Tequila Sunrise Page #6

You hear me?!

You mean arrested.

Don't you?

HAL:
I'm sorry, Xavier,

what were you saying?

CARLOS:
What about McKussic?

Where will he be?

HAL:
We're not sure.

He isn't cooperative.

But it's no problem. Our guy has

made contact with Carlos directly.

How long have you been here?

How long have you been here?

Let's discuss this somewhere else.

JO:
After I dealt with the fact

of your leaving him alone...

...Cody admitted he dismissed

the baby sitter to get me over here.

I didn't know when you'd be back,

so his mother picked him up.

How did he reach you?

Called the restaurant.

Yes, he called there.

Some wine?

Not a bad Chardonnay.

How'd he get the number?

Your bed stand.

I'm late for work.

When did you last see Nick Frescia?

This morning.

I didn't know

you're open for breakfast.

- When will you see him again?

- I can't answer that.

Right, you don't talk

about customers.

Not after I've slept with them.

If you want to know more

about Nick, talk to him.

MAC:
And he'll tell me to talk to you.

Thanks for the bullshit, Slick.

- Did you call me "Slick?"

MAC:
I'll say.

Ask me anything.

Whatever you want to know about me.

Okay.

- Anything, Mr. McKussic.

- Please don't call me that.

I'll call you what you want.

Contrary to popular belief...

...I'm not good at undercover.

I don't know your first name.

Dale.

But don't call me that.

Then don't call me "Slick."

(OVER RADIO) Alpha, Beta, Charlie teams,

we need 1020 at Western and P. C.H.

Equipment van is waiting.

It's called leaky pipe irrigation.

Trade name is Hydro-pore.

Made from old tires.

You put it 14" under the soil

and it sweats out the water.

I got an order for 50,000 feet

from a lemon grower in Encinitas.

I didn't think there were any

growers left in California.

You said she was leaving.

CARLOS:

She was.

What's the delay?

They're watering the lawn.

Watering the lawn.

MAC:

What do you think?

JO:

I think...

...you're a legitimate businessman.

I hope so. If it doesn't work,

I'm a crook forever.

Why haven't you

gotten out of that before?

It's tougher to quit than you think.

Just say no.

Nobody wants me to quit.

Don't get caught.

Stay on top till we knock you off.

That's the motto.

Nobody wants me to quit.

Cops want to bust me.

The Colombians want my connections.

My wife wants my money.

MAC:
Her lawyer agrees. Mine likes

getting paid to argue with them.

Nobody wants me to quit.

Not to mention my customers.

They don't want me to quit.

That is completely paranoid.

I'm just talking here...

...I'm not trying to convince you

of a damn thing.

I may be paranoid, but then...

...nobody wants me to quit.

I'm sorry.

I was just joking.

I didn't mean to hurt you.

It didn't hurt that bad.

Just looking at you hurts more.

You said she was leaving.

CARLOS:
Well, sir,

it was a miscommunication.

How much longer

do you think she'll be?

JO:

I can't leave just yet.

My clothes are still in the dryer.

Get out of there!

I believe you that

you're out of that other business.

(PAGER RINGS)

What's that?

Nothing.

It's just my service.

I better call.

Right now?

I'll be right back.

MAC:

What the f*** are you doing?

Are you nuts? They're covering me!

Didn't I say to call first?

Not only that,

you scared the sh*t out of me!

This is not funny.

I'm wearing a f***ing towel.

You know who is in charge

of all that surveillance?

The U.S. Government and

the Federal Republic of Mexico...

...have me watching you

waiting for me to show up.

Which reminds me. I talk

into the wrong one of these...

...and it costs us

fifty years apiece.

(IN SPANISH)

I told you on the phone.

I take care of everything.

(FEDERALE) I've been instructed to tell

you that Carlos has entered the house.

HAL:

Thank you, thank you.

But you, I trust with my life.

You keep me waiting all night...

...never showing any sign

of being worried about me.

Forget it. Your hands were full.

I could see.

What's more, you f*** like a world

champion. Four f***ing hours!

CARLOS:
Those cops are terrified

their wives will hear about this.

I got starved just watching you.

She can cook too.

Believe me, if she's willing

to take out the garbage, marry her.

(SOUND OF PING-PONG GAME)

MAC:

Is this the best idea right now?

CARLOS:
When's the next time

we'll get a chance to play?

In jail.

MAC:
What's going on

with you and Lindroff?

I don't want him

involved in anything.

I realize...

(IN SPANISH OVER RADIO)

I'll take care of it.

(PHONE RINGS)

- You've got company.

- Company?

It's for you.

(CARLOS SINGING)

You've got to be out of here

in less than twenty minutes.

CARLOS:

We'll never finish the game!

Vittorio's wife called.

He had to go home.

I've got to go close up.

JO:
Why are you here?

- Vittorio's wife is fine.

I had Arturo call you.

Listen to me.

Mac's getting busted tonight.

There's an informant making sure

of that. Your behavior...

...could be misconstrued.

You were in the wrong place

at the wrong time!

That could get you hurt.

Give me your purse.

NICK:
I want you to go inside

and lock the door.

Detective Torres will be here

in a few minutes.

He'll take care of you

until this is over.

Ready to fire.

All you care about is arresting Mac.

Get inside.

MAC:
Don't smoke.

I got a leak in the fuel line.

(THUG IN SPANISH)

Everything's set.

CARLOS JR:

No, Carlos is still at your house.

(IN SPANISH)

CARLOS:
Wait a minute.

Now I recognize you.

From the restaurant

with Lieutenant Frescia.

Miss Vallenari.

Where's Mr. McKussic?

CARLOS:

I recognize this, too.

GREG:

You've got to watch her.

CARLOS:

Is that right?

She's friendly with a cop

that knows Mac.

Where is Mac, by the way?

CARLOS:

Do you think she could be dangerous?

Be some sort of informant?

I do.

GREG:
Mac's nuts about her.

He wouldn't see it.

That's terrible.

Have you mentioned this to him?

Oh, yeah!

I do what I can for Mac.

It's all here.

Yes, it is.

CARLOS:

Speaking of information...

...you were busted by the D.E.A.

Four months ago.

You didn't happen to mention that

to Mac, did you? I didn't think so.

What a shame.

People in trouble need to talk to

somebody. If not to their friends...

...it's usually your enemies.

CARLOS:

Federal narcotics number 7-2-4-4.

(COP OVER RADIO) Maguire claims

only he has contact with Mac's cousin?

At 7:
00 P.M., we spotted a couple

of Escalante's men with him.

- Near the Wayfarer's chapel?

- Right.

NICK:
He's got some

interesting holes in him.

HAL:

He went down, what can I tell you?

NICK:
For only getting hit once or twice,

he sure got him in the best spots.

All right, who fired their gun?

Everybody to the edge of the pier.

Let's have a show of hands.

Come on, people, hands in the air!

How the f*** did this guy get dead?

HAL:
Escalante's men got here ahead

of us. That's when there was gunfire.

NICK:

This stinks.

HAL:
Gas fumes.

So what?

I've been hearing for months how

Carlos was real upset because...

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