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What's happenin'?

Well, I want to go over
to my place

and start,
you know, gettin' it on,

because I'm just tired
of this song, you know?

I was terrible.

Yeah. Did you ever take ballet?

Weak ankles.
Do you have a quarter for them?

What about me?

You'll see.

A lot of fun you are.

You're supposed to tease me.
Give me hints.

Make me guess.

Oh look,
that's terrible.

He's not hurting anyone.

Neither are we.

Oh, God.

Every time I see one
of those old guys,

I always think the same thing.

What do you think?

I always think that
he was once somebody's baby boy.

I do. I think

he was once somebody's baby boy.

And he had a mother
and a father who loved him.

And now there he is,
half dead on a park bench.

Where are his mother and his
father and all his uncles now?

Anyway,
that's what I always think.

How's he doing up there?

I always
think how when they had the--

Well,
we're getting better than 40%.

How about
the second position?

It's not so good.

I've got
to get in to J.M.'s

and get some shopping done.

Whoa-ho,
what have we here?

Okay, come on, you little
babies, now wet your lips there.

All right, give me some tongue.

Just give me
a little tongue there.

Come on.

Come on, just a little tongue.
that's nice.

A nice wet French kiss now.
Come on, a nice wet one there.

Come on, come on,
pay attention to your recording.

She's coming in loud and clear.

Look, Mark, do you see him?

The man with the hearing
aid like Charles.

No. Where?

Right there
with the shopping bag.

Well, that's it
for Paul. They spotted him.

Give me the phones.

He's been
following us all along,

he's following us close.

It's nothing.
Don't worry about it.

We're spending
too much time together here.

No, let's stay
just a little longer.

- I got burned, Harry.
- Yeah, yeah.

- She looked at me.
- Yeah, yeah, I know. We heard.

Oh, did we hear.

What do you think?

I got some good pieces-- 25%.

Oh yeah?

Listen, Paul,
I'll call you in a couple days

if I need you again, okay?

Hey, Paul, you going
to the convention tomorrow?

You bet.
Hey, how about you, Harry?

Yeah, maybe.

Throw the party like we did
two years ago, huh?

Huh? Hey, Stan?

- I'll see ya.
- Okay.

Here, here.

He's a nice guy for a cop.

You go.
I'll stay here awhile.

Who's interested
in these two anyway?

I don't know for sure.

- The justice department?
- I don't know.

I figure it must be
the "infernal" revenue.

Their tapes
always put me to sleep.

Since when are you here
to be entertained? Here.

Sometimes it's nice to know
what they're talking about.

I don't care
what they're talking about.

All I want
is a nice fat recording.

Hello, Mr. Caul.

And happy birthday!

Happy birthday, Harry.

Happy birthday.

Hello?

Miss Evangelista?

Yes, this is Harry Caul
From upstairs.

Yes.

Well, thank you very much.
Thank you.

Yes. Well, you're--
You're really very nice.

Yes.

Uh, but-- I know.

Uh, yes. I found it. Yes.

But what I wanted
to talk to you about was:

how did you
put it in the apartment?

Right.

Well, what about the alarm?

Oh you did, huh?

Well, yes.
I thought I had the only key.

Well, what emergency
could possibly--

All right. Yes.

See, I would be perfectly happy

to have all my personal things
burned up in a fire

because I don't have
anything personal--

Nothing of value.

No, nothing personal
except my keys, you see?

Yes, which I really would like
to have the only copy of,

Miss Evangelista.

Miss Evangelista, how did
you know it was my birthday?

No, I don't remember
telling you.

Would you like to take
a guess how old I am?

44.

Well, that's a very good guess.

Miss Evangelista, as of today

my mail will go to a post-office
box with a combination on it

and-- and no keys.

Goodbye.

Hey, Harry.

'Morning.

Man, there's an article in here
about the convention.

- It mentions your name.
- Oh yeah?

Yeah, you're one of the notables
that's going tomorrow night.

Did you know that?

Yeah, I told them I'd be there.

Listen to this here.

"Among those
preeminent in the field

expected to attend

are Hal Lipsit and Harry Caul
from San Francisco.

Uh, Kenneth Spary will speak
on surveillance and the law."

Wait a minute. Listen to this.

Where the hell is it?

"Also attending will be William
P. Moran of Detroit, Michigan."

Since when did William
P. Moran of Detroit, Michigan,

become preeminent in the field?

Oh, he's very big there.
You want some coffee?

He's the guy that told Chrysler

that Cadillac
was getting rid of its fins.

That was a while ago, but it was
a big thing at the time.

December 2nd, 1:00 PM,

shopping bag, unit A.

December 2nd, 1:00 PM,
parabolic, unit B.

December 2nd, 1:00 PM,

City of Paris, unit C.

I don't know what I'm
gonna get him for Christmas yet.

He's already got everything.

He doesn't need
anything anymore.

Well, I haven't decided
what I'm gonna get you yet.

get him
for Christmas yet.

He's already got everything.

He doesn't need
anything anymore.

Well, I haven't decided
what I'm gonna get you yet.

You'd better
start looking.

What about me?

You'll see.

Lot of fun you are.

You're supposed to tease me--
give me hints, make me guess.

you know?

Does it bother you?

What?

Walking around in circles.

Oh look,
that's terrible.

He's not hurting anyone.

Neither are we.

Oh god.

Every time
I see one...

What do you think?

Every time I see one

of those old boys,

I always think
the same thing.

What do you think?

I always think that
he was once somebody's baby boy.

Really, I-- I do.

I think he was once
somebody's baby boy

and he had a mother
and a father who loved him

and now there he is,
half dead on a park bench.

And where are his mother and his
father and all his uncles now?

Anyway,
that's what I always think.

I always think how when
they had the newspaper strike

in New York,
more of those old guys died.

Good afternoon.
May I help you?

Uh, yes, extension 746, please.

One moment, please.

Director's office.

Yes, this is Mr. Caul. And--

I have the material and
I'm calling for an appointment.

I'm sorry. The director
has already left for the day.

We'll call you back
tomorrow morning.

May I have
your telephone number, please?

No, no, I'm in a pay phone.

And I don't have
a home telephone.

Hold on one moment, please.

- Mr. Caul?
- Ye-- yes .

2:30, tomorrow afternoon.

2:30 in the afternoon?
Is that payment in full?

Whatever was arranged.

Okay. Thank you very much.
I'll be there.

- Harry?
- Hello, Amy.

I didn't think
you were coming.

I brought some wine,

Um, someone gave me
as a birthday present.

I didn't know
it was your birthday.

- Do you want some?
- Yeah, I do.

How old are you now, Harry?

42.

Sweet.

Does something special happen
between us on your birthday?

Like what?

Something personal.

What?

Like, um,

telling me about yourself--
a secret.

I don't have any secrets.

I'm your secret.

You do have secrets, Harry.
I know you do.

I know you do.

Sometimes you come over here
and you don't tell me.

You know? Once I saw you
up by the staircase hiding

and watching

for a whole hour.

You think you're gonna
catch me at something.

You know?
I know when you come over.

I can always tell.

You have a certain way
of opening up the door.

You know, first the key
goes in real quiet

and then the door comes
open real fast.

It's like you think you're
gonna catch me at something.

Sometimes I even think
you're listening to me

when I'm talking
on the telephone.

What are you talking about?

I don't know. I just feel it.

Really I do.

Why are you singing that?

It's pretty.

- What's the matter?
- Nothing.

It's just that

somebody else
was singing that today.

- A girl?
- Yes.

- Who was she?
- No, no, no, it isn't--

- I'm jealous.
- No.

It's just somebody at work.

She, uh...

She reminded me of you.

Where do you work, Harry?

Oh, different places,
different jobs, you know?

I'm kind of a musician, you see?

A free-- freelance musician.

Where do you live?

I mean, why can't I
call you over there?

'Cause I don't have--
I don't have a telephone.

Do you live alone?

Why are you asking me
all these questions?

Because of your birthday.

I don't like people
asking me a lot of questions.

I want to know you.

Yes, I live alone.

I don't feel like answering
any more questions.

Your rent is due.

Here's the money for it.

You never used
to ask a lot of questions.

Harry,

I was so happy
when you came over tonight.

When I heard you
open up the door,

my toes were dancing
under the covers.

But I don't think I'm gonna
wait for you anymore.

I have a package
for the director.

All right, I'll take it.

No, I'm supposed to hand it
to him personally.

I have an appointment.

- Are you Mr. Caul?
- Yes, I am.

A Mr. Caul is here.

All right,
make yourself comfortable.

The director's assistant
will be right down.

There's some nice
Christmas cookies there I made.

You want one?

They're good.

No, thanks.

What do you see?

Here's your money--
$15,000 cash, as you asked.

And these are our tapes?

I had an arrangement
with the director.

I was to give those to him,
you see, personally.

I understand.

But he's not here
this afternoon.

As a matter of fact,
he's out of the country.

And he asked me to get the tapes
from you and give you the money.

I guess I can just wait on this.

Now look, don't get involved
in this, Mr. Caul.

Those tapes are dangerous.

You heard them.
You know what I mean.

Someone may get hurt.

Mr. Caul, be careful.

His father was a--
was a lawyer...

Excuse me.

What about me?

You'll see.

A lot of fun you are.

Who started
this conversation anyhow?

You did.

Did not.

Yes you did.
You just don't remember it.

Pretend like
I just told you a joke.

Does it bother you?

What?

Walking around
in circles.

Oh look,

that's terrible.

He's not hurting anyone.

Neither are we.

Oh God.

Every time I see one
of those old guys,

I always think the same thing.

What do you think?

Yeah, what do you think?

I always think
that he was once some--

Hey, Harry,
what do you say we take a break?

Come on, we'll go
to Al's Trans Bay.

I'll buy you a beer, huh?
How about that?

No, I want to finish this.

I thought you turned
those tapes in?

Stan, be quiet, will you?

All right, all right.

Do you think we can do this?

I'm tired of drinking anyhow.

What a stupid conversation.

Stan, please,
I'm trying to work.

I'm tired
of mostly everything.

Tired of me?

Tired of you,
but not today.

What the hell are they

talking about,
for Christ's sakes?

Stanley, please,
I'm trying to get this done.

All right. Don't get excited.

Well, I'm getting fed up.

About what?

About your asking me
questions all day long.

- Jesus.
- Don't say that.

For Christ's sakes--

Stan, don't say that again.

Please don't use that word
in vain. It bothers me.

What's the matter, Harry?

Your work's getting sloppy.

Later in the week,

Sunday maybe.

Sunday definitely.

I mean, we'd have
a much better track here

if you'd paid more attention
to the recording

and less attention to what
they were talking about.

I can't see why
a couple of questions

about what the hell is going on

can get you so out of joint.

'Cause I can't sit here

and explain the personal
problems of my clients.

Jack Tar Hotel,

3:00,

room 773.

Harry, if you'd fill me in
a little bit once in a while--

- Did you ever think of that?
- It has nothing to do with me.

Even less to do with you.

It's curiosity.
did you ever hear of that?

It's goddamn human nature.

Listen, if there's one
sure-fire rule

that I have learned
in this business,

It's that I don't know anything
about human nature.

I don't know anything
about curiosity.

I don't--
that's not part of what I do.

What I-- This is my business.
And when I'm...

I'll see you later.

I think he's been
recording my telephone.

I love you.

We're spending
too much time together here.

No, let's stay
just a little longer.

I think he's been
recording my telephone.

He'd kill us
if he got the chance.

He'd kill us
if he got the chance.

Bless me, Father,
for I have sinned.

It's been three months
since my last confession.

I--

These are my sins:

I've taken the Lord's name
in vain

on several occasions;

On a number of occasions,
I've taken newspapers

From the racks
without paying for them;

I've...

Deliberately taken pleasure
in impure thoughts;

I've been involved
in some work

that I think--

think could be used
to hurt these two young people.

This has happened to me before.

People were hurt
because of my work.

I'm afraid
it could happen again.

And I-- I was
in no way responsible.

I'm not responsible.

For these and all my sins
in my past life,

I'm heartily sorry.

Hi. Can I help you?

Well, you could explain
your system to me.

Mr. Caul, I'm Jim Storey.

- How do you do? Let's see.
- Come in and...

Take a look here at the system.

This is for the surveillance

of telephone
communication systems.

I see.

...is now available.

This is the new L.T. 500.

If you're in surveillance,
you belong

into the L.T. 500.

From here,

you hear the sounds here...

...and know exactly
which door has been violated.

And you get your local alarms
on the doors,

which I'm sure you've heard
is quite noisy.

It has a super 8mm camera
in here

and a dot right through here--
the 10:00 dot--

will show exactly what
the camera sees on the back.

It's a magazine-loaded
camera, super 8mm...

William P Moran--

William P Moran
of Detroit, Michigan,

house courtesy telephone,
please.

Got your automatic
recorder actuator.

It undetectably
starts a recorder

when the phone is lifted

and shuts it off
when the receiver is put back.

- What?
- It's real nice, you know.

It's not your old-fashioned
voice actuator,

you know, always
starting the recorder

when nobody was talking

or shutting it off in the middle
of an important conversation.

Is it anything
like the Moran actuator?

The Moran E27 is a copy.

I won't let him even
smell my equipment anymore.

You in surveillance?

Law enforcement
or private operator?

Private.

You mind if I take
your name and address

for our mailing list?

"Harry Caul" --

Harry Caul?

I didn't recognize you.

Say, I wonder,
will you take a model 5-10E,

free of charge, just to test it?

Say in return that we can print
in our flyer that you use it?

I build all my own equipment.
Thank you.

Maybe we could take a picture
of-- of you holding it?

Or take a picture of you
in front of our booth?

It'll be a great honor
for specter.

...may be affixed
to the subject's automobile.

Slide.

And will transmit
a pulsating tone signal.

Slide.
Which is highly detectible.

- Harry. Good to see you.
- Good to see you.

- Beautiful suit.
- You like it?

It's French.

Let's go get a drink and talk.

Guy's a bore.
Not a laugh in the whole room.

The T.A.-30

may be installed and concealed

under the dash in
a matter of seconds.

Hey come on, there's somebody
over here I want you to meet--

A competitor.

- Hey, Bernie old buddy?
- Yeah, Paulie, what's up?

This is Harry Caul.

- William P. Moran.
- Harry Caul. My pleasure.

My friends call me Bernie.
I've heard a lot about you.

Thank you.

Bernie just moved in
from Detroit.

He's the fellow
that let Chrysler know

that Cadillac
was discontinuing its fins.

That's right, I heard.

Harry Caul, you're a tough man
to get ahold of.

I've been wanting
to talk to you for a long time.

Hey, can you take five?
we'll get a drink.

Yeah, maybe
in a couple of minutes. Honey?

Honey sweetheart,
showtime, right?

I'd appreciate it
if you stuck around

for a demonstration, Harry.

Um, ladies and gentlemen!

Ladies and gentlemen.

Ladies and gentlemen,
what we have here

is a Moran S15 harmonica tap.

This electronic model
can be installed

in a matter of two minutes.

You notice here it has its own
nickel-cadmium power source...

...so it cannot be detected

on the line.

Once installed, it can be phoned

from any telephone
in the world--

Singapore, Karachi, even Moscow.

I say Moscow 'cause you looked
a little Russian there,

sir, with the beard.

You just dial
the target's phone number,

pause before the last digit,

blow the harmonica tone
into the phone,

press the last digit.

The phone will not ring
in the target's house.

Instead the receiver
will be turned

into an actual room microphone,

Thus enabling surveillance
to take place.

And now by way
of an actual demonstration,

we've installed one of these
units in my very own home.

I will now dial that number.

Here.

I pause before the last digit.

Harmonica.

I dial the last digit.

You will note the phone
does not ring.

- Can we get away?
- I don't know.

Maybe I can.

Where's your husband?

He's out
at a convention.

When will he be back?

Not till late.

April fool.
Just a little joke, folks.

It shows you the possibilities
of the Moran S15.

Larry Peterson Burns...

Thank you.
The demonstration is concluded.

I'd like you to take a little
literature with you on your way.

Well, what'd you think of that?
How'd you like it?

That's a good item.

It's good
for the catalogue suckers, huh?

Here you go, Harry,
have a free pen.

- You too, Paulie.
- I'd rather have a free drink.

Hey, me too. Wait a minute.

Wait, Stan-- Stanley?
Stanley, do me a favor.

Huh? Come on.
Mind the booth, all right?

Come on,
that's what I pay you for.

Just a couple of minutes.

I just want
to get a drink, all right?

Hi, Harry.

That's right. You two
used to work together, huh?

See that son of a bitch sitting
there? He stole my latest idea--

A lot of nice ladies
around here tonight.

Say, how about that pastry?
Can she come with us?

Come on, forget it.
She's a part-time nun.

We'll get something--

Hey, Harry,
where you going?

You guys go on without me.
I'm going to talk to Stan.

We'll meet you later
at the chrome-dome exhibit.

Don't be long, huh, Harry?
Come on.

Since when do you work
for Moran, Stanley?

Since yesterday.

Listen, that wasn't serious.
It was just a stupid argument.

That wasn't it, Harry.
It's just that I figure

it was time I move up,
that's all.

You don't understand.

I don't want you telling
anybody about my things.

Now that's not ethical.

There isn't all that much
you ever let me in on, Harry.

- Maybe that's the problem.
- Okay, all right.

Now I'll bring you along faster.
I'll show you some of the stuff.

You won't show me anything.
You'll keep it all to yourself.

You know damn well you will.

No really, understand,
wait a while.

Will you think about it?

Don't do this to me now.

Somebody's following me.

Who?

I don't know.

It has something to do
with the assignment last week.

I don't know what it's about,
but I don't like it.

Okay. All right.

Okay. Thanks, Stan.

It's junk.

I'm sorry, but you have
reached a disconnected number.

Will you please make sure you--

Information.

Uh, number for
Amy Fredericks, please.

It's a new listing.

One moment, please.

Sir, I see no listing
for an Amy Fredericks.

Thank you.

What are you doing here?

Take it easy.
I'm just a messenger.

I brought you a drink.

I don't want your drink.
Why are you following me?

I'm not following you;
I'm looking for you.

It's a big difference.

How'd you know I was here?

It's a convention
of wiretappers, isn't it?

Oh, excuse me, surveillance
and security technicians.

- It was a snap.
- Look, I'm telling you,

I'm not giving those tapes
to anybody but the direct--

Yeah, I know what you told me,
Mr. Caul.

All right.
What's the message?

We want you to deliver
the tapes on Sunday at 1:00.

The director will be there.

He'll accept the tapes
from you in person.

You tell him
I'll think about it.

Come on! Come on, let's go!

Lurleen,
someone get in the back here.

And Stanley, get--
come on, Harry.

And what the hell
are you doing?

I'm trying--

Come on, I'm trying
to dress up for the party.

Hey, Bernie...

Hey, no, no, wait a minute.
All the girls up front.

I think you take a right
somewhere around here.

Whoa! Sons of bitches.
Those smartasses.

Who the hell do they think
they're tangling with?

Okay, easy, easy. Come on,
we're gonna have a party.

Aw, he can drive, man.

Really, make him stop.

Oh relax, honey. Paul's the best
tail man in the country.

Hey, Meredith, you hear that?
Huh? Ha ha!

Ha ha.

Headquarters, 111.

I'm driving East on Lombard.

I'd like a Rolling 1028

On California 560...

Boy Adam Lincoln.

What are you calling
for a 1028 for?

Thanks.

Hey, Willie Sanchez!

63654 14th Street,
162 lbs., 5'10" and a half,

Shithead!

You've got
to be shitting me!

You want me to pick
that lock for you, Harry?

Oh, it's freezing.

Oh boy, Harry.

Okay. All right,
the bar is now open.

Thank you, thank you.

- Stanley?
- Yes, sir?

How about a little music?

The man
wants a little music.

Harry,
you got a nice shop here.

You know, I was rereading
"Dear Abby" the other night.

And there was this article
and a letter

from a fellow called
"lonely and anonymous."

I think it was Harry.

Hey.

Where's the club soda?
We got any club soda?

Let me tell you something
about Harry Caul.

There you go.

I know you've heard this
1,000 times, Harry,

but let me say it again:

here's to Harry,
the best, bar none.

- I'll drink to that.
- The best what?

The best bugger
on the West Coast.

And who's the best bugger
on the East Coast?

Me. I'll drink
to that too, huh?

I'll bet you will.

I'll bet you will.

Ooh!

You know, it's really funny
we never bumped into each other

in New York, Harry.

Why is that funny?

I don't know. we work
in the same business, same city.

I figure we'd bump
into each other.

Hey, I didn't know you came
from New York, Harry.

- Yeah.
- Are you kiddin'?

Harry's famous in New York.

You know, the only one
I couldn't figure out though?

One what?

The welfare fund back in '68.

How'd you know about that?

Everybody in the biz
knew about it.

But nobody knows how
you did it though, Harry.

- How'd you do it, Harry?
- Harry?

10¢ a dance.

Come on!

You all right?

- Did you hurt yourself?
- No, don't worry about my head.

It happens all the time.

In fact,
when I was a little baby,

I used to love to bang
my head up against the wall.

No really, I did.

Sometimes I still feel
like doing it

because it's comforting.

You know, I tapped
my first telephone

when I was 12 years old, Harry.

I mean, that's a fact--
12 years old.

It was the hallway pay phone
right in the tenement,

right where I lived.

Everybody in the building--

for six months
they didn't know who it was.

My father-- my father,
he was proud as hell.

He was beaming.

Yeah, boy. "That Bernie's
got a real brain," he said.

From then on it's been
all uphill, Harry.

I mean I got contacts now
you wouldn't believe.

- Well, bring him over.
- Bad thing, honey.

Take a cab over.

Nothing's sacred with you,
is it, Harry?

Sure, the more the merrier!
We'll be here all night.

I feel like
I'm back in grammar--

All right.

Oh, old timer!

All right.
What's the matter, Harry?

- Can't you take a--
- You are amateurs,

you know that?

When you gonna get
a new scrambler, Harry?

This went out
with the Trojan war.

Harry, come on.
I want to hear all about you.

Where you from?

Really obsolete,
you know that, Harry?

Harry got himself a girlfriend.

Hey, where you goin'?
Watch out. Watch out, Harry.

- Watch out, come on.
- Where are you from?

New York.

I used to live in New York.

Yes, first I worked
as a receptionist

and then I got promoted
to secretary.

And then I was promoted
to Gal Friday

and special assistant to the
boss. and then I married him.

Do you live far from here?

Harry?

You still married?

Oh, I don't know. Probably.

I mean, I don't know.

Last time I heard, he was--

Well, he was trying
to scrape up enough money

to-- to buy another
hardware store.

Mmm, yeah.

And I ended up back here
in San Francisco unemployed,

which is the entire story
of my life up until tonight.

Here's to you. Salud.

You don't like me
very much, do you?

You don't want to talk
to me or anything.

I didn't say that.

Something is on your mind.
I wish you'd tell me.

I really do. I wish that--

I wish that you'd feel
that you could talk to me

and-- and that
we could be friends.

I mean, aside
from all of this junk.

Would you, um--

Well, if you were a girl
who waited for someone...

You can trust me.

I mean, you never really knew

when he was gonna
come to see you.

You just lived in a room alone,

and you knew nothing about him.

And if you loved him
and you were patient with him

and-- even though
he didn't ever tell you

anything about himself
personally...

Even though
he may have loved you,

would you--

Would I what?

Well, would you--

Would you go back to him?

Well, how would I know--

How would I know
that he loved me?

Yeah.

You'd have no way of knowing.

Hey, harry!

See, honey, you're safe.

Know something, Harry?

12 years ago, I recorded
every telephone call

made by the presidential nominee
of a major political party.

I don't want to say which party.

But everywhere he went,
that's where I was.

Coast to coast,
I was listening, Harry.

I'm not saying I elected the
president of the United States,

But you can draw your
own conclusions, Harry.

I mean, he lost.

Harry, tell him about the time

you put the bug in the parakeet.

Parakeet?

No kidding.

He actually-- Harry one time
actually put a microphone

- in a little parakeet.
- Is that right?

Parakeets don't happen
to be my thing, Harry.

But I sure would like to know
how you did the teamster local

- back in '68.
- What was that?

What's the matter? Don't you
get papers in Chicago, Miller?

Probably out on strike.

Yeah? It was all over
the front pages.

Harry was working for the
Attorney General's Office

at the time.

You didn't know I knew that,
did you, Harry?

Anyway, the president
of this teamster local

back east set up
a phony welfare fund, right?

I mean, you correct me
on the details, Harry.

I may be a little fuzzy on them.

There was only two people
that seemed to know about it--

The President
and his accountant.

And they only talked about it

on fishing trips
that they went on.

On a private boat--

That was the only place
they talked details.

And that boat was bug-proof.

I happen to know that
for a fact, Harry.

They wouldn't even
strike up a conversation

if there was another boat
even on the horizon.

That didn't stop Harry though,
did it?

No, he recorded everything.

Nobody knows
how you did it though, Harry.

Caused a hell of a scandal too.

- Why?
- Why?

No reason. Three people
were murdered, that's all.

Harry's a bit too modest
to tell us how he did it though.

It had nothing to do with me.

I mean,
I just turned in the tapes.

President thought
the accountant had talked.

Well, nobody really
knows for sure.

No, that's right.

Three days later,

they found the accountant
and his wife and kid.

They were all naked,
tied up in their house--

hands and feet tied up
with rope,

all the hair
on their bodies shaved off.

Their heads were found
in different places.

They killed them?

No, no,
they gift-wrapped them.

Hey, cut it out, Bernie.

No, no, this is
ancient history now, Harry.

How'd you do it?

What they do with the tapes
are their own business.

That's the first time
I heard about you, Harry.

Next thing I knew,
you moved out of New York.

Had nothing
to do with me.

Come on, Harry.
Show and tell-- How'd you do it?

For god's sake, Harry, tell him.

Turn it off, Stan.

- What for?
- Stan, turn it off!

They ought to hear this, Harry.

It's the best thing
you've ever done.

What was that, Stan?

It's the assignment
that Harry did this week.

- Gonna make history.
- Oh yeah?

I'll bet you there's no moment
between human beings

that I cannot record.

And there's no method
that I cannot figure out, huh?

I could figure out any
of Harry's schemes, right?

Well, come on, come on, try me.

Let me give him
the assignment, Harry.

Yeah.

Come on.

Now this is a quad
in the center of the city.

All right? Now these are
steps coming in here.

Right? Benches all around.

Now it's 12:00 noon,
which means that it's lunchtime

for all the people that work
in these offices around here.

Okay, now people are walking,
talking, having lunch.

- And it's crowded.
- Naturally.

Come on, Stanley.

Okay, now two people

are constantly moving in circles
in and out of the crowd, right?

We don't know whether
they'll sit down or what.

They're convinced
that they can't be recorded

because they're in a crowd
and constantly moving.

Yet they're the target.

Now the assignment
is to get everything they say.

How would you do it?

First of all,
one system won't do it.

All right.

Hell,
I could have told you that.

- Yeah, why didn't you?
- Go on, figure it out.

Second of all, it's easy.

All you do
is get to their clothes first.

You pre-rig their clothes, huh?

No, there's no way of telling
what they're gonna be wearing.

You get somebody
to bump into them then.

You just get a drunk or
something-- bump into them.

You plant a pin mike on them.

They've been bugged before.
It's too risky.

Ha ha. I got it.

You hire a lip-reader
with binoculars.

No, the client wants
their actual voice.

Why?

So he can believe it.

All right, all right.
I'll figure it out.

I don't know. It must have been
an expensive show, huh?

Who was so interested in them?

- Yeah, was it us?
- Who's "us"?

- Federal government.
- Private party.

It would take at least
four passes.

- I did it in three.
- Three?

That's very nice, Harry.
What'd you use?

Three-stage directional
microphones

with a MOSFET amplifier
of my own design.

Then we got
another 20% conventionally.

We just tailed 'em. Paul did it.

It was beautiful. It really
was-- It was a work of art.

- There you go.
- Hey.

You should have seen it though.

These new microphones
are just incredible.

They really are. I could
hardly believe it myself.

We were over 200 yards away

and it was absolutely readable--
everything.

I broke in a couple
newsreel cameramen.

And you should have been there,
Bernie. It was really--

What did they do?

Well, they took the crosshairs
of the telescope

and they lined it up
on the mouths of--

No, the boy
and the girl. What did they do?

Oh, I don't know.
But it was really beautiful--

Really something to see.

Yeah, sounds very pretty.

I'd like to take a look
at that mike too.

There it is. Oop!

I always said
we should be partners, Harry.

I mean, I always said
you're the best, right?

That you and me together,
that'd be tops.

All I need is a quick look

at some of your plans
and devices, you know?

Just to-- just to get an idea.

I got all
the manufacturing plants.

We could make a fortune selling
stuff to Uncle Sam, Harry.

Listen, did you hear about
the fag wiretapper

who could only tap
a princess phone?

No.

Made that up yourself, huh?

That's pretty funny.

Excuse me, can I cut in?

He's got a hell
of a sense of humor.

I'm talking
about making millions.

He's making with the jokes.

- Come on!
- Thanks a lot.

What do you say, Harry?
Come on, how about--

How about going
into partnership, Harry?

I could use a partner,
so could you.

50/50-- How about it? Huh?

- I don't need anyone.
- No, no.

Hey, hang it up, baby.

That's all right. I do
pretty good on my own anyway.

You got to give credit
where credit is due, right?

I mean, abracadabra, Harry.

See, I'm #2, Harry.
I have to try harder.

What if you had
a girl waiting for someone?

You can trust me.

Harry, that's you and me
from when we were out there.

- What?
- Oh shit.

Hey!

Moran Super P7 pen mike--

That's terrific!
The bugger got bugged, huh?

He got you, Harry.

If you loved
him and were patient with him

and-- even though
he didn't ever tell you

anything about himself
personally...

even though he
may have loved you.

What do you say, Harry?

That is wild.
When did you do that?

Hey, how do you like it, Harry?
What do you think about it, huh?

Would you--

would you go back to him?

I think you'd better
turn it off and get out.

Are you kidding? It's just
a joke for Christ's sakes.

Uh, Bernie,

Harry don't like you
to say "Christ's sakes."

Oh no? Well, I'm sorry, Harry.
I apologize.

- Are you crazy too, Stanley?
- Hey, Harry, what's wrong?

Come on,
let's have a party here.

What do you say?

Paul,
it's getting late.

Come on, take it easy.

Hey, Miller.

You know
what these things cost, Harry?

This costs 1500 beans. Go on--
On the house, from me to you.

Very nice.

It was only a joke.

You ready?

This guy's got no sense
of humor. He's on edge.

Paul?

Okay.

Forgot my bag.

Harry,
I'm really sorry.

I didn't mean anything...

- Come on, Stan!
- See you Monday, Harry.

You want us
to turn the lights out?

'Night, Harry!

Yeah.
Good night, Harry.

What do you think?

I don't know what I'm gonna
get him for Christmas yet.

He's already got everything.

Harry, are you going
to give me a hard time tonight?

Harry?

Harry!

Come on, come back.

Turn it off.

Does she seem frightened?

What does--
Does she seem frightened?

I don't know what
I'm gonna get him for Christmas.

It's no ordinary conversation.

He doesn't
need anything anymore.

It makes me feel...

I haven't decided
what I'm gonna get you yet.

...something.

Forget it, Harry.
It's only a trick.

What?

The job. You're not supposed
to feel anything about it.

You're just supposed to do it.

That's all.

Relax, honey.

A lot of fun you are.
You're supposed to tease me...

Relax.

...make me guess, you know.

Does it bother you?

What?

Walking around
in circles.

Oh look,
that's terrible.

He's not hurting anyone.

Come on.

Neither are we.

Oh God.

Oh god. Oh god, listen
to the way she says "Oh God."

Come on.

Every time I see
one of those old guys...

Come on, come on.

...I always think
the same thing.

What do you think?

I always think
that he was once

somebody's baby boy.

Really, I-- I do.

I think he was once
somebody's baby boy

and he had a mother
and a father who loved him

and now there he is,
half dead on a park bench.

And where are his mother and his
father and all his uncles now?

Anyway, that's what
I always think.

I always think how when
they had the newspaper strike

in New York,
more of those old guys died.

50 of them
froze to death in one night.

Just because
there were no newspapers?

Really. Keeps them warm.

That's terrible.

Who started
this conversation anyhow?

You did.

Did not.

Yes you did.
You just don't remember it.

Pretend like
I just told you a joke.

Where'd you hear that?

It's my secret.

Later in the week--

Sunday maybe.

Sunday definitely.

Jack Tar Hotel,

3:00,

room 773.

Look, Mark,
do you see him?

The man with
the hearing aid like Charles.

- No, where?
- Right there

with the shopping bag.

He's been following us
all along--

he's following us close.

It's nothing.
Don't worry about it.

Oh, angel.

It'll be so good
to be finished with all this.

I love you.

It's all right, baby.
It's all right.

We're spending
too much time together here.

No, let's stay
just a little longer.

"He'll kill us."

He'd kill them
if he had a chance.

He'd kill us
if he got the chance.

Oh God, what have I done?

I have to destroy the tapes.

I think he's been
recording my telephone.

I can't let it happen again.

Listen.

Listen, I'd better get back
there. It's almost 2:00.

- Please don't go...
- It's true.

The family was murdered
because of me.

I know.

I know, Harry.

Oh God,
there's no protection.

I gotta get going.

I can hear them.

Bye, darling.

Wait, there's something
in your eye.

I just wanted to kiss you.

I forgive you.
I forgive you, darling.

I forgive you.

Listen! Listen,
My name is Harry Caul.

Can you hear me?

Don't be afraid.

I-- I know
you don't know who I am.

But I know you.

There isn't much to say
about myself by...

Sick when I was a boy.

I was very sick
when I was a boy.

I was paralyzed
in my left arm and my left leg.

I couldn't walk for six months.

One doctor said that
I'd probably never walk again.

My mother--
My mother used to lower me

into a hot bath--
It was therapy.

One time the doorbell rang.
She went down to answer it.

I started sliding down.

I could feel the water--

Started to come up to my chin,
to my nose.

And when I woke up,
my body was all greasy

from the holy oil
she put on my body.

I remember being disappointed
I survived.

When I was five, uh,

My father introduced me
to a friend of his

and for no reason at all,

I hit him right in the stomach
with all my strength.

and he died a year later.

He'll kill you
if he gets a chance.

I'm not afraid of death.

I am afraid of murder though.

Meredith?

Hey!

Bitch.

Good morning. May I help you?

Yes, extension 765, please.

One moment, please.

Director's office.

Yes, I'd like to speak to the
director's assistant, please--

Mr. Stett, Mr. Martin Stett.

Mr. Caul is on the line.

One moment, please.

I'm sorry, that's impossible
now. Can we get back to you?

No, I-- I have to talk to him.

Can we have your name again?

Caul.

Would you mind spelling that?

C-A-U-L, Caul.

I'm putting you on hold.

Wh-What--

Mr. Caul,
we'll get right back to you.

No, wait, you don't have
my telephone number.

Hello?

Yes?

Mr. Caul? This is Martin Stett.

How'd you get this phone number?

We prepare a full dossier
on everyone

who comes in contact
with the director.

You know that means
we've been watching you.

We have the tapes.
They're perfectly safe.

The director was very anxious
to hear them as soon as possible

and you seem to be,
I don't know, disturbed.

I couldn't take the chance that
you might destroy our tapes.

You understand,
don't you, Mr. Caul?

Our tapes have nothing
to do with you.

Why don't you come over now
and bring the photographs?

- Yes...
- The director is here

and he's prepared
to pay you in full.

Oh God.

Every time I see
one of those old guys,

I always think the same thing.

What do you think?

I always think that
he was once somebody's baby boy.

Really, I-- I do.

I think he was once
somebody's baby boy

and he had a mother
and a father who loved him

and now there he is,
half dead on a park bench.

And where are his mother and his
father and all his uncles now?

Anyway,
that's what I always think.

I always think how when
they had the newspaper strike

in New York,
more of those old guys died.

50 of them froze to death
in one night.

Just because
there were no newspapers?

Really. Keeps them warm.

That's terrible.

Who started
this conversation anyhow?

You did.

Did not.

Yes you did.
You just don't remember it.

Oh Mark, it's all right.
We can talk.

I can't stand it.

I can't stand it anymore.

You're going
to make me cry.

I know, honey, I know. Me too.

No, don't.

God.

You want to hear that again?

You want it to be true!

No, I don't.

I just want you to know
whatever you need to know.

That's all.

Your money's
on the table.

Do you think
we can do this?

I'm tired
of drinking anyhow.

I'm tired of mostly everything.

Tired of me?

Tired of you,
but not today.

Later in the week--

Sunday maybe.

Sunday definitely.

Jack Tar Hotel,

3:00,

room 773.

Look, Mark, do you see him?

The man with the hearing aid
like Charles.

- No, where?
- Right there

with the shopping bag.

Please count
your money outside.

He's been
following us all along--

he's following us close.

It's nothing.
Don't worry about it.

It'll be so good
to be finished with all this.

I love you.

Here's the pictures
you asked for.

We're spending
too much time together here.

No,
let's stay just a little longer.

What will you do to her?

He'd kill us
if he got the chance.

I think he's been
recording my telephone.

Listen. Listen,

I'd better get back.
It's almost 2:00.

Oh no, please
don't go back there,

not just yet.

All right.
All right, I-- I won't.

15,000 bucks.

That's not bad for a day's work,
is it, Mr. Caul?

What'll he do with them?

We'll see.

He'd kill us
if he got the chance.

Later in the week--

Sunday maybe.

Sunday definitely.

Jack Tar Hotel,

3:00,

room 773.

I wonder if you could
give me room 773?

773?

That is occupied, sir.

The rooms are all
basically the same, however.

Do you have a room that
would be adjoining-- close by?

Adjoining? Just-- Yes, I do.

You do?

I'm tired
of this lying, all right?

I'm tired of lying!

I now, Mark,
it's all right. We can talk.

I can't stand it.

I can't stand it anymore.

You're going
to make me cry.

I know, honey, I know. Me too.

No, don't.

I have no idea what
you're talking about! No idea.

This is all a waste of time.
Don't you understand that?

No, I don't.

I love you.

I asked you
to watch out for the bump.

Will you cut that out?

How can you yell
at me like that?

And in my condition!

You're not really
the father of my child.

Oh, what is this?

I'm just trying
to act like Wilma.

Well,
you're overdoing it.

All right, pull over.

What's the big rush?

I'm taking my wife
to the hospital.

She's having a baby.

I gotta hand it
to you, buddy--

you sure got
intestinal fortitude.

You better sit down, Fred.

You're wearing
a groove in the floor.

Look at Wilma out there.

How can she be so calm when she
knows what I'm going through?

How are you, Fred?

How do you think I am?

This waiting, waiting,
waiting is tough!

Betty, you go back out there
and tell...

Wait, I-- Richard!

- I want to see the director.
- He's not in today.

I'm afraid
you'll have to leave now.

I--

Let's clear an aisle.

Let these people through
and we can move on upstairs.

Clear the way here.

We'll answer
your questions upstairs,

just let these people through.

Let these people through.

No pictures.

Do you suspect any
foul play in the accident?

- No comments.
- Please!

What about
your corporate control?

Will your stock now
give you control--

What kind
of insurance do you have?

What's going to happen
to the company?

Not very fair questions.

What do you think?

I don't know what I'm gonna
get him for Christmas yet.

He's already got everything.

He doesn't need
anything anymore.

Corporate control...

Do you anticipate
any changes to the structure--

There's an enemy
within the company?

- Please.
- Foul play?

Is there any--

He's not hurting anyone.

Neither are we.

Oh God.

Did he have a history
of drunk driving?

I can't stand it.

I can't stand it anymore.

Oh! Take it!

Take it!

Give it a break.

- Conference upstairs.
- I want to know.

People,
the conference is upstairs.

Do you think
we can do this?

Later in the week--

Sunday maybe.

Sunday definitely.

Jack Tar Hotel,

3:00,

room 773.

He'd kill us
if he got the chance.

Hello?

Hello?

Hello?

Hello?

We know that you know,
Mr. Caul.

For your own sake,
don't get involved any further.

We'll be listening to you.