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I am hiring you. The big one.

Murder one.

Tonight on Simon and Simon.

We're from the San Gabriel Valley chapter of the Knights of Columbus.

Are you sure about this?

Ah, piece of cake. Clean cards, pale face.

You're accusing the whole Department of Corruption.

DAs have strong -armed witnesses before.

What exactly have you got to lose, huh? Jared Swope's life.

Go for it.

I've never liked you, but I thought you were the right man for the job. Now

that's all changed.

You mean you're like me now? You know what this is about.

I'm withdrawing my support from your campaign.

I've called a press conference tomorrow morning.

I'm going to announce why I'm pulling out.

I thought the public might be interested in how you've been doing business.

The bribes you've taken.

Extortion you've used.

Your connection with Heydrich and his underworld playmates.

Try getting elected on that platform.

How's it going to look when you admit you made a $2 million mistake?

Packing the wrong horse.

Go ahead. They're copies.

Face it.

You're looking at a loaded gun.

What a coincidence.

So are you.

I want the originals.

This is insane!

What the hell is going on?

Jared Swope?

What is it?

You're under arrest for the murder of Stephen Farrell.

You have the right to remain silent. In the event you give up that right,

anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.

Good heavens.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

My,

my, my, my.

Oh, that's my sweater.

No, it's not. Yes, it is. No, it isn't. It's yours?

Yeah. What, you went out and bought a sweater just like mine?

Yeah. Why? You could have borrowed mine.

No. Why?

Yours got a hole in it. What? It's got a hole in it.

It does not. Yes, it does. How?

Well, see, the other night I was helping Linda Dunlop change her guitar strings.

We had a little accident. You ruined my sweater. That was my best sweater. It

can be fixed. Come on. I'll let you have this one when I'm finished with it.

It'll probably be full of holes.

Hi. Hi.

Listen,

I don't have much time because the preliminary hearing is in three days, so

need you guys to start right away. On what?

I am hiring you.

This is the big one.

Oh, the big one.

No, she said it was big, Rick. It has to be shoplifting. Are you quite finished?

Murder won.

Wow.

Congratulations.

You earned your wings.

Well, we're very happy for you, but you have an entire police department working

for you for free. What do you need with us?

Oh, the police have done their job really well. It's just that they have a

of cases like this. I only have one, so I want it airtight.

Well, you know, the county can't afford us.

Well, the county isn't hiring you. I am.

No, you're not. You know your money's no good with us.

I know.

You see, I figure you guys owe me at least a year and a half of free... Oh,

Janet, would you please run this plate through DMV? Janet, just one little

tiny wire tap.

Come on, Janet, honest now, we're going to have that prisoner back in six hours.

Sounds familiar, doesn't it? I hate it when she's right. All right, we owe you

one, but the trouble is we happen to be working on a very big case ourselves.

Oh.

Big case. No, no, don't tell me.

Repossession. Divorce. Murder one. A lot of that going around. Look, I tell you

what, we'll give you two weeks part -time investigating. How's that?

What is your case?

The Farrow murder.

Damn it! Sam Elkins hired it. I knew it! I get my big break and up jumps the

devil. What do you mean, your murder one is our murder one? Oh, Sam didn't tell

you? No.

That... That sneak probably figured you wouldn't do it if you knew it was mine.

No, wait a minute.

It's not Sam's fault. Oh?

We all assumed the chief prosecutor was going to keep this one for himself.

No. Larkin got too busy, and he handed the whole thing over to me this morning.

Well, that's terrific.

Hey, listen.

We really are very proud of you, and we're sorry, but... Well, hey, look at

this way.

We're the underdogs. Absolutely. You're the one that's playing with the full

deck. No, I'm not.

My two jokers are missing.

You really got me worried.

Don't worry. I'm sorry.

You'll do fine. Yeah.

Okay. Listen, honey, good luck with it, okay? All right. We almost hope you win.

Rick? Mm -hmm?

You look really terrific today.

You put her up to that, didn't you?

What is the big deal? Guy buys you a new sweater. What is it, a slow news day?

Next thing you know, Ted Koppel's going to be all over me. Why are you so edgy?

Is it Pam getting to you?

I am not edgy.

I don't like courthouses. I don't like marble floors. I don't like portraits of

dead judges, and I'm not edgy.

Sam.

Hi, Sam.

Excuse me. I'll call you back, all right?

Busy day?

When I'm on a case, it's always Saturday night in the emergency room.

Well, I wish we had some good news for you, but we didn't find your witness.

Then I've got no case.

The DA's got good, hard evidence.

Janet's gonna move to the head of the class on this one.

Yes, I heard.

Listen, if you guys want off the train, I'll understand.

Conflict of interest.

No, we're gonna ride to the end of the line.

Well, it could be a short trip.

Preliminary hearings day after tomorrow. They're going to throw the library at

poor Jared.

Stephen Farrow was one of the most famous and loved citizens in this town.

and I'm a nobody who's losing friends fast in this town.

You didn't find Walter, did you?

Well, I didn't say that exactly.

You didn't have to.

I walk into a room full of white people who aren't smiling. I know I am in

serious trouble.

Well, I'm glad to see you haven't lost your sense of humor, Jared.

Who's laughing?

That'll be all for now.

We might need some coffee later.

So hard to find decent help these days.

Would you mind waiting outside, officer?

All right.

Let's get serious.

You could be facing the death penalty.

Hey, I'm sorry, Sam, but I've been serious ever since I got in this place.

In fact, if I get any more serious, I'll go crazy.

Come on, Jared, you gotta keep swinging.

All right, we haven't found Walter yet.

That just means we look into a different window, that's all.

How long were you Farrow's bookkeeper?

Four years.

I did my job, he treated me right.

No reason in the world for me to harm that man.

What we need is an alibi.

Now, uh...

You said you went to the track that day with Walter Newcomb.

Yeah. Who else saw you there?

I mean, you bought a program, you had a hot dog, something. Somebody else had to

see it.

Monty. Who's he?

It's a card game.

On the way out, Walter decided to get into a three -card Monty game in the

parking lot.

And, uh, the dealer's got to remember me.

Well, why you?

Walter played.

He won.

He was $200 a head, and the dealer wanted him to go double or nothing.

But I pulled him away.

He'll remember me all right.

What exactly is three -card Monty?

Ah, bird, your hands haven't lost their touch.

You know, I'm in a very competitive business. That's true, that's true.

You know, Bird and his game used to take us to some pretty good leave times.

Amazing how much money some of those young Marines had, isn't it?

It is.

Hey, look, why don't you try? Okay, here we go.

Three -card money.

Uh, Red Queen. Keep your eye on the Red Queen. Here we go.

All right, A .J., you watching?

You don't have it.

You got to move your hands much faster.

And it'll help if you run some patter over them. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. I

about that.

All right.

One more time. A .J., Red Queen, keep your eye on it. I'm going to make it

on you. Bend the edge here. All right? You think you can follow this?

Go to it, Bert.

All right. Remember, I take no money from orphans, paupers, or crippled

children. A little game they play at the zoo.

The black for me, the red for you.

Keep your eye on the lady.

Remember, the lady could be on the left.

She could be on the right.

She could be in the middle.

Speaking of which, if they find you on their turf, this money mob is going to

put you in the middle. Well, that sort of thing. plan. See, it's a floating

game. We don't know where to play it, so we gotta get them to come to us.

Only thing we know for sure is it's a salt and pepper team.

Yeah, it's a white deal and a black fill.

Don't let that corner fool you.

Ah! I knew it was this one.

Turn it over.

You know, you really have to pay attention.

Funny thing is that it isn't this one either.

All right, sir, here's your Red Queen.

She has the two knights in shining armor. Now, it seems this queen can't

her mind which of these dudes she wants, so she leads them on a merry chase

around the castle. Now, where can she be?

All right, again, mister, you must have ESP or something. All right, any other

takers here?

We got one person left.

That's fine, that's fine, but let somebody else have a chance. Okay, who's

I'm beginning to get on my nerves, sonny.

Here's our pair of last two country bumpkins. This lass cannot make up her

which one of these gentlemen she wants, so she leads them on a merry chase

around the farmyard. Now, where can she be?

How much money you got for it? Think you know where the queen is, huh?

125. You're fated.

Congratulations, sir.

I do believe that concludes this afternoon's entertainment. Thank you,

all.

Hey, hey, hey. Hey, guys.

Let's talk to you for a minute.

Yeah, listen, fellas, we just gave you $125.

That ought to buy a couple of minutes of your time, don't you think?

What do you want, lessons?

I mean, who do I look like, Charles Gorin? I look a level with you. I'm not

money dealer.

No kidding?

You've burned up a lot of our marks out here. What's your game?

Cops. No.

Private investigators.

Trying to help a guy out of a jam.

Know him?

This guy's looking at the gas chamber, and you can help keep him breathing good

air. Me? What can I do?

Give him an alibi?

You were with him on the afternoon of the murder. Are you satisfied with that?

No, not me, man.

Hey, look.

I think you play a pretty good game down here, right?

I'll tell you about the stakes they're playing for downtown.

That guy's life is on the line. It's 12 to 1 and the deck is stacked.

How about backing his bet?

Wouldn't you like to win one against him for a change?

Can you guys guarantee we won't get popped for common gambling?

Well, no guarantees, but we got some friends downtown. I can give you two to

one, nothing happens to you.

Make it four to one and we're in.

Deal.

When I moved my business out here from Jersey...

Thought things would be quieter, more relaxed.

So you go down there and blow away your biggest backer like you were a Bronx

button man.

What's wrong with you? I had no choice. The man was going to spill everything to

the press.

He was going to expose you, reveal our relationship.

This is not Chicago in the 20s.

We use computers.

not sawed -off shotguns. You're getting sanctimonious in your old age, aren't

you?

It's only been ten years since they took your picture out of the post office.

You think you're the Pope?

I'll ignore that because of the stress you're under.

What about those documents?

We're still looking.

If you didn't tell anybody about them, we may be safe.

If Swope is convicted, this whole thing may blow over.

You'll be convicted.

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury.

My able opponent, Miss Elkins, has offered two witnesses who say that the

defendant, Jared Swope, was with them at the time of the murder.

The entire defense rests upon the testimony of these two solid citizens of

community, who between them have spent more than 11 years in state prisons.

Even now, they operate an illegal gambling ring that bilks unsuspecting

out of hard -earned money.

How am I doing?

Well, you're on a roll.

And that's Janet on a bad day.

As a reliable alibi witness, your Monty dealer is going to hurt more than help.

I think we're back to Walter.

Mm -hmm.

Have you got any idea where he might be?

We were able to track down his wife.

She told us that he'd gone up to L .A.

to see an aunt, but she wouldn't give us a name.

Red Dog.

Is the aunt's name Red Dog?

No. It's a card game.

When he puts on his lucky Padre cap and heads up to L .A. to play Red Dog, he

says he's visiting his aunt.

Where does he go?

Well, all I know is his contact is a guy named Huey who hangs out around 115th

Street. Huey.

What's he look like?

Well, a little bit like Rosie Greer. Mm -hmm. In fact, he could be Rosie's big

brother.

Rosie's big brother.

Yeah.

Let's go.

Hey, you guys aren't really going to go up there, are you?

I want to remember what you look like.

Hi. You're probably wondering what we're doing here.

Look. I'm going to be real up front with you, okay? We're both armed. Yeah, but

we're not dangerous, really.

No, we're bonded couriers. See, we're licensed to carry weapons because we

usually have very large sums of money on us, which we have been known to

squander foolishly on games of chance.

But we're not cops.

No, no.

We're from the San Gabriel Valley chapter of the Knights of Columbus.

All right, look at that face. That look like a cop's face? Absolutely not. That

is a solid West Covina, Knights of Columbus face.

We're just looking for a little high -stakes red dog. That's all.

Besides... Would you come into this neighborhood without a gun?

Gentlemen.

Thank you.

Are you sure about this?

This cake bird taught me everything you know about Red Dog.

Hit the alley.

Right, sure.

What's buying?

$200.

I got a receipt for that?

Just kidding.

What's wrong?

This ain't the game Bird showed me. What?

Are you guys playing or what?

Point of order.

Is this the Red Dog table?

Because we asked to make it easy for the Red Dog table.

This is the 115th Street Cutthroat Red Dog.

Well, see there, that explains it. I would talk to 73rd Street Red Dog.

They call it pale faith.

Um, since I am new to this particular variety of the game, let me ask you a

question. How would you play that hand?

Go for the pot.

Does he mean the whole pot?

How much is in the pot?

830.

One,

two, three. We got 600.

Twenty -three dollars.

Six hundred and twenty -three.

For the last time, bet or hold?

Well? Well, what?

Did we win or lose?

You won.

And don't forget to tell everybody where you got it.

Oh, right. Absolutely. We will. As a matter of fact, we'll probably be back

ourselves. We'll probably get most of this back, you know.

The pot wasn't covered.

No, it wasn't. I was going to put... I'll tell you what. Instead of that, I

just sort of let you count out what the pot is due.

It would have been fun for me.

Hi, Walter.

How's your ride?

Do I know you?

You got a bag?

No.

Another one of my own.

Jokes, but... Excuse me, please.

Jarrett's in trouble?

Yes, he is.

He's been charged with murder one.

And he claimed he was with you on the afternoon of the murder that we were

for last Tuesday.

He was.

We went to the track together.

I'll tell you what, how would you feel about going back down to San Diego with

us and getting him out of the game?

Okay.

Excuse me, gentlemen.

It's the custom of the house that winners should contribute a small

their winnings to our local youth's Christmas tree club fund.

Oh, that's a wonderful idea, isn't it?

Yeah, terrific.

The usual contribution.

Whatever's fair.

How'd you feel about $623?

That's a mighty white of you.

Did you find the file?

No, but we will.

All right.

I know the defense has a couple of witnesses, but my people can handle

I hope you can do that with a little more finesse than you used in the first

situation. Don't worry about that.

I do worry about it.

It's not that I don't trust you.

I don't trust anybody.

Your Honor, preparatory to a motion to dismiss.

We're ready to prove that at the time the murder was committed, the defendant

was, in fact, many miles from the scene of the crime.

We call Walter Newcomb.

Raise your right hand.

Do you swear that the testimony that you're about to give in the matter

this court shall be the truth, the whole truth?

And nothing but the truth.

So help you God.

I do.

State your name, address, and occupation.

Walter Newcomb, 2017, Stratton.

I'm a welder.

Please sit down.

Mr. Newcomb, please tell the court what you did on the afternoon of Tuesday, the

16th of this month.

I went to the movies.

I beg your pardon?

I was at the movies.

All afternoon.

Alone.

Somebody got to him.

Well, he can be ungotten.

You don't talk to him. He's got a little girl. She's six years old.

When the man says, take a fall, what can you do?

Well, you don't give up. Oh, you don't give up.

Hey, I will never give up.

When they walk me to the gas chamber, folks will say, there goes Jarrett

He was framed, but he never gave up.

Don't give up.

I'm sorry.

I really appreciate what you're doing.

You've got to find out what turned Walter around. That'll help tell us

building the frame.

Jared just said not to talk to him.

He didn't say not to watch him.

I like your style.

Kind of cute yourself.

AJ?

AJ?

No.

What? Yeah, what happened?

Oh, nothing.

Well, then what did you wake me up for?

I was just thinking.

You know, Sam's such a refined, educated woman.

She probably knows what to do with all those extra forks they give you, you

know?

Anyhow... You suppose she'd ever consider having

a relationship with a... Are you asking me if a classy

dame like that could ever fall for a big lug like you? Yeah.

Absolutely not. I'm being serious here.

Hey,

wait a minute. What do we got?

He's not taking the money.

Well, Jared called it.

He wasn't bought off. He was scared off.

The county car.

The guy was in a county car.

So we followed him all the way back to the county building. Unfortunately, it

was rush hour and we lost him in the crowd.

So we went downstairs to look at the county record. He had checked out a car.

Funny thing.

According to their records, that car had not been checked out all day.

Janet really wants to win this case, doesn't she?

Sam, just slow up. Janet would not be involved in anything like this.

Besides us, who knew anything about Walter?

Hey, wait a minute. Now, all I told her was that I needed time to bring a

witness down from L .A. I did not say who that witness was.

Well, you didn't have to.

They must have tailed you.

Well, if you're not behind this, I would really like to know what you know about

this.

Yesterday, I had two witnesses prepared to clear Jared Swope.

Today, neither one of them will swear that the earth is round.

What makes you think this office is involved?

I've got a couple of very good detectives on this case, and let me tell

something. They don't like what they're finding.

Well, I don't like what I'm hearing.

Oh.

Sam, you're accusing the whole Department of Corruption.

Well, you're not exactly running a seminary here, you know.

DAs have strong -armed witnesses before.

Well, not this one.

I mean, I certainly don't need to tamper with witnesses.

I mean, you, of course, can go running back to Daddy's law firm and charge

overtime for writing wills. What exactly have you got to lose here?

Jared Swope's life.

You know, I am afraid that we do have some kind of information leak in our

office. Really, Miss Fowler?

We can't have that.

But we need to discuss this.

Let's see. I have a breakfast meeting.

Meet me here at 7 in the morning.

Yes, sir.

Thank you very much.

Give me the lockpick.

I'll give the trailer a good going over after it gets dark.

Why you? Why not us?

Oh, I make less noise than you do? Oh, please.

Hey. Yeah?

Why don't you and Sam get together? See if you can come up with a way of talking

Walter back onto our side.

Well, Sam's probably gone for the day now, you know.

Call her at home.

Well... Tell you the truth, I was kind of, you know, thinking about giving her

call.

I would never have guessed it.

You can use my plate.

The deck is very romantic at night.

There's a bottle of champagne in the fridge.

I mean, you got the whole police department working for you here, and you

your old man to check out a case for you.

Hey, to tell you the truth, I'm flattered you would want the very best,

went to them first, huh?

They are working for Sam Elkins.

Well, at least I was your second choice.

Daddy.

Children, they should only live and be happy.

You're not getting enough help with the case? No, I'm getting too much help.

I have got a legitimate case against Swope. I don't need anybody out there

stacking the cards.

You think they're trying to hang a frame on him? I don't know.

This whole thing is just starting to smell fishy. But would you go out and

around and see what the street has to say? Maybe check the crime scene? I

know.

For you, honey, I'll do anything.

I love you.

Ouch. Myron? Yeah, Myron. What are you doing here?

Help me up and I might tell you.

All right.

I'm working for Janet.

Oh, so she finally realized that Jared was being framed, huh?

No, nothing like that. She just wants some further investigation.

Well, after all, you guys haven't been helping. So she came to the best.

Oh.

And what are you doing here?

Same thing you're doing here.

A .J., this wasn't a murder for petty cash.

It was for something more important, and it might still be here.

You're right.

All right, all right.

Well, if A .J. doesn't come up with anything, I'll just have to cut some

a deal with Janet.

Maybe she'll let us plead guilty to a lesser charge.

Well, I wouldn't worry about that.

AJ will come up with something.

AJ's the best in the business.

Present company accepted, of course.

As a matter of fact, it was his idea

for me to help you tonight.

How can I help you?

Well, you could help me take my mind off this case for a half an hour or so.

I think that was the general idea, yeah.

Got you the ticket.

It's 76 Cabernet, the Alexander Valley.

Really? Yeah. I think our California wines are beginning to get the French

for their money. Don't you think so?

Sorry, I don't know a thing about wine.

Oh, yeah?

Me either.

Guy down at Trader Moe's told me to say that, so I said that.

Yep.

That's definitely a quirk.

A .J., we've been looking all night.

In 15 minutes, it'll be tomorrow.

That's it.

Forget about it. There's nothing in here.

Maybe he's got a safe deposit box or something.

Of course, it would help if we knew what the hell we were looking for.

Hey, gas isn't hooked up. What's that?

Gas is not hooked up.

Hello.

That's incredible.

It's Larkin.

That's the DA's chief prosecutor.

Yeah, but look who's backing him for the state senate.

Hey, Drake, he's the biggest racketeer in five counties.

Talk about you run all the alliances.

We better get in touch with Janet.

Phone's dead.

Let's go to my place.

I'm sure the defense is going to ask for a postponement, and frankly, I think we

ought to give it to them.

Why?

Swope's guilty as hell. Why give them time to fake up a case?

I'm not saying that he's innocent, but how do you explain what's happening to

his witnesses?

That's not our concern.

Why did his most important witness change his story at the last minute,

them with a street gambler to testify?

What's your theory?

I think it might be a frame.

Who'd be operating it?

Someone with access to all the information on the case, and definitely

with enough clout to get the police department to do what he wanted them to

Maybe it's someone high up in this office. Maybe it's...

Sorry

you said that, Janet.

I was really beginning to like you.

No. Don't answer.

You just left.

Very stupid.

Dreadfully stupid.

I had no other place to take her.

And you know how to handle situations like this.

Funny. You never asked my advice on how to handle Stephen Farrell.

Oh, you would have suggested a more violent course of action, I suppose.

Your best course of action, my dear, is to keep your mouth shut.

It might just prolong your life, though not by much.

Janet!

Thanks, Rellis.

Janet, honey!

Nothing. Where could she be? I mean, she's not at home. She's not staying

Oh, no. What is it?

Look at this.

Larkin's got her. They met an hour ago.

Now, let's just think for a minute here.

Where would he take her?

Larkin is working for Heydrich. He might have taken her there.

It's a big place. We can't just storm it unless we're sure. Who says we can't?

We can be sure.

Joseph Fry, please.

Speaking. Who's this?

This is Samantha Elkins, Joe. I represented you about four years ago

in the public defender's office. Do you remember?

Hey, counselor, how you doing?

Uh, not too good, Joe. I think I'm being stood up.

Why are you telling me this?

Because my boyfriend is Dean Larkin, and I know he spends a lot of time out your

way.

I don't know what you're talking about.

That's okay, Joe. I understand what you're doing, and that's what you get

for, but... Well, Larkin and I had a breakfast date, and I really don't want

hang around this restaurant if he's out with someone else.

Would you help me, please?

Don't hang around anymore.

Thanks, Joe.

She's there. We better call the police. Call them.

All right, Sam, let them know that we're going to be there. But you can't!

It's a fortress. I mean, electrified gates, armed guards, the work. We're

to try.

I counted three armed guards out back.

Sam says there's at least a half a dozen more patrolling the grounds. I've

counted five.

Two o 'clock. We've got somebody coming in.

What's the order? Flowers?

I doubt it.

Okay, Myron, wait till we get into position.

Then give us 90 seconds, then create the diversion.

Gotcha. Don't do anything crazy.

You got my daughter in there, Rich.

Hey, hey, hey, fella.

Hey, go ahead and call Stella and tell her her lover boy's out of here.

Ain't nobody here named Stella.

Hey, you call Stella out there and tell her her and me's got a date. You're a

drunk fella.

Now, get the hell out of here before you get yourself hurt.

Wait a minute. You don't have to drag me. I can walk. I will walk.

Wait, wait.

Wait, wait, okay, look. Wait just a minute. Mr. Hadrick, you're a reasonable

man. I'll do anything you want. You just can't take me out and kill me like

that. That's not done anymore. Keep thinking that, kid. Wait, you didn't get

away with killing Stephen Farrell. What makes you think you're going to get away

with killing me?

Hey, pal, don't let me get out of this truck.

You go get Stella and Stella get out here with me. Hey, I ain't going to tell

you again.

Now turn that truck around or get lost.

I'm coming, Stella.

Hey, stop the truck. The gate's electrified.

Stella!

Oh, no, mine's jumped the gun. Something's going to be going down over

Let's go.

Rick!

AJ!

No!

Not here!

Just shut her up!

I said get away from her!

Go for it.

You okay, baby?

You're all right.

Hey, Dad.

All right, you, over here. Over here. Come on, move.

Now, you stay right there.

Move it.

Hey, fellas. Oh, wait, wait, wait. Slow down. Hey, you're not drunk.

Well, it was just a little joke, fellas. A little joke.

Hey, come on.

His wife's name is Stella.

And she hadn't been home in three days.

But it was a joke.

A couple of days ago, I thought the man had me by the neck.

Next thing you know, I'm saved by the women.

Oh, yeah.

So a toast to the prosecution and to the defense for both won.

I'll drink to that.

Myron, you would drink to your laundry coming back.

What are you talking about?

Jared, I understand you play the horses.

Now, let me tell you about... Well, I guess I better get back and help out

the people versus Larkin. Oh, why don't you stay and play hooky, Mr.

Prosecutor?

Cook me, AJ.

You guys did a terrific job.

Did I forget to tell you that?

Yes, you did.

And yes, we did.

And if you ever need anything else, you just call.