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He is a thief and he's a killer.

What's going on? My time is over.

What do you want?

But yours has just begun.

I'm scared.

And this thing, whether I know how to use it or not, makes me less scared.

You're not the kind of man who could kill anyone.

Well, I hope the hell you're wrong.

Hey, Eddie, got you a cake.

Welcome home kind of a cake.

Chocolate, got little slivers on it.

I like chocolate.

And I got the place all fixed up. Got all kinds of stuff in there. Got

you know.

And Eddie, look at this, man.

I got it all set up, Eddie. It's going to be just like it was before.

And tonight.

Good night.

Good night. You made it.

It's party.

Party time. Eddie, this is Gloria.

Hi. Thank you.

Gretchen.

Looking good. Twins sister. Eddie, let's party.

Eddie, would you like a drink? Yeah.

You got a little tooth to get me warmed up, huh?

Listen to you. You just get out of the joint and you want stuff?

Come on, don't hold on. It's a one -way ticket straight back, man.

Well, you changed as you got out. You turned into an old woman, huh? Forget

about him, honey.

Come with me.

I know other ways to make you feel good. You know what she does?

You do, huh?

Mm -hmm.

Oh,

you've been in the can, huh?

What'd you do to get there? Played bad games?

I bet you know how to play a lot of bad games.

You don't get paid to cough.

What's the matter with you? Coughing in my damn mouth.

You're sick.

Suck my time up.

You really are sick.

Let me show you something.

Look, I want you to let me help you. Shut up. Mind your own business.

This is my business. Lori, what the hell's going on? Hey, what's the matter

him? This ain't no call, baby.

Lori. I know a call when I see one, and this ain't one.

You catch something nasty where you've been?

I got

better things to do in my time.

Hey, hey.

When I get back, make sure they're gone.

Whoa.

Sorry about that, pal. You okay, aren't you?

I mean, you're all right, aren't you?

Wouldn't want anything to happen to you. No, sir.

Come on, now.

What's the matter?

Look, here's what you do.

Bend down.

You pick up your briefcase.

Wrap your mitt around it.

You're on your way.

See you.

Walt.

Walt.

Well, you certainly are a fascinating dinner companion tonight. It's like

dinner with the invisible man.

Sorry, Kate. What, did you have a bad day at work?

Yeah.

Yeah, I had a great bad day.

I'm sorry.

Oh.

Thank you.

Do you know that man?

What?

Let's go.

We should have started to eat. Please, let's go.

Why

didn't you tell

me all this before?

It happened two years before we met.

We've just gotten out.

Couldn't someone else have testified against him?

I was the only eyewitness.

My testimony sent an army.

What do you think he's going to do?

What does he want?

What he wants is to play a game with me. Like an idiot, I've been going right

along with it.

You think that's all it is?

Yeah.

Get a few kicks instead of watching me sweat.

He's harmless.

Oh, God!

Shut the cat.

I mean, there's nothing to worry about.

Promise?

Promise. All right.

Come on. Let's go to bed.

Hello, Walt.

I hope you weren't dead yet.

Who is this? This is an old pal out of the past.

Eddie Washburn.

Remember me?

What's the point of this? What do you want?

What do I want?

Oh, you're going to find out soon enough.

Yours has just begun.

Walt, what are we going to do?

I'm going to make him feel what it's like.

Before I die, he's going to die.

Because I'm going out with the books, even.

Okay, you do it your way.

But after this, I'm out of it.

Come here.

Billy, this is Eddie.

He's cool.

Now, Billy, I gotta go now.

He's got an appointment.

So you're interested in a little home improvement, huh?

I got 38s, 32s, a couple of 25s.

Saturday night stuff, untraceable.

Which is a $200 number?

Things have changed, man. It's gonna be a $500.

What do you mean, things have changed?

You told Fen 200.

Yeah, well, the heat's on, man.

Well, what can you do for me?

You know, you need the blades, man.

I can give you this beauty here.

It's one Rambo unit.

It's made by this dude in Arkansas.

I'll let you have it for a hundred.

A hundred dollars?

Yeah.

Is it sharp?

Yeah, it's sharp.

Son, now's the time to take a profit and now's the time to take a loss.

Lock it up!

Lois, Walt, anything?

would leave his name again?

No, he just said he would call back later. Well, did it, uh, sound like the

man that called before?

I'm not sure.

I suppose it would have been.

Well, if he calls again, Lois, uh, tell him you couldn't, uh, you couldn't reach

me. All right.

I'm, I'm, uh, I'm not gonna be coming in this afternoon, but if anything comes

up, uh, let's still handle it, okay?

Okay, fine.

It's pretty quiet here anyway.

Okay, thanks.

It's not for public use, all right?

What do you mean it's not for public use?

Employees only.

So what are you saying, employees only? What, are you goofy or something? I'm

telling you, you can't use the head. Look, you want to use the alley, fine,

not in here.

Will you come with me?

What? Come here.

What?

Listen.

Stop!

You can't keep doing stuff like that, Eddie.

Look at you.

A guy like that... A guy like that wouldn't last two days in the joint.

Man, you gotta calm down.

Don't keep telling me to calm down.

I've been waiting up for you.

Did you go to the police?

Yeah. What did they say?

I talked to them and there's nothing they can do.

It was a waste of time.

I told them what... What if he's a convict?

He's a man on parole who's done nothing but walk down the street, eat in a

restaurant, and make a phone call which we can't even prove.

Oh, dear God.

I'm scared.

And this thing, whether I know how to use it or not, makes me less scared.

You don't know what you're doing.

You're not the kind of man who could kill anyone.

How the hell do you know that?

I just know it, that's all. I just do.

But I hope the hell you're wrong.

Is this about Scott?

He's our son, remember?

Scott is fine.

Robert, the person who needs your help is my husband.

It all happened two years before Walter and I got married.

That's why I didn't know anything about it.

It was at night. He was working late.

A big brokerage firm.

Somehow, they got in, and they forced the combination out of him, and they

stripped the vault.

When they were captured, he testified against this man.

Anyway, now Walter has an arsenal.

Does your husband know that you've come to see me?

No.

He knows very little about you.

We both kept it that way.

Yes, naturally.

Robert, I'm not asking you for a favor.

I just want to be another client to you.

You've always been the best in what you do.

I need your help now very much.

Perhaps we should talk to your husband about this.

Absolutely not. Not Walt. Why?

It's nothing personal, but very kind of you to come here. It's just that she

should have told me what she was going to do.

Why didn't you tell me?

Because I knew you wouldn't let me do it, that's why.

Well, do you think that you can handle this situation?

Yeah. No.

I fear we have a consensus.

Look, it is my problem, and I am going to deal with it my way.

I really do think that your husband has the perfect right to run his own life in

the way he sees fit without interference from me or anyone else.

Yes, well, we certainly do have a consensus here, all right.

Between two of the most arrogant men in the whole world.

All right.

Go get yourself killed.

And damn you both to hell.

I'm sorry about all that. You're just so headstrong.

Well, I have a certain experience in handling matters of this kind, so if you

need any help...

Feel free to call on me in the capacity of a consultant.

Well, that's very kind of you.

And I do appreciate your expertise.

If you had any suggestions, I certainly could use them.

Well, yes, yes, obviously.

You really ought to find out more about Washburn.

If you could...

Get some information about this man through your professional sources.

I certainly would appreciate it.

Yes, I'll do what I can.

Thank you.

How much in it?

Thank you for agreeing to help him.

What are you talking about?

I didn't agree to anything.

I'm going to get him some information.

And that is all I'm going to do.

Information?

Damn you.

I should have known.

You were never there for me when we were married. Why should I expect it now?

You listen to me.

I had a job to do.

People's lives depended on me.

I depended on you, Robert.

And you were never there.

Never.

I'm sorry.

It's just because I love him so much.

The way that I loved you once.

Please.

Even if you hate me.

Hate you?

How could I hate you?

You're the mother of my son.

We've always been strangers, K .U., haven't we? Always.

I remember a terrible night that November, years and years ago.

And you holding little Kathy in your arms and willing her to live.

Oh, dear God, I was there!

And then what?

When she died?

Where was I? I was there.

All right, I'll do what I can for your husband.

Okay, nothing heavy.

No, nothing heavy.

We just want to have fun.

Relax.

We're just two guys out for a walk.

Everybody walks in New York.

What if they're home?

They're not.

I called.

Okay, what if for some reason they didn't hear the phone?

You're for a guy who did two years straight time.

You're a hell of a wimp.

Hey. I just don't want to do any more straight time.

Okay, okay, okay.

Johnson?

My name's McCall. I'm a punk with a cup.

Okay.

Hi. Are you McCall?

Yeah, Mr. Cuff. Ah, just Cuff.

Nick, Nick.

Come on in.

Thank you.

What's that?

You got some powerful references.

Oh, you're looking for Eddie Washburn.

That's right.

Has he reported to you since he came out of prison?

No, he hasn't. And the parole board doesn't like that one little bit.

And what do you do about it?

I can call him in and roust him.

It, uh...

Might be rather interesting to see him in his own habitat.

Do you have a list of places he hangs out?

Thank you.

Usually with a guy named Finn.

I was just saying to myself earlier, what a nice day it'd be to take a little

ride.

Coming?

How did he look?

Did he seem happy?

While they were dancing, did he whisper things?

A couple of beers?

Yeah.

Not till you introduce me to your good -looking friend.

all right. Just like the tea.

If everybody comes in, he's a long lost kid.

Oh, didn't look forward.

Not that I really care.

I know our love affair can never be.

But how did he look?

Didn't ask.

Looked out.

What?

You can always telecom.

They've lost the normal elasticity of the face muscles.

There's a restriction of normal eye movement.

There's a greater dependency on peripheral vision.

It's like a zombie.

Just look at that stupid face.

It's all there.

Listen, honey.

Quit this rough stuff, huh?

Pardon me, ma 'am.

I just need a little conference with one of your patrons.

I'm his parole officer.

Yeah, cowboy?

Well, I gotta clean up this mess in the morning.

Yes, ma 'am.

I'd say you were delinquent, boy.

Oh, man.

You were supposed to be at that parole office two days ago.

I called.

Don't lie to me. Don't you ever lie to me.

I've got a temper I've been trying to control all my life.

I hear you've been bothering a guy named Walt Wesley.

I never...

Never heard... You ever bother him again, and I'm gonna squish you so flat

won't know your face from the wax on the floor. Is that clear?

Say it.

Yes, sir, it's clear. Say it.

Yes, sir.

It's clear.

This is the scum that's been bothering your friend.

If it ever happens again, let me know.

But it won't happen again.

Will it?

Well, apparently his parole office has got everything under control.

I guess that's what they do.

I'm glad.

I think we'll both sleep better tonight.

Hey.

Hey.

Come to bed, honey.

My God.

Walter.

Somebody's been here.

Don't. Don't.

Hello?

You called my parole officer on me. That was a really stupid thing to do, man.

This entire conversation is being recorded, you know.

Is that right?

Well, maybe you should take a look in the drawer beside your bed.

There's got to be some way to work this out.

I mean, maybe if we met and talked. You listen to me, and you listen good.

Nobody can stop me from doing anything I want to to you.

Nobody. Not the cops, not that old man Fendios, nobody.

So you better pray that I don't get tired of playing this game.

Because when I do, you're a dead man.

He's obviously been phoning from a booth in the area.

So you'll be staying at my place until this is all over.

Well, here we are.

Home.

Such as it is.

Please feel free to use anything you want.

We shouldn't even be here.

I come to you for help.

I asked you to help us.

I plead with you to help us, and now things are getting even worse.

Dave.

What do you want me to do? Go out and shoot the man?

What the hell?

Where are you going?

I'm going out to do something for your benefit.

I'm coming with you. No, no, no, thank you. I'd rather you didn't. I don't like

the idea of hiding in your apartment. I'm going with you.

Robert, it's one thing.

You're playing this game.

But now you've got him doing it, too.

I come to you for help, and I end up with a fool beating a fool.

We're going to try and make contact with the only friend that only Washburn has.

I thought it was about time that we took the initiative.

About what Kate said back there, Robert, I hope you forgive her.

I've never seen her like this, so angry before.

Oh, I have, many times.

Many times in our past.

Well, I guess it's, you know, sometimes a man and a woman, they don't mesh well

together.

Oil and water, you know.

Yeah, but without, it was gasoline and matches.

You know, Kay's never told me very much about you two.

No.

We could mix it with the best of them. We would start out arguing about which

particular brand of toothpaste we were going to buy, and it would lead to

Armageddon.

Well, she can be unreasonable at times.

No.

It was both of us.

Anyway, there were... There were other things.

She is a fine woman, your wife.

Fine woman.

I think so, too.

Don't touch anything. You haven't any gloves on.

what makes you think he'll call oh human nature he won't be able to resist it

could you

Mr. Cobb?

Sir, to keep my regular Thursday appointment.

on our frequencies again, McCall?

I'd like to say I got a message from a homie in Pigeon.

May I?

Yeah.

Tell him what you've got.

Weapon?

38. Probably untraceable.

Lifted from a small -time gun dealer we found dead in a garage not six blocks

from here.

Suspect? Yeah.

At least 60.

The guy was the parole officer, McCall. Yeah, I know, I know. He handled the

hard ones.

And he wasn't exactly a believer in sensitive rehabilitation, if you know

mean.

I thank you, Captain Dutton. Stay out of trouble, McCall.

That man over there.

A man called Cub.

Parole officer.

He was Eddie's parole officer. Now he's dead.

Two bullets.

In the head.

Would you like to tell me the rest of all this?

What do you mean, the rest of it?

Oh, come on, come on, come on.

This man, Eddie, is not after you because you were a witness against him.

something personal.

And you have done something to make him hate you.

What is it?

It's so stupid, I thought I could get away with it. I mean, all I had to do

to act scared and take them to the right vault.

Well, they'd all fell apart.

Eddie was caught.

You testified against him.

To ensure I get immunity from prosecution.

And that's another reason I want to give this guy another chance.

Well, I, uh... I do admire your desire for redemption.

But this man, Eddie, is a thief and he's a killer.

You are going to have to tell her, you know that.

I can't.

I can't bear to see that look in her eyes. I mean, for some reason, I don't

why, she's always...

That was me in high esteem.

Probably why I love her so much.

And if I tell her this, I'll lose that.

Let me tell you something about her that I remember.

She has an unfathomable depth of understanding.

Hello? Hello.

Yes.

I understand that you are somebody who has a great concern for Eddie.

Yes. Maybe we should get together. Yes, indeed. I think we should meet and talk

about it.

If I know it, I'll be there.

Okay, bye.

We know you care for Eddie.

That's why I wanted you to telephone me. I tried to talk to him, but look, I've

got an offer for him.

Very generous, man.

I don't want to tell Eddie that I'm sorry.

That what I did was wrong.

You don't understand, man. He don't care.

Eddie's dying.

He got something in his lungs in prison.

And the idiots thought it was one thing.

And the treatment made it worse. And he's dying.

There's nothing I can do.

You're going to help him?

I'm trying to help him.

I don't know what to do.

Set up a meeting, eh?

That might settle things.

I've got to make peace today. And my coat.

Well,

well, well.

Look who's here.

Sweating a little, huh?

Where's the Cub Scout?

You should know that.

I don't like your friend.

Why don't you sit down?

Just sit down.

Fan said something about an offer.

How much do you want?

It can make the rest of your...

Life easy already.

Please.

Let me make things right.

Isn't that sweet, son? Guy wants to make restitution.

Then answer the God.

Well, I'd have to think about this. Well, let me see.

You tell me.

What do you figure eight years is worth?

Fifty thousand.

60. Well, why don't you give the figure?

You know, I mean, how much do you want? You're wasting your time.

Isn't he?

Wasting his time.

Look, I'm sorry, Eddie.

I'm sorry. I mean, I shouldn't have been involved with it. It was just a

mistake. A mistake?

Let me tell you something. You're not getting off that easy. No, sir.

I'm losing patience.

So you'd better watch it. And you too, old man.

Eddie. Then go, Ben.

That's a very bad cross, Eddie.

You'd better take care of it, or you could die.

We'll be going.

Robert.

I don't know what to say.

It's been a pleasure to help.

I'll be downstairs, Kay.

But it's still on for a while.

Yes, yes.

Well, we've seen each other.

And I'm hoping that we can get together before he goes back.

Maybe...

It's

been a hell of a long time.

Thank you, Robert.

Thank you.