Cobra nero (1987) - full transcript
Early in "Black Cobra," Detective Robert Malone establishes himself as a maverick, uncompromising policeman when he guns down several criminals during a hostage standoff. Next, he finds himself protecting a female photographer who has witnessed a murder. She is sought by a moronic gang of motorcyclists who have been murdering and raping at will. Malone finds them, confronts them, and takes care of (police) business.
[horns beeping]
[intense music]
- Yeah, what is it?
- Three bank
robbers busted a job
at the City First National.
Right now, they're holed
up in a sporting club.
The Red 55, that's
between fifth and-
- Yeah, I know
where the Red 55 is.
But it's not the kind of place
I like to hang around in.
Sorry, captain.
- Don't be
an ass, Malone.
They've got hostages.
- All right, I'll
be right there.
[intense music]
[suspenseful music]
- This is Walker. Give
me the chief, quick.
Yeah, those three
sons of bitches
have already killed a hostage.
What do you want me to do?
Uh-huh.
Yes, sir, right.
Yeah, I've called in Malone.
He's on his way over.
Should be here in
a minute or so.
He's here now. He's moving.
Okay, Robert, they
say they won't move
until they've
talked to one of us.
You're elected.
The chief says we
have to negotiate.
We have to accept
all their conditions.
Don't forget it.
Robert.
I don't want any other victims.
A word to the wise, huh?
[footsteps tapping]
[suspenseful music]
- Keep your heads down!
Unless you want this
to stay in their neck.
That's right. Keep calm.
[suspenseful music]
Visitors. Don't move!
Keep it on.
I'll talk to the punk.
Okay. Pay attention, cop.
I'm only going to say this once.
We want $2 million in
unmarked, used bills.
Nothing smaller than 10's
and nothing bigger than 50's.
No consecutive serial numbers.
We want a limo to
take us to the airport
and a plane to
take us to Mexico.
You boys behave yourself
and you'll get all these
good folks back in one piece.
Understand that, cop?
- No way, pal.
[gun firing]
- Oh!
[water splashing]
[groaning]
[gun firing]
[whimpering]
- Great. Just great, Malone.
You did it your way as usual.
I gave you an order.
You were sent in
here to negotiate.
Weren't you? Accept
all their demands.
No more victims.
- THey're scum.
Human garbage.
[indistinct chattering]
- Don't.
[plane whirring]
[suspenseful music]
[footsteps tapping]
[dirt bikes rumbling]
[upbeat music]
[waves crashing]
[dirt bikes rumbling]
[upbeat music]
[dirt bikes rumbling]
[upbeat music]
[waves crashing]
- It's a great steak, honey.
- Well, a great windsurfer
deserves no less.
[both chuckle]
You going out again?
- Mm-hmm.
You know it.
- I wish I was as attractive
as four and a half
square feet of canvas.
- Aw.
- Mm.
Really.
- Well, you cook a better steak.
[chuckling]
- You will come back
sometime, won't you?
- Sooner or later.
[dirt bikes rumbling]
[upbeat music]
[waves crashing]
[dirt bikes rumbling]
- Do you wanna know what
I think about that camper?
- Should I try to
guess, Hopkins?
It's meant just for us.
- Mm-hmm.
[dirt bikes rumbling]
[upbeat music]
[suspenseful music]
[gasping]
- Go on and get here, man.
- Stop! Ted!
Ted! Oh, no!
Oh, let me go!
- I got her, man!
- No, stop!
[engine revving]
[gasping] No!
- Will you move over?
[engine revving]
- Hey, come on, move over!
- Come on!
[engine revving]
[water splashing]
[men grunting]
- Ted!
Oh, oh!
- Yeah!
[woman gasping]
[water splashing]
[woman gasping]
[truck crashes]
[board slams]
- Ted!
- Come on.
- Get back! You guys
leave her alone!
[gun fires]
[groaning]
[woman sobbing]
- Oh, God.
Oh, God.
- Come on. You've broken it
off with Alan, haven't you?
- Stop right there. Don't move.
- Elys, quit trying
to paint the subject.
- Jill, we have a job to do.
Or do you think I should
use these flashbulbs
in an interrogation room?
[dirt bikes rumbling]
- I know he does it out of love.
- Uh.
- Yeah.
I'm very fond of him too.
But right now, I
need peace and quiet
and it doesn't work with him.
- You know, success didn't
come overnight for me.
I worked my tail off and
it's hard to stay on top,
but I'll hold on.
When another photographer
is mentioned in a column,
I know I still have a
lot of fighting to do.
I've got to concentrate
on nothing but my job.
I mean it, there's no hope.
I suppose that's enough
work for tonight.
We'll finish this off tomorrow.
[upbeat music]
[dirt bikes rumbling]
- Aren't you leaving too, Elys?
- No. I've gotta get a few
things ready for tomorrow.
- Okay. So long.
- So Long
Jill, would you turn the light
out as you leave, please?
- Sure.
[door opens]
[light switch clicks]
[door closes]
[suspenseful music]
- Who's there? Who's that?
Still you, Jill?
- Hi. I hope I didn't scare ya.
- Oh, you didn't scare me, Alan
but you've gotta
stop this power game.
Don't you listen to the radio?
The whole city is terrorized.
All the things that
are going on and you,
you play hide and
seek at 11:00 PM!
- You're the one who's
playing hide and seek with me.
My sister's not
very good at lying.
She never was.
- Just like you,
keeping bargains.
- I just came by
to bring you this.
You left it.
And because I just can't
go on without seeing you.
The fault isn't mine.
My God, I just can't
get you out of my head.
- Listen, Alan.
Let's try to find a compromise.
We'll talk often on the
phone, all the time,
but don't you go
back on your word.
- Sure.
We always wind up doing
what you want anyway.
[ominous music]
[thunder rumbling]
- Hey, where you going?
[woman gasping]
- No!
[woman screaming]
[tussling]
Oh, please!
No, please!
[door opens]
[gasping]
- Oh, my God. Oh!
[thunder rumbling]
[whimpering]
- What's the
matter, little girl?
The site of blood bother you?
[bulb flashing]
[door closes]
[engine revving]
[men laughing]
Forget that, goddammit!
Get out here! She
took pictures of me.
We gotta find her
and get them back.
Move your asses!
[suspenseful music]
[engine revving]
[tires screeching]
[engines revving]
[tires screeching]
[truck rumbling]
That's her there.
I'll get that bitch.
[tires screeching]
[engines revving]
[whimpering]
[cries]
[tires screeching]
[truck rumbling]
- Oh.
[siren blaring]
- What seems to be
the matter, lady?
- They're murderers!
They tried to get me!
They're murderers!
- She took my picture.
That bitch took shots.
- She better be taken
care of soon, I think.
- You don't think!
You don't do any
thinking! None at all!
You listen!
- Do something
for God's sake!
Arrest them or they'll kill me!
Please, help me, please!
- All right, come on.
[truck rumbling]
[tires screeching]
[soft jazz music]
[horns beeping]
[cat meows]
[Robert humming]
- Okay. Okay.
Okay.
I hear ya, Purvis.
Time to eat.
Hmm, red can again.
Okay. You got it.
[Purvis meowing]
Oh, shit.
I'm in trouble.
[Purvis meowing]
Okay, okay, I hear ya.
I couldn't have a cat
that was color blind.
[Purvis meowing]
We'll try the blue.
Hey Purvis, I found one!
[Robert humming]
[Purvis meowing]
Yeah, Purvis, mm-hmm.
[humming]
I can eat it myself.
Mm, this is something
else, Purvis.
Red label.
Mm.
[Purvis meowing]
Good, huh?
You better eat it all
'cause if you don't, I will.
[phone ringing]
Yeah? Malone.
- Robert, you get your
tail here in the office.
I need to speak to you.
[soft jazz music]
[knocking]
- Okay, what is it this time?
- Shut the door and come in.
- I hope this is important.
I left my cat at
home and he's alone.
Well?
- What we have tonight
is another murder.
But this time we have
someone who saw it.
A girl called Elys Trumbo,
about to enter her
house an hour ago,
witnessed her
neighbor being killed.
Smart girl.
She got out of it, setting
off her little camera flash,
and blinding one of those hoods,
temporarily, worse luck.
Anyway, she escaped in her car
and our pals took after her
in their at Jeep camper.
I'm betting that that
car was the same one
that was stolen
down at the beach.
Malone, you know that
double homicide too.
It was committed
with just that M.O.
My opinion, there's
no doubt about it.
It's obviously the
same gang of nutcases
we've been after all this time.
But there's one
important difference.
A picture exists now
of one of their heads.
A portrait. That's worth
leaving your cat for, isn't it?
- Mm.
[soft jazz music]
[knocking]
- Come in.
Ah, here are the prints
back from the lab.
Thanks, Mallory.
Oh, no.
Well, what a damn disaster.
The flash went off to close.
Can't use a single one of these.
That's all we needed.
I thought it was
too good to be true.
Wait a minute.
In any case, those
hoods are sure
to try to take out that girl.
Robert, from now
on, you're gonna be
right next to a Elys Trumbo
and you're gonna stick
to her like glue.
- Where is she now?
- At City Hospital
She's still in a state of shock.
We left a cop there
to keep an eye on her,
but she'll be out tomorrow
and you've got to
stick with her.
Even though His Honor
will howl life a wolf.
[ominous music]
[fire crackling]
[thudding]
[snorting]
[snorting]
[groaning]
[bottles clinking]
[grunting]
- You stupid shits.
- Hey, what's the matter?
- Are you out of your mind?
- I said stay away from this.
I want you operating.
This crap is for weak kids.
Little boys who need
to work up guts!
[plane whirring]
It's not you guys.
It's not you guys,
it's the system.
It does us all in.
And that's what we're
trying to fight against!
[chuckles] It's
gonna take blood.
And not just anyone's,
you know that.
Just to the people who don't
ever have to work for things.
Who have it all.
[dirt bike rumbling]
Okay. What's the news?
- The girl is still
there in the hospital.
[intense music]
[dirt bikes rumbling]
[man screaming]
[dirt bikes rumbling]
[banging]
- He's in pretty
bad shape, poor guy.
We better put him
out of his misery.
One look at you in the hospital
and they'll believe you got a
good reason for being there.
[laughing]
[intense music]
- City Hospital.
She's still in a state of shock.
We left a cop there
to keep an eye on her.
[intense music]
[man groaning]
- Our friend here
was hit by a car.
I think he's hurt bad.
For God's sake, call someone.
[ominous music]
[dialing]
[slurping]
[gasps]
[hangs up phone]
[suspenseful music]
[fist whacks]
- Uh!
- Come on. Move.
[engine revving]
[tires screeching]
[suspenseful music]
[clacking]
[chuckling]
[pump clacking]
[suspenseful music]
[squeaking]
- Hey, where are you going?
- We got a wounded
man here, officer.
- We got nurses for that.
- Now!
- Hey!
[gun fires]
Uh!
[gasps]
[gun firing]
[grunting]
- What the hell is this?
What's going on here?
What do you want?
Hey! Hey, get out!
All right, what's going on here?
Hey, what are you
kidding or something?
Hey, who are you guys?
Are you out of your mind?
[gun fires]
- Take care of the girl! Hurry!
[gun firing]
[groaning]
[gun firing]
[heart beating]
[suspenseful music]
[pump clacks]
[clattering]
[gun firing]
[grunting]
[gun firing]
[bullet ricocheting]
[groaning]
- [gasps] My God!
No! No!
Get away!
Go away!
My God!
[groaning]
Oh!
[suspenseful music]
[footsteps shuffling]
[whimpering]
[screaming]
Oh, no!
[sobbing] My God.
[grunting]
Oh!
[gun fires]
[groaning]
[sobbing]
- Lady, lady.
Give me a break
with all that noise.
[dirt bike rumbling]
[whimpering]
[sobbing]
All right, all right. It's over.
Enough with the tears, okay?
- Okay.
[whimpering]
[soft music]
[clattering]
- You could have taken
one of them alive,
or am I wrong?
- Yeah, you're wrong.
- In this particular situation,
he had to save the girl.
What else could he do?
- I don't need a lawyer.
You're the ones that
were wrong by putting
only one guard outside the door.
- Why was there only one guard?
- Because someone
at the precinct
thought that one was enough.
It looks like he wasn't
thinking too well.
- You know, that's the problem.
You're paid to think.
And for both of you, that
could be a little trying.
Now at this time of night,
people are usually sleepy and
likely to make more mistakes.
- You know, Malone,
nobody likes you.
- Yeah, I know.
Sometimes I don't
like myself either,
but that's a matter of opinion,
and frankly, I couldn't
give a damn about yours.
All I care about is my work.
To finish what I started.
And I usually do.
Now you asked me to
protect this girl.
I did.
It doesn't matter how I did it.
If you still want me
to keep an eye on her,
she has to move
over to my place.
- To your bunker
is more like it.
- That's the way I like it.
- Let's see how Miss Trumbo
feels about it first.
- I just can't take anymore.
I don't know what's happening.
I'm not in good control.
Put me wherever you like.
You said "bunker" just now.
Maybe that's the only answer.
- Okay, Malone. Have
it your way as usual.
- You ready to go, miss?
[soft music]
- I may be getting
an exhibition.
- Is what you do all
that fascinating, lady?
- Oh, I'm just making chat.
We've been in the
car for 20 minutes
and you haven't said a thing.
- Oh, yeah?
[sirens blaring]
- I didn't think you'd
be such a grouch.
- Okay. So what do
you wanna talk about?
I don't know what to say to you.
- Oh, well, I don't really
have a one track mind,
and I don't think you do.
- Look, I don't know
anything about fashion, lady.
- I see.
All right, don't talk.
It's not your duty.
And by the way,
if you don't wanna protect me,
I've got an idea.
Have someone else
called in on the case.
Or next time just
let them kill me.
That you take care of
your little problem.
- I think it's about time
you close your mouth.
Too many stupid things
are coming out of it.
[ominous music]
[fire crackling]
- Come on. Come on.
[laughing]
[indistinct chattering]
- This place is giving
me the creeps, you know?
I better get outta here.
[banging]
[intense music]
Come on. Let's move out.
This ain't a healthy place.
- The police sergeant and
the girl gotta be killed.
You, go to her house and wait.
She'll be back there
sooner or later.
You might see the
cop coming too.
He's pretty sure
to try to hide her.
When you find out where,
let us know about it.
And no fancy tricks, right?
[dirt bike rumbling]
[soft jazz music]
[liquid pouring]
[dialing]
[phone ringing]
[sighing]
- Oh shit.
[phone ringing]
Yeah?
- I need you to do me a favor.
I want you run down
to headquarters,
pick up the books with
the mugshot in it,
bring them over here.
- What do you need them for?
[dial tone ringing]
Hmm.
7:30.
Sunday.
Day of rest.
All right.
One, two, and three.
- Hey, Mister? You
going somewhere?
- Who's that?
- It's me, darling.
Who else would it be?
- Oh, I forgot.
I'm so stupid.
Listen, um...
- Miriam. We've been introduced.
- Miriam.
- Oh, what a quick learner.
You got it right the first time.
- Sweet Miriam.
Forgive me.
It's awful, but I have to go.
I promise, I'll be
back in a flash.
Okay?
- Uh, I've seen some
long flashes in my day
and some flashes in the pan.
- Mm.
Will you still be here?
- In a hiding place.
- I'll find it. That's my job.
- I'll make it hard on you.
- I won't answer that.
Hmm.
- Hmm.
[horns beeping]
[dirt bike rumbling]
[ominous music]
[soft music]
- No.
Not one of these. No way.
Nobody who looks
at all like him.
- Thank you, Miss.
You mind coming down
to headquarters with us
and help make a
composite of this man?
- Of course I will.
But on one condition.
I'm Elys, not Miss, okay?
Hmm?
- Hmm.
- It's not much, but
it's better than nothing.
How do you feel today?
Any better now
that you're rested?
- Lots better, thank you.
- Good.
[door opens]
Come in.
Give this to the patrols
and to the press.
- Where'd you get
these ideas from?
You invent them all by yourself?
- Why
- This guy thinks you have
a picture of his face.
You put this sketch
in a newspaper,
he'll know you
don't have anything.
He may never come
out of his hole.
- Did you hear him?
Do as Sergeant
Malone says, quick.
- We have something he wants.
The bait. He's dying to bite.
[ominous music]
[clicking]
[clattering]
[footsteps tapping]
[soft music]
- Robert, I just have to
grab a bag and pack it
with some old clothes
and a toothbrush.
Only be a short time.
- Yeah, that's fine,
but I'll come with you.
You never know.
Hold it. I'll open it.
[lock clicks]
- Is something wrong?
- I'll check it out.
All right, it seems okay.
- If you want something to drink
while you're waiting,
help yourself.
My house is yours. There's
some great bourbon.
- Milk is more my thing.
- A man of a thousand virtues.
[soft music]
[suspenseful music]
[pump clacks]
[suspenseful music]
Aren't you the sneaky one.
This is a lady's bedroom, sir.
[suspenseful music]
Oh.
[pump clicking]
[gun firing]
[bullet ricocheting]
[grunting]
[gun firing]
[bullets ricocheting]
[grunting]
[rumbling]
[groaning]
[grunting]
[fists whacking]
- Where are the rest
of your friends, huh?
Where are the rest
of your friends?
I'll break it off!
Tell me I'll break it off!
[knife clicking]
[knife stabbing]
[Malone screaming]
[grunting]
[whacking]
[rumbling]
[grunting]
[whacking]
[shrieking]
[whacking]
[glass shattering]
[screaming]
[intense music]
[clattering]
[suspenseful music]
- No one can tell who
that's a picture of.
- Nick is dead, but he
sure as hell didn't talk.
- If it was up to me,
I should have gone instead.
[paper crinkling]
Now it's time to act.
It's time, all right!
[gentle music]
[Purvis meowing]
[chuckling]
[Purvis meowing]
[fire crackling]
- Hi.
[Purvis meowing]
- If you have to open
your mouth then do it
just to shove in the
food I made for ya.
They're on the table.
[gentle music]
- Mm.
♪ When will you let me
♪ Come on, sit down
[chuckling]
♪ Remember to brush
♪ Don't be bad
[upbeat pop music]
- Couldn't we talk for a while?
This is brainwash music,
by the sounds of it.
[sighs]
I don't know how you
kids can listen to that.
- Daddy, you're hopeless.
Those are the Aha.
- Aha?
I didn't think it
was Frank Sinatra.
[woman scoffs]
♪ And my spirit is sold
♪ Spirit is sold
[woman humming]
♪ Don't say goodbye
♪ Look out
♪ Bad time
♪ Ready or not
♪ Choose tonight
♪ Bad time
♪ Ready of not
♪ Choose tonight
[tires screeching]
[woman gasps]
[thumping]
[engine revving]
[banging]
[glass shattering]
- Put the gun away or I'll
blow your daughter's head off.
Come on out of there! Out, out!
- [Radio Host] in
our super quiz.
Hello?
- Hello?
[grunting]
[whacking]
- I'm Terry.
- Terry.
What part of the country
are you calling us from?
- Bronx.
[fists whacking]
- [Radio Host] Have you
been following our program
for very long?
- For the last couple months.
[fists whacking]
- Is that all?
[men grunting]
All right, Terry from the Bronx.
We've been on the
air for 11 years,
and you're just getting
on for the first time.
[fists whacking]
[groaning]
Are you ready to answer
the first question?
- I'll try.
- Okay.
One of our immortal
sports heroes, Babe Ruth,
or the Sultan of Swat,
as he was called...
[fist whacking]
[screaming]
- That's enough!
- Can you tell me what city
it's in?
- He's had it.
[groaning]
- Come on, Terry. It's not hard.
- [Terry] I don't think I know!
- Sure you do.
- You listen to me.
You wanna see your
daughter alive?
You get me the photo
and Malone too.
Tomorrow morning at
the old power station.
- You don't know?
- No, I just don't.
- Tomorrow morning, Walker.
- Take a wild guess.
Just try.
[Walker gasping]
- And no tricks.
- Name any city in the US.
- Huh?
[Walker gasping]
- The Bronx?
- Or we'll cut up your
daughter till she looks
like a jigsaw puzzle!
- [Radio Host] I
admire your loyalty,
but it doesn't mean you're
our big first prize.
We do have a great
consolation prize, though.
A $20 discount at any
Dundee Supermarket.
- Daddy!
[banging]
- [Terry] Thanks, does that
mean I can go buy something?
- [Radio Host] At any
Dundee Supermarket
and $20 will be
taken off your bill.
That's right.
- Oh, jeez,
that's really great.
I shop there all the time!
- [Radio Host] That's
what we like to hear.
Now don't hang up.
You've gotta talk
with our secretary
so she can get the
prize certificate.
- [Terry] Oh, don't worry,
I'm hanging right on.
- [Radio Host] Okay Terry,
thanks for playing our quiz.
It's been nice talking to you.
- You too, Mel. Thanks a lot.
- [Radio Host] Okay, and
don't forget to keep listening
to "Mel's Quiz Game" every day
of the week at this same...
[water flowing]
- I feel like I'm going crazy.
Damned if I can see any way
of getting out of this mess.
Damned if I could go along
with their conditions.
- What's your other choice?
- I can't ask you to go.
You'd just get yourself killed.
And I'd spit at myself
for the rest of my life!
If I were 25 years
younger, by God!
- If you were 25 years younger,
you wouldn't even
have a daughter.
- Uh.
- Look, Max, I've
already made up my mind.
I'm going.
- But you can't.
It's just suicide.
They'll kill her anyway.
Robert, I know you're
doing this, for me,
but it won't help.
They'll just kill you too.
So forget it.
- I'm not doing it for you.
I'm just doing it.
I would do it even if it
was Santa Claus' daughter.
- Oh, let me go!
[indistinct yelling]
No! [gasping]
- Come on!
- Come on!
- No! [gasping]
[indistinct yelling]
[woman gasping]
No!
- Ain't she wild!
[indistinct yelling]
[woman gasping]
- Come on!
[indistinct yelling]
[woman gasping]
[gun fires]
[fire crackling]
- Get out of here!
- Let me out of here.
[pump clacks]
Now!
- Hey come on, let's go.
- Come on, get out of here.
Come on, man.
- Come on.
- Hurry!
[woman whimpering]
[footsteps tapping]
- Not bad for a
cop's daughter, huh?
- I wouldn't mind tearing
off a hunk of that right now.
[woman gasping]
- You can wait till evening.
She's a little too upset
to enjoy it right now.
[woman sobbing]
[soft jazz music]
- Robert never knew his parents.
The man in the picture
is not his father.
He adopted him.
He was alone too.
Old and alone.
And they stuck together and
with all they went through,
they found some kind of
companionship with each other.
Until one day when the Walls
of Jericho came crashing down.
Robert was just a kid then.
He was still in school.
One morning, two drunks
robbed and killed the old man.
Yeah, you heard me.
For seven lousy dollars.
Robert survived somehow.
But after that, something
was different inside him.
After he did a stint
in Vietnam where he won
every medal in the book,
he came back and joined
the police force.
[soft jazz music]
He's not a bad guy.
His battle against crime
goes back a long way.
Sometimes I think nothing
else means a thing to him.
[car door closes]
- If I could just, if I
could get a beat on him,
on that type of man,
I'd give a lot to
understand him.
- What did Walker want
this time, Robert?
What's so important?
Hmm? I don't like the
sound of your silence, pal.
[traffic whirring]
[dirt bikes rumbling]
[intense music]
- Come on, get out! Move!
Tie her up!
[clicking]
[clacking]
- Do you mind if I
get something too?
Otherwise I'll just look
like I'm going fishing.
[intense music]
Are you give you some
cartridges or do I use popcorn?
- Don't go out. Don't
open the door for anyone.
[clicks tongue]
Take care of her, Purvis.
Is that thing ready?
- It's out in the car.
Get something to eat.
You're losing weight.
- Hmm.
[Purvis meows]
[door closes]
Mm.
[suspenseful music]
[ship horn blaring]
[woman gasping]
[horn beeping]
[suspenseful music]
[ship horn blaring]
[pump clacks]
[suspenseful music]
[engine revving]
[gun firing]
[indistinct yelling]
[guns firing]
[bullets ricocheting]
[groaning]
[guns firing]
[bullets ricocheting]
[groaning]
[guns firing]
[suspenseful music]
[grunting]
[thunderous explosion]
[screaming]
[guns firing]
[bullets ricocheting]
[banging]
[grunting]
[suspenseful music]
[whacking]
[pump clacks]
[gun fires]
[man screaming]
[body thuds]
[grunting]
- Shit.
[ship horn blaring]
[grunting]
[gun fires]
[groaning]
[gun firing]
[bullets ricocheting]
[gun firing]
[man groaning]
[body thudding]
[suspenseful music]
[woman gasping]
- Hold it right there!
Come one step closer
and I'll cut her throat.
I mean, I'm not kidding around.
- Listen, pal.
This is a .45 automatic,
loaded with led-plated bullets.
A shot at this distance
could blow a man's head off.
I think I know what's going
through your head right now.
You're wondering if I
got any bullets left.
Your guess as good as mine.
Who's got the odds
beat? You or me?
Today, I feel lucky.
You wanna kill her? Go ahead.
You've got the knife
in the right position.
The sight of blood
won't bother me, punk
What you waiting for?
- Hey look, I-
- I don't give a shit.
'Cause I'm gonna take one shot
just to see how far your
goddamn head's gonna roll.
[suspenseful music]
[clacking]
[hammer clicks]
[trigger clicks]
[whacking]
[suspenseful music]
[knife whooshing]
[knife stabbing]
[groaning]
[water splashing]
[soft jazz music]
- I have to admit that
it was a pleasure.
It was fun in a
strange way though.
I wanna say thank you.
- You don't have to.
Anyway, if I get bored,
I know where to
come for excitement.
- Thank you. See you around.
Bye.
- Emergency situation.
87th and 2nd.
Emergency situation,
87th and 2nd.
All cars in the vicinity
proceed there immediately.
[beeping]
[soft jazz music]
- On my way.
[engine revving]
[suspenseful music]
[suspenseful music]
[indistinct chattering]
- Good evening, sir.
There'll be a bit of a wait.
- I'll be at the bar.
[glass clinking]
[indistinct chattering]
- Sir, what'll you have?
- Scotch, double.
[suspenseful music]
- I'm not an expert in fashion,
but I'm sure you've
been quite successful.
- Uh-huh, you've been doing a
little research, haven't you?
I can't believe I'm
able to relax, Robert.
I actually went and did
some work this morning,
and it actually turned out okay.
I was amazed.
[indistinct chattering]
[suspenseful music]
Robert?
Robert?
In this whole business,
you know where
the biggest surprise came?
When you invited me out.
- You gotta eat sometimes.
Besides, gives me a
chance to get dressed up.
[Elys laughing]
But your problems
might not be over yet.
Wait till you see my face
when I get the check.
- [chuckling] As long as you
don't think you can get away
with just one date, Mr. Malone.
Next time it's
dinner at my place.
Do you like Mexican
food? Robert?
[suspenseful music]
Robert, what's with you?
- Hmm? Hmm?
Oh, oh, nothing, nothing.
I thought I saw
someone I recognized.
[suspenseful music]
[indistinct chattering]
- Well, anyway, I
hate to be forward,
but I hate even more
if I didn't speak up.
I think if we managed to have
fun even over this last week,
we should seriously consider
seeing more of each other.
Robert, are you listening to me?
- Oh, sure, sure. I'm listening.
It's just that I
never did talk a lot.
Even when I was a kid, I always
preferred action to words.
- So I see.
[intense music]
[gasps]
[heart beating]
[screaming]
[gun firing]
[indistinct yelling]
[gun firing]
[glass shattering]
- Stay down now!
- Get under the table!
[woman gasping]
[car starting]
[tires screeching]
[gun fires]
[intense music]
[tires screeching]
[tires screeching]
[tires screeching]
[cars crashing]
[cars banging]
[cars banging]
[tires screeching]
[tires screeching]
[engines revving]
[intense music]
[tires screeching]
[banging]
[cars crashing]
[banging]
[cars banging]
[tires screeching]
[engine revving]
[car crashing]
[glass shattering]
[tires screeching]
[car crashing]
[groaning]
[door thumping]
[grunting]
[clattering]
[door opens]
[door closes]
[sighing]
[intense music]
[men grunting]
[body banging]
[men grunting]
[banging]
[breathes heavily]
[soft jazz music]
[trunk opens]
[thudding]
[trunk closes]
- Well, have a good trip.
I like to see you taking
a few days of vacation.
You have so many
that you never took
that you could retire right now.
[Malone laughing]
- Yeah, I've been wanting to
go back there for a long time.
Maybe there's still something
left at that old gas station.
[soft jazz music]
- I hope at least you'll
find your memories.
[Malone chuckles
and clicks tongue]
- Stop there. Don't move.
[shutter clicking]
For my album. Nobody
will know, okay?
When will we see you again?
- Hmm, I don't know.
Not too long.
- Okay. Bon voyage,
police officer.
[soft jazz music]
- Hmm.
Goodbye, Miss.
[soft jazz music]
- One more. Hold it.
[shutter clicking]
♪ Every morning
♪ I get up early
♪ Drinking coffee
as fast as I can ♪
♪ Shower, never too
hot, not too cold ♪
♪ Then I put on the
same old clothes ♪
♪ And the gold rush
starts again for me ♪
[upbeat pop music]
♪ On the road the
confusion begins ♪
♪ Engine builds, they'll
arrive there on time ♪
♪ Like an animal in the jungle
♪ Running fast under
the clear blue sky ♪
♪ And I dreamed that
one day I'll fly away ♪
♪ With the people who
always cared for me ♪
♪ But I'm sure the dream
will be my future life ♪
♪ Take me to America
♪ Take me to America
♪ Feel like I can
die in the fire ♪
♪ Take me in a
moment of desire ♪
♪ Take me to America
♪ Take me to America
♪ Feel like I can
die in the fire ♪
♪ Take me in moment of desire
[upbeat pop music]
[intense music]
- Yeah, what is it?
- Three bank
robbers busted a job
at the City First National.
Right now, they're holed
up in a sporting club.
The Red 55, that's
between fifth and-
- Yeah, I know
where the Red 55 is.
But it's not the kind of place
I like to hang around in.
Sorry, captain.
- Don't be
an ass, Malone.
They've got hostages.
- All right, I'll
be right there.
[intense music]
[suspenseful music]
- This is Walker. Give
me the chief, quick.
Yeah, those three
sons of bitches
have already killed a hostage.
What do you want me to do?
Uh-huh.
Yes, sir, right.
Yeah, I've called in Malone.
He's on his way over.
Should be here in
a minute or so.
He's here now. He's moving.
Okay, Robert, they
say they won't move
until they've
talked to one of us.
You're elected.
The chief says we
have to negotiate.
We have to accept
all their conditions.
Don't forget it.
Robert.
I don't want any other victims.
A word to the wise, huh?
[footsteps tapping]
[suspenseful music]
- Keep your heads down!
Unless you want this
to stay in their neck.
That's right. Keep calm.
[suspenseful music]
Visitors. Don't move!
Keep it on.
I'll talk to the punk.
Okay. Pay attention, cop.
I'm only going to say this once.
We want $2 million in
unmarked, used bills.
Nothing smaller than 10's
and nothing bigger than 50's.
No consecutive serial numbers.
We want a limo to
take us to the airport
and a plane to
take us to Mexico.
You boys behave yourself
and you'll get all these
good folks back in one piece.
Understand that, cop?
- No way, pal.
[gun firing]
- Oh!
[water splashing]
[groaning]
[gun firing]
[whimpering]
- Great. Just great, Malone.
You did it your way as usual.
I gave you an order.
You were sent in
here to negotiate.
Weren't you? Accept
all their demands.
No more victims.
- THey're scum.
Human garbage.
[indistinct chattering]
- Don't.
[plane whirring]
[suspenseful music]
[footsteps tapping]
[dirt bikes rumbling]
[upbeat music]
[waves crashing]
[dirt bikes rumbling]
[upbeat music]
[dirt bikes rumbling]
[upbeat music]
[waves crashing]
- It's a great steak, honey.
- Well, a great windsurfer
deserves no less.
[both chuckle]
You going out again?
- Mm-hmm.
You know it.
- I wish I was as attractive
as four and a half
square feet of canvas.
- Aw.
- Mm.
Really.
- Well, you cook a better steak.
[chuckling]
- You will come back
sometime, won't you?
- Sooner or later.
[dirt bikes rumbling]
[upbeat music]
[waves crashing]
[dirt bikes rumbling]
- Do you wanna know what
I think about that camper?
- Should I try to
guess, Hopkins?
It's meant just for us.
- Mm-hmm.
[dirt bikes rumbling]
[upbeat music]
[suspenseful music]
[gasping]
- Go on and get here, man.
- Stop! Ted!
Ted! Oh, no!
Oh, let me go!
- I got her, man!
- No, stop!
[engine revving]
[gasping] No!
- Will you move over?
[engine revving]
- Hey, come on, move over!
- Come on!
[engine revving]
[water splashing]
[men grunting]
- Ted!
Oh, oh!
- Yeah!
[woman gasping]
[water splashing]
[woman gasping]
[truck crashes]
[board slams]
- Ted!
- Come on.
- Get back! You guys
leave her alone!
[gun fires]
[groaning]
[woman sobbing]
- Oh, God.
Oh, God.
- Come on. You've broken it
off with Alan, haven't you?
- Stop right there. Don't move.
- Elys, quit trying
to paint the subject.
- Jill, we have a job to do.
Or do you think I should
use these flashbulbs
in an interrogation room?
[dirt bikes rumbling]
- I know he does it out of love.
- Uh.
- Yeah.
I'm very fond of him too.
But right now, I
need peace and quiet
and it doesn't work with him.
- You know, success didn't
come overnight for me.
I worked my tail off and
it's hard to stay on top,
but I'll hold on.
When another photographer
is mentioned in a column,
I know I still have a
lot of fighting to do.
I've got to concentrate
on nothing but my job.
I mean it, there's no hope.
I suppose that's enough
work for tonight.
We'll finish this off tomorrow.
[upbeat music]
[dirt bikes rumbling]
- Aren't you leaving too, Elys?
- No. I've gotta get a few
things ready for tomorrow.
- Okay. So long.
- So Long
Jill, would you turn the light
out as you leave, please?
- Sure.
[door opens]
[light switch clicks]
[door closes]
[suspenseful music]
- Who's there? Who's that?
Still you, Jill?
- Hi. I hope I didn't scare ya.
- Oh, you didn't scare me, Alan
but you've gotta
stop this power game.
Don't you listen to the radio?
The whole city is terrorized.
All the things that
are going on and you,
you play hide and
seek at 11:00 PM!
- You're the one who's
playing hide and seek with me.
My sister's not
very good at lying.
She never was.
- Just like you,
keeping bargains.
- I just came by
to bring you this.
You left it.
And because I just can't
go on without seeing you.
The fault isn't mine.
My God, I just can't
get you out of my head.
- Listen, Alan.
Let's try to find a compromise.
We'll talk often on the
phone, all the time,
but don't you go
back on your word.
- Sure.
We always wind up doing
what you want anyway.
[ominous music]
[thunder rumbling]
- Hey, where you going?
[woman gasping]
- No!
[woman screaming]
[tussling]
Oh, please!
No, please!
[door opens]
[gasping]
- Oh, my God. Oh!
[thunder rumbling]
[whimpering]
- What's the
matter, little girl?
The site of blood bother you?
[bulb flashing]
[door closes]
[engine revving]
[men laughing]
Forget that, goddammit!
Get out here! She
took pictures of me.
We gotta find her
and get them back.
Move your asses!
[suspenseful music]
[engine revving]
[tires screeching]
[engines revving]
[tires screeching]
[truck rumbling]
That's her there.
I'll get that bitch.
[tires screeching]
[engines revving]
[whimpering]
[cries]
[tires screeching]
[truck rumbling]
- Oh.
[siren blaring]
- What seems to be
the matter, lady?
- They're murderers!
They tried to get me!
They're murderers!
- She took my picture.
That bitch took shots.
- She better be taken
care of soon, I think.
- You don't think!
You don't do any
thinking! None at all!
You listen!
- Do something
for God's sake!
Arrest them or they'll kill me!
Please, help me, please!
- All right, come on.
[truck rumbling]
[tires screeching]
[soft jazz music]
[horns beeping]
[cat meows]
[Robert humming]
- Okay. Okay.
Okay.
I hear ya, Purvis.
Time to eat.
Hmm, red can again.
Okay. You got it.
[Purvis meowing]
Oh, shit.
I'm in trouble.
[Purvis meowing]
Okay, okay, I hear ya.
I couldn't have a cat
that was color blind.
[Purvis meowing]
We'll try the blue.
Hey Purvis, I found one!
[Robert humming]
[Purvis meowing]
Yeah, Purvis, mm-hmm.
[humming]
I can eat it myself.
Mm, this is something
else, Purvis.
Red label.
Mm.
[Purvis meowing]
Good, huh?
You better eat it all
'cause if you don't, I will.
[phone ringing]
Yeah? Malone.
- Robert, you get your
tail here in the office.
I need to speak to you.
[soft jazz music]
[knocking]
- Okay, what is it this time?
- Shut the door and come in.
- I hope this is important.
I left my cat at
home and he's alone.
Well?
- What we have tonight
is another murder.
But this time we have
someone who saw it.
A girl called Elys Trumbo,
about to enter her
house an hour ago,
witnessed her
neighbor being killed.
Smart girl.
She got out of it, setting
off her little camera flash,
and blinding one of those hoods,
temporarily, worse luck.
Anyway, she escaped in her car
and our pals took after her
in their at Jeep camper.
I'm betting that that
car was the same one
that was stolen
down at the beach.
Malone, you know that
double homicide too.
It was committed
with just that M.O.
My opinion, there's
no doubt about it.
It's obviously the
same gang of nutcases
we've been after all this time.
But there's one
important difference.
A picture exists now
of one of their heads.
A portrait. That's worth
leaving your cat for, isn't it?
- Mm.
[soft jazz music]
[knocking]
- Come in.
Ah, here are the prints
back from the lab.
Thanks, Mallory.
Oh, no.
Well, what a damn disaster.
The flash went off to close.
Can't use a single one of these.
That's all we needed.
I thought it was
too good to be true.
Wait a minute.
In any case, those
hoods are sure
to try to take out that girl.
Robert, from now
on, you're gonna be
right next to a Elys Trumbo
and you're gonna stick
to her like glue.
- Where is she now?
- At City Hospital
She's still in a state of shock.
We left a cop there
to keep an eye on her,
but she'll be out tomorrow
and you've got to
stick with her.
Even though His Honor
will howl life a wolf.
[ominous music]
[fire crackling]
[thudding]
[snorting]
[snorting]
[groaning]
[bottles clinking]
[grunting]
- You stupid shits.
- Hey, what's the matter?
- Are you out of your mind?
- I said stay away from this.
I want you operating.
This crap is for weak kids.
Little boys who need
to work up guts!
[plane whirring]
It's not you guys.
It's not you guys,
it's the system.
It does us all in.
And that's what we're
trying to fight against!
[chuckles] It's
gonna take blood.
And not just anyone's,
you know that.
Just to the people who don't
ever have to work for things.
Who have it all.
[dirt bike rumbling]
Okay. What's the news?
- The girl is still
there in the hospital.
[intense music]
[dirt bikes rumbling]
[man screaming]
[dirt bikes rumbling]
[banging]
- He's in pretty
bad shape, poor guy.
We better put him
out of his misery.
One look at you in the hospital
and they'll believe you got a
good reason for being there.
[laughing]
[intense music]
- City Hospital.
She's still in a state of shock.
We left a cop there
to keep an eye on her.
[intense music]
[man groaning]
- Our friend here
was hit by a car.
I think he's hurt bad.
For God's sake, call someone.
[ominous music]
[dialing]
[slurping]
[gasps]
[hangs up phone]
[suspenseful music]
[fist whacks]
- Uh!
- Come on. Move.
[engine revving]
[tires screeching]
[suspenseful music]
[clacking]
[chuckling]
[pump clacking]
[suspenseful music]
[squeaking]
- Hey, where are you going?
- We got a wounded
man here, officer.
- We got nurses for that.
- Now!
- Hey!
[gun fires]
Uh!
[gasps]
[gun firing]
[grunting]
- What the hell is this?
What's going on here?
What do you want?
Hey! Hey, get out!
All right, what's going on here?
Hey, what are you
kidding or something?
Hey, who are you guys?
Are you out of your mind?
[gun fires]
- Take care of the girl! Hurry!
[gun firing]
[groaning]
[gun firing]
[heart beating]
[suspenseful music]
[pump clacks]
[clattering]
[gun firing]
[grunting]
[gun firing]
[bullet ricocheting]
[groaning]
- [gasps] My God!
No! No!
Get away!
Go away!
My God!
[groaning]
Oh!
[suspenseful music]
[footsteps shuffling]
[whimpering]
[screaming]
Oh, no!
[sobbing] My God.
[grunting]
Oh!
[gun fires]
[groaning]
[sobbing]
- Lady, lady.
Give me a break
with all that noise.
[dirt bike rumbling]
[whimpering]
[sobbing]
All right, all right. It's over.
Enough with the tears, okay?
- Okay.
[whimpering]
[soft music]
[clattering]
- You could have taken
one of them alive,
or am I wrong?
- Yeah, you're wrong.
- In this particular situation,
he had to save the girl.
What else could he do?
- I don't need a lawyer.
You're the ones that
were wrong by putting
only one guard outside the door.
- Why was there only one guard?
- Because someone
at the precinct
thought that one was enough.
It looks like he wasn't
thinking too well.
- You know, that's the problem.
You're paid to think.
And for both of you, that
could be a little trying.
Now at this time of night,
people are usually sleepy and
likely to make more mistakes.
- You know, Malone,
nobody likes you.
- Yeah, I know.
Sometimes I don't
like myself either,
but that's a matter of opinion,
and frankly, I couldn't
give a damn about yours.
All I care about is my work.
To finish what I started.
And I usually do.
Now you asked me to
protect this girl.
I did.
It doesn't matter how I did it.
If you still want me
to keep an eye on her,
she has to move
over to my place.
- To your bunker
is more like it.
- That's the way I like it.
- Let's see how Miss Trumbo
feels about it first.
- I just can't take anymore.
I don't know what's happening.
I'm not in good control.
Put me wherever you like.
You said "bunker" just now.
Maybe that's the only answer.
- Okay, Malone. Have
it your way as usual.
- You ready to go, miss?
[soft music]
- I may be getting
an exhibition.
- Is what you do all
that fascinating, lady?
- Oh, I'm just making chat.
We've been in the
car for 20 minutes
and you haven't said a thing.
- Oh, yeah?
[sirens blaring]
- I didn't think you'd
be such a grouch.
- Okay. So what do
you wanna talk about?
I don't know what to say to you.
- Oh, well, I don't really
have a one track mind,
and I don't think you do.
- Look, I don't know
anything about fashion, lady.
- I see.
All right, don't talk.
It's not your duty.
And by the way,
if you don't wanna protect me,
I've got an idea.
Have someone else
called in on the case.
Or next time just
let them kill me.
That you take care of
your little problem.
- I think it's about time
you close your mouth.
Too many stupid things
are coming out of it.
[ominous music]
[fire crackling]
- Come on. Come on.
[laughing]
[indistinct chattering]
- This place is giving
me the creeps, you know?
I better get outta here.
[banging]
[intense music]
Come on. Let's move out.
This ain't a healthy place.
- The police sergeant and
the girl gotta be killed.
You, go to her house and wait.
She'll be back there
sooner or later.
You might see the
cop coming too.
He's pretty sure
to try to hide her.
When you find out where,
let us know about it.
And no fancy tricks, right?
[dirt bike rumbling]
[soft jazz music]
[liquid pouring]
[dialing]
[phone ringing]
[sighing]
- Oh shit.
[phone ringing]
Yeah?
- I need you to do me a favor.
I want you run down
to headquarters,
pick up the books with
the mugshot in it,
bring them over here.
- What do you need them for?
[dial tone ringing]
Hmm.
7:30.
Sunday.
Day of rest.
All right.
One, two, and three.
- Hey, Mister? You
going somewhere?
- Who's that?
- It's me, darling.
Who else would it be?
- Oh, I forgot.
I'm so stupid.
Listen, um...
- Miriam. We've been introduced.
- Miriam.
- Oh, what a quick learner.
You got it right the first time.
- Sweet Miriam.
Forgive me.
It's awful, but I have to go.
I promise, I'll be
back in a flash.
Okay?
- Uh, I've seen some
long flashes in my day
and some flashes in the pan.
- Mm.
Will you still be here?
- In a hiding place.
- I'll find it. That's my job.
- I'll make it hard on you.
- I won't answer that.
Hmm.
- Hmm.
[horns beeping]
[dirt bike rumbling]
[ominous music]
[soft music]
- No.
Not one of these. No way.
Nobody who looks
at all like him.
- Thank you, Miss.
You mind coming down
to headquarters with us
and help make a
composite of this man?
- Of course I will.
But on one condition.
I'm Elys, not Miss, okay?
Hmm?
- Hmm.
- It's not much, but
it's better than nothing.
How do you feel today?
Any better now
that you're rested?
- Lots better, thank you.
- Good.
[door opens]
Come in.
Give this to the patrols
and to the press.
- Where'd you get
these ideas from?
You invent them all by yourself?
- Why
- This guy thinks you have
a picture of his face.
You put this sketch
in a newspaper,
he'll know you
don't have anything.
He may never come
out of his hole.
- Did you hear him?
Do as Sergeant
Malone says, quick.
- We have something he wants.
The bait. He's dying to bite.
[ominous music]
[clicking]
[clattering]
[footsteps tapping]
[soft music]
- Robert, I just have to
grab a bag and pack it
with some old clothes
and a toothbrush.
Only be a short time.
- Yeah, that's fine,
but I'll come with you.
You never know.
Hold it. I'll open it.
[lock clicks]
- Is something wrong?
- I'll check it out.
All right, it seems okay.
- If you want something to drink
while you're waiting,
help yourself.
My house is yours. There's
some great bourbon.
- Milk is more my thing.
- A man of a thousand virtues.
[soft music]
[suspenseful music]
[pump clacks]
[suspenseful music]
Aren't you the sneaky one.
This is a lady's bedroom, sir.
[suspenseful music]
Oh.
[pump clicking]
[gun firing]
[bullet ricocheting]
[grunting]
[gun firing]
[bullets ricocheting]
[grunting]
[rumbling]
[groaning]
[grunting]
[fists whacking]
- Where are the rest
of your friends, huh?
Where are the rest
of your friends?
I'll break it off!
Tell me I'll break it off!
[knife clicking]
[knife stabbing]
[Malone screaming]
[grunting]
[whacking]
[rumbling]
[grunting]
[whacking]
[shrieking]
[whacking]
[glass shattering]
[screaming]
[intense music]
[clattering]
[suspenseful music]
- No one can tell who
that's a picture of.
- Nick is dead, but he
sure as hell didn't talk.
- If it was up to me,
I should have gone instead.
[paper crinkling]
Now it's time to act.
It's time, all right!
[gentle music]
[Purvis meowing]
[chuckling]
[Purvis meowing]
[fire crackling]
- Hi.
[Purvis meowing]
- If you have to open
your mouth then do it
just to shove in the
food I made for ya.
They're on the table.
[gentle music]
- Mm.
♪ When will you let me
♪ Come on, sit down
[chuckling]
♪ Remember to brush
♪ Don't be bad
[upbeat pop music]
- Couldn't we talk for a while?
This is brainwash music,
by the sounds of it.
[sighs]
I don't know how you
kids can listen to that.
- Daddy, you're hopeless.
Those are the Aha.
- Aha?
I didn't think it
was Frank Sinatra.
[woman scoffs]
♪ And my spirit is sold
♪ Spirit is sold
[woman humming]
♪ Don't say goodbye
♪ Look out
♪ Bad time
♪ Ready or not
♪ Choose tonight
♪ Bad time
♪ Ready of not
♪ Choose tonight
[tires screeching]
[woman gasps]
[thumping]
[engine revving]
[banging]
[glass shattering]
- Put the gun away or I'll
blow your daughter's head off.
Come on out of there! Out, out!
- [Radio Host] in
our super quiz.
Hello?
- Hello?
[grunting]
[whacking]
- I'm Terry.
- Terry.
What part of the country
are you calling us from?
- Bronx.
[fists whacking]
- [Radio Host] Have you
been following our program
for very long?
- For the last couple months.
[fists whacking]
- Is that all?
[men grunting]
All right, Terry from the Bronx.
We've been on the
air for 11 years,
and you're just getting
on for the first time.
[fists whacking]
[groaning]
Are you ready to answer
the first question?
- I'll try.
- Okay.
One of our immortal
sports heroes, Babe Ruth,
or the Sultan of Swat,
as he was called...
[fist whacking]
[screaming]
- That's enough!
- Can you tell me what city
it's in?
- He's had it.
[groaning]
- Come on, Terry. It's not hard.
- [Terry] I don't think I know!
- Sure you do.
- You listen to me.
You wanna see your
daughter alive?
You get me the photo
and Malone too.
Tomorrow morning at
the old power station.
- You don't know?
- No, I just don't.
- Tomorrow morning, Walker.
- Take a wild guess.
Just try.
[Walker gasping]
- And no tricks.
- Name any city in the US.
- Huh?
[Walker gasping]
- The Bronx?
- Or we'll cut up your
daughter till she looks
like a jigsaw puzzle!
- [Radio Host] I
admire your loyalty,
but it doesn't mean you're
our big first prize.
We do have a great
consolation prize, though.
A $20 discount at any
Dundee Supermarket.
- Daddy!
[banging]
- [Terry] Thanks, does that
mean I can go buy something?
- [Radio Host] At any
Dundee Supermarket
and $20 will be
taken off your bill.
That's right.
- Oh, jeez,
that's really great.
I shop there all the time!
- [Radio Host] That's
what we like to hear.
Now don't hang up.
You've gotta talk
with our secretary
so she can get the
prize certificate.
- [Terry] Oh, don't worry,
I'm hanging right on.
- [Radio Host] Okay Terry,
thanks for playing our quiz.
It's been nice talking to you.
- You too, Mel. Thanks a lot.
- [Radio Host] Okay, and
don't forget to keep listening
to "Mel's Quiz Game" every day
of the week at this same...
[water flowing]
- I feel like I'm going crazy.
Damned if I can see any way
of getting out of this mess.
Damned if I could go along
with their conditions.
- What's your other choice?
- I can't ask you to go.
You'd just get yourself killed.
And I'd spit at myself
for the rest of my life!
If I were 25 years
younger, by God!
- If you were 25 years younger,
you wouldn't even
have a daughter.
- Uh.
- Look, Max, I've
already made up my mind.
I'm going.
- But you can't.
It's just suicide.
They'll kill her anyway.
Robert, I know you're
doing this, for me,
but it won't help.
They'll just kill you too.
So forget it.
- I'm not doing it for you.
I'm just doing it.
I would do it even if it
was Santa Claus' daughter.
- Oh, let me go!
[indistinct yelling]
No! [gasping]
- Come on!
- Come on!
- No! [gasping]
[indistinct yelling]
[woman gasping]
No!
- Ain't she wild!
[indistinct yelling]
[woman gasping]
- Come on!
[indistinct yelling]
[woman gasping]
[gun fires]
[fire crackling]
- Get out of here!
- Let me out of here.
[pump clacks]
Now!
- Hey come on, let's go.
- Come on, get out of here.
Come on, man.
- Come on.
- Hurry!
[woman whimpering]
[footsteps tapping]
- Not bad for a
cop's daughter, huh?
- I wouldn't mind tearing
off a hunk of that right now.
[woman gasping]
- You can wait till evening.
She's a little too upset
to enjoy it right now.
[woman sobbing]
[soft jazz music]
- Robert never knew his parents.
The man in the picture
is not his father.
He adopted him.
He was alone too.
Old and alone.
And they stuck together and
with all they went through,
they found some kind of
companionship with each other.
Until one day when the Walls
of Jericho came crashing down.
Robert was just a kid then.
He was still in school.
One morning, two drunks
robbed and killed the old man.
Yeah, you heard me.
For seven lousy dollars.
Robert survived somehow.
But after that, something
was different inside him.
After he did a stint
in Vietnam where he won
every medal in the book,
he came back and joined
the police force.
[soft jazz music]
He's not a bad guy.
His battle against crime
goes back a long way.
Sometimes I think nothing
else means a thing to him.
[car door closes]
- If I could just, if I
could get a beat on him,
on that type of man,
I'd give a lot to
understand him.
- What did Walker want
this time, Robert?
What's so important?
Hmm? I don't like the
sound of your silence, pal.
[traffic whirring]
[dirt bikes rumbling]
[intense music]
- Come on, get out! Move!
Tie her up!
[clicking]
[clacking]
- Do you mind if I
get something too?
Otherwise I'll just look
like I'm going fishing.
[intense music]
Are you give you some
cartridges or do I use popcorn?
- Don't go out. Don't
open the door for anyone.
[clicks tongue]
Take care of her, Purvis.
Is that thing ready?
- It's out in the car.
Get something to eat.
You're losing weight.
- Hmm.
[Purvis meows]
[door closes]
Mm.
[suspenseful music]
[ship horn blaring]
[woman gasping]
[horn beeping]
[suspenseful music]
[ship horn blaring]
[pump clacks]
[suspenseful music]
[engine revving]
[gun firing]
[indistinct yelling]
[guns firing]
[bullets ricocheting]
[groaning]
[guns firing]
[bullets ricocheting]
[groaning]
[guns firing]
[suspenseful music]
[grunting]
[thunderous explosion]
[screaming]
[guns firing]
[bullets ricocheting]
[banging]
[grunting]
[suspenseful music]
[whacking]
[pump clacks]
[gun fires]
[man screaming]
[body thuds]
[grunting]
- Shit.
[ship horn blaring]
[grunting]
[gun fires]
[groaning]
[gun firing]
[bullets ricocheting]
[gun firing]
[man groaning]
[body thudding]
[suspenseful music]
[woman gasping]
- Hold it right there!
Come one step closer
and I'll cut her throat.
I mean, I'm not kidding around.
- Listen, pal.
This is a .45 automatic,
loaded with led-plated bullets.
A shot at this distance
could blow a man's head off.
I think I know what's going
through your head right now.
You're wondering if I
got any bullets left.
Your guess as good as mine.
Who's got the odds
beat? You or me?
Today, I feel lucky.
You wanna kill her? Go ahead.
You've got the knife
in the right position.
The sight of blood
won't bother me, punk
What you waiting for?
- Hey look, I-
- I don't give a shit.
'Cause I'm gonna take one shot
just to see how far your
goddamn head's gonna roll.
[suspenseful music]
[clacking]
[hammer clicks]
[trigger clicks]
[whacking]
[suspenseful music]
[knife whooshing]
[knife stabbing]
[groaning]
[water splashing]
[soft jazz music]
- I have to admit that
it was a pleasure.
It was fun in a
strange way though.
I wanna say thank you.
- You don't have to.
Anyway, if I get bored,
I know where to
come for excitement.
- Thank you. See you around.
Bye.
- Emergency situation.
87th and 2nd.
Emergency situation,
87th and 2nd.
All cars in the vicinity
proceed there immediately.
[beeping]
[soft jazz music]
- On my way.
[engine revving]
[suspenseful music]
[suspenseful music]
[indistinct chattering]
- Good evening, sir.
There'll be a bit of a wait.
- I'll be at the bar.
[glass clinking]
[indistinct chattering]
- Sir, what'll you have?
- Scotch, double.
[suspenseful music]
- I'm not an expert in fashion,
but I'm sure you've
been quite successful.
- Uh-huh, you've been doing a
little research, haven't you?
I can't believe I'm
able to relax, Robert.
I actually went and did
some work this morning,
and it actually turned out okay.
I was amazed.
[indistinct chattering]
[suspenseful music]
Robert?
Robert?
In this whole business,
you know where
the biggest surprise came?
When you invited me out.
- You gotta eat sometimes.
Besides, gives me a
chance to get dressed up.
[Elys laughing]
But your problems
might not be over yet.
Wait till you see my face
when I get the check.
- [chuckling] As long as you
don't think you can get away
with just one date, Mr. Malone.
Next time it's
dinner at my place.
Do you like Mexican
food? Robert?
[suspenseful music]
Robert, what's with you?
- Hmm? Hmm?
Oh, oh, nothing, nothing.
I thought I saw
someone I recognized.
[suspenseful music]
[indistinct chattering]
- Well, anyway, I
hate to be forward,
but I hate even more
if I didn't speak up.
I think if we managed to have
fun even over this last week,
we should seriously consider
seeing more of each other.
Robert, are you listening to me?
- Oh, sure, sure. I'm listening.
It's just that I
never did talk a lot.
Even when I was a kid, I always
preferred action to words.
- So I see.
[intense music]
[gasps]
[heart beating]
[screaming]
[gun firing]
[indistinct yelling]
[gun firing]
[glass shattering]
- Stay down now!
- Get under the table!
[woman gasping]
[car starting]
[tires screeching]
[gun fires]
[intense music]
[tires screeching]
[tires screeching]
[tires screeching]
[cars crashing]
[cars banging]
[cars banging]
[tires screeching]
[tires screeching]
[engines revving]
[intense music]
[tires screeching]
[banging]
[cars crashing]
[banging]
[cars banging]
[tires screeching]
[engine revving]
[car crashing]
[glass shattering]
[tires screeching]
[car crashing]
[groaning]
[door thumping]
[grunting]
[clattering]
[door opens]
[door closes]
[sighing]
[intense music]
[men grunting]
[body banging]
[men grunting]
[banging]
[breathes heavily]
[soft jazz music]
[trunk opens]
[thudding]
[trunk closes]
- Well, have a good trip.
I like to see you taking
a few days of vacation.
You have so many
that you never took
that you could retire right now.
[Malone laughing]
- Yeah, I've been wanting to
go back there for a long time.
Maybe there's still something
left at that old gas station.
[soft jazz music]
- I hope at least you'll
find your memories.
[Malone chuckles
and clicks tongue]
- Stop there. Don't move.
[shutter clicking]
For my album. Nobody
will know, okay?
When will we see you again?
- Hmm, I don't know.
Not too long.
- Okay. Bon voyage,
police officer.
[soft jazz music]
- Hmm.
Goodbye, Miss.
[soft jazz music]
- One more. Hold it.
[shutter clicking]
♪ Every morning
♪ I get up early
♪ Drinking coffee
as fast as I can ♪
♪ Shower, never too
hot, not too cold ♪
♪ Then I put on the
same old clothes ♪
♪ And the gold rush
starts again for me ♪
[upbeat pop music]
♪ On the road the
confusion begins ♪
♪ Engine builds, they'll
arrive there on time ♪
♪ Like an animal in the jungle
♪ Running fast under
the clear blue sky ♪
♪ And I dreamed that
one day I'll fly away ♪
♪ With the people who
always cared for me ♪
♪ But I'm sure the dream
will be my future life ♪
♪ Take me to America
♪ Take me to America
♪ Feel like I can
die in the fire ♪
♪ Take me in a
moment of desire ♪
♪ Take me to America
♪ Take me to America
♪ Feel like I can
die in the fire ♪
♪ Take me in moment of desire
[upbeat pop music]