1 00:00:01,185 --> 00:00:05,087 - Mr. Steele's opened up a new aspect of our work. - Stealing? 2 00:00:05,189 --> 00:00:07,020 - The Pitkins? - The Pitkins. 3 00:00:07,125 --> 00:00:11,528 - It's even possible that he's keeping her in the gallery. - Then let's storm the joint. 4 00:00:13,865 --> 00:00:15,594 - You get Molly. I'll get the Pitkins. - All right. 5 00:00:15,700 --> 00:00:19,261 - You think of everything. - They never did find the body. 6 00:00:19,370 --> 00:00:21,804 - ...two, three. - Okay. 7 00:00:21,906 --> 00:00:25,706 - [ Laughing ] - I don't want to dim your newfound passion for thieving. 8 00:00:25,810 --> 00:00:28,301 - [ Yells ] - [ Gunshots ] 9 00:00:28,413 --> 00:00:31,109 The gallery. We'll knock over the gallery again. 10 00:02:03,174 --> 00:02:06,109 [ Man ] Do I hear 430,000? 11 00:02:08,512 --> 00:02:10,980 430,000. 12 00:02:13,084 --> 00:02:16,451 $425,000 once. 13 00:02:16,554 --> 00:02:18,647 425 twice. 14 00:02:20,658 --> 00:02:25,061 - [ Gavel Pounds ] - Sold for $425,000 to number 27. 15 00:02:25,162 --> 00:02:29,462 [ Murmuring ] 16 00:02:31,068 --> 00:02:35,630 And now, a work by our local artist of the month- 17 00:02:35,740 --> 00:02:37,901 Joanne Pitkin. 18 00:02:38,009 --> 00:02:43,379 Miss Pitkin seems to me to be an artist of unique and unusual vision. 19 00:02:43,481 --> 00:02:48,441 While her work is still maturing, it is, nonetheless, eminently collectible. 20 00:02:48,552 --> 00:02:51,248 This work, entitled Anxiety One... 21 00:02:51,355 --> 00:02:54,950 is one of the artist's most complex visions. 22 00:02:56,727 --> 00:03:00,163 Shall we open the bidding at, say, $ 1,000? 23 00:03:04,201 --> 00:03:06,965 I have 1 ,000. Who will make it 1 ,1 00? 24 00:03:09,473 --> 00:03:12,340 1 ,1 00. Now 1 ,200? 25 00:03:14,445 --> 00:03:17,505 1 ,200. 26 00:03:17,615 --> 00:03:19,947 1 ,300. 27 00:03:30,161 --> 00:03:32,652 1 ,400. 28 00:03:32,763 --> 00:03:35,630 1 ,500. 29 00:03:40,438 --> 00:03:42,963 $1 ,600. 30 00:03:52,283 --> 00:03:54,547 1,600 twice. 31 00:03:56,454 --> 00:04:00,220 - [ Gavel Pounds ] - Sold for $1 ,600 to, uh- 32 00:04:04,328 --> 00:04:06,990 Number nine. 33 00:04:14,205 --> 00:04:16,435 Thank you. 34 00:04:38,829 --> 00:04:41,320 - They told you she paid for the painting and left? - Right. 35 00:04:41,432 --> 00:04:44,230 - And you're sure Miss Donovan wouldn't have done this? - Right. 36 00:04:44,335 --> 00:04:48,271 Mr. Walker, the Conant Galleries practices its share of felonies. 37 00:04:48,372 --> 00:04:51,535 Their prices are highway robbery, their arrogance is criminal... 38 00:04:51,642 --> 00:04:55,043 and they should do hard time for some of the artists they represent. 39 00:04:55,146 --> 00:04:57,706 But kidnapping doesn't seem in their line. 40 00:04:57,815 --> 00:04:59,840 Maybe. Maybe not. 41 00:05:02,253 --> 00:05:06,519 - Go on. - Maybe. Maybe not. 42 00:05:06,624 --> 00:05:08,524 Uh, um- 43 00:05:08,626 --> 00:05:10,594 Oh! Oh! Vinegar will take that right out... 44 00:05:10,694 --> 00:05:13,094 as long as you get to it before it dries. 45 00:05:13,197 --> 00:05:16,598 You realize that's the longest sentence you've spoken since you walked through that door. 46 00:05:18,836 --> 00:05:21,737 Others talk, Rick Walker listens. 47 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:24,637 You're not going to leave us in suspense on that one? 48 00:05:24,742 --> 00:05:29,338 Molly and I are, uh, investigative reporters. The L.A. Trib? 49 00:05:29,447 --> 00:05:32,109 You were investigating the gallery? 50 00:05:32,216 --> 00:05:34,684 - About what? - It's very hush-hush. 51 00:05:36,086 --> 00:05:37,986 [ Whispering ] You can tell us. 52 00:05:38,088 --> 00:05:39,988 Look, can't you muscle Conant a bit? Shake him up? 53 00:05:40,090 --> 00:05:44,186 You may have noticed the sign on the door- Remington Steele, not Sam Spade. 54 00:05:45,596 --> 00:05:48,793 If anything happens to Molly, I'll never forgive myself. 55 00:05:48,899 --> 00:05:51,561 That's not the longest answer you gave us, Mr. Walker... 56 00:05:51,669 --> 00:05:54,638 but it's certainly the most persuasive. 57 00:06:12,122 --> 00:06:16,183 - Molly Donovan paid money for this woman's work? - For an expos�. 58 00:06:16,293 --> 00:06:19,490 [ Steele ] Exposing what? A shocking lack of talent? 59 00:06:19,597 --> 00:06:23,829 I didn't know you had such definite opinions about art. 60 00:06:23,934 --> 00:06:27,131 Laura, must I remind you that only a couple of years ago... 61 00:06:27,238 --> 00:06:29,570 I was appropriating some of the finest works in Europe. 62 00:06:29,673 --> 00:06:32,540 I do my best to forget that. 63 00:06:34,111 --> 00:06:36,079 The artist herself. 64 00:06:37,448 --> 00:06:39,848 [ Laura ] Nice wheels for a struggling artist, eh? 65 00:06:39,950 --> 00:06:42,145 Makes you wonder who she's been struggling with. 66 00:06:42,253 --> 00:06:46,781 Perhaps I should look into that one. You think you can penetrate this bastion of culture alone? 67 00:06:46,891 --> 00:06:48,882 Oh, of course. Laura, you've changed my life. 68 00:06:48,993 --> 00:06:51,518 I'm actually looking forward to going through the front door. 69 00:06:57,568 --> 00:07:00,002 Oops. Sorry, my fault. 70 00:07:03,807 --> 00:07:07,208 Mr. Steele, I think what we're dealing with here... 71 00:07:07,311 --> 00:07:11,077 is a lovers' misunderstanding. 72 00:07:11,181 --> 00:07:15,083 I suspect Miss Donovan may have gotten carried away. 73 00:07:15,185 --> 00:07:17,278 I suspect the same thing. 74 00:07:17,388 --> 00:07:19,686 With her purchase. 75 00:07:19,790 --> 00:07:22,020 - The Pitkin? - The Pitkin. 76 00:07:22,126 --> 00:07:25,584 Molly Donovan is only the third-string art critic for the Tribune... 77 00:07:25,696 --> 00:07:28,597 but she obviously has an eye for talent. 78 00:07:28,699 --> 00:07:32,066 It must have cost her a month's salary to buy Anxiety One. 79 00:07:32,169 --> 00:07:34,535 I certainly hope that's the only anxiety she bought. 80 00:07:34,638 --> 00:07:38,802 Mr. Steele, this conversation is becoming pointless. 81 00:07:40,210 --> 00:07:43,008 Who is this Remington Steele? 82 00:07:43,113 --> 00:07:45,980 He's, uh, no one, Mr. Asuda. A buyer. 83 00:07:46,083 --> 00:07:49,814 - What is he buying? - Nothing you'd be interested in, sir. 84 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:52,718 You know what I'm interested in. 85 00:07:52,823 --> 00:07:57,692 Now, I have paid my deposit. 86 00:07:57,795 --> 00:08:02,232 You tell Conant this delay is bad for my blood pressure and his. 87 00:08:02,333 --> 00:08:04,358 [ Woman ] Give him a message from me too. 88 00:08:04,468 --> 00:08:07,437 Oh, Mrs. Haddon. I, uh, didn't hear you come in. 89 00:08:07,538 --> 00:08:11,998 - Remind him of the Venice Art Festival. - The one that, um- 90 00:08:12,109 --> 00:08:14,407 Ended so tragically. 91 00:08:14,511 --> 00:08:18,003 I'd contracted to purchase a rather unique Rubens... 92 00:08:18,115 --> 00:08:20,583 but the young man entrusted to deliver it... 93 00:08:20,684 --> 00:08:24,313 thought he could obtain a better price elsewhere. 94 00:08:24,421 --> 00:08:29,415 All those canals. They never did find the body. 95 00:08:30,527 --> 00:08:34,258 I'll, uh, pass it on. 96 00:08:55,252 --> 00:08:58,187 - Miss Pitkin. - How did you find me here? 97 00:08:58,288 --> 00:09:02,224 That's part of my job. I'm Laura Holt, Art Insight magazine. 98 00:09:03,694 --> 00:09:09,360 Oh! Art Insight? Honey, you people are heavy. Heavy! 99 00:09:09,466 --> 00:09:11,900 Even Cliff Conant doesn't understand your articles. 100 00:09:12,002 --> 00:09:15,267 We do believe that obscureness is the avenue towards revelation... 101 00:09:15,372 --> 00:09:18,535 with a sharp left turn, of course, at referential analysis. 102 00:09:18,642 --> 00:09:23,238 Yeah. Art Insight is interested in me? 103 00:09:23,347 --> 00:09:26,612 A profile. Perhaps, five or six pages. 104 00:09:26,717 --> 00:09:30,153 Possibility of a cover. You do seem to be prospering. 105 00:09:30,254 --> 00:09:32,415 Oh, that? 106 00:09:32,523 --> 00:09:35,822 Well, we all have our prisons. 107 00:09:35,926 --> 00:09:39,487 In your bio, it says you live in a garret in Hermosa Beach. 108 00:09:40,831 --> 00:09:45,825 Sounds better. Besides, Hermosa Beach is in here. 109 00:09:45,936 --> 00:09:48,769 Did you say... cover? 110 00:09:49,873 --> 00:09:53,172 After all, we gave one to Picasso. 111 00:09:53,277 --> 00:09:57,111 Listen, why don't you come on inside? Have a drink. 112 00:09:57,214 --> 00:10:00,240 Stay for dinner. Stay the month. 113 00:10:15,466 --> 00:10:19,800 - Who are you working for, Miss Donovan? - No one. 114 00:10:19,903 --> 00:10:23,805 Then why did you bid so relentlessly for Anxiety One? 115 00:10:23,907 --> 00:10:27,604 - Well, I told you. I like Pitkins. - [ Scoffs ] 116 00:10:27,711 --> 00:10:29,906 A woman with your eye, your critical judgment? 117 00:10:30,013 --> 00:10:32,106 You wouldn't hang a Pitkin in your broom closet. 118 00:10:32,216 --> 00:10:35,379 Well, that's what they used to say about the Impressionists. 119 00:10:35,486 --> 00:10:38,978 Perhaps some Tchaikovsky would help. The " 1 81 2 Overture.'' 120 00:10:39,089 --> 00:10:41,353 The brass is so effective. 121 00:10:46,864 --> 00:10:49,389 [ " 1 81 2 Overture'' ] 122 00:10:56,406 --> 00:10:59,307 [ Playing Loudly ] 123 00:11:05,682 --> 00:11:09,015 - [ Volume Decreases ] - Now then, let's try again. 124 00:11:09,119 --> 00:11:11,883 - [ Continues ] - Why did you bid for the Pitkin? 125 00:11:14,091 --> 00:11:16,992 Why shouldn't I have bid for the Pitkin, Mr. Conant? 126 00:11:35,045 --> 00:11:37,741 Clifford Conant changed my life. 127 00:11:37,848 --> 00:11:39,907 I'd bought things from him for years- 128 00:11:40,017 --> 00:11:43,680 the Rauschenberg in the living room, the Pollock in the study... 129 00:11:43,787 --> 00:11:45,880 the C�zanne in the powder room. 130 00:11:45,989 --> 00:11:49,925 Oh. A C�zanne in the powder room. How nice for your guests. 131 00:11:50,027 --> 00:11:52,359 Well, you have to look at something. 132 00:11:52,462 --> 00:11:55,898 Anyway, when Pitkin and I went bad, I just- 133 00:11:55,999 --> 00:11:58,194 - Your husband? - My ex. 134 00:11:58,302 --> 00:12:01,169 Pitkin's Pizza Palazzos? 135 00:12:01,271 --> 00:12:06,174 863 franchises all across the country. 136 00:12:06,276 --> 00:12:10,713 How could Murray seeJoanne if his head was in pepperoni? 137 00:12:12,482 --> 00:12:15,042 Anyway, once Pitkin and I went kaput... 138 00:12:15,152 --> 00:12:18,383 I liberated myself at my easel. 139 00:12:18,488 --> 00:12:23,323 I put myself on the line. I plumbed my depths. 140 00:12:23,427 --> 00:12:26,521 Well, you did an excellent job, Miss Pitkin. 141 00:12:26,630 --> 00:12:30,828 This is a fine example of, uh, plumbing. [ Chuckles ] 142 00:12:30,934 --> 00:12:35,564 I'm free! Free of this prison Pitkin has trapped me in. 143 00:12:35,672 --> 00:12:38,402 I paint whatever I want, however I want... 144 00:12:38,508 --> 00:12:42,171 just as long as I paint on Cliff's canvases. 145 00:12:42,279 --> 00:12:45,339 I have to paint to certain sizes. 146 00:12:45,449 --> 00:12:49,044 I- I guess that sounds hackneyed, commercial? 147 00:12:50,754 --> 00:12:54,884 Mr. Conant provides you with these canvases? 148 00:12:54,992 --> 00:12:57,119 - Off the record? - Oh, of course. 149 00:12:57,227 --> 00:13:01,789 Cliff's got this thing about shapes. Dimensions. 150 00:13:01,899 --> 00:13:04,595 He's very specific. 151 00:13:04,701 --> 00:13:08,364 Every man's got his kinks, right? 152 00:13:08,472 --> 00:13:11,771 At least Cliff's are putting me on the art map. 153 00:13:11,875 --> 00:13:16,972 What did I get after 1 8 years of Pitkin's kinks? Carpools. 154 00:13:19,583 --> 00:13:24,077 She told me she's just completed a 46-by-54... 155 00:13:24,187 --> 00:13:29,989 a 2 4-by-30 and a 60-by-20 that comes to a point at the top. 156 00:13:30,093 --> 00:13:32,891 60-by-20? 157 00:13:32,996 --> 00:13:37,228 Well, well, what do you know? That is a coincidence. 158 00:13:37,334 --> 00:13:39,666 Although I'll admit it is a rather odd size... 159 00:13:39,770 --> 00:13:43,206 it does seem to hold a great deal more significance for you than for me. 160 00:13:43,307 --> 00:13:45,537 As I remember, those are the dimensions of a panel... 161 00:13:45,642 --> 00:13:48,042 - that was stolen from the Bordeaux triptych. - You didn't? 162 00:13:48,145 --> 00:13:50,306 - Oh, of course not. - Oh, thank God! 163 00:13:50,414 --> 00:13:52,780 I got there too late. 164 00:13:54,851 --> 00:13:58,685 - How much is it worth? - Oh, to the right buyer, millions. 165 00:13:58,789 --> 00:14:02,452 Now, who would want to pay millions for a stolen Old Master? 166 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:05,528 I mean, what's the thrill of sitting alone in a locked room... 167 00:14:05,629 --> 00:14:08,097 looking at a painting you can't show anyone else? 168 00:14:08,198 --> 00:14:11,725 Well, I've known people who have achieved an almost sexual satisfaction... 169 00:14:11,835 --> 00:14:15,601 because they possess something the rest of the world couldn't have... 170 00:14:15,706 --> 00:14:18,174 no matter how secret they had to keep their treasure. 171 00:14:18,275 --> 00:14:21,369 I've been wondering where these Pitkins fit in. 172 00:14:21,478 --> 00:14:23,537 Only it's the other way around. 173 00:14:23,647 --> 00:14:26,115 The Old Masters fit in the Pitkins. 174 00:14:26,216 --> 00:14:30,084 Quite possibly. And should they leave the country, customs is provided with documents... 175 00:14:30,187 --> 00:14:32,348 from one of our most prestigious galleries, authenticating- 176 00:14:32,456 --> 00:14:35,289 A Pitkin. 177 00:14:35,392 --> 00:14:38,691 [ Intercom Buzzes ] 178 00:14:38,795 --> 00:14:40,888 Be gentle with him, Inspector Krebs. 179 00:14:42,566 --> 00:14:46,263 - They got something? - A few questions first, Mr. Walker. 180 00:14:46,370 --> 00:14:50,431 - Shoot. - How do I get a bourbon stain out of my living room carpet? 181 00:14:50,540 --> 00:14:54,670 And I've got a hole in a tweed skirt that I would love to reweave. 182 00:14:54,778 --> 00:14:58,441 And my house plants arejust dying on the vine. 183 00:15:01,885 --> 00:15:04,979 - How'd you find out? - They sent me to the Trib to check you out. 184 00:15:05,088 --> 00:15:08,387 - Why? What-What gave me away? - I think it was the trench coat. 185 00:15:08,492 --> 00:15:11,859 And when Mr. Steele learned that Miss Donovan is an art critic- 186 00:15:11,962 --> 00:15:16,490 You found out who I am- Helpful Harriet, The Homemaker's Friend. 187 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:18,500 The Housewife's Kierkegaard. 188 00:15:18,602 --> 00:15:21,230 - Come in, Rick. - Richie. 189 00:15:23,807 --> 00:15:27,903 Okay, so I wanted to be an investigative reporter. Molly knew that. 190 00:15:28,011 --> 00:15:30,104 So, when she said she was onto something hot... 191 00:15:30,213 --> 00:15:32,841 I put up the money for her to bid on the Pitkin. 192 00:15:32,949 --> 00:15:35,509 Why didn't she tell you what was so hot? 193 00:15:35,619 --> 00:15:38,611 Oh, be honest, Miss Holt. Would you tell a wimp like me? 194 00:15:38,722 --> 00:15:42,556 - Walker, old man- - Call me, Richie, please? It makes me feel clean again. 195 00:15:42,659 --> 00:15:47,153 - Was Miss Donovan interested in any special school of painting? - Like what? 196 00:15:47,264 --> 00:15:53,066 Uh, landscape painting? Genre painting? Um, stolen paintings? 197 00:15:53,170 --> 00:15:56,003 She was. She was kind of interested in stolen paintings. 198 00:15:56,106 --> 00:15:58,040 She was always clipping out news items about them. 199 00:15:58,141 --> 00:16:00,473 Said she was gonna write an article on missing Old Masters. 200 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:05,778 ButJoanne Pitkin is not an Old Master. 201 00:16:05,882 --> 00:16:10,046 We feel that her work is, uh, very close to several of them. 202 00:16:11,521 --> 00:16:13,819 Look,just how deeply is Molly into this? 203 00:16:13,924 --> 00:16:16,449 I mean, could they have... killed her? 204 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:19,495 No, I doubt that, Richie. Mr. Conant wouldn't do anything irreversible... 205 00:16:19,596 --> 00:16:21,723 until he was absolutely sure he knew what she was up to. 206 00:16:21,832 --> 00:16:24,767 It's even possible that he's keeping her in the gallery. 207 00:16:24,868 --> 00:16:26,768 Well, then, let's storm the joint. 208 00:16:26,870 --> 00:16:28,929 Well, uh, given the delicate nature of the mission... 209 00:16:29,039 --> 00:16:32,406 I think it best if only the more experienced of us should go. 210 00:16:32,509 --> 00:16:35,137 - You? - Who else? 211 00:16:35,245 --> 00:16:40,683 Would you excuse us just for a moment, please? Mr. Steele, please, after you. 212 00:16:40,784 --> 00:16:42,775 [ Chuckles ] 213 00:16:45,088 --> 00:16:48,990 - You're awfully anxious to get into that gallery. - A woman's life is at stake. 214 00:16:49,092 --> 00:16:53,051 - Is that the only thing you're interested in rescuing? - Why, whatever do you mean? 215 00:16:53,163 --> 00:16:56,530 The one that got away? That panel from the Bordeaux triptych? 216 00:16:56,633 --> 00:17:01,127 Laura, I'm shocked, hurt and indignant that you should entertain such a thought. 217 00:17:01,238 --> 00:17:04,332 Then, you won't mind if I came along, acted as your backup, your lookout? 218 00:17:04,441 --> 00:17:08,810 - Conscience? - Why, Mr. Steele, whatever do you mean? 219 00:17:20,056 --> 00:17:23,116 Come back in 20 minutes and try to look inconspicuous, okay? 220 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:52,648 [ Quietly ] Try the door. 221 00:19:10,033 --> 00:19:13,594 - I'm relieved to see you haven't lost your touch. - Thank you. 222 00:19:13,703 --> 00:19:16,536 - Well, let's get to it. - Ah, ah, ah, ah! 223 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:18,574 We could be on Candid Camera. 224 00:19:18,675 --> 00:19:20,973 And although we're here on a mission of mercy... 225 00:19:21,077 --> 00:19:23,102 I doubt if the authorities would appreciate our methods. 226 00:19:23,213 --> 00:19:26,512 Oh! Mr. Steele, you think of everything. 227 00:19:26,616 --> 00:19:28,811 An ounce of prevention, Miss Holt. 228 00:19:41,798 --> 00:19:44,028 Ron. 229 00:20:25,275 --> 00:20:27,743 Didn't Walker say Molly's number was nine? 230 00:20:29,045 --> 00:20:30,945 Well, at least we know she was here. 231 00:20:31,047 --> 00:20:33,481 Perhaps they simply moved her to another room. 232 00:20:34,517 --> 00:20:36,985 [ Banging ] 233 00:21:05,215 --> 00:21:08,651 Laura, will you slow down? We're not trying to do a 50-yard dash, you know. 234 00:21:10,186 --> 00:21:12,086 - She's not here. Let's go. - But don't you see? 235 00:21:12,188 --> 00:21:14,281 If Conant had those two working the night shift... 236 00:21:14,391 --> 00:21:16,723 he must obviously be sitting on something. 237 00:21:16,826 --> 00:21:19,556 Laura, we have been through every room in the building. 238 00:21:19,662 --> 00:21:23,826 - Pitkins. We need a Pitkins. - Whatever happened to my conscience? 239 00:21:23,933 --> 00:21:27,562 We'll simply borrow a few Pitkins and trade them for Molly. 240 00:21:27,670 --> 00:21:29,570 They've got to be here somewhere. 241 00:21:29,672 --> 00:21:32,732 Where would you hide a five-foot painting that comes to a point at the top? 242 00:21:32,842 --> 00:21:34,742 I'll admit I've been trying to lead you astray... 243 00:21:34,844 --> 00:21:37,335 but this is not quite the direction I had in mind. 244 00:21:37,447 --> 00:21:40,575 - The bathroom! - I know you're excited, but can you wait till we get home? 245 00:21:40,683 --> 00:21:43,117 He's got to look at something. 246 00:21:44,421 --> 00:21:46,446 [ Whispering ] Oh, my God. 247 00:21:46,556 --> 00:21:49,855 [ Laughing ] 248 00:21:49,959 --> 00:21:51,927 [ Sighs ] 249 00:21:52,028 --> 00:21:54,496 Do you suppose he's making a critical comment, do you? 250 00:21:54,597 --> 00:21:59,762 Oh, let's go. One, two, three. 251 00:22:01,905 --> 00:22:05,773 Y ou and the night and the music 252 00:22:05,875 --> 00:22:09,902 Fill me with flaming desire 253 00:22:10,013 --> 00:22:13,710 Setting my being completely 254 00:22:13,817 --> 00:22:17,184 On fire 255 00:22:17,287 --> 00:22:19,414 - [ Humming ] - Thank you. 256 00:22:19,522 --> 00:22:21,649 [ Stops Humming ] 257 00:22:21,758 --> 00:22:24,124 [ Sighs ] 258 00:22:24,227 --> 00:22:26,095 A Rembrandt. Stolen from a Belgium museum. 259 00:22:26,095 --> 00:22:28,461 A Rembrandt. Stolen from a Belgium museum. 260 00:22:28,565 --> 00:22:31,398 [ Chuckles ] Why stop at three? 261 00:22:31,501 --> 00:22:34,334 He must have a whole museum hidden in that gallery. 262 00:22:34,437 --> 00:22:36,337 I'd call this a fair night's work. 263 00:22:36,439 --> 00:22:38,771 Fair? I call it fantastic! 264 00:22:40,543 --> 00:22:43,876 Y ou and the night and the music 265 00:22:43,980 --> 00:22:45,971 You seem awfully up, Miss Holt. 266 00:22:46,082 --> 00:22:50,451 Why shouldn't I be? Mr. Steele's opened up a whole new aspect of our work for me. 267 00:22:50,553 --> 00:22:54,045 - Stealing? - I prefer to think of it as purloining. 268 00:22:54,157 --> 00:22:56,990 Even though it's in a good cause, should you be quite so happy about it? 269 00:22:57,093 --> 00:22:58,993 I mean, you are a private detective. 270 00:22:59,095 --> 00:23:02,724 Oh, believe me, after a while it gets just as predictable as any other job. 271 00:23:02,832 --> 00:23:06,233 Find a body, find some clues, find the killer. 272 00:23:06,336 --> 00:23:08,463 Oh, yes. 273 00:23:08,571 --> 00:23:12,507 By the time afternoon rolls around, we're watching the clock like everyone else. 274 00:23:14,110 --> 00:23:16,670 [ Gasps ] 275 00:23:19,682 --> 00:23:24,984 Monet, taken from the private collection of a Parisian banker. 276 00:23:25,088 --> 00:23:27,852 I think we're gonna need a top-notch forger for this, Laura. 277 00:23:27,957 --> 00:23:29,857 [ Richie ] Forger? 278 00:23:29,959 --> 00:23:32,792 You don't think I'm gonna hand the originals back to Conant, do you? 279 00:23:32,896 --> 00:23:36,764 I'll wager there's a hefty finder's fee for each one of these little beauties. 280 00:23:36,866 --> 00:23:40,165 Mr. Steele is very big on finder's fees. 281 00:23:40,270 --> 00:23:43,103 - I thought we were gonna trade them for Molly. - [ Laura ] We are. 282 00:23:43,206 --> 00:23:46,505 Only, we're going to substitute copies for the originals. 283 00:23:46,609 --> 00:23:50,170 Couldn't that be dangerous, palming off fakes on a man like Conant? 284 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:53,215 - Not that I'm a coward. - We understand, Richie. 285 00:23:53,316 --> 00:23:57,275 [ Sighs ] I think I'll take a walk. Clear my head. 286 00:24:02,659 --> 00:24:05,526 I'm beginning to understand why you did it. 287 00:24:05,628 --> 00:24:08,028 - Did what? - What you did. 288 00:24:09,933 --> 00:24:12,800 Oh, that. 289 00:24:12,902 --> 00:24:17,532 Laura, please, this is painstaking enough without that sort of distraction. 290 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:21,132 Oh, my heart's going a mile a minute. I can't seem to stop. 291 00:24:21,244 --> 00:24:23,303 Oh, the rush is incredible. 292 00:24:26,716 --> 00:24:29,048 - [ Laura Sighs ] - [ Steele ] The Bordeaux panel. 293 00:24:29,152 --> 00:24:32,087 Oh. 294 00:24:32,188 --> 00:24:37,182 I finally feel as if I'm holding a woman that I've been after all my life. 295 00:24:37,293 --> 00:24:42,230 Conant's giving a party tomorrow in honor ofJoanne Pitkin. She invited me. 296 00:24:42,332 --> 00:24:46,291 [ Chuckling ] I think we stole his appetizers. 297 00:24:46,402 --> 00:24:49,769 Sounds like a perfect setting for a swap meet. 298 00:24:49,872 --> 00:24:53,603 How very bold you are, Mr. Steele. 299 00:24:53,710 --> 00:24:57,737 Now, how would you like to hold another woman you've been waiting for? 300 00:25:05,154 --> 00:25:09,614 - And they say crime doesn't pay. - It does tonight. 301 00:25:09,726 --> 00:25:11,626 [ Door Slams Shut ] 302 00:25:11,728 --> 00:25:15,721 I'm really not a coward. I'm just... overly cautious. 303 00:25:24,540 --> 00:25:27,008 Did Miss Holt say why she wanted to see me? 304 00:25:27,110 --> 00:25:29,510 No, Mr. Grumman, she didn't. 305 00:25:29,612 --> 00:25:32,046 She been getting any, uh, calls about me? 306 00:25:33,182 --> 00:25:35,650 Not that I know of. 307 00:25:35,752 --> 00:25:37,652 Who exactly are you? 308 00:25:37,754 --> 00:25:39,654 She didn't tell you? 309 00:25:39,756 --> 00:25:42,725 - No, she didn't. -[ Humming ] 310 00:25:42,825 --> 00:25:46,454 Hello, Mildred. Louis, it's so nice to see you again. 311 00:25:46,562 --> 00:25:50,931 - You mean that, Miss Holt? - I certainly do. Come in. Come in. 312 00:25:54,737 --> 00:26:00,004 - [ Both Chuckling ] - I, uh, don't know what's up, Miss Holt, but I'm straight. 313 00:26:00,109 --> 00:26:04,705 I go to work from 9:00 to 6:00 every day at a greeting card company. 314 00:26:04,814 --> 00:26:10,081 I know, Louis. I get a little thrill of pride every time I read your probation reports. 315 00:26:10,186 --> 00:26:15,419 But, cutting to the point, is there a way I could, uh, bend you just a little? 316 00:26:15,525 --> 00:26:17,425 Miss Holt. You? 317 00:26:17,527 --> 00:26:20,394 I'm not even gonna try to explain. 318 00:26:20,496 --> 00:26:24,330 Three pictures are worth a thousand words. 319 00:26:24,434 --> 00:26:26,425 Ohh! 320 00:26:30,573 --> 00:26:33,303 - [ Groans ] - [ Chuckles ] 321 00:26:33,409 --> 00:26:36,003 - One... - [ Groans ] 322 00:26:36,112 --> 00:26:38,546 - [ Groans Louder] - two... 323 00:26:38,648 --> 00:26:41,276 - and three. - Mm. 324 00:26:41,384 --> 00:26:46,344 Miss Holt, do you have any idea what this means to me? 325 00:26:46,456 --> 00:26:50,756 Do you have any idea what I'm feeling? Just to look at these. 326 00:26:50,860 --> 00:26:54,023 To see those colors, those brush strokes... 327 00:26:54,130 --> 00:26:57,031 those unmistakable signs of genius. 328 00:26:57,133 --> 00:27:01,661 Believe me, if it weren't a matter of life and death, I'd never ask you this. 329 00:27:02,739 --> 00:27:04,639 Do you think you can reproduce them? 330 00:27:04,741 --> 00:27:07,801 - You want me to reproduce these? - Yes. 331 00:27:07,910 --> 00:27:13,780 I don't know why. These are three of the finest forgeries I've ever seen. 332 00:27:13,883 --> 00:27:17,080 Forgeries? 333 00:27:17,186 --> 00:27:21,282 334 00:27:21,390 --> 00:27:27,226 You see, I paint what I feel and I feel what I paint. 335 00:27:27,330 --> 00:27:29,855 - [ Woman ] This is wonderful. - I like this. I like this. 336 00:27:29,966 --> 00:27:32,298 [ Chattering ] 337 00:27:41,444 --> 00:27:43,935 I don't see my Pitkin on display. 338 00:27:44,046 --> 00:27:49,074 - [ Chuckles ] You don't think I'd display your Pitkin. - Or mine? 339 00:27:49,185 --> 00:27:53,781 There are Pitkins for the peasants and Pitkins for the connoisseurs. 340 00:27:53,890 --> 00:27:58,486 After tomorrow's auction, your Pitkins will all be safely in your hands. 341 00:28:00,596 --> 00:28:04,555 That's so reassuring, Clifford. 342 00:28:04,667 --> 00:28:09,866 It would distress me no end to see a repeat of what happened in Venice. 343 00:28:09,972 --> 00:28:13,908 Oh, that poor young man died so badly. 344 00:28:14,010 --> 00:28:16,638 I could barely finish dinner. 345 00:28:16,746 --> 00:28:20,045 Your concern for my well-being touches me, Monica. 346 00:28:20,149 --> 00:28:23,346 Now, if you'll excuse me, I really should mingle. 347 00:28:31,594 --> 00:28:34,290 I don't recall extending an invitation to you, Mr. Steele... 348 00:28:34,397 --> 00:28:38,026 but then you have a bothersome habit of intruding where you're not wanted. 349 00:28:38,134 --> 00:28:40,227 How else would I discover the finer things in life? 350 00:28:42,004 --> 00:28:44,996 May I present Richard Walker, a very great friend of Molly Donovan's. 351 00:28:45,107 --> 00:28:47,871 I'm afraid there's nothing here for you. 352 00:28:47,977 --> 00:28:50,741 Then it's fortunate I brought my own exhibit. 353 00:29:04,193 --> 00:29:09,825 I had no idea you were such a resourceful... collector, Mr. Steele. 354 00:29:09,932 --> 00:29:11,832 These are worth a king's ransom. 355 00:29:11,934 --> 00:29:13,902 We'll settle for Molly Donovan. 356 00:29:14,003 --> 00:29:18,531 Frankly, that's a trade I'd be more than willing to make, if I knew where Miss Donovan was. 357 00:29:18,641 --> 00:29:22,168 - You're lying. You know you're lying! - Easy, Richie, easy, easy. 358 00:29:22,278 --> 00:29:23,713 You're in far too refined a company. 359 00:29:23,713 --> 00:29:24,839 You're in far too refined a company. 360 00:29:24,947 --> 00:29:27,415 I'll find a security guard to help you on your way. 361 00:29:29,552 --> 00:29:32,350 Well, he's cool, I'll give him that. 362 00:29:32,455 --> 00:29:36,255 What say we build a little fire under him, eh? 363 00:29:36,359 --> 00:29:41,797 I wonder how Mr. Conant would react if, having stolen his Old Masters... 364 00:29:43,833 --> 00:29:46,199 we also stole his buyers? 365 00:29:48,571 --> 00:29:50,471 You know something? The more I'm with you and Miss Holt... 366 00:29:50,573 --> 00:29:53,440 the more I hate being a coward. 367 00:29:53,542 --> 00:29:56,841 Well, we have to do something to pressure him into releasing Molly. 368 00:29:56,946 --> 00:29:59,437 Come along, Richie. Let's work the room. 369 00:30:03,786 --> 00:30:06,550 - Mr. Schneiderman? - Yes? 370 00:30:06,656 --> 00:30:09,557 I thought you looked familiar when I bumped into you the other day. 371 00:30:09,659 --> 00:30:14,619 Felix Schneiderman. He buys for European collectors. 372 00:30:14,730 --> 00:30:17,028 Also writes books on the Renaissance. 373 00:30:17,133 --> 00:30:20,432 Renaissance paintings, Renaissance sculptures. Thank you. 374 00:30:20,536 --> 00:30:23,972 Renaissance poisons. 375 00:30:24,073 --> 00:30:29,272 Quite a tasty volume. And this gentleman is, uh, Koji Asuda. 376 00:30:29,378 --> 00:30:31,642 He works the Far East. 377 00:30:31,747 --> 00:30:35,183 No one's ever been quite sure how he gets what he's after. 378 00:30:35,284 --> 00:30:38,981 - But I never come back empty-handed. - Mm. 379 00:30:39,088 --> 00:30:42,524 And last, but not least, Monica Haddon. 380 00:30:42,625 --> 00:30:48,029 She represents certain English eccentric collectors. 381 00:30:48,130 --> 00:30:52,590 She once told someone that murder is the only truly erotic experience. 382 00:30:52,702 --> 00:30:55,296 - Have we met? - Not officially. 383 00:30:55,404 --> 00:30:58,168 But we were in Venice at the same time. 384 00:30:58,274 --> 00:31:02,506 The young man with the Rubens was on his way to see me when he, uh... 385 00:31:02,611 --> 00:31:05,045 lost his footing and disappeared in a canal? 386 00:31:05,147 --> 00:31:08,048 We were just discussing that tragedy. 387 00:31:08,150 --> 00:31:10,675 Yes, I'm sure it still haunts all of us today even. 388 00:31:10,786 --> 00:31:14,722 What brings you to this exhibition, Mr., uh- 389 00:31:14,824 --> 00:31:18,521 I should imagine the same thing that brought all of you here. 390 00:31:18,627 --> 00:31:23,860 An insatiable craving for... Pitkins. 391 00:31:23,966 --> 00:31:26,491 We have all the Pitkins we need. 392 00:31:28,104 --> 00:31:30,334 These are from Mr. Conant's private collection. 393 00:31:40,182 --> 00:31:43,982 They do leave one rather speechless, don't they, hmm? Thank you. 394 00:31:44,086 --> 00:31:48,216 We already paid Mr. Conant a substantial deposit for these. 395 00:31:48,324 --> 00:31:51,657 And, uh, our employers don't relish the idea... 396 00:31:51,761 --> 00:31:56,391 of paying for the same merchandise twice. 397 00:31:56,499 --> 00:31:59,332 Miss Holt. This is Laura Holt of Art Insight magazine. 398 00:31:59,435 --> 00:32:01,767 Oh! Loved your article on the Ashcan School. 399 00:32:01,871 --> 00:32:05,466 Oh, well, I may be researching there any minute. If you'll excuse me. 400 00:32:07,510 --> 00:32:11,105 I've always prided myself on not being a greedy man. 401 00:32:11,213 --> 00:32:15,172 So why don't you simply pay me the rest of what you were going to pay Conant, eh? 402 00:32:18,220 --> 00:32:20,245 [ Mouths Words ] 403 00:32:20,356 --> 00:32:24,349 Then it's settled. Tonight? My apartment? 8:00? 404 00:32:24,460 --> 00:32:27,952 Let's hope this turns out better than Venice... 405 00:32:30,366 --> 00:32:32,596 for all concerned. 406 00:32:35,438 --> 00:32:37,406 Tell me you didn't offer them the paintings. 407 00:32:37,506 --> 00:32:39,906 He was brilliant. Had 'em eating out of the palm of his hand. 408 00:32:40,009 --> 00:32:43,137 - You offered them the paintings. - They practically devoured them. 409 00:32:43,245 --> 00:32:46,180 That's not all they're going to devour. 410 00:32:46,282 --> 00:32:48,773 My foray into burgling? 411 00:32:48,884 --> 00:32:51,478 It netted us three forgeries. 412 00:32:51,587 --> 00:32:53,521 - Forgeries? - Forgeries? 413 00:32:53,622 --> 00:32:55,783 Forgeries. 414 00:33:07,770 --> 00:33:10,898 - Conant has Molly. - He has the original Old Masters. 415 00:33:11,006 --> 00:33:15,033 And he has us selling fakes to three people who'd kill us to keep their reputations intact. 416 00:33:15,144 --> 00:33:17,408 How could he pass off fakes to experts like Schneiderman? 417 00:33:17,513 --> 00:33:20,744 No doubt he was gonna show them the originals, then ship the copies. 418 00:33:20,850 --> 00:33:24,445 And keep the originals in his own locked room? That's a wrinkle on a wrinkle. 419 00:33:24,553 --> 00:33:29,183 I suppose when you deal long enough with the kinky rich, you decide it's stylish to ape them. 420 00:33:29,291 --> 00:33:31,782 If we're gonna save Molly's skin, not to mention our own... 421 00:33:31,894 --> 00:33:34,419 we have got to find out where these originals are. 422 00:33:34,530 --> 00:33:37,397 Yes. Where do we look? 423 00:33:38,734 --> 00:33:41,828 The gallery! We'll knock over the gallery again. 424 00:33:41,937 --> 00:33:46,431 - What's taking them so long? - Oh, they're at their best at this point in the case. 425 00:33:46,542 --> 00:33:50,876 They're cool, logical, working out their next move in a professional manner. 426 00:33:50,980 --> 00:33:52,880 [ Steele ] Have you gone berserk? 427 00:33:52,982 --> 00:33:55,109 [ Nervous Chuckle ] They're getting close. 428 00:33:55,217 --> 00:33:59,313 [ Laura ] Well,you haven't come up with anything that makes sense. 429 00:33:59,421 --> 00:34:01,446 Very close. I can tell. 430 00:34:01,557 --> 00:34:04,151 I don't want to dim your newfound passion for thieving... 431 00:34:04,260 --> 00:34:06,956 but Conant is much too clever to keep the originals in his gallery... 432 00:34:07,062 --> 00:34:09,030 after our previous visit! 433 00:34:10,266 --> 00:34:12,791 I wish I were back at the Trib. 434 00:34:12,902 --> 00:34:15,530 Sitting in my ugly, windowless, little cubbyhole. 435 00:34:15,638 --> 00:34:18,163 Then Molly would be back at her desk. 436 00:34:18,274 --> 00:34:22,802 Wasn't such a bad life. Dull, pointless, no future. 437 00:34:22,912 --> 00:34:25,312 But it was safe. 438 00:34:25,414 --> 00:34:28,542 I'd give anything if we were eating stale sandwiches out of the vending machine... 439 00:34:28,651 --> 00:34:31,745 or putting anonymous complaints in the suggestion box. 440 00:34:31,854 --> 00:34:35,187 But no. I wanted adventure! 441 00:34:35,291 --> 00:34:39,159 - We're all entitled to new horizons. - You think so? 442 00:34:39,261 --> 00:34:44,494 Absolutely! How do you think I wound up here? 443 00:34:44,600 --> 00:34:47,763 I know it's tough to believe, but I wasn't always a hard-bitten dick... 444 00:34:47,870 --> 00:34:51,431 ready to lay my life on the line for a hundred a day plus expenses. 445 00:34:51,540 --> 00:34:55,169 Oh, no. I seized the moment. 446 00:34:55,277 --> 00:34:58,576 I grabbed my destiny, and I ran with it. 447 00:34:58,681 --> 00:35:00,581 That's what you ought to do, Richie. 448 00:35:00,683 --> 00:35:03,743 Yeah, well, I'll grab my destiny right after we find Molly. 449 00:35:03,852 --> 00:35:07,253 They won't be long now. You hear that silence? 450 00:35:08,290 --> 00:35:11,282 That means the boss has got it. 451 00:35:11,393 --> 00:35:14,419 Usually, at this juncture, you remember an old movie... 452 00:35:14,530 --> 00:35:16,794 that puts everything into perspective. 453 00:35:16,899 --> 00:35:20,960 Sorry. I can't seem to come up with one in this particular circumstance. 454 00:35:21,070 --> 00:35:23,664 Conant has three pictures worth millions. 455 00:35:23,772 --> 00:35:27,674 Where would he keep them safe, yet accessible, where no one would think of looking? 456 00:35:27,776 --> 00:35:30,711 - Uh, his bank vault? - His wine cellar? 457 00:35:30,813 --> 00:35:33,008 His gym locker? 458 00:35:33,115 --> 00:35:35,140 - Charade. - The game or the movie? 459 00:35:35,251 --> 00:35:38,743 - Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn. - Universal, 1 964. 460 00:35:38,854 --> 00:35:40,947 Everybody's looking for a fortune in stolen money... 461 00:35:41,056 --> 00:35:43,786 only the thief has converted it into priceless stamps. 462 00:35:43,892 --> 00:35:45,951 And put them on a letter he'd written to Audrey Hepburn. 463 00:35:46,061 --> 00:35:49,656 That's where those paintings are. They've been under my nose the whole time. 464 00:35:49,765 --> 00:35:52,598 Apparently, your nose has been in far more interesting places than mine has. 465 00:35:52,701 --> 00:35:56,102 Now, where's the safest place to lock something up? 466 00:35:56,205 --> 00:35:59,003 - A prison. - A prison? 467 00:36:06,215 --> 00:36:08,183 [ Laura ] A prison. 468 00:36:13,856 --> 00:36:16,757 - Let's try a window. - Let's try the front door. 469 00:36:16,859 --> 00:36:19,157 You're still from Art Insight, I'm your editor... 470 00:36:19,261 --> 00:36:23,197 and we're simply here to borrow the Pitkins for the profile, okay? 471 00:36:23,299 --> 00:36:27,429 [ Doorbell Chimes ] 472 00:36:27,536 --> 00:36:31,666 Hello. I'm sorry to, uh, disturb the creative process, but Miss Holt and- 473 00:36:31,774 --> 00:36:33,674 Miss Holt? 474 00:36:33,776 --> 00:36:37,872 - Laura Holt? Love her. Love her. Love her! - Yes. 475 00:36:37,980 --> 00:36:40,380 She does evoke strong emotion, doesn't she? 476 00:36:40,482 --> 00:36:42,882 Is, uh, is she with you? 477 00:36:42,985 --> 00:36:44,885 Oh, around and about. 478 00:36:44,987 --> 00:36:50,050 I'm Adam Canfield, uh, Miss Holt's editor from Art Insight. 479 00:36:50,159 --> 00:36:53,219 I'm here to, uh, discuss the upcoming profile on you. 480 00:36:53,329 --> 00:36:58,289 Well, in that case, mi casa es su casa. 481 00:36:58,400 --> 00:37:00,664 Thank you very much. 482 00:37:02,271 --> 00:37:06,367 Uh, speaking of profiles... 483 00:37:06,475 --> 00:37:08,841 Laura didn't tell me anything about you. 484 00:37:08,944 --> 00:37:13,347 [ Chuckles ] Well, uh, perhaps she was keeping me as a surprise. 485 00:37:13,449 --> 00:37:15,917 Miss Holt is so full of surprises these days. 486 00:37:16,018 --> 00:37:18,578 - [ Clanking ] - Did you feel that? 487 00:37:18,687 --> 00:37:21,986 - What? - Slight tremor. Must have been an earthquake. 488 00:37:24,193 --> 00:37:29,722 Come back to my studio. I, uh, I wanna give you a private exhibition. 489 00:37:29,832 --> 00:37:35,270 You know, I always get so much more out of hearing what an artist sees in her work. 490 00:37:35,371 --> 00:37:40,274 I mean... I mean, anyone can look at a painting. 491 00:37:40,376 --> 00:37:42,344 - Heavy. - [ Clanking ] 492 00:37:42,444 --> 00:37:44,469 - An aftershock. - There is someone in my studio. 493 00:37:44,580 --> 00:37:46,480 - [ Chiming ] - There's also someone at your door. 494 00:37:46,582 --> 00:37:50,018 Why don't you catch the door, and I'll check the studio? Run along, dear. 495 00:37:55,557 --> 00:37:58,788 We've come for the Pitkins, Miss Pitkin. 496 00:37:58,894 --> 00:38:01,419 I've got two of them. Check over there, quick! 497 00:38:01,530 --> 00:38:03,430 Oh, uh- 498 00:38:04,466 --> 00:38:06,366 [Joanne ] Miss Holt.! 499 00:38:06,468 --> 00:38:09,062 - There's- - [ Yelling ] 500 00:38:10,539 --> 00:38:12,871 I found it! 501 00:38:12,975 --> 00:38:16,103 Mr. Canfield! Miss Holt! 502 00:38:16,211 --> 00:38:18,076 Where are you going with my paintings? 503 00:38:20,315 --> 00:38:25,116 I've made the big time. I've been stolen! 504 00:38:39,501 --> 00:38:41,560 Wait a minute. 505 00:38:41,670 --> 00:38:44,138 [ Tires Screeching ] 506 00:39:02,424 --> 00:39:07,123 It saddens me to say this, Laura, but you have gone berserk. 507 00:39:10,566 --> 00:39:15,401 I don't know what came over me. I'm sure it's just a temporary aberration. 508 00:39:15,504 --> 00:39:17,404 Like eating jelly beans or- 509 00:39:17,506 --> 00:39:20,839 [ Laughing ] buying Chinese cookbooks. 510 00:39:20,943 --> 00:39:24,310 [ Yells ] I'm positive it'll pass! 511 00:39:24,413 --> 00:39:27,814 It certainly is a lot more satisfying than jelly beans. 512 00:39:27,916 --> 00:39:30,043 Is this the way you used to feel? 513 00:39:30,152 --> 00:39:34,316 Skin tingling, heart pounding, blood coursing, head spinning? 514 00:39:34,423 --> 00:39:36,323 Laura, please, you're making me ill. 515 00:39:36,425 --> 00:39:39,690 But it's not an uncommon feeling when one first starts, but then you get used to it. 516 00:39:39,795 --> 00:39:41,660 Oh! How sad! 517 00:39:41,763 --> 00:39:43,890 It's not all thrills and tingles, Laura, you know. 518 00:39:43,999 --> 00:39:46,559 There's also the very real possibility of getting caught. 519 00:39:46,668 --> 00:39:50,263 Well, at least there's one positive aspect to all this. 520 00:39:50,372 --> 00:39:53,170 Now I can truly relate to your former profession. 521 00:39:57,479 --> 00:40:01,210 - What are you doing? - Now that they know we have the real paintings... 522 00:40:01,316 --> 00:40:03,546 we might as well let them have them. 523 00:40:05,020 --> 00:40:10,083 Mr. Steele, you're one hell of a partner in crime. 524 00:40:17,099 --> 00:40:19,329 - Whoops! - Whoops! 525 00:40:21,603 --> 00:40:23,935 - You got them! - But not for long. 526 00:40:24,039 --> 00:40:26,200 In with the old- 527 00:40:28,210 --> 00:40:30,371 Out with the new. 528 00:40:37,252 --> 00:40:39,413 Would I be a dolt if I asked what's going on? 529 00:40:39,521 --> 00:40:44,652 Stay cool, Richie. We're about to enact our version of one of Mr. Steele's favorite films- 530 00:40:44,760 --> 00:40:48,252 - The Sting. - [ Buzzer Buzzes ] 531 00:40:51,033 --> 00:40:55,868 - Who is it? - I believe you have something which belongs to us, Miss Holt. 532 00:40:56,972 --> 00:40:59,702 And we intend to collect them. 533 00:40:59,808 --> 00:41:03,539 - The Pitkins? - The Pitkins. Let him in. 534 00:41:07,049 --> 00:41:10,541 Well, at least we had them for one brief moment. 535 00:41:39,481 --> 00:41:41,381 Authentic. 536 00:41:41,483 --> 00:41:43,417 Was there ever any doubt? 537 00:41:43,518 --> 00:41:47,818 Well, we'll just get them back into their Pitkins and bring them to the auction tomorrow. 538 00:41:47,923 --> 00:41:52,292 - Auction? - It's quite all right. I, uh, struck a deal with Conant. 539 00:41:52,394 --> 00:41:54,794 As I said, I'm not a greedy man. 540 00:41:54,896 --> 00:41:57,922 Besides, you want your Pitkins authenticated, don't you? 541 00:41:58,033 --> 00:42:01,833 Of course. To play out the charade. 542 00:42:01,937 --> 00:42:04,098 Aptly put, Mrs. Haddon. 543 00:42:13,248 --> 00:42:15,614 We've brought you to the gallery for a reason, my dear. 544 00:42:17,653 --> 00:42:20,588 You're going to make a phone call. 545 00:42:20,689 --> 00:42:22,850 The most important call of your life. 546 00:42:48,917 --> 00:42:51,977 As soon as they've bought their Pitkins, we'll hit Conant with the sad news... 547 00:42:52,087 --> 00:42:54,282 that he's sold them all fakes. 548 00:42:54,389 --> 00:42:57,847 Either he coughs up Molly or we inform the treacherous trio of his deception. 549 00:42:57,959 --> 00:43:00,223 I think we're finally on top of this one. 550 00:43:00,328 --> 00:43:03,627 Yes, all we have to do now is collect our finder's fee. [ Chuckles ] 551 00:43:03,732 --> 00:43:07,190 Shall we, uh, get comfortable and wait for the fireworks? 552 00:43:08,804 --> 00:43:11,170 I think they've started sooner than we expected. 553 00:43:15,310 --> 00:43:17,210 What are you doing here? 554 00:43:17,312 --> 00:43:19,473 I've settled everything. I've freed Molly. 555 00:43:19,581 --> 00:43:22,049 You freed her? How, Richie? 556 00:43:22,150 --> 00:43:26,951 - I gave Conant the Pitkins. - My bedroom Pitkins? 557 00:43:27,055 --> 00:43:29,751 The genuine Old Masters? 558 00:43:29,858 --> 00:43:32,520 Harriet, that was not helpful. 559 00:43:39,101 --> 00:43:41,194 Everything is under control. 560 00:43:41,303 --> 00:43:45,034 Molly called last night. Then Conant got on and offered to let her go. 561 00:43:45,140 --> 00:43:47,574 So, I just took Miss Krebs's advice and seized the moment. 562 00:43:47,676 --> 00:43:51,772 We've got to speak to Miss Krebs about her little pep talks. 563 00:43:51,880 --> 00:43:53,780 Listen, I've learned a lot being with you two. 564 00:43:53,882 --> 00:43:57,249 I made him show me Molly on the security monitors before I handed over the paintings. 565 00:43:57,352 --> 00:44:00,321 - She's here? In the building? - Of course. What do you take me for? 566 00:44:00,422 --> 00:44:05,325 - Where? - I don't know. A room, uh, full of paintings and statues. 567 00:44:05,427 --> 00:44:08,294 You didn't happen to notice a life-size sculpture without a head, did you? 568 00:44:08,396 --> 00:44:10,887 Yes. I thought that was very unique. 569 00:44:10,999 --> 00:44:15,561 - I really do think we should say our farewells first. - Yes, you're right. 570 00:44:17,305 --> 00:44:20,172 If you'll excuse us, uh, we'll take our leave. 571 00:44:20,275 --> 00:44:22,709 Aren't you going to stay for the auction? 572 00:44:22,811 --> 00:44:24,779 You've contributed so much to it. 573 00:44:24,880 --> 00:44:27,610 Well, we really have nothing left to offer. 574 00:44:27,716 --> 00:44:30,241 No, Miss Holt, you don't. 575 00:44:30,352 --> 00:44:34,015 It's been a deceptively delightful experience. Uh, come along. 576 00:44:38,927 --> 00:44:41,760 - You get Molly. I'll get the Pitkins. - All right. 577 00:44:55,110 --> 00:44:58,079 It's all right. We're with Richie. 578 00:44:59,247 --> 00:45:01,841 It's all right now. 579 00:45:01,950 --> 00:45:04,180 How do you know they're here? 580 00:45:05,387 --> 00:45:08,879 I don't. But one has to start somewhere. 581 00:45:14,963 --> 00:45:16,931 Actually, this is a very ingenious hiding place. 582 00:45:17,032 --> 00:45:20,866 I mean, who'd think of looking here a second time, eh? Eh? 583 00:45:25,841 --> 00:45:28,503 You all right? Let's go. Let's go. 584 00:45:29,878 --> 00:45:31,846 The Pitkins! 585 00:45:35,784 --> 00:45:38,344 - Laura.! - [ Both ] I got the- 586 00:45:38,453 --> 00:45:40,853 - Molly! - Rick! 587 00:45:40,956 --> 00:45:43,686 Richie. From now on, it's just plain Richie. 588 00:45:43,792 --> 00:45:47,853 Your persistence is becoming enervating, Mr. Steele. 589 00:45:56,171 --> 00:45:58,230 Not with that! 590 00:46:17,893 --> 00:46:20,293 Are the Pitkins all right? 591 00:46:20,395 --> 00:46:22,295 Ha ha! Unscathed. 592 00:46:22,397 --> 00:46:25,457 Now, if we could only tell which have the real paintings and which have the fakes. 593 00:46:25,567 --> 00:46:28,593 - Uh, lets take all of them. - No.! 594 00:46:28,703 --> 00:46:33,037 I have three very determined people who are waiting for me to deliver them their Pitkins. 595 00:46:33,141 --> 00:46:37,305 Laura, I lost my finder's fee in Acapulco. I don't want to repeat the same folly here. 596 00:46:37,412 --> 00:46:40,745 Don't you understand? They'll kill me if I don't give them, uh, something. 597 00:46:40,849 --> 00:46:44,080 - Then pick a set! - They all look alike. 598 00:46:44,185 --> 00:46:48,884 - You're the art expert. - We each have a 50% chance of getting what we want. 599 00:46:53,528 --> 00:46:55,894 [ Laura ] Oh! 600 00:47:07,409 --> 00:47:09,536 Well? 601 00:47:09,644 --> 00:47:12,738 A masterpiece, every one of them. 602 00:47:12,847 --> 00:47:18,285 - And we have- - The kind of forgeries that only a true artist could paint. 603 00:47:18,386 --> 00:47:20,820 That means the treacherous trio have the real ones. 604 00:47:20,922 --> 00:47:25,120 - And some customs inspector has them now. - Thanks to our tip. 605 00:47:25,226 --> 00:47:29,322 Good work, chief. You really put one over on that Conant. 606 00:47:29,431 --> 00:47:32,161 Yes, Mildred. The joke's certainly on him. 607 00:47:32,267 --> 00:47:34,963 I'll bet we get a commendation for this. 608 00:47:35,070 --> 00:47:37,800 That's not exactly the reward I had in mind, Mildred. 609 00:47:37,906 --> 00:47:40,431 Oh, Mr. Steele. 610 00:47:40,542 --> 00:47:45,377 Now what's a six-figure finder's fee compared with the knowledge... 611 00:47:45,480 --> 00:47:49,814 that you've helped put four dangerous criminals behind bars? 612 00:47:49,918 --> 00:47:53,012 If you care so little for money, Miss Holt... 613 00:47:53,121 --> 00:47:56,955 why, may I ask, are you filching my wallet? 614 00:48:31,659 --> 00:48:32,785 [ Mews ] 615 00:48:32,835 --> 00:48:37,385 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0