Tony Rome Page #3

That's too bad.

Well, do I get told why?

We could knock you out with a gun butt

if you prefer. It's up to you.

- Or the chloroform.

- Oh, I'll have some of this.

When.

Mr. Rome.

Mr. Rome?

I don't remember the other night.

You are Mr. Rome?

I was last night.

I went to your office.

The janitor thought you might be here.

Daddy said

I should thank you.

I've been paid for it.

I am grateful,

but now I want my pin back.

- You want your what back?

- A diamond pin.

Everybody needs a pin.

I was wearing it when I left the house,

and it was gone when you brought me home.

That doesn't mean

I took your pin.

- I'm positive someone took it.

- If I had it, I sure as hell ain't got it now.

You mean, someone

came aboard and did this?

Nah. I had the boat

specially built to look like this.

What has this got

to do with my pin?

If you don't know,

I sure don't know.

Why don't you turn it over to the police

department or the insurance company?

I don't want my father

to find out I lost it.

He's upset with me enough as it is.

Please, can't you find it for me?

Sweetheart, anybody

could've taken that pin.

I think you must've guzzled your way

through half of Miami.

I must've.

I left home with $100 in my purse,

and there was only 15 when I got back.

Fifteen?

Mm-hmm.

What do you figure

the value of the pin?

About 5,000.

Okay, the going rate

is 10% if I find it. Deal?

All right, if you can find it.

Excuse me.

- Rome here.

- This is Rudy Kosterman.

You'll never guess what happened.

Your daughter

skipped out again.

You guessed it.

Can you find her?

I don't know. I'll try.

May not be easy.

Also, I want you to find out

what's bothering her.

Something is.

She wouldn't talk to me about it.

Tell me about that son-in-law of yours.

Do you think he plays around?

I doubt it.

He can barely farm his own land.

I'll get back to you.

I'll tell you what.

You meet me at my office

late this afternoon, about 5:00.

- Will you have my pin by then?

- Maybe.

I'd do just anything to get it back.

Just anything.

I appreciate what you're offering,

sweetheart, but I need the money more.

I'll see you later.

Park it.

- Tony. How'd it go?

- Not bad.

Good.

- The hundred.

- What?

- The other hundred.

- Oh. Oh, yeah.

Here.

Now I want the pin.

- What pin?

- The diamond pin.

The one that the girl wasn't wearing

by the time I got here.

Look. She hit a lot of bars.

Somewhere along the line,

she got rolled.

She got rolled all right... right here,

for the money and the pin.

Are you callin' me

a crook?

Listen, this kid

was out 85 bucks.

She couldn't possibly

drink that much whiskey.

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