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I want the dough, Understand?

You got till friday, 5:00,

Then you get both your legs Broken.

I want the dough, Understand?

Now get out of here. Go on, beat it.

Get out of here, Creep.

Here are the stacks, Mr. Templeton.

Thank you, frank.

Yeah, yeah. It'’s me, frank, yeah.

He'’s on his way,

Wearing a blue cardigan sweater, Brown pants.

The guard is with him.

Yeah, the guard Is with him.

This sets us straight, Right?

Yeah, that sets us straight, Frank.

He'’s coming out now. There'’s a guard with him.

He'’s got a blue cardigan sweater And brown pants.

- blue what? - blue cardigan, brown pants.

Well, where is he?

There he is, Skinny one.

Easy. Take him with your pinky.

Hey, old man, Uh, excuse me.

You know how I can possibly Get to canal street?

No, I mean I seem to be lost, uh--

- hey, old man! - hey pop!

We dropped Something in your cart.

- hey, that'’s mine! - aww, shut up, old man!

Get back, old man!

Shut up!

All right now, split.

I'’ll meet you Back at the place.

All right, come on!

Get in the car! Get in the car!

All right, just drive!

Come on, let'’s go!

This is car 723.

Requesting additional units At wall and pearl.

Go on, drive. Go on.

One bullet, Up close,

Through the left side Of the abdomen.

Any witnesses?

Yeah, three of them, Over there with saperstein.

What'’d they see?

Two punks spill a cart,

Shoot the old man, And run.

Well, was it an argument?

No, one person says They took something.

The other one says They didn'’t take anything.

That'’s his stuff over there, The cart.

All right, one of you Go over there

And get the story straight.

There must have been A thousand--

- do what I told you! - yes, lieutenant.

What'’s all this?

That'’s his stuff.

Huh?

It'’s yiddish, Hebrew or something.

You hang it on the wall For decoration.

Where'’s his hat?

- I didn'’t see one. - never saw one.

An hasidic jew Without a hat?

Somebody Must have ripped it off

And on wallstreet too, Ain'’t that beautiful?

All right, check this address For relatives.

If not, get a rabbi From the nearest synagogue.

Get somebody down to the morgue For an I.D.

Right.

Take all this stuff in For fingerprints, right?

Lieutenant, This is patrolman warren.

Three blocks from here There was a rip-off

Of a messenger that works For a stock brokerage firm.

I chased a couple of guys Up here carrying a package.

I lost them.

When I heard that somebody else Here got bumped,

I came up To see what was happening.

Thank you, officer.

Knox mining company.

They must have dumped The package

In the old man'’s cart,

Or else he was in with them.

Knox mining company.

All right, you check With forgery and bonds.

Check out that serial number.

50,000 shares. $500 a share.

That'’s $1/4 million You got

In your hot little hands, Crocker.

Go ahead.

Crocker.

Take a look at that face On the old man?

Think he was in with them?

Lieutenant?

I have some witnesses Over here.

Which one of you Saw the killer?

I did.

Go ahead.

What'’s your name, Young lady?

Fern.

Fern of the wind.

Lovely.

I was sitting over there Where it happened,

But I didn'’t see the fight Or the death.

Oh.

A man was being beat up here,

And you were sitting Over there,

And you didn'’t see anything?

I lost my job.

I was meditating.

Oh, I'’m sorry.

Well, were your eyes open Or your eyes closed?

Open.

Well, no matter Who your guru is,

You must have been looking At something.

What was it?

A couple of pigeons Making love.

I was thinking, How could they be so happy

And me so miserable?

All right, you heard a shot, You looked over.

What did you see?

One guy with checked pants And a gun.

The other guy grabbing A lot of papers.

I didn'’t see their faces. I'’m sorry.

What kind of papers?

Oh, I don'’t know, papers.

Then they split up,

And one went that way, And one went that way.

Fern of the wind, Now that'’s beautiful.

- thank you. - thank you.

Thank you, officer.

Now when you'’ve finished Doing what you'’re doing,

Follow me with the car.

Right, lieutenant. South, 723 manhattan...

Hey, give me a nickel cherry, Huh?

You know, uh, For a quarter more,

I'’ll put a little anisette In here.

- oh, yeah? - yeah.

You didn'’t see A couple of guys running by here

With some papers, Did you?

No, no, one guy.

I saw one guy come running From over there.

I figured he was involved With that shooting,

So I chased after him.

He went over To the athletic club,

Stopped over there, And took out a pistol.

A black limousine Is passing by.

He flags it down,

Jumps into the car, And takes off.

Did you see Who was in the limo?

Yeah, there was An old man in the front,

There was a chauffeur,

And there was a good-looking guy In the back.

You didn'’t the plate number, Did you?

I only got The first two letters,

"Z", "I", That'’s all.

Yeah, thanks.

It'’s a black limo Down at the athletic club.

License plate a "Z."

It'’s got to be a rental, Right?

I'’ll check The limo services.

All right, do that.

I thought I told you No booze.

Thanks.

What does he want?

All right,

Now if I get The message straight,

It seems These two young gentlemen

Have maximized The effort needed

With a very good chance Of minimizing the results.

Also, it seems There just might be

An item or two missing.

Ask them.

Hang on.

Angie, so like I said, The bundle was messed up.

How do we know the whole package Is still together?

How could I check it out Anyhow?

I don'’t know What'’s supposed to be in it.

Anyway, I don'’t want to talk About it no more.

It came down bad.

He don'’t know from nothing,

Except they definitely aced The old man.

We'’re checking now To see if anything'’s missing.

In the meantime, Whoever employed

Those two Trigger-happy gentlemen

Has a lot to worry about.

If they ever get picked up For murder,

They'’ll name him In two seconds flat

If the police offer them The slightest consideration.

I understand sir, really. It'’s my neck.

I'’ll take the necessary measures Personally.

There'’ll be no loose ends, None.

- I promise. - see that there aren'’t.

Hey, angie?

Why don'’t you hang around A while?

I'’ll be right over.

He'’ll be here In a couple of minutes.

Sir, we can'’t park there.

It'’s all right, I'm working My way through college.

Yeah.

Black chauffeured limo,

Young man in the back,

Another guy with a gun At his head.

Yes, sir, that'’s the car Right there.

Well, who the hell did you Tell about it?

Well, mr. Grenfell was back Within ten minutes.

He said there Was no damage done.

No damage, eh?

$2 million in bonds,

Two guys With their heads bashed in,

An old man killed,

And you say There'’s no damage?

Now where can I find This mr. Grenfell?

Upstairs, sir, Sixth floor, I believe.

All right, you guys Take care

Of that chauffeur Over there.

Mr. Grenfell?

Yeah, that'’s me.

Excuse me, I'’m police lieutenant kojak.

Everybody'’s got a badge These days.

You got something else?

Come here, sonny,

And bring your spear With you, huh?

An armed fugitive took your car This morning.

How come You didn'’t report it?

What happened, Lenny?

Somebody borrowed my car This morning

When I left to pick you up.

Yeah?

This is sheik ali Of kewadin.

He'’s, he's the last Of the 40 thieves.

Sheik, this is one of our Police lieutenants, theo kojak?

Yeah, and this is lenny,

Best salesmen down here,

The last of wall street Gunslingers.

Nice, well, Two gunslingers

A little while ago Killed an old man.

Now if, lenny, Your great salesman,

Had reported it, We would have had an honest I.D.

I didn'’t know anybody Was shot.

I just found out about that A few minutes ago

From one of the members.

Yeah, excuse me.

Come on, kojak, The last thing in the world

I want is to get involved In a syndicate rip-off.

Well, Why a syndicate rip-off?

Why not a job By the lone ranger?

20 million bucks?

Now who gets rid of that kind of Hot securities every week?

We both know The answer to that.

You start volunteering The wrong information down here,

You know what you get.

Yeah, a chance to put the lid On the operation.

You get a chance For an underground vacation

In the jersey pine barrens.

Sheik, I hope you'’re following All this.

You deal with me, Everything'’s gonna be beautiful.

You deal With the wrong people,

You'’re going to be out $100 million.

$100 million?

A small portion Of our state treasury,

Which I hope to invest Before monday'’s devaluation.

Uh-huh.

Lieutenant,

Is there something specific You'’d like to ask me?

Yes, specifically I want your cooperation.

I also want the road The killer took you down,

And I said "Killer," sonny.

I understand.

Honestly, I kept my eyes closed.

As far as the road,

My chauffeur would know that Better than me.

Look, I'’d appreciate it If you would let us

Get back to our game.

I suppose you could call me At my office,

And you can ask me The same questions again.

You come up With the same answers, right?

Lieutenant, Are you finished?

Or are you just, Uh,

Going to hang around here And check out our style?

I'’m gonna check out Your eyesight.

Let me get this straight, now.

You got this arab out there

With his sword On the dance floor,

Waving it in front Of your jewish face,

And you don'’t blink.

So what you'’re telling me Is the guy with the gun,

You close both Your steely eyes, huh?

I ain'’t buying that, Sonny.

- hey, ali? - yes, lieutenant?

Why don'’t you do a knife job On him?

Oh, sure, My pleasure!

So then we rolled up here,

And we stopped A few minutes to watch, see?

And as we looked back--

And as we and looked back,

This guy deposits His parcel in a car

Parked along there And departs.

What kind of a car?

It was budget-type sedan, Light green.

Brewster green We used to call it.

See, well, then, He takes off,

And a swarthy-looking Mediterranean type

Comes out of that building.

He gets in to the car,

Takes off with the parcel But without the other man--

- all right, crocker? - and then we left.

See what you Can find out

About that brewster green car Over there,

And then you come back To the station house,

And take a nice air-conditioned New york taxi.

We got millions of '’em.

And that'’s what happened, You see, as I told you.

You ought to come over To my testimony statement,

Honey, rizzo'’s, And you'’ll be all right!

You stay right there, honey. I'’ll be your sergeant.

Yeah, sergeant garbage!

Hey, who am I talking to? Nobody?

Yeah, lieutenant.

Two guys from stocks bonds?

Uh, those two Ivy league looking stockbrokers

Over there claim to be Sergeants way and collins,

Lieutenant.

Yeah, all right, take charge Of the chauffeur here.

Lieutenant kojak, Manhattan south.

Sergeant way, Lieutenant.

How are you, sergeant, Nice to see you.

- collins. - collins.

You guys gotta be

The two best-dressed guys In town, huh?

What is this, Brooks brothers?

You don'’t do bad yourself, Lieutenant.

What do you think, Collins?

For homicide? Outstanding!

Yeah, well my tailor'’s A killer.

In the meantime, we got a body On our hands, right?

Homicide, tied into A securities heist, right?

Mm-hmm.

Two guys knock off A messenger,

And they abandon their car In traffic.

He was framed.

So they stashed their securities In some old man'’s cart.

When they go back To claim them,

The old man doesn'’t know What'’s going on.

He puts up a fight, And they kill him.

Lieutenant, I'’m going to take the chauffeur

Over to take a look At some pictures,

But he swears that his boss Saw them better than he did.

Splendid! Go ahead.

Yeah, you want to come With me, pal?

All right. Grenfell.

They commandeered his car For a get-away.

Do you know him?

Sure, everybody down here Knows about him.

Oh, what'’s his reputation? On the level?

Well, when you deal in The stratosphere like he does,

How can you be sure?

He'’s made more money Than almost any other american

Under the age of 30.

He traded $5 million worth Of securities

On the floor in one hour When he was starting.

Oh, yeah, I know him.

The jet plane, The castles in switzerland,

And all the other little toys.

Uh...

I want you To put a tail on him,

Him and that arab.

And don'’t you worry That he knows what you'’re doing.

- I don'’t get it. - a big man like lenny?

Oh, no, he doesn'’t want To be tailed,

Him or his big client, Sheik ali.

He wants to get us Off his back,

He'’s got to Come up with an I.D.

He'’s got to be a witness.

I think you can still get him At the manhattan athletic club,

And, tracy, You go with collins.

- yeah, sure. - listen, lieutenant.

The expense of following

A big spender like that Around town,

That'’s got to come out Of your precinct, not mine.

You got a comb or something?

Lieutenant,

The newspaper dealer Saw nothing.

No lead on the green car.

And I talked to forensic.

They had no usable prints.

I didn'’t get any prints

Off the limo Or the abandoned car.

The guys Must have been using gloves.

Which means we still Got to come up

With an I.D., right?

What'’s the matter with you guys Down there?

I mean, don'’t you ever come up With a pinch of any kind?

Don'’t you come up With any answers at all?

It'’s tough, believe me.

We make busts on what we think Is a third level,

But it doesn'’t come near The family itself.

So maybe if you can crack The homicide fast enough?

If we get the guys That did it,

If they decide to talk,

If we can get lenny And the chauffeur

To come up with an I.D.,

Then maybe they'’ll tell us Who hired them.

Come on, you guys, Let'’s go.

Where do you want To go now?

We'’re going down To the brokerage house

That hired that messenger, Come on.

Lenny?

Oh, hiya, doll.

- how are you? - okay.

- good to see you. - yeah.

Oh, sheik ali.

How are you?

You'’re so beautiful today.

Oh, thank you, Felicity.

You have wonderful company.

I have to go And have lunch.

You'’re going to break Felicity'’s heart.

You can'’t do that.

I'’m just going to talk To these people.

Oh, please have lunch With us

I give you a chance To sell me your portfolio

Before I buy from them.

You better, or else you'’ll Be making a big mistake.

Because there'’s no way a jew

Is going to cheat an arab On a deal like this.

Would I risk the publicity?

No way. Understand?

I understand, but I have To look for price too.

I'’m going. You'’re beautiful.

salaam.

- shalom. - shalom.

- let'’s eat. - charming guy. He'’s charming.

I'’m famished. Let'’s eat.

Follow the sheik. I'’ll stay with him.

Okay, two. Something nice.

Someone'’s going to pick him off, I know it.

How the hell Did they find him?

I thought I had him Locked up.

Cherrystones, four orders.

He'’ll buy anything That looks good,

Slap it in the bank, And never look at it for years.

He'’s the biggest mark In the city,

And if the wise guys get him, What do I do?

Tell him he'’s dealing With the syndicate?

Your highness!

- mr. Paulus? - yes.

Oh, good to see you.

Jump in.

Oh, how are you?

So good to see you.

My pleasure. My pleasure.

How about some lunch?

Well, I'’m hungry.

I'’m the routing clerk, Lieutenant,

Which means I schedule the messengers.

Yeah, which means--

Which means you'’re In a perfect spot

To finger them for somebody On the outside too, no?

I suppose so.

The same position That a cop is in

To palm A few hundred dollar bills.

What a disgraceful thing To say.

But they all don'’t do it, Do they, lieutenant?

Yeah, What'’s your name again?

Mr. Templeton.

Hey, mr. Templeton,

Who else could finger A messenger?

Anybody can check The work charts.

The kids that package The orders,

The guards, Any of the messengers.

There are pushers Out on the streets,

Shylocks, so somebody In a back room like this cracks,

And once in a while They come through

With a $20 million tip.

You lost $20 million?

We'’re still adding And double-checking,

But that'’s what It looks like.

It'’s mostly mining stocks, South african and canadian.

There'’s some insurance, But as the brokerage,

We'’ll take a bath On this one.

Who bundled the package That was heisted?

It was frank laughlin, Front desk.

Oh, thank you, You'’ve been very nice.

Hey, frank?

It'’s the heat.

Aren'’t you hot?

How'’s that, sir?

Well, I see that everybody else

Got their sleeves Rolled up.

If anybody suspects me Of something,

I wish they'’d come out With it.

Oh, come on now.

What lovely zapatos You'’ve got there.

Pretty sneaky spot To be shooting.

I don'’t know what You'’re talking about.

I'’m clean. That'’s all I have to know.

If you got something to Tell us, you better do it now.

Uh-huh.

Take old sonny-boy in.

You lousy cop!

We'’ve been through this Before, lieutenant.

We'’ll take him in, we'll check Him out and everything.

It'’s not going to lead us Anywhere.

Follow me To the end of the rainbow.

- lieutenant? - yeah.

Get me a black coffee, Will you?

Don'’t extend yourself, No sugar.

Yeah?

Yeah, okay. Thanks.

Crocker?

I heard the call.

It sounded Like our rip-off guys.

Yep, here they are.

Hmm, I noticed municipal bonds

Took quite a slide Yesterday.

It'’s just probably A technical adjustment,

No doubt.

Futures...

I didn'’t know you were Into the bulls and to the bears?

Oh, look, we'’re having

A board of directors meeting This afternoon.

It'’d be awful nice If you could squeeze us in, huh?

Oh, indubitably.

I thought you'’d say that.

Hey, theo, I hear tracy spent last night

At two belly dance joints With the sheik of kewadin.

The sheik? Anybody else there?

Yeah, a high-roller By the name of paul paulus.

Tracy got his name off Of the bills he charged.

Paulus is squiring Sheik around?

That figures.

Who'’s paulus?

One of a couple of dozen

In the same league As lenny grenfell,

Wheeler-dealer, Multimillionaire.

Just possibly a candidate For the syndicate connection,

But go ahead and prove it; I can'’t.

That money bunch is tighter Than my wife'’s cousins.

Paulus, grenfell, A handful of others,

They build a wall of money Around themselves.

They fight, they argue, They scheme,

Sometimes even Double-cross each other,

But there'’s no way we're ever Going to find out about it.

How do you guys from forgery Ever get to infiltrate

A millionaires'’ club Like that?

With great difficulty.

But I want to join that club, Frank.

We'’re getting nowhere working up From the bottom.

All right, take $10 million From petty cash and good luck.

- crocker? - yeah?

Next time collins calls in,

Let me know immediately Where grenfell is.

Right.

What about the kid

Who made up the bundle At the brokerage,

And the parking lot attendant

Who said He didn'’t see anything?

Now I don'’t want us Just dropping them.

Yeah, we'’re checking Yellow sheets,

Who they hang out with, Everything,

But even if they talk, In the long run,

How high up the ladder Do you think

They can really take us?

Come on, will you, frank?

I want to do A little dealing myself.

Lenny'’s going to open doors For me,

Or I swear I'’ll have him tailed Right down

Through the next depression.

Municipal bonds took Quite a slide yesterday.

Just a technical adjustment, No doubt.

All right, Call the journal,

Bring back everything In the morgue on lenny grenfell.

Have somebody Call the sec.

I want to know everything I can About our whiz kid

With the jets And the sheiks

And the see-no-evil attitude I can'’t stand.

- here. - yeah.

You telling me This is not a police state?

What is this guy Following me for?

Well, what about that guy That'’s following lenny?

I'’ve spoken to friends At city hall.

They'’ll call them off In a minute.

What is it? Is it because I'’m an arab?

Because I'’m seen with you?

I want you To explain this.

Sheik, I humbly apologize.

It'’s very embarrassing, But I'’m sorry.

Excuse me.

Thank you. Grenfell.

There'’s nothing to worry About.

I can'’t take it easy.

Okay, all right. Okay, sweetie.

Come on, relax.

Will you two, Uh, excuse me?

I'’ve got a tip on a tip,

And I'’ve got to get back To the office.

- yes. - and request the sheik.

Yes, I will.

Come on. Sit down, relax.

Look at this.

Uh, lieutenant, Do you mind?

What do you want?

Cooperate, lenny.

You know, you'’re giving me A bad time.

You'’re giving me A bad name.

Surveillance Is one thing, but--

Well, you know, You should have reported

Your car being used In a crime right away.

Then charge me With something!

Stop the harassment.

You know more about yesterday'’s Caper than I ever will.

You know what don kleinerman Is, lenny?

What is it? What are you talking about?

Kleinerman, kleinerman, Kleinerman, kleinerman...

The only kleinerman I know

Was head master At my prep school.

That'’s the one.

Dean stanton, your advisor At harvard university.

Jasper mcgee, your roommate At business school.

Your father died Of a coronary occlusion in 1956.

He was a cpa in miami.

- what is this? - what are you?

An aquarius? Virgo.

Thought so!

I just went Through your dossier.

It'’s about A half an inch thick.

I figured I gotta take a chance. I gotta gamble.

Any guy who'’s life Is an open book,

Any guy who'’s a virgo,

No way he could be part Of the mob.

Me in the syndicate? Yeah, sure.

Uh-uh.

Hello?

Could you call back In ten minutes?

He'’s busy.

- thanks a lot. - telephone?

I thought it was a periscope.

Yeah, well, someone'’s Got to be numero uno captain

On wall street, lenny.

Even you'’re macho enough To know that.

I'’m smart enough To keep my mouth shut.

I know I can get done in As easy as that.

I'’m going to pick up This arab

For loitering outside Of massage parlors.

How about I make him Hate this city?

How about I make him Take all his business

To zurich, switzerland.

Kojak, kojak, He'’s special.

Don'’t drive him off.

What makes him so special?

All he'’s looking for Is a good price.

Now I can lay off Some pretty heavy stocks on him.

Yeah, including stolen stocks?

He'’s a prime target. That'’s not me.

That is not my angle.

Okay, I can tell you Who your competition is.

Let'’s see, $20, $30 million,

Should be worth something For you.

Well, tell me. We'’ll see.

I'’ll be straight with you. Tell me.

Paulus.

Paulus?

It is paulus, Isn'’t it?

Well, there are rumors.

How does a guy sell stolen, Hot stocks

And get away with it?

Because most people Just turn around

And stiff somebody else.

You take a beating,

But you don'’t Blow the whistle on paulus,

Not if you enjoy life.

If a guy'’s dumping $20, $30 million

On hot stocks on me, I'’d put a whistle up his ear,

And I'’d blow with the Loudest blast you ever heard.

You? Don'’t make me laugh.

Because I'’m a rich greek,

And I got millions here To invest,

Did you know that?

What are you talking About?

I'’m gonna cheat paulus.

I'’m gonna beat him At his own game.

You'’re crazy.

He'’ll come after you,

And it won'’t be Through official channels.

Which means he'’s in the mob,

Which is exactly What I'’m trying to prove.

Yeah?

Well, include me out.

Hey, lenny, Unless I'’m wrong,

You get paulus Out of circulation,

And you got the sheik All to yourself.

That'’s 100 million Arab balloons.

Ooh!

100 million.

I don'’t smoke.

It won'’t be a total waste.

Keep trying the sheik For mister paulus, linda.

And if you don'’t Get him leave word

That he must call us and firm up The deal today, all right?

Oliver, I think the sheik

Will find this portfolio Irresistible.

Gold star, plumber oil,

Afrocopper, yukon, Knox mining.

About 30% stolen,

Buried in a nice mix Of legitimate desirables.

The knox just came off The street yesterday.

How much is in there?

About 6 million.

Try sci-tech,

See if they'’ve got it Into the computer, check.

I'’ll read you The serial numbers.

- okay, ready. - 4803.

Sci-tech?

That sounds like a college On the moon.

What is it?

It'’s a computerized Information bank

In which all stolen stocks Are listed by serial number.

They might even have everything

That was ripped off yesterday On record by now.

Anything on this list Of stolen securities

That you asked paulus To get for you?

Let me see.

Ah, tsk, tsk, Tsk, tsk...

Yes, knox mining, yes.

See, they are finding A lot of silver

In their copper deposits.

- knox mining? - yes.

Okay...

"N," "X."

Theo, read me a serial number From the hot sheet.

4810.

See, paulus must probably Has one of these too.

See, if I have any doubts Of what he'’s selling is stolen,

I simply ask The computer.

That'’s all it tells me.

I don'’t get it.

If paulus tries to hustle you Into a deal,

I mean, how does he keep you From checking on it

With your sci-tech there?

- he can'’t. - yeah.

Knox mining. Already reported stolen!

Well, there'’s got to be An angle someplace.

They didn'’t waste much time Getting it on their hot sheet.

So we work The old double machine gimmick.

Let'’s try it.

Now when the sheik Punches up his questions

On the sci-tech wire, You know what to do.

Sure, I feed him back Exactly the answers

We want him to get.

- right! - try it.

Beautiful.

Look, I have no time For this,

To stay here, To go to court,

To have the papers Say that sheik ali ben hassidim,

The sultanate of kewadin,

Was almost taken in By a crook.

No, no, no, I don'’t want you to go to court.

I just want you to introduce me To paulus as a friend,

A new hotshot on The international money market.

Let'’s see, uh, Makroupolis,

George makroupolis.

But you have no money.

$20 million, Which I'’m looking for to invest

In the proper deal,

And I'’m in town For a day or so.

$20 million, From where?

Oh, well, a Line of credit,

Which, of course, You will endorse.

As good as gold!

I checked.

I'’m as good as dead When paulus checks.

Look, once I make the deal,

Once I leave his place With some certificates,

You call paulus; Tell him I ripped you off.

The fact that you'’re blowing The whistle on me

Won'’t make you look so bad.

Wait, wait a minute.

I don'’t understand. Explain this.

He'’s going to try And swindle paulus.

- he-- - that'’s right, baby.

You'’re crazy, kojak.

No, no, no. Me, no kojak.

Me, georges makroupolis,

Athens, greece, uh?

Come on, come on.

If you'’ve got nothing Better to do,

Put in for pension.

Hey, I said move it!

Move it!

Yesterday I was a banker. Today I'’m a chauffeur.

Just a technical readjustment, J.B.

Right you are, sir.

I'’ve got a strong suspicion

Everything you are about to do Is illegal.

Oh, why?

The sheik can introduce me As a rich handsome greek,

Then he backs me up With a line of credit.

Here it is.

They'’re doing it all, Not me, frank.

Oh, come on, theo.

These letters From these banks are forged.

Yeah, well, I don'’t know that, frank!

Lenny swears to me They'’re good.

All right, what if paulus Turns out to be on the level?

He'’ll call forgery and bonds

The minute he finds He'’s swindled.

Well, I'’ll just tell him That,

"Take your bonds back.

I'’m just trying to keep America safe for capitalism."

And if he doesn'’t call The police?

It'’s because he's a crook.

- he'’ll come after you directly. - well, hopefully.

Lenny'’s gonna call About an hour after I leave.

He'’s going to blow The whistle on me

And call me a swindler.

All right, we'’re going Down to the hotel now,

To set up the bugs In your room.

You got the recorder On you?

Ooh, yeah! Now where'’s my chapeau?

Oh, no, not that one, Stupid, here.

This is yours.

Are you ready?

- where am I staying? - the plaza.

We'’ll have you Under constant surveillance,

And don'’t worry, If paulus makes a move,

We won'’t let Him hurt you.

Whatever deals Or threats he makes,

Just be sure You'’ve got it on tape.

Right, ready? Where are my taps?

Excuse me.

- lieutenant? - yeah?

You know you ought To shorten those sleeves?

Oh, really?

At $100 an inch, I'’ll keep it the way it is.

Come on.

- good morning! - how are you mr. Oliver?

How are you?

This is mr. Makroupolis.

I talked to you about him On the phone.

This place is one big Vertical city.

Wouldn'’t want you two To get lost

Trying to find Our office.

Okay.

si, si.

Well, have guarniro Go to corsica

And have him investigate The property himself.

Excuse me, I gotta go. Ciao.

Your highness!

Delighted. It'’s all set.

I got the precise portfolio You asked for.

Thank you. Mr. Makroupolis.

Mr. Makroupolis, I'’m paul paulus.

Yes, how do you do, Mr. Paulus?

Sheik ali tells me You'’re interested

In investing for some Greek clients, rather private.

Yes, yes, yes, that is, Uh, that is chit-chat,

Uh, small talk, Mr. Paulus.

I would prefer to talk business Instead, eh?

Fine, fine.

Mr. Grenfell, he is-- How do you say, tunneling--

No, channeling my funds for me While I am here, see?

- yes, he called morning. - ah, yes.

Look, I'’d have thought Since you and mr. Grenfell

Already seem To know each other,

You'’d be doing business With him.

This, uh, is not for real, eh?

Oh, yes!

Well, you see, uh, These stocks,

They will be In a box in switzerland

Where they will-- Uh, they will cool off.

Unfortunately mr. Grenfell Doesn'’t have the--

The bargain that I need.

You do understand, Don'’t you?

Oh, I do.

Fantastic.

However, since I don'’t know You personally,

Perhaps, uh, sheik ali Would countersign

Your letter of credit?

Yes, uh, yes, of course.

Then it'’s as good as gold.

Your highness,

If you'’ll take a look At this list,

It'’s everything You asked for.

If you like, Use our sci-tech wire,

Make sure everything Is kosher.

I am going to make everything Kosher?

- what is that? - kosher.

Now, mr. Makroupolis,

Is there any particular line Of securities

You'’re interested in?

Yes, of course.

The highest par value

For the least amount Of money.

Of course, you do understand That, don'’t you, mr. Paulus?

Perfectly.

As a matter of fact,

I got some particularly Interesting things...

All the stocks That were stolen

Are corning up clean On this machine.

Cuchi-cuchi-coo, Baby.

- hello? - oliver, it'’s felicity.

How'’s that lead of mine Working out?

The sheik'’s going to buy Any minute, don'’t worry.

And, uh, we'’ll give you An extra 500

For the greek He brought in with him.

What greek?

The millionaire Who banks with lenny,

The sheik'’s friend.

Baldheaded guy, Heavy accent.

What sheik'’s friend?

He doesn'’t know anybody In this city.

He said it was makroupolis.

Look, I'’ll talk to you later, huh?

I got a call into athens On him anyhow.

That'’s probably it now, okay?

Hello?

Yeah, it'’s a very good circuit.

I can hear you Just fine.

No, no, no, Forget that.

I know makroupolis Has good credit,

I just need to know exactly Where he'’s supposed to be.

Venezuela?

You'’re positive?

Now, these people, They saw him there last night?

All right, very good.

And what is your name?

Okay, jean.

Right.

Just let me countersign This letter for you.

There we are, all in order, Your highness.

There we are. Here.

Thank you.

Okay.

This is yours, I believe?

Well, perhaps we'’ll see each Other again, mr. Makroupolis?

Sheik ali, kyrie.

Yeah, I'’ll be going along now.

Your highness, In the future,

If there'’s ever anything You want,

Just call or cable.

My pleasure.

Yes?

The real makroupolis Is in caracas this week.

This one'’s a con artist.

I'’ve just called chrissie. Stall till he gets downstairs.

Won'’t you, uh, sign that, Please, mr. Makroupolis?

Splendid.

Well, we must make example Of this.

Just step quietly Into the limousine.

Very quiet.

Crocker, this is stavros. Do you read me?

Did you see what happened? Over.

Yeah, we saw it. Go on.

No passport, no wallet?

You travel pretty light For a millionaire, my friend.

Well, it'’s--it's-- It'’s ridiculous.

We go to the plaza, Where I have everything.

No, no, no.

We'’re gonna go Where I want you to go.

If you have any associates,

I want them to learn A big lesson

From your disappearance.

Crocker, we just turned east Onto canal.

Got it, We'’re right behind you.

Stavros, We'’ve just caught a light.

Where are you now?

We'’re turning Onto lafayette.

I think I'’m heading For the brooklyn bridge.

This is stavros. We'’re on the bridge.

Reported from where?

We'’re on our way. Saperstein!

This is stavros.

This is stavros. Do you read me?

Where are those back-up units?

I'’m at the deitz And mueller pier.

Chrissie?

Get me a length of rope And look for a tarp.

We'’re going to use the boat.

All right, Line up the boat!

I'’d like to give you A little piece of advice.

Don'’t try to hold Your breath.

Breathe deep.

Take in a lot of water All at once.

Get it over with quick.

This is very nice.

Why not?

All right, I can'’t wait.

I'’m going in without you.

All right, Hold it right there!

Cops!

Get that guy! Cops!

Take the greek!

Cops!

Oops!

Drop it!

Get up here!

Throw down your guns!

Against the wall! Against the wall!

All right, come on, Get them up.

Move those arms. Come on, get them up.

All right, Careful.

All right, come on. Let'’s go. Get up.

Sure cut that one close.

What are you shaking about?

Because I care, All right?

All right.

Is that your coat?

Yeah, why?

You ought to shorten The sleeves.