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Good evening, sir.

Oh, well, now I do declare... All part of the service, ma 'am.

Oh, sir, such a profusion. Can your intentions be really honorable?

Yes, they can.

As a matter of fact, tonight I'm going to give you a little insight into my

past. An old college buddy of mine is appearing at the Condor Club. That

like fun. Got your dancing shoes on? They're all ready. Okay, let's go.

You get uglier every time I see you. That right hand of yours hasn't gotten

better in 20 years. Well, I keep trying.

Same. Sit down.

You know, I think it's very kind of your institution, man, to let this man out

for a little bit of wild -time therapy.

Well, I don't know. Maybe it's one of the unsolved mysteries of our time.

We found your playing both therapeutic and most enjoyable.

Oh, you're lovely.

And she's got taste. Ah, yes.

Caroline, this is Zeke.

To get an excuse, he used to be young and brash. Now he's just brash.

He's just coming to the club.

Oh, boy. And a D. Make sure that we weren't right.

The pig in the pants and put it in the barrel.

Never the same.

Oh, boy. And a D. Make sure that we weren't right.

She's selling cigarettes to me, though.

Do you mind if I get in touch? I'd like to get some cigarettes. Thank you.

I'll put it on Mr. Roleskill. Well, nothing's changed. I can see that.

Look, Harry, I got one more set. You want to hang around and get something?

I'm delighted.

You want it in the office.

Now, look, tell him not to forget you. He's delighted.

Okay, Dick.

Oh,

he is quite a chapter.

Aye, he's a good old guy.

Man, we've had a lot of laughs.

You want to see me, Mr. Cassakis?

Come in. Come in, Zeke.

How's everything, eh? The cheating, you all right?

Everything's fine. Everything's great. Good. I'm glad to hear it.

I understand you got Harry Rule to come in tonight, eh?

Yeah, that's right.

I really appreciate that, Zeke.

Oh, there's just another little thing that you can do for me. Look, Mr.

Kazankas, you asked me to bring him down here, and I've done that.

I don't think I want to become any more involved in this. No.

You see, you're in trouble on the coast, right?

And your friends got you off, so you owed them.

So when I bought your contract from your friends, I bought that favor, too.

Right!

That does not mean that you own me. You know what will happen to you if you

don't honor that debt.

Kazakis, that man... Pick up your mind, Zeke.

You ought to try doing that for a living.

Yeah, you really think I could?

I'll call you up. Yeah, well, in the meantime, why don't we go eat? Fine,

By the way, I invited Fred along.

Who's Fred?

That's Fred.

That's Fred.

Oh, I happily meet Fred.

Yeah, well, you're going to. I asked him to join us a little later on at

Charles. You're a splendid fellow.

I'll be if I see you out at the car.

Okay, fine.

Next time, look before you step over the curb.

Okay.

Thank you. It was delicious.

Mr. Ma, anything else, Carolyn?

No, thank you. It was delightful.

All right.

To Fred.

Is there anything else I can call you? Better than Bertha.

True. All right. Fred, cheers.

To Fred.

You know, I really love this town.

Despite my hotel room, I like this town. What's the matter? It's not good?

Oh, it's bad news.

Why don't you bunk in with me for a few days?

Are you serious?

Well, sure, why not? I'll give you two seconds to attract that offer. I take

Okay? Well, all I got was a juice.

Juice? Listen, good talk. I want another drink. I thought you never had it. Oh,

God.

I regret this in the morning.

Harry. How long has it been since we played ball, huh?

Long time.

Good old days.

You ever think about them?

Yeah. Yeah, sometimes.

Oh, listen, I got an earlier.

Not all tonight.

Take it easy, okay?

Okay. I'll move in.

Good.

Zeke, we're not after your friend Hyrule.

But he has the whereabouts of someone we want to contact.

Why don't you ask him?

Zeke, he's a stubborn man. He would not give up the information easily.

This way you are saving him a lot of grief.

Patrick.

Take it, Zeke.

It's a homing device.

What? Now, listen, Zeke, here's what I want you to do.

And I mean exactly.

Thank you.

Boy, that workout last time was falling all over myself all day. I'll get you

some coffee.

Caroline? Hello, B.

Oh, uh, Harry, there was a phone call for you. Oh, who from?

Oh, he called himself Mr. B.

Said he hadn't seen you in a few months, hoped you'd remember, and he wants you

to contact him.

B?

That's strange.

Hey, let me do that.

Yeah, fine.

Bradley. Wonder what he wants. Could it be he's in trouble again?

Well, I'd better call.

Oh, Harry.

He said not to call. He wants you to meet him. He said you'd know where.

Look, I thought we three had a date at the club tonight.

You go ahead, Zeke. I'll join you later.

I forgot something.

I'll be right back.

Harry's just left.

Now, look, you've got...

Is

anything wrong, Z? No, I got what I was after.

Come on, let's go.

He's traveling south.

Good.

Right, what are we going to do about him?

I don't think it would be in our best interests to have Harry Rule left around

to talk about things.

Do you?

The signal's getting stronger again.

He's doubling back.

The check is not being followed.

Just you sit tight just one minute, will you? I won't. I won't be long.

All right.

Well, it's on its way now.

Straight to Bradley.

And those books.

I've wiped my whole past clean except for those books.

And now... we're going to have them.

What are you doing?

And what's going to happen to Harry Rule?

I'm sorry, Zeke. It really can't be helped.

All right, Patrick.

Oh, no, you're not going to do this.

Your contract is strictly for piano playing now, Zeke. Get to it.

George, Mr. Daly's going on the stand.

Stay with him.

Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like you to meet the head warden of this

establishment, George.

Take a bow, baby.

Wait a minute, wait a minute. I want to tell you something about George. You

wouldn't believe it, but he has a lot of women on his string, George.

Three or four who should be on a leash.

Anyway, why I call him the head warden is that every time I want to go to that

men's room, I got to ask George.

George, the time has come, and I got to go to the men's room, so how about it?

Yeah. How about it?

Okay, funny man. No, look, hey, kid, quick.

George, Kazankas has got my friend Harry ruined with a lot of trouble.

Now, I want you... You want nothing.

Get... George.

Could I see you for a minute?

Okay, now, what's this about Harry? He's in trouble. He's in a lot of trouble.

He's right in my little trap.

Can I help you? Yeah, tell Mr. Bradley Harry Rule is here to see him.

It's all right, Max.

Come in, Mr. Rule.

How nice to see you.

What's this all about, Bradley? I don't understand.

He wanted to see me. You called my house.

I didn't call you, Mr. Rule.

I think you'd best tell me why you're here.

Who is this Bradley?

He was a bookkeeper for one of the London mobs back in the 50s.

He kept records of all their takings.

Then he served his time along with the rest of them.

When he came out, he wanted to go straight.

But someone was gunning for him, so he came to us for help.

Harry arranged the cover.

Why, Zeke?

Why the hell did you do it?

All right, someone planted that phone call.

Someone who still wants to find you. Now, who is it, Bradley?

Who's still gunning for you?

He wasn't so big then.

He's big now.

And respectable.

Like those books you used to keep.

Who's still afraid of them?

His name's Kasankas.

The unseen, unheard owner of the Condor Club.

Condor Club?

All right, get those lights out.

Do it!

want to kill you.

Just give me the book and I'll go.

I've been too sick too long.

I'm sorry, Mr. Rule.

It's hopeless.

Just a little too late, Casangas.

What did he say about the books?

Where are they?

There are no books. I haven't been for a long time.

What do you mean?

No books?

Bradley asked me to help him. I said I'd do so on one condition, that he destroy

the books.

It's just ahead.

A lion to me.

I know he had them all this time.

He destroyed them.

I saw him do it.

Where are they?

Tell me now.

Kazankis?

You hold it right there.

You know what this means, Zeke?

You're dead.

Yeah, sure.

Now you just drop that gun.

And you turn around.

Now. Zeke, the window!

In the avenues and alleyways, where the soul of a man

is easy to buy.