Original subtitles

Next on Vegas, Tana has 24 hours to

live. Are you telling me I'm going to

die? He's going to be okay.

>> Oh, he's not going to be okay. He's

dying, Vizer. Don't you understand?

>> I don't want you in it, Dave. You listen

to me. I have been in it since you

risked your life for my family and me. I

am in it, my friend. Up to our necks.

>> I am going to sing at your funeral.

blaming God.

[Music]

[Applause]

>> Where's Henry?

>> I was sick, I guess. At least that's

what he told the boss.

Well, I never seen you before.

>> Herbert Green. Her

>> Henry's probably never been sick before.

I never relieve. That's all I do is

relief work. Oh, that's the only way.

You know, different place all the time.

It's great. You know, I would I wouldn't

work in the same place every day for

nothing. In fact, I don't know.

>> Go ahead.

[Music]

You've got two hours to clean.

>> Yeah, I know. That's what they told me.

>> Right through there.

You're

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

doing

Heat. Heat.

[Music]

Oh,

[Music]

thank you.

[Music]

You want another

six.

How is

[Music]

it?

Heat. Heat.

[Music]

Okay. Close it down again.

[Music]

[Applause]

and ball and Philly. Just the simple

fundamentals of hand and eye

coordination.

>> Next time we play, let's make it

interesting.

>> What do you want to play for?

>> How about a six-pack?

>> How about your te- bird?

>> Doesn't mean I'm not very smart, you

know. Just going to play.

>> He's going to buy the turkey for

Thursday. I'll fight you for it.

>> All right.

>> This is Vegas. We'll make a little

gamble and offer.

>> Now, Benzer, uh, you wouldn't think

about telling anybody about this.

>> No, no, no, no.

>> None of you value your job.

>> Listen, before I forget, I want you to

be sure and check all the print shops in

town. See which ones are licensed to

print checks.

>> Ballpoint Bandit strikes again. Details

at 11.

>> That's cute. You name him.

>> Ballpoint Band. Made it up myself.

>> That's very cute. Yeah. Three times,

twice as DI. He's got to be printing his

paper somewhere.

Ow.

[Music]

What's the matter? Make a boo boo. Got

an owie.

>> What happened, Mr. Tanner?

>> I don't know. Look at that.

A cactus needle my thumb. How'd it get

there?

>> Oh, this is the desert. There are a lot

of cactus out there.

>> Yeah. Uh, the cactus are out there in

the desert. They're not here in the

locker room.

[Music]

Well, look, maybe it was there in the

first place and you just missed it the

first time.

>> Yeah, probably.

>> You all right?

>> It's all right. Just a little puncture.

Want to get some steam?

>> No. I'm going to grab a shower and then

I'm going to go check out our our golf

band.

>> That's right.

[Music]

It had to be that relief janitor from

Redmont Janitorial. He was the only one

in a building last night.

Uh, this is Dr. Connors. Give me a clean

Washington line.

Uh, voice identity Delta King 11,

priority red.

God, this is Dr. Connors Lake

Nevada Research.

The vial of DKX Venom has been stolen.

[Music]

Heat.

[Music]

Heat.

[Music]

Hey, how you feeling, Dan?

>> I don't know what your test say, but I

feel better. It's because you've been

lying still, resting for the last 40

minutes.

>> I'll tell you what it is. You want to

know what it is?

>> Yeah, tell me, doctor.

>> Oh, you see, I didn't eat any breakfast

and then I just got finished playing

three games of Raetball with Bener. You

beat my brains out.

>> Benzer,

>> don't laugh.

And you've just been laying here giving

yourself a little bit of self diagnosis,

huh?

>> Well, am I right or not?

>> Not a bad guess. Hold this for a moment.

Of all the classical signs of

overexertion, high blood pressure,

increased heart rate,

respiration.

That's not what your blood tells us.

>> Guys love the drama of dragging it out,

don't you?

>> Well, we get a semester of it in

college.

>> Tell me,

remember being bitten by an insect or

stung by a bee in the last day or two?

>> No.

Maybe through your clothes and your

hair.

>> I think I would have noticed that.

>> Well, apparently you didn't notice. The

preliminary lab report indicates that

you have a toxin in your bloodstream,

not unlike insect venom. Probably bee.

>> I didn't get stung by a bee. I got uh

cactus needle in my thumb at the gym

this morning. Would that be it?

>> Swollen?

Probably not, but you never know. I

could tell you in a minute if we had a

needle. And if that's it, we we can find

an unpolluted sample of the toxin. We

can develop an antitoxin. More or less

the same thing as a as an antidote.

>> An antidote for what? I told you I feel

better.

>> Look, if you think it's really

important, I can find the needle.

>> No, no. We uh you can call the gym and

have somebody look for it.

>> Look, I could find that needle easier

than somebody else.

>> All right.

>> All right. How about your own way? Now,

take it easy. Move slowly. Don't exert

yourself.

I want you back here in half an hour.

>> For what?

>> We're going to need more blood.

>> More blood? Do you know how much blood

your nurses took?

>> Half an hour, Dan. 30 minutes.

>> All right. Have to take an attitude.

Heat.

[Music]

Heat.

[Music]

10 investigations.

>> Hey, it's me. Anything I should know

about?

>> Well, you were supposed to be here over

an hour ago. We were getting worried.

>> Nothing to worry about. Just a little

something I have to take care of. Well,

>> can I help?

>> Yeah, just by doing what you're doing,

holding down the fork, full speed ahead,

and all that rut. All right.

>> Got your service. You sounded strange.

Or maybe he's just tired from the

trouncing I gave him on the raetball

court.

>> Oh yeah,

>> I beat him. I beat him.

>> I know you did. Just a second. Sweet

potatoes

>> and cranberry sauce. You know the kind

he likes.

>> Now get out of here. And don't forget

the wine.

>> I love when you talk dirty.

[Music]

Hey, Ted.

>> Yeah.

>> Did you uh empty this ashtray?

>> No. I'm sorry. I've not had a chance to

get to it. I'll do right away.

>> No, no, that's all right.

[Music]

Hey, I'm the one just to have that

expression on his face. They took the

blood out of me, remember?

>> I'd like to think that this would be

easier if you were 95.

[Music]

>> Yeah. What the hell's going on here?

Something strange has gotten into your

system.

Started to break down your red blood

cells.

If I remember anything about my college

chemistry, that could be dangerous,

right?

Fatal. The rate of deterioration remains

the same. You're going to be dead in 20

to 30 hours.

[Music]

To some degree, it's it's almost an

anaphylactic reaction.

>> Nice and simple.

>> Um, I'm sorry.

It's as if you were allergic to bees and

one of them stung you. Only in this

case, because the toxin is so highly

concentrated, your system is acting as

if it had been attacked by a swarm.

>> And we're still not sure it's be venom.

>> We're 70% sure. What can you do for me?

>> Oh, Bernie's been trying every known

antitoxin in the lab.

>> So far, no luck.

>> I need the toxin, venom, in its pure

state. Then I can find out how to

counteract it. But all the samples I

have have been broken down and polluted

by your blood.

I I'm still trying, but I have to tell

you that it's it's next to impossible.

You're telling me I'm going to die?

>> Did Dr. Taylor tell you that

if this thing inside you doesn't slow

down,

you may not have 24 hours.

>> I'll give you some codine for the pain.

>> I'll take it with me.

[Music]

>> Where do you think you're going? While

you're trying to find out what's in my

bloodstream, I'm going to find out who

put it there.

>> Want to stay right here and rest.

>> The more you move around, the more

things get pain. Hold a vigil. What?

>> We need fresh blood from you regularly.

>> Forget my blood. If what you say is

true, I won't need it for much longer

anyway.

>> Professionally, I will never agree to

your going.

>> It's your friend. I'll get the coding.

[Music]

Tanner,

>> that wasn't very good news you got at

the hospital, was it? Mr. Tanner,

>> who is this? I hope they gave you some

coding for the pain because it's going

to get worse.

[Music]

>> Downtown Investigations.

>> B, I want you to find Ber for me. Well,

>> he's out checking the print shops like

you said. He's buying groceries at

Thanksgiving, but he's run into sort of

a snag. The guy at the liquor store only

has one bottle of Cabernet and two a

bougalade, and he doesn't know which one

to get you.

>> Either one will be fine.

>> No, you pick. It's your wine.

>> Well, if I'm picking it, I'd say with

Turkey, a shabi.

I want him to put some feelers out on

the street. See what's going on.

>> Can you be more specific?

>> Noah, something's up. Maybe he can find

out what. Then I want you to stop,

>> Dan. Something wrong? No, just a little

indigestion. Nothing to worry about.

I want you to start checking on toxins,

poisons, anything that could kill in 24

hours.

>> Specifically, anything to do with bees.

>> Are you being funny?

>> I'm being deadly serious.

>> You sound strange.

>> Really? So do you.

If you need me, I'll be at Metro.

Bye-bye.

[Music]

What was so important that I had to skip

by lunch?

>> Well, I need a favor.

>> Well, I assumed that.

>> Listen, are there any convicts who've

been released lately or arrived in town?

Somebody who might have a grudge for me?

>> Why?

>> It's nothing. Somebody made a threat.

It's probably not important.

>> They make an attempt on you.

>> No. No.

>> All right. I'll check with central

intelligence.

>> Thanks. I owe you one.

>> You owe me lunch. Hold it. Where will

you be if I want to reach you?

>> I'll be checking my files.

>> Lieutenant Nelson.

Yeah, he's here.

>> It's for you. Line 73. You can take it

at the counter.

>> Thanks.

Yeah, this is Lieutenant Nelson. Got to

>> call her.

>> Thank you,

Tana.

>> I imagine by now the pain is getting

worse.

>> Who is this?

>> It's a beautiful day.

>> I hope it's a pretty Thanksgiving

tomorrow.

But then you probably won't see it, will

you?

[Music]

Dan,

Central Intelligence may have something

for us.

>> What?

>> Well, it seems that your old friend

Krueger Hallow was released from prison

2 weeks ago.

>> Do you know where he is?

>> According to his parole officer, he's

getting a much needed tan at the DI.

>> Thanks, Dave.

Move

it up.

[Music]

I want to see that creep.

Take his gun. Let him pass. I'll talk to

the boy detective.

We should save your energy, Tanner. I

understand you're dying.

>> There are only three people who know I'm

dying. The doctor, me, and the killer.

Now, that puts you in a bad light,

creep.

>> Four. I know it. And I didn't do it. No,

I would have if I had thought of it,

Tana, I am going to sing at your

funeral.

You cost me five years and a cool

million and I don't forgive.

>> We're talking about my life, creep. Now,

if you don't tell me how you know, we're

going to find out how long you can hold

your breath underwater.

>> A guy called me yesterday.

>> What guy? Creep,

>> I don't know. But if I find out, I'll

give him a paid vacation in the

Caribbean cuz he's the one who told me

you're dying. Oh yeah. He said you could

thank the uh Lake Nevada Government

Research Center.

>> What'd he tell you, creep?

>> He said you'd be around to talk to me

once you found out you were dying. Now

that's what I call a smart fella.

Creep.

I'm going to slow down for that

peashooter.

>> Put it away, dummy. Let the man die his

slow death.

>> My name is Ted. I'm a private

investigator.

[Music]

>> This is a restricted government

facility.

I may know of a civilian who was

objected with a deadly substance from

this facility.

[Music]

>> Dr. Connor, please. Main desk emergency.

Sit down.

[Music]

Mr. uh Tanner, is it?

>> Yes,

>> Mr. T. I don't know what your motives

are, but let me tell you something. The

vial that was stolen from the space

contains 20 cc's of concentrated venom.

Venom extracted from South American

killer bees. That's an entirely new

strain about 100 times more deadly than

any other species. And there's every

good reason to think that any dosage of

it is lethal. So, it's imperative that

we get that vial back here because

without it, we can't formulate an

antitoxin and this civilian has no hope,

no chance.

Mr. Tannid, did you hear me?

Do you understand?

>> Excuse us.

So, how long before you have any more

venom?

>> Well, I had to wait 5 months for the

little I had. That's all there was.

We've got some people in South America

now collecting bees, but it's going to

be it's going to be days at best.

>> What was a venom doing here in the first

place, doctor?

>> There have been a number of fatalities

in South America from the bees, but

never any follow-up research on it.

Recently, quite a few of them were found

in Mexico, so a research program was set

up here in the States. Why in the hell

weren't people

Why aren't they told that it was stolen?

>> Washington didn't want to cause a panic.

>> We are starting to notify hospitals

though.

>> It's a little late, don't you think?

>> You have any idea who stole it?

>> Well, this is confidential, of course,

but it seems that a janitor using For's

identification might be the one. He

disappeared right after the theft. Al,

our MP, gave the FBI the description,

and they're conducting an intense

investigation.

Well, if the FBI comes up with that

description, have him forward to

Lieutenant Dave Nelson, Las Vegas Metro.

>> Yeah, right away. And Mr. Tana, I I

don't know what to say to you. I'm

sorry. This really isn't spy type

research. It was only intended to save

lives.

>> It's not your fault, doctor.

>> Mr. Tanner,

if you don't mind, I'd like to drive

down to the hospital and try to give

your doctors a hand. Even though I don't

have the venom, I know a great deal

about the molecular structure.

>> Thanks.

[Music]

Damn shame, Tanner. I just made you

waste an hour and a half of your

precious life. What little you have

left.

I need more blood now. I needed it an

hour ago.

>> Hello, Dant investigation.

>> Uh, could I speak to Dan, please? It's

Dr. Taylor speaking.

>> Well, he isn't in my

>> turkey and I got I got some cranberry

sauce

>> on the phone.

>> Is there any way you could possibly

reach him for me?

>> No, but I'd be glad to take a message.

>> Well, I'd appreciate it if you let him

know that I called. We need to see him

right away.

>> Hey, listen. I I heard that Dan really

got into it with Krueger Hallow and his

bodyguard at the DI pool.

>> Was he hurt?

>> No, he wasn't hurt. The bodyguard went

for a swim. Nice, huh?

What's wrong?

>> I've got a bad feeling. I don't know.

>> About what?

>> Well, Dan gets in a fight. A doctor

calls and sounds concerned. I've tried

calling his car phone. Either it's busy

or he doesn't answer.

>> He's detective. Maybe he's working. I

know, but he hasn't checked in here in

an hour and a half.

I think we need some help. Form of a

police lieutenant.

[Music]

>> Tana,

>> you better start driving shorter

distances, Mr. Tanner. If you haven't

started to lose the use of your left

arm, you will soon. Look, punk, if you

had any guts, you'd come forward and

tell me face to face why I'm dying.

>> Oh, in due time.

But you have much left. Drive carefully,

Mr. Tanner. We can't have you going too

soon.

[Music]

I checked the DI and Aladdin on the way

over. Nothing. Hello, Benzer.

>> Dave, I'm really worried. He asked me to

check on poisons that kill within 24

hours. He gets in a fight and now we get

this Dr. Taylor calling.

>> What' Bill say?

>> Oh, do you know him?

>> Of course I do. So does Dan. He's the

one that took the bullet out of him last

year.

>> Oh, that's right. I forgot. Dan really

likes him. Well, he sounded concerned,

but he wouldn't tell me anything.

>> Mhm.

>> Well, I suggest you stay here in case

Dan shows up.

>> Okay,

>> Benzer, I want you to check his other

haunts, friends, everything.

>> Okay, boy. Doctors, poisons. You can't

find him. If you didn't know better,

you'd think Dan had been poisoned.

>> I don't know better. That's the reason

I'm going to check with Bill at the

hospital.

>> Don't worry, I'll talk to you.

[Music]

Come on. You of all people know that I

can't disclose anything. Cannot disclose

anything.

>> Bill, I'm not just a nosy cop. I'm his

friend.

>> All the more reason not to say anything

to you.

>> He may need some help. They

>> report.

>> I appreciate and understand your

concern, but there's nothing I can do.

>> Has he been poisoned?

You gave it up, Bill.

>> Dr. Ridgeway.

>> There he is.

>> Where have you been? I needed you here

an hour ago.

>> I was taking a little drive in the

desert. Wonderful.

[Music]

>> Come on, Gurnie.

Why don't you tell me

the guest?

>> I asked you a question, Dan. Why didn't

you tell me?

>> Because I needed you to be a cool,

levelheaded professional, not an

emotional friend. That's why.

>> How bad is it, Bill?

>> You know good to tell you how bad make

you crazy.

>> It won't do any harm. Look,

>> I don't want you in it, Dave.

>> Now, you listen to me. I have been in it

since I ran the first check for you on a

license plate. I have been in it since

you risked your life for my family and

me. I am in it, my friend. Up to our

necks.

It's fogging my brain.

What's

>> up, Doc?

>> We don't create an antitoxin.

Dana's going to be dead in 15 to 20

hours.

>> What?

>> Excuse me. There's a telephone call for

Mr. Tana, and the man says it's a matter

of life and death. Mr. Janice,

>> I'll take

>> Lieutenant Nelson 3671. I want a trace

on phone 5554714.

>> Yeah, this is T.

>> You're coming closer to the end, Mr.

Tanner.

You're not going to find any answers in

that hospital.

Not like my patients at the clinic.

>> What clinic? Think, Mr. Tanner. Think

the venom has only slowed your brain.

It hasn't stopped it.

>> What clinic?

>> I get it.

Should have known his voice. It's Victor

Durant.

I closed him in his clinic down.

>> Who?

>> Duran.

I want to see him. I want to see him. D

Victor Durant is in prison.

>> Hey, that wouldn't keep him from making

phone calls, from pulling the strings.

cuz I want to see him. No,

>> Dan, you're going to stay right here and

rest.

>> Hey, Bill, I'm not going to just lay

down here and die. You know,

>> I can't give you any guarantees about

your life, but I can ease the pain and

maybe, just maybe, I can give a few more

minutes to it. And we need minutes.

>> Hey, thanks, Bill. I'm sorry. Help me

out here. Come on. I'll drive you out

here. I'll make your arrangement on a

car phone.

When was Duran transferred here?

>> A month ago. He developed emphyma in

prison. Was moved here for his help.

>> Could he get to a telephone?

He wanted to bad enough to bribe the

right person.

There's the counseling room in here.

Okay, Duran.

It's you and I.

This man's not a Victor Durant.

When the hell is Duran?

[Music]

Hri's here and Durand arrived on the

same day. Durand to stay, Hendricks for

release. They exchanged places in

processing and Durand had already gotten

to the inmate clerk here to switch the

records. It's a little sloppy, isn't it?

>> If we had more money and didn't have to

use inmate help, we could prevent these

things. We'd never seen either of them

before. We had no way of knowing who was

who.

>> Why'd you make the switch, Hrix?

>> Seemed like a good idea at the time.

>> Don't get cute.

>> No. Duran paid 10 grand to my old lady.

A couple extra months in jail for 10

grand is a good deal. Duran knew you'd

come. He left this for you.

[Applause]

For a smart man, Tana, you're very

stupid. You should have followed my

advice about not taking long,

meaningless drives because the pain

should be getting worse. You don't have

more than 15 hours.

>> Where were you to meet Terrain if

something went wrong?

>> Answer him. I don't want that maniac

coming after me. I got nothing more to

say.

>> Now, if you think I'm leaving without

knowing what you know, you're crazy

because my life is on the line. My life.

There's nothing they can do to make me

stop because I'm dying, pal. So, you

better tell me what your end is now. Run

to immortal at the edge of town.

Let's go to

>> You wouldn't let him kill me.

>> Not a chance. On your feet, Hendrickx.

>> Damn it. Nothing works.

>> Okay. Take it easy.

>> That's trouble.

>> That's what's bugging me. We're taking

it easy. We're the cool professionals.

Meanwhile, a guy Dan's age, his age, is

out there with just a few hours to live.

>> We accomplish more by being cool

professionals.

>> Oh, right. Bill's standing here pouring

out your emotions isn't going to buy

your friend one more minute.

Oh, you're right. You're both right.

Just don't like the cards that we've

been dealt.

None of us do.

Or else we wouldn't have been here for

the last 10 hours.

I feel like I'm the one who dealt those

cards. And I've got to keep cool.

[Music]

Wow.

[Music]

Wow.

Remember

when we were children, Mr. Tanner? We

used to sit in the theaters and sing

along with a bouncing ball.

Oh, maybe you're too young. Well, it's

no matter now. You're following the ball

I'm bouncing to your grave. The blurred

vision should start being a problem

about now.

I'll see you die.

Count on it.

[Music]

Why didn't you say something? We could

have helped or done something.

You did help

both of you.

>> Not really. Not important.

>> Yeah, really.

And important.

>> I'm sorry. He has to rest. We have to

build his fluid level back up. He's

exhausted.

>> Um, if you need me, I'm going to be

outside. Okay.

>> Well, Benj, you could uh put on your

roller skates, hit the streets, find

Durant. Sure.

>> We'll be outside for a while.

Who's got some more tests, my friend?

What are you going to test for now?

Termites.

Lieutenant,

>> you think Victor Duran is the guy trying

to poison her?

>> It appears that way. Benzo,

>> wasn't he that doctor that was running

that phony cancer clinic that Dan

exposed?

>> That's the one. V.

>> Wait, wait a minute. That guy's still in

prison.

>> Nope. He caught emphyma.

>> They sent him to the farm and he

escaped.

>> Why, Dan?

[Music]

>> He's going to be okay.

>> Oh, he's not going to be okay. He's

dying, Bizer. Don't you understand?

>> I understand.

>> I'm sorry,

Bizer. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

I know you understand.

Waving eyes.

[Music]

>> I don't know.

[Music]

>> You've stabilized a little.

What are the symptoms?

>> You already know them. You've been

living through them.

>> I mean, the ones I have to look forward

to. No.

>> If I tell you, you might start imagining

them. I can't have you given up.

>> I haven't given up for one second, and

you know it.

I've got a right to know what's going to

happen.

All right.

last couple of hours there'll be severe

abdominal pain, numbness, eventual

paralysis of your extremities,

and a complete loss of vision.

I want to go home. Are you serious?

[Music]

I want to know what you're planning to

do cuz I want to be there.

>> Victor Durant even smells a cup. He

might not show up. You may need some

help, Dan.

>> I've got be and

it's the only chance I got.

[Music]

It wouldn't be a bad idea if you were

standing by.

You got it.

Easy.

[Music]

You

>> all right?

>> Yeah.

>> I'm okay. I'm okay.

Let's give it to the desk here.

[Music]

>> You think this is going to work?

>> Let's hope so.

He's known every move I've made so far.

Hope he doesn't stop now.

>> Come on, ring.

>> Dan, he's probably left the state

already.

>> Oh, Ben, he said he'd see me die.

>> You want some help?

>> Well, you can pray.

[Music]

Maybe you know what to say.

>> Dantana,

>> I want to talk to Tana lady and take me

off that squawk box.

No, don't.

>> Now you can hear. I'm here, Duran.

>> I never thought of you as a quitter,

Tanner. I thought you'd be you'd be out

there on your hands and knees looking

for me.

It just goes to show how people fail

when they're put to the test.

>> If I could see you,

I'd be coming for you.

>> He's blind.

>> What's going on?

>> You should know. Durand,

>> I want to talk to you on the regular

phone. Take me off that box.

>> He can't He can't hold it.

>> Damn, he's going too fast.

I won't be denied.

No, I won't be denied. Not your death.

>> What do you think?

>> I don't know.

That's hope.

[Music]

Don't move.

B,

>> what is it?

>> What's going on?

>> Put that thing away, lady.

You wouldn't want anything to happen to

this venom.

It's the pot at the end of the rainbow.

>> Duran,

it's okay, B. It's too late anyway.

>> You killed Dan. Shoot me, lady. I don't

care.

I got to see Tana die. That's all I

wanted.

You ruined me, T.

>> You ruined yourself, Dad.

>> No, you did it. A doctor who can't

practice is no doctor at all. You

destroyed my life's work.

Life's work.

You're no doctor.

You're no doctor. You made money.

Lots of money

from the misery of desperate sick

people.

You gave him false hope

with your miracle cure that never

worked.

>> Shut up, Tanner. That's a lie. You don't

know what you're talking about. You

ruined me. You took away the only life I

knew. Now I'm taking yours.

[Music]

I want to see your face when you go. Oh,

I wish you could see mine. Let me see.

Let me see. Let me see. Let me see

[Music]

your light. You can still see.

[Music]

>> Oh god.

[Music]

Dan.

Dan, there's a little left.

[Music]

>> We call the hospital. You think it'll be

enough?

I hope so, B.

I hope so.

[Music]

[Music]

>> Gentlemen, I'd like to propose a toast

to Dr. Taylor.

>> Yeah.

>> Dr. Taylor, here.

>> I thank you. I thank you. But uh I think

the guys that really deserve it are Gill

and Bernie. They're the people that

developed the antitoxin from that venom

that bins rescued.

>> Okay. Lieutenant, what happened to

Durand?

>> Well, he's back in prison this time for

attempted murder.

>> Well, we're lucky it was only attempted

murder. Otherwise, he wouldn't be here.

I'll drink to that.

>> Oops. My turn.

To a guy with a lot of courage.

>> To all my friends old and new, without

whom this Thanksgiving would not be

possible.

>> Next on Vegas, Tana gets involved with

radical feminists when men who exploit

women begin to turn up dead. My name is

Ms. Virginia Marshall.

>> You gunned down a man down a man in cold

blood.

>> You know where she is,

>> Dan? That's privileged information.

>> You're breaking the law. You're

harboring a fugitive from justice and

you're making yourself an accessory to

murder.

Oh yeah. How are you? Good. Good. How

you girls doing?

Just have a good time. Just enjoy

yourself. Okay.

>> Okay. Have a good time. Talk to you

later.

>> Telephone. The man said it was an

emergency.

>> You think I was a local doctor?

>> You are in a way, aren't you?

>> Hey folks, don't you? Good. Have a good

time.

[Music]

I sure hope this is important, pal.

>> I want to throw a party. Got some

friends here from out of town.

>> Listen, man. I'm throwing a party.

>> I need some girls, man.

>> Yeah, yeah, I know. Only I promise my

girls a night off.

>> These guys are high rollers.

>> Well, how high are these high rollers

willing to go?

>> How does 500 a piece sound?

>> 500 a piece? Maybe the girls would

rather go to your party. I thought they

might.

>> I'll let them make their own decision

and get back to you.

>> How long you going to be?

>> About 10 minutes.

>> The actions out by the

>> Hey, you you've got to be kidding.

[Music]

And now for the local news. The Las

Vegas Police Department have announced

the arrest of a suspect in yesterday's

bizarre killing of Luke Mannings.

Mannings, three times arrested for

pimping and procuring of women, was

gunned down in his home. The gun found a

short distance from the scene is

registered to Miss Virginia Marshall.

Miss Marshall, the head of the emerging

women's organization alert, was arrested

this morning. And now to the weather.

Locally, it's going to be clear and

windy. Lows tonight.

>> Yeah, but I think you should be just a

little bit more diplomatic in this

letter.

Yeah, probably. So,

>> okay, rewrite it and uh tell him to tell

him to sit on it

>> diplomatically, of course. Of course.

>> What's next?

>> Well, you've been putting off a reply.

>> 10 investigations.

>> Who's calling?

>> Oh, I see. Uh, just a moment, please.

>> After this commercial break,

>> JD Fenton.

>> JT Fenton, a lawyer.

>> Yes, the lawyer. We're moving up.

>> We sure are. She wants you to come over

to the office right away. Could you

>> tell her? Yes.

>> Okay.

>> Yes. He'll be right over. Could I have

the address, please?

>> Thank you.

>> Hey, my jacket. Got to learn to stop

seeing people right away.

>> That sounds important.

>> I know, but if prospective clients think

you're available, I try to get you to

cut your price.

>> Dan, trust me, if they can afford her,

they can afford you.

>> All right. Start paying last month's

bills.

>> Okay.

[Music]

>> I appreciate your prompt, Mr. Tanner.

>> Counselor. My pleasure.

>> Mhm.

>> You can call me Dan, though.

>> Sit down.

>> Thank you.

>> I am J. D. Fenton, and I'll get right to

the point. In Vegas, I'm considered the

best in my business. And from what I

hear, you're the best in yours.

>> Well, there's never been a contest. Not

that I know of. But if there were, I

guess I'd figure to be in the money.

>> My client is Virginia Marshall. She's

being held without bail unjustly accused

of a murder.

>> And you want me to prove the unjustly

part? Is that it?

>> Exactly.

>> Yeah.

>> Dan Virginia Marshall is a remarkable

young woman. She has spent most of her

adult life fighting for women's rights.

And of course, she's made a lot of

enemies along the way. You may not like

her. Most men don't.

But she's honest. And what's most

important is she is innocent.

>> Well, counselor, um, it won't be easy.

You see, the police have what they call

an ironclad case.

>> Uh, Mr. Tann, I'd feel more secure about

this whole thing if you were a bit more

positive. Well, you can be positive of

one thing, counselor. I'll prove

somebody did it. Now, would you call

Lieutenant Nelson Metro and tell him I

have permission to talk to our client?

>> Done.

>> And uh one more thing. I know it's none

of my business, but uh if you wouldn't

mind, uh what does the JD stand for?

>> Jezebel and Delilah

>> counselor.

We've got to preach

right

[Music]

[Applause]

up.

>> Won't let him get away with it.

for Jenny Marshall.

Jenny

>> here for Jenny Marshall.

>> Thank you. Uh,

>> can I talk to you for a minute?

>> What about

>> Well, I'm working on the Jenny Marshall

case.

>> She didn't do it. She couldn't have.

>> Yeah. Well, the police think she did.

>> She didn't.

>> She is a member of your organization.

>> She's our vice president.

>> Would you mind telling me what Alert

stands for?

>> Alliance for Liberty, Equality, and

Revolution through Truth.

>> Revolution through Truth.

having your convention at the Sands,

right?

>> Without Jenny, it's more of a wake.

>> Listen, I might need a little more

information about the group. Anything

just as long as it helps Jenny Jenny.

>> All right, Miss Marshall.

>> Miss Marshall.

>> M Marshall.

But we go round again.

>> You'll get the same answers.

>> Lady, I'm up for retirement in 15 years.

So you take all the time that you need.

My name is Ms. Virginia Marshall.

>> And you gunned down a man.

>> Gun down a man in cold blood.

>> Ms. Marshall.

You did everything but sign your name.

>> Yes.

>> All right. Thank you. I'll be right

back.

>> I can hardly wait.

>> It look

>> Well, I've been questioning your client

for the last few hours. She's in the

interrogation room. You know, from what

we've got, I could probably arrest you

for stealing money.

>> That bad, huh?

>> Dan, any firstear law student could put

her away.

>> So, what can you tell me?

>> Two bullets. Ballistics check say they

both came from her gun. There are prints

on it.

>> That's right. Of course, she said

somebody stole it.

>> Yeah. What else?

>> Well, we have some woman's footprints in

the dirt outside the bedroom window and

an exact match from a pair of shoes we

found in her closet. And that's not all.

Have you ever read the enemies of Eve?

>> Ah, a couple chapters in the dentist

office, you know.

>> Uhhuh. Beware exploiters of women. The

day of reckoning is now.

That was a lipstick message we found on

Luke Manning's mirror.

>> Yeah, from her book.

>> Page 43.

>> Page 43. Uh Dave, you're just wrong

about one thing about me stealing money

on this case. Earn every dime.

>> Hello, Dan.

Dantana,

>> JD sent word you were coming. She said

you were good. You better be hot shot.

>> Tough. Very tough.

>> Innocent.

>> Well, you convince me of that and I'll

try to convince the police. Okay.

>> It's a frame, Tana. My gun was used, but

I reported it stolen two weeks ago. Now

Nelson and the rest of the men on his

force are trying to take the easy way

out. Me.

People report guns stolen every day.

>> Let's talk about Luke Mannings.

>> I only knew him by reputation. He was a

creep. What kind of justice is it when I

get put in jail because somebody kills a

piece of garbage? Luke Mannings was a

pimp, a parasite who lived off women.

Now, there have to be a hundred people

who had reason to kill that male crud.

>> But the police believe that you did it.

Now, Miss Marshall, I'm here to help

you. But I don't like your attitude. So,

let's just cut the chauvinistic junk and

get to the facts. All right.

>> The facts can't change, Tana, and

neither can I.

>> Okay,

we'll do it your way for now. I grant

you that somebody else could have

written that quote, but what about the

footprints the police found at the scene

of the crime? They found the shoes in

your closet.

>> Of course, they were mine.

>> How? Why?

>> That man was killed Sunday. My shoes

were in Tal Shoe Repair at the Somerset

Shopping Center until Monday morning.

>> Why didn't Nelson tell me that?

>> Because I didn't tell him. And by the

time we got around to the shoes, I was

not about to give these clowns a chance

to destroy my alibi.

>> Okay, Miss Marshall, I will go talk to

your shoe maker. Then you and I will

have another little talk. All right.

>> Sorry to interrupt,

>> counselor.

>> I finally got the court to set bail. It

was high, but the organization raised

the money. Come on, Jenny. You're free

to go.

>> Counselor, how come you allowed your

client to be interrogated without a

lawyer present

>> because she's innocent and she has

nothing to hide. Point number two, it'll

impress the hell out of the judge when I

move for dismissal.

>> Thank you. Getting away from these

Neanderthalss is a gift from God.

>> And JD Fenton.

>> Well, Mr. Tana, I told you I'm the best.

>> Mhm.

[Music]

Yeah. Yeah. Somebody broke in over the

weekend and stole some tools and petty

cash. Probably some kids.

>> Mhm. Do you remember Virginia Marshall?

>> Sure I remember her. She's one of my

good customers.

>> Yeah. Well, she said she picked up a

pair of shoes here on Monday.

>> Well, if that's what she said, that's

what she did.

>> Well, it's not that I don't believe her,

but I need more than her word for it.

>> Monday morning, right?

There we are. GM Jenny Marshall, right?

M AM. Is morning Monday morning. Uh,

>> do you think I could borrow that slip of

paper?

>> Sorry. I keep that for my records.

>> Okay, then whatever you do, don't lose

it.

[Music]

Dan, look at the evidence.

Every shred of it points toward your

client.

She's a militant activist who's even

written a book about the feminine

revolution.

>> Writing a book is not the same thing as

committing murder.

>> Look, the lady hates men. She admitted

it. Now, why don't you face it,

>> Dave? I don't like her attitude any more

than you do. But the lady who wrote that

book is too smart to do something that

stupid. That's all I'm saying.

You might be right.

There's a thing that's been bothering me

more than anything else.

>> So, you do admit that she could have

been framed

>> between you and me? between you and me.

>> [ __ ] crossed my mind.

>> Good. That's good.

>> Well, listen. You think he'd drink a

cool one before turning in?

>> You buying?

>> I'm buying.

>> Oh, he's buying.

>> But we will not discuss the case, will

we?

>> Wrong. We will discuss the possibility

that the shoes could have been stolen at

the break-in at the shoemaker and

returned after the murder.

>> All right.

Listen.

[Music]

Yeah.

[Music]

Who's there?

[Music]

Late last night, George Weston,

president of X-rated Publications

Incorporated, was stabbed to death in

his office. Police using the knife and

slogans found at the scene have

rearrested Miss Virginia Marshall. A

police spokesman told this reporter that

she is the only suspect, and the police

are conducting no further investigation.

[Music]

Tana.

>> Yellow, it's me. Hi. Listen, JD Fenton

just called and says she wants to see

you right away.

>> No, I bet she does. I just heard that

Jenny was arrested for George Weston's

murder.

>> No kidding. Well, look, is there

anything I can do for you?

>> Yeah, why don't you hit the street? See

if you can find a connection between

Luke Manning and George Weston.

>> What could those two possibly have in

common?

>> Well, Benji, at the moment, just one

thing. They're both very dead.

>> Bye-bye. Now,

[Applause]

>> counselor.

>> Good morning, Mr. Ted.

>> Well, not the way I see it. You wouldn't

happen to know where our client was at

the time of the latest murder, would

you?

>> Dan, someone is framing her.

>> Well, Lieutenant Nelson and I can't seem

to figure out why. You wouldn't happen

to have an answer to that one, would

you?

>> That's why I'm paying you to find that

answer.

Okay.

According to my secretary, Weston bought

it with a carving knife.

>> Of course, from a matching set that has

been missing from Jenny's house for a

few weeks.

>> That's wonderful. Anything else?

>> As a matter of fact, yes.

A scarf with her exact initials and a

quote from her book left at the scene of

the crime.

>> Yeah, I read the rest of her book last

night.

She ruffled more than a few feathers.

>> Dan, you knew that when you took this

case. And with that book, she also won a

great deal of recognition for her

organization, both public and political.

>> Do you think you can get her released

again, counselor?

>> I sure as hell I'm going to try.

>> Are you sure you want to?

>> Dan,

you're not convinced

that she's being framed.

>> Evidence convinces me, counselor.

evidence.

And so far they've got it and we haven't

[Music]

>> Damn, I'm scared.

>> Oh, well, look. Okay.

Take it easy. All right. It's going to

be okay.

>> I didn't kill him, Dan.

>> Yeah. Well, uh,

I was reading the robbery report. It

didn't say anything about a carving

knife.

>> Well, I didn't know it was stolen. I

mean, I only used it for formal dinner

parties and and I haven't entertained in

months. Uhhuh.

>> What's going to happen to me, Dan?

>> I don't know.

You got the best people available

working for you.

>> I know. I have nothing to hide.

>> Now, you said you um you took a taxi

directly from your house to the hotel,

right?

>> I put on a karate demonstration. I

didn't take a cab directly. I flag one

down the street.

>> Well, don't you have a car?

>> Yeah, but the battery's dead. It is. You

can check. It's still in my driveway.

Yeah. And you were going there for a

karate demonstration.

>> Yeah. Well, I advocate self-defense for

women.

It doesn't sound too good, does it?

>> Look, why don't you get some rest? I'm

going to talk to Nelson.

>> Dan, I'm scared.

>> I haven't been so scared.

>> Hey, don't worry. Uh, JD will probably

have you out of here in no time.

>> I don't know if I want to be released.

I mean, what if somebody else gets

killed? We'll

uh just try to be having dinner with the

chief of police, huh?

[Music]

Either it starts or it doesn't. You'll

be the one who testifies.

>> Here goes nothing.

[Music]

>> So much for that alibi. Well, that's not

conclusive. This old junker could have

conked out at that moment.

>> Dan, two murders. Both men who exploited

women. Both men who were against

everything she stood for.

>> Yeah, but the business these guys were

in pick up enemies quicker than Lynn on

a blue surge suit. Now, the killer could

have been among their associates.

There's got to be a tie in somewhere.

>> All right, let me ask you a question.

How long do you think it would take to

break into Weston's office building, go

to his office, knife him, write the

slogan, and leave?

>> I don't know, 10 minutes.

>> How long do you think it would take a

woman to walk from here to the Sands

Hotel?

>> Maybe 40 minutes.

>> 10 minutes to commit the crime. 40

minutes from here to the hotel.

>> Yes. All right. So, what are you getting

at?

>> At the karate demonstration last night.

She was exactly 50 minutes late.

[Music]

[Music]

Nice suit.

>> You're a little late, mister. I'm

already spoken for. Yeah, well, it's

still a nice suit.

>> My name is Tana.

>> Pi, huh?

>> It's okay. You're cute. Sally Brian. Sit

down and enjoy yourself.

>> Thank you.

>> Are you aware that while we're sitting

here enjoying, somebody's towing away

your car?

>> Repossession. And it's not mine. Luke's.

Luke owed everybody. liquor stores,

mortgage payments, clothing stores. He

was in hawk up to his eyes.

>> Really?

>> Mhm.

>> I'd heard that before Luke was killed,

he was making big bucks running a string

of hookers. Uh, no offense.

>> None taken. Luke was a compulsive poker

player. Mostly private games, table

stakes, pot limit.

>> Yeah. Well, if he was bus, where was he

getting his playing money?

>> From a shark, Fred Talber. Luke was into

him. 50 big ones.

>> That's a heavy number.

>> Yeah. The only good thing about Luke

buying it is knowing that Fred Talbert

got stiffed.

I wonder how dear Freddy's taking it.

>> Well, uh, why don't you sit here, enjoy,

and I'll go ask him.

It's very nice suit.

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

Cut the music.

Okay, kids. I like the routine. I'll get

in touch with you. Huh?

>> Hi.

>> Joint doesn't open till 10, pal.

>> Uh-huh.

>> I know you.

>> The name is Tanner.

>> Oh, I know of you. Private Snoop.

>> Yeah. And I know of you. Private lone

shark.

>> I don't like being called a shark.

>> Why? I didn't mind being called a snoop.

[Laughter]

Okay.

Sometimes I lend money to friends. Banks

charge interest. So do I.

>> Uh, just out of curiosity, did you gun

down Luke Manning or did one of your

boys do it?

>> Look, Tana, in my business, an arm gets

broken. Sometimes a leg. But dead guys

can't repay loans. Yeah, but the word on

the street was Luke had no intention of

paying off.

>> Why am I listening to you? Why? You're

bugging me. Do you hear? Hey, this guy's

bugging me.

Okay, fellas. All right, I know my own

way out.

I just got that jacket back from the

cleaners.

[Music]

All that dancing and no music.

[Music]

Hi.

>> Thought you had an early date. You look

very nice.

>> Thank you. I do have a date and I'm

late. Uh, by the way, Jenny Marshall is

out on the streets.

>> If anybody ever tells you that JD Fank

can walk on water, you believe it.

>> Oh, believe it. She said she'd call you

in the morning.

>> Uh, by the way, again, I am now a paid

member of Alert. To join him, Mr. know

him.

>> Anything I should read here?

>> I'll run it by for you. The first vice

president is Jenny Marshall.

>> Mhm.

>> Now, the founder of this organization is

one Jane Demerist.

>> Never heard of her.

>> Oh, really? Married a man by the name of

Fenton.

>> Still never.

Jane Demeris Fenton.

>> J. D. Fenton.

>> You got it. What do you think?

>> I think I want to know why the famous

Miss Fenton didn't bother to mention it.

>> Yeah, I got to go. You do good work.

>> Thank you.

>> Even if you didn't do good, you did

good.

[Music]

Okay, girls. Let's line it up. Come on.

Move it. Move it.

You'll do. Too short.

If I wanted boys, I would have put in a

call for boys. Are those real?

Forget it. It doesn't matter. Thighs too

heavy. You'll do. Uh, make sure this one

can dance.

Okay, girls. That's it.

Now, put in another call, Peter. Nobody

under 5'9. I'll be home to noon tomorrow

and I don't want to be disturbed by

anything less than Armageddon.

[Music]

I figured you'd like to be in on this

one.

>> Who bought it?

>> His name is Walter Leonard.

>> You know him?

>> Yeah. He was a choreographer.

Had a reputation with the show girls as

being a rough guy.

>> How so?

>> Uh, a little sadistic. How'd he get it?

>> Several wellplaced karate chops. And

guess who teaches karate?

>> Oh, Dave, come on. The next thing you'd

have Jenny Marshall as Jack the Ripper.

All right, come here.

Thank you.

We found this plaster in Leonard's left

fist.

He took it off of his attacker. The

initials are VM, Virginia Marshall.

>> Well, it could have been one of the

items stolen from her house, right?

>> You recognize that?

Yeah,

Dave, it's the same MO as the other two

killings. It's obviously a frame.

>> That's what you and her attorney are

supposed to be proving.

>> Look, how many times do we have to go

through this?

>> Dan,

I am a cop. I have responsibilities.

Now, somewhere out there, there's a

maniac who has killed three men in less

than 3 days.

>> It doesn't mean Jenny Marshall did it in

spite of the evidence.

>> Evidence is all I have to go on.

Yeah, right. So, have you brought her

in?

>> We can't find her.

>> Oh, that's terrific. It's just dandy.

>> She's either on the run or she's holed

up somewhere. But I guarantee you this.

I will find her. And when I do this

time, she'll stay put.

[Music]

Dan, I'm sorry I'm late.

>> Sit down, please.

>> I was um

uh shadow boxing with your friend

Nelson.

>> Would you care for a drink?

>> Yes, as a matter of fact, a glass of

white wine.

>> White wine. Thank you. You know,

counselor, we cannot keep telling Nelson

that uh Jenny's being framed without

providing some evidence.

>> All right. Why don't you provide the

evidence?

>> Her taking off on the run doesn't help

us any. You know,

>> she will not go back to that jail.

>> Have you talked to her?

>> That was a direct quote. Dan,

>> you know where she is.

>> Dan, that's privileged information.

>> Counselor, you are an officer of the

court. You're breaking the law. You're

harboring a fugitive from justice and

you're making yourself an accessory to

murder. Now Nelson has the best

department in the West. He will dig her

up.

>> That doesn't give you much time, does

it?

>> You don't have a motive. There's no

motive.

>> The motive seems obvious to me. To break

up alert discredited.

>> Yeah, that sounds reasonable. To break

up alert, which raises another question.

How come you never mentioned the fact

that you you nurtured you motherthered

the alert organization? I didn't think

it was important.

>> Everything is important.

>> All right, it's true. I founded Alert,

but I participate in many other women's

rights groups.

>> Yes, but Alert is the most militant of

all those organizations.

>> That's what it's become. And I had to

withdraw.

And I said so publicly a few weeks ago.

Come on, counselor

>> Dan.

Listen to me. The cause of equal rights

for women has become the motivating

force in my life. But like every other

movement in history, it attracts a

lunatic fringe.

A few weeks ago, some of the younger

women started to talk about violence. I

had to withdraw. It's illegal. It's

self-defeating. And it turns the public

against you.

>> Why are you defending Jenny? because

she's a young woman in terrible trouble

in a man's world. You know, I don't

understand you. You're supposed to be

helping me clear her.

>> She's not helping.

You're not helping.

>> Dan, I want results now. Results.

>> Yeah. So do I, counselor. Results. But

when I get them, you may not like them.

Remember

[Music]

the Sheamus who was here?

>> Kenna.

>> Him and the guy who works for him.

What's his name?

>> Sounds like one of Santa Claus reindeer.

>> Yeah, Blitzen or something. Anyway,

they're asking questions all over town.

Like, did Luke Mannings get hit cuz he

wouldn't pay you off?

>> Sure made a lot of jokers pay up fast.

only it's scaring away new customers.

>> Thought you ought to know.

>> Yeah.

Okay. Go after Tanner. Explain the

situation to him. Tell him.

Well, tell him he's bad for my business.

>> How hard do we talk to him?

>> Hard enough to make sure he needs a lot

of dental work.

[Music]

Hey, Manny. How's it going?

>> Hi, Dan. I think I got a sleeper at

Belmont.

>> Yeah.

>> How's the T-Ird?

>> Uh, it's running good.

>> Good.

>> How the ponies running?

>> Running? Not so good.

>> Not so good. That's too bad. I uh I take

it this is a social call.

>> Uh well, not exactly, Manny. What do you

know about Carl Weston, Luke Mannings,

and uh Walter Leonard?

>> Had some losing parlay.

>> Yeah, I know. The word is that Luke was

in Sweaty Freddy for a bundle.

>> Yeah. And it's a pleasure to see the

shark get stiffed.

>> Yeah. You have a lot of markers out

>> and paying off like a slot machine by

the rest of his clients ever since Luke

cashed in.

>> What's the talk? If you're going in the

water, make sure the shark is fed.

>> fed. Yeah. So, you think Luke was a

warning?

>> You said that, not me. Excuse me. Got to

make a bet.

>> Manny, you didn't answer my question.

Nobody learns anything around here. It

ain't healthy.

>> Uh, where do you suppose a fellow ought

to look?

>> Under rocks, Daniel. Maybe even under

Freddy the Shark's rock.

I don't

[Music]

Don't you guys ever get tired of all

this dancing with no music?

[Music]

Well,

that just about covers the interest.

I'll see you boys for another payment

next week, huh?

Terms

off. Tana T. It was business. It was

strictly business. Your boat your nosing

around is bad for my business.

>> Keep talking,

>> Tana. Tenner, wait a minute, Tenner.

They were just going to rough you up a

little. That's all. Listen. If I was

guilty of murder, they would have been

ordered to cough you like a turkey.

>> Keep talking. You got my answers.

>> Tenner, please. Tenner, you got my word.

>> You're a what?

>> Listen. Listen,

I know that clan of yours. Yeah, that

Marshall Dane. I knew about it from way

back.

She's a nut.

>> Because she's interested in women's

rights.

>> Oh, I don't know nothing about women's

rights. I'm talking about the way she'd

make plays for married guys and make

sure the wife would find out and split.

>> A lot of women break guys hearts.

>> Well, not like this one. She had it down

to a science. T Listen. No, she didn't.

She had it down to a science.

She used to tell the guys that fell for

her that she was writing her

autobiography and that she was going to

name names so that their wives could

find out how kicky their husbands were.

Tana, I've known a lot of crazy ladies.

But this one was downright diabolical.

>> Diabolical.

[Music]

I guess I'm not as tough as I thought I

was.

Jenny, anybody who had been through what

you have might break. Don't be so hard

on yourself.

>> Why are you hiding me?

>> Well, as soon as they get you back in

jail, they'll stop the investigation,

dear. And you think as long as they keep

looking for me that something may turn

up?

>> Yes. and that something may be just the

thing that'll clear you.

I know it seems like a long shot to you,

but come on, don't give up hope.

I tell you what, I'll keep you posted of

everything that happens. All right. And

if you need me, call me on my private

number. Huh?

>> J D.

>> Yes.

>> Thank you.

>> My pleasure, dear.

[Music]

Thank you, Cliff. Read that.

>> Starting to sound like you're believing

that Jenny was innocent.

>> Well, you said it first. Now I buy it.

That lady is too bright to be so stupid.

I'm

>> saying gold chains, scars, gloves,

nothing of real value.

And yet she reports furs, TVs, and

diamond earrings that weren't touched.

It's

>> as if the thief was announcing his or

her intentions, you know.

>> Yeah, you're funny. You bust your tail

to clear your client. Now it sounds as

though you're going after her.

>> Well, Dave, there's more than one her

and alert. JD Fenton, the founder.

>> I have a hunch.

>> All right, tell me. I'll listen to

anything.

I don't know, but I just have the

feeling we might have outsmarted

ourselves. I'll talk to you later.

[Music]

>> Yes, Mr. Tanner. Virginia Marshall is a

steady customer.

>> Do you have a record of uh recent

purchases last year say?

>> Yes, of course.

bought a half dozen panty hoes. They

were on sale.

>> Yeah. Well, what about shoes?

>> During the past year, she bought four.

Um, no, five pairs.

>> Five pairs.

>> I got a little mixed up. You see,

everything's marked in code, and I

thought it was a computer error.

>> What was?

>> Well, three weeks ago, she bought two

pairs. Both the same.

>> Exactly the same.

>> Uh-huh.

Thank you very much.

[Music]

>> Where is she? Where's Jenny?

>> That's privileged.

>> I had to tear this place apart.

>> I don't understand you

>> going in.

I laid it out, counselor. If our client

was innocent, I would prove it. And if

she was guilty, I would prove it.

>> She is innocent.

>> That's what I thought.

That's what I thought.

How could anybody that smart be so

stupid as to leave all those clues

behind? It look like a frame all the

way. But believe me, counselor, she's

not stupid.

She's so damn smart. She knew exactly

how we'd all react.

>> What in the world are you talking about?

>> I'm talking about a pair of shoes. A

pair of shoes that Jenny owned that

police matches some heel marks.

>> Yes, of course. The shoes in the repair

shop.

>> Yeah, the shoes that were in a repair

shop. Except she had two pair of shoes.

Exactly the same kind.

>> She had two pair

Well, so she had two pair of shoes. What

does that prove? Nothing. That she

killed somebody. It should have to have

a motive.

>> That is what had me banging my head

against a wall. Who hated her enough to

want to frame her? You know what the

answer to that one is, counselor?

Nobody. Nobody.

>> There has to be somebody.

>> What do you know about her past dealings

with men?

>> Not very much. But what the hell does

that have to do with it? Well,

>> what if a cunning and sinister man used

the word diabolical to describe her

conduct with men?

I would call that a very strange choice

of words.

>> I'd say exactly the same thing. Add that

to a pair of shoes, a very strange

robbery, and things start to smell.

>> Somebody had to steal those things from

her house. They had to to frame her.

>> Yeah. 3 weeks before the alert

organization began to demonstrate.

>> What the hell does that prove?

>> Maybe nothing.

But you know, before these murders, I'd

never heard of Alert.

>> What are you?

>> And now it's front page news. It's

headlines.

>> What are you doing? Are you telling me

that Jenny killed three men to get

publicity?

>> And believe this. Jenny wrote an

autobiography.

A pretty nasty piece if what I hear is

true. And it was enthusiastically

rejected by every publisher who read it.

Jenny was bitter.

And then she got involved with alerts,

wrote another book, The Enemies of Eve,

and that one sold a couple hundred

copies

until the murders began.

I just checked with her publisher.

Last week alone, it sold over a 100,000

copies.

And on top of that, with all the

commotion in the press about the

murders,

she just got a million-dollar advance

for the publication rights to her

autobiography, a book she could not give

away before the murders.

>> Are you sure about that,

>> JD? I approve of what the woman's right

is all about. But Jenny is out for

Jenny.

She doesn't give a damn about Alert.

She's using the organization for her own

gain. She's a sick, psychotic person.

I pray that you are wrong.

>> Let me bring her in.

>> If she's wrong,

let her prove it.

[Music]

She's staying at a house that I own on

the edge of town. It's 3305 South Yale.

[Music]

J D Fenton.

>> Hi JD. Listen, um, since I can't go out,

I I I thought I'd call and see if you

wouldn't mind picking me up some

shampoo. I'm all out and I feel uh

grimy, you know.

>> Yes, dear. I'm sure I can do that.

>> Are you okay? You sound funny.

>> JD.

>> Jenny,

tell me something. Did you recently get

a great deal of money for your

autobiography?

>> Yeah. So, what?

>> Well, why didn't you tell me about it?

>> I didn't think it was important. You

didn't think

[Music]

>> Jenny? Why did you lie? I

>> I didn't look What is the problem here?

J D I I J Dana.

[Music]

Heat.

[Music]

Heat.

Heat. Heat.

[Music]

I'm sorry this had to happen. I hope it

doesn't hurt the woman's movement.

>> Be are you serious? We're talking about

women's rights. I mean, one person's

greed is not strong enough to destroy

something as important as women's

rights.

>> What do you think is going to happen to

Jenny Marshall?

>> And believe it or not, JD still wants to

defend her. And now she has two clients.

She's been charged herself with

obstruction of justice, harboring a

fugitive.

>> You think she'll get off?

>> Well, she's got the best lawyer in the

business.

>> Good, cuz when the publicity on Jenny's

trial comes out, we're going to need all

the help we can get.

Well, as Damon Renan once said, the

fight may not be to the strong, nor the

race to the swift, but that's the way to

bet. And I'm betting on the ladies.

[Music]

I caught a secret in the air tonight.

It danced around like a flickering

light.

A whisper in the wind. and it softly

spoke. Promises woven but never broke.

Oh, the stars they sing your name in

their glow. I feel the flame. Every

shadow hides your trace, but I still see

your face.

The moon's a mirror reflecting your

gaze.

In its silver glow, I'm lost in a maze.

A melody lingers, it won't let go. Like

a river's current, it starts to flow.

Oh, the stars they sing your name.

>> Next on Vegas, Tana is arrested for

murder. This thing stinks like a setup

and you know it. Dave, listen.

Lieutenant, when the number one private

eye in town becomes a number one suspect

in a murder case, that's news.

>> No, my friend, that is not news. That is

gutter journalism.

>> You're all I've got left now. Dan, help

me. I don't know who else I can turn to.

It

>> has nothing to do with what I believe.

I'm a police officer doing a job. You're

under arrest.

Murder one.

[Music]

How's it look?

>> Not good. Did you find Dantana yet?

>> It's on his way.

>> Oh, he better get here fast before this

casino goes broke.

[Music]

>> How you doing, Dad?

>> How am I doing? You woke me up. It's

4:00 in the morning. That's how I'm

doing. Don't you guys ever go to sleep?

This better be important.

>> It's important. All right.

>> We've taken in 126,000 more in chips

tonight than we signed out.

>> You guys woke me up at 4:00 in the

morning to tell me that. Maybe one of

your high rollers from yesterday just

came back and cashed in his winnings.

Huh?

>> We were over last night, Dan, and the

night before. The past week, a total of

334,000

in the hole.

All on chips we didn't issue.

I love being a private detective.

Give me Monty Lavine.

Monty, this is Tana. Yeah. Pull all the

chips off the floor and issue the

reserves.

>> I don't know where Roth is. Just do it.

>> That isn't going to help us much. At

least not immediately. It'll take days

to gather in those old chips and replace

them with reserves. And that could cost

us the king's ransom. He's counterfeit.

>> Oh, no. No way. That's the crazy part of

it. Every chip goes through the

electronic coding machine every night.

You know that they're all genuine.

>> So, we have to honor them.

>> Okay. If it's happening here, it could

be happening in other Roth hotels.

>> Edgar, you call the dunes. Chuck, you

call us a hair.

>> Me out, Bryson at the maximum. Run to

sit down.

[Music]

>> Hey, we did it quick. The chip count is

way over. The house is 100,000 over in

chips, more so than we started the day

with. And that means we're out 100,000

cash.

>> Did you come up with any counterfeits?

>> Not one. What the hell's going on?

>> That's what we're trying to find out.

Now, check the figures for the last few

nights. Uh, we'll get back to you.

>> Dune's okay.

>> Sara's okay.

>> Okay. So far, it's only the maximum in

the desert in

>> again. We're talking hundreds of

thousands.

>> Yeah, I know. All right. Check the other

Roth hotels, then check the MGM and the

men. See what the competition's doing.

>> Okay. I don't understand it, Dan.

>> You checked all these chips in their

hours, right?

>> Yes. Yes.

>> So, where are the extras coming from?

You reached Roth yet?

>> We're trying. He's either in Hong Kong

at a private poker game or in Bengal on

a tiger hunt. We're not exactly sure

which.

>> Terrific.

>> Okay, let's call Klay Sumner. He's the

guy who makes all these chips.

>> Yeah, but it's after 4:00 in the

morning.

>> I know what time it is. Wake him up.

Then call Lieutenant Nelson at Metro.

Fill him in and ask him to come down

here. All right,

>> Dan's right. We can't wait. We've got to

act now.

>> How? What can we do?

>> There's only one thing we can do. shut

down the casino.

>> Ladies and gentlemen, due to

circumstances beyond our control, we are

sorry to announce that we have to close

down the casino immediately.

>> We appreciate your cooperation and

apologize for the inconvenience. Please

vacate the casino area.

[Music]

I repeat, the casino is now closed.

[Music]

>> I believe this. It's for real.

>> No, we haven't heard from Mr. Roth. We

still don't know where he is. Sure.

Sure. I'll call you.

Nobody knows where it is.

>> Ed, I understand you closed down the two

affected casinos. I suggest you close

all the others. Also,

>> Lieutenant Nelson, as it is, the Roth

hotels are losing almost a quarter of a

million dollars every hour.

>> We've got to put a lid on this thing and

do it fast.

>> All right. How many of these extra chips

have you cashed?

All in all, it comes close to $2 million

worth.

>> Does Sumner still make your chips?

>> Summoner makes all the chips for all the

Roth hotels.

>> Wait a minute. Sum had a theft last

year.

>> That was only $50,000 and Clay Sumar

reported the theft an hour after they

were stolen.

>> As I recall, Dan recovered the whole

bundle and not a single chip was cashed.

>> Well, maybe this time Sumar didn't

report it.

Clay Sumar is out at Lake Meade fishing.

His house boy says he'll be back first

thing this morning.

>> It is first thing this morning. Let's

grab some breakfast and get out there.

Man,

>> good idea.

[Music]

>> Are you crazy? Not report the theft of

over $2 million in chips?

>> Clay, take it easy.

>> You think I don't know my business,

Lieutenant? Let me tell you something.

Making gambling chips is the same as

printing money. You know why Philip Ross

does business with me? My reputation.

Never one chip that wasn't accounted

for. What about the 50,000 that was

stolen last year? Let me remind you,

Nelson, that I was the one who called

you to tell you those chips were

missing. Dan here got them all back. The

Roth Hotels never lost a penny.

>> Okay. Now, look, Mr. Sner, isn't it just

possible that what happened last year

could happen again?

>> No, it is not possible. After that

incident last year, I doubled the

security around here. It's the best.

Tell them, Dan.

>> It's like the US Mint.

>> You saw the electrified fence. There's a

security guard with dogs on duty out

there 24 hours a day.

>> He's got electronic sensors in the roof,

the walls, the floors. The

>> entire area is surveyed by closed

circuit TV. No one can get onto the

factory floor unless he's with me.

There's only one door to the factory. I

designed and built the lock and there's

only one key.

>> Yeah.

>> Uh excuse me, Mr. Sumar. I uh saw the

lieutenant come in. Is everything all

right?

>> Everything's just fine, Eddie. Thanks.

>> Sorry to disturb you.

>> See, Dave, uh if anybody tries to walk

out of this factory with a chip in his

pocket, it triggers an electronic alarm.

There's a code built into each chip, and

a sensor would pick it up.

>> All right, Mr. Sner. I want a list of

your employees and their addresses.

We'll be issuing some warrants.

[Music]

>> Be right back.

>> Santa, could you give me a complete list

of everybody who works here?

>> He's a good man. Dave, should you take

it easy on him?

>> I'll do the best I can. In the meantime,

you get yourself some sleep. You look

terrible.

>> All right.

How about a statement for paper? That

what are you doing here? the same as

you. My job.

>> I'm conducting an investigation. End of

statement.

>> I hear there's some big money involved.

Over a million bucks.

>> No comment.

I'll talk to you later, Dan. See you,

Dave.

>> Hey, Dan. You investigating this, too?

>> What's the action? Old man Sumner run

off a few extra for his private

collection?

>> Clay Sumar is an honest man. Why don't

you print that in your paper?

>> Ah, that's right. He's a friend of

yours, isn't he?

>> Yeah, he's my friend. Print that, too.

[Music]

>> Have a drink.

Afraid it's a little early for me.

>> You know, there's no way this whole

thing could have happened,

>> but it did. So, I guess I'll have to

take the responsibility.

>> Hey, we'll sort it out. Don't worry.

Dan, you've been like a son to me. In

some ways, even closer than Brad.

You know, it's hard to believe it's been

6 months since he was killed.

>> He's gone, Clay.

It's time you accepted that.

>> I know, but it is difficult.

And I was kind of hard on him, you know.

He was never

strong, steady like you. I always hoped

he'd learn from you.

>> I could never get close to Brad. I

tried. I don't know what happened. It

just didn't work out.

>> Yeah. Yeah. He was kind of weak. I know.

But

I always felt that he wouldn't grow into

the man that you are if he just had a

little more time. If I'd been a better

father.

Let it rest, Clay.

>> Well, you're all I've got left now.

Dance. Help me clear my name. I don't

know who else I can turn to.

[Music]

What are you crazy?

Where are your brains? You know better

than to come up here.

>> Brad, they've been to the plant and

they've been to my place with a search

warrant. They know.

>> They don't know.

Nobody has any idea that I copied this

from my old man. Now look, they may

sniff around a little, but they'll never

be able to prove anything cuz I'm dead.

Remember?

>> I'm telling you, Brad, they're on to us.

Now, you said they never realized

anything until we were out of town. But

you've only passed half the chips.

>> Eddie, we've been working on this for a

long time. Don't blow it now by losing

your nerve.

>> You know, Dantana, he's going to figure

it out. It's just a matter of time.

>> Dantana,

you know, I have had it up to here with

Dan Tana.

For the last 5 years, all my old man

ever said was, "Why don't you be more

like Dan Tana? Stand on your own two

feet. Control your temper. Show them you

got guts."

Well, I am going to prove to them that I

am smarter and tougher than Dantana ever

was. You scare me, Brad. I mean, why are

you doing this to your old man?

Look, I I I can't handle it anymore. I

want out. Please, Ju just give me my

share now. Hey,

>> come on, Eddie.

>> Brad, please.

I want out.

>> All right, that's the way you want it,

Eddie. I'll get the money and bring it

to your place tonight. But when I cash

in the rest of the chips, you better not

be back here sniffing around for more.

[Music]

Okay, man. Just hold it.

[Music]

>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Right.

Cindy.

>> Hey, what happened to your face? What

happened? What's the matter?

>> It's nothing.

>> What do you mean nothing?

>> It's just some guy had too much to

drink.

>> What guy? What? Wait, what guy? Where is

he? I'll get him. What?

>> It's all right. Really? He's just He

drank too much.

>> You want some ice or something? Does

that hurt?

>> No, it's all right. I just, you know,

>> I don't like anybody beating up my

friends, you know, especially my pretty

friend.

>> No, I'm okay. I'm okay. I just I didn't

want to go home. You know, he might show

up there. I was just I was wondering if

I could stay here. Sure. Yeah. Um, why

don't you take my bed and I'll I'll

sleep on the couch.

>> No, it's all right. Really? I can sleep

on the couch. You look bushed.

>> Okay. You want to talk about it?

>> Maybe in the morning.

>> Hey, where you been? I'd seen you last

couple months. You didn't even show up

at Brad's memorial service.

>> Yeah. Well, Clay Summer and I had never

really got along. He never thought I was

good enough for his son.

>> Yeah.

Well, we'll talk tomorrow, huh?

>> Good night.

>> Dan,

why couldn't it have been you I fell

for?

Go to sleep.

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

Yeah. Yeah.

Hey, bring my money right here.

Red,

>> I'm really sorry for bailing out on you,

but you got all the chips, huh? You

don't need me anymore.

>> It's okay, Eddie. Everything's going to

be all right. I'm going to fix it so

that everyone will figure Dantana ripped

off the chips.

>> Yeah. How you going to do that?

You know, it's so simple, it's almost

funny. Tanner knows the security at the

plant, like the back of his hand. Who

else is closer to Clay Sumner?

Obviously, he made a copy of the old

man's key.

>> Yeah.

>> You know, I'd like to see the expression

on my father's face when he finds out

Danny Boy has his price like everybody

else.

>> Yeah, but nobody's going to believe that

uh Dantana could run off all those chips

all by himself.

>> It's a good point, Eddie.

Except

in my scenario, he has a man working

with him on the inside. You see, and

when the dice get cold, he kills him to

keep his mouth shut.

I'm really sorry, Eddie. Hey,

>> Brad. Snake eyes.

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

Hey. Hey.

Hey. Come on.

You snap out of it.

>> Oh god.

What are you doing to Dan?

>> Just remember your kid. You love your

kid, don't you, Cindy?

Like I promised, I won't lay a finger on

him as long as you keep your mouth shut.

But if you don't, I'll do whatever you

say. I swear.

>> Yeah, I kind of thought you would.

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

Good morning.

>> Good morning.

[Music]

>> Do you have a lover's quarrel with

somebody?

No, I'm running a home for wayward

girls. Didn't you know

>> where is she?

>> I don't know.

>> Cindy.

Cindy.

How do you like that? She didn't even

leave a tip for the maid.

>> You're in the paper again, boss. It's

Ste Thatcher's column on the first page.

>> Do me a favor. Don't read it to me. It's

a little early for a hatchet job.

>> Okay. You want some breakfast?

>> Nah, just some coffee. I got to grab a

shower and get over to see Clay again.

>> Okay.

[Music]

[Music]

[Applause]

Dan, I've just been through our entire

stock of raw material. Each casino has

its own color chips. You know, I don't

know how it could have happened, but

we're short enough of the Roth colors to

make twice the number of chips you've

already picked up.

>> Another 2 million.

[Applause]

[Music]

What about the blanks? Did somebody

steal the blanks out of here and finish

the chip somewhere else?

>> No. No. That would need a special

machine.

>> Yeah.

Yeah. He's right here. See you there.

Yeah.

Where?

Okay. I'll be there in 5 minutes.

One of your employees said he stole was

just murdered.

[Music]

Cleaning lady found the body.

>> You got a time of death?

>> Yeah, rough cuts about uh 4:00 a.m. One

slug, 45, 357. Went right through him.

We got to dig it out of the wall.

>> Got anything else?

>> Yeah. How does 20,000 in chips grab you?

We found him in his suitcase.

>> You didn't happen to find 2 million in

cash, did you? No, but we found

something else.

>> Found that machine there. It looks like

it could stamp out some chips.

>> That's got to be it, right?

>> They copied one of Summoner's machines.

They boosted the blanks with electronic

codes already built in. They finished

the chips here.

>> You keep saying they are you trying to

tell me that you figured that he was

working with somebody who killed him

because of the money?

>> Well, Davey didn't commit suicide.

Where will you be? be at my place trying

to put this all together.

>> Who's a stiff?

>> No comment at this time, Thatcher, but a

request. Stop bird dogging me.

>> Okay, I'll tell you. The guy they just

wheeled out of here is Eddie Stovac, an

employee of Sumar, and he's been

murdered.

>> Where'd you get that?

I figured you'd want to see this before

you read it in my paper.

Look at the postmark.

I bet it was mailed before Stovak was

murdered.

Delivered to my paper this morning.

[Applause]

Dan Tanner ordered me to make a replica

machine and run off 4 million in extra

chips.

He said it was for a test of casino

security.

Tanner threatened to kill me if I tell

anybody. Signed Edward C. stole back.

>> Are you crazy? Even the signature is

printed. Anybody could have concocted

this, including somebody who has a

grudge against Tana.

>> Well, I find that a very strange

attitude for the investigating officer

to take.

>> You have to be putting me on. You're not

really saying that you're going to print

some of this.

>> Listen, Lieutenant, when the number one

private eye in town becomes a number one

suspect in a murder case, that's news.

>> No, my friend, that is not news. That is

gutter journalism.

>> Uh-huh. Uh, tell me, what caliber piece

does Tana carry?

>> He carries a 357.

>> I'll bet you a week's pay that the

ballistics report says that's what

killed Stolebeck.

>> Now, for your information, there are a

lot of 357s floating around out there.

>> Yeah, I understand that Tan and Clay

Sumner were very cozy.

>> What does that mean? You put it

together, Lieutenant.

That's what we pay you for.

[Music]

>> So, who do you think did it? I mean, the

way you described the security at the

factory, you'd have to be a ghost to get

through.

>> Yeah, a ghost.

Lindsay, remember that 50,000 of chips

that turned up missing at Summoner's

Plan a year ago? Yeah, I remember. You

got all the chips back, but you couldn't

nail anybody for it.

>> Right. I never told anybody this, not

even Clay. But it was Brad who was

boosting those chips.

>> He stole from his own father.

>> I didn't have the kind of evidence that

you could take to the district attorney,

but it was Brad I knew. And Brad knew I

knew.

>> Well, no. Well, wait a minute. Listen,

Brad Sumner died in a plane crash in the

jungles of Brazil.

>> Yeah, a private plane. I know it might

sound crazy, but I think Brad could be

our ghost.

Benzer, I want you to go down to the

newspaper, dig into the back files, then

check with the State Department, get

everything you can on that crash. All

right.

>> Well, I think you're crazy, but I'm

going to do it because that's the kind

of guy I am.

>> Bye.

>> Things are getting that bad, we've got

to eat baloney.

>> Well, I like baloney.

>> Hello, Benjer. Hi, Lieutenant.

>> Mind if we come in?

>> Hey, Dave. You want some lunch?

>> No, thank you, Dan. Sorry for the

interruption, but as you know, it's my

duty to check out all leads.

>> Every lead? Yes,

>> just a routine search.

>> Ed,

it seems that there's this newspaper

reporter.

>> Some newspaper reporter.

>> That's right. Who received a letter

implicating you in Eddie Stovback's

death.

>> Lieutenant, you can't be serious.

>> It's all right. Be relaxed. We'll count

the silverware when they leave.

We couldn't warn you in advance because

then the search wouldn't be valid. Of

>> course not. Can I have your car keys,

please?

>> Sure. They're right here.

>> While you guys are at it, uh, we lost an

earring here last week. Maybe we can

find it for her.

>> We'll try. Duke can check out the car.

>> Lieutenant.

>> Yes.

>> I found these in the bathroom.

[Music]

Hey, come on, Dave. Somebody planted

that.

>> All right. I want each item labeled, and

I want a note made of the exact time

that it was found, and I want it done by

the book,

>> Lieutenant.

>> Yes.

>> Bullet chips.

>> Now, would I be dumb enough to stash

this stuff in my own place? Come on.

>> What do you expect me to do, Dan?

Pretend like I didn't see it. Sweep it

under the rug? I can't do that. Give me

your piece.

>> When's the last time you cleaned this?

>> Last week. Why?

We better go downtown.

>> Dave, you can't be serious. Get your

code, Dan.

[Music]

This thing stinks like a setup and you

know it, Dave.

>> There was $20,000 deposited in your

personal account this morning. Oh, come

on.

It's all in cash and a knife deposit.

Come on. Anybody could do that. I mean,

I I'm smarter than that.

>> Also, the ballistic test proved

conclusively that the bullet that killed

Stovac came from your gun and only your

prints were on it.

>> They really They really covered all the

bases, didn't they?

>> Yep. You're in a bad jam.

Now, on the way over here, you told me

at the time of the murder, you were home

last night with a young woman by the

name of Cindy Morgan.

>> Cindy Morgan? Why don't you just ask

her? I'm going to do just that.

New heart, bring in Cindy Morgan,

please.

>> Miss Morgan, would you like a seat?

>> No, I'm fine, thank you.

>> Hi, Dan.

>> Hi, Cindy.

>> Miss Morgan, where were you last night

between the hours of 4:00 and 6:00 a.m.?

>> I was at home in bed, Lieutenant.

>> Cindy, tell him the truth. You mean you

weren't at Dan Tanner's place?

>> Dan's? No, I haven't seen Dana months.

>> She came knocking at my door in the

middle of the night with some song and

dance about being beaten up.

>> Where's the black eye, Cindy?

>> Beat up.

Again, I'm sorry. I'd like to help, but

I was home asleep last night.

All right, Miss Morgan, get her sworn

statement, New Hart. Put her in a car

and send her home.

>> You better get yourself an attorney,

Dan.

>> Now, don't tell me you really believe

all this. It

>> has nothing to do with what I believe.

I'm a police officer doing a job.

>> You're under arrest.

[Music]

Murder one.

[Music]

>> Hey. Hey. Come on. Come on. Hey. Come

on.

>> You missed me already, huh?

>> I've arranged bail.

>> You've arranged bail? Get me out of

here.

>> Yes. Since my specific recommendation,

the judge is releasing you on your own

recgnissance until a preliminary

hearing.

>> At which time the court will hear a

motion by the district attorney.

>> Would you tell him to open the door?

>> Let's go. I'm starting to wonder whether

you thought I really pulled this thing

off.

>> Well, somebody's wrapped you up pretty

good in a ribbon.

>> So, I figured the best way for you to

unravel it is just be on the outside and

do your own thing.

>> I couldn't have put it better myself.

Uh, Dan, look. I'm putting everything on

the line. My badge, my pension, and my

peace of mind. Don't blow it.

>> I'll do my best.

>> Where you going to start?

>> Well, I'm going to start by finding

Bryce Sumar.

>> What? Look, what if he's not dead? What

if he went to Brazil, rented a plane,

and faked the crash?

>> Good luck.

>> Hey, Dave.

>> Thanks a lot.

>> Sure.

>> Here's your keys. Listen, I I think

you're losing your objectivity on this

thing.

>> What do you mean?

>> Listen to me. I mean, Brad Sumner is

dead. You know what I mean? You can't

have a conversation with him. He's just

dead.

>> Benjer, where's your proof?

>> Mr. Research, here is a death

certificate signed and stamped. A dep

here, a deposition from the prospector

who found the wreck and the body in the

jungle and brought back Brad's personal

effects and identification.

>> But he didn't bring the body back.

>> Didn't bring the body back. Well, maybe

it was a long slept from the jungle.

Benzer, how much do you suppose it would

cost to buy a deposition like this or a

birth certificate in the middle of a

South American jungle? How about 5 pesos

and a chicken? I guess it'd be real

cheap.

>> Yes. You see, Cindy Morgan and Brad

Summoner were very close for nearly 5

years and then it went sour and he

scared her bins very badly.

>> Oh, but so what?

>> So I think he's alive and well and

living in Las Vegas. Ben, Cindy Morgan

is a very nice girl, but Brad as one guy

who could threaten her could scare her

enough to make her set me up. Maybe

that's why she disappeared.

>> What do you mean disappeared?

>> Well, after you got busted, me and Bee

decided to keep a watch on Cindy. I

mean, just in case you were right. And

maybe she could lead us to Brad. Well,

she hasn't been around. And her neighbor

said she hasn't seen her since

yesterday.

>> Did the neighbor say anything about a

gentleman color?

>> Yeah, but she didn't get a good look at

him.

>> Okay, go to Cindy's house. Stake it out.

Don't leave the place. You did good,

Bins. Real good.

[Music]

[Applause]

Okay, girls. We'll do it like this

tonight unless we're out of business.

Let's take a short break.

>> Vicki,

>> Dan, I could try to reach you.

>> What's happening? They're talking about

a layoff if the casino shuts down and

I've got to pay my rent.

>> Yeah, everybody does. I'm doing my best.

Hope you can help me.

>> Name it.

>> Listen, you used to be good friends with

Cindy Morgan, right?

>> Why?

>> Do you know where I can find her?

>> Dan, I haven't seen her in months. She

spends a lot of time with Tommy.

>> Who's Tommy?

>> Her kid. I saw him once. Cutest little

guy you ever saw.

>> I didn't know she had a kid.

>> Yeah, she never really told anyone. You

know, guys turn off on a girl with a

kid.

>> Yeah. Is the boy here in town?

>> She has him at some kind of private

nursery school.

>> Do you know which one?

No idea.

>> Dan, why are you so interested in the

kid?

>> I just might explain something she said.

>> Thanks.

>> Give me an outside line, please.

>> 10 investigations.

>> B.

>> Cindy had a center. His name's Tommy.

He's

at some uh nursery school. See if you

can locate it for me. Huh?

>> Okay. Where do I reach you?

>> I'll be standing where you are in 10

minutes.

[Music]

Jenna,

>> I hit pay dirt the first time. Dan, I

found Cindy's kid. Mary Muffet's nursery

on Grove.

>> Any sign of his mother?

>> No, but I just talked to the principal.

>> And Cindy just called him. She's picking

up Tommy in half hour.

>> I'll be there. Okay.

[Music]

Thank you for seeing me.

>> Sit down.

>> All right, girl. Out with it. What is it

you want?

>> I hate to come to you like this, but I

have no one else to turn to.

Brad told me he was finished with you

before he went away.

>> Yes, he's finished with me, Mr. Sumar.

But I'm sure that he didn't tell you

that I have a child

four years ago. Brad's child.

>> Miss,

isn't it Isn't it just a little bit late

to be coming to me with a story like

this?

>> It isn't what you think. Tommy's my

child and I can take care of him. But

Brad has threatened to hurt him.

>> What? Brad said he would kill Tommy if I

didn't help him pass the chips he stole.

And that was bad enough.

But then he framed Dantana for murder.

Oh god. He made me help him.

>> You mean you've seen Brad? Are you

telling me that my son is alive?

>> Yes.

And he's sick, Mr. Sumner. I think he

always was twisted.

And I think he would do it. I think he

would hurt Tommy.

My god.

>> I just have to get Tommy away from here.

Somewhere where Brad won't find him. I

don't care about myself.

Please help us.

>> Yes, of course. Here, take this. Maybe

this will help. Tell me something. Where

Where is Brad now?

>> He's taking an apartment in the Fremont

building.

>> Fremont building.

>> Number 228.

What are you going to do? Are you going

to call the police?

>> No. No, I don't think so. I think I'll

take care of this myself.

Thank you.

[Music]

That's it.

[Music]

>> Tommy.

>> Hi.

Hi, Mom.

>> Hi,

>> Tommy Lford. We're going away on a

vacation and we're leaving right now.

>> Now, better starts winning, Mommy.

>> I know, darling, but we got to go now.

We're not even going to pack.

>> Cindy.

>> Hi there, partner. How you doing?

Listen, how about you going over there

playing for a while so I can have a talk

with your mom? All right.

It's a great looking kid.

So, is that the plan, Cindy? You take

Tommy, you start running.

>> You'll be afraid for the rest of your

life.

Fear can be like some kind of disease.

You'll infect your son.

Is that the kind of life you want for

him?

>> Well, what else can I do?

>> If you tell the police the truth,

they'll protect you and Tommy.

>> They'll put Brad away and he'll never

hurt you again.

Tan, he threatened to hurt Tommy.

>> I was so afraid.

I know it was terrible what I did to you

and I'm sorry about Mr. Sumar. I know it

was a great shock to him, but I had to

tell him.

>> You talked to Clay Sumar?

>> I was desperate. He gave me some money.

>> Did you tell him that Brad was alive?

>> He wanted to know where he was.

Where is he? Cindy.

>> Cindy, please tell me.

>> He's at an apartment at the Fremont,

room 228.

>> Call Nelson. Tell him where I am.

[Music]

Woohoo!

[Applause]

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

[Music]

What are you doing here?

I might ask you the same question, Clay.

It's true, Dan. I didn't want to believe

it, but it's true.

My own son. You did your best, Clay.

You were the best father you knew how to

be.

>> Go ahead, Dad. Shoot.

Go ahead. Shoot. Shoot.

Clay. Wait a second.

>> Well, you can't shoot Dan. I mean, he's

the son you always wanted to have.

Not uh weak like me.

Well, I'm going to kill him

right in front of you.

right now.

[Music]

Come on.

[Music]

[Music]

Good thinking, Monty. We just might have

to do something.

>> Open it up, Monty. Okay,

>> Edgar, we're back in business.

>> Really, Dan?

>> We uh recovered a million half in cash

and all the rest of the chips.

>> Oh, that's wonderful.

Wonderful.

>> Boys and girls, we're back in business.

>> Hey, um how's Mr. Sar?

>> You know, he's uh taking a lot better

than I thought. Yeah. You know, he

realized a long time ago that he lost

Brad and now he's got a grandson to look

after. Cindy and Tommy moved in with

him.

>> No kidding.

>> Yep.

>> That's nice.

>> Yeah, that's nice.

>> Ladies and gentlemen, the Desert Inn is

pleased to announce the casino is now

open. We apologize for the shutdown.

>> Yeah, it wasn't such a bad plan.

>> What?

>> I'm telling you, you print up two or

three million of these, you got food

money for a month. But you'd have to be

careful. Meticulous even. I mean, you'd

have to think it all out. Hit all the

hotels at once. Scram out of town.

That's not a bad That's a good plan.

>> That's a terrible plan.

>> Why?

>> Haven't you learned anything from this,

Linds? A, it's impossible. B, it's

against the Boy Scout code. C, most

importantly, it's a felony. Catch a very

bad cold in a damn cell. It's against

the moral fibers of this country.

Binser,

>> are you kidding me? It's the American

dream. It's why people come to town to

make a killing. Listen, it's the same

thing as with gambling. But like with

gambling, you can't do it at random.

You've got to have a plan, a system. A

system. You got to know what you're

doing. Very careful, meticulous. You

place your bets. You know what you're

doing.

>> You know,

[Music]

I love Las Vegas.

[Music]