you are, we'll be thinking about you.
Now, wait a minute.
Let's get one thing clear.
I don't want you thinking about me.
I want you concentrating on your new assignments.
You dig?
Yes, sir.
Okay.
If I'm going to make this thing work, we can't take any chances.
You go to your new jobs and you play it straight.
Leave the undercover work to me.
You dig?
Yeah.
We dig.
Take care of yourself, Chief.
Good luck, Officer.
Take the freeway over to the east side.
Thanks, Shop.
where I can't live are two different things.
All I've got is a pension mark.
I love you, Abby!
I love you, Abby!
I will take it.
Oh, gee.
You heard him say he'll take it, didn't you?
What do you care anyway?
You don't gotta live here.
You get my bags, Mark?
Yes, sir.
Now, that's gonna be 35 a month, the first of every month, the route you go.
You gotta pay your own gas and electric.
That's fine.
You got a job?
I am retired.
From what?
I used to be a policeman.
That's gotta be a stinkin' job.
The outside door is always open.
I live right upstairs, so don't go stomping around at all hours.
Don't worry.
You pay your rent on time and don't make trouble.
We'll get along fine.
Put them down anywhere.
Then you can take off.
Hey, Chief, I got two more days off and I figured I'd stick around and give you a hand
straight in place.
Thank you, but that's not the way I want it.
Good luck, Mark.
Chief, hang in there, huh?
Next time, let's go.
What are these, soldier?
Captain.
Any specials on Bourbon?
Any specials on Bourbon?
Any specials on Bourbon?
Any specials on Bourbon?
Anything else?
That's all, thanks.
I'll be fine, office.
At 49 cents a pound.
Yeah, I'm going to change the sign.
Hey, what's the matter with you?
Don't you want to sell?
Hey, he's a cop.
That's the woman she told me.
So what do you care? Sell to him.
Can't you see he's a cripple?
Sorry I'm late.
No problem.
What about Fran?
She'll take free tomorrow.
How's Chief?
Same routine.
You know, Mark,
you're getting the feeling he's not getting around.
Yeah, I know what you mean.
You better hurry up.
Caps out of the bag, unless he's good.
Hang loose.
Yeah.
I'll be right there.
Yeah.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
Grab the hickory.
Grab the hickory.
Hit him on the head with the hickory.
He stands there.
Yeah, you're a good boy.
Give it to her.
I can't do it anymore.
I can't?
Don't waste any of it.
Give me a drink.
Chillies.
Come on, wheels.
How many times I gotta tell you out?
Can a man buy a drink?
I ain't leaving till I get a drink.
No cops in here without a warrant.
Who's a cop? I ain't a cop.
You got the stinkin' cop all over you.
Come on, get out.
There you are.
I'll be buying you a drink.
Drink? Who wants to buy me a drink?
I spent three years in a slammer for something I didn't do.
And you think you can make up for it with a lousy drink?
Get in there.
Come on.
Ten cents on the board.
Let's go.
A nickel or a dime.
One more.
Come on.
A nickel or a dime.
You can have a nickel or a dime.
One more.
One more.
One more.
Hey, y'all.
All right. The fun's over.
Says who? Says me.
I'll move it. Just back off now.
Look, I said now!
The whole joint stinks of bull.
Yeah.
Hey, Chief, you okay?
Now, what the hell do you think you're doing?
You think I want you around?
You think I can't take care of myself?
Look, I just came to take you home.
Get your hands off! I came here to drink, you understand?
Now, give me a drink.
Yeah, give him a drink all while you're here.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Get out of here.
Go find yourself another cripple.
Chewing.
Give me another one.
All right.
Hmm.
Hmm.
My mama told me
My mama told me
You better listen, girl
You better listen, girl
The times are getting hard
The times are getting hard
And it's a cold
And it's a cold, cold world
So you better wake up
Wake up, wake up
Wake up and learn
When you play with fire
When you play with fire
You're gonna get yourself burned
Fire, fire, fire
You play with fire
You play with fire
You're gonna get yourself burned
You're gonna get yourself burned
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Oh, yeah, yeah
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, yeah
You know I'm going through
So many changes
My friends don't recognize me at all
I'm lost in the dark
And I can't seem to find
My way anymore
So many faces
They're all around me
And streets of the city
Oh, Lord, they found me
But all these troubles
All these troubles
Ain't my concern
When you play with fire
You're gonna get yourself burned
Yeah
Fire, fire, fire
You play with fire
You're gonna get yourself burned
Fire, fire, fire
You play with fire
How's it going?
Oh, can't complain, can't complain
Same price?
Right, yeah
Here we are on the freeway
And I'm driving us Maserati
Two cars full of highway patrol cops
Tearing after us
I only stole the car so that Eddie could get to San Boudou
Hey, Chief, how are you?
What's the matter?
Yeah, jig now, Eddie
Anyway, I got the gas kettle floored
And we pulled away and those cops are parked
And old Eddie's yelling, slow down, you're crazy, slow down
I said, what for?
We're only doing 135
Scared of the devil
You know, we'd have almost made it
But I couldn't take that telephone at that speed
So we ended up in a few gones
So two minutes later the cops were all in the place
Sorry
Hands flat on the barn's fridge today
He's clean
All right, punk, tell me about yesterday
What about yesterday?
Oh, come on now, smiley, tell him I know you got nothing to hide
Come on, blow it out your rig
All right, tough guy
He was with me
Shut up, Rummy
I am prepared to sign a desposition to that effect
With an addition that you have failed to inform this man
Of his constitutional rights to silence
And that you've attempted to intimidate him
With threatening behavior
Well, we can a tank, I'll straighten you out
Chief, jeez, I'm sorry, I...