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You're aware of the government's recent trade exchange agreement with the Soviet

Union? The chairman of that delegation is Dmitry Gorkov. We're expecting an

attempt on his life.

Assassination.

Looks like she picked the wrong guy to get friendly with. What's the CIA got to

do with it? Can't tell you.

Stop them.

We're going to have to kill them.

De Niro!

Thank you.

The best I've ever done.

The range is exactly what you requested.

The silencer?

Built in.

Let me see some ammunition.

Mercury tipped.

Neat, clean, explodes like a small grenade.

It wasn't easy filling your order. The time pressure I was working on.

Normally would take four weeks to custom craft so delicate a weapon.

I appreciate your labor, Emil.

I really do.

in the harbor at the pier, 16th and waterfront.

Handle the call. Code 2.

4 out of 16.

Roger.

You okay?

Yeah. Fine.

There's one that got away.

Damn!

Call it in.

See if they know who the witness was who saw the body dumped.

4 Adam 16 to dispatch.

Got to say, they got you guys pulling dawn patrol.

Oh, yeah, we were getting spoiled with that normal 14 -hour routine. We

wait to start chasing the corners, wagon at 5 a .m. What do you got?

At first, it looked like the usual. A guy who decided to take a dip in the

Pacific with his clothes on. Off the Channel Bridge?

Not from the way the tide was last night.

Harbor master guesses he went in north of the bridge. How's the body?

Couldn't have been in the water too long.

ID? Nothing we could find.

But when was the last time you saw a jumper take the time to strip himself of

identification? And we chased a guy last night after a report of a body being

dumped. You couldn't find the witness who made the report.

That's only the start of what's interesting.

The captain of the patrol boat was involved in helping you last year. Were

working plainclothes to break up that gun -spugging ring? Yeah, I recognize.

And he recognized the dead man as the one who got away, Emil Kaplan.

Interested? Always interested in tying up loose ends.

And the question is, why would somebody kill Kaplan if that's what happened?

If that's what happened, you should have killed him.

Dean up on the outside to grab the early lead now.

It's dancing Dean curving around the clubhouse turn.

Still kicking and both in second. Chocolate Charlie got away third.

Followed up by violence first.

The fourth with Egyptian femme in fifth.

As it feels makes their way to the back stretch.

Still kicking with jockey Tony Baker up front by half a length. Here's Chocolate

Charlie coming through on the inside.

The dancing dean is right there, followed up by Violet's first and

femme and their stride for stride around the far turn.

Have you found the boat satisfactory, I take it?

It'll do. Now, my fee is half in advance, half upon completion.

Agreed. $200 ,000 was sent to your account in Mexico City this morning.

You'll find them up inside here.

It's juicy as root.

I can't be sure from this angle, but that might be the contact.

ETA of the plane at international is 1030 hours.

Heavy security both at the airport and en route to the trade paris.

Now, if you're planning on... I'm planning. It doesn't concern you. What

concerns me is the fact that you may have only one shot.

You're paying a hefty price to make so much good. I'm the best.

That's why I'm expensive. If you didn't want the best, you wouldn't have gone to

the trouble of finding me.

We have no argument there. So I suggest that you concentrate on coming up with

the rest of my money and I'll take care of the execution.

Oh, that's just terrific. Check the exits now.

Now.

You got something?

Confirmation that our midnight swimmer was Emil Kaplan.

He had a record for three separate convictions of selling shipments of

guns. Served time on two of them. And the autopsy says it was dead before he

the water?

No doubt about it. There was no water in his lungs, no evidence of drowning.

The cause of death?

A break in the cervical column.

Bruises indicate the neck was snapped by someone who knew his business.

Sounds like a chiropractor I should go to might be on the loose again.

This captain had a tool and dye shop in South Beach, also listed as his home

address. Maybe he's back in the gun business.

So somebody broke his neck over a gun deal? Well, everybody wants a gun these

days. Crooks, straights, school kids, it's big business. Tell me about it. My

next -door neighbor just bought a Saturday night special.

She tells me that curling up with you at night makes her feel safer.

Okay.

Yes, sir.

No, it was downtown. Chief wants to see me right away. Oh, you're using this

parking spot again?

Couldn't be that.

They'd have me towed away.

Just like they did the last time.

Here, you take the Kaplan coolant dye, sniff around for what you can find out.

I'll catch up.

Come in, Hooker.

Chief.

D .J. Hooker.

To him, Eric. CIA.

Stanley Vernon, State Department.

I'm going to let these gentlemen fill you in, Hooker.

Mr. Vernon?

I take it you're aware of the government's recent trade exchange

the Soviet Union?

Yes, I think I heard something about it on the news.

Isn't there a Russian delegation coming in to attend the International Trade

Fair? And then they'll continue on to Washington. The delegation arrives

morning, and we're establishing heavy security.

Chairman of that delegation is Dmitry Gorkov. We're expecting an attempt on

life. Assassination?

Not so much as a man, as much as a strike against what he stands for. The

beginnings of a trade liaison between the United States and Russia. How do you

know there's going to be an attempt?

We can't be certain, but we've picked up bits and pieces over the last several

months from our intelligence network about a certain group of conspirators.

the attempt could take place here during the trade visit or in Washington.

Suspects? We think we know the trigger man.

The guy on the left there, his name is... Former Army intelligence officer.

Trained executioner.

And he was phased out of active duty eight, maybe nine years ago for mental

instability. Well, there's nothing unstable about him now. He's totally

rational. He's deadly.

And he's an expert marksman.

Your service records indicate you served with him, Hooker. And now, one mission.

We didn't see eye to eye.

Who's the man on the right?

Major General Robert Selkirk, U .S. Army, retired.

We took these photos earlier at Woodlawn Track.

Unfortunately, we lost an arrow.

De Niro used to live in this city.

His ex -wife lives somewhere on the north side.

She's a schoolteacher. She's out of town now, but De Niro still might contact

him. You know him, Hooker.

And you know more about how and where a man might lose himself in the streets in

this city than anybody else. We've got less than 72 hours before the Russian

delegation lands at the International.

And in the latest extension of the United States' new trade detente with

Soviet Union, a Russian delegation will be in attendance at the inaugural of the

city trade fair.

Led by the head of their trade commission, Dmitry Gorkov, the

spend two days here on a tour sponsored by the State Department.

First Red China, now Russia.

Next thing you know, they'll invite Castro here for a testimonial dinner.

When will you need the rest of the funds?

On completion of the contract.

All right. I'll transfer the rest of the money to the conduit account and make

arrangements for cabling his account.

But I don't like this business with Kaplan.

Was it necessary to eliminate him?

He was the only link between De Niro and us.

Was De Niro aware of that?

As far as he knew, it was just the first step in the contract.

How does he plan to...

penetrate the target.

He hasn't committed to that.

De Niro's mind works in a very set manner.

Identical to his counterpart at the end of the 11th century when the order of

the assassins was formed in Persia.

Human life had no value.

So they sold their services and mental discipline to the highest bidder.

Once De Niro's mind is committed, he becomes a skilled precision machine.

Upon one thing only, the absolute destruction of his target.

Thanks, Bernie. Hey, just don't forget your friends, okay?

Right. Later.

I'm shooting blanks, Hooker.

Talk to every snitch, every contact, and we'll have a line on a new face in

town, and there isn't a rumble.

I'm trying to track a ghost here.

De Niro's whole life seems to have ended four and a half years ago.

Europe, Canada, and no record of his ever having come back to the United

He just happened to catch the feature race of Woodlawn Track. He's got phony

papers on him.

He's probably using an alias, maybe even a different look. But you clearly

recognize him as the guy you served with.

That's a face I'll never forget.

Doesn't sound like he brings back fond memories.

Not much about Vietnam does.

And De Niro in particular leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Our mission was sanctioned by the CIA just before the fall of Saigon.

De Niro was out of control and some people got killed that shouldn't have

killed.

Just got confirmation from Canada on the passport. They got a guy up there who

used to do big business forging papers for draft dodgers years ago.

Well, he just got picked up in Toronto in a drug bust. Now, he admits...

It was detailed, a passport, papers, a California driver's license, and the

of Jared Morgan. Now, get this, Paul De Niro.

Are you certain about the make on De Niro? Yeah.

He was using another alias, but our people up there had the pictures I sent

them. Now, De Niro or Morgan just flew into Chicago six days ago, and I'm

checking the airline to see if there's a trail.

I'll take you out on De Niro's wife's house.

She's back in town.

Let's go.

Around back in the garden.

Nero.

Yes, what do you want? We're the police. We'd like to ask you a few questions.

This is Officer Corrigan, Mr. Merrick from the CIA. I'm Sergeant Hooker.

I remember you, Hooker.

I didn't think you would.

The only time we met was years ago.

San Francisco after the war.

And Paul wasn't happy to see you.

He said you have some questions?

Yes, about your husband.

Ex -husband.

When was the last time you saw him? Four, nearly five years ago.

Was that here in the city?

Yes. As far as I know, he's been abroad since then. Have you had any contact at

all with him recently?

Letter, postcard?

What's this all about? You said you're with the police now?

LCPD. We believe your husband's somewhere in the city. We'd like to talk

What's the CIA got to do with it? It's just a standard procedure. We're

cooperating with the police and the FBI on certain matters.

Standard procedure.

I've had a lot of years of that procedure.

The secrecy, the lies.

Don't come into my home now asking my cooperation and feed me one of your

government lines.

Why are you looking for fault?

Can't tell you that.

But it's urgent.

Look, Hooker, from the moment he went with the agency to the day they phased

out because of what they termed mental instability, our lives existed in a

nightmare.

Twelve years of living hell in which he changed from an idealist who loved the

flag and his country to a deranged mental case who could take a human life

without thinking an eye.

Vietnam changed a lot of us.

It wasn't just Vietnam.

There were dirty jobs before and after, too many dirty jobs till his mind

snapped.

Here's a number that you can reach me at should we make contact.

The divorce was a bitter one, but there's no reason for him to contact me.

Well, thank you for your cooperation.

He said when he saw you that time in San Francisco that he thought you were two

of a kind when you were first thrown together in NAMM and that he liked you.

But that he wound up disappointed in you.

Paul had a lot going for him.

We could have been friends another time, another place, but not the way it was.

Not when I can still see the faces of the men who were with us.

Who didn't come back because of him.

Well, from what we just heard, it sounds like you knew De Niro a lot better

than... You said, huh?

We've got a lot in common. We enlisted together.

His wife said Paul De Niro was different.

You're right.

We all were.

She said he was deranged.

He's not.

But he's deeply disillusioned. And he's out there with a gun.

And I can assure you, to stop him, we're going to have to kill him.

Hello.

Hi. Would you like to register for the deposit box, please?

Of course.

This way, please.

Hooker, about those ledgers we brought in on the Emil Kaplan killing?

Yes. He was into gun dealing, all right.

Stolen guns, custom -crafted items.

He had his own tailor shop.

Those private projects he worked on at night were guns made to order for the

discriminant client. What about names? Who did he work with?

The ledger was full of possible that I'm running down now.

There were two names that jumped out at me.

Jared Morgan.

I figured it's got to be the Morgan De Niro connection we're looking for.

It looks like a custom purchase to be delivered on the 6th.

That's the day Kaplan was killed.

The last entry in the ledger. Could be De Niro bought himself a new piece from

Kaplan right before Kaplan went to the big gun shop in the sky.

Our Selkirk. Did he buy these?

No, that came off the cross -check of the ledger names with Kaplan's old tool

receipt.

Robert Red Selkirk, Major General Retired. Got a place in Santa Costa.

Yes, can you tell me what your visiting hours are, please?

I've got the real beauties locked up downstairs in the playroom.

Everything from Wild Bill Hickox.

cold peacemaker to a Russian automatic rifle that I liberated from a North

Korean general.

Is that how you got the nickname Red?

You've been reading my press clippings.

I did an Audie Murphy against the commies on a little hill in Korea.

Picked up a chest full of ribbons for it.

Was it worth it, General?

Worth what?

Taking the hill.

I understand you suffered some of the heaviest casualties of the war.

It's worth it any time you stop the enemy.

Hill Village Walker.

If you don't stop the enemy one place, you're going to have to stop him

But if you didn't come here to listen to me spout military philosophy.

On the contrary, your military philosophy is very enlightening.

I'm Sergeant Hooker.

This is Officer Corrigan.

My man tells me your ID is authentic.

I believe he also told you that I'm entertaining guests.

Well, I'll make it short and sweet.

Good. Does the name Paul De Niro mean anything to you?

De Niro?

No. Should it? We have photographs of you with Paul De Niro, General, taken

yesterday at Woodlawn Track.

Well, I don't know what kind of crime that would be if I was there, but I was

nowhere near Woodlawn, and I don't know a Paul De Niro.

You're sure about that?

I was attending a board meeting. I'll be glad to provide verification if

necessary. What about Jared Morgan?

Is that name familiar?

I know a Kimberly Morgan.

She was a stripper, performed at our service clubs, but...

No Jared Morgan that I recall.

It's the alias Paul De Niro uses.

Is that so?

Well, who is Paul De Niro?

Professional assassin.

Really?

Well, gentlemen, I wish I could contribute something that would help.

Did you ever purchase any guns from an Emil Kaplan?

It's obvious that I've got a lot of guns.

Collected over a lifetime.

But the name Kaplan, what can I tell you?

My memory is as good as the next, but I'm not a computer.

Well, our computer has a long file on you. Hand on the meal, Kaplan.

Berlin. Just after the Second World War, the two of you had graduated from

college. You served in the OSS together.

I've served with a lot of people.

In a lot of places.

In a lot of wars.

And Sergeant.

You're coming very close to spoiling my dinner party if this is going to take

much longer. Emil Kaplan's body is lying in the morgue right now.

That's killing number one.

I've reason to believe Paul De Niro's planning another one.

I know your record and your politics, and I don't want to see you make the

mistake of planning any war games in my city.

Is that about it, Sergeant? Not quite.

If you can find Paul De Niro, stop him.

Because if you don't, I'll nail him and you.

And anybody else on your political team.

Now that's it.

I'm sorry I couldn't help.

Those pictures of him with De Niro aren't a lie, so what he just fed us has

be. He's into it all right. Right up to his purple heart and silver star.

Yes, I'm glad you came. I wasn't sure whether you'd be visiting today.

Is something wrong with Kevin?

It's not Kevin. It's your husband.

Husband? He says he's been out of the country and he hasn't seen Kevin since

left. So we didn't see any harm in letting him visit as long as he

that Kevin couldn't communicate.

They've just been sitting like that, the both of them, like statues, for over an

hour.

He doesn't speak yet, Paul.

And he has trouble responding to strangers.

I'm not a stranger. I'm his father.

Paul!

He's got brain damage, Paul.

The tests are inconclusive, but the doctors feel there's still some hope for

him.

What you were saying about De Niro, that he got a lot of people killed.

What was that all about?

He was a scout.

One of the best.

So when the CIA...

Wanted some information about a particular troop building. They sent De

me in to check it out.

Enemy territory?

Seemed like it was all enemy territory.

Oh, when the thing went down, I found myself separated in a village about 30

miles north of Saigon.

There were four of ours, wounded Americans, waiting for a ride out. Next

knew, the choppers that we thought were coming in to evacuate the wounded were

shooting up the jungle.

And they were struck?

Called in by De Niro. Said he saw the Kong moving in.

It was never proved, but I heard rumors afterwards.

The real reason was that he and the village chief had a drug deal that fell

apart, and he was breaking up the partnership.

A lot of casualties.

Three villagers left the line, and one other American beside myself.

The rest of the village was blown away.

4X -830, you have a message from a Mrs. De Niro.

Urgent.

This is 4X -830. Let's have it.

He didn't say anything about where he was going or staying.

He just left that.

He must have brought it to give to Kevin. He never even took it out of the

See, our little boy had brain damage at birth, and Paul never could accept it.

I don't care.

You said something about a prescription.

Yeah, um... This prescription that was in the bag, too. You see, Paul has an

allergy, and I thought if he left the prescription at a drugstore, maybe he

hasn't picked it up yet.

I'll have Stacy meet us.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Are the boys going to be all right?

They'll be all right if we get the boat.

Description and left. The druggist said he had a cab wait. Did you get the

company? Stafford Cabs.

Get to the dispatcher. Get a trace on where the cab was heading.

Hi.

Hi.

You look very alone.

Just came in for a quiet drink.

Which means you'd rather be by yourself, right?

Yeah, I think so.

I know exactly what you mean.

Sometimes I get so wound up inside, I just want to be alone and get my head

straight.

Then again, there's other times when I think I want to be alone.

But what I really need is to be with someone.

You're hustling me. How much?

You're quick.

A hundred bucks.

More if it's extra.

Pass.

Hey, sugar.

What do you get today?

Look, I changed my mind, okay?

Where's your car?

Blackwood. Blackwood? Oh, great.

Come on.

Name's Gail.

It's all right.

It's Howard Martin.

Hey, hey, that's De Niro.

Do you have a license number?

A partial, 1 Henry Boy, Ida 7.

Put it on an APB. Get a partial on the computer.

I should have said something before I approached the car, but the guy wasn't

sure. I wanted to get a better look. Now he knows we're on him. That means one

of two things. Either he drops the contract...

or he gets twice as tough to catch.

State's involvement in security will be responsible for the airport.

The motorcade will pick up the Russian group at the plane and take them nonstop

to the trade center.

The route's been given a tight security check. It will be double -checked and

heavily patrolled during the motorcade also.

What about helicopters?

One of the three of them.

I've asked the chief to clear some men from the doctor.

Still nothing on the car.

We'll stay with this.

Wall street personnel with talkies will be an open communication with the

rooftop observation posts Sheridan Corrigan and I will be roving

Patri Gorkov, head of the Soviet Trade Commission, was first to disembark the

Russian plane.

This is the route the visiting delegation will take.

From International Airport, they will pass here on their way to the downtown

trade center.

They'll be accompanied by State Department officials.

The officers were making their usual rounds when they spotted this little

number. One Henry Boy Ida 732.

Manager of this apartment says it belongs to a tenant named Gail Mills,

apartment 210.

Looks like she picked the wrong guy to get friendly with.

I'm going to need the car and the crime lab.

Bleach, freshly used.

Not by the lady, if you take a look at her roots.

Looks like the man's got himself a new hairdo.

We're not looking for a beard anymore.

He used a razor.

This is a receipt for a safety deposit box.

The bank address, on the motorcade route, in the name of Jared Morgan.

Yes, sir. What can I do for you? I'd like to ask you about a customer.

He checked in, but he didn't check out.

Was the safety deposit box returned?

No, that's when he would have had to check out. Can you give us a description

Morgan? Yes, he had close -cropped blonde hair and dark rimmed spectacles.

He walked with a limp and he used a cane.

That's not Jared Morgan.

The Jared Morgan that checked out that box was dark, had a beard, no glasses,

limp. But it's the same signature.

Which compartment did he use? This one right here.

The customer is... Wait a minute.

Did either one of you see a nun in here in the last few minutes?

Well, not anyone who checked out while I was here.

Yes, it struck me as being odd because they're not supposed to have any

property, are they?

I mean, not like this.

The one who was leaving when we came in.

To zero!

He wouldn't stop.

Dead.

You didn't kill him.

He died a long time ago.

No booking means going to be an exercise in futility, Sergeant.

My attorney will have me out for dinner.

Well, let's just say I need the practice. And when I get through with

feds will be all over you like a bad suit.

Well, then I hope you have something more to build your case on than a few

-by -ten lawsuits. Don't worry about it. We'll think of something to make it

work.

Conspiracy to commit murder?

For openers. And you won't be lonely.

For rounding up your friends to be booked with you.

This won't change a thing, you know.

Military action, assassination, they're both the same. Is that right?

You have to stop the enemy, one place or the other.

Mill, village, border.

Exactly. You may be right in this case, General.

We didn't stop you, did we?