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Charlotte.

Oh, hello, Chief.

Congratulations. That was a nice job on
the Seal Beach case, as usual.

Thank you.

Since you were in on the beginning, I'll
let you in on the end.

You're invited to a wedding reception.

My place in about, oh, an hour and a
half. Burnett, thanks, Chief.

Accepted with pleasure.

Don't get many chances these days to
cover stories with happy endings.

You wanted Ironside's number.

Chief Ironside's number, sonny.

Seal Beach murder.

That was two months ago.

Yes, I know, sonny.

27 -year -old Lonnie

Burnett.

Stop it!

me what's on your mind.

I'm calling about the Seal Beach
murders, Chief.

How do you boys get your information?

Telepathy? An item came in over the
wires about five minutes ago.

Well, there's probably nothing I can add
to it.

Reno police are holding the suspect.

I'm going there this afternoon to
question him. Reno?

We must have our wire crossed.

I'm talking about two women down in
Central America.

Santa Cruz.

Mother and daughter were found on the
beach, knifed.

The girl lived long enough to give a
description of the killer. The police

him in a hurry, and she was able to
identify him before she died. What's

got to do with... He's an American,
Chief.

You know it.

An ex -con from Seattle.

Lonnie Burnett. The very first one you
questioned.

Yes, I'm leaving this morning. Two.

The names are Eve Whitfield and Ed
Brown.

Round trip to Santa Cruz, staying at the
Hotel Nassau now.

Yes, I'll hold.

Well, you're a traveling wife.

I left my suitcase downstairs.

Mind putting that in Ed's case?

It's still beach file.

Yes, I thought you might want to do some
homework on the way down.

Hardly.

Yes?

Fine, thank you.

Everything's all set, Chief. Plane and
hotel reservations confirmed.

What about your visa?

They're in the works. We can pick them
up on the way to the airport.

You're all packed and ready.

As I'll ever be.

Eve, would you rather switch
assignments, come with me to check out

in Reno?

No, Chief.

I brought Lonnie Burnett in.

I was the first one to want to let him
go.

I'll see it through. That's what I
thought.

Well, Jane, two for Reno.

Let's get rolling.

I'm ready.

What's the matter, Mark? Don't you
appreciate a change of scenery?

Reno, what am I going to do there? You
have to be married to get a divorce.

It's always blackjack and roulette. On
my salary? It's more than mine.

Have a good trip, Eve.

Ed? You too, Chief.

So long.

We don't have too much time ourselves.

Ed, when we brought Lonnie Burnett in,
all I saw was a loser. A born loser.

Everything had gone wrong for him all
his life. When we let him go, I still

a loser.

So now Mother Eve wants to protect him.

Maybe. Why not?

Ed.

He wrote me a couple of letters
afterwards.

Said he wanted somebody to be his
friend.

He was grateful because he thought I was
nice to him. The only one on his side.

I can't believe he'd murder anyone.

Santa Cruz police must have enough
evidence against him to be able to hold

Well,

we'll have to go over his story again.

Look for changes.

Catch you later. a contradiction to his
original testimony.

Lonnie sent me this ring.

It was a souvenir from San Diego when
his ship got into port.

He wrote me that he hoped he could
settle down somewhere and get a real

with some nice girl.

He said good luck.

Eve, would you mind a piece of advice?

Of course not.

All right, Ann, I'm sorry.

When we get there, where do we begin?

As guests of the country, I suppose we
ought to pay a call on the chief of

police first thing in the morning to
thank him for allowing our visit.

And to find out just what he's got in
the way of evidence against Lonnie.

Maybe. Sergeant Brown?

Yes. Radio Institute.

Thank you.

A courtesy call on chief of police
confirmed his evidence.

Robert T. Ironside.

Now, how'd you guess?

When my brother found this in Barnett's
room, I figured he must be the same man

guilty of your San Francisco murder as
well.

We were never able to prove that.

Then why should he have kept this?

A memento? You're quite satisfied
Burnett's your man.

Yes, I'm quite satisfied.

He was positively identified by Maria
Sanchez before she died.

A stenographic report of every word
uttered at the hospital.

You may read it yourself.

As you people say in the north, be my
guest.

Thank you.

You've been to the United States,
Captain Mercado?

My brother has.

I'm a graduate of your University of
California.

No question, she certainly pinned it on
Burnett.

You know, it's been our experience that
deathbed confrontations are pretty

chancy. There's always a question of
just how lucid the dying person was.

That's a possibility, of course.

Yes, but not in this case.

Besides, he was caught running away from
the scene of the crime.

We even have the murder weapon. His
knife. With traces of blood on it.

No.

But it is possible he washed it clean in
the ocean. Has your lab checked that

out? The coroner tried to match the
wounds with the blade?

Forgive me if I'm wrong, Miss... Miss...
Whitfield.

Miss Whitfield. What a pretty name.

Are you challenging our findings?

Not at all, Captain.

We're merely trying to find out how
closely your case duplicates our own.

You see, those were the procedures we
followed back home.

The results helped clear Renette.

Unfortunately, you cannot be as
scientific as you.

Nevertheless, I'm quite satisfied.

My brother did an excellent job.

A quick apprehension led us to hope a
quick conviction.

And the money and the jewelry he stole.

You have it, of course.

No.

Not yet.

That's a simple matter, Miss Whitfield.

You see, the murders took place very
close to the fishing dock.

All Burnett had to do was take the money
and the jewelry, put it in a bag, go

down to the wharf and drop it in deep
water to recover later.

Our divers are searching for that bag
now.

Well, we've taken up enough of your
time.

You've both been very kind to talk to us
about your case.

Now, with your permission, we'd like to
question Burnett about our own. Of

course, of course.

You can even question him about our
case.

Maybe it closely duplicates your own.

Fernando will take you to him.

Yes, and before my brother does so, may
I have the honor of inviting you to dine

with me tonight?

Both of you, of course.

Surely. I'll be happy to chaperone if
you really want me to.

You still have them here?

Naturally.

We're just a little old -fashioned
country.

I had nothing to do with it. I swear I
did.

I don't know why you're here, but I hope
that God has to help me.

This case is out of our jurisdiction,
Burnett.

We're only here to question you about
the Seal Beach case. Yeah, you want a

piece of me, too?

This gang down here starts cutting me
up. You want your hunk of flesh?

Lonnie, you know better.

You're my friend, ain't you? You always
was.

Tell him, will you? I didn't touch those
people. Please, will you tell him? They

have certain evidence.

What evidence?

I was alone on the beach, the only one
they could grab.

Miss Whitfield, I was just waiting for
my girl.

Is that a crime?

Of course not.

She works late at a canteen near the
wharf. She's a nice kid, awful nice.

Just like I was always looking for her,
remember?

Look, will you listen to me? I was just
there waiting.

Sometimes I walk, sometimes I just lay
down in the sand.

It was... Quiet, and everything was good
and right.

I remember it so clear. There was a
sound of a bell buoy and a fisherman

out from the wharf.

And I was waiting for Teresa.

I never felt so good in my life.

And then the sirens and the cops.

You ran, Lonnie. Why?

I was scared.

I knew something was wrong, trouble
somewhere, and I always get blamed. I'm

always the patsy, just like with you.

No, not just like with us.

We believed you, didn't we?

You believe me.

Believe me now.

Tell Teresa to find her and tell her I
didn't do it, okay?

I'll try.

There's no need to.

We've already questioned Miss Delgado.

You leave her alone.

You put words in her mouth, just like
me, just like that poor kid in the

hospital.

You forget it, too.

You're just a cop like the rest of them.

A cop.

You come down here to ask questions,
okay? Here's your answer.

Get out of here and take her with you.

What are we going to do?

We're at a dead end.

Unless he changes his mind and talks to
us. You don't really believe Lonnie is

guilty of those murders.

Who knows? It's Captain Mercado's
problem. Ed.

All right.

I wouldn't charge on this evidence.

Then we've got to help him. Why?

How? I don't know.

Show Mercado that he's wrong.

Oh, that's diplomatic.

We are guests in this country and not
too welcome if you haven't noticed.

Please, Ed, can't we try?

Eve, we're strangers here. We have no
authority. Ed, please. All right.

All right.

But how do we explain this to the chief?

I cannot stay with you. He's getting
angry.

Just a few more questions, Teresa.

All I can tell you is Lonnie did not
kill anyone.

You have any way of proving that?

Lonnie said he was waiting for you to
finish work.

Yes. Why wait on the beach? Why not
here?

The owner is not fond of Americanos.

What happened after work? Nothing.

It was late.

I walked to the beach near the wharf and
there was no Lonnie.

I waited, but he did not come. I did not
know the police had taken him.

Did you see anyone else?

No, there was no one.

There was a fisherman, but he tied up
his boat and went away.

Well, I will lose my job.

All right. Thank you, Teresa.

You can help Lonnie.

We'd like to, but... Wait a minute.

A fisherman, Teresa?

You're sure he was a fisherman?

He had that kind of boat.

And he carried a sack of fish.

Fishing alone that late?

Lonnie said that he heard a fishing boat
just before the police came.

Going out.

Again, why would anyone be fishing that
late?

Could you recognize the boat?

I don't know.

Perhaps. Teresa, I'd like you to go to
the wharf alone, just as though you were

taking a walk. Don't make a big point of
it, but see if you can find that boat.

I will try.

Good. Call us as soon as you find out
anything. We're staying at the Nacional.

It won't be too late this afternoon.

That's all right. We'll be here until
late.

You are angels from heaven.

Let's hope we don't get our wings
clipped.

Saludos, amigo.

If you visit, may your stay be pleasant
and proper.

And may we find you?

Miss Whitfield.

My brother felt that you were
challenging our evidence against

You're an experienced police officer,
Lieutenant.

You can judge just how strong it is
yourself.

Now with this information about the
fisherman.

You're here to investigate your own
needs, not ours.

One leg to the other.

Fact remains, Lieutenant.

The fisherman's behavior was rather
unusual, wasn't it? And it would explain

you haven't recovered the jewels or the
money yet. It would.

If your theory is correct.

That a man came in a boat, killed the
two women, and then went out in a boat

again to wait till it was safe to
return.

But then, the knife.

Fishermen usually carry knives.

The identification.

That poor girl.

Might have been saying what she thought
you wanted to hear.

She might have.

Our people have a great respect for
authority.

It's up to you now, Lieutenant.

I'll discuss it with my brother. You
have to.

Sergeant, he's my superior.

He sincerely believes that Burnett is
the murderer.

Perhaps the two of you should return to
San Francisco now.

Why? Because if Ernest proved innocent,
and you're here to witness my brother's

embarrassment, I'll do what I can for
Ernest, provided no

one makes a fool of my brother.

The police is pride.

That's my brother's life.

And if anyone were to hurt you, even a
little,

though you will go.

Only when we've finished our case,
Lieutenant.

Well, if it isn't Chief Ironside's
little errand crew.

Hello, Gerard. What are you doing here?

Lonnie Burnett.

Why? An American in a stinking Banana
Republic jail. Brutal guards.

Mistreatment. A lot of meat in that for
a story.

Your usual trash, of course.

What's the matter with you people? Are
you still miffed about that little piece

I wrote last year about the San
Francisco Police Department?

Nothing personal. All in a day's work.

That's one way of looking at your
garbage.

Good night, Gerard.

What's the matter? You afraid that Big
Daddy Ironside will catch you

fraternizing with a cheap, irresponsible
liar?

Those were his words, weren't they?
Well, you've got something right for

I'll get it.

Hello.

Yes, Chief. Gerard flew down there to
look into the Burnett case. Don't let

near you. We just bumped into him. Watch
yourself.

You know, what he'll write just to sell
a story.

We'll stay clear of him.

What's happening there?

Putting together some pieces. How are
you doing?

Not too well, I'm afraid. Burnett won't
answer any questions. He won't even let

us near him.

Well, keep trying.

Don't worry, Chief. Every angle.

Ed, you think the Santa Cruz police have
a case against Burnett? It's pretty

flimsy. I see.

Ed? Yes, sir?

Try not to get your murders mixed up.

Yeah. Good night, Chief.

Does he know?

He knows.

And he didn't call us off?

No.

But let's face it. Call us off what?

There's nothing more we can do
officially.

It's up to Mercado now.

The boat belonged to Juan Moreno.

There are many boats, there are many
owners.

We will find the jewelry in the water,
we will.

Emilio, what if we don't?

What if we don't? What is it?

Haven't we had enough criticism?

Because I appointed you second to me
over the heads of all the men? What do I

now? What do I say?

It's all a mistake, maybe? I told you
not to talk to the press.

Now, that story you released, that was
premature. It was exaggerated.

It was political.

I have to justify your position.

At the risk of holding an innocent man?

He is guilty until proven innocent.

Yes, sir.

Fernando, Fernando.

Don't let the Americans make fool of us,
huh?

Then there is a chance.

You can help Lonnie.

Not directly, but there's a very high
official here in Santa Cruz who's

interested.

It is too much.

I'm afraid to hope. A woman who loves a
man always hopes.

He told me about you, Senorita.

He said you were very kind to him. As
you are.

And beautiful.

As you.

You shouldn't stay here too long.

You won't forget what I told you to tell
me.

There is hope, but he must not lose
heart.

And he must not make trouble.

And about the newspapers?

He must take great care if men from
newspapers come around.

Good.

Give this to him.

He'll want you to have it.

I'll keep in touch.

Morning, senorita.

You're Teresa, aren't you?

Lonnie Burnett's woman?

Si. I'd like to talk to you about it.

Who are you?

My name's Gerard.

I'm a writer. I do feature stories for
newspapers and magazines.

Miss Whitfield told you not to talk to
me, didn't she?

Leave me alone, please. Now, listen.

Burnett is in big trouble. You know
what's going to happen to him, don't

I hope you're all right.

Yeah?

Now, the pressure's on Mercado, and
Burnett's the only suspect he's got. You

don't think he's going to let him go?

What do you want of me?

You got it all wrong.

I want to help you.

Suppose I told you I can get Burnett out
of jail and put the two of you on a

boat back to the States.

Why would you do this?

To right an injustice.

And I'll be honest with you, to get
myself a good story at the same time.

Now, you talk to Burnett. Get him to see
me.

No. Brown and Whitfield, huh? They told
you to play along with the locals,

didn't they?

Now, they're just doing that to help
each other out.

Police are police.

I can get Burnett out of jail.

You think about it.

I'm at the hotel.

Burnett. Hello, Burnett.

I'm Gerard.

Teresa said you wanted to talk to me.

That's right.

All right, talk.

First, I want to show you a little magic
trick that I learned.

It's called how to make a guard
disappear.

Coffee for two.

And you can keep the change.

So you can buy anything around here.

You want to get out?

Sure, I want to get out of here.

Well, I just started paying you away.

Provided. What's the hooker? An
exclusive on your story.

Plus a piece of any action that we can
stir up on it in the States.

Personal appearances, TV, stuff like
that. States?

That's right, kid.

Home.

Far away from this flea trap.

I don't know.

Miss Whitfield said she was trying to
help me. Trying?

I'm not getting anywhere.

The American police, they know right
down here, you know.

Mercado wants you, and he's got you.

Now, look.

You know, I don't have to talk you into
this. I've got other things to do. Make

up your mind.

Right now.

Mister, you got yourself a deal.

Wow, that's wonderful.

He signed his confession to the Seal
Beach murders less than half an hour

Lonnie Burnett is clear.

Wait till he hears.

So that wraps up your job down there.
You can take the first plane north.

Oh, of course, Chief.

I hope we can get reservations.

The airline's pretty crowded. You know,
the tourist season and all. In other

words, Burnett is still on the hook for
the Santa Cruz murders.

Eve said you knew.

I know you.

Now, what's the exact situation, Eve?

Well, we think we've turned up a
suspect.

Ed and Lieutenant Mercado are going to
question him. But that's it.

All right.

You can stick with it for a while.

Then you don't mind.

Call it my contribution to the good
neighbor policy.

But, Eve, don't cross the local police.

Do things their way, whether you agree
or not.

If anything went wrong, the State
Department would have your necks.

And maybe mine.

My boat. Of course it is my boat,
Teniente.

I am a fisherman.

Were you out fishing on the night the
two Sanchez women were killed?

But who fishes in the night, Teniente?

Where were you then?

In my home.

You can prove this?

I can prove this.

My wife.

She will swear to it.

We will talk to your wife.

Of course.

You won't mind if we look over your
house.

You have no right to... I wish.

To visit your house.

Of course, that is another matter,
Teniente.

I'll have the proper warrants made out.
That won't be necessary.

The Teniente is welcome to search my
house any time he wants.

I have nothing to hide.

Wait outside.

Of course, his wife will swear he was
home all night. I'm sure.

You know, this is a poor man.

He's very much in debt.

And yet, day before yesterday, he paid
off a large amount at the general store.

Miss Whitfield.

Excuse me for interrupting, but I had to
tell you. The chief just called. He got

a confession.

Lonnie's free of the Seal Beach case.
That's great.

What does the one thing have to do with
the other?

This still doesn't clear him off the
Sanchez murders.

I don't care how many men it takes.

I want roadblocks, beach patrols, men at
the airport, in the hills.

On every wharf in the harbor, Burnett
must be found.

If who resists?

If he resists, shoot him.

Yes, those are my orders.

I'll see you on the bus.

Now, let's go to the beginning.

Captain, I told you we had nothing to do
with Burnett's escape.

Your feelings were obvious to me from
the first day.

You want to aim free. But not this way.

We are police officers.

Oh, yes.

Distinguished colleagues, then join me
as I investigate a matter of remarkable

coincidence.

You two arrive in our country.

We extend courtesies.

We permit you to question our prisoner.

And then your fellow American escapes.

What is your deduction?

I wouldn't try to make one.

Not without all the facts.

You will both live in the next airplane?

We'd rather not, Captain.

We'd like to stay at least until Burnett
is captured and returned to jail.

Are you suggesting Burnett will not
return alive?

We're simply asking to stay.

We'll have to cancel our visas.

And I'm sure our State Department will
want to know why.

Perhaps it's best.

Because we're going to find Barnett no
matter where he is.

And then we will find who helped him.

Maybe your State Department would like
to know that too.

Oh, senor.

Thank you.

A pearl of wisdom, I bet.

Whatever you do, stay friendly. I'm
sorry.

What friend?

Eve.

Someone had to help Lonnie. He couldn't
have done it alone.

Not Teresa?

No.

Someone with money.

Connections.

Listen, find Teresa. Lonnie may try to
contact her.

Tell her to make him give himself up.

All right. But can't we do something
about your uncle?

Yep. See you later.

What's

the

matter?

Are we talked to? I'm here to listen.

Me?

To what you're planning for Lonnie
Burnett.

I told you.

It's a good story.

The court could have set him free.

It's open and shut now. If he resists,
he'll be killed. And you'll be

responsible. Gee, I'm just a writer.

Makes an ending to my story.

Innocent American manages to escape and
gets shot trying to leave the country.

You get this through your head.

I don't know where you've hidden
Burnett, but you try to get him out of

country and I'll be there.

With him?

Um,

suppose, um, suppose just for the sake
of argument, I am helping Burnett to

escape.

You follow him.

He follows you.

Guess who's responsible for leading the
police to Burnett?

What did Gerard say? Oh, he's riding
high, and I can't stay with him. The guy

following me sticks so close, I can hear
his hair grow.

I tried to find Teresa again. She's
gone, too. She's probably already with

Lonnie. You think he'll resist?

He's desperate enough.

What do we do?

What the chief would do, put the
pressure on Moreno, force him into

himself as the killer.

Well, that sounds just great, like a
textbook exercise.

But, Ed, this isn't a textbook.

We're strangers here.

And no one will cooperate with us.

We have to do it before Lonnie tries to
get out of the country.

Eve, do we have any other choice?

You okay?

It's meant.

You needed to sleep.

Did Mr. Gerrard say when?

No, just today.

Whenever he can slip away.

Lonnie, you're sure this is the right
thing?

Yeah, I'm sure.

Sergeant Brown and Miss Wheatfield did
the best they could.

Yeah?

Well, it ain't been good enough.

I made Gerard give it to me. I made him
give it to me, just in case.

But you would never use such a thing.

Wouldn't I?

Look, I spent so much of my life getting
pushed around.

In jail, out of jail, always a suspect,
always getting grabbed.

It's over, Teresa.

No more pushing around.

They will shoot you down when they see
that gun.

Yeah? Well, what's better?

Getting hanged or spending the rest of
my life in that stinking jail.

Not that time.

Not anymore.

Emilio.

I just got a report from the man
detailed to Gerard.

He's gone out to the fishing docks.

Gerard? Why are you following him?
Because he's the man that visited

jail the day before he escaped.

He's the newspaper man.

Could be a story.

Well, there's a much better one here
now.

Strange that this Gerard should want to
go fishing.

Is he alone?

So I've ordered two men to go out in a
boat.

Watch him from a distance. Do you
approve?

Yeah, go ahead.

Hey, Fernando.

Do not ignore the other two Yankees,
huh?

Not for a minute.

Moreno? What do you want?

The lieutenant has already checked my
house.

I know.

I came by to apologize.

Sometimes I get carried away with my job
and make mistakes.

So you apologize?

And I wanted you to know that
everything's all right, at least as far

concerned. Lieutenant Mercado will be by
later to make an official apology, but

I wanted to speak to you myself.

Everything is all right?

Didn't you know?

Burnett escaped from jail, but police
feel it proves his guilt.

What if they do not catch him?

Oh, they're closing in on him now.

And from what I understand, he won't let
himself be taken alive.

He doesn't stand a chance.

Then how will the police find what he
has stolen?

Oh, they've given up on the jewel.

No, it's at the bottom of the harbor,
and it'll stay there.

Well... I'm glad I found you. I was
afraid you'd be out fishing.

No, no.

I do not feel so good today, Henry.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

Well, uh, goodbye.

And again, my apologies.

Yes.

Goodbye.

Not yet.

But Lonnie, how far can we go in a
fishing boat?

You're afraid we're four miles out?

Heading for the States.

You see what money can get, Teresa?

Anything.

Everything.

Lieutenant Mercado speaking.

Yes.

Well, read it to me.

Radio back, they'll stay where they are.

Girardi think a two -man's out. He's...
He's just fishing.

So are you.

Lonnie. You'll be here. I tell you,
you'll be here.

There we go.

Here. Thanks.

Now I want to follow her and you want to
follow me. Let's be compadres and do it

together, okay?

Come on.

My radio back, the orders are the same.

No change.

Girard is still fishing.

You don't have much longer, Fernando.

Not this time, Mr. Moreno.

There won't be witnesses now.

All right, let it drop, Moreno.

It's all yours.

Take him away.

Another coincidence.

How fortunate that you would follow
Moreno just when he went for the

Well, not exactly a coincidence.

Oh?

Let us... Let us attribute that to a
mutual cooperation.

Yes, the good neighbor policy.

Captain Mercado, yes.

Send three units. I have them patrol the
road on both sides of the river.

Get my car ready immediately.

Gerard's boat is coming in on a course
straight to the mouth of Rio Verde. And

Bonetta's somewhere along the river.

That's right. Come on.

Teresa, Teresa.

He's here.

And I told you, he's here.

Come on. Lonnie.

Look, I'm going.

I want you with me.

Whatever you decide, I'm going.

No, give me the bomb.

Don't believe me.

Barnett!

You're innocent.

We found the real killer.

That's a trick.

Barnett, this is Ed Brown.

We arrested Moreno this afternoon.
You're in the clear.

Hey, you're lying.

Please believe him, Lonnie.

Stay away from me.

Lonnie! Lonnie, I'm coming to talk to
you. Get back here.

Lonnie!

You know I've always believed in you,
Lonnie. Get out of here, Mrs. Whitfield.

Stay away. We're telling the truth.

All charges have been dropped.

Both here and in San Francisco.

You're not a loser anymore.

For the first time in your life.

Then stop acting like that.

The right brave thing to do, Miss
Whitfield.

Hey, you.

What's the idea of doing my job?

Chalk one up for women's lib.

Schaller.

Oh, hello, Chief.

Congratulations. That was a nice job on
the C .L .B. case, as usual. Thank you.

Since you were in on the beginning, I'll
let you in on the end.

You're invited to a wedding reception.

My place in about, oh, an hour and a
half. Burnett, thanks, Chief.

Accepted with pleasure.

Don't get many chances these days to
cover stories with happy endings.

See you later.

Well, are we all ready?

Yeah, the church expects us in 15
minutes.

Do I look all right?

You look lovely.

Do you have the ring?

Yeah, right here.

It's beautiful, but this ring is already
part of us.

It's what you want.

Wasn't that a lovely smile?

Should be.

It's been a long time getting there.