All language subtitles for Cagney and Lacey s04e12 American Dream

Excuse me, Mr. Seymour. You seem a nice
man, but you're a terrible liar.

Excuse me back, detective lady.

I'm a terrific liar.

We're supposed to keep tabs on a
possible major strong -arm guy and you

to do it in open cars?

Excuse me, ladies. Would you mind
getting out of your car?

It's gonna be a monster.

I can feel it in my tissues.

In your what?

Go down.

You guys grab a hold and get up there.

So you tell me, dear, why would I burn
down my own factory?

How's business, Mr. Seymour? Don't ask.

Cream, two sugars. Thank you.

Mmm, you've got such a funim.

You know what a funim is?

Yes, I thank you. I am asking, Mr.
Seymour, how's business? For 25 years,

go up, hemlines go up.

Stocks down, hemlines down.

It was easy. Well, not so easy.

Now?

Now there's minis and maxis above the
knee, below the knee. Who can guess this

Michigan of business?

So this nice, convenient fire solved a
lot of your problems.

Nice. The insurance company, those
gunnifs.

Don't pay off without the say -so. I
didn't do it.

And now you two ladies.

are giving me the third degree.

Nice.

Very nice.

What my partner is saying, sir, is that
eventually you will get the money.

And you think money's going to do it?

Money makes up for 43 years of sweat and
blood?

Mr. Seymour, the fire department says it
was definitely awesome.

Why should I do such a thing? I had a
wonderful line coming out.

Well, if you didn't do it, who did?

I don't know.

Excuse me, Mr. Seymour. You seem a nice
man.

But you're a terrible liar.

Excuse me back, detective lady.

I'm a terrific liar.

I've been in the schmata business for 43
years.

Okay, Mr. Seymour. You are not lying.
You don't know who it is.

But you have a pretty good suspicion.

Am I right?

Will you protect me, Mr. Seymour?

You know I got great -grandchildren, two
already, and eight grandchildren,

all from three daughters and a wife.

Who am I protecting?

A business you can rebuild.

Family.

If I tell you the name, that's the end
of the story.

I don't sign nothing.

I don't go testify.

Otherwise, I came into this world with
nothing.

I can go out the same way.

He claims...

that some company called Ashland
Trucking is trying to take over the

business for the whole garment district.

No one's saying anything outright, but
three fires later, they give me the

It looks like that could be something,
too.

Nelson Ashland's been in the business a
little over a year now. He already

gobbled up a good chunk of the trade,
and nobody wants to say how.

Organized crime?

Well, we ran the name past OCCB, but
they've never heard of him. So all

got is a situation that smells hinky and
a story from this Seymour character.

He doesn't want to cooperate?

If he gave us a name, that's all he's
got.

Plus, he's an old man. He wants to
retire and spend some more time with his

great -grandchildren.

Well, what do you want from me?

24 -hour surveillance on Nelson Ashland.

Well, come on. Cagney, that's three sets
of detectives. Six men off the duty

roster on the word of a man who may be
covering up his own handiwork.

I believe him.

He's got a wife, sir.

All right.

So I'll think about it. In the
meantime... If I recall, you two are

bringing up the rear of this squad when
it comes to paperwork.

I figure you've got 45 minutes till
shift change.

How about it?

Yes, sir.

Good.

Move.

Oh, yeah.

I'll talk to Nelman about the
surveillance.

Thank you, Lieutenant.

Besides this exam, Coleman, you'll make
book on anything, won't you? Come on,

LaGuardia, it's a natural.

You have Petrie going out at three to
two. He's the odds -on favorite.

What about Cagney and Lacey?

Got them both at four to one.

No way two women from the same squad are
going to make sergeant. The way I

figure one sort of offsets the other,
you know.

What about me?

Seven to one.

Seven to one?

What, are you kidding?

Takes more than a pretty face, this
Becky.

Obviously, if you mean it.

Sticks and stones, this Becky. Sticks
and stones.

Want to put your money where your mouth
is?

Well, none of those odds. It's
ridiculous.

It's insulting.

Yeah, I've got as good a chance as Cagan
and Mason.

Hey, hey, hey.

Let me get this straight.

Are you saying that if I give you a four
to one, you'll bet?

Careful, Victor. It's okay to go at it.

Four to one.

As opposed to seven to one, right?

Hey, it's Becky you drive a hard
bargain. I guess you're right. You know

fair is fair.

What do you want, ten bucks worth?

Make it 50.

That's why he's seven to one.

Hi, Christine.

Where's Mary Beth? Harvey, what are you
doing here? I can't talk to you now.

Where's Mary Beth?

She's over in the records file. Thank
you.

Hey, you.

What's Harvey doing here? I don't know,
but he's wearing a suit. He only wears

suits to funerals.

Probably wasn't a close friend.

Ernie, Ernie, Ernie.

He's been joking with me, why, six years
about me getting out of manual labor

into real money. Only he doesn't mean it
because he doesn't think I can do

anything else.

Only now I've put together this
contracting thing.

I've proved myself.

So we've been talking.

Today he puts it on the line.

I start Monday.

Oh, Harv, that's wonderful.

Wonderful.

Harv, what do you know about tax
shelters?

I'm a businessman, Mary Beth. It's
business. I mean, Ernie isn't exactly

Einstein, you know. I mean, if he can do
it and make that kind of money, why not

me? Why not?

Hey. Chris, how are you? Hi, Mr. Lacey.

How's your problem? Fine.

Thank you. You're welcome.

Hoff,

you notice how much this wine is on the
menu?

A night to be extravagant.

In fact, Mary Beth, I'll tell you what.

What? Make a wish.

A wish? What kind of a wish?

Something you always wanted, but we
couldn't afford.

Hoff, I don't need anything. I want to
buy you a present. Oh, honey.

I mean it, but tell me something I can
buy you. A present, a big one.

Come on. You got something. Tell me.

A new refrigerator.

Oh, baby. Bobby, we need a new
refrigerator. I don't want something

need. I want something you want.

Okay.

How about...

Engagement ring.

I never really cared, Harv, you know,
because the wedding ring was plenty, but

something I always wanted.

Engagement ring.

A small one.

The

lady who was

doing it.

You should see the size of the office
that he's going to get. Well, the office

is not so big, but the desk he's got is
the size of a squad car.

Oh, it sounds so terrific.

So you guys are going to celebrate this
weekend?

I don't know.

Muriel's taking the kids for Saturday,
so we'll probably do the usual, you

Uh -oh.

Uh -huh, Mary Beth. What?

It's been a long time since the old
folks had a Saturday alone together.

No, not that pristine.

I might do that, too.

Well, probably we'll just go for a
drive.

That's okay. So where are you going?
Where to?

Nowhere. It's just a drive.

Your heart likes driving. Sometimes we
stop and look at houses.

But you're not going anywhere.

Well, you never just get in the car and
drive?

No, I think it's very boring. It's like
window shopping. Oh, come on, Christine.

I've seen you window shop.

Only when I'm trying to kill time.
Otherwise, I figure out what it is I

and then I set out to find it.

Well, we stop and look at houses, and
then we imagine if we lived there, you

know. I think that'd be very
frustrating.

You never look at a dress and then
imagine what it'd be like on?

I'm not sure I do.

If I like it, I buy it.

That's the difference between you and
me, Christine.

What, patience?

Money. Oh, very good margin.

Almost a joke.

We've got to run away. Two more
witnesses, and Samus wants us back by

a joke.

24 -hour surveillance starting Monday
morning.

Cagney and Lacey caught the case, so
they're in charge.

You report to them, and they'll report
to me every day, because I want to know

everything that this Nelson Ashland does
and everyone that he sees.

Wiretap? No, we haven't got enough for a
court order.

What kind of vehicles do we get?

Regular, unmarked squad cars.

Lieutenant, we're supposed to keep tabs
on a possible major strong -arm guy, and

you want us to do it in open cars?

You just use the word yourself, Cagney.
Possible.

This is the best that I can get out of
Nelman with a possible.

You give me a probable or even a very
likely, and then I'll get you the whole

shoot and match.

Until then, you got squad cars. That's
it.

Questions? How long, sir?

If you don't turn anything up in a week,
I'm going to have to take a long and

hard look.

Who's got what shift?

Kylie and Lacey make the assignments.

We'll take Greg out. Fighting with the
wife again, Marty?

Could you do this somewhere else? Some
of us still got work to do here.

Yes, sir.

Back in the dining room again.

Can you see it, Hoff? Having a real
dining room. There's candelabras on the

table. I'm ladling soup from a terrine.
Be nice.

Nice. Place is well built. Yes.

Well, um, thank you. It's a lovely home,
Mrs.

Harkins. Harkins.

You know, I've always wanted my own
workshop.

It just came on the market this week.

Believe me, it's not going to stay
around long.

I'm sure it won't. Thank you.

What are the terms?

Oh, well, it's all right here on the
offer sheet. The first mortgage is

assumable, and with, say, 20 % down, the
second is very reasonable.

What's the monthly payment?

Well, depending on the down and the
interest rate on the second, it would be

somewhere between this figure and this
one.

Thank you very much.

Hold on a minute, Mary Beth.

Could I talk to my wife? Oh, of course.

Bob, I know what you're going to say.

You like the house? No.

I don't like the house. It's a wonderful
house, of course.

I like it too, but... Bob, we can't
afford this house. I know it's a

Mary Beth, but with the new job, the tax
break we get, I think we could almost

do it.

You mean it? Yes.

Are you serious?

You want me to buy your house?

This house here? Yes.

This house right here?

Yes.

Oh, jeez.

Oh, jeez.

I don't want to move.

Quick, Belly, I can finish your
breakfast.

If I change schools, I'm not going to be
eligible for basketball.

Nobody said we're moving yet.

All my friends are here.

He means Julie Knight.

Keep it up, Ronan. I'm going to kill
you. Hey, what kind of talk is that?

I do not need to pick up a pound and a
half of brown paper dinner after school.

You've got practice.

How come Michael never has to?

Because I'm not old enough. Well,
whoever goes can pick out dessert, all

Hi, guys.

Oh, honey.

Oh, look at you. You look... I didn't
know the word for it. You like it? Yeah.

Pretty good for off the rack, huh?

Yeah. I think you look funny.

You do, huh? Well, get used to it,
kiddo. Your father's in a big time.

Oh, handsomer. Handsomer? That's the
word.

Handsomer. You were always handsome, but
now you're handsomer.

I gotta go. Yeah.

I'll be thinking about you. Honey, I
forgot to... Okay.

What is that? Nothing, never mind.

I made lunch for you. Best account, Mary
Beth. Best account.

You're good.

See you guys tonight.

Okay, which one is going?

I'll go.

Yeah? All of a sudden you're old enough,
huh?

You think Ashton's ever going to go to
work?

I don't know, Fritz, but I got a couple
extra BLT on whole wheat. You're

interested for later.

Oh, thanks.

You know, Mary Beth, your house sounds
really wonderful.

Oh, it is.

It's got this little room in the back
that Harvey's going to put in a skylight

for me.

I could grow flowers all year long.

I mean, it's nothing like Ashton's place
here, Ben. It'd be nice for the four of

us.

Well, what do you want with a white
elephant like that?

All you'd have to do is wash windows all
day long.

Look at the lawn. I'm telling you, if
that isn't AstroTurf, Ashlyn spends

weekend behind a lawnmower.

You're making fun of me.

Oh.

It sounds like you're making fun of the
house I want.

I mean, it may not be a big deal to you,
Christine. I'm not making fun of your

house.

I'm just giving you the downside to
ownership.

I mean, look, they're property taxes,
maintenance.

Well, that's very easy for you to say,
Christine. You own your law.

Exactly. You always own the house you
live in.

That isn't true.

When I went away to college, I did not.
When I lived with Charlie, I did not.

Oh, yeah, when you were waiting for your
trust fund to come in.

Now, I'm sorry, Christine, no offense,
but you don't know what you're talking

about. Well, on the contrary, Mary Beth,
I do know what I'm talking about.

That's why I'm trying to advise you.
There's one thing about this country.

When you're growing up, they make
promises to you. I mean, nobody says

when you're a little girl, they promise
that you're going to grow up and you're

going to find a terrific man and you're
going to have terrific children and

you're going to settle down in a nice,
terrific house somewhere, a house you

own.

I know nobody says it, Christine, but
I've been feeling cheated all my life

because I couldn't afford a house.

Well, that's stupid, Mary Beth.

I've never had a husband.

I've never had children.

I do not feel cheated. My life is fine.
By choice, Christine, which is the

important thing.

I mean, a house, the owning of something
like that.

People like Harvey and me, there's
almost not a choice anymore. Only now we

one.

I don't know.

It's the American dream, right?

It's important to me.

Well, I'm happy for you, Mary Beth. I
really am.

And I'm sure you have a nice house.

If we get it.

I mean, we still have to work the price
down. We have to get a second...

Christine?

Excuse me, ladies. Would you mind
getting out of your car?

Officer, we're Detectives Cagney and
Lacey, 14th Squad, New York City.

I will reach into my pocketbook to get
my ID.

My partner will get out of the car, and
I will place my ID on the seat for your

inspection.

Right -hand pocket.

We're taking out someone in that house
over there.

Mr. Ashland? You know him?

He's the one who called.

He thought maybe you were casing the
place.

Planning a burglary.

Good morning, Mr. Ashland. Thank you.

Officers.

You're embarrassing, Lieutenant.

Two Nassau uniforms laughing at us like
we're a couple of Keystone cops.

We've got to have vans or something.

Cagney, I told you already. I cannot go
to Nelman for more on the basis of an

unsubstantiated hunch.

Now, give me some ammunition.

You've still got a couple of days.

Come on upstairs. I want to talk to you.

Want to try Mr. Seymour? Maybe change
his mind.

Sure. You're the one with the nice
condom.

I call it the Mr.

Woman's haberdashery look.

I woke up one morning and saw the whole
line in my head.

Pretty nifty, huh?

Mr. Seymour, you told us you were
retiring.

What can I tell you?

Harvey Horsher calls, says he's chucking
the whole thing, going to Miami Beach.

He'll give me a deal on this place if I
come in lickety -split. So, Frida's

frocks is back in business.

That's all your wife said.

Seymour, you haven't even collected on
your insurance yet.

Don't worry.

Don't worry, I will.

I have a little something in the bank,
so I'm back in the game.

I already got orders from two of the
biggest chains in the country.

You can do it that fast.

That's the beauty of the schmata
business.

A few thousand dollars, a couple of
designs, and a good name, you're a

The fabrics go to the cutting service.

The cut fabrics go to my sewing
contractor.

His people send me the finished dresses,
and the shipping contractor picks them

up. All done on a handshake.

A wonderful country, America.

That easy, huh?

And next month, I may be taking out a
second and third mortgage on my house.

You do that?

When you want something, you do what you
gotta do.

Otherwise, nobody's gonna give it to
you.

Mr. Seymour, tell me something.

This time, are you going to use Ashland
Trucking Company?

Who knows?

I'll look them all over.

That's a nice coat.

Thank you. Mind if I ask you how much
you paid for it? Mr. Seymour, we need

help. You,

if you'll excuse me, need something a
little more stylish.

Camel's hair, maybe.

Mr. Seymour, the way my partner and I
feel, you've got two choices.

Either you give in and you hire the,
what do you call it, the gunners.

Thieves, right?

Which is hard to picture for you.

The son of a man whose wife tells us
works as a cutter every day of his life,

even after his son could well afford to
support him in retirement.

Or else you'd go up against Nelson
Ashland again.

In which case, you'll be asking for
another fire, or worse.

So, Mr.

Seymour... Oh, you ask him.

Please.

He's a remarkable man.

71 years old.

71? Yeah, and he's excited like a kid
over starting up again.

Anyway, now we got him as a registered
confidential informant, and Lieutenant's

going to try and get us everything.

Two surveillance teams, 12 detectives,
vans, and a whole bunch of wiretaps, and

Christine is all hacked off because it's
part of the deal I made with Mr.

Seymour. I promised that we would be the
ones to personally watch his play,

which means that Petrie gets to lead up
the team that's tailing Nelson Ashland.

Anyway, she's so competitive, you know.

Are you listening to me? Sure.

That is terrific, babe.

Why are you sitting there smirking like
you know something? Me? I don't know

nothing. Oh, by the way, do you know
that you had dinner with a very rich man

tonight? Huh?

Yep.

I closed my first deal today.

I don't know how the guarantee comes off
the commission, but either way, it is a

nice piece of change.

I told you it was going to take a while.
Ernie said he doesn't believe it. I'm

telling you, Mary Beth, this stuff is
easy. I mean, I learned a couple of

catchwords and bang, these people sit
around and listen to me like I'm doing

magic tricks. Rich person, huh? That's
me.

Did I ever tell you I have this thing
for wheeler dealing? I didn't tell you

best part. There is this guy named
Foster. He is about to confirm tomorrow

even bigger deal.

Oh, sorry.

You know what I think? What do you
think?

I think that this calls for a proper
celebration.

You want to join me in the bedroom? Oh,
gee, I wish I could, Mary, but I've got

to finish my paperwork.

Oh, okay.

Yeah.

Is it going to take long?

Well, when I'm done, I'm done. Why don't
you go in now, and I'll join you later.

Okay.

I might be asleep.

Well, I'll be quiet so I won't wake you.

Harv, if you want to wake me, wake me.

It's okay.

Good night.

If we had wiretaps, we'd know who we
were taking pictures of.

Dude's been getting shocked with
everyone who goes through Seymour's

One more piece of evidence. That's what
the lieutenant's saying.

And now he's going to have to give us
the right equipment.

Want a coffee?

No, it might keep me awake.

I've closed his first deal yesterday.

Got another suit, three pieces with a
vest.

What?

No, it's nice.

I don't know. It's just hard to picture
Harvey in a three -piece suit.

Boy.

I don't know.

It doesn't fit. You know, I mean, some
men it fits, but it's so hard.

I just can't see him in a three -piece
suit.

You know what I think? I think you've
got a prejudice against men who have

collar, Christine.

Oh, come on, Mary Beth. That is
ridiculous.

Yeah?

Have you ever dated one?

In the last ten years, have you ever
gone out with a man who did not graduate

from college?

I don't remember.

I rest my case.

That does not mean I'm prejudiced.

I'm not making a value judgment here,
Christine. I'm simply pointing out an

observation, that's all.

Did you make another offer on the house?

No,

he did.

Did they accept? I'm very superstitious
about things like this. Okay, we got 50

days, and I'm going crazy every night
with that mortgage rate.

Oh, that's too bad. It didn't happen
yet, and it could fall through, and I

want to talk about it anymore, okay?
Okay.

I haven't been so excited about anything
since Michael was born.

What are you doing?

I'm taking a picture of my partner.

They're going to develop that in the
police lab.

They can't take a joke to hell.

I don't see anything hinky in all of
this. You?

With due respect, sir, if you knew you
were under surveillance, would you do

anything incriminating, sir?

On the other hand, there's not been one
torch job in the garment district

through this whole time, either. This
can't go on indefinitely, Cagney. Crime

hasn't stopped in the streets just
because we got a hard case.

I got new business coming through that
door every hour. Let me show you one odd

situation, Lieutenant.

That's Monday, 1 p .m., 12 months
restaurant.

It's a big deal, three martini business
lunch.

and Ashland puts it away pretty well,
right through a big dessert and coffee.

He left at 2 .45, and then, just 20
minutes later, he goes to another

restaurant. He stops at the Cup of
Coffee coffee shop, 16th and 7th, reads

afternoon paper, and has another cup of
coffee.

You talk to anybody?

Close as one to him was two stools away.

Stayed 10 minutes, then he went back to
his office.

That's his only break from routine all
week.

Anybody?

Okay, LaGuardia, finish cataloging these
pictures and, Pappas, I want to see the

mass of GD5s on my desk tomorrow
morning.

Lieutenant! Lieutenant, you can't drop
this investigation.

Look, a cigarette stand gets knocked
over for 80 bucks, all right?

That man has as much right to a
detective hot on his case as anybody in

garment district does.

Probably more because he's at least
willing to cooperate.

Nelson Ashland is dirty, and everything
Aaron Seymour said is true.

Well, you believe that. I believe that,
too. But we don't have one shred of

evidence here. Excuse me, Bert. I think
we have something.

This photo in the coffee shop.

This fellow here.

I kept thinking he looked familiar.

Coleman thinks so, too. Hey, remember
that commission organized crime a few

years ago? Took the fifth the whole day
long.

It's got a record as long as your arm.
Including ours.

Just can't think of his name.

Fenton or... It's Faraday or something.
No, it isn't.

Fennedy. Fennedy. Frank Fennedy.

Ten to one, Ashton left the paper and
Fennedy picked it up. And I got it.

All right!

Lieutenant Samuels.

Anybody?

Small guy in a checkered sport coat. I
think he's going to the tailor on the

first floor.

So how's it going?

I can't stand it with this music
blasting in my ear, George.

Hey, George.

We have to have this music blasting.

If I cut out the monitor, you won't be
able to hear anything else that's going

on up there.

I love it. 71 years old and he's in the
country western music.

Hey, Victor.

Where are you going?

Lunch. It's almost five.

Well, I don't plan to eat. Wait.

Fine, Brent's got a free hour.

We take over stakeout on Kennedy at 6
.30.

Hey, what do you think I am, an amateur?

I'll be there in plenty of time.

Is music getting to you?

complaint from arraignment thereon
through deposition thereof. I mean, who

understands this stuff?

Well, you probably understand it. You
think Coleman understands that stuff?

The test was probably easier when
Coleman made sergeant. Sure.

Yes?

Can I help you?

I'm looking for Aaron Seymour.

I'm Seymour.

What can I do for you?

Mr. Seymour, I represent Ashland
Trucking.

Here we go. I'd like to talk to you
about your...

Shipping needs.

For your new line that you're coming out
with.

All I'm trying to get at, Mr. Seymour,
is are you going to give in or not?

Now, let me ask you smart ladies
something.

You ever notice how shoddy the tailoring
is on most women's suits?

Beg pardon?

Now, take men's suits.

Little hand stitching here, little extra
tailoring there.

That's quality.

Now, say you want to buy a nice,
classic, never -go -out -of -style

with the same oomph.

You'd love it.

You'd wear it forever.

You'd be happy to pay $150.

Mr. Hall, could you answer my partner's
question? Mr.

Woman's haberdashery look.

It's going to be a monster. I can feel
it in my kishkes.

In your what?

Kishkes.

Guts.

Tell you what I'm going to do.

You two ladies have been so terrific.

What say I give you each a sample for
all your trouble? We can't do that.

Why not?

You think it's a bribe?

It's not a bribe. I like you.

And we like you, Mr. Seymour. And we
thank you.

But we just want to do our job.

I want you should be happy.

I want everybody should be happy.

Even Nelson Ashland?

My old mother, may she rest in peace,
used to tell the story...

Way back in the old country, the
Cossacks would come through the town

geschrei, herding people.

My uncle Abram one day thinks maybe he
should do a little business with them.

Even Cossacks understand business.

So he gives each one a chicken. Are you
telling us that you're going to pay

protection to the king of the Cossacks?

What can it cost me, a chicken?

10, 50 % extra on the shipping?

This line is going to be a monster.

So I take a little less profit margin,
and I avoid a lot of tourists.

Well, Mr. Seymour... I want to think
about it.

I've got to think.

But I ask you, ladies, what would be so
terrible?

Like idiots, and he's caving in.

Not in a million years. I bet you heard
what he said. Did you see the look on

Mrs. Seymour's face?

What does that have to do with anything?
That man's not going to get a minute's

peace tonight.

Hi!

Am I in your way?

Where's George picking us up?

36. The creep is taking our space.

Where's Papa?

Hello, Marcus. He's in the back.

How's it going?

Boring.

Kennedy hasn't stirred from his room.

Specky.

With Bon Bon.

Sorry, Marty, you'll have to stay till
he gets here.

Little post -brand deal hanky -panky? I
don't know.

But I'm sure he'll tell me all about it.

In living color.

Anybody go in I should know about?

Mr. Fennity isn't exactly a sort of
butterfly.

Like I said, boring.

I guess we should be grateful.

I am telling you, he did not come out
that front door.

The only way out, Victor.

Good morning.

Morning, men. What's up?

Benedict slipped by Petrie and his Becky
last night.

You're kidding.

He didn't. And Coleman's hiking up the
odds on us. It's not fair. Let it go,

Victor, all right?

Okay, so you lost him.

It's not the worst thing in the world.

No.

There was another fire in the garment
district last night.

The night watchman was critically
injured.

Congratulations,

ladies. You are now the favorites in the
sergeant's pool.

What's with the look? I didn't set the
fire. I just set the odds, you know.

Six.

We're covering Seymour's loft and we're
trying to reestablish surveillance on

Fenner.

We lost contact yesterday.

We're combing the garment district.

Yeah, I understand.

Sir, two weeks ago, I was begging you
for surveillance equipment.

Yes, Inspector.

Thank you.

Isn't that difficult?

I got a yell and scream to get their
interest in this case. Now they want to

yank it back to themselves.

Sure. Papers picked the thing up, and
now all of a sudden, it's the biggest

thing since Son of Sam.

When's Seymour shipping out his dresses?

Any day now, sir.

Well, Nelman's giving us till Friday.

Then it goes to major cases.

Yes, sir.

Thank you.

Hey, slow down.

I've been looking at all this different
bank stuff and, you know, the different

rates. I mean, with a fixed rate at 13 %
and the variable at 11 .5, the

difference is something like 130 bucks a
month.

That's assuming that we put 20 % down,
which is what we planned. But I figured

that the variable could go to, what, 14,
14 and a half?

I'm sorry, this must be kind of boring,
huh?

No.

Why are you so excited?

I had to tell Harv about all this last
night.

And he works with numbers every day, but
he was having trouble keeping his eyes

open. Pretty boring, right?

Yeah.

I wasn't talking to you.

Oh, Lord.

Seymour!

What?

Seymour was worried that you should get
hungry down here. I made a couple of

sandwiches, brisket, you'll like it. I
took off all the fat. Mrs. Seymour,

please, this is supposed to be an
undercover operation. You young girls

your diets, huh?

Mrs. Seymour, please.

I heard about the night watchman who got
burned.

So did Seymour.

So eat and be well.

You should take on a few more pounds. It
wouldn't kill you.

Yes, ma 'am. Thank you.

Ready for this?

She made us sandwiches.

That's very sweet, but she's now
compromised the stakeout.

Well, what was I supposed to do?

From Aaron Seymour.

I'm shipping the dresses tomorrow.

If he's coming, he's coming tonight.

No more chickens for the Cossacks.

All right!

What'd I tell you?

Cash goes very well.

Nothing, Bert. He hasn't moved.

Doesn't make sense.

If Ashland doesn't send him tonight,
it's going to be too late.

We can see the door. We can see the fire
escape.

There's no other way out. He's got to
still be there.

That's what his Becky said.

Only a sleep on the ice. No.

That'll be up there now.

It's one of these here.

Fennity?

Mr. Fennity, are you there?

He could be in Miss Marr's apartment.

Who's Miss Marr? Fennity!

His girlfriend, on the other side of the
building.

The other side of the building?

Has she got a passcode?

Of course.

Get down there, tell him to get on the
radio. Fennity may already be on his

Open up the store.

Come on, damn it, open up this door,
then we wake up the girlfriend. Come on,

open it up.

Did you hear that?

Get your hands up!

Stay right there.

Get your hands up, I said!

Higher! Who told you to move?

Stand still.

Spread them.

All right, you have the right to remain
silent.

You have the right to remain silent if
you say so. Christine!

Thank you.

Mr. Kennedy.

Hide! Where I can see them.

Now keep them there.

Hey.

Hey, kiddo.

Couldn't sleep again, huh? Yeah.

Did you have a bad day?

This job... I don't know.

Everybody has a bad day, huh?

But you can't keep on with this not
sleeping.

Not doing anything, Mary, but... I'm
sitting around having lunch with these

rich guys and something... I don't know.
My

stomach, I can't eat. I can't...

I'm not making something.

You know what I mean? I'm not
accomplishing anything.

Honey, you had a bad day. You can't
expect every day to make a big sale.

No, no, you don't understand.

I sold two.

It isn't enough.

Why?

You know, back in history when they
built all those cathedrals,

The workers, they'd carve their names in
the stone.

It was like signing their work.

When I was on the high steel, I saw the
Indians do that too. They'd scratch

their initials on the girders.

Even now when I do a remodel, I put my
initials down under something where it

doesn't show.

Silly, I guess. I don't know.

Keep thinking. I can't take Mike out
like I used to and point to a building

say I built that.

My name's on it.

You can't carve your initials in a tax
shelter.

Then you have to quit.

It means no house. I know.

I feel terrible. Oh, come on. I've been
thinking about that house, you know.

I mean, what would interest rates the
way they are?

It may not be real smart to commit to a
long -term mortgage like that.

I mean, they're bound to come down
eventually, huh?

I know how much this house means to you.

We'll do it. We'll just... It'll take a
little longer, that's all.

I got something for you.

It's beautiful, huh?

I can't have that now. We can afford it.
Honey, we really need your

refrigerator. No.

Taking your house away, the least they
can do is give you a ring. Half?

We're going to get the house.

We are, right?

Just putting it off is all.

Oh, boy.

That's beautiful.

You know, it's about time we got
engaged.

Give me a hand, will you?

I love this ring.

I really love this ring.

I'll tell you what.

You take the stuff in the kitchen, and
we'll go in the bedroom, and I will show

you how much I love this ring.

Mary Beth?

You know, if you want, maybe next summer
we repaint.

It's about time we sprung for new
carpets and drapes.

Maybe we can really fix this place up.

All the stuff I'm doing for everybody
else, you'd think I could spend a little

time and energy here, right?

Right.

What do you say, kiddo? We really do a
job on it.