Carpool (1983) - full transcript

Four strangers are thrown together in a carpool when a bag of money, almost a million dollars, falls from a Brinks truck into their path. Because of circumstances, they are unable to turn in the money, and they struggle over what to do. They are pursued by thieves, the mob, and the police.

[CARS HONKING]

RADIO ANNOUNCER:

Hi, there, everybody.

Looks like it's

Monday morning again

and time for that

old freeway report.

Let's see.

The Long Beach appears

to be loaded,

the Simi stuffed,

Pasadena plugged,

Corona crammed,

Santa Monica strangled,

Riverside rotten.

There's a big bind

on Bernardino,

mess on the Marina heap

on the harbor,

glum on the Glendale,

and a no-no on the Newport.

If that's not bad enough,

I'm sad to report

that there has been

a tragic accident

on the San Diego. Tragic.

A liquor truck has overturned,

bottles have been smashed,

stuffs running out

all over the place.

People out there

are jumping from their cars

and licking the asphalt,

and I can't say

that I blame them.

Riding those freeways

can really do it to you.

But let me tell you

something, folks.

If you've got some friends

right in that car with you,

maybe it won't be so bad.

A few close buddies

sitting side by side,

sharing that ride,

can sure make getting to work

a lot mellower. Go!

♪ Going down that old freeway

♪ From Pomona to L.A.

♪ If you got to do it

every day

♪ Try carpool

♪ This is where

the people meet

♪ Put them together

nice and neat

♪ So watch it now

as we complete

♪ Carpool

♪ Carpool

♪ Carpool

♪ Number one's

the guy who owns the car

♪ A fancy tie

Champagne, and caviar

♪ Number two

is hardly commonplace

♪ Looks like this dude

♪ Dropped in

from outer space

♪ Number three

♪ A little frumpy

♪ Add to that, a little jumpy

♪ Uh-oh, here comes

number four

♪ What have we got in store

♪ Man, this group

would never mix

♪ Hope there

still is time to fix

♪ Is it too late for us to mix

♪ This carpool

♪ Is it too late for us to mix

♪ This carpool

♪ Is it too late for us to mix

♪ This carpool

You're not Duff, are you?

You're Brooks, right?

Ugh.

Hi. How are you doing?

Wow.

This is some

beautiful car.

What's a guy like you

doing in a carpool?

It saves energy.

Well,

it's patriotic.

I see.

That's quite

an outfit

you're wearing.

Thanks. I got it

down at the...

Spare me.

She's not there.

Who?

Jennifer O'Connor.

She's supposed to be

standing right there.

Is she a beatnik?

I haven't heard

that word in a long time.

Hi. I know,

your mom told you

never get in a car

with strangers, right?

Well...

Well, this is

Mr. Brooks here.

And I'm Bobby Duff.

And you're

Jennifer, right?Yes.

Ah, we're not

really strangers

anymore, are we?

No, I guess not.

What a beautiful car.

Why do...

Saves energy.It's patriotic.

Ah.

Are we it?

No, one more.

Lois Vaughan.

Two boys, two girls.

Could be interesting.

When do we pick Lois?

Now, corner of Maple.

Corner of Maple,

coming up.

I don't see her.

Just that negro.

Haven't heard that word

in a long time, either.

Wonder what

he's waving at?

Maybe at us.

I certainly hope not.

Are you Brooks?

Are you Lois?

Otis. Otis Vaughan.

[GROANS]

How you doing?Hi.

Hey, this is nice wheels.

Why are you...

Saves energy.

BOTH: It's patriotic.

You all know

it's $20 each.Yes.

Every week.

In advance.Right.

Some patriotic.

[SYMPHONY MUSIC PLAYING]

Now listen,

5:30 on the dot.

Everyone

understand that?

It's a long bus ride

back to Pomona.

Come in,

Bobby. [CHUCKLES]

You've had a chance

to look over the copy,

haven't you, Bobby?

Yes.Ah.

Did you have

time to formulate

an approach?

Well, I...WOMAN: Oh...

Try to think of it

as sort of

an inward nobility

trying to share

a negative experience

in order to help

another human being.

Uh, can you work

with that?

I... I think so.

All right.

When you're ready.Ah.

Gas pains?

Sure, I get them

from time to time.

MAN: Too young!

He's way

too young.

Oh, and, too...

Too mean. Sorry.

Ah! Thanks

for coming in, Bob.

We will

let you know.I'm quite older...

Maybe an oriental.

You know

I did The Mikado

in high school.

Well, not

the singing part.MAN: That's an idea.

MAN 2: Oriental.MAN 1: Oriental!

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]

[COUGHS]

[COUGHS]

Oh, hello, Mr. Winston?

Yes. This is

Wendell Brooks of Carnegie

Investments Limited.

Yes, sir. I'm very sorry

to bother you at home,

but I'm very anxious

to share with you

a wonderful opportunity

to invest

in semiprecious hedges...

Semiprecious stones

as a hedge

against inflation.

Yes, sir,

that's Carnegie Investments.

Semi...[PHONE DISCONNECTS]

MAN: Missed again,

huh, Brooks?

You know you're

barely covering

your phone bill.

It'll be all right.

It's going to be

really good now. [DIALING]

I have confidence.

Hello, Mr. Wergstein?

This is...[PHONE DISCONNECTS]

RIDGEWOOD: Ah, Miss O'Connor.

Hey.

You... You wanted

to see me?

Yes, I did.

I think you'd best

sit down.

Oh.

I'm afraid

I won't be able

to recommend you

for graduate school.

But, why?

My, my grades are...

Well, I...

I just don't think

you'd be a very

good candidate

for clinical psychology.

But I... I want

to help people.

Miss O'Connor,

I don't think

you can help people

unless you know

something about people.

I get the feeling

you've never had any close

intimate contact with people.

Oh.

I see.

You do?

Yes. You want

some close intimate

contact with me.

What?

Sexual favors, that's

what it's called,

isn't it?

Miss O'Connor,

if you'd bother

to check my background,

you'd know that

I'm a happily married man.

I'm a grandfather!

Then you ought to be

ashamed of yourself.

Have you ever thought

of becoming a nun?

Dr. Ridgewood,

if you'd bother

to check my background,

you'd know

I used to be a nun.

[GROANS]

Nice punch, champ.

Ooh.

Ooh.

Yeah, I didn't hurt you,

did I?

No. No. [PANTS]

Man, do you like being

a human punching bag?

Hey, man,

the money's good.

Eh! You're gonna be

the richest guy

in the cemetery.

I mean,

you work all night,

and then

you come in here and...

Hey, Tigo,

I'm just trying

to get ahead, okay?

Yeah, I think

you're trying to get

a busted head.

Look, how much longer

are you going to do this?

Until something

big happens

that changes my life.

Like what, man?

I don't know,

I don't know,

but somewhere out there,

there's something good

and it's coming

my way.

[WHISPERS]

I can feel it.

Okay, Mr. Feeney,

sign please.

Yeah.

And don't spend it all

in one place, hear?

Sure, rookie, sure.

Bye, boys.

Looks like it's going

to rain any minute.

Let's see

if we can beat it.

Count up, Feeney.

[THUNDER CRACKING]

Hey, couldn't you pick

a more scenic route?

I'm sorry

it displeases you.

For your information,

I'm trying to avoid

the interchange traffic.

The problem was caused

because Little Lord

Fauntleroy back there

was 15 minutes late.

He said

he was sorry.[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]

Say, let's listen

to some music with

a little more life to it.

[SOFT MUSIC PLAYING]

I like that.

No, man. Uh-uh.

[RELIGIOUS HYMN PLAYING]

I like that.

You've got

to be kidding.

That's boring. [SCOFFS]

[SOUL MUSIC PLAYING]Ow!

Yeah. Now,

that's music. Whoo!

[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]

This relaxes me

for the arduous drive

we are now forced to make.

You want me

to take the wheel?

Don't be ridiculous.

Hey, man, I wasn't

trying to be ridiculous.

I was only trying to help!

Yeah. All he really

said was that he...

Look, I can handle this.

Say you shouldn't

be like...[INDISTINCT TALKING]

This is my car

and I'll do the driving!

And I'll go

the way I want,

and listen

to the music I like!

Let's get that

settled right now.

Does anyone

disagree with that?

Yeah. I disagree

with that.

So, as soon as you

drop me off today,

it's going to be the last

you're going to be seeing me.

Fine with me.

It'll make for

a much quieter ride.

You're being unfair.

I think you just talked

yourself out of a ride,

young lady.

Don't you think

he's being unfair?

Well, yes and no.

Look out!

[BANGS][TIRES SCREECHING]

JENNIFER: Stop!

Maybe he's hurt.

He looks fine.

JENNIFER: How can

you see anything

through that window?

Uh... Maybe we

should go back.

Go back?

And miss

leaving the scene

of an accident?

Accident?

What accident?

Besides, it was

his fault just

as much as it was mine.

You look out!

[TIRES SCREECHING]

Say man, you been

driving long?

You want to get off

right here?

Not me, I used to live

in this neighborhood.

Stop.

What's that?

Something fell

out of that truck.What is it?

Only one way

to find out.

[PANTS]

A little peek

can't hurt, huh?

No. You shouldn't

do that.

[FABRIC TEARING]

Oh, no.

Well?

It feels green.

[GRUNTS]

It's green, all right.

It's hundreds!

There's usually

a hundred bills in the stack.

Listen.

You mean to tell me

that I'm sitting

here with

$10,000 in my hand?

Oh, my!

My, oh, my!

Oh, my!

Oh, my! Whoo!

It's all hundreds.Oh, no.

Are they new bills? I mean,

are there serial numbers

in all of them?

No, no. They're used.

Real used.

Oh, boy.

I know what

you're thinking.

Yes, and I know

what you're thinking

but you just

better stop it

because this money

doesn't belong to us.

Well, nobody

said it does.

Nobody says

it doesn't.

Haven't you ever heard

of "Thou shalt not steal"?

Haven't you ever heard

of "Finders keepers,

losers weepers"?

I've heard of that.

JENNIFER: Why are we

just sitting here?

WENDELL: We are sitting here

so we can talk about it.

JENNIFER: But we've

been here for 15 minutes

and no one's

said a word.

OTIS: Hey, you think

it's going to start

to rain again?

JENNIFER: That's not

what I mean.

ROBERT: Look,

why don't we just go home?

JENNIFER: We can't go home

until we talk about it!

ROBERT: Okay.

It's $970,000.

What do we

do with it?

We return it.

To who?

To the people

it belongs to.

Why?For the reward,

right?

Reward. I never

thought of that.

That's...Wait.

Wait a minute!

How can there

be a reward,

when those turkeys

don't even know

it's gone?

That's right.

Maybe taking

the money back now

would be foolish!

All we'd get

is a hearty handshake,

thank you, and good-bye!

Now you're talking.

Besides, I didn't

catch the name of

the armored car company.

Did any of you?

Not me.Oh, gee,

I didn't either.

So what

do we do?

Wait till they post

the reward.

Then we come forward,

like good citizens.

Well, what are

we gonna do with it

until then?

Well, that's not

a problem.

I'm used to handling

large sums of money.

So, I'll simply

take it home with me

and then when...

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

Wait a minute, Jack.

Hold down.

Something wrong?

Yeah. I don't

know you.

And I don't

know you!

And I'd like

to keep it that way.

But in the meantime,

in-between time,

I don't wanna

be responsible

for what you're

going to do

with that money.

Like what?How's bug out?

That's preposterous!But I know

what he's saying.

I mean,

we can't just give

the money to you.

Why not?

'Cause you got

shifty eyes.

So what

do we do?

I'm the oldest...Well, I think

it's ridiculous

that we're

discussing this.I'm the most responsible.

This money

isn't ours!You people are all young...

Wait a second.

I got it.

I got it!

Why don't we

divide it up?

Huh? Each of us

take part of it home.

That way,

if any of us

gets any ideas,

the others

won't be responsible.

Sounds good.ROBERT: I'll buy it.

Uh, I don't, uh...

[STUTTERS] No, I can't.

[MUMBLES]What's wrong?

No, I, uh...

Well, just

thinking about it

makes me feel

like I'm gonna faint.

Like you going

to faint?

Yeah. I can't

take the money.

[CHUCKLES] Okay.

Well, let's try

a little experiment.

[SIGHS]

Here's $10,000.

You're going

to faint?

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Well...

Well, I...

Here's $40,000.

You're going

to faint?

I don't know.

[CHUCKLES] Yeah.

Well,

here's $80,000.

Now you're going

to faint, huh?

A-ha!

[JENNIFER SNICKERS]

What's so funny?

I don't know.

It's so big.

That's what

I thought.

MAN: Where the hell

you've been, Otis?

I had car trouble.

Car trouble, huh?Yeah.

Yeah, well,

this place has gotta be

finished in two weeks.

You got all the plumbing,

the electrical, the drywall...

Hey, man, it will be.

Only it'd be nice

if you'd pay me

a little something.

Pay you?Yeah.

Pay you?

Are you kidding?

Look, I'm getting you

in the union.

And that's the deal.

And besides,

you're living

here free in comfort.

Hmm.

By the way,

Otis,

those furnace parts

got here,

put 'em in tonight

and you'll have heat.

Rosanna!

Are... Are you...

I'm going.

Back to St. Theresa's?

No. I'm afraid not.

Then where?

Just...

Away. [CHUCKLES]

All by yourself?

But, Rosanna,

it's a dangerous world

out there.

[HORN HONKS]

That's him!

You're going away

with a man?

With a man?

Jennifer, I know,

you won't understand

right away.

Maybe someday?Oh.

No, but who's gonna

pay your half

of the rent?

I got to run!

Good-bye, Jennifer!Good-bye! [CHUCKLES]

Have a good time.

[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]

[MUSIC STOPS]

WOMAN: Wendell,

is that you?

Yes, Anita.

ANITA: What kept you

so long?

Traffic.

Are you

coming up?

Yes! Yes!

I'm on my way, dear.

[CLOCK RINGING]

Why did you bring

that upstairs for?

I don't want you

cluttering up my room

with all your junk.

Well,

it's my room, too.

Don't get smart

with me, Wendell.

This house

was left specifically

to me by my father,

as well as the car

I let you drive.

Even the clothes

on your back

belong to him.

You were very lucky

you wore the same size.

Some luck.

Running this house

costs a fortune.

Running that car

costs a fortune.

Why the hell

didn't he leave us

some cash?

Wendell,

where are you going?

Uh, downstairs.

I just wanna

watch the news.

Before you fix

my dinner?

WOMAN: Well, we have

to do something.

MAN: But he's

your own brother.

Half-brother.

And until he dropped in

on us six months ago,

I hadn't seen him

since he was four.

What's the difference?

The difference is that

you're down to working

a three-day week...

And I can't...We still have

some money in the bank.

Money that

we sweated for.

He hasn't earned

a dime in the whole

he's been here.

He's wrecked

my car twice.

A little dent.

I want him

out of here.

Now are you gonna

tell him or not?

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]Come on in.

Hi. Have you been

home long?

No, a while.

You must have

heard that.

You know, I really

got to start paying

some rent around here,

buying

some groceries.Look, Bob,

I mean, you know

your sister's not been feeling

too hot for a while

I think she's going

through the change.

Well, the truth is, you know

I feel like we ought to have

some time for ourselves.

Look, here's $62.

It's all I got.

Tomorrow morning,

I think you better look

for someplace else to live.

Good luck, kid.

Thanks.

[SOUL MUSIC PLAYING]

[CLUTTERS]

Ow, ow, man!

[GROANS]

Ooh!

♪ To the clouds

♪ High in the sky

♪ It is so peaceful

♪ There's no trouble anywhere

♪ I want to climb

that stair someday ♪

♪ The sound

♪ Of you can be

♪ I need a friend

♪ To tell it all to

♪ There's no one here

♪ But me

♪ I have always kept

my sorrow

♪ Deep inside me

♪ Only somehow

it's time

♪ To start

[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]

ANITA: Wendell,

you're keeping me awake!

What are you doing?

Uh, just watching

the late news!

You've been watching

the news all night.

What do you

expect to see?

Wendell, lights out!

WENDELL: All right, Anita.

All right.

Pleasant dreams,

Wendell.

[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]

Are you getting in?

You're early,

aren't you?

So are you.

WENDELL: At least

there's two of us.

It appears there

are three of us.

You're early.

Because we're good,

clean, honest Americans.

Three out of four's

pretty fair, I'd say.

You think Otis

will be there?

You said it.

I didn't.

Did you hear anything

on the news last night?

I don't

have a radio.

Or a television.

I stayed for the 11 o'clock.

There was nothing on that.

Strange, isn't it?

As strange as that.

How come

you're early?

What are you

doing here?

Just getting ready

to collect my share

of the reward.

Where do we line up?

So, you haven't

heard anything, either?

Look, it's gonna be

very difficult to take

this money back if we hold...

ROBERT: Look!

The morning paper.

WENDELL: Maybe

there will be something.

Let me grab one.

WENDELL: What's he doing?

JENNIFER: Why doesn't

he just buy one?

ROBERT: He's coming back.

WENDELL: Without a paper?

Anybody got

a quarter?

See, I didn't think

it was wise asking the guy

if he had change

for $243,000.

Let's all pitch in.

"Police suspect that

yesterday one of the slickest

armed-car robberies

"in the city's history

took place.

"Shortly after 5:30 p.m.

yesterday afternoon,

"an armored car

from the Inner

Security Company

"was attacked

near the corner

of 8th and Union.

"When someone threw

a Molotov cocktail at it."

What's a Molotov

cocktail?

Uh, it's kind

of a fire bomb.

"The driver and two guards

escaped injury by

jumping from the truck.

"The damage was slight

but this morning

it was determined

"that some

of the contents..."

Well, what, what?

What does it say?[MOANS]

"Notably, a bag containing

$970,000 was missing."

That can't have

anything to do

with us.

We weren't

within 10 miles

of 8th and Union.

"Police say that

since a fire bomb

was used in the crime,

"it is being

classified as

an armed robbery.

"An investigation

is now in progress."

ROBERT: It had to be

the same armored car.

Why did they think

it was an armed robbery?

ROBERT: Well,

they probably discovered

the money was missing

and had to blame

on something.

Then we'll just

have to them

when we take it back.

OTIS: I'm not sure

we want to do that.

Why not?

There's bound

to be a reward.

Sure.

"For information

leading to the arrest

and conviction of."

Which in this case

would be us.

Why don't we just

mail it to the police

anonymously.

That's a good idea.

If we do that,

we'll miss out

on the reward.

What if we

just kept it all?

There's your answer.

We can't.

That's immoral.

This is a question

of morality?

Apparently,

not with you.

Now somebody is out

that money.

She's right.WENDELL: No, no, no!

Don't you see...

Look.

The armored car company

is responsible

because they were

in possession of the money.

So they have to pay it back

to whoever it belongs to.

But they have insurance.

So doesn't

cost them anything.

Now the insurance company,

they just deduct the losses

from their taxes.

In the end, no one loses.

Sounds good to me.

Sounds good to me, too.

No. Doesn't sound

good to me.

We didn't earn

that money.

It doesn't belong to us.

Oh, you mean

it didn't belong to us.

I don't know.

Maybe she's right.

Maybe we should take it back.

Wait a minute!

We can't do nothing

with this money

right now.

Why?

Because it has

our fingerprints

all over it.

Oh, boy!

I forgot all about that.

What are we gonna do?

Take it easy.

Just take it easy.

We don't have

to do anything

right now.

And after all,

we're the only people

who know we have this money.

We'll think

of something.

[HONKING]

What's the matter

with him?

MAN: Get this over!

Don't you

understand English?

Do you hear

what I'm saying

to you?

I'm talking

to you, mister!

ROBERT: I think

he wants you to pull over.

JENNIFER: But we've got

all this money

in the car.

[SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]

What's he saying?

Tell that guy

to pull over!

I don't think

it's English.

Hey! What are you, deaf?

What are we

supposed to do?

Forget it, man,

let's go!

MAN: Get it over there!

Get this car

on the side...

MAN: Don't you hear me?

[MAN SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

ROBERT: I think he's some

kind of maniac.

JENNIFER: We've got

all that money!

OTIS: Don't tell him!Open that door!

Police!

Open the door!

He say

he's a cop.

What do we do?

Open the window.

Open this window!

I demand to know what

this is all about.

What've you

got in that bag?

Say, Jack,

you got a warrant?

Here's my warrant.

Looks good to me.

Now what've you

got in those bags?

I don't think

you're a real policeman.

Oh, yeah? What are you

gonna do about it?

Close the window.

[GROANS]

[GASPS]

What do we do now?

Drive on![SCREAMS]

[ENGINE STARTING]MAN: No!

WENDELL: I don't want you

driving my car.

[TIRES SCREECHING]

[BOTH GASP]

ROBERT: Is he all right?

We've injured him.

He's fine.

He's perfectly fine.

How do we find out?

Open the window.

[SCREAMS][GASPS]

This man is disturbed.

What do we do?

Close the window.

You see what

he's trying to do?

He's trying to kill me!

Man, we have got

to get out of here!

WENDELL: Not again!

[TIRES SCREECHING]

WENDELL: Stop!

We're going to kill him!

Talk to him.

Hi, there.

We're obviously having

a misunderstanding

of some kind.

But if we just talk...

Is he listening?

That depends on

if he's breathing.

Oh, no.

Can't just

leave him there.

It's bound to affect

your mileage.

Open the window.

We have to see

if he's still...

Still...

[THUDS]

He looks dead.

Check his pulse.

No. I think

his heart's

still beating.

What do you think

he wanted with us?

How in the hell

am I supposed

to know?

Maybe he saw us

pick up that

money yesterday.

That's it!

He was there

when the money

fell out.

He probably

followed us home.

Bet he figured

he could

cut himself in.

I think

he figured right.

Shouldn't we take him

to a hospital?

Not till we negotiate

as soon as

he comes to.

We'd better

find out who he is.

He must have a wallet.

JENNIFER: Oh,

this is wrong.

All wrong.

Right. He is a cop.

JENNIFER: We shouldn't

have just left him there.

OTIS: We couldn't very well

take him home and nurse him

back to health!

WENDELL: Just remember.

We never saw a badge.

Never. Never!

JENNIFER: He didn't

show us one!

OTIS: How were we to know

he was a policeman?

WENDELL: He sure

didn't act like a policeman.

JENNIFER: Are you sure

he wasn't dead?

WENDELL: Well, look,

I'm no doctor.

ROBERT: Have you ever seen

a dead man before?

WENDELL: No, but...

ALL: We better go back!

[TIRES SCREECHING]

JENNIFER: What do we do

if we he's dead?

OTIS: You gotta shove him

in the trunk of his car.

JENNIFER: Oh, no!

WENDELL: Come on,

this is serious.

ROBERT: I'll say it is.

OTIS: He's gone!

So is his car!

OTIS: Maybe someone

stole both of them.

Drove here himself?

That's right, Captain Ross.

Pulled into

the emergency

entrance,

dragged himself

through the door,

and collapsed on the floor.

Looks like

someone tried

to strangle him

and tear the soles

off his shoes.

Well, when will he

be able to talk?

When he wakes up,

I suppose.

OTIS: Why did I ever

pick up that bag?

JENNIFER: Why did I

ever open that window?

WENDELL: Why did I ever get

into a carpool? [SIGHS]

ROBERT: Why did you?

He needs the money.

Hardly.

I happen to be

a very successful

businessman.

Well, it will

appear very unusual

unless I show up

at the office on schedule.

So, uh, everybody out.

Hey, hold on, hold on.

Wait a second, man.

We have to make a plan.

[SIGHS] We just go on

with our day like

nothing happened.

Well, under the circumstances,

we have to come up

with a better plan that that.

So as you

successful businessmen

will say,

"Let's have lunch."

Lunch? Well,

that sounds a good idea.

We'll all have lunch.

Uh, let's all meet

back here at noon. Okay?

Now, now,

everybody out.

Noon.

Please! I'm late.

I bet he goes

right to the police

and turns us in.

Maybe we should

do the same thing.

I don't think

we should do anything

but meet back here at noon.

And then,

if he doesn't...

Are you gonna

be here at noon?

I don't know.

Oh, I don't

like this.

Are you gonna

be here at noon?Yeah, I'll be here.

Are you sure?I'm sure.

Are you gonna

be here?I'll be here at noon.

I was kind of expecting

that you'd be here.

Now I'm certain.

I knew I'd be

here at noon.

Both of you

and I'll be here.

It was never

a question for me.

I think if you

reconsider the facts,

Mr. Carlowe

you'll see that

that's not true.

It's... It's oil

that's in the dumper,

not natural gas.

That's right.

You see, the government...[PHONE DISCONNECTS]

Well, at least

you're consistent, Brooks.

All your customers

hang up on you.

You better think

about getting into

another line of work.

[WHISPERS] Ryan.

Ryan.

Can you

remember anything?

[GROANS]

WOMAN: Dr. Gardener?

Dr. Gardener?

Hey, doc,

what's the problem

with him, huh?

If you're referring

to his voice,

it's only

temporary trauma

to the larynx.

His memory loss

is something else.

It's probably caused

by the traumatic nature

of the assault.

Amnesia of this kind

can last a few hours,

a few days. Who knows?

You Reed?

Yeah. Oh.

Captain Ross.Yeah.

What can you

tell me about this?

Just that he came

out of the station

last night.

He asked around

about the armored

car thing.

And then

he took off.

You think this has

something to do

with the armored car robbery?

It did happen

in our division

and Ryan

is on that detail.

ROBERT: So, I see some guys

in the parking lot,

with some lights,

and camera,

and a couple of pitchers

of orange juice

I just lost my job

as a gas meter reader.

So I go on over,

you know, and hang around

for a while.

Anyway, pretty soon

they motion me over.

And they put

the lights on me

and point the camera at me

and they give me two glasses

of orange juice to taste.

One's good,

the other isn't.

And the guy asks me,

"Which one do

you like best?"

Now, if these guys

were making the good stuff,

they wouldn't

have to go

to all these troubles.

So I hold up the one

that gagged me

and I said,

"Well, I like

this one better."

Now, it seems they were

testing this rotten stuff

in Cleveland.

I'm the only guy

anywhere who said

it was any good.

One week later,

I am on television.

Everybody in my

rooming house,

everybody on my block,

everybody in the town

knows me.

I'm a hit!

And also with

the start like that

and a half-sister

living here...

There's something wrong

with that policeman.

He had no reason

to treat us that way.

We hadn't done

anything wrong.

We were just

four ordinary people.

With nearly

a million dollars

that had just

been taken in

an armed robbery.

But if he was aware

of that, he would've

arrested us yesterday.

So, you see.

He couldn't have known.

He shouldn't

have known.

Maybe he did.

Whoever it was,

they were taking

a real chance.

Yeah. These irons

aren't just for show.

We know

how to use them.

They must've come up

through a manhole.

Somehow they knew

just which bag to grab.

Captain.

Whoever pulled

this one off

were real pros.

[GROANS][PANTS]

Hey, come on.

Don't just

stand there, man!

Come on! You're supposed

to move around a little!

Oh, man.

Now, what's

the matter, eh?

You got the blues?

Tigo, tell me

about Mexico.

Ain't got

no money, man.

Stay here.

What if I got

some money?

Lots of money.

MAN: How come

so many $100 bills?

WOMAN: Well,

that always helps.

See Friday is payday

for most of our customers.

Then we took it in

all weekend,

and pickup

isn't until Monday.

There's always

that much cash?

Oh! That was

the most ever.

See, we had

a special sale.

All big

ticket items.

Color TVs, refrigerators,

stuff like that.

Well, who could've know

how much there was?

Oh, well,

that will have to be

someone pretty smart.

You know,

somebody who knew

what they were doing.

Excuse me.

WOMAN ON TV: Then, somehow,

he drove himself

to the emergency ward

at doctors' hospital,

suffering from

what are described as

moderate throat injuries.

The officer has been

identified as detective

Sean Ryan

of the southwest division.

Meanwhile,

the manhunt intensifies.

In a moment, sports.

At least

he's not dead.

[WHISPERS]

Oh. that's good.

But he can

identify us.That's bad.

[WHISPERING] I'm taking

mine back.

BROOKS: You can't!

If you're caught,

they'll nail all of us.

What about you?

What do you say?

I don't know.You never know.

Can't you ever be decisive?

Well, uh, maybe...

That's a positive

statement if I've ever

heard one brother.

Once in a while

you have to stand

up and be counted.

You're right.

Here's what

I'll tell what

I think we should do.

Sit down!

I can't see the TV!Awfully sorry!

Let's say we

take a vote.

Majority rules.

All in favor of

taking the money back.

How come minority

never rules?

Ryan.

Ryan, listen to me.

This is your

wife here, Ryan!

Don't you

recognize her?

[GROANS]

[WAILING] Oh, no!

How long have you

known Ryan?Forever.

[RYAN GROANING]

Is he all there?

He's not exactly

the world's brightest

guy in the world.

How did he

make detective?

It happened 20 years ago,

his wife's uncle was

the precinct captain.

Remember

Mickey Doyle?

No. Man doesn't

mean anything to me.

Mickey retired

to Hawaii a while back.Yeah?

And there was a cop

you didn't wanna

fool around with.

They called

him the avenger.

[SOBBING] Uncle Mickey...

PEGGY: This is so bad,

I don't know

what to do.

You just

hold tight, Peggy.

I'll be on

the next plane.

You will, Uncle Mickey?

And when

I get there, I'll take

care of everything.

Oh, thank you!

Thank you, Uncle Mickey.

Bye-bye, honey. Good-bye.

Hey, Ma?Yeah?

That was Peggy

on the telephone, Ma.

What's the matter?Ah, somebody

beat up Sean.

He's laying

in the hospital.

How terrible.

Did they get

the ones who

done it?

Not yet, Ma.

But if they don't...

I will.

OTIS: Now, now, listen.

This is gonna

be real easy, okay?

All you have to do

is walk in there,

set it down in an

inconspicuous place

and walk out.

I don't know.Walk in there

nonchalantly, okay?

I don't know.It was your idea.

I know!Well then,

get on with it!

Okay... [MUTTERING]Get on with it.

Nonchalantly

walk in there.It wasn't my idea.

Hey...

Oh, hey, baby.

[GASPS]

Hi. I'm

Sergeant Thompson.

You can

call me Bill.

And what's your name?[CHUCKLING NERVOUSLY]

Well, my name...

Still nothing yet.

Do we need

a play-by-play?

Here she comes!I can't look.

Tell him we

don't know her. We just

gave a ride down here, okay?

All right.

Hold it. Didn't you

forget something?

I'll see you

tonight, huh, Raquel?

This is pretty heavy.

What you got in here,

a million bucks?

Almost.

[OTIS CHUCKLING]

[ALL LAUGHING NERVOUSLY]

Hey!

Downtown L.A.,

and step on it.

OTIS: The way I see it.

This guy Ryan

is gonna remember us.

He's gonna remember

your hair, so change it.

And he's gonna

remember that

moustache, so shave it!

And he's definitely

gonna remember

those glasses.

So, get new ones.

What about you?

Nothing to

worry about, my dear.

You see, to guys

like him guys like

me all look alike.

We got to get

different clothes 'cause

cops remember clothes.

What do we

use for money?None of this.

Who amongst us

has all his credit

cards with him?

Ah, yes.

Okay.

One for you.

And...

One for me.

Oh, yeah. We're gonna

have to hide your car.

My car? Why?

You see, it's not

your average compact.

Give me the keys, brother.

Look, I done just like

I was supposed to.

The second we hit that pothole

I dropped the bag.

I don't like this,

one little bit grilled

all morning by the cops

and after that by them guys

from the insurance company.

I ain't taking the fall

for this screw-up.

Okay.

Edna!Yes?

Bad news.What?

You know that deal

I was talking about?

Yeah.Looks like it might

fall through.

So, maybe I ain't

gonna have the money

for you to open that

high-fashion boutique.

[SCOFFS]

Psst!

Is that you?

Is that you?Is that you?

I think so.

Where's

your friend?[HORN HONKS]

[HONK]

What do you think, man?

Do you like it?

[TAPS ON CAR] Huh?

I mean, this is sharp.

It's got

air conditioning in it man.

It's got a television.

Where did you get this?Uh, you know.

Friend in the business.

I traded it for yours.

You what?

You traded...That's right.

Are you crazy?

My wife will kill me.

Get my car back!Come on man,

lighten up!

Calm down.

It's just one little while

till things cool down.

All right, okay?

All right. All right, well,

let's go. Let's not

just stand around here.

What's this?

It would look funny,

otherwise, wouldn't it?

[ENGINE SPUTTERS]

[ENGINE SPUTTERS]

Sean.

Sean, this is

your Uncle Mickey.

Can you hear me?

[MEEKLY] What,

Uncle Mickey?Yeah.

Are you alone?

Yeah.

[NORMAL VOICE] That's good.

What happened?

Somehow, it didn't

quite go off

like you planned.

Where's the money?

Somebody

else got it.

They knocked me

off my motorbike.

I did the Molotov

cocktail bit.

I tried to

salvage something.

Do you know

who they were?

I sure do. They tried

killing me again

this morning.

Do you know

where do they live?

Pomona. I got it

from the license.

Oh.

Then maybe it's

not as bad as it seems.

JENNIFER: Well, I guess we'll

just have to try giving

the money back again.

OTIS: Once is enough.

Afraid we're

stuck with it.

[ANNOUNCEMENT ON TV]Hey, we're

missing the news.

So Detective Ryan

is still unable

to tell you anything?

Uh, that's correct,

but based on our

ongoing investigation,

I've decided to

turn the case over

to the mayor's

task force

for organized crime.

ALL: Organized crime?

Organized crime? Uh, yes. This has

their mark all over it.

Gentlemen,

I think you can see

that we have a problem.

Insult added

to our injuries.

Isn't bad enough that

we own the armored

truck company

and the insurance carrier but

we're being blamed for this.

Can we trust the police

to expedite this matter?

Have we ever?

I move that

we investigate

and take appropriate

corrective action.

Second it, gentlemen.

OTIS: Look, I know

what I say.

But messing

with organized crime

is lot worse than

messing with the police.

I don't think it's

gonna work.

Hey, man it will

only take 10 seconds.

We walk up to the desk,

We say, these are for

Detective Ryan, right?

We put them down,

then we walk out.

It's all simple.

It's all we could do.

[INDISTINCT]

I knew it!

Get out of

the way, will you?

Get out of the way!

Would you get

out of the way?

[RYAN MOANING]MICKEY: Easy, easy, easy!

Wait! Come on, will you?

Cut it out, will you?

REPORTER: What about this link

with organized crime?

REPORTER 2: Any comment?

MICKEY: Get out of here!

BROOKS: Here's

your stop, Otis.

OTIS: Right.

I think I'll get

out here, too.

Well, I guess

this is good-bye.

[CRYING]

What's wrong?Everything.

[SOBBING] I just know

bad things are going

to happen to us

if we don't give

back that money.

Oh, please,

not again.

Come on.

Can't we just think

about it tonight?

Sure, we can. We...

We can meet

in the morning

and if anybody

has any ideas...

JENNIFER: Yeah, don't

you think so?

Well?

All right. Tomorrow

at the usual time.

Oh!But it's the last time.

I'll just

get out here.

[SLOWLY] Think it's

only a short walk.

Good night.

[SNIFFING]

Hey, I'll see

y'all later, all right?Yeah.

How far do

you have to walk?

I don't know.

Where do you live?

I don't live anywhere,

not anymore. I moved out.

Well,

it's dinner time.

Do you have any...No. None whatsoever.

Well, I've got some

Brussels sprouts,

some brown rice

and some yogurt.

Sounds great.

I can pick

an appropriate wine.

Do you think

what Mr. Brooks said

about the money

was right?

Do you think we're

stuck with it?

It seems

that way to me.

Anita.

What?

Will it be all right

if I came over

and visited you?

Wendell, you

visited me last week.

Can we talk?

About what?

Going away.

You mean

like Palm Springs?

No, no, no. I mean

far away. Tonight.

What?

I just want to start

all over again.

You and me.

Oh, Wendell!

Anita, I know you've

lost your respect for me

but I can

get it back.

I know I can.

I care so much for you.

I know how to

make you happy.

You know that.

You know that, don't you?

Anita.

Anita.

[ANITA SNORING]

Sweet pea?

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

Hello.

MAN: I know you've

got the money.

Hold on.

Hold on for a second.

[WHISPERING] Who is this?

You're gonna bring

it to the La Belle Cafe

nine o'clock sharp

tomorrow morning.

If you're not there,

you're dead.

La Belle,

la Belle, la Belle...

I got it.

Where... Where is it?

Rosemead off-ramp,

corner of Dunne and 184th.

You can't miss it.

I won't. I won't. I won't.

Dunne and 184th.

How will

I recognize you?

I'll be the guy

with the gun.

Oh, my God.

It's fun pretending,

isn't it?

Pretending?

I'm real,

you're real.

Brussell sprouts

are real.

We're just

two beautiful people

having a beautiful

dinner together,

enjoying some

fantastic wine.

And then we look into

each other's eyes

and then we make love.

We do?

Sure.

Don't we?

Well, I've really

never had any

experience with men.

None?How did you

know that?

You just told me.

That I used

to be a nun.

Oh. I thought

you said you had none.

That, too.

Oh, I'm

awfully sorry

I just came on

to you like that.

It was

very complimentary.

You're not offended?

No.

I...

I think you're nice.

[GUNSHOTS FROM TV]

[SCREAMING]

But look, Mickey!

All that organized

crime stuff on television,

that worries me.

Them guys ain't

the guys you want

to mess around with.

Look what

they did to Sean.

You know as well as I do,

that's why I quit the force!

I'd rather be poor

than dead!

Yeah. Yeah.

Them guys, them guys

know everything, everything.

MICKEY: Not to worry, Fred.

Not to worry.

We'll split it

tomorrow.

You get the number

he dialed?No problem.

These are the hands

of a master.

You know,

I should've been

here to help Sean.

I suppose this means we're

not getting married again?

Oh, no, Ruthy.

Nothing like that.

You've been saying

you're gonna marry me

ever since I was a radio

dispatcher girl

and you were

on Car 62 and that's

been 37 years!

I said someday,

sweetie pie, and that

someday is tomorrow.

You can hire

the hall, dumpling.

Yay!

[LAUGHING]

Okay, now.

You're not gonna have

to hurt anybody, are you?

No, I don't think so.

You see, we've

got a big advantage

here, Ruthy.

We know about them,

but nobody knows

nothing about us.

Former police captain

Michael Doyle...

Who liked to be called

"The Avenger,"

planned the whole thing.

His longtime friend,

Miss Grogan,

saw to it

all the big bills

were in the one

bag so that

Mr. Feeney could easily

drop it out of the truck

in order for Mr. Ryan

to pick it up

and still have

time to get ahead

of the truck

and somehow

cause the fire.

Were there others?

If there were,

we'll soon know.

And the missing funds?We'll recover them.

Penalty?

The maximum.

Gentlemen?

[SIGHS]

Bert, what is

the matter with you?

I'm upset!

The robbery,

the business deal.

I don't know!

Honey, why don't

you have a great big

glass of prune juice

and then go to bed.

[DOOR BELL RINGS]

Who's that?How should I know?

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

[KNOCKING CONTINUES]

[GASPS]What's the matter?

Bert! What are you doing?

Bert!

Is there something

I should know?

Be grateful that

you don't know, Edna!

That way they won't kill you.

Bert, are you crazy?

Bert, you're gonna

catch cold!

Bert, you come back

up here, you hear me?

You're gonna upset

your stomach!

[GRUNTS]

Bert!

Bert, you come

back up here,

you hear me?

You'll be in bed

for a week!

I'm not gonna

take care of you!

Bert!

Bert! Bert!

Pomona?

Where they go, we go.

I thought we're

gonna meet them

at the La Belle Cafe?

We're just making sure

they go to La Belle Cafe.

[ALARM RINGS]

Hi.

Hi.

Did you

get any sleep?

What does it

feel like waking

up next to a man?

It was nice.

Um... If you

want to shower or...

You think we could

both fit in there?

A little

morning joke.

Oh!To start

the day off.

Um, well, I'll make

some coffee.

And you shower.

Yeah.

Let's go.

[POLICE BLOWING WHISTLE]

MAN 1: This is gonna

hold us up.MAN 2: Yeah, I know.

[SIGHS]

They're turning right.

I see it.

We'd better not

have lost them.

Don't worry.

We'll see them

in a second.

We lost them.

Go.

Good-bye, Anita.

A cowboy! You didn't tell

me he was a cowboy.

I don't know

who that guy is.

I never saw

him before in my life!

[ENGINE STARTING]

Is that the same car?

Nothing like it.

Nothing like it?

[ENGINE SPUTTERS]

Wait, wait!

What's he doing now?

I think he's

putting something

in the mailbox.

Whoever he is Uncle Mickey

he's got something

to do with it.

Follow him!

Follow him!

[CHILDREN PLAYING]

I've made my decision.

I'm not keeping

this money,

no matter what.

Me, too.

I think everything's

going to be all right.

Me, too.

Hey! Hey!

What are you

doing in there?

What are you...

Otis?Yep.

What did you

do to your hair?I cut it.

Where are you going

with those tools?Away, brother.

Hey, you can't

do that, Otis!

You can't do that!

You're letting me down!

I'm not gonna

get you in the union!

That's cool with me, bro.

I don't care if you are

wearing that suit, you're not

gonna get in the union. Never!

Hey, Uncle Mickey. Look.

He's picking up some people.

Who are they?

I don't know.

They got to

be in on it.

MICKEY: Let's go! Let's go!

Hold it here.

Don't get too close.

Well, who's he?

I don't know.

It's them.

I get it now.

They must have been

wearing disguises when

they stole our money.

Ah, tricky.

And that...

That girl.

[CHOKING]

Well?

I don't want

the money.

You know, I could take

a three-way split.

I don't want

my share, either.

Woo-hoo! Talk about

get rich quick. Hello!

There isn't gonna

be any rich.

What?

Got a phone call last night

from some guy who knows

we have the money.

Was it the cops?

No, sounded like

a real hoodlum.

Supposed to meet

him at a cafe off

the freeway.

He said he'll

have a gun.

So, now what do we do?

We give him all

the money.

There's something else

I think I have to tell you.

We don't have

all the money, anymore.

That's all right, I mean,

I'm the only one that

they know about, so...

I'm the only

one that has to go.

Sounds good

to me, brother.

Hey! Hold on.

Wait a minute!

Get back in here.

Listen. We've been

together on this thing

from the start.

Now, we can't let him

face that kind

of trouble alone.

We sure can't.

I know I'm gonna

regret this.

Okay.

We all go.

I said let's go!

There he is.

I got him.

Here. Read this.

And if it's okay, sign it.

Just so, she spelled,

"Immunity" right.

You know

where we can find

Mickey Doyle?

Look, I turned

him in. I ain't picking

him up for you.

Get an APB on this guy

right away.

♪ Headin' down

that old freeway

♪ To a different

place today

♪ What they call

La Belle Cafe

♪ Carpool

♪ First we got

the limousine

♪ And right behind

is a green machine

♪ Then two guys

in gabardine

♪ Carpool

♪ Number three

is really sad

♪ Number two is thinkin',

"We've been had"

♪ Number one

is feelin' down

♪ Hope they'll

never get to town

♪ Then there's

number four

♪ Things are jumpin'

out that door

♪ Headin' towards

that final bend

♪ Sure don't like

this solid trend

♪ Towards a really

tragic end

♪ For our carpool

♪ Towards a really

tragic end

♪ For our Carpool

♪ Towards a really

tragic end

♪ For our carpool

[WHISTLING]

[WHISPERING] There's

nobody here.

[WHISPERING] Let's just

hope it stays that way.

[SIGHS]

The turkey croquettes

are superb.

At 9 a.m.?

It's the cop!

Who's the bozo

with him?

Probably

another

policeman.

He doesn't

look like one.

Oh...

The turkey croquettes

are superb.

Cup of coffee.

They just sat down.

I can see that.

Why won't

they come over here

and arrest us?

What are they

waiting for?

He doesn't

recognize us.

He recognizes us.

Must be the one

I talked to on

the phone last night.

I thought it was

a hoodlum!

Who are the others?Just customers.

Didn't we just

get an APB on this vehicle?

Well, I think

I'm gonna go for

those croquettes.

Uh, would you

like to join us?

I believe you

have something that

doesn't belong to you.

Right you are,

officer.

Hey, now what are we

gonna do, Uncle Mickey?

Easy, Sean.

Not to worry.

Them four

have just as much

to lose as we do.

The turkey croquettes

are superb.

No, thank you.

What's going on here?

I don't know.

Don't policemen

talk to each other?

Not when one

of then is in

with the mob.

That explains

everything.

Except how do we get

out of here?

Can't those

real policemen help us?

They can also arrest us.

Arrested is

better than dead.

Maybe if we gave

those guys back

this money.

That'll be the end of it!Or the end of us.

What have we

got to lose with

the police?

Look, if we can't explain

our connection with those guys

and these bags

and what's in them

and why

we've been carrying

them along so long...

Let's say about five years!

Yeah, It's still

better than dead.

Hold it! Shh.

Just relax,

be cool.

OTIS: That's right, man.

Just be real cool.

I confess, officer!

Please, no handcuffs, okay?

[CHUCKLES]

We have a small

emergency here.

Please get up

and leave as

quickly as possible.

Excuse me...Now!

Oh, right!

I always do as I'm told.

Let's go!

What's

he looking at?

Only one way

to find out.

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]

POLICE: Stop right there!

[ARGUING INDISTINCTLY]

All right. All right.

Don't get excited, now.

Don't get excited.

After all,

robbery...

All right, fine.

You see,

I can explain those.

POLICE: Put your hands on

the counter! Shut up! Shut up!

Where'd they

get the money?

From my mailbox.Hey, I think we

better get out of here!

[CAR BONNET OPENING]

What are

they doing?Looking for us.

Let's get out

of here!

Hold it, folks.

Everything's

under control inside.

You can come

back and have

your meal.

Uh, actually I am

on a very strict diet.

We're late

for an appointment.

Sorry about

the inconvenience.

Whoa!

Walk slow.

Just be calm.

[ALL HUMMING]

MAN: They only

have part of

the merchandise with them.

The other parties

we're looking for

must have the rest.

We'll locate, collect

and terminate.

Did you hear

everything

he said?

I heard, "terminate"

which is more

than enough!

Let's get out of here!

I don't know about

the rest of you. But I'm

heading right for LAX

and getting on a plane.What about the money?

You better keep it

'cause ones those guys

start looking for you

you better go far and fast.

Those people

are totally unreasonable.

[CAR HONKING]

I'm afraid

they're right.

We really

have no choice.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

[DOOR OPENS]

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]

Stop! Get out of here.

All right! Let's just...

May I have your

attention, please?

Let's just all

take it easy.

Just a second.

May I have your

attention, please?

Quiet over here.

Thank you. Thank you.

Uh, the task force for

the organized crime

from the mayor's office

will be releasing

a statement, a formal

statement within the hour.

But, I can tell you now

that we are fairly certain

that we have arrested

all of the conspirators

in the armored

truck robbery.

And I might add

in less than 48 hours.

What about the money?

The money? Uh, well,

we have some of it

in our possession now

but we have every right

to believe that we will

recover the rest shortly.

What, uh... What organized

crime figures were involved?

[CLEARS THROAT]

We have,

in our custody,

one police officer,

one retired

police officer

and two others

formerly associated

with the police department.

Uh, there doesn't

seem to be...

Any, uh...

Organized crime

connection here, now.

That will be it now.

Thank you very much.

Gentlemen.

This will be a public

relations triumph for us

and, not incidentally,

a disaster

for the authorities.

The missing funds

we continue to look for.

I think we should

consider it

promotional expenses.

I move we suspend

that operation.

Seconded.Gentlemen?

What do you mean?

You're going to Brazil?

I'm going to Brazil.Hey, man it's a big country.

Not big enough.

Hey, listen I just

want to go to a place

where a guy like me

with a little capital

can get ahead.

Try Mississippi.

Rio de Janeiro,

one way, please Ma'am.

Don't give this

man a ticket.

Hey, don't listen

to this man.

What have you got

leaving soon?

What destination?

Anywhere.

We've got a connecting

flight to Alaska

in 20 minutes.

That will be fine.One seat?

Make it two.

This is gonna be

the beginning of

a beautiful partnership.

I don't need you.

I can find

a smart Brazilian

to be my partner.

You speak

Portuguese, brother? Hmm?

There are a lot of very

rich high-class Americans

down there too.

Right! That's what

I'm saying, man.

So, I build 'em

and you sell 'em!

I tell you, Otis,

it won't work.

It will work.

Trust me.

[LAUGHING]

It might work.

Aren't there

avalanches in Alaska?

Yes.

And polar bears?Yes.

But don't worry

I'll be there to

take care of you.

As long as

you're there

to take care of me.

I think I'd like that.

Me, too.