1 00:00:00,934 --> 00:00:02,561 Well, what are you sore about? 2 00:00:02,635 --> 00:00:03,966 I'm an eccentric. 3 00:00:04,037 --> 00:00:06,198 I have a peculiar aversion to violence, 4 00:00:06,272 --> 00:00:08,297 particularly when it's directed at me. 5 00:00:08,475 --> 00:00:10,170 It's a nice, clean job, Walt. 6 00:00:10,243 --> 00:00:11,335 Not a mark on him. 7 00:00:11,411 --> 00:00:13,709 Oh, we'll keep him alive until we're sure he leveled. 8 00:00:13,780 --> 00:00:16,408 It's your gamble, Fred. I'm just your broker. 9 00:00:16,783 --> 00:00:19,411 What broker takes 50% of the profits? 10 00:00:19,719 --> 00:00:20,743 I do. 11 00:00:20,854 --> 00:00:22,378 Jim, I wouldn't give just anybody 12 00:00:22,455 --> 00:00:24,082 the combination to my safe. 13 00:00:24,691 --> 00:00:25,680 I trust you. 14 00:00:26,026 --> 00:00:27,050 Beth's in jail. 15 00:00:27,293 --> 00:00:29,193 Beth? What's she in jail for? 16 00:00:29,262 --> 00:00:30,593 Three days. 17 00:00:30,663 --> 00:00:32,631 Miss Davenport was here, Sergeant, 18 00:00:32,699 --> 00:00:34,132 but she's no longer with us. 19 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:36,361 Could you be just a little more specific? 20 00:00:36,436 --> 00:00:37,596 We'd like an answer, okay? 21 00:00:37,837 --> 00:00:38,997 Officer... 22 00:00:39,072 --> 00:00:40,562 Against the car. Move! 23 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:42,835 There's an explanation for this. 24 00:00:42,909 --> 00:00:44,069 I can't wait to hear it. 25 00:00:45,945 --> 00:00:47,469 (PHONE RINGING) 26 00:00:49,049 --> 00:00:51,040 ROCKFORD: (ON ANSWERING MACHINE) This is Jim Rockford. 27 00:00:51,117 --> 00:00:52,448 At the tone, leave your name and message. 28 00:00:52,519 --> 00:00:53,577 I'll get back to you. 29 00:00:53,653 --> 00:00:54,677 (BEEPS) 30 00:00:54,754 --> 00:00:57,052 Mr. Rockford, Miss Miller of the Bartlett Book Club. 31 00:00:57,123 --> 00:00:59,751 Great Detectives of America is not in stock, 32 00:00:59,826 --> 00:01:01,691 so we sent you Cooking Made Easy. 33 00:01:01,761 --> 00:01:03,058 Hope you enjoy it. 34 00:01:56,649 --> 00:01:58,207 BETH: What do you want me to do? 35 00:01:58,284 --> 00:02:00,013 You gotta get them off me. 36 00:02:00,086 --> 00:02:02,077 I stop at a drugstore for a cup of coffee, 37 00:02:02,155 --> 00:02:04,487 the next I know, they're questioning the waitress. 38 00:02:04,557 --> 00:02:05,956 There's nothing I can do to stop that. 39 00:02:06,025 --> 00:02:07,458 Well, there must be something. 40 00:02:07,527 --> 00:02:08,892 I mean, get a restraining order, 41 00:02:08,962 --> 00:02:11,362 or hit them with some statute. Invasion of privacy. 42 00:02:12,832 --> 00:02:14,663 Invasion of privacy? 43 00:02:15,034 --> 00:02:17,764 Mr. Bailey, you are under indictment for tax fraud. 44 00:02:17,837 --> 00:02:19,327 Which is gonna be thrown right out of court 45 00:02:19,405 --> 00:02:21,032 because all they've got is speculation. 46 00:02:21,107 --> 00:02:23,769 And a lot of experience in building cases. 47 00:02:23,843 --> 00:02:25,777 They compare reported income 48 00:02:25,845 --> 00:02:27,506 with known expenditures. 49 00:02:27,780 --> 00:02:30,510 If you declare an income of $50,000 a year, 50 00:02:30,583 --> 00:02:33,051 and in the same year, buy five acres in Bel Air, 51 00:02:33,119 --> 00:02:34,950 the aroma wafts all the way to Washington. 52 00:02:35,021 --> 00:02:36,147 You think I'm guilty. 53 00:02:36,689 --> 00:02:39,214 I think we got a lot of work to do before we go to court. 54 00:02:41,828 --> 00:02:43,261 I'm busy all day. 55 00:02:43,329 --> 00:02:44,796 How is 6:30 tonight? 56 00:02:44,864 --> 00:02:46,229 What kind of representation am I gonna get 57 00:02:46,299 --> 00:02:47,891 from somebody who thinks I'm guilty? 58 00:02:48,134 --> 00:02:51,160 The best possible, guilty or innocent. 59 00:02:52,372 --> 00:02:54,738 I'm an attorney, Arnold, not a judge. 60 00:02:54,807 --> 00:02:56,536 (INTERCOM BUZZING) 61 00:02:58,611 --> 00:02:59,600 Yes. 62 00:02:59,679 --> 00:03:01,544 RECEPTIONIST: There's a call for Mr. Bailey on line two. 63 00:03:01,614 --> 00:03:02,945 Thank you. 64 00:03:03,016 --> 00:03:04,415 You can take it over there. 65 00:03:09,155 --> 00:03:11,521 Arnold, if you decide to change counsel... 66 00:03:11,591 --> 00:03:13,582 No, no, no. I'll see you tonight. 67 00:03:13,660 --> 00:03:16,561 Okay. Sorry I have to go. I'm due in court. 68 00:03:22,602 --> 00:03:23,626 Hello? 69 00:03:23,703 --> 00:03:25,967 Arnold? Fred Metcalf. 70 00:03:26,306 --> 00:03:28,501 You know better than to phone me. 71 00:03:28,575 --> 00:03:29,837 How'd you know I was here? 72 00:03:29,909 --> 00:03:31,536 I called your office. 73 00:03:31,611 --> 00:03:32,873 Oh, that's great. Brilliant. 74 00:03:32,946 --> 00:03:34,436 They've probably got the line tapped. 75 00:03:34,514 --> 00:03:36,414 I gave a phony name. 76 00:03:36,482 --> 00:03:38,279 Look, I gotta see you, now. 77 00:03:38,351 --> 00:03:39,784 Hey, I'm being tailed. 78 00:03:39,852 --> 00:03:41,615 Lose them. This is important. 79 00:03:41,955 --> 00:03:43,354 Meet me at the usual place. 80 00:03:43,423 --> 00:03:44,913 I can be there in half an hour. 81 00:03:44,991 --> 00:03:46,015 I'm telling you... 82 00:03:46,092 --> 00:03:47,116 I'm telling you, 83 00:03:47,193 --> 00:03:50,287 be there, or I show up at your office. 84 00:04:07,547 --> 00:04:09,310 (ORGAN MUSIC PLAYING) 85 00:04:16,456 --> 00:04:18,219 Nobody followed you? 86 00:04:18,458 --> 00:04:21,393 If they did, the Feds have their case against me and you, too. 87 00:04:21,461 --> 00:04:24,294 You're worried about a lousy tax rap. 88 00:04:24,364 --> 00:04:26,491 Better start worrying about staying alive. 89 00:04:26,566 --> 00:04:28,033 What's that supposed to mean? 90 00:04:28,101 --> 00:04:30,569 It means I think Jordan found out. 91 00:04:31,170 --> 00:04:33,468 He don't like being ripped off. 92 00:04:33,740 --> 00:04:35,935 Anyone tries, he does something permanent 93 00:04:36,009 --> 00:04:37,442 as an example. 94 00:04:37,510 --> 00:04:38,841 You brought me down here for that? 95 00:04:38,911 --> 00:04:40,503 Jordan's your problem, not mine. 96 00:04:40,580 --> 00:04:41,808 I don't even know the man. 97 00:04:41,881 --> 00:04:43,815 You're in this with me. 98 00:04:44,017 --> 00:04:46,815 It's your gamble, Fred. I'm just your broker. 99 00:04:47,053 --> 00:04:50,113 What broker takes 50% of the profits? 100 00:04:50,256 --> 00:04:51,382 I do. 101 00:04:51,724 --> 00:04:53,419 It's your deal, Fred. Handle it. 102 00:04:53,493 --> 00:04:55,586 I got problems of my own. 103 00:05:11,210 --> 00:05:12,438 (CAR DOORS SLAMMING) 104 00:06:12,372 --> 00:06:14,533 ROCKY: Hey, Jimmy! Do you know what time it is? 105 00:06:14,607 --> 00:06:16,074 Yeah. Be right with you. 106 00:06:16,142 --> 00:06:18,303 Well, you've been saying that for a half hour. 107 00:06:18,378 --> 00:06:20,812 Look, on a good deal like this, if a guy don't hurry up, 108 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:22,347 someone will beat him to it. 109 00:06:22,415 --> 00:06:24,781 Come on, Rocky, how many people are in the market 110 00:06:24,851 --> 00:06:26,648 for a 40-foot semi? 111 00:06:26,719 --> 00:06:28,619 Well, now, you'd just be surprised. 112 00:06:28,688 --> 00:06:29,677 Oh, yeah? 113 00:06:29,989 --> 00:06:31,547 It's a good investment. 114 00:06:31,824 --> 00:06:35,385 Yeah. Well, certificates of deposit are a good investment. 115 00:06:35,461 --> 00:06:37,190 You don't have to worry about the paint job. 116 00:06:37,263 --> 00:06:38,560 You don't have to change the oil. 117 00:06:38,631 --> 00:06:40,326 It's a good investment! 118 00:06:40,433 --> 00:06:42,867 Look, I might even do some independent contracting. 119 00:06:42,935 --> 00:06:45,597 No cross-country or nothing, short hauls. 120 00:06:45,671 --> 00:06:47,730 But I could even lease it out, sonny. 121 00:06:47,907 --> 00:06:50,239 Rocky, do you know what you're talking about? 122 00:06:50,309 --> 00:06:52,743 I happen to be talking about trucking, 123 00:06:52,812 --> 00:06:55,042 which is what I've done my whole life. 124 00:06:55,114 --> 00:06:58,174 You know, Rocky, it's not just what you pay for the semi. 125 00:06:58,251 --> 00:07:00,378 It's the interest on the bank loans, 126 00:07:00,453 --> 00:07:02,512 the maintenance, the operating costs, 127 00:07:02,588 --> 00:07:04,818 insurance, license fees. 128 00:07:05,124 --> 00:07:06,682 I just think it'd be a big mistake. 129 00:07:06,759 --> 00:07:07,748 Oh, you do, huh? 130 00:07:07,827 --> 00:07:10,057 Yeah, I do. You know, there are national companies 131 00:07:10,129 --> 00:07:11,460 in the truck-leasing business. 132 00:07:11,531 --> 00:07:12,930 How you gonna compete with them? 133 00:07:12,999 --> 00:07:15,058 Well, I'm not if somebody else buys that rig 134 00:07:15,134 --> 00:07:16,260 before I get a chance at it. 135 00:07:16,335 --> 00:07:17,324 Oh, Rocky. 136 00:07:17,403 --> 00:07:19,394 All I'm asking you to do is go look at it with me. 137 00:07:19,472 --> 00:07:20,404 You said you would. 138 00:07:20,473 --> 00:07:22,065 Well, I know what I said. 139 00:07:22,141 --> 00:07:23,631 Then you're coming? 140 00:07:23,709 --> 00:07:25,040 What does it look like? 141 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:28,577 (RINGING) 142 00:07:32,185 --> 00:07:34,153 Rocky. Jimmy. 143 00:07:34,220 --> 00:07:36,051 Hold on a minute. 144 00:07:36,122 --> 00:07:37,316 Hello. 145 00:07:37,824 --> 00:07:39,917 (STUTTERING) Yeah. Wait a minute. 146 00:07:39,992 --> 00:07:42,620 Just slow down. Run that by me again. 147 00:07:43,563 --> 00:07:45,497 You're kidding. 148 00:07:46,098 --> 00:07:49,226 Yeah. Yeah, well, Rocky and I were just heading out the door. 149 00:07:49,302 --> 00:07:51,133 Rocky's got something... Important. 150 00:07:51,204 --> 00:07:53,035 Important that he... 151 00:07:54,106 --> 00:07:55,903 Beth, just calm down. 152 00:07:55,975 --> 00:07:57,567 I'll see you in about a half an hour. 153 00:07:57,643 --> 00:08:00,339 Half an hour? That don't give us enough time. 154 00:08:00,413 --> 00:08:02,278 That rig is clear up in Oxnard. 155 00:08:02,348 --> 00:08:04,248 Yeah, well, we're gonna have to make a stop first. 156 00:08:04,317 --> 00:08:05,511 Beth's in jail. 157 00:08:05,585 --> 00:08:07,780 Beth? What's she in jail for? 158 00:08:08,287 --> 00:08:09,413 Three days. 159 00:08:13,626 --> 00:08:15,093 BETH: Contempt of court! 160 00:08:15,161 --> 00:08:17,527 Do you believe that? Me, in contempt of court. 161 00:08:17,597 --> 00:08:18,655 Do you believe that? 162 00:08:18,731 --> 00:08:20,824 Well, under the circumstances, yeah, I believe it. 163 00:08:20,900 --> 00:08:22,197 What'd you do? Nothing. 164 00:08:22,668 --> 00:08:23,692 Beth. 165 00:08:23,769 --> 00:08:24,861 Nothing! 166 00:08:24,937 --> 00:08:26,871 I went to court, I presented my case, 167 00:08:26,939 --> 00:08:28,634 got a dismissal, and ended up here. 168 00:08:28,708 --> 00:08:29,766 Bum rap, huh? 169 00:08:29,842 --> 00:08:31,002 You bet it's a bum rap. 170 00:08:31,077 --> 00:08:32,874 It's that woman. That witch. 171 00:08:32,945 --> 00:08:34,037 Judge Turman? 172 00:08:34,814 --> 00:08:37,408 You see, I didn't even have to tell you who I was talking about. 173 00:08:37,483 --> 00:08:38,882 Nobody ever gets out of her courtroom 174 00:08:38,951 --> 00:08:40,851 without being penalized in some way. 175 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:43,252 If she doesn't hang the defendant, she hangs the attorney. 176 00:08:43,322 --> 00:08:44,721 She doesn't belong on the bench. 177 00:08:44,790 --> 00:08:47,384 Maybe so, but she's there and you're here, 178 00:08:47,460 --> 00:08:49,451 and there's nothing either one of us can do about it. 179 00:08:49,529 --> 00:08:50,587 I know it. 180 00:08:50,663 --> 00:08:52,255 Hey, look, it's only three days. 181 00:08:52,331 --> 00:08:53,593 You got nothing to worry about, 182 00:08:53,666 --> 00:08:55,725 as long as you stay away from the spaghetti. 183 00:08:56,602 --> 00:08:58,365 I've never been in a jail yet 184 00:08:58,437 --> 00:09:00,769 where the spaghetti sauce wasn't a real killer. 185 00:09:05,778 --> 00:09:08,713 Well, look, honey, Rocky's waiting out in the car. 186 00:09:10,116 --> 00:09:12,175 We got a date with a semi in Oxnard. 187 00:09:12,818 --> 00:09:13,910 You're not going? 188 00:09:13,986 --> 00:09:16,887 Yeah. If I don't, I'm gonna hear about it for the next 10 years. 189 00:09:17,523 --> 00:09:19,388 Jim, I need your help. 190 00:09:19,458 --> 00:09:21,756 Oh, well, fine. Fine. You just make a list of what you need, 191 00:09:21,827 --> 00:09:24,921 and on the way back we'll drop by your apartment, pick up whatever you want. 192 00:09:24,997 --> 00:09:26,362 Not that kind of help. 193 00:09:26,432 --> 00:09:28,457 I'm working on a tax evasion case. 194 00:09:28,534 --> 00:09:30,126 I can't wait three days 195 00:09:30,202 --> 00:09:32,466 to prepare the defense. I can't wait three hours. 196 00:09:32,538 --> 00:09:33,869 And you want me to do what? 197 00:09:33,940 --> 00:09:36,033 I've got all the material I need at the office. 198 00:09:36,108 --> 00:09:37,575 Oh, you want me to call the office 199 00:09:37,643 --> 00:09:39,543 and have them send it over here to you? 200 00:09:39,612 --> 00:09:40,977 They closed at 5:30. 201 00:09:41,047 --> 00:09:43,379 I've already made arrangements to meet my client here. 202 00:09:43,449 --> 00:09:44,882 Would you go to my office? 203 00:09:44,951 --> 00:09:47,351 Open the safe, I'll give you the combination, 204 00:09:47,420 --> 00:09:49,854 and bring me back a large manila envelope 205 00:09:49,922 --> 00:09:51,685 with the name "Arnold Bailey" written on it. 206 00:09:51,757 --> 00:09:52,849 Come on, Beth. 207 00:09:52,925 --> 00:09:55,519 I mean, Rocky's really ticked off at me already. 208 00:09:55,595 --> 00:09:57,085 Anyone can play messenger. 209 00:09:57,163 --> 00:09:58,653 Jim, I wouldn't give just anybody 210 00:09:58,731 --> 00:10:00,289 the combination to my safe. 211 00:10:03,970 --> 00:10:05,403 I trust you. 212 00:10:08,274 --> 00:10:09,468 Thanks. 213 00:10:12,078 --> 00:10:13,306 (CAR HORN HONKING) 214 00:10:58,524 --> 00:11:00,219 He keeps passing out. 215 00:11:00,292 --> 00:11:01,691 We can dump some more water on him 216 00:11:01,761 --> 00:11:03,592 if you want to talk to him, sir. 217 00:11:03,663 --> 00:11:05,426 Did you get the information? 218 00:11:05,498 --> 00:11:06,556 Oh, yeah. 219 00:11:06,632 --> 00:11:08,691 Then I don't wanna talk to him. 220 00:11:08,768 --> 00:11:10,133 You know where to find it. 221 00:11:10,469 --> 00:11:11,629 Pick it up. 222 00:11:11,704 --> 00:11:14,298 Oh, we'll keep him alive until we're sure he leveled. 223 00:11:14,373 --> 00:11:16,841 You hurt like he does, you level. 224 00:11:17,176 --> 00:11:19,303 Pick it up now. Tonight. 225 00:11:25,618 --> 00:11:27,882 It's a nice, clean job, Walt. 226 00:11:27,953 --> 00:11:29,614 Not a mark on him. 227 00:11:30,356 --> 00:11:31,653 Except he can't walk. 228 00:11:33,159 --> 00:11:34,786 He won't have to. 229 00:11:36,762 --> 00:11:38,457 Okay. So long. 230 00:11:42,768 --> 00:11:43,894 Well? What'd he say? 231 00:11:43,969 --> 00:11:45,960 I told him we'd be there first thing in the morning. 232 00:11:46,038 --> 00:11:47,027 Early. 233 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:49,730 Well, then it's still for sale. 234 00:11:49,809 --> 00:11:52,642 Well, no thanks to you. It could have been sold. 235 00:11:52,712 --> 00:11:54,339 Yeah, but it wasn't. 236 00:13:16,395 --> 00:13:19,728 (SCUFFLING) 237 00:13:38,551 --> 00:13:39,643 Jim! 238 00:13:40,252 --> 00:13:41,879 Jim, what happened? 239 00:13:41,954 --> 00:13:43,046 You all right? 240 00:13:43,122 --> 00:13:44,749 Yeah. I think so. 241 00:13:44,824 --> 00:13:45,950 Man, you were gone so long 242 00:13:46,025 --> 00:13:48,186 I figured I'd better come look for you. 243 00:13:48,260 --> 00:13:50,251 What is it? Huh? What is it? 244 00:13:50,329 --> 00:13:52,923 I was carrying a big manila envelope. 245 00:13:54,767 --> 00:13:56,530 I don't see nothing. 246 00:13:57,269 --> 00:14:00,067 That's 'cause there's nothing left to see. 247 00:14:05,578 --> 00:14:07,546 You say Rocky didn't witness the attack? 248 00:14:07,613 --> 00:14:08,705 No. 249 00:14:08,781 --> 00:14:11,011 No. I was waiting in the car. 250 00:14:11,083 --> 00:14:12,675 You see, what was happening was, 251 00:14:12,751 --> 00:14:15,311 Jim and me were fixing to go up to Oxnard. 252 00:14:15,387 --> 00:14:17,514 I'm thinking about buying a semi. 253 00:14:17,590 --> 00:14:19,615 Yeah. There were two of them? 254 00:14:19,692 --> 00:14:21,353 No, no, no. Just the one. 255 00:14:21,427 --> 00:14:23,327 It's a cabover with a 40-foot trailer, 256 00:14:23,395 --> 00:14:25,260 beautiful paint job... 257 00:14:26,098 --> 00:14:28,430 There were two of them, both of them about my height. 258 00:14:28,500 --> 00:14:31,992 That's a swell description. Probably pick them up before morning. 259 00:14:32,071 --> 00:14:33,971 I told you the lights were out, Dennis. 260 00:14:34,039 --> 00:14:35,233 What am I, an owl? 261 00:14:35,307 --> 00:14:37,639 Okay, Jimbo. I'll file a John Doe A and B, 262 00:14:37,710 --> 00:14:40,042 which won't put you anywhere except on the record. 263 00:14:40,112 --> 00:14:41,136 File it? 264 00:14:41,213 --> 00:14:42,771 Well, what are you sore about? 265 00:14:42,848 --> 00:14:44,145 I'm an eccentric. 266 00:14:44,216 --> 00:14:46,446 I have a peculiar aversion to violence, 267 00:14:46,518 --> 00:14:48,884 particularly when it's directed at me. 268 00:14:49,088 --> 00:14:50,521 You got an aspirin? 269 00:14:50,656 --> 00:14:52,487 Yeah. You got a headache? 270 00:14:52,558 --> 00:14:54,355 No, I connected with one of those guys. 271 00:14:54,426 --> 00:14:55,825 Feels like I hit a freight train. 272 00:14:55,895 --> 00:14:57,886 Hey, you might've hurt something, Jim. 273 00:14:57,963 --> 00:14:59,487 Maybe you ought to go see a doctor. 274 00:14:59,565 --> 00:15:03,661 Oh, I'm all right, Rocky. I just gotta remember that, 275 00:15:03,836 --> 00:15:06,361 the next time I run into those guys, 276 00:15:06,438 --> 00:15:10,272 you can't play the jawbone and the human hand like cymbals. 277 00:15:10,342 --> 00:15:11,400 You know what I'm thinking? 278 00:15:11,477 --> 00:15:13,411 I think maybe you better try not finding them. 279 00:15:13,479 --> 00:15:15,379 They done enough damage to you already. 280 00:15:15,447 --> 00:15:18,678 Yeah. You know, we could work backwards on this thing. 281 00:15:18,751 --> 00:15:21,447 We could find out from Beth what she kept in her safe. 282 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:24,250 That'd let us know who had a motive for ripping it off. 283 00:15:24,323 --> 00:15:26,348 Well, I could get a lab team over there, 284 00:15:26,425 --> 00:15:28,552 check the place out for prints. 285 00:15:29,128 --> 00:15:30,493 How did they get into the safe? 286 00:15:31,263 --> 00:15:34,824 I had the combination written down on a slip of paper. 287 00:15:34,900 --> 00:15:36,492 It's an open case. 288 00:15:36,568 --> 00:15:37,592 Hmm? 289 00:15:37,670 --> 00:15:39,103 You made the rule, I didn't make it. 290 00:15:39,204 --> 00:15:40,933 You don't work on open cases. 291 00:15:41,006 --> 00:15:42,530 Now, you filed a police report, 292 00:15:42,608 --> 00:15:44,405 and that makes it police business. 293 00:15:44,476 --> 00:15:47,104 I'm the one that ended up eating six feet of shag rug, 294 00:15:47,179 --> 00:15:48,544 and that makes it my business. 295 00:15:48,614 --> 00:15:51,412 Well, you can't go around changing the rules just to please yourself. 296 00:15:51,483 --> 00:15:52,780 Oh, yes, I can. 297 00:15:52,851 --> 00:15:54,876 Well, I'll order the lab team over there, 298 00:15:54,954 --> 00:15:56,615 then we'll go over to Beth's apartment. 299 00:15:56,689 --> 00:15:59,385 Yeah, well, she's not at her apartment. 300 00:15:59,458 --> 00:16:00,686 No? Where is she? 301 00:16:01,427 --> 00:16:02,917 She's in jail. 302 00:16:04,663 --> 00:16:06,290 I'm afraid she's not here. 303 00:16:06,365 --> 00:16:07,525 Well, of course she's here. 304 00:16:07,599 --> 00:16:09,590 She's serving three days for contempt. 305 00:16:09,668 --> 00:16:11,363 I was with her just a few hours ago. 306 00:16:11,437 --> 00:16:13,302 My name's in the visitor's book. 307 00:16:13,372 --> 00:16:14,999 Elizabeth Davenport? 308 00:16:16,575 --> 00:16:18,668 Miss Davenport was here, Sergeant, 309 00:16:18,744 --> 00:16:20,234 but she's no longer with us. 310 00:16:20,312 --> 00:16:22,473 Could you be just a little more specific? 311 00:16:25,284 --> 00:16:28,014 Well, she was transferred to the prison ward in County General. 312 00:16:28,787 --> 00:16:30,846 What's she doing in a hospital? What's wrong? 313 00:16:32,992 --> 00:16:34,459 We'd like an answer, okay? 314 00:16:36,161 --> 00:16:38,959 Our security system's as good as any in the country. 315 00:16:39,031 --> 00:16:40,623 I don't know how it could've happened. 316 00:16:40,699 --> 00:16:42,098 What happened? 317 00:16:42,568 --> 00:16:44,001 She was poisoned. 318 00:16:53,912 --> 00:16:56,642 Now, how come you two get to see her, and I don't? 319 00:16:56,715 --> 00:16:58,774 We can't all go trooping in there, Rocky. 320 00:16:58,851 --> 00:17:00,716 Well, I'm tired of waiting in the car. 321 00:17:00,786 --> 00:17:02,583 Well, nobody said you had to wait in the car. 322 00:17:02,654 --> 00:17:04,121 You can wait in the hall. 323 00:17:10,662 --> 00:17:13,563 WOMAN ON INTERCOM: Dr. Fernandez, outside call on line nine. 324 00:17:14,433 --> 00:17:17,732 Dr. Fernandez, outside call on line nine. 325 00:17:43,195 --> 00:17:44,287 Hey. 326 00:17:48,467 --> 00:17:50,935 I warned you about the spaghetti. 327 00:17:56,375 --> 00:17:57,706 I'm here, too. 328 00:18:04,016 --> 00:18:06,280 And Rocky's outside. 329 00:18:08,387 --> 00:18:10,821 Doctor says you're gonna be fine. 330 00:18:11,223 --> 00:18:12,884 You came close, you know that? 331 00:18:13,992 --> 00:18:15,482 Yeah. I know. 332 00:18:16,328 --> 00:18:19,024 We talked to the investigating officer, 333 00:18:19,898 --> 00:18:22,196 but we'd like to hear it from you, too. 334 00:18:22,434 --> 00:18:23,526 You feel up to it? 335 00:18:25,537 --> 00:18:27,801 Just tell us exactly what happened, Beth. 336 00:18:28,674 --> 00:18:30,301 I got permission 337 00:18:30,909 --> 00:18:32,536 to see a client, 338 00:18:32,744 --> 00:18:34,268 Arnold Bailey. 339 00:18:36,215 --> 00:18:38,149 I'm working on a case. 340 00:18:40,686 --> 00:18:44,247 During the meeting the matron brought in a pot of coffee. 341 00:18:44,590 --> 00:18:45,784 Did you ask for it? 342 00:18:46,158 --> 00:18:47,250 No. 343 00:18:50,028 --> 00:18:52,462 I thought it was a nice thing for them to do. 344 00:18:53,765 --> 00:18:56,029 Drank about a cup and a half. 345 00:18:56,368 --> 00:18:57,801 Did Bailey drink any? 346 00:19:01,373 --> 00:19:03,398 What was in the coffee? 347 00:19:04,009 --> 00:19:05,704 Sodium cyanide. 348 00:19:06,645 --> 00:19:10,103 It's very fast acting, so you became ill within minutes. 349 00:19:10,182 --> 00:19:12,707 It's probably what saved your life. 350 00:19:15,554 --> 00:19:17,715 Who would want to kill you? 351 00:19:20,325 --> 00:19:22,657 The poison was meant for Bailey, 352 00:19:23,595 --> 00:19:24,584 must have been. 353 00:19:25,564 --> 00:19:26,622 Why? 354 00:19:27,499 --> 00:19:29,467 Oh, it couldn't have been for me. 355 00:19:30,169 --> 00:19:32,865 Well, he could've arranged for the coffee. 356 00:19:34,540 --> 00:19:36,405 It doesn't make sense. 357 00:19:37,042 --> 00:19:39,510 He's the one that called for help. 358 00:19:39,745 --> 00:19:41,303 Well, what was he supposed to do 359 00:19:41,380 --> 00:19:44,315 with a guard standing right outside the door? 360 00:19:45,450 --> 00:19:47,247 So what's his motive? 361 00:19:48,020 --> 00:19:49,248 Well, 362 00:19:50,122 --> 00:19:51,384 you're his lawyer. 363 00:19:51,456 --> 00:19:54,516 He could have told you something incriminating 364 00:19:55,360 --> 00:19:57,851 and had a change of heart about it. 365 00:19:57,963 --> 00:19:59,624 That's ridiculous. 366 00:19:59,698 --> 00:20:03,134 He'd know I couldn't testify against him in court. 367 00:20:05,037 --> 00:20:07,062 Well, two guys jumped me 368 00:20:07,139 --> 00:20:09,130 when I went to your office tonight. 369 00:20:11,210 --> 00:20:14,304 They took the envelope with Bailey's name on it. 370 00:20:15,314 --> 00:20:16,576 You're kidding. 371 00:20:16,648 --> 00:20:19,208 Along with everything else that was in the safe, 372 00:20:19,284 --> 00:20:20,512 cleaned it out. 373 00:20:20,852 --> 00:20:23,252 It wasn't an ordinary theft, Beth. 374 00:20:23,722 --> 00:20:25,883 Not when it ties in with an attempted murder. 375 00:20:26,825 --> 00:20:30,386 I'd like to have a list of everything that was in the safe. 376 00:20:30,462 --> 00:20:33,625 To the very last piece of paper. Okay? 377 00:20:34,032 --> 00:20:35,397 I'll do what I can. 378 00:20:43,842 --> 00:20:45,571 You get some sleep. 379 00:20:48,847 --> 00:20:50,576 We'll be back in the morning. 380 00:21:06,063 --> 00:21:08,156 All right, Jim. I gotta make a call. 381 00:21:08,232 --> 00:21:09,256 I'll meet you in the car. 382 00:21:09,333 --> 00:21:10,527 All right, Dennis. 383 00:21:10,601 --> 00:21:12,228 How is she? Did you tell her I came to see her, 384 00:21:12,303 --> 00:21:13,429 but they wouldn't let me in? 385 00:21:13,504 --> 00:21:14,596 Yeah, I told her. 386 00:21:14,672 --> 00:21:16,196 Oh, man, it's a terrible thing, isn't it? 387 00:21:16,274 --> 00:21:18,504 Oh, this fella over there, Arnold Bailey, 388 00:21:18,576 --> 00:21:20,908 he's the guy was with her when she was took sick. 389 00:21:20,978 --> 00:21:22,468 Oh, yeah? 390 00:21:22,780 --> 00:21:24,475 WOMAN ON INTERCOM: Dr. Virginia Williams to ENT. 391 00:21:24,548 --> 00:21:26,015 Hi, Mr. Bailey? That's right. 392 00:21:26,083 --> 00:21:28,415 Jim Rockford. I'm a friend of Beth Davenport's. 393 00:21:28,486 --> 00:21:30,716 Yes. Your father mentioned that you were visiting her. 394 00:21:30,788 --> 00:21:31,755 How is she? 395 00:21:31,822 --> 00:21:32,982 Alive. 396 00:21:33,491 --> 00:21:36,392 Doctor give you any idea about how long she'd be hospitalized? 397 00:21:36,894 --> 00:21:38,725 You worried about your indictment? 398 00:21:39,930 --> 00:21:42,490 Mr. Rockford, I've never seen you before in my life. 399 00:21:42,566 --> 00:21:44,659 I'm not about to discuss my case with you. 400 00:21:44,735 --> 00:21:46,293 I discuss it with my attorney. 401 00:21:46,737 --> 00:21:47,795 Period. 402 00:21:49,273 --> 00:21:52,333 Beth almost dies and he's worried about a tax beef. 403 00:21:52,410 --> 00:21:53,843 Mr. Bailey, 404 00:21:53,911 --> 00:21:56,004 you have lousy priorities. 405 00:22:06,324 --> 00:22:09,760 I should have known if you said you were buying it'd be something like this. 406 00:22:10,227 --> 00:22:11,524 Best tacos in town. 407 00:22:11,729 --> 00:22:13,060 For breakfast? 408 00:22:13,998 --> 00:22:15,056 You ever tried it? 409 00:22:15,433 --> 00:22:16,559 Pass. 410 00:22:18,636 --> 00:22:19,728 What did you hear from the lab? 411 00:22:19,937 --> 00:22:21,063 Nothing. 412 00:22:21,138 --> 00:22:22,571 You mean they turned up nothing, 413 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:24,232 or they told you nothing? 414 00:22:24,308 --> 00:22:25,639 I'll have another cup of coffee. 415 00:22:25,710 --> 00:22:27,803 And another taco, please. 416 00:22:28,346 --> 00:22:31,144 Well, they dusted the safe in Beth's office. 417 00:22:31,215 --> 00:22:32,648 It was wiped clean. 418 00:22:32,717 --> 00:22:34,617 So that angle's dead. 419 00:22:35,019 --> 00:22:36,611 Real pro job. 420 00:22:37,254 --> 00:22:38,949 I got the list from Beth this morning. 421 00:22:39,023 --> 00:22:40,012 And? 422 00:22:40,091 --> 00:22:41,353 And I'll check it out. 423 00:22:41,425 --> 00:22:43,655 Not much to go on. Just a bunch of names. 424 00:22:43,728 --> 00:22:45,286 And every time I asked her a question, 425 00:22:45,363 --> 00:22:47,593 it was "privileged information." 426 00:22:47,665 --> 00:22:49,132 Dennis, 427 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:51,828 what's this, "I'll check it out"? We'll check it out. 428 00:22:51,902 --> 00:22:54,496 Since when did you join the LAPD? 429 00:22:54,839 --> 00:22:56,101 Come on, Dennis. 430 00:22:56,173 --> 00:22:57,538 Go fishing. 431 00:22:57,608 --> 00:23:00,805 I'm not gonna step on any departmental toes. 432 00:23:00,878 --> 00:23:02,641 I'll keep a low profile. 433 00:23:02,713 --> 00:23:03,737 You're out. 434 00:23:04,615 --> 00:23:06,583 Someone tried to kill Beth, 435 00:23:06,650 --> 00:23:08,550 and I got fed into a kicking machine. 436 00:23:08,619 --> 00:23:10,553 I've got a personal interest in this one. 437 00:23:11,622 --> 00:23:13,351 I'll let you know how it turns out. 438 00:23:20,798 --> 00:23:22,698 Buy your own breakfast. 439 00:23:26,971 --> 00:23:28,871 Hey, I only had the coffee. 440 00:23:29,173 --> 00:23:31,403 I already gave the list to Dennis. 441 00:23:31,475 --> 00:23:33,773 Well, Dennis doesn't wanna play show and tell, 442 00:23:33,844 --> 00:23:35,812 so now you're giving it to me. 443 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:37,006 Did you make a duplicate? 444 00:23:37,081 --> 00:23:39,515 I'm an attorney. We're crazy for paperwork. 445 00:23:42,052 --> 00:23:43,280 All right. 446 00:23:47,725 --> 00:23:49,454 Well, this is pretty cryptic. 447 00:23:50,227 --> 00:23:52,457 "Maynard Forbes, certificate." 448 00:23:52,530 --> 00:23:53,827 What kind of certificate? 449 00:23:53,898 --> 00:23:55,160 Oh, come on, Jim. That's... 450 00:23:55,232 --> 00:23:58,030 I know. I know. That's privileged. Right? 451 00:24:00,371 --> 00:24:03,169 "Frances Bagley, last will and testament. 452 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:06,505 "George VanDeusen, last will and testament. 453 00:24:06,677 --> 00:24:09,703 "Hallie Chilberg, assignment of rights." 454 00:24:10,047 --> 00:24:11,912 Privileged? Mmm-hmm. 455 00:24:12,917 --> 00:24:14,680 "Fred Metcalf, letter." 456 00:24:14,752 --> 00:24:16,982 Well, you can do better than that. I mean, that's it? 457 00:24:17,054 --> 00:24:18,544 Letter? What kind of letter? 458 00:24:18,622 --> 00:24:20,112 I don't know. 459 00:24:20,658 --> 00:24:23,354 Beth, someone tried to kill you. 460 00:24:23,427 --> 00:24:25,793 Now, you can carry confidentiality too far. 461 00:24:25,863 --> 00:24:27,797 I just told you, I don't know. 462 00:24:27,865 --> 00:24:29,924 He just gave me a letter to hold for him. 463 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:31,058 When? 464 00:24:31,135 --> 00:24:32,568 About five years ago. 465 00:24:32,636 --> 00:24:34,627 Oh, well, that can't be it. 466 00:24:35,739 --> 00:24:39,368 "William Thornton, last will and testament." 467 00:24:40,044 --> 00:24:41,944 You lose many clients? 468 00:24:46,250 --> 00:24:49,845 What kind of a letter would you keep in an attorney's safe 469 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:52,354 for five years? Who is Metcalf, anyway? 470 00:24:52,423 --> 00:24:53,515 He's the Vice President 471 00:24:53,591 --> 00:24:56,890 of the American Brotherhood of Affiliated Machine and Textile Workers, 472 00:24:56,961 --> 00:25:00,055 but I don't think the letter would have anything to do with union business. 473 00:25:00,130 --> 00:25:02,598 I represent Fred personally, not the Local. 474 00:25:02,666 --> 00:25:04,861 Did he say anything when he gave it to you? 475 00:25:05,503 --> 00:25:07,334 No. He just asked me to hold it for him. 476 00:25:07,404 --> 00:25:09,668 But he didn't tell you not to open it. 477 00:25:10,174 --> 00:25:12,108 He didn't have to. 478 00:25:12,176 --> 00:25:15,145 As a matter of fact, he told me I should open it if anything happened to him. 479 00:25:15,212 --> 00:25:16,338 Well, Beth! 480 00:25:16,413 --> 00:25:19,348 It probably had to do with the administration of his estate. 481 00:25:21,085 --> 00:25:24,452 Is there any connection between Bailey and Metcalf? 482 00:25:25,189 --> 00:25:26,520 Not to my knowledge. 483 00:25:28,893 --> 00:25:30,451 Did you tell Becker about the letter? 484 00:25:30,528 --> 00:25:31,552 No. 485 00:25:31,629 --> 00:25:32,926 And what Metcalf said? 486 00:25:32,997 --> 00:25:34,225 No. Why? 487 00:25:34,698 --> 00:25:36,222 If he calls you, you tell him. 488 00:25:36,300 --> 00:25:37,597 What are you gonna be doing? 489 00:25:37,668 --> 00:25:40,068 I'm gonna be checking on Metcalf. 490 00:25:45,476 --> 00:25:47,239 Oh, you're feeling better. 491 00:28:53,629 --> 00:28:55,529 BECKER: Tell her to snap to it with that, okay? 492 00:28:57,600 --> 00:28:59,192 You know, I ought to throw the book at you. 493 00:28:59,268 --> 00:29:00,257 For what? 494 00:29:00,336 --> 00:29:02,463 For interfering in a police investigation. 495 00:29:02,538 --> 00:29:04,438 I'm not interfering. I'm helping. 496 00:29:04,507 --> 00:29:07,271 The police department doesn't want your help. 497 00:29:07,343 --> 00:29:08,640 Look, Dennis, 498 00:29:08,711 --> 00:29:10,872 they're releasing Beth from the hospital tomorrow. 499 00:29:10,947 --> 00:29:13,313 Now, I think somebody's liable to take another crack at her. 500 00:29:13,382 --> 00:29:14,849 So don't tell me not to help. 501 00:29:14,917 --> 00:29:17,442 If you got anything solid to go on, turn it in. 502 00:29:17,520 --> 00:29:18,612 We'll follow through. 503 00:29:18,688 --> 00:29:20,178 Will you follow through on a hunch? 504 00:29:20,256 --> 00:29:21,416 'Cause that's all I got. 505 00:29:21,491 --> 00:29:23,118 All right. Spill it. 506 00:29:23,192 --> 00:29:25,387 Well, Metcalf was a union biggie. 507 00:29:25,461 --> 00:29:27,793 Vice President in charge of guess what? 508 00:29:27,997 --> 00:29:29,157 Pension fund. 509 00:29:29,232 --> 00:29:30,221 Bingo. 510 00:29:30,299 --> 00:29:32,290 And that's a multi-million dollar temptation. 511 00:29:32,368 --> 00:29:33,562 Do you think he was skimming? 512 00:29:33,636 --> 00:29:34,967 It's possible. 513 00:29:35,037 --> 00:29:37,835 Whatever it was, he was in it with somebody he didn't trust. 514 00:29:37,907 --> 00:29:40,705 Five years ago he gave Beth a letter to hold for him 515 00:29:40,777 --> 00:29:43,712 and instructed her to open it if anything happened to him. 516 00:29:43,780 --> 00:29:45,145 An insurance policy. 517 00:29:45,214 --> 00:29:48,479 Yeah. I think he probably wrote everything down on paper. 518 00:29:48,551 --> 00:29:51,179 Names, dates, the works, as protection. 519 00:29:51,254 --> 00:29:53,017 Only they beat on the soles of his feet 520 00:29:53,089 --> 00:29:54,249 until he told them where it was. 521 00:29:54,323 --> 00:29:57,724 And then they canceled the insurance and the insured. 522 00:29:57,827 --> 00:29:59,419 And if they think Beth read that letter, 523 00:29:59,495 --> 00:30:01,963 then the attempt on her life starts to make sense. 524 00:30:03,299 --> 00:30:05,699 You don't know how good it feels to be out of county hands. 525 00:30:05,768 --> 00:30:07,065 Oh, I have an idea. 526 00:30:07,136 --> 00:30:10,333 I am so sick of county clothes and county food. 527 00:30:10,406 --> 00:30:12,931 When you get me home I'm gonna make an enormous omelet. 528 00:30:13,009 --> 00:30:13,998 Mushroom, maybe. 529 00:30:14,076 --> 00:30:16,010 How does that sound? Mushroom, a little cheese. 530 00:30:16,078 --> 00:30:17,705 Yeah. I'll have to stop and pick up some eggs. 531 00:30:17,780 --> 00:30:18,769 Oh, I have eggs. 532 00:30:18,848 --> 00:30:20,577 Yeah, but I haven't. You're coming home with me. 533 00:30:20,650 --> 00:30:21,674 Why? 534 00:30:21,751 --> 00:30:23,309 I want to keep an eye on you 535 00:30:23,386 --> 00:30:25,581 until we find out who iced Fred Metcalf. 536 00:30:25,655 --> 00:30:28,317 Without knowing what was in the letter, that could take a long time. 537 00:30:28,391 --> 00:30:31,224 Yeah. Yeah, it could, couldn't it? 538 00:30:54,050 --> 00:30:55,677 What are we gonna do, Jim? 539 00:30:55,751 --> 00:30:57,776 I mean, I can't hide out forever. 540 00:30:59,455 --> 00:31:01,980 And how long can you devote riding shotgun with me? 541 00:31:02,058 --> 00:31:03,491 Honestly, I'm all right. 542 00:31:03,559 --> 00:31:04,548 Yeah. 543 00:31:43,666 --> 00:31:46,396 We'll never lose them in this traffic. It's too dangerous. 544 00:31:46,469 --> 00:31:48,528 Somebody's gonna get hurt. 545 00:33:17,860 --> 00:33:20,385 Keep driving in circles, but don't leave the yard. 546 00:33:58,768 --> 00:34:00,531 (POLICE SIREN WAILING) 547 00:34:12,448 --> 00:34:13,745 Right where you are. 548 00:34:13,816 --> 00:34:15,113 Officer... 549 00:34:15,184 --> 00:34:16,617 Against the car. Move! 550 00:34:16,685 --> 00:34:18,915 There's an explanation for this. 551 00:34:18,988 --> 00:34:20,182 I can't wait to hear it. 552 00:34:20,256 --> 00:34:22,747 You know, I think you should arrest those two guys over there. 553 00:34:22,858 --> 00:34:25,793 BECKER: Okay. I arrested the two guys who you say were chasing you. 554 00:34:25,861 --> 00:34:29,194 But do you know how many violations you racked up? 555 00:34:29,265 --> 00:34:31,426 I was trying to get arrested. 556 00:34:32,101 --> 00:34:33,830 Well, congratulations. You made it. 557 00:34:33,903 --> 00:34:36,895 Well, what was I supposed to do, Dennis? I couldn't shake them. 558 00:34:36,972 --> 00:34:38,963 Now this is the second attempt on Beth's life. 559 00:34:39,041 --> 00:34:41,908 Why don't you just run a check on them, find out who they are? 560 00:34:41,977 --> 00:34:43,308 I know who they are. 561 00:34:43,479 --> 00:34:44,503 You want to share it? 562 00:34:44,580 --> 00:34:45,706 Yeah. 563 00:34:45,981 --> 00:34:48,211 Walter Rayner, Howard Nystrom. 564 00:34:49,752 --> 00:34:50,912 Never heard of them. 565 00:34:51,620 --> 00:34:52,780 Who do they work for? 566 00:34:53,189 --> 00:34:54,588 They're self-employed. 567 00:34:54,890 --> 00:34:55,879 I'll bet. 568 00:34:56,592 --> 00:34:59,083 Well, if they are, they're doing pretty good. 569 00:34:59,161 --> 00:35:01,925 They got some high-priced legal talent. 570 00:35:02,398 --> 00:35:04,059 Sprung them just like that. 571 00:35:06,402 --> 00:35:08,267 You think you could do the same for us? 572 00:35:10,005 --> 00:35:11,438 Jim, it's me. 573 00:35:11,507 --> 00:35:12,599 I'm gonna drive up to... 574 00:35:12,675 --> 00:35:13,664 (KNOCKING ON DOOR) 575 00:35:13,742 --> 00:35:15,073 ...to Oxnard. I'm gonna... 576 00:35:16,212 --> 00:35:17,770 I'll call you right back. 577 00:35:23,119 --> 00:35:24,108 Hi, Rocky. 578 00:35:24,186 --> 00:35:26,279 I was just talking to your machine there. 579 00:35:26,355 --> 00:35:29,085 Hey, what are you all dressed up for? 580 00:35:29,158 --> 00:35:31,388 Well, I'm driving up to Oxnard to see that semi. 581 00:35:31,460 --> 00:35:32,791 I thought you wanted me to go with you. 582 00:35:32,862 --> 00:35:34,159 Well, I did, 583 00:35:34,230 --> 00:35:36,926 but your time's sort of been taken up the last couple of days. 584 00:35:36,999 --> 00:35:38,967 Sit down. Sit down, Beth. 585 00:35:39,034 --> 00:35:40,296 I'm glad to see you're feeling better. 586 00:35:40,369 --> 00:35:43,668 You know, I stopped into the hospital to see you, but they wouldn't let me in. 587 00:35:43,739 --> 00:35:45,366 Jim told me. Thanks. 588 00:35:45,441 --> 00:35:47,909 Hey, Rocky, we'll go up there this afternoon and take a look at it. 589 00:35:47,977 --> 00:35:49,205 I can't wait any longer. 590 00:35:49,278 --> 00:35:51,143 I'll bet you that Pete Schofield read that ad. 591 00:35:51,213 --> 00:35:52,612 I'll bet he's on his way up right now. 592 00:35:52,681 --> 00:35:54,911 I'm only asking for a few hours. 593 00:35:54,984 --> 00:35:57,680 You don't buy a semi just like that. 594 00:35:57,753 --> 00:35:59,948 I mean, there's paperwork and all that. 595 00:36:00,022 --> 00:36:02,513 Besides, I got something I gotta check out, 596 00:36:02,591 --> 00:36:03,853 and I can't take Beth with me, 597 00:36:03,926 --> 00:36:04,984 and I can't leave her alone. 598 00:36:05,060 --> 00:36:06,459 You can, but you won't. 599 00:36:06,529 --> 00:36:08,463 Well, she could drive up to Oxnard with me. 600 00:36:08,531 --> 00:36:11,091 I don't want her leaving this house. 601 00:36:11,167 --> 00:36:12,964 Jim, if Rocky has some... 602 00:36:13,035 --> 00:36:14,696 What do you say, Rocky? 603 00:36:14,770 --> 00:36:15,964 Just a few hours? 604 00:36:16,038 --> 00:36:17,164 Maybe less. 605 00:36:19,408 --> 00:36:20,602 How's your pinochle? 606 00:36:21,710 --> 00:36:22,734 Thank you, Rocky. 607 00:36:22,811 --> 00:36:23,800 Want a coffee? 608 00:36:23,879 --> 00:36:25,073 Oh, thanks, I'd love it. 609 00:36:26,749 --> 00:36:28,546 Now, I don't want you leaving here. 610 00:36:28,617 --> 00:36:30,482 What are you gonna do? I'm going out. 611 00:36:30,553 --> 00:36:32,487 Jim, aren't you gonna tell me where you're going? 612 00:36:32,555 --> 00:36:34,420 No. You probably wouldn't approve. 613 00:36:34,790 --> 00:36:36,189 Jim, I'm worried. 614 00:36:36,258 --> 00:36:38,624 Who put up the bail bond for Arnold Bailey? 615 00:36:38,694 --> 00:36:39,991 Solly Marshall. Why? 616 00:36:40,296 --> 00:36:41,285 I'll tell you later. 617 00:36:41,363 --> 00:36:42,387 Tell me now. 618 00:36:42,464 --> 00:36:43,863 Beth, I am swinging wild. 619 00:36:43,933 --> 00:36:45,298 I'm just playing hunches, that's all. 620 00:36:45,367 --> 00:36:48,495 Bull! You've got something and I want to know what it is. 621 00:36:49,672 --> 00:36:51,367 Well, while you were talking to Dennis, 622 00:36:51,440 --> 00:36:53,670 I got on the phone to Bailey's office. 623 00:36:53,742 --> 00:36:55,710 He has dropped out of sight. 624 00:36:55,778 --> 00:36:57,712 I got his secretary just a little confused, 625 00:36:57,780 --> 00:37:01,375 and she told me that Arnold Bailey was Fred Metcalf's stockbroker. 626 00:37:01,450 --> 00:37:02,712 So, what does that prove? 627 00:37:02,785 --> 00:37:05,845 Well, for one thing it proves they knew each other, and for another, 628 00:37:05,921 --> 00:37:08,446 it gives me a queasy feeling about Bailey, 629 00:37:08,524 --> 00:37:11,254 which, I've gotta admit, I've had from the start of this thing. 630 00:37:11,327 --> 00:37:12,589 What are you gonna do? 631 00:37:12,861 --> 00:37:15,796 Well, since I can't find out where Bailey disappeared to, 632 00:37:15,864 --> 00:37:18,298 I'll just go have a little talk with his bail bondsman. 633 00:37:18,934 --> 00:37:21,835 What on earth could Solly possibly tell you? 634 00:37:22,571 --> 00:37:24,061 Maybe plenty. 635 00:37:31,479 --> 00:37:33,709 Hey, Solly, you're just the man I want to see. 636 00:37:33,781 --> 00:37:35,339 Not now, Jim. Got no time. 637 00:37:35,416 --> 00:37:37,884 Hey, Solly, Solly. Come on, do yourself a favor. 638 00:37:37,952 --> 00:37:40,477 Now, take a break. Come on. Sit down. 639 00:37:41,155 --> 00:37:42,383 Solly, 640 00:37:43,625 --> 00:37:45,593 nobody likes losing money, right? 641 00:37:45,860 --> 00:37:47,452 What do you expect, an argument? 642 00:37:47,795 --> 00:37:51,196 What's it worth to you if I clue you in on a possible skip? 643 00:37:51,566 --> 00:37:52,931 What skip? Who? Who? 644 00:37:53,001 --> 00:37:55,367 Well, wait a minute. First we have to deal. 645 00:37:55,436 --> 00:37:56,801 How about 646 00:37:57,038 --> 00:37:58,062 $500? 647 00:37:59,040 --> 00:38:00,598 I ain't gonna pay you no $500. 648 00:38:00,675 --> 00:38:03,803 Not until you tell me how much he's into me for and what was the bond? 649 00:38:03,878 --> 00:38:05,243 If I tell you that, Solly, 650 00:38:05,313 --> 00:38:08,805 you'll be able to figure out who it is and you won't need me. 651 00:38:09,083 --> 00:38:10,880 Jim, would I stiff you? 652 00:38:10,952 --> 00:38:12,214 Sure you would. 653 00:38:14,822 --> 00:38:15,880 So what do we do? 654 00:38:15,957 --> 00:38:18,255 Well, I won't give you the exact figure, 655 00:38:18,326 --> 00:38:20,624 but I will say it is sizeable. 656 00:38:21,729 --> 00:38:23,560 Sizeable? What is sizeable? 657 00:38:23,631 --> 00:38:25,292 $20,000, $30,000? 658 00:38:25,366 --> 00:38:26,833 I'm not gonna tell you, Solly. 659 00:38:26,901 --> 00:38:29,734 But, let's just say it's $35,000, huh? 660 00:38:29,804 --> 00:38:32,432 Now, if it's $35,000 and your client skips, 661 00:38:32,507 --> 00:38:35,704 that's 35,000 less $3,500 that he put up. 662 00:38:35,777 --> 00:38:39,269 That's $31,500 out of your pocket. 663 00:38:39,747 --> 00:38:42,215 And then insurance will cost you about $1,000. 664 00:38:42,283 --> 00:38:44,751 But then let's say it's $50,000. If it's $50,000... 665 00:38:44,819 --> 00:38:46,013 $1,000! 666 00:38:46,154 --> 00:38:48,054 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! 667 00:38:49,257 --> 00:38:50,383 $500. 668 00:38:52,293 --> 00:38:54,056 That's it. Who's the skip? 669 00:38:54,128 --> 00:38:56,653 No, possible skip. Arnold Bailey. 670 00:38:56,731 --> 00:38:59,291 Oh, come on, Jim. That's a crummy tax beef. 671 00:38:59,367 --> 00:39:01,392 And it was only a $20,000 bond. 672 00:39:01,469 --> 00:39:02,868 Solly, Solly. 673 00:39:02,937 --> 00:39:06,304 Hey, first timers are big skippers. Everybody knows that. 674 00:39:06,374 --> 00:39:08,137 Now, you take a hooker with a client list, 675 00:39:08,209 --> 00:39:09,403 she's gonna be there forever. 676 00:39:09,477 --> 00:39:11,536 But your average stock broker type... 677 00:39:11,612 --> 00:39:12,943 I know. I know. I know. 678 00:39:13,014 --> 00:39:15,005 Well, now, I know a couple of things about him. 679 00:39:15,083 --> 00:39:17,483 He is not at his house, and he's not at his office. 680 00:39:17,552 --> 00:39:18,610 So where is he? 681 00:39:18,686 --> 00:39:19,710 How do I know? 682 00:39:19,787 --> 00:39:22,915 Come on, Solly, don't tell me you didn't stay with him for a couple of days 683 00:39:22,990 --> 00:39:25,322 just to see that he wasn't liquidating his assets. 684 00:39:25,393 --> 00:39:26,485 You always do. 685 00:39:26,561 --> 00:39:30,292 Well, I put a tail on him for a couple of days after I bailed him out, but... 686 00:39:30,365 --> 00:39:31,491 And? 687 00:39:33,067 --> 00:39:34,864 Where does he go? Who does he see? 688 00:39:36,104 --> 00:39:38,629 I got so many people to keep track of. I... 689 00:39:42,677 --> 00:39:46,204 Bailey. Bailey. The athletic club. He's a French food nut. 690 00:39:46,280 --> 00:39:47,269 See, there's this little place on... 691 00:39:47,348 --> 00:39:48,747 Who does he see, Solly? 692 00:39:49,150 --> 00:39:50,378 You mean see regular? 693 00:39:50,451 --> 00:39:51,850 Yeah, regular. 694 00:39:54,021 --> 00:39:56,956 There's this... Some dame. A secretary. 695 00:39:57,158 --> 00:39:59,558 He's got an apartment off Verdugo Lane. 696 00:39:59,627 --> 00:40:01,185 Two Twenty Seven Sixteen. 697 00:40:02,163 --> 00:40:04,188 Two Twenty Seven Sixteen. 698 00:40:37,064 --> 00:40:38,088 I wonder if you can tell me 699 00:40:38,166 --> 00:40:39,758 which one is the Bailey apartment. 700 00:40:53,448 --> 00:40:54,540 (RINGING) 701 00:40:55,716 --> 00:40:56,842 Hello? 702 00:40:56,918 --> 00:40:58,977 I been sitting on him like you said. 703 00:40:59,053 --> 00:41:00,953 He's got a visitor. Who? 704 00:41:01,022 --> 00:41:04,116 Tall guy, dark hair. I've never seen him before. 705 00:41:04,192 --> 00:41:05,750 Stay where you are. I'll be out there. 706 00:41:05,827 --> 00:41:07,317 If they make a move, you move. Got it? 707 00:41:07,895 --> 00:41:09,453 That's what I'm here for. 708 00:41:14,535 --> 00:41:16,162 Yes? Mr. Bailey in? 709 00:41:16,237 --> 00:41:17,932 BAILEY: If that's the cab, tell him to wait. 710 00:41:18,005 --> 00:41:19,267 It isn't. 711 00:41:24,378 --> 00:41:26,073 What are you doing here? 712 00:41:26,214 --> 00:41:28,148 I was going to send him away, Arnold, but... 713 00:41:28,216 --> 00:41:30,912 It's all right, honey. Go inside and finish packing. 714 00:41:30,985 --> 00:41:32,316 All right. 715 00:41:38,526 --> 00:41:40,255 You forgot to say, "May I," Mr. Rockford, 716 00:41:40,328 --> 00:41:43,195 so you can just take a couple of giant steps back out that door. 717 00:41:43,264 --> 00:41:44,356 And if you don't, I'II... 718 00:41:44,432 --> 00:41:45,660 You'll call the cops? 719 00:41:47,702 --> 00:41:49,169 Or call your secretary? 720 00:41:49,237 --> 00:41:50,966 Hey, you really should, you know. 721 00:41:51,038 --> 00:41:52,437 She's worried about you. 722 00:41:52,507 --> 00:41:56,204 She thinks you're out someplace brooding over Fred Metcalf's death. 723 00:41:56,611 --> 00:41:57,737 Fred Metcalf? 724 00:41:57,812 --> 00:41:59,211 Yeah, you remember Fred? 725 00:41:59,280 --> 00:42:02,306 The guy in charge of that nice, big, fat union pension fund? 726 00:42:02,383 --> 00:42:03,748 I don't know what you're talking about, 727 00:42:03,818 --> 00:42:04,876 and I haven't got time to listen. 728 00:42:04,952 --> 00:42:06,044 I'm going on a business trip. 729 00:42:06,120 --> 00:42:07,883 It's just been canceled. 730 00:42:07,955 --> 00:42:09,889 Who do you think you are? Now get out of here! 731 00:42:09,957 --> 00:42:11,549 Any time you're ready. 732 00:42:11,626 --> 00:42:12,888 Arnold? 733 00:42:12,960 --> 00:42:14,655 Look, you stay out of this. 734 00:42:16,998 --> 00:42:19,159 All right, what am I supposed to have done? 735 00:42:19,233 --> 00:42:20,564 Come on, tell me. What? 736 00:42:21,068 --> 00:42:24,401 Well, I think you tried to kill Beth Davenport. 737 00:42:24,672 --> 00:42:27,072 Of course, you were more successful with Metcalf. 738 00:42:27,141 --> 00:42:29,336 That isn't true. I had nothing to do with Fred's death. 739 00:42:29,410 --> 00:42:31,537 Well, you look number one to me, pal, 740 00:42:31,612 --> 00:42:35,605 and I think for once the cops and I are gonna be in total agreement. 741 00:42:36,584 --> 00:42:38,643 Well, this is ridiculous. I'm getting out... 742 00:42:38,719 --> 00:42:40,277 Now, hold it. 743 00:43:04,145 --> 00:43:05,806 I can't swim! 744 00:43:16,457 --> 00:43:18,550 I didn't murder him. I didn't. 745 00:43:18,626 --> 00:43:19,718 You're making a mistake. 746 00:43:19,794 --> 00:43:21,159 Make me believe it. 747 00:43:22,463 --> 00:43:23,691 I can't. 748 00:43:28,703 --> 00:43:31,194 We were in it together, but it was his idea. 749 00:43:31,272 --> 00:43:34,366 He was in charge of the pension plan. 750 00:43:34,442 --> 00:43:36,672 He had me invest in high-yield bonds. 751 00:43:36,744 --> 00:43:38,712 I phonied the investment portfolio 752 00:43:38,779 --> 00:43:42,306 so it'd look like the bonds were returning 5% when they were returning 8. 753 00:43:42,383 --> 00:43:44,613 We divided the 3% profit. 754 00:43:44,685 --> 00:43:46,312 How much profit? 755 00:43:46,721 --> 00:43:49,189 $600,000. We split it, 50-50. 756 00:43:49,323 --> 00:43:51,689 That's supposed to convince me you're innocent? 757 00:43:51,759 --> 00:43:54,523 Sounds more like a motive than an alibi, 758 00:43:54,595 --> 00:43:56,426 particularly if you got tired of dividing. 759 00:43:56,497 --> 00:43:58,829 I didn't kill him! Believe me, I didn't kill him! 760 00:43:58,899 --> 00:44:00,526 Well, then who did? 761 00:44:00,601 --> 00:44:01,761 I can't tell you. 762 00:44:01,836 --> 00:44:02,825 Oh? 763 00:44:05,473 --> 00:44:07,873 Okay. Okay. Let me out. 764 00:44:08,309 --> 00:44:09,469 Please. 765 00:44:18,085 --> 00:44:20,349 Now, who killed him? 766 00:44:22,156 --> 00:44:23,623 Martin Jordan. 767 00:44:23,691 --> 00:44:25,454 Who's Martin Jordan? 768 00:44:26,193 --> 00:44:27,717 He's connected. 769 00:44:27,995 --> 00:44:29,155 Organized crime? 770 00:44:29,230 --> 00:44:32,165 Yeah. They took over the union a long time ago. 771 00:44:32,233 --> 00:44:34,724 Lately, they've been checking up on Metcalf. 772 00:44:34,802 --> 00:44:36,360 He was afraid something might happen, 773 00:44:36,437 --> 00:44:37,836 but he thought he had protection. 774 00:44:37,905 --> 00:44:40,601 Oh, the letter he wrote tying Jordan to the union. 775 00:44:40,675 --> 00:44:43,371 Yeah. That's right, but it didn't save him. 776 00:44:44,612 --> 00:44:47,274 When I found out Fred had been killed 777 00:44:47,548 --> 00:44:50,210 I thought maybe he told them about me, 778 00:44:50,618 --> 00:44:52,552 so I decided to bail out. 779 00:44:52,620 --> 00:44:55,180 All right. Let's go downtown, make it official. 780 00:45:00,695 --> 00:45:01,992 Hold it. 781 00:45:02,663 --> 00:45:04,426 I think you better come with me. 782 00:45:06,367 --> 00:45:07,664 Mr. Jordan. 783 00:45:07,735 --> 00:45:08,827 Now. 784 00:45:24,618 --> 00:45:26,017 Slide across. 785 00:45:26,087 --> 00:45:27,213 Get in there. 786 00:45:28,122 --> 00:45:29,384 Give me the gun. 787 00:46:14,335 --> 00:46:15,427 Okay, 788 00:46:15,836 --> 00:46:17,428 everybody out of the pool. 789 00:46:25,312 --> 00:46:28,440 BETH: You know, Arnold Bailey shouldn't have talked till I got to the station. 790 00:46:28,516 --> 00:46:30,245 Didn't anyone bother to tell him that? 791 00:46:30,317 --> 00:46:32,512 ROCKFORD: Beth, you couldn't stop him from talking, 792 00:46:32,586 --> 00:46:35,316 he was trying to get out from under a murder beef. 793 00:46:35,389 --> 00:46:36,651 You haven't got anything to worry about, 794 00:46:36,724 --> 00:46:38,385 he's turning State's evidence. 795 00:46:38,459 --> 00:46:40,256 If he hadn't been so anxious to spend his money, 796 00:46:40,327 --> 00:46:42,921 he wouldn't have had the IRS after him in the first place. 797 00:46:42,997 --> 00:46:45,329 Well, their collection technique's a little easier 798 00:46:45,399 --> 00:46:47,299 on the subject than Jordan's. 799 00:46:47,368 --> 00:46:50,428 Metcalf didn't spend a dime, he ended up dead. 800 00:46:51,205 --> 00:46:53,002 They recovered the whole $300,000? 801 00:46:53,073 --> 00:46:55,007 In Jordan's possession. 802 00:46:55,176 --> 00:46:57,906 Makes a neat package to take into court. 803 00:46:59,013 --> 00:47:00,037 ROCKY: Hi. 804 00:47:00,281 --> 00:47:02,374 Hi, Rocky. Oh, hey, Rocky! 805 00:47:02,716 --> 00:47:05,184 Look, I'm really sorry. I forgot. 806 00:47:05,252 --> 00:47:07,914 I'm not even gonna try to lie to you about it, I just plain forgot. 807 00:47:07,988 --> 00:47:09,421 It don't matter. 808 00:47:09,490 --> 00:47:11,651 Well, it does to me. Let me tell you what happened. 809 00:47:11,725 --> 00:47:13,556 No, it don't matter. 810 00:47:13,627 --> 00:47:15,618 Well, stop saying that. 811 00:47:15,696 --> 00:47:18,256 Look, I'm the one knows how I feel. 812 00:47:18,332 --> 00:47:19,765 I got a right to say it. 813 00:47:19,834 --> 00:47:21,597 Or you giving me orders on that, too? 814 00:47:21,669 --> 00:47:23,000 I never give you orders. 815 00:47:23,070 --> 00:47:24,970 You told me not to buy that semi. 816 00:47:25,039 --> 00:47:27,701 That wasn't an order. That was advice. 817 00:47:28,209 --> 00:47:32,077 You know, old Pete Schofield, he run up to Oxnard and had a look at it. 818 00:47:32,146 --> 00:47:33,636 I hope he didn't buy it. 819 00:47:33,714 --> 00:47:36,683 Honey, you know what? He said he wouldn't have it 820 00:47:36,750 --> 00:47:39,378 if it was under his Christmas tree with a red ribbon on it. 821 00:47:39,453 --> 00:47:40,477 He did? 822 00:47:40,554 --> 00:47:42,579 Old Pete, he knows trucking, you know. 823 00:47:42,890 --> 00:47:44,653 He said this fella that had it 824 00:47:44,725 --> 00:47:47,489 let it sit outside till it just turned plumb into junk. 825 00:47:47,595 --> 00:47:49,085 Ruined, that's what it was. 826 00:47:49,163 --> 00:47:51,188 No wonder he wanted to sell it, huh? 827 00:47:51,265 --> 00:47:53,995 It would have been a waste of valuable time going up there. 828 00:47:54,068 --> 00:47:56,468 Well, Rocky, I'm really glad to hear that. 829 00:47:56,537 --> 00:47:59,665 I admit that I didn't think it was too good an idea, 830 00:47:59,740 --> 00:48:02,368 but I'm just glad I'm not the one that made you lose the deal. 831 00:48:02,443 --> 00:48:04,172 Don't give it another thought. 832 00:48:04,245 --> 00:48:06,076 Waste of valuable time. 833 00:48:08,315 --> 00:48:09,304 But, 834 00:48:09,884 --> 00:48:12,819 there's this one I heard about 835 00:48:13,888 --> 00:48:15,788 over in Lancaster.