Transcripts - Forever Dreaming

Okay. Here we are. Come on.

Let's go. Let's go.

I feel so embarrassed.

You'll get over it.
What have we got, woj?

This is alice grant.
That's captain miller.

Miss grant.

She propositioned
me over on broadway.

Oh.

Asked me if I wanted to
go for "a roll in the hay."

Don't people say that anymore?

Uh... Not in this
neighborhood, no.

Well, nobody told me.

Actually, this is my first time.

I didn't even know what to wear.

You did okay.

You know, you'd
think the other girls

Would be a little helpful.

You'd think so, wouldn't you?

I don't suppose there's any
kind of a training program.

Uh, not in the formal sen...

No. Would you have
a seat, miss grant?

Wojo.

Wojo: yeah.

What's gonna happen?

Uh, got to get some
information first.

You know...

You were the first
person I approached.

You seemed to have a
hungry look in your eye.

I was going into a restaurant.

Oh.

I thought it was me.

Address?

136 Mamie eisenhower way.

Fort dix, new jersey.

Wait a minute. Are you...
Are you in the army?

Should I have mentioned that?

What are you doing
hooking in the village?

We get days off.

Well, I'll bet you any amount
of money it's against the rules.

I suppose so.

But I just couldn't
see any other way out.

My roommate just moved
out of our off-base apartment,

Leaving me with the rent.

And my mother just
moved into a nursing home,

And I have to send her money,

All on a take-home pay
of about $550 a month.

What would you do? Well,
I wouldn't sell my body.

Ever?

No.

You got to have some
respect for yourself.

Well, I do.

I just don't have any money.

Well, all the girls get paid
the same thing, don't they?

I mean, what do they do?

They quit.

They're not as
patriotic as I am.

Uh, stay right there.

She's in the army.

- Miss, uh...
- Grant.

Would you believe it?

She says she doesn't
make enough money

To cover her obligations.

Well, there's a lot
of that going around.

A lot of people
resigning, she says.

Um... Wojo, much as
I'm loath to admit it,

I don't have a ready solution.

Me, either.

Okay, then why don't
we call her base,

And have somebody
come down and pick her up.

Like to see reagan squirm
his way out of this one.

Come on, puente. Get in here.

How am I supposed
to hear a silent alarm?

Get a dog.

Dumb export company.

They had no cameras,
no gold watches,

No mean punks...

Just a bunch of dried-up fruit

And a crate of slim
whitman records!

You know who he is?

He yodels on tv!

- Boring.
- Yeah, I think so!

Sit down.

Our silent alarm was a break-in.

We got him with these.

What are they?

Microprocessor chips.

They're the essence
of a computer.

They formulate each
thought to tell it what to do.

Each chip can hold
millions of functions.

There's probably $15,000,
$20,000 worth in there.

- You're serious?
- Yeah.

"Delancey exports.

Ship to wilinski importing
company, gdansk, poland."

We may be in over our
heads. You better call the fbi.

Uh, barn?

I thought I could get into it.

I believe you have
plenty to do around here.

Nothing truly exciting.

Call the fbi.

Okay, thank you.

Well, they're sending
someone from the base down

To pick you up.

- Thanks.
- You're welcome.

Are they very upset?

They didn't sound too friendly.

Couldn't you have
gotten a part-time job?

I mean, as a waitress
or something.

I tried all that.

I needed something
that paid more.

It finally came down
to a choice between

Winning the jersey lottery
or being a sex object.

You'd think there'd be
some other alternatives.

You'd think so, wouldn't you?

Barney: can I help you?

I'm leo hadden.

What can I do for
you, mr. Hadden?

- You called me.
- I did?

Delancey exports.
Sergeant dietrich?

I'm captain miller. Dietrich!

This is mr. Hadden, delancey
exports. You called him?

About a burglary
at my warehouse.

You had some goods you
were shipping overseas?

They're in that box over there.

I just wanted to
establish ownership

For the burglary report.

Do you ship a lot
of things to poland?

Oh, a little of this,
a little of that...

Some jeans, dried fruit,
bobby vinton posters.

Microchips?

Dietrich!

Excuse me.

- Did you call the fbi?
- Yes, sir.

- And?
- They're on their way down.

Good. Let them handle it.

Yeah, I just wanted
to, you know...

Yeah, just don't get involved.

I won't tell them
anything. How about this?

I give them the plot, but I
won't tell them who did it.

Mr. Hadden, we need your
signature on a complaint.

- You want to have a seat?
- You know,

This is the first
time I've been robbed.

I had a watchdog, but he died.

Well, they're still making them.

Speaking of watchdogs,

Do you export a lot of these
high-technology microcircuits?

Oh, they're not high-technology.

They go into electronic
amusement games.

Oh, yeah, I love that stuff.

That's where you
sh**t down planes,

Blow up tanks, wipe out cities.

Exactly.

Well, thanks very much
for all your help, sergeant.

Sorry. We're gonna
have to hold on to this.

- What for?
- Evidence.

A lot of polish children
are gonna be made...

Very unhappy.

Come on, mr. Hadden.

They must be getting
used to that by now.

Excuse me.

I'm looking for
sergeant dietrich.

Right here. You with the fbi?

Who, me? No. Oh, my god.

What's the matter?

My name is lawrence oaks.

I own sunny time electronics.

Thanks for coming
down, mr. Oaks.

I just want to ask
you a few questions.

Oh, no, look, i-i'm married.
I have three children.

I'm a veteran. I volunteered.

Did you sell these
chips to mr. Hadden?

Oh, yes, but... Yes, but...

Take it easy, larry.

He said they were going into
games for polish children.

They had nothing to
do with the military.

- Larry...
- That's what you said.

No one's accusing you
of anything, mr. Oaks.

It's all right. He's
just excitable.

We were introduced by
my brother-in-law's uncle,

And I needed the business.

What's wrong with that?

What did I do? I
didn't do anything!

What's this about?

This is mr. Oaks. He sold
the chips to mr. Hadden.

Yeah?

Do you have water? I take pills.

Just take it easy.
Right over there.

Help yourself.

Oh!

It's getting interesting.

Yes?

- Leo!
- Hello, frank.

Oh!

Well, you're looking
good. How's the wife?

Great. She asks about
you all the time. Yours?

Oh, a little arthritis.

Excuse me. I'm captain miller.

Oh. How do you do?

Rilling, federal
bureau of investigation.

Oh. Mr. Rilling.

Well, we, uh...

We may have stumbled
into your area, I'm afraid.

Appreciate the call, captain.

Obviously, you two
know each other.

We're old friends.

Boston, san francisco, miami.

Hawaii.

- What weather.
- Yeah.

I had a hobie cat.

Let me get this straight.

Mr. Hadden's in the
exporting business.

Mr. Hadden is an
agent for the kgb.

It never said that
on his checks.

Captain, your men have
done an excellent job.

Thank you.

Thank you, uh...

I assume you'll be taking
mr. Hadden and mr. Oaks into custody.

Absolutely.

- On what grounds?
- Come on, leo.

Microchips designated
for eastern bloc countries

Are subject to embargo by
the department of commerce.

I've read the commodity-control
list pretty carefully, frank,

And chips going into amusement
devices aren't covered.

Chips are chips. Am I right?

Well, i-i don't...

Oaks: there are chips
that are legal chips.

Then there are chips
that are not legal chips,

But not these chips.

These chips are legal chips!

Please. I don't
want to go to jail.

My wife hardly talks to me now.

We're dealing in
unimportant technicalities.

I'm not so sure about that.

Why don't you back
off and let me handle it?

That's a pretty crude
way of putting it.

You're in charge here.

Okay! Okay.

Look, uh,
mr. Rilling, I'll admit

That we're dealing with
something that's out of my area.

However, this happens
to be my jurisdiction,

And I would like to know
what is going on here.

- Yeah, me too.
- Shut up.

- Hey, I started this.
- All right!

The point is, are you
absolutely certain

That it is illegal to
export those chips?

If leo is involved,
it has to be.

The department of
commerce would know.

Right. Call them.

You sure you want
to get involved?

Just call them!

You must think I'm a real
idiot for doing what I did.

Well, I guess you blew
your good-conduct medal.

I guess.

But I'm glad it turned
out this way, though.

I mean, with you.

How come?

Because, to tell you the truth,

I probably couldn't
have gone through with it.

Oh, yeah?

Could you have?

If you weren't a cop.

Sure.

You're just saying that.

I mean, I never really
thought I was ever appealing.

Well, you are.

Hey, look, i, uh,

I've seen more hookers
than you can shake a stick at.

You got a lot of appeal.

Thanks.

- Are you all right?
- Oh, yeah, sure.

I just can't handle the
pressure like I used to.

You're as good as you ever were.

How do I take that?

- As a compliment.
- Thanks, leo.

I'm getting tired of chasing
you around the country.

At least with abscam,
you could sit down.

You know something?

I'm gonna retire next summer.

Are you serious?

I wouldn't lie to you.

You know, that's funny.

I was just thinking
about that myself.

I made a down payment
on a condominium.

- Moscow?
- Honolulu.

You know, some deep-sea fishing,

A little golf,
lying on the beach.

You might have
some time to do first.

You got no case, frank.

You always say that, leo.

You know something?
I'm gonna miss you.

For a bolshevik,
you're not a bad guy.

You're not so bad yourself.

You, uh, here for the russian?

- The hooker.
- Oh.

Yeah, uh, if you'll
just wait right there,

I'll, uh, I'll get
captain miller.

Barney.

The army's here.

Oh.

Listen, uh, I'm... I'm
feeling really bad.

I think I should
have just let her go.

It's a little late
for that, huh?

Yeah. I knew you
were gonna say that.

The thing is that
you could explain

The extenuating
circumstances to them.

Well, just... Just use that...

That commanding,
persuasive voice of yours.

Wojo... Yeah, there.
Just like that.

I'm captain miller.

- I'm sergeant lake.
- Sergeant.

On behalf of the 31st
motorized infantry battalion,

I would like to apologize for
specialist grant's behavior.

I only did it because
I love the service.

Funny way of showing it.

Uh, excuse me.

I'm sergeant wojciehowicz,
the... The arresting officer.

- Sergeant.
- Hi.

Um, I'd like to tell
you what happened.

Isn't it in your report?

Well, yeah, the...
The cold facts are,

But there's, uh, there's
extenuating circumstances.

Well, that'll be up
to the army to decide.

At least you... You
could listen to me.

She's out of your jurisdiction.

She's sitting at my
desk. All right, wojo.

Uh...

Sergeant, if I could see
you in my office for a moment.

Certainly.

What took you so long?

Um, what I think

Sergeant wojciehowicz
was trying to say

Was that

If miss grant were
not in the army,

We would be inclined to give
her a desk-appearance ticket

And send her home.

But the fact is, captain,
she is in the army,

And what she is trying to sell

Belongs to the united
states government.

I won't dispute
that. I-i just...

I just hate to see
a career ruined

Because of one small mistake.

Are you aware of her
financial problems?

Captain, I command 112 girls,
and all of them have problems,

And I listen to
them all day long.

"Powdered eggs makes
my face break out."

"Somebody stole
my sweat shields."

"I can't... I can't make
maneuvers because I got cramps."

I mean, the fact is, captain,

That if a woman wants to
make a career in the army,

She has to make sacrifices.

I mean, god knows I did.

Two years in guam sweating
like a pig in the quonset huts

While all of those navy
nurses had all of the fun.

I didn't earn these
stripes in bed, buddy.

I can believe that.

And now... Tomorrow...

I have to lock these
heels and face my c.o.

And tell him that
one of my troop

Was found in a sleazy
hotel with a strange man...

A bottle of cheap
gin on the night table.

Soft music playing
in the background.

Sergeant?

Bodies caressing each other.

Touching... Fondling.

Sergeant?

Sweat...

Glistening until it drops
off of her dog tag...

Until that final
moment of rapture.

Sergeant, uh, she was
picked up outside a deli.

None of that happened.

Well, thank god for that.

Uh, barn, excuse me.

James seinbeck from the
commerce department is here.

Thank you. Uh, excuse me.

Mr. Seinbeck, I'm
captain miller.

Captain.

Mr. Rilling, mr. Hadden,
and mr. Oaks.

Rilling's kgb. Hadden's fbi.

It's the other way around.

- Oh, you're, uh...
- Rilling, fbi.

Oh. I like your show.

Mr. Seinbeck!

There seems to be
some dispute here

With regard to what can
be exported and what can't.

Join the crowd.

- So where's it going?
- Poland.

They're microcomputer chips.

Uh-huh.

Uh-huh.

Uh-huh.

Uh-huh.

Uh-huh.

- Well?
- They can't go.

Oh, my god.

They're going to an
eastern bloc country

And they're being used for
military purposes, right?

Electronic games.

Uh-huh.

Uh... Then they can go.

Oh, thank god.

Non-reprogrammable
chips can be exported

If they're used in
amusement devices.

Yeah, but there's no such thing
as non-reprogrammable chips

If you can afford
to reprogram them.

According to an
industry trade journal,

The microprocessors
in video games

Are five years more advanced

Than those generally
used by our military.

Is that true?

I suppose.

Did you know that?

Well, yes, i-i had heard
something to that effect.

And you sold him
that stuff anyway?

If it wasn't me it
would be someone else.

That's a wonderful attitude.

So, what do we do?

Nothing... For the moment.

What do you mean,
for the moment?

Well, the commodity-control list

Is always being
changed and updated.

Try us next month.

By next month, those
chips could be in moscow.

And this guy just walks out?

Unless you want an
international incident.

Wonderful.

Why don't you just
let the fbi handle it?

Well, leo... I'll
see you around.

Take it easy, frank.

Can I go, too?

I don't need you.

Anybody?

Okay, mr. Oaks, you can go.

But if I were you, I'd be a bit
more circumspect in the future

With regard to who
you do business with.

I will. I certainly will.

Thank you. Bless you.
Thank you. God bless you.

All right!

I'll be going, too, captain,

Unless I can be of
further assistance.

Thank you. You've done
quite enough already.

They all say that.

I suppose you'll want to
hold on to those for evidence.

You suppose correctly.

Well, then, goodbye.

No hard feelings.

You know, mr. Hadden,
the irony of this

Is that it's only in a
country like this one,

Where the power of
law is above all else,

That you get to
walk out that door.

Frank... Have a good life.

You've earned your rest.

Leo, take care of yourself.

If you're ever in
honolulu, look me up.

I won't be getting
around very much.

Rocking chairs, some good
books, catskill mountains...

That's it for me.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Gentlemen.

Honolulu, pearl harbor,

Scofield barracks,
hickam air force base.

I'm gonna get that sucker
if it's the last thing I do.

I think we'll be going now.

Oh, I'm sorry to
have kept you waiting.

Police business.

Let's go, grant.

Thanks for your help.

Look, uh... If you
ever get liberty again,

We'll, uh, we'll have
dinner or something.

Oh, I'd like that.

And I wouldn't
charge you anything.

Nice meeting you, captain.

My pleasure.

If you ever get to
fort dix, pop me a flare.

I'll do that.

You like tanks?

Yeah, sure.

I'd like to show you mine.

Looking forward to it.

Let's go, specialist.

Move!

Barn, it's almost checkout time.

- I'm gonna split.
- Good night.

Me too, barn.

- Thanks.
- Yeah.

Yeah, I'm gonna run
puente down the tombs,

And then I'm gonna
take off myself.

Okay.

Quite a day, huh?

Got to be the most exasperating,

Frustrating experience
I've ever been through.

So why'd you drag me into it?