Homicide Page #6

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It don't mean nothing. Some broad got killed.

She's dead now. Okay?

You're going to the ticket office,

pick up Randolph's tickets.

- This is the big one, laddie.

- Timmy, this other case.

- Bob.

- I got this piece ofpaper I found. ''Grofaz.''

''Grofaz.'' What does it mean?

I don't know what it means.

I got this fella on the roof- the Jewish house. I -

- What was he doing? Shooting at 'em?

- I don't know.

Well, then drop it, Bobby.

For Christ's sake.

I don't get it.

- Maybe you don't want to get it.

- What do you mean?

- Nothin'.

- What do you mean? 'Cause I ain't a Yid?

- Well, you ain't a Yid.

- And so what?

I'm - I'm an anti-Semite?

What the f*** are you sayin'?

It's just not your thing, Tim.

It's not your thing. It's my thing, okay?

Bob, I'm gonna tell you what the old whore said,

and this is the truest thing I know.

''When you start comin' with the customers,

it's time to quit.''

- What is this?

- That's the strap the guy tore off my holster.

Well, go get it fixed, will ya?

Go take a cooling walk- somethin'.

- You mad at me?

- Yeah, I'm mad at you.

I'm not gonna invite you to my birthday party.

- You dumb kike.

Go get your holster fixed.

- Excuse me.

- We're closed.

Well, I, uh, wonder, could you help me?

- We're closed. We're closing up.

- Well, I just need, um - I got a little problem.

I'm a police officer.

I lost the strap off my holster.

- I can't help it. We're closing up. I'm sorry.

You're a policeman?

Yes.

Show it to me.

- What is it?

- A word.

A word?

You know what the word means?

Yes. I know what it means.

It means ''Hitler.''

It was another name they had for Hitler.

''Grosster Feldherr Aller Zeiten. ''

''The greatest strategist...

of all time.''

The Grofaz.

Hitler.

- Are you all right?

- What?

No, I, uh, just didn't get much sleep last night.

You know,

you have a very interesting request.

The acronym is not well-known.

It was used at the end of the war.

The name is obviously the effort

of their Propaganda Ministry.

It was an interesting attempt,

but it didn't particularly take.

It was used by a group -

the Sonderkommando.

It was adopted by

the Sonder Endlosung Kommando...

of the division Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler.

That is, the special group

for the final solution...

which is, of course,

the extermination of the Jews.

''German people, follow the Grofaz.''

''The Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler

fights on all fronts for the salvation of Germany.

TheJewish scourge

can be cleansed only in blood.''

Uh, this is a very rare piece.

What do you have on the use of this word?

Currently.

Particularly in conjunction with

anti-Semitic acts.

As I said, it's an arcane usage, but we'll look.

We'll take a look.

Ann?

Current anti-Semitism under ''Grofaz,''

cross-reference ''Der Fuhrer.'' Bring it all.

Yes.

If you'd care to wait.

I'm a police officer.

The revolver disturbs you.

The gun disturbs you. I'm a police officer.

The gun doesn't disturb me.

- You were looking at me.

- The gun is nothing. The gun is a tool.

We have nothing to fear from a tool.

The badge concerns me.

The badge, you see -

The badge is a symbol.

The badge is the symbol

of that which constrains us.

The star, you see -The star.

The five-pointed star.

The pentagram.

It is identified as a star...

but it is not the symbol of heaven.

It is the symbol of Earth.

The Magen David is the intersection

of the opposites...

and can be deconstructed

into heaven and Earth.

But the pentagram cannot be deconstructed.

You see?

The five points are the five senses.

The Chinese five elements.

The five fingers of the hand.

You see?

You're Jewish?

Are you Jewish?

- Yes.

- Well -

You see?

From the book of Esther.

Esther. From ''satan'' - ''to conceal. ''

But what is concealed?

What is concealed in the name Esther?

And the answer is here.

Here is the answer. Do you see?

I can't read it.

You say you're a Jew.

I can't read it.

You say you're a Jew,

and you can't read Hebrew.

What are you then?

Would you get that book for me?

Would you replace it for me, please?

It goes up there.

The material on anti-Semitic acts -

Yes. I thought we had quite a file of current -

It was requested by 212.

- 212 wants it?

- Yes.

Loaned to 212 now?

Fine. Then just pull the file.

Okay. Thanks.

The material on anti-Semitic acts.

- No, we have nothing on that.

- Nothing?

- No.

- This is official police business.

Officer, you know I'd help you i-if I could,

but as I said, it was rather arcane material.

I'm sorry.

Well, if there's nothing you can do,

there's nothing you can do. Thank you.

Not at all. If there's anything else

I can help you with, let me know.

We could put the couch on the other side.

- Bookshelf would be nice,

but I thought it would be -

I, um -

Can you tell me anything about this building?

- What?

- Do you know anything about this building?

- I just, um -

- About this building?

- Yes.

- Do you live around here?

- Please, just tell me.

Have you ever seen anyone go in or out -

Get up against the fence.

Up against the fence and grab it.

Get up against the fence.

Now grab the fence,

or I will shoot you dead.

What brings you out this evening, Mr. Gold?

I want to know about the old woman.

- We know nothing.

- I think she was involved in running guns.

- Running guns?

- Long ago.

- Why is that?

- I-I found a list.

A list of Jewish names.

Men, here in this city.

I think they were running guns with her. I -

How did you get this address?

What are you doing here?

Why are you here?

I need help.

I want to know why she was killed.

All right.

This way, Mr. Gold.

Please. Sit down.

See that gun?

I had one just like it.

I gave mine to a kid in Hebron.

Last year. Two years ago.

They told me it was an affectation

for me to still wear it.

But you get used to it, you know.

- Eh, Koli?

- That's right.

Ah. Would you like

something to eat, Mr. Gold?

- I'm going to have something to eat.

- Barry, you want something?

- Sure. Love to.

- Shot the old lady.

- I know.

- Barry was with us in the old days.

- That's right.

- And Lev and Marv.

What a time that was, Mr. Gold.

What a woman she was.

- I want to find the men who killed her.

- Yes.

And we need your help.

- You have it.

- Yes.

She was running guns, wasn't she?

Yes. During our war of independence.

In our country, we call her a hero.

Why would anyone want to kill her now?

I don't know, but we must find out.

So many of us...

good Americans,

who are good Jews...

and good friends to Israel.

- We always need such friends, you know.

- Isn't that the truth?

Yes.

You, uh -You're such a man.

- I?

- You'd like to fight for your home.

I would do anything.

Now...

we're going to find the killers.

We're going to find them,

and we're going to deal with them.

You mentioned something about a list.

Now, we need the list.

No. No, no. The original.

- It's at the precinct house.

- Oh, good. Bring it with you when next you come.

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