Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 1, Episode 28 - The Psychic - full transcript
Cinnamon poses as a psychic as part of a typically complicated plan devised by Briggs. The IMF's target is a U.S. businessman who has fled to South America, where he can't be touched legally. He has taken control of a company that holds patents vital to U.S. security interests. The businessman intends to sell the patents to an intelligence operative of an Eastern Bloc nation. The IMF intends to get control of the company back from the businessman. The plan calls for Rollin to impersonate a gangster, Barney to use slight of hand and the help of a respected judge.
Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. BRIGGS.
THE MAN YOU'RE LOOKING AT
IS ALEX LOWELL,
THE PROMOTER OF SEVERAL
LARGE INVESTMENT TRUSTS.
A FEW WEEKS AGO,
LOWELL'S TRUSTS
GAINED CONTROL OF A MAJORITY
OF THE SHARES IN SUD-AERO,
A FOREIGN COMPANY
WHICH MANUFACTURES
SOME OF NATO's
TOP-SECRET DEFENSE HARDWARE.
LOWELL IMMEDIATELY TRANSFERRED
THE STOCK INTO HIS OWN NAME,
AND WITH IT, LEFT FOR SOUTH
AMERICA, OUT OF OUR REACH.
WE BELIEVE HE INTENDS TO PUT
SUD-AERO'S SECRET PATENTS
UP FOR SALE
TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER.
JAN BORNITZ, AN AGENT
FOR AN UNFRIENDLY COUNTRY,
IS THE MOST INTERESTED
AND MOST LIKELY CUSTOMER.
YOUR MISSION, DAN,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO STOP LOWELL BEFORE HE HAS
A CHANCE TO SELL THE PATENTS,
AND MAKE SURE
HE DOES NOT REMAIN IN CONTROL.
AS ALWAYS, SHOULD YOU
OR ANY OF YOUR I.M. FORCE
BE CAUGHT OR KILLED,
THE SECRETARY WILL DISAVOW
ANY KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR ACTIONS.
THIS RECORDING
WILL SELF-DESTRUCT
FIVE SECONDS AFTER THE SPEAKER
HAS BEEN REPLACED.
GOOD LUCK, DAN.
JUST GETTING THE STOCK
CERTIFICATES ISN'T ENOUGH.
HE HAS TO ENDORSE THEM,
OR THEY'RE NO GOOD TO US.
HOW DO WE GET HIM
TO DO THAT?
LOWELL IS A GAMBLER,
HAS BEEN ALL HIS LIFE.
HE GOT HIS START WHEN HE
WON A WILDCAT OIL WELL
IN A CRAP GAME IN OKLAHOMA.
YOU THINK HE'LL GAMBLE WITH
$80 MILLION WORTH OF STOCK?
HE WILL ONCE YOU SET HIM UP.
HOW DO WE GET IN?
JUDGE CHASE
KNOWS HIM WELL.
ALL WASHINGTON DOES.
HE'S A CON MAN AND A CHEAT.
HE'LL MAKE FRIENDS WITH
ANYBODY HE CAN USE.
WHAT ABOUT OUR EDGE?
SEE FOR YOURSELF.
MM-HMM.
WHERE ARE
THE OTHER FOUR CARDS?
RIGHT HERE.
GOOD. WORKS PERFECTLY.
PROVIDED BARNEY
GETS IT IN PLACE.
Barney: I WILL.
WHERE ARE YOU?
I WAS JUST TESTING
MY HIDING PLACE.
INCREDIBLE.
IT'S AN OLD
CARNIVAL TRICK.
DIDN'T YOU EVER SEE
THE HEADLESS LADY?
THAT'S DONE
WITH MIRRORS, TOO.
THIS IS A DRAWING
OF THE HOUSE.
BIG RAMBLING PLACE.
GARAGE IS HERE.
MAIN LIVING ROOM HERE.
THIS IS THE CARD ROOM.
LOWELL ALWAYS SITS HERE.
ROLLIN WILL SIT
OPPOSITE HIM.
THERE'S NO PLACE TO HIDE.
THAT'S WHY BARNEY
NEEDS THE MIRROR.
CHAIR AND AN END TABLE
POSITIONED LIKE THAT ONE.
ALL THE WINDOWS
ARE BURGLAR-ALARMED.
GOT THE DETONATOR
FOR CINNAMON?
SOUND-ACTIVATED.
THAT'S IT, THEN.
$80 MILLION...
IT'S REAL, TOO.
IF YOU CAN TELL THE
DIFFERENCE, SO CAN LOWELL.
WILL YOU GET THE PATENTS?
I TOLD YOU I'D DELIVER.
I WILL.
WHEN?
IT'S A MATTER
OF WEEKS NOW.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR COUNTRYMEN?
LEGALLY, UNLESS I GO BACK
TO THE STATES,
THEY CAN'T DO A THING
TO STOP ME.
YOU WILL SOON BE
A VERY RICH MAN, MR. LOWELL.
MR. BORNITZ,
I'M ALREADY A VERY RICH MAN.
I'LL JUST BE A LITTLE
RICHER, THAT'S ALL.
GIN.
10...16...19...21.
I NEVER KNOW WHETHER
YOU ARE STACKING THE DECK,
OR WHETHER
I AM GETTING A FAIR DEAL.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
YOU LOSE ANYWAY.
[ GROWLING ]
ALL RIGHT, JACK.
TAKE IT EASY.
MY NAME IS MILLER.
HOW DID YOU
GET IN HERE?
WHAT DIFFERENCE
DOES IT MAKE?
I HAVE AN IMPORTANT
BUSINESS DEAL FOR YOU.
REALLY?
AND WHAT MIGHT THAT BE?
I REPRESENT A GROUP OF MEN
WHO WANT TO BUY SOME STOCK
OF YOURS.
LIKE SWISS SUD-AERO?
UH-HUH. AND THEY'RE WILLING
TO TAKE EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT.
EITHER THEY'RE CRAZY,
OR YOU ARE.
WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?
I'VE GOT A CHECK RIGHT
HERE FOR $80 MILLION.
LOOK, MISTER, THAT STOCK
IS NOT FOR SALE.
I'VE GOT A FEELING YOUR "GROUP"
SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THAT.
IF THEY DON'T, THEY DO NOW.
NOW, CLEAR OUT OF HERE.
THESE MEN I REPRESENT
WANT TO DO BUSINESS.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
I TOLD YOU
I'M NOT INTERESTED.
I WANT TO SEE YOU LEAVE.
TELL YOU WHAT --
YOU THINK IT OVER,
AND I'LL DROP BACK
THIS AFTERNOON.
FORGET IT.
I'M ENTERTAINING FRIENDS
THIS AFTERNOON.
SO, YOU'LL HAVE
ONE MORE GUEST.
DO YOU KNOW THIS GROUP
HE WAS TALKING ABOUT?
FEELS TO ME LIKE
IT MIGHT BE THE SYNDICATE.
AH! THEY CAN BE ROUGH.
I DO NOT LIKE IT.
RELAX.
I'VE NEVER BEEN IN A GAME
THAT WASN'T ROUGH.
YOU'LL GET
WHAT YOU'RE AFTER.
PLAY.
BARNEY, WE'VE GOT
ENOUGH BLUE BAGS.
LET'S START ON THE REDS.
HOW DO YOU KNOW HE
USES THAT BRAND OF CARDS?
WE KNOW A LOT ABOUT
HIM AND HIS FRIENDS.
CINNAMON, YOU MEAN YOU
MEMORIZED ALL OF THESE?
THOSE AND MORE.
CINNAMON KNOWS MORE
ABOUT LOWELL'S FRIENDS
THAN HE DOES.
HOW DID IT GO?
JUST LIKE WE FIGURED.
HE WON'T SELL.
CINNAMON...
YOU AND THE JUDGE
HAD BETTER GET READY.
I'LL RAISE IT $5,000.
ED, PLAY THESE OUT
FOR ME.
JUDGE.
HOW ARE YOU, ALEX?
THIS IS JANET MARWOOD.
MISS MARWOOD.
HOW DO YOU DO?
BE CAREFUL OF WHAT
YOU'RE THINKING, ALEX.
MISS MARWOOD
IS THE FAMOUS PSYCHIC.
I'VE HEARD ABOUT YOUR
EXTRAORDINARY PREDICTIONS.
THANK YOU.
COME ON. YOU COULD
BOTH USE A DRINK.
I'M GLAD YOU HAD TIME
TO STOP IN, JUDGE.
I'M NOT SURE
I SHOULD HAVE, ALEX.
THERE'S SOME
UGLY RUMORS ABOUT YOU
GOING AROUND WASHINGTON.
OH, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
THE SUD-AERO DEAL.
AND THE SUD-AERO PATENTS.
JUDGE, I ASSURE YOU THEY'RE
NOTHING BUT RUMORS AND LIES.
THERE WERE OTHER PEOPLE
TRYING TO GET INTO SUD-AERO.
SELLING THOSE PATENTS
WOULD BE AGAINST THE BEST
INTERESTS OF THE UNITED STATES.
I'VE PLAYED ROUGH IN MY TIME.
I ADMIT THAT.
BUT I'M NO TRAITOR.
WELL, I'LL DRINK TO THAT.
[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING ]
[ MAN AND WOMAN
SPEAKING SPANISH ]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
IN THERE?
SEÑOR, THE GARAGE
SENT ME OUT
TO PUT IN A NEW BATTERY.
THAT IS NOT A NEW BATTERY.
I KNOW, SEÑOR.
THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG
WITH THE OLD ONE --
JUST A LOOSE CABLE.
AH.
BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE
TO USE THE CAR,
I WILL BE THROUGH
VERY QUICKLY.
NO.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
WE, UH --
WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
THE NAME'S MILLER.
HE'S EXPECTING ME.
EXCUSE ME.
MR. LOWELL.
LET'S TALK.
I TOLD YOU I'D BE BACK.
NOT FOR LONG.
EXCUSE ME A MOMENT.
COME WITH ME.
NOW GET THIS -- YOU WERE
TOLD TO STAY AWAY FROM HERE.
YOU'RE BEING TOLD AGAIN.
THIS TIME,
YOU BETTER UNDERSTAND IT.
YOU CAN PLAY AS TOUGH
AS YOU WANT TO.
BUT IT WON'T END HERE.
GET HIM OUT OF HERE.
YOU'RE MAKING
A BIG MISTAKE.
AND YOU MIGHT NOT LIVE
TO REGRET IT.
YOU'RE PARTY'S
GETTING LIVELY.
OH, I'M SORRY
ABOUT THAT INTERRUPTION.
JUST
A SMALL-TIME BUSINESSMAN.
NOT SO SMALL-TIME,
I'M AFRAID.
I KNOW HOW YOU CAN REALLY
LIVEN UP THIS PARTY.
HOW ABOUT DOING A READING?
ALEX WOULD BE FASCINATED.
DO YOU MIND?
NO,
I WOULDN'T MIND AT ALL.
I'LL SEE IF I CAN FIND
A CRYSTAL BALL.
THAT WON'T BE NECESSARY.
JUST GATHER EVERYONE
AROUND THE FIREPLACE,
AND DRAW THE DRAPES.
DONE.
TRY TO KEEP
YOUR MINDS OPEN.
LET YOUR THOUGHTS WANDER.
RELAX.
NOW, IF YOU WILL
EXCUSE ME A MOMENT.
I NEED A MOMENT
OF TOTAL SOLITUDE.
I WANT TO WISH YOU
BON VOYAGE.
YOU'LL BE TRAVELING
WITHIN THE WEEK.
EXTRAORDINARY!
WHERE AM I GOING?
I SEE TALL BUILDINGS...
NO! THE EIFFEL TOWER.
PARIS.
SHE'S RIGHT!
I'M LEAVING
THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW.
THE LADIES
WONDER ABOUT ROMANCE.
YOU WILL BE MARRIED
WITHIN THREE MONTHS.
[ LAUGHING ]
THE GROOM WILL NOT BE
THE GENTLEMAN
YOU'RE HERE WITH TODAY.
WHO WILL IT BE?
HE'S SOMEONE
YOU ALREADY KNOW.
HIS NAME IS...SEGRAN.
WILLIAM SEGRAN.
BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN BILL
IN THREE YEARS.
HE'S STILL IN BALTIMORE.
HIS WORK
WILL BRING HIM HERE.
HE IS AN ENGINEER.
HE WILL BE TRANSFERRED
TO THIS CITY.
IT'S ALL VERY
INTERESTING, MISS MARWOOD,
BUT LIKE
MOST FORTUNE-TELLERS,
AREN'T YOU JUST GUESSING?
I'M NOT A FORTUNE-TELLER,
MR. LOWELL.
OH...
JUDGE CHASE,
HOW MUCH CHANGE DO YOU
HAVE IN YOUR POCKET?
I HAVE NO IDEA.
YOU HAVE EXACTLY $1.32
IN AMERICAN COINS.
THREE QUARTERS, THREE DIMES,
THREE NICKELS, AND...
NO, THAT'S NOT RIGHT.
ONE QUARTER, THREE DIMES,
THREE NICKELS,
AND TWO PENNIES.
YOU HAVE EXACTLY 72 CENTS
IN AMERICAN COINS.
AND TWO TEN-PESO COINS.
[ Laughs ]
WELL, LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
[ APPLAUSE ]
VERY GOOD, JANET.
NOW, PERHAPS
YOU'LL TELL ALEX
SOMETHING
ABOUT HIS OWN FUTURE.
I'M SORRY.
I NEVER READ FOR MY HOST.
OF COURSE YOU DO.
WHY, ONLY LAST WEEK
AT MY HOME --
PLEASE. I'D RATHER NOT.
LET'S JUST SAY THAT I SEE
NOTHING AT ALL FOR MR. LOWELL.
WELL, VERY INTERESTING,
AS ALWAYS.
I'VE GOT TO CATCH THAT PLANE.
I'LL HAVE ED DRIVE YOU.
NO, WOULD YOU TAKE ME?
THERE'S SOMETHING I'D LIKE
TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.
FINE. COME ON.
THE CAR'S IN THE GARAGE.
DON'T GO!
JANET,
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I DID SEE SOMETHING
FOR YOU IN THERE.
I DON'T LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE
THINGS LIKE THIS...
I SAW AN EXPLOSION.
POSSIBLE DEATH.
YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS.
I AM.
I'VE SEEN THINGS
LIKE THIS BEFORE.
NONSENSE.
BETTER LISTEN TO HER.
SHE'S SELDOM WRONG.
I SAW SOMETHING ELSE.
I SAW...ARCHES.
ARCHES AND A CAR.
ALL RIGHT, MISS MARWOOD.
I PROMISE YOU
WE'LL BE CAREFUL.
BUT THE JUDGE DOES
HAVE TO CATCH A PLANE.
THE ARCHES.
JUDGE, YOU
DON'T REALLY BELIEVE
ALL THAT GIBBERISH,
DO YOU?
I BELIEVE
JANET MARWOOD, ALEX.
YOU REMEMBER WHAT SHE SAID?
SHE'S NEVER WRONG,
ALEX.
WHAT IS IT, ALEX?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT
IT IS MYSELF FOR SURE,
BUT SHE DID SAY "ARCHES."
AND THE CAR.
GUESS IT WON'T HURT
TO PLAY IT SAFE.
[ ALARM DINGING ]
EVERYTHING'S ALL RIGHT.
NO ONE'S HURT.
ED, THE BLAST MUST HAVE
SET OFF THE ALARM.
GO UP TO THE HOUSE.
TURN IT OFF.
YES, SIR.
[ DINGING STOPS ]
HOW DID YOU KNOW?
I DON'T KNOW HOW.
I JUST KNOW.
PARTY'S OVER.
SORRY, EVERYBODY.
ALEX, WE, UH --
WELL, I HAD SEEN A MAN
IN HERE EARLIER.
HE SAID THE GARAGE
HAD SENT HIM.
I SUPPOSE
I SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU.
YEAH. YEAH,
BUT IT'S TOO LATE NOW.
ALEX, I'LL SAY
ONE THING FOR YOU.
LIFE AROUND HERE
IS NEVER DULL.
I'D GET JANET TO LOOK INTO
HER CRYSTAL BALL AGAIN
AND TELL YOU
WHAT ELSE SHE SEES.
I INTEND TO.
LISTEN, I'VE GOT
TO CATCH MY PLANE.
MIND IF I DON'T RIDE
WITH YOU?
MY DRIVER WILL TAKE YOU.
NOT AT ALL.
GOODBYE, JANET.
BYE.
LISTEN TO HER, ALEX.
SHE'S
A REMARKABLE WOMAN.
BYE, JUDGE.
HAVE A GOOD TRIP.
THAT SHOULD DO IT,
MR. LOWELL.
HAVE YOUR MEN KEEP AN EYE
ON THE HOUSE TONIGHT.
I DON'T WANT MILLER
TO GET ANOTHER CHANCE.
HE WILL TRY AGAIN,
WON'T HE, MISS MARWOOD?
I DON'T THINK HE WILL,
MR. LOWELL.
[ WHIMPERING ]
I FIND THAT DIFFICULT
TO BELIEVE.
A MAN TRIES TO KILL ME.
YOU SAY HE WON'T TRY AGAIN.
THAT MAN WILL NEVER BOTHER
YOU AGAIN, MR. LOWELL.
I KNOW IT.
WHAT ELSE DO YOU KNOW,
MISS MARWOOD?
I KNOW YOU LIED
TO JUDGE CHASE.
I DID?
YOU LIED ABOUT THE STOCK.
YOU LIED ABOUT THE PATENTS.
I KNOW YOU'RE EVIL,
CORRUPT, AND DISHONEST.
YOU'LL DO ANYTHING FOR MONEY.
YOU DON'T APPROVE OF ME,
DO YOU?
HOW COULD I DISAPPROVE
OF A MAN
WHO'S SIMPLY FOLLOWING
HIS DESTINY?
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
[ DOOR OPENS ]
[ THUD ]
Ed: MR. LOWELL!
HE MADE A MISTAKE,
MR. LOWELL.
A BAD ONE.
HE SHOULDN'T HAVE TRIED
ANY ROUGH STUFF
WITH A MAN LIKE YOU.
YOU WON'T NEED THAT,
MR. LOWELL.
YOU WON'T BE BOTHERED AGAIN.
I GIVE YOU MY WORD.
MY NAME IS FRANK DAVIS.
I MADE A MISTAKE SENDING
MILLER HERE TO BUY THE STOCK.
I SHOULD HAVE COME MYSELF.
THAT STOCK, MR. DAVIS,
IS NOT FOR SALE --
NOT TO YOU,
NOT TO ANYBODY.
I SEE YOU HAVE COMPANY.
LET'S YOU AND I TALK
THIS OVER LATER TONIGHT,
SHALL WE?
LIKE GENTLEMEN.
SEE YOU LATER, MR. LOWELL.
[ PANTING ]
WELL, MISS MARWOOD,
YOU WERE RIGHT AGAIN.
I KNOW.
[ DOG WHIMPERING ]
QUIET, JACK!
QUIET!
[ BARKING ]
QUIET, JACK!
WHAT'S THE MATTER?!
[ BARKING ]
I SEE SOMETHING,
MR. LOWELL.
I CAN'T CONCENTRATE.
ALL RIGHT,
COME ON, JACK.
ED!
MISS MARWOOD,
WHAT DID YOU SEE?
IS IT ABOUT DAVIS?
I SEE
TWO MEN PLAYING CARDS.
YES. YOU AND FRANK DAVIS.
YOU'LL PLAY FOR THE STOCK.
AN $80 MILLION CARD GAME --
WHY WOULD I DO THAT?!
BECAUSE YOU KNOW
YOU'LL WIN.
WHY WOULD DAVIS PLAY
FOR THOSE STAKES?
HE INTENDS TO CHEAT
AND ASSURE HE'LL WIN.
BUT HE WON'T.
I'M SORRY, MISS MARWOOD,
BUT THIS TIME YOU'RE WRONG.
I'M A GAMBLER, BUT I WOULDN'T
PLAY ANYONE FOR THOSE STAKES,
NOT EVEN WITH MY OWN CARDS.
YOU WILL PLAY TONIGHT --
AND WITH HIS CARDS.
WITH HIS CARDS?
I WOULDN'T BET ON THAT,
MISS MARWOOD.
I WOULD.
NOW I THINK I'LL GO OUT
NEAR THE POOL,
IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
WOULD YOU INVITE ME
TO STAY FOR DINNER
SO THAT I COULD SEE IF
MY PREDICTIONS COME TRUE?
CONSIDER YOURSELF INVITED.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
BACK TO THE HOUSE.
THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
HE CAME IN THIS WINDOW.
HE COULDN'T HAVE.
MY MEN WERE
ALL OVER THE GARDEN.
WELL, OBVIOUSLY,
HE GOT PAST THEM.
ACCORDING TO YOUR MEN,
THERE DOES NOT SEEM
TO BE ANYTHING MISSING.
NO ONE BREAKS INTO
A HOUSE FOR NO REASON.
WHAT DID HE WANT?
WHAT IS IT?
IS SOMETHING MISSING?
NO. NOTHING.
SHE SAID I'D PLAY
WITH HIS CARDS.
THIS DECK HAS BEEN OPENED
AND RESEALED.
YEAH. SO HAS THIS ONE.
THEY'RE NOT MARKED.
[ SOFTLY CHUCKLING ]
WHAT IS IT?
THEY'RE STRIPPERS.
SHUFFLE THEM.
[ SHUFFLING ]
GIVE THEM A GOOD SHUFFLE.
[ SHUFFLING ]
ALL RIGHT. THAT'S FINE.
LET ME CUT THEM.
DEAL THEM.
TWO HANDS. SHOWDOWN.
ACE.
ACE, TEN.
TWO JACKS.
ACES, TENS, TWO PAIR.
THREE JACKS.
FULL HOUSE.
[ CHUCKLING ]
IT'S VERY NEAT.
WE'RE PLAYING WITH WHAT
IS SUPPOSED TO BE MY CARDS.
I DEAL AND SHUFFLE.
ALL DAVIS DOES IS CUT,
AND HE WINS $80 MILLION.
I DO NOT UNDERSTAND IT.
IF YOU SHUFFLE --
I CAN SHUFFLE ALL NIGHT.
HE'LL STILL WIN...
UNLESS...
EVERYTHING JANET MARWOOD
HAS SAID HAS COME TRUE.
SHE SAYS I'M GOING TO WIN.
YOU ARE NOT GOING TO
PLAY HIM FOR THE STOCK?!
THERE'S NOTHING EASIER
THAN CHEATING A CHEATER.
GOOD EVENING.
GOOD EVENING.
A DRINK?
NO, THANK YOU.
SIT DOWN.
YOU ARE AN EXTRAORDINARY
WOMAN, MISS MARWOOD.
THE WAY YOU SEE THINGS --
IT IS UNCANNY.
THERE WAS AN INTRUDER
IN THE HOUSE.
AM I RIGHT?
YES.
HE EXCHANGED
DAVIS' CARDS FOR MINE.
MISS MARWOOD,
THINK HARD.
ARE YOU ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN
I'M GOING TO WIN?
YOU WILL WIN.
MR. DAVIS IS HERE.
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
STAY CLOSE.
AND IF HE SHOULD WIN,
I DON'T WANT HIM TO WALK
OUT OF THIS HOUSE.
I UNDERSTAND.
MR. DAVIS.
GOOD EVENING.
GOOD EVENING.
COME RIGHT ON IN.
THANK YOU.
NICE PLACE.
THANK YOU.
THIS IS MISS MARWOOD.
MR. BORNITZ.
MR. FRANK DAVIS.
HOW DO YOU DO?
I THOUGHT...WE'D
BE ABLE TO TALK ALONE.
NO, I HAVE NO SECRETS
FROM MR. BORNITZ
OR MY...SECRETARY.
VERY WELL.
MY PARTNERS AND I ARE
WILLING TO OFFER YOU...
$80 MILLION
FOR YOUR STOCK.
[ CHUCKLING ]
THAT'S A VERY FAIR PRICE...
IF I WANTED TO SELL,
BUT I DON'T.
OH, THAT'S A GREAT DEAL
OF MONEY, MR. LOWELL.
MUCH MORE THAN THE STOCK
IS ACTUALLY WORTH.
THE REASON WE'RE BEING
SO GENEROUS
IS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO TURN
SOME OF OUR SURPLUS MONEY
INTO A LEGITIMATE BUSINESS.
SUD-AERO IS JUST WHAT
WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
THAT'S TOO BAD BECAUSE
THE STOCK IS NOT FOR SALE --
NOT AT ANY PRICE.
I THINK WE CAN COME
TO SOME SORT OF A DEAL,
MR. LOWELL.
I DON'T KNOW WHY
THAT MIGHT BE, MR. DAVIS.
I HEAR YOU'RE
QUITE A CARDPLAYER.
BIG STAKES.
YES, I'VE PLAYED SOME
NO-LIMIT GAMES IN MY TIME.
LET'S YOU AND I PLAY
THE BIGGEST HAND
OF SHOWDOWN IN HISTORY.
THAT CHECK
FOR YOUR STOCK.
FIVE CARDS...
WINNER TAKE ALL.
ED, GET THE STOCK.
ALEX.
OH, THE WINDOW.
WE HAD A VISIT FROM
A PROWLER THIS AFTERNOON.
SIT DOWN.
TAKE YOUR PICK.
CUT.
FIVE CARDS.
STRAIGHT POKER.
NOTHING WILD.
SHOWDOWN.
ACE OF DIAMONDS.
A JACK.
TWO ACES.
JACK, TEN.
TEN.
TWO JACKS.
THIRD ACE.
THREE JACKS.
FIVE OF CLUBS.
SECOND TEN. FULL HOUSE.
[ SIGHS ]
IT WASN'T THE TOP CARD,
LOWELL.
PUT THEM BACK
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TABLE.
EXCUSE ME. I'LL BE
IN THE OTHER ROOM.
YOU CHEATED, LOWELL.
YOU'RE A DEAD MAN.
I DON'T THINK SO.
WHEN YOUR PARTNERS FIND OUT
YOU'VE LOST THEIR $80 MILLION,
YOU'LL BE THE ONE
WHO WILL BE DEAD.
THROW HIM OUT.
I'LL GET YOU, LOWELL!
I SWEAR I'LL GET YOU!
[ SNICKERING ]
THEY'VE BEEN SWITCHED!
THE WOMAN!
ED!
MISS MARWOOD --
WHERE IS SHE?
I DON'T KNOW.
THE STOCKHOLDERS OF
LOWELL'S INVESTMENT FUNDS
WILL BE GLAD
TO GET THESE BACK.
YOU DON'T THINK THEY'LL MIND
THAT THE GAME WAS FIXED?
WHAT IF LOWELL COMES BACK
TO THE UNITED STATES
AND PRESSES CHARGES?
HE COULD, YOU KNOW...
AFTER SERVING 99 YEARS OR SO
FOR EMBEZZLEMENT.
WE'LL WORRY ABOUT IT THEN,
OKAY?
THE MAN YOU'RE LOOKING AT
IS ALEX LOWELL,
THE PROMOTER OF SEVERAL
LARGE INVESTMENT TRUSTS.
A FEW WEEKS AGO,
LOWELL'S TRUSTS
GAINED CONTROL OF A MAJORITY
OF THE SHARES IN SUD-AERO,
A FOREIGN COMPANY
WHICH MANUFACTURES
SOME OF NATO's
TOP-SECRET DEFENSE HARDWARE.
LOWELL IMMEDIATELY TRANSFERRED
THE STOCK INTO HIS OWN NAME,
AND WITH IT, LEFT FOR SOUTH
AMERICA, OUT OF OUR REACH.
WE BELIEVE HE INTENDS TO PUT
SUD-AERO'S SECRET PATENTS
UP FOR SALE
TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER.
JAN BORNITZ, AN AGENT
FOR AN UNFRIENDLY COUNTRY,
IS THE MOST INTERESTED
AND MOST LIKELY CUSTOMER.
YOUR MISSION, DAN,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO STOP LOWELL BEFORE HE HAS
A CHANCE TO SELL THE PATENTS,
AND MAKE SURE
HE DOES NOT REMAIN IN CONTROL.
AS ALWAYS, SHOULD YOU
OR ANY OF YOUR I.M. FORCE
BE CAUGHT OR KILLED,
THE SECRETARY WILL DISAVOW
ANY KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR ACTIONS.
THIS RECORDING
WILL SELF-DESTRUCT
FIVE SECONDS AFTER THE SPEAKER
HAS BEEN REPLACED.
GOOD LUCK, DAN.
JUST GETTING THE STOCK
CERTIFICATES ISN'T ENOUGH.
HE HAS TO ENDORSE THEM,
OR THEY'RE NO GOOD TO US.
HOW DO WE GET HIM
TO DO THAT?
LOWELL IS A GAMBLER,
HAS BEEN ALL HIS LIFE.
HE GOT HIS START WHEN HE
WON A WILDCAT OIL WELL
IN A CRAP GAME IN OKLAHOMA.
YOU THINK HE'LL GAMBLE WITH
$80 MILLION WORTH OF STOCK?
HE WILL ONCE YOU SET HIM UP.
HOW DO WE GET IN?
JUDGE CHASE
KNOWS HIM WELL.
ALL WASHINGTON DOES.
HE'S A CON MAN AND A CHEAT.
HE'LL MAKE FRIENDS WITH
ANYBODY HE CAN USE.
WHAT ABOUT OUR EDGE?
SEE FOR YOURSELF.
MM-HMM.
WHERE ARE
THE OTHER FOUR CARDS?
RIGHT HERE.
GOOD. WORKS PERFECTLY.
PROVIDED BARNEY
GETS IT IN PLACE.
Barney: I WILL.
WHERE ARE YOU?
I WAS JUST TESTING
MY HIDING PLACE.
INCREDIBLE.
IT'S AN OLD
CARNIVAL TRICK.
DIDN'T YOU EVER SEE
THE HEADLESS LADY?
THAT'S DONE
WITH MIRRORS, TOO.
THIS IS A DRAWING
OF THE HOUSE.
BIG RAMBLING PLACE.
GARAGE IS HERE.
MAIN LIVING ROOM HERE.
THIS IS THE CARD ROOM.
LOWELL ALWAYS SITS HERE.
ROLLIN WILL SIT
OPPOSITE HIM.
THERE'S NO PLACE TO HIDE.
THAT'S WHY BARNEY
NEEDS THE MIRROR.
CHAIR AND AN END TABLE
POSITIONED LIKE THAT ONE.
ALL THE WINDOWS
ARE BURGLAR-ALARMED.
GOT THE DETONATOR
FOR CINNAMON?
SOUND-ACTIVATED.
THAT'S IT, THEN.
$80 MILLION...
IT'S REAL, TOO.
IF YOU CAN TELL THE
DIFFERENCE, SO CAN LOWELL.
WILL YOU GET THE PATENTS?
I TOLD YOU I'D DELIVER.
I WILL.
WHEN?
IT'S A MATTER
OF WEEKS NOW.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR COUNTRYMEN?
LEGALLY, UNLESS I GO BACK
TO THE STATES,
THEY CAN'T DO A THING
TO STOP ME.
YOU WILL SOON BE
A VERY RICH MAN, MR. LOWELL.
MR. BORNITZ,
I'M ALREADY A VERY RICH MAN.
I'LL JUST BE A LITTLE
RICHER, THAT'S ALL.
GIN.
10...16...19...21.
I NEVER KNOW WHETHER
YOU ARE STACKING THE DECK,
OR WHETHER
I AM GETTING A FAIR DEAL.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
YOU LOSE ANYWAY.
[ GROWLING ]
ALL RIGHT, JACK.
TAKE IT EASY.
MY NAME IS MILLER.
HOW DID YOU
GET IN HERE?
WHAT DIFFERENCE
DOES IT MAKE?
I HAVE AN IMPORTANT
BUSINESS DEAL FOR YOU.
REALLY?
AND WHAT MIGHT THAT BE?
I REPRESENT A GROUP OF MEN
WHO WANT TO BUY SOME STOCK
OF YOURS.
LIKE SWISS SUD-AERO?
UH-HUH. AND THEY'RE WILLING
TO TAKE EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT.
EITHER THEY'RE CRAZY,
OR YOU ARE.
WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?
I'VE GOT A CHECK RIGHT
HERE FOR $80 MILLION.
LOOK, MISTER, THAT STOCK
IS NOT FOR SALE.
I'VE GOT A FEELING YOUR "GROUP"
SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THAT.
IF THEY DON'T, THEY DO NOW.
NOW, CLEAR OUT OF HERE.
THESE MEN I REPRESENT
WANT TO DO BUSINESS.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
I TOLD YOU
I'M NOT INTERESTED.
I WANT TO SEE YOU LEAVE.
TELL YOU WHAT --
YOU THINK IT OVER,
AND I'LL DROP BACK
THIS AFTERNOON.
FORGET IT.
I'M ENTERTAINING FRIENDS
THIS AFTERNOON.
SO, YOU'LL HAVE
ONE MORE GUEST.
DO YOU KNOW THIS GROUP
HE WAS TALKING ABOUT?
FEELS TO ME LIKE
IT MIGHT BE THE SYNDICATE.
AH! THEY CAN BE ROUGH.
I DO NOT LIKE IT.
RELAX.
I'VE NEVER BEEN IN A GAME
THAT WASN'T ROUGH.
YOU'LL GET
WHAT YOU'RE AFTER.
PLAY.
BARNEY, WE'VE GOT
ENOUGH BLUE BAGS.
LET'S START ON THE REDS.
HOW DO YOU KNOW HE
USES THAT BRAND OF CARDS?
WE KNOW A LOT ABOUT
HIM AND HIS FRIENDS.
CINNAMON, YOU MEAN YOU
MEMORIZED ALL OF THESE?
THOSE AND MORE.
CINNAMON KNOWS MORE
ABOUT LOWELL'S FRIENDS
THAN HE DOES.
HOW DID IT GO?
JUST LIKE WE FIGURED.
HE WON'T SELL.
CINNAMON...
YOU AND THE JUDGE
HAD BETTER GET READY.
I'LL RAISE IT $5,000.
ED, PLAY THESE OUT
FOR ME.
JUDGE.
HOW ARE YOU, ALEX?
THIS IS JANET MARWOOD.
MISS MARWOOD.
HOW DO YOU DO?
BE CAREFUL OF WHAT
YOU'RE THINKING, ALEX.
MISS MARWOOD
IS THE FAMOUS PSYCHIC.
I'VE HEARD ABOUT YOUR
EXTRAORDINARY PREDICTIONS.
THANK YOU.
COME ON. YOU COULD
BOTH USE A DRINK.
I'M GLAD YOU HAD TIME
TO STOP IN, JUDGE.
I'M NOT SURE
I SHOULD HAVE, ALEX.
THERE'S SOME
UGLY RUMORS ABOUT YOU
GOING AROUND WASHINGTON.
OH, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
THE SUD-AERO DEAL.
AND THE SUD-AERO PATENTS.
JUDGE, I ASSURE YOU THEY'RE
NOTHING BUT RUMORS AND LIES.
THERE WERE OTHER PEOPLE
TRYING TO GET INTO SUD-AERO.
SELLING THOSE PATENTS
WOULD BE AGAINST THE BEST
INTERESTS OF THE UNITED STATES.
I'VE PLAYED ROUGH IN MY TIME.
I ADMIT THAT.
BUT I'M NO TRAITOR.
WELL, I'LL DRINK TO THAT.
[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING ]
[ MAN AND WOMAN
SPEAKING SPANISH ]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
IN THERE?
SEÑOR, THE GARAGE
SENT ME OUT
TO PUT IN A NEW BATTERY.
THAT IS NOT A NEW BATTERY.
I KNOW, SEÑOR.
THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG
WITH THE OLD ONE --
JUST A LOOSE CABLE.
AH.
BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE
TO USE THE CAR,
I WILL BE THROUGH
VERY QUICKLY.
NO.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
WE, UH --
WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
THE NAME'S MILLER.
HE'S EXPECTING ME.
EXCUSE ME.
MR. LOWELL.
LET'S TALK.
I TOLD YOU I'D BE BACK.
NOT FOR LONG.
EXCUSE ME A MOMENT.
COME WITH ME.
NOW GET THIS -- YOU WERE
TOLD TO STAY AWAY FROM HERE.
YOU'RE BEING TOLD AGAIN.
THIS TIME,
YOU BETTER UNDERSTAND IT.
YOU CAN PLAY AS TOUGH
AS YOU WANT TO.
BUT IT WON'T END HERE.
GET HIM OUT OF HERE.
YOU'RE MAKING
A BIG MISTAKE.
AND YOU MIGHT NOT LIVE
TO REGRET IT.
YOU'RE PARTY'S
GETTING LIVELY.
OH, I'M SORRY
ABOUT THAT INTERRUPTION.
JUST
A SMALL-TIME BUSINESSMAN.
NOT SO SMALL-TIME,
I'M AFRAID.
I KNOW HOW YOU CAN REALLY
LIVEN UP THIS PARTY.
HOW ABOUT DOING A READING?
ALEX WOULD BE FASCINATED.
DO YOU MIND?
NO,
I WOULDN'T MIND AT ALL.
I'LL SEE IF I CAN FIND
A CRYSTAL BALL.
THAT WON'T BE NECESSARY.
JUST GATHER EVERYONE
AROUND THE FIREPLACE,
AND DRAW THE DRAPES.
DONE.
TRY TO KEEP
YOUR MINDS OPEN.
LET YOUR THOUGHTS WANDER.
RELAX.
NOW, IF YOU WILL
EXCUSE ME A MOMENT.
I NEED A MOMENT
OF TOTAL SOLITUDE.
I WANT TO WISH YOU
BON VOYAGE.
YOU'LL BE TRAVELING
WITHIN THE WEEK.
EXTRAORDINARY!
WHERE AM I GOING?
I SEE TALL BUILDINGS...
NO! THE EIFFEL TOWER.
PARIS.
SHE'S RIGHT!
I'M LEAVING
THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW.
THE LADIES
WONDER ABOUT ROMANCE.
YOU WILL BE MARRIED
WITHIN THREE MONTHS.
[ LAUGHING ]
THE GROOM WILL NOT BE
THE GENTLEMAN
YOU'RE HERE WITH TODAY.
WHO WILL IT BE?
HE'S SOMEONE
YOU ALREADY KNOW.
HIS NAME IS...SEGRAN.
WILLIAM SEGRAN.
BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN BILL
IN THREE YEARS.
HE'S STILL IN BALTIMORE.
HIS WORK
WILL BRING HIM HERE.
HE IS AN ENGINEER.
HE WILL BE TRANSFERRED
TO THIS CITY.
IT'S ALL VERY
INTERESTING, MISS MARWOOD,
BUT LIKE
MOST FORTUNE-TELLERS,
AREN'T YOU JUST GUESSING?
I'M NOT A FORTUNE-TELLER,
MR. LOWELL.
OH...
JUDGE CHASE,
HOW MUCH CHANGE DO YOU
HAVE IN YOUR POCKET?
I HAVE NO IDEA.
YOU HAVE EXACTLY $1.32
IN AMERICAN COINS.
THREE QUARTERS, THREE DIMES,
THREE NICKELS, AND...
NO, THAT'S NOT RIGHT.
ONE QUARTER, THREE DIMES,
THREE NICKELS,
AND TWO PENNIES.
YOU HAVE EXACTLY 72 CENTS
IN AMERICAN COINS.
AND TWO TEN-PESO COINS.
[ Laughs ]
WELL, LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
[ APPLAUSE ]
VERY GOOD, JANET.
NOW, PERHAPS
YOU'LL TELL ALEX
SOMETHING
ABOUT HIS OWN FUTURE.
I'M SORRY.
I NEVER READ FOR MY HOST.
OF COURSE YOU DO.
WHY, ONLY LAST WEEK
AT MY HOME --
PLEASE. I'D RATHER NOT.
LET'S JUST SAY THAT I SEE
NOTHING AT ALL FOR MR. LOWELL.
WELL, VERY INTERESTING,
AS ALWAYS.
I'VE GOT TO CATCH THAT PLANE.
I'LL HAVE ED DRIVE YOU.
NO, WOULD YOU TAKE ME?
THERE'S SOMETHING I'D LIKE
TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.
FINE. COME ON.
THE CAR'S IN THE GARAGE.
DON'T GO!
JANET,
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I DID SEE SOMETHING
FOR YOU IN THERE.
I DON'T LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE
THINGS LIKE THIS...
I SAW AN EXPLOSION.
POSSIBLE DEATH.
YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS.
I AM.
I'VE SEEN THINGS
LIKE THIS BEFORE.
NONSENSE.
BETTER LISTEN TO HER.
SHE'S SELDOM WRONG.
I SAW SOMETHING ELSE.
I SAW...ARCHES.
ARCHES AND A CAR.
ALL RIGHT, MISS MARWOOD.
I PROMISE YOU
WE'LL BE CAREFUL.
BUT THE JUDGE DOES
HAVE TO CATCH A PLANE.
THE ARCHES.
JUDGE, YOU
DON'T REALLY BELIEVE
ALL THAT GIBBERISH,
DO YOU?
I BELIEVE
JANET MARWOOD, ALEX.
YOU REMEMBER WHAT SHE SAID?
SHE'S NEVER WRONG,
ALEX.
WHAT IS IT, ALEX?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT
IT IS MYSELF FOR SURE,
BUT SHE DID SAY "ARCHES."
AND THE CAR.
GUESS IT WON'T HURT
TO PLAY IT SAFE.
[ ALARM DINGING ]
EVERYTHING'S ALL RIGHT.
NO ONE'S HURT.
ED, THE BLAST MUST HAVE
SET OFF THE ALARM.
GO UP TO THE HOUSE.
TURN IT OFF.
YES, SIR.
[ DINGING STOPS ]
HOW DID YOU KNOW?
I DON'T KNOW HOW.
I JUST KNOW.
PARTY'S OVER.
SORRY, EVERYBODY.
ALEX, WE, UH --
WELL, I HAD SEEN A MAN
IN HERE EARLIER.
HE SAID THE GARAGE
HAD SENT HIM.
I SUPPOSE
I SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU.
YEAH. YEAH,
BUT IT'S TOO LATE NOW.
ALEX, I'LL SAY
ONE THING FOR YOU.
LIFE AROUND HERE
IS NEVER DULL.
I'D GET JANET TO LOOK INTO
HER CRYSTAL BALL AGAIN
AND TELL YOU
WHAT ELSE SHE SEES.
I INTEND TO.
LISTEN, I'VE GOT
TO CATCH MY PLANE.
MIND IF I DON'T RIDE
WITH YOU?
MY DRIVER WILL TAKE YOU.
NOT AT ALL.
GOODBYE, JANET.
BYE.
LISTEN TO HER, ALEX.
SHE'S
A REMARKABLE WOMAN.
BYE, JUDGE.
HAVE A GOOD TRIP.
THAT SHOULD DO IT,
MR. LOWELL.
HAVE YOUR MEN KEEP AN EYE
ON THE HOUSE TONIGHT.
I DON'T WANT MILLER
TO GET ANOTHER CHANCE.
HE WILL TRY AGAIN,
WON'T HE, MISS MARWOOD?
I DON'T THINK HE WILL,
MR. LOWELL.
[ WHIMPERING ]
I FIND THAT DIFFICULT
TO BELIEVE.
A MAN TRIES TO KILL ME.
YOU SAY HE WON'T TRY AGAIN.
THAT MAN WILL NEVER BOTHER
YOU AGAIN, MR. LOWELL.
I KNOW IT.
WHAT ELSE DO YOU KNOW,
MISS MARWOOD?
I KNOW YOU LIED
TO JUDGE CHASE.
I DID?
YOU LIED ABOUT THE STOCK.
YOU LIED ABOUT THE PATENTS.
I KNOW YOU'RE EVIL,
CORRUPT, AND DISHONEST.
YOU'LL DO ANYTHING FOR MONEY.
YOU DON'T APPROVE OF ME,
DO YOU?
HOW COULD I DISAPPROVE
OF A MAN
WHO'S SIMPLY FOLLOWING
HIS DESTINY?
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
[ DOOR OPENS ]
[ THUD ]
Ed: MR. LOWELL!
HE MADE A MISTAKE,
MR. LOWELL.
A BAD ONE.
HE SHOULDN'T HAVE TRIED
ANY ROUGH STUFF
WITH A MAN LIKE YOU.
YOU WON'T NEED THAT,
MR. LOWELL.
YOU WON'T BE BOTHERED AGAIN.
I GIVE YOU MY WORD.
MY NAME IS FRANK DAVIS.
I MADE A MISTAKE SENDING
MILLER HERE TO BUY THE STOCK.
I SHOULD HAVE COME MYSELF.
THAT STOCK, MR. DAVIS,
IS NOT FOR SALE --
NOT TO YOU,
NOT TO ANYBODY.
I SEE YOU HAVE COMPANY.
LET'S YOU AND I TALK
THIS OVER LATER TONIGHT,
SHALL WE?
LIKE GENTLEMEN.
SEE YOU LATER, MR. LOWELL.
[ PANTING ]
WELL, MISS MARWOOD,
YOU WERE RIGHT AGAIN.
I KNOW.
[ DOG WHIMPERING ]
QUIET, JACK!
QUIET!
[ BARKING ]
QUIET, JACK!
WHAT'S THE MATTER?!
[ BARKING ]
I SEE SOMETHING,
MR. LOWELL.
I CAN'T CONCENTRATE.
ALL RIGHT,
COME ON, JACK.
ED!
MISS MARWOOD,
WHAT DID YOU SEE?
IS IT ABOUT DAVIS?
I SEE
TWO MEN PLAYING CARDS.
YES. YOU AND FRANK DAVIS.
YOU'LL PLAY FOR THE STOCK.
AN $80 MILLION CARD GAME --
WHY WOULD I DO THAT?!
BECAUSE YOU KNOW
YOU'LL WIN.
WHY WOULD DAVIS PLAY
FOR THOSE STAKES?
HE INTENDS TO CHEAT
AND ASSURE HE'LL WIN.
BUT HE WON'T.
I'M SORRY, MISS MARWOOD,
BUT THIS TIME YOU'RE WRONG.
I'M A GAMBLER, BUT I WOULDN'T
PLAY ANYONE FOR THOSE STAKES,
NOT EVEN WITH MY OWN CARDS.
YOU WILL PLAY TONIGHT --
AND WITH HIS CARDS.
WITH HIS CARDS?
I WOULDN'T BET ON THAT,
MISS MARWOOD.
I WOULD.
NOW I THINK I'LL GO OUT
NEAR THE POOL,
IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
WOULD YOU INVITE ME
TO STAY FOR DINNER
SO THAT I COULD SEE IF
MY PREDICTIONS COME TRUE?
CONSIDER YOURSELF INVITED.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
BACK TO THE HOUSE.
THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
HE CAME IN THIS WINDOW.
HE COULDN'T HAVE.
MY MEN WERE
ALL OVER THE GARDEN.
WELL, OBVIOUSLY,
HE GOT PAST THEM.
ACCORDING TO YOUR MEN,
THERE DOES NOT SEEM
TO BE ANYTHING MISSING.
NO ONE BREAKS INTO
A HOUSE FOR NO REASON.
WHAT DID HE WANT?
WHAT IS IT?
IS SOMETHING MISSING?
NO. NOTHING.
SHE SAID I'D PLAY
WITH HIS CARDS.
THIS DECK HAS BEEN OPENED
AND RESEALED.
YEAH. SO HAS THIS ONE.
THEY'RE NOT MARKED.
[ SOFTLY CHUCKLING ]
WHAT IS IT?
THEY'RE STRIPPERS.
SHUFFLE THEM.
[ SHUFFLING ]
GIVE THEM A GOOD SHUFFLE.
[ SHUFFLING ]
ALL RIGHT. THAT'S FINE.
LET ME CUT THEM.
DEAL THEM.
TWO HANDS. SHOWDOWN.
ACE.
ACE, TEN.
TWO JACKS.
ACES, TENS, TWO PAIR.
THREE JACKS.
FULL HOUSE.
[ CHUCKLING ]
IT'S VERY NEAT.
WE'RE PLAYING WITH WHAT
IS SUPPOSED TO BE MY CARDS.
I DEAL AND SHUFFLE.
ALL DAVIS DOES IS CUT,
AND HE WINS $80 MILLION.
I DO NOT UNDERSTAND IT.
IF YOU SHUFFLE --
I CAN SHUFFLE ALL NIGHT.
HE'LL STILL WIN...
UNLESS...
EVERYTHING JANET MARWOOD
HAS SAID HAS COME TRUE.
SHE SAYS I'M GOING TO WIN.
YOU ARE NOT GOING TO
PLAY HIM FOR THE STOCK?!
THERE'S NOTHING EASIER
THAN CHEATING A CHEATER.
GOOD EVENING.
GOOD EVENING.
A DRINK?
NO, THANK YOU.
SIT DOWN.
YOU ARE AN EXTRAORDINARY
WOMAN, MISS MARWOOD.
THE WAY YOU SEE THINGS --
IT IS UNCANNY.
THERE WAS AN INTRUDER
IN THE HOUSE.
AM I RIGHT?
YES.
HE EXCHANGED
DAVIS' CARDS FOR MINE.
MISS MARWOOD,
THINK HARD.
ARE YOU ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN
I'M GOING TO WIN?
YOU WILL WIN.
MR. DAVIS IS HERE.
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
STAY CLOSE.
AND IF HE SHOULD WIN,
I DON'T WANT HIM TO WALK
OUT OF THIS HOUSE.
I UNDERSTAND.
MR. DAVIS.
GOOD EVENING.
GOOD EVENING.
COME RIGHT ON IN.
THANK YOU.
NICE PLACE.
THANK YOU.
THIS IS MISS MARWOOD.
MR. BORNITZ.
MR. FRANK DAVIS.
HOW DO YOU DO?
I THOUGHT...WE'D
BE ABLE TO TALK ALONE.
NO, I HAVE NO SECRETS
FROM MR. BORNITZ
OR MY...SECRETARY.
VERY WELL.
MY PARTNERS AND I ARE
WILLING TO OFFER YOU...
$80 MILLION
FOR YOUR STOCK.
[ CHUCKLING ]
THAT'S A VERY FAIR PRICE...
IF I WANTED TO SELL,
BUT I DON'T.
OH, THAT'S A GREAT DEAL
OF MONEY, MR. LOWELL.
MUCH MORE THAN THE STOCK
IS ACTUALLY WORTH.
THE REASON WE'RE BEING
SO GENEROUS
IS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO TURN
SOME OF OUR SURPLUS MONEY
INTO A LEGITIMATE BUSINESS.
SUD-AERO IS JUST WHAT
WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
THAT'S TOO BAD BECAUSE
THE STOCK IS NOT FOR SALE --
NOT AT ANY PRICE.
I THINK WE CAN COME
TO SOME SORT OF A DEAL,
MR. LOWELL.
I DON'T KNOW WHY
THAT MIGHT BE, MR. DAVIS.
I HEAR YOU'RE
QUITE A CARDPLAYER.
BIG STAKES.
YES, I'VE PLAYED SOME
NO-LIMIT GAMES IN MY TIME.
LET'S YOU AND I PLAY
THE BIGGEST HAND
OF SHOWDOWN IN HISTORY.
THAT CHECK
FOR YOUR STOCK.
FIVE CARDS...
WINNER TAKE ALL.
ED, GET THE STOCK.
ALEX.
OH, THE WINDOW.
WE HAD A VISIT FROM
A PROWLER THIS AFTERNOON.
SIT DOWN.
TAKE YOUR PICK.
CUT.
FIVE CARDS.
STRAIGHT POKER.
NOTHING WILD.
SHOWDOWN.
ACE OF DIAMONDS.
A JACK.
TWO ACES.
JACK, TEN.
TEN.
TWO JACKS.
THIRD ACE.
THREE JACKS.
FIVE OF CLUBS.
SECOND TEN. FULL HOUSE.
[ SIGHS ]
IT WASN'T THE TOP CARD,
LOWELL.
PUT THEM BACK
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TABLE.
EXCUSE ME. I'LL BE
IN THE OTHER ROOM.
YOU CHEATED, LOWELL.
YOU'RE A DEAD MAN.
I DON'T THINK SO.
WHEN YOUR PARTNERS FIND OUT
YOU'VE LOST THEIR $80 MILLION,
YOU'LL BE THE ONE
WHO WILL BE DEAD.
THROW HIM OUT.
I'LL GET YOU, LOWELL!
I SWEAR I'LL GET YOU!
[ SNICKERING ]
THEY'VE BEEN SWITCHED!
THE WOMAN!
ED!
MISS MARWOOD --
WHERE IS SHE?
I DON'T KNOW.
THE STOCKHOLDERS OF
LOWELL'S INVESTMENT FUNDS
WILL BE GLAD
TO GET THESE BACK.
YOU DON'T THINK THEY'LL MIND
THAT THE GAME WAS FIXED?
WHAT IF LOWELL COMES BACK
TO THE UNITED STATES
AND PRESSES CHARGES?
HE COULD, YOU KNOW...
AFTER SERVING 99 YEARS OR SO
FOR EMBEZZLEMENT.
WE'LL WORRY ABOUT IT THEN,
OKAY?