<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed . Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise . (July 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Mobster Carmine Ricca (Richard Devon) drives away from court and an angry mob after being acquitted on a legal technicality . An SFPD motorcycle cop stops Ricca's limo for a minor traffic violation . Suddenly, the patrolman pulls his service revolver, shoots all four men in the car, and rides away . </P> <P> Inspector Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) and his partner Earlington "Early" Smith (Felton Perry) visit the crime scene, despite being on stakeout duty . Callahan's superior, Lieutenant Neil Briggs (Hal Holbrook) dismisses them, seeing Callahan and his tactics as reckless and dangerous . Callahan, in turn, quips, "A good man always knows his limitations," mocking Briggs' pride in not ever drawing his gun in the line of duty . Callahan and Early then stumble upon a hijacking attempt at the airport; Callahan poses as a pilot and stops the two would - be terrorists . </P> <P> Rookie cops Phil Sweet (Tim Matheson), John Davis (David Soul), Alan "Red" Astrachan (Kip Niven), and Mike Grimes (Robert Urich) encounter Callahan at an indoor firing range . Sweet, after demonstrating his speed and accuracy with Callahan's gun, reveals that he is an ex-Airborne Ranger and Special Forces veteran and that the others are as good or better shots than he . The young officers' zeal and marksmanship impress Callahan . </P>

Who said a man's got to know his limitations