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It'll be in your favorite papers in the morning. Let's clear.

Let's go.

Clear, folks.

Hold it. Lieutenant Haynes, what's the story?

Frank Baum, local bookie.

Somebody really worked him over. Who did it? The guy I took off before I got

here.

Any witnesses?

They're inside with Riley.

Let's break it up. Break it up.

Okay, citizens. The show's over. The show's over.

Give family A.

Oh, it is, sir.

You see who did it?

Well, I seen it, but I don't know the guy.

Would you recognize him if you saw him again?

That's hard to say.

Now, what's that supposed to mean, yes or no?

You know how it is.

How about the rest of you? Anybody know him?

No. No dice. Never saw him before in my life. This guy... You don't want to get

involved, huh? It's not that. Is that it?

We'll tell you if we know. No, no, it's nothing like that. No, it's not. You

know, they're all leveling with you.

You know, it's this guy, we've never seen him before.

He was just having a couple of beers with Frankie, and they started arguing,

Frankie tried to split, and this guy goes after him.

Okay. Go ahead.

What else? What else?

Huh? What else?

Well, you know, like they...

They hit the street, and this guy pulls out a piece, and he starts to go to work

on Frankie.

Frankie was a toad.

First class.

It's about time he got what was coming to him.

Did you see the man hit him?

Yeah. It was beautiful.

Did you identify him if you saw him again? Sure. He was here for a couple of

hours. Right?

Yeah. What did he look like? Describe him to me.

Well, he was about 130 pounds.

130 pounds?

He was a slim, tall guy. He was 165, 170.

Now, here, what about this mouth again? Was that a firm mouth?

It was firm like this. A little wider.

A little wider. Yeah.

Okay. What about his hairline? High or low?

A little bit lower.

Kicked down a little bit more on his forehead.

What about his hair? Was it thin or was it thick?

Thin, more thin.

Yeah. Yeah.

Not bushy, you know, not bushy. Now, what about his eyes?

Well, you got his eyes too close together.

No, no, the eyes are just right. That's good.

Now, what about his ears?

The regular kind.

Oh,

now it's getting more like it. Now, what about this? Is this all right?

That's it, huh? Yeah.

That's the guy.

Yeah, I think so. That's the guy.

That's him. Yep, that's him all right. That looks real good.

I guess so.

Lieutenant, here's a composite picture.

Sure this is it? Oh, is that the guy? Yeah, that looks like him. That's him.

Sure?

Well, definitely.

Okay. Thank you. Thank you very much. I like you very much.

Good job.

You sure you filed the report, Chief? Of course I'm sure. That's the purpose of

a filing cabinet, to file things.

Good morning.

Oh, well, that's what I like, a bright, cheerful greeting.

Give me that Turner report, would you please, Eve?

Sure. I checked under all the T's. It's just not there.

You filed it yourself, Chief.

Failed to understand why I have to be given a third degree over a simple

to locate a report.

Well, let's see.

Turner. Oren Turner.

E -U -R -N -E -R... Oh, for Oren.

Here we are.

Thank you.

Good morning.

Evidently, we're looking at a man who didn't have much luck fishing over the

weekend. You're right. I didn't have any luck at all.

What about that favorite spot you're always bragging about?

I guess I lost it.

Yeah, well, you shouldn't use the old fishing tricks, so... What's that?

So that you can find the right spark, you just put a mark on that side of the

boat. Do you know how old that joke is?

No. Would you like me to tell you how old it is?

Lieutenant Haynes called. He wants you to come to his office right away.

Did he say why?

No.

Frankie Baum.

Yeah, I know who he is.

Why?

Well, he got worked over last night, and he might check out.

Oh? I was hoping that you could shed a little light on why he did it.

I haven't seen him for a long time.

You busted him once, didn't you?

Yeah, when I was a patrolman.

He got off with a misdemeanor.

You haven't seen him since, huh?

Not that I can remember.

Okay.

Fine, thanks.

Do me a favor, will you, while you're here?

We picked up a few suspects, and would you mind filling in with a couple of the

detectives in our lineup?

Sure.

Here, slip into this.

Room 42.

Take your time. Make sure.

That's it. That's it.

Right at the end.

How about you?

What do you say?

You sure?

Oh, yes.

I told you he can weigh 160 pounds. He weighs more. He's a strong, tall guy.

I'll show you. Thank you all very much.

165 pounds. Oh, come on. He weighs more than that.

I know men better than you do. What do you think? He's not a heavy guy. He's a

heavy guy. He's a tall and heavy guy.

Get a make?

I don't think the same guy.

Which one was it?

You?

Me.

This was made about an hour after Baum's beating.

In the witness's description.

You gotta be kidding.

Afraid not.

You mean when you asked me to stand in the lineup, it was for real? You really

thought this was a sketch of me?

I thought it looked like you.

They made the positive identification.

How good a look did they get at the guy that hit Baum?

They were there.

No other witnesses but the ones out there?

One more.

Frankie?

Frankie?

Frankie, who did it?

Who hit you?

Is he in this room?

A fair likeness, but only fair.

Now, how do you explain the fact that Ed was positively identified by five

eyewitnesses?

Five barflies.

Oh, now, Chief, just because Sergeant Brown is a member of your staff...

Would you care to finish that sentence?

As long as I'm on this case, I'm going to play it by the book.

Now, the way it stands, Ed's been identified by five witnesses and

Frankie Baum.

There was something that happened while he was fishing at a lake 180 miles away.

You've told him, of course, where you spent the weekend.

And you've contacted the men who were there with him all weekend.

Well?

There wasn't anybody with me. I went by myself this weekend.

The men who usually go with you couldn't make it?

I didn't ask them.

I wanted to be alone this time. You drove 180 miles to be alone?

Lots of people go fishing alone. I don't see anything unusual about it.

Did you run into anybody you knew at the lake?

I didn't go out on the lake. I had something else to do.

I was trying to write something.

I figured a weekend of peace and quiet without any interruptions. I used it one

weekend to study for exams.

Real quiet place.

This thing you were writing, did you bring it back with you?

It didn't work out. I couldn't seem to be able to get it right.

But you did do some writing.

I don't have anything to show for it, if that's what you mean.

Before I left, I threw all the pages in the stove and burned them.

Well, we'll send a lab man up there. They can bring out whatever writing was

the paper.

Not anymore.

I threw the ashes out before I left.

Look, I know everything I say makes it sound worse.

But the thing is, it's the truth.

I was at the cabin all weekend. I was trying to write an article for Victory

Magazine.

And I did not beat up Frankie Bong. We're not challenging your word, Ed.

Did you know he had a beef with Baum when he was still a patrolman? Oh, I'm

aware of Sergeant Baum's record.

I'm also aware and familiar with Baum's record of arrest, gambling, petty theft,

assault with a deadly weapon, and so on.

Oh, about that article.

What was your contact with the magazine?

Evans.

Stanley Evans. He's one of the associate editors. All right, so we call him and

he verifies the deal.

That still doesn't put Brown in that cabin last night.

Now, I'm going to have to book him. Now, wait a minute.

What time did Baum get beat up?

About a quarter to nine, give or take a few minutes. Why?

Well, I stopped for gas on the way back, a little station just outside

Springdale. What time?

Around 9 .30.

Springdale's what, about 70 miles?

Something like that.

Are you able to substantiate that?

Did you use a credit card?

No, no, I paid cash, but I remember the guy waited on me.

Well, let's hope he returns the compliment.

All right, what about it, Jack? If we can put him in Springdale at 9 .30, he

couldn't have been in San Francisco at a quarter of nine.

I've still got five witnesses who say he was.

The credibility of the witnesses would then be a question for the jury to

decide, wouldn't it?

Meanwhile, would you care to accompany us to Springdale?

You taking over the case?

Not at all.

Good luck.

Ridiculous.

Doesn't even look like him.

Unfortunately, it does.

He sure wasn't giving Ed any of the best of it.

Well, he's not supposed to.

Well, his personality could stand a bit of improvement.

He's got a job to do, and he's doing it.

He sounds as if he relished it.

Eve, you know the tendency is to lean a little heavier on a police officer if he

gets into trouble. It's not Ed's fault that he looks like somebody else.

Just to satisfy my curiosity.

What was it you were attempting to write about?

One of the cases you worked on?

Not exactly.

Well, what exactly?

It was about you.

I met this associate editor, Evans, at a party a couple of weeks ago. We got to

talking and, well, he'd heard of you.

When he found out that I'm on your staff, he said they'd like me to write

article on you.

For or against?

The title was to be Robert T.

Ironside, Cop and Human Being.

I told him I wasn't a professional writer, but he said never mind, they'd

over it. And they'd pay me $500 when I turned it in, so I agreed to do it.

I couldn't seem to get going on it.

So I thought if I could get away by myself and just barrel in where I could

concentrate with no interruptions, I could get it done.

It didn't work out.

Which part did you have trouble with?

The cop or the human being?

Chief Ironside's office.

It's for you.

All right, Mark.

Ironside. We just got word, Chief.

Let's go.

Now, this just doesn't seem possible.

Come back from a quiet weekend in the country and find out you're the prime

suspect for a murder rap.

It isn't that bad. I think our time could be better spent if you stopped

sorry for yourself and if you stopped talking like Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.

was just trying to make him feel better.

You'll feel better when there's something to feel better about, which

not at the moment.

Let's get back to work.

Did you buy anything else at the gas station?

Cigarettes? Soft drink?

No, I just sat there listening to the radio and thinking I'd wasted the whole

weekend.

I couldn't agree more.

Ironside. Cop and human being.

Excuse me.

Hey, man.

That's like real cool.

We'd like to talk to you.

You want me to fill it up while we talk? We don't need the gas.

You the one?

Yeah. Am I the one what? What are you guys talking about?

We're from the San Francisco police.

So?

I was here last night around 9 .30 driving a black two -door hardtop.

You remember waiting on me? Look, you got any beef, you take it to the boss. I

just work here.

There's no complaint.

We'd just like you to tell us if you remember seeing this man here last

It's very important.

Hey, man, this is too much.

You need an alibi, huh? The fuzz needs an alibi.

Oh, man, that's a real grabber.

I'd appreciate it if you could control your amusement long enough to answer the

question.

You want to know if I say he was here last night, right?

Not right.

I asked if you remembered his being here.

I see. The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

Exactly.

Hard to say.

Maybe I do.

Maybe I don't. What's that supposed to mean?

Bread, man, bread.

Nothing like a little bread to jog the memory, you know what I mean?

I'll pretend that I don't.

The gas came to about $3 .50.

I told you never mind about checking the oil.

There was a camper sitting right over there. We get lots of campers.

Like to own one myself someday, you know?

Be right back.

One of them big, fancy campers.

I, uh...

Think I'll get a roadmap.

Murphy's gas station.

Yeah, sure, I can change it flat.

How far?

I think you'll come around, Ed.

Okay, be there in about 15 minutes.

Later,

I'm busy. Look, now, huh?

Now, look, man, I don't dig that muscle bit. Now, you listen to me and you

listen good. Those cats out there are friends of mine. You dig?

Now, they might be cops, but I'm not, which means my hands aren't tied.

Now, if you want to find out what I mean by that, You just keep on with this

jive routine and I'll be back later to show you. You dig?

I'm just trying to have a few laughs.

You know how it is. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

All right, let's try it one more time.

This time without the laughs.

About last night.

I'd been on duty all day, and I was pretty beat.

Everybody coming home from the country and all that, you know.

Go on.

By the time he says he was here, all I was thinking about was closing up.

Do you remember him or don't you?

That's what I'm trying to tell you.

If he says he was here, I guess he was.

But I sure don't remember him.

Man, I was beat.

Look, are you sure?

Yeah. He's sure, Mark.

Thank you for giving us your time.

Yeah.

Well, I gotta go now.

Can I help you, sir?

Did you, uh, get the map?

I've got one thing in your favor, anyway.

I'd like to hear what it is. Five witnesses.

I don't get it.

Well, generally speaking, it's a rule of thumb that the more witnesses there

are, the more discrepancies in their stories.

You sure had to reach for that silver lining.

I'll get started on it as soon as we get back.

Chief, I don't know exactly how to say this. If you're trying to form a little

speech of gratitude for my efforts on your behalf, don't.

I'd follow exactly the same procedure whether I thought you were innocent or

guilty. But you do believe him.

Of course I do.

Anybody who would attempt to write an article indicating that I'm a human

can't be all bad.

I hope we haven't kept you waiting, Commissioner.

I kept out of it as long as I could, Bob.

Of course you've got the word about bombs dying.

Yes. Any luck at the gas station?

It was the end of a long, busy day.

The attendant wouldn't have recognized the feel of rent.

I'll take your gun.

Did you have to come all the way over here for this little ceremony? I know

have every right to remain silent.

I give up the right to remain silent. Anything I say can and will be held

against me in a court of law.

I know about the department. I know about my staff. I know that you know.

I just wanted to say it.

I'm sorry, Bob.

Pain?

Bad.

I'll keep it for you, Ed.

You all right?

That's right.

On your iron side, you came here to talk about Frankie.

I got a mouthful of food. I'll wait till you swallow them.

Talk here or downtown?

I told the lieutenant everything that happened.

Now you're going to tell me.

I want to know exactly what transpired from the time the suspect entered the

until the beating took place.

What do you mean suspect? The guy I seen in that lineup did it.

Period.

About last night.

Well, there were only three of us here when he first came in.

Katie, Fred, and me.

He looks like he needs to get one under his belt quick, so I go up to him and I

ask him, what do you have?

Instead of telling me, he asked, is Frankie Baum around?

I said, do you see him?

That stops him for a minute.

Then he says, think he'll be here today?

Who wants to know?

A friend, he says.

I tell him, he usually stops in around here at this time of day.

Sometimes later, sometimes earlier.

He says, I'll wait.

What did he drink?

Just most a couple of beers.

Didn't say much, just sat there waiting for Frankie.

Frankie didn't recognize him at first.

Why, do you suppose?

Maybe because of the shades he was wearing.

Was he wearing them when he came in?

I think so.

You didn't say that before.

I forgot.

Go on.

He don't sound too friendly when he says, Hi, Frankie.

Tom says, What are you doing here?

This guy says, I want to talk to you.

Did you overhear the rest of the conversation?

Only when they started shouting.

What did they say?

They called Frankie a louse.

Then I heard the table go over and Frankie made for the door. This guy went

right after him.

Yeah, I heard him call Frankie a louse, and he was right.

Exactly how did he say it? Did he just say you're a louse or what?

Gee, I don't remember.

Well, perhaps something about the bar would help you remember.

Where were they sitting?

Oh, the eggs. I remember now, the eggs.

They were sitting upstage left of the eggs.

That's a theatrical expression.

I used to be in show business, you know.

Well, I was wondering, since I was on a diet and stuff and in show business,

whether I should have an egg.

So I decided, well, it couldn't hurt me too much, so I had an egg.

Well, it was kind of noisy outside, and I wasn't paying much attention until I

heard this fellow say, why don't you do the right thing for once in your life,

you louse?

Now, Bob gets mad and says, who are you calling a louse?

The other fellow says, you.

You always were.

And then it started.

Well, I got to the door just in time to see him pull a gun out of Frankie's

hand. You mean that Bob pulled a gun on the other man?

Well, I didn't exactly see him pull it out, but I saw the other guy pull it out

of Baum's hand.

What hand did he hit Baum with?

Well, the right hand.

Yeah, I'm sure it was the right hand.

Pow! His right hand.

Did you see him pull the gun on Baum?

Well, he had it in his hand, didn't he?

Did you see him pull the gun out of his pocket?

I guess I didn't.

Look, are you sure that it was in his right hand? Oh, I'm sure.

I'll never forget the sight of him standing there, looking at us with that

in his hand.

I'll never forget that.

What do you want from me? Nobody's perfect.

In your original statement, you said he pulled the gun on Bob, but you didn't

actually see him do it.

All right, I'm sorry.

Maybe it was Frankie's gun.

You also said he hit him with his left hand.

The other witnesses say it was the right hand. You also said he was wearing a

zip jacket, a tan zip jacket.

Katie said it was a darker color. Gibbs said it was a sweater.

What difference does that make?

The difference it makes is that you're not very sure of what you did see or did

not see.

Now, wait a minute. You said you heard them shouting.

Did you hear the man say to Baum, why don't you do the right thing for once in

your life?

Yeah, I think so.

Something like that.

Then he called him a louse.

What did Baum say?

You know, something like, you know, something like, what do you mean? Who

you calling a louse? Something like that.

Did the other man say you always were?

I think he did.

Yeah, he did.

You sure?

Yeah, I'm sure.

You'll swear to that?

Yeah. Thank you.

Chief.

Chief.

Chief. Chief.

Chief, maybe I was wrong about a few things, you know. You know, like the

and the collar and maybe even who pulled the gun.

But there's one thing I'm not wrong about, you know.

What's that?

His face.

They're in total agreement on one thing.

It was Ed.

Chief, if Baum pulled the gun on Ed, I mean the suspect, that makes it

different.

It would have made it a lot different if the suspect hadn't run away.

What do we do now?

I want you to take that picture and show it to all of Baum's friends. I should

say at Quincy's. I don't think he has any friends.

Find out if whoever it is and Baum knew each other well or were seen together or

not at all.

I'll get you some extra help.

Seems terrible we should be investigating Ed. We're investigating

looks like Ed.

That's what I meant.

I'll need that information as soon as possible.

Ironside. Haynes.

I understand you've been questioning my witnesses.

That's right.

You come up with anything new?

Quite a few discrepancies.

Well, I found out something myself.

One of my sources told me that Sergeant Brown...

Tried to put the arm on Frankie Baum a year or so ago.

Over a gambling debt. Who told you that?

A fellow named Sammy Torrio.

I know Torrio. I wouldn't believe him if he told me July followed June. Any

corroborating witnesses?

Not that I know of.

Then it's hearsay evidence.

Look, I don't roll on these things, Chief.

I'm not a judge.

I'm a detective.

A good detective evaluates the credibility of statements volunteered by

-serving crumbs.

And he checks it out.

He does indeed.

That's right.

I did go to see him a couple of years ago.

He told me that you hadn't seen him since you arrested him five years ago.

Well, I just didn't remember it at the time. It slipped my mind.

What did you go to see him about?

An old friend of mine got into a card game with Baum. Frankie cleaned him out.

My friend's wife called me and told me that my friend had been playing with

money that didn't belong to him.

She asked if I could help.

So you went to see Baum and you tried to pressure him into giving the money

back, huh?

I knew it was hopeless, but I couldn't turn her down.

I had to try.

Baum told me to buzz off.

Did you threaten him?

No.

No, I just told him what I thought of him.

He couldn't have cared less.

Then you forgot all about it until I jogged your memory.

Yeah, believe it or not, I did.

I've talked to a thousand guys since then about a thousand different things,

I forgot this one.

Sure.

Sure you did.

All right.

That'll be all.

Hi, Chief.

Listen, the commissioner's given us this note commented about Sergeant Brown's

arrest. Anything you'd like to add to it?

Like what?

Well, like how do you feel about it?

I'm a policeman. How do you think I feel?

Do you think he's guilty, Chief?

What I think isn't important.

You can assure your readers that the police are doing their usual impartial,

unbiased, and thorough job of investigation.

Any other suspects?

If there were, they'd be in jail, too.

Sounds as if you thought he might be guilty.

Did I?

Well, you didn't exactly go to bat for me. That's good.

Look, Ed didn't do it. That means obviously somebody else did. I'd like

person to feel complacent.

Chief Ironside's office.

Coroner's office.

Yeah, I've got it.

Thanks.

Somebody just claimed the body of your sister in a place called Warm Springs,

California, wherever that is. I've been through there, driving up to Oregon.

It's a small town about 200 miles north of here. A lovely old inn and some very

interesting antique shops.

That's wonderful.

We can dine, enjoy the view, buy some antiques, and just possibly find out

something about the late Frankie Baum.

Thank you, Lieutenant.

I'll let you know if we come up with anything.

Well, Haynes said that Baum had a permit to carry a gun. A .38 was registered to

him, but it wasn't on his person or in his hotel room.

Nor was it in Ed's apartment.

At least that backs up the witness who said that Baum pulled a gun on Mr. X.

The question is whether our Mr. X disposed of it or still has it in his

possession. Do you think you're going to find him in Warm Springs?

I don't know.

There's a good possibility he's from there.

Why do you say that?

Well, two things the witnesses heard him say.

One was, why don't you do the right thing for once in your life? The other

something about, you always were.

Which indicates that the man knew him rather well, and for a long period of

time. Bob was a loner in San Francisco.

Anybody that knew him well enough or long enough to talk to him like that

well have been from his hometown.

You have any idea what the guy meant when he told Bob to do the right thing?

Unfortunately, that phrase can cover an awful lot of territory.

I'm considerably older than he is.

I'm an old maid, as you can see.

No, no, no, no, no. Don't be kind.

That's the way it is.

I may not have been if I hadn't have devoted all those years to Frankie, but

that's water over the bridge, as they say.

I wish he'd turned out better, though.

I would have thought it all been worthwhile.

I gather he gave you some problems.

I don't know what it was about that kid.

He just simply couldn't stay out of trouble. Right up to the time he left

for good. And that was over 15 years ago.

But you've seen him since then.

Yes, whenever he needed money, which was fairly often.

When was the last time he came home?

Oh, about three months ago.

Yes. Yes, three months ago exactly. I was putting in the zinnias.

I noticed them as we drove up. They're beautiful.

Thank you.

How long did Frankie stay?

Oh, about a week. He got restless.

Did he have any enemies in this town?

Well, he wasn't very popular, but I can't think of anybody that would want

kill him.

Did he have any friends?

Well, if he did, he didn't see them when he was home.

He was out every night with the Willis girl.

What's her first name?

Julie. Julie Willis.

Her family were real nice people.

Where do I find her?

Miss Willis?

Yes?

I'm Chief Ironside.

This is Officer Whitfield and Mr. Sanger.

Norma Baum told us we might find you at home. Could we talk to you for a few

minutes?

Well, yes, I suppose so.

Won't you come in?

You know what we want to talk to you about?

Oh, I can guess. I read the paper this morning.

I have some coffee on. Would you care for some?

Yeah, thank you. Please.

Thank you, no.

Please, make yourself comfortable.

I'll take mine black, thank you.

Same for me.

Miss Willard, I understand that you went out with Frankie Baum when he was

here a few months ago.

Yes. Did you know him very well?

Well, if you mean had I known him a long time, yes, we both grew up here, but

I'd never gone out with him before.

In fact, I didn't even think he knew I was alive.

Did he have any enemies in this town that you know of?

You mean that might have killed him?

Yes.

But I thought the paper said you'd arrested somebody.

On suspicion only.

We're still investigating the case.

Oh.

Well,

I really wouldn't know. I mean, hating a person that much to want to... kill

them.

We don't know that whoever did it wanted to kill him.

Well, just the same.

I can't think of anybody.

You live here alone, Miss Willis?

Well, yes, but only in this part of the house. After my parents died, my brother

and I remodeled it so that we could rent out the other rooms.

Every little bit helps. Is this your brother?

Yes, Bobby Joe.

Your brother live here, too?

Um, no, he moved several years ago to Los Angeles.

You think he might be able to help us?

I don't know.

He's away on his vacation now.

Well, thank you for seeing us. I hope we haven't disturbed your lunch hour too

much. Oh, not at all.

Sorry I couldn't help you.

Good coffee.

Oh, thank you. I hope it wasn't too strong. I've forgotten what that I'm

She's a very nervous girl. Also a very pregnant girl.

She is pregnant, although I didn't think it showed yet.

It was the vitamin compound Nadebeck that told me that. All I learned from

other bottle of pills was your name.

Is the father of the child going to marry her? He can't. He's dead.

His name was Frankie Bomb.

Well, thank you, Doctor.

Oh.

I have a boy as Bobby Joe Willis.

One of the finest you'll ever meet. Why?

Blonde, short, heavy set. Bobby Joe?

No, he's a good six feet.

Brown hair, brown eyes, medium frame.

Why, yes.

Thank you, Doctor. You've been a great help.

I don't get it, Chief.

If you know the girl lied about the picture and you know her brother's the

you're looking for, why don't you just put out an APB on him?

Because we're not dealing with a hardened criminal.

Bobby Joe didn't go to San Francisco to kill Baum.

He went there to try to persuade him to marry his sister.

I can imagine how that suggestion went over.

Well, we can assume he's carrying the gun he took from Frankie.

I just don't want to scare him into using it.

I don't want anybody else hurt because of Frankie Baum.

What are you going to do?

Work on the assumption that he's still in or around San Francisco.

What makes you think he hasn't taken off?

Apparently, he's a basically decent young fellow who knows that an innocent

is being held for the crime he committed.

In which case, it seems reasonable to assume that he'd hang around to keep up

with any new developments.

Well, so he's in town.

If you don't put on an APB, how do you find him?

He's also apparently a devoted brother.

Hello? Who's this?

I'm a friend of Julie Willis.

I'm looking after the house for her while she's in the hospital.

Who's calling? What do you mean, while she's in the hospital?

What hospital? What's the matter with her?

While she was hit by a car.

Julie? Julie?

Julie?

Don't worry about Julie.

She's all right.

I didn't want to trick you, but I had to talk to you.

What about?

That's Frankie Baum's gun, isn't it?

What do you want?

I'm a police officer.

I want you to turn yourself in.

You stay right there.

I know all about Julie and Frankie Baum and the baby.

I have a witness who saw Frankie pull that gun on you.

If you give the gun to me now, you'll get out of this all right. I said don't

move.

If you go to that door, you won't get another chance.

You'll be classified as armed and dangerous.

They'll shoot first.

I didn't mean to kill him.

Even after he called Julie a tramp.

Yes, I know that. So does the district attorney.

Listen, Bobby Joe.

Don't let Frankie cause any more harm. Think about yourself.

Think about Julie.

She's going to need you.

The worst part of it's over.

What's keeping Ed?

I said they'd release him right away.

Well, maybe he's out celebrating.

He is, after I bought that champagne.

I'll kill him. It's your play.

Look, I just picked up a nine. Why don't you put down another one?

Who can concentrate at a time like this?

I can.

Gin. Well, lay down your hand.

That's what I like to see. Face cards.

Well, count them up.

38.

Plus 25 and two boxes.

Should I throw my hat in first?

Oh, no, come on in.

I told everybody you were coming. We have an extra glass.

Thanks.

I stopped by Mike's bar on the way over to pass the word about Ed, and they all

feel badly about the mistake they made.

That's known as human fallibility.

At least they tried, and they did give it something to go on.

Anybody home?

Oh, hi, Ed.

Hello, Ed.

It's your deal.

Oh, I get it. The silent treatment.

Chef, hey.

Hey, that's more like it. No hard feelings, eh?

For what?

Welcome back.

Thank you very much.

I trust you feel refreshed after your vacation and ready to go to work.

What do you mean vacation? I was working every minute.

I got an angle on that article I was trying to write.

I'll bet.

Ironside cop and inhuman being.

The reason I couldn't do it before was that...

I wasn't emotionally involved then.

Well, jail is a very personal experience. It sure is. I felt every

the book while I was in that cell.

Apprehension, fear, gratitude.

Impatience.

Impatience? Yeah.

What took you so long?

Next this morning, Gary's short of cash and finally accepts that he's going to

have to do the one thing that he said he never would, change history.

Good night, sweetheart.

He's on the way.

Thank you.