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CatchMeIfYouCanScript

25.000
(watersplashes)
(liltingmelodyplayedonacousticguitar)
(violinsjoinin)
(Frenchhornsplaying)
(trumpetsjoinin)
(sologuitarresolvesmelody)
(xylophoneplayshaltingjazzytheme)
(stringsjoinmelody)
(jazzysaxophoneplays)
(orchestrarepeatsmelody)
(melodyascending)
(saxophone,bassplaymidtempo,improvisationaljazz)
(orchestrarepeatsmelody)

(melodybuilds)
(melodyslows)
(melodyrepeats)
(airy,descendingprogression)
(melodyrepeats)
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(thememusicends)
(staticcrackles)
(applause)
JOEGARAGIOLA:Thankyouverymuch
andwelcometoToTelltheTruth.
Ourfirstguest,he'smadeacareer
outofbeingthemostoutrageousimpostor
thatwe'veevercomeacrossonthisshow
andyou'regoingtoseewhatImean.
ANNOUNCER:NumberOne
whatisyourname,please?
MynameisFrankWilliamAbagnale.

NumberTwo?
MynameisFrankWilliamAbagnale.
NumberThree?
MynameisFrankWilliamAbagnale.
GARAGIOLA:"From1964to1967
"Isuccessfullyimpersonated
"anairlinepilotforPanAmAirways
"andIflewovertwomillionmilesforfree.
"Duringthattime,Iwasalsothechiefresidentpediatrician
"ataGeorgiahospital
"andanassistantattorneygeneral
"fortheStateofLouisiana.
"BythetimeIwascaught,Iwasconsidered

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"theyoungestandmostdaringconmaninU.S.history.
"Ihadcashedalmost$4millioninfraudulentchecks
"in26foreigncountriesandall50states.
"AndIdiditallbeforemy19thbirthday.

MynameisFrankWilliamAbagnale."
Youdon'tknowhowtotellthetruth...
(applause)
Youdon'tknowhowtotellthetruth...
So,forthefirsttime
he'sgoingtohavetotellthetruth
andwe'regoingtostartourquestioningwithKitty.
Thankyou.NumberOne,why,withallyourtalent
andyou'reobviouslyaverybrightfellow
whydidn'tyougoinforalegitimateprofession?
Itwasreallyaquestionofdollarsandcents.
WhenIwasayoungman,Ineededthemoney
andIthoughtthislistofcareers
wastheeasiestwaytogetit.
Isee.
NumberTwo,Ifindthisallveryfascinating.
Whowasitthatfinallycaughtyou?

HisnamewasCarlHanratty.
(Frenchaccent):Hanananratty.
Ratty.
(Americanaccent):Hanratty.

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Hanratty.
CarlHanratty.
Yes.I...
am...CarlHanratty.
IrepresenttheFBIfromtheUnitedStatesofAmerica.
(speakingFrench)
Yeah.Ihaveorders
toseetheAmericanprisoner,Abagnale.
Marseille,FranceChristmasEve1969
(menspeakingFrench)
(keysjangling)
(lockturns)
(doorclanks)

(speaksFrench)
(thunderrumblingoutside)
Yousithere.
Youdonotopenthedoor.
Youdonotpasshim...
anythingthroughthehole.
(windquietlyblowingthroughbuilding)
(speakingFrench)
(menconversingindistinctly)
(hoarsecoughing)
Aw...Jesus.
(violentcoughing)
(thunderrumbling)
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(waterdripping)
(rainpattersonumbrella)
(violentcoughingcontinues)
(retching)

Youknow,I'vegotalittlebitofacoldmyselfMeIfYouCan.
Frank...(coughing)
I'mheretoreadthearticlesofextradition
accordingtotheEuropeanCourtforHumanRights.
"ArticleOne:Extraditionshallbegranted
"inrespectofoffensespunishableunderthelaws..."
(weakly):Helpme.
"...forthemaximumperiodofatleastoneyear
ofaseverepenalty."
Helpme.
Frank...stopit.
Helpme.
Youdon'tthinkactuallyyoucanfoolme,doyou?
(raspycoughing)
16pagestogo.Staywithme.
ArticleTwo:
"Iftherequestforextradition

"includesseveralseparateoffenses
eachofwhichispunishableunderthelaws..."
(thuds)
"oftherequestingparty..."

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Frank?
Frank?
Goddamnit!
Getmeadoctorinhere!(speakingFrench)
Ineedadoctor!Yes.
Doctor!Now!
HANRATTY:Don'tsweatit,Frank.
We'regoingtogetyourighttoadoctor.
(manspeaksFrench)
(speaksFrench)
Frank,ifyoucanhearme,don'tworry.
I'mgoingtotakeyouhomeinthemorning.
Homeinthemorning,Frank.

(menconversinginFrench)
Whatareyoudoing?
Washingoffthelice.
ThismanhastobeonaplaneforAmerica.
Hehastoseeadoctor.
Thedoctorcomesintomorrow.
Ihaveworkedtoolong,toohard
foryoutotakethisawayfromme.
Ifhedies,I'mholdingyouresponsible.
(doorcreaking)
(rainpatteringonroof)
Monsieur!
(menshoutinginFrench)
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Ah,Frank.
(alarmsounding,cupsclanking)
(prisonerscheeringandwhistling)
(coughing)

(cheeringcontinues)
(coughing)
(cheeringcontinues)
(menshoutinginFrench)
(prisonerscontinuecheering)
Okay,Carl...
let'sgohome.
MAN:TheNewRochelleRotaryClub
hasahistorythatgoesbackto1919.
Inallthoseyears
we'veonlyseenahandfulofdeservinggentlemen
inductedaslifetimemembers.
It'sanhonorthat,uh
thathasseen57namesenshrinedonthewallofhonor
andtonight,wemakeit58.
SopleasestandasIpresentmyverygoodfriend
amanwhokeepsourpencilssharp...

(scatteredchuckling)
andourpensinink
FrankWilliamAbagnale.
(crowdwhistling)

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Sixyearsearlier
NewRochelle,NewYork1963
(mikefeedbackwhines)
Istandherehumbled
bythepresenceofMayorRobertWagner...
(applause)
...andourclubpresident,JackBarnes.
(applause)
(whistling)
Mostofall,I'mhonoredtoseemylovingwifePaula...
...andmyson,FrankJr.
Frank...Aw,standup.Comeon
(feedbackwhining):...sittinginthefrontrow.

(laughter)
Twolittlemicefellinabucketofcream.
Thefirstmousequicklygaveupanddrowned.
Thesecondmouse...wouldn'tquit.
Hestruggledsohard
thateventuallyhechurnedthatcreamintobutter
andcrawledout.
Gentlemen,asofthismoment,Iamthatsecondmouse.
(laughterandenthusiasticapplause)
("EmbraceableYou"playingonrecordplayer)
PAULA:You'reabetterdancerthanyourfather,Frankie.
Youhearthat,Daddy?
FRANKSR.:Likefun.
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PAULA:Thegirlsdon'tknow
whatthey'reinfor.
Showhimthedanceyouweredoingwhenwemet.
Ah,whocanremember?

ThepeopleinthatlittleFrenchvillage
weresohappytoseeAmericans
theydecidedtoputonashowforus.
Sotheycrammed200soldiers...
Yeah,weknowthestory,Daddy.
...intothattinysocialhall
andthefirstpersontowalkonstage
isyourmother,andshestartstodance.
Youknow,ithadbeenmonthssincewe'devenseenawoman
andhere'sthisblondeangel.
Blondebombshell.
(giggles)
Andthemenareliterallyholdingtheirbreath.
Holdingtheirbreathforyou.
Youhearthat?
(giggles)
Mmhmm.

AndIturnedtomybuddiesandIsaid...
"IwillnotleaveFrancewithouther."
AndIdidn't.
Youdidn't.

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Ididn't.
(liquidspills)
Oh,shit!Oh,shit,therug!
Aw,Mom...
Ican'tbelieveIdidthat.
No,no,it'snothing.It'snothing.
Oh,Frankie,Frankie,getatowel.
Yeah,yeah.Paula...
Comeon.
Mysweetembraceableyou...
Dancewithme,Paula.
Ah...(giggles)
(instrumentalinterludeplaying)

WheneverIdanceforyou
Igetintrouble.
(mouthing):Watchthis.
(chuckles)
Oh!(laughs)
Frank!Wakeup.
Comeon,let'sgo!
Getup.Comeon,comeon.
Frank,wakeup.
(groans):Dad...
Youdon'thavetogotoschooltoday.
It'sokay.
Why?Isitsnowing?
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Doyouhaveablacksuit?
Ioversleptagain,huh?
Wehaveaveryimportantmeetinginthecity.
Eatthat.Comeon,comeon,eat.

Ma'am,openup.Justopenup,please!
Ma'am?It'simportant.
What?
Oh,gosh!
Wedon'topenforhalfanhour!
Openthedoor,please.Justopenthedoor.
It'simportant.
lI'msorry,wedon'topenforhalfanhour.
What'syourname,ma'am?
Darcy.
Darcy.That'saprettyname.
I'minabitofafix.Ineedasuitformykid.
ThisismysonFrank.
Oh,hi.
Heneedsablacksuit.
Blacksuit...
Therewasadeathinthefamily.

Myfather,85yearsold,warhero.
Yeah?
There'safuneralthisafternoon,militaryfuneral
planesflyingoverhead,21gunsalute.

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Geez.
Frankneedstoborrowasuitforacoupleofhours.
I'msorry,wedon'tloansuits,andwe'renotopen.
Darcy...Darcy,please.
(sighs)Comeback.
Darcy...isthisyours?
(jingles)
Ijustfounditintheparkinglot.
Uhhuh.
Itmust'veslippedrightoffyourneck.
(tiresscreeching)
Don'thitthecurb.
(brakessqueaking)

Nowgetout,walkaroundtheback
andholdthedooropenforme.
(carhornhonks)
Allright.
What'snext?
Okay,stopgrinning.
WhenIgetinside,yougobacktothefrontseatandwait.
Evenifacopcomesandwritesyouaticket
youdon'tmovethecar,understood?
Dad,whawhat'sallthisfor?
YouknowwhytheYankeesalwayswin,Frank?
'CausetheyhaveMickeyMantle?
No,it's'causetheotherteams
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can'tstopstaringatthosedamnpinstripes.
Watchthis.
ThemanagerofChaseManhattanBank
isabouttoopenthedoorforyourfather.

Mr.Abagnale,um
wedon'tusuallyloanmoneytopeople
whohaveunresolvedbusinesswiththeIRS.
That'samisunderstanding.
Ihiredthewrongguytodomybooks.
Amistake,I...anybodycouldmakeit.
Ijustneedyouguystohelpmeweatherthestorm.
Sir,you'rebeinginvestigatedbythegovernmentfortaxfraud.
MystoreisalandmarkinNewRochelle.
IhavecustomersalloverNewYork.
Well,you'renotacustomeratChaseManhattan.
Wedon'tknowyou.
I'msureyourbankinNewRochelle
theyknowyou,theycouldhelpyouout.
Mybankwentoutofbusiness.
Bankslikethisoneputthemoutofbusiness.
Now,IknowImadeamistake,Iadmitthat

butthesepeoplewantblood.
Theywantmystore.
They'vethreatenedtoputmeinjail.
(stammers)

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ThisisAmerica,right?
I'mnotacriminal.
I'maMedalofHonorwinner
alifetimememberoftheNewRochelleRotaryClub.
AllI'maskingisforyoutohelpmebeattheseguys.
It'snotaquestionofwinningandlosing.
It'saquestionofrisk.
You'rethelargestbankintheworld.
Where'sthefu...
Whe...Where'stherisk?
Dad,howcouldyoujustlethimtakeourcarlikethat?
Hedidn'ttakeanything.Wetookhim.
Heoverpaidby$500.

Comeon,Frank.
Let'sreturnthesuit.
(Paulasobbing)
Thisplaceisgood.
It'ssmallbut,youknow
it'sgoingtobealotlesswork.
Alotlessworkforyou.
(jackhammerdrillingindistance)
(keysclank)
FRANK:Hey,Dad.
Hi.
Where'syourmother?
Idon'tknow.
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Shesaidsomethingaboutgoingtolookforajob.
What'sshegonnabe
ashoesalesmanatacentipedefarm?
(laughing)

(bothlaughing)
Whatareyoudoing?
(bothlaughing)
Youwantsomepancakes?
Fordinner?
Onmyson's16thbirthday?
We'renotgonnaeatpancakes.
Comeon,whyareyoulookingatmelikethat?
YouthoughtIforgot?
Ididn'tthinkyouforgot.Iopenedacheckingaccount
inyourname.
Iput$25intheaccount
soyoucanbuywhateveryouwant.
Don'ttellyourmother.
Iwon't.
Thanks,Dad.
Yep.

Didn'tthatbankturnyoudownforaloan,though?
Yes,theyallturnedmedown.
(chuckles)
Thenwhyyouopeningabankingaccountwiththem?

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Well,becauseoneday,you'llwantsomething
fromthesepeopleahouse,acar.
Theyhaveallthemoney.
There's50checksthere,Frank
whichmeans,fromthisdayon...
you'reintheirlittleclub.
I'mintheirlittleclub.
Yougotthat,yougotitall.
It'sevengotmynamethere,huh?
Tothemoon.
Tothemoon!Tothemoon.
(bellstolling)
Seethat?It'sjustaschool.

NodifferentthanWestbourne.
Ma...yousaidyouweregoingtoquit.
Frankie,youdon'thavetoweartheuniformhere.
Whydon'tyoutakeoffyourjacket?
I'musedtoit.
(indistinctconversation)
Excuseme.
Oh,yes?
Doyouknowwhereroom17Frenchis?
GIRL:Yeah,it's...
(snickering)
(schoolbellringing)
BOY:Butyoufrickin'killedhim.
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(loudindistinctconversation)
Yousellingencyclopedias?
Yeah,helookslikeasubstituteteacher.
(boylaughing)

(loudconversationandlaughtercontinues)
Quietdown,people!
MynameisMr.Abagnale!
That'sAbagnale,notAbagnahlee
notAbagnaylee,butAbagnale!
Now,somebodypleasetellmewhereyouleftoff
inyourtextbooks.
Excuseme,people,ifIneedtoaskagain
I'mgoingtowriteuptheentireclass.
Takeyourseats!
Chapterseven.
Willyoupleaseopenyourtextbooksto,uh,chaptereight
andwe'llgetstarted?
Excuseme,what'syourname?
Brad.
Brad,whydon'tyougetuphereinfrontoftheclasshere
andreadconversationnumberfive?

(pronouncingpoorly):"LesFrancaissonts
"uh,generalement
"dansleurpaisque...(studentslaughing)
presquetoutlemondeacetteimpression..."

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Theysentforme.
TheysaidtheyneededasubforRoberta.
IcameallthewayfromfromDixon.
Well,uh,IalwayssubforRoberta.
Excuseme,whyaren'tyoureading?
(continuesreading)
I'llnevercomebacktotoBellarmineJeffersonagain!
Youtellthemnottocallme!(studentslaughing)
Whatdotheythink,it'seasyforawomanmyage
andallthemoneythatitcoststotravel?
Itellyou,theydon'tgiveadamn.
(studentslaughing)
Mr.andMrs.Abagnale

thisisnotaquestionofyourson'sattendance.
Iregrettoinformyouthat,forthepastweek
FrankhasbeenteachingMrs.Glasser'sFrenchclass.
Hewhat?
Yoursonhasbeenpretendingtobeasubstituteteacher
lecturingthestudents,uh,givingouthomework.
Mrs.Glasserhasbeenillandtherewas
someconfusionwiththerealsub.
Yoursonheldateacherparentconferenceyesterday
andwasplanningaclassfieldtrip
toaFrenchbreadfactoryinTrenton.
Doyouseetheproblemwehave?
Mrs.Davenport?Yeah.
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Uh,Ihaveanotetomissfifthandsixthperiodtoday.
Doctor'sappointment.
Onemoment.(phoneringing)
I'llberightwithyou.

(whispering):Hey...
MRS.DAVENPORT:Yes?
Youshouldfoldit.
What?
Thatnote.It'safake,right?
Youshouldfoldit.
It's...It'sanotefrommymom.
Ihaveadoctor'sappointment.
Yeah,butthere'snocreaseinthepaper.
Whenyourmomhandsyouanotetomissschool
thefirstthingyoudois,youfoldit
andyouputitinyourpocket.
Imean,ifit'sreal,where'sthecrease?
(schoolbellringing)(dooropens)
(quietly):Frankie.
(bothchucklingquietly)
Ma,I'mhome.

(romanticmusicplaysonrecordplayer)
Oh,yourememberthatgirlJoanna
Iwastellingyouabout?
Iaskedherouttoday.

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Thinkwe'regoingtogototheJuniorProm.
(recordscratches,musicstops)
Ma,isthismydriver'slicense?
That'sallthereis,twobedrooms.
Oh,Frankie.
YourememberDad'sfriend?
JackBarnes?
Fromtheclub.
Hello.
Hecamebylookingforyourfather.
Iwasgivinghimatouroftheapartment.
It'svery,uh,uh,spacious,Paula.
Dad'satthestore.

So,Frank...you'regettingtolook
morelikeyouroldmaneveryday.
Thanksforthesandwich,Paula.
I'llseeyoulater,eh?
Wait.
Isthisyours?
Oh.
Well,thanks,Frank.
Uh,that'sthePresident'spin.
I'dbeindeeptroubleifIlostthat.
(nervouschuckle)
I'llseeyoualllater,eh?
Areyouhungry,Frankie?
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I'llmakeyouasandwich.
Jackwantedtotalkbusinesswithyourfather.
Hethinksweshouldgetalawyerandsuethegovernment.
Thatisnotlegal,whatthey'redoingtous.

Whyaren'tyousayinganything?
You'renotgoingtotellhim...areyou?
(quietly):No.
That'sright.
There'snothingtotell.
I'mgoingoutforafewhours
tovisitsomeoldfriendsfromthetenniscluband...
whenIgethome,we'llallhavedinnertogether.
Right?
Butyouwon'tsayanything
becauseit's...it'sjustsilly,isn'tit?
Howcouldwesueanybody?
Oh...doyouneedsomemoney,Frankie?
Afewdollarstobuysomerecordalbums?
Here,takefivedollars.
OrOrten.
Youpromisedyouweregoingtoquit.

(slams)
(childrenlaughing)
(dogbarkingindistance)
Ma,I'mhome!

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(dooropens)
Hey,hey!
You...Youstayawayfromme,hearme?
YoustayawayfrommeIdon'tknowwhoyouare
butifyouevercomebackhereagain
Frankie!Frank,Frank,calmdown,willyou?
I'mDickKesner.
Now,Iwantyoutoleaveyourthingshere
andfollowmeintothenextroom,okay?
They'reallwaitingforyou.
PAULA:Youdon'thavetobescared.
I'mrighthere,Frank.I'llalwaysbehere.
Buttherearelaws.

Everythinginthiscountryhastobelegal.
Sowhatweneedtodoismakesomedecisions.
That'swhatMr.Kesnerisherefor.
Manytimesthesedecisionsareleftuptothecourts
butthatcanbeveryexpensive,Frank
peoplefightingovertheirchildren.
Nobodyisfighting.
Lookatme,Frank.Nobodyisfighting.
(speakingFrench)
(quietly):Dad,what'sgoingon?
Dad,what'sgoingon?
(speakingFrenchcontinues)
Doyourememberyourgrandma,Eve?
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Shearrivedthismorning.
(speaksFrench)
Hello.
Doyouunderstandwhatwe'resayingtoyou,Frank?

YourfatherandIaregettingadivorce.
(speakingFrench)
Nothing'sgonnachange.
We'restillgonnaseeeachother.
Stopit,please,Frank.Don'tinterrupt.
Frank,youdon'thavetoreadallofthis.
Mostofit'sforyourparentsboringadultbusiness
butthisparagraphrighthere,thisisimportant
becauseitstateswhoyou'regonnalivewith...
afterthedivorce...
whosecustodyyouwillbein.
Andthere'sablankspacerighthere.
(EvespeakingFrench)
AndIwantyoutogointothekitchen
sitatthetable
andputanamedown.
Youcantakeaslongasyouwant

butwhenyoucomebackintothisroom...
Iwanttoseeanameonthatline.
Frank,justwritedownanameandthiswillallbeover.
It'sgonnabeokay.

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FRANK:Dad,whatname?
Yourmotheroryourfather.
Justputthenamethere.It'sassimpleasthat.
Anddon'tlooksoscared.
It'snotatest.
There'snowronganswer.
(manannouncingtrainsindistinctly)
(melancholyjazzplaying)
Hi.
(panting)
OnetickettoGrandCentral,please.
That'llbe$3.50,sir.
IsitokayifIwriteyouacheck?

Carl,whendoIgettocallmyfather?
YoucancallhimwhenwegettoNewYork.
Weleavefortheairportinsevenhours.
Paris,France1969
Untilthen,justsitthere.
Bequiet.
Youknow,Carl,ontheothersideofthehotel
theygotsuitesthatfacethepark.
It'sthebestroomtheFBIcanafford.
It'sokay,I'vestayedinworse.
Mr.Mudrick...
Mr.Mudrick,please.Youhavetolisten.
Idon'twanttohearyourstory.
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Thisistwochecksthatbounced.
YouknowhowmuchtroubleI'min?
No,butlisten,I'mtellingyou,thebank,theymadethemistake.
I'llwriteyouanothercheckrightnow!

What,doIlooklikeIwasbornyesterday?
Look,it'smidnight,Mr.Mudrick.
WhereamIgonnago?
You'reagoddamnkid.
Gohome.
(babycryingindistance)
Imean,Ihopeyouunderstand.
MybosssentmetoBrooklyn,thenQueens.
NowhewantsmeinLongIsland
totakeafewclientsoutforanightonthetown.
I'msorry,butwe'renotallowedtocashchecksfromotherbanks.
Howwouldweknowiftheywereanygood?
Whatdidyousayyournamewas?
Ashley.
Ashley...youknowwhatIfoundonthesidewalkoutthere?
Must'veslippedrightoffyourneck.
IstheresomethingIcanhelpyouwith,son?

Well,yousee,it'smygrandmother'sbirthdaynextweek
andIwanttogethersomethingextraspecial.
Please,Imean
it'smymidtermnextweekandmybookswerestolen.

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(raspycoughing)
Please,it'sjustfivedollars.
Noonewouldhavetoknow.
I'msorry,butwearenotallowed
totakechecksfrompeoplewedon'tknow.
(hornshonking,whistleblowing)
(womenlaughing)
Pleasuretohaveyouback,CaptainCarlson.
Whatdoyouthink,Angelo?
Thetomatoesareripethisafternoon.
(womengiggling)
Well,whathavewehere?
CanIhaveyourautograph?Youbetcha.

CanIhaveyourautograph,too?Yougonnabeapilot?
Mmhmm!Allright,then.
Thereyougo.Workhardinschool.
FRANK:DearDad.
Ihavedecidedtobecomeanairlinepilot.
Ihaveappliedtoallthebigairlines
andIhaveseveralpromisinginterviewslinedup.
How'sMom?
Haveyoucalledherlately?
Love,yourson,Frank.
Hello.
I'mFrankBlackfromMurrowHighSchool
andIhaveanappointmentwithMr.Morgan.
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You'retheyoungman
who'swritingthearticlefortheschoolpaper.
Yes,ma'am,that'sme.Iwanttoknow
everythingthereistoknowaboutbeingapilot.

WhatairportsdoesPanAmflyto?
Whatdoesapilotmakeinayear?
Andwhotellsthemwherethey'regonnaflyto?
Whoa,whoa,whoa.Slowdown.
Justtake'emoneatatime.
Allright.Whatdoesitmean
whenonepilotsaystoanotherpilot:
"Whatkindofequipmentareyouon?"
Theyjustwanttoknowwhatkindofaircraftyou'reflying:
IsitaDC8,707,Constellation?
AndwhataboutthoseI.D.badgesthatI'veseenpilotswear?
Well,everypilothastohavetwothingswithhim
atalltimes:Oneishisairlinepersonnelbadge
looksjustlikethisonehere,fromPanAm
theotheroneistheirFAAlicense...
andthatlooksjustlikethis.
Oh.Sir,doyouthinkIcanmakeacopyofthis

toputintomyarticle?
Oh,Frank,youcanhavethatone.
It'sthreeyearsexpired.
Aw,thanks!AndwhataboutyourI.D.badge?

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YouhaveanextraoneIcouldborrow?
Oh,no,Ican'thelpyouthere.
ThosearespecialorderedfromPolaroid.
Theonlywaytogetoneofthose
istobecomeareallivepilotforPanAmericanAirways.
(dialingphone)
(carhornshonking,whistleblowing)
WOMAN(overphone):PanAm,mayIhelpyou?
FRANK(Southernaccent):Yeah,hello.
I'mcallingaboutauniform.
WOMAN:HoldforPurchasing.
FRANK:Thankyou.
WOMAN2:Purchasing.

FRANK(Southernaccent):Hi.I'macopilot
basedoutofSanFrancisco.
IflewaflightintoNewYorklastnight
buttheproblemis
I'mheadedoutto,uh,Parisinthreehours.
WOMAN2:Howcanwehelpyou?
FRANK:Isentmyuniform
tobecleanedthroughthehotel
andI...Iguesstheymusthavelostit.
WOMAN2:Theylostauniform.Happensallthetime.
GodowntotheWellBuiltUniformCompany
atNinthandBroadway.
They'reouruniformsupplier.
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I'lltellMr.Rosenyou'recoming.
ROSEN:Youlooktooyoungtobeapilot.
I'macopilot.
Whysonervous?

Howwouldyoufeelifyou,uh
lostyouruniformfirstweekonthejob?
Relax.
PanAm'sgotlotsofuniforms.
It'sgonnabe$164.
Great.I'Il,uh,I'llwriteyouacheck.
Sorry,nochecks,nocash.
You'llhavetofillinyouremployeeI.D.number
andthenI'llbillPanAm.
They'lltakeitoutofyournextpaycheck.
Evenbetter.
FRANK:DearDad.
Youalwaystoldmethatanhonestmanhasnothingtofear.
SoI'mtryingmybestnottobeafraid.
I'msorryIranaway,butyoudon'thavetoworry.
I'mgonnagetitallbacknow,Daddy.
Ipromise.I'mgoingtogetitallback.

(approvingmurmur)
GIRL:Areyouareallivepilot?
Isuream,littlelady.What'syourname?
Celine.

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Celine,it'sapleasuretomeetyou.
It'sapleasuretomeetyou,too.
That'sfifty,seventy
eighty,ninety,onehundreddollars.
YouhaveyourselfMeIfYouCanagreattimeinParis.
Ialwaysdo.
Excuseme.
I'mJohnModiger.Imanagethisbranch.
Iwanttothankyouforcomingin
andusingourinstitution.
Well,it'sapleasuretomeetyou,John.
I'llbebackagain.
Good.

Haveyoustayedwithusbefore?
Uh,no,I'vebeenprimarilybasedontheWestCoast.
IsitallrightifIwriteyouacheckfortheroom?
Noproblem,sir.
Great.
Uh...
Iwasalsowondering
ifIcouldwriteyouapersonalcheck?
Forairlinepersonnel,wecashpersonalchecksupto$100.
Payrollcheckswecashupto$300.
Didyousay$300forapayrollcheck?
(typewriterkeysclacking)
FRANK:DearDad.
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I'vedecidedtobecomeapilotforPanAmericanAirways...
themosttrustednameintheskies.
They'veacceptedmeintotheirtrainingprogram
andtoldmethatifIworkhard

Ishouldearnmywingsrealsoon.
PleasegetintouchwithJoannaCarltonfromthetenthgrade.
TellherI'msorrythatIcouldnottakehertotheJuniorProm.
Love,yourson,Frank.
Hello,howareyou?
Fine,thankyou.
IhaveapayrollcheckhereI'dliketocash.
Certainly.
Thankyou.
Uh,excuseme.
I'msureyouhearthisallthetime
butyouhavethemostbeautifuleyesIhaveeverseen.
Yeah,Idogetthatallthetime.
(nervouslaugh)
Howwouldyoulikeit?
Oh,I'msorry,sir.
Wewon'thaveanycashuntilthebanksopeninanhour

but,uh,I'msure
theycancashyourcheckattheairport.
Theairport?
Whocasheschecksattheairport?

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Well,theairlines,sir.
They'vealwaystakencareoftheirown.
(jetpassingoverhead)
(indistinctflightannouncementoverP.A.)
Hello.
Hi.Areyoudeadheading?
What?
AreyoumydeadheadtoMiami?
Mi...?
Yes,yes.
(laughs)
Yeah,I'mthedeadhead.Hereyougo.
You'realittlelate,butthejumpseatisopen.

(chuckling):Youknow
it'sbeenawhilesinceI'vedonethis.
Whichone'sthejumpseatagain?
(bothlaughing)
Haveaniceflight.
Areyoumydeadhead?
STEWARDESS:Frank,CaptainOliver.
JohnLarkin,thecopilot.Hello.
FredTulley,flightengineer.
FrankTaylor,PanAm.
Thanksforgivingmealift,boys.
Goaheadandtakeaseat,Frank.
We'reabouttopush.
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Whatkindofequipmentyouon,DC8?
Uh,707.
Youturningaroundontheredeye?
Uh,I'mjumpingpuddlesforthenextfewmonths

tryingtoearnmykeeprunningleapfrogs
fortheweakandweary.
Noshameinthat.Wealldidit.
Haveaseat.
Thankyou.
Wouldyoulikeadrinkaftertakeoff?
MMilk?
OLIVER:80knots.
LARKIN:Check.
Vone.Rotate.
(jetenginesroaring)
Vtwo.Positiverate.
Gearup.
FRANK:DearDad.
Todaywasgraduation.
Iamnowacopilot
earning$1,400amonthplusbenefits

andthebestpartis
theytellmemyfamilycanflyforfree.
SotellMomtopackherbagsandbuyanewswimsuit
becauseI'mtakingusalltoHawaiiforChristmas.

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Iloveyou,Dad.
Aloha,Frank.
Hello,deadhead.
Hello.
Enjoyingyourfreeride?
Marci...
didyoudropthis?
Must'veslippedrightoffyourneck.
No...
(chuckling)
(giggling):No!
No...
MARCl:Yes,yes,yes,yes!

(Frankmoanspassionately)
Yes!
(clankingandclattering)
(Marcipanting)
Whyareyoustopping?
Iwanttotellyousomething,Marci.
Thisisbyfar...
thebestdateIhaveeverbeenon.
(laughing)
WOMAN:I'dliketoopenaMoneyMarket,please.
Okay.
WelcometoMiamiMutualBank.HowmayIhelpyou?
MynameisFrankTaylor.I'macopilotforPanAm.
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I'dliketocashthischeckhere,andthen
I'dliketotakeyououtforasteakdinner.
(laughing)
(tellergiggling)

AndthenwefeedthechecksintotheMICRmachine
whichusesspecialink
toencodetheaccountnumbersonthebottomofthechecks.
Andwherearethesenumbers?
They're,um...righthere.
Rightthere?
See?
(bothgiggling)
They'recalledroutingnumbers.
Sowheredothechecksgetroutedto?
Youknow,Idon'texactlyknow.
Nobodyeveraskedmethatbefore.
(bothlaughing)
AUCTIONEER:Ournextitemupforbid
isalsofromtheJerseyCentralBankforeclosure.
ThisisaMICRencoder
amachineusedtoencodebankchecks.

DoIhaveanopeningbid?
HANRATTY:Ourunknownsubjectisapaperhanger
whostartedworkingontheEastCoast.
Inthelastfewweeks,thisunsubhasdeveloped

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anewformofcheckfraudwhichI'mcalling"thefloat."
Whathe'sdoingis
he'sopeningcheckingaccountsatvariousbanks
thenchangingtheMICRinkroutingnumbers
atthebottomofthosechecks.
Nextslide,please.
(projectorclanks)
Nextslide,please.
Uh,theremotethingisbroken.
You'llhavetodoitbyhand.
You'vegotta...trythe...
FBIHeadquartersWashington,D.C.
AgentMullen,itshouldbe...

itshouldbethesquarebuttonjusttherebytheside.
Thiscarouseldoesn'twork.
It'sabadcarouselyougotthere.
Thankyou,AgentMullen.
Gottomoveitmanually.
Thisisamapofthe12banksoftheU.S.FederalReserve.
Slide.
(clicking)
MICRscannersateverybank
readthesenumbersatthebottomofacheck
slide
andthen,shipthatcheckofftoitscorrespondingbranch.
Carl,forthoseofuswhoareunfamiliarwithbankfraud
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youmindtellinguswhatthehell
you'retalkingabout?
TheEastCoastbranchesarenumberedzeroonetozerosix.
Thecentralbranchiszeroseven,zeroeight

soon,soforth.
Youmeanthosenumbersonthebottomofacheck
actuallymeansomething?
AllofthiswasinthereportIfiledtwodaysago.
Ifyouchange...azerotwotoaonetwo
thatmeansthatcheck,whichwascashedinNewYork
doesnotgototheNewYorkFederalBranch
butitisrerouted
allthewaytotheSanFranciscoFederalBranch.
Thebankdoesn'tevenknowthecheckhasbouncedfortwoweeks
whichmeansourunsubcanstayinoneplace
paperthesamecityoverandoveragain
whilehischeckscirclethecountry.
Youknow,youwanttotalktomywife.
She'stheonebalancesthecheckbookatourhouse.
(agentslaughing)
Nextslide.

(threepiececomboplayssoftjazz)
Daddy!
(chuckling)
Myson,thebirdman.

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Someuniform,Frank.
Whatdoyouthink?
Nice.
Sitdown.
(clearsthroat)
So,Dad...Daddy,haveyougottenthepostcards?
Ofcourse.
Thisforkisicecold.
No,no,Dad,ththat'sachilledsaladfork.
(whispering):It'safancyrestaurant,youknow.
(sighing)
Well,here...
lIgotyousomething.

What'sthat?
Openit.
Youknowwhatthoseare,right?
Thosearethekeys
toa1965CadillacDeVilleconvertible.
Brandnew,Dad.
Redwithwhiteinterior
splitseats,airconditioning,theworks.
AreyougivingmeaCadillac?
Yeah.I'mgivingyouaCadillac.
Dad,shshe'sparkeddownstairs.
Whenwe'redoneeatinglunch
whydon'tyou,youknow,driveonovertoMom'shouse
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pickherup,takealittlejoyride?
DoyouknowwhatwouldhappeniftheIRSfoundout
Iwasdrivingaroundinanewcoupe?
Itookthetrainhere,Frank.

I'mtakingthetrainhome.
Allright.
Ihaveplentyofmoney.
Youknow,ifyouever,everneedanything...
Youworried?
Aboutme?
No,I'mnot...I'mnotworried.
YouthinkIcan'tbuymyowncar?
Twomicefellinabucketofcream,Frank.
WhichoneamI?
You'rethatsecondmouse.
Iwentbythestoretoday.
Ihadtoclosethestoreforawhile.
It'sallabouttiming,Frank.
Thegoddamngovernmentknowsthat.
Theyhityouwhenyou'redown.
Iwasn'tgoingtoletthemtakeitfromme,soIjust...

shutthedoorsmyselfMeIfYouCan,calledtheirbluff.
Soonerorlater,they'llforgetaboutme.
Iunderstand,I...
HaveyoutoldMa?

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She'ssostubborn,yourmother.
Don'tworry.
I'mnotgoingtolethergowithoutafight.
Ibeenfightingforus...
(gaspsquietly)
Dad?
...sincethedaywe...wemet.
Daddy,outofallthosemen
youweretheonethattookherhome,rememberthat.
200men,sittinginthattinysocialhall
watchingherdance.
Whatwasthenameofthattown?
Montrichard,Dad.

Yeah.
Ididn'tspeakawordofFrench
andsixweekslater,shewasmywi...
She'syourwife.
MysonboughtmeaCadillactoday.
Ithinkthatcallsforatoast.
(softjazzplaying)
(inhalingdeeply)
Tothebestdamnpilotinthesky.
It'snotwhatyouthink.
I'mjustacopilot.
Youseethesepeoplestaringatyou?
Thesearethemostpowerfulpeople
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inNewYorkCity
andtheykeeppeekingovertheirshoulders
wonderingwhereyou'regoingtonight.
Whereyougoing,Frank?

Dad,nobody'sstaringatme.
Someplaceexotic?
Justtellmewhereyou'regoing.
LosAn...Hollywood.
Hollywood.
(sniffles)
(whispering):Therestofus...
reallyaresuckers.
So,Igotonthisreddressandthesehighheels,right?
AndIgotabra,like,outhere,okay?
AndI'mchasingthesetwoPuertoRicanguys
throughthepark.
HollywoodCalifornia
Theygotasuitcasefilledwithbankrobberyloot.
Okay,I'mscreamingout,"FBl,freeze!"
AndI'mreachingformygun,butIcan'tfinditinthebra.
It'ssodamnbig

IthoughtIwasgoingtoshootmytitsoff.
(laughing)
Youknow,that'safunnystory.
Peoplealwayslaughatthatstory.

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Letmeaskyouaquestion,Mr.Amdursky.
Ifyouwerehavingsomuchfunundercover
whydidyoutransfertobankfraud?
Ididn'ttransfer.
Iwascensuredandreassigned.
It'slikebeingpunished.Iwaspunished.
Iscrewedupinthefield.
Whataboutyou,Mr.Fox?
Wereyou...punishedforscrewingupinthefield?
Oh,no,no,no,I'veneverworkedinthefieldbefore.
Iauditedbackgroundinvestigations
ofDepartmentofJusticeclericalapplicants.
Well,that'sjustgreat.

Iaskforateam
andtheydragthebottomofthePacific.
YoumindifIaskyouaquestion,AgentHanratty?
Howcomeyou'resoseriousallthetime?
Doesitbotheryou,Mr.Amdursky?
Yeah.Yeah,itdoesbotherme.
Doesitbotheryou,Mr.Fox?
Alittle,Iguess.
Well,wouldyouliketohearmetellajoke?
Yeah.Yeah,we'dlovetohearajokefromyou.
Knock,knock.
Who'sthere?
Gofuckyourselves.
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(swingmusicplayingoncarradio)
Tallandtanandyoungandlovely
ThegirlfromIpanema...
MAN:Hecashedthreechecks.

Theyallcleared.
Iwasgoingtodepositthisonetoday.
Idon'twantanytrouble.
Notrouble.
Notroubleatall.
We'lljusttakethischeckandbeonourway.
Thankyou.
Good.
BecauseIdon'twantmycustomersharassed.
...Eachoneshepassesgoesahh...
Whatareyousaying,he'sstillhere?
201.
...Oh,buthewatchessosadly...
Thankyou.
Cornerhere.
Oh,thanks,son.
...Howcanhetellherhelovesher...

Somesteps.
Steps.
Hey,Mr.Murphy,howareyou?
IsthatFrank?

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Yeah,it'sFrank.
Hey,Frank,howareyou?
How'stheknee?
Comeon,I'llraceyourightnow.
(chuckling):Takecare.
Okay,Frank.
AMDURSKY:"Eyeballtheback"?
Comeon,Carl,thisguy'sapenandinkman.
Agoddamnpaperhanger.
Hedoesn'tevencarryagun.
Whycan'twegowithyou,Carl?
Youjustkeepyoureyesopen,doyourjob
andI'llbuyyoubothaGoodHumorbar.

(grunts)
(gasps)
It'sallright,ma'am.FBI.
(whimpers)
201...201,201.
201...
201...201...201...201...
(anxiousbreathing)
(musicbuildingdramatically)
FBI!
(crunching)
(toiletflushing)
FBI!
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Comeoutofthebathroom!
Stepoutofthebathroom!
Handsonyourhead.
Oh,that'sthenewIBMSelectric.

Putyourhandsonyourhead.
Youcanchangetheprinttypeinfiveseconds.
Shutup!Justpopouttheball.
Putyourhandsonyourhead!Putyourhands...!
Youknow,he'sgotover200checkshere,agallon
ofIndiaink,drafting.Handsonyourhead!
Evenhaslittlepayrollenvelopes
addressedtohimselfMeIfYouCanfromPanAm.
Putitdown!Dropit!
Relax.
You'relate,allright?
Myname'sAllen,BarryAllen
UnitedStatesSecretService.
Yourboyjusttriedtojumpoutthewindow.
Mypartnerhashimincustodydownstairs.
Idon'tknowwhatyou'retalkingabout.
YouthinktheFBIaretheonlyonesonthisguy?

Imean,comeon.
Comeon,he'sdabblingingovernmentcheckshere.
We'vebeenfollowingapapertrailonthisguy
formonthsnow.

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Hey,youmindtakingthatgunoutofmyface?
Please.Really.
Imean,itmakesmenervous.
Letmeseesomecredentials.
Yeah,sure.
Takemywholewallet.
(clearsthroat)
Youwantmygun,too?
Comeoverhere.Takemygun.
Hey,hey,look,justdomeafavor.
Takealookoutside.Look.
Lookoutthewindow.
Mypartner'swalkinghimtothecaraswespeakLook.

Oldguyalmostpissedinhispants
whenIcamethroughthedoor.
Hejumpedrightthroughthewindow
ontothehoodofmycar.
Hey,Murph?
Yeah?CalltheLAPDagain.
Idon'twantpeoplewalkingthroughmycrimescene.
(raspycough)
Ididn'texpecttheSecretServiceonthis.
Don'tworryaboutit.
(clearsthroat)
Well,what'syourname?
Hanratty,CarlHanratty.
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(sighs)
MindifIseesomeidentification?
Sure.
Younevercanbetoocarefulthesedays.

Well,toughluck,Carl.
Fiveminutesearlier
youwould'velandedyourselfMeIfYouCanaprettygoodcollar.
It'sallright.
Tensecondslater,andyou'dhavebeenshot.
MindifIcomedownstairswithyou?
lIgottotakealookatthisguy.
Surething.
Just,uh,domeafavorandsittightforasecond
whileIgetthisevidencedownstairs.
Youknow,Idon'twantsomemaidwalkingthroughhere
andmakingthebed.
LAPDshouldbehereanysec.
Wait.
Yourwallet.
Youhangontoitforaminute.
Itrustyou.

(sighs)
(exhaling)
(groans)
Oh...

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(chuckling)
Yeah...
SecretService.
(ominousmusicbegins)
(musicbuilding)
Hey!
Oh,goddamnit!
Itwasstupid.
Imadeastupidmistake.
Forgetaboutit.
Therearehundredsofunknownsubjectsoutthere.
lIcangetthisguy,Sean.
Theworstthingapaperhangercandoisshowhisface.

Ireadthereport.
Sixfeettall,brownhair,27to30yearsofage
160pounds.
Thiscouldbealmostanybody.
Iheardhisvoice,Sean,Isawhisface.
There'snothingforhimtohidebehindanymore.
Justbecareful.
Yougot12yearsin.
Nobodybothersyoudownonthefirstfloor.
Youpracticallywrotethebookonbankfraud.
That'sthekindofthing
thatcanmakeyousectionchiefsomeday.
Justdon'tputyourselfMeIfYouCaninthistypeofposition.
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Whattypeofposition?
Positionofbeinghumiliated.
Sean,wouldyouliketohearmetellajoke?
Yeah,sure.

(pointedly):Knock,knock!
FRANK:So,mymynextquestionis,whenapilotretires
uh,PanAmsendsthemacheckeverysinglemonth?
Uh,yeah,pensionprogramsendsacheckandbenefits.
Howmuchisthatcheckfor?
Uh,kid,I'mreallynotinthemoodforthisrightnow.
ThisSkywayman'sdrivingmecrazy.
Who'stheSkywayman?
Ah,somenutthat'sflyingaroundthecountry
posingasaPanAmpilot.
There'sacolumnabouthiminthepapertoday.
Ikeeptellingthemthisisnotmyproblem.
Thisguydoesn'tevenflyPanAm.
Flieseverybodyelse.
FliesUnited,TWA,Continental,Eastern...
(whispering):TheSkywayman.
Newspaperlovesthisclown.

Theycallhim"theJamesBondofthesky."
(chuckles)
Didyousay...?
Bond,JamesBond.

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("007"themeplaying)
BOND:Tellme,Joan,whydoeshedoit?
WOMAN:Helikestowin.
MAN:Comeon,comeon.
WOMAN:We'llbelandingin20minutes.
Doyouwanttoplayiteasyorthehardway?
Andthisisn'tatranquilizer.
Well,Pussy,youdoknowalotmoreaboutplanesthanguns.
(imitatingSeanConnery):Hello,Pussy.
(normalvoice):Now,you'resure
thisisthesuit,right?
Positive.
It'stheexactsuitheworeinthemovie.

(Conneryvoice):Okay.I'lltakethree.
Certainly,Mr.Fleming.
Nowwhatyouneedisoneofthose
littleforeignsportscarsthathedrives.
("007"themeplaying)
(enginerevving)
(final"007"chordstrikes)
Thelookoflove
Isinyoureyes...
Hello.
Hi.
...Thelookyourheart...
Haven'tIseenyoubefore?
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...Can'tdisguise...
Maybe.
Acoupleyearsago,IwasonthecoverofSeventeen.
Yeah.

You'rethatmodel,right?
Cheryl.
Yes.
Theguysusedtoputyourpictureontheirlockers.
Isn'tthatyoursilvercarIsawparkedoutfront?
Yeah.Oneofthem.
Well,ittakesmybreathaway...
So,thinkIcouldgetanautograph?
...Icanhardlywaittoholdyou
Feelmyarmsaroundyou...
Doyouhaveapeninyourroom?
...HowlongIhavewaited...
(rhythmicmechanicalthumping)
You'vegotthelookoflove
It'sonyourface
Alookthattimecan'terase...
Shh.

...Beminetonight...
Manlikeyoucanbuyanythinghewants.
...Letthisbejustthestart
Ofsomanynightslikethis...

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Hebuysadeckofcardsatthehotelgiftshop.
...Andthensealitwithakiss...
Well,youwanttoseeacardtrick?
...Icanhardlywaittoholdyou...
Howmuchdidthesecardscost?
...Feelmyarmsaroundyou...
Oh,55cents,Ithink.
...Waitedjusttoloveyou...
Andiftheysoldmedownstairsatthehotelgiftshop...
howmuchwouldyoupay?
I'msor...
I'msorry,howmu...howmuchwouldIpayforwhat?
(romanticinstrumentalmusicplaying)

Theentirenight.
Howmuchwouldyoupaymefortheentirenight?
Cheryl,I...Ireallydon'tknow.
...Icanhardlywaittoholdyou...
Don'tbescared.
...HowlongIhavewaited...
Makemeanoffer.
...NowthatIhavefoundyou
Don'tevergo...
$300?
Gofish.
(sheepishchuckle)
Uh,$500?
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Gofish.
(chuckles)
$600.
(bothchuckling)

Gofish.
(saxophoneplayingsexyriff)
$1,000.
Okay.
$1,000.
Okay.
I'llberightback.
Waitasecond.Whereareyougoing?
I'mgoingdownstairstocashacheck.
Youthinkthishotelisgoingtocasha$1,000check
at3:00am?
It'saNewYorkSavingsandLoancheck.
It'slikegold.
They'llcashit.
Don'tyouthinktheymightgetalittlesuspicious?
Letmeseethat.
It'sacashier'scheck.

Endorseitovertome.
No.Icouldn'tdothat.
See,thischeckisfor$1,400.
Weagreedupon$1,000.

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Whydon'tIgiveyouback$400andyougivemethatcheck?
Evenbetter.
Thelookoflove
Isinyoureyes...
(saxophonecontinuesmelody)
Doesthisbelongtoanybody?
MeleKalikimakaisthethingtosay...
(phoneringing)
OnabrightHawaiianChristmasDay...
ThisisHanratty.MerryChristmas.
FRANK:Hello,Carl.
Hello.
...Thatwesendtoyou,fromtheland...

BarryAllen,SecretService.
I'vebeentryingtotrackyoudownnow
forthelastcoupleofhours.
Whatdoyouwant?
Iwantedtoapologizeforwhathappened
outinLosAngeles.
Uhuh,uhuh.
No,no,youdon'tapologizetome.
DoyoualwaysworkonChristmasEve,Carl?
Ivolunteered
somenwithfamiliescouldgohomeearly.
Lookedlikeyouwerewearingaweddingring
outinLosAngeles.
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Ithoughtmaybeyouhadafamily.
No.Nofamily.
Youwanttotalktome...
let'stalkfacetoface.

Allright.
I'matmysuiteattheStuyvesantArms,room3113.
Inthemorning,IleaveforLasVegasfortheweekend.
Youthinkyou'regoingtogetmeagain?
You'renotgoingtoVegas.
You'renotintheStuyvesantArms.
You'dloveforme
tosendout20agentsChristmasEve
webargeintoyourhotel,knockdownthedoor
soyoucanmakefoolsoutofusall.
I'mreallysorryifImadeafooloutofyou.
Ireallyam.
Uhuh,no.
No,listen,Ireallyam.
No,no,youyoudonotfeelsorryforme.
Thetruthis,Iknewitwasyou.
NowmaybeIdidn'tgetthecuffsonyou,butIknew.

Ah,peopleonlyknowwhatyoutellthem,Carl.
Well,thentellmethis,BarryAllen,SecretService.
HowdidyouknowIwouldn'tlookinyourwallet?
ThesamereasontheYankeesalwayswin.

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Nobodycankeeptheireyesoffthepinstripes.
TheYankeeswinbecausetheyhaveMickeyMantle.
Nooneeverbetsontheuniform.
(Frankchuckles)
Yousureaboutthat,Carl?
I'lltellyouwhatIamsureof.
You'regoingtogetcaught.
Onewayoranother,it'samathematicalfact.
It'sIt'slikeVegas.
TheHousealwayswins.
Well,Carl,I'msorry,butIhavetogo.
Ah.Youdidn'tcalljusttoapologize,didyou?
(laughing)

Whatdoyoumean?
You...you...youhavenooneelsetocall.
(laughing)
Oh,ho,ho.
(phonebelldings)
(guffaws)
(humming)
...Mornandnight...
(melancholymelodyplaying)
(melodyfades)
Yougotthatburgerup?
Yep.
("He'sSoFine"playingonradio)
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Hi.Hi!
Howareyou?
...Doolang,doolang,doolang...
Theonewiththewavyhair...

Morecoffee,sir?
Areyouacollector?
Ofwhat?
"CaptivesoftheCosmicRay,""TheBigFreeze"
"LandoftheGoldenGiants."
I'vegotthemall.
Whatareyoutalkingabout?
BarryAllen.
TheFlash.
Wait,kid,kid,kid.
Youmeanlikethecomicbook?
Yeah,thecomicbook.
Whenhe'snotTheFlash.
That'shisname,BarryAllen.
Thankyou.
Nowgetthis:Hereadscomicbooks.
Comicbooks!BarryAllenisTheFlash!

FOX:Carl,slowdown.Slowdown.
Idon'tknowwhatthehellyou'retalkingabout.
He'sakid.Ourunsubisakid.
That'swhywecouldn'tmatchhisprints.

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That'swhyhedoesn'thavearecord.
Now,IwantyoutocontactNYPD
foreveryallpointsjuvenilerunawaysinNewYorkCity.
Anddon'tforgettheairports.
He'sbeenkitingchecksalloverthecountry.
ButwhyNewYork?
TheYankees!
HesaidsomethingabouttheYankees!
HANRATTY:Sowhereareweonthelist?
(ringsdoorbell)
FOX:Number53,"Abagnahlee."
HANRATTY:Goodmorning,ma'am.
We'retheFBIagentswhocalled.

Yes,I'vebeenwaiting.
Ihopeyou'reallhungry.
IputouttheSaraLee.
MyhusbandJackisalawyer.
Whataboutyourfirsthusband,Mrs."Abagnahlee"?
Abagnale,butIprefertobecalledBarnes.
"FrankWilliamAbagnale."
Itsaysherehewasintheservice.
Did...Didyoutwomeetduringthewar?
Yeah,Ilivedinaverysmallvillage
inFranceMontrichardthekindofplace
wheretheyneverheardofSaraLee.
Helpyourselves.
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"Nobodydoesn'tlikeSaraLee."
Youfilledoutamissingperson'sreport
forarunawayjuvenilebythenameofFrankAbagnaleJr.
IsFrankieokay?

You'reawareofthefactthathewrotesomechecks
onaclosedaccountatChaseManhattanBank?
Oh,yes.
Thepolicethinkhe'ssometypeofcriminal.
Whathedidwasafelony,Mrs.Barnes.
Itwas$1,000.
Halfthekidshisageareondope
throwingrocksatpolice
andtheyscaredmetodeath
becausemysonmadealittlemistake.
Huh.A17yearold...boyhastoeat
hastohaveaplacetosleep.
Weunderstand,ma'am.
Wouldyouhappentohaveapictureofyourson?
Oh,yes.Ihavehisoldyearbook.
Okay.

Okay,okay,we,uh...
weneedtosendoutanallofficeteletype.
Ourunsub'snameisFrankAbagnaleJr.,age17.
IsFrankieokay?Isheintrouble?
Ma'am,I'msorrytohavetotellyou:

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Yoursonisforgingchecks.
Forgingchecks?Wait!
I'msurewecantakecareofthat.
Iamworkingparttimeatthechurchnow.
JusttellmehowmuchheowesandI'llpayyouback.
Sofar,it'sabout$1.3million.
(timerdings)
Girl,youreallygotmegoin'
YougotmesoIdon'tknowwhatI'mdoin'
RiverbendApartmentsAtlanta,Georgia
Yeah,youreallygotmegoin'
YougotmesoIcan'tsleepatnight...

Hi,Melanie,howareyou?
Whenyou'reinthehouse,please,justuseanashtray.
Frank,thisfondueissogood!
Great.Here,takethisforme.
Ooh,good!IloveMoet!
Oh,yeah...
Hey.Howareyou?
Youreallygotmegoin'
Yougotmegoin',gotmegoin'andgoin'...
(musicslowsanddistorts)
James,James,please!
Juststayawayfromthehifisystem,allright?
It'sreeltoreel.
Youcan'twinditlikethat.
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Don'teversetmefree...
(drinksloshes)
Christ!Terry!

ThisisItalianknit!
Watchwhereyou'regoing!
It'sjustashirt,man!
Frank!Comequick!
Lancejustfellintotheconversationpit!
Excuseme,youknowwhereLanceApplebaumis?
Thankyou.
DOCTOR:Thesebottlesneedtobelabeledwhenyoupickthemup.
Doyouunderstandhowdangerousthisis?
Doyou?
Don'tstandtherecrying,justnodyourhead
andtellmeyouwon'tdoitagain.
Nowdryupandgetbacktowork.
WOMAN(overP.A.):Dr.Blair,Dr.Blair
Dr.SherwoodBlair.
(gently):Hey,hey...youokay?
(sniffling):Hetoldmetopickuptheblood,

soIdid,buthenevertoldmetolabelit.
Hey,it'sokay.
Stopcrying.
What'syourname?
Brenda.Brenda.

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Brenda,Iwouldn'tworryaboutit.
Youknow,thesedoctors
youknow,theydon'tknoweverything.
It'smyfirstweek
andIthinkthey'regoingtofireme.
No,no,nobody'sgoingtofireyou,Brenda.
Ibetyou'regoodatyourjob.
No,I'mnot.
Yeah,IbetifIaskedyoutocheckonthestatus
ofmyfriendLanceApplebaum
thatyoucoulddothatformeinasecond.
WOMAN(overP.A.):NurseFitzsimmonstoRecovery.

NurseFitzsimmonstoRecovery.
Um...
Mr.Applebaumfracturedhisankle.
Dr.Ashlandistreatinghiminexamroomseven.
Youseethat?Noproblem.
Thisistheemergencychart.
Seethatbluestarthere?
Thatmeansthatthepatienthasbeendiagnosed.
Andthen,afterhe'sbeentreated
weputaredcirclehere,see?
Howdoyoulikethosebraces?
Iguessthey'reallright.
Igotmineofflastyear.
Boy,Ihatedthem.Theywerebottoms.
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Youknow,Istillgottowearmymouthguard.
Youhavereallyniceteeth.
Well,thankyou.

Andyouhaveaprettysmile.
WOMAN(overP.A.):Custodialtocafeteria.
(giggles)
No,Imeanit.
Ireallythinkthosebraceslookgoodonyou.
Thankyou.
You'rewelcome.
Brenda.
Yeah.
Doyouknowifthey'rehiringhereatthehospital?
I'mnotsure.
Whatdoyouwanttodo?
I'madoctor.
FRANK:DearDad.
I'vedecidedtogetofftheroadforawhile.
I'vetakenanightjobatahospital
andmetsomereallynicepeople.

Feelsgoodtohavemyfeetontheground
towakeupinthesamebedeverynight.
Whoknows,maybeI'llevenfindsomeonetosettledownwith.
HarvardMedicalSchool...
topofyourclass.

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SouthernCaliforniaChildren'sHospital.
Well,that'saprettyimpressiveresume,Dr.Conners
butunfortunately,uh...theonlythingIneed
isa...anemergencyroomsupervisor
formymidnightto8:00amshift
someonetobabysitsixinternsand20nurses
but,uh...
Hell,Idoubtthat,uh,youwouldbeinterestedinthat.
Well,inthepast
they'vealwaysletmechoosemyownnurses.
Dr.Connelly?
Dr.Harris?

Present.
Dr.Ashland?
Dr.Conners...
Yougonnatakerolleverynight?
Uh,yes,Iwill,Dr.Ashland
andifyou'regoingtobelate,Isuggestyoubringanote.
(snickering)
MissBasmann.
MissMace.
MissStrong.
Here.
NurseBrown.
NurseSanford?Here.
SURGEON(onTV):30milligramsofcodeine
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everyfourhours.
Runtheplasmaat60dropsaminute
untilwecalculatethefluidrequirements.

Whatdoyouestimatethedegreeandextent
oftheburns,Kildare?
DR.KILDARE:Secondandthirddegreeburns
overabout20percentofthebodysurface.
Doyouconcur?
Iconcur.
Let'sgethimuptoPediatrics.
WOMAN(overP.A.):NurseHopptotheNurses'StationSouth.
NurseHopptotheNurses'StationSouth.
Hello,Brenda.
Hi,Dr.Conners.
Youneedtosignthese.
Thankyou.
Doyounoticeanythingdifferentaboutme,Doctor?
Yougotyourbracesoff!Yeah!
Comehere.Letmesee.
I'vebeentryingtoshowyouallnight!

(thunderrumbling)
Wow.Goodjob.
Yeah?
So,didithurtwhentheytookthemoff?
Minefeltsoweirdafter.

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Mm,Ikeeprubbingmytongueoverthem.
Ican'tstop.They'resoslippery.
Itfeelsgood,though,doesn'tit?
Yeah,itfeelsincredible.
(thunderrumbles)
Oh,my.
I'm...I'msorry.
(thundercrashes)
(passionatemoaning)
WOMAN(overP.A.):Dr.ConnerstotheER.
Dr.ConnerstotheER.
Shouldn'tyougo?

No.No,no.
Theyhaveastaffdoctorintheemergencyward.
We'llbefine.
(panting):Whatifhe'sinsurgery?
DoyoureallythinkIhavetogo?
Oh.Inhere,Dr.Conners.
(childsobbing)
(sobbing)
Gentlemen,what,uh...whatseemstobetheproblem?
Bicycleaccident.
Fracturedtibiaaboutfiveinchesbelowthepatella.
Hmm.
Dr.Harris.Yes?
Doyouconcur?
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C...Concurwithwhat,sir?
WithwhatDr.Ashlandjustsaid.
Doyou...Doyouconcur?

Uh...well,itwasabicycleaccident.
Um,theboytoldus.
Soyouconcur?
Concur?Uh...
IthinkweshouldtakeanXray
thenstitchhimupandputhiminawalkingcast.
(moans)
That'sverygood,Dr.Ashland.Verygood.
Well,youdon'tseemtohavemuchneedforme.
Carryon.
Iblewit,didn'tI?
Whydidn'tIconcur?
WOMAN(overP.A.):Dr.Henning,callextension219.
Dr.Henning,extension219.
(vomiting)
(distantjackhammerdrilling)
FRANKSR.:MakeyourselfMeIfYouCanathome!

FrankAbagnaleSr.
You'renotacop.
SpecialAgentHanratty,FBI.
You'renotacop.
Mylandlordsaidyouwerenotacop.

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Well,ifyou'regoingtoarrestme
I'dliketoputonadifferentsuit
ifthat'sokaywithyou.
No,no,I'mnotheretoarrestyou.
I'mlookingforyourson.He'sintrouble.
Doyouknowwhereheis?
IfItellyouwhereheis
willyoupromisenottotellhismother?
Sure.
FrankmadeupafakeI.D.
andenlistedintheMarineCorps.
He'soverinVietnamrightnow.

Thatkidishalfwayaroundtheworld
crawlingthroughthedamnjungle
fightingtheCommunists,so...
(shutsrefrigeratordoor)
please,don'tcometomyhomeandcallmyboyacriminal
becausethatkidhasmoreguts...
Ineversaidhewasacriminal,Mr.Abagnale.
Isaidhewasintrouble.
Ifyou'dliketogivemeacallandtalk,here'smynumber.
(penscribbling)
You'renotafather,areyou?
Pardonme?
Ifyouwereafather,you'dknow.
Iwouldnevergiveupmyson.
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Iwouldnevergiveupmyson.
Yes,sir.Iunderstand.
Sean,Sean,nowgetthis:

"RiverbendApartments
415Landover,Atlanta,Georgia."
Atlanta,Georgia.
Yeah,I'monmywaytotheairport.
I'llmeettheteamin,uh,infourhours.
Byebye.
Comeon,it'sokay.
(Brendasobs)
Youdon'thavetocry.
I'msorry.
I'msosorry,Frank.
Ican'tdothis.
Brenda,listentome.
Idon'tcareifyou'reavirgin,allright?
Really,Icanwait.
I'mnotavirgin.
Ihadanabortiontwoyearsago.

Myparentshadafrienddoit
amanthatmyfatherplaysgolfwith.
Andthen,whenIgotbetter,theykickedmeoutofthehouse.
IhadanabortionandIwasn'ttheirdaughteranymore.
(gently):Hey...

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I'msosorry.
Pleasedon'tbemadatme.
Please,please,don'tbemadatme.
No,no.
Pleasedon'tbemadatme.
Shh.Now...whatif...
whatifIspoketoyourparents,right?
MayMaybeIcanstraightenthingsout,huh?
Well,Iaskthemallthetime
buttheysaidIstillcan'tcomehome.
Andmydaddy's...alawyer.
Aw...

Brenda...
whatifyouwereengagedtoadoctor?
Willthatchangeanything?
What?
WhatifIwenttoyourparents...
andIspoketoyourfather...
andIaskedpermissiontomarryyou?
It'sempty.
Nobodyhere.
(classicalmusicplaying)
NewOrleans
(womanlaughs)
Dr.Conners,areyouLutheran?
Yes,lIamaLutheran,but,please,callmeFrank.
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Frank,wouldyouliketosaygrace?
Unlessyou'renotcomfortable.
Absolutely.

(clearsthroat)
Twolittlemicefellintoabucketofcream.
Thefirstmousequicklygaveupanddrowned
butthesecondmouse,hestruggledsohard
thatheeventuallychurnedthatcreamintobutter
andhewalkedout.
Amen.Amen.
Amen.Oh,thatwasbeautiful.
Themouse,hechurnedthatcreamintobutter.
(sighinghappily)
That'sright.
That'sprettygood.
Thankyou.
Frank,haveyoudecidedwhichhospital
youwanttoworkathereinNewOrleans?
Well,um,tobequitehonest
I'mthinkingaboutgettingbackintolaw.

Oh,my!
Areyouadoctororalawyer?
BeforeIwenttomedicalschool,IpassedthebarinCalifornia.
Ipracticedlawforoneyear
thenIdecidedwhynottrymyhandatpediatrics?

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You'rejustfullofsurprises.
Yeah.
MOTHER(laughing):Oh,my.
Adoctorandalawyer.
Well,I'dsaythatBrendahitthejackpot.
Wheredidyougotolawschool?
Uh,Berkeley.
(gasping)
Berkley,Berkley.Oh,mygosh.
Isn'tthatwhereyouwent,Daddy?
MaybeFrankcouldcomeworkforyou,Roger.
You'realwayssayinghowharditis

tofindAssistantProsecutors.
Couldhe,Daddy?Couldhe,please?
Couldhecomeworkwithyou,please?
WasthatsnakeHollingsworthstillteachingthere
whenyouwentthroughBerkley?
(laughsquietly)
Hollingsworth.
Yes.GrumpyoldHollingsworth,right?
Itellyou.Meanerthanever.
Andthatdogofhis?
Tellme,Frank,whatwasthenameofhislittledog?
I'msorry.Uh...
Thedogwasdead.
(womencooing)
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Howunfortunate.
Yeah.
Adoctor,alawyer,aLutheran...

Sowhatareyou,Frank?
'CauseIthinkyou'reabouttoask
formydaughter'shandinmarriage
andIhavearighttoknow.
Knowwhat,sir?
Thetruth.
Tellmethetruth,Frank.
Whatareyoudoinghere?
WhatisamanlikeyoudoingwithBrenda?
Ifyouwantmyblessing
ifyouwantmydaughter
I'dliketohearitfromyounow.
Thetruthis,sir,that...
Thetruthisthat...
I'mnotadoctor,I'mnotalawyer...
I'mnotanairlinepilot.
I'm...I'mnothing,really.

I'mI'mI'mjustakidwho'sinlovewithyourdaughter.
No.
Youknowwhatyouare?
You'rearomantic.
Menlikeusarenothingwithoutthewomenwelove.

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Imustconfess,I'mguiltyofthesamefoolishwhimsy.
IproposedtoCarolafterfivedates
withtwonickelsinmypocketsandholesinmyshoes
becauseIknewshewastheone.
Sogoahead,Frank.
Don'tbeafraid.
Askthequestionyoucameheretoaskme.
Sir,uh,uh...
wwhatwouldIhavetodo
totakethebarhereinNewOrleans?
(laughing)
No,the...theotherquestion.

(ticking)
WOMAN:Rightthroughthatdoor.
Goodluck,Mr.Conners.
Thankyou.
December26,1969
Hey,Frank...
youknowwhatIcouldneverfigureout?
HowdidyoucheatonthebarexaminLouisiana?
Why?What'sthedifference?
Someoneelsetookthetestforyou,didn'tthey?
Carl,I'mgoingtoprisonforalongtime.
Seriously,what'sthedifference?
It'sasimplequestion.
Areyougoingtoeatthateclair?
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Yeah.I'msavingitforlater.
Well,youwanttosplititwithme?
No.

GivemehalfthateclairandI'lltellyou.
I'mgoingtofigureitoutsoonerorlater.
You'llbeworkingunderPhillipRigbyincorporatelaw.
Whydon'tyousettlein,organizeyourdesk?
Thankyou.
We'rehavinglunchat12:30withtheAttorneyGeneral
andGovernorMcKeithen.
HimselfMeIfYouCan.
TheGovernor.
Didwespellitright?
Yousuredid.
Congratulations.
Thankyou,sir.
Welcomeaboard.
Now...
Lookatthisphotograph,Mr.Stewart.
It'saphotographofPrenticeYork

wheretheyfoundhim,dead.
Now,hereisanenlargementofpartofthatphotograph.
Thisisaphotographofthedefendant'ssignature
onacanceledcheck.
Now,hereisanenlargementofthatsamesignature

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whichmatches
thesignatureonthelettersthathewrotetoMrs.Simon
whichdiscussthepossibility
ofdefraudingthegreatStateofLouisiana.
YourHonor,ladiesandgentlemenofthejury
thisisirrefutableevidence
thatthedefendantis,infact,lying.
(echoingthud)
(chairslamsagainstfloor)
Mr.Conners,thisisapreliminaryhearing.
Thereisno...defendant.
Thereisno...jury.

It'sjustme.
Son...
whatinthehelliswrongwithyou?!
(applauseoverTV)IsthatMitch?
Roger!It'sMitch!
Oh,my,Ilostalltrackoftime.
MITCHMILLER(onTV):Asstudioguestsforthesingalongtonight
wehavethechildren'schoirofSt.Monica'sChurch
inNewYorkCity.
Won'tyoujointhemandthegang
inafewsongsfortheIrish?Everybody!
HasanybodyhereseenKelly?
(allbutFrankjoiningin):K,E,doubleL,Y
HasanybodyhereseenKelly?
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Haveyouseenhimsmile?
Surehishairisred,andhiseyesareblue
Andhe'sIrishthroughandthrough

HasanybodyhereseenKelly
KellyfromtheEmeraldIsle?
HasanybodyhereseenKelly?
K,E,doubleL,Y
(joiningin):HasanybodyhereseenKelly?
Haveyouseenhimsmile?
Surehishairisred,andhiseyesareblue
Andhe'sIrishthroughandthrough
HasanybodyhereseenKelly...
JUDYGARLAND(onrecord):Embraceme
Mysweetembraceableyou
Embraceme
Youirreplaceableyou
Justonelookatyou
Myheartgrewtipsyinme
Youandyoualone
Bringoutthegypsyinme

Iloveall
Themanycharmsaboutyou
Aboveall
Iwantmyarmsaboutyou...
(whispers):Dad.

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...Don'tbeanaughtybaby...
Whatareyoudoinghere?
I...lIcametoseeyou.
...Mysweetembraceable...
Whatareyoudoingdressedlikethis?
Itookajob.Agovernmentjob.
YouseewhatI'mdoing?
Doyouhaveagoodlawyer?
Well...Isortofamalawyernow.
Lookatthisletter.TheIRSwantsmore.
Ihadadealwiththem:twopenalties.
Theyatethecake,nowtheywantthecrumbs.

Iwanttosuethem.
Nowtheywantthecrumbs.
They...Here,sitdown.
They'retryingtoscareme,intimidateme.
Youknowwhat?
Youknowwhat?I'llmakethemchaseme...
fortherestoftheirlives.
Hey,it'sgreattoseeyou,Daddy.
Listen,sitdown,I...Iwanttoshowyousomething.
Icameheretogiveyouthis.
It'saninvitationtoanengagementparty.
Daddy,I'mgettingmarried.
Canyoubelievethat?I'mgettingmarried.
Youdon'tneedtoworryaboutanythingnow,Dad.
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Listen,I'mgettingabrandnewCadillac.
I'mgettinga$60,000house.
I'mI'mgettingitallback.

AllAllthejewelry,allthefurs,everything,Dad.
Everythingtheytookfromus,I'mgoingtogetitback.
Now...
hasMaseenyoudressedlikethis?
Yeah,shecametopickupsomeboxes.
That'sokay,that'sokay,youknowwhy?
'Causeshe...she'sgoingtotheweddingwithus.
I'mgoingtogetyouabrandnewsuit,Dad.
I'mgettingyouabrandnewsuit.
OneofthoseManhattanEagle,threebutton,blackpearlsuits.
You'lllookgreat.
Thosearenice.Yeah.
Shewon'tseeme.
Well,haveyoutriedtocallher?
Uhuh.
Whydon't...whydon'tyoucallherrightnow?
Dad,whydon'tyoucallherrightnow?Here.

Dad,justcallher.Callherforme.
Youcallher,andyoutellher
Ihavetwofirstclassticketstogoseeherson'swedding...
Yourmother'smarriednow,tomyfriendJackBarnes.
TheyhaveahouseinLongIsland.

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(whispering):IhadanFBIagentcomeseeme.
Yougottheirnumber,son.
Theguylookedscared.
TheUnitedStatesgovernment,champ,runningforthehills.
Pow!Tothemoon!
Dad...it'sover.
I'mgoingtostopnow.
Butyyou've...
They'renevergoingtocatchyou,Frank.
Dad,shewouldn'tdothat.Whywon'tyousitdown?
Whywouldshedothattoyou?Comeon,sit.
Comeon,sitwithme.Haveadrink.

I'myourfather.
Thenaskmetostop.
(quietly):Thenaskmetostop.
Youcan'tstop.
Whereareyougoing?
Comeon,Frank,whereareyougoing?
Whereareyougoing?
Whereareyougoingtonight?
Someplaceexotic?
Whereareyougoingtonight?
Tahiti,Hawaii?
(phoneringing)
ThisisHanratty.
FRANK:Hello,Carl.
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MerryChristmas.
Howareyou,Dr.Conners?
Carl,Ihaven'tbeenDr.Connersformonthsnow.

(Hanrattysniffles,clearsthroat)
Well...I'msittinghereinmyofficeonChristmasEve.
Whatdoyouwant?
(instrumentalversion"I'llBeHomeforChristmas"playing)
(sighs):Okay.
Iwantittobeover.
Uh...Iwantittobeover.
I'mgettingmarried.
Youknow,I'msettlingdown.
You'vestolenalmost$4million.
Youthinkwecanjustcallthataweddingpresent?
Nah,thisisn'tsomethingyougettowalkawayfrom,Frank.
Iwanttocallatruce.
Notruce.
Youwillbecaught,youwillgotoprison.
Wheredidyouthinkthiswasgoing?
Pleaseleavemealone,Carl.

Please?
I'mgettingclose,aren'tI?
You'rescaredbecauseI'mgettingclose.
Iknowyou...yourentedthatcarinShreveport
andyoustayedinthathotelonLakeCharles.

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Youwanttorun,bemyguest.
Yourchecksdon'tlieaswellasyoudo.
Stopchasingme.
Ican'tstop.
It'smyjob.
It'sokay,Carl.
IjustthoughtI'dask,youknow?
Hey.MerryChristmas,huh?
(clickanddialtone)
Ilovemyjob.
Allright...(clearsthroat)
let'sgeteverynewspaperwecan

everynewspaperinLouisianaforthelasttwomonths.
Whatarewelookingfor?
Engagementannouncements,nameofConners.
Conners?!Comeon,Carl,thekidwould've
changedhisnamebynow.
Mmmm.Hecan'tchangeit.
Shethinkshe'sConners.
Ifhelosesthename,helosesthegirl.
Ican'tgiveyouanything
Butlove,baby
That'stheonlythingIhaveplentyof
Baby
Dreamin'awhile,schemin'awhile...
Congratulations.Youhavingagoodtime?
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...You'resuretofind
Happiness,andIguessKeepdancing,huh?
Allthosethingsyou'vealwayspinedfor...

Oh.Hi.
Oh,metoo.Thankyou.
I'mgoingto,uh,thelittleboys'room.
Okay.Okay.
Hurryback.
(carapproaching)
(brakessqueaking)
Goodevening.
I'mAgentHanrattywiththeFBI.
We'dliketohaveafewquietwords
withyourhost,ifpossible.
MAN:I'llgethim.
Rightoverthere,sir.
Hi,Roger.Howareyou?Hi,Vin.
Goodevening,gentlemen.I'mRogerStrong.
CarlHanratty,FBI.
ThisisAgentsAmdurskyandFox.

Sorrytocrashyourparty,sir.
Notatall.WhatcanIdoforyou?
Ifit'snottoomuchtrouble,I'dliketomeetthegroom.
Isthereaproblem?
(laughter)Frank!Frank!

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Canyouholdallthese?
(whispering):Yeah.Comehere.
They'rechecks.They'refrommydad'sfriends.
They'reforus,sowecanstartanewlife...Hey!
Whatareyoudoing?What'swrong?
Wehavetoleave.
What?!
Brenda,youloveme,right?
Yes.
Imean,you'dlovemenomatterwhat.
Yes.
Imean,you'dloveme

whetherIwassickorwhetherIwaspoor
orevenifIhadadifferentname.
Frank,where'dyougetallthatmoney?
Brenda,listen.Aname,right?
Aname,itdoesn'tmatter.
MynameisFrankConners,right?
That'swhoIamwithyou.Yes.
Butbutweallhavesecrets.
Youknow,sometimeswhenItravel
IusethenameFrankTaylor.ThatThat'smysecret.
FrankTaylor?!Yeah,FrankTaylor,youknow?
FrankBlack.FrankBlack?!
Yeah,itdoesn'tmatter.
Whyareyousayingallthis?
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Brenda...Brenda,Idon'twanttolietoyouanymore.
Allright?I'mnotadoctor.
Ineverwenttomedicalschool.

I'mnotalawyeroraHarvardgraduateoraLutheran.
Brenda,Iranawayfromhomeayearandahalfago
whenIwas16.
Frank...
Frank?
You'renotaLutheran?
Brenda...youseeallthismoney?
Youseeallthismoney?Ihavemore.
Ihaveplentymore.
Ihaveenoughmoney
tolastusfortherestofourlives
(gasps)Look.
Frank,stopteasingme.
You'reFrankConners.
You'reFrankConners,andyou're28yearsoldand...
(whispering):Brenda...
Whywouldyoulietome?

Brenda,Brenda...Iwanttoknowyourname.
Listentome,Brenda.Tellmeyourname.
Wecanliveanywherewewant
butyouhavetotrustme,Brenda.
Doyoutrustme?Yes.

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Doyouloveme,Brenda?Yes.
Youloveme?Iloveyou.
Excuseme,Mother.
Honey,thisisMr.Hanratty.MywifeCarol.
Oh,Mister...?Hanratty,ma'am.
Ratty.Yes.
HaveyouseenFrankorBrenda?
lIthinktheywentupstairs.
Frank...
(whispers):Brenda,comehere.
Okay,intwodays,you'regoingtomeetme
atMiamiInternationalAirport,allright?

You'regoingtoleavethehouseafteryourparentsgotosleep.
You'regoingtotakeataxicab.
Yougivethetaxidriverthismoneyrighthere
andyoutellhimtodriveallthroughthenight.
Brenda,you'regoingtoleaveat10:00am.
10:00am,allright?But...
(scatting)
Ineverstop
TillIgettothetop...
(jazzcontinuesindistance)
Whichroom,sir?
Inthecorner.
Youhavetolistentome,allright?
TheInternationalTerminalinMiami,allright?Sayit.
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Okay,theInternationalTerminalinMiami.
Nomatterwhat...Nomatterwhat...
You'regoingtotakeataxicab.Iwilltakeataxi.

You'regoingtobethereat10:00am.
Iwillbethereat10:00am,nomatterwhat.
Intwodays.Twodays.
Twodays,Brenda.Twodays.
Intwodays,I'llbethere
nomatterwhat,at10:00am.
You'renotgoingtotellanyone,Brenda.
Youhavetopromiseme,now.
(crying):Frank,please!
Beforeyougo,pleasetellmeyourname.
Please,tellme.
FrankWilliamAbagnaleJr.
(ominousmusicplaying)
(light,childlikethemeplays)
(windblowing)
(ominousthemebuilding)
(childlikethemereturns)

(shuddering)
WOMAN(overP.A.):NationalAirlines
flightnumber27,servingFortMyers,Sarasota,Tampa
andNewYorkKennedy,isnowavailableatgaten...
Skycap,Gate14.Skycap,Gate14.

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Taxi!
(announcementscontinueindistinctlyoverP.A.)
MAN(overP.A.):Yourattention...
(sighing)
Brenda.
AMDURSKY:Thisguy'sanoshow.
Hemust'vegotwisetous.
HANRATTY:Maybehewastipped.
Ifhe'snotheretoday,he'llbetomorrow.
We'llgethimbeforeheleavesthecountry.
Hedoesn'thaveapassport.
Forthelastsixmonths,he'sgonetoHarvardandBerkeley.

I'mbettinghecangetapassport.
Sowehaveallourmenwaitingforhimhere
inMiamiInternational.
He'suseditbefore.Heknowsthelayout.
ItalkedtoMiamipolice;they'veofferedus
50uniformedcopsintwoshiftsof25.
Withourguys,that'salmost100meninoneairport.
Don'tyouthinkweshouldspreaditaround?
No,no,thisistheexitpoint.
Well,howdoyouknowhehasn'trentedacar
anddriventoairportsinNewYork,Atlanta?
BecauseI'mnotinNewYork.
I'mnotinAtlanta.
Yes,thisis,uh,FrankRoberts
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andI'mlettingalltheuniversities
intheareaknowthatPanAmwillbeinitiating
anewrecruitingprogramthisyear.

I'Il,uh,bestoppingbyyourcampustomorrowmorning.
Thankyouallverymuchforcoming.
Attheendoftheday
I'llbechoosingeightyoungladiestobeapartof...
(cheeringandlaughter)
...PanAm'sfuturestewardessflightcrewprogram.
Now,theseeightyoungladieswillaccompanyme
onatwomonthpublicrelationstourthroughEurope.
(womensquealing)
Theywilldiscoverfirsthandwhatittakes
tobeaPanAmericanstewardess.
(cheering)
HANRATTY:Givemeatleasttwomen...
Nah,onemanpereverytwocounters.
Mmhmm.Allright?
Amdursky?
Yeah?

Makesureyouruniformsarecovering
thesidewalkentrancesandexits.
Hey...let'shave,uh,periodicsweepsofthemen'slav.
You,here.
Whatqualifiesmetobeafuturestewardess?

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Well,IthinkthatI'mreallyfriendly
andIcanreallyhelpout
and,um,makepeoplefeelwelcomeontheplaneand...
We'llbetravelingat6,000milesperhour
atanaltitudeof300feet.
Allmybagsarepacked,I'mreadytogo...
(playingdramaticpianointro)
IleneAnderson.
(squealingandapplause)
(pianistplaying"ComeFlyWithMe")
MiggyAcker.
(excitedsquealing)

DebraJoMcMillan.
CandyHeston.
FRANKSINATRA:Comeflywithme,let'sfly,let'sflyaway
Ifyoucanusesomeexoticbooze
There'sabarinfarBombay
Comeflywithme,let'sfly,let'sflyaway
Comeflywithme,let'sfloatdowntoPeru
InIlamalandthere'saonemanband
Andhe'lltoothisfluteforyou
(appreciativewhistle)
Comeflywithme...
Hi.
...Let'stakeoffintheblue
OnceIgetyouupthere
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Wheretheairisrarefied
(wolfwhistle)
We'lljustglidestarryeyed

OnceIgetyouupthere...
Youseethatblondeoutfront?
Ishouldhavebeenapilot.
Exactly.
WOMAN(overP.A.):Mr.CarlHanratty
pleasepickupthecourtesytelephone.
Hanratty.
AMDURSKY:Carl,yourwalkietalkiewasn'tworking.
There'saguyinaPanAmuniform
sittinginawhiteCoupeDeVilleoutinfrontofTerminalJ.
That'sthecharterterminal.
Canyougetalookathisface?
He'sgothispilot'scapon.
Carl,Ithinkit'shim!
...Justsaythewords,andwe'llbeatthebirds
DowntoAcapulcoBay...
(sirenblaring)

Watchout,watchout,watchout!
...It'sperfectforaflyinghoneymoon,theysay...
(agentsshouting)
Outofthecar,Frank.
(patrolcars'tiressquealing)

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Frank?!
Stepoutofthecar!
KeepyourhandswhereIcansee'em.
Don'tshootme!I'mjustadriver.
Amanpaidme$100towearthisuniform
andpicksomeoneupattheairport.
Whoyoupickingup?
Hey!
Packup,let'sflyaway.
(engineroaring)
Sevenmonthslater
HANRATTY:SouthAmerica,Australia

Singapore,Egypt.
Thekid'sgonecompletelyoutofcontrol.
Whywasn'tIcalled?
FOX:Nobodywascalled,sir.
Thebanksdidn'tknowwhatwashappeningtilllastweek.
That'simpossible.
Theydidn'tcall'causeit'snotcounterfeiting.
It'ssomethingelse.Well,whatishedoing?
He'smakingrealchecks,sir.
Thesearesoperfect
theairlinedidn'tknowthedifference.
LastcheckwascashedinMadridaweekago.
Myguessishe'sstillthere.
Wehavetoleavenow,sir.Today.
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Gowhere?
Spain?YouwanttogotoSpain?
Well,eventually,he'sgottogoback

towherethecheckswereprinted.
Ithinkthat'swhyhe'smovingbackthroughEurope.
Lookatthemap,sir.He'smakingacircle.
He'srunningoutofchecks.
Iknowit'sa...it'salongshot,sir
butifwetrackhimfromMadrid,sir,wecouldstillcatchhim.
I'msorry,Carl,ifyoucouldn'tcatchhimhere
you'renotgoingtocatchhimthere.
But,sir,we'regoingtolethimgetaway.
No,Carl,youlethimgetaway.
(tappingmap)
Aperfectone16thallthewayaround.
Hmm!
Colorseparationisflawless.
There'snobleeding.Hmm.
NobodydoesworklikethisintheStates.
Nobodybutus.

HANRATTY:Wherewasitprinted?
(chuckling):Itwasprintedonamonster...
Amonster.
...aHeidelberg,anIstra...
Heidelberg.

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...adinosaur,fourcolors.
Youcansmelltheweight.
Twotons,withouttheink.
(inhales,clearsthroat)
Wheredotheydoprintinglikethis?
Germany,GreatBritain...
France.
BOTHPRINTERS:France!
France.Frank'smothersaidthenameofavillageinFrance
wheretheydidn'thaveSaraLee.
ThevillagewhereshemetFrank'sfather.
Oh,yeah,Idon'tremember,uh...

ItstartedwithanM.Itwas,uh,"Mont"something.
"Mont."Mr.Fox?
Uh,yes,yes.
Question:"Youmetyourhusbandduringthewar?"
Answer:"Yes,IlivedinasmallvillageinFrance.
Yeah,right.
"ThekindofplacewheretheyneverheardofSaraLee."
Tellmeyouwrotedownthenameofthevillage,Mr.Fox.
Montrichard.
CHORUS(indistance):Laetitriumphantes
Montrichard,FranceChristmasEve1967
Venite,venite
InBethlehem
Natumvidete
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Regemangelorum
Veniteadoremus,Veniteadoremus
Venite...

(rhythmicclattering)
(bellringing)
(thumpingandfluttering)
(clatteringslows)
Carl?
Carl!
MerryChristmas!
Howisitthatwe'realwaystalkingonChristmas,Carl?
EveryChristmasI'mtalkingtoyou!
(laughing)
Putyourshirton,Frank.You'reunderarrest.
Hey,areyouhungry?Doyouwantsomebeans,Carl?
TheygotthebestFrenchbeanshere.
Here,givetheseatry.
There'stwodozenFrenchpoliceofficersoutside.
Carl,Igottatellyou,they'redelicious.
Theywantedtobringyouin.

Youwantabite?
ButtheyneededthehelpofanAmerican.
Areyouhungry?Youwantabite?
ButItoldthemIwouldn'tbringthemtoyou
unlessIcouldputthecuffsonyoumyselfMeIfYouCan.

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Well,youhaveagun?Youhaveagun?
Nogun?No.
Nogun.
Andandyou're...andyou'retellingmewhat?
There's,uh,there'suh...(chuckles)
there'stwodozenFrenchpoliceofficersoutthere
rightnowonChristmasEve?
That'swhatyou'retellingme?
Yeah.
(chuckling):Allright,allright.
Well,there'snowindowshere.
I'mgoingtotakealookoutthefrontdoor.

No!No!
ItoldthemI'dwalkoutfirstandgiveasignal.
Here,youcanputtheseonyourselfMeIfYouCan.
No,Ican'tdothat!Ican'tdothat.
Youknowwhy?
(panting)
'CauseIthinkyou'refullofshit.
Idon't...Idon'tthinkthere'sanyoneelseoutthere.
Ithink...Ithinkit'sjustmeandyou.
That'sright.
Ithinkit'sjustmeandyou,andyouknowwhat?
You'regoingtohavetocatchmeyourselfMeIfYouCan!
Iwo...wedon'thavetimeforthis.
Ah,that'sgood.That'sgood.
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Tellmewhatyouwantmetosee,huh?
Iwouldn'tlietoyou.
Look,you'rewearingaweddingring.

You'rewearingaweddingring,Carl!
Youliedtomeaboutthat!
Didn'tyoulieaboutthat?!
YouaskedmeifIhadafamily.
Idid,butIdon'tanymore.
(phoneringing)
(anxiousbreathing)
(ringingcontinues)
Yes?No,no,no,thereisnoproblem.
We'recomingoutrightnow.
(laughing)
Whoa,thatwasgood.Thatwasgood.
What,didyou...youpaysomehoteldeskclerk
tomakethatcallforyou,isthatwhatyoudid?
ItwasCaptainLuc.
I'vegotoneminutetobringyouout.
CaptainLuc?CaptainLuc!

Ooh,CaptainLuc.
Well,Carl,Igottasay
thatthatsoundsprettyofficialtome
butlikeIsaid,I...Ithinkit'sjust
meandyouhere,it'smeandyou.

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Soyou'regoingtohavetocatchme.
Frank.Frank!
Youhavetotrustmeonthis!
Thesepeoplehavebeenembarrassed,Frank.
They'reangry.
Yourobtheirbanks,youstealtheirmoney
youliveintheircountry.
Itoldyouthiswaswhatwasgoingtohappen
thattherewasnootherwayforittoend.
Don'tmakeamistake!
That'sgood.
That'sgood,Carl,youknow?

Keeppushingthatlie.
Keeppushingit.
Keeppushingtillyoumakeittrue.
They'regoingtokillyou!
Youwalkoutthatdoor,they'regoingtokillyou.
(panting)
Isthatthetruth?
Yeah.
Youhaveanychildren,Carl?
Ihaveafouryearolddaughter.
Youswearonyourdaughter?
Youswear?
Youswear?
(handcuffsclacking)
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CHORUS:Reditcechantmelodieux
Gloria
InexcelsiusDeo

Gloria...
Thatwasreallygood,Carl.
(carapproaching)
(sirensblaring)
(choruscontinuessinging)
(tiresscreeching)
(officershoutinginFrench)
Ihavehimincustody.
Igothim.
Igothim!It'sallright!
(shoutingcontinues)
It'sallright!
Igothim!
(speakinginFrench)
(officershoutingexcitedly)
Hey,Iwantit...Iwantitontherecord.
FrankAbagnalesurrenderedofhisownaccord.

Understood?Understood?
Whereareyoutakinghim?
(speakinginFrench)
I'm...I'msupposedtogo.
Whereareyoutakinghim?

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Letmeinthe...
Letmeinthecar!
(shoutingcontinues)
Hey!Letmeinthecar!
Gloria...
(enginestarts)
Don'tworry,Frank!
I'llhaveyouextraditedbacktotheUnitedStates.
Don'tworry.
(sirenwailing)
Gloria
InexcelsiusDeo.

Carl...
Carl,youhavetoremember
toletmecallmyfatherwhenweland.
Ijustwantto,Iwanttotalktohim
beforeheseesmeontelevisionorsomethinglikethat.
Carl,look.
That'sLaGuardiarightthere.
Runway44.
Frank,yourfatherisdead.
I'msorry.
Ididn'twanttosayanythingtillwegotclosertohome.
HeHe...HefelldownsomestepsatGrandCentralStation
tryingtocatchatrain.
Ididn'twanttobetheonetotellyou.
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You'relying,right?
YousaidIcouldtalktohim.
Carl,whoareyouto...

whoareyoutosaysomethinglikethat,huh?
Whoareyoutosaysomethinglikethat?
YousaidIcouldtalktohim.
Hefell,andhe...andhebrokehisneck.
I'msorry.
I'mreallysorry.
(panting)
(hitsseat)
(sobbing):Goddamnit!
Carl,I'mgoingtobesick!
(peoplemuttering)It'sallright.
It'sallright.It'sokay.
Carl,Igottogotothebathroom.
I'mgoingtobesick.
Sure.Let'sgointhebathroom.
(panting)
Goddamnit!

(sobbing)
(pounding)
(murmuring)
(panting)
(pantingslows)

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(Frankpanting)
(whispering):Oh,Daddy...
You'llhavetakeyourseat,sir.
I'vetoldyoutwice.We'relanding.
Sorry.Thankyou...Allofyou.
Frank!Comeonnow.
Frank?We'relandinginsixminutes.
Allofyouneedtobeinyourseats
withyourseatbeltsfastened.Frank,openthedoor!
Frank!
Youdoit.Yeah.
(enginesdecelerating)

(grunting)
(frustratedsigh)
(grunting)
Frank!Frank!
(enginesroaring)
(tiressquealing)
HANRATTY:Allright,remainseated,everyone,please.
FBI.Stayseated.FBI.Stayseated.
(engineswhining)
Pleaseremainseated!Stayseated.
STEWARDESS:Youmuststayseated
untiltheaircrafthascometoacompletestop.
HANRATTY:Godalmighty.
NATKINGCOLE:Chestnutsroastingonanopenfire...
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(panting)
JackFrostnippingatyournose
Yuletidecarolsbeingsungbyachoir

AndfolksdresseduplikeEskimos
Everybodyknows
Aturkeyandsomemistletoe
Helptomaketheseasonbright
(quietlyblowingnotes)
Tinytotswiththeireyesallaglow
Willfindithardtosleeptonight...
What'syourname?
(blowsnote)
TheyknowthatSanta'sonhisway...
Where'syourmommy?
...He'sloadedlotsoftoysandgoodiesonhissleigh
(blowsnote)
Andeverymother'schildisgonnaspy
Toseeifreindeerreallyknowhowtofly...
(brakessqueaking)
AndsoI'mofferingthissimplephrase...

(menshoutingindistinctly)
Tokidsfromoneto92
Althoughit'sbeensaidmanytimes
Manyways:"MerryChristmas..."
Handsbehindyourhead!

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...Toyou.
Carl,getmeinthecar,please.
Getmeinthecar.
HANRATTY:Puthimin.
(pianoplayinginterludein"TheChristmasSong")
(handcuffslatching)
JUDGE:Takingintoaccountthegravityofthesecrimes
yourhistoryofboldandelusivebehavior
andyourcompletelackofrespect
forthelawsoftheUnitedStates
Ihavenochoicebuttoignoreyourrequest
tobetreatedasaminor

andsentenceyouto12years
inAtlanta'smaximumsecurityprison
andrecommendstronglythatyoubekeptinisolation
fortheentiretyofthatsentence.
..."MerryChristmastoyou."
(songendswithguitarplaying"JingleBells"riff)
Usethatdooroverthere.
(phoneringing)
(indistinctvoices)
PRISONER:...andgiveeveryonemylove.
Ithinkaboutthemallthetime.
(indistinctconversationsindistance)
(sighsdeeply)
MerryChristmas,Frank.
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Hey,Igotyousomecomicbookshere.
How'syourdaughter?
Whatwashername?

Grace.
Well...Idon'tknow.
SheliveswithhermotherinChicago
andIdon'tgettoseehermuch.
What'sinthebriefcase?
Oh.I'monmywaytotheairport.
It'sapaperhanger
who'sworkinghiswaythroughMinnesota.
(chuckling)
Aw,geez,he's...he'sdrivinguscrazy.
Yougotanyofthechecks?
Yeah,yeah,Igota...acounterfeitthathedrew
ontheGreatLakesSavingsandLoan.
See,he'sjustusingastencilmachine
andanUnderwood.
Yeah,it'satelleratthebank.
Sayagain?

lIt'sdefinitelyateller,Carl.
Imean,banks,theyalwaysusehandstamps
forthedates,see.
Theygetusedoverandoveragain
sotheyalwaysgetwornout

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andthenumbersarealwayscracking.
Thesixesandthenines...see,theygofirst.
Thanks.
(buzzersounding)
MAN:I'dlikeyoutotakealook
atsomethingforme.
Tellmewhatyouthink.
(clearsthroat)
That'safake.
Howdoyouknow?
Youhaven'tlookedatit.
Well,there'snoperforatededge,right?

Imean,this...thischeckwashandcut,notfed.
Yeah...
Paperisdoublebonded
muchtooheavytobeabankcheck.
Magneticink,it's,uh,raisedagainstmyfingers
insteadofflat.
(sniffing)
Andthisdoesn'tsmelllikeMICR.
It'ssomekindofa...
youknow,somekindofadraftingink.
Youknow,thekindyougetatastationerystore.
(clearsthroat)
(paperrustling)
Frank...
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wouldyoubeinterestedinworking
withtheFBI'sFinancialCrimesUnit?
(shufflescards)

Ialreadygotajobhere.
Youknow,l,uh,deliverthemail.
Frank,wehavethepowertotakeyououtofprison.
You'dbeplacedinthecustodyoftheFBI
whereyou'dserveouttheremainderofyoursentence
asanemployeeofthefederalgovernment.
Underwhosecustody?
(phoneringing)
Hi.lI'mFrankAbagnale.
I'msupposedtostartworkheretoday.
It'satourcompanyoperatingoutoftheBVI.
Sir,Mr.Abagnaleishere.
I'mgoingtocallyouback.
(melancholymelodyplaying)
Hello,Carl.
WelcometotheFBI.
I'llshowyouwhereyou'reworking.

Carl...howlongdoIhavetoworkhere?
It's8:15inthemorningto5:00intheafternoon.
45minutesforlunch.
No,I...
Imean,howlong?

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Everyday.
Everyday,Frank,tillweletyougo.
(tapping)Yeah.
Hey,Carl.Hi.
Howyoudoing?
It'snotagoodtime,Frank.
I'mclearingmydeskfortheweekend.
Carl,youmindifIcometoworkwithyoutomorrow?
TomorrowisSaturday.
I'mflyingtoChicagotoseemydaughter.
I'llbebacktoworkonMonday.
You'regoingtoseeGrace,huh?

Well,that'stheplan.
(heavysigh)
SowhatshouldIdotillMonday?
I'msorry,kid,Ican'thelpyouthere.
Excuseme.
(phonerings)
ThisisHanratty.
Oh,yeah,puthimon.
Mr.Sawyer.
Howareyou?
Ihaveahalfadozenmorechecks
onthattouroperatorattheBVI.
(laughsquietly)
(opensandshutsdrawer)
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WOMAN(overP.A.):AmericanAirlines355
servingChicagoandSanFrancisco
isnowopenforpassengercheckin.

How'dyoudoit,Frank?
How'dyoupassthebarinLouisiana?
Whatareyoudoinghere?
Listen...
I'msorryIputyouthroughallthis.
YougobacktoEurope,you'regonnadieinPerpignanPrison.
YoutrytorunhereintheStates
we'llsendyoubacktoAtlantafor50years.
Iknowthat.
Ispentfouryearstryingtoarrangeyourrelease.
HadtoconvincemybossesattheFBI
andtheAttorneyGeneraloftheUnitedStates
youwouldn'trun.
Why'dyoudoit?
You'rejustakid.
I'mnotyourkid.
YousaidyouweregoingtoChicago.

Mydaughtercan'tseemethisweekend.
She'sgoingskiing.
Yousaidshewasfouryearsold.
You'relying.
ShewasfourwhenIleft.

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Nowshe's15.
Mywife'sbeenremarriedfor11years.
IseeGraceeverynowandagain.
Idon'tunderstand.
Sureyoudo.
Sometimesit'seasierlivingthelie.
I'mgoingtoletyouflytonight,Frank.
I'mnotevengoingtotrytostopyou.
That's'causeIknowyou'llbebackonMonday.
Yeah?HowdoyouknowI'llcomeback?
(chucklesquietly)
Look.

Frank...
nobody'schasingyou.
WOMAN(overP.A.):AmericanAirlinesflight131
toPittsburghisnowreadyforboarding.
Passengerswithboardingpasses,pleaseproceedtoGate23A.
Okay.
Alice,hashestillnotcalled?
No,hehasn't.
HANRATTY:Goodmorning.
I've,uh,calledthismeetingtodiscuss
anewtypeofcheckfraudandcounterfeiting
whichtheunsubiswashingandalteringchecks
thenpassingthemthroughoutArizona.
(panting)
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Thisunsubisabigdog
passingchecksaslargeasfivefigures.
(dooropening)

SorryI'mlate.
Sorry.
WehavearecoveredcheckonAgentReiter'sdesk.
Whydon'twestepouttothebullpen?
There'simpressionsoneveryline.
Looksliketheoriginalamountwasfor$60.
MindifItakealook?
CashedinFlagstaffaweekago.
Costthebank$16,000.
It'sarealcheck.
Yeah.
Yeah.It'sbeenwashed.
Theonlythingoriginalisthesignature.
Butit'sperfect,Carl.Imean...
Imean,thisisn'thydrochlorideorbleach.
No.
Somethingnew.

Maybeanailpolishremoverwheretheacetone
removestheinkthat'snotbeenprinted?
Howdidyoudoit,Frank?
HowdidyoucheatonthebarexaminLouisiana?
Ididn'tcheat.

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IstudiedfortwoweeksandIpassed.
Isthatthetruth,Frank?
Isthatthetruth?
I'llbetthisguystealschecksoutofmailboxes.
Hewashesofftheirnamesandheputsonhisown.
You'resayingthathe'salocal?
Well,ifitwereme,youknow
I'dcallthebankfirst,I'dcheckoutthebalance...
Makesurethere'senoughmoneyinthere
tomakeitworthyourwhile.
Exactly.
Youknow,Carl,Ithinkthisguy'sprettysmart.

Iguessallwehavetodonowiscatchhim.
We'llstartfirstthinginthemorning.
We'llrunthenameEricAnthonyFeeders.
InNevada,Arizona,California.
FrankAbagnale,Jr.hasbeenmarriedfor26years.Hehasthreesonsandlivesaquietlifeinthemidwest.
Sincehisreleasefromprisonin1974,FrankhashelpedtheFBIcapturesomeoftheworld'smostelusivecheckforgers
andcounterfeiters,andisconsideredoneoftheworld'sforemostauthoritiesonbankfraudandforgery.
FrankhasalsodesignedmanyofthesecurechecksthatbanksandFortune500companiesuseeveryday.
Forhisservices,thesecompaniespayFrankAbagnale,Jr.millionsofdollarsayear.
FrankandCarlremainclosefriendstothisday.
(musicends)

DonatedbySergeiK

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