Lt. Doug Chapman quotes from The Rockford Files

Lt. Doug Chapman

Bobby Boyajian's brothers tell us that you two guys took the kid apart in the wedding chapel in La Jolla, and now he's dead. So don't sit there like butter wouldn't melt in your mouths!

Jim

I don't care what they say, we didn't start anything, it was Boyajian himself.

Angel

That's right, they're a bunch of liars, if you've ever dealt with the Boyajians, you'd know what creeps they are!

Lt. Doug Chapman

Mr. Martin, Bobby's sister Regine said that you telephoned her at Azie Boyajian's house last night, you tried to arrange a meeting with her brother so you could iron out some problems, is that right?

Jim

Wait a minute, Angel, you did what?

Angel

Regine can't testify against me, she's my legal wife.

Lt. Doug Chapman

Regine hung up on you, Mr. Martin, so maybe you telephoned Bobby at his home and he agreed to meet you.

Dennis Becker

Bobby's wound was point-blank. It had to be somebody who knew him, somebody who could walk right up to him.

Lt. Doug Chapman

Right. So what I'm saying is this: you (points at Angel), or you (points at Jim) or both of you met Bobby and got what you really wanted, which wasn't to iron out any problems, but to fill the kid's face with double-aught buckshot!

Dennis Becker

It was birdshot, Lieutenant!

Beth Davenport

[Slams her purse on table] Birdshot, buckshot, how much speculation do we have to listen to?! You may have a motive, maybe opportunity, but do you have an eyewitness, a weapon, anything that's at all solid?

Jim

Well, I think that ought to take care of that. I don't think the District Attorney's office is gonna file on loose charges, will they?

Lt. Doug Chapman

Sit down, Rockford!

Jim

What for, you can't file a charge?

Lt. Doug Chapman

Not on the homicide, not yet. But I've got you on fraud, grand theft! Complaint signed by the Boyajian brothers. Sergeant, get somebody from the Bunko Squad up here, book these guys for the Red Barn Con. [Dennis leaves. Chapman removes the visitors' passes from Rockford and Angel's chests] Like I said, sit down, gentlemen.

Lt. Doug Chapman

You got a big, smart mouth with contempt for the law and the people who try to enforce it!

Jim

Not all of them, lieutenant.

Lianne Sweeny

[after the shootout, she approaches Lt. Chapman] Hi, Doug. Hey, Doug, Doug. I just want to say that I think Dennis Becker handled this situation very, very well. Even if that civilian hadn't done what he did, I think that Dennis would have nailed those turkeys, with no harm to the victim. I think it was quite a collar, a feather in everyone's cap. The way I look at it, there's sure as hell enough glory to go around from this baby.

Lt. Doug Chapman

Ms. Sweeney, why don't you go home?

Lianne Sweeny

[Taken aback] What?

Lt. Doug Chapman

I said go home. Go back to your family. Go back to your job, whatever it is, and for God's sake, let us do ours. The police don't have many friends these days, so we have a tendency to take whatever comes our way, and that's our mistake.

Lianne Sweeny

Doug, I don't know what you're talking about. I just love what you guys do, that's all. I - I hate crime and criminals.

Now, Del Kane is syndicate. If we can convict him, maybe we can get him to do some talking. He knows where a lot of bodies are buried.

Lt. Chapman

He planted them!