High Steel Cagney and Lacey

MAN SCREAMS

Get an ambulance!

How are you doing? Feeling strong.

That's nice. I tell you, Mary Beth, it works. Did a mile and a half today. It'll be three in no time.

How can you run in this city? The cars and crazies? Part of the challenge.

Besides, I put on three pounds last week. You never gain weight.

It really works. Clears the cobwebs out of my head. My blood's pumping. Look at me. I'm ready for the day.

Could I get into that?

Sure. Start slow and build up. Uh-huh.

Pretty soon you'll feel like a million bucks. SHE GROANS

A million bucks, huh? Watch me, kid. 10K by next spring.

Mary Beth, your husband called.

The guy flew right off the top.

No witnesses? He was a softball - a one-man job. He was all alone on a beam.

A construction worker? Fell off a high-rise.

Oh, yeah? Calm down. An accident.

I just said "Oh, yeah?" Wanna split the paperwork? You got spare time?

Just trying to be helpful. Uh-huh. (That'll teach you.)

I gotta call Harv. So, what happened?

'Yeah?' Harv? 'Yeah.' What's wrong? You don't sound so good.

A guy I used to work with - Dan Lucas - he just got killed.

ORGAN MUSIC

The old gang hasn't changed much. A few new faces.

I should say something to Charlene. You go ahead. Yeah, OK.

What?

It's just been kind of a long time.

Everybody knows why you don't work steel any more. That happened to a lot of guys.

I used to hear talk about those guys. I even used to make it.

Honey, they're your friends. They called you, didn't they? Yeah.

Glad you could make it, man. Thanks for calling.

I hadn't seen Dan in a couple of years. For a while, we kept winding up on the same job.

I know, I remember.

Harvey worked steel. Got smart, huh?

Ear infection. Lost my balance. Luck is what you got.

Oh, here. Let me chip in. Every little helps. Thank you.

We're going up to Flannery's. You're welcome to come along.

Thank you, Jimmy. Give me a minute.

Thank you for coming.

Next time it shouldn't be so long, huh? Yeah, sure.

Jimmy.

Listen, why don't you take the car? I'll catch a ride home.

I'll see you later. Might be late. Well, whenever.

What? What is it? Harvey?

What are you doing?

I'm trying to get into the bathroom, if that's all right with you.

You don't need a key, Harv. Just turn the knob. Huh?

Oh, yeah.

HARVEY GROANS

RETCHING

What's the matter? Is Daddy all right? He'll be fine. He's just got an upset stomach.

I thought maybe he got drunk.

Honey, sweetheart, go to bed. Go to bed, now.

FLUSHING

Honey, you all right? Yeah.

Come on, let's get undressed. Let me just sit here a second.

I don't know how those guys can do it. It was a special night.

You didn't know Dan Lucas. Somebody ought to pay. You want some water?

I mean, throw the crud over the side.

Can you get some aspirin down? Hey, would you listen to me?

It wasn't an accident. Dan didn't just fall from there.

No, he was pushed.

It's not a lot to go on - rumours, iron-workers rumbling in a bar.

I think it's worth checking out. Rumours have to start someplace.

Yeah, but this is Isbeki's case. Let us help him out. We can handle the load.

All right. Gotta get Isbeki to agree. Thank you. Christine's taking care of that.

You've gotta work DOWN to sprints, like you run UP to long races.

I see. You know how Mescalero Apaches trained their children?

They'd have 'em run for miles with a mouthful of water.

So? So, that's discipline. Interesting. I wanted to ask...

You need different shoes. That's a myth. No, he's right.

Women pronate more. In those shoes, you're inviting trouble. Really?

I didn't know that. Thank you. I appreciate you telling me.

I was gonna go in for track in high school, but you had to work in the afternoons.

How's it going? Talk to you in a tick.

So, Victor, are you gonna pace me? If you want to.

I'd really appreciate it. Let ME help YOU do something.

How about the paperwork on that investigation? The iron-worker? It was an accident. Waste of time.

Let me help you. I'll get Mary Beth in on it.

How are you gonna convince her?

I'll con her. You know me.

'Yeah, hello.' Harv?

'We're on the case.' That's good. 'How's your head?' All right.

'Gotta go.' The Department thinks there might be something to it?

Not yet, but we're working on it.

Nothing in the papers. He was just a hard-hat. We're gonna give it a shot.

'Bye-bye.' Bye.

All right, all right, I'll get to it.

Sorry. We're a bit nuts around here.

We were closed for a few days. Right.

Don't know about fights. Dan was a good man.

We heard that some cement-workers were giving him a hard time. We'd like to ask around. Sure.

Watch yourselves. Thank you.

Excuse me!

Hello? Hi. Can we talk to you a minute?

Hi. I must be dreaming.

It's all right. I can handle 'em.

You want quality, not quantity. Great, yeah. Can we talk?

I can give you quantity, too. Know what I mean? No, too subtle (!)

Detective Cagney and Detective Lacey.

Ain't you Harvey Lacey's wife?

I saw you at the funeral. Sammy? Right. How are you? Hanging in.

Did you know Dan Lucas? He was an iron-worker. Worked 20 floors away.

Well, Sammy's an iron-worker. He comes down here, slumming.

Some cement-mixers had a fight with Dan.

Maybe. Not us. Why would anybody fight him? I hear he was an OK guy.

It gives me the creeps thinking about him on site.

Dan's children have to think about it. Don't patronise me, lady.

Did I say something wrong? I think maybe you should get outta here.

You girls having a problem?

WOLF-WHISTLE Who's this? Isbeki, US Cavalry.

I said I was only trying to help. What are you doing here, Isbeki?

I had to get some signatures for that paperwork. Terrific (!)

How come you guys are here? CRASH

I'm sorry.

You shouldn't be here without a hard hat. Accidents happen. You gotta keep yourself safe.

Hey, guys. Nice system.

Gee, would my kids love that?!

I thought it might keep the boys' minds off what happened. Won't you sit down? Yeah.

I didn't know you made detective. Last time we met I was probably still in uniform. When was that?

Fourth of July barbecue. You were pregnant with Andrew. That long ago?

So, what do you want to talk to me about? A few things.

Hey, guys, why don't you go outside?

Come on, chop chop.

Get your jackets. Button them this time.

Oh, hey, thank you.

Charlene, was Dan in a fight?

Guys are always getting into scrapes.

Harv heard that this was serious. Some guys giving him a hard time.

Why? We don't know. Did he mention them?

Dan never talked about work at home.

Well, he didn't talk a lot. Yeah, sure.

Why are you here? Harv and Dan knew each other. We wanted to be sure that everything checked out.

Are you saying it wasn't an accident? No. We just had to ask you a few questions.

She's hiding something.

What? She's afraid. Of course she is. She's alone. No, she's afraid of us.

That video equipment cost a bundle. The ads for houses in Riverdale...

The kids were wearing new jackets. She didn't get them on 14th St.

So let's run a bank check and get the real numbers. We could do that.

I know she's your friend... I met her once. So, what's the problem?

We've gotta show probable cause.

I think we've got it, don't you?

Caught a pothole, huh?

How did you know? I'm a detective.

Why don't you get a man's bike? It's these lousy streets.

That hole's been there for months.

The city's got the bucks to fix it, but somebody's in on the take.

Judge Tanner came through for you. Authorisation to inspect the Lucas bank account and safe-deposit box.

I'll get started. Isbeki, you're off it.

What do you mean? It's my case.

Cagney got the court order. She can handle it.

We've got ten cases need attention.

Yeah, purse-snatching on a number 5 bus. Can't wait(!)

Excuse me. I gotta call Mary Beth.

You're gonna have to replace that wheel, Isbeki.

What do think it'll cost? Not much. 50-60 bucks.

I'm gonna call City Hall.

We're not gonna find anything but pictures of her kids, flowers from her prom and birth certificates.

Is that what YOU keep in your safe-deposit box? If I had one, it would be. Well, you're boring.

Would you look at that?

There must be $20-30,000 there. That's a lot of overtime.

Why would they keep blueprints?

We'll sign for this. We'll take it.

You had no right to open that box. We see it a little differently. Dan may have been murdered.

No! We have reason to believe it.

So do YOU. That's my money. Dan left it to me.

Where did he get it? He worked for it.

Charlene, have you ever seen these?

Why would Dan have blueprints in a safe-deposit box? I don't know.

There are red and yellow markings on these prints. Do you know what they mean? No, I don't know.

I sometimes heard Dan talk about blueprints. Who to? Sammy McAslan.

We saw McAslan at the site.

It never occurred to you to ask your husband what was going on?

I knew Dan was bringing home more money, and I was glad. But he never talked about where it came from.

I didn't know anything was wrong.

If the markings mean certain areas, maybe the materials are substandard.

Multiply that by each room, you got thousands of dollars skimmed off.

Nobody would know? In a couple of years, when it collapses. That bad?

Maybe sooner.

Dan had these prints.

How could he do that?

You guys wanna go for coffee?

Good idea. We can't. We gotta go.

Thanks.

The yellow and red parts could be faulty materials. Kick-backs.

So Lucas was paid to keep quiet.

Until he got too ambitious.

OK, I'll buy it. They're not gonna let us walk in and look around. We'll have to get a search warrant.

Leave that to me. Thanks. We'll bring McAslan in. Yeah.

You know, Isbeki really feels bad about losing this case.

LaGuardia, what can we say? I don't know, but he feels real bad.

It's not our fault. He feels awful. But it happens all the time. I know, but he feels terrible.

BOTH: All right!

OK. He just wanted me to tell you.

WOLF-WHISTLES

Morning. What can I do for you?

We want to talk to someone. Sammy. He didn't come in.

Do you have an address?

It's in Rigo Park, off Queens Boulevard.

The middle of nowhere. Do you want a map?

I'm in Jackson Heights 15 years, thanks. Thank you.

Mr McAslan?

Mr McAslan, police!

McAslan?

Well, I guess we have to go in there. The fun part. OK.

Christine!

Petrie, is Samuels there?

Ed, check the roof. A neighbour reported seeing some action there.

You guys wanna move it upstairs? We're gonna stay down here.

Dear God!

That's our guy.

Hey, coach!

When do you think I might expect a little improvement?

Maybe it's just a matter of concentration. I'm concentrating.

With a double homicide case going?

I did not ask that you be taken off this case. Or to be put back on it. What do you want me to do?

You owe me $53 for my bicycle.

So McAslan was not killed by a professional?

It was a strong guy, but the murder wasn't clean. What's your thinking?

McAslan and Dan Lucas talked about blueprints and maybe blackmail.

Lucas is warned by the cement-mixers to back off. He doesn't, so McAslan kills him.

McAslan's dead. Gotta be somebody important.

It all comes back to a cover-up.

What's the status on that search warrant? No word yet.

Can we go down to headquarters?

Sure. Why not? You and Cagney give it a try. It might help.

Big help(!)

What if we talk to the Building Inspector? What if he's involved?

Good. I was beginning to think I was the only paranoid one.

Anyway, we still need a guy who can tell us what the blueprints mean.

With construction guys, someone who talks to cops may not work again.

So we get a guy with the expertise who doesn't work in construction. Who? You're sleeping with him.

Who? Ralph(!) What do you mean, who? I'm talking about Harvey.

Harvey's busy. He has obligations. And it wouldn't be professional. But Harvey's involved in the case.

Maybe he'd like to help us. Maybe he'd like to recommend somebody else.

I'll do it. Harv, the answer is no.

I think Harvey... Christine! Let's hear what she has to say. I'd like to help. Thank you.

Harvey knows what we're talking about. I respect his judgment.

By the time we get a consultant, the building's gonna be finished and people will have moved in.

Just think about it, all right?

I gotta call on those warrants. You got a phone? The other room.

Come on.

I've got a bad feeling. If Dan knew something and he wasn't telling, I wanna see it with my own eyes.

Let the Department handle it.

I don't wanna hate his memory if it isn't true.

Forget it. We're out of business.

Why? Somebody's making noises. I can't get search warrants now.

Well, find another judge. Samuels said word has come down that it's off limits.

Meaning we drop it? Unofficially.

Let the Department handle it, huh? So, in the graft department, Lucas had company. What else is new?

Those guys could be in danger. And the people who want to live there. I am not gonna lose another friend.

You might lose your balance! I can check on the first floor. You can't enter without a search warrant!

You don't always have to play by the rules. Easy for YOU to say.

Hey, I'm willing to take a risk.

No risk. This is a piece of cake. People get on construction sites all the time, steal 'em blind.

We're out in 15 minutes, tops.

Tops.

Oh, my Lord!

Twenty-five...twenty-six... PHONE RINGS

Four more. Twenty-seven...twenty-eight... twenty-nine...thirty.

STILL RINGING OK.

Yeah? 'Ten o'clock.' I'll be there.

'On the dot, Chris. We've got 30 minutes.' You OK about this?

Sometimes it's wrong to push. 'Harvey's pushing.' Who says he's right?

We're right. You'll see.

Mrs Bavero watches the kids till we get back. We get in, we get out.

Piece of cake(!)

She should be here.

CAR HORNS BLAST

BLAST ON HORN Give us a break, sweetheart. We're out here together.

Maybe she had car trouble.

We'll give it another five minutes.

SIREN WAILING Move it! Get out of the way!

Quarter past. Well, we gotta do it now.

Let's go.

Move it!

I'm all right. Come on.

OK.

Let me have that.

That's it. There. Come on.

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Let me try this.

Outer weld seems OK.

Shine the light over on the bolts.

Yeah, A325s. That's what they're supposed to be. Let's see.

SIREN WAILS

SIREN OFF

Gotta wait for it to dry.

Come on! Quality work can't be rushed.

If it bleeds through, we'll know.

Come here.

There it is.

What a piece of garbage. Dan, you stinker. COCKING OF TRIGGER

Too bad, huh? Empty your pockets.

The murder of a police officer carries the death penalty.

Let's go.

Let's go! Come on, move!

I told you we shouldn't have come. I told him! Hit the button.

Which one? Hit the button! Hit the button. Hit the button.

All right, out!

Out!

Listen, handsome, let me tell you something. This is a wrong move.

I'm sure you've got a lawyer. Lawyers get you out of everything.

You don't need to do this. Whaddya say, huh? Move!

Oh, hey, how high up are we here?

I never could stand heights. Start climbing.

I would rather not. I never could go past the third floor. Shut up!

I was always like that, wasn't I? Yeah.

Over there!

You see, I go past a certain point, I get in trouble.

You got a big mouth, lady. I know.

GUNSHOT

What are you doing here?

Detective Cagney. 10-13. Officer in need of assistance at construction site on 6th and... 35th. And 35.

LACEY SCREAMS

How do I get up there? Elevator in the back.

LACEY SCREAMS

Hansen!

Cagney, 14th Squad. Follow me!

Mary Beth, hold on. I'm coming to get you.

Hansen!

Hansen, hold it! Stop that man!

Baby, please... I don't think I can get out there to help you.

Harvey!

Mary Beth! She's frozen out there.

You're not gonna be able to move her.

I've got to go out there. No, I'VE gotta go.

Mary Beth... Take it easy, honey.

I'm coming.

Hold on, babe.

Hold on.

OK. Listen to me. Just listen.

You're gonna have to let go... NO!

You have to let go of the beam.

Mary Beth, you have to let go.

For God's sake, Harvey, what are you doing?! Watch my feet.

Keep your eyes on my feet. OK.

Keep backing up.

Keep coming. Keep coming back. Keep coming back.

It's OK. Keep coming.

That's it. Can you grab her?

I've got her!

All right.

HYSTERICAL WEEPING OK, OK.

It's OK. It's OK.

It's OK, baby. It's OK, honey.

It's OK. It's OK.

It's OK.

Well done, you guys.

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