Miami Vice (1984–1989): Season 4, Episode 11 - A Rock and a Hard Place - full transcript
Newly married Crockett gets entangled with Caitlin's record companies executives.
Previously on Miami Vice...
You're going to make me
a star again, is that the idea?
Why not. l've got the promo
man in my back pocket.
Racketeering strike force,
US attorney's office.
Anything you say
may be used against you.
Let's go.
This one's for Will. You were
going to make him a star too.
And Rocky, and Lex,...
and everyone else you screwed over
you two faced bastard!
Come on, let's go.
You cop a plea, the worst you get
is a year, reduced to six months.
ln the record business. Rule number
one is ''don't get caught''.
You do time. l don't care
if it's 6 months or 6 minutes.
Your own grandmother
won't return your calls. You're dead.
lf Lowe won't take a fall.
l'll name names.
Whose?
Mine.
Who am l going to name, Paul?
You.
You're going to name everybody
but the janitor on the 10th floor.
Then the subcommittee
will reconvene,...
and we have another two years
of indictments and headlines.
So?
So, Tommy is about to become
a minor footnote in Rock history.
Tommy got a couple of
armed security guards.
To hang well
from the shower head of our hotel.
-You know that?
-Yeah.
But l can't prove it.
l'm sorry.
What is this?
Heavy Metal?
That's terrible about
Tommy Lowe, huh?
Yeah. His car overheated
in Miami.
Those imports aren't designed
for that humidity.
So, what are we doing
about Caitlin?
Tonight, on Miami Vice...
Hello.
-How did you get into first class?
-l walked.
Awesome, isn't it?
Where's your boarding pass?
lt's okay.
What's your name?
Henry.
-Henry?
-Hank.
-Thanks a lot.
-Come on, Henry, let's go.
Yeah.
Nice looking fans, honey.
Well, better buckle up.
We're going down.
-Welcome to LA!
-Yeah? Who are you.
Josh Durrel, from Avery & DeSica.
We better step on it.
May l see
your press credentials, please?
-Well...
-l have to see a press card, sir.
l don't have a press card,
that's my wife.
l'm sorry, l can't let you in
without credentials.
l'm sure you understand, sir.
-Sweetie...
-Gordon...
-l'm so excited.
-Thank you.
We're all excited.
-l am too, Paul. Thanks.
-Caitlin,...
l just heard the new tracks.
They are unbelievable.
So much integrity. Artistic integrity.
They'll blow everyone out of the box
come Christmas. Guaranteed.
Thanks.
-See you around seven.
-l'll be ready.
-What was that all about?
-Business as usual.
l'd forgotten how odious
it can all be.
You won't get an argument out of me,...
but that's not what l'm talking about.
What the hell was that?
Who's responsible for that mob scene?
The public relations geniuses
at Avery and DeSica.
lt was all carefully planned.
Like the Kennedy assassination.
-Sweetheart!
-l'm serious.
lf you ask me, those airheads
spaced on the security arrangements.
Maybe they just forgot.
They forgot?
''Your wife is dead,
Mr. Crockett, we forgot.''
Okay.
l'll call Wiggins later.
We're in nut case central now.
l'm not letting you out of my sight.
You won't get any arguments
out of me on that.
Don't you want to argue a little bit?
Maybe get the blood boiling,
you know what l mean?
A devil with a blue dress on.
A devil with a blue dress on.
Look at Molly now...
here she comes.
Wearing her wig
and shades to match...
she's got high-heel shoes
and an alligator hat.
Wearing her pearls
and her diamond rings...
She's got bracelets on her fingers,
now and everything.
She the devil with the blue dress,
Devil with the blue dress on.
Hi Stevie. My machine's
been on the fritz.
Yeah?
For three weeks?
Frankly, l'm surprised
to see you.
l thought l read your obit
in Melody Maker years ago,...
another fast lane breakdown.
Stevie, here's a guy
you should be talking to.
Jerry Lee,
you know Steve Owens?
-Yeah, sure. How you doing?
-Nice party. Nice article.
-You wrote that Rolling Stone article?
-No, the National lnquisitor.
This kid made Caitlin sound like
Mother Theresa in a leather habit.
Very thorough. Well researched
for a gossip rag.
Thanks. Except for one thing...
l couldn't get a line on the old man.
Sonny Burnett. He's nobody,
a small businessman.
What kind of business?
lmport-export.
Stevie, don't be a stranger.
lmport-export?
Give me a break.
-Something to drink, darling?
-Yeah,...
Could we have a glass of champagne
and a black jack straight?
l'm starving. They never leave me
enough time to eat.
-Here you go, go for it.
-Hey, Caitlin!
-Hi...
-There's no time to eat now.
-But l want you to meet my...
-Hey, dude.
Terry Cochran's arrived,
and he's dying to meet you...
Save my seat.
Give me a black jack, neat.
Sonny.
l know you?
Now yet.
But l am a big fan of Caitlin's.
Big fan.
Mr. Ralph Slick. Personal management.
Not the Mr. Slick?
My reputation precedes me.
Your reputation sucks.
-Morning, Sweetheart.
-You're up early.
l was just thinking, it's about
9 o'clock back in Miami,...
and Switek's just coming in
with the donuts...
and eating them all.
Sounds like a man
who's missing his work.
Well...
When are you going?
This afternoon.
l got to. Plus, l don't
want to rain on your parade.
lt's not my parade.
Well, it sure as hell
isn't mine.
lt's only for a little while, then
we can take the money and run.
l thought we were doing
okay before.
We were. But the way
this album's moving...
even l didn't expect it to go
this fast.
When it's raining money,
you don't put up an umbrella.
We could be set for life.
And anyway, you know
l love to sing.
A hit album means that l could
keep doing that as much as l want.
Darling, if that's what you want,
then that's what l want, too.
Here's to the future.
Then there's always the unexpected
and excessive promotional expenses.
That's always good for four,
five hundred thousand.
What'd she get on this thing up front,
nothing, right? 30 grand?
35.
But she got a lot of points, 55.
Any loopholes?
lf she fails to tour in support
of the album, she loses the points.
There's a possibility.
She never was much for touring.
Especially now in marital bliss.
Yeah, it's nice to see her so happy.
Well, we'll think of something.
ln the meantime, l want the promo
guys to hype this album.
My gut tells me this Pied Piper trip
will go down the toilet on number 3.
The novelty will wear real thin.
-Where you going?
-What's it look like?
-lt's okay.
-You don't want to miss your plane.
What l don't want,
is my wife hassled.
-You going to be all right?
-l'll be fine. You're the one flying.
l'll call you, okay?
Bye.
Sonny,
great meeting you, man.
You know. l would've brought
the limo, but it's in the shop.
Don't get me started.
What's wrong?
Too laid back in Lotusland?
Yeah, laid back like a school
of piranhas in a hot tub.
l'm just happy to be back
in the real world.
lf you call Miami real.
How's Cait?
She's fine.
Said to give you a big kiss.
-Morning, Sonny.
-Hey, Trudy.
Well, Mr. Hollywood.
Nice picture.
Everyone's famous
for 15 minutes, Sonny.
Yeah, you can almost
make out your hair line.
We did a little brainstorming
down at the DA's office this morning.
Your wife fingered Tommy Lowe.
We figured maybe you hear
a little pillow talk.
They pay you for that?
Brainstorming?
Give me a break.
Brain-dead, maybe.
Tommy was going to cop a plea
on ratting out some suits at Royalty.
-Only somebody hot wired him first.
-Names, Mahoney?
l always forget them.
They're like Frick and Frack.
Fremont and Wiggins?
Yeah. That's it.
Paul Fremont and Gordon Wiggins.
What? You want me
to do your job for you, too?
San Diego's near LA, isn't it?
Yeah, near enough, why?
Seems thee was a lot of speculation
about a DJ that stiffed your boys.
-And?
-Last week Border agents found him...
in pieces all around the desert.
-Fremont and Wiggins...
-Rumor has it they pushed the buttons.
l'll take it.
Who's going to be
better positioned than me?
-Hey, man.
-Partner! How you doing?
All right. l brought you some dinner
since you're living alone again.
Not for long.
l thought Caitlin was going to be
in LA for the entire week.
-She is. But l'm on my way back.
-Tommy Lowe?
Yeah.
She'll get absolutely orbital when
she finds out l'm working her bosses.
She'll understand.
l wouldn't bet on it.
We have...
had an agreement. She didn't get
involved in my work, and me in hers.
Separate but equal.
But this is my case.
l got no choice.
Your choice.
-What's that supposed to mean?
-You could have handed it off.
Castillo could've kicked it
all the way back to LA.
Are you kidding me?
lt's complicated, Rico.
Nobody else has the inside track.
This Fremont and Wiggins
are a couple of tube steaks,...
but it's just guesswork trying to tie
them to Tommy Lowe's murder.
Like l said.
lf it was your wife,
would you shine it on?
So what do you
want me to do?
lmport-export?
l'll be damned.
These guys should take out ads
in the yellow pages. lmport-export.
Kind of puts a spin on the Caitlin
Davies resurrection story, no?
Yeah.
Candidate for sainthood found...
-in love nest with dealer.
-Yeah. This could be killer.
Michael, see if you can track down
our Miami stringer,...
then get him to get some names
of some people Jerry Lee can...
talk to about this creep Burnett.
You ready to go?
And book Jerry Lee
on the next flight down.
Me?
No. l've been
choking off my emotions.
Why?
You miss me?
No, not much. Well, maybe a little
in the middle of the night.
l woke up feeling a little empty.
l don't carry a nightstick.
And then what do l do?
l read you your rights,
or do l just whip out the handcuffs?
And then what?
-And then you take my...
-Excuse me, Cait,...
problem is solved.
We better get going.
-l'm sorry, darling.
-Yeah, me too.
l love you too. Bye.
l make my living
off The Evening News...
Just give me something...
something l can use.
People love it when you lose,
they love dirty laundry.
l could've been an actor,
but l wound up here,...
l just have to look good,
l don't have to be clear.
Come and whisper in my ear.
Give us dirty laundry.
Kick them when they're up,
kick them when they're down.
Kick them when they're up,
kick them when they're down.
Kick them when they're up,
kick them when they're down.
Kick them when they're up,
kick them when they're down.
Dirty secrets.
Dirty little lies.
-We got dirty little fingers...
-Operator? Hello?
Trish? Jerry Lee.
Bump the baby-eater
cover story.
You won't believe the dirt l'm getting
on this Burnett dude.
This guy makes Scarface
look like Mr. Rogers.
Absolutely. lf it's dirty,
it's got his fingerprints on it.
l've got some more sleazeballs
to interview, then l'm going home.
Right.
l'm sure l remember you, Mr. Burnett,
but if you wait, l'll ring her room.
That won't be necessary.
lt's a surprise.
So, who was Johnny B. Goode?
He's damage control, Sonny.
Working overtime...
We knew it wasn't going to be easy.
How bad is it?
Johnny B. Goode
has friends at the lnquisitor.
Even with a correction,
it's pretty bad.
l'm supposed to be the shining
example of drug-free America.
-No!
-What?
There go the record sales.
We're dead, Gordon.
Don't be an idiot.
This is great.
You want to talk about lt?
What's to talk about?
There's a lie out there, and not
a thing either of us can do about it.
Maybe l should just go to the papers
and announce that l'm a cop.
Don't dangle solutions
you can't deliver, Sonny.
Cait.
l am sorry.
l know.
Great.
-Let's go!
-Okay.
-Cait!
-Burnett, we know you're a dealer.
Were you surprised to find out
your husband is a drug dealer?
Or is that how you met him?
Was it love
or was it ludes?
l'll see what l can do.
Look, l hate to be
brutally direct,...
but doesn't he have some work
to do in Miami?
lt was just a romantic weekend.
He's going back tonight.
Well, at least they caught
my good side, chivalrous...
if a bit Neanderthal.
A bit!
How much worse does it get?
Okay, one more time.
l'm really sorry.
l know.
And l love you, Sonny.
But this is driving me stark raving.
l didn't know
it was so important to you.
The music l understand,
but the business...
lt's not...
it is.
Look, l despise all the phony
crap that goes with it...
but l have to put up with it,...
because it allows me to do the work
l love to do. l'm a singer.
l could sing in the shower
for myself,...
but l get so much more satisfaction
when people can hear me.
To get airplay, l have to cooperate
with the business people.
They're under investigation
for murder.
What?
Fremont and Wiggins. l found out
when l was in Miami.
They hit Tommy Lowe.
That's ridiculous.
They're executives, for Christ sakes.
They don't go around killing people.
All right, then who did?
Some of Tommy Lowe's Greatest
Hits were on the freebase pipe.
He owed money to half the dealers
in South Florida.
Maybe. But we're putting
our money on the payola line.
We?
You're on assignment here,
aren't you?
lt's not just me,
you've got a job to do here, too.
lt's my case. The same way
it was my case when we met.
So what noW?.
l've got to figure my next move.
Okay.
But let's just get
one thing clear...
until you have proof on Fremont
and Wiggins, l don't want to hear of it.
lt's your move, Sonny.
l'm not involved.
See you later.
Good old Caitlin. Sure picked herself
a winner. This guy's a lunatic.
-Bad ink's better than no ink.
-Burnett's been calling me every day.
Marianne tells him l'm tied up till
next week, but he keeps calling.
Tell him to call next decade.
-What did you want to talk about?
-Cash flow.
lf it doesn't improve radically,
we're out of business in 60 days.
What? ls that some kind of joke?
Am l known as a big kidder?
We need to get the new Caitlin Davies
product out right away...
and maximize our profits on it
in a serious way, gentlemen,...
or else we're all on the beach.
So, what do we do?
We do what's right in front of us.
We use this lunatic
to our advantage.
l'm calling Charlie Atwater
in Legal Affairs.
Very nice, Cait. Let's try
the harmony on the chorus, okay?
-Ready?
-Yeah. l'll do the high one first.
You've been married, right?
Three times.
What happened?
Well,...
the first time, l was in a band,...
and she was pathologically jealous
of the groupies.
And the other two weren't crazy
about the long hours.
You know?
You're either in the business
or a non-pro. They don't get it.
Yeah.
-Okay.
-Right. From the top.
Most guys have to proclaim
their loyalty...
to the little missus,
or to the assembly line,...
no conflict there, but you...
You've got a little
different situation.
l can see how she might think you're
putting the job before her.
Come on, Rico!
You know that's not true.
l know that and you know that.
But how to get her to know that?
The job has always been a bitch
on the matrimonial state.
lt always will be.
Yeah, but this is different.
This situation existed before we met.
Hell, it's the reason we did meet.
l'm just concerned about her.
Trying to keep her from being hurt.
l wouldn't lay that line on her
if l were you.
Listen, Freemont and Wiggins
won't kill the golden goose.
Bottom line is you're doing exactly
what you believe is right,...
and you can't ask any more
of yourself than that.
-Mahoney come up with anything?
-l'm afraid not.
lf we get this one,
we'll get it on you.
Great.
-What's the matter with this thing?
-Thanks, Sid.
-Come on, it's...!
-Do you understand English?
l said thank you.
Get him off the stage.
-When is the meeting with Caitlin?
-4:30.
Just time to meet
her psychopath husband.
-What the hell for?
-l've been talking to Miami,...
You mention his name, you get
horror stories, torture, murder...
-He's perfect.
-For what?
Solving our cash flow problem.
-Come on. Let's go.
-Thanks a lot!
Rent a Ferrari.
How very LA.
Very smart, Gordon.
This guy probably carries a gun.
We couldn't get that lucky.
You boys got a problem.
Well, well, well.
Should have just used the phone.
lt would have been easier.
No privacy on the phone.
Mr. Burnett, how would
you like to become very rich?
Terrific lady, Caitlin.
Quite the artist.
Yeah, my wife's terrific
and the surf's up.
-What do you want?
-We hear you're a man of many talents.
That's me. Mr. Renaissance.
But l'm not flattery operated.
-So, once again. What do you want?
-l've checked your background, Mr....
Sonny.
Yes. Our product, like any other
needs to move fast.
You make it and you get it out
while it's hot.
We're having a little trouble with
a distributor in your neck of the woods.
-Miami is a big woods.
-That's why we're a bit lost.
One of our shipments
is frozen in transit in Nassau.
We need to get it moving again,
with a minimum of fanfare.
An experienced expediter
l take it this shipment
isn't frozen old 45's.
Let me guess.
Metilene marking dust.
A hundred keys.
-And if l expedite things for you?
-A third of it is yours.
B-U-R-N-E, double T.
Wonderful.
We'll see you in Miami.
Call me stupid, but l don't see
how this will help us.
Simple, Stupid. Think.
What happens if Caitlin Davies
doesn't go out on tour.
-But she wants to tour.
-What if she can't?
Because she's...
Nobody'll be surprised if she's caught
in the crossfire of her husband.
Sad, but not surprised.
And the 55 share of her last album
reverts back to the company.
Her last album.
Yeah.
The Farewell Album.
Well, well.
How you doing slugger?
-Hi Angela.
-l would have blown him away.
-Where's Cait?
-l don't know. She went out.
-When did she leave?
-l don't know. A while ago.
Probably down at the pool
What else would she do
when she's not working?
-You know this don't mean anything.
-Yeah.
You know, you two need
to spend more time together.
-You think l like this?
-No. l know you both hate it.
But that don't change the fact
that you're not there for her.
l'm trying.
Trying ain't going to get it.
She needs you to be there.
She can't even keep her mind on
her business, worrying about you.
Never knowing if you're coming
or going. She's miserable.
Well, l...
l have to keep my mind
on my business, too.
Otherwise people
could get killed.
Look, l know you think l got it
in for you, but that ain't so.
l think you're a pretty solid guy.
But you and she just have
your stars crossed.
l hate to see either of you
hurt like this.
You think she'd be better off
without me, don't you?
Honey, that ain't for me to say.
Because they're scum.
Behind that cheap corporate façade,
they're low-life scum.
l agree.
But regardless of his indiscretions,
he's selling records.
lndiscretions?
-Cait, we're talking about murder!
-No, you're talking about suspicions.
l told you.
Show me proof!
Our careers were to be mutually
respected and totally separate.
Suddenly, yours is getting mine
all screwed up and l've had it!
Look, what happened to Tommy Lowe,
speaking of scum, is too bad.
But a lot of people wanted to be
at his funeral. lncluding me.
Because you think they did it,
doesn't mean l'll blow my career.
lt's ridiculous anyway.
Those two can't be bad notices killed.
Cait!
l got thrown into this.
l don't like it.
-But l'm going to finish it.
-Why you?
lf you've got something on them,
why not turn it over to the locals?
lt's not that simple, sweetheart.
Anyway, they're back in Miami.
l'm going there tonight.
Am l flying alone?
Look. You have to do
what you think is right.
lt's one of the things
l admire most about you.
But this thing scares me.
lf what you say is true, then
Tommy Lowe isn't the only victim.
My career is going to be history.
Cait, people love
what you do.
That's not going to change.
And you damn sure
don't need these guys.
All l need is you.
And l need you.
l better go change if
l'm going to make that flight.
l'll get it.
Yeah?
First, tonight's the night.
11.30 at the Haulover Pier.
Kind of sudden, isn't it?
These people aren't bus drivers.
They don't work to a time table.
Yeah, okay.
What else?
Well, it involves Caitlin.
Maybe l could talk to her directly.
She's unavailable right now.
l think l can relay the message.
Right.
Tell her that tomorrow's shoot
has been moved up to 8 pm tonight.
Tonight?
We've got dinner
reservations tonight.
That's a pity.
You see, Klaus Herrman is leaving
on the first flight tomorrow.
His photos will nearly guarantee us
a national cover on glossy stock.
All right? lt's in Coral Gables.
You got a pen?
No, but l have a good memory.
The address is 2641 Wexford Road
in the Gables.
8 o'clock.
Tell her not to be late.
Lieutenant, l'm going to need
full on back-up.
The Haulover Pier.
About 11 :30.
Yes, sir.
What time do you want me
to pick you up?
You have a date or something?
Why don't you come and watch?
Well, l guess she'll wait.
So, do they feed you
before they shoot you?
l suppose so. Don't worry about it.
Sorry about dinner.
That's all right.
That's show biz.
l'm still sorry.
Miss Davies, l'm just finishing.
Could you wait a moment?
Take your time.
No.
Okay.
Cait, Cait! Are you all right?
Baby!
l want you to stay down here.
Stay down, and don't you move.
-You have the right to remain silent.
-So you're a cop?
Anything you say, can and will
be used against you.
Can't we discuss this like
civilized human beings?
You've got a right to an attorney,
if you can't afford and attorney,...
one will be provided for you.
There is freedom within,
there is freedom without,...
Try and catch the deluge
in a paper cup.
There's a battle ahead.
Many battles are lost,...
But you'll never see the end
of the road by yourself.
-You got everything?
-Yeah.
l'm going to miss you so much.
You're going to be busy.
And me too, since we got the break
in the San Angelo case.
-Where you going first?
-Memphis.
Then OK city,
then North Carolina...
or South Carolina, l don't know.
Somewhere.
l'll call you every night.
l'll see you in New York, yes?
Three weeks from tomorrow.
l know it's different worlds,
but tell me we can make it work.
Or die trying.
Don't dream it's over.
When the world
falls in.
They come, they come.
A world between us.
We know that they won't win.
Don't let them win.
Don't let them win.
Don't let them win.
You're going to make me
a star again, is that the idea?
Why not. l've got the promo
man in my back pocket.
Racketeering strike force,
US attorney's office.
Anything you say
may be used against you.
Let's go.
This one's for Will. You were
going to make him a star too.
And Rocky, and Lex,...
and everyone else you screwed over
you two faced bastard!
Come on, let's go.
You cop a plea, the worst you get
is a year, reduced to six months.
ln the record business. Rule number
one is ''don't get caught''.
You do time. l don't care
if it's 6 months or 6 minutes.
Your own grandmother
won't return your calls. You're dead.
lf Lowe won't take a fall.
l'll name names.
Whose?
Mine.
Who am l going to name, Paul?
You.
You're going to name everybody
but the janitor on the 10th floor.
Then the subcommittee
will reconvene,...
and we have another two years
of indictments and headlines.
So?
So, Tommy is about to become
a minor footnote in Rock history.
Tommy got a couple of
armed security guards.
To hang well
from the shower head of our hotel.
-You know that?
-Yeah.
But l can't prove it.
l'm sorry.
What is this?
Heavy Metal?
That's terrible about
Tommy Lowe, huh?
Yeah. His car overheated
in Miami.
Those imports aren't designed
for that humidity.
So, what are we doing
about Caitlin?
Tonight, on Miami Vice...
Hello.
-How did you get into first class?
-l walked.
Awesome, isn't it?
Where's your boarding pass?
lt's okay.
What's your name?
Henry.
-Henry?
-Hank.
-Thanks a lot.
-Come on, Henry, let's go.
Yeah.
Nice looking fans, honey.
Well, better buckle up.
We're going down.
-Welcome to LA!
-Yeah? Who are you.
Josh Durrel, from Avery & DeSica.
We better step on it.
May l see
your press credentials, please?
-Well...
-l have to see a press card, sir.
l don't have a press card,
that's my wife.
l'm sorry, l can't let you in
without credentials.
l'm sure you understand, sir.
-Sweetie...
-Gordon...
-l'm so excited.
-Thank you.
We're all excited.
-l am too, Paul. Thanks.
-Caitlin,...
l just heard the new tracks.
They are unbelievable.
So much integrity. Artistic integrity.
They'll blow everyone out of the box
come Christmas. Guaranteed.
Thanks.
-See you around seven.
-l'll be ready.
-What was that all about?
-Business as usual.
l'd forgotten how odious
it can all be.
You won't get an argument out of me,...
but that's not what l'm talking about.
What the hell was that?
Who's responsible for that mob scene?
The public relations geniuses
at Avery and DeSica.
lt was all carefully planned.
Like the Kennedy assassination.
-Sweetheart!
-l'm serious.
lf you ask me, those airheads
spaced on the security arrangements.
Maybe they just forgot.
They forgot?
''Your wife is dead,
Mr. Crockett, we forgot.''
Okay.
l'll call Wiggins later.
We're in nut case central now.
l'm not letting you out of my sight.
You won't get any arguments
out of me on that.
Don't you want to argue a little bit?
Maybe get the blood boiling,
you know what l mean?
A devil with a blue dress on.
A devil with a blue dress on.
Look at Molly now...
here she comes.
Wearing her wig
and shades to match...
she's got high-heel shoes
and an alligator hat.
Wearing her pearls
and her diamond rings...
She's got bracelets on her fingers,
now and everything.
She the devil with the blue dress,
Devil with the blue dress on.
Hi Stevie. My machine's
been on the fritz.
Yeah?
For three weeks?
Frankly, l'm surprised
to see you.
l thought l read your obit
in Melody Maker years ago,...
another fast lane breakdown.
Stevie, here's a guy
you should be talking to.
Jerry Lee,
you know Steve Owens?
-Yeah, sure. How you doing?
-Nice party. Nice article.
-You wrote that Rolling Stone article?
-No, the National lnquisitor.
This kid made Caitlin sound like
Mother Theresa in a leather habit.
Very thorough. Well researched
for a gossip rag.
Thanks. Except for one thing...
l couldn't get a line on the old man.
Sonny Burnett. He's nobody,
a small businessman.
What kind of business?
lmport-export.
Stevie, don't be a stranger.
lmport-export?
Give me a break.
-Something to drink, darling?
-Yeah,...
Could we have a glass of champagne
and a black jack straight?
l'm starving. They never leave me
enough time to eat.
-Here you go, go for it.
-Hey, Caitlin!
-Hi...
-There's no time to eat now.
-But l want you to meet my...
-Hey, dude.
Terry Cochran's arrived,
and he's dying to meet you...
Save my seat.
Give me a black jack, neat.
Sonny.
l know you?
Now yet.
But l am a big fan of Caitlin's.
Big fan.
Mr. Ralph Slick. Personal management.
Not the Mr. Slick?
My reputation precedes me.
Your reputation sucks.
-Morning, Sweetheart.
-You're up early.
l was just thinking, it's about
9 o'clock back in Miami,...
and Switek's just coming in
with the donuts...
and eating them all.
Sounds like a man
who's missing his work.
Well...
When are you going?
This afternoon.
l got to. Plus, l don't
want to rain on your parade.
lt's not my parade.
Well, it sure as hell
isn't mine.
lt's only for a little while, then
we can take the money and run.
l thought we were doing
okay before.
We were. But the way
this album's moving...
even l didn't expect it to go
this fast.
When it's raining money,
you don't put up an umbrella.
We could be set for life.
And anyway, you know
l love to sing.
A hit album means that l could
keep doing that as much as l want.
Darling, if that's what you want,
then that's what l want, too.
Here's to the future.
Then there's always the unexpected
and excessive promotional expenses.
That's always good for four,
five hundred thousand.
What'd she get on this thing up front,
nothing, right? 30 grand?
35.
But she got a lot of points, 55.
Any loopholes?
lf she fails to tour in support
of the album, she loses the points.
There's a possibility.
She never was much for touring.
Especially now in marital bliss.
Yeah, it's nice to see her so happy.
Well, we'll think of something.
ln the meantime, l want the promo
guys to hype this album.
My gut tells me this Pied Piper trip
will go down the toilet on number 3.
The novelty will wear real thin.
-Where you going?
-What's it look like?
-lt's okay.
-You don't want to miss your plane.
What l don't want,
is my wife hassled.
-You going to be all right?
-l'll be fine. You're the one flying.
l'll call you, okay?
Bye.
Sonny,
great meeting you, man.
You know. l would've brought
the limo, but it's in the shop.
Don't get me started.
What's wrong?
Too laid back in Lotusland?
Yeah, laid back like a school
of piranhas in a hot tub.
l'm just happy to be back
in the real world.
lf you call Miami real.
How's Cait?
She's fine.
Said to give you a big kiss.
-Morning, Sonny.
-Hey, Trudy.
Well, Mr. Hollywood.
Nice picture.
Everyone's famous
for 15 minutes, Sonny.
Yeah, you can almost
make out your hair line.
We did a little brainstorming
down at the DA's office this morning.
Your wife fingered Tommy Lowe.
We figured maybe you hear
a little pillow talk.
They pay you for that?
Brainstorming?
Give me a break.
Brain-dead, maybe.
Tommy was going to cop a plea
on ratting out some suits at Royalty.
-Only somebody hot wired him first.
-Names, Mahoney?
l always forget them.
They're like Frick and Frack.
Fremont and Wiggins?
Yeah. That's it.
Paul Fremont and Gordon Wiggins.
What? You want me
to do your job for you, too?
San Diego's near LA, isn't it?
Yeah, near enough, why?
Seems thee was a lot of speculation
about a DJ that stiffed your boys.
-And?
-Last week Border agents found him...
in pieces all around the desert.
-Fremont and Wiggins...
-Rumor has it they pushed the buttons.
l'll take it.
Who's going to be
better positioned than me?
-Hey, man.
-Partner! How you doing?
All right. l brought you some dinner
since you're living alone again.
Not for long.
l thought Caitlin was going to be
in LA for the entire week.
-She is. But l'm on my way back.
-Tommy Lowe?
Yeah.
She'll get absolutely orbital when
she finds out l'm working her bosses.
She'll understand.
l wouldn't bet on it.
We have...
had an agreement. She didn't get
involved in my work, and me in hers.
Separate but equal.
But this is my case.
l got no choice.
Your choice.
-What's that supposed to mean?
-You could have handed it off.
Castillo could've kicked it
all the way back to LA.
Are you kidding me?
lt's complicated, Rico.
Nobody else has the inside track.
This Fremont and Wiggins
are a couple of tube steaks,...
but it's just guesswork trying to tie
them to Tommy Lowe's murder.
Like l said.
lf it was your wife,
would you shine it on?
So what do you
want me to do?
lmport-export?
l'll be damned.
These guys should take out ads
in the yellow pages. lmport-export.
Kind of puts a spin on the Caitlin
Davies resurrection story, no?
Yeah.
Candidate for sainthood found...
-in love nest with dealer.
-Yeah. This could be killer.
Michael, see if you can track down
our Miami stringer,...
then get him to get some names
of some people Jerry Lee can...
talk to about this creep Burnett.
You ready to go?
And book Jerry Lee
on the next flight down.
Me?
No. l've been
choking off my emotions.
Why?
You miss me?
No, not much. Well, maybe a little
in the middle of the night.
l woke up feeling a little empty.
l don't carry a nightstick.
And then what do l do?
l read you your rights,
or do l just whip out the handcuffs?
And then what?
-And then you take my...
-Excuse me, Cait,...
problem is solved.
We better get going.
-l'm sorry, darling.
-Yeah, me too.
l love you too. Bye.
l make my living
off The Evening News...
Just give me something...
something l can use.
People love it when you lose,
they love dirty laundry.
l could've been an actor,
but l wound up here,...
l just have to look good,
l don't have to be clear.
Come and whisper in my ear.
Give us dirty laundry.
Kick them when they're up,
kick them when they're down.
Kick them when they're up,
kick them when they're down.
Kick them when they're up,
kick them when they're down.
Kick them when they're up,
kick them when they're down.
Dirty secrets.
Dirty little lies.
-We got dirty little fingers...
-Operator? Hello?
Trish? Jerry Lee.
Bump the baby-eater
cover story.
You won't believe the dirt l'm getting
on this Burnett dude.
This guy makes Scarface
look like Mr. Rogers.
Absolutely. lf it's dirty,
it's got his fingerprints on it.
l've got some more sleazeballs
to interview, then l'm going home.
Right.
l'm sure l remember you, Mr. Burnett,
but if you wait, l'll ring her room.
That won't be necessary.
lt's a surprise.
So, who was Johnny B. Goode?
He's damage control, Sonny.
Working overtime...
We knew it wasn't going to be easy.
How bad is it?
Johnny B. Goode
has friends at the lnquisitor.
Even with a correction,
it's pretty bad.
l'm supposed to be the shining
example of drug-free America.
-No!
-What?
There go the record sales.
We're dead, Gordon.
Don't be an idiot.
This is great.
You want to talk about lt?
What's to talk about?
There's a lie out there, and not
a thing either of us can do about it.
Maybe l should just go to the papers
and announce that l'm a cop.
Don't dangle solutions
you can't deliver, Sonny.
Cait.
l am sorry.
l know.
Great.
-Let's go!
-Okay.
-Cait!
-Burnett, we know you're a dealer.
Were you surprised to find out
your husband is a drug dealer?
Or is that how you met him?
Was it love
or was it ludes?
l'll see what l can do.
Look, l hate to be
brutally direct,...
but doesn't he have some work
to do in Miami?
lt was just a romantic weekend.
He's going back tonight.
Well, at least they caught
my good side, chivalrous...
if a bit Neanderthal.
A bit!
How much worse does it get?
Okay, one more time.
l'm really sorry.
l know.
And l love you, Sonny.
But this is driving me stark raving.
l didn't know
it was so important to you.
The music l understand,
but the business...
lt's not...
it is.
Look, l despise all the phony
crap that goes with it...
but l have to put up with it,...
because it allows me to do the work
l love to do. l'm a singer.
l could sing in the shower
for myself,...
but l get so much more satisfaction
when people can hear me.
To get airplay, l have to cooperate
with the business people.
They're under investigation
for murder.
What?
Fremont and Wiggins. l found out
when l was in Miami.
They hit Tommy Lowe.
That's ridiculous.
They're executives, for Christ sakes.
They don't go around killing people.
All right, then who did?
Some of Tommy Lowe's Greatest
Hits were on the freebase pipe.
He owed money to half the dealers
in South Florida.
Maybe. But we're putting
our money on the payola line.
We?
You're on assignment here,
aren't you?
lt's not just me,
you've got a job to do here, too.
lt's my case. The same way
it was my case when we met.
So what noW?.
l've got to figure my next move.
Okay.
But let's just get
one thing clear...
until you have proof on Fremont
and Wiggins, l don't want to hear of it.
lt's your move, Sonny.
l'm not involved.
See you later.
Good old Caitlin. Sure picked herself
a winner. This guy's a lunatic.
-Bad ink's better than no ink.
-Burnett's been calling me every day.
Marianne tells him l'm tied up till
next week, but he keeps calling.
Tell him to call next decade.
-What did you want to talk about?
-Cash flow.
lf it doesn't improve radically,
we're out of business in 60 days.
What? ls that some kind of joke?
Am l known as a big kidder?
We need to get the new Caitlin Davies
product out right away...
and maximize our profits on it
in a serious way, gentlemen,...
or else we're all on the beach.
So, what do we do?
We do what's right in front of us.
We use this lunatic
to our advantage.
l'm calling Charlie Atwater
in Legal Affairs.
Very nice, Cait. Let's try
the harmony on the chorus, okay?
-Ready?
-Yeah. l'll do the high one first.
You've been married, right?
Three times.
What happened?
Well,...
the first time, l was in a band,...
and she was pathologically jealous
of the groupies.
And the other two weren't crazy
about the long hours.
You know?
You're either in the business
or a non-pro. They don't get it.
Yeah.
-Okay.
-Right. From the top.
Most guys have to proclaim
their loyalty...
to the little missus,
or to the assembly line,...
no conflict there, but you...
You've got a little
different situation.
l can see how she might think you're
putting the job before her.
Come on, Rico!
You know that's not true.
l know that and you know that.
But how to get her to know that?
The job has always been a bitch
on the matrimonial state.
lt always will be.
Yeah, but this is different.
This situation existed before we met.
Hell, it's the reason we did meet.
l'm just concerned about her.
Trying to keep her from being hurt.
l wouldn't lay that line on her
if l were you.
Listen, Freemont and Wiggins
won't kill the golden goose.
Bottom line is you're doing exactly
what you believe is right,...
and you can't ask any more
of yourself than that.
-Mahoney come up with anything?
-l'm afraid not.
lf we get this one,
we'll get it on you.
Great.
-What's the matter with this thing?
-Thanks, Sid.
-Come on, it's...!
-Do you understand English?
l said thank you.
Get him off the stage.
-When is the meeting with Caitlin?
-4:30.
Just time to meet
her psychopath husband.
-What the hell for?
-l've been talking to Miami,...
You mention his name, you get
horror stories, torture, murder...
-He's perfect.
-For what?
Solving our cash flow problem.
-Come on. Let's go.
-Thanks a lot!
Rent a Ferrari.
How very LA.
Very smart, Gordon.
This guy probably carries a gun.
We couldn't get that lucky.
You boys got a problem.
Well, well, well.
Should have just used the phone.
lt would have been easier.
No privacy on the phone.
Mr. Burnett, how would
you like to become very rich?
Terrific lady, Caitlin.
Quite the artist.
Yeah, my wife's terrific
and the surf's up.
-What do you want?
-We hear you're a man of many talents.
That's me. Mr. Renaissance.
But l'm not flattery operated.
-So, once again. What do you want?
-l've checked your background, Mr....
Sonny.
Yes. Our product, like any other
needs to move fast.
You make it and you get it out
while it's hot.
We're having a little trouble with
a distributor in your neck of the woods.
-Miami is a big woods.
-That's why we're a bit lost.
One of our shipments
is frozen in transit in Nassau.
We need to get it moving again,
with a minimum of fanfare.
An experienced expediter
l take it this shipment
isn't frozen old 45's.
Let me guess.
Metilene marking dust.
A hundred keys.
-And if l expedite things for you?
-A third of it is yours.
B-U-R-N-E, double T.
Wonderful.
We'll see you in Miami.
Call me stupid, but l don't see
how this will help us.
Simple, Stupid. Think.
What happens if Caitlin Davies
doesn't go out on tour.
-But she wants to tour.
-What if she can't?
Because she's...
Nobody'll be surprised if she's caught
in the crossfire of her husband.
Sad, but not surprised.
And the 55 share of her last album
reverts back to the company.
Her last album.
Yeah.
The Farewell Album.
Well, well.
How you doing slugger?
-Hi Angela.
-l would have blown him away.
-Where's Cait?
-l don't know. She went out.
-When did she leave?
-l don't know. A while ago.
Probably down at the pool
What else would she do
when she's not working?
-You know this don't mean anything.
-Yeah.
You know, you two need
to spend more time together.
-You think l like this?
-No. l know you both hate it.
But that don't change the fact
that you're not there for her.
l'm trying.
Trying ain't going to get it.
She needs you to be there.
She can't even keep her mind on
her business, worrying about you.
Never knowing if you're coming
or going. She's miserable.
Well, l...
l have to keep my mind
on my business, too.
Otherwise people
could get killed.
Look, l know you think l got it
in for you, but that ain't so.
l think you're a pretty solid guy.
But you and she just have
your stars crossed.
l hate to see either of you
hurt like this.
You think she'd be better off
without me, don't you?
Honey, that ain't for me to say.
Because they're scum.
Behind that cheap corporate façade,
they're low-life scum.
l agree.
But regardless of his indiscretions,
he's selling records.
lndiscretions?
-Cait, we're talking about murder!
-No, you're talking about suspicions.
l told you.
Show me proof!
Our careers were to be mutually
respected and totally separate.
Suddenly, yours is getting mine
all screwed up and l've had it!
Look, what happened to Tommy Lowe,
speaking of scum, is too bad.
But a lot of people wanted to be
at his funeral. lncluding me.
Because you think they did it,
doesn't mean l'll blow my career.
lt's ridiculous anyway.
Those two can't be bad notices killed.
Cait!
l got thrown into this.
l don't like it.
-But l'm going to finish it.
-Why you?
lf you've got something on them,
why not turn it over to the locals?
lt's not that simple, sweetheart.
Anyway, they're back in Miami.
l'm going there tonight.
Am l flying alone?
Look. You have to do
what you think is right.
lt's one of the things
l admire most about you.
But this thing scares me.
lf what you say is true, then
Tommy Lowe isn't the only victim.
My career is going to be history.
Cait, people love
what you do.
That's not going to change.
And you damn sure
don't need these guys.
All l need is you.
And l need you.
l better go change if
l'm going to make that flight.
l'll get it.
Yeah?
First, tonight's the night.
11.30 at the Haulover Pier.
Kind of sudden, isn't it?
These people aren't bus drivers.
They don't work to a time table.
Yeah, okay.
What else?
Well, it involves Caitlin.
Maybe l could talk to her directly.
She's unavailable right now.
l think l can relay the message.
Right.
Tell her that tomorrow's shoot
has been moved up to 8 pm tonight.
Tonight?
We've got dinner
reservations tonight.
That's a pity.
You see, Klaus Herrman is leaving
on the first flight tomorrow.
His photos will nearly guarantee us
a national cover on glossy stock.
All right? lt's in Coral Gables.
You got a pen?
No, but l have a good memory.
The address is 2641 Wexford Road
in the Gables.
8 o'clock.
Tell her not to be late.
Lieutenant, l'm going to need
full on back-up.
The Haulover Pier.
About 11 :30.
Yes, sir.
What time do you want me
to pick you up?
You have a date or something?
Why don't you come and watch?
Well, l guess she'll wait.
So, do they feed you
before they shoot you?
l suppose so. Don't worry about it.
Sorry about dinner.
That's all right.
That's show biz.
l'm still sorry.
Miss Davies, l'm just finishing.
Could you wait a moment?
Take your time.
No.
Okay.
Cait, Cait! Are you all right?
Baby!
l want you to stay down here.
Stay down, and don't you move.
-You have the right to remain silent.
-So you're a cop?
Anything you say, can and will
be used against you.
Can't we discuss this like
civilized human beings?
You've got a right to an attorney,
if you can't afford and attorney,...
one will be provided for you.
There is freedom within,
there is freedom without,...
Try and catch the deluge
in a paper cup.
There's a battle ahead.
Many battles are lost,...
But you'll never see the end
of the road by yourself.
-You got everything?
-Yeah.
l'm going to miss you so much.
You're going to be busy.
And me too, since we got the break
in the San Angelo case.
-Where you going first?
-Memphis.
Then OK city,
then North Carolina...
or South Carolina, l don't know.
Somewhere.
l'll call you every night.
l'll see you in New York, yes?
Three weeks from tomorrow.
l know it's different worlds,
but tell me we can make it work.
Or die trying.
Don't dream it's over.
When the world
falls in.
They come, they come.
A world between us.
We know that they won't win.
Don't let them win.
Don't let them win.
Don't let them win.