All language subtitles for Rockford Files S06E08 No Fault Affair.DVDRip.NonHI.en.UNVSL

You've been going
to beauty school?

Not just going. I got graduated.

Next Tuesday, like always.

Okay, now.

Do you know how many people I
have been pumping to get a lead on you?

That lady has moved in on you
and she ain't about to move out.

Rita's in love with Jim.

He's real gentle. Can you
picture what he'd be like with kids?

Angel! Angel! Jimmy!

ROCKFORD ON ANSWERING
MACHINE: This is Jim Rockford.

At the tone, leave your
name and message.

I'll get back to you.

I thought this was Dial-a-Joke.

I'm going to a party and I
need some ice-breakers.

But I guess that's that.

Come on, Dad. All I said
was why don't we call L.J.?

Because L.J.'s a plumber. Yeah.

Well, have you got any idea how
much plumbers charge nowadays?

And they charge it because
they know something we don't.

Well, I have never
seen anyone so

determined to throw
their money away as you.

Now look, all I
need is a washer.

I'll run down to the hardware
store and I'll be right back. All right?

Hey!

Hey, Rita.

Wait till you hear.

Okay, what do you
think you're looking at?

About $10,000 worth of car.

Oh, no, not the car. That's Jody's.
He runs the liquor store down on Bexel.

Me! I mean, don't you notice
something different about me?

A new outfit?

New woman. A whole,
entire new woman.

Here, feast your eyes.

See, that says école de beauté.

That's French for
"beauty school."

You've been going
to beauty school?

Not just going. I got graduated.

I got a diploma.
I got a license.

In the state of California,
I can do anybody's hair.

Hey, that is great, Rita.

Yeah, it is, isn't it?

Congratulations, Rita.

Thanks. Oh!

Dad has been fixing my shower.

All it needs is a washer.

Well, are you going
to tell us about it, huh?

Yeah.

Look, why don't you
and Jimmy fix up a date

so that we can do some real
celebrating. I'll be right back.

Okay, Rocky.

Oh, boy, I got a
million things to do.

I got a whole list of shops I wanna
hit. You know, put in my application.

Oh, hey, listen, Dad knows a guy
that manages a shop in Santa Monica.

Maybe he could
put in a good word.

Thank you. But I was figuring
on Beverly Hills, you know.

Beverly Hills? You kidding?

That's where your money
hair is. Movie stars like that.

I mean, you know what those people
are willing to spend on a comb-out?

Yeah, but I was thinking, you know,
since you just started and everything,

maybe a small shop...

Hey, why start at the
bottom when I don't have to?

Mr. Lamont who runs
the beauty school,

everybody in the
business knows him.

He says I can have
anyone call him direct.

He'll give me a personal okay.

You must have been
a good student, huh?

Hey, I worked my tush off.

Well, look, when you
get ready to celebrate,

you give us a call, we'll
all go to dinner, all right?

Oh, that would be nice.
We could go to the races,

we could go on your
friend's boat, do a little fishing.

Oh, we could do
a whole lot of stuff.

You know, I feel like I'm
starting out on a whole new life.

Well, you are. Rita?

Yeah.

What made you decide?

Well, it come about
in a funny way.

There's this girl I know. Lily.

She's been working out of
the Breton Lounge like me

and I got to know
her. She's just a kid.

So, I been trying to talk her into going
home and taking herself off of the street.

You talked yourself into it.

Yeah. Suddenly, I says to myself,
"Hey, this is a rotten line of work.

"What are you still doing
in it?" So, I'm not. Simple.

Wish me luck.

Hey, you'll do fine.

Yeah, yeah.

With my natural talent and
Mr. Lamont backing me up,

how could I miss, right?

Right.

You can't. You can't
have color on Wednesday.

He's all jammed up.
What about Thursday?

I can give you 10:30.
Fine. I'll put you down.

Hildy, how long before
Norman can take me?

Well, he has to set Mrs.
Farrow, he has a comb-out...

Do I have time to go
down to Antonio's?

Taking a chance.

I'll be right with you.

Harry White's. Yes, Mrs. Bowman.

No. You're down
for 4:00. That's right.

I'm sorry, Mrs. Stelnitz. Louise
doesn't have anything open today.

But these are very sick nails. How
can I walk around with a hand like that?

Now that's the worst. Now if
she could just do that one nail.

I'll talk to her, but...

I know she can fit it in. Just
that one nail. And maybe that one.

I'll see what I can do.

Yeah, that's a mess.

Looks like you could use a
little help around here, huh?

We manage. Something
I can do for you?

Yeah. I wanna talk to
whoever is in charge here.

Well, Mr. Norman's the
manager, but he's swamped.

That's what I want
to talk to him about.

Hildy, darling, if it's going
to be 10 minutes, all right.

But if it's going to be
45, I can go to Antonio's.

Sarah, you're up.

What about Mrs. Farrow?

Oh, she decided she wants color.

Go get shampooed.

Mr. Norman, right?

I told her you were busy.

Yeah, well, that's exactly
what I want to talk to you about.

I mean, it don't take
an Einstein to see

you could use a little extra
help around here, huh?

I'm sorry. Rita Capkovic.

Listen, it was pure dumb
luck brought me here today.

I mean, I thought it'd be all day before
I hit on a place that had an opening.

You're looking for a job? Here?

Yeah, listen, I could
start right away.

I don't mind pitching in
wherever you need me.

Hildy.

Look, miss,
Mr. Norman is very busy.

Right. So what are
we talking about?

Look, you got any questions
about me being qualified,

you can just give
Mr. Lamont a call.

You're a Lamont graduate?

Yeah. A Lamont graduate.

I didn't know.

Top of the class, I'll bet.

No. Not top of the
class. Top 10%, maybe.

You're too modest. All of Mr. Lamont's
graduates are top of the class.

King of the beehives. Twice a year
he gives out those cheesy certificates.

Hey, wait a minute, wait a minute.
What do you mean "cheesy"?

Gruyère, mozzarella, Tillamook!

What's the matter with you? I
don't have enough on my hands,

you've got to waste my
time with something like this?

Look, do us both a favor, take
that piece of paper and hit the bricks.

Hey, buster!

Listen, you don't want
to hire me, that's fine.

'Cause you want to know something?
I wouldn't want to work for you.

Only don't smart off. I
don't take that from nobody!

Now, I am a licensed operator.

Licensed by the
state of California.

The state doesn't know that pompadours
and snoods were out 30 years ago.

Neither does Mr. Lamont.
Why am I talking to her?

Stupid.

Perfect.

Yeah. Who is it?

It's me. Open up, babe.

Hey, Rita, you hear
me? Open the door.

Hi, how you doing?

Listen, I just saw
your light go on.

Thought you might
like to go for a little ride.

Not tonight, Al. I am so beat.

Okay, I want to go for a ride.

Look, Al, I'm kind of depressed
tonight. I'd be terrible company.

Hey, now, Rita, who you talking
to? You're always good company.

Okay, Al, I know you're sore.

Rita, Rita, you wanna
put your shoes on?

Come on.

Do I have a choice?

Now, out!

Now,

next Tuesday, like always.

Al, please...

We got a date Tuesday.
Next time, don't forget.

Wait. How am I gonna get home?

Walk, baby. Walk!

Rita? Rita?

Rita? Oh, my God.

I got here as fast
as I could, Rita.

Lily, I just wanted you to see.

Get out now,
while you still can.

Would you give me a hand?

I don't think I...

Come on. We gotta
get you to the hospital.

No, no. They'll
just call in the cops.

But something could
be broken inside, Rita!

Yeah. Oh, yeah.
It hurts like hell.

Oh, boy, I never hurt
so bad in all my life.

Who did it, Rita?

If it's Tuesday, it must be Al.

Al?

Oh, yeah, I told you he's a
creep. He's a coked-up creep.

Let's get you home.

No, wait. No, he
might come back.

I'll tell you where to take me.

Jimmy!

Hello?

Jimmy...

Rita? Rita, honey...

Some mess, huh? I just threw up.

Oh, honey.

Don't worry. I'll
take care of this.

Take it easy now.

I'll clean it up, all right?

All right, honey.

Rita, honey...

It wasn't no trick,
Jimmy. Honest.

Yeah, sure, sweetheart,
you ran into a door.

I'm not lying. I got mugged.

You went out looking for a
job today. What happened?

It didn't go too well, and
you went back on the street?

It went terrific.

I got a very strong reaction
from Mr. Norman at Harry White's.

That's Beverly Hills,
thank you very much.

So everybody else gets
mugged. I can't get mugged?

You said you were
going straight, huh?

You said it was
a whole new life.

Yeah.

It didn't start out
too great, did it?

Now, okay, come on, come on.

I shouldn't have come here.

You should have. You
should have come here.

It's exactly where you
should have come, sweetheart.

I never been nothing
but trouble for you.

That's a double negative.

What?

That means you haven't
been any trouble at all.

Come on, come on.

Oh, Jimmy, I thought
he was going to kill me.

All right. You're
safe now, sweetheart.

He just kept...

He just kept beating up on
me and beating up on me.

It's all right, it's
over. You're here.

All you've got to worry
about is getting well.

You're here for as long
as it takes. Okay? Huh?

Nobody's going to hurt you now.

I must look awful.

Hey.

Give me a little
kiss, huh? Come on.

Give me a little kiss.

There.

That's my girl.

Hi, sonny. How's the patient?

Well, she must be
feeling pretty good.

She was up at 6:30 this
morning cooking breakfast.

I thought you liked to
sleep late on Sunday.

Yeah, I do.

Hi, Rocky. Hey, what do you
think? Jimmy bought it for me.

Well, looks very nice. Here,
here's some flowers I brought you.

A kid was selling them
down along the freeway.

That's sweet. Hey, Jimmy, let
me give you a hand with that.

No, I got it, I got it.

You two about ready, are you?

I gotta get my jacket.
There's a jacket goes with this.

It's a whole outfit.

I guess we both got
pretty sick of seeing me

wearing the same
thing two weeks straight.

You coming, Jimmy?

Yeah.

You healed up real fast, Rita.

Nobody'd never guess
you was in no car accident.

Not a bruise on you.

Oh, I still got a couple
of beauts, right, Jimmy?

Yeah.

Hey, Rocky, what do you think?
On the table? Or on the desk?

Well...

I know, on the desk.

That way you can see it right away,
soon as you come in the front door.

Oh, you know, flowers
make a big difference.

They make a place look homey.

I always keep flowers and plants
around my house, stuff like that.

You know, like this driftwood
I picked up on the beach.

I even took a whole course
in flower arranging one time.

Yeah?

Yeah, several years ago.

Hey, he's got
terrific taste, huh?

Hey, Rita, I had a heck
of a time finding this.

Why'd you re-arrange my closet?

To make it more convenient.
That's what you're wearing?

What's wrong with it?

Oh, no, nothing. I mean,
whatever you're comfortable in.

I just thought maybe
the brown jacket.

With grey pants?

Brown pants.

In other words, you want
me to change clothes, right?

Come on, Rita, it's a
backyard barbecue.

Hey, did I say change?

I just thought that since
we're going there together,

and what I'm wearing
is sort of dressy,

and since brown is a
dynamite color on you...

Look, I thought
you two were ready.

I am.

Well, then let's get going.
Dennis said we eat at 4:00

and there ain't nothing
worse than a cold steak.

There you go. Thanks.

Hey, do you mind if
I take off my jacket?

I was wondering why
you wore it, anyway.

Brown is a dynamite color on me.

You guys ready? I'm
taking off the steaks.

You know, Rita's looking pretty
good. She still staying at your place?

Yeah, we're going to drop her by
her apartment on the way home.

Over here, Dennis.

All right, let's
everybody dig in.

Oh, Den. You mind
changing places with Jimmy?

I think there's a lot more
leg room down there.

I'm fine, Rita.

Yeah, but you're a big
man. You need leg room.

So does Dennis.

Hey, everything, looks
great. Really, Peggy.

Oh, that big one. Yeah.

I hope that tastes great.
The salad's a new recipe.

That's something I
never understood.

Why do you try out new recipes
when we're having company?

Try it. You don't like it, I'll
cut you up a tomato, okay?

You want to cut up my meat for
me? What's the matter with you, Rita?

Oh, yeah, yeah. He don't like
nobody making a fuss over him.

But if you could of seen
him the past two weeks,

making chicken soup, taking my
temperature, going out and spending

who knows what on a big
hunk USDA prime for my shiner.

I always said Jimmy'd
make a fine doctor.

The best.

Hey, anybody want some beer?

I'll get it. I'll get it,
Rita, I can get it, okay?

So what do you
think? I embarrass him?

Boy, you gotta be so careful.

I mean, he don't even
wanna hear from thank you.

And after what he done.

Well, that's what friends is
for. That's what I always heard.

Oh, yeah. But, no. Listen,
you should've seen him.

First 24 hours I am throwing
up all over that trailer.

And you know what he does?

He says, "It's all right."
And he cleans it up.

Well, you was bunged up
pretty bad in that accident.

Oh, boy, yeah.

Listen, it was a week and a half
before I could even move without yelling.

But you know what gets me?

A big guy like that, they can be a
little rough sometimes, you know.

Not Jimmy.

He's real gentle.
You know, like, tender.

Like he's afraid
he's gonna hurt you.

Like he would even know how.

I mean, if he treats me like that, can
you picture what he'd be like with kids?

Well, I better go
see how he's doing.

Well, I better go, too.

Dennis, she's in love with him.

Who?

Jim. Rita's in love with Jim.

Come on, Peg.

You don't see it? I
see it. Rocky sees it.

Did you catch the expression
on his face when it hit him?

What's he going to do?

Who?

Dennis, I just hate it
when you play dumb.

Peg, it's none of our business.

None of our business?
She was your snitch.

Jim met her through you.

You wanted to ruin my dinner?
Okay. You ruined my dinner.

Dennis.

What are we going to do?

You changed the question. The
question was what is Jim going to do?

I don't know. We're
talking about two adults.

No strings on
either one of them.

Strings? She's a hooker!

Louder, Peg. We wouldn't want to
keep this just between the two of us.

Dennis, listen to me.
I'm very fond of Rita.

She is an open,
generous human being.

And I hate myself
for saying this,

but she is wrong for Jim.

Now somebody is going to get
very hurt, unless this thing is stopped.

Look, he's going to be taking her
back to her apartment right after dinner.

You watch.
Everything will cool out.

I'll go up with you. See if you
need anything from the market.

Okay.

I'll go with you. Hey, sonny,

I can't get out of here.

Good. I'll know right
where to find you.

Oh, come on.

Jim, Jim, I wasn't absolutely up front
and honest with you about what happened.

I wasn't mugged.
It was a date, okay?

I mean, it was a guy I used to date
and he finds out I'm changing jobs

and he just goes crazy.

Hey, we're talking
about two weeks ago.

Why don't we
just forget it, okay?

Yeah, but I'm scared
to come back here.

See, he knows where I live.

Why don't you blow the whistle
on him, put him out of circulation?

Yeah, and myself,
too. He'd kill me.

Look, you stay here.

I'll go ask the manager
has he been hanging around.

And if he hasn't, fine.
I'll stop worrying. Okay?

Okay.

Hey, Jim. Jim?

Where's Rita?

She wanted to see the
manager. What's the matter?

Nothing, nothing. I got out.

There's gotta be a full moon.

Rita. Where the
hell have you been?

It's too long, honest. Listen,
has Al been hanging around?

No, not for a couple of weeks.

You're sure? I mean, he
hasn't been hanging around,

asking questions,
nothing like that?

No, it's been a couple
of weeks. That's it.

Oh, okay, thanks.

What happened?

I found this in the garage. I
thought it might help with the posture.

Rita, you going to be
keeping the apartment?

Well, I'm paid up till the end
of the month. I'll let you know.

Fine.

Jim, he's been here.

Who?

Been parked outside,
watching the apartment.

All right, take this thing to
Becker, honey. Let him handle it.

He can put this guy away.

What guy?

Dad, do you mind?

I can't do that to Dennis,
Jimmy. Not with my record.

I don't know what
I'm going to do.

Let's go home.

Hey, hey, I got an
extra room at my place.

She could stay
there, how about that?

All right, everybody,
come on, up and at 'em.

Everybody up. Come on,
come on, rise and shine.

That's you, too, Rita. Come
on, come on, up she goes.

Rise and shine? Oh,
Rocky, what time is it?

Fannon's leaving on the tide. And
Jimmy said that you said something about

celebrating on Fannon's boat and I figured
this is as good a time as any, you know.

Don't count on it. Guess
what? We're going on a boat.

Yeah.

Don't use the shower, Rita.

Maybe we better get
L.J. to check it, huh?

Yeah.

Is that all you can say to
me in the morning, "Yeah"?

You snore.

Sunny-side up or scrambled?

Hey, you want to tell me
what this is all about, Rocky?

You want to tell me what changed you
from an average, fairly easy-going father

into my constant companion?

You're all over me.
You're like a burnoose.

I don't know what
you're talking about.

You know. You always know.

Ever since we left Becker's last night,
I've felt that hot breath on my neck.

Maybe it's Rita.

Rita? Rita was
invited. Sleeping over?

When was the last
time you did that, huh?

The last time we went
out on Fannon's boat.

Sunny-side.

Okay. We'll meet
you out on the pier.

Fannon's leaving on the tide.

I'm just gonna pick up a
top. How long does that take?

Vanity, vanity, thy
name is woman.

Put a lid on it, Rocky.

Okay, now.

Do you know how many people I
have been pumping to get a lead on you?

And all the time you've been
shacking up with some lousy Pl.

Let me go, Al.

I warned you about
mouthing off to Lily. She split.

You got what you wanted.
She went home to mama.

She's just a kid, Al.

Oh, yeah, she's just a kid.

But, see, she's a
real moneymaker.

Where does that leave me, Rita?

You think about that?

'Cause I thought about it and
you're going to take her place.

No. I told you. I give it up.

Yeah, but so did Lily.

See, but I got her down for
a nooner at the Sherwood.

Mr. Brown. 324. You be there.

No!

No?

You remember what happened
a couple of weeks ago?

Baby, I can make that seem
like a month in the country.

You be there.

Hey, guys, I'm real sorry.

I didn't think it was
gonna take this long.

Where's the
top? It's in the car.

See, I ran into this old
friend and we got to talk,

and it turns out he's got a friend
who owns a beauty shop downtown,

in the Tallman Building, and he got
me an appointment for today at noon.

What about Beverly Hills
and all the beautiful hair?

Oh, well, that's
still a possibility.

I figure I don't want to lock
myself in without looking around.

You understand.

Yeah. I think so, Rita.

So, I was wondering,
could I borrow the car?

I've got to be there
at 12:00 noon sharp.

And I wouldn't ask, only
you're gonna be fishing anyway.

Rita, the boat has sailed.

I told you Fannon
was leaving on the tide.

Oh, no. You missed
it on account of me?

Aw, gee, you should've left.

What good are hats and
noisemakers without the guest of honor?

Yeah.

Hey, come on, I've caught some
really good yellowtail right here.

Come on, we've
got a lunch packed.

Why don't you just forget about
that appointment downtown, huh?

I wish I could.

But if I don't show my friend's
liable to get a little hot about it.

You know, going to all that
trouble setting it up and all.

It's your decision, Rita.

Well, no, it's not.

Well, I'll see you later.
I won't be home late.

Home. Ha! Sounds
like she owns the place.

What'd she mean,
it's not her decision?

Dad, I'll tell you, I'm a
little worried about her.

Would you take a piece of personal
advice and start worrying about yourself?

That lady has moved in on you
and she ain't about to move out.

Come on, Dad, she was ready to
move back to her apartment last night.

Only she didn't.

I ain't the kind of parent now that goes
butting into his son's personal business.

What's that? A New
Year's resolution?

But in this instance...

Yeah, you're going to
make an exception, sure.

Look, I know you think
that you and Rita are friends.

We are. We're good friends.

Well, you may be feeling friendly.
But her, now that's something else.

No woman is going to sit around a table
talking marshmallow sweet about a man,

saying what a great, fine
father he's going to be,

unless she has got
other things on her mind.

Well, would you rather she
said I'd make a rotten father, huh?

Just a word to the wise,
that's all. You're a grown man.

You got a right to make
your own mistakes.

Gee, Dad. Could I?

Hi. Hi.

I'll take those. Oh,
I'll hang them up.

You'll just put them in the
wrong place. How was the fishing?

It wasn't. How was
the appointment?

Okay. What?

I said okay.

What are you making?

Tuna surprise.

What's the surprise?

Well, it's got cream of
mushroom soup, peas,

and you are never gonna
believe this. Potato chips.

No, no, when it's cooked, it
don't taste nothing like it sounds.

Did I ever fix this
for you before? No.

Well, you are gonna be
crazy about it. Trust me.

I got it just about
ready for the oven.

We can go for a long walk
on the beach before dinner.

I know you always like that.

Yeah. Well, I'm afraid
not tonight. I've got a date.

A date?

Yeah. She's coming
by here after work.

She ought to be here any minute.

Do you think that I
could use the car tonight?

I dropped Rocky over at his
place and I borrowed his pick-up.

But if it's inconvenient, you
know, there's no problem.

We can use hers. I just always
feel more comfortable driving my own.

Oh, sure. The
keys are in my bag.

Somebody I know?

No, I don't think so. Her
name is Linda Hassler.

She's the assistant curator
at the Paulson Museum.

Oh, that's her now. We'll
see you later. All right?

Hey, aren't you even
gonna ask her in?

Oh, well, yeah.

Hi. LINDA: Hi.

Believe it or not I got out
on time. Without a hitch.

Oh, this is Linda Hassler.

This is Rita Capkovic,

my houseguest.

Linda, Rita.

Hi.

Hi.

I'm really glad to meet you. Jimmy
don't bring too many of his friends by.

Hey, there's a real place I
thought we'd try down the beach.

I don't know why. He
knows I'm crazy for company.

It really looks good. They
got steaks, Alaska king crab.

That sounds great.

Hey, come on. You're
not going to no restaurant.

Yes, Rita. That's
where we're going.

See, I made this casserole. It's
got all of Jimmy's favorite things in it.

Peas?

Well, there's plenty
enough for the three of us.

Oh, hey, you two
wanna be alone, right?

No. Yes.

Look, I can heat it up
tomorrow. I never tried it before.

I don't even know
if it'll be good.

Well, Jim, since Rita
went to all the trouble...

What trouble?

Well, we could have dinner here,

go out for coffee later.

You wanna open up the wine,
Jimmy? Or you want me to?

Let's go for a walk.

Oh, let's. What a terrific idea.

It's practically
his favorite thing.

Hi, sonny. I borrowed L.J.'s
truck to come over and...

Well, the gang's all here.

I didn't know you had company.

Oh, Dad, this is Linda Hassler.
This is my father, Joseph Rockford.

How do you do? How do you do?

We're just going for a walk on
the beach. You want to tag along?

Oh, if I wouldn't be in the way.

You?

You got great hair.

Thank you.

I say that as a professional.

Oh?

Yeah, very good.

Want my advice?

Stay out of the sun. No sitting out on
the beach, no fishing, nothing like that.

You'd be in for big problems.

Big problems are something we all
have to deal with from time to time.

Oh, yeah.

And you're wearing it loose, too.
That's good. You can use the softness.

What are you
doing up here, Rita?

Well, it's a beautiful day.

Looks like it's going
to be a clear night.

Clear enough to see some other
woman making off with your date.

Now go on, get up there. Go on.

I was just saying to your father, it
looks like it's going to be a clear night.

He's back there all by himself.

Oh, yeah.

How long does it take
to drink a cup of coffee?

I could've made the coffee here.

He's home.

Where is he? I said where is he?

He's gone. He's out of town.

Hey, what is this?
What are you doing?

Shut up! Don't hurt him!
He hasn't done nothing.

Now you tell him.
Next time it's his head.

You got that?

Okay, okay.

Rita! Don't, Rocky!

Rita!

Hey! Hey, come back here, you!

Hey!

What the hell's going on?
Hey, what's the matter, Dad?

Come on, lean up there now.
Get your breath, get your breath.

You all right? He
took her, sonny.

Who? He took Rita.
Some guy named Al.

He come tearing into the
trailer and smashing things up.

He said next time it
was gonna be your head.

Somebody took Rita?

What do you think
I'm trying to tell you?

You mean driving the Stutz?

Why the hell didn't you tell
me? Heck, I can't find them now!

Hey, I'm sorry, Dad. I shouldn't
have said that, I am really...

She stood up to him, sonny.

That poor little thing,
she stood up to him.

She kept him from parting
my hair with a tire iron.

How do you think that
makes me feel, huh?

I had to have a
lousy cup of coffee.

What are we gonna do, sonny?

Now, you got nothing to say?

Don't try nothing, Al.

You start pounding on me again, I
start using a very good set of lungs.

Oh, no, baby, I don't want
to damage the merchandise.

I am not merchandise.

Tell me. I mean, tell me!

You know, I spoke
to Mr. Brown tonight

and he says you
got the stomach flu.

Oh, he's having a
hard time understanding

how come I send him
someone who don't deliver.

I told you. I'm out of it. I got a chance
for something good now and I'm taking it.

Hey, I'm your chance!

All right, all right, we
will call today a mistake.

I'm not changing my mind.

You can put me in the hospital,

but I'm still not changing it,

so you just take your
best shot, you know.

Okay. Okay. I don't touch you.

I'll kill your friend
Rockford instead.

No, don't!

Are you crazy?

No, no. Just a businessman.

I mean, hey, what
do you expect, huh?

I mean, you queer things with Lily
and send her running off for the toolies.

I mean, what am
I supposed to do?

Look for a cheaper apartment?

Okay, okay, look,
I got my certificate.

I'll be getting a
job any day now.

Hairdressers make
a lot of money.

I'll give you a
fair split, okay?

Baby, that is not
the business I am in.

Al, please, leave him
alone. Please, please.

Now does that mean we
have an understanding?

Terrific. That's just terrific.

Oh, listen, you better get
yourself a good night's sleep.

You know, that stomach
flu can really mess you up,

and you got a big day tomorrow.

Hey, you see Bobby? Line B.

He told me he's got two weeks at
Universal on the Pallazzi picture.

Yeah. He told me he's 43.

I'd like to be on a quarter
check since he was 43.

Hey, Angel. Hey,
man, here it's Evelyn.

Your landlady told
me where to find you.

She sent me here. She's afraid
I'm not gonna make the tab.

I got laid off.
Canned is more like it.

Well, good, then you
could use a few bucks, huh?

You know my brother-in-law Aaron
who works at that crummy newspaper?

How much is he out if I sell a
few, chintzy ads on the side?

Educated guess. How
much? Look, Angel...

Not enough to put one of them stogies
in his fat face. Big man in Beverly Hills.

He's looking for a revolution.

Hey, I got a new composite.
You want to see it? You mind.

Angel, I need your
help on something.

Hey, this is terrific.

I've got a few bucks
with your name on them.

How few? Hey, where'd
you get them made up?

McHenry's.

Why don't you change
places with him, Angel?

I been here since 7:30.

All right, Angel, look,
I need your help, huh?

What are you going to
do, sweet-talk me into it?

All right, 50 bucks.

Jimmy, all I got to do is
show up at the end of the line,

convince them I'm
breathing and I get $104.

Seventy-five. Let me see it.

I'm looking for a guy named Al.

Al Guttadaro. Works over
at the free clinic on Temple.

No, no, no. That's
not the Al I want.

This guy drives a two-tone
Stutz. And he beats up on prosties.

Pearl, it's got a brown stripe that
goes back under the fender like...

Yeah, yeah, that's the
one. You know him?

No, but I've seen that
car parked around Silky's.

Silky's? You've been to Silky's.

No. On Hollywood Boulevard.

Come on. Hey, man, are you
in for a treat. I'll tell you what.

Give me five minutes. As
soon as I'm finished here,

I'll run over there with you. I
got a few items I want to pick up.

You've been to Silky's. No.

Hey, how are you?

Here you are,
sir. Forty quarters.

Mr. Martin. Hey,
Silky. What's shaking?

Where you been the last couple
of days? I been holding your order.

Oh, good, good.

Mama said I should
put it back on display.

But for a regular customer...

For the money I spend here I
ought to be getting premiums.

That's what I said. I
said, "The boy'll be in."

It's $32.50.

What are you?
Some kind of voyeur?

Maybe we got
something to interest you.

No thanks. Not today.

Well, browse if you like.
We got a nice variety.

Forget it. He don't even
spring for coffee anymore.

He's looking for a
new set of wheels,

which is one of the reasons
I brought him over here.

I was hoping to find
that good-looking Stutz.

You know, the one that parked out
here, had a for sale sign in the window.

The brown, pearl. I
thought it was yours.

Mine? My car leaves
every half hour.

It's called the bus.

Well, I guess we came all
this way for nothing, Jimmy.

That's a shame. You would
have loved it, just your style.

Hey, you don't know
who owns it, do you?

It had a for sale sign on it?

Yeah.

Well, since both you and
him are good customers,

I don't think it'll
hurt none to say.

Name's Al Halusca. You can
find him over at the Gorjanic Hotel.

What time would
you say, around 6:00?

Say around any time.
He works out of the lobby.

He's a pimp.

Hey, Eddie Yost. East
Philly. Ball bearings.

He said...

I'm in town a
couple of days and...

I got this business
thing, you know...

Right, right. And you'd like
to make some friends, right?

Yeah. I'd like to make some
friends. One. One is fine.

You got anything
specific in mind?

I'm easy to please.

Oh, you want me to choose?

Sure. Taller. I ought
to be taller than her.

Younger. I ought to be
younger than her. Not a whole lot.

I'm not looking for
Grandma Moses.

But the gratitude factor, you know?
I don't think you can discount that.

Is that about it?

You got anything in a redhead?

223.

A guy like me, I mean, in my
circumstances, it's unusual.

This kind of thing back home,

I get all the friends you can
shake a stick at, but here...

I mean, even if I don't know
anybody I usually flash a few G's...

This business
thing has got me...

Yeah, who is it?

Al sent me.

Hey, where's the phone?
I've got to use the phone?

What? The phone, the phone.

What? You wanna do
some kind of phone thing?

No, no, no, not enough time.

Yeah?

Yeah, I'm here in the room now.

But, listen, there's a
certain change in the plans.

If you want to know the number of the
room, it's gonna be another 50 bucks.

Angel, you hold me up
now and I'll feed you the 50.

All right, it's Room 223.

All right, you and
Rita hit the back stairs.

I'll meet you in two minutes.

All right, get your things together.
Who are you? Who are you?

Listen, later on the howdy-dos.
Jimmy said meet at the back stairs.

We meet at the back stairs.

Jimmy who? Jimmy
what? Rockford. All right?

Oh, please. Will
you get out of here?

He's waiting for us.

I said, get out. Look, I got
nothing to do with Rockford.

I don't want him
anywheres near this place.

Now, you tell him that and
you tell him that I mean it.

I am doing what I do, I am where
I belong. Please leave me alone.

I was just leaving.
What do you think?

Twenty bucks ought to be
good, shouldn't you think? $20?

Hey, what the hell, 25.

Oh, you said you was
walking around with thousands.

I said that?

Yeah, that's what you said.

Al, Al, leave him
alone. Now you shut up!

Angel. Angel. Jimmy! Jimmy!

Jimmy! Come on.

You rotten creep.

You've been nothing but
trouble for me. Nothing!

But this time, oh, this
time, you're gonna pay!

You could've killed
him, you know that!

Yeah, I could've killed him!

Yeah. Yeah!

Al!

No! No!

How long are we supposed
to do this? I mean, is that it?

Don't we do anything?

We're fishing.

I can't get over what she did.

What she did? How
about what I did?

Jimmy's gonna owe
me for a long time.

Nobody would have had any trouble
if you did what you were supposed to.

Is that a fact?

Yeah. You tell a pimp you're
carrying a couple thousand dollars,

what'd you expect?
Congratulations?

Well, what happens now?

Well, she's got a job, anyway.

I got a friend down in Santa
Monica. Mildred Seymour.

She got a little shop and she said
she could tell just from talking to Rita

that she was a whiz.

She's going to keep the job
open for her until she heals up.

I meant, what happens with them?

That Mildred is terrific,
Jimmy. Salt of the earth.

Just the kind of person
Rocky would know.

Course, the shop
is kind of small.

Well, it's a beginning.

Yeah. That's what I
figured. See, the way I see it,

I could have a place
of my own someday.

Course, that's way down
the line, but it could work.

Now I don't have
Al leaning on me.

Yeah, well, it's none
of my business, Rita,

but how'd you ever get
hooked up with a bum like that?

Oh, that was such a long
time ago. Al just took over.

And I give him too many
headaches, you know.

I was always sounding off, giving
him arguments, he finally let me go.

But when I talked my
friend Lily into splitting,

boy, he decided to punish me.

Man, I hope they
throw the key away.

Yeah, well, I don't think you
got too much to worry about.

Attempted murder's
a pretty heavy rap.

I know your shoulder's
giving you a lot of pain.

You sure you going to
be all right by yourself?

Hey, what's this? Are you
inviting me over to stay again?

Come on. After what
happened last time?

I was pretty goofy about you.

I don't know if you noticed.

Rita...

I love you. You know that.

What kind of dumb
thing is that to say?

Of course you love
me. We're friends, right?

I love you.

Hey, what do you think? I'm
going to take a slug in my shoulder

for a perfect stranger?

Come on. Let's go fishing.