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Once upon a time,

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

two in Los Angeles...

the other in San Francisco,

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.

Yeah?

The pigeons are in the coop.

Okay, I'm ready.

One... and two.

Okay, I got it.

What about the warning light?

It goes on in the monitoring room.

I told you, I got it!

Okay. All right. Huh? Okay? Huh?

Let me just get these... right in there.

There you go.

And may I interest you in some of these?

Pour. Okay.

Hey, I made this for you guys.

You'd have never pulled it off without me.

Am I right? Huh? Am I right?

Sure thing, Dinny. You take all the bows.

That's right. Dynamite.

What is going on here? He's cutting out on us.

Emergency. Stat.

What did he look like, huh?

What did he look like?

He's so good-looking.

Oh, uh... Oh, I'm sorry.

Hello.

Well, hello.

Well, well...

Charlie Townsend certainly has good taste in women.

I'll give him that.

Well, thank you very much.

Not at all, not at all.

Come on in. Sit down. Why don't we talk? Huh?

Come on. Sit right here.

Okay. Sure.

Nice, nice.

Hi, Bos.

Morning, Bosley. Morning.

Girls, this is Mr. Dinsmore.

How do you do?

And Mr. Williams.

They're potential clients.

Oh, good. What's their problem?

Funny you should ask.

I was just about to tell you.

What is that for?

Insurance.

Insurance?

Insurance. Just to make sure you take our case.

Bosley, you want to tell us what this is all about?

Well, they came in about a half hour ago...

I'll do the talking! Ha ha.

I want to show you something.

Now...

You ain't never seen one of these before because...

well, I designed it myself.

Do you know what's inside this belt?

No, I was never very good at guessing games.

Plastic charges.

Plastic charges?

Plastic charges, right.

Uh-huh.

And this is the striker,

and inside here are the detonators.

Instead of a buckle, it locks on...

right around the tummy.

Now, this here is, uh... This is the weenie.

This is a remote-control device

that can make this explode within half a mile,

and all I have to do is press this button here,

and then this whole belt just goes boom.

It's my boom-boom belt.

My boom-boom belt, huh?

Put it on.

No, it really doesn't match my, uh...

my outfit. Put it on!

Good. Nice.

That's good. That's good.

That's okay. Oh, that's very nice.

That's good. That's good.

You know, I think I should have been one of them Frenchmen,

you know, those guys that design the dresses.

Yeah, kind of like...

Jacques Cousteau or somebody.

Right. Right. Jacques Cousy. That's the guy. Good.

Want to tell us what this is all about?

We managed to heist

one of the more prominent diamond wholesalers.

Avery's.

I heard that on the radio this morning.

A million dollars worth of diamonds.

If you're looking for applause, mister...

What we're looking for are the diamonds.

Uh, I'm sorry...

wait, I'm not following you.

Wait till they explain. You're going to love it.

You see, in making our getaway,

the third member of our party, Mr. Clint Murdoch,

well, he bugged out on us.

Bugged out?

Yes, with the diamonds.

Fresh.

You think that's funny?

No. No, I don't.

Good.

Good, because you're gonna get the diamonds back for us.

You want us to get the diamonds back?

That's right. The diamonds back, and... and Murdoch.

I told you... you were going to love it.

Well, it's something

that Mr. Dinsmore and I would do,

but at the present moment,

there is an APB out for our arrest.

The cops are flashing our pictures all over town.

So the con-men were out-conned by the con-man.

There's a lesson to be learned in there somewhere.

I'm really not sure what it is.

I'll tell you what the lesson is,

bright person.

In the next 10 hours,

if your two friends here

don't come back with the gems

and Mr. Murdoch,

Him and you, you're both gonna get it,

so you are gonna stay here with Mr. Bosley,

and just in case

anybody wants to try anything funny,

like maybe calling in the cops

or shooting in a little gas, huh?

Or putting a helicopter

full of fuzz up on the roof,

see, all I gotta do is press this button,

and just like a television set,

you go off. Boom.

We've got ourselves a case.

You better believe it.

Okay.

Spell it out for us.

Who else was in on this besides Murdoch?

I mean to...

to rip off a place like Avery's,

you must have had inside help.

Uh, two guards...

Lester Brown and Fred Michaels...

And all we know of them is what Murdoch told us,

which is nothing.

So Murdoch called the shots.

That's what you're saying?

He did all the planning and all the talking.

He's not talking now,

not after what I did to him.

Dinny fired a shot when Murdoch made his break.

He thinks he may have hit him.

No, I know I hit him.

We can check all the hospitals

and the emergency clinics.

Oh, that's nice. That's very nice.

Listen, I don't care where you check.

You got 10 hours till your two friends here die,

so you better get moving.

Come on.

Listen, Bree... Yeah, I know.

Look, you'll probably be back in a couple of hours

with the goods, right?

We're going to go for it this time.

You know that.

Hey, hey, I... I know,

and until you get back, I'll just breathe softly.

Oh, look, look, this is all very touching,

but in the meantime, you're wasting a lot of time,

so what's it gonna be?

Go on.

Okay.

Good luck.

It'll come out okay.

Yeah.

You're staring.

I like what I see.

Excuse me if I don't say thank you.

You don't have to say anything.

All you have to do is what I tell you to do.

Keep that in mind.

Okay.

Okay, Williams and Dinsmore.

Now, wait a minute. Dinsmore.

That sounds familiar.

Somebody you maybe arrested once, Charlie?

Possibly. I can't remember.

I'll check it out.

Now, what about the two who worked from the inside?

Brown and Michaels

are apparently two of Avery's guards.

Anything you can come up with, Charlie.

Anything at all.

I'll get right on it, Kelly.

Meanwhile, is there anything we can do

for Sabrina and Bosley?

Well, we can't call the police.

We make any moves

to get Bos and Sabrina out of there,

Dinsmore will push the button.

All right. Now, you try to find Murdoch.

I'll see what I can come up with

on this end,

and let's be in constant touch.

With so little time,

every thread of information is important.

Will do, Charlie. As soon as we have anything.

In the meanwhile,

we'll keep checking out the hospitals.

Bye.

Operator... I want to reach 555-8483.

Hello?

Earl, this is Murdoch.

Oh. I read by the papers you pulled it off.

Yeah, we pulled it off,

but there's a problem.

What do you mean, a problem?

You got the stones or not?

Yeah, I got them...

but it didn't go down so good.

I'm in a hospital.

You're gonna have to come by and pick me up.

Are you crazy?

You're hotter than a $10 pistol.

I'm not about to get near you in a public hospital.

But look, they just took a bullet out of me.

I'm not supposed to move.

What do you want from me, a get-well card?

Now, you listen.

I agreed to meet for the buy in that motel.

You let me know when you get there.

Meanwhile, I don't want to hear from you.

Jackson, listen...

You try this time.

I'm running out of stories.

Yes, thank you very much.

May I help you?

My name is Laura Murdoch.

I got a telephone call last night

that my brother had been shot.

It would have been late last night.

Well, there was an emergency operation.

Gunshot wound.

Oh, there's Dr. Stevens.

He handled it.

Dr. Stevens?

The patient with the gunshot wound.

Was his name Murdoch?

We have a McCraven. Bullet wound in the back.

That's him.

You said your name was Murdoch.

Uh, yes, that's my married name.

Can I see him right away, please?

A short visit will be all right.

Right this way, please.

Thank you. Thank you.

Uh... The bullet passed

through the internal intercostal muscle

and lodged

between the fifth and sixth ribs.

Now, it is serious, but with treatment...

right in here please.

Thank you.

Thank you.

He's gone!

When did you see him last?

Just five minutes ago.

Did he say how he was shot?

Said a gun went off accidentally.

He shot himself in the back accidentally?

He didn't say it was his gun.

I called the police.

They're on their way now.

Listen,

if we don't get him back, he's a walking dead man.

Could he drive a car?

No way.

Maybe he called a cab.

Do you keep a record of out-going calls?

Yes, we do.

Let's go.

Alice...

Did you place a call from room 609 a while back?

Yes, I think so.

Do you have that number?

Let's see.

Yes. Here it is.

555-8483.

555-8483.

Charlie, we called the number.

There was no answer.

I'll get right on it.

Meanwhile,

here's some background on Murdoch

that might help you.

He's the original Flim-Flam Man.

Had a phony song-promoting business

which he ran through the mail.

Mostly, he promoted people out of their money.

Why us?

I mean, how did we get involved?

I told you

Dinsmore's name sounded familiar to me.

I checked my records.

Five years ago,

I helped send him to prison on an extortion scheme

where he used explosives.

Well, it's starting to make some sense.

What about Brown and Michaels,

the two security guards from Avery's?

Neither one have a police record.

Both have been working at Avery's

for just over a year.

Okay.

Uh, Charlie?

While you try and tie that number to Murdoch,

we better move on Michaels and Brown.

Go to it,

and get back to me as quickly as you can.

Okay.

You know, Murdoch... Murdoch,

he thought he could just roll over us

and we'd just lay back and play dead.

If you dislike this Murdoch that much,

why did you get involved?

He came to me.

He needed me to make this happen.

I made this happen for him, that lousy creep.

Dinny, take it easy.

No, no.

You take it easy.

I'm tired of getting ripped off.

Hey, uh...

You tired of drinking alone?

You want one?

Yeah, I could really use a Scotch.

You got it.

You know, a million in stones, and he...

he just slips right away, just slips away.

Well, I'll tell you something.

He's going to pay for it slow and painful.

You better believe it.

Now...

do you want to press this button

or should I?

You want me to answer the phone?

We'll all answer it.

Anybody says a wrong word, anything,

end of conversation.

Boom, boom.

Got it?

Uh... Townsend Associates.

Bos? Kelly.

Where are you? What have you done?

We nearly found Murdoch at a hospital,

but he got away.

Oh, that was very smart of you.

Well, we've got a small lead.

Somebody he phoned.

I don't want to hear about small leads.

I want to hear about diamonds.

I want to hear about Murdoch.

We're doing our best.

It takes time.

All right, now, listen.

I'm through

with playing games with you people.

Your friend here just pulled a no-no,

and it's gonna cost her.

You had eight hours.

Now you have six.

All right.

Are you Mr. Brown?

Lester Brown?

The attendant out front

said I could find you in here.

Well, uh... Does he know you're in here?

Yes.

I mean, no. No, no, no.

I had to sneak by when he wasn't looking.

Well, do you realize this is the men's section?

Oh, yeah, I realize it, all right.

It's been quite an experience up to now,

but you see, I just had to see you.

Well, couldn't you wait outside?

I mean, I can get my shorts on.

It can't wait, Mr. Brown.

You see,

it's about my sister and Mr. Murdoch.

What?

Well, I don't know anything about that.

He promised to marry her, Mr. Brown.

Mr. Murdoch, I mean.

We've been looking for him for over a month.

Lady, I don't know anything about it.

Now, you'd better get out of here.

I might as well tell you the truth, Mr. Brown.

You see, my sister is pregnant.

She's what?

Pregnant.

Are you sure?

I mean, sometimes... Very sure.

She's hoping for a boy.

Well, boys are nice.

I'm sure Mr. Murdoch would want to know.

I mean, well, he is a decent man.

Lady, I mean, you got the wrong guy.

I mean, I can assure you, I don't know anything.

Mr. Brown,

my sister is a member of this club.

She recognized you right off the bat.

She's seen you with Mr. Murdoch many times.

You want to talk to her?

She's right outside. I'm going to go get her.

No, no, please, please, please.

We're desperate, Mr. Brown.

Now, I don't want to cause a scene

but if I have to start screaming, I will.

No, no, no, don't scream.

Please, lady, don't scream.

All we want to know is where Mr. Murdoch is.

Look, lady...

now, just let me get my clothes on

and I'll meet you outside, okay?

I'll wait for you in the parking lot.

Hello?

Kelly? Kris.

Where are you?

I just followed Michaels,

the other guard, into a Western bar.

How you doing with Brown?

I got him off balance.

I'm going to stay on him.

Okay, well, I'm going to move on Michaels.

I'll check you later.

Okay, bye.

Uh, Mr. Michaels?

Mr. Fred Michaels?

Well, what can I do for you, pretty one?

Hi, my name is Cindy Burdette.

I'm a country folk singer.

Well, you probably recognize the name.

Well, I don't, but from now on, I will.

You know what?

We have some friends in common.

Well, actually, before I get into that,

let me tell you something.

I'm in terrible trouble.

You see, I'm booked on this concert tour

for six months, starting tomorrow,

but I don't have my contracts.

Well, what does that have to do with me?

Oh, well, don't you see? My agent has the contracts.

Your agent?

Yeah, Clint Murdoch.

Never heard of him.

Oh, yes, you have.

I was there one time

when he talked to you on the telephone.

As a matter of fact,

I believe I answered one of your phone calls.

Look, miss, I don't know what you're driving at.

Mr. Michaels, I can really appreciate

you not wanting to get involved in this.

After all, Mr. Murdoch is a mutual friend of ours,

but I have worked so hard for this tour,

and I've spent money on gowns

and pictures and arrangements,

and this really means a lot to me,

it really does.

What do you want from me?

I just want you to tell me where I can find Mr. Murdoch.

If I knew a guy named Murdoch, I'd be happy to tell you.

Look, I know I barged in here

and I've obviously upset you and...

well, I'm not like that, I'm really not.

I'm a very nice person,

and I'd like to get to know you better.

How did you know where to find me?

Oh, Mr. Murdoch called you one time

from my apartment,

so that your number was on my bill,

so I used that number to get your address,

and then your landlady told me I could find you here.

When you quit singing you can go to work for the CIA.

Excuse me a second.

That same guy called you again,

Mr. Michaels.

He says it's urgent.

Here's the number.

Thanks.

Hello?

Murdoch, this is Michaels.

Fred. Thanks for calling.

I got to talk to you about something.

I got something to say to you.

There's a girl here. Cindy Burdette.

Says she's a singer.

You're her agent.

Is this some kind of a gag?

It's no gag.

I tell you, she's here.

You listen to me.

Cindy Burdette died three weeks ago

in an automobile accident.

You want to tell me what's going on, Murdoch?

I don't know.

Brown called me.

He said there's a girl pitching him the same thing,

that she wanted to see me.

Maybe we should point them both in your direction

and forget it.

Wait a minute.

If I go down, you go down with me,

so let's use our heads, okay?

Now, these girls, whoever they are,

they obviously think I know something.

Who are they?

I don't know.

Maybe they found out I'm sitting

on a million dollars' worth

of diamonds, huh?

How?

Brown and I didn't do any talking.

Look, I don't who they are or how they know,

what they know, if they know anything.

The important thing now

is that they got to be put out of the way.

You mean kill them?

Listen,

I don't want any part of killing anybody.

Doesn't make any difference whether you want it or not.

You've got to do it

because I'm in no shape to do it.

I can't do it, Murdoch.

You will do it,

because like I said, you're involved

and if I take a fall, you go down with me,

so you take care of it.

Both of them, and now.

Brown is at his house.

You make him help you.

Listen, Murdoch, I...

What do you say we get out of here?

Where's out of here?

You want your contracts, don't you?

I surely do.

Hey, wait a minute. This ain't Mr. Murdoch.

That's right. This is Mr. Brown.

Now, the question is, who are you?

I told you. Cindy Burdette.

Cindy Burdette

was killed in an auto accident

three weeks ago.

Stay right where you are.

You again.

You know her?

Well, that's the one I was telling you about.

You better drop it, miss,

or your friend gets it, now.

Two hours.

Two hours.

Yeah.

Less. Less than two hours.

I bet you two are starting to get a little worried.

They'll make it.

Yeah? What makes you so sure?

I know them. I know what they can do.

They always come through.

Always.

See, we can trust them.

I guess you really don't know what it is to trust somebody,

do you?

Oh, yeah. I trust me!

I trust me.

That's all that matters.

Listen, listen, do you want to know

why we haven't heard from them yet?

No. Why don't you tell us?

Because they think I'm just kidding around.

Well, I'm going to show them who's just kidding around,

Because when the hour comes and I press this button

the two of you better be down on your knees praying,

because it's all gonna be over.

It's finished, the end, and maybe, just maybe,

the next time I say something,

they're going to listen.

Dinny.

Be careful with that thing.

You accidentally press that button,

we're all going to go up.

Come on.

Let me hold it.

You get your hands off me.

The next time you come at me like that,

I'm gonna put you with them.

Understand?

Now, get away from me.

Get away!

Look, where are you taking us?

Come on, keep it moving.

I said keep moving. Let's go.

Like he said, Kell. Let's go.

Good girl.

I'm gonna ask quick

and I want a quick answer

and I'm in no mood for any cute stuff.

Where's Murdoch?

Well, lady, we don't know what you're talking about.

In case you think

I don't know how to use this... Okay.

He's at the Pine Tree Lodge in Joshua City.

And you're going to take us there, right?

Look, I don't know what you kids are doing,

but we're into something

worth a lot of money.

Now, I don't know

what somebody else is paying you,

but we'll double it.

Triple it.

It's an offer we can hardly refuse,

Mr. Michaels, but on second thought,

we will.

Now, move it.

Come on, get going.

Get your feet apart.

Very nice.

Yeah, right.

Brown and Michaels are with us, Charlie.

We're on our way to the motel

where Murdoch's hiding.

Be careful.

By the way, the phone number you gave me,

the call Murdoch made from the hospital?

It belongs to a man named Earl Jackson.

He's a bigtime fence,

and he's got international connections.

This Jackson,

he may have already connected with Murdoch

at the cottage and made the buy.

I know. In that case,

Murdoch will have the money

instead of the diamonds.

Either way,

you've got something to bargain with.

Now call me when you get there.

Let me know.

The minute we get Murdoch, Charlie.

The very minute.

Be firm and very convincing.

Murdoch!

It's Brown and Michaels.

Let us in.

It's locked.

Step back.

Come on.

Keep your hands where I can see them.

That's Murdoch.

He's dead, lady.

Like the doctor said,

He was a walking dead man.

Well, there's no diamonds. No nothing.

Earl Jackson, the fence, came to make the buy,

found Murdoch dead,

took the diamonds, and split.

We've got less than an hour.

What are we going to do with these two?

We don't have time to take them in.

Get against the wall. Come on. Now.

Here, take this, Kris.

Straight ahead, mister.

Okay, you two. In there.

Hey, look... Murdoch is gone.

The fence has the diamonds.

Why don't you let us go?

Sure. Why not?

I mean, you guys didn't have

anything to do with all this,

except help set it all up

in the first place.

Now, get in there.

Call the police.

Start taking it off.

Shirts, pants, everything.

Is this the manager?

Yes, I'd like to report a disturbance in room six.

It sounded like a gunshot.

I think you better call the police

and send somebody right over.

Thank you.

Okay, let's go.

All of it.

Okay, close the door.

Maybe we better call and ask for more time.

If we ask for more time,

they'll think we're stalling.

If we tell them about Murdoch,

they'll think we're lying.

Well, how are we supposed

to find a fence that we've never seen,

who is probably out of the country by now?

Kris, do you remember what Brown said

back at the house

about throwing in with them.

Well, we didn't take the offer,

but suppose we could

make Dinsmore and Williams think we did?

It's the only way.

Townsend Associates.

Bree, listen, have you heard from Kris?

Kris?

Isn't she with you?

No.

We got a tip on where Murdoch was staying.

Kris went to check it out and never returned.

I went to the address and the place was empty.

Kris's station wagon was parked outside

and there was no sign of her or Murdoch.

Her station wagon?

Right.

That's strange.

You're supposed to be looking for Murdoch,

not your girlfriend.

Look, I'm doing the best I can.

Would you get off my back, please?

Just calm down

and try to relax, okay?

I'm sure there's an explanation.

And while you're calming down

and pulling yourself together,

I just want you to know

you got less than an hour.

Bosley. Bree.

If Kris calls,

tell her I'm looking for her, okay?

Yeah, okay, Kelly.

Uh... Yeah, got you.

Alrighty. Bye.

So far, so good.

Listen, do you think Bosley will realize

that I never drove a station wagon?

Bree will.

Go call Charlie.

Wait a minute.

That doesn't make any sense.

Kris leaving her station wagon behind like that?

Yeah, I know. She...

she really loved that old car too.

Yeah, but Kelly sounds

like she's coming unglued.

Well, maybe this was the mission impossible.

Well, in that case, then,

you know what's going to happen to the two you.

Well, we knew the risk when we took this job,

didn't we, Bos?

Yeah, right.

Townsend Investigations.

Hello, Sabrina.

Are Bosley and Kelly there?

Well, hi, Charlie. Kris and Kelly are...

out.

Well, I just had a call from Kris.

She sounded very strange.

Is there anything the matter?

No, Charlie. No.

Everything's fine.

Well, she seemed like she was

in a big hurry to get somewhere

and wanted to take one of our planes,

Nantucket 3583 Bayshore.

Now, I don't know why she would ask

specifically for that plane.

Do you?

Well, Charlie, Nantucket 3583 Bayshore has

the longest cruising range.

Oh, maybe that's why.

Anyway, when I asked when she'd be back,

she seemed very vague.

Well, I don't think

it's anything to worry about.

I suppose not.

Anyway, you both have a nice day.

That explains it.

Explains what? What are you talking about?

What does she need a plane for?

Well, isn't it obvious?

She found Murdoch, he gave her the rush,

and now they're running together.

Running together?

What's that supposed to mean?

She took her best shot.

She sold us out.

You mean Kris pulled a switch?

Yeah, well, what does she care?

She hardly knows us.

I begged Charlie not to hire her.

Well, they'll spend the next 20 years

enjoying the money, won't they?

My God, it makes sense.

All that money. Why not?

Murdoch's hurt.

He'd need somebody to help him.

That lousy little broad!

Listen, Charlie said she just called,

so she's either at the airport

or she's still on the way to the airport.

Maybe we can still catch them.

Yeah.

Kris is new in town.

I may know a shortcut.

All right. Um...

All right, all right. Uh...

Everybody outside and get in the car,

and just in case

you want to try something funny,

I still got this.

Can I get my coat?

Yeah, yeah.

We don't even own a plane.

What's this Nantucket Bayshore stuff?

It's a street.

Come on!

You know, whether you two live or die

depends on if we get to the airport in time,

you know that,

so this better be a shortcut.

Yeah, well, just stay on the road.

It'll be all right.

What... What is this?

What's going on here?

I don't know.

Go around that way.

Same difference.

See what's wrong.

What's wrong, fella?

Hold it.

Hand me the gun.

Okay, pack it in.

Those things don't transmit

underwater, remember?

Come on.

Hand it over.

Okay, now the key to the belt.

Okay, Bree, come on out.

Everything's fine.

Go on.

Go on.

Oh, geez.

Oh, Bree.

There you go.

Color coordinated again.

Oh!

Aw, gee, you got all wet.

How do you feel?

I feel like I'd have to get better

just to drop dead, but I've got to admit,

that was genius to set it up by the pool.

Well, you realizing Dinsmore's little toy

was too weak to transmit through water,

that took a little smarts too.

Would you like something to eat?

No, no, no.

You starve a cold. You feed a fever.

I thought it was

feed a cold and starve a fever.

Well, she has both,

so we can go either way.

Hello?

Hello, Bosley.

I'm just checking on Sabrina's cold.

Well, what do you think?

Sounds worse.

Tell her to drink fruit juices.

Oh, we've been all through that, Charlie.

I thought I'd bring you up to date

on what's happened.

The police got to the Pine Tree Lodge

in time to pick up Brown and Michaels.

When last heard,

they were still trying to explain

how they got locked in the bathroom

with no clothes on.

What about the fence, Mr. Jackson?

Jackson managed to slip out of the country

with the diamonds,

but we were able to supply Interpol

with details.

He was apprehended at an air terminal

in the south of France.

The... The touchy part, Charlie,

was wondering whether Dinsmore and Williams

would believe that Kris was leaving the country

with Murdoch.

Well, why wouldn't they?

She gets offers all the time.

Oh, poor thing.