All language subtitles for The.Killer.Is.Loose.1956.Bluray.english

Thank you very much,
Mrs. Andrews.

I'm really terribly sorry
about this, Mr. Poole.

Those notices are
just a matter of routine.

The payment just
slipped my mind.

I can't imagine how it happened.

Don't let it worry you.

It can happen to any of us.

Thank you, Mr. Poole.
Thanks a lot.

You're welcome.

Ah, another new home owner.
Holly Road.

City's spreading out, isn't it?

It sure is, Corporal.

Tell me...

You still love
your old Sergeant?

Sergeant Flanders.

I didn't recognize you.

That's what 10 or 11
years does for you.

But I knew you
the minute I saw you.

You know what I
almost called you?

Foggy?

Corporal Foggy,
the jungle killer.

I guess I started it, didn't I?
Then everybody picked it up.

Even the island boys,
they'd say,

"Corporal Foggy,
he get lost again,

"he forget his rifle."
Remember that?

Yes, I remember.

Well, it was nice seeing
you again, Sergeant.

Now, cut the Sergeant
stuff. The name is Otto.

Mr. Poole.

That isn't anybody from
the bank truck, is it?

It's time for them all right, but
I've never seen that man before.

He just came on back,

he handed Mr. Wilson a note
and he just came on back.

Freeman! Get away from that alarm.
Hold it, you.

Don't anybody move.
You're covered from the door.

Go on, fill it up.

Close the bag.

Hey!

You know something, Foggy.
I'm going to stop kidding you.

I take it all back.

And then?

And then that crazy teller comes charging
in and gets conked over the head.

Well, that's about
all there was to it.

I'll say this about Poole, he
tried and it took a lot of guts.

Officer, if you'd known him...

You told me.

- Otto Flanders?
- Yeah.

- Holly Road?
- That's right.

It's the worst possible time,
it's our biggest collection day.

Receipts twice what they
are the rest of the week.

These guys knew
what they were doing.

That's about it.

All right, gentlemen,
that'll be all.

We may want you to
look at some pictures

if you will,
maybe some people, too.

- Chris.
- Thanks.

Ms. Shaw.

Ms. Shaw.

Reach your wife all right?
Yes, thank you.

Afraid she might have
heard about it

on the radio or something,
she worries a lot.

- Sit down.
- Thank you.

You suppose wives enjoy that, Mr.
Poole? Hmm?

The worrying I mean. I'm just
breaking into this marriage business.

All I can say is I've been
married for five years

and my wife still
worries about me.

That's very discouraging.

I don't know, I kind of like it.

Mr. Freeman,
just one more thing.

You were coming through the
back door from the garage.

Spotted something was wrong,

you tried to ring the burglar
alarm and this fellow says,

"Freeman, get away
from that alarm."

That's right, I thought
about that later.

How did he know my
name was Freeman?

Here's a better one. How'd
he know where the alarm was?

Mr. Poole, they also stopped you
from pressing the alarm button.

Yes, that's right, he did.

Sergeant,
it was probably my fault,

I called Mr. Poole's
attention to the man.

But at that time I wasn't
exactly sure what was going on.

Well, I'm sure you
were sure, Mr. Wilson.

I admit I was scared.
Well, what could I do?

A couple of men with guns?

Well, it all happened so fast.

Well, it usually does.

Let's go, Chris.

I'm sure you have the names
and addresses, Denny.

Thank you very much, everybody.

That'll be all folks.
Thank you, Mr. Freeman.

Coffee break, boys.

How about this? Three sets.
You're sure well covered.

Thorough, that's all.

We play no favorites.

Number one got a call from
the insurance salesman.

Number three a wrong number.

We've got it all on tape,
it's fascinating stuff.

Incoming or is it going out?

Hello?

How's the building
and loan business, Clyde?

Sound like something?

What are you doing?

I told you not to touch your
phone until we were sure.

They don't know a thing,
how can they?

I'm alone and had
a chance to call.

- Hey, Denny don't!
- What was that?

- What was what?
- That click.

This line is tapped.

It's probably the connection.
You must be wrong.

Hang up, you stupid.

Play it back.

Hello.

How's the building and
loan business, Clyde?

Couldn't have worked
smoother, could it?

Wagner. Well, it worked.

No, it's that apartment
over on 20th Street.

You've got the address.

Right, we're going over there
now to pick him up.

- What was that?
- What was what?

That click.
This line is tapped.

Well, we had a little bad luck here.
Nothing you can't fix.

Just get a car there in case
he tries to break. Right.

Turn it off.

What a crazy guy.

He's not crazy, you heard what
the man said, he's just stupid.

Come on, you can
eat it on the way.

He was walking out the minute
we pulled around the corner,

bag packed and everything. He took
one look, ducked back inside.

That's his apartment up there

in the corner to
the right of the hall.

With the lights out? How
do you know he's in it?

If he isn't, he's somewhere
in the building.

Rex has been covering the
back and Greg's inside.

Hi, Greg. You said something
about being alone,

you know anything
about his wife?

According to the manager...

She went out
a couple of hours ago.

I was going to say...

We don't know what the
trouble is around here,

but they're two of the nicest
tenants we've ever had.

- I was going to say...
- Excuse me.

We may need a pass key, will
you get us one, please?

Go and get it.
Bring it up, Denny.

Come on, open up.

This is the police.

Did he strike you as a guy who'd
try to knock himself off?

All right.
We know you're there.

It won't do you any good.
You're not going to take me.

Worked himself up into
quite a stew, hasn't he?

Scared amateur, bolted inside.

This is Sam Wagner
from this afternoon,

you don't want us to
break the door down do you?

Get away from there.
I mean what I say.

Okay, Denny.

You said he wasn't crazy.
He's a psycho.

Doris.

Doris.

Doris?

Doris?

Everything's going to
be all right, honey.

Don't be scared, honey.
I'll take care of you.

They said she wasn't here.

She didn't know about it.

The hold up.

Not till tonight.

Not till she came home
when I was packing.

She wanted to go with me.
Poole, I...

Even after I told her she
still wanted to go with me.

That's how she is.

That's how she has always been.

That's why I can't understand
why you'd do such a thing.

It was an accident.

We didn't know she was here.
We couldn't see.

You couldn't know
what she's like.

You made us use guns, Poole.
You did that!

There was no need for any of...

She was...

Not just kind and
smart, she was...

I wasn't even alive before her.

Don't you see how wrong
it was to do that?

To kill her.

Nor, Leon Poole,
are we unmindful

that you have
suffered punishment

of a sort
difficult to calculate.

Yet the fact remains, you have
been found guilty of robbery,

resisting arrest
and attempted murder.

It is, therefore, the judgment of
this court that you, Leon Poole,

be sentenced to the state penitentiary
for a period of 10 years.

On each count.

Sentences to run concurrently.

This court now stands adjourned.

Of course, there's the
matter of good behavior.

That'll make a difference.

Sam, the DA wants me to thank you.
Good job. Yeah.

You two want to
join us for lunch?

- Why, we'd love to.
- Why, sure.

Sam, Mary and Chris...

Could have been worse, Poole.

It was worse, remember?

I remember.

Poole, we tried to explain.

Someday, Wagner, I'm going
to settle with you for it.

I'm certainly going to
settle with you for it.

Let's go, Sam.

Welcome to the club, Lila.

I expected a lot of things,
but that wasn't one of them.

You'll hear that 1,000 times.

Do you ever get used to it?

No, but you get numb.

The prisoner is sullen,
generally uncooperative,

frequently rebellious.

I wasn't myself then, sir.
I had a lot of wrong slants.

So many things had
happened to me all at once.

Some men can never adjust.

You did and quickly.

These past two and a half years
have made a big improvement

in your attitude and behavior.

What's more, you've
demonstrated an earnest

and sincere intention
to pay your debt.

I've tried to
follow the rules, sir.

It should be even easier to
follow at the state honor farm.

The honor farm?

You've earned it, Poole.

And it's a good-sized
step towards release.

You leave tomorrow.
Good luck to you.

Thank you very much, sir.

Ed.

My helper busted a foot, I want
to borrow one of your boys.

You'll need a good back
to unload that stuff.

You can have Adams.

What about Poole?

He ain't in for manslaughter.

They're all okay here, or
they wouldn't be trustees.

Sure, bud.

Only you don't have to ride
back with them in the dark.

Hey, Poole!

You want to ride into
town and see the sights?

Yeah, be right with you.

Some sights! A drugs
and a dry goods store.

Big deal.

It'll seem like
Times Square to me.

Got a little unloading job
for you to do, Poole.

Have a good time.

Thanks, Ed.

Come on.

You know, five years ago,

this whole country around
here was different.

Everything in lima beans.

Same with us back
at the honor farm.

Then somebody found out about the
lettuce, now that's all you see.

Where does that road lead to?

Some farmer's house up the ways.

He did the same thing, see,
he switched to lettuce.

It's something to
do with the soil,

you get very sandy,
just enough rain.

Hey, you better slow down.

Why is somebody chasing us?

Hello?

Yeah.

Who?

Yeah, I remember.

Late yesterday.

Okay.

Okay.

Sam?

Who was that?

Sergeant Baxter.

At this hour?

Nothing special.

Then why are you getting up?

I'm wide awake now,
might as well stay up.

You close your eyes
and get some sleep.

What about breakfast?

I can't make a cup of coffee.

You can't.

I've had some of it.

Lila, you know what the doctor said.
Get plenty of rest.

But I'm hungry.

That's ridiculous, you
had an enormous dinner.

All right then, we're hungry.

That's a dirty trick,
ganging up on me.

Three orders of bacon
and eggs, coming up.

- Lila.
- Mmm?

I may not have time for it.

Oh, then it is
something special, isn't it?

No, it's just
routine. A fellow...

A fellow broke out
of the honor farm.

Well, you still
have to have breakfast.

I'll have it
ready before you are.

- Sam!
- Yeah.

That man from the honor farm.
What's his name?

Oh, just a case of mine.

It's Leon Poole, isn't it?

Yeah, yeah, that's the one.

He said when he got out,
he'd settle with you.

That stuff. That never
comes to anything.

I mean, even if he's
still brooding about it.

Funny they call a man
with a desk job, a lieutenant,

for an escaped convict.

They called me because it was
my case in the beginning

before I had a desk job.

They always do that, Lila.

They called you to
warn you, didn't they?

And they want you to work on it.

All right,
how long will that take?

Good morning. You know how
many of them get away with it?

One out of 1,000.
What chance do they have?

Prison numbers on
their back a foot high.

No gun, no car, no dough.

And most of them don't get two
miles before they nail them.

Besides, I thought we were all
through with that kind of thing.

I thought we were all
through with it, too.

You know what I am thinking.

I know it by heart.

You don't wanna
be a cop's widow.

If I loved you as much as you
love me, I'd give up police work.

So I'm selfish.

No, you're not selfish.
You're scared.

You're scared to death that
something might happen to me.

And you can't stop worrying anymore
than you can stop breathing.

And why I'm that lucky,
I'll never know.

Oh, darling.

But you know something,
redhead, the answer's the same.

I got a job to do.

Yes, you do have a job to
do, and it isn't this.

It's a sensible job, an office.

Nine to five,
like normal people.

It's what you promised.

It's what we've got.

But you're gambling with it.

And besides, there's
somebody else involved now.

At least, there's going to be.

Darling.

We have everything
we ever wanted,

- don't ruin it.
- Listen.

There's thousands of men in police
work, white collar and gum shoe.

They lead full, useful lives.

Long lives most of them.
They have kids.

You know I'd do
any reasonable thing

in the world for you, don't you?

Hey, don't you?

But this asking me
to quit police work,

that's not reasonable.

I'll ask again.

Sam.

Lila, be sensible.

How can he travel 45 miles
with cops all the way?

Now, watch the bacon.

Good morning, up kind
of early, aren't you?

Yes, so are you.

Are we gonna stand
out here and drown,

or you gonna ask us
in for a cup of coffee?

Come in.

- Mac.
- Morning, Lila.

- Good morning.
- Good morning.

Chief sent us over to keep an eye on the place.
Just a precaution.

We promise we won't get
in your hair, Mrs. Wagner.

Chief evidently hasn't heard
my husband's statistics.

Boy, a convict can't go more than
two miles before he's caught.

And only one in
1,000 ever gets through.

Maybe you'd better
explain it to her, Denny.

Well, we want to be certain
in case he's the 1,000th

I mean...

Poole's chances of
getting through. Oh.

Come on in the kitchen.

He doesn't have
a prayer, Mrs. Wagner.

He's had a break
with it being dark,

but it's going to
be light pretty soon.

You know how these manhunts work.
Every escape route blocked.

Then we start house to house,
field to field, barn to barn.

In a case like this,

where he killed the driver, he's
really going to get the treatment.

He killed the driver?

Killed him and took off.

As far as we're concerned, that driver
he killed is the same as a cop.

Lila, cop killers
just don't get away.

Darling, don't you listen to
these fellows, do you hear?

I hear. No breakfast?

I really ought to be
on tap for the finish.

They'll probably have him by
the time I get down there.

I'll call you and
tell you about it.

And for goodness' sake,
don't worry.

Bye.

Bye, dear.

It's a shame to let all
this food go to waste.

Gee, Lila, we thought
you'd never ask.

Yeah.

Wide forehead, marked
lines from nostrils to mouth.

Firm chin, slight cleft.

Fairly prominent Adam's apple.

The ears, upper helix of the
left is cupped, as you can see.

Both lobes close to the head.

But you get
a better angle with this.

Darwinian extension.

The antitragus
obliquely slanted type.

The nose,
slight turn up at the tip.

Eyes deep set.

The way you'd probably
spot him is like this.

- Hi, Sam.
- Sam.

Glasses. He can't see across
the street without them.

Incidentally, you'd better run off about
2,000 of this print. This last one.

We want it in full circulation.

Okay, boys. That's
your target for the day.

Well, there's
the target's target.

- Morning, Sam.
- Morning.

What's new?
What have I missed?

Come on, I'll show
you on the map.

How's Lila?

Can't you guess?

That's the greatest ammunition
she could have had.

Maybe she'll cool off when she
finds you're a celebrity.

State highway police,
county patrol.

Every crossroad's constabled
between here and the farm.

It's like
an international incident.

I guess they think
you're important.

That target idea.
You guys talk like Lila.

How does anybody know
what Poole has on his mind?

Could be another
grudge altogether

or no grudge at all, who knows.

Anyway the whole
city is ringed off,

you couldn't crack
through with a tank.

This concentration around Tilden.
What's that for?

That's the first
real break we have had.

I was going to
tell you about that.

One of the merchants reported his
store was robbed during the night.

We got some fingerprints.

It's Poole, all right. This
gives us a fix on his position.

This store that was
robbed, what was it?

Hardware.

He got a gun?

Yeah, a .357 Magnum.

But gun or no gun, all he is going
to find is cops and lots of them.

Now, between here and Tilden,
look what they've got.

There's a roadblock on every cow
path, back alley and state highway.

They're shaking down
anything that moves.

A .357 Magnum? He's not after
me, he's after elephants.

All right, go ahead.
Thanks, Officer.

Let me see your license, please.

James Chandler.
RFD Lamberth.

Headed into the city?

- No, just over to get some farm equipment.
- Yeah?

My uncle's got a secondhand...

It checks out. Crates and
vegetables, nothing else.

- Could you use some?
- Some what?

Fresh vegetables. I'll sell
them to you for farm prices.

No, thanks, Mr. Chandler. We're
going to be standing here all day.

We can't use any fresh vegetables.
Go ahead.

All right, come in.

Go on.

How? How?

The highway patrol had the description
the same as the rest of us.

He was right in front of your boys.
The same face, the same man.

And he had a driver's license.

They can't arrest
everybody they stop.

If a man says his name's Chandler,
if his papers bear him out,

they have to let him through.

Tell the truth, I'd have
let him through myself.

We're lucky that farmer
Chandler's body was found so soon

or we still wouldn't know.

That makes two murders now.

All right, what's Poole got?
An hour head start?

About that. We've covered the
area with every available man.

From the roadblock,
all the way around the city.

We do have the new
rundown on him.

Truck license,
farm getup and so on.

Your men have it now, too,
so that's another break.

If you wanna
look at it that way.

It's a good way to look at it.

I'd have let him through,
too, Captain.

Don't worry about it.
Just catch him.

- Sent for us, Chief?
- Yes.

Sam, I understand you don't go for
the idea that Poole's after you.

No, I just said
there's no proof of it.

As far as I know, there isn't.

We were in touch with the
honor farm this morning.

Poole's been talking
about me up there?

Never. Not even to
the other inmates.

He was the world's
most perfect prisoner.

Sure. That was
his bill of goods.

So then we called the state pen.

Figured if he wasn't too well organized
when he started his sentence,

he might have talked more.

You should've asked me. Poole told
me, he was gonna settle my hash.

The pen just had a meeting
with Poole's first cellmate.

Poole used to bend
this fellow's ear

asking him why your wife
was better than his own.

How's that go again?

Poole wanted to know why,

since you'd killed his wife,
your wife should be alive.

He said if it was
the last thing he ever did,

he was gonna bust
out and kill Lila.

He didn't say it once.
He said it over and over.

That's how he plans
to settle with you.

He'll still take you
if he can't reach her.

But, Sam, she's
the number one target.

Lila?

That makes even less sense.

Now, wait a minute.

Here was a guy on an honor farm,
a cinch for an early parole.

So he murders
a guard to get away.

If I can believe that,
I can believe anything.

The guy's a psycho.

I'm trying to tell you exactly that.
He meant what he said.

You've got to believe him.

I believe it, Sam.
It's all there.

He never stopped working
for that one chance.

He hasn't stopped since.

We've been one beat
behind him all morning.

He's had three years to plan.
We've had less than a day.

As of right now, we're two beats behind him.
They just found his truck.

Where?

Near the corner of
Jefferson and Pine.

Dog in the front,
vegetables in the back.

No Poole.

He made it, he's in the city.
Chief.

I sent some more men out to your
place, so don't worry about it.

They won't tell Lila.

That Poole's after her? Thought
I'd leave that to you.

I better telephone up there.

Operator, Sam Wagner.
Get me my phone.

Let's just figure what we're
going to do about Poole first.

Then you can go out there.
Cancel it.

Any suggestions?

Of course, if he does go straight to
Sam's, you're covered and it's over.

That's assuming he doesn't
see how well we're covered.

He can see that
without his glasses.

Cops are falling all over
each other out there.

He'll be off again
and where are we.

Did he get any dough from that
farmer, what's his name, Chandler?

About 35 bucks, all he'll need.

Probably hasn't slept much.

I wouldn't think any.

That's about
a 30-hour stretch so far.

He's gonna be tired and hungry.

Is his new description out,
I mean, to the public?

Radio, Television
and the afternoon paper

should be
hitting the street now.

Wouldn't go to
a hotel or rooming house.

He wouldn't wander around
much, not in that get up.

What about friends?

They'd have to be
awfully good friends.

Far as we can find, he
doesn't seem to have any.

Good, bad or indifferent.

So, where does he go? He's
gotta duck in somewhere.

Wherever he ducks, he'll
probably kill again.

Bill, listen.

Why do the cops have
to be out at my place?

What?

Poole doesn't know, does he?

He doesn't know that we
know he's after Lila.

How could he? He doesn't know
his cellmate did any talking.

I doubt if he's even thought
of the guy in three years.

All right.

So sometime, sooner
or later, he will come.

Now suppose instead of a
cop's convention out there,

everything's normal.

Me coming to
work and going home.

At least, he'll know I'm there.

He'll know he can settle for
me if he can't find Lila.

We had the same idea Sam,
in case he did get through.

You for the bait. But we
wanted you to come up with it.

Just one thing, we gotta
be sure he can't find her.

We've gotta
get her out of there.

Naturally. But if she's not
at your phone book address,

she's on the moon
far as he's concerned.

What'll I say to her?
How'll we get her out?

That's your department,
getting her out.

Ours is getting
Poole in, tonight,

this afternoon if we can.
In any case, fast.

What we're gonna do, Sam,

is put out a bulletin saying
we have Poole cornered.

We figured in
the Credlow Hills area.

That's a good safe
distance from you.

We're gonna play it up
as an all-out police effort,

and the idea's to
reach Poole with a story.

He'll think it's a good piece
of luck and grab his chance.

If the story reaches him.

That's our chance.

Sam will be playing
it straight out there,

so you'll run
the stakeout for him.

Call the signals
and so on, right?

- Right.
- Better get going.

I'll start on
the bulletin, Chief.

Takes a while to
get 'em rolling.

Good. Let's have
that file on him again.

Uh, Chris...

Sam, Lila I can't help you with.

I'm not sure I can hold it together.
Not with this.

You and Lila?

She's on the old campaign again.
Anti police work.

Knock it out, Sam. One
goof around town's enough.

We've got to get him, Chris.
We've just got to get him.

If we don't,
we might as well give up.

Two thousand cops, one man.

One bifocal...

In a dirty farmer's suit.

This should be fine.
How much do I owe you?

Raincoat, briefcase, Sir.
That'll be $11.

Thank you, sir.

Yes, sir?

Give me a white shirt,
16 and a half.

This ought to hold them off.

We're just as well
covered out back.

Great, all we need now
are some loudspeakers.

Well they flashed us, it's about
Poole making it into town.

You didn't tell her, did you?

Are you kidding?

We've been doing our best
just to steer clear of her.

You'll find out.

Lila, I... This is still a
simple precaution, I suppose,

barricading me in my own house.

They won't even let
me go to the store!

Would it make you any happier
to know you're a free woman?

You mean they caught him?

Not yet, but it's
just a matter of time.

You fellows are free, too,

that is, if it doesn't
interfere with your eating.

Just give us a chance to get out first.
Give who a chance?

- You and me.
- Why?

Now, throw some things in a
bag, we're going on a holiday.

What? You know, Lila,
you're always right.

No matter how
well they protect us,

this place could
still be a hot spot,

and we can't take any chances.

Don't tell me
this was your idea?

Whose idea do you think it is?

I don't care whose idea it
was, I'm not gonna complain.

In fact, I might celebrate.

Now, hurry up. Don't take too
much, just some overnight things,

- make-up stuff.
- All right.

Denny, you get
in touch with Chris.

- He knows the layout.
- How's that?

I'm taking Lila to his house
and I'm coming back here.

- Sam?
- Yeah?

Where are we going?
We'll decide on the way.

Sam, I think it's a bad idea.

How else could I get her
out of here in a hurry?

Suppose she finds out now?

So, she finds out in an hour.

Maybe, I don't know.

What do you mean,
"You don't know?"

How you gonna get away from her,
what are you gonna say to her?

- Yeah?
- It's Greg.

The Holly Road district
mean anything to anybody?

Just got a flash on the car.

A merchant down there saw a
picture of Poole in the paper,

he thinks he
sold him a raincoat.

Holly Road?

That's not too far from
where he left his truck.

The only trouble is, eight other
people think they saw him, too.

All over town. In the movies,

riding on a bus north,
all at the same time.

Anyway, they're checking it,
they're checking all of them.

- Honey?
- Yeah?

What are you going to pack?

Do it for me, will you?

Just put in some shaving
things, a toothbrush...

All right,
that's why I love you.

You're such a help
around the house.

Denny.

Can't you think of anybody
who might have known him?

Well, I did talk to a couple
of guys you didn't meet.

Maybe if I check my reports.

Holly Road?

I think one of the witnesses
is from out there.

You run it down, I'll help Lila.

Hello, Ed. Denny.

Give me all the names and addresses
of the witnesses on the Poole case.

Does Otto Flanders live here?

Yes.

It's a little early, I don't
suppose he's home yet.

I expect him home pretty soon.

I'm Mrs. Flanders, if
there's anything I can do.

Does that mean you're alone,
Mrs. Flanders?

Why, yes, sir.

If you don't mind,
I think I'll wait for him.

What was it you wanted?

We were friends,

we were in the army together,
in the South Pacific.

He used to call me Foggy.

Corporal Foggy.

It's a good one, isn't it?

Corporal Leon "Foggy" Poole.

Hasn't he ever
mentioned me to you?

I don't recall.

He might have, I mean...

Don't you read the newspapers?

Today's paper?

Turn on your television set,

or listen to the radio?

Please, why are you here?

What do you want?

What is it you want?

I want something to eat.

If you'll just
wait till Otto comes,

he shouldn't be very long.

I'm really quite busy now.

Mrs. Flanders?

All I want is some food.

When you mentioned the
television, I was just...

You don't understand.

Since yesterday, all I've had to
eat is a few raw vegetables...

Please, don't, don't do that.

I'm asking you now, please
don't try to do that again.

And don't call
anyone on the phone

or if anyone comes, or
calls, Otto or anybody,

you mustn't mention
that I'm here.

Or I'll have to kill you.

I don't want to
hurt you, Mrs. Flanders.

I don't even wanna frighten you.

Why did you have to come here?

Why did you have to come here?

I had to come someplace,
didn't I?

And I told you I know Otto.

I know Otto very well.

Otto used to make
my life miserable.

How many times do
I have to tell you?

To get me some food?

You know, I'm not gonna
wait any longer,

I want it now,
Mrs. Flanders, now!

You think you're
pretty clever, don't you?

You were counting on it clearing

and I can tell by
the way you're driving,

you already know
where we're going.

To the beach, am I right?

Eventually.

Eventually?

Where are we going now?

As a matter of fact, we have to
stop by the Gillespies' first.

This isn't the way
to the Gillespies'.

I'm going a round about way.

You haven't been
telling me the truth

since the very beginning
of this, have you, Sam?

Is Poole in the city?

Looks like it.

There's a car been following us
ever since we left the house.

Gray sedan?

Yes. There's another
one in front of us.

They're our boys, clearing us.

It's a dandy way
to travel, isn't it?

Dandy way to live.

Would you mind telling
me why we're here?

Aren't you going to
say hello to Mary?

- Hello, Mary.
- Hello, Lila.

Well, Sam?

You're closer at hand here.

You mean, you're leaving?

I'll pick you up later.

We'll be on our way, simple.

Simple for us and a pain in
the neck for the Gillespies.

This is a lot of trouble, Mary.

Trouble?

There'd be trouble if
you didn't come here.

What good are friends
if they can't help?

Besides, it'll be fun.
Where do I put this?

In there in Bobby's room.

Unexpected house
guests aren't ever fun.

If you don't
believe me, ask Bobby.

He isn't going to mind a bit.

He can just sleep
in here on the sofa.

Sam, do you really think
you can get away with this?

You know, Lila wasn't
born yesterday.

I hope so, Mary.

Well, I hope everybody
knows what he's doing.

Sam, this doesn't
make a particle of sense.

What doesn't?

You said I was
closer at hand here,

this isn't as close to the
office as our own house.

You'll have to admit,
it's a lot safer.

Poole doesn't care anything
about this house.

He doesn't even know about it,

so he's not likely to find
anybody here, is he?

What's anybody
got to do with me?

Nothing, nothing, only.

You know, fellow like that, there's
no telling what he might do.

The idea was to get
me out of the house,

so you could go back, wasn't it?

Well, I thought we had a pretty
good trap rigged for him.

With you as the bait?

I know it sounds
like that but...

Please stop lying, Sam,
it just takes up time.

What you're planning
is all very noble,

but I don't like it.

Can't we go down to
the beach right now

and stay there 'til
this whole thing is over?

You know what?

I can't think of a thing in
the world I'd rather do.

Then why can't we, darling?
Lila...

- Why?
- Lila...

Any man, woman or child in this
city who crosses Poole in any way

is gonna get killed,
that much we know!

Now, I can't run out on that,
I'm the reason for it!

You know better
than that yourself

and don't try to tell me there
isn't somebody else on the force

who could do the job!

Lila.

What kind of
a husband do you want?

I'm to let someone else lay
his life on the line for me,

so I can play it safe?

Laying your life on the line,

that's what're you doing, isn't it?
Oh...

It's just a way of speaking.

There's no real risk,

he couldn't possibly reach me.

He couldn't possibly reach
the city, but he did.

He's outsmarted all of you
and he'll do it again!

I guess I've loved you a great
deal more than I should have.

And I haven't loved you?

Yes, in your way.

But there's a great difference
between your way and mine.

I just can't go on wondering
if every time a door slams,

it's somebody after you

or somebody to
tell me you're dead!

There can be a break
any time, any minute.

Any minute, for four years
I've waited for any minute.

No more.

I know, this has come
at a terrible time...

No more!
You're not thinking straight!

Oh, Sam.

Either we drive down to
the beach, right now,

or we're through.

Lila, I know you're
not thinking straight.

You can't be serious.

I was never more
serious in my life.

Well, everything's all set, now.

I hope Bobby hasn't left
any live frogs around.

Lila, Lila, what is it,
a doctor?

Is it anything about the baby?

I'll be all right.

Look, dear, I know what a
strain this has been for you.

I'm just going to
call your doctor

and have him come
over and take a look.

No, Mary, I'd just like to rest
a while, if you don't mind.

Now, look, your bed's
all ready and waiting.

You're going to come in
and lie down a little bit,

and not think
about a single thing.

And before you know it,
it's all going to be over.

These are the Credlow Hills,

situated some 23 miles from the
downtown section of the city.

And right now,
this is the focal point...

Do you believe that,
Mrs. Flanders?

...separate state,
county and municipal

to root out
the fugitive murderer.

Earlier, a helicopter...

Do you believe they
really think I'm there?

In terrain such as this,

mud conditions have been
a definite handicap...

That would be your
husband, wouldn't it?

Now the weather bureau
predicts clearing skies,

and police authorities
will continue on...

That would be Otto, wouldn't it, Mrs.
Flanders?

Captain, Captain, could you
come here a minute, please?

Be right with you.
Ladies and gentlemen,

I'm trying to get Captain Lyle Snow
of the State Highway Patrol...

Please don't say anything.

Grace?

Hi, honey.

Remember Leon Poole
I knew in the army?

Rigged that holdup? What
do you think has happened?

You got it on.

Captain, it is true that
Leon Poole is somewhere in the area

that the television audience
is now seeing on the...

They have him cornered?

Absolutely.

Captain, do you care to
make any predictions as to

when you can wind this up?

Well, we know we're
up against a dangerous...

Where's this going on, Grace?

...and a lucky one, too.
We do have him trapped.

Grace, where's this going...

...that's a big advantage
to us, knowing that.

So this way you can concentrate

all your personnel
on this one operation?

Right, and in my opinion, Poole's
capture is only a matter of time.

Well, thank you, Captain,
we appreciate your...

Turn it off, Otto.

Excuse me now, will you?
Yes, surely.

Ladies and gentlemen,
that was Captain Lyle Snow

of the State Highway Patrol.

Well,

if it isn't Foggy, himself.

What are you trying to do,
scare her to death? Otto!

Easy there.

That's a lot of ordinance.

I know how to use it.

You taught me.

I tried to.

I hope you're not any better
now than you were then.

You know something, Foggy?

You look pretty beat.

I had a little rest.

I guess you're
the top kick now, Foggy.

Don't call me that again.

There's something
I've got to do.

Right now,
I need a change of clothes.

You sure do.

Bulletproof.

I'll see if I can
dig something...

Hers.

Show me the raincoat.

Hold it up.

This chore
you've got lined up...

Remember what you
used to tell me about?

I was all thumbs
and two left feet.

Blind as a bat.

Ribbing you.

I remember everybody
treated me like that

back when I was a kid.

That's why she was...

Why she meant so much.

What?

My wife.

She never laughed at me.

Not once.

About anything.

Made me feel I was somebody.

Things I said, things I did.

You don't know how
important that was.

It's the difference between
being dead and being alive.

I loved her more than
anything in the world.

More than life.

Much more.

A cop murdered her.

Poole, they cleared
that up at the trial.

He killed her!

And now...

I'm gonna kill his wife.

Want a drink?

Mind if I have some milk?

Your car in the driveway?

I don't think it's
gonna do you much good.

Is there something
wrong with it?

Otto?

No.

With you.

Look, you're shaking,
you're so tired.

You're knocked out.

Not every cop is on
that wild goose chase, Leon.

I guarantee you'll be cut to pieces
before you ever reach your goal.

So what's the percentage?

Leon.

Can't you see what
you're up against?

Don't you know me
from the old days?

Don't you think I
could take you myself

if I had to?

And I'm just one guy.

Without a gun.

You are strong and quick.

Turn your head,

take your eyes off
me for one second,

that's all I'd need.

But you know that, too.

I suppose it would be easy.

Grab me or throw something.

Yeah, that's what I mean.

So, how about it, Leon?

What else could I do?

What else could I do?

And until Poole has
been taken into custody,

which is expected momentarily,

all civilians have
been asked to remain away

from the Credlow Hills area.

Honey, how many
times must I tell you

to sit back,
you'll ruin your eyes.

And what did I tell you about
keeping the sound down?

I don't want Lila disturbed.

That's okay, she's
leaving to go downtown.

I was just in there.

Hey, Mom, if this
thing's such a big deal,

how come they don't show Pop?

Lila.

What do you think you're doing?

Sam expects you to wait
here until he's through.

- He's through now, Mary.
- So am I.

Lila!

I gave him a choice of
leaving or staying with me.

He left.

What a nice send off.

That should help him a lot.

When has he helped me?

When has he thought of me?

Is he thinking of me now playing
pigeon for a crazy murderer

when there isn't
any need for it?

Is he?

Yes.

Yes, he is.

Because Sam is
sitting in for you.

I don't know what you mean.

That was the whole idea.

You weren't supposed to know!

But I think
you've got it coming.

As far as Poole is concerned,

Sam is just a consolation prize.

You're the one he's after.

That's right, you!

Sam's been tying
himself up in knots,

lying up one side
and down the other.

Everyone but the Northwest
Mounties trying to help!

And do you know why?

So he could hold on to you!

So he could spare you even one
second's little extra worry!

As if you were
wrapped in cotton bunting

with special rules for handling!

As if you were different
from any other cop's wife!

I guess you are different.

I may be on
the right track at that.

That's a rotten business.

It costs a lot and
what does it pay?

If it has to be run, let
somebody else's husband run it.

Am I right?

Look, dear.

The reason I could tell you all
this in such a pretty way,

is because I've been
over the same terrain.

Right now, I think you'd better
have a little something to drink,

it won't hurt you.

It won't hurt me, either.

And in this particular sector,

not a bush or a ravine
is being overlooked.

It is here that
one of the searchers

believes he sighted Leon Poole.

And although there have been similar
reports within the past ten minutes,

none of them has
been disregarded...

Sam, Chris here. Final check.

All lines are set.

We're in business.

Haven't had a chance to ask you,

have any trouble parking Lila?

What about Denny's witness?

Haven't been able to
find his report yet.

Hold it, boys.

I've got somebody.

Walking fast.

Tall, lean, it's a teenager.
Check him out.

Check.

He's coming across on your side.

He's about sixteen.

He's got a dog with him.

What kind of dog?

Sam, this is just a dog.

Turning in,
two doors down from you.

That's a Flannigan kid.

Got a report on that
Holly Road address.

Guy's name is Otto Flanders.

Used to know
Poole from the army.

We figured that
Poole could be there.

A dozen of the boys should be
covering it by now.

Just sit tight.

Maybe we can turn
this neighborhood of yours

back to the kids and the dogs.

Okay.

Okay.

Sam, got a report on
the Flanders' house.

Yeah?

We get A for effort, that's all.

He'd been there,
killed Flanders.

Did you learn anything else?

No, not from Flanders' wife.

She's in a state of shock.

Pretty bad off.

Well.

I guess we can
expect Poole anytime now.

Taxi!

Thank you.

Sam. We've lost Lila.

What do you mean
you've lost her?

She's not at my house,
she walked out.

Mary meant well, but she told Lila
what the score was and she left.

Got any idea where
she might have gone?

Anywhere,

a hotel, I don't know.

I think she's headed here.

Chris, she can't come here!

She's your wife, isn't she?

I've called for
a couple of squad cars.

- For what?
- To stake him out here.

Poole comes along,
he sees them, it tips 'em off.

He ducks out,
it gives Lila a clear path.

And we lose Poole.

Well, it's a gamble, I just
wanted you to know what I'd do.

But you're the boss,
Sam, you call it.

How would she
get here, in a cab?

Yeah, I guess so,
if she's coming here.

Chris, now get this straight,

keep everything clear,
no squad cars.

Okay, Sam, you're the boss.

Boys!

Keep me posted, what's going on?

Got one now, one headlight.

Eastbound.

Here's another westbound,
woman driving.

Lady, look out!

Lady in the light gray job
recovering from near miss.

Heading up your street.

- Chris?
- Yeah?

Did Poole take
the Flanders' car?

That's their guess, they're checking
with the neighbors out there

for a description, they'll
get back to me right way.

Somebody's coming.

Man heading west on North Vale.

Woman, tall,

plaid raincoat.

Sam's side of the street.

Check her out.

Black sedan moving into
your street, two people.

What happened to your gal in the plaid
raincoat, what happened to her?

I don't have her.

Neither do I.

It could be Mrs. Ramsay,
she lives three doors down.

Here's your black sedan passing.

A gal walking in,
she's in a hurry.

Trench coat, red hair...

Red hair, is it Lila?

Could be.

What's the matter,
can't you tell?

I think so, Sam,
but I can't be sure.

- How tall is she?
- 5'6", 5'7"?

It must be Lila!

She wouldn't walk into this,
what about the cab?

Who knows?

If it is,
she's gotta pass here, Sam,

and we'll cover her.
Now, don't worry.

Sam, we got her now.

I think you're right.

Hey, that dame we lost
in the plaid raincoat?

She's right behind her!

Right behind her,
where's she been?

Listen, are you sure
it's a woman?

What?

Is it a man or a woman?

Come in, somebody,
where are you?

Yeah, yeah, it could be a man.
Well, it could be a woman, too.

It's just the walk,
it seems wrong.

If it is Poole,
what's he waiting for?

He's not sure it's Lila.

Could be right.

I tell you, Sam,
he's not sure it's Lila.

He's waiting for her to turn into
your place, so he'll be sure.

We'd better move in!

Hold it, hold it.

If you move in, he'll start
shooting at Lila first.

We can drop him in his
tracks, Sam, what about it?

That's no good,
suppose it is a woman.

It's too late now anyways, Sam.
They're out of sight.

We've picked him up now.

Does Lila know?
Can you tell if Lila knows?

Hold it.

Sam, it is Poole
and Lila knows it.

We better pick him up, now.

Miss the first crack,
he'll shoot her dead.

Can you swear you won't miss?

No.

You'll have to call the signal, Sam.
I can't and won't.

She'll use her head.

If she passes by here,

Poole will think
he made a mistake.

She won't play it that way,
she'll try to reach you.

She can't!
What's wrong with you?

She's in love with you,
isn't she?

She's not going to think
everything out with her head!

But you call it.

Is that the way you want it?

Come in, Sam, you haven't much
time, she's almost there!

She's got to pass by, Chris.

I know she will.

Just let her keep walking.

The minute she's in
the clear, move in!

Here they come, Sam.

Sam, she's going past,
she's gonna make it!

Sam.

It's all right, darling.