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Comin' out again. That's nine, Comin' out.

♪ Play one for the crowd

♪ The lovely lady at the {able ♪

♪ >J' Doublin' down when she's able

1" One

♪ One for the dealer J”

♪ Pour one for the house ♪

♪ >J' Raise the ante for the winner

♪ Prayers for the losers and the sinners

1" One

♪ One for the dealer

♪ Take it from me

♪ >J' Though he seems to be

♪ Sometimes under the weather

♪ When the town closes down

♪ He can be found

♪ >J' Pullin' the pieces together

♪ >J' Lady Love lost

♪ >J' And though the game seems jaded

♪ >J' You knew before you faded

♪ >J' The odds were high

♪ But one's for the tears

♪ >J' One's for the tryin'

♪ Give us a smile when you do the good-byin'

♪ One for the crowd

♪ And one

♪ One for the dealer ♪

♪ >J'

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You've got that look again.

Have you got something to do for a couple of hours?

Is he coming over? Yeah.

Well, you don't sound thrilled. I'd really rather not.

So don't. It's not so easy.

He doesn't want to let go.

I'll leave the dead bolt open.

I'll tiptoe.

We 'Ve gone over all the available information, Charlie.

The problem is, we're not sure exactly what we're dealing with. Here you go.

Mr. Howell, what are we dealing with here?

The Las Vegas Police are calling Mary Phillipe's death accidental.

Mary Phillips was a very good driver, and when she left the casino she was sober.

Now, there's no reason for her to hit that car at that speed.

Mr. Howell, the attendant who was run down in your parking lot last week--

The police are calling that a hit and run?

I'd call it a killing. A nice kid that never hurt anybody.

So you're saying it was deliberate.

I didn't think so until Mary was killed.

All right. Then let's assume that the accidents weren't accidents. Why?

At the risk of sounding paranoid,

I'd say somebody was trying to gaslight me.

I mean, I get phone calls and nobody at the other end of the line.

I go up to my suite, and I notice that my furniture is slightly moved.

Anything taken?

No.

Mr. Howell, you're in an extremely competitive and" and lucrative business.

You no doubt have enemies.

I'm the sole owner of the Tropicana.

No ex-partners. I've never hurt anybody.

I've never cheated anyone.

I wouldn't even if I wanted to. Vegas is a clean to wn.

All I want are answers, and I want 'em fast.

I want them fast, because I don't want any more of my people killed.

And I don't care what it costs, Mr. Townsend.

- I love that song. - Bos/ey!

Then I suggest, Mr. Howell, the five of you take

Uh, Charlie, you think maybe we could take a later flight?

Um, I think maybe we're gonna need a cover.

Yeah, like some new clothes.

Some new shoes.

Right. I think maybe I'm going to do something with my hair.

Maybe a perm.

Yeah.

I don't know. No?.

Well, maybe.

Hmm.

Tell me something. Do casino owners gamble?

You mean, do I? Yep, that's exactly what I mean.

Well, I won this place in a crap game.

Love a client with a sense of humor.

Come on-- Come on in.

You inherited.

What? I said, you got this place with family money.

Look at that.

Are you gonna gamble?

Listen, I'm not trying to pry into your personal affairs.

It's just that how you got all this could be relevant to the case.

Miss Duncan, you're hard to convince. I won this thing in a crap game.

Oh, come on now. Nobody gets all this that easily. I didn't say it was easy.

It took three days and three nights.

You're really not kidding, are you? No, I am not.

I'm not kidding at all. All right. Then where is the man that you got all this from?

He is nowhere. He just walked right out that door...

and shot himself right through the head.

Aww, no!

We'll hold our command post here, huh?

"Command post"? Ex-army? Tank corps.

And here are four bedrooms interlocking.

Each of you have a special entry to the hall,

so no one will know you're all together.

And the four phones-- You all have your special extensions.

Well, we ought to get busy establishing our covers.

Well, I told the business office that you're here as my

I'm not sure I know exactly what that means.

Well, don't worry about it. Neither do they.

Marty Cole is looking for a backup girl singer for his lounge act.

Bosley said you sing, so I set up an audition for you this afternoon.

Marty Cole. I used to listen to his records when I was a kid.

- Tell him you played 'em in college, okay? - Oh.

And you have an audition with the dance captain.

Terrific.

What about my cover? Oh, I have yours right here.

♪ ♪ Hitch, hip, kick, ball, change, kick, ball, change.

Hitch, hip, hitch, hip, kick, ball, change, kick, ball, change.

Hitch, hip and stop.

J" a” Excuse me, could you point out Joan Wells?

Thank you.

Miss Wells? Yeah.

Listen, I hate to bother you. My name is Kelly Garrett.

I'm a friend of your roommate, Mary Phillips.

Oh, I guess you haven't heard... about Mary's accident.

Yeah, I heard-- yesterday when I arrived from Dallas.

It's not bad enough to find out Mary's dead,

then to get here and find out the audition is to replace her.

You knew Mary in Dallas? We studied dance together.

She'd written and suggested I come out and try for a job.

Listen, I-- I'm kind of upset.

Can we talk more later?

Sure. Thank you.

Guess what. What?

You win this week's piece of free advice. Lucky me.

It goes like this: Go back to Dallas 'cause I've been waiting

And as far as I can see, you're the only competition here.

Thank you very much. Very nice. Next!

Okay, it goes like this. And step, ball, change, step, ball, change.

Step, hip, step, hip. Step, two, three, step, two, three.

Step, hip, step, hip.

I think I have it.

Okay, let's see it. Ready? Okay.

And step, two, three, kick, two, three. ♪ ♪

Step, hip, step, hip. Kick, two, three, kick, two, three and stop.

J" I You learn quick.

I've called a rehearsal with the other girls.

You think if I ran you through it once with them you could make the dinner show?

Why, I think I can make a run at it. Okay, we'll give you a chance.

Great. Thank you. Audition's over.

Take five, girls. We're going through the whole number.

Hey, you got some nice moves. Thank you. Think I can cut it?

Sure. Now guess what you win.

Come on with me.

Mr. Howell, do you-- Formality makes me nervous.

Now let's get down to first names. Okay.

Do you have any reason not to trust any of the people who work for you here?

Oh, no. They've all been with me since the Roundhouse days.

What are "the Roundhouse days"? Well, first joint I operated.

It was in a train shed on the east side of Philadelphia.

You had a casino in a train shed? Well, only at night.

You see, they cleaned the engines during the day.

It was sort of a floating crap game.

Uh-huh. Did you show a profit?

I always show a profit. Always?

Always. How do you do that?

I'm blessed. You mean, you're lucky.

No, I mean, I'm blessed.

Well, the word "blessed" usually has a theological connotation,

When you were a kid, you never spent much time on the street. It shows?

Well, you're suffering from structured thinking.

You sure about that? I'm sure of only one thing, that's winning--

and that you and I are going to be more than just friends.

But that you already know, don't you, Sabrina?

I might have known it before you did.

Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.

♪

♪ >J' I wanna be around to see how he does it

♪ When he breaks your heart to bits

1” Let's see if the puzzle fits

1" 80 fine

♪ And that's when I'll disco ver that revenge is sweet

♪ >J' As I sit there applaudin' from a front-row seat

♪ >J' When somebody breaks your heart

♪ >J' Like you

♪ Broke mine

♪ >J' When somebody breaks your heart

♪ >J' Like you

♪ Broke mine J”

I'll, uh, see you guys at 3:30.

It sounded terrific. How you doin'?

You tell me your name is Leslie, and I'll drop in a dead faint.

Well, I would hate to have you do that, Mr. Cole.

My name's Kris Munroe. I heard you were looking for a backup singer.

You, uh-

You sing like you look?

Well, I don't know. Do I look hungry?

Are you?

Well, let me put it this way:

I am probably closer to fainting than you are.

Okay, let's hear you sing something.

Okay.

Uh, anything in particular you'd like to hear?

Anything you want. All righty.

♪ >J'

♪ >J' Keep on searchin'

♪ Love is what you find Never change your mind

♪ Never give up

♪ >J' Try again

♪ >J' Take a chance and see Love will never be

♪ >J' Hopeless' ♪

You're staring.

I'm listening.

Well, you were sort of staring and listening.

And listening, yeah.

Who's Leslie?

My wife.

Ohh.

Oh, man, I'm sorry. Leslie Cole, of course. I forgot.

Blond hair.

The same height.

You even have her sound.

She died a few months ago, didn't she?

You, uh-

You really rocked me when you walked in here.

Okay.

You'll do fine.

You mean, I got the job?

That's exactly what I mean.

I think I'm gonna faint!

Well, Dr. Cole prescribes a very large steak.

Dr. Cole, you got a lot of style.

♪ ♪

It's exciting for you, isn't it?

What? I said, "It's exciting for you, isn't it?"

All this craziness. It's not crazy. This is all very ordered.

This is very real. I think you're the only one who sees it that way.

I'm the only one that has to.

The air feels rich today, Frank.

Well, don't breathe too deeply. A person could choke.

You gotta give Frank credit. He's always trying to class up his act.

Well, if that's a compliment, thank you very much.

Oh, it is, it is, and you're welcome.

/'/77 Mark Haines. Sabrina Duncan.

I run the casino up the street.

Oh, what'd you do? Come over to borrow a cup of money?

No, just Iookin' in on the action.

You've looked.

Nice to have met you. Yeah.

Frank, somehow you don't look like a man without enemies.

Oh, it's just a little competition.

Send this up to accounting.

I've arranged for dinner for us tonight--

10:00, my suite.

I didn't hear you ask.

I don't hear you say no.

Well, uh,

I guess somewhere between that floating crap game in Philadelphia...

and all this glitter, there's got to be a gentleman and a scholar.

So, um-- So, 10:00.

Yeah.

You look like a lady with a man on her mind.

Hey. Yoo-hoo! I said, "You look like"-- I hear ya, I hear ya.

It shows, huh? Yeah.

Well, you gotta look at it this way: There are worse things. Mm-hmm.

Come on. Let's go find Kelly.

Yoo-hoo. Kelly? Hmm? Kelly! Right.

No, that's at the beginning. It's three turns to the left and then you go off.

Hey, wait a second. This is my favorite machine.

Just one, okay?

Okay.

Friend of yours? What?

That man over there. Do you know him? No, no.

I've got some costumes to check on, so I'll see you later. Sure.

Uh-oh, she's frowning. Maybe she flunked her dance audition.

Oh, no. It went great. Oh, yeah?

Tell me something. Do you know who that man is over there? Which one?

The one in the tan suit.

Yeah, that's Mark Haines.

He runs a casino down the street. Why? Is something the matter?

I'm not quite sure yet. Come on. Let's go see Bosley. See how he's doing.

Hey, where'd you get that?

What? The whistle.

I been here six years. I don't have a whistle.

Do you think you really deserve one?

I think you should be carrying luggage like the rest of us.

When you get a whistle, you don't have to carry luggage.

Who says so? The person who gave me the Whistle.

Yeah? Who's that? I am not at liberty to say.

And I think that you should hurry, hurry, hurry!

Bosley, you sly devil. Where did you get that whistle?

From the person who told me I should do no heavy lifting. Oh, and who was that?

Ah-ah-ah! I bet he's not at liberty to say. And you would win that bet.

Joey January!

Hey, Joey January! Mr. January, welcome to Las Vegas.

Very nice, but I asked for vanilla. We're out of vanilla.

Very funny. Get out of town.

There's been a lot of publicity concerning your appearance

We hear you're in valved a legal battle to maybe get out of your commitment.

The people of Las Vegas-- Have them. My beef is with the management.

You mean, Mr. Frank Howell, the owner of the Tropicana?

You go! if, pal-- Frank Ho well, Mr. Bad News himself.

The truck!

Anybody hurt?

Just a lot of bruised knees. Anybody get a chance to look at the license plate?

No. I did. And?

There wasn't one. Wonderful.

Okay, okay. Then What have we got?

Was the ballet really meant for Joey January, or could it have

Well, I figure it was meant for Joey January, only I-- I think it was meant to miss.

Wait a minute. You lost me.

Well, I just got a call from Joey January's lawyer,

and he's using the incident to break the contract.

Hmm. He said it would jeopardize him to appear down here.

Are you saying that Joey January might have staged that little fracas himself?

Well, I'm saying he's not above pulling a stunt like that.

Well, for what reason? I mean, what's this trouble between you and him?

A couple years ago when Joey was flat broke, I gave him a job--

a five-year contract--

at a wage that he was thrilled to get at the time.

Which is considerably less than what he's now getting elsewhere.

Yeah, well, Joey's not too heavy into gratitude.

So that brings us to the really big question: Is what happened here today...

connected to the deaths of Mary Phillips and the parking-lot attendant?

I don't know about the connection, but, uh,

it certainly accomplishes the same thing.

What you said before-- that someone's trying to gaslight you.

someone or several someones.

Well, that brings us right back to "why?"

Well, that's what I hired you for, isn't it?

Drinks are on the house.

Okay. Next move.

Kelly, this Mark Haines-— the one that manages the casino down

Till Charlie can get us a computer checkout, why don't you see what you can find out?

I'll call Charlie about the readout right now.

I'd like to know why Joan Wells

got so uptight when she saw him.

Mm-hmm.

I think for the moment I'm gonna spend some time with Marty.

He and Frank have been friends for a long time.

He may be able to give us some insight into our uptight client.

Wait a minute. What are you talking about?

Well, I don '[ know. Look, we've got a case with no suspects,

no motives, and a client that is a total loner.

I don't think we're gonna get any answers until we find out What's going on inside his head.

Why do I have the feeling that might be scary?

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♪ >J'

♪ ♪

I meant to tell you, I stepped on somebody's foot on the exit.

Yeah, I know-- the dance captain's.

Oh, well, if they fire me, I got another offer.

Oh, yeah? Got another offer, huh?

Yeah, a hotel down the street-- a Mr. Haines.

Do you know him? No, never heard of him.

Hello there, baby.

Hello, I'm, uh, Sabrina Duncan.

Oh, things are looking up. Right this way.

Oh, thank you.

I've been tellin' Frank, you can't be doin' your wash at midnight.

You don't know what that means, do you? No, I'm afraid I don't.

It means you can't spend all your time under the car. Yeah, yeah.

Oh, I see. Well, I'm glad you cleared me up on that.

Hello.

If it doesn't turn around, call me, hmm?

Oh, hi. Hi.

He means, all work and no play. All right. Just one.

Hmm!

Ohh.

Come on. Let's sit down.

He really can turn a phrase, can't he?

And he's a prince in the pantry. He cooks?

Frank, she's gettin' on to the lingo.

No, not really. It's the apron. It's a dead giveaway.

I didn't catch your name. Oh, I'm Jip Baker. Make nice?

Oh, yeah.

Uh, how 'bout the night, Frank?

Oh, all right.

Oh, no. You better take a walk in the moonlight.

Good night. Good night.

Who's your friend?

Well, the floatin' crap game I told you about?

- Yeah, the train shed in Philadelphia. - He was the night watchman.

Oh, but he liked the dice better than the steam engines, huh?

Mm-hmm. When I moved on, he came with me. He's, uh, family.

The only one you ever really had?

Or will have. 017!

Now, uh, that sounds like a pretty lonely place to live.

Living's what people do when they roll out of bed in the morning. I don't go beyond that.

How does this work?

Well, that's how I won the place.

Standing around the tables for about 60 hours,

million and a half ahead.

Then I was down to my last $10,000.

I was beat, fired on my feet.

Didn't know whether to quit or keep rollin' the dice,

but I called Jip over, and he flipped a coin.

And he obviously came up with the right decision.

And things turned my way, and 30 minutes later this place was all mine.

You really believe a lot in that, don't ya?

Everybody's believes in something.

Excuse me“.

Sure.

Yeah? Frank, this is Jake.

This cutie-pie with the computer

wants to raise the table limit.

How much? Three thousand.

What's he into us for?

A little over 90,000.

All right. Let him have it, but keep in touch.

Okay, Frank.

Okay, folks. The table limit is now $3,000 per bet.

Bets down.

Comin' out. Comin' out, a roller.

Here we go now.

You did terrific in the dinner show. What are you talking about?

I made three wrong turns while they were serving the flaming Alaska.

So who cares about dancing when your ice cream's on fire?

Yeah, great. Think fast.

Eight 3 winner.

Hey, I'll see you at the midnight show, okay? Okay.

Trouble?

A man at one of the tables trying to beat me with a computer.

Is that possible? Oh, no.

Why not? Well, eh, winning is instinct--

feeling. Feeling.

Hmm. I've been wondering if you ever use any of that.

Oh. Well, stop wondering.

Oh, Kris? Kelly. Listen, I'm on my way over to the Dunes.

Right, Haines's place. I'm gonna check him out.

Yeah, I've got some time before I have to get back here for the midnight show.

Scotch stinger.

Hmm. Hi.

Hello.

I guess it's all right to sit here since I'm alone.

Na? House rules.

How do you know?

I make the rules. I run the house.

What? You mean, I have to leave?

No. No, you're all right.

But you just said-- I know, I know.

But now you're not alone.

I'm Mark Haines.

Now that you know all about me, what about you?

Well, my name is Kelly Garrett, and I'm from Dallas, Texas,

and I'm out here visiting my girlfriend--

you know, kind of a drop-in, surprise visit.

Only I got the surprise.

What'd she do? Move back to Texas?

She passed away recently.

How? Uh, what happened? She was in an auto accident.

You might have read about it in the newspapers. Her name was Mary-- Mary Phillips.

Yes, I think I-- I think I did read something about that.

We were really close.

I'm sorry. That's-- That's too bad.

And ironic. Ironic? Why?

About a-- a month ago, Mary phoned me.

She was unhappy about something, and she said she'd write

Last night my mother called and said a letter had arrived, so she's sending it on.

Maybe I'll find out what was bothering her.

Hmm.

Well, I gotta go.

Maybe, uh, we can get together and talk some more?

What did she want? What do you care?

Do you know her? I just met her. Why?

Well, I just saw her in Frank's place.

She was with that Phillips girl's roommate. You sure about that?

Sure, I'm sure. They came up to the table while I was with the professor.

They seemed pretty tight. Maybe you'd better keep an eye on her. See what she's up to.

All right. I'll keep an eye on her.

Hey. How's the professor doing with the computer?

Very good. He's up about a hundred thou.

Well, we're going for our moonlight walk.

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Go, baby, go.

He did it again!

Hey, Mr. Howell, I may not have to work for you after all. You know why?

'Cause this place may not be yours much longer.

I mean, smiley here may have this joint in his pocket.

Marty, I need some good vibrations down here. Would you get Jip for me?

Comin' out again. Comin' out rollin'. Bets down.

Clearin' time.

Hand me that. Come on. Let's roll the dice. Get your bets down.

Come on. Let it roll.

"Don't Pass," eh? All right. Roll 'em.

Pass!

Pay the "Don't Pass."

Hey, don't look so grim, Mr. Howell. Your face is cracking.

How'd you make out with Haines?

When I mentioned Mary Phillipe's name, he got very nervous.

Meaning, he knew her? I don't know yet.

Roll the dice!

Pick your back numbers. Pick your odds. Roll 'em. Nine's the point.

Looking for nines.

Six. Pa yin' a big six.

Still lookin' for nine.

Nine, winner. Put it in there.

Hey, look at Mr. Howell.

His hair is holding its color. His face is turning gray.

Mr. January was funnier on television.

By the way, guess who I saw laughing it up with our friend Mr. Haines?

None other than Mr. January, and [hey seemed quile chummy.

Maybe we ought to have Charlie run a computer check on Joey January too.

See you later.

- Are you sure? - Pay the line.

Where is he now?

Okay.

Make your bets.

Frank. Take-- Yeah, did you find him?

Frank, Jip's been hurt.

What? He's in the hospital.

What the hell are you talking about?

They found him in the parking lot.

Six is the point.

Excuse me, please. Excuse me. All right.

The point is six.

What's wrong? Just keep the stakes where they are.

Come on.

Are you Mr. Howell? Yes, sir.

He's been asking for you.

Don't stay long. No.

Hey, Mp. What the dew“ you doing here?

Picking up some new threads.

Well, you always did look good in white.

Frank, we really do need to know what happened.

Hey, sport. Now, what was it that, uh--

that hit ya?

Big truck- dark windows-

lights.

Couldn't see the driver.

Just came at me. Just--

Hey, Mo, don't fade on me new man.

I'm tired, Frank.

Just wanna catch a little nod, okay?

All right. You put it away for a while, and I'll see you in the morning. Deal?

Tell you what.

If I make it to morning,

will you show me how to do that trick?

Now, you're evil. You're evil, man.

Hmm! You're evil.

You been teasin' me with that...

piece of business for 20 years.

Okay, I'll... show it to you in the morning.

I'll be here.

He'll be all right. Yeah. He'll be fine, Frank.

Two dead. Jip's halfway there.

Who the devil is doing this? We'll find out, Frank.

It just takes time. Time-- I don't have time. That's what's eatin' me alive.

You know, when we're workin' on a case and we keep comin' up empty,

I always ask myself, "Where's the profit?"

- I don't know. - Frank, uh, your competitor from down the street, Haines--

Now, Kelly said she saw him this

morning talking to Joey January,

Well, Joey and I are hassling, I mean,

and Haines is taking advantage.

We're all angling for top acts. Everybody does that here.

Okay. We'll call that normal procedure.

Listen to this. When Kelly asked Haines about the dead girl, Mary Phillips,

Haines got very uptight. You sure?

Did Haines know Mary Phillips?

Well, I thought saw 'em together about a week ago in a cab.

- And I-- I meant to ask her about it, but I never did. - Frank, Haines resents you.

I could tell that the minute that I met him. Why does he resent you?

- I own my own place, and I've got no one to answer to. - And he does?

Everybody in this town has somebody to answer to.

How well did you know Mary Phillips?

Well, when she first got here,

we went together for a while.

Well, then, um,

Haines's personal feelings for you could be more than professional envy.

Maybe that's the profit.

You tryin' to tell me that this is purely personal?

That maybe Haines or someone is just tryin' to tear me up?

Well, until we come up with something else, we have to consider it.

- This is crazy. Nobody can hate that much. - Frank, people can.

And they do.

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