All language subtitles for Mannix S03E24 War of Nerves.eng

Think Moonfire's ready,
Miss Calder?

Well, if she isn't, she will be
when the fair opens.

Would you open the gate, please?

You bet.

All right,
let's get it on the truck.

He's dead.

Leave him in the bushes.

♪ ♪

That's my daughter
Lynn, Mr. Mannix.

That's Moonfire she's riding,
a Tennessee walking horse.

I gave it to her for
her 18th birthday.

She's... she's been crazy about
horses since she was a child.

This isn't like
her, Mr. Mannix.

It isn't like her at all.

When did she first decide

to enter Moonfire
in the horse show?

Last month.

She, uh, she wired the Mission
Motel for reservations and...

This is their confirmation.

She left two days ago.

Tuesday morning, early.

It's a four-hour drive.

She had Moonfire
in the trailer.

Did she, uh, call you
when she got there?

Yeah. About noon.

Said everything was fine
and that, uh, she'd call

every day
just before dinner.

Anything else?

No. Just the usual
daughterly things.

Oh, there was one thing.

Well, there was one point

where she practically had
to yell over the phone.

Why?

A bell was pealing.

It was very loud.

A bell?

It was the noon bell
from the Mission.

She said she could see the tower
from her room,

and she said
she'd phone again

when she got back
from the riding stable.

But she didn't call you
that evening?

No.

No. That one phone call was the
only time I heard from her.

Mr. Calder...

I hate to say this,
but I've got to.

You're a very wealthy man.

You can't rule out the
possibility of kidnapping.

Oh, I've thought of
that, Mr. Mannix,

but there's been no phone
call, no note, nothing.

Yeah, I guess you would have
heard from them by now.

You know...

You know, when Lynn
didn't phone the next day,

I-I called the motel.

And the clerk who answered
said she wasn't registered,

that she'd never
been there at all.

I argued with him,
but he was positive.

Why didn't you
call the police?

I did.

They sent a deputy both to the
motel and to the riding stables.

They said there was no sign that
she'd ever been to either place.

It's, it's as though
she never existed.

Mr. Mannix, you find
my daughter for me.

I'm, I'm terribly worried,

and...
and I love her very much.

We're full up.

I'm not after a room;
just some information.

Such as?

Well, uh... I'd like
to talk to the man

that was on the desk
Tuesday morning.

You're talking to him.

Can you tell me what time
Miss Lynn Calder checked in?

She didn't.

Is your name, uh...

Ken Bailey?

That's right.

Is that your signature
verifying her reservation?

Don't mean nothing.

Some show and some don't.

Now, she called
her father from here

Tuesday, about noon.

Like I said,
she didn't show up.

One of your cottages
called Santa Maria?

Yep.

Well, she told her father
she was staying there.

Which ain't so.

There's been a painter working
in there for a week,

and he's still there.

When you pay by the day,
they take their time.

Now, look.

Last month, Lynn Calder
filed her entry

for the horse show
at the county fair.

It was accepted.

She wired here for a reservation
and she was accepted.

She arrived here
Tuesday morning,

driving a 1970 convertible

with a trailer and a horse,

and she made a call to
Los Angeles at exactly noon.

Is that what
she told her father?

That's right.

Yeah.

Some kids
will tell their folks anything.

Yeah, and some people
will tell anybody anything.

Now, you listen
to me, young fella.

I'll tell you exactly what I
told her father and that deputy.

No Miss Calder checked in here
on Tuesday or any other day

with or without a horse!

Now, you got that?

Yeah, I got that, Mr. Bailey.

Now, if I may impose further
on your good nature,

can you tell me
where the nearest stable is?

Well, that would be
The Hitching Post

about a mile down the road.

If you're figuring on boarding
a horse, they're full up, too.

Hi, there.

Hi.

Hey, that's a beauty.

What's his name?

Name's Jingo.
Real stepper.
Yeah?

You think
he could beat Moonfire?

Well, that depends on...

Jed!

Yes, sir?

You rub that horse down,
you hear me?

Yes, sir.

Anything I can do for you?

You got a program of the fair
I can look at?

In the office.

Yeah. Here.

Thank you.

Anything in particular
you're looking for?

Yeah. There it is,
Tennessee Walking Horse Class.

Miss Lynn Calder on Moonfire.

So?

Well, I was just wondering if
maybe she kept her horse here.

What makes you think that?

Well, it happens to be the
closest stable to Mission Motel.

She ain't there, either.

How do you know?

'Cause the deputy was here, too,
asking for her.

And you haven't seen her?

No, sir, I haven't.

Now, tell me, how do you suppose
a horse, a trailer and a girl

all vanish into thin air?

Beats me.

Oh, is that the list
of the occupied stalls?

Mm-hmm.

I thought you were
all full up.

How come this one
is blank?

The horse ain't in yet.

I don't keep track
of every hayburner

they stick in the stalls,
I just rent out space.

Well, now, you must charge
for the services, don't you?

I mean, you've got dates,
names, things like that?

What if I do?

Well, I was wondering
if I might take a look at them.

Nobody looks at my records.

Why? You got something to hide?

Mister,
you're asking for trouble.

You're on my property,
and I want you off

right now.

Sure. I was just leaving.

Yeah, thanks
for the help.

There you are, sir.

My key, please.

Uh, yes,
Mr. Mannix.

Have they cleaned up
my room yet?

Oh, I'm sorry, but what
with the fair and everything,

we're just swamped.

In other words, the lipstick
is still on the bathroom glass.

Beg your pardon?

Never mind. Thanks.

Yeah?

Hello, Mr. Mannix.

You remember me?

Hitching Post Stables?

Yeah, I remember.

I couldn't talk to you--
reasons.

I had an idea.

I got something to tell you.

What?

Not here.

Boss is due back any second.

Okay, where do I meet you?

The Mopado Ironworks.

It's about ten miles out
of town on the north road.

You'll see the sign.

How soon?

Half an hour.

I'll be there.

Okay.

Did I do it right.

You did just right.

Mr. Mannix.

I'm over here,
Mr. Mannix.

All right, now what is
it you had to tell me?

Well, I...

Don't turn
around, Mannix.

Put your hands on the bars
with your feet spread apart.

Get out of town, Mannix.

Don't come back.

I've got a job to do first.

Your job is finished.

Yes, sir? May I
help you, sir?

My key, please.

Are you registered
here, sir?

Room 412.

412?

The one with the
lipstick on the glass.

Let me check my
register, please.

Uh-huh. I thought so.

412 is occupied by
Mr. and Mrs. McKinney.

They never miss the fair.

Made the reservation
a year ago.

Now look, I don't care
what your records say,

I checked in here early
this morning,

went up to the room
and called L.A.

Then I went out again.

Oh, you must be mistaken, sir.

Now please, for heaven's sake,
you're disturbing our guests.

Now you look, I want
you to turn around

and give me the
key to Room 412.

I'm sorry, sir, you are
not registered here.

What's
the trouble here?

This man claims
he's registered here.

When I told him
he must be mistaken,

well, you saw for
yourself what happened.

You got any
identification?

I was slugged and robbed
less than an hour ago.

They took everything.

Oh, I see.
Did you report it?

No.

You mean you've got no money,
no identification,

nothing to prove who you are?

You mind if I make a phone call?

Did they leave you a dime?

Now look, my name is Joe Mannix,

and I've got a car
parked out at the curb.

The owner's registration slip
is on the steering post.

Uh, well, you could
have stolen it.

You could check.

I will.
Now, you coming along easy

or are you gonna make it
hard on yourself?

You know there's a law that says
I'm allowed one telephone call.

You show me the law,
and I'll show you the phone.

Nick, Oh, Nick.

Your wife showed up
to bail you out, Nick.

Oh, thanks.

Nick, how'd you like
to make 50 bucks?

Oh, sure, I could buy
a gun and shoot myself.

All you have to do is make
one phone call, just one.

Where to?

Call my secretary.
I'll give you the number.

Tell her where I am and
to come and get me out.

You got it?

Gimme.

Oh, well, uh, I'll pay you
the minute I'm out.

You could be in jail for life.

Look,, all you're investing in
is one phone call.

I'm not thinking of myself.

A girl's life depends on this.

And I can't help her
as long as I'm in jail.

I've got to get out.

Okay, what's the number?

That won't be
necessary, Mr. Mannix.

Come with me.

Let's go, Mannix.

Where to?

Just follow me.

No. This is as far as I go.

I've been slugged, robbed, and
my identity's been wiped out.

I want to know why.

You'll be told why.

Come in.

Sit down.

Not until I make
a phone call.

Sheriff!

If this man's hand
touches that phone,

shoot him through the head.

Yes, sir.

Now, sit down.

We want you out of
town, Mr. Mannix.

I got that impression.

I'm Mayor Lewis.

This is Mr. Hume,
our leading banker,

and Mr. Crane is the president
of our Chamber of Commerce.

Now look, Mayor,
I'm a licensed investigator.

I'm here on legitimate business.

We don't care
why you're here.

Just get out of town.

And if I don't?

You'll wish you had,
I promise you.

Now simmer down,
both of you.

Just do as we
ask, Mr. Mannix,

and forget everything
that's happened.

Gentlemen, I can think of a
lot of places I'd rather be

than in your friendly
little town.

But I took a job,
and I don't intend to drop it

without a very good reason.

Believe it or not, Mr. Mannix,
we're trying to do you a favor.

It seems I'm the only one here

that doesn't know
what this is all about.

Mr. Mannix, if you don't leave,
you'll be risking the life

of every man, woman and child
in this town.

How?

Four days ago, an express
freight train was stopped

just outside of town
by five armed men.

They overwhelmed the crew and
made off with some property

of the United States Army.

The following day,
I received this.

"If you value the lives of
the citizens of your town

"you will follow these
instructions to the letter.

"One: You will not, repeat,
not

"notify any outside authorities.

"Two: You will collect the sum
of $1 million in unmarked bills.

"Three: You will deliver
this sum to us

"after instructions to follow.

"Warning: If you fail to follow
any of these directions,

"we will release
the contents of the canister

at the moment you officially
open the fair."

What was in the canister?

The train was carrying
a shipment

of highly classified
toxic material,

commonly known
as "nerve gas,"

to an area where it would
be harmlessly disposed of

in compliance with the recent
order of the president.

Now I can't believe anyone

would carry through
a threat like that.

They intend to.

Step by step.

You mean you've been
in touch with them?

Every day.

They call.

Always at the same time,
3:00 sharp,

and turn the screw
just a little tighter.

And you intend to pay them off?

Mr. Mannix, we all have
families, children,

and there will be thousands
of innocent people coming
to the fair.

What do you
expect us to do?

What makes you think
you'll get what you pay for?

What makes you think they won't
trigger that gas anyway?

Why should they?

Because something
like this will set off

the biggest man-hunt in history.

Now their best chance
for a getaway

is to create a disaster--

to cover up their tracks
with dead bodies.

Believe me, Mr. Mannix,
none of us has slept

since this happened.

We've gone over
and over every alternative.

The consensus is... to pay.

Don't you see,
we have no choice?

Yes.

Put him through.

Yes.

I'll give him the message.

If you're not out of town
in an hour,

they won't wait for the fair.

My key.

Oh, yes, Mr. Mannix.

Oh, and I'm checking out.

Now that's a pretty neat trick,
considering I was never here.

Leave your gun
just where it is.

If you're here to escort me out
of town, forget it.

I'm on my way.

I don't like it,
but I'm pulling out, okay?

There may be some doubt
about your leaving, Mannix.

Depends on the answers
I get to a few questions.

Just who are you?

Okay, so your name is Lenz,
and you're a federal agent.

Now why the gun?

I want to know
why you came here,

why you were assaulted
and thrown in jail

and why you're now
being run out of town.

Well, let's just
say that, uh,

it was a misunderstanding.

You've also been consulting
with the mayor and the council

behind locked and guarded doors.

Now I want to know why.

Sorry, I can't answer that.

Well, you think
it over, Mannix.

No hurry.

I've got all the
time in the world.

And if I need someone
to spell me,

I've got plenty of help,

right here in this hotel
as a matter of fact.

Now look, I'd like to cooperate,
but I can't.

And if you don't let me get out
of town right away,

you may buy yourself
a bigger problem

than you were looking for.

I'll have to be the judge
of that.

Now, why don't you call down
to the desk

and tell them you've changed
your mind about leaving?

I gave the mayor my word.

I guess you're not gonna
give me a choice, huh?

Okay.

I came here
to find a missing girl.

Her name is Lynn Calder.

Her father, Carl Calder,
lives in Bel Air.

You can check that out.

Now that's why I'm here.

The rest of it, the hijacking
and the nerve gas

was strictly out of left field.

Hey, wait a minute. How'd
you find out about that?

Not one word of it's been
released to the public.

Let me sweeten that up for you.

That canister's being used

to squeeze a million dollars
out of this town.

How?

Under threat of releasing
that nerve gas

at the opening of the fair
in less than 48 hours.

Are you telling
me the truth?

Mm.

That'd be mass slaughter.

Is there any defense against it?

Total evacuation of everyone
within a radius of ten miles.

Well, you'd better get started.

Nah, it'd never work.

An airport that can't
even land a DC3?

Thousands of cars trying
to pile out of town

on a single main highway?

You know what one flat
tire would do, Mannix?

One vapor lock?

No, I've seen what happens

to decent average people
when they start to panic.

You can't just stand by
and let it happen.

No, we're gonna
find that canister

if we have to tear
this whole town apart.

Before the fair opens?

That would seem
to be desirable.

Now wait a minute!

You could blow
this deal wide open.

This town promised
not to call in any outsiders.

They even levered me
out of town!

What you do is your
own business, Mannix.

Now give me
room 212, please.

Our concern's with
national security.

We don't make any
deals on that.

Hello, Barney.

This is Lenz.
We all meet in five minutes.

Mr. Mannix.

All right, now what?

I'm leaving town
like I promised.

May I see your
driver's license, please?

What do you want?
I'm following instructions.

Play along.
Act sore.

This is the only way
I can talk to you

in case we're
being watched...

and I think we are.

Mannix, I don't go along
with pampering criminals.

So?

So that council didn't
tell you everything

at that meeting.

Like what?

Like the hijackers are holding
the Calder girl.

Yeah, I figured as much.

Anything else?

Yeah, you had a long-distance
phone call from Los Angeles.

Who was it?

I don't know.
Check with Operator 245.

She said it was an emergency.

Thanks.

Don't mention it.

And I mean
don't mention it!

Sign right there, please.

Hey, you threw
the book at me.

Had to make it look
real, didn't I?

Thank you, Mr. Mannix.

Operator.

Operator, this is LAKG-62114.

Get me Operator 245
in Los Angeles.

This is Operator 245.

This is Joe Mannix.
Do you have a phone call for me?

Yes, sir. Mr. Carl Calder's
been trying to reach you.

Hold on, sir,
and I'll connect you.

Mannix?

Yeah, speaking.

I have wonderful news.

Well, I could use some.

Lynn is home.

What?

She's home safe and sound.

That's all we ever wanted,
wasn't it,

to get your daughter back home?

There's only one problem:

I don't believe it.

Mr. Mannix, it doesn't really
matter what you believe.

Do you mind
if I talk to her?

I, uh, I don't
want to wake her.

She's completely worn out.

Now, You wouldn't have
to wake her, Mr. Calder.

I'd just like to see
for myself that she's all right.

Would you mind
showing me to her room?

I, uh, I-I
couldn't do that.

Because she isn't upstairs,
is she?

They got to you, didn't they,
Mr. Calder.

They put the squeeze on you
to get me out of their hair.

Mr. Calder, do you honestly
believe that you've

bought back your daughter's life
by taking me off the case?

The men you're dealing with
have a million dollars

riding on this caper!

They won't give your daughter
a second thought!

Now all you've done is
bought back a couple of days!

Don't say that!

They can't afford to let her
live to identify them!

No.

Mr. Calder, by taking me
off of the case,

you've played right
into their hands.

Don't you realize
what you've done?

You've signed your daughter's
death sentence.

If I go back,
they'll kill the girl.

But if I don't,

I'll never be able
to live with myself.

Well, there's always
a chance

the federal agents will
find the canister in time.

Yeah, well, either way,
it's a mess.

Why?

Because if they do find
the canister,

those hijackers will definitely
cut and run

and leave a corpse behind...

Lynn Calder.

Smells like the
coffee's ready.

Sit down.
I'll get it.

Better stay off
of that knee.

Football, at your age?!

It was touch football.

Toby and his friends.

There must be an angle.

I just haven't
thought of it.

Mr. Mannix's office.

Collect?

From whom?

The operator says you have
a call from someone

that threw the book at you.

Does that make sense?

Put him on.

We'll accept the
call, Operator.

Mannix.

Mannix?
I've got to talk fast.

I'm due back at headquarters.

Go on.

I thought you ought to know

that some hunters found the body
of a man in the woods.

He's been dead three days.

Kicked in the head by a horse.

Go ahead.

A routine check turned up
a criminal record

and a lead to the men
he usually worked with.

You have their names?

Yeah, I sent a copy to you.

Anything else?

Yeah, the clincher.

We just got our instructions
on how to deliver the money.

And the payoff's tomorrow,
early.

That's it.

Thanks.

My bag still packed?

I haven't touched it.

I just figured out a way
to get back in the case.

How?

By acting as a go-between
for the ransom money.

All I have to do is sell
the idea to three men

who aren't buying anything.

Say, uh, how do you get up
into that tower up there?

Why? What
have you got?

Well, we got an order
to install a couple speakers.

What for?

So the people can hear
the mayor's speech.

It's the
first stairway
on the left.

But I'll bet you
it's the same speech

he made last year
and the year before.

A million bucks.

Somehow you always think
it'll make a bigger pile.

20 of our
leading citizens

each made out a
check for $50,000.

Yes?

Put him on.

Yes?

Yes, we have the money
right here.

Mannix will deliver it
as agreed upon.

What about the girl?

Uh, is the Calder
girl safe?

I see.

Yes, he'll be there at 11:00.

I am following orders.

To the letter!

What'd they say about the girl?

They'll let her go
right after the pickup

and just before they leave town.

I hope they mean that.

I just hope we never
regret allowing you

to act as our messenger.

Did you make all
the arrangements?

Yeah, we're all set.

The helicopter pilot's one
of our own men.

And we've got this town covered,
every approach and every exit.

I'm still not sure
I like your plan.

It's too risky.

If anything were to go wrong...

Do you have a better plan,
Your Honor?

Now where do I go?

Uh, you'd better have
a look at the map.

There's the spot.
Dawson's Meadow.

Howdy.
Hi.

Uh, you mind backing up
a bit, mister?

You're right in
our sight line.

Anyplace back by that jeep
will be fine.

You fellas
gonna be long?

Just as long as it takes
to get the job done.

Mm.

Just act nice
and natural.

That's a nice-looking
piece of luggage.

He's clean.

Aren't you
gonna count it?

I don't have to.

We've got the girl,
remember?

If this adds up to a
million, she goes free.

Mannix,
I'll take those keys.

Relax.

Enjoy the scenery.

Calling Mannix.

Calling Mannix.
Do you read me?

Mannix here. Do you see them?

Yeah, we've got them.

All right, stay high,
but don't lose them.

Attention all units!

Subject approaching warehouse
with skylight roof.

subject approaching
warehouse with skylight roof.

I gotta hand it to you;
you come off okay.

I told you there'd be
a few problems,

but everything's
gonna work out okay.

All we gotta do is not
attract any attention

to ourselves, get out
of town nice and quiet,

and nobody'll ever
know the difference.

What about her?

I say we leave her.

I say you let me
take care of it.

Why don't you wait
out in the car?

I'll take care of her.

What for?
We've got it made.
Why buy more heat?

MAN 1
Look, she opened up her mouth,

and that million dollars
will pave your way

right to the gas chamber, and
his, mine and every one of us.

What is she gonna
open her mouth about?

She's gonna say
that we're four guys.

Who are the four guys?

She never saw
them before.

She's never gonna
see them again.

You think she can
forget a mug like that

and this and this?
What, are you kidding me?

So what? By that time,
we're out of the country.

There won't be a thing
that they can do.

We'll get away
from here...
Just hold it right there!

All right, you,

untie her.

Don't be a fool, Mannix.

That tank is set
to go off,

and it will unless we tell you
where it is and how to stop it.

Now, either you
make a deal with us,

or you're responsible for the
death of this whole town!

Over here, Miss Calder.

You all right?

Yes.

Okay, now the rest
of you outside!

Come on, move!

All of you inside, we have
the place surrounded!

Come out with your hands up!

Stay down!

Okay, Mannix,

you take me in, and that tank
goes off on schedule.

Is that what you want?

Or do we make a deal?

I'm not taking you in.

What does that mean?

It means we go into town
and we watch the parade.

Are you...?!

That thing is set to go off!

What time?

Noon!

Where is it?

Do we make a deal?

Now you're gonna
show me where it is

or I drop you off
on Main Street

and you choke to death right
in the middle of that parade!

You'd go...

You'd go, too.

I'm betting you want
to keep breathing.

Now let's go!

Give me that dime!

Tell me what to do!

Turn those four bolts
to your left.

Now what?

Unscrew that cylinder.

What next?

What next?!

Take that cylinder out
very carefully.

Disconnect the batteries.