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Come on.

Come on.

All right, Sam, let him out.

Come on.

Please, step back.

There's $8 million worth of uncut off the street.

That's beautiful. - You didn't get a man hurt.

You didn't get a man killed.

You carried it out. It's perfect.

You're beautiful, Baretta.

Did you see him, Tony?

Did you see that Dr. Ling?

He didn't know what he was doing.

You got one of the biggest heavies in this district off the street. You like that?

What's the matter with you, Baretta?

You look like you lost your last friend, huh?

No, I think it's terrific.

I got Dr. Ling and his gang off the streets.

From here, they was running a big part of this

town now they're going home for a long time.

But we got another problem.

What's your problem?

That leaves a whole hunk of the city up for grabs.

Ain't nobody gonna get no sleep until we find out who makes the first pitch.

Nopke, you want to give me a hand?

You and me will go have a beer.

We'll leave Scrooge right here.

I'll see you later.

Baretta, there's some junkie hunk up here.

What's the M.O.?

Nothing to concern you.

We found her in the water.

Probably zonked out and walked off the pier.

You didn't happen to notice if she was beat up or not, did you, Red?

Yeah, but these hunkers, they ain't nothing.

They're people.

I want an autopsy.

And I want to read a report.

8 o'clock in the morning.

Didn't your mama ever teach you how to knock?

I'm bad, man.

I don't have to knock.

I saw your girlfriend Silky laying in the garbage.

Yeah, man, I heard about the silk.

Sure was a cold shot.

That's the way it be's.

But he was a righteous brother, you know that?

And had himself a ham of some of the finest ladies you ever did see.

I'm talking about Fox's brother.

Who was at the top of his line?

Say what?

I say, who was his good lady at the top line?

I didn't quite hear you, brother.

Say, man, I ain't paying you for this gig.

If they come looking for you, you're gonna

be sleeping under my bed and glad I'm around.

Yeah, I hear you. I hear you.

Who was it? - Candy Lee and Susie Cummins.

Hang out up at the Governor's Grill.

That's the wrong end of town, man.

Whoever's moving in ain't playing straight.

How you read this thing?

I'll tell you how I read it.

Them suckers coming out here messing with the rooster.

They don't know they're messing with one of the baddest cats in Chocolate City.

I'll make them wish they stayed in bed.

Yeah, well, anyway, bad cat, just keep your

eyes and your ears open and your head down.

If they do come looking for you, that parachute you're wearing ain't bulletproof.

Catch you later.

Later.

That's all right.

Bullets can't turn corners.

Susie!

Susie! Are you all right?

Are you okay?

Did you two ladies hear about the woman they fished out of the harbor this morning?

That was a direct result of cause and effect.

She strayed out to pasture on her own, refusing to join my stable.

That was the cause.

She was found dead.

That was the effect.

That girl was a junkie!

She could have walked off that pier all by herself!

You don't scare me!

Silky handles my affair.

Silky?

Silky walked into some buckshot this afternoon.

Silky is no longer with us.

Get out of here and quit hassling us!

I told you she was going to give us trouble.

Why don't you open that window up there?

I think Susie needs some fresh air, don't you?

Susan could use some fresh air.

No!

No!

No!

No!

Do you believe that girl walked off the pier?

That girl walked off the pier like your friend just jumped out the window.

Silky is gone.

El Dorado has arrived.

Spread the word.

Pay or die.

Period.

Nearly as I can figure, Silky didn't have no fairies.

Every pimp's got enemies, yeah.

Guess your coroner's report.

That 19-year-old was fished out of the river the other night.

She was dead before she was ever dumped in there.

Figures.

They snapped her insurer in.

Take a look at this.

I got a new one for you.

Susie Cummings.

Fell out a window.

She's a hooker?

Yeah.

I know her.

She worked for that guy Silky, the pimp that we found dead.

That's the one.

Holy Toledo, man.

Who's knocking off these chicks?

We got any witnesses?

No. You got a roommate, Candy Lee, and she's too frightened to talk to anybody.

You want to try her?

Sure I do.

Where is she?

To find her at...

Got Miss Will, right there.

I know that place.

I'm on my way.

This is Swarup Benjoli.

Swarup?

Swarup Benjoli?

This is my mate, Candy.

I'm Lynn.

Sit down, Mr. Swarup.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Oh, my dear, you must not be so unhappy.

My dove, you are more beautiful than a newborn goat.

Are you looking for a date?

I've just come in from Calcutta.

Are you interested in herbs?

I'm not interested in those things, but I am interested in goats.

Come on, Swami. Let's go.

I'll see you later.

My dear.

All right, lady cop.

What do you got for me?

A heavy black dude is moving in.

His name's El Dorado?

Yeah.

Two soldiers will be by for their pickup tonight.

Yeah?

Hey, you look so cute with the beard.

That's a tickle. Cut that nonsense out.

Yeah.

Come on, tend to business, sugar.

No, Tony.

You've never been so businesslike before.

Stop that.

Listen, that girl, Candy, she's a witness, but she's scared to death.

I want you to get to her and cool her out,

because I've got to talk to her sooner or later.

Stay away from this guy, El Dorado, because if Nicholas decides to bring his

troops in, we're going to be looking at World War II, and

I don't want you caught in the middle, you understand?

Tony, I'm a big girl now.

I can handle myself.

But you like the hot dog, and I don't like that.

Hey, I've never been kissed by a Maharashi before.

Get out of here.

Go up there and tend to business, huh?

Yes, sir. Governor, anything you say.

Okay.

Hey.

I didn't forget.

Yes.

Goodbye. Watch yourself.

I will. Candy,

you're going to stay at my place tonight, all right?

Okay.

And you'll be nice and safe there.

Yeah, I'll be safe.

Good girl.

Well, oh, well, well, good evening, my fine, fine feathered foxes.

Well, she look as good as mother's love.

Let's cut the cackle and get down to business, all right?

Come on. Why don't you, uh, step into my office?

Wait a moment.

Well, all right.

You burn smart, mama. You hear me?

Now, we don't want no more trouble.

Because from now on, us fillies are in your state.

Say, baby, that is beautiful.

I mean, you've got lots of heart, lots of heart.

Think she got lots of heart, swim.

Take it.

Take it, baby.

Now, you take this, you damn... and anybody, you hear me?

Anybody hit on you, you call us.

Because we takes care of our property.

Now, why don't you get out of here, honey, okay?

I'm off, I'm back.

Bye, bye, bye.

Bucket of suds, my man, with a tequila chaser.

I'm out here for charity.

I'm trying to make some money.

Tell me what you ain't going to do and what you think you're going to do.

I'm still not getting out there.

You're out there right now.

Hey, what's happening?

What's going on, brother?

Come on, let's take a walk.

Yeah, right, right.

Say, man, what's going on?

My ladies are scared to work.

And when my chickens ain't hatching, brother, I get concerned, you dig?

Good job, chumps.

It's going to be a rainy day in hell before I

let somebody come in here and mess with my money.

Be cool, man.

All I can tell you is this is serious.

These cats are moving in and they're taking over.

And you better be long gone in the tall corn like a smart rooster.

You hear what I'm saying?

Yeah, I hear you.

What did you find out?

Well, this cat, El Dorado, is in from the Motor City.

Had himself a little action back there.

I guess he figured he was going to expand his kingdom, you dig?

Word is, a couple of months ago, when the cat bought out the Players Club,

made it his base of operations.

And check this.

My man says he don't go for no competition.

Says he will waste anybody in the street that ain't dancing to his music.

You don't know, my folks stopped dancing a long time ago.

Say, man, I know you're getting tense.

The team packing no peace now, are you?

You don't ask me about my peace, I won't ask you about your tactics.

Now, wait a minute. Anyway, man, you supposed to be the police.

What you doing about this situation?

I'm a tax-paying citizen out here trying to carry on business.

So what you going to do?

I ain't going to tell you what I'm going to do.

But I'm going to tell you what you're going to do.

You're going to take that flock of fillies and you're

going to go back to the barn, you understand me?

Man, I don't be messing with my own stock.

What am I supposed to do, play Monopoly?

I'll tell you what you're supposed to do is stay alive.

I don't want your blood all up over the streets.

Now, take care of your women and keep them off the streets.

I hear you, I hear you.

Get in the car.

Go on home and don't ask me nothing about no money, no nothing, nothing.

You hear me?

There's us and there's Nicholas.

We got a truce with and we ain't going to wait around

too long for his competition to get any more cocky.

And in the middle is El Dorado, his competition.

A nutty punk that's snuffing hookers and trying to take over the world.

And what do we got going for us?

A crazy lady policeman who's a reckless limey.

Oh, come on, Barret.

I don't need to hear this again.

I'm telling you, that lady takes too many chances.

She's a hot dog.

You want to know the last time I heard this? - When?

It was when I was talking to her and it was about you.

I don't want to hear any more argument.

No more words out of you.

She's in, you use it.

All right, all right.

I'll work with her.

My name is Vito.

Vito, you're in the wrong place at the wrong time.

No, no, no, no, no.

I come here to see the fellas been messing with my fillies.

Your fillies?

Yeah.

Destroying good flesh.

That don't make sense.

You work for me.

Punk.

That's my calling card.

Like I said, here's your head, but your hurry.

Nicholas said you was a punk.

He's right.

I'll show you who's a punk, punk.

This is war.

You got it.

You got it.

I really don't think you young ladies are seeing this clearly.

I'm offering you better wages, I'm offering you much better working

conditions with a man who's gonna give you nothing but TLC.

That's tender loving care.

I don't want to hear no more about El Dorado this and El Dorado that.

I want you to start saying Vito this and Vito that.

Because Vito's the one that's gonna protect you from El Dorado.

And from the heat.

Yeah, big enough to get yourself killed.

Is that what you want to do, mate?

No, love.

I'll leave the graveyard for the tough guys.

Me, I'm a lover.

Pardon me.

I got a pad in my face.

Getting through to you a little bit, sugar?

You girls want to keep working for peanuts,

getting beat up, living half scared to death?

Go ahead, enjoy yourself.

Thank you, my dear.

The matter will be given my undivided attention.

You want to operate with a little class?

Uncle Vito is here and he's waiting for you.

Well, I think if you keep this up, you're gonna buy yourself

about six feet of this great land on top of your coffin.

You know something, cutie?

If you stayed in a powder room for two or three more

minutes, these fillies would be working for Uncle Vito.

But that's all right.

I got time.

Excuse me, sugar, I got biz.

Relax.

Mr. Barkeep, bottle of champagne for the ladies over there.

Keep your eyes open fast, things may start popping.

Let's go pay Mr. Nicholas a call and don't lose my girlfriends across the street.

It's good that you would see me so soon.

I expected you, Tony.

I heard about the three murders.

Spiro...

I hate to see such waste.

Some people have no respect for life.

I must say, I don't like to see such things happening so close to my neighborhood.

Does that tell me that you have intentions of doing something about it?

Of doing what, Tony?

My business is this restaurant.

I understand.

Olive oil, cheese, customers.

Mr. Nicholas, sometimes it's difficult to talk to

you because it seems like there are two of you there.

It's hard to be open with a man who is using me, Tony.

I suppose you know you've been followed.

For a smart cop like you, that can't be an accident.

And for a smart man like you, you can't let it go by.

Yes, I'm being followed.

Yes, I led them here.

And yes, I'm using you.

This man, El Dorado, he makes life very difficult for both of us.

Yes.

I've heard talk about this man.

He should be eliminated before he acquires too much strength and confidence.

If that happened, he could be very bad for business.

Very bad.

For your business and my business.

But I don't...

We don't want any bloodshed.

I have a plan, Mr. Nicholas, to bring this man, El Dorado, to his knees.

And I believe that it is in your best interest

to allow me to execute my plan

for your business.

The restaurant?

The restaurant.

You're right.

For now.

For now.

Fair enough.

What are you dressed as, Tony?

You look like a gangster.

My name is Vito.

I'm from Chicago.

Welcome to our city.

You can use my name as reference.

But remember, Tony, I am an impatient man.

I knew a man named Vito from the old neighborhood.

He could open bottles with his teeth.

He must have been Greek.

Ah, yeah.

Are you sure it was Nicholas?

That's right.

That's right.

And to make sure we even got out the car and looked in the

window and they was together, drinking like blood brothers.

Look here, let's waste that Vito sucker.

That's much too impulsive.

Wait a minute. What are you talking about?

Are we going to waste Vito or not?

If he was with Nicholas, we don't want to deal before we're ready.

Man is dangerous.

Gentlemen.

Gentlemen, we must establish a show of power in this community.

There's prostitution and pushing and from that comes money, guns and power.

And this is the icing on the cake.

Oh, yeah?

Hey, stratosphere, baby.

One kilo of pure snow.

Hello.

Put it under cover.

Now you are a lady who shows some class and

style in a world all but void of such qualities.

And I also believe in picking winners because I hate to lose.

It's bad for the health.

That's why I'm here.

This Vito is a disease and you've got the cure.

Tell me, what did this Vito say?

He's a real big talker.

You know the type.

He says he's going to open up a stable.

He says he's going to protect us from you.

Big shot, right?

Anyway, I don't want to be caught in the middle of any war between you and Vito.

And neither do any of the other girls.

It's a very wise decision, my dear.

You got too close to El Dorado.

I don't think that's cute.

That ain't smart, you understand?

In the second place, that girl Candy, I told you to watch her.

What do you want me to do?

Blow my cover by handcuffing into the bed.

Now she took three sleeping pills.

Three sleeping pills?

She takes four sleeping pills for lunch and six for dinner.

She's high on goof balls all the time.

You'd have known that if you were looking in her

eyes instead of hot-dogging around being a tough guy.

I'm paid to be a tough guy.

Go ahead, be a tough guy.

But watch out for the paying customers.

Look, if you're so bloody interested in her, why don't you go and babysit for her?

Look, and if you don't stop talking to me and nagging at me like this, you're going

to be wearing this spaghetti instead of eating it.

You're a good cop, kid.

You ain't a bad person either.

And you ain't a bad looker.

When you risk your neck like that, you scare me.

Sometimes I scare myself.

I ain't hungry no more.

Bloody spaghetti.

Yes, sir, Will.

Yes, sir, I'll take care of it right away.

Room 701.

Yes, sir. Thank you.

Hello, Mr. Smith.

Glad to see you back again.

Thank you.

I need this matter on room 309.

What?

He's on his way up.

Tall guy, about 55.

Name's Smith.

Reptile tie, plaid suit.

Oh, yeah, I'm going to put you up for a commendation.

Excuse me.

Mr. Smith?

I just got a phone call from downstairs.

Mr. Harris gave you the wrong room number.

It's not 309.

It's 306.

Yeah, but Harris assured me... I understand that.

Mr. Harris works for me.

My name is Vito, Vito Vincenzo.

It's very nice to meet you.

I run this store.

It's 306. Step this way.

We got a new little girl.

She just came in from a place called Windableton, which is outside of London,

and she talks kind of funny like that, and she acts kind

of funny, and you're really going to enjoy yourself.

Have a nice time, Mr. Smith.

La, la, la, la, la, la.

Hello, ducky.

Are you Madeleine?

That's right.

Madeleine, Rosie, Jezebel.

Whatever turns you on, Governor.

Oh.

Come on, darling.

Get comfortable.

The game room's right there.

So let's get your meter running, and let's get this show on the road,

Here, you want a drink, darling?

No, no, thanks.

Oh, well, don't let the mess bother you.

You know what those conventioneers are like.

Oh, they're such a raunchy bunch, darling.

You know what I did.

You paid 150 bucks for a broken-down, lush hooker.

Yeah!

Oh, you calling names, eh?

Listen, there's plenty more action where you came from, mate.

I don't need your tiger out here!

This is the biggest ripoff I've ever seen.

150 bucks for nothing.

Hello, let me speak to Flash, please.

Come in.

This is not a good way to not earn 150 dollars.

Oh, yeah?

Well, I'll tell you what I do, sugar.

When the whole thing's over, I'll take the yard and a half out and trade.

Just a minute!

Oh, so now you're in a hurry, huh?

Now, what did you do to Smith, woman?

What Smith, man?

I haven't seen anybody all day!

This is no time to be shucking and jiving, mama.

Why would I lie to you, man?

I wouldn't lie to you!

I know what you guys would do to me if I lied to you!

I'm no fool!

The guy never showed!

Never showed, huh?

I'm taking over.

Len is with me.

El Dorado is finished.

Vito.

Wait till he hears this.

Len went with Vito.

All right, then. Get over to the grill.

You'll find her by shaking up that other hooker, the one they call Candy.

Here's to a lot of good health, a lot of good money, no more getting

punched around, and an early retirement for all of you.

Bye, Kinder.

Hey, sugar.

I told Linda to keep you under wraps.

You're one of my girls now.

And the streets ain't safe for you.

Yeah, well... You sit tight here.

Never mind, yeah, well.

Wanna make a phone call?

And get Linda to come and pick you up.

Don't be cute. Well, I got a little nervous.

I'm not cute.

You're gonna be dead if you're not careful.

Can I have a brandy, please?

Damn, if you don't talk!

She's gonna hook you to a rod!

Go ahead, man.

Next time you go near one of my women, I'm gonna feed you to the fish.

You understand me?

You're alive because El Dorado wants you alive.

He wants you on the streets, scared, just the way you are

now, telling all the other chippies they gotta fall in line.

And you're doing that for him.

But when he's got everything the way he wants

it, what do you think he's gonna do with you?

You think he's gonna leave you on the streets the rest of his life so you can

blow the whistle on him whenever you want to, huh?

Well, I wish he'd just kill me right now!

I do!

I wish I would just do it now!

I'm gonna get some money and I'm blowing this stupid town.

That's what I'm gonna do.

I'm gonna blow this town!

Do it my way.

Let me help you.

Candy, go up against this guy.

Yeah, I'd be dead for sure!

I don't know anything.

You already told the police lady what you saw.

You're in this thing, up to your eyeballs.

You ain't got no good way to go.

You're in trouble whichever way you turn.

You're not a hooker no more.

You're an eyewitness in a murder.

I didn't see anything.

I promised you I would be patient.

But this young fellow doesn't seem to respond to your technique.

So, now it's time for me to have a conversation with him.

Yes.

He will come soon.

And he will talk to you about war between you.

But I promise you that if you turn him back to

me, this time I will put the rabbit in the cage.

In a while, this rabbit grows fangs and he becomes a wolf.

And if the hunter makes a mistake, this mistake could be fatal.

If I make a mistake, say something nice at my funeral.

Yes.

Fortune is smiling in our direction.

I'll be right over.

Harris from the hotel.

Lynn Stiles just showed.

She's hustling in the bar.

I want this one myself.

She was the first to turn.

She's going to be the next to die.

Let's go.

Yes, sir.

Our tender sure can make a purple blossom.

The best.

What are you doing up so late, little lady?

Well, I'm a night owl.

Send a bottle of champagne to three and six.

Don't spare the chance.

Tony, she did a great job.

I think they took the bait.

Come on in.

Is Foley on duty down there?

I think he's got one eye open.

He's going to give you the signal as soon as he spots it.

All right. - Hit the road, man.

Yeah, Billy?

I know. Take the back elevator.

So you did a good job, huh, Ducks?

Yes, I did, love.

I think I did.

Well, don't get too cocky.

The third act's going to get kind of cute.

I'll leave that up to you.

There you go.

306.

Rita, run the way up.

Stay cool, now.

Don't get tense, boss, man.

Just put your hands where I can see them, because I don't understand Braille.

Hunter, boy.

I understand you're a reasonable man.

Well, I want to be reasonable, Hito.

I really do want to be reasonable.

Good.

You want a piece of the action?

Power?

Money?

I got a whole lot of money over there.

I don't even like women.

Nope.

Pimping ain't my racket in the first place.

I don't even like women.

I, um, have access to a few ounces of very fine smack.

Street value, 100, 150,000.

Nah, you're talking, boss, man.

Like I said, I got a whole lot of money.

But that kind of smack would be the kind of muscle I want.

I'll arrange it.

I deal only on one condition.

You return what is mine.

I don't get her, you don't get the smack.

That's final.

Oh, well, that's all right.

When the smack is in my hand, having been tasted by my

educated tongue, then DeFilly is yours with my blessing.

Like I said, I don't even like women.

Till we meet again, my dear.

Your phone call said it was important.

I hope for the sake of both of us you're right.

Mr. Nicholas, it's been some killings recently, some bad things happening.

Things are going to settle themselves down.

However, it looks like your man Vito doesn't want it that way.

And if he doesn't want it that way, that must mean that you don't want it that way.

My young friend, I want peace always, at all costs.

If anyone gets hurt with your little squabbles, it's bad for my business.

And my business is big business.

Also, you're wrong about this Vito.

He's not my man.

I tell you what I told him.

Make peace.

Because if you don't, I will.

Nah, Barrett, it's too dangerous.

How do you know that your cover isn't blown already, huh?

I'm okay there.

How do you know he's not going to stiff you

and sell you a sack full of talcum powder, huh?

Now, you can't book him on that.

Lin, he wants Lin.

If I got hurt here, he'll play straight.

It's too dangerous.

I can cover you in the area generally, but I can't cover you on that exchange.

That's no good. That's too dangerous.

You said she was a good cop, right?

Yeah, she's a good cop.

Them linies are tough in a corner.

We'll be all right.

Yeah, you'll be all right.

We don't have any choice, do we?

No, we don't have any choice.

Now, Pete, this is it, partner.

When I taste that dope and you see me do it, come out and do your job.

School's out, kid.

Now, this is for real.

Okay?

I'm ready, brother.

I'm scared, but I am ready.

That important?

You.

I know we do a lot of fighting about who's

right and who's wrong and how to do things.

But just this time, buy the book, okay?

No chances.

All right, now.

But just for you.

And a girl, sugar.

See you on the other side, gang.

Keeping my side of the bargain, Vito.

Brought only one man for protection and the merchandise, I promised.

You don't mind if a fella takes a taste, do you?

Until my share is here, Vito.

I can't tell if that stuff is real or not, but so far, we're okay.

You ready, sugar?

Righto, ducks.

And don't get cute, you understand me?

There's your merchandise. Where's mine?

What are you doing?

Got him?

Got an ambulance?

Is he gonna make it? - Yeah, he's gonna be all right.

Is there an ambulance coming?

Yeah, I got an ambulance.

How's Nopke? - He's doing fine.

He's making a collar right now.

I told you he'd be a good cop.

You'd make a good cop, too, if you learned to do what the hell you're told.

Don't be cheeky.

I'm a good hooker.

I don't need to be a good cop.

What are you two?

We got it.

Gin, dummy.

Next time you throw out the 4-3 in the deck, turn in your badge.

I don't know.

I don't think I'm gonna get the hang of this damn game either, Tony.

You'll learn the game, or you won't make a good cop.

If you stick with me, kid, I'll turn you into Sherlock Holmes.

Hey, you're pretty good with that karate stuff there.

Where'd you learn that?

Well, you know, when you're a string bean like me

with a name like Nopke, you gots to learn something.

You do, huh?

Yeah, that's an ancient art, Tony.

Developed 4,000 years ago by the Chinese.

Bet them Chinese never heard of a 38, huh?

And a woman...

or a gun.

Speaking of 38s...

Nopke lovely.

Hello, ducky.

Hello.

Listen, Sporty, take them tickets and go downstairs and Uncle

Billy, he'll teach you all you need to know about gin rummy.

Okay, can I speak to you one second before I go about...

I said go downstairs with the tickets.

Okay.

Can I come back later?

Get out of here, will ya?

10-4, Baretta.

Yeah, 10-4.

I know some things about you that you'll never be able to teach that kid.

Yeah? How come?

Because he's not Italian.

How about it, mister?

You wanna fool around?