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Once upon a time

there were three little girls who went to the police academy.

One in Los Angeles.

One in San Francisco.

The other in Boston.

And they were each assigned...

very hazardous duties.

But I took them away from all that

and now they work for me.

My name is Charlie.

Welcome home, Desmond.

Do we move him on now?

No.

Not until we are certain he can lead us

to our 2 million in heroin.

Lost a little weight, Frank.

Yeah.

I feel, uh, not good.

It was bad, huh?

It was bad.

I-I felt so helpless out here,

waiting month to month,

nothing I could do for you.

They caught me one day... A guard.

Taking a fix.

So they put me on solitary for a week.

Eddie, I-I-I felt apart.

They put me in the infirmary.

They put me in a straightjacket.

There was no methadone,

there was nothing to help me come down,

there was nothing that... I was gonna die.

I did die.

I-I walk around, but I'm dead.

Come on, get in.

You're gonna be all right now, you hear?

Let's go.

You're gonna be okay.

Now, here's what we'll do. We'll get the kilos.

We'll pick 'em up, we'll sell 'em,

we go to Mexico, you lay in the sun.

Sure. We go to Mexico and lay in the sun.

After we even up, after we settle the score.

That picture.

Did you get it?

Yeah.

Frank, why bother? Forget her.

The important thing is for you to get well, huh?

I only saw her a moment during the trial.

She was wearing some kind of uniform.

It's important, Eddie. The same girl?

Yeah.

Sure?

Yeah, she's not in the force anymore.

She's working as a private investigator for an agency,

the Townsend Agency.

Everything's set up?

Just like you asked, I studied all her moves.

And I got you set up with a job.

But, Frank, I'm begging you. Please, forget her.

Let's go get the stash right now, fast,

get outta here before Thurgood and Sims figure it out

and try to stop us.

No.

No.

Damn.

I've waited four years for Kelly Garrett.

Four bad years Now she's mine.

She is mine.

Hi, Guido.

Hi. I see you're going home a little early today.

Oh, yeah. I'm tired.

I worked a little late last night.

Well, too much work and no play, eventually you will pay.

Oh, Guido, you're a poet.

Oh, afternoon, Miss Garrett.

Hi, Eddie. You see that, boss?

Been here only a week, already she calls me by my first name.

Now, that is class.

By the way, the stew is very good today.

Oh, no, thank you. Just coffee.

Your stomach is a little upset?

This one's for her.

Let me fix you a nice tomato juice,

with Tabasco sauce and a couple of raw eggs, huh?

Guido, if you love me, don't mention raw eggs.

Just want to make it better for you.

Oh, I know, I know. You worry, you fix, you help.

You pick up stray cats and people.

Like another new dishwasher.

My regular man didn't show up this morning.

Eddie found him.

Oh. Hi. Welcome to the fold.

Hang in. You got a good thing going.

He's a tower of Jell-O.

It's not true. A compassionate man such as myself

is a tower of strength.

It's her, isn't it? The Garrett girl.

Yes, I believe it is.

The three of them in one place together.

Rather a large coincidence, isn't it?

Yeah.

Too large a coincidence.

She'll be totally under by now.

This thing, you sure it'll work?

It should, Frank.

I had it made three months ago

when she was on vacation.

They have a key to Garrett's house.

Which means her being at the restaurant

where Desmond works was not a coincidence.

So we move on Desmond now?

No.

First, you move on Miss Garrett.

Hello?

Oh, hi, Kris.

Oh, yeah, I know. I overslept.

Kelly, you sound a little ragged.

Yeah, I-I was just about to call Bosley

and ask for the day off.

Mm. Bad timing.

He made an appointment for you for about 11:00.

Oh, well, that's okay.

Ah, perhaps I'll feel sharper

if I, uh, get out and move around a little.

You sure you feel up to it?

Yeah. I-I think I have a cold coming on,

so why don't you open some orange juice,

and I'll be there in half an hour?

You got it. Bye-bye.

Alrighty. Bye.

Oh, Kelly, there you are.

Hi, I'm sorry I'm late.

It's all right. Here, have a big shot of vitamin C.

It'll make you feel better.

Ah, thank you.

You do look a bit peaked.

Only because I am.

Peaked, but here for duty nonetheless.

Kelly, uh, this is Mr. Sims. He's anxious to talk with you.

Hello. Miss Garrett, isn't it?

Mr. Sims is it?

Yes, Harold Sims.

Oh, how can I help you?

I'm an attorney Miss Garrett.

One of my clients is a man named Joseph Thurgood.

Thurgood. That name sounds vaguely familiar.

Yes, it should, uh, Mr. Thurgood was involved

in a narcotics trial four years ago.

You operated as the undercover officer on the case.

Do you recall any of the details on the case?

A-as I recall, uh,

Mr. Thurgood owned an import company

and, uh, a drug ring was using his company

to bring heroin into the country.

Of course, Mr. Thurgood wasn't aware

that his company was being used illegally.

Oh, right. That was all cleared up during the trial.

One of his employees was responsible.

I can't remember the name.

Desmond.

Frank Desmond? He went to prison.

Oh, yeah, right. Desmond.

At any rate...

Mr. Thurgood's contemplating

the expansion of his import business.

Unfortunately, we're encountering

a lot of licensing trouble with other nations

because of the company's involvement

in that narcotics trial.

Well, how can I help?

Well, you were the arresting officer.

You were one of the prosecution's chief witnesses.

We thought, perhaps, a letter from you

on Mr. Thurgood's behalf would expedite this matter.

Actually, to make it simpler for you,

I've indicated just the points I'd like covered.

I hate to impose on you like this,

especially when you're not feeling well.

I'll be all right.

I'll look this over tonight.

Well, good. I'll contact you tomorrow.

Meantime, you take good care of that cold.

Thank you. Sure.

Nice meeting you. Nice meeting you.

Ladies. Goodbye.

Bye-bye.

Kel.

Honey, I'm real worried about you.

Me too.

No, I-I just need some rest.

Okay, then why don't you just take the day off,

go home and on your way

stop by Guido's dinner and pick up your wallet.

My wallet?

Yeah, someone called here

and said you left it there last night.

So why don't you just stop by and pick it up

and then go home, go to bed.

Yeah.

And I'll ring you in the morning.

Deal?

Deal.

Hey, don't you want this? What?

Oh, yeah.

Feel better, huh?

Sims, are you telling me

the Garrett girl was high?

I'm telling you she didn't have a cold.

I've seen enough users to know that.

Did she buy that story

about expanding Thurgood Imports?

I think so, but I don't think

we'll get any information out of her.

Why not? Well, look at it like this.

If she is a user, then I think it confirms

what we suspected these past four years.

There was somebody on this end that stole those two kilos.

Are you saying it was her?

Her and Desmond.

She was the arresting officer.

She had the details, she had the access,

then shortly after the trial, she leaves the force.

And now, the minute Desmond gets out of prison,

we see the two of 'em together.

Hm.

Ah.

You still don't feel so good, eh?

Right. And you, uh,

came back for your wallet.

Ahem. Right again.

And I thought you came back for my coffee.

Oh, no, thank you. Not today.

But it's one of my better brews.

I knew you were coming. I made it especially for you.

You won't cry if I pass?

I might.

Okay.

There.

I found your wallet when I was cleaning up last night.

It was out in the parking lot.

You must have dropped it when you were going to your car.

I put it down here somewhere for safekeeping.

I swear I put my wallet in my purse

when I left here yesterday.

I must be going crazy. Ah.

You should have taken my offer.

Tomato juice, Tabasco sauce and two raw eggs.

Mm-mm.

No.

Not one of my better brews?

Just not one of my better days.

Oh, thanks for finding my wallet.

Oh, no, no, no. It's on the house.

Oh, you're a dear. Thank you, Guido.

See you later.

Hello? This is Kelly Garrett.

Is the doctor in?

I'm sorry. He's not.

Oh. Uh, could I see him tomorrow morning?

Could you tell me what's wrong?

I don't know. The flu maybe.

Well, doctor can see you at 10.

Okay, 10:00 tomorrow morning. Thank you.

I don't like it. Taking Garrett in broad daylight?

Well, you heard what Terrence said.

Desmond was with her again last night.

She is involved.

And we've got to find out now,

before she disappears

with $2 million worth of our heroin.

Hello?

Kelly? Bos.

Oh, hi, Bos.

Oh, you still sound a little ragged.

Oh, yeah, I...

I think I need to see a doctor.

Didn't you make an appointment to see the doctor this morning?

Oh. That's right. I... I did.

It was for 10:00.

Oh, I-I forgot.

Oh, how did you know about that?

He called here.

Wait just a minute.

Kelly?

Kelly, are you there?

Well, Miss Garrett.

Nice to see you. How are you today?

I'm all right.

What are you doing here?

I'd like to talk to you.

About what?

A matter we discussed. Somebody's with her.

I thought I heard the doorbell.

Why did you come here? SIMS: It's urgent.

We'd like you to come with us. Who's voice is that?

Oh, I can't. I-I've got an appointment and I'm late.

I'm afraid we'll have to insist, then.

Kelly?

Stop!

What the devil is going on there?

I don't know. I think we better go over there and find out.

Ah! Who are you? What are you doing?

Please, Miss Garrett, let's not waste time with word games.

You stole two kilos of heroin that belong to us.

That's a street value of $2 million.

We want it returned.

Heroin?

I don't know anything about any heroin.

You're obviously a user.

And that denial makes you appear quite stupid.

I-I don't know what you're talking about.

I've never used...

Look, I'm sick and I need to see a doctor.

She must have fixed.

We won't get any answers until we bring her down.

Let get her to the warehouse.

Kelly!

Oh, no. Bosley. She's not here.

Okay, she's obviously been taken.

Where do we start looking?

I don't know. You got any ideas?

We're not working on any case.

I mean, there's nothing pending, nothing...

Wait a minute. What's that?

Those voices on the phone. What about them?

Well, one of them sounded really familiar.

I mean, very distinctive.

You mean he had an accent that you recognized?

No, more like a speech pattern.

Hey, like that guy that came to see Kelly yesterday.

The lawyer. Harold Sims.

Right, he had that speech quality.

Let's go talk to Harold Sims.

Talk to him very cautiously, so as you don't tip him.

Meanwhile, I'll do some fast research on Sims and his client.

What's his name? Joseph Thurgood.

Yeah, Thurgood Imports. Bosley, listen.

Also, research that narcotics trial that Sims mentioned.

It might link them to Kelly somehow.

Right, you got it.

Let's get out of here.

Now, Miss Garrett,

if you are cogent enough, we'll talk.

Uh, you're Joseph Thurgood.

From the Desmond trial.

You remember. Good.

Now, tell me, how did you get away

with $2 million dollars worth of heroin that belongs to me?

I... I told you

I don't know anything about any heroin.

I'm getting very tired of this, Miss Garrett.

Five kilos of heroin were shipped to me from Turkey.

Somebody tipped off the Los Angeles Police,

and you grabbed the shipment.

But when the case came to trial,

only three kilos had been impounded.

Ah.

Right.

There were only three kilos of heroin.

Miss Garrett, ah,

we almost accepted that premise these past four years.

We thought perhaps our Turkish connections

had kept those two kilos,

then tipped off the Los Angeles Police

to cover their tracks.

We don't believe that any longer.

Just what do you believe?

That you grabbed the five kilos, put two in your pocket.

And now it looks like Frank Desmond

helped set it up with you.

Heh.

Mr. Thurgood, the past two days,

some very strange things have happened to me.

Somehow I...

I have been shot up with heroin.

And until you told me, I didn't even know it.

Shot up with heroin and you didn't even know it.

We're not fools, Miss Garrett.

Don't treat us that way.

I'm telling you I didn't know.

We saw you at that diner, Guido's, where Desmond works.

Uh...

The diner.

Frank Desmond works at the diner?

Are you trying to tell us you haven't seen him there?

Or his friend, Eddie Feducci?

That they weren't in your house the past two nights?

No.

No.

Uh-huh.

Getting nowhere with her. We should pick up Desmond.

Yeah.

And this time I want some answers.

Miss Garrett.

I'm going to give you the appropriate amount of time

for you to reconsider your position.

My friend Terrence can be very unkind.

Mr. Thurgood? There are two ladies here

from the Townsend Agency to see Mr. Sims.

He isn't in, so they asked to see you.

They insist it's urgent.

All right, send them in.

Mr. Thurgood.

How do you do? I'm Kris Munroe.

And I'm Tiffany Welles.

Hi, won't you sit down? Thank you.

You said you're from the Townsend Agency?

Townsend Detective Agency.

Your lawyer, Mr. Sims, stopped by our office yesterday.

Oh, yes. The thing about the Garrett girl.

Right. What seems to be your problem?

The problem is that Miss Garrett seems to have disappeared.

Disappeared?

Well, actually, she was taken forcibly.

We were hoping that you could help us.

Well, how could I help?

Well, we thought perhaps there was some connection

between Miss Garrett's disappearance

and the conversation she had with Mr. Sims.

Well, i-in what way?

Well, maybe there's no connection.

We were hoping that you could help us with that.

I really wish I could, but I can't.

I'll mention it to Mr. Sims when he gets back.

We would appreciate that very much.

You say someone took her from her house forcibly?

Uh, yes, that's what we said.

Amazing.

Well, it's a strange, violent world we live in, isn't it?

I certainly hope you find your friend.

If there's anything I can do...

Well, thank you very much, Mr. Thurgood.

You've been very kind and you will call us.

Of course. Thank you.

Goodbye. Goodbye and good luck.

Oh, you can go out this way.

Thank you, again.

Did you catch it? Yeah, we did not mention

Kelly was taken from her house. Right, he did.

I'm figuring Mr. Thurgood for a liar.

I think we better stick around here

and check the situation out.

Okay, why don't we go to the car first and call Bos?

Good idea.

Ah. Yes.

Frank Desmond.

You've changed.

You did a job on me.

I did a job on you?

You p-put me in prison.

You remember?

Oh, I see.

So that's what this is all about.

Yes, ma'am, that's what this is about.

How you do it?

The diner?

Ah.

The coffee I drank.

The next morning I knew somebody had been in the house,

because the coffee table was moved.

You put me through hell, lady.

Hell!

Now it's your turn.

I don't know what the two of you are talking about.

I-it's all quite amusing, I can assure you.

But I'm tired of games.

I want answers.

And with you two, I know sure where to get those answers.

I wanna give you both one last option.

You tell me about those two missing kilos,

and you won't have to go through any of this.

I-I don't know. I never knew.

If she doesn't, you do, Frank.

You're first, Frank.

Dinner. Oh. Oh, no.

Please, don't. Don't send me up again.

So high, you'll fall forever unless you talk to me now.

Please, no. Keep him away from me. Please!

No. Don't send me up again.

And one of you better start telling me what I wanna hear.

You're running out of time.

Not again! Please, keep him away!

No! No!

Sims, how is it going?

Well, it's another hour or two till we fix them again.

Then later tonight sometime.

By tomorrow morning, they'll be screaming for more,

and I'm sure they'll be in a mood to cooperate by then.

I'm not sure we have that much time.

What do you mean?

I had a visit a little while ago.

Miss Garrett's associates at the Townsend Agency.

What did they want?

Help finding Miss Garrett.

Well, how did they come to you?

They guessed her disappearance may have been tied

to your visit yesterday.

Well, that's just too close a guess.

I don't like that at all.

No, neither do I.

Leave Terrence there to keep an eye on them.

You come and pick me up.

I think we'll have to accelerate our timetable.

All right. I'll be there in a few minutes.

Terrence, give me the keys.

I'll take the limo and go pick up Thurgood.

You just stay here till I get back.

All right, fine.

Talk to me.

Huh?

Frank, talk to me.

Tell me about what happened four years ago.

Huh?

Tell me.

Oh, four... Four years... Why?

Why should I tell you anything?

You...

Because when this is over, maybe I can help you.

If you level with me.

Lady, when this is over,

they're gonna figure out you got nothing to tell 'em.

You're gonna be... Be a dead person.

Dead.

Okay. Then what will it hurt to tell me?

Go ahead. Explain how smart you were.

I was smart. Smart.

Yes.

Thurgood and Sims used the company to bring stuff in.

I was the L.A. contact.

Uh, why did you protect Thurgood and Sims during the trial?

Oh, I...

Well, dragging 'em in,

dragging 'em down wouldn't help me any.

I had a $300-a-day habit,

and they could me fixed when I was inside.

They had the connection.

Did they? They did.

I did it in there. No, no.

Anyway, I got caught,

and there's nothing anyone can do.

Nothing. Where are the two kilos, Frank?

Hm?

The two kilos.

You... You don't really think that I would tell you that.

No, no.

You better tell them.

They're gonna send you halfway to heaven.

No, no.

Then they're gonna let you drop.

And you're gonna tell them anything they wanna hear.

No. I will tough it out again. I will.

Oh, Frank. You won't have to if you'll just listen to me.

I'm listening. What? What?

What? Listen to... Shh. Shh.

See that air duct? It leads to the roof.

And if we stack these crates,

we can get to it.

All the way up there?

Right.

Okay?

Where's the ground?

I can't find the floor.

I'm flying.

Oh, Frank, come on. I can't do it alone.

Oh, I can't. I can't. I...

Oh, God. You can't.

You can't because you never could.

You've been a loser all your life.

You were born a loser.

And if I haven't blown it for you four years ago,

you would've messed it up on your own...

Shh. No.

No! I don't give a damn about you.

Because you pulled me down with you this time,

and I want out of here.

So get on your feet and help me.

I can't. Oh, help me!

Or I swear when they come through that door,

I'm gonna tell 'em so many lies

th-that they're gonna cut you to pieces.

No. No, don't do that.

Don't do that.

Frank, I mean it.

I'm sick and I'm tired.

And I'm scared.

So, what's it gonna be?

Are you gonna help me?

Well, we'll see when we get there.

The sooner the better, from what you tell me.

Shall we? We shall.

Hello?

Bos? Tiff.

Where are you?

Sims picked up Thurgood in a black limo.

We're following them east on 53rd.

How'd you do at Guido's diner?

Negative.

Eddie Feducci was out running errands

and Frank Desmond was gone.

Gone? Where'd he go?

I don't know. Guido saw him drive off with two men

in a black limousine.

Wonder if it's the same one we're following.

Probably. You say you're going east on 53rd.

Right. Well, Charlie had

a computer read-out on Thurgood's importing company.

The company has a storage warehouse on 53rd and Alameda.

Think that's where we're going?

Could be.

I'll head there myself,

and I'll call you when I'm close.

Something wrong?

That car behind us.

I thought I saw it pulling out of the parking lot

when I picked you up.

Darn it. I think they made us.

I'll tell you what.

I'll approach the warehouse from Alameda Street.

Call Bos. See if he can pick them up, will you?

They turned off.

False alarm.

Sorry. I guess I'm getting jumpy.

Hello?

They got hinky on us. We shifted to 52nd Street.

Can you pick them up on 53rd?

I'll try.

Keep the line open.

Tiff, I'm behind them on 53rd.

We're about six blocks from the warehouse.

Keep the line open.

Good. We'll approach the warehouse from Alameda.

They've turned off 53rd.

It looks like they're heading towards you.

Sims, there's that car again. They have been following us.

The two came to my office. It must be them.

If it is, the cops will be close behind.

I don't like it. It's no good.

Call Terrence. Tell him to get rid of those two.

Are you crazy? If we kill them, we'll never see that 2 million.

So we never see it again.

It's better than spending 20 years in prison,

if that Garrett girl gets to the police.

Call him.

Bos, the limo didn't go to the warehouse.

Just went south on Alameda. We're following.

Okay. I'm gonna check out that warehouse.

Stay on the line.

Yeah. What? THURGOOD: Take care of them.

Both of them and get them away from there and dump them.

Fast.

Kelly!

Hold it!

Kelly? Are you okay?

Tiffany?

Bosley?

Kelly and Desmond were in the warehouse.

They're okay.

I suggest that you detain Mr. Sims and Mr. Thurgood.

Shall do.

Kelly's safe. Let's take 'em.

What the hell do you think you're doing?

We got a few things to discuss, Mr. Sims.

Put your arms up. Come on.

What's the matter here? Just forget it.

We've got Miss Garrett.

And you've got big trouble.

Call the police.

Keep an eye on this one.

I don't know how to say this

but I appreciate what you said for me in there.

I mean, if you hadn't, I wouldn't be walking away now.

Your telling them where you'd hidden the two kilos

didn't hurt your case.

Well, goodbye.

Good luck to all of you.

Same to you. Good luck to you.

Bye-bye.

A-all my life, nobody cared about me much.

I mean, if they did, I-I-I didn't know about it.

But when you helped me in there...

When you helped me through that hole in the roof,

when you helped me, everything changed somehow.

I-I mean, can...? Can you believe that?

If you can.

I am obliged to you.

Thank you.

Let's go, Eddie. Where?

You wanna go to Mexico.

Mexico? We're broke. How we gonna get there?

We'll get there.

What are we doing when we get there?

We'll be okay, Eddie.

We'll be okay.

You all right?

Yes. I'm okay.

I'll never forget what I've been through.

Ever.

The real addicts...

what they must go through.

God, I feel sorry for them.