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[rock music]

[airplane engine]

[landing gear screeching]

[dramatic music]

[footsteps]

The Teshima courier is here.

Show him in.

[footsteps]

[door opens]

[footsteps]

You're a day early.

You were due on a flight 507 tomorrow.

Yeah.

Well, when I landed in Singapore,

today's flight 507 was still on a gate hold.

So I said to myself,Billy, why not go for it?

Get an extra day in Hong Kong, bus over to Macau,

catch a few rays, see theplace where the girls feed

you dinner with their fingers.

[laughs]

You didn't have any trouble with Customs?

What?

Me?

Regular Teshima courier?

They never give us a second glance.

If they did, you can bet I wouldn't

take the risk of carryingMr. Bournville's bonus mail.

[clicking]

Well, if I could just have my fee.

Of course.

Give him his share.

[footsteps]

What is this?

Why don't you tell me?

[dramatic music]

I didn't what was in there.

The bags are always sealed when Mr.

Bournville gives them to us.

Didn't they have the seals on them?

No.

[dramatic music]

[door closes]

[dramatic music]

[helicopter blades whirring]

[footsteps]

Hey, [inaudible] caller direct.

[inaudible] on the line.

What the hell could be so important

it's worth the risk of calling direct.

This week's Teshima courierturned up a day early.

What?

All he was carrying was shredded newspaper.

He must have stolen the money.

JAPANESE BOSS [ON TELEPHONE]: Oh, no.

He said he didn't.

And I believe him.

His sincerity never waveredfrom beginning to end.

When are the next couriers due?

Paris and Zurich tomorrow.

Marseilles and Istanbul the day after.

We got $15 million on them.

All right.

Try to intercept them directly.

And find out what they're really carrying.

Put the helo on an alert.

Pull the cars out.

Where are we going?

Teshima Tower.

We're going to find out where Bournville is.

I want him taken down within the next hour.

[dramatic music]

[music - theme song, "booker"]

[SINGING] I feel a beat on the street tonight.

The lights are bright andit feels all right tonight.

It's a hot summer night and I'm ready tonight.

It's a hot summer night and it feels so right.

It's a hot summer night and I'm ready tonight.

It's a hot summer night and it feels so right.

It's a hot summer night and I'm ready tonight.

It's a hot summer night and it feels so right.

Hot!

Hot!

[dramatic music]

[helicopter blades whirring]

[dramatic music]

Surprise!

You didn't think you weregetting away without a party,

did you?- Oh, well, I'd hoped so.

I mean, I don't deserve this.

Coming up front.

We'll take the parking lot.

And, finally, because we've heard

that in Rio they have heat seeking

mosquitoes the size of Volkswagens--

[laughter]

--we would like topresent you with your own

anti-insect protection device.

[cheering and laughter]

So it's kind of a shame you're leaving

since it'd be a good thingto ward off Chick Sterling.

[door opens]

Did I just hear myname being taken in vain?

MAN: No.

WOMAN: Uh oh.

Oh, no.

Please, don't let me interrupt the party.

Unless of course you're planningon charging this to overtime.

No, it's OK.

I had to get going anyway.

Well, actually, Tom, I'm sorry.

But I've had to hold yourchopper at the airport.

Something's come up and I've called

an emergency meeting of theexecutive management committee.

Well, you know, these travel arrangements

are pretty complicated.

Our masters in Japan havesummoned me to a spot review

session on Monday and Ineed to be fully briefed,

or the cutbacks could run far and wide.

Am I supposed to get some profound meaning

from that look?

I'll call you to the meeting when I'm ready.

Be prepared to answer somehard questions, Booker.

Alicia?

[footsteps]

I don't like these delays.

Ah, don't worry.

We built in a big margin for error.

It will be at least tomorrow before Kendall

finds out that the courierswere only carrying trash.

Just drive out to the airport.

And make sure they don't leave without me.

We'll be OK.

[footsteps]

[dramatic music]

Easy!

[inaudible]

How nice to see you again.

It's a shame because of security conditions

you and I haven't met more often.

I think it's time you and I hada little chat about your boss.

[gasping]

[footsteps]

What do you think Chick's up to?

ELAINE GRAZZO: Chick?

Who could tell?

Though I might be able to find out.

Where?

Or how?

[footsteps]

OK.

You know when Chickfired his last secretary?

Uh huh.

[ding]

Before she left, she told someof us his computer passwords.

She thought it was the least she could do.

[footsteps]

Wait, you can pull his files from the LAN?

Oh, more than that, Dennis.

He does everything on that computer.

He even outlines his notesbefore a board meeting.

I can pull all of it up.

Yeah.

We've been doing it all week.

You know, you should see someof the videotapes he rents.

Did you see anything on me?

Or read anything on me?

Dennis, come on. I wouldn't do that.

I mean, we were just doing it for fun.

We haven't broken into anything confidential.

DENNIS BOOKER: Well, it may not be right,

and it may not be smart, but we're talking

about Chick Sterling here.

We need all the help we can get.

[door closes]

Latin America, Bournville's running.

He just got a promotion and a transfer.

[sighs] Corporate chopper'staking him to the airport,

with our money, afterthe board meeting's over.

We can't take him down at the airport.

There's too much security.

Exactly.

Get ready.

I'll go join our chopper.

We're going in.

[door closes]

[tires screeching]

ELAINE GRAZZO: Further, Mr. Booker shows

little loyalty to the company.

And though capable of initiative,

his decisions are often rash and thrill-seeking.

Do you want me to keep going?

DENNIS BOOKER: No, no. Keep going.

This is a better description of me

than my high school yearbook.Go on.

ELAINE GRAZZO: OK.

These characteristics may not necessarily be

dispositive, but his division--

I guess he means you and me--

operates at a net loss.

And we can more inexpensivelyobtain investigative services

by using outside suppliers.

That's it?

Yeah.

Recommendation section is blank,but we can guess what it'll be.

DENNIS BOOKER: [sighs] Ican't believe Chick is really

thinking about firing me.

ELAINE GRAZZO: Yeah.

What do you care?

I mean, your job is just a game anyway.

I mean, isn't that what you say?

I don't know.

I mean, I still want to win it.

You know, I mean, that's the point of a game.

[sighs] Otherwise, it wouldn't be any fun.

Yeah.

That's the point.

You would be all right,I mean, they wouldn't think

of laying you off, would they?

Depends on how big the cuts are.

I've been laid off before.

In fact, they only broughtme back when they hired you.

[sighs] I don't have asmany talents as you, Dennis.

Basically all I can do is typeand read other people's mail.

[sighs] I want to keep my job.

DENNIS BOOKER: [sighs] Hey, look at me.

Don't worry about this.

All right?

We're going to fight it.

I'll think of a plan to keep us going.

OK?

I got an idea.

OK? OK?

OK.DENNIS BOOKER: All right?

OK.

[laughs]

[laughs]

[door opens]

[footsteps]

[laughter]

Excuse me. Excuse me.

What floor is the board meeting on?

We're running a little late.

Late for what?

Late to take them hostage.

[gunshot]

[thud]

Oh!

[thud]

GUNMAN: Keep it looking normal.

Padlock the fire exits. I'll get the phones.

CHICK STERLING: Our last quarter,

our profits slipped by 8%.

So Sako wants some answersand some cost savings.

So it's going to be a long night people.

If any of you have any familyor friends waiting on you,

call them now.

I don't want any interruptionsafter we get started.

All right? Let's go.

[footsteps]

Jennifer, tell Booker I wantto see him in 10 minutes.

I've got to get the restof the files out of my car.

If Chick calls, stall him, all right?

I'll be back in five.

[ding]

[door opens]

[door closes]

Maria, could I speak to Elizabeth, please?

Hi, sweetie.

[sighs] Honey, Maria's goingto stay and put you to bed, OK?

Oh, Lizzie.

I'm sorry.

No, I have to stay.

I--

[buzz]

Elizabeth?

Lizzie?

[clicking]

The phone went dead.

[dramatic music]

[helicopter blades whirring]

[helicopter blades whirring]

[suspenseful music]

[footsteps]

Pops, don't lock up. I'll be right back.

Yeah, sure thing.

Where's Pops?

Went home sick.

Had a slight headache.

Yeah.

I know.

I'm working on one right now.

[footsteps]

[suspenseful music]

[thud]

[gunshots]

[ricocheting]

[gunshots]

[gunshots]

[dramatic music]

[door opens]

[dramatic music]

[clicking]

[telephone ringing]

- Well, the internal lines work.- Boardroom?

Tell everyone to scatter,lock down the doors.

There's armed men in the building.

Just a moment.

Do it right now!

It's Booker.

He says there's armed men in the building.

Is this some sort of joke?

I'll phone his office.

[clicking]

[door opens]

[screams]

[gunshots]

- [screams] - Silence!

Don't anyone move!

Kendall!

Just what the hell are you doing?

Replacing you as president ofTeshima North America, Chick.

[punches landing]

[thud]

[thud]

Now you tell me where Bournville is,

or I won't postpone my pleasure.

I'll just kill you right now.

[dramatic music]

[clicking]

[suspenseful music]

[telephone ringing]

[telephone continues ringing]

ELAINE GRAZZO: [whimpers]

Elaine?

[telephone ringing]

Elaine!

[suspenseful music]

[crash]

Dennis!

What is happening?

Are you OK?

What did you see?

Two men with--

with-- with machine guns.

And-- I-- I guess theywere-- were looking for us.

But I was in here, so they didn't see us.

What's-- what's going on?

I don't know.

But that makes at least five of them.

Listen, we've got to reach the police.

There's no outside lines.

There's got to be a mobilephone around here somewhere.

Someone must have one.

[whimpers] Eileen Simpson has one.

DENNIS BOOKER: Well, show me then.

No! No!

Just-- please no. I can't.

I'm too afraid.

Lainey, listen.

I'm afraid too.

I am, all right?

We can't just sit here and do nothing.

Look at me. Look at me!

[sobbing] Oh, no, no!

Listen to me.

Sh!

Show me where the phone is, OK?

Show me where the phone is, all right?

It's OK.

It's-- it's down there.

[dramatic music]

[footsteps]

[clattering]

[dramatic music]

Please god, let it be charged up.

[telephone ringing]

POLICE [OVER TELEPHONE]: Metro Police.

Hi.

This is Dennis Booker, badge number 9055.

How do you know him, Chick?

Mr. Kendall used to bechief of security at Teshima

before I fired him.

He reported to Bournville.

[footsteps]

GUNMAN: Bournville isn't up here.

KENDALL: What about that plainclothes security

man in the lobby?

GUNMAN: We're going floor to floor.

But it isn't easy.

Then we better expect the police.

Arm the building alarm.

Rig up that video system.[footsteps]

Now once again, Chick, where's Bournville?

[punches landing]

[thud]

Yeah.

I know I quit, pal.

But I got shots fired.

And I got hostages down at Teshima Center.

Give me the tactical commander now.

[footsteps]

[clicking]

Bournville!

[gunshots]

[glass shattering]

[thud]

[thud]

[footsteps]

GUNMAN: Damn.

[clattering]

You, search everywhere.

The whole floor.

You, get his body out here.

We've got a problem here.

They're on their way.

But they're not going to be able to handle this.

ELAINE GRAZZO: Why not?

Too big a building, toomany men, too many hostages.

[telephone ringing]

When did my phone start ringing?

Just after the gunman came through.

But they wouldn't know wewere supposed to be here.

Would they?

So it must have beensomebody from the boardroom.

And the phone would still be off the hook.

Which means we could hear.

Could you transfer it to this desk?

Yeah.

[telephone ringing]

[clicking]

KENDALL [OVER TELEPHONE]: OK.

We have a problem.

But since we have Teshima'sbest and brightest in the room,

I'm sure that we can solve it.

Sit down.

That's it.

Now Bournville was using some ofTeshima's couriers to carry out

funds out of the States for us.

But he decided to celebratehis transfer by stealing

this week's shipment.

Well, [laughs] he's very dead right now.

We even have the box the money came in.

The money itself is gone.

Obviously, he hoped to get awaywith it and come back later

and retrieve it.

But $50 million is a lot of weight to hide.

A couple thousand, as a matter of fact.

And he only had, what?

Five minutes to do it in?

So where did all that money go?

Can you hear?

Yeah.

Let the women go.

I'll cooperate with you.

I'll help you find it.

How does that sound like to you?

You think that's a good idea?

Let the secretaries and assistants go.

They're not paid enough for this.

Actually, I'm not going to let anyone go.

You're all money in the bank to me.

I think you're going to help me anyway.

And I brought a little aid thatwill help your concentration

immeasurably. [suspenseful music]

[indistinct radio chatter]

There are police inbound.

OK.

Monitor in place.

OK, sweetheart.

You better learn your lines.

[footsteps]

[suspenseful music]

[sirens wailing]

[tires screeching]

[footsteps]

[sirens wailing]

[tires screeching]

[door opens]

[door closes]

[footsteps]

ALICIA RUDD [OVER VIDEO]: Please don't

try to enter the building.

The alarm system has been set.

If anyone opens any door orwindow, we'll all be killed.

They tell me that we areseated in front of something

called a Claymore mine.

It's been wired into thealarm board on this floor.

If the alarm goes off, it will explode.

Apparently it's-- it'slike a giant shotgun shell.

The gunman standing behind it will be unharmed.

[suspenseful music]

We will all be killed.

[suspenseful music]

The people holding us have no demands.

They seek no ransom.

They do not want transportationout of the country.

They only wish to be left undisturbed

in the building for another hour,

and then they will fly away.

And they say that they will free us.

So, please, don't do anything foolish.

[sighs] Just give them what they want.

Get Booker on the line.

[footsteps]

They're going to kill them.

POLICE LIEUTENANT [OVER TELEPHONE]: What?

The gunmen wouldn't appear on camera.

They wouldn't even talk toyou on the phone, which means

you can't make a voice print.

They're going to try to hideevery trace of their identity,

which means they're probablygoing to kill the hostages,

right after they get their money.

You're overreacting.

How could they escape?

It's a moonless night, which means

they're going to try to risklosing you in an air chase.

They got to be stopped outside.

No, Booker, now you listen.

You do something, anything at all,

you're going to get them killed.

The way I see it, every minute we waste,

it's going to make it thatmuch harder to rescue them.

So don't call me back untilyou have something real to say,

all right?

[click]

[sighs] Dennis, are you sureyou know what you're doing?

Can you pull up Chick's memo on that terminal?

Because I've got an idea that may

buy us the freedom to operate.

[keyboard keys clacking]

Hurry up.

You know they're going tocome up looking for us.

Nothing.

How could $15 million vanish in five minutes?

I don't know.

But I wonder if our friend in the lobby

doesn't have the answers.

Keep this place guarded and get everyone

else searching for him.

I want him found.

And try looking in the corporate directory.

See if anyone's listed as an investigator

or a security agent.

[door closes]

[click]

[keyboard keys clacking]

Nothing.

Nobody's talking. - OK.

How do you want the vote to read?

Unanimous.

[keyboard keys clacking]

Done and closed.

[keyboard keys clacking]

Good.

Because we got company. - What?

Oh!

[ding]

[door opens]

DENNIS BOOKER: Go for the stairwell.

No, I can't!

Well, you better, or I'll shoot you myself.

Go.

[gunshots]

[glass shattering]

[clattering]

[door opens]

[clattering]

Let's go!

[footsteps]

KENDALL [OVER INTERCOM]: You'revery clever at hiding, Mr.

Booker, but if you're all so wise,

you'll call me at 551, because if you

don't a hostage will be killed every five

minutes until you do.

Your running days are over, my friend.

Turn yourself in.

[clattering]

[suspenseful music]

[footsteps]

No joy.

Bomb squad says it can't cut power and get to it.

What about the utility service?

No, they're alarmed, too.

Want to hear something great?

Really great?

Teshima makes the bestalarm systems in the world.

Lieutenant, there is no way in.

[sighs]

[telephone ringing]

That's very good.

[footsteps]

BOOKER [OVER TELEPHONE]: I'm not coming in.

Good.

Fine.

How do you want to hear thehostages die because you

haven't surrendered?

Shall I broadcast it on the PA system?

Or put it out on the video screen?

Any way you want it, pal.

I'll even give you a list where to start.

Why don't you try Chick Sterling?

The bastard just fired me and the rest

of your precious hostages voted for it.

You want to know what he saidin my termination memo, huh?

That I lack loyalty.

That I make lousy decisions.

That I'm a pretty much net loss in life.

You're bluffing.

I'm grabbing part of your cash and use it

as my retirement fee.

I'll take my chances getting past the cops.

Look, why don't you just sit tight?

I'll cut you in on a share.

Come on, man.

My judgment's better than that.

I'd rather take my cut incash than in bullet lead.

Don't bother me again.

I'm out of here.

Can you pick up my phone from downstairs?

I left it on hold.

Yeah.

[clicking]

KENDALL [OVER TELEPHONE]:Booker says you fired him.

He's lying, isn't he?

No, he's not.

Pull Booker's file up on my monitor, please.

[footsteps]

[clicking]

[keyboard keys clacking]

It's all here.

Do you want me to read the recommendation?

Accordingly, I move that themanagement committee abolish

the Investigations Division and terminate

Mr. Booker without notice.

The vote was recorded asunanimous at 7:57 this evening.

Find him.

Do whatever it takes to kill him.

And the hostages?

Well, we're not going to waste them on him.

Save them for later.

[laughs] This is where the fun starts.

Which is?

Find the cash and buy back the hostages.

[sighs] I wish I could help you.

But I don't think I can.

This is the end of life for me.

Elaine, you can't do this.I need your help.

There's too many bases to cover.

Too many doors to watch.

I can't even operate a computer!

Dennis!

Dennis, look at me.

I'm a coward.

OK?

Always have been, always will.

I've had little jobs, little dreams.

Biggest thing I ever went out for was girls

field hockey in high school.

So?

ELAINE GRAZZO: Don't you get it?

I'm afraid that I'm going tofreeze at the wrong moment

and I'm going to get you killed.

Hey, man.

I'm fine.

I'm thrill-seeking.

And if you're using me as anexcuse to hide me, that's fine.

You'll be all right up here.

These gunmen are going tokill them anyways till they

get what they want, one by one.

So it's up to you, man.

You can sit around the rest your life

and eat Twinkies, and watchTV, and be bored to death,

or you can go for it.

Where's going for it going to take us?

Bournville's office.

Well, he's right.

We should try to help so we can go home soon.

No!

Now, the longer we keepquiet, the longer we live.

How can you be so sure?

Jennifer, there is no way forus to know how to handle this.

My advice would be, do notdraw attention to yourself.

Let us take the heat.

[suspenseful music]

[footsteps]

[door opens]

[door closes]

[footsteps]

[suspenseful music]

[footsteps]

[clattering]

[clattering]

DENNIS BOOKER: Freeze!

[gunshots]

[glass shattering]

Pack his wound. ELAINE GRAZZO: What?

There's no reason to let him die.

Help me stop the bleeding.

[clattering]

How you doing, buddy?

You'll be sleeping this one off in the closet.

If I live, I'll tell theparamedics where you are.

[whimpers]

[footsteps]

KENDALL: All right.

Who wants to go home?

Who has an idea where the money is?

I have an idea.

Have you looked in-- inthe air conditioning vents?

KENDALL: Naturally.

Well, what-- what about--

what about the janitor's cleaning carts?

On Bournville's floor.

They're locked in the service closets.

Let's try.

[footsteps]

ELAINE GRAZZO: Nothing.They searched everywhere.

[footsteps]

DENNIS BOOKER: Do you knowto run Bournville's computer?

Kind of.

I temped for him a few times.

Pull up the building plans.

[keyboard keys clacking]

[footsteps]

[door opens]

[door closes]

[keyboard keys clacking]

I don't know.

I can't tell.

I mean, it doesn't look like there's

any hidden spaces or anything.

DENNIS BOOKER: We're talkingboxes and boxes of cash, man.

It just doesn't disappear.

Squeaky clean.

Damn.

Bournville was head of operations, Dennis.

He knew this building inside and out.

He can play it like a synthesizer.

What do you mean?

ELAINE GRAZZO: If you were on his good side,

he programmed the dampers so yougot plenty of air conditioning.

If you weren't on his goodside, you could barely

get a light bulb out of him.

And the air conditioningsystem isn't on.

But they always leave it onduring the boardroom meetings.

Of course it's clean.

It's just been scrubbed bya million pieces of paper.

What?

Check the programming.

How's the air conditioning set?

[keyboard keys clacking]

The dampers are closed on every floor.

Except for this one.

He programmed this buildinginto being the world's

biggest vacuum cleaner.

And this is the nozzle.

[laughs] Turn it on.

[keyboard keys clacking]

[whoosh]

[laughs] Where the main filters for the air

conditioning system?

- The basement. - Come on.

Let's go.

All right.

[footsteps]

[suspenseful music]

[door opens]

[click]

[laughs]

[clattering]

You must be Mr. Booker.

And who are you?

Oh, I think you know.

You must have captured Zach's weapon.

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

What a shame.

He's always been so sloppy.

Firing off full clipsand forgetting to reload.

Don't do it, pal.

Why not?

[footsteps]

[gunshots]

[door opens]

Make me one swing of thebuilding from the top floor

down.

Keep men in the stairwell so they'll

only move towards the basement.

Now!

[ding]

[door opens]

[footsteps]

The time for thinking is over.

The time for dying has begun.

[suspenseful music]

BOOKER [OVER TELEPHONE]:I know where the money is.

I can lure them there.

No, it's too dangerous.

They're going to start shooting them anyway.

Except we can't get past the alarm.

It doesn't matter.

They have the hostages with them.

Coming through the utility tunnel.

You'll get my next call.

POLICE LIEUTENANT [OVERTELEPHONE]: Let us get back

to you.

No!

It's going down and I want you to be there.

[dramatic music]

[footsteps]

Where are the filter traps?

ELAINE GRAZZO: Think it's this way.

[footsteps]

[whimpers]

We're going to kill you first.

No, but-- but I tried to help you!

Kendall!

You kill her, no one will help.

[whimpers]

Let's make it a double.

[telephone ringing]

[footsteps]

BOOKER [OVER TELEPHONE]: Don't do it, Kendall.

What?

I know who you are,and I know what you want.

And I have it.

How do you know so much?

I'm psychic.

You're crazy.

Oh, you've been reading Chick's memos, too, huh?

Well I may be crazy, pal,but I'm also generous.

Take a look at the elevator.

It's coming your way.

[clattering]

[footsteps]

[clicking]

[ding]

[door opens]

He really does have the money.

How?

[footsteps]

OK. All right.

So obviously you found abouta quarter of a million.

But where's the rest?

What are your terms?

The money for the hostages.

That's too safe a bargain, pal.

You know, we were watching theelevator panel in the lobby.

We know you're in the basement.

Well, then you probably also know that me

and the money are sittingright next to boilers.

Oh, those flames are hot.

Geez!

You know, I always wondered if this stuff

would look like paper if it went up in flames.

All right.

All right.

You got a deal.

We're coming down.

I want to see every hostage down here,

or Teshima's going to turn fromgas heat to dead presidents.

[clattering]

KENDALL: [sighs] Tell theothers to hold their positions.

Bring them.

[footsteps]

It's safest if we bring them with us.

Besides, there's no way he canfree them before we kill them.

Don't forget to bring the mine.

[footsteps]

[dramatic music]

[footsteps]

Where is he?

Stay!

[footsteps]

[clicking]

[footsteps]

[dramatic music]

[click]

[whoosh]

[building alarm sounding]

Grab the mine!

Grab the mine!

[dramatic music]

[building alarm still sounding]

[thud]

[thud]

[dramatic music]

[thud] - Oh!

[thud]

[gunshots]

[gunshots]

[clattering]

[building alarm sounding]

[footsteps]

Now we're going and now to move it.

Just set your feet in thedirection I tell you to.

Ha!

Let her go, Kendall.

KENDALL: On the contrary!

Drop that gun or I'll kill her!

DENNIS BOOKER: No, you won't.

You're not going to shoot her.

She'll go forward and give me a clear shot.

KENDALL: No, she won't, my friend.

Trust me.

I'm experienced at this!

[footsteps]

ELAINE GRAZZO: [whimpers]

KENDALL: She's too afraidto try anything like that.

DENNIS BOOKER: You don'tknow her the way I do, pal.

When the moment comes, and it'sgoing to come real soon now,

she's going to prove a lot of people over the years

that they're very, very wrong.

You're going to dive rightout of the way, aren't you?

ELAINE GRAZZO: [whimpers]

DENNIS BOOKER: Now!

[gunshots]

[ricocheting]

ELAINE GRAZZO: [sobbing]

[dramatic music]

[sobbing]

DENNIS BOOKER: Come here, baby.

Are you OK? ELAINE GRAZZO: Yeah.

DENNIS BOOKER: You OK?

ELAINE GRAZZO: Yeah. I'm OK.

I'm OK.

[panting]

[dramatic music]

Are you serious, Booker?

You want the chance to take outside clients?

DENNIS BOOKER: Yes.

CHICK STERLING: Why?

Because you were right, Chick.

It makes no sense for me to do all the routine

investigative work around here.

Let me do what I'm good at.

Let me do the radical stuff, the street stuff.

And I'll take on outside clients and I'll

show you a good profit.

Is there any precedent for this?

Sure.

Plenty of corporations haveoutside investigative services.

Teshima has at least 20 divisions that

deal directly with the public.

I don't think one more could make a difference.

[sighs] You really want to do this?

Play by major league rulesand risk striking out, when

you could have a free pass?

DENNIS BOOKER: Yes.

I don't want some phony jobat Teshima just because you

think you owe me a reward.

Let me do what I'm good at.

And to take the sort of case I need to handle,

I need to use Teshima's resources.

What if your choice of clients embarrasses us?

Or your division still runs at a loss?

Well, then you do what comesnaturally, Chick, you fire me.

So what do you say?

Elaine, you feel the same way?

Actually, now?

Yes, I do.

Would you two excuse us for a moment, please?

[footsteps]

You know, Booker, obviously, you cracked

my password on the computer system

in order to pull off what you did.

Yeah. I know.

But it worked, didn't it?

CHICK STERLING: Yes, it did.

But you must have been doingit before all this went down.

I understand that, Booker.

I mean, snooping in my files wasa strategy almost worthy of me.

[telephone ringing]

[footsteps]

In fact, it's the sort of thingI might have done at your age.

But it puzzles me, Booker.

You always seem to have this attitude

that you think you're better than I

am, more hip, more idealistic.

No, no, Chick, I--

Save it.

Just remember one thing.

You're never going to provethat to me by becoming like me.

[footsteps]

You understand?

Yeah.

OK. Let's shake on.

Does this mean we got a deal?

Oh, yeah.

You do what you did best, Booker.

You talked me into it.

Until you screw up, we got a deal.

Great.

[footsteps]

Booker, you really want to show me gratitude?

Go out and start making me money.

You mean, right now?

Today?

Listen, I still have an 8% profit

shortfall to report to Japan.

Maybe you saved our lives.

But that doesn't go into my bottom line.

I don't believe you.

Don't ever change.

There will never be another one like you.

[dramatic music]

[music - theme song, "booker"]

[SINGING] I feel a beat on the street tonight.

The lights are bright andit feels all right tonight.

It's a hot summer night and I'm ready tonight.

It's a hot summer night and it feels so right.

It's a hot summer night and I'm ready tonight.