Zero Effect Page #4

How do you know it's her?

I watched her...

...walk into the bathroom...

...and get the money.

I have to admit I was a bit surprised.

I had a few guesses about suspects,

but I'd never...

I mean, I just didn't even

think twice about that girl.

So what's her deal?

Her deal?

Her deal is that there is absolutely

nothing out of the ordinary about her.

She's a model citizen,

college graduate, good paramedic.

She volunteers at a hospital for the

elderly. She has no criminal record.

I mean, she's very even-tempered.

She's friendly...

...eager to chat.

There's no nervousness about her,

which is odd for a blackmailer.

Even at the pickup yesterday,

she's just...

She's very cool.

She's very cool.

But there's a definite

intensity about her.

She looks you right in the eye.

Sort of a sensual quality.

Very personable.

A nice sense of humor...

...and actually very charming.

Charming?

Did you just say charming?

Keep looking for that

safe deposit box...

...and then get Stark out of the office.

Make plans for him

to pay you at 5:
00 tonight.

Then maybe you could go home

for a couple of nights.

Couple of nights?

Aren't we done? You found

the blackmailer. He only wanted a name.

We're not done yet.

First I have to find out

what her deal is.

Is this your kid?

Nope.

Just a rental.

- You got the money?

- It's in the trunk. The first third.

You want a turn?

Does he know who's doing this to me?

Can't tell you anything yet.

Nothing.

Too soon. Could interfere

with the investigation.

Jesus.

Okay, so here's how this is

going to work.

You gave your car

to the valet like I asked?

Good.

Now when we get out of sight...

...give me your valet ticket, I'll give

you one. Go back to the restaurant.

Order something.

I had a late lunch. I'm not hungry.

Then order something light,

like a salad.

When you're done,

give the valet your ticket.

He'll bring a car identical to yours.

Follow the map in the glove box.

It'll lead you back to your own car,

which I'll have taken our money out of.

Keys'll be in the visor.

Now is there anything

you want to tell Mr. Zero...

...that might make his job easier?

What do you have in mind?

Like for example...

...what's in the safe deposit box

and where is it?

I told you...

...that is not pertinent to his task.

"K.V."

Now, a few words on looking for things.

When you look for something specific...

... your chances of finding it

are very bad...

... because of all things in the world,

you only want one of them.

When you look for anything at all...

... your chances of finding it

are very good...

... because of all the

things in the world...

... you're sure to find some of them.

And the most important rule:

Often what you're looking for...

... is right in front of your nose.

There he is.

I told you about his thing

for redheads, right?

Guess what color hair his secretary has.

Red?

Men are so predictable.

So did you find anything useful?

Gold mine.

First of all, I got a full name on that

boxer that Clearburg couldn't find.

Kragen Vincent.

K.V.

It was on a letter

from our blackmailer...

...to our blackmailee. "I warn you:

Stay away from Kragen Vincent."

He said he gave us all the letters.

He didn't give us that one.

Mr. Stark apparently doesn't want me

to know about Kragen Vincent.

So we'll have to figure out

who he is and where.

I did find one other thing

of interest, though.

Holy sh*t! Those are the keys.

You found the gold Swiss Army knife.

I know.

And the safe deposit box key.

Where'd you find them?

In the sofa under the cushion.

What?

They were stuck in the couch...

...in his office.

Was he hiding them? Is that possible?

No. Not possible.

That's where they fell out

of his pocket over a year ago.

What do you make of this?

I think, just as I feared, Ms. Sullivan

doesn't know a thing about these keys.

The keys are a coincidence?

That's confusing.

Doesn't seem like a...

...good thing.

Sure it is.

It's good because the man has been

looking for his keys for a year...

...and I found them.

Now, I'm going to go home.

So tell me you won't need me tomorrow

because I could check out this Kragen...

I won't need you tomorrow.

I'm trusting you here, Daryl.

Have a nice trip.

It's cold and dark...

...in my heart

Said it's cold and dark in my heart...

...Mama

Look, I know this is totally

inappropriate but...

- Never mind.

- What?

You know what I'm going

to ask you.

Is there any way I can get you to

look over my tax returns?

You can speak 6 languages

and fly a jetliner...

...but you don't know

how to file a tax return?

It's never come up?

Does this have to happen right now?

No, that's a W-2.

WW II was the Second World War.

Here it is.

My humble...

...palace.

It's very nice.

How long have you been here?

That's something.

You're going to need a calculator?

That would be great.

You're an accountant...

...so you would know.

What is the Corrodium 3 deduction?

The Corrodium 3 deduction.

That's a very good question because...

...that, in fact, is probably

the most widely misunderstood...

...deduction in the book.

Really.

Indeed.

The Corrodium 3 deduction...

...is an incentive used by

large manufacturers...

...who are able to moderate their use

of Class 3 decay toxins such as...

...Corrodium and...

...Maalgorium.

Anything else?

All right.

Time to get dirty.

About how long is this going to take?

A little while.

If you don't mind, I was

going to take a nap.

Are you sure it's okay?

I'll just...

...be here.

Just yell if you need anything else.

How's it going over there?

Just another minute.

I'm rechecking my math.

You really ought to try...

...to keep all your receipts...

...for everything.

I know. I never remember.

Just put them in an envelope.

That's the thing to do.

I try to keep all my receipts.

It's just a matter of habit now.

I can't thank you enough.

You really helped me out there.

That's...

...really my pleasure.

Okay, listen.

Let me make you dinner.

No, you don't have to do that.

I insist.

I'll hop in the shower real quick,

then make us some food.

All right.

"Retired."

Jesus!

Another 7-letter word.

...67 points.

Retire.

Retire.

It's not quite that simple.

Why is it not that simple, Steve?

Whenever you say that...

...it creeps me out.

I told you, it's nothing weird.

I mean, okay, yes. It's a little weird.

But it's nothing creepy...

...exactly.

What do you get out of this?

What kind of a hold does this guy,

whoever he is...

...have on you?

He needs me.

He needs you.

Who needs who?

I need you.

It's time to get away from him, Steve.

I'll do it tomorrow when I get there...

...if...

...you will marry me.

Marry me.

Absolutely vital:

The ability to blend in.

To very discreetly assimilate.

It's not usually very difficult.

All you have to do is look around...

... see how all the ordinary people

are behaving...

... and try to behave like one of them.

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