Remington Steele S01E03
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00:00I'm down one George Kaplan.
00:06He's missing.
00:07Blipped right off the screen of life.
00:08But I think our Mr. Steele has really stumbled onto something.
00:11You don't mean you're letting him work on a case.
00:14Mr. Remington Steele.
00:15I'm Steele.
00:16Nora, I was abducted by a gang of Latin youths.
00:19Oh, please.
00:20But it's possible that George is in a lot of trouble.
00:22You're telling me.
00:23George.
00:24What?
00:25Shoot back at them.
00:26Wouldn't buy any chance of me carrying a gun.
00:32Oh, my God.
00:37Try this for a deep, dark secret.
00:39The great detective Remington Steele, he doesn't exist.
00:44I invented him.
00:46Follow.
00:47I always loved excitement.
00:49So I studied and apprenticed and put my name on an office.
00:53But absolutely nobody knocked down my door.
00:56A female private investigator seemed so feminine.
01:00So I invented a superior, a decidedly masculine superior.
01:05Suddenly there were cases around the block.
01:07It was working like a charm.
01:10Until the day he walked in with his blue eyes and mysterious past.
01:15And before I knew it, he assumed Remington Steele's identity.
01:19Now I do the work and he takes the bows.
01:23It's a dangerous way to live.
01:25But as long as people buy it, I can get the job done.
01:29We never mix business with pleasure.
01:32Well, almost never.
01:36I don't even know his real name.
02:25Goodbye, George.
02:26Goodbye.
02:27Goodbye.
02:28Goodbye.
02:29Goodbye.
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02:52Goodbye.
02:53Goodbye.
02:54Goodbye, George.
03:05I thought you were going to join me for the meeting
03:06with Emery Arnok.
03:09That's Arnok, as in Arnok Supermarkets?
03:12The super savings supermarket.
03:14And he's been sitting here for half an hour.
03:16Really, Laura, don't you think produce
03:18peddling is a bit far afield for the Remington Steele agency?
03:21Not when he wants a security profile
03:23down on all 32 stores.
03:26Still, the thought of you trudging
03:28up and down all those aisles.
03:30I like supermarkets, all right.
03:32But it's going to take Arnok an hour or so
03:34with a dependable and reassuring Mr. Steele
03:37to close the deal for us.
03:38Now am I reaching you?
03:40Well, if you really feel it's important,
03:41I'll call for the car.
03:44It should be waiting for you by the time you get downstairs.
03:47You know, Laura, that's really very thoughtful of you.
03:49I'm twisted that way.
03:54That was Mr. Steele on the car phone,
03:56and he's most anxious to meet you.
03:58Unfortunately, traffic makes way for no man.
04:01Another refill, perhaps, in the interim?
04:19Excuse me, sir.
04:20Could you tell me where I can find Mr. Steele?
04:22Could you tell me where I can please
04:23find Mr. Remington Steele?
04:25I'm Steele.
04:26Hey, hey, that's not a stop.
04:53I sensed Laura was upset, but this was hardly necessary.
04:57Was it?
04:59You're not with the agency, are you?
05:03Well, then.
05:05Que pasa?
05:22Que pasa?
05:33I'm still waiting for an explanation, you know?
05:36Would somebody mind talking to me, please?
05:38Maybe we can discuss this over a brandy and some tortillas.
05:40Obviously, Miss Holt has put you up to this.
05:42Do you mind if I smoke, gentlemen?
05:43Very well.
05:44If I can't treat you, perhaps this can.
05:46It may appear to be an ordinary cigarette case,
05:48but in fact, it's a downhill 22.
05:49And just in case you didn't know, hold on.
05:51Stop!
05:52Stop!
05:53Stop!
05:54Stop!
05:55Alto!
05:56Por favor!
05:57What's wrong?
05:58I knew it.
05:59Who wanted to do this?
06:00I had no choice, you understand?
06:01They didn't hurt you.
06:02They promised me.
06:03You're Steele, right?
06:04No, thank you.
06:05I don't smoke.
06:06Am I to understand that you arranged
06:07this little get-together?
06:08They're good boys.
06:09They didn't want to do it.
06:10Manuel, Esteban, they clean our offices at night.
06:12I was desperate, you understand?
06:13I mean, I had no choice.
06:14Who else could I ask?
06:15Secret meetings with the top-of-the-line detective.
06:17I sit behind a computer all day.
06:19I'm not programmed for that kind of trouble.
06:21You lack data.
06:22Here, read.
06:25I'll be further.
06:26It's present.
06:27Rotui Games International.
06:29Who knew five years ago that hacking around
06:30in my basement with George would turn
06:32into $350 million worth of star smash?
06:34You invented it?
06:35Can I tell you something?
06:37We were just trying to have fun.
06:39Now look at me.
06:40I can't sleep.
06:41I can't eat.
06:42Food won't even come near my mouth.
06:43And if my fingernails get any shorter,
06:44my hands are going to need directive surgery.
06:46You want my help?
06:47Tomorrow afternoon, Steele,
06:48Rotui officially merges into
06:49Gruffin Reston Industries,
06:50and they're welcome to it,
06:51except it's the night before last.
06:53I'm down one George Kaplan.
06:55He's missing.
06:56Missing?
06:57Gone, erased,
06:58blipped right off the screen of life.
07:00I mean, that's not George, Steele.
07:02I'm getting heavy mayday signals here.
07:04I mean, how to find him before Gruffin Reston,
07:06get online about it.
07:07It's a major secrecy time, you know?
07:09And you feel certain there's been foul play?
07:11Steele, if you woke up one morning
07:12and your right arm was suddenly gone,
07:14you'd know something had to go bump in the night.
07:15Calm yourself, Mr. Furbridge.
07:16You've done the right thing.
07:17A little clumsy, perhaps.
07:18Well, like I said,
07:19this is more reality than I'm used to dealing with.
07:22Now, this George...
07:23Kaplan.
07:24Yes, of course.
07:25He works for you?
07:26Well, his title is vice president,
07:27but we really all do it together.
07:28We?
07:29Izzy, Sheila, George, and myself.
07:31We formed Rotui in grad school,
07:33whipped up a couple of video games,
07:35then bam-o!
07:36The market took off,
07:37and suddenly we're sitting on a company
07:38that's producing like the Comstock load.
07:40Believe me, none of us were prepared for that.
07:42And you think it's connected with his disappearance?
07:45I don't know.
07:46When the universe knows
07:47that you're worth more than seven figures,
07:49strange things start to happen.
07:50Men in big black limousines want to take you to lunch.
07:53Pressure from organized crime, eh?
07:55Or a kidnapping for ransom, perhaps.
07:57I don't know.
07:58Could even be that somebody's trying to stop the merger.
08:00With Gruffin Reston Industries, you say?
08:03In order to expand production,
08:04six months ago, we went public.
08:06We started selling stock in Rotui.
08:07Before we know it,
08:08Gruffin Reston is picking up every share
08:10they can get their hands on.
08:11If we don't move fast,
08:12they're gonna own more of the company than we did.
08:14So we agreed to the merger,
08:15providing that we all stayed on with the company.
08:17But if Gruffin Reston find out tomorrow afternoon
08:19at the signing that George is missing,
08:21the whole deal could collapse.
08:23I see.
08:25Can you do anything for me, quietly?
08:27Well, I normally function in purely an advisory capacity.
08:30Money's no issue, Steele.
08:32Please, I'm running out of buttons to push.
08:35Very well.
08:37If it's George that's missing,
08:39it's George we're gonna find, hmm?
08:42No, I don't think I'll call the morgue just yet.
08:46On the other hand, give me the number.
08:48I may have something for them in an hour.
08:50Where's Miss Holt?
08:52I wouldn't just go in there.
08:55And if he thinks my time is so easily wasted,
08:57then Mr. Steele is...
08:58Here.
08:59And you, sir, must be Mr. Arnott.
09:00Dreadfully sorry about the delay,
09:02but the flights from Bogota grow less reliable by the day.
09:04Bogota?
09:05I understood you're caught in traffic.
09:07Well, you see, uh...
09:08My staff is instructed to say that
09:09whenever I'm out of the country.
09:10Thank you, Miss Holt.
09:11I have a word with you in private.
09:12I really...
09:13Just a minute here.
09:14Just two minutes.
09:15Perhaps some coffee while you wait.
09:16Coffee?
09:17Done.
09:18Miss Holt will be right in with it.
09:19Thank you very much.
09:20Come on.
09:21You're doing this intentionally, aren't you?
09:23Laura, I was abducted by a gang of Latin youth.
09:25Oh, please, I like the Bogota story better.
09:27Two hours I've had to keep stalling him.
09:29But it's true.
09:30What's more, I found us a client.
09:32We already have a...
09:33Or we did until you disappeared on us.
09:35What was it this time?
09:36Some unpaid bookie?
09:38But I'm talking about a man in trouble.
09:40I'm talking about our arrangement.
09:42We will find the clients.
09:43We will do the work.
09:44You just put in an appearance when we need it.
09:46Make a good impression.
09:48Why?
09:49Why won't you do this?
09:50And let my natural talent for this work go ignored?
09:52You have no training whatsoever.
09:54But a rare instinct.
09:55Call it a gift, if you will.
09:56I won't.
09:57Think of it, Laura.
09:58The two of us working together,
09:59hand in glove, midnight skull sessions,
10:02breathless searches for evidence,
10:04long hours in cramped quarters.
10:07The possibilities are endless.
10:10We simply can't function like this.
10:12We can try.
10:14Sorry to cut in,
10:15but I thought you might be interested to know Arnuck's gone.
10:18Could be the real thing was too much for him.
10:20I'll try and take that as a compliment.
10:22He's staying at the Beverly Wilshire, isn't he?
10:24I don't think his flight leaves till late 15.
10:26Then, if we hustle, there's still a chance we can catch him.
10:29Perfect. It's right on the way.
10:31What's right on the way?
10:40I still have my conscience to consider, Dan.
10:42If you really feel the agency cannot spare 36 hours
10:45to help a desperate man, I'll simply go it alone.
10:47All right, all right.
10:48Maybe the fact that the job for Arnuck's supermarkets
10:52could cover our costs for the next two years
10:54has me a little preoccupied.
10:56A compromise.
10:57I'll go in there and listen.
10:59I underline listen.
11:00If you promise to go straight to the hotel after that
11:03and give Arnuck your best shot...
11:05I knew we could work together.
11:10Okay.
11:11Uh, George Kaplan's office is this way, and please,
11:14if Groff and Reston get even so much as a whiff of this...
11:16Mm-hmm. Mom's the word.
11:17Maybe you can find something in there
11:19to tell us what's happened to him.
11:20Or where he ran.
11:21We have no proof of that,
11:22and I refuse to listen to such talk.
11:24Oh, Steele, this is Sheila, our chief financial officer.
11:26How do you do?
11:27Also known as Mrs. Albie Furvitz.
11:29Laura Holt, Mrs. Furvitz, you say George ran.
11:32Yes, I did.
11:33I'm sure you know where he is.
11:36Laura Holt, Mrs. Furvitz, you say George ran.
11:39Well, I don't think we can rule it out under the circumstances.
11:41Circumstances?
11:42Do you tell them, Albie, or do I?
11:44You can tell them.
11:45When George didn't show up for our regular staff meeting,
11:47I had to run the weekly audit.
11:49This morning it revealed that $5 million in liquid assets was missing.
11:52I see.
11:53Well, we don't know that he took it.
11:54But what if he did?
11:55Then he was forced to.
11:56Come on, this is George we're talking about here.
11:58He must be in some kind of trouble.
12:00I'm afraid we're the ones in trouble now, Albie.
12:02We've still got till tomorrow afternoon, and Steele's here.
12:04Izzy Webster, our VP of Development.
12:06Oh, it's an honor, Steele.
12:08Oh!
12:09Come on, dear.
12:11Why don't we go ahead on inside?
12:15Oh, geez, excuse me for saying so,
12:17but you don't feel or smell like a Remington Steele.
12:20No apologies necessary.
12:21I'm Laura Holt, Mr. Steele's associate.
12:23Now, what can you tell us about George?
12:26There's not too much to tell.
12:28George kept pretty much to himself.
12:29You know, the shy, nerdy type, a slave to his keyboard.
12:32There you go, Izzy, okay?
12:34George didn't have any family, and we were his only friends.
12:36He didn't even drive.
12:38We practically had to twist his arm
12:39to get him to buy a condo in Belvedere Towers.
12:41Of course, that was the only way we could get him off our couch.
12:43That's enough!
12:44Sheila!
12:45This merger is pressing enough without your sniping.
12:47Merger?
12:48You mean takeover, don't you?
12:49They've only been trying to gobble us up
12:51for the past six months, and now they have.
12:54You say he disappeared the day before yesterday?
12:57That's right.
12:58That's right.
12:59Why?
13:00Because that page is missing from his desk calendar.
13:03Wait a minute.
13:04Wait, wait.
13:11LV952.
13:14Does that mean anything to you?
13:16No.
13:17What do you mean, no?
13:18It must mean something.
13:19At least it's a place to start, isn't it?
13:21It certainly strikes me as a compelling lead.
13:23Wouldn't you agree, Miss Holt?
13:25It's a distinct possibility.
13:27Miss Holt will be assisting me very closely on this case.
13:30Just as closely as possible, Mr. Steele.
13:33That's great.
13:34Isn't it, though?
13:42LV952.
13:44Sounds like a code, doesn't it?
13:46Or perhaps a secret account number.
13:49I'll make it a point to check that.
13:54What's that?
13:55It's a shopping list.
13:57Well, where do we go from here?
13:59Warnock's Hotel.
14:01You're going.
14:02I have to make some calls and get back to the office.
14:04Laura, you can't expect me to turn my back
14:06on a case like this now.
14:08I said I would listen.
14:09I listened.
14:10Now you've got just over an hour to keep your promise.
14:12But surely the whole point...
14:13Warnock, remember?
14:16Yes.
14:17Of course.
14:19Warnock.
14:26What?
14:29Warnock.
14:38What say we drop in at the Belvedere Towers?
14:41My instructions were Mr. Warnock's Hotel.
14:44Just a slight detour.
14:45I'll take full responsibility.
14:48Please.
14:56Hey, partner.
15:01Thanks for getting here so quickly.
15:03No problem.
15:04What's this all about?
15:05Don't ask me how.
15:07But I think our Mr. Steele
15:08has really stumbled onto something.
15:10You don't mean you're letting him work on a case.
15:13Give me a little credit.
15:15I tell him that and we'd never get him to Arnock.
15:18Did you check with our travel people?
15:20Yeah.
15:22Two days ago, George Kaplan bought a ticket on flight 952
15:26to Vegas one way.
15:28Bingo.
15:30Nobody goes to Vegas to play bingo.
15:33No, but it's a hell of a place to wash money.
15:35Come on.
15:36You've got some packing to do.
15:38I'll fill you in on the way.
15:40Why can't somebody skip to Maui for a change?
15:43Or even Acapulco for that matter.
15:47I just love surprise parties.
15:49Yeah, you simply can't get old Beatrice
15:51to forget to leave the key as she promised.
15:53Imagine me sitting there with a limousine
15:55full of warm champagne.
15:56That first look on their face, here we are.
15:58You can come by later and tip a few with us.
16:00I'm sure George would love to see you again.
16:02I know I would.
16:03How too sweet of you.
16:04No, actually, I wouldn't feel good about it.
16:06You see, Mr. Kaplan and I have never been
16:08formally introduced into...
16:09That's all right.
16:10That's all right.
16:11That's all right.
16:12That's all right.
16:13That's all right.
16:14I'm sure Beatrice would love to see you again,
16:16formally introduced into...
16:18Beatrice takes a lot of his time, doesn't she?
16:20Yes, I suppose she does.
16:22Thanks again.
16:25Oh!
16:28Surprise!
16:29Ha ha ha ha ha.
16:44♪♪
16:54♪♪
17:04Who's in there?
17:11No reason to be shy, honey.
17:18George told me that he found someone else, so there's no reason that we...
17:21Oh, dear God.
17:26I realize this may appear a bit awkward.
17:29Oh, dear God.
17:31Oh, when George threw me over a week ago saying he found somebody else,
17:35I never figured he meant...
17:37Oh, dear God.
17:39No, no, I don't think you quite understand.
17:41Oh, I understand, all right.
17:43No wonder he bought me a one-way ticket to Jamaica.
17:45Who wants me around when he's gonna start over with...
17:47Oh, dear God.
17:49Wait a moment. You must be the Beatrice she meant.
17:51Look, I don't know what he told you,
17:53but it's Cynthia Denard, for the record.
17:55Of course, and I'm...
17:57Well, I would just assume you didn't tell me.
17:59I mean, I really think that I know more than I want to already.
18:02I just came back to pick up a few things.
18:04We need to talk, Cynthia. It's not what you think.
18:06No, don't touch me.
18:08Well, it's possible that George is in a lot of trouble.
18:10You're telling me.
18:13Cynthia, wait.
18:17Why is it always the gorgeous ones?
18:20Uh, Cynthia...
18:23Laura!
18:25What are you doing here?
18:28Let's not stand here in the corridor
18:30and snap at each other like commoners, eh?
18:32You promised me.
18:34A promise I fully intend to keep.
18:36When? When Arnok's flight is halfway to Topeka?
18:38You're just afraid to admit that I might know what I'm doing with this.
18:40You're right.
18:42I am?
18:44But do you really?
18:46Do I really what?
18:48Know what you're doing.
18:50Just, barely.
18:52That sounded almost genuine.
18:54Yes, well, the important thing is
18:56that you're my, should I say, ex-girlfriend.
18:58Girlfriend.
19:00But I thought George was the shy hermit type.
19:02Well, it appears that George suddenly broke it off
19:04just before he disappeared.
19:06Do you think that might tie in?
19:08Hmm. Any idea where I can find her?
19:10I'm sure I can smoke her out when the time comes.
19:12What's this?
19:14A coupon for a deal at a Vegas hotel.
19:16Murphy's on a plane there now.
19:18I have to let him know about this.
19:20Murphy? Vegas? Who are you calling?
19:22Room 217, please.
19:24Promises, promises.
19:28Honour, gold chap. Steel here.
19:30You know, I just had a thought.
19:54Oh, no.
20:24I'm glad you agreed to let me drive you to the airport.
20:26It's a chance to really get to know one another.
20:28Would you just make sure I don't miss my flight?
20:30Oh, put yourself in our hands and don't give it another thought.
20:32One stop and we're there.
20:34Stop? What kind of stop?
20:36A very brief stop.
20:38All right, Freddy?
20:42Feeling better now, Miss Holt?
20:44Yes, thank you.
20:46I'm sorry if my little security system frightened you,
20:48but I work here alone at night often,
20:50and it's a dangerous neighborhood.
20:52It's very effective.
20:54The fact is, it's perfectly harmless.
20:56It's just sound.
20:58Is that what you do for the games?
21:00You create their sounds?
21:02Take my sound off of a game,
21:04and what are you left with?
21:06Coloured lights and a TV screen.
21:08You know, I had intended to pass my note to Mr. Steel today,
21:10but when I fell into your arms instead...
21:14May I touch your face?
21:16You have a lovely voice,
21:18and I'd very much like a picture to go with it.
21:20Well, I suppose it would be all right.
21:24Now, tell me,
21:26what is it you wanted to see Mr. Steel about?
21:30Deepwater. It's gone.
21:34Deepwater?
21:36Is that a new video game?
21:38Our newest,
21:40and in the open market
21:42worth something in the neighborhood of $50 million.
21:44Uh-huh.
21:46You have very soft skin.
21:48Genetic good fortune.
21:52Now, this Deepwater,
21:54you think George took it?
21:56Well, the $5 million in cash
21:58was probably just a cover.
22:00Elby can admit it to himself,
22:02but George hated the takeover
22:04and fought it every step of the way.
22:06Mm-hmm.
22:08Good bone structure.
22:10So you think that...
22:12that George was trying to strip Ratouille bare
22:14before Gruff and Reston
22:16actually got their hands on it?
22:18I like your choice...
22:20choice of words.
22:22The simple fact is
22:24George would do anything to hang on to Ratouille.
22:26The company is his whole life.
22:30Well, it seems there was still room for a girlfriend.
22:34Girlfriend?
22:36George broke it off with her last week.
22:40Any guess as to why?
22:42Would you excuse me, Miss Holt?
22:44I think I forgot to lock the door behind you.
22:48It's very late.
23:00Will you look at the time?
23:02The airport's a madhouse at this hour,
23:04and Millicent's expecting me to deplane...
23:06Don't worry.
23:08I'll see you to the plane personally.
23:10More champagne?
23:12No.
23:16It'll just be a moment now.
23:18Excuse me, Emery.
23:24It's you.
23:28Cynthia, if I could just ask...
23:30No, you don't have to explain.
23:32I realized afterward
23:34I was probably as good of a shock to you
23:36as, well, vice versa.
23:38Yes, indeed.
23:40I wanted to ask you a few questions about George.
23:42Well, he likes his food spicy,
23:44and don't let him get started on one of those video games,
23:46or you might as well go to sleep.
23:48That's all very good to know, Cynthia, but...
23:50Now, Cynthia Steele, we simply must get to it.
23:52I haven't got all night.
23:54I have to get back to my wife.
23:56Poor thing.
23:58Trust me, Emery.
24:00If there's any problem, I'll simply loan you my private jet.
24:02George!
24:04Cynthia?
24:06Steele?
24:10Hold her.
24:30Steele, I think your friend is...
24:32Or better, she isn't.
24:34I mean, could you...
24:40Girlfriend?
24:42Since when did George have a girlfriend?
24:44From what we can gather,
24:46she's been seeing him in his apartment
24:48for quite some time.
24:50You don't say.
24:52I had a feeling George was seeing somebody,
24:54but he never mentioned it.
24:56Who wants to pry?
24:58Yeah, but murdered?
25:00He must have arrived just after I did.
25:02The police should be there by now.
25:04But murdered? How could he do such a thing?
25:06He couldn't. Not George.
25:08Somebody's trying to frame him.
25:10She did use his name.
25:12Who says he was alone in that elevator?
25:14I mean, suppose he was forced in there by a guy with a gun to his head.
25:16The girl still sees George,
25:18but the other guy pops her.
25:20Now, that's possible, isn't it, Steele?
25:22Yes, I suppose it is.
25:24I need some air.
25:26I think I'll be all right now, Steele.
25:28Who's he? He's not a cop, is he?
25:30No, that's...
25:32Special Operative Arnok.
25:34We bring him in on sensitive cases quite frequently.
25:36No, actually, I'm just...
25:38That's all right, Emery. Just relax over here and catch your breath.
25:40You can give us your full report back at the office.
25:42Murphy, is that you?
25:44Yeah. Good news, too.
25:46I got a solid lead on this George character.
25:48Bad news. He's back here in town.
25:50What?
25:52But I know he's booked a room here at the hotel.
25:54He's got reservations tomorrow morning
25:56on a flight out here to Toronto.
25:58Well, he was seen in town about an hour ago,
26:00so you may as well come back.
26:02Doesn't make any sense.
26:04Tell me about it.
26:06I've known George since before there were printed circuits.
26:08Who knows? Maybe it's the mob.
26:10But it's not him.
26:12You gotta believe me, Steele.
26:14I'm certainly trying.
26:16Albie, there's a call on two for you.
26:18A man. He says it's about George.
26:22Hello? Yeah.
26:24When?
26:26Where?
26:28Is he all right?
26:30Can I talk? Hello?
26:32Hello. He hung up.
26:34What did he say?
26:36He said if I cared anything about George or this company,
26:38I'd meet him at the end of Valley Way
26:40at the marina in an hour, alone.
26:42What do I do, Steele? Excellent question.
26:44The marina's only a half hour from here.
26:46Why don't you let us go first
26:48and position ourselves to handle whoever approaches you?
26:50Wouldn't you suggest, Mr. Steele?
26:52Hmm? My very thoughts.
26:54Be brave, Albie. Quickly, Miss Holt. We haven't a moment to lose.
26:56Uh, Mr. Steele...
26:58Come along, Henry.
27:00We may need your help on this.
27:22Nothing like this ever happened to me.
27:24Oh, we once had a rash of stick-ups
27:26in our downtown stores,
27:28but I'm afraid I will need to borrow
27:30your private jet now, Steele.
27:32Private jet? Yes, of course.
27:34Tell me, Miss Holt, when is our pilot due back from his vacation?
27:38The marina?
27:40What happens now?
27:42Just stay here, sir, and you'll be perfectly safe.
27:44Miss Holt and I will pose as lovers
27:46strolling among the boats.
27:48Mr. Steele, I don't think...
27:50You know what?
27:52That's good thinking, Steele.
27:54Thank you, Henry.
27:56Ready to assume your position, Miss Holt?
28:08Private jet?
28:10I have to stall him somehow.
28:12You could have simply taken him to the airport.
28:14Shirk my obligation to the case? What would you think of me then?
28:16We'd better stay off that subject for the moment.
28:18You're right.
28:20Something more romantic seems appropriate.
28:22I love the sea air, don't you?
28:36Hello?
28:38No?
28:40Henry Arnok, who's this?
28:44But he's not here now.
28:46All right, all right.
28:48Get a grip on yourself, and I'll go see.
28:52I don't think you should be so involved in the business.
28:56I prefer to think of it more as an adventure.
28:58Asking a client to hold a dead body for you
29:00is hardly my idea of adventure.
29:04These things happen.
29:08Here.
29:10You're not cold.
29:12I mean, it's not as if you have any real
29:14hands-on experience in the field.
29:16Is it?
29:18Oh, here and there, I suppose.
29:20Oh, yes.
29:22A mysterious past, never to be revealed.
29:24What for?
29:26The one you've created for me is perfect.
29:28Why puncture with something
29:30tedious like the truth?
29:34You're not real big on the truth, are you?
29:38On the contrary.
29:40Truth is, I'm standing on a pier
29:42with the water slapping gently below.
29:44The moon is full,
29:46the breeze is high,
29:50and a beautiful woman is only inches away.
29:56Truth is,
29:58we're waiting for Albie to show up
30:00because George is missing.
30:02Pity we can't put our truth together.
30:04Someone's coming.
30:10Steele!
30:12Steele!
30:14Oh, I'm terribly sorry.
30:16That's quite all right, Mr. Marnock.
30:18I mean, we were merely posing.
30:20Oh, yes, of course.
30:22There's a phone call for you, Steele.
30:24He won't give his name,
30:26but he said he had to talk to you right away.
30:28He sounded desperate.
30:30There's a lot of that in the air tonight.
30:32What?
30:34Gunshots?
30:36Something very much like them.
30:38Can you see where they're coming from?
30:40I'd rather not press it just yet.
30:44Do something, Steele.
30:46Shoot back at them.
30:48Love to.
30:50Wouldn't buy any chance of me carrying a gun.
30:52Oh, my God.
30:58Millicent, this is Emory.
31:00Yes, dear, I know what time it is.
31:02Yes, dear,
31:04but I've had a very rough day.
31:06What did you tell the police?
31:08As little as possible.
31:10I feel like we're going around in circles on this thing.
31:12First, George is a hermit.
31:14Then he's got a girlfriend.
31:16He's on his way through Vegas to Canada.
31:18Then all of a sudden, he's here.
31:20His office is spotless,
31:22but his condo's a pigsty.
31:24Albie gets a call to go to the marina.
31:26And we get shot at.
31:28It does seem like we're a step behind, doesn't it?
31:30Somebody's gone to an awful lot of trouble
31:32to keep us there.
31:34Perhaps the mob, as Albie suspects.
31:36Or George trying to throw a false trail.
31:38If you shut up for a second, Millie,
31:40maybe I could explain.
31:42Are you sure you didn't see anything
31:44after Cynthia was shot?
31:46Afraid whoever it was drove away too quickly.
31:48Drove? George didn't drive.
31:50There's another one.
31:52It's him again on the phone.
31:54Who?
31:56The one who called in the car.
31:58No, he said it had to be Mr. Steele.
32:00Of course.
32:02Still here?
32:04Mr. Steele, this is Izzy Webster.
32:06I have to see you right away.
32:08There's something you don't know about George.
32:10Where I am?
32:12In my office.
32:14Very well. Of course, I'll be there as soon as possible.
32:16Quickly, Laura.
32:18Since this may be the break we've been looking for.
32:20What? Where?
32:22You're not going to leave me here by myself?
32:24Millie, sorry to put you on hold,
32:26but I can't talk to you now.
32:28I'll get back to you.
32:35What's that?
32:37Nothing. Come on.
32:39Nothing?
32:47Laura, are you quite certain?
32:49It's just noise. Trust me.
32:52You first.
32:56Right here.
32:58Okay.
33:05Aah!
33:11He's trying to say something!
33:13Let's look for a switch!
33:15Okay.
33:24Never again.
33:26I swear.
33:28What is it? What's he trying to say?
33:30It sounds like...
33:32Toodle-loo.
33:36Toodle-loo?
33:38That's what I call shuffling off with glass.
33:48I promise you'll be absolutely safe here, Mr. Arnok.
33:52My lord.
33:54Two of them in one day.
33:56Rotten luck. Very rotten.
33:58Let us help you off with these.
34:00Perhaps if you were more comfortable...
34:02No, no. That won't be necessary.
34:04I'll be all right.
34:06Just need to get some perspective, that's all.
34:10Tell me something.
34:12Where am I going?
34:14Kitchen.
34:16It'll do.
34:21This is getting very difficult.
34:23Every time we turn up someone who might help...
34:26They get killed.
34:28But there must be someone we can talk to.
34:31Albie? Sheila?
34:33Somebody else who knew George...
34:36But maybe only peripherally.
34:39Somebody off the beaten path.
34:42Also be nice if we could find someone...
34:45Who was around Ratouille tonight...
34:47And might have seen something.
34:49Manuel.
34:51Who?
34:53One of Ratouille's janitors.
34:55He cleans the offices there at night.
34:57He must know George.
34:59Of course.
35:01Could be he also came across something...
35:03While cleaning George's office that might help.
35:05Hold on.
35:07How are we going to find him at this hour of the night?
35:10I got a list of Ratouille's employees back at the office.
35:13I think one of us had better stay here with Arnok.
35:16Don't you?
35:18But if we're both out there looking...
35:20I can handle it.
35:22By the way...
35:24How did you know about this Manuel in the first place?
35:27Oh, we've done a bit of cruising together.
35:32I don't quite know how to put this, Laura, but...
35:35I feel like I've let the agency down.
35:37I've let you down.
35:39I dragged us both into this thing...
35:41And now two people are dead.
35:43We're nearly out of time and we still haven't found George.
35:46Perhaps you're right.
35:48Perhaps I'm really not suited for this kind of work at all.
35:50No, no, no. It's too heavy, man.
35:52Make the chick cry or something.
35:54She's short and sweet. She'll get the message.
35:56You're right.
35:58Simple sincerity is the best route here.
36:01I've been all over the city twice...
36:03Looking for that janitor kid Manuel...
36:05And I've come up with exactly zilch.
36:07You know, the board meeting's this afternoon.
36:09I know. And Manuel's here.
36:11But there's something I need to say to you first.
36:13Where did you find him?
36:15Hey, lady, you come cruising down my turf in a limo...
36:18And I'll find you.
36:20Manuel, I'd like to ask you some questions about George Kaplan.
36:23He's never actually seen George.
36:25But before we get into that, could I just...
36:27You've never met him?
36:29But then I work mostly night, so who knows?
36:31His office. Was it usually cluttered and messy?
36:33No. Since I started with it about six months ago...
36:35I haven't had to clean it by maybe once a week.
36:37And that was just dust. I see.
36:39It's like the dude was never there.
36:41Laura, if you could just have one moment...
36:43Thank you, Manuel. You've been very helpful.
36:45I've got to call Murphy. Don't mention it.
36:47Got to go. Nice place you got here still.
36:49Foxy lady, too.
36:51ConquÃstala.
37:06Okay. Thanks, Murph.
37:08Laura, I think it's time...
37:10We started rechecking our assumptions.
37:12Now, think about this.
37:14We're given very little time to find a missing man.
37:16Worst result, we don't find him.
37:18All right. What happens then?
37:20What are Gruff and Reston really going to do about this?
37:22Well, I'm not sure about those corporate types.
37:24Emery might know, but... Where is he?
37:26There's some... There's some...
37:30Laura, a man's toilet should never be disturbed.
37:32Mr. Arnok, this is Miss Holt.
37:34And we'd appreciate it if you could answer a hypothetical question for us.
37:38Miss Holt?
37:40You're on the board of a large multinational conglomerate...
37:43that's bought out a small but highly profitable company...
37:46on the day of the takeover,
37:48you discover a substantial amount of that company's assets are missing...
37:51along with the plans for their next big project...
37:53and one of their top executives.
37:55What do you do?
37:57Do the papers know about this? The stockholders?
37:59Not yet.
38:01Then I'll sweep it under the rug as fast as possible.
38:03Can't allow a scandal like that to bring down all our stocks.
38:05In other words, you wouldn't go after the executive, the money...
38:07or anyone else involved, even quietly?
38:09The sooner it's forgotten about, the better.
38:11Would you mind handing me a towel?
38:18I've got to go meet Murphy...
38:20because if we don't come up with something...
38:22the agency could take a lot of heat for this mess.
38:24Give me a moment to change and we'll talk in the car.
38:26Oh, no. You're taking Arnok to the airport.
38:28Straight to the airport. No stops, no detours.
38:31Airport. Comprende?
38:33Comprende.
38:36Oh, what was it you wanted to tell me?
38:40Oh, it'll wait.
38:44I'm sorry this has been something of an ordeal for you, Henry.
38:46Yes.
38:48Only I'm looking forward to getting on that plane.
38:50Oops.
38:54Shame about this poor creature, isn't it?
38:56Yes. Yes, indeed.
38:58It's a nice boat, too.
39:04Toodle-oo!
39:06Henry!
39:08Henry!
39:10Toodle-oo!
39:12Henry, Izzy wasn't saying goodbye.
39:14He was trying to give us a clue.
39:16Fred, turn this car around and head for the marina.
39:18But we'll miss your plane.
39:20Dammit, man, you can't expect me to pass up a lead like this...
39:22after all we've been through.
39:24You heard the man, Fred. The marina at once.
39:35That must have been some party you all threw for Mr. Kaplan.
39:39Yes, well, it may have gotten away from us a bit,
39:42but I'm certain I left my glasses here somewhere.
39:44You always seem like such a quiet man.
39:46Well, I got some shopping to do.
39:48Just close the door after you.
39:50Uh, hi.
39:52Oh, it's all right. He's with me.
39:54Wish I could say the same.
40:10Ah-ha!
40:16Henry, have a look at this.
40:18If I make it about 2 miles offshore, north by northwest...
40:22Excuse me, Henry.
40:34Ah-ha!
40:36Ah-ha!
40:39I think there's something you should know, Steele.
40:42I'm not good on boats.
40:44Oh, well, it wouldn't feel quite right going alone,
40:47so why not let's lean over that bridge when we come to it, eh, Henry?
40:57Our friend George Kaplan must have had some heavy financial problems...
41:00because until six months ago, he didn't have a credit rating.
41:03And now?
41:05Now he's the perfect bill payer, everything on time and to the dollar.
41:07But I couldn't find a single tax return on the guy.
41:09What about draft records, birth certificate?
41:11He must have been a draft evader because he never registered.
41:14And I traced his birth certificate to Sacramento,
41:16where their fire destroyed most of the records,
41:18so who knows if there was anything there?
41:20He's starting to sound a lot like someone we know.
41:24Remington Steele.
41:26Arnok said if we don't find him, it's finished.
41:29Gruffin Ressin will never go looking for him.
41:31And there's one kind of guy that nobody can find.
41:33Yeah, but how do we prove this?
41:36Even worse, what about this girlfriend, Cynthia?
41:50Fred here.
41:52Hi, Fred. Put Mr. Steele on, please.
41:54Sorry, he can't come to the phone right now.
41:56What's he doing?
41:58Oh, about five knots.
42:01Holds well, Emory?
42:14Where's Steele, for crying out loud?
42:17I'm certain he's on his way.
42:19Boy, I need George.
42:21I'm sorry we haven't done better,
42:23but there may be some solid new evidence.
42:26What is it?
42:28Well, we're still waiting for it to arrive.
42:30Look, I know you really tried,
42:32but if you don't have anything for me in five minutes,
42:34I'm gonna have to tell the G.N.R. board
42:36that not even Remington Steele knows what's happened to George.
42:42Anything?
42:44Bernice is still out looking for her.
42:46But get this. There's a message on the surface
42:48from you-know-who telling us to wait for him.
42:50He says he found George.
42:52What?
42:54Don't look so shocked, Laura.
42:56I have an instinct for this sort of work.
42:58What have you been doing?
43:00Looking for a pair of bolt cutters, of course.
43:02Come. I believe the meeting's been called to order.
43:04And we don't want to keep the client waiting.
43:06Straight through, Emory. That's my boy.
43:12So much for our theory now, huh?
43:19Actually, I could not refuse
43:21Mr. Furvert's desperate plea for help.
43:23By all accounts, George was a close friend,
43:26a trusted colleague,
43:28and a vital part of Ratui.
43:30I know there were those who felt that George Kaplan
43:32had simply turned his back on all of this
43:34and absconded with the funds,
43:36but proceeding from Mr. Furvert's belief
43:38that George was in grave danger,
43:40I followed an increasingly intricate trail
43:42of clues to uncover this trunk,
43:45which I regret to say contains...
43:50No, George.
43:52I don't get it. What's that?
43:58The missing $5 million in assets
44:01and Ratui's new deepwater game.
44:03And George Kaplan.
44:05I believe Mr. Steele has been true to his word
44:08and delivered George as well.
44:10Would you like to tell him, sir, or may I?
44:13Please, Miss Holt. Carry on.
44:15Gentlemen, if I may introduce Mr. Kaplan's client,
44:18let me introduce Mr. Kaplan's condominium manager,
44:20Miss Luttrell.
44:27Oh, Mr. Kaplan, congratulations.
44:30When they told me about your promotion,
44:33I'm not surprised about how wild the party was.
44:36So, uh...
44:38Surprise!
44:40I've never seen this woman before in my life.
44:42If only you could have kept your stinking hormones to yourself.
44:45Shut up, Sheila. They can't prove a thing.
44:47I'm afraid I'm at a loss here.
44:50Can you explain all this, Mr. Steele?
44:52Of course.
44:54Please, Miss Holt, carry on.
44:56Of course.
44:58Thank you, Miss Luttrell.
45:00Would you be seated, please?
45:02Sure.
45:04You see, ladies and gentlemen,
45:06when Mr. Steele said George was here,
45:09he was referring to the people who created George.
45:12He was?
45:14You see, about six months ago,
45:17Albie Fervitz, his wife Sheila,
45:19and the late Izzy Webster realized
45:21Gruff and Reston intended to take over their company
45:24and that in the end they would be powerless to stop it.
45:27So they devised a plan
45:29to strip Ratouille of all that it was worth.
45:32That's fascinating.
45:34To that end, they invented a fourth executive,
45:37one George Kaplan.
45:39They gave him an office, credit card accounts, a condo.
45:42Then at the proper moment,
45:44they would summon the most reputable of detective agencies
45:47to declare that George had vanished,
45:49along with their newest video game
45:51and a sizable amount of liquid assets.
45:53Quite naturally, they assumed that those detectives would fail
45:56since there was no George to be found,
45:59and they would be free to divide the spoils
46:01while George took all the blame.
46:03But of course there was a critical flaw in their plan.
46:06The girlfriend?
46:08Yes, Mr. Arnok.
46:10It seems that Mr. Fervits decided
46:12to take advantage of the vacant condo
46:14to have an extramarital fling.
46:16And to avoid discovery,
46:18told his lover that he was George Kaplan.
46:21But when Mr. Steele found her,
46:23Fervits was forced to kill her
46:25before she exposed his dual identity
46:27and discovered the plan.
46:29And when Izzy Webster discovered
46:31that their little plan had suddenly turned into murder...
46:34He wanted out and was killed by Fervits
46:36before he could confess his involvement.
46:38Mr. Fervits, what do you have to say to all this?
46:40I talked to my lawyer, period.
46:42Obviously, this is a matter for the police.
46:45But an astounding story, Mr. Steele.
46:48And I must add, a brilliant piece of detection.
46:56But, uh, I owe so much
46:58to the excellent support of my wonderful staff.
47:08Your excellent staff thanks you.
47:13That's very gracious of them,
47:15considering how badly I misjudged Albie.
47:18Pity, really.
47:20You seem to have such a genuine concern for George.
47:24Hmm. But tell me,
47:27how exactly did I crack the case?
47:30By simply being you.
47:32Having created Remington Steele,
47:34I know how troublesome a fictitious man can be.
47:38You didn't seem to have much trouble in the dark.
47:42Ah, but then I was merely posing.
47:49To posing, then.
47:55Hmm. That'll be the dinner I ordered.
48:04I just couldn't do it, Steele.
48:07I stood in that airport ramp and I thought to myself,
48:10Emery, this has been the most exciting 48 hours of your life.
48:14You're a fool to waste your talents
48:16on unit pricing and shelf strategy.
48:19So I'm selling out.
48:21Millicent will be arriving with the children in a few days.
48:27So tell me, what's our next case?
48:37THE END
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