Thank you very much
and welcome to To Tell the Truth.
Our first guest, he's made a career
out of being the most outrageous impostor
that we've ever come across on this show
and you're going to see what I mean.
Number One
what is your name, please?
My name is Frank William Abagnale.
Number Two?
My name is Frank William Abagnale.
Number Three?
My name is Frank William Abagnale.
"From 1964 to 1967
"I successfully impersonated
"an airline pilot for Pan Am Airways
"and I flew over two million miles for free.
"During that time, I was also the chief resident pediatrician
"at a Georgia hospital
"and an assistant attorney general
"for the state of Louisiana.
"By the time I was caught, I was considered
"the youngest and most daring con man in U.s. history.
"I had cashed almost $4 million in fraudulent checks
"in 26 foreign countries and all 50 states.
"And I did it all before my 19th birthday.
My name is Frank William Abagnale."
You don't know how to tell the truth...
so, for the first time
he's going to have to tell the truth
and we're going to start our questioning with Kitty.
Thank you. Number One, why, with all your talent...
and you're obviously a very bright fellow...
why didn't you go in for a legitimate profession?
It was really a question of dollars and cents.
When I was a young man, I needed the money
and I thought this list of careers
was the easiest way to get it.
I see.
Number Two, I find this all very fascinating.
Who was it that finally caught you?
His name was Carl Hanratty.
Han-an-an-ratty.
Ratty.
Hanratty.
Han-ratty.
Carl Hanratty.
- Yes. - I...
am... Carl Hanratty.
I represent the FBI from the United states of America.
Yeah. I have orders
to see the American prisoner, Abagnale.
You sit here.
You do not open the door.
You do not pass him...
anything through the hole.
Aw... Jesus.
You know, I've got a little bit of a cold myself.
- Frank...
I'm here to read the articles of extradition
according to the European Court for Human Rights.
"Article One: Extradition shall be granted
"in respect of offenses punishable under the laws..."
elp me.
"...for the maximum period of at least one year
of a severe penalty."
Help me.
Frank... stop it.
Help me.
You don't think actually you can fool me, do you?
16 pages to go. stay with me.
Article Two:
"If the request for extradition
"includes several separate offenses
each of which is punishable under the laws..."
"of the requesting party..."
Frank?
Goddamn it!
- Get me a doctor in here!
- I need a doctor! - Yes.
Doctor! Now!
Don't sweat it, Frank.
We're going to get you right to a doctor.
Frank, if you can hear me, don't worry.
I'm going to take you home in the morning.
Home in the morning, Frank.
What are you doing?
Washing off the lice.
This man has to be on a plane for America.
He has to see a doctor.
The doctor comes in tomorrow.
I have worked too long, too hard
for you to take this away from me.
If he dies, I'm holding you responsible.
Monsieur!
Ah, Frank.
Okay, Carl...
let's go home.
MAN: The New Rochelle Rotary Club
has a history that goes back to 1919.
In all those years
we've only seen a handful of deserving gentlemen
inducted as lifetime members.
It's an honor that, uh
that has seen 57 names enshrined on the wall of honor
and tonight, we make it 5:
so please stand as I present my very good friend
a man who keeps our pencils sharp...
and our pens in ink...
Frank William Abagnale.
I stand here humbled
by the presence of Mayor Robert Wagner...
...and our club president, Jack Barnes.
Most of all, I'm honored to see my loving wife Paula...
...and my son, Frank Jr...
Frank... Aw, stand up. Come on...
...sitting in the front row.
Two little mice fell in a bucket of cream.
The first mouse quickly gave up and drowned.
The second mouse... wouldn't quit.
He struggled so hard
that eventually he churned that cream into butter
and crawled out.
Gentlemen, as of this moment, I am that second mouse.
You're a better dancer than your father, Frankie.
You hear that, Daddy?
Like fun.
The girls don't know
what they're in for.
show him the dance you were doing when we met.
Ah, who can remember?
The people in that little French village
were so happy to see Americans
they decided to put on a show for us.
so they crammed 200 soldiers...
Yeah, we know the story, Daddy.
...into that tiny social hall
and the first person to walk onstage
is your mother, and she starts to dance.
You know, it had been months since we'd even seen a woman
and here's this blonde angel.
Blonde bombshell.
And the men are literally holding their breath.
Holding their breath for you.
You hear that?
Mm-hmm.
And I turned to my buddies and I said...
"I will not leave France without her."
And I didn't.
You didn't.
I didn't.
Oh, shit! Oh, shit, the rug!
Aw, Mom...
I can't believe I did that.
No, no, it's nothing. It's nothing.
Oh, Frankie, Frankie, get a towel.
- Yeah, yeah. - Paula...
Come on.
My sweet embraceable you...
Dance with me, Paula.
Ah...
Whenever I dance for you
I get in trouble.
Watch this.
Oh!
Frank! Wake up.
Come on, let's go!
Get up. Come on, come on.
Frank, wake up.
Dad...
You don't have to go to school today.
It's okay.
Why? Is it snowing?
Do you have a black suit?
I overslept again, huh?
We have a very important meeting in the city.
Eat that. Come on, come on, eat.
Ma'am, open up. Just open up, please!
- Ma'am? - It's important.
What?
Oh, gosh!
We don't open for half an hour!
Open the door, please. Just open the door.
It's important.
I-I'm sorry, we don't open for half an hour.
What's your name, ma'am?
Darcy.
Darcy. That's a pretty name.
I'm in a bit of a fix. I need a suit for my kid.
This is my son Frank.
Oh, hi.
He needs a black suit.
Black suit...
There was a death in the family.
My father, :5 years old, war hero.
Yeah?
There's a funeral this afternoon, military funeral
planes flying overhead, 21-gun salute.
Geez.
Frank needs to borrow a suit for a couple of hours.
I'm sorry, we don't loan suits, and we're not open.
Darcy... Darcy, please.
- Come back.
Darcy... is this yours?
I just found it in the parking lot.
Uh-huh.
It must've slipped right off your neck.
Don't hit the curb.
Now get out, walk around the back
and hold the door open for me.
All right.
What's next?
Okay, stop grinning.
When I get inside, you go back to the front seat and wait.
Even if a cop comes and writes you a ticket
you don't move the car, understood?
Dad, wha-what's all this for?
You know why the Yankees always win, Frank?
'Cause they have Mickey Mantle?
No, it's 'cause the other teams
can't stop staring at those damn pinstripes.
Watch this.
The manager of Chase Manhattan Bank
is about to open the door for your father.
Mr. Abagnale, um
we don't usually loan money to people
who have unresolved business with the IRs.
That's a misunderstanding.
I hired the wrong guy to do my books.
A mistake, I... anybody could make it.
I just need you guys to help me weather the storm.
sir, you're being investigated by the government for tax fraud.
My store is a landmark in New Rochelle.
I have customers all over New York.
Well, you're not a customer at Chase Manhattan.
We don't know you.
I'm sure your bank in New Rochelle
they know you, they could help you out.
My bank went out of business.
Banks like this one put them out of business.
Now, I know I made a mistake, I admit that
but these people want blood.
They want my store.
They've threatened to put me in jail.
This is America, right?
I'm not a criminal.
I'm a Medal of Honor winner
a lifetime member of the New Rochelle Rotary Club.
All I'm asking is for you to help me beat these guys.
It's not a question of winning and losing.
It's a question of risk.
You're the largest bank in the world.
Where's the fu...
Whe... Where's the risk?
Dad, how could you just let him take our car like that?
He didn't take anything. We took him.
He overpaid by $500.
Come on, Frank.
Let's return the suit.
This place is good.
It's small but, you know
it's going to be a lot less work.
A lot less work for you.
Hey, Dad.
Hi.
Where's your mother?
I don't know.
she said something about going to look for a job.
What's she gonna be
a shoe salesman at a centipede farm?
What are you doing?
You want some pancakes?
For dinner?
On my son's 16th birthday?
We're not gonna eat pancakes.
Come on, why are you looking at me like that?
You thought I forgot?
- I didn't think you forgot. - I opened a checking account
in your name.
I put $25 in the account
so you can buy whatever you want.
Don't tell your mother.
I won't.
Thanks, Dad.
Yep.
Didn't that bank turn you down for a loan, though?
Yes, they all turned me down.
Then why you opening a banking account with them?
Well, because one day, you'll want something
from these people... a house, a car.
They have all the money.
There's 50 checks there, Frank
which means, from this day on...
you're in their little club.
I'm in their little club.
You got that, you got it all.
It's even got my name there, huh?
To the moon.
- To the moon! - To the moon.
see that? It's just a school.
No different than Westbourne.
Ma... you said you were going to quit.
Frankie, you don't have to wear the uniform here.
Why don't you take off your jacket?
I'm used to it.
Excuse me.
Oh, yes?
Do you know where room 17 French is?
Yeah, it's...
But you frickin' killed him.
You selling encyclopedias?
Yeah, he looks like a substitute teacher.
Quiet down, people!
My name is Mr. Abagnale!
That's Abagnale, not Abagnahlee
not Abagnaylee, but Abagnale!
Now, somebody please tell me where you left off
in your textbooks.
Excuse me, people, if I need to ask again
I'm going to write up the entire class.
Take your seats!
Chapter seven.
Will you please open your textbooks to, uh, chapter eight
and we'll get started?
Excuse me, what's your name?
Brad.
Brad, why don't you get up here in front of the class here
and read conversation number five?
: "Les Francais sonts
"uh, generalement
- "dans leur pais que...
presque tout le monde a cette impression..."
They sent for me.
They said they needed a sub for Roberta.
I came all the way from-from Dixon.
Well, uh, I always sub for Roberta.
Excuse me, why aren't you reading?
I'll never come back to-to Bellarmine Jefferson again!
- You tell them not to call me!
What do they think, it's easy for a woman my age
and all the money that it costs to travel?
I tell you, they don't give a damn.
Mr. And Mrs. Abagnale
this is not a question of your son's attendance.
I regret to inform you that, for the past week
Frank has been teaching Mrs. Glasser's French class.
He what?
Your son has been pretending to be a substitute teacher
lecturing the students, uh, giving out homework.
Mrs. Glasser has been ill and there was
some confusion with the real sub.
Your son held a teacher-parent conference yesterday
and was planning a class field trip
to a French bread factory in Trenton.
Do you see the problem we have?
- Mrs. Davenport? - Yeah.
Uh, I have a note to miss fifth and sixth period today.
Doctor's appointment.
- One moment.
I'll be right with you.
Hey...
Yes?
You should fold it.
What?
That note. It's a fake, right?
You should fold it.
It's... It's a note from my mom.
I have a doctor's appointment.
Yeah, but there's no crease in the paper.
When your mom hands you a note to miss school
the first thing you do is, you fold it
and you put it in your pocket.
I mean, if it's real, where's the crease?
Frankie.
Ma, I'm home.
Oh, you remember that girl Joanna
I was telling you about?
I asked her out today.
Think we're going to go to the Junior Prom.
Ma, is this my driver's license?
That's all there is, two bedrooms.
Oh, Frankie.
You remember Dad's friend?
Jack Barnes?
From the club.
Hello.
He came by looking for your father.
I was giving him a tour of the apartment.
It's very, uh, uh, spacious, Paula.
Dad's at the store.
so, Frank... you're getting to look
more like your old man every day.
Thanks for the sandwich, Paula.
I'll see you later, eh?
Wait.
Is this yours?
Oh.
Well, thanks, Frank.
Uh, that's the President's pin.
I'd be in deep trouble if I lost that.
I'll see you all later, eh?
Are you hungry, Frankie?
I'll make you a sandwich.
Jack wanted to talk business with your father.
He thinks we should get a lawyer and sue the government.
That is not legal, what they're doing to us.
Why aren't you saying anything?
You're not going to tell him... are you?
No.
That's right.
There's nothing to tell.
I'm going out for a few hours
to visit some old friends from the tennis club and...
when I get home, we'll all have dinner together.
Right?
But you won't say anything
because it's... it's just silly, isn't it?
How could we sue anybody?
Oh... do you need some money, Frankie?
A few dollars to buy some record albums?
Here, take five dollars.
Or-Or ten.
You promised you were going to quit.
Ma, I'm home!
Hey, hey!
You... You stay away from me, hear me?
You stay away from me... I don't know who you are
but if you ever come back here again...
Frankie! Frank, Frank, calm down, will you?
I'm Dick Kesner.
Now, I want you to leave your things here
and follow me into the next room, okay?
They're all waiting for you.
You don't have to be scared.
I'm right here, Frank. I'll always be here.
But there are laws.
Everything in this country has to be legal.
so what we need to do is make some decisions.
That's what Mr. Kesner is here for.
Many times these decisions are left up to the courts
but that can be very expensive, Frank
people fighting over their children.
Nobody is fighting.
Look at me, Frank. Nobody is fighting.
Dad, what's going on?
Do you remember your grandma, Eve?
she arrived this morning.
Hello.
Do you understand what we're saying to you, Frank?
Your father and I are getting a divorce.
Nothing's gonna change.
We're still gonna see each other.
stop it, please, Frank. Don't interrupt.
Frank, you don't have to read all of this.
Most of it's for your parents... boring adult business...
but this paragraph right here, this is important
because it states who you're gonna live with...
after the divorce...
whose custody you will be in.
And there's a blank space right here.
And I want you to go into the kitchen
sit at the table
and put a name down.
You can take as long as you want
but when you come back into this room...
I want to see a name on that line.
Frank, just write down a name and this will all be over.
It's gonna be okay.
FRANK: Dad, what name?
Your mother or your father.
Just put the name there. It's as simple as that.
And don't look so scared.
It's not a test.
There's no wrong answer.
Hi.
One ticket to Grand Central, please.
That'll be $3.50, sir.
Is it okay if I write you a check?
Carl, when do I get to call my father?
You can call him when we get to New York.
We leave for the airport in seven hours.
Until then, just sit there.
Be quiet.
You know, Carl, on the other side of the hotel
they got suites that face the park.
It's the best room the FBI can afford.
It's okay, I've stayed in worse.
Mr. Mudrick...
Mr. Mudrick, please. You have to listen.
I don't want to hear your story.
This is two checks that bounced.
You know how much trouble I'm in?
No, but listen, I'm telling you, the bank, they made the mistake.
I'll write you another check right now!
What, do I look like I was born yesterday?
Look, it's midnight, Mr. Mudrick.
Where am I gonna go?
You're a goddamn kid.
Go home.
I mean, I hope you understand.
My boss sent me to Brooklyn, then Queens.
Now he wants me in Long Island
to take a few clients out for a night on the town.
I'm sorry, but we're not allowed to cash checks from other banks.
How would we know if they were any good?
What did you say your name was?
Ashley.
Ashley... you know what I found on the sidewalk out there?
Must've slipped right off your neck.
Is there something I can help you with, son?
Well, you see, it's my grandmother's birthday next week
and I want to get her something extra-special.
Please, I mean
it's my midterm next week and my books were stolen.
Please, it's just five dollars.
No one would have to know.
I'm sorry, but we are not allowed
to take checks from people we don't know.
Pleasure to have you back, Captain Carlson.
What do you think, Angelo?
The tomatoes are ripe this afternoon.
Well, what have we here?
- Can I have your autograph? - You betcha.
- Can I have your autograph, too? - You gonna be a pilot?
- Mm-hmm! - All right, then.
There you go. Work hard in school.
Dear Dad:
I have decided to become an airline pilot.
I have applied to all the big airlines
and I have several promising interviews lined up.
How's Mom?
Have you called her lately?
Love, your son, Frank.
Hello.
I'm Frank Black from Murrow High school
and I have an appointment with Mr. Morgan.
You're the young man
who's writing the article for the school paper.
Yes, ma'am, that's me. I want to know
everything there is to know about being a pilot.
What airports does Pan Am fly to?
What does a pilot make in a year?
And who tells them where they're gonna fly to?
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Slow down.
Just take 'em one at a time.
All right. What does it mean
when one pilot says to another pilot:
"What kind of equipment are you on?"
They just want to know what kind of aircraft you're flying:
Is it a DC-:707, Constellation?
And what about those I.D. badges that I've seen pilots wear?
Well, every pilot has to have two things with him
at all times: One is his airline personnel badge...
Looks just like this one here, from Pan Am...
the other one is their FAA license...
and that looks just like this.
Oh. Sir, do you think I can make a copy of this
to put into my article?
Oh, Frank, you can have that one.
It's three years expired.
Aw, thanks! And what about your I.D. badge?
You have an extra one I could borrow?
Oh, no, I can't help you there.
Those are special-ordered from Polaroid.
The only way to get one of those
is to become a real live pilot for Pan American Airways.
Pan Am, may I help you?
Yeah, hello.
I'm calling about a uniform.
Hold for Purchasing.
Thank you.
Purchasing.
Hi. I'm a copilot
based out of san Francisco.
I flew a flight into New York last night
but the problem is
I'm headed out to, uh, Paris in three hours.
How can we help you?
I sent my uniform
to be cleaned through the hotel
and I... I guess they must have lost it.
They lost a uniform. Happens all the time.
Go down to the Well-Built Uniform Company
at Ninth and Broadway.
They're our uniform supplier.
I'll tell Mr. Rosen you're coming.
You look too young to be a pilot.
I'm a copilot.
Why so nervous?
How would you feel if you, uh
Lost your uniform first week on the job?
Relax.
Pan Am's got lots of uniforms.
It's gonna be $164.
Great. I'II, uh, I'll write you a check.
sorry, no checks, no cash.
You'll have to fill in your employee I.D. number
and then I'll bill Pan Am.
They'll take it out of your next paycheck.
Even better.
Dear Dad:
You always told me that an honest man has nothing to fear.
So I'm trying my best not to be afraid.
I'm sorry I ran away, but you don't have to worry.
I'm gonna get it all back now, Daddy.
I promise. I'm going to get it all back.
Are you a real live pilot?
I sure am, little lady. What's your name?
Celine.
Celine, it's a pleasure to meet you.
It's a pleasure to meet you, too.
That's fifty, seventy
eighty, ninety, one hundred dollars.
You have yourself a great time in Paris.
I always do.
Excuse me.
I'm John Modiger. I manage this branch.
I want to thank you for coming in
and using our institution.
Well, it's a pleasure to meet you, John.
I'll be back again.
Good.
Have you stayed with us before?
Uh, no, I've been primarily based on the West Coast.
Is it all right if I write you a check for the room?
No problem, sir.
Great.
Uh...
I was also wondering
if I could write you a personal check?
For airline personnel, we cash personal checks up to $100.
Payroll checks we cash up to $300.
Did you say $300 for a payroll check?
Dear Dad:
I've decided to become a pilot for Pan American Airways...
the most trusted name in the skies.
They've accepted me into their training program
and told me that if I work hard
I should earn my wings real soon.
Please get in touch with Joanna Carlton from the tenth grade.
Tell her I'm sorry that I could not take her to the Junior Prom.
Love, your son, Frank.
Hello, how are you?
Fine, thank you.
I have a payroll check here I'd like to cash.
Certainly.
Thank you.
Uh, excuse me.
I'm sure you hear this all the time
but you have the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen.
Yeah, I do get that all the time.
How would you like it?
Oh, I'm sorry, sir.
We won't have any cash until the banks open in an hour
but, uh, I'm sure
they can cash your check at the airport.
The airport?
Who cashes checks at the airport?
Well, the airlines, sir.
They've always taken care of their own.
Hello.
Hi. Are you deadheading?
What?
Are you my deadhead to Miami?
Mi...?
Yes, yes.
Yeah, I'm the deadhead. Here you go.
You're a little late, but the jump seat is open.
You know
it's been awhile since I've done this.
Which one's the jump seat again?
Have a nice flight.
Are you my deadhead?
Frank, Captain Oliver.
- John Larkin, the copilot. - Hello.
Fred Tulley, flight engineer.
Frank Taylor, Pan Am.
Thanks for giving me a lift, boys.
Go ahead and take a seat, Frank.
We're about to push.
What kind of equipment you on, DC-:?
Uh, 707.
You turning around on the redeye?
Uh, I'm jumping puddles for the next few months
trying to earn my keep running leapfrogs
for the weak and weary.
No shame in that. We all did it.
Have a seat.
Thank you.
Would you like a drink after takeoff?
M-Milk?
0 knots.
Check.
V-one. Rotate.
V-two. Positive rate.
Gear up.
Dear Dad:
Today was graduation.
I am now a copilot
earning $1,400 a month plus benefits
and the best part is
they tell me my family can fly for free.
So tell Mom to pack her bags and buy a new swimsuit
because I'm taking us all to Hawaii for Christmas.
I love you, Dad.
Aloha, Frank.
Hello, deadhead.
Hello.
Enjoying your free ride?
Marci...
did you drop this?
Must've slipped right off your neck.
No...
No!
No...
Yes, yes, yes, yes!
Yes!
Why are you stopping?
I want to tell you something, Marci.
This is by far...
the best date I have ever been on.
I'd like to open a Money Market, please.
Okay.
Welcome to Miami Mutual Bank. How may I help you?
My name is Frank Taylor. I'm a copilot for Pan Am.
I'd like to cash this check here, and then
I'd like to take you out for a steak dinner.
And then we feed the checks into the MICR machine
which uses special ink
to encode the account numbers on the bottom of the checks.
And where are these numbers?
They're, um... right here.
Right there?
see?
They're called routing numbers.
so where do the checks get routed to?
You know, I don't exactly know.
Nobody ever asked me that before.
Our next item up for bid
is also from the Jersey Central Bank foreclosure.
This is a MICR encoder
a machine used to encode bank checks.
Do I have an opening bid?
Our unknown subject is a paperhanger
who started working on the East Coast.
In the last few weeks, this unsub has developed
a new form of check fraud which I'm calling "the float."
What he's doing is
he's opening checking accounts at various banks
then changing the MICR ink routing numbers
at the bottom of those checks.
Next slide, please.
Uh, the remote thing is broken.
You'll have to do it by hand.
You've gotta... try the...
Agent Mullen, it should be...
it should be the square button just there by the side.
This carousel doesn't work.
It's a bad carousel you got there.
Thank you, Agent Mullen.
Got to move it manually.
This is a map of the 12 banks of the U.s. Federal Reserve.
slide.
MICR scanners at every bank
read these numbers at the bottom of a check...
slide...
and then, ship that check off to its corresponding branch.
Carl, for those of us who are unfamiliar with bank fraud
you mind telling us what the hell
you're talking about?
The East Coast branches are numbered zero-one to zero-six.
The central branch is zero-seven, zero-eight
so on, so forth.
You mean those numbers on the bottom of a check
actually mean something?
All of this was in the report I filed two days ago.
If you change... a zero-two to a one-two
that means that check, which was cashed in New York
does not go to the New York Federal Branch
but it is rerouted
all the way to the san Francisco Federal Branch.
The bank doesn't even know the check has bounced for two weeks
which means our unsub can stay in one place
paper the same city over and over again
while his checks circle the country.
You know, you want to talk to my wife.
she's the one balances the checkbook at our house.
Next slide.
Daddy!
My son, the birdman.
some uniform, Frank.
What do you think?
Nice.
sit down.
so, Dad... Daddy, have you gotten the postcards?
Of course.
This fork is ice cold.
No, no, Dad, th-that's a chilled salad fork.
It's a fancy restaurant, you know.
Well, here...
I-I got you something.
What's that?
Open it.
You know what those are, right?
Those are the keys
to a 1965 Cadillac DeVille convertible.
Brand-new, Dad.
Red with white interior
split seats, air conditioning, the works.
Are you giving me a Cadillac?
Yeah. I'm giving you a Cadillac.
Dad, sh-she's parked downstairs.
When we're done eating lunch
why don't you, you know, drive on over to Mom's house
pick her up, take a little joyride?
Do you know what would happen if the IRs found out
I was driving around in a new coupe?
I took the train here, Frank.
I'm taking the train home.
All right.
I have plenty of money.
You know, if you ever, ever need anything...
You worried?
About me?
No, I'm not... I'm not worried.
You think I can't buy my own car?
Two mice fell in a bucket of cream, Frank.
Which one am I?
You're that second mouse.
I went by the store today.
I had to close the store for awhile.
It's all about timing, Frank.
The goddamn government knows that.
They hit you when you're down.
I wasn't going to let them take it from me, so I just...
shut the doors myself, called their bluff.
sooner or later, they'll forget about me.
I understand, I...
Have you told Ma?
she's so stubborn, your mother.
Don't worry.
I'm not going to let her go without a fight.
I been fighting for us...
Dad?
...since the day we... we met.
Daddy, out of all those men
you were the one that took her home, remember that.
200 men, sitting in that tiny social hall
watching her dance.
What was the name of that town?
Montrichard, Dad.
Yeah.
I didn't speak a word of French
and six weeks later, she was my wi...
she's your wife.
My son bought me a Cadillac today.
I think that calls for a toast.
To the best damn pilot in the sky.
It's not what you think.
I'm just a copilot.
You see these people staring at you?
These are the most powerful people
in New York City
and they keep peeking over their shoulders
wondering where you're going tonight.
Where you going, Frank?
Dad, nobody's staring at me.
some place exotic?
Just tell me where you're going.
Los An... Hollywood.
Hollywood.
The rest of us...
really are suckers.
so, I got on this red dress and these high heels, right?
And I got a bra, like, out here, okay?
And I'm chasing these two Puerto Rican guys
through the park.
They got a suitcase filled with bank robbery loot.
Okay, I'm screaming out, "FBI, freeze!"
And I'm reaching for my gun, but I can't find it in the bra.
It's so damn big
I thought I was going to shoot my tits off.
You know, that's a funny story.
People always laugh at that story.
Let me ask you a question, Mr. Amdursky.
If you were having so much fun undercover
why did you transfer to bank fraud?
I didn't transfer.
I was censured and reassigned.
It's like being punished. I was punished.
I screwed up in the field.
What about you, Mr. Fox?
Were you... punished for screwing up in the field?
Oh, no, no, no, I've never worked in the field before.
I audited background investigations
of Department of Justice clerical applicants.
Well, that's just great.
I ask for a team
and they drag the bottom of the Pacific.
You mind if I ask you a question, Agent Hanratty?
How come you're so serious all the time?
Does it bother you, Mr. Amdursky?
Yeah. Yeah, it does bother me.
Does it bother you, Mr. Fox?
A little, I guess.
Well, would you like to hear me tell a joke?
Yeah. Yeah, we'd love to hear a joke from you.
Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Go fuck yourselves.
Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema...
He cashed three checks.
They all cleared.
I was going to deposit this one today.
I don't want any trouble.
No trouble.
No trouble at all.
We'll just take this check and be on our way.
Thank you.
Good.
Because I don't want my customers harassed.
...Each one she passes goes ahh...
What are you saying, he's still here?
201.
...Oh, but he watches so sadly...
Thank you.
Corner here.
Oh, thanks, son.
...How can he tell her he loves her...
some steps.
steps.
Hey, Mr. Murphy, how are you?
Is that Frank?
Yeah, it's Frank.
Hey, Frank, how are you?
How's the knee?
Come on, I'll race you right now.
Take care.
Okay, Frank.
"Eyeball the back"?
Come on, Carl, this guy's a pen and ink man.
A goddamn paperhanger.
He doesn't even carry a gun.
Why can't we go with you, Carl?
You just keep your eyes open, do your job
and I'll buy you both a Good Humor bar.
It's all right, ma'am. FBI.
201... 201, 201.
201...
201... 201... 201... 201...
FBI!
Come out of the bathroom!
step out of the bathroom!
Hands on your head.
Oh, that's the new IBM selectric.
Put your hands on your head.
You can change the print type in five seconds.
- Shut up! - Just pop out the ball.
Put your hands on your head! Put your hands...!
You know, he's got over 200 checks here, a gallon
- Of India ink, drafting. - Hands on your head!
Even has little payroll envelopes
addressed to himself from Pan Am.
Put it down! Drop it!
Relax.
You're late, all right?
My name's Allen, Barry Allen
United states secret service.
Your boy just tried to jump out the window.
My partner has him in custody downstairs.
I don't know what you're talking about.
You think the FBI are the only ones on this guy?
I mean, come on.
Come on, he's dabbling in government checks here.
We've been following a paper trail on this guy
for months now.
Hey, you mind taking that gun out of my face?
Please. Really.
I mean, it makes me nervous.
Let me see some credentials.
Yeah, sure.
Take my whole wallet.
You want my gun, too?
Come over here. Take my gun.
Hey, hey, look, just do me a favor.
Take a look outside. Look.
Look out the window.
My partner's walking him to the car as we speak... Look.
Old guy almost pissed in his pants
when I came through the door.
He jumped right through the window
onto the hood of my car.
Hey, Murph?
- Yeah? - Call the LAPD again.
I don't want people walking through my crime scene.
I didn't expect the secret service on this.
Don't worry about it.
Well, what's your name?
Hanratty, Carl Hanratty.
Mind if I see some identification?
sure.
You never can be too careful these days.
Well, tough luck, Carl.
Five minutes earlier
you would've landed yourself a pretty good collar.
It's all right.
Ten seconds later, and you'd have been shot.
Mind if I come downstairs with you?
I-I got to take a look at this guy.
sure thing.
Just, uh, do me a favor and sit tight for a second
while I get this evidence downstairs.
You know, I don't want some maid walking through here
and making the bed.
LAPD should be here any sec.
Wait.
Your wallet.
You hang onto it for a minute.
I trust you.
Oh...
Yeah...
secret service.
Hey!
Oh, goddamn it!
It was stupid.
I made a stupid mistake.
Forget about it.
There are hundreds of unknown subjects out there.
I-I can get this guy, sean.
The worst thing a paperhanger can do is show his face.
I read the report.
six feet tall, brown hair, 27 to 30 years of age
160 pounds.
This could be almost anybody.
I heard his voice, sean, I saw his face.
There's nothing for him to hide behind anymore.
Just be careful.
You got 12 years in.
Nobody bothers you down on the first floor.
You practically wrote the book on bank fraud.
That's the kind of thing
that can make you section chief someday.
Just don't put yourself in this type of position.
What type of position?
Position of being humiliated.
sean, would you like to hear me tell a joke?
Yeah, sure.
Knock, knock!
so, my-my next question is, when a pilot retires
uh, Pan Am sends them a check every single month?
Uh, yeah, pension program sends a check and benefits.
How much is that check for?
Uh, kid, I'm really not in the mood for this right now.
This skywayman's driving me crazy.
Who's the skywayman?
Ah, some nut that's flying around the country
posing as a Pan Am pilot.
There's a column about him in the paper today.
I keep telling them this is not my problem.
This guy doesn't even fly Pan Am.
Flies everybody else.
Flies United, TWA, Continental, Eastern...
The skywayman.
Newspaper loves this clown.
They call him "the James Bond of the sky."
Did you say...?
Bond, James Bond.
Tell me, Joan, why does he do it?
He likes to win.
Come on, come on.
We'll be landing in 20 minutes.
Do you want to play it easy or the hard way?
And this isn't a tranquilizer.
Well, Pussy, you do know a lot more about planes than guns.
Hello, Pussy.
Now, you're sure
this is the suit, right?
Positive.
It's the exact suit he wore in the movie.
Okay. I'll take three.
Certainly, Mr. Fleming.
Now what you need is one of those
little foreign sports cars that he drives.
The look of love
Is in your eyes...
Hello.
Hi.
...The look your heart...
Haven't I seen you before?
...Can't disguise...
Maybe.
A couple years ago, I was on the cover of Seventeen.
Yeah.
You're that model, right?
Cheryl.
Yes.
The guys used to put your picture on their lockers.
Isn't that your silver car I saw parked out front?
Yeah. One of them.
Well, it takes my breath away...
so, think I could get an autograph?
...I can hardly wait to hold you
Feel my arms around you...
Do you have a pen in your room?
...How long I have waited...
You've got the look of love
It's on your face
A look that time can't erase...
shh.
...Be mine tonight...
Man like you can buy anything he wants.
...Let this be just the start
Of so many nights like this...
He buys a deck of cards at the hotel gift shop.
...And then seal it with a kiss...
Well, you want to see a card trick?
...I can hardly wait to hold you...
How much did these cards cost?
...Feel my arms around you...
Oh, 55 cents, I think.
...Waited just to love you...
And if they sold me downstairs at the hotel gift shop...
how much would you pay?
I'm sor...
I'm sorry, how mu... how much would I pay for what?
The entire night.
How much would you pay me for the entire night?
Cheryl, I... I really don't know.
...I can hardly wait to hold you...
Don't be scared.
...How long I have waited...
Make me an offer.
...Now that I have found you
Don't ever go...
$300?
Go fish.
Uh, $500?
Go fish.
$600.
Go fish.
$1,000.
Okay.
$1,000.
Okay.
I'll be right back.
Wait a second. Where are you going?
I'm going downstairs to cash a check.
You think this hotel is going to cash a $1,000 check
at 3:00am?
It's a New York savings and Loan check.
It's like gold.
They'll cash it.
Don't you think they might get a little suspicious?
Let me see that.
It's a cashier's check.
Endorse it over to me.
No. I couldn't do that.
see, this check is for $1,400.
We agreed upon $1,000.
Why don't I give you back $400 and you give me that check?
Even better.
The look of love
Is in your eyes...
Does this belong to anybody?
Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say...
On a bright Hawaiian Christmas Day...
This is Hanratty. Merry Christmas.
Hello, Carl.
Hello.
...That we send to you, from the land...
Barry Allen, secret service.
I've been trying to track you down now
for the last couple of hours.
What do you want?
I wanted to apologize for what happened
out in Los Angeles.
Uh-uh, uh-uh.
No, no, you don't apologize to me.
Do you always work on Christmas Eve, Carl?
I volunteered
so men with families could go home early.
Looked like you were wearing a wedding ring
out in Los Angeles.
I thought maybe you had a family.
No. No family.
You want to talk to me...
let's talk face-to-face.
All right.
I'm at my suite at the stuyvesant Arms, room 3113.
In the morning, I leave for Las Vegas for the weekend.
You think you're going to get me again?
You're not going to Vegas.
You're not in the stuyvesant Arms.
You'd love for me
to send out 20 agents Christmas Eve
we barge into your hotel, knock down the door
so you can make fools out of us all.
I'm really sorry if I made a fool out of you.
I really am.
Uh-uh, no.
No, listen, I really am.
No, no, you-you do not feel sorry for me.
The truth is, I knew it was you.
Now maybe I didn't get the cuffs on you, but I knew.
Ah, people only know what you tell them, Carl.
Well, then tell me this, Barry Allen, secret service.
How did you know I wouldn't look in your wallet?
The same reason the Yankees always win.
Nobody can keep their eyes off the pinstripes.
The Yankees win because they have Mickey Mantle.
No one ever bets on the uniform.
You sure about that, Carl?
I'll tell you what I am sure of.
You're going to get caught.
One way or another, it's a mathematical fact.
It's-It's like Vegas.
The House always wins.
Well, Carl, I'm sorry, but I have to go.
Ah. You didn't call just to apologize, did you?
What do you mean?
You... you... you have no one else to call.
Oh, ho, ho.
...Morn and night...
You got that burger up?
Yep.
- Hi. - Hi!
How are you?
...Doo-lang, doo-lang, doo-lang...
The one with the wavy hair...
More coffee, sir?
Are you a collector?
Of what?
"Captives of the Cosmic Ray," "The Big Freeze"
"Land of the Golden Giants."
I've got them all.
What are you talking about?
Barry Allen.
The Flash.
Wait, kid, kid, kid.
You mean like the comic book?
Yeah, the comic book.
When he's not The Flash.
That's his name, Barry Allen.
Thank you.
Now get this: He reads comic books.
Comic books! Barry Allen is The Flash!
Carl, slow down. Slow down.
I don't know what the hell you're talking about.
He's a kid. Our unsub is a kid.
That's why we couldn't match his prints.
That's why he doesn't have a record.
Now, I want you to contact NYPD
for every all-points juvenile runaways in New York City.
And don't forget the airports.
He's been kiting checks all over the country.
But why New York?
The Yankees!
He said something about the Yankees!
so where are we on the list?
Number 53, "Abagnahlee."
Good morning, ma'am.
We're the FBI agents who called.
Yes, I've been waiting.
I hope you're all hungry.
I put out the sara Lee.
My husband Jack is a lawyer.
What about your first husband, Mrs. "Abagnahlee"?
Abagnale, but I prefer to be called Barnes.
"Frank William Abagnale."
It says here he was in the service.
Did... Did you two meet during the war?
Yeah, I lived in a very small village
in France... Montrichard... the kind of place
where they never heard of sara Lee.
Help yourselves.
"Nobody doesn't like sara Lee."
You filled out a missing person's report
for a runaway juvenile by the name of Frank Abagnale Jr.
Is Frankie okay?
You're aware of the fact that he wrote some checks
on a closed account at Chase Manhattan Bank?
Oh, yes.
The police think he's some type of criminal.
What he did was a felony, Mrs. Barnes.
It was $1,000.
Half the kids his age are on dope
throwing rocks at police
and they scared me to death
because my son made a little mistake.
Huh. A 17-year-old... boy has to eat
has to have a place to sleep.
We understand, ma'am.
Would you happen to have a picture of your son?
Oh, yes. I have his old yearbook.
Okay.
Okay, okay, we, uh...
we need to send out an all-office teletype.
Our unsub's name is Frank Abagnale Jr., age 17.
Is Frankie okay? Is he in trouble?
Ma'am, I'm sorry to have to tell you:
Your son is forging checks.
Forging checks? Wait!
I'm sure we can take care of that.
I am working part-time at the church now.
Just tell me how much he owes and I'll pay you back.
so far, it's about $1.3 million.
Girl, you really got me goin'
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin'
Yeah, you really got me goin'
You got me so I can't sleep at night...
Hi, Melanie, how are you?
When you're in the house, please, just use an ashtray.
Frank, this fondue is so good!
Great. Here, take this for me.
Ooh, good! I love Moet!
Oh, yeah...
Hey. How are you?
You really got me goin'
You got me goin', got me goin' and goin'...
James, James, please!
Just stay away from the hi-fi system, all right?
It's reel-to-reel.
You can't wind it like that.
Don't ever set me free...
Christ! Terry!
This is Italian knit!
Watch where you're going!
It's just a shirt, man!
Frank! Come quick!
Lance just fell into the conversation pit!
Excuse me, you know where Lance Applebaum is?
Thank you.
These bottles need to be labeled when you pick them up.
Do you understand how dangerous this is?
Do you?
Don't stand there crying, just nod your head
and tell me you won't do it again.
Now dry up and get back to work.
Dr. Blair, Dr. Blair
Dr. Sherwood Blair.
Hey, hey... you okay?
He told me to pick up the blood,
so I did, but he never told me to label it.
Hey, it's okay.
stop crying.
What's your name?
- Brenda. - Brenda.
Brenda, I wouldn't worry about it.
You know, these doctors
you know, they don't know everything.
It's my first week
and I think they're going to fire me.
No, no, nobody's going to fire you, Brenda.
I bet you're good at your job.
No, I'm not.
Yeah, I bet if I asked you to check on the status
of my friend Lance Applebaum
that you could do that for me in a second.
Nurse Fitzsimmons to Recovery.
Um...
Mr. Applebaum fractured his ankle.
Dr. Ashland is treating him in exam room seven.
You see that? No problem.
This is the emergency chart.
see that blue star there?
That means that the patient has been diagnosed.
And then, after he's been treated
we put a red circle here, see?
How do you like those braces?