kid?
Could you hold down the job?
Keep the citizens lined up
with their hands going in and out
of their pockets at regular intervals?
You like insulting me
in front of your friend, huh?
It makes you real happy to do, huh?
Get out! Get out!
Why don't you just stay down, Dad.
And give the party machinery
a nice long rest?
This is it, boy. That is the last straw.
- That is the last one.
- Yes?
- Now.
- Now?
- Yes, right now!
- Oh.
Now, you listen to me, Stuart.
You got something of mine, see.
So I'm gonna give you a chance...
...to rest and take it easy...
...until you remember
what you did with it, eh?
Now, I don't want any reports,
no report sheets,
no reporters, no nothing.
I'll call Fritz in a minute.
You can use this elevator here.
What about the kid?
I don't know about the kid.
Let Fritz find out about him.
If I had your wallet,
I'd never give it to you.
I might give it to the FBI,
along with the rest of my files.
Is that so?
Well, let me
tell you something, sonny.
Sometimes when
little boys make up stories,
they have to be locked up in their
rooms. Now, get him out of here.
Get him out of here before I kill him!
If you work me over, I'm gonna...
- Stop that!
- I'm warning you.
Out!
I'm warning you. Anybody works
me over, I'm gonna really...
You gonna what?
I want both your mouths shut
between here and the jail, or else.
You used to be my friend.
Shut up.
You used to cook
Chinese food for me.
I said, shut up.
- If you give me any trouble...
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
So that's when I got the idea
to make the challenge.
All I have to do is get out of jail,
make my way back
to the mayor's office,
open his safe and get away.
How would you say an escape artist
is different from just plain folks?
Well, he does what people
wish they could do.
And if he can't,
he makes it seem like he can.
Ever tried to escape
from anything tough before?
- Sure.
- How'd it make you feel?
Fine.
All right.
Everybody out.
The deal is, he's totally alone, Fritz.
One hour.
Okay. I'll be back to get you
in an hour, kid.
Your clothes are across the hall.
Good luck.
You don't see me, do you, Scully?
No, Fritz.
Come out here now.
Take a good look.
I have to do a lot of things
I don't like in this job.
I don't mind that so much.
As a matter of fact, his old man
would come downstairs and get him...
Now, I don't know what
your connection is with that nut,
but if you know anything
about a bunch of hundred dollar bills,
you better start talking.
I did a little checking.
I don't know what you've heard,
but your old man was a petty crook.
They didn't shoot him in here,
you know.
He got as far as the kitchen,
which isn't bad for a country boy.
But don't you even try to escape.
In a little while, the reporters
will be back to take your picture
and write down your comments
on the virtues of bragging.
Think about hundred dollar bills.
Says you're supposed to sign this.
Okay.
You ever heard of anybody
who tried to break out of here?
Oh, yeah. Guys try to get out
all the time.
Come on.
Come on. I got reporters
coming back in a few minutes.
Okay, come on.
Okay, you'll be safe in here.
It'll be in all the papers.
Boy, are they gonna be surprised
to find you in here.
- Got your keys?
- Yeah, let's get this over with.
- Did you find the wallet yet?
- No, sir.
- What about the kid?
- We got him locked up.
Tell you what, Al. You tell Fritz
to send someone over
to Stu's apartment and look for it.
Okay.
Do whatever you have to do
to find it.
Good night, sir. We'll take care of it.
Good night.
See you tomorrow.
Oh, boy...
Now what?
I don't know.
I don't have the key.
Well, Fritz will have it.
Come on.
Now, what am I holding up,
besides the show?
The seven of diamonds.
Yes.
Now, would you like to say a nice
good night to the audience?
Good night, everybody.
Now, my