Round, like a circle in a spiral
Like a wheel within a wheel
Never ending or beginning on an ever-spinning reel
Like a snowball down a mountain or a carnival balloon
Like a carousel that's turning, running rings around the moon
Like a clock whose hands are sweeping past the minutes of its face
And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space
Like the circles that you find
In the windmills of your mind
A tunnel that you follow to a tunnel of its own
Down a hollow to a cabin where the sun has never shone
Like a door that keeps revolving in a half forgotten dream
Or the ripples from the pebbles someone tosses in a stream
Like a clock whose hands are sweeping past the minutes of its face
And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space
Like the circles that you find
In the windmills of your mind
Keys that jingle in your pocket Words that jangle in your head
Why did summer go so quickly Was it something that you said
Lovers walk along a shore and leave their footprints in the sand
Is the sound of distant drumming just the fingers of your hand
Pictures hanging in a hallway and the fragment of a song
Half remembered names and faces but to whom do they belong
When you knew that it was over you were suddenly aware
That the autumn leaves were turning
To the colour of her hair
A circle in a spiral
A wheel within a wheel
Never ending or beginning on an ever-spinning reel
As the images unwind
Like the circles that you find
In the windmills of your mind
Hey!
Hey...
What's goin' on here?
Sit down.
Work an hour, you do an errand,
drive a car.
Is it dangerous?
It shouldn't be. If anyone shoots, you're on your own.
Quit, run, do what you want.
Money. What's in it for me?
Fifty thousand. Maybe more.
But fifty, anyhow.
In monthly instalments, so no quick spending.
- How do I know I'll get... - You don't.
In a hurry? Gonna worry?
Quit. Get out. Now.
- In or out? - I'm in.
Good. Go celebrate.
- Buy a car. - I don't...
You do now.
Station wagon, a Ford station wagon.
The big one, the one with the wood on the side.
Gee, thanks.
And no trips. Just your selling.
It may be months, but, Erwin,
you come when I call.
Er...
No questions. What you don't know can't hurt you.
You or me,
Erwin.
Bye-bye.
- Ty, is the cheque certified? - I think it's all in order.
Tommy, you just sign there on the top line.
I'll take your acknowledgement.
- Yes, that seems to be in order. - The Mercantile account.
Well, I guess we bought ourselves a property.
A Tommy Crown property.
It's always been very good to me.
You know the first thing I'm gonna do? Goose up all the rents.
Aren't you gonna wish us luck, Mr Crown?
You're overpaid.
Mr Crown wishes you good luck.
Carol, have Legal simplify these mutual accounts, huh?
- I can't even read it myself. - Yes, sir.
Sandy, you and Basil have to handle the Goddard account.
He's got a bee in it for me. Oh, cancel the insurance.
- Take my name off that building. - See you, Tommy.
We're up three-point-seven percent
on the principal accounts of all five portfolios.
That's plus all the trading gains.
That's not bad, since the first of May.
Very good, Walter.
Oh, Walter, why don't you take a shot at this mutual account?
Yes, sir.
Mr Crown, it's Geneva again. They've repeated the offer.
They're down a full half point on that block of French francs.
- If you want to take... - We'll wait.
Three more days.
Pan American flight 863 for London
now boarding at gate 52.
At the tone, the time will be
three o'clock
and ten seconds.
- Yes, sir? - No calls, no exceptions.
Tell 'em I've left for the day. Book me Thursday to Geneva.
Cable to Richemond, have Georges meet me at the airport.
Thursday, Georges, Richemond. Got it.
Hello, Charlie?
How are you, boy?
All clear. Ten after three. Check in again at 3:40.
Bye-bye, Charlie.
...and fifty seconds.
At the tone, the time will be
three seventeen
exactly.
At the tone, the time will be
three seventeen
and ten seconds.
At the tone, the time will be
three seventeen
and 20 seconds.
Hello, Charlie?
Yeah. One's out of... order.
I've got all the numbers. Steady.
Steady, boy.
It's 3.30, so wait.
I'll be here.
Yeah?
Go.
I'm on my way.
Go.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Six, please.
Floors, please?
- Six. - Ten, please.
Four out.
Don't touch the button. Shut up!
On the floor. Everybody on the floor.
- How you doin', chief? - Okay, baby.
Okay, now...
I want everybody to stay real quiet
'cause we're gonna be here just a little while, okay?
Could you please give a message to Joe Meagher?
- Meagher? - Yeah, Joe Meagher.
M-E-A-G-H-E-R.
Hold it.
I think he's in General Settlement.
- Who shall I say is calling? - Horan. Michael Horan.
Show me your feet. Keep your hands on that book.
Now just stand there and turn the pages.
In a minute you're gonna walk past me, in front of me
and down that corridor.
Where's the elevator? We're gonna miss our coffee.
Get your hand back on that book! Keep turnin' those pages.
Don't move.
Everybody over to the wall.
Now!
All right. Sit down and shut up!
Sit!
Just keep movin'
nice and easy.
Come on.
- Keep walkin'. - Hold it, sweetheart.
- What are you doing? - Quiet.
- I don't want any trouble. - Careful with that thing.
That could've been your head!
In the elevator, sweetheart, with the rest of them.
Stay just the way you are.
Don't move. And keep your head down!
Move.
Let's keep it quiet now.
Folks, let's keep it quiet.
Folks, keep it quiet.
We'll ask you a few questions, take your name and address, and you can go home.
- Marvin, State Police call in yet? - Not that I know of.
Then you call them. And let me know when the Bureau checks in.
And, Marvin, we're lookin' for suitcases, cartons, anything that'll hold money.
- Bill, check the airport and trains. - Right, Lieutenant.
Marcie, get me the Turnpike Authority.
Calm down, Eddy. I'll get 'em for you.
Did you have a good afternoon, sir?
Fine. Just fine.
- Any calls? - They're by your phone, sir.
I won't be needing you tonight, John.
Thank you, sir.
Get it on tape, all the details, everything.
Right.
Give 'em time to think. Don't make 'em hurry.
Phil, better play waiter.
Go out there and tell them we're gonna buy them dinner, two bucks a head.
Make out a list. Send for it now. Keep it simple. Paper plates, lots of napkins.
Marcie, give Phil a pencil and pad.
Now, Mr Wexler, what about the numbers on those bills?
No numbers. Just small bills.
- Did he have anything to say to you? - He said to get in the elevator.
He put a gun in my face. You know, I was really scared.
He was an ordinary-Iooking businessman.
What do you want?
- Huh? - What do you want to eat?
Chicken salad sandwich. On white.
- Yeah. What do you want? - I wanna get outta here.
Hello?
Nine o'clock?
It's either the Ritz upstairs or Joseph's.
Joseph's.
I'm starved.
So am I.
Will you open the back window, please?
Step out and open up the back, will you?
- What's the matter, officer? - Step out of the car, please.
- What's goin' on here? - Licence and registration, please.
Back of the car, please. Step to the back of the car.
I got the registration here.
This is all my identification.
Everything's here: licence, registration.
- Where are you goin'? - That's a Diners. Portland.
- Where are you stayin' in Portland? - Portland Motel.
Open the bags, please.
- It's all cosmetics. - Open the bag.
It's the line I'm in. It's all ladies' stuff.
- That goes right to the bottom. - What's in the other bag?
- Same thing. - Open it.
Wide open. There we are.
What's the big one in the back?
- That's my personal belongings. - Let's take a look.
- Here it is, all my coats. - All right.
- Okay, you can go on. - Right.
Thank you.
- Hello, boys. - How much did they actually get?
2,666,527 dollars and 62 cents.
- Did you get a receipt? - No.
The bank has a computer. We have 32 witnesses who saw everything.
We're gonna have statements from every one of them, in detail.
- The fella they shot, how's he? - Just a slight wound.
- When do you expect to make arrests? - The usual, any hour.
- How long do you plan to stay in Geneva? - Three days.
- Business or pleasure? - Business.
Merci.
- Do you have anything to declare? - No, nothing.
Georges.
Monsieur Crown. Do you have the tickets?
- Right here. - Two baggages?
There's nothing here, Lou.
I've been all over this thing.
Not a thing.
All right.
Say! Anything?
They're right, Lou. Looks like an Army surplus smoke bomb.
Hey, Lou,
they're gonna have a hell of a time getting it out of this marble.
Anything for me, Ross?
Well, a.38's a.38. No special markings.
Find me a revolver.
They all had sunglasses and hats.
Hey, folks! All right!
Nothing. A great, big nothing.
Organised.
Scientific.
We're Boston's finest.
We're dummies.
Do you have that breakdown yet?
16,240 20-dollar bills.
19,871 10-dollar bills.
34,465 5-dollar bills.
129,000 one-dollar bills.
It's all there.
But, what name?
Code name and the number.
- And what address? - No address.
But... we do not know you.
But you will do it.
There'll be further deposits, in cash, also.
We're both in the same business.
What else can we do to help you, sir?
The instructions can be any month,
any year,
but they must all be dated the nineteenth of the month.
- But only the nineteenth. - Thank you, sir.
Enjoy my money.
Well, gentlemen, it's a black day for banking
when five men walk in off the street and just calmly scoop up...
We've been all through that, Jamie.
And a black, black day for law enforcement,
when the best thing you can do is to pray for an informer!
And an inky day for the insurance people when you have to pay off, right?
Thank you, Mr MacDonald.
Good day.
Jamie, we don't know who they are, where they are
or what they did with the money... your money.
- They win, we lose. - So far.
There's someone, a special, that we like to bring in...
- Come on. - You won't like her, she...
I have more important things to do than to meet some insurance investigator.
I'm just asking you to give her as much help as you can, to meet her.
Jamie!
There she is.
- You're a love to meet me. - I want you to meet...
I've missed you. It's been more than a year.
You don't love me, don't call me, don't need me, don't pay me.
You've a heart of stone. You look terrible.
Vicki, I want you to meet Lieutenant Eddy Malone of the Boston Police.
The man in charge. I've read your reports.
I've heard about yours.
From old Poison Tongue. You must be terribly impressed.
Yes, with both of you.
How tactful you are.
Parking in this area is limited to three minutes.
Please do not leave your car unattended.
Thank you very much, Warren. Thank you, Anna.
This isn't my reunion, so I'll be leaving you here.
- It's a pleasure meeting you, Miss... - Vicki.
Vicki.
- You call me before you leave town. - Right.
Isn't he, though?
- Great shot. - That's a beauty, Mr Crown.
Damn it to hell. Only you. Never.
The back side, the eighteen, less the front. I make it 20 bucks.
You couldn't get down from there in two. Never.
I say I can do it again.
You aren't gonna start with that "again" stuff again, are you?
- The same lie? - Fifty to one.
I place it an even thousand.
- I take it. - Bury it.
I'll bury it.
Whoa! Whoa!
Too bad. Too bad. Tough shot.
That's too bad, Tommy. You almost made it.
Almost.
- Now, another grand. - Even money?
That's a sucker bet. You're faded.
That's two grand for you if you drop it in
and a thousand twenty for me if you miss.
Drop! Drop!
You're mad. Absolutely mad.
What else can we do on Sunday?
Morning.
What's in this for you?
Ten percent of everything recovered.
He knew the bank routine, he knew the layout.
So do 20,000 others.
Everyone who ever worked there, every customer.
I've never seen such records. And we've been over them all.
Looking for what?
A criminal record?
You've gotta know what to look for.
Every crime has a personality,
a something like the mind that planned it.
- This one has... - That's clever.
Very clever.
You work your way and I'll work mine.
Wait a minute, baby.
We're in this together. You wanted in.
You're gonna get ten percent, so you earn your keep.
Earn it!
All right, Eddy.
Let's start with the money.
- Well, I don't have it. - What would you do if you did?
$2,600,000 in cash.
Someday you ought to buy a motor for that thing.
I wish you wouldn't always undershoot the field like that.
Why?
Come on, Tommy.
It'd end all my worries.
What do you have to worry about?
Who I want to be tomorrow.
A week of thinking, and what have you got?
Ideas.
Meanwhile, where's the money?
Could be in Switzerland in numbered accounts.
- Oh, Jesus. - What else is he gonna do with it?
Bermuda? The Bahamas? The rest of the world?
Taxes, records, shaky currency, people to know, people to trust.
How did he get it through customs? It's rather bulky, you know.
The Swiss are notoriously casual about certain formalities.
Aeroplane luggage they hardly ever check at all.
And he'd have to make more than one trip.
I could contact the airlines, have them make up a list of names.
- Then I can make up another list. - The bank list.
I could compare them in the computer.
- What's that? - The bank.
Five ways in, five ways out.
Suppose they only met once?
- Oh, that's beautiful. - Wait a minute.
- That's pure geometry. - Never?
Never, never before, after, ever met again.
Lovely?
No, it's impractical.
But why? He could have met them one at a time.
Why should he trust them to know each other?
For all we know, they don't even know him.
Then how'd he pay them off?
Maybe he didn't.
Not all at once.
Instalments?
They're gonna be awful nervous.
Let's advertise.
Advertise?
"Be a fink for $25,000."
The five files you asked for are on the desk, Lieutenant.
Sorry to bring you down here like this, but they can't leave the premises.
I understand. Thank you.
- May I have the pictures? - Yes. They're all in order.
They are?
Number one. Bank vice-president, age 46.
He made eight trips to Europe.
Some sort of business.
No.
Number two. This one is a lawyer.
He made three trips across in the last 90 days.
He's too square.
Perfect!
Nice.
- You find him attractive? - Yeah.
He was at the bank six months. That was a long time ago.
Real estate. Securities.
- Currency arbitrage. - What's that?
That's buying and selling currency.
Betting the spread in two different markets.
Graduated from Dartmouth and Harvard, business administration.
Socially acceptable, smart as a whip and plenty of money.
Two trips to Geneva in May, and six since our robbery.
Four million dollars. 36. Divorced.
She kept the children. He sounds just perfect for you.
What's his name?