All language subtitles for Matlock s06e17 The Abduction

Hmm.

I want to see the helicopter pilot at
three o 'clock sharp. Got it. Harry, do

a favor. Get lost for an hour, okay?
Come on.

I can't be a party to this, Jay.

This doesn't concern you, Harry.

You don't understand, Jay. I'm your
lawyer.

The best protection I have and you have
is that I don't know what you do.

Only what you tell me you do.

And now, thanks to this, I have
foreknowledge.

Come off it, Harry.

You know what I am.

And you know what I do.

But never beforehand.

We've always been very careful about
that.

All right, forget you read this, okay?
Just forget it. Forget it. I wish I

could. But if I get caught defending you
for something I knew you were going to

do, and I don't stop you, then I get
disbarred and we both go to jail.

And... We'll decide.

In fact, what?

What?

This.

You have some plan, and if it doesn't
work, you're going to merge?

It doesn't say that, Harry.

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

I wish the hell I didn't.

I'll see you later.

Harry, where are you going?

I have a seminar.

Harry wouldn't talk, would he?

A year ago, I would have said no.

Something's happening to him.

Harry's been my lawyer for 28 years.

Mr. Matlock, I've read transcripts of
every case you ever tried, and I'm dying

to know. In the people versus... I knew!

Bless you, Miss Thomas. How did you know
that... I knew!

Bless you again.

How did you know that the... I knew!

Oh, I'm sorry. Michelle is allergic to
Los Angeles.

It's a Santa Ana.

The wind, that's what we call it.

It's a north wind. Oh, we just call a
north wind a north wind.

Unless it's out of the northeast. Yeah,
it's the northeaster. That don't make

you sneeze, does it? No.

Come to pick us up.

So I guess we're back to Michelle's
allergic to Los Angeles.

Ben Matlock.

Well, Harry.

Michelle,

say hello to Harry Travis.

Hello. How do you do?

Well, it's been a lot of years since
Harvard Law. Tell me about it.

Well, you look good.

You look good.

You know, speaking of that, Red Skelton
says there are three ages of man.

Youth, middle age, and you look good.

I have to talk to you, Ben.

You're in trouble.

Harry, I like you. I always have.

But I know who you work for and I hate
what you do.

So whatever your trouble is, I don't
want to be a part of it. Get somebody

But there isn't somebody else. I know I
can trust you.

And you owe me.

Give me a few minutes and I'll meet you
out by the elevators in the parking

garage. Thanks, man. By the way, that
girl I took away from you, she

dumped me in three months for a guy with
a car.

May I have your attention, please? I
would like to announce tomorrow's

At 10, Attorney Joseph Kane and I will
open with some witty banter.

And then on to our guest.

Dennis Roos.

Roos born in Hanley.

Followed by Price.

Price and Sloan.

Then Richard Costa.

I don't see Harry.

Is he an old friend of yours?

Well, we were in law school together.

I lost touch.

Actually, I quit returning his calls.

Why?

You ever hear of Jay Cutler?

The Jay Cutler?

Other crime bosses in the country called
him sir.

28 years ago, Harry became his exclusive
counsel, and that's, you know, that's

when our friendship ended.

What is he supposed to want to talk to
you about?

The gentleman's name has been Matt Mark.

You a witness?

No, I didn't see it happen, but I knew
the victim.

You knew Mr.

Travis? Yeah, he was a colleague.

He's an attorney. We were attending a
seminar here, and he was in trouble.

What kind of trouble?

I don't know. He wanted to talk to me
about it, but before we could get

together, this happened.

Sergeant, he worked for organized crime
and was very nervous.

Well, who was this guy?

Legal counsel to Jay Cutler.

You think this was a mob hit?

Anything's possible.

No, it doesn't look like a mob hit. See,
when organized crime did the hit in L

.A., it's usually one bullet to the base
of the brain.

Neat and tidy.

This, well, this is a mess.

Well, since I was most probably the last
person to speak with Harry, I'd feel a

lot better if you'd take my statement.

You want me to take care of this,
Sergeant?

Okay, why don't you go in with Officer
Marks. He'll take your statement. I'll

right there.

Ben,

I'm sorry. I've got to go.

I've made an appointment with an
allergist. My head is just pounding. Oh,

Can I have the car key? Oh, yeah.

All those are mine.

Yep, there's the rattle. Great. Okay.

I guess I'll see you later. Okay.

Give me the consent address. Hurry.

Hey,

what are you doing? Right.

You say you hadn't seen the defense law
school. That's right.

How many years ago would that be?

Just put on a long time.

Mr. Matlock, there you are. Didn't you
hear your page? You've got a phone call.

Hello.

I'll be right back.

There you go.

Thanks.

Hello.

Who's this?

Say hello.

Ben, I... Talk to anyone and she's dead.

Just go back to your hotel room.

Where's Matlock?

I don't know. He's disappeared.

You're sure this was Ben Matlock, the
Atlanta attorney?

That's what he said, Captain.

He insisted on giving you a statement,
then just walked out of the room and

disappeared before he said anything?

He'd gotten a phone call.

He said he'd be right back.

Go figure.

You want us to drop it?

I would, but... Do me a favor, Sam. Look
into it, will you?

You got it.

You're booked on the 10 .30 flight to L
.A.

Ben, you gotta call the police.

I can't.

Can't risk it. Michelle might get
killed.

I don't like this.

I don't either. What's she ever done?

We'll talk when you get here.

You're staying at the Hotel Clayton
downtown. I'll meet you there at 7 a .m.

sharp.

Hello? Mr. Matlock, your line was busy.

I told you to speak to no one. I had to
cancel a speaking engagement at the

seminar. Shut up and listen to me.

First I talked to Michelle.

Listen to me.

No, you listen to me.

I talked to Michelle or this
conversation is over.

You say hello and nothing else.

Ben, I'm all right. They haven't hurt
me.

Okay, good.

Just try to stay calm. I'm doing
everything they ask.

Well, I'm glad to hear that, Mr.
Matlock.

Why kidnap Michelle?

We don't know anything about Harry's
murder.

Let her go.

Mr. Matlock, there's a matchbook in your
pocket.

Hey, Mr. Malick, I asked you a question.

I heard you.

Here's the deed.

The matchbook for Michelle.

Fine. I'll call you tomorrow, 5 p .m.

Room service.

Morning,

sir. You ordered a 6 a .m. breakfast.

Oh, yeah.

I've done stock, a little theater. Last
season I was gangster number two on a TV

episode of Guns for Hire.

You're not in the business.

It's okay.

You have a nice day anyway.

A

dime.

Oh, boy, a dime.

Cap, please.

Mr.

Matlock.

I was just coming to see you. I changed
my mind about making a statement. May I

ask why?

Excuse me, my cap. Is there something
wrong with it? Everything's fine.

Everything's fine.

If you have any information regarding a
crime, you are legally obligated to

report it, sir.

I remember.

Let's go.

Heard anything?

No. They let Michelle talk to me on the
phone.

She said they hadn't heard her.

I hope.

Yeah.

A fellow named Harry Travis, who worked
for Jay Cutler, slipped this in my

pocket.

Four o 'clock tomorrow.

That's today.

The kidnapper wanted me to read this to
him. I said I'd swap the match cover to

him for Michelle.

And Rose Ballou, who's she?

I don't know.

But whatever's supposed to be happening
is supposed to be happening by 4 o

'clock. And this jerk, this guy,
Michelle, said he'd call me at 5. And my

is whatever they're going to do will be
over by 5 and there'll be no phone call.

There are three rose blues in the phone.

All right, right away.

You know, we, well, I, I forget to tell.

People, how much I think of them.

Here's Michelle.

Well, yeah, we forget. I mean, we all
do.

Yeah, well, you kind of look out for
yourself during this.

You too.

Yeah.

Let's go.

Where are you going to go?

I'm going to go see...

Harry Travis's former employer.

Ben, nobody just walks in and sees Jay
Cutler.

Mr. Matlock, this is a very thoughtful
gesture.

Harry spoke very highly of you.

And I want to thank you for coming here
and offering your condolences.

How about some juice?

Some juice?

Yeah. I'm having a combination.

This is carrot, celery, beets, parsley,
and an apple.

You know that apple is the only fruit
that you can mix with vegetables.

Oh. Well, go for broke.

I hear you and Harry were law buddies
back at, what was it, The Hobbit? That's

right.

There you go.

I wouldn't have thought it, but that's
good.

And good for you, too.

Have a seat.

It was a tragic accident, wasn't it?

I think Harry was killed.

Go on.

Who would get Harry?

Maybe one of your enemies.

The only enemies of mine that Harry
dealt with were cops and prosecutors.

You think one of the good guys did him?

I doubt it.

Bad guys didn't? Good guys didn't?

That'll be an accident.

I don't think so.

You seem very sure.

I talked to Harry just before he died.

He was as nervous as a long -tailed cat
in a room full of rocking chairs.

I like that.

What? What you just said.

You know, juries, they must love that
down -home stuff.

You know, with Harry gone, I'm going to
be looking for new legal

counsel.

Mr. Cutler, I know the law pretty good.

Maybe too good.

And I wouldn't want to get run over.

Sign in the window says clothes for
lunch.

There's a sign in the window.

You took my sign?

I did not.

You didn't take my sign? No.

Why don't you look in your crystal ball
and find out who did?

That's it, wise guy. I'm not reading for
you, though Lord knows someone should.

I don't want you to read for me. I just
want you to tell me where I can find

your sister.

What sister?

Oh, look, lady.

Madam Marlene? Madam Marlene.

I paid a guy who sent me to a guy who I
paid to tell me that you have a sister

named Rose Ballou.

I am a respectable woman. I run a
respectable joint business.

I have a reputation to maintain.

Okay, so your sister's less conventional
than you, right?

The woman's 47 years old and she takes
her clothes off for a living.

She's a stripper.

I've seen Rosie naked.

I'd pay her to put her clothes on. But
you can't tell me where I can find it.

A place called Body Heat.

This is the last Rose Ballou.

None of the others?

Well, cross your fingers.

$5 cover.

We're looking for Rose Ballou.

$5 cover.

Is she here?

$5 cover.

We're her biggest fans.

Could you point her out?

Right this way, darling.

Oh,

you

guys want to see you.

Do you know a fellow named, uh, Jay
Cutler?

Oh, yeah, good old Jay.

Always ready, willing, and definitely
able.

Then you know Harry Trapp.

No, I can't say I do.

Hey, Jay must have told you about my
specialty acts, huh?

I strip the tassels, bells, and for 200
big ones, batons on fire.

That's very impressive. No, Mr. Cutler
never told us about your act.

Cutler, I thought you said Butler, Jay
Butler.

No, Jay Cutler, the businessman.

He's like a woman with black to take off
her clothes.

Los Angeles burial.

Your credit problems are no problem with
us. Adelaide's largest card.

Blind dropkick.

Yeah.

Hi.

Hi.

You're lunch, sir.

Don't they have any local news around
here?

Try channel 12 at 1 .30.

Nothing sooner?

It's in five minutes.

Oh, gee whiz. Now my watch is broken.
What next?

How about a signature?

Oh, okay.

And another dime.

A quarter! Oh, boy, a quarter!

You know where I can get my watch fixed?

Baker Sloan Jewelers.

Where are they?

At Baker and Sloan.

It's an intersection about a mile from
here.

Wait a minute.

What?

Is there a Rose Street in this town?

Rose Street? Rose runs from the valley
all the way to the beach.

How about Ballou? Is there a Ballou
Street?

Hey, waiter.

Telephone call, Sergeant Hayden.
Sergeant Hayden, telephone call.

Sergeant Hayden.

Can't believe you're a lawyer.

I mean, you are so, so pretty.

Hey, Briggs, before you propose, hand me
that screwdriver, would you?

Hey, you see her eyes?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I saw her eyes.

She's got the most beautiful eyes.

That damn thing's stuck.

Such great shape.

Ooh, strong.

Bet you work out, don't you?

Yeah.

Hi. I'm lost.

Could you tell me where I am?

You're lost.

Yeah, I know that. But, I mean, can you
tell me the way back to town?

That road right there.

Do I go straight or do I take a turn?

Go straight.

Don't turn. I thought I remembered
turning two or three times. Then turn

three times, okay?

Don't close the door.

I'm lost and I want to find out how I
can get back to town.

Can I have a glass of water?

Hey, mister, look. We're poor people.
Water is expensive.

And we don't want to give it to old men
in awful -looking gray suits just

because they're lost.

Now get out of here.

What's up?

Shell's in that house back there.

I just saw her car keys.

Time to call the police.

Yeah.

You got a lot of complaints to make to
Matlock.

Mr.

Matlock, I appreciate your concern for
your associates, but you can't call the

cops on a hunch. It wasn't a hunch.

I wouldn't have called anybody if I
hadn't seen her car rental keys right on

that table. Our boys didn't find any
keys or anything else for that matter. I

told you that's enough.

This is our problem.

Something's going to happen at four
today.

There he is. I found him.

Robert Drake.

Drake? That clenches it.

Clenches what?

Robert Drake works for Jay Cutler, just
like Harry Travis and Doug Petter.

Who's Doug Petter?

Cutler's bookkeeper. They grew up
together.

We finally nailed Doug Petter two weeks
ago for fraud. Since then, we've kept

him under wraps.

Mr. Petter is giving testimony against
Cutler to a grand jury.

It's four o 'clock today.

What's that got to do with Rose Ballou?

I don't know yet.

Maybe there's some connection with Mr.
Pitter. Maybe Jay Cutler is going to

Mr. Pitter killed.

That's a possibility.

You think that's why Harry Travis wanted
to talk to you?

I don't know. Maybe.

Maybe Jay Cutler had him killed.

Captain, if they're planning a hit...

We should call off the hearing right
now. Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

forgetting about Michelle.

She's still a hostage. No one's
forgetting Miss Thomas.

I'll be right back.

Gentlemen, you guaranteed secrecy.

How did Jay Cutler find out?

We don't know.

But if you want to postpone your
appearance, it can be arranged.

Captain Lewis, do I look like the kind
of man who would disappoint a committee

gathered in my honor?

And besides, according to your witness
protection coordinator, I'm to be on a

midnight plane for a summer with palm
trees and girls in bikinis. I always

wanted to retire at government expense.

Thank you for your patience, Mr.
Matlock.

Patience be damned.

I don't care anything about these other
people. What are you doing to find

Michelle? Mr. Matlock. Everything's set,
Captain. We changed the route and

doubled the contingent at the federal
building.

Has everyone been issued vests?

Well, everyone except for me, sir.

Captain, something's got to be done
about Michelle. Mr.

Matlock, please.

Now, let me assure you that everything
is being done. Everything in my power.

Am I ready? Let's go.

We're already hit, Bert.

I hear there's going to be a hit. We've
taken precautions.

Don't worry.

Okay, who's in the front?

Who's there?

Murphy Thompson.

Murphy Thompson?

Okay. Keep the procedure.

Never thought I'd be caught dead in one
of these. That's the idea.

I bet myself...

Blonde, it was you.

Pull him on the floor and cover him with
a blanket.

Captain, I've got an APB out on Robert
Drake.

And Jay Cutler's residence under
surveillance.

A tap on your phone at the hotel.

Forensics going through the house at
Rose and Balloon. What else can I do?

Finder. Ben, easy.

It's okay.

You know, someone had to have warned
Robert Drake that you spotted Michelle's

keys.

Just Mr. Pinter and me. Captain's
orders.

The top floor.

That's right.

That's right. And it had to be somebody
on the inside that leaked the time and

the place of Doug Pinter's testimony.

But we got...

An hour to find out who.

Less than that, I'm afraid. It's 20 to
4.

Damn.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

Here.

Don't you have a long one that'll go
around my finger?

Sorry.

You know...

Sergeant Hayden was wearing a little
round band -aid like that, right?

Like you'd gotten a shot.

And Robert Drake was wearing one right
in the same place.

Band -aid?

Shot.

They're leaving the country after they
killed Doug Pinter.

Right on time.

Sergeant Hayden know that I called about
the house at Rose and Blue?

Yes.

He's the one.

Well, that doesn't make any sense.

If Sam Hayden is part of the plot to
kill Doug Pinter, then he's had better

opportunities than today when he's
surrounded by other cops.

Maybe their idea is not to kill Mr.

Pinter.

Get me Detective Latimer at the federal
building.

I want answers and I want them now.

All I know is Jay Cutler is starting a
business in the Philippines and I'm

supposed to set it up to make certain
that nobody would connect him to it. He

ordered me to pretend to turn against
him while he figured a way to get me

What else?

Me and Robert Drake and Sergeant Hayden
had a chartered flight for tonight.

Look, I'll go through with the grand
jury testimony.

I'll tell them everything I know.

You can forget about the deal we cut. A
cop's been murdered.

I didn't know Sergeant Hayden was going
to kill him. I didn't even know that

Hayden was the inside man.

Where are they keeping Michelle?

I don't know. I swear.

Not good enough.

You ever... Here is a felony murder
rule.

It says if you're involved in a felony
and somebody's killed, inadvertently or

otherwise, you're culpable.

But the execution of a police officer
qualifies as special circumstances in

California. I believe they use the gas
chamber here, don't they?

We have an update on this afternoon's
shooting.

Channel 12 has learned that a man
identified as Doug Pinter has escaped

custody and is currently at large.

Details are sketchy at this time.

Good

to

see you.

It went down bad, Jay.

How are you?

Hayden took half a dozen bullets while
they were busy acting on some stairs.

He's dead?

Good. There's no loose ends.

Wire works.

The chopper took off. What else could I
do?

Nothing. We wanted to bust you out, and
we did.

Well, you did.

He's bought it.

You just say where Michelle is.

Now, they try to leave the tent.

I'll take you there by car.

You and three million in cash.

Drake's got some unfinished business to
take care of.

The hostage, Miss Thomas?

How did you know about that?

Hayden, he's a big mouth.

So, uh, where is she? Rose Ballou?

Don't worry about it.

Rose Ballou is out.

Matlock and the cops found it.

Get in here.

Did you hear that? What?

That sneeze.

That's Michelle.

She's in the house.

I'm sure.

That's her sneeze.

All right, we're going in.

Henderson, see if you can find a way in
through the back.

You're with me.

All right, let's go. Yeah, let's go.

You're staying in this truck.

What the hell are you saying?

If I have to cuff you to this van, I
will.

Now stay put.

Mr. Cutler?

Yes, officer.

I'm Captain Lewis of the L .A .D .D.
This is Officer Woodruff.

I have a warrant.

What is

this

all about, Captain?

We have reason to believe that a woman
who was kidnapped is being held hostage

in this house.

In this house?

Come on. Come on.

Be absurd, will you?

Michelle. Good work. Thank you.

Now say goodbye.

Officer Woodruff, read Mr. Cutler is
right.

Are you all right? Oh, good.

Good.

Well, Mr. Badlock.

You almost got shot.

You don't follow orders very well, do
you?

For a man as old as you, you'd think
you'd know better.

I'm not old. I just lived hard.