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Okay, that's it Must

be

better ways to beat the cost of living I can think of several

But none of them would be honest.

You know, now that I've had this baby a week, I'm almost tempted to keep it.

Or maybe I should give it to you, Wilton.

It's worth every penny I owe you.

You forget I'm not one of you megabuck millionaires.

I need money, cash, green stuff.

Can you relate to that?

Hey!

Hey stop!

That's my car!

Who is that?

I don't know and I don't like it.

Are you aware we got cops behind us? You're going to wreck this car before

you can sell it.

No, I'm not.

And I won't be caught in question either.

You should have stopped.

Where are the cops?

I don't see them.

I think they stopped.

That's just the break we needed.

Remember,

we're into the school holidays now. Be alert for any 25-658 violations, usual

joyriding and gang activities.

Baker, Poncherello, in my office. The rest of you, get some fresh air.

What does he mean, fresh air?

You know, that stuff they have in the High Sierras. I think he meant fresh

smog. Maybe he's thinking about issuing an oxygen bottle.

You guys are going to get it, right?

No, what makes you think that? Oh, come on. The way Gratrera said, in my office.

I heard about that Auburn that got away.

Really? Come on.

That Auburn that got away from you? The hit and run stopped us.

Yeah, we want it for that, but we have a small complication.

We got a report from Santa Barbara PD that it or one like it was recently

stolen up there.

Stolen?

We have no stats on the stolen, but the license plate you guys were chasing

today came back Anthony Chadway, Malibu Estates. Sounds like upper atmosphere.

The Chadway family.

So I'm sending in the first team.

Don't mess it up, okay?

They haven't made an Auburn since 1935.

It must be worth a fortune. I mean, stolen and it got away?

Well, why would that bother you, Harlan?

Well, I thought Baker and Poncherella were in trouble.

No?

Okay, if that's your decision.

See, there is an easier way to make a living.

I feel like I should be delivering something.

Shows you what the fear of poverty can do.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

Am I getting you wet?

Oh, look, Penny, the cops are here. The neighbors must have complained.

Would you want to bet they'd accept a bet?

Hi. Hello.

Officer Baker, Officer Pontreau.

Would you know if Mr. Anthony Chadway is around?

Anthony? No, he's not here.

I'm Felicia Chadway. Anthony's my brother.

This is Pamela Bannock.

So how did Tony fall in with the fuzz?

Oh, we're just checking on a car that's registered to him.

What kind of a car?

A 1935 Auburn. I see.

Lewis, be a dear and bring us some towels.

Yes, miss.

I don't know one car from another, but my aunt does.

My father left them all to her. If you'll come with me, Mr. Baker, I'll

introduce you.

Excuse me.

These cars are really something.

They're beautiful.

You want to buy?

I would, except for two things.

Dollars and cents.

Well, I'll tell you what.

You play your cards right, I'll give you one.

Some of them yours?

No. Felicia's father collected them.

Are you single?

Single, yes.

Well, how nice.

I'm Hannah Chadway.

May I help you?

Miss Chadway, Officer Baker.

I understand you're selling the cars for charity?

Yes, for the Chadway Youth Foundation, established in my brother's memory.

But the Auburn is the only car registered under Anthony Chadway's name.

That's because Anthony bought it for the sale.

Anthony's managing the sale of all the cars in the collection.

Who did he buy them from?

Emil Whalen, an elderly auto mechanic who used to work for my brother.

And where could I find Mr. Whalen? Mr. Baker...

It's been a long time since I've been questioned by an officer of the law, but

I take it you're being diplomatic about something.

I hope so.

Well, don't pussyfoot. Come right out with it. You were going to tell me where

I could find Mr. Whalen?

We heard he died about a week ago.

He lived in Santa Barbara. Why?

The car was involved in a hit-and-run accident. It caused the accident.

Oh, no.

It was evading pursuit at the time.

Are you saying that... Felicia, please.

Mr. Baker, I suggest you come back and speak to my nephew.

Since you seem to be accusing him.

I don't think you've heard me accuse anyone of anything, have you?

Well, perhaps it's your very presence.

Well, I could remove that if I could get the information that I need.

I think he's being charming.

I like it.

Can you do it this evening?

Be charming?

Get your information.

I don't have it. Anthony does.

He'll be home about nine o'clock.

We'll be back this evening, then. Thank you. Excuse me.

Think I believe in love at first sight yes, I can see you do

Excuse me, sir.

Sir.

Yeah, what can I do for you?

Could you buy me and my buddy a couple six-packs and keep the change?

On the edge, huh?

Come on, man, no hassle. I'm cool.

Look, fella, this is against the law. Why can't you just wait like everyone

else?

Hey, Slick, so where's the brew?

for my time.

Flight 15, Mary 19, I got speeders westbound on Montana from 21st.

Hey, buddy, we got company.

Yeah, I see them.

Officer, I want these kids arrested vandalizing my car.

This dude is off his rocker. We don't even know what he's talking about.

Look, my car is what I'm talking about.

Just look what they did.

So you busted your stupid tail. Don't try to blame it on us. Hold it. I want

to see some license.

I was the one that's driving.

All right, somebody start from the beginning. What happened?

The beginning is, we were just tooling down the street, and all of a sudden

this guy started chasing us. Because they busted up my car, because I refused

to buy them some beer.

That's the beginning.

All right, sign this.

Why me?

Because you were speeding.

What about them?

Well, I'll cite them, too.

For vandalism, right?

No, for speeding.

I didn't see vandalism, did you?

No, I didn't see them do it, but I know they did it.

All right, I'll get all the information here, the names and the descriptions.

I'll give you a copy.

You go down to the district attorney's office and file a complaint and

instigate a juvenile court petition.

Why do I have to suffer all this aggravation?

Well, sir, do you want to pursue this matter?

Just forget it.

Hey, thanks a lot, officer.

You're OK.

Knock it off.

Thank the system.

You know you guys are the bad guys.

Come on.

Smells like a Mendocino County grass fire.

Thick enough to hang your hat on.

Mr. Chodway, the California Highway Patrol officers are here.

Mr. Baker, Mr. Ponciarello. Mr. Anthony Chadwick.

Gentlemen. Quite a party you got going on here.

My aunt mentioned something about the Auburn I bought for the charity sale.

Something about a hit-and-run accident.

That's right.

Oh, how embarrassing.

But you know, I thought there was something wrong.

I had a couple of kids working for me take it to the car wash, and they were

gone an awfully long time.

Then they brought the car back. It was clean, but they disappeared.

You bought the car from the Emil Whalen estate?

No, from Wayland himself.

Just two days before the poor old fellow died.

Well, there seems to be some confusion about the ownership of the car. Maybe

you can help clear that up. Certainly.

How about tomorrow?

How about tonight?

Well, yes, if it's that urgent.

We'll have to go into town.

The car's being reupholstered, and I have all the paperwork at my office.

Tomorrow will be fine.

This is my friend, John.

And this is my friend, Punch.

Isn't he beautiful?

Hey, are you the guys with the Bangkok brown?

I'm sick and tired of that California ragweed.

Are you sure we're completely covered on the Auburn?

Yes.

But I worry about that guy who chased us.

No one can hassle us, Wilton, as long as you've done your job.

If you haven't, it can cost me a fortune.

Then you worry.

What do you say if we go jump in the swimming pool? Just as we are.

No, we did that before.

Gentlemen, did you see my nephew?

Yes, thank you. We're going to see him in the morning.

Good.

John, will you have a glass of sherry with me?

Yes, thank you.

Good.

Those lounge lizards are Pamela Bannock's friends, not Felicia's.

Felicia's got good blood.

I just hope she'll see the light before that relationship really harmed her.

Well, that's a pretty radical group in there.

Mr. Pontarello, you're not unwelcome here, but I wanted a word with Mr.

Baker. Well, I caught that, Miss Chadway, but I thought I'd better get

out of that room while I could still ignore what was going on.

You see, Miss Chadway, in or out of uniform, we are sworn officers.

I understand completely.

The man I most nearly married was a Texas Ranger.

You remind me of him, Mr. Baker.

He's John, and I'm Punch.

John, I wanted to talk to you about Felicia.

Would you call me when you have some time?

Oh, he'll call.

Isn't that my decision?

Okay, sorry.

I'll call.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Cheers.

All right, ladies, why don't you disembark here? I've got some business

to attend to.

Thank you.

Enjoy.

Okay.

Wilton. Put that away. People are beginning to arrive.

Those are the bids on the Hupmobile.

This one's the highest, $35,000.

Put it down for $30,000?

No, $25,000. I'll take $10,000 on that one.

No, we have two in the pile that are over $25,000.

My aunt will only see the ones you prepare. The other ones will burn.

I guess I'll never understand you.

You draw a thousand a week from a trust fund. Your aunt pays all your expenses.

When your trust matures, you'll have millions.

Why rob the lady like this?

Wilton, a thousand a week had some meaning when my father wrote that will.

But today it's... A lot of money.

Tax-free.

Not to me.

I can use what I skim off those cars to double that. At least. So what?

The crowd you run with can still outspend you.

True.

But having the money is only part of it. Getting it, that's the thrill.

Putting one over.

I mean, doesn't it excite you to know that you can copy the handwriting of any

man alive?

It's a business.

And anyhow, the foundation is the loser, not my aunt.

Oh, so you're only robbing underprivileged children.

Oh, a forger with scruples.

Wilson. We're talking about over half a million dollars. I'll only be taking a

couple hundred thousand.

They'll get plenty.

What do we do about the Auburn? The man is offering 70.

Hannah thinks I bought it for 20.

Give her a profit of five and you can keep 45 for what I owe you.

My fee is 50.

Wilton, trust me.

Now put that stuff away.

The bidding starts a little bit later, perhaps, if you're interested.

Excuse me just a minute.

Hey, I didn't expect to find you here. I knew you were going to be here, John.

I just wanted to apologize for last night and tell you how sorry I am.

I was embarrassed and I guess I just covered the wrong way.

I'm a little surprised to see you involved in that sort of scene.

I know.

And I'm not.

Involved, that is.

I'm... I'm really pretty straight.

I'll take straight over strung out any day.

How do you two feel about the liberated woman?

What? Well, Pam and I would like to invite you to dinner.

Straight, I promise.

Archery? Well, we'd love it.

I'll speak for myself.

Okay.

We'd love it.

Baker, puncherillo.

Hi. How are you? Hi there. You're very punctual.

The Auburn's over here. Wait until you hear those final owner's prayer.

Mr. Chadway, what we'd really like to see is the paper on the car.

Oh, yes, of course.

Shall we step into the office?

You know, I dated a London cabbie once for yokes.

I was about to spin round to Fargo Square, Mum.

Yes, home, James.

Go.

Look,

Felicia. By Jove, the bloke is stealing the Auburn.

That's all right. We'll get him anyway.

Everything seems to order.

This is radical. It's fantastic.

Pam, I think you better slow down. No, no, we've almost got him.

Pam, don't you think you better stop?

No, no way.

Hold it over and stop.

Oh, no, this is my chase, Moses.

I can't sleep.

I did not steal the car.

It is mine. It belongs to me.

They stole it right out of the garage.

They? You mean the Chadways?

Yeah. Don't you understand?

Calm down, okay?

I'm trying to understand.

Why do you say they stole the car?

Well, they have it, don't they?

Come on, Kevin.

Cooperate, okay?

Okay.

They knew where to find the car because my grandfather used to work for them.

Your grandfather?

The mechanic, Amor Whelan? He died a week ago last Friday.

And after the funeral, I went down to get the car, and it was gone.

I'm telling you, man, he never sold that car. He loved it. It was all he had.

And he promised it to me.

Could your mother and father confirm that?

How would they know? They never spoke to him.

They didn't even speak to me.

If you really mean what you say, you should have asked for help.

Kevin Whalen, old man's grandson.

His parents are in Oregon.

Will you hold him till I get there?

I'll have to send him for processing, Miss Chetway.

Well, then, as soon as that's finished, have him brought back to your office and

let me know.

Well, I guess that could be arranged, but... Sergeant, as a personal favor,

and we'd like the charge of car theft dropped, we consider it a joyride,

please. All right, I'll pass that along.

Thank you. Yeah, bye-bye.

So, um, you called on old man Whalen, hmm?

Explained the charity motive and persuaded him to sell.

I paid cash.

Everything seems to be in order.

I had two copies made for you.

You want to follow me, please?

Kevin, would you recognize your grandfather's handwriting if you saw

him? Yes, sir.

This is the bill of sale of the Auburn.

Is that his signature?

Yes, sir.

Hey, Mama.

You mean I'm good?

Oh, no, you get yourself a bottle of joy with the change, Pop.

Maybe we'll do business again tomorrow, huh?

If Felicia was interested in me, and I had the blessing of a woman as rich as

her aunt, I think I'd be eating caviar instead of dust.

Right to the top, huh, punch?

Hey, I believe in upward mobility.

It's that Roman banquet that we walked in on. That's what turned me on.

Yeah, it's good rich and bad rich, just like it's good poor and bad poor.

You know, the rich get high because they can afford it, and the poor because they

can't. You know, that's very profound, Bonnie.

What would you know? You're high on life.

Well, that's the point. Life is very exciting. It is if you're up, if you

have to climb up.

If you have to take drugs, pills, alcohol, then you're too stoned to know

the... They're real fun, right?

Hey, I've been rich and I've been poor. Rich is better.

Let's not knock them just because they're rich.

Look at all the good the Getty money's doing. The Rockefeller money, the Ford

Foundation. The Chadway Youth Foundation.

You know what you ought to do?

Start a John Foundation.

for destitute bakers.

And find me a guy about six foot two worth his weight in gold.

You treat.

Me treat?

Well, why not?

You're gonna marry money.

Okay. Can you believe anybody's dumb enough to do that?

Maybe, but I know that car.

You know what? What? There were cops back there.

Where?

I got a blue Torino speeding in reckless west on Corona for Broadway.

Keep it

under

control. Don't worry about it, all right? I got it. I got it.

Watch out. Watch out!

Watch out for the broken glass.

Come on.

Put your hands on your head.

Am I okay?

Depends on how you look at it.

I'll get you from the other side.

Put

your left hand

behind your head.

I remember you.

You saved us from that nut, the guy that chased us.

Yeah, you bet I couldn't save you from yourself.

Who are the other two?

They look so young.

Lucky they don't look dead.

A couple of kids off for a joyride. They wrecked their first car.

Do their parents know?

We haven't been able to reach their parents yet.

Kevin Whalen, Miss Hannah Chadway.

How do you do?

I don't know why you want to help me, ma'am.

Because I think you've been wronged.

When your grandfather worked for us, he wasn't the sweetest-tempered man I'd

ever met. But he was a good mechanic and not the kind of man to break a promise.

I think my nephew may have talked him into selling that car on my account.

instead of leaving it for you, as you promised.

So I feel responsible for all of this.

Do you have a place to stay?

Yes, ma'am.

Well, I don't know where justice lies in a case like this.

But my attorney, the man who bailed you out, he'll take care of your defense.

And if there's anything you need, I want you to call me.

Good luck now.

I want a word with those two boys You

know

look like bad boys depends on which way they go from here I Can't believe this

is happening.

I can't believe what we did look Write your names and addresses down in this

piece of paper.

Legibly. My attorneys might as well represent them, too.

John, I have a word with you.

You were going to call me for a little talk, remember?

Yes, I'm sorry. I've been busy.

The head of security at two of our refineries is retiring.

We're looking for a new man.

Someone young, energetic, police experience.

Like me, huh?

Starting salary is $55,000.

Plus the thousand that Felicia gets from the trust, so we ought to do pretty

well. Now, whatever makes you say that?

I thought I'd save you the trouble.

Is that yes, no, or maybe?

Look, Miss Chadway, I like Felicia.

But if we're going to be a match, let us make it, huh?

I told her you couldn't be bought.

Excuse me?

It was Boss Lady.

She's in on the phone. She just offered me a job.

$55,000 a year.

You didn't say yes, did you?

No. No, I didn't.

Good. Give me an hour with her, and I'll get you $75,000.

I think that there are 24 people who pay these kinds of prices for a car they're

never going to use.

We had dozens of lower bids. I just haven't bothered you with them.

This car cost $3,000 when it was new, and that was expensive in 1948.

I think we can both be very happy with our profits.

Anthony, why don't you take a more active interest in the East Foundation?

I'm going to bed.

Just let me go. Let me go.

I'm okay.

I'm okay.

You can't even stand up.

Felicia?

Darling, what is it?

I just had a glass of bad wine, so I'm okay.

Lewis, would you help Miss Felicia to her room?

Can you stand up, sweetheart?

Anthony, call the doctor.

Never mind, I'll do it.

You can see your sister in that condition, and, uh, Matt?

Short dinner date, right?

Look, I don't know what Pam gave her, and I don't think Felicia knows either.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have drunk the wine, but any school kid knows that you

don't mix alcohol and drugs.

I told you she had a headache. It isn't a federal case.

It was a rotten thing to do to a friend, but I don't think you know what rotten

means.

Doc is in this way.

Excuse me. You want to have a little talk?

We're going to have a little talk.

What did you give her?

A couple of quacks, somewhat.

I'll tell the doctor.

Must it always be the two of you? Why not? We were both compromised.

Please, that sounds so Victorian.

Who cares how it sounds?

We take two women to dinner and they're both on dope?

They know the spot they put us on.

What are we around here, great big joke?

How dare you?

Lady, somebody's got to dare.

I don't know what you substitute for a sense of responsibility, but this is

your house.

If you're too soft to run it, turn it over to the butler.

I am not soft.

I did not find my money.

My brother and I started off with a hundred bucks and a shovel.

Oil, yes.

Uranium, yes.

But we sweated for it. And we went hungry for it. And we fought claim

jumpers for it.

And for his sake, I give his kids a home. And every advantage.

Because I never had kids of my own.

I was working too hard.

And you can stand there and call me soft.

Miss Chadway, wait a minute. Think about the three kids at the station today.

I mean, strangers. And you stepped in and gave them help without them even

asking? Now, come on.

Sweep the garbage out of Felicia's life before it pollutes that... that good

blood that you were talking about.

I don't understand what's going on here.

Why are the two of you ganging up on me?

You fought clean jumpers.

Get mad, lady. Fight.

The papers on that Auburn are probably buried in some wire basket in

Sacramento.

And Kevin's parents don't know anything about a promise.

But an attorney in Santa Barbara has old man Whalen's will. He left what

literally did have all to Kevin.

However, he didn't specify the Auburn.

Maybe an oversight.

Okay?

Now, this is something else again.

Registration slip?

Mm-hmm. Note the vehicle identification number. Anything wrong?

16L58. 3-3. The L is neatly printed.

The printed letters can be changed.

All the clerks at the DMV who make these things up never print a letter. Letters

are always scripted.

Felicia?

I know you've never cleaned an attic or washed windows, but it's time to clean

house. Time for one of us to tell Pamela Bannock that her welcome is worn out.

Isn't this rather sudden?

I know you must have given it some thought.

I don't believe you're totally blind to what her influence is doing to your

life.

She's my best friend.

Was, when you were both children.

And if she comes to her senses, she may be again.

Okay, I'll talk to her, and I'll tell her to get her act together.

And her baggage, darling.

Even if your affection for me goes with her, she goes.

Okay.

I love you, Aunt Hannah.

Well, gentlemen, good morning.

Pleasant surprise.

I suppose you two had breakfast hours ago.

This isn't a pleasant visit, Anthony.

We thought you'd want to do it outside.

Good grief, you're certainly grouchy this morning.

How about some coffee?

No, thanks. These are copies of the papers you left us on the Auburn. The

temporary registration is a forgery.

The pink slip, the bill of sale, probably are, too.

You can't be serious.

You want to call your lawyer?

My lawyer?

This is outrageous.

You think I'm a forger?

There is Wilton Marks, the guy who's keeping the books on your car sale.

Can you think of any other possibilities?

I know you'll give the intrusion. What's going on here?

These gentlemen seem to think I'm a forger.

What? We want to keep this away from you as long as possible, but the bottom line

is we have reason to believe that Kevin Whelan is telling the truth, that he's

right, that the Auburn was stolen.

I am going to call my lawyers, and you two are going to suffer because of this.

Don't run away, Anthony. We can handle this. This is preposterous to mortify

you. Subject me to this indignity. Anthony, these are responsible officers

of the law.

They're not here chasing a pig in a poke.

Are you actually siding with them?

Anthony, let's get this straight.

You took a short-term loan to buy that car, and then I gave you the $20,000 to

pay it back. Is that correct? Of course it is. You know it is.

20,000?

The old man's lawyer said Waylon didn't bank any money.

Didn't keep it, didn't spend it, didn't give it away.

But we can't ask Waylon, can we?

Maybe he's answering from the grave. He didn't get it.

We can get to the bottom of this if you'll just ask these people to leave.

Anthony, you never did tell me where you floated that loan.

From a friend.

Now, please.

Miss Chadway.

I may be out of line, but do you know the top bid on the Auburn?

$25,000.

$25,000?

I'll give you $30,000, and I'll sell it tomorrow for $50,000, $60,000, $70,000.

It might be worth your time to check all the bids before... Not now, Baker,

please.

You have the right to remain silent.

Stop it! Why?

Mr. Chadway, you're under arrest for grand theft auto, forgery and

embezzlement. We have your accomplice, and now we have you.

Turn around and put your hands on your head.

Baker.

Anthony's mother has remarried. She lives in Spain now.

He could be sent there, never seen here again.

He'd be willing to turn you back.

I don't know if that's a final gesture, a test of me.

But it isn't you.

You do remind me of my Texas Ranger.

Is that against what I've got?

Is that it? I see that you found the correct vids.

Yes, found them all. And the sale will go on as scheduled.

Business at the same old stand.

No.

The stand, we thank you, is not the same.

Sorry I had to be that way.

It was time.

I'll do as much for Anthony as I did for those three boys.

But the rest he'll have to do for himself.

It was time.

John, as soon as I know how I feel about all this, I'd like to see you again.

Yes, Baker.

How about that offer I made you?

Hold it, Anna.

$55,000 is way too low.

Oh.

And what would you suggest?

Double it.

Are you serious?

Punch, I'm not going to do it.

How about $90,000?

Far too high.

Punch, I can't take it.

$75,000?

No way. Punch, I'm not going to take the job for any price.

You sure?

It's final.

Hey, Hannah, make it 65 and I'll take it myself.

60 and you start right after the wedding.

Wait, uh, wedding?

Whose?

Poncherello.

Ours, of course.

Thank you.