Baretta (1975–1978): Season 1, Episode 9 - The Mansion - full transcript
I want you to search every room
on every floor of this house.
Do it! Fast!
If you ain't back up
here in 20 minutes,
I'm coming down there
with a cannon, you hear me?
Don't worry, I'll be okay.
Shima wants to see
you in her office, now.
Oh, what would
that be about, sir?
It doesn't matter. You got it.
The sheath is all negative ions.
This'll stick to
anything except itself.
There's something
fishy about you.
I'm just hiding out.
Bourbon. Kentucky?
Is there any other kind?
Out, out, out! Hey, hey. Don't!
Stay there. What's
going on here?
This is the second time I
caught him casing the elevator.
No, I'm just trying to
find my way around.
Listen, I gave you the rules.
You said you could keep
your nose clean, keep it clean!
I have a little
surprise for you.
You're full of surprises.
No, step in here for a minute.
I want to show you something.
Your private office?
After you.
You're kidding, what is this?
It's a black room.
How long do you
think you could fool us?
You're a cop, baby.
Come in.
I was half asleep
when you called.
You been here the whole time?
Just since the funeral.
Boss, I don't wanna get preachy,
but don't take it on
yourself, it happens.
Yeah, Baretta. I
know it happens.
I know she was a cop, and I know
I had to send
her in there, but...
I'm just not used
to sending women
into places where
they get killed, all right?
Yeah, I know, I know.
Maybe it'd be a good idea
if you just got away from
all of it for a couple of days.
All right, let's get down to it.
She was undercover at a
place called The Mansion.
Yeah, I know.
I want you to pick up
where she left off, Baretta.
She said the whole place was
run by a woman named Shima.
Baretta, I want
whoever killed her
and I want that place.
You understand?
Now this woman, Shima,
supposedly keeps...
a safe there. She's
got everything in it...
Records, the
clientele... Everything.
Once you're in there, I
don't wanna hear from you.
Don't contact anybody... Me,
the Department... anybody.
I don't want you to take any chances
on blowing your cover, understand?
Understand.
If you need it...
here's a rap sheet on
a hustler from Chicago
we picked up dead
a couple of days ago.
No one knows he's dead.
Lefty Cramer.
Okay.
Can I take these with me?
Yeah.
Baretta?
You don't have to say it, boss.
You got gin? Oh!
Shooter, make some calls.
Lefty Cramer, Kansas City.
He'll be over in a little while.
Candy, Bubba,
play in Bubba's room.
I've got work to do.
Yes, ma'am.
We're gonna go. We're gonna go.
Come on, Bubba. We'll play
in your room. Bye, ma'am.
Sit down, Bass.
I'll get the receipt.
May I have your name, sir?
The name is Lefty
Cramer. I'm expected.
Go right in, sir. Uh, excuse me.
This opens the trunk here.
I'll take this bag
myself. Fred: Hello.
Have them wash it, will you?
We'll take care
of everything, sir.
You Cramer? That's the name.
I'll be a minute or two.
I'll wait right here.
Yeah, all right.
Fred? Stay cool.
Hello.
Hey, watch out there.
That bird'll take your arm off.
Hey, watch out! Hey you!
That's my bird... hey!
Hey, I'm talking to you.
That's my bird you're
messing with. He'll take...
Don't you hear me?
Oh, yeah?
Do you wanna see one of
the smartest birds in the world?
Watch this.
Come on out, Fred.
Attaboy.
Fred: Gimme a kiss!
Now you stay right there.
Stay there, right.
Show 'em what an eagle does.
Do you like that?
Ever see anything
like that before?
Put your head under your wing.
That's good. Gimme a
little shake of your head.
That a boy!
Mr. Cramer?
You're Miss Shima?
Say hello. Hello.
See you tomorrow, Bass.
Let's talk in my
office. Certainly, miss.
Without the bird. You got it.
Get in the box, dumb dumb.
Go in there.
Mr. Cramer. Shooter, Corey.
Hello there. Hello, Pal.
Lefty Cramer, nice to meet you.
Don't I know you?
I get around.
Vegas? I been
there a few times, too.
Yeah, I worked Vegas, too.
I seem to remember a
little short guy like you
used to hang around waiting
for Mickey Rooney's old clothes.
Sense of humor. I
want to talk to him alone.
Yeah, sure. Tell
you what, Cramer,
you be a good boy and I'll tell
Santa Claus you're really not a midget.
Come on. Out!
Cramer?
I don't smoke, Lefty.
We have a night club here.
Corey emcees the shows.
I hired him because
he's got a big mouth.
Yeah, I noticed that.
Wine? No, thanks.
You been out of
circulation a while.
Yeah, I like to take a little
vacation from time to time,
and I heard some nice
things about your club here...
We called some of your friends.
They say you're
in a little trouble.
Yeah... there is
a little warrant out,
and I'd like to...
Lay up here a while?
That's what I'd like
to do, ma'am, yes.
I keep my nose clean.
I don't chase after dope. I
don't mess around with booze.
I mind my own business, and...
if you need a little
something done,
I can take care of that, too.
Good. I make the
rules around here.
One, don't be where
you shouldn't be.
Two, don't ask any questions.
You got it.
The boy minding your
bird is Bubba, my brother.
Ask him to take you to 2B.
Thanks.
Hey! Oh, hi.
Looking for something?
Yeah, I was looking
for the telephone.
It's right around the corner.
Oh, thanks.
Woman: ♪ Sad... ♪
♪ Sweet dreamer ♪
♪ It's just one
of those things ♪
♪ You put down to experience ♪
♪ I was happy when I found you ♪
♪ How was I to know ♪
♪ That you would
leave me walking ♪
♪ Down that road? ♪
♪ Down that road, oh ♪
♪ Sad... ♪
♪ Sweet dreamer ♪
♪ It's just one
of those things ♪
♪ You put down to experience ♪
♪ Sad... ♪
♪ Sweet dreamer ♪
♪ It's just one of those things
♪ You put down to experience ♪
♪ Yeah. ♪
Let's hear it! Yeah!
Thank you. Oh yeah, oh.
Aggressive, that's wonderful!
That girl really has
got it, don't you think?
I just hope she doesn't
give it to any of us.
Who let this cat up here?
Hey, come on back
up and sing, sister.
Corey: Guys, listen... We
don't wanna hear it, okay?
I paid good money
to see this show.
I didn't come to hear
dumbo rap all night.
Who does your clothes?
Edgar Allan Poe?
I'd like to start off... Will you
get the dude off the stage, man?
You paid money to see this?
Stand up and take a bow.
Maybe somebody
will recognize you...
That was really funny.
Hey, pal, leave. You're
beating up my joint.
He's messing
around with us, man.
Let's go!
Shooter. Let's see
what he can do.
How am I doing, Tony? Great!
Corey: Isn't this wonderful?
Show business is my life.
That's what it is.
Right now, ladies and gentlemen,
it's not exactly
part of the show,
but it wasn't all
that bad after all.
My skin and my
walking stick, man!
And don't forget my lid!
Baretta: Get the
gentleman his clothes there.
Folks, can we clean
these tables up?
Don't worry folks, at Shima's
everything is always class.
Come on back in,
ladies and gentlemen.
Everything is
gonna be just fine.
Come on back, take your
seats. We'll clean this mess up.
Anyway folks, we're gonna
go right on with the show now,
as soon as I find out what
this next number is here.
What is the show, my man?
We got a little jazz by a
freaked out dancer named Candy.
Hey! We got a little jazz
by a freaked out dancer,
but I don't know...
Where is the dancer, man?
She's in the hole. A dancer
in the hole named Candy!
Tony! Dance, Candy.
Baretta: Ohhh! Now!
Hey!
Let's hear it for this little
dancer named Candy!
That's my girl, right here.
Yes indeed! And now,
ladies and gentlemen,
without further ado, let's
everybody come up and dance!
Play, Gypsies! Play!
It's really good to see you,
Tony. You look so great in a suit!
You like them duds, huh?
Yeah, nice to see you.
Look okay yourself. I didn't
know you could dance like that.
You're great! Thanks.
I'm a dancer now.
No third floor, I don't do
any tricking. Just dancing.
It's okay, Candy, shh,
shh. We're just dancing.
I don't care nothing about that.
We're just having a nice time, that's all.
You wanna go up on the third
floor? I can arrange it for you.
All the cops go up there.
Shh! Candy, don't say cops.
Don't say nothing about cops. I
don't care about the third floor,
and my name ain't
Tony. Now, listen to me.
I'm your friend from Chicago,
and my name is Lefty Cramer.
Get that in your
head, Lefty Cramer.
♪ Lefty Cramer, from Chicago ♪
♪ Lefty Cramer from Chicago. ♪
Hi Frank, this is my friend,
♪ Lefty Cramer from Chicago. ♪
We're old friends.
Isn't that a coincidence?
Is that right? Well, Lefty
Cramer, from Chicago,
Shima wants to see
you in her office, now!
Oh, what would
that be about, sir?
It doesn't matter. Now!
You're right, boss. You got it!
Right on.
See? I didn't blow it
for you did I, Tony...
Lefty! Lefty!
You didn't blow it. It's important
that you keep your mouth shut.
Okay. What are you here for?
You're better off if you don't
know, Candy. I promise you.
I've got to tell you
something, Tony.
What? There's a
warrant out for my arrest.
Candy, keep
dancing. Keep dancing.
I promise you, I don't
care about your warrant.
I don't care about
the third floor.
I got big fish to fry.
You got to keep your mouth
shut and stay away from me.
Remember, Lefty
Cramer, from Chicago.
Now, get it in your head.
♪ Lefty Cramer from Chicago. ♪
Hey, what are you doing here?
You said Madame
Shima wanted to see me.
When I say I want to see
someone, I mean now!
I was just finishing dancing.
This is the second time I
caught him casing the elevator.
No, no, I'm just trying
to find my way around.
I gave you the rules.
You said you could
keep your nose
clean, keep it clean!
That's two mistakes,
you don't get a third.
You're replacing
Corey for a while.
Yes, ma'am.
Where's the ball?
Hey Candy. I got
to talk to you. What?
No, I can't. I got
a hot roll going.
Hey! Hey, it's me.
I got to talk to you
for a couple of
minutes. Come on.
I got five free games. I'll pay for
the games. Come on, come on.
Don't worry about him. That's
my friend, Bubba. He protects me.
Yeah? Yeah. Bubba, that's Lefty.
I'm the guy with
the bird, remember?
Listen, do you know a girl that
worked here for a while named Carolyn?
Oh yeah. She was a
waitress. She got canned.
She wasn't no waitress,
she was a lady cop.
And she got killed.
We found her murdered
three or four days ago.
Yeah, this place
ain't no bed of roses.
You're telling me.
That's why I'm here.
I'm here to find out who killed
her and to shut this joint down.
You were right. I
would have been
better off not knowing anything.
Listen, that lady that runs
this joint, Shima? Yeah?
She's got a safe. You
ever seen it? Yeah.
Bubba and I play cards
in her office. He likes to...
Wait a minute. I been in that
office. There ain't no safe there.
I don't mean the upstairs
office, I mean the one downstairs.
That's where the safe is. You have to
take the elevator. The elevator, yeah.
You got a key for it? Look,
I don't have any key, Tony.
Really. Nobody has a key.
Nobody even goes down there.
Bubba doesn't even have
a key and he's her brother.
Just explain to me, where is it?
Nice car, huh?
What do you think of
the old street urchin now?
Hey, you grump!
What's the matter with you?
Rosie ain't treating you right?
I been waiting for
you for six hours.
A guy just dropped a
dime in my cup of popcorn.
Do I look like a bum?
That's a unfair question.
Besides that, you don't
even know where I been.
You didn't tell me
where you'd been.
You been gone for three
days. Took Fred with you.
You could be six
feet under the ground
as far as I know. Not
that I give a damn.
All right, I'll tell
you where I been.
I been on a job. I'm
working at The Mansion.
That's how come I need
this safecracker of yours.
The Mansion? Yeah, Shiller
loaned the cops down there
a policewoman out of our department
to do some undercover work,
and she got pretty close to
what's really going on in that joint
so they knocked her
off. Now it's my turn.
A policewoman. That's bad news.
Yeah...
they got a guy in
there that's a real pro.
He knocked her
off with an ice-pick.
Nice and clean
and neat. No clues.
He made one mistake, she was wearing
a wristwatch, and they lifted a print.
But he ain't got no record,
so we can't run him down.
But when I nail him, that
print's gonna put him away.
Do you know that they're
making 2 or 300 G's a week
just off of the broads and the
gambling up on the third floor?
Let alone the action you
can get in the rest of the place.
Not only that, but they got
outside political contacts
to make the whole thing
look clean and legal.
That's why I need this
safecracker of yours.
My old man always
said there wasn't
a safe in the world
you couldn't crack,
but he never hung around
to tell me how to do it.
I'll take care of
that right now.
I'm gonna introduce
you to a friend of mine,
Jimmy the Velvet Tip.
Best safecracker in the world.
And the only reason
he's going straight now
is because he can make more
over charging the government.
Hi, Jimmy! Hey, Billy!
Jimmy, I'd like you to meet a
good friend of mine... Tony Baretta.
Tony, this is Jimmy
the Velvet Tip.
How you doing, Tony? Hello
there, Velvet Tip. Nice to meet you.
You work out, huh? Yeah.
That's good. Keep in shape,
that's what I always say.
Hey, look at this, Billy.
Where do you think
that's trying to come from?
I haven't the slightest
idea. Where? Tokyo.
Yeah, I'm taking
that right off a Telstar.
The phone company wants to know
how easy it is to steal data from 'em.
Yeah.
Did you ever open a safe?
Not without a combination.
Then you got a problem.
Hey, stand over there.
Yeah, right over there.
That's it.
What is that? It's
your heartbeat.
See, this is a sending
microphone, self-charged.
It's good for six hours. It's
crystal so I can control it.
You put that on me when
you touched me? Yeah.
You see, the sheath
is all negative ions.
This'll stick to
anything except itself.
Now all you have to
do is put that on the safe
and I can take care of the rest.
How are you, Mr. Cramer?
Terrific. I'll take it. Thanks, pal.
How's your bird?
Oh. Thanks, Shooter.
Where you been?
I went to the hotel room in town to
check out and get the rest of my things.
Check with me before
you leave again, okay?
Oh sure. Sorry.
Hey, maybe you could
ask Bubba to get you
a little drink of
water or something
so we could talk
for a minute, huh?
I want some water, Bubba.
I'm a little tired.
What's the matter?
Well...
like my old man said, I'm stuck
between a rock and a hard place
and I ain't got no
good way to go.
I got to ask you something,
but I sure wish there
was some other way.
I'm not in trouble, am I?
No, no, no, you ain't
in no kind of trouble,
but if you decide to do
what I'm gonna ask you to
and anything goes wrong,
we could both be in big trouble.
Try me.
Okay.
You see this thing here? Mm-hmm.
That's a microphone.
That thing's a microphone?
Yeah, it's a microphone.
Now, you got to do
exactly what I tell you to.
Don't do no more,
don't do no less,
and don't let anybody see you.
This thing has got
to go in the basement,
in Shima's office on the safe.
That's easy! No,
ain't easy, honey.
It's gonna be very hard and
nobody can see you do it.
It's got to go right next to that thing
that she turns for the combination.
You put it up there,
it'll stick all by itself.
Candy, I hate to
ask you do to this.
Tony, what are friends for?
Okay, friend.
Now you listen. Yeah?
You go down there
and you do your stuff
but give yourself a way out,
and if you ain't back
up here in 20 minutes,
I'm coming down there
with a cannon, you hear me?
Don't worry, I'll be okay.
I'm gonna do a good job for you.
Don't worry.
Hello, ma'am.
Hello, Candy.
Want some candy, Bubba?
Good.
You want some candy, ma'am?
Please don't bother me.
Whoa!
Get out of here!
Hello, Cutie! Wanna cut a rug?
Get out of here!
Gimme a kiss!
Hello, young man.
Come here, dummy!
I once saw him drop four or
five grand at the crap table...
That was before he
got started on poker.
Woman: I don't know how
guys like that get rich, anyway.
Did you get a tip? Oh yeah.
The big C.
Get lost. I have work to do.
Rest your bones, Fred.
This may take a while.
How are you, Mr. Bass? Okay.
Nice to see you.
Shima: Come in, Bass.
I haven't got much time.
Fred, we did it again!
Shima: Come in, Bass.
Bass: I haven't got much time.
That's it! Wait a minute.
Sorry, go ahead.
I haven't got much time.
There, that's one of 'em!
Gimme the pad, would you please?
Yeah, here. Thank you.
No...
Yeah... That ought be it.
39-18-38-16-29.
What I can't tell
is the direction.
You'll have to play with that.
Well, my old man always said,
when you're working with the
best, you can't ask for more.
Thanks, Velvet.
Good luck!
♪ Hush now... ♪
♪ Don't explain... ♪
So the next time, he
brought his friend with him.
Watch out for friends!
Now you tell me. His
friend's exactly like him...
Short and fat and
looks like a frog.
Ain't it always the way?
Bourbon. Kentucky?
Is there any other kind?
Little branch water
on the side, son.
♪ Cry to hear folks chatter ♪
♪ 'Cause I know you cheat... ♪
♪ Say you'll remain... ♪
♪ Hush now ♪
♪ Don't explain... ♪
♪ Right or wrong don't matter ♪
♪ When you're
with me, sweet... ♪
♪ I'm glad you're back... ♪
♪ You know that I love you ♪
♪ And what love endures... ♪
♪ Your love ♪
♪ Don't explain. ♪
Good evening.
Where's the action?
You've had a few too many.
Back home, they say I got a hollow
leg right down to the middle toe.
It's okay, Jimmy.
Sir, looks like your hollow
leg may have had too much,
but you're in good shape yourself.
Could you get his coat, please?
Step right this way.
You got another drink up here?
Sir, we have anything
your little heart could desire.
That covers a lot of ground.
Where do you call home, sir?
Anywhere south of
the Mason and Dixon.
Really? What are you in?
I'm in soybeans. Soybeans, huh?
That's all the Japanese eat now.
Really, sir? Yes.
Have you ever eaten soybeans?
I'm not even sure what they are.
I'll send you some.
Thank you very much.
Do you think you're in shape to
drive, sir? Point me down the hill, son.
Shooter, I want you and
Frank down here right away.
Shima: What do I
pay you idiots for?
Somebody broke
into this safe last night.
I want you to search every room
on every floor of this house.
Do it, fast! You want
us to call McCarthy?
No!
Not yet.
Don't you say
anything about this.
Go on, get out!
Do it!
Out of the bed,
Cramer. Out, out!
Yes... hey, hey! Get
up there. Stay there.
What's going on here, hey!
What are you
looking for? Shut up..
You're messing up all my stuff.
What's going on with you guys?
If you tell me what you're looking
for, I'll try to help you, okay?
Cramer? Yeah?
There's something
fishy about you.
I felt it ever since
you got here.
I'm hiding out here, doing a little
announcing. I don't want no trouble.
Oh yeah. Yeah, yeah.
I think you got ideas...
you shouldn't have.
You hear me?! Huh? Frank.
Does this sucker look like
he's gonna tell you something?
Come on, let's get out of here.
There's nothing here anyway.
Come on.
You know what dumb is, Fred?
That's dumb.
Not a thing. Anything?
Nothing, nothing.
I think I'll go to my office.
I'll go down with you.
Frank...
Have you got a license
to wear that dress, ma'am?
Just doing my job, boss.
Trying to get a laugh out of you.
Your boss is a grump.
Sir? I could arrest you
for what you're thinking.
Whooo-oa!
Pour me some wine.
Yes?
Taped voice: We are
in possession of records
pertaining to your business
and names of people
which, if made public,
would ruin you and
everyone connected with you.
The records will
be returned to you
if you cooperate with us.
You will pay the sum
of $50,000 in cash
to a representative
who will be waiting
at Dinah's Restaurant on 14th
Street near Greenbelt Avenue...
at 4:00 a.m. this morning.
If you do not bring the money
or if anything should happen,
the files will be made public.
This is the only message
you will receive from us.
You better get over
here right away.
I can't tell you over the phone.
Just get over here
and bring Bass with you.
We've got
trouble... big trouble.
All right, everybody!
It's show time again!
They got the
ledgers? Everything.
Customers, political contacts,
tally sheets, what
we've been clearing
and where it goes.
It's all in there.
And the book that's
got my end of it, huh?
Yes.
How the hell could you
let this thing happen?!
It was an inside
job. You know that.
It had to be an inside job.
That's right! Now
what makes you think
that these clowns are
going to settle for $50,000?
They'll keep you
on the string forever!
Was there any
money in the safe? No.
Bass came by yesterday.
See, that's our bad luck.
No money... so
he takes the files!
For all we know, he's...
He's copied everything
in them, huh?
Then we're out of
business. Wrong.
I'm out of business.
You're dead.
Unless we put a stop to it.
Tonight.
Freddie, my man...
if this thing works,
we're heroes.
If it don't...
you hit that window
and grab a cab
and get back to sea.
Ma'am, can I get you something?
Just tea, please, lemon.
Okay.
Young man, would
you get my tea, please?
Would you help me, please?
I'm going to leave now
and you must stay here
and sip your tea slowly
until it is finished
or the police will know
everything. Don't you see?
You're being
watched. Don't move.
Bass: Shooter, relax.
Give her a few minutes.
Just stay back, but
you keep her in sight.
Nobody make a move till
we know where she's going.
She's driving off
in a pickup truck.
All right, let's go!
Let's pick up Bass.
She's turning right.
Hold it!
Something's coming down.
She just pulled over.
It looks like she's
waiting for someone.
You hang in. I'll
keep an eye on her.
It's Cramer! He's
getting into his car!
Which way is he headed?
He's heading west.
Cramer's car is
in front of the barn.
There's only...
one other car there.
I think we oughta hit them now.
I'll meet you.
Carl, get the back!
Shooter, hit the door!
Shooter: Where is he?
Frank: There's nobody here!
Hi, boss, they're all
in there. Go get 'em!
Throw your guns down and
come out with your hands up!
You're completely
surrounded by police officers!
We have tear gas! We can
force you out if we have to.
Hold your fire! Hold your fire!
The next time I'm not
gonna stop that so soon!
You got three seconds to come
through that door one at a time!
Okay! Your time's up!
Man: Okay! Okay!
We're coming out!
All right, move
in boys! Move in!
Let me have him.
Baretta?
Who had it?
Keep him separate.
Book him for murder one.
Get him out of here.
This is it, boss.
With this and the
print, we got him.
Yeah... if the prints match.
Hey, boss!
That's quite a collection
you got there, Baretta.
I'm sorry to see some of 'em go.
The print matched.
Bass is the man.
Attaboy! Attaboy?
Well, I mean, that's terrific.
Bye, Tony Lefty. Hey,
wait a minute. Hold it!
Let me have her. Just a
second, please. Go ahead on in.
Just sit tight. Stay right
here. Don't let 'em have you.
Listen, boss, you
see this girl over here?
She was very instrumental
in making the
whole thing happen.
Matter of fact, without her, nothing
would have gone down and I...
well, I promised her I
would get her out of it.
Baretta! I want you to stop
making promises for us!
I won't do it again.
I promise you.
Come on, boss. Look at her.
All right. I'll do what I can.
Hey, come here!
Candy, this is my
boss, Inspector Shiller.
How do you do?
How would you like a job?
Another one? No, no, no.
You see, my boss thinks
maybe you'd make a good cop.
A cop?! A cop?!
on every floor of this house.
Do it! Fast!
If you ain't back up
here in 20 minutes,
I'm coming down there
with a cannon, you hear me?
Don't worry, I'll be okay.
Shima wants to see
you in her office, now.
Oh, what would
that be about, sir?
It doesn't matter. You got it.
The sheath is all negative ions.
This'll stick to
anything except itself.
There's something
fishy about you.
I'm just hiding out.
Bourbon. Kentucky?
Is there any other kind?
Out, out, out! Hey, hey. Don't!
Stay there. What's
going on here?
This is the second time I
caught him casing the elevator.
No, I'm just trying to
find my way around.
Listen, I gave you the rules.
You said you could keep
your nose clean, keep it clean!
I have a little
surprise for you.
You're full of surprises.
No, step in here for a minute.
I want to show you something.
Your private office?
After you.
You're kidding, what is this?
It's a black room.
How long do you
think you could fool us?
You're a cop, baby.
Come in.
I was half asleep
when you called.
You been here the whole time?
Just since the funeral.
Boss, I don't wanna get preachy,
but don't take it on
yourself, it happens.
Yeah, Baretta. I
know it happens.
I know she was a cop, and I know
I had to send
her in there, but...
I'm just not used
to sending women
into places where
they get killed, all right?
Yeah, I know, I know.
Maybe it'd be a good idea
if you just got away from
all of it for a couple of days.
All right, let's get down to it.
She was undercover at a
place called The Mansion.
Yeah, I know.
I want you to pick up
where she left off, Baretta.
She said the whole place was
run by a woman named Shima.
Baretta, I want
whoever killed her
and I want that place.
You understand?
Now this woman, Shima,
supposedly keeps...
a safe there. She's
got everything in it...
Records, the
clientele... Everything.
Once you're in there, I
don't wanna hear from you.
Don't contact anybody... Me,
the Department... anybody.
I don't want you to take any chances
on blowing your cover, understand?
Understand.
If you need it...
here's a rap sheet on
a hustler from Chicago
we picked up dead
a couple of days ago.
No one knows he's dead.
Lefty Cramer.
Okay.
Can I take these with me?
Yeah.
Baretta?
You don't have to say it, boss.
You got gin? Oh!
Shooter, make some calls.
Lefty Cramer, Kansas City.
He'll be over in a little while.
Candy, Bubba,
play in Bubba's room.
I've got work to do.
Yes, ma'am.
We're gonna go. We're gonna go.
Come on, Bubba. We'll play
in your room. Bye, ma'am.
Sit down, Bass.
I'll get the receipt.
May I have your name, sir?
The name is Lefty
Cramer. I'm expected.
Go right in, sir. Uh, excuse me.
This opens the trunk here.
I'll take this bag
myself. Fred: Hello.
Have them wash it, will you?
We'll take care
of everything, sir.
You Cramer? That's the name.
I'll be a minute or two.
I'll wait right here.
Yeah, all right.
Fred? Stay cool.
Hello.
Hey, watch out there.
That bird'll take your arm off.
Hey, watch out! Hey you!
That's my bird... hey!
Hey, I'm talking to you.
That's my bird you're
messing with. He'll take...
Don't you hear me?
Oh, yeah?
Do you wanna see one of
the smartest birds in the world?
Watch this.
Come on out, Fred.
Attaboy.
Fred: Gimme a kiss!
Now you stay right there.
Stay there, right.
Show 'em what an eagle does.
Do you like that?
Ever see anything
like that before?
Put your head under your wing.
That's good. Gimme a
little shake of your head.
That a boy!
Mr. Cramer?
You're Miss Shima?
Say hello. Hello.
See you tomorrow, Bass.
Let's talk in my
office. Certainly, miss.
Without the bird. You got it.
Get in the box, dumb dumb.
Go in there.
Mr. Cramer. Shooter, Corey.
Hello there. Hello, Pal.
Lefty Cramer, nice to meet you.
Don't I know you?
I get around.
Vegas? I been
there a few times, too.
Yeah, I worked Vegas, too.
I seem to remember a
little short guy like you
used to hang around waiting
for Mickey Rooney's old clothes.
Sense of humor. I
want to talk to him alone.
Yeah, sure. Tell
you what, Cramer,
you be a good boy and I'll tell
Santa Claus you're really not a midget.
Come on. Out!
Cramer?
I don't smoke, Lefty.
We have a night club here.
Corey emcees the shows.
I hired him because
he's got a big mouth.
Yeah, I noticed that.
Wine? No, thanks.
You been out of
circulation a while.
Yeah, I like to take a little
vacation from time to time,
and I heard some nice
things about your club here...
We called some of your friends.
They say you're
in a little trouble.
Yeah... there is
a little warrant out,
and I'd like to...
Lay up here a while?
That's what I'd like
to do, ma'am, yes.
I keep my nose clean.
I don't chase after dope. I
don't mess around with booze.
I mind my own business, and...
if you need a little
something done,
I can take care of that, too.
Good. I make the
rules around here.
One, don't be where
you shouldn't be.
Two, don't ask any questions.
You got it.
The boy minding your
bird is Bubba, my brother.
Ask him to take you to 2B.
Thanks.
Hey! Oh, hi.
Looking for something?
Yeah, I was looking
for the telephone.
It's right around the corner.
Oh, thanks.
Woman: ♪ Sad... ♪
♪ Sweet dreamer ♪
♪ It's just one
of those things ♪
♪ You put down to experience ♪
♪ I was happy when I found you ♪
♪ How was I to know ♪
♪ That you would
leave me walking ♪
♪ Down that road? ♪
♪ Down that road, oh ♪
♪ Sad... ♪
♪ Sweet dreamer ♪
♪ It's just one
of those things ♪
♪ You put down to experience ♪
♪ Sad... ♪
♪ Sweet dreamer ♪
♪ It's just one of those things
♪ You put down to experience ♪
♪ Yeah. ♪
Let's hear it! Yeah!
Thank you. Oh yeah, oh.
Aggressive, that's wonderful!
That girl really has
got it, don't you think?
I just hope she doesn't
give it to any of us.
Who let this cat up here?
Hey, come on back
up and sing, sister.
Corey: Guys, listen... We
don't wanna hear it, okay?
I paid good money
to see this show.
I didn't come to hear
dumbo rap all night.
Who does your clothes?
Edgar Allan Poe?
I'd like to start off... Will you
get the dude off the stage, man?
You paid money to see this?
Stand up and take a bow.
Maybe somebody
will recognize you...
That was really funny.
Hey, pal, leave. You're
beating up my joint.
He's messing
around with us, man.
Let's go!
Shooter. Let's see
what he can do.
How am I doing, Tony? Great!
Corey: Isn't this wonderful?
Show business is my life.
That's what it is.
Right now, ladies and gentlemen,
it's not exactly
part of the show,
but it wasn't all
that bad after all.
My skin and my
walking stick, man!
And don't forget my lid!
Baretta: Get the
gentleman his clothes there.
Folks, can we clean
these tables up?
Don't worry folks, at Shima's
everything is always class.
Come on back in,
ladies and gentlemen.
Everything is
gonna be just fine.
Come on back, take your
seats. We'll clean this mess up.
Anyway folks, we're gonna
go right on with the show now,
as soon as I find out what
this next number is here.
What is the show, my man?
We got a little jazz by a
freaked out dancer named Candy.
Hey! We got a little jazz
by a freaked out dancer,
but I don't know...
Where is the dancer, man?
She's in the hole. A dancer
in the hole named Candy!
Tony! Dance, Candy.
Baretta: Ohhh! Now!
Hey!
Let's hear it for this little
dancer named Candy!
That's my girl, right here.
Yes indeed! And now,
ladies and gentlemen,
without further ado, let's
everybody come up and dance!
Play, Gypsies! Play!
It's really good to see you,
Tony. You look so great in a suit!
You like them duds, huh?
Yeah, nice to see you.
Look okay yourself. I didn't
know you could dance like that.
You're great! Thanks.
I'm a dancer now.
No third floor, I don't do
any tricking. Just dancing.
It's okay, Candy, shh,
shh. We're just dancing.
I don't care nothing about that.
We're just having a nice time, that's all.
You wanna go up on the third
floor? I can arrange it for you.
All the cops go up there.
Shh! Candy, don't say cops.
Don't say nothing about cops. I
don't care about the third floor,
and my name ain't
Tony. Now, listen to me.
I'm your friend from Chicago,
and my name is Lefty Cramer.
Get that in your
head, Lefty Cramer.
♪ Lefty Cramer, from Chicago ♪
♪ Lefty Cramer from Chicago. ♪
Hi Frank, this is my friend,
♪ Lefty Cramer from Chicago. ♪
We're old friends.
Isn't that a coincidence?
Is that right? Well, Lefty
Cramer, from Chicago,
Shima wants to see
you in her office, now!
Oh, what would
that be about, sir?
It doesn't matter. Now!
You're right, boss. You got it!
Right on.
See? I didn't blow it
for you did I, Tony...
Lefty! Lefty!
You didn't blow it. It's important
that you keep your mouth shut.
Okay. What are you here for?
You're better off if you don't
know, Candy. I promise you.
I've got to tell you
something, Tony.
What? There's a
warrant out for my arrest.
Candy, keep
dancing. Keep dancing.
I promise you, I don't
care about your warrant.
I don't care about
the third floor.
I got big fish to fry.
You got to keep your mouth
shut and stay away from me.
Remember, Lefty
Cramer, from Chicago.
Now, get it in your head.
♪ Lefty Cramer from Chicago. ♪
Hey, what are you doing here?
You said Madame
Shima wanted to see me.
When I say I want to see
someone, I mean now!
I was just finishing dancing.
This is the second time I
caught him casing the elevator.
No, no, I'm just trying
to find my way around.
I gave you the rules.
You said you could
keep your nose
clean, keep it clean!
That's two mistakes,
you don't get a third.
You're replacing
Corey for a while.
Yes, ma'am.
Where's the ball?
Hey Candy. I got
to talk to you. What?
No, I can't. I got
a hot roll going.
Hey! Hey, it's me.
I got to talk to you
for a couple of
minutes. Come on.
I got five free games. I'll pay for
the games. Come on, come on.
Don't worry about him. That's
my friend, Bubba. He protects me.
Yeah? Yeah. Bubba, that's Lefty.
I'm the guy with
the bird, remember?
Listen, do you know a girl that
worked here for a while named Carolyn?
Oh yeah. She was a
waitress. She got canned.
She wasn't no waitress,
she was a lady cop.
And she got killed.
We found her murdered
three or four days ago.
Yeah, this place
ain't no bed of roses.
You're telling me.
That's why I'm here.
I'm here to find out who killed
her and to shut this joint down.
You were right. I
would have been
better off not knowing anything.
Listen, that lady that runs
this joint, Shima? Yeah?
She's got a safe. You
ever seen it? Yeah.
Bubba and I play cards
in her office. He likes to...
Wait a minute. I been in that
office. There ain't no safe there.
I don't mean the upstairs
office, I mean the one downstairs.
That's where the safe is. You have to
take the elevator. The elevator, yeah.
You got a key for it? Look,
I don't have any key, Tony.
Really. Nobody has a key.
Nobody even goes down there.
Bubba doesn't even have
a key and he's her brother.
Just explain to me, where is it?
Nice car, huh?
What do you think of
the old street urchin now?
Hey, you grump!
What's the matter with you?
Rosie ain't treating you right?
I been waiting for
you for six hours.
A guy just dropped a
dime in my cup of popcorn.
Do I look like a bum?
That's a unfair question.
Besides that, you don't
even know where I been.
You didn't tell me
where you'd been.
You been gone for three
days. Took Fred with you.
You could be six
feet under the ground
as far as I know. Not
that I give a damn.
All right, I'll tell
you where I been.
I been on a job. I'm
working at The Mansion.
That's how come I need
this safecracker of yours.
The Mansion? Yeah, Shiller
loaned the cops down there
a policewoman out of our department
to do some undercover work,
and she got pretty close to
what's really going on in that joint
so they knocked her
off. Now it's my turn.
A policewoman. That's bad news.
Yeah...
they got a guy in
there that's a real pro.
He knocked her
off with an ice-pick.
Nice and clean
and neat. No clues.
He made one mistake, she was wearing
a wristwatch, and they lifted a print.
But he ain't got no record,
so we can't run him down.
But when I nail him, that
print's gonna put him away.
Do you know that they're
making 2 or 300 G's a week
just off of the broads and the
gambling up on the third floor?
Let alone the action you
can get in the rest of the place.
Not only that, but they got
outside political contacts
to make the whole thing
look clean and legal.
That's why I need this
safecracker of yours.
My old man always
said there wasn't
a safe in the world
you couldn't crack,
but he never hung around
to tell me how to do it.
I'll take care of
that right now.
I'm gonna introduce
you to a friend of mine,
Jimmy the Velvet Tip.
Best safecracker in the world.
And the only reason
he's going straight now
is because he can make more
over charging the government.
Hi, Jimmy! Hey, Billy!
Jimmy, I'd like you to meet a
good friend of mine... Tony Baretta.
Tony, this is Jimmy
the Velvet Tip.
How you doing, Tony? Hello
there, Velvet Tip. Nice to meet you.
You work out, huh? Yeah.
That's good. Keep in shape,
that's what I always say.
Hey, look at this, Billy.
Where do you think
that's trying to come from?
I haven't the slightest
idea. Where? Tokyo.
Yeah, I'm taking
that right off a Telstar.
The phone company wants to know
how easy it is to steal data from 'em.
Yeah.
Did you ever open a safe?
Not without a combination.
Then you got a problem.
Hey, stand over there.
Yeah, right over there.
That's it.
What is that? It's
your heartbeat.
See, this is a sending
microphone, self-charged.
It's good for six hours. It's
crystal so I can control it.
You put that on me when
you touched me? Yeah.
You see, the sheath
is all negative ions.
This'll stick to
anything except itself.
Now all you have to
do is put that on the safe
and I can take care of the rest.
How are you, Mr. Cramer?
Terrific. I'll take it. Thanks, pal.
How's your bird?
Oh. Thanks, Shooter.
Where you been?
I went to the hotel room in town to
check out and get the rest of my things.
Check with me before
you leave again, okay?
Oh sure. Sorry.
Hey, maybe you could
ask Bubba to get you
a little drink of
water or something
so we could talk
for a minute, huh?
I want some water, Bubba.
I'm a little tired.
What's the matter?
Well...
like my old man said, I'm stuck
between a rock and a hard place
and I ain't got no
good way to go.
I got to ask you something,
but I sure wish there
was some other way.
I'm not in trouble, am I?
No, no, no, you ain't
in no kind of trouble,
but if you decide to do
what I'm gonna ask you to
and anything goes wrong,
we could both be in big trouble.
Try me.
Okay.
You see this thing here? Mm-hmm.
That's a microphone.
That thing's a microphone?
Yeah, it's a microphone.
Now, you got to do
exactly what I tell you to.
Don't do no more,
don't do no less,
and don't let anybody see you.
This thing has got
to go in the basement,
in Shima's office on the safe.
That's easy! No,
ain't easy, honey.
It's gonna be very hard and
nobody can see you do it.
It's got to go right next to that thing
that she turns for the combination.
You put it up there,
it'll stick all by itself.
Candy, I hate to
ask you do to this.
Tony, what are friends for?
Okay, friend.
Now you listen. Yeah?
You go down there
and you do your stuff
but give yourself a way out,
and if you ain't back
up here in 20 minutes,
I'm coming down there
with a cannon, you hear me?
Don't worry, I'll be okay.
I'm gonna do a good job for you.
Don't worry.
Hello, ma'am.
Hello, Candy.
Want some candy, Bubba?
Good.
You want some candy, ma'am?
Please don't bother me.
Whoa!
Get out of here!
Hello, Cutie! Wanna cut a rug?
Get out of here!
Gimme a kiss!
Hello, young man.
Come here, dummy!
I once saw him drop four or
five grand at the crap table...
That was before he
got started on poker.
Woman: I don't know how
guys like that get rich, anyway.
Did you get a tip? Oh yeah.
The big C.
Get lost. I have work to do.
Rest your bones, Fred.
This may take a while.
How are you, Mr. Bass? Okay.
Nice to see you.
Shima: Come in, Bass.
I haven't got much time.
Fred, we did it again!
Shima: Come in, Bass.
Bass: I haven't got much time.
That's it! Wait a minute.
Sorry, go ahead.
I haven't got much time.
There, that's one of 'em!
Gimme the pad, would you please?
Yeah, here. Thank you.
No...
Yeah... That ought be it.
39-18-38-16-29.
What I can't tell
is the direction.
You'll have to play with that.
Well, my old man always said,
when you're working with the
best, you can't ask for more.
Thanks, Velvet.
Good luck!
♪ Hush now... ♪
♪ Don't explain... ♪
So the next time, he
brought his friend with him.
Watch out for friends!
Now you tell me. His
friend's exactly like him...
Short and fat and
looks like a frog.
Ain't it always the way?
Bourbon. Kentucky?
Is there any other kind?
Little branch water
on the side, son.
♪ Cry to hear folks chatter ♪
♪ 'Cause I know you cheat... ♪
♪ Say you'll remain... ♪
♪ Hush now ♪
♪ Don't explain... ♪
♪ Right or wrong don't matter ♪
♪ When you're
with me, sweet... ♪
♪ I'm glad you're back... ♪
♪ You know that I love you ♪
♪ And what love endures... ♪
♪ Your love ♪
♪ Don't explain. ♪
Good evening.
Where's the action?
You've had a few too many.
Back home, they say I got a hollow
leg right down to the middle toe.
It's okay, Jimmy.
Sir, looks like your hollow
leg may have had too much,
but you're in good shape yourself.
Could you get his coat, please?
Step right this way.
You got another drink up here?
Sir, we have anything
your little heart could desire.
That covers a lot of ground.
Where do you call home, sir?
Anywhere south of
the Mason and Dixon.
Really? What are you in?
I'm in soybeans. Soybeans, huh?
That's all the Japanese eat now.
Really, sir? Yes.
Have you ever eaten soybeans?
I'm not even sure what they are.
I'll send you some.
Thank you very much.
Do you think you're in shape to
drive, sir? Point me down the hill, son.
Shooter, I want you and
Frank down here right away.
Shima: What do I
pay you idiots for?
Somebody broke
into this safe last night.
I want you to search every room
on every floor of this house.
Do it, fast! You want
us to call McCarthy?
No!
Not yet.
Don't you say
anything about this.
Go on, get out!
Do it!
Out of the bed,
Cramer. Out, out!
Yes... hey, hey! Get
up there. Stay there.
What's going on here, hey!
What are you
looking for? Shut up..
You're messing up all my stuff.
What's going on with you guys?
If you tell me what you're looking
for, I'll try to help you, okay?
Cramer? Yeah?
There's something
fishy about you.
I felt it ever since
you got here.
I'm hiding out here, doing a little
announcing. I don't want no trouble.
Oh yeah. Yeah, yeah.
I think you got ideas...
you shouldn't have.
You hear me?! Huh? Frank.
Does this sucker look like
he's gonna tell you something?
Come on, let's get out of here.
There's nothing here anyway.
Come on.
You know what dumb is, Fred?
That's dumb.
Not a thing. Anything?
Nothing, nothing.
I think I'll go to my office.
I'll go down with you.
Frank...
Have you got a license
to wear that dress, ma'am?
Just doing my job, boss.
Trying to get a laugh out of you.
Your boss is a grump.
Sir? I could arrest you
for what you're thinking.
Whooo-oa!
Pour me some wine.
Yes?
Taped voice: We are
in possession of records
pertaining to your business
and names of people
which, if made public,
would ruin you and
everyone connected with you.
The records will
be returned to you
if you cooperate with us.
You will pay the sum
of $50,000 in cash
to a representative
who will be waiting
at Dinah's Restaurant on 14th
Street near Greenbelt Avenue...
at 4:00 a.m. this morning.
If you do not bring the money
or if anything should happen,
the files will be made public.
This is the only message
you will receive from us.
You better get over
here right away.
I can't tell you over the phone.
Just get over here
and bring Bass with you.
We've got
trouble... big trouble.
All right, everybody!
It's show time again!
They got the
ledgers? Everything.
Customers, political contacts,
tally sheets, what
we've been clearing
and where it goes.
It's all in there.
And the book that's
got my end of it, huh?
Yes.
How the hell could you
let this thing happen?!
It was an inside
job. You know that.
It had to be an inside job.
That's right! Now
what makes you think
that these clowns are
going to settle for $50,000?
They'll keep you
on the string forever!
Was there any
money in the safe? No.
Bass came by yesterday.
See, that's our bad luck.
No money... so
he takes the files!
For all we know, he's...
He's copied everything
in them, huh?
Then we're out of
business. Wrong.
I'm out of business.
You're dead.
Unless we put a stop to it.
Tonight.
Freddie, my man...
if this thing works,
we're heroes.
If it don't...
you hit that window
and grab a cab
and get back to sea.
Ma'am, can I get you something?
Just tea, please, lemon.
Okay.
Young man, would
you get my tea, please?
Would you help me, please?
I'm going to leave now
and you must stay here
and sip your tea slowly
until it is finished
or the police will know
everything. Don't you see?
You're being
watched. Don't move.
Bass: Shooter, relax.
Give her a few minutes.
Just stay back, but
you keep her in sight.
Nobody make a move till
we know where she's going.
She's driving off
in a pickup truck.
All right, let's go!
Let's pick up Bass.
She's turning right.
Hold it!
Something's coming down.
She just pulled over.
It looks like she's
waiting for someone.
You hang in. I'll
keep an eye on her.
It's Cramer! He's
getting into his car!
Which way is he headed?
He's heading west.
Cramer's car is
in front of the barn.
There's only...
one other car there.
I think we oughta hit them now.
I'll meet you.
Carl, get the back!
Shooter, hit the door!
Shooter: Where is he?
Frank: There's nobody here!
Hi, boss, they're all
in there. Go get 'em!
Throw your guns down and
come out with your hands up!
You're completely
surrounded by police officers!
We have tear gas! We can
force you out if we have to.
Hold your fire! Hold your fire!
The next time I'm not
gonna stop that so soon!
You got three seconds to come
through that door one at a time!
Okay! Your time's up!
Man: Okay! Okay!
We're coming out!
All right, move
in boys! Move in!
Let me have him.
Baretta?
Who had it?
Keep him separate.
Book him for murder one.
Get him out of here.
This is it, boss.
With this and the
print, we got him.
Yeah... if the prints match.
Hey, boss!
That's quite a collection
you got there, Baretta.
I'm sorry to see some of 'em go.
The print matched.
Bass is the man.
Attaboy! Attaboy?
Well, I mean, that's terrific.
Bye, Tony Lefty. Hey,
wait a minute. Hold it!
Let me have her. Just a
second, please. Go ahead on in.
Just sit tight. Stay right
here. Don't let 'em have you.
Listen, boss, you
see this girl over here?
She was very instrumental
in making the
whole thing happen.
Matter of fact, without her, nothing
would have gone down and I...
well, I promised her I
would get her out of it.
Baretta! I want you to stop
making promises for us!
I won't do it again.
I promise you.
Come on, boss. Look at her.
All right. I'll do what I can.
Hey, come here!
Candy, this is my
boss, Inspector Shiller.
How do you do?
How would you like a job?
Another one? No, no, no.
You see, my boss thinks
maybe you'd make a good cop.
A cop?! A cop?!