False Pretenses Page #7

Excuse me a minute.

This is Mark.

Uh-huh.

Well, I have a meeting in

Chicago, Frank,

and I'm already at the airport.

Yes, I understand but...

okay, all right.

Look, let me see what I can do.

All right, I'm going to have to

let you know.

Frank Garfield.

Frank. How's Frank doing?

He's talking about investing,

a million and a half.

When you're hot,

you're hot, huh?

Well, it's a big first time number,

even for somebody like him.

He needs a little hand holding.

Chason, I don't even

know how to ask...

Been there son, done that.

I can't afford to lose an investor

this big, and neither can the fund.

You owe me.

I promised the guys they were

going to meet Mr. Wizard, twice.

I understand, but he wants

to talk now.

Now, if I can meet with him

I can close him,

but this guy gets cold

feet overnight.

Look I don't...

What if... What if Dee

went with you?

What? Instead?

Well, I know it's a lot to ask

but she is my partner

and you already have a ticket.

That I do.

Besides, the important thing

is what's in here:

750K of pure profit.

Well, it beats cancelling,

again and she is your partner.

Silent partner.

Mark, I am really...

I'm sorry, Dee,

but stuff happens and

we're a team right.

Just show the flag, I'll do the

heavy lifting the next trip.

Here, get whatever you

need in Chicago,

I'll take care of anything else

when you get back.

Thanks, partner.

[Announcer]:
This is a 1st

boarding call

for Pan Western flight

308 to Chicago.

Here's to our flight. - [Cerise]:

You call this a drink?!

I ordered a Bloody Mary, not some cheap ass

Shirley Temple! Where's the manager?! Now!

All in good time, Dee.

All in good time.

[ Laughter ]

They let anybody fly today.

You know, if you'll excuse me,

I'd like to use the ladies room.

Don't be long.

I guess I don't need to tell

you what would have happened

if we had had a problem with

that money? Huh?

After two false starts.

Well, these Chicago guys, they

have this reputation

for shooting the

messenger. Literally.

Clockwork, Chason.

Trust me, it's all going

like clockwork.

Tick-tock.

Vanity thy name is woman.

[ Phone ringing ]

Here, darling.

Go on.

Go on and tell moneybags Garfield

you're going to come hold his hand.

Uh-uh.

Not that I don't trust you.

I'll call you back.

What?

- [Nando]:
Hey, we've

got a big problem.

You're telling me.

I'll get back to you

when I find her.

[Nando]:
Okay, there's no

time. We're just outside.

Women.

Did you round her up? We've

got to make tracks.

Dee's not feeling well, Chason.

On second thought, I'm going to

join you in Chicago.

Well, there you go.

Detective Dwight Wallace,

Midland County Sherrif's

Department. We got a call

about a suspicious package.

Well, we're just having a

drink waiting for our flight.

Then you won't mind showing

what's in the briefcase.

- Under the table.

- Detective,

I think you need a warrant

don't you?

You want to dot the Is and cross

the Ts, we gotta go downtown,

find a judge. You'll miss your

flight. It's up to you.

It's all right, Chase.

Satisfied?

Now the other one.

Other one? What other one?

Nothing suspicious

here detective,

just good old American...

paperwork.

See, that's the problem with

anonymous phonecalls, sir.

Are we done here?

Sorry for the inconvenience.

You gentlemen have a

good flight.

After we've had a closer

look at the goods.

Paige Seagle, Midland

County, DA.

A closer look? What exactly

are you looking for?

Financial records. An

unlicensed investment fund.

Possible ponzi scheme.

Ponzi scheme.

You slimey son of a b*tch.

I'll break your skull!

Get him off me!

We'll be taking those

into custody.

Wait, wait, you can't just come in

here and start seizing private papers.

Exigent circumstances. You can debate

the fine points at your arraingment.

You're a dead man, Taylor!

You hear me?! Dead!

Nando. Nando.

I don't know you pal.

Wait a minute.

Nice phone. You mind?

Would it matter if I did?

No.

Listent... listen to me. It's probably

some kind of cell phone glitch.

You know, I've had trouble with that phone.

It goes off, wrong number.

Who put that there? That's

not my case.

- Then you won't mind if we open it.

- Come on.

- Okay, Dwight, this is a set up.

- How did she know this?

You set me up! You set me up you

son of a... Where is she?!

Where the hell is she?!

Your personal

identification number,

up to 10 letters and numbers.

Yes.

The pin is "seed money",

not that you'll need it

with a court order.

Safe deposit box 1056.

How do you know so

much about this?

He told me. Little by

little, everything.

And all those

identical briefcases?

[Dee on speakerphone]: He

loved the audience.

Someone to appreciate

how smart he was.

I just listened. I had

some help.

Here's to our flight.

You call this a drink?!

I ordered a Bloody Mary, not

some cheap ass Shirley Temple!

Where's the manager.

I want to see the manager now!

All in good time, Dee.

All in good time.

They'll let anybody fly today.

Excuse me, I'd like to

use the ladies room.

Don't be long.

Those financial records,

all the people

he's been defrauding here. Where

did they come from?

One man's trash is another

man's treasure.

I could offer you immunity from

prosecution for your testimony.

You've got all the

evidence you need.

A dozen aliases,

hundreds of victims. Millions in

fraud, maybe so, but still.

All I want is restitution.

Sometimes I wonder if there

really is such a thing.

You never get your life back.

But there are compensations.

Wow.

If you hadn't of called

here that night.

How did you get my private

number anyway?

- You gave it to me.

- I did?

- I know you?

- I wouldn't expect

- you to remember.

- What are you,

some kind of

ponzi scheme vigilante?

Miss Seagle, I did what

I had to do.

- You were one of his victims.

- Not anymore.

What did he do to you?

What did he take?

More than you could possibly

imagine. But that's the past.

I could be having this call

traced you know.

And I could be on a cell phone

right down the street.

Or I could have Texas in my

rear view mirror.

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