"You really need all this luggage?" "You're only going to be gone for two weeks." "Yes, I intend to make up for lost time." "You know, California, here I come." ""Santa Corona." What made you decide to go there?" "Remember Leslie O'Neill?" "She worked downstairs as a supervisor in personnel." "Young, widowed, teenage daughter." "Leslie took a job with the City of Santa Corona... and wrote me saying next time I needed a vacation I should stop by." "I thought you'd be going someplace really exciting like..." "Hawaii, or the Rockies, or the Caribbean." "The reason I'm going to Santa Corona, Steve... is that the worst thing that can happen there is I run out of suntan lotion." "You sign up for the skateboard competition yet?" "Why not?" "Me, skateboard in front of 200 people?" "More like five judges." "It's only the area elimination." "Remember?" " Remind me to sign up tomorrow, okay?" " That's a deal." "Watch this." "Far out, Jamie." "Lovely design, Mr. Ketchum." "Just a lovely design." "I really admire the beach club." "It's too bad there are so few people around here to appreciate it." "We do all right." "Come on now, Mr. Ketchum, we both know the shape this place is in." "You've taken out three loans in the past year." "Santa Corona's losing money." "That's a sign of sloppy management." "Just what do you want, Mr. Donalsen?" "I thought that would be quite obvious, Mr. Ketchum." " I want the beach club." " Oh, yes." "So you can draw in customers for your gambling operations." "You've a magnificent flair for slander." "I'd be careful with that if I were you." "A man like you could get sued." "No!" "What are you doing?" "Stop that." "Stop that at once!" "What are they doing?" "That's my daughter's car." "Be glad it's not your daughter." "6:45." "We've still got time for a couple of quick games." " Sounds good to me." " All right!" "You go first." " How do you do that?" " Just a knack." "Maybe you should go professional." " 10,080!" " Wow!" "Jamie, check this out." "Oh, brother, this place is getting too much." "Four big ones, if you please, little lady." " All right." "You try." " Okay." "Kids, it's 7.00." "It's about time all you troublemakers went home." "You make plenty of money from us." "How come you kick us out?" "The old manager let us stay as long as we wanted." "That's because the old manager had an IQ above moron level." "What are you doing?" "Just checking to see if you leave a trail." " Howdy, Mr. Friedman." " Hello there, Mr. Morrisey." "Back for more, huh?" "Heck, yes." "You know how I do like my pinball." "Yeah, well, good luck." "Thank you." "Yes, sir, I just love pinball." "You have no idea how much I've been looking forward to this." "To seeing you and Jamie, and to just plain relaxing on the beach." "Well, we're glad you finally decided to take us up on the invite." "Where is Jamie, anyway?" "She'll tell you herself in a moment." " Diana!" " Hey, Jamie!" "This is Kevin Wendell." "Kevin, Diana Prince." " Hi!" " Diana's a spy." "Wait a second, Jamie." "I'm a government investigator." "You know, real dull stuff." "Where did she get that?" "Mom, I'm going to enter a skateboarding contest at the Santa Corona Rink." "If I win, I get to go to San Francisco." "Whoa, young lady, school's not even out yet." "It'll be out tomorrow and the eliminations are on Friday." "If you're gonna compete then you have to practice." "Show me a couple of stunts." "I hear you're pretty good." "Good?" "She's terrific." " What was the take this week?" " $300,000." "Kind of slow." "Trouble is Santa Corona can't compete with Vegas or Reno, not yet." "There's not enough nightlife." "Let alone day-life, for that matter." "Don't worry about that because we've got..." "Ketchum's beach club in our pocket." "What I'm interested in now is something on the order of a convention center." "You've got something in mind?" "I do have a thing or two in mind, Mr. Friedman." "Yes, I do." "I'm fine." "Thank you." "Diana!" "How are you?" "Schuyler Markham." "We worked on that case about a year ago in LA." "Sure." "Did you see that?" "Thank you." "Lucky man." "Have to have eyes at the back of your head these days." " How are you doing?" " I'm fine." "Couldn't be better." "I'm off the police force, you know." "Now I'm a freelance security consultant." " Congratulations." " Thank you." "How about you?" "What are you doing in Santa Corona?" "I'm here on a vacation." "The first one in about a year." "We should get together soon." "I have to go see a client right now." " How about lunch tomorrow?" " Okay." "Okay, I'll meet you at the Pacifica Lounge at noon." "It's right down there at the beach." "Okay?" " Great, Skye." "Nice to see you." " Nice to see you." "Someone better do something about the crazy drivers in this town... before someone gets hurt." "If anyone can do something about it, you can." "Frankly, your threats are getting tedious." "Does that mean you're considering my offer... to buy these deserted storefronts from you?" "I intend to renovate them and preserve a part of Santa Corona's past." "I won't see them torn down for some antiseptic convention center." "Just as I won't see you turn Santa Corona into another Atlantic City." "John, you really seem rather upset about this near-accident." "Maybe you and I better discuss this another time." "But please be careful because you never know about accidents." "Take care." "Mr. Key is going to be stubborn about this." "Do you know that gray building... in the middle of the storefronts that are so dear to his heart?" "It's a real fire hazard, that building." "But... perhaps Mr. Key will reconsider my offer... once that property is beyond renovation." "Yes." "Mr. Donalsen, may I see you for a minute in private?" "Come in." "We seem to have a problem." "Her name is Diana Prince." "Do you think the Prince woman is investigating us?" "I don't know." "She says she's on vacation." "But between you and me, she doesn't seem the type that's ever on vacation." "Maybe she's the reason why our little bonfire... just fizzled." "Could be." "I don't know how that fire went out." "But fortunately, the police don't know who started it." "I'll just have our men take care of her." "No, Evan, not just yet." "We really don't know if she's actually looking into our operations." "I've arranged to have lunch with her tomorrow." "I'll try and find out more then." "You'd better, because the last thing we need on our back is the IADC." "Right." "Mr. Morrisey, I'm afraid that your credit... has just reached its limits." "That'll be your last round." "Hey, man, I'm not doing that bad." "Let's put it this way." "If this was a hospital instead of a casino... you would have just died at the operating table." "Duane Morrisey always pays his debts." "I'll have my bank in Austin wire me money to cover this." "You do that tomorrow morning." "Right now, you have to say goodbye." "I got this system and it works." "I just need a little more time, a couple of more minutes." "That was a terrific lunch, Skye, thank you." "Good." "You can show your gratitude by telling me... what you're really doing here in Santa Corona." "I told you before." "It's just a vacation." "Oh, sure." "I suppose you were seduced by our travel brochures:" ""Leisure Capital Of The West. "" "I have a couple of friends, and I thought it would be a perfect place... to have a nice quiet vacation." "But with all the weird goings-on around here..." "I might have to revise my estimate." "What do you mean?" "Well, like that arson attempt I read about in the paper." "You have any idea why someone would want to burn down an empty building?" "Probably just a couple of screwy kids." "Cheap thrills." "And here I thought I'd be getting away from all that." " You will." "Tell you what I'm gonna do." " What?" "I'll use all the pull I have to make sure that the rest of your stay... is as boring as possible." "I don't know about boring." "How about just uneventful?" "Done." " Do you mind?" " Sorry." "You're pretty good at that, little lady." "Almost good enough to give me a run for my money." "How about trying a game?" "Say, a penny a point?" "Why don't you make it $1 a point and I'll give you a break." " I won't make you pay up." " Pretty cocky, aren't you, little lady?" "Let's try." "You're on." "Let's see." "8,200 minus 450." "At $1 a point, you would've owed me... $7,750." "Even at a penny a point you'd be hurting." "How'd you get so good at this?" "Just a knack, I guess." "You got some kind of system, don't you?" "For Pete's sake." "I just memorize the speed of the ships... calculate the time it takes for a torpedo to intercept... take into account the speed of the torpedo and the drift of the sea mines, and fire." " How much is 12 times 12?" "144." "12 times 19?" "228." "19 times 36?" "684." "How many ships were on the screen in the game we just played?" " Sixty-two." " How many did I sink?" "Seven." "You got one of them photographic memories, don't you?" "I mean, you're a..." "What do you call it?" "A lightning calculator." "It's just something I do." "I never gave it that much thought." "You know something, sweetheart... you remind me so much of my daughter." " Poor thing." " Thanks a lot." "What I mean to say is, she's in for some hard times, unless I could..." "Maybe you, with that memory of yours, maybe you could..." "What?" "Maybe you could, with that wondrous..." "God-given talent you've got... right a terrible wrong that's been done." "You think you could be so kind... so merciful as to do that thing?" "Sure, I guess." "Bless you, child." "Bless you." "I hate to admit it, Evan... but that girl's here on assignment." "I'd stake my reputation on it." "In that case, I think we better arrange a permanent vacation for the lady." "As soon as possible." " Hi!" " Hi." "Now, tell the truth." "Wouldn't you rather be splashing around in the blue Pacific, than reading this book." "Well, no." "Not really." "Sure she would." "Let's help the little lady save herself." "My glasses!" "Go with the flow, baby." "Listen, a joke's a joke, but aren't we getting in a little deep?" "Not as deep as we're gonna get, lady." "Talk." "Who told you to kill Diana Prince?" "Donalsen, Evan Donalsen." " Why?" " I don't know." "You don't ask questions." "Are you Mr. Key?" "Yes, I'm John Edward Key." "I'm on the city council." "The police phoned me after you filed your complaint... against the two men who tried to drown you." "Key?" "You're the one whose building was set on fire?" "Yes, I'd like to talk to you about that." "I believe the man responsible for that was behind the attempt on your life." "Evan Donalsen." "I think we both best keep on the move." "Donalsen is an elusive and dangerous man." "His threats are implicit, his actions anonymous." "There are rumors he has all sorts of... illegal gambling operations around town." "So far we haven't a shred of hard evidence against him." "Unfortunately, what Wonder Woman got from those two hoods... isn't considered hard evidence." "Testimony by magic lasso isn't exactly admissible in court." "But at least we know that Donalsen is behind it." "Obviously he knows you're with the IADC." "Maybe he sees you as some kind of threat." "Ms. Prince, if something isn't done..." "Donalsen is going to buy Santa Corona right out from under us... and turn it into another nest of criminals and gamblers." "We need your expertise." "And insomuch as you already seem to be one of his targets..." " What can I lose by helping out, right?" " Right." "Well, so much for this vacation." "Maybe I can call my boss at IADC... and he can give us a little information on Mr. Donalsen." " Thank you." " You're welcome." "We can call from my office." "It's not far." "The object of blackjack... is to get as close to 21 points without exceeding it." "Kings, queens, jacks, and tens all count for 10 points." "All other cards are face value except for the ace." "You sure do have one heck of a memory, gal." "We should get that money back in no time at all." "I shouldn't be too much trouble getting you in, as mature as you are." "And what with wearing the clothes I'm gonna get you." "Shoot, you could probably pass for 22, 23." " Where is this place, anyway?" " You'll know that soon enough, honey." "I'm taking a mighty big chance just sneaking you in." "It's either that or a slow ride down the Pecos River." "Okay, but remember, two hours and that's it." "If these guys are crooks who gypped you out of your daughter's trust fund..." "Cross my heart." "Then I guess it's okay to hustle the money back." "But I have to be home by 11:00 or my mom will have a fit." "Don't worry your pretty little head about that, honey." "Two hours should just about be all it should take." "Donalsen's done this sort of thing in other cities, only on a smaller scale." "He'll come in and buy a nightclub or a hotel... and lay the foundation for his illegal activities." "Where does he get the funds?" "Syndicate money, mostly." "That's what makes it so difficult." "With the mob backing him, he can cover his tracks before we can move." "And since the mob is involved, we're involved, Diana." " Which means" " I know, so much for my vacation." "Any idea what Donalsen's next move will be?" "Seeing as he's gained control of an arcade... a nightclub and a dinner theater..." "Ira believes he'll try for some kind of recreation center... to draw a wealthy clientele." "There's the Santa Corona Beach Club." "It's not doing too well." "Howard Ketchum might be persuaded to sell out to him." "That's our lead then Steve." "Thanks for the information." "Anytime, Diana." "And about your vacation..." "I'm sorry." "You are?" "Bye." "They finally got here, did they?" "Thank you." "Thank you very much." "They took there own sweet time." " What's that?" " Some books I ordered from back east." " I thought they'd never get here." " Hold it." "That was a private delivery service, wasn't it?" "Yes." "Then why is there postage on this package?" "Let's get out of here." "To think I could've gone to Lake Tahoe instead." "Donalsen must be pretty desperate... planting a bomb in a public building like that." "I have the feeling it's not going to be too safe... being around either one of us for..." " Oh, no." " What?" "I'm sorry I had to move out." "I wouldn't have done it if it weren't for your own good." "But who is it?" "Who's after you?" "I can't tell you that." "The more you know... the greater danger you'll be in." " We'll miss you, Diana." " I'll miss you, too, Jamie." "If either of you need me..." "I'll be at the Beachside Motel, near the Coast Highway." "Call me." "Don't come in person." " Bye, Diana." " Okay, bye." "I love you both." "I'm sure you'll find everything in order." "Mr. Donalsen is very good when it comes to contracts." "Give me a minute, will you, please?" "It's not every day a man sells something it took him 20 years to build." "I said no interruptions, Ms. Horne." "My name, Mr. Ketchum, is Diana Prince." "I'm with the IADC." "I said no interruptions." "No exceptions." "If I have to, I'll have you subpoenaed." "Then I suggest you do so, Ms. Prince." "Good afternoon." "Tell Mr. Ketchum I will be back." "Afternoon, Mr. Ketchum." "Diana Prince had trouble reaching you, so she asked me to keep her appointment." "What are you doing in here?" "This is a private office." "Get out at once." "Not until we have a little chat." "I don't chat with intruders." "All right." " What did you want to talk about?" " Evan Donalsen." " I'd rather not discuss it." " He's gotten to you already?" "No one has gotten to me." "You didn't hear me say that." "Unless someone stands up to this man... he'll buy the whole town before you know what's happened." " I don't know what you're talking about." " I think you do." "You, I take it, work for Donalsen." "If she grabs me, Ketchum, your family's dead!" "Wonder Woman, please, don't." "Call her off, Ketchum." " I can't let him go." " You have to." "If I don't play along with them, if I don't sell them my beach club... my wife, my daughter will be in a terrible danger." "All right." "Why don't you crawl back under your rock and leave?" "Next time we meet, it'll be on neutral ground." "There are no neutral grounds, lady." "I feel like a jerk." "Nonsense." "You look like one of them pretty ladies on TV." "I don't think Farrah Fawcett is losing any sleep." "All you got to do is remember what cards are still left in the deck... and compute the odds on whether or not I should take another card." "I understand." "But what are we doing here?" "Watch." " Far out." " Ma'am." "Here you go." "That ought to cover that little debt I owe you." "So it does." "Well, enjoy your evening." " I hope you have a little better luck." " Thank you." " Where'd you get the money?" " Out of my loan shark." "Two hundred percent interest, but it's all worth it." "Because tonight I'll win it all back." "And then some." "Hit me." "Twenty-one, you beat that." "Duane, can't we leave now?" "Leave now?" "We just got here." "Just a couple of more hands." "I want to see the look on Friedman's face when I break his bank." "She lead some kind of a charmed existence or what?" "No, she doesn't lead a charmed existence at all." "She just happens to be a very good agent." "I've seen her in operation." "She's resourceful and tenacious." "It'll take more than a couple of hoods to put her away." "Perhaps you're right." "Perhaps... someone should do the job that she trusts." "Wait a minute, Evan... when I took this job, you didn't say anything about murder." "That was just an oversight on my part, that's all." "I hired you as my security consultant." "When will you start making me feel secure?" "I'm sitting this one out." "I have to go to the ladies' room." "Sure, honey, you go ahead." "Just don't bet more than $100 while I'm gone." "Don't worry about me." "I'm an old hand at this." "I know what I'm doing." "Hey, my man, what do you say we do it the way we do it in Texas?" "Double or nothing." "If you take a look at her dossier, you'll realize that she's deep in debt." " Who was that?" " I didn't get a good look at her." "Whoever she was, she sure got an eyeful." "What happened?" "Where are all your winnings?" "It's not as bad as it looks." "I still got a few chips left." "We can build up again what we lost." "It won't take long." "It's after midnight." "I'm not going to stay here for another five hours." "Duane, how could you do this?" " What are you going to tell your daughter?" " What daughter?" "Oh, my daughter." " You creep." "You lousy creep!" " There's no reason to talk like that." "I'm going home." "And as for you, know where you can go, turkey." "That's the girl that was in the office." "She came with that hick, Morrisey." "The rhinestone cowboy won't leave until we find out where she lives." "Hello?" "Hi, Skye." "No, I had to get up to answer the phone anyway." "Yes, I know it's an old joke." "What do you expect at 1:00 in the morning?" "Well, sure, Skye, if it's important." "Come on over." "I'll be dressed in a couple minutes, okay?" "Bye." "Just a second." "Jamie!" "What are you doing here?" "Come on in." "What's that dress you're wearing?" "Where have you been?" "Would you believe watching this guy play blackjack for five and a half hours?" "It was a stupid thing to do, Diana, but..." "I was helping this guy 'cause he lost all his money to this casino." "Casino?" "Where?" "You're not going to believe this, but there's a casino... in back of the electronic arcade near the beach." "What a weird place for a casino." "Come on, we're going to the police station." "Put this jacket on." "I knew it." "I'm gonna get seven to ten in the state slammer, right?" "No, you're going to be a heroine." "Skye, I'm sorry, I forgot." "We'll have to make that meeting some other time." "Why?" "What's up?" "I think we have the evidence we need to convict Evan Donalsen." " You have?" " Yes." "There's a casino in the rear of the arcade." "Diana, I really think I should call my mother." "We'll call her from police station while we wait for the warrant." " I'll see you tomorrow, Skye." " Sure, Diana." "I really don't know what you think you're looking for, gentlemen... and ladies." "But it's your warrant." " The door to the casino was right there." " That door goes to the storage room." " That's all." " Do you mind, Mr. Friedman?" "No, come on." " Satisfied?" " But it was here." "I'm positive." "The casino was right here." "If this kid does have a photographic memory... she'll have a complete map of our operations." "I put some feelers out." "She's entered in a skateboarding contest down at the Santa Corona Rink." "Then grab her after the contest." "As for the Prince job, I want you to finish it immediately." "All right, you don't have to tell me twice." "That's true." "I've told you that before, and I'm not going to tell you again." "I can't understand it." "How could Donalsen have known what we were going to do... when the only ones who knew were you, me, and Jamie." "Maybe he bribed the judge who gave us the warrant." "I wouldn't put anything past him." " Yes, Ms. Steele?" " Schuyler Markham for Ms. Prince." "It's for you." "Schuyler Markham?" "Of course." "Diana, how could you be so dumb?" " What is it?" " Schuyler Markham... arrived just as Jamie and I were leaving." "I told him I'd found something on Donalsen." "And I mentioned the arcade." "Then he might be our man." " Shall I put him on?" " Absolutely." "Hello, Skye." "Sorry about last night." "Don't sweat it." "But I still would like to see you, it's fairly urgent." "ell, if you think it's that important... why not meet me back at my hotel in half an hour?" " Okay, you're on." " Okay, fine." " I'll see you then." " Bye." "Bye." "Diana." "You will call the police, won't you?" "I can take care of myself." "And besides, if I need help..." "I have a friend I can call on for assistance." "You know how many times in my life I've ever done a handstand?" "Once." "Just think, you're about to have done it twice." "Contestant Number 9, Jamie O'Neill." "The kid's good, isn't she?" "Yeah, Jamie." "Next is contestant 24..." "Yeah, Jamie." "As soon as this thing is over... pull her away for a photo session I'll be in the parking lot with the car." "I knew you were a criminal, but a peeping Tom, too?" "Have you no shame, Mr. Markham?" "All right, speak up." "Did Donalsen send you here to kill Diana Prince?" "Yeah." " What else is Donalsen up to?" " He's going to nab the kid." " Jamie?" " He's got to find out how much she knows." "Donalsen's sent some men to the skateboard rink." "All right, stick your hands through." "That should hold you until the police come." "And the winner in freestyle, Jamie O'Neill!" "I'm Harris, with the Register." "Can I get a few shots of you on your board?" "It is a bit crowded." "We could go to the parking lot." " The surface is much smoother." " Okay." "What would you like me to do?" "Handstands, christies, whatever you like." "No, I'd like you to step right in to this car." "You're not gonna believe this, but there's some broad on a skateboard... coming after us." "And she's gaining." " Are you all right?" " I'm fine." "They ought to give you an award, Wonder Woman." " Isn't this beautiful?" " It's beautiful!" "Lovely, honey." "Are you all ready for the finals in San Francisco?" "Well, we just booked Mr. Donalsen on every count... you can name and then some." "All thanks to you, Jamie." "That map you memorized led us to every one of his casinos." "Anytime." "You better dig in before it's all gone, John." "Don't worry, Diana." "I brought two more large pizzas." "I hope everybody likes anchovies and pepperoni?" "I love anchovies." "Diana!" "I can't watch."