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[mysterious music begins]

[thriller music ramps up]

This is a bit surreal.

- What do you mean?

- You know, all this stuff.

Meet me in parking level six,

come alone,

leave your car here.

If I didn't know better I'd think I should be worried.

- You watch too many movies.

This way.

We do our business out here.

No reason not to enjoy the ocean,

cool breeze.

- Wow.

This is some nice view you got here Tommy.

- Thanks.

There's a lot wrong with this city.

Too much traffic,

too much pollution,

over population,

but the one thing that makes it all bearable

is to come home at the end of the day

and take a look at this.

- I'm sorry. I don't believe we've met.

- I'm Alex Brandt.

- Mr.Brandt,

I thought you were still in Rio.

- I got tired of being out of the country.

- I mean, it's a pleasure to finally meet you.

- My associates have told me about you.

They tell me that you've done some good work.

- I try.

- I know you're here to fill Tommy in

on some details of a deal that you were working on.

- Yes, sir.

There's a large shipment

that some people I know

need to unload quickly.

Now I've negotiated them down to

sell the product below market value.

- My boys have vouched for you.

I'm in on the deal.

- Great.

- Tommy will look after you.

One thing, Jimmy.

- Yes, Mr.Brandt.

- Why don't you tell me

a little bit about Phil Raphaelson.

I understand that you've developed

a relationship with Mr.Raphaelson

and I guess I get a little uncomfortable

when one of my employees strikes up

a chummy relationship with the prosecutor.

- Mr.Brandt, I assure you there is nothing going on.

- So the information I received in Brazil

that you had cut a deal

with the prosecutor is incorrect?

- They tried to pinch me,

but they had nothing.

I mean,

no deal was made.

- And if I were to check you for a wire?

- I'd be clean.

- Would you mind if Tommy checked you?

- No. Go right ahead.

- Very good. You have a lot to do. [cell dial]

Tommy will look after you.

Yeah, I'm back in the country.

How do we get this prosecutor,

this Phil Raphaelson to call off his dogs?

Ah, no. Be creative.

Think of something.

He's gotta get the point.

No,no. Tommy's taking care of that.

[GUNSHOT]

Yeah, Jimmy's not gonna be a problem.

[action music]

- Hey Phil. - Still checking on it.

- Thanks for coming so quickly.

- What's,uh, what's the story?

- Well, the neighbor called this body in about an hour ago.

There's no evidence that the murder took place here.

- Body drop.

Isolated area,

no tire tracks.

It's pretty clean.

Looks professional.

Prosecuting attorneys usually aren't called

in on a crime scene,

so I assume you have some kinda relationship

with the victim, right?

- Yes, I do.

- Who is it? - Name's Jimmy Costen.

We hauled him in for racketeering a few months back.

The moment I threatened him with some jail time

he jumped at the chance to start

working for me as an informant.

- Who'd he work for? - Alex Brandt.

- He tell you anything about Brandt?

- Nothing we didn't know already.

We were working on something to nail Brandt.

There was a deal about to go down

and Brandt was right in the middle of it.

Maybe Brandt figured out something was up.

That'd be my guess.

- We got a report that Brandt

arrived back in the country a few days ago.

Now this could be our chance

to nail him once and for all, Frank,

but we gotta move fast

before he tries to flee the country again.

Can I count on CSAs cooperation?

- Let me see what I can do.

- This came in from our Brazilian feed this morning.

It's a little rough.

- Right. Yeah. Yeah.

I'm not talking about that kind of money,

you know, electronic transaction.

- Alexia Alexandervic,

Now that the plans are final

we need a way to secure funds.

- You're right.

We'll finalize the details tomorrow.

- Fresh Start, ready to break ground on the site right away.

- Fresh Start? [on phone] Be there. It will be delivered Wednesday.

- Fresh Start Construction.

That's Ray Jackson's company.

That's good enough for me.

Time to saddle up.

[ominous music]

Fast Eddie Batista,

strong-armed robbery,

attempted murder.

He doesn't look that tough.

Mike 'The Mac' Mitchell,

extortion,

fraud, embezzlement.

Nice guy.

All right, here's our boy right here.

You with me, Marv?

- I got you five by five. Over.

- Ray Jackson.

That's him.

I'd read you his rap sheet,

but we don't have all day.

I'm going in. Wish me luck.

- Okay. We have 14 tractors, 14 trucks.

We're the foundation.

We're gonna level the field.

- Hey Eddie.

- Hey. - I don't know what's going on.

- G'Morning Ray.

- Frank Darnell.

What's with the get up?

- CSA probably had enough of you.

- No. They still put up with me.

- Hey, cop.

- Quite a set up you got here.

I'm impressed.

- You moved in here pretty slick.

I'm impressed.

- So why don't you tell me what's going on, Ray?

- You tell me.

You come in here,

rouse me in front of my boys.

How do you plan to do that and walk away in one piece?

- All your boys here are on parole, Ray.

I don't think there's anybody here

that wants to pick up a violation

for interfering with a federal officer.

That'd be kinda stupid, don't you think?

Meet my boys.

[action music]

- Don't move, Eddie.

- Freeze. - Freeze.

- Put your hands where we can see them. - Your call.

- Right there.

- Not bad, G-man.

Not bad.

[neighbor] We'll see you Saturday.

- Powerbar.

Is that your definition of breakfast?

- I'm in a hurry. We have a pep assembly first period.

Oh, and I won't be home for dinner tonight.

I'm meeting some friends at the mall.

- Do these friends have names?

- Well, Jenna and Madison and maybe someone else.

- Maybe's not good enough Susie-Q.

- Mom, I don't even know if he likes me.

- Call me.

Love ya.

Ha.

- Get those papers to my assistant by tomorrow morning.

- Wish me luck.

- You don't have to do this, you know.

You're so beautiful.

- You know what I mean.

I need to do this for myself and

I want to look my best on the campaign trail.

- Yeah, well, you do whatever you want,

but, you know, you're perfect to me.

- Thank you.

[prisoners chatter]

- On your feet cupcake.

Get your eyes off me convict.

- Morning Ray.

You sleep well?

- Why shouldn't I?

I've got a clear conscience.

- Makes one of us.

- You come to apologize and send me home?

- Now that's exactly why I'm here.

How did you know?

- I'm here to offer you a carrot,

a chance to get out from under

before I file international money laundry charges,

and I suggest you take full advantage of it.

- And if I don't?

- Ray, I'd bet my pension

that your laundering money for Alex Brandt.

I've been chasing this guy around the planet

for about the past three years

Ray, do you have any idea of what happens

with that kinda money?

- Enlighten me, please.

- Ray, that money goes to fund some of the most radical

terrorist groups in this world

not to mention some very prominent

enemies of this country.

We intercepted a transmission

from a source in Ananindeua.

We have Alex Brandt talking about

an electronic transfer of funds to an account,

your account, Fresh Start Construction.

So why would he say something like that

if you weren't doing a little laundry work for him?

- I did my time and when I got out

I did exactly what you nice people wanted.

I went straight.

I became a successful contractor

and I put a lotta guys back to work

who coulda wound up back in the joint.

- I'd like to believe that.

- You don't' have enough for a conviction.

- Come on, Parker. We have more than enough to hold

Jackson indefinitely while we investigate

and without bail.

- This conversation is over.

I want to talk to my lawyer alone.

Do something Fleming.

What am I paying you for?

- Hey, Ray.

They're bluffing,

all right? Now look.

We'll file an injunction

claiming restraintive trade.

Now you tell me what the they have on you.

- Nothing.

- Ray's the worst of them.

He's done hard time before.

- Oh, remember Phil,

I need to talk to you about Thursday.

- What's Thursday?

I was hoping to coax this guy

into announcing his candidacy.

- Well, it's about time.

- That's what Caroline keeps saying.

- I'm gonna throw a little fundraiser for him,

generate some interest,

maybe extract some money.

- It always comes down to the money.

- Uh huh.

- What about Caroline?

Will she make it to the party?

- Well, I would think so.

I have to pick her up at the doctor's office

a little later this afternoon.

A limo's gonna bring her there.

Now listen to me, I sound like a movie star.

- And how are our pampered patients doing this morning?

- Same as you left them.

Miss Raphaelson's packed and ready to go.

Oh, her husband called and said

he'll pick her up at the doctor's office.

- And where's Wilbur?

- Car must be in the garage by now.

I'm outta here. - Mac,

would you stay a few minutes after your shift

so I can take her downstairs? - Mm hmm.

- All right, Caroline, are you ready

for your big debut? - Uh huh.

- Mr. Raphaelson is gonna meet you at Dr.Manser's office. - Uh huh.

- Let's see, do we have all of her personal belongings,

Wilbur? Thank you, and let's move out.

- Bye, bye Mrs.R.

- Hey,

you take care of yourself now.

- Don't try to talk if your face feels too swollen.

It'll take a few days for you to feel comfortable.

- Hey,

you know where to go? - Yes.

Dr.Manser at the Deshields Medical Building.

Okay.

I make this run three times a week maybe.

I think that guy's so rich he could buy Beverly Hills.

[LAUGH]

- Good morning, Mrs.Raphaelson.

Thanks Tom.

Here I'll take that for you.

Well, it's show time.

You must be so excited.

We're in exam room four today, okay?

Here we go.

You're gonna get right up on this table here.

Up you go. There you go. How you feeling?

- Caroline, good to see you.

Look who's here.

- Hi honey.

You ready to meet the new you?

- I always warn my patients

not to expect too much change.

The goal in retinoplasty

is to erase ten years

not to turn you into a supermodel.

- Frankly she looked just fine to me before.

- Drum roll, please.

Now don't be scared by what you see.

The surgery went very well,

but it's gonna take two or three weeks

for the swelling and the bruising to dissipate.

How was Hermione's Hideway?

Did they treat you good?

I send a lotta patients there.

Let's see what magic I brought.

- What is this? Uh, hey.

Hey, stop, come back here.

- Excuse me miss.

- Nurse grab that, - Where, where are you going?

- Wait a second.

- Nurse.

- Hey.Wait, wait, wait. I just want to talk to you.

[action music]

- Come on, come on. Go, come on.

- Go, go, go.Go.

- Stop.

Where is my wife?

- There you go. Bye.

Hi. - Hi, can I have a non- fat Vanilla latte, please?

- Sure. [backup warning chime]

There you go.

- Wait.Wait.Wait, wait.

Look, I know I parked in the red zone,

but I always do that.

- Hey, what's going on?

- Come on.

Hey, hey, come back, please.

Oh.Uh.

- Hi.

- Oh, okay, okay.

What's this all about, Frank?

- I'm gonna help you get your car back.

- Right.

- Need a ride?

- Actually, I do.

I've given you more at bats

than a kindergarten softball league

and it always ends up the same way.

With you talking me into working

with you against my better judgment.

- You got great judgment. That's why I'm here.

I think we make a great team.

I think we work well together.

We got synchronicity.

- Synchronicity? Hmm.

- Yeah. - Like that identity theft case?

- Well, I just thought that it made more sense

that I took the woman out than you.

- Ha, for dinner and drinks maybe,

but not the whole weekend.

- Good point.

- I gotta go.

- Um...

- Frank, I gotta work.

- Look, just hear me out for a second.

We'll dealing with a very,uh,

high profile kidnapping of a federal official.

- Kidnapping? Who's the victim?

- Caroline Raphaelson.

She's the wife to the U. S. Attorney,

Phil Raphaelson.

- Yeah. I know who he is.

- Well, Phil and I have been

working on a case together.

It has to do with money laundering

and terrorist funding.

It's, it's got everything in it.

- I'm listening.

- All right, here's what we know so far.

Caroline Raphaelson just got a routine face-lift

from a Doctor Andrew Manser.

Now she was transferred to a luxury aftercare facility.

A place called Hermione's Hideaway.

She spent the night there.

Today limo comes by,

picks her up and takes her back to the doctor

to have the bandages removed.

- Okay, what's the puzzle?

- The bandages came off,

but it wasn't Caroline Raphaelson

that was under all that gauze.

It was a teenage girl.

Teenage girl gets up, she bolts out the door.

- Well, that's a neat trick. Can I go visit this doctor?

- Look, if it was easy I wouldn't be here.

Phil saw his wife last night and said

there was no question it was Caroline.

- Somebody obviously made the switch

presumably after he left his wife in aftercare.

- We interviewed the nurses, the technicians, the whole staff.

They said there's no way that that could have happened.

- Really? That's intriguing.

- Look, I need Phil firing on all cylinders, okay?

That means I want you to find the wife.

You're the best person for the job.

- Here are the most recent photos I have of Caroline.

If you hear anything new I'll be at the office.

- All right, sir. [phone rings]

- Hello?

- I think we have something that you want.

- Who is this? - What is it?

We have a very pretty lady who wants to talk to you.

- Caroline?

- She's a little excited,

but we'll calm her down.

- You, you better not hurt her.

- If you cooperate she'll be fine.

I suggest you do what we tell you.

- I'm listening.

- How much do you charge to rent a limo for the evening?

- It's 85 dollars an hour

and we have a four-hour minimum.

Boss says no exceptions, company policy.

- What's your company policy on kidnapping?

- I go get the boss. - I don't want to talk to your boss.

I want to talk to you.

Your name's Gregorio Alexiavic, right?

- You drove Caroline Raphaelson from Hermione's Hideaway

to Doctor Manser's this morning?

- Right. - Anything happen out of the ordinary

while you were there?

- Niet.Drive to Deshields Medical

and on level two, park and wait.

- Did she say anything to you?

- Not a word.Not even thank you.

[PHONE RINGS]

- Yes, Frank, go.

When?

Okay, I'm on my way.

Uh, excuse us.

Phil just got a call on the ransom demand.

We gotta get over there right away.

- Frank, I gotta get home.

- You got a choice.

Either you go with me or I'll have the limo driver

take you back to the garage and drop you off. Either way.

- Well, that's nice. The last lady that got in his car disappeared.

- Look, I'll be in touch.

If you think of anything you call me at that number.

- Talk about kidnapping.

[edgy music]

- Frank. - Hi Phil.

- They've got Caroline.

They put her on the phone.

She sounded terrified.

- Are you sure it was your wife's voice?

I'm sorry. I'm Jane Doe.

- Yeah. Yeah.Of course I'm sure.

Anyway, they called me on my personal cell phone.

- Caller ID?

- Restricted. - You said they.

Was there more than one caller on the line?

- No.It was just the one guy

and I didn't recognize his voice.

I'm sorry. Sit down, please.

Sorry, I know I'm not being of much help.

I've been a prosecutor for 30 years,

but when it's happening to you.

- Tell me about the ransom demand.

- The caller said if I don't drop

all charges against Ray Jackson

and release him from jail within 72 hours

Caroline will be killed.

- Ray Jackson?

- Yeah.

- He also said that if any of this

leaks out they won't even wait that long.

- Well, excuse me, but why don't you just drop the charges

and re-file them a week later?

- No. I have to dismiss with prejudice

so that Jackson can't be rearrested and charged again.

- Well, they did their homework.

What'd you say to the caller?

- I don't know.

I didn't say anything really.

I stalled, I played dumb

just trying to push back that deadline.

Of course it's no use.

Seventy-two hours is non-negotiable.

- Frank told me that you visited Caroline

at Hermione's Hideaway last night.

- Yes.

She was so excited about the unveiling.

- Phil, are you sure it was Caroline

under all those bandages?

And you're, you're positive?

- Yeah, I think I'd know if it was someone else.

- I'm just touching all bases, Phil.

- I know. I'm sorry.

What's killing me is that I should have spotted it

immediately at the doctor's office.

I mean, the way she didn't say anything,

the way she carried her body.

I just put it down to nerves.

If we coulda grabbed that girl right away

she would have led us right to Caroline.

- Can you describe her?

- Uh, the police sent me this fax.

It looks just like her.

- She barely looks 16.

- You know, for all we know

somebody could have given

this girl 100 bucks and told her they were

playing a practical joke.

- I suppose. - Can you remember anything else

about her at all?

- Nothing more than I told the police.

She was about Caroline's height,

Caroline's coloring,

she was pretty, but not a great beauty.

Not like Caroline was.

- How long do I have to stay in here?

- Till it's time to go.

- Well, when is that?

- Oh, you'll be the first to know.

- Look, there is nothing to do.

- Quit your whining. You're getting paid.

- I'm not whining, I'm bored.

- Take a nap,

read a book. Do something.

Do it quietly, huh?

- Hi boss.

I have the information you asked for,

work ups on Doctor Manser's staff

and the car service personnel,

phone records,

fingerprints from Mrs. Raphaelson's room

at the aftercare facility.

- Okay.All right, Marvin, cut to the chase for me.

Any connection to Ray Jackson at all?

- No, sir, but we're still digging.

- Okay. Good.

Uh, pull up the graphics for me, will you?

- So Frank,

you really think that Ray Jackson is involved?

- Well, it's tough to be getting 19 counts of bank robbery.

Jackson's a real role model.

He employees a buncha ex- cons at his site.

- So you think he employs them to do

something else like kidnapping?

- Well, could be. Marvin,

are you having any luck piecing together that chatter

into something coherent?

- Mm, not completely,

but we're getting close. [playing with audio]

- And this came in just before we rousted Jackson.

That's Alex Brandt.

- The Alex Brandt?

You've been chasing that creep around for years.

You got a line on him through Jackson?

- Marvin, could you pull up the photos for me?

Yeah, we think Alex Brandt is using

Ray Jackson as a front.

What we don't know

is the identity of Brandt's U. S. partner.

- What are they talking, a meeting? What is it?

A money launderers convention or what?

- Look, look, listen to me.

I need you to concentrate on Caroline Raphaelson.

I'll take care of Jackson.

We need to dig fast. We're on a nasty deadline.

Marvin, you remember Jane Doe?

- Jane Doe.

- You get her anything she needs, okay?

- Yes. And you'll want to see this.

- Okay. - Background on Mac Macintyre.

He was the night nurse.

On duty from 11 P.M. until he was relieved

at nine in the morning by the day nurse,

Anna Reichman.

There was also an orderly,a,uh,

mentally challenged gentleman name Wilbur Russell.

He came in at eight.

Macintyre was alone in the hallway

all night with a clear view

to the door of Caroline Raphaelson's room.

He coulda seen the switch or made it himself.

- What do we know about this Mac Macintyre?

- Okay. That's the kicker.

He has what appears to be an excellent resume

except every reference turned out

to either be a wrong number or out of order.

- How convenient. - Mm hmm.

We're running his social and his prints.

If it gets hairy I can always send his DNA to CODIS.

- Excellent. I'm gonna take this,

okay Marvin? - Yes.

- Thank you.

- Anything?

- Dinner.Uh, how am I gonna get home?

- Oh, uh,

- Company car? I'm moving up, huh?

- This too.

- Now a badge.

Old times.

- Be careful with it.

- I will be.

- Hello? - Hey honey.

- Hi.

Buy a new car and not tell me about it?

- No. It's just a loaner while mine's in the shop.

- Hey,

who's the girl?

- Thanks for driving me home.

- I don't know.

Thanks. - Bye.

- He looks kinda happy.

- Yeah.

- Excuse me. Wait a minute.

- What?

- Well, what's going on?

- I just want a snack.

- I'm just starting dinner,

and besides you left this morning all depressed

and today you're happy.

What happened at school?

- You guys'll just make a big deal out of it.

- We won't make a big deal out of it.

Will we Jack?

- Well, we'll do our best.

- Okay.

You heard they're having a school dance, right?

- Heard? I barely escaped

having to serve on the refreshment committee.

- I wasn't so lucky.

Chaperone committee.

- Well, I'm going

with Carla Solomon.

- You have a date? You can't have a date.

You're a baby.

- That's my boy.

- First of all, I'm not a baby.

I'm almost 13.

- Well, you're gonna be 13 in 11 months.

I mean, well, you can't,

you're just too young to have a date, honey.

I mean, pretty soon you're gonna be married

and then you're gonna have kids and then I'm gonna be a grandma

and I'm way too young to be a grandma, young man.

- Aren't you getting a little ahead of yourself?

Anyway, Susan's gonna have kids way before I do.

- Bite your tongue.

- In some parts of the world people get married at 12.

- Well, in other countries

people eat their neighbors for dinner.

It doesn't make it right.

- This is what I call making a big deal.

- All right, so I lied.

- Just do me one favor.

Don't tell Susan.

- Why not?

- Because

beyond the usual evil big sister issue

she's friend with Carla's sister Courtney

and she'll drive me nuts about this.

- Well, maybe she'll be happy for you, honey.

- Sure. Just like my parents are.

I'm gone.

[PHONE RINGS]

- Hello?

Yeah, just a second.

It's Darnell from U.S.Puzzle.

- Oh, hi.

- Mac Macintyre.

- Anxious to meet him.

- Yeah, well, don't look for him at work.

Those phony references turned out to be a cover up

for a felony conviction on armed robbery.

- That's a coincidence, don't you think?

- Ex-con Ray Jackson our prime suspect,

ex-con Mac Macintyre stationed next to the victim?

Yeah,I'd say so.

So far I can't find anything

to link the two of them together.

I'm afraid he's gonna skip town.

- Frank?

- Look Cathy, you're gonna

have to go tonight. You have to.

- Okay.

What's the address?

[mysterious music]

[basketball game chatter in the background]

- All right, all right. Yeah.Come on.

Stay on him.

Watch the shot. Watch the shot!

- Oh.

Ah,man, check him out, yo.

Yeah, let's go.

Hold him, hold him.

Throw yeah.Okay.

All right, here we go. Here we go.

You got it bro.

Hey yo, lady, the ball?

- Is one of you Mac Macintyre?

- Come on, woman, give us the ball.

We ain't got all day.

- Well, he's in big time trouble.

Nice.

- Yeah, I'm Mac Macintyre.

- What's going on, Mac?

- This about Hermione's Hideaway? - Yeah.

- Well, listen, I lied on my resume, all right?

So they send the feds out for this now?

- Never said I was a fed.

- Well, you gotta be somebody.

Cracking up on my game like this, right?

- I'm Jane Doe from the CSA.

I'm here because Caroline Raphaelson was kidnapped.

- Yeah.Yeah.

I heard about that.

I told the nursing director

I didn't know anything about it.

She fired me anyway.

- I'm sorry about that.

- Yeah, me too.

So unless you got some more questions

I'm gonna get back to my game with my fellas

because I got money hanging on this and,um,

as you know I'm currently unemployed.

- Couldn't Ray Jackson help you with that?

- Who's Ray Jackson? - You don't know him?

- No.I ain't never heard of no Ray Jackson.

- All right, look.

Phil Raphaelson swears that his wife

was at Hermione's Hideaway last night.

This morning she disappeared.

Now do you have any idea how that happened?

Can you help me at all?

- Listen, when Mr. Raphaelson left

his wife didn't make a peep for the whole night,

okay, 'cause I could see her door from my station.

- You never left your desk?

- Hey maybe I went to the vending machine

or used the bathroom or something,

but not enough time for somebody to take

a body out of the room and put someone else in there.

Listen, lady, I have nothing to do with all this.

I don't know anything, all right?

- I hope you didn't for your sake.

Good luck.

- Hey man, everything all right?

- Everything's cool, man. Come on, let's play ball.

- All right, cool man. Hey,ball in,ball in.Here we go.

- Come on y'all.

- I got you.I got you.

Balls out.

Ah, ah. I got you dawg.

Oh.

[action music]

- On your feet, pumpkin. You got a visitor.

- You always drop in without calling?

- I was in the neighborhood.

- I have a lawyer, you know.

- This won't take long, Ray.

I'll be gone before you know it.

- So what brings you by, Frank?

- First we had you for suspicion on money laundering.

Now kidnapping.

You're moving up, Ray.

That's a capital offense.

- Well, unless I dematerialized out of my cell

and rematerialized back in it

you and I both know I didn't kidnap anyone.

- You got 50 ex- cons working for you.

I doubt it'll be much tougher for

Fresh Start Construction to put together a crime game

with a roofing crew.

- Why don't you tell your cops

to drop their case against me?

Save everyone a lotta grief.

- Trust me on something,

if there's any grief coming down

it's coming your way.

- You can't pin kidnapping on me

any more than you can pin money laundering.

You got a case against Alex Brandt

then arrest him.

Do your job.

At least let me go do mine.

- Ray? Don't talk to him.

- Thanks for watching my back, Fleming.

- Darnell, please, you know you're not supposed

to talk to my client alone. - Why don't you tell me

what you were thinking when you brought Phil here?

He's too emotionally involved in this.

- I made him.

I'm assuming that you're denying any connection

with my wife's disappearance.

- Of course we deny it.

Anybody could have used Mr. Jackson's name.

- I didn't even know you were married.

You look a little light in the loafers to me.

- You...

- Phil, Phil, calm down.

Calm down.We can find another way to settle this.

Please calm down.

- I don't believe you.

Caroline's life is on the line

and he knows all about it. - Come on.

- I don't know anything about it.

Can I sue him for assault?

- Phil, you don't even have probable cause.

- We've got less than 48 hours.

- Whose side are you on, Parker?

We've known each other for 20 years.

- Twenty years?

What, you two are buddies?

You're fired, haircut.

Frank, get him outta here before he hurts himself.

- Let's go.Come on, come on, let's go.

Well, that went well.

Phil, you're gonna have to stay away.

- I could kill him myself.

- I'll have to pretend we didn't hear that.

Phil, you know where my sympathies lie

and now that I'm no longer representing that guy I'll,

I'll do whatever I can.

- I understand.Thank you.

- Just don't let this keep you from your future.

There'll be a lot of influential people

at the party Thursday night.

People who are interested in investing

in a candidate like you.

Frank.

- Anna,

Anna Reichman?

- That's me.

- Uh, could I speak with you for a minute?

I'm from the CSA.

- Okay. Well, if you could make it fast.

I've gotta get to the bank

and I've got a rock star face- lift

arriving in one hour.

- Rock stars shouldn't be having face-lifts.

- Rock stars shouldn't be

collecting social security either,

but they are.

- How well did you know Mac Macintyre?

- Not as well as you might think.

Uh, he is night shift,

I'm day shift.

Other than saying hello to him in the hall

I can't say I knew him at all.

- Hmm.

- I assume you're saying

that he was involved in the kidnapping?

- Well, he was alone with the patient all night.

So could you be positive that the woman who was wheeled

downstairs to the limousine

actually was Caroline Raphaelson?

- Honestly, no.

I, I can't.

You know, her face was completely covered

and she didn't say anything.

Let's see. I told her not to try to talk

because usually a patient's face is so sore

that it's painful for them to try to speak.

I'm sorry.

I wish I could be more help.

Mrs.Raphaelson seemed like such a nice person

and of course it reflects so badly

on Hermione's Hideaway. You know, I've been here 12 years,

we haven't had a bit of trouble until now.

- Except for the occasional rock star screaming,

meds, meds.

Oh my, that's such a beautiful necklace.

It looks antique. Is it old?

- It's, uh, new to me.

Birthday gift from my mother.

- It's, oh, and the matching ring and earrings.

Just beautiful.

Well, back to the salt mines.

Do you know where Wilbur Russell is?

- Yes. He's just making up room 425.

- Four, uh, is that Caroline's room?

- Yeah. - Oh.

- You know Wilbur is...

- Yes. Mentally challenged.

I know.

- But highly functioning.

We've never been sorry we hired him.

Not for a day. - That's great.

Well, thank you so much.

Whoo, so sparkly.

Beautiful.

Bye.

[knocks on door] Wilbur?

- You're the lady from Washington.

Holy cow.

I heard you talking with Miss Anna.

You're with the CSA.

They're in Washington D.C.

We studied it in civics class.

- Oh, no, uh,

actually the headquarters is in Washington.

I work right here in L.A.

- Oh, how long have you worked there?

Do you carry a gun?

Is it a fun job?

- Sometimes it's fun and, uh,

I've worked for a long time on and off,

mostly off, and, uh, no,

I don't carry a gun. I don't believe in them.

I use my finger.

So how long have you worked

here at Hermione's Hideaway?

- Oh, holy cow.

Um, six years, eight months and four days.

- You must be very good at your job.

- I try extra hard 'cause I have to.

- Oh, well, this is an A, number one hospital corner.

Um,

how well did you know Mac Macintyre?

- Mac wouldn't do anything bad

no matter what Miss Anna says.

He's always really nice to me even

when he didn't have to be.

Even if, even if I forgot something or made a mistake.

- We're not saying he did anything wrong.

We don't know what happened.

We don't even know how Caroline Raphaelson disappeared,

so do you remember,um,

if she said anything to you yesterday?

- No.

Not in words.

She grunted once

and she waved.

- So you're not really sure if Caroline

was the woman you took downstairs yesterday.

- Well, I put her in the chair,

then, Miss Anna took her to the garage.

- Miss Anna?

- I thought it was her.

She was wearing that big hat.

- Oh yeah.

Well, um, Wilbur,

if you remember anything else would you please call me?

- Oh, is this a real CSA card?

- Yeah. Thank you.

- Bye, bye.

- Feeling better?

- Let me out.

- You're not gonna scream are you?

I heard you last night.

FYI sweetheart,

I'm the only one that can hear you.

- Look, I just want to get out of town, okay?

You give me the money I disappear.

I don't say anything to anybody.

- Oh, I wish I could believe that.

- Look, I really don't even know anything.

I don't even know you.

- Oh, that's not entirely true.

You do know me.

One day you could be reading a newspaper and...

[MAKES NOISE]

- Look, you can't keep me locked up here forever.

- I never planned to.

It was a test to see how stable you were.

Frankly, you're not doing so well.

- I'll do better.I promise.

- Please, kid, huh.

- Come on, man, let me go.

- Okay. Under one condition.

I put you on a plane myself

and you never come back here again.

- Fine. Send me anywhere.

I don't care.And I won't come back.

And I don't even read the newspapers anyway.

- I'll remember if you did.

You're in this every bit as deep as I am. You dig?

- I dig.

- Look at this.

Everybody's been so busy lately.

It's good to have a family dinner.

Feel like I should take a picture.

- No, please don't.

- How many times do I get to

sit together with all my favorite people?

- I thought we always got together like this every night.

- Guys, humor me, would you?

- You two humor your Dad, now. [LAUGH]

- So Nick, are you excited about your date?

- Ugh. - Nick has a date?

This Nick? Where are you taking her, the science fair?

- Nick has a date for the dance

and you're gonna be happy for him honey.

- Who's the victim?

- No one you know.

- Carla something, right?

- Oh no. - Carla? Not Carla Solomon.

My brother's going on a date with Carla Solomon?

No. This is a tragedy.

This is like a really, really,

really, really, really bad dream.

- What's wrong with Carla Solomon? - Nothing.

- She's Courtney's little sister

and she's even more of a nerd than Nick is.

- Your brother's not a nerd, honey.

- Yeah,he is. - I like Carla.

She's smart and she's funny unlike you.

- I don't care if she can fly.

I don't want you embarrassing me

by bringing her to the school dance.

- You know, I may have a solution.

Well, since you're so upset

about your brother taking Carla

to the dance maybe you shouldn't be there to see it.

After all, we wouldn't want

to compromise your reputation.

What do you think, honey?

- This isn't happening, Mom.

- It might be happening.

Let's sleep on it.

- Nice shot.

- That's enough.

- I guess Jackson wasn't kidding about the,

uh, tennis club good ole boy network, huh?

- Well, Mr.Jackson has a chip on his shoulder

the size of Kansas.

- Think Phil's gonna cave,

drop the charges against Jackson?

- Jackson's not my client anymore, remember?

He fired me.

- You know, actually that's,

that's why I'm here.

It would help if you were back on the case.

Look, you have a relationship with both men.

You'd make the perfect intermediary. It works.

- Oh, Darnell,

you've got some nerve. You know that?

You started up this whole hornets nest

and now you want me to go and beg for my job

back from this semi literate two-time loser.

Where do I sign up?

- Do you usually represent people you don't like?

- I invariably represent people I don't like.

You know, there's no proof that Jackson

had anything to do with any of this

ransom demand or not.

- Still sound like his lawyer to me.

- All right, I'll talk to him.

I'm gonna tell him we had this little conversation.

If you're trying to play me you picked the wrong guy.

- I'm not trying to play you.

Mind if we go off the record for a minute?

Look the truth is, I'm worried about Phil.

He's got a lot on him right now.

I'm just saying as a friend,

is there anything you think you can do for him?

- Well, you know, I was hoping my little fundraiser would cheer him up.

- Nothing like a black tie event

to help you forget about your kidnapped wife.

- Yeah. Hey, you're welcome to come if you want to.

Here.

- Hundred dollars a plate?

Don't think I'll be going to any party soon.

- Well, if you change your mind

I know Phil could use the support.

- I understand the situation is complicated,

but it's not my problem.

That's why I hired you to take care of these things.

Now like I said before,

get the feds off my back.

- So Mr.Brandt,

is the transaction still on for later?

- Oh, I don't know. We've run into some trouble.

The feds have frozen

Fresh Start Construction's assets

and that's created a bit of a dilemma.

Without access to our money we can't do business.

- So what's next?

- We wait

and we let our employees

do what they have to do.

- And what happens if they're unable to cool the feds off?

- It's bad enough that I had to come

all the way back to this country

to take care of things.

If our employees can't do their jobs

than you and I might have to make some house calls.

- I understand.

[edgy music]

- Hello?

Hello?

[dog barks]

Oh, hello, hi.

Uh,uh,

calm down.It's all good.

Okay, I'm just gonna be going right now.

- Dangerous place to be snooping

around all by your lonesome. - I'm not really snooping.

I was just,uh,

thinking about opening a boutique here

in one of these, uh, you know,places.

- You seem nervous.

- Not really.

[dog barks]

Is he trained? - Not really.

You a cop?

- Not really.

Well, I guess I'll be going.

- Aren't you boys being a bit obvious?

Want to go for a ride?

- Who is this lady? Come on.

- Whoo.

Good thing it's a company car.

- Idiot, let's go over here.

Step on it.Step on it.

There she goes.There she goes.

Hey, watch out.

- Whoa. [LAUGH]

- No.

Reverse idiot. Come on, turn it around.

Go back that way. Pull over there.

- Whoo hoo.

All right.

- There she goes. There she goes.

Agh.

- Hope you had your seatbelts on, guys.

- Nice.

You idiot.

That was really nice. You let a girl beat you like that.

You're supposed to be...

- Look, you're gonna explain it to him, okay?

Not me this time.

You. You lost her, you talk to him.

- Well, this looks like it went great.

- Yeah, well,

we kinda had a hard time keeping up.

- Driving a muscle car with a V8 engine.

- Well, we definitely got her attention, okay,

just like you wanted.

- Morons.

- And what else?

All right, listen, I gotta go.

Bye.

- Frank, I gotta get home. Any idea on the gruesome twosome who were chasing me?

- No, not enough info,

but the man you saw them meet,

I was able to nail him down.

His name is Owen Kramer.

- Never heard of him.

- Yeah, he's a PI.

Strangely enough he's in good standings.

He lives in, uh, Valley Village.

Want to come along?

- Well, it's practically on my way home.

You find me amusing?

- No.

I,I,I find you reassuring.

In the world of chaos and confusion

Cathy Davis never changes.

- All right.

I love this car. You want to race?

[LAUGH]

[mysterious music]

- You got everything packed?

- Yeah.I'm ready to go.

[DOORBELL]

- Hi. - Hi.

- You Owen Kramer?

- Yeah. - My name is Frank Darnell.

I'm with the, uh, CSA.

There's a possibility that one of your investigations

has intersected with one of ours.

I wanted to talk you about it.

You got a minute?

- Sure.

What's the case?

- Uh, it has to do with an ex-con name Ray Jackson.

You know him? - I can't say I do.

- You ever do any work for, uh,

Fresh Start Construction?

- Nope. - What about Fleming, Wallace, and Deluca?

- It doesn't ring a bell.

- Sure about that?

The reason why I ask is because we,

we pulled your phone records and

you've called three times there in the last two weeks.

- Huh.

Fleming, Wallace...

- Deluca.

- Wait a minute. Wait, wait, wait.

Fleming, Wallace,

oh,yeah, yeah, yeah.

I did something for them, a skip tracer.

- Skip trace.

Did that happen to involve a 16 year old girl,

blonde, five foot five,

120 pounds?

- Nah. I'd remember that, huh?

- Mind if I look at your records?

- Sure. Got a warrant? I mean,

I'd love to help you,

but those rules are there

to protect us from government harassment.

- Know what you mean.

Jackson feels the same way.

- If you don't mind, I gotta go to the airport.

- Yeah, sure. Listen,uh,

you think of anything give me a call.

The girl's in more trouble than she realizes.

Appreciate it.

Thanks for your time.

- Come on, let's go.

- They know about me?

- Yeah.

Which is why you're spending next week in

a luxury health spa in Arizona all expenses paid.

Give me some credit, kid.

I've been at this a long time.

Now go get your stuff and let's get outta here.

- You get anything out of him?

- Nah, he's dancing.

You're not gonna get in there

without a search warrant though.

- Yeah, well, I found this in the trash can.

Doesn't look like Kramer's type a reading material.

- Check it out see what comes up.

- Good.

[mysterious music]

[ominous music]

Don't you people ever sleep?

- No. Never.

- Here's your coffee like you like it,

blonde and sweet. - Thanks.

- So why'd you drag me down here?

What's going on with this Kramer PI guy?

- Well, his record checks out and

his story checks out too.

I, uh, I reached Fleming,

Wallace, and Deluca,

and they say that Kramer's a regular hire.

He also has no connection to Ray Jackson

or Fresh Start Construction.

Now the,uh, magazine you found,

we ran the prints, nothing could be used.

- All right, all right.

What about this address on the label?

Top One Modeling Agency,

16 Dartmouth Street?

It's a girls modeling agency?

- Well, it's worth your look.

- Me? - You.

- What about the coffee?

- It's you. Go.

- Yeah, you've definitely got potential.

Come back when you're ready to start.

Oh, sorry lady,

you are definitely in the wrong place.

- No, I really wanted to look at your clientele.

I have a photo shoot coming up and, uh,

I could use some fresh faces.

- Couldn't we all? All right, come on in.

Let's look at some girls.

Uh, you two, don't go anywhere?

- Okay. Okay. [LAUGH]

- I'm sure we got some girls for you here somewhere.

Ah, here, take a peak.

These are as fresh as they get.

[PHONE RINGS]

- Thanks.

- Skyler.

Yeah, well, she looked 18.

I hate politicians.

See something you like?

- What about this one?

- Uh, no.

Uh,not her. She's,uh,

on a job right now.

- No? Oh,really,well,

I kinda had my heart set on her.

- Oh, come on.

You're making a mess.

- Look, um, uh, seems like this is a bad time.

I'll call you later.

- Hey lady.

Hey, you got any daughters?

- You two,

outta here.

- What? Oh.

[PHONE DIALS]

- Frank? I know her name.

It's,uh,

what?

Oh no.

I'll be right there.

[sad music]

- Over here.

Sixteen years old.

- My daughter Susan's 16.

- They identified her as Holly Brubaker.

She's a runaway from mid-east Montana.

- She had no idea what she was getting into.

- Phil and Manser made a positive ID out of the photo.

- Now we know our kidnappers are murderers.

- This little girl didn't even know what hit her.

- Yeah, but she did know who.

Take a look at this.

I lifted this from her modeling agency.

It's her contract.

Do you notice anything about

the name of the company that hired her?

- Remark.

No, never heard of it.

- Neither have I.

I know that Remark spells Kramer backwards.

Could be a coincidence, but...

- It's enough of a reason to give Kramer

another visit maybe jar his memory.

[edgy music]

[loud metal music]

- Freeze.

Hands behind your head.

Legs apart.

- I know my rights.

This ain't even a police station.

What do you think you're doing?

- Remember those intersecting

investigations I was telling you about?

They collided.

You know her?

Do you know her?

- I recognize her.

Out of state bail jumper,

multiple DUIs,

guess she got back behind the wheel, huh?

- Someone got behind her with a tire iron.

- Oh.Hmm,

you got anything? Prints, witnesses,anything?

- We did you wouldn't be walking outta here.

- Is that a threat?

- Absolutely.

- In other words you ain't got squat.

- Look at her.

Look at her.

What we have is a dead body

and a very nice young lady will be dead

by tomorrow if we don't do something to stop it.

Now I want Ray Jackson and I want him now.

- You know, beating up guys in handcuffs

is very bad for your image.

- Book him.

Obstruction of justice.

- You said you didn't have anything.

- No, you said that.

- Oh no, that's her.

The light of my freakish brothers life.

- Look at those glasses.

I can't believe she's Courtney's sister.

- I know. This dance is major.

If she shows up with a member of my family

looking like that it'd be a disaster.

- Totally.I mean,

forget about head cheerleader.

- Oh, I refuse to let little miss Einstein ruin my life.

Come on.

We've got work to do.

Carla Solomon, you're coming with us.

- But, but I'm supposed to meet my mother here.

Where are you taking me?

- One makeover coming up.

- Hello?

Anybody home?

Great.

Oh.

- Oh, hi Mom.

You know Jenna and Madison.

- Hi, Mrs.Davis.

- Oh, and have you met Carla?

- Nice to meet you Mrs.Davis.

- Hey,hi. It's such a pleasure.

How are you? - I'm good.How are you?

- Good. - That's good.

- Oh, scratch one potential science fair project.

I told you a rocket engine

wouldn't work on a model airplane.

- Carla?

You look like a cheerleader.

- And do you like it?

- Well, it's, um, different.

What about you? Do you like it?

- I like it.

Now, can I see your project?

- Okay. It doesn't look too good right now.

- I'll be right up.

See, I told you.

Not all cool kids want to be smart,

but all smart kids want to be cool.

- There's something to be said

for the development of social skills.

- Skills? You should have seen Carla at the mall.

Her own mother didn't even recognize her.

She said she forgot

she didn't know what floor to pick her up on.

- Wait a minute.

What'd you say?

- That she made up some lame excuse

about what floor she'd meet us on.

- Oh, thank you.

You just helped me solve a puzzle

that's been driving me crazy.

- Okay.

[energizing music]

- Hey Mac, can I come in, talk to you?

Thanks.

- Anybody ever tell you anything

about riding alone in this neighborhood?

- Yeah, but I'm the type of person who believes

that neighborhoods and people aren't as bad

as they're made out to be.

Like you for instance.

- Who me?

- Yeah. I checked.

Your big felony record, that armed robbery conviction?

Turns out to be an ancient accessory beef

from a botched convenience store hold up

that you didn't even do

otherwise the Navy SEALS wouldn't a taken you

or given you an honorable ticket, right?

- So I was stupid when I was 16. So what?

- Yeah, well,

I don't think Hermione's Hideaway fired you.

I think you quit.

- Why would I quit? - Well, because

they immediately blamed you

for Caroline Raphaelson's disappearance

and that ticked you off.

- They can blame me as much as they want.

Why would I care about some rich white lady?

- I think you do care, Mac.

I think you liked her.

I don't think you want to see her hurt or killed.

Look Mac, we're running outta time.

She's running outta time.

I need your help.

- I don't know what they're paying you at the CSA,

but they sure are getting their money's worth.

Yeah, you know,um,

I liked Miss Raphaelson. She was all right.

She wasn't one of the kinds who, um,

stayed at the manicurist or the hair salon all day.

You know what I mean? - Yeah.

- She's a scuba diver too.

Did you know that? She was really good too.

Deep dives, open water, she even explored caves.

Really good diver.

Used to flash diving signs to each other,

scuba divers say okay like this

because when you're underwater

this means you're going up.

- Oh, I can see why you wouldn't want to confuse them.

- You know, come to think of it,

you asked me if I was sure

that it was Miss Raphaelson

that was rolled into

the elevator on Friday morning.

Would have had to have been because,uh,

when she left she did it just like this.

You take care a yourself now.

Nobody else would have done that.

- Thank you. That's exactly what I needed to know.

Oh,wait.

Did Anna Reichman ever mention her mother

or the expensive jewels she gave her ever?

- No. No.

She,um, said her Mom died when she was a kid.

That's what she said.

- Why does that not surprise me.

You know, Mac,

the CSA could always use a former Navy SEAL.

Would you like me to bring you an application?

- Yeah, sure. Can I put you down as a reference?

- Yeah. Yeah.

- Tommy, come here a second.

What have you heard from our,

favorite federal prosecutor?

- Nothing yet.

- What's he waiting so long for?

What's the world coming to

when a man won't step forward

to save his kidnapped wife?

- Maybe they don't get along too well

and he's happy to have the house to himself.

- Give it a little while longer.

Do your best to stay on top of it.

- No problem boss.

- Did you find Miss Anna?

- No,no,no.

I didn't think she'd be at home

and I didn't think he'd be at work either.

- Is that why you wanted me

to meet you in the parking garage?

- Oh, no, no, no. I just wanted to check something out down here

before I filed my report.

- And did it check out?

- Yep. - Okay then.

- Wait. No,no,no.

No.Come back.

No, I wanted to ask you,

um, - Okay.

- Think about Friday morning

when you put Mrs. Raphaelson in the wheelchair.

Is there anything else you can remember?

Anything at all?

Just close your eyes and picture how it happened.

- It's my job to get the wheelchair ready

and make sure the patients are comfortable.

Oh, there was something.

The foot rests were sticking

and I told myself be sure to put the oil on them.

I even wrote oil on my hand so I wouldn't forget.

Miss Anna took Mrs.R to the car.

When she brought the chair back

I went to put the oil on, but the,

the footrests weren't sticking at all.

Does that sound dumb?

- No.

That's the smartest thing I've heard all day.

Thank you, Wilbur.

- Bye.

- Bye Wilbur.

- Bye.

- Frank, now I know for sure who kidnapped Caroline Raphaelson.

It was the nurse Anna Reichman.

Wow.

Great suit. You have a hot date?

- No.No. It's just the,uh,

Fleming shindig thing.

I'm just trying to support Phil.

What,

what were you saying?

- Oh, that's right Anna.

Anna,um,see,

I liked her for it ever since I saw her jewelry.

You know, you can't do sapphires on a budget.

I've tried.

It was so easy. It was right in front of me.

I couldn't figure it out until

I realized when the switch was made.

Now remember, Anna was the one

that took Caroline to the elevator.

Well, she must have pushed the button

not to level two where the limo was,

but to level one.

- Uh! - What's happening?

- Take it easy. It's all right.

- Come on. Shut her up.

- Uh huh.

Okay. Good.

- Come on. - Good girl.

- Come on, come on. - Yeah.

- All right, let's get her outta here.

Come on.Come on. - You just relax.

Everything's gonna be fine.

- Let's go.Let's go.

[mysterious music]

- So it would have taken no time at all

to make the switch and then

Anna continued down to level two

and wheeled Holly to the limo

and off they went to Doctor Manser's office.

Wilbur realized that the sticky footrests

weren't sticky anymore 'cause it wasn't the same chair.

- Well, that explains what happened to the real wheelchair,

but what happened to the real Caroline?

- Here you go.

Why don't you take some fluids.

It'll help flush your system.

That's a good girl.

- Hurt.

- I know. I understand.

You just rest.

Everything is working out just fine.

- So sleepy.

- Frank?

You can forget the investigation.

I decided to drop the charges against Ray Jackson.

- Wait, wait. - Phil, you can't do that. - I have to.

Caroline is my life.

I don't care about nailing Jackson anymore.

- Phil, we have every reason to believe

that he's holding your wife hostage.

- Uh, actually not really.

I mean, Jackson's the ransom,

but we have no proof that he's actually a kidnapper.

- Well, who else but Jackson

would have made all those ransom demands?

- Well, that's a good question,

but here's another.

Why would a man who has 50 career criminals

at his fingertips hire a outside nurse

and a PI for such a delicate job.

It just doesn't make any sense, Phil.

- I know you've both done the best job you can,

but the stakes are too high.

First thing in the morning I'm dismissing the charges

against Ray Jackson with prejudice.

- Phil, listen.

You need to be patient, okay.

We'll talk about it later.

Right now let's go to the party.

- I wish I didn't have to go through this charade.

- Look, hey, we got everything covered, okay.

We go to the party

and we'll make it short and sweet,

all right? Let's go.

Keep looking. See if you can connect

Ray Jackson to Anna Reichman.

- Okay.

- Anna Reichman.

- Yes, yes, yes. Let's check out her bank records.

See if there's been any big deposits lately.

- Who's writing her all these checks?

Got it.

Parkfields Development Corporation

for consulting services. Nice and vague.

- Parkfields? Pull it up.

That name was all over Ray Jackson's office.

- So Reichman's working for Jackson?

- I don't think so,

but maybe they were getting paid by the same person.

- Parkfields Development Corporation.

- Yes, exactly.

See if we can find their board of directors.

- Got it.

No,no.

I've never heard of anyone on the board.

- Are you kidding me? Look at the CEO.

I'm going to a party.

There's a wrong face up there.

Wait for my call.

Oh honey, you look so handsome in a suit. You should wear one more often.

- Only when I have to chaperone a dance. You want to come?

- I did it last year. It's your turn.

- Nick, Susan, we gotta roll.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah. You're gonna be late.

You look so cute,baby.

- I look like a dork.

- You are a dork.

[both] Susan.

- Can I stay at Quentin's tonight?

- I'm staying at Jenna's. - I like your brother's approach better,

but yes.Bye.

- Bye honey.

- Bye.

All right, Marvin, let's go.

It's me, Jane.

- Wow.

Boy like Jane.

[LAUGH]

- Thank you.

Okay.

Whoa.

[party chatter, piano playing]

Thank you.

- Well, Jordan here is one of your most influential supporters.

- Oh, thank you. That's very good.

[background] Now he's contributed to your campaign

in a number of ways and

I think he's going to try to get out the vote for you as well.

- Oh, thank you.

- Would you excuse me for a Moment? Thank you.

Um,miss, are you here by yourself?

- You trying to pick me up?

- What are you doing here?

- We're barking up the wrong tree, Frank.

- Okay. I'm listening. Go ahead.

- Parker Fleming was paying off Anna Reichman.

- You think Parker Fleming had Anna Reichman

kidnap his best friend's wife

and then frame Ray Jackson,

his own client, for the crime?

- Yeah. It sounds a little crazy, but makes sense.

- Well, I'm not saying it doesn't make sense.

- Look Frank, you gotta call in your boys.

- Look, if this is true we're gonna have to prove it.

- I'm working on it.

Go back to your blonde.

- Wow. - Who are you?

- Uh, I'm here to take you outta here.

Come on. - How do we do that?

- Uh, we walk Caroline. Come on.

Up,up, up.

Oh.Up,up,up.

Legs over here. Come on,come on, come on.

Ooh. That's kinda conspicuous.

Okay.

Hold on.

Wait,wait, wait.

Up,up,up,up,up,up.

Come on.

Good morning.

Here we go. Arms up.

Excellent. Good work.

Shame on you.

You're way too pretty to do anything to your face.

Huh, that's stylish in a desperate sorta way.

No,no,no.

Come on, let's go.

Come on,let's go.

One foot at a time.

Put a martini in your hand

and you'll look like everybody else.

- Where am I? Who are you?

- Uh, I work for the government.

You know, that phrase, help is on the way?

I'm pretty much it.Okay.

Just wait here for me,okay?

- Yeah.

- I'll be back in a second.

Excuse me, officer?

There's a drunken senator in that bedroom

and he's getting outta hand.

I think you should check on him.

Up.Up.

There we go. Turn around.There you go.

Relax right up here.

That's good.That's good.

- John, you made it. It's good to see you.

[CLEARS THROAT]

Alex,

- Mr.Big.

- We need to talk,

Mr.Fleming.

- Oh.Okay.Here.

- Do you have any idea how important

this event is tonight for

the future of our organization?

- Without my money there would be no organization,

so let's get down to business.

I don't want to be here any longer than necessary.

- Good.

- As you know

the CSA still

hasn't released Ray Jackson.

We need a new front. Now.

- Well, it'll take me some time

to find another set up like this.

- Oh, I hope not for your sake.

I don't want there to be another interruption.

- Parker, help me.

- Who is this woman? - I don't know.

- Help me? I think I'm lost.

- This is Phil Raphaelson's wife?

- Oh, poor dear.

- And who's this woman? - Actually,I was just looking for the bar.

Really.

Whoo,hi.

- Are you on the guest list? Yeah.

- Yeah. I know Phil. - I don't have time for this.

Deal with her.

Nice operation.

I'll be sure and tell my associates.

Unacceptable in my organization.

- You don't know who you're dealing with.

- Oh, I think I do.

You're working for Darnell.

- Actually, we work together.

- So you kidnap this woman

and then financed your best friend's campaign

with the dirty money, huh?

- Nobody's perfect, sweetheart.

- Marvin, did you get all that?

- Loud and clear, Jane.

Loud and clear.

- Think he did.

- Let's go counselor.

- Okay, we'll be right back.

- Go.

- You did call for back up.

Thanks. - Anytime.

- Watch your head, sir.

- Here keep this. Stay with me.

I can't thank you enough.

- Oh, we were just doing our job.

- Thank you so much miss...

- Uh, Jane, Jane Doe.

- Let's get you home.

- Watch your head.

- You know, I feel responsible that Ray Jackson

is sitting in a cell for a crime he didn't commit.

Even though the money was laundered

through the construction company

I don't think he knew anything about it.

- We're gonna release him as soon as we can.

- You know, there's a moral to this story?

- Oh yeah, what is it?

- You can never trust a lawyer.

- I'll try to remember that.

- I'll see you.

Well, I think we can call it a night.

- Yeah, this party's kinda over,huh?

- You were great in there.

- So were you.

- See you around.

- Maybe.

Hey Frank?

Hey, you know, that tux is pretty hot.

You should keep it in your play book.

[energizing music]

- Honey, Nick's date was a huge success.

Susan's reputation remains in tact.

Well, hello gorgeous.

- We're all alone

for the rest of the night.

- Looks that way.

- Nice.

[romantic music]

[PHONE RINGS]

[Action music]