• 6 months ago
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00:01Once upon a time, there were three little girls who went to the police academy.
00:06Two in Los Angeles.
00:13The other in San Francisco.
00:16And they were each assigned very hazardous duties.
00:23But I took them away from all that, and now they work for me.
00:27My name is Charlie.
01:00And I'm going to take care of them.
01:16All drivers are requested to attend the pre-start driver's meeting in one hour.
03:01The sun extra, he's not here yet.
03:04Nobody's here. We're closed on Saturday.
03:06That's terrific.
03:08I mean, leave it to a lousy bit play to louse things up when you're in a...
03:11Sorry, huh?
03:15What's your name?
03:16Edson.
03:17Edson.
03:18Edson.
03:19Edson.
03:20Edson.
03:21Edson.
03:22Edson.
03:23Edson.
03:24Edson.
03:25Edson.
03:26Edson.
03:28What's your name?
03:29Edstone.
03:30Ed.
03:31Hey, Ed, your boss, Mr. Montagne, he no doubt told you that I need a few pickup shots for a film I'm doing.
03:37No.
03:38No, he didn't.
03:39He didn't call you this morning?
03:41No.
03:43You want to shoot part of a movie here?
03:45Well, I mean, that was the plan.
03:48Look, see, I've got this camera, and I need a shot of that car speeding up to this gate.
03:56It'll have to be open.
04:00You see, one of the masked men, he fires his revolver, and the guard goes down.
04:06Now, the car comes speeding through right up to that building.
04:09Two men get out and run inside.
04:14There ain't nobody gonna run in that building.
04:16It's maximum security.
04:17Nobody gets in there.
04:18Not even me.
04:19I know, I know.
04:20Your boss, Mr. Montagne, he explained it to me.
04:23I do a pickup shot of him back at the studio set going through a door.
04:27Oh, I see.
04:30I got an idea.
04:31Hey, how would you like to make 200 bucks fast?
04:35How?
04:36You be the guard.
04:39Me?
04:40Sure.
04:41You can fall down like your shot, can't you?
04:46I don't know.
04:48Look, let's call Mr. Montagne, okay?
04:51I'll explain to him exactly what we want so he won't get into any problems.
04:54No trouble.
04:55Fair enough?
04:57$200.
05:00Sure can't hurt to ask.
05:01Great. Let's call him.
05:03Wait, wait. Don't get near that gate till I turn off the switch.
05:05We'll be up to our next alarm systems and 10,000 volts of electricity.
05:08Okay.
05:09Just take a second.
05:10Sure, sure.
05:22Mr. Montagne?
05:24Okay, camera's running. Now you see the car.
05:29It's not going to stop now, Ed. Go for your gun.
05:52Hello?
05:53This is Larry Montagne.
05:55Hello?
06:22When Larry Montagne got out to his plant an hour ago,
06:26the maximum security building had been blown
06:29and two cores of libidrium had been stolen.
06:33Libid... What did you say, Charlie?
06:35Libidrium, Kelly.
06:36It's a new space-age solid fuel that Montagne's company has developed
06:40which he hopes to sell to NASA.
06:42He's due to present it to the Pentagon in less than a week.
06:45Sounds like pretty exotic stuff, Charlie.
06:47How do you fence it?
06:48Sounds like pretty exotic stuff, Charlie.
06:50How do you fence something like that?
06:52There's only one way. You sell it to a foreign power.
06:55And that means whoever stole it will be taking it out of the country.
06:59Which puts us on a very tight schedule.
07:02Charlie, any idea of where we ought to start?
07:04Well, since the guard was killed, we have no descriptions to go on.
07:08I'd suggest that you go out to the plant, see if you can find anything.
07:11Has our client alerted the local authorities, Charlie?
07:14No, Sabrina.
07:15He feels for security reasons his own people are better equipped to handle this.
07:19For the moment, at least.
07:21They've set up roadblocks and inspection points around the area,
07:24but as yet they've come up with nothing.
07:26That's why Montagne called us.
07:28Listen, Charlie, these two fuel cores of Libidrium, what do they look like?
07:32They're cylindrical.
07:33Four feet long, five inches in diameter, yellow in color.
07:37They weigh nearly 300 pounds apiece.
07:40And if the outer casing should be cracked, they are dangerously radioactive.
07:46As you can see, this is a tough one.
07:49I'll stay in constant touch.
07:51Good luck, angels.
07:52And as the NASA people say, proceed with extreme caution.
07:56Absolutely.
08:10♪♪♪
08:20♪♪♪
08:35So, where does one start looking for something
08:38when one doesn't know what one is looking for?
08:41♪♪♪
08:45Well, maybe somebody dropped something.
08:48Like a nice, easy clue.
08:50Well, let's get going, huh?
08:54♪♪♪
09:03♪♪♪
09:13Could you hold that for me, please?
09:16Thank you.
09:18♪♪♪
09:28♪♪♪
09:37Hey, Bosley?
09:39Bosley, you guys come here a minute.
09:41♪♪♪
09:51Come here.
09:54You got something?
09:55I don't know. Look at this.
09:56Now, we got fresh tire tracks, right?
09:58But they're kind of odd.
10:00And look how narrow they are.
10:01Look at that.
10:03Looks like from an old car.
10:05Yeah, very old.
10:07Hey, wait a minute, wait a minute.
10:09Do you remember just driving up here,
10:10we passed through that little town about 20 miles back?
10:13Yeah, Termo.
10:14Yeah, but do you remember there was a sign over the main street?
10:17There was a banner, something about a rally.
10:19Yeah, but an antique car rally.
10:22♪♪♪
10:28All drivers are requested to attend
10:30the pre-start driver's meeting in one hour.
10:33All entrants who have not received their gas rations,
10:36please proceed to the pit area.
10:39♪♪♪
10:49♪♪♪
10:57Charlie, hold on just a second.
10:58Boz is back.
10:59Hello.
11:00Hi.
11:01Hi, Boz. Any luck?
11:02Oh, some.
11:03Did you get me a present?
11:04Are you kidding?
11:06This is a mold of the tire track
11:09we found at the scene of the robbery.
11:11Now, I took this, sent it down to a pal of mine
11:14who works at the L.A. Police Lab.
11:15Yeah?
11:16Well, he's an expert in this kind of stuff.
11:18And he says that this comes from a tire
11:21that would fit on any 1925 to 29 Chevys,
11:26or 1925 to 29 Oldsmobiles,
11:291926 Fords,
11:31or most of the Cadillacs made in the late 1920s.
11:35Oh, wow.
11:36Well, I think I've seen cars of that type
11:39since we've been here.
11:40Mm-hmm.
11:41Look, all we have to go on
11:43are those cars and this place.
11:45I agree.
11:46Charlie, um, I think we're gonna need a cover.
11:52A very expensive cover.
11:56Okay, now, the number of the tire we're looking for
11:59is 1220 RX.
12:00Right.
12:01Okay, I'll go introduce myself to the rally director
12:03and establish our cover.
12:04Okay, why don't we meet back at the hotel
12:06in an hour and compare numbers?
12:07Okay.
12:08Okay.
12:09You know, I wonder what kind of costumes
12:10Charlie sent out.
12:11I don't know.
12:12Something appropriate for this old man.
12:13I don't know.
12:14I don't know.
12:15I don't know.
12:16I don't know.
12:17I don't know.
12:18I don't know.
12:19I don't know.
12:20I don't know.
12:21I don't know.
12:22I don't know.
12:23I don't know.
12:24It's something appropriate for this old relic,
12:25I suppose.
12:26Oh, Bosley, I don't think you're an old relic yet.
12:30Very amusing.
12:31Very amusing.
12:32Well, I'll go find the rally director.
12:35I'm gonna try to unwind my mighty from this car.
12:38Careful.
12:39Very slowly.
12:43Mr. Black.
12:44Mr. Black, there's a phone call for you.
12:46Please report to the trailer.
12:51Ladies and gentlemen,
12:52For those of you who wish to purchase refreshments,
12:54there are stands by the library and another one inside.
12:59Drivers, please be certain your logs are properly filled out
13:02to avoid disqualification when we reach Santa Barbara.
13:17You're the boss man.
13:18And you are?
13:19Kelly Garrett, American Antique Car Magazine.
13:22I've never heard of that one.
13:24Oh, it's new. Daddy just bought it for me.
13:26You wouldn't have heard of it.
13:27Well, you must be Daddy's girl.
13:29Well, he wants me to learn the value of a dollar.
13:32Let's see, the last time I checked, it was worth 34 cents.
13:35You sound like an economist or something.
13:37Oh, I used to be a financial consultant for a stock brokerage firm.
13:40Used to be?
13:41I made the mistake of following my own advice on some stocks.
13:45Fall down and go boom.
13:46I guess you can put it that way.
13:48Okay.
13:49You're smart and you're handsome, but you're not rich.
13:51Two out of three ain't bad.
13:53Good enough for a pretty like you?
13:55My, my, you are rather direct.
13:57Spoiled.
13:58I like rich and pretty things.
14:01So do I, actually.
14:03In fact, I'd like to go along with a group,
14:05do a full-color story on the rally.
14:07Maybe you could help me.
14:08It's worth discussing.
14:11What's in it for me?
14:13Now, that is direct.
14:15Shall we talk about it over coffee?
14:17I thought you were a man with champagne tastes.
14:19Have you checked the price of coffee lately?
14:21I don't believe I have.
14:41All drivers, be sure you're in your proper costumes
14:43and registered with the starter one hour prior to departure.
14:48There is a phone call for Mr. Rich.
14:50Mr. Rich, there is a phone call for you.
15:14What are you doing?
15:16Oh, I'm a magazine writer.
15:18I'm interested in cars that were built in this year.
15:21Look, lady, we have work to do before the start.
15:24We don't have time to talk.
15:25Do you mind?
15:26Hey, whatever's fair.
15:29Excuse me.
15:34I'm sorry.
15:35I'm sorry.
15:36I'm sorry.
15:37I'm sorry.
15:38I'm sorry.
15:39I'm sorry.
15:40I'm sorry.
15:41I'm sorry.
15:42Thank you.
15:46Dr. Morsano, please go to the starter
15:48and pick up the launch sheet.
16:09You and the tires pretty thin?
16:11Oh, no, magazine writer.
16:13I'm doing an article about the rally.
16:15Well, anything you want to know,
16:17all you got to do is ask.
16:19Joe Marshall.
16:20Hi, Joe. Chris Monroe.
16:22Hey, what he doesn't know would fill a book.
16:24Anything you want to know about these sweet old gems,
16:27talk to me.
16:29Todd Henry.
16:30Hi.
16:31You see that Chevy over there?
16:35What about it?
16:36Do you know those two guys?
16:38No.
16:39Why?
16:40Well, see, I have this theory.
16:42I think that these cars people choose
16:44reflect their real personalities.
16:46So what kind of personalities drive antique cars?
16:49Hmm, well, let's see.
16:51They're aggressive, imaginative, punctual,
16:54which kind of reminds me,
16:56do you know what time those guys got here?
16:58Well, we signed in about 10 this morning.
17:00They came a little later.
17:03Thanks. You're a prince.
17:05Anytime, pretty face.
17:11Mmm!
17:29Are you looking for something?
17:31Yeah, well, a story, hopefully.
17:33A story?
17:34Yeah, my name is, uh, uh, Sabrina Duncan.
17:37I'm with a magazine. We're covering the rally.
17:39Uh, you're Mr...?
17:40Nichols, Carl Nichols.
17:42Mr. Nichols.
17:43Uh, gee, I don't recall seeing you here this morning.
17:46What time did you get here?
17:48Around 10.
17:49Ah, I see.
17:51Well, it's a really, uh, beautiful machine.
17:54Could you tell me a little bit about it?
17:56There's nothing particularly unusual about my car.
17:58Really? I thought all these cars were kind of special.
18:01I mean, mine's no more, no less special than the others.
18:05Well, it's really a beauty.
18:08What kind of engine you got in this thing, anyway?
18:11I don't think so.
18:17I wasn't gonna steal it.
18:20Sorry.
18:21We antique buffs get a little overprotective sometimes.
18:26It's a lot of money invested, you know.
18:30I don't mean to bruise anything.
18:32Uh, no, no. I like my hands dirty.
18:34They look kind of lived-in.
18:36Just startle me a little bit, that's all.
18:38I'm not into shoving ladies around, especially pretty ones.
18:41Oh, thank you.
18:43Can I buy you dinner or something, make up for it?
18:45Uh, maybe later.
18:47Sure.
18:48No hard feelings, huh?
18:50No, no, uh, no hard feelings.
18:53Uh, so long.
19:05All drivers, be sure you're in your proper costumes
19:08and register for the starter one hour prior to departure.
19:17Where do you find parts for these cars?
19:19I don't know.
19:34Lovely, isn't it?
19:40Yes.
19:46Eight cylinders,
19:48chrome rings, advanced spark distributor,
19:5120-amp generator, updraft carburetor,
19:54and, uh, would you like a city?
19:58Oh, thank you.
20:00You, uh, certainly know your cars.
20:04Oh, and your wine.
20:07Are you, uh, an aficionado?
20:10No, I'm just an admirer of old cars.
20:14Amateur women.
20:16If you're attempting to flatter me,
20:18you're doing a divine job.
20:21Would you join me?
20:23Oh, thank you.
20:25I'm sure you'll like it.
20:27Would you join me?
20:29Oh, thank you.
20:32I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I...
20:34I didn't get your name.
20:36Martha. Martha Milton.
20:39John Bosley.
20:41Do you, uh...
20:43Do you own many of these antiques?
20:45Oh, heavens, no.
20:47I can hardly afford this one.
20:49It... It was my husband's.
20:51One extravagance.
20:53Oh, are you recently widowed?
20:56I'm just over the pain of it.
20:59Well, you've recovered most charmingly.
21:02Are you, uh...
21:04Attached?
21:06No.
21:08Uh, what time did you arrive?
21:12Just this morning, after breakfast.
21:14Well, to your timely arrival,
21:18Miss Milton.
21:20And to yours, Mr. Bosley.
21:22Or, uh, may I call you John?
21:25John.
21:27I already like the way it trips off your tongue.
21:42Keystone Cops?
21:44Yeah. Well, I always did feel that Charlie had a somewhat droll sense of humor.
21:48Well, it does fit the car that he sent us.
21:53Too bad they don't fit us.
21:57Okay, look. So much for our cover wardrobe.
22:00Now, what have we got in the way of suspects?
22:02Oh, I found two cars whose tires fit this mold.
22:07Here, look at this.
22:09Uh, first one is a 1928 Chevy.
22:11Came in sometime before noon.
22:13Two guys working on it, both very uptight types.
22:16What's with the hurry-up paint job?
22:18Well, that's just it. That's what I couldn't find out.
22:20I also couldn't find out their names.
22:22Uh, let's see. This other one is a 1929 Cadillac.
22:26Couple of fellas named Marshall and Hendricks.
22:28Seemed to be pleasant enough.
22:30They came in about 10 this morning.
22:32Okay, I got a 29-0s with the same RX-20 tires.
22:35It's owned by a man named Carl Nichols.
22:37He says he came in around 10 o'clock,
22:39and when I tried to look at the engine, he got very upset.
22:42Well, that last one there is the touring sedan that I found
22:46with the tires on it that we're looking for.
22:48Very elegant car.
22:50Hmm, elegant lady.
22:52What time did she sign in?
22:54Uh, she says shortly after breakfast.
22:57Who is she, Bosley?
22:59Uh, as I recall,
23:03I think her name might be Milton.
23:08Martha Milton, I think.
23:10Bosley? Think? Might?
23:13This is very unpositive detective work, I should say.
23:16Well, no, as a matter of fact, it definitely is Martha.
23:21She's a very engaging person.
23:24Well, she certainly doesn't look like the type that would pull off a robbery.
23:29No, I wouldn't spend any more time with her, Bosley.
23:33Nah, nah, forget her.
23:35No, anyone this engaging certainly isn't the criminal type.
23:39Oh, I agree.
23:44You must remember, though, that she could have accomplices.
23:48Hmm, never thought of that.
23:50Oh, yes, I think she definitely deserves further observation.
23:56I think that we should run these cars and their owners
24:00through Charlie's computer and see what kind of background we can come up with for him.
24:04Good idea.
24:06In the meantime, I'll check with the rally director again, Jeffers.
24:09He has a list of all the entrants and the times they signed in.
24:13Whoever pulled off that robbery this morning
24:15couldn't have gotten here much before the noon deadline.
24:17You think this Jeffers is going to let you look at the list?
24:20He's a fellow with money problems. I might have to grease his palms a little.
24:23Well, if you do, make it cheap grease, will you?
24:25Because the overhead costs of this case are getting frightfully expensive.
24:29And not terribly tasteful.
24:33You look great.
24:35Look at this.
24:40Riders, please be certain your logs are properly filled out
24:43to avoid disqualification when we reach Santa Barbara.
24:47Hi.
24:50The magazine lady.
24:52Mine?
24:53I'll even buy you another cup of coffee.
24:55Well, for a man on the brink of bankruptcy, you do have a generous heart.
24:59Not really.
25:00I just figured if I'm nice to you, I might find a way to turn it back.
25:04I might know a way.
25:06You've just captured my interest.
25:10You have the official entry sheet the contestants sign
25:14when they arrive here and enter the competition.
25:16Yes.
25:17Well, I'd like to see it.
25:20Why?
25:22Am I seeing it bother you?
25:24No. I just can't figure it out if I didn't want to.
25:28Well, I'm a reporter, and when I write this story,
25:31I'm going to need names, model numbers, facts in general.
25:34Makes sense, right?
25:36I guess so.
25:38How much are you willing to pay?
25:40How much do you want?
25:42How does $1,000 sound?
25:45It sounds to me like you think that entry sheet is more important than it should be.
25:50As a matter of fact, it has proven to be more valuable than I would have ever imagined.
25:55Meaning what?
25:56Private charity.
25:59I'll give you $500, and that's my best offer.
26:03Okay. You've got a deal.
26:05Come on.
26:10This guy, uh, Jeffords, what's he trying to pull?
26:15I don't know.
26:17What did you tell him when we got here?
26:21I told him we want to get into the rally.
26:25I told him the deadline to enter was passed, so I gave him $500.
26:29He said, okay, change the time on the entry sheet.
26:32You sure he hasn't guessed why we're really here, what we've got?
26:36He thinks we're a couple of antique car nuts.
26:39Okay.
26:41But suppose that lady reporter starts asking questions.
26:44We haven't got time for questions, Greaves. We've got millions riding on this.
26:47I know, I know.
26:49So what do we do?
26:51These two could accidentally blow the whole thing for us.
26:56They can't blow it for us.
26:59They're not breathing.
27:01You mean, uh, kill them?
27:04Slade, we've got no choice.
27:08It's just like you said.
27:11We've got millions riding on this one.
27:14Let's go.
27:32I've got the entrance sign-up sheets here in my car.
27:46Okay, later for her.
27:48We'd better get out of here before we draw a crowd.
28:02Let's go.
28:23I don't know.
28:25I didn't get a look at their faces, but there was definitely two of them.
28:28Are they gonna call off the rally?
28:30No, Jeffers has an assistant named Danner, and he's gonna take over for him.
28:34Well, we can be certain about one thing.
28:37Whoever pulled that robbery is still here at the rally.
28:40The question is, why?
28:43Why are they still hanging around?
28:45Probably because they need a cover.
28:47They've got to figure that all the roads out of the robbery area are being watched,
28:51which, as we know, they are.
28:53Now, the cars will get to Santa Barbara sometime tomorrow.
28:56Santa Barbara's on the coast.
28:58Charlie said they have to get the fuel cores out of the country.
29:01The cores could be hidden in one of the cars.
29:06Hey, take a look at these.
29:08These are the entrance sign-in sheets.
29:10I took them from Jeffers' trailer
29:12right after the sheriff did his preliminary investigation.
29:15You know, I think that his plan to give them,
29:18or rather sell them to me, is what got him killed.
29:21Yeah, okay, fine, Charlie.
29:23I'll get back to you.
29:25Well, Charlie finished his computer check on our suspects.
29:29Anything interesting?
29:31Yes, as a matter of fact, your friend Nichols.
29:33He just recently got out of prison,
29:35serving two years for embezzlement.
29:37Well, I guess Mr. Nichols deserves a second look.
29:40Yes, and it holds true for my lady friend Martha.
29:44Charlie learned that she is from New York,
29:47and her real name is not Milton.
29:49It is Harriman, Miss Martha Harriman.
29:53I will, of course, continue my relationship with Miss Martha Harriman.
29:58Okay, Chris, while Sabrina and Bosley are doing that,
30:01why don't you and I take Jeffers' sign-in sheets,
30:04talk to some of the other contestants,
30:06and see if we can find some discrepancies.
30:08That's a good idea.
30:10Hey, wait a minute.
30:12That rally starts in an hour.
30:14I think we ought to get in our uniforms.
30:16Uh...
30:18Hello.
30:24Hello.
30:29Pardon me, sir. I hear your engine has been stolen.
30:32Ah, well, I see they put it back.
30:34Fear of the law, no doubt.
30:38That's cute. Very cute.
30:41Yeah.
30:43Well...
30:45The old beauty about ready?
30:47Just about.
30:49Think he can win?
30:51I know I can.
30:53And the winner gets how much?
30:55$5,000.
30:57Hmm. He could really use the $5,000, I guess, huh?
31:01Anybody can use $5,000.
31:03Yeah, I guess anybody could use $5,000.
31:07Or more.
31:09Hey, look, you know what I've decided to do?
31:12I'm gonna center my story on you.
31:14I mean, uh, ex-con, trying to make good.
31:16It's a terrific angle, and, uh, I love it.
31:19How did you find out about that?
31:21Well, I'm a magazine reporter.
31:23It's my job to know about things like that.
31:25So why pick on me?
31:27I'm not picking on you.
31:29I mean, um, you're a solid citizen again, right?
31:31You don't have anything to hide, do you?
31:33No.
31:35Well, then you shouldn't mind.
31:37I tell you what, you just, um, get back to work,
31:39and, um, I won't bother you.
31:41I won't get in your way.
31:43I'll just sort of, um, observe and, uh...
31:46I won't get in your way. Don't worry.
31:48Bye-bye.
32:03They've got some terrific costumes here.
32:05You ever driven one of those old babies?
32:07Hi. Is that you, Chris?
32:09Oh, hi.
32:11I hate my hat.
32:13Any luck with that?
32:14Oh, I'm not sure.
32:15You have the first page, right?
32:17Well, I have the second one,
32:18and it picks up all the entrance and the arrival times
32:21who came in, oh, after 10 o'clock.
32:23And?
32:24And the first few names and arrival times
32:27have been scratched off.
32:28So?
32:29So look at the first car that was finally entered.
32:32Hendrickson-Marshall.
32:34Right, the two sweeties I talked to.
32:36Look at the second name.
32:38Sabrina's uptight ex-con Mr. Nichols.
32:41So what are you getting at?
32:43Well, maybe the scratched-out area
32:45means that somebody was juggling with the check-in times,
32:48which couldn't have been done without Jeffers' knowledge.
32:51Or involvement,
32:53which may be tied into Jeffers being killed.
32:56I think I better have a little talks with Hendrickson-Marshall.
32:59Then I'll talk to Nichols.
33:00Okay.
33:01I'll meet you outside at the refreshment stand in 30 minutes.
33:04Okay.
33:05Okay?
33:06Yes.
33:15Okay.
33:37Let's get some coffee and we'll be safe.
33:39Okay.
33:45Okay.
34:16Don't get up.
34:18Oh, you know what?
34:19You're probably wondering why I was looking under there.
34:23Sit down.
34:24I know why you're looking under there.
34:26You're looking for something.
34:27You're a cop.
34:29Did you say cop?
34:31No, no, wait a minute.
34:32You got this all wrong.
34:33This is just for laughs.
34:34See?
34:39She and the one who's with Jeffers
34:42She and the one who's with Jeffers, they're working together.
34:44Oh, no, no, wait a minute.
34:46You have this all wrong.
34:47This is just for fun.
34:48Watch.
34:49See? It's just a costume.
34:51These aren't costume bullets.
34:53Well, pretty face,
34:55you're just full of surprises.
34:59Sit down.
35:01Sit down.
35:10The entries will now start lining up
35:12for departure to Santa Barbara.
35:15Marshall.
35:17Hendricks.
35:191929 Cadillac.
35:21Theme.
35:23A bankrupt.
35:24Right.
35:29Who's she?
35:31Well, we had to take a hostage.
35:33I don't know.
35:34I don't know.
35:35I don't know.
35:36I don't know.
35:37I don't know.
35:38I don't know.
35:39I don't know.
35:40I don't know.
35:41I don't know.
35:42I don't know.
35:43Hostage?
35:45Hostage?
35:47Well, we robbed the bank.
35:48We had to take a hostage.
35:50Oh.
35:54She really looks scared.
35:56You people are terrific.
35:59All right.
36:00You'll be the fourth car out
36:01leaving in about, um...
36:04ten minutes.
36:13All drivers, be sure you're in your proper costumes and registered with the starter one
36:28hour prior to departure.
36:29All entrants who have not received their gas rations, please proceed to the gas station.
36:43Judging from your costume, I would assume that you're making the trip to Santa Barbara.
37:02Yes, well, that was my intention.
37:03May I also assume that I'll be seeing you there?
37:04There may not be time.
37:05Oh.
37:06John, I have a confession to make.
37:17A confession?
37:22I would not ordinarily be so bold.
37:25Maybe it's the wine, but...
37:26Oh, and the risk of not seeing you again forces me to speak out.
37:33Now, you see, John, I am not what I appear to be.
37:39Oh?
37:40No, my name is really Harriman. Martha Harriman.
37:45My husband was Roger Harriman.
37:49I lied to you.
37:52My interest in these antique machines is at best minimal.
37:58Well, then why?
38:02Well, I've attended these functions in order to meet people such as you.
38:08No, no, more specifically, to meet someone like you.
38:15Like me?
38:16Yes, John, you.
38:19Happily, the name Roger Harriman means nothing to you, so let me explain.
38:25I'm not a woman of modest means.
38:31In fact, John, I'm loaded.
38:39Oh, well, Martha, I'm afraid I've made an error of judgment.
38:44I would love to continue this conversation, but I'm afraid that it'll have to be in Santa Barbara tomorrow morning.
38:50Oh, but you guys...
38:51Meanwhile, there is a pressing matter that just demands my attention.
38:55I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
38:58Oh!
39:06You children who are playing in the gathering area, please stay off the cars.
39:11Thank you.
39:13Ladies and gentlemen, for those of you who wish to purchase refreshments, there are stands by the library and another one inside.
39:27Come on.
39:29Come on.
39:31Come on.
39:57Kelly, jump in it, quick.
40:01Thank you.
40:02Bye-bye.
40:03Hey, did you get to see Chris?
40:05No, we thought she was with you.
40:07Well, she was supposed to meet me ten minutes ago.
40:09Oh, come on, it's almost starting time.
40:11I know, she didn't show.
40:13That fellow behind me over there might have been watching us together.
40:16He's definitely been following me since Chris and I split.
40:20In the gangster-type costume?
40:22Yeah, that's him.
40:23Listen, Chris thinks she might have found a discrepancy between the times Hendricks and Marshall arrived here.
40:29And your friend Mr. Nichols?
40:30Yeah.
40:31She was going to see them.
40:33Okay, let's go talk to Nichols.
40:43They're multiplying.
40:45Mr. Nichols, we need to talk to you.
40:47Sorry, out of time.
40:48Well, you have to make time.
40:49Now listen.
40:50You listen.
40:51We have a friend, she's blonde, her name is Chris, she's dressed like we are.
40:54Has she been here to see you?
40:55Nobody's been to see me.
40:57What the devil's going on?
40:58We're detectives, Mr. Nichols, real detectives.
41:00And our friend might be in real trouble, so if you've seen her...
41:03This is a put-on, right?
41:04Wrong!
41:07Listen, I haven't seen your friend, honest.
41:09Are you sure about that?
41:10You're not hiding anything, right?
41:12Right.
41:13Then why have you been so uptight ever since I've been here?
41:16You're wasting our time, Mr. Nichols.
41:18Hey, it's no big thing.
41:23I juiced up my compression ratio a little.
41:25Your compression ratio?
41:27Yeah, you know, give me an edge on the competition.
41:30That's why I didn't want you to look at my engine.
41:32Uh-huh.
41:33Well, once a cheater, always a cheater, huh?
41:37I guess I believe you.
41:40Let's go find Marshall and Hendricks.
41:52Hey, Kelly, look, there's the guy that was following you.
41:57Oh!
42:00Oh!
42:01Hey, they've got Chris.
42:02Oh, they're gonna make a run for it.
42:04Come on!
42:06Wait a minute, we're never gonna catch him in this!
42:08Hey, Nichols' car, come on!
42:12Hey, what are they doing?
42:18You're going out of seat once!
42:22Hey, what do you think you're doing?
42:23We're taking your car!
42:24You are not taking this car!
42:26I'll make you a deal.
42:27You don't tell anybody what we're doing, we don't tell anybody what you've been doing.
42:30Right!
42:31No way!
42:32Get off the car!
42:33Get off the car, dummy!
42:34Get off the car!
42:51Stay with him, Bosley!
42:57Go!
43:10Go for it, Bosley!
43:18Whoa!
43:19Move it out, Bosley, you're oversteering!
43:22How are we gonna get Chris out of there?
43:24Very carefully, because that fuel core is probably in the car,
43:27and if it gets crushed or broken, it's radioactive!
43:33Slow down, will you? Let her pull up.
43:42Okay, now.
43:55Whoa!
44:04Watch out, Holder!
44:05Move!
44:06Whoa!
44:27Okay, Bosley!
44:28Pull up on the left rear fender!
44:31And then what?
44:32That area up there is flat, and it's sandy!
44:34You're gonna force him off the road!
44:58Okay, okay, okay.
44:59Okay, okay, we give up!
45:01All right, toss the hardware!
45:06Now, nice and easy!
45:11Hold it!
45:24Are you okay?
45:25I'm great!
45:26I'm great!
45:28Oh, good.
45:29There.
45:32Will you do me a favor?
45:34Yeah, you name it.
45:36See this lovely hat?
45:37Uh-huh.
45:38Can I burn it?
45:40Yeah.
45:45I hate this hat!
45:56Well, angels,
45:57the Libidrium fuel cores were returned intact,
46:00and our client is very grateful.
46:02Oh, by the way,
46:04exactly how did the rally director, Jeffers,
46:06fit into all this?
46:08Oh, well, our client had his people
46:10guarding all the main roads,
46:12so the thieves needed the cover of the rally
46:14to get the fuel cores to Santa Barbara,
46:16where apparently they had a boat waiting for them.
46:18Trouble was, they got to the rally
46:20after the noon deadline.
46:22Ah, so they bribed Jeffers
46:24into changing their sign-in time, huh?
46:26Right.
46:27And when Jeffers decided to let me
46:29see the sign-in sheets, too, for a price,
46:32they got worried and killed him.
46:34I see.
46:35Well, angels,
46:36another tough job well done.
46:38Thank you, Charlie.
46:39Oh, it was especially tough for Bosley.
46:41For Bosley?
46:43Mm-hmm.
46:44He met an elegant widow
46:45with a lot of bucks.
46:47And that's a problem?
46:48Well, you see, the problem was
46:50she wanted Bosley to help her spend them.
46:53Yes, and obviously, Charlie,
46:55I cannot be a kept man.
46:57Well, naturally, Bosley.
46:59You're a fellow of flawless character.
47:01However, I am not adverse
47:04to helping her spend a few of those bucks
47:07before she goes back home.
47:09And since I do not wish to keep her waiting,
47:12cheerio.
47:13You are a groovy kind of a guy, you know?
47:15Am I to assume from Bosley's exit
47:17that he has left us to dally
47:19with this elegant lady of means?
47:21Charlie, a little dallying
47:22never hurt a man's character that much.
47:25Oh, I agree, Kelly, I agree.
47:27Come on, Charlie.
47:30Bye.
47:31Charlie agrees.
47:33How unusual.
47:34Most unusual.
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