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Oh, great day.

I'll make a sailor out of you yet.

Lucky for me, your standards aren't very high.

They are where you're concerned.

Hey, I'm sorry. I didn't mean that.

You were cheated, Carolyn.

When your mother died, you lost half a father along with her.

Well, maybe if she hadn't died, we were still a family. We are a family again.

Just you and me.

Okay?

I didn't blame you.

Finding out your father's a crook. You're not a crook.

You just didn't know what Martine was doing.

And after the trial, everyone will realize that.

No, I should have known, Carrie.

I should have gotten out. But you're out now.

And it's almost over.

Come on.

Oh. What? Wait a minute. I forgot my shoes.

I'll be right back. Hold on.

Key witness killed by explosion, daughter escaped death in fiery

Poor girl.

Seeing her father die like that.

You buying the accident, Chief? Sure was well -timed. As it was for Martine.

I would like you to find the young lady, Ed.

I want to talk to her.

The balance of the staff can get me details of that accident.

Miss Ward?

Who are you?

Sergeant Brown, San Francisco Police.

Miss Ward?

No, I'm a friend of hers, Debbie Hendon.

What happened here?

I don't know.

I heard about Carolyn's dad today, and I tried to reach her by phone, and I

couldn't, so I thought I'd just drop in and see if she was all right. And you

found it like this?

Yeah, I sure did.

Don't, uh, don't touch anything, please.

Okay.

You don't know where she is?

No. Her clothes are gone, and her suitcase is gone.

Sergeant, do you think she's in trouble? I mean, I know her dad was involved in

something before he died. I don't know. You didn't happen to see anyone, did

you? Outside, maybe?

No.

Oh, no, wait a minute, I did.

But he drove away as I came up. Describe him. Well, he was young, rather good

-looking, had brown hair.

Why? What do you think is going on?

I'm not sure, Miss Hendon.

We will need a statement from you.

Chief Ironside. Mr. Martin.

Mr. Conrad. I didn't know you were a friend of Jim's.

We were acquaintances.

Is that so?

It's unbelievable.

Tragic accident.

Yes, it was tragic.

And unbelievable.

Poor Carolyn.

I can't understand why she isn't here. She must be in shock over the accident.

Wouldn't you think so, Chief?

I'll see you at the hearing.

Nothing on Miss Ward. No sign of her here.

I thought she'd be at her father's funeral. No sign of her. No word.

Dead.

If she had been close to her father, don't you think she'd want to be close

him now?

Miss Ward?

Miss Ward?

Hey, take it easy. I'm not going to hurt you. Who are you? What do you want? I'm

a police officer. My name's Brown.

I'm with Chief Ironside's office. He'd like to talk to you. What about?

About your father.

You weren't at his funeral.

Since when is that a police event?

What the...

Was it all right?

Yeah.

People came?

Very many?

Yeah.

I'm glad.

He didn't have many friends. Not anymore.

I would have been there, too, but... This was the closest that I could get to

him. Because of Martine?

Look.

My father is dead.

I'm alive, and I want to stay that way.

Whatever your Chief Ironside wants to talk about, I don't. All I want is to be

left alone.

Suppose Martine won't leave you alone.

Why shouldn't he?

I don't know. Why did you run from me when you didn't even know who I was?

I think you owe it to yourself to hear what Chief Ironside has to say.

There's only one thing I owe to myself.

To live?

Yes.

Miss Ward, that is precisely why I'm here.

Yes?

Are you on us? That's right, sir.

I followed Ironside's men to the marina. All right, stay with him.

That was Sonny.

Ironside is investigating Ward's death.

There's nothing for him to investigate.

The man I hired to plant that bomb is in England. He's staying there

indefinitely. There must have been another way to handle Ward.

You said stop him from testifying.

He stopped.

But so far, we haven't found the evidence he claimed to have had. What

be? You covered yourself.

Without any corroborating testimony?

We might have met her off. The girl had been killed with him. You think she

knows somebody?

I think we'd better find out.

See what I mean, Decker?

Well, I see what you're showing me, yes, but what you mean... What I mean is

that an electrical hookup like this could have triggered the bomb that blew

Ward's car.

Yeah, it's possible.

If there was a bomb. I mean, the guy could have just lit a cigarette, there'd

have been a gas leak and blew him. A bomb planted by a top pro.

There wasn't enough left to show us much of anything.

Exactly.

He said it to destroy itself along with the car and the passenger.

No evidence, no proof, no amateur.

You got a point.

I would like you to check out every explosives expert with the M .O. or the

capability to have rigged this. Find the suspect on lack of evidence.

Okay, I'll give it a whirl.

We'll take this alone.

Oh, no, that'd give me too much to go on.

Hi. Hi.

Miss Ward, this is Chief Ironside. Miss Ward, would you like some coffee?

Okay. Why don't you sit down?

We're all very sorry about what happened to your father.

So am I.

But that's not why you dragged me down here.

This ward had some ambivalence about seeing you.

I read in the police report that you went back to the boat when your father

into the car.

That's right.

I forgot something. Why?

It's possible that you were meant to be killed in the explosion along with your

father.

Why? It was an accident.

I doubt that very much.

I'm not sure you believed either.

There's plenty of time for someone to rig a bomb in the car while the two of

were out sailing.

What difference does it make?

My father's dead. There's nothing we can do about it now.

If it was murder, there's something we can do about it.

And if it was murder, I should think you'd want to help identify the people

responsible. Please, can't you believe me? I don't know anything.

The problem is whether or not Martine will believe you.

Whether you know something or not, if Martine thinks you do, you could be in

danger.

You were right, Chief.

They're on us.

See to the plan, Mark.

And be careful. Right, Chief.

Well, Ms. Ward?

All right, you've proved your point, but that still doesn't mean they want me

dead.

Is there someplace I can go to freshen up? Up there.

How much do you think she knows?

She lived with her father.

They must have talked. Right now it looks like her fear is stronger than any

desire to help us nail Martine.

At least the first step's been taken.

She knows she needs help.

We can't keep her here.

No, we'll have to find a secure and secluded place and someone to keep an

her.

Someone I can trust.

Someone... Someone she can trust.

You've got to be kidding.

I come near her, she acts like a barracuda at feeding time.

And she's confused and frightened. They tore up her house looking for something.

Now they're tailing her. That means they didn't find it.

Miss Ward may know where it is.

You really think she'd tell me?

Yes, I do.

If she knows something about Martine and agrees to testify, it could be as

damaging as her father's testimony would have been.

Okay. What do I do?

Use your own judgment.

You have had worse assignments, Ed.

I'll talk to him later.

Forget that one.

Rogers, the bidder's firm.

Is the party located?

Yes. Good.

Postal him.

I'll give you a note on that later.

When can I see her?

I'm not sure.

Why not?

She was taken from Ironside's headquarters.

To where?

The Suffolk Hotel.

Not bad.

Not bad at all.

Glad you like it. Wonder how long we'll be able to get away with all this.

The impersonation?

No. The soft life.

Well, we still don't know what Martine has in mind.

Do you really think there's a chance of him trying anything here?

Well, it depends on how much pressure he feels and how badly he wants Carolyn

Ward.

What about it, Frank?

The trial?

Ward's testimony was crucial.

As Martine's accountant, he knew more about him than anyone else except

himself and his lawyer.

But Ward is dead.

And the DA is very reluctant to go to trial with circumstantial evidence and

witness.

We're working on that. Ward's daughter.

We'll need some time.

Now, can you get a delay?

We can try.

Martine's lawyer wants to throw the case out of court altogether.

Now, we've been resisting that, of course, and his request for

So we can try.

We have to try.

We know Martin's behind half the drug traffic in town. We know he must have

some responsibility for Ward's death.

We know he's got someone tailing Carolyn Ward. Now, one way or another, we've

got to get him.

Okay, Bob.

We will try to keep all the avenues open.

But if one, the girl, knows anything...

then two, you have got to get her on the stand.

Ready, willing, and able to testify.

You think you can do it?

I think I know someone who can do it.

Thank you.

Bunkle of 14.

You think I need the whole army to protect me?

It's not unusual to take a witness to an army base for safekeeping.

I am not a witness.

Which way? I think it's around to the right.

Aren't you going to carry me over the threshold?

Alone at last.

You want a toss for the couch?

I saw it first.

You take the bedroom.

I never doubted you for a moment, Sergeant.

Ed!

Ironside. So far, so good, Chief.

You weren't followed?

Nope. How's the girl?

Oh, fine. Just fine.

I knew you'd be able to reach her if anyone could. You keep in touch.

What have you got?

I think we've got your explosive man.

Series of bombings, same M .O., no evidence, no convictions. Who?

He is Farley.

Farley? You know where he is?

We're checking on him. He's been seen around town, but he seems to have

out. When?

Last Thursday.

Anything special about that?

Yeah.

If you remember, it's the day Ward was killed.

Hey, man, what do you say? What's up?

Garvey wants out.

Not forever, just for a while. Until things cool off.

They're cool now.

Come on.

It's all news already.

Iron Man's got Ward's daughter on ice. What's that got to do with you?

I got no choice. I got to use other connections.

I mean, you're hot.

Just for a while, until it's cool off. I'm cool now.

But if you try to cut out on me, you won't believe how hot I can get.

It's darling. We can handle bums like Garvey. When you see a snowball rolling,

watch out for an avalanche.

It's taken me 15 years.

I got more irons in the fire than anyone else in this town, and I don't intend

to blow it now.

You won't have to.

Can't you see what's happening?

A punk like Garvey has a nerve to even try to pull out on me.

They're like buzzards. They can smell carrion before it's dead.

I want to talk to Carolyn.

I told you, aren't I? I had her stashed away at the Sussex Hotel.

I don't care if it's the United States Mint.

Get her out of there.

What's good on the menu tonight, Mort? What you believe canned tuna.

There. Room service.

Where is he? Hey, man, where is who? Come on. Hold it right there.

Hey, you're not. You're not us, baby.

Drop the gun, lady.

I said drop it.

Now shut the door and leave it shut or he's dead.

How bad is he?

Bad. Get an ambulance.

At least we got a good look at the other one. Yeah, he got a good look at you,

too. He knows you're not Carolyn Ward.

Our cover's blown.

You all right?

I'm fine.

Really, Ed? We both are.

Ed, one of the men at the hotel got away, but we made him.

Sonny Powell.

There's an APP out.

Can't please him.

About 28... Sandy hair, regular features.

Sounds like the guy Debbie Hendon saw outside Ward's.

Any connection to our team?

She finds us. I don't think so, but keep an eye out. Miss Ward's still very much

in the hook.

How are you doing with her? As well as can be expected.

Chief, the bell helps to regain consciousness. She hasn't got much time.

come on.

All right, stay with it, Ed. Remember, the trial's only two days off.

Yeah.

Hi. Hi.

Bad news?

Eh? The phone call.

Oh, no, nothing special.

You don't lie very well.

How are you otherwise?

Compared to what?

You know, you're one of the chosen few.

You're committed to something you like doing.

Aren't you committed to anything?

Most people keep talking about the things they really want to do and keep

something else.

Tough way to go.

Well, you go any way you can get there.

Like Martine?

I'm sorry, Sergeant. I was starting to like you.

With Martine, it's as simple as good for me is good. Everything else is bad.

Do you want some coffee?

Yeah, sure. Thanks.

What do you know about him?

He's like a quiet ocean.

You don't realize how deep you're in until you're over your head and it's too

late. It's not too late for you.

Isn't it? Hey, look, I dig the spot you're in.

Even if you wanted to testify, you think you're damned if you do and you're

damned if you don't. You're only half right. I'm damned if I don't.

Dead if I do.

Never gained consciousness.

Have you located Carolyn yet? Not yet. Just a matter of time. Which we are

running out of.

Have the boys pass us around town.

Tell Sonny to put the pressure on wherever you can.

Oh, and talk to your friend at the DA's office. See what he can find out.

Hey, Truce, I've got a terrific idea. Let's change the subject.

Carolyn?

What happened? What's the matter?

It's okay.

It's okay.

All right.

Dive back.

It's okay, you're all right now.

This is what happens when... When I'm really

uptight or scared.

The last time was when my father told me that he was going to testify against

Martine.

Can you believe it?

I didn't even know what Martine was.

Or that my father was even involved.

What happened when he told you?

Oh, I... I flipped.

Misrighteous indignation.

I walked out on him. I... I moved in with a friend.

After a few days, I went back.

We talked it all out.

I even helped him sift through some of the evidence he was going to use against

Martine.

My father kept it for insurance.

He said he was reviewing it so he could...

Lead the prosecution through Martine's books. Is that what they were looking

at your place?

But they didn't get it.

It wasn't there.

I hid it.

It was my insurance.

But it didn't save him, did it?

The car burned.

I could see him in it.

And there was absolutely nothing I could do.

Easy. Just take it easy. It's all right.

You listen to me.

Maybe there's something you can do now.

Your father's papers and your testimony.

Oh, no, no, no, no.

The same thing can happen to me.

Martin is smart.

His lawyers are smart.

He'll get off somehow and then he'll find me. No.

He won't hurt you. I promise you.

Then she's agreed to testify.

Yes, reluctantly.

Any hard evidence?

I haven't seen it, but Carolyn's hidden her father's papers and a diary.

It outlines private meetings between Martine and some business associates.

Also data relating to his financial activities.

Ward was keeping it as insurance.

Didn't turn out to be a very good policy for him.

All right, Ed.

I'll notify the DA's office.

All right.

I'm glad I caught you.

My motion for disclosure just paid off.

She's going to testify.

So Ironside got to her? The judge's clerk just notified me officially.

What could she know? She could know everything her father did. Have you

out where she is? We haven't heard anything yet. What about the pictures? I

you, I've got them circulating.

We've got to break a loose from Ironside.

How?

Pressure.

cook you a glorious breakfast. What would you like?

Oh, well, something light.

Large orange juice, three eggs over easy, crisp bacon, a lot of bacon, short

stack of pancakes, and coffee, please.

Okay, can I make that to go?

To go where?

Back to San Francisco. I'm bored stiff with military life.

Oh, thanks a bunch.

That doesn't include the personnel.

Just a minute.

Debbie Hendon?

Yes? I'd like to talk to you.

What about?

About a friend of a friend.

What is this?

You can't...

you looking for?

Karen Ward.

Where is she?

I don't know.

You were at her house the other day.

You're not telling me what I want to hear.

Look, I don't know. I really don't.

You're very good at this.

I bet you're very good at a lot of things.

I always wanted to try my hand at painting.

I think it needs a little red.

Don't you?

As soon as you see Carolyn or hear from her, you'll call me, right?

My number.

It's an answering service.

But they'll reach me.

Ask for Mr. Smith.

You've got a great face.

You know that?

Good again.

Great bone structure.

That wonderful aroma of bacon isn't reaching me yet.

Carolyn?

Carolyn?

Divine Tide office?

Yeah. It's Ed.

Yes, Ed?

She's split.

Have you seen the morning paper?

No, just a moment.

No one from this to the DA's office put that in the paper.

Martine's lawyer must have been notified. Martine must have planted the

stampede her.

Obviously it worked.

Chief, she trusted me.

There could be a contract out on her. She's alone and she's scared.

I've got the picture.

Now you get back here as fast as you can, Sergeant.

Hardly 25 years of age, 5 feet 4 inches, 110 pounds, long blonde hair.

It's my fault. I should have watched her more closely.

It didn't happen, sir.

Chief Ironclad's office.

Where?

Thanks. They found Ed's car, Buchanan and Lombard. I'm on my way.

Glad you stayed right there.

For all we know, Martine's men could have picked her up by now. We've got to

on the theory that she's out there alone, frightened but safe. And we've

find her by rational, objective means.

Now, what do we know about her? What did you talk about?

Her father, Martine.

What else? Relatives, friends?

Debbie Hinden.

I've been trying to reach her. No answer.

Maybe she's in now.

What else? I don't know. Nothing relevant.

She was just beginning to open up.

She's a diabetic.

She has to take regular shots.

You've taken her medicine with her. Must have been in a panic.

And did you reach her?

Yes. She'll call us if she hears from Carol.

Call this pharmacy and call this doctor, the doctor on the label.

Tell him to let us know if Miss Ward tries to refill that prescription.

You don't need a prescription for insulin. You need one for the needle.

let's go. Where? To try and buy some time.

I inside.

What's he doing here?

Well, this is a pleasant surprise, Chief. Sergeant Brown.

What can I do for you?

Oh, it's what you can do for yourself.

Oh? Keep your people away from Carolyn Ward.

I don't understand what you're talking about. I want nothing to happen to her.

Only to do what?

Is that why you tried to kidnap her from the hotel?

That kind of accusation could be considered libelous, Sergeant. You gave

that story to the newspapers, didn't you? And it worked.

Miss Ward has decided that she can't remember.

There's nothing for her to remember.

Then when she's released from protective custody, there'll be no reason to harm

her. Ironside, you're obviously telling me this because you think I hold some

kind of a grudge against her.

But you're wrong.

She can say whatever she wants. It won't make any difference because I'm

innocent of all the charges.

Now, you tell her I understand how upset she must be over her father's death.

I am, too.

But she has nothing to fear from me. Then she has nothing to fear.

Who is it?

It's me.

Hey, can I come in?

Carolyn, I've been so worried about you.

First I heard about your father, and then the story about you.

Where have you been?

I've been away, but not far enough away.

Listen, I need time to pull myself together.

Can I stay here? I don't want to involve you, but I... You don't mean what?

Carolyn, you look sick. Can I get you something?

I'm just a little tired.

Maybe if I could lie down. Sure, come on.

I'm sorry. It's all right.

He all but warned you.

Anything happen to Carolyn?

It's on your head.

I don't know why, but I... I had a feeling that he's on a fishing

What do you mean?

What kind of a case have they got without a witness?

Weak. Will they dismiss it?

I don't think so.

But if there's no real evidence... Yes?

All right.

What do you have?

When?

Where?

Well, get her.

He's shrewd.

Ironside? He wanted us to think that he still had Carolyn in custody.

He doesn't? He lost her.

Where is she?

Well, somebody can find her.

Hi, you feeling better?

Yes. Good. Oh,

Debbie.

What would I ever do without you?

You know, since my father died, you're the only person that I can turn to or

trust.

Even when we were kids, you always came through.

Debbie, you've got to get out of here. Take it.

Give me the key to the car. It's out in front. Come on. There's no time. Why?

Look, there's no time to argue about it.

Oh, Debbie, they got to you. Listen, I was scared. I made a mistake. Go on.

They're on the way now.

Yes, but what about you?

Don't worry. Just go on. I'll be fine. Just go on.

I...

got there, didn't you? Took off before Sonny got there.

She's still running high inside. Lied. About her not remembering.

There can't be too many places left for her to go.

Get a hold of Sonny. I got an idea.

Yes? Chief, I've got Carol Ward's doctor on the other phone.

A pharmacist just called in to get a prescription okayed for her.

Called from where?

Elm and Powell.

Tell him to stall and get a patrol car over there right away.

Can't you please hurry?

She'll call right back, miss. I have to get your prescription verified.

But...

Your doctor, he's just checking your dosage. Well, here, let me talk to him,

please.

Oh.

and he couldn't stop her?

She didn't believe he was talking to her doctor.

All right, she didn't go to her own pharmacist. This place is out of the

and what?

So it's Alito?

We checked the boat before. She wasn't there. She could be there now.

Let's find out.

Rub them.

I had a hunch you might have come home.

I had no place else to go.

Father's papers make good reading.

Good enough to stop Martine?

Good enough to slow him down, along with your testimony.

What do you do after the trial?

Right now, all I care about is seeing Martine get what's coming to him.

After that, I don't know.

Would you like some help exploring possibilities?

As long as it's nowhere near an army base, you're on.

Nice seeing you again, Carolyn.

Sergeant.

Well, let's get inside and get this thing over with. It won't take long.

The next one may take longer.

Next. Your man Powell, Sonny Powell. We think we can tie him in at the hotel.

I don't know anyone by that name. Do you, Conrad?

No. What about Id Farley?

Never heard of him. We located him in London. He's been picked up for

extradition.

What's it got to do with us?

Murder one.