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34 seconds remaining in the game

clock is running while remaining in the

name anybody

Jaguars fall first out at the 29-yard

line

what about Jim kamas rolls up to his

right

are

your good colors shuttle put you in

orbit around wait you know I'm still

shaking I can't get over the last play

of the game I'm just trying to give the

fans their money's if anybody could pull

off you could that's what Mike said

that's right and what does he know track

and field tennis maybe but football oh

wait wait a minute I'm a big fan I got

Oh a lot of games I'll tell you what I

listen listen to the crowd I can tell

you whether a football player makes one

yard or ten yards he's playing for the

good guys the bad guys you can surprise

what a crowd can tell you about a

football team you forgot to mention that

he also listens to the announcer and

take some trans history that is great

and that's right just in case you could

happen if it's a play here I'm glad you

were there oh I wasn't sure you'd enjoy

it Mike I mean yes I know what you mean

I'll tell you I enjoyed it I did I'm

glad

well how about some more champagne on

that you will get it oh I think I'll

skip this round I've had my show right

okay it's your party don't you move hey

all right

Marty to arrest anyone hey I tell you

that was some catch you ate well with

this guy's when my grandmother could

have caught it don't let him kid he's

got the best hands in the game that's

true

Mike say hello John hope he's the owner

of the team my friend Mike long this

laundry gym we're out of bubbles what'd

you do with out of the case

what's in my room I'll get it

well the party is next to it fellas

well we're all set

what a joint is right me drink it fill

it up what was that I sound like a camp

in Tim's room max left left

Jim Jim you in there Dan oh my god

no quit it works through the glass door

mug must have tripped somehow Jim jagged

glass all over I'll call an ambulance

you

spectacular play on 35-yard pants from

Jim Collins to roy eller in the closing

seconds of the championship game for the

final decisive score fans all over the

country waited anxiously for news of

Collins condition after his tragic

accident in a post

thank you all right well you feel chip

like I was just blitzed by the entire

Green Bay team the game ball the guys

own team wanted you to have it I've read

the papers sports writers say was given

to you who I didn't vote and I say you

should have it

Thanks listen I better get back to my

hotel and pack I'm catching the first

plane marked home I probably won't see

you again till next training camp sure

Jim hi my ray yeah this thing goodbye to

Jim how is he it make it okay

hey Shelby's room sure bring on the next

man okay thanks ray

so your honor Oh Mike life is a

cheer-off your left hand did you talk to

the doctor yes I I just left it what did

it say that it took over 200 stitches to

patch you up yeah well there's more than

that isn't it Oh Jim it's gonna be a

while before you get back on your feet

what about football you know I've got

this big empty pad all of myself on it

to come and stay with me

you still you're up and around that's

not an answer they don't know about

football Jim right now all the concerned

about is helping you walk again

I mean I mean I even be able to walk he

traveled like always did home haunts no

family no just football went through

college on athletic scholarships just

football what happens if you can't play

anymore I don't know where's the

scrapbook Mike so they made the

headlines no not just on the plain field

either some of these girls look like

they came out of pages of Playboy Jim is

always a golden boy I roomed with him in

college I practically had the place to

myself he was either playing or playing

oh and you burned the midnight oil

slayed it over all those hot books right

absolutely

Nicky how do you figure it the accident

well when you reach for the case of

champagne he tripped tried to break his

fall go through the glass I don't think

it could have happened any other way I

guess you're right funny thing though

the lights were turned on the rail can

the light wasn't on you could turn them

on right Nikki better you know bellboys

in Bay one little bag on a big girl

remember specs my thanks for hire people

me checking out yeah we want away the

airport wait

oh yeah I want you to meet Dave Winslow

Mike Longstreet Nikki bell all day hello

hi are you player yes

what position quarterback Dave's the

outstanding college player this year

congratulations thank you Dave you went

away from in Lobby want to talk to my

girl or something I just been man

Jim doesn't know the team signing in a

quarterback at does he know Mikey

doesn't the club is in a winding and

Dana's kids on a month

give him the game ball with one hand and

they wave goodbye with the other I'm

sorry to hear that Mike I'm really very

sorry

maybe it's an occupational hazard

portrait of a football player somebody

pays him a number of dollars so they can

tell him when he's good when he's bad

when he's through yeah well I got lucky

I still have a profession I can still

make a living that's not automatic Mike

- you have to work at it every day it's - open gym he's he's got a college degree

In makeup

you know how he's fixed up I figure he's

broke

he made some money and he spent it how

much does workman's compensation come to

well there's a health and accident

policy yeah Mike is that what you're

really concerned about his finances no

no I what that Duke gym plate in your

perfect game he played over his head

yeah the team ledin every statistic

except the final score your recollection

apparently comes up the same as everyone

else's

Nick you read me a copy Jim statement

about the accident he said he went to

his roaming unlock the door close the

door turn on the lights right after that

the accident heaven so when Ray broke

the door down the lights were off the

hotel engineer said it locked to that

door had been snapped shut from the

inside then he had to open it later on

with a master key well you know Jim was

a little loaded Mike here he could have

made a mistake no good I'd like you to

check out the street and not if anybody

dropped a bundle on that game what could

that have to do with you I just sticks

in my mind that those people and they

bet a lot of money expect to make a lot

of money

why are you sure I'm not going to be as

merry as your the last five times you've

asked me Jim we have a minute could we

- talk about your accident I've got other - things in my mind right now Mike

Good morning hi Jim Oh cheerful friendly

eating three meals a day and I'll cut

off on daytime TV serials what about the

weights in the parallel bars and touch

them

yes if you work on and by today it's up

hey that's pretty good

Calvin Street Tigers was back in my 50

on freckle years we used a single wing

as I remember there's nothing wrong with

that

no with you that sounds like a forward

pass to me good picture Oh little slow

in spots well how are you doing oh great

I'll show you I got the old dc-3 all

trimmed up and under control why

. right on

tarah the cruising speed is nothing to

write home about them I'm not going

anywhere

aren't you anyway going anywhere are you

hungry yet

no no mrs. K I'm I'm fine thank you you

let me know when you are Jim I'm okay

hello yes just a moment it's a

long-distance call for you

person-to-person from a John Lockwood in

New York

tell them I'm oh I'm tied up at the

moment and I'll get back to it

sure sure I'm sure you'll have to return

the call is there a number where we can

reach miss Lovelace thank you

John Lockwood a I've seen her picture in

the fashion magazines she's lovely

there's got to be something wrong with

you

I'm sure no sir I didn't mean it that

way I know you didn't mean it that way

come on let's warm up the TV set beacon

of hope goes on in seven minutes I'm

gonna call your girl she is not my girl

she's just a girl

the laughingstock of the world I can

stand it well I can mr. Longstreet

you've said on the phone that you want

to talk about Jim Collins yes I I was

wondering about Jim's future with the

team mascot you're interested I'm an

insurance investigator loses something

of the accident no not really

Jim and I are old friends oh I see

shooting thank you serenity perfectly

candid a Jim slowed down quite a bit

he's not getting any younger and and his

arm is just not what it used to be they

- wouldn't know the way for that title - game on the fire if you follow foot

Bones it's along Street you must know

that touchdown pass was a shot a

thousand you say that you and Jim were

pretty close friends yes we are then let

me lay it on the line

Jim's contract expires this year the

club doesn't plan to renew it I suppose

that sounds cruel and unappreciative

- after all the Jim's contributed to the - team over the years but that's one of

The necessary evil in this business one

have to learn to live with we've invited

Jim to training camp next season take a

crack at keeping his old job but with

this injury to his foot and Jim knew his

contract wasn't gonna be renewed yes

he's known for several weeks now

hi

My girl nope just misses Caden soap

opera buffa me what oh nothing

what's up if I read your expression

correctly it's bad news that maybe Mike

wanted to know if anyone went for

abundant on that title game did he have

someone special annoyed no but one guy

did drop a small fortune a respectable

businessman by the name of Alex Roble

oh you're losing me I didn't get any

impression that Mike doesn't think that

Jim's accident was an accident

that means someone is responsible the

question is who and for what reason

but Jim said it was an accident why

would he lie

Larry we don't know the Jim like Nicki

not yet but you're not sure it was an

accident no have you ever heard of Alex

Roldan no I haven't Dukes trying a line

on him I guess a lot of people been on a

big game like that yeah it has a rule

not small fortunes sure open up a can of

peas Mike Alex Roebling was a big loser

in the game right now go on a routine

financial report on Jim says he owes

$35,000 to a company called allied

finance of Detroit and it's part of an

elaborate financial empire controlled by

a man named Alex Roblin 20 years ago

mr. Roebling was arrested for attempted

extortion case was dismissed failure the

witness to appear 20 years have gone by

and a witness still hasn't appeared

anywhere you're suggesting Roebling

arranged to loan Jim $35,000 through a

dummy company yes he knew Jim couldn't

pay the money back no no quite like even

there was a way that Jim could pay it

back by throwing the game that's right

that's why he bets so heavily on the

game and that's why he lost so heavily

because Jim didn't throw the game could

make him a pretty sore loser yeah but

- was he sore enough to arrange Jim's - accident yeah maybe you think Jim knew

When he borrowed the money that he came

from Roebling only Jim can answer that

one yeah

as a matter of fact without Jim on the

witness stand answering questions all

we've got are a lot of interesting

coincidences wait a minute did what do

you mean witness stand well Jim didn't

throw the game he won it now the grand

jury can subpoena Roebling tomorrow but

they can't make anything stick without

Jim to testify that he was supposed to

- throw that game if you're right Jim - tells the truth implicates himself he

Keeps his mouth shut I bet he can prove

- anything you can just sit back and wait - to make the Hall of Fame meanwhile

Roebling and his people to write on

corrupting and bribing maiming when

necessary and killing when

Cerrie

hi Jim hi of the ace of Calvin street

Tigers fine you terrific I'm getting

smashed in the middle of the afternoon

why are you getting smashed I forget

there was a good idea at the time I

picked up something for you two sets of

x-rays one taken immediately after the

accident and one taken by the

radiologist yesterday oh we're gonna

have our own instant replay I mean if we

had the right equipment we could look at

those there's a TV I'm sure it's like

healing gene hmm that's good news

Ian's doctor asked me what you were

doing way of exercise can tell him that

I'm bending my arm regularly he also

said the muscles tendons and ligaments

are all involved in the healing process

and part of it may be the biggest part

is in your head

thanks for the report Google thinks mrs.

K she can pack me the rest of my gear

you leaving any day

you have any idea where you're going no

hope you talked to Mike no you know I've

got a couple of years without seeing

- each other more than once nothing - changes between us you can't go like

This

what about John hey do me a favor I'm

Nikki you called you each other Big Jim

is not coming home coming on going on

hmm which is it I don't know Jim I don't

know what you decide

and there he goes oh how about that huh

not bad for a sedentary type

I've been trying to get Jim up on them

oh look

couldn't drag him away from beacon of

hope

well accordin Alice knows hope still get

pretty exciting where's Jim whose room

one of these days he's got to start

making an effort to get well one of

these days he will not so sure look

Nicky he's had a long season maybe his

last he's had an accident tired out

believe me he'll come back he's a golden

boy never quit so he had to at 36 two

years ago he was still too young to be

elected president of the United States

he's not in politics he's in football

I've been reading up on a game it's a

player named George Blanda he's 42 years

old and the 20 year olds keep out of his

way Nicky George Blanda is all-pro at 42

Tim Collins ran out his team at 36

I've been some time that's life I think

he's running away from life anymore I

think he wants to get well and I don't

know why

hey you couldn't catch them like that

when you can see

I'll ask because I used here footsteps

some big linebacker coming up behind

maybe watching the cheerleaders instead

of the ball all right rabbit is see how

you pick up on this we have a sign

yellow miss longstreet in the cook call

time oh yeah surely it's such a nice day

I thought maybe you'd like to have lunch

outside I'll be fine okay I'll give you

a hand

all right well have you had enough yeah

you know they don't make us Monday

morning quarterbacks like they used to

mmm I'll drink to that

join me I know it always you know Jimbo

something about that action of yours

it's been bugging me and me too

what's bothering you I want you going to

a room to pick up a case of champagne

it's dark at home but you don't bother

to turn the lights up but I did turn a

month we broke down the door the lights

wrong guess I made a mistake too I I

just can't figure a guy like you spent

half his lifetime of a football field

running dodging big linemen having an

accident like that

we just want a pretty big football game

remember we were celebrating you know

I'd been drinking look maybe what I did

was stupid but it was still an accident

- I talk to you just for you left that - room you were silver's I was

You're trying to build something out of

nothing I'd like to know why is it the

insurance no I'm sorry Jim it's a bad

habit of mine I sometimes see things

aren't actually there is that this

happened

yep the parks run out well lunch is

progressing nicely think you can spare

me some paperwork

be my guest all right Nicky bring all

the paperwork well Connor Oh what were

you and Jim talking about it covers a

lot of ground Nicky I couldn't help

overhearing that last bit about seeing

things out there Jim in some control oh

you want to pin in any one fact either I

don't know sometimes I think I read too

much between the lines

what do you come up with tell you I

don't by the way that accident was

supposed to have happened I think Jim's

football career is over I think he knows

it a night I think it's eating him up

inside yes I think he's in some kind of

trouble whatever it is he's a nice guy

yeah and a good friend

yes I I'll talk to them good idea

a mic come here and sit down I'll show

you how Nikki solved this little brain

twisting about one minute it's taken me

nearly two days that's that chess chess

Jim can we talk about other kind of game

why not

what kind I mean the kind where you put

all the pieces together and you come up

with a picture and I'm in the picture

right on the field on the sidelines now

you're on the field Jim if I knew any

other way to say it I would well you've

got the ball you call the signals okay

you just give me one straight answer to

a question and I'll I'll walk away from

it I'll never bring up the subject again

did a man named Alex Roebling buy you in

that football game come on Mike what

kind of a question is that

that picture know what I see no you tell

me what do you see all right I'll tell

you you're into hockey Roebling for

$35,000 he offered to tear up the note

- wipe the slate clean return you were - supposed to blow that game only the last

Minute out there in the fields you

couldn't bring yourself to do it come on

Mike you've got to be kidding

tell me I'm wrong

I never borrowed a nickel from Roebling

I didn't know he owned the loan company

but all of a sudden I owed him and you

knew roebling's men would come after you

try and get you maybe even kill you

instead they fixed it so you'd never be

able to walk out on the football field

again the note how'd you find out about

it a little bits and pieces begin to fit

together I didn't want you to know Mike

I guess I didn't want anyone to know I

guess and you're digging you found out

that my conduct hasn't been renewed for

next year yep who said that if I wanted

to show up a training camp that give me

a chance some chance let's face it Mike

I'm a football player nothing more never

been two months in the cerebral

Department it hasn't been for you

helping me cram it I've never gotten

through college

wonder what I wonder what a guy does

when he's 36 and suddenly discovers he's

an old man doesn't know any other job

I'm broke Mike how long how long do you

figure to take me to pay off the loan

signing endorsements pumping gas maybe

selling shoes no I saw an opening and I

took it

Jim the point is she didn't go through

with it and you want to know why a bunch

of guys hard-nosed loudmouth guys you

should have seen him in the locker room

at halftime

bruised broken bloody trying to patch

themselves up with spittin adhesive tape

you know they played 14 games to get to

the big one and nothing was gonna stop

them from playing nothing or winning

except maybe one guy me that's what I

was thinking about in the huddle when I

called the last play and I'll tell you

something Mike Roebling could kill me

I'd do it again yeah

Jim Roebling has some of his men come

after you and throw you through that

window did he that's right

can you describe them identify them I

don't know I'm not sure well I know what

happens now what do you mean nothing

are you just gonna sit there repaying

your debt

holding still for it at least Robley

Metheny alive come on Jim I mean how

much you suppose Roebling figures your

time is worth I mean how much did he

knock off for you stay is sitting that

wheelchair like a mummy that's enough

Mike 50 bucks 50 cents shut shut up

we got out of that chariot in here

yesterday

didn't know I could they want to find

out if you could

look like let's say that Jim can

identify the two hoods then the police

have to establish a connection between

them and Roebling established that they

acted against Jim on Robo knees orders

no matter how you slice it Jim has to

testify himself

that's an educated guess but I go almost

guarantee it

and roebling's bound to have an army of

smart lawyers right and when it's all

over

it isn't really all over Roebling is as

free as a bird and I don't know where

Jim is that makes two of us

I always Jim well I can use his legs but

he doesn't want to why not oh yeah well

I'm working on a theory can any number

play no no not yet I am God rules the

game work down watch the game way it's

called mind over matter Jimmy I don't

know I said you had to do it all

overnight I wonder why I waited so long

I need to try yeah well I think you

figured that as long as you had that

accident it's an excuse that you were

safe safe sure an all football player

cut down at the peak of his career

I couldn't your scrapbook come out of

would it easy Mike uh-huh that's not

where we're at all right shoot found out

you good walk I had to quit football you

wouldn't have an excuse a lot of players

to come back from serious injury but now

you are coming back in your new it you

get around us mm-hmm anyway Duke put

together an assortment of roebling's

known associates hands take a look at

anybody there look familiar yeah these

are the guys Delano and Rhaegar you sure

could have been very long before they

turn that light out

I'm sure extortion labor racketeering

assault with intent to commit murder

okay Jen that's it I bet I've done

everything I can

the rest is up to you what do you mean

if you really want a nail rolling you're

gonna have to testify front of a grand

jury

you've gotta be kidding well I'm not

kidding one phone call from you and

Rowling gets hit with a subpoena sitting

here at the end for it and what is it

for me why is it for you now and if you

do go into that courtroom you're gonna

have to tell the truth not just about

Rogan what about yourself that's right

and a month later nine out of ten people

will remember that I was tied up with

crooked gamblers and maybe one under the

table remember that I took a stand

against them look Mike I'm identifying

these two guys if the cops grab them and

they want to put the finger on Roebling

that's great

drivin I've done my partner I'm taking

myself out of the game I'm sorry well so

am i but not for the reasons you may

think you're right if you testify you

may lose a little little prestige little

status a little image but you can also

gain a lot why don't you tell me about

it if you don't know I can't explain it

to you

Jim wanna call it a day there's nothing

cute I know I'm fine thanks okay I feed

more bye bye Nikki PS I well I I just

wanted to say thanks for everything

um know the finality there I told you I

was leaving that's there forever

no I guess not

I envy you did you know that

why because you know who you are

don't you I'll I'm about myself is what

I read in the papers well it's not bad

what you read about yourself in the

papers not so far

I've been lucky but imagine a grown man

packing a scrapbook with him every time

he moves anyplace so you don't know who

you are I mean off the playing field and

out of the newspaper headlines not

exactly unlike someone that's been

traced just an outline and I need

filling in can I ask you something you

wanted could someone like you care for

someone like me I mean you know somebody

that needs filling in yes

could you

yes but you don't do

no not the way you mean it has nothing

to do with your being a star quarterback

or not it has to do with with chemistry

yeah well it's gonna be interesting

finding out who I am where are you going

to start

you're not talking geography you know

then I'm going to start here and now at

the beginning

Roebling is not just going to sit on his

hands for this oh I didn't want him to

did me I don't know law that you got to

Jim I'm afraid Robley might try to get

to you both of you I'd be kind of dumb

don't you think and obvious what about

his muscle reader in Delano

lieutenant Marcum is having some trouble

picking them up finding them would be

more like it

I'm allowed blended yes yes lieutenant I

see a flex thanks for letting me know

and that's why why what why couldn't

locate them they were just found Mike in

an abandoned warehouse shot to death so

rolling must figure than about those two

- witnesses available for questioning you - wouldn't talk I gotta tell you Jim I

Wouldn't blame you

chances are he'll get away with it and

you'll be the only one hurt Mike here

you were right I have been paying Roblin

I pay when his boys put me through the

window and I paid when they stuck me in

- this chair and I said so for it but I'm - finished paying

And I'm finished hiding

morning good morning can you say

anything right now Jim inside fellas

I'll say it all inside Mike what was the

toughest single moment in your life

when I came home after Ingrid's funeral

did you what did you want anybody around

nope

then I'm sure you know how I feel

anything at this time mr. Roebling my

attorneys will have a statement for you

- later on gentlemen thank you for your - patience

Jim a little disappointed no frogs no

marching bands I wasn't expecting the

malleus I think it would get the big

turnout the day they put you away you

know what you're doing which is giving

them nothing absolutely nothing I'm just

telling somebody what forget it

it wouldn't understand

you