Of course, theyll keep it to themselves, sir. Do you need anything else, sir . Dismissed. Yes, sir good morning. Hey, dietrich. Looking sharp. Oh, this old thing . What what you working on . I got a robbery here at kottermans liquor. Kottermans again . Its been kicking around for a while. Since when . 1973. 73 . yeah, gas was 45 cents a gallon. 73 . Nixon was still president. No, hes got an airtight alibi for this one. Im working on a few suspects. 73 . Thats seven years ago. Hhhasnt the statute of limitations run out yet . No problem. I got till midnight. Arent you cutting it a little thin . Yeah, thats why i got no time for chitchat. Good morning, people. Oh. Thank you. Wheres your uniform . Oh, that . Uh. Different drummer . [ chuckles ] barn. We got a disturbance in an apartment over on delancey. Who you on with . Him. Oh, right. Harris um, well talk later. Any luck . No luck skill, skill. Arent you running out of time . Im gonna get him. You really want that guy, huh . Dietrich uhhuh. Les mis\rables, huh . Inspector javert doggedly pursuing jean valjean all because he stole a loaf of bread . He didnt take any bread. Just cash. I was merely making a literary allusion. Yeah. Keep up the good work. Okay, end of the route, bluto. I knew it couldnt last forever. Uh, this is alex fleischer. Hes a member of the United States postal service. Oh, sure, start with the slurs. And . Apparently, he became upset when his landlady let herself into his apartment unannounced. Shes always trying to catch me naked. [ chuckles ] regardless, he chased her out into the hallway and up a couple of flights. We found the door open, went in, and found all that stuff. Mail . Yes. So . This isnt all, either, barn. The whole apartments full of mail. I mean, packages, magazines, fruit baskets. There are postmarks in there five, six years old. A problem with that . How long have you been, uh. Not delivering the mail . I start my eighth year next month. Or not. So youve just been dumping it in your apartment . Why should i have to lug it around, delivering all the thirdclass garbage, stupid greeting cards, boring letters to people i dont even know . Because its your job. Sure. You go for the obvious. Book him. Okay, mr. Fleischer, you want to take sergeant wojciehowicz will take care of you. Hes dressed for better notify the postal authorities. Yo. Sit down over there. I really dont see what the big deal is. Come on. Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. Huh do you believe that guy, trying to get away with Something Like that . [ laughs ] what about the uniform . It looks damn good, barney. Barn, look, the days half over anyway. Which leaves you ample time to go home and slip into something less comfortable. I dont have it. What do you mean . Where is it . I dont know. It mustve gotten lost when i thinned out my wardrobe last year. Oh, really . Barney, it was a very hectic time. I mean, when they switched back to traditional, barn, it caught me completely off guard. I remember. Yeah. [ chuckles ] uh, so, anyway, barn. Dont worry. You will have one by 6 00 this evening. How . Barney, even if i can get to the uniform place today, i mean, there are alterations, fittings. Get one off the rack. I thought we knew each other. Okay, i need your address. 1215 delancey. Oh, of course, my Mailing Address is a post office box. You know, you probably caused a lot of hardship for a lot of people. Oh, no, no, no, no. I gave people all the stuff they really needed Social Security checks, utility bills, tv guide. Why dont you just admit it . Youre a lazy slob whos taking a free ride at the peoples expense. Something wrong with that . The jacket, the pants, the hat, the helmet, the stick barn, youre talking 300 bucks. Thats about right. Not that money is the problem. Then what is the problem . I dont know. Barn, its just that with my book doing so well and other projects in the offing, barn, i just think that im. Above it all . No, its more than that. Barn, i am on the verge of a change of life. Really . I am juggling a lot of things right now. I mean, there are investments. Theres a possible movie sale for bob. Barn, its just hard for me to, uh, to deal with these marginal duties. Uh, let me tell you something. Im getting very tired hearing about bob. Oh . And the movie sale and the autograph parties and the gold and the investment that disrupts the work of this squad im afraid youve got me at a little disadvantage. Im afraid youre gonna have to make your mind up what you want to be cause ill tell you the truth. I cannot afford a cop who only dabbles in police work with all due respect, captain, just because your prospects are severely limited, i dont think you should go around projecting your frustrations on an innocent bystander a uniform is required today. I would advise you to get a uniform today, unless you have some immediate prospects for tomorrow. [ knock on door ] yes . captain, i think i got my man. Fine, fine. Im gonna go get a warrant, see if i can pick him up. Yeah, good. Okay. Well, ill get on it. Sorry for the interruption. Nice jacket. [daughter] sometimes the hallways felt like a giant maze. [mother] jenny didnt feel like going to school, and she slept during the day and was up at night. She seemed irritable all the time. [daughter] it felt like there was a weight on my shoulders. And the weight was really hard to hold up. [mother] one day my daughter was crying, thats when jenny told us she thought about hurting herself. [daughter] then my parents got me treatment. Dietrich still out . Yeah, and so is harris. Thank you. Is he gonna get a uniform . Uh, that is a possibility. What do you mean, a possibility . Wojo, can we pick a new topic . Is harris quitting . Its new. I really couldnt tell you. Thats gonna have to be his decision. [ sighs ] what did you say to him . Nothing that didnt have to be said. It was mutual. Well, uh. You want to know something that i, uh. I think mightve been a contributing factor . What . The uniform. I mean yours. You see, barn, you put one of these things on, it makes you feel different. It gives you a sense of power that you dont have, really. I mean, uh. Yyyou look so much like you know what youre doing, next thing you think you really do know what youre doing, and that makes you reckless. Like now . Yeah. Good example. Yeah. Hello, mac. Whatd you do, kill another dog . They dont know about that. Can i help you . Im captain miller. William macdonald, Postal Branch supervisor. I zipped right over here as soon as i got your call. We really appreciate that, mr. Macdonald. Zipped over. Its postal humor. [ chuckles ] i see. Helps us through the gloom of night. [ chuckles ] more postal humor . [ laughs ] you know, i dont understand what fleischers doing in the cell. I mean, hes one of my best carriers. Well, that may be, mr. Macdonald, however hey, wwwhats that . That is a portion of the mail we discovered in mr. Fleischers apartment. Apparently, he has not been delivering the mail for the past seven years. Thats not our policy. I didnt think it was. Uh, may i speak to mr. Fleischer privately . What the hell were you doing . nothing. Besides that i cant believe this. All right. Move inside. 6 years, 11 months, 29 days. Time flies, huh . This is michael fantino. Picked him up in his room. Mr. Kottermans coming down to make a positive i. D. Very good. Is this your idea of a joke . Beg your pardon . Seven years in that crummy room, getting my food left at the door, doing my laundry in the sink, never going out cause i knew you cops were out there, combing the streets, hunting me day after day, year after year. I started tuesday. Tuesday . afternoon. You people are really sick. Over there, jean valjean. [ chuckles ] hi, ronnie. Hey there, arthur. Looks good on you. Thank you. One size fits all . [ chuckles ] [ clears throat ] harris. Barney. Im glad you thought things out. Obviously im delighted you decided to join us. Thank you. As for our earlier discussion, i said some things in the. Heat of the moment that, uh. I didnt mean. Im sure you said some things you didnt mean. No. The hell with him. All this time, seven years. I was sure you guys were out looking for me, asking questions, showing my picture around. You know, like on dragnet. Occupation . Selfemployed. Oh . I make potholders. That figures. It helps pass the time. Ever make oven mitts . No, just potholders. Sort of funny, you making potholders. Hows that . Youre the one thats getting burned. What . Hey, you wanted dragnet, didnt you . Captain, i have tried to talk to fleischer, but im afraid its a waste of time. I wouldnt know about that. Of course, you realize he was acting entirely alone. No ones accusing the post office of any wrongdoing. I can assure you this sort of thing probably wont happen again. Probably . Did i say that . Uh, well, i better be getting back. Someone will be calling to arrange for mr. Fleischers transfer to federal jurisdiction. Fine. Youll be sure to let me know where they forward him . [ both laugh ] ill keep you posted. [ both laugh ] the funs contagious uh, barney . Yeah . Want to talk in the office . No. No, theres no reason we cant talk out here. Our, uh, dispute is not exactly a secret. To the other members of the squad. Yeah, well, uh. So go ahead. Woj. Im here. Well, um, look, barney, i just felt that, um. That you were, you know, forcing me back into a corner, and, you know, trying to force me to decide my whole life right then and there. You put me in the position where i had to force the issue. Thats true. Yeah, well, right. That was my fault. I shouldve had on a uniform, and you certainly had a perfect right to point that out. Thank you. Of course, i mean, you did digress a bit. Well, i mean, when i. You know, when i said how i felt, how tired i was hearing about your book and your other pursuits. I meant that. Perhaps i said it with a bit too much, uh. Gusto, but. It was something i. Felt should be said, something i felt you should hear. Okay. I can see that. Good. [ sighs ] oh, barn, also, you know, what i said to you about your prospects somewhat limited severely limited. Severely limited, right. Well, i meant that, too. Okay. I mean, why should everybody have to have my compulsion for success . Right. The point is, barn, that, i mean, there are going to be conflicts. Theres gonna be a certain degree of hostility and jealousy. And its healthy. Exactly. Well, i feel better. Yeah, i think its good that we talked like this. I mean, to get your pies out of the oven, cookie sheets, hot casseroles. Yeah, yeah and theyre also very decorative, with a wide selection of colors and designs. Want to get him out of here . hes all set. They just got to come pick him up. Can i change now . Its checkout time. You know. Actually, these things arent that bad. I just happened to glance at myself in the mirror and cant complain. No. In fact, you know, uniforms are kind of in right now. You know, with the Village People and all. What Village People . Theyre a group. Of singers. Oh. You know, like the modernaires. Oh [ laughs ] you really dug em, huh . Sir . Yeah . Oh. Just dropping off the manpower reports before i leave. Fine. Thank you, levitt. My pleasure. You know, its sort of strange seeing you all in uniform while im in plain clothes. Why dont we keep it that way . Im on my own time now. 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