Adam-12 (TV Series)

Backup 1-L20 (1972)

William Boyett: Sgt. MacDonald

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• Sgt. MacDonald : [about the case of Sgt. MacDonald hitting an elderly female pedestrian who remains unconscious in hospital]  From now on, it's in the hands of the investigators. You guys better go back to work.

  Officer Jim Reed : [in the next shot as Malloy and Reed are on patrol]  Too bad Lamson won't change his story and tell the truth.

  Officer Pete Malloy : Not much chance of that. He's having too good a laugh.

  Officer Jim Reed : Hey, Pete. All you can ever do is play the game straight, you know? It's just a matter of the kind of breaks you get.

  Officer Pete Malloy : Yeah.

  Officer Jim Reed : Hey, what about suicide?

  Officer Pete Malloy : I'm sure the investigators would check out the possibility of suicide. How about seven? Are you hungry as usual?

  Officer Jim Reed : Okay.

  Officer Jim Reed : [speaking into the radio]  One-Adam-twelve requesting code seven, Hess and Norton.

  Dispatcher : [over radio]  One-Adam-twelve, continue patrol and go to the station code two.

  Officer Jim Reed : [speaking into the radio]  One-Adam-twelve, Roger.

  Officer Jim Reed : [to Pete]  Investigators are already on it?

  Officer Pete Malloy : The quicker this gets cleared up, the better.

  Sgt. McCall : [as Malloy enters the investigation room in the next shot]  Officer Malloy?

  Officer Pete Malloy : Yes, sir.

  Sgt. McCall : I'm Sergeant McCall.

• Sgt. MacDonald : But Pete, I don't mind telling you... for the first time... I'm really scared.