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Once upon a time, there were three beautiful girls.

Two of them graduated from the police academy.

The other graduated from a top school for models.

And they each reaped the rewards

of their exciting careers.

But I took them away from all that and now they work for me.

My name is Charlie.

Is this okay?

Very good, Miss Mills.

Oh, I really enjoy seeing you move in that manner.

You know, you're a very pretty girl.

I said that the first time I saw you.

Six months ago, I said to myself,

"There's a very pretty girl."

Ah.

Oh, I'm so glad I was able to get back to the city again.

And to see you again.

How's this?

I have so many pressing problems at home.

Doesn't everyone?

I look forward to these moments.

Is this okay?

Would you, uh, move a little to the left, please?

Turn a little more.

That's good. That's good.

Name is Jody. Jody Mills.

All right, who is she

and why are we looking for her?

Well, she's from Nebraska and she works,

or she worked at the Woodman Modeling Agency here.

As a model?

That's right.

Her father apparently has lost touch with her

so he wants us to go over there tonight,

see if she's still associated with Woodman.

Just the three of us on this one, Bos?

I guess so,

in that Tiffany's decided to stay east for a while.

Now, here is a picture of her friend named Terry.

And this is her roommate, Julie Rogers.

Here's a picture of the head of the agency, Dale Woodman.

I'll get it.

Hmm, Jody's roommate, Terry, is very pretty.

Townsend Agency.

So is her roommate, Julie Rogers.

Okay.

All right, Charlie. I understand.

No, no, no problem.

I'll check with you in the morning.

Hmm.

Red flag on the play.

What do you mean?

Our client, Jody Mills' father

has decided to come to L.A. personally.

We'll meet him here in the morning.

Well, I can go home and wash my hair

and you can keep your nose in your Hawaii brochure

like you've done all week.

I can't help it.

I'm just dying to hit that beach in Waikiki.

Pity.

Dale Woodman looks like a very elegant fellow.

I think the Jefferson account will be through by Tuesday.

Hey, Terry.

What are you doing here, Terry?

I've come to the party, Mr. Woodman.

You were not invited to this party.

I used to be invited to all the parties, Mr. Woodman.

Go home, Terry. I don't wanna go home.

What are you doing? - Let's go.

Right.

Okay. Bye.

Jimmy Joy?

Yeah.

Hi, I'm Julie.

Well, good for you.

Heh, listen, my friend, Jody, asked me to find you.

Jody?

Jody Mills,

Come on, you know Jody Mills.

Well, if you say so, I must, right?

Right.

Anyway, she, uh, asked me to get some stuff for her.

Stuff, what, heh, sort of stuff?

Look, I'm not in the mood to play games

with your type, Jimmy Joy.

Now, you got a cute act and real flash title.

I bet you even cut a wide swath in the street,

but you know what? I'm not impressed.

I'm just doing a favor for a friend.

So, uh, take the green,

give me the snort and let me get out of here.

Hey, such tough talk from such a pretty mouth.

Hey, come on. I'm in a hurry.

It's been a long day.

Well,

a man's gotta be careful nowadays,

right?

Sure, I'll bet.

I don't wanna go home.

Did you find that Jimmy Joy character?

I found him.

He's still doing business here?

Mm-hm.

I'm gonna look for Jody Mills.

I think she's working the home show.

Stay in touch.

Okay. See you.

Hi, Julie.

You wanna learn how to cook in a microwave?

I'm not into cooking.

Oh, how are you gonna feed your husband when you get married?

I'll send out.

Oh, now, he'll get tired of that.

So much for the marriage, heh.

Have you seen Lloyd Marx?

Mm-hm, they're over there.

Thanks.

Thanks.

Hey, Julie baby.

What are you doing down here?

Slumming.

And it's Miss Rogers to you.

My, we're a snotty broad, ain't we?

Eddie, "we're" indicates plural.

"A snotty broad" indicates the singular.

You're mixing your subjects.

Also, I'm not a broad.

And if you call me that one more time

I'm gonna come down on you

like a house of bricks, understand?

So much for the pleasantries.

What do you want?

I'm looking for Jody Mills.

Either of you seen her?

Yeah, I've seen her.

Not at your place.

Yeah, she's working there tonight.

What's wrong with my place?

Mostly it's that you hang around there, Eddie.

I seem to have captured you, so there's no need to continue.

Shall we step outside?

Outside?

Yes.

Do you mind?

Heh, why?

Oh, I just think we should.

Come.

I'll give you your money.

Well,

I guess this is the end of it.

Okay, so, what do you want?

Hey, hey, what are you doing?

What is the matter with you? What...?

Is Jody Mills here or not?

Maybe she is.

Maybe she isn't. Who's asking?

I'm asking.

So who are you?

Miss Mills is my roommate.

I've got something I've gotta deliver to her.

She needs it quick. Get my drift?

She and her photographer were in the first room

but I think I heard somebody leave.

Some of our clients don't want to walk out the front door,

if you know what I mean.

I'll bet.

CHARLIE: Mr. Mills, of course,

we would do everything we could to help you.

But you know the police will be looking very hard

to find your daughter's killer.

Yes, that's what they just told me.

We're all very sorry

we didn't try to find your daughter last night.

It's not your fault.

I told Mr. Townsend to hold off till I got here this morning.

Mr. Mills, if the police are involved,

why do you still wanna hire us?

Well, I'm only a Nebraska wheat farmer.

I don't know much about the big city

but I've got a feeling

if the police don't find who killed Jody

they'll forget

and she'll just become a statistic in the files.

Well, I can't let that happen.

I wanna know who killed my girl.

And I wanna know why she died with drugs in her body.

Can you understand that?

Yeah, we can understand.

Angels, I think we'd better backtrack.

Try to pick up the thread from the beginning

when Jody first came to the city.

Good idea, Charlie.

Uh, tell me, Mr. Mills, did your daughter correspond with you?

Of course.

When she first came here, she wrote me three times a week.

Told me how she was doing.

First she had an apartment of her own.

But that was too expensive.

She moved in then with this girl.

Then Jody's letters got fewer.

She didn't seem so hopeful.

Two weeks ago, she stopped writing at all.

I couldn't reach her by phone.

This Julie Rogers,

she seemed to be hiding something

so I decided to come see for myself.

I got here a day late.

One day.

One day.

Bos, I'm in Julie Rogers' apartment.

I'll check with you after I've talked to her.

Hi.

Are you Julie Rogers?

That's me.

Hi, I'm Kelly Garrett. Hi.

I'm a friend of your roommate, Jody Mills.

Um, I'm afraid I have a piece of bad news.

Oh, I... I already know what happened.

I have to talk to you about it.

All right. Come on in. Thank you.

This is my friend, Harry. This is...

What did you say your name was?

Kelly Garrett.

Jody and I went to school together in Nebraska.

Would you like a drink, coffee?

Oh, coffee will be fine.

So you and Jody were close friends?

Yes, we started modeling together in Omaha.

Odd, I don't recall her mentioning you.

Well, she told me all about you.

Really?

Yeah. She wrote me right before she moved in here.

Cream? Sugar?

Just cream.

Funny, heh,

that's one of the many things Jody and I had in common.

Cream, no sugar in our coffee.

Silly, huh?

No, it's not silly.

Sometimes you remember those things

about people after they're gone.

So how can I help you, Miss Garrett?

Well, I promised Jody I'd come here

and maybe do some modeling.

We'd have a few laughs, like, back in Omaha.

When I got here and found out she'd been killed

well, I've been pretty shaken up.

I guess I just wanted to know how it happened.

I don't know how it happened.

But you were her roommate. Her friend.

How could she have gotten in all that trouble?

I mean, the drugs and dying in an alley.

Well, I don't know anything about drugs

or why she'd use them.

We just shared this apartment.

We were on completely different schedules.

She was usually coming in as I was going out.

We really didn't see each other that much.

Well, I guess that's why you don't remember

Jody mentioning my name.

Yeah, probably.

You're a model too.

Mm.

Cover girl.

It's a beautiful picture of you.

Thank you.

I, um, have some appointments today, I... So...

Oh, yeah. Me too.

Thanks for the coffee.

Sure.

Nice meeting you, Harry.

What did you say your last name was?

I didn't.

Well, I'll let myself out.

Okay.

What was all that about?

I don't know.

Questions. Questions.

She had a lot of questions.

Maybe she's just curious.

You really don't remember

Jody mentioning the name Garrett, do you?

No. I don't think so.

And she usually told you everything?

Usually, yeah.

Well, there's something wrong somewhere.

You just have a suspicious nature, Harry.

That's right, I have a suspicious nature.

In our business, it's a requirement.

Don't you forget it.

I'm trying, Harry.

I'm trying.

Look, I told the police,

I told that other lady and now I'm telling you.

I can't remember the guy

who was with Jody Mills last night.

Wait a minute. What other lady?

I don't remember who she was.

She came in here.

She said she had something to deliver to this Jody Mills.

What did she have to deliver?

Well, it came in a small packet

and she said her roommate needed it quick.

So you figure it out.

Her roommate?

Yeah, she was this Mills girl's roommate.

Did you tell the police about this packet?

I don't tell the police any more than I have to.

Why you asking?

Oh, don't get me wrong,

I don't like the police much myself.

I'm asking because I was a friend of Jody's.

You a model too?

Yeah, right.

Listen, what room did they use?

Uh, first one on the right.

Mind if I look?

You're not a bad-looking girl yourself.

You ever thought about this kind of work?

Not yet.

When you think about it

I'll let you look at the room.

I'll think about it.

Any luck?

Jody Mills' roommate came here looking for her last night.

Oh, yeah? I wonder what for.

She was delivering something in a small packet.

You mean drugs?

She said Jody needed it quick.

What's this? Oh, I don't know.

It, uh, looks like a piece of a plastic lens cover.

I found it down here.

I think we ought to get back

and see how Kelly did with Jody Mills' roommate.

Right.

Kris, are you saying Julie Rogers was trying

to bring Jody Mills drugs?

That's the way it seems, Charlie.

This morning, when I questioned Miss Rogers

about Jody Mills' death she got very defensive.

I would say that Miss Rogers bears further watching, Charlie.

I agree.

The question is,

how do we proceed without tipping our hand?

Well, she's a model with the Woodman Agency.

Maybe we could start there.

Good idea, Kelly.

Now, why don't you and Kris set up an interview?

See if you can get that agency to take you on as models.

Hmm.

You ready to do some cheesecake?

Oh, Bosley.

I'm sorry.

You can't see Mr. Woodman.

Of course we can.

All you have to do is open the door and let us in.

Mr. Woodman does not interview new applicants.

So if you'll leave your portfolio

with our personnel department...

We tried that. They weren't buying.

No doubt.

I think direct action is needed here.

Hmm.

Hold on!

Mr. Woodman??

Yes. You're in luck.

Really? How's that?

Well, I'm Kelly Garrett

and this is my friend, Kris Monroe.

Mr. Woodman, I'm sorry.

Who are these two young ladies?

Well, she just told you.

Garrett and Monroe.

You weren't paying attention.

I told them we weren't seeing any new people,

but they, uh, insisted.

You aren't exactly suffering from shyness, are you?

What is it they say about a faint heart?

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Oh, heh, is that what they say?

Well, you get the idea.

What makes you think

that I would be interested in representing you?

Well, if you weren't considering it

you would've had him toss us out of here by now.

Does he look the type to you?

He looks like he could.

Uh, toss us out of here, I mean.

Uh, well, I can.

Oh, he speaks. Hmm.

Thank you, Miss Delp.

You can go back to your office.

What experience have you had?

Modeling?

Modeling.

Oh, not much.

How much is not much?

Well, let's put it this way.

We haven't been at it long enough

to pick up any bad habits.

This is the top modeling agency in this city.

One of the best in the entire country.

What makes you think that you will succeed here?

What makes you think we can't?

Somehow I knew she was going to say that.

All right, then,

this evening, we're giving a party here

for some out-of-town advertisers.

You two, you can come along, looking your very best.

And if I think that your best is appreciated by our clients

then we will talk.

Fair? Fair.

Eight o'clock.

Bye. Eight o'clock.

Bye.

Well, I've never seen you do that before.

Do what before?

Let anyone cruise in here like that.

Perhaps it's because I admire ambition.

Ha-ha, I think gall might be a better word.

Ambition. Gall. Call it what you like.

The world belongs to those who have it.

Townsend Agency.

Bosley, I'm concerned.

How are Kelly and Kris doing at the Woodman Agency?

So far, so good.

They're going to a party there tonight.

Well, that's a good beginning.

Have you found the dead girl's friend, Terry?

No, not yet.

Apparently, she's no longer with the Woodman Agency

and right now, we just don't know where she's working.

Either of these two ladies interest you, sir?

Uh, you'll do fine.

Just fine.

Well, when Mr. Woodman throws a party,

he really throws a party. Heh.

How does she do that?

I think you need special joints.

You're 10 minutes late.

You're very punctual.

You will be too,

if you come to work for me.

Now mix with my guests, please.

I think you're staring at me.

You know I'm staring at you.

I Think I'll mix.

What do you do?

What do you like?

Oh, I'd like to know what you do.

Well, I'm Mr. Woodman's, um, man Friday.

Then I suppose I should get on your good side.

Well, you nearly have, if you don't blow it.

I'll try not to.

I understand things are really busy

in town right now.

Can't complain.

Excuse me.

Dear boy, I did ask you not to fraternize

with the hired help.

Well, I didn't, uh, realize that she was hired.

I have a feeling that she will be.

That's Jimmy Joy over in the corner.

Cute. Hmm, so how do we handle him?

First we have to find out if he's independent

or if he has connections in high places.

How do we do that?

I'm gonna lean on him,

see if he calls out for help.

Do me a favor. Watch yourself.

Every minute.

I wouldn't wanna see you get bruised, Harry.

Well, neither would I. I mean, not that way.

Thank you.

Hello.

Miss Garrett.

I'm flattered you remembered my name.

What are you doing here?

Oh, I'm trying to impress Mr. Woodman.

Impress him?

Yes, so he'll hire me.

As a model?

Right.

I see.

You don't approve?

Why should I approve or disapprove?

Oh, well, you shouldn't.

It's just that you seem displeased.

Ah, look, I don't know what your scene is.

This morning, you asked me a lot of questions

I can't answer and now you show up here

and start ragging me.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I didn't realize I was ragging you.

I'd like to be your friend.

Really? Why?

Well, why not? I'm new in town.

I don't know many people. I could use a friend.

Look, this, um, isn't all this easy and pretty as it looks.

It isn't?

This isn't Omaha, Nebraska.

This is the big pond where the big fish play for big bucks.

There are sharks in these waters

and you can get cut in half real quick.

So before you dive in, give it a lot of thought.

All right, I will.

Thanks.

Ah, Miss Julie Rogers is one tough lady.

She sure is.

That fellow Harry who was in her apartment

this morning is here too.

Maybe we can find out who he is and what he's up to.

Okay.

Someone's doing business in the corner.

Well, considering this rich entertainment,

I'd say it's probably a coke dealer.

Like Miss Rogers said,

there are sharks in these waters.

Hi.

Good to see you again.

Again? Haven't we met?

No, I don't think so.

I'm Kris. This is Kelly. Hi.

I'm Louise. This is Sally. Hi.

I do that all the time.

You do what all the time?

Well, I say, "Hi, good to see you again,"

in case I am.

In case you am what?

Seeing you again and don't know it.

Well, on account of I have a bad memory. You follow?

Well, um, I'll have to think about it.

Listen, we're trying to connect.

Is he the local fixer?

You mean Jimmy Joy?

Jimmy Joy? That's his name?

Yeah, Jimmy Joy.

Sure, he can fix you up with anything you can use.

Louise, you got a big mouth.

Why?

Why don't you shout it in the street?

Big mouth, pea brain.

Look, don't worry about it.

We're new here and we're just trying to

put our feet in the right place.

If you wanna put your feet in the right place,

point them towards home.

Why does everybody keep telling us to go home?

I don't know. Why do they?

My reasons are simple.

I don't like any more competition than I have now.

You don't look like you're doing too bad.

I'm hanging in here because I keep these

pre-geriatric playboys happy

so they ask for me and I stay in the A group.

The A group? This is the A group.

Models and clients.

The big accounts. The big bucks.

Where's the B group?

They don't stay in the stable.

And believe me, once you've been here

and start slipping down, it's not a fun trip.

Like I said, save yourself some grief.

Point your shoes toward home.

How much?

Well, why don't you just, uh, work it off, huh?

I'll just as soon pay cash.

Well, it's your loss, angel.

Yeah, right, heh.

Just hold it, Jimmy Joy. I wanna talk to you...

I don't know you. Oh, that's okay.

I'm gonna do you a big favor.

Oh, yeah, like what?

I'm gonna give you a pass.

I'll let you walk away from all of this.

And why would I wanna do that?

Because I'm taking over your action here.

What? Are you crazy?

Crazy about the business you're doing here.

So I'm taking over your spot. Go find yourself another corner.

Oh, yeah, you are crazy.

Enjoy yourself tonight, Jimmy.

I'm taking over tomorrow.

That's Harry? That's Harry.

I wonder what he had to say to Jimmy Joy.

I don't know but from the look on his face,

I don't think it was too pleasant.

Yeah.

Miss Garrett. Miss Monroe.

I'd like you to meet Mr. Edward Jordan,

one of our most eminent clients.

How do you do? How do you do?

Hello.

I'm pleased to meet you, Miss, uh...

Monroe. Kris Monroe.

Monroe.

Mr. Jordan is the president of Cincinnati Textiles.

A name I'm sure you're both familiar with.

Uh, Ed, if you want to use my telephone,

it's over there in the office. Oh, thank you. Excuse me.

Mm-hm.

Well, come along, ladies. Mix, mix. Yes.

Hello, darling. How are you?

And how are those grandchildren of mine?

Good.

Tell them I'm bringing something for them.

Yes.

Oh, so I'll spoil them a little.

Why not?

I have a right to spoil the people I love.

Which reminds me.

I've got something for you too.

No, no, no, I'm not gonna tell you what it is.

You'll see it when I get there.

Yeah.

Oh, I'm fine. Fine.

Well, maybe I'm a little tired but...

Ah, I'll be all right.

No, no, no. Stop worrying now.

I like to work hard.

I have to.

That's all I know how to do.

Well,

sometimes I wish I could stop, but I...

I can't.

All right, darling,

I'll call you sometime tomorrow night.

Yes. I love you.

Bye.

Terry.

I gotta talk to you.

Sure, come on inside. Let's have some coffee.

No, no, I can't. I'm in a hurry.

Yeah, I can see.

And I need something stronger than coffee.

You know what I mean?

Something stronger?

Julie, I need a pickup.

A fix.

I feel like I'm sinking into a hole.

I gotta climb out before I go crazy.

Terry, come on inside. Let's talk, okay?

No, I don't wanna talk.

Terry, please come inside.

I need some stuff. I need it bad.

I can't go to Jimmy Joy.

I owe him too much money.

I can't do that.

Of course you can.

You did it for Jody Mills.

Terry, Jody Mills ended up dead in the back of an alley.

What is it, money? I can get it.

I started working at Eddie's.

Eddie's. For God's sakes, Terry.

You can't do that.

I got no choice, Julie.

I got nowhere to go.

Woodman doesn't want me anymore.

Nobody wants me anymore.

Then go home.

I'll loan you the plane fare.

I'll give you the plane fare.

It's too late to go home.

It is not.

It is!

You're gonna help me get the stuff or not?

Terry, I'll help you out but the right way.

Advice?

I need help and you're giving me advice?

The hell with you!

I'll go somewhere else.

Terry. Terry, please.

Terry, will you listen to me?

Terry.

Terry.

Terry, will you listen to me?

Terry, will you listen to me?

Oh, my.

You know, it takes several sessions

to get to know a person.

You take the picture,

you develop it and then you study it.

And suddenly,

the mind begins to see what the eye did not see.

The camera probes. It examines. It captures.

And that's the most exciting part

because in a little while

you will be totally revealed to me.

That's one of my favorite fantasies.

I meet a beautiful girl,

we never speak,

I keep trying to capture her.

When I do, that's all there is.

Well, I guess that's enough for today.

I'll take these photos and study them tonight

and we'll meet here again tomorrow.

Same time. Same price.

Is that agreeable?

Oh, I don't think I'm gonna be doing this any longer.

I have a session this afternoon.

A cover shot. For Vogue.

Oh, maybe it's Mademoiselle.

I don't know. I've had so many calls lately,

I can't keep it straight.

Uh, you do understand.

Dear Mom.

I'm sorry!/ haven't written sooner.

It's just that I've been so busy.

Meeting so many people.

Going to so many parties.

You were not invited to this party.

Some of the people are quite nice.

Of course, some of the others can be difficult.

I don't wanna go home.

Some of the girls can't take it.

They get info drugs, mess themselves up real bad.

Some of them end up on the street,

in those cheap photo shops.

It's really tragic.

Of course, you needn't worry about me.

I'd die before I'd sink to that.

Whenever I'm feeling down, ! walk along the beach.

It's so clean

and it helps me get my head straight.

No matter whatever happens, I love you very much.

I love you, Mom. I love you.

I love you.

It Sounds like it was some party, Angels.

No, Charlie,

those people live high and play hard.

Oh, Bos.

Those who play, pay.

Bosley, how very wise you are.

By the way, ! did some further research

on the Woodman Agency and Miss Julie Rogers.

Any luck? Ahem.

Well, the agency is highly respected

but Miss Rogers has had a brush or two with the law.

That doesn't surprise me.

She was picked up a couple of times as a teenager.

Minor things mostly.

A couple of street scuffles. Disturbing the peace.

When she was 24,

she was picked up for shoplifting a dress.

Sentenced to six months

at the Sybil Brand correctional facility.

Any personal contacts?

Friends? Family?

Couldn't find anything on her family.

I'm still digging.

Now, is Dale Woodman

going to let you work for the agency?

Oh, well.

We had to be a little aggressive

but he is gonna send us out on a few interviews.

I have the feeling that you two will do very well.

Maybe one of us shouldn't.

Shouldn't what?

Do well.

I don't follow you, Kris.

Well, Jody Mills was doing really well at the agency

until she started to slip.

What do you mean "slip"?

Well, last night at the party, one of the girls said:

"When you fall out of favor

when you don't get the A jobs, life can get rough".

In other words, you wanna fall out of favor

like Jody Mills.

It's just an idea, Charlie.

Good idea too.

All right. When you start going out on interviews,

mess up a little.

See where it takes you.

Interesting premise, Charlie.

I mean, where do models go when they aren't young,

clever, desirable?

Exactly.

And while Kris does as poorly as she can,

you do as well as you can, Kelly,

and take a good, hard look at the pretty people.

The A group.

And mostly, take a look at Julie Rogers.

I Will.

And watch yourself, Kelly.

I have the feeling if Julie Rogers gets cornered

she can be very, very mean.

Is that the fella?

Yeah.

Do you know him?

No, but that girl was at our agency.

So, what are they doing together?

I don't know. Maybe they're just friends.

I don't like it.

I don't like being pushed around either.

It bugs me when somebody pushes me around.

Now, listen, Jimmy Joy.

Like I told you, our operation needs a delicate touch.

Now, Woodman gives me a free hand.

What he doesn't know doesn't bother him

and I wanna keep it that way.

Just think twice before doing anything rash, all right?

Yeah. I just don't like being pushed around.

Yeah, I know. You said that.

Just be smart, all right?

- Who is it? - Terry Mann.

I was at the agency

when the police called to ask about her.

Well, like Charlie said:

"Behind all this glamour

there's bound to be some heartache."

I'm liking this assignment less and less.

Hey, who's this?

Looks like you took too long getting here.

It sure looks that way.

Anybody see the license number?

Just a silver sedan.

I got the first two letters

GL and didn't see any other numbers.

Bos, get on the phone.

Patch into the police ambulance

and get them back here right away.

Harry. Harry.

Who was that?

I don't know.

I couldn't see.

Harry.

Harry.

Find out who that was.

I... I gotta...

I gotta get you to a hospital, Harry.

Just... Just listen to me, huh?

You find out who that was.

You owe me one.

Okay?

It's funny.

Heh, I never even liked the beach.

Don't you die on me.

Don't die on me, Harry.