Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 6, Episode 19 - Bag Woman - full transcript
Murphy's Law catches up with the IMF: Casey's handcuffed to a suitcase full of TNT meant to kill her and a politician on the take, and Barney is wounded when his cover is blown. Phelps must quickly improvise a scenario that will give him and Casey's location.
[ WHIMPERING ]
YOU WAIT HERE NOW, JUDD BOY.
I WON'T BE LONG.
[ MUSIC PLAYS ]
BOURBON, DOUBLE.
HOW YOU DOING, MAN?
NO SWEAT.
AS SOON AS YOU GET TO TOWN,
YOU CALL FIFE.
YOU'LL GET THE BAG
FROM HIM.
THE TELEPHONE NUMBER IS
KL5-8049.
KL--
COME ON, MAN, YOU GOTTA HAVE
MORE BRAINS THAN THAT.
MALLOY, HERE.
JENKINS IS MAKING A CONTACT.
CAUCASIAN, 40,
STOCKY, BALD.
CONTACT IS LEAVING.
I WILL FOLLOW.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
WHERE DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE GOING?
WHAT IS THIS,
A STICKUP?
WHY DON'T YOU JUST
SHUT DOWN THAT MOTOR
AND LET'S FIND OUT.
OOH! YOU SURE ARE
PREPARED.
WELL, I CAN'T SAY
I BLAME YOU.
THIS IS ONE TOUGH
NEIGHBORHOOD.
LET'S TAKE A WALK.
HEY, LOOK, IF YOU WANT
SOME DOUGH OR --
I WANT YOU TO TAKE A WALK,
MISTER, MAN.
[ JUDD BARKS, GROWLS ]
[ GROWLS, BARKS ]
[ HANDGUN BLAST,
THUD ]
[ WHIMPER ]
MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME --
I'M LOOKING FOR
AN HISTORICAL SITE
ON THOMPSON STREET.
GO INSIDE.
THERE'S A MAP
IN THE DESK DRAWER.
THANKS.
Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.
FOR YEARS THE SYNDICATE
HAS BEEN OPERATING OPENLY
IN A WESTERN STATE
THROUGH ENORMOUS BRIBES TO A
HIGHLY PLACED POLITICAL FIGURE,
KNOWN TO US ONLY BY
HIS UNDERWORLD CODE NAME, C-6.
CONVENTIONAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
LOST THEIR ONLY LEAD
TO HIS IDENTITY
WHEN SPECIAL AGENT JACK MALLOY
WAS KILLED WHILE
ON SURVEILLANCE DUTY.
WE DO KNOW FOR CERTAIN
THAT ALL ORGANIZATION PAYOFFS
FOR THE AREA
ARE HANDLED
BY SYNDICATE VETERAN HARRY FIFE
AND HIS CHIEF BUTTON MAN,
LUKE JENKINS.
YOUR MISSION,
SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO LEARN THE IDENTITY
OF C-6
AND GET THE EVIDENCE
THAT WILL PUT HIM BEHIND BARS.
THIS TAPE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT
IN FIVE SECONDS.
GOOD LUCK, JIM.
HARRY FIFE NEVER MAKES PHONE
CONTACT WITH C-6 FROM HIS HOUSE,
SO THE PHONE TAPS
HAVE BEEN USELESS.
ALSO, HE NEVER USES
THE SAME BAGMAN TWICE,
SO WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO MAKE AN IDENTIFICATION,
UNTIL NOW, THAT IS.
WHEN LUKE JENKINS SAW
THE BAGMAN IN THE BAR,
HE WAS AFRAID
HE'D BEEN IDENTIFIED,
AND THAT'S WHERE JEAN ROYCE
CAME INTO THE PICTURE.
NOW, TECHNICALLY,
FIFE WORKS UNDER KING
NICHOLSON OUT OF CHICAGO
AND A NEW MAN
NAMED HARRY STARGUS.
BUT HE DOES RUN
HIS OWN STORE,
AND WHEN HE NEEDED A NEW
BAGMAN FOR THE RUN TO C-6,
HE TOOK THE ONE THAT LUKE
RECOMMENDED -- JEAN ROYCE.
CASEY.
UM...
LUKE JENKINS.
LOOKS GOOD, CASEY.
THERE'LL BE NO PROBLEM
WITH CLOTHES, JIM.
JENKINS WEARS
A BLACK LEATHER JACKET,
WHITE TURTLENECK SWEATER,
AND BLACK SLACKS,
LIKE THEY WERE
A UNIFORM.
WHAT ABOUT
THE PAYOFF RECORDS?
THEY'RE IN FIFE'S SAFE.
I'LL STICK AROUND TILL I HAVE
A CHANCE TO CLEAN IT OUT.
CASEY, YOU HAVE
FIFE'S TELEPHONE NUMBER.
YOU'LL CALL HIM
AT EXACTLY 9:00 A.M.
RIGHT. NOW ARE WE SURE
THAT LUKE JENKINS
IS THE ONLY ONE
WHO KNOWS WHO JEAN WAS?
YEAH, WE'RE POSITIVE,
BUT YOU WILL WANT JEAN'S CAR
JUST IN CASE LUKE
MENTIONED IT TO FIFE.
BOB, WHAT ABOUT
JENKINS' DOG?
EVERYTHING IS SET.
I CALLED JENKINS TONIGHT.
HE AND THE DOG WILL BE AT
THE HOSPITAL TOMORROW MORNING.
THAT'S QUITE AN ANIMAL.
THE BEEPER, CASEY.
[ RAPID BEEPING ]
THANKS, WILLY.
CAMERA FOR C-6.
THERE ARE ONLY TWO KEYS
TO THE BAG
THAT JEAN WILL BE CARRYING.
HARRY FIFE HAS ONE,
C-6 HAS THE OTHER.
NOW, I WANT TO WARN YOU ALL,
WE KNOW FOR CERTAIN
THE ORGANIZATION
HAS ALREADY KILLED ONCE
TO KEEP US
FROM IDENTIFYING C-6.
THEY WON'T HESITATE
TO DO IT AGAIN.
JEAN ROYCE?
WHO WANTS TO KNOW?
YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.
FEDERAL WARRANT --
UNLAWFUL FLIGHT
TO AVOID PROSECUTION.
PLEASE COME WITH US.
YOU ALL SET, MISS ROYCE?
ALL SET.
[ BEEPING ]
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
COME IN.
SIT. SIT.
STAY.
GOOD MORNING, MR. FIFE.
I'VE GOT SOMETHING
TO SHOW YOU.
FIRST, I'VE GOT SOMETHING
TO SHOW YOU.
25-YEAR-OLD SOUR MASH
FROM DOWN HOME.
NOW YOU CAN'T GET THIS
IN THE STORE,
BUT IF YOU COULD, IT'D TAKE
THAT WHOLE BAG TO PAY FOR IT.
WELL, NOW, THAT'S REAL NICE
OF YOU, LUKE.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT YOU DO.
PUT THAT IN THE LIVING ROOM.
WE'LL BREAK IT OUT LATER.
SURE THING.
[ WHINES ]
NOW WHAT WAS IT YOU WANTED
TO SHOW ME, MR. FIFE?
JUST THIS.
WELL, I'VE SEEN
A BAG BEFORE, MR. FIFE.
BUT NOT LIKE THIS ONE.
THIS IS A SPECIAL
CUSTOM JOB FOR C-6.
TNT MEASURED TO SIMULATE
THE EXACT WEIGHT
OF $100,000
IN UNMARKED BILLS.
$100,000?
EXACTLY THE WAY C-6
DEMANDED IT.
WHICH IS WHY I'VE HAD THIS
MADE UP SPECIAL FOR HIM.
NOW LOOK.
THIS ARMS THE MECHANISM.
NOW WHEN C-6 TURNS THE LOCK
BACK THE OTHER WAY...
HE GETS MORE
THAN HE BARGAINED FOR.
VERY GOOD, PETE.
YOU KNOW WHY I'M DOING THIS,
DON'T YOU, LUKE?
SURE.
HE'S GOTTEN TOO GREEDY.
THAT IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT.
DON'T YOU THINK WE OUGHT
TO CHECK WITH NICHOLSON
OR THAT NEW GUY THEY'RE
RUNNING IN ON US, UH, STARGUS?
NO, I DON'T HAVE TO CHECK
WITH ANYBODY.
THERE IS A PROBLEM.
THIS BAG IS SUPPOSED
TO BE CARRIED
BY YOUR FRIEND, JEAN ROYCE.
NOW IF SHE CARRIES IT,
SHE'S GOING TO GET BLOWN UP
RIGHT ALONG WITH C-6.
DOESN'T BOTHER ME
WHAT HAPPENS TO JEAN ROYCE.
NOW, IF IT WAS JUDD HERE...
WHICH REMINDS ME,
UH, PETE, YOU WANT TO TAKE
A RIDE DOWN TO THE VET?
OKAY, MR. FIFE?
YEAH, SURELY.
IS THERE ANYTHING WRONG
WITH JUDD?
I, UH, HAD HIM IN
FOR A SHAMPOO.
THE VET GAVE HIM
A BLOOD TEST
AND TOLD ME
TO BRING HIM BACK AGAIN.
BUT HE'S GOING TO BE
ALL RIGHT?
SURE. NOTHING'S GOING
TO HAPPEN TO OLD JUDD.
COME ON, BOY.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
ALMOST DONE, JIM.
[ BUZZER ]
DOCTOR, MR. JENKINS
IS HERE WITH JUDD.
HE'S HERE.
READY.
I'M COMING OUT.
I'M SURE
IT'S NOTHING SERIOUS,
BUT IT'S BETTER
THAT WE PLAY IT SAFE.
SURE, DOCTOR.
COME ON, JUDD.
[ GROWLING ]
I NEVER COULD HANDLE
THAT DOG.
HOW ABOUT TAKING HIM BACK
FOR ME.
SURE, DOCTOR. AS ALWAYS.
[ BARKING ]
[ GROWLING ]
READY, BARNEY?
READY, JIM.
[ BARKING ]
I DON'T KNOW WHY. JUDD JUST
HAS TO STAY OVERNIGHT.
LET'S GO.
SO LONG, LENNIE.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
HELLO.
MR. FIFE?
YES.
THIS IS JEAN ROYCE.
WELCOME, JEAN.
BE AT MY PLACE
IN 30 MINUTES.
365 ALLACORN.
SURE THING, MR. FIFE.
[ BEEPING ]
HE WON'T GIVE US
ANY TROUBLE.
WHERE'S MY FRIEND LUKE?
YOU AND LUKE ARE PRETTY
GOOD FRIENDS, HUH?
YEAH, WELL, UH,
HE AND MY FIRST HUSBAND
SERVED TIME TOGETHER.
I GOT ACQUAINTED
WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND.
AND, UH, WHEN THE BOYS
GOT BACK ON THE STREET,
WE PALLED AROUND TOGETHER.
YEAH, HE TOLD ME.
NOW, YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO?
YEAH, BAG WOMAN,
SKILLED LABOR.
LUKE TOLD ME
WHAT HE OFFERED YOU.
LOOK, UH, IF YOU'RE
ASKING ME IF IT'S OKAY,
IT'S OKAY.
I, UH, I DO NEED
UP FRONT THOUGH.
NO, YOU GET TWO NOW,
AND THREE
WHEN YOU GET BACK.
DID HE TELL YOU THAT?
[ KNOCKING ]
SURE.
COME ON IN.
JEAN, HOW YOU DOING?
FINE, LUKE. SEE.
WHERE'S JUDD?
THEY WANTED
TO DO SOME TESTS.
HE SURE DIDN'T LOOK LIKE
ANYTHING WAS BOTHERING HIM
TO ME.
ARE YOU READY
TO GET GOING?
SURE.
HA, YOU BUSTING ME?
YOU MIGHT CALL IT THAT.
NOW, THAT CHAIN'S
LONG ENOUGH
IT SHOULDN'T BOTHER
YOUR DRIVING.
ALL RIGHT.
WHEN YOU GET
TO LOS ANGELES,
THE GUY AT THE OTHER END
HAS A KEY TO THE BAG.
HE'LL EMPTY IT.
BRING IT BACK, AND I'LL GIVE
YOU THE OTHER THREE BILLS.
WHO'S THE GUY
AT THE OTHER END?
OH, DON'T WORRY
ABOUT THAT.
WHEN YOU GET TO LOS ANGELES,
I WANT YOU TO DRIVE
TO THE BIG PARKING LOT
AT 6th AND WALNUT.
PARK NEAR THE PHONE BOOTH
AND WAIT.
JUST WAIT.
DO YOU HAVE
THE KEYS TO YOUR CAR?
LET ME HAVE THEM.
WHAT DO I DRIVE TO L.A.?
THERE'S A GREEN, FOUR-DOOR
HARDTOP PARKED OUTSIDE.
YOU DRIVE THAT
TO LOS ANGELES.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW GET STARTED.
OKAY.
SO LONG, LUKE.
SEE YOU AROUND, HUH?
SURE THING.
JEAN...
I WANT TO BE SURE THAT
THAT GETS WHERE IT'S GOING.
YOU DRIVE
REAL CAREFUL NOW, HUH?
FIFE HAD HER SWITCH CARS.
WHAT ABOUT THE BAG?
SHE'S GOT IT
CHAINED TO HER WRIST.
Is the direction finder
working?
[ BEEPING ]
LOUD AND CLEAR, JIM.
THERE WON'T BE ANY TROUBLE
FOLLOWING HER.
OKAY, WILLY.
IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS,
LET ME KNOW.
Right.
[ SIGHS ]
HE'S BEEN AT IT ALL DAY.
MONEY, MAN. MONEY.
IT TAKES A LOT OF HANDLE.
I LIKED THE WAY YOU HANDLED
THAT SHIPMENT TO C-6.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
HAPPY HOUR, BOYS.
IT'S BEEN A GOOD DAY.
LUKE, BREAK OUT
THE SOUR MASH.
SURE THING, MR. FIFE.
YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU
JUST HAVE TO TAKE MATTERS
INTO YOUR OWN HANDS.
OTHERWISE, YOU MIGHT JUST
AS WELL BE AN ERRAND BOY.
NO, NO, NO.
THE GOOD STUFF.
LUKE, YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO FIND IT IN THERE.
THE STUFF YOU BROUGHT ME
THIS MORNING -- MY PRESENT.
TONIGHT, MR. FIFE.
I MEAN, I THOUGHT YOU WANTED
TO SAVE THAT.
I WAS FOR SOMETHING SPECIAL,
AND THIS IS SPECIAL.
YOU KNOW, OUR BAG WOMAN
SHOULD BE ARRIVING
IN LOS ANGELES ANY MINUTE.
LUKE, WILL YOU GET
THE BOOZE?!
THIS HERE
IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.
WELL, IT'S NOT FOR ME.
YOU KNOW, I HAPPEN
TO HAVE A REAL THIRST
FOR THAT 25-YEAR-OLD
SOUR MASH NOW.
LOOK, I TOLD YOU I BROUGHT
THAT FOR YOU AS A PRESENT.
I FEEL REAL BAD
GUZZLING IT UP MYSELF.
I'LL GET IT, MR. FIFE.
YOU FIX IT.
LET ME, MR. FIFE.
THANK YOU.
TWO ROCKS, MR. FIFE.
JUST AS YOU LIKE IT.
TO JEAN ROYCE.
TO JEAN.
WOULD YOU LOCK UP, PLEASE,
MISS STEWART?
YES, DOCTOR.
THANK YOU.
SEE YOU TOMORROW.
[ BARKS ]
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
MARTIN ANIMAL HOSPITAL.
NO, I'M SORRY.
THE DOCTOR'S GONE FOR THE DAY.
OKAY. THANK YOU. BYE.
[ BEEPING ]
YEAH?
WE'RE IN THE L.A. PARKING LOT.
WAITING FOR CONTACT.
OKAY, WILLY.
KEEP ME POSTED.
Right.
YOU KNOW WHAT I LIKE
ABOUT YOU, LUKE?
YOU'RE COLD.
COLD.
THE WAY YOU HANDLED JEAN
THIS MORNING.
THERE'S NO OTHER WAY
TO HANDLE IT.
A LOT OF GUYS
WOULD HAVE SQUAWKED.
WHAT WAS THERE
TO SQUAWK ABOUT?
NOTHING, EXCEPT THAT
YOU BROUGHT HER IN.
I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO SET
UP SOME NEW BAGMEN FOR ME
IN THE NORTHWEST THIS WEEK,
INCLUDING A SPECIAL,
LIKE THE ONE THIS MORNING.
YOU MEAN, LIKE JEAN?
EXACTLY.
THREE NEW BAGMEN, AND ONE
THAT WE DON'T MIND LOSING.
YOU KNOW WHAT BOTHERS ME
IS THAT I WASTED TWO BILLS
ON THAT DAME.
SURE WON'T BE ANYTHING
LEFT OF THEM.
ANOTHER DRINK, MR. FIFE?
WHY NOT?
PETE?
I'M FINE.
I'VE GOT SOME NEW PEOPLE
IN MIND, MR. FIFE.
I'LL CHECK ON THEM --
SPEAKING OF WHICH,
I BETTER GET DOWN
TO THE VET AND CHECK ON JUDD.
I THOUGHT HE WAS SUPPOSED
TO STAY OVERNIGHT.
WELL, MAYBE I
CAN SPRING HIM.
I SURE MISS THAT HOUND.
SEE YOU LATER.
[ GROWLING ]
JUDD!
LUKE, WHAT'S HAPPENING?!
[ JUDD GROWLS ]
[ BARKING ]
GET UP!
RIGHT IN THERE.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW, WHO ARE YOU?
WHERE'S LUKE?
YOU'D BETTER
START TALKING NOW.
WELL, YOU SEE, MR. FIFE...
YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH. YOU GET HIM.
[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACH ]
HOLD IT!
UGH!
[ HONKING ]
[ TIRES SCREECH,
HORN HONKS ]
WHAT'S THIS?
[ MUMBLING ]
[ With labored breathing ]
PLEASE CALL 476-7310.
I'M NOT CALLING ANYONE,
YOUNG MAN. NOT YET.
PLEASE.
IT'S A MATTER
OF LIFE OR DEATH.
476-73...
1-0.
[ BEEPING ]
HELLO?
THIS IS DR. MANNING.
THERE'S A BLACK MAN HERE,
BADLY HURT.
HE ASKED ME TO CALL
THIS NUMBER.
WHERE ARE YOU?
SORRY, MR. FIFE.
I THOUGHT HE WAS OUT.
THEY HAD TO TAKE LUKE OUT
AT THE VET'S.
IF THAT GUY
THAT THEY SENT IN --
WOW! WHAT A JOB THEY DID
ON HIS FACE.
WHY'D THEY DO IT?
WELL, I FIGURE THAT IT HAD
TO DO WITH THE BAG WOMAN.
SEE, LUKE KNEW JEAN ROYCE.
THAT DAME WE SENT
TO L.A. WAS A COP.
HOW YOU GOING TO HANDLE IT?
WELL, I'M JUST GOING
TO SIT BACK AND ENJOY IT.
YOU SEE, SHE WAS SUPPOSED
TO IDENTIFY C-6, BUT INSTEAD,
SHE'S JUST GOING TO GET BLOWN
UP RIGHT ALONG WITH HIM.
FROM FIFE?
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
GIVE ME THE BAG.
I'M AFRAID I CAN'T.
WHO'S IDEA WAS THIS?
FIFE'S IDEA.
HE WANTS YOUR MAN TO EMPTY IT
AND HE WANTS ME
TO BRING IT BACK TO HIM.
GET IN MY CAR.
WELL, WE COULD USE MINE.
DON'T GIVE ME
A HARD TIME, BABY.
JUST GET IN.
[ RAPID BEEPING ]
SORRY, MISTER.
DOCTOR?! DOCTOR!
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
YES?
I TALKED TO YOU
ON THE PHONE.
THE MAN THAT WAS HURT,
WHERE IS HE?
I COULDN'T HANDLE IT HERE.
I CALLED AN AMBULANCE.
HE SHOULD BE
AT THE HOSPITAL BY NOW.
I NOTIFIED THE POLICE.
THEY'LL WANT TO QUESTION HIM.
I HAVE TO TALK TO HIM.
I HAVE TO.
I DON'T KNOW
IF HE'LL BE ABLE TO TALK.
WELL, HOW BAD IS HE?
A BULLET WOUND.
A GRAZE, REALLY.
BUT YOU MIGHT LIKEN IT
TO A BAD BLOW ON THE HEAD.
HE STARTED TO GO INTO SHOCK.
HE'S STILL YOUR PATIENT,
ISN'T HE?
YES.
THEN COME WITH ME
TO THE HOSPITAL, DOCTOR.
IT'S URGENT. THERE MAY BE
OTHER LIVES INVOLVED.
ALL RIGHT.
[ BEEPING ]
SIT DOWN.
WHERE IS HE?
Man: HELLO.
TROUBLE.
FIFE'S PLAYING GAMES.
HE SENT THE BAG CHAINED
TO SOME DAME'S WRIST.
Fife's a beauty,
isn't he?
I DIDN'T FIGURE YOU'D WANT ME
TO COME TO THE HOUSE.
WE'RE AT THE OFFICE.
Okay. I'll be there
as soon as I can.
RIGHT.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
JUST RELAX.
Manning: THEY'VE SEDATED
HIM HEAVILY.
IT'S STANDARD
IN A CASE LIKE THIS.
CAN YOU WAKE HIM UP?
I'M AFRAID NOT.
DOCTOR, IT IS VERY --
BAG.
GOT TO...
BARNEY?
BARNEY, IT'S ME, JIM.
BARNEY, WHAT IS IT?
I'M AFRAID IT'S HOPELESS
FOR THE TIME BEING.
HOW LONG?
WELL, IT'S UP TO HIM.
HE'S OBVIOUSLY FIGHTING IT.
WHERE'S
THE NEAREST PUBLIC PHONE?
ONE FLOOR DOWN.
I'LL SHOW YOU.
I CAN ASSURE YOU
HE'S IN NO DANGER.
OTHER PEOPLE MIGHT BE.
BARNEY?
[ Weakly ]
Jim...Casey...
Got to stop her.
Bag...
I think she's carrying...
a bomb.
HELLO, JIM.
I'VE BEEN TRYING
TO GET AHOLD OF YOU.
WILLY, YOU'VE GOT
TO STOP CASEY.
SHE'S CARRYING A BOMB.
WELL, I LOST HER.
THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AND THE
DIRECTIONAL SYSTEM WENT OUT.
[ SIGHS ]
[ DOORKNOB RATTLES ]
[ RINGS ]
HELLO.
HARRY FIFE, THIS IS STARGUS
OUT OF CHICAGO.
YOU'VE HEARD THE NAME?
YEAH, I HEARD IT.
OH, RIGHT, KING NICHOLSON
SAID WE WERE GOING TO MEET.
WHAT IS IT?
I'M IN TOWN ON BUSINESS.
I JUST GOT A PHONE CALL
FROM THE BOYS BACK EAST.
I GOT SOME INFORMATION
FOR YOU.
WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION?
STAY WHERE YOU ARE.
I'LL BE RIGHT OVER.
UH, SOMETHING WRONG?
YEAH.
I MEAN, IF, UH...
YOU DIDN'T HAVE THAT THING
CHAINED TO YOUR WRIST,
YOU AND I COULD HAVE
A BIG TIME LATER TONIGHT.
TOUGH.
YEAH.
[ KNOCK AT DOOR ]
COME IN.
LOOK WHO JUST GOT HERE.
THEY TOOK ME OUT
AT THE VET'S PLACE.
WE KNOW ALL ABOUT IT,
JENKINS.
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
WHY DON'T YOU
FIX YOURSELF A DRINK?
HARRY STARGUS.
YEAH, HE'S WAITING
FOR YOU.
[ DOOR SLAMS ]
HARRY STARGUS, MR. FIFE.
MR. FIFE.
GLAD TO MEET YOU,
STARGUS.
THIS IS PETE WALKER.
THIS IS LUKE JENKINS.
HI, LUKE.
WE ALMOST GOT TOGETHER
IN MIAMI LAST WINTER.
I CHECKED INTO THE SEA MOUNT
JUST AFTER YOU CHECKED OUT.
THEY GAVE ME YOUR SUITE.
STARGUS,
I'M A VERY BUSY MAN.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
IF YOU WANT
TO SEE MIAMI AGAIN
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE
A LITTLE MORE CAREFUL
ABOUT YOUR EMPLOYEES.
THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE ABOUT.
TALK.
THAT BAG WOMAN YOU SENT
TO L.A. TODAY --
IS A COP?
IS THAT WHAT THE BOYS
SENT YOU HERE TO TELL ME?
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
DO THEY THINK OLD HARRY FIFE
IS SLIPPING?
HOW DID YOU FIND OUT?
MY BUSINESS.
MORE IMPORTANT, WHAT ARE
YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?
AGAIN, MY BUSINESS.
YOU JUST TELL THEM
THAT I'VE GOT
EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL.
AND FOR YOUR SAKE,
I HOPE SO BECAUSE C-6
IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MAN
WE HAVE ON THE WEST COAST.
REALLY?
HE'S WORTH
EVERY CENT HE GETS.
NO, HE ASKED
THAT I DOUBLE THE BUNDLE.
NO, HE DIDN'T ASK.
HE DEMANDED.
HE COULD ASK FOR FIVE TIMES
WHAT WE'RE PAYING HIM,
WE'D BE GLAD
TO GIVE IT TO HIM.
DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH HE MEANS
TO THE ORGANIZATION?
MILLIONS EVERY MONTH.
HE'S IRREPLACEABLE.
LIKE I SAID, STARGUS, I HAVE
EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL.
SO DON'T YOU WORRY
ABOUT A THING.
YOU KNOW, I'LL LOOK FORWARD
TO MEETING YOU AGAIN
NEXT TIME YOU HAVE
SOMETHING URGENT TO TELL ME.
ALL RIGHT. THE BOYS
ARE GOING TO BE GLAD TO HEAR
YOU'RE ON TOP
OF THE SITUATION ALL THE WAY.
GENTLEMEN.
YOU GOT TROUBLE,
MR. FIFE.
YEAH.
LUKE, THIS IS WHAT
I WANT YOU TO DO...
HOW DO YOU DO, YOUNG LADY?
SORRY I KEPT YOU WAITING.
NO SWEAT.
AL.
WHEN YOU GET BACK,
TELL MR. FIFE THAT I DON'T
APPROVE OF HIS NEW METHOD
OF MAKING DELIVERIES.
I'LL TELL HIM.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
I'LL LET YOU GET
ON YOUR WAY.
YEAH.
HOLD IT!
JENKINS SAYS,
"DON'T OPEN THAT CASE."
WHAT'S GOING ON, JENKINS?
THE NUMBER IS AREA CODE
213-749-1190.
GET ME A LOCATION, FAST.
SHE'S A COP,
AND SHE PICKED UP
THE WRONG BAG.
IT HAS A PRESENT IN IT
FOR A FINK UP NORTH.
I SEE.
THAT'S VERY INTERESTING.
THANKS.
[ BUZZING ]
HELLO.
WILLY, SHE'S AT 4727 MARSHALL
BOULEVARD, SUITE 2601.
GOT IT.
RIGHT.
I'M SORRY.
YOU ARE VERY CHARMING
IN YOUR OWN WAY,
BUT YOU AND THE POLICE
HAVE MADE A BAD MISTAKE.
THE POLICE?!
HAVE YOU FLIPPED?!
LET'S DROP THE PRETENSES.
YOUR JARGON'S BEGINNING
TO IRRITATE ME.
YOU CAN HELP ME
AND YOU CAN HELP YOURSELF.
DO THE AUTHORITIES
KNOW WHO I AM?
HAVE YOU BEEN SENT HERE
TO INCRIMINATE ME?
OR IS YOUR ASSIGNMENT
MERELY TO IDENTIFY ME?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!
I'M AFRAID
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
YOUR LIFE IS AT STAKE.
YOU'D BETTER START KNOWING
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
LOOK, I'M DOING
A JOB FOR MR. FIFE,
AND THAT'S ALL I'M DOING.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE STUBBORN.
I'LL TELL YOU
WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.
I'M GOING TO TAKE THE CHANCE
THAT NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT ME
AND THAT YOU WERE SENT HERE
TO FIND OUT WHO I WAS.
SO AL HERE IS GOING
TO GET RID OF YOU
BEFORE YOU CAN TELL ANYONE.
NICE AND NEAT, AL.
THEN GET RID OF THE BODY.
LOOK, YOU'RE MAKING
A MISTAKE.
HOLD IT!
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
JUST.
HOW YOU FEEL?
FEELING FINE.
YOU WAIT HERE NOW, JUDD BOY.
I WON'T BE LONG.
[ MUSIC PLAYS ]
BOURBON, DOUBLE.
HOW YOU DOING, MAN?
NO SWEAT.
AS SOON AS YOU GET TO TOWN,
YOU CALL FIFE.
YOU'LL GET THE BAG
FROM HIM.
THE TELEPHONE NUMBER IS
KL5-8049.
KL--
COME ON, MAN, YOU GOTTA HAVE
MORE BRAINS THAN THAT.
MALLOY, HERE.
JENKINS IS MAKING A CONTACT.
CAUCASIAN, 40,
STOCKY, BALD.
CONTACT IS LEAVING.
I WILL FOLLOW.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
WHERE DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE GOING?
WHAT IS THIS,
A STICKUP?
WHY DON'T YOU JUST
SHUT DOWN THAT MOTOR
AND LET'S FIND OUT.
OOH! YOU SURE ARE
PREPARED.
WELL, I CAN'T SAY
I BLAME YOU.
THIS IS ONE TOUGH
NEIGHBORHOOD.
LET'S TAKE A WALK.
HEY, LOOK, IF YOU WANT
SOME DOUGH OR --
I WANT YOU TO TAKE A WALK,
MISTER, MAN.
[ JUDD BARKS, GROWLS ]
[ GROWLS, BARKS ]
[ HANDGUN BLAST,
THUD ]
[ WHIMPER ]
MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME --
I'M LOOKING FOR
AN HISTORICAL SITE
ON THOMPSON STREET.
GO INSIDE.
THERE'S A MAP
IN THE DESK DRAWER.
THANKS.
Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.
FOR YEARS THE SYNDICATE
HAS BEEN OPERATING OPENLY
IN A WESTERN STATE
THROUGH ENORMOUS BRIBES TO A
HIGHLY PLACED POLITICAL FIGURE,
KNOWN TO US ONLY BY
HIS UNDERWORLD CODE NAME, C-6.
CONVENTIONAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
LOST THEIR ONLY LEAD
TO HIS IDENTITY
WHEN SPECIAL AGENT JACK MALLOY
WAS KILLED WHILE
ON SURVEILLANCE DUTY.
WE DO KNOW FOR CERTAIN
THAT ALL ORGANIZATION PAYOFFS
FOR THE AREA
ARE HANDLED
BY SYNDICATE VETERAN HARRY FIFE
AND HIS CHIEF BUTTON MAN,
LUKE JENKINS.
YOUR MISSION,
SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO LEARN THE IDENTITY
OF C-6
AND GET THE EVIDENCE
THAT WILL PUT HIM BEHIND BARS.
THIS TAPE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT
IN FIVE SECONDS.
GOOD LUCK, JIM.
HARRY FIFE NEVER MAKES PHONE
CONTACT WITH C-6 FROM HIS HOUSE,
SO THE PHONE TAPS
HAVE BEEN USELESS.
ALSO, HE NEVER USES
THE SAME BAGMAN TWICE,
SO WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO MAKE AN IDENTIFICATION,
UNTIL NOW, THAT IS.
WHEN LUKE JENKINS SAW
THE BAGMAN IN THE BAR,
HE WAS AFRAID
HE'D BEEN IDENTIFIED,
AND THAT'S WHERE JEAN ROYCE
CAME INTO THE PICTURE.
NOW, TECHNICALLY,
FIFE WORKS UNDER KING
NICHOLSON OUT OF CHICAGO
AND A NEW MAN
NAMED HARRY STARGUS.
BUT HE DOES RUN
HIS OWN STORE,
AND WHEN HE NEEDED A NEW
BAGMAN FOR THE RUN TO C-6,
HE TOOK THE ONE THAT LUKE
RECOMMENDED -- JEAN ROYCE.
CASEY.
UM...
LUKE JENKINS.
LOOKS GOOD, CASEY.
THERE'LL BE NO PROBLEM
WITH CLOTHES, JIM.
JENKINS WEARS
A BLACK LEATHER JACKET,
WHITE TURTLENECK SWEATER,
AND BLACK SLACKS,
LIKE THEY WERE
A UNIFORM.
WHAT ABOUT
THE PAYOFF RECORDS?
THEY'RE IN FIFE'S SAFE.
I'LL STICK AROUND TILL I HAVE
A CHANCE TO CLEAN IT OUT.
CASEY, YOU HAVE
FIFE'S TELEPHONE NUMBER.
YOU'LL CALL HIM
AT EXACTLY 9:00 A.M.
RIGHT. NOW ARE WE SURE
THAT LUKE JENKINS
IS THE ONLY ONE
WHO KNOWS WHO JEAN WAS?
YEAH, WE'RE POSITIVE,
BUT YOU WILL WANT JEAN'S CAR
JUST IN CASE LUKE
MENTIONED IT TO FIFE.
BOB, WHAT ABOUT
JENKINS' DOG?
EVERYTHING IS SET.
I CALLED JENKINS TONIGHT.
HE AND THE DOG WILL BE AT
THE HOSPITAL TOMORROW MORNING.
THAT'S QUITE AN ANIMAL.
THE BEEPER, CASEY.
[ RAPID BEEPING ]
THANKS, WILLY.
CAMERA FOR C-6.
THERE ARE ONLY TWO KEYS
TO THE BAG
THAT JEAN WILL BE CARRYING.
HARRY FIFE HAS ONE,
C-6 HAS THE OTHER.
NOW, I WANT TO WARN YOU ALL,
WE KNOW FOR CERTAIN
THE ORGANIZATION
HAS ALREADY KILLED ONCE
TO KEEP US
FROM IDENTIFYING C-6.
THEY WON'T HESITATE
TO DO IT AGAIN.
JEAN ROYCE?
WHO WANTS TO KNOW?
YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.
FEDERAL WARRANT --
UNLAWFUL FLIGHT
TO AVOID PROSECUTION.
PLEASE COME WITH US.
YOU ALL SET, MISS ROYCE?
ALL SET.
[ BEEPING ]
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
COME IN.
SIT. SIT.
STAY.
GOOD MORNING, MR. FIFE.
I'VE GOT SOMETHING
TO SHOW YOU.
FIRST, I'VE GOT SOMETHING
TO SHOW YOU.
25-YEAR-OLD SOUR MASH
FROM DOWN HOME.
NOW YOU CAN'T GET THIS
IN THE STORE,
BUT IF YOU COULD, IT'D TAKE
THAT WHOLE BAG TO PAY FOR IT.
WELL, NOW, THAT'S REAL NICE
OF YOU, LUKE.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT YOU DO.
PUT THAT IN THE LIVING ROOM.
WE'LL BREAK IT OUT LATER.
SURE THING.
[ WHINES ]
NOW WHAT WAS IT YOU WANTED
TO SHOW ME, MR. FIFE?
JUST THIS.
WELL, I'VE SEEN
A BAG BEFORE, MR. FIFE.
BUT NOT LIKE THIS ONE.
THIS IS A SPECIAL
CUSTOM JOB FOR C-6.
TNT MEASURED TO SIMULATE
THE EXACT WEIGHT
OF $100,000
IN UNMARKED BILLS.
$100,000?
EXACTLY THE WAY C-6
DEMANDED IT.
WHICH IS WHY I'VE HAD THIS
MADE UP SPECIAL FOR HIM.
NOW LOOK.
THIS ARMS THE MECHANISM.
NOW WHEN C-6 TURNS THE LOCK
BACK THE OTHER WAY...
HE GETS MORE
THAN HE BARGAINED FOR.
VERY GOOD, PETE.
YOU KNOW WHY I'M DOING THIS,
DON'T YOU, LUKE?
SURE.
HE'S GOTTEN TOO GREEDY.
THAT IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT.
DON'T YOU THINK WE OUGHT
TO CHECK WITH NICHOLSON
OR THAT NEW GUY THEY'RE
RUNNING IN ON US, UH, STARGUS?
NO, I DON'T HAVE TO CHECK
WITH ANYBODY.
THERE IS A PROBLEM.
THIS BAG IS SUPPOSED
TO BE CARRIED
BY YOUR FRIEND, JEAN ROYCE.
NOW IF SHE CARRIES IT,
SHE'S GOING TO GET BLOWN UP
RIGHT ALONG WITH C-6.
DOESN'T BOTHER ME
WHAT HAPPENS TO JEAN ROYCE.
NOW, IF IT WAS JUDD HERE...
WHICH REMINDS ME,
UH, PETE, YOU WANT TO TAKE
A RIDE DOWN TO THE VET?
OKAY, MR. FIFE?
YEAH, SURELY.
IS THERE ANYTHING WRONG
WITH JUDD?
I, UH, HAD HIM IN
FOR A SHAMPOO.
THE VET GAVE HIM
A BLOOD TEST
AND TOLD ME
TO BRING HIM BACK AGAIN.
BUT HE'S GOING TO BE
ALL RIGHT?
SURE. NOTHING'S GOING
TO HAPPEN TO OLD JUDD.
COME ON, BOY.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
ALMOST DONE, JIM.
[ BUZZER ]
DOCTOR, MR. JENKINS
IS HERE WITH JUDD.
HE'S HERE.
READY.
I'M COMING OUT.
I'M SURE
IT'S NOTHING SERIOUS,
BUT IT'S BETTER
THAT WE PLAY IT SAFE.
SURE, DOCTOR.
COME ON, JUDD.
[ GROWLING ]
I NEVER COULD HANDLE
THAT DOG.
HOW ABOUT TAKING HIM BACK
FOR ME.
SURE, DOCTOR. AS ALWAYS.
[ BARKING ]
[ GROWLING ]
READY, BARNEY?
READY, JIM.
[ BARKING ]
I DON'T KNOW WHY. JUDD JUST
HAS TO STAY OVERNIGHT.
LET'S GO.
SO LONG, LENNIE.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
HELLO.
MR. FIFE?
YES.
THIS IS JEAN ROYCE.
WELCOME, JEAN.
BE AT MY PLACE
IN 30 MINUTES.
365 ALLACORN.
SURE THING, MR. FIFE.
[ BEEPING ]
HE WON'T GIVE US
ANY TROUBLE.
WHERE'S MY FRIEND LUKE?
YOU AND LUKE ARE PRETTY
GOOD FRIENDS, HUH?
YEAH, WELL, UH,
HE AND MY FIRST HUSBAND
SERVED TIME TOGETHER.
I GOT ACQUAINTED
WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND.
AND, UH, WHEN THE BOYS
GOT BACK ON THE STREET,
WE PALLED AROUND TOGETHER.
YEAH, HE TOLD ME.
NOW, YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO?
YEAH, BAG WOMAN,
SKILLED LABOR.
LUKE TOLD ME
WHAT HE OFFERED YOU.
LOOK, UH, IF YOU'RE
ASKING ME IF IT'S OKAY,
IT'S OKAY.
I, UH, I DO NEED
UP FRONT THOUGH.
NO, YOU GET TWO NOW,
AND THREE
WHEN YOU GET BACK.
DID HE TELL YOU THAT?
[ KNOCKING ]
SURE.
COME ON IN.
JEAN, HOW YOU DOING?
FINE, LUKE. SEE.
WHERE'S JUDD?
THEY WANTED
TO DO SOME TESTS.
HE SURE DIDN'T LOOK LIKE
ANYTHING WAS BOTHERING HIM
TO ME.
ARE YOU READY
TO GET GOING?
SURE.
HA, YOU BUSTING ME?
YOU MIGHT CALL IT THAT.
NOW, THAT CHAIN'S
LONG ENOUGH
IT SHOULDN'T BOTHER
YOUR DRIVING.
ALL RIGHT.
WHEN YOU GET
TO LOS ANGELES,
THE GUY AT THE OTHER END
HAS A KEY TO THE BAG.
HE'LL EMPTY IT.
BRING IT BACK, AND I'LL GIVE
YOU THE OTHER THREE BILLS.
WHO'S THE GUY
AT THE OTHER END?
OH, DON'T WORRY
ABOUT THAT.
WHEN YOU GET TO LOS ANGELES,
I WANT YOU TO DRIVE
TO THE BIG PARKING LOT
AT 6th AND WALNUT.
PARK NEAR THE PHONE BOOTH
AND WAIT.
JUST WAIT.
DO YOU HAVE
THE KEYS TO YOUR CAR?
LET ME HAVE THEM.
WHAT DO I DRIVE TO L.A.?
THERE'S A GREEN, FOUR-DOOR
HARDTOP PARKED OUTSIDE.
YOU DRIVE THAT
TO LOS ANGELES.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW GET STARTED.
OKAY.
SO LONG, LUKE.
SEE YOU AROUND, HUH?
SURE THING.
JEAN...
I WANT TO BE SURE THAT
THAT GETS WHERE IT'S GOING.
YOU DRIVE
REAL CAREFUL NOW, HUH?
FIFE HAD HER SWITCH CARS.
WHAT ABOUT THE BAG?
SHE'S GOT IT
CHAINED TO HER WRIST.
Is the direction finder
working?
[ BEEPING ]
LOUD AND CLEAR, JIM.
THERE WON'T BE ANY TROUBLE
FOLLOWING HER.
OKAY, WILLY.
IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS,
LET ME KNOW.
Right.
[ SIGHS ]
HE'S BEEN AT IT ALL DAY.
MONEY, MAN. MONEY.
IT TAKES A LOT OF HANDLE.
I LIKED THE WAY YOU HANDLED
THAT SHIPMENT TO C-6.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
HAPPY HOUR, BOYS.
IT'S BEEN A GOOD DAY.
LUKE, BREAK OUT
THE SOUR MASH.
SURE THING, MR. FIFE.
YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU
JUST HAVE TO TAKE MATTERS
INTO YOUR OWN HANDS.
OTHERWISE, YOU MIGHT JUST
AS WELL BE AN ERRAND BOY.
NO, NO, NO.
THE GOOD STUFF.
LUKE, YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO FIND IT IN THERE.
THE STUFF YOU BROUGHT ME
THIS MORNING -- MY PRESENT.
TONIGHT, MR. FIFE.
I MEAN, I THOUGHT YOU WANTED
TO SAVE THAT.
I WAS FOR SOMETHING SPECIAL,
AND THIS IS SPECIAL.
YOU KNOW, OUR BAG WOMAN
SHOULD BE ARRIVING
IN LOS ANGELES ANY MINUTE.
LUKE, WILL YOU GET
THE BOOZE?!
THIS HERE
IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.
WELL, IT'S NOT FOR ME.
YOU KNOW, I HAPPEN
TO HAVE A REAL THIRST
FOR THAT 25-YEAR-OLD
SOUR MASH NOW.
LOOK, I TOLD YOU I BROUGHT
THAT FOR YOU AS A PRESENT.
I FEEL REAL BAD
GUZZLING IT UP MYSELF.
I'LL GET IT, MR. FIFE.
YOU FIX IT.
LET ME, MR. FIFE.
THANK YOU.
TWO ROCKS, MR. FIFE.
JUST AS YOU LIKE IT.
TO JEAN ROYCE.
TO JEAN.
WOULD YOU LOCK UP, PLEASE,
MISS STEWART?
YES, DOCTOR.
THANK YOU.
SEE YOU TOMORROW.
[ BARKS ]
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
MARTIN ANIMAL HOSPITAL.
NO, I'M SORRY.
THE DOCTOR'S GONE FOR THE DAY.
OKAY. THANK YOU. BYE.
[ BEEPING ]
YEAH?
WE'RE IN THE L.A. PARKING LOT.
WAITING FOR CONTACT.
OKAY, WILLY.
KEEP ME POSTED.
Right.
YOU KNOW WHAT I LIKE
ABOUT YOU, LUKE?
YOU'RE COLD.
COLD.
THE WAY YOU HANDLED JEAN
THIS MORNING.
THERE'S NO OTHER WAY
TO HANDLE IT.
A LOT OF GUYS
WOULD HAVE SQUAWKED.
WHAT WAS THERE
TO SQUAWK ABOUT?
NOTHING, EXCEPT THAT
YOU BROUGHT HER IN.
I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO SET
UP SOME NEW BAGMEN FOR ME
IN THE NORTHWEST THIS WEEK,
INCLUDING A SPECIAL,
LIKE THE ONE THIS MORNING.
YOU MEAN, LIKE JEAN?
EXACTLY.
THREE NEW BAGMEN, AND ONE
THAT WE DON'T MIND LOSING.
YOU KNOW WHAT BOTHERS ME
IS THAT I WASTED TWO BILLS
ON THAT DAME.
SURE WON'T BE ANYTHING
LEFT OF THEM.
ANOTHER DRINK, MR. FIFE?
WHY NOT?
PETE?
I'M FINE.
I'VE GOT SOME NEW PEOPLE
IN MIND, MR. FIFE.
I'LL CHECK ON THEM --
SPEAKING OF WHICH,
I BETTER GET DOWN
TO THE VET AND CHECK ON JUDD.
I THOUGHT HE WAS SUPPOSED
TO STAY OVERNIGHT.
WELL, MAYBE I
CAN SPRING HIM.
I SURE MISS THAT HOUND.
SEE YOU LATER.
[ GROWLING ]
JUDD!
LUKE, WHAT'S HAPPENING?!
[ JUDD GROWLS ]
[ BARKING ]
GET UP!
RIGHT IN THERE.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW, WHO ARE YOU?
WHERE'S LUKE?
YOU'D BETTER
START TALKING NOW.
WELL, YOU SEE, MR. FIFE...
YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH. YOU GET HIM.
[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACH ]
HOLD IT!
UGH!
[ HONKING ]
[ TIRES SCREECH,
HORN HONKS ]
WHAT'S THIS?
[ MUMBLING ]
[ With labored breathing ]
PLEASE CALL 476-7310.
I'M NOT CALLING ANYONE,
YOUNG MAN. NOT YET.
PLEASE.
IT'S A MATTER
OF LIFE OR DEATH.
476-73...
1-0.
[ BEEPING ]
HELLO?
THIS IS DR. MANNING.
THERE'S A BLACK MAN HERE,
BADLY HURT.
HE ASKED ME TO CALL
THIS NUMBER.
WHERE ARE YOU?
SORRY, MR. FIFE.
I THOUGHT HE WAS OUT.
THEY HAD TO TAKE LUKE OUT
AT THE VET'S.
IF THAT GUY
THAT THEY SENT IN --
WOW! WHAT A JOB THEY DID
ON HIS FACE.
WHY'D THEY DO IT?
WELL, I FIGURE THAT IT HAD
TO DO WITH THE BAG WOMAN.
SEE, LUKE KNEW JEAN ROYCE.
THAT DAME WE SENT
TO L.A. WAS A COP.
HOW YOU GOING TO HANDLE IT?
WELL, I'M JUST GOING
TO SIT BACK AND ENJOY IT.
YOU SEE, SHE WAS SUPPOSED
TO IDENTIFY C-6, BUT INSTEAD,
SHE'S JUST GOING TO GET BLOWN
UP RIGHT ALONG WITH HIM.
FROM FIFE?
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
GIVE ME THE BAG.
I'M AFRAID I CAN'T.
WHO'S IDEA WAS THIS?
FIFE'S IDEA.
HE WANTS YOUR MAN TO EMPTY IT
AND HE WANTS ME
TO BRING IT BACK TO HIM.
GET IN MY CAR.
WELL, WE COULD USE MINE.
DON'T GIVE ME
A HARD TIME, BABY.
JUST GET IN.
[ RAPID BEEPING ]
SORRY, MISTER.
DOCTOR?! DOCTOR!
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
YES?
I TALKED TO YOU
ON THE PHONE.
THE MAN THAT WAS HURT,
WHERE IS HE?
I COULDN'T HANDLE IT HERE.
I CALLED AN AMBULANCE.
HE SHOULD BE
AT THE HOSPITAL BY NOW.
I NOTIFIED THE POLICE.
THEY'LL WANT TO QUESTION HIM.
I HAVE TO TALK TO HIM.
I HAVE TO.
I DON'T KNOW
IF HE'LL BE ABLE TO TALK.
WELL, HOW BAD IS HE?
A BULLET WOUND.
A GRAZE, REALLY.
BUT YOU MIGHT LIKEN IT
TO A BAD BLOW ON THE HEAD.
HE STARTED TO GO INTO SHOCK.
HE'S STILL YOUR PATIENT,
ISN'T HE?
YES.
THEN COME WITH ME
TO THE HOSPITAL, DOCTOR.
IT'S URGENT. THERE MAY BE
OTHER LIVES INVOLVED.
ALL RIGHT.
[ BEEPING ]
SIT DOWN.
WHERE IS HE?
Man: HELLO.
TROUBLE.
FIFE'S PLAYING GAMES.
HE SENT THE BAG CHAINED
TO SOME DAME'S WRIST.
Fife's a beauty,
isn't he?
I DIDN'T FIGURE YOU'D WANT ME
TO COME TO THE HOUSE.
WE'RE AT THE OFFICE.
Okay. I'll be there
as soon as I can.
RIGHT.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
JUST RELAX.
Manning: THEY'VE SEDATED
HIM HEAVILY.
IT'S STANDARD
IN A CASE LIKE THIS.
CAN YOU WAKE HIM UP?
I'M AFRAID NOT.
DOCTOR, IT IS VERY --
BAG.
GOT TO...
BARNEY?
BARNEY, IT'S ME, JIM.
BARNEY, WHAT IS IT?
I'M AFRAID IT'S HOPELESS
FOR THE TIME BEING.
HOW LONG?
WELL, IT'S UP TO HIM.
HE'S OBVIOUSLY FIGHTING IT.
WHERE'S
THE NEAREST PUBLIC PHONE?
ONE FLOOR DOWN.
I'LL SHOW YOU.
I CAN ASSURE YOU
HE'S IN NO DANGER.
OTHER PEOPLE MIGHT BE.
BARNEY?
[ Weakly ]
Jim...Casey...
Got to stop her.
Bag...
I think she's carrying...
a bomb.
HELLO, JIM.
I'VE BEEN TRYING
TO GET AHOLD OF YOU.
WILLY, YOU'VE GOT
TO STOP CASEY.
SHE'S CARRYING A BOMB.
WELL, I LOST HER.
THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AND THE
DIRECTIONAL SYSTEM WENT OUT.
[ SIGHS ]
[ DOORKNOB RATTLES ]
[ RINGS ]
HELLO.
HARRY FIFE, THIS IS STARGUS
OUT OF CHICAGO.
YOU'VE HEARD THE NAME?
YEAH, I HEARD IT.
OH, RIGHT, KING NICHOLSON
SAID WE WERE GOING TO MEET.
WHAT IS IT?
I'M IN TOWN ON BUSINESS.
I JUST GOT A PHONE CALL
FROM THE BOYS BACK EAST.
I GOT SOME INFORMATION
FOR YOU.
WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION?
STAY WHERE YOU ARE.
I'LL BE RIGHT OVER.
UH, SOMETHING WRONG?
YEAH.
I MEAN, IF, UH...
YOU DIDN'T HAVE THAT THING
CHAINED TO YOUR WRIST,
YOU AND I COULD HAVE
A BIG TIME LATER TONIGHT.
TOUGH.
YEAH.
[ KNOCK AT DOOR ]
COME IN.
LOOK WHO JUST GOT HERE.
THEY TOOK ME OUT
AT THE VET'S PLACE.
WE KNOW ALL ABOUT IT,
JENKINS.
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
WHY DON'T YOU
FIX YOURSELF A DRINK?
HARRY STARGUS.
YEAH, HE'S WAITING
FOR YOU.
[ DOOR SLAMS ]
HARRY STARGUS, MR. FIFE.
MR. FIFE.
GLAD TO MEET YOU,
STARGUS.
THIS IS PETE WALKER.
THIS IS LUKE JENKINS.
HI, LUKE.
WE ALMOST GOT TOGETHER
IN MIAMI LAST WINTER.
I CHECKED INTO THE SEA MOUNT
JUST AFTER YOU CHECKED OUT.
THEY GAVE ME YOUR SUITE.
STARGUS,
I'M A VERY BUSY MAN.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
IF YOU WANT
TO SEE MIAMI AGAIN
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE
A LITTLE MORE CAREFUL
ABOUT YOUR EMPLOYEES.
THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE ABOUT.
TALK.
THAT BAG WOMAN YOU SENT
TO L.A. TODAY --
IS A COP?
IS THAT WHAT THE BOYS
SENT YOU HERE TO TELL ME?
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
DO THEY THINK OLD HARRY FIFE
IS SLIPPING?
HOW DID YOU FIND OUT?
MY BUSINESS.
MORE IMPORTANT, WHAT ARE
YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?
AGAIN, MY BUSINESS.
YOU JUST TELL THEM
THAT I'VE GOT
EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL.
AND FOR YOUR SAKE,
I HOPE SO BECAUSE C-6
IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MAN
WE HAVE ON THE WEST COAST.
REALLY?
HE'S WORTH
EVERY CENT HE GETS.
NO, HE ASKED
THAT I DOUBLE THE BUNDLE.
NO, HE DIDN'T ASK.
HE DEMANDED.
HE COULD ASK FOR FIVE TIMES
WHAT WE'RE PAYING HIM,
WE'D BE GLAD
TO GIVE IT TO HIM.
DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH HE MEANS
TO THE ORGANIZATION?
MILLIONS EVERY MONTH.
HE'S IRREPLACEABLE.
LIKE I SAID, STARGUS, I HAVE
EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL.
SO DON'T YOU WORRY
ABOUT A THING.
YOU KNOW, I'LL LOOK FORWARD
TO MEETING YOU AGAIN
NEXT TIME YOU HAVE
SOMETHING URGENT TO TELL ME.
ALL RIGHT. THE BOYS
ARE GOING TO BE GLAD TO HEAR
YOU'RE ON TOP
OF THE SITUATION ALL THE WAY.
GENTLEMEN.
YOU GOT TROUBLE,
MR. FIFE.
YEAH.
LUKE, THIS IS WHAT
I WANT YOU TO DO...
HOW DO YOU DO, YOUNG LADY?
SORRY I KEPT YOU WAITING.
NO SWEAT.
AL.
WHEN YOU GET BACK,
TELL MR. FIFE THAT I DON'T
APPROVE OF HIS NEW METHOD
OF MAKING DELIVERIES.
I'LL TELL HIM.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
I'LL LET YOU GET
ON YOUR WAY.
YEAH.
HOLD IT!
JENKINS SAYS,
"DON'T OPEN THAT CASE."
WHAT'S GOING ON, JENKINS?
THE NUMBER IS AREA CODE
213-749-1190.
GET ME A LOCATION, FAST.
SHE'S A COP,
AND SHE PICKED UP
THE WRONG BAG.
IT HAS A PRESENT IN IT
FOR A FINK UP NORTH.
I SEE.
THAT'S VERY INTERESTING.
THANKS.
[ BUZZING ]
HELLO.
WILLY, SHE'S AT 4727 MARSHALL
BOULEVARD, SUITE 2601.
GOT IT.
RIGHT.
I'M SORRY.
YOU ARE VERY CHARMING
IN YOUR OWN WAY,
BUT YOU AND THE POLICE
HAVE MADE A BAD MISTAKE.
THE POLICE?!
HAVE YOU FLIPPED?!
LET'S DROP THE PRETENSES.
YOUR JARGON'S BEGINNING
TO IRRITATE ME.
YOU CAN HELP ME
AND YOU CAN HELP YOURSELF.
DO THE AUTHORITIES
KNOW WHO I AM?
HAVE YOU BEEN SENT HERE
TO INCRIMINATE ME?
OR IS YOUR ASSIGNMENT
MERELY TO IDENTIFY ME?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!
I'M AFRAID
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
YOUR LIFE IS AT STAKE.
YOU'D BETTER START KNOWING
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
LOOK, I'M DOING
A JOB FOR MR. FIFE,
AND THAT'S ALL I'M DOING.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE STUBBORN.
I'LL TELL YOU
WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.
I'M GOING TO TAKE THE CHANCE
THAT NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT ME
AND THAT YOU WERE SENT HERE
TO FIND OUT WHO I WAS.
SO AL HERE IS GOING
TO GET RID OF YOU
BEFORE YOU CAN TELL ANYONE.
NICE AND NEAT, AL.
THEN GET RID OF THE BODY.
LOOK, YOU'RE MAKING
A MISTAKE.
HOLD IT!
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
JUST.
HOW YOU FEEL?
FEELING FINE.