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Whoever did this hijacking
is planning a big operation.

Like, maybe even
knocking over Fort Knox.

Now you're gonna get this
old man, Joseph Rockford,

and you're gonna get him before the sun
comes up tomorrow. 'Cause if you don't,

I'm putting the word
out on you. I'll get him.

Rocky, duck!

Sonny, what did they
blow up your car for?

Somebody's trying to kill you.
Will you get that through your head?

This is Jim Rockford.

At the tone, leave your name
and message.

I'll get back to you.

Hey, Jimmy. It's Angel.

Don't pay no attention
to my other message.

You're out of it. You're
clean. No trouble at all.

Just ignore
the first message.

This is James Garner.

The following scenes are
from part one of Gearjammers,

a two-part episode
of The Rockford Files.

What are you doing in here? You're
supposed to be outside keeping watch.

I'm sorry, Mr. Hammel. A guy
got past me. Got inside here.

What?

Listen, we're almost finished.
Let's clear out of here.

Find him.
Find out who he is.

Yes, sir.
Hey,

you find him.

Yes, sir.

You find Lo Salvo?

Yeah. He was busy though.

I'll catch up with him
on his break.

What did
he look like?

He's an old man.
Had on dungarees.

Hold it.

Let me out here.
Now, listen.

You find him.
Find out what he saw.

Don't let anybody see you.
But you get him, you hear me?

We might have to hit him.

Yes, sir, Mr. Hammel.

Kind of hoping that
maybe you'd be interested

in buying yourself a pair
of tickets for the OOTA Ball.

We are having a humding...
OOTA Ball.

Well, I'm a son of a gun.
Who beat me to it?

Tommy Larson. He's been in here
selling them all over the place.

I just got these from him
about 10 minutes ago.

Oh, I should have barged in
on you when I first seen you.

Huh? Yeah, I seen you about a hour ago

over there in Warehouse 10.

You and some big,
expensive-looking guy.

And you was passing him
some papers

and you fellas
was jawing and...

Well, I should have just
barged in on you right then.

Maybe I'd have beat Tommy
to the business there.

Yeah.

Your name Rockford?

Who wants to know?

What can I do for you?

We're looking
for your old man.

What'd he do?
Miss a payment on his truck?

Look, I got about $30
worth of steak in here.

If I don't get it in the
freezer, it's gonna rot.

Do you gentlemen mind if I...
Wait.

Those were extra large
double Grade A.

99 cents a dozen. I wish
you hadn't have done that.

Your father isn't at
his house. Where is he?

Well, offhand, I don't know
where he is,

but if you guys
want to come inside,

I'll see if I can
find him for you.

Now where is
your father?

Hey, we got company.

Hold it!

You, out!

Your left front tire's
a little low,

so if I were you, I'd...

I'd have it checked.

Mr. Hammel.

Better have a good reason
for coming here, Lo Salvo.

I want out.

What are you talking about?

I'm not gonna go
through with it.

Boy, you're a real
bleeding heart, Lo Salvo.

Just because some old geezer's gonna
get himself roughed up a little bit.

Yes, sir. But I don't think you're
just talking about roughing him up,

'cause if you do that, you're gonna
tip him, and you ain't that stupid.

Now the way I got it figured is,
you gonna put him away for good,

and I can't stand still
for that.

Yeah.

Goodbye, John.

That's good for me.

Guy's name was Lo Salvo, huh? Yeah.

Jim!

Oh, Jim!

Jim! Oh, I've killed him!

I killed my own son. Jimmy!

Jim!

Oh, thank God!
Can you hear me, Jimmy?

Can you hear me?
What happened?

Hi, Jim. What's new?

Hey, Charlie, what, are the
flashers running in packs now?

Flashers, he says.

Hijacked, and left them
stripped to slow them up.

Six of them in two hours.

I never saw anything like it.
All from the same line.

So P&W gets hijacked,

and Johnny Lo Salvo, who works for
P&W, gets knocked off the same day.

Now all we need is a connection
between Rocky and Johnny Lo Salvo.

Very good.

You know, you'd make
a pretty good detective.

Had dinner?

Now that you
mention it, no.

You want to do
the lobster?

At 3:00 in the morning?
Everything's closed.

Oh, don't worry.
I know a place.

Yeah? What kind of place?

You'll like it.
It's a nice place.

They got lobster?

Well, sure.

What kind of lobster?

Lobster lobster.

Rocky.

Lobster bisque.

Canned?

Fresh canned.

No way.

Oh, come on now. Lobster's
lobster. Quit trying to welsh.

Okay. Get in.

Well, we don't have to. It's right
around the corner. We can walk.

Hey, Rocky.
Rocky, are you okay? Huh?

Maybe I should have
let him book me.

You got a cut up there.
Huh?

Oh, leave it be.
Let me see it.

Sonny, what did they
blow up your car for?

Somebody's trying to kill you.
Will you get that through your head?

Why?

Thanks.

Let's get a doctor
to look at that, okay?

Come on.
We got a doctor in here.

Oh, I'm okay.
It's only a scratch.

Rocky, they got a doctor. We're
gonna let him look you over.

Look, I don't need nobody to
put no Band-Aid on no scratch.

Rocky!

Oh, I'll take
care of it.

All right, thank you.
Now go on!

Okay. So, what happened?

What happened is somebody put
enough dynamite in my car

to blow it right over
your lousy flagpole.

All right,
calm down, Jim.

It's not like you haven't been in these
tough jams before, so just take it easy.

I know, but Rocky's never
been the target before.

Come on,
I'll get you some coffee.

I don't know, Dennis.
Somebody's trying to kill him,

and they're not
fooling around about it.

Well, we'll go
through the car,

get a check on the dynamite, we'll
run the whole mess through the lab.

You heard him out there. He
didn't want to see the doctor.

He thinks this whole thing is just
some big mistake that's gonna go away.

We'll turn something.

What? What are you gonna do?

What are you gonna
run through your lab?

The whole thing's
on fire out there.

Your parking lot looks
like a Boy Scout cookout.

We'll find something. We'll
get a composite on the dynamite.

We'll...
Damn it, there's no sugar!

Calm down, Dennis.
Come on, calm down.

Isn't that the way
it goes, huh?

We'll find something.

Somebody must have seen
who wired your car.

Rocky's my friend, too.
We will find something.

I can hear
what you guys are saying.

The whole building
can hear what you're saying.

Now, look, as long as I'm the
fellow they're trying to kill,

will you let me do most of
the heavy worrying, please?

Look, Rocky, we got to stash you someplace.

You stash me,
you ain't got no leads.

We're not exactly looking
for bait, Rocky.

And if we were,
we wouldn't use a civilian.

Okay.

Well, do I have to walk home or you
gonna give me a car to ride home in?

Look, Rocky, somebody's trying to
kill you. Will you understand that?

And you're acting
like a pair of kids.

Now, let's be adult.

Hey, you're not gonna let him go home
alone, are you? Are you kidding me?

He's going home with me. Now,
Rocky, just hold up a minute.

Jim, I will find something.
We got a good lab.

Yeah. I know, Dennis. Look,
I'm sorry I yelled at you.

Just the thought of somebody hurting
Rocky sends me right up the wall, man.

Yeah. Well, just
take him home and sit on him.

All right. Thanks.

Hey, Dad?

Well, it's about time.

How long have you been up?
Oh, I never went to sleep.

I should have gone
to my own house.

Yeah, you'd have probably shared
your bed with a plastic bomb.

Hey,
you had breakfast?

No. I've been busy.

I have been doing
some detective work.

That's a very disreputable
occupation.

Yeah, well, that's what I've been
telling you. You want to hear about this?

If I have to.
I have here a list

that I've made of everything
Dennis said was hijacked.

Mmm-hmm. How do you like
your eggs? Over or up?

Scrambled.

Now first on the list
is 400 cases of dynamite.

Now, wouldn't you say that anyone
who ripped off that much dynamite

was intending to do
some mighty big blasting?

Not unless they planned
on selling them.

There weren't
any fuses or caps.

Well, they could
get them anyplace.

Oh, yeah. Yeah. Go on.

Well, now, next we've got
a truck loaded for Memphis.

Now, it's mostly work gloves.

Which means our hijackers
are blue-collar types.

No, sir.
You get a load of this.

Six jackhammers in the load.

That's interesting.

Of course, there were no
hoses, compressors or bits.

No.

Of course they can
get those anyplace. Right?

Right. Right. Yeah.

Now we got a truck
loaded for Cleveland.

Now, this one is loaded
mostly with ladies' underwear,

wooden salad bowls
from Taiwan,

aluminum ladders,
loads of paint,

some of that there
chemical was on it,

and...
Dad,

let's just make a long
story short, all right?

A dozen Geeger counters.

That's Geiger, Dad.

A dozen Geiger counters.

Half a truckload of rifles
with ammunition.

I'm telling you, sonny, there's too
much here for it to be a coincidence.

Whoever did this hijacking
is planning a big operation.

Like, maybe even
knocking over Fort Knox.

What about the grapefruit?

I don't want any.

The grapefruit
that they hijacked?

What are they gonna do?
Throw those at the police?

Well, that's the exception
that proves the rule.

You know, I...

I've never quite understood
what that means.

Well, that means

that even if they got a guy
on the inside tipping them off,

you can't all
be perfect, right?

Dad, I think
you got something there.

You do?

Mmm-hmm.

Of course, it's not gonna do us any good.

Because we're not gonna know where
they're hitting till after they've done it.

Yeah.

Meanwhile,
you are a sitting duck.

Yeah.

Sergeant Becker, please.

Oh, do you know
what time he'll be back?

Who is this?

Oh, Charlie. Charlie,
this is Jim Rockford.

Would you tell Dennis
to call me when he gets back?

Yeah, Charlie,

did those trucks
ever turn up?

Yeah. Okay. Okay, thanks.

No sign of them.

You know, that's funny. Those
cargoes are usually pre-sold.

They unload them and ditch
them within three or four hours.

That proves I'm right!

You want more coffee?

No. That proves I'm right. They're
gonna keep the stuff for themselves.

Yeah. Just think about this.

All six drivers were released
within 20 minutes

of the time
the last truck was hit.

Yeah.

These hijackers are no dummies.
They know the trucking business.

They know the alarm's gonna go out
the minute those drivers are released.

Mmm-hmm.

Which means
those trucks are stashed

less than 20 minutes away
from the inland terminal.

Right!

Wrong.

In an area that small,
they're too easy to find.

No, they're gonna have
to get them out of there,

especially if they plan to use
that equipment for another job.

I guess that's right.

Now, how do you get six semis out
of the area without being spotted?

Where can I find
Mr. Koenig?

I'm looking for
John Koenig.

You're looking at him.

Hey, John. Jim Rockford,

road boss for
Pacific & Western.

What happened to Matt?
Matt?

Assistant road boss,
I should've said.

I'm giving Matt a hand

on some special security
matters that just came up

and I figured...

Hey, do you mind?

This is just a little
confidential, John. Oh.

But... See,

I got a problem.

I need your help.

Oh, you can count on me.

Thanks. I appreciate it.

What's your problem?

Seals.

Seals?

Our seals have been
tampered with.

Pilferage?

Oh, worse, John. Much worse.

Now, my informant tells me that some
of the vans have been cleaned out.

That's impossible!
You got any waybill numbers?

Oh, well, my...

My informant wasn't
quite that specific.

But we do know that
they were supposed to roll

either last night
or early this morning.

Uh-huh.

Last shipment of yours went
out of here three days ago.

Two vans for Tallahassee.

Nothing since?

Nothing.

Anything scheduled
for today or tomorrow?

Nothing at all.

My informant is usually
very, very, very reliable.

Oh, gee, I'm sorry,
Mr. Rockford. I really am.

Oh, hey, John,

I want to thank you
for your help.

I'll tell Matt
hello for you, huh?

Yeah. Thanks.

Oh, Mr. Rockford!
What do you want us to do

about that partial shipment
we got on hold for you?

When are you gonna
complete it?

Partial shipment?

Yeah, the one that came in
last night. Six vans.

No destination?
No. Nothing.

Just hold until the rest
of the shipment is ready.

That's what
the waybill says.

That's pretty unusual.

Yeah. It sure is.

Of course, you fellas
are real good customers.

I mean, we'd do anything
to make you happy.

Well, there they are.

That's 2732,

5729,

6254,

4132,

1944, and 2719.

Are these the ones
you're looking for?

And you think they're empty?

Oh, they got to be.
Got to be.

They sure found
a good hiding place.

What?

The...

They're sealed.
That's funny.

Oh, they better be.

Koenig?
Huh?

I'm gonna break that seal
and you're gonna be a witness.

Oh, no, wait a minute, Mr.
Rockford. I'm not authorized...

Just hold on.

Mr. Rockford, I really don't
think that's a very good idea.

They're still loaded.

You're kidding!

Uh-huh. Yeah.

We don't know
that it's abandoned.

They might try to come back
and get at it.

Look, just stay out of sight,
seal it up,

and we'll have a stakeout
on it in a half an hour.

What?

Okay, I owe you one.

Mazurski!

Hey, Jimmy!

Jimmy, come here!

There's a green Chevy
parked outside there.

Do you think it's one
of them head-crushers?

Yeah, those are head-crushers,
all right,

but they belong to Becker.

Oh, no kidding. Old Becker sent them? Yeah.

Well, you know, I didn't
used to think much of him.

I always figured he was sort
of a bad influence on you.

But now I'm getting
real fond of him.

Come on, Rocky. How can
a cop be a bad influence?

Wait a minute.

I take that back.

Are you going back
to that stakeout again?

Mmm-hmm.

I want you to stay here. I don't
want you to open that door for anyone.

Now, wait a minute. I want
to get out of here, too.

I'd like to get
to my own house.

Oh, you want to leave?
You want to go home?

Okay, you want to leave?
Go ahead.

Well, I'm leaving.

No, you're not.

Since when do you tell
your own father what to do?

It's supposed to be
the other way around.

You're not leaving, Dad.
You're gonna stay right here

so somebody can keep
an eye on you.

Yeah, it's different
when you're worried about me.

But it don't matter a tinker's damn
when I'm worried about you, huh?

That don't count. Come on,
Dad. Come on. This is different.

Look, Jimmy, how many times
have I told you,

"Sonny, please get off the
case. You're gonna get killed."

How many times you looked
at me like I'm some old nut

that can't even put
his shoes on the right feet?

Now, come on. When did I
ever treat you that way?

Besides, that's different.

You don't want me to go home
'cause you're scared I'll get hurt.

How is that different?

I'm waiting!

That's different because
I'm supposed to know

how to handle these
situations. It's my business.

Well, I ain't never seen you
handle no situations too good.

Most of the time I see you, you're
in more traction than Evel Knievel.

Now, I'm not gonna argue with
you, Dad. You're not going home.

How are you gonna
stop me, huh?

Please?

Oh, Jimmy.

Please.

Oh, well, all right.

Thanks, Rocky.

Hey, come on,
I'm sorry.

No, you ain't.

Yeah, well,
what do you want, huh?

I want you to understand.

Okay, Rocky. Okay.

I guess maybe I do.

Coffee, Sergeant?

Yeah, I'll have some.

How do you like it?
Cream and sugar.

We're out of cream.

So what are you asking for?

Well, sugar we got.

Just give it to me.

We're out of coffee.

How's Rocky?

Well, he's confined
to quarters.

Sitting there with a shotgun across his lap

and orders
to shoot on sight.

Hey, Dennis, thank you
for the police cover.

It's been
a couple of days.

Captain Highland's
beginning to ask questions.

So I'm gonna have to
pull my men.

That means you're gonna have
to look after Rocky yourself.

Sergeant.

Better check this out.

And remember, you're working
for the freight yard.

Don't spook him
till you know who it is.

Yes, sir.

This is Becker.

I want Wants and Warrants

on a silver and blue
Rolls-Royce.

License 375

Ida, Mary, Ida.

On your silver and blue
Rolls-Royce,

license 375 Ida, May, Ida.

No Wants, no Warrants.

Vehicle registered
to the P&W Trucking Company,

22376 West Arroyo,
Los Angeles.

Roger.

Now, that's the president
of Pacific & Western.

Now he says he wants to cooperate
with the police as much as possible,

on account of he says
it's in his interest to.

Now, he said his customers
are complaining

and he's gotta get
that shipment to them.

So what he wants to know is
can he have his vans back?

Tell him he can have them.

And call off
McCann and Shapiro.

Yes, sir.

Well,

they spotted us.
I guess we've blown it.

You know something,
Dennis?

Those guys were pretty smart,

but then they were
pretty dumb, too.

What do you mean?

That's a hell of a good
place to hide those vans,

but a tough place to get them
out of without getting nailed.

Rocky? Hey, Rocky!

Rocky!

Detective Becker, please.
Hurry.

Hey, Rocky.

You okay, Rocky?

Them two fellas
was trying to kill me.

That's what I've been
trying to tell you.

I know, but I never...

Look, my knees are shaking.

Let's wait a minute, huh?

Mine are a little weak, too.

Sonny,

you know, I'm sitting in that
trailer with that scatter gun

across my knees.

Them two fellas come in and I
had them right dead in my sights.

I could have made
a Mexican omelet out of them.

I couldn't do it.
I couldn't shoot.

Well, if you'd been able to,
I'd been surprised.

Oh, boy! Come on. You
want to give it a try?

Yeah.

Listen, what do you think I
pay you people for, anyway?

If I want this kind of
dumb action,

I can get some junkie
to do the job for $20.

It got out of hand.
The old man got loose.

He kicked Ronnie and ran.

There were a couple
of kids up there...

I'm not interested in that, John. Now look,

I just patched him. I got
to get him back to my office.

I'm worried about gangrene.

Listen, you guys already have
gangrene. It's growing out of your ears.

Look, we tried
our best.

Now, get him
out of here, will you?

All right, John.

You gonna do this thing right or
you gonna screw it up like before?

I'm gonna do it right.

Okay.

Okay,

who's your backup man
gonna be?

I hear Freddie Gates
is in town.

Gates is a junkie.

I hear he's clean.

Look, I'll get someone
that's not using.

I won't screw it up
this time. That's a promise.

Okay, John.

Okay.

Now, you're gonna get this
old man, Joseph Rockford,

and you're gonna get him before the sun
comes up tomorrow. 'Cause if you don't,

I'm putting
the word out on you.

You won't be able to get a job
running numbers in La Porte, Indiana.

I'll get him.
You can bet on it.

Oh,
I'm not betting on it, John.

You are.

What do you mean
you can't do anything?

I mean,
there's nothing I can do.

Protect and serve. That's the
motto, huh? That's your sales pitch?

All right, I'm calling
you on it. Protect him.

You think I don't want to?

Well, you got enough men to
protect the lousy trucking company.

This is my father!

Those gorillas
tried to kill him.

Them shots just barely missed me.
For a while there, I thought...

We're not trying to protect
the trucking company.

We're trying to run down
a bunch of hijackers.

We're trying to run down
whoever stuck Johnny Lo Salvo.

There's a lot at stake
here, Jim. Yeah. His life.

There's nothing I can do. Take
your beef to Captain Highland.

I'll back you up.
Highland?

Okay, he doesn't like you,
but he's a reasonable man.

Yeah, in a pig's eye.

Jim, I don't want to see
anything happen to Rocky,

but when you ask for 24-hour
protection. I don't have any men.

If you were to tell me, Baby
Face Nelson's at Pizza Dan,

there's nothing I can do.
I don't have anybody to send.

Okay, Rocky. Come on.

Wait a minute.

Yeah?

I could book him
as a material witness.

What do you mean book me?

Hey, Dennis,
that's a great idea.

What do you mean
book me?

Well, it's very simple,
Rocky.

They don't have enough men to
give you outside protection,

so they put you in a nice, safe jail
cell and nobody can get to you there.

You're darn right
nobody would get to me,

'cause I ain't gonna
be there.

What've you got against jail? You're
not gonna be in there very long.

Food ain't too bad.

And Dennis can get you
a couple of extra pillows.

Look, I ain't going to jail,
so you quit pushing.

I'm a grown man.
I can take care of myself.

Yeah, I noticed.

I ain't going to jail.

You know
what you are, Rocky?

You're ungrateful.

Now you stay in here
and don't you move.

Hey, Willie.

Any luck?
Would I have any luck?

They wouldn't
knock off a dime.

It doesn't make
any difference anyway.

Comprehensive doesn't
cover civil disorders.

Civil disorder?

If planting a bomb in a car isn't
civil disorder, I don't know what is.

Civil disorders
covers riots, mob actions,

and any reasonable and necessary
action taken by civil authorities,

including,
but not limited to,

local, county
and state police,

the CIA, the FBI, and the
National Guard, to control same.

That's article 32,
section 12,

paragraph 37.02-A
of the State Insurance Code.

We're talking about a couple of
hoods trying to knock off my old man.

It was all very orderly.

Hoods? Hoods?

Hmm, organized crime.

All I know is somebody put
a bomb in my car.

Gang war. That's what it was. A gang war.

Now if you're not aware, there's
an exclusive in your policy

against acts of war.

You're about
to make me angry, Willie.

I'm gonna give you a break. Because
you're an old friend and I really like you,

I'm gonna get them
to buy it as collision.

With the windshield and the
doors blown out from the inside?

I'll handle it.
Don't worry about it.

I'll swing it for you.
I appreciate it.

Don't mention it.

Only on collision
I've got a $100 deductible.

Hey, what can I tell you? You
want your cake and eat it, too?

What cake?
It's comprehensive.

$1,500 and no deductible.

No way.

I'll sue you.

I'll cancel your policy.

I'll cancel your butt.

$1,400 and that's final.

$1,500.

You know,

when you're dealing
with money,

that's when a man's
true colors really show.

Yeah. How about that?

Can't go home.
Can't drive my own pickup.

Stop grouching,
will you?

I'm buying you lunch,
aren't I?

Gilly's Diner?

Well, when I pay,
I pick the place.

Where are we going?
Gilly's Diner.

Hey, Rocky, tell me
about Johnny Lo Salvo.

I already told you.

I told everybody.
Tell me again.

Lo Salvo worked for
P&W shipping, you see,

and he does
the dockside work there,

like assigns their loading
docks for their trucks

and takes care
of the water bills.

What?

Bills of lading.

He expedited customs. He done
a little bit of everything.

Well, that stuff
that was hijacked,

would that have
come through the docks?

Well, some of it, maybe.
It's hard to say.

You see, when... When they
bring the cargo in off the ships

and they stack it
in the inland terminals,

they just leave it there
till the stack builds up

a big enough load,
all going to the same place,

and then they ship it out.

Would Lo Salvo know
when that was?

Oh, no. I don't think so.

I just don't see how Lo Salvo could
be connected with the hijackings.

Well, I don't either.
I never did understand.

Why didn't you say so?

Because Dennis said he was,
and everybody else said he was,

and you said he was.

You guys are supposed
to be the experts

but it never made
sense to me.

Rocky, is there anything
going on down at the docks,

like a big shipment
coming through

or something
going in and out

or something valuable,
like a gold shipment?

Oh, nothing that I know of.

But there's those
old furs from Russia.

It wouldn't be that.

What kind of furs?

Oh, they call them those...

Sables.

Oh, yeah?
They can be pretty valuable.

You can blow $40,000
on a sable coat like nothing.

You're kidding.
$40,000 for an overcoat?

Yeah. How many were there?

I don't know.

Approximately?

Well, it could have been
three or four cargo holds.

Whole shipload?

That could be
worth millions.

Rocky, duck!

All right, Rocky. That guy
found the telephone pole.

You okay?
Am I okay? Are you kidding?

I won't be able to go out
in traffic for a year.

Look, I think
I changed my mind.

I'd like to stay in the
cooler. Let's go call Dennis.

All right. Let's go down to the docks
first. We can call him from there.

What did I ever do
to those guys?

Can you tell me?
What did I ever do to them?

Sorry, sir, dock's closed,
unless you have official business.

Oh, you bet
I've got official business.

Wait a minute!

It's all right. I know them.

Hey, Dennis.
Hey, come here.

I want to show you something.

Do you know
what just happened to us?

They tried to hit
Rocky again.

And where do you want me
to put my truck?

Put it over there, Rocky.

I heard about it over the
police radio. You two guys okay?

Uh, temporarily, yeah.

Well, I'm sorry, Jim.

Hey, don't blow all the
good lines now, Dennis.

You ought to hold off
on that one

until you get the little card
that says "in lieu of flowers."

Jim.
Hey, Dennis.

Rocky, I was just
telling... Dennis, listen,

I've been thinking over that idea of
yours about jail on the way over here,

and it don't sound too bad to
me. It might be kind of restful.

Well, I never thought I'd be
happy to turn the key on you.

If you don't mind waiting
around, you're safe here.

Yeah.

How'd you hear
about the fur shipment?

How did you?
Well, I told him.

Something going down?

Routine.

On a multi-million dollar
shipment P&W notifies us.

We've had a detail scheduled
here for a couple of weeks.

Oh.
What did you expect?

Well, to tell you the truth,
I'm not sure.

What are you doing here?

Everything that's happened
is tied in right here.

I thought maybe
I'd just nose around,

wander back and forth
over the territory

to see if I could pick up
something I missed before.

Long as Rocky's got to
hang around. Do you mind?

I guess not.

Just stay out of the way.

Hey, Rocky.

You spent an awful lot of time
hard selling trucking to me,

you never mentioned
all that paperwork.

Yeah. You can
get used to it.

That there
is a bill of lading.

You got to have the original
of that to pick up your cargo.

Who controls the original till
it's turned over to the driver?

Well,
there's lots of originals.

They all get one.
The shipper, the broker,

the consignee, the insurance.

They all get one.
There's, oh, a dozen in all.

Rocky,

if you got 12 of anything,

one is the original,
the rest are copies.

No. They're all originals.

Except the copies.
Now, there's lots of copies.

For the files, information.
You know, stuff like that.

Well, don't look at me.
I didn't make up the system.

Hey, there!
Hi, Rocky.

How's it going there?
Oh, same as usual.

You know, too much work
and not enough men.

P&W's what fouled us.

They moved their pickup
ahead four hours.

Oh, I'll see you.
Nice seeing you again.

Hey, Rocky, why don't those
tractors have their own trailers?

Well, they don't need their own
trailers with containerized cargo.

The port lends them a chassis,
they put their container on it,

hook up, and away they go.

And now their pickup has
been moved up by four hours.

Hey, Rocky,

those guys weren't hijacking guns and
dynamite. They're stealing tractors.

Who's stealing tractors?
I don't know,

but I'll give you odds that those
are the tractors that were hijacked

and never recovered.

Now, they're about to get away
with stealing millions in furs.

Hey, Becker! Becker!

Stop that truck!

Becker!

Becker!

Becker!

Stop!

Got the brains
of a chicken.

Hey, sonny!

Where'd you get that truck?

The same place that
guy got his. I stole it.

You mean that other truck was stolen?

Uh-huh.

That's Rocky!

You ain't gonna
out-drag me, bobtail. No way!

Hey, look out, Rocky!

Hey, Rocky?

Come on, you old
gearjammer, you nailed him.

You guys could've gotten
killed, you know that?

Me? In a rig?

I been pushing one all my
life. I know what I'm doing.

Yeah, I guess you do.

I'm sorry. Nobody's allowed off
the dock without a statement.

Well, that's all right.
I'm the president of P&W.

I have to check
with my insurance company.

I'm sorry, sir.

Hey, I seen
that guy before.

I seen him
with Johnny Lo Salvo

in the office
of the Orient Lines.

Are you sure?

Well, sure I'm sure.

I was late and Violet
had already left... Who?

Violet.
That's a girlfriend of mine.

Well, anyway,
everybody was gone,

so I started to leave, and I
looked in one of the offices,

and there's this guy and Johnny Lo
Salvo was giving him some papers.

Bills of lading?

That's what they were.

But this is absurd. I told you I'm
the president of Pacific & Western.

Out of the car, Mr. Hammel.

I want to see my lawyer
and I want to hear my rights.

You'll get them.

Now that's
a respectable scam.

Respectable?

How can you call
a crook respectable?

I'm not talking
about the man, Rocky,

I'm talking
about the operation.

See, when a truck
is hijacked,

everybody assumes
it's for the load.

I mean, it's logical.

And they try to make sense
out of the grapefruit,

the dynamite
and the work gloves,

and of course,
it doesn't make any sense.

But, nobody says, "Hey, maybe the
load's got nothing to do with it.

"Maybe they're stealing
tractors for a really big heist."

Now that's what I call
a respectable scam.

You know, when I think of all the
years I walked you to Sunday school,

I start getting the feeling

that maybe I was wasting
a lot of shoe leather.

That afternoon
at the Orient Lines,

Johnny Lo Salvo
saw you, didn't he?

Yeah, how did you know?

Well, that's why they
were trying to kill you.

You could connect Hammel with
the stolen bill of ladings.

Oh, I don't believe that.

Old Johnny would never do
nothing to put me in harm's way.

He was a friend.

Yeah, maybe a better friend
than you know.

Thanks for the help, Rocky.

Oh, it wasn't nothing.

Say, do you know, I think I'm
beginning to develop sort of a flair

for this kind of work?

I really do.
Not that it's so difficult.

I solved this case for him.

Do you know
what he's gonna do for me?

He's gonna split the fee
on this case with me 50-50.

Well, I think you deserve
a little something.

I think 30-70
is a little more adequate.

50-50. And I earned it.

Less expenses?

You got a deal.

And no welshing privileges.

Good luck, boys.

Yeah. See you, Dennis.

Say, sonny,

what do you figure that the
net on our fee is gonna be?

Well, since
I didn't have a client,

I won't get a fee,

and expenses run about $200.

So I figure
you probably owe me $100.

If you don't have the
cash on you, it's okay.

I'll accept a check.