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I see Mrs. Cole lost her diamonds again.

Oh, she'll never miss them.

They were insured for $200,000.

If she never gets it, she won't have to worry. She's got plenty of money.

The coppers say they'll have those guys in 48 hours.

Yeah, that's what the coppers say.

They was insured for $200,000, who's going to pay that?

I don't care, I don't have to pay it. Neither do I.

Maybe the insurance company will find the diamonds.

It's a cinch the coppers won't find them.

That's the third time she's been robbed.

Where does she keep that stuff, in a goldfish bowl?

I don't know where she keeps it,

but the crooks don't have any trouble finding it.

Oh, it looks like an inside job.

Yeah. There's something shady about those jobs,

the diamonds always come back.

Yeah, but the crooks are never caught.

Well, then somebody must be in with the thieves.

Maybe it's the insurance company. You're right, honey.

The insurance company pays a guy to get them back.

Who's the guy? Why don't they arrest him? Find him.

What do you think about it?

I never concern myself with anything that doesn't concern me.

That's the guy who always gets the diamonds back.

This one calls for $120,000 and this policy for $80,000.

$200,000 in all, huh?

Yes. Yes, exactly. But of course I'm not as much interested in the insurance

as I am in the return of my property.

No, no, of course not.

Sentiment is more important than money, isn't it? That is, to you.

Yes, of course.

Very well, Mrs. Cole.

I'm quite sure all your gems will be returned.

Oh, yes! And so am I.

All my friends have told me how wonderful you are,

that you just never fail.

Never? Well, almost never.

Oh, you haven't met Fifi, have you? Isn't she sweet?

Fifi dear, this is Mr. Morey.

He's going to get us our diamonds back.

Thank him, thank him. Say goodbye to the nice man.

Eeney, meeney, miney, moe. I'll take this one.

Oh. So you're the guy who ran his thumb down my back.

Yours truly, Benjamin Battle. Hahsit, babe?

Hahsit, yourself.

I knew it was you. I know the feel of your fingerprints.

Ouch! Never say fingerprints when I'm around. It gives me a sickly feeling.

Yeah? I'd have a nasty answer for that if I wasn't working here.

What can I do for you?

Oh, give me a manicure, but don't rush it.

I like you to hold my hands.

Too bad I can't work with my gloves on.

Well, well, Benny, what's the matter? No see you for long time.

Well, they had me downtown for two weeks on a bum rap.

Poor kid. They blame you for everything, don't they?

You said it, beautiful.

The way these coppers treat me, you'd think I was a thief.

Yeah. Policemen get some funny ideas sometimes.

Don't they, though? And me as honest as the day is long.

Yeah, but how about the nights?

The nights, too. I'm the soul of honor.

Sure you don't mean the heel? Wisecracker, huh?

Who make all this trouble for you, Benny? Oh, every cop on the force.

They're always on my tail. Every time I turn around I see another bull.

BENNY: Well, if it isn't Daniel Barr, the handsome dick.

Getting yourself dolled up?

Yeah. There's nothing like spending a half hour in a barbershop,

it makes a new man out of you.

When did you get out of the can? About an hour ago,

thanks to the habeas corpus.

Yeah, and that shyster lawyer of yours.

I wouldn't talk like that. You might get pinched for slander.

Yeah. And don't carry any matches,

they're liable to charge you with arson.

Hey, Chalkie, get me a pineapple soda.

Get a big lump of whipped cream on it and a nice red cherry.

Hahsit, babe?

How do you like that chair?

I like it, especially when I'm tired.

Well, there's one upstate looks just like it.

You wouldn't care for that one, would you?

No, thanks. I'm not that tired.

Turn to the right, weasel, turn to the right.

Well, I'll see you again. Yeah, I wouldn't be a bit surprised.

Here you are, honey, $1.90 and don't shortchange me.

(TELEPHONE RINGING)

Okay.

Barbershop. Yes, ma'am. Yes, we do.

The manicures are all busy now,

but I'll send one up in a few minutes.

Yes, ma'am.

Well, sweetie, next to your mother, who do you love?

My sister. That's the wrong answer.

I thought you were gonna say me.

Yeah, I was, but I changed my mind.

Stop kidding, will you?

There's something about me you don't like. Now what is it?

I couldn't give you a decent answer.

I'm a woman of very few words.

I can't understand it. Why is it that you and me can't get together?

Perhaps it's a strange feeling we have for each other that keeps us apart.

CASHIER: Oh, Eve, when you're finished, go to Room 408.

Okay.

(SLURPING)

Well, I hear you like that.

Mmm-hmm.

Hey, this doll don't talk, does it?

None of them do. They're all broken. I'll make it talk.

Say mama. (IN HIGH-PITCHED VOICE) Mama.

There you are.

Who do you love best, your mama or your papa?

I love my mama and my papa.

Hey, smart kid, that. I couldn't trap her.

Why don't you buy one?

Well, I'll tell you what I'll do,

when I have some children of my own,

I'll buy a doll. What are you doing?

Buying a drink. Can you stand one?

I'll say. My throat feels like a total stranger's.

DAN: Okay, honey.

Give me a pineapple soda with a cherry on top.

Give me a cherry Coke and put the cherry on the bottom.

How'd you like that for a crack?

Well, I'm not supposed to be funny, I'm a cop.

Hey, did Battle say anything about me after I left?

No. If he had, I'd have slapped his face.

I hate that guy, and he's been trying to date me up for two years.

I've been trying to date him up for life,

but crooked politicians won't let me.

Well, skip Battle. How about you and me tonight?

Oh, yeah. Look, honey, I'm getting around to that.

I know I'm supposed to take you to a picture tonight, but it's off.

What? The picture? No, the date.

See, some Texas guy got taken for 30 grand,

so Daniel Barr and his bloodhounds

was elected to make the pinch.

Oh, well, just another disappointment.

The world's full of them.

Full of what?

Disappointments. What did you think I meant? Bloodhounds?

I don't know, honey. I've got so much on my mind.

I gotta go over to Hoboken to see a Jersey cop.

Couple of other things I gotta do.

Well, so long, toots. Don't take any brass knuckles.

If I do, I'll use them on you.

Hello, Jack. How's the big columnist?

Fine. How's the little chump?

What do you mean, chump?

Chump for putting your money into that machine.

Don't you know they're all phonies?

What's phony about them? Look at those prizes.

If you're lucky, you can win one of them.

Yes, you can win one of them, if you're lucky.

But how are you gonna get lucky when they're all fixed?

Look at that hole marked 10,000.

Not a chance in the world of getting a ball in there.

There isn't? Then what am I playing it for?

That's what I'd like to know. Why does anyone play them?

There are a million of those gags in the United States,

averaging $5 apiece.

That's $5 million a day, and that ain't hay.

Now, how about you giving me some news?

How about the news you just gave me?

Why don't you give that to the public?

People pay five millions a day to play marbles. Children play it for nothing.

All marble machines are fixed.

Save your nickels and give your money

to the Red Cross instead of the double cross.

How's that? That's fine.

You know, you ought to be working for me.

What do you mean, working for you?

I can't be everyplace at one time.

I've got several people on my payroll.

Any time you want to quit that barbershop, let me know. You're smart.

You've got a nimble brain.

Thanks for the mistake. Oh, there's no mistake.

You've got a great nose for news.

All right, whenever I get ready to stick my nose in other people's business,

I'll let you know. Gee, I've got to give a dame in 408 a manicure.

MRS. COLE: Dear little thing, now you have a nice new ribbon on.

Don't you let that ribbon get dirty.

Oh, you look so pretty, you look perfectly lovely.

Oh, Mr. Barr, I'm so glad to see you. Have you got the jewels?

Well, not yet, Mrs. Cole. You see, they were only stolen yesterday.

Oh, yes, and when do you think you will get them, tomorrow?

Well, I can't make any promises,

but rest assured we're doing our best.

Oh, now, that's awfully nice.

Oh, Mr. Barr, have you met my dog?

Fifi, this is Mr. Barr. Mr. Barr is a detective. Isn't she sweet?

Oh, Mr. Barr, won't you sit down?

Yes, of course you will, I know you will.

Yes, thanks. Oh, no, no, come right over here.

Would you? Yes, please do come over here. All right.

And I know you'll have some tea, won't you? Won't you?

Yes, of course, you will. I know you will.

Yes, well, Mrs. Cole, the reason I came up to see you is this.

We want you to keep this robbery confidential.

I know it was in all the papers and all that,

but from now on, keep the facts to yourself.

The facts, oh, yes, of course. I wouldn't tell anyone.

Good. Oh, now look, isn't she sweet?

You know, I don't know what I'd do without her.

Well, yes, of course you want some tea, don't you?

Oh, the darling little thing, she was so...

Oh, Mr. Barr. I'm terribly sorry... Oh, that's all right.

Oh, really, you know accidents will happen, won't they?

Oh, don't give it a thought, Mrs. Cole. Hilda!

Hilda, come get Mr. Barr's coat and dry it.

Yes, now, please, you must take it off... Okay.

...because that's going to stain.

Oh, Fifi, did you see what I did?

I spilled tea all over Mr. Barr's coat.

Fifi is a Pekingese.

Yes. Well, Mrs. Cole, don't forget what I told you.

Keep the facts of this thing to yourself, won't you?

Oh, yes, I promise you I won't tell anyone.

No one. Oh, no, not to anyone, not to a living soul.

But of course I've only told it to one person, only Richard Morey,

the private detective.

I get it. Do you know him?

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Oh, somebody knocked.

Don't you love to hear somebody knock?

It's always so intriguing, you never know who it is.

It always makes you wonder. Do you wonder?

Oh, it's the manicurist. Well, I'll be with you in just one minute.

Oh, Greta, Greta. Come and take Fifi out for her walk.

Give her a nice long walk, right around Central Park.

Oh, let me see now, the manicurist.

Oh, no, no. No, I can't have you now. I'm much, much too busy.

Suppose you come back at 5:00. Well, you might make it 6:00. Oh, or 7:00.

Oh, never mind, you don't need to come at all.

Oh, dear me. Now, Mr. Barr, what were we talking about?

(DOOR SLAMMING)

Oh, what was that noise?

What was that awful noise?

Oh, yeah, yeah. The noise. What was that noise, anyway?

I don't know, I'm sure.

Oh, well, perhaps it was the door.

Of course it was the door, but who banged it?

Now, I don't know. Maybe it was the dog. The dog?

Yeah, whose dog was that, anyway?

Well, that's my dog, but she never bangs doors.

Oh, she might have done, dogs are funny that way.

I had a dog that banged doors.

My dog never bangs doors. I'd never permit my dog to bang doors.

Well, maybe it was the maid, Mrs. Cole.

It wasn't the maid, my maid never bangs doors.

It must have been the manicurist.

That's exactly who it was, the manicurist.

She's got a dog. Wait, I'll see her about it.

Give me that coat.

What's the matter, honey? No tip?

Why the high blood pressure? All men are cheats,

you can't even trust them with a rubber doll.

You're a little vague, dearie. What do you mean?

I mean there's no such thing as love.

What made you think of that?

I go upstairs to manicure a dame in 408

and who do I find as big as life?

I give up. Who do you find?

Daniel Barr, that flat-footed lubber-headed cop.

Calling on the lady in 408? Yeah.

And after I've worshipped the ground he's walked on for five years.

And those feet cover plenty of ground.

All men are mice. Yeah, whether they eat cheese or not,

all men are mice.

Eve. Eve, one of your customers.

Say, are you still going with that plumber in Poughkeepsie?

Oh, no.

I'm going with a basketball player from Dartmouth.

Oh, going in for muscle.

I'm ready.

Hello, honey.

Oh, I suppose you're sore at me.

Oh, no, I'm so happy I could scream.

Oh, now, honey, the whole thing was a misunderstanding.

I didn't misunderstand anything,

it's all clear to me.

What, you mean that party on the fourth floor?

No, I mean a party on any floor.

Do you expect me to believe you or what I see with my own eyes?

Wait a minute, honey, you got it wrong.

It was all in the line of duty.

Since when does a cop go to 5:00 tea?

Is that in the line of duty?

No, it's just a line you're handing me.

Who was that red-headed dame? Is that the man from Texas?

No, no, no. She lost her jewels.

She lost her jewels. She lost her jewels.

Is that why the maid took the dog for a walk?

Eve, Eve. Oh, I know what you're going to say.

I'm fired and you want me to leave right away.

All right, this is Wednesday. Only three days' pay.

Goodbye and good luck.

Hey, what was...

(ALL LAUGHING)

LIFT ATTENDANT: Main floor.

Going up.

Aspirin. Aspirin?

Yeah, I'm expecting a headache.

In fact, I've got one.

What's the trouble?

I'm one of the army of unemployed.

You quit your job?

Well, you can call it that, but I was fired.

They have nice perfumes here.

Yeah, if you can afford them.

How much are these? MALE CLERK: $55.

Give me four of them. You must have lots of friends.

No, they're all for you. Oh, but I couldn't.

Oh, but you could. Oh, but I mustn't.

No, but you must and you will.

How about some candy, too, huh?

Here you are. Do you like sweets?

One more for you.

Please. I'll have to get a truck to carry all these things home.

No, you won't. My car is right here at the door.

Charge it, will you? Thanks, Mr. Morey.

An apartment, French maid, your own car and chauffeur.

Doesn't it sound good?

Too good to be true.

It could be true.

And all I have to do is manicure your nails?

Here's my house.

But, Eve, haven't you forgotten something?

Yeah, my key, but I'll slip through the transom.

But what about the candy and perfume?

Oh, give the candy to your chauffeur and use the perfume yourself.

(ORCHESTRA PLAYING)

Beautiful, isn't it?

Yes, about 36 karats.

You know her?

No. But I will.

Say, I cut your friend Battle out today.

Cost me $12,000.

Don't know if he's worth it.

No, he's all right, we can use him.

Mmm-hmm.

Cortig,

if you bought a gift for a girl and she refused to accept it,

what would you do?

I'd give it to my wife.

I haven't a wife. Thank you.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Who is it?

I'll give you three guesses. Oh.

I only need one. Take a walk, flatfoot.

Honey, don't be stubborn. You got me all wrong.

I haven't got you at all. You're back in circulation.

Oh, what's the use of being like that?

Why don't you listen to reason?

I am not in a listening mood. My ears are tired.

Well, you're not too tired to hear the truth, are you?

The truth's not in you, copper.

You'd lie about the weather.

I never lie to you. I'm nuts about you, honest I am.

You're the only girl in the world for me.

I'm so crazy about you I can't see straight.

You can't do anything straight.

You're crooked all over.

Oh, have a heart, will you, honey?

The whole thing's just a mistake.

Yeah, I know it is, and you made it.

Go on back to the dame in 408.

That ain't a dame, honest it ain't.

What is it, a female impersonator?

No. The woman is Mrs. Cole.

She lost her jewels, so the Inspector sent me up to talk it over.

And what happened?

DAN: Nothing. We talked it over, and while we were talking it over,

she asked me to have a cup of tea.

And what did you say?

I said "yes," so I had a cup of tea.

Strong or weak?

Weak. No, I think it was strong.

Lemon or cream?

Cream, strong cream.

Strong cream?

I mean weak lemon. Oh, I don't know what I mean.

Anyway, here's what happened.

We had some tea, she lost her jewels

and all we did was talk it over.

Now can I come in?

No. Go on back and talk it over.

(IN HIGH-PITCHED VOICE) Hello, Dan, what are you doing here?

(IN NORMAL TONE) Oh, nothing. Just calling on a friend of mine.

(IN HIGH-PITCHED VOICE) Say, you look like you're upset. What happened?

Oh, nothing. Just looking for a friend, but I guess he moved.

Well, say, I still live here.

How about you and me, huh?

(IN NORMAL TONE) What do you mean?

(IN HIGH-PITCHED VOICE) Well, let's go up to my place and have a little talk.

Oh, I don't know. I ain't much on conversation.

I don't know how to talk.

What's the difference? Say, I'll do all the talking.

And then again, maybe we won't talk at all.

Maybe we'll just sit and look at each other like we used to do.

You know...

(IN NORMAL TONE) Look at each other? Why, that ain't much fun.

(IN HIGH-PITCHED VOICE) Oh, say, you're not like you used to be.

Come on, be yourself.

Hey, I remember when you used to look at me and like it.

Yeah, but that was long ago.

(IN HIGH-PITCHED VOICE) Well, what of it?

Let's renew acquaintance.

Say, remember how I used to sit on your lap and run my hand

through your hair?

Oh, come on. Don't make yourself so hard to get.

Come on, Dan, give me a little kiss, will you?

(IN NORMAL TONE) Well...

(SMACKING)

Cute little trick you just pulled.

Yeah. You know, when I was a kid I did a ventriloquist act.

Which part did you play, the dummy?

Oh, you sure can be nasty when you try.

Yeah. You can be nasty without trying.

Oh, come on, cut it out, let's be friends.

I don't want to be friends, I want to be enemies.

You'd better come out from under there.

You're going to smother yourself to death.

I hope I do. I'm tired of living, anyway.

Oh, don't be silly. Life is sweet.

This is a beautiful world.

It would be, except for certain people.

Yeah, who are the certain people? You.

Oh, what's the use of getting yourself all steamed up about nothing?

You know I don't care about anyone else but you.

I'm not so sure about that.

Oh, come on, talk sense.

Look, why don't you marry me and settle down, huh?

We can have a nice little place on Long Island. You know, with a farm.

Yeah, we can have some pigs and cows and ducks and chickens.

Cows and chickens. And chickens.

You said that. Oh, did I?

Well, look. Wouldn't you like to get up early in the morning and feed the chickens?

No. Now go on home. I want to get some sleep.

Well, you got plenty of time to sleep tomorrow. You got no job to go to.

Oh, no?

No, it's gonna be a long time before you get another one, too.

Well, you can't get rolled off for trying.

Wait a minute, will you, honey?

Oh, I wish you were a man.

Same to you.

Give me Beekman 3-0-0-0-5.

That's a newspaper.

Clever detective.

(TELEPHONE RINGING)

Hello, Jack Sully speaking.

Hello, Jack, this is Eve Fallon.

You said I had a nose for news.

SULLY: I know I did. What about it?

I'm ready to start sniffing. How about that job you promised me?

How about the barbershop? You gonna quit?

I quit already.

I got tired of meeting cops and crooks. They get in your hair.

Okay. Be at my office at 10:00 tomorrow morning.

You're on the payroll now.

Thanks, Jack, I'll see you at 10:00.

Well, Mr. Daniel Barr,

I go to work for Mr. Jack Sully

of the Daily Bulletin tomorrow morning,

and I expect to be editor in no time at all.

If you happen to be around my way,

come up and see me sometime.

EVE: (IN FALSETTO) Oh, hello, Jack. What are you doing here?

(IN DEEP VOICE) Just waiting for a friend.

Did you get rid of that big bozo?

No.

(IN FALSETTO) No. He's still out there.

(IN DEEP VOICE) Want me to throw him out?

(IN FALSETTO) Why bother? Why bother?

(IN DEEP VOICE) Come on, give me a little kiss.

(SMACKING)

(IN FALSETTO) Oh, you have beautiful hair.

I love to run my hand through it.

(IN DEEP VOICE) Come on, give me another little kiss.

How are you, boys? Hi.

Oh, say, I'll tell you why I asked you down here.

I don't know who's got that stuff, but you do.

I know who's got the stuff, but I don't know what they've got.

Well, here's the list.

When you pay those gentlemen, you'll know exactly what to expect in return.

Cigarette? Right.

Yeah, but suppose they won't take what you offer them?

They'll take it.

If they do business with a fence,

it'll take them a month to get paid.

I pay off at once, strictly cash.

(MRS. COLE GIGGLING) You can put me down for $1,000, gentlemen.

I'm always glad to contribute to charity.

Thanks. Oh, Mr. Morey.

How do you do, Mrs. Cole? I've been looking for you everywhere.

Really?

Do you know you forgot to return my cigarette case?

Did I? Well, I'm terribly sorry.

Oh, here it is. Oh, thank you.

You know, I'm always taking things that don't belong to me.

Oh, Mr. Morey, and you a detective. Yes.

Fifi, Fifi, you remember Mr. Morey.

How is Fifi, Mrs. Cole?

Well, I think she's quite all right,

but her eyesight's failing.

Poor little Fifi. Won't she look horrible in glasses?

That's probably why she didn't recognize me this morning.

Maybe so.

Well, this looks like the place.

Yeah. There they are, there.

(CAR DOOR SLAMMING)

Well, have you got those stones with you? Certainly not.

You don't think I'm gonna carry that much stuff around with me, do you?

Well, I don't know.

Anyhow, let's get down to business.

What do you want for them?

Seventy grand.

What are you trying to do, scare those pigeons here?

I was told to give you 40. Forty?

They were insured for 200. What happens to the other 160?

Well, now you're asking questions.

Yeah, and we'd like to get some answers.

(WHISTLES)

Hahsit, babe?

Our price is 40, and that's what you're gonna get.

We'll get what we want and not a penny less.

Hey, what are you trying to do,

pick an argument?

No, are you? No, I ain't, but suppose I am?

Then here it is.

(GUN FIRING)

Why isn't something done about the baby killers in the park?

How long do we have to wait before they're apprehended?

What's the matter with the cops?

What's the matter with the Chief?

What's the matter with the Mayor?

Why don't they clean up the city?

What we want is action! Protect our women and children!

Take every known gunman and throw him into jail and keep him there,

that's where they belong!

That's great. That's the kind of stuff we want in the paper.

How long you been here? Just a couple of days.

A couple of days? You should have been here years ago.

You know how to write. What's your salary?

Mr. Sully pays me 30 bucks a week.

Thirty bucks? Make it $35. $40.

No, you better make it $50.

EVE: Hello, what do you want?

You know what I want, honey. I want you. Got a warrant?

Oh, quit kidding, will you? Forget I'm a cop for a little while.

Treat me like a human being. All right. Sit down.

I'll treat you like a human being.

But don't let it go to your head.

Hey, if anything goes to my head, it won't be that. Listen.

EVE: What are you gonna do,

tell me about those cows and pigs and chickens again?

Oh, not now. Look, I got an assignment today

that will make me the biggest cop in New York.

What for, taking that dog for a walk? Oh, forget it, will you?

Listen, I got a big job on my hands.

Yeah, well, what is it? I'm all ears.

Well, you know those guys that killed the baby in the park?

No, do you? No, but I'm going to.

The Inspector picked me to catch them.

And Sherlock Barr is gonna catch them.

You can say it twice. I got a witness already. I'm holding her downtown.

And another thing.

I found a list of the missing jewels

right near where the baby was killed.

That means that both jobs were done by the same mob, don't it?

Gee, that's great. Well, I gotta be going, honey.

What's the matter, got a date for tea?

Handsome Dan Barr gets his biggest assignment.

The capture of the baby-killers.

Inspector Keilly picked the right man.

Barr already has one witness to the shooting.

Hey. What's the rush? Where are you going?

You'll find this evening's column on the record.

I'll be back later with bigger and better news.

Ain't a woman got no rights?

Here they are holding me as a material witness

and I don't know nothing about nothing.

I don't know what you know, but whatever you know,

you ought to tell it to the cops.

Oh, the cops. I hate every one of them.

Oh, one of them is all right. Gee, he was handsome. His name is Dan.

Yeah? What did he have to say?

Oh, strictly business. He asked me what happened,

and I says nothing.

I was walking along in the park

when a fresh guy says, "Hahsit, babe?"

What'd the fresh guy say?

Nothing. He just says, "Hahsit, babe?"

"Hahsit, babe"? Yeah.

He was one of them oily guys, but I didn't say nothing to him.

I just smiled and walked away.

And then, all of a sudden, the baby was shot. But I didn't see it.

Honest, I didn't.

Hahsit, babe?

Yeah, say, listen, why don't they let me out of here? I'm a citizen.

Can't you do nothing for me?

Listen, honey, I'll get you out of here,

but you gotta make me a promise.

Yeah, sure. I'll do anything. Just get me out of here.

All right. Listen to this. If anybody asks you any questions,

don't answer them. Say nothing.

Nothing at all? Gee, that's kind of hard.

Nothing at all. Not even, "Hahsit, babe?"

If I showed you a picture of that guy

that flirted with you, would you know him?

Oh, sure, I'd know that pan anywhere.

That's all I want to know.

You got the wrong idea, Cortig.

I told you a million times to always take the easy way out.

Well, I always try to.

When a guy puts you on a spot where you gotta push him, what are you gonna do?

Do what I told you to do, talk him out of it.

Yeah, that's all right for you,

but me, I got a temper.

When a mug gets me sore, I gotta blast.

Sure, you gotta blast and I have to square the beef.

Every time you bump somebody off, it costs me a lot of money.

Do me a favor, will you, Russ, and stop killing people.

Oh, quit worrying about it, will you? Nobody saw me do it.

There wasn't anybody around, not even a blind man.

Whoa, wait a minute. Get a load of this.

"Crime marches on. A baby in Central Park was killed by two unknown assailiants."

Assailants. Yeah, assailants.

"And the killers have not yet been taken into custoady."

Custody. Yeah, custody.

Gee, that's a funny word, ain't it? Yeah.

"The killers have not yet been taken into..."

Custody. "Custody."

"But are under surveilliance." Surveillance.

Yeah, that's what it is. And here's the rest of it.

"There was only one eyewitness,

"and the name is withheld."

What kind of a name is that? Go on, go on.

"Whose name is withheld

"and she is being held in-communi-cadoo."

Incommunicado.

I don't care how you pronounce it,

but they got a dame who saw us do it.

And that's all because you've got a temper, Mr. Cortig.

Well, now what are we going to do with the girl?

Oh, don't worry about the girl.

Look, as soon as they spring her,

we'll scare her out of town

and if she won't scare, we'll dust her off.

Yeah, hey that's it, we'll massacree her.

Massacre.

Oh, you and your phony English.

Sixty cents.

Keep the change. Gee, thanks.

Say, ain't you the gal that got your name in the paper?

Yeah, sure. How did you know? Did somebody point me out?

Yeah, everybody knows it's you. You're getting famous.

Quit it, you're ribbing me.

No, he ain't.

First thing you know, you'll be signing your autograph.

Just like a movie star.

Oh, get those cigarettes out of that gray coat, will you, toots?

Yeah, sure.

Hey, what're you trying to do, scare somebody to death?

If a certain lady don't keep her mouth shut,

we might have to kill her to death.

Well, if you're hinting at me and what I said to the cops,

well, you got me all wrong.

I never told them nothing.

Don't forget it, honey, the coppers never know nothing

unless somebody tells them something.

But I never told them a thing, honest I didn't.

Take a tip from me, sister, and keep your mouth shut,

or somebody's liable to find your hat floating down the river.

You know what I mean? Yeah, sure. I know what you mean.

Hello, Betty. BETTY: Hello, Eve.

Hello. GIRL: Hello, Eve.

Hello, Grace. GRACE: Hello, Eve, how are you?

Hiya, Myrtle. Remember me?

Well, if it isn't the big newspaperwoman. What are you doing here?

A murderer always returns to the scene of his crime.

I'm going to get a haircut.

Say, listen.

Are you still stuck on that big, handsome cop?

With all my heart. And he's going to be in here in a few minutes.

See you later. Sweet.

How long you gonna be, Joe? I want a haircut.

Five minutes. Booth one. Hey, I'll cut it for you.

I always cut mine.

Oh, cut yourself a piece of throat.

Hahsit, babe?

Well, look who's here. Back again.

Once a slave, now a customer.

Don't you look swell. All dressed up like a plush horse.

Nothing swell. I got the whole outfit in the basement.

$14 for the coat and dress and $3.75 for the hat.

BOTH: $17.75!

Hello, Myrtle. Eve around?

Yeah. You'll find her in a booth. Okay, thanks.

Hey, you got me in a fine spot.

"Handsome Dan Barr will capture the baby killers in 24 hours."

Well, it's just what you're going to do.

How do I know, honey? You don't, but I do.

Yeah, since when are you a cop?

I'm not, but I've got a hunch.

Oh, hunches don't mean nothing. You gotta be sure.

All right. How's this?

I had a talk with that waitress yesterday and showed her Benny's picture.

And she absolutely put the finger on him.

How's that for a hunch?

Hunch? It'll make me a captain.

Yeah, and me an Elk.

Benny Battle, huh?

Yeah, you'll find him in the first chair eating a pineapple soda

with a cherry on top. Right.

Hello, Dan. Nice day, ain't it?

Yeah, and you better take a good look at it.

You ain't going to see it much.

What do you mean?

We want you downtown to answer a few questions.

Get Mr. Battle's hat and coat, Eddie.

What, again? Yeah, again.

Never mind that stuff, Joe.

He don't need to smell so nice where he's going.

Gee, can't a guy even get his hair combed?

No. The Captain don't care how you look.

This is a fine country, this is. They never let you alone.

No. They're always picking on you. Yeah.

Hahsit, babe? Come on.

There's no jail strong enough to hold that guy.

You said it, he'll get out.

How? How? He's got a crooked lawyer.

That ain't it, they fix the jury. Who does?

The politicians.

What have the politicians got to do with it?

They're in with the racket.

Sure. They'll have him out in 48 hours.

You mean that he'll be free?

Yeah! The home of the brave and the land of the free.

Is that the man you saw?

No, I never seen him before. Go ahead.

Do you know him? No.

Go on.

How about this guy?

No. I never seen him before.

Better take a good look at him.

Well, I am. I don't know him.

Are you sure? Sure I'm sure.

Go on, take another good look at him.

I am looking at him. I never seen him before in my life.

What are you lying for? You know you did.

I'm not! I'm not!

I've never seen this guy before in my life. Honest, I didn't.

All right. Go on.

Somebody got to this dame.

He didn't show me the right guy.

She's lying. She won't put the finger on him.

Why not? Because he didn't show me the right guy.

How about those pictures I showed you yesterday?

You picked one out, didn't you, and said it was the guy

who flirted with you in the park.

Well, I know I did, but I made a mistake.

What makes you think you're mistaken?

You were sure enough yesterday.

I know I was, but I guess I was wrong.

You're lying, Bessie. You know you are.

No, I'm not. I'm not lying. Why should I lie?

I ain't got nothing to lie about. I didn't do nothing.

Oh, don't cry, honey. Nothing's gonna happen to you.

Run along home.

Now what happens?

Oh, somebody threw a scare into that dame. Now I'm on the spot again.

What's the next step? Yeah. I'd like to know that.

That guy'll be out of here in less than no time and we'll be back where we started.

BENNY: Keep your hands off me or somebody'll get a bust in the nose around here.

What's the matter? Can't a guy even talk to his own lawyer?

No.

Hey, what are you going to do, throw him in there?

You can't do that! I can't, hey? Watch me.

Say, where do you get that stuff?

That man's got constitutional rights.

He is innocent and you've got no right to lock him up.

I'll see somebody about this.

All right, see me. I'm the guy that brought him here.

Yeah, you. You brought him here.

Why don't you get the right man before you lock him up?

You can't throw people in jail for no reason at all.

Oh, shut up. You're lucky you're not in there yourself,

I'd like to get something on you.

You can't talk to me like that. I'm a lawyer!

That's what you think. Now get out of here!

I'll get even with you for this.

I'll have you transferred to Brooklyn. I'll go to the Chief.

I'll go to the Mayor. I'll go to the Governor!

Oh, go to... Get out of here.

There you are. How would you like to go to Brooklyn every day

to see your boyfriend? Brooklyn? No thanks.

That's the wrong end of the bridge.

Yeah. We'll be up against it if we can't get that dame to talk.

How about Battle? Isn't there any chance of breaking him down?

No, he's just as scared as she is.

He's afraid of what those crooks might do to him.

How much longer can you hold him?