No Deposit, No Return Page #2

The time has come, Jameson.

Go in. Pick up the children.

Me, sir?

Of course. -Unarmed?

Armed with the knowledge that the

raise I have been promising you...

Will be forthcoming

in your next paycheck.

Oh, that isn't necessary, sir.

Though it does make

the task a bit easier.

Be sure to check for valuables

before leaving the plane.

Duster. Duster.

Duster.

- What's the matter?

- Duster's gone.

Duster.

Has anybody seen a skunk?

Excuse me? Which gate

will flight 801 arrive at?

801? That prob...

get him away from me!

Security!

Run! Skunk! Skunk!

Come on. Let's

get out of here.

What happened? -There were

two of 'em and a skunk.

- Two of what and a skunk?

- Which way did they go?

We hit it. We hit it, Duke.

It's the garage free and clear.

What's that mean?

It means we just

went straight again.

Fill that bucket up

with everything you can.

I locked it.

You locked it.

Let's get out of

here. Leave it.

Okay, nice and easy,

like we're tourists.

Hey. What were

you doing in there?

I don't know how we lost 'em.

How'd that little skunk get

on board in the first place?

He got on board

with his sister.

Oh. Oh, you mean the pet.

Now, if I were miss Tracy,

how would I get out of here?

Ah.

The white zone is

for immediate loading

And unloading of

passengers only.

No parking. Violators

will be towed away.

What are we gonna

do? -Hide Duster.

Take off, driver!

This cab is taken.

Of course, it's

taken. We're taking it.

I'm afraid we've lost

them, Mr. Osborne.

I'm afraid we haven't.

Peter, follow that cab.

I wonder what they're up to.

Where do you think you kids

are goin'? -We're running away.

Running away, huh?

Yes, just like you are.

Just a minute there, young lady.

Who says we're running away?

Betcha they would.

They'd be pretty interested in

these burglar tools. -Burglar tools!

I believe this is what is

known as a Jimmy. -Give me that.

This is a pick for

locks. -Put that away.

Boy, a couple of real

crooks. What'd you get?

So far, just a couple of

kids. -And a skunk. A skunk!

It's just a pet.

Well, you and your pet better

get yourselves another ride.

Okay.

Driver, would you please turn

around and stop that police car?

Just keep going ahead, driver.

Sergeant turner?

What happened? -They were after

the safe in the treasurer's office.

Cleaning lady said they had it

open, but it wasn't blown or forced.

Just a little adhesive

tape stuck to the door.

Adhesive tape. About this

far from the dial? -Yes, sir.

Recognize the MO, sir? -A guy

I've been tryin' to nail for years.

- How much did he get?

- Apparently nothing.

- That's my man. He never did.

- I had a case like that...

In my socio-psychology

course at the academy.

Oh, Longnecker... -It's the

sadomasochistic personality at work.

Longnecker. -This man is part

of the compulsive loser syndrome.

Longnecker, this guy was not

a loser. He was just unlucky.

Until he disappeared five

years ago, he was the best.

And if he's back in business, we'd

better get lucky before he does.

You can drop us

right, uh, here.

Well, kids, this is

where we say good-bye.

- Is this your hideout?

- Will you please...

- Pay the driver, Bert.

- Oh, sure, Duke. Oh, Duke.

You haven't got any loose

change on ya, have ya?

You didn't bring

any money with you?

Well, we had the car

when we left home.

I thought we'd be loaded

now. -How are we gonna pay?

Keep the change, driver.

- Why aren't you in that cab?

- We can use a hideout too.

No, no. No Chance. No.

If you're runnin' away that means

somebody's gonna come lookin' for you.

We've got enough troubles.

Get out of here. Scat.

Scat. -Okay. Okay.

- Come on, Jay.

- Where we goin'?

Oh, I don't know. Maybe there's

a park that we can sleep in.

- What's the matter?

- Oh, nothing.

It's just my asthma. -Asthma?

You know I always get it when it's

cold and damp and late at night,

And I have to sleep outdoors.

But I'll be all right.

Let's get some of these

newspapers out of the trash can.

What for?

To stuff inside of our

clothing, so we don't freeze.

Just... One... Night.

Shall I retrieve them, sir?

There might be one alternative.

On the other hand, would you say

the children are in imminent danger?

No, sir.

And might not a look on

the seamier side of life

Help them to show more

respect for the finer things?

Oh, I believe it would, sir.

If we leave Peter behind

to keep an eye on them,

Might this be the tonic to

straighten those children up,

Make them into better citizens?

Indeed, it might, sir.

That's very astute

of you, Jameson.

You can expect a bonus

along with your raise.

I got the keys.

Five grand, Duke. Where

we gonna get five grand?

We'll get it. We'll get

it. Now just don't panic.

Yeah, right.

Gotcha. Don't panic.

After all, we're just small

potatoes to a guy like big Joe.

He deals with millions.

He probably forgot

all about us.

Then again, he

probably remembered.

Would you believe the

door was open, Duke?

We knew that you would want us

to make ourselves comfortable.

Oh, sure, make yourselves

comfortable. You already have.

Freddie.

Hello, kids.

Hello, "puddy cat."

I didn't know you were

a family man, Duke.

Oh, yes, yes, of course,

yes. This is my niece.

And, um... My niece and

nephew from, uh, buffalo.

Buffalo. -Buffalo!

That's near Syracuse.

Bert, why don't you see if we can

get some pajamas for the kids...

And tuck 'em in to their little

beddy-by. -Oh, sure, sure.

Psst.

Grapevine tells me that, uh,

You were at the

airport tonight, Duke.

Yeah, but it's my

usual luck, Joe.

See? Nothing. Nothing.

Oh, that's too bad.

The computer's gonna be

very unhappy to hear that.

Computer?

Yeah, that note

is... Way overdue.

And it's a sizable amount.

Well, it was $5,000

the last time I looked.

You haven't looked

in a long time, Duke.

And you know those computers.

Clickety-click, clickety-click.

Interest, carryin' charges. Interest

on carryin' charges. Clickety-click.

Well, just how much has

it clickety-clicked up to?

Nine big ones.

N-nine... Nine

thousand dollars?

Every minute we spend talkin',

it's clickety-click clickety-click.

Isn't there some way we

could get an extension?

An extension? -An extension.

I mean, the garage can make it.

We were just

starting to roll...

When they tore up the streets

out here and blocked it off.

Started to build high

rises on each side of us.

Isn't it a shame? Isn't

it a shame, Freddie?

It's a shame, but I can't

tell that to the computer.

Me, I'm a pushover,

but the computer...

If people don't pay their debts,

that computer goes to pieces.

Stick around, shadow.

Come here. I think you might

be interested in this too.

Me? No, I'm just

the wheel man.

I just do the driving. I'm

not even very good at that.

Duke just keeps me around

because I'm his ex-brother-in-law.

See, I was married

to his sister Irene.

We never got along though.

I got along better with Duke.

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