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no hidden guns.

I don't even have

a chest protector.

No vest, you see?

No hidden shoulder holsters,

you see?

Drop the gun!

I want you

to trust me.

Drop the gun!

Drop the gun!

[indistinct

echoing voices]

Drop the gun!

I'll drop the gun,

but here's the deal.

I lay the gun down.

You let the girl go.

I'll be your hostage.

Drop the gun!

[eerie music]

[echo of gunshot]

Young fella?

Look at you lying there

like a lump on a log.

So what if you made

a few mistakes.

You can change

your life for the better.

Don't you have

anything to live for?

[woman over TV]

La night

in downtown Los Angeles,

four men died

in what police describe

as a drug deal

gone sour.

And while the accused killer,

Earl Talbott Blake,

remains in guarded condition

at City General,

the man who put an end

to his criminal career

was cited this morning

at city hall.

(Farris)

To Detective Nick Styles.

This is an honor

and a privilege

that I'm proud

to share.

[chuckles]

And I promise

to keep my clothes on

for my next arrest.

(woman)

Detective Styles, now in

his last year of law school--

Hey, you,

book man?

[eerie music]

You know what?

I just thought of something

I could change,

a whole life,

a whole future.

And it's all

in my hands.

(man)

Wonderful.

Would you like something

uplifting to read?

Maybe motivational?

Something heavy.

How about Tolstoy,

Anna Karenina, hmm?

It's not heavy enough.

Well, that was

his first book.

Okay.

War and Peace, hmm?

Yeah,

that's perfect.

And I'll take

that big Bible there too.

[suspenseful music]

God bless you.

Fine young man.

When you start reading

the right things,

down the right road...

rip!

[screams]

I'm gonna cover

the left side.

[man over TV]

Lieutenant Nick Styles may

look familiar to our viewers.

He first gained

national attention

two years ago,

when his apprehension

of professional hit man

Earl Talbott Blake

was captured

by an amateur photographer.

It's lunchtime.

(Larry)

Let's go!

All right, hold it.

Backup!

(man)

I got him.

(man)

Today's operation will cap

his career with the LAPD.

Next week,

the recent law school graduate

will continue

his crime fighting

as Los Angeles' newest

assistant district attorney.

(Nick)

You're running away.

What do you got here, huh?

Huh?

You got nothing, huh?

You're under arrest.

(male announcer)

Busted will return with more

authentic police action

followed by The Love Boat.

[bugs chittering]

[engines running]

(man)

Come on inside.

Come on,

straight back.

All right, close it up.

(man #1)

Hey, hey, isn't that Blake?

(man #2)

What's his cell mate

doing in the hospital?

[laughter]

(man #3)

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