Original subtitles

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.

♪ If I could see ♪

♪ The sum of I and me ♪

♪ The total of the we ♪

♪ What would the total be? ♪

♪ If I could see ♪

♪ In its entirety ♪

♪ The absolute of me ♪

♪ Would I be what I see? ♪

♪ It puzzles so ♪

♪ Where I and me will go ♪

♪ The puzzle seems to grow ♪

♪ I'm asking what ♪

♪ I must somehow know ♪

♪ If I could see ♪

♪ The sum of I and me ♪

♪ The total of the we ♪

♪ What would the total be? ♪

♪ If I could see ♪

♪ If I could see ♪

Good intonation.

Nice moving counterpoint under the melody.

I don't understand the words.

The harmonic structure is basically sound.

Oh, Daddy.

We have run this school on this street

for two years, and somehow we're surviving.

But I think in your heart you're still first chair

back at the philharmonic.

Well, maybe,

but at least I've developed some street tastes.

So why don't you go down

and get us a couple of hamburgers for lunch?

Okay.

See ya.

How's it going, Freddie?

Um...

Brother, you must just love trouble now, don't you?

And your daughter has no idea

who it was that attacked her.

No. No, she doesn't.

But what did he want?

Did he rob her?

Did he attack her sexually?

Oh, no.

Well, then what happened?

He just told her a lot of things she didn't understand

and then he beat her up.

Well, what sort of things?

She couldn't remember, she was so terrified.

I took her to the hospital and they treated her,

and then she didn't want to talk about it anymore.

Mr. Harkins, if you expect us to help you,

she'll have to talk to us.

But she's so frightened.

You see, this is the second time

this has happened.

The second time she was beaten?

Yes.

And by the same man.

Well, then she should be able to give us

a pretty good description of him.

Hm. If she were willing to talk about it.

Which she isn't.

She wouldn't even let me go to the police.

I didn't tell her I was coming here.

Angels, since you'll be shooting in the blind

on this one and Judy may not confide in you either,

I suggest you establish some sort of cover going in.

I agree, Charlie.

Perhaps we can enroll as music students in your school.

Oh, y-you're musicians?

Well, I can dance and, uh,

Kris is a singer.

I play the violin...

when it's not in the repair shop.

Uh, well, we'll think of something.

Keep good thoughts, Mr. Harkins.

We'll get the man who hurt your daughter

and find out why.

Please do.

She's all I have.

She's everything I have.

♪ If I could see ♪

♪ The sum of I and me ♪

Okay, stretch.

Straighten your leg,

straighten your leg. It is.

No, it isn't. It is.

The other one. Oh.

The other one.

♪ The absolute of me ♪

Arm up.

♪ Would I be What I see? ♪

♪ It puzzles so ♪

♪ Where I and me will go ♪

♪ The puzzle seems to grow ♪

Oh, I'm sorry.

Is this yours?

Yeah. It's very nice work.

Thank you.

♪ If I could see ♪

I especially like it lyrically.

Makes me wonder where it's coming from.

I don't know where it's coming from.

♪ What would the total be? ♪

Uh, I'm sorry. I'm Kris Munroe.

Oh. That's Kelly and Tiffany.

Hi, we're new students. A little green, but willing.

Hi, I'm Judy Harkins.

Um, my dad didn't tell me we had new students.

Uh-oh.

You didn't get those doing what I'm doing, I hope.

What? The bruises.

Oh.

Uh, no.

Oh, phew. That's a relief.

Maybe a beef with a jealous boyfriend?

No way. She's too pretty to punch out.

I don't know. I'll bet you five.

You're on.

Okay, fess up. What happened?

Um, I don't want to talk about it.1

Excuse me.

Bet you five we blew that one.

No bet. I just hope we didn't hurt her.

Me too.

Well, listen, we're not gonna get anywhere

playing mind games with her.

Why don't you go and see if you can calm her down?

Tiffany and I will change and check out the street.

Maybe somebody saw something.

Okay. I'll see you later. See you later.

Come on.

Judy's father said she was on her way

to a place called Georgia's Hamburgers.

It should be across the street and around the corner.

Okay, let's go.

Hi. Hi.

Hi.

Well, new talent in the neighborhood.

That's great. What'll it be?

Coffee and maybe some help.

Coffee, I got. Help is iffy.

You know a girl named Judy Harkins?

Oh, sure. She and her old man run

that music school down the street.

Right. Uh, we heard she got beat up

a couple of days ago. Right?

Yeah.

That was right around here, wasn't it?

Yeah.

Yeah.

You didn't see anything?

Why are you two asking me all these questions?

We know her. We're worried about her.

Don't be.

I beg your pardon?

I said, don't be worried.

Why not?

Because she's not worth it.

I didn't get your name.

Rose.

Rose what?

Just Rose.

No last name?

Rules of the road.

Hey, you two planning on working this street or what?

Oh, I don't believe so.

You could do real well.

Think so?

Yeah. I wouldn't try it without checking it

with Freddie first though.

Freddie?

Well, it's his street.

Oh, I see.

Tell me, how come you don't like Judy Harkins?

She's a snob.

She walks down the street like she's Miss Superior.

Gives me a pain.

I don't suppose you have any idea who beat her up.

I know I couldn't care less.

Listen, remember what I said about checkin' in with Freddie.

Nice talkin' to you.

What a slice of heaven.

Freddie.

Where have you been?

Oh, I was, um, doin' my thing, you know.

You got some bread for me?

Um, well, I haven't scored yet.

Come on, Rose. You've been out here a couple of hours.

You're comin' up empty on me?

Yeah, but I just got my first call, you know?

Rose, get in the car. We've gotta have another talk.

No, I really can't. I gotta go, Freddie.

Baby, how many times have I gotta lean on you

until you get it straight?

Freddie, please.

I don't think she wants to go with you.

Ow.

Baby, just butt out of it.

You touch her again, I'll get a cop.

Baby, you ought to get out of here

before I take you and teach you some manners.

Why don't we have a little talk first?

You have this nasty habit of pushing ladies around.

As a matter of fact, there was another lady two days ago.

Maybe you know something about that?

Hey, look, lady, it's all right.

Um, I'm okay. I got no complaints.

Why don't you just stay out of it, okay?

Want me to put her in the car?

Put down the gun.

I'm not gonna say it again.

Now get back in the car.

Since the lady here's not gonna press charges,

I guess you get a free pass this time.

So why don't you just crawl away?

I don't know who you are but you've had it.

I'll deal with you later.

Are you crazy?

Pullin' a gun on Freddie?

Thought we were doing you a favor.

Well, don't do me any favors, okay?

Whatever's fair.

What's fair is Freddie meant what he told you.

You better get off this street.

You're as good as dead.

Thanks, Bos.

What are you doin' down here, anyway?

Slight complication, our client's check bounced.

Does that mean we're off the case?

Do you wanna be?

Do you?

Not after meeting Freddie.

Me neither.

Then I guess this one is on the house.

I have here the computer readout on Freddie.

Full name: Fred Jefferson.

Police record includes petty theft,

assault and battery and extortion.

Nice fella.

The question is:

Is he the one who attacked Judy Harkins?

Well, I'd ask her but I don't think she'd answer me.

Were you able to, uh, find out anything

after our little faux pas at the piano?

No, she split.

Okay, so what do we have?

A woman-beater we can't prosecute,

a victim we can't talk to,

a hooker named Rose who doesn't like her,

that thinks Tiff and I would do great on the street.

That may be the best way to proceed, Kelly.

You're not suggesting that we, uh,

go into business, as they say.

No. It's exactly what I'm suggesting.

He's not serious.

No, Charlie's right.

Every element in this case...

Freddie, Rose, the beatings.

They all seem to connect to the street prostitution

right around Harkins' school.

I agree.

But it is a rather tricky and somewhat dangerous cover.

I'm well aware of that Bosley.

You and Kris will have to hang in very close

in case Kelly or Tiffany get caught in a corner.

Hey. Tiffany and Kelly? Wait a minute, Charlie.

Who decided that we're gonna be the ones to hit the pavement?

Well, I can't join Freddie's stable.

He and I have already met.

Besides, Rose thinks

that you two have all the moves down.

I knew she'd say that.

I knew it.

Hi. Hi.

I've been looking for you.

Well, I just got this idea, I've been working on it.

You like it?

Mm-hm. Yeah?

I'm still wondering where all this comes from.

Why? Why do you care?

Oh, no special reason.

I just thought maybe we could get to know each other better.

Yeah, well, I'm not too social these days.

Um, I'm under a lot of pressure here.

Pressure? Well, this place is like, um,

my father's little fantasy.

And like all fantasies, it's not very practical.

You mean, you're going broke?

No. We'll survive.

Somehow, we'll survive.

Um.

Excuse me, I have work to do.

Okay, you guys, take a break.

Wow.

Ooh, can I spot talent or can I spot talent?

What you can spot is trouble.

Two coffees.

You guys don't listen very good, do you?

How you doin', Rose? What are you up to?

I'm up to reminding you again

that this is Freddie's turf.

So let's go meet Freddie.

You want me to introduce you?

That's the general idea.

You mind?

No, I don't mind. I just wonder,

how come you didn't tell me you were pros

when we talked before?

Does Macy's tell Gimbels?

Listen, we're taking your advice.

So put up or shut up.

Or perhaps you won't help us because we're friends of Judy's.

Why bring up her name?

She really gets you uptight, doesn't she?

Look, I told you before,

I don't like her superior attitude.

Now, if you want to meet Freddie, change the subject.

Consider it changed.

Okay.

Follow me.

You two wanna work my street,

you're gonna have to learn the rules

like the other girls.

Rule one. You tell Freddie everything.

Where you been, who you worked for,

if you ever been busted, if you're a user.

Well, start talking.

We've got rules too.

The first one is we don't spill our guts

for the first dummy who snaps his fingers.

Rule two.

Never talk back to Freddie.

Shall we start again?

Listen, we've always worked alone.

No ties, no busts.

No booze, no needles.

I wasn't talkin' to you.

Well, I was talking to you.

You both got some mouth.

We're very good at what we do.

Oh, yeah?

Mm-hm.

Let's see how good you are.

This is my room.

Are you willing to spend a thousand?

A thousand?

That's our price.

Not for me.

For everybody.

I'll tell you what.

You two pay off like you say you can

and I won't slap your brains out for mouthing off.

If you don't, you and me are gonna tangle.

So you better not be lyin'.

You and you, fix them up a room.

The rest of you, get your tails down on the street.

I'm Sunny and this is Naomi.

Tiffany, Kelly.

You two got any idea how close you came

to getting some bad bruises?

You people are really afraid of him, aren't you?

Best you get afraid of him too and fast.

I don't think so.

Running scared, that's no way to live your life.

I'm telling you... No, I'm telling you.

Freddie's a coward.

All the Freddie's, they're all cowards.

You see, he knows that.

He uses that mouth of his

because he's afraid you'll figure that out for yourselves.

Think about that.

♪ If I could see ♪

♪ The sum of I and me ♪

♪ The total of the we ♪

♪ What would the total be? ♪

♪ If I could see ♪

♪ In its entirety ♪

♪ The absolute of me ♪

♪ Would I be what I see? ♪

♪ It puzzles so ♪

♪ Where I and me will go ♪

♪ The puzzle seems to grow ♪

♪ I'm asking what ♪

♪ I must somehow know ♪

♪ If I could see ♪

♪ The sum of I and me ♪

♪ The total of the we ♪

♪ What would the total be? ♪

That wacko broad is playing that dress up game again. Hey!

Rosie?

Judy.

Hello, Daddy.

You disappeared.

I, um... I went downtown.

We were supposed to go over the monthly statements.

So?

We'll pay them.

Where did you get that?

Uh, I went to the bank, I wrote a check.

A check? I thought we were close to being overdrawn?

Daddy, you're wonderful with the violin,

but you're a disaster with a checkbook.

Well, that's true.

Here. Do with this what you want.

Hi. Hello.

I missed you at rehearsal.

I had business.

Judy, are you okay?

Yes. I'm fine.

You sure?

Yes, I'm fine!

Will you please get off my back?

♪ If I could see ♪

♪ The sum of I and me ♪

♪ The total the we ♪

♪ What would the total be? ♪

♪ If I could see ♪

♪ In its entirety ♪

♪ The absolute of me ♪

♪ Would I be what I see? ♪

Boy, you two really class-up the neighborhood.

Thanks. Thank you.

It's nice to be appreciated.

Where are you from, anyway? - East.

East what?

Just east.

New York? Right.

What part? North part.

The Bronx?

Right.

South side? West side.

You're not from New York.

Right again. GEORGIA: Closed-mouthed types?

The rules of the road.

Hi. Hm.

Hi.

Hi, Bos, how are ya? Good.

Excuse me? Could we get some coffee over here, please?

Thanks.

So how are we progressing?

Well, Judy Harkins is still very uptight

and very untalkative.

But I did pick up on something odd.

Which was?

Judy disappeared again.

When she came back she had a fistful of cash.

She gave it to her father for expenses.

Did she go to the bank?

Well, that's where she said she went.

Something I checked, hers and her father's bank account,

there's been little or no activity lately.

Except for the rubber check that her father gave us

as our retainer's fee.

Refill?

No, thanks. No.

All right, so the question is,

where did Judy get the fistful of fast cash?

On the street. There are any of number of ways.

Gambling, floating crap games, dope, numbers.

Meaning that Judy's reigning some sort of a racket?

Could be. She hides it from her father with the cash flow.

The truth is the school isn't making it.

The red-haired hooker, Rose, she hates Judy.

Let's you and I see if she can give us a handle on it.

Okay. Let's go back to Freddie's.

Maybe some of the other girls can tell us

what goes on between Rose and Judy.

In the meantime, I'll mention Rose's name to Judy

and see the reaction I get.

I think we ought to meet back here in an hour.

Okay. Okay.

Back here in an hour.

Oh. Bos, that's not enough.

For four cups of coffee?

We need 1000. A thousand?

Right. We have to convince Freddie

we can earn our keep on the street.

Well, wouldn't three or 400 convince him?

We said our price was 1000.

You mean, 1000 each?

Bos, we work as a team.

A team? That is pretty kinky.

That's why it's 1000.

How will I explain this to Charlie?

Very cautiously. Heh.

Okay.

Take care of the tip, will ya, Bos?

Freddie, Georgia.

Yeah, what do you want, Georgia?

Well, you wanted me to keep an eye out for your two new girls.

So?

So they don't talk very much.

Also, you wanted me to check on this guy

with the blond and the brown station wagon.

Why, you've seen him?

Yeah. They just left here

and they were with your two girls.

Are you sure?

Listen, I couldn't hear,

but the guy laid a lot of heavy bread on 'em.

And it wasn't for services. They never got off their chairs.

Freddie, it has the smell of undercover cop to me.

Yeah, it does, doesn't it?

Uh, the blond and the guy in the brown station wagon

just drove off.

And your two girls are cruising south.

I'll take care of it.

Georgia, I owe you one.

Why is it trouble always comes down in bunches?

First I get a close-freak wacko in my stable,

then you bring me a couple of undercover lady cops.

Cops? FREDDIE: That's how it looks.

What you got to say about that? Nothing.

You brought them to me.

They asked me to. I didn't know they were cops, I swear.

They're not your friends?

No. No way.

Then you don't mind if I kill them?

Freddie, you ain't gonna burn a couple of cops?

No, no, I ain't gonna do it.

What I need is somebody to do it for me.

You remember Sweet Larry?

I remember he nearly killed me one night.

Yeah, Larry gets that way when he's on acid.

So we'll let him throw a party,

and you'll put a little something in everybody's drink.

And if Larry doesn't kill those two cops

their brains will be so fried

they won't remember anything they heard or seen here.

I don't want to go to Larry's place, Freddie.

That's all right. You and Rose can leave once it gets rough.

I don't want to go either, Freddie.

Oh, I know you don't, Rose,

but you're on borrowed time with me.

Because the way you've been acting

you're about four jumps short of the laughing academy.

Now I'm your only friend.

You want to get back on my good side,

you'll do this. Right?

Right, Freddie.

That's my girl. All right, let's go.

There's Freddie.

Can't wait to see his face

when we show him the thousand.

I don't know where Judy went, Miss Munroe.

Do you have any idea why she keeps disappearing?

No. She's been this way since she was a little girl.

Always sneaking off when you least expect it,

usually when it was time to practice her piano lessons

or deal with something she didn't want to deal with.

She created her own fantasy world.

Nothing wrong with that, I guess.

Lots of kids are that way. Right?

I beg your pardon.

I was saying, lots of young people

have their own fantasy worlds they escape to.

Yeah, I suppose they do.

Well, I'll be in my office if you'd like a cup of tea.

Thank you.

I've been looking for you.

Well, you found us.

Get in the car, we're going to a party.

If we're going to a party, how come no one's smiling?

I am smiling.

Get in the car.

Hey.

Love your dress, Larry.

You got a true form, Freddie,

good taste and manners.

Step aside, let me see what you brought me this time.

Ooh. What a pleasant surprise.

I'm Larry.

I'm Kelly. Tiffany.

Love what I see, love what I hear.

Step into my garden of delights, baby.

I bet you say that to all the girls.

I say that to everybody.

How democratic.

You let the party get rolling, you put this in their drinks,

and then get out of here.

I'll see you back at my place in a few hours.

You got some place to go?

What? You got some place to go?

Oh, no, I guess not.

Then let's get this over with.

Yeah.

Yes, Charlie.

Yeah, no, I already have.

Yeah, will do.

Well, Kelly and Tiff haven't shown here yet?

Nope.

Well, I cruised the streets and there's no sign of them.

Charlie hasn't heard from them either.

They were supposed to be here 40 minutes ago.

It's not like 'em to be late.

Ordinarily, I wouldn't panic over 40 minutes,

but, it's like Charlie said, we should say close to them

so in case they get themselves in a corner.

Bosley, look in that cab.

Isn't that Rose?

Yep.

Well, if she was in Freddie's car

when Kelly and Tiffany got in,

how come she's coming back now alone in a cab?

I don't know.

But I think we better find out.

Good idea.

Yeah? Freddie, Georgia.

Listen, the blond and the guy in the brown station wagon,

they were just here again.

Doing what? I don't know, I couldn't hear.

But then Rose came by in a taxicab

and they started following her.

Rose? You mean, Rose and Sunny?

No, I mean Rose alone.

Which way were they headed?

Towards your place.

Stupid broad. She's probably leading them right here.

Look, Georgia, thanks a lot. That's two I owe you.

I think I'll call Charlie, maybe he's heard from them.

Hi, how are you doing?

Fine. I just got myself another drink.

Oh, uh, let me do it for you.

Oh, no, I've got it.

Oh, okay.

Where did Rose go?

Uh, I don't know, she must be in the bathroom.

No, I saw her leave.

Leave?

Yeah, about 20 minutes ago. She left? Are you sure?

Yeah, I saw her walk out while you were in the kitchen.

But we're supposed to leave together.

Sunny, what's going on?

What do you mean?

You look about ready to jump out of your skin.

Oh, I'm just a little uptight.

Nothing in particular. I, uh... I just don't like this party,

I told Freddie that I didn't want to come.

But you do everything Freddie tells you to do?

Yeah.

I do everything Freddie tells me to do.

Sunny, if you want to tell Freddie to get off your back,

that's your choice.

You're gonna get in a lot of trouble talking like that.

I-I want to be your friend, Sunny.

And anytime you wanna take a long walk out of this,

just let me know.

I'll help you, okay?

I promise you.

Okay, Charlie. Right.

Well, Charlie hasn't heard from them either.

The lady takes an inordinate amount of time

in the powder room.

What the devil?

Is that Judy?

I think it is.

Bosley, her handbag.

It's like the one Rose was carrying.

Why are you staring at me?

Judy?

Rose?

No wonder you kept disappearing.

What's that supposed to mean?

You don't understand?

What are you talking about?

Why, I understand you're starting to get on my nerves.

What do you want, anyway?

We're looking for a couple of friends of ours.

Hey, maybe you've seen them.

Kelly? Tiffany?

No. I don't know them.

Rose does.

Rose? Who's Rose?

You don't know?

I never heard of her.

She's heard of you.

But how could that be?

How could she know about me and I don't know her?

But you do know.

You wrote about the two of you in your song, remember?

That's why you have her wig in your purse,

and her clothes.

And all her guilts.

You're gonna be all right, you know?

Somebody that knows a whole lot more about this then I do

will straighten it out for you.

But right now we need your help.

My two friends, Kelly and Tiffany,

they went off with Rose and a man named Freddie.

We need to know where they went.

Do you understand what I'm saying?

Come on, show us.

Now where are they going?

I don't know, but like Georgia said,

they all got the smell of cop.

And if she talks, we've got big trouble.

Follow her.

Here, uh, let me do that.

Yeah, babe, yeah.

Want a fresh one?

No, thank you, I'm fine.

Ah, come on,

you can't party on empty, huh, right?

Right.

Did you mean what you said about walking out of here?

Yes, I did. Then let's go.

We gotta get out of here. Here.

Uh-oh, Freddie's back with us.

Judy?

Judy!

Judy!

Hold it!

Judy, stop!

Freddie, you can't shoot and you can't drive.

So you better pack it in before you hurt yourself.

It's all right. It's all over.

Why don't you let me take you home?

I can't. I can't go back.

My father thinks I'm... It'll be okay.

There are people that can help you.

It'll be better than where you've been.

Okay?

♪ If I could see ♪

♪ The sum of I and me ♪

♪ The total of the we ♪

♪ What would the total be? ♪

♪ If I could see ♪

If I could see ♪