Remington Steele S02E17
Remington Steele S02E17
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00:01You know what? No detectives up here!
00:05This whole town is covering up something they're willing to kill to keep it a secret.
00:08You can't stay here, please. You're already in danger.
00:11This case is beginning to sound more and more like a bad day at Black Rock.
00:16The two big-time detectives can't admit they've been outsmarted by a bunch of hicks!
00:24Shh! You'll wake the entire town!
00:26We've got to split up! Left! Right!
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04:52I think we should have turned left at that intersection ten miles back.
04:55You said turn right.
04:57Yes, well, merely a suggestion, Laura.
04:59Well, at least it's invigorating to be out in the countryside, eh?
05:03Trees, birds, flowers...
05:06Dust, pollen, ski...
05:12Hay fever.
05:13Oh, such antipathy for the great outdoors, Laura.
05:16And here I thought you were the old American girl.
05:18When I was 12, I was drummed out of the Girl Scouts for demanding an electric blanket on an overnight.
05:22Oh, I'm shocked.
05:23Well, I'm not ashamed to admit it. I'm a city girl.
05:27The kind of country I prefer is the country club.
05:30Tennis, golf, cocktails by the cabana...
05:33Ah, that pioneer spirit, eh?
05:36Well, let's look at this case as an excursion into the real Americana, eh?
05:41Like being part of a Frank Capra movie.
05:44Who?
05:45Frank Capra, the director.
05:47You know, It's a Wonderful Life, Mr. D's Ghost Town...
05:50Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed, Gary Cooper...
05:54Main Street, America, the town square with a bandstand smack in the middle.
05:59I was really looking forward to the ballet this weekend.
06:02Yes, well, don't worry. It's only Friday.
06:04We'll locate Professor Thicket and have you back in plenty of time for a cultural dip in Swan Lake.
06:09It may not be that simple. His sister said he'd never come back late from a research trip.
06:13Yes.
06:15She also said he was the archetypal absent-minded professor.
06:18He probably got caught up in his studies and forgot it was time to come home.
06:21Oh, well, he can't have gone far in any case. He looks as helpless as a baby.
06:26What did she say he was working on?
06:28Another book on small-town America. It's a specialty.
06:32He's really quite a well-known historian, Arthur Thicket. I read one of his books in college.
06:36Any good?
06:37Awful.
06:39God bless you.
06:41What can I do for you?
06:42Fill it up, please.
06:43Yes, ma'am.
06:45So this is Donato, eh?
06:47Yeah. America's best-kept secret, we like to say.
06:51Charming. Truly charming.
06:55Just, uh, passing through, huh, folks?
06:58Well, no, actually, we're looking for a friend who would stay here.
07:02We don't get many strangers in Donato. Don't like him much.
07:06Oh, well, uh, perhaps you've seen him. He's an historian.
07:10Never seen him. That's $5 even, miss.
07:22Ah, hatchet glue.
07:27Go on. Go on.
07:31Like I was saying, uh, Mary Jane isn't around right now, but, uh, I don't remember anybody like that staying here.
07:36Perhaps if we could take a look at the register. It's rather important.
07:39Oh, well, gee, uh, I don't think I can let you do that.
07:42Well, we're on a bit of a tight schedule. Surely a little peek wouldn't be any harm, eh?
07:45Well, I think you'd better wait for Mary Jane to come by.
07:48Is there a problem, Betty Lynn?
07:49Uh, they want to look at the register, Sheriff.
07:53Ah.
07:55I just got these boots last week.
07:58Ward Bond.
07:59What?
08:00The kindly lawman. Staple of small-town America. We're in good hands, yes.
08:04Oh, Adam over at the filling station tells me you're looking for a friend of yours that might have stayed here. Is that right?
08:09News travels fast.
08:11Well, Betty Lynn, why don't you just show these folks the register?
08:14But, Sheriff, I can't...
08:15If Mary Jane pitches a fit, you just put the blame on me, darling.
08:19Oh, thank you, Sheriff.
08:29There seems to be a page missing here.
08:31Really?
08:32Oh, let me see that.
08:33Oh, let me see that.
08:35Oh, that.
08:37Well, I spilled some ink, so I just tore it out.
08:41Is that the fellow right there?
08:43Oh, yes.
08:47Well, I remember him.
08:49He come through here asking directions a while back.
08:53Come on outside. We'll get some air. I'll fill you in on that.
08:56Oh, gesundheit.
08:59So he didn't stay in Donata, huh?
09:01No, ma'am, he sure didn't.
09:03He said he changed his mind.
09:04Said there wasn't as much to research around here as he thought there was.
09:09Ain't it the truth? Donata is always just getting passed over for one reason or another.
09:14Did he say where he was going?
09:17I believe he did. Yes, I think he said he was going to Bishop.
09:20Bishop?
09:21Bishop.
09:22Bishop.
09:23Bishop.
09:24He said he was going to Bishop.
09:26Bishop.
09:27Why didn't he call his sister to tell her?
09:29Well, the phone system around here has been totally unreliable.
09:32You know, the heavy rains we had here last week have just...
09:35Well, they've played havoc with our phone lines.
09:38Miss... You know, I plump forgot your name.
09:40Bixby. Carolyn Bixby.
09:42And this is Felix Hillenbrand.
09:45We're colleagues of Professor Thickett's at UCLA.
09:47Well, Nebbins is my name. Jed Nebbins.
09:49I'm right glad to meet you.
09:51I wish I could be more help to you, Miss Bixby,
09:54but that's the whole story. He just came and went.
09:57Now, I do believe you head on up to Bishop.
10:00You'll find him up there. I really do.
10:02Anyhow, lots of luck to you.
10:04Thank you very much.
10:05Anytime.
10:07Felix?
10:09I had an uncle named Felix.
10:11Why didn't you tell him who we really are?
10:13We're going to poke around, Professor Hillenbrand,
10:15and I think we'll do a lot better as college professors
10:17than big city detectives.
10:19I really think that you're overreacting, Laura.
10:21I mean, look around you. These are honest, decent people.
10:24They're the backbone of the country.
10:26Hello, Sonny. How are you doing?
10:28What's your name, eh?
10:30Hello, Mountaineer.
10:32Just give it time, give it time, give it time.
10:36Ah, morning.
10:38Morning.
10:40Lovely. Lovely paint job.
10:45Hello, poochie boy.
10:47Good boy.
10:55Okay, Sheriff, what are you going to do about this?
10:57Just take it easy, Winslow. Just take it easy.
10:59They're not staying, are they?
11:01For Pete's sake, let the man speak.
11:03Thank you, Mayor.
11:05Now, there's no need to get excited.
11:07They're just college types.
11:09Friends of Thicket.
11:11They'll soon be on their way to Bishop.
11:13Yeah, well, they better be.
11:16Last hot food for 40 minutes.
11:18I'll be back in a minute.
11:20I'll be back in a minute.
11:22Last hot food for 40 miles.
11:24Quite a recommendation.
11:26What does the guidebook say?
11:28Avoid the beef.
11:30Well, we're looking for information, not a four-star meal.
11:32You can't stay here, please.
11:34You're already in danger.
11:36Gesundheit.
11:52Look at this.
11:54You're already in danger.
11:56Perhaps we should have a word with her.
11:59Steady, Felix.
12:01If Thicket is in trouble,
12:03we don't want to draw any unnecessary attention
12:05to ourselves or to that girl.
12:07I still think you're being an alarmist.
12:09Many small-town inhabitants
12:11have an exaggerated fear of outsiders.
12:13One must win them over gradually.
12:17Gesundheit. Observe.
12:19Good afternoon, gentlemen.
12:21Marvellous day, isn't it?
12:23Oh, yes, yes, yes.
12:25Remarkable atmosphere in here.
12:27So, uh, so, uh, authentic.
12:30Authentic, yeah.
12:32Say, a friend of mine passed through here recently.
12:34Perhaps you've seen him.
12:38No, no.
12:40Okay.
12:42Just in case you do remember,
12:44I'm going to be around town for a while.
12:45Felix is the name, and...
12:47Good day.
12:51Bravo.
12:53Just laying the groundwork, Laura.
12:55Just laying the groundwork.
12:57Mind if we join you?
12:59Ah, yes. Ah, delighted, delighted.
13:01Felix Hillenbrand.
13:03And my associate, um...
13:05Carolyn Bixby.
13:07Amaryllis McKenzie, mayor of Donato.
13:09Winslow Avery.
13:11How do you do?
13:13Winslow is the editor-in-chief
13:15and editor of the Weekly Eagle,
13:17our local paper.
13:19Haven't I seen you somewhere before,
13:21Mr. Hillenbrand?
13:23Professor Hillenbrand, uh, UCLA,
13:25uh, history department.
13:27Yeah, well, I'm sure I've seen your picture
13:29on the regional photo wire.
13:31Professor Hillenbrand is constantly
13:33making very important speeches,
13:35aren't you, professor?
13:37Oh, yes, constantly, constantly.
13:39Rubber chicken circuit.
13:41I'm sure.
13:43I understand you've been asking
13:45and I'm afraid you're mistaken,
13:47Miss Bixby.
13:49And, uh, let me give you
13:51a little bit of friendly advice.
13:53Don't ask any questions.
13:56People up here might get the wrong idea,
13:58think you're prying into their personal affairs.
14:00What Winslow is saying
14:02is that we Donatoites treasure our privacy.
14:04America's best-kept secret, eh?
14:06Exactly, professor.
14:08We like our way of life
14:10and we don't want it disturbed.
14:12We don't mean to be a nuisance, mayor,
14:13but perhaps you saw
14:15the man we're looking for.
14:17Sheriff Nevins told you he went to Bishop.
14:19That's right, he left.
14:21It would probably be best for all concerned
14:23if you did the same.
14:25Is that a threat, mayor?
14:27Why, heavens no.
14:29Whatever gave you such an idea?
14:31Excuse me, I have, uh,
14:33run out of tissue.
14:36You have?
14:38Oh, I'm sure I've seen you somewhere before.
14:40Lily.
14:41Lily.
14:50What's wrong?
14:52He shouldn't be here.
14:54Why not?
14:56He just shouldn't, that's all.
14:58What's the matter?
15:00Are you afraid someone will see us talking?
15:02What are you hiding?
15:04What do you know about Arthur Thicket?
15:06You're just gonna make it worse for him.
15:08How? Where is he?
15:09You wouldn't hurt anybody.
15:11You wouldn't even care about that money.
15:13They just shouldn't have done it.
15:15Done what? What money?
15:17Just go away.
15:19I can't do that.
15:21A man is missing and you know what's happened to him.
15:26Not here.
15:28Where?
15:30The old mill bridge, when I get off at three.
15:32Everything all right, Rachel?
15:36Fine, fine.
15:37Just borrowing some tissue.
15:51Something the matter?
15:53Yes, I tried the beef.
15:55Uh-huh.
15:57So what do you think of your all-American town now?
15:59I must admit, this case is beginning to sound
16:01more and more like a bad day at Black Rock.
16:03Annotation?
16:05Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, MGM, 1995.
16:07Tracy gets trapped in a small town
16:09hiding a horrible secret.
16:11So what's the secret?
16:13The town killed an innocent man.
16:15Maybe we should call Mildred
16:17and see what she knows about Thicket.
16:19Good thinking.
16:26Remington Steel, investigations.
16:28Hello, Mildred.
16:30Mr. Steel and...
16:32Oh, Miss Holt, I've been waiting for your call.
16:34Is the boss there? I've got something urgent for him.
16:35Mr. Steel may be the boss,
16:37but I'm in charge, Mildred.
16:39Do we have to go through this every...
16:41Gesundheit.
16:45I'm sorry, Miss Holt, it's just force of habit.
16:47What's the message, Mildred?
16:49Oh, Arthur Thicket sent his sister a letter
16:51from Donato four days ago.
16:53It just arrived this morning,
16:55and she brought it right over.
16:57You cannot guess what's inside.
16:59Oh, it is unbelievable.
17:01What is it, Mildred?
17:03Don't you want to guess?
17:05Mildred, the...
17:07Hello?
17:09We're sorry.
17:11All phone lines to Los Angeles
17:13are temporarily out of order.
17:15Please try later.
17:17No, no, no, wait, wait, wait. Operator, operator.
17:19Great. Phones are out.
17:32What?
17:33You really ought to do something about that, you know?
17:35How about torching all the ragweed in the state?
17:37Oh.
17:39Did Rachel tell you where this old mill bridge is?
17:41No, but it should be near a stream,
17:43don't you think?
17:45All right, all right, no need to get testy.
17:49Remington Steel.
17:51I knew I'd seen him before.
17:53He's a big-time detective from L.A.
17:55A detective?
17:57Hold on here, let's not get carried away.
17:59They haven't found anything.
18:00We got less than 24 hours to go.
18:03It's still too much time.
18:05They could call someone.
18:07Yeah, tell them what happened.
18:09Now calm down, everybody.
18:12What do you suggest we do, Jed?
18:15I'm not sure.
18:17Oh, that's great.
18:19That's just great, Sheriff, that's just great.
18:21We're supposed to sacrifice seven years of planning
18:23because you're not sure?
18:25I know one thing, Avery.
18:27I've about had it with you.
18:28I know something that'll work.
18:30Guaranteed.
18:38Don't use that tone of voice with me, young lady.
18:41I've been trying to reach Donato
18:43for over an hour on your cockamamie system.
18:45I'm sorry, ma'am.
18:47You'll have to try again later.
18:49Have a good day.
18:51Wait, wait, operator, don't.
18:53Oh.
18:59It has to be around here somewhere.
19:08Has that truck been following us long?
19:14No.
19:17I think we're about to have company.
19:21Is that all right?
19:23Try for faster, Laura.
19:30Faster, Laura!
19:32It's on the floor!
19:33Hang on!
20:04Where did you learn that?
20:06I told you, I'm a city girl.
20:08This is basic survival skill in Los Angeles.
20:18We're not out of the woods yet.
20:34You know what?
20:36No detectors up here.
20:38Get down!
21:03Get down!
21:34No!
21:48You all right?
21:50Yeah, sure.
21:54Well, at least we know where the old mill bridge is, eh?
21:58Yeah.
21:59Yes.
22:04Well, we're here on time.
22:07Huh?
22:08No, Rachel.
22:11Laura?
22:34An accident?
22:36Are you suggesting Rachel slipped,
22:38hit her head on the rock,
22:40and then crawled into the bushes to die?
22:42Until I hear a better explanation,
22:44that's exactly what I'm suggesting.
22:46The law deals in facts, mister, not theories.
22:49We told you,
22:51we were supposed to meet Rachel at three.
22:53She was going to tell us something about Arthur Thickett.
22:55And I told you, miss,
22:57I don't know anything about that.
22:59I don't know anything about Arthur Thickett.
23:00And I told you, miss,
23:02I don't know anything about that
23:04or why that would give anybody a motive for murder.
23:06Rachel's death was an accident.
23:08Oh, and what about the two gentlemen with the shotgun
23:10who ran us off the road? An accident?
23:12I don't see the connection.
23:14I'm beginning to wonder about your eyesight, Sheriff.
23:16Wait a minute, Professor Hillenbrand.
23:18Let's not bother the Sheriff right now.
23:20I'm sure he has plenty to do.
23:22What?
23:23Yes.
23:25Yes, well, good afternoon, Sheriff.
23:27Yeah, see you around.
23:31They're all in on it.
23:33We've got to get out of here.
23:35Whoa, whoa, whoa, slow down, will you?
23:37You remember the man with the shotgun?
23:39Yes, vividly.
23:41Remember what he said?
23:43Something about not wanting detectives around.
23:45Hello.
23:47How did he know we were detectives?
23:49What?
23:50Gesundheit.
23:54All I can figure out is that telephone call we made to Mildred.
23:56If someone were listening in, they'd know who we are.
23:58Yes, I know.
24:00This man has tried to steer us out of De Nada.
24:02This whole town is covering up something
24:04and they're willing to kill to keep it a secret.
24:06Bad day at De Nada.
24:08Doesn't seem to make it somehow, does it?
24:10I think it must have discovered their secret
24:12or at least come very close.
24:14Rachel said something about money.
24:16I wonder how that figures in.
24:18Yes, well, I think we're better off
24:20pondering that one in the relative security
24:22of our own office, don't you?
24:24Yeah, as soon as we pick up the car,
24:26we're on the road to L.A.
24:28Monday?
24:30We may have to order parts.
24:32Not sure.
24:34First, I have to figure out what's wrong with it.
24:36They can't do it any faster?
24:38This is De Nada, young fella.
24:40Not Los Angeles.
24:42We do things our own way here.
24:44We noticed.
24:46I don't suppose there's a place
24:48I could rent a car in town.
24:50I know.
24:52This is De Nada.
24:54Now what?
25:01That wasn't...
25:03It was.
25:0675 miles an hour, huh?
25:08That's right.
25:10Oh, but there's a perfectly good reason.
25:12Keep your seat, young lady.
25:14That's all right, son.
25:16I can handle it from here.
25:18All right, Sheriff.
25:20Now, Miss Cribbs, can you tell me
25:22why a perfectly self-respecting woman like yourself
25:24is traveling 75 miles an hour
25:26in a 30-mile-an-hour zone?
25:28I am so glad you asked, Sheriff.
25:30Otherwise, my employees wouldn't be so polite.
25:32I know, I used to work...
25:34Please, Miss Cribbs, just answer the question.
25:36Oh, certainly.
25:38I work for the Remington Steele Detective Agency.
25:40In Los Angeles.
25:42Well, it so happens that Mr. Steele
25:44and his associate, Miss Holt,
25:46are working on a case right here in De Nada.
25:48Is that so?
25:50Oh, yes.
25:52Well, I can't give you the details,
25:54but I received a letter this morning
25:56that contains very important information from my boss.
25:58I see, I see.
26:00You're coming from Los Angeles,
26:02but all your phone lines are out of order.
26:04You really should do something about that.
26:06Anyway, that's why I was speeding.
26:08My boss needs to see this right away.
26:11Well, Miss Cribbs, in the eyes of the law,
26:13that's no excuse
26:15for the serious nature of your offense.
26:17You recklessly endangered the citizens of De Nada
26:19who I'm sworn to protect.
26:21The fine is $500.
26:23$500?
26:25And if you can't pay it,
26:27I'm afraid I'm gonna have to lock you up for the weekend.
26:28Can't this heap go any faster?
26:30Nope.
26:45100, 200, 300, 400, 420, 440.
26:51Oh, and a traveler's card.
26:53How do you spell that?
26:54Oh, and a traveler's check for $50, that makes it $4.90.
26:58I'm sorry, you're $10 short.
27:00Well, don't I get a discount for cash?
27:03Uh-huh.
27:05Uh-huh.
27:06Wait just a minute here.
27:08A little emergency money.
27:09There goes a saw buck, $500 even.
27:12Thank you very much.
27:14Now, just a minute.
27:15You also violated local law number 15-3-8.
27:21I did?
27:23Disturbing the peace with a motorized vehicle.
27:25Mm-hmm.
27:26I know, don't tell me.
27:27I don't know.
27:28$500.
27:29Huh.
27:31There you are.
27:33You haven't heard the last of this.
27:35Well, I'm sure I haven't, ma'am.
27:43Just make yourself comfortable in there, Miss Krebs.
27:47Arthur Thicket?
27:49Hello?
27:59We need to talk, Sheriff.
28:01Now.
28:02Well, I've been expecting you there, Professor.
28:05Oh, or should I say, Mr. Steele.
28:08All right, the case is closed.
28:10You can go.
28:12Oh, or should I say, Mr. Steele.
28:15All right, the gloves are off, Sheriff.
28:17Where's Mildred Krebs?
28:18She's locked up.
28:19On what charges?
28:21Take your pick.
28:22Miss Krebs is coming with us.
28:24Well, I'm afraid that's not possible, Miss Holt.
28:27Miss Krebs can't make bail.
28:29I see, I see.
28:30How much?
28:31Well, that's right, noble you, mister,
28:33but I'm afraid it's getting a little late in the day for that.
28:35The magistrate's office is closed.
28:37It won't be open again till Monday morning, 9 o'clock.
28:39We'll see about that when we speak to the magistrate.
28:42You are speaking to him.
28:46The office is closed.
28:48Can we visit her?
28:50Yes, you can.
28:51You sure can.
28:52Visiting hours being again at 9 o'clock, Monday morning.
28:56I hope you're enjoying this, Sheriff.
28:58It'll give you plenty to chuckle about when we see you in court.
29:01Oh, say, I sure hope you folks aren't planning
29:04on taking Miss Krebs' car back to Los Angeles.
29:07That's evidence.
29:08And just as a precaution,
29:11I had the distributor cap removed.
29:13I mean, I'd sure hate to see a fancy set of wheels like that
29:15get stolen, wouldn't you?
29:17It's quiet around here, you understand,
29:18but you never can tell.
29:20Sweet, very sweet.
29:30And I was reinforcing my thesis
29:32with supporting documentation from the library here,
29:35which is quite good, actually,
29:37given all things considered, when the lights went out.
29:40Well, you know the rest.
29:42But that's just...
29:43What?
29:44That's unbelievable.
29:45Well, it does beg fragility to be sure,
29:48which is why I expended so much time cross-checking details.
29:52But the townspeople said they didn't know anything about it,
29:55not the graves or anything.
29:57In a pig's eye, Professor.
30:00Why else have they thrown you in this slammer,
30:02the lousy screws?
30:04Concisely argued, Miss Krebs.
30:07Mildred.
30:08Mildred.
30:10Call me Artie, my sister does.
30:12Well, Artie, no one's gonna keep us in stir
30:16when we've got a story like that to tell.
30:23Let us out, you dirty screws!
30:25What are you doing?
30:26I saw this once in a James Cagney movie.
30:29Let us out!
30:33Shh!
30:34Shh!
30:35It's the entire town.
30:37Miss Holt!
30:38Arthur Thicket?
30:40Hello.
30:41Hello.
30:42What are you doing?
30:43We've come to save you.
30:45I've always wanted to say that.
30:50Arthur Thicket's in there with her.
30:52Indeed.
30:53Well, shall we get on with it?
30:54I must confess, this is the first time I've ever broken into a jail.
30:57First time for everything.
31:06Oh, no.
31:08Okay, Mr. Arthur.
31:10Okay.
31:12Okay.
31:25That's Mr. Steele.
31:27Hello.
31:28Nice to meet you.
31:35Lovely form.
31:37I'm sorry.
31:38Gesundheit.
31:39Oh, boss, I knew you'd bust us out.
31:41Wait till you hear what Artie has to lay on you.
31:44Artie?
31:45Go on, tell him.
31:46Yes, well, it seems...
31:47Don't you think we should get the keys to the jail cell first?
31:49He doesn't have a point.
31:52Let's just...
31:55Let's...
32:04What is this?
32:08Oh, my God!
32:10It's the money.
32:12It sure is.
32:13What money?
32:14The armored car money.
32:16From the Cleveland versus Citibank.
32:18What?
32:22Upstairs, quick.
32:23What about us?
32:24Sorry, had to take a rain check.
32:26Go.
32:30What the hell's that?
32:31The Cleveland versus Citibank.
32:33The armored car money.
32:36Goodbye.
32:51Let's go.
33:22What are you doing?
33:31Nice night for a barbecue, eh?
33:33We're not wild about the mangue.
33:44The mangue's full up.
33:45Left.
33:46Right.
33:47Oh, splendid.
33:52Get out of here!
33:57Somebody go after the girl!
34:01Bless you, Laura, bless you.
34:16Let's see here.
34:18Where'd she go?
34:19She could have just disappeared.
34:33Let's go!
34:38Look, there she goes.
34:50Let's go!
35:04This never happened to John Wayne.
35:06We'll talk about it later.
35:07Come on!
35:19There we go.
35:20That's enough.
35:21That's enough.
35:30Good boy.
35:34Well, like they say in the movies,
35:38I think we lost them.
35:40It's cold.
35:41Yes.
35:42Oh.
35:43We came without a bed roll.
35:45I suggest we huddle.
35:49For warmth, Laura.
35:50Strictly for warmth.
35:52Okay?
35:58Oh, yes.
36:02You're not going to sneeze, are you?
36:04It's too cold to sneeze.
36:05Oh, good, good, good.
36:07Oh.
36:08Oh.
36:09Oh.
36:10Oh.
36:11Oh.
36:12Oh.
36:13Oh.
36:14Oh.
36:15Oh.
36:16Ah, the crisp night air.
36:18The open range.
36:20A solitary couple with nothing but...
36:22Murder.
36:23Two innocent prisoners.
36:25And a jail cell full of cash.
36:28Oh.
36:29How resourceful of you, Laura.
36:31Cleveland First City Bank, 1977.
36:35This money is seven years old.
36:38Hundred dollar bills.
36:40And there were sacks of twenties and fifties as well.
36:43There must be over a million dollars back there.
36:46Several millions, more likely.
36:48What did Mildred and Thickett say?
36:50Something about an armed car robbery?
36:54It's unbelievable.
36:55What?
36:56Seven years ago.
36:57A Cleveland armed car robbery.
36:59Six million dollars.
37:00Two men in ski masks.
37:01They were never caught.
37:02Oh.
37:03A fortune from a seven-year-old Cleveland robbery
37:06is locked up, untouched, in a jail cell in Donata, California.
37:11It is unbelievable.
37:13But what's it doing here?
37:15That's the six million dollar question, eh?
37:18At the moment, I don't even have a two-bit answer.
37:21What a day.
37:22Yes.
37:23And night.
37:25I didn't thank you for saving me.
37:27No need.
37:29Just returning the favor.
37:31We did all right, didn't we?
37:33Mm-hmm.
37:34Mm-hmm.
37:35First rate.
37:37I wonder what the money is doing here.
37:40Yes.
37:41Well, that's the question that's been consuming me.
37:44All right.
37:45Let's go over it from the beginning.
37:47Arthur Thickett comes to Donata to research his new book.
37:50Yes.
37:51Mm-hmm.
37:52Yes, go on.
37:53Obviously, he stumbles on a deep, dark, desperate secret.
37:57A secret so terrible that an entire town is willing to kill to protect it.
38:07Why would they kill Rachel and only hold Arthur Thickett?
38:11It doesn't make sense.
38:13I'm so tired.
38:18Mm.
38:19I must have dozed off for a minute.
38:21Must have.
38:22Yeah.
38:23Oh, oh, my back.
38:31Laura.
38:34Laura.
38:49Propeller blades?
38:51What in blazes are they doing here?
38:54Unknown.
38:55Died February 28, 1977.
38:58They have paid for their sins, and we are grateful.
39:02They've been sleeping near graves.
39:04Mm.
39:05A strange inscription.
39:07February 28.
39:09That's today.
39:11Seven years ago today.
39:13Yes.
39:14Yes.
39:15Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
39:16This is all beginning to make sense, Laura.
39:18Yes, I can see it now.
39:19At least, I think it does.
39:21Wait a minute.
39:23Is this the wheel of an airplane?
39:28You just robbed an armored car of $6 million.
39:31The police have put roadblocks up everywhere.
39:33There's no place to run to.
39:34But perhaps some place to fly.
39:37Precisely.
39:44But something goes wrong.
39:48Bad weather.
39:50Engine trouble.
39:52Something that brings them down in Donato.
40:02And so they paid for their sins.
40:04Yes.
40:05But the money was fine.
40:07They must have known who the dead men were, what the money was.
40:10The robbery was a headline story for days.
40:12Mm.
40:13Well, it's hard to par with a fortune in cash,
40:16particularly when no one has the slightest idea you've got it.
40:18Let's suppose they put the money in the jail just for safekeeping at first.
40:22Eventually, they realized that no one outside Donato ever need know about the accident.
40:27So they waited seven years for the statute of limitations to expire.
40:30That money was easily traceable,
40:32but seven years after the crime, there could be no prosecution.
40:35Those seven years are up today.
40:37Now, somehow, Arthur Thickett stumbled onto all this,
40:39so they put him on ice until the statute ran out.
40:42We've got to get back to town.
40:44I wonder what they did with the rest of the plane.
40:57We've been looking at it all the time.
40:59Mm-hmm.
41:00It appears the whole town's there.
41:01Come on. Let's go.
41:03Let's get Mildred and the professor.
41:18Despite last night's excitement, which I can't say I approve of,
41:22we've made it.
41:24For seven years, we've held together, resisting temptation,
41:28and in ten minutes, we'll have our rightful reward.
41:34Jed?
41:35All right, whoa, whoa.
41:37I'm going to be handing out your shares alphabetically,
41:39so there'll be no need for pushing and shoving.
41:44What are we going to do now?
41:46Get the hell out of here if Mr. Steele can hot-wire us.
41:50You all right, Mildred?
41:51Yeah.
42:19Whoa, whoa, whoa.
42:50Aha.
42:57Three minutes.
43:00Lookie what we found.
43:03Oh, my, my.
43:05Oops.
43:06Looks like you're getting ready to have quite a party here.
43:09We're sorry for any inconveniences we may have caused you,
43:12but I'm sure we can make an amicable settlement.
43:15Fat chance, honey.
43:17Don't upset the Mildred.
43:18There's nothing more you can do, Mr. Steele.
43:20The statute's almost up.
43:22Think again.
43:23There's no statute of limitations on murder.
43:25We didn't murder nobody.
43:27Not yet, anyway.
43:28Now, hold on.
43:30We all agreed when this thing started
43:32that nobody would get hurt, and nobody has been.
43:34Explain that to Rachel, please.
43:36Watch your mouth.
43:38That's my cousin you're talking about.
43:40Rachel was murdered.
43:41My daughter died from a fall.
43:43The sheriff said so.
43:45Unlikely, madam.
43:46Most people who fall forward on their heads
43:48don't end up on their backs the way we found Rachel.
43:51Someone hit her.
43:52You said it was an accident, Jed.
43:55It was.
43:56Hell, I mean, who?
43:57Who would want to kill Rachel?
43:59Someone who wanted a piece of $6 million,
44:01which could be anyone in this room.
44:03You're just trying to confuse us,
44:05to make us give up the money.
44:07The two big-time detectives can't admit
44:10they've been outsmarted by a bunch of hicks.
44:13You know, in 50 seconds, we're going to be millionaires.
44:17Now, don't let them talk you out of it.
44:20They're going to get away with it.
44:22Relax, Artie.
44:24Play your ace, boss.
44:25Right.
44:27Play your ace, Laura.
44:33Well, the fact that Rachel was found face down
44:38means that she knew her killer,
44:40means that she knew her killer,
44:42trusted him,
44:44or her.
44:46What?
44:47You were the only one who overheard Rachel telling me
44:50to meet her at the bridge.
44:51But I told Jed and Winslow about it.
44:54Don't listen to him.
44:55Oh, come now, Avery, old chap.
44:56Why so nervous, eh?
44:57Catch.
44:58Catch.
44:59Thank you, gentlemen.
45:00That catch just caught a killer.
45:02It's as good as a signed confession.
45:04What the hell are you talking about?
45:06The injury was on her right temple,
45:08which means whoever killed her was left-handed.
45:13You killed my daughter?
45:17Whoa, whoa, whoa.
45:18Hey, watch it.
45:19Hey.
45:21Give me that.
45:22Give me that.
45:25She was going to tell him.
45:30I couldn't talk her out of it.
45:34What did you want me to do?
45:38Spoil everything seven years?
45:45Look, I was doing it all for you.
45:49You should be thanking me.
45:51We're going to be rich.
45:55Didn't you hear what I said?
45:57We're going to be rich.
45:58That money is covered in blood.
46:00If any one of you touches it,
46:01you're as guilty as he is.
46:03No, get back.
46:05I'm not kidding.
46:08Now, I mean it.
46:15On your feet, Bob.
46:16I'll take care of him.
46:18Let's go outside.
46:22We owe you an apology.
46:24You owe a lot more than that.
46:26It's not bad detective work,
46:28that left-hand, right-hand bit.
46:30Ah, yes, in the heat of the night.
46:32Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, United Artists, 1967.
46:36Just one thing.
46:37Rachel was hit on the left side of her head.
46:40Oh, technicalities, Laura.
46:42You're always getting bogged down with technicalities.
46:44Shall we?
46:47Okay.
46:48Right.
46:49Yes.
47:04Remarkable story about the small town
47:06where you can find the money
47:07from the famous Cleveland armored car robbery.
47:09Really?
47:10Did they keep it?
47:11No.
47:12They turned it over for a huge reward.
47:15What virtue.
47:17Well, you know how upright those small towns can be.
47:21Oh, my.
47:23Mildred, where did you get that coat?
47:26Oh, this old thing.
47:28Oh, it's gorgeous, isn't it?
47:30Oh.
47:32As you would say, Mildred, knockout city.
47:36It's a gift from Sheriff Nebbins.
47:38He gave it to you?
47:40Well, it's amazing what the words false arrest
47:42can do for a girl's wardrobe.
47:44Ready?
47:45Oh, yes.
47:47Oh, it's my lunch date.
47:50See you later.
47:51Have a nice time.
47:52Bye-bye.
47:53See you.
47:54Bye-bye.
47:55Bye-bye.
47:56Never would have guessed those two would get along so well.
47:59Speaking of the unexpected,
48:01it just so happens that I have two tickets to the ballet tonight.
48:06What does a city girl have to say to that, hmm?
48:09Achoo!
48:11Gesundheit.
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