All language subtitles for Father Dowling Mysteries S02E10 The Confidence Mystery

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Five large... That's
all it'll cost you

to get in on the ground
floor, Mr. Burnham.

This kind of thing isn't my
usual line of business, Leo.

What good is it going
to do me to get involved?

Hey, we're talking about
a surefire operation here.

We melt this baby
down, we're looking at

at least a half a million
in sapphires and rubies,

not to mention the gold.

All right, let's talk reality.

If I bankroll you on this thing,

I want a fair exchange
on my investment.

No problem,
Mr. Burnham. No problem.

After expenses, we split 50-50.

70-30, Leo, and all expenses
come out of your end.

- Hey, Mr. Burnham...
- Look, Leo,

you come to me
at the last minute,

I have to figure
you're out of choices.

The jeweler who's
going to make this copy.

Otto Freik.

You satisfied he does good work?

Yeah, no problem, Mr. Burnham.

Freik is a... is an artist.

You won't be able to tell
his chalice from the real one.

I pick it up tonight.

Willis, give Leo his money.

Check back with me
before this goes down.

And don't bring me any problems.

Oh, no, you won't be
sorry, Mr. Burnham.

You have my personal guarantee.

I know, Leo.

And if anything goes
wrong, anything at all,

I'll hold you
personally responsible.

Look, I'm in the newspaper.

Oh.

Oh.

Oh, yeah.

That is a wonderful opportunity.

I am personally returning
the chalice of St. Sophia.

Oh, Romania... Bucharest.

I wish they'd mentioned
my name, though.

You know, Father Dowling, I
have never been to Europe.

Well, I'm happy for
you, Father Prestwick.

Oh, would you hand me
the blue marker, please?

I am wondering if the bishop

will want to go to Rome
as long as we're over there.

The Vatican... Wouldn't
that be something?

Oh, it certainly would.

Father Dowling, Sister Steve,

I thought maybe,
while you were working,

you'd like a cup of tea.

Oh, why, thank you, Marie.

Can I get you anything,
Father Prestwick?

No, thank you, Marie.

This will be fine.

Steve, how many of these
posters do we have to make?

Well, we have to hit all
the local shops, Frank,

- so I guess at least a dozen.
- Mmm.

So how about you, Phil?

You want to lend a hand?

Oh, I'm sorry, Sister Stephanie,

but when it comes
to art, I'm all thumbs.

But just think... The
chalice of St. Sophia,

after all of these years,

is finally going
home to Bucharest.

Actually, that's why I'm here.

Father, I need your help.

My help?

The bishop is already in Romania

arranging for the
return of the chalice

to the Church of St. Sophia
now that the Communists

are out of power.

I'm leaving tomorrow
night with the chalice.

You might say I'm a courier.

Oh, that's quite
a responsibility.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

But if I go to
Romania, I can't run

the diocesan orphanage
fund-raising drive.

So I was wondering if you'd...

No.

Father Dowling has to
run the parish street fair.

He cannot do both.

Well, it's getting late.

Guess I'd better leave.

Good night, Father Dowling.

- Good night, Sister.
- Good night.

Good night, Phil.

Frank, I had to say something.

Father Philip means well,
but you can't do his job, too.

You work too hard as it is.

I suppose you're right.

Thanks for the thought.

Otto, like I tell
everybody, you're an artist.

So, what did we
say... $5,000, right?

Fifteen.

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

We had a deal.

The gold plate cost
more than I thought.

Compared to what you're
going to make on this deal,

hmm, 15 is cheap.

Otto, I already tapped
my last backer for this five.

I cannot go back and
ask for another ten.

That's rough.

After the scam.

I'll cut you in for the
other ten after the scam.

Read the sign, Leo.

The price is $15,000,
cash on delivery.

Mr. Shaw, your insurance company

has nothing to worry about.

This chalice will not
leave the bishop's safe

until I hear from
him later today.

Then I will carry it in this
bag directly to the airport.

My flight leaves for
Bucharest at 9:00 p.m.,

and it will not leave my sight

until I get to Bucharest
tomorrow morning.

Well, Father, I
have to tell you,

you have certainly taken
a load off of my mind.

Our company has a sizable
policy on this little item,

and we'd hate to have
anything happen to it

between here and Romania.

I'm glad it's in good hands.

The very best of
hands, Mr. Shaw.

His.

Of course.

Well, I'm sorry for the
interruption, Father.

I'll let you get back to work.

I know you must have a lot to
do before you leave for Romania.

Actually, I'm afraid I've
done everything I can.

I should be pleased.

We've banked over $10,000
for the church orphanage fund.

$10,000?

Almost 11, but I'd
hoped for a lot more.

Father...

I might be able to help you.

May I use your phone?

Oh, it's not mine;
it's the bishop's.

This is his office.

But yes, of course, go ahead.

Thank you.

Jennifer?

Yes, it's Max Shaw.

Is he in?

John, Max.

Fine, thank you.

Thank you. And yourself?

Good, good.

John, I'm in the
bishop's office, and...

Well, no, no, no. The
bishop is not here, John.

Actually, he's in Romania.

Oh, well, I'll have
Father Prestwick

send him your best.

Father Prestwick, John.

He's in charge of the
church orphanage fund.

Oh, yeah, it's-it's-it's a
very good cause, John.

Th-That's why I'm calling you.

Father Prestwick
could use your help.

You would, John?

Well, that's...
that's incredibly

generous of you, John.

Per-perhaps you'd...
you'd like to speak

to Father Prestwick yourself.

Oh, well-well, if you
have to be downtown,

you have to be downtown.

I'll-I'll-I'll tell him.

Yes. Th-Thank you.

John, thank you.

God bless.

- Father, this is your lucky day.
- What?

My client, John Lansing,
Lansing Industries,

would like to contribute
to your charity fund

on a matching-fund basis.

One dollar for every dollar the
church has already collected.

Good heavens.

So, what we do is this.

You draw a cashier's
check to cash

for the $10,000 that the
church has already collected.

Then you meet me at
John's bank at this address,

and John's banker will give
you a draft for the other $10,000.

Then we take the two checks

and we deposit them in an
account in the church's name.

So, it's 11:00 now;
we meet at 12:00 noon.

You have any problem at
all, you call me at that number.

Mr. Shaw, this is a godsend.

You know something, Father?

I was thinking the
same thing myself.

After you do your
hunk, you take a trip.

Where am I going
to go on five bills?

What am I, your travel agent?

Think... I think
I'm a little slow.

You better get inside.

This is Mr. Collins.

That's right. Yeah, oh, sure.

But what I'm
thinking... that's right.

We can get all those papers
out to you by tomorrow.

Um, I think you need... yeah.

Told you about. Don't worry.

Here he is. Mr. Collins.

Father Prestwick,
this is Mr. Collins.

Mr. Collins, Mr. Collins,
Father Prestwick.

Prestwick? Pleased to meet you.

Good to meet you, too.

Your check for the $10,000.

Right.

And John's check
for the other $10,000,

that makes a total of $20,000
for the orphanage fund.

You've doubled
your money, Father.

Not a bad day's work, eh?

If you wait here, Father,

I'll get you a receipt
for this deposit.

All right, thank you very much.

Oh, you know when the
bishop hears about this,

he won't believe it.

Oh, I imagine he'll be stunned.

Your receipt, Father.

Thank you.

Thank you both.

You don't know what you've done.

Oh, yes, we do, Father.
Probably better than you do.

Thank you.

Which puts the orphanage fund

well over the endowment
goal for the entire year.

Isn't that wonderful?

You gave these men a
bank draft written to cash?

Mm-hmm. It's part
of the matching fund.

In order to open
the new account.

Did you actually see this
bank officer make the deposit?

Did you actually see the
teller accept the check?

Well, I wasn't standing
right next to the man.

Exactly where were you standing?

I was across the lobby.

Wait a minute. I've got
the receipt right here.

Father... Phil,

there's no teller's
stamp on this slip.

Anyone could have filled it out.

Now, I'm sure that's
just an oversight.

The man was a bank officer.

It's the oldest
scam on the street.

But they gave me $10,000.

Didn't they?

I'm sorry, Father, there's
no record of this account.

And these numbers don't
even match our coding system.

What about the deposit?

I checked our tellers,

and no one has taken a
deposit for $20,000 today.

I think we should
call the police.

Yeah.

Wait. I don't understand.

What happened to
the other $10,000?

There was no $10,000.

And the orphanage fund?

It's gone, Philip.

The thing is, Father,
you've been conned.

Oh, Lord...

the bishop.

Philip, anyone could
have done what you did.

Anyone didn't do it, I did it!

$10,000!

When the bishop
finds out about this,

I'll be demoted to curator
of diocesan school supplies.

I'll be counting erasers
for the next ten years.

I still don't understand
how he got away with it.

Well, I don't
quite see it myself.

It's simple.

Frank, do you have
a ten for two fives?

I want to send my niece
some money for her birthday.

You don't have a niece.

Go with me on this,
Frank. It's a demonstration.

Thanks.

Oh, I need a stamp.

Would you hold
this for me, Frank?

I'm gonna go get some postage.

Let me have one of those
fives. I'll be right back.

Thanks.

I think I see.

I don't. Sister Stephanie,
what's the point?

You just gave Father
Dowling five dollars.

No, he just gave
me five dollars.

No, he's got your ten.

Check the envelope.

See, in my neighborhood,
three-card monte was

more popular than hopscotch.

I'm sorry, Sister Stephanie,
but it does not help me

to think that I can even
be conned by a nun.

Uh, you got my five.

Oh.

Thank you.

Philip, why don't you go
on back to St. Michael's

and get some rest?

Steve and I will finish up here.

You know, I can't
help thinking, Steve.

What, Frank?

Well, if I'd agreed to take
over the fund-raising drive,

this might not have happened.

None of the tellers remembers
anyone matching the description

Father Prestwick gave us.

It probably wouldn't make
much difference if they did.

Why is that, Clancy?

Well, a short con like this, you
almost never catch the perps.

With money like
that in their pocket,

odds are they're already
out of town anyway.

We've got no leads,
nowhere to go.

Well, what about
the business card

the insurance agent
gave Father Prestwick?

Chicago Fidelity Insurance
never heard of Max Shaw.

In fact, this isn't even
their phone number.

You call?

No answer.

While we were taking
statements, I ran a trace.

Belongs to a pay phone
just two blocks from here.

Where exactly is that?

3422 Broadway.

It's a dead end, Father.

I'm sorry.

This confidence man

might have been
waiting right here in

this booth just in
case Phil called

before they met at the bank.

And if he's got the
number on a card, Frank,

maybe he's been here
before. He's probably a regular.

Yeah.

Excuse me, did you happen
to see a man sitting here

just before lunch?

Early 30s, he
had on a dark suit?

Him? He's here all the time.

Drinking my coffee,

using my phone,
bothering my help.

Do you know his name?

Name? Why should
I know his name?

Look, I run this place alone.

You think I take the time
to talk to people? Come on.

I can see that you're
a very busy man.

You say he bothered your help?

Jay Jay, my delivery boy.

This guy pays Jay Jay
to do errands for him.

While Jay Jay's supposed
to be working for me,

he's working for him.

Is Jay Jay here now?

I fired him.

You want to talk to Jay Jay,

look in that video
arcade down the street.

Thanks. You've been a big help.

Oh, boy, I gotta
get some new help.

Excuse me, son, are you Jay Jay?

Son? Nobody calls
me son but my dad.

And he only calls
me when he wants

a few bucks for a
six-pack or something.

We were wondering about a guy

that you ran some errands
for over at Sol's diner.

You mean Leo.

Leo. Do you know
where we can find him?

Forget it, man.
Leo's stone cool.

He knows how to
throw down a score.

Someday he's gonna
teach me his moves.

You look like you've got all the
moves you'll ever need already.

You got that right.

Pretty good at this, huh?

The best.

So if I beat your score,
will you help us find Leo?

Yeah, okay, whatever.

But if you lose, I get his hat.

- Steve.
- Frank, trust me, it's a cinch.

I used to play games like this
with my brothers all the time.

This... this is
gambling with a child.

Some child.

Maybe it'll teach him a lesson.

Um, do you have a quarter?

Save keys to open doors.

Jay Jay, come on!

Got it.

Yes, thank you, Your Excellency.

Bye.

I just got off the phone -

with the bishop, long-distance.

Everything is set, Marie.

My flight leaves at 9:00 p.m.

Oh, good. Now you
ought to start packing.

I've been packed for days.

You've no idea how much -

I've looked forward
to this trip, but now...

I couldn't tell him
about the money, Marie.

Oh. Well...

It will probably
come as a surprise,

but the truth of the matter is

- the bishop and I don't always get along.
- Mm.

He reminds me of my father.

Your father, Father?

My father was a good man,
Marie, but stern, very stern.

In fact, reminds me of a time...

I couldn't have been more
than six or seven years old...

Father, will you excuse me?

Oh! Sorry. Sorry.

I'm so sorry.

"Trust me," you said.

"It's a snap," you said.

I just don't understand.

What can I tell you,
Frank? I'm sorry.

That was my favorite hat!

Father!

Want your hat back?

Oh, thank... you.

Look at that hat.

Glad to help you out.

It didn't fit Jay Jay.

Anyway, he's a cheat,
just like his friend Leo.

What's your name?

Charisse.

I'm Steve.

Steve... kind of a
tough name for a nun.

It depends on the nun.

So, you know Leo?

Do you know where he lives?

Can you take us
to him, Charisse?

See I told you it'd
turn out all right, Frank.

Steve, I never doubted
you for a minute.

Come on.

That's where Leo lives.

You've been very helpful,
Charisse. Thank you.

Where do you live?

Just down the street.

Hey, Charisse, you know St.
Michael's has a youth group.

Why don't you come
hang out with us sometime?

You gonna be there?

Every Wednesday.

There he is. That's Leo.

Bye - CHARISSE: Bye.

- Be careful.
- Come on.

Hello, Leo.

What? Who are you?

I'm Frank Dowling, from
St. Michael's Church.

I believe you took something

that belongs to a friend of
mine, Father Philip Prestwick.

Prestwick? Prestwick?

No, no, I don't
know any Prestwick.

Oh, come on, don't con us, Leo.

We know all about the
scam you pulled at the bank.

You have a check for
$10,000 in church charity funds

and we'd like it back.

I should have known it would
be bad luck to con a priest.

I'm sorry, Father.

Sister.

The check is in my apartment.

You wait right
here, I'll go get it.

The check is in
the desk, Father.

Help yourself.

All this excitement, I have
to go to the little boys' room.

Excuse me, Sister,
forgive my French.

I knew he'd run.

Your lack of faith
in human nature

is a constant disappointment
to me, Sister. Hit it.

Let's go.

Excuse me, you
wanted to talk to me...

After I get the
suitcase at my place,

I pick up the chalice
from Otto and that's it.

The rest is like I told you.

It happens tonight?

Right.

And everything's
fine? No problems?

No problems, Mr. Burnham.

You have my personal guarantee.

I know you told me you
wanted me to check in,

but Otto's waiting
for me. Can I go?

Leo, wait!

What are you doing here?

Well, it's... it's a long story.

Come on, upstairs.

What is your story, Father?

I'm looking for a man named Leo.

He was just here.

I have an ex-brother-in-law
named Leo.

This Leo stole $10,000 from
the diocesan orphanage fund.

Try to do a favor for somebody
because they used to be family,

the minute you turn your back,
they slip a knife in your spine!

Well, uh...

if you think I'm
gonna be surprised by

what you're telling me, Father,

I'm not, because I always
knew Leo was no good.

Do you know
where I can find him?

Tonight was the first time I
saw Leo Chaplin in a year.

Well, if you think of anything,

would you, uh, give Sergeant
Clancy a call downtown?

I'll do that. So long, Father.

Ted, show Father to his car.

What sort of favor?

Sorry?

Well, you said you did
Leo a favor... what was it?

Money.

I loaned him some money.

Ah.

He gave me his guarantee,
his personal guarantee

that there'd be no problem.

And what does he do?

He leads a priest, a lousy
priest, right into my office.

You hear what I'm saying?

I'm takin' over Leo's scam.

You hear me? Hear
what I'm saying?

You get over to that
apartment of Leo's

and pick up that suitcase.

And don't leave any loose ends!

What about Leo?

He's useless.

I don't want to see him anymore.

You understand?

Hi.

I was beginning to
worry. Where were you?

Coolin' my heels.

Listen, Frank, there's
a big scam going on

and Leo's part of it.

I think they're gonna kill
him. We gotta warn him.

Oh...

Yeah, hi. Wh-when is
your next flight to Belize?

Uh-huh, not-not till
tomorrow. Right. Okay.

W-What about Caracas?

N-n-never mind.

Leo, got a minute?

Mr. Burnham wants
a word with you.

What? What are you doing?

What are you doing?

Mr. Chaplin, we
came here to warn you.

A man might be
coming here to kill you.

There he is!

We better call Clancy.

Hi, Marie.

Oh, hi.

Father Prestwick get in
your way this afternoon?

Not after he sat down.

Isn't he joining us for dinner?

No, he had to rush off.

But I thought his plane
didn't leave till 9:00.

It doesn't, but he said
something about a phone call.

What phone call?

Oh, a man named Leo.

Leo? What did he want?

I don't know.

Father Prestwick said
something about movies.

Is there a picture
called The Blue Bird?

It's the Bluebird Theatre,
Frank. It's downtown.

Where are you going?

To the movies.

You dishonor me,

you dishonor our whole family.

I came here.

I brought you the plans.

Now what do you want out of me?

Psst, Father.

Don't, don't... don't
turn around. It's me.

- Why can't I turn around?
- Because it's safer this way.

I'm a little bit jumpy,
you know what I mean?

I'm not surprised.

A guilty conscience
is a poor pillow.

What?

You took money from
the orphanage fund.

It's hard to rest easy

when you're in fear
of divine retribution.

It's not divine retribution
I'm in fear of, Father.

But you're right,
what I did was wrong.

I see that now.

I want to make amends.

I would like your
forgiveness, Father.

You would?

Well, of course I forgive you.

What's your real name?

- Leo Chaplin.
- All right, Leo. I forgive you.

But... what about the money?

Oh, you can have the money
back, Father, no problem,

but I need your help.

I'm in trouble with some
real bad guys 'cause of you.

Because of me? What did I do?

You were the perfect mark.

You made it too easy.

Are you saying this is my fault?

Talk to the cops.

Tell them I'll turn
state's evidence

if they put me on a witness
protection program or something.

Tell them there's a big
scam coming down tonight.

You steal from the church
orphanage fund, $10,000...

Father...

and you think it's my fault
because I trusted you?

Okay. I was wrong, I'm sorry.

The $10,000 isn't important.

I needed it to pay
off the jeweler.

Otto got greedy, he
wanted more money

before he'd give me the goods.

You had the money, you
were the mark, what could I do?

Well, at least you could
have resisted the temptation!

Okay, maybe you're right.

Maybe I am too trusting.

The Lord grants us adversity

to teach us lessons
about ourselves,

and I've certainly learned
a lesson about this.

I hope you have, too, Leo.

Leo.

Leo?

Oh, my goodness.

Help!

From the wound, it looks
like a nine millimeter.

Had to be silenced since Father
Prestwick didn't hear a shot.

It must have happened
just before we arrived.

Probably lucky for you
we got here when we did.

Chaplin said something
about a jeweler, Father?

That's why he needed the
money, to pay the jeweler.

- Someone named Otto.
- I'll bet it's Otto Freik.

You know him?

Freik is a marginal player.

Uh, been tapped for forgery
and receiving stolen goods.

Had half a dozen
arrests but no convictions.

We'll check him out.

What about, uh, Rex Burnham?

We'll check him out, too.

Father, do you
remember anything else

about this big scam
Leo mentioned?

Only that it's supposed
to happen tonight.

What time is it?

It's almost 8:00.

My flight leaves in an hour.

I have got to go.

Father, I'd prefer that
you didn't leave town.

I cannot miss this
flight, Sergeant.

It's very important
church business, Clancy.

Yeah, besides, we're more
involved than he is anyway.

You never make it
easy for me, Father.

All right.

Thank you, Sergeant.

Thank you, Father.
Thank you, Sister.

Thank you.

Excuse me.

Yeah?

Leo sent me.

Did you, uh, bring the money?

Right here.

Where's the item?

Let me show it to you.

You're gonna be real pleased.

It's a work of art.

It'd better be.

How do you like it?

There's a case goes with it.

I got that, too,
just like Leo asked.

Here.

It's exactly like the one
in the newspaper photo.

Hmm. All right.

Now, suppose we, uh, settle up,
and, uh, you can be on your way.

Good idea.

What are you doing?

Like you said, settling up.

I don't understand why this
Leo picked Father Prestwick

for a confidence game. Hmm.

I've been wondering
about that myself.

Well, what was he
doing in the bishop's office

in the first place?

St. Michael's.

Oh, Sergeant Clancy.

Yes, Clancy?

I didn't call you so you
could come down here, Frank.

I just thought you ought to
know someone killed Otto Freik.

The same man who
shot Leo Chaplin?

Now, we don't know that.

That's what you think.

Two cons doing business
together murdered the same night.

Well, it certainly
looks like the killer

was searching for something.

Well, whatever it was,
if it was in the safe,

he certainly found it.

Uh, may I?

Thank you.

Oh, my Lord.

This is why Leo went
to the bishop's office.

He was checking on
the security arrangements

for Father Prestwick's
trip to Bucharest.

The chalice of St. Sophia.

Otto made a copy.

Now boarding rows
one through 20.

Passengers with boarding
passes are requested to board

at this time.

Let me check your ticket, ma'am.

Did you forget
something, Father?

My ticket.

I can't find... Oh,
thank heavens!

You have no idea the
day I've had... exhausting.

Me, too. What flight are you on?

21, to Bucharest.

Wasn't that canceled?

What?

No.

No, there it is... Flight
21, right on schedule.

Father.

Attention all passengers:

Flight 21, non-stop
to Bucharest,

is ready for departure.

This is the final boarding call.

Final boarding for
Flight 21 to Bucharest.

I'm buying.

What can I get you, gentlemen?

The flight to Bucharest?

- It's just leaving, Father.
- Oh.

If he's carrying
the fake chalice,

we'd better get a message to
him before he sees the bishop.

Looks like Phil's
coming back air freight.

Yeah. Well, if I were you,
I wouldn't wait up for him.

Looks like they're celebrating.

What are they so happy about?

Look, they made the switch.

It's in the bag.

Seeing someone off?

Yeah, Father. You, too?

Quite a coincidence.

You wouldn't by any chance
be seeing Leo Chaplin off,

now, would you?

No. We did that earlier.

Oh. You wouldn't by any chance
be referring to Leo being killed

at that movie
theater, would you?

Leo was killed in a movie?

You don't know anything
about that, do you?

No, I wouldn't.

Would you know
anything about that?

No, no. I wouldn't know
anything about that.

Looks like neither of us know
anything about that, Father.

Well, I thought
you'd be surprised.

What was that all about?

Hey, stop!

Run, Steve, run!

Oh!

Watch out!

Oh, excuse me!

Wait, Frank, wait!

Frank!

Clancy, come with me.

Hey!

There she is!

I wonder how long it would take

to put a call through
to Bucharest.

What do you think, Frank?

Oh, it's beautiful.

Father Dowling,
Sister Stephanie,

Father Prestwick's on the phone.

From Bucharest.

Uh-oh.

Father Dowling, hello.

I got the message
that you called.

No, the flight wasn't,
uh, what I expected.

Actually, I got a little bit
of food poisoning, but...

Yes, but I'm, I'm here,
and it's wonderful.

Yes, the ceremony
is about to start.

Half the city must
be out there, Father.

The bishop is very pleased.

It's really quite impressive.

Yeah, well, we got something
to tell you, Father Prestwick.

The coroner,

he found $10,000
taped to Leo's stomach

when they undressed
him at the morgue.

Yeah, that is good news.

But, uh, we've got some
bad news for you, too.

Well, the chalice
you took to Romania?

It's a fake.

You know, I think he's
taking it rather well.

Father Prestwick?

Phil?

Hello?