No Deposit, No Return Page #8

have a point there.

- Get outta here!

- Hey, hey. They gone.

Kids are gone.

Pretty quick. -Gone?

But not quick enough. That skunk

empty out my whole restaurant.

Did you see which

way they went?

Yes, hitch ride on another cement

truck. -Well, let's go! Come on.

- How far are you going?

- Sepulveda boulevard, honey.

Does that help you?

It does if we can get a

bus there to Merlin oaks.

Merlin oaks? That's

where grandfather lives.

Mr. Osborne? -Yes?

My name is big Joe

Adamo. -How do you do.

How'd you do. Here, read this.

Don't be ridiculous, man.

I can't read upside down.

It says, "we want half a

million dollars", Mr. Osborne.

Strange. I don't seem to be

able to hear upside down, either.

- = Mr. Osborne? Longnecker, sir.

- Welcome aboard, Longnecker.

This... where is he?

This would-be kidnapper is

demanding half a million dollars.

A-ha!

You have the right

to remain silent!

If you give up that right,

Anything you say can and

will be used against you.

If can open one of Duke's

safes, I can open this one.

Hey, so can I.

Especially when

it's already open.

Get the flashlight.

Don't you move, Duster.

There's so much money, I

can't even count it all.

Let's not count it. Let's

take it. -We're not taking it.

We're borrowing it. And just

enough to get us to Hong Kong.

Come on.

He's gonna see us.

Worse than that.

He didn't see us.

Help! Help! We're

stuck in here!

Help! -Anybody

out there? Help!

- Good evening, go Osborne.

- Where are the children?

The children? -Tracy! Jay!

Didn't you get them? -No,

but we traced them here.

I'm afraid I haven't seen

them. Where's Mr. Osborne?

Help!

Maybe they're upstairs.

= I don't think so, madam.

They couldn't possibly have

got in without my seeing them.

The children!

Evening, Jameson.

Mr. Osborne in? -Oh,

I'm afraid not, sergeant.

- This is the children's mother.

- How do you do, go Osborne?

- I'm sergeant turner.

- How do you do, sergeant?

Um...

Haven't we met before? -Uh...

They've been helping me

look for Tracy and Jay.

I could've sworn I've

seen you somewhere...

Recently. -Recently?

Well, that's possible.

Yes, yes. Of course.

We're very good

friends with Mr...

Osborne. -Osborne.

We've been corresponding with

him for quite some time now.

Hey, help! Someone's in here.

Help, help! We're stuck.

We know that Tracy

and Jay hitched a ride

on a cement truck

and headed this way.

How did you know they

were your children?

W-well, uh, we were lucky

enough to get a clue.

I still think we

should look upstairs.

Good idea, and we'll go out and

retrace our steps along the road.

Right, right. Who knows?

The kids might be out

there trying to hitch

a ride, and we passed

them in the dark.

Wait.

I'll go with you.

Oh, don't you

worry, go Osborne.

I don't mean to boast, but if

anybody can pick up that scent...

That isn't exactly

the scent I meant.

A skunk!

Yes, and inside

the house, madam.

The children are here.

Come on.

- What's behind this wall?

- Mr. Osborne's safe.

Can you open it? -Well,

I can open the panel.

Me? -Uh, yes.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

It's big enough.

- There's somebody out there!

- It's probably grandfather.

So? Who cares? For the first time

in my life, I'd be glad to see him.

We're in here. Help. -Help.

It's them. They're

in there. -Tracy!

Jay!

Tracy! Jay!

I don't think they can hear you

in there. -How do we get them out?

Mr. Osborne's the only

who knows the combination.

How long will the

air last in here?

Well, it looks to be

about, uh, 72 inches high...

By, uh, say roughly

48 inches wide.

These safes are usually

30, 36 inches deep.

Uh, you seem to know quite a bit about

safes. -It's just a guess, sergeant.

The air. How

long will it last?

I'd say 20 minutes. Probably

less. Certainly no more.

Someone has got to

find Mr. Osborne,

Get the combination to

that safe, and quickly.

Haven't you heard

from him at all?

No, madam. He's probably

hung up somewhere.

I'll have headquarters put

out an all-points bulletin.

- Where's the phone?

- Here, sergeant.

Thank you.

Put out an all-points

bulletin on a J.W. Osborne.

It's a Harkness.

It's old, but they're still tough

to open, even with the tools.

For the best, I'll give

you seven-to-five...

You can crack it well

inside of 20 minutes.

Twenty minutes,

followed by 20 years.

Do you think they'll

find him? -They'll try.

What do we do now? Just wait?

Can't use the explosive, boys.

Not with those children

in there. It's too risky.

Then how are we

going to get them out?

Only one man I know

could open that safe,

But I've never been able

to lay my hands on him.

What, are we helpless?

My children are in there.

All right. Give me

a Chance to think.

I know something about safes.

I used to work

for a safe company.

Maybe I can take a

crack at opening that,

if it's all right

with you, sergeant.

Boy, it sure is hot in here.

What's taking

grandfather so long?

I don't know, Jay.

But think positively.

I'll, uh... I'll

open a window.

I'll do it, sergeant.

I can't hear it.

There's too much oil.

Here's something interesting.

It's like a doctor's

bag or something.

Maybe there's something in here

that's useful in opening a safe.

Yeah, maybe there is, sergeant.

Boy, there isn't

much air in here.

I'm getting static.

We'll give it a try, anyway.

I'm awful tired.

Try to stay awake, Jay.

That's the first one.

I can hardly breathe.

If grandfather ever

gets us out of here,

I'm gonna be a

lot nicer to him.

Okay, that's the second one.

You're gonna make it, Duke.

Not with this one.

It just shorted out completely.

Can it be fixed?

There's no time.

Now, be quiet. Don't breathe.

Don't even move a muscle.

I'm sorry.

I think I've got

it, but I'm not sure.

Duke!

- You did it!

- Yea!

Mom!

Oh, darling. -Mom!

What are you doing here?

I should have been

here all the time.

We really missed you, mom.

Boy, this is the best

vacation I've ever had.

Duster!

Duster. Duster did it.

Duster saved our lives.

Yes. Well, good for Duster.

You know, mom, he's the

neatest pet I've ever had.

Come on, Duster.

Sergeant.

Yeah.

I wanna compliment

you on your skill.

I said there was only one man I could

think of who could open that safe.

Yep. -Apparently I was wrong.

There are two.

Anyway, I understand the

other gentleman is retired.

Oh, yes, as a matter of fact.

If it's the same

man I'm thinking of,

He has retired. Permanently.

No, Dave, listen, I assure you,

My decision is final.

As soon as the kids are out of

school, we're all moving out here.

I sure wish I had the

grass-cutting concession here.

You know, maybe I'll

take up gardening.

Out in the fresh air, close to

the soil. It's good for the nerves.

Yeah.

It's terrific for

your hay fever too.

As soon as grandfather gives you

your loan, you'll have a new garage.

Yeah, well, uh, Tracy, I

been thinking about that,

I'd feel kinda funny about asking

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