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Can you zoom in on that?

Okay, light.

Was that you on the screen?

Yes, that was me.

Do you know the fellow in front of you? The one who fell down.

Of course I know him.

Arthur Stavely, president of the local Let's Kill the Black Man club.

I take it you weren't very friendly.

We hated each other's guts.

Mr. Phillips, you're under arrest.

On what charge?

You can see for yourself on the film my client carried no merchandise from that

store. His hands are empty.

The charge, Mr. Peters, is suspicion of murder.

The owner of that store died an hour ago of a knife wound in his back.

I didn't kill that man.

That's up to a jury to decide.

That's about the only way you have left to shut me up, isn't it, Whitey?

That's it, Bob.

I want you on the case.

Why?

Porter knows his stuff.

If Phillips is guilty of that murder, I want it to be without a shadow of a

doubt before we bring him to trial.

We'll get a lot of reaction on his arrest and a lot more if he's convicted.

Now, if we are going to have violent reaction, I don't want it needlessly.

I want to know that we're absolutely right.

Porter's men are good men.

They'll uncover anything I could find to prove his guilt.

I don't want you to prove his guilt, Bob.

I want you to prove him innocent.

Next thing you know, you have us carrying you around on our backs.

My name is Ironside.

I've been assigned to prove your innocence.

I have my own lawyer.

I'm not a lawyer. I'm a cop.

A cop?

A cop who can't walk?

That's right.

A cop to...

Can't walk?

A sign to prove me innocent. Wow.

That shows where they're at.

Just exactly how are you going to do that, Mr. Cop Who Can't Walk?

I mean, shut my mouth, Mr. Whitey Policeman. I guess I just ought to get

my knees and be grateful, sir.

Why don't you just shut up and listen?

Well, now, do they allow you to talk?

Do the master allow that boy?

You don't have an exclusive right to violence, Mr. Phillips.

And if you keep it up, you're going to get a demonstration.

Mark, we have an obligation to protect all prisoners.

Mr. Phillips, I suggest you drop this play acting and get down to business.

Murder is no joke.

Let me put my cards on the table.

Do you know what you are to me?

You are all the things I've hated all my life.

You're all the things I've fought all my life.

You're the long blue arm of the white man's law who grabs a kid who's just

walking down the street.

You're the muscle that beats up on people just to keep them in line.

You're the paid gunman of whitey to hold us down. And baby, to me, you stink.

Why don't you wait outside?

All right.

Let's put the cards on the table.

You're an articulate, educated, idealistic, persuasive bum.

You're the one who incites to riot, urges civil disobedience, gets people's

heads broken.

Get kids arrested.

Get innocent people hurt or worse.

While you stand in the background watching it all, waiting for a chance to

your next press conference and pass yourself off as the only great hope.

to me, you're a phony.

You're not going to prove me innocent.

I hope not.

But the fact is, I'm going to try.

I suppose you start by telling me the truth.

Did you kill that man?

No. What were you doing in that door?

I was getting some kids out before they were arrested, and that is all.

That's not much help.

Help?

Help?

You think I don't know why you've been assigned on this case?

They're going to make a big public splash showing everybody how great they

how fair they are, how they put people on my side.

They're showing a good face to everybody.

While behind that, they are polishing up the gas chamber for me.

And laughing. When you figure out who they are, you let me know.

Dr. Bentley and Dr.

Ramsey, an emergency, please. Mrs. Barnard?

Oh, I told Ted that you were coming.

It's all so awful, isn't it?

Wore out the debt.

Could have been my head.

Mr. Barnard?

Yes? I know it's painful for you to talk, but can you answer some questions?

All right.

Were both you and your partner, Mr. Stabley, in the store when the riot

out? That's right.

They started to take things.

Steal.

Things right there in front of us. How many were there?

Four. Maybe there were five.

When did Phillips come into this?

Phillips came in yelling, and I don't know what it was. I

couldn't understand it, and I couldn't even hear it, really, because there was

so much buzzing in my ears by that time. Did Phillips stay after the kids ran

out? He and Arthur both were.

shouting at each other.

See, I was fighting to stay conscious, but I knew I was slipping.

Now, please think carefully, Mr. Barnard.

Did Robert Phillips have a knife in his hand?

I was half unconscious.

I'm sorry, I just don't know.

What about your partner?

When Phillips left, was your partner all right?

I don't know. I passed out.

Before you passed out, was Mr. Stavely all right?

Yes. And the last thing you saw was Mr.

Stavely and Mr. Phillips standing in your store shouting at each other.

Yes.

It's the last thing that I remember.

Thank you, Mr. Barnard. I hope you feel better. Thank you.

This is Chief Ironside.

We want to talk to you.

I told them they should have called for an appointment.

But we have to say it won't take long, and you can tell this O .F .A. chick to

keep her nose out of it. This O .F .A. chick is Officer Whitfield, and she's

acting under orders.

Be grateful she invited you into this office.

She didn't. Then you're trespassing.

We don't wait for appointments or invitations anymore, mister.

That's the name of the new game.

It's an old game and there are ways to deal with it. Now get to the point.

Robert Phillips.

What about him?

You've been put on this case to frame him. Now you know it and we know it. And

you're not going to get away with it because we're going to stop you.

You're making a formal protest. Make it and get out.

If you're here to make trouble, you'll all be booked and charged.

You got a lot of guts, mister.

Just you in that wheelchair, that chicken you're fetching, boy.

You think you can handle all of us? That's plenty to handle a half dozen big

moms. I know you, boy.

You're the kind that kisses up to Whitey all he can.

Then paints soul brother all over his house when the trouble starts.

But we're going to be watching every step you make.

And making noise all the way.

So take it for what it's worth.

I'll take it for what it's worth.

Now, first of all, my part of the case is to prove Phillips innocent.

Instead of threats, you ought to be helping.

Instead of coming around here blowing your stacks, you should be combing the

neighborhood to find more witnesses.

What witnesses?

There were kids in that store, weren't there?

I need them.

Are you kidding? You'll slap them in jail for looting. Probably.

If they did it, they should be prosecuted for it.

But it's a way to help Phillips.

Now, I have to know what went on in that store.

Phillips' word alone isn't going to do.

That's no lie.

You gonna help me find those kids?

Maybe.

All right, Eve, why don't you make some coffee?

Mark, check out with Porter and see if we can go to the shop, will you?

Sure.

Mark?

I'm sorry, Chief.

It's getting to me.

I got to you the day you were born.

So far as we can tell, the pressure building up is not organized yet.

Well, we can be grateful for that at least. What are your plans?

Simple. We'll just have enough men standing by to quell the disturbance.

I guess that's the only way.

But keep them under control. I don't want anyone going off half -cocked.

I can tell that to my men, but who is going to tell it to the people in the

streets?

Dennis, is it possible to have enough men on standby but not in the streets?

I guess so, but we'd lose valuable time there in the event of trouble.

You'd lose valuable lives if the unnecessary presence of police started

something. I thought that's what you were after.

We've got a communications gap, Mr. Commissioner.

I never advocated murder.

Just self -defense.

Mr. Phillips is right, Dennis.

I'd recommend standby.

All right, well, we'll try it.

Hi, Pete.

Everything about wrapped up here?

Porter's men are just finishing.

All right, give me the rundown.

Stabley was stabbed right about here.

Then staggered out the door, fell on the sidewalk.

Where was his partner?

Barnard, over here.

As you can see, there's still some dried blood here where he obviously hit his

head before he passed out.

Any line on the weapon yet? Oh, yeah.

Watch it.

Now, these were all over the place.

Free bonus gift if you bought a range or TV set.

Only nobody's there to test it out on the owner.

There was one of these display pieces near the door with one knife missing.

The lab's checking it out. The knife itself, of course, was found.

Carefully hitting him stable, he's back.

Excuse me, officer.

I wonder if I could go home now.

My work is finished, and I have nothing else to do here.

This is Miss Collins, the bookkeeper. Do you need her for anything, Chief?

Oh, no, thank you, Miss Collins.

Thank you.

Bye.

Ed?

You're supposed to be looking for evidence.

As long as you're all in a playful mood, let's do some acting.

Ed, you be Phillips.

Mark, you're Stavely.

Would it be more realistic the other way around?

You don't mind just acting white, do you?

Not as long as it's temporary.

Now, Barnard said they were both fighting off the kids when Phillips came

Ed?

Kids.

All right, we can assume he came in a little further and told the kids to beat

it.

And he and Stavely started yelling at each other. Mark?

Now, Phillips would have been near enough to any one of several of those

sets to have grabbed a knife.

Yeah, but if I was Stavely, I wouldn't let him just pull one out.

I'd have fought him.

Wait a minute.

Suppose Stavely turned his back on Phillips and started to help his

Then Phillips grabbed the knife.

All right, do it.

I'm facing the wrong direction to stagger out of that door.

Well, Stavely got up and started to chase Phillips out the door to hold him.

If I just got stabbed, I'd want to phone for an ambulance, not chase the guy who

did it. After all, he knew who he was.

Well, we're here to assume Phillips did not do it.

But what about the kids?

Maybe they all didn't leave.

One of them could have gotten behind Stavely and stabbed him after Phillips

out the door. Then he could have come out later or gone out the back door.

Check the film again carefully. Have prints made of the frames that show the

kids circulate and try to pick them up. Right.

Chief Ironside?

Yes?

We were told we'd find you here.

My name is Corning, and this is my associate, Larry Drake.

Yes, Mr. Corning.

What can I do for you?

We heard you're going to try to prove Phillips innocent.

Mr. Corning, I'm simply investigating the facts. May I ask what your interest

is?

Mr. Corning is the national chairman of the Law and Order Foundation.

We represent those who believe in settling racial differences by using the

existing statutes. And shipping us out of the country.

There are some who advocate that.

Exactly what do you want?

To offer all assistance.

What sort of assistance?

We'd like you to take the long view.

I'm sure as a police officer, your interest in law enforcement is equal to

own.

Equal, but possibly separate.

Perhaps it would be better if we were to continue our discussion in private.

Yeah.

Some fresh air would be good right now.

Very sensitive, your boy.

First, he's not my boy. Second, he's sensitive enough to break your jaw,

is why I let him go.

Sorry. I didn't realize where your loyalties were.

Chief Ironside's loyalties are similar to ours.

As you are aware, Robert Phillips... Robert Phillips traveled the country

inciting riots.

Preaching violence, stirring up hatred and venom.

That's not the charge against him.

But does it matter?

It's an opportunity to remove an obvious lawbreaker. At the same time, remove a

questionable leader.

In other words, let him hang.

Precisely.

Suppose he's innocent.

So what?

I'm sure Phillips has been guilty of enough other things that you haven't

him on.

No deal.

This is a war, Ironside.

Now, just which side are you on? There are no sides. I'm dealing with a

murderer, and I'll deal with facts.

Very well, Chief.

Just remember that we publish a monthly journal.

And you'll be our lead story in the next issue. You can persist in turning your

back on your own kind.

You've already shown me what kind you are, Drake. I'll turn my back on that.

Quote me.

I told him and I told him.

Fill this door.

Move to a better location.

Someplace where nicer people live. Did your husband consider moving, Mrs.

Stavely? No.

Arthur said he wasn't going to be run off his place by a bunch of hoodlums.

He didn't just sit back and wait, either. He got the association to back

What association?

Businessmen. They asked for police protection.

A curfew. Some control of that element so they'd be safe.

Safe.

Now he's dead.

That killer, he knew my husband was organizing against him. He threatened

but Arthur wouldn't back down.

That's why he killed him.

I hope he goes to jail for the rest of his life.

I'm sorry if I've upset you, Mrs. Stavely.

Listen, I want to testify at the trial.

I want to put that man in the gas chamber.

Do you hear me?

I want him dead.

I still need to know why you went into that particular store.

There were kids looting other stores.

Right. Police were closing in on all of them.

Yet you picked that particular store to get the kids out.

Right again.

Why?

If you hated him so much, it would seem to me you would have wanted his door

wrecked. That's just it.

If anything happened to him or the store, I'd be blamed for it.

How? It would look like I planned it, like I sent those kids there.

I've got enough problems without a conspiracy charge, too.

You have got problems.

Well, it's true, isn't it?

Hasn't it all fallen on my head? I should have let those kids do what they

wanted. They would have all come out the same.

We need as much help from you as we can get, Robert.

Don't you patronize me.

And I'm Mr. Phillips to you.

You sit there in your high and mighty whiteness using that, oh, I'm so sorry

you tone.

Well, it's a little incongruous, isn't it? I'm sitting in your jail, waiting to

be tried by your jury and maybe going to die in your gas chamber. Try climbing

down off your high and mighty blackness for ten minutes.

We're trying to save your life.

I'll bet.

You want to save me?

You want to save my life?

Well, go ahead. It's your problem.

Take him back.

It isn't enough money. I know, man. We've got to get the best defense lawyer

can. We know that. We're not doing enough. We need to open up new channels.

It looks like the man doesn't even bother with warrants anymore.

I'm not searching or arresting. I just want to talk to you. We don't like

talking to the man or his young Uncle Tom.

Now, this is our property, and if you don't mind, you can leave.

I do mind.

And if we want to put you out?

You'll just have to call the police and have me put out.

Hey, you're on the wrong side again, ain't you, Jack?

Looked into the mirror lately?

Don't you know you're black?

Maybe you don't.

Maybe it's shoe polish.

Or did the man promise to turn you white if you were a good boy? Being white's

not my bag.

And backing down isn't either. Now, one at a time, all together, because I don't

care either way.

Mark, cool down.

Yeah, doggy.

Heal.

Put that shirt up. Put it down.

Get up here. Turn it loose.

Now, we don't want to give them an excuse for closing us down, even

if it is self -defense.

Just leave them alone.

You're round.

Nobody's round.

I mean, it's as deep as you are, but my way.

We don't need his preaching.

Speak your piece and get out. You haven't turned those kids over to us

We're not going to.

All right.

Just tell me this.

Did you have any kind of plan just in case there was a riot?

Was it the way Phillips told it?

That in case of trouble, stay away from that store?

You don't seem to understand.

I have to lend some credence to his story that he went in there to protect

Stavely. Now, had you all decided that in advance?

You're asking a lot, mister.

In order to tell what you asked, we got to admit that we were prepared for a

riot. The step after that is we get accused for starting a trouble.

It would help Phillips.

That's whitey all over, isn't it?

Lean on our own sense of responsibility in order to grab us later. Sorry.

The riot started.

Because a white policeman shot a black boy. That's the record.

We didn't start it. We didn't plan it.

And it's good that we deplore it.

No matter how much good came out of it.

Anytime.

Anyplace.

You name it.

We'll finish it.

Nothing. Everybody's closed up.

Full of hate, distrust.

Well, Philip's attorney is demanding either we release him or go to trial.

That's the worst thing he could do for his client right now.

Well, I'll stall as long as I can, but pressure is building.

There's a lot of tension all over town.

But at least we know when the chips are down that not everybody will be against

us.

I hope it never comes to the chips going down, Commissioner, because I only have

one hand to play and it's not yours.

It took the lab a while, but I think these are good enough to ID the kid.

I print them, distribute them, and pick up the kids.

They may be our only hope.

Well? I wandered around like you told me.

And? There was a fight between Phillips and Stavely we didn't know about.

Phillips' sister was a witness.

Thank you for bearing with us, Mrs. Adams. Please understand, we're trying

clear your brother, not send him to jail.

We need your full cooperation.

Why can't you leave her alone?

He needs your help.

Always needs help.

I warned that boy he was going to get himself in trouble running around the

country stirring up things.

What is it you wanted to know, Mr. Brown?

If we can help my brother, we want to.

There was a fist fight between your brother and Mr. Stavely. Could you tell

about it? Well, you see, we had this stove that we bought at Stavely's store

time.

That's what started it.

How? Stavely came around and said that we were three months' payments behind

that he wanted the stove.

I make my payments on time, even if I have to skip meals for it.

Then your payments were up to date. Yes.

I didn't know what Stavely was talking about.

And then the two men with him just started to take the stove out. Where

you, Mr. Adams?

Working. Robert was here to see me.

Yeah, with the same old arguments.

Never mind what Martin Luther King preached.

Never mind about the Southern Baptist Conference.

It's too slow. Everything is too slow, too slow.

Was Robert here when Stavely came in, or did he arrive later?

He was here.

How did the fight start?

When I claimed that my payments were up to date, Robert told Stavely that my

word should be good enough, that there had to be some kind of a mistake.

But Stavely said that he'd never take my word for it.

And then he called me some names.

And that's when Robert hit him.

When I came back, the stove was gone.

They took the stove away.

Why didn't Stavely have your brother arrested for assault?

That's the funny part about it all.

Stavely said that he was going to.

But Stavely didn't press charges.

No, sir, he did not.

And that's what I was going to say before.

How it was peculiar.

Three days later, the men brought the stove back.

They brought it back?

Mm -hmm.

The same stove.

It was hard for Stavely to admit the mistake, I bet.

But he did admit it, and I told Robert that he admitted it.

Bigot that he was.

I call it progress.

Yes, sir.

The important thing is, what did Robert call it?

There was a mistake of some sort about a stove bought by Mrs. Taylor Adams.

Do you have the accounts here?

I guess so.

Do you have Mr. Barnard permitting to look at these books?

I'm not from Internal Revenue, Miss Collins. I just want to know about that

particular account.

Okay. How can I help you?

Well, I'd like to know how Mr. Stavely could have thought she was three

behind when she was really up to date.

That can happen.

Look, these people mainly pay in cash.

I mark their payments down in their payment book and enter it later.

Maybe I entered it in the wrong column.

Three times?

I'm not the only person that handles these books.

Did Mr. Tavely usually go out to repossess personally, as he did with

Adams?

I don't know.

Maybe he was looking for an excuse to devil Phillips and his family.

Mr. Tavely returned the stove three days later.

Now, if he was out to devil Phillips and his family, why would he have changed

his mind?

Look, I don't know. I just work here.

I don't see what's so important.

A lady got her stove back.

What's all the fuss about?

That's what I'm trying to find out, Miss Collins.

I'm sorry to trouble you at this time, Mr. Fleming, with your work piled so

and all. Perfectly all right.

Of course, I'm glad to do all I can.

Could I offer you some coffee?

No, thank you.

But I just don't understand what an examination of the books has to do with

Arthur Stavely's murder.

Well, it might have nothing to do with it, Mr. Fleming, but I'd like to check

out anyway.

How long have you been their accountant?

Seven years, almost.

If there was some kind of error, say a payment not credited to one account,

would it show up here?

In an overpayment of another account or unaccounted funds in the cash?

Yes, it would, but it never happened.

You know, Arthur Stavely asked me the same thing just weeks before he was

killed. Any particular account he was interested in?

Yes.

Adams. Mrs.

Taylor Adams. Does that mean anything to you?

It's beginning to.

Did Stavely say anything else while he was here?

No. He came in to check that particular account, and then we discussed the

general state of the business.

What was the general state of their business?

Oh, this kind of operation can be very profitable, as long as you do your own

financing.

You save on bank charges, and you add just a little bit to the price for

carrying the account.

And the price is too high to begin with. Isn't that right, Mr. Fleming?

Oh, well, there is a loss factor. Many of these people

just skip out on payments. They move or simply default.

The price of the merchandise is set accordingly.

With all the risk and the people who don't pay...

I can't figure out how come everybody stays in business.

I didn't invent the system.

And it's not my store.

All right, Mr. Fleming.

Can you think of anything else that was said?

No.

Oh, except I questioned the cash reserve. It was too low.

Oh, come in, Mr.

Ironside.

I don't want him in my home.

You didn't kill your husband, Mrs. Stabley. I still don't want him here.

I have the right to choose, don't I? Yes, Mrs.

Stabley, you do.

Call me when you're ready, Chief.

Why, Mrs.

Stabley? Why? The answer should be obvious.

Ms. Tavely, you told me your husband asked you to be careful of your

Yes, that's right.

What was he doing with all the money he was taking out of the business?

What money?

Well, according to his accountant, he was withdrawing large sums of cash.

Large sums of cash? That can't be true.

The accountant has no reason to lie.

Is it in your bank account?

No. Did your husband make investments?

No. All I have is what was in our checking account and some savings.

I even tried to get some money from Ted Barnard from the business, but he says

there's not much there.

There isn't much there because they drew it out.

No, Arthur couldn't have.

No?

It's got to be somewhere.

Mr. Ironside, do you mind dropping me off in town? I want to see my lawyer

away.

I'm sorry, Mrs. Stabley.

Mr. Tanger doesn't want you in his car.

Fast work.

They gave themselves up.

What are your names?

Floyd Williams.

Gordon James.

Did you book them? Not yet.

You know you'll be booked, don't you?

Uh -huh.

All right, how many of you in that store?

Four. And we don't say who the others were.

You were grabbing stuff and Phillips came in?

Yeah. Then what?

He, uh, get out, the cops are coming. And we ran.

All four of you?

Uh -huh. You're sure?

We're sure.

Nobody stayed behind but Robbie, and he never killed that man.

Why did you pick on that store?

It was just there.

You're not helping Phillips if you lie.

Now, why did you pick that particular store?

Because Stavely was a no -good son of a... Why was he?

Last couple of months, taking back stoves, TV sets, refrigerators, and the

people paying like they should.

Didn't make no difference.

He did it just the same.

And we couldn't prove a thing.

So you went there deliberately to give him a hard time.

That's right.

You still have the stuff you took from the store?

Yeah, we got it.

You'll get it all back.

We'll see what we can do about a suspended sentence.

You been working on him?

Didn't have to.

The DA's office feel they have enough to barn him over for a full hearing.

He's innocent.

So you said.

And Porter says that he had method, motive, and opportunity.

So unless you come up with something more concrete than gut instinct, my

are tied.

I have Ed and Eve out checking. All I need is a day or two.

What do I tell the DA? That I have faith in you?

He has faith in you, too.

But our hands are forced.

Phillips goes up for a hearing tomorrow morning.

I just hope you come up with something that changes everybody's mind.

Yeah?

Will you?

Ironside.

Chief Ironside, this is Ted Barnard. Can you come by here?

Can you tell me what it's about, Mr. Barnard?

Listen, there's going to be some trouble here. I know it.

Now, there are people all around my house. My wife's scared to death.

All right, I'll be right over.

Trouble? Same trouble we have outside the building.

Get me Captain Painter.

Hunter's point division.

Dick. Look, Peggy, will you just relax?

Oh, good.

Did you see all that out there? You've got to do something.

You will have police protection until morning.

Morning? Yes.

You leave for the courthouse. Are you crazy? I'm not going down there and

testify against Phillips.

Look, do you think I want to get myself killed?

You don't have any choice.

Your office called, Mr.

Ironside, and Officer Whitfield.

I already talked to him.

Now, why didn't you tell us you sold your inventory?

Huh? Why didn't you tell us you sold your inventory?

Why, I... I forgot. I didn't think it was important.

Sold the inventory?

Yes, Mrs. Barnard.

Didn't your husband tell you? He was too impatient to wait for a buyer for the

store, so he wholesaled his entire warehouse inventory and is just walking

from the place.

Dad, why didn't you tell me?

There just wasn't time. I only sold it this afternoon.

How did you know that?

Your accountant phoned me.

Now, let's see. The money from the inventory, the insurance unstable his

plus what you stole from him. You two should have more than enough money for

trip. Insurance stole the trip?

Officer Whitfield phoned me to confirm two airline tickets to Hawaii for Mr.

Mrs. Barnard.

Only Ed's description of the Mrs. Barnard who picked up the tickets seemed

match Lottie Collins more than you.

Ted?

Say something.

All right.

Lottie bought the ticket.

She and I are going away together.

But that's all you can prove.

Is it?

Now, what did Stavely do? Give you some time to put the money back before he

called us?

Was that it?

And you took advantage of the riot to stick that knife in his back?

Why don't you be cooperative, Mr. Barnard?

I'll confess you killed him and avoid the second riot that's brewing down

I'm sorry, Ironside, but the riot is your problem.

Oh, what's the matter with you?

It's been coming on for years. You should have known it.

He fooled us all for a while, Mrs. Barnard.

There's nothing any of you can do about it either.

That's right.

Unless Miss Collins talks.

Well, she won't.

What about me?

Are you just as sure I won't? Well, what have you got to tell? It's not what I

tell. It's who.

If we're talking about judges, I think they ought to know.

About what?

Oh, maybe that you're leaving their hero here to take your punishment.

That you're the lowest, dirtiest type of human being.

And that anything that they could do to you would be an improvement? Oh, I've

got lots to tell those people. Look, Peggy, if you think I'm going to stay...

Wait a minute, where are you going?

I'm going back to my aunt. No, wait a minute, you're not going to leave here.

Why not?

Because she means what she says, that's why not.

I believe she does.

They'll come in here and tear me apart.

I sincerely hope not.

Well, you just stay here and make sure they don't. Mr. Barnard, I've done

everything I can.

Now, please get away from there.

Look, that's murder.

They'll kill me and you know it. If they do, they'll be arrested.

You wait a minute. Now, look, we've had our differences, all right? But if you

leave me here unprotected, now that's a whole other thing. That's cold blood.

Goodbye, Mr. Bernard.

Mark, don't wait!

All right, I... I did it.

The whole thing.

I'm required by law to advise you of your right.

It was just exactly like you said, except...

I didn't mean for Phillips to be blamed for it. You have the right to legal

counsel before making any statement.

It was a riot.

I thought the riot would be blamed.

Mark.

But any statement you make may be used against you. Do you understand that, Mr.

Burr? Yes, I understand it, but... Paul!

Harry!

What are you doing?

I'm going to have police officers take you into custody.

Wait, that's coercion.

Now, you intimidated me by bringing those people down here.

I didn't bring the crowd. They were here before those officers arrived. Now,

your protection was out there all the time.

That's an illegal confession.

I informed you of your rights, Mr. Barnard, and they'll be protected all

to prison.

Book him.

Wait a minute.

Well, that's it, Mr. Phillips.

You're free to go.

No riot?

No martyrdom?

No great masterstroke?

We're going to get what we want, Mr.

Ironside. You should.

And there are people who'd like to help you.

You can't help me.

You can't.

You didn't think I could prove you were innocent, either.