The Silent Partner

Okay, thank you very much. Next person.

- Good night. - —good night. Good night.

Good night.

If you're not back in before Christmas, have a nice one.

Thank you.

Long day.

'Tis the season to be jolly'

'fa-la-la-la-la, la-la, la-la'

I was wondering...

Would you care to have a drink after?

Clever. I would, Miles, but I'm busy tonight.

Take a rain check, though.

Rain check. —Look.

Don't let me keep you from your little doodles.

Nice, huh?

Listen, Cullen, I've got a little something going this evening.

A problem's come up, and I've got to put in a quick appearance at home.

Wonder if you wouldn't mind helping me out

and taking Julie over to the Hyatt regency,

keeping her company just till I get there.

Julie? —mmm. Have a couple of drinks on me.

- What is it? - It's a holacanthus tricolor.

- Oh. - —I've had one on order for six weeks.

May I? —Oh, of course.

I don't think he does anything.

Do you come here often? —not especially. You?

Never been before, but I've heard a lot about it.

I don't like the way they look at you,

like they have you coming in through the gate.

I didn't know about you and Packard.

- How long have the two of you been see... - —not long.

Are you sure you know what you're doing?

Am I sure?

- —I was just wondering. - I wonder why you wonder.

It's not my place to criticize.

You're criticizing? —Sorry.

Are you criticizing me for what I'm doing

or for who I'm doing it with?

- —Let's just drop it. - No. I'm interested.

Look, if I waited until I was sure before I did something,

I'd end up not doing anything.

- —What did you say that was called? - What?

In the bag—- the one you're going home with.

An angel fish.

Angel fish. That's right.

Where did you say it came from?

The Caribbean.

My, what an interesting hobby.

That really must be a fascinating way to pass your time.

Have you done it for long?

Yes.

Well, you two having a good time?

Oh, terrific.

Well, I guess I'll be running along.

Stay and have another drink if you like.

Oh, thank you, no.

It's getting late, and I'd better get my date back home.

See you tomorrow. —see you later, Cullen.

Night.

If you don't mind my saying so, Cullen,

I think there's a little too much cash on the floor these days.

- It's Wednesday. - —yes, I know. But in general.

- It's Christmas. You know how it is. - —I know!

How did we end up yesterday? —34,000, 35,000.

Well, Cullen, that's too much.

Oh, by the way, my wife and I would like to see all of you

at a little Christmas party we're giving.

Sunday night be all right with you?

Sunday's fine. —Good.

Would you mind bringing Julie along with you?

I'd just as soon she didn't show up alone.

If it's okay with Julie, it's okay with me.

It'll be fine with Julie.

And I keep the receipts to the safety deposit box here.

Under lock and key.

If you ever need the keys, which are here, you come to me, all right?

- —He looks interesting. - What?

- —Well? - He's nice.

That's it? Nice?

Come on.

He collects fishes.

What?

Let's just say, in his case,

that the total is somewhat less than the sum of the parts.

Thank you.

Thank you. Merry Christmas.

Thank you. Merry Christmas.

Thank you. Thank you. Merry Christmas.

Thank you. Merry Christmas.

Thank you. Thank you. Merry Christmas.

Thank you. Merry Christmas.

Thank you. Merry Christmas.

Thank you. Thank you. Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas. Thank you.

Hiya, frank.

Finally. I'm going home.

Hello, Cullen. —how are you, Mr. Fogelman?

Busy as hell.

Thank god.

Even with the rain.

I guess we can forget about a white Christmas.

Oh, say, a couple of your people came in for lunch a few minutes ago.

There's a blonde with them.

Tits out to here.

Louise. She's new.

$4,206.

I thank you.

Good afternoon. First bank of Toronto.

Santa! Santa! I want a pelican and a train!

Oh, you do, do you?

Will I get them? —Oh, yes.

Will I really get them? —Yes.

- —Percy! - Both of them?

- Yes. Both of them. - Percy!

Mum, Santa's gonna give me everything I want.

He's got my toys in his pocket. —not now. Not now.

Not now, kid. —he's got my toys-...

- —That's enough! - Percy!

Mum, Santa's gonna-— -I don't think so, dear.

Mum, Santa's gonna give me everything I want.

Go ahead. I left my checkbook at home.

Thank you.

Imagine, a Santa Claus who doesn't seem to like children.

Merry Christmas.

Hello? —Julie, it's Miles.

Oh. Hi.

There's something I want to talk to you about.

Did I catch you at a bad time?

A little.

Someone's there?

Mm-hmm.

Sorry.

And then savings withdrawal.

That's how they're still in business.

And then partial PCA.

Thank you very much. —we'll just do that on the side.

Notice anything new?

Mistletoe.

Oh. Cute.

Everyone else has had a turn.

Don't let your emotions run away with you.

Oh, good morning. Merry Christmas.

I'd like to cash this.

$550?

Do you have identification?

Driver's license?

Louise, would you check the balance in this account, please?

Thank you very much. Happy new year to you, too.

Merry Christmas. First bank of Toronto.

Sorry for the delay.

- You ready, then? - Just about.

You wanna go to lunch?

- —No, you go ahead. - Good, I got something to attend to.

Mr. Cullen. —Mr. Fogelman.

Thank you, Cullen. —merry Christmas.

Oh, same to you.

First bank of Toronto. Merry Christmas.

I'd like to deposit these.

Certainly.

There you are. —Thank you.

All of it. —that's all there is. Look.

I saw him make the deposit.

Give me the money, you fucker.

Hey, you!

What the hell?

Police!

Hey, what are you doing? Hey!

Hey! Hey!

We feed in what little information we have—-

eye color, estimated height,

robbery while in possession of a firearm,

wearing a disguise.

Computer does the rest.

I was quite a way away.

And the beard makes it difficult.

Well?

No, not really, but it was something like this.

- —Is that all? - Yeah.

Easy to see why he was long gone by the time the squad car got there.

- —What do you mean? - The alarm went off in the station

the same instant the camera started.

As you saw, seconds later, he was out the door.

Why'd you wait so long to push it?

I don't know. I didn't push it, actually.

- —What is it, the clip? - Yes.

What do you mean the clip? —you tell him.

Well, there's a wire clip that presses down

on a particular stack of bills in the cash drawer.

In my drawer, it's on the hundreds.

If you pull out all of the bills,

the clip makes contact with a metal plate,

completing an electrical circuit,

and the silent alarm and camera are activated.

No one else in the bank knows you're being robbed.

I do. There's a red light goes on by my desk.

I'm operations officer.

Getting back to the clip, wouldn't the idea be to give him those bills first,

give the police as much time as possible?

I suppose so. Yes.

Yet you gave him—- was it the hundreds?