Ulterior Motives (1992) Action Thriller
A private eye (Thomas Ian Griffith) with a samurai sword protects a newswoman from treachery and the Yakuza.
Transcript
00:00:30In Washington, the bitter debate over the Japan trade bill continues today.
00:00:48The bill, if it passes next week, will drastically cut Japanese imports into the United States.
00:00:54Senator Blaisdell warned, America faces a second Pearl Harbor, and Japanese goods, especially automobiles, should be forbidden entry to the U.S. market.
00:01:03Senator Sheon said the solution was for America to build better cars, not blame the Japanese.
00:01:09The vote on the controversial measure takes place next week, and experts say it's still too close to predict the outcome.
00:01:15And now for a traffic update from Traffic Central.
00:01:18A sick alert has been rung.
00:01:48TRAFFIC CENTRAL
00:02:18FREEZE!
00:02:48FREEZE!
00:03:03FREEZE!
00:03:33FREEZE!
00:04:03FREEZE!
00:04:23FREEZE!
00:04:38FREEZE!
00:05:03I'm sure this is it.
00:05:05He was photocopying again last night.
00:05:09If what you say is true, this is not just a procurement scandal, this is treason.
00:05:15You're sure you don't want to go to the FBI?
00:05:17I've seen how it works. All that would happen is I'd get the sack and get booted out of the country. The only thing they're afraid of is the press.
00:05:26They say the truth always wins in the long run.
00:05:29In the long run, we're all dead.
00:05:32Why would he do it? Does he gamble? Does he owe money?
00:05:35Well, it's his origin, after all. He's, as we agreed, we've never met.
00:05:42He's meeting someone tomorrow, noon, Pacific Palisades Park. Please, be careful.
00:05:50If I were you, I wouldn't go alone.
00:05:58How will I recognize him?
00:06:26Excuse me.
00:06:41Excuse me. I'm looking for someone named...
00:07:06Miss Boswell?
00:07:07Yes?
00:07:09Please, come into my office.
00:07:11Your office?
00:07:13It's small, but the rent's reasonable.
00:07:15Look, I have to call you back.
00:07:17Thanks.
00:07:19I was expecting you to be Japanese.
00:07:21Japanese? No, I'm American. One hundred and ten percent.
00:07:24You're also a very public private investigator, Mr. Pallack.
00:07:28Jack, please, sit down.
00:07:36You recommended it to me. Now, it says here you do surveillance, photos, discretion.
00:07:43You didn't tear that out of the public phone book, did you?
00:07:47I just hate to lose any potential clients, that's all.
00:07:52Sushi?
00:07:54For breakfast?
00:07:55Well, they also have Chinese food, if you'd prefer.
00:07:58No, thanks.
00:08:00Hey, what are you looking at, huh?
00:08:08He works in the office next door.
00:08:10Always checks out my women clients.
00:08:16I need good, clear photos of two men who are going to meet today at noon.
00:08:21Probably exchange something, a package or a bag.
00:08:25A drug deal?
00:08:26No, no, nothing like that.
00:08:29Worse.
00:08:30I'd also like to know what it is they're exchanging.
00:08:33And I want to know exactly who these men are.
00:08:36That's it?
00:08:37Yes.
00:08:38How about your fee?
00:08:39Well, you have two choices.
00:08:42Check or credit card?
00:08:44Yen or dollars?
00:08:48Cash, right?
00:08:50What else is there?
00:09:20Oh, my God.
00:09:50Oh, my God.
00:10:20Oh, my God.
00:10:50Oh, my God.
00:10:51Oh, my God.
00:10:52Oh, my God.
00:10:53Oh, my God.
00:10:54Oh, my God.
00:10:55Oh, my God.
00:10:56Oh, my God.
00:10:57Oh, my God.
00:10:58Oh, my God.
00:10:59Oh, my God.
00:11:00Oh, my God.
00:11:01Oh, my God.
00:11:02Oh, my God.
00:11:03Oh, my God.
00:11:04Oh, my God.
00:11:05Oh, my God.
00:11:06Oh, my God.
00:11:07Oh, my God.
00:11:08Oh, my God.
00:11:09Oh, my God.
00:11:10Oh, my God.
00:11:11Oh, my God.
00:11:12Oh, my God.
00:11:13Oh, my God.
00:11:14Oh, my God.
00:11:15Oh, my God.
00:11:16Oh, my God.
00:11:17Oh, my God.
00:11:18Oh, my God.
00:11:19Oh, my God.
00:11:20Oh, my God.
00:11:21Oh, my God.
00:11:45Excuse me.
00:11:48But I don't know who he is.
00:11:50The key to room 824.
00:11:55Hey, this way.
00:12:05Yes, it's me.
00:12:07Thank you.
00:12:09Congratulations.
00:12:16The briefcase is definitely not with him.
00:12:19It's got to be in the room.
00:12:23There's no story unless I know what's in that bag.
00:12:27Well, it's hard to tell how long he's going to stay out there.
00:12:34Tell me.
00:12:38How strict are your journalistic ethics?
00:12:41Breaking and entering are felonies.
00:12:44People walk into the wrong hotel room all the time.
00:12:49I'm sure in your profession you do it all the time, but not in mine.
00:12:56You're the one who needs this story.
00:12:58Not me.
00:13:08Thank you.
00:13:38Thank you.
00:14:08Thank you.
00:14:34Nothing in there.
00:14:35Found it.
00:14:38Good.
00:14:42I got it.
00:14:57Here, try this.
00:15:08Thank you.
00:15:18What are you doing?
00:15:19I need these.
00:15:20You can't just take them.
00:15:22It doesn't work like that.
00:15:23Open the curtains.
00:15:31Flip them for me.
00:15:38Flip them.
00:15:40Flip them.
00:16:07No!
00:16:10No!
00:16:37You all right?
00:16:38Yeah.
00:16:39Let's go.
00:16:49Yakuza.
00:16:50Japanese mafia?
00:16:52Let's see what he has to say.
00:16:53No, come on.
00:16:54That's enough. Come on, I've already got my story.
00:17:09Oh.
00:17:29This way.
00:17:31It's a short cut.
00:17:32Give me a chance.
00:17:35Thank you.
00:17:39Hey, what's up?
00:17:40What's up?
00:17:56This is just temporary.
00:17:58How long?
00:17:59A while.
00:18:00Can I get you a drink?
00:18:01Yeah, Brandy, if you've got it.
00:18:03Uh, I don't.
00:18:05Anything brown that doesn't need ice.
00:18:07May I?
00:18:09Sure.
00:18:18Raymond, it's Erica.
00:18:19Listen, I need you to do some work for me tomorrow morning, first thing.
00:18:22No, no, not at my office.
00:18:24I'm working on something I don't want anyone to know about.
00:18:26Listen, meet me at the Beckett-Carter agency.
00:18:29Thanks.
00:18:34Hey.
00:18:42I'd better get writing.
00:18:44Oh, here.
00:18:45Let me get the film.
00:18:48Do I give this to you now?
00:18:50I just put it on the counter.
00:18:55Oh, Jesus.
00:18:58Oh, Jesus.
00:19:01What happened?
00:19:03Must have got broke in the fight.
00:19:08God damn it.
00:19:16Maybe a few of these are still good.
00:19:28Oh, look, I gotta go.
00:19:30I'll call you at lunch.
00:19:32Hi, Erica.
00:19:33I'm sorry, but Malcolm's flight from Detroit was late.
00:19:36But he should be back soon.
00:19:37Detroit?
00:19:38Mm-hmm.
00:19:39Giving one of his lectures on perception management.
00:19:42I'm going to have to turn this guy off.
00:19:44Nice to have met you.
00:19:45You come back?
00:19:46Yeah.
00:19:47He's at the conference this morning on how to enhance their image,
00:19:50like what charities to give to.
00:19:53Maybe start right here, you know what I mean?
00:19:54I'll be in the conference room.
00:19:56Thanks, Casey.
00:19:57Make yourself at home.
00:19:59Beckett-Carter agency?
00:20:11I found another story.
00:20:13Hello, Mr. Sakagami, please. Speaking. Mr. George Sakagami? Yes, who is this? My name
00:20:34is Erica Boswell. I'm with the New York Times. Did you turn over to a Japanese man classified
00:20:40information on the F-33 fighter plane? Oh, my God. You caught me. I'm a spy. Great joke,
00:20:51Gloria. I'll get even with you tonight. This is not a joke, Mr. Sakagami. Palisades Park.
00:20:58Noon yesterday? That's ridiculous. I was nowhere near the park. I'm not supposed to talk to
00:21:04the press.
00:21:34Harold, it's Erica. I just sent in the story of the year. Now, I know there's gonna be a hassle.
00:21:44Just listen, it's got to go now. Other papers are on this story, and if you don't run it now,
00:21:51I'll have to report it to the FBI or I'll be in trouble. All right, it should be on your screen.
00:21:59Just read it. I was just taking advantage of your offer. I hope someone else didn't need this
00:22:06space. No, no, it's fine. Listen, my uncle just walked in. Harold says hello. Yes, it's solid.
00:22:18Harold, I saw it all. I'm an eyewitness. No, I got a phone denial. I'll get a face-to-face
00:22:27interview then. Yeah, I have his home address. All right. Bye-bye. Sounds like a big feature story
00:22:35that'll get you back on page one. Well, I hope it's a big story. I've got a deadline, but I don't
00:22:41just yet have all the details. I hope you're being careful. Oh, don't worry. I checked our file of
00:22:46private investigators, and John Blalock is on the list. I already hired him, and he's very competent.
00:22:53Competent? I see. So, he's also good-looking. The point is he can handle himself. Yes, but can he
00:23:04handle you? Keep you out of trouble? We'll see.
00:24:22Hello? Mr. Sakagami? Anybody home?
00:24:52Easy, easy, easy, easy. It's okay. Good boy.
00:25:53He's dead. He's lying there. I just walked in and talked to him. What is it? He's dead. He's lying
00:26:01there. He's just dead. No, don't. Please don't go in there. Go to the car. I'll be right back.
00:26:22Let's get out of here. This place is gonna be a zoo. I'll call the police for my car. Wait a minute. What are you doing here?
00:26:41Following you. If I had known it was Sakagami's house you were headed for, I would have cut you
00:26:44off a mile back. Come on, follow me. At the top of the news tonight, a dramatic story of espionage
00:26:51and suicide. Earlier today, a New York Times article reported that a Pasadena man named George
00:26:56Sakagami, a research scientist at National Aerospace Engineering, sold highly classified
00:27:02fighter aircraft plans to a Japanese contact. While moments ago, Channel 3 learned that Sakagami
00:27:07was found dead in his Pasadena home, having taken his own life with a knife in the Japanese ritual
00:27:13Harakiri. This newspaper article that apparently triggered this event quotes experts as saying that
00:27:19anyone with these plans could shortcut billions of dollars in research. In unfriendly hands,
00:27:25this information poses a threat to American national security. Also, military aircraft
00:27:30represents one of the last areas where the United States maintains a competitive edge
00:27:34in international trade. The news of Japanese espionage is unbelievable. I was the cause of that
00:27:42man's death. What are you talking about? I'm responsible. I wrote that story.
00:27:56What were you supposed to do? Forget about it? Just let him go? No, I could have talked to him first.
00:28:02He could have had an explanation. The fact that he committed suicide tells you he was guilty.
00:28:07How can you say that? Who knows what the Japanese, maybe it was the fear of disgrace. Erica, he got
00:28:12caught and took the easy way out. No matter how you justify it or I justify it, the fact of the
00:28:17matter is I am responsible for another man's death. Shut up. I'm sorry. I just don't like to see
00:28:29someone beat themselves up for no reason. You did the right thing. I'm sorry.
00:28:41No. I should let you get home, get writing.
00:28:46Right. The story. You all right? Yeah. You don't have to follow me home.
00:29:30Good morning. I'm looking for Mr. Sakagami's secretary. Mr. Sakagami's secretary was his secretary for 11 years.
00:29:43I'm looking for Elizabeth Walthrop. Perhaps she was his assistant. There's no one here by that name.
00:29:51This woman was English, blonde. Are you from the press? I hope you're not the woman that wrote that
00:29:58disgraceful article. Was what I wrote not true? Get out. Look, are you denying that Elizabeth
00:30:06Walthrop works here? What you've done is despicable. What about what he did? Get out.
00:30:28Miss, wait.
00:30:41There was a woman like that, Cynthia Jones, British. She worked here for the past month.
00:30:49Where is she? I don't know. She's not in today. Maybe a month's supper. She's too upset. I don't
00:30:55know. Do you know where she lives? I checked with personnel on that. Well, thanks for the information.
00:31:01Thank you. You're welcome.
00:31:26Oh, Uncle Malcolm, you scared me. Sorry, I wanted it to be a surprise. Oh, oh, well, I'm honored.
00:31:41Oh, gee, the famous Carter treatment, drunken prawns. That's right, drunken prawns. Wish you'd
00:31:47let me know, though. What kind of a surprise would that be? I'm sorry, you don't have a date tonight,
00:31:51do you? No. Well, but you wish you did. I know when you're interested in someone, Erica.
00:31:57Oh, he's just not the kind of man I usually meet. Hey, follow your bliss.
00:32:02Be good for you once in your life. Something not on the program.
00:32:17I remember your coming out party back when I was courting your mother.
00:32:21You were just 18, we were dancing, and you said, I'm going to win the Pulitzer Prize before I'm 30.
00:32:29Don't remind me. I thought that sounded pretty arrogant, but damn it, I think you're going to
00:32:34win it with this story. Well, you showed the old boys back in New York you could do it, and you
00:32:38certainly showed me. So here's to a job well and courageously done. Thank you. Just wish I felt
00:32:47better about it. I should be mad at you, actually. This isn't going to help me with my Japanese
00:32:53clients. Nonsense. They'll need you even more to clean up their image. They'll spend millions.
00:33:00Can't buy everything. The thing that gets me is that these modern spies all seem to do it for
00:33:07the money. In my day, at least, we did it for an ideal, freedom, world revolution. Now it's just
00:33:15greed. I want to find out who those documents were sold to. That's the real story. You did your job.
00:33:23It's in the hands of the FBI now.
00:34:15So
00:34:30what are you doing here?
00:34:35I need some help. I wanted to hire you again. This woman, Cynthia Jones, is missing, and she
00:34:40wasn't Sakagami's secretary. And I'm beginning to have serious doubts about the suicide. I think it
00:34:45could have been murder. You could be right. It's bothered me that the bag was empty. I think
00:34:54someone took that money. Maybe whoever he was dealing with stole it back. I got an idea.
00:35:16What's this? That was used in the Delaney case. He was just sentenced last week.
00:35:21Gas chamber. Max has the best collection of authentic murder weapons in California.
00:35:28Isn't that right, Max? Actually, the western hemisphere.
00:35:36You know, Jack, I've opened a museum in my garage. Hey, come out this weekend. Oh, no, this weekend's
00:35:42not good, Max. You know, uh, one of these days we're gonna outdraw Disneyland. We're already on
00:35:48some Japanese tours. Turning your perversion to profit. That's the American dream, ain't it, Jack?
00:35:58So what about this Sakagami? What's your professional opinion? Watch out for this guy,
00:36:05honey. He believes in the American dream, and he's a real lady killer, too. Well, I guess coming from
00:36:11you, I should watch it. Actually, I've known this bad boy since he was about 10 years old.
00:36:16Was an army base in Japan. Oh, those were great days, huh? Especially in my line of work. Of course,
00:36:22I mean, you wouldn't believe it. Max, give it a rest. It's a business call.
00:36:28Well, Jack, like I said, coroner's report will be released tomorrow. It's suicide. Straightforward.
00:36:36Could it have been murder? Well, theoretically, yeah. But, uh, there was no evidence of a struggle.
00:36:42And, uh, you did do a lousy job of it, you know, but let's face it, self-evisceration ain't the kind
00:36:47of thing you can practice, you know? I mean, you kind of got to get it right the first time.
00:36:51It's a fabulous ritual, though. When you're talking about suicide, my all-time favorite was
00:36:56these two lovers who took a hot dog... Whoa, whoa, Max, does that mean you're going to kill me?
00:37:01My all-time favorite was these two lovers who took a hot dog... Whoa, whoa, Max, there's a lady present.
00:37:07You have to excuse him. He's not used to a live audience. Yeah, right.
00:37:13Well, let's get going, huh? That's it. All right, Max, but let's get back to work, okay?
00:37:21You know, you haven't had a woman brought in here in the last 24 hours, have you?
00:37:26A little smaller than me, mid-30s, English accent.
00:37:32You're welcome to browse.
00:37:36You know what, now that you mention it, I do have one customer in here
00:37:39brought in last night, just about that description. She's an overdose, no ID,
00:37:46but I think she's got a southern accent.
00:37:50Is that her? No.
00:37:52Thanks, Max. See you, Jack.
00:38:08You all right? Yeah.
00:38:22Dr. Blair, Dr. Blair, Dr. J. Hamilton, Dr. J. Hamilton. How about a drink?
00:38:52800 acres, rolling hills. Sounds beautiful. I used to ride near there. I'd love to see it.
00:39:03Do you go there often? I've been once.
00:39:07Did both your parents come from Pennsylvania? No, only my mother did. The place had been in
00:39:12her family since 1754, but she was disowned. She ran off with my father when she was 19,
00:39:20army sergeant. Where is he now?
00:39:24He ran off early on. We stayed in Japan. My mom was a librarian in the base.
00:39:41Hi.
00:39:45Joe Yamanaka, I'd like you to meet Jack Blaylock.
00:39:52No, I've never been here before. In Japan?
00:39:59Could be. You look very familiar.
00:40:04Jack's been helping me on the Sekigami story. Oh, it's ridiculous.
00:40:09Why do you say ridiculous? No one believes he committed suicide.
00:40:13County coroner believes he did. No one comments Harakiri anymore. That's a thing of the past.
00:40:25Say, Joe, I'm waiting. I'm so glad you came back to see me,
00:40:31but you must come when we're open. We have dinner first, dance.
00:40:39I'd love that. What song would you like?
00:40:52What song did you ask for? Oh, a very romantic Japanese song about a
00:40:58man who messed with another man's woman and got killed.
00:41:00Here's to some fun, Erica.
00:41:08So who's this Joe guy? I did a feature story on him last year.
00:41:13His father's an American G.I. Good deal, so is mine. Maybe that's where he knows me.
00:41:20Come on, let's dance.
00:42:20Let's get out of here. Let me just say goodnight to Joe.
00:42:33Okay, I'll get the car and meet you outside.
00:42:50Okay.
00:43:14Get out. Get in the car.
00:43:20Get in the car.
00:43:23Yeah.
00:43:29Yeah.
00:43:49Go, go.
00:43:53Go, go.
00:44:02If the policeman was right, I should have taken you to the hospital.
00:44:04Would have been a waste of time. Does that hurt?
00:44:08Yes, that hurts. Son of a bitch.
00:44:13What the hell is going on? Yakuza, you were right.
00:44:16Bullshit, Yakuza.
00:44:21Look, the evening didn't quite turn out the way I hoped it would.
00:44:26I don't mean to take it out on you. What were you hoping for?
00:44:41Come here.
00:44:42We have every reason to be very pleased with phase one of the campaign.
00:44:46Good concept, good research, the list of public fears was very accurate.
00:44:51The United States has an enemy vacuum just waiting to be filled.
00:44:58The Harakiri was a brilliant stroke.
00:45:02We need one more major event to impact public opinion to get the vote passed.
00:45:06We're making history. It only confirms Carter's law.
00:45:12History is not made by the truth. It's made by what people believe is the truth.
00:45:19And their beliefs come from the information available.
00:45:22The truth is for historians a hundred years from now and by then who really knows what happened
00:45:29or even cares, how many stations are picking up our material?
00:45:34Since Akagami, it's being picked up all over, especially the war atrocity stuff.
00:45:38We did have to pull the war criminal stories. CIA hired most of them after the war.
00:45:46Oh, well, we're right on target. I couldn't be more pleased. Keep up the good work.
00:45:53What about this New York report?
00:45:55Keep up the good work.
00:45:57What about this New York reporter? Will she stay contained?
00:46:02The story is only important to her for her career.
00:46:05Right now, she's being directed to another profitable storyline.
00:46:25So
00:46:36do
00:46:54Have you ever been to Thailand?
00:46:57No, but it's on my list. Have you?
00:46:59Yeah, I spent a year there. Misspent a year, I should say.
00:47:03Have you ever heard the expression Bupasani Wat?
00:47:06Bupasani what?
00:47:07Bupasani Wat. The Thai Buddhists believe that if you are a couple in a past life and
00:47:13if you really loved each other, then you'd be together in the next life as well.
00:47:18You may have to look long and hard, but when you find that other person,
00:47:22there's that moment of recognition.
00:47:27I like to think our destiny is in our own hands.
00:47:49Erica, get out. Drop the story and go back to New York.
00:47:53What? How can I go back now?
00:47:58You were almost killed tonight. No story is worth your life.
00:48:23So
00:48:54so
00:49:07Okay, thanks Raymond.
00:49:09Well, I just confirmed Cynthia Jones flew back to London on a British Air flight.
00:49:14I hope we can trace her over there.
00:49:19I guess that means you're still on the story.
00:49:24Who's this guy? My uncle Malcolm Carter.
00:49:28Holding you like that? Well, he's not really my uncle.
00:49:32Uh-huh. He nearly became one of my mother's six husbands,
00:49:36but he was always out of the country overthrowing some poor little government that Uncle Sam didn't
00:49:40like. His specialty was disinformation and propaganda, so now he's in public relations.
00:49:47A professional liar. Sounds like a real gem.
00:49:50He's a character, all right. He represents a lot of big Japanese firms.
00:49:55Oh yeah? What agency is he with? Beckett Carter on Wilshire.
00:50:09So listen, are you free tonight? What do you have in mind?
00:50:14Let's go out and do something. Why not stay in and do something?
00:50:20I'll make you dinner. Can you cook?
00:50:23No. You're on.
00:50:33I gotta go.
00:50:37Hi. Hi.
00:50:40Where's Mr. Carter's office? That way, second door to your right.
00:50:44No, but do you have an appointment? It's okay, he's expecting me.
00:50:47No, sir. Please, you can't go in there.
00:50:50All right. I'm gonna get this man.
00:51:06Mr. Carter, excuse me, but I think you better come inside. There's someone in your office.
00:51:47Hello, Timothy. Malcolm.
00:51:51When you said you had to see me urgently, I obviously didn't mean here.
00:52:02The damnedest thing happened to me last night, Malcolm. I was jumped by four Japs.
00:52:08A minor communications problem. I couldn't get a hold of you in time,
00:52:12and apparently they couldn't see who you were until they were committed.
00:52:15Well, they did owe you, after you overdid it with Charlie back in that hotel room.
00:52:21And I understand you took out Maki last night for the duration.
00:52:26But I imagine it helped sell her on the Yakuza story.
00:52:29For the moment. But she's smart.
00:52:33I hear you're keeping up your perfect record in the romance department.
00:52:38Time's running out. We need an event.
00:52:41We need an event. It will be an accident.
00:52:45Add a little doubt and mystery that'll keep the Japanese suspects in the news a while.
00:52:59There was no way I could keep her from going to the police last night.
00:53:03Thanks to your stupid move, they know I'm involved with her.
00:53:06They know you saved her life. You're the last person they'd suspect.
00:53:10And they know she was attacked by Japanese. Perfect.
00:53:21Well, you've done a lot bigger than this.
00:53:24Never Americans. At least not women.
00:53:29And the others were involved in something they took their chances.
00:53:33You have to do her, Timothy.
00:53:40You mean kill her.
00:53:42Four-letter English words seem difficult for you, Milton.
00:53:45Not at all. Words come easy to me, my boy. It's my gift.
00:53:49That's why I'm doing what I'm doing. And why you're going to do what you do so well.
00:54:10I've got an idea.
00:54:12Bring the wine.
00:54:40I come up here a lot.
00:54:44It's like New York at this hour. Can't see the damn palm trees.
00:54:54We used to have a wonderful roof on the Upper West Side.
00:55:00Do you know New York?
00:55:02No.
00:55:04Greatest city in the world.
00:55:10I love you.
00:55:40Gypsy.
00:55:48Come on.
00:55:50Let's continue this downstairs.
00:55:52That way, if we fall, it'll be into bed.
00:56:10I love you.
00:56:40I love you.
00:57:10Oh, Erica, Malcolm's in conference now, honey.
00:57:12He asked not to be disturbed.
00:57:28Oh, hi.
00:57:30How are you?
00:57:32I'm fine.
00:57:34How are you?
00:57:36I'm fine.
00:57:39Oh, I left my briefcase upstairs.
00:57:41Could you get that for me?
00:57:43Oh, no, no, no.
00:57:45It's all right. It's in the car.
00:57:47Oh, so you should stay in your coat.
00:57:49We won't be in touch.
00:57:51Check it out.
00:58:09Hello?
00:58:11It's all been a set-up.
00:58:13Malcolm, for God's sake.
00:58:15That woman, she wasn't in England.
00:58:17She's working with him.
00:58:19Everything I've written has been a lie.
00:58:21All right, listen.
00:58:23Don't go home.
00:58:25Come to my place.
00:58:27I'll leave the back door open.
00:58:29Make sure to lock it and don't let anyone in but me.
00:58:31You'll come right away?
00:58:33As soon as I can.
00:58:35Just come here, and right now.
00:58:37Come here, and write everything you know.
00:58:41Malcolm is right in the middle of all of this.
00:58:43I have no way of proving it.
00:58:45All right, leave that to me.
00:58:47I'll see you there.
00:58:49Okay.
00:58:55If any of this comes out,
00:58:57even without proof, there'll be such a backlash,
00:58:59we'll lose the vote for sure.
00:59:01Once it starts to unravel,
00:59:03they'll pin Sakagami's murder on you.
00:59:05The vote's in only two days.
00:59:07An accident won't do it now.
00:59:09It has to be spectacular.
00:59:11Something Japanese.
00:59:13Show the Yakuza did it.
00:59:15But we only have six hours
00:59:17before the New York deadlines.
00:59:21It'll make the news, Malcolm.
00:59:23Don't worry.
00:59:25And Timothy,
00:59:27to avoid the kind of trouble
00:59:29you ran into yesterday,
00:59:31I'm putting my two best men at your disposal.
00:59:33I need help. I work alone.
00:59:35Timothy, this is too important.
00:59:41I will kill her, Malcolm.
00:59:43This one
00:59:45will shock even you.
00:59:47Would you like to hear about it?
00:59:49That won't be necessary.
00:59:51That's your department.
00:59:53I'll read about it.
00:59:55We are a team,
00:59:57right, Malcolm?
00:59:59Yes.
01:00:01Trust between us.
01:00:03You've always been like a son to me, Timothy.
01:00:07I'm nothing to you.
01:00:09Easy, Timothy.
01:00:11I promise you, when this is over,
01:00:13you can buy that place back east.
01:00:15I'll wipe the slate clean.
01:00:17Your worries will be over.
01:00:23I'll give you the originals.
01:00:31Excuse me.
01:00:39What do you know?
01:00:41I'm waiting.
01:00:43He's a loser.
01:00:45He's not bad.
01:00:47He's not bad.
01:00:51Just kidding.
01:00:53Just kidding.
01:00:55Waiter.
01:00:57Excuse me.
01:00:59Excuse me.
01:01:07Sorry, sir.
01:01:09No, no.
01:01:29You've reached Jack Blaylock,
01:01:31private investigations.
01:01:33You can leave a message
01:01:35or try me at my office,
01:01:37JL5-3285.
01:01:39The matter we discussed
01:01:41earlier today
01:01:43must be resolved
01:01:45before ten o'clock tonight.
01:01:47Our friends have arranged for me
01:01:49to be on the night break show.
01:01:51We must take advantage
01:01:53of this opportunity.
01:01:59Thank you.
01:02:29Thank you.
01:02:59♪
01:03:29♪
01:03:59Yes, I'd like to book a flight
01:04:01to New York
01:04:03near soonest.
01:04:05That's great, yeah.
01:04:07Hold it, please,
01:04:09for Boswell, Erica.
01:04:11No, that's okay.
01:04:13I've got to go home
01:04:15and get a few things.
01:04:29♪
01:04:47Erica, pick up. It's me.
01:04:51Erica?
01:04:55Erica, are you there?
01:04:57Erica?
01:05:27♪
01:05:57♪
01:06:11I wish I could make you understand.
01:06:13Understand what?
01:06:15Everything you've said to me
01:06:17has been a lie.
01:06:19I haven't lied about what really matters.
01:06:21No? Who you are? Who you work for?
01:06:23The fact that you were in prison?
01:06:25The whole charade in a hotel?
01:06:27How I hired you, even. God, I was set up.
01:06:29Erica, wait a second.
01:06:31Get your hands off me, you bastard.
01:06:33Listen to me.
01:06:35What you wrote was true.
01:06:37The Japanese are stealing our military technology.
01:06:39It never happened.
01:06:41It's happening every day.
01:06:43The story I wrote was a lie.
01:06:45It's the kind of thing that could start a war.
01:06:47We are at war, an economic war,
01:06:49and that's just as dangerous.
01:06:51So making enemies with the Japanese,
01:06:53look what's happening to this country.
01:06:55People don't care anymore.
01:06:57They don't believe in anything, and we're letting that happen.
01:06:59This country needs a good kick in the ass.
01:07:01This is not about our country.
01:07:03This is about money. It's about a few rich companies.
01:07:05Of course it's about money.
01:07:07Billions of dollars are at stake here.
01:07:09Tens of thousands of jobs for Americans.
01:07:11So that's your justification for doing all this?
01:07:13Yes.
01:07:15For lying to me?
01:07:17My God, Jack.
01:07:19How far do you people go?
01:07:21Erica, sometimes you have to do things
01:07:23that personally you don't agree with.
01:07:25Oh, my God.
01:07:27Oh, my God.
01:07:29Erica!
01:07:31No!
01:07:33No!
01:07:35No!
01:07:37No!
01:07:39No!
01:07:41No!
01:07:43No!
01:07:45No!
01:07:47No!
01:07:55Here's your chance, beach boy.
01:07:57Think you've got what it takes?
01:07:59This is part of his orders.
01:08:01You're the swordsman.
01:08:07No!
01:08:09No!
01:08:15No!
01:08:27Yes!
01:08:33Yes!
01:08:35Yes!
01:08:37Yes!
01:08:39Yes!
01:08:41Yes!
01:08:43Yes!
01:08:45Yes!
01:08:47Yes!
01:08:49Yes!
01:08:51Yes!
01:08:53Yes!
01:09:13This is what you came to see.
01:09:15Go ahead.
01:09:17Take a look.
01:09:19Enjoy.
01:09:43You're a sick man.
01:09:45A very sick man.
01:09:49Let's get out of here.
01:09:55What the hell is this?
01:09:57It's what the man ordered.
01:10:01Drop the sword.
01:10:03Slowly.
01:10:13Check him out.
01:10:43I should never have doubted you.
01:10:45I kept my part of the deal.
01:10:47And now you have another
01:10:49contribution to make.
01:10:53I'm going to commit suicide
01:10:55after hacking my lover to death, right?
01:10:57Yes.
01:10:59They'll love it from the New York Times
01:11:01to the supermarket tabloids.
01:11:03And it even makes sense.
01:11:05The devious Japanese
01:11:07are going to kill you.
01:11:09The devious Japanese
01:11:11hired a white assassin.
01:11:13When your full story comes out,
01:11:15it will be obvious you were working for them.
01:11:17Japanese-educated,
01:11:19a robot,
01:11:21ultra-violent.
01:11:23No one will ever believe it.
01:11:25Timothy,
01:11:27human beings think
01:11:29they want rational explanations
01:11:31for what happens.
01:11:33But what is rational to them
01:11:35is simply what corresponds
01:11:37to their most deeply held
01:11:39prejudices.
01:11:41This fits the prejudices
01:11:43of the average American
01:11:45quite perfectly.
01:11:47And it will titillate them as well.
01:11:49That's it.
01:11:51Make sure they're both
01:11:53in the picture and make it quick.
01:11:55We want this to break
01:11:57when I'm on the air.
01:11:59And I'm late as it is.
01:12:03Goodbye, Timothy.
01:12:05I'm very sorry
01:12:07it had to end this way.
01:12:09We just ran out of options.
01:12:11But you'll be a celebrity.
01:12:25You got off easy
01:12:27with what you did to that woman.
01:12:29You son of a bitch.
01:12:31This is one time I'm going to do it for pleasure.
01:12:35Ah!
01:12:37Ah!
01:13:05Ah!
01:13:35Ah!
01:14:05Ah!
01:14:35Ah!
01:14:37Ah!
01:15:03Ah!
01:15:07Ah!
01:15:37Ah!
01:16:07Ah!
01:16:23Ah!
01:16:37Ah!
01:17:07Ah!
01:17:29Hi, Mr. Carter.
01:17:31We've got five minutes to air time.
01:17:33Um...
01:17:35Sorry to curb all this late in the game,
01:17:37but we just found out that Erica Baslow was murdered.
01:17:41Yeah, it's, uh,
01:17:43thoughtful, but I thought you should know
01:17:45because it's going to come up tonight.
01:17:47My God, I knew her.
01:17:49I can't believe it.
01:17:51All right.
01:18:01In our country,
01:18:03we just don't murder journalists
01:18:05if they write things we don't like.
01:18:07I have many Japanese friends and clients,
01:18:09but this really is too much.
01:18:11In all fairness, though,
01:18:13I don't believe that journalists in Japan
01:18:15are murdered because of their opinions.
01:18:17I think that makes it worse. That's my point.
01:18:19They aspire for domination.
01:18:21They follow a different set of rules
01:18:23than we do in the Western world.
01:18:25I think we have to say we're not playing anymore
01:18:27unless the rules are the same
01:18:29on both sides.
01:18:31When I think of this young woman
01:18:33acting in the finest traditions
01:18:35of American journalism...
01:18:39Double-crossing son of a bitch!
01:18:43Mr. Carter? Mr. Carter?
01:18:45Malcolm?
01:18:47Are you all right?
01:18:49We seem to have had a problem
01:18:51hearing your last few words.
01:18:53I was saying that the angry language,
01:18:55the rhetoric,
01:18:57the foul language of double-cross
01:18:59and recrimination we've heard
01:19:01these last few days
01:19:03do not serve the national interest.
01:19:05We have to take recent steps
01:19:07to protect our country,
01:19:09to protect our free and open society.
01:19:17Well, the bastard nearly had a heart attack,
01:19:19but he didn't give anything away.
01:19:23Mr. Carter, it's only ten more minutes, okay?
01:19:25Debra said she'll be right back to you.
01:19:27You're doing terrific, okay?
01:19:29And it's a really important subject.
01:19:31All right, got it, got it.
01:19:33Watch the light.
01:19:35I can't believe Max would loan you a corpse.
01:19:37I don't know.
01:19:39I don't know.
01:19:41I don't know.
01:19:43I don't know.
01:19:45He didn't loan you a corpse.
01:19:47I had to make it look real.
01:19:49What about all that blood?
01:19:51Don't worry, it was pig's blood.
01:19:55Why didn't you just kill me?
01:19:57It would have been a lot easier.
01:20:01Poopasani what?
01:20:09I thought I knew him.
01:20:11Uncle Malcolm.
01:20:13Mr. Carter is going to believe any of this.
01:20:15They'll believe it if you get those papers.
01:20:17Are you sure you know where they are?
01:20:19Yeah.
01:20:21In a safe in an old foundry.
01:20:23It's a cover company of his from the old days.
01:20:25The real Malcolm.
01:20:29What if he doesn't show up?
01:20:31He'll show up. He knows we're alive.
01:20:33That means he has to leave the country.
01:20:35Those papers are his ticket to a long life.
01:20:37His insurance against accidents.
01:20:43I don't know.
01:21:13Freeze!
01:21:29I remember you.
01:21:33Now I own you.
01:21:43No. Stay here.
01:21:45I'll be back in two minutes.
01:22:13Thanks.
01:22:43Stay here.
01:22:59Step away from the table, Malcolm.
01:23:09Erica, check out the papers.
01:23:11Back, Malcolm.
01:23:21You realize she's going to write about you.
01:23:23You'll be running.
01:23:25Running until they catch you
01:23:27and put you back in a cage.
01:23:31Timothy.
01:23:33There are 3.2 million dollars in that bag.
01:23:35Take it and go.
01:23:37Go.
01:23:41God, I don't believe this.
01:23:43Any newspaper in the country
01:23:45would die to get this material.
01:23:47It reads like a who's who in America.
01:23:49That, my dear, is exactly why no one will publish it.
01:23:51What you have there
01:23:53is a map of power.
01:23:55Real power.
01:23:57You're going to prison, Malcolm.
01:23:59For what?
01:24:01Two men exchanging empty bags in a park?
01:24:03What's the crime?
01:24:05Don't move! Drop the gun!
01:24:07Erica, get the gun!
01:24:09Erica, don't move!
01:24:13Ah, now.
01:24:15We can talk in a spirit of mutual
01:24:17tolerance and goodwill.
01:24:21Don't you realize this man is a killer?
01:24:23He killed Sakagami in cold blood.
01:24:25Think what it takes
01:24:27to kill a man with a knife.
01:24:29To cut his intestines out.
01:24:31Listen to me, Erica.
01:24:33Can't you see?
01:24:35He's a dead man if he lets you walk out of here alive.
01:24:37He has to kill you.
01:24:39Shut up, Malcolm! You're not going to talk your way out of this.
01:24:41I don't have to.
01:24:43The truth, when all is said and done,
01:24:45is you can't touch me.
01:24:47I'm the system.
01:24:53Is it true he could get away with all this?
01:24:57Yes, it is.
01:25:03You see, Erica,
01:25:05he understands power.
01:25:07He learned well.
01:25:29Did you really kill Sakagami?
01:25:31Yes.
01:26:01The deer come right up to the house.
01:26:05Especially in the winter.
01:26:07The place has been in our family
01:26:09for eight generations.
01:26:13My mother used to tell me
01:26:15how she drank the water out of the creek
01:26:17right from our hands.
01:26:23The leaves would be turning soon.
01:26:25A man and woman could live there
01:26:27the way life was meant to be lived.
01:26:31Happily ever after.
01:26:35Yeah.
01:26:37Happily ever after.
01:26:51Neither one of us
01:26:53will ever see that place.
01:26:55I have to write what I know.
01:26:57No matter what happens.
01:26:59I know you do.
01:27:03About everything and everyone.
01:27:25I love you.
01:27:51Catch you the next time around.
01:27:55Bye.
01:28:25Bye.
01:28:55Bye.
01:29:25Bye.
01:29:55Bye.
01:29:57Bye.
01:29:59Bye.
01:30:01Bye.
01:30:03Bye.
01:30:05Bye.
01:30:07Bye.
01:30:09Bye.
01:30:11Bye.
01:30:13Bye.
01:30:15Bye.
01:30:17Bye.
01:30:19Bye.
01:30:21Bye.
01:30:23Bye.
01:30:25Bye.
01:30:27Bye.
01:30:29Bye.
01:30:31Bye.
01:30:33Bye.
01:30:35Bye.
01:30:37Bye.
01:30:39Bye.
01:30:41Bye.
01:30:43Bye.
01:30:45Bye.
01:30:47Bye.
01:30:49Bye.
01:30:51Bye.
01:30:53Bye.
01:30:55Bye.
01:30:57Bye.
01:30:59Bye.
01:31:01Bye.
01:31:03Bye.
01:31:05Bye.
01:31:07Bye.
01:31:09Bye.
01:31:11Bye.
01:31:13Bye.
01:31:15Bye.
01:31:17Bye.
01:31:19Bye.