Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 6, Episode 16 - Stone Pillow - full transcript

SO?

IT PUTS YOU THERE,
MR. VOCHEK,

AT THE TIME
MAURY KROHNER WAS SHOT.

WHO SAYS
IT WAS THAT DAY?

THE PAPERS
ON THAT NEWSSTAND.

AND YOU SEE?

THERE HERE BLOWUP
GIVES THE DATE

AND THE LATE EDITIONS
GO ON SALE

BETWEEN 11:00 AND 11:30.

WHY WERE YOU
TAILING ME?

NOT YOU, MR. VOCHEK,
THE OTHER MAN.



HE HAD A GIRLFRIEND
IN THAT APARTMENT.

HIS WIFE WANTED PROOF.
I GOT THE PROOF.

AND YOU,
ALONG WITH IT.

NOW, YOU UNDERSTAND
THAT THIS IS

A DUPLICATE PRINT --
ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ME,

THE D.A. GETS
THE NEGATIVE.

TAKE MY WORD FOR IT.

TAKE THE WORD
OF A CHEAP CON ARTIST?

YOU THINK WE DON'T KNOW
YOU'RE GOING TO JAIL TOMORROW?

SURE. I GOT 3 TO 5,
I'LL BE OUT IN TWO YEARS

FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR --
AND I'M NOT A CON ARTIST!

THE WORD IS "EXTORTION."

100 GRAND.
CASH ON DELIVERY.

TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT.



SORRY, SIR,
THE WAY I SEE IT,

THE PRICE HAS GOT TO BE
AS BIG AS THE MAN.

AND, ACCORDING TO THE SENATE
RACKETS COMMITTEE, YOU ARE

THE MOST POWERFUL UNDERWORLD
FIGURE WEST OF CHICAGO.

NOW, THAT, ALONE, SHOULD RAISE
THE PRICE TO OVER $1 MILLION.

BUT I WASN'T HATCHED
YESTERDAY, MR. VOCHEK.

ALL I'D HAVE TO DO IS

TO LET YOU GET A HOLD
OF THAT NEGATIVE --

I WOULDN'T LIVE LONG ENOUGH

TO BUY MYSELF
A BAG OF POPCORN.

Man: MR. EDISON,

DO I UNDERSTAND
YOU WANT SOMETHING

FROM MY CLIENT,
OTHER THAN MONEY?

NO, SIR,
I AM SIMPLY SAYING

THAT THE NEGATIVE IS BURIED,
AND IT WILL STAY BURIED,

AS LONG AS I GET $5,000
A MONTH, EVERY MONTH.

FOR HOW LONG?

WELL, LET'S PUT IT THIS WAY,
MR. VOCHEK --

LET'S BOTH HOPE
THAT I OUTLIVE YOU.

ANY SIGN OF FIRE?

NO, BUT IT'S
THE WEATHER FOR IT.

LOW HUMIDITY,
WINDS FROM THE DESERT.

YEAH,
I SURE HOPE FOLKS

ARE CAREFUL
WITH THEIR CAMPFIRES.

Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.

THE PICTURES
ARE OF VINCENT VOCHEK,

HEAD OF A POWERFUL
WEST COAST SYNDICATE FAMILY;

AND LARRY EDISON,

A FORMER PRIVATE DETECTIVE
WHO'S BEEN SENTENCED TO PRISON.

VOCHEK IS SUSPECTED OF
MURDERING ONE MAURICE KROHNER,

A POLICE INFORMER,
SIX MONTHS AGO.

IT IS KNOWN THAT EDISON
HOLDS A ROLL OF FILM

LINKING VOCHEK
TO KROHNER'S DEATH,

USING IT TO BLACKMAIL VOCHEK.

CONVENTIONAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

HAVE BEEN UNABLE
TO LOCATE THIS FILM

AND ARE HELPLESS TO PROCEED
AGAINST THE GANG LEADER

WITHOUT IT.

YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,

IS TO LEARN
WHERE EDISON'S FILM IS HIDDEN

AND TURN IT OVER
TO THE PROPER AUTHORITIES.

THIS TAPE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT
IN FIVE SECONDS.

GOOD LUCK, JIM.

IT'S PERFECT, CASEY.
HOW ABOUT THE VOICE?

WELL, THERE'S NOT MUCH
TO GO ON

EXCEPT THE REGION IN TEXAS
THAT SHE'S FROM,

AND I'M FAMILIAR
WITH THE ACCENT.

THE NAME SHE GAVE

WHEN THEY BROUGHT HER
INTO THE HOSPITAL

TURNED OUT
TO BE AN ALIAS.

ACTUALLY,
SHE'S LEONA PRESCOTT,

FORMER AIRLINE HOSTESS.

SMALL APARTMENT
ON LEXINGTON BOULEVARD.

AS YOU KNOW, TWO DAYS AGO,
SHE ADMITTED TO AUTHORITIES

THAT SHE WAS
LARRY EDISON'S CONTACT

AND AGREED TO TELL THEM
WHERE THE FILM WAS HIDDEN.

BEFORE SHE COULD DO IT,
SHE LAPSED INTO A COMA.

SHE DIED THREE HOURS AGO.

ANY CHANCE THE CRASH
WASN'T ACCIDENTAL, JIM?

NO, SHE GOT CARELESS,
WILLY.

WENT AROUND A CORNER
TOO FAST,

RAN HEAD-ON
INTO A POWER POLE.

DOES VOCHEK KNOW
ABOUT LEONA PRESCOTT?

NO, DEFINITELY NOT.

EDISON KEPT
THEIR RELATIONSHIP SECRET.

SO LEONA IS OUR ADVANTAGE.

WHAT ABOUT
HER APARTMENT?

NO, IT WAS
THOROUGHLY SEARCHED.

NO SIGN OF THE FILM.

ANY PROBLEMS, BARNEY?

NO, JIM.

THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE HAS MADE
ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS.

THE WARDEN WILL TAKE
AN EMERGENCY LEAVE.

OF COURSE,
I'VE BEEN UP TO MY EYEBROWS

IN BOOKS
ON PRISON MANAGEMENT.

THE POLICE HAVE AGREED
TO GIVE US THEIR COOPERATION

ON THE ACCIDENT REPORT.

CASEY,
YOU'VE BEEN ACCREDITED

THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT
OF CORRECTIONS.

WILLY?

MY CREDENTIALS
CHECKED OUT OKAY, JIM,

AND I REPORT FOR DUTY
AT 8:00 TOMORROW MORNING.

NOW,
ONE WORD OF CAUTION --

IT'S POSSIBLE --
IN FACT, KNOWING VOCHEK,

IT'S ENTIRELY PROBABLE --

THAT ONE OR TWO OF THE PRISON
STAFF WILL BE ON HIS PAYROLL.

SO WE CAN'T RISK
REVEALING OUR COVER

TO ANYONE ON THE INSIDE --
NOT TO ANYONE.

WARDEN.

LINE UP
IN FRONT OF THE DESK.

GENTLEMEN, I'M
ACTING-WARDEN ANDERSON.

I'LL ONLY BE HERE
A FEW DAYS.

MEANWHILE, YOU'VE BEEN
PUT IN MY CUSTODY.

AS LONG AS YOU OBSERVE THE
RULES OF THIS INSTITUTION,

YOU'LL BE TREATED FAIRLY
BY MYSELF, MR. FORT,

AND ALL OTHER MEMBERS
OF THE PRISON STAFF.

FAILURE
TO OBSERVE THOSE RULES

WILL RESULT IN PUNISHMENT

BASED UPON THE SEVERITY
OF THE OFFENSE.

NOW, THAT CAN RANGE
FROM LOSS OF PRIVILEGES

TO A TERM
IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT.

IF AT ANY TIME YOU WISH
TO SPEAK TO ME PERSONALLY,

ONE OF THE GUARDS WILL
BRING YOU TO MY OFFICE.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?

WHICH ONE OF YOU
IS LAWRENCE EDISON?

HERE, SIR.

MR. FORT
HAS RECOMMENDED

THAT YOU BE PUT
IN A PRIVATE CELL

IN THE
MAXIMUM-SECURITY WING.

WHY IS THAT, MR. FORT?

JUST A PRECAUTIONARY
MEASURE, WARDEN.

ACCORDING TO GRAPEVINE,
EDISON HAS ENEMIES IN HERE.

DO YOU KNOW
WHO THEY ARE?

NO, SIR.

DO YOU, EDISON?

NO, SIR.

THEN I SEE NO REASON TO
APPROVE THIS RECOMMENDATION.

ASSIGN EACH OF THESE MEN
TO THE CELL I'VE INDICATED.

THAT'LL BE ALL.

YES, SIR. LET'S GO.

HAVE EDISON'S MAIL
WATCHED.

ANY ATTEMPT TO COMMUNICATE
BRING TO ME DIRECTLY.

THIS IS JOE FORT.
LET ME TALK TO MR. V.

IT'S JOE.

YEAH, JOE?

I COULDN'T SWING IT.

THEY RAN THIS BLACK WARDEN
IN ON ME WHILE DECKER'S AWAY,

and he won't okay putting
Edison in a private cell.

DO IT ANYHOW.

THIS NEW GUY'S A HARDNOSE.

I'LL HAVE TO WAIT
TILL DECKER GETS BACK.

LOOK, JOE...

ANYTHING BAD HAPPENS
TO LARRY EDISON OUT THERE,

YOU'RE DEAD.

OH, IT'LL WORK OUT, MR. V.

DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT IT.

YOU WORRY ABOUT IT.

[ SLAMS PHONE DOWN ]

[ DIAL TONE ]

I HAVE A NEW ROOMMATE.

YOURS IS THE ONE
WITH THE SOUTHERN EXPOSURE,

UNLESS, OF COURSE,
YOU'RE ALLERGIC TO SUNSHINE.

YOU PLAY CHESS?

I NEVER EVEN GOT AROUND
TO CHECKERS.

HMM. THAT'S A PITY.

LOSING CONSTANTLY
TO ONE'S SELF CAN...

RESULT IN A CERTAIN AMOUNT
OF ENNUI.

I'LL BET.

I'M DEREK QUAYLE,

OTHERWISE KNOWN TO MY PEERS
AS "THE PROFESSOR."

I'M LARRY EDISON.

MR. EDISON.

FIRST TIME IN, EH?

YEAH.

YOU WANT TO KNOW SOMETHIN',
PROFESSOR?

AFTER TWO HOURS...
THIS IRON PALACE --

IT'S ALREADY GETTIN' TO ME.
AFTER TWO HOURS.

WHAT KIND OF SHAPE AM I
GONNA BE IN AFTER TWO YEARS?

IF YOU KEEP LOOKING
AT IT THAT WAY,

YOU'LL END UP STIR-CRAZY.

WELL, HOW ELSE AM I
SUPPOSED TO LOOK AT IT?

TRY NOT THINKING OF IT
IN TERMS OF YEARS.

YOU KNOW, A SMART CON DOES
HIS STRETCH ONE DAY AT A TIME.

NO YESTERDAYS,
NO TOMORROWS -- ONLY TODAY.

AND THEN ONE DAY,
YOU PUT ON A $30 SUIT,

THE WARDEN GIVE YOU
A SHORT SPEECH AND A $20 BILL,

AND YOU WALK OUT
A FREE MAN.

AND ONLY ONE DAY OLDER
THAN WHEN YOU CAME IN.

[ SIGHS SCORNFULLY ]

WHAT ARE YOU IN FOR,
PROFESSOR?

CHEATIN' AT DOMINOES?

OH, NO, NOTHING THAT EXOTIC,
I'M AFRAID -- I BROKE A WINDOW.

HMM?

UH...THE WINDOW HAPPENED
TO BE IN AN ARMORED CAR

CONTAINING $84,000.

UM --

TASTES VARY, MR. EDISON.

SOME LIKE MAGAZINES

WITH PICTURES
OF PRETTY GIRLS IN THEM,

I PREFER TEXTBOOKS
ON CALCULUS

AND OTHER SUCH FARE.

I HOPE YOU'RE NOT

GOING TO TURN OUT TO BE ONE
OF THOSE...

MR. EDISON,
DON'T MAKE THE MISTAKE

OF EQUATING INTELLIGENCE
WITH A LACK OF MASCULINITY.

I WOULDN'T THINK OF IT,
PROFESSOR.

SURE, I KNOW FRITZ.

THEY GOT HIM FOR ARMED ROBBERY
A COUPLE MONTHS BACK.

HE'S DOIN' A FIVE-AND-DIME
IN SAN QUENTIN.

WELL, THERE YOU GO.

JUST SHOWS YOU THE WORLD'S
A PRETTY SMALL PLACE,

AND EVERYBODY'S GOT
SOME KIND OF TROUBLE, HUH?

[ GUNSHOT ]

ALL RIGHT, COME ON,
GET BACK!

MOVE IT!
GET BACK THERE!

WHAT HAPPENED?

I'LL TELL YOU
WHAT HAPPENED --

SOMEBODY TRIED TO KILL ME!

I WANT THAT MAN
PUT WHERE HE'S SAFE!

I'LL DECIDE WHERE THAT
MAN'S TO BE PUT, MR. FORT.

DID YOU FIND THE GUN?

EVERY CON IN THE YARD
WAS SEARCHED.

EVERY INCH OF THE GROUND

WAS GONE OVER
WITH A METAL DETECTOR.

LOOK, I AM TELLING YOU,
WARDEN,

IF YOU DON'T PUT EDISON INTO
MAXIMUM-SECURITY ISOLATION

AND KEEP HIM THERE,
HE'S GOING TO GET KILLED!

DR. KINGMAN?

WELL, THE PSYCHIATRIC TESTS
INDICATE THAT THE SUBJECT

IS A BORDERLINE
MANIC-DEPRESSIVE.

NOW, I FEEL THAT
TO COMPLETELY SEGREGATE HIM

AT THIS TIME
COULD BE SO TRAUMATIC

AS TO CAUSE
IRREPARABLE DAMAGE.

WELL, IF YOU DON'T DO IT,
HE'S GOING TO END UP DEAD!

WELL, MR. FORT,
THEN I SUGGEST

THAT WE CONFINE HIM
TO HIS PRISON CELL

AND ALLOW EXERCISE PERIODS

ONLY UNDER
CONTROLLED CONDITIONS.

ALSO, THAT HE ATTEND REGULAR
GROUP THERAPY SESSIONS.

WHY THE LAST PART?

MR. FORT,
HE IS MENTALLY ILL,

AND HE WILL BE
PERFECTLY SAFE WITH ME.

WARDEN,
IF YOU DON'T ISOLATE HIM,

THERE'S GOING TO BE
A NEXT TIME,

AND TWO MISSES IN A ROW --
THEY'RE NOT LIKELY!

WE'LL DO IT
YOUR WAY, DOCTOR.

FORT SEEMS
AWFULLY INTERESTED

IN WHAT HAPPENS TO EDISON.

I WAS THINKING
THE SAME THING, CASEY.

WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT IT?

NOTHING RIGHT NOW.

ASSUMING THAT HE IS
IN TOUCH WITH VOCHEK,

HE'S BETTER LEFT ALONE.

WHAT ABOUT TOMORROW?

I'LL ARRANGE
THE WORK SCHEDULE

SO HE WON'T INTERFERE.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

[ KEY TURNS IN LOCK ]

Edison:
DIDN'T THEY FIND A GUN?

Willy: NO.
JUST TAKE IT EASY, BUDDY.

WOULD YOU
LISTEN TO THAT?!

FIND OUT
WHO TOOK A SHOT AT YOU?

NO!

YOU GOT ANY IDEA?

UH, THERE'S ONE MAN
THAT I KNOW OF

THAT COULD BE BEHIND IT,

BUT WITH WHAT I GOT
ON HIM,

HE'D BE NUTS
TO HAVE ME HIT,

SO WHO? WHO?!

DO ME A FAVOR, WILL YOU?
DON'T TELL ME.

I'VE GOT ENOUGH ON MY MIND
AS IT IS.

LIKE WHAT?

NOTHING THAT WOULD
INTEREST YOU.

YOU COULD BE WRONG
ABOUT THAT.

THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO BE
THE OTHER HALF OF, UH...

WHAT I KNOW
YOU GOT DOWN HERE?

HUH?

YOU FIGURING ON PULLING
A BUSTOUT...PROFESSOR?

[ BUZZES ]

YEAH?

Woman: Mr. Fort is here.

HAVE HIM COME IN.

OUR AGREEMENT WAS

THAT YOU WOULD ONLY
CONTACT ME BY PHONE.

I KNOW, BUT YOU SAID
YOU WANTED A CHECK

PUT ON ANY OUTGOING MAIL
FROM EDISON.

HE TRIED TO KITE IT OUT,

BUT THE PAROLEE HE GAVE
IT TO OWED ME A FAVOR.

CLIFF?

I THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE
SOMETHING IN THERE

YOU WOULDN'T WANT
ANYONE ELSE TO SEE,

INCLUDING ME.

HAVE MILLIE OPEN THIS
WITHOUT TEARING THE FLAP.

WHAT ABOUT EDISON?
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

WELL, UNTIL
THE WARDEN GETS BACK,

ALL I CAN DO IS KEEP HIM
CONFINED TO HIS CELL.

IF I ONLY HAD SOME IDEA
WHO WAS OUT TO GET HIM.

IT WOULD MAKE MY JOB
A LOT EASIER.

MAYBE NOBODY'S
OUT TO GET HIM.

DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU
WHAT GOES ON

IN ANY PRISON THESE DAYS?

EVERYBODY'S UPTIGHT --

CONS, GUARDS, ANYBODY
WHO HAPPENS TO BE AROUND.

NOW, I CAN'T TAKE A CHANCE

OF HAVING SOME NUT RUN LOOSE
AND STICK A KNIFE IN HIM.

YOU RUN ALONG.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF THIS.

YES, SIR.

"HAVEN'T HEARD FROM YOU.
HOPE THE BABY'S OKAY.

DROP ME A LINE."

HAVE HER SEAL THIS UP
AND DROP IT IN THE MAIL.

HEY, GUARD!

GUARD!

KEEP IT DOWN,
WILL YOU, BUDDY?

THEY FIND THAT GUY
THAT TOOK A SHOT AT ME?

I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN
YOU DON'T KNOW?

DIDN'T THEY FIND A GUN?

NO.

DO YOU THINK THAT BULLET
CAME OUT OF THIN AIR?

YOU KEEP WORRYING YOURSELF
LIKE THIS,

AND YOU'RE GOING TO
HAVE AN ULCER.

SOMEBODY
TRIES TO KILL ME,

AND ALL I GET AROUND HERE
IS "DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT"!

MAN.

SO, THAT'S IT, HUH?
THEY DON'T CARE.

I BET YA...
SOMEBODY GOT TO 'EM

BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT DOING
ANYTHING TO PROTECT ME.

THERE'S ONLY ONE THING
WORSE THAN A PRISON CELL,

AND THAT'S A PSYCHO WARD,
WHERE YOU'RE GONNA END UP

IF YOU KEEP ON
TALKING THAT WAY.

I GOTTA GET OUTTA HERE.

DON'T WE ALL.

BUT I MEAN IT,
PROFESSOR.

LARRY, YOU GOT TO TAKE UP
A HOBBY OR SOMETHING.

YOU'RE TOO IMPATIENT
FOR CHESS,

BUT YOU'VE GOT TO DRAW OR DO
SOMETHING WITH YOUR HANDS --

OH.

PROFESSOR...
YOU GONNA CUT ME IN?

LARRY, YOU'RE IN HERE
ON A 3-TO-5 RAP

ON A FIRST OFFENSE.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO
IS MIND YOUR MANNERS,

AND THE PAROLE BOARD
SPRINGS YOU IN TWO YEARS.

WHO SAYS THAT I'M GONNA BE
ALIVE TWO MONTHS,

LET ALONE TWO YEARS?

DO YOU EVEN KNOW IF THAT
BULLET WAS MEANT FOR YOU?

THEY'RE GONNA HAVE
ANOTHER CRACK AT ME.

MY LUCK CAN ONLY
STRETCH SO FAR.

The chances of one man
making it out of here

are almost nil.

Two men doubles the risk!

ANY GUY WHO PLAYS CHESS,
FOOLS AROUND WITH CALCULUS,

I'LL TAKE MY CHANCES WITH,
PROFESSOR.

YOU LET ME IN, OR I
BLOW THE WHISTLE ON YOU.

I MEAN IT.

ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE IN.

GENTLEMEN, MAY I HAVE
YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE?

THANK YOU.

UM, AT MY REQUEST,

ACTING-WARDEN ANDERSON
HAS AGREED TO ALLOW US

TO PARTICIPATE
IN GROUP THERAPY SESSIONS.

THEY'LL BE ON A SMALL SCALE,
OF COURSE, IN THE BEGINNING,

BUT EVENTUALLY, MORE MEN
WILL WANT TO PARTICIPATE.

NOW, IF EACH OF YOU
WILL GET A CHAIR

AND FORM A CIRCLE
RIGHT HERE --

UH, DR. KINGMAN,
CAN I SAY SOMETHING?

OF COURSE.

THANK YOU.

JUST DO AS YOU'RE TOLD,
AND YOU WON'T GET HURT.

THERE'S A GUARD
POSTED OUTSIDE THAT DOOR!

PLUS 20 FEET OF CORRIDOR
AND TWO LOCKED DOORS.

THAT'S WHY
YOU'RE COMING WITH US.

I'LL DO NO SUCH THING!

YOU DO IT, LADY, OR I'M
GONNA DRAG YOU BY THE HAIR!

HOW ABOUT
THE REST OF US?

SORRY, FELLAS,
MAYBE NEXT TIME.

CALL THAT GUARD.
PLAY IT STRAIGHT.

GUARD!

[ ALARM WAILS ]

[ ALARM CONTINUES ]

[ SILENCE ]

OVER THERE!

YOU'RE FREE TO GO,
DOCTOR.

DON'T BE STUPID! WITHOUT HER,
WE DON'T MAKE IT!

LET HER GO!
I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING!

SO DO I, BUSTER!

STALL HIM
AS LONG AS YOU CAN.

[ TIRES SCREECH ]

WHICH WAY DID THEY GO?
WHICH WAY?!

ALL RIGHT. NOW, GET IN.

LET'S GO!

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

TERRIBLE.

WELL, IT'S NOT SO BAD.

NOT FOR A DEAD MAN.

US?

US.

YOU ALMOST RUINED IT

BY TRYING TO BRING
THE GOOD LADY DOCTOR ALONG.

SORRY I HAD TO HIT YOU.

AND WHEN YOU FELL, YOU HIT
YOUR HEAD AGAINST THE CAR.

MUST HAVE GOTTEN A LITTLE
CONCUSSION OR SOMETHING.

I HAD A REAL PROBLEM.

HOW LONG I BEEN OUT?

ALMOST 14 HOURS.

FOURTEEN HOURS.

OH, NO.

OH, NO!

NO! NO, SHE'S --

NEED A PHONE.

I G-G-GOT--
I GOTTA GET A PHONE.

NO, YOU DON'T.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD.

ANYBODY FINDS OUT DIFFERENTLY,
WE ARE BOTH BACK BEHIND BARS.

IF I DON'T MAKE
A CERTAIN PHONE CALL,

I MIGHT AS WELL BE DEAD.

GIVE ME A PHONE.
A PHONE. GIVE ME A PHONE.

[ Ringing ]

[ RINGING ]

DON'T TOUCH THAT!

AND BE CAREFUL
HOW YOU MOVE STUFF.

WE DON'T WANT THE LAW
TO KNOW WE BEEN HERE.

[ SIGHS ]

UH...

BETTER GET OVER THERE.

WHOA, WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU CAN'T EVEN
GET ACROSS THE ROOM.

LARRY, YOU JUST TELL ME
WHAT'S SO IMPORTANT,

MAYBE I CAN HELP YOU.

[ SIGHS ]

FORGET IT, PROFESSOR.

FOR ALL I KNOW...

VOCHEK COULD HAVE
SET THIS WHOLE THING UP.

NO CAN OF FILM.

NO KEYS FOR A PAY LOCKER
OR A SAFE DEPOSIT BOX.

NOTHING THAT SHOWS
SHE EVEN KNOWS EDISON.

ALL HER CLOTHES AND STUFF
ARE STILL THERE,

BUT YOU ASK ME, SHE HASN'T
BEEN THERE IN A WEEK.

SHE'S STILL GOT THE FILM.

OTHERWISE, THE D.A. WOULD
HAVE PULLED ME IN BY NOW.

WHAT GETS ME IS
WHY SHE'S HOLDING ON TO IT

WITH EDISON DEAD.

THERE'S NOTHING TO DO UNTIL
SHE SHOWS UP AT THE APARTMENT.

YOU SHOW THIS TO THE BOYS,
SO THEY'LL KNOW HER.

I WANT THAT BUILDING
COVERED.

SOON AS SHE WALKS IN,
CALL ME.

ANY WORD FROM JIM?

I HAVEN'T HEARD A THING.

IT'S ABOUT THAT TIME,
CASEY.

HOW'S THAT?

YOU LOOK GREAT.

[ RINGS ]

YEAH?

THE LADY JUST MADE THIS
A NICE DAY.

GOOD. I'M VERY GLAD
TO HEAR THAT.

SURE. WE'LL TAKE
CARE OF IT, MR. VOCHEK.

JUST A MINUTE, LEONA.

[ With Southern accent ]
WHO ARE YOU?

WHERE'S THE FILM, LEONA?

LOOK, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

MAYBE THIS WILL
REFRESH YOUR MEMORY.

NOW, LEONA, THE FILM?

I TOLD YOU...I DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT ANY FILM!

LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING --

THE MAN I WORK FOR,

HE'S GOT KIND OF
A SENSE OF JUSTICE.

IF YOU HELP HIM,
HE'LL BE GOOD TO YOU.

BUT WE GOT MEN
OUT LOOKING FOR THAT FILM.

AND IF WE FIND IT
WITHOUT YOUR HELP,

MY BOSS'S SENSE OF JUSTICE
IS GOING TO SAY,

"KILL THAT BROAD."

AND I WILL.

BARNEY?

EVERYTHING OKAY,
CASEY?

No.

EDISON KITED A LETTER
OUT OF PRISON.

VOCHEK MUST HAVE GOT HOLD
OF IT AND TRACED IT HERE.

Two of his men
just leaned on me,

trying to panic me
into going for that tape.

THEY MUST HAVE YOU
STAKED OUT, THEN.

GO AHEAD WITH THE PLAN,
CASEY.

YOU SURE?
Yes.

THE LAST THING THEY'LL DO
IS TRY TO STOP EDISON

BEFORE HE LEADS THEM
TO THAT FILM.

THEY'LL BE WATCHING,
BUT THEY WON'T INTERFERE.

WE'LL JUST HAVE TO BE
READY FOR THEIR NEXT MOVE.

LARRY...

COFFEE.

EVER GET A HOLD
OF YOUR FRIEND LAST NIGHT?

[ DIALING ]

[ RINGS ]

HELLO?

[ SIGHS HEAVILY ]

WELL, IT'S ABOUT TIME.

I'VE BEEN GOIN' NUTS
TRYIN' TO GET YOU.

WHO IS THIS?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN "WHO IS THIS?"

LEONA, IT'S LARRY!

UH...

HEY...UH...

NOW, THAT FILM --
YOU, UH...

YOU DIDN'T
TURN IT OVER...?

Look, I don't know
who you are

or what you're
tryin' to pull,

BUT FOR YOUR INFORMATION,
LARRY EDISON IS DEAD.

NO, NO, WAIT A MINUTE.
DON'T...DON'T HANG UP.

HONEY, I'M NOT DEAD.

YOU SEE, THE WHOLE THING
WAS A SET-UP.

IT WAS TO KEEP THE LAW
FROM LOOKIN' FOR ME.

Sorry, Larry,

BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE CALLED ME
THE MINUTE YOU GOT OUT.

YOU DIDN'T, UH...
YOU DIDN'T TURN IT IN...?

NOT TO THE D.A.?

IT'S WHAT
YOU TOLD ME TO DO.

How was I to know
you weren't dead?

LEONA...

GOODBYE, LARRY.

[ Receiver clicks ]

ONE LOUSY DAY!

Five grand a month
the rest of my life...

down the drain.

[ MUSIC PLAYS ]

THAT WOMAN YOU JUST
TALKED TO -- LEONA?

FROM WHAT I PICKED UP,
SHE JUMPED THE GUN ON YOU.

WHAT WAS IT?

IT WAS A...BUSINESS DEAL.

ISN'T THAT A NICE WAY
OF SAYING "BLACKMAIL"?

YOU GOT AN AWFUL LOT
GOIN' ON UPSTAIRS, PROFESSOR.

YES, YES, I HAVE.
SO HAS SHE.

$5,000 A MONTH -- I'D LIE
FOR A LOT LESS THAN THAT.

LARRY, PUT YOURSELF
IN HER POSITION --

SHE HAS SOMETHING
WORTH THAT MUCH MONEY,

AND SHE HEARS
LARRY EDISON IS DEAD.

SO SHE REASONS, "WHY NOT PUT
THE MONEY IN MY OWN POCKET?"

NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN, SHE
HEARS LARRY EDISON IS ALIVE.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

LAST NIGHT, YOU MENTIONED
THE NAME "VOCHEK."

IT HAS TO BE VINCE VOCHEK.
EVERYBODY KNOWS HIM.

NOW, DO I GATHER
THAT SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO

TURN SOMETHING OVER
TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY

THAT WOULD PUT VINCE VOCHEK
BEHIND BARS?

CLOSE ENOUGH.

NOW I CAN HELP YOU.
LET'S CHECK IT OUT.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

YES?

EXTENSION 371, PLEASE.

BILL? PROFESSOR.

WE THINK VOCHEK'S
WATCHING THE APARTMENT, JIM.

NO NEED
TO CHANGE THE PLAN.

[ Laughs ] WELL, THAT JUST
GOES TO SHOWS YOU,

YOU SHOULD READ THE SPORTS
PAGE AND THE OBITUARIES.

NO, I'M FINE, FINE.
BILL, I NEED A FAVOR.

THAT FRIEND OF YOURS
IN THE D.A.'S OFFICE --

ASK HIM IF THE D.A.
HAS A PICKUP ORDER OUT

ON VINCE VOCHEK.

THAT'S RIGHT, VOCHEK.
YEAH, I'LL HOLD.

IT'S THE GUY
WHO SET EVERYTHING UP.

HE'S GOT A FRIEND DOWNTOWN.

IF THE D.A. SNEEZES,
HE HEARS ABOUT IT.

YEAH, BILL?

Mm-hmm...yes.

YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?

YES, I SURE WILL.
THANKS A LOT, BILL.

THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY

HASN'T EVEN A PARKING TICKET
ON VINCE VOCHEK.

YOU WERE RIGHT. SHE LIED.

WELL, I'M GONNA TALK TO HER.
RIGHT NOW.

NOT LIKE THAT, LARRY.

UH...YOU'RE ABOUT
THE SAME SIZE

AS THE GUY
WHO OWNS THIS APARTMENT.

CLOTHES, IN THERE.

YOU WAIT HERE.

Cliff: BUT HE'S DEAD.

OBVIOUSLY, HE'S NOT.

AS SOON AS I GET
WHAT I WANT,

HE'S GOING TO BE.

[ MUSIC PLAYS ]
[ KNOCK AT DOOR ]

[ POUNDING ]

YOU LOUSY LITTLE TRAMP.

WHY DID YOU LIE TO ME?

NO, LARRY...
I DID SEND IT.

SEND IT HOW?

BY MESSENGER.

NO. SAVE IT.

A PHONE CALL
WAS MADE TO THE D.A.

HE NEVER GOT THAT FILM.

IN FACT, HE DOESN'T
EVEN KNOW IT EXISTS.

NOW, YOU GET ME THAT KEY.

GET IT YOURSELF.

AND TURN MY BACK ON YOU?

NOT FOR A SECOND.

GET IT.

COME ON.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA USE THAT.
NOT ON ME.

WHY WOULDN'T I?

THERE'S NO LAW AGAINST
SHOOTIN' A DEAD MAN.

KEYS ARE
RIGHT WHERE YOU LEFT THEM.

SO'S THE FILM.

BUT WITH YOU BEHIND BARS,

WHY SHOULDN'T I BE THE ONE
TO COLLECT FROM VOCHEK?

YOU KNOW, UH...

WHILE I WAS IN THE STIR,
SOMEBODY TOOK A SHOT AT ME.

WHO SET ME UP, BABY?

NOT YOU. YOU DON'T HAVE
THE BRAINS OR THE GUTS.

NOT VOCHEK, HE'D HAVE...

NOTHIN' TO GAIN,
EVERYTHING TO LOSE.

SO YOU.

YOU BROUGHT IN...
SOMEBODY ELSE.

WHO IS HE?

DOES IT MATTER?

SORRY, LARRY.

[ GUNSHOT ]

I GOT WORRIED.

JUST PROTECTING
MY INVESTMENT

AND THAT FAIR SHAKE
YOU PROMISED ME.

I'M BEGINNIN' TO GET
A FEELING ABOUT YOU.

LIKE MAYBE YOU'VE BEEN
PULLING STRINGS ALL ALONG.

LARRY,
IF YOU START THINKING

YOUR FRIENDS
ARE YOUR ENEMIES,

YOU'RE READY
FOR A STRAIT-JACKET.

LISTEN, I JUST SAVED --

Casey: IT'S ME, DARLING.
HE KNOWS.

YOU GOTTA GET THAT FILM
BEFORE -- HE KNOWS.

GIVE ME THE CAR KEYS.

ONLY THIS TIME,
STAY PUT, PROFESSOR,

OR THE ONLY FAIR SHAKE
YOU'LL GET IS A BULLET.

Jim: Barney?

YES, JIM?

HE'S IN MY CAR
HEADED EAST ON LEXINGTON.

RIGHT.
WE'LL GET ON HIS TAIL.

BARNEY?

YES, JIM?

I think I just spotted a tail.
Four men in a black sedan.

I ONLY GOT A GLIMPSE,

BUT ONE OF THEM
COULD BE VOCHEK.

Right.

WHAT ABOUT
STOPPING VOCHEK?

WE CAN'T TAKE A CHANCE
ON EDISON SEEING IT.

[ GUNSHOT ]

[ GUNSHOT ]

[ GUNSHOT ]

I QUIT!

I'M OUT OF SHELLS!

Man: COME OUT
WITH YOUR HANDS UP.

THIS IS GETTIN'
TO BE A HABIT, PROFESSOR.

THANKS.

NO NEED TO THANK ME,
LARRY.

YOU...

YOU'RE NOT EVEN A CON...
ARE YOU?

NO.

LET'S HAVE THE FILM.