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[nickering]
And how's everybody tonight, hmm?
Heya, Blackie.
It's just Danny.
You know me, boy.
Easy, fella.
You like that, huh?
Sure you do.
[neighs]
Okay, we're just going for a ride, boy.
Be right back.
Just hope he don't decide to lie down and take a nap
before we get him in the trailer.
[horse whinnies]
[whinnies]
♪ You hear it calling ♪
♪ 'Cause when it calls you know you're gonna fly ♪
♪ It fills your wings ♪
♪ You and I, We know the wind ♪
♪ And you and I together ♪
♪ We could find our dreams ♪
♪ You and I We know the wind ♪
♪ You and I We know the wind ♪
[crowd chanting] Black! Black! Black!
Pleasure doing business with ya.
Sure.
This doesn't feel like five G's.
Yeah, well, 5,000 doesn't weigh all that much.
But don't spend any of it for a while.
I got my eye on a couple of things I wanna buy.
For your own protection, Danny,
don't.
Look, nobody's gonna think I done anything.
Practically nobody even talks to me.
Look, you're due back at work in about an hour.
I suggest you get started back there now.
Just in the off chance somebody notices you're missing.
Huh? All right?
[Man] Got it! Grab one for me, will ya?
Hey, how's it going, Mr. Sanderson?
Morning, Alec.
Did the Black give you any trouble last night?
Just beat me at checkers, as usual.
Right, see you later.
[Man]
Frank?
[Man 2] Easy, boy.
[nickers]
Hey, Black.
Wanna go for a ride?
[nickering]
You're not Black.
Wh...?
Black?
Black?
Black?
[Alec] Black!
Black!
What's all the hollerin' about?
The Black's missing.
[Sanderson] What are you talking about, Alec?
He's standing right there.
What are you, blind? That's not him!
Don't use that tone of voice with me, son.
Henry!
[Henry] Yeah.
Someone switched the Black.
There's another horse in the stall.
A black quarter horse.
[Sanderson] Darned if I can see any difference.
Well, that's a mare, that's not the Black!
Hey, I'm going up to the office!
[horse whinnies]
Black!
Whoa, what's your hurry?
Black.
Someone switched him in his stall.
There's another horse there.
When was this?
I don't know.
The stupid security guard couldn't tell the difference between the two.
Okay, okay. You calm down, all right?
I'll call the police. Okay?
Uh, yeah, hi. My name's Danny Boothe.
I gotta report a stolen horse.
No, I work here at the track.
It belongs to a friend of mine.
[men laughing]
[Man] Well, it's dark. The horse is black.
[Henry] That's true.
But anybody that knows horses would know the difference.
Maybe not in the middle of the night.
That's true. That's true.
But what do we do now?
Security was here four times during the night.
And each time, there was a black horse in the stall.
But what are we gonna do?
See, that expands the circle of how far away they could get.
If they pulled this scam off in the middle of the night,
say two-ish,
they could be five,
600 miles away by now.
Well, how are we gonna find him then?
It'll be tough.
Kid, I'm sorry.
But there's a lot of options for criminals on the east coast.
I gotta get the state police going on it.
I gotta get my own people going, you understand?
We have to do something. We can't just sit around!
Alec. Alec, calm down, will you, please?
Henry, we're just standing around!
If I knew how far away they got,
I could...maybe set up some roadblocks
for horse trailers.
[scoffs]
[Man] Kid's got an attitude.
How would you feel if you lost your right arm?
[Man] Here they come.
Alec Ramsay?
Have the police actually confirmed
that your horse has been stolen?
I don't believe this.
Lady, we don't know any more about this than you do.
We have no comment.
[Man] What's going on anyway?
Excuse me. Could you tell us something about the theft?
Uh, my name's Danny Boothe.
I was just the guy who called the poli.
ou,
I hope they catch the guy that did it.
Then the police actually believe it was a man or men
that stole the horse?
Uh, that's just my own theory.
Listen, I have no comment.
Alec! I'm talking to you.
What?
You can't go around
and put out your anger on the entire world.
We gotta stick together.
Henry, we gotta start looking
We got maps in the glove compartment.
Maps in the glove compartment?
What do you wanna do? Run around all over the country?
What's that gonna achieve, boy?
Henry!
You've gotta drive, I can't!
We're not going anywhere.
Don't you understand th?
Look, we can't go running around like a chicken with his head cut off.
I know everybody at every track,
and I'm gonna keep on that phone. I'll be talking day and night.
I won't stop.
So, what do I do?
Well, you talk to those detectives.
And you tell them everything you know about the Black,
from his had to his tail.
Henry, I'm sorry.
I'm...
I'm afraid I've lost the Black forever.
You haven't lost him, boy.
[Henry] Earl, nice-- Nice talking to you.
Listen, um,
I'd love to race in your town, but...
Don't let this come as a shock, but the Black has been horse-napped.
I mean kidnapped. Well, they've done it before
with other important animals.
I know this is serious.
But, lookit, if you see him,
keep your eye peeled and call me at the track, will you, please?
Thank you, Earl. Thanks.
No luck yet, Henry?
Nothing yet.
[whinnies]
Hey, .
Any news?
No. No, nothing.
It's been nearly a week.
So, what, are you going home soon?
No.
Not while there's still a chance.
My mom's coming out though.
She's gonna help.
[sighs] Oh, did the police fingerprint you yet?
What?
Fingerprint you.
They did Henry and me days ago.
ell, they don't nk that I...
Oh, no, no, no. No, no, no.
They were just checking out the Black's stall.
Oh.
Yeah. So they're gonna fingerprint
anyone who has normal contact with the Black
so they can eliminate them.
So I told them that they can eliminate you too.
Oh. Well, nobody asked me about that.
But they did ask me if I knew something.
Yeah?
Yeah.
I said I'd been asking around here too.
Thanks, man.
You know, you're the only guy around here
who does not look the other way when they see me coming now.
[laughs] I know the feeling.
Yeah?
Yeah.
[sighs]
[Alec] Nice boots.
[sighs]
Well, I better get going.
Catch you later.
Okay, man.
Catherine!
I didn't know you were coming.
Your mother and I are both concerned.
Well, where is she?
Talking to the police.
[Belle] Alec!
Oh, I've been looking all over for you.
I just talked to the detective.
But you didn't tell me that when you talked to me on the phone.
Well, nobody told me.
Yeah, they have a suspect under surveillance.
Who?
Oh, I don't know.
But they assured me ng.
I'm just glad to see you.
Yeah.
[Henry] Look, Jack,
very much.
Thank you for calling. I appreciate it.
Well, they call from all over.
Anytime they see a black horse. Even in Hawaii.
When they see a black horse, they call me.
But that's good, because, you know,
you can never tell.
Yeah, well, you'll know the real one when you see it.
Thanks. Thanks for thinking.
All right. Bye, Jack.
Maybe we should start looking in Hawaii.
lot laces to call.
Look.
Why don't I take us all out for lunch,
and we can talk about it there. Okay?
That's not a bad idea. I am hungry,
and I can call better on a full stomach.
[Alec] Well, let me just grab my jacket
and I'll meet you guys at the car.
Phew!
Afternoon, Danny.
Howdy.
[whistles]
Nice car.
Thanks.
So, uh, what, you wanna print me or something?
Why would I wanna do that? Hmm?
Well, just 'cause Alec said you were dusting the stall for prints.
Oh, yeah, yeah. Well, came up with nothing,
except Alec's prints.
Some reason I should check for yours?
No. Just 'cause I work here, that's all.
Right. Mind if I ask you one question?
Sure. I was just gonna split, though.
How much you make an hour here?
Minimum wage?
Double it.
Not bad.
I get overtime, too.
Well, you must just have gotten a lot of overtime
to put 4500 down on this little baby.
I've been saving up.
You paid ca.
So what? What's the big deal about paying in cash?
Where'd you get 4500 in cash overnight?
Look, man.
I don't have to talk to you.
I'm the guy who called you in the first place, remember?
It's a simple question, Danny.
H a
I'm outta here. You got nothing on me.
[engine revving]
[horn blaring]
I'm sorry, man.
What's going on, Danny?
About your horse.
What're you talking about?
I took him. For this guy.
I made the switch.
You?
This guy wanted the Black to stud.
Where? Where'd they take him?
I'm sorry, man.
France.
They took him to France.
Move it.
Come on, let's get you out of here.
I'll send some of your things on if you have than a few d
I got all I need here.
They said to wait here for an Air France representative
to meet us.
And you know the name of the police inspector?
Uh, Gelarde. Inspector Gelarde.
Right. They've already informed all the port authorities
to detain any horse that fits the Black's description.
The Ramsay party?
Yeah.
You have the last three seats on the aircraft.
Here's your tickets. We're holding the plane,
so I must ask you to follow me right away, please.
Goodbye. Goodbye.
Bye. I wish I could go with you.
We'll find the Black, Mom. I know it now.
[Henry] Alec!
[Alec] I hope we get there in time.
[Henry] The French authorities are detaining every horse
that matches the Black.
If a black stallion
they're gonna hold him until we get there.
[whinnies]
Well, sounds like he's glad
to finally be here.
You are Monsieur Connelly?
That's right.
I believe all of the pertinent papers
have been taken care of.
I will decide that, monsieur.
Of course. Of course.
gest you make elf comfortable.
There could easily be a delay of...
several hours.
Several hours?
Oui, monsieur.
[Alec] I just thought of something.
[Henry] What?
[Alec] What if they already made it through customs?
[Henry] Huh.
Then at least e looking he right country.
[Man] Excuse me. You speak English?
[Officer] Oui.
[Man] I'm looking for the West Bank.
[Officer] You go over there.
Then, uh...
Then you...
[Black whinnies]
[grunting]
[Alec] It'll take us hours to get there.
What if the thief gets tired of waiting
and tries to weasel his way out of it?
[Henry] Customs people are pretty serious, Alec,
about their work.
Believe me, if they want to keep him waiting,
[chuckles] they will.
[siren wailing]
[Black whinnies]
Oui. Merci.
What?
What is the problem here? I have a
papers in order.
quested
be detained for a short time.
Yeah, well, it hasn't been a short time.
I've been waiting here 15 hours, and frankly,
I'm beginning to lose my patience.
erhaps, monsieur, not the time
[Black whinnies]
Black!
It's the Black!
What's the meaning of this?
[Henry] That's him!
Monsieur Connelly, would you follow me, please?
Go on! Get out of here, you thief!
This person's lying. I paid top dollar for this horse.
He's lying!
You'll be talking to my lawyer.
You're gonna get what you deserve!
Black.
Black, you're home.