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I was born in Mayville,

a little town in Central California.

Here's where I went to high school until I was 15.

My little sister, Jill, was a senior there.

It was just a few weeks to graduation.

I thought she was an average normal girl,

as good in her studies as the next kid.

No better, no worse.

I couldn't have been more wrong about Jill.

I had no idea how confused and full of hatred she was.

I didn't know then how the teachers, father,

and I had missed giving her the love, attention,

and understanding that she, like every other child,

wanted and needed so badly.

Is it chiller?

Hey, want a ride?

This is where I worked.

And on my afternoons off,

the bright spot was finding Jill waiting for me.

Hi, Sis.

Well, let's go back in and have a soda.

Oh. Oh, I'm so sick of that place.

I don't wanna see it anymore until tomorrow.

How was school?

Oh, same as always.

Did you finally get that Shakespeare read

this morning after breakfast?

Sure.

How did you teacher like it?

Take us to a movie, yeah, Kim?

Oh, can't, honey.

You know Papa hasn't brought home a dime in weeks.

We can't afford it.

Come on, let's go home.

Oh, he'll start picking on me again.

He's always picking on me.

Well, then, maybe he won't be home.

Come on.

You got nothing to say for yourself?

About what?

I suppose you don't know that your principal called me.

You've been making lousy marks,

and if you don't bring 'em up in the next six weeks,

you ain't gonna graduate.

That's the what.

Oh, Jill.

Oh, don't take it so big, Sis.

Everybody's got it in for me. I just can't win.

Who's got it in for you?

Oh, all them lousy school wardens.

Jill, I want you to graduate.

You've got to get an education.

You don't wanna end up like me, do you?

I promise you I won't.

Well, I'll tell you one thing, kid.

If you don't make it,

don't come running to me sniffling for sympathy.

Oh, who needs you?

And I'll tell you something else.

If you don't go to school,

I ain't gonna let you sit around here on your duff

playing phonograph records while Kim and me support you.

Why don't you get off your duff?

Then Kim wouldn't have to sling hash six days a week

and then come home and cook for us too.

You can't even buy your own beer.

Jill, I don't mind.

And you're gonna go to work at whatever job you can get

that requires no education, no training, and no brains.

Like you, huh?

Jill, supper's ready?

The only way to beat all this school jazz

is to be important.

We don't have,

get off this phone, we're talking.

- Stupid party line. - Yeah, great.

You know,

we don't have to take all this lip beating from everybody.

- Jill! - Stupid cops,

school wardens, parents,

all crazy, mixed-up world.

Jill, for goodness' sakes,

turn off that thing and come and eat.

Did you hear about Fred?

Jill, your sister's calling you.

He's got it made. He stole a car.

Jill, your supper's ready.

Why don't you leave me alone?

How many times do we have to call you for supper?

I'm not hungry.

Well, you gotta eat.

I don't gotta do nothing.

- Was that the Old Ghost? - Yeah, it was him.

He sounded real mad.

I tell you,

I'm not gonna take it any longer.

It's for the birds.

I've had it.

Pop?

Pop?

Pop?

Pop, wake up.

- Wake up. - What's the trouble?

I found this on the floor.

Oh.

- Oh, that no... - This is no time

to get angry, Pop.

- This is serious. - She'll be back.

All kids run away from home.

- What if she means it? - Good riddance, then.

Pop, she's your child and my little sister.

Listen, I'm glad she's gone.

I've been getting a little fed up with her.

Fed up with her?

Your own flesh and blood.

Only been fed up with her

ever since your mother blew out of here with that salesman.

They're an awful lot alike, you know, Jill and your mother.

Never would listen to anything I ever said to 'em.

I'm going to the police.

You do what you want to, Kim. You're a good kid.

I don't know what you're knocking yourself out for

with this.

Now there's only the two of us. What do you need her for?

Don't say anything like that.

Here, see what you can find for work today.

And get yourself down to the employment office.

You haven't checked in there for two weeks.

Nah, they ain't got anything but jobs for slobs.

Besides, I haven't got any bus fare.

Well, here's your bus...

$20. It's gone.

She took it, the little louse. Our only 20 bucks.

You see? Good riddance.

I'd like a room.

Sure, three bucks in advance.

Well, that's the joke, er, chum. I'm fresh out of money.

What do you want from me? Charity?

I'm tired and I've got no place to go.

So I'm bleeding.

Oh, please, mister. It's just for one night.

The mission for misses is two blocks down the street.

Blow, kid.

But I'm good at cooking and cleaning.

- Did you ever work before? - Sure.

Let me see your Social Security card.

- Oh, I left it at home. - Ah, sure. I get it.

Well, I'm a guy who believes

that everybody should have a chance.

One chance only.

You clean up my room and we'll talk business.

You just bought yourself a deal.

This place is pretty frantic.

You know anything that ain't?

What's your name, honey?

Taking a Gallup poll or something?

My name's Sam.

Why don't you leave that girdle later?

Now, Sam, take it easy.

Sure, take it slow and easy.

No, Sam, let go of me.

Need any help, Sam?

Now, who asked for you?

Come on, Sam giving you a rough time?

He didn't say anything about privileges

being part of the deal.

Our host drives a hard bargain.

Damn.

Come on, my room.

Want a cigarette?

Thanks.

How come you hit a fleabag like this?

- Broke. - Run away?

- No, I lost my job and... - You don't have to fake

to me.

- What's your name? - Jill.

Mine's Mary.

How long you been on the loose?

Oh, a couple of days.

Wanna go home?

I've got nothing to go home to.

Same as me.

You scared?

Not with you.

You wanna spend the night with me?

Oh, that'd be great. If I didn't crowd you.

I've been crowded all my life. What's another night?

You're nice.

You worry about people when they're in the sweat.

- Hey, Mary. - Yes, Sam?

You keep that broad in there tonight,

it'll cost you three bucks extra.

Drop dead, Sam.

I've worked them all up and down the coast.

Believe me, it ain't hard.

Yeah, but what am I supposed to do?

Mary was going to tell me,

but the minute we got here,

she saw him and started right in.

I got him warmed up before you came.

Got him started on highballs.

Now he's belting them down straight.

Mary can't drink him under, she'll turn him over to you.

Yeah, but I'm no good at drinking.

You don't think we drink the real booze for criminy sakes?

It's tea.

Gus knows his business.

But this drip, he must have emergency tanks.

He's a pattern cutter from Seattle

on a three-week vacation driving down Ensenada.

He's got about 200 in cash. The rest in traveler's checks.

Name's Josh.

Go ahead.

Yeah, but what do I do?

You'll get him to pay the bill.

Stupid, use your imagination.

Fine to see what you're doing.

You mean, let my conscience be my guide, huh?

Steal his dough. We'll take care of that.

How you doing, Josh?

Hiya, baby.

Feeling no pain, huh?

No, siree.

No pain at all.

Well, you're just going to sit here drinking alone?

Ah, it isn't being very social, is it?

Gus, do it again, eh, Gus.

Only triple it, eh?

It gets to be monotonous, all of us having to order drinks.

Come, baby.

You know something? We're dummies.

Speak for yourself, kid.

We work up the sale,

we get him ready to sign on the dotted line,

and then what do we do?

We send in an amateur.

The second team. The thumb suckers.

I'm not gonna let that baby spoil my brain.

Relax, Mona.

Kids gotta learn some time.

The bill, Josh.

Oh, yeah.

Here, let me help.

160 bucks.

Yeah, 'cause it took 20 for the 10 rounds.

I left him 20 for breakfast and gasoline.

Yeah, we know.

I told you he had traveler's checks.

Oh, shall I tap him again?

Have you flipped or something?

50 for you, 50 for me, 60 for Mona. She staked it out.

50 bucks for three minutes work.

Come on, we're buzzing.

What for? This is like a uranium mine.

We go, Gus throws him out.

You wanna be around when he starts yelling for his money?

Yeah, but Gus, what does he tell the cops?

Gus ain't never seen us before.

Molesting my girls, eh?

What do you think this is, a cheap pickup joint?

- Huh? - Come on, get outta here.

Gus, I like you.

No, I told you. I like this place, Gus.

Oh, Gus.

Boy. We're going places, us three.

I've been places.

Mona's from Chicago.

Yeah, worked my way west.

Seeing the world.

Hacking first class every step of the way.

I had a penthouse in Omaha.

A penthouse?

Oh, Mary, let's move out of this weenie

and get ourselves squared away.

Honey, you gotta crawl before you can fly.

She'll do all right.

I bet your crumbling cookies, I will.

Some clothes bursting in a gorgeous apartment,

oh, and then a car with so much hardware on,

it'll only go three miles to the gallon.

Oh, what's for laughs?

Honey, the only trouble with our business

is you can't stand still very long.

That's why I live in a rabbit patch like this.

Goodness, you gotta keep yourself fluid,

so you can flow easy and fast.

Yeah, but I like it here in Frisco.

You'll like LA better, and more money there, kid.

Better work in a dance hall.

That's a big deal down there, servicemen.

You know what I averaged at the Broadway Emporium in LA?

They're 200 a week.

Gee, that's 10,000 hunks of bread a year.

No, you never get to work a full year.

I mean, no human body can take it a full year.

That dancing bit is for eagles. That's why I left home.

My stepfather always wanted to dance with me.

The pig.

What's the matter with you?

Nothing.

I was just thinking,

if I hustle a guy all by myself,

do I have to split with anyone else?

Depends on where you work and how big a hog you are.

Well, I think I'm gonna try it on my own tomorrow night.

She did and continued on her own.

But when the police traced her to Gus's Bar and Grill,

Mary said she'd left for richer fields.

That's all.

But every city west of the Mississippi

will have a full description of her.

They'll find her eventually. Goodbye.

- Thank you, Sergeant. - See ya.

I'm going to San Francisco.

What? Oh, that's the craziest thing I ever heard.

I've got to. I've just got to.

I thought you were the dependable and steady type like me.

The only thing you're dependable about is yourself.

Well, you aren't thinking about quitting your job.

I sure am.

Well, wait a minute. I want another cup.

I'll go to San Francisco

and start with that bar and grill,

and I'll find out

- what she's been doing. - Yeah,

what will you find out?

Your sister's been making passes at men?

You would say that, wouldn't you?

When you don't even know what you're talking about.

I know what I'm talking about. I've been around.

I know her type, hanging around at bars and places.

You should know,

sitting around bars all day and all night.

What do you want me to do? Sit around in this dump?

You know my kind of work isn't always available.

Sure, sure.

Who wants to hire a 45-year-old football player?

I was the best fullback in this area.

Oh, that's when you were in high school.

I played some pro ball,

and your mother came to every game too.

San Berdoo, Sacramento, Fresno,

all over the whole state and everything first class.

She loved it.

You know, you showed me your clippings

before I could read.

Well, isn't it all right for kids

to know their father amounts to something?

It's wonderful.

But when kids grow up,

they want their father to grow up too.

Well, things would've been different

if your mother hadn't done what she did to me.

You forced her to it, Pop.

I forced her to leave me with two kids,

one 15 and one 9?

Are you crazy or something?

Why, only a tramp,

a heartless tramp would do what she did to me.

I thought you were talking about what she did to us kids.

Well, that's what I meant.

You meant what you said, Pop.

You always do.

Oh, now take it easy kid. I'm still your father.

Making me work in that joint since I was 15,

being pawed and mauled and groped by a bunch of slimes

when I should have been in school,

is that acting like a father?

Maybe if you'd gotten married,

you wouldn't be so bitter all the time.

Me? Married.

Why not? Every girl does it.

There's nothing wrong with her.

There's nothing wrong with me but you.

And I suppose you think it's normal

being afraid of men as you are.

I hate men.

Are you still harping on that?

That happened years ago.

Something I'll never forget as long as I live.

Friend of yours.

I was 15.

That's all I'm gonna take off of you, you little brat.

Go to Frisco. That's where you belong.

Crawl in the mud right next to your sister.

And I should have left when she did.

Oh, what are you waiting for? Leave now.

You're a tramp like Jill,

like your mother, like the rest of 'em.

And I'm going to leave just like they did.

I am sick of talking to you.

When I get back, see that you're gone.

You wanna ride in a big scale like this?

Sure.

Okay.

You handled this thing like a baby buggy.

Big scale like this gives a guy confidence.

Oh, it's more than that. You know you've got know how.

I bet your arms could pack a punch like missiles.

Baby, there's a musky in Jersey, honey.

How far do you wheel this heap?

Oh, all the way down 99 in Bakersfield,

then cut over on 466 to Barstow,

and 66 to Needles, down 95 to Blythe, up 60 to LA,

and then 101 to Frisco.

Any of those ports of call interests you?

Well, my target's Vegas.

Vegas. You lose a lot of money in Vegas.

Oh, you can make a lot too if you play your cards right.

Well, what's your game? Craps?

Roulette? 21?

Entertainment.

Showgirl.

Oh, something like that.

Yeah, but you're kind of young to be a showgirl.

How old are you?

Legal age.

What do you wanna do, bedbug, get squashed?

Boy, that was close.

Yeah, those sports cars.

You know, that's the only dangerous thing

about stoking oil burner this size.

I almost didn't see him.

Maybe you're tired. Maybe you ought to rest a little bit.

No, I,

yeah, maybe you're right.

Rest might be just what I need to quiet my jittery nerves.

Relax. You'll live longer.

You know, here's where it gets you,

right back here on the shoulders.

Since Barstow was the closest to Las Vegas

that Jerry came,

he suggested she worked for his friend, Red,

at the Paradise for a while

until she got enough money to reach Las Vegas

in the style she wanted to accustom herself to.

And when I finally found Mary

at Sam's Hotel in San Francisco,

she told me she heard Jill was working

at the Paradise near Barstow.

I'd spent the little money I had, so...

Hey, wait a minute.

Take it easy.

Let me out of this car.

I'm tired, baby. Just wanna rest a little.

Well, you can rest without me.

Let her go, mack.

Having trouble, ma'am?

Boyfriend was kind of in a hurry.

Stay away from me.

Just let me go.

And where would you be off to in the middle of nowhere?

I'll hitch a ride.

With another gentleman?

Maybe she prefers gentleman to floaters.

No, I didn't mean that.

Of course you didn't, ma'am. Why don't you just calm down?

We've got a nice little fire going

and coffee's brewing there.

You can just about see it through the bushes.

Come on.

It's no blame.

Good to be trusting yourself to hitching rides.

Now you get yourself a good night's rest.

It's the best cup of coffee I've ever had.

Anybody can make coffee.

Nobody in our restaurant

- ever could. - Nobody's been making it

as long as Jake has.

It gets mighty cold around these parts.

Thank you.

All of you.

She's asleep.

Kind of a helpless little thing, ain't she?

How do you suppose she's ever gonna make Barstow?

She gonna make it the way she came this far.

That's definitely out.

I'm all in favor of a bus.

They toss you off a bus. You ain't got no dough.

I know that. I've been on a bus.

Yet you're in favor of a bus, Jake.

I aim to raise a little kitty for this,

and I aim to start the contribution with this.

Could be that's your last dollar.

Could be, you're right.

Now, who's gonna be first to join this little crusade?

Now don't tell me you've sunk so low

there ain't a bit of chivalry left in the lot of you.

Jeff.

You know I only got six bits.

That's six bits more than what she's got and she's a lady.

Mr. Ainsley, what can we count on you for, sir?

I was saving it for a less noble cause.

Thanks, baby.

Got it figured out yet?

Oh, I can't understand it.

I had it all figured in Vegas.

Else how could I have won two grand?

But I can't figure it out now.

What do you care? You got the two grand.

Stop beating your brains out and enjoy it.

Hey, now that's the kind of philosophy that I enjoy here.

What are you doing later here, baby, huh?

What are you doing later?

Let's do it together, huh?

When do you get off?

When do you want me to get off?

Well, I got nothing to do

till 10 o'clock tomorrow morning in Santa Barbara.

Oh, that's a long time from now.

Ah, with a fascinating guy like me,

time passes very quickly.

I just bet it does.

Can you cover for me with Red?

- Again? - Oh,

I've only asked you to do it twice this week.

It gets me home so late. My baby doesn't get her bottle.

Listen, if this deal works out the way I figured,

I'll hire a nurse for that kid of yours.

He has some kind of a system. It just worked at Vegas.

Two grands worth.

And he drives the wildest convertible you ever saw.

Loaded, huh?

Fine. It's my big chance to score.

It's what I came here for.

You're sure hungry for money, you poor thing.

Oh, don't start lecturing me again.

Just trying to keep you out of trouble.

Only turkey necks get into trouble.

Okay. Okay.

I'll tell Red you got sick, but be careful, will you, kid?

Where are the keys to your car, Noxy?

Huh?

What for?

Would you think I'm gonna let you drive

in the condition you are in?

Oh, that's right. That's right.

If you drink, don't drive.

And if you drive, don't drink.

Here, Noxy. You take care of this.

I'll take care of everything else.

Yeah.

Sit down with me. Have a drink.

Steak sandwiches are good tonight.

No, I'm not really hungry.

Have some water then. It's free.

Oh, do you happen to know if a girl

by the name of Jill works here?

Yeah, she works here. Sure.

Is she working tonight?

She was, but she had to leave earlier with a friend.

Oh. Will she be back?

If we don't close before then.

Have you any idea where she's staying?

No, I really don't, dear.

But she'll be sure to show up tomorrow night

- when we're open. - All right, come here.

Just a minute, honey.

Hey, honey, you're really beat.

Come on, honey. Take this water.

It'll make you feel better.

It's just that I've been chasing around the country

looking all over for her,

and now to finally find her and not find her.

She's my baby sister.

Oh, I'd be careful how I use the word baby.

She's a lot more grown up than you seems like.

- Thanks. - Where are you going?

Oh, I don't know. Find a place to sleep, I guess.

- Got any money? - I'm okay.

Tell you what, you spend the night with me.

We'll sleep late.

You can help me with the baby

and it'll be time to come back here again, okay?

Thanks.

- Twice I called you. - Coming, honey.

Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Knox,

Santa Barbara.

Eight bucks.

Cabin 104.

Hey, Knox.

Knox, we're home.

Wanna feed her?

She's such a doll.

She's like a horse.

Here's your steak sandwich, honey.

She's all I live for.

I can see why.

Mothers are such pushovers.

When you can have one like that.

Yeah, but what you have to go through to get one?

I'd give anything in the world to have one just like that.

A good idea would be to get a husband first.

You...

I got pregnant. He got drafted.

He's somewhere in Germany. I'm here in Barstow.

Wonder what I'm gonna tell her when she finds out

she doesn't have a daddy to kick her around.

That's a pretty rough life.

I don't know.

Maybe I worry too much.

Why get high blood pressure

about something that's three, four, maybe five years away?

You know, a guided missile might knock us off before then.

So why worry about something that doesn't exist yet?

I don't think it's that bad.

Sure, Kim. Sure.

She's going to sleep.

She's had it. I have too.

I'm for some pillow pounding.

That one's ready to go at 7:00 a.m.

Sleep as long as you want.

I'll take care of everything.

- Good night. - Night.

- Hey, Thompson. - Coming. I'm coming.

Oh.

No haggling this time.

Tell me what the four pieces will bring,

including a tank full of Ethyl.

Well, if I'm gonna get your gas and oil business,

that's a different story.

No, this isn't the place either.

This is the last place, mister. We've had it.

Oh, wait a minute, her.

- She was here last night. - Is she the one?

- Where is she? - Where's who?

That kid that waited on me last night.

- What's the beef? - Well, according to Mr. Knox,

she took him for 2,000 cash, a gold wristwatch,

a gold tie clip, and a pair of gold cuff links.

- Yeah, and my convertible. - I can't help you much,

- fellas. - Why do you employ thieves?

I don't hire thieves.

The kids breeze in here and beg for a job.

I don't know who they are

or where they came from or where they're going.

All I require is that they do their job.

That's a fine way to run a railroad.

What was their name?

- Jill. - Jill what?

I don't know.

You know her Social Security number?

I don't have that information handy.

I keep my records at home.

I'll teletype your description of her to all points.

If she's still in your car, we'll get her.

The devil is this country coming to.

Gee, Kim, it's a pretty rough deal.

- Vi, customers. - Okay,

- What'll it be, fellas? - A couple of beers, huh?

Three bourbons and soda.

Jackie, are you sure you've done this before?

Oh, it's a breeze.

Okay, can you give us the eye? Then we move in.

Then you start yapping about them

trying to pick up your girl.

Then I get 'em outside and we clobber 'em.

Then I clean them out, and we split three ways.

You ready?

All right.

Hiya, Dad.

Hiya, honey. I haven't seen you around here before.

Maybe it's because I've never been here before.

Hey, get it. Got a sister like you at home.

If I did, I wouldn't tell her about you.

Yeah, you were talking to me, remember?

You're awful cute, Daddy-O.

Yeah. Come on.

Let's you and me dance a little bit, huh?

Hey, what are you trying to do?

Leave us alone, will you, boys?

Trying to pick up our girl, huh?

You heard what he said? Blow, buddy.

Is he trying to proposition you or not?

I said go away.

Far away.

You wanna throw some muscle around? Come on outside.

- Give me that money. - I don't have it.

Just give it to me or I'll take it from you.

Here.

- Girl, I oughta... - No, no, no, no, no!

Help! Help!

- Get out of here. - Give me the police, quick.

Emergency.

- Put on those lights. - Out the back door,

through this door.

This way.

Turn on the lights.

It won't work.

- Light a match. - I don't have any.

- Did you see the exit? - No.

It's back there.

Come on.

Come on, Joe. Come on.

My name's Jackie. What's yours?

Kim.

Kim Stanley, Kim Hunter, or Kim Novak?

I'm the new Kim. Nobody's discovered me yet.

They almost did just now.

Do you do this often?

Beats working.

I'm doing pretty good at it so far.

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Let's stay here.

This is a good place to hide.

You're with it, kid. You're smart.

Not smart enough.

Jackie, do you make a practice of only taking cash?

Get a hunk of bread and it's all yours.

You grab ice and you gotta split with a fence.

Well, I've got some ice I wanna unload.

Who do I go to see around here?

Tommy.

Well, I don't know any Tommys.

Thompson's garage. It's down 66.

About five miles. You can't miss it.

That's the all clear.

Hey, you still here? Kim?

It's Vi, the waitress.

What happened?

Nothing much.

The cops took the drunks in for disturbing the peace.

- That's a gasser. - You're in the clear.

- Where's my fellas? - Waiting for you

- down the road. - Come on, let's blast off.

Jill's friends out front.

The guy from Santa Barbara?

The truck driver. He's waiting for her.

Hey, what is this, a meeting of the Tuesday morning club?

Come on, let's rattle.

Jackie, you go ahead. I'm going to stay here.

Okay.

Thanks.

Vi, I'd like to talk to him.

Come on, I'll take you out front.

Are you worried about something?

Trust your old Uncle Jerry.

Come on. Spill it.

Why are you being so nice to me, taking me to Thompson's?

Maybe it's 'cause I like company when I drive.

Especially girl company like your sister's.

How well do you know Jill?

She's a nice kid.

Or was.

You cold?

I'm hot. Here, take this.

Come on, put it on.

There's Thompson's.

All right, let me handle this.

Hello, old friend.

Got a minute? Thompson?

That's right.

Come on inside. I got a proposition to make.

Have a fresh one.

Thanks.

No, not in here. We go up and smoke.

What can I do for you, friend?

Hmm, good cigar.

Kid named Jill Winters came in here last night.

Did she?

She was driving a white convertible.

Was she?

She sold you a gold wristwatch,

a gold tie pin, and a pair of gold cuff links.

They yours?

Where'd she go from here?

I don't know, Fred. I'm not her old man.

Where'd she go from here, Tommy?

- You're breaking my arm. - Where'd she go?

All right, let go of my arm. I'll give you the stuff.

I don't want that stuff, I want her.

I don't know. All right, all right, I'll tell you.

Let go of my arm.

She said she wanted to call her own shots.

I told her to contact Sue Hawkins.

Sue Hawkins? Where?

In LA. Antique shop.

Fix us some coffee, huh, Kim, from the thermos?

Getting a charge out of this, being on the loose like Jill?

I'm scared most of the time.

You sure aren't scared of me, are you, Kim?

I don't know.

Should I be?

Thank you.

It's a good coffee.

You know, the best coffee I ever had some hobos made.

You have been around a little, haven't you?

For a girl who's never been out of Mayville

until she was 22,

I'd say I have been around a little bit.

What did Tommy mean about Jill,

she wanted to call the shots?

I guess she wanted to be important,

not take any guff from anybody.

One thing I'll say for her, she knows what she wants.

How about you, Kim? You know what you want?

Well, I want to find Jill.

Is that all you want?

I don't know what you mean.

Well, I mean, don't you wanna meet a guy

who'll fall for you?

Maybe you for him.

Maybe you get along fine together,

fine enough to wanna get married someday

and have some kids for your trouble.

- Never thought about it. - Never thought about it.

You know, sometimes I catch myself not thinking about it.

I'm tired.

460 miles since I started, no wonder.

Maybe you need a little rest.

Maybe you're right.

Rest might be just what I need

to calm my jittery nerves, huh?

You know, here's where it gets you,

right back here in the shoulders.

Mm.

Right here.

Don't touch me.

- What's the matter with you? - Just stay away from me.

Well, I didn't mean anything. Just a little massage.

I know, I know. Just stay away from me.

Are you always like this or is it me?

No, it's not you.

What is it?

I can't tell you and I don't wanna talk about it.

I'll never do it again, Kim, honest.

I didn't mean to make you cry, Kim.

It's just that you're so good looking,

and well, I thought we were getting along fine.

I thought you'd let me help find Jill with you.

I guess I blew the whole thing. I'm sorry.

Stop it. It's not you.

It's me.

Yes?

Oh, I'd like to see Sue Hawkins, please.

What for?

I'll tell her.

All right, tell me.

Oh, I was told to look you up.

Interesting.

- Tommy told me. - Oh, Tommy?

Oh, why that old thief.

He and I used to raise Cain in the good old days.

Well, come and sit down, won't you?

- Please. - Thanks.

Cigarette?

How much trouble are you in?

Well, I'm not in any trouble.

I'm doing fine.

Well, then how could I be of any help to you?

Well, I wanna go places,

and from what Tommy said, I figured you could steer me.

Do you have any specialties?

You know, things you like to do.

Well, I like money, but who doesn't?

But I know how to get it.

- How old are you? - Oh, you know

age has nothing to do with what I'm talking about.

It's experience and know how.

Tommy wouldn't have sent you a banana.

Come ahead.

After you.

Well, go ahead.

Hi, Sue.

How's it going, Artie?

Trying to fill a big order from Kansas City.

Got plenty of food blenders, electric can openers, heaters.

Somebody wants a special on toasters.

We can't lift enough of them.

We're starting our Christmas rush.

New?

Hmm.

- Want me to put her on? - I'm sending her out to Rick.

Tell her how to get there while I call him.

And don't come through the shop.

Go around the block to get your car.

I already had that mapped out.

You know your way around LA?

Oh, just give me the address. I'll find my way.

Look, I've been working on this thing a whole week.

He's not gonna waste that much of my time

unless he thinks there's gonna be dividends,

and he appointed you to collect them.

All right, Frank, give me the details.

Well, there's the whole survey

worked out for you step by step.

Now you got four weeks to prepare.

Sorry to interrupt, sir.

A Ms. Jill Winters is here.

Oh, that's a candidate from Sue.

Tell her to come back in about a half an hour.

Well, that's not necessary. You know everything.

And besides, if I hurry, I can play nine holes before dark.

Phillip, show Mr. Castellani out through the back door.

This way, Sir.

So long, kid.

Give me progress reports, eh?

Okay.

Ms. Winters, come in.

What a raunchy layout.

But it does have a nice view.

Boy, you got the whole world in front of you.

And you can even see the ocean when there's no smog.

Yeah, that smog's really something, isn't it?

Oh. Does it bother you?

I don't know. I haven't been here long enough.

Do you live here alone?

Just me and my house boy.

Would you care for a drink, Ms. Winters?

Ginger ale.

The people I like usually call me Jill.

Philip.

Won't you make yourself comfortable, Jill?

I'd like to. And what I like to do, I usually do.

Yes, sir.

- Two ginger ales, please. - Right away, sir.

Cigarette?

Sue has said some very flattering things about you.

I know. I was there when she called.

She's got a good eye for alert personnel.

I wasn't undersold, believe me.

I can deliver anything she promised.

Well, you've got a great deal of confidence

for such a young girl.

Confidence only pays off

when it's backed up by performance.

- Thank you, Philip. - Thank you, Philip.

Well, here's to crime.

Excuse me.

Yes.

Hello, darling. I'm so glad you got my call.

How was the game?

6-2, 6-1, 6-2. Congratulations.

Oh, I'm sorry about the opera tonight.

I just simply cannot make it. I'm tied up.

Big business affair.

Yes, the tickets are at the box office.

Now why don't you take along one of your beaus, huh?

Well, that's very flattering.

Check with me tomorrow. Bye.

I'm sorry it takes so long.

You're quite a beau yourself.

She's a wonderful girl.

You got pretty lips too.

Thank you.

Now, should we continue with the interview?

Oh, it's such a nice afternoon.

Seems a shame to waste it talking.

Don't misunderstand me, Jill.

My morality right now is not prompted by conviction.

It's dictated out of necessity.

You see, in my business, you can only make a mistake once.

I just don't give you a second chance.

I'm no mistake.

Sue told me you were ambitious.

Or is what you're really looking for a free meal ticket?

What's the matter with having both?

If you're serious about working with your brains, fine.

If you've got something else in your mind,

I've got no time for that department,

at least not for the next four weeks.

Okay, Dad, what you want, I want.

From here on in, I only work from the neck up.

Now remember that.

I won't forget it. How could I?

You wouldn't let me.

- Sue. - Hello, Rick.

Hello, baby.

Hey, where are the kids?

They'll be along.

Philip, I'm expecting Mr. Sanders and a friend.

- Very well, sir. - Brother, am I beat.

How about a drink for the old girl?

Sure. Help yourself.

What a job to get all those toasters wrapped.

First we miscalculated and ran out of cartons.

You know, they're not all the same size.

We had to send the kids out to rustle up some more,

and then the trucker wanted cash on the line

before he'd accept them for Kansas City.

Well, why don't you tell me about it?

I could have taken care of it.

I thought you were busy enough.

How's the situation developing?

All right?

There are problems, but I think we've overcome them.

- Hi. - Well, hello, Artie.

You all know my ballast, don't you?

Judy Brown, everybody.

Hello, Judy, make yourself at home.

Oh, you got the burglar alarm.

It was rough, but we made it.

Oh, what was so difficult about it?

Looks like any of them.

No, this is the newest. It's got a sealed in front.

What hasn't?

Oh, I see you've opened this up.

That's great.

Ah, this is a good one.

And if the current goes off,

these dry cells act as an auxiliary.

- Shall I connect it? - Yeah, go ahead.

You know how to hook it up?

We scientists are the future of the world.

Okay, hook it up, Artie.

I connected this plug

so it'll be easier to experiment with.

Well, that is sensitive.

Anything that touches it and off she goes.

Well, I've got the auxiliary disconnected

so we can play around with it.

Ah, let's see.

The back is connected to the wall,

so we can't get in through that way.

That front plate is welded on.

The only other entrance is through the vents.

The problem is,

how are we gonna silence this little monster?

Why don't you cut the wires going into it?

Lack of juice means nothing to this system.

The auxiliary battery takes over.

Besides, the wires are buried in concrete.

Just so you all understand how this gadget operates,

as somebody presses on the alarm button,

the magnet in this circuit is activated

pulling down this lip and closing the circuit.

The hammer gong vibrates against the bell

and every cop in the whole world starts moving.

On us.

Unless this little gimmick is silenced,

we can't even start planning the detail.

Listen, why don't we shoot a fizz bottle into it,

you know, aim it at the box,

flood the thing and put it out of commission.

Are you kidding? Water's a conductor.

Well, it's a good idea

to shoot something in there, isn't it?

Yeah. If it's a non-conductor.

And if you don't touch this box while you're doing it.

Give me the keys to your shop.

What for?

Oh, there's something in there I think we need.

Don't worry about a thing until I get back.

Jerry had let me off at LA

at Sue Hawkins antique shop and went on his route.

I would see him the next time he came through.

So I'd been waiting for hours

hoping to catch a glimpse of Jill.

But it began to look as if I'd been given a bum steer.

Jill.

It was a happy, exciting reunion.

There was so much to talk about,

but Jill was busy and dropped me off at a new apartment

and she went on somewhere,

to be back whenever she could get back.

Remember that plane that was circling the field

for two hours with a stuck landing gear?

Yeah. What about it?

Well, they had the crash trucks

flood the runway with foam.

What was that used for?

So no sparks from the engines would touch off the fuel.

And foam is a non-conductor, isn't it?

I'd say so.

What about this?

Isn't this the same foam they used?

Honey, if you only drank,

I'd bust out a bottle of champagne.

Well, before you lose your head,

we better dry run it first.

Hook it up, Artie.

Since you've been gone, I hooked up an alarm button to it.

Ah, you better test it.

- What about the noise? - Oh, I've muffled the bell.

Go ahead, Artie.

All right, try your foam.

And you touched it. I told you it was sensitive.

All right, go ahead.

Try it now, Artie.

All right.

Sometime during the day of December 18th,

a packet containing 970 carats of melee

will arrive at the Valley Post Office Substation.

- What are melees? - A full cut, single cut,

small diamonds worth $150 a carat.

- Oh, wow. - About $150,000 worth of wow.

They send it through the mail?

They don't send it by special messenger?

That's right.

For many years the jewelers all over the world

have been using the registered mail.

It's proven the safest form of shipment.

Now, here's the plans.

Here's what we have to do.

This isn't your kind of life, Jill, and you know it.

I don't know it at all. Besides, I'm very good at it.

I'm somebody and I love it.

Well, the brains you're using on that,

you could use on an education.

Oh, school is for eggheads.

I'll work, see you through college, all through college.

Do you think I could afford all this and afford that

and live like I do and drive a car

and go to school in what you'd make.

But it's wrong what you're doing, how you're living.

It's against the law.

Nothing's against anything until you're caught.

And if you're caught, what then?

I don't intend to be, but if I am,

well, I'll cry tomorrow.

Jill, please listen to me.

Kim, will you cut out the girly girly talk?

You're getting too old for it.

Jill, I don't wanna lose you again.

You don't have to if you act your age.

You can stay here with me, but under my conditions.

Jill, you're my sister.

You're the last thing that I have in the world.

Look, if you won't do it my way...

And I won't.

Then I'd like to stay here with you,

- Oh, Kim. - But under my condition.

What's that?

Well, that I could be a part of whatever you're doing.

You're kidding.

Well, I couldn't learn the angles as fast as you,

but I could catch on.

Do you mean that if we're on the level?

I'd like a cigarette.

Since when did you start smoking?

Since right now.

Oh, Kim, it's gonna be like old times,

but only better.

Pop won't be around.

What do I do first?

First we get jobs.

Jobs? Should we work at jobs?

Well, it's only for four weeks.

You know, during the Christmas rush at the post office.

Kim.

- Name's Jill Atlas. - Yes, ma'am.

Is this your correct address?

Yes, ma'am.

You didn't put in a social security number.

Well, I haven't got one, ma'am. I've never worked before.

None of us have.

You see, we're from the Valley school,

and we thought if we could get a job here

at the Valley station, well,

that way we'd be close home and we could save on bus fare.

Well that makes sense, the way things cost now.

Yes, the more we Save, the more we'll have for Christmas.

We'll take any kind of job inside.

Keep them at it until they're as good as you are.

I sure will, Mr. Rick.

And get 'em some tin hats like yours.

I'll get 'em the whole outfit when they've earned it.

Okay, Joe, let's go.

It's 4:20.

All right, Pete, start moving in.

Go ahead, Benny.

25.

"27.

Then at 4:30 I start for the lockers. I get the foam.

I go straight to the door

and go down the steps and jump on the box

I've already put there,

and shoot the foam into the alarm.

Time?

I've done it every day for three weeks in four minutes.

Always take you four minutes?

Sometimes 4:10, sometimes 3:50,

depending on where the special guard is,

but it usually averages out at four.

Start your motor. Gun it loud.

That drives up to 4:35.

I'm at the door in five seconds.

I make sure that Judy goes to the lobby door

and opens it for you.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven,

while I'm talking to him.

8,9, 10, 11 while I get the packet.

Get out back on the street.

Okay, it's assimilated, 11 minutes.

I better cut that down to 10.

I've given myself too much leeway.

Blow the horn.

Oh, relax, Sis.

Tomorrow's the last day.

Well, I just hope I don't faint or something.

What's there to faint about?

We've been over it a thousand times.

Well, I know if any of the women panicked,

just grab one of them so that they don't do anything silly.

What's so difficult about that? Judy isn't worried.

She's had more experience than I have.

Listen, tomorrow night at this time,

we're gonna be 20,000 feet in the air on our way to Hawaii.

Hawaii?

Well, I was going to wait

until after it was all over to surprise you,

but since you're so jittery.

Why are we going to Hawaii?

You don't think we're gonna sit around here

and be sitting ducks for them, do you?

We've got to separate, all of us,

until this thing blows over.

You've got everything all planned out, haven't you?

Everything. And it can't fail.

And I suppose we live forever in Hawaii?

Nah, on January 15th,

you, Rick, Sue, and I meet in Mexico City

to split the money.

7,000 for me. 1,000 for you.

And the others?

Oh, Rick pays them off tomorrow night

and then blows to Miami Beach.

His mother lives there.

You know, no matter where he is,

he always spends Christmas with his mother.

That's very thoughtful of him.

Yeah, he's crazy about his mother.

This'll be the first Christmas Pop will be alone.

Oh, pigs like him will never be alone.

They've always got a bottle of beer for a friend.

Well, you can always send him a box

of Hawaiian candy from Honolulu.

Well, come on, let's go to bed.

We've got to be awfully sharp tomorrow.

Is that a racket?

Is that fearful racket?

- Fearful what? - Racket.

Oh, is it just like them,

always have to start tearing up the street

just before Christmas.

All right. Don't anybody move.

Nobody will get hurt.

Don't touch your alarm button. We fixed that.

We don't wanna hurt anybody.

I felt I had to do it.

It seemed the only way I could get my sister away

from the wrong thing she was doing

and the criminals she was running with.

I know it was an awful thing to do.

But I hope she will forgive me in time

and understand my reason for wanting to save her.

Considering the offense committed by you

and in view of the fact that you are juveniles,

this court places you on probation

until you reach the age of 21.

On condition, however,

that you place yourselves in custody

and under the control of the state youth authority.

Further condition that you undergo psychiatric treatment

for a period to be determined by them.

Deputy.

Rise.

This way.

Kim Winters.

The federal government thanks you for your help.

You're free to go, Ms. Winters.

Yes, I was free,

because when Jerry touched me, I was no longer afraid.