1 00:00:00,500 --> 00:00:04,334 Hey, stop! This is my home. Hey! 2 00:00:06,473 --> 00:00:08,100 How'd you let them do that to T.T.? 3 00:00:08,174 --> 00:00:09,664 It's a big conspiracy, Cathy. 4 00:00:09,743 --> 00:00:11,335 It was my decision. 5 00:00:11,611 --> 00:00:15,377 You're not gonna electrocute me, you barren queen! 6 00:00:15,448 --> 00:00:17,382 You have some strange ideas, 7 00:00:17,450 --> 00:00:19,077 and the next time you bother my wife with them, 8 00:00:19,152 --> 00:00:20,176 I'm calling the police. 9 00:00:20,253 --> 00:00:21,515 My name is Jack Muellard 10 00:00:21,588 --> 00:00:23,215 and I never better hear your name again. 11 00:00:23,290 --> 00:00:25,190 Martin McClish, State Inspector. 12 00:00:25,258 --> 00:00:27,920 Your state inspector's gonna have a very funny accident. 13 00:00:37,571 --> 00:00:39,266 ROCKFORD ON ANSWERING MACHINE.. This is Jim Rockford. 14 00:00:39,339 --> 00:00:40,533 At the tone, leave your name and message. 15 00:00:40,607 --> 00:00:41,596 I'll get back to you. 16 00:00:42,776 --> 00:00:45,301 ANGEL.. Jimmy, old buddy, buddy. It's Angel. 17 00:00:45,712 --> 00:00:47,976 You know how they allow you one phone call? 18 00:00:48,915 --> 00:00:49,904 Well, this is it. 19 00:01:47,038 --> 00:01:49,734 ROCKY.. T. T. Flowers used to say 20 00:01:49,807 --> 00:01:54,471 that cities made men poor and women old 21 00:01:54,612 --> 00:01:56,603 and everyone lonesome. 22 00:01:57,248 --> 00:02:00,183 So he bought himself 10 acres way out in the country. 23 00:02:00,251 --> 00:02:02,515 It was then in '35. 24 00:02:02,587 --> 00:02:05,147 Him and his little bride, Lou Ella, 25 00:02:05,223 --> 00:02:07,589 they built a reaI nice place there, 26 00:02:07,859 --> 00:02:09,690 and they named it Freedom, 27 00:02:10,094 --> 00:02:13,393 and they were raising rabbits and chickens 28 00:02:13,464 --> 00:02:16,797 and goats and turkeys and bees. 29 00:02:18,169 --> 00:02:23,072 And then Lou Ella died giving birth to their little girl. 30 00:02:23,541 --> 00:02:26,772 T. T., he raised her as best he could 31 00:02:26,844 --> 00:02:28,937 and he stayed right there on the place, 32 00:02:29,013 --> 00:02:32,949 all the time watching the city creeping closer to him. 33 00:02:33,017 --> 00:02:36,384 I'd get out to Freedom every few weeks to visit with my friend. 34 00:02:36,754 --> 00:02:40,349 I was there when they took T. T. Flowers away. 35 00:02:47,999 --> 00:02:51,662 I use to be able to winter a hundred colonies right here, 36 00:02:51,736 --> 00:02:54,296 and never had to feed once. 37 00:02:55,039 --> 00:02:58,998 Now I gotta make sure that my bees stick close to home, 38 00:02:59,177 --> 00:03:03,375 'cause old Poison Thumbs over there'll get them for sure if I don't. 39 00:03:04,182 --> 00:03:05,581 Damn idiot. 40 00:03:06,150 --> 00:03:08,710 He's always trying to belly-up my bees. 41 00:03:09,454 --> 00:03:12,753 You know, I hit him once right square in the butt with a rock. 42 00:03:12,824 --> 00:03:14,121 I know it's tough, T.T., 43 00:03:14,192 --> 00:03:16,353 but you're gonna have to face up to the fact someday 44 00:03:16,427 --> 00:03:18,486 that these apartments are getting closer to you. 45 00:03:18,563 --> 00:03:20,155 Well, I'll never face up to it! 46 00:03:20,231 --> 00:03:21,892 I was here first! 47 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:24,760 Never know it, though, the way the county treats me, 48 00:03:24,836 --> 00:03:27,771 with all their fines and citations and taxes. 49 00:03:27,839 --> 00:03:29,397 I ain't gonna pay them. 50 00:03:30,308 --> 00:03:32,139 You ain't paid your taxes? 51 00:03:32,210 --> 00:03:33,768 They're way overdue. 52 00:03:33,845 --> 00:03:38,077 Rocky, I already paid more in taxes 53 00:03:38,149 --> 00:03:40,379 than it took to buy the whole 10 acres! 54 00:03:56,267 --> 00:03:57,928 Come on. Let's milk old Spot, 55 00:03:58,002 --> 00:03:59,731 and get you some fresh eggs. 56 00:03:59,804 --> 00:04:00,896 Hello, girl. 57 00:04:05,042 --> 00:04:06,441 You sure you don't want me to tell him? 58 00:04:06,511 --> 00:04:08,172 It's sweet of you to offer, darling, 59 00:04:08,246 --> 00:04:10,146 but this one's gotta come from me. 60 00:04:10,782 --> 00:04:12,647 The deadline's only three days away! 61 00:04:12,717 --> 00:04:14,412 Now, if you ain't gonna pay your taxes, 62 00:04:14,485 --> 00:04:15,952 at least get yourself a lawyer. 63 00:04:16,020 --> 00:04:18,454 You can't be obstinate anymore without one. 64 00:04:18,523 --> 00:04:20,650 I don't believe in lawyers. 65 00:04:20,925 --> 00:04:22,950 They're like drone bees. 66 00:04:23,027 --> 00:04:25,222 Only one in a hundred is any good. 67 00:04:26,964 --> 00:04:30,058 That goes for stockbrokers, too. 68 00:04:30,601 --> 00:04:32,694 Cathy. I ain't seen her in years. 69 00:04:33,404 --> 00:04:36,567 Every time I do, though, she looks more and more like Lou Ella, huh? 70 00:04:36,641 --> 00:04:37,630 Yeah. 71 00:04:38,075 --> 00:04:40,635 It's true. But that's where it stops. 72 00:04:40,711 --> 00:04:42,338 T.T.: Hey! We're back here! 73 00:04:42,413 --> 00:04:43,437 Hi, Daddy. 74 00:04:47,418 --> 00:04:50,319 Oh, you remember old Rocky, don't you? 75 00:04:50,388 --> 00:04:51,446 Hello. Nice to see you. Cathy. 76 00:04:51,522 --> 00:04:53,888 Hi. Good to see you. This is my husband, Sherman Royle. 77 00:04:53,958 --> 00:04:54,947 My pleasure. 78 00:04:56,727 --> 00:05:00,959 Hey, how's about I break out a little carrot cake and cold cider, 79 00:05:01,032 --> 00:05:03,057 and we have ourselves a nice visit, huh? 80 00:05:03,134 --> 00:05:05,159 Daddy, we're not here for a social visit. 81 00:05:05,770 --> 00:05:08,136 We have some family business to attend to. 82 00:05:08,506 --> 00:05:10,497 You'll excuse us, won't you, Mr... 83 00:05:10,741 --> 00:05:12,038 Oh, it's all right. 84 00:05:12,109 --> 00:05:14,236 I've gotta go back to LA anyway, T.T. 85 00:05:14,312 --> 00:05:15,438 No, no. No, nonsense! 86 00:05:15,513 --> 00:05:16,741 You finish milking old Spot 87 00:05:16,814 --> 00:05:19,476 and then you and me will have that carrot cake and cold cider! 88 00:05:19,550 --> 00:05:21,108 All right. Bye. 89 00:05:22,887 --> 00:05:24,878 Sorry that you don't have time for a visit. 90 00:05:24,956 --> 00:05:26,617 Well, we just have a few minutes. 91 00:05:27,191 --> 00:05:29,682 CATHY: We've gotta talk about something... 92 00:05:30,394 --> 00:05:32,259 T.T.: You're not talking about that again. 93 00:05:32,330 --> 00:05:34,389 CATHY: We've got to. SHERMAN: No, it's a whole different thing now. 94 00:05:34,465 --> 00:05:35,955 T.T.: What are you talking about? 95 00:05:36,033 --> 00:05:37,227 You cannot stay here any longer. 96 00:05:37,301 --> 00:05:38,962 You're not taking care of yourself. 97 00:05:39,036 --> 00:05:40,060 CATHY: We can't leave him here. 98 00:05:40,137 --> 00:05:41,570 T.T.: Well, I ain't going! 99 00:05:41,639 --> 00:05:43,971 SHERMAN: Now, wait a minute. The food is much better, there's a whole... 100 00:05:44,041 --> 00:05:47,909 You've got no right to stick me into that kind of a place! 101 00:05:47,979 --> 00:05:49,503 CATHY: Horizons Crest is a wonderful place! 102 00:05:49,580 --> 00:05:52,344 T.T.: Horizons Crest. Black Horizons... 103 00:05:52,717 --> 00:05:55,777 Now, here come the boys in their white coats 104 00:05:55,853 --> 00:05:58,378 to drag me away like I was some kind of an idiot or something. 105 00:05:58,456 --> 00:05:59,718 You're causing a scene T.T. 106 00:05:59,790 --> 00:06:02,418 I'm not gonna do it! No, sir! 107 00:06:02,493 --> 00:06:04,757 Hey, take your hands off of me! 108 00:06:04,829 --> 00:06:08,595 There's no other way, T.T. Let go of me! Rocky! Rocky! Help me! 109 00:06:08,666 --> 00:06:12,261 Let go of me. Hey, stop! Hey... 110 00:06:12,336 --> 00:06:14,395 Hey, boys, boys, I haven't fed my chickens yet. 111 00:06:14,472 --> 00:06:15,871 Daddy, please. 112 00:06:16,207 --> 00:06:19,199 Stop! This is my home. Hey! 113 00:06:21,178 --> 00:06:23,510 Rocky! 114 00:06:30,354 --> 00:06:32,288 How'd you let them do that to T.T.? 115 00:06:32,356 --> 00:06:34,153 Come on, Cathy, we're running late. 116 00:06:35,426 --> 00:06:38,418 It's really for his good, really. 117 00:06:48,539 --> 00:06:50,200 ROCKY: It ain't fair, sonny! 118 00:06:50,274 --> 00:06:52,834 The only thing diminished about T.T. is his eyesight. 119 00:06:52,910 --> 00:06:55,276 Dad, I can't just go butting in out there. 120 00:06:55,346 --> 00:06:57,814 I mean, it's a family thing 121 00:06:57,882 --> 00:06:59,577 and it's legal. 122 00:06:59,650 --> 00:07:01,413 It's the money that's worrying you, ain't it? 123 00:07:01,485 --> 00:07:03,180 Well, if that's what it is, 124 00:07:03,254 --> 00:07:04,482 old T.T.'s got plenty! 125 00:07:04,555 --> 00:07:05,715 You don't have to worry. 126 00:07:05,790 --> 00:07:07,257 When he gets his honey in 127 00:07:07,325 --> 00:07:10,089 and when he sells it, you'll get yours. 128 00:07:10,161 --> 00:07:13,927 Yeah. But I can't collect my money unless I get him out. 129 00:07:13,998 --> 00:07:15,693 Well, that sounds fair enough to me. 130 00:07:15,766 --> 00:07:16,892 Lookie, sonny, look, 131 00:07:16,968 --> 00:07:19,129 I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll... 132 00:07:19,203 --> 00:07:21,967 Well, I'll sell my truck if it'll get you going, huh? 133 00:07:22,039 --> 00:07:25,304 Oh, Dad! Come on, I know how you feel, but really, I... 134 00:07:25,376 --> 00:07:27,708 No, you don't know how I feel. 135 00:07:28,079 --> 00:07:31,242 Look at that! This morning I put my sock on inside out. 136 00:07:31,615 --> 00:07:35,210 Now I suppose that means that I gotta start worrying about that little green van. 137 00:07:35,286 --> 00:07:37,413 Oh, come on, Dad. 138 00:07:37,488 --> 00:07:38,648 All right. All right. 139 00:07:38,723 --> 00:07:41,556 I'll go out and see T.T. at Horizons Crest in the morning, okay? 140 00:07:41,625 --> 00:07:42,717 Oh, thanks, Son. I'll see what I can do. 141 00:07:42,793 --> 00:07:43,919 Oh, thank you. 142 00:07:43,995 --> 00:07:46,293 There's just one thing I forgot to tell you. 143 00:07:46,364 --> 00:07:49,333 He can't get no visitors and he can't get no phone calls. 144 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:51,300 That's family instructions. 145 00:07:51,369 --> 00:07:54,031 I guess I'll just have to start with the family, then, huh? 146 00:07:55,740 --> 00:07:57,503 I don't want to talk about this, Jim. 147 00:07:57,575 --> 00:07:59,372 The Deputy Public Guardian's interview 148 00:07:59,443 --> 00:08:01,070 of your father is three days from now. 149 00:08:01,145 --> 00:08:04,376 If his report coincides with the information presented at the hearing, 150 00:08:04,448 --> 00:08:06,916 the Diminished Capacity judgment becomes final. 151 00:08:07,451 --> 00:08:09,851 Of course it'll coincide. Why wouldn't it? 152 00:08:10,554 --> 00:08:13,387 Benjamin Crist is a very prominent psychiatrist and besides, 153 00:08:13,457 --> 00:08:16,290 he's had T.T. under constant observation for the past month. 154 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:20,421 He convinced you that T.T. isn't capable of handling his own affairs, 155 00:08:20,498 --> 00:08:21,760 and testified at the hearing? 156 00:08:21,832 --> 00:08:23,857 It's called senility, Jim, 157 00:08:23,934 --> 00:08:26,664 and it's tragic when it happens to someone you love. 158 00:08:27,638 --> 00:08:30,698 What are you gonna do about Rocky if that time ever comes? 159 00:08:31,208 --> 00:08:32,368 Well, I don't know. 160 00:08:33,444 --> 00:08:34,741 Whatever I do, 161 00:08:35,012 --> 00:08:36,980 I don't think I'll do it behind his back. 162 00:08:38,082 --> 00:08:39,640 I know. 163 00:08:41,452 --> 00:08:43,750 I don't feel good about that, either. 164 00:08:44,088 --> 00:08:47,080 Tom Brockmeyer says that's the way it's usually done. 165 00:08:47,691 --> 00:08:49,784 Tom is Sherm's lawyer. 166 00:08:49,860 --> 00:08:51,828 He said it would be easier on T.T. 167 00:08:51,896 --> 00:08:53,830 if he weren't there at the hearing. 168 00:08:54,732 --> 00:08:56,222 Well, too bad you couldn't find 169 00:08:56,300 --> 00:08:58,393 a spare room for T.T. right here. 170 00:08:58,469 --> 00:09:01,029 T.T. would not be comfortable here. 171 00:09:01,739 --> 00:09:04,537 And Sherm is top customer's man at Reems and Fergus now. 172 00:09:04,608 --> 00:09:06,269 We entertain constantly. 173 00:09:06,377 --> 00:09:08,470 Well, if it's all right with you, I'd like to see T.T. 174 00:09:08,546 --> 00:09:10,537 No. That's out of the question. 175 00:09:10,881 --> 00:09:13,941 Dr. Crist says that visitors disrupt the smooth transition 176 00:09:14,018 --> 00:09:15,679 into institutionalized life. 177 00:09:15,753 --> 00:09:18,153 Please, Jim, just stay out of it. 178 00:09:18,222 --> 00:09:20,213 It's hard enough on him as it is. 179 00:09:22,259 --> 00:09:24,625 Well, I'm sure Dr. Crist knows best. 180 00:09:27,698 --> 00:09:28,790 This is Dr. Crist. 181 00:09:28,866 --> 00:09:31,733 Have Dr. Fellows join me in J wing observation. 182 00:09:41,846 --> 00:09:43,575 The chlorpromazine is wearing off now. 183 00:09:43,848 --> 00:09:46,339 We'll start with half a dose of lysergic acid today, 184 00:09:46,417 --> 00:09:47,509 double it tomorrow, 185 00:09:47,585 --> 00:09:50,110 then finish it off with E.C.T. on Thursday. 186 00:09:50,754 --> 00:09:51,880 I don't like it, Ben. 187 00:09:51,956 --> 00:09:53,253 You never do, Norman. 188 00:09:53,324 --> 00:09:54,416 Now let's get started. 189 00:09:54,492 --> 00:09:57,188 I want him paranoid and disoriented by 9:00 a.m. Friday. 190 00:10:30,928 --> 00:10:32,225 What's going on? 191 00:10:32,296 --> 00:10:33,820 None of your business. 192 00:10:34,365 --> 00:10:36,663 Everything in this lobby's my business, mister. 193 00:10:36,734 --> 00:10:38,167 Including you. 194 00:10:38,235 --> 00:10:40,669 Martin McClish, State Inspector. 195 00:10:40,905 --> 00:10:42,236 This is a Title One inspection. 196 00:10:42,306 --> 00:10:44,433 So just go on with what you were doing. 197 00:10:46,310 --> 00:10:48,540 There's no inspection scheduled today. 198 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:51,441 Bone up on your Public House Act, son. 199 00:10:52,449 --> 00:10:54,940 Title One's are unannounced inspections. 200 00:10:55,019 --> 00:10:57,214 Paragraph 1 7 clearly states 201 00:10:57,288 --> 00:11:00,985 that any employee who communicates with his or her superiors 202 00:11:01,058 --> 00:11:02,320 the presence of the inspector 203 00:11:02,393 --> 00:11:04,520 or interferes in any way whatsoever 204 00:11:04,595 --> 00:11:07,928 with the inspector of the covert examination of the building, 205 00:11:07,998 --> 00:11:09,898 is subject to a $1,000 fine 206 00:11:09,967 --> 00:11:11,992 andlor 10 days in the county jail. 207 00:11:12,069 --> 00:11:13,559 Now, what was your name, son? 208 00:11:13,637 --> 00:11:15,195 Steve Fisher. 209 00:11:15,272 --> 00:11:17,433 You mean, you're just gonna walk around? 210 00:11:18,275 --> 00:11:20,641 Yeah. It's okay, Steve. 211 00:11:20,711 --> 00:11:23,612 Dr. Crist and I have a understanding. 212 00:11:23,781 --> 00:11:25,510 Of course, I still have to go through the motions, 213 00:11:25,583 --> 00:11:28,245 so I guess we can start by checking the B.U. quotient 214 00:11:28,319 --> 00:11:30,082 against the title sheet, huh? 215 00:11:30,154 --> 00:11:31,451 B.U. quotient? 216 00:11:31,655 --> 00:11:35,022 What is this? Are you new here? Bed units. Bed units. 217 00:11:35,226 --> 00:11:36,352 Bed units? 218 00:11:36,427 --> 00:11:38,054 I'm just the van driver, usually, sir, 219 00:11:38,128 --> 00:11:39,959 and the mechanic, too, and I only work the desk 220 00:11:40,030 --> 00:11:41,327 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so... 221 00:11:41,398 --> 00:11:42,865 They don't even teach the basics anymore. 222 00:11:42,933 --> 00:11:44,628 Let me see your room sheet, please. 223 00:11:47,972 --> 00:11:49,803 Uh-huh. 224 00:11:51,208 --> 00:11:53,176 Okay, okay, that's perfect. 225 00:11:53,277 --> 00:11:54,972 'Course, I knew it would be. 226 00:11:55,045 --> 00:11:56,842 I'll start with J wing. 227 00:11:56,914 --> 00:12:00,611 Oh, and, son, don't forget paragraph 19. 228 00:12:00,718 --> 00:12:03,016 You mean paragraph 1 7, don't you, sir? 229 00:12:03,954 --> 00:12:06,548 Paragraph 19 is the one that reminds you 230 00:12:06,624 --> 00:12:09,149 of the consequences of paragraph 1 7. 231 00:12:09,260 --> 00:12:10,386 What inspection, sir? 232 00:12:10,461 --> 00:12:12,691 Right, Steve. Right. You got it. 233 00:12:15,833 --> 00:12:18,927 WOMAN ON PA.. Dr. Carl Rosen, treatment room three, please. 234 00:12:19,770 --> 00:12:23,001 Dr. Carl Rosen. Treatment room three, please. 235 00:12:33,651 --> 00:12:35,551 Mr. Flowers? T.T.? 236 00:12:36,987 --> 00:12:40,548 I can't see you, either. Go away! 237 00:12:40,624 --> 00:12:43,525 Here. Mr. Flowers, here are your glasses. 238 00:12:43,594 --> 00:12:44,583 Come on. 239 00:12:46,397 --> 00:12:48,365 Yeah, there. Hi. 240 00:12:52,336 --> 00:12:54,429 You're Rocky's boy. 241 00:12:55,005 --> 00:12:56,267 Yeah, that's right. 242 00:12:56,340 --> 00:12:59,173 I'm surprised you remember me. It's been a long time. 243 00:13:01,879 --> 00:13:04,439 You always wanted to soup up my tractor. 244 00:13:04,515 --> 00:13:06,210 Yeah. That's right. 245 00:13:06,684 --> 00:13:09,152 Rocky wanted me to come and see you. 246 00:13:09,219 --> 00:13:10,743 Why are you in here? 247 00:13:12,156 --> 00:13:16,593 'Cause my cells are grey with foul brood, 248 00:13:17,061 --> 00:13:19,359 'cause of the barren queen, 249 00:13:19,430 --> 00:13:24,026 'cause the nectar flows to the north. 250 00:13:25,002 --> 00:13:26,264 Oh, that's... That's great. 251 00:13:31,141 --> 00:13:32,972 Rocky's boy. 252 00:13:44,355 --> 00:13:47,552 T. T... North. Always to the north. 253 00:13:48,359 --> 00:13:50,987 That guy told me he was a state inspector. 254 00:13:52,996 --> 00:13:55,487 Get me Dr. Crist at his Beverly Hills office. 255 00:13:55,933 --> 00:13:57,457 Bees. 256 00:13:58,035 --> 00:14:01,869 Nectar flows to the north, 257 00:14:02,272 --> 00:14:06,038 and do you know how many bee-miles 258 00:14:06,110 --> 00:14:08,635 there are in a pound of honey? 259 00:14:09,146 --> 00:14:11,376 Honey flows... 260 00:14:13,217 --> 00:14:15,117 Rocky's boy... 261 00:14:16,153 --> 00:14:17,848 All right, Ben. Whatever you say. 262 00:14:19,289 --> 00:14:22,190 Any nitrous oxide left from the robbery of Crist's pharmacy? 263 00:14:22,493 --> 00:14:23,619 One tank. Why? 264 00:14:24,094 --> 00:14:26,790 Your state inspector's gonna have a very funny accident. 265 00:14:48,886 --> 00:14:51,912 Dad, I don't know. He sounds like he's gone bananas. 266 00:14:51,989 --> 00:14:55,083 He can't hold a thought long enough to complete a sentence! 267 00:14:55,159 --> 00:14:56,456 You gotta be wrong, sonny. 268 00:14:56,527 --> 00:14:58,358 He's as sane as I am. 269 00:14:58,429 --> 00:14:59,987 He sure don't belong in there. 270 00:15:00,063 --> 00:15:02,156 Dad, I've done everything I can do. 271 00:15:02,232 --> 00:15:03,221 I tried. 272 00:15:03,934 --> 00:15:05,060 Uh, yeah. 273 00:15:05,936 --> 00:15:10,635 Dad, it isn't such a bad place. 274 00:15:11,875 --> 00:15:12,864 Sure. 275 00:15:13,310 --> 00:15:14,436 Bye, Jimmy. 276 00:15:15,212 --> 00:15:16,201 Yeah, Dad. 277 00:17:30,781 --> 00:17:32,009 Hey, what happened? 278 00:17:32,616 --> 00:17:35,676 Well, someone wanted me to die laughing. 279 00:17:35,752 --> 00:17:37,276 So something's wrong somewhere. 280 00:17:37,354 --> 00:17:38,378 Well... 281 00:17:38,455 --> 00:17:40,480 Okay, okay, I was wrong. 282 00:17:41,325 --> 00:17:43,156 T.T.'s not in there for his own good, 283 00:17:43,226 --> 00:17:44,750 no matter what Cathy thinks. 284 00:17:44,828 --> 00:17:46,591 But she sure seemed convinced. 285 00:17:46,797 --> 00:17:48,230 Maybe it was an act, 286 00:17:48,699 --> 00:17:51,190 maybe someone was very convincing. 287 00:17:51,602 --> 00:17:53,399 Anyway, I gotta find out 288 00:17:53,470 --> 00:17:56,268 if you can engineer a Diminished Capacity Judgment. 289 00:17:56,340 --> 00:17:59,309 If you can, you're in a lot of trouble, Rocky. 290 00:18:00,978 --> 00:18:03,242 Poor old guy, he can't tie his shoes, 291 00:18:03,313 --> 00:18:05,213 he can't remember his address, 292 00:18:05,282 --> 00:18:07,045 he can't forget 1929. 293 00:18:07,117 --> 00:18:08,448 He doesn't trust banks. 294 00:18:08,585 --> 00:18:10,280 He keeps money stuffed in the freezer. 295 00:18:10,354 --> 00:18:14,290 You know, he must have about 10,000 shares of Bartlett Oil, 296 00:18:14,358 --> 00:18:15,586 original issues. 297 00:18:15,792 --> 00:18:17,885 And you'll never guess where he keeps the certificates. 298 00:18:17,961 --> 00:18:19,258 Probably in his mattress. 299 00:18:19,496 --> 00:18:20,793 Hey, how'd you know that? 300 00:18:20,864 --> 00:18:22,388 It's quite common, Mr. McMann. 301 00:18:23,300 --> 00:18:26,792 Well, it sounds like your father-in-law is slipping away. 302 00:18:27,537 --> 00:18:30,472 Have you suggested managing his affairs for him? 303 00:18:30,540 --> 00:18:31,905 Oh, yeah. Twice. 304 00:18:31,975 --> 00:18:34,739 The first time he tried to burn his mattress. 305 00:18:34,811 --> 00:18:38,679 The second time he just kept flushing hundred dollar bills down the john 306 00:18:38,749 --> 00:18:40,546 until I agreed not to bring it up again. 307 00:18:40,884 --> 00:18:42,215 You know, I don't think he trusts me. 308 00:18:42,285 --> 00:18:43,650 Do you have an attorney? 309 00:18:43,987 --> 00:18:45,716 Oh, yeah. But he's a friend of the family, 310 00:18:45,789 --> 00:18:47,154 and he wouldn't touch it. 311 00:18:47,624 --> 00:18:49,455 Maybe you could recommend one? 312 00:18:50,494 --> 00:18:54,328 Well, I do know someone who specializes in this sort of thing. 313 00:18:54,765 --> 00:18:56,096 Tom Brockmeyer. 314 00:18:56,166 --> 00:18:58,464 Of course, he's very busy and rather expensive, 315 00:18:58,535 --> 00:19:00,969 but I could give him a call if you like. 316 00:19:01,171 --> 00:19:02,695 Oh, I sure do appreciate it. 317 00:19:02,773 --> 00:19:04,365 And don't you worry about the money, now. 318 00:19:04,441 --> 00:19:06,568 I just want what's best for him, you know? 319 00:19:11,548 --> 00:19:13,607 How can they do that to a man? 320 00:19:13,684 --> 00:19:17,415 Oh, crowded courts, they're handing down valid judgments every day. 321 00:19:17,988 --> 00:19:20,252 And Brockmeyer pushes it through, 322 00:19:20,323 --> 00:19:22,757 Dr. Crist's expert testimony ties it. 323 00:19:23,193 --> 00:19:26,026 Yeah, but doesn't one of those Public Guardians, 324 00:19:26,096 --> 00:19:28,724 doesn't he have to see T.T. first, to make it finaI? 325 00:19:28,799 --> 00:19:30,198 Or is he in on it, too? 326 00:19:30,267 --> 00:19:31,529 He doesn't have to be. 327 00:19:31,601 --> 00:19:33,831 T.T. couldn't finish a sentence this morning. 328 00:19:33,904 --> 00:19:36,065 They got two more days to mess with his mind. 329 00:19:36,139 --> 00:19:37,800 Oh, let's turn around. 330 00:19:37,874 --> 00:19:39,899 We can feed them animals of T.T.'s anytime. 331 00:19:39,976 --> 00:19:41,034 We'll go to the police! 332 00:19:41,111 --> 00:19:42,772 With what, Dad? It's all legal. 333 00:19:42,879 --> 00:19:46,178 You mean, shocking decent people to make them crazy is legaI? 334 00:19:46,249 --> 00:19:48,615 Well, it is supposed to work the other way around. 335 00:19:48,852 --> 00:19:50,410 I can't prove a thing, Dad. 336 00:19:50,954 --> 00:19:53,787 Crist and his lawyers are working some kind of racket, 337 00:19:53,857 --> 00:19:55,347 but somebody else put them up to it 338 00:19:55,425 --> 00:19:56,858 and I don't think it was Cathy. 339 00:19:56,927 --> 00:19:58,895 What do you know about T.T.'s son-in-law? 340 00:19:58,962 --> 00:20:02,420 Oh, he's a rich stockbroker, is all I know. 341 00:20:02,499 --> 00:20:05,491 But, of course, T.T. says that he's nothing but a con man 342 00:20:05,569 --> 00:20:08,231 with a diploma and a place to hang it. 343 00:20:20,484 --> 00:20:22,111 Oh, whoa! Whoa! 344 00:20:22,185 --> 00:20:23,243 Are you all right? 345 00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:24,344 Hey, what is that? 346 00:20:24,421 --> 00:20:26,184 Well, that's T.T.'s old well. 347 00:20:26,256 --> 00:20:27,723 He was always gonna fill it up, 348 00:20:27,791 --> 00:20:29,281 roof it over or something. 349 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:31,293 Oh, well, there's no hurry. 350 00:20:44,107 --> 00:20:46,337 Hey! You can't do that! 351 00:20:48,145 --> 00:20:50,807 Oh, this was a present from Lou Ella's mom! 352 00:20:50,914 --> 00:20:52,677 Now what're you doing? 353 00:20:52,849 --> 00:20:54,908 My wife can't very well conserve his estate 354 00:20:54,985 --> 00:20:56,452 if she doesn't know what it's worth, can she? 355 00:20:56,520 --> 00:20:57,919 I'm just collecting all this stuff 356 00:20:57,988 --> 00:20:59,580 so our accountant can sort it out. 357 00:21:00,357 --> 00:21:01,654 Quite a mess, huh? 358 00:21:03,360 --> 00:21:06,352 Say, did T.T. mention where he kept his will? 359 00:21:06,429 --> 00:21:08,454 Well, if he did, I sure wouldn't tell you! 360 00:21:08,899 --> 00:21:10,764 I see. Who are you? 361 00:21:10,834 --> 00:21:11,994 Jim Rockford. 362 00:21:12,068 --> 00:21:14,502 I guess you need the will in case something goes wrong 363 00:21:14,571 --> 00:21:16,334 and T.T.'s therapy kills him, huh? 364 00:21:16,406 --> 00:21:18,135 You have some strange ideas, 365 00:21:18,208 --> 00:21:19,835 and the next time you bother my wife with them, 366 00:21:19,910 --> 00:21:21,104 I'm calling the police. 367 00:21:21,178 --> 00:21:23,510 Why? You're afraid she might pick up on the fact 368 00:21:23,580 --> 00:21:26,174 that you're using her to seize controI of T.T.'s estate? 369 00:21:26,249 --> 00:21:27,546 Don't be ridiculous. 370 00:21:27,884 --> 00:21:30,853 If Cathy hadn't had him declared incompetent, the county would have. 371 00:21:30,921 --> 00:21:33,754 Freedom's a fantasy they can't afford to let T.T. keep any more. 372 00:21:33,824 --> 00:21:35,451 Now get out, or I'm calling the police. 373 00:21:35,525 --> 00:21:38,756 I'm not going anywhere till T.T.'s animals are fed and watered. 374 00:21:39,196 --> 00:21:41,721 They'll survive till Animal Regulation comes to get them. 375 00:21:41,798 --> 00:21:43,857 Well, you can't take them away from here! 376 00:21:43,934 --> 00:21:45,458 Yeah, he can, Rocky. 377 00:21:45,836 --> 00:21:48,498 But we're still not leaving till they're watered and fed. 378 00:21:48,572 --> 00:21:50,472 You need any help in here, Mr. Royle? 379 00:21:52,075 --> 00:21:56,011 Thanks, but I think they're about to leave, aren't you? 380 00:21:57,080 --> 00:21:58,638 MAN: Whatever you say, Mr. Royle. 381 00:21:58,715 --> 00:22:00,774 We got the dump truck and the dozer outside. 382 00:22:00,851 --> 00:22:02,284 Mr. Muellard will be here shortly, 383 00:22:02,352 --> 00:22:03,478 but he told us to get started. 384 00:22:03,553 --> 00:22:04,747 So what goes? 385 00:22:04,821 --> 00:22:06,812 Everything. Start with the stuff in the shed and yard 386 00:22:06,890 --> 00:22:08,448 and we'll save the junk in the house for last. 387 00:22:08,525 --> 00:22:10,720 Wait a minute, pal. What do you think you're doing? 388 00:22:11,261 --> 00:22:12,523 Hauling it all to the dump 389 00:22:12,596 --> 00:22:14,928 so we won't get any more Health Department citations 390 00:22:14,998 --> 00:22:16,022 against the estate. 391 00:22:16,099 --> 00:22:17,498 Well, you can't do that. 392 00:22:17,567 --> 00:22:20,661 No? Junk goes today, animals tomorrow, 393 00:22:20,737 --> 00:22:22,466 house and trees the next day. 394 00:22:22,539 --> 00:22:23,870 Freedom's been sold. Now, get out! 395 00:22:23,940 --> 00:22:25,874 You'll break T.T.'s heart! 396 00:22:26,076 --> 00:22:27,168 Hey! 397 00:22:31,815 --> 00:22:32,975 Hold him, Mort! 398 00:22:51,034 --> 00:22:53,093 These guys have been hassling Mr. Royle, sir. 399 00:22:53,670 --> 00:22:56,161 I might have to tack this on to your bill, Sherm. 400 00:22:56,539 --> 00:22:59,406 You know, your housecleaning contract doesn't include live ones. 401 00:22:59,476 --> 00:23:00,966 Maybe it should, Jack. 402 00:23:01,044 --> 00:23:02,909 That one's already bothered Cathy. 403 00:23:02,979 --> 00:23:04,276 Name's Jim Rockford. 404 00:23:04,547 --> 00:23:05,536 Oh? 405 00:23:06,182 --> 00:23:08,480 I'll bet you're the Rockford that had the car trouble today. 406 00:23:08,551 --> 00:23:10,416 Matter of fact, I am. Who are you? 407 00:23:10,487 --> 00:23:12,216 My name is Jack Muellard 408 00:23:12,589 --> 00:23:14,921 and I never better hear your name again, mister. 409 00:23:15,025 --> 00:23:17,289 The fellow that bought most of T.T.'s land here? 410 00:23:17,360 --> 00:23:18,793 Built these apartments? 411 00:23:18,862 --> 00:23:20,830 That's right. And I'm starting construction on the rest of it 412 00:23:20,897 --> 00:23:22,330 the day after tomorrow. 413 00:23:23,133 --> 00:23:24,464 You don't waste much time. 414 00:23:24,567 --> 00:23:26,091 You waste time, you waste life. 415 00:23:26,469 --> 00:23:29,836 I schedule a job right down to the last naiI the day it's gonna be used 416 00:23:29,906 --> 00:23:31,771 and it's never driven by an overtime hammer. 417 00:23:32,242 --> 00:23:35,405 And you just cost me one minute. 418 00:23:35,478 --> 00:23:36,536 Mort. 419 00:23:37,847 --> 00:23:40,611 All right. All right. Go to work, Mort. 420 00:23:45,889 --> 00:23:49,552 You louse up my schedule again, Rockford, you'll get the second chorus. 421 00:23:55,765 --> 00:23:56,754 Find it yet? 422 00:23:56,833 --> 00:23:58,164 No, not yet, Jack. 423 00:23:58,635 --> 00:24:01,502 All right. Lou, go inside and give Mr. Royle a hand. 424 00:24:01,571 --> 00:24:04,131 Here. Use that. 425 00:24:04,207 --> 00:24:05,196 All right. 426 00:24:18,722 --> 00:24:21,054 Have any idea where T.T. hid his will? 427 00:24:21,124 --> 00:24:23,854 Oh, he had more hiding places than a blue jay, Jim. 428 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:25,149 Why? 429 00:24:25,428 --> 00:24:26,588 I don't know what their game is, 430 00:24:26,663 --> 00:24:28,392 but maybe I can slow them down a little 431 00:24:28,465 --> 00:24:30,092 if I can beat them to that will. 432 00:24:30,600 --> 00:24:33,228 I gotta go talk to T.T. and find out where he hid it. 433 00:24:33,303 --> 00:24:36,864 But you can't go back to that Horizons Crest. They tried to kill you. 434 00:24:36,940 --> 00:24:39,534 Yeah. Muellard knew about that, too. 435 00:24:58,491 --> 00:25:00,254 ROCKFORD: Yeah. Well, we've only got one van 436 00:25:00,326 --> 00:25:02,317 and if it's not running for the Gray Panther rally, 437 00:25:02,395 --> 00:25:03,726 I'm in a lot of trouble. 438 00:25:04,230 --> 00:25:06,892 Yeah. My name is Steve Fisher. I'm the mechanic here. 439 00:25:07,233 --> 00:25:08,996 Yeah. And you better honk when you pull in 440 00:25:09,068 --> 00:25:11,662 so the night man will know you're hooking up. All right? 441 00:25:11,871 --> 00:25:13,498 Yeah. Thank you. 442 00:25:53,245 --> 00:25:54,542 Where's Dr. Fellows? 443 00:25:54,613 --> 00:25:56,843 With Flowers, sir, waiting for you. 444 00:26:48,634 --> 00:26:53,628 T.T.: ...and I'm only a piece of wood washing up and down the beach. 445 00:27:14,493 --> 00:27:15,983 FELLOWS.. He's an old man, Ben. 446 00:27:16,061 --> 00:27:18,154 The LSD took a lot out of him. 447 00:27:18,230 --> 00:27:19,527 Any more, he may not be alive 448 00:27:19,598 --> 00:27:20,929 for the Public Guardian's interview. 449 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:22,865 All right, we'll back off tomorrow. 450 00:27:22,935 --> 00:27:25,699 But we'll come in heavy with E.C. T. the next day. 451 00:27:25,771 --> 00:27:29,434 Add a dash of retrograde amnesia to his disorientation 452 00:27:29,508 --> 00:27:33,808 and we've created a textbook case of Chronic Brain Syndrome. 453 00:27:33,879 --> 00:27:37,542 T. T... ...back out to sea, back up on the beach. 454 00:27:39,652 --> 00:27:42,246 And I'm digging in this time, 455 00:27:42,321 --> 00:27:44,789 you fouI-brooded drones. 456 00:27:56,202 --> 00:28:00,434 Sand and water, sand and water washing up and down the beach. 457 00:28:00,906 --> 00:28:04,740 And back on up to sea and back up on the beach. 458 00:28:04,810 --> 00:28:06,675 Yeah, well, dig in again, T.T. 459 00:28:06,745 --> 00:28:08,110 It's me, Jim Rockford. 460 00:28:08,180 --> 00:28:10,171 Hey, Rocky's boy? 461 00:28:10,249 --> 00:28:11,716 Yeah, yeah, that's right. 462 00:28:11,784 --> 00:28:14,309 Rocky's gonna be glad to hear you're hanging in there. 463 00:28:14,386 --> 00:28:15,819 That's quite an act. 464 00:28:15,888 --> 00:28:19,346 Ain't much of an act, son. I've been some places today. 465 00:28:19,425 --> 00:28:21,586 Way out in space and all over the ocean, 466 00:28:21,660 --> 00:28:24,424 but I'm back on dry land now. 467 00:28:24,496 --> 00:28:25,588 Yeah. 468 00:28:25,965 --> 00:28:29,526 They're gonna try a new drug on me day after tomorrow. 469 00:28:29,602 --> 00:28:32,503 It's E.C.T. 470 00:28:32,571 --> 00:28:34,664 But that's not a drug, T.T. 471 00:28:34,740 --> 00:28:37,368 That's electroconvulsive therapy. 472 00:28:37,443 --> 00:28:39,104 What? Shh. 473 00:28:39,912 --> 00:28:44,679 Why? Why? What did I ever do to them? 474 00:28:46,652 --> 00:28:49,120 What are they trying to do to me? 475 00:28:49,188 --> 00:28:51,952 Easy, easy, T.T. Rocky and I are trying to get you out of this. 476 00:28:52,024 --> 00:28:53,616 Well, how are you doing? 477 00:28:53,692 --> 00:28:54,954 Well, not too good up to now. 478 00:28:55,027 --> 00:28:58,929 Your son-in-law, Sherm, has had Freedom stripped of everything you own. 479 00:28:58,998 --> 00:29:00,693 It's being hauled to the dump. 480 00:29:00,766 --> 00:29:02,825 Old Spot and Murph? 481 00:29:02,901 --> 00:29:04,994 All my animals to the dump? 482 00:29:05,137 --> 00:29:06,126 No, no, no. 483 00:29:06,205 --> 00:29:09,197 Rocky's got some of your friends to take care of the animals. 484 00:29:09,275 --> 00:29:12,142 They're slipping them out of Freedom now, all but the bees. 485 00:29:13,846 --> 00:29:15,973 Well, thank God for friends. 486 00:29:16,248 --> 00:29:18,944 Yeah, but I don't know what we're gonna do about the bulldozer. 487 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:25,981 Sherman is selling Freedom to Jack Muellard. 488 00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:30,926 I told you to keep those doors locked. Hey, that's the van. 489 00:29:30,996 --> 00:29:33,794 Yes, sir, but it's all right. The radiator's shot 490 00:29:33,866 --> 00:29:37,165 and the guy said it needed a new core or something. 491 00:29:37,503 --> 00:29:38,868 Well, Steve Fisher ordered it. 492 00:29:38,937 --> 00:29:40,097 Here's the paperwork. 493 00:29:41,140 --> 00:29:42,767 I'll be at home, Norman. 494 00:29:46,745 --> 00:29:48,542 I'll write a new will. 495 00:29:48,681 --> 00:29:51,775 Leave Freedom to the Sierra Club. How about that? 496 00:29:51,850 --> 00:29:55,217 It's no good, T.T. You've been declared incompetent. 497 00:29:55,287 --> 00:29:57,687 Nothing you sign is valid unless it's dated 498 00:29:57,756 --> 00:30:00,122 before the court stripped you of your rights. 499 00:30:00,192 --> 00:30:02,524 Now, where's the deed to Freedom? 500 00:30:02,795 --> 00:30:04,854 The deed to Freedom. 501 00:30:04,930 --> 00:30:07,330 It's with all my important... 502 00:30:09,134 --> 00:30:12,103 It's with my wedding license and my will. 503 00:30:12,171 --> 00:30:13,468 In the living room? Where? 504 00:30:13,539 --> 00:30:15,939 It's right beside Lou Ella's picture. 505 00:30:16,008 --> 00:30:18,135 With all the chopping they've done in there, T.T., 506 00:30:18,210 --> 00:30:19,768 I'm afraid they probably found it. 507 00:30:19,845 --> 00:30:22,177 Chopping? Well, you gotta stop them. 508 00:30:22,247 --> 00:30:23,305 I'll try, T.T., 509 00:30:23,382 --> 00:30:24,872 but they're running a big game. 510 00:30:24,950 --> 00:30:28,317 Twenty-four hours just isn't much time to do anything. 511 00:30:28,387 --> 00:30:31,652 I'll try to prevent the therapy treatments and then if I have time... 512 00:30:31,724 --> 00:30:33,817 No, don't worry about that. 513 00:30:33,892 --> 00:30:36,486 Just stop Sherm from selling Freedom. 514 00:30:36,929 --> 00:30:40,023 'Cause Muellard will take her off at the subsoil. 515 00:30:40,899 --> 00:30:44,130 ROCKY.. T. T. Flowers played music to his bees 516 00:30:44,436 --> 00:30:46,427 and talked to his trees. 517 00:30:46,705 --> 00:30:50,072 Of course, no one ever asked him 518 00:30:50,175 --> 00:30:51,540 if they answered him back, 519 00:30:51,610 --> 00:30:54,170 or if they did, what did they say? 520 00:30:54,246 --> 00:30:57,147 The city just decided that there was no room anymore 521 00:30:57,216 --> 00:30:59,707 for a man who talked to trees. 522 00:31:00,152 --> 00:31:02,985 But T. T. always said that the city might surround him, 523 00:31:03,055 --> 00:31:04,818 but they'd never pave him under, 524 00:31:04,890 --> 00:31:06,414 because he was there first. 525 00:31:06,492 --> 00:31:08,016 And he was right. 526 00:31:08,093 --> 00:31:09,390 But the city didn't care. 527 00:31:09,461 --> 00:31:10,928 Let me get this straight if I can. 528 00:31:10,996 --> 00:31:14,727 What you're saying is that a Beverly Hills psychiatrist, 529 00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:17,826 an Encino stockbroker, a San Marino lawyer 530 00:31:17,903 --> 00:31:20,064 and the biggest subdivider in the next county, 531 00:31:20,139 --> 00:31:23,165 all got together to do an old man out of three acres 532 00:31:23,242 --> 00:31:24,800 without the daughter's knowledge, 533 00:31:24,877 --> 00:31:26,811 but with her consent and full cooperation? 534 00:31:26,879 --> 00:31:28,847 I don't know if they all got together, Dennis, 535 00:31:28,914 --> 00:31:30,279 but they're all doing it to him. 536 00:31:30,349 --> 00:31:32,715 There's nothing to tie them together and from what you said, 537 00:31:32,785 --> 00:31:34,980 I'd say the old man's right where he belongs. 538 00:31:35,053 --> 00:31:37,283 Okay, so his lifestyle doesn't help his case any. 539 00:31:37,356 --> 00:31:40,257 But since when is eccentricity punishable by torture? 540 00:31:40,325 --> 00:31:43,761 And besides, Muellard knew about the attempt on my life, which ties him to something. 541 00:31:43,829 --> 00:31:46,662 Or did you forget somebody tried to kill me yesterday? 542 00:31:46,732 --> 00:31:48,791 Look, Jimbo, what can I do? 543 00:31:48,867 --> 00:31:51,665 Well, did you run a check on the nitrous oxide tank? 544 00:31:51,737 --> 00:31:52,795 Yup. 545 00:31:53,071 --> 00:31:57,405 Dr. Fellows ran an inventory against supply and accounted for every tank. 546 00:31:57,476 --> 00:31:59,103 So there's nothing there. 547 00:31:59,178 --> 00:32:02,113 And Fellows is the director of Horizons Crest. 548 00:32:02,181 --> 00:32:04,149 Well, he's in on it, too. 549 00:32:04,483 --> 00:32:09,250 Oh, good, now I can add a Woodland Hills doctor to your list of co-conspirators. 550 00:32:09,321 --> 00:32:10,288 That's right, Dennis. 551 00:32:10,355 --> 00:32:11,822 And there was a serial number on that tank. 552 00:32:11,890 --> 00:32:14,882 That's something else you were gonna check into right away. 553 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:19,795 It was stolen along with a lot of narcotics from the Bio Beverly Pharmacy 554 00:32:19,865 --> 00:32:21,196 about six months ago, 555 00:32:21,266 --> 00:32:22,756 which makes it a very cold lead. 556 00:32:22,835 --> 00:32:24,268 Well, what about Sherm Royle? 557 00:32:24,336 --> 00:32:25,735 Did you run a financial check on him? 558 00:32:25,804 --> 00:32:28,329 I didn't have to. Milt Rosen already had it on file. 559 00:32:28,407 --> 00:32:31,240 Milt? The SEC's onto Sherm? 560 00:32:31,310 --> 00:32:34,871 Was. They got word that he ran short against the box 561 00:32:34,947 --> 00:32:37,006 with some stocks that the company held in trust. 562 00:32:37,082 --> 00:32:40,313 He guessed wrong and he took the pipe in a rising market. 563 00:32:40,385 --> 00:32:43,354 Well, that could become very, very expensive. 564 00:32:43,422 --> 00:32:46,983 Well, Milt's information was that Sherm lost $400,000. 565 00:32:47,059 --> 00:32:48,993 By the time the SEC got to the books, 566 00:32:49,061 --> 00:32:50,892 he already covered his losses. 567 00:32:50,963 --> 00:32:52,157 Mmm-hmm. 568 00:32:52,631 --> 00:32:55,156 Yeah, and he had to mortgage his socks to do it. 569 00:32:55,234 --> 00:32:57,498 I mean, this guy's in debt up to his neck. 570 00:32:57,569 --> 00:33:00,037 There's no law against borrowing money. 571 00:33:00,105 --> 00:33:03,097 He blew $400,000 and he could only borrow $300,000, 572 00:33:03,175 --> 00:33:04,802 which makes him $100,000 shy. 573 00:33:04,877 --> 00:33:07,038 He needed it in a hurry. Now where did he get it? 574 00:33:07,679 --> 00:33:09,237 Well, it's too steep for a shark. 575 00:33:09,314 --> 00:33:10,645 What's he gonna use for collateraI? 576 00:33:10,716 --> 00:33:12,115 T.T.'s land. 577 00:33:12,317 --> 00:33:16,185 Muellard must have advanced Sherm $100,000 against the purchase price. 578 00:33:16,255 --> 00:33:18,917 And Sherm guaranteed delivery of land he didn't own, 579 00:33:18,991 --> 00:33:21,016 which not only is illegal, 580 00:33:21,093 --> 00:33:23,084 but it ties them together in a conspiracy. 581 00:33:23,595 --> 00:33:25,256 Now all you gotta do is prove it. 582 00:33:25,330 --> 00:33:26,388 Well, tomorrow morning 583 00:33:26,465 --> 00:33:27,762 they're putting the wires to T.T. 584 00:33:27,833 --> 00:33:29,027 and they're tearing down his place. 585 00:33:29,101 --> 00:33:30,864 Now come on, Dennis, I could really use some help. 586 00:33:32,371 --> 00:33:34,202 I'd like to help you, Jimbo, 587 00:33:34,273 --> 00:33:36,935 but T.T.'s place is in the next county. 588 00:33:48,687 --> 00:33:50,780 Mr. Muellard, that guy Rockford's 589 00:33:50,856 --> 00:33:52,448 poking around the Hall of Records. 590 00:33:52,524 --> 00:33:54,924 Go to the office. Meet Lou and Mort. 591 00:33:54,993 --> 00:33:56,722 When Rockford gets home, kill him. 592 00:34:09,172 --> 00:34:10,503 going in there without a hardhat? 593 00:34:10,574 --> 00:34:12,132 Oh, I'm sorry. 594 00:34:12,208 --> 00:34:14,642 I'm looking for a builder by the name of Hank Gidley. 595 00:34:13,270 --> 00:34:15,101 Hey, hey, you! What are you doing 596 00:34:14,711 --> 00:34:17,271 Well, I'm Gidley. But just wait there a second. 597 00:34:17,347 --> 00:34:19,076 Here, put this on. 598 00:34:19,716 --> 00:34:20,944 Go ahead. 599 00:34:21,017 --> 00:34:23,008 Last time the safety inspector caught a man without one, 600 00:34:23,086 --> 00:34:25,680 I was shut down for six hours and fined 200 bucks. 601 00:34:25,755 --> 00:34:28,019 Yeah, I read about that. Yeah? What? 602 00:34:28,091 --> 00:34:29,558 Public records, yeah. 603 00:34:29,626 --> 00:34:32,026 You've had more variances denied, 604 00:34:32,095 --> 00:34:34,757 more work declared not up to code, 605 00:34:34,831 --> 00:34:36,321 than any other builder in the county, 606 00:34:36,399 --> 00:34:38,594 which either makes you a lousy contractor, 607 00:34:38,668 --> 00:34:40,067 or at the top of somebody's list. 608 00:34:40,136 --> 00:34:41,660 Like Jack Muellard's. 609 00:34:41,738 --> 00:34:43,729 Hey, who are you, anyway? 610 00:34:43,807 --> 00:34:45,069 I'm a private investigator 611 00:34:45,141 --> 00:34:47,268 and I'm looking for anything I can get on Muellard. 612 00:34:47,344 --> 00:34:49,403 Well, Mr. Muellard happens to be considered 613 00:34:49,479 --> 00:34:51,743 one of this county's most upstanding citizens. 614 00:34:51,815 --> 00:34:54,545 Well, I'm looking to change all that, but I need some help. 615 00:34:54,618 --> 00:34:56,142 Nothing I could tell you would change it. 616 00:34:56,219 --> 00:34:57,914 You can't beat Muellard. Nobody can. 617 00:34:57,988 --> 00:35:00,957 Why, he's turned so many orange groves into high tax-flow buildings 618 00:35:01,024 --> 00:35:03,720 that they call him ''Sir'' down at the assessor's office. 619 00:35:03,793 --> 00:35:05,226 Hey, give me that. 620 00:35:05,295 --> 00:35:07,126 And when it comes to local government, 621 00:35:07,631 --> 00:35:09,622 there are no corners he can't cut. 622 00:35:09,699 --> 00:35:12,190 And no corners he leaves uncut 623 00:35:12,268 --> 00:35:13,997 when he puts up a building, either. 624 00:35:14,504 --> 00:35:16,335 How does he get away with it? It's simple. 625 00:35:16,406 --> 00:35:18,067 When you're Jack Muellard, you buy it. 626 00:35:18,141 --> 00:35:21,076 Inspectors, zoning changes, variances. 627 00:35:21,144 --> 00:35:24,705 He even has enough clout to arrange for an overassessment of property value. 628 00:35:24,781 --> 00:35:27,511 Which forces the owners to sell, 629 00:35:27,584 --> 00:35:29,313 and then he steps in, 630 00:35:29,386 --> 00:35:30,751 helps the poor guy out 631 00:35:30,820 --> 00:35:32,947 by buying it up at a bargain rate, huh? 632 00:35:33,023 --> 00:35:34,183 Yeah. 633 00:35:34,290 --> 00:35:36,986 Well, what's to stop you from just offering a little bit more? 634 00:35:37,661 --> 00:35:39,128 What do you think the reason is behind 635 00:35:39,195 --> 00:35:41,527 all those delayed starts and variance denials? 636 00:35:41,598 --> 00:35:42,997 Go for any of Muellard's actions, 637 00:35:43,066 --> 00:35:45,330 his pals down at city hall smother you with red tape. 638 00:35:45,402 --> 00:35:46,801 No way to prove it, either. 639 00:35:46,870 --> 00:35:48,599 Yeah, it's beginning to look that way. 640 00:35:48,672 --> 00:35:51,835 Tell me, what do you know about a place called Freedom? 641 00:35:51,908 --> 00:35:54,900 Oh, prime hunk of land. A crazy old beekeeper owns it. 642 00:35:54,978 --> 00:35:56,946 Muellard's been chipping away at him for years. 643 00:35:57,013 --> 00:35:59,072 But I hear the old guy would rather let it go for taxes 644 00:35:59,149 --> 00:36:00,707 than sell Muellard another inch. 645 00:36:00,784 --> 00:36:03,378 I may bid on it myself if it goes on the county auction block. 646 00:36:03,453 --> 00:36:06,217 Well, it's not going on the county auction block. 647 00:36:06,823 --> 00:36:08,688 Someone paid the taxes this morning. 648 00:36:08,758 --> 00:36:13,957 ...by a check drawn on the Muellard Escrow Corporation two hours before the deadline. 649 00:36:15,665 --> 00:36:19,032 Sherm is not going to let the place go just for taxes. 650 00:36:19,102 --> 00:36:21,696 The title transfers to Muellard tomorrow, 651 00:36:21,771 --> 00:36:24,035 but the money changed hands two months ago 652 00:36:24,107 --> 00:36:25,631 and Sherm's already spent it. 653 00:36:25,709 --> 00:36:28,109 He couldn't afford to pay the taxes. He's broke. 654 00:36:29,612 --> 00:36:32,080 Come on. Sherm's a brilliant businessman. 655 00:36:32,148 --> 00:36:34,207 He's not gonna sell something he doesn't even own. 656 00:36:34,284 --> 00:36:36,081 Oh, just land that he doesn't own 657 00:36:36,152 --> 00:36:37,881 to cover the bath that he took 658 00:36:37,954 --> 00:36:39,945 for selling stocks that he doesn't own. 659 00:36:40,023 --> 00:36:42,514 But for Muellard to collect, you had to be convinced 660 00:36:42,592 --> 00:36:44,355 that T.T. belonged in a home 661 00:36:44,761 --> 00:36:46,456 and that Freedom should be sold. 662 00:36:46,930 --> 00:36:48,921 I'm at a dead end, Cathy. 663 00:36:49,265 --> 00:36:50,994 You're the only one that can put it right. 664 00:36:51,067 --> 00:36:52,466 It is right. 665 00:36:53,737 --> 00:36:56,570 Daddy's at Horizons Crest for his own good, 666 00:36:56,639 --> 00:36:59,506 and nobody influenced me, including Sherm. 667 00:36:59,809 --> 00:37:02,539 It's a big conspiracy, Cathy, and I don't blame you for being... 668 00:37:02,612 --> 00:37:04,603 It was my decision. 669 00:37:04,681 --> 00:37:07,241 And a hard one. And, damn it, I've made it. 670 00:37:07,317 --> 00:37:08,579 Who picked that place? 671 00:37:08,651 --> 00:37:11,245 Dr. Crist, but I looked at a lot of other places 672 00:37:11,321 --> 00:37:13,721 before I decided this one was right for him. 673 00:37:14,591 --> 00:37:18,152 And who found Dr. Crist? 674 00:37:18,795 --> 00:37:21,559 Sherm's lawyer, Tom Brockmeyer. 675 00:37:21,631 --> 00:37:23,428 He's also Muellard's lawyer. 676 00:37:24,267 --> 00:37:27,361 Now get him out of that geriatric jungle tonight 677 00:37:27,437 --> 00:37:30,031 and tell Sherm that you don't want to sell Freedom. 678 00:37:30,106 --> 00:37:31,368 Now do it, Cathy. 679 00:37:31,941 --> 00:37:35,433 You know, Sherm and I have been married for over 1 4 years. 680 00:37:35,512 --> 00:37:38,970 And you're saying to me that I don't even know the man? 681 00:37:39,849 --> 00:37:41,373 Well, you know your father, 682 00:37:44,587 --> 00:37:47,249 and he's buying a broken heart at 8:00 a.m. 683 00:38:07,544 --> 00:38:09,307 Your union know what you're doing? 684 00:38:09,379 --> 00:38:11,813 You're real cute, aren't you, you old snake? 685 00:38:11,881 --> 00:38:13,280 Let's go. 686 00:38:15,852 --> 00:38:16,876 Where are we going? 687 00:38:16,953 --> 00:38:19,353 We'll have a little walk down to the end of the pier. 688 00:38:19,422 --> 00:38:20,411 Oh, yeah? 689 00:38:40,310 --> 00:38:42,471 You got him. That was good shooting, Winch. 690 00:39:07,237 --> 00:39:10,001 Well, what do you want for proof, Dennis, my body? 691 00:39:10,073 --> 00:39:13,565 This is the second time somebody's tried to kill me in two days. 692 00:39:13,643 --> 00:39:17,511 Yeah, I know he's a pillar of the community. 693 00:39:18,548 --> 00:39:20,516 No, I won't tell you where I am. 694 00:39:21,684 --> 00:39:23,515 Muellard provided an airtight alibi? Mmm-hmm. 695 00:39:29,192 --> 00:39:30,250 What happened, sonny? 696 00:39:30,326 --> 00:39:31,588 I just come up from your place. 697 00:39:31,661 --> 00:39:33,356 There's cops and firemen all over the joint. 698 00:39:33,429 --> 00:39:34,896 Looks like a pickup exploded. 699 00:39:34,964 --> 00:39:36,431 Yeah, a stolen pickup 700 00:39:36,499 --> 00:39:38,967 from Muellard's construction yard and I'm the suspect. 701 00:39:39,035 --> 00:39:40,161 I can't even go home. 702 00:39:40,236 --> 00:39:42,636 If the cops don't get me, Muellard's goons will. 703 00:39:42,705 --> 00:39:44,536 A judge needs some sort of proof, Jim. 704 00:39:44,607 --> 00:39:46,131 He won't take any action without it. 705 00:39:46,209 --> 00:39:48,074 You gotta do something. 706 00:39:49,145 --> 00:39:52,171 No, I'm finished, Dad, and so is T.T. 707 00:39:52,615 --> 00:39:56,551 I did everything I could except break him out of Horizons Crest. 708 00:40:07,297 --> 00:40:08,696 ROCKFORD: Crist is here. 709 00:40:08,765 --> 00:40:10,130 ROCKY: Is that bad, sonny? 710 00:40:10,199 --> 00:40:13,293 Only if he sees me. Otherwise, it's in our favor. 711 00:40:13,369 --> 00:40:16,361 Any man that drives a car like that has gotta have a crush on it. 712 00:40:16,439 --> 00:40:19,033 Pull up next to that curb over there. 713 00:40:21,711 --> 00:40:23,872 Sloppy eating habits are a sign of rebellion. 714 00:40:23,947 --> 00:40:27,713 I want Mrs. Gilmore's freeway-watching privileges suspended indefinitely. 715 00:40:27,784 --> 00:40:29,251 Make sure she knows why. 716 00:40:33,323 --> 00:40:34,950 Ben Crist. May I help you? 717 00:40:35,024 --> 00:40:38,050 Jack Muellard, Ben. Look, we might have a problem. 718 00:40:38,127 --> 00:40:39,458 Rockford's still at it. 719 00:40:39,529 --> 00:40:41,156 I thought you had that under control. 720 00:40:41,230 --> 00:40:42,424 Do you think he'll come here again? 721 00:40:42,498 --> 00:40:43,829 Well, it's hard to say. 722 00:40:43,900 --> 00:40:47,392 There's an APB out on him, though, so he'll have to be careful wherever he goes. 723 00:40:47,470 --> 00:40:49,097 Want me to send some of my boys over? 724 00:40:49,172 --> 00:40:52,903 No. There are two attendants here who'll handle anything I tell them to. 725 00:40:52,976 --> 00:40:55,809 Okay, Ben. There's probably no sweat, but keep your eyes open. 726 00:40:55,878 --> 00:40:57,072 Thanks, Jack. 727 00:40:58,147 --> 00:40:59,808 Have Steve and Arnie report to me, 728 00:40:59,882 --> 00:41:01,679 then prep Flowers for electroshock. 729 00:41:01,751 --> 00:41:04,276 But, he isn't scheduled... I'm rescheduling it for tonight! 730 00:41:04,354 --> 00:41:06,447 Now do what I tell you. Stat. 731 00:41:06,589 --> 00:41:10,525 Okay, you give me a couple of minutes inside before you start the horn. 732 00:41:10,593 --> 00:41:12,959 Now if that horn runs down before we get out, 733 00:41:13,029 --> 00:41:14,963 then you take off, 'cause we're in a lot of trouble. 734 00:41:15,031 --> 00:41:16,623 I can't go away and leave you in there. 735 00:41:16,699 --> 00:41:19,361 Now don't worry. We'll be out with plenty of time left over. You ready? 736 00:41:19,435 --> 00:41:21,096 Yeah. Okay. 737 00:41:35,318 --> 00:41:36,376 Yeah? 738 00:41:36,452 --> 00:41:39,148 Gelson Funeral Parlor. I'm here to pick up the Smith remains. 739 00:41:39,222 --> 00:41:40,746 Smith? You sure you got the right place? 740 00:41:40,823 --> 00:41:42,916 Yeah. Horizons Crest. Arthur P. Smith. 741 00:41:42,992 --> 00:41:45,051 An open-casket funeral, 9:00 a.m. 742 00:41:45,128 --> 00:41:46,720 Hey, I'm running a little late, huh? 743 00:41:46,796 --> 00:41:50,027 But there's no death certificate on the board. Oh, yeah? 744 00:41:50,099 --> 00:41:51,828 What's your name? 745 00:41:51,901 --> 00:41:52,890 Brubaker. 746 00:41:52,969 --> 00:41:55,631 Well, let's check it out, huh, Brubaker? 747 00:41:55,705 --> 00:41:58,799 I got one in the wagon and Mr. Gelson's got 748 00:41:58,875 --> 00:42:01,639 an embalmer waiting on overtime, you know? 749 00:42:02,445 --> 00:42:03,878 Well, all right. Come in. 750 00:42:03,946 --> 00:42:05,607 But I still think you're wrong. 751 00:42:05,681 --> 00:42:07,512 I sure do appreciate this, Brubaker. 752 00:42:07,583 --> 00:42:10,245 I... Like I say, I'm running late. 753 00:42:11,754 --> 00:42:13,915 You know, maybe I did make a mistake. 754 00:42:13,990 --> 00:42:16,925 No, it's Arthur P. Smith, room 28. 755 00:42:16,993 --> 00:42:19,257 But Charles Bennet's in room 28. 756 00:42:19,328 --> 00:42:20,886 Let me see that. 757 00:42:20,963 --> 00:42:23,989 Oh. Well, yeah, Bennet's a new arrival. 758 00:42:24,067 --> 00:42:26,194 Smith passed on during the day shift. Yeah. 759 00:42:26,269 --> 00:42:28,669 At 9:22 a.m. 760 00:42:30,106 --> 00:42:31,630 Boy, you guys don't even let the beds cool down. 761 00:42:31,707 --> 00:42:33,732 Look, 93o/o occupancy. 762 00:42:33,810 --> 00:42:35,437 You must be making a fortune. 763 00:42:35,511 --> 00:42:37,274 You gotta excuse me. I gotta go shut that horn off. 764 00:42:37,346 --> 00:42:38,836 I'll be right back. Oh, yeah, all right. 765 00:42:59,969 --> 00:43:01,061 Come on, Arnie, let's go. 766 00:43:38,374 --> 00:43:40,740 Brubaker, take care of that! 767 00:43:41,344 --> 00:43:42,402 Arnie, take the desk. 768 00:43:42,478 --> 00:43:43,638 Steve, get that horn stopped, 769 00:43:43,713 --> 00:43:45,704 then find out what happened to Brubaker. 770 00:43:56,359 --> 00:43:58,953 Maybe if you disconnected the battery? 771 00:44:04,834 --> 00:44:06,495 T.T.: No. No, you don't. 772 00:44:06,569 --> 00:44:10,699 You're not gonna electrocute me, you barren queen! 773 00:44:20,316 --> 00:44:21,783 You got no right! 774 00:44:21,851 --> 00:44:24,684 Mr. Flowers, no one's going to electrocute you. 775 00:44:24,754 --> 00:44:26,585 Nurse, old man Jackson's not in his room. 776 00:44:26,656 --> 00:44:28,886 The new patient in 28 heard him run into the storeroom. 777 00:44:28,958 --> 00:44:31,825 Dr. Crist wants you to search every square inch of it, stat! 778 00:44:36,232 --> 00:44:37,995 I found Brubaker, sir. 779 00:44:38,067 --> 00:44:39,830 He's trying to disconnect the horn. 780 00:44:39,902 --> 00:44:42,871 Tell him to yank out the wires. It's driving me crazy. 781 00:44:42,939 --> 00:44:45,499 He has, sir, lots of them. 782 00:44:46,809 --> 00:44:48,504 It's your car, sir. 783 00:44:49,045 --> 00:44:50,137 What? 784 00:45:12,768 --> 00:45:15,328 Oh, can't you people let me alone? 785 00:45:15,404 --> 00:45:17,429 Hey, hey, hey, it's me. 786 00:45:17,506 --> 00:45:19,838 Son, you scared the hell out of me. 787 00:45:32,388 --> 00:45:35,983 Hold it, Brubaker. Hold it. That's a $26,000 automobile. 788 00:45:36,058 --> 00:45:38,322 I'm sorry, sir. I can't seem to locate the short. 789 00:45:38,394 --> 00:45:40,453 Then why didn't you disconnect the battery, you idiot? 790 00:45:40,529 --> 00:45:41,757 Look what you've done. 791 00:45:41,831 --> 00:45:43,731 But I did disconnect the battery, sir. 792 00:45:43,799 --> 00:45:45,790 Get on this. Yeah, okay. 793 00:45:51,274 --> 00:45:53,299 We're in a lot of trouble now. 794 00:45:56,979 --> 00:45:58,970 BRUBAKER: Well, now, who put that there? 795 00:45:59,048 --> 00:46:00,015 Rockford. 796 00:46:01,651 --> 00:46:03,175 All right, T.T., we're gonna be moving fast. 797 00:46:03,252 --> 00:46:06,153 If I have to let go of you for any reason, just hold on. 798 00:46:06,222 --> 00:46:08,247 If I have to leave you for any reason, I'll try to get back. 799 00:46:08,324 --> 00:46:09,848 If I don't, you're on your own. You got it? 800 00:46:09,925 --> 00:46:14,089 Call the police. Stay behind the desk. Get Arnie and seal it off. 801 00:46:21,270 --> 00:46:22,897 WOMAN ON RADIO.. One X-ray 23. 802 00:46:22,972 --> 00:46:25,964 See the man. Horizons Crest Rest Home. 803 00:46:26,042 --> 00:46:27,907 1 1295... 804 00:46:31,681 --> 00:46:33,114 Your call is code three. 805 00:47:16,659 --> 00:47:18,490 Jackson isn't in his room, sir. 806 00:47:18,561 --> 00:47:20,426 It isn't Jackson I'm worried about. It's Flowers. 807 00:47:20,496 --> 00:47:23,556 But Flowers is in his, and Jackson isn't, sir, and you said... 808 00:47:23,632 --> 00:47:26,567 Jackson's tranqed. He hasn't left his room in six months. 809 00:47:34,844 --> 00:47:37,278 You see? He's in his room. 810 00:47:43,185 --> 00:47:44,209 How did I do? 811 00:47:44,286 --> 00:47:45,378 Just fine. 812 00:47:45,454 --> 00:47:47,251 Get back on here and cover yourself up. 813 00:47:47,323 --> 00:47:49,655 I'm gonna try to buy us some time. Go ahead. 814 00:47:49,725 --> 00:47:51,454 Couldn't we go out a back door? 815 00:47:51,527 --> 00:47:55,429 Every door around here needs a key to unlock it. 816 00:47:58,901 --> 00:48:01,233 CRIST: There. You see, I was right. 817 00:48:09,111 --> 00:48:11,909 NURSE: Oh, don't worry, sir, the emergency equipment 818 00:48:11,981 --> 00:48:13,972 switches automatically to the auxiliary power. 819 00:48:14,049 --> 00:48:15,311 MAN: It's all right. 820 00:48:15,384 --> 00:48:17,750 ROCKFORD: Okay, T.T., we're moving. 821 00:48:28,597 --> 00:48:30,064 Jackson's missing. 822 00:48:30,132 --> 00:48:31,793 Jackson is missing. 823 00:48:32,401 --> 00:48:34,062 Jackson's missing. 824 00:48:36,305 --> 00:48:38,205 He is not missing. 825 00:48:38,274 --> 00:48:40,435 Go back to your rooms. Now. 826 00:48:41,410 --> 00:48:43,173 You see? Everything is all right. 827 00:48:43,245 --> 00:48:45,145 Will you take care of this, please? Yes, I will. 828 00:48:45,214 --> 00:48:47,011 Come back to your rooms and I'll explain it all to you later. 829 00:48:47,450 --> 00:48:50,851 If we don't get out of here before the cops arrive, we're cooked. 830 00:48:51,921 --> 00:48:54,116 What's going on down there? The lights are going on and off. 831 00:48:54,190 --> 00:48:57,216 Darned if I know. All I know is somebody said it was your fault. 832 00:48:57,293 --> 00:48:59,284 Something about Jackson missing.