"Hornet-gun." "Check." "Hornet-sting." "Check." "Let's roll, Kato." "Why do you suppose Hurk wants to meet in the park?" "He's frightened." "Doesn't want eyes orears around." "Do you trust him?" "Two weeks ago the answerwould have been "No"." "Tonight?" "Who knows." "There's the carriage house." "No Hurk. I wonderwhat..." "Hornet!" "Over here!" "Wait, wait!" "It's me, Hurk." "I hope this will be afriendly meeting." "How many"friends" have you dumped in the river?" "Look, I'm trying to do you afavor." "Someone is out to take care ofthe big racket guys." "And you and me are on the list." "How do you know about the list?" "Nevermind." "But I'm not gonna be a pushover" "And if you go along with me, neitherwill you." "How do you know about the list?" "It's bought and paid for." "What else have you bought?" "If we work together I'll tell you." "Otherwise..." "We're gonna play it my way." "You first." "Who did the killings?" "Don't push me, Hornet." "You need me!" "I don't need you." "I never have and I neverwill." "Don't you forget that." "Let's go." "Hornet!" "Wait!" "Listen!" "Don't touch it. lt's poisoned." "No!" "Listen." "Come on!" "Don't lose him." "No chance." "Nothing we can do here." "What gives with the racketeers ofthis town?" "What about them?" "Two weeks ago, Kilton, the trucking racket." "He gets it." "Afew nights later, Al Alberts, jukeboxes." "Last Wednesday, Klinger, gambling." "And last night" "Mel Hurk, the numbers boss." "Good. lfthey keep at it, maybe they'll finish each otheroff." "That's not the point." "Listen." "Kilton, killed by bow and arrow." "Alberts, strangled with a silk handkerchief" "Like a rat." "Yeah, I guess that's whythey call it." "Then Klinger buys the whole package with a native spear." "And Hurk, a poisoned dart." "They don't die like they should." "The effect's the same." "But who's doing it?" "That's the puzzle." "There's a call foryou on the private line." "Thanks, Miss Case." "Excuse me, Mike." "Playthe story up big." "Yeah, sure." "What's happened to the good old days?" "It's the district attorney." "I got the scrambleron." "Yes, Frank?" "I got what you wanted, Britt." "The id ofthat accident victim that you chased." "Are you sitting down?" "Why, who was it?" "H. J. Clark." "A respectable accountant with no mob ties at all." "I knew Clark!" "He was a member ofthe yacht club." "Nice little guy." "Any chance that you were chasing the wrong man?" "None, Frank." "Thanks." "There's a pattern forming here." "But which way does it lead?" "To the list that Hurk bought and paid for." "And the person from whom he got it." "Now, hold on, dammit." "Just you listen to me." "Hurk's dead, d'you hear me?" "Hurk's dead." "From here on you'll be taking orders from me." "The operation goes on in the same way." "Youjust make yourcollections like always!" "Some ofthe nutheads you have to do business with these days!" "Who are you?" "Any more unfriendly greetings?" "Come on, Hornet." "All you had to do was knock!" "Then you would have misunderstood the purpose of my visit." "You didn't waste much time moving in behind Hurk's desk." "Somebody had to run the operation." "I was numbertwo." "Maybe with the idea to become numberone?" "D'you mean that I knocked Hurk off?" "Not necessarily." "But maybe you know who did." "You got me all wrong." "How would I know?" "He did." "But he was killed before he could tell me." "I wanna know who told him." "Beats me." "Wait a minute." "You got ten seconds." "OK." "But I'm only second guessing." "Hurk got a call fromjockey Tabor." "The tout?" "He's not touting, he's stealing." "I figured Hurk would hand up." "But instead he sets up this meeting." "Who do theythink they're pushing around." "Put your hands up!" "Keep them up and don't try anytricks." "Too late." "Not very, just enough." "His body is still warm." "This is no coincidence, Kato." "That's what I was thinking." "Now, what?" "Check around the room." "Look fora lead, any kind of lead." "Crane, this plan of yours has gone too far." "We agreed on our list." "Then you went and killedjockey Tabor, why?" "Killing that innocent little man was not on ourschedule." "He was only a waiter here." "Innocent little man, you say.?" "No danger, you say?" "Listen to me, and listen to me good!" "Who do you think you're speaking to?" "We're not yourservants, Crane." "You three men are as deeply involved in this hunt as I am." "Before you go further, rememberthat last night there were five of us." "Jockey Taborwas responsible forthe death of ourfellow Clark." "He was discharged for bookmaking three days ago." "And at that time he approached me and tried to blackmail me." "It seems he overheard bits and pieces of ourconversations." "and, unfortunately, totaled them correctly." "You denied everything." "Of course." "And threw him out of my office." "How does that fit into Clark's death?" "Simple." "He found another buyer forthe information." "That means that we're all in danger." "Isn't that the game we've always played?" "We faced the fiercest animals thejungle could offer us." "And we're still here." "Some day soon, we'll be recognized forwhat we've achieved." "Ridding the city ofthe scum, ofthe archcriminals that sucked our blood from the veins of existence." "Gentlemen, I propose atoast forthe next target on our list." "The biggest game of all:" "the Green Hornet." "Sir, may I help you?" "I'm interested in applying for membership." "But this is not a regularclub, sir." "The requirements are unusual, big game hunting, exploring... I've done a little of both." "Here's my card." "Mr Reid." "Of course." "If you make yourself comfortable, I'll get MrCrane." "He's chairman ofthe membership committee." "Fine." "Britt, how are you?" "Hi, Quent." "Haven't seen you in a long time." "I was asking about you at the country club." "Hasn't my advertisement department been paying its bills?" "Seriously, I've been away fora year." "Africa and the Near East." "My latest trophy." "Mean looking guy." "And atricky one, too." "Come on, sit down." "Thanks." "What's this about your wanting tojoin the club?" "That's one ofthe reasons I'm here, Quent." "There's anotherone." "Have you read about our latest crime wave?" "I never miss my copy ofthe Sentinel." "I even had it sent to me overseas." "Then maybe you can tell me what I'm curious about." "The strange way in which the racketeers have died, the unusual weapons used." "Odd you should mention that." "I was puzzling on that this morning." "It's as though someone were trying to implicate this club." "What do you think?" "Frankly, Britt, I think it's ridiculous." "I've known every memberofthis club fortoo many years." "There's not one capable of killing." "Then what about the connection with H. J. Clark's death?" "He was a memberofthe club." "That's what started me thinking I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll run a little investigation myself." "Look back in the membership applications." "If I turn up anything, I'll give you a call." "Good. I'd appreciate that." "And let's keep this conversation between ourselves." "You have my word." "If you're still interested injoining I can send you an application." "Do that, Quent." "See you." "This is Crane." "I want a man taken care of." "His name's Britt Reid." "You mean Reid?" "Britt Reid?" "The publisher?" "That's crazy!" "It'll blowthis town wide open!" "He might do that anyway." "He's getting close to some answers." "Too close." "But I'm not set up forthat kind of a rub-out!" "Then get set up. I gave you Hurk's spot with the understanding that you'd take my orders without question." "But, boss..." "No buts." "Do it!" "Thanks, Kato." "You see who they are?" "Yeah." "Crocker's men." "Yeah?" "I don't know yet." "I thought this was them calling." "I'll let you know." "Sir." "Come on, Hornet." "You're gonna break me, getting that doorfixed!" "The information I have might make that very unimportant." "What are you trying to tell me?" "Whatjockey Tabortold me." "But he's dead." "We know." "We watched him die." "You mean, you got there while he was still alive?" "Just barely." "But he managed to whisperafew last words." "Quentin Crane." "Crane?" "Ijust had anothervisit from the Green Hornet." "Nevermind about that." "What about Reid?" "You listen to me." "He says I'm on your list." "And you believe him?" "He said Tabortold him before he died." "Listen, Crocker, I took care of Tabor myself." "He couldn't have told anything." "I'm not afumbler." "And why do you suppose the Hornet said what he did?" "I can onlythink oftwo reasons." "One, he wants to come between us." ""Divide and conquer."" "Yeah." "He could trythat." "Got him on the action, huh?" "Or..." "This is what I want you to do." "The speartrap is set." "Good." "Ifthat doesn't get him, the snare will." "Excellent." "You haven't told us how you're going to get the Green Hornet here." "The method is unimportant." "It's the end result that counts." "And afew minutes will give us the answer." "What do you think?" "Probablythe same as you." "He knows he's being followed, that's exactly what he wants." "I can see everyone who enters and leaves that gate." "It would be a marvelous thing to have in thejungle." "You sit in the comfort of your lorry until the game shows up." "Who's that?" "That, gentlemen, is the bait." "The bait?" "What do you mean?" "Look." "To yourstations!" "No guns." "Why no guns?" "We have every policeman on the area on us." "We'll use bows and arrows." "Silent and efficient." "Ok." "Let's go." "What's the plan?" "It's their plan." "Who knows what they have planned for us." "It's not good, we knowthat." "Don't look, but there's a camera up above us in that tree." "Our presence has already been announced." "Let's stick together." "Watch out fortraps and snares." "That was a near miss." "And deliberatelytoo." "They're steering us." "They want us at a certain point." "There it is." "That's where they want us to go." "Now listen carefully" "We'll get behind them and herd them toward the snare." "Freeze!" "Right there!" "Here's one half ofthe quarry." "Look, Hornet." "Can't we make a deal." "There's plenty for both of us." "No deal, Crane." "But my position in the community is a perfect cover." "For more murders, including mine." "There isn't room for both of us." "Hornet, get me out of here!" "That's one wayto get to the top." "But it's hitting bottom the hard way." "Let's call Scanlon." "Let him clean up out here." "Let me down from here!" "Get me out of here!" "Hornet!" ""As publisheryou have my assurance that the Sentinel will give full cooperation to yourcharity drive." "Please let me know if I can be of furtherassistance." "Verytruly yours, etc"." "Send a copy to Edwards and society." "Anything else?" "There's a memo from the research department on the safety driverseries." "I took care ofthat this morning." "How about a drink?" "What about yourdate?" "Plenty oftime." "We're having a late dinner." "That's the least I can offeryou forworking overtime tonight" "The Sentinel News brings you a special bulletin." "And unidentified flying object has reportedly crashed and burned in the fields some two miles outside the city limits." "Kato, quickly." " First reports coming in state eye witnesses sighted the object flying due east just before it crashed..." "Who's on the city desk tonight?" "Corman." "Get him on the phone." "Trouble?" " Sounds like it ...this is Mobile Unit 2 at the crash site." "Flames and atremendous explosion when the craft reportedly crashed have consumed the entire object, leaving debris spread overthe area." "Seconds before the craft exploded and burst into flames, 6 to 8 persons exited the object and race across the open fields..." "Hold on for Mr Reid." "...returning nowto News Sentinel." "Bill?" "What's the story on that crash?" "Several people sawthe saucer flying East." "Then it started to wobble, lost control and crashed." "A reportjust came in." "There's a rumoraround town that we're being invaded from outerspace." "The people are beginning to panic." "The highways leading out ofthe city are beginning to swell up." "I'll send out all available mobile crews to coverthat." "Bring the cararound, Kato." "Get Scanlon." "Good evening, Mr Reid." "You've killed him." "He's merely stunned, my dear." "Vamajust used a manutraction overpower." "Take him overthere." "You are an extremely lovely young woman, my dear." "I hope we will have mutually pleasant memories of our meeting." "Who are you?" "We're wayfarers, Mr Reid." "Wayfarers on an interruptedjourney." "What we want is yourcomplete cooperation." "45 minutes ago ourship ran out of control and crashed." "You were in that saucer?" "Precisely." "You don't expect us to believe that you are visitors from space?" "I not only expect you to believe it." "I insist upon it." "We do not wish to remain here any longerthan necessary." "That is why we sought you out." "Why me?" "Yourtelevision station." "You are telling yourfellow citizens to leave us alone." "All we want is safe passage out ofthe cityto an unpopulated area." "Where one of oursisterships can land and pick us up." "And if I refuse?" "Vama." "Tell Mr Reid what would happen if he refused." "At this moment five of ourships are hovering high above us." "Unless you do exactly as Litta asks they shall destroy yourentire city in an instant." "Well?" "You got all the answers worked out, haven't you?" "You are wasting precious time, my friend." "Surelythe intelligence level here on..." "Earth." "...yes... is up to accepting simple logic." "The highways are filling with panicked people." "Panic breeds more panic." "It's bound to be accidents." "Needless deaths." "Now, what betterthing can you do, as a responsible TVstation owner, than to make a simple announcement suggesting that the people remain offthe streets, calmly remain in their homes, and arrange to give us clear passage out ofthe city." "Why not be the voice of reason in a moment of panic?" "Do you have a camerato cut into programs foremergency announcements?" "Why use violence, Mr Reid, when logic should triumph?" "Among the higheranimals, at least." "Don't you agree, Vama?" "Logic should triumph." "Among the higheranimals, at least." "I'll make the announcement." "Marvelous." "This is Britt Reid, publisher ofthe Daily Sentinel and general managerof DSTV." "Here's a special announcement." "Until all the facts ofthe crash ofthe flying object are known, I urge all citizens to remain calm." "There's no evidence that the city is in any danger." "The only danger is from ourown panic." "I urge all citizens to remain calm." "Alright, whateveryou're up to." "Call the authorities." "Tell them I want secondary route 210 out ofthe city and highway 7W18 cleared of all traffic fora distance of 15 miles both East and West." "They won't do it." "Why not?" "All we want is the roads to be absolutely clear when ourship lands to pick us up." "We'll take you with us, my dear." "The slightest deviation from my request and you'll neversee this charming young lady again." "Vama!" "Please, sit down, Miss Case." "Anything?" "No signal yet." "What happened?" "Where are they?" "They got Casie." "Kato, get..." "Wait!" "Ijust had word from the Air Forces." "They're sending top secret electronic equipment through this area within they are." "That includes an H-bomb missile warhead." "You know what road the truck is taking?" "The same one we'vejust cleared." "The leader." "Ten years ago I covered a story." "He was booted out ofthe atomic energy program forconducting unauthorized nucleartests." "He destroyed a multimillion dollartest center." "Two lab assistants were killed." "He must have found out about the shipment and forwhatever reason he's afterthe H-bomb." "The police have cleared the way for miles around" "And he has Casie." "I'll go to my car radio." "We got to get there on time!" "Let's go, Kato." "The Green Hornet can travel faster." "If he harms Casie..." "Mabouse!" "That's the leader." "Dr Eric Mabouse." "If he gets the bomb, what are the chances of it exploding?" "The warheads are nevertransported with the detonators on board." "But it would be easier for Mabouse to make one." "He may have a plan, he thinks he's fail-safe." "But his sure-fire experiments have blown up before." "If he slips up with an H-bomb, this whole area will be destroyed." "Kato, we're dealing with a man of infinite brilliance and madness." "He publicly airs the use of nuclear weapons against aggressor nations." "He may have the scheme to drop an H-bomb on aforeign country." "If he does not retaliate, ourcountry might be at stake" "Central communications calling Air Force Conway." "Air Force Conway, come in." "Do you read me?" "Come in." "Over." "Now what?" "There's only one way to find out, sergeant." "This is Airforce Conway." "We read you loud and clear." "Over." "Air Force Conway..." "Air Force Conway..." "You can't beat this modern equipment." "Ten years ago I offered them communication channels that couldn't bejammed." "Afool and his bomb are soon parted." "What happens?" "Probably some hand operator jamming the channel, sir." "Leave the channel open and see if it clears." "I've always been a man of simple taste, Miss Case." "Ijust like the best." "Wine, women and power." "It's all so childish." "Martin, do lowerthe loudspeaker, won't you?" "is that the Air Force Frequency?" "Positive." "Switch overto the police band." "Mabouse doesn't miss atrick." "Vama, go outside and prepare." "The scanner's signal." "Casie!" "Switch over to the higher beam." "We'll tryto track her with the oscilloscope." "I'm done with the trigger mechanism." "Would you like to check it?" "Of course." "Keep the safety switches on till the very last second." "Yes, sir." "It looks like the Air Force truck and the escort vehicle." "They're ten minutes early." "But that'll throw ourschedule off." "Youjust can't depend on people these days." "Still." "What's 10 min when you hold the fate of millions in your hands?" "What are you talking about?" "What's going to happen?" "They'll reach us in..." "6 min and 10 seconds." "Kerry, tell Vamathey're in." "Miss Case, I hope you enjoyed living dangerously." "Because in afew minutes we're gonna take a new passengeraboard." "An H-bomb warhead." "They'll never let you get away with it." "I beg to differ." "They won't have any otherchoice." "And before they know what's happening I will have armed the warhead." "And I, Miss Case, will have my fingeron the trigger." "What are you going to do with it?" "What am I going to do with it?" "What does one do with an H-bomb?" "I'm going to drop it." "Come now, Miss Case." "I insist youjoin me." "Shugo!" "Be so kind as to kill her." "Up the road!" "It was onlythe transisolator, no problem." "No." "No problem at all." "Come on!" "Casie is moving." "And fast." "She orthe scanner." "She may no have it on her." "She's changing direction now." "It's getting stronger." "There she goes!" "The signal's changing direction again." "It's coming from overthere." "Stay in the car." "Spread out!" "Help me, please, help me!" "It's the Green Hornet!" "She's going into the incinerator." "Let her burn!" "What?" "Who the devil are you?" "Before you do anything foolish, I must warn you." "I've armed the warhead." "If you make any move I shall blow us all to kingdom come." "If I press this button, the device on the side ofthe truck will detonate the warhead." "At this range everyone in the city will be instantly annihilated." "We should make contact with the truck soon." "Keep the sensor running, Kato." "From what Casie told us, he has that truck outfitted with ultrasensitive detection equipment." "This is got to be it. turn it off." "We should be right on top ofthem." "They must have pulled the truck offthe road." "Turn offthere." "We have to move carefully, Kato." "...to thejunction and you go on ahead, Shugo. ls that clear?" "Shugo, I ask, is that clear?" "Yeah, it's clear." "...then here..." "A mirror!" "And a loudspeaker." "Don't turn around, Green Hornet." "Throw down yourweapons." "Yourweapons, please." "It's all done with mirrors, isn't it, Hornet?" "I've been an ardent admirerof yours forquite some time." "We should get along well, then." "And this can only be Kato." "You've both wondered farafield, haven't you?" "When there's action, I like to be in on it." "You thought if I dropped the ball perhaps you'd pick it up?" "Something like that." "If anyone drops this ball, dearfriend, they'll pick us all up." "In little pieces." "You'll never pull this off, Mabouse." "Correction. I already have." "And not only do I have the warhead, I also have the Green Hornet." "What about the police?" "Yourconcern for my well-being is most touching." "In fact to show my deep appreciation, I will let you act as my stand-in." "What will the police conclude when they discoverShugo with you?" "Exactly, my friends." "That the Green Hornet masterminded the entire operation." "What about the warhead?" "Gone." "Spirited away by double-crossing underlings." "A neat solution to my problem, wouldn't you say?" "The Hornet-sting is aimed directly at the car." "I've set the mechanism so that, after it's activated, the slightest movement inside the car oron the road will trigger it." "The explosives underneath the car will take care ofthe rest." "Please, let me go!" "Afteryou, gentlemen" "I knowthe police are staying afew miles back." "And as soon as we pull out they'll move forward a little." "Even if you remain still as statues they'll pass here in minutes." "And the vibration caused bytheircar will be more than enough." "What are we gonna do?" "The first thing we're gonna do is stay calm." "There's no way out." "Listen." "I'm going to fire the rear rocket." "It mightjolt the carforward farenough to clearthe explosion." "There should be a split second between the time that I fire the rockets and the Sting reactivates the explosives." "In that instant the carshould move away." "What if it doesn't move fast enough?" "It's the only chance that we got!" "When that police cargets in the area its vibrations are gonna set offthe explosives" "How close is your hand to the rocket switch?" "About 3 or4 inches." "He said any movement would set that thing off!" "We'rejust going to have to risk it." "I'm getting out of here." "Don't be afool!" "I've got it." "Let's take this ropes off and get out of here!" "Get out the warhead." "Put it in that bush overthere." "Doctor, you can't do it." "This isn't what we planned." "It was onlyto be used as athreat!" "I swore vengeance would be mine." "And now, it will be." "I beg you, don't do it." "Don't make me a part of it." "Alright then." "You'll stay." "No, please. I'll go with you." "Oh no, you're staying, we're leaving." "Doctor, please." "With thatjet he'll nevertry fora rendezvous at that airstrip." "We'll have to double back." "It's one of Mabouse's men." "Please get me out of here!" "Where's Mabouse?" "There's no time forthat." "Listen to me!" "You're gonnatell me where Mabouse is, and the warhead." "He's gone, and if we don't get out of here we'll blow sky-high..." "There won't be no sky-high." "Where is it?" "The warhead's there in the bush but he's off with the detonator." "Can he set it off by remote control?" "Yes." "Can you disarm the bomb?" "No." "He's gonna wait until he gets farenough and then blow it." "Exactly what he has to do to detonate it?" "He activates the button and presses it." "Get in." "Take off, Kato!" "Kato, anything?" "Not yet." "But even at maximum speed, that van can't get away from us." "If only we could catch up with it, and we had the moment we need." "Leave the scanner running." "He must have picked us up with his radar." "He may not have it running." "He must have it running." "No, I know him." "He's got the detonator, he doesn't care about being followed." "Out!" "Mr Reid?" "I knowthe Sentinel has been campaigning against the protection rackets in the city." "Who is this?" "Nevermind who I am." "But if you want a big story foryour newspaper, send a reporterto the Golden Lotus as soon as possible." "What's the matter?" "Somebody calling about the Sentinel's crusade against the protection rackets." "With the tip that something's about to happen at the Golden Lotus Café." "The Golden Lotus?" "You know it?" "Yeah." "Get the Black Beauty ready." "They're closing." "Forget it, Low Sing!" "What are you doing here?" "You can't use our Tong this way any longer." "The Tsoy Yen is my Tong." "I'm warning you." "Nobody warns Low Sing." "What do you want?" "Atribute forthe benevolence ofthe Tsoy Yen Tong." "Benevolence?" "You mean blackmail." "Get out!" "We're willing to be reasonable, Win-ho." "I said get out!" "Or I'll call the police." "He's gonna be alright." "What happened to you?" "I ran into a little ambush." "Jimmy!" "Oh, Jimmy!" "It's not mine." "You were one ofthem." "My uncle may die, you may have killed him." "No, I had nothing to do with it." "You must believe me!" "...and although the attack on the Chinese restaurant had all the aspects of Tong rivalry, it is suspected that something more malevolent is reallythe case." "As the Daily Sentinel has reported in a series of articles in recent weeks, there has been a resurgence ofthe vicious extortion rackets in the city." "It is the Daily Sentinel's belief that this criminal operation is now attempting to invade the Chinese community." "I'm certainly glad that your newspaper is taking that position." "I nevercould buy that Tong warangle." "Somebody is using the Tong for his own purposes." "There's one person who knows who it is." "Jimmy Kee." "You think so?" " l'm positive" "Mary Chang thinks he's one ofthe gang." "She's wrong." "That mask was not his." "He was unconscious during the raid." "Frank, we got to find that boy." "I got a hunch we're not the only ones after him." "If he poses athreat to the Tong and they're after him, they're gonna silence him permanently." "I'll tell the police to put every available man on search." "Kato?" "Yeah?" "Talk to Mary Chang, see if she knows whereJimmy Kee may be hiding." "If we ever meet with that masked kung-fu guy again... I warned him." "You got him." "The praying mantis school of Kung-fu has 500 years of refinement." "Like herwise founder." "You can learn much from watching the mantis himself at work." "Note the tightness ofthe defense." "Elbows well tucked in." "My friend." "You delay yourself." "Haven't you heard?" "Heard what, MrSlate?" "The old man you beat up last night." "He's in pretty bad shape." "So?" "So you're supposed to make them buy our insurance." "Not to send them to the hospital orthe cemetery." "I'll handle things my way." "As long as you're working for me you'll handle things my way." "And don't you forget it:" "I could kill you with one cry." "About that kid." "The cops are looking for him." "He who saw you going in the café last night." "What's his name?" "Jimmy Kee." "You realize if we don't get him before they do we're in serious trouble." "Jimmy Kee will come to me, all I have to do..." "Do it!" "Don't talk about it." "I guess you have this undercontrol." "The old man ofthe Tong are frightened." "The young men are with me." "Except one." "Now you find him." "I decided to go to the Tsoy Yen, see if I could get someone to talk and when I was walking in, who do you think I saw coming out?" "Well?" "Duke Slate and a couple of his boys." "Who's Duke Slate?" "Among otherthings, the boss ofthe protection rackets on the West side." "And now he's expanding into Chinatown." "Looks like it, doesn't it?" "Let's keep the lead on this until we get the whole story." "Sure." "Sometimes I can see a bit ofthe old man in you, afterall." "Bless his soul." "I hope you realize that's the highest compliment you'll receive." "I know, Miss Case." "And it humbles me." "Mr Reid's residence." "Kato, this is Mary." "Yes, Mary?" "I know whereJimmy is." "Where?" "In the Buddhatemple, at the end ofthe Mandarin park." "He called and asked me to meet him at 9 tonight, but..." "But what, Mary?" "I don't know what to do!" "I can't explain, something's happening." "I got the feeling..." "I'm being watched!" "Mary, this is Britt Reid." "Where are you?" "In the restaurant." "Staythere. I'll have Miss Case, my secretary, pick you up and take you to herapartment." "Thank you, Mr Reid." "Thank you." "Hold it!" "Ladies and gentleman, I'vejust been handed a bulletin." "Atremendous explosion of unknown origin blocked this city's financial district at 9 this evening." "The blast occurred in an alley behind the Central Bank." "Police have not yet determined whetheranybody was injured." "However..." "My dear, I thought you'd left forthe night." "Ijust dropped by to dissolve our partnership." "Get him up to the Sentinel room right away." "Eden is all set." "Nice music." "Beethoven?" "I think he will like that." "So do I." "This is afriend of yours, Mr Eden." "Afriend in whom you can confide and tell your innermost secrets." "Time's up, Eden." "Hi, fellas!" "My friend." "How did it go tonight?" "Hod did what go tonight?" "Thejob, tonight, aren't the boys back yet?" "Not yet." "Well, it's a long way back from the race track." "The race track?" "What's the matter?" "You forgotten?" "We're gonna knock over the Riverview race track tonight." "Oh, yes." "We had forgotten." "Do you think he's hurt badly?" "Just stunned." "We'll take him to Scanlon." "Maybe he'll tell Frank what happened outside the Golden Lotus last night." "He will, I knowJimmy." "Then Frank will have them right where he wants them." "Hello?" "What?" "No, you go on home, Miss Case." "Mary Chang has been kidnapped." "Kidnapped?" "But why?" "Do you thinkJimmy would talk if it means endangering Mary?" "No." "Obviously, Slate and his friends don't either." "OK." "We gotJimmy, they got Mary." "What do we do now?" "There's one thing we can't do." "We can't turn him overto Scanlon." "And although the police refuses to speculate it is believed that the mysterious disappearance of Miss Mary Chang is connected with a protection racket which has been operating recently in Chinatown." "I hope your plan works." "It will." "Jimmy Kee is no fool." "Get that." "I wouldn't if I were you!" "What is this?" "We have met before." "Not now." "Let's talk." "What have we got to talk about?" "Mary Chang." "And the reason why she's been kidnapped." "I don't know what you're talking about." "You kidnapped Miss Chang to force Jimmy Kee into giving himself up." "Then you plan to kill him to prevent him from talking." "Are you sure you're at the right address?" "It won't work." "He can't give himself up to you. I got him." "What's your interest in Kee?" "Purely monetary." "What does that mean?" "It means I'll be happy to turn him over." "For$25.000." "25.000?" "Get out!" "Friend of yours?" "He works for me." "You should teach him some manners." "Hold it." "You're not gonna deal with him?" "Bettersuggestions?" "Yeah, let me handle them!" "What are you laughing at?" "You." "Observe and shut up!" "Alright, that's a deal." "One more thing. I want Mary Chang." "She should be worth some dollars to her uncle if he recovers." "Now about the delivery of Kee." "When and where?" "Midnight, tomorrow night, at Tsoy Yen's headquarters." "No, I prefer a more neutral territory." "Saythe Buddhist temple in the Mandarin Park." "Until tomorrow night." "Until tomorrow night." "You gotJimmy Kee, here?" "In the basement." "Kato fixed up a guest room for him." "It's comfortable and inescapable." "Has he any idea where he is orwho you are?" "No." "He was unconscious when we brought him." "What makes you think you'll be able to spring Mary Chang?" "Low Sing will have his gang ofthugs at the temple, you can't handle all." "Forwhat I've seen of Low Sing, we won't have to worry about that." "I'll have a couple of police cars standing by." "And keep this handy." "Where are you taking me now?" "You'll see." "My fatherwas head ofthe Tsoy Yen for30 years." "I'm glad he didn't live to see what you and Low Sing have done to our Tong." "Low Sing and I?" "Don't kid me." "You're partners." "Low Sing's gonna be pretty surprised to hearthat." "No, wait." "Wait until they get on the steps." "Good evening, MrSlate." "Get out." "You too, Slate." "What is this?" "A meeting ofthe Tsoy Yen." "What's he saying?" "He's calling Low Sing atraitorto the Tong." "And he's telling others to remember Tsoy Yen's honorable history." "He's pleading others to overthrow Low Sing." "Mary!" "Jimmy!" "Alright, let's get this overwith." "Take the money and the girl and..." "Alright, what is this?" "Where's the money?" "I do not paytribute to anyone." "Alright, this has gone farenough." "Give him the money and wrap this up." "You'd better listen to him, Low Sing." "I no longertake orders from MrSlate." "Big talk!" " That's all that it is." "Low Sing, you were nothing without me." "He's nothing with you." "I was willing to let you two operate provided you played straight with me." "As of now you're both out of business." "Now who makes the big talk?" "is that all that you think it is?" "How would you stop us?" "Kung fu?" "Isn't that the traditional way?" "Hold it!" "We're not playing any games." "Stay out ofthis, Slate." "What do you say, Low Sing?" "Man against man." "Slate is right." "What's the matter Low Sing?" "The stake's to high?" "You're afraid you might lose?" "I'd kill him as I would afly." "More big talk." "This man is your leader?" "Your hero?" "He backs down like a woman." "Enough!" "Any questions?" "Untie me!" "What now?" "That's up to Jimmy." "Low Sing is finished." "So end the evil times this Tong has fallen upon." "Let's be wise and return the Tong to the tradition it represents." "To the tradition of my father." "OK, move in." "We're not needed here anymore."