Wonder Woman (1976) s03e03 Episode Script
The Deadly Sting
Eve! - Colonel Trevor's office.
- Diana.
Steve, I've been looking all over for you.
I've been trying to get hold of you, too.
Well I just got back.
Where are you? At a football game.
I just get in from a two-hour meeting with Secret Security and you're at a football game.
Now take it easy.
I'm on business.
In fact, I want you to watch it too, it's being televised on Channel 5.
I'll explain later, okay.
Yeah, right.
I'll be waiting.
Business.
This, I've got to see.
He's fading back, he's made a pass.
Looking for a receiver.
Another gain like that and they'll be in field-goal range.
- Think they'll settle for a field goal? - They'll probably pass for the touchdown.
If they don't make it, they'll still have time for the field goal.
Have you noticed any of the problems you've told me to look out for? No, but remember, the Knights are three points down.
They came into this game 16-point favorites, it's already an upset.
Go, go, go! They got a yard for a first down, everyone thinks they'll make a short-yardage play.
But I bet they'll pass.
He'll call in his wide receiver.
Go, go, go! Come here, boy.
There he is now, Number 83, talking to the coach.
They call him "Gluefingers.
" See, he could have caught that ball with his eyes shut.
I think maybe he did have his eyes shut.
Now remember, their place-kicker has a inside the 25-yard line.
- And they're on the 22.
- But if you're right about what's going on- He'll miss.
See what I mean? Bill, when did you first begin to suspect that these games were being fixed? About five or six weeks ago.
Every weekend since then the team most favored to win has lost, and always for the same reason.
That seems to be a bit much to chalk up to coincidence.
That's what I said, only no one at the Physical Fitness Council would listen.
Finally, I made such a nuisance of myself they passed me off to you people.
Well, as of now, I am passing you off to Diana.
For which, needless to say, I shall be eternally grateful.
Well, I wouldn't speak too soon, Bill.
Anyway, if this thing continues it could seriously affect national morale.
As you know, football is the closet thing to religion for many people in this country.
And if organized gambling interests found a way to control who wins and loses That's who you think is behind all this? Big time gambling? Somebody is cleaning up every time a favorite team gets creamed.
You again.
How much are you into me for this time? I believe I wagered $1,000 on the underdog at 5-to-1 odds.
Yeah, you got $5,000 coming.
There's your bet and there's one two, three four - five-erino.
- Thank you.
I do hope I haven't depleted your resources.
Tell that to all them poor boobies who keep betting their favorites.
I'll tell you though, the boys upstairs the really big ones, laying the odds and keeping the books they're gonna figure, whoever keeps winning off what ought to be the losers - knows something they don't.
- Let's just say, I have a system.
How come for six weeks now you've never laid a real bet on me? I mean, with the streak you're riding, $5,000 is peanuts.
But $5,000 was all I needed this week.
I'll see you next Monday.
Yeah, same time, same wager.
You're weird, you know that? I mean really weird.
Hey, Angie, you see this? Firebombings at two of Tuwiliger's warehouses last night.
I thought we were laying off Tuwiliger.
Last I heard, he was coming round to our point of view.
The ugly truth is, he was.
You mean, we weren't playing with the matches last night.
- That's right.
- Then who's putting the heat on Tuwiliger? Ten-to-one it was O'Hanlan.
We gotta stop that punk from Philly- Are we going to do something about it? I mean he's been poking around our bookies and now he's trying to muscle in on the retail operation.
You know, maybe a phone call is in order.
Get Mr.
Lawrence.
There he is, my favorite college graduate.
- Mr.
Beamer, what a surprise.
- Yeah, kind of like the one I just got when something was called to my attention, something highly unusual.
- Something I didn't like.
- What was that? Somebody's been betting on long shots somebody's been winning on long shots consistently.
Somebody in your territory, Mr.
Cappucci.
If the Organization were getting hurt I'd check into it.
Of course we're not getting hurt.
That's not the point, Mr.
Cappucci.
You, with your fancy college degree, missed the point.
- You think somebody's fixing the games.
- I think there's gotta be a reason why the best jocks in the country do everything but hand the ball to the other team when the odds are heavily in their favor.
- And you know what else I think? - That O'Hanlan's responsible.
I think that a rival organization is fixing the games laying money with our bookies, and cleaning up.
And I think I don't like that.
Yeah, but there's nothing we can do- The point, Mr.
Cappucci, you were about to miss it again.
O'Hanlan's got a secret, and the only secrets I like are the ones I got.
Any others are unhealthy.
You know what that means, Mr.
Cappucci, unhealthy? - I know what it means.
- Good.
It would be a real shame for all that education to go to waste.
Go get Louis and bring him here.
Fast.
Ira, Diana needs the name of a bookie.
Someone who might know anybody who's been betting consistently against the favorite teams in college football.
The term "bookie, " is imprecise.
Okay, bookmaker.
We need the name of a bookmaker.
Of what significance is a binder of books for publication to gamblers? No.
Odds maker.
How's that? Why didn't you say so? Yeah, I thought we were going to be here all day.
No such luck.
The name of an individual known as Lou the Lithuanian has relevance to your request.
Where can I find him? On most Saturday afternoons he can be found at the Sip & Bite Deli.
- He is partial to their egg creams.
- Very good.
I'll have Diana bring you back a pastrami on rye.
Make it corned beef, hold the mayo.
Okay, Louis, let's go.
Come on, Louis, let's move it.
Help me.
Somebody help me.
You wait here.
You guys, let him go.
What happened? Are you all right? Those guys, don't let them get away! I'm afraid they already have.
- I wish Wonder Woman stayed a while.
- Why is that? I wanted to thank her for helping me out.
Well I'm sure that she knows that you're grateful.
How's your head? Not much better.
You know, seeing double isn't so bad, after all.
You make a pretty good-looking set of twins.
What do we do now? We blew the only lead we had.
Well, I was thinking of talking to those ball players who've been responsible - for the upset in those games.
- It's a great idea, we can do that tonight.
What's tonight? The Old-timers' Club is giving an awards banquet right here in Washington.
All the top college players will be there, as will we.
We will be doing no such thing because you might have a mild concussion.
- I'll go alone.
- I hate sending you off all by yourself.
Some of those jocks can be real lady-killers.
Well, don't worry, Bill if any of them get out of line, I'll penalize them 15 yards.
Hi, Harry, Louis here.
Look, I gotta ask you a question.
Angie, what do you think? Should we lean on him a little? No, he's scared witless.
You start leaning on him, he might self-destruct.
Well, if you hear anything let me know.
Okay.
Thanks, buddy, thanks.
Looks like I ain't doing so hot.
I mean, I called everybody I could think of.
Then you'll have to try some more, won't you Louis? Because it would be good for the Organization to find out who this guy is.
And what's good for the Organization is good for you.
- On the other hand- - I just thought of somebody else.
Fine, Louis.
Why don't you phone that somebody else? Yeah.
How are you Louis? What can I do you out of? It's funny you should mention that.
I got a guy who's been doing just that betting the underdogs for the past five or six weeks now.
Nothing big, but consistent, you know.
Listen, who is this guy? I mean, where could somebody lay hands on him? Professor Brubaker, I presume.
Yes, I'm Brubaker, whoever you are.
Look, I'm in the middle of a very important- You just can't come walking in here like this.
You leave right this minute, or else I'll have to do something- You shouldn't talk like that to Mr.
Cappucci.
Thank you, Sam.
What do you want with me? What I want, Professor, putting it bluntly, is in on your little scam.
- My little scam? - You see, Professor since your name came out of some research I was doing a few hours ago I had you checked out rather thoroughly.
Working in a highly controversial field of endeavor so controversial, in fact, that you are unable to secure grants to finance your experiments.
Because they're a bunch of narrow-minded pea-brains.
But you can't really blame them, can you? I mean, remote control of kinetic function is rather obscure, wouldn't you say? As if a mobster like you has even an inkling of what kinetic function is.
I have an inkling you can make football players drop passes, miss field goals and generally mess up when you're controlling them.
I also have an inkling that you are doing so at the behest - of some other organization.
- Organization? - I do it for myself.
- You had no dealings with a Mr.
O'Hanlan? I just do it to get money for my research.
As you said, I cannot get a grant.
Isn't that something? Professor, your worries are over.
From now on you'll get all the money you need.
No, thanks, but I've been doing just fine.
Don't fool yourself into thinking you have a choice, Professor.
Because you don't.
I want a demonstration.
I want to see you make people's muscles do what you want them to do.
Well I was doing an experiment here with Rex- No.
Not Rex, not rats.
People.
Athletes.
I hope you didn't have any plans for tonight, Professor.
Perfect, you can see the whole room.
Come on, Diana.
I'm telling you, we were made for each other.
Fly back to the Coast with me after dinner.
Well I would, except that I have to talk to some of the college players here.
Yeah, and I thought quarterbacks are supposed to throw passes.
You've been making passes at this kid since she walked in.
What're you, her housemother? They're all so uncouth.
Listen, let me take you away from all this.
Sorry, but I'm on business.
Isn't that one of the quarterbacks for the Ohio Chestnuts over there? Yeah, that's Teddy Davis.
But I wouldn't go asking him about last week's game.
- Why? - Not after he threw five interceptions.
Three of which got run back for TDs.
Besides, your salad is here.
Well, what do you know? I was saved by the salad.
Okay, Sam.
You and Nick get busy.
But remember, do it discretely.
and then poor Davis just seemed to fall apart.
He even threw one pass clear into the stands.
Darn mosquitoes.
You think they'd figure how to keep the bugs out of a fancy place like this.
The darts are absorbed into the body within 20 minutes.
But before they dissolve, they act as receivers for the signals I send out on this.
And the signals transmit scrambled messages to the brain which - foul up muscle control.
- Yes.
I can even transmit to a higher brain center the one that controls emotions.
What would you like to see first? Roman Gabriel.
He'd get a cramp in his left foot.
Now Lawrence McCutcheon.
Can you get him to spill his wine and start an argument with the waiter.
Hey, dummy.
Look what you made me do.
Sam, you and Nick start spreading those darts around.
Get them all on their feet.
Confusion.
That's what we want, a whole lot of confusion.
That's one party crasher we can do without.
Why did I do that? And why aren't you creamed? Okay.
Get ready to pull out.
I've never been so mad in my life.
I've never hit a woman, but there's a first time for everything.
I'll tear you all in half, all of you.
Now hold it.
You guys are gonna hurt yourselves.
Her name's Diana Prince.
She's a government agent.
- She was the one at the dinner last night.
- Yeah.
She threatens to become a thorn in our side because of this man, who's currently working with her.
His name is Bill Michaels.
He's currently on leave from the Physical Fitness Council.
Apparently, he's as concerned about those football upsets as we were.
So now we have both of them in our hair.
Need I say more? I hear you.
Coming! - Yeah? - Sorry, sir.
Package for Miss Arbogast.
- Miss who? - Arbogast.
Natalie Rose Arbogast.
Want to sign here? I never heard of the lady.
You have the wrong apartment.
I'm sorry.
Do you have any idea where I might be able to find her? I don't know if she's in this apartment building or not.
Why don't you try the manager, first floor.
I'll do that.
Right.
I just saw our girl heading for Bill Michaels' place.
And Michaels just took one in the neck.
All right, Nick, you did fine.
Give them a few minutes.
I want her completely off guard when we pull Michaels' chain.
What do you want me to transmit? What else? Insane, murderous rage.
He could really kill her, you know.
Squeamish? Just show me what buttons to push.
Bill, what did the doctor say about your head? He says it's still connected, but it did take a pretty good lick.
Well that's not anything new.
You should have seen some of things that happened when I played basketball.
Bill, no offence, but I'm glad I didn't.
I understand things got pretty wild last night.
Tell me about that.
Wild, isn't the word.
All of a sudden, eight or 10 of the football players went berserk, it was the craziest- Okay, Bill.
Knock it off.
Bill! Hey, Bill.
Bill.
- What hit this place? - You did.
It's really not your fault, Bill.
I think this is what made you do it.
Come here, I want you to look at this.
Use this, it's the only way you can get a close look at it.
What the heck is it? I don't know.
It was imbedded in the skin on your neck.
It raised a slight welt.
Guess I'm just allergic to circuitry.
Look at that, Diana.
See what it's doing? It self-destructed.
That's too bad.
I'd have liked a chance to really study it.
Well at least now we've got an idea of what's going on.
We do? Well, if we don't, I know a certain computer that will.
That's what I figured, Mr.
Beamer.
The Knights are a 35-point favorite.
The odds are 10-to-1 in their favor.
And you think $1 million will do the trick.
It's a small enough amount that if we spread it around to all O'Hanlan's bookies, it won't upset the odds.
But it will gross us a tidy $10 million when the Dusters win.
Only $1 million will do the trick.
We'll be able to do to O'Hanlan what you thought he was doing to us.
$1 million of Organization money.
It's a sure bet, Mr.
Beamer.
Brubaker came up with implants that last two hours instead of 20 minutes.
That means we just can't fail.
I'm gonna trust you, Mr.
Cappucci, you know why? Not because of your impressive educational background or your youthful eagerness.
But because I'm going to entrust you with $1 million because I know, that you know that if anything happens to those funds you'll be one sorry man.
Listen, there's no problem, Mr.
Beamer.
I'll be in touch.
Has he promised you a promotion after we do the job on O'Hanlan's bookies? Yes, something like that.
- Where's Brubaker? - In the kitchen.
I'll get him.
He's probably fixing himself a bite.
He's been a little green since we got back from Bill Michaels' place.
Yes, the professor has led a sheltered life, hasn't he? The professor is not in his room.
The door was open.
I think he split.
- What? - Don't worry, we'll bring him back.
Hold on.
Just hold on.
It has just occurred to me, I can operate the professor's device just as well as he.
And perhaps he's outlived his usefulness to us, anyway.
- But he knows too much.
- We'll put a contract out on him in time.
I'm sure he's too frightened to do anything but run.
Well, looks like Prof.
Brubaker is ready to head for the hills.
It's as if he knows his name came out of your computer.
Bill, why don't you go in and see if you can't talk him into coming along with us peacefully.
Right.
What are you going to do? I think someone should stay here, in case he comes through one of these windows.
Sounds like you're taking the heavy part of the job.
Believe me, Bill, I won't get hurt.
You, of all people, should know that I can take care of myself.
- Okay.
- Right.
Please, I'll give the money back.
I just needed new equipment for my experiments.
So you used your invention to change the outcome of football games and you bet against the teams you tampered with.
All right, I admit it.
You also used one of those darts on Michaels so he nearly killed Prince.
I didn't want to do that.
Mr.
Cappucci made me do it.
He's taken over my invention.
But I didn't want any part of murder, that's why I ran away from him.
- Angelo Cappucci.
- The mobster, yes.
He's going to do something really big.
He says, he's going to win $10 million on one football game.
Which game? What team? I don't know, I didn't hear, I was too busy running away.
That's them.
They've come to get me for running out on them.
No, that's Bill Michaels.
I want you to forget I was here.
Surrender to him and Diana Prince.
They'll protect you and help you make up for what you've done if you cooperate.
Please.
I'll cooperate.
I want to cooperate.
Just tell me what you want me to do.
- Bill, you need some help? - No, I - pretty much got everything under control.
- What happened? This is the football game Cappucci will hit, between the Colorado Knights and and the California Dusters, right? Affirmative, it is the only upcoming game in Which the Organization could win the amount ofmoney Brubaker specified.
But the Knights are 35-point favorites in that game.
You did indicate that Angelo Cappucci has a way of controlling the outcome of the game.
Did you not? Yeah, but I didn't want to send Bill and Diana off to California to watch that game when the game they should cover is in Kansas.
Trust me, Steve Trevor.
As if I had any choice.
Talk about your needles in your haystacks.
At least we know it'll take Cappucci a while to throw the game and make sure it stays thrown.
It gives us about two hours to find him.
- Do you have those pictures? - Sure.
So does every other agent the IADC Field Office could spare.
Pretty soon, there's gonna be about We don't even know for sure they're going to be here.
These are my cousins from Ames, Nick.
Phyllis and Gilda.
- Welcome to California, girls.
- Thank you, Nick.
Why don't you girls get on the bus.
Nick will explain your assignment to you.
And give you the special equipment we prepared for you.
Everything is right on schedule, Mr.
Beamer.
Yeah.
All the bets have been placed, all is in order.
Yes, I am well aware of how much you trust me.
Welcome to California, boys.
Hope you fellas leave our home team more or less the way you find it.
Not too many broken bones, okay? We should be at the stadium in about 10 minutes, so enjoy the ride.
If there's anything you need, don't forget to ask one of our lovely hostesses.
We already asked her.
we got to go for the- Your trainer asked us to give you your vitamins on the bus.
Hot dogs here! Run in by Kramer for a touchdown Look's like there's no doubt that Angie's here.
Yeah, but where? We've covered almost half the stadium.
Which means we only have half to go.
Set, 41, 28, 34.
Hut, hut, hut! Fumble! Ladies and gentlemen, in all my years of sportscasting I have never seen anything like the incredible debacle that is taking place before my disbelieving eyes today.
This Cherry Bowl Championship team unbeaten in its last 12 games and a heavy favorite over, admittedly one of the weakest college football teams in the nation today is making error after error mistake after mistake in the most dismal display of athletic asininity this reporter has ever witnessed.
And that's telling it like it is.
Diana, that's it.
We've covered the entire stadium.
The only people we've seen are the other IADC agents.
They haven't had any better luck than we have.
- We know Cappucci is here.
- Yeah.
What did Professor Brubaker say the maximum range of his transmitter was? About a mile, I think.
Yeah, a mile.
Maybe Mr.
Cappucci just doesn't like crowds.
What? - I'll be back in a minute, okay? - Yeah, sure.
Nothing like a good, clean football game to spend an afternoon.
fourth down and one yard.
Here she comes again! Rush her.
Angie.
The transmitter, drop it.
Angie, what are you gonna do once you get up here? touchdown! The authorities have decided not to prosecute you, Professor, because they don't think they can convince a jury you did what you did.
Then that's it? I can leave? You're a free man.
What about Cappucci? I heard his lawyers got him out on bond He'll try to kill me, he is so mean.
I know he will.
I think Mr.
Cappucci has enough to worry about all on his own, Professor.
The Knights-Dusters game is being replayed this weekend.
Fairly and squarely.
And don't forget, all bets still stand.
I don't think Cappucci's superiors are too happy with that $1 million investment.
My guess is that Angie will soon be fitted with a cement-lined swimming suit.
Thank you, if you will excuse me now.
- Good-bye.
- Good-bye.
Brilliant man.
I wonder if we've heard the last of him? Diana? Not to worry, it's a for-real mosquito.
English
- Diana.
Steve, I've been looking all over for you.
I've been trying to get hold of you, too.
Well I just got back.
Where are you? At a football game.
I just get in from a two-hour meeting with Secret Security and you're at a football game.
Now take it easy.
I'm on business.
In fact, I want you to watch it too, it's being televised on Channel 5.
I'll explain later, okay.
Yeah, right.
I'll be waiting.
Business.
This, I've got to see.
He's fading back, he's made a pass.
Looking for a receiver.
Another gain like that and they'll be in field-goal range.
- Think they'll settle for a field goal? - They'll probably pass for the touchdown.
If they don't make it, they'll still have time for the field goal.
Have you noticed any of the problems you've told me to look out for? No, but remember, the Knights are three points down.
They came into this game 16-point favorites, it's already an upset.
Go, go, go! They got a yard for a first down, everyone thinks they'll make a short-yardage play.
But I bet they'll pass.
He'll call in his wide receiver.
Go, go, go! Come here, boy.
There he is now, Number 83, talking to the coach.
They call him "Gluefingers.
" See, he could have caught that ball with his eyes shut.
I think maybe he did have his eyes shut.
Now remember, their place-kicker has a inside the 25-yard line.
- And they're on the 22.
- But if you're right about what's going on- He'll miss.
See what I mean? Bill, when did you first begin to suspect that these games were being fixed? About five or six weeks ago.
Every weekend since then the team most favored to win has lost, and always for the same reason.
That seems to be a bit much to chalk up to coincidence.
That's what I said, only no one at the Physical Fitness Council would listen.
Finally, I made such a nuisance of myself they passed me off to you people.
Well, as of now, I am passing you off to Diana.
For which, needless to say, I shall be eternally grateful.
Well, I wouldn't speak too soon, Bill.
Anyway, if this thing continues it could seriously affect national morale.
As you know, football is the closet thing to religion for many people in this country.
And if organized gambling interests found a way to control who wins and loses That's who you think is behind all this? Big time gambling? Somebody is cleaning up every time a favorite team gets creamed.
You again.
How much are you into me for this time? I believe I wagered $1,000 on the underdog at 5-to-1 odds.
Yeah, you got $5,000 coming.
There's your bet and there's one two, three four - five-erino.
- Thank you.
I do hope I haven't depleted your resources.
Tell that to all them poor boobies who keep betting their favorites.
I'll tell you though, the boys upstairs the really big ones, laying the odds and keeping the books they're gonna figure, whoever keeps winning off what ought to be the losers - knows something they don't.
- Let's just say, I have a system.
How come for six weeks now you've never laid a real bet on me? I mean, with the streak you're riding, $5,000 is peanuts.
But $5,000 was all I needed this week.
I'll see you next Monday.
Yeah, same time, same wager.
You're weird, you know that? I mean really weird.
Hey, Angie, you see this? Firebombings at two of Tuwiliger's warehouses last night.
I thought we were laying off Tuwiliger.
Last I heard, he was coming round to our point of view.
The ugly truth is, he was.
You mean, we weren't playing with the matches last night.
- That's right.
- Then who's putting the heat on Tuwiliger? Ten-to-one it was O'Hanlan.
We gotta stop that punk from Philly- Are we going to do something about it? I mean he's been poking around our bookies and now he's trying to muscle in on the retail operation.
You know, maybe a phone call is in order.
Get Mr.
Lawrence.
There he is, my favorite college graduate.
- Mr.
Beamer, what a surprise.
- Yeah, kind of like the one I just got when something was called to my attention, something highly unusual.
- Something I didn't like.
- What was that? Somebody's been betting on long shots somebody's been winning on long shots consistently.
Somebody in your territory, Mr.
Cappucci.
If the Organization were getting hurt I'd check into it.
Of course we're not getting hurt.
That's not the point, Mr.
Cappucci.
You, with your fancy college degree, missed the point.
- You think somebody's fixing the games.
- I think there's gotta be a reason why the best jocks in the country do everything but hand the ball to the other team when the odds are heavily in their favor.
- And you know what else I think? - That O'Hanlan's responsible.
I think that a rival organization is fixing the games laying money with our bookies, and cleaning up.
And I think I don't like that.
Yeah, but there's nothing we can do- The point, Mr.
Cappucci, you were about to miss it again.
O'Hanlan's got a secret, and the only secrets I like are the ones I got.
Any others are unhealthy.
You know what that means, Mr.
Cappucci, unhealthy? - I know what it means.
- Good.
It would be a real shame for all that education to go to waste.
Go get Louis and bring him here.
Fast.
Ira, Diana needs the name of a bookie.
Someone who might know anybody who's been betting consistently against the favorite teams in college football.
The term "bookie, " is imprecise.
Okay, bookmaker.
We need the name of a bookmaker.
Of what significance is a binder of books for publication to gamblers? No.
Odds maker.
How's that? Why didn't you say so? Yeah, I thought we were going to be here all day.
No such luck.
The name of an individual known as Lou the Lithuanian has relevance to your request.
Where can I find him? On most Saturday afternoons he can be found at the Sip & Bite Deli.
- He is partial to their egg creams.
- Very good.
I'll have Diana bring you back a pastrami on rye.
Make it corned beef, hold the mayo.
Okay, Louis, let's go.
Come on, Louis, let's move it.
Help me.
Somebody help me.
You wait here.
You guys, let him go.
What happened? Are you all right? Those guys, don't let them get away! I'm afraid they already have.
- I wish Wonder Woman stayed a while.
- Why is that? I wanted to thank her for helping me out.
Well I'm sure that she knows that you're grateful.
How's your head? Not much better.
You know, seeing double isn't so bad, after all.
You make a pretty good-looking set of twins.
What do we do now? We blew the only lead we had.
Well, I was thinking of talking to those ball players who've been responsible - for the upset in those games.
- It's a great idea, we can do that tonight.
What's tonight? The Old-timers' Club is giving an awards banquet right here in Washington.
All the top college players will be there, as will we.
We will be doing no such thing because you might have a mild concussion.
- I'll go alone.
- I hate sending you off all by yourself.
Some of those jocks can be real lady-killers.
Well, don't worry, Bill if any of them get out of line, I'll penalize them 15 yards.
Hi, Harry, Louis here.
Look, I gotta ask you a question.
Angie, what do you think? Should we lean on him a little? No, he's scared witless.
You start leaning on him, he might self-destruct.
Well, if you hear anything let me know.
Okay.
Thanks, buddy, thanks.
Looks like I ain't doing so hot.
I mean, I called everybody I could think of.
Then you'll have to try some more, won't you Louis? Because it would be good for the Organization to find out who this guy is.
And what's good for the Organization is good for you.
- On the other hand- - I just thought of somebody else.
Fine, Louis.
Why don't you phone that somebody else? Yeah.
How are you Louis? What can I do you out of? It's funny you should mention that.
I got a guy who's been doing just that betting the underdogs for the past five or six weeks now.
Nothing big, but consistent, you know.
Listen, who is this guy? I mean, where could somebody lay hands on him? Professor Brubaker, I presume.
Yes, I'm Brubaker, whoever you are.
Look, I'm in the middle of a very important- You just can't come walking in here like this.
You leave right this minute, or else I'll have to do something- You shouldn't talk like that to Mr.
Cappucci.
Thank you, Sam.
What do you want with me? What I want, Professor, putting it bluntly, is in on your little scam.
- My little scam? - You see, Professor since your name came out of some research I was doing a few hours ago I had you checked out rather thoroughly.
Working in a highly controversial field of endeavor so controversial, in fact, that you are unable to secure grants to finance your experiments.
Because they're a bunch of narrow-minded pea-brains.
But you can't really blame them, can you? I mean, remote control of kinetic function is rather obscure, wouldn't you say? As if a mobster like you has even an inkling of what kinetic function is.
I have an inkling you can make football players drop passes, miss field goals and generally mess up when you're controlling them.
I also have an inkling that you are doing so at the behest - of some other organization.
- Organization? - I do it for myself.
- You had no dealings with a Mr.
O'Hanlan? I just do it to get money for my research.
As you said, I cannot get a grant.
Isn't that something? Professor, your worries are over.
From now on you'll get all the money you need.
No, thanks, but I've been doing just fine.
Don't fool yourself into thinking you have a choice, Professor.
Because you don't.
I want a demonstration.
I want to see you make people's muscles do what you want them to do.
Well I was doing an experiment here with Rex- No.
Not Rex, not rats.
People.
Athletes.
I hope you didn't have any plans for tonight, Professor.
Perfect, you can see the whole room.
Come on, Diana.
I'm telling you, we were made for each other.
Fly back to the Coast with me after dinner.
Well I would, except that I have to talk to some of the college players here.
Yeah, and I thought quarterbacks are supposed to throw passes.
You've been making passes at this kid since she walked in.
What're you, her housemother? They're all so uncouth.
Listen, let me take you away from all this.
Sorry, but I'm on business.
Isn't that one of the quarterbacks for the Ohio Chestnuts over there? Yeah, that's Teddy Davis.
But I wouldn't go asking him about last week's game.
- Why? - Not after he threw five interceptions.
Three of which got run back for TDs.
Besides, your salad is here.
Well, what do you know? I was saved by the salad.
Okay, Sam.
You and Nick get busy.
But remember, do it discretely.
and then poor Davis just seemed to fall apart.
He even threw one pass clear into the stands.
Darn mosquitoes.
You think they'd figure how to keep the bugs out of a fancy place like this.
The darts are absorbed into the body within 20 minutes.
But before they dissolve, they act as receivers for the signals I send out on this.
And the signals transmit scrambled messages to the brain which - foul up muscle control.
- Yes.
I can even transmit to a higher brain center the one that controls emotions.
What would you like to see first? Roman Gabriel.
He'd get a cramp in his left foot.
Now Lawrence McCutcheon.
Can you get him to spill his wine and start an argument with the waiter.
Hey, dummy.
Look what you made me do.
Sam, you and Nick start spreading those darts around.
Get them all on their feet.
Confusion.
That's what we want, a whole lot of confusion.
That's one party crasher we can do without.
Why did I do that? And why aren't you creamed? Okay.
Get ready to pull out.
I've never been so mad in my life.
I've never hit a woman, but there's a first time for everything.
I'll tear you all in half, all of you.
Now hold it.
You guys are gonna hurt yourselves.
Her name's Diana Prince.
She's a government agent.
- She was the one at the dinner last night.
- Yeah.
She threatens to become a thorn in our side because of this man, who's currently working with her.
His name is Bill Michaels.
He's currently on leave from the Physical Fitness Council.
Apparently, he's as concerned about those football upsets as we were.
So now we have both of them in our hair.
Need I say more? I hear you.
Coming! - Yeah? - Sorry, sir.
Package for Miss Arbogast.
- Miss who? - Arbogast.
Natalie Rose Arbogast.
Want to sign here? I never heard of the lady.
You have the wrong apartment.
I'm sorry.
Do you have any idea where I might be able to find her? I don't know if she's in this apartment building or not.
Why don't you try the manager, first floor.
I'll do that.
Right.
I just saw our girl heading for Bill Michaels' place.
And Michaels just took one in the neck.
All right, Nick, you did fine.
Give them a few minutes.
I want her completely off guard when we pull Michaels' chain.
What do you want me to transmit? What else? Insane, murderous rage.
He could really kill her, you know.
Squeamish? Just show me what buttons to push.
Bill, what did the doctor say about your head? He says it's still connected, but it did take a pretty good lick.
Well that's not anything new.
You should have seen some of things that happened when I played basketball.
Bill, no offence, but I'm glad I didn't.
I understand things got pretty wild last night.
Tell me about that.
Wild, isn't the word.
All of a sudden, eight or 10 of the football players went berserk, it was the craziest- Okay, Bill.
Knock it off.
Bill! Hey, Bill.
Bill.
- What hit this place? - You did.
It's really not your fault, Bill.
I think this is what made you do it.
Come here, I want you to look at this.
Use this, it's the only way you can get a close look at it.
What the heck is it? I don't know.
It was imbedded in the skin on your neck.
It raised a slight welt.
Guess I'm just allergic to circuitry.
Look at that, Diana.
See what it's doing? It self-destructed.
That's too bad.
I'd have liked a chance to really study it.
Well at least now we've got an idea of what's going on.
We do? Well, if we don't, I know a certain computer that will.
That's what I figured, Mr.
Beamer.
The Knights are a 35-point favorite.
The odds are 10-to-1 in their favor.
And you think $1 million will do the trick.
It's a small enough amount that if we spread it around to all O'Hanlan's bookies, it won't upset the odds.
But it will gross us a tidy $10 million when the Dusters win.
Only $1 million will do the trick.
We'll be able to do to O'Hanlan what you thought he was doing to us.
$1 million of Organization money.
It's a sure bet, Mr.
Beamer.
Brubaker came up with implants that last two hours instead of 20 minutes.
That means we just can't fail.
I'm gonna trust you, Mr.
Cappucci, you know why? Not because of your impressive educational background or your youthful eagerness.
But because I'm going to entrust you with $1 million because I know, that you know that if anything happens to those funds you'll be one sorry man.
Listen, there's no problem, Mr.
Beamer.
I'll be in touch.
Has he promised you a promotion after we do the job on O'Hanlan's bookies? Yes, something like that.
- Where's Brubaker? - In the kitchen.
I'll get him.
He's probably fixing himself a bite.
He's been a little green since we got back from Bill Michaels' place.
Yes, the professor has led a sheltered life, hasn't he? The professor is not in his room.
The door was open.
I think he split.
- What? - Don't worry, we'll bring him back.
Hold on.
Just hold on.
It has just occurred to me, I can operate the professor's device just as well as he.
And perhaps he's outlived his usefulness to us, anyway.
- But he knows too much.
- We'll put a contract out on him in time.
I'm sure he's too frightened to do anything but run.
Well, looks like Prof.
Brubaker is ready to head for the hills.
It's as if he knows his name came out of your computer.
Bill, why don't you go in and see if you can't talk him into coming along with us peacefully.
Right.
What are you going to do? I think someone should stay here, in case he comes through one of these windows.
Sounds like you're taking the heavy part of the job.
Believe me, Bill, I won't get hurt.
You, of all people, should know that I can take care of myself.
- Okay.
- Right.
Please, I'll give the money back.
I just needed new equipment for my experiments.
So you used your invention to change the outcome of football games and you bet against the teams you tampered with.
All right, I admit it.
You also used one of those darts on Michaels so he nearly killed Prince.
I didn't want to do that.
Mr.
Cappucci made me do it.
He's taken over my invention.
But I didn't want any part of murder, that's why I ran away from him.
- Angelo Cappucci.
- The mobster, yes.
He's going to do something really big.
He says, he's going to win $10 million on one football game.
Which game? What team? I don't know, I didn't hear, I was too busy running away.
That's them.
They've come to get me for running out on them.
No, that's Bill Michaels.
I want you to forget I was here.
Surrender to him and Diana Prince.
They'll protect you and help you make up for what you've done if you cooperate.
Please.
I'll cooperate.
I want to cooperate.
Just tell me what you want me to do.
- Bill, you need some help? - No, I - pretty much got everything under control.
- What happened? This is the football game Cappucci will hit, between the Colorado Knights and and the California Dusters, right? Affirmative, it is the only upcoming game in Which the Organization could win the amount ofmoney Brubaker specified.
But the Knights are 35-point favorites in that game.
You did indicate that Angelo Cappucci has a way of controlling the outcome of the game.
Did you not? Yeah, but I didn't want to send Bill and Diana off to California to watch that game when the game they should cover is in Kansas.
Trust me, Steve Trevor.
As if I had any choice.
Talk about your needles in your haystacks.
At least we know it'll take Cappucci a while to throw the game and make sure it stays thrown.
It gives us about two hours to find him.
- Do you have those pictures? - Sure.
So does every other agent the IADC Field Office could spare.
Pretty soon, there's gonna be about We don't even know for sure they're going to be here.
These are my cousins from Ames, Nick.
Phyllis and Gilda.
- Welcome to California, girls.
- Thank you, Nick.
Why don't you girls get on the bus.
Nick will explain your assignment to you.
And give you the special equipment we prepared for you.
Everything is right on schedule, Mr.
Beamer.
Yeah.
All the bets have been placed, all is in order.
Yes, I am well aware of how much you trust me.
Welcome to California, boys.
Hope you fellas leave our home team more or less the way you find it.
Not too many broken bones, okay? We should be at the stadium in about 10 minutes, so enjoy the ride.
If there's anything you need, don't forget to ask one of our lovely hostesses.
We already asked her.
we got to go for the- Your trainer asked us to give you your vitamins on the bus.
Hot dogs here! Run in by Kramer for a touchdown Look's like there's no doubt that Angie's here.
Yeah, but where? We've covered almost half the stadium.
Which means we only have half to go.
Set, 41, 28, 34.
Hut, hut, hut! Fumble! Ladies and gentlemen, in all my years of sportscasting I have never seen anything like the incredible debacle that is taking place before my disbelieving eyes today.
This Cherry Bowl Championship team unbeaten in its last 12 games and a heavy favorite over, admittedly one of the weakest college football teams in the nation today is making error after error mistake after mistake in the most dismal display of athletic asininity this reporter has ever witnessed.
And that's telling it like it is.
Diana, that's it.
We've covered the entire stadium.
The only people we've seen are the other IADC agents.
They haven't had any better luck than we have.
- We know Cappucci is here.
- Yeah.
What did Professor Brubaker say the maximum range of his transmitter was? About a mile, I think.
Yeah, a mile.
Maybe Mr.
Cappucci just doesn't like crowds.
What? - I'll be back in a minute, okay? - Yeah, sure.
Nothing like a good, clean football game to spend an afternoon.
fourth down and one yard.
Here she comes again! Rush her.
Angie.
The transmitter, drop it.
Angie, what are you gonna do once you get up here? touchdown! The authorities have decided not to prosecute you, Professor, because they don't think they can convince a jury you did what you did.
Then that's it? I can leave? You're a free man.
What about Cappucci? I heard his lawyers got him out on bond He'll try to kill me, he is so mean.
I know he will.
I think Mr.
Cappucci has enough to worry about all on his own, Professor.
The Knights-Dusters game is being replayed this weekend.
Fairly and squarely.
And don't forget, all bets still stand.
I don't think Cappucci's superiors are too happy with that $1 million investment.
My guess is that Angie will soon be fitted with a cement-lined swimming suit.
Thank you, if you will excuse me now.
- Good-bye.
- Good-bye.
Brilliant man.
I wonder if we've heard the last of him? Diana? Not to worry, it's a for-real mosquito.
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