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You're after my job, aren't you, Philip? Well, it's my boss, Philip Wingate. I

think he's involved in a political blackmail. I'm scared.

I saw everything.

Philip Wingate will make sure that she doesn't utter another sound as long as

she lives.

And you push her until she has gone over the edge.

So help the girl. You'll tear my family apart.

You're a cheap politician.

Get out of my way.

Resign. So if you want to go with it your way, just make it look like a

will stand.

Because of our efforts, the developers and their wrecking crews will never

this precious relic of American theater history.

Senator Wingate, is there any truth to the rumors that you plan to contest

Senator Virgil Blake's speech in the upcoming primary?

Well, I'll tell you, I have immense respect for Virgil Blake. And as long as

wants to serve in the state senate, he has my full support.

Thank you.

That's all I'm asking you to input. Cindy, it's 8 .30. I'm starving.

I'll order some of that gourmet Italian from downstairs.

My cat hasn't eaten either. Last night he devoured the inner soul of my left

aerobic shoe. I'm on my way, dog. I'm all up for you.

You know, you should be the one working the floor of the legislature, not me.

What do you mean? It's a great assemblyman. Yeah, because of you.

Bye.

Assemblyman Wingate's office.

This is Senator Blake.

Good evening, Senator Blake. I'm sorry, Phil's gone out to dinner.

Oh, I had an appointment with Philip on Monday. Would you mind checking the

time? Will you hold on a minute? Let me see if I can find his schedule.

Senator Blake, I'm still looking.

Senator Mike, I'm sorry. I was just... What, is something wrong?

Oh, no, nothing. Just a note about your meeting.

Here it is.

13th, 9 p .m., Athletic Club.

9 p .m. Thank you, Cindy.

Tell Philip I'm looking forward to it.

Good night.

Good night.

Gotcha. Hi, Philip.

Find anything interesting?

I had no idea you'd be back so soon.

Obviously.

Um, Senator Blake just called. He wanted to confirm your meeting, so I had to

find your appointment.

Did you find it?

Um, would you like me to get him on the line?

No, that's okay. Won't be necessary.

Thanks a lot. I'll take care of it.

I guess I'll call it quits for tonight.

Okay. You're working late again, Cindy.

I'm going to have to give you a raise.

Lots to do.

Have a good weekend, Cindy.

Night, Philip.

the time and the place where we can meet.

I assure you, I will receive your message.

Thank you.

My name is Cindy Clausen.

You don't know me, but you helped a friend of mine, Susan.

Susan Foxworth, about six months ago.

I work for Philip Wingate, the assemblyman.

I'm just one of his assistants, but I think I got myself mixed up in something

well over my head.

I'm probably being a little paranoid, but the truth of it is I'm scared.

Hello? Oh, you're there.

You appear to have a problem.

Well, it's my boss, Philip Wingate.

I've always admired his integrity. I never suspected he'd do anything like

Do anything like what, Miss Croson? I mean, what exactly is the problem? What

are you saying?

I think he's involved in political blackmail.

You know he is, or you think he is?

Philip's got evidence that Senator Blake was arrested for manslaughter 25 years

ago. Trump's driving.

Uh, Miss Clawson, I don't think we should really talk about this on the

telephone. I'd better come and see you. What's your address?

525 West End Avenue, apartment 4E.

Right. I would suggest, perhaps, under circumstance issue, that you didn't open

the door to anybody until I get there, all right?

Did you hear me, Miss Clawson?

Sure.

So, I'll be there soon.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Oh!

Good.

Hello, yes, this is Assemblyman Windgate. I would like to report an

incident.

My assistant has just wrecked my office.

Excuse me?

Who are you?

I'm supposed to be meeting Cindy Clausen.

You're Cindy's father, aren't you?

I'm her neighbor, Darlene. I was wondering when you'd show up. I could

believe it when they took her away.

Uh... When, uh... Who took her away?

Medics.

Drunk overdose.

Tell me, who called the police and the medics? I don't know.

Do you know which hospital she's been taken to? No, but I'm sure the police

would tell you. You want me to get them for you? Oh, no.

It really isn't necessary.

Thank you.

Oh, it must be terrible for you to find out this way.

You really had no idea she was a drug addict?

How do you know she was a drug addict? Well, the police found needles, pills,

all kinds of stuff.

Really?

No, no.

You keep it.

It'll help.

I found her, Robert.

You have? Where?

Longview Psychiatric Institute.

Longview? Longview. Robert, this Philip Wingate is on the board of directors

there.

Is he really?

Sterner, you are brilliant. A positive genius.

Robert, actually, I'm a little hungry. You're not, are you really?

What a surprise.

Okay.

Take it easy.

Have a good day.

Cameron. Robert McCall. Thank God.

Well, clearly I should visit you more often.

Thought for a second there you were another patient.

What's up, my friend?

Think I need your professional opinion, Doctor.

Don't date your mama, and for God's sake, Robert, take that tutu back to the

damn studio.

Think you've been working too hard, Doctor?

Oh, yeah.

You know, it's those who conscience can be a burden, you know.

I know.

Don't I know?

I have a problem. A client of mine has been placed in Longview Psychiatric

Institute. I suspect against her will, and I suspect a fake suicide attempt.

Fake?

I think so. I don't know. I mean, I'm still putting the pieces together.

Tell me, how difficult would it be for you to get her out of there?

Well, you may have a problem there, Robert.

I mean, if she was admitted as an attempted suicide, they have an

hold her until she's no longer a danger to herself or others.

She could be in there for a long time.

Could you commit someone there yourself?

Who do you have in mind?

Oh, I think someone that you may have wanted to commit for a very long time.

Do you feel any hostility toward me right now, Robert? I am quite wonderful

feeling hostility, Dr. Quentin.

Would you prefer that I called you Mr. Crawford instead of Robert? As far as

concerned, you can call me the Queen of England.

I would prefer to leave this hospital now.

I understand.

But you see, your psychiatrist, Dr.

Wolfe, was here because he's concerned, Robert, about you.

He wants me to get to know you better, so why don't you share a bit with me?

Come on, Robert, sit down.

Let's have a little talk.

Share? Yes, Robert.

Share what?

Well, let's start with your personal history here.

Can you tell me something about your last job?

Yes, certainly. I worked for an international network of spies.

We engaged in adventurism all over the world.

Go on.

We actually overthrew unfriendly foreign

governments.

Okay.

Spies, adventurism, overthrew governments.

I see.

May I ask why you're wearing black?

Well, yes, indeed, yes.

It enables me to fade into the background when I'm on night operations.

And as one well -known terrorist once said, it is, after all, the colour of

annihilation.

They work fast.

Set me in for a bipolar disturbance, Doctor.

I always respected that of you.

What's your diagnosis?

Me?

Well, I'm a paranoid schizophrenic.

Tell me the setup in here.

I'm in here for a 24 -hour observation.

And then I shall be discharged.

So I'll work on this from outside.

I want you to stay as close to her as possible.

I don't want you to do anything unless it's absolutely necessary, but if you

find that her life is under threat, I want you right there.

How do I contact you?

Pulse transmitter.

She's resting comfortably, and, uh... As soon as I hear some more from a doctor,

I'll be sure to let you know.

Believe me, no one is more surprised than I am to hear about Cindy's drug

problems.

Is she going to be all right?

It's really too early to tell at this point.

Now that I know where they placed her, I'll be sure and see that she gets the

best possible care.

That's it. Thank you.

Can we visit her?

No.

Doctor's orders.

I'm sorry.

All we can do now is keep her in our prayers.

Come on, Sandy. You're supposed to take your medicine.

I'm not sick.

I don't belong here.

Look, take it or else we're going to have to hold you down and let the nurse

inject you. I'm not going to take anything.

Yes, you will.

Yes, you will. She's giving me this medicine. It's not making me any better.

It's making me worse and I don't want to take it anymore. Idiot.

You spilled her medicine. I'll get some more from the pharmacy.

You stay out of my way, man.

You stay there. I'll be right back.

Isn't he touching?

My name's Robert McCall.

Oh, thank God.

This has got to be a mistake. Philip would never deliberately hurt me.

Maybe if I went to him and talked to him.

Miss Clawson, Philip Wingate is the reason you are here.

He is the man responsible for you being drugged. You are still a target.

Now, don't you understand?

You see, there are only two things that are important at the moment.

Your life and your recovery.

Nothing else matters. But you've got to get me out of here.

At the moment, it is extremely important that Wingate believes that you have

finally been silenced.

You mean I have to stay?

I'll be here for you. I'm not leaving this place until you do.

I saw everything. The arrest report, the...

The bank deposit slip, I got a copy of it and put it in an envelope addressed

myself. It must be at my apartment.

You did? Good, good.

I'll fetch it soon.

Please, don't leave me here for long.

You're going to be out of here in a couple of days, I promise you that.

I promise you.

I certainly hope you'll stay here. It's been a pleasant one, Mr. Crawford.

I hate you to remember, Donald.

And the food here is a gastronomic disaster.

Dr. Wolfe is waiting outside.

Made arrangements for you for accommodations at a half a house.

Thank you.

Oh, by the way, before I leave, I want to talk to that woman.

Oh, you've made a friend.

No, I haven't made a friend.

She already was a friend.

She, like me, is a former agent.

We have pressing matters.

We will, of course, require a little privacy.

Pete,

I want you to watch out for this man.

I lifted this from the fire office.

I think he gave Cindy some medication.

It's a job application.

Note the date.

Jay Truscott.

I've seen him around.

Small world, isn't it?

I'm going to find out all I can about Mr. Truscott. Thank you.

So watch out for him.

Look after yourself.

Got me.

Nice move, Senator.

You're after my job, aren't you, Phillip?

What?

Where did you hear that?

Didn't need to hear it.

I've watched you building an organization for six months now.

You think you can take the nomination away from me, don't you?

Virgil.

I know where you stand in a poll.

I know running against you would be a losing proposition.

I have never even considered it.

Never?

Good.

Because this is my district, Philip.

I'm going to work the Senate floor until they carry me out feet first.

There's too much I believe in to quit now.

Too much left for me to do.

If you've got ambitions beyond the Assembly, find a new district.

Well, uh...

This is my district, Senator.

I was born here.

What's this?

Oh, it's just something that I thought you might find interesting.

As I said, Senator, I'm not going to run against you.

You bastard.

Where did you get these?

I don't think that that matters. I think what matters is what we're going to

tell the press.

I was never charged.

The case was dropped.

The case was dropped because you bought your way out.

Right? You paid to have it buried.

I'm sure we can work something out right now.

Hey.

This is politics, Senator.

Don't take it personal.

Cindy Clausen. The way she's been behaving isn't consistent with her

I wonder if pharmacy made a mistake.

I took her last dosage to her. 600 milligrams of lithium.

You sure?

Absolutely.

I'm going to check on her. Before you go home, look at Parnell.

Jack, I've been looking all over for you. Willis is on the quiet ward again.

you give me a hand?

Come on, give me a hand.

Come on.

I don't suppose you have any proof

Wingate is involved in this? Cindy Clausen is the proof.

She desperately needs your help.

What is it you want me to do?

I want you to corroborate her story.

Then she will be no longer considered insane and her evidence will bring down

Wingard. What you're asking me to do is political suicide.

Senator Blake, he has already written your epitaph.

I'm giving you a fighting chance.

Are you?

Mr. McCall. If I do it his way, I retire with some influence intact.

Senator, aren't you making excuses?

I don't make excuses.

I stood toe -to -toe with McCarthyism, the mob, and corruption.

You don't spend half your life on the floor of the state senate without

some blood on your shoes.

Absolutely.

So help the girl.

I can't do what you're asking.

Why the hell not?

My family doesn't know about this.

Mr. McCall, I killed someone.

If this comes out, it'll tear my family apart.

Senator Blake, it seems to me that families are all about forgiveness.

Why don't you try that?

I can't.

Senator Blake, you better get your accounts sorted out

very soon.

Because if you don't do it, Wingate will do it for you.

Good day, sir.

There's a man I see, sir. He won't give his name.

He won't give his name?

I don't want to see him. Tell him I don't want to be disturbed.

But he said to give you this. He said it was his calling card or something.

In a minute.

Thank you.

Uh, who are you?

Doesn't really matter, does it?

Your, uh, your calling card, uh...

I don't quite understand.

Here's a copy of a wire transfer for $25 ,000 to a Caribbean bank.

The man to whom you paid that money is now an associate of mine.

I also use his research.

Very good, isn't he?

I really have no idea what you're talking about, and I really don't have

here and listen to this.

Oh, yes, you do. You see, I know every card you hold in your hand, which leaves

you with no choice.

Fold.

Uh, wait.

Wait a minute.

What?

Fold.

Resign.

I am your part, Mr. Winger.

I've come back to haunt you.

I'll be seeing you.

There's his face.

Hold on, hold on.

Jay, come on.

Truskin. Hi.

Look, why are you calling me here?

I asked you not to call me here.

Listen, I got problems.

Has Cindy had any visitors? I'm thinking of a well -dressed Englishman in his

50s. No, nobody. Look, I've got problems of my own.

Yeah, one of the psychos here got in my stuff.

Are you sure it was one of the patients?

Look, I would know if I had a tail on me, but just the same, the longer I hang

out here, the greater the risk.

I want to cancel Cindy Clausen and get the hell out of here. No, that is the

stupid way.

That is why you were the defendant and I was the DA.

Now, I gave you a reduced sentence for a reason, Truska, and now I'm calling in

my note, and you will do exactly as I say, okay?

If she dies, there will be an investigation, alive and psychotic.

The testimony is invalid.

Yes, I understand.

Good. Then you keep working on her and you push her until they think that she

has gone over the edge.

I found these under Cindy's mattress.

There's enough there to kill a horse.

How'd you get a hold of these?

I don't know.

I saw her hanging around the pharmacy supply. Maybe Jackie left the cabinet

when you went to lunch. Well, we can't take any more chances.

We'll have to use soft ties to strap her down.

Get Francine to help you. I'll notify the doctors.

Be in here without a word. I could find one.

I'm going to have to tie you down.

Oh, darling, it's for your own good.

Do it. Go off me.

What's going on here?

Stop it, baby. I want you out of here. Out now.

Made that call right after you left, Robert.

You know, Phil, I think it's now time we pushed Mr. Wingate right over the edge.

I'll get back to you. Soon.

She has got to be the tie to the old man.

She's the only one who saw Blake's file.

So if you want to go ahead and go with it your way, then go ahead.

Good.

Now you send me the other half of my fee.

And when it's finished, I'm out of your life forever.

Fine.

Just make it look like a suicide.

Who's there?

Back off.

You back off or I'll kill her.

And what will you do when you kill her, Truscott?

All right, let's lose the gun.

Lose it.

Now! All right.

I'm losing the gun.

You're all right.

I'm going to get you out of here. Right now.

Right now.

Hello? Mr. Wingate, Dr. Quentin here.

Ah, hello, Doctor.

How's that patient doing today?

Well, that's the reason I'm calling, Mr. Wingate.

I'm afraid I have some terrible news for you.

Cindy Clausen committed suicide last night.

Oh, my God, I'm so sorry.

I can't talk right now, Doctor. I'll have to call you back.

Quite understand, Mr. Wingate.

I'm sorry, Cindy.

I had no idea about Jay Truska.

If there's anything I can do.

You've done it.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

I'm setting the press conference for tomorrow.

Start writing your retirement speech, Senator.

And so the time has come for me to move on and let some younger voices

have a greater say in their own future.

And now I'd like to introduce a young man.

You'll be hearing a lot about in years to come.

Assemblyman Philip Wingate.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I do have a statement for you folks, but first I want to express my gratitude to

Senator Blake.

Virgil, this entire state owes you a tremendous debt for the devoted years of

service.

And personally, I just have to thank you for the example that you have been to

me, the role model of a great public servant.

Thank you.

It has been an honor for me to serve the citizens of my district in the State

Assembly for these past six years.

While I seek no greater honor personally,

While I keep

no

greater honor personally, I have been urged by many of my

loyal supporters to run for higher office.

Although I know Virgil Blake's shoes will be hard to fill, I'm

announcing my intention.

I'm announcing my intention to campaign for his Senate seat in the upcoming

primary.

Excuse me. This woman, can we get security down here? This woman is

Can we get security down here, please? This woman is insane.

Ladies and gentlemen, you'll have to excuse this disruption.

This woman has just escaped from a mental hospital.

So can we get security down here?

My assistant can verify that. Tom, can we get security down here, please? I

believed in you. Ladies and gentlemen, pay no attention to what this woman is

saying. It's a pack of lies.

telling the truth.

You don't want to do this, Virgil. You're destroying your life.

No, Wingate.

I'm learning how to live it.

I think we all should hear what this young woman has to say.

Would you please let her come up here?

Then I'm going to make another announcement.

I'm going to tell you the truth about me.

I'm not in your way.

What is in your way is greed for money and power.

You're just a cheap politician who doesn't give a damn about the people he

represents.

So why don't you go over there and show the people who you really are?