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Please help me with my zipper.

I'd love to.

[Explosion]

I think somebody is about to start a war.

Listen, I, uh, know a motel that's got x-rated movies...

-In every room. -Whatever turns you on.

I've got it. It's getting stronger.

-Let's go, man! -You lied to me!

Police! Open up!

[Explosion]

Wonderful.

Hey, Mike, we got a signal on the pressure alarm.

Where is it?

Oh, it's over there at the armory again.

You know, that's the third time this month. Must be the wind.

Well, I'll get over there and check it out.

Well, off to another big adventure.

Hey, pat. No cheatin'.

Okay.

Move it. Charlie.

You are beautiful.

Ammo for the bazooka. Three boxes.

-Beautiful. -Uh-huh. Boys.

Okay.

Hello, Mercury. Hello, Mercury. Come in, Mercury.

Hello.

Come on. Let's get out of here. Come on.

Come on, hurry up!

According to the doctor, he has a severe concussion

and he's lucky to still be alive.

How many m-16's did they get, colonel?

-Forty. -They also got a bazooka.

-Any ammo? -No. Not for the m-16's anyway.

[Phone rings]

-Excuse me. -No ammo for the m-16s.

So that means they got out of here in a big fat hurry

after they hit the patrolman.

Bill: But six shells for the bazooka are missing.

Well, one thing's for sure.

Weaponry is, uh, pretty high on the market these days.

It's on a par with gold and wheat.

Oh, guns.

They're the kind of thing that could be stolen

by, uh, militants, by, uh, crooks to sell to other crooks

or just plain kooks.

You guys don't have the corner on kooks, you know.

-Oh? -No, we've got more

than the f.B.I., I think, today.

-You want to trade places? -Me? I can't.

My horoscope says I'm stuck with him

for at least another three years.

Oh, really? What did it say...

You and this handsome, sexy officer? Huh?

-Uh, it said "boss." -Huh?

Listen, I've got to get in to the bureau and make this report.

Anything new comes in, you'll let me know, huh, bill?

We'll cut you right in.

- See you, scorpio. - Ciao, Leo. You are a Leo?

-You remembered. -Sure.

- Three more years, huh? - Written in the stars, honey.

How about it, al? You find anything?

Man, I've got prints coming out of my ears.

Have to run a comparison with every guy

- who's handled these weapons. - You've got it tough, al.

-What do you think, pep? -Frankly?

Since when did I ever get it any other way?

I think somebody's about to start a war.

Well, they've got enough firepower.

They could blow up this whole city.

Roger: You know, uh... Collier: What?

Roger: Maybe we should wait a day or two for this.

Roger, my boy, you've been in retirement too long, son.

- Say I'm getting cautious. - Yeah? Since when?

Since the last time.

When we almost wound up with our butts in a sling.

You remember the last time, don't you?

Yeah, I remember.

-Charlie? -Yeah.

What the hell's that got to do with anything?

Plenty. All that time we spent training those biafrans,

what really came of it?

We all came home broke.

-He's right, collie. -I know he's right.

Hey, that was six years ago.

Let's quit living in the past, all right?

Okay, collie, you're the boss. What's the plan?

We're just gonna take it nice and easy...

And, uh, well, just make a simple buy, that's all.

Yeah, but what if it isn't so simple?

Don't borrow trouble, Jerry.

Hey. Hey, baby, is this the place?

-Yeah. -Hmm?

Okay.

Jerry, how about you? What's your excuse?

For what?

For letting collie talk you into this.

I needed the bread.

Yeah, I have the, uh, fox call and the crow call...

By Philip s. Olt of, uh, pekin, Illinois.

Two dollars.

Right. Yeah, we're open till 5:00.

Good. Okay. Bye-bye.

Ah, good morning, gentlemen. What can I do for you?

Morning, morning.

Well, we come to pick up the-the .222 calibers that we ordered.

- Uh, what's your name? - Uh, Collier. Joe Collier.

-How's Maria? -Maria.

I wish I had one of those waitin' for me at home.

Well, the next time you blow out the candles

on your birthday cake, wish for one.

I-i-I'm sorry, uh, I don't see that order here.

Oh. Boy.

Well, I mean, uh, maybe we can make an order right now.

Put your arms down, young trooper.

Oh, boy.

What are you standing around? Come on. Come on.

See what's going on.

Where are they?

Over there on those shelves there.

Over there on those shelves there?

[Gunshot]

Let's go to work.

And he wants a grand for both, right? Far out, man.

Room 404. Right. Thanks.

Well, we got a break. That was a snitch named Willy Bova.

He says he knows a guy who has two m-16's for sale.

Good. We got a man in the hospital, a man dead...

And 4,000 rounds of .222's stolen.

-It's great news. Great. -Pardon me, pep.

Knowin' Willy, we've got to be very careful with his contacts.

-No heavy stuff. -Well, I'm for that, Joe.

It's been a long, hard day.

Looks like it's you and me again, pep.

The "mighty crowley art players."

But this time I get to play lady Macbeth.

In case the contact doesn't dig cops.

That's fair enough. When and where?

The olympic hotel, room 404, 10:00 P.M.

[Knocking]

Yeah?

Come on in. Come on in.

-Hi, there. -Listen, sorry about the mess.

I'm getting ready for a trip.

Willy, say hello to sergeant Anderson.

Yeah, pleased to meet you, sergeant.

Hi, Willy. I see you've been visiting your travel agent, huh?

-Yeah. I'm off to Machu Picchu. -Where?

Peru. That's the place where the aztecs

hid the women and the kids away from cortés.

-I'm on a tour. -You going with a group?

-Yeah. -Friends of the museum.

-I'm a charter member. -The incas.

Huh?

No, I just said the incas. If it's Peru, it's the incas,

-not the aztecs. -Okay.

I'll ask one of 'em when I get there.

Well, as long as we're on it,

the Spanish heavy was pizarro, not cortés.

That's what I said.

Yeah, she's right. You said cortés.

What about the guns?

- Listen, do you want a sandwich? - No, thanks. I'm on a diet.

What about the guns?

Hey, last year I went to the orient.

Beautiful people. I mean, sharp.

Bova, the guy with the m-16's... what's his name?

-Moe. -Moe who?

Moe Harris.

-Sounds like a suit. -Terrific.

Does he usually deal in this kind of merchandise?

No, he's a bookie. Strictly legit.

He wouldn't know one end of a gun from another.

Well then, what's his story?

I don't know. I didn't ask him. That's your job.

How do we make contact?

I'll Duke you into him. You know, say you're friends.

You guys got a story?

-Sure, the best. -Okay.

Well, you guys can fill me in on the way over.

Here, let's see. Hey, how about this?

- Bought that baby in Hong Kong. - That's really beautiful, Willy.

Yeah, it was a bargain.

-Let's go. -Hey, wait a minute.

Your guy royster, the guy with the cuckoo hat?

He said you were gonna lay five bills on me for the intro.

That's funny. He told us four.

Five. You know how much dough it costs to travel today?

- Willy, he said four. - Okay, we'll settle for five.

For that kind of money, we expect a postcard.

From Machu Picchu.

You know somethin', I wouldn't mind taking you with me.

I was thinkin' the same thing. Why don't you get lost?

No need to teach a couple of old dogs new tricks, Charlie?

I haven't seen one of those since the last time.

-When was that... inchon? -Mm-hmm.

And later, in the Belgian Congo.

We stopped four supply trucks that day, remember?

We got bombed that night in leopoldville.

The lousiest gin I ever tasted.

Here he comes.

Okay, Charlie, let's do it.

You boys ready?

We're set.

[Explosion]

I haven't lost my touch.

Collier: Works just like a charm.

Well, let's get out of here, ranger boys.

So, uh, you collect guns.

-May I ask, uh, what for? -It's my hobby.

Oh.

Uh, would you, uh, people like a drink?

- No, thanks. - Think they have raspberry soda?

- They don't have raspberry soda. - Raspberry soda? I doubt it.

-Then nothing. -Mmm.

So, uh, guns is your hobby, huh?

You approve of your husband having this kind of a hobby?

Of course. Why not?

Well, it's expensive for one thing.

And if you've got kids, it could be dangerous.

-We don't. -Excuse me, Mr. Harris,

but seems to me like you just aren't too anxious

-to make a sale. -Oh, I didn't say that.

I was just, uh, warning you and your wife.

Well, we appreciate that. But you see...

See, we've been collecting guns for a long time.

In fact, we've got a whole room of them down in our basement.

Mahogany paneling. You should see it.

It's gorgeous. He did it all himself.

Okay. Did Willy tell you the price

or was he on the way to catch a plane for somewhere?

-Machu Picchu. -Machu Picchu.

-Yeah, he told us the price. -Yeah.

Five hundred dollars per gun, right?

That's right.

-How many have you got? -Two.

-Only two? -Two.

I'll take 'em. But I got to see 'em first.

Oh, yes. It's still got the serial number on it.

You want 'em or do you want your money back?

Uh, do you want to tell him, honey, or shall I?

I'll do it, darling. You're so heavy-handed at times.

Ain't it the truth? Go ahead, sweetheart.

Mr. Harris, you're under arrest.

4you can't do this to me.

You should have thought about that before, moe.

Hey, moe, I told you to sit down, now sit down!

You should have thought about it before you started dealing in hot guns.

You come in here without a search warrant!

You wanna show him the search warrant, pep?

Uh, okay. Okay.

- What do you want? - We want those other guns.

You're crazy. I told you. There are only two.

- Where'd you get the guns? - Uh, from a guy in a bar.

-I paid 50 bucks apiece. -Come on, moe.

I-I swear, that's the truth.

Bill, look at this, his owe sheets.

Hey... just relax, will you? Relax, moe.

You're a little careless, aren't you, moe?

This looks like a list of all those bettors that owe you money.

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

Oh, isn't this fire-prevention week?

Now that you mention it.

Does this paper look safe to you?

Let's test it. Why don't we?

Wait a minute. Wait a minute. You'll set the place afire.

You're right, bill. It isn't safe.

Moe, when you put a match to it, it burns.

Okay, put it out. Put it out!

-What's his name? -His name's Jerry.

-Jerry what? -I don't know.

I swear I don't know!

Moe, come on. Do I have to light up another one of these dumb things?

Now look, uh, this chick I occasionally...

I occasionally do business with, uh, she introduced us.

It was a couple of months ago.

This guy was a heavy bettor.

And a heavy loser too.

He got into me for a bundle, and he couldn't pay.

So I took the guns on account.

-How you get in touch with him? -I don't.

He calls me when he wants action,

places the bets by phone, and then we meet at the bar.

This girl, what's her name?

-Huh? -Uh, charlene.

And she tricks with this guy... what'd you say... Jerry?

Yeah.

Pretty regular, from what I hear.

She's a great-looking broad.

Then she must know how to get in touch with him.

And you know how to get in touch with her, right?

-Yeah. -Yeah.

Uh, listen, moe, I'll tell you what I want you to do.

I want you to get on the horn here,

give, uh, charlene a little jingle.

Tell her you've got this great-looking John...

Who's just dying to meet her.

Who's that?

[Doorbell rings]

Okay. Okay. Okay.

Hey.

I'm bill crowley.

Hello, bill crowley.

Oh. Won't you come in?

Make yourself at home.

Want a drink?

Yeah, you got any scotch? Scotch and water?

Scotch and water.

Listen, I got to tell you that, uh, green's my favorite color.

Oh, really?

Uh-huh.

That's why I picked it.

Oh, yeah?

Hey, this is some great place you got here.

Why, thanks.

Business must be good, huh?

Dynamite.

So are you.

Oh, you're beautiful.

You know, the guys moe usually sends me are flabby...

Like him.

Yeah, well, I, uh... I work out a lot.

I bet.

Taste?

Bill: Mmm.

Perfetto. Perfetto.

That's the sexy half-Italian in him.

Before I, uh, get into something more comfortable,

where's the hundred?

Oh.

Mmm-mmm.

What am I gonna get for this?

Oh.

Evidently.

Would you please help me with my zipper?

I'd love to.

But I'm afraid you're under arrest.

You crum...

You crummy... you crummy... you crummy...

Oh, little red riding hood's after our wolfman.

No, it was nothing serious, chief.

Just a little scratch, that's all.

I, uh... what?

Yeah, I'll have to try that next time.

Listen, can I talk to you later about this?

Yeah, good. Fine. Thanks.

Okay.

Now who's the wise guy that told the chief

that I almost got killed last night?

I can't imagine.

Well, it could have been anybody. Everybody knew.

Right.

Yeah.

Suddenly I'm surrounded by clowns.

A bunch of clowns they give me.

Well, you see, sergeant, uh, in our line of work,

an occasional moment of levity...

Shut up.

A generous man but not much in the way of a sense of humor.

Yeah. Yeah, bring her in.

Charlene?

-Yeah. -You've got guts, bill.

You guys want to go work on your reports?

It wasn't me, bill. I'm telling you.

-Uh... -You wanna knock it off?

-Hello. -Thanks.

- Well, if it's not my friend... - look, just don't start.

Don't start up with me.

'Cause you're in enough trouble already, all right?

So cool it.

Look, charlene, we're not here to hassle you.

It's your boyfriend, Jerry, we want.

I don't know any Jerrys.

Let's book her.

Go right ahead.

I'll be back on the streets again in two hours,

-and you know it. -Not this time.

Maybe you don't know my lawyer.

You don't know what we're charging you with.

Hooking, right?

-Wrong. -Murder, accessory to.

-Now, look... -No, you look.

A man's dead.

Murdered. Killed.

We have no reason to believe you weren't involved in that murder.

You gotta be crazy.

You can't pin any of that on me.

We sure can try.

I... you can't do that to me.

Try us, honey.

Oh.

Oh.

Okay, what is it that you want?

Jerry.

[Buzzes]

Yeah?

Okay.

A bank job 10 minutes ago. Four guys.

Killed a guard, wounded two officers.

They sprayed the place with m-16's.

Bill: So you didn't see their faces at all?

No, they all wore gas masks.

And then when our guard tried to stop them, they...

They opened up with their guns.

Did anybody get their license number?

No. I'm sorry.

Hello, bill. Pepper.

-Hi, Jim. -Excuse me.

Thank you very much.

Well, we've got a make on that suspect, Jerry woolard.

-Good. -Yeah, he's a korean vet.

No priors.

Uh, teamed up with some of his buddies after the war

as paid mercenaries.

Uh, bay of pigs, various jobs in South America...

And down in Central America

where they were playing in the "b" leagues

on some border thing.

Then Africa, where they lost two members of their group,

decided to disband.

Woolard's been, uh, working on assorted jobs ever since then.

Uh, subsists mostly as a-a gambler.

Married a Cuban refugee, Maria Sanchez.

One child.

Any political connections, Jim?

No, pepper.

Apparently these guys got involved strictly for the dough.

Is this guy woolard the boss?

Uh, no, no.

Uh, their leader was a gung-ho type, Joe Collier,

ex-marine sergeant.

Looks like they've gone into business for themselves.

How much did they get?

Seventy thousand bucks.

So after about two hours, he came back and said,

"I found the left-handed monkey wrench,

but I couldn't find general orders."

Divided four ways, that's 17,500 on the button each.

Not too bad for a morning's work.

What do you say, darlin', hmm?

I think it was stupid.

Stupid?

Yeah, we could have blown the whole thing.

It was a warm-up, you see.

We all need a little bit of practice.

Operation sidewinder's still on.

Any questions from anybody?

Jerry. Jerry.

Collie, uh, Maria and me figured

we'd just take our cut and pull out.

That right?

I don't know.

Uh, that money we picked up this morning is, uh,

for operating expenses.

That's right.

Uh, nobody's gonna cut the pie until we, uh...

We finish with sidewinder.

Well, you know, I just thought that...

Don't you think now, Jerry.

Thinking, I mean deep thinking, ain't your bag.

Any questions?

When's zero hour?

Friday morning.

Friday morning, 6:00 A.M.

You let him talk you out of it.

No, I didn't let him. You just don't understand.

What don't I understand?

Well, the four of us have been in some pretty tough spots.

Sort of a...

A camaraderie when you've been in tight scrapes.

Oh, come on, Jerry.

You're just like little boys.

You never grew up.

That isn't the way you talked back in Miami.

When your father and his friends had us help out

at the bay of pigs, right?

It's time for the baby to take a nap. Give it to me.

Come on, baby. Huh?

Jerry, you were paid for it, you know?

You were paid for it.

You didn't do it to help out.

You only did it to help yourself and your friends.

And you!

And me. Oh, yes.

And look at all I have to show for it.

Oh.

- Where are you going? - I need some cigarettes.

-Jerry... -Don't lecture me again!

-I said I needed cigarettes! -Jerry...

[Door closes, baby cries]

-Charlene? -H-Hi, Jerry.

Listen, babe, I need to see you.

Yeah, sure. When?

This afternoon. Uh, the Latin doll at 3:00, okay?

Yeah, okay.

See you, babe.

Good-bye.

That's him.

Hello, Nicky.

Hi, gang. How are we?

Keep the change.

-Business must be good. -Dynamite.

Hi. Charlene sent me.

Who are you?

Pam. She, uh, had an emergency.

What do you mean, emergency?

All of a sudden she had to go someplace.

Asked you to phone her tonight, she'll explain.

Oh, in the meantime, she wrote this for you. I peeked.

It says, "darling, be good to Pam and she'll be good to you.

Call me 11:00-ish. Charlene."

In her own hand.

-How's your drink? -Ah, fine.

Thank you.

I haven't seen you around.

I'm in from the east.

-Where east? -Detroit.

It gets pretty cold there this time of the year.

That's why I changed territories.

-How are tricks? -Great.

Charlene's been a great help.

-You must know her pretty well. -Yeah.

We're old buddies.

Here's to it.

Whatever turns you on.

Drink up.

Jerry: It was good of charlene to fix me up like this.

I need the company.

Pepper: She thinks you're dynamite. She told me so herself.

Uh, you know, if I wasn't married,

I'd seriously think about teaming up with her.

I know she's a hooker,

but I understand they make great wives.

That's what they tell me.

-How's Bonnie? -Bonnie?

Yeah, charlene's roommate.

Oh, fine. She's fine. She's great.

Where are we going?

Where are we going?

Bill: Slow down, Pete.

-I don't see the car. -Yeah, me neither.

Bill: Hang a left here, Pete. Let's take a look.

Yeah.

I'll just make a "u-ey."

-They're not here. -Yeah, but we saw them

- turn in here though. - They've gone out the back way.

You got contact?

Yeah, man, but it's very weak.

Goose this thing, Pete. We're losing them.

Come on, let's go.

Let's go, man.

- What are you doing here? - Come on. Let's go.

-Huh? -Come on!

Wha... for cry... hey, sweetie, take it easy.

All right, I'm not just... come on.

Which way?

Hey, go straight. I got it. It's getting stronger.

Hey. Will you stop pushing me around?

Hey, uh...

-Hold it! Hold it! -What?

Back up! Back up! Down that alley.

-There! -You got eyes like a hawk.

Now you lied to me. Charlene didn't send you to that bar.

Oh, come off it. Charlene sent...

- I said, you lied to me! - Charlene sent me...

Well now, maybe it was her roommate, Bonnie, huh?

- I'm telling you, charlene... - Except there is no Bonnie.

All right, lady...

Okay. So I'm a police officer.

Why, you lousy...

Stop!

Police! Open up!

-Wha... you okay? -Yeah. He's got a gun.

Police!

[Gunshot]

Give me your cuffs.

-Thanks, man. -Anytime.

He's still alive. Better call an ambulance.

Please, not too long.

Woolard. Woolard.

My name is Anderson. And this is sergeant crowley.

You want to give us a statement about those guns

you laid off on moe Harris?

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

You're in serious trouble, woolard.

You want to tell us about it?

Leave me alone.

Where'd you get those m-16's?

From the tooth fairy.

They were left under my pillow because I was a good boy.

-I don't believe that, do you? -No.

Well, let's just talk to his wife.

No, leave her out of this.

She doesn't know anything...

[Doorbell rings]

Who is it?

Bill: Police officers, Mrs. Woolard. You want to open up, please?

-What's wrong? -May we come in?

Yes, please.

Tell me, what is it?

Your husband's in serious trouble, Mrs. Woolard.

-He's been shot. -Shot? Who did it?

-Where is he? -He's in the hospital.

What hospital?

The receiving hospital downtown.

We have a warrant to search your apartment.

-What for? -For guns.

There are no guns in here. We-we have no guns.

Can you tell us anything about this?

Please. You must take me to my husband.

Pepper, why don't you take her to the hospital? It's okay.

Oh, my baby!

Joe and I'll stay here and search the place.

It's okay. It will be all right.

Oh, I just remembered.

My friend, uh, across the hall, she'll be back in a half hour.

-That's okay. -It's number six.

Don't worry about it. Take her, will you...

Take her to the hospital. It's okay.

Hey, boy.

You look good, pop.

P.A.: Dr. Robert stall, please report

to the sixth floor nurses' station.

Maria: Hi, honey.

I don't know why I'm surprised.

I always dream about this moment.

This nightmare.

All through these years, I've always dreamed someday

this would happen.

Just this way.

I'm gonna be all right.

Oh, I know.

This is just...

It's just the way a wife wants to see her husband...

With the police at home and-and a frightened child...

While they're searching for guns...

While she's standing here next to him...

Thanking god that he's not dead.

Just keep holding my hand.

Don't say anything more for now.

Where's 540?

I want to see Jerry woolard. It's all right.

I'm gonna tell them, Jerry.

-Who? -The police.

- You're gonna tell them what? - Everything I know.

-You are not. -Why not?

Tell me, why not? I mean, so you can recover

and get out of here...

And go out there again and start selling those guns,

sitting back, counting that rotten money...

While some innocent people get killed?

Or you destroy yourself?

You're not gonna tell them anything at all.

Oh, please! Look at you! Look at you!

I don't mean to yell. I'm sorry.

Jerry, you are destroying yourself and me and our baby,

and I won't let it happen. Now I just...

I don't want to see you dead.

- Better a husband in jail, huh? - Better alive, Jerry.

Maria?

I love you, Jerry.

You know that?

And through all the years, when you were gone, sometimes here

and there, and sometimes I didn't know where you were...

Or what you were doing with your friends,

and maybe even with other women,

all I know is that I love you...

And I always will.

Please, I want you to remember that.

Please.

It is called, uh, operation sidewinder.

Does that have some special significance?

What does that mean?

I don't know.

It's just a name that they gave it.

They always gave names like that.

-Military. -Yes.

You say they're planning to blow up an armored truck?

Yes, the one that carries the payroll to, uh, mcadams base.

-When? -I don't know.

Very early, uh, this morning.

You mean, now.

We're ready.

Look, collie, this is crazy.

They're gonna split Jerry wide open.

No, they won't.

They haven't before.

He's been done over by experts.

At the end of the line, there's three million bucks.

He knows he's gonna get his share.

Look!

Here they come.

Let's do it.

The police! Let's get out of here!

[Gunshots]

They're all around us.

Collier, you're surrounded.

Throw out your guns or you're dead.

Freeze! Police!

Hold it right there!

[Gunshot]

[Gunshots]

I couldn't stop him, bill.

No wonder. He's wearing a half inch of steel.

I could have sworn he was Superman,

the way those bullets kept bouncing off.

You should have seen her face.

Come on. Your face would have looked a lot funnier.

Toast. To pepper Anderson, who held 'em off at the pass.

-I'll drink to that. -I'll drink to that.

I'll drink to that.

You've come a long way, baby.