03x23 - The Chinese Sunset

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If most people had
my opportunities,

they'd jump.

Everybody's out for
what they can get.

You're sure about that?

Well, take you for instance.

Now, I come to you for
lessons so that Mr. Slade

will come through, but
I'll bet you something.

All the time you've
been talking grammar,

you've been thinking just what
every other man thinks about.

Now, don't you deny
it, because I can tell.

All you needed was
the opportunity too.

Starring David Janssen
as Dr. Richard Kimble.

An innocent victim
of blind justice,

falsely convicted for
the m*rder of his wife,

reprieved by fate
when a train wreck

freed him en route
to the death house.

Freed him to hide
in lonely desperation.

To change his identity.

To toil at many jobs.

Freed him to search
for a one-armed man

he saw leave the
scene of the crime.

Freed him to run

before the relentless pursuit

of the police lieutenant
obsessed with his capture.

The guest star
in tonight's story:

Laura Devon.

And special guest
star Paul Richards.

The Chinese Sunset Motel,

situated on a tarnished
hyphen called the Sunset Strip

that separates Los
Angeles from Beverly Hills.

For Richard Kimble,
working as man-of-all-jobs

under the alias of Jack Fickett,

it is a welcome bit of limbo.

Well, hello, there.

This is one of our
loveliest suites.

Just moving in?

You'll like it here.

Get the point?

How'd you do?

Zero.

He's cheatin' again.

Oh, Sam... Me?

I'll hit you right in the mouth.

Will you shut up and play?

I'm out.

Frankie,

looks like you're gonna
have a little competition

around here from now on, huh?

Who? Oh, her?

Oh, come on, Uncle
Sam, you got to be kidding.

Oh, Alice. Oh, hi, Sam.

You know that guy
looks real familiar.

Oh, his name is Slade.

Edward Slade. Slade, eh.

And the girl, it
says in the registry,

is his secretary.

Edward Slade.

Looks like we fell into a
nest of penny-ante hustlers.

Of what?

Scroungers.

They looked okay to me.

No, they're penny-ante
hustlers. I can tell.

It's just that some
are better than others.

Oh, sh**t.

I should have bought
another pair of flats.

Now, listen, I'm gonna, uh...

I'm gonna go see
Gordie Schiller right away.

Now, he'll come through
for us, I know he will.

And then I'm gonna
take my little jelly apple

and we're gonna move back
up into the winner's circle again.

Now, I'm not complaining.

If a place is clean,
it's got closets.

I know.

Now, there's a... There's
a coffee shop outside.

If I'm not back in time I want
you to eat there, understand?

Don't worry about
me, sweetheart.

Just go about your business
as though I wasn't here.

All right. And you watch
out for the wolves, huh?

See you.

Kiss-kiss.

Oh, you're a bird.

You want to see Sophia Loren?

Nah.

I'm not in the
mood for subtitles.

Besides, I don't think
she wants to see me.

Don't move.

Just a teeny bit longer.

I got your nose, but your chin
keeps getting away from me.

Take your time. I
don't have to be back

to the switchboard
for 15 minutes.

I thought you was the porter.

Well, yeah, I'm the porter,
the relief switchboard operator,

the, uh, pool
maintenance engineer.

Sort of a general factotum.

What's that?

What, "factotum"?

Well, that's sort of
an all-around helper.

It's a very nice
way of putting it.

You a professional artist?

Oh. Oh, no.

It's just a hobby I took up.

I better warn you
before you look at this.

I'm just a beginner.

You know what they say, uh,

"A journey of a thousand
miles begins with a single step."

You know, that's true.

Did you just make that up?

No, I, uh,

had an English professor
that never left a cliché unturned.

Professor? That
means college, I guess.

Yeah.

Hey, can I see it?

Down where my home
is we got a saying,

"A girl with looks
don't need books."

Good saying.

Personally, I... I never
went past the fourth grade,

but I bet you I'm doing better

than most of them college kids.

Take these here earrings.

They're three carats apiece.

Perfect blue-white, cut by hand.

'Course everybody hasn't
had my opportunities.

Oh, I guess it's, uh,

just a matter of what you want.

What do you mean?

Well, I meant it's a
question of values.

Is something wrong
with my values?

No, no, I didn't mean there was

anything wrong with
your values. I just meant...

I don't think that
you should go around

thinking remarks about people

just because they
can't turn over a cliché

or whatever it is that you said.

Well, uh, no, you
see, I-I'm sorry...

Waitress.

Would you charge that

to Mr. Edward
Slade's room, please?

You want to sign this and
write your room number down?

There.

Congratulations.

Is he awake?

He was.

He goes in and out.

Gordie.

Hey, Gordie, it's
me, Eddie Slade.

What happened?

Freeway.

He went on an off ramp.

Truck stopped him.

When did you get out of jail?

Oh, you're up.

Yeah, I'm up.

I got out about a month ago.

I tried calling you.

But Maxie took over
for you in New Orleans,

and won't give back, right?

You heard, huh?

So you come down here
for a little financing, huh?

Well,

I figured since I cut you in
on a slice of New Orleans

that you might like
to return the favor.

Listen, Eddie, the cops know

we were partners in New Orleans.

These L.A. police are m*rder.

Now, Gordie, I got a big
deal cooking in St. Louis.

I'll pay you back in a year.

That had you on
the scan 20 minutes

after you crossed the city line.

A hundred thousand is all.

You kidding? A hundred grand.

I can't afford a lousy manicure.

I'm up to my insurance policies

on this big deal I'm financing.

It's big international stuff.

Okay.

All right, I got a couple of
other friends in the area.

Y... You're not going to
stay in the area, Eddie.

The cops tie us in together.

And right now I can't
afford the attention.

I got too much invested.

A couple of weeks, Gordie.

Now, I'm desperate.

The West Coast
is my last chance.

Now, you owe me a favor.

Hey, Gordie.

All right, you got
two weeks, Eddie.

Two weeks, but
stay away from me.

You won't even know I'm around.

Two weeks, Eddie.

Strictly enforced
and no extensions.

Say, what kind of people
they got staying here, huh?

Nice bunch.

Well, that's good.

See, making friends
is my business.

I'm a salesman by profession.

Well, right this way, sir.

I might be gone a
week, maybe more.

I got this guy up in Portland
and another one in Seattle.

Did she go to college?

Who?

Who we talking
about? Your ex-wife.

Oh, not again. Forget her.

I bet she at least
went to high school.

You wouldn't have married
no dunce, would you?

Penelope, will you stop it?

"Boo," said the bogeyman.

Look, you-you just
draw your pictures

and get lots of sun and...

And you better
go fix me a drink.

What do you think
I am, a factotum?

Where'd you pick that up?

Don't look so surprised.

There happens to be a lot
more where that came from.

I don't believe it.

Yes, sir.

Yes, I'll have a cab
right here Mr. Slade.

Get one for me too, will ya?

Will you send a couple of cabs

up to the Chinese
Sunset Motel, please?

Frankie, you look gorgeous.

Oh, just my old working clothes.

Wow. Well, I've got to run.

I'm gonna be late.
What's your hurry?

You got a date? Uh-huh.

With a double feature.

You know, I haven't been
to the movies in months.

No one ever asks me.

Maybe you're not the
movie type, Frankie.

Well, you never
know till you ask.

My cab here yet?

Be here in just a minute.

You watch out for
the wise guys, huh?

And you have
good luck, you hear?

Don't miss me too much.

I will.

Come on.

Hey, don't take my cab.

Hi.

Hi.

I'm awfully sorry about
what happened earlier.

Well, so am I.

I was wondering if I could
talk to you for a little bit.

What time do you
get off from work?

Two o'clock.

Could you meet me in
the coffee shop around 2?

Yeah, sure.

Okay.

Yeah? Yes, Sergeant Bragin.

Anything on Slade?

Yeah, he just left in a cab.

License number U92271.

Had a suitcase with him.

He'll probably be back, though,

because the girl's still here.

Right.

Yeah.

Well, stick with the girl.

Maybe you can learn
something from her.

Sam... Please stop it.

Hi. Hi.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

Oh, that's okay.

It's just a funny idea I had.

I don't know if you're
gonna cotton to it, anyway.

Try me.

Well, see his first
wife was very educ...

Uh, whose?

Mr. Slade's. My boss.

Oh.

His first wife was
very educated.

All around, kinda. Not like me.

It isn't that I didn't
have the opportunities.

My daddy was all
for education, always.

My mama was too.

I think that's
about the only thing

they saw eye-to-eye on.

That and kids.

There's 11 of us. Eleven?

I guess that's a houseful then.

I was always the best-looking.

Especially after I started
developing, you know.

Yeah.

There was this beauty
contest back home

and I won it just
as easy as jam.

That's when I first discovered

that men like to do things
for good-looking girls.

That was an education
in itself, I can tell you.

Maybe I can't read
or write so good,

but I can sure tell a lox
from a sport a mile away.

A "lox"?

You know, that's the
bird that goes to Vegas

and plays the nickel
machines all night.

Oh.

'Course I stopped
noticing other men

when I met Mr. Slade.

It's been almost
three years now.

I-I seem to have
lost you someplace.

Uh, what does this have to do
with that funny idea of yours?

Oh, well, I'm getting to that.

See, I've got to get me
some kind of quick education

and I was thinking
you're so smart,

and you talk so nice and
what with your college and all,

I was wondering if you
couldn't teach me some things.

Me?

Well, you know,
how to read better

and when to turn on the manners,

and when to say the right thing.

Uh, well, just a minute.

I, uh... I'll pay
you for your time.

Well, I'm very
flattered, but I...

All you have to do is
give me some pointers.

I'm very quick. I really am.

I think it's nice that you
want to improve yourself,

but I'm not a qualified teacher.

Besides, I've got my
hands full here with this job.

Look.

I'm gonna be 24 next month

and for Mr. Slade that's old,

and I've got to get
him married quick.

I mean, to me.

I don't want him turning around
and looking at me someday

and saying, "What am I
doing with this dummy?"

Well, I'm sorry, miss...

You think I got too
much to learn, is that it?

I admit that I got some to go,

but you got to remember,

"A journey of a thousand
miles starts with a single step."

I did say that.

"'Well, ' said the cunning fox,

"'if you don't come with me

"I will certainly devour...

Devour you on the spot.'"

Pretty good.

Now try reading it
just for the sense of it.

Doesn't matter if
you miss a word.

I know what you mean.

Let me try it.

"'Well, ' said the cunning fox,

"'if you don't come with me

"I will certainly devour
you on the spot.'

"A mule that had
grown fat and wanton,

"on too good an
allowance of corn

"was one day jumping
and kicking about..."

What about the, uh, cunning fox?

Oh, well,

he never kept his word
like he said he was gonna.

Like, to help farmer Jones
get his old chickens back.

How could he?

He was eatin' 'em

and he darn near
ate the ducks too,

except when farmer Jones
come at him with his r*fle.

If you ask me,

this Jones guy
ain't much of a brain.

"Isn't."

Isn't.

Isn't much of a brain.

And it... It isn't no use.

"Any." Any.

Any use.

What I mean is remembering

not to use double negatives
and not to say "ain't"

isn't really going to
make any difference.

I mean, I'm still gonna
look like a dunce, aren't I?

Whatever you learn, you'll
be that much further ahead.

But is Eddie going to know?

He will.

Thing is, I don't
want to change,

but I want to look like
I've changed, you know.

You want to quit?

Do you?

No.

Well, I guess if...

If you could
stand it so could I.

Yeah?

Thank you.

Thank me for what?

Well, you were telling me today
when you should say thank you,

like if somebody does
you a favor or something

and I was just
sitting here thinking

about who does me
favors and I thought of you.

So thank you.

Uh, you don't suppose

it could have waited
till morning, do you?

Oh, I would have
forgot by tomorrow.

Yeah.

Uh, uh, you're welcome.

Something bothering you, honey?

Yes. I don't like the position

you're putting Uncle
Jack in, cousin.

Well, I'll just notify you when
it becomes your business.

Your old man's liable
to get rough with him.

I wouldn't like that.

You know, it seems to me
I've heard them chimes before.

It couldn't be that you
just might be jealous

of me and Mr. Fickett, could it?

Oh, no, not me, cousin.

I know when I'm b*at.

It's very obvious.

I'm not ignorant enough
for him these days.

Oh, I wouldn't say that.

I'd say that you were just
about as ignorant as anybody.

It's just that you don't have
nothing to back it up with.

That's all.

Nice day for a swim, huh?

Why don't you go
for a swim then?

Bragin's my name.

Fred for short.

What's yours?

That's my business, thanks.

Why don't you just
please move out?

I live here.

Don't you think you
were a little rude to him?

I said please and thank you.

Yes, I know.

Oh, he's a lox anyway.

I think there's a more gracious
way to turn a guy down.

You mean a lady would have
been more polite, anyway.

Now that you mention it.

Well, what'd I do wrong?

It's a matter of other
people's feelings.

Oh, well, sh**t.

I'm getting sick and tired of
always being told I'm wrong.

You know I was doing
pretty good before I met you

and I'll probably go
on doing pretty good

after I leave this dump.

Probably.

But what?

I didn't say anything.

It was there, just the
way you said "probably."

Penelope, there's more to
growing than just learning

how to read books
and say thank you.

Well, aren't you
the fine one to talk.

Look where all your
growing has got you.

At least I've got something
to show for my way.

I happen to have
27 pairs of shoes,

two mink coats,

and three and a half
carats on each ear

which I will probably
be turning them in

for double the size
one of these days.

Now, that's what I call growing.

We received a
report this morning

that Slade left Portland.

He met with the Cooley
brothers up there this afternoon.

Nice circles he moves in.

Well, if he returns to
the Chinese Sunset,

I'll be there to greet
him and in the meantime

I'm gonna concentrate
on this guy Fickett.

He stays pretty
close to that girl.

Who knows, maybe
she cries on his shoulder.

Listen, why don't we, uh...?

Why don't we run a routine
name check on Jack Fickett.

Okay? Yes, sir.

I don't know what it is,
something about the guy.

He's... He's got too much
class for the kind of job he does.

Hi.

I come to apologize for
the way I talked today.

Well, there's no
need to apologize.

Could I come in?

Yes, sure.

Sit down.

I, uh...

I'm no one to be giving advice

on how to succeed.

Well, at least
you're not a hustler

like the rest of
them around here.

Is that what they are?

That's what Mr. Slade says.

And he's almost never wrong.

He says they're
penny-ante hustlers.

I guess some are.

He says everybody.

Everybody dreams of
making a quick buck,

but not everybody's
willing to take a shortcut.

You say shortcut
like it was a dirty word.

Let me tell you something.

If most people had
my opportunities,

they'd jump.

Everybody's out for
what they can get.

You're sure about that?

Well, take you for instance.

Now, I come to you for lessons

so that Mr. Slade
would come through,

but I'll bet you something.

All the time you've
been talking grammar,

you been thinking just what
every other man thinks about.

Don't you deny it,
because I can tell.

All you needed was
the opportunity too.

What's the thing?

Aren't you turned on
even a little teeny bit?

Yes. Sure I am.

Well, then what is it?

You don't take
money for learning me.

What do you want out of this?

Maybe I just get a kick
out of watching you learn.

Would you tell me again
about shortcuts and all that?

Sell me a cigarette
will you, Rita?

My last one.

No. No news here.

I can't get close to that girl.

Listen, you got anything
on Jack Fickett yet?

Yeah.

Well, I'll just try to feel
him out for myself then.

Hey, hold it.

Yeah, it's him in person.

Just this one
message, Mr. Slade.

Thank you.

Excuse me.

You're Eddie Slade, aren't you?

Yeah.

I read about you in that
magazine last month.

So? Oh, no offense.

It's just been bothering
me where I know you from.

King of the bookmakers,
they called you.

Hey, must be a lot of
money in that business.

What I can drop on
the ponies alone...

Uh, hey, we're having a
little party tonight, Eddie.

Be happy if you and the
little lady care to join us.

Yeah, thanks.

Catch anything?

No luck.

Use live bait.

Did you miss me, huh?

Prodigiously.

What? That means lots.

Now, listen, baby. Well,
I might as well tell you.

It's bad news all over.

I really struck out.

Not a single old buddy
would come through.

Look at this.

Twelve midnight.

That's not even fair, Eddie.

When Gordie says get
out, he's not playing games.

Well, don't you worry.

We can always get jobs.

What kind of talk is that?

Well, that's what people do.

How do you know what people do?

That's one of the
things I'm learning.

From who?

"Whom." From whom.

Anyhow, from Jack.

Jack? Who's Jack?

Jack, my teacher.

See that guy cleaning
the pool over there?

He's my teacher.

Okay.

Uh, what have you
been learning, huh?

Come on, tell me.

You mean, just like that?

Well, sure you're so
smart, I want to know.

What are you learning?

Well, when you just ask
me right out like that I can't...

Now, you see?

Now, just shut up, will
you? And-and come on...

Come on over here.

No. Come on.

No.

You asked me and
I'm gonna tell you.

First of all, take the
folks that live here.

They aren't hustlers
like you said.

Oh, they're not, huh?

No.

Just because they...
They took the straight route.

No crummy shortcuts for them.

They worked hard all their lives

and they got values.

You take Sam over there,

he made his being
an agent for actors,

he knows a lot of big stars,

but his wife divorced
him after 21 years

and he moved in here.

And then there's Rita.

She's a very
important script girl.

She's the highest
paid in Hollywood.

And she's in great demand.

Every director in
town wants her.

And then there's
Orin, he's a lawyer.

And he's very important too.

He's made a lot of
money in his lifetime.

Nice day for a suntan, huh?

Don't get too much.

Say, you know, I got a
pretty good ear for accents,

but I can't quite place yours.

What is it? Midwestern
or something?

It's a little bit of
everything, I guess.

We moved around a lot.

Oh, yeah?

Where'd you go to school?

All over.

Excuse me.

Say, did you ever make college?

I took a few courses.

Yeah? Out here,
California? No, back East.

Let me ask you something.
What's a guy like you, uh,

doing work like this for?

Gives me time to think.

Don't get too much sun.

"Bartender wanted, no
experience necessary.

Five, four..." That's
enough of that.

You understand? Hey.

I was just trying to show
you how good I can read.

Where are you going?

I want to talk to you.

Yes, sir?

What's the idea of
fooling around with my girl?

I think you're
mistaken. She told me.

She couldn't have told you that.

That girl has what
you might call a...

A beautiful innocence of mind

and I don't want her thinking,

and I don't want her educated,

so let me give you
a warning, mister.

Now, you stay away from her.

Believe me, it's not a
friendly warning either,

because if I catch you
hanging around her again

you're gonna find
yourself hurting. Bad.

Yes, sir.

Okay.

If you want my opinion,

you're wrong about Penelope.

Oh? She has a lot inside of her.

You might call
it a drive to grow.

That type of energy
is hard to stop.

Um, just you stay away from her.

And don't you worry
about her energy.

No doubt about it.

There's $50,000 out there.

Not that that's any
big answer for us,

but at least it could buy
us some time back East.

In Canada maybe.

Hey, you want to learn
something educational, jelly apple?

All right, I'm gonna show you
human nature, how it works.

What do you mean?

Come on. You'll see.

Hey, uh, your earrings I
bought you... The diamonds.

That's the first time I forgot to
put them on since I got them.

Yeah, well, go put them
on. We're going to a party.

Do you think that maybe
I-I forgot to put them on

because I'm starting to shine
all by myself like Jack said?

Now, listen, I told
you to cut that out.

I'll go put them on.

I promise you, this time it
won't be double exposed.

Oh, Jack, would you please
get some more ice, huh?

Thank you.

No, no, Woody. No house
in the hill for me, I had that.

Uncle Sam, have
you seen Uncle Jack?

I've got his picture.
Uncle Jack... No.

There he is. Pardon me.

Hi, Sam. Good of you to come.

Nice to see you, Mr. Slade.

The drinks are right inside.

Why don't we come
in and get one?

Hey, make way for
Mr. Slade and his lady.

Give him a chance to
catch up with the rest of us.

Oh, this is great.

Hey, hey, hey. That's
for my scrapbook.

I'll take another
one for you later.

Now, you just watch
Eddie in action.

Uh, say, uh, could we have

a couple of Scotch
and waters please.

Sure.

Yeah, uh, my business
here is just about done

so we're going to be
heading east soon.

Oh, were you working
here on some kind of deal?

Oh, thank you.

Bookmaking, huh? Ah.

Here you go, honey.

Thank you.

That must pay plenty
on an investment.

Oh, about, uh, 20 for
every dollar invested, yeah.

Uh, the first year.

Well, that's plenty all right.

I suppose you're
all financed though.

Oh, no problems.

Anything open?

No, not a thing. At least, uh...

Well, not much. There's 50,000,

but I expect to have
that by tomorrow morning.

Fifty thousand.

Uh-huh. Penny, why don't...?

Why don't we get some
air. Oh. Oh, wait a minute.

Wait a minute, Mr. Slade.

You particular where...?
Where this comes from?

I mean, say if I could
raise what you need tonight.

Tonight, well...

Look, I tell you,
um, Sam, right?

Right. Well, no offense, Sam,

it's just that I just don't like
dealing in amateur money.

You see, uh, they
always want to have

their say so, you know and...?

The little guy, that is.

And the trouble is they don't
know what they're talking about.

But you-you-you wouldn't
have to explain anything.

I mean, I could do
all the explaining.

Well, I don't know.
It-It would be strictly

a deal between me and you.

I'll tell you what I'll do.

If you can come up with the
money before my other source...

You know, no
promises, all right?

But, uh, I'll talk to you.

Well, thanks. That's...
That's great, Eddie.

You know, right now,
your good friend Sam

is telling all those other
good people in there

all about the big opportunity.

Now, some of
them won't fall for it.

At least not at first.

It isn't gonna work.

Some people just
don't go for shortcuts.

You don't think so, huh?

You want to make a bet with me?

Do you?

Okay.

Okay. Now, if you're right,

I'm gonna buy you a diamond ring

to go with those
diamond earrings

and if I'm right, you
throw away your books

and you stop talking
grammar. Deal?

What kind of ring?

Just a ring.

The kind you put on your finger.

Any finger.

That a deal or not?

Deal. Okay.

You go back in there and watch.

Old Eddie's just gonna
go in there and lie down,

let Mother Nature
do his work for him.

Go on.

But how illegal is it actually?

Wait a minute, Rita.

Let's get ourselves
a little privacy.

That's it, folks, party's over.

Hope you all had a good time.

See you later.

Sure was lovely of
you to ask me, Sam.

Oh, Alice.

Good night. Good night, dear.

As a lawyer I can tell you

there'd be a lot
of complications.

Just the income
tax, for example.

Well, that's the beauty of
it. There'd be no income tax.

And we wouldn't have
to sign any papers.

Now, wait a minute.

Jack... I'd like to talk to you.

Sure. Come on in.

Well, uh, maybe we
better go to the coffee shop.

I've got some
coffee. Come on in.

I... I don't think we'd better.

Okay.

What are you getting
on your money now?

Six percent if you're lucky?

I'm talking about $20

for every dollar you put up.

Listen, this kind of a break
is a once-in-a-lifetime thing.

You'll never get this kind
of an opportunity again.

It just doesn't happen twice.

What else am I gonna tell you?

You know how my ex wiped me out,

yet I'm willing to put up
every last cent I got left.

Eleven thousand bucks.

Now, you all know me.

Would I put myself
out on the hook like that

if I wasn't sure that this is
maybe the last big break?

The last chance I
get to buy myself

a first-class old age?

And that goes for you too.

Remember, 20 bucks

for every one you put up.

Figure even half of that.

What do you say, Rita?

Well, if Orin went
in, I might consider it.

I don't know.

You could figure
if there was no risk

and it was entirely legal,

a small investor
couldn't get in.

The big banks would be in there.

Now you're thinking straight.

Who is it?

Saul.

Saul.

Say hello to Kenny.

Hello, Kenny.

It's almost midnight.

We're here to help you
keep your word to Gordie.

I got 20 minutes yet.

Now, you're not
gonna hold me to that.

Saul, I'm on the brink
of getting my bankroll.

It could be here any minute.

If it's here any minute,
you got no problem.

So maybe it's a
few more seconds.

A few more seconds is too late.

I'll call Gordie.

Gordie can't be disturbed.

I should have known
Eddie was right.

Boy, if you could have
only seen the way Sam bit.

Human nature.

I guess you're the only person
I ever saw could b*at that rap.

If you want to know the truth,

I'm beginning to think
maybe you're a sucker for it.

Maybe.

Well, it's none of my business.

Maybe you'll never learn,

but they sure will.

Does that mean they're not
going to get their money back?

I wish I'd never started
to draw your picture.

No.

That ain't true...
That isn't true.

I could never be
sorry for knowing you.

That's the awful part about it.

Well, you better go and save
those decent people of yours.

They're gypping themselves.

The whole thing is
something Eddie just made up.

No, you've got to
tell them, Penelope.

Are you kidding me?

You think I'd
double-cross Eddie?

I'm no fink.

It's bad enough I told you.

I thought you were
learning something.

All about the cunning fox.

Except I think I
knew him already.

You won't tell them?

All right.

They make you up a positive?

Yeah, just came
back from the lab.

I've been living with
this guy every day now

for two weeks, but
it wasn't till I saw that

that something started to click.

I can't put my finger on it.

Wait a minute.

Yeah, I know.

Seen his face on a card
or on a want or something,

but I can't remember.

Hey.

Come on.

As I said, it's none
of my business.

I don't know what
you're up to, Jack,

I only know what he said.

I tell you, Slade didn't
even approach me.

I approached him.

I'm not even sure at this
minute he'll even take our money.

I'm only going on the assumption

that we can get
our money in first.

There is no other money, Sam.

How do you know?
Sam swears it's true.

Wait, wait, wait.

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Are you just repeating
something you heard?

A rumor? How do you know?

'Cause I told him.

And I'm practically
the horse's mouth.

What made you tell us?

Ask the professor here.

He figured you hustlers
deserved a break.

Me, I think I'm cuckoo
to tell you anything.

I'm sorry, fellas.

Oh, narrow escape,
Sam. That was close,

but not your fault, Sam.

Will you come on
and let go of me?

What you did in there...
What I did in there

was to prove myself
a first-class lox.

No.

Are you putting me on?

Did you see them in there
all turned on for an easy buck?

Just like Mr. Slade said.

Everybody's hustling.
Not everybody.

Look, would you do me a favor

and admit you were
wrong about those people?

Then I can go back to believing
you were wrong about everything.

All I said was not
everybody's hustling.

You just proved that.

You told them the truth.

Oh, that's great.
Now, I'm a fink.

No, it just means
you're growing up fast.

I'm not sure I like it.

You will when you get there.

Now.

Oh, Saul, come on,
now, give me a break.

You know how... Now.

I think he went
through that window...

Somebody get a doctor.

Eddie. Oh, Eddie.

Oh.

Where's Fickett?

I don't know.

I was so worried about you.

I would just die if
anything happened to you.

Listen, you better
stick around, see?

You'll be all right.

I need a drink, how about you?

You be careful with him.

You looking for Fickett?

Yeah.

So's every
policeman on the strip.

What for? m*rder.

His real name's Kimble.

He's wanted in Indiana
for k*lling his wife.

Are you kidding me?

No, I'm not kidding.

Well, I'll bet you
my diamond earrings

against your tin badge
that he never done... Did it.

Well, you stick around here.

I gonna want a
statement from you.

Anyway, maybe he could
come back and clear hisself.

It's a long way back.

Well, you know what they say,

"A journey of a thousand
miles begins with a single step."

What?

It's just something an old
professor of mine used to say.

A fleeting moment, to
laugh, to be warmed,

to contemplate what
could have been.

An hour ago he was Jack Fickett.

Now, he must find a
new name, a new place.

A man who must lose himself

in order that someday

he might again find himself.

Richard Kimble, fugitive.