"Wait for me here, boys." "Henshaw." "Perfect timing." "What is this, Dunfield?" "I hate crowds." "You know that." "The Secretary of State insisted." "I didn't come all this way into town to be put on display, for Pete's sake." "Government protocol." "All right." "Let's get it over with." "Greetings, Mr. Henshaw, from my people... to the most distinguished captain of industry on Earth." "I salute the richest man in the Western Hemisphere." "And I salute the most eminent Prime Minister... of our great European friend and ally." "I particularly salute the greatest scientific genius ever" "All right." " Hi, Primo." " Hi, Marshall." "It's an honor finally to meet you in person." "I understand that not too many people have done so." "Well, it's not every day that something as important as Missy... is bought and sold." ""Missy"?" "Missile Systems Scrambler." ""Missy" is a pet name." ""Missy" is very deceptive, considering that it can... deprogram the guidance system of any armed missile... within a radius of 500 miles." "You can call and tell the Prime Minister that she doesn't have to worry... about the nuclear-armed nations that surround her country." "Not anymore." "Good." "It checks out, then." "I can, and will, attest that this device is in operating condition... and that it's what Olivera agreed to purchase from Henshaw International." "Great." "If you will sign this while I make a phone call." "Good." "Thanks, Diana." "Yeah, bye." "Our people just verified it." "The scrambler, Missy?" "It's all ready to be shipped." "How about that?" "You have the word of the Inter Agency Defense Command... that you're getting a square deal." "I never thought for one instant that I was not." "It's just that there are so many people who would stop at nothing... to obtain illegally what I have just bought from you." "I could've sworn it was a gunshot." "Let's get moving." "All right." "Let's get this thing loaded up." "You're not my driver." "Who are you?" "Time for the world's richest man to go for a little ride." "We've got to get everything off, labels and all." "Nice of Mr. Henshaw to let so few people know... what he really looks like." "Without any ID, it'll take him 10 years to convince anyone who he is." "Now, let's find a nice out-of-the-way spot to dump him off." "Here we go." "Here we go. "Lost dogs. "" "Let me see." "What about "Casper"?" "Is that your name?" "Casper!" "Here, boy." "No Casper." "There's no reward for finding a dog named Casper anyway." "Let's see." "What about "Fluffy"?" "Is that your name?" "Fluffy!" "Okay." "No Fluffy." "I wouldn't be caught dead feeding a dog named Fluffy." "Let's see." "What about..." ""Jason. "" "What about "Jason"?" "Is that your name?" "Hey, Jason." "Here, boy." "Jason!" "Jason, good dog." "That's my boy." "That's my dog." "Let's see, Jason." "Good boy." "Let's see." "You're worth $50." "Heck, you should be feeding me." "That's a good boy." "Well, Jason, eat right up there, champ... 'cause you and me are gonna go for a little walk." "One that's gonna make me a very rich man." "Excuse me, could I speak to you for a minute?" "Sure." "Excuse me." "Everything went without a hitch, Colonel." "Diana's tailing the furniture van... and apparently no one suspects what's really inside." "Good." "The Secretary of State will be glad to hear that." "If anything happened to that scrambler while it's still in the country... could trigger a very messy international incident." "It's about 60 miles from here to the Prime Minister's private freighter." "So in about an hour and a half from now, we can all relax." "Especially Diana." "Jason!" "Come back here!" "Great." "Thank you very much, mister." "I just lost $50." " So I'll buy you another dog." " He wasn't mine." " So I'll steal you one." " I didn't steal him." "He's a runaway." "I was gonna bring him in for a reward. $50." "All right." "I owe you $50." "You don't look like you could pay me 50 cents." "What happened?" "I was getting into the ambulance... and they jumped me." "They took my wallet, my watch... my credit cards, keys, everything." " You got mugged in an ambulance?" " I'll murder them." "Listen, mister... maybe you could give me an IOU on the $50." " Where do you live, kid?" " Back there." " Let's go." " "Let's go"?" "Yeah, somebody's in a lot of trouble." "It's gonna be you, if I don't get my money." "Are you okay?" "The brakes went out." "They told me this thing was brand new." " That sounds a little strange, doesn't it?" " Yeah." "This, I take it, is not a standard feature?" "Heck, no." "In that case, you better step back." "That was under my bumper?" "Apparently, someone wanted to make sure that this van was destroyed in a crash." "The van and whatever was supposed to be inside." "One more dent is not gonna matter." "It's been stolen." "Great." "You're certain the driver of the van was not involved?" "I'm positive, Steve." "The switch had to be made at the factory." "Right." "I'm going back there now." "It might not be a bad idea to get hold of Marshall Henshaw." "Okay, I'll work on it." "I'll pass the word along here." " Goodbye, Diana." " Bye, Steve." "Excuse me, Prime Minister." "I have some news concerning Missy." "It has arrived at the dock, right on time." "No." "I'm afraid I have bad news." " What is this?" " What does it look like?" "Wait a minute, kid." "I haven't got time for games." "This isn't where you live?" "Sure is." "Is there something wrong with it?" " Where's your family?" " I never had any." " So where did you run away from?" " A lot of places." "Two orphanages, six foster homes, one great aunt." "Sorry to hear that, kid." "But I gotta make a phone call." "Wait a minute, buddy." "You and I got something to settle here first." "Look, you'll get your money for the dog... and then some." "I promise." " When?" " As soon as I make the phone call." "I'll tell my chauffeur to make sure he's got $50 in his pocket... when he picks me up." " Chauffeur?" " Yeah." "I think the muggers hit you on the head a little too hard." "Not hard enough." "See you later, kid." "You better tell your chauffeur to bring you something else, too." " What's that?" " Money." "For the phone call." "Good point." " What's your name, kid?" " Barney." " Mine's Marshall." " Hi." "Barney, would you lend your old pal Marshall a couple of dimes?" "Wait a minute, you want me to give you money... so I can get the money that you already owe me?" " Happens all the time in my line of work." " Sounds like my type of occupation." "I'll tell you all about it, as soon as I make the phone call." "All right." "I've been meaning to go to the bank anyway." " For 20 cents, you gotta go to the bank?" " Yeah, sort of." "This, here, is my rainy-day account." "It's for days when whackos in the woods... do away with my other means of support." "Hello." "The I.R.A. C. computer... is temporarily unable to take your call." "Please, stay on the line... and your call will be answered as soon as possible." "Hello." "The I.R.A. C. computer" "Next time I call, he'll have an answering service." "This is the I.R.A.C. computer." "To whom am I speaking?" "Take a guess." " Good morning, Steve Trevor." " Ira, who have you been talking with?" "That is none of your business." "Been playing chess with the police computer again?" "The I.R.A. C. computer does not engage in activities of a" " Are you winning?" " Naturally." "All right, between moves, how about doing a little research for me?" "Shoot." "It's important that Diana or I get in touch with Marshall Henshaw." "The Marshall Henshaw?" "Head of Henshaw International?" "Yeah, that's the guy." " He values his privacy above all else." " Yes, I know, Ira." " Few people know what he looks like." " I know, Ira." " Even fewer know how to contact him." " Ira, I realize that." "Your request is next to impossible." " You're terrific." " Do not forget it." "Look, I'm gonna have Diana call you in exactly 30 minutes... so try and keep the line open, will you?" "By the way... the woman whose voice is on the tape?" " Quite effective, is she not?" " That's an understatement." "Who is she?" "Hello, Ira?" "I bet he did that on purpose." "Okay, thank you." "They can't reach Mr. Henshaw, but that's not unusual." "I have to get in touch with whoever's in charge of this warehouse... as soon as possible." "Okay?" "Hang on." "I'll see if she's in." " She?" " Yeah." " How did we do?" " We made $3.80." "Good." "We can use it all." "Taxi!" "Wait a minute." "I thought you only had to make a call." "It's better if we take a taxi and talk to Dunfield in person." "He should still be at the hotel." "Besides, that phone call idea was before..." "I knew you had access to such voluminous monetary resources." "Taxi!" "Hang on, kid." "You're about to see what power and money are all about." " Missy was inspected by your man at..." "9:43 this morning." " Exactly 9:43." " And it was loaded into your van at..." "Exactly 9:50." "There's no way that case could've been switched after it was loaded." "So in that seven minutes the switch was made." "Right." "My guess is that whoever was responsible would then have removed Missy... from your warehouse as soon as possible." "Here's what we're looking for." "A shipment of electronic equipment went out at 10:00." "Some trucks have come in." "But nothing's scheduled to leave till 1:00." "Where was this equipment headed?" "Norfolk water and Power plant, 98th and Washington." " You're going out there?" " Yes." "Meanwhile, I intend to have some of our field agents go through your warehouse... and question your personnel." "I know it is a little inconvenient... but Missy may still be here." "Although I doubt it." "I understand." "And about those shipments you've got scheduled for this afternoon..." "Nothing leaves the plant without an okay from the IADC." " Thank you very much, Miss..." " Dewitt." "Lucy Dewitt." "Yes, I'm the Lucy Dewitt..." "Marshall Henshaw's friend and confidante." "I'm sorry." "It's just that probably every little girl dreams about... growing up and falling in love with the richest man in the world." "Well, you went and did it." "Well, dreams have their ups and downs." "Don't worry." "I'm not gonna ask you what Marshall Henshaw looks like." "Although I'm dying to." "Thank you." "Come on, Ira." "Tell me what he looks like." "A physical description of Marshall Henshaw..." "Was not part of Steve Trevor's request." "Is that your way of telling me you don't know?" "It is my way of telling you I am not telling." "My, aren't we grouchy?" "Sounds like your chess game took a turn for the worse." "No comment." "Okay, how do we get in touch with Henshaw?" "He has one private phone." "Area code: 213." "Number: 555-3037." "And if we have to reach him in person?" "29872 North Coast Highway." "You know, it sure would help if I knew what he looked like." "Do you know what "fat chance " means, Diana Prince?" "All too well." "I'm gonna have to have Steve follow up on this." "But thank you for your help, Ira." "By the way, Steve asked me to ask you a question." "Something about some woman's name?" "Hello?" "Here's $3.80." "Would you mind taking an IOU on the tip?" "I'm Marshall Henshaw, and I'll have my secretary" "You're Marshall Henshaw?" " Yeah." " Mister..." "I wouldn't take my own IOUs, and I'm John D. Rockefeller!" "One more hour, Colonel." "That is all that I will allow." " Dunfield." " This is Security in the lobby." "There's a man down here Who claims he's Marshall Henshaw." "Describe him." "About 6 feet tall, slender, a moustache, gray-blonde hair." "Throw him out." "Prime Minister, I'm certain we can handle this." "IADC agents are at the Henshaw factory right now." "And I was under the impression... that I could trust the world's most prestigious industrialist." "We're not absolutely sure that Henshaw International was involved." "He's quite adamant, sir." "The man is obviously deranged." "Throw him out." "I demand to talk to Marshall Henshaw." "Well, as is usually the case, we don't know where he is, I'm afraid." "All right." "Let go of me!" "I'm gonna buy this hotel and I'm gonna fire the whole lot of you!" "So that's what money and power are all about." "I'm trying to think." "I'm trying to figure this out." "Why is Dunfield doing this to me?" "He's trying to take over the company." "No, he would've had me killed." "Missy!" "He must plan to steal Missy!" "Anything you say." "Me, I think I'm gonna be going." "We gotta collect some more bottles and get to Keystone Hills as fast as we can." " We?" " I know where we can get some help." "You said "we" again." "My name is Diana Prince, and I'm with the IADC... and I'd like to ask you about a shipment from the Henshaw factory." "Then again, I guess it can wait." "All right." "Who told you to arrange that little reception for Diana Prince?" "By now, I'm sure she's been taken care of." "And you were right not to try to remove the scrambler from the plant right away." "That's what the IADC immediately thought had happened." "So you think our worries are over?" "By tonight we'll have delivered Missy to your black-market buyer... and be well on our way to Switzerland." "Look, I'll be over at the factory in exactly one hour... to pick up the trash." "I'll be there, ready to go." "Lucy, I love you." "Marsh!" "How did you get past my bodyguard?" "Same way I always got past your bodyguard, Lucy." "Let me in." "I gotta tell you what happened." "This is Barney." " I owe him some money." " How you been, Luce?" "Listen, I was coming back from signing the Missy deal and I got jumped." "They took everything, my wallet... my watch, my keys, my credit cards, everything." "And Dunfield, of all people, is in on it!" "Where are you going?" "Chicago, for the weekend." "My mother's sick." "Dunfield's up to something, like, maybe, stealing Missy." "At least, that's what I figure." "You gotta call Abernathy and Doyle, tell them to find out what's going on." "I'll get right on it." "I always figured something like this would happen... staying out of sight... surrounding myself with avaricious executive types... always wearing disguises." "Nobody believes me when I tell them who I am." "You and Dunfield are the only two people in the state of California... who know what I look like." "Your parents are in Europe on vacation." "You told me that yourself." "They came back early because Mom is sick." "You and Dunfield?" "You're in this together?" "Why, Lucy?" "Oh, Marsh... we were taking each other for a ride." "You were the world's richest man to me, and I was some kind of commodity to you." "That's not true." "Yes, it is." "You just never stopped to think about it." "You'd better leave." "That's the story of this guy's life." "But you can't do this, Lucy." "Yes, I can." "Easily." "I put up with our "relationship" for two years." "Didn't I?" "But, Dunfield." "Please leave." "All I have to do is press that button and the guard will come in gun first." "All right." "We're leaving." "Come on, Barney." "You're too young to be exposed to this." "We could've had you killed, Marsh." "They're gonna get away with this." "The richest man in the world, and I can't lift a finger to stop them." "Would these help?" "You're a regular delinquent." "I don't like her very much." "These are the keys to the car I gave her last spring." "Come on, Barney." "We're gonna get to my factory... and talk to the only other person in California who knows..." "I'm Marshall Henshaw." "Thank heavens he refused to retire at 65." "Mike?" "There's a man outside with a boy." "I want them followed." "And keep in touch." "The man who pulled the gun on me... was just doing what a voice on the phone told him, Steve." "But I'd bet anything that his orders ultimately came from Lucy Dewitt." "The field office hasn't found anything at the factory." "We can't pick her up for questioning unless we have some kind of proof." "How's the Prime Minister?" "I've convinced her to let us handle this for a little longer." "Now, the way I've got it figured... if the scrambler is in the plant, we'll find it." " Ifit's not" " There's nothing anybody can do." "I'm going out there." "Have you tried to get in touch with Marshall Henshaw?" "Trying is one thing, succeeding is another." "Right." "Talk to you later." "Hang on, kid." " Do you know how to drive?" " I'm learning fast, aren't I?" "I thought you told me you had a license." "I never needed one." "Got my first chauffeur when I was 15." "Hang on." "Oh, heck!" "You owe whoever owns this vegetable stand a lot more than $50." "I'll pay." "You guys need some help?" "Yes, as a matter of fact, we could sure use a lift." " I really don't make a policy of" " Come on, please." "All right, hop in." "You got a license?" "I'm really in a hurry, so why don't I drop you off at the nearest phone?" "Fine." "How are our finances holding up?" "You've really fallen onto hard times, haven't you?" "You wouldn't believe me if I told you." "Wait for me, will you, lady?" "Stay in the car and wait for me." "With my luck, the phone'll be out of order." " Yeah, but" " Lady, he's not kidding about his luck." "They're with some woman." " A real looker." " Describe her." "A brunette, about 5'10", like I said, a real looker." "Wearing a plaid suit, gray hat, and red-colored turtleneck?" "Yeah." "I should've known we were in trouble when I didn't hear from anyone at Norfolk." "You've just described the IADC agent who was in here before perfectly." "It's too late to start making changes." "We've got some work to do, Mike." "What do you mean 15 cents more?" "I haven't got 15 cents more." "All right." "Hold on." "Don't touch that, I'm using it." "Lady!" "Would you come and help me, please, just for a minute?" "Come on." "You there?" "Well, hold out your hand because here comes your crummy 15 cents." "I need 15 cents." "You got 15 cents, lady?" "Sure." "Thank you." "Okay." "Now hold on, 'cause here it comes." "Satisfied?" "Now, connect the call." "What do you mean I have to dial again?" "Well, keep trying till it's un-busy." "I better get my 40 cents back!" "Line's busy." "I gotta call back." "Here's some more change, just in case." "I've really got to be going." "Thanks, lady." "I really appreciate your help." "You're welcome." "Are you two gonna be all right?" "Just one phone call to an old friend should solve all our problems." "Looks like your friend left." "Looks like this is for you." "Bad news?" "The worst." "What're you doing?" "Look, lady, I don't wanna see that kid get hurt." "And you don't wanna see him hurt either, do you?" "Of course not." "But I don't wanna get hurt." "Okay, then you gotta do what I tell you." " Get out of the car, I gotta borrow it." " Sure." "Anytime." "Move it." "Listen, buddy" "You're not gonna believe this, but my name is Marshall Henshaw." "You're Marshall Henshaw?" "Like I said, I haven't got time for explanations... or nitwit telephone operators." "Chances are, they've taken that kid to my factory." "Okay." "Now, listen." "If it's any consolation to you, lady, I was supposed to use this on you." "Would you wait up?" "Marshall Henshaw." "All tucked away, safe and sound." "Good." "That platoon of IADC agents finally left... but I still think we ought to take the boy along to the airport." "Yeah, he might come in handy." "Besides, we can't very well leave him here, can we?" "Why don't you try asking me?" "Let's go." "Watch out!" "I'll pay." " I don't believe you." " Come on, you gotta help me." "You weren't really planning on leaving, were you?" "I didn't think so." "Keller!" "Morfett!" "Let's split." "Meet at the car!" "Come on!" " Where are they?" " There." "Don't let them hurt the boy, please." "I'll go after her." "Let me go, Marsh." "Now that we're finally together again?" "Not on your life." "Looking for these?" " Is this man bothering you?" " It's nothing I couldn't handle." "There's no damage, it's ready to be shipped." "And I know exactly who I wanna have do the shipping." "Where is she?" "Wonder Woman was here just a minute ago." "She usually slips away like that, I guess she doesn't like goodbyes." "But don't worry, Missy will be on her way to Europe within two hours... that I promise." "I suppose if someone had to leave me stranded and wreck my rented car... at least it was the richest man in the world." "I'm sorry about that." "It was an emergency." "I understand." "And about the car, my lawyers are taking care of everything right now." "I'm sure they are." " Which reminds me..." " Yeah, that $50 I owe you." "I've been thinking about that and I'd like to pay you back in installments." "Like a weekly allowance." " No kidding?" " No kidding." "Of course, it'd mean you'd have to give up that palace of yours in the woods." " No kidding." " No kidding." "So, in other words... if you'd given me a description of Marshall Henshaw when I asked for it... begged you for it, in fact... you would have saved everyone a lot of trouble." "How fortunate that Wonder Woman happened upon the situation." "Yes." "But that's no excuse for your behavior, Ira." "When people ask you for information you should give it to them." "Shall I make all my data in my memory banks... including that concerning you, available to everyone, Diana Prince?" "Cute." "So, how is your chess game coming?" "The I.R.A. C. computer does not engage in activities that are" "Which computer gives you the most competition?" "The central computer at the university." "It cheats." "Just got a telegram." "Says, "Missy arrived in Europe all safe and sound. "" "Great." "Let's see here." "Now, Ira, about that woman whose voice was on the tape..." "Hello." "The I.R.A.C. computer is unable to complete your call as dialed." "That one, Steve Trevor?" "Yeah, that's the one." "Or this one?" "Hello." "The I.R.A.C. computer is unable to complete your call as dialed." "I can electronically simulate anyone you wish." "That's a rotten trick!" "I'm gonna get him for that."