All language subtitles for Barnaby Jones s03e22 Poisoned Pigeon

Barnaby Jones, starring Buddy Epson.
Also starring Lee

Merriweather, with guest stars Penny
Fuller, Michael

Callen, Wayne Tippett, Jonathan

Lippe.

Tonight's episode, Poisoned Pigeon.

Well, let's eat, drink, and be merry for
tomorrow we score.

Are you sure Archer's got that check?

He's going to cash it first thing in the
morning you have a lunch date at 12

.30, his private club.

You know, for $200 ,000 cash, I'd meet
him atop Mount Everest.

Oh, no, no, no. Remember Article 1 of
our business agreement.

Okay, let's drink to the copper cord.

Long may it last.

To my retirement, may it last forever.

You know, you're breaking up the hottest
team going.

Sorry, Tim.

We agreed. When I got my half of the
money, it's a really dirty.

Yeah.

What are you going to do to yourself
when you get bored traveling?

Something old -fashioned like find the
right man, get settled down, and become

an unliberated woman.

A very heartwarming story.

Tim, what are you doing here? I followed
you here from the restaurant.

Well, surely you don't think we're... I
know what you are.

Con artists.

I've been listening.

Look, I don't know what you heard, but
why, Della?

I thought we had something very special
going together. How could you do this to

me? Tim, I can explain.

Explain what?

How you kept me from meeting your boss
so you could turn me over to your crook

friend here?

Who happened to sell me a quarter of a
million dollars worth of non -existent

copper? Now, wait a minute. Who said
that the copper was non -existent?

I may have been a fool, Darnell, but not
any longer.

Well, here is $200 ,000 of my company's
money that you're not getting your hands

on.

I'll let the police worry about getting
my down payment back.

Hey, want to use the phone? Go ahead.

Call the police.

Just don't get upset when we sue for
false arrest.

Oh, yes. That can be very expensive,
Jim.

I have to admit, you two pull a good
bluff.

But not good enough.

Well, just trying to save you money and
embarrassment, friend.

I can handle it.

What did you... wife going to say when
she reads those lurid headlines about

and me, darling?

Oh, yeah.

I'm sure that the newspapers would be
glad to pick up on a story like that,

And after all, your wife is your meal
ticket, isn't that right?

I can handle my wife after you two are
in jail.

Okay, you can put the phone down, Mr.
Archer.

You want your down payment back, you got
it. $50 ,000.

I got it right here on the desk.

Hold it, Darnell.

I'm making the phone call.

Come on, put the phone down. I'm just
trying to square thing.

He's dead.

Tim, we gotta get out of here now. Oh,
look, hold it. Hold it a minute, will

you? Just let me think. We can't go on
our way out of murder.

Look, we blew most of the 50 ,000 just
trying to set this thing up. Now, if we

let the air out now, we got nothing.
Dad, there's no time to worry about

Don't panic on me. Don't panic on me.
Look, we can still save this setup.

You still got the, um, the other Mark
Wade Swanson?

Yeah, but what do we do with a dead man
in the meantime?

Yeah, we can, we can make it look like,
uh...

Like he split town with company funds
and one of his chicks. Because everybody

knows that he fools around.

You want your Roman holiday, you're
going to have to stick with me.

One more time.

That's the latest photograph I have of
him.

Thank you.

This is a very small car.

He's that tall.

Six foot four and he weighs 230 pounds.

You say your husband has been missing
for two weeks, Mrs. Archer?

Mm -hmm.

When he didn't show up, someone had to
take over.

I guess I'm a little out of touch with
running the business.

And your husband ran the business up to
now, is that it?

Mm -hmm, ever since my parents died.

Before that, he was plant
superintendent.

Everyone said he was after my money, but
he was too stubborn to listen.

What did the police say about your
husband's disappearance?

I haven't spoken to the police.

I don't consider my husband a missing
person.

How do you consider him?

He's gone off with another woman, Mr.
Jones.

He used his credit card to buy two one
-way tickets to Honolulu.

What makes you so sure he took along a
female companion?

Jim's a philanderer, Mr. Jones.

Lipstick on collars.

Late hours.

Tangled. Alibis. You name it.

Well, finding errand husbands isn't
exactly my line of work.

Well, there's more to it, Barnaby.

This errand husband took a quarter of a
million dollars in company funds with

him.

Here's a canceled check for $50 ,000.

Signed and endorsed by my husband.

What happened to the other $200 ,000?

Well, that check hasn't surfaced yet.
According to the accountant's records,

was also made out to Jim.

You did issue a stop payment order. I
most certainly did.

I don't know why he's done that.

I think I've always been a good wife.

Anything that Jim ever wanted, he could
have just for the asking.

Will you help me, Mr. Jones?

Depends on what you want.

Your husband or the money.

My husband.

You know, in spite of all of this, I
still love him.

Is that the wrong thing to say?

No, Mrs. Archer. I think that was the
right thing to say.

All I know is I'm a sucker for a love
story.

I'll see what I can do.

Thank you, Mr. Jones.

Good morning, Sue.

Oh, hi, Mr. Thompson.

Well, good morning, lovely lady.

I'm afraid you won't think so when you
hear what's happened.

Don't tell me I've missed Mr.

Matthews again.

He had a panic call and had to rush out.

I don't think he'll be back today.

I tried to reach you at your office, but
you'd already left.

I'm really sorry. I wish there was some
way I could help.

Well, unless you've got a shipment of
copper hidden in your purse, and I'm

afraid that's impossible.

It's Matthew's office.

Oh, hi, Pam.

Listen, I have a very important customer
here, so I'm going to put you on hold,

okay?

Probably shouldn't be telling you this,
but I don't want to see you get hurt.

It's my company that's hurting, Della.
Bad.

Our copper inventories are completely
gone.

You've got a life preserver toss it. Mr.

Matthews was outbid on that copper
shipment I was telling you about.

You mean he's not going to get it after
all? I'm sorry.

And he's as disappointed as you are.
Well, who outbid him?

I don't know. Why?

If it was another broker, maybe I could
buy from him.

Is there any way you could find out?

I could try.

Where can I reach you?

I have a meeting in San Diego all
afternoon, but I'll be back for dinner.

How about meeting me at the Chapier
around 8?

Oh, now, you don't have to wine and dine
me, not after all those lunches.

Now, look, back home in Nebraska, the
customer is always right.

Okay, customer.

The Chapier at 8.

Della.

You get that copper for me.

And I might even marry you.

Oh, be careful.

Some girls keep cruises in their desks
for just such occasions.

Sorry to keep you hanging, but I had
Wade Swanson here.

Yes, so I gathered.

How'd it go?

He took the hook all the way.

Well, you keep the temper moving, baby.

The sooner it's finished, the sooner
you'll become a lady of leisure.

Don't push.

Everything is under control, so just
don't push.

Nice little gadget, the computer.

But I doubt if they'll replace us humans
until they find out about coffee breaks

or laughing at the boss's jokes.

There'll be no laughs in this one. But
we do have confirmation that a Mr. and

Mrs. James P. Archer did purchase one
-way tickets to Honolulu on that date.

Mind asking it if Mr. Archer booked a...

connecting flights to one of the
outlying islands or points beyond?

Not at all.

You were right, Barnaby. Mr. Archer's
car has been missing since the night he

disappeared. It's not at his home or his
business.

Mrs. Archer gave me a description of the
car and the license plate number.

Maybe it's still here in the parking
lot.

Take a look around.

Well, even if you do find it, I mean,
what would it tell you?

I don't know.

But you have to keep sniffing around
until something makes you sneeze.

Sorry, but there's no record of the
archers even boarding their original

here in Los Angeles. You mean they
weren't on the plane at all? I queried

computer twice to make sure. They never
boarded.

Well, thank you very much.

They could have boarded another flight,
a different airline.

Why don't you check into that, Betty?
I'll go poke around the parking lot. All

right. I hope you find something to make
you sneeze.

I'll settle for one little gazuntite.

How'd you do with the computer?

Well, Archer's name doesn't appear on
any Honolulu manifest for the past two

weeks.

Man buys tickets to Honolulu.

Doesn't board the plane, yet he leaves
his car here.

Why?

Throw his wife off the train?

I might buy that if it weren't for one
thing. His wife says he's a very big

Six foot four, 230 pounds.

That's bigger than I am.

Yeah, when I tried to get in there a
little while ago, the seats were pushed

far forward, I had trouble getting
behind the wheel.

Which means someone a lot smaller than
Archer drove the car, parked it here.

The girlfriend?

I have a hunch if we find her, it might
answer a much bigger question. Why?

The trouble with this business, there
are always more questions than answers.

Well, the answers are there, Betty, but
it's like eating French food.

You have to dig down through the sauce
to get to the meat.

I have just inhaled 500 calories.

Oh, you have made this a perfectly
wonderful evening.

Wait.

I was just about to say the same about
you.

I can't remember when I met a more
beautiful, intelligent...

Totally charming woman. Oh, you're
embarrassing me.

There'll be something else, monsieur.

Not for now, thanks.

What would you like, darling?

Oh, I have more than enough, thank you.

No, no, yeah. Something to repay you for
setting up that meeting with Tim

Darnell.

I'm being repaid right now.

This is the closest thing to a real date
I've had since... Since when?

Well, truthfully, since I lost my
husband eight months ago.

I'm very sorry, Della. Those aren't
empty words. I lost my wife two years

I know what you're feeling.

And you do know, don't you?

I also know life goes on.

You make it sound so simple.

I can prove to you how simple it is.

If you'll let me.

I'd like that, Wade.

I really would.

Miss Madison?

Yes? Telephone.

You can take it up front.

Give me.

If it's a man, hang up and hurry back.

Hello.

Hello.

Long time, Della.

Happy to see me.

Well, Charlie, what are you doing here?

Oh, I got the word that you and Tim were
in town, so I dropped in on your

favorite hairdresser, Mr. Eric.

You should be more careful.

The broads tell your hairdressers
everything.

Okay, so you found me. Yeah, but I
haven't found that 25 grand you two owe

Remember that stock scam we pulled in
Frisco?

Well, talk to Tim. He handles the money.

I plan to.

Just as soon as you tell me where I can
find him. Well, that may take some time.

No time.

I want to meet with him tomorrow.

All right, I'll call him when I get home
tonight.

Good. I'll call you around midnight.

You set it up.

I just might decide to change that
pretty little face of you.

You're finished?

Shh.

Just remember that mark you're working
on inside, he might not be too

in what you have to say, honey.

You're talking through a mouthful of
wire.

Well, I'm forced to agree with you,
Barnaby.

Look at the two R's in his last name.

You notice how he made them on the
check, then here on the credit card

They're not the same.

There's also the slant of the H.

Huh? Coming from the best man I know on
curlicues, scribblings, and scrollings,

that's good enough for me.

That's an excellent forgery.

Whoever signed that credit card was not
James Archer.

The signature on the check is genuine.

Yeah, undoubtedly, but we have to find
out now is who paid for the airline

tickets.

Well, thank you very much, Dave. That's
when I owe you.

Anytime, Barnaby.

Mr. Darnell?

Yes, yes.

Wade Swanson.

How you doing, Wade?

Morning.

I certainly appreciate you taking the
time to see me, Mr. Darnell.

Hey, call me Tim, will you?

Listen,

I'm afraid I'm not going to be able to
help you.

Well, Miss Madison said that you've got
some coffee. Oh, yes, yeah, I know that

I have some coffee for sale. Well,
that's not quite true. Have a seat, will

All right, thanks.

A little coffee?

Yeah, please.

See, my half of the deal has been
committed for some time.

My partner was the one who was looking
for a buyer.

Unfortunately, between the time that I
called Miss Madison, he made the sale.

Actually, I'm sorry. I guess you made
the trip for nothing. Mr. Darnell, Tim,

suppose I were in a position to top
whatever price you've been offered.

Look, I'd really like to help you, but
would you excuse me for a minute?

Yeah, sure.

Hello.

Listen, I hope you're kidding because
I'm not laughing. I hope my timing was

right. Is Wade there?

You'd better believe it, Lloyd.

He must be hanging on your every word,
so go ahead, do your number.

Well, that's tough, Lloyd. That's really
tough. I mean, I get a chance to double

our money, and you're welching on me.

And that's exactly how I mean it.

You believe it.

Summa cum laude in economics.

He blows a quarter million dollar
opportunity for me because he goes out

overextends himself buying stocks on
margin.

The opportunity.

That's the copper shipment you were
talking about?

As a matter of fact, it was.

That shipment's going to arrive in less
than three days.

I have to find a way to cover Lloyd's
half of the contract.

Well, look, if he can't handle it, how
about, uh...

How about letting me take his in?

That's a rather large end you're talking
about.

$250 ,000.

That's a lot of money to raise in 48
hours.

There has to be a cash transaction.

My company's got the money.

I don't say that unless you're really
positive. Because I have other clients

can handle it. No, no. I need that
copper.

It'll take some doing, but I can get the
cash.

I'll give Lloyd a call, and I'll see if
I can get him to transfer his part of

the contract over to you. Oh, it may
cost you an extra 10 % for him.

That won't be a problem if I get that
copper.

You just call him back.

I better get moving. I have a few
bankers to talk to.

All right, Wade.

Listen, I like your style.

Chances are this could be a start of a
very profitable partnership.

I'll be in touch by the end of the day.
Okay.

Nice scam you got going.

Very nice.

How you doing, Charlie?

Della said you weren't coming by until
tonight.

Well, I don't take chances anymore after
that disappearance act at Frisco.

Here's my $25 ,000.

Just me to raise this word.

I want my money now.

You understand?

Understand?

Go on.

I don't have it. I don't have the money
now. Give me a few days.

As soon as the new mark pays off, you'll
get yours. God is my witness.

Stop dropping names.

Come on, man. I don't have the money.

Well, beg it, borrow it, steal it, baby.
But if I don't leave here with my

money, you leave here in a pine box.

So you remember.

Ten o 'clock.

Very interesting, Mr. Farrow.

Hmm.

She'll never hang in the loo, but I do
make a comfortable living at it.

You can relax, Jenny.

It's a cover for one of those horrific
pocketbooks.

About Mr. Archer.

Well, what can I tell you, Mr. Jones?

Jim's my friend.

Any idea where he may have taken off to?

Maybe he pulled a good gun.

Could have happened.

We met in art school.

Maybe he decided to chuck it and go back
to what he likes best.

When's the last time you saw him?

I ran into Jim about three weeks ago up
the coast.

A restaurant, Blue Dolphin.

He did have a young lady with him.

Young lady have a name?

Della.

He didn't mention her last name.

What'd she look like?

Mid -twenties, about 5 '5", reddish
-brown hair.

Terrific figure.

An executive secretary, I think Jim
said.

Why don't you draw on this blank?

Think you could sketch me a picture of
the young lady?

Well, if I can't, Mr. Jones.

I've been taking money under false
pretenses for a number of years.

Her name's Della Madison.

She's a Gershwin freak.

Most chicks her age never heard of
Gershwin.

There you are.

Thanks. When's the last time you saw her
in here?

Uh, two weeks, two days, 22 hours ago.

You have quite a memory.

That's quite a chick.

Sounds like she, what's the expression,
turned you on.

That's the expression.

One look at her and it's fly me to the
moon time.

Looking for a friend of hers.

James Archer. Ever seen him before?

Huh. Two weeks, two days, 22 hours ago.

They always came in together.

Once, just once, I wish he would have
come in alone.

You figured on making it play for her?

Not with that dude around.

He's big enough to rattle King Kong off
the Empire State Building.

You impressed me as being resourceful
enough to work around an obstacle like

that. Well, I did get to her front door
once, but my resources ran out.

I'm very interested in hearing your
front door story.

There's not much to it.

I stole her cigarette lighter one night,
figuring she'd call back the next day

and ask about it.

She did.

And you offered to drop it by her place?

You got it.

Now for the unhappy ending.

Godzilla answered the door.

How's your memory on addresses?

Getting better.

126 Loma Vista, apartment town.

Hi, Charlie.

Come on in.

I'm getting your money.

We'll be back in a little while. You
want a drink?

Yeah, why not?

Scotch rocks.

I... I hear you roughed up Tim a little
bit.

Shame on you.

Well, you know, Tim is like that
stubborn mule in the old joke. You've

get his attention first.

I know exactly what you mean.

You mean you're having a little trouble
with Tim yourself?

Have a large feeling our partnership is
about to go that away.

Well, I think if anything happens Maybe
we'll get together, you know

Sweet

Where'd Tim go to get the money? Oh,
forget Tim.

Come on, Charlie.

Hey, you're pretty good.

Oh, honey, don't get cute. Come on, give
it back.

Tim wants to have a few words with you
first.

I want you to stand there, and I want
you to listen to me, Charles. I tried to

get your money. No dice.

I want you to back off and wait until
our mark comes through.

He's telling the truth, Charles. Just
give it till tomorrow.

You double -talking little creep.

You, you gutless punk.

I mean that. You know, I only tried to
scare him. What's happening, Dad?

Look, they're always this baby. I mean,
we both knew they'd go in there. All I

know is it used to be small -time cons
for kicks and rent money. Now it's...

Don't blame me, Del. Don't blame me. No,
it's only me for letting myself be a

part of it.

I didn't want this to happen any more
than you did.

I mean, you know that.

I mean, it was his fault. I mean, he
brought it on himself. Charlie did.

Look, honey, that's it.

There's only one way we can get out of
this. We've got to get money.

Just hang in with me, will you? Because
there's only one way I know to get it.

Hang in, please. Just a little while
longer.

Well, Madison, I'm Barnaby Jones,
private investigator.

Mmm, that chicken smells just like down
home.

Mind if I come in?

Well, if you don't mind, I am getting
ready for a picnic.

You just go on about your business. I
just want to pop a few questions.

Well, am I entitled to know what this is
all about?

Absolutely.

I'm looking for a friend of yours, Mr.
James T. Archer.

There must be some mistake. I don't know
any such person.

Well, have you ever heard of Sid
Farrell?

No, never.

That's funny because he certainly heard
of you.

Matter of fact, he drew a picture of you
from memory.

Oh, wash my mouth out with soap.

I prefer to go back and start all over
again. Mr.

Farrell said that he saw you and Mr.
Archer in a place called the Blue

Restaurant a little over three weeks
ago.

Mr. Jones, Jim is a married man.

I don't want to cause him any trouble.

Why not?

Down home, we have a saying that truth
and oil have a way of coming to the

surface. I think you'd avoid a lot of
trouble by staying on the surface right

from the start.

I have nothing to hide, if that's what
you mean. Well, fine. Then you don't

telling me the last time you saw Mr.
Archer.

The same night we ran into Mr. Farrell.

Well, now, let's start again.

At the Blue Dolphin, there's a piano
player who said that he saw you and Mr.

Archer in the place a little over two
weeks ago.

As a matter of fact, it was the night
that Mr. Archer disappeared.

All right, Mr. Jones.

Jim did take me to the Rudolph in that
night.

It seemed he'd found himself a new love
goddess.

I guess it was his way of letting me
down easy.

Any idea who this other woman was?

No.

I guess it was serious because she got
him to leave his wife, which is

I couldn't accomplish.

And you figure that this is the reason
Mr. Archer sort of dropped out of sight?

You have no idea what that did to me,
Mr. Jones.

Having him... Losing him so quickly like
that, I... I

thought he loved me.

I would have taken him on any terms.

I feel like such a fool.

Sometimes it's harder to fall out of
love than to fall in.

Why don't we talk later when you feel
better?

Wade, this is Mr. Jones.

Barnaby Jones.

I didn't get your last name? Swanson.

Wade Swanson.

You look familiar.

Are you in a sporting goods business?

No. Components. W .S. Electronics.

Oh.

Must have been mistaken.

Well, have a nice picnic, you two.

What was that all about?

Oh, nothing, Wade.

Nothing to worry about.

Wait, I'm sorry.

It's just too soon for me.

We don't know enough about each other. I
couldn't care less.

You would later, believe me.

Okay.

Everything up front, then. We tell all.

Only I get to go first.

No, let me begin.

Because once you know... Della, please.

I have to get something off my
conscience before you start. It's very

Wait.

I lied to you.

My company doesn't need copper. It needs
money.

With copper in short supply, I'd hope to
sell it to speculators at a profit.

What about the $200 ,000?

I thought I could raise enough to cover
the option, but it

turns out my creditors even have
creditors.

Afraid I'd bet off too large a bite.

You mean you're broke.

Not a sue.

But they say a poor man's love is the
strongest.

Tell her.

Tell her. A confession. A confession
isn't meant to be funny. But it is. It

so funny.

I'll see you back.

I was about to put out an APB on you.

Gee, I kind of wish you would.

I might hit it lucky and get picked up
by a handsome bachelor in blue.

Well, did you find out where Della
Madison worked?

I even found out where she didn't work.

Would you like to untangle that?

Well, our credit source told me that she
worked for Triangle Metal Imports.

But by the time I got to Triangle, it
was the noon hour.

So you took the personnel director to
lunch?

No, he took me to lunch. That's what
took so long.

Well, where didn't she work?

Well, it seems she got her job at
Triangle through a letter of

from a company, Allied Imports, way up
in Spokane.

So? Well, on my way back from lunch, I
telephoned Allied.

They did, at one time, have Adella
Madison working for them. But she was 56

years old.

That's not so old.

Marbet, that's not the point. I mean,
that's not our Adella Madison, right?

So just when we're beginning to find out
who Della Madison is, she turns out to

be somebody else.

You know any reason why Miss Madison
didn't show up for work this morning?

Well, Judy, that's my friend in
personnel.

She said that Della phoned in right
after lunch and quit.

Didn't even give a notice?

None.

I hate to sound like a catty female, but
it's just as well.

Sound like you two didn't get along too
well.

To get along with Della, you had to be a
man.

You know what I mean?

Is this one of the men that she got
along with?

All right. That's Mr. Archer.

He's one of them.

Mr. Archer come in on business?

If you can call it that.

The poor guy kept coming in here to see
Mr.

Matthews about buying some copper.

You know, I don't think Della let him
inside Mr.

Matthews' door once.

Maybe she was acting on instructions
from her boss.

My female intuition tells me that there
was more to it than that.

That's probably the world's greatest lie
detector.

You're cute.

So are you. Thank you.

Did any other customers get the same
treatment from Miss Madison that Mr.

did? Well, there was Mr. Swanson.

Oh, that's a shame. He's really a neat
guy.

Wade Swanson?

Yeah, that's him.

Well, thank you very much for the
information.

Okay. Now, if you will point me in the
direction of the personnel office, I'd

like to get a picture of Miss Madison.

Okay. Go out the door and turn right.

Thank you. You're welcome. Bye -bye.
Bye.

What's the matter, Bill?

Sound a little bit... panicky on the
phone?

Well, it's Wade. He started asking
questions.

Well, did you ever see a mark where he
didn't get panicky? Last minute?

That's your job. You've got to calm him
down.

Well, I've tried, but he's suspicious
about something.

Maybe you should call him and cancel.
Oh, no way, no way. We're too close.

Tim, Wade is nobody's fool.

Look, will you just calm down?

I mean, you're starting to lose your
cool. Look, it's not that simple.

Before Wade puts up his money, he's
going to insist that he see the color of

yours. You see, it's impossible.

There's no way we can come up with that
kind of money.

He's got his quarter million.

In cash.

And he demands to see your money before
he hands his over.

Okay. Just have to get it, that's all.

But where?

Why should I lend money to you, a con
man?

Because I'm the best there is. This is a
sure thing, Mr. Arvez.

How much do you need?

Quarter mil.

Deposit the money in the bank tomorrow
morning and withdraw a half mil the same

afternoon.

I don't trust con men.

There's no risk with me, Mr. Arvez. I
swear it. There's always a risk.

That's why crumbs like you come to me.

Then you don't pay up. I have to kill
you.

If you're dead, I can't collect the
money. It's a vicious circle.

Please, Mr. Ives.

I've got to have that money.

Jules, would you trust this con man?

It'll cost you 10%. It's $25 ,000 for
just a few hours. The

normal charge is 10 % a week.

That's right.

But you don't come here if you've got
someplace else to go.

Okay.

When do I pick it up? You don't.

I deliver it to you at 10 tomorrow
morning.

Marius, give the con man something to
write with so he can leave his address.

It's very good.

Thank you, Mr. Arvez.

A comment.

Just so you should know, I'm a very
ecology -minded citizen.

But if you default, that won't stop me
from polluting the Pacific Ocean with

your carcass.

much of the time.

Well, what did he say?

Well, he told me to tell you that
curiosity is the reason that window

were invented.

Come on, Barnaby. Did he get a make from
Della's personnel photo?

He did.

Her real name is Olivia Kearney, a bunco
artist who's done a short time in

Denver and Spokane.

Nice, slick M .O. She sets up the
pigeons and her partner clips their

Who's her partner?

Well, if it's the same one she's been
using, it's a fellow named Tim Darnell.

Bunko and fair to middle and forger.

Well, that could account for the
signature on Archer's credit card, Bill.

It counts for more than that, Betty. All
the arrows point the same way.

Apparently she set up Archer and
something went wrong.

You think she and her partner got rid of
Archer and then made it look as though

he took off for Hawaii?

That's my guess. And it's also my guess
that Swanson...

He's about to fall for the same gambit.

What I don't understand is why she quit
her job.

Jip and Gypsy are part of all con
artists, Betty. They pick a town clean

then they move on.

And you think Della's about to move on?

Yes, but not before they separate
Swanson from his money. Now, I want you

hightail it out to his factory.

Try to raise somebody. Here's the
address.

I'll take us home.

I'll expect it back not later than four
this afternoon, with interest.

No sweat, Mr. Arliss.

I never sweat, Comrade.

I make other people sweat.

Got it, didn't I?

You thought I wasn't going to get it,
huh?

Come on now.

Don't look so worried.

Everything is terrific.

Now I'm going to meet Wade at the bank.

We're going to deposit the money in a
joint account and presto. Through the

magic of persuasion plus a small act of
forgery, yours truly is going to

withdraw a half million biggies just
before the bank closes.

You make it sound so easy.

And as of this afternoon, you are going
to be a rich and retired lady of

leisure.

I must be going.

Tim, there's been a slight change in
plans.

Hey, come on, Del. What's this?

Wait.

Wait.

Tie him up.

Wait a minute now. What's going on? What
do you think you're doing?

What I should have done before you
started killing people.

Why'd she con you into this?

You'd never believe that money's only a
small part of this, would you? Hey, Del,

come on now. You're being stupid. That
money belongs to Bruno Arbez. Now, if I

don't get it back to him, he'll...

You'll kill me. I know you, Tim.

You'll find a way of getting free after
we've gone, and then you'll just have to

keep running, just like always.

Look, uh... Make a deal.

With what?

Well, suppose I were to tell him.

That there's, uh... Where his money is.

You do that.

And I'll tell the police who murdered
Jim Archer and Charlie Waters.

So that's it, huh?

That's why you're doing this to me, huh?

No.

Suddenly all the fun went out of it.

And I also happen to love Wade.

Oh, come on, come on. You disappoint me,
Del.

I mean, the first rule I taught you was
never to get emotionally involved with

your mark.

So flunk me.

I can't.

You out -conned your teacher on this
one.

Let's go.

I hope you make it.

You too.

Already I don't like it.

Marius, you stay with the con man.
Jules, we'll follow the money.

Any luck?

Swanson moved out of his apartment early
this morning. There was nobody at

Della's apartment. What's going on here?

Well, W .S. Electronics is defunct.

The employees were terminated yesterday,
and the creditors are taking over this

morning. Are they repossessing
everything?

Right down to the light bulbs.

Swanson's files are still in there.

What are we looking for, Barney?

One of those books the secretaries use
to log in and out phone traffic.

Sometimes they can be more revealing
than a diary.

Remind me to let you look at a real
diary sometime.

Here it is.

How many calls yesterday?

Looks like they're all bill collectors.

Except late in the afternoon, Swanson
calls Sunburst Air Charter Service.

Call them, Betty.

Lousy con man said that money was going
in the bank.

Let's go.

All right, hold it.

That's far enough. That's my money you
got there. There must be some mistake. I

don't know what you're talking about. It
doesn't matter.

Just don't make any quick moves.

Now we're going back in the terminal.
Easy.

Barnaby, over there.

Don't shoot!

Keep them company.

No, no, Della. It's all over.

I won't go back to jail. I can't. Della,
we can do whatever we have to.

I love you, Della.

I made you know.

We've got something now. Let's don't
lose it. Draw the gun!

We don't need it anymore.

For what it's worth, you made the right
choice.

You wouldn't count a con woman, would
you?

I just spoke to Lieutenant Biddle.

Did he pick up Darnell and Arvez, ma
'am?

Mm -hmm. They're both in custody.

He's also dispatched a crew out to Lake
Hempstead to drag for the two bodies.

Now comes the tough part. Tell Mrs.
Archer.

I'm afraid she's going to take it pretty
hard.

Sometimes today's tragedy is a way of
becoming tomorrow's blessing.

It's going to take a while, but...

I think Mrs. Archer is strong enough to
write her own happy ending.