1 00:00:02,035 --> 00:00:05,698 I'll teach him, graphically, I don't like game playing. 2 00:00:05,805 --> 00:00:09,070 Don't you think that's a little severe? 3 00:00:09,175 --> 00:00:11,939 - I just wanna get my hands on that- that- - Greaseball? 4 00:00:13,847 --> 00:00:16,247 A woman with intelligence, determination, training... 5 00:00:16,349 --> 00:00:18,249 can be as stupidly macho as any man. 6 00:00:18,351 --> 00:00:20,683 Dirty Harry is getting to look better and better. 7 00:00:20,787 --> 00:00:23,312 - What happened? - Somebody rigged the elevator. 8 00:00:23,423 --> 00:00:25,050 He's lucky to be alive. 9 00:00:27,293 --> 00:00:29,625 Okay, have it your way. Come on, boys. Let's go. 10 00:00:29,729 --> 00:00:31,697 "The Wild Bunch" doesn't need us. 11 00:02:18,705 --> 00:02:20,969 Remington Steele? 12 00:02:23,476 --> 00:02:25,205 Oh. 13 00:02:25,311 --> 00:02:27,541 - He's not in yet. - Laura Holt? 14 00:02:29,949 --> 00:02:32,975 I'm gonna use you for target practice, Brunhilde. 15 00:02:34,087 --> 00:02:36,021 Miss Holt's not here either. 16 00:02:39,225 --> 00:02:41,455 Who is it that wants to see them? 17 00:02:41,561 --> 00:02:43,859 The spirit of Christmas past. 18 00:02:57,310 --> 00:03:00,746 Lieutenant Benjamin, this is Mildred Krebs, Remington Steele Investigations. 19 00:03:00,847 --> 00:03:04,840 That nut who held us hostage on Christmas Eve- He just strolled in. 20 00:03:04,951 --> 00:03:08,682 Out on bail? That animal is out on bail? 21 00:03:08,788 --> 00:03:12,485 No. No, he didn't threaten me. 22 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:17,623 Oh, yeah, you do that. Oh, look into it. 23 00:03:17,730 --> 00:03:21,097 If there is another time, I hope I'm alive to call you. 24 00:03:24,571 --> 00:03:26,539 Oh. Sorry. 25 00:03:33,079 --> 00:03:37,209 Oh! Oh, boss, you won't believe who was just in here. 26 00:03:37,317 --> 00:03:39,877 Dancer, the loony tune in the Santa suit. 27 00:03:41,654 --> 00:03:44,487 Go ahead, pretty boy. Take your best shot. 28 00:03:45,658 --> 00:03:47,717 Boss? 29 00:03:47,827 --> 00:03:49,727 I- I'm sorry, Mildred. 30 00:03:49,829 --> 00:03:52,127 The man's made an indelible impression on me. 31 00:03:52,232 --> 00:03:55,224 - You don't see me laughing it off, do you? - What did he want? 32 00:03:55,335 --> 00:03:57,235 He asked for you, then Miss Holt. 33 00:03:57,337 --> 00:03:59,305 When I said you weren't here, he left. 34 00:03:59,405 --> 00:04:03,273 - All right. Alert Miss Holt straightaway, will you? - Right. 35 00:04:14,153 --> 00:04:16,144 Ow.! Damn it. 36 00:04:17,557 --> 00:04:20,287 - Sorry, Miss Holt. - It's all right, Wally. 37 00:04:20,393 --> 00:04:22,953 I'm familiar with the expression and the feeling. 38 00:04:23,062 --> 00:04:24,962 Darn wrench slipped. 39 00:04:25,064 --> 00:04:26,998 How's it going? 40 00:04:27,100 --> 00:04:30,001 If we can ever get the coupling back on, we oughta be in business. 41 00:04:30,103 --> 00:04:32,003 Hope I'm not inconveniencing you too much. 42 00:04:32,105 --> 00:04:34,130 Nah. 43 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:36,800 The last manager we had never wanted to do anything. 44 00:04:36,909 --> 00:04:40,208 Oh, I enjoy it. It's a real pleasure to work with my hands again. 45 00:04:40,313 --> 00:04:44,249 My last situation was a real brain drain. Think, think, think. 46 00:04:44,350 --> 00:04:47,217 If I hadn't left, I think I would have gone nuts. 47 00:04:56,929 --> 00:04:58,897 - Hello? - Miss Holt? 48 00:04:58,998 --> 00:05:01,432 The boss wanted me to call you. 49 00:05:01,534 --> 00:05:04,560 - Dancer just paid us a visit. - Who? 50 00:05:04,671 --> 00:05:09,540 Dancer. The guy that threatened to blow up this building unless he was paid $2 million. 51 00:05:09,642 --> 00:05:11,542 He came to the office? 52 00:05:11,644 --> 00:05:15,512 I know I should be an old pro at this, but I'm still shaking. 53 00:05:15,615 --> 00:05:18,709 Did he do anything? Make any threats? 54 00:05:18,818 --> 00:05:21,787 Being on the same planet with that creep is threat enough. 55 00:05:21,888 --> 00:05:25,221 The boss wanted me to warn you, so be on your toes. 56 00:05:25,325 --> 00:05:28,089 I will, Mildred. Thanks. 57 00:05:41,741 --> 00:05:43,732 - Hey, I'm gonna need that. - Shh! 58 00:05:51,250 --> 00:05:53,946 Don't hit me. I'm bonded. 59 00:05:54,053 --> 00:05:57,250 Oh! Oh, I'm sorry. Please forgive me. 60 00:05:57,357 --> 00:06:00,588 I- I thought- I thought you were, uh, the plumber. 61 00:06:00,693 --> 00:06:02,593 I've been waiting for him all week. 62 00:06:02,695 --> 00:06:05,357 It got so bad, I had to try to fix the faucet myself. 63 00:06:05,465 --> 00:06:10,164 Lady, I've been bitten by dogs, chased by monkeys and mugged by little old ladies. 64 00:06:10,269 --> 00:06:14,535 But you're the first person who ever tried to turn out my lights because of a leaky faucet. 65 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:17,108 It was purely unintentional. 66 00:06:19,979 --> 00:06:22,607 - Laura Holt? - Yes. That's me. 67 00:06:22,715 --> 00:06:24,683 Sign here, please. 68 00:06:31,557 --> 00:06:33,457 - Just a minute. - Uh, wh-what for? 69 00:06:33,559 --> 00:06:37,723 - The tip? - It's okay. I live simply. 70 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:49,665 Do you always answer the door like that? 71 00:06:49,776 --> 00:06:51,767 Only on Tuesdays. 72 00:06:54,947 --> 00:06:57,006 Hmm. 73 00:07:08,761 --> 00:07:12,424 "May the hands of time never dim your loveliness. " 74 00:07:13,566 --> 00:07:16,194 - Mmm. - Little corny. 75 00:07:17,437 --> 00:07:19,337 I kind of like it. 76 00:07:19,439 --> 00:07:23,773 - Boyfriend? - Secret admirer. 77 00:07:24,944 --> 00:07:26,935 Well, that's some admiration. 78 00:07:28,581 --> 00:07:31,482 - How's the sink, Wally? - Hmm? Oh, it's all fixed. 79 00:07:31,584 --> 00:07:33,848 Uh-huh. Good. I've got to get dressed. 80 00:07:33,953 --> 00:07:37,320 Oh. You really like that, huh, the "hands of time"? 81 00:07:37,423 --> 00:07:40,654 Have a nice day, Wally. 82 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:42,728 I'll call you if there's any problems. 83 00:07:42,829 --> 00:07:44,820 I really appreciate everything you did. 84 00:07:44,931 --> 00:07:46,831 - Right. Bye. - Bye. 85 00:07:46,933 --> 00:07:48,901 - Bye. - Bye-bye. 86 00:07:53,973 --> 00:07:56,237 As much as I can get on that hairbag. 87 00:07:56,342 --> 00:07:59,243 - Where do you pick up all these expressions? - Television, I guess. 88 00:07:59,345 --> 00:08:03,145 - I thought you only watched PBS. - His name is Anthony Delgetti. 89 00:08:03,249 --> 00:08:07,049 Served in the armed forces. Never made it past corporal. 90 00:08:07,153 --> 00:08:10,054 I don't see any mention of that Silver Star he was so proud of. 91 00:08:10,156 --> 00:08:12,624 He spent most of his time in the stockade. 92 00:08:12,725 --> 00:08:15,250 He was even accused of fragging his own lieutenant. 93 00:08:15,361 --> 00:08:18,353 Blew the poor guy to smithereens. Only get this. 94 00:08:18,464 --> 00:08:20,557 Another dogface who saw everything... 95 00:08:20,666 --> 00:08:23,726 suddenly couldn't remember who threw the grenade. 96 00:08:23,836 --> 00:08:25,736 Since then, he's been in and out of prison... 97 00:08:25,838 --> 00:08:28,329 mostly for aggravated assault in the commission of a felony. 98 00:08:28,441 --> 00:08:30,807 Mr. Delgetti seems to be following an established pattern. 99 00:08:30,910 --> 00:08:32,969 The chief witness against him mysteriously reneges... 100 00:08:33,079 --> 00:08:35,775 and the little corporal slithers out from underneath the murder charge. 101 00:08:35,882 --> 00:08:38,783 - Think he's trying to frighten us from testifying? - He goes to trial next week. 102 00:08:38,885 --> 00:08:41,945 We're firsthand witnesses to a kidnapping, extortion, assault with a deadly weapon. 103 00:08:42,054 --> 00:08:44,045 He might spend the next 20 years making license plates. 104 00:08:44,156 --> 00:08:47,592 However, if he can frighten the professionals like Miss Holt and myself- 105 00:08:47,693 --> 00:08:49,593 Need some water, Mildred? 106 00:08:49,695 --> 00:08:52,129 - Professionals? - Yes. If Dancer can stop Miss Holt and myself from- 107 00:08:52,231 --> 00:08:54,131 Something stuck in your throat? 108 00:08:54,233 --> 00:08:57,396 Aw, come on, chief. Don't you consider me a professional? 109 00:08:57,503 --> 00:09:00,404 Of course I do, Mildred. I'm sorry. Forgive me. It's an oversight. 110 00:09:00,506 --> 00:09:03,168 Here you go, darling. There you go, hey? 111 00:09:03,276 --> 00:09:06,768 So you think Dancer wants to keep us professionals from testifying. 112 00:09:06,879 --> 00:09:09,109 If he succeeds, the other witnesses might fall in line. 113 00:09:09,215 --> 00:09:13,311 - And he walks away clean? - Considering the alternative, it's worth the risk. 114 00:09:13,419 --> 00:09:16,877 How do we stop that slimeball? Alistair Cooke says that a lot. 115 00:09:16,989 --> 00:09:19,480 Does he? Call the other witnesses. 116 00:09:19,592 --> 00:09:23,028 Try not to alarm them unduly. Just tell them that Dancer might be in their neighborhood. 117 00:09:23,129 --> 00:09:26,155 In the meantime, I'm gonna see if the great Remington Steele can pull any strings... 118 00:09:26,265 --> 00:09:28,233 - and jerk him back behind the bars. - Okay. 119 00:09:45,351 --> 00:09:47,251 Hello, pretty face. 120 00:09:49,388 --> 00:09:53,347 I'd love to splatter that pretty face all over this room. 121 00:09:53,459 --> 00:09:55,620 What do you want? 122 00:09:57,463 --> 00:09:59,431 Anything you've got to offer. 123 00:10:03,469 --> 00:10:05,403 You know, you look all frazzled. 124 00:10:05,504 --> 00:10:08,166 What you need is a vacation... 125 00:10:08,274 --> 00:10:12,108 a long vacation away from everything. 126 00:10:12,211 --> 00:10:15,203 Sorry. I can't take one right now. 127 00:10:15,314 --> 00:10:17,282 I have to testify at your trial. 128 00:10:17,383 --> 00:10:20,181 - Do you? - Absolutely. 129 00:10:20,286 --> 00:10:23,278 You ever hear that expression, "back from the grave"? 130 00:10:26,726 --> 00:10:30,355 Well, that's the only way you're gonna testify, pretty face. 131 00:10:43,643 --> 00:10:46,339 Okay. I contacted all the potential witnesses, chief... 132 00:10:46,445 --> 00:10:48,504 except for Dr. S. Wilson Scabbard. 133 00:10:48,614 --> 00:10:50,946 Ah, yes. "Podiatrist to the Stars. " 134 00:10:51,050 --> 00:10:53,848 - He's on his way to his office in Encino. - Okay. Keep trying. 135 00:10:53,953 --> 00:10:55,921 Okay. 136 00:10:57,523 --> 00:11:00,515 That hairbag. That slimeball! 137 00:11:00,626 --> 00:11:04,027 - You watch PBS too? - He had the nerve, the audacity... 138 00:11:04,130 --> 00:11:07,998 the unmitigated gall to show up on my doorstep and threaten me. 139 00:11:08,100 --> 00:11:11,069 That's it. I'm calling the police. 140 00:11:11,170 --> 00:11:14,469 I already did that. Dancer's story is that he heard... 141 00:11:14,573 --> 00:11:16,507 there was a loft available in my building. 142 00:11:16,609 --> 00:11:19,635 He was looking for the manager. Had no idea I lived there. 143 00:11:19,745 --> 00:11:23,579 The police warned him to stay away from me and the other witnesses. 144 00:11:23,683 --> 00:11:27,642 - That's it? - The foundation of American jurisprudence... 145 00:11:27,753 --> 00:11:30,847 is that a man is innocent until proven guilty. 146 00:11:30,956 --> 00:11:34,585 Dirty Harry is getting to look better and better. 147 00:11:34,694 --> 00:11:37,094 - I'll give the doc another buzz. - Uh-huh. 148 00:11:39,665 --> 00:11:41,724 Ah, quite a morning, hey? 149 00:11:42,902 --> 00:11:44,802 Hmm. 150 00:11:44,904 --> 00:11:46,804 And it isn't even half over yet. 151 00:11:46,906 --> 00:11:50,034 - Oh. New watch? - Yes. 152 00:11:50,142 --> 00:11:52,633 Oh. Lovely. 153 00:11:52,745 --> 00:11:54,975 And very expensive. 154 00:11:55,081 --> 00:11:59,450 Well, you're entitled to splurging yourself every once in a while, eh? 155 00:11:59,552 --> 00:12:01,452 After all, you're worth it. 156 00:12:03,589 --> 00:12:07,889 And what makes you think I bought this for myself? 157 00:12:07,993 --> 00:12:10,393 - Well, nothing. I just assumed- - As I remember... 158 00:12:10,496 --> 00:12:14,762 you told me you were on your way to buy me a Christmas present... 159 00:12:14,867 --> 00:12:16,801 when Dancer and his group showed up. 160 00:12:16,902 --> 00:12:21,236 - Was I? - What, perchance, was that present? 161 00:12:21,340 --> 00:12:24,776 - Hmm? - Oh, well, it's, uh- It's a dim memory now... 162 00:12:24,877 --> 00:12:28,438 but as I recall, it was a, um- 163 00:12:28,547 --> 00:12:31,141 It- It was a watch of sorts. 164 00:12:32,451 --> 00:12:34,544 A watch? 165 00:12:34,653 --> 00:12:38,419 Yeah, yeah. Uh, Saks had a rather nice collection. 166 00:12:38,524 --> 00:12:40,492 Any style in particular? 167 00:12:40,593 --> 00:12:44,620 Uh, gold band with, uh, tiny little diamonds on the face. 168 00:12:51,270 --> 00:12:55,036 - Like this one? - Uh, similar. 169 00:12:55,141 --> 00:12:57,109 - It arrived this morning. - Oh? 170 00:12:57,209 --> 00:12:59,734 - With a note. - Oh, really? 171 00:12:59,845 --> 00:13:03,246 "May the hands of time never dim your loveliness. " 172 00:13:03,349 --> 00:13:05,783 Little corny, isn't it? 173 00:13:05,885 --> 00:13:08,410 It was signed "Your secret admirer. " 174 00:13:08,521 --> 00:13:11,046 Haven't we been through this once before? 175 00:13:13,125 --> 00:13:15,116 - It started with flowers. - Oh, yeah? 176 00:13:15,227 --> 00:13:17,491 - A different bouquet every day for a week. - Ah. 177 00:13:17,596 --> 00:13:19,496 - And candy. - Huh. 178 00:13:19,598 --> 00:13:22,465 The kind that costs $25 a pound. 179 00:13:22,568 --> 00:13:25,662 Oh, dear me. Lucky you've got a sweet tooth, hey? 180 00:13:25,771 --> 00:13:28,672 - A few of his notes even mentioned you. - Who, me? 181 00:13:28,774 --> 00:13:31,607 And not in a very flattering light, I might add. 182 00:13:31,710 --> 00:13:34,679 Something to the effect that I'd be much better off without you. 183 00:13:34,780 --> 00:13:40,343 And my secret admirer hinted that I had to make a choice: you or him. 184 00:13:42,555 --> 00:13:45,217 Oh, dear me. Where do they come from, Laura? 185 00:13:45,324 --> 00:13:47,656 Where does who come from? 186 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:50,729 Those poor, demented souls running around loose out there. 187 00:13:50,830 --> 00:13:53,856 First of all Dancer, now your closet Casanova. 188 00:13:55,167 --> 00:13:57,692 Any idea who it might be, Mr. Steele? 189 00:13:57,803 --> 00:14:01,796 Someone who cares very deeply for you, perhaps even loves you... 190 00:14:01,907 --> 00:14:04,899 but can't bring himself to express those feelings directly. 191 00:14:05,010 --> 00:14:07,774 I wish he'd stop beating around the bush. 192 00:14:11,383 --> 00:14:13,681 He might. 193 00:14:13,786 --> 00:14:15,777 When? 194 00:14:15,888 --> 00:14:18,049 When the time is right, no doubt. 195 00:14:18,157 --> 00:14:22,093 He'd better watch out. I might just get tired of waiting. 196 00:14:22,194 --> 00:14:25,686 - His loss, my gain. - Don't be so sure. 197 00:14:25,798 --> 00:14:28,699 I might just get tired of waiting for everyone. 198 00:14:33,072 --> 00:14:35,199 Oh, Laura. 199 00:14:35,307 --> 00:14:40,074 - About the watch- - Yes? 200 00:14:41,180 --> 00:14:43,045 What time is it? 201 00:14:49,488 --> 00:14:51,388 He should be drawn and quartered... 202 00:14:51,490 --> 00:14:54,391 tarred and feathered, diced and sliced. 203 00:14:54,493 --> 00:14:57,485 You said it. Hanging's too good for Dancer. 204 00:14:57,596 --> 00:14:59,928 - Not Dancer. Him! - The boss? 205 00:15:00,032 --> 00:15:02,830 - See this watch? - It's a little too close to get a good look, honey. 206 00:15:02,935 --> 00:15:05,028 He tried this little charade once before. 207 00:15:05,137 --> 00:15:09,301 He sent me flowers- buckets and baskets and bushels of them- 208 00:15:09,408 --> 00:15:12,377 every day for weeks on end with smutty little love poems. 209 00:15:12,478 --> 00:15:15,470 - Signed, "Your secret admirer"- - I was there, remember? 210 00:15:15,581 --> 00:15:18,550 so that he could become jealous of his competition and fight for me... 211 00:15:18,651 --> 00:15:21,677 so he could realize how much I meant to him. 212 00:15:21,787 --> 00:15:23,721 I was there, remember? 213 00:15:23,822 --> 00:15:27,121 I would be so flattered I'd fall right into his arms, not to mention his bed. 214 00:15:27,226 --> 00:15:30,923 - Perfect way for that-That- - Dirtbag? 215 00:15:31,030 --> 00:15:33,658 To have his cake and eat it too. 216 00:15:33,766 --> 00:15:35,734 Oh, sounds delicious. 217 00:15:35,834 --> 00:15:37,995 If I remember correctly... 218 00:15:38,103 --> 00:15:42,870 the last time he tried this gambit, he charged everything to the agency. 219 00:15:42,975 --> 00:15:45,443 Well, this time, we'll beat him at his own game. 220 00:15:45,544 --> 00:15:47,876 Mildred, I want you to cut off his credit. 221 00:15:47,980 --> 00:15:50,676 Everywhere- the agency florist, department stores. 222 00:15:50,783 --> 00:15:53,047 Report his credit cards stolen. 223 00:15:53,152 --> 00:15:55,677 Don't you think that's a little severe? 224 00:15:55,788 --> 00:15:59,815 I'll teach him, graphically and irrevocably, that I don't like game playing... 225 00:15:59,925 --> 00:16:03,053 that he doesn't need to go through all these elaborate ruses. 226 00:16:04,630 --> 00:16:06,689 All I need... 227 00:16:06,799 --> 00:16:08,767 is a little honesty... 228 00:16:08,867 --> 00:16:11,358 a little verbal commitment... 229 00:16:11,470 --> 00:16:13,404 a gentle touch... 230 00:16:13,505 --> 00:16:15,439 a soft caress. 231 00:16:15,541 --> 00:16:18,408 Stop it, lady. You're turning me on. 232 00:16:18,510 --> 00:16:22,037 Remind me to have a bell put on that door, Mildred. 233 00:16:22,214 --> 00:16:25,308 How nice of you to wander by, Lieutenant Benjamin... 234 00:16:25,417 --> 00:16:28,614 considering it's been two hours since Dancer came calling. 235 00:16:28,721 --> 00:16:31,053 Yeah, well, you weren't the only one on his itinerary. 236 00:16:31,156 --> 00:16:35,650 Dr. Scabbard was crushed under an X- ray machine about an hour ago. 237 00:16:35,761 --> 00:16:38,992 He's in intensive care right now. He's critical, but he's stable. 238 00:16:39,098 --> 00:16:41,862 What about Dancer? 239 00:16:41,967 --> 00:16:44,367 Delgetti was staying with his sister. 240 00:16:44,470 --> 00:16:47,701 She says he took off in the middle of the night. Hasn't heard from him since. 241 00:16:47,806 --> 00:16:52,334 - Any leads where he might be? - No, not yet, but we'll find the little weasel. 242 00:16:52,444 --> 00:16:55,174 - Hopefully before he gets us. - That's why I'm here. 243 00:16:55,280 --> 00:16:57,714 The others consented to police protection. 244 00:16:57,816 --> 00:17:01,013 So these two out here- They belong to you. 245 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:05,216 We appreciate your offer, Lieutenant, but no sale. 246 00:17:05,324 --> 00:17:08,589 Delgetti is a certified psycho. You know what he's trying to do? 247 00:17:08,694 --> 00:17:11,162 He's trying to scare you all into instant amnesia. 248 00:17:11,263 --> 00:17:13,891 Since the others heard what happened to Scabbard... 249 00:17:13,999 --> 00:17:15,899 they're not too gung ho about testifying. 250 00:17:16,001 --> 00:17:20,199 Lieutenant, how is it going to look to potential clients... 251 00:17:20,305 --> 00:17:23,297 if one man, no matter how psychotic he may be... 252 00:17:23,409 --> 00:17:25,900 is able to frighten us into hiding behind the police? 253 00:17:26,011 --> 00:17:29,174 You've got to be alive to have clients, Miss Holt. 254 00:17:29,281 --> 00:17:32,512 Why don't you just forget the P.R. and be sensible? 255 00:17:33,552 --> 00:17:35,486 Tell her, Steele. 256 00:17:35,587 --> 00:17:38,488 My subordinate is merely echoing a tenet of mine... 257 00:17:38,590 --> 00:17:40,956 that I set down when I founded this agency. 258 00:17:41,060 --> 00:17:43,790 Miss Krebs? 259 00:17:46,965 --> 00:17:49,229 Let the creep come. 260 00:17:49,334 --> 00:17:51,768 I could lock you all up as material witnesses. 261 00:17:51,870 --> 00:17:54,270 We'd be out before you finished the paperwork. 262 00:17:54,373 --> 00:17:56,864 Okay. Have it your way. Come on, boys. Let's go. 263 00:17:56,975 --> 00:17:59,239 "The Wild Bunch" doesn't need us. 264 00:18:00,946 --> 00:18:02,811 I'll visit each of the other witnesses... 265 00:18:02,915 --> 00:18:05,281 let them know we're not going to be intimidated by Dancer. 266 00:18:05,384 --> 00:18:07,284 Perhaps we should regroup at your place. 267 00:18:07,386 --> 00:18:11,015 I have this sudden, uncontrollable urge for, uh, togetherness. 268 00:18:11,123 --> 00:18:13,853 - I'm for that. - I should be home around 6:00. 269 00:18:13,959 --> 00:18:17,759 Well, here, take this. Just in case you bump into any stray X-ray machines. 270 00:18:27,573 --> 00:18:29,837 Feisty piece of baggage, our Miss Holt. 271 00:18:29,942 --> 00:18:33,537 - Little too feisty for my blood. - She has a point to prove. 272 00:18:33,645 --> 00:18:35,545 - What's that? - That a woman with intelligence... 273 00:18:35,647 --> 00:18:37,615 determination and a certain amount of training... 274 00:18:37,716 --> 00:18:39,616 can be as stupidly macho as any man. 275 00:18:39,718 --> 00:18:41,618 Comes down to that, huh? 276 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:45,315 You mean we're playing clay pigeons so she can win the battle of the sexes? 277 00:18:46,758 --> 00:18:49,659 Oh, the only battle worth fighting for, Mildred. 278 00:18:49,761 --> 00:18:51,661 Oh, well- 279 00:18:51,763 --> 00:18:54,732 I have to tell you, chief. You've lost this round. 280 00:18:54,833 --> 00:18:57,393 - She's onto you. - Oh? In what context? 281 00:18:57,503 --> 00:19:00,472 Well, this secret admirer stuff? She knows it's you. 282 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:03,808 Does she now? 283 00:19:03,909 --> 00:19:07,242 - Just like before. - Oh, Mildred, you know me well enough by now... 284 00:19:07,346 --> 00:19:09,314 to realize I never repeat myself. 285 00:19:09,414 --> 00:19:11,314 Makes one too predictable. 286 00:19:11,416 --> 00:19:14,715 Are you telling me you aren't sending her all those gifts? 287 00:19:14,820 --> 00:19:17,311 Not a one. Ah, but don't tell her that. 288 00:19:18,757 --> 00:19:22,056 I'm lost. There's a nuance here that escapes me. 289 00:19:22,161 --> 00:19:23,992 She's the one sending the gifts. 290 00:19:24,096 --> 00:19:25,256 - To herself? - Exactly.! 291 00:19:25,364 --> 00:19:28,026 - Why? - Oh, Mildred, it's so obvious. 292 00:19:28,133 --> 00:19:31,694 Listen, in my day, when a guy gave you something... 293 00:19:31,803 --> 00:19:33,896 he made damn sure you knew about it... 294 00:19:34,006 --> 00:19:36,372 so's he could collect, if you know what I mean. 295 00:19:36,475 --> 00:19:39,376 She wants me to believe that there really is someone else... 296 00:19:39,478 --> 00:19:43,141 to force me into declaring my eternal, undying devotion to her. 297 00:19:43,248 --> 00:19:46,376 So, I'm not ruffled by this secret admirer. 298 00:19:46,485 --> 00:19:48,783 I'm simply going to wait her out... 299 00:19:48,887 --> 00:19:52,186 driving her sufficiently bananas until she 'fesses up. 300 00:19:54,293 --> 00:19:56,955 You two do love to play all these little games, don't you? 301 00:19:57,062 --> 00:19:59,929 Adds spice to a relationship, Mildred. Yes. 302 00:20:00,032 --> 00:20:02,000 - Where are you going? - To buy a new gun for the agency. 303 00:20:02,100 --> 00:20:04,125 Oh, make it two. And while you're at it- 304 00:20:04,236 --> 00:20:06,636 - Throw in a bazooka. - Eh. 305 00:20:20,986 --> 00:20:22,954 Oh. 306 00:20:35,434 --> 00:20:37,402 Dinner's almost ready. 307 00:20:38,637 --> 00:20:42,164 - Hello? - Ho, ho, ho. 308 00:20:42,274 --> 00:20:44,174 Now listen, you slimy- 309 00:21:28,954 --> 00:21:30,854 Oh.! 310 00:21:32,457 --> 00:21:35,620 Mildred? Everything all right? 311 00:21:35,727 --> 00:21:39,060 Fine, Ralph. Everything is fine. 312 00:21:39,164 --> 00:21:41,394 Night then. 313 00:21:41,500 --> 00:21:45,197 Ralph, would you wait for me a minute? 314 00:21:45,304 --> 00:21:48,137 - Uh, I'll ride down with you. - Sure. 315 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:51,300 I can meet Mr. Steele in the lobby. Oh. 316 00:22:00,986 --> 00:22:03,580 Oh. 317 00:22:03,689 --> 00:22:05,748 Oh, damn it. Forget it. 318 00:22:35,620 --> 00:22:37,554 - Hello? - Wally? 319 00:22:37,656 --> 00:22:40,716 - Miss Holt? - I hope, uh, I'm not disturbing you. 320 00:22:40,826 --> 00:22:44,284 No, no. As a matter of fact, I just got in. 321 00:22:44,396 --> 00:22:47,763 - Are you busy? - Is the sink backed up again? 322 00:22:47,866 --> 00:22:49,800 No, uh- 323 00:22:49,901 --> 00:22:53,132 I was just wondering if maybe you wanted to come up for a drink. 324 00:22:53,238 --> 00:22:56,332 - Now? - If-If you're not doing anything. 325 00:22:56,441 --> 00:22:58,409 No. Heck, no. I just got in. 326 00:22:59,511 --> 00:23:02,275 Well, I'll be here. 327 00:23:02,381 --> 00:23:04,372 I'll see you in a bit then. 328 00:23:14,793 --> 00:23:17,125 Yes. Is Lieutenant Benjamin there, please? 329 00:23:18,463 --> 00:23:20,863 Do you know where he went? 330 00:23:20,966 --> 00:23:24,800 Well, did it have anything to do with the Delgetti case? 331 00:23:24,903 --> 00:23:27,963 I've been trying to reach my associate Remington Steele. 332 00:23:28,073 --> 00:23:30,735 There's no answer at his apartment or the office. 333 00:23:30,842 --> 00:23:34,744 I was wondering if maybe Lieutenant Benjamin might have spoken to him. 334 00:23:34,846 --> 00:23:39,715 Yes. My name is Laura Holt, and I'm very anxious to hear from him. 335 00:23:39,818 --> 00:23:43,948 My number is 555-6235. 336 00:23:45,457 --> 00:23:47,425 Thank you. 337 00:24:09,881 --> 00:24:11,906 Where are you? 338 00:24:24,329 --> 00:24:27,230 - Who is it? - It's Wally. Wally Donovan. 339 00:24:27,332 --> 00:24:29,300 Oh. 340 00:24:33,505 --> 00:24:35,405 What is this? 341 00:24:35,507 --> 00:24:37,873 Somebody left it at your door this afternoon. 342 00:24:37,976 --> 00:24:41,377 I didn't want anybody to steal it, so I took it to my place. 343 00:24:44,616 --> 00:24:46,709 It's kinda spooky in here. 344 00:24:48,253 --> 00:24:51,279 I- I didn't realize how late it was. 345 00:24:53,425 --> 00:24:55,620 What can I get you to drink, Wally? 346 00:24:55,727 --> 00:24:58,560 Uh, club soda, if you have it. 347 00:24:58,663 --> 00:25:00,824 I don't drink, smoke or do drugs. 348 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:04,891 You won't think less of me if I have a drink, will you? 349 00:25:05,003 --> 00:25:06,903 It's been a rough day. 350 00:25:07,005 --> 00:25:09,405 Oh, no. Nothing wrong with a drink now and then. 351 00:25:09,508 --> 00:25:11,533 I'll drink to that. 352 00:25:11,643 --> 00:25:13,770 See, I used to be very heavy into drugs... 353 00:25:13,879 --> 00:25:15,779 every controlled substance known to man... 354 00:25:15,881 --> 00:25:17,849 and a few that haven't been invented yet. 355 00:25:19,518 --> 00:25:23,750 See, it was a crutch. Whenever things started moving in... 356 00:25:23,855 --> 00:25:26,790 I'd just take a trip to happy-land. 357 00:25:26,892 --> 00:25:28,883 Missed a whole decade that way. 358 00:25:30,896 --> 00:25:33,461 - When it got the better of me, I had to quit. - You're right, Wally. 359 00:25:33,496 --> 00:25:36,027 - When it got the better of me, I had to quit. - You're right, Wally. 360 00:25:36,134 --> 00:25:38,932 Mustn't let things get the better of us. 361 00:25:43,441 --> 00:25:45,409 Hello? 362 00:25:48,713 --> 00:25:51,307 Is there something wrong? 363 00:25:51,416 --> 00:25:53,816 Just a- creep. 364 00:25:53,919 --> 00:25:56,114 Nothing for you to worry about. 365 00:25:58,089 --> 00:26:02,924 You know, I never dreamed we'd be here like this... 366 00:26:03,028 --> 00:26:04,996 sharing a drink. 367 00:26:07,065 --> 00:26:08,828 You expecting company? 368 00:26:10,068 --> 00:26:12,161 What? Oh, uh- 369 00:26:12,270 --> 00:26:15,103 just some people from the office. 370 00:26:15,206 --> 00:26:19,404 - Your boss? - I don't know what's keeping him. 371 00:26:20,745 --> 00:26:22,736 Is that why you asked me up here... 372 00:26:22,847 --> 00:26:24,815 to kill time before he came? 373 00:26:28,053 --> 00:26:30,021 No. Not at all. 374 00:26:30,121 --> 00:26:32,646 I was just, uh- I just wanted to thank you... 375 00:26:32,757 --> 00:26:35,658 for all the nice things you've done for me since you became manager. 376 00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:37,455 I really appreciate it, Wally. 377 00:26:37,562 --> 00:26:41,498 There isn't anybody in this building I'd rather do things for than you, Miss Holt. 378 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:43,534 Laura. 379 00:26:44,970 --> 00:26:46,198 Laura. 380 00:26:47,439 --> 00:26:49,669 I don't intend this as a put-down or anything... 381 00:26:49,774 --> 00:26:52,436 but how did you wind up managing a building? 382 00:26:52,544 --> 00:26:55,206 Oh, well, this is just temporary. 383 00:26:55,313 --> 00:26:57,508 I needed a place to mellow out... 384 00:26:57,616 --> 00:26:59,948 you know, after my last situation. 385 00:27:02,187 --> 00:27:05,213 Those were the worst eight months of my life, Miss Holt. 386 00:27:05,323 --> 00:27:06,790 Laura. 387 00:27:09,260 --> 00:27:11,626 Locked up in a room all day by myself. 388 00:27:11,730 --> 00:27:14,130 No windows. 389 00:27:16,134 --> 00:27:19,160 I- I was- I was an analyst. 390 00:27:19,270 --> 00:27:21,864 I had to separate material... 391 00:27:21,973 --> 00:27:24,908 determine its essential features and their relations. 392 00:27:27,545 --> 00:27:29,445 You know, sometimes- 393 00:27:29,547 --> 00:27:33,813 Sometimes I think the more you use your mind, the more confused you get. 394 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:37,654 I'm beginning to agree with you. 395 00:27:37,756 --> 00:27:40,725 The mind can play terrible tricks if you let it. 396 00:27:46,331 --> 00:27:48,265 Aren't you gonna open your present? 397 00:27:48,366 --> 00:27:51,927 I don't know about you, but it's driving me crazy. 398 00:27:52,037 --> 00:27:53,971 You know, when I was a kid... 399 00:27:54,072 --> 00:27:57,872 I couldn't wait to see what I got for Christmas or- or my birthday. 400 00:27:57,976 --> 00:28:02,572 I'd always sneak into my mother's closet and open the presents right away... 401 00:28:02,681 --> 00:28:05,115 but be real careful so she didn't know I did it. 402 00:28:06,384 --> 00:28:09,285 You know, I'd- I'd slip the Scotch tape off... 403 00:28:09,387 --> 00:28:12,686 and then refold the paper back just the way it was. 404 00:28:12,791 --> 00:28:16,818 Then I'd act surprised when I'd open it up in front of her. 405 00:28:16,928 --> 00:28:20,386 - She never did catch on. - Here goes. 406 00:28:22,834 --> 00:28:25,029 Oh! 407 00:28:25,136 --> 00:28:27,536 Well, that's cute. Who's it from? 408 00:28:27,639 --> 00:28:30,972 - One guess. - Your secret admirer? 409 00:28:31,076 --> 00:28:33,442 Give the man a silver dollar. 410 00:28:34,612 --> 00:28:37,843 - He sure knows what you like. - Oh. 411 00:28:37,949 --> 00:28:40,008 You know, whoever it is obviously took the time... 412 00:28:40,118 --> 00:28:42,609 to learn a great deal about you. 413 00:28:42,721 --> 00:28:45,315 Well, cards and gifts are one thing. 414 00:28:45,423 --> 00:28:49,291 But I wish the guy would get off the dime and say something to me. 415 00:28:49,394 --> 00:28:51,294 Maybe he can't. 416 00:28:51,396 --> 00:28:53,330 Maybe he's afraid you'll laugh at him. 417 00:28:53,431 --> 00:28:55,490 Believe me, Wally. 418 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:57,966 That's the last thing I'd do. 419 00:28:59,204 --> 00:29:01,172 What kind of guy do you think he is? 420 00:29:03,775 --> 00:29:05,709 Warm. 421 00:29:05,810 --> 00:29:09,507 Gentle. Very loving. 422 00:29:09,614 --> 00:29:11,946 Although I know he'd deny it. 423 00:29:13,251 --> 00:29:15,242 I hope it doesn't frighten you... 424 00:29:15,353 --> 00:29:19,312 that he can't come right out and tell you how much he loves you. 425 00:29:19,424 --> 00:29:22,154 How sweet of you to be so concerned about me. Sit. 426 00:29:24,462 --> 00:29:26,521 You deserve it, Laura. 427 00:29:26,631 --> 00:29:30,397 There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you if you asked me. 428 00:29:30,502 --> 00:29:32,834 I'd be happy to spend the rest of my life with you. 429 00:29:37,142 --> 00:29:39,110 Now, listen, you- 430 00:29:39,210 --> 00:29:41,110 Taking care of you. 431 00:29:41,212 --> 00:29:43,703 - What? - Loving you. 432 00:29:43,815 --> 00:29:45,715 I'll be right there. 433 00:29:45,817 --> 00:29:48,615 I've got to go, Wally. Thanks for keeping me company. 434 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:50,620 I- I really appreciate it. 435 00:29:50,722 --> 00:29:53,282 - Where are you going? - Mr. Steele's been hurt. 436 00:29:53,391 --> 00:29:56,383 - No- No. You can't go now. - Lock the door when you leave. 437 00:29:56,494 --> 00:29:59,861 Please. We were just getting to know one another. 438 00:30:10,441 --> 00:30:12,432 Laura Holt. 439 00:30:17,549 --> 00:30:20,074 - What happened? - Somebody rigged the elevator. 440 00:30:20,185 --> 00:30:23,279 What do you mean somebody? You know damn well who did it. 441 00:30:23,388 --> 00:30:26,289 - He's lucky to be alive. - My leg, uh, broke the fall. 442 00:30:26,391 --> 00:30:28,291 It's the same leg he broke... 443 00:30:28,393 --> 00:30:31,021 when that guy who was killing all those bachelors ran him down. 444 00:30:31,129 --> 00:30:34,326 I know how Jimmy Stewart felt in Rear Window. This thing's beginning to itch already. 445 00:30:34,432 --> 00:30:37,890 - What about Dancer? - He probably thinks he finished Steele off. 446 00:30:38,002 --> 00:30:39,902 - He won't be back. - That's not what I mean. 447 00:30:40,004 --> 00:30:41,938 What are you doing to find him? 448 00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:44,440 We're looking, Miss Holt. We're looking. 449 00:30:44,542 --> 00:30:47,568 - Okay, chief, let me tuck you in. - I don't wanna be tucked in. 450 00:30:47,679 --> 00:30:51,240 - I just want to get my hands on that- that- - Greaseball? 451 00:30:51,349 --> 00:30:53,613 In light of Mr. Steele's condition... 452 00:30:53,718 --> 00:30:56,619 I would be willing to accept police protection for him. 453 00:30:58,723 --> 00:31:01,920 I don't wanna say it, but this could've been avoided if you hadn't been so stubborn. 454 00:31:02,026 --> 00:31:04,517 Thanks for not saying it, Lieutenant. 455 00:31:06,497 --> 00:31:08,431 Will you please stop fussing? Please. 456 00:31:08,533 --> 00:31:11,525 - Mildred, we could use a cup of coffee. - Comin' up. 457 00:31:12,971 --> 00:31:14,996 I hate being like this. 458 00:31:15,106 --> 00:31:18,405 Makes one feel so bloody useless. 459 00:31:19,811 --> 00:31:22,109 It's my fault. If I'd taken Benjamin's offer... 460 00:31:22,213 --> 00:31:24,113 this probably wouldn't have happened. 461 00:31:24,215 --> 00:31:27,412 - Yeah. Stupid. - All right. 462 00:31:27,518 --> 00:31:30,385 - I was stupid. I apologize. - Not you. Me. 463 00:31:32,490 --> 00:31:34,685 Bloody phone was ringing. 464 00:31:34,792 --> 00:31:37,420 I thought it was you calling to see what was keeping me. 465 00:31:37,528 --> 00:31:40,190 I was so busy trying to decide whether to answer the phone... 466 00:31:40,298 --> 00:31:43,062 or get to the loft, I wasn't watching. 467 00:31:48,239 --> 00:31:50,298 If it's any consolation... 468 00:31:50,408 --> 00:31:52,968 your teddy bear was a big hit. 469 00:31:53,077 --> 00:31:57,741 - What teddy bear? - Haven't we exhausted this secret admirer thing? 470 00:31:57,849 --> 00:32:00,409 - Yes. Yes, I think we have. - Then you'll admit it. 471 00:32:00,518 --> 00:32:02,349 I'll admit I know who's sending you those gifts. 472 00:32:02,453 --> 00:32:04,421 Care to share that startling revelation? 473 00:32:04,522 --> 00:32:07,320 A beautiful young woman who's picked up some of my talents... 474 00:32:07,425 --> 00:32:10,292 - for style and originality, but hasn't fully mastered them. - Me? 475 00:32:10,395 --> 00:32:12,590 You think I've been sending those gifts to myself? 476 00:32:12,697 --> 00:32:15,131 - What better way to arouse my jealousy? - You want to be aroused? 477 00:32:15,233 --> 00:32:17,633 Listen to this. 478 00:32:17,735 --> 00:32:21,501 "Forget that callous, egotistical show-off Remington Steele... 479 00:32:21,606 --> 00:32:23,506 and choose a real man. " 480 00:32:25,977 --> 00:32:28,673 "Callous, egotistical show-off. " Is that what you think about me? 481 00:32:28,780 --> 00:32:30,805 - I didn't write that! - I didn't write it. 482 00:32:30,915 --> 00:32:34,715 - Why would I write that about myself? - So I'd leap to your defense. 483 00:32:34,819 --> 00:32:38,619 Laura, do you honestly think I'm the sort of man who would give a woman a teddy bear? 484 00:32:40,158 --> 00:32:43,559 - When you put it that way- - Good Lord. 485 00:32:43,661 --> 00:32:46,459 There really is a secret admirer roaming around out there. 486 00:32:46,564 --> 00:32:48,532 Yes, but who? 487 00:32:50,501 --> 00:32:52,696 I think I'll help Mildred with that coffee. 488 00:32:52,804 --> 00:32:54,704 Yeah. 489 00:33:02,613 --> 00:33:05,104 - I've got to go back to the loft. - Why? 490 00:33:05,216 --> 00:33:09,448 Don't tell Mr. Steele, but I left the agency gun on the kitchen counter. 491 00:33:09,554 --> 00:33:11,454 Keep an eye on him. 492 00:33:11,556 --> 00:33:13,922 Nothing gets past Krebs. I hope. 493 00:33:46,724 --> 00:33:48,658 Mildred, where's Miss Holt? 494 00:33:48,760 --> 00:33:51,786 She had to go out for a while. 495 00:33:55,033 --> 00:33:57,024 Where? 496 00:33:57,135 --> 00:33:59,501 She'll be back, chief. Cool it. 497 00:34:11,949 --> 00:34:13,883 Oh! Oh! 498 00:34:13,985 --> 00:34:16,385 Oh, Mildred. You planning on doing a little carving? 499 00:34:16,487 --> 00:34:18,387 - The cop outside? - Yeah. 500 00:34:18,489 --> 00:34:21,151 - He isn't. - Perhaps he had to relieve himself. 501 00:34:21,259 --> 00:34:23,227 We have facilities in here. 502 00:34:25,329 --> 00:34:27,422 - Who is it? - Officer Hanley. 503 00:34:34,272 --> 00:34:37,070 - Oh! - The door, Mildred. The door. 504 00:34:45,817 --> 00:34:48,479 I hope you don't mind my barging in like this... 505 00:34:48,586 --> 00:34:52,613 but I just came to wish everybody a belated merry Christmas. 506 00:34:57,829 --> 00:35:00,798 A little early for Thanksgiving, ain't it, Brunhilde? 507 00:35:00,898 --> 00:35:03,765 Or was you thinkin' about sticking a different kinda bird? 508 00:35:03,868 --> 00:35:05,802 Park it. 509 00:35:05,903 --> 00:35:07,871 You too. 510 00:35:11,676 --> 00:35:15,635 What happened, pretty boy? Did you trip over your mirror? 511 00:35:15,746 --> 00:35:18,476 Much the same thing that happened to Dr. Scabbard, wouldn't you say? 512 00:35:18,583 --> 00:35:21,518 Terrible accident. I'm gonna tell you something. I almost got hurt myself. 513 00:35:21,619 --> 00:35:23,519 Those X-ray machines are heavy. 514 00:35:23,621 --> 00:35:25,953 What's the matter? Couldn't find an elevator in his building? 515 00:35:26,057 --> 00:35:28,116 What's that supposed to mean? 516 00:35:28,226 --> 00:35:30,353 - Why so coy, Dancer? - The name is Anthony. 517 00:35:30,461 --> 00:35:33,157 Oh, sorry. I thought you'd be proud of your handiwork. 518 00:35:33,264 --> 00:35:36,165 Are you disappointed that I'm still relatively in one piece? 519 00:35:36,267 --> 00:35:38,701 - What are you talking about? - Are you trying to tell us... 520 00:35:38,803 --> 00:35:41,363 that you didn't rig the elevator in this building? 521 00:35:41,472 --> 00:35:44,737 If I had of, they'd still be scraping him up. 522 00:35:47,512 --> 00:35:50,572 If he didn't, then who did? 523 00:35:50,681 --> 00:35:54,014 - Here's the drill. - The kind of person that would hide behind anonymous gifts? 524 00:35:54,118 --> 00:35:56,018 Miss Holt's secret admirer? 525 00:35:56,120 --> 00:35:59,146 I'm the guy with the gun. Will somebody pay attention to me? 526 00:35:59,257 --> 00:36:01,987 If he considers me a rival, he might be unbalanced enough to erase me... 527 00:36:02,093 --> 00:36:04,493 - from the picture permanently. - We have to warn Miss Holt. 528 00:36:04,595 --> 00:36:07,223 You're gonna use the phone, Brunhilde, but not for that. 529 00:36:07,331 --> 00:36:10,391 Oh, please, she may be in great danger. 530 00:36:10,501 --> 00:36:12,469 Really? 531 00:36:13,938 --> 00:36:15,838 That's terrific. 532 00:36:15,940 --> 00:36:18,875 Another one put out of commission, and I don't have to raise a finger. 533 00:36:18,976 --> 00:36:20,944 This thing is going good. 534 00:36:22,346 --> 00:36:25,838 Now you, you're gonna call those other slugs... 535 00:36:25,950 --> 00:36:28,350 and you're gonna convince them not to testify. 536 00:36:28,452 --> 00:36:30,852 Uh-huh. What happens after I make these calls? 537 00:36:30,955 --> 00:36:34,391 Then the three of us are gonna take a nice drive out in the country someplace. 538 00:36:34,492 --> 00:36:38,121 - How many will come back? - I got a very small car. 539 00:36:51,008 --> 00:36:52,976 Wally? 540 00:36:56,480 --> 00:36:58,448 It's Laura Holt. 541 00:37:14,398 --> 00:37:16,389 Wally? 542 00:37:18,236 --> 00:37:20,204 Are you in here? 543 00:37:55,473 --> 00:37:57,737 I should be very angry with you. 544 00:38:01,445 --> 00:38:03,572 Wally... 545 00:38:03,681 --> 00:38:05,842 why did you take these pictures of me? 546 00:38:07,652 --> 00:38:09,643 So I could have you with me. 547 00:38:11,255 --> 00:38:15,988 Every night, before I went to sleep, I could touch you. 548 00:38:19,297 --> 00:38:21,731 But I won't need them anymore... 549 00:38:21,832 --> 00:38:24,130 now that I have you. 550 00:38:24,235 --> 00:38:26,726 Wally, I'm very flattered, but I don't- 551 00:38:26,837 --> 00:38:29,101 You were right, you know... 552 00:38:29,206 --> 00:38:31,174 about the kind of person I am. 553 00:38:32,543 --> 00:38:35,011 Warm... 554 00:38:35,112 --> 00:38:38,548 gentle and very loving. 555 00:38:42,953 --> 00:38:45,945 Oh, I'm glad you like the watch. 556 00:38:46,057 --> 00:38:50,494 I spent weeks and weeks looking for just the right one. 557 00:38:51,862 --> 00:38:56,060 Wally, I came by to thank you for cleaning up my loft. 558 00:38:56,167 --> 00:38:58,192 It was very thoughtful. 559 00:38:58,302 --> 00:39:01,829 I told you, Laura. I like doing things for you. 560 00:39:01,939 --> 00:39:03,873 And this is only the beginning. 561 00:39:05,576 --> 00:39:09,103 Did you happen to find a gun... 562 00:39:09,213 --> 00:39:11,181 on the kitchen counter? 563 00:39:12,983 --> 00:39:15,417 You ran out so fast, you forgot it. 564 00:39:15,519 --> 00:39:17,646 It was very careless of me. 565 00:39:17,755 --> 00:39:20,724 Don't worry. It's in a safe place. 566 00:39:23,661 --> 00:39:25,891 I really need that gun, Wally. 567 00:39:28,332 --> 00:39:30,357 How's your boss? 568 00:39:34,905 --> 00:39:36,873 He broke his leg. 569 00:39:39,276 --> 00:39:41,210 Is that all? 570 00:39:42,380 --> 00:39:44,405 Wally, you're hurting me. 571 00:39:48,419 --> 00:39:50,444 Well, as my mother used to say- 572 00:39:52,523 --> 00:39:55,287 "If at first you don't succeed"- 573 00:39:55,393 --> 00:39:58,385 Well, yes, well, it's a- 574 00:39:58,496 --> 00:40:00,691 It's the better part of valor, mate. 575 00:40:00,798 --> 00:40:05,098 No sense risking your life to keep one more... 576 00:40:05,202 --> 00:40:07,397 slug off the streets. 577 00:40:07,505 --> 00:40:11,066 Uh, me? Um- I'm taking an extended holiday. 578 00:40:11,175 --> 00:40:13,075 Uh- 579 00:40:13,177 --> 00:40:15,202 very extended. 580 00:40:16,347 --> 00:40:18,338 Yes. Okay, Jack. 581 00:40:18,449 --> 00:40:21,418 Take care of yourself, mate. Bye-bye. 582 00:40:21,519 --> 00:40:24,977 - Did he go for it? - He has a heart condition. 583 00:40:25,089 --> 00:40:28,024 He says it's gonna force him into the hospital... 584 00:40:28,125 --> 00:40:30,821 at the same time he's scheduled to testify. 585 00:40:30,928 --> 00:40:33,158 The broad's next. Allison Greene. 586 00:40:35,332 --> 00:40:38,301 You know, Anthony, I had a chance to, uh... 587 00:40:38,402 --> 00:40:41,496 peruse your service records, and, um... 588 00:40:41,605 --> 00:40:45,132 I couldn't find any reference to that Silver Star you won. 589 00:40:45,242 --> 00:40:49,076 What Silver Star? He spent most of his time in the stockade. 590 00:40:49,180 --> 00:40:51,842 Probably too chicken to fight. 591 00:40:51,949 --> 00:40:55,885 Now let's not be harsh. I'm sure there were mitigating circumstances in Anthony's case. 592 00:40:55,986 --> 00:40:58,784 - What's that mean? - Shh, shh, shh. 593 00:41:11,869 --> 00:41:14,861 No answer from the young lady's, uh, loft. 594 00:41:14,972 --> 00:41:17,839 Keep trying, chief. It's important. 595 00:41:17,942 --> 00:41:20,137 I don't care what the records say. 596 00:41:20,244 --> 00:41:23,771 I earned that Silver Star, and they was gonna give it to me too. 597 00:41:23,881 --> 00:41:26,907 Until that big mouth lieutenant... 598 00:41:27,017 --> 00:41:29,645 said I disobeyed orders, you know, went off on my own... 599 00:41:29,753 --> 00:41:32,688 - got the platoon ripped up. - So you rolled a grenade under his bunk. 600 00:41:32,790 --> 00:41:35,953 That's the fortunes of war, Brunhilde. 601 00:41:36,060 --> 00:41:40,224 Guys were picking bits and pieces of him out of their bedding for weeks. 602 00:41:40,331 --> 00:41:42,822 They could have shipped him home in a matchbox. 603 00:41:42,933 --> 00:41:45,629 Mildred, why don't you get Anthony a drink? 604 00:41:45,736 --> 00:41:49,399 A man tends to get very thirsty telling all these war stories. 605 00:41:49,507 --> 00:41:51,407 I never drink when I'm driving. 606 00:41:51,509 --> 00:41:53,409 And we got a long road ahead of us. 607 00:41:53,511 --> 00:41:56,446 - I'll make some coffee then. - After last time? 608 00:41:56,547 --> 00:41:59,209 You threw the pot in my face, Brunhilde. 609 00:41:59,316 --> 00:42:03,685 - So I'll make instant. - Shut up and sit down. 610 00:42:03,787 --> 00:42:07,780 Mildred, please. You almost knocked the vase over. 611 00:42:07,892 --> 00:42:10,952 You know, maybe you been dialing the wrong number. 612 00:42:11,061 --> 00:42:13,052 Here. Why don't you try? 613 00:42:13,163 --> 00:42:15,723 Yeah. Give it to me. 614 00:42:23,240 --> 00:42:26,300 Ow! 615 00:42:26,410 --> 00:42:29,743 I got a new hero, Dancer- Dirty Harry. 616 00:42:29,847 --> 00:42:33,283 And we know what his favorite expression is. 617 00:42:35,419 --> 00:42:39,253 Oh, where are you? Where are you? Come on. 618 00:42:43,027 --> 00:42:45,757 Line's busy. That's a good sign. 619 00:42:45,863 --> 00:42:47,763 Means he's home. 620 00:42:47,865 --> 00:42:50,834 Are you sure that's all that happened- a broken leg? 621 00:42:50,935 --> 00:42:53,062 Tsk. I'm afraid so. 622 00:42:53,170 --> 00:42:55,331 You sound almost disappointed. 623 00:42:57,775 --> 00:43:01,768 To tell you the truth, Wally, I never liked the man. 624 00:43:03,414 --> 00:43:05,974 I know I can confide in you. 625 00:43:06,083 --> 00:43:08,278 I was glad he had the accident. 626 00:43:09,954 --> 00:43:12,684 I was afraid you might be mad at me for what I did. 627 00:43:13,958 --> 00:43:17,792 You mean the elevator in Mr. Steele's building. 628 00:43:17,895 --> 00:43:20,921 I thought for sure we'd seen the last of him. 629 00:43:29,773 --> 00:43:32,674 Better not use the gun, Wally. 630 00:43:33,811 --> 00:43:36,939 After all, it's mine. 631 00:43:39,416 --> 00:43:42,715 Yeah. Yeah, you're right. 632 00:43:42,820 --> 00:43:45,414 Why don't you give it to me for safekeep- 633 00:43:45,522 --> 00:43:47,547 No, no. That's okay. 634 00:43:48,826 --> 00:43:50,919 I kinda like the feel of it. 635 00:43:52,463 --> 00:43:54,693 I've never had a gun before. 636 00:43:54,798 --> 00:43:58,529 You know, I think what you do is fascinating, Laura. 637 00:43:58,636 --> 00:44:00,627 And I wouldn't be one of those husbands... 638 00:44:00,738 --> 00:44:03,036 who don't let their wives work, no, sir. 639 00:44:03,140 --> 00:44:06,473 - I'd want to help you with it. - Oh, what a generous offer. 640 00:44:06,577 --> 00:44:10,843 And I wouldn't hog the spotlight like that show-off boss of yours does. 641 00:44:12,516 --> 00:44:15,041 I know how hard you work. 642 00:44:15,152 --> 00:44:18,019 I watch you every night in your loft... 643 00:44:18,122 --> 00:44:21,819 poring over those papers into the wee small hours. 644 00:44:23,327 --> 00:44:26,490 That would be another reason why we'd be good together. 645 00:44:26,597 --> 00:44:30,033 I can't sleep at night either. 646 00:44:30,134 --> 00:44:32,329 What's that? 647 00:44:32,436 --> 00:44:34,870 Probably just fire engines. 648 00:44:34,972 --> 00:44:37,440 You're a-You're a very good photographer. 649 00:44:37,541 --> 00:44:39,600 Those are excellent pictures. 650 00:44:39,710 --> 00:44:41,940 Did you study photography? 651 00:44:43,814 --> 00:44:47,750 That's what they let me do when I wasn't answering all those questions. 652 00:44:50,354 --> 00:44:53,881 You know, the only thing that kept me sane those eight months was you. 653 00:44:53,991 --> 00:44:57,893 Me? But we didn't know each other then. 654 00:44:59,730 --> 00:45:01,857 I knew you. 655 00:45:01,965 --> 00:45:05,264 I saw your picture in a newspaper... 656 00:45:05,369 --> 00:45:07,428 standing behind that peacock. 657 00:45:08,772 --> 00:45:11,104 That was the first time I fell in love with you. 658 00:45:12,743 --> 00:45:17,112 You had the most beautiful face I had ever seen in my life. 659 00:45:18,615 --> 00:45:23,575 - It reminded me of my mother. - What a sweet compliment. 660 00:45:23,687 --> 00:45:27,384 - Will I get to meet your mother? - Oh, no. 661 00:45:27,491 --> 00:45:30,119 No, you can't. 662 00:45:30,227 --> 00:45:32,957 See, someone... 663 00:45:33,063 --> 00:45:35,793 cut her up into little pieces... 664 00:45:35,899 --> 00:45:38,561 and gift-wrapped her and sent her to my Uncle Arnold. 665 00:45:41,739 --> 00:45:45,038 He liked presents, too, but I guess he didn't like this one... 666 00:45:45,142 --> 00:45:47,610 because he sent it to the police. 667 00:45:50,114 --> 00:45:52,912 Anyway, when they released me... 668 00:45:53,016 --> 00:45:56,782 I found out where you lived, and I applied for the manager's position... 669 00:45:56,887 --> 00:45:58,787 so I could be close to you. 670 00:45:58,889 --> 00:46:01,983 - That was good thinking, huh? - Mm-hmm. 671 00:46:08,065 --> 00:46:11,967 It's the police. You lied to me! 672 00:46:12,069 --> 00:46:16,096 You lied to me! You don't love me! You're just like my mother! 673 00:46:29,686 --> 00:46:33,452 - Open up.! Police.! - Great timing, guys. 674 00:46:38,562 --> 00:46:40,462 Wally's files. 675 00:46:40,564 --> 00:46:43,499 He was in a mental institution for those eight months. 676 00:46:43,600 --> 00:46:47,127 - After he hacked up his mother. - Oh. 677 00:46:47,237 --> 00:46:50,365 We certainly have had our share of sickos this trip. 678 00:46:50,474 --> 00:46:53,739 The scary part is that they came right to our doorstep. 679 00:46:53,844 --> 00:46:56,574 Yes, nothing like bringing one's work home, eh? 680 00:46:56,680 --> 00:47:00,047 Afraid you're gonna have to stay in bed at least one more day. 681 00:47:00,150 --> 00:47:02,050 And I'm gonna be here... 682 00:47:02,152 --> 00:47:03,779 to see to it that you don't cheat. 683 00:47:03,887 --> 00:47:05,650 Oh. 684 00:47:05,756 --> 00:47:07,656 You know, Laura... 685 00:47:07,758 --> 00:47:10,249 we've been so busy lately... 686 00:47:10,360 --> 00:47:13,352 exploring and defining our personal relationship... 687 00:47:13,463 --> 00:47:15,590 that we've taken the professional side for granted. 688 00:47:15,699 --> 00:47:18,327 It's not until something like this comes along... 689 00:47:18,435 --> 00:47:20,767 to force one to reevaluate. 690 00:47:20,871 --> 00:47:23,237 What exactly are we reevaluating? 691 00:47:23,340 --> 00:47:27,071 Do you intend to pursue this line of work for the rest of your life? 692 00:47:28,979 --> 00:47:30,879 I haven't really given it much thought. 693 00:47:30,981 --> 00:47:34,417 I mean, supposing you had children. 694 00:47:34,518 --> 00:47:36,918 Just supposing that, I mean. 695 00:47:37,020 --> 00:47:39,750 Would you intend to continue working? 696 00:47:39,857 --> 00:47:42,451 Or would you feed the little tykes breakfast in the morning... 697 00:47:42,559 --> 00:47:44,891 and then rush off to a nice, juicy murder? 698 00:47:44,995 --> 00:47:46,895 Would you call them up at school and apologize... 699 00:47:46,997 --> 00:47:50,660 because you couldn't pick them up because you were being held hostage? 700 00:47:50,767 --> 00:47:53,031 Are you saying a woman's place is in the home? 701 00:47:58,342 --> 00:48:01,675 Actually, I was thinking of a more specific area. 702 00:48:03,347 --> 00:48:05,747 Hmm? 703 00:48:05,797 --> 00:48:10,347 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0