1 00:00:02,068 --> 00:00:05,936 Remington Steele to see my dear friend B.J. Sinclair. 2 00:00:06,039 --> 00:00:08,769 I make it a point to get acquainted with my business partners... 3 00:00:08,875 --> 00:00:10,775 before getting into bed with them. 4 00:00:15,415 --> 00:00:17,940 Where have you been for the last 36 hours? 5 00:00:18,051 --> 00:00:19,678 Do you happen to remember if I was with anyone? 6 00:00:19,786 --> 00:00:23,278 - I've never been so insulted in my entire life. - We're dead. 7 00:00:23,390 --> 00:00:27,019 - Uh, what day is it? - It was a nightmare, I can assure you. 8 00:00:27,127 --> 00:00:30,096 - Huh. - He's still my boss. 9 00:00:30,196 --> 00:00:31,925 I feel like I've come in at the wrong reel of a movie. 10 00:02:12,665 --> 00:02:15,099 These client interviews tend to drag on a bit, Fred... 11 00:02:15,201 --> 00:02:17,101 so I'll call when I'm finished, okay? 12 00:02:17,203 --> 00:02:19,103 I'll see you later. 13 00:02:28,515 --> 00:02:30,415 Ah. Good afternoon. 14 00:02:30,517 --> 00:02:34,578 Remington Steele. I have an appointment with B.J. Sinclair. 15 00:02:34,687 --> 00:02:36,678 - Of course, sir. - Thank you. 16 00:02:38,691 --> 00:02:41,592 Mr. Steele. 17 00:02:41,694 --> 00:02:43,855 So glad you could make it. 18 00:02:43,963 --> 00:02:45,897 You're B.J. Sinclair? 19 00:02:45,999 --> 00:02:48,024 - Disappointed? - Uh, to the contrary, no. 20 00:02:48,134 --> 00:02:52,093 I just thought the founder of B.J. Sinclair Industries, uh, was- 21 00:02:52,205 --> 00:02:56,505 Was a man. Happens all the time. 22 00:02:56,609 --> 00:02:58,907 I should have known better, Miss Sinclair. 23 00:02:59,012 --> 00:03:01,776 Billie. You could make it up to me tonight. 24 00:03:01,881 --> 00:03:04,372 - Shall we? - We're going someplace? 25 00:03:04,484 --> 00:03:06,509 Mr. Steele, I make it a point... 26 00:03:06,619 --> 00:03:08,519 to get acquainted with my business partners... 27 00:03:08,621 --> 00:03:10,521 before getting into bed with them. 28 00:03:12,125 --> 00:03:14,286 So to speak. 29 00:03:14,394 --> 00:03:16,419 Excellent practice. 30 00:03:16,529 --> 00:03:18,429 Now, we could spend the evening talking... 31 00:03:18,531 --> 00:03:21,159 about my corporate security contract in this big old house. 32 00:03:21,267 --> 00:03:23,167 Bit dry. 33 00:03:23,269 --> 00:03:25,567 Or we can discuss it while enjoying a night out... 34 00:03:25,672 --> 00:03:28,470 and getting to know each other as people. 35 00:03:29,676 --> 00:03:31,906 Far more... personable. 36 00:03:32,011 --> 00:03:34,104 Yes. 37 00:03:38,318 --> 00:03:42,277 Now you can see why I didn't ask your associate, Miss Holt, along. 38 00:03:42,388 --> 00:03:44,754 Yes. 39 00:03:44,857 --> 00:03:46,552 Yes. 40 00:03:55,368 --> 00:03:57,268 I hope she wasn't offended... 41 00:03:57,370 --> 00:03:59,964 but I thought it might cramp things a bit. 42 00:04:00,073 --> 00:04:02,041 Oh, completely understandable. 43 00:04:02,141 --> 00:04:04,109 I merely suggested she come along... 44 00:04:04,210 --> 00:04:06,201 to facilitate her on-the-job training. 45 00:04:06,312 --> 00:04:08,542 I'm sure once I explain things to Miss Holt... 46 00:04:08,648 --> 00:04:10,980 she'll be entirely sympathetic to your point of view. 47 00:04:12,819 --> 00:04:14,719 Well, then- 48 00:04:14,821 --> 00:04:16,812 Here's to the start of something special. 49 00:05:01,534 --> 00:05:04,435 Huh. Oh, no. 50 00:05:04,537 --> 00:05:06,437 Oh, no. 51 00:05:13,146 --> 00:05:15,046 Oh. 52 00:05:19,452 --> 00:05:21,352 Ah. 53 00:05:31,064 --> 00:05:33,032 Yes, uh- 54 00:05:33,132 --> 00:05:35,566 Mr. Steele in, uh- 55 00:05:35,668 --> 00:05:37,966 Mr. Steele in, uh-Yes. 1019. 56 00:05:38,071 --> 00:05:39,971 Quick question, operator. 57 00:05:40,073 --> 00:05:41,973 What hotel is this? 58 00:05:42,075 --> 00:05:43,975 Ah. The Rexford Palms. Of course. 59 00:05:44,077 --> 00:05:45,977 Yes. Superb hostelry. 60 00:05:46,079 --> 00:05:48,172 Yes, of course. Keep up the good work. 61 00:05:48,281 --> 00:05:50,272 Good day. Bye-bye. 62 00:06:01,861 --> 00:06:04,022 Uh- Uh- 63 00:06:04,130 --> 00:06:06,530 Yes, Steele here again. Yes, uh- 64 00:06:06,632 --> 00:06:08,862 Another harmless query. 65 00:06:08,968 --> 00:06:10,936 Uh, what day is it? 66 00:06:12,872 --> 00:06:14,772 Sure? 67 00:06:14,874 --> 00:06:16,842 No, no, no. Nothing's wrong. 68 00:06:16,943 --> 00:06:20,140 At these rates, I just wanted to make sure you were on your toes. That's all. 69 00:06:20,246 --> 00:06:23,272 Tell me, operator, just to confirm my records, uh- 70 00:06:24,884 --> 00:06:26,943 When did I check in? 71 00:06:27,053 --> 00:06:28,953 Two days ago, huh? 72 00:06:29,055 --> 00:06:32,354 And, uh, do you happen to remember if I was with anyone? 73 00:06:34,494 --> 00:06:36,894 Ha. Stumped you at last. 74 00:06:36,996 --> 00:06:39,328 Nice try anyway. Yes. Good day. 75 00:07:01,687 --> 00:07:04,281 - Comin' through, pal. - Oh, gentlemen, there's been a slight misunderstanding. 76 00:07:04,390 --> 00:07:06,688 - Move it or lose it, buddy. - Okay. 77 00:07:06,793 --> 00:07:08,852 - Oh. - Mildred, what is this? 78 00:07:08,961 --> 00:07:11,259 Gone only one full day, and she redecorates without me? 79 00:07:11,364 --> 00:07:13,525 Oh, boss, thank God you're here. 80 00:07:13,633 --> 00:07:16,466 - It's not true, is it? What happened to you? - Huh? 81 00:07:16,569 --> 00:07:19,402 - You can explain everything, right? - Mildred, let's not overreact. 82 00:07:19,505 --> 00:07:21,871 I mean, we all miss a day of work now and then, but this is ridiculous. 83 00:07:21,974 --> 00:07:24,408 Miss Holt has been frantic, but she's got Reuben on it... 84 00:07:24,510 --> 00:07:26,410 and I'm sure it'll be okay, right? 85 00:07:26,512 --> 00:07:28,707 - Now that you're here? - Reuben Saltzman, our attorney? 86 00:07:28,815 --> 00:07:31,875 - What's this got to do with him? - Oh, boss, you're not well, are you? 87 00:07:31,984 --> 00:07:33,884 - We're doomed. - I'm fine, Mildred. 88 00:07:33,986 --> 00:07:35,886 You're the one that's not making any sense. 89 00:07:35,988 --> 00:07:38,354 Where's Miss Holt, so we can get all this... straightened out? 90 00:07:38,458 --> 00:07:41,450 - She's in there, with him. - "Him"? 91 00:07:41,561 --> 00:07:43,654 You know- him. Cranston. 92 00:07:43,763 --> 00:07:46,459 - Cranston? - We're finished. 93 00:07:48,267 --> 00:07:50,497 - Oh, Miss Holt. - Mr. Steele! Oh! 94 00:07:50,603 --> 00:07:52,867 - Oh. - You're all right. 95 00:07:52,972 --> 00:07:54,701 Laura, it's only been one day. 96 00:07:54,807 --> 00:07:56,707 - Now we can finally get some answers. - What? 97 00:07:56,809 --> 00:07:58,709 - You're a mess. - Huh? 98 00:07:58,811 --> 00:08:00,870 - Are you sure you're all right? - Yes. Yes, I'm fine, but- 99 00:08:00,980 --> 00:08:02,914 Listen. I've got Reuben checking the signature. 100 00:08:03,015 --> 00:08:04,915 I'm sure it's a phony, but when you tell him what happened... 101 00:08:05,017 --> 00:08:07,485 - we'll get an injunction and then all this- - Injunction? Signature? 102 00:08:07,587 --> 00:08:10,147 What are you talking about? I feel like I've come in at the wrong reel of a movie. 103 00:08:10,256 --> 00:08:12,383 Oh, we're doomed. We're finished. Finito. 104 00:08:12,492 --> 00:08:15,859 - This is no time to panic. - Well, if this isn't, I don't know when is. 105 00:08:15,962 --> 00:08:19,329 - Would someone kindly tell me what is- - Comin' through, pal. 106 00:08:19,432 --> 00:08:23,334 Would someone please tell me what in bloody hell is going on here? 107 00:08:23,436 --> 00:08:25,529 Easy with that, boys. That's a family treasure. 108 00:08:25,638 --> 00:08:27,538 I thought I recognized a familiar voice out here. 109 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:29,540 Keeping banker's hours, huh, Steele? 110 00:08:29,642 --> 00:08:31,735 Just kidding. 111 00:08:31,844 --> 00:08:35,746 You go ahead and do whatever it is you do, just so long as we get results. 112 00:08:35,848 --> 00:08:39,181 Listen, when you've got a minute, I'd like to see you in my office. 113 00:08:39,285 --> 00:08:41,879 New client? 114 00:08:43,556 --> 00:08:45,456 Hmm? 115 00:08:45,558 --> 00:08:48,254 We're dead. Dead. 116 00:08:52,331 --> 00:08:54,231 You don't know that man? 117 00:08:54,333 --> 00:08:56,233 I never laid eyes on him before in my life. 118 00:08:56,335 --> 00:08:58,235 What the blazes is he doing in my office? 119 00:08:58,337 --> 00:09:00,237 And what the hell has happened to your office? 120 00:09:00,339 --> 00:09:02,398 What is going on here, Laura? 121 00:09:02,508 --> 00:09:04,408 Thirty-six hours- 122 00:09:04,510 --> 00:09:07,604 James Garner, Rod Taylor. MGM, 1964. But that doesn't explain- 123 00:09:07,713 --> 00:09:10,409 Where have you been for the last 36 hours? 124 00:09:10,516 --> 00:09:13,178 At the Rexford Palms Hotel, apparently, flat on my back. 125 00:09:13,286 --> 00:09:16,153 Laura, all I remember is that after my Wednesday afternoon appointment... 126 00:09:16,255 --> 00:09:18,723 with B.J. Sinclair, it was suddenly Friday morning. 127 00:09:18,824 --> 00:09:21,224 Does the Colony Park Club ring any bells? 128 00:09:21,327 --> 00:09:23,295 Should it? 129 00:09:23,396 --> 00:09:25,523 Only to this degree- 130 00:09:25,631 --> 00:09:27,792 Two nights ago, at the Colony Park Club... 131 00:09:27,900 --> 00:09:30,391 you got drunk, entered a high-stake poker game... 132 00:09:30,503 --> 00:09:32,869 and in a hand worth a quarter of a million dollars... 133 00:09:32,972 --> 00:09:35,406 put up the Remington Steele Agency as collateral- 134 00:09:35,508 --> 00:09:38,671 and lost to that man in there- 135 00:09:38,778 --> 00:09:40,678 Harry Cranston. 136 00:09:42,848 --> 00:09:45,874 And let me assure you folks... 137 00:09:45,985 --> 00:09:50,046 that when it comes to investigating the Los Angeles transit system... 138 00:09:50,156 --> 00:09:52,818 Mr. Steele has no peer. 139 00:09:52,925 --> 00:09:54,825 - Cranston, is it? - Oh, Steele. 140 00:09:54,927 --> 00:09:57,452 I want you to meet the Ralapindi family from Pakistan. 141 00:09:57,563 --> 00:10:00,794 Greatest group-whiplash opportunity you've ever seen. 142 00:10:00,900 --> 00:10:04,768 This is Ahmed, Amata, Gazala, Momtaz, Salim- 143 00:10:04,870 --> 00:10:08,931 Charmed, I'm sure, but you and I have more important business to discuss. 144 00:10:09,041 --> 00:10:10,941 Don't be so hasty, Steele. 145 00:10:11,043 --> 00:10:13,238 When the supermarket tabloids get wind of this... 146 00:10:13,346 --> 00:10:16,179 we're talking publicity like this agency has never seen before. 147 00:10:16,282 --> 00:10:19,410 I'm talking about business between you and me, mate. That's what I'm talking about. 148 00:10:19,518 --> 00:10:21,418 Mr. Steele, this is no way to start off... 149 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:24,421 a healthy relationship with our new employer. 150 00:10:24,523 --> 00:10:27,151 He's a bit nervous about the new arrangement. 151 00:10:27,259 --> 00:10:29,284 Justifiably, I suppose. 152 00:10:29,395 --> 00:10:31,454 But he's got to understand who's the boss around here. 153 00:10:31,564 --> 00:10:33,464 Now, Steele, I warned you- 154 00:10:33,566 --> 00:10:35,591 Could we discuss this outside? 155 00:10:35,701 --> 00:10:37,965 We'll be back in a minute, folks. 156 00:10:41,173 --> 00:10:43,300 Steele, I warned you before you signed that note- 157 00:10:43,409 --> 00:10:45,536 Wait a minute, pal. Wait a minute. What note? 158 00:10:45,645 --> 00:10:48,045 Boy, when he ties one on, he really doesn't remember a thing, does he? 159 00:10:48,147 --> 00:10:51,446 The promissory note pledging the agency and all its assets. 160 00:10:51,550 --> 00:10:54,018 I told you to bet with your head, not with your heart... 161 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:56,088 but, oh, no, you were determined. 162 00:10:56,188 --> 00:10:58,520 Now, I admire your spirit, and I will admit... 163 00:10:58,624 --> 00:11:01,058 that my straight flush was pretty well hidden, but still- 164 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:03,685 Laura, I don't know this man. I never played cards with this man. 165 00:11:03,796 --> 00:11:05,696 I never signed any note. 166 00:11:05,798 --> 00:11:07,857 Look, you take all the time you need to get over the shock, Steele. 167 00:11:07,967 --> 00:11:10,162 I owe you that much before working your tail off. 168 00:11:10,269 --> 00:11:11,998 Oh. 169 00:11:12,104 --> 00:11:14,937 Remington Steele Investigations... 170 00:11:15,041 --> 00:11:16,941 a division of Cranston Industries. 171 00:11:17,043 --> 00:11:19,841 - I don't believe this is happening. - For you, Mr. Cranston- 172 00:11:19,945 --> 00:11:21,845 Penthouse Magazine. 173 00:11:21,947 --> 00:11:24,415 - What? - Don't be so naive, Miss Hall. 174 00:11:24,517 --> 00:11:26,485 - Holt! - Dirty linen- 175 00:11:26,585 --> 00:11:28,746 That's the name of the investigative game today. 176 00:11:28,854 --> 00:11:30,822 You get a hot case and it gets on the news wires... 177 00:11:30,923 --> 00:11:32,891 and you're gonna have clients pounding at that door. 178 00:11:32,992 --> 00:11:35,051 Now, I've got a Washington conspiracy case... 179 00:11:35,161 --> 00:11:38,255 for you two to check out that'll make Watergate look like Mother Goose. 180 00:11:38,364 --> 00:11:42,266 And these magazine fellas are interested in the exclusive rights to the story. 181 00:11:44,370 --> 00:11:46,600 A sleazebag and a liar- 182 00:11:46,706 --> 00:11:49,300 but a commendable grasp of marketing. 183 00:11:49,475 --> 00:11:51,306 You take it easy now, folks... 184 00:11:51,410 --> 00:11:53,970 and Mr. Steele will be in touch with you. 185 00:11:59,218 --> 00:12:02,312 - Oh, Reuben. Thank heavens.! - Uh, Miss Holt. 186 00:12:02,421 --> 00:12:04,389 It's a pleasure to see you again, Mr. Steele. 187 00:12:04,490 --> 00:12:06,617 Thank you, Reuben, but the joy is wasted on me, old chap. 188 00:12:06,726 --> 00:12:08,626 Did you get the injunction? 189 00:12:08,728 --> 00:12:10,787 - Not exactly, which is why- - What do you mean, not exactly? 190 00:12:10,896 --> 00:12:12,796 That man in there is the biggest fraud... 191 00:12:12,898 --> 00:12:14,798 since Tony Curtis in The Great Impostor. 192 00:12:14,900 --> 00:12:16,834 Well, yes, but we have to prove it, you see... 193 00:12:16,936 --> 00:12:18,836 which is why I brought along Mr. Fairbanks here... 194 00:12:18,938 --> 00:12:20,838 so that you could hear it from him. 195 00:12:20,940 --> 00:12:22,931 You see, at the moment, Mr. Steele... 196 00:12:23,042 --> 00:12:25,943 everything hinges on proving that the promissory note... 197 00:12:26,045 --> 00:12:28,172 you allegedly signed is a forgery. 198 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:30,407 Reuben, of course it's a forgery. 199 00:12:30,516 --> 00:12:33,576 Yes, well- Mr. Fairbanks. 200 00:12:33,686 --> 00:12:35,654 My name is Kenneth Fairbanks. 201 00:12:35,755 --> 00:12:37,916 I'm a handwriting expert whose work has been used... 202 00:12:38,023 --> 00:12:40,253 in major forgery cases too numerous to mention. 203 00:12:40,359 --> 00:12:42,486 References available upon request. 204 00:12:44,463 --> 00:12:47,762 Well, not only have I examined this promissory note... 205 00:12:47,867 --> 00:12:50,301 but I have also shared said material and comparison signatures... 206 00:12:50,402 --> 00:12:53,098 with two other eminent colleagues in my field- 207 00:12:53,205 --> 00:12:55,867 References also available upon request. 208 00:12:55,975 --> 00:12:57,943 Our separate conclusions are the same. 209 00:12:58,043 --> 00:13:01,012 This signature is undeniably that of Mr. Steele. 210 00:13:01,113 --> 00:13:05,106 - Impossible. - Improbable, perhaps, but true nonetheless. 211 00:13:05,217 --> 00:13:08,186 So you see, I'm a little stuck at the moment. 212 00:13:08,287 --> 00:13:10,187 Shh. Shush. Laura, you gotta believe me. 213 00:13:10,289 --> 00:13:12,189 I didn't sign that note. 214 00:13:12,291 --> 00:13:14,259 - I do. - You do? 215 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:16,260 Reuben, there has to be something you can do- 216 00:13:16,362 --> 00:13:18,728 a restraining order or something. 217 00:13:18,831 --> 00:13:21,664 Well, uh, I'm a little rusty in that whole area. 218 00:13:21,767 --> 00:13:23,667 Well, put it into gear, buster. 219 00:13:23,769 --> 00:13:26,135 It's about time you started earning your retainer. 220 00:13:34,947 --> 00:13:37,142 You're the obvious victim of a very clever scam... 221 00:13:37,249 --> 00:13:39,581 to hoodwink us out of the agency. 222 00:13:39,685 --> 00:13:42,916 - You thought that from the start? - Of course. 223 00:13:43,022 --> 00:13:45,081 After all we've been through together... 224 00:13:45,191 --> 00:13:47,250 do you really think I'd believe... 225 00:13:47,359 --> 00:13:49,384 you would stake Remington Steele Investigations- 226 00:13:49,495 --> 00:13:51,554 the major accomplishment of my life... 227 00:13:51,664 --> 00:13:54,030 the product of six years of hard work- 228 00:13:54,133 --> 00:13:56,101 as collateral in a card game? 229 00:13:56,202 --> 00:13:58,170 Would I ever think... 230 00:13:58,270 --> 00:14:01,933 that you would be that reckless, that foolhardy, that stupid? 231 00:14:02,041 --> 00:14:04,703 Do I have to answer? 232 00:14:04,810 --> 00:14:07,677 Well, while Reuben tries to find a legal means... 233 00:14:07,780 --> 00:14:10,180 to stop Cranston from turning our office... 234 00:14:10,282 --> 00:14:12,375 into an adjunct of the scandal sheets... 235 00:14:12,484 --> 00:14:15,044 we have to figure out who's behind this... 236 00:14:15,154 --> 00:14:17,213 how they did it and why. 237 00:14:17,323 --> 00:14:20,053 Laura, you're being remarkably calm about all this. 238 00:14:21,427 --> 00:14:24,157 Mr. Steele, when Cranston entered my life yesterday... 239 00:14:24,263 --> 00:14:26,254 I had one of two choices. 240 00:14:26,365 --> 00:14:29,095 I could believe in you and know there's a way out of this... 241 00:14:29,201 --> 00:14:31,431 or I could believe him- 242 00:14:31,537 --> 00:14:34,233 in which case I would have had to hunt you down... 243 00:14:34,340 --> 00:14:36,570 tear your heart out and scatter it to the four winds... 244 00:14:36,675 --> 00:14:40,543 before jumping off the nearest available building myself. 245 00:14:40,646 --> 00:14:43,114 Good choice, eh? 246 00:14:59,098 --> 00:15:01,566 It had to be a drug in the champagne, Laura. 247 00:15:01,667 --> 00:15:03,635 Sounds likely. 248 00:15:03,736 --> 00:15:08,173 Unless I miss my guess, the seductive B.J. Sinclair will be long gone by now. 249 00:15:08,274 --> 00:15:10,242 How can you be so sure? 250 00:15:10,342 --> 00:15:13,709 North by Northwest. Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint. 251 00:15:13,812 --> 00:15:16,337 Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. MGM, 1959. 252 00:15:18,384 --> 00:15:20,409 Grant returns to a mansion that was once full of spies... 253 00:15:20,519 --> 00:15:23,147 only to find it occupied by ordinary inhabitants. 254 00:15:23,255 --> 00:15:25,621 Let's see. 255 00:15:31,497 --> 00:15:34,489 - Yes? - You remember me, don't you, Jeeves? 256 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:38,764 Remington Steele to see my dear friend B.J. Sinclair. 257 00:15:38,871 --> 00:15:41,101 I'm afraid Miss Sinclair isn't available. 258 00:15:41,206 --> 00:15:44,937 - Oh, really? - Perhaps if you told Miss Sinclair that it's urgent. 259 00:15:45,044 --> 00:15:48,878 I'm sorry. You'll have to make an appointment when she returns from her ranch in Wyoming. 260 00:15:48,981 --> 00:15:51,575 - Wyoming, is it? Out of my way. - Just a moment, please. 261 00:15:51,684 --> 00:15:54,244 Just a moment. You're not permitted inside. 262 00:15:54,353 --> 00:15:58,084 I knew it. I knew it. She has flown the coop. 263 00:15:58,190 --> 00:16:00,249 Rogers, what's all the commotion? 264 00:16:00,359 --> 00:16:02,691 Miss Sinclair, I'm terribly sorry. 265 00:16:05,965 --> 00:16:08,297 - You! - So much for old Hitch. 266 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:10,300 They barged in. I'm sorry. 267 00:16:10,402 --> 00:16:13,064 It's all right, Rogers. Take my bags. 268 00:16:13,172 --> 00:16:15,936 - Yes, ma'am. - I'll deal with Mr. Steele. 269 00:16:17,643 --> 00:16:20,373 I'm surprised you had the temerity to show your face. 270 00:16:20,479 --> 00:16:23,676 Miss Sinclair, I'm Laura Holt, Mr. Steele's associate. 271 00:16:23,782 --> 00:16:27,741 - You poor dear. - Now, let's just dispense with the pleasantries here. 272 00:16:27,853 --> 00:16:30,845 I want your explanation, and I want it now. 273 00:16:30,956 --> 00:16:32,981 My explanation? 274 00:16:33,092 --> 00:16:35,492 I've never been so insulted in my entire life. 275 00:16:35,594 --> 00:16:37,494 Insulted? 276 00:16:37,596 --> 00:16:39,962 Believe me, Miss Holt, I understand that some men... 277 00:16:40,065 --> 00:16:43,057 have to prove their masculinity by drinking beyond their limit- 278 00:16:43,168 --> 00:16:45,398 Now, wait just a bloody minute here. 279 00:16:45,504 --> 00:16:48,405 Go on, Miss Sinclair. Tell me what happened. 280 00:16:48,507 --> 00:16:52,034 There's not much to tell. We went to the club. 281 00:16:52,144 --> 00:16:55,238 - The Colony Park Club? - Yes- 282 00:16:55,347 --> 00:16:57,508 And there's always a card game in the back room. 283 00:16:57,616 --> 00:17:01,279 Mr. Steele, a bit tipsy from the champagne... 284 00:17:01,387 --> 00:17:04,356 downed several drinks in quick succession... 285 00:17:04,456 --> 00:17:06,686 and then abandoned me- his host and client- 286 00:17:06,792 --> 00:17:09,022 in front of all my friends. 287 00:17:09,128 --> 00:17:12,291 - And entered into the poker game. - Yes. 288 00:17:12,398 --> 00:17:14,457 And when it was over... 289 00:17:14,566 --> 00:17:17,763 you dropped him off at the Rexford Palm Hotel. 290 00:17:17,870 --> 00:17:20,361 I most certainly did not. 291 00:17:20,472 --> 00:17:22,906 I was mortified by his behavior. 292 00:17:23,008 --> 00:17:27,638 I ordered my car immediately after Mr. Steele left me and returned home. 293 00:17:27,746 --> 00:17:31,204 I was playing cards with your friends, was I? 294 00:17:31,316 --> 00:17:34,649 My friends wouldn't play cards with a man in your condition. 295 00:17:34,753 --> 00:17:36,721 Sounds like quite an evening. 296 00:17:36,822 --> 00:17:39,882 - It was a nightmare, I can assure you. - Hmm. 297 00:17:39,992 --> 00:17:43,689 Now if you'll excuse me, I have a plane to catch. 298 00:17:56,775 --> 00:17:59,243 She's good. She's very good. 299 00:17:59,344 --> 00:18:02,006 Total fabrication, Laura, every word. 300 00:18:02,114 --> 00:18:04,514 But convincingly constructed to hold up in court. 301 00:18:04,616 --> 00:18:06,516 - What? - If we're going to beat these people... 302 00:18:06,618 --> 00:18:09,086 it has to be as Reuben says- with proof. 303 00:18:09,188 --> 00:18:11,122 How do we do that? 304 00:18:11,223 --> 00:18:14,351 By following up this fabrication until we find a flaw. 305 00:18:14,460 --> 00:18:16,360 Next stop- 306 00:18:23,135 --> 00:18:25,035 Look familiar? 307 00:18:25,137 --> 00:18:28,197 - Not in the slightest. - Good. 308 00:18:35,080 --> 00:18:36,980 Welcome back, Mr. Steele. 309 00:18:38,584 --> 00:18:40,575 Good to see you. 310 00:18:45,457 --> 00:18:49,723 It appears Cranston left no palm unbuttered. 311 00:18:49,828 --> 00:18:51,887 Mr. Steele, good to see you again. 312 00:18:51,997 --> 00:18:54,363 And who is the lovely lady this evening? 313 00:18:54,466 --> 00:18:58,232 - Laura Holt. - A pleasure. The usual, sir? 314 00:18:58,337 --> 00:19:02,398 Moscow Mule, iced in a pewter mug with a sprig of mint? 315 00:19:02,508 --> 00:19:04,669 - Excellent. - And for the lady? 316 00:19:04,776 --> 00:19:08,177 Scotch- straight up. 317 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:10,339 This way, please. 318 00:19:10,449 --> 00:19:13,577 A flaw, you were saying, Laura. Look for a flaw, remember? 319 00:19:13,685 --> 00:19:15,585 Remington! 320 00:19:17,623 --> 00:19:21,024 Well, don't you remember me? Delores, your good luck charm. 321 00:19:21,126 --> 00:19:24,857 He was so cute. He had me blow on his cards before every deal. 322 00:19:24,963 --> 00:19:28,524 Oh, what a guy. Oh- 323 00:19:28,634 --> 00:19:31,194 Isn't it beautiful? 324 00:19:31,303 --> 00:19:33,237 Remmy gave it to me as a tip. 325 00:19:33,338 --> 00:19:35,363 Hey! 326 00:19:35,474 --> 00:19:39,308 In retrospect, I don't think he was that pleased with the service. 327 00:19:44,816 --> 00:19:46,875 Icy calm, Mr. Steele, remember? 328 00:19:46,985 --> 00:19:49,010 There's a time to be calm and a time to be totally unreasonable. 329 00:19:49,121 --> 00:19:51,021 Now is the time to be totally unreasonable. 330 00:19:51,123 --> 00:19:55,025 Thus far, we haven't been able to disprove any aspect of Cranston's story. 331 00:19:55,127 --> 00:19:57,721 We can't afford to get fired from our own agency. 332 00:19:57,829 --> 00:20:01,060 Our only chance is to stay close and see what his game is. 333 00:20:05,137 --> 00:20:08,197 Icy calm, Miss Holt. Icy calm. 334 00:20:11,510 --> 00:20:14,479 - Can I help you? - Who are you? 335 00:20:14,580 --> 00:20:17,242 I'm Miss Rebello, the new receptionist. 336 00:20:17,349 --> 00:20:20,284 Whom may I say is calling? 337 00:20:20,385 --> 00:20:22,580 - Where's Mildred? - Krebs? 338 00:20:22,688 --> 00:20:25,248 - Just canned her. - You what? 339 00:20:25,357 --> 00:20:27,348 Come on, guy. We're in the image business. 340 00:20:27,459 --> 00:20:29,484 Nobody wants to see an old battle-ax manning the phones. 341 00:20:29,595 --> 00:20:34,396 - You animal! - Icy calm, Laura. Icy calm. Remember. 342 00:20:40,706 --> 00:20:43,174 Mildred! Oh, Mildred. 343 00:20:44,843 --> 00:20:46,743 Passionate woman. 344 00:20:46,845 --> 00:20:48,745 - Take a memo. - Okay. 345 00:20:48,847 --> 00:20:51,441 - She's fired. - Not a bright idea, Harry. 346 00:20:51,550 --> 00:20:53,916 - How's that? - Short-tempered though she may be... 347 00:20:54,019 --> 00:20:55,919 she's a very valuable asset. 348 00:20:56,021 --> 00:20:57,921 Part of the corporate worth. 349 00:20:58,023 --> 00:21:00,287 You wouldn't want to just throw that away, would you? 350 00:21:01,393 --> 00:21:03,384 All right, she gets a second chance. 351 00:21:03,495 --> 00:21:06,020 - But talk to her. - Oh, absolutely. 352 00:21:06,131 --> 00:21:08,759 Good to see you getting back into the swing of things again, Steele. 353 00:21:08,867 --> 00:21:11,529 Oh, we're gonna get to know each other really well. 354 00:21:11,637 --> 00:21:13,537 You know that, Harry? I guarantee you, mate. 355 00:21:13,639 --> 00:21:16,039 Miss Rebello, bring your pad. 356 00:21:16,141 --> 00:21:18,109 Okay. 357 00:21:25,951 --> 00:21:28,579 Mildred, this whole mess is only temporary. 358 00:21:28,687 --> 00:21:31,019 Yeah? How can you be so sure? 359 00:21:31,123 --> 00:21:33,591 Because we're going to prove that it's all a scam... 360 00:21:33,692 --> 00:21:36,525 that Mr. Steele is innocent of everything they say. 361 00:21:38,230 --> 00:21:40,425 - Uh, Miss Holt. - Any progress, Reuben? 362 00:21:40,532 --> 00:21:43,262 Well, maybe. I have to file some papers with a judge downtown... 363 00:21:43,368 --> 00:21:45,598 but what I really need is for either you or Mr. Steele... 364 00:21:45,704 --> 00:21:48,867 to help prepare the documentation beforehand. 365 00:21:48,974 --> 00:21:51,340 - Friendly place for a meeting. - Melvin Belli here... 366 00:21:51,443 --> 00:21:53,468 is having a little trouble with his paperwork. 367 00:21:53,578 --> 00:21:55,546 I have to go with Reuben for an hour. 368 00:21:55,647 --> 00:21:58,445 While you were busy being icy calm, I got a lead on Cranston. 369 00:21:58,550 --> 00:22:00,643 - An address. - First things first. 370 00:22:00,752 --> 00:22:03,016 I'll call as soon as we're done. Come on, Reuben. 371 00:22:03,121 --> 00:22:05,089 - Uh- - Boss? 372 00:22:05,190 --> 00:22:07,090 - Hmm? - I'm free. 373 00:22:07,192 --> 00:22:09,820 I guess it's my lucky day. Come on, Mildred. 374 00:22:12,664 --> 00:22:14,655 Uh-huh. 375 00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:42,452 Remind me to talk to Fred about the distinction... 376 00:22:42,561 --> 00:22:46,327 between being a good soldier and an outright toady. 377 00:22:47,432 --> 00:22:49,457 Come on, Mildred. Let's go. 378 00:23:12,491 --> 00:23:15,051 It's nice, but a bit impersonal. 379 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:18,721 Trademark of a professional con man- 380 00:23:18,830 --> 00:23:22,231 no signpost leading to your past. 381 00:23:22,334 --> 00:23:24,393 I guess you should know. 382 00:23:47,426 --> 00:23:50,589 Not even a monogrammed handkerchief. 383 00:23:54,132 --> 00:23:56,862 Aha. 384 00:24:03,475 --> 00:24:05,636 Cranston's clever... 385 00:24:05,744 --> 00:24:07,712 but he's not perfect. 386 00:24:07,813 --> 00:24:09,713 - Here. - Uh-huh. 387 00:24:09,815 --> 00:24:11,715 Oh, that's lovely. 388 00:24:11,817 --> 00:24:13,751 Three bogus passports. 389 00:24:13,852 --> 00:24:17,549 Albert Nims, Australia. 390 00:24:17,656 --> 00:24:20,386 Roy Parcell, England. 391 00:24:21,827 --> 00:24:25,854 And Victor Belski, Sweden. 392 00:24:25,964 --> 00:24:29,092 Holy cow. He's another you. 393 00:24:29,201 --> 00:24:31,863 Uh, kind of a former you. 394 00:24:31,970 --> 00:24:34,131 Mildred, why do I get the feeling... 395 00:24:34,239 --> 00:24:36,935 - you're not entirely behind me on this one? - I'm behind you. 396 00:24:37,042 --> 00:24:39,806 Yes, and ready to shove at the next cliff, it appears. 397 00:24:39,911 --> 00:24:42,903 - Okay, chief. Here it is. - Mm-hmm. 398 00:24:43,014 --> 00:24:45,744 I've seen the kind of trouble you've put Miss Holt through... 399 00:24:45,851 --> 00:24:48,251 and I have watched her defend you... 400 00:24:48,353 --> 00:24:50,753 when 99 out of a hundred women wouldn't. 401 00:24:50,856 --> 00:24:54,155 And, well- I just hope you're worth it. 402 00:24:54,259 --> 00:24:57,092 So do I. 403 00:26:07,599 --> 00:26:09,499 Freeze.! 404 00:26:09,601 --> 00:26:11,728 No sudden moves. You have the right to remain silent. 405 00:26:11,836 --> 00:26:13,827 If you give up the right to remain silent, anything you say- 406 00:26:13,939 --> 00:26:16,931 You're making a big mistake! 407 00:26:17,042 --> 00:26:18,737 Keyes? 408 00:26:18,843 --> 00:26:21,869 - Norman Keyes? - Oh, I'm touched you remember, Steele. 409 00:26:21,980 --> 00:26:23,914 Vigilance Insurance. 410 00:26:24,015 --> 00:26:26,745 - Keyes, will you explain to these gentlemen- - Explain what? 411 00:26:26,851 --> 00:26:30,116 That you didn't know your office was sitting on top of six million bucks... 412 00:26:30,221 --> 00:26:32,121 in unset diamonds? 413 00:26:32,223 --> 00:26:34,885 - Keyes, listen. - There's plenty of time for chat, Steele. 414 00:26:34,993 --> 00:26:38,759 Right now I think these gentlemen would like a word with you first. 415 00:26:40,932 --> 00:26:42,832 Huh? 416 00:26:51,476 --> 00:26:53,671 You sure you want all this on the record, Steele? 417 00:26:53,778 --> 00:26:55,678 - Absolutely. - Okay. Okay. 418 00:26:55,780 --> 00:26:58,271 You say this woman Delores was wearing your I.D. bracelet... 419 00:26:58,383 --> 00:27:00,283 but you never set foot in the club before... 420 00:27:00,385 --> 00:27:02,410 - and you have no idea how she got it? - Correct. 421 00:27:02,520 --> 00:27:04,681 I assume someone took it off me after I had been drugged. 422 00:27:04,789 --> 00:27:06,689 And was this before or after... 423 00:27:06,791 --> 00:27:09,760 - the six Pakistanis with group whiplash? - After- I mean, before. 424 00:27:09,861 --> 00:27:11,761 Someone took it off me before the Pakistanis... 425 00:27:11,863 --> 00:27:14,024 - but I didn't discover it was missing until after. - Come on, Steele. 426 00:27:14,132 --> 00:27:16,191 It's a great story, but we're all a little tired... 427 00:27:16,301 --> 00:27:19,099 hearing about poker games and office redecoration. 428 00:27:19,204 --> 00:27:21,172 Now, where are the goodies? The goodies! 429 00:27:21,272 --> 00:27:23,433 - I'll do what I can for you. - If you want your bloody diamonds, Keyes... 430 00:27:23,541 --> 00:27:25,907 you really should be looking for Harry Cranston and B.J. Sinclair- 431 00:27:26,011 --> 00:27:28,309 or whoever they really are. 432 00:27:28,413 --> 00:27:30,313 I have some rather amusing reading here for you... 433 00:27:30,415 --> 00:27:32,349 based on the reports from my men. 434 00:27:32,450 --> 00:27:35,044 There is no waitress named Delores at the Colony Park Club. 435 00:27:35,153 --> 00:27:38,714 The doorman doesn't know you. The waiters don't know you. 436 00:27:38,823 --> 00:27:43,920 Oh, the Rexford Palms Hotel has no record of you ever having stayed there. 437 00:27:44,029 --> 00:27:46,327 B.J. Sinclair says she never met you. 438 00:27:46,431 --> 00:27:49,400 The condominium address you gave us for Harry Cranston... 439 00:27:49,501 --> 00:27:51,401 is vacant. 440 00:27:51,503 --> 00:27:54,904 And we can find no trace of a receptionist named Debbie Rebello. 441 00:27:55,006 --> 00:27:57,440 Okay, I'm gonna give you the rest of the night... 442 00:27:57,542 --> 00:28:00,102 to think this over, and then I'm gonna get mean. 443 00:28:00,211 --> 00:28:02,179 Oh, Detective, come on. It's an obvious scam. 444 00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:04,680 You really should see North by Northwest. You'll realize that- 445 00:28:04,783 --> 00:28:06,683 Reuben, where the hell have you been? Never mind. 446 00:28:06,785 --> 00:28:08,685 Don't explain. Just give 'em the promissory note, will you? 447 00:28:08,787 --> 00:28:10,721 Well, you see, that's why I was late. 448 00:28:10,822 --> 00:28:12,915 Uh, my office was broken into. 449 00:28:13,024 --> 00:28:14,924 The-The note was stolen. 450 00:28:18,630 --> 00:28:20,530 Aw, you're a prize, Steele, you really are. 451 00:28:20,632 --> 00:28:22,691 You know you almost had me fooled just now? 452 00:28:22,801 --> 00:28:25,099 One thing puzzles me though. Why'd you come back? 453 00:28:25,203 --> 00:28:27,535 The safe was peeled. The stuff was gone. 454 00:28:27,639 --> 00:28:31,006 Were you afraid you left some clue behind? You needn't have bothered. 455 00:28:31,109 --> 00:28:33,304 Once they alerted me and I saw whose office was above the safe... 456 00:28:33,411 --> 00:28:35,379 I knew who pulled that job. 457 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:38,040 I'm going to enjoy rubbing your nose in this someday, Keyes. 458 00:28:38,149 --> 00:28:40,049 Yeah, don't hold your breath, glamour boy. 459 00:28:40,151 --> 00:28:42,051 This nose of mine has a sense of its own... 460 00:28:42,153 --> 00:28:44,121 when it comes to knowing who's a crook and who isn't. 461 00:28:44,222 --> 00:28:46,554 And when it first picked up your scent, I knew. 462 00:28:46,658 --> 00:28:50,617 - You're no private detective, and I'm going to prove it. - You're wasting your time. 463 00:28:50,729 --> 00:28:52,856 I'm gonna find those diamonds, and then I'm going to tell... 464 00:28:52,964 --> 00:28:55,125 a little story about the guy who stole them- 465 00:28:55,233 --> 00:28:58,464 a guy with five passports and a misterioso past. 466 00:28:58,570 --> 00:29:00,731 And it'll be good-bye, Remington Steele... 467 00:29:00,839 --> 00:29:02,773 hello, Leavenworth. 468 00:29:07,912 --> 00:29:09,812 Reuben... 469 00:29:09,914 --> 00:29:11,939 you've been a brick. 470 00:29:24,863 --> 00:29:27,263 No offense, Mildred, but where's Miss Holt? 471 00:29:27,365 --> 00:29:29,128 She got an urgent call from Norman Keyes. 472 00:29:29,234 --> 00:29:31,429 What could be more urgent than bailing me out? 473 00:29:33,571 --> 00:29:36,540 I'm sorry, Mildred. I don't mean to take it out on you. 474 00:29:36,641 --> 00:29:39,872 Let's just pay the bail and get me out of here, shall we? 475 00:29:39,978 --> 00:29:42,572 Uh, boss, the diamonds they say you took- 476 00:29:42,680 --> 00:29:46,138 which I know you didn't, 'cause you don't do that sort of thing anymore- 477 00:29:46,251 --> 00:29:48,685 are worth $6 million. 478 00:29:48,787 --> 00:29:52,723 - So? - So they set your bail at $500,000. 479 00:29:52,824 --> 00:29:55,622 - That's a lot of shekels. - Are you saying I'm stuck in here? 480 00:29:55,727 --> 00:29:57,718 Just until we come up with something. 481 00:29:57,829 --> 00:30:00,457 I brought you some good books. 482 00:30:11,176 --> 00:30:13,201 Ah, Miss Holt, glad you could make it in time... 483 00:30:13,311 --> 00:30:15,438 for the unmasking of Remington Steele. 484 00:30:15,547 --> 00:30:18,072 In other words, you haven't found anything yet. 485 00:30:18,183 --> 00:30:20,743 We will. Got sent to Paris once. A diamond job. 486 00:30:20,852 --> 00:30:23,286 We knew the guy had the stuff stashed in his apartment. 487 00:30:23,388 --> 00:30:25,288 Couldn't find it- 488 00:30:25,390 --> 00:30:29,759 Till finally I noticed the dining room light wasn't working. 489 00:30:29,861 --> 00:30:31,988 Check the light fixtures... 490 00:30:32,096 --> 00:30:34,587 and the switch plates. 491 00:30:34,699 --> 00:30:36,667 You wanted to see me- I'm here. 492 00:30:36,768 --> 00:30:38,702 Though I thought it would just be the two of us. 493 00:30:38,803 --> 00:30:43,433 - Miss Holt, I always thought you were an innocent dupe. - I'm flattered. 494 00:30:43,541 --> 00:30:46,271 Back in Vegas, Steele pulled the wool over our eyes, remember? 495 00:30:46,377 --> 00:30:49,244 Now things are a bit different. 496 00:30:49,347 --> 00:30:51,611 He's still my boss. 497 00:30:51,716 --> 00:30:54,879 He's also a thief... and a liar. 498 00:30:54,986 --> 00:30:57,284 What I mean is, you're too smart a cookie... 499 00:30:57,388 --> 00:30:59,447 to let him do that to you again. 500 00:30:59,557 --> 00:31:03,049 Yeah, completely baffled by a guy in New Orleans once who stole some microchips. 501 00:31:03,161 --> 00:31:06,062 Sat down in the middle of his apartment, stumped. 502 00:31:06,164 --> 00:31:08,724 Got hungry. That was it. 503 00:31:10,935 --> 00:31:12,835 Check the refrigerator. 504 00:31:12,937 --> 00:31:14,871 You really get a kick out of this, don't you, Keyes? 505 00:31:14,973 --> 00:31:16,873 It's my job. Now, listen, honey. 506 00:31:16,975 --> 00:31:18,875 Steele is gonna do serious time. 507 00:31:18,977 --> 00:31:21,445 When the sentence comes down, you can look good or you can look bad... 508 00:31:21,546 --> 00:31:23,514 depending on how cooperative you've been. 509 00:31:23,615 --> 00:31:26,550 - You help me wrap this up- - Thanks, but I think I'd rather... 510 00:31:26,651 --> 00:31:29,085 take my chances with the jury. 511 00:31:29,187 --> 00:31:31,587 Bingo.! 512 00:31:31,689 --> 00:31:35,022 Hey. This guy is a real connoisseur... 513 00:31:35,126 --> 00:31:37,720 when it comes to cheese. 514 00:31:37,829 --> 00:31:41,765 Oh. I wonder what thejury'll say about that. 515 00:31:49,040 --> 00:31:51,167 Remington Steele Investigations. 516 00:31:51,276 --> 00:31:54,473 Mildred, we're in trouble, and I need your help. 517 00:32:11,663 --> 00:32:14,188 Excuse me. May I borrow your sugar? 518 00:32:16,567 --> 00:32:18,501 Norman Keyes? 519 00:32:18,603 --> 00:32:21,265 - I know you? - Mildred Krebs. 520 00:32:21,372 --> 00:32:23,602 Las Vegas? 521 00:32:25,076 --> 00:32:27,101 The Murdoch affair. 522 00:32:27,211 --> 00:32:30,044 Oh, yeah. You-You worked- You work for- 523 00:32:30,148 --> 00:32:32,139 Right. Remington Steele. 524 00:32:32,250 --> 00:32:34,150 I used to anyhow. 525 00:32:34,252 --> 00:32:36,152 Oh, that fink. 526 00:32:36,254 --> 00:32:39,348 Who'd have thought it, huh? Boy. 527 00:32:39,457 --> 00:32:43,291 You must be on top of the world. Steele in jail and your picture in all the papers. 528 00:32:43,394 --> 00:32:45,157 Yeah, right. 529 00:32:45,263 --> 00:32:48,323 Do you mind if I join you? 530 00:32:48,433 --> 00:32:51,266 It's a free country. 531 00:32:52,870 --> 00:32:55,930 Well, here's to Remington Steele. 532 00:32:56,040 --> 00:32:59,339 - Long may he swing in the breeze. - Mm-hmm. 533 00:32:59,444 --> 00:33:03,210 You don't seem too happy, for a Mountie who just got his man. 534 00:33:03,314 --> 00:33:05,976 I'm not in the man business. That's a cop's game. 535 00:33:06,084 --> 00:33:09,645 - I'm in the recovery business. - I read you got the diamonds too. 536 00:33:09,754 --> 00:33:13,212 A few rocks worth a measly 200,000. 537 00:33:13,324 --> 00:33:15,758 There's still 5.8 million out there. 538 00:33:15,860 --> 00:33:20,388 Oh, well, I'm sure you'll find them in one of the boss's old hiding places. 539 00:33:20,498 --> 00:33:23,194 - What hiding places? - I don't know. 540 00:33:23,301 --> 00:33:25,201 It's just that he used to say he had a few places around town... 541 00:33:25,303 --> 00:33:27,203 where he'd stash things for emergencies. 542 00:33:27,305 --> 00:33:30,206 - You think he put the diamonds there? - I don't know where else. 543 00:33:30,308 --> 00:33:32,503 Why don't you just follow him? 544 00:33:34,879 --> 00:33:38,337 You can't do that, can you? He's in jail. 545 00:33:38,449 --> 00:33:40,012 - What if he wasn't in jail? - Knowing Steele like I do... 546 00:33:40,047 --> 00:33:41,576 - What if he wasn't in jail? - Knowing Steele like I do... 547 00:33:41,686 --> 00:33:43,779 I'd say the minute he sees daylight... 548 00:33:43,888 --> 00:33:45,947 he'll cash out and make a run for it. 549 00:33:46,057 --> 00:33:48,924 - Uh-huh. Yeah. - What are we talking about? 550 00:33:49,027 --> 00:33:51,222 Miss Holt can't make bail. It's too high. 551 00:33:51,329 --> 00:33:54,526 - But Vigilance Insurance can. - What? 552 00:33:54,632 --> 00:33:56,532 Anonymously. 553 00:33:56,634 --> 00:34:01,094 Then I follow Steele, and when he goes for the diamonds-Wham. 554 00:34:01,205 --> 00:34:03,196 Oh, Keyes. 555 00:34:03,307 --> 00:34:06,276 You are some shrewd operator. 556 00:34:06,377 --> 00:34:09,904 You know something, Mildred? For an old broad, you're okay. 557 00:34:12,650 --> 00:34:14,584 You're cute. 558 00:34:46,717 --> 00:34:49,185 - Yes? - You're the butler? 559 00:34:49,287 --> 00:34:51,778 Yes. And you, madam? 560 00:34:53,324 --> 00:34:57,192 I'm Mrs. Vanderhusen. I had an appointment to see the house. 561 00:34:57,295 --> 00:35:00,594 - Today? - Well, I'm sure the agent called. 562 00:35:00,698 --> 00:35:03,098 Perhaps if you checked with- 563 00:35:03,201 --> 00:35:05,101 Who is it, Charles? 564 00:35:05,203 --> 00:35:07,535 A Mrs. Vanderhusen to see the house. 565 00:35:09,474 --> 00:35:11,374 Hello. 566 00:35:11,476 --> 00:35:14,707 I'm sorry, dear, but I'm really not up to showing the house today. 567 00:35:14,812 --> 00:35:17,178 I just got back from Wyoming an hour ago. 568 00:35:19,317 --> 00:35:22,115 Oh. I-I stopped by yesterday. 569 00:35:22,220 --> 00:35:26,850 - Perhaps I confused you with your daughter. - I don't have any children. 570 00:35:26,958 --> 00:35:30,291 Huh. Beautiful young woman. 571 00:35:30,394 --> 00:35:32,294 Tall, blonde- 572 00:35:32,396 --> 00:35:35,126 - Lovely features. - That sounds like Christy. 573 00:35:35,233 --> 00:35:39,363 - Christy? - Christy McCall, from Excelsior Reality. 574 00:35:39,470 --> 00:35:42,234 She has the listing on the house. Lovely woman. 575 00:35:43,341 --> 00:35:45,241 And bright. 576 00:35:45,343 --> 00:35:47,402 Extremely bright. 577 00:35:57,855 --> 00:36:00,756 Never realized how much I missed the smog. 578 00:36:00,858 --> 00:36:03,850 You know, I've never heard of an anonymous bail donor. 579 00:36:03,961 --> 00:36:06,191 I just don't get it. 580 00:36:06,297 --> 00:36:08,663 That seems to be a pattern with you, Reuben. 581 00:36:08,766 --> 00:36:11,360 I'm sure it's one of my many past clients... 582 00:36:11,469 --> 00:36:13,528 who have trust in me. 583 00:36:13,638 --> 00:36:16,129 I think something's fishy here. 584 00:36:16,240 --> 00:36:19,801 Try and do something useful, Reuben, won't you? 585 00:36:26,584 --> 00:36:29,417 - Let's go. - You arranged bail? 586 00:36:29,520 --> 00:36:32,011 It was Mildred, actually, by way of Vigilance Insurance. 587 00:36:32,123 --> 00:36:34,751 I'll explain, but come on. Get in. 588 00:36:34,859 --> 00:36:37,327 What are you doing? 589 00:36:37,428 --> 00:36:39,396 I'd like to talk for a moment. 590 00:36:39,497 --> 00:36:42,227 - Considering the situation- - Just a brief walk. Come on. 591 00:36:42,333 --> 00:36:44,233 It's okay. 592 00:36:48,839 --> 00:36:52,070 I, uh- I missed you in jail. 593 00:36:52,176 --> 00:36:55,145 Well, didn't Mildred explain? I- We were there- 594 00:36:55,246 --> 00:36:57,214 Are you telling me that Laura Holt... 595 00:36:57,315 --> 00:36:59,545 the woman who can talk her way past anyone... 596 00:36:59,650 --> 00:37:02,448 couldn't find a way to reach me? 597 00:37:02,553 --> 00:37:04,521 Look, I mean, the police- 598 00:37:04,622 --> 00:37:06,522 You know, I mean, once they make up their minds- 599 00:37:06,624 --> 00:37:08,524 You didn't want to see me. 600 00:37:08,626 --> 00:37:11,151 - That isn't true. I just- - It is true. 601 00:37:12,630 --> 00:37:14,723 I can feel it. 602 00:37:18,202 --> 00:37:22,002 Something happened when you found out about the robbery, didn't it? 603 00:37:22,106 --> 00:37:25,906 Your trust in me wavered- just a little bit perhaps. 604 00:37:26,010 --> 00:37:29,502 - No, it- - Once a thief, always a thief? 605 00:37:29,614 --> 00:37:32,947 Isn't that what went through your mind? Hmm? 606 00:37:34,185 --> 00:37:36,085 Laura? 607 00:37:37,188 --> 00:37:39,247 I- I didn't want to think it. 608 00:37:39,357 --> 00:37:41,882 It- It just happened. 609 00:37:41,993 --> 00:37:43,893 Tell me. 610 00:37:45,396 --> 00:37:48,593 Well, I know it's crazy, because I know I can trust you. 611 00:37:48,699 --> 00:37:50,599 Just tell me. 612 00:37:53,504 --> 00:37:56,234 You must admit, it's the perfect double con. 613 00:37:56,340 --> 00:37:58,240 You make me believe you've been set up... 614 00:37:58,342 --> 00:38:00,401 I work to get you out of it... 615 00:38:00,511 --> 00:38:02,502 and then, once we prove you're innocent... 616 00:38:02,613 --> 00:38:05,548 you split with Cranston and the others and then- 617 00:38:06,651 --> 00:38:09,381 And then? What? 618 00:38:13,291 --> 00:38:15,555 And then you go away. 619 00:38:18,129 --> 00:38:20,222 I thought so. 620 00:38:22,967 --> 00:38:26,698 I know I've put you through a lot. 621 00:38:26,804 --> 00:38:29,739 Perhaps I haven't told you often enough how glad I am we're together. 622 00:38:29,840 --> 00:38:33,469 Well, I'm telling you now. 623 00:38:37,982 --> 00:38:39,882 I'm not going anywhere, Laura. 624 00:38:41,485 --> 00:38:44,511 You'd better come up with something quick to get me off the hook. 625 00:38:56,901 --> 00:38:58,801 I've got a lead. 626 00:38:58,903 --> 00:39:00,837 I thought you might. 627 00:39:00,938 --> 00:39:03,498 - The B.J. Sinclair that you met? - Yes? 628 00:39:03,607 --> 00:39:06,167 Real name, Christy McCall. I've got her address. 629 00:39:06,277 --> 00:39:08,245 Aha. You're very good at this. 630 00:39:08,346 --> 00:39:10,940 Ever thought of becoming a detective? 631 00:39:13,784 --> 00:39:16,014 You really want me along? 632 00:39:16,120 --> 00:39:18,020 You've earned the privilege, Mildred. 633 00:39:18,122 --> 00:39:20,784 I want to be sure you collect your share of the reward money. 634 00:39:36,607 --> 00:39:38,700 Think she skipped town already? 635 00:39:38,809 --> 00:39:41,710 No, somehow I don't think so. 636 00:39:41,812 --> 00:39:43,871 Uh-huh. There you go. 637 00:39:43,981 --> 00:39:46,950 Looks like the thought occurred to her though. 638 00:39:53,591 --> 00:39:55,491 "H.C." Harry Cranston. 639 00:39:55,593 --> 00:39:57,561 The initials on the briefcase. 640 00:39:57,661 --> 00:39:59,561 Looks like the gang's all here. 641 00:39:59,663 --> 00:40:01,563 Laura? 642 00:40:15,179 --> 00:40:17,943 Well, Harry just ran out of aces. 643 00:40:18,048 --> 00:40:19,948 So did you, Steele. 644 00:40:20,050 --> 00:40:21,950 And you too, Miss Holt. Wrong choice, honey. 645 00:40:22,052 --> 00:40:23,952 Steele, I always thought you were too smart... 646 00:40:24,054 --> 00:40:25,954 to add murder to your list of crimes. 647 00:40:26,056 --> 00:40:28,251 Mildred, call the police. 648 00:40:28,359 --> 00:40:30,452 Go ahead, honey, it's all right. Use the phone. 649 00:40:30,561 --> 00:40:34,088 You heard the man, Mildred. Use the phone. 650 00:40:39,870 --> 00:40:41,861 All right, let's go. 651 00:40:41,972 --> 00:40:43,872 There we go, Mildred. Good work, Mildred. 652 00:40:43,974 --> 00:40:46,465 Yeah, terrific. I just became an accessory to murder. 653 00:40:46,577 --> 00:40:49,045 - Oh! - All right. 654 00:40:59,723 --> 00:41:02,715 - Squid? - You don't want yours, chief? 655 00:41:02,827 --> 00:41:04,727 - Uh-huh. - Oh. 656 00:41:04,829 --> 00:41:06,729 The way I figure it... 657 00:41:06,831 --> 00:41:09,391 Cranston brought Christy into this scam... 658 00:41:09,500 --> 00:41:11,559 and then she got a little greedy. 659 00:41:11,669 --> 00:41:13,899 Mm-hmm, so she terminates him as they're about to take off... 660 00:41:14,004 --> 00:41:15,904 to parts unknown with the diamonds. 661 00:41:16,006 --> 00:41:18,497 Well, how do we track her? 662 00:41:23,814 --> 00:41:26,442 By going to the Marina Park Causeway... 663 00:41:26,550 --> 00:41:29,018 and finding a boat called The Graceful Lady. 664 00:41:29,119 --> 00:41:31,383 Forget the squid, Mildred. 665 00:41:31,489 --> 00:41:33,389 - Come on, let's go. - Wait a minute. 666 00:41:33,491 --> 00:41:35,584 Out the back. 667 00:41:35,693 --> 00:41:38,491 Out the back. Let's go. Come on. 668 00:41:38,596 --> 00:41:40,496 - Oh, my. - Laura, leave it. Leave it. 669 00:41:40,598 --> 00:41:42,498 Leave it, Laura. Come on. Come on. 670 00:41:42,600 --> 00:41:44,500 - Mildred! Please, come on. - Mildred. Mildred, come on. 671 00:41:44,602 --> 00:41:46,502 Come on! 672 00:41:46,604 --> 00:41:48,504 - It was lovely. Thank you. - Delightful as usual. 673 00:41:48,606 --> 00:41:50,836 The squid was a little mushy. 674 00:42:24,341 --> 00:42:27,037 Wait a minute. Here's something. 675 00:42:27,144 --> 00:42:30,113 "Travel itinerary for Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cranston. " 676 00:42:30,214 --> 00:42:34,048 Airplane reservations for two, for the Cayman Islands. 677 00:42:34,151 --> 00:42:37,609 - Leaving at 5:00 p. m. today. - That's two hours from now. 678 00:42:41,825 --> 00:42:43,918 Christy McCall? 679 00:42:44,028 --> 00:42:47,464 First Cranston, now Christy. Who's left? 680 00:42:47,565 --> 00:42:51,262 I don't know, but I'll wager whoever it is, is gonna be on a plane in two hours. 681 00:42:55,940 --> 00:42:57,840 Oh, no. 682 00:43:14,224 --> 00:43:16,784 Hey! 683 00:43:32,209 --> 00:43:36,009 Hey, you wanna make a fast 50? Get me on that boat. 684 00:44:56,760 --> 00:44:58,694 Look! Look! 685 00:44:58,796 --> 00:45:01,424 - Mildred? - Yeah? 686 00:45:01,532 --> 00:45:03,693 Alert airport security straight away. 687 00:45:03,801 --> 00:45:05,735 You got it. 688 00:45:07,137 --> 00:45:10,732 Debbie Rebello. I don't believe it. 689 00:45:11,842 --> 00:45:14,811 You're gonna love this one. Hmm. 690 00:45:17,915 --> 00:45:21,282 - Reuben Saltzman? - Mm-hmm. 691 00:45:25,155 --> 00:45:28,784 Reuben, it's just gonna be me and you. 692 00:45:28,892 --> 00:45:32,555 It's almost a comfort to know the man is not as incompetent as he appears. 693 00:45:32,663 --> 00:45:35,063 We better move before they get on the plane. 694 00:45:37,634 --> 00:45:40,262 Nice, try, old chap, but this is as far as you go. 695 00:45:40,370 --> 00:45:42,338 Sorry to break in, Miss Rebello. 696 00:45:42,439 --> 00:45:44,999 - Let me go. No. No. No. - Come here, come here. 697 00:45:45,109 --> 00:45:48,442 - No. Oh, no. - Reuben- 698 00:45:48,545 --> 00:45:50,445 All right, that's him. 699 00:45:50,547 --> 00:45:53,846 Excellent work, Norman. Congratulations. 700 00:45:53,951 --> 00:45:55,885 You've just broken one of the most brilliant... 701 00:45:55,986 --> 00:45:57,954 diamond heists of the century, mate. 702 00:45:58,055 --> 00:45:59,522 - What? - Don't worry, Norman. 703 00:45:59,623 --> 00:46:01,921 I intend to give you full credit for tracking down... 704 00:46:02,025 --> 00:46:05,620 cold-blooded killer and master jewel thief Reuben Saltzman... 705 00:46:05,729 --> 00:46:08,254 and his femme fatale, Debbie Rebello. 706 00:46:08,365 --> 00:46:10,595 There, sir, are your diamonds, and there, sir... 707 00:46:10,701 --> 00:46:12,760 is the man responsible for their absence. 708 00:46:12,870 --> 00:46:15,964 If you think you're gonna get away with this you're out- 709 00:46:16,073 --> 00:46:18,337 Absolutely right, Mr. Steele. 710 00:46:18,442 --> 00:46:21,377 Reuben broke down and confessed to everything. 711 00:46:21,478 --> 00:46:24,174 Nice picture of Keyes, wouldn't you say? 712 00:46:24,281 --> 00:46:26,249 Mm-hmm. Outstanding. 713 00:46:26,350 --> 00:46:29,877 The curve of his lip really points up the man's inner humanity. 714 00:46:29,987 --> 00:46:31,887 I still can't believe it. 715 00:46:31,989 --> 00:46:34,184 Meek little Reuben a chronic gambler? 716 00:46:34,291 --> 00:46:37,727 Yes, with a compulsion to bet on anything with four legs... 717 00:46:37,828 --> 00:46:41,320 and an innate ability to finish dead last. 718 00:46:41,431 --> 00:46:45,128 Okay, Reuben owed Cranston some money. Then what? 719 00:46:45,235 --> 00:46:49,069 Read the paper, Mildred. Reuben also represented the diamond exchange downstairs. 720 00:46:49,173 --> 00:46:51,073 He knew when the big deliveries were being made. 721 00:46:51,175 --> 00:46:54,076 So he hatched an elaborate scheme, sold it to Cranston... 722 00:46:54,178 --> 00:46:56,408 who knew a little bit about con games. 723 00:46:56,513 --> 00:46:59,243 Cranston roped in his girlfriend, Debbie Rebello... 724 00:46:59,349 --> 00:47:01,909 and her friend, Christy McCall. 725 00:47:02,019 --> 00:47:04,453 Reuben fell head over heels for Debbie... 726 00:47:04,555 --> 00:47:06,750 apparently the first girl to take off his glasses... 727 00:47:06,857 --> 00:47:09,519 and look deep into his briefcase. 728 00:47:09,626 --> 00:47:11,958 And lust, fueled by greed... 729 00:47:12,062 --> 00:47:15,554 led to cross and double-cross. 730 00:47:15,666 --> 00:47:17,861 Okay, but one thing that wasn't in the papers- 731 00:47:17,968 --> 00:47:20,402 How did they forge your signature on the promissory note... 732 00:47:20,504 --> 00:47:22,665 so that it fooled the experts? 733 00:47:24,942 --> 00:47:28,537 - It was my signature. - Wait a minute. 734 00:47:28,645 --> 00:47:30,579 Fly that by me again? 735 00:47:30,681 --> 00:47:33,878 Reuben was always in here with documents for Mr. Steele to sign. 736 00:47:33,984 --> 00:47:38,011 We figure one of those times he just slipped in the note. 737 00:47:38,121 --> 00:47:41,386 Hmm. Who reads those things anyway, Mildred? 738 00:47:41,491 --> 00:47:46,554 Boy. If you can't trust wimp lawyers anymore, who can you trust? 739 00:47:46,663 --> 00:47:48,790 Hmm. 740 00:47:50,834 --> 00:47:52,802 Hey. 741 00:47:52,903 --> 00:47:56,566 Well, Laura, now that the agency is ours again... 742 00:47:56,673 --> 00:48:00,575 what's the first order of business? 743 00:48:00,625 --> 00:48:05,175 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0