Magnum Force Page #4

-What do you want?

Maybe you could help us,

we seem to be lost.

We were looking for the entrance

to San Quentin. You know where that is?

It's back there. Don't you see too good?

Yeah, I see fine. I just wanted to know

whether you knew where San Quentin was.

And you do, don't you, a**hole.

Get you yet, you son of a b*tch.

You always gotta do things your way,

don't you?

No wonder Briggs stays on your tail.

You do things someone else's way

and you take your life in your own hands.

That son of a b*tch Guzman!

He hasn't gone out for almost

Hey, one of our guys took a spill.

It's Charlie McCoy! Seems to be okay.

Iet me take a look.

Yeah, he's okay.

There he is.

So, all you've got to do

is sit around all day, Guzman?

This coke is out of sight!

Oh, Guzman gets the best, baby.

Oh, you b*tch. Don't spill it.

That stuff's worth $900 an ounce.

You better not spill it.

Don't get so uptight.

Nobody says "don't" to me.

You understand? Nobody.

I never touch the stuff.

You want to put that over there now?

Take over for me, will you, Ed?

Damn, I wish something would happen.

Take it easy.

That's what stakeouts are all about.

Waiting.

No, please! No!

Frank!

-Just what the hell is going on?

-Somebody killed a cop.

Folks, there's been a little trouble here.

Everyone stand back.

Please, ma'am, move back.

There's been some trouble.

What happened?

Everything seems to be all right, folks.

What's going on?

Move it, people.

Please, sir, stand back.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

No, sir. We won't let anything

out to the press.

Yes, sir.

You endangered an entire investigation

by trying to push something.

Not to mention your own lives.

You blew the whole Palancio stakeout.

Instead of keeping him under surveillance

as I told you to...

...you had to harass him.

What do you have to say about that?

What do I tell Avery? What?

You tell him it's not Palancio.

You tell him it's a traffic cop.

A cop?

That's right.

A traffic cop. Are you out of your mind?

Do you expect me to believe

that a traffic cop...

...is killing off all the top criminals

in the city? Who?

It's Charlie McCoy.

He's ready for the rubber gun squad.

He even tried to kill himself.

Charlie McCoy.

Guzman was hit today.

A cop was killed. It was Charlie McCoy.

-McCoy?

-Yes, Charlie McCoy.

The only reason I don't bust you

into the bag this minute...

...is I know the two of you

were close friends.

I was just about to call his wife.

Or you can, if you want to.

I know he had kids.

Yeah!

-Who reported it?

-Davis.

Davis?

What happened

to the DiGiorgio stake-out team?

It was an accidental coincidence.

Davis happened to be going by, it happens.

McCoy was already dead

when he got there.

Any witnesses?

None.

-I'll make that call.

-Go ahead.

Harry, if it means anything coming

from me, I'm sorry about Charlie.

But it's Palancio, believe me.

I'll have a warrant in 48 hours.

You can pick him up.

He's all yours.

Well, thank you for coming, Harry.

You sure you have to leave?

I won't have any place to go

for a sit-down dinner anymore.

I never really did like it here very much.

I always liked the change of seasons.

I'm going to take him home. It's time.

It's time he went home.

Come on, kids, let's get in the car.

It was nice of that young man

to help us with the children.

Goodbye, Harry. We'll all miss you.

'Bye, doll.

Take them

to the passenger terminal, please.

It was nice of you to come out.

You didn't have to do that.

If I'd have been there sooner,

he might still be alive.

He didn't deserve to get it that way.

If there's anything I can do....

I feel responsible somehow.

The next shooter is Callahan.

Davis on deck.

You sure shot the pants off

of everybody with that score, Harry.

I've never seen you smoother.

By the way, I personally want to tell you...

...how sorry I am

about what happened to Charlie.

What I can't figure out, Frank,

is how that kid, Davis, got in there first.

You guys were right across the street.

I don't have a goddamned idea, Harry.

The kid came out of nowhere.

We were in that garage

before you could spit.

Maybe I'm slowing down in my old age

or something, I don't know.

I want to be the first to congratulate you

on what I think will be the winning score.

You shaded me by seven points.

The only person now

who has a chance is Davis.

Shoot 'em up!

I think the kid beat you, Harry.

It happens.

Harry, he edged you by four points.

That evens it up on the overall champion.

You have your choice in the shoot-off.

Bull's eye or combat?

Combat.

Out!

Good luck, sir.

A good guy!

That last one was a good guy!

But I'm sorry, Harry, you hit a good guy.

You had a bad break.

I really don't deserve it.

You won, didn't you?

-I guess, but--

-That's all that matters.

You mind if I try that one?

Chester, how about six?

Not bad. I seem to have lost the last one.

You get used to it.

I can see how you would, at that.

You said five minutes

and I've been waiting for a half an hour.

Don't you ever get hungry?

-lt just didn't seem like a half hour.

-Yeah, well it has been.

I went over to my butcher's yesterday

and picked up some veal.

Pops is really an artist, man. I could

watch that man cut meat all day long.

Why don't you come home with me and....

My wife's a good cook.

Have a little dinner with us.

No, thanks. I just saw something

that killed my appetite.

We'll catch those animals with their pants

down. I was going to call you at home.

We got our search warrants

and multiple charges.

We're going to make a city-wide raid

tomorrow morning.

Palancio is yours.

Just don't take him out head-first, Harry.

I think you'll find what I want to show you

in ballistics very interesting.

You'll find more leads than you can

shake a stick at tomorrow morning.

-Good morning, Harry. Sir.

-Walter.

Do you mind excusing us

for a few minutes?

Sure.

There's only two.

-I wonder what happened to the others.

-Federal boys have them.

Well?

Take a look.

Close, real close.

But there's still a lot of lines

that don't match up.

All this proves is that these two bullets...

...came from barrels

with a similar twist and width of rifling.

You don't think it would stand up

as evidence?

As it is, no.

But I'll have a full comparison report made,

no problem.

You're probably right.

Besides, it isn't necessary yet.

What do you mean, "yet"?

Where'd you get that slug?

-I'd just as soon not say for the time being.

-Don't play games on this.

Whose side are you on anyway?

It's just a wild shot

and I'm probably wrong.

I'd like to handle it my own way.

By the way, I'd like to have Davis

and Sweet as my back-up squad tomorrow.

They're just rookies for Christ's sake.

You drum up somebody in the department

who can shoot as well and I'll use them.

Goddamn it,

there isn't supposed to be any shooting.

Besides, they don't have the experience yet

for a job like this.

How the hell's a man supposed to get

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