Just relax.
Everything's going to be all right.''
No, the kidnapper.
He said he'll call us soon
with instructions for the money drop
and if we don't do what he says,
he'll kill Terri.
Lieutenant Drebin, what do I do?
Well, as I understand it,
you're in the textile business.
I mean, I don't want
the police involved in this.
Now, we've all got to work together
to capture this kidnapper.
I'll pay whatever ransom is necessary
to get Terri back.
No, that'd be giving in to them.
These people are emotionally unstable.
Had a case like this, similar.
The kidnappers cut the victim's ear off
and sent it to the family.
So you see,
you've got to let us help you.
Not the whole ear, of course.
Just a piece of it.
And when this whole thing blows over,
we'll return Terri's ear,
if she's still alive.
-She's taking it hard.
-Yeah.
We'd better go, Frank.
We'll leave Officer Norberg here.
If you need anything, just ask him.
-We'll be in touch.
-After we go, I want you to nose around.
-And keep an eye out for the ear.
-Yes, sir.
Don't you worry, Mrs Burton.
If Terri's ear comes, I'll handle it.
The next day, I decided to talk
with the one witness to the kidnapping,
Kingsley Addison.
Kingsley played basketball
every afternoon
at the Shorwood High School
playground.
I'd talk to him there.
-Over here!
-Come on!
Come on, give it up, give it up, come on!
Now, now!
-Kingsley Addison?
-Yeah.
-I'm Lieutenant Drebin, Police Squad.
-What do you want?
I'd like to ask you a few questions.
-About last night?
-That's right. What happened?
I remember Terri was grabbed.
Then I got hit.
That's all I remember. Honest.
Well, I understand
you and Terri were gonna get married.
Yeah, I wanted to marry her.
She just hadn't quite made up
her mind yet, that's all.
Well, it doesn't sound to me
like you were very sure
Terri was gonna say yes.
Terri comes from
a large amount of money.
Do you think you make enough
to keep her in the lifestyle
she's accustomed to?
-Of course. I have a job.
-Well, I've done a little checking on that.
You owe a lot of money
to a lot of people.
You need more than a job.
You think I'd marry Terri for her money?
I didn't say that.
All right!
It was too early to dismiss Kingsley
as the primary suspect.
He needed money.
An earlier check
indicated he was often seen socially
with Joe Cooke and other members
of the Freddy Segal mob.
By marrying Terri,
he would come into a fortune
cementing his relationship with the elite
and forever ensuring
a most luxurious lifestyle.
I was en route to Police Squad,
when I got a call from Dispatch.
There was a new wrinkle.
The kidnapper had contacted
the Burton family
with some additional information.
When I arrived at the Burton mansion,
Norberg and my boss
were already on the scene.
-Frank, I'm glad to see you.
-What do you got, Ed?
I want you to give this a listen.
This came in the mail.
Mommy, Daddy,
please do what he wants.
Give him the money. I'm scared!
I wanna...
That's enough. Further instructions
on the size of the ransom
and where to deliver it will follow.
Oh, my baby.
My poor baby.
Well, what do you think?
Seems to be a little too much wow
and flutter from the right speaker.
You know, Frank,
we don't even have the spot
for the ransom drop yet.
All right, buddy, talk.
Talk!
He can't, Frank. Can't you see?
He's a mime.
All right, what do you got?
-What's this?
-It's charades, Frank.
Great! What's the teams?
Five words.
-Finger.
-First word.
Good, Captain.
You're getting on something?
-A shirt!
-A car.
-Woman, woman! Woman!
-A bust. Sounds like bust. A bus!
-Bus!
-Of course.
You're driving around in the bus.
You're going around on the bus.
You're looking...
-You're going somewhere!
-To lowa!
You're in the bus and you're...
-You're parking the bus.
-It's a song title.
Theme from A Summer Place.
You're driving around
and you're looking for a place
in a bus depot,