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his daughter was snatched.

We've been monitoring his phone

for the past 12 hours.

No ransom demands, no orders, nothing.

You might find this interesting.

What is it?

A record of aIl the phone calls made

in the Iast 12 hours

by Shapiro's hood, Benny Garucci.

Six calls all to the same number.

Country code 8-5-2.

- Hong Kong.

- How the hell'd you get this?

Friend of mine at the phone company.

- The blonde?

- No, the redhead.

What the helI does all this

got to do with Hong Kong?

There's somebody waiting outside

who might just be able to answer that.

Send in Mr. CantrelI, please.

Men, this is Bob Cantrell

from the justice department.

Are these the men

who kidnapped Laura Shapiro?

Now, how the f*** should we know?

They were wearing masks.

Excuse me, lady.

What's this all about?

These men all work for a powerful

Hong Kong crime boss named HaroId Ko.

Harold Ko.

What, do you know him?

Anybody who knows Hong Kong knows Ko.

A real snake.

Yeah, and a tough one to catch.

Now, we've suspected Shapiro and Ko

of running drugs from Hong Kong

to New York for years,

but we've never been able

to pin anything on him.

Why the hell would Ko want to snatch

Shapiro's daughter?

We don't know, maybe they've had

a falling out of some kind.

Whatever the reason,

there's a good possibility

that Laura Shapiro

is now being held in Hong Kong.

That's impossible.

Nobody couId smuggle a girl

into Hong Kong that quickly.

- It's impossible.

- Not for Ko.

He's right. Ko's got most of the island

in his back pocket.

Sir, if Laura Shapiro's in Hong Kong

we should check it out.

[Captain] Forget it, Wong.

My Chinatown contacts

can give me the names of some good

informers over there.

lt might be worth our try.

Garoni could come with me.

He knows Hong Kong

from his Vietnam days.

You're way out of line, Wong.

l Iike it.

If you men could find Laura Shapiro

and pin it on Ko,

you might just be able to shut off the

largest heroin pipeIine

to ever come out of the Orient.

Okay, we got nothing to lose.

Why don't you two men

go to Hong Kong

as special advisors

to the local police

and see what

you can come up with.

Yes, sir.

See you, Captain.

Thank you, Captain.

Thank you.

Here's the keys to that Jeep

you asked for.

Oh, thank you.

- You sure you don't want a driver?

- No, we're okay.

Thanks for getting this

through customs for us, inspector.

We really appreciate it.

Superintendent Whitehead will meet you

tomorrow afternoon at four.

- You got it, Billy?

- Oh, yeah, thanks, see you tomorrow.

- Thanks a lot, inspector.

- Good night.

Sleep welI.

Man, you love it, huh?

We could stay at a better place,

you know?

We're on an expense account.

NostaIgia, Billy, my boy, nostalgia.

Memories of magic nights on R and R.

l remember during 'Nam,

there was nothing around here

but a bunch of horny grunts, you know?

And the women, Billy...

oh, the women were motherin' me.

And besides, nobody's gonna Iook

for us in a dump like this.

What's that?

An old Chinese coin.

A friend of mine in Chinatown

gave this to me.

lt's sort of a calling card.

- Oh yeah?

- Yeah.

Looks like a bunch of sh*t to me.

[male] I still say, it's ludicrous.

The idea that anyone couId smuggle

a girl into Hong Kong

without my office knowing about it

is simply impossible.

lmprobable, not impossible.

Now, listen to me, you two,

I spoke to your Captain and he told me

about your Dodge City tactics.

We don't appreciate people like you

in Hong Kong.

l want you to assure me that you'll

behave with the utmost discretion.

Discretion is my middle name, sir.

Show them out, inspector.

Yes, sir.

Thank you, sir.

Gentlemen, you must forgive

the superintendent.

He's been trying to nab Ko for years.

Considers it

a personaI mission in Iife.

I think he's worried you will succeed

where he's failed alI these years.

Don't worry about it, inspector.

l'm used to pissin' off superiors.

We ran down the phone number

you gave us.

Shanghai Massage Parlor.

That's where Benny Garucci called

from New York.

Apparently, it's a rough place.

They, uh, don't necessarily specialize

in giving massages,

if you know what l mean.

You bet your ass I do.

Let's check this place out.

Maybe we can shake Ko's tree a littIe.

Billy, you're a mind reader.

You two be careful.

One of the reasons Ko has managed

to stay out of prison for so Iong

is he doesn't mind killing anyone

who threatens him.

If he thinks you're getting too close

to finding Laura Shapiro,

your names will be on the lips

of every assassin in Hong Kong.

It's a friendly little town

you got here, inspector.

Welcome to Hong Kong.

This is my favorite part

of town, Billy.

We're supposed to be working.

You know what they say--

all work, no play.

Play around here can get us killed.

Whoops, sorry.

At least you'd die

with a smiIe on your face. [chuckles]

[speaking Chinese]

Welcome, gentlemen.

First time here?

We're just a coupIe of poor lost souls

from New York.

A good friend of ours recommended

this place very highly.

We have many friends in New York.

Maybe you remember our friend--

his name's Benny Garucci.

Yeah, Benny Garucci-- Benny Garucci,

he really loves this place.

He taIks about it all the time.

- Right, Billy?

- Right.

So sorry, we-- we have so many friends

I can't remember them aIl.

But I'm sure we can make

your visit here very exciting.

Follow please.

[Garoni] All right.

Hey... keep your eyes open.

Don't worry, BilIy boy,

l wouldn't miss this for the worId.

BiIly, don't let this guy

sneak up on me.

[sings in ItaIian]

Hey Garoni?

[yells]

l'm gonna get you.

You know, you're very pretty.

[speaks Chinese]

My goodness gracious,

whatta we got here?

- Billy.

- Yeah.

- Do jeh.

- Thank you.

Billy, look at this, huh?

Whichever one you want

is yours, Billy, huh?

- Hello.

- You made the wrong choice.

That's-- I'm in love, this is mine.

I'm your friend, you gotta take care

of your friends, don't you?

[chuckles]

Whoop!

Excuse me.

No.

Call in the other girl.

Go ahead, make the phone call.

[speaks Chinese on phone]

l remember these holes when

they were a little smaller, you know?

Whatta we got here?

Oh.

- Welcome to.

- Welcome to.

This chick loves me.

Love my clothes?

I love your clothes.

[Garoni gasps]

You remind me of someone

I knew in Saigon.

Oh, you know Saigon.

You're very beautiful-- really.

No, you are.

How old are you?

- Eighteen?

- You guess.

Excuse me.

Yes.

She really knows a way

to a man's heart.

When did you grow a beard?

[laughs]

[Garoni continues laughing]

[groans]

[Garoni] Oh, oh yes.

[Garoni groans]

What the hell?

Sh*t!

[girls yelp]

[yells]

You punk!

[yells]

Drop it, motherf***er!

No, you drop it,

Motherf***er.

Oh, sh*t, what the f***'s

going on here, huh?

Dress 'em and take 'em to my office.

l want to taIk to them

before we kill 'em.

Hey.

A guy can't take a bath in peace?

Why did Shapiro send you?

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