Baretta (1975) s01e01 Episode Script

This is my bank! I've been sittin' on it for three weeks! You're not the only cop in town that can bust numbers! Put out an APB on Detective Anthony Beretta.
Tell him to put his APB where the sun never shines.
Who are you? What are you following me for'?! It was Beretta, Frank.
I love you, darling.
Let's get married.
You tried to kill me and they got my girl.
I'm gonna keep pushin' him, till I get his brain so scrambled that he makes that one big mistake, and then I'm gonna be there.
( Theme music playing ) Subtitle by GeirDM Man: Baby, the streets is livin' tonight.
Hey, baby! I think I just fell in love.
You know, Tony, these are my streets, man my people.
This is me.
Yeah, I hear ya.
About our conversation of earlier I know something you forgot.
What did I forget? Flowers for my lady.
Uh-uh, I'm way ahead of you.
We're stopping at Schultz's on the way home.
I got a beautiful corsage ordered.
Take care of business, Tony! Look, man, why don't you let me pop for the flowers? It's the least I can do.
I appreciate the thought, partner, but I don't know if that would be the right sentiment flowers for my girl coming from you.
Man, you just don't tell her, that's all.
( laughs ) Artie the Schemer The day you croak you're going to be figuring some way to get out of that box, ain't ya? You got to stay ahead.
I hear you talkin'.
All right, everybody, stay quiet.
Get rid of the car.
Man: Okay.
Two-one-three on the dollar and a dollar.
That it? Baby, the streets is callin' me.
I don't care what you do, just don't let me see it.
It wasn't what you thought it was.
Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.
Let me check the reservations.
Make it a room with a View You got it.
Ain't that sweet, my darling, but you really didn't have to.
I've always been a sucker for an interesting officer.
Since when did you start running numbers, Artie? Hey ain't runnin' numbers.
He's doing the same thing showing what he ain't supposed to show where he ain't supposed to show it.
Nobody asked you to look.
You ain't bustin' that bank of yours? It ain't ready.
Somebody thinks it's ready.
What are you talking about? Your numbers bank the one over on What about it? Sergeant Neil took a bunch of guys over there about a half-hour ago.
Look, Kim, let me out! ( Siren blaring ) He's in.
Four minutes, we go.
( Siren continues ) Dom, Dom, you got that? Hold on Yeah, that's in the ace column.
( No siren ) BR, 3-6-5 a 10-and-10 combination.
Police don't move! You dumb fool! What are you doing'?! Stop! Get him off of me! You crazy son of a You want to be Inspector? You want to make mayor? I don't care, but don't make it over my terrain! This is my bank, and I've been sittin' on it for three weeks! Your bank'?! Get the hell outta here, Baretta! You're not the only cop that can bust numbers! Get them out of here! Hold it let me show you what you busted, tough guy.
What did you bust them for, counting money? Lasky, you gonna do a lot of time for running a candy store here? Where's your evidence? That's it right there! They washed the sheets on you.
You don't know what I'm talking about, do you? Here.
Take it to court.
Don't you understand, Baretta? I don't care whose gig it was.
I don't care if it was your gig.
I don't care if it was his gig.
Where do you get off putting your hands on one of my people? It took me three weeks to set that bank up.
Three weeks, day and night, and it took that rummy 'IO minutes to blow the whole thing.
That's not an answer did you hear my question? I'm answering your question.
In another two or three days I could've followed that money up the ladder to where it would have meant something.
That's the answer I don't seem to be getting through to you.
I'm not getting through to you.
I don't care about numbers.
I shoot crap, you gamble, who cares? You know where that money goes? I'll tell you where it goes.
It goes into some kid's arm, that's what I care about! All right, this is getting us nowhere.
Now you listen to me.
I'm not going to turn this over to Internal Affairs for one reason only I happen to agree with you about Neil.
The man is not nearly as smart as he thinks he is.
I don't care He's long on ambition and short on talent, and his arrests don't stand up in court the way yours do, all right'?! But that is only going to buy you this one last mistake.
I've had everything I'm gonna take from you.
He was out of line, not me! If this ever happens again, I'm not gonna report it, I'm gonna push it, and you will end up doing county time yourself.
That's all.
Get out of here.
( Phone ringing ) Yeah? Frank? Matty.
We've been hit.
They wiped out Lasky's bank.
He and Dom wash the sheets? About 20 G's worth.
Shot.
It was Beretta, Fran k the only one they recognized.
You Know these people we've been talking to about him? I want you to tell them I said to move.
You understand? I want them to move now.
I'll take care of it tonight.
He ain't blowing my night.
He ain't blowing my night.
There's my boy, Andy.
Glad you could make it.
You forgot this.
I could hear your discussion with Shiller all the way in the parking lot.
It appears I ain't getting along too well with our leader.
What do you think? I think you're not getting along too well with our leader, but don't let it get to you, midget, because tonight's you night to howl with your lady.
You're right.
You're a good friend.
Tonight is my night.
He ain't gonna bother me.
Put the hat on.
Oh, come on Put the hat on.
One night a year I ask you to help me celebrate my anniversary with my girl put the hat on! All right.
Okay.
Anything you say tonight, sweetheart, but you watch out for me tomorrow.
Just stop mumbling and take me to candyland Baretta: That's all right.
Andy: Where'd you get this smoky old dog? It runs terrible.
Whats the difference? It's the thought that counts.
Matter of fact, I kind of like it.
I think it's kind of pretty.
Looks like a hearse Don't worry about that.
Go and get my lady for me.
Wait a minute it is! It's some kind of funeral car.
I don't care what kind of friends we are, I'm not going to spend the whole evening sitting around in a cemetery car.
Hold it I want to promise you one thing.
This is not a cemetery car.
This is a "limousine for the bereaved.
" on" then I understand.
Go get my girl for me.
Would you mind? A "limousine for the bereaved.
" That's what it is.
I didn't really get that.
( Doorbell rings ) ( laughing ) See? He got you again, didn't he? This time it's a straight trade.
I think you look cute.
Will you get the lights and the door? Your limousine awaits, my darling.
Oh, Tony, it's terrific! You see, the lady does recognize class.
Yes, but you can get in anyway.
Oh, thank you very much.
( laughs ) A little something to snuggle up here with.
Put that on your darling body.
Hi, sugar.
Happy anniversary, darling.
You don't smoke.
No toys.
Happy anniversary.
Uh-uh dumb hat.
My hat! Not with the suit.
I love you, darling.
Now then, first, you see here.
Flowers for the lady.
They're lovely.
Get this thing out here.
I got a neat idea, darling.
What's that? Let's get married.
I've got a neat idea, darling.
Yeah, what? Let's not get married.
And you've got the flowers on the wrong side.
Oh, well, both sides look pretty good to me.
Ahh.
I want to get married.
First, I want to get a priest, then I want to get a ring, and a church and do all that stuff.
And then you can give me martinis every night, and in the morning, you can get me coffee in my favorite cup.
Well, we could just live together and I could still give you your coffee in your favorite cup anytime you want it.
No, I don't want to do that.
You see, I'm "ltralian," and when I was a little boy, I never got a chance to be a Catholic.
So now, I'm grown up and I want to be a Catholic.
Your mama and papa came on-a the boat and got-a married! I don't want to talk about my mama and my papa.
I want to get married.
We'll get married.
I'll wear Bermuda shorts for you.
What do you want? That's okay.
Why don't we just live together? And if we like it, we'll stay, and if we don't And if we don't, I'm gonna kill ya, 'cause there ain't nobody else gonna get you.
You're crazy.
You really are, but don't ever change, because you're my kind of crazy.
Andy, forget the restaurant.
Take us to a motel.
( Both laugh ) (organ music playing) Buon giorno.
Boss, what time do you want me back? Well, young whippersnapper, get yourself an ice cream soda and be back about midnight.
Thank you.
Quite welcome.
Look who came over on the boat.
Don't be a wiseguy.
( laughs ) ( gunshots ) I'll get an ambulance, Tony.
You'll be all right.
You'll both be all right.
Tony Huh? I can't see.
It's okay, darling.
Don't be scared.
Tony if we got married it wouldn't have to change us.
It would never change us, honey.
Never.
I love you, daring.
I love you.
Listen I think we ought to call my mother and tell her, okay? Okay, honey.
Hang on, darling.
We're both gonna make it, honey.
Just hang on.
I'll see you tomorrow, Tony.
Tony's voice: I want to get married.
Sharon's voice: What I'd like is wh y don? We live together? Tony: Come on, darling, I'll wear Bermuda shorts for you.
I'll do whatever you say.
I love you.
Hey, dancing man.
Mickey G hi, partner.
How are ya? M a n 1 Ton y, welcome back! Hi, Billy.
I was expecting you since this morning.
Yeah, I got out this morning.
I've just been walking around.
I got some mail for you.
Yeah.
Some laundry, too.
Ahh, that's a lovely smell.
The place still stinks the same.
(Sniffs) I fed Fred.
My God, he eats a lot.
You find anything out about No.
No, that guy that died was from out of town and nobody knows nothing.
Hey, look what came.
Oh, the magic plant food! Yeah, I watered your plants.
There's a couple of new sprouts on that Oriental thing.
Hey! There she is the crazy woman.
How are ya? It's great to see you.
Chicken soup, right? Right! In the morning? Right! And you're in a hurry? Right! I'll see ya later.
Hey, Tony going back to work soon? Yeah, I'm going tomorrow.
Don't ya think thats a little too soon? I'll see ya in the morning, partner.
Fred: Freeze.
(Clucks softly) Hi, Fred.
I forgot all about you, partner.
Come and see me.
She's gone now, partner.
We're gonna make it, though.
It ain't the first time and it won't be the last.
Hmm? I love you.
We'll be okay.
We'll be okay.
Talk to me! Who do you work for'?! Who are you'?! I'm I'm a Pl, out-of-state Philadelphia.
What are you doing here? Uh wait a minute! Wait a minute! A guy came up to me about a week ago.
Yeah? He said there's a grand in it for me if I followed you around.
For what? Set up your pattern.
What's his name? Who is he? I don't know his name.
What do you mean'?! I don't know his name! What does he look like? Black guy, tall, er short.
He's a he's a You're lying.
What do you mean, "tall, short"'? He's got a monogram I don't know nobody that looks like that! Tell the truth! I'm tellin' you the truth.
Wait a minute! Listen to me you're gonna drown right here in this toilet! They tried to kill me and they got my girl, I don't care what happens! Tell me the truth! Who do you work for? The guy is big.
Yeah? About 40.
Yeah? What's he look like? He's got a black he's got a big scar down his neck.
Over here? Yeah.
Trifon is his name.
Matty Trifon.
I don't know his name.
He works for a guy named Cassell.
You ever hear that name? No.
How do you make contact with Trifon? I call him up.
What do you mean? I call him on the phone! Where's the number? I don't know the number.
Where is it'?! It's in my wallet.
This is it? Yeah.
You got anything else for me? What are you going to do now, dummy? Huh? I'm gonna go back to Philadelphia.
Matty, you got a count yet for today? Yeah.
Yeah.
All right, I'll meet you at the office.
( Tires screech ) What the hell are you doing? Go ahead, pull it out! Get it out! All three of you dummies do exactly what I tell you to, or I'm going to Splatter his brains on that back seat.
Get out of the car, nice and slow, and star? Walking back toward that house.
Go ahead.
Go on.
Go on, get cute.
Slide over here.
Get out.
Come on! You're not gonna kill me.
You wouldn't have lasted this long on the street if you'd pulled a stupid, sucker stunt like this.
What do you think you're pulling, some kind of dumb bluff? You kill me, and you're gonna be dead before I'm planted.
Hey, take it easy.
Take it easy! You got to be kidding.
You got to be kidding.
Hey! No, no, no! No, no, no, no! Crazy you're crazy.
See how easy it is? I bet you didn't know, did ya? Most people don't you just pull the trigger somebody dies and they don't come back no more.
She's gone now, and I'm gonna kill ya.
I'm the hired killer, and I'm coming after you.
So you be lookin' for me, 'cause I'm gonna be there, and you're gonna die.
( Phone ringing ) Well? I called everywhere no trace of him.
You better be telling the truth.
I am telling the truth.
Because theres a man downstairs putting in an attempted murder complaint against him.
Shiller here.
Look, if he Scanlon, that's all.
Thank you.
Inspector Shiller here.
Put out an APB on Detective Anthony Beretta.
Yes, I mean it.
I want the man in here and I don't want to wait any two or three hours.
( Cueballs cracking ) Baretta: I don't care about that.
Watch it, though.
Just keep watching the house.
I don't care where he goes.
Tony.
Tony.
Okay.
Listen, Shoes, I got to split.
No, I'll call you tomorrow, maybe 5:30.
All right, thanks, partner.
Boy, you're pretty hot, Tony.
Yeah.
Cops checking your room all afternoon.
Shiller's got an APB out on you.
Ha! Tell him to put his APB where the sun never shines.
What are you doing this for, Tony? You take a guy like Cassell out in the weeds, and unload a gun at him.
Why? I'm gonna rattle him.
I'm gonna rattle him good.
Oh, you're gonna rattle him good? You've rattled him so good he's put a contract out on you again.
HS all over the streets.
I hope he finds me again.
This time I'll be looking for him.
Don't underestimate him.
He's tough.
He ain't tough.
The only tough guys I know are in the graveyard and the jailhouse All the rest of them are scared, just like you and me.
I hear he filed a complaint against you.
Yeah.
See, I got him rattled already.
You know why? His witnesses are four known hoods that are on his payroll.
I got him rattled already.
So what? What does it get you? I'll tell you what it's gonna get me.
I'm gonna keep pushin' him till I get his brain so scrambled that he makes that one big mistake.
And then I'm gonna be there, and I'm gonna nail him, Billy.
I'm gonna nail him, because he's bad.
I just hope it ain't you that makes the mistake.
Here's the Plymouth I rented for you.
Keys.
The car's in the alley.
You put my junk in it? Yeah.
Here's your money.
Wait a minute.
There was $60 in that drawer.
There's a yard here.
What did you do, Kick in 40 bucks, big shot? Come on, do I look stupid? That's aiding and abettin'.
"Abettin'," huh? I can't take a fall like that.
Take care, Tony.
Don't make no mistakes.
Watch my bird for me.
(jingling, Middle Eastern music plays) Oh, there's my appetizer.
Give her something.
She's beautiful.
Every time I come in this place, it feels like I'm going to my own execution.
Wait'll you taste this salad, Frank.
There's a little salt, a little pepper, pinch of garlic.
You won't believe the food in this joint.
It should be terrific at these prices.
Right, Frank? ( Music stops, clapping ) Thank you.
Try this out put a little pepper on it, a pinch of salt, and a dash of garlic.
Oooh! Mmmm! You won? Believe the food in here.
Come on, help yourself.
Just a dash of wine, beautiful wine.
There you go.
Ah-hhh.
Terrific.
Gorgeous.
This is high gourmet, Frank.
This is the best there is, huh? (Music resumes) Well, now, we're down to the main course.
My mother once said to me she said I would end up in the gutter.
I've got news for her.
Vintage wine, silverware, all of the fancy frills, and what do I owe it all to? My good friend, the one-and-only, Frank Cassell.
With all my heart, I thank you, Frank.
Here's to Frank Cassell.
Don't thank me.
You deserve it, Matty.
Ah, good wine.
Matty, I haven't had anything like this in years.
I always loved chicken as a kid and I couldn't get any.
Gee, you really like that chicken, huh? You know, people are always asking me, "Frank, where's the best restaurant in town?" I always tell them it's the place where the service is best.
Class.
Dinner, I trust, was acceptable? ( Low voice ) Hey, tough guy get your stomach pumped.
Hey, Jim Past closing time.
Good night, partner.
I get another dime, I can buy some tokay.
Good night.
I got me a job.
We're closed, partner.
Good night.
Tomorrow, my brother I said, good night! You want to shoot some nine-ball, Jim? ( Hom blaring ) ( horn continues ) Mr.
Cassell, I'm sorry.
It's my car.
I'll be right back.
All right, all right.
Don't take too long.
Wake up and die, tough guy.
Go ahead, move a little I'll cut you a little.
You move a lot, I'll slit you like a hog.
( Hom stops ) Yeah, it's me.
Here here's my piece.
Go ahead, start shooting one of the two of us will die.
Next time, I'm gonna kill you.
Next time you see me, you're gonna die.
Remember that.
( Country accent ) Don't let that sucker start yet oh, okay.
How do? My name's Billy Greenleaf.
I just moved in here.
What's yours? Harry Baca.
You a Spanish boy, huh? Right.
I'm from in Lubbock, Texas.
We got your Spanish down there I'll get that.
And we got your negroes, and all like that.
I've been driving around here for an hour trying to get my damn car parked.
Where does a fella put his horse around these parts? I don't know.
I don't live here.
Where do you live? Look, Tex, I don't like here, I don't like you.
Cool it, will ya? Excuse me.
I didn't mean to get you hot.
Right, right.
That old blood gets going.
Right, right.
I'll step right out here.
You have a nice dinner.
Enjoy them chi-chis.
Yeah, right.
(Whistling) ( knocking ) Frank Gallegas, open up.
( Latino accent ) This is Frank Gallegas Let me talk to Matty Trifon.
Matty, Mr.
Gallegas wants to speak to you.
Yeah, what do you want? Matty, I got something I got to tell you.
You know, I got my obligations to you, no matter who gets hurt, you know? What are you talking about? I wanted to make my drop at the bank like always, but before I give the knock, I heard Dom and Lasky inside they was talking.
Yeah? I know it sounds crazy it sounds crazy to me, too but it looks like they're gonna knock off their own bank.
Are you kidding? I don't believe it.
You Know me, Matty, I'm just telling you what I heard.
They said they're gonna blame it on some cop named Beretta.
Thanks for the tip, Gallegas My pleasure.
I got to go on a little errand.
Keep everything warm.
( Phone rings ) Yeah? Andy, this is Tony.
I need your help.
Where the hell are you? I'm sittin' on one of Cassell's banks.
And I want you here in 15 minutes to bust the place.
Oh you do, huh? ( baby crying) Thanks a lot, Tony.
Phone call just woke the baby.
Inspector's got half the division out looking for you, and you want me to round up a little raiding party, huh? What do you got? If I work it right, I'm going to put Cassell inside that bank before we bust it.
This is what I want you to do.
I'm going to be on the comer of 7th and Dorset.
Pick up a couple of stiffs, get here in 15 minutes park about a block away and just sit tight.
Dial in on frequency 15, and I'll get in touch with you.
What do you say? ( Crying continues ) I say it's impossible, but I'll manage.
You'll make it 15 minutes.
I'll see you, partner.
( Knocking on door) Baretta: Lasky, this is Frank Gallegas.
I left my keys in there.
You want to open up? Try it! Watch 'em! Put 'em down, put 'em down! What kind of bust is this, Baretta? Sure it's a bust, dummy.
I'm going to run you in, can't you tell? Tell Cassell thanks a lot.
Make a call.
Trifon: Yeah.
Okay, Dom.
You and Lasky sit tight.
Frank Gallegas was right.
These punks are trying to rip us off, but good.
They hit the bank? And they're laying it on Beretta.
Frank, you're not going over there? I sure as hell am.
Matty, those creeps are gonna go, and I might pull the chain on 'em myself! Andy on radio: Tony, come in.
Come on in, midget.
Yeah, I hear you, stringbean Listen, just stay about a block away.
I'm parked out in front of the joint.
It's gonna be room 402.
I'll let you know if they get here.
Andy, it worked.
They're here.
I'm going up.
Get them skinny pins of yours movin'.
( Knocking ) ( Baretta humming ) J' Scabby-dabby da, scooby-dooby do Hey, you can finish that tomorrow.
Turn around and face the wall! Go on, tough guy.
Go on! Remember I told you how gutless you were? Remember I told you? Go ahead.
Go on.
Go for it.
Come on, go for it.
Go ahead! There's your door, run some more! Come on! You little punk, I'll be out in less than a year.
Like hell you will.
Let's go! Baretta: Oh-ho-ho, let the good times roll! There ain't nothing like a little ltralian magic it'll cure anything.
Yes, man.
Best pizza I ever had was in New York "Abe's Place.
" Run by a Jew in a German neighborhood.
Last time I was there it was packed with Chinese.
(laughing) Did Shiller have any kind words for you? Shiller wouldn't have any kind words at his mother's funeral.
It's all right.
I don't care what he says or does, 'cause it was worth it.
All that guy was busted for was running numbers.
Most he'll get will be 18 months.
They'll never get him for killing Sharon.
Oh, yes, they will.
He's gonna pay his dues this time.
He made too many mistakes.
The big boys'll snuff him while he's in the pen.
He ain't never gonna see daylight.
Huh, Fred? We should have lived with her, huh, pal? Fred: Freeze! ( Theme music playing )