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Morning, Stosh.

- Morning.

Chase Research.

- Have you seen Paul?

- No, I haven't seen him.

- You with the railroad?

- No, I'm Maindrian Pace, I'm with Chase Research,

I'm here to investigate the accident

for the insurance company.

- Okay. - Thank you.

- Morning, Paul, what a way to start a day.

- Yeah, morning, Pace.

- Well, I always get the biggies.

- What do you got so far?

- Well, not much, no skid marks.

I'm thinking maybe a possible brake failure.

- How's the driver?

- Well, he died en route to the hospital.

Looks like we're gonna lose the brakeman, too.

- What's your liability?

- The whole package.

Hope you can find something mechanically wrong

with that truck.

- You know me, Paul, if it's there

I'll find it.

- Do your best.

- Stosh, just get it back to the shop.

Taylor Webb may be buying another car to switch over.

It's about time you learned the business.

I'll stay here and make sure I get all the pieces.

I'll see you later.

- All Auto,

five 15.

B20.

96 oh seven.

Number 19.

Warrens.

268-99.

Number 22.

Taylor Webb Used cars.

- Yeah.

- 333 dollars.

- 1973 Challenger, number 22.

- Hey, Atlee, how come you never get called

at five o'clock in the morning?

- 'Cause I live right.

- Well, I'll fix your living habit.

Tomorrow morning you can get up at five

and start tearing down that truck

to find out how come he hit the train.

- Okay, if Stanley helps me.

I think two years in the Army gave him brain damage.

- Hey, hey, I'll learn the business next week.

I don't even know how these switch-overs work.

- Well Stanley, it goes like this.

Taylor Webb buys a wrecked car.

We cut it up, and save the serial numbers,

the engine and trans, and junk the rest.

Then we go out and steal one identical,

and put these serial number from the wrecked car

on the new one.

- Well don't the police

and the insurance companies check these guys?

- Oh, the odds about 5,000 to one.

Do you know how many cars are in Los Angeles County alone?

Over two million.

- Hey, Stanley,

what's your new girlfriend's name?

- Jill, why?

- Gonna name this car after her,

'cause she's a wreck, too.

- Hey, Maindrian, I need your trunk-locking key.

- Hey, Stanley, got the mileage?

- Yeah, it's uh, 6891, five tenths.

- Hey, Atlee, what kind of tires are those?

- They're Goodyear E7814.

- Two-stripe or one-stripe?

- They're two-stripe.

- I'm going back in the Army.

- I think that's a good idea.

Take Corlis with, he's in a bad mood.

- Ah, cram it, you guys.

- Ah, that's 'cause his sweetie is in New York.

- Corlis, Why don't you give me a hand,

get those doors over there.

- Do I have to do everything while I'm here?

- Why you have to--

- Hey, I'm hungry.

- Come on, let's go.

- Come on.

- Want this motor over there now?

- Yeah, let's go Atlee, Atlee, get the truck in here

get this back body section of these doors loaded.

Now all we gotta do is go steal her twin.

- Please lock your car.

Do not leave articles on the seat.

Do not leave parking ticket in your car.

Please lock your car.

Do not leave articles on the seat.

Do not leave parking ticket in your car.

Please lock your car.

Do not leave articles on the seat.

Do not leave parking ticket in your car.

Please lock your car.

Do not leave articles on the seat.

Do not leave parking ticket in your car.

- Hey Atlee,

how'd you get mixed up with Pace, anyway?

- Well, I'll tell you Stanley,

I used to steal trucks,

and one day this dude comes in,

he say he's Maindrian Pace for some insurance company,

and he's here to investigate a truck I bought.

Well, he walks around the truck, opens his briefcase,

and right away I see these pictures of my truck

all wrecked up and stuff.

Then he said, "Mr. Jackson, do you realize

"you can to jail for stealing, like you can for lying?"

Right then I knew he had me, but he made me an offer.

And here I is, me, Investigator Jackson, stealing cars,

I still haven't been caught.

- Atlee, when you came to work for me,

you became a pro.

The amateurs are in jail, professionals never get caught.

- What about Bush Doctor?

He was a pro, over 400 cars and they nailed him.

- Well, he got sloppy.

- You don't get sloppy in this business.

- Jill just became a statistic.

One of the 32 percent of the cars stolen

never to be recovered again.

Holy Christ, I gotta be in Vilas' in 20 minutes.

- Hey, you want me to come with you?

- No, they said to come alone.

And for 400,000 dollars, I'm going alone.

See you guys later, get this place cleaned up.

- Mr. Pace, you came highly recommended

from our associates in Argentina.

- Thank you, Mr. Vilas.

- Like you asked, 200,000 dollars up front.

This is a lot of money.

Those cars must be at the docks

for transfer delivery Saturday, no later than five.

They must be there.

Now, I don't need to tell you the consequences

if you fail to perform.

- Don't worry, Mr. Vilas.

- I don't worry, that's your job.

Saturday, by five.

- Here's a list

and the code names of the cars we're gonna need.

What was that black football player

that played for the Green Bay Packers?

Remember, we handled loss on his trucks

at the distributing company?

- Oh, yeah, you mean Willie Davis.

- Yeah, that's him, Davis.

Yeah, he drives a burgundy Rolls.

Here's his address.

Now I want you to have as much of this information ready

as you can by the time we get back on Sunday.

Now, here's how we'll handle it.

What are the uh, the first two are Stutzes.

Let's see, I code named 'em Donna and Karen.

- Yeah.

- But, you'll have to redo this so we can read it.

- Yeah.

- But just go down the line here and code name 'em.

I want all of 'em listed this way, all the way down.

- Okay, I'll put 'em in order, yeah.

- Get the rest of this junk cleaned off here.

- Yeah.

- Also, uh, lemme see what was it,

oh, I want you to get both undercover cars serviced

and ready to go.

- Okay. - Okay?

And you'll pick us up at the airport

or take us to the airport at 8:30.

- Here they come!

- Hello, this is the long-distance operator.

Is this the Kosciuszko Club in Dunkirk, New York?

- Yes, it is.

- I have a collect person-to-person call

for a Mandrian Pace from an Atlee Jackson

of Chase Research in Los Angeles.

Will you accept the charges?

- Uh, hold on a moment, operator,

I think he's with the wedding party.

I'll have to find him.

- All right, I'll hold.

- This is Maindrian Pace.

- Will you accept a collect call

from an Atlee Jackson?

- Yes, I will, operator.

Atlee, how come you're calling collect?

You in jail or something?

- No, but I think we all gonna be.

I been going over this list,

And I think you lost your mind.

Do you realize there are 48 cars on this list,

and nine are Rolls Royce, seven limousines.

They even want Parnelli Jones' Big Oly Bronco.

Four Ferraris--

- Atlee, Atlee, what are you trying to say?

- There's no way we can steal

and switch over this many cars by Friday.

- We don't have to switch 'em,

just clean 'em up, take off the license plates

and deliver them to the docks.

- We're still gonna need some more help.

- Just getting ready to tell Eugenius

to hold off his honeymoon for a week.

- You gonna tell a boss

to wait a week for his honeymoon?

Good luck.

- Listen, Atlee.

You just get to work on those insurance files.

I can think of at least 25 cars in those files

right off-hand.

And don't worry about Eugene.

You just be at the airport to pick us up.

- Okay, why you wanna talk to me?

- We got a little problem.

We have to deliver over 40 cars to the docks by Saturday.

- What do you want me to do?

- I want you to postpone your honeymoon.

- Hey, I'd like to help you out, it's my wedding!

- You don't seem to understand.

We gotta deliver over 40 cars to the docks by Saturday.

We've got all our regular work,

plus we got three court appearances this week.

- That's a sad story.

Why don'tcha call me up in three weeks

when I get back from my honeymoon?

- I want you to listen.

- You goddamn-- - Hey, hey.

- Please, Maindrian, not here.

- You might've inherited most of the shares

when your old man died,

but your brother and sister have held up your end,

plus theirs, ever since.

Now it's about time you shape up.

Because the three of us can vote you out.

Pumpkin, I want him on that plane tomorrow,

or he's out.

- Maindrian, I worry about you

and Eugene, you're always fighting.

- Do me a favor, let's not talk about him.

Just make sure he's on that plane tomorrow, okay?

- Hey, I saw the nicest house,

can we go look at it when we get back?

- Oh boy.

- Come on, you know I love you.

Besides that, it was always Papa's dream

that we get married someday.

- I know.

- I'm a good cook, too.

- You just want me to be fat

like all the other Polacks.

- Yeah, then no one will look at you.

- Hey, we got a contract to fill.

- How about after the contract?

- We'll talk about it then, okay?

- Promise?

- I promise.

- Look at the house, too?

- Well, we'll talk about it.

- Okay.

- Mr. Eugene Chase.

- Yeah, right here.

- Hello, Mr. Chase.

- Atlee, Atlee!

Old blue eyes is back.

Hey, you been workin' hard?

- Hi, Atlee, how ya doin'?

- Just can't trust nobody, Atlee.

- Hey, thanks for coming by

but actually I'm going.

We got lots of work to do.

- You do?

- Yeah.

Hey, I want you to go with Jenny.

- Okay.

Bye bye! - Bye!

- Go with Jenny and help her get settled down.

- Okay, fine.

- You get everything ready?

- Hold everything, hold everything.

There's Eleanor.

Get the briefcase.

- Let me do it, my knack is back.

I can feel it in my bones, just let me handle it.

- You'll handle it.

Okay.

- Left the key in the car.

- Really?

Stosh?

Okay, Stosh, let's go.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

May the Lord be with you, child.

- What in the world?

- Sorry, lady, I thought it was my car.

Wrong car!

Pretty damn funny.

You said I'd be picking my ass up off the sidewalk.

- Don't worry, Corlis,

I got Eleanor's license number.

Come on, Atlee, let's take a ride around the airport.

Gotta go to work now.

- Lucky.

- All right, pay up.

- Bet you can't do it again.

- Double or nothing?

- You're on.

- Game's over, let's go.

- Easy money.

- I don't wanna sound like a drill sergeant,

but this is the biggest contract we've ever handled.

I don't want any mistakes, so pay attention.

- Doesn't he look good with his gray hair?

- Ah, he looks like a Polack.

- At least my mother didn't name me Atlee.

Atlee, you've been with us for three years,

and you're about as good as I am.

There's Corlis's wig, we're gonna do this different.

You're gonna be working with Corlis.

Stosh, you're coming off shop detail,

and you're gonna learn all about it.

Here's a list of the code names.

I want you to look at 'em, study 'em carefully,

and get to know 'em.

That's the only way you're gonna refer to these cars

from the day on.

Pumpkin, I want you to get on this list of cars,

check 'em all out, see if the addresses are all current.

And I want you using only the phone

that Atlee here has got tied in to the switchboard

next door.

- Now, Maindrian, remember

we're only going after cars that are insured.

- Right, if you guys have any questions

just have Pumpkin run a 10-28 on them.

If there's a legal indicated,

that means they're usually insured.

I know it's been a long day

but we got some easy hits tonight.

I've got the DMV info on Eleanor

and she lives over in Torrance.

- I found the Italia.

I remember seeing this picture of Lyle Waggoner

in Playgirl magazine.

- You got any more?

- Yeah, we can get Parnelli Jones' Big Oly Bronco,

it'd be on display at the racing today.

- Good, you and Corlis handle it.

- Okay.

- Now one more thing, you guys.

All the personal effects go into duffel bags

that go to the shredder.

We don't wanna keep any cameras, typewriters,

all that stuff can be traced.

Now there are some new additions to the briefcases.

Make sure the walkie-talkies are always on.

Same for the police radios in your cars.

That'll keep you on top of things and outta jail.

Now this is our new compact key cutter.

Take a look at that, Atlee.

- Oh, yeah, I'll brief Corlis on this.

- Pumpkin, I want you to get

as many of the code numbers for the keys as you can.

That'll keep us from popping locks,

especially the foreign cars.

Any questions?

- Nope.

Good. Let's go to work.

Okay, Atlee, go by and pick up Corlis, huh?

- Yeah, I'll go get him.

- Okay, meet here.

- Yeah.

- Atlee, don't take any chances,

check on all your equipment.

- I'm not a Polack.

- Let's go, Stosh.

Damn, tired of this.

Make sure you always have your walkie-talkie on,

and there's your, your squelch.

- Okay? - - Okay.

Okay, let's go.

- Annual Grand Prix, 23rd running of this

national championship event for the

United States Auto Club division.

Tonight we will be pitting some of the fine driving talent

of the United States Auto Club organization

against some of our very fine

local Southern California drivers.

We have a fine variety of automobiles

in attendance here tonight.

We have Sesco Chevys, Offenhausers, and

Mighty Mite Vws.

Moving down to trackside

for this evening's trophy presentation

to our featured winner,

a gentleman whose name is synonymous in automobile racing

here in the Southern California area,

championship car owner of the Indianapolis 500

for the past 26 years, your host here at Ascot Park,

Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. J.C. Agajanian.

- - Harold?

Harold!

- What?

- The dog's in the house again.

- That's all right, he--

- Will you get the dog out of the house, Harold?

Your dog!

Take him out.

- Take him, take him out, nag woman.

- He brought mud in last night.

I'm sick of the dog in the house, Harold.

- Ah, you're crazy.

You're absolutely nuts.

- Tomorrow morning this thing's gonna be--

- Stay out there with him.

I'm sick of your dog, Harold.

- Ah, crazy women, they're all nuts, every one.

- Don't slam the door!

- Come on, walk.

Walk.

Hey, hey, hey!

Fella, that's my car!

That's my car!

Son of a bitch!

Steal my car, I'll show ya!

- Hey, you kids, get the cars outta the street!

- Drive around the block.

- Yeah, go up the sidewalk.

- You're stealing my car!

- Hey, Smith, too bad he didn't just

steal your old lady and your stupid dog!

- WJ 90,

I'm in pursuit of a blue Plymouth two-door

southbound Crenshaw, from 186.

License unknown, one male occupant.

- 10-four, all units stand by.

WJ-90 in pursuit of a blue Plymouth two-door

southbound Crenshaw, from 186.

One male occupant, license unknown.

- Really bowled a terrific game.

I hope she gets in our league,

I think that she is really good.

- Oh, I know it.

- Look out!

- WJ-90, suspect vehicle involved in TA

at Crenshaw and 210th Street.

Suspect's still southbound on Crenshaw towards the bowl.

- 10-4 all units in the area

to Crenshaw and two-one-O Street,

a blue Plymouth is southbound, with a TA at that location.

- WJ-seven, we have spotted suspect vehicle.

At the bath ramp.

He just turned south on Van Ness.

- Not me! They've got my car!

No, no, no, hey, fellas, I didn't do anything.

The guy took my goddamn car.

- Why don't you break his arm?

- No, you're making a mistake.

Oh, guys, they have my car, running down

Look for my car, yellow Mustang down there.

- WJ-seven, request assistance.

To Vanness, possible major 4-15.

Suspect in custody.

- WJ-seven requests backup

to possible major 4-15 at Midtown.

- WJ-seven, our ETA three seconds.

- WK-nine, give town report.

- This is the fella who was driving the other car.

- Well, they made it all right,

got out of it pretty good.

See what's you caused now?

- He says his car was stolen and he was chasing it,

we'll go back and check it out.

- Yeah, that sounds good.

- Okay.

- I'll take care of everything here.

- Mr. Smith,

is that your yellow Mustang with the black trim?

- What the hell's my car doing here?

Honest, fellas, that guy, he was in it,

he took it and he went out that way.

The big, a guy dressed in black, honest.

I mean I, what the hell was I doing out,

driving around in my pajamas, I was out walking my dog.

- AK-seven, taking 19-50 to Harbor Division,

231 on 2A booking.

- Copy, AK-seven, 10-4.

- Why don't you knock?

Damn.

- I closed the door, what do you want?

- Where were you raised, in a barn?

- What do you want?

- What's this I hear about you giving a car back?

- You called me in here for that?

- Yeah, Mr. Bigshot.

- That's why.

- So what?

- I didn't connect the two until I found that card

on the sun visor.

"H.D. Smith" is none other than Harold Dwight Smith.

Senior Claims Supervisor and head idiot

for the Kenden Insurance company.

- What difference does that make?

- He's denied more claims

and screwed more people than you have.

And I wanna see him get his ass outta this one.

- J and I wanna go on our honeymoon.

- The bulletin board says you're supposed to be in court

in 20 minutes, or are you on your period again?

- One of these days, Pace.

- Yes, yes, he passed away this morning in Santa Barbara.

Of course we would like very much

for you folks to take care of things for us.

- All right, Mrs. Weatherton.

That's 3700 Artesia Boulevard, apartment four,

that's upstairs in the rear.

- That's right.

- Fine, will there be more than yourself coming in

for the arrangements?

- Yes, there are several members in the family

and a limousine would be needed.

- There will.

Okay, fine, then we'll send our limousine right out for you.

- All right, we appreciate it.

- Thank you very much.

- Thank you.

That's right, it'll be in the lobby

of the Laguna Riveria building, 2206 Ocean Boulevard,

in Long Beach.

Yes, at 2 P.M. this afternoon.

There will be a party of six

going to the convention center in Anaheim.

Hello, yes, I would like a limousine

to pick up a party of five at 1:30 this afternoon.

They'll be going to the airport

and the address they need to be picked up is 8253 Artesia.

All right then, thank you very much.

Hello, this is Haynes and Purcell Realtors.

I would like a limousine to pick up Mrs. Haynes

and her party at the Tijuana Cafe in Gardena.

And would you please be there at three o'clock prompt?

Thank you.

- This working is ruining my sex life.

- Who would have sex with you anyway?

- Nobody you know, that's for su...

Will ya look at that?

- Hey, I think I'm in love.

- I'm talking about the car, Stanley.

10 to one she left the keys in it.

You know, Stanley, I'm gettin' tired

of stealing this Eleanor car.

- Yeah, but just think,

some Venezuelan general's son is just waiting for her.

- This time I've got her.

She's about to go bye-bye.

- No, baby, I promise ya.

We'll be in London by this time next week.

I love you too, okay, bye-bye honey.

You blew it this time.

- What's wrong today, Eugene?

- We've been asked

to investigate Taylor Webb Used Cars, that's what's wrong.

The adjustor that handled that total loss

on that Challenger you did?

Well, he drove by his car lot,

and saw that darned thing sitting out there

and recognized the license number.

Now he wanna ask to find out how come that basket case

that he bought five days ago is back out on the road.

- Well, I'll tell you what to do.

- What's that?

- Why don't you just investigate Taylor Webb

in your usual manner,

and by the time you get around to it, it'll be history.

- Maindrian, be serious.

- How can I, in this nuthouse?

Eugene, Pumpkin called me earlier and told me

that Jill was sick.

I called Taylor Webb, and he wholesaled it

to Prince Chrysler Plymouth today.

Don't worry, I'll have the fairy godmother take care of it.

- Maindrian.

- Don't anybody worry, by morning it'll be gone.

- KV-L, four seven two.

- One nine four.

- KV-L, this is K9-five.

I'm at Prince Chrysler,

there's a tow truck hooking up to a car,

I'm gonna check it out.

- One nine four, 10-4.

- You son of a bitch!

- Chase Research?

- Hello, Pumpkin, did you call me?

- Yeah, Maindrian, we have a meeting this afternoon

at two o'clock with Parnelli Jones

and the insurance company,

about his Big Oly Bronco that was stolen yesterday.

- Oh, you mean Janet, yeah.

Yeah, I think I better handle that.

- All right, it's all set then.

- Let's go, Stosh.

I gotta go investigate a theft.

Somebody stole Parnelli Jones's Big Oly Bronco

and I think it was Atlee.

- I hope it was Atlee.

- Hey, Stosh, lookit, three o'clock,

the dude with the goatee.

Another Eleanor.

- When you don't need 'em,

they're all over the place.

- Yeah, she's sure been a lot of trouble,

right, because she's the last of the Mustangs.

- Sure is a pretty color.

- Yeah, sure is.

She lives at the International Towers,

we'll have to keep her in mind.

Never know when you might need another Eleanor.

Hello.

- Hello, Pace, you're right on time.

- You look a little tired.

- Oh I'm nervous and upset.

- What's the matter?

- Well it all started Sunday night

when J.C. Agajanian's Rolls Royce was stolen.

And yesterday four more expensive cars we insured

were stolen.

If they're not recovered within 30 days,

we stand to lose 150,000 dollars.

- You know I read about that,

J.C.'s car was at Ascot, wasn't it?

- Yes, but here's the clincher.

Last night,

someone stole Parnelli Jones's Big Oly Bronco

which we insure for 100,000 dollars.

And, if it's not recovered

within 15 days before the race,

we stand to lose a quarter of a million.

- I'll bet the odds against that are one in 10,000.

- One in 22,000.

- I'll bet underwriting is just delighted.

- Gentlemen. - - Yes.

- Mr. Jones can see you now.

- Thank you.

- Parnelli, nice seeing you.

- Yeah, see you later Bob. - - See you again.

- Okay, bye Lisa.

- Much luck at Indy. - - Lisa.

- Mr. Jones, I'm Frank Acrino from your insurance company

and I talked to you earlier.

This is Mr. Maindrian Pace, with Chase Research.

- Pleasure.

I understand if anybody can find my Bronco, you can.

- Thank you.

What can you tell us about the theft?

- We definitely think it was done by professionals.

The police just couldn't find anything, and--

- Are you sure it was stolen, I mean, not just misplaced

or left in one of the trucks or something?

- Well, I'm sure that it wasn't misplaced.

- Is this a picture of it here on the wall?

- Yes, as a matter of fact that was taken last year

down in Mexico.

- Can we see the area where the Bronco was stolen?

- Sure, right this way.

- Well, they definitely couldn't drive it

or put it on the street or anything like that.

- Well it is one of a kind, and uh,

I'd really like to have it back.

- Well, we'll do everything we can

to get it back for you, Parnelli.

Tell me, Frank, does your company have an insurance policy

on these too?

- Yes x

to the tune of 8 million dollars.

- Oh, it isn't that bad, Frank,

it's all your imagination.

You shouldn't let little things like that bother you.

- Right here's where the Bronco was stolen from.

- Well it's definitely not there now.

- Excuse me, Parnelli, but Jim Cook is on the line.

- Okay, I'll just take it down here.

- Okay.

- Excuse me, gentlemen, but uh, just get my Bronco back.

- If we can't find it, Frank's company will just have to

pay your 350,000 dollars.

- Well I'd rather have my Bronco back.

- We'll do our best.

- I'll drop by the police department, pick up the report,

and have it in your office right away.

- Okay, Frank, I got work to do, I'll see ya later.

- Bye.

- I'm here for Lyle Waggoner's car.

- What, man?

- I'm here for Lyle Waggoner's car.

- What? Oh, wait a minute.

What'd you say?

- I'm here for Lyle Waggoner's car.

- But the car's not ready, man.

- But I gotta go, he's in a hurry.

- You're not Lyle Waggoner, either.

- I know. - - He's a lot taller

than you are.

- I know, I'm just here to pick his car up.

- Oh, I, well-- - I really gotta go.

He's in a hurry.

- The thing is, man, we haven't had time to wax it.

- This is good enough.

- But that's a bummer,

you're taking it when we're not finished the job.

- Yeah but he's in a hurry.

- It's not even ready.

- I gotta go, I gotta go.

- Hey, where's Lyle Waggoner's car goin', man?

- Oh, man, it just uh, you guys are...

- No, I just saw some guy drive Lyle's car.

Now I'm here to pick it up, now where the hell did it go?

- Hey, no, wait a minute, he doesn't have a beard.

- No, I'm not Lyle Waggoner, man.

I am here to pick his car up, now where did it go?

- Uh, uh, you got a breath mint?

- Lemme ask you one question.

Got your insurance policy paid up?

- You got any uppers?

- Okay, stand by and cover.

- Good afternoon, upstairs gallery.

- Hello, this is Eileen Bates

with Studson Owner Cars, does Mr. Simon still own his Studs?

I'm calling to see if he's pleased with the performance

of the automobile.

- He certainly is,

he drives it to work every day.

- Very good, that's what I like to hear.

Thank you very much.

- Glad to help.

- Bye bye. - - Goodbye.

- I still say we're lucky.

- Pumpkin sent a letter to the insurance company,

telling them that Taylor Webb was not in possession

of the car and we couldn't locate--

- We only have Taylor Webb's car--

- Just lay off of me, huh?

- Pace, he's here, open the gate.

- I don't suppose you'd open the damn door?

- No way.

- Here, hold this.

- What do you want me to do with this darned thing?

- Shove it up your doo-bob!

- How do I look in this one?

- Like a Polack, where's your wig?

- It itches.

- I'll itch ya,

get this damned thing in there and get it cleaned up.

- Atlee, get the trunk.

- Oh, this is loaded with junk,

better bring the uh duffel bags over.

- Come on, let's get this cleaned up today, huh?

Let's go.

- Here you are.

- Thanks.

Hey, look at the junk in this car.

- Yeah.

- Work, work, work, work.

Holy shit!

- Hey, let's see that.

Heroin.

- You're kidding.

- No shit.

- Lemme see that.

- Goddamn, we're rich, we're really rich.

Look at all this.

- What the hell is going on here?

- How much you think this stuff is worth?

- Yeah, there must be a million bucks' worth.

- Think we could peddle it?

- Oh, you can always get rid of it.

- Oh, damn.

- Atlee, where'd you get this piece?

- I picked it up on Vermont in front of a poker parlor.

- Well take it back.

- What do you mean, take it back?

- You heard me, take it back.

- I'll take care of that!

- Who is it?

- Police!

- Whole damn thing's loaded.

- In a second!

Oh, it's you, Hawkins.

- Working nights now, eh, Vicinski?

- You know how it is. - - I know how it is.

Gentlemen!

- Hi, Hawkins.

- Hi Atlee.

- Hi, Sarge.

- Evening, Eugene.

- Hey, how you doing, Hawkins?

- Come on, you guys, let's get to work.

What's up, Hawkins?

- The shit's really in the fan.

Leiutenant's really on my ass this time.

Figures, you're too hard on me, Pace.

- Hey boss.

- Atlee, just get to work on the Pinto.

- What's this?

- Cadillac.

- What's wrong with it?

- Oh, it's uh, theft recovery.

- Mm, nice.

- Like that, uh?

What are you doing out this late at night?

- I just finished taking a report

down at Whittle Sea Motors.

Seems someone ripped off a Manta.

- What's a Manta?

- It's the 35th expensive car stolen

in three days.

You heard about that, didn't you?

- Listen, all I hear

is the insurance company screaming at us

every time they lose a lousy dime.

- Maindrian!

- Mm, comfort.

- Why don't you back this up

so Eugene can get in the office there, yeah.

- Yeah sure. - Would ya?

- Yeah. - - Thanks.

All right!

- That's good.

- Mm, I've been working too hard.

Look, do me a favor and keep your ears open for me, will ya?

- Sure, Hawkins.

- You know something, Vicinski?

There's probably been five more cars stolen

in just the time I've been here.

- Nah, I don't think so, Hawkins.

Good night.

- Goddamn, are we lucky.

- Look, I say we peddle the stuff right now!

- We'll talk about it in the morning.

- No, we're gonna talk about--

- We'll talk about it in the morning.

- Maindrian, we have to give Eleanor back.

- What are you talking about, the contract's filled.

- She's not insured, here, look for yourself.

- You've gotta be kidding.

"Owner desperate, '73 Ford Mustang stolen

"from 18511 Mariposa in Gardena.

"Not insured.

"Please return. No questions."

Pumpkin, I'm tired.

I'm not Superman.

Look at that.

That contract is filled.

- Maindrian.

- Damn you, Pace!

Where's the El Dorado?

- It's gone, Eugene.

- What'd you do with it, you son of bitch?

- I burned it.

- You burned a million dollars worth of heroin?

- I'm gonna give Eleanor back,

but only because of one reason.

I know where there's another

at the International Towers of Long Beach.

Get 'em cleaned up!

- Maindrian.

- We go out and we do the impossible,

steal 48 cars, get 'em to the warehouse with hours to spare,

and only Eleanor gives us all the trouble.

- Do we really have to put her back on the street?

- Yeah, I promised Pumpkin.

Hell, if we're lucky the one we saw yesterday

may still be at the International Towers.

- Light your cigar and calm down,

before you bite the end off.

- Let me speak to Sergeant Hawkins.

- Hawkins.

- You wanna catch that car-theft ring

that's been bothering you?

Well, put a stake-out at the International Towers

in Long Beach.

- Who is this?

- That'll fix you, Mr. Bigshot.

- Man, I got to hit the head.

How long before our shift relief get here?

- Man, in 15 more minutes and we're all through.

One Baker 11.

10-28-29.

- Soon as I find out if Eleanor is here

I'll give you a call and you can take off.

Okay? - Okay.

- It's California six three five Charles King George.

- One Baker 11.

Six three five, Charles King George.

No warrant, not in file.

- One Baker 11, 10-4.

Nothing on it.

What do you think, think he's our dude?

- Ah, probably a salesman, let's wait.

- There's your salesman.

Sounds like he forgot about his alarm system.

- Could be he didn't know the car had one on it.

Pull around to the corner, we'll run some film on it.

- One Baker 11, 10-28-29.

California, six one four Henry Sam Ocean.

- Should've read my horoscope this morning.

- One Baker 11, 10-4.

Switch to

All units stand by, one Baker 11 in pursuit,

a '73 Ford Mustang, license number

six comma six one four Henry Sam Ocean.

Westbound Ocean Boulevard, against traffic.

- And it is currently 63 degrees in Long Beach.

Yeah, John, did you give me a buzz?

- I think that we have

a large police chase going on,

originating right in front of our studios.

I see a couple people.

I'm trying to get some interviews,

I'll be right back in a minute.

- Okay, John, I'll be monitoring for it.

You keep me posted.

- Now, I just got a report from one of our mobile units

a moment ago, a big police chase started right here

at the KFOX studios.

You stay tuned to 1280, Constant Country KFOX,

for that report.

- All units, the pursuit has entered

Lincoln Park from Pacific side.

- Get your hands on the windshield and don't move!

Up! Get 'em up where I can see 'em!

- Everybody down!

- You gotta get down, go!

- All units,

one Baker 11 has the suspect stopped,

Cedar and Ocean, in the park.

- Get out, put your hands up in the air, don't move!

- All units, the pursuit has left Lincoln Park,

westbound Ocean Boulevard.

- About how many cars were involved?

- 20, 30?

- And your husband went over to see what was going on?

- Yes, he's helping a lady out of the car now.

- Fine, Carol, if he comes back, let me know,

we'll try to talk to him, thank you.

Good afternoon, my name is Jonathan Frick

with Constant Country KFOX.

- One Baker 11, in pursuit following belligerent suspect,

vehicle '73 Mustang, westbound,

600 block Ocean Boulevard, against traffic.

Male, white, 40 to 45, six feet, 175 pounds,

gray hair, gray sports coat, black trousers.

TA's have occurred.

- Air unit 31, your 10-20?

- Air 31, over the Queen Mary,

we have approximately 12 minutes of fuel left.

We'll have to refuel shortly.

- Now, I told you a moment ago that our mobile unit

had joined in to give us a report about a police chase

that started right here at the studios at KFOX.

Well I just got a call a moment ago,

and Cal, in the Flying Fox,

has just now taxied for take-off at the Long Beach airport.

And he'll be flying to the scene of this chase,

and we'll be getting reports from both Cal and John

in just a moment right here on Constant Country KFOX.

Now listen to this.

- Did you hear that accident a while ago?

- Yes, yes we did.

- We hear crashes all the time.

- You hear crashes all the time, how come?

We come here every day.

- I was just leaving the real estate office

and this car came flying up over that hill there

and slammed into a boat, just--

- It hit a boat?

- Yes.

- Units involved in pursuit,

LAPD units, responding from harbor area.

- Well, honey, what do you think of it?

- I like it, let's buy it.

I'll kinda miss the old one, though.

- Attention, all units in the San Pedro, Long Beach,

Torrance, and Carson area, stand by to copy.

Long Beach PD is in pursuit of a 1973 Ford Mustang,

yellow in color,

California license six one four Henry Sam Ocean.

One occupant, male, Caucasian, approximately age 45,

six feet, 185 pounds, gray hair and mustache,

gray coat, black pants.

Uh, reason for pursuit unknown.

All units stand by.

Attention all units,

special attention Carson units,

Long Beach PD is in pursuit,

northbound Harbor Freeway from the Benson Thomas Bridge.

The suspect's vehicle is a 1973 Mustang, yellow in color,

license number of six one four Henry Sam Ocean.

The reason for pursuit unknown.

- Attention all units standing by,

suspect has just exited the Harbor Freeway.

- All units in pursuit,

suspect now southbound in the construction area.

- And is in the construction area

south of Sepulveda.

Use caution, civilians in the area.

Repeat, civilians in the area.

Assist code three.

- All units in pursuit,

LA Sheriff's Department is positioning units

parallel to the freeway and monitoring.

- Air unit 31, your 10-20 and ETA,

Harbor Freeway and Sepulveda?

- Air 31, we're at the airport, we'll be 15 to 20 minutes.

- Air Unit 31, 10-4.

- Man.

- Wanna bag, man, here you go?

- Hey man, check that bitch out, right there!

- Aw, look at that, aw, man!

Check her out over here, man.

Shit! Ooh-wee, goddamn!

- One Baker 11, one Baker 11, come in.

- I'll get it out. - - Okay, let's go.

- Attention, all units in pursuit,

helicopter unit seven is now en route to the scene,

ETA in 20 minutes.

- Hold you fire, hold your fire.

You in the car, the area is surrounded.

There is no way you can move out.

- Sounds like it's finally over.

- Finally.

- We have people all over the place.

I want you out of your car,

with your hands on top of your head.

He's going again!

- All units, the pursuit is going again.

- What the hell's going on?

- Shit, I don't know.

I'm gonna run that son of a bitch down.

- Go on, push!

Get in, let's go.

- Man, this damn sure don't help my hemmorhoid things.

- Well, let's get him.

- One Baker 11, what's your traffic?

- One Baker 11, Air Unit 31 ETA,

15 to 20 minutes.

One Baker 11, are you still with the pursuit?

- Where in the hell's she think we been, out to coffee?

Attention all units,

pursuit is not terminated,

repeat, not terminated, and is now westbound

from the construction area on Sepulveda.

Pursuit is now northbound Harbor Freeway

from Sepulveda, all units in the area, assist.

Code Three.

- All units, the vehicle is now northbound

Harbor Freeway from Sepulveda,

approaching the city of Carson.

- Units involved in the pursuit,

Highway Patrol helicopter en route.

- Jesus Christ, he just hit a damn post!

Turn around, turn around!

We got him now.

Attention all units,

suspect is TA with light pole

on Harbor Freeway northbound and Carson Street off ramp.

Pursuit is terminated.

That is negative, pursuit is not terminated,

repeat, not terminated.

- Suspect vehicle has exited the freeway

and is now southbound Figueroa

from the Carson Street off-ramp.

- Attention all units, Firestone 16 advising

he's northbound on Figueroa.

He has just spotted the Long Beach PD pursuit vehicle

southbound Fig at 220.

As a result of that TC, they need an ambulance

at Figueroa and 220.

- All units in pursuit,

you are now in the city of Carson.

- Lady, get outta the street!

- Attention all units,

14 advising the pursuit is now northbound

on Figueroa from 223,

advise another TC has occurred at that location.

14, 10-4 on the ambulance.

- Suspect is now northbound, Figueroa

from 223 Street.

- Fire department radio

We need a rescue at 220 and Figueroa.

Pursuit, use caution

at these intersections:

Figueroa and Carson Boulevard,

Carson and Main Street,

Carson and Avalon,

Main and Victoria.

- An ambulance is needed at 223 Figueroa.

- What it is, man, all right.

- Hell yeah.

- Be cool, Billy, shoot, you got the big highway's

following you now, you always doing something man.

- Hey, B,

- Yeah, man.

- Hey, Billy, man,

you rollin' a joint man?

- Golly!

- Remember that party we went to last night?

- Yeah, man.

- Got fine bitches there man.

- Yeah, all right.

- Come on, get the party on, man, golly.

- Hey, man, I am loaded, man.

- Good afternoon, I'm Darryl Forrest,

here with Mayor Sak Yamamoto of the city of Carson

for the groundbreaking ceremonies

of the new sheriff's station being built here in Carson.

In February of 1968,

the city of Carson was incorporated and since then

it has grown to be one of the fastest-growing cities

in the Southern California area,

with a population of over 82,000

and an assessed valuation of nearly 350 million dollars

and no property taxes.

Mayor, how does the city feel

about the new sheriff's station being built here in Carson?

- We really all feel that this is an asset

to the community and it'll give us better service

to all the outlying community, from Palos Verdes

all through in this community, you see.

In fact, this will be the headquarter

for all the sheriffs

and we feel it'll be a big asset to the city, sir.

- Where did the funds come from, to build this?

- Well it came from uh, the city has--

- Excuse me, Mayor.

There's something going on here

and it's some kind of action.

Let's find out from this officer,

exactly what's happening.

What's happening here, officer?

The officer is now calling in.

Officer, what's happening right now?

- Units from another city are in pursuit in our area.

I was advising the dispatcher and they're aware of it.

- Yes, there's a pursuit.

Units have been advised.

As of right now, we don't know exactly what's happening.

- I don't know what happened,

but I just came out of that store and here comes this car

barreling down the street, and I just,

I was so scared I ran back in the store,

and I thought--

- He was going down the street? And you ran--

- He was coming down the sidewalk!

- The sidewalk? - - Yes.

- He was barreling down the road, man,

it was unreal, man, he almost ran the trees down

and killed about 500 people.

It was unreal, man.

Attention all units,

roadblock being set up at Torrance Mazda Agency,

190 Street and Hawthorn Boulevard.

Use caution.

- We are the police.

This is a police emergency.

Please, clear the area.

Please, clear the area.

Men, we've only got a few minutes.

Suspect just crossed Western Avenue, so we have to hurry.

Get the cars in the covered area,

and we're gonna set up a roadblock in the street.

Now let's move.

Man, I think I hear 'em. Get ready to move, shotgun.

- There's our roadblock.

He's turnin' around!

Get on the other side, no, the other side!

- Tell them in the service department...

Tell them...

Attention all units,

suspect now inside Moran Cadillac Agency

six three and Hawthorn Boulevard.

The area is surrounded, stand by.

- You're surrounded, you can't escape.

- May I talk to Mr. Wackeen, Bud Wackeen,

this is Moran Cadillac.

- Mr. Bud Wackeen,

white courtesy telephone.

Mr. Bud Wackeen, white courtesy telephone.

- This is Wackeen.

- Mr. Wackeen.

I don't know how to tell you this, but

this whole place is a mess.

I mean, the front line got wiped out.

Um, the used car lot.

There were some police chasing some, somebody,

I don't know what it was.

It all happened so fast.

- I'll be right there, I'll be right there.

- Redondo Fire, this is Global Rescue Two.

We're at the scene of a four-car collision

with multiple injuries.

Respond to ladder truck, Code Three.

We'll need the jaws of life.

Respond.

- All units,

suspect vehicle has left Moran Cadillac Agency

westbound on 190 Street.

Redondo advises they have a multiple TA

at Flagler and 190 Street.

Accident is unrelated, repeat, unrelated,

to Long Beach pursuit.

The area is closed except for emergency vehicles.

Suspect is headed in that direction.

Use caution in that area.

Repeat, use caution in that area.

- Must request tow trucks and units to assisting

the Redondo rescue.

- Possible fracture and internal bleeding.

- Possible concussion, will be en route.

ETA, 12 minutes.

- Hello, down there, this is up here,

we've just left Long Beach

where the traffic isn't moving too well.

It's all jammed up with wrecked cars, tow trucks,

ambulances, and John Frick, right John?

- And I ruined my perfectly good umbrella!

- And you know we haven't had so much excitement

here in Long Beach since the arrival of the Queen Mary.

You just heard a report a moment ago

from Cal in the Flying Fox.

You stay tuned to the Hal McClean show

for continuing details.

Don't move.

- Sir, what happened to your car?

- You know those parking lot attendants.

- Sir, do you want a spray wax?

- No, just wash it.

- Hey, hey.

- Come on, Billy,

this thing's shocks' going out, man?

- Something's wrong with it.

- Oh, no, man.

- Is that the pigs?

- No, that ain't the pigs, man.

♪ Satisfaction

- I hear ya 'cause dude just opened his door

and everybody put in jail.

- Right on, man!

- Hey, y'all, party tonight, man.

- I'm going to the party tonight, man.

- Guess who's giving a party,

you know what's-her-name, that fine broad?

- Eleanor! Eleanor giving a party.

- Hell, yeah.

- Excuse me, ma'am, is this your car?

- Oh, yes it is.

Good, would you mind coming back to the manager's office?

We have to re-wash it.

- Re-wash the car? - - Yes.

We have to re-wash it,

just come back to the manager's office,

And I'll bring the car back there for you.

It'll only take a minute.

- Oh, all right.

- Are you Mr. Hal McClane?

- That's me.

- Sergeant Hines, Long Beach Police Department.

- What can I do for you?

- Officer Parks.

Are you the owner of a 1973 yellow Mustang?

California licencse number 614 HSO?

- Sure sounds like my car all right.

- This bulletin from the KIIS newsroom.

A high-speed police pursuit starting in Long Beach,

is now in the--

- Billy, you gonna get a ticket for this, man.

- You polluting the air.

- I hear you.

- How we gonna pick up the broads in this shit, man?

- No, man, we ain't going nowhere in this shit, man.

- I hear you, B.

- I'm not going nowhere.

- Pass the joint, man.

- You think we'll make it to the junkyard, man?

- I don't know, man.

- I hope so.

- Oh, wow, oh!

Look at that, this is shit, man.

- What's wrong with this damn car?

- Goddamn, man.

- If that crazy white man hadn't.

- Beach area, with police cars and helicopters

of surrounding cities joining the pursuit.

- I don't know who sent you to see me,

but if they sent you, they must be re-washing the car.

- Police ask all motorists

to stay out of the area.

Roadblocks are being set up all over that section

following a daring, spectacular escape

by both the car and driver.

Having now eluded police for over 40 minutes.

Stay with KIIS for further det--

- We'll I've been waiting, where is my car?

- Well what kind of car is it?

- It's a yellow Mustang.

Oh my God! - La--

- There he is!

- One Adam nine,

we have suspect matching description.

- Hold on.

Freeze.

- Come here.

Put your hands up.

Spread 'em out.

- What's going on, officer?

- Let's have the license, sir.

- How do I get to Harbor Freeway?

- Let's have the license.

- One Adam Nine, we have a suspect

matching the description of the suspect vehicle

in custody.

At the Rosencranz Car Wash, 190th and Anson.

Attention all units,

suspect has just been apprehended

at the Rosencranz car wash,

190 Street and Anson, repeat,

suspect has just been apprehended.

- Move on.

- At the Rosencranz Car Wash.

- Thank you, have a nice day.

- 190 Street and Anson.

- Hold it.

- Yes, officer?

- Stay right on 190th,

it'll take you right to the Harbor Freeway.

- Thank you very much.

- Let's stake out the car club.

- Maybe we could sell some parts

off this thing.

- I wish y'all could find that damn Mustang.

- No, you haven't ever lied.

- What's wrong?

- Let's go to that party.

Let's go to that party in this tonight.

- Y'all gettin' all

- Something's wrong, it's on fire.

- Hey man, let's just, holy shit.

- Oh, my goodness gracious.

- See you around, Billy.

- Everybody gon' let me...

- Don't do it.

- Aw, man, I gotta get home...

- Hell, yeah, I gotta come down.

- Yeah, and get that...

- Get out, get out, get out.

- Look and see what's wrong.

- Booker! Booker, see what's wrong!

- Don't be kicking my car!

- What the hell's wrong wit' you?