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Even in America, no one is safe.

Frank! The children!

So if you have any intention of surviving this ordeal, I would suggest

your family act together as soon as possible. Twenty million dollars.

Keep talking.

You calling me a liar? It's mine.

I invented it. I want this man's will broken. I don't care how you do it.

No one was supposed to die, Gianni.

Mr. Harrison will see you now, Mr. Duncan. Third office on the left.

May I help you?

Yeah, I'm Frank Donahue, and I'd like to see Mr. Kane. One moment, please.

Mr. Donahue is here to see Mr. Kane.

If you just wait a moment, Mr. Donahue, someone will be right with you.

Mr.

Donahue.

I'm sorry, but I don't see your name in my book, and Mr. Kane never sees anyone

unless he has an appointment.

If you don't understand, I've been trying to call him for three and a half

weeks. Well, if you just leave your name and address with the receptionist, I'm

sure we'd get back to you later.

Yeah, I already did that.

Call security.

Mr. Donahue!

Mr. Donahue!

Please stop!

Mr. Donahue!

Mr. Donahue, you have to stop. You can't go back here.

Mr. Donovan.

Hey, you!

Stop!

Sorry for busting in like this.

But I've been trying to get in touch with you for a few weeks now.

And all I'm getting is a runaround.

I don't know who you are, but you better get out of here. I'll get secured.

Wait a minute.

Let him talk.

Mr. Goodwill, would you see that the pounding on my door stopped?

What's your problem?

You got exactly three minutes.

The Penetrex fuel injector is the problem.

It's the Donahue fuel injector.

Let me guess.

You're Donahue? That's right.

I invented it.

Right? I spent six years of my life and every dime that I got.

And now I see the Penetrex retailing all over the place. Like a piece of the

action?

It's mine.

I invented it.

My lawyer tells me I can take you to the Cleans if I litigate this, but I don't

want to spend ten years in court.

All I want is a fair share of royalty, and I want my name on it.

Mr. Donahue, who are you with?

I'm not with anybody.

Mr. Donahue, we're an organization of considerable resources.

We've been working on this problem for years.

I submitted my design to you eight months ago.

You sent me a letter of rejection, and then you went out and you patented it.

You stole it!

Mr. Donahue, we get these nuisance cases all the time. We never settle.

We always fight, no matter what the cost.

You calling me a liar?

I got a few of my logbooks.

With entries for every test I ever made in the past six years, all right?

And I got boxes of this at home.

I'm gonna bury you with them.

Whit, give me the patent summary.

Jerry, I'd like to see the engineering reports.

Can I, um...

I need some help in here.

Get him away.

I'm going to bury you.

I'm going to bury you.

I'm pressing charges.

You won't get away with this.

It's craziness.

Stuart, it's getting out of hand.

That guy can bring us down, do you understand?

I want his papers destroyed.

I mean, you've got no reason to complain about them. I mean, we're talking about

a family of four living off Mrs. Donahue's schoolteacher salary. You've

three mortgages down on your house that keep you driving around in the bank

going. You're complaining.

You're lucky you've got bonds at all. I'm telling you.

You know I want to help you, Frank. You know I do, but... I'm telling you, we

can't have any more of this business.

Assault with a deadly weapon does not... I told you, I didn't do anything. I was

just talking to him, okay? I know, I know, I know. You're my client, Frank. I

believe you.

But I can't guarantee you that a jury's going to... All I'm saying is behave.

Stay out of trouble.

Keep an eye on him, Mrs. Donahue. I will.

And get the papers to me as soon as possible, will you? I mean, that's our

I'd sleep a lot better if they were in the vault.

Hey, don't worry about a thing. We got...

Hey,

man, that name's Manny. I don't know how you can advertise that odd stuff.

Hey, anyway, I'm just calling for the morning line.

Catch you later.

Not those kind of odds.

Hey, McCall.

Come over here. I want you to take a look at this.

Oh, my God. I don't believe it. I don't believe it. Don't worry about a thing.

Come on. Come on.

We've got to find a leak, right?

Listen, by the way, the truck broke down, so we're not going to be able to

it for disposal.

Look, we'll do it next time. You want to pay me for today? This way we keep

cart, huh?

It's simple as that. Jock, why don't I pay you tomorrow after the disposal? No,

no, no. Tomorrow I'm in Hoboken. I think I've got you penciled in a week from

Monday. What?

Well, maybe Friday.

Friday, maybe.

Jock, did you or did you not say this was a five -day job?

I mean, five at the most.

Four or five days, I said. So, did I say consecutive?

No.

Look, this is the real world, McCall.

I've got a lot of people I've got to keep happy. I've got a lot of pressure.

I'll take a shot at Thursday.

All right.

Easy, easy.

Careful,

the whole future's in these files.

Watch it with that.

Watch the box.

Dinner's ready.

Yeah, okay.

You asleep?

Yes.

What are we going to do?

We're going to keep sleeping.

I'm worried about Dad.

He cares about that more than anything.

Maybe this is the best thing that ever happened to him.

He cares about us two a lot.

We've got to help him.

Nobody can help him with anything.

Yes, we can.

Take a look.

The equalizer?

This is a joke.

Look, when are you going to learn to grow up? Get out of here. Come on, get

of here.

Get out of my room. Come on. Get out of here, man. Move it out. Ow.

Oh.

Oh. Oh. I have a concussion. Oh.

Rick Donahue?

Ed!

Ed!

Ed! Ed!

What?

Look.

So it's a joke, huh?

Well, start laughing.

Right, what do we have then? We have possible arson, destruction of evidence.

These people would appear to be somewhat ruthless.

Do you think you can help us?

I'm sure I can.

Great.

What do you... How do you... How much do I charge?

Well, that depends.

This is crazy.

See what kind of car he was driving?

I can't even afford to fill up the tank.

Mind you, this week I've got a special on.

I work for you helping your father.

You work for me, all right?

You need help equalizing?

I suppose you could put it that way, yeah.

My kitchen has been destroyed by a small man looking for a small leak.

Needs a lot of work on it.

Needs, like, carpentry, painting, cleaning up. Well, we're good at that.

Sounds like a pretty big job. Oh, yeah. Yes, it is. It is a pretty big job.

I mean, it does need thinking.

I don't care.

It's the deal.

How about you?

Uh, I'm kind of busy.

Come on, Ed.

School's out, isn't it? Yeah, but I'm still kind of busy. I'll talk to you

later.

I'm going to speak to your father.

He's in the basement.

He's been down there all morning.

To cut off 7 .62 automatic.

You liberated that, did you?

Look, Robert McCall, and you must be Frank Donahue.

I would be very, very careful about that ammunition of ours.

I mean, it's very old. It could turn back and bite you.

And then that would leave the job half done, and then where would you be?

I'm partial to shotguns myself.

You're not a hunter by any chance, are you?

You haven't got a...

Double -barrel, 12 -gauge, shotgun rusting away somewhere, gathering dust,

Oh, it's a pity.

Ah.

Now, here's an idea.

Tried, true, most effective.

I would recommend caution, however, because you can so easily nick your

when you... Oh, dear, oh, dear.

I understand the preferred technique is in a bathtub, water at body temperature.

I've never quite understood the purpose of that, but if that's the way it's

done, well, there you are. That is the way it's done.

Who are you?

Are you a cop?

No, no, no. I'm a private citizen.

Employed by your son.

What? Who is worried about your welfare.

Oh.

Look at that.

They call this...

This will be no use at all for your purpose, will it, Frank?

It's ridiculous, Frank.

Utterly ridiculous.

If Mr. McCall hadn't come, I don't know what would have happened.

I just wanted to tell you and say I'm sorry, and it won't happen again.

Honey, please.

Don't. Just don't.

Please.

What's the matter?

I... I just can't take it anymore.

I've been through so much for so many years.

I just can't take it anymore.

Why do you make her cry all the time?

I'm trying to tell you that things are going to be different. It's not going to

be the same anymore.

You'll have to trust me. I can't.

I can't believe you, Frank.

You've made so many promises you've never kept.

What are you saying?

Maybe there's nothing left.

I don't know. Maybe we should just give up.

This family doesn't work.

What's the use of trying?

No, it works. We can make it work. That's what Dad's saying. Don't be

like you know what Dad's saying all the time. It makes me sick. And you make me

sick. Oh, come on. Stop it.

Stop it.

Stop it now.

You hear me?

Don't stop.

Enough.

I think I've heard enough. Why don't you all sit down? Why don't you all sit

down now?

I'd like to tell you something.

I was invited here to do a job. It is a job I usually do exceedingly well.

There are, however, certain things I do not do.

As other people do not do windows, for example, I do not do family therapy.

Now, I would submit to you that your worst is yet to come.

So if you have any intention of surviving this ordeal, I would suggest

your family act together as soon as possible.

Now, when you've done that...

If you feel so inclined, call me.

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. See you next month.

Considering that Donahue man, what about the mortgage? Can he meet the payment?

Not unless you've got some source of income we don't know about.

When's it due?

First of the month, 15 days grace period, four more days to go. What bank?

City National.

Good. See that they call it in on the 16th.

Stuart, any other creditors?

Eight or ten, mostly small.

Pressure? Not very much. They trust him to pay up. They like him. He's an honest

man. Stuart... Undermine it.

I want this man's will broken. I don't care how you do it.

I'm sorry you ever heard of Penetrax. I want him crushed.

I don't want him signing my paycheck. Do you understand?

Well, some of us around here aren't sure we want you signing ours anymore.

I'll have it taken care of myself.

By the way, Whit, you're fine.

I'm so sorry I was out when you called, Robert.

An old friend, you know, nobody special.

Your idea sounded wonderful, as I knew it would be.

Perhaps tonight, if you are free, je t 'embrasse.

I'm on my way to Hoboken. It's about Thursday.

I think I can make it. It'll be a happy day.

Well, I got you. My mechanic guy's a crook, and he wanted to keep my car

Can you believe it?

You better put Jaguar mechanic... Hi.

Hello.

Just wait your brother to come in.

What do you want me to do?

Follow me.

I want all this cleared away.

Think you can do it?

It's going to take a while.

There's a bucket in there.

What's the matter? You're feeling sorry for yourself, are you?

Where's Susan?

Her mother's.

She left.

Gone. The family is gone.

It's over.

Don't worry. I'm not going to kill myself.

No.

I didn't suppose you would.

Well, I'll be off.

I don't suppose... No, no, no.

No, no, I suppose you wouldn't want to hear about your son.

Something happened, Eddie?

No, no, no, it's not Eddie.

It's Rick.

What happened? What happened to Rick? Oh, he's fine. Start playing games. What

happened to Rick? Oh.

So you are interested, after all.

It's not completely over.

Rick is safe, but he needs your help. They all need your help.

You may not care about yourself, but why don't you come with me and make sure

that the rest of your family is safe?

Well,

you'll be safe here, reasonably comfortable.

I'm afraid you'll have to fend out for food.

You and Frank are in the guest bedroom, which you've got there at the end of the

corridor to the left.

And I've got the boys in here.

I'll sleep out here.

Okay, then Rick and stay with me.

I'm not sleeping out here with him.

You'll do what I tell you.

Stop it, both of you. Yes, stop it.

Do stop it.

You all right?

Yeah. You've done a lot of hard work here today. Why don't you take a break?

No, that's okay.

Why don't you make yourselves at home?

I've got a call to make. Will you excuse me?

The call, Jock.

That's what I'm calling you about.

The job is cancelled, Jock.

Something came up.

If I change my mind, I'll call you.

Thank you, Jock.

Your 2 .30 tomorrow has been switched to Friday.

And, oh, I checked with Mr.

Brennan, and he said the Donahues are gone.

What do you mean, the Donahues are gone?

Lee called, and there was no one there.

Why wasn't I told of this sooner?

Well, Mr. Brennan just told me. Well, you tell Mr. Brennan, and I want to know

where they are now.

I don't like surprises.

Let me know as soon as you find out.

Yes, sir.

All right, come on. Tell me, what did you find out about Stuart Kane?

He's a tough company guy.

A lot of lawsuits, very aggressive legal practices.

Many would say crooked.

Well, that I expected.

1977,

this guy Kane goes on an international junket. Four other executives from

Pentrax go with him. A whole bunch of them are snatched by terrorists.

No ransom or nothing.

And? A few days later, Kane walks out slightly wounded. They fly these other

four guys home in body bags.

And then when Kane returns with the Pentrax headquarters, he was a hero.

You got it.

And with his opposition out of the way, his rise was meteoric?

I'd say so. They made him chief executive officer in six months.

I'm beginning to get the picture.

And it stinks.

What about the terrorists?

It's a group called Red Wind.

It's been absorbed into the political mainstream.

Johnny Greco's little group.

I know them. Oh, I know them.

So, we have a fascinating question.

All the others were killed, but Stuart Kane was allowed out alive.

Why? The agency, they have a whole list of ugly possibilities.

But I gotta tell you, there's none of it prosecutable.

They just dropped it.

Well, I won't, Sterno. I won't.

I think perhaps a little talk with Mr. Greco is in order, don't you?

But the tea is young.

How have you been?

You didn't bring me up here to inquire about my health.

Nope.

If I knew you wrote that note, I wouldn't have come.

Well, now, that's why I didn't find it.

You know, since the old days, I've followed your career with great

You have become respectable.

You can't insult me, Robert.

I was ahead of my time.

Yes, I suppose by some stretch of the imagination you could describe the

kneecapping of magistrates as ahead of your time.

What do you want?

I need your help.

Why should I help you?

Because I am about to play a game with Stuart Kane.

Help me lift it. Now, you know how much this weighs. What we're going to do is

tilt it and then use the dolly. The dolly. That's the dolly.

All right.

Tilt it. Tilt it. But do not, I repeat, do not scratch my floor.

Oh, hi, Frank. Hello, Mr. McCall.

Now we got this.

White, it's so boring.

Maybe I could talk him into pink or Kelly Green dishes or... I don't think

Something. White.

No, no, no. I like white.

Boring sometimes is extremely stimulating.

Sorry. Did Danielle stop by, Mr. McCall? She did.

Didn't she get my message?

She didn't mention any message.

Did Danielle stop by?

Ed? She is.

Yes, I must admit, she is somewhat vulpine.

You could look that word up in the dictionary.

But didn't she leave me a message? Didn't she say where I could get in

with her? She said she didn't know where she'd be.

Or who'd she be with?

She said she'd have to call you.

Oh, fine, fine. You have fun at my expense.

When you've all finished, I might give you some news.

A news? What news?

No, no, no, no. It's not important.

You just carry on. Have a good giggle amongst yourselves.

The news is that tomorrow your problems will all be over.

Don't bother.

They're right outside. I heard them talking.

I can't make out the language.

Whenever we traveled, my wife would deal with all of that stuff.

She must really be worried right now.

We were supposed to be at the Andersons for dinner.

You know, I was always afraid something like this might happen, and now it's

happened.

How long have we been here?

I don't know. They knocked me out. The guy next to me, I can't be sure whether

he's dead or unconscious.

Who are they? What do they want?

How should I know?

Ransom. Who the hell knows what any of these guys want? How many of them are

there? Oh, let me see. Six or seven of them got me.

When did they get you? Wednesday morning. Me too.

Tuesday night.

Coming out of the theater.

I was talking to my wife. First thing you know.

This is some kind of a thing.

My name is George Kass.

You want me to tell Wanda?

You want me to tell Wanda?

You want me to tell me what you want? I might be able to help you.

Why don't you speak?

What have I done?

What do you people want?

Look, you must want something of the George Cox. I'm not supposed to be here.

I mean, what would anybody want me for?

I just run a corporation that makes women's perfume.

What are we all doing here?

What do they want? Who are all your people anyway?

Well, I'm Charles Weber, Seaboard Security.

Richard Phillips.

Phillips Pharmaceuticals.

All CEOs?

Yeah. And Chairman.

Stuart Cain, Penetrax.

Well, Stuart, I'd say we drop back and punt.

You think it's funny?

I don't.

I've been through it before.

Please. Please.

Please. I have a bad heart.

Please.

Richard Phillips.

Phillips Pharmaceuticals.

Think of yourself as a pioneer, Phillips.

An example.

The first of many.

A deterrent to others like yourself.

Proof.

Even in America.

No, please. No one is safe. No.

We will be back.

I don't.

I'm an honest man.

I haven't done anything wrong.

I always got out of my way to be fair with people.

There was a reason.

I looked a guy right in the eye.

And I knew that his mother had fixed him a total bastard for life.

I don't understand what's happening here. How did this happen to me?

Right, begin.

Much more valuable.

Alive. To you.

To your movement.

Twenty million dollars.

Keep talking.

I control the books to a large corporation.

Every quarter that my personnel remains undisturbed, I will have one million

dollars transferred to a numbered Cayman Island account.

Think what your organization could do with such resources.

Naturally, I would have to relieve you.

Naturally? No, I don't think so.

No, wait. I did it before. It worked.

I delivered.

What are you talking about?

1977.

Red Wind.

I made the same deal with them.

Only they were taking a chance.

I wasn't even CEO.

Now it's certain.

You're lying.

If they freed you, they would lose control.

How could they force you to deliver?

I gave them control.

I killed the hostages myself.

In 1979, the leader of that group was assassinated.

Perhaps you had something to do with that, too.

That wasn't part of the arrangement.

It was strictly personal.

Look who's up.

How are you?

My name is Robert McCall.

One videotape recording of your confession to the murder on the 23rd of

1977 of four of your own colleagues.

What do you want from me?

Two things.

First, your resignation.

Then a recommendation that Mr. Frank Donahue be given due credit.

For his invention.

And a reasonable recompense and profit from that invention which you had stolen

from him.

So that's what this is about.

It is.

Well, it doesn't mean a thing.

After I came back in 77, people were asking questions.

I have to assume that they found some answers.

If they didn't prosecute then, I don't think they're going to now.

Are you willing to stake your life on that?

Sure. The government.

Obviously, they have some dirty laundry they don't want the public to see.

I'll make sure that people see.

Anyway, Mr. Kane, I think that if I were in your position, I would be worrying

about what the board of Penetrax think rather than what the government think or

even the police come to that.

A man who is capable of such atrocity is hardly the sort of person that a

leading corporation wants at its head.

Why should I do what you say? How do I know you won't use those tapes anyway?

Well, now, you don't, do you?

But at the moment, I would say you hardly had any choice.

Is my resignation absolutely necessary?

Essentially.

You'll find the door straight down there.

There is a car waiting outside to take you to wherever you want to go.

The man you had assassinated was my brother.

No!

No!

No!

No one

was

supposed to die, Gianni. You remember we agreed no one was supposed to die.

Frank, all the way to Queens?

All the way to Queens.

Well, when the profits start coming in from Penetrax, you'll have no difficulty

in buying the cab.

Thanks for everything.

My pleasure.

Thank you so much.

No, I mean, I'm... Thank you for the kitchen.

Great job.

Great... Oh.

No, no, it's just... A little glue. No problem.

No problem.

No, I'm extremely happy with my side of the bargain. I hope you are with yours,

Rick. He's going to be happy when he plays back the phone messages.

Take care now.

Keep in touch. Thank you.

Bye, Rick. Bye, Ed. Bye. Take care. You talk to yourself.

All right. Come on, kids.

Bye. Bye.

You are free. I am free.

Say, ten o 'clock for a petit souping?

Well, I think a bottle of this.