Original subtitles

Good evening, sir.

How about a single?

Would you sign in, please?

Do you have some identification?

What's the matter, you don't like cash?

We take cash but I need identification, sir.

Thank you.

404.

Can I show you anything else sir?

No, I know where the crapper is, here.

Thank you sir.

Have a nice stay in Miami Beach.

Yeah, I'm here.

No man, make it sooner than that.

Make it tonight, tonight.

Yeah.

Okay, I'll be there sharp.

I'll see you.

Put it there.

Here, keep it. Thank you.

Please don't get up.

I don't want to interrupt your meal.

So eat.

Plate to mouth.

Plate to mouth.

Keep your hands above the table at all times, okay?

What the hell are you doing here?

Don't talk with your mouth full.

It's not polite.

Tullio's at 10, who you meeting?

A hooker.

If you didn't end this, the bedtime story

will have a unhappy ending.

Eat your shrimp.

Think of all the starving people.

Your mother ever tell you that?

Mine did.

I used to say box it and send it to them.

She needs to clip my ear.

Stand up.

Take out your wallet.

Drop your trousers.

You son of a bitch.

Take off your tie.

Undo your shirt.

The front.

Front of your shirt.

I'm there, aren't I?

I'm right there.

It's beautiful.

Looks terrific on you.

It's my ass.

It's my ass.

To the toilet.

You don't understand, man.

If you could slip with that ice, I'm a dead man.

Please.

Sit down on the tub.

Give me your left hand, come on.

Get your hand under there.

Gimme your other hand.

Yeah, no calls for 404 till tomorrow morning, okay?

Thank you, sweetheart.

They'll kill me, you bastard!

(bright music)

Hey!

The timing chain is loose.

The steering's off.

So are the carburetors.

Check the alignment because it's pulling to the right.

Oh, wash it.

Screw you.

(chuckles) You'd like to, wouldn't you?

(soft music)

[Woman On Loudspeaker] Andy Hammond, Andy Hammond,

please report to Mr. Booth's office immediately.

Is this where I'm supposed to be?

What's your name?

Andy Hammond.

Andy Hammond, right this way.

What's your name?

Grace.

Hi, Grace.

You wanted to see me, sir?

Young man, I understand you were offensive to my daughter.

What?

How long have you worked here?

10 days.

Then surely you've been here long enough to understand

that I do not tolerate foul language

in the presence of my customers.

Yes, sir.

But I knew that your daughter was your daughter

and not a customer.

Young man, you give me no choice.

Collect your wages.

I'm fired?

What else did you expect?

Well, I had hoped, after this morning's introduction,

for courtship, marriage, becoming your son-in-law,

take over the family business.

Get out.

I'll do it.

All right with me.

What the hell is he doing with your car?

Get PAs on the phone.

Andy Hammond, get away from that car!

Booth told me her timing was off.

You've been sacked.

Out, get out, or I'll have you thrown out.

Okay.

(engine revving)

Andy!

Get back here, Andy!

Ma'am.

(suspenseful music)

(tires screeching)

Just allow the police to recover your car.

(engine revving)

(signal bell dinging)

Damn.

(tires screeching)

Oh.

(light piano music)

(guests chattering)

Eddie.

Where's Paula?

Dear boy, don't you understand

that the only way to hold on is to let go?

(engine revving)

(dog barking)

(dramatic music)

(sultry music)

Well?

I'm gonna make you an offer you can't refuse.

Really?

Uh-huh.

I refuse.

I wanna team up with you.

Do you sing?

No.

But I'm a terrific mechanic.

Can't even hold a job.

But I got sidelines.

You wanna buy some stolen property?

What kind?

Manhattan Island.

Your daddy's brand, me, and the way you drive that car,

I can turn you into the first lady to win the Indy 500.

I don't compete with men.

So we won't compete.

Let's get married.

Who believes in marriage anymore?

Nobody.

I'm trying to be unique.

You're trying so hard.

It's getting boring.

I sense from your attitude that lovemaking

is out of the question.

If I were you, I'd go that way.

I've still got business to talk with you about.

I've got something to show you that's really extraordinary.

Hey.

Why is it that everything you say sounds dirty?

(door opens and closes)

Paula!

Up here.

Whose car is that?

All right, who was that, what's going on?

Nothing is going on.

Who was that?

That was a mechanic who used to work for my father

who got fired and wanted his job back.

Eddie!

He the reason you left the party?

I left the party because I was bored.

Thanks a million.

What took you so long?

I called Chicago.

I told them their man never showed up.

(water splashing)

Wait a minute Paul, for God's sake.

Give it to him, Tony.

Where's that necklace?

Where is it, you fat bastard?

You got a partner, huh?

Hold him tight, tighter.

You're gonna tell us?

Tell us where then necklace is now!

I don't know.

I don't know!

(engine revving)

This oversteer?

No sir.

Now this is a very nice hanging motorcar, it's very safe.

What's the top gear ratio displacement compression

on this thing?

Just a moment, sir, and I'll get you

the specifications.

Excuse me.

The top gear ratio is 0.8521.

Displacement is 351 cubic inches

and the compression is 11 to one.

Is there anything else?

Yes.

Step into my office please.

All right.

I had a feeling I'd see you here this morning.

Waiting.

You're terrific.

You've got extrasensory perception.

You just have a bad habit of hanging around.

You wanna do something about it?

All right.

What?

Take your clothes off.

No!

You're gonna hold somebody up?

That's not a toy.

Well you must have it for some reason.

Yeah, it's for show.

Guns scare the life out of me.

No gunman, not a very good mechanic.

A flop as a sex maniac.

What do you do?

I deal in stolen property.

Right.

Piggybanks, cookie jars.

(mysterious music)

Pretty?

Yeah.

They're very nice.

Where'd you get it?

Ah, it's a trade secret.

But I could give you a terrific deal on it.

No, no, no ,no, I'll be back at three.

Morning, darling.

Come here. Been here a while, then?

Sorry Daddy, unbelievable traffic.

Why didn't you let me pick you up?

I don't mind driving.

Or am I that late?

Come on, we're holding a table.

Daddy.

Mm-hmm?

You know that mechanic, the one you fired

a couple days ago?

Mm-hmm?

Well, he just tried to sell me a necklace.

Five pear-shaped diamonds.

(tires squealing)

Okay Hammond, let's go.

I'm busy.

So I've heard.

You guys don't give a guy any privacy at all, do you?

Come on, I wanna show you something.

Okay.

Familiar?

Tony Lacabo of Chicago.

Two arrests, possession of stolen goods, but no convictions.

Okay.

$1500.

Credit cards.

Put this with the stuff.

Yes, sir.

That gall, Hammond, a lot of damn gall,

coming down here and telling us

you're gonna play straight with us.

But I know your games.

You insurance guys, you want your 10%

while we bust our asses trying to get a few convictions.

Bullshit, all you're interested in

is putting people in jail.

You got a body count-

You work sloppy and you think sloppy.

You took that necklace.

You let us know it was coming down here,

we would have covered that fat man like a blanket.

You would have smothered him.

You would have lost him and you would have blown the piece.

Come with me to the office, Hammond.

You just better come along, you've committed a felony.

(knocking on window)

(door buzzing)

Thank you Jill, thank you.

Hammond.

Carlos, give me the Stimpson file.

Get Miami PD homicide.

Call that captain at OCBC what he wants.

Take care of these.

Hand it over, Hammond.

What?

The necklace, no games, I want it.

I'll give it to you soon as I'm finished with it.

I want it now.

I need it.

You'll get your 10%.

Told you, I need it.

I don't have it anyway.

Well where the hell is it?!

It's where I can get it when I need it.

You can get it right now.

Look, I got you made on armed robbery.

Oh, if you're gonna talk to me like that, Ford Pierce,

you better bring a piece of paper with you.

This is a beautiful piece, Ford.

They said I had to cooperate with you,

but they didn't say how far I had to go.

Now get outta here.

Okay.

Carlo, what do you got?

Here's the latest information on jewel fencing suspects.

Eddie Stell, age 35, born in Miami.

Family, heavy in the rackets.

Stell graduated from Miami University.

Degree in Business.

Then Warden School of Finance.

Worth about two million.

Owns Stell Fisheries.

Stell Land and Construction company.

Heavy investments in real estate.

That's Paula Booth, the daughter.

Attended English public schools, then Radcliffe.

She's taking flying lessons from Eddie.

That's his plane.

Quick hops to Nassau.

Sometimes only overnight.

Sees Peter Brinker there.

Young Condyle type.

Export import of expensive gems.

Paul Booth, born in London.

Age 66, widower, one child, a daughter.

We learned he lived like royalty, the works.

He got caught in a corporate ringer, was squeezed out.

Dropped all his money trying to fight back.

He came to Nassau.

After one year, he moved to Miami.

Paid $600,000 for the auto dealership.

We're still trying to track down the source of that money.

Paid $175,000 for that house.

So tell me.

Why was the courier killed?

I mean, this is not the first time

that the merchandise hasn't been delivered on time.

I called Chicago.

You called them?

For Christ's sake, why?

Dad, please.

To tell them their man was ripped off.

And your friend did it.

Oh that's terrific.

Now he's gonna be killed.

No big loss.

I don't understand you.

This guy is probably an amateur

trying to score on his own.

The word on the streets is he's not connected.

He went after that piece, he'll go after

the whole package tomorrow and he's gotta be taken out.

No.

Hey.

We can't let him ride.

Not with $3 million of stuff on the line.

No.

Now you leave him alone.

What do you mean leave him alone?

Why protect him?

You seem to forget that we have an agreement.

You don't go taking people out.

The hell with that, this is different!

Nothing is that different.

And if it is, everything's off.

Everything.

(clanging and crashing)

Okay.

Fuck!

Where is it?

Where's that necklace you took?!

Ease up on him, he's gonna talk to us.

Randy's going to hurt you if you don't talk.

(Andy groaning)

You cut up the skull with that fat bastard, didn't you?

See what that is.

We're not finished with you.

I'll get a doctor.

No.

Don't.

Don't!

A doctor can't do nothing.

An ice pack?

No.

A hot compress.

A transplant.

(groaning)

You've got a very rough boyfriend.

Who are you?

You mean what do I do?

Yes, what do you do?

You could be someone very clever,

or you could be a lucky amateur.

I could be a very clever lucky amateur.

Stop playing games.

You're not from Miami. Right.

You've only been here three weeks.

Good.

From Chicago.

Right.

I've been saving that diamond necklace for you.

Oh, that's really sweet.

It's worth a quarter of a million.

Has the rest of the shipment come in from Chicago yet?

A cop.

Nope.

(Paula laughing)

Perfect.

An insurance investigator.

I just work for 10%.

You do know that you're over your head,

and that I can't help you.

You'd like to, wouldn't you?

(gentle music)

Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Yeah, Ford Pierce, please.

Who's calling, please?

Andy Hammond.

Just a moment.

What do you want, Hammond?

They're gonna make their move at Chicago

anytime from now on.

How do you know?

Gut reaction.

Oh, for Christ's sake.

Look, just keep a close eye on 'em, will you?

Eddie Stell, the old man, everybody.

The girl too?

Yeah.

Yeah, the girl too.

(urgent music)

(clock ticking)

(woman gasping)

(glass shattering)

(tense music)

Thank you, ma'am.

Pleasure, now get your ass back there.

Move it, move it, keep it up here.

(man mumbling)

Inside!

Inside, move it!

Get them up!

Open that door.

Open that safe!

Inside, move.

(tires screeching)

You have a top priority call from Chicago,

give me a full rundown.

Pull all we got on the big buyers

and put a tail on all suspected fences.

Right.

Send this out to Puerto Rico and the Bahamas, right?

And the Virgin Islands.

(airplane engine roaring)

Let's go.

He's heading for the escalator.

We're on the upper level.

We'll watch from here.

National Airlines Flight one from London

is now arriving in gate 12.

Delta Airlines flight 53 now departing for Atlanta.

We lost them.

Dammit, keep looking.

Come on.

He's gotta be around here someplace.

He's got to be around here someplace.

He just can't disappear just like that.

We've picked up our man.

He's heading for the escalator.

He's on his way back down again.

Come on.

What's going on, Carlos?

He's driving away from the airport

and we're following him.

(tense music)

What the hell?

How can you be following him?

He just got into a cab here.

I've been tailing this guy for the last two weeks.

I should know what he looks like by now.

I know I've got the right guy, I know it.

You follow yours, I'll follow mine.

One of them's gotta be the right man.

(tense music)

Go!

(suspenseful music)

Goddamit, he pulled a fast one.

He's leaving the expressway at 27th Avenue!

(tires screeching)

(energetic music)

(tense music)

(tires screeching)

10,000.

You've gotta be kidding me, lady.

10,000 for 10 karats with that kinda color?

No good, man.

I'd give you 20,000 for it if it were flawless.

Okay, okay, give us a price on the rest of this stuff.

The total is 406,000, correct?

406.

No way man, no way.

I can get 450 grand for this stuff in New York, easy.

You're probably right, go to New York.

Don't worry, we can move it.

Fine.

What do you say, one buyer, one deal?

Let me see your money, man.

(crashing)

(crashing)

Hey, idiot.

What the hell do you think you're doing anyway?

There.

We're partners.

(tires screeching)

Hey, you owe me more!

Stop, you didn't pay me enough!

Hey, I said stop!

We're partners, for Christ's sake!

(tense music)

Ooh, it's beautiful.

Perfect, just super!

All the stuff's in Nassau, on time.

I'm gonna go there tomorrow and talk to the Dutchman.

Oh, and I have some great ideas

about putting some of the pieces together.

You know, to make them look more important.

Anyway, it's going along very well and I...

What's the matter?

Dammit, I want to stop all of this.

Maybe you should.

Why don't you concentrate on the car business?

I mean, you're terrific at that.

And I can handle everything else.

I want you to quit, now.

When the right time comes, we'll quit.

I promise.

And we'll have lots of money.

(airplane engine roaring)

Pan American flight 37 for Nassau

now boarding in gate 10.

Have a nice flight. Thank you.

Miss Booth, I have a warrant charging you

with possession of dangerous drugs.

Ford Pierce, Special Agent.

If you'd come with me please.

Please read the notes on the wall.

You're advised of your constitutional rights,

if you have any questions.

Just one, Mr. Pierce.

Why am I being delayed?

You know I have absolutely nothing to do with drugs.

Please empty your personal table here.

And your bag.

Now, if I may leave, I'd like to make my flight.

Would you please give Miss Booth a body search?

You know that's not required!

I'm Mrs. Schwartz.

This is Miss Seton.

Please don't be embarrassed.

I'm the mother of grown children.

Would you get undressed please?

Now if you'll get on the table, this'll just take a second.

Commissioner of Stabled in Nassau.

Be advised of the following subjects en route to Nassau.

Both subjects discussed with you

regarding stolen jewels from Chicago.

Now suspected diamonds located in Nassau area.

Request extensive surveillance on both subjects,

especially Andy Hammond, described as follows.

Ah.

515,000 is too low, Brinker.

The piece is beautiful.

That's Swiss Francs darling, not French Francs.

I suppose that's not too bad a deal.

It really is lovely.

My brother and I are gratified

that we have been able to please you.

Oh, I have some sketches of necklaces,

combinations too, really nice.

So the necklace will go on ears that detach

and floral patterns like these and these.

Emeralds and diamonds.

Come, let us show you something.

Hmm.

Small carbon spots.

Yes, but it's perfect for the laser treatment.

They drill tiny holes in the stone and fill it with acid,

which eliminates the carbon imperfections.

Makes them much easier to sell.

The sharpies in New York do it all the time.

Amsterdam also.

Also Venchu.

And I'm sure in Paris there's someone

who uses the same treatment.

Coffee?

Oh, yes please.

(speaking in foreign language)

It'll cost me 12%.

You put that up front, plus another 100,000

from me overhead, cost, risk.

Beyond that, we split 50 50.

We've always made money together, why not?

Hup!

(water splashing)

(both laughing)

Woo!

You devil.

You know something?

What?

Eddie gave Mr. Sellers a real problem.

I suggest you drop him..

You really don't care about anyone.

Nope, you shouldn't either.

But I do.

I have many weaknesses, but I'm not emotional.

(Paula laughing)

I know.

That's your problem.

Yeah.

Turn around.

You know something?

Whenever I see you, I realize how

incredibly beautiful you are.

Original.

Virginal?

Yes.

Oh!

What the?

Who the hell are you?

(Paula laughing)

I've been authorized by my company to offer you $500,000.

But that's it, as far as I'm allowed to go.

It's a very good offer.

You ought to take it.

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

Well, I guess I failed, then.

I'm sure it's not the first time.

No.

Well then, there is really nothing whatsoever

that you and I can discuss, is there?

Well now, what's the matter?

She's laughing because there isn't any more

that we can talk about, because you told me

everything I need to know.

Those jewels are worth $3 million.

I offered you 500,000, which is one-sixth,

which is like nearly 17%.

Hot ice goes between eight to 10 on any kind of market.

12 maximum.

I offered you five points over that.

That means that you are not selling that

as hot ice on any kind of market.

You're re-cutting the big stones.

You put them into different settings.

You got some shop somewhere.

Maybe right here, who knows, I don't know.

We don't use stolen goods because

we don't find it necessary.

My firm is well established in both

the United States and Europe.

We've been in business for 50 years.

50 years?!

We are-

Very established, respectable, reputable, escargot.

Brinker.

Yes.

I'll talk to him, and I'll call you later.

You do that.

(speaking in foreign language)

That's okay with me.

Deal.

I'm only gonna ask you once.

But you failed.

You have no place left to go.

Hey.

What'd you come here for?

Me?

Huh.

Hey.

Buffalo Bill is defunct.

He used to ride a Wilder Smooth Silver Stallion,

shoot one two three four five pigeons just like that.

Jesus, he was a handsome man.

What I wanna know is what do you think

of your blue-eyed boy now, Mr. Dad?

E. E. Cummings, woo.

Don't you wanna talk?

(Paula laughing)

Poetry, philosophy?

You and me?

Men don't talk to women, remember?

Sure they do.

Oh no they don't.

They really don't.

You see, I'm supposed to listen to you talk and smile.

It's very seductive.

Come on.

(both laughing)

You see, it works.

Now you feel I like you.

Yeah, I do.

I feel you like me.

Who are you?

Well, I might be two or three or four different people,

I might not be anyone at all.

Just bits and fragments constantly changing.

Isn't that true of most people?

No.

No?

You wanna know all about me, don't you?

(Andy chuckles)

Yeah.

Oh, you wanna feel comfortable.

You wanna feel something deep and warm and wonderful.

You wanna have a meaningful relationship with a woman.

What are you gonna do?

Take the 500,000, will you?

Take it and just grab it.

That's all they're gonna give me, it's the tops.

It's a very good offer.

It's all I got.

It's not all I've got.

I guess if Brinker's been doing your money,

he's probably been in there for three years, 50% of the net.

Figure, a million a year, at least right?

That's $3 million, that's all you need,

you've done plenty.

Got as much as you can ever use.

You proved everything you got to prove.

Very good.

Admirable.

You want in, how nice.

How exciting.

(bubbling and breathing)

(dramatic music)

(eerie music)

(Andy groaning)

I thought you liked the close to the edge feeling.

Did you?

Oh, shit.

You wanna be rich?

Huh? I can make you rich.

So I can retire and amuse you.

Oh no, you'd be useful.

Don't you wanna be useful?

Is that a proposition or a proposal?

Oh, well, it's the same thing for people

like you and me, isn't it?

So you think about it, and I'll think about it,

and I'll call you.

(horn blaring)

There, the block policy covers everything

from here to point of sale.

Show the insurance company pictures of each piece

and the schedule of the values.

Yes sir.

Very well.

Now then, tell Le Bouvier to meet me

at the airport, with the key.

I'll send him a cable.

Have a good trip. Thank you.

We should know where we stand in about a couple of weeks.

You know where to reach me?

Of course.

I always know where to reach you.

Goodbye, my darling.

(dramatic music)

Get his arm, take the handcuff.

Got it.

Taxi!

West End.

$4, sir.

$4 even.

Thank you sir.

Here's your tip, one, two, three, four, $500.

You know, we don't blame you, Hammond.

We want that clearly understood.

You performed like a trooper.

Oh you certainly did, in all fairness.

The police let us down badly, very badly today.

We are on the horns of a dilemma.

Unless you can prove that those stones are ours.

Proof.

Proof, proof, proof!

The dilemma is that Brinker has a legitimate claim.

A legitimate claim for $3 million.

But we don't want to pay the claim.

We know she's a master fence, but-

But we just can't prove it!

She has got us squarely by the wrist.

I don't think that's where she's got us.

Okay, well, can I have authorization

to make a deal with her?

Not legal authorization, no.

Legally, you are on this frolic by yourself.

However, if you could get her to sign

a sworn statement voluntarily, identifying these stones

as merchandise that we have insured.

Of course, we'll pay within reason.

Cash, if you want it.

And in the usual way, no questions, no fuss.

If she won't deal, you're on your own.

Business?

I still have the jewels.

I remember.

Brinker's plan has been held up.

Payment has been stopped.

Oh?

It's increased what they're willing to pay to you.

Do make me an offer I can't refuse.

$600,000, and an agreement not to prosecute.

You'll sign a statement saying that the jewels

were the ones that they ensured in Chicago.

(Paula chuckles)

Poor Brinker.

They won't pay his claim.

Nope.

I'd have to make it up to him, somehow.

That would be up to you, of course.

All right.

I accept your offer.

I'll do it.

For you.

Okay.

Okay.

Come on.

That's the agreement not to prosecute.

And that's the statement about the jewels.

$600,000.

Want to count it?

No need.

I'm a trusting soul.

(tense music)

What are you doing?

Come with me.

Let go!

I made a deal.

There are some days.