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Tonight on Simon and Simon.

The guys with guns hiding in the cargo bay.

They grab the diamonds, they parachute it out of the plane. If it was an inside

job, I suggest it was inside of your organization. This is where I get off.

We don't have the diamonds, we don't have the men who took them.

Do you mind if we borrow this for a while?

Somebody call the police!

What do we do now? First, we're going to set up a meeting, and then we're going

to kill them. Uh -oh.

The Star of Durban alone is worth a hundred thousand.

And with the rest, the full value could be half a million.

I haven't had it appraised lately.

Well, well, you don't have to worry about a thing, Mr. Teichlin.

Simon and Simon Couriers have never lost a shipment.

That's very reassuring.

Have a safe flight. Thank you.

Don't worry about anything.

impressive I beg your pardon what you said to your client I couldn't help

overhearing about never losing a shipment highly commendable actually

first shipment we just started the courier service

Are you a courier also?

In a way.

I'm a grower.

Ah.

Orchid.

Dozen of them.

Very rare.

I never let them go anywhere without me.

Where are they going exactly?

Vegas. Convention.

Ah.

your seats if you want to keep breathing.

I knew this would happen. You did?

Fontana saw the seeds. They've been after my orchids for years.

Okay.

Take us down to 3 ,000 feet or I start shooting.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Okay, turn it around. We're going back.

What'd they take?

Okay, I'll radio what happened.

The FBI will be there when we land.

Orchid's okay?

They're very nervous.

Yeah.

So am I.

Mr. White of the FAA.

I'd like to ask you some questions.

What the hell happened?

D .B. Cooper found a friend.

Two guys with guns hiding in the cargo bay.

They grabbed the diamonds and parachuted out of the plane.

Who's D .B. Cooper?

You know, the guy that hijacked the plane back in the 70s, got $200 ,000,

out somewhere over Oregon and never found it?

You seem awfully cheerful about this. I mean, you could have gotten killed. The

first courier shipment we get goes flying out over the desert somewhere.

cheerful. I'm just very, very glad to be alive.

Besides, the insurance will cover everything.

No, of course, Mr. Tash. No, the FBI will be in contact with you very soon. I

mean, they're going to do everything they can to recover your diamonds.

No, no, no, no, no. Nothing like this has ever happened to us before either.

Yeah.

Oh, I appreciate that.

Okay. Okay.

Thank you.

Bye -bye.

Well, he took it very well. See there, he's a fair man. He knew it wasn't your

fault. Yeah.

It's funny. Last night, those diamonds were the most important thing in the

world to him. Well, that was last night. Today he's going to get a nice fat

insurance check. Speaking of which, I'll bet that's Mr. Tunbridge right now.

Mr. Tunbridge, come on in.

Thank you.

Okay, just right on through there.

Good morning.

Good morning to you.

Oh, shut up.

You can just park it right over here. Thank you.

There you go.

We at Mutual General Fire and Casualty wish to express our sincerest

condolences for your loss and our sympathy for your position. Thank you.

Really have a check.

Check. Yeah.

Very amusing.

Now, let's see here.

Bodily injury, property damage, medical payment. Oh, here we are.

Deductible. Deductible.

Insurer will make good on verifiable claims to the insured under the terms of

this contract, less the amount of $10 ,000.

$10 ,000?

Yes, we cover all the rest.

$10 ,000 deductible?

Mm -hmm.

Did you know about this?

Our check will be to Tashland Imports by noon today. And, of course, you'll

receive written notice of our intention to cancel your policy as permitted by

the terms of the policy.

Cancel? Mm -hmm. One little $450 ,000 claim and you're going to cancel.

$440 ,000. And, yes, we have to cancel. It's an obligation to our stockholders.

You are, as we refer in actuarial terms now, A bad risk.

Now then, may we have your check for $10 ,000 today?

Tomorrow would be just fine. Or the next day. I'll just say good morning.

Okay.

Hey,

maybe we... and talk Mom into taking a second mortgage on the house.

I'll get it.

I'll get it.

AJ Simon?

Yes? Here you go.

Thank you. You've been served.

What? It's a lawsuit.

Randall Airframe?

Who's in charge here?

I am.

What do you want?

A boss. Some jerk named Bailey Randall.

That jerk is me.

Look, if this is about the lawsuit, you talk to my lawyers about it.

We'd rather talk to you.

Look, I'm sorry. I was advised to do it, okay?

I've lost two big customers already. I can't afford to lose anymore. Well,

in case you didn't know it, we stand to lose $10 ,000 here. So our lawyers

advised us to sue you.

Sue me? What for?

Negligence.

What are you talking about? Well, you were in charge of security. You let the

guys get on the plane.

Now, wait a minute. Also, there's malfeasance. There's false

criminal liability, the suspicion of conspiracy.

Conspiracy? Yeah, don't you think it was just a little bit neat that the

hijackers knew there were diamonds aboard that flight?

I suppose now you're going to tell me that somebody just sneaked in and took a

peek at your manifest.

No, I was not going to say that. Well, good, because it's beginning to look

an inside job to me.

I completely agree.

Now we're getting somewhere.

We didn't know there were diamonds on board.

You didn't.

So, if it was an inside job, I suggest it was inside of your organization. No,

no, no, lady. You are looking at our organization. This is it.

Well?

Now, wait a second. If we sue each other, the only people who are going to

out are the lawyers. If, on the other hand, we cooperate with each other, we

stand a good chance of getting the diamonds back.

That'll save your reputation, save our reputation.

All right.

What did you have in mind?

Well, obviously there was a slip in your security.

Hey, come on. They got on board the plane.

Now, do you have any idea how they did it or when?

It could have happened any number of ways.

I mean, we're not expecting this kind of trouble.

As for when, they could have been in that cargo bay for hours before takeoff.

And what about your personnel?

The FBI went all over this. The ground crew checks out perfectly.

Nobody's missing.

Nobody saw anything.

The co -pilot has been with us for five years. Perfect record.

And Captain Rinsler was a fighter pilot in the war with my father. He helped him

start this business.

Oh, look, it wasn't your fault any more than it was mine. Just forget about the

lawsuit. To hell with the lawyers.

If there's anything more I can do to help, let me know.

Thank you.

Thank you very much. Appreciate it. Yeah.

I'm going at this from the other end.

Wait, you mean the diamond?

Yeah. Where are they?

They're bound to surface sooner or later.

Maybe one of your sleazy pals knows where they are.

Half a mil's a little steep for any of my sleazy pals.

I'm going to have to see the priest.

Priest? Top jewel fence on the coast.

Hey.

Does that car look familiar to you?

What car?

Never mind.

Hear that? Yeah.

Good morning.

Reese? Please, no names.

I hear you're looking for some merchandise.

Uh, yeah, about half a million dollars worth.

Please, no numbers.

I know about the items you lost.

They haven't come on the market.

Uh, well, maybe the stuff went out of the country. I wouldn't be surprised.

Lots of stuff does these days.

A serious situation.

Bar and competition is out of control.

Look at the automobile business.

Yeah, yeah.

Or they could have taken it to another dealer.

What do you mean, another dealer?

No offense.

Believe me.

When merchandise of that value comes on the market, it comes to me.

Whoever pulled off this job is an amateur.

Or a fool.

The diamond market is not good.

They'll probably unload the stones for half the value.

They should have stolen silicone chips.

That's the future.

High tech.

Ah.

Yes, well, listen, could you give us a call?

Please.

No cars.

First fence I ever met with a foreign policy.

Come on, Janet.

Please, look, all we need is a quick look at the FBI files for the case just

see what they've got.

No, I can't do that. Oh, sure you can. And while you're at it, don't forget the

transcripts of the interviews and the flight recorder.

This is a federal case.

And I work for the county DA.

The FBI doesn't ever tell us anything.

Did either of you ever take a civics course?

We will go back to night school. Please, Janet, we need all the help we can get

on this one.

That's true.

So you'll get us the files? No, I can't.

What do you mean, that's true?

All I can tell you is whose names are on the top of the suspect lists.

Whose?

Yours.

Did you know she was going to say that?

I knew she was going to say that. I knew she was going to say that, too. Yes,

she did.

I'm not interested in the great battles of World War II. My father told me about

half of them.

No, I'm not interested in the great gunfighters of the old west either.

Dane Gray did it for me. Goodbye.

Did you ever hear sunbathers were shiny black shoes?

We got some guy out here going for the Guinness record. We had the same skater

all morning.

Priest called. Ah.

We're all set for tonight.

I knew he'd come through. Is he going to bring the cash?

Oh, you bet.

I told him to meet us at our place at... 5 a .m.

5? Yeah.

Good.

You know, next time you pull a black bag job, you really shouldn't telegraph

your arrival.

We've got a court order.

It's no substitute for brains.

Hey, look, why are we at the top of your list of suspects?

Well, you're a couple of clever guys. What's your guess?

Oh, come on, Grover, cut the bull. What's going on here?

An FBI investigation. I thought you'd noticed that. No, I figured you got them

from Riddifool.

Hey, look, if we had stolen half a million dollars' worth of diamonds, why

we be busting our buns trying to get them back?

Good cover. You let it lay for a couple of years, then take a little vacation in

Rio permanently.

Look, Grover.

Two men hijacked the plane, took the briefcase, and parachuted out over the

desert. The other witness agrees with this. The two pilots agree with this.

Could be you know a couple of skydivers who were in for a cut.

Oh, you can't be serious.

Gentlemen. you'll find we're generally a pretty serious bunch. We thought you

closed the case.

We don't have the diamonds. We don't have the men who took them. Why should I

close the case?

Well, you told the insurance companies to settle. For the time being.

We thought it might break something loose if people thought we were putting

on the back burner. Oh, I see. So you put frickin' Fractair on our tails

we'd lead you to the diamonds. You led us to the priest. That's a stop. Wait a

second. Wait a second.

Now, we can help each other out here if you just give us a chance.

Hey, we're on the hook for ten grand if we don't come up with that stuff.

I believe that's for me.

Help yourself.

You already turned it into a party line.

Grover.

Yeah.

Okay.

I'm afraid you're gonna have to come with us. No, you don't. Now, my brother

nothing to do with this, but you take him, you take me. We don't need you.

But we need him.

Sheriff's deputies found the briefcase out in the desert.

I'd like for you to take a look at it.

We're leaving right now.

Oh, and don't you be driving out there on our tail.

Oh, no, sir.

Rick Simon.

You said you wanted to help out on this hijacking thing.

Hey, you know, you're real good at this.

Had a good teacher.

My daddy.

Listen, uh...

I'm sorry about the way it came on yesterday, but this case is real

us, and sometimes I get a little carried away.

So do I.

Sometimes.

Did you hire anybody from aviation?

No, they're on the shop.

Looks like we've got company.

Is that the briefcase?

Yeah, that's it.

Hi, guys. Hi.

What a surprise.

Hi. Any sign of the chutes? No, nothing yet. They must have buried them or maybe

packed them out.

Planning an aerial search?

I think we need one.

I wonder why the briefcase is so banged up.

The man wanted the diamonds, I think. He probably wasn't planning to add this to

his luggage.

Ah, thanks for your help.

I see you've already got a lift back into town.

Oh, yeah. Does this mean we're not suspects anymore?

Not prime suspects.

Tell you what.

You want some friendly advice?

From the man who gave us Abscam? I can hardly wait.

Get in that chopper and fly straight back to San Diego.

No side stops, okay?

Gee, I don't know. Didn't this place get a four -star rating from the Auto Club

for scenic beauty?

They sure did.

A lot of natural rock formations.

Yeah, we've been talking to two of them.

Maybe they did take the chute swift up.

We better find something soon or we're going to be out of gas.

Well, we get back and I'll still be young. So I think maybe we could have a

little dinner.

Maybe get a little carried away.

Yeah, it's a good idea.

I know just the place.

A little French cuisine.

Candlelight.

Gypsy violin?

I was thinking more Eddie Rabbit on a jukebox, a little pizza to go. You know,

those French restaurants, there's more starch in the waiters than in the food.

Eddie Rabbit on a jukebox gives me a case of terminal indigestion. You give

terminal indigestion?

Wait a sec, what's that?

What? There. Yeah, yeah.

I can't make it out.

Want to go down for a look? Yeah.

Well, call that distance.

Just open the briefcase to get the diamonds out.

Beats me.

Hey, look at this.

What?

The data card.

What's that?

It's FAA regulation.

The name of the fellow that rigged the chute and the date it was packed.

Well, that's great.

Why would they leave it here?

Maybe he landed on his head.

Who packed the chute?

Sure. The guy in the check shirt.

Ah, thank you. Thank you.

Hey, hey, hey, hey. Why don't you hurry?

No hurry. I'm just going to take a break. Good. We'll take it with you.

wanted to ask you a few questions about the chute you packed.

I can't tell you anything.

Sure you can.

Look, I could get in an awful lot of trouble.

I've got a family. We already know who you packed it for. We just want you to

take him a message.

Now, you tell him it's just a matter of time before the FBI finds out about

this, too.

He's also having trouble unloading the stuff, so you tell him we might be able

to make him an offer.

Tell him not to bother going to the priest, because the priest works for us.

There you go.

Good man.

Why didn't you tell me what you were going to do with those chutes? Because

didn't have to know.

Give me that phone number.

Give me it.

I'd known there was a felony involved.

Listen, George, you're in this all the way now, so just get control of yourself

and try to help me figure out what we're going to do here.

How would they look like?

Tall guy, the hat and mustache, good -looking blonde guy with red shirt, gray

slacks.

Blonde guy?

Yeah.

guy in the plane they said they wanted to make a deal yeah

what do we do now well first we're going to set up a meeting and

then we're going to kill him

What if he doesn't call, huh?

It was your idea?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know, I know. I'm beginning to reconsider.

I mean, what if this just scares him off?

I mean, what if our D .B. Cooper's out of the country by now?

Could be.

I want nothing to do with this, you understand me?

Look, I went along up to a point, but we're way past that now.

Look, Tazen got us into this mess. Let's Tazen get us out of here. I already

tried that.

He's gonna let us twist in the wind.

Once we get those diamonds back, we set ourselves up.

It is our word against his.

Why do you have to kill him?

What the hell is wrong with you?

They know too much and they're too near.

You want to spend the next 20 years in prison for God's sake?

Yeah.

You know, I've always wanted to take flying lessons.

Well, after this is all over, I'd be glad to teach you.

Would you really?

Yeah.

I'd like that.

Okay.

Hello? I hear you want to talk to me.

I understand you've got some merchandise you'd like to unload.

Could be.

Oh, come on.

We know you haven't been able to move this stuff. The market's bad.

We're prepared to make you the best offer you're going to get.

Yeah, go on.

How does $200 ,000 sound?

Not bad.

As the man says, let's make a deal.

What if I'm not interested?

That would be a shame, because then we would have to go to the authorities and

tell them everything we know.

Okay, okay, I'm interested.

That's better.

This is where we're going to meet. Okay, I'll pick the place, all right?

End of State Road 45, Dirt Road, near the lake bed.

10 a .m. tomorrow.

Okay.

You got it.

That's that.

That's that?

Mm -hmm.

$200 ,000.

Do you think it's enough?

Would you ever hear of a thing like this working, huh? Don't worry about it. It

only has to look good for a minute or two.

Well, that's 2 ,000 bucks.

Party on the hook for 10 grand.

Whatever you want to do, he wants to blow the rest of it.

I'm not going to blow it if it's simply bait for a trap.

What's the range on these things?

About five miles.

I won't be far away.

Oh, that's a comfort.

I'll tell you what.

We'll take your car. It's your condition.

No deal. We rent.

Why? In case anyone tries to trace it.

What do you mean that's expired? I used that to buy dinner just last night.

Will you be returning the car here?

Yes.

Gas is not included.

It's all right.

Will you be wanting full insurance coverage?

Yes, please.

Flying lessons, huh?

What? Certainly a new approach.

What are you talking about?

It's not a good idea to become emotionally involved with a client.

Okay, I'm set. Do you read me?

Five by five.

Likewise. When does the balloon go up?

It's beginning to sound like a John Garfield movie.

If they're on time, in about five minutes.

Roger. Over and out.

That lady has, I believe, what they call in the trade, right stuff.

Are you interested in her or something?

Oh, wait a minute.

Do you read me? Over.

Anything yet?

Nothing. Over.

Roger. I'll keep waiting.

Over and out.

It's not a Garfield movie. It's a Chicago movie.

I want you to pick up the pieces back there.

Okay, we're rendezvous at the Mesa.

Right!

Well, aren't you glad we got the full insurance?

Would you pick up people look like us?

Oh, no, not that.

Why blow up the car?

AJ!

Rick!

Do you read me?

Do you read me?

They've got the diamonds.

They blow up the car.

That doesn't make any sense.

I mean, unless they don't have the diamonds.

Yeah.

Hey, maybe this guy will stop.

Did you get a good look at the guy in the plane?

I was a little busy.

I didn't see him clearly, but there was something about the pilot. I think we

got a little luck going here.

Hey! Hi, guys!

All right, let's get in.

Uh -huh.

Roger that, Highway Patrol.

But there don't appear to be any survivors.

I'm going in for a closer look. Stand by.

Are you

going

to drop me off the plane?

Where was it you wanted to go? Will you shut up?

Nowhere.

You know, it's funny.

I figured this was an inside job. I didn't figure it was this inside.

Just sit back there and take it easy.

It'll all be over in a minute.

Will it be a happy ending?

I don't get it.

If you're going to hijack a plane, why do you cut the pilot and the co -pilot

on the deal?

I don't know. You guys are looking for hijackers that don't exist.

Wait a second, fella. I saw them.

No, you saw Captain Rinsler and me.

I'll be darned.

They never parachuted out of the plane. They just grabbed the diamonds for the

briefcase and the chutes out the door. Pretty smart for a bunch of dumb guys.

Will you shut up? I'm just curious, though. Why did you guys blow up 200

bucks back there? They don't have the diamonds.

Say what?

You guys don't have the diamonds.

Tashlin set us up.

We're out in the cold. He's got them.

Tashlin's got the diamonds?

Tashlin, the guy that hired us?

Hmm.

For the insurance money, right?

Right. You know, you talk too much. What's the difference? It doesn't matter

they know.

Hey, come on.

You guys don't look like the killer type to me.

No.

Now, let's just talk this over, okay?

I mean, Renslow's a real heavy here, right? It was his plan. He set it all

He just fucked you guys in deeper and deeper.

I thought so.

Now, come on, let's talk.

Let's not.

Will you shut up?

Well, enough is enough. I have just about had it. This is where I get off.

Watch where you're going!

Dammit, I can't see!

I can't control the car.

Stop the damn car.

Uh, you mind if we borrow this for a while? And somebody call the police!

Thank you!

All

right,

let's go! Let's go! Follow him!

You know how to fly one of these things. I don't.

Well, we already know that if you pull this thing down, that heats up the air

and that makes us go up.

Okay. That's easy.

What else have we got here?

What is that?

All right, let's see what happens.

Ah!

Pull that. That makes us go down, so don't pull that no more.

What else we got here?

This thing, let's see, that goes up.

I think this makes the top open. Let's don't make the top open.

No, I think we'll save that. That's a good idea.

So, now what do we do?

Float for help?

Well,

we're

not getting anywhere. They're still down there.

I read somewhere you can't bring one of these things down by shooting at it.

Yeah? What about the people in it?

There's a ride home.

I found out Rinsler failed his last physical.

He would have been grounded as soon as I got the word.

So you figured this little caper would give him a stake for his retirement?

Exactly. Uh -huh.

Okay, I give up. How did they get from the cockpit to the back of the plane?

Automatic pilot.

So?

Well, then they slipped into the landing compartment under the cabin, made their

way through a passageway to the back of the plane.

Oh, that's brilliant.

Not brilliant enough.

Cheers.

Now, about those flying lessons.

Whenever you're ready.

Anytime.

Hmm. Rick, Bailey and I are in the process... Yes, having dinner. I can see

that. It looks good, too. Bailey and I are in the process of having a very

private... This is the chicken cordon bleu that you fixed here? That's one of

favorites.

By the way, I talked to Tunbridge about the insurance.

Yeah? Yeah, he said that there's normally a $5 ,000 reward in a case like

Good. So I picked the check up on the way over here. May I borrow your glass?

Thank you.

He also said that they would be happy to reinstate the insurance with no bump in

the premium.

Better and better. No, I had to turn him down. You what?

Yeah, I cut him off, Cole. You can't let these insurance guys push you around

like that. I told him we could get a better deal somewhere else. You're

Mm -hmm. Oh, Rick, you didn't do that.

Oh, yeah.

You know, Bailey, this is getting a little flat, and I have a bottle of

over in my boat.