It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Page #2

Monica, I don't know about anybody else,

but some of them believed it.

Like those two back there.

Don't look over there!

I know where it is. It's under a big W.

That's what he said.

Like a windmill or a waterfall

or something.

I hope it's not under a waterfall.

Think of something that starts with a W.

Wealth. Which.

Let's see. Where.

Work. That's it.

I got to work on where it is.

One thing Dr. Carroll said was Russell

was to have no undue excitement...

...for at least two weeks

because of his condition.

- But...

- That's why we came on this trip...

...so Russell could relax.

You should have told the police.

You keep saying that.

What's the police got to do with it?

I think the police were chasing him.

They drove up so fast.

Why shouldn't they've been chasing him?

He was speeding.

I'm only thinking

of Russell's condition.

You mean his financial condition.

That's the only condition he has.

Do you know why your husband

had a nervous breakdown?

It's because he has sunk $40,000,

including $15,000 of my money...

...into a company that makes

seaweed for people to eat.

Not only does nobody like it,

it costs $4 a can.

- Yeah, but...

- "Yeah, but," what?

Most people like it and I like it.

I'm working hard,

trying to keep the costs down.

You were working hard

to keep the costs down...

...the day you ran

into the street screaming.

- Mother!

- Emmeline, shut up! And you, too!

Maybe he was playing

a trick on everybody.

Did you think about that?

He might have been a practical joker.

Oh... Monica! Practical!

What kind of man is going to play a

practical joke on complete strangers...

...with every bone in his body broken?

- Watch! Watchtower!

- No.

- Wall...

- No.

- Walnut tree.

- No, no!

- Walnuts.

- No!

- In bags.

- No!

Why are we doing only 35?

Step on it! See what happens.

- Mother!

- They'll see what we're doing.

Go ahead and try it.

What've you got to lose?

Mother, he's not that good a driver.

- Uh-huh.

- A-ha!

Going to leave the big boy behind?

What are you doing?

Why are we slowing down?

It's no use.

We can't lose them this way.

The inside of my stomach...

What's that idiot in the truck doing?

What's he doin' back there?

I bet he's running out of gas. Good!

What happened to you?

- Having trouble with your engine?

- Run out of gas?

- What, you bend your tailpipe?

- No. It was just one of my tires.

I thought...

Shucks! Okay, so I was trying to...

Rats.

This whole thing...

I think we're making a big mistake.

- I absolutely agree.

- So?

We're being silly

running around like this.

- Sure. We're getting nowhere.

- By george, he's right.

Let's do something sensible.

Let's just discuss this thing...

...and reason something out.

- I'm with you.

And we can come to some conclusion

like intelligent people.

What he said.

Yeah. That way nobody will have an

advantage on one another, right?

It's fair.

We'd better get the cars off that curve.

Let's not talk here, but over there.

There's plenty of room.

Fine, see you over there.

Over there.

You're through to Homicide.

Santa Rosita Police Station...

...Detective Division.

I'm connecting you now.

Santa Rosita Police Station.

Detective Division. Matthews.

No, Sheriff, the Chief isn't here.

He's a little late this morning.

I'll stay late after school. Who is it?

- Sheriff, Crockett County.

- Who?

- That's where the Smiler is.

- I wonder if anything happened.

Gertie, will you put

that call through here?

How about some coffee, Schwartz?

Hello, Sheriff. Culpeper.

What'd he do, make a break?

What happened?

Afraid I got some bad news.

- Grogan's cashed in his chips.

- He what?

He crashed his car

about 20 minutes ago.

He was making a break, all right.

How did it happen?

Where did it happen?

On 39, about 18 miles east

of Danby Junction.

- Nine miles west of Valley Center.

- Were there any witnesses?

A few people went down

to see if they could help.

- Was he killed outright?

- I don't know, but I can find out.

Do that. See what they said.

Thanks very much, Sheriff.

Well...

It's a great way to start the day.

You wait for 15 years

to solve a really important case...

...and just when you...

It's all right, Chief.

I'll get it for you.

He did it again.

Get that fella's number!

Get his number!

Get that fella's number!

Get his number!

- One large furniture

- One red Volkswagen.

That's them. Call in.

2-1-6-2, 2-1-5-8.

We just made all four of them

parked alongside the road.

They're standing there talking. Over.

Sammy, let that ambulance

go. And stay by the radio.

The man said there was a certain amount

of money buried in this park.

Under a big W.

What is a big W?

We find out, we'll send you a wire.

It's only a possibility

that this man was telling the truth.

If it was the truth, then it is a fact

this place is almost 200 miles away.

I suggest we quietly get

into our cars...

...and drive down there

at a safe, sound speed...

...keeping in sight of each other.

When we get there, we dig up the money,

providing there is money...

...and if we do find it, we share it

amongst us in a simple manner.

He's got a point. He's got something.

- We should go straight to the police.

- The police? Why?

It's all right, she's with us.

What's this "fair shares for everybody"?

We arrived in four vehicles. I think

we should split it up in four quarters.

Four quarters?

What are you talking about? Quarters?

You mean you three each get a quarter

and we have to split a quarter?

- That's right.

- What are you trying to pull?

- Seems fair to me.

- Naturally, it's fair to you.

- It just cheats us, that's all.

- $350,000 divided by four is...

...let's say, $87,500.

That's what it is.

The three of you get $87,500

and Benjy and I have to split.

There was five of us down at the wreck.

We should split it five ways.

He's right. We should.

I'm perfectly willing to discuss it

in a five-way manner.

We can discuss it in a five-way manner,

five shares...

...each share would be $70,000...

$70,000?

Holy mackerel!

You realize how many loads

I'd have to haul from Modesto to Yuma...

You're overlooking one thing.

- We're overlooking...

- What little thing?

- What little thing?

- We can all count.

- There were eight of us.

- There were eight of us.

Speaking for my wife and myself,

we'd be just as happy...

Happy with two-eighths instead

of a quarter? Awfully big of you.

Wait a minute, hold it.

Put it back the way it was before.

Either one quarter for each car,

including the van,

or one fifth for each guy.

- Because this old bag has to stick...

- How dare you!

Chief, we got a situation here

that is absolutely incredible.

- Look, Smiler Grogan... Remember him?

- Yes.

Smiler Grogan spent the night here, see?

Made his break this morning.

He drove up this way, got to here,

crashed and killed himself.

But before he died,

some people stopped to help him.

They are now stopped here, talking.

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