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What, uh-- what kind of appreciation

did you have in mind?

Honestly?

Five thousand dollars.

- Okay, l can do that.

- And a car.

l'm not giving you a god-damned car.

l just gave you a $5,000 raise.

- Get your own damn car.

- Come on, Captain.

l've been down to impound.

l saw what you got there.

You got a beautiful black Benz

just sittin' there right now.

- Nobody's doin' nothin'.

- lmpound is not a rent-a-car company.

The car's part of the deal.

l don't have a car.

- What the hell happened

to your Trans Am?

- They repoed my sh*t this morning.

Look, l'm not promising you nothing,

but l'll see what l can do.

Look, do what you can.

Oh, and l get to keep all the

money, even if this guy quits

'cause SWAT guys don't have...

the temperament or the background

for what l do, okay, Captain?

You know what l'm sayin'?

Hey, how you doin', man? l heard

tremendous things about you.

- Yeah, l'm lookin' forward

to working with you too.

- Yeah, you'll be good.

You've got a lot of hard work in front

of you if you're gonna be a negotiator.

l'm up to it. And don't worry,

l'll be around longer than two weeks.

So, don't, don't worry

about that, okay?

Hey, man, don't be readin' my lips and

sh*t. You save that for when you're at

sniper school, all right?

Okay, well, don't worry about what l'm

gonna do for the next few weeks, okay?

- Gentlemen, can we move past this?

- We got past it.

- We're just getting

acquainted with each other.

- l'm fine.

Well, l think that's very nice.

Now, if you both excuse me,

l do have other work to do.

- Oh, my bad. We're gone.

- Thank you, Captain.

- Roper?

- Sir?

- About the transportation issue.

- See the impound sergeant.

- Thank you so much. l appreciate it.

- So, you ever been

in a hostage situation?

- Only at the very end.

- Yeah, what did you feel

like after the shooting?

- Like it had to be done.

- lt very rarely has to be done.

- And l've very rarely shot anyone.

- Yeah, well, SWAT is a

lifesaving unit. Remember that.

- Now l know that, okay?

- You know, you know a lot.

You're a wiseass.

- No, excuse me?

- You heard what l said.

You're a wiseass.

And l got a special little test

for first-day wiseasses here.

Here. Look. l want you to get

this cap out of the bottle...

without touching,

without destroying the bottle.

- Okay, don't move it.

- And what's the point?

lt's a little test

in lateral thinking.

The obvious solution isn't always

the only solution. You got options.

- Use your head. Use your mind.

Don't break the bottle.

- Okay.

- Have a nice day.

- Okay.

No touching!

Hey, don't look at me.

l went to public school.

Right. Great.

Thank you.

Mind if we make a stop on the way?

We busted Frank Antonucci on possession.

- He gave us a lead on the

Polk Street jewellery heist.

- Phony Frank?

Don't waste your time. That guy'd finger

his firstborn to dodge a collar.

l still got to do it.

Wasting time is half my job.

- Yeah, all right.

- You know, l think that SWA guy might be a good idea.

May take a little pressure off you.

l'm beginning to worry about you.

Where is 72-- You worrying about me?

What are you worryin' about me for?

l saw you talkin' to Ronnie

this morning. l don't know why

you can't get it back together.

l mean, you got to be out of your mind

not to get with that one.

What are you talking about?

lt's not me. lt's her.

She's goin' out with some baseball

player named Greg Barnett.

- No kiddin'?

- Mm.

Get out of here.

That boy can hit and run.

And throw!

Why don't you just get some

pom-poms and start chanting,

""Greg, Greg, Greg."" F*** him!

What is wrong

with this car door?

- Come on, man.

- Give me the keys.

There's no alarm on those.

Hey, y'all got a spare key...

so l can get to this kill switch

in here and turn this sh*t off?

This sh*t is bad. You hear me,

Sam? This is some bad sh*t.

- Rope, this is it.

- This is too fly.

- This is it.

- What?

This is it.

This is your ride.

No, that's not my ride. This is my ride

over here. This black car's my ride.

No, no, no. The black one is mine.

That's the one l'm-- This is my ride.

- Not that sh*t.

- This is your ride.

Oh, come on, now. Who am l, Redd Foxx?

l can't roll in no sh*t like that.

Man, what's up, Sam?

That sh*t's not funny, Sam. l gotta

roll around in this sh*t all week.

- Man, where's your stereo?

- Never mind the stereo.

What's that smell?

Oh, man, just get in. Come on.

We ain't got all day.

Man, this truck smells

like fish.

Fish and sh*t.

- Apartment 304.

- You want me to come up with you?

Nah, it probably won't turn up anything.

l'm just gonna talk to him.

Good, 'cause l don't

wanna be late.

- Hey, you want anything on the game?

- What's the line?

- Warriors plus six.

- l'll take half your action.

Very, very smart man.

Hurry up, man.

- Who is it?

- Lieutenant Sam Baffert from the

San Francisco Police Department.

- Everything all right?

- May l come in?

- l would just like to ask you

a couple of questions.

- Absolutely. Come on in.

Thank you.

Nice.

- Very nice.

- Thanks.

- Count Basie?

- Ellington.

""Things Ain't What They Used to Be.""

lt was recorded July 30, 1945.

Yeah, yeah. Now l can hear it. Where did

you find an old recording like that?

There's a used record shop down

on Turk Street called Memory Lane.

Actually, l went in there looking

for a rare Robert Johnson.

- Yeah, l think l know the place.

l'll have to get in there.

- You should.

Uh, Mr korda, do you know

a Frank Antonucci?

Guy who owns the bakery

down the street?

No, this is a different Frank.

This is a man who deals in jewellery.

Stolen, usually. You wouldn't

know anybody like that?

No, l certainly would not.

- ls it--

- No, it's just a little something here.

Could l have

a little water, please?

Sure.

Thank you.

The reason l'm asking

you is because...

we arrested him

with some stolen jewellery.

We traced it back to a robbery

of a store down on Polk Street.

He said he was

fencing it for you.

Obviously, there's been

some mistake.

Look, l gotta level

with you.

l got this cousin.

Here you go.

He's had a lot of run-ins

with the law.

l wouldn't be surprised if he's trying

to entangle me in this situation.

- lt wouldn't be the first time.

- This cousin of yours, what's his name?

Clarence Teal. Believe me,

they'll know who l'm talkin' about.

- Your cough seems better.

- Oh, yes.

Two hundred bucks. l'll take

the points. Yeah, okay.

Hello, Judge Stone? This is

Lieutenant Samuel Baffert.

l'm at a suspect's residence. l'm

requesting a telephonic search warrant.

There's visible evidence on

the premises, glassine envelopes

with jeweller's markings.

That is correct,

Judge Stone.

l believe a full search

of the premises will turn up--

Jesus! Sam! Sam!

Call an ambulance!

Now! Now!

Oh, my God!

- Clear for rescue.

- l'm a cop.

Move!

Yes, sir, all of our forces will be

brought to bear. We will get this guy.

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