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You booger.

Yeah. You don't look so tough.

I heard you were tough.

Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you. You're looking for somebody? Your, uh,

keeper, maybe?

I'm looking to hire you.

Two -fifty.

Half now, half when you solve the case.

How did you get in here?

Sam's gone, and you gotta find him.

Who's Sam?

Your brother, your friend, your lawyer.

My dog!

Elaine!

We were taking a walk, and this big dog in our building spooked him. He took

off, and I haven't seen him since.

Well, what about your parents? Can't they find him?

They're in Acapulco.

I can understand that.

Elaine!

Billy, what are you doing here?

He's been asking about you for days. I'm sorry to bother you.

Oh, really? It's not a bother. No.

I'm Dennis Booker.

I know. Jessica Barber, VP Finance.

My sister's in Mexico. She left Billy with me. This is the third time this

that he's escaped from the daycare center on four.

Come on, Billy.

Uh, listen. Hey, I could probably make a call or two. Uh, it's real nice of you

to offer, but I'm sure you have more pressing matters.

Don't listen to her. She's a troll.

I really wouldn't want you to go to any trouble. Really, it's no trouble at all.

I'm facing some down time anyway.

Okay, I'd appreciate it.

And if there's anything I can do to return the favor... I'm sure

I'll think of something.

This is me and Sam on my birthday.

and you deliver.

New case.

So I heard.

Come on, the kid needs help.

Oh, yeah, and this children's crusade doesn't have anything to do with the

that the kid just happens to be Jessica Barber's nephew, would it?

Well, we can always use friends at the executive level.

Uh -huh.

Come on, it shouldn't be too hard to find Sam.

New case?

Yeah, I, um...

I really shouldn't, you know, talk about it.

It was a missing person?

It's a poor kid.

Wealthy family?

If we find Sam, we're talking, uh, $250.

I like it.

Yeah.

No, but she didn't do anything.

I'm going to sue.

People with big dogs are a pain.

She's got a short brown coat and big ears.

The woman?

The dog.

She's short and cute, if you like it that way.

Bark's probably worse than her bite.

The dog?

The woman.

Apartment 16D. Good luck.

Thanks.

Oh, and by the way, the dog's name is Killer.

The big dog?

Hello?

Hello?

I'll

kill

you if I tell him to.

Well, don't, okay? I just came to ask you a couple questions.

Raymond's already asked them, and the answers won't change.

I'm just looking for a kid's dog, that's it. He said your dog chased it away.

I don't know anything about another dog.

Just go away.

Okay, I believe you, all right?

The both of you.

Special delivery.

I can't believe you actually found him. That's great.

Yeah. Sam!

He's trying to cross against the light.

Thanks. I guess I'll see it work sometime.

Yeah. Maybe I'll, um, give you a call.

Hey, Booker. I'm keeping the buck in the quarter.

Hey killer, is this yours?

Yeah?

Crane owns the outlaws and just about anything else you can imagine.

But why is he so important to you?

Well, he's responsible for one of my partners being shot, another one going

jail, and me losing my badge. Is that enough?

Um, you sure you know what you're doing?

Yeah, it's a breeze.

So what are we going to see, lifestyles of the rich and infamous?

This has got to be it.

Tina Maxwell.

That's Raymond Crane.

Raymond Crane's in the airlines, football teams, Las Vegas hotels.

He's gonna be in the prisons by the time I'm done with him.

What are you planning, Dennis?

Payback.

You're not gonna use this paper, are you?

What about Tina Maxwell?

What about her?

I didn't see her complaining anywhere on this, did you?

I was going to take Raymond Crane down from the outside.

But he was too big and too powerful.

There's too many walls.

Maybe this will get me inside.

And then what?

I'm going to bust him any way I can.

Whatever it takes to send that guy to prison, man.

What if he figures out what you're trying to do? He'll kill you.

No, no, there's got to be something else he can do. Something safer.

Safe?

Safe won't get me Raymond Crane. Elaine, I'm going to nail him. I'm going to

turn him inside out. I'm going to enjoy every minute of it.

I got the money you wanted from accounting.

What do you need $5 ,000 for?

Attitude.

Great calendar.

Yes,

well, I can give you... Excuse me. I'm here to see Mr. Crane. Do you have an

appointment, Mr... Cook, and I don't need an appointment.

Is that so?

Don't see me.

Call security.

I got something I know will interest your boss.

The question is, do you want to be known as the guy who brought me in there or

the guy that tried to keep me out?

You picked a hell of a time to try and prove something, son.

Seems like I picked the right time to me.

You've got one minute.

What have you got for me?

Home movies?

Something like that.

Let me explain to you how this works.

It's like a poker game.

Very high stakes.

It takes something just to sit at the table.

With an auntie like this, I'd say it's my deal.

Let's see what you've got.

This is Danny Anderson on the punt return.

I'm going to pick up his option for two more years once he passes his physical.

Well, the quality kind of suffers once you copy it a couple times, but...

Stop the tape.

Leave us alone for a moment.

Where did you get that tape?

I'm not here to blackmail you, Mr. Crane.

I'm looking at the big picture.

Me working for you.

Now, Mr. Crane, if I can penetrate your life, imagine what I can do to the

competition.

We'd be good for each other, Mr. Crane.

I'm a very resourceful guy. I can make you a lot of money.

And in return...

You let me sit at the table.

You let me watch, listen, learn.

Then you deal me in.

Who are you?

I'm you, Mr. Crane.

20 years ago.

You have a very unorthodox bargaining style, Mr. Cook.

Never be afraid to use what you have.

Anything. can be turned to your advantage.

You read my book. I know it by heart.

You know, I just might have a position available suited to a man of your unique

talent. You could start there, maybe work your way up.

I have to be at the groundbreaking for my new stadium later on this afternoon.

Be there.

I was right.

That bitch Tina stole the tape.

And gave it to Cook?

No, he probably took it from her. He doesn't even know what's on it.

So we'll have someone take it from him?

No. That kid's smart enough to have copies stashed all over town.

I am six days away from closing the biggest deal of my career. I got $100

million at risk, and that tape could blow me out of the water.

I'd run a check on him, of course.

But in the meantime...

String him along.

Give him whatever he wants.

Keep an eye on him. What he doesn't know can't hurt me.

Took a lot of nerve for him to come into my office.

How do you think he'll like his new job?

And so begins the future home of the outlaw.

Pretty impressive, huh?

Yeah, great.

What's the matter, Dennis?

Your new job a little too taxing?

Well, I just don't think you're using me to your advantage.

Oh, come on now.

I expected more than that from you.

Remember, anyone can talk.

The man who gets ahead is the one who can listen.

Used to be an outlaw girl.

Crane really is an eye for him.

Eye for everything.

Well, how well do you know Mr. Crane?

Worked for him for 12 years.

Well, Mr... Davis.

Davis. Everett Davis.

Huh.

Tell me about him.

Mr. Crane, I figured out why you wanted me to be a bartender.

You knew I could get information.

Very good.

And?

And you got a guy named Davis on your team, heavy hitter.

Well, he's leaving your organization, but he's waiting to get more info. Could

be a big problem if you don't deal with it.

That's very good, Dennis.

Very good.

But if you want to play the game...

You've got to bring me something bigger.

Dennis, you can ride with Tina. I'm sure you two have plenty to talk about.

You know, building my own stadium gives me an opportunity to do something I've

always wanted to do.

Bury somebody in the end zone.

Stop the car, please.

Wait a minute. We need to talk.

We'll leave for that, don't you think, now that you've used me to buy your way

from dog catcher to right -hand man?

Hey, you brought your own way in. I didn't have a choice.

What makes you think I did?

Oh, you had a choice, all right.

And you burned me.

Just like you burned that guy Davis in the limo.

Look, I'm sorry I took the tape.

A lot of good that does me now.

That tape was my ticket out of here.

And you punched it and left me wide open.

I don't understand.

You really don't know why Crane wants that tape, do you? What do you mean?

Crane is a dangerous man.

And you don't understand what you're getting yourself into.

And how can you be so sure?

Because I didn't know.

Yeah, great.

If you think you want to hear it.

What do you mean?

Well, isn't ruining one career enough?

Give me a break.

Come on, Dennis, I'm serious. How much do you have to become a guy like Crane

get a guy like Crane?

Elaine. I'm going to show them that there's still some American ingenuity

Dennis.

You try to buy the best, so you buy Japanese.

And look what happens.

Well, next week, I'm going to be buying Japanese.

I'm going to steal an entire company right from under their noses.

And they'll never even know what happened.

By the end of the month, I'll have the majority of their shares in my back

pocket. And by the time that happens, hell, they might just put my name on the

side of that VCR instead of Tashima.

It's interesting you should ask to speak to us.

We were just getting ready to speak to you.

I can wait.

No. I'm afraid I can't.

You were seen at a party thrown by Raymond Crane.

Further investigation reveals you seem to be working for him.

So you think I'm spying for him, is that it?

No. We know you better than that. We just would like you to tell us what's

on.

Crane is planning a takeover of Tashima. I've been trying to stop him.

What? The volume of Tashima stock being traded has risen 20 % in the past three

days.

It's a seasonal phenomenon.

It's Crane, Chick. He's eating you up alive.

I've got him talking about it on tape. We can nail him. We can push for

charges. Just wait a minute, Booker.

If he's making a run at us, we'll try to stop him, but we're not going to push

for a criminal investigation.

That isn't how business people do things.

Chick, Crane doesn't play by your set of rules, man. He's a murderer.

Come on, Booker. There's never been any evidence of that.

Yeah, it's because he's good at it.

Listen, just take a look at the tape or give it to the legal department.

Okay.

What are you going to do?

I'm going to try to get close to him.

See if he trusts me enough to let something slip.

But, um, I'm gonna need a micro -recorder.

Get one from research.

Right.

Booker.

I don't want you to go over the line on this one.

And I want another report tonight.

You signed an exclusive agreement when you came to my company.

The penalty for violation was clearly spelled out.

You.

By the way, Davis, I wouldn't be surprised to find out that your new job

has been rescinded. You see, I hired the man who was going to hire you.

Thanks for the drink.

So, I hear you have something more for me.

Yeah, it's about Danny Anderson.

I'm picking up his option tomorrow.

Well, he got in a car accident a couple days ago.

He went to his personal physician instead of the team doctor.

It's an old scam.

There's a...

Tendon damage in the left knee.

The report gives him a 40 % to 50 % chance of ever playing ball again.

These are confidential insurance company reports. How did you... I told you.

I'm a resourceful guy.

Call Danny Anderson's agent and tell him we're cooling off on the deal.

What about Davis?

What's going to happen to him?

You just watched me bankrupt him. What more do you want?

I heard you were more decisive when it came to people who were disloyal to you.

Well, Dennis, even a man like me has to carefully choose his shots.

Besides, I don't know what you're talking about.

But you're showing me something.

You take no prisoners.

I value that attitude in my players.

It deserves a reward.

Come with me.

Quite a place, huh?

Yeah. I know the owner.

Me.

Dennis, you can have anything here you want.

Well, I can use two new pipes for a shovelhead I got.

No, son.

I mean, you can have a bike.

I'll have my personal mechanic set it up for you.

How did you get this book?

It's not important. I'm afraid it is. Very important.

Legal looked at the tape.

And? And our possession of it could destroy Tashima.

Tashima, huh?

What about Crane?

Now, forget about Crane.

This tape is obviously private property.

If I had to guess, I'd say you stole it. Now, you could go to jail for that. And

if anyone else sees this tape, we could be sued for invasion of privacy.

Come on, Chick. We both know Crane is making a run at Tashima.

He's probably got everyone he knows parking stock right now. That may be,

didn't admit it on this tape.

What if he did on other tapes?

Then we can nail him. Booker, right now, Crane could nail us. You could take us

down instead of him if you keep this up.

Now, I don't know what your problem is with Crane, but you've got to lay off

now.

Now, one good thing came of this.

Legal was able to trace where Crane got his information on us.

Seems one of our own financial VPs, Jessica Barber.

Turns out the building she lives in is owned by Crane.

He gave her her start in business five years ago, and he's been making her pay

for it ever since.

In more ways than one.

But you burned her, Booker.

You brought her down.

We owe you one for that.

I know you've been following me. What do you think, I'm stupid?

That's enough, man!

I want to keep you and the rest of you dirtbags down and work for Craig. Go

ahead. Go ahead.

Go! All right, tell me! Tell me! Tell me! You're crazy, man.

It helps me in my line of work.

All right.

I may be Craig's mechanic, but I'm not on his side.

Then who the hell are you?

I'm Peter Maxwell's brother.

Who are you, man?

I'm someone who wants to throw Crane off the town's building in town.

Yeah? Yeah.

You better take a number and stand in line behind me, man.

Well, if you don't like him, why do you work for him?

Sister Tina got me a job.

All I needed to work.

But I didn't know about her and Crane, though.

How'd you find out?

You hear things, man.

Crane likes to show his tapes to people.

See, there ain't no way in the world a man like that should live.

I'm going to make sure that he doesn't.

I'll take him down clean, Mickey. Man, I just want to see the man burn, all

right? I don't care how clean he is. You got it, man. Tina is my sister, all

right?

I have got to take care of her.

Well, there's not a lot you're gonna be able to do from a jail cell, all right?

I'll take him down, I'll do it clean, and all you gotta do is stay cool.

I need to talk to you.

Go away and leave me alone.

Listen, I just talked your brother out of killing Raymond Crane, all right? I

may not be so lucky next time.

When you came here last week, I figured Crane had sent you to get the tape.

That's why I called Mickey.

And then when I found that the tape was gone, I knew you were trouble.

Well, if I'm trouble, how do you describe Crane?

It doesn't make any difference.

Crane owns me.

Is that what this is all about, huh, your career?

Well, what else is there?

Five years ago, I was a high school dropout with a mom who was a drunk

and a dad who was more interested in taking me to bed than her.

So at least now I've got something.

Yeah, you got a little more than you bargained for.

Just leave me alone.

Why, Tina?

Crane's not going to leave you alone.

Listen, I used to be a cop.

And I know how Crane treats you. And let me tell you something, it's not going

to get any better.

He's going to keep hitting you harder and harder and harder until someone

him stop.

Well, what am I supposed to do, huh?

Crane has a lot of tapes, right?

Sometimes he'd make me watch them with him.

Did he ever talk about business on them or...

Illegal deals or anything like that?

That's when he likes to brag.

After.

Gina, I gotta get those tapes.

If other people see those tapes... Listen, I can't make you help me.

But I think you can make a career without Crane.

Well, what if I can't, huh?

Well, if you can't, and if you don't think you can make it without him, then

gotta ask yourself a question.

Is it really worth it? Is it really worth it?

Well, I have to get the tapes myself.

Just tell me where they are.

You can't get them.

They're in his house.

And I'll have to go back there.

Raymond?

Hi, it's me.

Yes, I know I've been a bad girl.

But I want to make it up to you.

Please.

You know I'll be good.

Yes.

Tonight.

I'm sending a limo at 6 .30.

And when he's asleep, that's when I'll get the tape.

All right, Tina.

Listen, Mickey and I will be outside.

If something goes wrong, we'll take him down.

Okay?

The reports on Tashima from the last hour only confirmed earlier trends.

It's Tashima they're fighting back.

It's Cook.

I don't think so.

He's too good at what he does. He's been too helpful to me.

Then who?

You know She and her brother must have figured out what was on that tape

playing their hand Trying to push me

Yeah, Mickey.

I thought you were on your way over here.

Yeah, um, something's happened.

What?

Well, crane security people are supposed to leave their bikes here so I can tune

them up for some big road ride they were having this weekend, right?

Only a couple of minutes ago, they stopped by and picked them up.

What, do you know where they're going?

No, well, I was in the back and they didn't see me.

I don't know. I don't know. It, um, sounded really weird.

But I heard one of the guys say something about a construction site. The

where they're going to build the new stadium.

Meet me there and call the cops now.

Listen, no, no, listen. I'm sorry. I don't have any more information for you.

You will find out when you get there, okay?

Just send a couple of squad cars.

All right.

Great! I know you're out here, pal. You like to watch, huh?

Great!

You burned a lot of people.

But if you really wanted to get me, you'd have burned Tina, too.

You're wrong, pal. I do have...

You think so?

Yeah.

Well, let's say I wanted to meet Tina here.

So what?

I own this property.

My security men saw you drive up. They pulled out their guns to protect Tina.

You know, it's funny.

You could have tied me to Tina's death.

But since she's still alive, there's no evidence at all.

word on Mickey?

No sign of him anywhere.

I think Tina got home okay.

So what are you gonna do? You gonna go home?

I got a couple things to do.

Listen, uh, thanks, Elaine.

I'll see you later.

Wait, Dennis!

So you really want me to give this man Davis a job?

Yeah, I burned him bad.

And listen, if you give Jessica Barber a second chance and move her to a less

sensitive job, you don't know what she's been through.

And what about you?

We're going to get them out.

Hello.