1 00:00:01,970 --> 00:00:02,330 THE END 2 00:02:20,590 --> 00:02:21,280 You're right, Rita. 3 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:23,750 We've had several fortunes within our grasp, 4 00:02:23,750 --> 00:02:26,199 but Blake has plucked every one of them away. 5 00:02:26,219 --> 00:02:35,150 Guess who's dead? 6 00:02:35,610 --> 00:02:37,090 Make it Blake and we'll celebrate. 7 00:02:37,409 --> 00:02:39,110 Nick Banyan, Jim's old partner. 8 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:42,719 Banyan, huh? 9 00:02:43,439 --> 00:02:45,560 We'll omit the flowers. Let's hear the details. 10 00:02:47,830 --> 00:02:51,250 Underworld leader and former partner of Jim Belmont passes away. 11 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:54,879 Death which the guns of his henchmen had so often dealt 12 00:02:54,879 --> 00:02:57,280 to his gangland enemies last night claimed Nick Banyan. 13 00:02:57,909 --> 00:03:00,139 In his will, which was opened this morning, 14 00:03:00,139 --> 00:03:03,210 Banyan made bequests of $10,000 each to four of his henchmen. 15 00:03:03,770 --> 00:03:07,129 Rocky Davis, Chuck Weeks, Sam Toller, and Burt Banks. 16 00:03:07,469 --> 00:03:08,560 Did you read this paper? 17 00:03:09,979 --> 00:03:12,539 No, but I know who's who in the lower crust. 18 00:03:13,479 --> 00:03:15,139 Does it say anything about his hidden gold? 19 00:03:16,009 --> 00:03:19,490 The biggest of the alleged Banyan hauls was the holdup of 20 00:03:19,490 --> 00:03:22,969 an armored truck and the theft of 250,000 in gold bullion. 21 00:03:23,789 --> 00:03:25,319 According to the underworld rumors, 22 00:03:25,319 --> 00:03:28,080 Banyan deposited the gold in a secret hiding place. 23 00:03:28,939 --> 00:03:29,740 It's more than a rumor. 24 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:32,400 I know definitely the gold is secreted somewhere. 25 00:03:33,460 --> 00:03:34,979 I couldn't go after it while Nick was alive. 26 00:03:35,770 --> 00:03:36,340 Now I can. 27 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:39,360 Except for the fact that you're having any clues as to where it's hidden. 28 00:03:40,439 --> 00:03:43,400 Rocky Davis and his three gunmen were close enough to Banyan to know. 29 00:03:44,099 --> 00:03:46,240 Besides, there's his lawyer, Otto Wolfe. 30 00:03:47,780 --> 00:03:51,289 Wolfe's a shrewd gentleman, so we'll go after the gunmen first. 31 00:03:53,370 --> 00:03:54,789 Four die in gang slaying. 32 00:03:55,669 --> 00:03:57,370 Paris nightclub, scene of killings. 33 00:03:58,310 --> 00:04:00,310 Lying face downwards in pools of blood, 34 00:04:00,310 --> 00:04:02,599 the bullet-riddled bodies of four men were found 35 00:04:02,599 --> 00:04:04,900 today in the cellar of the Paris nightclub. 36 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:08,539 The men, mutilated as the result of inhuman torture, 37 00:04:08,539 --> 00:04:11,719 apparently were lined up against a wall and shot down. 38 00:04:12,479 --> 00:04:14,099 Setting a new high in ruthlessness, 39 00:04:14,099 --> 00:04:17,079 the crime is one of the most shocking in police annals. 40 00:04:19,430 --> 00:04:21,009 Isn't that the club Nick Banyan owned? 41 00:04:21,170 --> 00:04:23,490 That's right, and the murdered men were his bodyguards. 42 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:26,860 I'm positive they were killed at Belmont's orders. 43 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:27,939 Belmont's? 44 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:29,540 Must have been. 45 00:04:30,910 --> 00:04:33,560 Belmont's the only criminal in the city with an organization 46 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:35,149 strong enough to tackle Banyan's gunman. 47 00:04:36,170 --> 00:04:39,000 He's undoubtedly trying to find out what happened to the hidden gold bullion. 48 00:04:39,699 --> 00:04:42,220 You probably remember reading about it at the time that Banyan died. 49 00:04:42,939 --> 00:04:45,000 I did, but it seemed like a fantastic rumor. 50 00:04:45,740 --> 00:04:46,459 Yes, but it wasn't. 51 00:04:47,439 --> 00:04:49,850 I happen to know because it's a case that I started my career on. 52 00:04:51,209 --> 00:04:53,819 We got Banyan indicted, but were unable to get a conviction. 53 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:57,939 However, we got Wolfe, his attorney, disbarred for 54 00:04:57,939 --> 00:05:00,660 subordination of perjury and... Wait a minute. 55 00:05:01,300 --> 00:05:03,529 I must be slipping. I'm standing here chattering while 56 00:05:03,529 --> 00:05:05,329 another man is probably getting murdered right now. 57 00:05:06,129 --> 00:05:07,910 If Belmont didn't get that information from the gunman, 58 00:05:07,910 --> 00:05:09,290 he's bound to go after the attorney. 59 00:05:12,189 --> 00:05:12,850 Call Hildale, 6782. 60 00:05:13,089 --> 00:05:26,389 He won't bother answering that, Wolf. 61 00:05:27,689 --> 00:05:28,269 Belmont. 62 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:33,899 Don't be alarmed, my friend. 63 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:36,959 I merely dropped in to discuss a little business deal. 64 00:05:40,660 --> 00:05:41,279 No answer. 65 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:44,399 But he's always home. He can't move. He's a paralytic. 66 00:05:45,420 --> 00:05:46,459 I'd better get over there right away. 67 00:05:49,639 --> 00:05:52,050 If Danyan had any hidden gold, I didn't know anything about it. 68 00:05:53,639 --> 00:05:54,790 These boys didn't know either. 69 00:05:55,550 --> 00:05:57,230 They discovered the folly of being ignorant. 70 00:06:05,769 --> 00:06:10,389 I'm half dead anyway, but I don't relish your methods of extracting information. 71 00:06:11,430 --> 00:06:12,509 You said something about a deal? 72 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,379 Tell me where the gold is, and I'll split 50-50 with you. 73 00:06:18,889 --> 00:06:20,730 As you say, I could extract the information, 74 00:06:20,730 --> 00:06:23,250 but I can afford to be generous with an old friend. 75 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:28,019 Can I send a man along to protect my interests? Of course. 76 00:06:28,399 --> 00:06:29,480 Take any precautions you wish. 77 00:06:35,819 --> 00:06:37,110 So let's have it. 78 00:06:38,029 --> 00:06:38,850 Where is the bullion hidden? 79 00:06:39,790 --> 00:06:42,529 You remember that big sedan of Banyan's, the one that he had rebuilt? 80 00:06:43,449 --> 00:06:43,750 Yes. 81 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:46,879 Well, the bullion was melted down and built in the car. 82 00:06:47,699 --> 00:06:51,079 That car is practically pure gold, painted over. 83 00:06:53,329 --> 00:06:54,230 Smart fellow, that Banyan. 84 00:06:54,990 --> 00:06:56,009 Too bad we couldn't get along. 85 00:06:57,449 --> 00:06:58,389 Where is the car stored? 86 00:06:59,329 --> 00:07:02,019 In the terminal storage building on the fifth floor. 87 00:07:02,980 --> 00:07:04,620 I know where the building is. Call your man, 88 00:07:04,620 --> 00:07:07,810 and we'll arrange to have him meet Farrell and get the car. 89 00:07:19,730 --> 00:07:20,509 It's all set, Hood. 90 00:07:21,329 --> 00:07:23,060 Pick up Farrell and go to the storage place. 91 00:07:26,959 --> 00:07:28,639 Hood doesn't know about the gold in the car. 92 00:07:29,399 --> 00:07:32,129 For a quarter of a million dollars, I wouldn't trust him or Farrell. 93 00:07:34,459 --> 00:07:35,819 I can't trust anyone either, Otto. 94 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:40,029 So I'm sure you won't object if I leave Dorgan here until I get the car. 95 00:08:17,129 --> 00:08:19,180 That's the front doorbell. Don't answer it. 96 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:21,519 Just a minute. Belmont didn't say anything about it. 97 00:08:21,540 --> 00:08:22,879 Belmont was only giving you a line. 98 00:08:23,579 --> 00:08:24,879 He doesn't like to watch rough stuff. 99 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:28,480 When he phones me he's got the car, that's your sign-off. 100 00:08:45,950 --> 00:08:46,710 Guess he went away. 101 00:08:50,590 --> 00:08:51,330 Tell him to come in. 102 00:08:54,620 --> 00:08:56,740 Come in. 103 00:08:57,820 --> 00:08:58,340 Mr. Wolfe, I... 104 00:10:39,789 --> 00:10:41,450 Mr. Wolfe, where's Jim Belmont? 105 00:10:42,169 --> 00:10:45,460 Gone to get Banyan's gold car. 106 00:10:48,259 --> 00:10:48,500 Where? 107 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:50,759 Fifth floor. 108 00:10:51,879 --> 00:10:54,539 Terminal storage building. 109 00:11:11,149 --> 00:11:17,230 This is it. I wonder why the boss wants it. 110 00:11:17,870 --> 00:11:20,669 Darned if I know. Well, get a battery. I'll get her ready. 111 00:11:58,740 --> 00:12:00,539 All set. Bring up the elevator. All right. 112 00:12:27,309 --> 00:12:27,690 Don't move. 113 00:12:29,139 --> 00:12:29,720 Get your hands up. 114 00:12:51,029 --> 00:12:52,529 This'll bring all the cops in town. 115 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:56,080 I'll get rid of him.