Mod Squad (1968–1973): Season 1, Episode 20 - A Reign of Guns - full transcript
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Shh!
Watchman.
He's way off schedule.
Let's wrap it. We
didn't do too bad.
Let's go.
Evers, that's it. Come on down!
Stop it, kid.
Don't make me use this!
Hold it, kid!
You can't get out that way!
Hold it!
His name was Evers.
William Evers, only 22 and
a record as long as your arm.
You name it, he stole it.
Shot by one of his buddies.
Yeah, speaking about
buddies, where's Julie?
Captain, it's 4:00 a.m..
We'll fill her in.
All right.
Now, you fill her
in with these...
Burglary Division reports,
all sporting goods
store robberies.
Yeah, eight in a row.
Yeah. All the same M.O.
Very smooth, very professional.
Only ammo and guns taken,
nothing else.
This factory heist
was well-planned.
Looks like they had
a little inside help.
They used a truck painted the
same color as the factory truck.
They knew the watchman's
schedule, too, obviously.
Only at the last
minute, he took sick
and a substitute took his place.
That's when
everything hit the fan.
The sick watchman's
your inside man.
Yeah, I thought of that.
So you had a talk with him.
Yeah.
His name is Gault.
He said he was sick, period,
but he was sweating
and very nervous
and I'm betting it wasn't
all the Hong Kong Flu.
Captain, if you couldn't
get anything out of
him, how can we?
But listen to this.
Evers was a kid, right?
Chances are, so
were his buddies,
and that watchman is the
only lead to the buddies.
So we watch the watchman.
Right.
What, are you still here?
What is she doing?
To ask a few questions
cannot possibly take that long.
Hey, man, you got
someplace to go?
No.
Sorry I can't help, honey.
Mr. Gault didn't even
leave a forwarding address?
Hardly said good-bye.
Seemed to be in a real hurry.
About how long ago did he leave?
About an hour.
Cab picked him up.
I see. Thank you, anyway.
Where's Gault?
Sorry, he left the apartment
about an hour ago.
Wouldn't be looking for a
one-bedroom would you?
What's that all about?
Don't lose the motorcycle,
he may be our only lead.
I'll fill you in on the way.
Yeah, Captain, Gault,
the night watchman,
left in a cab about an hour ago.
You might get some mileage
out of the driver's trip sheet.
I'll contact the cab company.
You stay with the cycle.
Be careful, now.
Right, Captain.
No, 8G5226.
I couldn't tell the make
of the cycle, though.
Thanks. See you later.
Right, Captain.
He sounded happy as usual.
How do you tell?
That's what I mean.
I don't know why he's not.
In half an hour we've given him
a cycle and a car to trace.
It makes him feel needed.
He did say thanks.
Wow. It's really
hard to figure out.
Julie, some day you're
gonna start a sentence
at the beginning.
It just doesn't fit,
that fabulous pad.
Neither does his motorcycle.
Linc, tell her about Howard
Hughes and his sneakers.
We need to get back to the
house and keep an eye on it.
Yeah. We'll drop you off, Julie.
The man is dangerous.
DMV made him
through the motorcycle.
His name is Coles, Samuel J.
Boy, has he got a bad sheet...
Including a
dishonorable discharge
from the army for theft.
Nice fella.
Yeah, that's not all of it.
He's also a sharpshooter.
He was second twice
in national competition.
It's good enough to kill
that kid on the factory roof.
Yeah, I guess so.
He still doesn't fit
that expensive pad.
He just works
there as a chauffeur.
Man by the name of, uh... Marney
owns it. Van Marney?
Marney, Marne...
The steamship people?
You know him?
Yeah, my father
handles their insurance.
You gonna see him?
No, not until I
get enough proof.
A guy like Marney
is pretty influential.
No, we stick with Coles.
Very good, Mr. Marney.
Thank you, Kagawa.
Keep them at it.
You wanted me, Mr. Marney?
Oh, definitely.
Required reading.
Aloud, Coles.
Let's both enjoy it.
"Barrington Gun Shop
robbed early this evening.
"Thousands of dollars in rifles.
"Police seeking two young men.
Description of guns follows."
I recall you passed
that one over.
Too "tough", I believe you said.
I still say it.
Alarms all over the place.
I don't know how they did it.
Pity.
Lovely weapons.
And those two young
men, very bright.
Oh, well, onward and upward.
How do we stand on
that army warehouse?
No sweat. I've laid it all out.
Only one armed guard.
I'll handle him.
Good.
The night after tomorrow, then.
Problem, Coles?
I'd feel a lot better if I knew
where that watchman took off to.
Oh, the cab driver
will tell us that.
If we find him.
Yes?
How long ago?
Excellent.
"Ask and ye shall receive."
That's a honey.
Beat it, man.
I was watching you in there.
You shoot well.
As a matter of fact,
anybody that shoots
as good as you shoot,
I would imagine would always
be in the market for new guns.
Like what?
Oh, 308s.
6 millimeter Mossman...
800sm with a scope.
I can buy them all day long.
50 bucks apiece.
You interested?
I'll show you.
Come here.
I'm Pete and this is Linc.
Who's he, your driver?
He's my partner.
All hot irons, huh?
Where'd you get them?
The stork brought them.
Your partner's very funny.
Only when I'm happy.
Give me a number
where I can reach you.
I got a friend...
He might go for
the whole bundle.
That may not be a good idea.
He smells like a cop.
Yeah.
And you might be
J. Edgar Hoover.
Let's give him a try anyway.
656-1837.
Can you remember that?
You got a name and number?
You'll get it when I call you.
Suit yourself.
Don't wait too long;
we do big business.
Hi.
Oh, hi.
You sounded
worried on the phone.
I guess so.
The cabbie who picked
up the watchman...
He was on his way
in with his trip-sheet.
He was found behind the
police building early this morning,
with a skull fracture.
Is he going to be all right?
Too early to tell, Julie.
What about the trip-sheet?
Gone.
Where does that leave us?
In a lot of trouble.
Cabbie still had all his money
on him; not a dime was taken.
That means the target
was the trip-sheet.
Somewhere in town,
there's a killer loose
who knows where the
watchman is, and we don't.
How would you like
to be in his shoes?
I'd offer you more
coffee, but I'm all out.
Good.
What's that supposed to mean?
Don't you like my coffee?
It's not that; I've had
a gallon of it already.
I just wish that...
Coles would call.
It's probably the last
chance we've got.
By George, I
think you've got it.
Cochrane.
Yes, I remember the voice.
Is there a name to
go along with it yet?
Where?
That's a little rich
for your blood, isn't it?
You don't have to get uptight.
I'll be there.
I said I would be there.
All right.
Step number one.
Coles?
Yeah.
I gotta go home and
change my clothes
and meet him for a drink at
the Royal Lounge, no less.
That sounds pleasant.
Not with him, with his friend.
Are you quite sure, just coffee?
That's fine.
Thank you.
You know, you're not
at all what I expected.
We're neck and neck.
"Cochrane."
You wouldn't by any
chance have, uh, relatives
in the insurance business?
If one of your ships sink,
my father makes it good.
Really?
Well, well.
That does give us a
common bond, doesn't it?
You could say that.
I gather you weren't
interested in, uh, insurance.
No.
Actuary tables and
myself never got along.
Still, it is a long way
from insurance to, uh...
Go ahead and say it... stealing.
I'm a thief, but a good one.
A rare quality.
An honest man.
I'm a little curious, myself.
What's a man like
you doing buying guns?
For the best of all possible
purposes, I assure you.
Shall we, uh, discuss
your merchandise?
Oh, I'm sorry, you were...
were a little slow.
I found another buyer.
Well, you might have told
that to Coles on the phone.
It's all right; we're
still in business.
Just tell me what you want,
and, uh, we'll come up with it.
We?
My partner and I.
Oh, yes, yes, the, uh...
Negro.
Problem?
Oh, certainly not.
Why, you...
I'm very sorry, sir.
No...
No, I'm sorry.
An accident, pure and simple.
Thank you, sir.
I'll have it cleaned
up in a minute.
Quite all right. Excuse me.
I have to go.
So soon?
I'm very busy.
Can you always be
reached at that number?
If it's profitable.
Thank you for the coffee.
Hup!
Hup! Hup! Hey! Ho!
Hup! Hup!
Hup! Hup! Hup! Hup...
Hup! Hup! Hey! Ho! Hup! Hup!
Mr. Cochrane.
Mr. Marney.
This is my partner,
Lincoln Hayes.
Mr. Hayes.
Make yourself
comfortable, gentlemen.
Thank you.
Very nice, Mr. Marney.
Thank you.
My father... died two years ago.
I'm sorry.
I'm doing it from memory.
Know what's amazing?
When his father founded
the steamship company,
things were so simple.
You hired a man, paid
him what he deserved.
A fair wage for a
good day's work.
The "good old days," Mr. Marney?
Quite.
Before the day of the...
anarchist...
the agitator...
nobody told you whom
to hire, what to pay them.
There was no
bargaining with rabble.
A man earned a
dollar, or he did not.
Simple.
And if there was no
job, he went hungry.
Are we here to talk about
business or philosophy?
How does one really
separate the two?
Well, gentlemen, it seems
we have one common interest...
Weapons.
So, I submit the oldest
of business traditions.
Why compete when a
merger is so much more fruitful
for all concerned?
Why?
We're doing fine as it is.
Ah, but are you?
You have to locate
the weapons...
steal them...
then seek a buyer.
Join me,
and the last part is eliminated.
I am the buyer... always...
And at twice the
price you were asking.
Interested, gentlemen?
Oh... man.
Now I've seen everything.
You didn't see the
stoplight; tell that to the judge.
Look, if things
don't start improving,
I'll be wearing
this thing for keeps.
All right, what's happening?
We must have had a
bad phone connection.
I thought I heard
you say you were
playing along with Marney?
It's either that or lose him.
Great.
What happens when he
sets up the next robbery?
Don't tell me.
Correct.
He's got another one
planned for tomorrow,
and he'll tell us about it then.
He's a pretty careful guy.
He doesn't say nothing, man;
he doesn't give away too much.
That's what he thinks.
He's a bigot.
Bigot?
That's his "bag".
Ah, it's getting worse.
Kids with guns is one
thing... That's bad enough...
But guns in the hands
of a guy like Marney...
that's something else.
Car one-two-one.
Car one-two-one.
Come in, please.
He really wrote out a ticket.
But you're right, man.
That's what he is.
Guess all I can
do anyway is hope
that someday,
these cats'll change.
They'd better change.
The cab driver just came
to... He's gonna make it.
Solid!
Better than that, he remembers
where he took the watchman...
2113 West Grove.
I know he's in.
I just talked to him
ten minutes ago.
Mr. Gault?
Mr. Gault?
Stand back.
Oh, Mr. Gault!
Now, we bypass the small
arms storage area till later.
And only if there's time on
the way out, do you raid it.
You must move quickly...
but quietly.
I want every move memorized
so there's no possibility...
Not interested, Hayes?
Yeah.
Very interested.
Very well.
Shall we get on with it?
Let's not.
Oh?
It's a bad scene.
Two days on the job, and
you're running the show?
I spent days laying that out.
That's enough.
All right, what's wrong with it?
It's a small armory, right?
The guard is in
position all the time.
You'd have to
get rid of him. So?
It's stupid.
They have a direct line to
MP security headquarters.
Within two minutes, the place
would be crawling with MP's.
Africa speaks.
He's right.
That's why we haven't tried it.
I see.
Well, you have an alternative?
Just like that?
I want those guns.
All right.
But you'll have to get
a GI truck and
some army uniforms.
Whatever's needed.
By tomorrow afternoon.
Afternoon?
It has to be done
in the daylight.
That's the only
way it can be done.
And everybody works.
Everybody.
Lieutenant Hayes,
Sixth Regiment. Yes, sir.
I have a requisition
for these weapons.
I'm sorry, sir, I
have no instructions
regarding a
requisition for rifles.
Do you have a phone?
Yes, sir.
As you were.
Well, what seems to be the
problem here, Lieutenant?
Well, I'm supposed to
pick up these arms, sir.
Well, what's stopping you?
I have nothing on
my duty sheet, sir.
Well, you recognize the
colonel's signature, don't you?
No, sir, I-I've never
seen it before.
You recognize this, don't you?
Yes, sir... Officer
of the Day, sir.
Well?
Would the captain
mind signing, sir?
Just to make sure?
Of course.
Thank you.
Open up, soldier!
Yes, sir.
Carry on, Lieutenant.
All right, Sergeant,
move the men out.
Well, Mr. Cochrane,
how nice of you to join me.
Congratulations, Pete.
Very clever.
You do get what you
pay for, don't you?
Ah, that was really
excellent planning.
Come on, let's have a
drink to a good job well done.
No, thank you.
Oh, just a small one.
No, not right now.
All right.
That was a good job, wasn't it?
Yes.
But nothing compared
to the next one.
When?
Oh, very soon now.
It'll make this one
look like child's play.
That sounds ambitious.
Ambitious?
Others have
dreamed of it for years,
but I'm the only
one who can do it.
Pete...
Excuse me.
Yes?
Hello.
I see.
Well, that's, uh,
very interesting.
Tonight, then, usual place?
That'll be fine.
You were saying?
Oh, why don't you join
me for dinner tonight?
I have other plans, thank you.
Oh. A girl, of course.
I'll tell you what, I'll be at the
Royal Lounge about 10:00.
You know the place.
Bring her by... I'd
like to meet her,
buy her a drink,
and you a coffee.
I'll have some, uh, well,
just scotch and water, please.
Which translated
literally, means,
"Do you think we can save the
gentleman with the odd nose?"
The company's so delightful,
I completely forgot
to make a phone call.
Will you excuse me?
Terribly sorry. Forgive me.
Did you see it, angel?
Yeah, the switch?
It was very smooth.
Look, I can't leave.
That little guy's
probably important.
We have to know who
he is and where he goes.
Okay. Make my excuses.
Girls usually get headaches.
And you let Julie tail him?
We had no choice, Captain.
It was either that or lose him.
She can take care of herself.
And the man at the bar...
50-ish, thin, kind
of bald, you said?
Glasses.
Can't make him.
Did you expect to?
I don't know what
I expect anymore.
I've been trying to
make it add, and I can't.
Killer's been ahead of us
every step of the way, by inches.
First, the cabbie,
then the watchman.
It's like he had a
pipeline in my office.
I lost him.
One minute I was right
behind him, and the next...
That's all right.
It's all right, Julie.
Well, looks like Marney's
the only game in town.
It's a dangerous one.
Well, something big
happening at his pad.
He never let's us
go anywhere alone.
We're always seeing new
men coming from nowhere.
Now, he's building something.
Like what?
I got a pretty good
idea what it is.
I guess we better
find out if I'm right.
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Well, gentlemen...
I hope you have an explanation.
I'm waiting, gentlemen.
An explanation?
Simple.
We like to know
what we're getting into.
We're allergic to jail.
We know it's a lot
more than gun collecting.
And we hope you're smarter
than young Sigfried here.
We already saved you from
that stupid armory robbery.
Beldon!
Let them get it out
of their systems.
It's been a long time coming.
Excellent.
Well, you're full of surprises.
Yeah, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Beldon, get him out of here.
Well, the least you
deserve is a victory drink.
Yeah, sure,
but to which fight
are you talking about?
You're a perceptive young man.
I think you already know
what's happening here.
Well, it doesn't take Einstein.
A storehouse full of weapons...
combat training...
those blue-eyed Nordic types.
You're starting your
own private army.
Somebody has to.
You gonna save
the world, Marney?
What's worth saving.
That's Hitler's theme...
with a little variation.
Now you're bright, very bright.
Can't you see what's
happening to this country?
In this country?
Yeah, loud and clear.
Its strength being sapped
by its lowest elements:
militants...
agitators, protesters,
anarchists;
grisly people reducing
a civilization to rubble.
Sooner or later, the
explosion will come.
They'll kill each other off.
Somebody's got to be
there to pick up the pieces.
Your little group.
The Brotherhood.
20 men?
20 at a time.
Trained here and sent to
other parts of the country
to train others.
Would a membership
of, uh... 10,000
impress you?
That's a lot of bed sheets.
Ah, you're wrong.
We're not anti anything.
We're just pro-American...
All open and aboveboard.
Now you, for example,
would be welcome to join us.
I wouldn't join you for
a walk around the block.
My, my, such hostility.
Why steal the weapons?
With your bread, you
could go out and buy 'em.
Because large
purchases would be sure
to invite federal inquiry.
That, uh, wouldn't be wise.
"All open...
and aboveboard."
Then I take it
your only interest
is in that large gun shipment?
Our cut. When?
Tomorrow.
Where?
Tomorrow...
Oh, you'll stay here tonight.
Wait a minute.
That's quite definite.
Otherwise, we'll just
have to manage ourselves.
Good night.
The lady says she
has an appointment
for interrogation, Captain.
Well, thank you, Sergeant.
Have a seat, miss.
Well, what is it, Julie?
Have you called Pete or Linc?
No, don't bother,
there's no answer there.
Well, where's it say they have
to stay by the phone, hmm?
Come on. I'll buy
you some breakfast.
Come on.
A quiet drive in the
country, Marney?
Yeah, when does the work begin?
Well, it's already begun.
See that truck ahead?
Looks like just another
truck, doesn't it?
Could be carrying
machinery or parts...
Weapons.
Right.
Confiscated by the
law over an entire year.
On their way to a police
tug to be put on board
and dropped into that
great warehouse, the sea.
Okay, so they'll never make it.
Oh, they'll be much happier
in one of my warehouses.
Over 25,000 weapons, gentlemen.
That was a pretty big
piece of information
you got a hold of, Marney.
You must have some very
good friends at City Hall.
You're a pretty
cheap date, Julie.
Toast and coffee, what
kind of a breakfast is that?
All right, all right, we'll
call the boys again.
Well, Julie...
Julie!
Julie! What is it?!
Whose office is this?
Carl North, accountant,
Civil Service...
he's always around. Julie?
Is he small, kinda balding...
about 50?
Yeah, and wears glasses.
He's the one who gave
the envelope to Marney.
He's the one I've
been following.
How are we gonna get
through this, Marney?
Just watch.
Can I see your driver's license?
I think you'd better take
a look at our I.D. instead.
I'm Officer Brown. Out!
Now gentlemen, no mistakes,
you'll make out very well.
Pete, you drive.
Slow down,
let's not attract any attention.
You heard what the man said.
Put that thing away, Coles.
You don't need that.
Just give me one
excuse to use it.
That's enough of that!
Keep your mind on the job.
Conners, are you sure?
Captain...
what did he say?
Highway Patrol says
nobody's at Marney's house.
Nobody.
Aw, come on, Julie.
Now they'll be all
right, I'm sure of it.
Yes, please.
I want the mobile
operator, quick!
Yeah, quick!
Yes?
North, what is it?
Are you sure?
Absolutely sure?
Coles?
Here.
Do you have them covered?
Yes, sir.
Now listen carefully:
they're policemen.
Now I want that truck
stopped... Slowly... gently.
If they make one wrong move,
Coles, you know what to do.
Yes, sir, I sure do.
He said pull over!
Coles?
Coles?
Get around them, Beldon!
Cut 'em off!
Curves are getting sharper.
You know, we can't
keep this up forever.
When I get around
the next curve,
I'll slow down a little bit.
You jump out and
take him with you.
Solid!
Now.
Drop it!
I said drop it!
That's a beautiful sight.
It'd be even more beautiful
if all those guns were
just dumped into the sea.
Yeah, in about two hours, Julie.
The tug's waiting. Our tug.
Wouldn't it be nice if all the
guns in the world were on board?
Wouldn't change anything.
It's not the guns...
it's the people who use 'em.
Now you take Marney...
I did.
And Coles and Beldon!
Two counts of assault
and murder on all of them.
Shall I go on?
Doesn't matter.
There's always another
Marney coming up.
And good people
to knock them down.
That's why the
country's still in business.
You know something? I like you.
Yeah.
Is anybody hungry?
I'm buying.
Well, in that case, that's
the least you can do.
Shh!
Watchman.
He's way off schedule.
Let's wrap it. We
didn't do too bad.
Let's go.
Evers, that's it. Come on down!
Stop it, kid.
Don't make me use this!
Hold it, kid!
You can't get out that way!
Hold it!
His name was Evers.
William Evers, only 22 and
a record as long as your arm.
You name it, he stole it.
Shot by one of his buddies.
Yeah, speaking about
buddies, where's Julie?
Captain, it's 4:00 a.m..
We'll fill her in.
All right.
Now, you fill her
in with these...
Burglary Division reports,
all sporting goods
store robberies.
Yeah, eight in a row.
Yeah. All the same M.O.
Very smooth, very professional.
Only ammo and guns taken,
nothing else.
This factory heist
was well-planned.
Looks like they had
a little inside help.
They used a truck painted the
same color as the factory truck.
They knew the watchman's
schedule, too, obviously.
Only at the last
minute, he took sick
and a substitute took his place.
That's when
everything hit the fan.
The sick watchman's
your inside man.
Yeah, I thought of that.
So you had a talk with him.
Yeah.
His name is Gault.
He said he was sick, period,
but he was sweating
and very nervous
and I'm betting it wasn't
all the Hong Kong Flu.
Captain, if you couldn't
get anything out of
him, how can we?
But listen to this.
Evers was a kid, right?
Chances are, so
were his buddies,
and that watchman is the
only lead to the buddies.
So we watch the watchman.
Right.
What, are you still here?
What is she doing?
To ask a few questions
cannot possibly take that long.
Hey, man, you got
someplace to go?
No.
Sorry I can't help, honey.
Mr. Gault didn't even
leave a forwarding address?
Hardly said good-bye.
Seemed to be in a real hurry.
About how long ago did he leave?
About an hour.
Cab picked him up.
I see. Thank you, anyway.
Where's Gault?
Sorry, he left the apartment
about an hour ago.
Wouldn't be looking for a
one-bedroom would you?
What's that all about?
Don't lose the motorcycle,
he may be our only lead.
I'll fill you in on the way.
Yeah, Captain, Gault,
the night watchman,
left in a cab about an hour ago.
You might get some mileage
out of the driver's trip sheet.
I'll contact the cab company.
You stay with the cycle.
Be careful, now.
Right, Captain.
No, 8G5226.
I couldn't tell the make
of the cycle, though.
Thanks. See you later.
Right, Captain.
He sounded happy as usual.
How do you tell?
That's what I mean.
I don't know why he's not.
In half an hour we've given him
a cycle and a car to trace.
It makes him feel needed.
He did say thanks.
Wow. It's really
hard to figure out.
Julie, some day you're
gonna start a sentence
at the beginning.
It just doesn't fit,
that fabulous pad.
Neither does his motorcycle.
Linc, tell her about Howard
Hughes and his sneakers.
We need to get back to the
house and keep an eye on it.
Yeah. We'll drop you off, Julie.
The man is dangerous.
DMV made him
through the motorcycle.
His name is Coles, Samuel J.
Boy, has he got a bad sheet...
Including a
dishonorable discharge
from the army for theft.
Nice fella.
Yeah, that's not all of it.
He's also a sharpshooter.
He was second twice
in national competition.
It's good enough to kill
that kid on the factory roof.
Yeah, I guess so.
He still doesn't fit
that expensive pad.
He just works
there as a chauffeur.
Man by the name of, uh... Marney
owns it. Van Marney?
Marney, Marne...
The steamship people?
You know him?
Yeah, my father
handles their insurance.
You gonna see him?
No, not until I
get enough proof.
A guy like Marney
is pretty influential.
No, we stick with Coles.
Very good, Mr. Marney.
Thank you, Kagawa.
Keep them at it.
You wanted me, Mr. Marney?
Oh, definitely.
Required reading.
Aloud, Coles.
Let's both enjoy it.
"Barrington Gun Shop
robbed early this evening.
"Thousands of dollars in rifles.
"Police seeking two young men.
Description of guns follows."
I recall you passed
that one over.
Too "tough", I believe you said.
I still say it.
Alarms all over the place.
I don't know how they did it.
Pity.
Lovely weapons.
And those two young
men, very bright.
Oh, well, onward and upward.
How do we stand on
that army warehouse?
No sweat. I've laid it all out.
Only one armed guard.
I'll handle him.
Good.
The night after tomorrow, then.
Problem, Coles?
I'd feel a lot better if I knew
where that watchman took off to.
Oh, the cab driver
will tell us that.
If we find him.
Yes?
How long ago?
Excellent.
"Ask and ye shall receive."
That's a honey.
Beat it, man.
I was watching you in there.
You shoot well.
As a matter of fact,
anybody that shoots
as good as you shoot,
I would imagine would always
be in the market for new guns.
Like what?
Oh, 308s.
6 millimeter Mossman...
800sm with a scope.
I can buy them all day long.
50 bucks apiece.
You interested?
I'll show you.
Come here.
I'm Pete and this is Linc.
Who's he, your driver?
He's my partner.
All hot irons, huh?
Where'd you get them?
The stork brought them.
Your partner's very funny.
Only when I'm happy.
Give me a number
where I can reach you.
I got a friend...
He might go for
the whole bundle.
That may not be a good idea.
He smells like a cop.
Yeah.
And you might be
J. Edgar Hoover.
Let's give him a try anyway.
656-1837.
Can you remember that?
You got a name and number?
You'll get it when I call you.
Suit yourself.
Don't wait too long;
we do big business.
Hi.
Oh, hi.
You sounded
worried on the phone.
I guess so.
The cabbie who picked
up the watchman...
He was on his way
in with his trip-sheet.
He was found behind the
police building early this morning,
with a skull fracture.
Is he going to be all right?
Too early to tell, Julie.
What about the trip-sheet?
Gone.
Where does that leave us?
In a lot of trouble.
Cabbie still had all his money
on him; not a dime was taken.
That means the target
was the trip-sheet.
Somewhere in town,
there's a killer loose
who knows where the
watchman is, and we don't.
How would you like
to be in his shoes?
I'd offer you more
coffee, but I'm all out.
Good.
What's that supposed to mean?
Don't you like my coffee?
It's not that; I've had
a gallon of it already.
I just wish that...
Coles would call.
It's probably the last
chance we've got.
By George, I
think you've got it.
Cochrane.
Yes, I remember the voice.
Is there a name to
go along with it yet?
Where?
That's a little rich
for your blood, isn't it?
You don't have to get uptight.
I'll be there.
I said I would be there.
All right.
Step number one.
Coles?
Yeah.
I gotta go home and
change my clothes
and meet him for a drink at
the Royal Lounge, no less.
That sounds pleasant.
Not with him, with his friend.
Are you quite sure, just coffee?
That's fine.
Thank you.
You know, you're not
at all what I expected.
We're neck and neck.
"Cochrane."
You wouldn't by any
chance have, uh, relatives
in the insurance business?
If one of your ships sink,
my father makes it good.
Really?
Well, well.
That does give us a
common bond, doesn't it?
You could say that.
I gather you weren't
interested in, uh, insurance.
No.
Actuary tables and
myself never got along.
Still, it is a long way
from insurance to, uh...
Go ahead and say it... stealing.
I'm a thief, but a good one.
A rare quality.
An honest man.
I'm a little curious, myself.
What's a man like
you doing buying guns?
For the best of all possible
purposes, I assure you.
Shall we, uh, discuss
your merchandise?
Oh, I'm sorry, you were...
were a little slow.
I found another buyer.
Well, you might have told
that to Coles on the phone.
It's all right; we're
still in business.
Just tell me what you want,
and, uh, we'll come up with it.
We?
My partner and I.
Oh, yes, yes, the, uh...
Negro.
Problem?
Oh, certainly not.
Why, you...
I'm very sorry, sir.
No...
No, I'm sorry.
An accident, pure and simple.
Thank you, sir.
I'll have it cleaned
up in a minute.
Quite all right. Excuse me.
I have to go.
So soon?
I'm very busy.
Can you always be
reached at that number?
If it's profitable.
Thank you for the coffee.
Hup!
Hup! Hup! Hey! Ho!
Hup! Hup!
Hup! Hup! Hup! Hup...
Hup! Hup! Hey! Ho! Hup! Hup!
Mr. Cochrane.
Mr. Marney.
This is my partner,
Lincoln Hayes.
Mr. Hayes.
Make yourself
comfortable, gentlemen.
Thank you.
Very nice, Mr. Marney.
Thank you.
My father... died two years ago.
I'm sorry.
I'm doing it from memory.
Know what's amazing?
When his father founded
the steamship company,
things were so simple.
You hired a man, paid
him what he deserved.
A fair wage for a
good day's work.
The "good old days," Mr. Marney?
Quite.
Before the day of the...
anarchist...
the agitator...
nobody told you whom
to hire, what to pay them.
There was no
bargaining with rabble.
A man earned a
dollar, or he did not.
Simple.
And if there was no
job, he went hungry.
Are we here to talk about
business or philosophy?
How does one really
separate the two?
Well, gentlemen, it seems
we have one common interest...
Weapons.
So, I submit the oldest
of business traditions.
Why compete when a
merger is so much more fruitful
for all concerned?
Why?
We're doing fine as it is.
Ah, but are you?
You have to locate
the weapons...
steal them...
then seek a buyer.
Join me,
and the last part is eliminated.
I am the buyer... always...
And at twice the
price you were asking.
Interested, gentlemen?
Oh... man.
Now I've seen everything.
You didn't see the
stoplight; tell that to the judge.
Look, if things
don't start improving,
I'll be wearing
this thing for keeps.
All right, what's happening?
We must have had a
bad phone connection.
I thought I heard
you say you were
playing along with Marney?
It's either that or lose him.
Great.
What happens when he
sets up the next robbery?
Don't tell me.
Correct.
He's got another one
planned for tomorrow,
and he'll tell us about it then.
He's a pretty careful guy.
He doesn't say nothing, man;
he doesn't give away too much.
That's what he thinks.
He's a bigot.
Bigot?
That's his "bag".
Ah, it's getting worse.
Kids with guns is one
thing... That's bad enough...
But guns in the hands
of a guy like Marney...
that's something else.
Car one-two-one.
Car one-two-one.
Come in, please.
He really wrote out a ticket.
But you're right, man.
That's what he is.
Guess all I can
do anyway is hope
that someday,
these cats'll change.
They'd better change.
The cab driver just came
to... He's gonna make it.
Solid!
Better than that, he remembers
where he took the watchman...
2113 West Grove.
I know he's in.
I just talked to him
ten minutes ago.
Mr. Gault?
Mr. Gault?
Stand back.
Oh, Mr. Gault!
Now, we bypass the small
arms storage area till later.
And only if there's time on
the way out, do you raid it.
You must move quickly...
but quietly.
I want every move memorized
so there's no possibility...
Not interested, Hayes?
Yeah.
Very interested.
Very well.
Shall we get on with it?
Let's not.
Oh?
It's a bad scene.
Two days on the job, and
you're running the show?
I spent days laying that out.
That's enough.
All right, what's wrong with it?
It's a small armory, right?
The guard is in
position all the time.
You'd have to
get rid of him. So?
It's stupid.
They have a direct line to
MP security headquarters.
Within two minutes, the place
would be crawling with MP's.
Africa speaks.
He's right.
That's why we haven't tried it.
I see.
Well, you have an alternative?
Just like that?
I want those guns.
All right.
But you'll have to get
a GI truck and
some army uniforms.
Whatever's needed.
By tomorrow afternoon.
Afternoon?
It has to be done
in the daylight.
That's the only
way it can be done.
And everybody works.
Everybody.
Lieutenant Hayes,
Sixth Regiment. Yes, sir.
I have a requisition
for these weapons.
I'm sorry, sir, I
have no instructions
regarding a
requisition for rifles.
Do you have a phone?
Yes, sir.
As you were.
Well, what seems to be the
problem here, Lieutenant?
Well, I'm supposed to
pick up these arms, sir.
Well, what's stopping you?
I have nothing on
my duty sheet, sir.
Well, you recognize the
colonel's signature, don't you?
No, sir, I-I've never
seen it before.
You recognize this, don't you?
Yes, sir... Officer
of the Day, sir.
Well?
Would the captain
mind signing, sir?
Just to make sure?
Of course.
Thank you.
Open up, soldier!
Yes, sir.
Carry on, Lieutenant.
All right, Sergeant,
move the men out.
Well, Mr. Cochrane,
how nice of you to join me.
Congratulations, Pete.
Very clever.
You do get what you
pay for, don't you?
Ah, that was really
excellent planning.
Come on, let's have a
drink to a good job well done.
No, thank you.
Oh, just a small one.
No, not right now.
All right.
That was a good job, wasn't it?
Yes.
But nothing compared
to the next one.
When?
Oh, very soon now.
It'll make this one
look like child's play.
That sounds ambitious.
Ambitious?
Others have
dreamed of it for years,
but I'm the only
one who can do it.
Pete...
Excuse me.
Yes?
Hello.
I see.
Well, that's, uh,
very interesting.
Tonight, then, usual place?
That'll be fine.
You were saying?
Oh, why don't you join
me for dinner tonight?
I have other plans, thank you.
Oh. A girl, of course.
I'll tell you what, I'll be at the
Royal Lounge about 10:00.
You know the place.
Bring her by... I'd
like to meet her,
buy her a drink,
and you a coffee.
I'll have some, uh, well,
just scotch and water, please.
Which translated
literally, means,
"Do you think we can save the
gentleman with the odd nose?"
The company's so delightful,
I completely forgot
to make a phone call.
Will you excuse me?
Terribly sorry. Forgive me.
Did you see it, angel?
Yeah, the switch?
It was very smooth.
Look, I can't leave.
That little guy's
probably important.
We have to know who
he is and where he goes.
Okay. Make my excuses.
Girls usually get headaches.
And you let Julie tail him?
We had no choice, Captain.
It was either that or lose him.
She can take care of herself.
And the man at the bar...
50-ish, thin, kind
of bald, you said?
Glasses.
Can't make him.
Did you expect to?
I don't know what
I expect anymore.
I've been trying to
make it add, and I can't.
Killer's been ahead of us
every step of the way, by inches.
First, the cabbie,
then the watchman.
It's like he had a
pipeline in my office.
I lost him.
One minute I was right
behind him, and the next...
That's all right.
It's all right, Julie.
Well, looks like Marney's
the only game in town.
It's a dangerous one.
Well, something big
happening at his pad.
He never let's us
go anywhere alone.
We're always seeing new
men coming from nowhere.
Now, he's building something.
Like what?
I got a pretty good
idea what it is.
I guess we better
find out if I'm right.
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Well, gentlemen...
I hope you have an explanation.
I'm waiting, gentlemen.
An explanation?
Simple.
We like to know
what we're getting into.
We're allergic to jail.
We know it's a lot
more than gun collecting.
And we hope you're smarter
than young Sigfried here.
We already saved you from
that stupid armory robbery.
Beldon!
Let them get it out
of their systems.
It's been a long time coming.
Excellent.
Well, you're full of surprises.
Yeah, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Beldon, get him out of here.
Well, the least you
deserve is a victory drink.
Yeah, sure,
but to which fight
are you talking about?
You're a perceptive young man.
I think you already know
what's happening here.
Well, it doesn't take Einstein.
A storehouse full of weapons...
combat training...
those blue-eyed Nordic types.
You're starting your
own private army.
Somebody has to.
You gonna save
the world, Marney?
What's worth saving.
That's Hitler's theme...
with a little variation.
Now you're bright, very bright.
Can't you see what's
happening to this country?
In this country?
Yeah, loud and clear.
Its strength being sapped
by its lowest elements:
militants...
agitators, protesters,
anarchists;
grisly people reducing
a civilization to rubble.
Sooner or later, the
explosion will come.
They'll kill each other off.
Somebody's got to be
there to pick up the pieces.
Your little group.
The Brotherhood.
20 men?
20 at a time.
Trained here and sent to
other parts of the country
to train others.
Would a membership
of, uh... 10,000
impress you?
That's a lot of bed sheets.
Ah, you're wrong.
We're not anti anything.
We're just pro-American...
All open and aboveboard.
Now you, for example,
would be welcome to join us.
I wouldn't join you for
a walk around the block.
My, my, such hostility.
Why steal the weapons?
With your bread, you
could go out and buy 'em.
Because large
purchases would be sure
to invite federal inquiry.
That, uh, wouldn't be wise.
"All open...
and aboveboard."
Then I take it
your only interest
is in that large gun shipment?
Our cut. When?
Tomorrow.
Where?
Tomorrow...
Oh, you'll stay here tonight.
Wait a minute.
That's quite definite.
Otherwise, we'll just
have to manage ourselves.
Good night.
The lady says she
has an appointment
for interrogation, Captain.
Well, thank you, Sergeant.
Have a seat, miss.
Well, what is it, Julie?
Have you called Pete or Linc?
No, don't bother,
there's no answer there.
Well, where's it say they have
to stay by the phone, hmm?
Come on. I'll buy
you some breakfast.
Come on.
A quiet drive in the
country, Marney?
Yeah, when does the work begin?
Well, it's already begun.
See that truck ahead?
Looks like just another
truck, doesn't it?
Could be carrying
machinery or parts...
Weapons.
Right.
Confiscated by the
law over an entire year.
On their way to a police
tug to be put on board
and dropped into that
great warehouse, the sea.
Okay, so they'll never make it.
Oh, they'll be much happier
in one of my warehouses.
Over 25,000 weapons, gentlemen.
That was a pretty big
piece of information
you got a hold of, Marney.
You must have some very
good friends at City Hall.
You're a pretty
cheap date, Julie.
Toast and coffee, what
kind of a breakfast is that?
All right, all right, we'll
call the boys again.
Well, Julie...
Julie!
Julie! What is it?!
Whose office is this?
Carl North, accountant,
Civil Service...
he's always around. Julie?
Is he small, kinda balding...
about 50?
Yeah, and wears glasses.
He's the one who gave
the envelope to Marney.
He's the one I've
been following.
How are we gonna get
through this, Marney?
Just watch.
Can I see your driver's license?
I think you'd better take
a look at our I.D. instead.
I'm Officer Brown. Out!
Now gentlemen, no mistakes,
you'll make out very well.
Pete, you drive.
Slow down,
let's not attract any attention.
You heard what the man said.
Put that thing away, Coles.
You don't need that.
Just give me one
excuse to use it.
That's enough of that!
Keep your mind on the job.
Conners, are you sure?
Captain...
what did he say?
Highway Patrol says
nobody's at Marney's house.
Nobody.
Aw, come on, Julie.
Now they'll be all
right, I'm sure of it.
Yes, please.
I want the mobile
operator, quick!
Yeah, quick!
Yes?
North, what is it?
Are you sure?
Absolutely sure?
Coles?
Here.
Do you have them covered?
Yes, sir.
Now listen carefully:
they're policemen.
Now I want that truck
stopped... Slowly... gently.
If they make one wrong move,
Coles, you know what to do.
Yes, sir, I sure do.
He said pull over!
Coles?
Coles?
Get around them, Beldon!
Cut 'em off!
Curves are getting sharper.
You know, we can't
keep this up forever.
When I get around
the next curve,
I'll slow down a little bit.
You jump out and
take him with you.
Solid!
Now.
Drop it!
I said drop it!
That's a beautiful sight.
It'd be even more beautiful
if all those guns were
just dumped into the sea.
Yeah, in about two hours, Julie.
The tug's waiting. Our tug.
Wouldn't it be nice if all the
guns in the world were on board?
Wouldn't change anything.
It's not the guns...
it's the people who use 'em.
Now you take Marney...
I did.
And Coles and Beldon!
Two counts of assault
and murder on all of them.
Shall I go on?
Doesn't matter.
There's always another
Marney coming up.
And good people
to knock them down.
That's why the
country's still in business.
You know something? I like you.
Yeah.
Is anybody hungry?
I'm buying.
Well, in that case, that's
the least you can do.