Wanted: Dead or Alive Page #3

Phil, friends are people who show up

in a bathing suit with a six-pack

not dressed up

like one of the Brooks brothers.

This is company business.

Cut to the chase.

Okay. Malak al Rahim.

That's a lot better.

Yeah.

He left us his handprint

on a telephone booth.

- We need you.

- Give me a break.

Between the C.I.A.,

the F.B.I., the L.A.P.D.

you've got 4.000 men on the street.

- Why would you need me?

- This is a flash point situation, Nick.

We need the best.

Bullshit "the best".

That was three years ago.

I'm working my own scams now.

Who's bullshittin' who?

You and I both know

you hate collecting garbage.

At least I know who my enemies are.

I hate getting stabbed in the back.

Well, that hasn't changed.

But at least we pay well for the risk.

Two hundred in a rearview mirror.

Okay. If it's any consolation

it'll be me watching your back.

$250.000, Nick

if you can get it done in a week.

Who'd know I'm in?

Danny at F.B.I. and... us.

- Lipton?

- That's who I work for.

No surveillance on me?

No interference?

And immunity from prosecution.

What are you bustin' my balls for?

You know goddamn well we

can't promise immunity!

What's the bonus

if I bring him in alive?

Another 50.000.

Okay.

Just wanna know

how much I'm gonna lose

when I blow this scumbag away.

Come on, let's take a ride.

I'm gonna tell Terry first.

Don't bother. She's leaving

you a note right now.

It seems, her friend Bonnie

came down with the flu

so they're gonna need Terry

on the Denver flight.

You tricky bastards.

Sue me. Get in the car.

They figure there were two bombs.

One on the gas main

and one here in the theater.

What do you got?

Bad news, Phil.

We found the detonator.

It was triggered by

a state-of-the-art remote solenoid.

- Very high-tech.

- Satellite quality.

Gives us a place to start.

Wanna go get a beer?

At this hour?

You'll ruin my image.

- Did you get a good shot?

- Yeah, real clean.

- Get it in the pipeline, quick.

- Okay.

We got him.

Randall really doesn't have

much use for you, does he?

Ha! Would you do

what we're doing to a pal?

Your sources are right.

This is the guy. A little bonus.

I've been waiting to kill him

for a long time.

A long time.

- How you doin'?

- Hey, Phil.

Yeah?

And who else?

No, we're on a clean line.

I got a voltage meter

right here on the phone.

Bullshit.

I know you're tapping my phone.

You're watching me.

If somebody's watching you,

Randall, it's not us.

I see.

Must be Santa Claus.

What else is new?

That, switch was NASA stuff.

There's only one distributor

out here in California.

Weber Electronics.

Yeah. Yeah.

And they've accounted

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