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St. Ives Page #4
- PG
- Year:
- 1976
- 94 min
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Ten thousand?
I think it's time for me to go.
- I insist that you stay.
- Look, Abner, really, I have a cold.
I don't wanna get involved with your
business. I'm not your lawyer.
- I may need you!
- Abner, we have been through this before.
I don't want to be an accessory
or a witness to any of your schemes.
Mr. St. Ives may wish
to involve himself, but I do not.
Abner, dear. Janet, darling. I love you.
What do you want?
I'd like to get a look
That's your dangerous compulsion.
I read your journals.
You've never committed murder.
Not even a violent act.
Perish the thought.
Although, now I'm not so certain
of the situation.
For the first time, there might be violence.
I can always duck.
Janet, welcome Mr. St. Ives
as a new player to our game.
Ten thousand.
- Could I have a pineapple?
- Yes, ma'am.
Place your bets, please.
Now, this last little caper of mine...
...is the simplest of all, Mr. St. Ives.
International Electronics is bribing
the Arabs to buy their product.
My plan was to intercept the bribe money.
That plan was written on those
last four pages of my journal...
...but please be assured, there has
never been any gratuitous violence...
... in any of our encounters.
The result of detailed planning
and meticulous execution.
Thank you, my dear.
However, the fact that
those four pages are missing...
... means that the killer
of Peskoe and Boykins...
May drop by on Friday night at our
local drive-in for more than popcorn.
If you were in the drive-in with us...
...the risk would be reduced
to an acceptable level.
Still in the game, Mr. St. Ives?
Yes, I'll hang around a while.
They are the reason
I brought you here tonight.
The one in the middle is Sheik Amani.
On his right is George McDuff,
president of International Electronics.
On the other side is Marsh Chasman...
...vice president and controller.
They're discussing the service charge
that International is willing to advance...
...to secure a contract
of well over 100 million dollars.
They're the principals
in the four missing pages.
How much will the charge be?
That is what they're negotiating
at this moment.
But you may rest assured
it'll be a very considerable figure.
A minimum of 4 million.
And this money will change hands
at the drive-in Friday night.
Well, you must excuse me.
It's past my bedtime.
I'm sure Mr. St. Ives will take very
good care of you, my dear.
- Which one is the inside man?
- Chasman.
- Cost much?
- Not very much.
You might say he was a bargain.
You are a very lucky hot dog.
Yeah, why is it when I win, I'm lucky,
and when I lose, I'm stupid?
Forty-eight-yard field goal
with three seconds left ain't lucky?
Hey, what about the paper?
I'll bring it back after I read it.
Mr. St. Ives?
Officer Frann.
You look different in civvies.
- Can I sit down?
- Sit, sit.
I'm on my day off.
might've been promoted.
- Oh, I'd like to be.
- Well, that's nice. I wish you a lot of luck.
- I've got a friend down at Homicide.
- What about him?
He let me look at the statement
you gave to Oller and Deal.
- So?
- It got me to thinking...
...that maybe you knew more about Boykins
than you told them.
You trying to bust
this case all by yourself?
That's right. I've never had
a murder one on my beat.
Well, I'm glad things are picking up.
It can give me a chance
to show what I can do.
Sound like you're trying to make detective.
Well, I don't wanna stay on motors.
- Think I can help?
- Yesterday at Union Station...
...you entered the men's room...
...with a Pan Am flight
bag containing $ 100,000.
A few minutes later, you walked out
...containing journals
stolen from Abner Procane.
Jesus.
You've been a busy boy.
pay for certain information.
- For example?
- Who killed Peskoe and Boykins.
Why should he care?
He got back the journals.
So far, two men have died...
...and $ 100,000 has exchanged
hands for those journals.
My guess is you don't know
what's in them.
But I do know who had them
for three days.
- How much?
- Twenty thousand dollars, cash.
You could end up
like Boykins and Peskoe.
When can I have an answer?
He's meeting me
at my hotel in an hour's time.
The question is, is the identification
of the opposition worth $20,000 to you?
A peek at the other man's cards?
That's always worth an investment.
By all means, yes.
Janet, get the cash
for Mr. St. Ives, please.
Now, let me give you
First scene, the drive-in theater.
Time, 7 p.m. tomorrow night.
- What's the movie?
the finest Hollywood stampede.
Oh, great, great. I hope it's good.
In case we have nothing else to do.
Twenty thousand dollars. And now,
gentlemen, if you don't mind, good night.
- You have a big night?
Then dinner in a beautiful restaurant.
- Good night.
- Good night.
Nice bit, that, Mr. St. Ives, yes?
I wouldn't characterize her as a bit.
No, perhaps not.
How would "dangerous" do?
I'm not that familiar with the lady.
I am.
Now, with you at the wheel
of my car, we park here.
That's the exact spot.
Frann, Frann, who stabbed you?
Frann, Frann, who stabbed you?
Frann, Frann, who stabbed you?
- Hey, come on, get the hell out of the way.
- All right.
- Thank you.
- Right.
- Hello, St. Ives.
- Hi.
- Is he still alive?
- I don't know.
Lieutenant...
- Okay, thank you.
- See you guys later.
Tell me, what was Officer Frann
doing outside your hotel?
He was there to meet with me.
Well, what did he want?
Yesterday he saw me
at the Union Station...
...where I was exchanging $ 100,000
for merchandise belonging to my client.
If he saw you at the station, he could've
seen the guy you gave the money to.
- Maybe so.
- Detective Oller.
- Yeah?
- Telephone.
Excuse me.
Well, you know, according
to Patrolman Bancroft's report here...
...it says that Officer Frann was seen
talking to you as they were wheeling him in.
Yeah, but you couldn't understand
a word he was saying. He was fading fast.
Lab report on the car. Negative.
Is there anything else you can tell us?
I found him, drove him here. That's all.
You know, so far, everybody connected
with the stolen journals is dead.
- Who said anything about stolen journals?
- Oh, come on, St. Ives.
Give us credit for some smarts.
- You know, you're the only one left.
- I'm always careful.
Always careful.
- Any of you wanna talk to Dr. Winston?
- How is Officer Frann?
- He just died.
- Did he say anything?
If you have questions, ask Dr. Winston.
He's available, but not for long.
He's got another operation in four minutes.
Need a lift?
- Hey, Charlie, what are you doing here?
- I'm waiting for you.
You working on a new chapter
for your book?
Look, I do need a ride home,
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