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Very interesting indeed.

are they called these days?

Adult movie?

Your missing daughter Stephanie.

You need help Harry.

Private eye?

Yes, that kind of help.

The kind of help that only your old friend Angel can provide.

She ain't doing nothing. We're not going to find nothing.

What do you mean you want to talk to the brains of the outfit?

It's for you.

At Safeway, it's one of the bankers, Angelo.

At Jack's, it's the busboy.

Oh, and I'd fire the new gardener if I were you. He'll be next.

Mr. Mosher, you don't have to thank me.

It's okay. You'll get a bill.

Bye -bye.

Next time you're telling someone, don't start a conversation with them at the

fish market.

But they had a sale on.

Yeah. Before you know it, you're going to be the one.

In the backseat of the Mercedes, Johnny.

She's not my type.

Hey, Angel.

You know, it's the two of us here alone in this office day after day. You know,

it's like being stranded on a desert island. I know.

Angel, for Christ's sake. I mean, there's not a private investigator in

doesn't lay his secretary, and you know it. I mean, it's not natural.

Okay, so you're maybe not the secretary.

Johnny, you're so sweet.

Hey, look, we just try it once. If you don't like it, then... Oh, well.

Who is this from?

Harry... Harry... Harry... Harry Joseph?

Yeah, Harry Joseph.

Straight home.

And so, Harry, she comes to you.

Just like all those other times.

Once again, you have a problem, eh?

But maybe this time, the problem is more than you bargained for.

We shall see.

There, there she is.

My daughter doing that.

I used to pick her up after school.

We'd go to dinner, plays, movies, opera.

It was at the opera.

She was to wait out front while I got the car.

But she wasn't there.

I haven't seen her since.

A heart of damn army.

Nothing.

Till this.

Have you seen the police?

You think I want my daughter's name in the paper as a porn queen?

Well, let's see who did the film, Harry.

Produced by the Conklin Brothers.

Hey, all you have to do is look them up in the phone book. That'll be all there

is to it, Mr.

Josephs. Don't worry, Harry.

We're going to find your daughter for you.

And so, the search for Harry's daughter begins, begins indeed in a

most unusual way.

How are you, baby? You ought to patent that thing. Sell it to Atari.

Think you can handle my tank, Angel?

They don't call me Bionicle for nothing.

So what is it, honey?

You got extortion in high places you're looking into?

Maybe some politician won't stay bought?

You're just looking for another wandering husband, huh?

Not this time.

Porn starlet.

Want hair?

The lies.

Good body.

Young.

Got a name?

Got two of them.

The first one, I can't tell you.

The one she goes by is Wendy DeMille.

What was she in?

All she knew in blonde lust.

You ever hear of her?

Yeah.

Yeah, the roommate.

Yeah, that's it. That's right.

Angel, I can't remember if I owe you any favors.

Um, if your cock's as short as your memory, you're in big trouble.

You were serving after hours?

You got a phone call just before a knock on the door?

Oh, was that you?

Oh, hey.

I gotta help, right?

Oh, that's right.

Let's see.

That was a blonde with some real grainy print, right?

Yeah, that's, um, that's Helga Noir.

She does her own processing.

She's got a place.

A couple blocks south of Market on 4th.

It's a gray warehouse on the west side of the street across from the liquor

store.

Good.

Thanks.

Come on, Johnny, let's go.

Hey, what's the hurry, huh?

Angel, uh, watch out for those people.

Uh, this, uh, Noira, she's got connections.

Oh, yeah? Yeah.

What kind of connections?

The kind that bust your head with a baseball bat.

I better go with you, Angel.

See you, Louie. Thanks, Louie.

Helga Noir's warehouse.

The infamous Helga.

Louis said it may be dangerous.

A job for a man, eh, Johnny?

Of course, you are trying to prove something to Angel.

No, Johnny?

And maybe to yourself as well?

Ever done any acting?

Some. Oh, yeah? What was that?

High school.

We need Peter Pan.

Great.

I pay an experienced actress $100 a day. $100 a day?

Honey, I got girls that'll do it just to get in the business.

Get your clothes on.

What about these shots?

Part of your tryout.

So maybe you see yourself on the cover of Time magazine.

Let's see what you got.

Me? You're here for the tryout, right?

Get your clothes off.

You know, they say it's what the little guy's got that surprises you.

No, no, no.

Actually, I'm just here for a little information.

You a cop?

Maybe. You never know, do you?

Ask a question, get a question.

I don't give information to rats.

Okay, I'm not a cop.

But it's information you want.

You're taking the census.

Okay, look, I'll level with you. I'm a private investigator, Cal Confidential.

Darryl, throw this guy out of here.

Oh, hey, look, buddy, I don't want to hurt you, okay?

Johnny,

Johnny, how sweet.

Protecting Angel, Johnny?

Maybe you are in love with her.

But, oh, Johnny, this seems to be a job for a woman.

And Angel is quite a woman.

Don't you think so?

and experience.

I'll do anything you can think of.

Honey, I've got a real dirty mind.

I know her.

Stephanie? But she's one of them.

One of what?

You know, one of the girls.

Stephanie? A dyke?

Well, Marsha, the woman who just left, she's one.

And she's very close to Stephanie's roommate.

So, birds of a feather.

You know, I'm surprised that you recognize her. Because that was taken

after I'd done her.

But then, my talent isn't faces.

Any nanny can do faces.

Ooh, luscious, my dear, luscious.

Ready?

Roll camera.

Action.

I heard it. I heard it.

You should have bite him.

Get into biting him.

Oh.

In general, no.

I got this job through Stephanie, your friend's roommate.

She was telling me about you and your friend.

Oh, me and Leslie? What did she say?

You know, so that I would take this job.

To meet me?

You are horny.

Wait till you meet Leslie.

You think I turn on. I wonder why she didn't introduce you to Leslie.

I just didn't want her to know my preference, that's all. She wouldn't

cared.

Are you kidding? She's so straight, she could run for president.

And she'd win if every guy she sold a piece of ass to voted for her. What?

She is coming out at last.

You are relieved, eh?

How long has it been?

Hours, it seems.

But now, here she is.

In one piece.

And with the information she was looking for.

What were you and the new girl yacking about?

What's it to you?

Maury, the new girl, what do you know about her?

Well, she would have looked much better had I had more time.

What did you talk about with her?

I don't remember words.

She's a friend of Stephanie's, and she's known her for years.

But she doesn't know Leslie yet, though.

Stephanie's been in Italy for years.

Let me talk to Max.

Angel is going to set you up with Leslie, the woman who lives with Harry's

daughter.

Leslie.

Obviously a hooker.

Who works for Max Stample, Johnny.

You have seen that name before, eh?

In the papers.

Max Stample.

Yeah, Max, I got here as soon as I could. What can I say, you know?

Yeah, she's here, you know. This is her job. What else could she do?

Yeah, yeah, he's just here with some college punk. I'll get rid of him, all

right? All right. So I'll speak to you, I guess, around 10 minutes or so, all

right? Okay.

Uh,

Jerry, the kid's father's vice president of Standard Oil.

Hey, so why should I care?

I use Arco.

You seen Stephanie, baby?

She's back at her flat doing her taxes.

Yeah, well, look, I want you to do something for me, because Max is

you'll be paid, okay?

He must be pretty worried.

Yeah, well, look, call Steph and see if she's home, all right?

I don't want you taking nobody to the flat for a while, because, you know,

could be some problems. If anybody wants to go there with you, you got to find

out about them, okay?

Okay. That's good.

See you, babe. Yeah, all right.

Number one.

We can't wait too long and get soft.

I'll have to do it a second time. I usually stay hard.

Remember, her place.

Don't waste any time on the preliminaries.

Just pretend it was the blind date you never had when you were 15, okay,

Okay. Now, let's face your name. It's all set, okay? And hurry up, please,

Johnny. All right.

Anyway, that's all there is.

I wouldn't have it any other way.

Okay, kid, beat it.

I like your friends.

Okay, honey your place or mine I don't think I caught your name Johnny you are

Leslie aren't you?

That's me. I'm glad to meet you. You drink. Yeah, would you like to drink

scotch? Huh? I'll double scotch over here

Ow!

Does that mean I win the Kewpie doll?

Cop out.

Hey,

uh, you said 200.

It's 100 each time and 200 minimum.

Stephanie! Oh, shit.

Okay.

I said I'd go with you.

Go ahead. Go wait in that car.

We'll be down in a minute.

On one condition.

I get to choose where we're going.

Okay.

Italy. Let's go back to Italy. Italy sucks.

That's good.

Where, then?

I don't know.

I'll think of something.

It's so goddamn beautiful.

Who?

Angel.

The real private detective.

She's gone.

I mean, how would you like it?

How would you like it if all she wanted you to do was answer the telephone?

She's really not here.

Who? Stephanie.

Stephanie.

That's the name.

How did you know?

What do you want Stephanie for?

Oh, fuck Stephanie.

Stephanie's my friend. You want Stephanie?

I want a drink.

Well, sit down. I'll get you a drink.

We could go where I wanted to go.

You promised.

Look, I can't go no place where somebody knows, all right?

Look, little crews will do you good. Fish, swim.

You know I hate fishing. What if I get seasick?

Joey, how long do they say before they can get us a crew?

He says three days for a crew, but I can be the captain.

Now, you go tell him. Do it in two days. There'll be an extra grant. Go. Please.

She got her license.

She can carry a .357.

You're going to pass that test next time.

I am?

Sure you are.

I never... She never said that to me.

And she's supposed to follow us.

Well, why don't we go out and find her and tell her what she wants to know, and

then she'll go away.

Um, what is it that she wants to know, anyway?

She got her license.

She knows everything.

She's beautiful.

She got nice tits.

How the hell should I know?

If you go to grab her tit, you'll probably get her at 357.

You think there's nice and easy?

I don't know.

You think she's all wet and slippery down here?

I don't know that either.

I wonder what she's missing, huh?

I don't know.

Let's find out when you say.

Okay.

If you're so interested in Stephanie, why don't we go see her bedroom, huh?

Okay.

A rented yacht?

There's something fishy here, and it ain't fish.

Look, I do what I do for your own good.

Why don't you just leave me alone?

I don't care about myself. I don't need you.

You're my little girl.

No one's going to say I don't love my little girl.

Especially if they know what I know.

Is this thing made out of wood?

Sure is. Look at that.

A hogging.

At least 100 years old.

Completely restored.

You know, I bet a museum would give you a million for it.

And if there's no wind, then we're just sitting here.

Two motors.

Get away from anybody.

I think of everything.

Enjoy the rest.

I'll take three.

I

should

keep this stuff shiny.

She's missing.

You glad I'm came over?

Uh -huh.

But you wanted Stephanie, didn't you?

Uh -uh.

Stephanie.

Stephanie's daddy wants Stephanie.

You go to sleep now.

Dream.

Boss Angel.

I know I've been awful mean to you lately.

I get weird sometimes.

My little girl can be any way she wants to be.

You know what this little girl wants to do right now?

You can do anything you want, sweetie.

She wants to suck Daddy's big cock right now.

I've never done that before.

Not on the high seas.

It's the first time for everything, right?

Promise me you'll always keep it nice and fat.

Oh, yeah, honey, yeah, sure.

Johnny? Johnny?

Um...

By the looks of things, I started taking a hike, right?

I'm out there freezing my ass off, and she's in here, booking a flight to

Peoria.

Maybe she was just keeping me busy while I... Blew a case for a blowjob?

Uh -huh.

Why don't you just get on their payroll, Johnny?

Why I keep you around, man, I don't know.

And put that thing away, will you?

So what else did she say about this guy, Max?

She mentioned his name.

Maybe that's all it was.

Hot young chick, rich old guy.

Max Stample and daughter regaled the debutante ball with their presence. Of

course, stepfather and daughter.

What could be more natural?

I promise you'll be the only one from now

on. I promise.

Make it last a long time.

Hey.

I have an idea.

Let's put the boat in my name.

Nobody knows my name.

We're going to be together forever and ever anyway.

Does it make any difference?

Please, Max.

Is that what you want?

Come on, promise me. Anything you want.

Anything you promise.

It'll be mine.

Okay. I said anything you want, baby. Anything.

You promise?

Peace. Peace.

to you except me please please don't do it with anyone else please

promise me please

The TV doesn't work.

I'm going to miss General Hospital.

Joey?

I made some tuna fish. You want a sandwich?

Go get someone to fix the TV.

And so, it is certain, Stephanie is with Max, her stepfather.

But where?

It was you, Johnny, who made the connection.

Stampo fancied himself a sailor, an officer in the Italian Navy.

Several competition races, all fixed, of course.

What better way to spirit Stephanie away?

They got a boat registered with Stampo?

Uh -uh.

You got the paperwork?

Yeah.

Sorry, Sonny.

The days of our lives are gone and the TV still don't work.

Hey, the guy's down there now fixing.

Yeah? I'm going downstairs. It's cold.

Hey.

Put something on.

When's that crew coming?

Tomorrow morning.

Good.

Joey, I'll tell you.

These are going to be the happiest days of my life.

You ever hear that old song when you take a slow boat to China?

That's me She's my Joey all mine.

She's not gonna pull around no more.

She promised That's good boss

What's days of our lives no, I got no time to wait

It's a real fuck that

Don't you get it? The guy was there before she was.

Joey, you have no sense of humor.

Get him out of here. At least I'd take him.

Get him out of here!

Throw him in the water! I don't give a goddamn!

I'm

not

going to hurt you.

Can we talk? We can talk. You came here to fix the TV, didn't you? Yeah, yeah.

Did you fix the TV?

Oh,

Leslie, this is Steph.

Yeah, I'm on my boat. Yeah, he's here. God damn it.

Yeah, he just beat me up again. I didn't even do anything.

Much.

Look, I'm scared. I'm getting out of here.

No, I can't stay with you. He'll find me.

Look, I'm going to start a whole new life.

I'm going to... Money at not... That's a great idea.

Look, you won't even recognize me. Bye.

About an hour ago kid is a bug.

She's got herself a cab and the old guy.

He's still out there big guy, too Tell you I'd lay low for you after all that

went on out there today.

Thanks Honey

check

it out.

Huh? Yeah, listen you go to a phone booth Get the number of the booth. Bring

back to me. Go back in the phone booth and wait for me to call, okay? Oh,

not another phone.

Bye.

I'm sorry. Oh.

Yeah, I'm sorry. I said I'd make it up to you.

Hey, baby.

Hey, babe.

I told you I'd make it up to you. Anything you want?

Honey?

Bitch.

Way to get my hands on her.

Was there an echo in this place? Where is she? Where's my little girl?

Ain't she in no room?

Yeah.

What?

Yeah, I know you've been trying to get to me.

Leslie, you're a dumb broad. Of course I want to know where she is.

Okay, look.

Okay. Two grand and tell me where she is.

Yeah. Yeah,

wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Huh?

What?

Oh, bye.

Buck, get her back here and we stay up.

I'll gas it up. We don't need no crew for this tub.

Yeah, so I take the car and I pick her up.

You got the address?

Come on, you got the address?

Okay, go straight and back.

Okay, don't waste no time.

Come on. Go!

Hey, Joey.

Don't let anything get in your way. You got to get rough, get rough.

Just get it back here. If you got to break a damn neck, get it back here. Go,

go.

How are you going?

Over to the city.

Well, if you're in a hurry, I'll give you a ride over there.

Good. Max told me not to waste our time.

Don't worry.

I never waste no time.

What part of the city you going to?

2425 Spruce Street.

Right on my way.

Good.

No, you don't get two for the price of one.

So, Stephanie has come to me.

How ironic.

Of course, I did not find out that this young woman who called herself Wendy was

really Stephanie until later.

But then life is full of twists and turns, no?

Why don't you take a look around? I have to use the bathroom.

Look, I should have called Maxie back there. I still need a car to bring that

girl back to him, you know?

Well, uh, take a look around.

That's what we're here for.

I'm looking.

Go ahead.

Hey, Johnny.

Yeah. That's 2425 Spruce Street.

Right. Harry, I have a new girl. She's great.

Wendy. I want to send her over to you.

Okay. Have your plane meet her at the airport.

All right.

Wendy!

This car looks pretty good.

I think I'll take this car.

What's your hurry?

Well, you know, my hurry is that if I don't bring this girl back to Max in

he's going to rip out my arm. You know what I mean? He's a tough guy.

He couldn't do that to you.

Well, he could try, you know.

You're pretty cute, you know.

You're not so bad yourself.

I like a chick who doesn't believe in formalities, you know.

Oh.

Fuck me Bring me oh

Fuck me where right?

is the key.

Where the hell's the key?

Oh, no, man.

You know, if anything could go right today, I'd be amazed. It's unbelievable.

Hey, how you doing? Yeah, it's me.

Yeah, look, I ran into some problems.

I had some problems with the car, and I got involved in some other stuff.

Yeah, yeah, it's still near the pier, yeah.

All right, well, look, I'll explain it to you later. Will you come pick me up?

Come on.

All right.

I'm at, uh... Nothing to worry about,

Angel.

Johnny arrived right on time.

You had been keeping Joey busy, of course.

No chance to tip Max until it was too late.

Very earnest that Johnny asked for Stephanie.

Seemed anxious.

I sent him to Stephanie's room.

He returned, quite upset.

But this is not Stephanie, he told me.

But it was Stephanie.

Not the right one, of course.

Stephanie.

My Stephanie.

Left in a huff.

Feeling neglected, I suppose.

Then Johnny described the Stephanie he was looking for.

By this time, Wendy was arriving at Harry's place.

I'm Wendy.

I know. I flew you up. I'm Harry.

Glad to meet you, I'm sure.

I've seen you.

Now you want to see more?

Angel finally arrived.

Johnny and I told her the whole story.

An odd twist of fate, no?

She must get to Harry in time.

Would he recognize his daughter?

She had it disguised herself.

They must try.

They could rent a plane.

Maybe they would not be too late.

Well, I hear you're a pretty hot number.

Uh, well...

I'm sorry. I've never done anything like this. I mean, for money.

But Maxine said... Oh, please don't tell her. I lied to her.

I had to lie. Oh, God, this is awful.

Okay, look, I'll fly you back right away. I'll even pay you.

No. I've never taken money for anything I didn't earn before. I'm not going to

start now.

Oh, if it's not you, it'll just be somebody else.

I'm just afraid I won't be very good.

Well, okay, later.

Whatever you want.

Whatever I want?

What a beautiful thing to say.

Nobody's ever said that to me before.

Well, all men aren't, you know... All men are rotten.

Well, at least the one I knew.

Should I tell you about him?

Sure. I even have a shoulder you can cry on.

Well, he was older.

Not like you.

You know, I used to be rich.

Now all I have is my boat.

He beat me up and locked me on my own boat.

Just upstairs and to the left. You know, I was so ashamed.

What if my friends should see me?

So I'm disguised myself.

I'm still in disguise.

Well, what do you really look like?

Well, you're my daughter.

Yeah. You're my daughter. Yeah, okay.

Yeah. I'll be your daughter. Is that what you're into?

No, really.

Right, Daddy.

Yeah, I'm your daughter. And I'm going to suck your big cock.

Uh -huh.

I'm going to make it all better.

Daughter's going to make you feel good. Uh -huh.

Right, Daddy? Right?

Yeah. Uh -huh.

Yeah.

Daddy. You're really my daughter.

Yeah, I'm really your daughter, yeah.

But Mr. Stample, this

is Stephanie.

Yes, yes, of course, the only Stephanie here.

New girl, blonde, she would have just arrived?

No. Oh, no, Mr. Stample. I'm quite sure.

Are you sure you have come to the right place?

Don't blame Joey, Mr. Stample.

A blonde named Stephanie never... Oh, well.

It's too complicated.

This is my daughter.

Yeah.

How do you know my real name?

Harry.

That's your daughter.

I don't care if I am your daughter. I still want my money.

As is always true in life, our story is coming to an end.

A happy one, we hope.

Harry, you have found your long -lost daughter.

And in a most unusual manner, you must admit.

You must have been pleased with the job Angel and Johnny did for you.

Letting them stay at your house in the mountains for an indefinite time, you

said.

Steph and I have a lot of catching up to do.

Maybe Italy.

No, not Italy.

France?

Oh, well, anywhere you like, honey.

The house is yours till we get back.

An adequate bonus I should think.

And so everyone got what they wanted.

How nice.

Let's go inside.

I'm almost frozen.

Oh,

boy, is it cold.

Oh.

Oh yeah!

It's a real fit.

That was so uncomfortable.

Oh yeah.

I hope.

Mmm.

Voilà. As I told you in the beginning, it all started with a woman.

Me.

Many things do start with a woman.

And many things start with me.

Let me tell you about Henri.

Oh, well, but Henri is another story.

Maybe next time I will tell you, eh?

Bonne chance, my friends, and goodbye for now.