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Ruthless People (1986)
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Stand up Hey Ruthless People Ruthless People Greedy | forever and ever Success Greedy | and ever so clever A mess Keepin' their right | to creep into paradise They'll even | blackmail St. Peter They'll pay any price Hey Stand up Come and see Ruthless People Greed and evil | oh yeah You can have it | if you want it It might take | the rest of your life If you want it | you can have it Do a balancing act | on a knife You can have it | if you want it It fits and gets cheap | at the price If you want it | you can have it Despite your sweet soul | and your lies Ruthless People Ruthless People Carol, did I ever tell you | why I married her? Yes, Sam, you told me | many, many - Her father was | very, very rich... and very, very sick. The doctors assured me | he'd be dead any minute. There wasn't | a second to lose. I rushed right out and | married the boss's daughter. He was so sick! It was like the angel of death | was sittin' in the room with him, watchin' the clock. They pulled the plug | on him. He wheezed and shook | for about an hour. And then... he stabilized. That son of a bitch | just got older and sicker. And older and sicker! And older and sicker! - More coffee, sir? | - No! I couldn't wait around any longer. | I went out and made my own fortune. The old fart hung in there | for 15 years! Finally died | of natural causes. I want the rest | of that money! His money, her money, | it's my money! I had to live with that squealing, | corpulent little toad all these years! God, I hate that woman! | I-I-I- I hate the way | she licks stamps. I hate her furniture. And I hate that little sound | she makes when she sleeps. [ Snorting, Baa-ing ] | Ohhh! And that filthy, little | shitbag dog of hers... Muffy! - Aren't you scared? | - Scared? Hell, no. | I'm lookin' forward to it. My only regret, Carol, is that the plan | isn't more violent. Don't you consider throwing | a body off a cliff in the | dead of night violent? Nah! She'll be unconscious, | knocked out from the chloroform. I'm talkin' about | hands-on involvement. Hands-on? Ohh. Ohh! Oh-ho! | [ Snort ] [ Whispering ] | I'm goin' now. I can't wait. Good luck. Barbara, dear, | I have something for you. Barbara? Where are you, dearest? I have something for you. Honey? Barbara? Dumpling? Barbara? No notes, | no messages. This is not like you, | you meticulous bitch! It's just like that woman | to screw this up. Damn it! What are you doin' here? | Mining the carpet | with little poodle bombs? Here! Take a whiff of this, | you little fruitcake. I'll kill you! - [ Yipping ] | - I'll wring your neck! You hairy rat! [ Phone Ringing ] - Hello. | - [ Man ] Mr. Stone? Listen very carefully. | We have kidnapped your wife. We have no qualms about | killing and will do so | at the slightest provocation. - Do you understand? | - Who the hell is this? | Is this some joke? I have no patience for | stupid questions, Mr. Stone, and | I don't like repeating myself. Do you understand? All right, I'm sorry. | Please continue. You are to obtain a new, black | American Tourister briefcase, - model number 81 04. | Do you understand? | - Yes. In it you will place | $500,000 in unmarked, nonsequentially | numbered $100 bills. - Do you understand? | - Sure. Monday morning at | 11:00 a.m., you will proceed | with case in hand, to Hope Street Plaza and | wait for a phone to ring. You will receive | further instructions then. - Do you understand? | - Yes, I do. You'll be watched at | all phases of execution. If anyone is with you or if | any action is not carried out | to our complete satisfaction, it will be considered | an infraction of the rules, | and your wife will be killed. - Do you understand? | - I believe so. If you notify the police, | your wife will be killed. If you notify the media, | she will be killed. If you deviate from our | instructions in any way | whatsoever, she will be killed. - Do you understand? | - Perfectly. [ Sirens ] Reporter | Just 45 minutes ago, | Mr. Stone received a call... from a man demanding | a ransom for his wife, Barbara. [ Muffled Cries ] - [ Groan ] | - Kenny! Barbara Struggling [ Grunting ] | Grab her legs. [ Muffled Cries Continue ] Aah! Do you think | she's dead? [ Muffled Cries ] Aah! [ Grunting ] Muffled Cries Continue [ Muffled Cries ] You fucked | with the wrong person! My husband does business | with the Mafia. When they track you down, | you, your entire family, | everyone you ever knew... will all get chain saw enemas | and that's not all! Oh, my God! | I've been abducted by Huey and Duey. An-- | [ Sniffing ] Jesus Christ! | It smells like a toilet in here! - It's just the ammonia. | - We scrubbed down here for hours | on our hands and knees, Kenny | For God's sake. My husband worships | the ground I walk on! | Wait till he hears about this! He will explo-o-ode! Bye-bye, Barbara. | [ Snickering ] In local news, a kidnapping | today in Bel Air. Police tell us this woman, | Barbara Stone, the wife of clothing tycoon, | Sam Stone, was abducted earlier today | from the couple's estate | on Bellagio Drive. Preliminary sources indicated | that Mr. Stone was contacted | late this afternoon... and that a ransom demand | has been made. Police officials-- [ Newscaster 2 ] | ...kill Mrs. Stone | if demands were not met. It's on every | goddamn channel! Millionaire heiress, Barbara Stone, | has been kidnapped... from her | Bel Air mansion. What'd he do, | hire a publicist? I feel terrible. | Do you feel as guilty as I do? Guilty? | Are you kidding? He takes our money, | steals your idea, goes out and makes | a million dollars, | and you feel guilty? I can't | believe it! - How many times | have we been over this? | - Oh, honey, not again. Let me remind you | of something. You are the spandex | miniskirt king. Not him. | He is the spandex miniskirt thief. He's the one | who should feel guilty. Look at this. | Do you remember this? You cried for a week | when you saw this. Look at | the smile on that asshole. I know he stole it, but she | really didn't do anything. She was his partner! | Oh, damn it, Sandy. Do you enjoy | getting stepped on? Do you? 'Cause I don't, | and I don't feel guilty. I take it back. | I do feel guilty. I feel very guilty. | I trusted a sleazeball | like Sam Stone... with our life savings | on a handshake deal, and then sat there | and watched him take it | all away from us. But that's over. | We know better now. From now on, | we trust no one. To hell with everybody else. | We've got to be ruthless. - Think ruthless. | - What if I can't think ruthless? You've got to. It's good for you. | It makes you strong. What the hell's the sense | of being a decent person | when nobody else is? Let's be assholes | and get rich! - [ Squealing, Moaning ] | - Whirring Noises Oh, oh! I'm crazy about you, | you big galoot! Ooh, you were | somethin' today! - Yeah, it just doesn't get | any better than this. | - Mmm. I'm gonna take | a quick shower. - Can you be ready | by the time I get out? | - Ready? You're getting ready | for Sam. The video equipment, | remember? - Tonight's the night. | - Oh yeah, I knew that. - Now, do you remember | where I told you to go? | - Yeah. - The old deserted bridge | near the Hollywood sign. | - That's right. You wait for him there. | He'll be in some rented car. He's afraid of getting blood | on his sports car. Get in as close | as you can. It's important you get | a good shot of his face. If we can't recognize him, | we can't blackmail him. You get that videotape of Sam | finishing off his wife, and that man will give us | anything we want... for the rest of his life. Yeah, then we're off | to Haiti. Not Haiti, Tahiti! I knew that. The passports | came today. Cool. [ Indistinct Chatter] - Frank, glad you're here. | - What have we got? We found a chloroform-soaked | handkerchief stuffed | way down in the garbage, and a tire print on the lawn, | a good one. I'm having the lab | check it out. And we found a few drops | of blood in the kitchen. - Where's Mr. Stone? | - He's upstairs. He seems | pretty upset. Rock #NAME? | - Yes? Policeman | Mr. Stone, Lieutenant Bender | and Walters are here. They'd like to start | as soon as possible. I'll be right there. Ow! | Oh, oh! [ Groaning ] [ Feigned Sobbing ] [ Mumbling ] | Hee-hee-hee. - I like to hear a woman | make a lot of sound. | - Uh-huh. I'll scream my head off | if you want to, honey. | It's your money. My wife just lays there | like a gunnysack. [ Moaning ] Oh, my God. | She isn't dead yet. - [ Groaning ] | - He's gonna kill her right here! Moaning, Yelling Woman Screaming Oh, oh. | [ Whining ] [ Woman Moaning ] Woman Screaming [ Groaning ] [ Moaning, | Horn Honking ] [ Screaming ] [ Retching ] I have no enemies, | at least none that I know of. I-- I'm a businessman. I manufacture | women's sportswear. [ Policeman ] | I think I've heard of you. "Don't they call you | the ""spandex king""?" "The ""spandex miniskirt king."" | You probably read | one of the articles." Yeah, it was all his idea... | spandex miniskirts. Was there anybody here | today when you came home? | Servants? - Maids? | - Sam It was the maid's day off. Did you notice anything | out of the ordinary | when you came home? No, not that | I can remember. - What time did you come home? | - It's the dog! She isn't | properly house-trained. No, it's sweet. The dog's | a little diabetic. I think it's wine... - Or-- | - Oh, I know what that must be. I-- I closed a very | important business deal... this morning and | when I came home... I opened a bottle of champagne | and--and as I was... walking through the house, | celebrating, I called to Barbara to come | and share the moment with me. She never came. Those monsters! | [ Sobbing ] Sam Sobbing Earl! It was horrible. - She wasn't drugged or anything. | - What happened? She screamed | and screamed. God, it took forever. | It must have lasted... two minutes. He kept stopping and starting. | She'd be at the brink of death | and he'd stop, let her catch her breath | then start into her again! She'd scream | louder and louder and then, when she finally died, he looked so satisfied | I thought he was gonna | light up a cigarette afterwards. Son of a bitch | enjoyed it! Sam's just been on TV | claiming she was kidnapped. She wasn't kidnapped. | He killed her. I saw it. Honey, I know. | It's just an alibi. He just said that | to throw the police off his trail. You gonna watch that | right now? - I think I should. | - Baby, you don't wanna see it. - It'll make you sick. | - I think I can take it. Oh, no! - [ Woman On Video Screaming ] | - [ Retching ] - [ Screaming ] | - Ooh! I can't watch this. Doorbell He actually | went through with it. Gasping - Stay in here. Don't come out. | - What? Sam's here! Ta-da! Zip-a-dee-doo-dah | Zip-a-dee-ay My, oh, my | what a wonderful day I've just been | watching you on TV. - You saw it, huh? | - Good performance, Sam. What a story! | Barbara Stone kidnapped! I couldn't have made up | anything better. It's brilliant! And the press | loves it. - Well, that's very clever, Sam. | - It's inspired! Imagine, someone | demanding money from me | to keep Barbara alive. Unbelievable! | Idiots! Come on, | let's have a drink. I can't stay long. I've gotta get back | and look sad. - Are you sure | the police believed you? | - They ate it up! I fed 'em a banquet | of bullshit. I threw 'em off by miles. | All I have to do now... is just sit back | and do nothing, except, of course, | I have to show up at the | fictitious ransom drop. - You made up | your own ransom drop? | - Naturally! I got news for you, | Carol. That woman | ain't comin' back. - I know. | - [ Chuckling ] Did you have | any trouble? No, I'm tellin' you | I enjoyed it. - I'm havin' fun! | - Cork Pops We'll clean the rug, | honey. Chuckling For you, my cupcake. To the kidnappers. To the future | Mrs. Sam Stone. Whoops! | I gotta run. I'm sorry, honey. I was hopin' we'd have time | for little... poke in the whiskers. - What a shame. | - I'll take a rain check, and a few | of these bonbons. Zip-a-dee-doo-dah Zip-a-dee-ay Announcer 1 | Rock always whines abuse | at the opponent too. Announcer 2 | Yes, and I think Murdo's | gonna get a taste of it tonight. Ooh my, look at | all that hair, or, uh, fur, | if you would. Crowd Cheering Announcer 1 | He doesn't need a coat in wintertime. He'll just walk around | like that and have plenty of heat. You okay? [ Sighs ] - She's out! | - Help, police! - Get the chloroform! | - Sandy Come back, honey. Police! | Somebody help me! - [ Groaning ] | - Get me the police. | I've been kidnapped. How the hell do I know | where I am? Good. Now, be quiet | and don't move. Nice faces... | Nice easily-identifiable faces. - Boo! | - I can't do this anymore! Ow! | God, that hurts! [ Groaning ] - Aaah! | - Aaah! [ Whirring ] [ High-Speed Whirring ] Whee-aaah! Oh! Ahh! | [ Muffled Scream ] Aaah! [ Screaming ] [ Groaning ] This is Sergeant Blake | at the lab. I'd like a purchase search | on Uniroyal model NXP. That's right, | for all of L.A. County. TV Announcer | This is Action News Break. Police are now at the scene of | a brutal murder in Inglewood... "they believe may be the result | of another attack by | the ""bedroom killer""." Investigators are asking anyone | who may have seen this man | to contact them at 555-3421. Police have also issued | a warning that this man | is extremely dangerous, and citizens should not attempt | to apprehend him. This is Action News Break. | I'm Rick DeReyes. Away it goes! | Trying to beat-- Money, better times, girls. Six. Keep going. | Steady, nice and tall. Come on, and knees up, | feet straight. Get those heels down. And pull those abdominals in. | Pull 'em in, suck 'em up. If you're still on that couch | eating that doughnut, put it down | and get up! Three, four, | standing nice and tall. Heels down and front. | Come on, reach. Shh, shh, shh. Come on, get those | pepperoni thighs nice and high. And reach! | Do it a little higher. | Squeeze those buns. Remember, if you don't, | no one else will. [ Panting ] - And don't forget to breathe. | - [ Gasping, Panting ] What if he | doesn't show? Oh, well then | you get to keep her. Everything's | gonna work. I'll call you. Sandy, | he's gonna show! It's his wife. Phone Ringing Where are you, Sam? [ Ringing ] You son of a bitch! I'm gonna turn | your transmitter on. - He can't see the microphone? | - No, it looks fine. Mr. Stone, | telephone. - Hello? | - [ Kenny ] Mr. Stone, we had a meeting. Hang on, will ya, Harry? | I have some friends here. Call me on my office line, | 555-7583. Right? Business associate. 555-7583. | 555-7583. [ Ringing ] Hello? Mr. Stone, why have you | failed to appear at the | designated destination? Ahem. I just | couldn't make it. The cops are there, | aren't they? That's right, the cops | are here, reporters too. All right, Mr. Stone. | I'm a reasonable man. I'm gonna give you | one more chance. We will reschedule | our rendezvous for Wednesday. - Do you understand? | - You're rescheduling? Yes, I am. - So, she's still alive? | - She's in perfect health. Uh, in our | previous discussion, you mentioned that | you would, uh... kill my wife if procedure | wasn't followed accurately. - That's correct. | - And that still goes? -Definitely! | -Uh, what method would you use? How would | you kill her? A bullet through the head | at close range. That would do it, | no question. Um, well, | you've got me convinced. - Until Wednesday. | - Until Wednesday, then. Muffy, you've taken your | last piss on my rug. Tell Mr. Stone it's time | to leave for the ransom drop. - I hope he's not-- | - Gunshots - Oh, my God! | - Gunshots [ Yelping ] It just-- | It just went off. """Dance Champion"" Performed | By Kool And The Gang" Honking Coast to coast | via satellite The greatest show | in town Tonight we crown | the champion,yeah So spread | the word around Who's the best | passed the test Who's got that look | in their eyes Better give him | a call. [ Phone Ringing ] - Hello? | - This is Bender. It's been over an hour | and he hasn't shown up. If they haven't come by now, | I don't think they're gonna show. Why don't you go on home? | We'll send an unmarked car | to follow you. All right. | All right. Give me all your money, Jack! | Come on, before I kill you. Come on! | Come on! - Here you go. | - Give me your wallet. Come on, before I stick this | right through your back. - All right, here you go. My wallet. | - Give me all your jewelry, -your watch, rings, everything. | -Jewelry, watch. You want my underwear too, | you piece of shit? Here. You know, this town has got | some Neighborhood Watch! I brought you | some more magazines. More magazines? | How long do you plan on | keeping me down here? Well, as soon as | Mr. Stone pays the ransom. - It should be Monday. | - Good. I'd hate to miss | my doctor's appointment. Doctor's appointment? | Why, do you need medication? I get a | urine injection. You get | urine injected? - Why? | - It promotes weight loss. - Does it work? | - Yeah, it works! Lancome throat and | firming massage cream. | Sperm whale oil. "Royal queen bee jelly."" | I can't get you these things. | We can't afford it." That's not my problem, | it's yours. Supply these things | and I will tell the jury | you acted humanely. It might make the difference | between life... and the chair! [ Groaning ] Or the gas chamber. | Ssss. Gasping, | Choking Sometimes, | if it's a firing squad, they miss all | the major arteries. Bang! | And you don't die right away. You kinda just... | hang on, bleeding. Bleeding. [ Gasping ] | Bleeding... [ Screaming ] - Endlessly. | - Screaming, Crashing Now, I want you to mail this | from across town. I don't want him seeing | a postmark from my neighborhood. Right. You're | good at this. - We can't be too careful with Sam. | He's a very suspicious man. | - Yeah. - I've got to see him one more time. | - You do? If I don't see him | on his birthday, he'll be | very, very suspicious. He'll be expecting | his usual present. Sandy | It's been horrible. No matter what I do | or as nice as I can be, she just | tears into me. - She hates me. | - Sandy, you're her kidnapper. She's supposed | to hate you. I'll take it. - Okay. | -Just ignore her. Heyaah! - No dinner for you, then. | - Ah, gee whiz! That really hurts. | I'm a real aficionado | of death-camp cuisine. Look, as long as you're here, | why don't you just pretend... to be a guest. [ Wolf Whistle ] | Nice butt. - That's what they'll say. | - I beg your pardon? Nice butt. That's what | they'll say on your first day... in the men's club. - Men's club? | - Mmm. The San Quentin | country club. With a cute little rear end | like that, you'll be | the belle of the ball. Your dance card'll | be filled every day. You'll be so popular, making all kinds of | new, close friends. Big, ugly | hairy friends! Not that you'll ever see | what they look like, 'cause you'll be facing | the other way. You're very good | at this. You should write | children's books. Yelping - [ Growling ] | - Get outta here, you crotch wet. Go on, get! | Goddamn you, dog! Yes, your attack dogs, do they just attack people, or can | you get them to attack little dogs? Oh. Well, what if | you starve them for awhile? Oh. All right, | thank you. - [ Beeping ] | - Yeah? - [ Secretary ] | Miss Farnsworth to see you. | - Send her in. Happy birthday, Sam. I brought you | your present. Oh yeah? | Where is it? Here it is, Sam. | Does it meet with your satisfaction? - Mmm. | - Is there anything else you desire? How 'bout | a big dog? - Can you get one? | - A big dog? Yeah, like a Great Dane or a mastiff. | How big does a shepherd get? Sam, as sexually provocative | as I like to think I am-- I'm not askin' you | to screw the dog, Carol. It's for me. Rock See, that's what I've got, | the Dominator X-1. - It's the best speaker they carry. | - It's really pretty. - Can I help you? | - Yeah, uh-- - Hi. | - Hi. Candy's here to get a stereo, | and I'm here to see she | doesn't get ripped off. Don't worry, | I'm not like the others. How much did you | want to spend? - $800. | - $500. Okay, I think I have an idea | what to show you. - Let's start with speakers. | - Okay. Over here, we have a great speaker, | Sentry EV-1. Consumer Stereo has | just rated this a best buy. - I have a pair myself. | - Yeah, uh, what do you | think of this one? The Dominator X-1? The Dominator's a good | marketing idea, but it's really not | a good speaker. We give it a 500% markup, | so we sell it at 50% off, give the customer the illusion | he's getting a deal, and we still make | a bundle. - But it's so big and impressive! | - Size means very little. Bigger is not | necessarily better. I sound like Dr. Ruth. - You mean the Dominator's | like a, uh-- | - Well, the Dominators are very popular | with men who like to have bigger... uh-- - Equipment? | - Exactly! All right, | let's try this one. Knees bent down, | hips tucked under. We're gonna work on the waist. | We're gonna loosen it up. | Take the arms left and right. Out, and reach as far | as you can. Keep going. | Okay, left. This time hold it over to the left. | Reach as far as you can. Reach the right arm | up to it and take it out. Very slowly twist | through the rib cage. Slowly lengthen, | lift that right leg up and hold it. Aaah! Keep holding it. Great! | Doesn't that feel good? Muffy? - Oh, Muffy? [ Kissing Sounds ] | - [ Growling ] [ Yipping ] Muffy, meet Adolph. Adolph, eat Muffy! Barking Bon appetit, Adolph. Muffy Yipping Junk, garbage, | garbage, junk. What do we got here? Woman Moaning - Oh-ho-ho. | - Moaning Screaming I thought you might find | this interesting. "An Anonymous Friend""." - [ Moaning ] | - More! [ Chuckling ] #NAME? | - [ Laughing ] [ Phone Ringing ] - Hello. | - Sam Carol, I got your tape. [ Gasp ] | What are you talking about? The tape... | the videotape. What makes you think | it was me? Who else would send me | something like this? [ Moaning ] It's Sam. | He's onto us. How in the hell did you | get this, Carol? A friend of mine | took it. It's terrific. I know why | you sent me this tape, honey. And you know what | I'm gonna do? I'm gonna do the same | damn thing with you. And you, too, could | scream your brains out | because no one's gonna hear. You are gonna be | beggin' me for mercy, whimpering. | [ Chuckle ] Oh, here she goes again. | Listen to this. This is my | favorite part. [ Screaming, Moaning ] [ Panting ] He's gonna kill me. | He's gonna torture me and kill me. I can't stay here. | I'm gonna have to stay... at your place. [ Truck Horn Blasts ] Rockabilly, Indistinct Don't worry, honey. | Stay here as long as you want. Oh, shoot! Crockett and Tubbs, | they're floatin'. Carol I can't | just sit here and wait for him... to track me down | and kill me. We've got to get Sam | put in jail. I want you to make | another copy of that tape, and this one's | for the police. [ Ringing ] [ Ringing ] Footsteps So, I guess it's just a matter of time | before you're caught, right, honeybun? Barbara, I want to ask you | a personal question. You and | Mr. Stone, did you get along? Footsteps So, what did | she say? She just | insulted me. I don't think | he loves her. Let's face it, | she's not Mother Teresa. | Gandhi would have strangled her. What are we | gonna do, Kenny? I'm tired of being scared | all the time every day. I can't take this | anymore. I know he's bluffing. I just know it. I've got to be | really tough with him. Never let the seller know | you're hot to trot. Tell him you | haven't got the money. Phone Ringing Hello. | Debbie? Yeah, Debbie's here. | Who's this? Well, Ralph, Debbie | can't talk right now. | My dick's in her mouth. How 'bout if I have | her call you back when I'm done. I love wrong numbers. Anyway, tell 'em | you don't have the money, that it's all tied up | in investments or some crap. [ Ringing ] Hang on! A bad salesman | will automatically drop his price. Bad salesmen make me sick. | Hello. Mr. Stone, | do you love your wife? Hang on. Would you excuse me | for a moment, please? Oh, sure, Mr. Stone. #NAME? | - Go ahead. Mr. Stone, you love | your wife, don't you? Sure, I love my wife. Mr. Stone, we demand | a satisfactory explanation... why you haven't shown | with the money. Look, pal, you're asking a lot | of cash. I haven't got that | kind of money around the house. It's all tied up | in investments, so, uh, sorry. Sorry? | What do you mean, sorry? - No can do. | - What? No deal. You have to take | your business elsewhere. "- What? | - No ""cash-ola""." Uh, wh-wh-what | about, uh... less? You make me sick. | Make me an offer. Uh, bring-- Bring... 50,000 | in unmarked bills... to the same phone | at noon on Thursday. Thursday. | Tomorrow's Thursday. | You mean, tomorrow? Yes, tomorrow! | Bring 50,000 tomorrow! And if I don't? Then the next time you see | your wife, pal, will be in the morgue. Mr. Stone, | I have bad news. We think we've found | your wife. We'll need you to come with us | to identify the body. That's not her. Walters | There must be some mistake. We want the woman who was | brought in this morning. Oh, Jane Doe 56? | She's in the next room. It looks like her, | a lot like her. But it's not her. My Barbara! | She's alive! """Modern Woman"" | Performed By Billy Joel " You see her sittin' with | her coffee and her paper With her high-top sneakers | of Italian design With her long, cool stare | she aggravates attention Makes up her face | while she makes up her mind Now you're in trouble | maybe she's an intellectual What if she figures out | you're not very smart Or maybe she's the quiet type | who's into heavy metal You've got to get it settled | 'cause she's breakin' your heart Don't try | to put on an act You can't do that | to a modern woman And you're an | old-fashioned man She understands | the things you're doin' She's a modern woman She's a modern woman She's a modern woman Woman Moaning - [ Moaning ] | - More! Beeping Yes? Sir, there's someone | on the phone. They say | they sent you that tape. Put 'em through, | please. Hello. Hello. Is this | Chief Benton? Uh, y-yes. I'm the one who | sent you the tape. Have you had | a look at it yet? Yes, I just saw it. - So, what do you think? | - Well, obviously... it's very upsetting. - This whole thing's making me ill. | - I agree. That poor woman, she had | to go through a living hell. - I'd rather die a quick death. | - All right! All right! What do you want | from me? Well, arresting Sam Stone | would be a good start. You want me to | arrest Sam Stone? Any special reason why | I should arrest him? - For murdering his wife! | - Murder? Well, uh, | all right, okay. You know, it's not gonna be easy. | I'll need evidence. That tape isn't enough | to convince you? Jesus! Think of the publicity | you'll get. All right, all right. | I'm convinced. - I'll have Sam Stone arrested. | - Thank you. Sam Stone? - Chief Benton. | - The investigation has | taken a new direction. We've reason to believe | Stone may have murdered his wife. - Mr. Stone? Oh, no. | - You heard me. - I want this placed combed until | something is found. Got it? | - Yes, sir. [ Yipping ] Muffy, | there you are. Ahh. Where have you been, | huh? Good girl. Ah, yeah, the big dog | won't hurt you, huh? He's just a big-- Policeman | Chief Benton! - What is it? | - I found this in the backyard. Chloroform. | And Officer Williams | found snapshots... of Mr. Stone | and another woman. Really? Jackpot! Mr. Kessler? | Ken Kessler? - Yes? | - We're police officers. I'm Lt. Bender. | This is Lt. Walters. May we have a word | with you, please? Oh, sure. | Uh-- Come upstairs. | We can talk in the salesmen's office. - [ Kenny ] Have a seat. | - Thank you. Mr. Kessler, | over a week ago... a lady named Barbara Stone | was kidnapped from her Bel Air home. - Are you familiar with the case? | - Yeah, I read about it. We believe the vehicle | the kidnappers used left a | tire print in her driveway. We took a mold of that print, | had our lab analyze it, and the | results were rather interesting. [ Walters ] These are | the prints of the kidnapper's car, and these are the prints | of your car. Beeper Is there a phone | I can use? Uh, sure, | it's right over there on the desk. Amazing similarity! Would you excuse me | for a second? I've got to go to the bathroom. | I've got a touch of the stomach flu. Sure, go right ahead. Chloroform? What | about fingerprints? Bingo! | We have a winner. You won't believe this. | They found evidence implicating Stone. - Stone? You're kidding? | - Chloroform and fingerprints. I'll be damned. | Let's get out of here. - Where's Kessler? | - In the john. - [ Grunting ] | - [ Glass Breaking ] Grunting Stomach flu. Mr. Kessler? I'll b-be | right out. Don't bother, sir. | Thank you for your help. We'll just show | ourselves out. Loud Groaning - Hello. | - All right, Mr. Stone. We came very close | to killing your wife, but she begged us repeatedly | for just one more chance. So in the spirit of | compassion and mercy, we decided not to kill her | just yet. Compassion and mercy? What the hell's going on | over there? I thought | you people were ruthless! - We are, Mr. Stone. | - Then what's this phone call about? We called to make you | an offer, - an offer even you can't refuse. | - Oh? Yeah. | 10,000. Fat chance! Mr. Stone, this is no joke! | We're desperate people. I believe this is a joke, pal, | and you're it. The last time we spoke, | you said my wife would be... in the morgue | if I didn't pay. Well, I didn't pay and | today I was at the morgue. She wasn't there. | You lied to me. - You know what I think of you? | - No. You got no nuts! | What do I have to do? Put a gun in your hand, aim, | and pull your finger down, | you spineless wimp? I dare you | to kill her! Now that | oughta do it. Hey, you? | Wanna sell me a stereo? - Yeah, I'll sell you a stereo. | - All right. I'm lookin' for something | real hot. I don't wanna | get ripped off, you know? Okay. You're looking for some | real hot speakers, right? I'm not talking about | something you just listen to. - I'm talking about the kind | of sound you can feel. | - Yeah! - You know what I mean. | - Yeah! When it comes to great stereo, | you can't beat big speakers. I'm talking about big speakers | with big woofers like this. You can get this. It has | a nice little eight-inch | woofer, or this ten-incher. Over here we have | a nice big 12-inch. But I can tell by the look | on your face, man, you want | something even bigger. "- Fuck, yeah! | - ""Fuck, yeah"" is right." We gotta go to | the big room for this! The big room! | Check it out, my man. The flagship of the | entire Dominator line. The MX-10. I have a pair | of these myself. 30 inches of thigh-slappin', | blood-pumpin' nuclear brain damage! Bitchin'! | Hey, what's the fucking cost? That's the bitchin' | part about it. It don't matter. If you can't afford it, | fuckin' finance it! [ Loud Hard Rock ] Yeah! | Whoo! So what if it's as big | as a Subaru and costs as much! You'll never have | to trade this in. This is gonna be with you | for the rest of your life. And when you die, | they can bury you in it! I want it! This guy is okay. | First guy I feel I can really trust. Wait a minute. | Why don't I show you something else? They're not very big, | but Consumer Stereo | rates them a best buy. The Sentry EV-1s. | And they're not gonna break you. Kick it out. | Two more. That's it! | Whew, I'm pooped. - Let's take a break. | - Take a break? | Come on, you little wimp! Let's go! Here's your lunch. It's fruit salad. | You seem to like that the most, although you still don't eat | as much as you should. My body's become a | more efficient machine. | I go farther with less food. You must be in | pretty good shape by now. You certainly look good. You've lost a lot | of weight. Huh? | What? Oh, yeah, you've lost a lot | of weight, at least 20 pounds. What? Tw-- Do you have | a scale? - I don't know how to thank you! | - Thank me? I've been to... | ten different fat farms in, God, I don't know | how many years. And I lost a total, | a total of six pounds. I have lost | 20 pounds! I wasn't sure, | but... it felt thin. You wouldn't have a-- | never mind. - A-- A what? | - No, no, no. It's very silly. No, what? | Please tell me. All my life I wanted to have | a slinky little figure... so I could wear some | Bill Blass or Valentino, some exotic evening gown | like Christian Dior, Jerry Galanos. Are you kidding me? | You're kidding me, aren't you? I'm sorry. I know | it's ridiculous to think | that somebody of your, - well, moderate means-- | - I'll be right back. | Just don't go anywhere. - Sam Stone? | - Yeah? Mr. Stone, | you're under arrest. For mixing | cotton with silk? This is absolutely | beautiful! Whose design is this? | Is this Bill Blass? Albert Nipon? - Nah, too conventional. | - Halston? I know who did it. | Oscar de la Renta. I designed it. Get outta here! | Really? Wow! You're a professional. - Nah. | - You are! This is sensational. | Do you have any more? Wait! I won't do you no harm | no You've got to be all mine | all mine Ooh, foxy lady Giggling Foxy So, Sam told you | I was his partner? No way! He was | just passing the buck. Oh, God. So, when do I | get out of here? As soon as Mr. Stone | pays the ransom. What's the problem? | What is the ransom? It, it was $500,000. That shouldn't be | a problem. He complained. He complained? And then we dropped our price | to $50,000. - Yeah? | - He didn't pay. He didn't pay? So now what? So now... we're dropping our price again | to $10,000. Do I understand this | correctly? I'm being | marked down? What is this? | The bargain basement? I've been kidnapped | by Kmart! Don't cry, Barbara. Hey, check it out. You sure got | a pretty mouth. All right, Stone, | let's go. - Hey, was it something I said? | - Yeah. Although this is | a capital crime, the accused is an upstanding | member of the community, a responsible and | successful businessman... and has never before | posed a threat to society. Bail will be granted | and set at... - $700,000. | - You want to try for a reduction? No, pay the ticket | and let's get the hell out of here. That filthy slug! | That screeching little witch! - That pasty-faced troll! | - The judge? My wife! | I gotta get her back! - Sandy? | - Kenny? It's over. Sam isn't going | to pay the ransom. He couldn't care less. | I'm no criminal. I can't even sell retail... | and that's legal. - We gotta get packing | and get outta here. | - Oh, Kenny! I've got some very | interesting news for you. I am the new rising star... - in high fashion! | - Let's get a grip on ourselves. Try to be calm. We're | going down to Mexico | for a couple of years. - We can camp on the beach. | - Does that mean we let Barbara go? - We're not going | to take her with us. | - Good. - 'Cause I've already let her go. | - What? You let her go? Kenny | Oh, my God! - You didn't let her | just run right out of here? | - Yeah! - Oh, my God! | - Why not? She knows where we live. | She'll turn us in. | The police will be here. You don't understand. | She really likes us now. I showed her my gowns. | She loves them. We're all going into | business together. - We're gonna open our | fall line in Paris. | - She told you this? Yes. She really, | truly loves me. She can be trusted. | She's changed! Changed? What'd you do? | Perform an exorcism? Ken, she lost | nearly 20 pounds. Well, you just had to be there. | It was a very special moment. Knocking I'm surprised | they knocked. Good afternoon. | We're wondering if | you've seen this man. He was sighted in the area | a few weeks ago and then | again this morning. He's psychotic, extremely | dangerous and violent. - He's killed half a dozen people. | - I gotta get outta here. My wife, | she's late for work. Doesn't look familiar. Keep this and give us a call | at this number in case you do see him. Under no circumstances should | you try to subdue him yourself. | He's extremely violent. He looks it. Thank you | very much, Officer. Sandy? It's okay. | It's okay! They're looking | for somebody else. I'll get the other suitcase | from the basement. Hello? Hello? Anybody home? Oh, hello. Are you a friend | of Ken and Sandy's? You... | look like my mother. I hate my mother. No. | Whimpering [ Gasp ] You-- You look | just like my father. I hate my father! Scream Jesus. Barbara | What the hell was that? Sandy | Honey, don't touch him. Oh, my God. | It's the bedroom killer. He told me I look | like his mother. He hates his mother. He's dead. Barbara | So, if I look like his mother... and you look like | his father, this is what our son | would look like. - Pretty strong argument | for birth control. | - What do we do now? Barbara, what | are you doing here? Barbara | I got it! I tell you, I've got it. Listen to this. | All right. Sam arrives on a motorcycle | wearing shorts, no shoes, | no shirt, nothing. Maybe we'll just put him | in a jockstrap. We send him all over town in | the middle of a hot, sunny day. Sam burns real easily. | He'll be bright red. I can't believe | this is happening. Barbara | Then he's got to cover himself | with honey and go to a bee farm. - We make him dance so | the bees go absolutely nuts! | - I don't think she really-- Then we all watch while | they sting him to death! Yeah! Don't we want a punishment | that'll keep stinging him | the rest of his life? My God, he must've been | seeing this woman for years. Castrate him! | I want to castrate him. Wouldn't it be better | if we struck at the core | of Sam's being, - his reason for living? | - What would that be? His testicles! Would you know in | complete detail what Sam's | total net worth would be, not just the big stuff, | the little stuff too, | down to the last penny? Yeah... | I think so. Good. I want you | to write it down in | as much detail as you can. Fire up the stove. | Get the tofu burgers | from the freezer. We're calling Sam. My tux, | my silk tux. Et tu, Adolph? | Et tu? [ Whimpering ] Phone Ringing - Hello? | - Kenny Hi, Sam. Oh, thank God it's you! | I've been thinking about | your last offer. I think you're right. | I cannot refuse. $10,000 is fair | and totally acceptable. She's in bad shape, Sam. | We've been torturing her. - [ Sizzling ] | - Aaah! [ Sizzling ] - Aaah! | - Don't kill her! We found out your wife | is worth quite a bit | more than $10,000. - What do you mean? | - We changed our minds. We've upped | the ransom. - To what? | - We're up to $2 million. $2 million? You outta your fucking mind? | Where'd you get an incredible | figure like that? Oh, you'd be surprised at | the quality and quantity... of information a | lit cigarette can provide. [ Barbara Screaming ] - [ Kenny ] What else? | - Shh! Gems! He's got | rare gems in the safe. | Oh, Sam, forgive me. - What kind of gems? How many? | - I don't know. - Aaah! | - Sizzling Aaah! Four flawless | one-karat diamonds! The bitch blabbed. Apparently, you got | a million-two built up in | equity on Sam's Sportswear, another 350,000 | in your pension plan. General Dynamics closed | at 75 and 3/4 today, which brings another | 175,000 to the party. 45,000 for the Excalibur | and now there's the four | one-karat diamonds in the safe. You inhuman slime! Dial Tone [ TV Announcer] | After his release yesterday, Mr. Stone continued | to deny the charges... despite what the district | attorney's office insists | is overwhelming evidence. Overwhelming evidence is right! | What more do they want? How could | they let him go? - Hello? | - Hello. It's me again. I see Sam Stone's | been released. It's not easy keeping a man in jail | with these liberal courts. A man is innocent | until proven guilty. Well, how do you think | these courts would feel... - if I gave that tape to the media? | - Oh, my... God. Yeah! | They'd go crazy for it. They love to show | sick stuff like that. It'd probably be on national TV | 24 hours a day for weeks! I bet that'd get | a hell of a reaction. Please, please | don't do that. Where's your sense | of compassion? Why do you have | to be so vicious? Vicious? | Have you seen that tape? Come on! | What's the big deal? It's just a lonely man who | wanted a little excitement. That kind of thing happens every day. | Everybody does it! I don't believe this. I don't believe | you said that! Men get the urge. - We're only human. | - You're sick. Hello? No, | don't hang up on me! - So, what'd he say? | - Something strange | is happening here. Either the chief | is a complete moron, and complete | morons are rare, or he's playing games | with me. We better find someplace | where we can look at that tape. - This is perfect. | - It is? Give me the tape. Okay. - [ Moaning ] | - [ Man ] Ho, ho-ho! - You idiot! This isn't Sam. | - And he isn't killing her. [ Woman ] | That's my husband! Barbara really | was kidnapped. She really was kidnapped! | I didn't kill her. Please believe me. | You gotta be there. They're coming | this time for sure. I think the deli's using | a different mustard. | The last time it was tangier. Jesus Christ! | I'm pleading for my life... and you're discussing | the inconsistency of | lunch meat condiments! Haven't you heard | a word I've said? Phone Ringing God! I'm sorry, Mr. Stone, | but since the house | is in your wife's name, as well as her other | 15 million in assets, you're not legally | entitled to it as long | as your wife is alive. However, you've got | a million-two built up | in equity in your business, another 350,000 | in your pension plan. You'd have no problem | using that as collateral. All right. | Let's do it! Phone Ringing - Hello? | - [ Carol ] Sam? Carol! Where the hell | have you been? | I've called you 100 times. Sam, I miss you. | How have you been? I'm going crazy over | this kidnapping thing. - And the cops won't do | a damn thing to help me. | - Why? They don't believe me. | They think I made up | the kidnapping. They won't even show up | at the ransom drop to see | if I'm telling the truth! You're gonna be all by | yourself? That's terrible. How much money | is it? - $2.2 million. | - Cash? Of course it's cash. Have you ever heard of | a kidnapper taking a check? Where are you going | to give them the money? I mean, I, I hope | it isn't dangerous. I've gotta go to | a phone booth... on Hope Street Plaza. Ringing - Hello? | - [ Barbara ] Sam! It's so nice to | hear your voice. | How's Muffy? Listen, Sam, | we don't have much time. There's a gun | pointed at my head. They're making me give | the ransom instructions in | case the police are listening. You must make sure | there are no police, | otherwise they'll kill me. Nope. No cops. Now, have you got | all the money? $2.2 million in unmarked, | nonsequential bills? You miserable | scum-sucking pig! Oh, honey, I'm so sorry. | They made me say that. - Yeah, I got all the money. | - It's there in the briefcase? You scumbag! | You lowlife motherfucker! Oh dear. | They made me say that too. - It's in the case, yeah. | - The Rolex too? The gold Rolex? Who said anything about the Rolex? | They never mentioned the Rolex. They want the Rolex | and your pinkie ring! Honey, they tortured me with cigars. | I had to tell them everything. All right. | What else? That's it! | Just wait there. Bag, please. Come on, | give me the bag! Freeze! Put the bag down and | put your hands on your head. Bender! They're from the government. | They're here to help you. I said no police. | Do you know what this means? Kenny | Stay back. They touch me and I give | the order to kill! Got it? Leave me alone | or she's a dead woman. - You want her blood on your hands? | - What do you think? - Let's just follow him home. | - Okay, let him go. What? - What are you doing? | - Gimme it! Let go. | Tell him to let go. - If he doesn't let go | I give the order. | - Go ahead, give the order. Let go! | She's a dead woman if he doesn't! All right, drop it. Punk. [ Ringing ] Hello? Hello? This is Lt. Bender. | What are you doing? I'm taking my money. | You got your man. | The rest is your problem. Mr. Stone, you may be guilty | of obstructing justice, | aiding and abetting a felon, accomplice to kidnapping | and possibly murder. My advice to you is | to drop the gun, give back the bag. We have 150 officers, | 75 cars and two helicopters. | He won't get away. - That's better. | - Here! What are | you doing here? Tell them to get out | of here! If they don't go, she's dead! All right, gentlemen, | clear the street, please. You too, Mr. Stone. | Back away. That's better. Walters | You can go now. Don't follow me. | Understand? Walters | We understand. - Don't move! | - Who the hell are you? What the hell | is going on? I'm robbing you! - Stop him! | - Gunshot - Did you shoot at me? | - No, you moron. | There's police all over. Hundreds of 'em! Do I look that stupid? Yes, you do! If you shot at me, | where's your gun? Well, you're too sharp for me! | You got me figured out. I don't have one. Gunshot That was | a brand new tire. Give me your keys. - I don't believe this! | - Bender Give the bag to Bozo, drop the gun and | put your hands in the air. Who said that? This could very well | be the stupidest person | on the face of the earth. Perhaps we should | shoot him. Bender | It's the police department. Really? No! We're the National | Rifle Association! Christ! I'm leaving now. | They said they wouldn't follow me. Hey Stand up Ruthless People Watch yourself Hey Stand up Ruthless People Ruthless People You can have it | if you want it It might take | the rest of your life If you want it | you can have it - Ruthless People | - They're still following me. I should have known. | I knew this wouldn't work. You can't trust the police! Oh, God. | Oh... boy. - He's cornered and he knows it. | - I hope he doesn't hurt anybody. I'm not going to jail! | I'm not going to jail! Oh, my God! [ Honking ] | Hey, look out! [ Honking ] Watch it! Woman | Somebody help! He'll drown! - The water's way too cold. | - There's riptides. - I've seen sharks. | -Somebody call an ambulance. Look there! That's money! My money! Let's get the coast guard | and fish him out. You can't do that! That's not your money! That's my money! | Stop 'em! Aaah! The bedroom killer! Sam | What about the money? They recovered a | few thousand dollars. | The rest washed away. He said if anything | went wrong, they'd kill Barbara. Things couldn't have gone more | wrong than this, could they? That means she's dead. [ Sobbing ] [ Laughing ] - Mrs. Stone! | - I'll be damned! - Mrs. Stone? | - Yes. I'm Lt. Walters. | We're glad to see you're okay. I'm sorry to have to ask | you to do this right now, but I'm afraid we need you | to identify the body. Yes! | That's him! Oh, I could | never forget that face. What hell | he put me through. - You're sure he worked alone? | - Positive. - He mentioned a partner. | - He was schizophrenic. | He thought he had partners. Where's Sam? He's over there, | Mrs. Stone. Would you excuse me | for a moment? I'd just like to be alone | with my husband. - Certainly. | - Thank you. Hello, Sam. Barbara! You look terrific! You think so? I mean, -you're so thin. | - Really? Does it show? I mean, | you're beautiful! - Oh, Sam! | - Oh, Barbara! I hope my marriage | is as strong as theirs after 15 years. I can't believe | we doubted Stone's | affection for his wife. - We almost blew it. | Thank God she's alive. | - [ Grunting ] Ol' buddy, you work, | you put in long hours. | It's a tough beat. But it all seems worth it | when you get a moment like this. Walters | Yeah, I love a happy ending. [ Grunting ] | Barbara! 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