Remington Steele S01E06
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00:00The sanctity of my home has been violated.
00:02Some pervert pranced through my personal possessions.
00:06Probably someone from your sordid past.
00:09Or a jealous husband, perhaps.
00:11Stay here.
00:12It's Waldo Church.
00:13Are you the one who went through my apartment?
00:15That was Rubio.
00:16You bought those coins from James Rubio.
00:18Once we smoke him out, you're in the clear.
00:21Give me a jingle.
00:22In Brazil.
00:23What are you doing?
00:24The victim always clutches a piece of evidence
00:26that ultimately turns out to be true.
00:28So what went wrong?
00:29Somebody tipped the DA's office
00:31that you tried to leave the country.
00:32If I hadn't listened to you, I'd be in Brazil now.
00:35But I assure you, I will do everything in my power.
00:37Please, no more help.
00:39Is he...
00:41Extremely.
00:44Why do I keep listening to you?
00:46I guarantee your exoneration on all charges, buddy.
00:48Or my name isn't Remington Steele.
00:50Your name isn't Remington Steele.
00:53Me, it isn't.
00:54It's a lie.
00:56Your name isn't Remington Steele.
00:58Mere technicality.
01:03Try this for a deep, dark secret.
01:05The great detective Remington Steele,
01:08he doesn't exist.
01:10I invented him.
01:11Follow.
01:13I always loved excitement.
01:15So I studied and apprenticed
01:17and put my name on an office.
01:19But absolutely nobody knocked down my door.
01:22A female private investigator seemed so...
01:25Feminine.
01:26So I invented a superior.
01:28A decidedly masculine superior.
01:31Suddenly there were cases around the block.
01:34It was working like a charm.
01:36Until the day he walked in.
01:38With his blue eyes and mysterious past.
01:42And before I knew it,
01:43he assumed Remington Steele's identity.
01:46Now I do the work and he takes the bows.
01:50It's a dangerous way to live.
01:52But as long as people buy it,
01:54I can get the job done.
01:56We never mix business with pleasure.
01:59Well, almost never.
02:02I don't even know his real name.
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04:12I can see that all this has made you a little tense.
04:16Actually, I'm a little tense myself.
04:21Why don't we just untense one another?
04:25Then when we're all nice and relaxed,
04:28we can view this in a calm and rational...
04:33way.
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05:23Is Miss Holt interrupted by any chance?
05:25I thought you were about to see her.
05:28Yes, yes, yes, absolutely, absolutely.
05:31If you will all just make yourself comfortable in my office,
05:33I shall be with you momentarily.
05:35This way, madam, this way, sir.
05:36Thank you very much, thank you very much, sir.
05:37Thank you very much. I'd love to have you.
05:39Thank you very much indeed.
05:40Yes.
05:42Wait five minutes, then tell them I was summoned to an urgent meeting
05:44with the police commissioner.
05:47No, no, no. Buddy Shapiro disappeared two days ago.
05:51He left no forwarding address.
05:54But he hasn't tried to contact me yet.
05:56Someone broke into my apart...
05:58No, stay where you are, Murphy.
06:00What have you come up with so far?
06:04Sounds promising.
06:06But I can hear of it.
06:09Yeah, I have a lead on where he might be staying.
06:12I'm going to follow it up as soon as I get rid of some of the clutter in the office.
06:17Thanks.
06:19My apartment was ransacked last night.
06:21Ransacked?
06:22As far as I can tell, nothing was taken.
06:24And I have a very fine collection of pre-Columbian art,
06:26not to mention an extensive collection of Impressionist paintings
06:29in addition to...
06:30You can skip the inventory.
06:32The intruder was obviously searching for a piece of information he thinks I have.
06:35You don't have any information.
06:37He doesn't know that.
06:38Perhaps the files will give us a clue to what he was after.
06:41We're not working on anything that requires ransacking.
06:44The sanctity of my home has been violated.
06:46Some pervert pranced through my personal possessions.
06:50Probably someone from your sordid past.
06:53Or a jealous husband, perhaps.
06:56If you'll excuse me, I have to meet a client.
06:59Fine.
07:11My apologies, but I've just been summoned to an urgent meeting with...
07:15The police commissioner.
07:17Miss Wolfe will attend to your needs until I return.
07:19Thank you very much.
07:27Farks.
07:28Did you by any chance happen to have a spare key to Laura's file cabinet?
07:31I seem to have misplaced mine.
07:33That's because you never had one.
07:36There's a call for you on six.
07:38Get a name and number.
07:39He won't leave a name and number.
07:41He's been calling every day for the past two weeks.
07:44Refuses to speak to anyone but you.
07:46Not that you care, but he's driving me bananas.
07:50Thank you, Miss Wolfe. You've done your usual bang-up job.
07:59Steele here.
08:01Oh, thank God I reached you.
08:03Who is this?
08:04It's Waldo Church.
08:05Who?
08:06The man from last night.
08:07Are you the one who went through my apartment?
08:09No, of course not. That was Rubio.
08:11Who?
08:12He was after the bill of sale, but I still have it.
08:15I can prove Shapiro's innocent.
08:17Who?
08:18He's trying to kill me, Mr. Steele.
08:20Shapiro?
08:21Rubio.
08:22Oh.
08:24Where are you?
08:26Where are you?
08:28I'm in Eagle Rock, the Hotel Saracen.
08:31Just a minute.
08:36Hold on.
08:38Miss Wolfe, do I have any pencils?
08:53Ma'am?
09:18Mr. Shapiro's room, please.
09:21I'm sorry, but it's against hotel policy to divulge the room numbers of our guests.
09:26Then could you get him on the phone?
09:28I'm sorry, but Mr. Shapiro's not accepting any calls.
09:32I represent the Remington Steele Detective Agency.
09:35I'm glad to see you're keeping busy.
09:38Mr. Shapiro is a client. I need to speak to him.
09:42Please feel free to leave a message of any duration.
09:45I'll see that he receives it.
09:52I would like to send some flowers to one of your guests, please.
09:56Mr. Buddy Shapiro.
10:22Who is it?
10:24Floor is shop.
10:30Here you go. Sign here, please.
10:33Flowers?
10:35I hope you like them, Mr. Shapiro.
10:38They cost the agency $45.
10:41I'm sorry, but I can't do that.
10:44I'm sorry, but I can't do that.
10:47I'm sorry, but I can't do that.
10:49$45.
10:51How'd you find me here?
10:53That's what I do for a living, remember?
10:56Yes. Would you hold on a minute, please?
10:59Mr. Phillips.
11:01Miss Holt.
11:03Flight leaves for Rio at 8.15.
11:06Rio?
11:08I am not waiting around till they throw me in the slammer.
11:11You're his lawyer. Can't you talk some sense into him?
11:14They may revoke his parole.
11:16I just spent 18 months in prison.
11:18It'll last a lifetime. Thank you very much.
11:21I hope you packed some track shoes.
11:23Once you start running, you'll never be able to stop.
11:26You think I want to spend the rest of my life in Brazil?
11:29I got season tickets to the Dodgers.
11:31Then why go?
11:33Yeah. Good. Thank you.
11:35Honey, I'm an ex-con.
11:37No matter how rehabilitated I am,
11:39when you boil away the chicken fat, that's what's left.
11:43The cops, the D.A., the press,
11:47even the guy on the street,
11:49because once I was guilty, they think I'm guilty.
11:52You know what utters me the most?
11:54That anybody would think that I'd be stupid enough
11:57to deal in hot coins after being sent away for stock manipulation.
12:01You bought those coins from James Rubio.
12:03Once we smoke him out, you're in the clear.
12:06Are you any closer to finding him than you were three weeks ago?
12:09We think he's in San Francisco.
12:11Wonderful.
12:13If he shows up, give me a jingle. In Brazil.
12:18So, this is Eagle Rock.
12:20Interesting ambience.
12:33Hello?
12:35Hello?
12:37Hello?
12:39Hello?
12:41Hello?
12:43Hello?
12:45Hello?
13:15Hello?
13:30Mr. Church, it's me, Steel.
13:45I'm sorry.
14:07Laura?
14:09I'm back.
14:11Welcome home. Any luck?
14:14Somebody wanted us chasing Rubio in San Francisco.
14:17They asked me. He was never even up there.
14:20Sometimes this is a very discouraging business.
14:24However, I did come up with one piece of information
14:27that might prove interesting,
14:29and I don't think I was supposed to find it.
14:31Who's the woman with Rubio?
14:33The ex-Mrs. Buddy Shapiro.
14:35That was taken on a cruise to Acapulco.
14:38Find her, we might find Rubio.
14:40Well, we have plenty of time.
14:43Shapiro's plane doesn't leave for another five hours.
14:50Mr. Steel, are you all right?
14:53Hanging by a thread, Miss Wolfe.
14:55Can I get you anything?
14:57My tailor.
15:11What happened to you?
15:13I was on the wrong end of a lamp.
15:16Sordid past or jealous husband?
15:20Current case.
15:22I was slaughtered some godforsaken place called Eagle Rock
15:25where I was promptly bashed over the head.
15:27Let me see.
15:29I can't fool you.
15:31There it is.
15:33Lie down on the couch while I soak a washcloth.
15:35I'll be right back.
15:41Do I know of someone named Shapiro?
15:43Yes.
15:45Is he a client?
15:47Yes.
15:49Has he been accused of stealing something?
15:52Yeah.
15:54I don't mean to appear brusque,
15:56but I'm in no condition to play 20 questions.
15:58Now please tell me, simply and directly,
16:00who the hell is Shapiro?
16:02He's been accused of stealing an antique coin collection
16:05valued at over $200,000.
16:08But he claims he bought it from a guy named Rubio.
16:10And you are trying to find Rubio.
16:12Where does Waldo Church fit into this?
16:14He notarized the transaction.
16:16D.O.A.
16:18Edmund O'Brien, Pamela Britton, United Artists, 1949.
16:22D.O.A.?
16:24It means dead on arrival.
16:26I know what it means. What does it mean?
16:28Edmund O'Brien notarized a bill of sale
16:30that could prove a man's innocence.
16:32Never mind Edmund O'Brien.
16:34What about Waldo Church?
16:36Well, apparently Mr. Church is in much the same predicament.
16:39This fellow Rubio is trying to kill him
16:41before he can produce that bill of sale.
16:43How do you know that?
16:45Waldo rang me up. He wanted to hand over the bill of sale.
16:48Where is it?
16:50I'm afraid my only souvenir from Eagle Rock is a slight concussion.
16:53Where in Eagle Rock?
16:55Hotel Saracen.
16:57I'm on my way.
16:59You're going to tell Buddy Shapiro exactly what you just told us?
17:02I thought I never involved myself directly in a case.
17:05You're making an exception this time.
17:07Come on. We'll rehearse in the car.
17:09I have to change.
17:11No time!
17:13Remington Steel never shows up wrinkled.
17:36Mr. Shapiro, may I present Remington Steel.
17:39Gornishkin Health?
17:41Is that a technical term?
17:43It means nothing will help.
17:45Waldo Church contacted Mr. Steel.
17:48Isn't that right, sir?
17:50Oh, absolutely.
17:52You got a bill of sale?
17:54Not quite.
17:56Then give me one good reason why I shouldn't hit the road to Rio.
17:59Go on, sir.
18:01Tell Mr. Shapiro why you urge him not to go to Brazil.
18:04Well, for one, the language barrier.
18:06I'll stop Walter Berlitz.
18:08A stagnant economy, double-digit inflation.
18:10So long as they can't extradite me, I'll make do.
18:12Not worth the price.
18:14Mr. Steel's making a great deal of sense.
18:16On the other hand, a place like the Bahamas seems ideally suited for your needs.
18:19They speak the Queen's English.
18:21There are myriad tax shelters, all sorts of dummy corporations.
18:24On the other hand, you'd be admitting your guilt.
18:27You'd be a fugitive for the rest of your life.
18:29Of course, in the Bahamas, even if you were a fugitive,
18:31you can live quite comfortably.
18:33Your boss seems a little ambivalent.
18:36What Mr. Steel means is that no matter how well you live,
18:39you can never be truly free.
18:41Excellent point, sir.
18:43Yes, wasn't it?
18:45I don't know. I don't know.
18:50Whether he stays or not, we'd better plan our next move.
18:53Why don't we regroup over dinner?
18:56I make it a rule never to go out with clients.
18:59I'm not a client. My client's a client.
19:02An office seems more appropriate.
19:05Afraid you'll have a smidgen of pleasure along with business?
19:09When I'm in the market for pleasure, Mr. Phillips,
19:12I want a lot more than a smidgen.
19:18Look, maybe your agency's too high-class for this job.
19:21I don't know.
19:23Look, maybe your agency's too high-class for this job.
19:26I'm beginning to think I need someone closer to the streets.
19:30More like myself. You look like the trust fund type.
19:33Beg pardon?
19:35You know, bed warmers, nannies, summers in the Alps.
19:38Ever hear of a section of London called Brixton?
19:40Yeah, the worst.
19:42Three quid gets you a night's lodging on your throat cut.
19:44No jobs, no prospect, no hopes.
19:46Only two ways out. Get sent to the nick or snuff it.
19:49Give us a few days to produce that bill of sale.
19:52If we fail, I will personally assist you in fleeing to the Bahamas.
19:58Think I could love this man.
20:00We all have special feelings for Mr. Steele.
20:03Come on. I'll buy you a drink.
20:08That stuff about Brixton, is it true?
20:13I wish I could tell you.
20:23The desk clerk's a big help.
20:26He didn't even know the room was rented.
20:29Well, at least Buddy didn't take off for Brazil.
20:32You should have seen him today, Murph.
20:35The quintessential Remington Steele.
20:37Charming, persuasive, reassuring.
20:39For once, I'd like us to have a conversation where his name didn't come up.
20:42He performs a very valuable service for all of us.
20:45I know we need him professionally. That's not what I'm talking about.
20:49He's not gonna change, Laura.
20:51Turned bus ticket to baker's fee.
20:53The longer you wait around for him to shape up,
20:55the more you shut yourself off from the people that really care about you.
20:58I wonder if he got in touch with his wife.
21:03What you need is somebody with the same feelings, the same values.
21:06Somebody you can share things with.
21:08But you're never gonna find that someone until you allow yourself a chance to look.
21:13Laura, I know the bill of sale's important, but have you heard anything I've said to you?
21:18Every word.
21:21And you're absolutely right.
21:23Mr. Phillips, please. Laura Holt calling.
21:28Is that dinner invitation still open?
21:327.30's fine.
21:36Thanks, Murph.
21:41Don't mention it.
21:50Well, this isn't at all what I expected.
21:53Disappointed?
21:55Pleasantly off-balance.
21:57I had visions of a sedate French restaurant,
22:01an informative stroll through an art gallery,
22:04maybe a Kurosawa retrospective.
22:07That's what I had planned for tomorrow night.
22:10Well, let's get through this evening first.
22:13Is that what you're doing, getting through an evening?
22:15No, I-I didn't. I-I... No.
22:18Do you have something going with your boss?
22:21What makes you ask that?
22:24The way you look at him.
22:26The way you hang on his every word.
22:28The way he looks at you.
22:30Oh.
22:32How does he look at me?
22:34Erotically. Very erotically.
22:37Really?
22:39You hadn't noticed?
22:41Ours is purely a professional relationship.
22:45I'm glad.
22:47And not for the obvious reason.
22:50I don't trust you, Mr. Steele.
22:52Why not?
22:54I don't know. There's something shifty about him.
22:57A feeling he's not quite what he appears to be.
23:00That's ridiculous.
23:02He-He's Remington Steele.
23:05Maybe there's more to you, Mr. Steele, than meets the eye.
23:09Creighton, are we going to spend our first evening together talking about him?
23:14You were right.
23:16I don't have time for tonight.
23:18There's always tomorrow.
23:23Oh, tough luck.
23:25Monster just ate your last man.
23:37Oh, Remington.
23:40Everything's so tidy.
23:44You've no idea how neatness stimulates me.
23:51If the rest of the place looks anything like this...
23:55it could take all night to calm me down.
24:13Come on.
24:30Calm already?
24:32It's a little crowded in there.
24:44Is he...
24:46Extremely.
24:48Do you know him?
24:51We had a personal acquaintance.
24:54First the apartment, now this.
24:57I never dreamed there were so many unique ways to end an evening.
25:13Oh, my God.
25:43Where is he?
25:45The bedroom.
25:50Sorry.
25:57Everything was so tidy.
26:05Old old church, all right.
26:07His pockets were stripped bare.
26:10We threw in here?
26:11Mm-hmm.
26:20Think I could do?
26:22No, we'll handle it.
26:24I'll call you in the morning.
26:26Would you be kind enough to see Miss Toppling home?
26:30Of course.
26:35I'll just leave my coat where it is.
26:57Sorry I was forced to interrupt your evening.
26:59You called the police?
27:01Not yet.
27:02Rubio obviously found that bill of sale.
27:04No doubt you two were discussing the case.
27:06Probably destroyed it by now.
27:08I know how those business meetings can drag on.
27:10What could he possibly gain by having...
27:13You really should get one of those little beepers, Laura.
27:19Where were you all evening?
27:22At an amusement park.
27:24Ah, then it was a social liaison.
27:27It's called a date.
27:29Happens quite a lot between men and women.
27:31I didn't know you went in for that sort of thing.
27:33Dates?
27:34Amusement parks.
27:37I like cotton candy.
27:40Let's call the police.
27:52So what went wrong?
27:54Somebody tipped the DA's office that you tried to leave the country.
27:57Now that there's a murder involved, they want to make sure you stick around.
28:00Terrific.
28:02If I hadn't listened to you, I'd be in Brazil now.
28:04I guarantee your exoneration on all charges, buddy.
28:07My name isn't Remington Steele.
28:10Your name isn't Remington Steele.
28:12Mere technicality.
28:17Murphy called?
28:18Not yet.
28:19The minute he does, shoot him through.
28:40Is this our quarry?
28:44From here on out, let the pros handle things.
28:49A man expired in my bedroom.
28:51Don't you think that gives me a vested interest in what happens?
28:55Besides, I've grown rather fond of Buddy.
28:58Which is more than I can say for your Mr. Phillips.
29:02My Mr. Phillips?
29:04I don't trust him.
29:06That's exactly what he said about you.
29:08Takes one to know one.
29:10He's an extraordinary human being.
29:13Warm, caring, committed.
29:16Did you know that he's turning down a partnership in a law firm...
29:20so that he can help those people who can't afford those fat legal fees?
29:24He also run a home for unwed mothers...
29:26or perhaps an orphanage where he personally bathes grimy little tights.
29:30You're wonderfully twisted.
29:33Magnificently bent.
29:36Just because you think that the shortest distance between two points is an angle...
29:40doesn't mean that everybody operates that way.
29:42Sounds like you've developed an overpowering lust for cotton candy.
29:46You certainly don't expect me to sit at home while you...
29:49While I what?
29:54Never mind.
29:56My apologies.
29:58Whom you choose to become involved with is none of my business.
30:01I have no claim on your personal life.
30:03I didn't think you were interested in one.
30:05Well, it's your rule. Never mix business with...
30:09Pleasure.
30:11Well, yes, I suppose.
30:15Well, it's not a hard and fast rule.
30:23Creighton Phillips on one.
30:28For him.
30:33Stay in here.
30:42My firm has 125 lawyers, half of them pulling strings.
30:46And you get buddies like that?
30:48Well, I don't know.
30:50I don't know.
30:52You have 125 lawyers, half of them pulling strings...
30:55and you get buddy released in your custody.
30:57The name Remington Steel is a certain standing in the law enforcement community.
31:01You ever want a job fixing traffic tickets, I could make us a fortune.
31:05I was under the impression material gain held no attraction for you.
31:09Where did you hear that?
31:11Miss Holt. She's quite taken with your selflessness.
31:14Well, I'm quite taken with everything about her.
31:17What are your intentions toward her?
31:19What are your intentions in asking?
31:21Professional curiosity.
31:23Speaking as her boss, I wouldn't want to see her hurt.
31:26Unhappiness tends to reduce efficiency.
31:28I wouldn't dream of doing anything to reduce her efficiency.
31:31Good. Because speaking as her friend...
31:33I'd take serious exception to anyone who brought her pain.
31:36Is that a threat?
31:38It's a word to the wise, Mr. Phillips.
31:41I sincerely hope you fall into that category.
31:44Steel!
31:47You're a man of your word.
31:49I've seen that.
31:51Let's get out of here.
32:10Well, she's practically bought out the entire street.
32:13She's in there right now.
32:17Let's go.
32:19Perfect.
32:25I'll handle this.
32:29Mrs. Shapiro? My name's Remington Steel.
32:32Perhaps you've heard of the Remington Steel Detective Agency?
32:35Aah!
32:37Get out of my way!
32:39Ladies! Please! Please!
32:41Drive, Rodale! Drive!
32:43That's all right, Mrs. Shapiro.
32:45No one wants to hurt you.
32:47I know you work for Buddy.
32:50So you just go back and tell him to leave us alone!
32:55We're trying to locate James Rubio.
32:58James is innocent.
33:00But Buddy would do anything to ruin my life.
33:03He even accused poor James of some dumb crime.
33:06All right, look.
33:08Maybe he had a little trouble in the past,
33:10but that's all behind him now.
33:12We're in love!
33:14And that schmutz Buddy can't stand the thought
33:16that I could be happy without him.
33:18Well, I can! And am!
33:20Well, the police are after James, too, Mrs. Shapiro.
33:23If they find him first, he'll probably be charged with murder.
33:28So if he's innocent, let us help prove it.
33:32All right.
33:34Can I ask you a question?
33:36Certainly. I want you to be honest.
33:39Absolutely.
33:41Which do you like better,
33:43the red or the pink?
33:53Oh, ho, ho.
33:55Nice chatting with you.
33:57We'll just have to stick with her.
33:59Eventually, she's got to lead us to Rubio.
34:02Aah!
34:04Aah!
34:06We were going to Vegas!
34:09We were gonna get married!
34:11I was gonna win!
34:13It's okay.
34:15James!
34:19Look at his hand.
34:21What's the matter with him?
34:23He's clenching a fist.
34:25What are you doing?
34:27The victim always clutches a piece of evidence
34:29that ultimately traps the murderer.
34:31Hmm.
34:33What is it?
34:35It's a very long lifeline.
34:42Why do I keep listening to you?
34:44Before, I was only looking at five years.
34:46Now it's murder.
34:48Buddy, the gun that killed Rubio belonged to you.
34:50I kept that around for protection.
34:52I haven't seen it in weeks.
34:54Unfortunately, yours were the only fingerprints found on it.
34:57I can see where all this might be somewhat disquieting,
35:00but I assure you, I will do everything in my power.
35:03Please, know my help.
35:05I don't think I could survive it.
35:29I appreciate your timely response, Murphy.
35:32You asking me for help's worth, a couple of red lights.
35:35I realize we haven't exactly been the best of chums
35:38since I arrived on the scene.
35:40You're mistrustful of me, perhaps with some justification.
35:44I'll admit, my past is a little obscure.
35:47There have been times when I may have taken advantage
35:50of my situation here,
35:52overspent some of the agency's funds on occasion,
35:55intruded in areas where I didn't belong, and others.
36:02Is that a fair recital of my deficiencies?
36:06Couldn't have said it better myself,
36:09though I've tried a few times.
36:12However, we do have one small patch of common ground.
36:16Oh?
36:18Laura. We both care very deeply for her.
36:21She's a very special lady.
36:23And neither one of us wants to see her hurt or misused.
36:26You're the only one I worry about on that score.
36:29Are you aware that she's involved with Creighton Phillips?
36:32Am I ever.
36:34What's your assessment of him?
36:36Seems like an all right guy.
36:38I took the liberty of doing some check-in on Mr. Phillips.
36:41Did you know that he and James Rubio were classmates at Harvard
36:45until Rubio was expelled for cheating?
36:47And that rather than turning down a partnership in his law firm,
36:50he was passed over for one?
36:52Maybe that's why he's starting his own practice.
36:54In a suite of offices that go for $24 a square foot,
36:57which rounds out to $240,000 a year in rent alone,
37:00that hardly jibes with the young idealist
37:03so determined to aid the oppressed and impoverished.
37:08So he's not what he appears to be.
37:13I'm familiar with the type.
37:17Now, what does this have to do with Laura getting hurt?
37:20Whoever set Rubio up with those stolen coins wanted him returned to prison.
37:24Badly enough to kill the two people that could prove he was innocent.
37:28Why would Phillips want him put away again?
37:30The motive eludes me at the moment,
37:32but the thought of Laura cheek to jowl with a possible murderer gives me the chills.
37:36No motive, no witnesses, no hard evidence.
37:40Got a hell of a case.
37:42I have a plan.
37:45Now, I've got the chills.
37:54Knife.
38:04Clips.
38:07You seem to know an awful lot about jumping telephone lines.
38:10Picked it up from the cinema.
38:12Terrible influence, you know. Again.
38:15Just because we're working together on this
38:17does not mean I'll stop trying to send you packing.
38:19Wouldn't have it any other way, Murphy.
38:21Keeps us both in our toes.
38:25You're on.
38:36Gate. Randall speaking.
38:38This is Creighton Phillips.
38:40I'm expecting a guest this evening. Mr. Remington Steele?
38:43Yes, sir. I'll put him on the list.
38:47Shall we?
38:49Yes, sir.
39:05For Remington Steele. For Mr. Phillips.
39:08Yes, sir. You've been cleared.
39:10Follow the drive all the way to the top.
39:12First townhouse on your right.
39:20Nicely done.
39:22As a matter of fact, that outfit rather becomes you.
39:27Don't push it.
39:50What?
40:07Do sound the horn if anyone happens by.
40:09Oh, sure. It'd be a real shame if you had to spend the night in jail.
40:13Yes.
40:20First I'll move to dismiss for failure to establish a prima facie case.
40:24Mm-hmm. You know, it seems to me that there's more here than legal maneuvers, Creighton.
40:29We should be concentrating on the killer.
40:32Any candidates?
40:34Well, I'm working on it.
40:36Well, then I still have to put on a defense for Buddy.
40:39More coffee?
40:41No, thank you.
41:20What was that?
41:22Sounds like Gomi.
41:33Gomi?
41:35Gomi?
41:39Gomi, where are you?
41:42Kitty, kitty, kitty.
41:44Gomi, are you under there?
41:46Kitty, kitty, kitty.
41:48There you are.
41:50What's the matter with him?
41:52Maybe he didn't like it up here.
41:54But then he didn't have you to keep him company, either.
41:58Uh, let's get back to work now.
42:01Let's take a break.
42:03Uh, Creighton...
42:05We've been at it for hours.
42:07Don't you think we deserve a little rest?
42:11You know, we're here to help Buddy.
42:13Yeah, I know.
42:15But I am so tired.
42:17I've been trying to think of a way to get you up here all night.
42:21I knew there was a reason I kept that cat around.
42:25Creighton, now stop it. Now cut it out.
42:28Do you know what it's like trying not to smell your perfume?
42:33Ow!
42:35All right. Okay. All right.
42:38Business it is.
43:17If that motion fails, I'll move for a change of venue.
43:20Sorry I'm late.
43:22No one informed me of the meeting.
43:24An oversight, no doubt.
43:26We were just going over the strategy for the preliminary hearing.
43:29Ah! Seems to me we should be trying to come up with a guilty party.
43:32We're pursuing that, sir, but first we have to...
43:34Would you be kind enough to jot down some thoughts, Miss Holt?
43:37I don't know what you're talking about.
43:39I don't know what you're talking about.
43:41I don't know what you're talking about.
43:43I don't know what you're talking about.
43:45Would you be kind enough to jot down some thoughts, Miss Holt?
43:48Mr. Steele, we realize your desire for justice.
43:50Jot.
43:52Yes, sir.
43:56Now, first requisite for our killer is, of course, a relationship with James Rubio.
44:01Ivy Shapiro certainly qualifies there.
44:04Excellent choice.
44:06You're saying Ivy killed Rubio?
44:08She was planning to marry him.
44:10That's hardly an ideal motive for murder, sir.
44:13Maybe they had a falling out.
44:15No. No help. We need someone who knew Rubio a long time ago,
44:18so there was no visible connection.
44:21An old college classmate, for instance.
44:24Well, what about the murder weapon? It's Buddy's.
44:26That only means our killer was somebody Buddy trusted,
44:29someone who had unquestioned entree to his home.
44:31I'm not going too fast for you, am I, Miss Holt?
44:33Well, you could slow down just a bit, sir.
44:36Wouldn't want you to get lost.
44:38Buddy's fingerprints were the only ones found on the gun.
44:41Who knows what would have taken care of that?
44:43What is this mythical killer's motive?
44:46Money's usually the bottom of these things.
44:48Not unless it's a crime of passion,
44:50a case of extreme, unendurable jealousy brought on by an unfaithful partner.
44:54I think we can rule that out, sir.
44:56I certainly hope so.
44:58Ivy Shapiro stood to lose a great deal of alimony when she married Rubio.
45:02Would you stop trying to pin this on my ex-wife?
45:05She was a little flaky, maybe.
45:07Rotten-tasted men, but she really wasn't a bad broad.
45:10And definitely not a killer.
45:12Then who's left?
45:14A very frustrated, disappointed fellow.
45:16You see, he counted on being made a partner in his law firm.
45:19When that didn't come to pass, he decided to strike out on his own.
45:22But where would he get the capital to lease offices, hire a staff,
45:26purchase a suitable residence in which to impress potential clients?
45:31Wait a minute.
45:34I gave him my power of attorney before I was sent up.
45:40You were stealing me blind, weren't you?
45:44You...
45:48You thought I'd serve the whole five years, didn't you?
45:51But I only did 18 months, and you didn't want me to look at my books.
45:55Is that why you were so hot, to get me back inside? Huh? Let off!
45:59Creighton.
46:01Won't wash, Steele.
46:03Nothing ties me to those murders.
46:05You know the first thing I noticed about you, Creighton? May I call you Creighton?
46:08No.
46:10Your hair. Thick, lustrous, incredibly healthy.
46:13I'm sure the lab will have no trouble matching these strands with your own.
46:17Where did you get those?
46:19The victim will often clutch a piece of evidence that ultimately traps the murderer.
46:25Sorry.
46:35That was most rewarding.
46:37Except for one thing.
46:39What?
46:41I think I broke my hand.
46:46I'm beginning to understand why you chose this line of work, Laura.
46:49It's an exhilarating experience.
46:52Helping the innocent and apprehending the guilty.
46:55Except for the way you did it.
46:57James Rubio wasn't clutching anything in his hand.
47:00Well, he should have been.
47:02How else are we supposed to catch the bad guys if they don't leave any clues?
47:05Tell me something, and I want you to be honest.
47:09As honest as you can ever be.
47:12If I hadn't been involved with Creighton Phillips, would you have gone after him?
47:17A good investigator never lies.
47:21A good investigator never allows his personal feelings to get in the way of a case.
47:25However, it did distress me to find you fooling around on the bed with a murderer.
47:30How did you know I was real?
47:33They reinstated my parole, thanks to you, you son of a gun.
47:37All part of the job, buddy.
47:39Something else good came out of this.
47:41Our travail has brought us closer together.
47:43Excellent.
47:45Come on, sweetheart.
47:47We're going to give it another whack. Safe journey.
47:50Okay.
47:55Where are they going?
47:57Las Vegas. Ivy has a brand-new trousseau.
47:59Reservations in the honeymoon suite and ringside for Sinatra.
48:02What better way to renew a relationship?
48:05How are we supposed to get back to the office?
48:08I purchased Ivy's car.
48:10That's a substantial savings.
48:13For you.
48:17For me? And that?
48:20I love it.
48:22What about the...
48:24Oh, I'm having the entire trunk recarpeted.
48:27Well?
48:29Ivy would appreciate a check as soon as possible.
48:50I love you.