Mod Squad (1968–1973): Season 1, Episode 21 - A Run for the Money - full transcript

Bravo! Huh?

Bravo!

Oh, golly.

Do you really like
it, Mr. DeMille?

It's an epic, my dear! An epic!

Which part did you draw?

Uh, the broomstick.

The broomstick. Fantastic!

The broomstick was fantastic!

Oh!

Oh, you are going
to go a long way.



Where did you come from?

Left side of nowhere.

Five days,

four hours ago.

And they said it wouldn't last.

Do you know how many times
you have to draw that broom

to get five minutes of film?

Oh.

Hello.

Yes, this is Virginia Wells.

Oh.

Hi.

Um... how are you?

I see.



All right.

No. No, I don't mind.

Yeah, I'll-I'll come right away.

Good-bye.

What's the matter, angel?

Pete, I have to leave.

You got trouble?

Uh, I'll-I'll call you
later tonight, okay?

All right.

But that's a pretty hasty exit.

If you are in trouble,

there might be
something I can do.

No.

No, I can handle it.

I'll, uh, I'll call you
later, I promise.

All right.

Ginny.

Ginny, wait.

Wait, I want...

I wanted you to
meet Linc and Julie.

Pete, I've got to go!

She looks great
from the back, Pete.

Let's go.

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What's she doing here?

I don't know.

But it looks like she
made the trip before.

Come with me, you guys, will ya?

Oh. Hi.

Hi.

Do you know the
girl that just went in?

Do you got a cigarette?

No, I don't smoke.

The girl?

You mean Ginny?

Right. Does she come here often?

Sure.

Ah. She's very loyal.

That's unusual.

Most of them forget.

"Them"?

The ones outside.

Not Ginny.

No, she and her
papa... Very close.

You mean her
father's a prisoner?

Well, why else would he be here?

Why else would he be here?

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Hello.

You startled me.

Um... I've got some coffee.

I've got some questions.

Please, Pete, don't.

I was worried about
you when you left before,

so I followed you.

The trustee said somebody was...

asking about me. I...

I was afraid it was you.

It was.

Maybe I was a little out
of line, but I care for you.

My...

My father's been in
prison for 11 years

for a robbery he didn't commit.

Pete, he's innocent.

I'm listening.

It...

It was a supermarket holdup.

The night watchman identified
a man named Williams.

Three days later, the
police cornered him,

and he got shot.

Just before he died, he said...

he and my father
did the robbery.

That's a dying man's
confession, you know.

And it held up in court.

Of course it did.

Williams wanted my
father to become involved.

My father never did a
wrong thing in his life.

He told Williams he was crazy.

The only thing we can figure is

that Williams thought
my father told the police,

and implicating him was
his way of getting even.

Well, what about the
money? Did they ever find it?

No.

And that's what that
call was about today.

What do you mean?

A couple of days
ago, my father...

was granted a parole hearing.

Are they going to give
it to him? Next month.

But...

two days ago...

a couple of cons grabbed him

and tried to force him

to tell where the
money was hidden,

and when-when he
couldn't, they beat him up.

I don't know what
good that would do.

I do know that
something like this could...

end his chances for parole.

We've been...

planning a-a trip together

to Mexico.

It-It... It'll be the first time

we've been together in 11 years.

And if this ruins it, I...

Hey, angel.

Hey.

I don't know

if it would really
do any good or not,

but if you don't mind...

I'd like to talk to your father.

What could you do?

I really don't know.

But it wouldn't hurt.

Why should you do that for me?

You know why, angel.

Besides, I-I freak
out behind girls

that draw witches' brooms.

That's better.

You must be Pete.

Hello.

I got word from Ginny
that you were coming.

Well, she was worried about you.

Well, you tell her not to worry.

Everything's gonna be just fine.

Is that why you
got that black eye?

Is that why you came, so
you could see for yourself?

No.

I thought maybe that you
could be honest with me.

Well, you think maybe I haven't
been honest with Ginny, huh?

I didn't say that.

I just... feel that
you're in a tough spot,

maybe a little scared.

You know, Ginny said you
were a pretty strong, straight fella.

I think maybe she was right.

I want to help.

Even if it gets rough?

I don't know.

How rough could it get?

I'm going to tell you
something, Pete.

I'm going to trust you.

Your daughter does.

Well, that's good enough for me.

The two men who beat me up...

I know their names:

Mason and Drake.

They've got a man
on the outside...

Drake's brother, Joe.

Now they are
threatening to kill me

unless I tell them where
I ditched the money.

That's right, Pete.

Williams and I did
steal the money.

Now, you still want to help?

Why doesn't Ginny know that?

Because I didn't
want her to know,

and I don't want
you to tell her.

I'll do that myself... after
I give the money back.

You're full of surprises.

Yeah, well... so is life.

You know, it's funny.

You sit here all these years,
and the thought of that money

is the only thing
that keeps you going.

Then you find
out it's for nothing.

You find out the only thing
you really want is to spend

what few days you got
left with your daughter.

Now, the money.

The money is hidden in
an entrance to an old mine.

Fire Road 12 out on Highway 18.

If you could get the money

before Drake's brother does...

Why don't you
just call the police

and tell them where it is?

I can't do that.

Drake's brother would
get word back here.

They'd kill me.

But if you can get the
money to my lawyer,

he can pick the right
moment, use it as a wedge.

You mean for your parole?

That's right.

Now, my lawyer's
name is Bill Hunter.

He's in the book.

I tried to get in touch
with him this morning,

but he's out of
town on business.

He'll be back tomorrow.

All right.

There's an old cabin right
near the entrance to the mine.

The money is buried
straight inside the mine,

about ten feet. Huh?

Okay, John.

It was nice to see you
again and all that sort of stuff.

And don't worry. Things
will work themselves out.

Thanks for coming up.

I just wanted to
say that I think

Ginny found herself
a pretty good guy.

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You reach any conclusions?

Yeah. He's okay.

Do you think he's innocent?

Yeah, he's innocent.

Let's go.

Hey, watch it! Wait!

We heard you had a visitor.

Who was it?

You won't live long enough
to get your parole, John.

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Just what does
he think he's up to?

Four bits says
there's a he and a she

and you know what they're up to.

A little necking.

Could be a poacher, too.

The bet's four bits.

Okay, you're on.

Hey, turn your lights off.

You scare them off,
I'll lose my four bits.

You're gonna lose
anyway, partner.

You'd better call an ambulance.

Looks like you've got quite
a bit of explaining to do, son.

Why didn't you call the police

when Wells told you the
money was in the mine?

There wasn't time.

Well, you should
have taken the time.

I told you, I was going to give
the money to Wells' lawyer.

Oh, sure you were.

Uh, Mister, um, uh, Hunter.

That was his name?

That was his name.

Bill Hunter, he's
the only one in town.

Greer.

Yeah, fine.

Chambers.

Good, bring him in.

Why doesn't the
captain tell the DA

that Pete works for him?

Cool it, Julie. He
knows what he's doing.

Hi, John.

It's nice to see you.

John Wells, that's
Captain Greer.

How do you do? Captain.

Sit down, Mr. Wells.

Now, you know why I
had you brought in here?

Well, I'm not really sure.

John, all you have to do is
tell them what you told me.

Yeah, yeah.

Go ahead, tell us.

Well, there's
nothing much to tell.

My parole is coming up, and,

well, these two cons
jumped me and beat me up.

They made me tell 'em

where I supposedly
hid some money

I supposedly stole 11 years ago.

These, uh, cons Mason and Drake?

It's like I told you.

I don't know who they were.

Now wait a minute, John.

You-You can't do this to me.

You have to be
putting me on, right?

You be quiet.

That's not what he told me.

I told you to be quiet!

Go on, Wells.

Well, they beat me up,

and so I made up this story

about the money being
in a deserted mine.

Oh.

He, uh, came to
visit you yesterday.

Yes, he did.

What did he want?

He said that he was a
friend of my daughter's,

that she'd confided in him,
told him what happened.

And then he told me

that if I didn't tell him where
the money was hidden,

he'd hurt Ginny, my daughter.

Oh?

Well, after this threat,
what did you tell him?

Well, I panicked.

So I told him the same
lie I told the two cons.

Oh, that the, uh,
money was in the mine?

Yes, sir. Mm-hmm.

Why did you tell him that?

Well, I figured that
the two who beat me up

would have to have
somebody on the outside

to go after the money,
so I figured that if he

and whoever the outside man was

ran into each other...

Well, I hoped they'd be
so busy fighting over it

that I could get my parole
and get out and protect Ginny.

So the whole thing was

just, uh, one big stall?

Yes.

Why didn't you, uh,
confide in the warden?

Well, you know the
answer to that, sir.

A guy who cops out
while he's still in stir.

Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah, I know.

Sir? Huh?

About my daughter...

I-I'm afraid he'll
try to hurt her.

Pete!

Get him out of here!

This-This... This is...

This is insane!

Chambers, I know this boy.

You mean now you know him.

And I believe him!

Well, I'm glad
you're so confident.

Confident enough to check
his story all the way through.

Like, starting with those
two cons who beat Wells up.

Oh, you mean, uh,
Mason and Drake.

That's right.

I just finished checking
the prison roster

an hour ago, Adam.

There's no Mason
or Drake in the prison.

Pete?

Huh?

Those are the names he told me.

Also, Wells' lawyer
is named Stearns.

There's no lawyer by the name

of William Hunter
in the entire city.

Also, we just finished
checking the mine.

There's no money there,

and it looks like
there never was.

I also called the hospital

just before I got here.

That guy he hit?

He's still out.

Doesn't look like
he's going to make it.

Still confident, Adam?

That guy dies, the
charge will be murder.

Now's the time, Captain.

Chambers?

Yeah?

Come on back, will you?

Come on.

Oh, uh, that'll be
enough, thank you.

Look, Chambers, there's
something you ought to know.

Know what?

You heard about those kids

I've been working
with, haven't you?

You heard all about that?

Yeah.

I heard the idea was overridden.

No.

Cochrane there is one of 'em.

That's right. He works for me.

You've got a lousy
sense of humor.

It's no joke.

Here's his file.

You've got to be
out of your mind.

This kid's got a record!

That was the idea,

Chambers.

To take troubled kids

and give them a
chance to go straight.

To go straight?

We take a punk kid, turn
him into a comic strip cop.

Now he's ready to
face a murder rap?

Why, the commissioner'll
eat us alive.

Oh, and the newspapers.

That kid is guilty,
and he is finished.

Will you let the
jury convict him?

Not you, huh?

Oh, yes.

The jury, that's right.

And I'm going to do my
best to convince them.

I'll fix your kid-cop.

Why, because he is a kid?

Because he's guilty!

And if you get in my
way, I'll cut you in half.

Greer, there is a
mountain of evidence

against this kid,
and you know it.

Now there is one law,
one standard for any kid.

How are you going to play it?

Book him.

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What a small world.

Isn't it?

Here, sit down.

I'm sorry I had my feet on it.

No...

I'll stand.

Whatever'll make you happy.

Don't you have anything to say?

Pete, I don't know what to say.

Well you can start

by telling me how
groovy things are with you

and your daddy.

Pete...

what my father said about you...

about wanting the money,

about threatening to hurt me...

I didn't know what to think.

I don't know what to think.

It's simple.

One of us is lying.

Pete...

he's my father.

Yeah... well...

I guess that blows
it for me then.

'Cause all I was was some guy

that went to a pop art show,

and I saw this girl...

I thought, oh, man,
she is really something.

And the firecrackers went
off and the skyrockets,

and there wasn't anybody
that could see 'em but us.

And it lasted

for a whole five
days and four hours,

remember?

But I realize that

that's only an instant in time

as far as 23 years go...

so I am the one that's lying.

Pete...

Pete, he's my father.

You already said that.

I was 14 when my mother died.

I've only known him.

Just him ever since.

I've only known you
for a couple of days.

You could have fooled me.

That's funny.

I was just gonna
say the same thing.

Pete...

it's like I told you.

It's that... place in Mexico.

We've been planning
it for months...

for years.

It would just be the
two of us together.

Just him and me...

getting to know each other...

like it should be.

Blood is thicker than water.

Oh... no...

No, that's not
the way it is at all.

I do believe him.

I don't believe you.

All right.

Guard, I want...
I want to leave.

I wonder what it's
going to be like.

What?

When the little
girl sees her daddy

for the first time.

I had the book in my hand.

Where's that milk, Julie?

Why didn't he come to me? Why?

Captain, Pete thought
Wells was on the level.

He didn't know it was a setup.

It doesn't make sense, Captain.

Why would Wells
want to frame Pete?

I don't know.

Better figure it out
before his trial comes up.

The jury's gonna ask
the same questions.

Thanks, Julie.

The guy in the hospital...
Did he talk at all?

No, he's still unconscious.

Well, if he pulls through,

maybe he can
back up Pete's story.

How?

There's no stolen
money in that mine.

And if we can't tie him up to
two nameless cons in prison,

and we probably can't,

then all he's really
guilty of is trespassing.

It's Pete's word against Wells'.

That's right.

And right now Wells'
word looks pretty good.

Word is he's getting his parole.

When?

Sometime tomorrow.

Think you can keep
your nose clean

if I can get you out on bail?

When?

Today, maybe.

If you give me your word

you won't try
anything out of line.

You got it. I mean it, Pete.

Now the DA's
strictly against this.

I had to go over his
head to Judge Sorenson.

What about Wells?

He got his parole. He
gets out this afternoon.

Can't you hold him or
anything? No chance.

Harassing parolees
is out, and you know it.

I'll tell you what I know.

I know Wells is lying.

Yeah, but you and I are the
only ones that believe that, Pete.

The DA's going to
use him at your trial.

That'll take weeks
in the meantime.

He and his daughter are
free to go as they please.

Now you get anywhere near them,

and you'll be in a lot more
trouble than you are now.

Okay, okay, okay.

What do we do?

We don't do anything.

I've got a couple of
men watching his place.

Now, he or his daughter
make one bad move,

and we grab 'em.

Hang on. Wait a minute.

You sound like you
think Ginny's in on this.

Well, that's...

something to think about.

No.

I know her, and
I don't believe it.

Look, Pete...

her father took you in
pretty good, didn't he?

Now, why not her?

No.

I appreciate it.

Never mind the appreciation.

Just stay away from
Wells and his daughter

and keep within the city limits.

You got it? Yeah.

That's him.

Shall we grab him?

No, we follow him.

He couldn't have had
time to stash the money

after he took it
out of the mine.

Cops grabbed him the same
night he clobbered Larry.

When we get him, I want him.

You got him.

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Uh, Miss Wells, telephone.

Phone.

Hello?

Hi, Dad. Did you speak
to your parole officer?

Yes, honey, it's all right.

Oh, that's wonderful.

Okay.

Um... I'll pick you up
in about half an hour.

No, there's no need for that.

It's only six blocks from
here and I'd like to walk.

We can leave from there, huh?

Okay.

All right, I'll see
you. Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

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They lost him?

Now how can they do that?

It just happened.

You think you're uptight?

You should've heard the captain.

Oh, man, this is beautiful.

Wells asks his parole
officer if he can take a trip.

He gets permission to.

And now we don't
know where he is.

Take it easy, Pete.

Mexico.

What?

She told me they were
planning to go to Mexico,

and that little farm
is right on the way.

You lost us.

She was raised on
a farm near Coleville.

She was crazy about the place.

We used to talk
about it all the time,

and her mother left it to her.

You think they'd go there?

It's worth a try.

Wait a minute.

Just can't take off like that.

Why don't you call the captain?

Because he'll tell us to
back off like he always does.

He stuck his neck out a
long way for you, Pete.

Well, then that's
just another reason

that I can't back off now.

What about Ginny?

Ginny and me.

You know,

her old man is the only guy
that can keep me out of prison.

And I'm the only one

that can make her
see what he really is.

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Ah, it's funny.

You save up 11
years of words, and...

they just come out slowly.

Well... it takes time.

Mmm.

Ginny,

I'm sorry about Pete.

I'm sorry I wasn't around

to help protect you
from people like him.

I'm all right now, Daddy.

I'm fine.

Sure you are.

Oh, you're gonna love
this place in Mexico.

It's quiet, beautiful.

A couple of weeks down there

and we can take anything.

Uh, Ginny,

I think I'd like to
go for a little drive.

Why?

Shouldn't you rest for a while?
I'm a little jumpy, you know.

Well, I, I know,

but, I still think
that you should rest.

Listen, honey...

I have got to learn
to move in this world

all over again.

And that includes
going for a drive

like a grown man.

Okay.

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Want to follow him?

No.

No, he'll come
back sooner or later.

Besides, it's my last
chance to talk to Ginny.

Who is it?

What are you doing here?

I'm gambling.

I'm willing to bet that you'll
give me some honest answers

before the police pick me
up and throw me back in jail.

I can't help you, Pete.

Where was your father going?

Out for a drive.

Where?

You wouldn't like me to call
the police, would you, Pete?

You gamble, too.

What do you mean?

I mean, you must
be willing to bet

that your father's not on his
way somewhere, right now,

to pick up that money.

Why should I believe you?

Maybe you shouldn't.

I've got nothin' to lose.

All I want you to do is think.

Where were you going?

Mexico.

Why did you stop here?

In a couple of hours, you
could have been there.

Daddy was tired.

Then why isn't he resting?

Because he went for a drive.

Where?

I don't... I don't know.

Yeah, I know.

You told me...

you told me once about a place

where he used
to take you fishing.

Yeah.

James Lake.

Let's go there.

Why?

So you can see some truth.

Even if it is true...

even if the money is there...

maybe after 11
years, he's earned it.

I wish it could be that way.

But it's not.

Anyway, do you
really believe that?

Yes!

If I had to, yes.

Well, I can't.

Well, you don't have to.

Ginny...

I didn't want to
have to tell you this

because I wanted
you to believe in me.

I work with the police.

And I know that that
money is there, somewhere.

And the only way you're
gonna help your father

is by finding him
with the money,

and talking him
into giving it back.

Now you can believe that or not.

And if you don't, we
can just sit right here

and let him bring
the money to us.

Okay.

I'll show you the way.

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Well, now,

what do you know about that?

John...

you really had
us going in circles.

After 11 years, I
figure I earned it.

Now I'll take the box.

Very easy.

Daddy!

Daddy!

Daddy!

Daddy! Daddy!

Listen...

Just listen...

Pete told the truth.

All of it.

I wanted a life for us.

I'm sorry, honey.

I l... ove you.

You're lucky.

First the guy in the
hospital pulls through,

and then the DA backs off.

What?

I said you're lucky.

Yeah, that's me... Lucky Pierre.

Look, someday you're
gonna throw away the book

once too often, and then you...

What's the use?

Thank you for testifying for me.

Pete, would it do any
good to say I'm sorry?

It's all right. It's
not your fault.

You were just in the middle.

And I made the wrong choice.

No, you didn't.

Your father loved you, Ginny.

He just went about it wrong.

Different people
love in different ways.

Right?

Think I'll go find
that place in Mexico.

He always wanted me to see it.

Will I see you when I get back?

Of course.

Bye.

Hi.

Hey, taxi, mister?

Why not, it's a
beautiful day for it.

Well, let's go, so we can
get out of the red zone.