Remington Steele S04E08
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00:00Any idea how the body got on board, Mr. Ketchum?
00:05Good question.
00:06Oh, miss.
00:07A touch more coffee, if you please.
00:10I hope you're enjoying this.
00:14Laura, stay away from Biff, or somebody might just clip your wings.
00:20Oh.
00:21Oh.
00:22Oh.
00:23I've been pinched, pawed, clawed, manhandled.
00:29What happened to you?
00:30Oh, merely a brush with death.
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01:57A little more pate, Mrs. Sinclair?
01:58Thank you, my dear.
02:19Oh, miss, more champagne.
02:21I just made two million over the Rockies.
02:23General notice is up a quarter.
02:24Of course, Mr. Dayton.
02:29Congratulations.
02:32Tell me more about that tax shelter.
02:50Thanks.
02:53I thought you'd like a fresh one before you leave.
02:55Thank you, Sally.
02:59Yard of cream in my coffee.
03:20Fabulous flight.
03:22As always.
03:23The whole operation is simply flawless.
03:34Champagne, anyone?
03:47Morning, Mildred.
03:47Morning.
03:48Let me know when Mr. Steele arrives.
03:50He's arrived.
03:52This early?
03:53He's hiring.
03:57Hiring?
03:59One of his students.
04:00What students?
04:02From USC.
04:03He's been guest lecturing.
04:05Introduction to the criminal mind.
04:08Well, he should know.
04:10Time to give the professor a little pop quiz.
04:13Although it takes years to develop
04:15the imagination of a master sleuth,
04:19to hone the instincts to a razor sharp sensitivity,
04:23to, ah, Miss Holt, come in, come in, please.
04:28Yes, I'd like you to meet Marvin T. Slotman, Jr.
04:33What a pleasant surprise.
04:35Yes, indeed.
04:37Marvin has come on board as our intern,
04:39our detective in the making, ours to shape, ours to mold.
04:45Can't tell you what an honor it is to be
04:46working for Mr. Steele.
04:49I've always found it a challenge
04:51to find the right words.
04:52May I see you in my office, Mr. Steele?
04:56Yes.
04:57Yes, certainly.
04:58Obviously, a crime solving case that
05:01demands my immediate attention, Marvin.
05:04Please, enjoy the photographs, will you?
05:05Huh.
05:17You've been lecturing at USC without telling me?
05:20Oh, just one or two special appearances, Laura.
05:22I didn't think you need be bothered.
05:24Really?
05:24And now what are you doing?
05:26Oh, merely easing the burden of an unwieldy caseload.
05:29Yes?
05:30Ah, excuse me, sir.
05:32May I ask you a question?
05:34You see, eager to learn.
05:36Fire away, my boy.
05:37Was that heavy or medium starch on those collars?
05:40Ah, we'll, uh, we'll clarify that later, Marvin.
05:43Thank you very much.
05:44Good boy.
05:47Unwieldy caseload?
05:50Well, there are some ancillary responsibilities
05:53I had in mind for the lad.
05:54We've got to fly.
05:55We will discuss this later.
05:56Laura, can I just point?
05:57Later.
05:58We've got a case.
06:05Mildred, we'll be at Platinum Air.
06:06What about Joe College?
06:08We'll settle that this afternoon.
06:11In the meantime, Mildred, find a suitable place
06:13for the young man, will you?
06:14Splendid.
06:15Let's go.
06:34Plopped right down here like a sack of potatoes.
06:38Any idea how the body got on board, Mr. Ketchum?
06:40Good question.
06:41Couldn't've been a passenger that brought him on.
06:43We keep records of everything the passengers check.
06:45Which means it must be one of the crew members.
06:47Bingo.
06:48We don't keep track of what the crew brings on board.
06:50Never had a reason to before.
06:52Our new baggage handling system is strictly state of the art.
06:55The bags are vacuum tubed from the cargo
06:57hold right down to the carousel.
06:59No one touches them the moment they leave the plane.
07:01Here's the bag the stiff was in.
07:03Hm.
07:04Still a few termites in the system, eh?
07:06The police still haven't been able to ID the corpse.
07:08He wasn't a passenger?
07:10Oh, no.
07:12Wrong tax bracket.
07:1330% at the outside from the looks of his suit.
07:15Besides, the lab boy said he was dead long
07:17before he was put on the plane.
07:18I noticed the news media haven't broken the story yet.
07:21Well, let's just say I've got friends in high places.
07:24But I can't keep this under wraps for long.
07:27I'll level with you, Steele.
07:29Platinum Air is an image business.
07:31One word of this gets out, I'm grounded.
07:33You've got to find out which of my crew is behind this,
07:35and you've got to find out pronto.
07:37Not to worry, Mr. Ketchum.
07:39We pride ourselves on discretion and results.
07:41I know I could count on you, Steele.
07:43Oh, miss.
08:03A touch more coffee, if you please.
08:07I hope you're enjoying this.
08:08Oh, come now, Laura.
08:09We all have our place.
08:11You don't expect me to prance around in a little tutu
08:13like that now, do you?
08:22Scenery like that, who needs a window seat, huh?
08:28I could use another club soda.
08:30Oh, allow me.
08:35You buzzed, sir?
08:36My companion appears to have run dry.
08:40I'll take care of it right away.
08:44Oh, miss.
08:48You bellowed, sir?
08:49My pillow.
08:51Yes.
09:05Barry Holder, Holder Investments.
09:07We specialize in investment stock portfolios,
09:09strictly high yield.
09:10I have a keech.
09:12Commodity's my game.
09:13Yeah, which ones?
09:16Potpourri, actually.
09:17You into options?
09:18I keep mine open.
09:21You know, I have a tidy little investment
09:23that might interest you.
09:2440% return in two years, it's a honey of a deal.
09:2840%, eh?
09:29Yeah, I can let you in for only $200,000.
09:34That's a lot of pork bellies.
09:40Mm.
09:43You must be Laura.
09:45I'm Lorraine Maywood.
09:46Hi.
09:46And that's Wanda.
09:48Hi.
09:49Nice to meet you.
09:51Emergency in the aft cabin.
09:53We are out of gin.
09:55I usually hide a spare down here somewhere.
10:01It's your lucky day.
10:03Ladies, did you see Trevor Keech in 2C?
10:08Not interested.
10:10Lorraine, you know the rules.
10:13Laura, they just rang from the cockpit for some coffee.
10:15Right, right.
10:18What rules?
10:20Paragraph 15, section 8.
10:22Employees are strictly prohibited from fraternizing
10:25with the passengers after hours.
10:27You get caught, it's goodbye friendly skies.
10:30No layovers?
10:33You got it.
10:35Of course, sometimes it's worth the risk.
10:39Think Mr. Keech might be ready for a little dessert?
10:48Rangers are down by two.
10:50They haven't played the same since Esposito hung them up.
10:55Thanks.
10:59Hey, pretty lady, what's your name?
11:02Laura Holt.
11:04Laura is the face in a mystery light.
11:09How about dinner?
11:11How about no?
11:15She's crazy about me.
11:17Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
11:20I'm so exhausted, I can hardly walk.
11:35Not me, it's some a night at the Ramada.
11:38Don't you ever stop?
11:39No, you've got to kiss a lot of frogs before you
11:41find yourself a handsome prince.
11:42Yeah, well, you would know.
11:44Oh, what is that supposed to mean?
11:45Oh, come on.
11:46I'll catch you later.
11:47I'm meeting my cousin for dinner.
11:50I'll see you tomorrow.
11:54I have to make a call.
11:56What about the bus?
11:58I'll catch the next one.
12:20Four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 60, 61, 62, 63, 63, 63, 64, 65, 67, 67, 68, 67, 68, 69, 69, 69, 70, 71, 71, 71, 72, 71, 72, 72, 73, 74, 75, 78, 78, 79, 79, 80, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81
12:5081, 81, 81, 81, 801 or
12:5381 1
13:06way
13:08way
13:12the
13:14the
13:19I'll be back.
13:43Brown suede, leather handles.
13:45Keep an eye out for a little man, will you?
13:49I'll be back.
14:04Excuse me.
14:11That man!
14:13Get used to it, sweetheart. He comes with a uniform.
14:17105, Home Sweet Home.
14:20Night, girls. See you in the morning.
14:23Come fly with me, let's fly, let's fly away.
14:54Hi, babe. What's happening?
14:56How did you get in here?
14:58Oh, the desk clerk and I go way, way back.
15:01Out.
15:03I dream of Laura with her light brown hair.
15:08I don't think you're getting the message.
15:10Oh, you gotta relax, baby.
15:12Laura, do you have any...
15:15Don't let me interrupt.
15:17Sally!
15:24Oh.
15:31Now listen, you sexist dog!
15:34I'm all ears.
15:39I've had about all I can take from this assignment.
15:42I've been pinched, pawed, clawed, manhandled.
15:45What happened to you?
15:47Merely a brush with death.
15:49Come on, let me see this.
15:51I wanted to make damn sure
15:53they didn't poke around that baggage claim area.
15:55Well, it wasn't Lorraine or Sally.
15:57They checked in with me.
15:59And Wanda left the airport with Barry,
16:01that passenger with the investment company.
16:04So she's out.
16:06You can certainly account for the whereabouts of young Boff.
16:09Biff.
16:11Sounds like a brand of car wax to me.
16:13Which leaves Captain McBride or Freddy, the flight engineer.
16:16Hmm. Splendid piece of deduction, Miss Holt.
16:21Now that we've, uh,
16:23narrowed the focus of our investigation down,
16:25um, I'd say we give the old gray matter a rest
16:28and call it a day, huh?
16:32Couldn't you get an unlisted number?
16:42Hello?
16:44Oh, hello, Mildred.
16:46Any luck on the I.D. on the body yet?
16:49It's right here on my desk. Hold on a second.
16:51Oh, Miss Holt, have I got an I.D. for you.
16:55Um...
16:57Miss Holt, Marvin Slotman here.
16:59We've come up with four aliases on the body in question.
17:02Four?
17:04I'll handle this, Marvin.
17:06What's important is the guy's real name is Johnny Belden.
17:10Johnny Belden?
17:13Yeah. He's a contract killer, Miss Holt.
17:15A hired gun. Cool it, Marvin.
17:17Now, according to my research,
17:20Belden works out of Manhattan.
17:22I found that out, Miss Holt.
17:24No one cares, Marvin.
17:26Besides, I found out about his trademark.
17:28What trademark?
17:30A pair of bullet holes at the base of the neck.
17:32Yeah, it's like his signature.
17:34You see, the Organized Crime Branch, or the NYPD,
17:36says, that tears it.
17:38Will somebody please tell me what's going on?
17:41I guess we were cut off.
17:46Now, what is a big-league hitman
17:48doing on the baggage carousel of Platinum Air?
17:51Not much, I presume.
17:56Laura, I'm much too weak to move tonight.
18:00Perhaps I'll just, uh, pitch my tent here, eh?
18:04Mm-hmm.
18:06You know, I don't think I'll be able to sleep tonight.
18:09Here I am.
18:11Recharge your batteries, so to speak.
18:13Mm-hmm.
18:15I'm sorry, Mr. Steele.
18:17Company policy, remember?
18:19You wouldn't want me to lose my job.
18:33Wish I weren't so damn dedicated.
18:35Sweet dreams.
18:39Good night.
18:57Laura's been a naughty girl.
18:59Has anyone ever told you you're incredibly obnoxious?
19:02Careful, sweet cheeks.
19:04Better be nice to the old bifurino,
19:06or I might spill the beans.
19:08What beans?
19:11Breaking training, a passenger in your room.
19:15Put a sock in it, boff.
19:19Biff.
19:21And this is the cockpit.
19:23A fascinating tour, Miss Maywood.
19:25First time with us, Mr. Keach?
19:27Oh, indeed. I, uh, I jetted in yesterday.
19:32And didn't I see you last night?
19:34Unless you were at the Garden, Mr. Keach.
19:36Rangers played the Oilers?
19:38Must be the uniform.
19:40Perhaps it was Captain McBride, eh?
19:43No. No, of course not.
19:45What am I talking about? Well, thank you very much.
19:47Carry on. Good day.
19:58It's just a glass.
20:01I guess I'm a little shaky these days.
20:04It's that passenger, Barry Holder, isn't it?
20:07How do you know about Barry?
20:11I saw you two at the airport last night.
20:14Oh, please don't tell anyone, Laura.
20:16Look, Wanda, what's between you and Barry is none of my business,
20:20but if you ever...
20:22Let's move it, ladies.
20:24We've got passengers with empty glasses out there.
20:27Laura, stay away from Biff,
20:29or somebody might just clip your wings.
20:38Oh! Oh!
20:45Your club soda, sir.
20:49Anything to report back here?
20:51Salmon's a trifle salty.
20:53Anything else?
20:55Freddy appears to have an alibi.
20:57I bet McBride's our man.
20:59Oh, miss, this is a lime.
21:02I wanted a lemon.
21:04But you asked for a lime, sir.
21:06Yes, but now I want the lemon.
21:08Aren't you carrying this a little too far?
21:11Just thinking of our couple, Laura.
21:16Oh! Oh, I'm terribly sorry.
21:18It's all right.
21:21Oh! Oh, I'm terribly sorry.
21:23How clumsy of me, sir.
21:25Here, let me get you a napkin.
21:27Excuse me.
21:41I hope Mildred's making some progress.
21:44I'll make the coffee around here, Marvin.
21:46Well, I really think Mr. Steele would prefer tea.
21:49Listen to the expert.
21:51He's been here 12 seconds, and he knows everything.
21:57Remington Steele Investigations.
21:59Remington Steele Investigations. May I help you?
22:02Go ahead, please.
22:04He hung up, right guy?
22:06Well, I answered first.
22:08I hope you're proud of yourself.
22:10Whistle.
22:12All right, you two. Neutral corners.
22:14Marvin, in there. Mildred, in my office, please.
22:18Now.
22:23Mr. Slotman is history.
22:25Break it to him any way you want.
22:27Okay.
22:35I'm sorry, Miss Hope, but if that pipsqueak's gonna be here...
22:38Marvin has been terminated, Mildred.
22:40Oh?
22:42Good.
22:44Now, have you come up with any reason
22:45why he may have wanted to smuggle a dead hitman onto the airplane?
22:49Fubkes.
22:51Well, as soon as Mr. Steele is through...
22:55we'll get to the bottom of it.
23:01Marvin, my boy, there comes a time in every relationship...
23:05a critical phase...
23:08when a gap, uh, sometimes a vast chasm develops.
23:13Oh.
23:15Sorry, sir.
23:17That means the alterations on your new suit have been completed.
23:20I'll pick it up right away.
23:22Oh, incidentally, your haircut is at 4 o'clock tomorrow.
23:24Oh, and by the way,
23:26the theater was sold out for Saturday night,
23:28but I persuaded the manager to give you the VIP box.
23:32Sorry to interrupt.
23:34Oh, not at all, Marvin. Not at all.
23:36No, uh, um, no.
23:38As I was saying, um,
23:40sometimes chasms aren't as vast as they seem.
23:44Carry on. Yes.
23:51VIP box, eh?
24:03How did he take it?
24:05Fairly well under the circumstances.
24:07When is he leaving?
24:09Six to eight weeks.
24:11What?
24:13That's decent notification, all right.
24:29Is Mr. Steele here? He just left.
24:31You just missed him.
24:33Can I help you?
24:35No, I don't think so.
24:37Perhaps I can be of some assistance.
24:39I am Mr. Steele's personal attaché.
24:42Yeah?
24:45Alan Bentley, Time Magazine.
24:47Mildred Krebs.
24:49We're doing a report on the country's leading detective agencies.
24:52You know, the biggies? Could be my first cover.
24:55You sure Mr. Steele isn't here?
24:57Gone with the wind.
24:59Gosh, that's too bad.
25:01I really wanted to include the Steele agency in my report,
25:04but I've got a deadline.
25:06Perhaps we can chat in my office.
25:09You don't have an office.
25:11I really have to talk to somebody in the know.
25:14I need facts, background.
25:16Background?
25:18I can give you background.
25:20I've been here since the beginning.
25:22Well, almost the beginning.
25:24Let's say since the end of the beginning.
25:26Hit the road, Junior.
25:41♪
25:59Bingo.
26:05Trevor!
26:09What are you doing here?
26:11What are you doing here?
26:13Developed a sudden thirst.
26:15Oh.
26:18You know, I'm a sucker for a man in uniform.
26:22Oh, yeah?
26:24I've always wondered what life is like in the cockpit.
26:28Baby, I could write a book.
26:31I'm an avid reader.
26:33What say we start the first chapter?
26:37Oh.
26:39Come on, Trevor.
26:42Why don't you let me throttle your engines?
26:44I'm afraid I'm out of gear.
26:46I can fix that.
26:57Excuse me, just a second.
26:59Take a hike.
27:02Get lost, Carl.
27:04Trevor's more man than you'll ever be.
27:07He's sensitive.
27:09Oh, yeah?
27:11Actually, Carl, I can be quite callous.
27:18All right.
27:19Do we all feel better now?
27:23You're gonna love the jacuzzi.
27:25Sounds delicious.
27:34Oh, yeah?
28:05Hey!
28:06Hey!
28:07Hey!
28:10You make a perfect couple.
28:35You been with Platinum long?
28:37A couple of months.
28:44So, how do you like that London route?
28:46Real bare, huh?
28:49Absolutely.
28:54I'm glad you like it.
28:56I'm glad you like it.
28:58I'm glad you like it.
29:00I'm glad you like it.
29:03You know, it's funny.
29:09We don't have a London route.
29:16Just what kind of a game are you up to, Miss Private Detective?
29:19You're the one who's going to need some answers, like why you killed Johnny Belden.
29:22I don't know any Johnny Belden.
29:24You knew him well enough to stuff him in that duffel.
29:27Hey, I had nothing to do with that.
29:29Sure.
29:30And I'll bet you didn't know he was a contract killer, either.
29:33Wait, wait, wait a minute.
29:36It's all over, McBride.
29:41Nice work.
29:42What kind of thanks is that?
29:49He was about to tell me everything.
29:51Pardon me for trying to save your neck.
30:00Come on.
30:13Now, what's this all about?
30:24Brisket.
30:25Pastrami.
30:27I was fortunate in Honolulu.
30:29Honolulu?
30:31Did you ever try to get a decent pastrami sandwich in the islands?
30:34Ugh.
30:35Tastes like cardboard, and you pay through the nose.
30:38So me and my buddy, we got this idea.
30:41See, I fly New York, L.A.
30:43He flies L.A., Honolulu.
30:45So we figured, why not ship the real thing,
30:48the freshest, juiciest pastrami in New York City,
30:51direct from the Big Apple to Waikiki?
30:53Hmm.
30:54You've been using platinum airlines to smuggle black market pastrami?
30:58Huh?
30:59Cuts through a lot of red tape.
31:01And the savings on freight is unbelievable.
31:03Of course, we pass most of that on to our distributors.
31:06Just how profitable is this fly-by-night operation?
31:09On pastrami, about $30,000.
31:12Of course, the margin's about twice that on Macs.
31:15Macs?
31:16Macadamia nuts. Oahu, New York.
31:19Tax-free, of course.
31:22I suppose you're the one who gave me the free ride on the baggage express, eh?
31:26Well, I'm sorry about that. I really am.
31:28But I was just protecting my investment.
31:30I mean, you can imagine when I saw that headline.
31:32What headline?
31:40You told me you'd be discreet.
31:42Is this your idea of discreet?
31:44To be brutally honest with you, Ace...
31:46It's all part of Mr. Steele's plan to flush out the killer.
31:50It is?
31:51Oh, absolutely, yes.
31:53Elaborate, will you, Miss Holt?
31:55Yes.
31:57Well, for security reasons,
32:00we couldn't even let you know
32:03how close we've come to breaking this wide open.
32:06Precisely. Now that the trap has been set,
32:08it's only a matter of hours before we reveal the guilty party.
32:12Now, you sit tight. Don't breathe a word to anyone.
32:14You can count on me.
32:17Bye, Gum Steele.
32:19You're as good as they say you are.
32:21Huh.
32:25Speaking of guilty parties...
32:31He said he was from Time magazine.
32:34He even talked in short sentences.
32:38How was I supposed to know he was just a local reporter?
32:41You might have asked for his credentials, Mildred.
32:43Oh, if you had been here, boss, you would have...
32:45The secretary tells all, Mildred. How could you?
32:49Look, Marvin was making me crazy.
32:51We're not talking about Marvin.
32:53What is this? An inquisition?
32:56So I made a mistake. Big deal.
32:59Big deal? You've totally blown our cover.
33:02And you've totally blown my authority in this office.
33:04Really, Mildred, I don't think this is the time...
33:06Oh, I bust my chops for you.
33:08And what thanks do I get?
33:10And what thanks do I get?
33:12You're bringing Twinkle Toes over here.
33:14Oh, I can see the handwriting on the walls.
33:18I've got some of my own.
33:21I quit.
33:26Do something.
33:28She'll be back.
33:31Hmm? See?
33:40See?
33:50It's me, Mildred. Open up.
33:52Nobody home.
34:03Hey, that's cheating.
34:06Oh, it's fair.
34:10So what do you want?
34:12Yeah, I think you know what I want.
34:17What Miss Holt wants.
34:20I'd like to hear it.
34:23We want you back.
34:27I don't think so.
34:32Mildred...
34:34I apologize. I'm really sorry.
34:40Would you at least do me the courtesy of looking up while I grovel?
34:43I don't want you to grovel.
34:45Tell me what you do want, then.
34:47How about a little respect for one?
34:49You've always had that, Mildred.
34:51Oh, yeah? Then how come when you look at me...
34:53you only see someone to fetch your coffee or make your appointments?
34:57Oh, I know why you brought Marvin in.
34:59Because lately I'm spending more time at the agency business...
35:02and you miss your personal attention.
35:04You are so winning as the adoring subordinate, Mildred.
35:09Well...
35:11you can't turn back the clock.
35:14And I learned your secret in London, and it's just changed my outlook.
35:18I see.
35:22Is my secret really that meaningful?
35:24I mean, we're a team, the three of us.
35:26You, Miss Holt, me.
35:28Let's not break that up.
35:31Look, before I signed on as your major domo...
35:35I was a member of the IRS Fraud Squad, remember?
35:39It's very discouraging to find out...
35:41that I have more qualifications for your job than you do.
35:44Well, I may not have had the formal training, Mildred, but...
35:46I figure that if you can play detective...
35:48I can play more than pencil pusher.
35:50And that's that.
35:52So that's it.
35:55There's nothing else I can say to get you back.
35:59Well, I wouldn't go quite that far.
36:01Yeah.
36:03But...
36:05there have to be some changes.
36:07Minor changes.
36:09Flexibility is our motto.
36:11Well...
36:13let's see.
36:15Oh, no.
36:17We'd have to run this by Miss Holt anyway.
36:19Mildred, I guarantee, from now on, the buck stops right here.
36:22Fire away. Please, go ahead.
36:24Well, eventually I'd like to get my private investigator's license.
36:27Splendid notion.
36:29Which means I'd have to be much more involved in our cases.
36:32You will?
36:34You have to apprentice for three years...
36:36before you can even apply for a license.
36:38Three years.
36:40Hey, listen, Mildred, go for it, eh?
36:42I figure...
36:44that if I'm going to be more valuable to the agency...
36:47that should be reflected in my salary, don't you think?
36:49Oh, absolutely.
36:51Say, uh, another $50 a week, huh?
36:53Fifty?
36:55A hundred?
36:57That's a lot of money.
36:59And you tell Miss Holt.
37:01Uh...
37:03Oh, the moment I say it, yes.
37:05Oh!
37:07Speaking of the devil.
37:09Oh.
37:11Come on in.
37:13Mildred, you look like the cat that just swallowed the canary.
37:17Does this mean you're coming back?
37:19Are you kidding? Of course I'm coming back.
37:21Boss.
37:23Oh, Miss Holt.
37:25Hi, how are you doing? What are you doing here?
37:27It just came over the news.
37:29A body washed up on shore in San Pedro.
37:31Two bullet holes at the base of the neck.
37:33Belden's trademark. Let's get down there right away.
37:35Later, Mildred.
37:37It seems that the ghost of our contract killer just claimed another victim.
37:40Coming, Miss Holt. Not a moment to lose.
37:42Yes, coming.
37:45Oh!
37:52Interesting color.
37:54Spent the last few nights in a kelp bed.
37:56Oh.
37:58Still be down there if that fishing trawler hadn't dragged him up.
38:00Any luck with an I.D.?
38:02No, no. No prints.
38:04His fingers nibbled away.
38:06Nibbled? By what?
38:08Well, there's lots of things down there that nibble.
38:10You should have seen the guy they brought in here last week.
38:13His fingers wasn't the only thing that was missing.
38:15Would you skip the infantry, Pat?
38:17May I?
38:22Hmm.
38:26Any idea how long he was down there?
38:29Well, I'd say from a state of decomposition,
38:32at least four days.
38:34Well, that's it for me.
38:36Any questions for you, Mr. St...
38:39Mr. Steele?
38:44Try this on for size.
38:47Somebody hires a contract killer to murder whomever's in the morgue
38:51and then decides to get rid of the contract killer as well.
38:54Yes, but which crew member hired the killer in the first place and why?
38:57Thought you'd need a refill.
38:59Oh, thank you, Mildred.
39:01Okay. There you go.
39:03That's fine.
39:05Okay.
39:07Okay.
39:13Well, let me know if you need anything else.
39:18She seems awfully spry today.
39:20Oh, yes, no doubt. She's just delighted to be back among us.
39:23Um, now, I was thinking, Laura, um...
39:27what if, uh, Belden, our contract killer,
39:31was blackmailing the fellow who hired him?
39:34Then the fellow who hired him would have to get rid of Belden as well.
39:37Not bad. Not bad.
39:39I hate to disturb you, but Sally Devon is on line one for Miss Old.
39:43Is there something wrong with the intercom?
39:46Oh, no.
39:48No, I just thought you'd appreciate the personal touch.
39:51Anything else, boss?
39:53Not yet, Mildred.
39:55Well, I'm here if you need me.
40:01What exactly did you tell her?
40:03Oh, nothing. Here you go.
40:07Laura, hold.
40:09Uh, start at the beginning.
40:13How long ago?
40:15We're on our way.
40:17That was Sally. Wanda called, and she's hysterical.
40:20Something about a life-and-death emergency.
40:23Where does Wanda fit into this puzzle?
40:26Mildred, we'll be at Wanda Sutton's apartment.
40:29Right. Later, Mildred.
40:33Later.
40:59Well, I guess this is goodbye.
41:02Guess so.
41:06Listen, I didn't realize how important you are to this organization...
41:10until Mr. Steele spelled it out for me.
41:12Spelled what out?
41:14Well, right after you left, he explained how irreplaceable you are.
41:19How there's really no need for an intern in this office.
41:22The boss said that?
41:24Yeah.
41:26Can't you get another internship?
41:28Too late for that now.
41:30But I'm young. I'll bounce back.
41:33Maybe I'm not cut out for this anyway.
41:35That's not true.
41:37All you need is a little seasoning from a real pro.
41:40Yeah?
41:42Fill up a chair.
41:56Wanda?
42:00What's going on?
42:04In the neighborhood, Miss Maywood.
42:07I live two doors down.
42:11Any luck?
42:13Either she's not home or she can't answer the door.
42:15All right. Stand back.
42:17Wait! I got a key.
42:22Come on, Sal. It was a long time ago, huh?
42:30Wanda?
42:48Wanda?
43:00Wanda?
43:12So where's Wanda?
43:14Coming through. Stand aside.
43:17This is not the time to...
43:19Oh, no. Boss, we got the lowdown on that stiff.
43:22Actually, Mildred did most of the research.
43:24Oh, don't sell yourself short, Marvin.
43:27You did a lot of the groundwork.
43:29Please tell us what you found out.
43:31That guy was an S.E.C. investigator
43:34on the trail of a massive Wall Street investment scam.
43:37And the company he was investigating,
43:39Holder Investments, owned by Barry Holder.
43:41He's the passenger who was having the affair with Wanda.
43:45I knew there was something strange going on here.
43:47I'll bet she discovered what he was up to.
43:49Well, if that's true, we better find her before Barry does.
43:51Come on. Let's go.
43:59You want me to ground all flights?
44:01You want to catch a killer?
44:03Gotcha.
44:04Your intuition better be right on this one, Laura.
44:06If I were a stewardess and I wanted to leave town fast,
44:09I'd deadhead out on the first available flight.
44:11Let's hope we don't give new meaning to the word, shall we?
44:30Here.
44:31Okay, the cockpit.
44:35Oh, not you again.
44:36Wanda Sutton.
44:37I swear, I never touched her.
44:39Look.
44:47All right, old man, we're going to need a lift.
44:52You're damn right I'll take the responsibility.
44:54You give that pilot any clearance,
44:57You give that pilot any clearance he wants.
45:09Holy Sally McBride.
45:11Where are you going?
45:12I'm going to get a breath of fresh air.
45:26Oh, my God.
45:57Happy landings.
46:07Now, let me get this straight.
46:09This guy, Barry, really was using my airline as a meat wagon?
46:13That's right.
46:14He masterminded an investment fraud worth millions.
46:17And he's going to pay for it.
46:19He's going to pay for it.
46:21He's going to pay for it.
46:23He's going to pay for it.
46:25Worth millions?
46:26Your well-heeled clientele were perfect pigeons.
46:29But when Barry found out there was an S.E.C. agent on his tail,
46:32He decided to hire a contract killer to dispose of the problem.
46:36Two bullet holes in the back of the neck.
46:38Then he had innocent Wanda smuggle the body on board your airplane.
46:42Wanda had no idea what was in that duffel.
46:44The body of the S.E.C. man arrived here in Los Angeles.
46:48Barry claimed the body and dumped it in the ocean.
46:51Why'd he do that?
46:52To create the perfect alibi.
46:54Barry's in New York.
46:56The body washes up on shore here in L.A.
46:59When the contract killer got greedy,
47:01Barry killed him and tried to pull off the same scheme.
47:04And it would have worked, too, if it hadn't been for your faulty baggage system.
47:08Well, thank heaven for small glitches.
47:11I've got to admit, I had my doubts about you, Steele,
47:14But you did a first-rate job.
47:17You, too, little lady.
47:18Maybe I underestimated you.
47:19Why, thank you, Ace.
47:20Steele.
47:22Oh!
47:24Why, that chauvinistic overbearing!
47:28Ready for home, boss?
47:30Absolutely, Mildred.
47:32Shall I bring the car around, Miss Krebs?
47:35Go ahead, Marvin. We'll meet you at the curb.
47:37Right.
47:39It's a good kid.
47:40I'm gonna tutor him on the side.
47:42Listen, boss, I need to talk to you about vacation time.
47:45But maybe I better wait till you've had your talk with Miss Holt.
47:49What talk?
47:50Now, Laura, you know how fervently you wanted Mildred to return.
47:53Mr. Steele.
47:54And how the agency wouldn't be the same without her.
47:56Mr. Steele.
47:57Let me put it another way, Laura.
48:00At least we get to keep our offices.
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