"Come on round here." " Number 43." " Forty-three." "Come on, boys, wake up." "Crap Table Number 2." "Grey-haired man and his right hand." " Hey, Mr. Kerr, I can explain." " Oh, I'm sure you can." "Don't kill him, boys." "Just make him wish you had." "Please, Mr. Kerr, please." "Honey." "Blackjack Table Number 3." "Pick up a thousand." "Here we go now." "Boss, Cameron just called." "And he wants you to meet him downtown at Huron Warehouse." "What do you mean, "Cameron wants"?" "He wasn't asking, boss." "He was telling." "All right, Cameron." "What is it this time?" "Simpson?" "What's he doing here?" " Kerr, let's be reasonable about..." " Shut up." "Your chief accountant is a cop." "State attorney general's office." "We found this on him." "Your private books." "From there, it's only one step to breaking the code and figuring out exactly how much money goes back East." "You're getting careless, Kerr." "You spend 2 million building a new vault in the casino, and then you hire him." "Cameron, don't lecture me." "I built the Aquarius up from nothing." "And I've also run this town for the organisation for years." "And I've run it right." "Organisation isn't so sure." "That's why I'm here." "And just in time." "All right, Simpson." "Let's go." "What are you gonna do?" "You made me look bad." "Orin." "We can make a deal." "I just seem to be." "Too bad too." "You were so good at figures." "Good night, Mr. Cameron." "Kerr, be more careful." "Next time it could be you." "Good morning, Mr. Phelps." "This man, Orin Kerr, runs one of the West's most popular resort cities for the Syndicate, channelling millions of dollars into the underworld every year from unsuspecting tourists." "Conventional law-enforcement agencies could clean up the town, if a new bill presented by the governor ending county control of gambling passes." "Undercover agent, Mel Simpson, was killed trying to gain evidence of Syndicate involvement to place before the state legislature." "Your mission, if you decide to accept it, is to get that evidence in time to ensure passage of the bill." "This tape will self-destruct in five seconds." "Good luck, Jim." "Orin Kerr designed the new vault at the Aquarius himself." "And the film that you're going to see was made by the company that installed the automatic equipment." "This is a take box used at every table in the casino." "Now the bills are being rolled and pressed." "Very impressive." "But with an Achilles' heel, as is the case with all vaults of this kind." "The electrical power for the alarm system is inside." "In this case, it's a bank of heavy batteries." "Casey." "Our answer to Orin Kerr." "It's not a bad looking handbag, either." "Jim, the tapes are all ready." "And the actor who played Orin Kerr was excellent." "Good, Casey." "Our whole plan depends on us saying one thing to Kerr while Cameron thinks we're saying something else." "This will clip over the wire leading from the bug that Cameron has installed in Kerr's office." "Once it's in place, we can play this any time we want." "A letter about me went out yesterday from Chicago, Jim." "Good." "Barney, the real Frederick Dawson is being detained in New York." "Kerr and the Caribbean group have been kind of feeling each other out for the last few months, but this is the first time they've sent a representative." " Right." " When did Russ Neeley die, Jim?" "Two days ago, Willy, and without telling where the railroad loot is." "We're keeping his death a secret." "Not even next of kin have been notified." "Kerr did such a fantastic job for the Syndicate." "Why are they sending Cameron in?" "Kerr's become somewhat of a dandy lately, Casey, living like his millionaire patrons." "Now, it hasn't cut down on his efficiency, but it's made some of his bosses a little uneasy." "Cameron is an old line enforcer." "He wants Kerr's job." "Given a good excuse, he won't hesitate to kill Kerr or anyone else for that matter." "Anything happening?" "No, not really." "He's been with that showgirl, you know, the big blond." " Yeah." " The guy's got some line, boy." "I couldn't take it anymore, though, so I turned the speaker down." "Okay, you know where to find me." "Yeah." "Casey." "Yes, Jim." "I'm ready." "Lower the wire." "Here it comes." " Yeah?" " I'm Sam Evans from Chicago." "Come in." "This is Sam Evans out of Chicago, friend of Bill Collins." " Oh, yeah, welcome." " Thank you." "Evans, yeah, I seem to remember Bill writing to me about you." "Excuse me, dear." "How is old Bill?" "Oh, yeah." "Bill ought to get some people around him who can spell." "What is it you do, Sam?" "Blackjack." " June, how about it?" " Jane." "Jane, of course." "Sam, have a seat over there." "Thank you." "This, my dear lady, is for you, for being such pleasant company at lunch." "You're pretty pleasant yourself, Mr. Kerr." "Plus anything you can win from Mr. Sam Evans here." "All right, Sam." "Show me." "Splitting." "Stick." "You're very nice." "Twenty-one." "I'm sorry, you lose." "Place your bet." "I'll play these." "Blackjack." "You tinhorn chiseller, you." "You mean he's been cheating me?" "Here, honey." "I'll see you later." "Thank you, Mr. Kerr." "I've got lots of experience." "You're okay." "Evans, what kind of a place do you think the Aquarius is?" "I'm sorry, Mr. Kerr." "I thought that..." "You thought?" "You thought." "That's pretty good." "All right, you can start today." "Wicks, you show him." "Okay, boss." "Let's go, Sam." "Thanks, Mr. Kerr." "We're hooked into Cameron's bug and the warning line from the cashier." "Very good." "It's about time for me to cash another cheque." "Nine." "Fine." "Okay, let's see." "Going on three, four, five." "Come on." "Right there." "Frederick Dawson." "Oh, yeah, from the Caribbean." "Mr. Kerr's been expecting you." "Thank you." "To a pleasant stay, Mr. Dawson." "Thank you, Mr. Kerr." "Cheers." "You understand why I contacted your organisation." "I really wanna make a change." "I feel I've..." " It's good to see you again, Frederick." " You too, Orin." "I've got good news." "You'll have that money tonight." " is to evaluate you, your operation." "You won't be disappointed." "I..." "I have been already." "This evening's paper." "I said you'd get it." "You're taking a chance, aren't you?" "Not the way I got it set up." "All right, I'll be waiting." "You see, the reason that you originally appealed to us was your ability to remain out of the headlines." "Well, that's Pete Wiley, headline hunting." "State legislature adjourns tomorrow." "That will be the end of the headlines." "I hope so." "We will talk again." "I will be here a few days." "Anything you want, on the house." "Thank you." "You really thinking about making a change?" "Why not?" "One year down there and I'd be running that operation." "All I need is that bread to buy in." " Hi, Mr. Kelp." " Miss Johnson." "How are you?" "No complaints, you?" "I'm still losing." "Do you think you could let me have another 300?" "Your account hasn't cleared yet." "But I think I could take a chance on another 200." "Fantastic." "Thank you." "But go slow, huh?" "Thank you." "What's happening?" "I think that Kerr's up to something." "What?" "Wait a second, wait till you hear this." " It's good to see you again, Frederick." " You too, Orin." "I've got good news." "You'll have that money tonight, all of it." "The price is still a half million?" "I said you'd get it." " Who is it?" " Barney." "Everything okay?" "Miss Johnson, you're in trouble." " What are you talking about?" " Just come with me." "I've got money riding." "Now, don't make a scene, Miss Johnson." "You're hurting me." "I'm supposed to be." "Thirty-three black." "Five." "See, Miss Johnson?" "You're a loser, let's go." "You're taking a chance, aren't you?" "Not the way I got it set up." "All right, I'll be waiting." "Well, we knew he was talking to those Caribbean people." "Yeah, you think the organisation will let him out?" "Kerr hasn't stayed alive this long being stupid." "He may cut the organisation in." "But he promised them the money." "Well, he could have a dozen different angles." "This isn't gonna get him for us." "You're a very pretty girl." " Thank you." " My pleasure." "But, Miss Johnson..." "Alice Johnson." "I prefer to call you Alice." "That's okay." "Thank you." "Dear Alice, you're passing bad paper." "Where's your boyfriend?" "He should have been here by now." "He'll be here in plenty of time, don't you worry." " balance of exactly $37.52, and you're already into us for 400." "I figured that I'd hit it lucky and then..." "Well, I could cover the cheques before they bounced." "Oh, where have we heard that song before?" "Dear Alice, what are we gonna do with you?" "I'm expecting a friend." "I know he'll make them good." "Oh, another old familiar refrain." "I tell you what I'm gonna do." "I'm gonna give you exactly three hours to raise that money, and you're not to leave the premises." "Otherwise, you'll never be able to trade in on that pretty little face ever again." "Okay?" "Okay." "What's bothering you, Wicks?" "That chick ain't gonna raise 400 in three hours." "I don't want her to." "Okay, I'll bring him in as soon as he gets here." "Good, because we still have a few details to iron out." "Wicks, those liquor invoices, where are they?" "Well, what do you think?" "I don't know, something's going on, but what?" "You're Table Number 2." "You're responsible for this." "You take it on the shift, and bring it back at the end of the shift." " You got that?" " Why?" "Is that supposed to be hard to remember?" "We got comedians in the lounge." "Just do your job, huh?" "Right-o." "Take a break." "It's all yours." "Thanks." "Twenty." "Twenty-one." "Well, McCann, you finally made it." "Don't know what you're sweating about." "You don't think I'd miss something like this, do you?" " Do you know any McCann?" " No." "Don't forget, I never worked for you before." "All I got so far is your reputation." "Three-forty, 360, 380, 400." "And I thank you." "I told you he'd make it good." "Don't you write any more bad paper." "I'm gonna break your neck, come on." "Mr. Neeley?" "Why did you call me that?" "Obviously, you don't read the local papers." "After 12 years, you'd think they'd leave a guy alone." "Oh, you must be kidding, with $734,000 still outstanding?" "You may not believe it, Mr. Kerr, but I was framed." "I had no part in that robbery." "Okay, let's say you had no part of the robbery." "But where did you ever hear of a con fresh out of the joint come up with 400 bucks, just like that?" "I had good friends when I went in." "They knew I was framed, they didn't forget about me." " That's very touching." " You think I'm putting you on." "Let's say I don't care one way or another." "You plan to do some more gambling?" "No, not now." "I was gonna stick around for a few days, have some fun, but she took care of all of that." " I'm sorry." " Come on." "Neeley, know what I think?" "Any guy who spends 12 years in the joint on a bad rap, he deserves a little consideration." "Suppose the house were to come up with, say, a thousand dollars?" "When would we see it back?" "A thousand dollars?" " What's the angle?" " Charity." "Well, do you want it or not?" "Yeah, I want it." "Sure, I want it." "If I win, I'll pay it back right away." "If not, a couple of weeks, huh?" "Have a nice time, Mr. Neeley, and drinks are on the house." "Hey, that's all right." "Thanks, Mr. Kerr." "Any con, 12 years in the joint, and he still has friends?" "You know there's gotta be some reason." "What time does the armoured truck arrive?" "Eight o'clock." "Okay, we'll be up in Alice's room going over the details." "We'll see you later, okay?" "You know what?" "I think they're planning to heist that vault." "Could be." "We play these tapes for the boys in Chicago, he's dead." "I'm not so sure." "There's still nothing definite." "Let's have a talk with that dame and her boyfriend." "Got the map?" " Who is it?" " Telegram." "Gentlemen, get your hands up." "Up!" "Place your bets." "Sweetie?" "Sweetie, come here and hit me again, will you?" "Same thing." "Twelve years." "I got a lot of time to make up for." "Candy." "Charlie, hit that." "He's had quite a bit already." "He can handle it." "Well, Kerr, you're in an expansive mood tonight." "Well, Peter Wiley." "Bill Wicks, Mr. Peter Wiley." "State attorney general's office." "You've heard me speak to Mr. Wiley many times." "Oh, yeah, sure, sure." "He's a real big fan of yours, Mr. Wiley." "Well, Peter, what brings you here, spoiling your image?" "Oh, making sure you know if you ever need a friend, you've got one for a little testimony, of course." "What are you drinking, Peter?" "Nothing, thanks." "Good night." "Good night, Peter." "Come on, hit me, hit me." "How much is Neeley into us for?" "Five grand." "That much?" " That's very good." " Yeah." "Yeah, that's good." "That's good." "Oh, thank you..." "What is it?" "Candy?" "Here." "This for you, Candy." "Twenty-one." "We'll get them the next time." "We'll get them again." "Thirteen." "You gotta hit 13, come on." "Give me a hit, give me a hit." "Bust." "What does it take to win a hand around this joint anyway?" "Blackjack, house wins." "You're hustling me." "You've been cheating me." "I wanna look at the cards." " Take it easy." " What you think you're doing?" " Neeley, what's the trouble?" " He's dealing me bottoms and seconds and pulling them out of his cuff and his ear." "Oh, look, whatever my boys do, they don't cheat." "Let's go to my office, we'll have a chat." "No, we won't have a chat." "I want my money back." " Your money?" " Hardly." "Come on, let's talk." "All right, come on, move it, move it." "Come on." "All right." "Let's go." "What was the trouble over there?" "Oh, some drunk lost a few bucks." "There we go, Mr. Neeley." "Take this, you'll feel a lot better." "Thanks." "After all, you have been off the stuff for 12 years." "Takes a little getting used to." "You said it, thank you." "Well, now that your head's cleared up, how are you gonna take care of this?" "Take care of what?" "This, this." "That is your signature on there, isn't it?" "You're 5 grand in the red." "That game was crooked." "You know that game was crooked." "Sure, sure, it's all rigged up." "That's what they all say when they lose." "But how are you gonna take care of it?" "I'll win it back." "Should have switched to craps anyway." "No, no, no, Neeley, you can forget about that." "See, you're not gonna ever play again till you've paid this up." "And if you don't take care of this," "I call the police." "Police?" "I'm on parole, they'd send me back." "That's right, but that's the way it's gonna be." "I intend to get my money." "All right, you'll get it." "When?" "Couple hours." "All right." "I'm sure you intend to play it straight." "Yeah, sure." "Let me speak with the bell captain, please." "Hello." "I think you'd better check Room 311." "There seems to be something strange going on there." "It looks like they're heading for the ghost town in Sandsville." "Yeah." "Get it off." "Get it off." "Come on." "Come on." "Barney's taking the shortcut." "If he's on schedule, he should beat us there by ten minutes." "Lookit." " Sandsville." " Yeah." "That's the ghost town in the desert." "Open it." " How long?" " About ten seconds." "Hey, what's up?" " Who are these guys?" " Armed guards." "They come to transfer the money." " What is it?" " Are you sure they're ours?" "Why, sure I'm sure." "Where's the money?" " I don't know." " Where's Kerr?" "I don't know." "Yeah, well, maybe I do." "Okay, Jim." "Go back." "Freeze!" "All right, Neeley, bring it down." "Kerr, I waited 12 years for this." "You'll get your money." "Neeley, if I have to send Wicks up there to get it, you're gonna be dead by the time I get up there." "Come on." "You stupid, this is all your fault." "You shut up, Neeley." "Will you look at that?" "You're a good risk after all, Neeley." "Make one move and you've had it." "You too, Wicks." "Cameron, what are you doing?" "What do you want?" "I came after the money you heisted from the casino." " Give it to me." " Don't know what you're talking about." "Kerr, you're gonna die." "Can you understand that?" "You're talking about this money?" "Robbed from the casino?" "No, it's an old mail job, 12 years ago." "He pulled it, ask him." "Go ahead, tell them, Neeley." "You don't really think I'd do anything to save your neck, do you?" "Cameron, I'm telling you, this money's been here since 1959." "Check the dates, Kerr." "'60." "'62." "'68." "It can't be." "'69." "It can't be." "The money is fresh." "New money." "Out of your safe." " Hold it." " Dawson." "Who care where the money come from?" "The important thing is who's got it now." "Drop your guns." "I was in the casino." "I followed them here." "I don't care where that money come from, Kerr." "All I'm interested in is you invest it with us." "Sure, sure, that's exactly what I wanted to do." "All right, wait outside." "I'll take care of these gentlemen." "What about me?" "Is he okay?" "Nobody's okay with that kind of money laying around." "Over there." "Hold it!" "That way." "Well, Kerr." "It's been an interesting evening, hasn't it?" "It sure has." "Of course, you don't have to testify to the legislature." "You could catch a ride into town with Cameron." "Do you know, Peter, suddenly I feel terribly public-spirited." "I was just thinking, what an outrage that the Syndicate has moved into gambling in this state." "Maybe we ought to do something about that." "Shall we?"