1 00:00:01,853 --> 00:00:03,218 [ Tires Skid ] 2 00:00:03,321 --> 00:00:05,186 - There's been an accident. - Did you hit him? 3 00:00:05,290 --> 00:00:09,090 You'll get yours, Steele. Get away from me, please, you murderer. 4 00:00:09,193 --> 00:00:12,424 I'm being framed like a two-dollar watercolor. That's what's happening. 5 00:00:12,530 --> 00:00:14,964 By who? Someone from your mysterious past? 6 00:00:16,234 --> 00:00:18,134 I got him. 7 00:00:22,340 --> 00:00:24,900 Well, you'd better go back and look again... 8 00:00:25,009 --> 00:00:27,034 because as good as we are, and we are good... 9 00:00:27,145 --> 00:00:29,477 until we find out who's after you... 10 00:00:29,580 --> 00:00:33,107 I don't think we stand a snowball's chance in hell of beating this! 11 00:02:18,556 --> 00:02:20,456 [ Crickets Chirping ] 12 00:02:35,695 --> 00:02:40,598 Los Angeles. I'd like the listing for Remington Steele Investigations. 13 00:02:41,868 --> 00:02:45,463 - [ Steele ] Whoa.! - Does it every time. 14 00:02:45,571 --> 00:02:48,369 - Here we go. - Mm-hmm. Hmm. 15 00:02:54,747 --> 00:02:58,183 - An excellent year. - An interesting year. 16 00:02:58,284 --> 00:03:00,411 I was referring to the champagne. 17 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:03,580 And not to the anniversary of your appearance in our lives? 18 00:03:03,689 --> 00:03:05,782 Oh, has it been a year already? 19 00:03:05,892 --> 00:03:09,055 - It doesn't seem like it, does it? - Mm, hardly. 20 00:03:09,161 --> 00:03:12,961 But tell me- is that the reason for the surprise you mentioned this evening? 21 00:03:13,065 --> 00:03:15,966 Well, I think you'll find it stimulating. 22 00:03:16,068 --> 00:03:18,468 Maybe even a whole new experience. 23 00:03:18,571 --> 00:03:21,631 I've always had a soft spot for stimulation. 24 00:03:21,741 --> 00:03:24,369 My horizons are yours to expand. 25 00:03:24,477 --> 00:03:28,777 I'll just get Mildred. She's barely been able to contain her excitement. 26 00:03:28,881 --> 00:03:31,145 Hmm, Mildred, eh? 27 00:03:31,250 --> 00:03:35,710 Oh, Mr. Steele, if I had this rig at the I.R.S.... 28 00:03:35,821 --> 00:03:38,312 the revenues I would have wrenched loose. 29 00:03:38,424 --> 00:03:42,190 I mean, the RAM and the ROM capacity it has. And the power. 30 00:03:42,295 --> 00:03:47,164 Mark my words, after tonight's computer class, the world is at our microchips. 31 00:03:47,266 --> 00:03:50,997 - Computer class? - Different, stimulating, a new experience. 32 00:03:51,103 --> 00:03:53,435 And if I get just a little instructions... 33 00:03:53,539 --> 00:03:56,167 I'm sure that I can clear up your checking account problems. 34 00:03:56,275 --> 00:03:58,641 What's wrong with my checking account? 35 00:03:58,744 --> 00:04:01,178 Oh, it's probably just a glitch in the statement readout. Shall we? 36 00:04:03,716 --> 00:04:05,616 You're not coming. 37 00:04:05,718 --> 00:04:08,209 It's not that I don't find a computer class positively electrifying... 38 00:04:08,321 --> 00:04:12,849 but, um, I promised to visit a friend, um, been taken ill. 39 00:04:12,959 --> 00:04:15,723 Well, Fred's taking Mildred and me in the limo... 40 00:04:15,828 --> 00:04:18,058 but you're welcome to use my car if you'd like. 41 00:04:18,164 --> 00:04:20,689 I hope your friend recovers soon. 42 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:23,860 I suspect he's feeling better already. Bye, ladies. 43 00:04:25,071 --> 00:04:27,801 [ Door Opens, Closes ] 44 00:04:39,185 --> 00:04:41,176 Hmm. 45 00:04:45,491 --> 00:04:49,188 Oh, well, I suppose you're not a total loss. 46 00:04:49,295 --> 00:04:51,729 [ Rings ] 47 00:04:51,831 --> 00:04:53,731 Steele here. 48 00:04:53,833 --> 00:04:56,666 Mr. Steele, thank God I found you. 49 00:04:56,769 --> 00:04:59,067 My name is Henry Spellman. 50 00:04:59,171 --> 00:05:02,937 You don't know me, and I don't have time to explain, but I must see you. 51 00:05:03,042 --> 00:05:05,442 Please, there's no time. 52 00:05:05,544 --> 00:05:07,774 I'm in danger. 53 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:12,283 I'll be at the Covington Inn on Highway 5, two miles past the River Road turnoff. 54 00:05:12,385 --> 00:05:14,615 - Help me. - Mr. Spellman- 55 00:05:44,150 --> 00:05:46,209 - [ Thud ] - [ Tires Skid ] 56 00:05:49,889 --> 00:05:51,789 Oh, my God. 57 00:05:51,891 --> 00:05:54,758 Hey, mister, mister, mister. 58 00:05:54,860 --> 00:05:56,760 - Sir. Sir. - [ Calliope ] 59 00:06:00,399 --> 00:06:02,390 Mister, please, please. 60 00:06:04,103 --> 00:06:06,936 - [ Continues ] - Please. 61 00:06:07,039 --> 00:06:10,941 - Two, three, four, five. - What happened? 62 00:06:11,043 --> 00:06:14,740 There's been an accident. The man's hurt. Find a phone. Get an ambulance, will you? 63 00:06:14,847 --> 00:06:16,747 - Did you hit him? - Did you hear what I said? 64 00:06:16,849 --> 00:06:19,010 Damn it. There's been an accident. Find a phone, please! 65 00:06:19,118 --> 00:06:21,746 Four, five, six. 66 00:06:21,854 --> 00:06:24,015 Come on. Stay with me. 67 00:06:24,123 --> 00:06:26,591 Stay with me. 68 00:06:28,794 --> 00:06:31,854 [ Police Radio Chatter ] 69 00:06:36,535 --> 00:06:38,435 I got a message in the class. Are you all right? 70 00:06:38,537 --> 00:06:41,301 Oh, yeah, terrific. 71 00:06:41,407 --> 00:06:43,932 I never saw him, Laura. He was just there from nowhere. 72 00:06:44,043 --> 00:06:47,376 But up here? When I left you at the office- 73 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:49,744 - A man called, said his name was Spellman. - Enough. 74 00:06:49,849 --> 00:06:53,615 Henry, Henry Spellman. Excuse me, please. Excuse me! 75 00:06:53,719 --> 00:06:55,653 He said his name was Spellman. Henry Spellman. 76 00:06:55,755 --> 00:06:59,691 He said he wanted to see me right away. He gave me an address up here someplace. 77 00:06:59,792 --> 00:07:02,158 - You know this Spellman? - No. 78 00:07:02,261 --> 00:07:06,459 He just sounded so desperate. Of course my being the intrepid detective and all that. 79 00:07:06,565 --> 00:07:11,093 I'm sorry to bother you again, Mr. Steele, but we can't locate that ice cream vendor guy. 80 00:07:11,203 --> 00:07:14,001 - Ice cream vendor? - Yes, he was the first one to stop. 81 00:07:14,106 --> 00:07:16,074 I, uh- I sent him to call. 82 00:07:16,175 --> 00:07:18,700 He had one of those vans with the jingles going. 83 00:07:18,811 --> 00:07:21,678 That's all right. A lot of folks leave the scene of an accident. 84 00:07:21,781 --> 00:07:24,716 Don't wanna get involved. I'll just put it in the report, huh? 85 00:07:24,817 --> 00:07:27,411 Excuse me, Officer. 86 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:30,387 The man I, uh-The man I hit, do you know his name? 87 00:07:30,489 --> 00:07:32,923 Henry Spellman. 88 00:07:35,294 --> 00:07:37,694 Oh, dear God. 89 00:07:39,532 --> 00:07:43,696 You should have seen the way Mildred went after that computer keyboard tonight. 90 00:07:43,803 --> 00:07:46,135 I really think she has a rapport with those machines. 91 00:07:46,238 --> 00:07:49,036 A man calls, says he needs help. 92 00:07:49,141 --> 00:07:54,101 Then the next thing I know, the same man's bouncing off the hood of my car. 93 00:07:54,213 --> 00:07:58,707 Hmm? Is there any sense in that at all? 94 00:07:58,818 --> 00:08:01,616 We'll see what we can find out about it in the morning. 95 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:03,950 It could be he was running from something when- 96 00:08:04,056 --> 00:08:06,786 When I killed him. 97 00:08:06,892 --> 00:08:09,554 I've never killed a man before. 98 00:08:09,662 --> 00:08:12,153 I don't think I much care for the feeling. 99 00:08:15,668 --> 00:08:17,568 I'll stay with you tonight if you like. 100 00:08:17,670 --> 00:08:21,401 I mean, I was the dusk-to-dawn pinochle champion... 101 00:08:21,507 --> 00:08:23,839 - three years' running at summer camp. - Hmm. 102 00:08:23,943 --> 00:08:26,309 Buck a hand. What do you say? 103 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:30,846 I say it's a good idea that you invented me... 104 00:08:30,950 --> 00:08:33,646 because if it were the other way around, I don't think I could dream up... 105 00:08:33,752 --> 00:08:36,084 anyone quite like you. 106 00:08:38,090 --> 00:08:41,582 But it's all right. I'm better off by myself. Go on home. 107 00:08:46,398 --> 00:08:49,231 I'll, um, keep the phone by my bed... 108 00:08:49,335 --> 00:08:52,270 - if you need to talk. - Sure. 109 00:08:57,409 --> 00:09:00,071 And, uh, try to remember it was an accident. 110 00:09:01,780 --> 00:09:03,680 Yeah. 111 00:09:05,050 --> 00:09:06,950 Oh. 112 00:09:10,589 --> 00:09:12,887 [ Inhales ] 113 00:09:14,293 --> 00:09:16,193 [ Exhales ] 114 00:09:20,933 --> 00:09:22,833 It was an accident. 115 00:09:35,514 --> 00:09:37,539 [ Phone Rings ] 116 00:09:39,752 --> 00:09:41,879 [ Rings ] 117 00:09:44,590 --> 00:09:47,582 - Yes? - Mr. Steele? 118 00:09:47,693 --> 00:09:52,687 - Yes. - This is Julia Spellman, Henry's wife. 119 00:09:52,798 --> 00:09:56,791 - His wife? - The police just left. 120 00:09:56,902 --> 00:09:59,837 They explained to me about the accident. 121 00:09:59,939 --> 00:10:02,737 I wanted you to know that I don't hold you to blame. 122 00:10:02,841 --> 00:10:07,403 Oh, Mrs. Spellman, I- I, uh- I don't know what to say. 123 00:10:07,513 --> 00:10:10,914 But, um, when your husband called me, he said he was in trouble. 124 00:10:11,016 --> 00:10:15,009 - Do you think he was in trouble? - I think so, but right now I can't. 125 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:17,588 Of course. Of course. Of course. I understand. 126 00:10:17,690 --> 00:10:22,150 They want me to come to the morgue tomorrow to claim the- Oh- 127 00:10:23,829 --> 00:10:25,990 to get Henry. 128 00:10:26,098 --> 00:10:30,933 Maybe if you could meet me there, we could talk then. 1 0:00? 129 00:10:31,036 --> 00:10:34,301 I'll be there. I'll be there. Um, Mrs. Spellman... 130 00:10:34,406 --> 00:10:38,103 -you know, I-I'm so sorry. - [ Hangs Up ] 131 00:10:42,047 --> 00:10:44,948 - Are you sure you're ready for this? - She asked me to come. 132 00:10:45,050 --> 00:10:46,950 I couldn't refuse even if I wanted to. 133 00:10:47,052 --> 00:10:49,577 Excuse me. Are you here for this Spellman too? 134 00:10:49,688 --> 00:10:51,622 Sort of. 135 00:10:51,724 --> 00:10:54,352 Maybe you know. Exactly where did the accident take place? 136 00:10:54,460 --> 00:10:58,920 Uh, on Highway 5, just north of River Road, I think. 137 00:10:59,031 --> 00:11:02,023 Hmm. It shouldn't be that cold up there. 138 00:11:03,669 --> 00:11:05,569 [ Whispers, Indistinct ] 139 00:11:11,010 --> 00:11:12,910 [ Sobbing ] 140 00:11:15,581 --> 00:11:17,481 - [ Crying ] - Mrs. Spellman? 141 00:11:17,583 --> 00:11:19,483 Uh, I'm Remington Steele. 142 00:11:20,919 --> 00:11:24,548 How dare you come here. How dare you. 143 00:11:24,656 --> 00:11:27,022 Mrs. Spellman- 144 00:11:27,126 --> 00:11:29,993 You killed him. But Henry told me all about you. 145 00:11:30,095 --> 00:11:32,256 I know what you've done. I know! 146 00:11:32,364 --> 00:11:34,559 I do understand how you feel. Please believe me. 147 00:11:34,666 --> 00:11:37,260 You'll get yours, Steele. 148 00:11:37,369 --> 00:11:40,304 Just like Henry. Just like MacIntyre. 149 00:11:40,406 --> 00:11:42,374 Who's MacIntyre? 150 00:11:42,474 --> 00:11:44,567 - Mrs. Spellman, please listen. - No. 151 00:11:44,676 --> 00:11:47,668 - No, get away from me, please, you murderer. -Just a few seconds. 152 00:11:47,780 --> 00:11:51,045 - I want to talk to you, please. - You butcher! No! Leave me alone! 153 00:11:51,150 --> 00:11:53,641 Please, please, let's go. Let's go. 154 00:11:53,752 --> 00:11:56,915 - Get away. - Where did all that come from? 155 00:12:22,581 --> 00:12:24,879 [ Laughs ] 156 00:12:32,991 --> 00:12:35,391 Boy, these are really something. 157 00:12:35,494 --> 00:12:38,827 I tell you. The best picture I ever got was one of me and Tommy Lasorda saying... 158 00:12:38,931 --> 00:12:40,956 " Go for the fences,Jimmy.'' 159 00:12:41,066 --> 00:12:43,227 Oh, listen, I hope you don't mind my being in here. 160 00:12:43,335 --> 00:12:46,702 It's just that I have been such a big fan of yours, Mr. Steele. 161 00:12:46,805 --> 00:12:48,705 Oh, no problem, Mr., uh- 162 00:12:48,807 --> 00:12:52,004 Oh,Jarvis. DetectiveJarvis. I got my I.D. right here. 163 00:12:52,111 --> 00:12:54,579 What can we do for you, Detective? 164 00:12:54,680 --> 00:12:56,580 You must be Miss Holt. 165 00:12:56,682 --> 00:13:01,016 I can't tell you what a hoot this is meeting the both of you. 166 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:04,453 The fact of the matter is that traffic accidents aren't even in my department. 167 00:13:04,556 --> 00:13:07,753 But when that report came in, and I saw the name Steele on there- 168 00:13:07,860 --> 00:13:09,760 Yes, you just couldn't help yourself. 169 00:13:09,862 --> 00:13:11,853 I guess I couldn't. 170 00:13:11,964 --> 00:13:15,627 Boy, I hope I didn't leave my badge in the soap dish again. 171 00:13:15,734 --> 00:13:17,759 Do you have some questions, Detective? 172 00:13:17,870 --> 00:13:20,270 Well, it's just a few little things. 173 00:13:20,372 --> 00:13:23,864 Um, according to the report, Mr. Steele... 174 00:13:23,976 --> 00:13:27,639 you said that Henry Spellman called you and asked to meet you at the Covington Inn? 175 00:13:27,746 --> 00:13:29,646 Did you take that call, Miss Holt? 176 00:13:29,748 --> 00:13:33,081 No. No, Mildred and I had already left for the evening. 177 00:13:33,185 --> 00:13:36,552 Right. So then you spoke with him, and then you left for the Covington Inn? 178 00:13:36,655 --> 00:13:38,282 Mm-hmm. That's correct. 179 00:13:38,390 --> 00:13:42,417 Well, I guess it just must have, uh, slipped your mind then when he called. 180 00:13:42,528 --> 00:13:45,497 - What's that? - The Covington Inn? 181 00:13:45,597 --> 00:13:47,861 It burned down six weeks ago. 182 00:13:47,966 --> 00:13:50,764 - Big front-page headlines, remember? - He's right. 183 00:13:53,038 --> 00:13:55,905 Listen, I've imposed on your time long enough. 184 00:13:56,008 --> 00:13:57,908 Just a second there, DetectiveJarvis. 185 00:13:58,010 --> 00:14:01,411 Mr. Steele, I wanna thank you. I'll take care of everything from here. 186 00:14:01,513 --> 00:14:05,040 It's all paperwork anyway. And really, thank you. 187 00:14:05,150 --> 00:14:08,051 I am never, ever going to forget meeting you like this. 188 00:14:08,153 --> 00:14:10,212 I'm sure that goes for both of us. 189 00:14:10,322 --> 00:14:14,122 Tell me, Detective. If accident reports aren't your normal area... 190 00:14:14,226 --> 00:14:17,684 what department do you work for? 191 00:14:17,796 --> 00:14:20,128 I'm sorry. Homicide. 192 00:14:20,232 --> 00:14:22,132 Bye-bye now. 193 00:14:24,002 --> 00:14:25,902 [ Mouthing Word ] 194 00:14:28,574 --> 00:14:32,510 According to Mildred, Spellman had some kind of business down here. 195 00:14:32,611 --> 00:14:35,603 - " Nowicki Mail Order''? - No. 196 00:14:35,714 --> 00:14:38,444 " Bishop's All Girl Orchestra''? 197 00:14:38,550 --> 00:14:41,314 " Spellman. Custom hatters for heads of distinction.'' 198 00:14:41,420 --> 00:14:43,320 Shall we? 199 00:14:43,422 --> 00:14:46,084 - Hello? - Hello? 200 00:14:50,862 --> 00:14:53,831 Shall we, uh, have a little look around? 201 00:15:31,103 --> 00:15:33,003 This is ludicrous. 202 00:15:33,105 --> 00:15:35,164 Absolutely ludicrous. 203 00:15:35,274 --> 00:15:37,538 [ Door Opens ] 204 00:15:38,610 --> 00:15:40,510 Oh. 205 00:15:40,612 --> 00:15:44,104 - Take all the time you like. - [ Clears Throat ] 206 00:15:44,216 --> 00:15:48,243 I was just down the hall putting on some tea. 207 00:15:48,353 --> 00:15:51,811 Perhaps the lady would like one of these. 208 00:15:51,923 --> 00:15:54,357 Uh, no thank you. Really, I-I- 209 00:15:54,459 --> 00:15:58,589 Please, I insist. 210 00:15:58,697 --> 00:16:03,634 Now, what sort of hat was it that you were looking for, Mr.- 211 00:16:03,735 --> 00:16:05,896 Uh, Pearson. Benjamin Pearson. 212 00:16:06,004 --> 00:16:08,700 And my associate, Miss Holtstein. 213 00:16:08,807 --> 00:16:12,106 And, uh, Mutual Fidelity Insurance Company... 214 00:16:12,210 --> 00:16:16,408 and it's Mr. Spellman's life insurance that brought us actually. 215 00:16:16,515 --> 00:16:18,983 Yes, uh, we need some additional information... 216 00:16:19,084 --> 00:16:21,552 in order to approve final payment. 217 00:16:21,653 --> 00:16:24,383 Life insurance? Final payment? 218 00:16:24,489 --> 00:16:29,483 I don't understand. Mr. Spellman isn't- 219 00:16:29,594 --> 00:16:32,188 You're not suggesting- 220 00:16:32,297 --> 00:16:36,199 I'm afraid Mr. Spellman died last night as the result of an accident. 221 00:16:36,301 --> 00:16:39,099 Are you certain it was an accident? 222 00:16:39,204 --> 00:16:43,971 - Absolutely. Why? - Tell me, this accident... 223 00:16:44,076 --> 00:16:47,375 a man named Steele wasn't involved, was he? 224 00:16:50,082 --> 00:16:51,982 Yes, he was. 225 00:16:52,084 --> 00:16:55,645 Oh, no. Oh, my God, no. 226 00:16:55,754 --> 00:16:59,520 Sit down. Sit down. Here you go. Sit. There you go. 227 00:16:59,624 --> 00:17:03,958 I warned him not to push Steele. 228 00:17:04,062 --> 00:17:07,498 There are other ways to get money like that. 229 00:17:07,599 --> 00:17:09,499 I warned him that this could happen. 230 00:17:09,601 --> 00:17:11,501 - What? What would happen? - [ Teakettle Whistling ] 231 00:17:11,603 --> 00:17:14,071 What money? What did he tell you was going on with Mr. Steele? 232 00:17:14,172 --> 00:17:17,335 No. No, I've said too much already. 233 00:17:17,442 --> 00:17:19,706 No, it's important that we have all the facts. 234 00:17:19,811 --> 00:17:23,076 Oh, I don't know anything. Please leave me alone. 235 00:17:23,181 --> 00:17:25,240 My tea. I have to get my tea. 236 00:17:25,350 --> 00:17:27,250 Just a second. Mister, please. 237 00:17:27,352 --> 00:17:29,252 Oh, boy. 238 00:17:30,455 --> 00:17:32,355 [ Teakettle Stops Whistling ] 239 00:17:34,559 --> 00:17:36,459 According to this, I've had four meetings... 240 00:17:36,561 --> 00:17:39,530 with the ubiquitous Mr. Spellman in the last two weeks. 241 00:17:39,631 --> 00:17:42,623 But that's not possible, is it? 242 00:18:10,328 --> 00:18:12,728 DetectiveJarvis, please. 243 00:18:14,900 --> 00:18:19,599 Yes, Detective. I found that appointment book of Mr. Spellman's... 244 00:18:19,704 --> 00:18:23,538 that you were asking about. 245 00:18:23,642 --> 00:18:27,078 In fact, I have it right here in front of me. 246 00:18:31,349 --> 00:18:34,477 A Mr. Steele you say. 247 00:18:36,354 --> 00:18:40,120 Well, I don't know. 248 00:18:40,225 --> 00:18:42,659 Let's have a look, shall we? 249 00:18:49,367 --> 00:18:51,267 [ Printer Clattering ] 250 00:18:51,369 --> 00:18:54,099 [ Chuckles ] 251 00:18:56,141 --> 00:18:59,008 I finally cracked the boss's checking account snafu. 252 00:18:59,110 --> 00:19:01,010 That's great, Mildred. 253 00:19:02,981 --> 00:19:07,748 MacIntyre? That's the name Mrs. Spellman mentioned. 254 00:19:07,853 --> 00:19:09,753 What about those checking accounts, Mildred? 255 00:19:09,855 --> 00:19:12,688 Oh, well, I don't really think I should say, Miss Holt. 256 00:19:12,791 --> 00:19:15,885 Mildred, he's the boss, but I'm in charge, remember? 257 00:19:15,994 --> 00:19:18,462 Oh, right. 258 00:19:18,563 --> 00:19:22,226 - Okay, see for yourself. - [ Beeping ] 259 00:19:22,334 --> 00:19:24,234 With all those checks to the Spellman Hat Company... 260 00:19:24,336 --> 00:19:27,772 you'd think we'd see our chief in a hat every once in a while, wouldn't you? 261 00:19:27,873 --> 00:19:32,105 Thanks, Mildred. And please keep checking those numbers on Spellman's phone bill for us. 262 00:19:32,210 --> 00:19:34,940 - Maybe one of them will open a door. - Oh, Miss Holt, I- 263 00:19:35,046 --> 00:19:38,277 Listen, I know I'm kind of the new kid on the block here... 264 00:19:38,383 --> 00:19:42,615 but with all this, well, do you wanna tell me what's going on? 265 00:19:42,721 --> 00:19:45,781 No, Mildred, not yet. 266 00:19:45,891 --> 00:19:48,382 But right now I need to ask about our match last Thursday. 267 00:19:48,493 --> 00:19:51,155 I remember the afternoon because just after you left... 268 00:19:51,263 --> 00:19:53,788 somebody called to apologize for not showing up. 269 00:19:53,899 --> 00:19:55,799 I think his name was Spellman. 270 00:19:55,901 --> 00:20:00,167 Something like that. And he said something about a MacIntyre account. 271 00:20:00,272 --> 00:20:02,399 I'm not even sure though. 272 00:20:02,507 --> 00:20:06,238 Steele? Steele, are you still there? 273 00:20:07,345 --> 00:20:10,473 Yes. Yes, Carlos. Thank you. Bye. 274 00:20:10,582 --> 00:20:13,142 [ Dial Tone ] 275 00:20:13,251 --> 00:20:15,151 Ow! 276 00:20:15,253 --> 00:20:18,984 Hey, these things can really be dangerous without those little rubber tips, huh? 277 00:20:19,090 --> 00:20:21,581 Here. Uh, I guess I got the point. 278 00:20:21,693 --> 00:20:23,854 Can, uh, you and I talk for a minute there, uh- 279 00:20:23,962 --> 00:20:28,262 I don't like this, Laura. It's bad enough that I accidentally kill a stranger... 280 00:20:28,366 --> 00:20:30,698 but now I'm scratching for alibis that won't hold. 281 00:20:30,802 --> 00:20:33,999 - I'm actually starting to think I'm in real trouble. - Yes, I think we are. 282 00:20:34,105 --> 00:20:36,005 - Sit down. - And then there's this DetectiveJarvis- 283 00:20:36,107 --> 00:20:38,007 - Please sit down. - who keeps on popping up. 284 00:20:38,109 --> 00:20:41,977 - I need to show you something. - All right. All right, I'm down. 285 00:20:42,080 --> 00:20:44,878 I found this file in Spellman's office with your name on it. 286 00:20:44,983 --> 00:20:46,883 It contains the following. 287 00:20:46,985 --> 00:20:50,648 Copies of phone bills showing calls from Spellman's place to here and your apartment. 288 00:20:50,755 --> 00:20:54,657 I double-checked them against your bills. You returned all those calls. 289 00:20:54,759 --> 00:20:57,284 I never received or made one of these calls, Laura. 290 00:20:57,395 --> 00:21:01,354 The phone company does not agree. There's also these. 291 00:21:01,466 --> 00:21:04,492 Clippings about someone named MacIntyre. 292 00:21:04,603 --> 00:21:08,699 The police believe he and an accomplice knocked over a jewelry exchange... 293 00:21:08,807 --> 00:21:13,073 getting away with something in excess of $1 00,000 worth of gems. 294 00:21:13,178 --> 00:21:15,806 Sold hot to a fence, they'd be worth about half that. 295 00:21:15,914 --> 00:21:20,146 As the police started to move in, MacIntyre was killed. 296 00:21:20,251 --> 00:21:23,186 Neither his accomplice, nor the jewels were ever found. 297 00:21:23,288 --> 00:21:25,347 Just what are you telling me? 298 00:21:25,457 --> 00:21:29,325 Only what DetectiveJarvis will a few days from now if we've got even that much time. 299 00:21:29,427 --> 00:21:32,760 - Laura- - Please, listen! 300 00:21:32,864 --> 00:21:35,890 In addition, Mildred tells me our new computer reveals... 301 00:21:36,001 --> 00:21:40,199 a second checking account in your name, containing about $50,000. 302 00:21:40,305 --> 00:21:43,934 The bulk has been siphoned into Spellman's Hat Company over the last few months. 303 00:21:44,042 --> 00:21:48,069 If I were the police, I would say that you were MacIntyre's missing accomplice... 304 00:21:48,179 --> 00:21:50,545 and that most likely you murdered him. 305 00:21:50,649 --> 00:21:54,016 Spellman somehow found out and began blackmailing you for the jewel money. 306 00:21:54,119 --> 00:21:56,246 Maybe his demands got too rich... 307 00:21:56,354 --> 00:21:58,982 so you set up a secret meeting and then killed him too... 308 00:21:59,090 --> 00:22:01,149 trying to make it look like an accident. 309 00:22:01,259 --> 00:22:04,626 - But you're not the police, are you, Laura? - No, I'm not. 310 00:22:04,729 --> 00:22:07,960 But when I met you, you were after the jewels I was hired to protect. 311 00:22:08,066 --> 00:22:09,966 So? 312 00:22:10,068 --> 00:22:15,973 So, MacIntyre was killed exactly 1 0 days before you stepped into my life... 313 00:22:16,074 --> 00:22:18,406 and became Remington Steele. 314 00:22:18,510 --> 00:22:21,172 I don't give a damn for what they say. Do you believe I'm clean? 315 00:22:21,279 --> 00:22:23,474 Or is Jarvis in this room as we speak right now, eh? 316 00:22:23,581 --> 00:22:27,278 There's an awful lot to swallow here, but, yes, I believe you're clean. 317 00:22:27,385 --> 00:22:29,285 But it doesn't change what's happening. 318 00:22:29,387 --> 00:22:32,720 I'm being framed like a two-dollar watercolor. That's what's happening. 319 00:22:32,824 --> 00:22:34,917 By who? Someone from your mysterious past? 320 00:22:35,026 --> 00:22:37,790 Don't you see it's Acapulco all over again? 321 00:22:37,896 --> 00:22:41,354 Every time I turn around, there's another cop still looking for you... 322 00:22:41,466 --> 00:22:43,661 another old score waiting to be settled. 323 00:22:43,768 --> 00:22:45,668 All right, so I put a few noses out of joint in my time... 324 00:22:45,770 --> 00:22:47,670 stepped on a few toes, made a few enemies... 325 00:22:47,772 --> 00:22:49,740 but I can't think of anyone who I've crossed so badly... 326 00:22:49,841 --> 00:22:52,173 that they'd go through all of this to put my head on a platter. 327 00:22:52,277 --> 00:22:54,905 Well, you'd better go back and look again... 328 00:22:55,013 --> 00:22:57,413 because as good as we are, and we are good... 329 00:22:57,515 --> 00:22:59,415 until we find out who's after you... 330 00:22:59,517 --> 00:23:02,850 I don't think we stand a snowball's chance in hell of beating this! 331 00:23:02,954 --> 00:23:08,324 Good news. I found a safe deposit box in Spellman's name at Palmer Bank. 332 00:23:08,426 --> 00:23:10,326 I mean, that's what you call a hot lead, isn't it? 333 00:23:11,429 --> 00:23:13,488 Isn't it? 334 00:23:13,598 --> 00:23:15,498 It's illegal and unprofessional... 335 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:17,500 and I refuse to be a party to it. 336 00:23:17,602 --> 00:23:21,129 Oh, please, don't make me do this. I don't work for the I.R.S. anymore. 337 00:23:21,239 --> 00:23:24,606 Oh, and impersonating an agent. Oh, we could go to jail for this. 338 00:23:24,709 --> 00:23:26,700 - We may anyway, Mildred. - Oh! 339 00:23:26,811 --> 00:23:28,779 Yes. 340 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:30,871 Mildred Krebs, I.R.S. 341 00:23:30,982 --> 00:23:34,315 I gotta pick up that Spellman box and have it in court in exactly one hour. 342 00:23:34,419 --> 00:23:37,286 So stow the chatter, shred the red tape and cough up the keys, dearie. 343 00:23:37,388 --> 00:23:39,515 Do you have a court order? 344 00:23:39,624 --> 00:23:43,060 You've been expecting this for over a month now. 345 00:23:43,161 --> 00:23:46,153 Don't play the bureaucrat with me, honey. I invented the word. 346 00:23:46,264 --> 00:23:48,323 But I never received notice. 347 00:23:48,433 --> 00:23:52,335 I sent you notification on my own letterhead. 348 00:23:52,437 --> 00:23:54,962 Are you calling me a liar? 349 00:23:55,073 --> 00:23:57,041 I'll go get the keys. 350 00:23:57,142 --> 00:24:00,043 Snap it up, dearie. 351 00:24:03,481 --> 00:24:06,473 - Oh. - Steady, Mildred. Steady, steady. 352 00:24:06,584 --> 00:24:08,518 Okay, Mr. Steele. 353 00:24:08,620 --> 00:24:11,851 Now I know how Bonnie Parker must have felt. 354 00:24:11,956 --> 00:24:15,858 Oh. I think it's safe to assume, what, 1 5 years? 355 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:20,192 Oh, maybe if we cop a plea, we'll get minimum security. 356 00:24:20,298 --> 00:24:22,926 Oh, Mother, I'm sorry. 357 00:24:26,304 --> 00:24:29,364 - Fifty thousand in cash? - Close enough. 358 00:24:29,474 --> 00:24:33,240 Mm. A collector's item I should think. 359 00:24:33,344 --> 00:24:35,505 Does it fit anywhere? 360 00:24:35,613 --> 00:24:38,776 I don't know. I just don't know. 361 00:24:43,655 --> 00:24:45,953 Oh, God, no. 362 00:24:50,562 --> 00:24:53,087 [ Laura ] The evening edition of the paper on the night he was murdered. 363 00:24:53,198 --> 00:24:56,827 - It's a fake, Laura. - We're getting out of here. 364 00:24:56,935 --> 00:24:59,028 - Right now. - Shall we take the money? 365 00:24:59,137 --> 00:25:02,106 [ Closes Lid ] 366 00:25:03,842 --> 00:25:07,642 - Oh. - [ Steele ] Oops, bandits at 1 2:00. 367 00:25:07,745 --> 00:25:11,010 Uh, you two climb into the clouds. 368 00:25:11,115 --> 00:25:13,709 Only come out shooting if he gets his sights on my tail, okay? 369 00:25:13,818 --> 00:25:15,877 - What? - Excuse me, sir, please. 370 00:25:17,155 --> 00:25:19,055 Uh,just a second. 371 00:25:19,157 --> 00:25:21,717 Can I borrow one of these for a second, please, sir? 372 00:25:21,826 --> 00:25:23,953 Uh, one second, madam. 373 00:25:26,497 --> 00:25:28,624 Just a second. 374 00:25:28,733 --> 00:25:32,134 Uh, excuse me, sir, please. Just one moment. There you go. Sorry. 375 00:25:32,237 --> 00:25:34,797 - " Good afternoon. This is a stickup.'' - Mm-hmm. 376 00:25:36,507 --> 00:25:39,101 " Put all the money from your drawer into a bag. 377 00:25:39,210 --> 00:25:43,306 Thank you. P.S. Please ring the silent alarm.'' 378 00:25:43,414 --> 00:25:47,510 Excuse me. Didn't you mean to write, "P.S. Please don't ring the silent alarm''? 379 00:25:47,619 --> 00:25:50,850 On the contrary. You see that man in the corduroy jacket standing behind me? 380 00:25:50,955 --> 00:25:54,584 Well, he's armed, dangerous and forcing me to commit this heinous crime against my will. 381 00:25:56,294 --> 00:26:00,025 - He's got a gun. - Mm. 382 00:26:00,131 --> 00:26:02,326 [ Beeping ] 383 00:26:04,102 --> 00:26:06,627 No, not him. He's got the gun! 384 00:26:07,805 --> 00:26:11,206 - Whoa! - Everybody, hit the dirt! 385 00:26:11,309 --> 00:26:14,039 - Oh, I'm too old for this. - Don't shoot. 386 00:26:14,145 --> 00:26:16,136 Take it easy, fellas. I'm a cop. 387 00:26:18,149 --> 00:26:21,550 All right, show us some I.D. 388 00:26:21,653 --> 00:26:24,554 Damn, listen. I left my badge in my other pants. 389 00:26:24,656 --> 00:26:26,988 But that's the guy you wanna stop. 390 00:26:27,091 --> 00:26:30,686 I've got a warrant for his arrest right here. [ Clears Throat ] 391 00:26:30,795 --> 00:26:33,355 Ooh, sorry. Stop that. 392 00:26:33,464 --> 00:26:36,991 - Winslow, get his gun. - Come on, Winslow, quick. Get my gun. 393 00:26:37,101 --> 00:26:40,195 Look at the warrant. Read it. 394 00:26:40,305 --> 00:26:42,603 It's okay. 395 00:26:42,707 --> 00:26:46,871 Hey, wait a second. Come on, Mildred, get up. 396 00:26:46,978 --> 00:26:49,538 Miss Krebs. 397 00:26:49,647 --> 00:26:52,639 All right, I own you now, Miss Holt- aiding and abetting... 398 00:26:52,750 --> 00:26:55,150 withholding evidence, obstruction of an officer. 399 00:26:55,253 --> 00:26:58,086 If you don't cooperate with me, believe me, I'll play the full house. 400 00:26:59,724 --> 00:27:01,624 I'll cooperate, Detective. 401 00:27:01,726 --> 00:27:03,626 Oh, Miss Holt. 402 00:27:03,728 --> 00:27:06,595 Excuse me. Excuse. 403 00:27:14,639 --> 00:27:20,407 Tell me, Detective. How fast does a body cool down from the moment of death? 404 00:27:20,511 --> 00:27:22,945 Oh, gee, Miss Holt, I'm no expert. 405 00:27:23,047 --> 00:27:25,880 I thought we were already past the Huck Finn routine. 406 00:27:25,984 --> 00:27:28,885 About five degrees an hour, weather permitting. 407 00:27:28,987 --> 00:27:31,387 And if Spellman was hit at 8:30... 408 00:27:31,489 --> 00:27:34,356 and the coroner received his body four hours after that... 409 00:27:34,459 --> 00:27:37,895 even figuring the temperature that night, it shouldn't have been below 7 0 degrees. 410 00:27:37,996 --> 00:27:41,124 - So? - So how come on your autopsy report... 411 00:27:41,232 --> 00:27:45,134 his body temperature is listed a full 20 degrees below that? 412 00:27:45,236 --> 00:27:47,136 Like I said, Miss Holt, I'm no expert. 413 00:27:47,238 --> 00:27:49,536 A man was murdered. That's enough for me. 414 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:53,542 [ Phone Rings ] 415 00:27:56,481 --> 00:27:59,143 [ Ring ] 416 00:27:59,250 --> 00:28:01,275 Hello? 417 00:28:01,386 --> 00:28:05,220 Hello, Mother. No, no, no, no, you're not interrupting. 418 00:28:05,323 --> 00:28:10,625 In fact, there's a very special young man here now I'd like you to meet over the telephone. 419 00:28:10,728 --> 00:28:12,628 [ Laughs ] Don't be silly. 420 00:28:12,730 --> 00:28:15,858 I'm sureJimmy would love to hear your recipe for shrimp mousse. 421 00:28:15,967 --> 00:28:19,164 - Wouldn't you,Jimmy? - Well, actually, I- 422 00:28:19,270 --> 00:28:21,898 Hello, Mrs. Holt. How are you? 423 00:28:22,006 --> 00:28:25,100 Your car's been repaired. Quisling. 424 00:28:25,209 --> 00:28:27,734 - I beg your pardon? - You heard me, Quisling. 425 00:28:27,845 --> 00:28:30,507 - He sold out to the Nazis. - Mildred, I don't think- 426 00:28:30,615 --> 00:28:33,846 I mean, how could you, Miss Holt? I mean, the man is your leader. 427 00:28:33,951 --> 00:28:35,851 He trained you. He gave you this job. 428 00:28:35,953 --> 00:28:39,150 - And this is how you show your thanks? - No, ma'am. 429 00:28:39,257 --> 00:28:43,193 I have no philosophical objections to marriage. As a matter of fact, I- 430 00:28:43,294 --> 00:28:45,922 If you're talking business computers, I hear you. 431 00:28:46,030 --> 00:28:48,931 - Uh, no, no. - If you're talking home computers, I hear you. 432 00:28:49,033 --> 00:28:51,501 I mean, they're great. They'll balance your checkbook, do your taxes. 433 00:28:51,602 --> 00:28:54,901 A step into the future for your kids. Believe me, Mr. Steele, I hear you. 434 00:28:55,006 --> 00:28:57,600 To level with you, Sherman, I'm talking about a machine... 435 00:28:57,708 --> 00:28:59,699 that, uh, can phone another machine. 436 00:28:59,811 --> 00:29:01,779 Aha. That's a continuous asynchronous phone link. 437 00:29:01,879 --> 00:29:05,007 I've got six models, and two of them are on sale. 438 00:29:05,116 --> 00:29:07,084 I see. Is a free demonstration in order? 439 00:29:07,185 --> 00:29:10,677 - Does night follow day? - I hear you. 440 00:29:24,569 --> 00:29:28,562 No, ma'am, there has never been any serious illness in my family. 441 00:29:28,673 --> 00:29:31,870 Oh, I just came in to tell you that- 442 00:29:31,976 --> 00:29:35,241 Well, what is it, Mildred? 443 00:29:35,346 --> 00:29:37,974 - I quit. - What? 444 00:29:38,082 --> 00:29:42,712 Well, if you can't supply me with a 1 020-J computer, which I asked for... 445 00:29:42,820 --> 00:29:46,483 and instead you, uh, you give me that clunker full of microchips... 446 00:29:46,591 --> 00:29:51,722 that even Einstein couldn't manage, well, then I'm finished! 447 00:29:51,829 --> 00:29:54,059 Mildred, wait! 448 00:29:56,834 --> 00:30:00,463 Mildred, I understand this is not an easy situation for any of us... 449 00:30:00,571 --> 00:30:02,801 - but I really think you're overreacting. -Just look at that. 450 00:30:02,907 --> 00:30:05,774 I mean, that's nothing but electronic chow mein. 451 00:30:09,380 --> 00:30:11,280 [ Typing ] 452 00:30:15,319 --> 00:30:18,186 Great gal, your mom. And the recipes. 453 00:30:18,289 --> 00:30:21,554 Yeah, well, uh, she's always had a flair for, um- 454 00:30:21,659 --> 00:30:23,889 Gee, this is a very funny time to be worrying about your computer. 455 00:30:28,332 --> 00:30:32,291 Now that couldn't possibly have been a message from Mr. Steele, now could it? 456 00:30:32,403 --> 00:30:34,928 Yes, it was, Detective. 457 00:30:35,039 --> 00:30:38,236 - And? - He wants me to meet him. 458 00:30:38,342 --> 00:30:40,242 - Alone. - Quisling. 459 00:30:40,344 --> 00:30:43,802 - Mildred, stop. - Oh! 460 00:30:43,915 --> 00:30:46,440 - Here. - Oh! 461 00:30:46,551 --> 00:30:48,314 I want you to keep that meeting, Miss Holt. 462 00:30:48,419 --> 00:30:51,911 Just give me time to change, Detective. 463 00:31:02,200 --> 00:31:05,192 We used to hang out around here when I was a teenager. 464 00:31:05,303 --> 00:31:07,999 Jimmy Dean made it safe for all us rebels. 465 00:31:08,105 --> 00:31:11,233 Well, I guess you come back to every place sooner or later. 466 00:31:11,342 --> 00:31:14,277 I don't like what I'm about to do,Jarvis. 467 00:31:14,378 --> 00:31:17,074 - A favor? - Maybe. 468 00:31:17,181 --> 00:31:19,081 Give me enough of a lead to get to him. 469 00:31:19,183 --> 00:31:21,811 If he sees you behind me, then he's likely to run. 470 00:31:21,919 --> 00:31:24,046 I don't want anybody to die here this afternoon. 471 00:31:24,155 --> 00:31:26,146 I don't either, Miss Holt. 472 00:31:26,257 --> 00:31:28,657 I'll do my best, but I make no promises. 473 00:31:34,198 --> 00:31:36,359 All right, this is Command. Is everybody in position? 474 00:31:36,467 --> 00:31:38,162 That's a roger. 475 00:31:38,269 --> 00:31:40,635 - All ready here. -Just say when. 476 00:32:18,776 --> 00:32:21,540 All right, I've lost her. She should be in your area now though, Davis. 477 00:32:21,646 --> 00:32:23,671 Negative. She hasn't appeared yet. 478 00:32:23,781 --> 00:32:26,682 - Robbie? Connor? - Yeah, no sign. 479 00:32:26,784 --> 00:32:28,809 Come on, you guys. She didn't just disappear. 480 00:32:28,919 --> 00:32:30,910 Wait a second. I got her making for the stairs. 481 00:32:32,290 --> 00:32:34,815 She's running. Move in now! 482 00:32:40,765 --> 00:32:42,596 Oh! Oh! Oh! 483 00:32:45,169 --> 00:32:49,503 DetectiveJarvis. Oh, imagine finding you here. 484 00:33:02,653 --> 00:33:04,553 You may not have been much of a kisser, Marty Klopman... 485 00:33:04,655 --> 00:33:07,055 but you sure knew where to do it. 486 00:33:20,037 --> 00:33:22,130 [ Steele ] Laura, Laura. 487 00:33:22,239 --> 00:33:24,400 - Laura, over here. This way. - What? 488 00:33:24,508 --> 00:33:27,409 This way. Psst. Come on. This way. 489 00:33:27,511 --> 00:33:29,945 Oh! 490 00:33:30,047 --> 00:33:31,947 - You're alone, I trust. - For the moment. 491 00:33:32,049 --> 00:33:34,711 Well, that's good anyway. [ Grunts ] 492 00:33:39,523 --> 00:33:43,516 - I managed to send Jarvis to the store for a wild goose. - Really? How? 493 00:33:43,627 --> 00:33:46,790 Let's just say you owe Marty Klopman a box of kisses for Christmas. 494 00:33:46,897 --> 00:33:48,797 This way. Come on. 495 00:33:50,568 --> 00:33:52,798 - I'm glad you came. - Did you think I wouldn't? 496 00:33:52,903 --> 00:33:56,100 - I couldn't rule it out, could I? - What's this? 497 00:33:56,207 --> 00:33:59,233 This is how I made all those calls to Spellman's office. 498 00:33:59,343 --> 00:34:01,243 My number? Rubbed clean. 499 00:34:01,345 --> 00:34:05,179 You clip this to the terminals, dial, and it comes out on the bill. 500 00:34:05,282 --> 00:34:07,182 [ Laura Whistles ] 501 00:34:07,284 --> 00:34:09,184 Then it's the phone company's word against mine. 502 00:34:09,286 --> 00:34:12,414 This guy's even better than I thought. Maybe even brilliant. 503 00:34:12,523 --> 00:34:15,151 - If you're asking me who it is, I just don't know. - Well, think about it. 504 00:34:15,259 --> 00:34:17,386 What do you think I've been doing? I've gone back over everything. 505 00:34:17,495 --> 00:34:19,395 Every barroom brawl, every jealous lover. 506 00:34:19,497 --> 00:34:22,159 There's no one I know with enough savvy to grind an ax this sharp. 507 00:34:22,266 --> 00:34:24,496 - I just don't know. - Look. 508 00:34:24,602 --> 00:34:28,299 Nobody sets up a scheme this clever without leaving a calling card. 509 00:34:28,406 --> 00:34:31,671 Just think of anything strange we've come across that might ring a bell. 510 00:34:31,776 --> 00:34:34,210 An ice cream truck in the middle of nowhere. 511 00:34:34,311 --> 00:34:36,279 An old man with a handful of lilies. 512 00:34:36,380 --> 00:34:38,280 This coin in a box. 513 00:34:38,382 --> 00:34:40,111 - You didn't hear me, did you? - I heard you. 514 00:34:40,217 --> 00:34:42,913 But I've put everything I've worked for on the line to come back here. 515 00:34:43,020 --> 00:34:45,784 The least you can do is try once more. 516 00:34:47,625 --> 00:34:49,559 Maybe it's time I cut you free of this, eh? 517 00:34:49,660 --> 00:34:52,220 And met this bugger on my own. 518 00:34:53,397 --> 00:34:56,662 You mean leave? 519 00:34:56,767 --> 00:34:59,167 Well, at least that way he couldn't pull you down with me, could he? 520 00:35:01,639 --> 00:35:05,336 It's out of the question, so let's just drop it. 521 00:35:05,443 --> 00:35:08,344 Laura, we have no more idea of who we're up against... 522 00:35:08,446 --> 00:35:11,847 than the general on that coin. 523 00:35:11,949 --> 00:35:14,941 I don't want to be remembered as the man who tore your life into little pieces. 524 00:35:15,052 --> 00:35:17,282 Look. I just said drop it! 525 00:35:17,388 --> 00:35:20,653 Besides, the man on the coin is not a general, he's a major. 526 00:35:23,928 --> 00:35:25,828 A major. 527 00:35:27,031 --> 00:35:29,056 An ice cream truck. 528 00:35:29,166 --> 00:35:32,897 [ Scoffs ] A lily. 529 00:35:33,003 --> 00:35:34,994 A major on a coin. 530 00:35:36,073 --> 00:35:37,973 Major Descoine. 531 00:35:38,075 --> 00:35:39,975 I know who it i- 532 00:35:40,077 --> 00:35:44,104 Wait! Come back! I know who it is! 533 00:35:44,215 --> 00:35:46,809 Come back! Wait! 534 00:35:46,917 --> 00:35:51,684 He's not after your Remington Steele. He's after mine! 535 00:36:03,868 --> 00:36:06,302 I got him. 536 00:36:29,927 --> 00:36:31,952 Thanks for stopping, mate. 537 00:36:32,062 --> 00:36:33,825 Anytime. 538 00:36:33,931 --> 00:36:36,491 Come back! Stop! [ Indistinct Yelling ] 539 00:36:44,141 --> 00:36:47,167 540 00:36:49,847 --> 00:36:52,145 There's a truck stop up ahead. You can just drop me there. 541 00:36:52,249 --> 00:36:54,945 Are you sure, Mr. Steele? 542 00:36:55,052 --> 00:36:58,749 [ Chuckles ] Uh, you must have me confused with someone else. 543 00:36:58,856 --> 00:37:02,952 No, sir. I been thinking where I seen you before. 544 00:37:03,060 --> 00:37:06,723 You're Remington Steele, all right, and that's a fact. 545 00:37:06,830 --> 00:37:08,798 Done a lot of reading up on you. 546 00:37:08,899 --> 00:37:12,596 Course, I had a lot of time for readin'. 547 00:37:12,703 --> 00:37:16,400 Remington Steele- king of the private detectives. 548 00:37:16,507 --> 00:37:18,475 Well, that's an exaggeration, I'm afraid. 549 00:37:18,576 --> 00:37:21,044 But, uh, well, you know how the media can be. 550 00:37:21,145 --> 00:37:24,478 Indeed I do, Mr. Steele. Indeed I do. 551 00:37:24,582 --> 00:37:28,109 Why, I remember all the fuss they made when you solved... 552 00:37:28,218 --> 00:37:31,051 the Lily Martin case. 553 00:37:31,155 --> 00:37:34,022 - Some tough case, huh? - Mm, mm, oh, yes. 554 00:37:34,124 --> 00:37:36,490 One of my most difficult. 555 00:37:36,594 --> 00:37:39,324 Too bad about poor Lily Martin. 556 00:37:39,430 --> 00:37:42,524 She got so upset when you caught her stealing from Palmer Bank... 557 00:37:42,633 --> 00:37:44,533 that she upped and killed herself. 558 00:37:44,635 --> 00:37:47,627 Tragic. Quite tragic. 559 00:37:47,738 --> 00:37:49,638 [ Ringing ] 560 00:37:51,842 --> 00:37:54,970 - [ Ring ] - Krebs here. 561 00:37:55,079 --> 00:37:58,845 Oh, thank God, Mildred. I don't know how much longer I can shakeJarvis. 562 00:37:58,949 --> 00:38:02,316 - Talk to me. - This Descoine, first name Percy? 563 00:38:02,419 --> 00:38:04,319 Former major in the air force, right? 564 00:38:04,421 --> 00:38:07,049 - Yes, that's him. - He was released from Soledad Prison... 565 00:38:07,157 --> 00:38:09,057 six months ago on parole. 566 00:38:09,159 --> 00:38:13,186 Serving three years of an eight-year term for a bank embezzling scheme. 567 00:38:13,297 --> 00:38:17,358 - And Spellman? - There's no birth certificate, and there's no tax return. 568 00:38:17,468 --> 00:38:20,960 Like you said, probably an alias, but no real person. 569 00:38:21,071 --> 00:38:24,507 Oh, and I just got back from the chief coroner's office. 570 00:38:24,608 --> 00:38:27,406 It took some arm squeezing, but he finally admitted... 571 00:38:27,511 --> 00:38:31,379 there was a body stolen from a local morgue early last week. 572 00:38:31,482 --> 00:38:33,382 Don't ask me where they put it. 573 00:38:33,484 --> 00:38:37,352 In an ice cream truck. Mildred, we're going to give you a raise for this. 574 00:38:37,454 --> 00:38:40,946 Forget about the raise, honey. Can you tell me what's going on now? 575 00:38:41,058 --> 00:38:43,925 Soon, Mildred, soon. 576 00:38:44,028 --> 00:38:46,258 [ Dial Tone ] 577 00:38:46,363 --> 00:38:48,263 An ice cream truck? 578 00:38:49,800 --> 00:38:51,825 You come back to every place sooner or later. 579 00:38:51,935 --> 00:38:53,869 Thank you, DetectiveJarvis. 580 00:38:55,472 --> 00:38:57,736 - - Well, there's so many cases... 581 00:38:57,841 --> 00:39:00,002 it's hard for one to recall all the details, you know? 582 00:39:00,110 --> 00:39:02,908 Yeah, I reckon so. 583 00:39:03,013 --> 00:39:07,143 But this time you're going to remember, Mr. Steele. 584 00:39:07,251 --> 00:39:09,151 Was it something I said? 585 00:39:09,253 --> 00:39:13,121 I'm disappointed. I assumed a man of your reputation... 586 00:39:13,223 --> 00:39:15,919 would recall sending me to prison. 587 00:39:16,026 --> 00:39:17,584 Boom! 588 00:39:17,695 --> 00:39:21,927 [ Laughs ] Foolish move, Mr. Steele. 589 00:39:22,032 --> 00:39:26,332 And I planted the clues of my revenge so carefully. 590 00:39:26,437 --> 00:39:29,838 But either way, we've reached the end game of our match. 591 00:39:29,940 --> 00:39:33,398 With a shotgun? A little crude for all the trouble you've gone to, eh? 592 00:39:33,510 --> 00:39:36,911 Oh, I'm not going to kill you with this unless I'm forced to. 593 00:39:37,014 --> 00:39:40,006 In fact, I'm going to offer you a chance to find the evidence... 594 00:39:40,117 --> 00:39:42,483 that'll clear you of Spellman's murder. 595 00:39:42,586 --> 00:39:45,453 -Just to make things interesting. - How sporting of you. 596 00:39:45,556 --> 00:39:50,118 I just wanted you to twist and turn inside like my poor Lily did. 597 00:39:50,227 --> 00:39:54,357 Who's to say? You may find yourself making the same choice she did. 598 00:39:57,468 --> 00:40:02,371 Now, you have 30 minutes to reach our final destination, Mr. Steele. 599 00:40:02,473 --> 00:40:05,738 A man in perfect physical condition, running at top speed... 600 00:40:05,843 --> 00:40:07,970 should be able to reach it in 22. 601 00:40:08,078 --> 00:40:10,603 That leaves you eight minutes for the game itself. 602 00:40:12,349 --> 00:40:15,785 - Where am I going? - No more questions, Mr. Steele. 603 00:40:15,886 --> 00:40:19,117 Time for you to run. Get out. 604 00:40:27,564 --> 00:40:30,158 I really can't be trusted, you know? 605 00:40:30,267 --> 00:40:34,067 - [ Trigger Clicks ] - [ Laughs ] 606 00:40:34,171 --> 00:40:37,504 Just a little something to get the adrenaline pumping, Mr. Steele. 607 00:40:37,608 --> 00:40:40,702 [ Laughing ] 608 00:40:55,325 --> 00:40:57,657 [ Horn Honking ] 609 00:41:08,605 --> 00:41:12,439 Come here. Oh! 610 00:41:12,543 --> 00:41:14,670 [ Moaning ] 611 00:41:17,214 --> 00:41:19,444 Oh, thank God you're all right. 612 00:41:19,550 --> 00:41:22,041 When I found that shotgun on the road- 613 00:41:22,152 --> 00:41:28,022 Couldn't you treat me like this at times when I'm less near death? 614 00:41:28,125 --> 00:41:30,457 He wasn't someone from your past. He was from mine. 615 00:41:30,561 --> 00:41:33,155 When Remington Steele was just a name on an office. 616 00:41:33,263 --> 00:41:36,790 I solved the case, but naturally Descoine thought you were behind it all. 617 00:41:36,900 --> 00:41:39,164 Oh, I'm sure- I'm sure- 618 00:41:39,269 --> 00:41:41,737 I'm sure some time from now this is all gonna make sense. 619 00:41:41,839 --> 00:41:45,036 But right now, I've got less than 1 0 minutes to get somewhere up this road. 620 00:41:45,142 --> 00:41:47,076 - The acid baths. - What? 621 00:41:47,177 --> 00:41:49,202 Lily Martin was a teller at Palmer Bank... 622 00:41:49,313 --> 00:41:51,304 and Descoine's accomplice in the embezzlement scheme. 623 00:41:51,415 --> 00:41:55,579 When she found out we were onto her, she killed herself up here at the acid bath. 624 00:41:56,687 --> 00:42:00,623 - Oh, fascinating story. - Get in. 625 00:42:36,326 --> 00:42:38,294 No fair, Mr. Steele. 626 00:42:38,395 --> 00:42:41,990 - You were supposed to run. - So, sue me. 627 00:42:42,099 --> 00:42:46,593 I suppose the extra few minutes really won't change things. 628 00:42:46,703 --> 00:42:48,864 We know how you staged the accident... 629 00:42:48,972 --> 00:42:51,236 stealing the corpse and then keeping the body cool... 630 00:42:51,341 --> 00:42:53,241 before you pushed it in front of the car. 631 00:42:53,343 --> 00:42:55,811 - We know that. - We do? 632 00:42:55,913 --> 00:42:58,006 Yes, but can you prove it? 633 00:42:58,115 --> 00:43:03,678 I'm afraid to convince DetectiveJarvis, you're going to need the truck itself... 634 00:43:03,787 --> 00:43:05,948 and the evidence I've left inside. 635 00:43:06,056 --> 00:43:10,288 The key inside here is to a garage where the truck is hidden. 636 00:43:10,394 --> 00:43:12,555 My gift to you, Mr. Steele. 637 00:43:12,663 --> 00:43:17,657 I suggest you retrieve it from the acid before the ice melts. 638 00:43:17,768 --> 00:43:22,967 [ Laughs ] Or your chances will dissolve just as quickly. 639 00:43:23,073 --> 00:43:25,200 Best of luck. 640 00:44:10,320 --> 00:44:12,220 [ Grunts ] 641 00:44:17,527 --> 00:44:19,688 Come here! 642 00:44:41,551 --> 00:44:43,416 [ Laughing ] 643 00:44:48,859 --> 00:44:50,827 Come on! 644 00:44:50,927 --> 00:44:52,792 Come here. 645 00:44:54,831 --> 00:44:56,731 I can't get it. 646 00:44:56,833 --> 00:44:59,165 Help.! 647 00:44:59,269 --> 00:45:01,169 Wait, wait, wait. 648 00:45:01,271 --> 00:45:03,171 - It's right there. - Oh, God. 649 00:45:05,275 --> 00:45:07,209 - Oh, boy. All right. - Well, it's almost gone. 650 00:45:07,310 --> 00:45:10,575 - Okay, let me try this. - No, that's gonna dissolve as well. 651 00:45:10,680 --> 00:45:15,310 - Well, have you got a better idea? - I don't know! 652 00:45:15,419 --> 00:45:18,047 Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Give me this wire. 653 00:45:21,425 --> 00:45:23,325 - All right. Come on. - What are you thinking? 654 00:45:23,427 --> 00:45:28,057 We need power, electric power. Got any ideas? 655 00:45:28,165 --> 00:45:30,690 - Uh- - Think fast. 656 00:45:32,702 --> 00:45:36,934 - Uh, car battery. Car battery. Okay. - Right. Go. Quick. 657 00:45:38,108 --> 00:45:40,008 Car battery. Come on. 658 00:45:40,110 --> 00:45:42,010 - Hurry. - I'm coming. 659 00:45:42,112 --> 00:45:45,275 There's not much left. 660 00:45:45,382 --> 00:45:49,785 Oh, I hope high school science has a place in real life. 661 00:45:49,886 --> 00:45:52,377 - Come on. There's not much time! - Yes, I'm coming. I'm coming. 662 00:45:52,489 --> 00:45:54,650 The ice is almost gone. 663 00:45:55,725 --> 00:45:56,851 - Hurry.! - I'm coming. 664 00:45:56,960 --> 00:46:00,020 - All right? - Okay. Go. 665 00:46:00,130 --> 00:46:01,722 Go. 666 00:46:03,834 --> 00:46:06,803 You gotta help me. I can't get close enough. 667 00:46:06,903 --> 00:46:10,236 - Come on. - Grab on to me and pray. 668 00:46:10,340 --> 00:46:14,470 - Ready? Okay. - Okay. Go. 669 00:46:14,578 --> 00:46:17,638 Okay? 670 00:46:19,749 --> 00:46:22,479 - Oh, it's coming. It's coming. - Come on. 671 00:46:22,586 --> 00:46:25,054 Little further. Just a little further! 672 00:46:29,826 --> 00:46:32,818 - Come on! -Just a little further. It's moving. 673 00:46:32,929 --> 00:46:34,829 [ Steele ] All right. 674 00:46:35,866 --> 00:46:38,357 Come on up. 675 00:46:41,705 --> 00:46:43,605 Oh, boy. 676 00:46:47,344 --> 00:46:49,244 - [ Laura ] Detective. - Hello. 677 00:46:49,346 --> 00:46:51,007 - Hello. - Hey. 678 00:46:51,114 --> 00:46:54,845 Mr. Steele, I thought you might like to have this as a souvenir of sorts. 679 00:46:54,951 --> 00:46:57,818 Well, it's not exactly an autographed picture ofTommy Lasorda... 680 00:46:57,921 --> 00:46:59,912 but, uh, under the circumstances- 681 00:47:00,023 --> 00:47:02,048 And Major Descoine? 682 00:47:02,159 --> 00:47:04,889 Well, a small plane like that, Miss Holt, can land almost anyplace. 683 00:47:04,995 --> 00:47:08,863 Now, we're still looking, but I'm afraid the best I can offer you, Mr. Steele... 684 00:47:08,965 --> 00:47:10,865 is my sincere apologies. 685 00:47:10,967 --> 00:47:13,629 Oh, accepted and appreciated. 686 00:47:13,737 --> 00:47:16,604 Now are you gonna tell me what's going on? 687 00:47:16,706 --> 00:47:18,697 Detective? 688 00:47:20,277 --> 00:47:22,541 - Miss Krebs- - Mildred. 689 00:47:22,646 --> 00:47:27,709 Miss Krebs, uh, there was a man named Henry Spellman. 690 00:47:27,817 --> 00:47:30,377 Come to think of it, uh, this is really more you. 691 00:47:30,487 --> 00:47:34,389 Oh, a key to your innocence locked in my heart? 692 00:47:34,491 --> 00:47:36,482 Think of it as an anniversary present, eh? 693 00:47:36,593 --> 00:47:39,323 - Only if it comes with a promise. - What's that? 694 00:47:39,429 --> 00:47:43,024 You will never again leave me for my own good. 695 00:47:43,133 --> 00:47:45,693 - It's a promise. - [ Computer Beeps ] 696 00:47:54,611 --> 00:47:56,511 I've never liked that machine. 697 00:48:32,282 --> 00:48:33,544 [ Mews ] 698 00:48:33,594 --> 00:48:38,144 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0