Cops and Robbers Page #5

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Aw, must have been

a different floor.

Maybe they

just stopped doing it.

lt could be.

They'll let anybody

be a cop these days.

Hello, Neil and Buzz.

l'm talking to you

by telephone...

from the Oval Room

at The White House.

Hey, how's it going?

l just can't tell you...

how proud we all are

of what you've...

Disguised as police

officers...

in a daring

daylight robbery...

penetrated the sophisticated

electronic defenses...

of the prestigious

Wall Street firm...

of Parker, Tillman,

Eastpoole...

in what may turn out to be

the largest stock theft...

in Wall Street history.

The ringleaders

of the carefully-planned...

and brilliantly-engineered

robbery...

entered

the brokerage offices...

under cover

of a ticker tape parade...

honoring astronauts...

...the firm Parker,

Tillman, and Eastpoole.

According

to Raymond Eastpoole...

the senior partner

in the brokerage house...

the gang made off

yesterday afternoon...

with $1 2 million

in negotiable--

$1 2 million?

The perpetrators

entered the premises...

at approximately 1 :10 P.M.

They gained access

to the brokerage office...

by impersonating

police officers...

responding to a complaint.

ls there

any chance at all...

that these were

real policemen?

Well, l'll tell you,

Lou, definitely not.

Their behavior

was definitely eccentric.

You just don't have

police personnel...

behaving...

in that fashion.

Then you're confident

that the thieves...

have no connection

with the police department?

Absolutely not.

l don't get it.

Eastpoole

and that secretary.

That's why they cooperated.

What do you mean?

Eastpoole.

He ripped off $2 million.

What?!

We stole 10,

he reported 1 2.

That's $1 million apiece--

one for him and one for her.

The perfect crime.

Right.

And we pulled it

for them.

That slick

son of a b*tch.

Watch the road.

The professional criminals

who masterminded...

yesterday's daring daylight

robbery on Wall Street...

have created embarrassment

for the police department...

in their use

of police uniforms...

Hey, Marty.

Reporter Lou Wood spoke with

Police Commissioner Evinrude...

Hello, Pasquale.

Any chance at all that

these actually were...

How are you, Mr. Joe?

l can't complain.

We do not believe

that this is a crime...

which police officers

would have committed.

The police force

is not perfect...

but armed robbery is not

a matter of police crime.

ls it possible

that the getaway car...

really was a police car?

-You mean stolen?

-Well, stolen or borrowed.

The possibility

is being investigated.

So far, we have no evidence

of any missing police vehicles.

-Or borrowed?

-Or borrowed.

And that possibility

is being investigated?

All possibilities

are being investigated.

How's your family?

Very well, thank you.

That's the most

important thing.

That's true.

And how's your family?

They're all right,

thank God.

Good.

How's Carmella feeling?

My mother?

Much better, thank you.

Good.

...in which they were

originally submitted...

allowing conditions in paperwork

conducive to cover-up.

What about this thing?

l never thought

they'd do it.

l'm happy for you,

Pasquale.

Thank you, Mr. Joe.

The only thing is,

l didn't expect it.

You ain't got no cash?

Put it all into

that Santo Domingo thing.

Use a bag

full of newspapers.

Or use a dozen rolls.

Take out 100,000.

lt won't work, Mr. Joe.

They'll have to see it all

before they go for it.

-How much?

-2 million.

That's a lot of cash.

l got the people,

Mr. Joe.

l can smother them.

Are they cops

or ain't they?

What's the difference?

We gotta hit 'em,

and we'll hit 'em.

But quietly.

Quietly, Mr. Joe.

Well...

all right.

But it's your responsibility,

the whole thing.

l understand, Mr. Joe.

Reporter Frank Disney

spoke with private guards...

John Garrity

and Harold Loomis.

Did the perpetrators...

seem to know police

procedure pretty well?

Well, Frank,

l'll tell you...

l was suspicious of them

right from the start.

They just didn't act right.

l was 27 years on the force,

Bridgeport, Connecticut.

l know a cop when l see one.

Did you act on

your suspicions at the time?

Well, l kept

an eye on them.

Could have been

a ruse, you know.

My job is to stay

at my post...

not get drawn away.

Then, in your judgment...

the thieves were not

actual police officers?

Not a chance.

Their hair was too long.

So when do we

call your Mafia guy?

Pretty soon.

You're already past

pretty soon.

Seems more like never.

Last week, l went

into a phone booth.

That took

a lot of guts.

Couple weeks

from now...

you'll probably

drop a dime in.

l don't know. lt's like

we already got away with it.

Why push our luck,

you know what l mean?

Got away with what?

So far,

all we got is air.

l'm scared

of O'Neill, damn it.

Look, l was

afraid of the robbery.

l was scared

out of my head.

But we did it.

This time,

we could get killed.

Do we do it,

or don't we do it?

Yeah, we do it.

l'm expecting--

Well, l have

to make a call, too!

What do you think,

it's your phone booth?

Hello.

This is Mr. Bux.

B-U-X.

Yeah, we need a time

to set up.

No, we'll tell you where.

Abercrombie & Fitch

has a wicker picnic basket.

lt's about 38 bucks

with tax.

lt's the only one they have

at that price, right?

Next Sunday, 3:
00,

in Central Park.

Yeah. Right.

Central Park.

Because it's Bicycle Day

and there's no cars allowed.

Because we don't

trust you, right?

All right. You send

no more than four people...

two of them female,

into the park from the west...

at 76th street.

Carry the goods in one

of those picnic baskets.

l'm Mr.. Bux.

B-U-X.

You got the package?

You got yours?

Now, l'm not gonna

make any sudden moves...

but l'm gonna reach my hand in

there and take a few.

Who says?

That's the way

it's gotta be.

l have to see your goods.

You'll see them.

Wanna make the switch or not?

Hey, Marty, cops there.

Yeah, l know about that.

That's my partner.

Let's get on with it.

You got the stuff

in the car?

We don't make any more moves

until l check out your basket.

Sure, why not?

l'll do it.

There's no way you can

get a thing with this.

Well, call your partner over,

and we'll talk.

You want the goods,

show us the money.

Relax. lt's good.

They got wheels?

A police car?

What's happening?

l spotted six guys

out there so far.

There's gotta be more, right?

They really don't want us

to get out of here, do they?

Hey, Marty, l hope

you know what you're doing.

That's Papa Joe's bread.

Don't worry about it.

lt's all right.

lt's all right.

They look all right to me.

What do you think?

l don't know.

l guess they're OK.

We'll make the switch

right now.

Go talk to your people.

You really as cool as all that,

or is it bullshit?

lt's bullshit.

What are you gonna do?

You still gotta

look it over?

Yeah--in the car.

The car?

ln the car.

We make the switch

in the car...

or my partner

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