Baker.
Good morning.
Bad day for noise pollution.
That's what you see when you've seen everything.
Hey, the kid's lost control.
Okay, you run interference.
I'll run it, but I won't believe it.
Okay, this is your lucky day.
You're not gonna get a ticket. So you go back to that off-ramp.
Get off the freeway and stay off, okay?
- Okay. - You go on.
Hey, what's wrong?
The line's broken. It's jammed.
Okay, move the boom over.
Move it over.
You okay?
Just a little shaky. I am really sorry.
I just bought this thing.
'I had to try it out, so..'
Well, a couple of us figured
the unopened section of the freeway would be perfect.
Yeah, well, perfect is that dry lake east of Palm Springs.
Yeah.
Wanna step back here a moment?
- I don't know.
This is my first case of reckless sailing.
Do you have a law against exceeding
the limits of stupidity?
I'll see how close I can come, alright?
You get the admiral straightened out?
Uh, I got a hunch, the next time we stop a guy
sailing down the freeway, it won't be him.
Listen, don't tell anybody
but that looks like a lot of fun.
Yeah, that's what the kamikaze pilot said.
Uh, speaking of suicide..
I'll take it.
Morning, again.
I guess you, uh, two don't understand
what you're doing is so risky and dangerous
there's a law against it.
We see other kids do it all the time.
Really? That's funny.
You're the first two I've seen in months.
Well, then, you haven't been paying attention.
Your parents know you're doing this?
- Sure. - Oh, good.
Then they won't be surprised when they've to come down
and pick you up.
Pick us up
Our station. You get a ride in a two-toned sedan
'with a uniformed chauffeur.'
A cop car? You can't do that.
Well, maybe you haven't been paying attention.
You know something?
You're a creep.
You know something?
You've been pretty lucky today. Twice.
Now, don't push it.
- Sarge, here is our report-- - He's busy, busy, busy.
- Come back later.
That was super, sergeant.
'Very commanding.'
Now, let's try one that shows the compassionate you.
Compassionate?
Can't you guys see that I'm busy?
Yeah, well, you told us to bring in the reports
the second they were finished.
Uh, well, why don't you go
check on your spelling for ten minutes.
No, no, no, wait a minute, sergeant.
The reports would make great props.
'We'll do a shot with your subordinates'
handing them to you.
Now, over here, fellas. Right here.
Alright, look, if-if we're gonna do this
at least shut the door, huh, Frank?
Quickly, quickly. Now, get your arm--
What is this all about?
Here. Now, put your arm right up there.
Nothing that has to concern you, Jon.
No, up, up. Hold it.
You should be very proud of your leader.
'We're doing a profile of him in the CHP magazine.'
'"Sergeant of the Month."'
Hey, I'm impressed.
Uh, it's not that big a deal, Frank.
Sergeant Getraer's career will be an inspiracion
'to every peace officer in California.'
Okay, so I get a little write-up.
It's nothing to fuss over.
What do you mean, nothing to fuss over?
Wait till we tell the guys in briefing.
No. No, you're not to say one word about this.
But the guys'll wanna hear.
'No, you're sworn to secrecy.'
I've seen what these things can do.
I mean, a man gets a little publicity
then the swelled head.
'Man loses touch with his men.'
Well, I'm not going to let that happen.
Well, then, why don't you just turn down the article, sarge?
Um, I can't.
Um...captain thinks it's just a great idea.
Hey, sarge. Frankly I don't think you have a problem.
Why don't you relax and enjoy the recognition?
You don't seem to realize what an insidious thing
a swelled head can be.
'I had a lieut..'
I had a lieutenant once
who spent two days a week reading his clippings.
Well, that's not gonna happen to me.
Isn't his modesty astounding?
We could write the entire article on his total humility.
You are terrific.
Will you just cut out saying those nice things.
It, uh, gives me indigestion.
Uh, is that why you don't say nice things to me?
Uh, now, Frank, that is a whole another story.
Out.
'Hold it.'
If you ask me, a swelled head is the least of Getraer's problems.
Don't tell him I say so
but he really deserves the honor.
- I just wish he could enjoy it. - I know.
There should be some way we can make him see that.
Listen, you check the mail, I'll gas the motors?
Deal.
Did you get ahold of your parents?
Parents are in Europe.
My sister came to pick us up. She's in there.
Well, how about you?
Mom works.
How about your father?
Uh, never mind, uh, listen, the important thing is, uh
I'm not gonna see you hitchhiking again.
No.
No's the right answer.
Don't let him bug you.
He's paid to say that dumb stuff.
I hope you realize what you've just put me through.
We'll never do it again, Mary Kate.
You don't even have to write about it to mom and dad.
It's over.
Yeah, well, it better be. Come on. Let's go.
Oh. I'm sorry.
Somehow, I thought this would be the one place
where traffic moved perfectly.
Hi, ladies. We meet again.
Are you the officer who arrested them?
No, that was my partner.
I'd like to tell you that he makes a lot of mistakes
but he doesn't, uh, they were hitchhiking on the freeway.
Yes.
Do you think I could talk to you about that for a minute?
- 'Sure.' - Excuse us, girls.
Um, I'm Jenny's sister, Mary Kate Simpson.
Mary Kate. I like that.
I bet you were named after your grandmother
who was also very beautiful.
Well, actually, I was named after two old maid aunts
who looked like, uh, linebackers for the rams.
What can I do for you?
Well, I imagine that you've seen
a lot of young people in trouble.
Yeah, quite a few.
Maybe you could help me with Jenny's problem.
That's not my line of work
but I can get you the names of some good counselors.
Yes, but you've had experience.
My parents are out of the country
and all Jenny really needs is
'to hear it from someone that she can respect.'
'A man, authority.'
She has to hear what?
Well, this Marge is a bad influence for her.
She's gotta stop letting Marge lead her
into this kind of trouble.
I don't compute it that way, Ponch.
I mean, not what I saw.
Jenny's the ringleader of the two.
Hey, I'm not arguing with you.
I'm just telling you what the sister said.
I suppose her sister is intelligent
understanding and, uh..
...a knockout.
You saw her?
No, I know you.
Just because she's beautiful, I don't have to buy her story.
'I just said I'd listen to it.'
- Tonight.
Over pizza and a movie.
Wait a minute. That's the way you're gonna handle it?
Hey, can a gentleman refuse a lady's invitation?
Well, is she picking up the tab?
No way. I've got my pride and ethics.
Going Dutch.
Hey, hold it a minute.
Have you lost your mind? That's Getraer's helmet.
I know whose helmet it is.
Ponch, why are you making it bigger?
I'm not.
I'm making Getraer's head smaller.
You heard the sarge.
He can't enjoy a little honest glory.
That's a terrible sickness.
Just as bad as getting swell-headed.
Truth is, Jon..
...you get too modest
and your head shrinks.
Well, does Getraer know that?
He will...when I get through with him.
Look. Here's the highway patrol.
You'll save yourself some trouble if you come out.
Please, dad. You don't wanna get arrested.
Yeah, you could be hurt if that house collapses.
I wouldn't come out if you called the marines.
Moving a house at this time of the day?
What do we ask him for, his driver's license..
...or his termite report?
Hey, what's the problem?
Orneriness. Sheer orneriness.
Right. Your orneriness.
If you'd have started when you were supposed to
and gotten it out of here, none of this would have happened.
In the first place, my truck broke down.
'In the second place, them heavy rains'
'last night loosened some pylons.'
If I so much as touch that, it'd probably collapse.
And in the third place, I ain't about to move a house
when somebody's in it in the first place.
Who's in the house?
My father.
Well, what's he doing in there?
He's protesting.
You see, he doesn't wanna leave his old room.
I didn't know he was in there.
I-I thought he was at the retirement villa.
'If he'd just be reasonable for five seconds'
he'd see it was impossible.
I mean, anyway, he-he-he'd be happier
with people his own age, you know?
He says we're plotting against him.
'That it wasn't the new freeway'
'that forced us to move the house.'
He says that we're trying to get rid of him.
If that stubborn old coot was my father
I'd move the whole town to get rid of him.
You don't seem to realize
that this is a very upsetting experience for him.
How would you feel if the garden you tended for over 70 years
suddenly disappeared and-and became an off-ramp.
Eloise. Now you're starting to indulge him again.
I mean, we all, we all have to make adjustments, right?
Has anybody tried to go in there and reason with him?
I did. He threw a chair at me.
Listen, we'd better try.
This is the highway patrol, sir. You'll have to come out.
You're trespassing on a man's home.
Go ride your motorcycles.
Sir, uh, this is our last warning.
Now, would you unlock the door?
'This is a lawful order.'
This is my room. Don't tell me what to do.
And I just polished my boots.
You got no respect for a man's privacy.
I'd deck both of you if I was your age.
Sorry, sir. You didn't give us any choice.
Choice? You think I had any choice?
We're hauling your house away.
Go live with some crotchety old discards.
Well, I'm not going to do it.
We can appreciate how you feel, sir.
'Oh, you can, huh?'
So that's why you broke my door.
What's next My leg?
We're not here to hurt you, sir.
We just want you out of the house, so we can move it.
Sir, now, wait a minute. Let's be practical, okay?
Now, that retirement home that they moved you into
probably isn't your favorite place
but it's gotta be better than a jail cell.
Not in my book.
Alright, how about this.
If you stay up here, you're gonna get
awful hungry and thirsty.
Man my age drinks like a camel, eats like a bird.
Maybe so, but you can't hold out forever, you know.
I can hold off till that daughter of mine
faces up to my stubborn son-in-law and meets my terms.
You got terms?
Well, term number one, no retirement villa.
'Term number two'
when they put this house down on a new lot
I'm gonna be in it.
Okay, I'll talk to your daughter and I'll see what I can do.
'Wait a minute.'
You haven't heard term number three.
Sir, it's gonna be hard enough as it is, huh?
You just tell, terms number one and two also include Leroy.
You tell her that.
Leroy.
- Leroy. - Leroy.
Leroy?
Never.
Absolutely impossible.
Well, in that case I guess we'll have to remove him bodily.
Bodily?
'You know, your father's liable to put up a fight.'
And after a week or so in the hospital
I've to have him transferred to jail.
Martin, we can't have him hurt.
Yeah, uh-uh, we can't have him hurt.
- Uh-huh. - Uh. Too much is too much.
Okay, if that's your decision.
What's the verdict?
Okay, here it is.
No retirement home, but you can stay in your old room.
Alright.
And Leroy?
Mm-mm.
Sorry, sir. No dice.
Then I'm staying right here.
Go ahead, shoot me.
Dad, it's alright. We want you.
And you can tell Leroy he's welcome.
- Oh, shut up, Martin.
We won! We won!
Hurray! Ha ha!
Oh, we won. Leroy!
You hear that? We won.
Come on.
As soon as I set us on our new foundation
Leroy and I want you boys to come by and visit us.
You're real old-fashioned gentlemen.
Yes, sir. We're more than happy to.
Listen, uh, you play checkers?
Forget that. Bring girls.
Hey, best of luck to all of you, okay?
What's that? - See you.
- Alright. - Bye.
Come on, Leroy. Say goodbye, Leroy.
- Yes, sir. - Goodbye.
He's got a big case of the hurries.
We better pull him over before he gets down the hill
and hits that construction site.
I lost my brakes!
His brakes are gone.
Didn't we just see Baricza giving a citation?
About two minutes ago.
Okay, you go ahead and clear the way.
We got one risky shot, but we gotta try it.
7 David, 7 Mary 3. Uh, request assistance on runaway truck
'coming down the hill behind you.'
7 Mary 3. This is 7 David. You want a lane cleared?
Negative. I want your brakes. How are they?
New linings last week. What are you getting at?
Okay. We're gonna use you to stop the runaway.
Get in front of him, kiss bumpers
and slow him to a stop.
'You can't mean that.'
Can you come up with a better idea? You got two seconds.
Ponch, give us some room.
Okay, I'm gonna guide him into your front bumper!
We'll use his brakes to stop you, got it?
Good.
What's your truck's speed?
Sixty eight.
Okay, Bar. Truck's speed's 68. Ease into it now.
I'll need eyes in the back of my head, Jon.
I'll be your eyes.
Okay, you got 10 feet, closing.
Ten feet easy.
Okay, hold it straight and get against the line.
Okay, two feet. Easy. You're almost there.
Okay, brake!
Stop that thing. We got people up here.
Hey, Bar. Are you okay? Fantastic.
- Come on, hey. - Yeah, I'm fine. I'm fine.
But, uh..
If I'd had three seconds to make up my mind..
I never would have done it.
- Ah. - Ha ha!
Is that a way to talk? You
He's no driver. He's just world champion of stop.
- Hey. - Thank you. Thank you.
You betcha.
- Oh. - He's the man, right there.
Anytime.
So your partner thinks
that Jenny is the ringleader so to speak.
I don't believe that.
That's the way it looked to Jon.
Jenny never did anything like hitchhiking
until she started running around with Marge.
Okay. You live with your sister.
Jon just saw her for a few minutes.
But I figured you'd like to know how it looked to him.
But it doesn't make sense.
Now, you saw our home.
Jenny has all the advantages.
She has a mom and a dad that love her.
'She has me.'
Marge doesn't even remember her father.
She hardly ever sees her mother.
'Listen, funny things happen.'
I grew up in the worst part of town.
And I spend my days giving righteous tickets
to the lawbreakers of Beverly Hills.
Well, maybe you identify with Marge.
That puts you on her side.
Hey, slow down. I'm not taking sides.
I'm just telling you what Jon thought he saw.
Well, I think Jon would have thought differently
if he were with Jenny and I today when I talked to her.
'Because she admitted that Marge pushed her into it'
and she promised never to see her again.
And you believed her?
Of course I do.
I think the problem is over.
Let's hope you're right.
Listen, just because you won't be seeing Jenny
in your work anymore..
...doesn't mean you have to stop seeing me.
The way I figure it is
there's work and there's play.
Good.
Um, your share is seven bucks.
No. No.
Oh, you rat.
You really think we should, Jenny?
Can I give you girls a lift?
Hi.
- A couple blocks.
Okay.
So I said, if braggers get a big head
it's only logical that humble people get brain shrinkage.
He actually believed it?
About 50 percent.
His eyes got that defensive look
like when, uh, you've read the regulations and he hasn't.
Yeah, you think maybe we're going too far with this?
Why, all we want is for the sarge to come to briefing
so we can give him a big hand
for getting written up in a magazine.
Yeah.
Hey, you know, it's really coming down.
You think we ought to move the motors?
Where are we gonna move 'em to?
You wanna do something tonight?
No. Sorry. I got another outing with Mary Kate.
Well, we can double. I'll call Jo Anne.
Might be easier if we didn't.
You're not exactly Mary Kate's favorite person.
She thinks you made a big mistake about her little sister.
What can I do? I just call it like I see it.
You can spend the evening alone with Jo Anne.
Oh.
What's up, sarge?
Come here.
Come on.
Now, tell me.
How come you guys parked up here and not in the street?
Hey, sarge, I didn't park there.
I parked where that truck is.
Well, tell me, Frank, if you parked where the truck is
why is the truck there and your bikes are here?
Hey, sarge, that's a good question
but, uh, we can't answer it.
Look...if you parked your bikes on the sidewalk
the public is gonna think it can just park their cars
any old place.
For example.
You got that Volkswagen out in the street.
Hey, sarge, that Volkswagen..
...was parked beside my bike.
Come on, what kind of funny relish
have you guys been putting on your hamburgers?
Wait a minute, sarge, he's right.
That Volkswagen was right there.
I suppose all the vehicles on this block
have been playing leapfrog.
Howdy? Nice day.
Um..
Wait a minute.
What's wrong, friend?
Uh, let me ask you a question.
Uh...did you put that, uh, Volkswagen in the street
and those, uh, bikes up on the sidewalk?
Suppose I did.
Well, I want to apologize to my buddies..
...and give you a ticket.
A ticket! Why you--
Watch it!
I'm sorry.
Not as sorry as you would have been.
Want me to put them back where I found them?
Yeah. While I give you a ticket.
Neatness counts.
Sarge, that was terrific.
Yeah, well, uh..
you have to...remember your training.
Careful, sarge. You're...being humble.
Alright. I...I stood up to him pretty good.
There...make you happy?
Yeah, sarge. But keep practicing.
Someplace between yours and mine is the perfect head.
Uh, look, maybe you guys ought to get back to central, uh
while this, uh, weather clears.
- Okay. - Yeah.
Creep. I wouldn't ride with you anyway.
Jenny, let's go home.
Don't be such a spoilsport. We just started.
Next one's a ride.
Didn't I tell you?
Hop in.
I'll take the window.
- I don't like him. - You ninny. Go on.
I changed my mind. Go ahead.
- Jenny. - Go on.
Oh! Oh, no!
Hi, Jenny. You hitchhiking again?
I'm just walking to the store.
Where's Marge?
Jenny, where's Marge?
They took her in that van. She was screaming.
7 David, 7 Mary 3, request, uh, transportation assistance
southbound Sequoia on-ramp.
Hey. Stay! We got a cop after us.
It's a setup.
Well...they'll have to catch us first
before it'll do him any good.
Maybe I can lose him at the next off-ramp.
7 Mary 3, 7 Mary 4.
'Pursuit is leaving the freeway, north on San Antonio.'
10-4, Ponch. Come across, uh, on Julian.
Hey, if you can't shake 'em, man, stop.
You're making it worse.
- Hey. - Hey. The wheel's locked.
Alright, get out of the vehicle.
Let's move.
Get over there.
We didn't touch her, man.
She tried to kill us.
You, out. Right here.
Turn around and put your hands on your head.
Man, that chick's a nut, man. We didn't do anything.
But you gave her a ride, didn't you?
Yeah.
Right.
You got 'em, Baker.
You alright?
It was terrible.
He grabbed me from behind.
I didn't know what he was gonna do.
He could have done anything.
Why did you go alone without Jenny?
It wasn't her idea, man. The other chick told her to.
You're no friend.
Don't you ever talk to me again, ever.
- Hey. - Hey, sarge!
- Come on, guys, that's my man. - Yeah.
Alright, alright. That's enough.
Okay, uh...down to business, uh..
'first thing, a note from the weather bureau.'
It'll be raining on and off today
so you guys on motors, if it gets too wet, bring them in.
The rest of you guys, uh, be careful, huh?
What do you mean Mary Kate stood you up?
Not permanent. Just for tonight.
Her parents are flying home from Europe.
- Big family conference. - Well, that's good.
I told her I'd work something out
when we are available to double-date.
I'll go for it.
Uh, Jon, Frank.
Could I see you a minute, please?
'Now what, sarge?'
Yeah, what's the problem?
No problem. Au contraire.
We need one more picture
to go with the magazine story about Sergeant Getraer
and he insisted that you be included.
- Hey, terrific. - Yeah, that's an honor, sarge.
Hey, look. It's nothing you guys don't deserve.
Well, uh, where do you want us?
Uh, how about with our, uh, helmets on, huh?
Why not helmets on? You look so great in uniform.
Sarge, you're really taking this publicity thing in stride now.
Yeah, I'm, uh, glad you got over that humble attack.
Now, you can really enjoy it.
Yeah, I enjoy it, alright.
'Oh, I really enjoy it.'