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once upon a time,

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

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.

I should have gotten To you sooner, charlie.

Smith and kingston in England a month ago.

Then walker in jamaica.

I called stambler in san Diego and I warned him.

He thought I was Crazy. Now he's dead.

Why don't you just Sit down, mr. Kamden,

And try to relax?

Do you believe it's possible, Charlie, after 30 years

That it's all connected somehow?

well, john, it's not likely, but

Obviously it is possible.

This special unit you commanded

During the war. It was army oss?

Well, actually it was a Combined allied intelligence unit.

Officially it was Under the command

Of general danworth in london.

Charlie was danworth's Aide at the time.

Being in the field, I had to Act pretty independently.

Charlie, the way These four were killed,

It must be the work of one man

And obviously a professional.

yes. What we've got is a Highly experienced assassin.

now, john, since his victims Were our contemporaries

it's possible that he is too.

Possible...

But that covers a lot of ground.

I know, but we May get some help.

You never met her

But there was an agent who Worked for danworth and me

A frenchwoman Named janine manchand.

she knew nearly every Operative in europe

including the ones who Worked for you, john.

she lives here

In los angeles now.

She owns a small boutique On grand near 8th: madame's.

she's agreed to talk to you.

call me after you've seen her,

and I suggest that You move quickly.

bye-bye, angels.

Mr. Kamden,

Until we decide how to proceed

I think we better take You directly home.

Now, if your theory is right

About your friend in san diego,

It won't take the Killer long to get here.

I owe a debt of gratitude To charles townsend.

It is the only reason I agreed To see you in this matter.

Do you understand that?

Yes.

The one you are looking For, his m.O. Always the same.

A clean chest Shot, no witnesses,

An odd-caliber slug With no ballistic markings

Probably a hand-tooled weapon With interchangeable barrels.

This could be a man who Was known only as jericho.

He worked as a free agent For the allies during the war.

You knew this jericho?

I worked with him once.

Can you describe him?

You believe he is here?

Or maybe on his way here.

But you're not certain. None of you are certain.

No.

By the time the war had ended

People such as myself Had made enemies.

Charles...

Charlie, as you call him...

Arranged for me to come to This country, take a new identity

Make a new life, a safe life.

Do you want me to Risk all of this now

And become involved?

Four men have been killed.

More might be killed for Reasons none of us understands.

We don't want to hurt You. We want to help him.

I... I have a friend in Paris, andre coulange,

With government intelligence.

I will call him.

Come here tomorrow Morning, 10:00 sharp.

Okay. Thank you.

Thank you very much.

May I have a saucer With some milk in it?

And a room, of course.

I'm sorry.

We don't allow pets.

Listen.

The cat and I are companions.

I'm sure you can Make an exception.

Did you say milk or cream?

Cream would be better.

You haven't been Married much, have you?

Does it show?

Well, habitual Bachelors either eat out

Or they learn to cook, and You set a pretty mean table.

Well, after the war,

I was locked in mortal Marriage for a while.

I couldn't adjust.

I guess it was just too soon

After what I'd Been involved with.

You mean the unit You'd commanded?

Yeah.

Thank you.

You know...

In those days we told ourselves

It was all necessary.

Whatever we did to Whoever we dealt with

It was necessary.

We were the good guys.

If jericho's coming, we can't Just sit here and wait for him.

We will gather all the facts

And we will formulate a plan.

I know this game. I've played It a long time, believe me.

You're not allowed any mistakes.

We won't make any.

Nothing changes.

Yes, andre.

Yes, yes, I understand.

Thank you, andre. God bless you.

au revoir.

Much of what we learn in These matters is conjecture.

However, andre believes that...

This man in question Has come here.

As to who sent him or Why, he cannot know.

You wanted a Description of jericho.

I took that snapshot just Before the invasion of normandy.

We were posing as a Farmer and his wife.

Actually, we were watching German troop movements.

May we keep this?

I must have your Promise to return it.

You have it.

- who is it? - it's me, bosley.

Good evening.

Bosley! You lied. That is not you.

This is my disguise.

If jericho's never seen you, Why do you need a disguise?

Well, if he sees me like this,

Then he won't recognize Me when I'm myself.

Now,

I would like you to meet

Jericho.

You realize, of course,

That just finding Him isn't enough.

There's no proof he's Ever done anything.

- nothing. No record. - I know that.

We'll have to watch him.

- may I? - help yourself.

Thank you.

And wait until He makes a move...

Short of killing you, of course.

Oh, such as trying to kill me?

I've alerted the local law. They'll be working with me.

Now, one overt Act, a pointed gun,

And they'll move on him.

Meanwhile, you should just Go about your regular routine

With some small changes, Such as a new girlfriend.

Right. I will take you To work in the mornings.

I'll meet you for lunch.

I'll pick you up in The afternoons.

I'll stay right by Your side all the time

Because I'm just Crazy about you.

Well, a man can get Shot driving to work.

Yeah, but we are having Bulletproof windows

Put in sabrina's car.

Now, they should Finish that by morning.

Well, you're very thorough.

Thank you.

Now, here's something I want to show you.

This is a layout of your Office, your office building

And, more importantly, Wilson park right there.

You mean the park is Where he, uh, tries to kill me.

It's nearly empty by 1:00. Everyone's gone back to work.

That is when you and Sabrina go there for lunch.

Okay. Okay, so I get Shot between 1:00 and 2:00.

All we got to figure Out now is what day?

And hopefully jill Will tell us that

If we find jericho in time.

Could we have two hot dogs, Miss, and a couple of drinks?

Please. One plain and One with mustard, right?

What are you Having? One of these?

Yeah. Are those things edible?

Barely.

Where are jill and the law?

With us every minute.

Jill?

yeah, we're here.

- here you are. - you did that well.

See you later.

They'll sit at that Same bench every day.

All right.

Check your weapons.

We'll position there,

There,

And there.

There you go.

Hello.

anything wrong?

Would you believe that old Man just made a pass at me?

He did?

Well, you shouldn't Blame him too much.

You see, it is our curse

And our blessing Always to be young inside.

- can I have one of those? - sure.

Mustard? Please.

- here you go. - thank you.

Uh, do you mind a Small suggestion?

- it's overcooked? - yes, a bit.

You see, usually seven Minutes is just about right.

Oh. Thank you. I'll remember.

And another thing.

Don't blame the old man.

He obviously has Very good taste.

Good day.

Well, friends, you Just heard jericho.

he's coming towards you.

Sabrina?

We heard.

Flowers? He's picking flowers.

Only the dead blossoms. He's culling the bush.

When do you think He'll make his move?

He looks like a man Who takes his time.

I don't think he's going To make it very easy for us.

- keep the change. - thank you.

Could I have a glass Of white wine, please?

Yeah, lounge.

Yeah, let me see.

Telephone for miss Munroe? Jill munroe?

No, I'm sorry. I Guess she's not here.

I'm jill munroe.

Wait a minute. Hang on.

- thank you. - my pleasure.

Hello? Oh, yes.

Actually, it's late, And I'm very tired.

Perhaps another time.

I know I said...

Excuse me. Yes?

I'm in... Let me see. How do I say this?

A delicate situation, And I need a favor.

It's a small one.

Small what? The Situation or the favor?

The favor.

A persistent suitor, right?

I'm sorry. I just couldn't Help but overhearing.

Well, I'm a model, And I did some work

For his company this afternoon,

And now he...

He wants to mix Business with pleasure.

Right.

Now, would you like me To help discourage him?

Oh, yes, but I have Him meeting me here.

Tell me how... How big, how old,

And how persistent is he?

Well, he's not too tall

He's past 40 and Very persistent.

Oh, speak of the devil.

Miss munroe, shall We adjourn to a table?

I don't believe I've Met the gentleman.

Oh, this is mr. Johnson

And an old friend I just Happened to run in to.

Hello, old friend. Shall we?

Why don't you join Us, mr. Johnson?

No, I'd like you To join me over...

I think the lady would Rather stay where she is.

And I think, sir, You're interfering.

Mr. Johnson,

If you don't leave us alone, You are going to regret it.

Oh! As a matter of fact, I Am running a little late.

Perhaps another Time, miss munroe.

Bye.

Oh, now I've embarrassed him, And I've imposed on you and...

No, you haven't. You haven't at all.

I mean, he was not Too big, he was over 40

And not too persistent.

It was a very small imposition.

Well, I think I better go home Before I do any more damage.

No, please, stay.

Let me get you something For your nerves, huh?

Um...

I'd really like That, but I'm tired.

- perhaps another time. - okay.

Call me?

Good night. Good night.

he hasn't called yet?

The phone has been Conspicuously silent.

You're conspicuously cool.

Oh, no, I'm very wound up.

Exercising is good For the nerves.

I'm nervous too. These help.

You know, maybe you Should have stayed longer

And had that drink with him.

I didn't want to Seem too aggressive.

I didn't want him To get suspicious.

You know, it was the Strangest feeling being with him.

I had to keep reminding Myself this man kills people.

Yet he seemed so Kind and gentle.

I mean, there's no other Way we can stop him?

I mean, suppose he's in This country illegally,

Like a forged Passport or something.

Could he be deported?

Jill, this man is a Master at what he does.

I'm sure he's made no mistakes With passports or anything else.

He just can't be touched Until he does something,

Tries something.

Hello?

Miss munroe?

I'm the gentleman who Saved you from a mr. Johnson.

Yeah, hi. How are you?

Very well, thank you.

I wonder if we could Have dinner tonight.

Oh, gee, I'm working Today. Tonight too.

I'm disappointed.

I have an hour for lunch.

I could meet you At 1:00 somewhere.

Very well.

Do you know the patio Restaurant at wilson park?

Yeah, that'll be fine.

I'm looking forward To seeing you.

Me too. Thank you. Bye-bye.

Well, it looks like the Park's the where of it,

I'll try to find Out the when of it,

And we've set him up perfectly.

How come I don't feel good?

Hello. Hello.

Amazing. Exactly 1:00.

Do I get points For being on time?

Oh, I would probably Forgive you if you were not.

However, promptness is One of my favorite virtues.

Good.

I took the liberty of Ordering something special.

Oh, that's nice. Thank you.

Will you pour it, please?

Now he insists the Quiche is excellent.

If he insists.

Two.

Is something wrong?

Hm? Oh, no, no. Nothing.

You're a very beautiful woman.

You have a way of being Suddenly very direct.

Well, beautiful things are rare.

We shouldn't hesitate To mention them.

Thank you.

Tell me about yourself.

Well, I came here six months Ago from portland, oregon.

I model. Basically, A very simple girl.

Married?

Would I be here If I were married?

Would you?

No.

Good.

I'm hopelessly idealistic.

I don't like cheating wives.

What about cheating husbands?

Again no.

Now, that doesn't Sound like a frenchman.

I... I don't recall Saying I was french.

Oh, gee. I must be slipping.

You know, usually I Can tell an accent.

I didn't think it Was that obvious.

A little. I see.

Okay, tell me about you.

Oh... I'm retired. I travel.

Your first time Here in los angeles?

Uh-huh.

It's so big, it can Be kind of lonely

If you don't know someone.

I know you.

That's true, and I would Love to show you around.

I would like that very much.

Well, tomorrow's saturday

And I'm not working Sunday either.

There is...

There is something important I must do as soon as possible.

After that, I am all yours.

Well, you have my number.

You know, it's...

We've been cooped Up in here for 40 hours.

43.

I mean, this is crazy.

I used to command some of The top intelligence people

In the world,

And now I've got a woman...

A girl half my age Baby-sitting me.

You think maybe I'm not qualified?

I didn't say that.

No. If you think maybe

I'm not capable, You could tell me.

I wouldn't be offended.

Of course you'd be offended.

No, no, really.

I would not be offended. No.

Well, I think, uh,

You're very good.

Mm?

It's just that...

Gin.

What?

Gin.

What's for lunch?

Hello.

how is the weather, my friend?

The weather is fine.

It may be of no consequence

But I've learned there have Been inquiries about you

And your travels.

In my position...

I cannot risk even The slightest scrutiny

The slightest Hint of complicity.

These inquiries About my travels,

Who made them?

I can't be sure. It may be nothing.

But on the chance that You are being watched...

We must proceed With extreme caution.

Hello? miss munroe?

I'm wondering

Is it too late for you to Show me around your city?

- uh, no. - I could pick you up in an hour.

Okay. I'll be ready.

- okay. - bye.

- let's go over here. - all right.

This is very beautiful Here. What do you call this?

This is santa monica park.

Oh, I see.

When I said I was going To show you the city

I sort of meant a Little closer up.

You know something? Sometimes We get so close to things

That we really don't see them.

Not clearly.

Yeah, that's true.

- oh, this is so beautiful. - isn't it?

Does seattle look Anything like this?

Oh, I'm from Portland, in oregon.

Oh, yes.

Yes, oregon, of course.

Now, you lived here About a year, you told me.

Which one do you prefer?

No, I said I'd been Here six months.

But I like it here.

Okay, now it's your turn. Where's your home in france?

I never said I lived in france.

But you never said you didn't.

I was born in bordeaux.

Oh, I've heard It's lovely there.

Yes, it is.

Actually, as a child, I Spent most of my time

Just wandering About the countryside.

It was so uncluttered then.

So ordered.

Pleasant.

Ah, through the eyes of a child.

Children.

I never had any children.

I regret that.

I'm sorry I lost the Child's view of things.

You never married?

No.

Never met anyone?

Once, during the war.

There were terrible Demands on both of us

In those days. Our duties.

So we became separated.

Somehow we lost Track of each other.

That's too bad.

Things might have turned Out differently for you.

Yes, I've thought About it at times

How I might have become A different sort of man.

Do you think that's possible?

I suppose we're all the sum Total of where we've been,

What we've seen, Things we've had to do.

I suppose we are.

- now, is that better? - ah, that's much better.

I'm a little chilly. Shall we go?

Yes.

Oh, that was nice. I'm glad you called.

I'll be free for lunch tomorrow.

I'll... I'll be busy for lunch.

How about tomorrow evening?

Oh, that'll be fine.

What did it mean? Why did he call?

Why did I feel I Was being tested?

Perhaps you were.

You mean he's Becoming suspicious?

It's his nature To be suspicious.

That is how he has survived.

Could someone Somehow have warned him?

I have no way of knowing that.

However, three days ago in paris

There was a Newspaper photograph.

A man named paul cosette.

He had been a member of kamden's Special unit during the war.

Now he has become a very Important political figure.

Paul cosette, are you Saying he's involved?

I am only saying that the Coincidence is noteworthy.

Jill, charlie has Connections in paris,

People he could call.

They could ask questions About this paul cosette.

I think we better phone Charlie right away.

Oh, jericho told me

That he met someone Once that he cared for.

Is that so unusual?

That someone was you, wasn't it?

You are a very Perceptive young lady.

I wish you'd told me.

You wondered about his Change of manner, his suspicions.

Did you wonder if, Perhaps, I had alerted him?

She didn't say that.

I must admit,

The thought did occur to me,

But... It was just a Thought, nothing more.

Yes, I can understand that.

You understand very little.

Good night. Goodbye.

Bye.

I'm sorry, operator. He's not in his room.

Yes, I understand It's urgent, but...

Yes, I know, but there Is no answer in his room.

Yes, I'll take a message.

"Paris called. The weather Has changed drastically.

Return at once."

That's it?

All right. Yes, the Minute he comes in.

Goodbye.

He's coming.

Cohen.

remember, we don't Want him killed.

We don't want him hurt, please.

Put it down!

I'll get an ambulance.

I wonder why I'm not surprised.

I'm sorry.

I believe you are.

Smooth move, bosley.

Yeah. That'll be charlie.

- report time, bosley. - right, charlie.

hello, angels.

Hi, charlie. Hi, charlie.

Am I wrong, or is Jill's voice absent?

Oh, uh, jill wasn't feeling Too swift today, charlie.

didn't go down Easy for her, did it?

No, it didn't, charlie.

I understand.

we'll let jill sit this one out.

or do I hear an arrival?

Sorry I'm late, charlie.

no problem, jill.

all right, to clarify A little for me.

this man in paris you had Me make inquiries about,

paul cosette.

he was the one Who hired jericho?

That's right, charlie.

See, cosette's political Career is beginning to flourish

And he didn't want anyone around

Who could tell Of his special skills

When he worked with kamden.

Even though he did perform

These special Skills for the allies.

yes.

Thirty years later, People tend to forget

Who were the good guys And who were the bad.

well, you did excellent Work, especially you, jill.

I got to tell you,

It didn't feel good Setting him up, charlie.

It still doesn't.

I know, jill.

just remember, Jericho killed four men.

I know.

I guess I didn't make Him what he was, right?

Hey, that's right.

- and it's history, right? - right.

So I'll go on to something else.

try chess, jill.

it can be a most Diverting pastime.

That's a good idea. I know A fellow who loves chess.

Does he have good moves?

Uh, yeah, he does.

You mean you've Played with him before?

No. I just said he Had good moves.

ciao. bye.

bye, angels.

Bye.

Goodbye.