Please uh...
accept my...
misguided uh...
How concerned should I be?
It was a misunderstanding
It looks a lot like you
Well, you should see what they do with the nightly news
What?
Can I ask you to do me a favor?
You know you can
Find out about a company called Consumer Recreation Services
Sounds like they make tennis rackets
What do you know?
Well, they gave me a waiver
- What is this? - It's a...
I don't believe it it's invisible ink
Your joking
This is what I'm dealing with I'm being toyed with by...
by a bunch of depraved children, this...
Are you ok?
Tell me not to worry
You don't have to worry
I promise
I'll call you later
Right
Maria, the other night,
last night
got a taxi for a young woman named Christine...
What's the company that we use?
United?
What?
United Taxi Company
United Taxi...
then you call United find out who the driver was...
and...
where they took her
Ilsa!
I have a gun!
on a chess board get up and tell you where to go...
and you just have some kind of mushroom and your mind is moving on...
go on a...
I think sure not...
when logic and proportion have fallen...
and the white knight is talking backwards and my red queens are...
remember that the dog on sale...
Ilsa
- Mr. Van Orton - Are you all right?
What do you mean? what's happened?
The house, you haven't seen the house?
What's wrong?
There's been a break in now lock your door...
- Stay inside, just lock your door - Oh, be careful
- 911 emergency - Yes, I need the police
- There's been a break in to my house - Stay on the line and give me your address
My address is 2210 Broadway
It's the biggest house on the street
- Now sir, you said it was a break in? - Yes, yes, there's been a break in
Are you sure they're gone?
What?
Are you sure there's not still someone somewhere in the house?
Get her out!
Nickie!
Sir?
Are you still there?
- Meet me in your car - Hello?
Hello?
Sir?
All right What happened?
Conrad, where're we going?
Just wait!
What are you doing?
With the facts
I can't trust a room service in the hotel
I sure as hell can't trust the fucking car
Who?
C. R. S! who do you think!
Jesus! To think what I almost got you into
What are you saying?
Oh, I'm so fucked
They just fuck you! And they fuck you! And they fuck you!
And just when you think it's all over that's when the real fucking starts!
All right calm down just take a breath
They won't stop Nick
I paid the bill I gave them their fucking money
They won't leave me alone!
What're they doing to you?
Everything!
I'm a goddamned human piņata
Calm down!
- And why're they keep playing if you've already paid? - I don't know
I don't know
I paid them more to make it stop!
They did this
It's a flat tire
How do you know?!
Get a grip on yourself will you? we'll figure it out!
Okay, okay
The phone doesn't work I can't get a signal
Really?
- You know how to change a tire? - No, don't you?
It can't be that hard
I don't think we should be out in the open like this
Hit the teletrack it's lift-left compartment
You're with them
What?
You're doing this you're part of it
Who's are these?
I don't know about those somebody put them in the car
You're behind the whole thing aren't you?
What are you talking about? You brought them to me
These were in your car!
Now right there in your fucking car!
Conrad!
Listen to what you're saying
No!
You're not gonna control this conversation!
Why would I ever do what you're describing?!
Because you resent me
Stop being emotional
- It kills you that I'm living my life - Lower your voice! Conrad!
What?! You're afraid somebody's gonna witness the scene?!
Get back in there! Get back to your fucking house!
- Will you stop it?! - I'm calling the cops
You're just so afraid that somebody's gonna see
what a manipulated fucking control freak you are!
What is wrong with you?! what are you on?
Oh, I'm sorry Nick...
I'm sorry I didn't live up to your expectations
Ah, Bullshit
I'm not you, I'll never be you I don't wanna be you
There you go again!
I'm your brother!
- Always push the responsibility out on me - For Christ's sakes! I'm your brother!
- All I ever tried to do is help you - I don't want your help!
- Nobody asked you to play Dad! - No! You don't say that
Did I have a choice?!
Conrad!
What?
I don't want your help!
- Nobody asked you to play Dad! - Did I have a choice?!
Did I have a choice?!
Taxi!
2210 Broadway
Hey buddy, you missed a turn
Hey!
Do you hear me?
You missed a turn back...
No no no Stop the car!
Stop the car!
Thank you
Open the door
Unlock the door
Open, the goddamn door!
Listen
I...
am a very wealthy man
And whatever they're paying you...
I'll double it
No
What are you out of your fucking mind?
It's a game
It's game
Here we are
- Detective I'm Sam Sutherland - Tim Folly
...You know where we're going?
It's this way
14th floor
Okay...
Management for the building says the space hasn't been officially rented yet
The county recorder has no listing for a Consumer...
Recreation Service or any derivation thereof
Drivers they're still looking for the cab...
as soon as they find it they'll pull the plates in the V. I. N
Have you spoken to your brother?
He hasn't called me back yet No
What about the house?
The graffiti was an oil-based marine marking solution...
illegal in the states
It's not impossible to trace but it'll take time
The photo...
the gun...
the clown...
the ambulance...
it's all pending
Breaking and entering we've got solid
Malicious mischief, vandalism harassment
But that's all
Illegal surveillance...
reckless endangerment...
Attempted murder...
Except, you said you hired these guys...
That's irrelevant
Now look
It's our job to tell you what we've got...
so far, we don't have motive
What was my father like, Ilsa?
Why do you ask?
I don't know
All the time I've known you you've never once asked about him
I guess he was just on my mind
Your mother loved your father very much
I think he's just worked too hard
Was he uh...
morose?
I mean...
What I remember most...
was that his manner was so...
slight
You could spend time in a room...
and not even know that he'd been there the whole time...
No, what I mean is...
Before he...
What happened?
No
Nobody expected it
I wonder how much of him there is in me?
Not much, I think
Was mother worried about him?
Nobody ever worried about your father
Yes
It's Maria
- I found the address you wanted from United Taxi - Yeah, give it to me
It's on the Patraro Hill...
Who are you?
Christine, is she here?
She's sleeping
Amian, who is it?
Hey
What're you doing here?
Can we talk?
Sure
- Hi - Hi
Didn't think I'd ever see you again
What can you tell me about these?
Is this you?
Where did you get them?
My hotel room
Was in my hotel room
Are you telling me that this is not you?
What makes you um...
Think this is me?
Well um...
the bra, The red bra
Okay
What I thought that...
Can I sit down for a?
Sure
Are you all right?
You're not all right are you?
Is it this contest thing that you're in still or?
I'm sorry I am being a nuisance I should go
No, it's ok we can talk
I'll put some clothes on me I'll be right back
Do you have an aspirin?
can I get you something to drink with this?
Is this you?
oh, yeah That's a first reunion
Show it to me
What's wrong
Take the picture out of the frame...
and show it to me
All right
They're watching
What?
Not here
They can see here
Smoke detector
What do you say we uh...
Let's go for a drive or something we could...
- No no I am tired of this I am god damn tired of this - We'll go for a drink there's a
Who do you people think you are?
Who do you think you are? come on out of there!
- Nicholas, please - Let's go, right now
Come on just come on out of there right now!
Now you've done it
So what are they going to do?
Get away from the window
What is this?
Wake up, it's a fucking con
Get in, get in!
You all right?
Hold on
Get out of the car
I could've handed you to them
- And they find me now they... - Get out of the goddamn car!
You don't have a choice!
No one else's gonna tell you what's going on!
You wanna know
cause if I'm gone you never will
I can't believe they didn't take the time to get the fucking house right
- Who are they? - I don't know nobody does I'm an employee
Then what good are you?!
I know things like who you can trust and...
- that your brother was in it from beginning - That's a lie
Yeah? I was your waitress on your birthday
Connie told me about C. R. S. that day
ever seen me in there before?
Sorry,
I mean it wasn't his fault I guess he thought it was his only way up
They fleeced him real good
How, how did they get to him?
Same thing to him they did to you
What are you talking about?
They checked your accounts
That night in your office...
I got the number to your private line...
and modem that gave CRS remote access to your computer
You gave him everything else
What?
You took their tests, handwriting, voice samples, psychyinfos...
They used it all to figure out your passwords
and Feingold the...
the guy who signed you up...
he did 5 years for hacking City Bank
They only had to keep you distracted...
while they broke into your financial network
transferred your holdings into dummy accounts
Overseas operator please
why else would they be willing to shoot at us
Alamine Bank Zurich Switzerland
Because they're finished with you
Live dead the same
Long as you disappear
Yes blue-two-backslash 9690 D as in David
That's right
The balance?
That's impossible
They already got it Nicholas
They got everything
You've reached the Sutherlands Please leave a message
As you get this message, Sam I have checked them all, I don't know how
But they have drained my accounts
They're trying to kill me...
Now you call the cops I got one of them right here...
We'll make her to testify
I know how this sounds...
But you call me...
on my cellular...
And you be careful
Yeah
Cut your card in half so...
my treat
You take 2 sugars right?
Never mind
- My name's not Christine it's I mean it's not my real name - Who fucking cares?
It is just money you should be glad you're alive
I'd rather not talk about it right now
- All I mean is someone like you... - How many times have you done this?
- I'm curious - What?
These scams
Con games, how many?
Lots
Well, whatever nickel dime bullshit you pulled in the past...
this is more than just me
This is pension plans
payrolls...
this is 600 million dollars
Yes
Nick, it's Sam
I got your message
I was disturbed to say the least
So what are we gonna do?
I'm been on the phone for an hour already
Nicholas, your funds are intact...
Nothings been touched
What are you talking about? I checked on it myself
Who is it?
- I made the calls - Nothing's changed
I'm telling you not one cent is unaccounted
Who is it?
My attorney says that nothing is missing
He's in on it
I don't know what the hell is happening but stay where you are
- until I get there - Sutherlands in on it
Nicholas I have another call
Give me your precise location
Nicholas?
Got to get out of here
How did they get to him?
Why did
I wouldn't worry about it
What do you mean?
It's out of your hands
Cellular calls can be intercepted
Those calls you made...
To B of A
- France, -B of A - Switzerland, -France - Switzerland...
You were talking to us
Filled in the blanks
- access codes, -passwords - access codes - passwords...
- stuff even your lawyer didn't have - stuff your lawyer didn't have
But...
we have it now so we're done
Bye Nicholas
Things have happened
- It's important that... - sh, sh, sh!!
No money, no identification no passport
what happened to you?
Where to begin
- It's complicated - it always is
I was on holiday alone and I was robbed by two men
robbed?
And what hotel were you staying at?
I don't remember
Have you gone to the police?
I don't speak Spanish
And I just need enough to get out of here
oh, we'll help with the local law enforcement if you wanted to bother...
As far as money is concerned...
Can I make a suggestion?
You say you were mugged?
And they didn't take that watch...
How much is the watch like that worth?
A couple of hundred at least...
Man with a watch like that doesn't necessarily have the passport problem
Excuse me?
Can I be attentioned please?
Thank you
Anybody here going to San Francisco? I need a ride
I've got 18 dollars and 70... 78cents
For a ride to San Francisco
Anybody?
- Keep the change - Thanks pal
Conrad Van Orton Could you ring his room please?
one moment please
- Is there a problem? - You're here for Conrad Van Orton
- Yes - I'm the hotel manager
Pleasure to meet you Where's my brother?
- Will you come with me sir? - Wait a minute, is there a trouble
Sir, this is a private matter for you
There were some complaints by other guests, damage to his room...
We did the best we could to accommodate his behavior
- His behavior? - Yes, sir
There was an incident a few days ago A nervous breakdown, they said
The police took him, They left this address in case anyone came
It's a hospital in Napa
Terribly sorry for him
Elizabeth...
I need to borrow your car
Nickie...
What happened to you? I mean...
Look at you...
Look at me what happened tonight?
I don't know
I have these things I have to worry
I need your car
Of course you can have it if you need it
Can't I get you something to eat?
You know you're the only person...
that I can trust
Everyone else...
If Sam Sutherland calls you...
You don't tell me, talk to me You lie to him
And whatever else happens before he speaks...
Ok, coffee...
english muffin...
and your water
This bottle...
is open Who opened this bottle?
Yeah, I opened it
I don't want an opened bottle I want a unopened bottle
I don't want ice like this I want just a glass...
please
Nickie, talk to me
You're scaring me...
I don't even know what you're saying
I'm sorry Liz I don't mean it
I'm sorry
You know I've been...
thinking last couple of days
I've had some... some spare time
And I wanted to tell you
I understand why you left me
And I know that I...
resented it
I want to apologize to you
for shutting you out...
and not being there
And I hope that you can forgive me
Yes I...
You've been on the go for days
There's nothing to forgive
Then...
pain sets in
the on set of a migrating pain...
If this sounds all too familiar...
relief...
is here at last
Oh no
you bastards
Battery...
For nearly a decade doctors have been prescribing...
How did you find me here?
Tigering strong that has...
tags...
two things...
He's an actor
So if you trust your doctor...
trust staggering
He's an actor on television
Can't explain now
Can I borrow your yellow pages
Cafe, past Chinatown
Get out of the car fucker
Open the door and leave it running
You're making a mistake here
Now get the fuck out of the car
Get the fuck out of the car
I am extremely fragile...
right now
New Moon Cafe
He does commercials
Do you know how many customers we have?
Hundreds, thousands
I know he ordered from you He went to the Montgomery Street 1019...
Is there anybody here that can help me?
He's an actor
If I blow these people you have here upon you...
Hey! Why are you taking my picture?
We were hoping he would audition today
He'd really be perfect for this part
Oh, this will break his heart
Well is there any place we can contact him?
Well, his beepers here on the table
He took the kids to the zoo
The zoo? That's very very sweet
Which zoo?
Oh, it's the one with the White Tiger
Lyno Fisher, I love your work
Ok, please... Look I uh...
I got my kids
Get rid of them
Guys uh... guys come on snack time...
One more snacks
Here, go, go, go
It was just a job
Nothing personal
You know I mean... Play my part...
- Improvise a little, I mean - I need to talk to who's in charge
Nobody knows
and nobody gets a big picture...
Hey, Tammy, Alex cut it out Damn it, why do they do that?
Offices are empty I need to find out where they are
Ok
They own the whole building
They just move from floor to floor
And you work for them right?
You can get me in
- No, I can't - Oh, yes you can
You can tell them the police called You got to speak to someone...
Tell them I'm gonna blow the whistle on them
What whistle? There's no fucking whistle
This is very dangerous
I don't think you understand
Right now...
I am...
extremely...
dangerous
Michael, guys Come on, we're leaving
Well we're here
Drive in
What're you gonna do anyway
You won't get your money back
I don't care about money I'm pulling back the curtain
I wanna meet the wizard
He's eyeing us like Tiffany towers
Pull in somewhere where they won't see you
Stand staff Mr.
- You're not allowed to be here - They called me back
I got a fitting
He's with me
- You don't need me - Shut up
- Get in this - Oh my God
Cuff him to the rail
What floor?
You're fucked, you're both they're gonna listen!
Where?
- I told you they hired me over the phone - Where did you pick up your checks?
- It was a different floor - guess?
Like you know we're on this way sort of
I don't know
All right, take it easy
Say you're surprised
Oh fuck
what are you doing here?
Back from the dead
Nicholas you're not about to shoot anyone
Turn around
You're gonna come with me
Everybody down!
Stop!
All right what do you think you're doing?
You tell me!
Who's behind this?
Who did this to me?
Why?
- What do you mean why? - Who is responsible for this? - How deluded can you be?
It wasn't you...
It wasn't personal...
It could've been any asshole with a couple of hundred million in the bank
Get on my radio, all right? You get your boss...
You tell them I'm gonna shoot somebody
Who am I gonna call Nicholas they won't do it
oh yes they will you get somebody up here...
because I'm gonna kill you
They don't care about me Nicholas They'll let me die...
You're not in a position to threaten anyone
Where'd you get that?
What?
- That gun, that's not an automatic - What the fuck are you talking about
We all had an automatic Where did you get the gun?
This is my gun
But we've searched the house
Well I guess you missed this didn't you?
This is fake
It's a part of your game
- Don't you start with me now - No no listen to me
- Don't you fucking start with me - I'm telling you the truth now...
this is all "the game"
Bullshit, all right bullshit I know what happened to that guy...
they shot that guy Feingold whoever they killed him
- Think about it what'd you see? - I saw them kill him
No, what'd you really really see? This whole time, special effects...
squibs squibs like in the movies Nicholas, Nicholas listen
Damn it, he's got a real gun with the goddamned bullets...
ok ok I'll put it down
Feingold, Mr. Fisher he's on the other side of that door...
He's an actor
You're trying to kill me
No one's trying to kill you Nicholas Please put that gun down...
You're about to make the biggest mistakes of your life...
Nicholas, I mean there's always a safety net the taxi, there was a driver at my house
it's that they shot at us with blanks
It's not true
It is It's what you hired us for
They're waiting on the other side of that door
with champaign
Nicholas
Please goddamn it
Conrad Conrad's there
It's your birthday party
You stop lying!
Let me show you
Don't you move
He's got a gun get back from the door
You shot him
Someone...
Someone call an ambulance!
He's dead
We thought you knew
How did you let this get so out of hand
He wouldn't listen to me at all
Almost through this it's over
Aren't your responsibility
Never...
Never let them mark and take over
I'm sorry
He could of killed him
I had a walkie-talkie
I used walkie-talkie
We're going to jail
We're all going to jail for the rest of our lives
Oh god
Nicholas!
We've got him
We have him there he came on right on target
Standby for further medical treatments
Keep everyone back until we clear away the breakaway glass
Mr. Van Orton don't open your eyes
Breakaway glass but it can still cut you
Just gonna take a look at you
I'm gonna take your pulse
Just take it easy it was a quite a fall
Happy birthday Nickie
What is this?
It's your birthday present
I hurt you with something really I'm such an asshole
Ladies and gentlemen my brother Nicholas Van Orton
Amazing I just wanted to tell you
This was the best ever
Thank god you jumped because if you didn't...
I was supposed to throw you off
Thanks
I have to head home I just wanted to say goodbye
Rachal...
sweet dreams
Thanks Mal for coming
I'm sorry about your car...
I left it at the zoo
No problem
Happy birthday, Nicholas
I'll call you I really will
Nicholas, I haven't a clue what this is all about...
Your taste in champaign is excellent as always
It was great entrance
Yes and I want you to know that what happened on Sunday was...
Oh, no no
I've never been happier my whole life
I thank you
and my wife thanks you
Thank you for coming
Thank you Sam
What's this?
This...
is...
the bill...
The bill?
Keep the pen
Thank you...
both
You wanna split?
Oh god, yes please I'll take you up on that
Oh my god
Thank you, Connie
What happened to that um...
waitress
What was her name um...
Christine?
She said something about catching a plane
I just saw her out front waiting for a cab
Christine?
I um...
I didn't have chance to say goodbye
Thank you I... I... I... um...
You know, I never did ask you your name did I?
No
It's...
Clair
So you um... catching a plane or?
Yeah, we have a gig starting next week in Australia so...
Gonna sheer some more sheep
Just a walk on this time
Well when you get back...
Maybe dinner, we gotta have some dinner
You don't know anything about me
No, I don't
So you tell me
- Well, what... - Where you're from?
Originally...
O... Oklahoma
Colorado?
I've been doing this way too long
You know uh...
Would you like to
have a coffee with me at the airport?
one pill makes you larger and one pill makes you small
and the ones that mother gives you
don't do anything at all
Go ask goddess...
when she's 10 feet tall
And if you go chasing rabbits
and you know you're going to fall
tell him I'll hook her smoking caterpillar
has given you the call
call Alice...
when she was just small
when the men on the chess board
get up and tell you where to go
and you just have some kind of mushroom
and your mind is moving on
go ask Alice
I think she'll know
when logic and proportion have fallen so all be dead
and the white knight is talking backwards
and my red queens all in her head
remember
that the dog have said...