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>> What you say, Bo Jack?

>> Hey Tony.

HEY TONY, ROLL.

>> WHAT DO YOU WANT?

>> FOR YOU.

>> YEAH.

>> TONY.

IT'S RALPH TURPIN. How you been?

>> What do you want?

>> I'm a house dick now. Corsair Hotel,

know it?

>> Oh, I know it. It's a hot pillow shop.

You must feel right at home there.

>> I'm in a jam. We need help with a girl

who checked in last night.

>> What's your problem? Is she underage? Is

she dead?

>> Listen, Tony, you already

>> So cut the comedy. You got to come over

and help her or not.

>> All right, all right. I'll drop by.

But I'm warning you, no heavy duty

stuff.

If it is, I'm just passing through.

>> [music]

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>> My hand is sore as hell.

>> What did you do, catch your hand in the

till?

>> A girl expects a hustick to back stop

everything.

>> It's Mr. Welsch, the manager.

>> She still got her clothes on. Where did

the zipper get stuck?

>> She checked in here a couple of hours

before daylight.

>> Under her own steam?

>> Alone and under her own steam, but she

was pretty far gone.

>> She ain't underage. We didn't do nothing

wrong.

>> What did you call me for?

>> Because we can't afford another tangle

with the cops. We already got a couple

of marks in their books.

>> Expensive clothes.

Good booze.

If she's a bum, she's good at it.

>> For 100 bucks, you take her home and

don't say where you found her.

>> Pass.

Too tricky.

>> Tony, wait.

>> You said you two were partners.

>> Ex-partners.

We got a divorce a year ago and we

closed the books and they got to stay

that way.

>> A report's been filed. She's a missing

person.

>> She ain't missing much, baby.

>> She's married, name of Diana Pines. Her

father filed a report, Rudolph

Costerman.

>> Costerman Construction.

>> That's the one, the big wheel from

Mayport.

>> Oh, he's big.

>> Big.

He holds a mortgage on Florida.

>> Now what about it, Tony?

I can't take this girl home. If I do,

they'll trace me right back to here.

Are you do owe me a favor.

I saved his life.

>> I could square that with a stick of gum.

>> A joke all you like, but that guy was

taking dead aim at the back of your head

with a 40 slug.

>> All right, all right, cool it.

You get one favor, I get 200.

>> What?

200?

>> 200.

>> Okay.

100 now

and the other 100 tomorrow?

>> Deal.

I'm going to bring the car around the

side exit.

Now after I've been gone for 30 minutes,

you call Costerman and tell him I'm

bringing daughter home. And tell Chubby

here it wouldn't be healthy if he

forgets the other 100.

>> He'll get it.

He'll get it.

If the cops don't sweat the name of this

hotel out of him.

>> Somebody will squeeze something out of

Tony the day Georgia elects a colored

governor.

>> [music]

>> Diana, where did you disappear to?

You're not hurt or anything?

>> Does it matter?

>> Don't talk like that. I been so worried.

>> Daddy.

>> Just what's your connection with my

wife?

>> She's nothing but a $200 stranger to me.

That's all.

Are you Mr. Rome?

>> I'm Rudy Costain. You mind coming inside

for a few minutes?

>> Don't worry, sugar. It's just a

hangover.

I'll get you something to make you sleep

and put you to bed.

>> I'll be with you in a minute.

>> [ __ ]

Now that I've been introduced,

who are you?

>> Tony Rome.

Who's the woman helping Diana?

>> Mrs. Costain.

>> Oh, I get it.

She's the mother and you're the

grandmother.

>> She's the stepmother. I'm the leftover

from last night's party.

My name's Ann Archer.

[ __ ]

that's just a nickname.

Only my dearest friends use it.

>> Pour you a drink?

>> Yeah, I'll have a little gin, if you

like.

What time does the hockey game start?

>> How long have you known Diana?

>> An hour.

How'd she get so wet?

>> I thought you knew.

There was some drinking here last night.

She got a little teed off about

something and tore off in a taxi.

>> Well,

I finally got her settled out.

She said she passed out in my hotel

room.

She couldn't have gotten that drunk.

>> Was she alone or did you have anything

to do with her condition?

>> She had intimate relations with a bottle

of booze. That's all I know.

>> What's the name of that hotel?

>> That's where I fit in.

The management didn't want any trouble,

so they hired me to bring her home.

>> All right.

>> Yes, I'm a private detective, Mr.

Costigan. Now she's home safely, wanted

to drop the whole matter.

>> You know I could call in the police,

make you reveal the name of the hotel.

>> Mr. Costigan is a very rich man. He has

a lot of influence.

>> He'd have to be rich to pay the tabs for

the booze she drinks.

>> Oh now, just one minute, Mr. Rome. You

don't know my daughter.

She's never done anything like this

before.

Now she's in trouble. She must be. WHY

WOULD SHE DO A thing like that?

>> I think a psychiatrist can give you

better answers than I can, Mr. Costigan.

My only child disappears and comes back

in this condition and I want to know

why. I'll pay you to find out.

>> Why don't you let her sleep it off and

when she feels better talk it over with

her.

If she's in a jam, then you can hire me.

>> But how do we know who this fellow is or

what he is?

>> Lieutenant Santini of the Miami Police

Department can vouch for me.

My number's in the phone book.

>> Mr. Rome.

>> What's your problem?

>> Would you give me a lift into town?

>> I would be delighted, lady.

>> I don't think they have the makings of

another party here.

Ciao.

>> If you do know what's bothering Diana,

you better tell me.

>> Rudy, I told you before I don't know.

>> Tony Rome.

I never met a private detective before.

Kind of a dirty business, isn't it?

>> Maybe.

Only thing worse is the people who hire

them.

>> How'd you get into it?

>> Well, there's a compulsion among the

lower classes to get a little money to

eat once in a while. Maybe you heard the

rumor about it.

>> All right, so I'm rich. Why get mad at

me?

>> Because it's not nice manners to tell a

man who's in a dirty business that he's

in a dirty business. Where can I drop

you?

>> The Fontainebleau. I don't live in

Miami. I'm down here dumping a

>> What did he do to get dumped?

>> He was just blonde at general way. Money

was his best feature.

And we lived in Buffalo. Have you ever

been to Buffalo?

>> Never.

I promised myself when I was 10 years

old.

>> Why don't we stop for a drink?

>> How about that custom made setup?

Ain't it a little strange? [music]

Daughter and son-in-law to be living

with dad and step mother? I mean, don't

you think it's a little too cozy?

>> Well, the kids are building a new house.

It's taking a little longer than they

thought.

>> It figures it'd take about 6 months to

build a liquor cabinet.

How'd you get hooked up with him?

>> I met him at a party.

That's all I do down here, go to parties

and dodge passes.

Every man [music] you meet thinks you

want to play slap and tickle.

>> Tell him you're not interested.

>> Well, that's the trouble. Sometimes I

am.

>> Why don't you flip a coin?

>> You know, it's the damnedest thing.

People like me are called FMs.

>> F what?

>> Formerly married. We're divorced women.

We can't claim to be the town virgins

[music] and we can't afford to be the

town tramps.

What do we do?

>> Well, you can hang a sign on yourself.

Says occasionally promiscuous.

>> You married?

Why not?

>> Up to now, I haven't found a dame who's

a bookmaker.

See, I gamble.

And that wouldn't be a nice life for a

lady.

Beside that, I

I live in a boat and I like it.

>> A boat?

>> Yeah, a little item I won in a dice

game.

>> [music]

>> Would you like to come up for a drink?

No.

Forget it.

It would make it too easy.

>> You were for me.

>> You're an interesting man, Tony Rome.

But I suddenly realized I've been doing

all the pursuing.

Not healthy for my ego.

>> You can relax.

You're just suffering from a case of the

divorcee blues.

>> What's that?

>> It's kind of like a post-pregnancy

depression. Neither lasts.

>> [bell]

>> Malcolm.

Malcolm.

>> [music and singing]

[singing and music]

>> Good evening.

How are you?

Come in.

Sit down.

You probably want to get to bed.

>> Mhm. Reasonable.

>> You give us the pin.

We'll leave.

>> Well, I don't know how to tell you this,

but I'm fresh out of pins.

>> That's too bad.

>> Or do I get told why?

>> We can knock you out with a gun butt if

you prefer. It's up to you.

Or the chloroform.

>> Oh, I'll have Have of this.

When?

>> [music]

>> Mr. Rome.

Mr. Rome?

I don't remember the other night.

You are Mr. Rome.

>> I was last night.

>> I went to your office. The janitor

thought you might be here.

Daddy said I should thank you.

>> I have been paid for it.

>> I am grateful, but now I want my pin

back.

>> You want your what back?

>> A diamond pin.

>> Everybody needs a pin.

>> I was wearing it when I left the house

and it was gone when you brought me

home.

>> That doesn't mean I took your pin.

>> Well, I'm positive someone took it.

>> Well, if I had it, I sure as hell ain't

got it now.

>> You mean someone came aboard and did

this?

>> No, I had the boat specially built to

look like this.

>> What has this got to do with my pin?

>> Well, if you don't know, I sure don't

know. Look, why don't you turn it over

to the police department or the

insurance company may good for it.

>> No, I don't want my father to find out

that I lost it. He's upset with me

enough as it is.

Please, can't you find it for me?

>> Sweetheart, anybody could have taken

that pin.

I think you must have guzzled your way

through half of Miami.

>> I must have.

And I told him the $100 in my purse and

there was only 15 left when I got back.

>> 15.

What do you figure the value of the pin?

>> About 5,000?

>> Okay, the going rate is 10% if I find

it. Deal?

>> All right, if you can find it.

>> Excuse me.

Rome here. This is Rudy Costerman.

You never guess what happened.

>> Your daughter skipped out again.

>> You guessed it. Can you find her?

>> I don't know. I'll try. It may not be

easy.

>> Also, I want you to find out what's

bothering her or something is. She

wouldn't talk to me about it.

>> Tell me about that son-in-law of yours.

You think he plays around a little bit?

>> I doubt it. He can barely find his own

lad.

>> I'll get back to you.

I'll tell you what.

You meet me at my office late this

afternoon, about 5:00.

>> Will you have my pin by then?

>> Maybe.

>> I'd do just anything to get it back.

Just anything.

>> I I what you're offering, sweetheart,

but I need the money more.

I see you later.

>> Park it.

>> Charlie, how did it go?

>> Not bad.

>> Good.

>> The hundred.

>> What?

>> The other hundred.

>> Oh, oh yeah.

>> Now I want the pin.

>> What pin?

>> The diamond pin.

The one that the girl was a wearing by

the time I got here.

>> Look,

she had a lot of bars.

Somewhere along the line she got rolled.

>> She got rolled all right, right here for

the money and the pin.

>> You calling me a crook?

>> Listen, this kid was out 85 bucks. She

couldn't possibly drink that much

whiskey.

>> She could sip that much.

>> Manny, this is Rome.

How about the sixth at Hialeah?

A pox on that horse.

I'm working for nothing again this week.

>> Get out of here and use your own phone.

>> Now,

how about that pin?

>> I didn't steal no pin.

>> You would steal a train if you could

find a fence who'd handle it.

>> All right, I'll admit I took 50 from her

purse.

The way I was doing her a favor,

she'd had enough to drink.

>> Now ain't we the big fat social worker.

One of these days Turpin are going to

nail you on a real solid charge.

They catch you hanging around a

schoolyard.

>> I've been waiting to do this for a long

time.

>> Temper temper, remember I'm your guest.

Besides that, I'm on short dough and I'm

out of shape. Wouldn't pay for the

bridgework.

Now Ralph, the pin ain't worth that

much. Beside that, it's hot. The most

you could get would be 200 bucks from a

fence.

>> So?

>> So I give you 100. No sweat.

>> You're still calling me a crook.

>> No no. But you run the luck every once

in a while. You might find it laying

around. If you do, you drop it in the

mail, you get 100. No questions.

>> Okay.

So I'll look around.

Who knows?

Maybe she dropped it someplace.

>> Yeah. Like maybe uh under the rug.

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You know him?

>> Never saw him before.

>> [music]

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>> Sorry.

Time to get a steak.

>> [music]

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>> Oh

>> [music]

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>> I really am sorry but I got to go home.

>> Oh.

You You never stay anymore. You just

come and go and go and come and

>> Stop it, Lorna.

It's all right, Dad. I understand.

>> Oh, I understand too. What the hell, you

know.

I mean, thanks for the money. It's not

enough, but you know.

>> It's best I can do. I I'd bring more if

I could.

>> You're very generous. Drive carefully.

>> Good night, Adam.

>> For God's sake, Lorna, when will you

learn to shut up?

>> They really bug you, doesn't it?

I mean that I can

I can say anything I want to her.

>> You're going to get sick, really sick if

you keep that up.

>> I

can. I

If I do, there's not really too much you

can do about it is there.

Hm.

All right.

[screaming]

My face.

MY

GET YOUR CRUDDY HANDS OFF.

>> [music]

[music]

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>> SAM, STOP IT.

>> MY BROTHER IS NORMALLY VERY GENTLE. YOU

MUST HAVE UPSET HIM.

>> [clears throat]

>> He didn't mention it.

>> He's quite formidable as you've

discovered.

>> He's pretty damn big, too.

>> Nature's compensation to him, I suppose.

>> Why don't you keep him on a leash?

>> Who are you and what are you doing here?

>> I came here to snap a few pictures of

the place for Better Homes and Gardens.

>> Oh, my leg.

Adam, my leg.

>> Get eight more guys, you can have a

minion.

>> Oh, Adam, my leg hurts.

>> Joe, tell him wrong.

Give me an up-to-date list on fences

operating in Miami.

Just a second, I think I have a company.

Homicide, Santini.

Dave, it's Tony.

My ex-partner just took a hit in my

office.

His gun's here and I think he used it.

Yeah, somebody's walking around Miami

with a big fat 45 slugger.

Sure I know everybody knows I hate his

guts. So what?

Okay, I'll be here waiting for you.

Tony Rome to see Mr. Costerman.

>> I'm sorry, I'm afraid it's too late.

>> IT'S ALL RIGHT, LET HIM IN.

>> OH, THAT'S MIGHTY BIG OF YOU.

Thanks to your daughter, there was a guy

killed in my office tonight.

>> What's my daughter got to do with a guy

killed in your office?

>> He was the house dick from the hotel

where I picked her up.

>> Oh.

Well, that doesn't mean that she's

involved.

>> She's involved. And pretty soon, Mr.

Costain, there are going to be a gang of

cops crawling all over me wanting to

know why this guy got himself croaked in

my office.

>> Well, they can't hang you if you didn't

do it.

>> No, but they can lift my license.

Now, you can pull some strings in this

state. I'd like you to pull a few and

get the law off my back.

Who's Lorna?

>> Lorna?

>> Mhm.

Dame with a bottle.

>> That's my ex-wife. That's Diana's

mother.

>> Mhm. Adam?

>> Adam Boyd, that's her present husband.

How'd you get mixed up with them?

>> How'd you get mixed up with them?

>> Oh, that's a good question. Asked myself

that quite a few times.

You see, I started out as a bricklayer,

common bricklayer. $20 million later,

they said I had no class, so I bought

some, Lorna.

I caught her with Boyd and I kicked her

out.

>> She landed pretty hard.

>> Well, she wanted Boyd, now she's got

him.

>> Mhm.

Well, that's her problem.

My problem's a stiff laying in my

office.

>> All right, I'll bank you 500.

And there'll be a bonus.

Just keep my family out of it.

>> I need more than money, Mr. Costain, and

I need juice.

>> All right.

I'll make a few phone calls.

But I'm sure that Diana had nothing to

do with it.

>> Maybe, maybe not.

But if you let the cops rouse me too

long, I'm going to bring her into this

thing.

You'll get a refund, but she's going to

be in it.

Mrs. Costain?

>> Did my husband hire you?

>> You were listening?

Did he or didn't he?

>> Mr. Rome,

I love my husband.

I don't want to see him hurt.

Whatever you find out about Diana,

please use judgment [music] about

whether to tell it.

>> I usually do.

And I've blown a few clients doing it.

Tell me something, Mrs. Costain, how did

you get hooked up with someone like Mr.

Costain?

>> Repeat.

I love him.

>> No offense, but uh

seems to me you might have run some

pretty fast tracks.

>> We met in the bar of the Columbia Towers

in New York.

I was a cocktail waitress.

He was lonely and

I guess you could say I was a pickup.

I could.

But I wasn't hustling if that's what you

mean.

And I've been good for him.

>> And how's he been for you?

>> The best.

This is $500.

If you find out anything upsetting about

Diana,

don't tell him.

>> First Diana hires me, then your husband

hires me, now you want to hire me.

If you had a bigger family, I could

retire.

But I can't take it.

>> Why not?

>> It would give me three clients at cross

purposes, unethical.

>> Do you really care?

>> This may come as a surprise to you,

lady. I also break my bookmaker's heart,

but sometimes I do.

>> Then at least tell me first.

>> That I can do.

>> Mr. Rome,

>> Mhm.

>> Diana's pin,

have you any idea where it is?

>> I thought I did, but now I'm not too

sure.

>> You must have found out something by

now.

Are you sure you're working hard enough?

>> Me working hard enough?

Do you notice since I took this job I've

had to turn down two offers to go to

bed.

And I never want to work that hard

again. Never.

Two.

Santini, please.

Davis, Tony. Ah, wait a minute. Don't

blow a gasket. I'm on my way down. Yeah,

I'll be right there.

You always come in this late?

I wonder your wife's in heat.

Come on, we've been going around for 4

hours with this crap, Dave. Why don't we

knock it off?

>> Tony, don't be such a hard nose. Give us

a little cooperation.

>> You know I didn't kill that bum.

Ballistics already told you the bullet

in Turpin didn't come from my gun.

Why don't you check the hospitals for

the guy that Turpin shot?

A guy walking around town with a hole

that big in him has got to go somewhere

to get patched up.

>> Look, Tony, I just asked for a list of

your clients.

>> A list of my clients I can write on a

piece of confetti.

Yeah.

By ticket I've been released.

>> Yeah.

It seems you know Rudy Costerman.

>> Well,

like I always said, it's nice to have

influential friends.

>> Is it?

Your father didn't think so at the end.

>> Dave, we've been friends a long time.

You're upset.

I'm going to forget you just said that.

This time.

>> You shouldn't. You should remember it.

>> Why?

>> As a warning.

>> All right, you sanctimonious bastard.

You want to play for keeps, we'll play

for keeps. I'll dump Costerman and I 'll

turn over everything I've been holding

out to you.

>> If.

>> If what?

>> If you forget the word that

>> came down. Now you know customer is my

client. You drag him down here and

bother him like you bothered me.

>> Okay, you made your point. Now get out.

>> I'd be delighted.

>> It's dawn.

You certainly pick odd hours to call on

a girl.

Not that I'm complaining.

Come on in.

Coffee or a screwdriver?

>> Screwdriver.

>> Vodka or gin?

>> Gin.

Tell me something. Was Diana wearing a

diamond pin the night she flew out of

the Custom House?

>> I didn't notice.

>> All women look at other women's jewelry.

>> Not me.

Just their men.

Miami Beach, 20 miles of sand looking

for a city.

20 miles of pure jerks.

Florida orange juice, that's about the

only thing I've been enjoying since I've

been down here.

You know the other day I met this big

hunk of stuff out by the pool.

He started to turn me on so we went to

the bar for a drink.

You know what he orders? Brandy and

ginger ale.

Brandy and ginger ale.

>> Don't get plastered. Just testing.

>> Gin for you.

Vodka for me.

>> I'll drink to that.

What was I talking about?

Oh,

this stink pot town.

Do you know the women outnumber the men

10 to 1?

[clears throat]

That means you go out with guys who

order brandy and ginger ale.

Unless you want to sit in a hotel room

waiting for a picture to get crooked on

the wall so you can straighten it. Just

anything to do.

>> You know what your trouble with men is?

>> What?

>> You don't try hard enough. Got to stay

in that punch all the time.

>> It's a man's town. Admit it. You've made

a few scores.

>> With women who want me to watch their

husbands to see if they're cheating.

Now tell me about Diane at the party.

>> Oh, can't you cool this detective stuff

for a while? After all, you're not a

real cop anymore.

All right, so I've been nosing around.

You were a cop and so was your father

until he leaned on the wrong politician.

Broken the papers and he blew his brains

out.

At least that's the story I heard.

>> You finished?

>> No wonder you quit the force.

>> All right, let's get back to Diane. When

she left the party, she must have been

pretty steamed.

Just a minute.

Were you perchance friendly with her

husband?

>> Don't tell me she hired [music] you to

find out how far it went between us.

>> How friendly were you?

>> Well,

she walked into a bedroom and she found

us together in a clinch.

>> Would you like to describe the clinch?

>> Well, it was sort of uh

leaning over me, Clinch.

>> Uh,

how far leaning over me, Clinch?

>> Sort of um flat leaning over me, Clinch.

Oh, nothing happened.

She blitzed it walking in like that.

>> Some people have no manners.

Thanks for the information, baby.

>> Hey, what's the sudden rush?

Stick around.

You look like you need to get some sleep

and relax.

>> What I do, what I do. [music] But I'll

tend to that later.

Right now, there are too many questions

unanswered. And besides, I only know a

part of what Diana's problem is.

>> Well, what about my problem?

>> I intend to take care of that later.

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Oh yeah, you going to be my next case.

You can count on it.

By the way, if I don't get back soon,

don't start without me.

>> Oh, Malcolm.

>> Thanks, Matty.

>> Hi, Tony. Just finished putting your

boat back together.

>> What's the tab?

>> 240.

>> 240.

I asked you to fix it, not rebuild it.

Yeah.

Yeah, Matty.

I'll pay you this morning.

Yeah, I'm a little surprised myself. I

got a client.

What's the price on a Celldex?

That ain't bad.

Give a hundred of it.

How about the morning line on that fire

up in Toronto?

I figured Turpin had you check this out

before sending it to me. When?

>> How did you figure that?

>> Because you're the guy I caught him

peddling hot jewelry to. That's why I

broke up our partnership.

>> What do you mean hot?

>> The cops don't know you are a fence yet.

But I can let them know.

Give I feed you to them.

Turpin brought it in about 4:00

yesterday.

He said it was a family heirloom.

Some heirloom. Class.

I offered him five bucks for it.

>> He must be laughing like hell.

He sent it to me for a hundred dollars.

>> Sounds like his kind of joke.

Shame him tapping out like that.

>> Yeah.

There just ain't enough sweet miserable

bums like him left on earth anymore.

They're creeps.

>> Mr. Rolfe.

Mr. Rolfe.

Are we alone?

>> Yeah. Why? What do you have in mind?

>> I'm Mrs. Schuyler. I want to hire you.

>> Well, I'm afraid not you see I'm tied up

on a case this week maybe next week.

>> That'll be too late. My pussycat will be

dead by then.

>> Your [ __ ] cat?

>> Someone's trying to poison her.

>> Well,

how do you know?

>> From her attitude. She she's nervous.

She's terrified.

>> Well, you can't bank too much on the

attitude of a [ __ ] cat.

>> Well, [ __ ] used to be so sunny and full

of fun,

with the sweetest smile.

>> You got a [ __ ] that smiles?

>> No, that's just the point. She's

frowning now.

She knows. I tell you she knows.

>> Well, I'm afraid I I can't help you,

Mrs. Schuyler.

>> But

you you could at least meet my [ __ ]

>> No, no, no. No, it's not possible. I

can't meet your [ __ ] now.

Why don't you try the Burns Agency? They

specialize in [ __ ] that won't smile.

>> Oh.

Oh.

Oh, thank you, Mr. Rome.

Thank you.

>> Mr. Rome,

have you found my pin yet?

>> No, but I'm close.

>> How can you get close lying here on a

couch?

>> Look, sweetheart,

if you don't like the way I operate,

get yourself a new boy.

>> I'm sorry. It's just that I'm worried.

>> You got a cigarette?

>> No.

>> Figures.

Your mother, Lorna,

how often do you bankroll her?

Oh, I work sometime.

>> She needs money. I try to give her what

I can from my allowance.

>> Do you still get an allowance?

>> Well, Donald's still learning the

business and Daddy doesn't pay him much

yet.

So he gives me a little extra.

>> And you slip it to Mommy.

What about Boyd?

Does he ever come up with any groceries?

>> He used to be a nice person.

It's just that,

well, people change.

They don't always turn out the way you

hope.

>> Oh, I know. You should see my baby

pictures.

Tell me something, uh, what insurance

company handles your jewelry?

>> Acme.

>> Hey, this customer goes, um, big. We're

carrying close to 400,000 on his wife's

jewelry,

100,000 on his daughter's.

>> You got an up-to-date list of all the

job jewelers in Miami?

>> Yeah.

Uh, look, Tony, if there's anything

hinky here, I'd like to know about it.

>> You will.

This will take me the rest of the

afternoon. I'll get back to you.

>> Uh, Tony, you still going with that

Cuban girl?

>> Nah, she ran off, left me with a $40

perfume bill. Listen, if I'd known she

was going to smell that good, I'd have

hung right in there.

Nice ride.

>> [bell]

[bell]

>> I can help you, sir?

>> Yes, you see, um,

I've been to several other places,

and I need somebody who's discreet.

My wife has a piece of jewelry and, uh,

what I'm trying to say is, could you

possibly remove the original stones and

replace them with phonies?

>> Sure.

No need to be ashamed.

Many people, they need money. They don't

want their friends to know.

I, uh, put glass stones in their

jewelry, the good stones they sell, and

nobody knows.

>> Very good.

>> It is a common thing.

>> This is my wife's pin.

>> Your your life's I I

>> You've seen this before.

>> No, no, no, no. Never.

>> That's good.

Cuz whoever worked on this pin before

could be in a great deal of trouble. Not

you, of course.

Nah.

>> [bell]

>> Queen Queen Queen Jules,

this is Roger.

Is is Jules Langley there?

Well, well, well.

Do tend to call me right away. It is

very important.

Yes.

>> Thanks.

>> [bell]

>> Oye, what I tell you. I don't have to

give you account of me of where I am at

every minute of the day, you understand?

And I

>> Que sí.

>> Que que que

No, si no estaba haciendo nada. Llegaré

a casa a la hora que me dé la gana, ¿me

entiendes? A la hora que me dé la gana.

Y no

>> No que me tienes tú que estar eh eh

chequeando a mí todo mi paso. Yo llego a

casa a la hora que me dé la gana, ¿me

entiendes?

>> The gun.

>> Thanks.

>> Why not? Yours is big as mine.

>> Walk.

>> Go on in.

>> You're the tour guide. Where do we go?

>> In there.

Mr. Lymon?

Here he is.

>> They're waiting for you. Ever since the

Dutchman called.

You made him very nervous.

>> I got that feeling, yeah.

Well,

he's not nervous anymore.

One morning he'd be a nice little

Dutchman,

slipped and fell into the canal.

This way, Mr. Rome.

Mr. Rome?

>> Yeah.

>> Lymon was supposed to tail you to the

pin.

Catlett was there to backstop him.

Now they both disappeared.

>> Ain't that tough?

>> All right, let's have the pin.

>> I haven't got the pin.

>> How about the pin?

>> I haven't got it.

>> Put him up there.

>> We don't seem to be getting through to

you.

>> Oh, yes you are. Oh, you sure are.

The pin's in my office.

>> You're not that stupid.

You had it when you pumped the Dutchman.

Get the Dutchman out of the tub. We'll

try giving him a drink.

>> Yes, sir.

>> And just

>> in case you get noisy.

Have our

smoke.

>> Help yourself.

>> [music]

[music]

>> Malcolm.

>> [music]

[music]

>> Rose?

Oh, hi. It's Tony. Is Dave there?

Fine.

Dave, did you find anybody with turps

slugging him yet?

Well, there's got to be some place, a

busted doctor, a private gut clinic.

Well, I got something for you, baby.

Three more stiffs, two on the floor and

one in the bathtub.

Yeah, 1605 Gailwood Road.

The ones on the floor I did.

No, no, don't bother looking for me. I'm

I'm at a motel and I'm whipped. I'm

beat.

I'll check in with you tomorrow. I

promise.

Calm down, will you please? I'm clean.

It's a clear case of self-defense. And

besides, remember the custom and juice.

Ciao.

>> Where

Where are you?

>> You're on your way home again.

Listen, I think we better get something

straight.

Next time you decide to go out on a

drunk, why don't you pick a nice

comfortable gutter?

>> I wasn't drunk. I got sleepy.

>> Oh.

Bottle sleepy.

>> I was upset about something. I had to

see you.

>> If it's about Ann Archer and your

husband, you can forget it. I can take

her off the market no charge.

Home.

>> Nice boat.

>> I'm glad you think it's a nice boat.

Some people think it's a motel.

>> Good morning, Daddy.

>> Easy, baby. You all right?

>> I'm all right. Yeah.

>> Rita, take Diane inside the house.

Please, Rita.

I don't understand what's happening that

kid of mine.

I got another little item he might have

trouble understanding.

Your wife and daughter got some jewelry

worth about a half a million, right?

>> Right.

>> I hunt you there ain't enough real

stones in that stuff to buy yourself a

morning paper.

What are you crazy?

Have it appraised.

Well, who could have done it? It's one

thing you can't blame on Lyndon Johnson.

Well, nobody in my family.

You think maybe it was a passing [ __ ]

My son-in-law? No, he wouldn't

jeopardize his future.

Ah.

He's

vice president of my company.

He started out as a vice president?

Yeah. Well.

What can I do?

You know what he was my daughter first

met him?

An assistant tennis pro.

He wasn't even a pro, an assistant.

Then that leaves your wife or your

daughter.

They had no reason. Well, people take up

hobbies. Maybe they took to betting

horses.

Another nice hobby for women is men.

>> Rome, you're getting out of line.

>> Now wait a minute. Before you come out

swinging, let me tell you something.

Nobody steals to do nice things. You

name it and they'll steal for it.

Narcotics, blackmail, sex. Nobody steals

to build hospitals.

You know a guy named Catlake?

>> No.

>> Nemo?

>> No.

>> Sure?

Nemo. Now wait a minute.

There was a fellow called Nemo that came

to a party at my house a couple of

months ago.

I think he came with Anne Archer.

>> [music]

>> Well, Tony

Don't you ever sleep in a bed?

>> Who's Nemo?

>> A fellow I met.

He bought a few drinks I paid for.

>> Come on, I'll spring for a couple.

>> I thought you were broke.

>> I got a little money from Costain and

his daughter.

>> You're getting interested in her?

>> She's all right. Nice hair and teeth,

some good-looking odds and ends.

>> If you mean her figure, she bought part

of it. I'll bet on it.

>> You'll lose. Don't get excited. I looked

but I didn't touch.

Two beers, Smitty.

>> Thanks for the choice.

>> How long you known Nemo?

>> Four or five months. I haven't seen him

lately though.

>> I understand you took him to the

Costains one night.

Did he get friendly with anybody in the

family?

>> No, Rita Childan.

>> Rita?

>> Yes, so we left early.

>> I sure would like to find him.

>> I can't help you. He used to have an

apartment in town but he moved.

>> He couldn't have moved to nowhere. He's

got to have an address.

>> Somebody might be able to help you at

the Floradora Club. He used to go there

a lot.

>> Floradora Club.

How about you get dressed, I take you

out.

>> I wish I were dumb enough to believe

this was a social invitation.

>> It is, it is.

>> The Floradora Club, right?

>> Go to places and eat.

>> Oh, I love the way I get dates, not my

sexy legs or my charm.

Somebody's address.

>> When you're ready, [music] wake me up.

I'll be right over there.

>> [music]

[music]

>> Nemo never did say what he did.

I guess he was a gangster or something

shady.

He wanted to marry me at first.

>> You weren't very choosy, were you?

>> Women can't afford to be. I learned that

early.

I started out wanting to marry a man who

was handsome, rich, and witty.

I got all of it.

It took me [music] three husbands to do

it.

Hello.

>> Hi, Miss Archer.

You wanted to see me?

>> Matt Tully, Tony Rome.

>> Hi.

>> Matt owns the place.

My friend here is looking for Nemo.

>> He hasn't been in lately.

Do you know where he lives?

He's a good customer. I don't ask

questions.

You think he's from out of town?

>> I suppose. Most people in Miami have a

return ticket to somewhere.

Say uh

miss Clement.

You know a guy named Nemo?

>> Yes, I think I do.

>> Good.

Check your files and see if there's a

snapshot of him in there. He's an old

friend of mine.

>> All right.

>> Have fun, kids. Make it while you're

young.

Let's back up on Nemo.

You said before he wanted to marry you

at first. What [music] do you mean by

that?

>> We were hitting it off for a while and

he suddenly stopped calling.

Some other woman, I guess.

>> Some other loot, I guess.

>> It's just as well. I'd feel like a fool

saying I'd been married four times.

>> Yeah. Sounds better if you say you're

married three times.

>> Hi, Miss Archer. How are you?

>> Camelot.

Camelot Joe, Tony Rome.

>> Hi, how are you?

>> Good to see you.

>> Say, do you know where we can find Nemo?

>> No. [music] Try Georgia McKee. She's a

stripper here.

She knows Nemo from way back.

>> She back stage now?

>> No, not now. We had a convention found

earlier.

Tully pushed her off in a big temper.

>> Wait wait Wait a minute.

You know where she lives?

>> Yeah, the

Star Crest trailer park.

>> See you later. Got a [music] weed break,

huh?

Listen

>> If you don't mind, I'll stay here. I'm

not that high on strippers.

>> You're a good girl.

See you.

>> Find the picture, sweetheart?

>> Please.

I can't find it in the files.

>> [panting]

>> With a belt like that, I'm surprised you

could even find the file.

Sorry, baby.

[gasps]

[panting]

I owe you for that kid in there.

>> I said he was a good customer. You

should learn to believe, people.

>> I do.

>> [music]

>> It's 4:30.

What time is that to get in?

>> I was out with a customer.

TULLY SENT ME.

>> WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ME?

YOU KNOW HOW I WORRY.

>> YOU'RE so worried you're half smashed.

>> Well, it proves something, doesn't it?

>> Hm.

>> You know how I worry about you.

>> Irene, will you stop telling me how

worried you get on beat?

>> You're Georgia McKay?

>> Yeah.

>> I'm a police officer. I'd like to ask

you a few questions.

>> Police officer?

>> This is my roommate.

>> We're looking for a man named Nemo. Do

you know him?

>> Nemo?

No. He beat HER UP? HE BEAT UP MY

GEORGIA?

WHY HE BEAT YOU UP, HONEY?

>> NEMO'S IN TROUBLE. I DON'T WANT TO SAY

ANYTHING. I DON'T WANT TO GET INVOLVED.

>> NEMO, THAT NO GOOD SON OF A

>> SHUT UP.

>> IT'S LATE, MISS MCKAY. YOU COULD RATHER

COME downtown and talk as long with me.

I get paid either way.

>> Nemo hasn't been around for a while.

>> Begin by telling me where he lives.

>> Haven't the slightest.

Where'd you go with this customer?

It's 4:30. No bars open that late.

>> Forget it, Irene. I'm beat.

>> You need your sleep.

She shouldn't be tracing around at this

hour with men.

>> Maybe it slipped her mind.

How about telling me where you first met

him?

>> We're from the same neighborhood in New

York.

>> You shouldn't be undressing in front of

him.

>> I do it every night in front of 300 men.

>> How's he any different?

>> Where in New York?

>> Queens. His father owns a butcher shop.

My old lady

lives next door.

His real name is Joe Furman.

It's all I can tell you.

>> You can tell me why he beats you up?

>> I was a little girl when I knew him back

home.

I ran into him a few times down here at

the club. He asked me out.

Well, I guess he expected something

different.

You wouldn't understand.

>> No, I might.

Maybe he was trying to get in the wrong

ballpark.

>> That's her business. Bust out of here,

will you?

>> Shut up. He's a cop.

>> Shut up when I WANT TO. SHUT UP, YOU

LOSER. A FEW POUNDS AND SHUT UP.

YOU

OH, BABY, PLEASE. [laughter] COME HERE.

COME HERE.

COME HERE. I'M SORRY. I'M

SORRY.

OH, SWEETIE, I didn't mean it.

I didn't [laughter] mean it.

Don't make me DO THINGS LIKE

I'M SORRY.

I DIDN'T MEAN IT.

>> YOU WANT THE LIGHTS ON OR OFF?

>> [laughter]

>> NAH, BETTER OFF.

>> Little Dave.

>> Hi, Uncle Tony.

>> Come on in here. How you feel?

>> Fine.

>> That's boy. Hello, Rose.

>> Hi, Tony.

>> Hey, Tiger.

What you say there?

>> How many times do I got to tell you? He

don't talk. He don't talk.

>> Yeah, I forgot about that.

>> Dave's pretty mad at you.

>> I know.

>> He's out back. The beer's in the usual

place.

>> Okay. I'll catch you later.

>> Good luck.

>> All right.

How are you?

You missed a spot over there.

>> Thanks.

>> I get the word you're still mad at me.

>> What did you expect?

You and your costume and juice.

You got us all running around like

errand boys, checking on things you

wouldn't even explain.

>> Did you check on Oscar and Langley?

>> Yeah.

Yeah, I checked.

You didn't kill much.

Oscar was one on a couple of his hold

wraps.

Langley had three arrests in New York.

Released for lack of evidence.

>> What kind of evidence?

>> The evidence that runs out the back

door. He booked talent for stag parties

and sold jewelry on the side.

>> Ain't much of a loss.

>> You know your self-defense plea should

hold.

But not in the case of Turpin.

You're our best bet until we find out

what really happened.

>> Why don't you drop it, Dave? Turpin's

worth no trouble at all.

>> Are you crazy? We find a dead body in

your office. We can't ignore it.

>> If it was a dead archbishop, I could

understand the fuss. But Turpin's a big

fat zero.

>> Tony, you're going to tell me what's

going on?

>> In time.

>> Thanks.

>> Meantime,

check on a guy named Joe Furman, alias

Nimmo.

Also on a guy named Cat Leg who walks

with a limp.

>> Why?

>> Because I think these two guys followed

me to Turpin's hotel. And I think they

later caught up with him in my office.

If that's true, one of them's walking

around town with a slug in him out of

Turpin's gun.

>> Okay, I'll check out the names.

But Tony, tell me what's going on.

>> Will you stop worrying?

I'd never leave you holding the greasy

end of the stick, now would I?

>> I don't know.

Would you?

>> Rudy, I keep telling you this vice

president of yours wants us to finish

the top floor this week.

>> That's what you said at the start, Rudy.

Remember? One floor

>> No, NO, NO, NO.

HOW MANY DAYS DID IT RAIN this week?

>> Two days. That's why.

>> So the only way we're going to finish

this floor this week is to go up to

Saturday and Sunday, right?

>> Well, I thought

>> you said

>> Will you stop thinking and start

listening. Go ask the bookkeeper how

much it'll cost to keep all the men on

overtime for the whole weekend. And go

ahead. Go with them.

What do you want?

>> I need a word with you.

>> Well, hurry it up. Rita's going to call

for me in a couple of minutes.

>> Listen to me. 2 hours after I brought

your little girl home without the police

know about it.

That means that the tip had to come from

somebody in your family.

>> Look, if you're going to dig up a lot of

data, I'd just as soon you let the whole

thing drop.

>> I don't think the insurance company

would be that polite.

What's your wife's maiden name?

>> That's none of your damn business.

Look, Rita didn't do it if that's what

you're thinking. If she wanted more

money, all she has to do is ask me for

it.

>> Those jewels are worth about a half

million dollars, Mr. Costerman. Even if

she asked for that much

>> She'd get it.

>> No questions?

>> Goodbye, Ron.

Look out. Look out.

Rita,

it's just my arm.

That's all. It's just my arm.

>> [music]

[bell]

>> The bullet is out. The bone isn't

broken. There's nothing to worry about.

>> Thank you.

[music]

It's a superficial wound. He'll be fine.

>> Thank God.

>> See, honey? I told you he was too tough

to die.

>> When can I see him?

>> They'll let you know soon enough.

Mrs. Costerman, what's your maiden name?

The desk would like to know in order to

fill out the surgical release forms.

>> It's Rita Nielsen.

Are you sure he's all right?

>> Positively.

Whatever happened to that fellow Nemo?

>> Nemo?

>> Nemo.

>> I don't know anybody by that name.

>> Yes, you do, Rita.

He came to the house once. You didn't

like him.

>> Maybe that's it.

You don't like him well enough to want

to remember him.

>> Can't you see she's upset? Stop

bothering her.

>> Don't be a hero, Buster.

I checked your war record.

You went AWOL when they handed him a

rifle of basic training.

>> Hey,

you and your clients.

>> Well, you got to admit I bring a lot of

customers. However, this one is still

alive.

>> You got a make on the guy who shot him?

>> Yeah, cat like the guy I told you about

with the limp.

He was driving a 1967 gold Pontiac

four-door sedan. Here's the license

number.

>> Oh, we'll run through motor vehicles.

Rental or stolen is my guess.

>> Lieutenant?

>> Yeah.

>> Here's the bullet.

>> Get us to the crime lab.

>> Yes, sir.

>> I think you'll find when you get a make

on that that it matches the one they

lifted out of Turpin.

>> Look,

do I get told how this ties in with

Turpin?

>> Wish I knew.

Anything on Nemo?

>> Nothing local on the Nemo or Joe Furman.

>> How about you contact the New York

Police Department?

Have them check out his father.

He runs a butcher shop in Queens.

I figure if they write to each other, we

can get an address on him down here in

Miami, whether it's Nemo or Furman or

whatever name he uses. And while you're

at it, check on Mrs. Costas.

>> For what?

>> I knew for a while I wouldn't ask you.

All I found out about her is that her

maiden name was Rita Neilson and she

used to work in a bar at the Columbia

Towers.

>> Well, Mr. Costas would like to see you.

>> Thanks, Doc.

>> Oh, almost forgot.

They called me from the coroner's

office. They want to know who's going to

bury Turpin.

>> They want to know why?

>> Well, you and he were partners once.

>> Wait a minute. You try to hit me with a

murder rap and I expect me to pay a

bum's funeral?

Well, I hear you got lucky.

>> Yeah.

Thanks to you. That's one push I owe

you.

>> The attempt on you sounds like a

contract, Mr. Costain.

>> I asked to see Mr. Romaine alone.

>> I'm Lieutenant Santini.

>> I said alone.

>> When you're finished,

do you mind coming down and taking a

look at some mug shots?

Cat like may turn up.

>> Oh, I'd be thrilled.

Thanks.

Contract, what contract? What's he

talking about?

>> Farmed out gun, Mr. Costain.

Tell me something.

You got a will, right? How does it read?

>> On my

look Romaine.

I don't want any people thinking I'm

>> Why don't you wise up? Losing a little

jewelry is one thing, but being dead's

another one.

>> I know what you're thinking, but

No, it must be some kind of a mix up.

They mistake me for somebody else.

>> please cut it out?

People don't shoot at other people just

for the hell of it, you know.

You've been signed for.

Now, how does the will read?

>> Oh, my wife.

My wife, she gets almost everything.

>> What do you call almost?

>> Oh, boy, you're a nosy bastard.

She gets the corporation, the stocks,

the bonds, the cash.

And Diana, she gets

What the hell does Diana get? Oh, yeah,

she gets the boat and the kennels

and the summer place on Sea Island

and the trust fund.

I'd like to wind up with the leftovers.

>> Well, I'd rather have your wife's hand.

>> Romaine,

you don't really think she would do a

thing like this?

>> I don't know. I don't know.

All I know is that she's a liar.

That all I know so far.

No luck on Cat like.

I'm down to out-of-state felons.

I got a rundown on that car. It was

reported stolen Tuesday night.

That's four days ago. It's a cinch he

certainly wouldn't be driving around

Miami all this time. He's probably

stashed somewhere.

Hello?

Yes, who's calling?

What?

No, he's not.

Honest to God, you're hopeless. Do you

know who that was on the phone?

>> Mhm. My bookmaker.

>> This is supposed to be a police station.

How do you think it looks, a bookie

using our main switchboard?

>> Not very nice. Not very nice.

Oh oh oh oh.

Mr. Cappelletti.

>> Alias, alias, alias.

He's got enough names to start his own

phone book. Arson, armed robbery,

assault with a deadly weapon.

But no murder charge.

>> That only means he's a lousy shot.

>> I'll get copies made and we'll canvass

all the downtown hotels and motels.

>> I don't know, Dave.

If I owned an imported gun, I wouldn't

hang around Miami.

I'd jump down to maybe the Keys.

>> That's out of our jurisdiction.

But since you seem to be running this

case

>> I'll grab a sandwich, be back in a few

minutes, and get a copy of that picture.

Oh, by the way, Dave,

that guy calls back, bet me $50 to win

Firefly in the fifth race.

50

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[bell]

>> You in luck. We got a vacancy.

>> How nice.

You know him?

>> Why?

>> Five.

Not till you make me happy.

>> Make a 10?

>> I'm thinking of making it 250.

>> Well, he

he was staying here, but he checked out

early this morning.

>> To where?

>> How would [snorts] I know?

>> You got 50 cents. You want to try for a

buck?

>> Well, he registers

Fields, John Fields.

Drove a Pontiac Sedan.

That's all I can think of.

>> Did he ever make any calls from that

switchboard?

>> Yeah, yeah, he made one.

>> To whom?

>> And it cost you more.

>> You haven't earned this yet.

Here it is.

Wednesday night to a Sally

Bullock

in Miami. 634

424

>> I got it. I got it. Get the number.

>> Who get anybody there now? It's a joint.

It's called the Paradise Cove. It ain't

open till night.

>> What did he say to this here Sally

Bullock?

>> I don't listen in.

>> You should have. You just blew yourself

an extra fin.

>> Hi. I was beginning to think you were

still hung up on that stripper.

>> Nah, she's out of my league.

Well, here's your phone.

>> Sure.

>> Go ahead.

Listen, you told me that uh Rita chilled

Nimmo at customers one night.

How big a chill? A gale or a breeze or

what?

>> She chilled him. No more, no less.

>> He must have done something. Did he

insult her? Did he throw her on the rug

or what?

>> He said hello and struck out. That's all

I know.

Why all this harping on Nimmo?

>> Because I think he [music] keyed this

whole affair.

I don't know why, but I think he did.

Homicide.

What's the matter? Can't you afford a

whole dress?

Santini, please.

Where?

Oh.

Thanks.

Get ready, baby. We're eating.

>> I'm ready.

>> Are you sure you told me everything you

know about Nimmo? You were pretty close

to him once, you know.

>> Not close close. I'm not as wicked as

you think. I've only had one affair

since I've been here.

>> Ha. It's off season.

>> Well, he was a nice young guy.

He wanted to get the hang of it before

he got married.

>> Oh, come on.

What do you say, Packy?

>> Hi, Tony.

>> Say hello to Miss Archer.

>> How do you do?

>> My pleasure.

>> In shape?

>> Great. Looking to make a comeback.

>> I sit right here.

Not bad. Not bad.

>> How about a tie?

Pretty, ain't it?

>> Ah, it's beautiful.

Uh I'm a little light. Can you handle

it? Usually it costs a fin, but uh give

him ten.

Pretty tight.

>> Thanks, lady.

>> I wish I could afford you.

Maybe if I started a syndicate.

>> He was pretty good in his day, Packy

was. He went the whole route with

LaMotta twice. Hello, Sal. How are you?

>> Mandy left this for you.

Five lied legs today.

>> And you have been peeking.

>> I already took out what you owed the

joint.

>> Thanks a lot. Will you show Ms. Archer

to a table? I'll be right there.

>> Ms. Archer, this way, please.

>> [snorts]

>> Hey, Packy.

>> Yeah, Tony?

>> You remember my ex-partner, Turpin?

>> Sure, a real crumb.

>> He's down at the morgue. Bury him.

Oh uh

see he gets a nice tie. Something with

stripes.

>> With pipal.

>> Hello, Lieutenant.

Why don't you come over and join us?

>> Do you mind if I finish my meal?

>> Not at all. Not at all.

Thank you.

Two martinis, one gin, one vodka.

>> Yes, sir.

>> Doubles.

>> You're ten.

>> Tony.

>> Yeah.

>> Why don't we go away on that boat of

yours for a few days?

>> You know I can't do that. I'm too busy.

>> I wish I could get busy.

>> Get a job.

>> That's too busy.

>> Dave, this is Anne Archer. This is

Lieutenant Dave Santini, the police

department.

>> How do you do?

>> Please join us. I regret to say you're

not interrupting anything.

>> What are you here?

>> Nothing on Catleg, but on Joe Furman,

alias Nimmo, we heard from New York PD.

They think they'll turn up a Miami

address for him soon.

>> That's it? That's

>> all?

>> That's all.

Except that your friend, Mrs. Costerman,

was once married to him.

>> To him? To who him?

>> Furman.

Nemo, the guy we're talking about.

>> I didn't know anything about it if

that's what you're thinking.

>> It never dawned on me.

>> So she's been married twice. There's no

rule against it. If there were, I would

have been stopped cold years ago.

>> Well, there's nothing wrong with it.

She's young and I imagine she's

attractive.

>> Oh, she's attractive. She's got all the

goodies all right. Make no mistake about

it.

Vodka over here.

>> I'll get it.

You know anything about a joint called

the Paradise Cove?

>> Yeah. Junkie hangout.

We made a few arrests.

Or if you're looking for some action,

there's generally some pay around.

>> Nice place like that, I'm sure I'm not

invited.

>> I'm sorry.

>> Oh, it's all right. I'm beginning to

think my best bet in town is Packy.

>> I'll drink to that.

>> [music]

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>> What will it be?

>> I'm looking for Sally Bullets.

>> She ain't here tonight.

>> I got to see her.

>> Hey, for that dance, why to drive fat

candy?

>> Who?

>> Hey, fat candy.

>> I'll be with YOU IN A MINUTE.

>> OH.

NO, NO.

I ain't been alone that long, buddy.

>> Look.

She's better than Sally.

Ask any of the guys. She's Sally's pal.

She knows everything Sally knows. I

won't stay long.

Never mind, never mind.

Fat Candy, come here, quick.

>> Hold the thought.

Maybe I see you later.

What can I do for you?

>> This gentleman here wants

>> like to buy some of your time.

>> So buy. It's 20 for starters.

One year?

What are you, some kind of a nut?

There's a room out in back.

>> Fine conversation baby.

>> Look, if you're writing a book Mr.

Tell-all, I got nothing new to say.

>> I'm looking for Sally Bullock. Where

does she live?

>> She moves around a lot. We all do.

>> I got to find her.

>> She don't come around much now she got

herself a regular.

>> Listen uh

I'm new down [music] here Sam. Made no

connections yet. She told me she was

going to put me onto a pusher.

>> What are you on? Pot, acid, banana

peels?

>> Listen, listen she tells me this guy

handles anything.

>> He'd push oatmeal if there was enough

loot in it.

>> He's my man. Where can I find him?

Where can I find him?

>> For another 20?

>> Rough.

>> You sure you ain't a cop?

>> You ever know of a cop who had an extra

20?

>> His name's Vic Rude. Corner apartment

building, 36 and Jefferson.

>> Fine baby.

>> They picked me up on this. My man's

going to lean all over you.

The big one, over there.

>> Everything's going to be cool

sweetheart.

>> You kind of nice smile Mr. You know

that?

You sure about the other one? We got

that back room empty now.

>> One I'm stronger.

>> Ah you junkies are all alike. You get a

needle pull and you never need anything

else.

>> Yeah crazy baby.

I'm looking for Sally Bullock.

>> Not here. I DON'T KNOW HER.

>> I SAID I'M LOOKING FOR SALLY BULLOCK.

>> YOU GOT NO RIGHT TO COME BUSTING IN here

like this.

>> You a dope peddler and NOT A LAWYER?

[screaming]

NO SENSE BRUISING MY KNUCKLES ON YOU.

IF YOU TALK TO ME, I'll break your jaw.

And if that don't get us no place, we're

going to see if this thing really works.

>> I don't know where she lives. I swear

it.

>> When did she make her last buy?

>> I sold her some H a few days ago.

>> When does she do back here?

>> Soon, I guess.

>> Listen to me, Buster.

You know exactly how much she's hooked.

And you know exactly how many caps you

sold her. [music] And you know exactly

when she's going to run out and need

more. And now tell me when exactly.

>> She's run out by now. She should have

showed this morning.

>> Good. We'll wait for her.

>> What are you doing?

>> I'm making something need. How do you

like your meat?

Who is it?

>> Sally.

>> Um

one minute.

>> We'll do it my way, okay?

>> You're late.

>> I know it. I know it. God, I know it.

Now, whatever that will buy.

>> You got about 10 days here.

>> Hurry it

>> up, we'll get there.

>> All right, calm down.

>> You're right.

I got needle fever, that's for sure.

Hurry it up, Vic.

>> Take it easy, baby. Take it easy.

[clears throat]

Now you better get at this.

You got a lot of edge on.

>> Don't you worry about me.

There's 5 minutes.

5 minutes I'll be president of the

world.

>> Okay.

Academy Award stuff.

YOU HURTING, BABY?

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[screaming]

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>> YEAH.

UH-HUH.

THANKS.

THEY STICK AT THE AIRPORT.

bus terminal, railroad station. Highway

patrols have been on the alert.

Cat leg doesn't have much chance to

slipping out of town.

>> If he already hadn't gotten out of town.

>> I doubt it. Crash like that, he's bound

to be pretty well banged up.

>> You should know they like to do it like

a scrap this week and start a brand new

one.

>> Cheer up.

Crime lab says the bullet that hit

Costerman and the one that went in

Turbin came from the same gun.

Which lets you off the hook and puts cat

leg on it.

>> Nimo and cat leg put this thing

together. You can bet me that Nimo's the

guy on the Turbin shop.

>> We've checked out every shady doctor in

town.

If this limbo was patched up, it was

done by an unlicensed man.

>> That's great. All we got to do is check

out an unlicensed doctor.

>> Sure.

It's like trying to find a stick with

only one end.

New York finally sent us a local address

on Nimo.

>> Hit it. Hit it.

>> We did. It was locked. Nobody home.

>> Didn't you go inside?

>> Police can't break in without a search

warrant. Only a criminal civilian could

do that.

>> Is so.

What's his address?

>> Funny that you should ask.

You'll excuse the expression, but tit

for tat.

His name is Rude. He's a pusher.

Jefferson Boulevard.

>> If you gigged him, it's a cinch he's

moved out all his stock.

>> Maybe not.

Maybe he's the kind of guy who forgets.

Maybe he left a little of that grass in

a vase.

>> Wise guy.

>> Thanks.

>> [music]

>> I got a new girl in my pocket. A dime I

left at home. And I'm tired of having

nothing. Tired of being alone. Yes, it's

hard times. [music]

Oh,

oh, oh, you know it. Hard times.

My baby left me one morning [music] with

everything I had. And it's hard to keep

it going when you feel so bad because

it's hard times.

Oh, oh, oh, you know it. Hard times.

Hard times all night.

>> [music]

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>> Mrs. Costerman,

don't make this job any tougher than it

is.

>> Oh

God.

What am I going to do?

What am I going to do?

>> You're going to do a stretch in prison

if you don't cut this out.

I gathered this was meant for Nimmo.

>> [snorts]

>> He's the only one.

He's the only one who have hired that

man to kill Rudy.

>> You don't believe the one husband could

have another husband killed?

>> You know about it?

>> I quit trying to know about it.

I figured Nemo was blackmailing you.

>> He threatened to tell Rudy that we were

married.

>> Oh, now wait a minute.

Costain can't be that big a fat head.

Why the hell would he care if you were

married before?

>> Well, not married before.

Still married.

>> You never bothered to get a divorce?

>> Oh, it sounds insane. I know it does.

When I left Nemo, I didn't have enough

money for a bus ticket,

much less a lawyer.

I don't know.

Time just sort of passed.

I didn't know where he was. I didn't

care.

Then I met Rudy.

And he wanted to marry me.

He wanted to marry a girl like me.

I just couldn't tell him about Nemo.

I was so afraid he'd change his mind.

>> I met a lot of gamblers in my time, but

lady, you're the champ.

>> Oh, we were coming right down here. I

I didn't think anybody would find out.

And nobody did.

Until Nemo showed up that night at the

party with Ann Archer.

>> And you were the perfect pigeon.

Great setup.

>> The next day he met me.

He threatened to show our marriage

license to Rudy.

Expose me as a bigamist.

>> And you couldn't come up with all the

cash he wanted without Costain asking

questions, so you decided to dole out

the jewelry.

>> The night that Diana came back without

that pin, I

I just got panicked.

I called Nemo.

>> You were afraid that if the police found

the pin, they'd then discover that the

rest of the jewelry was phony.

>> But he must have decided he could

blackmail me for a lot more if Frudy

were killed.

Then I'd inherit everything.

>> Here, wipe your face.

I'll take you home.

Diane can put you to bed.

>> She's probably still at Dr. Boyd's.

>> Dr. Boyd?

>> [snorts]

>> Her stepfather.

>> Why doctor?

>> Well,

[sighs and gasps] he really isn't. He

used to be

till they took away his license.

>> Now why would they do a thing like that?

>> They caught him doing abortions.

>> Tell me something.

You think Nimmo might know Dr. Boyd?

>> No.

>> Do you think he might know of him?

>> Well, he might.

Before he was through, Nimmo knew

everything about us.

Mr. Romeo, you have to find Nimmo.

I don't know how, but you've got to

stop.

>> Uh-huh.

If somebody hasn't already done it for

me.

>> I'm sorry.

>> Why?

>> Really, I am.

You shouldn't have gotten mixed up with

a family like ours.

>> This is not a family. It's just a bunch

of people living in the same address.

>> [music]

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>> I told you it'd wind up dying anyway.

But no.

You tried to pull him through just to

prove you're still a hotshot doctor.

>> Why bother to bury him, boys?

Cops will only dig him up,

print him and prove that he's Joe

Furman, alias Nemo.

Put your palms down on the box.

You too.

>> I never heard of Nemo.

>> You're leaning on him, buddy.

He's the guy Turpin shot in my office

and then you got Turpin.

>> Yeah, the way I heard it was a hunting

accident.

>> That's funny.

>> Put that gun away. You're being

ridiculous.

>> Maybe so, but the gun ain't.

He brought Nemo over here to you for

repairs.

That's when you found the marriage

license on him.

And you realized that Rita wasn't

legally married to Costas, would make

Diana the only heiress.

Obviously she'd take care of her mother

and you and fine style.

And then he hired you to make Rita a

widow twice in one week.

>> I'd have to be insane.

>> That's one way to plead.

The marriage certificate, please.

>> Finally found use for your foot, didn't

you?

You won't get far. They'll box you in

for turpene.

>> I doubt it.

>> The crime lab will prove the bullet came

from your gun.

>> What gun?

There's 10 billion gallons of water in

Biscayne Bay.

If the crime lab can find that gun,

I'll sit in the chair and pull the

switch myself.

>> They'll top you for the attempt on

customer witnesses, you remember?

>> Maybe.

But the most they'll get is a reduced

one to five for assault with a deadly

weapon. If they catch me.

>> I called downtown. They're on their way.

You kill me, you take the full count.

>> Why should I kill you? Nobody's paying

me to.

>> Help.

HELP.

MY BACK.

HELP ME.

>> YOU'RE SUCH A HOT SHOT DOCTOR, WHY DON'T

YOU FIX YOURSELF?

SAY, ain't this yours?

Why don't you put that thing away and

lend me a smoke?

>> That makes sense.

You wouldn't get from here to the end of

your thumb.

>> I'm not worried.

>> Why not?

>> I know the rules of evidence.

When you've been arrested as many times

as me, it's the same as going to law

school.

>> Capa Lake.

Brief him on his rights and arrest him.

>> He has the right to keep silent. The

Constitution

>> The Constitution informs you of these

rights. You need not talk to me unless

you wish to do so. You don't have to

answer any questions.

>> HELP ME.

>> HEY, get an ambulance for this guy,

whoever he is.

>> He's the dirty doctor you were looking

for.

Nemo?

Call them all.

Tell them we got a buyer.

Well, did you find out why Turpin,

Cadillac, and Nemo started shooting each

other in your office?

>> I don't think they liked each other.

>> Thanks for everything.

>> Okay. Yeah. Oh, wait a minute.

Here's the promise I promised you.

>> Oh, thanks, Mr. Custom.

I deserve it.

>> Come on.

>> See you.

Good morning.

>> Good morning, sir.

>> Nice to see you up and around.

>> Malcolm.

Malcolm.

Malcolm.

>> Something here [music and singing]

inside me.

Something warm and free.

Something to remind

me

how

you feel.

Here you

>> Hey there. Welcome aboard.

>> Thank you.

>> Here, sit right there. Lean against

those pillows. Make yourself

comfortable.

Now,

put those right up there.

Vodka for you

and gin for me.

I will drink these and I'll make a few

more, and they will shove off for the

dry Tortugas.

The tarpon are running. That is, if we

ever get to do any fishing.

>> Sounds great.

But I'll have to cancel out.

My husband flew down last night and we

agreed to patch things up.

We're going to go to Nassau.

He bought me a night gown and said we're

going to have a second honeymoon.

Poor joker. I don't even remember the

first one.

I know it sounds silly after all the

things I've said, but

it's just as well the next one might

have been fat.

And you

you'd be a bad risk.

You'd get shot or

lose me in a poker game.

>> Smart move.

>> If you ever see Tony Ron,

give him my love.

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