All language subtitles for Detective.Story.1951.1080 E

[tires screeching]

[metal clanking]

[woman exclaims]

Come on.

No.

I'm not gonna hurt you.

Hurry it up,
and don't keep
the wagon waiting.

Right.
Hey, hold it.

Hold it for this.
I got to get home.

I got a home, too.

Book her
with my relief.

That's the last wagon.
I'm on my own time.

I don't wanna get stuck here
till night court.

Tough.
I really don't want
to inconvenience you.

I'll come back tomorrow.

Come on.

[gasps]

[telephone ringing]

21st squad detectives,
gallagher.

Will they
shave my head?

You won't even have
to take a bath.

Stand over there,
against that chart.

(gallagher)
it smells like what?

What were you doing
in that crowd?

All right.
Give me the address.

Looking for
a fat wallet?

No, just standing.

We'll look into it.

Sorry to
keep you waiting.

Does he play it loud?

Well, then,
what's your complaint?

But you can't
kill a man

For playin'
the same song.

Even day and night.

5' 3".

I'm sorry,
we can't help.

What was the price
of this purse you lifted?

$6.

Times I've spent twice as much
for a pocketbook.

I don't know why.
It was crazy.

Well, you took it.

I didn't need it.
I didn't even like it.

Crazy.

Take it easy, girlie.
I'm not gonna hurt you.

Let me do the work.
Just supply the finger.

Oh, officer. Officer.

Officer.

Oh, mrs. Farragut.

Are those people
still bothering you?

Oh, worse than ever,
officer.

Why haven't you
given me protection?

Oh, but I have
12 men guarding you,

One of them
my own brother.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

I didn't mean
to offend you.

Atom bombs,

That's what
they're making,

Those foreigners
next door.

And they blow
this atomic vapor

Right through the wall
at me.

And they have
a man watching me,

From the top of
the empire state building

With--with radar.

Well, that man
we have covered.

Uh, does the president
know about this?

Oh, I talked to him
just an hour ago.

I'll tell you what.

I'm gonna double the guard
around you.

Thank you.

Uh, you couldn't come
yourself, could you?

Well, no,
I've gotta keep in touch
with the president.

Oh, well, of c-course.
Well, goodbye.

T-thank you so very much,
thank you.

It's all right.
Thank you.

[whistles]

And every year,
she sends me tickets
to the flower show.

[snickers]

Ok, girlie,
wash your hands.

In there.

Right over there.

A story in that?

No, it's just a slob.

Murder,
they got me down
for Sunday again.

What am I,
a Sunday detective?

My kids will grow up
and won't even know me.

Uh,

There isn't any lock
on the door.

Just wash your hands, girlie.

We're due, boys,
it's too quiet around here.

We're overdue
for a nice, juicy homicide.

Not till I'm off duty.

[telephone ringing]

Can't you keep
your big mouth shut?

21st squad detectives,
gallagher.

(callahan)
what can I do for you, sir?

My name is sims.
Endicott sims.

I'm an attorney.
I want to see the lieutenant.

Uh, what about?

I represent
karl schneider.

Your office has
a warrant out for him.

Schneider,
that's mcleod's case.

You'll have to see him
about it.

I asked
to see the lieutenant.

Just a minute.

Water's comin'
through the ceiling?

That's a civil action, lady.
Call a lawyer.

There's a mouthpiece
by the name of sims
outside.

Karl schneider
is his client.

Schneider?
Tell him to see mcleod.

He asked to see you.

All right, send him in.

Come in, please.

He's in back.

Oh, I'm sorry,
lieutenant,

I'll wait here
in your office.

It's ok.
What about schneider,
counselor? Where is he?

He's ready
to surrender himself
to your personal custody.

My custody?
He's mcleod's squeal.

Each man handles
his own case around here.

I don't want my client
to have any contact
with det. Mcleod.

Why?

Because I don't want
any rubber hose used on him.

Counselor, how long
have you been practicing law?

We don't assault
our prisoners.

My client is not frightened
of mcleod for nothing.

What frightens your client
is mcleod's record
for convictions.

He never gives up on a case.

That's what
frightens your client.

When can I see mcleod?

He's due any time now.
You can wait in my office.

Thank you.

[typewriter clicking]

So?

So what?

So, what happens
to me now?

You wait here
till night court opens.

9:00.
Have you got a lawyer?

My brother-in-law's
a lawyer.

You're allowed 3 calls.
Call him.

Gee, I hate to,

Because he's a kind of
a new brother-in-law,

And if my sister finds out,
she'll die...

She's in the 4th month,
too.

Suit yourself.
The court
will appoint you one.

Gee, I don't know
what to do.

Sit down.

When mcleod gets here,
tell him I wanna see him.

Yes, sir.

A booster.

[horn honking]

[hooves clomping]

Hi, phil.
Hello, jim.

(mary)
jim! Oh, jim!

Mary. Hey, phil,

Hang onto buster
for a minute, will you?

[inaudible]

What?

What are you doing here?

Well, I came to file
a missing-husband report.

How long
has he been missing?

2 days.

Well, uh, young lady,

Let's see
what we can do for you.

[bell clanging]

Hey, sam.

Where to, jim?

Follow that car.

Why, that's dakis' car.
He's inside.
He ain't going nowhere.

Don't let him
out of your sight.

[laughing]
oh,

Ok.

You look tired, jim.

I've been up all night
in a cheap hotel room,

Waiting to catch a thief.

I might as well
have stayed up with you.

I can't sleep
when you're not home.

I hate to
leave you alone, baby.

Did you see the doctor?

Yes.

What'd he say?

Same as last time.

Look, baby,
we're gonna have
a boy and a girl

If we have to upset
the whole medical profession.

All right, if you say so.

I say so.

And tonight, I'm gonna
take you out to dinner.

It's a date.

We'll celebrate.

Celebrate what?

Us. You and me.

I love you, mary.

Look, I've gotta go now.
You go on home,

I'll meet you there
in an hour.

Sam, got a fare for you.

One hour, baby.

Come on, buster.

Oh, hi, mcleod.
Got something for me?

Here's your story.

He stole $480.

Tell the man, arthur.

A regular jesse james.

Who'd he steal it from,
his mother?

Don't belittle arthur.

Is the story
worth a picture?

Nah, he's not
ripe yet.

Wait for his 2nd offence.

Don't try
running for it, buster.

You'd just about
reach that railing

And suddenly
you'd put on weight.

Bullets
are supersonic.

Don't worry.

I won't, either way.
Empty your pockets.

What did you do
with the money, arthur?

Spent it.
All of it?

Yes.
Turn 'em inside out.

When were you
at the stork club?

Wednesday night.

You really
make the rounds.
The hot-spot kid.

Where'd you
spend last night?

In my room.

I was there.
Where were you,
under the bed?

I sat in the park.
All night?

Yes.
It rained.

So it rained.
I didn't notice.

Sit down.

Roll up your sleeves.

Any identifying marks?
Any scars?

J-o-y. Who's joy?

A girl.
Your girl?

No.
Whose girl?

What difference
does it make?

I stole the money,
I admit it.

Here's joy again.
Joy carmichael.

Plaza 5...

[dialing]

Why drag her into this?

She doesn't know
anything about it.

You wouldn't lie to me,
would you, arthur?

Why should I lie?

I don't know.
Why should you steal?

Is this joy carmichael?
Her sister?

Well, you ask joy
to come down

To the 21st precinct
police station, right away.

Her boyfriend,
arthur kindred,
has been arrested.

Just have her ask
for det. Mcleod.

Mcleod?

Yes, sir.
Come in here.

Hey, red...

This is det. Mcleod,
mr. Sims.

How do you do?
How do you do?

He's an attorney.

And very clever.
I've seen him in court.

He represents
karl schneider.

Oh.

I had the pleasure
of arresting your client
a year ago.

So I'm informed.

He's changed his lawyer
since,
if not his business.

Mr. Schneider
is a retired doctor.

He has a farm
in new jersey.

With a little sideline
in new york.

A very profitable one.

Where's your boy?

He's ready
to surrender himself

On the warrant
you had issued.

Fine. Bring him in.

Before I do,
I have here some photographs.

Now, these were taken
only an hour ago.

Nudes?
Ugly, isn't he?

Well, he's no mr. America.

No, that he's not.

Now, you'll observe,

There are no bruises
or laceration of any kind.

This is the way
I'm delivering
my client to you

And this the way
I want him back.

I should think that
any change whatsoever,

Would be
an improvement.

And I want you
to know,

I'm not gonna allow you
to violate
his constitutional rights.

You're not to abuse him
physically

Nor degrade his dignity
as a human being.
Do you understand?

I saw one of
your client's patients
last year,

In the morgue,
on a marble slab.

Wasn't much human
left of her,
and very little dignity.

My client was innocent
of that charge.
The court acquitted him.

Insufficient evidence.
But he was guilty.

What are you gonna do,
try the case here?
Save it for the judge.

For over a year, mcleod,
you, personally,

Have been making
my client's life
a living nightmare.

Why?

Because I'm annoyed
by criminals
that get away with murder.

They upset me.

That's your story.
Yeah.

I've investigated
and discovered otherwise.

What are you
drivin' at, sims?

What?
Nothing, yet.

I vouch for every man
on my squad,
and that goes for mcleod.

If you've got
somethin' to say, say it.

When it serves my purpose,
not before.

Meanwhile, lieutenant,
I'm warning you:

Not a hand on my client.

What's he drivin' at?

A fishing expedition.

Not without bait.

He hinted
you're after schneider
for personal reasons.

The anderson girl
is lying in the hospital.

Last year,
a girl who trusted him

Died
when her baby was born.

What happened
to her baby,

And lots of others,
nobody knows.

That's why
I take a personal interest
in schneider.

This is
an impersonal business,
mcleod.

How many times--
he's a butcher
and a murderer.

You ought to visit his farm.
Especially the kitchen.

It looks like a place
where they
slaughter chickens.

Your moral indignation

Is beginnin' to give me
a quick pain in the neck.

I don't like lawyers
comin' in here with photos.

It marks my squad lousy.
I don't like it,

And I won't have it.
You understand?

Yes, sir.

Can't you say, "yes, sir"
without makin' it sound
like an insult?

Yes, sir.

You're gettin'
too superior, mcleod.

A one-man army
against crime.

What's eatin' you?

I hate criminals.

I don't believe
in coddling them.

Who tells you to?

You do,
the whole system does.

What do you wanna do,
put schneider on a rack?

No. I want to put him
in the electric chair

Where he belongs,
and pull the switch
myself.

[sighing]

Sometimes, mcleod,
you talk like a maniac.

You wanna be
judge and jury, too?
Well, you can't do it!

All right. Look,
suppose you look after
schneider yourself

When he surrenders,
huh?

Make sure
he's comfortable,

That he gets everything
he wants.

I'm taking my wife
out to dinner tonight,

And I'm gonna
sleep late tomorrow.

That's fine. Wrap up
your squeals for today

And get out of here.

I don't wanna see you
for 24 hours.

You won't.
Mind if I shave?

You got to have
the last word, don't you?

[chuckles]

A man after me
own heart.

Hi, lou.
Hi, joe.

Here you are,
girlie.

Uh, how much
do I owe you?

It's on the house.

That's very decent of you.

I mean it,
very decent.

Well, you didn't kill anybody.

Embezzlement. Chicken feed.

Here you are, kid.

I don't want it.

Look, son,
the city don't care
if you go hungry here.

We chip in
for this stuff
ourselves.

What branch of the service
were you in?

Navy.

Where'd you serve?

The marshals,
marianas, iwo jima.

My kid
was in the navy, too.

Juneau. You know her?

She was a cruiser.

Yeah.

Didn't she go down
with all hands?

There were 10 survivors.

Rough deal.

He'd have been
just about your age.

How'd you
get into this mess?

Are you gonna
give me a sermon?

Don't get funny with me,
son,

I'll knock you
right through the floor.

Now, how'd you
get into this mess?

[door closing]

[typewriter clicking]

Hi, lou.
(lou)
hi, jim.

[man shouting]

Here comes trouble.

[people chattering]

(mcleod)
what have you got there?

Burglars.
Caught 'em red-handed.

(woman)
I went
into my apartment,

And there they were
all inside.

I-I-I tried
to run away,

But he grabbed me
by the neck
and tried to choke me.

It's a lie!
It's a pack of lies.

I heard her scream.
They come runnin'
down the stairs

And I collared 'em.

This one
gave me a struggle.

I'm walking
down the stairs.

I'm mindin'
my own business.

The cop
jumps on top of me,

And starts beatin'
my brains in.

All right.

[woman crying]

We'll come to you.

Think I'm crazy?
Do a thing like this?

Sit down.

On this one,
we found this.

And this jimmy.

.22?

Loaded.

What's your name.
Stand up.

Gennini.
Charles gennini.

And I don't know
nothin'.

I don't even know
this guy.

Ask him. Hey,
do I know you?
No.

Take easy, charley.
Sit down.

What's your name?

Lewis abbott.

Were you carrying these,
lewis?

Yeah.

He grabbed me
by the throat.

How can a thing like this
happen in new york?

You're all right,
now, madam.

Now, you.

I got nothin'
to do with this.

What do you think?
I got rocks in my head?

Look at this.

Hey, quite a bundle.
How much is here, charley?

$1,400.

11. Why is it
every time we drag in
one of you bums,

You've got $1,400
in your kick,

I got $11 in mine?

[lou chuckling]
you don't live right.

How did you get this,
charley?

I saved it. I worked.

Where?

I was a bricklayer.

Count it. This goes
to property clerk.

We don't want
charley suing us.

He was a bricklayer.

Let's see your hands.

The only thing
you ever laid was a $2 bet.

(lou)
when were you in stir last,
charley?

Me? Jail? Never.
I swear
on a stack of bibles.

What's your 'b' number?

On my mother's grave,
I ain't got no 'b' card.

How do you know
what a 'b' card is,
if you never had one?

I heard. I been around.
I'll bet you have.

You've been workin'
this precinct all summer.

No, I swear.

Who do you think
you're kidding?

I know that face.
This is a good man.

He's been in jail
before.

Never, so help...

Hey, what are you
trying to do, hang me?
I want to call a lawyer.

Sit down.

You've got a sheet
as long as your arm.

I don't know
what you're talkin' about.

I swear.
I get down on my knees.
What do you want?

Get up, get up.
I can smell you.

You're a cat burglar.
A real killer.

Callahan?
Watch the roscoe.

Barnes, keep your eye
on that bum. Print him.

[screams]

[woman crying]

[chairs clattering]

Isn't anyone
going to take care of me?

"anyone going
to take care of me?"

Now, now, madam,
you're all upset.

Why don't you go home
and rest up?

Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
I am so scared.

I-I'll tell you
what I'll do.

I'll send a nice,
handsome irish cop

Along with you, huh?
How's that?

Kelly, see that
this lady gets home
safely.

All right.

All right.

Dakis.

Lewis,
you're in trouble.
Real trouble.

How many burglaries
you committed in new york?

Come on,
you got dropped.
Be a man, face it.

Don't you know
a good thief

Doesn't carry
a loaded pistol?

It means 5 years
added to your sentence.

You know,
you're lucky
we picked you up.

Probably saved you
from a murder rap.

I'd never use it.

That's what you think,
but it would happen.

Just once,
you'd walk in,

A woman,
she'd scream, resist,
you get scared--

Boom. Boom.

♪[scatting]

You like the smell
of burning flesh?
Your own?

No.

Well, then, talk!
What did you do
with the stuff?

Now, wait a minute,
fellows.

Lewis is ok.
It's charley.

Listen, lewis,
charley let you
carry the gun. Why?

He knew
if you 2 got caught,

You'd be the one
that gets the bad rap.

See how he crossed you?

Now, we'd like to
go easy on you, lewis.

A little cooperation,
we'll ask the d.A.
To give you a break.

What will I get?

Were you in jail before?

Yeah.

Where?

Elmira.
I got out in March.

How long were you in?

3 and a half years.

What for?

Burglary.

Well, I'd say you would get
7 and a half years to 10.

Oh, less than that.

Well, if he cooperates.
If not, 15 to 20.

Oh, well, what do you
want to know?

How many burglaries
you committed in new york.

9 or 10.

That's better.

What did you do
with the stuff?

He gave it to charley.
Didn't you, lewis?

Yeah.

Did he sell it?
Yeah.

Where?

In boston, I think.

You think?
Didn't he tell you?

No.

You're a bit of a cluck,
aren't you, lewis?

No, no,
lewis is regular.
He's cooperating.

How much did
he give you altogether?

Half. $400.

[laughing]
what?

This stuff was worth
30 to $40,000.

It was?

Charley said
it was mostly fake.

Well, here's the list.
Look for yourself.

Lewis,
you've been robbed.

Yeah.

Where does
charley live, lewis?

129th street, west.

I know the house.
I don't know the number.

I can show it to you.

O'brien,
lewis is gonna show you
where the loot is.

Be nice to lewis.
He's a good man.

Sure thing.
Come on, ed.

I think I better call
my brother-in-law.

What's the number?

Jerome 5, uh, 5122.

Jerome 5122.

All right,
go wash your hands.

Over there.

Here you are.

Listen, what should
I tell her?

I don't know
what to tell her.

You can start with "hello."

Hello. Milly? Yeah.

Nothin'. I just
didn't have any change.

How are you?

Yeah, fine.
How was the party?

You went to brooklyn?

In your delicate condition,
milly?

Uh, listen, milly,

Is jack there
by any chance?

Could I talk to him?

Oh, nothing,
some friend of mine

Wants some advice
about somethin',
I don't know what.

He's there.

He's there,
what should I tell him?

I don't know
what to tell him.

Tell him to meet you
at night court.
100 centre street.

100 centre street.

Uh, hello, jack?

Yeah, listen,
can milly hear me?

I don't want her to know,
but I'm in a jam.

I need your help,
so don't let on.

Make out like it's nothin'.

I'm at a police station.

I took a bag

From a counter,
in a department store.

I had to admit it, jack.
It was on my arm.

Oh, thanks, jack. One, uh...

Uh, 100...
100 center street?

100 center street.

Oh, listen, jack,

If milly asks,
tell her it's for a friend.

Uh, thanks, jack,
you're a peach.

Um,

Thanks a million.

Oh, boy, am I relieved.

Just look
at this floor,
will you?

You filthy slobs.

Nobody would know
I cleaned up here,
just an hour ago.

Boy, I'd like to see
the homes you bums live in.

Pigpens, I'll bet.

[willy muttering]

Over here, charley.

Over here.

Yes, miss?

May I speak
to det. Mcleod?

What's your name,
please?

Susan carmichael.

Come in, please.
I'm det. Mcleod.

Where's your sister?

I couldn't reach joy.

Where's arthur?
What happened to him?

How long have you known
arthur kindred?

All my life.

We lived next door
to each other in ann arbor.

Kind of a wild boy,
wasn't he?

Arthur? Not at all.

He was always
very serious.

Will you please tell me
what this is about?

Let me ask the questions,
please, sit down.

Arthur was in the navy?

5 years.

He got a dishonorable
discharge, didn't he?

Arthur was cited 4 times.

He carried a sailor
up 3 decks of a burning ship.

He got the silver star.

What's his relationship
to your sister?

I told you,
we all grew up together.

Is he in love with her?

My sister is one of
the most beautiful girls
in new york.

A lot of men
are in love with her.

May I talk to arthur now,
please?

Did he give her
any money?

She's a very successful model
and makes $400 a week.

Did he give it to you?

Are you kidding?

I'm afraid not, miss.

Your sister's
boyfriend's in trouble.

What trouble?

He's a thief.

Who says so?

(mcleod)
he does.

I don't believe you.

Arthur. In here.

Artie?

Do you have to drag
children into this?

Now, artie...

What happened?

I took some money
from the man I work for.

Why, artie? Why?

None of your business.

[whispering]
susan, go home, quick.

Get out of here.
Go home.

Have you got a lawyer?
No.

I'll phone joy
and tell her.

Don't get her involved
in this.

There's
a newspaperman here.

Do you want
to ruin her career?

But, artie--
get out of here,
will you?

Well, young lady,
satisfied?

How much did he take?
$480.

What's the difference?
Tell her to go home,
officer.

She's only a kid.

I'm not.
I wish you would--

She's got nothing
to do with this.

Have your sister
call this precinct

As soon
as you hear from her.

What for?
Don't do it, suzy.
You don't have--

You shut up.

Ok, miss.

That's all, miss.

Everything's
under control, lou.

Kindred's in there.

The complainant
will be on his way soon.

What's this?

That's his squeal.

Got a date, huh?

Mmm-hmm.
Mary?

You betcha.
See you tomorrow, lou.

So long, partner.

So long, slave.

Hey. Tell her hello.

Well, look who's here.
Dr. Schneider.

This is
an unexpected pleasure.

Come on in.
Make yourself at home.

Counselor, the lieutenant
wants to see you alone.

Wait here, karl.

Remember,
answer no questions,

Only your name
and address.

Sit down, karl.
Be comfortable.

Hey, you're looking
pretty well, karl.

How's the farm?

Mmm?

All right.

Say, what do you raise?

Mmm?

Cabbage, lettuce, kale.

Ah, that's the life.

Picturesque country,
new jersey.

Well, how's things
going with you?

This is one business
never has a depression.

When I retire
I'm going to buy myself
a little farm like yours,

Settle down.

Does it really
pay for itself?

If you work it.

Say, how much can
a man average a year?

Varies.

$2,000, good year.

Clear?

Boy, that'd
take care of me fine.

How long
you had that farm?

5 years.

Then how did you manage
to accumulate $56,000
in the bank, karl, huh?

How?

[sighing]

My name
is karl schneider,

I live in oakdale,
new jersey.

Look, I checked. $56,000,
that's a lot of lettuce.

You've got it in 4 banks.

Oakdale, newark,
2 in passaic.

Here are the figures.

How'd you
get that money, karl?

My name is karl schneider.
I live in oakdale, new jersey.

You treated ms. Anderson,
didn't you?

She identified your picture.

Come on, karl,
make it easy for yourself.

You're still operating
the old baby farm grist mill,
aren't you?

Well, when a doctor
gets his license revoked,

He can't let all that talent
go to waste.

And what was
your specialty, karl?

Obstetrics.

A girl's best friend when
she's going to have a baby
nobody wants.

Takes care of both
mother and child for a fee.

A fat fee.

No questions asked,
all very hush-hush,
eh, karl?

My name is karl schneider--
my name is karl schneider.

I live in oakdale,
new jersey.

Oh, lieutenant,
I want you to meet
karl schneider.

He lives in oakdale,
new jersey.

You still here?

Oh, dr. Schneider
fascinates me.

Lieutenant,
I'm leaving my client
in your hands.

Is that understood?
You've made it clear.

Remember, karl,
just your name and address.

Come on in, karl.
Over there.

Jim.

Your identifying witness.
What's her name?

Hatch?
She's on her way over.

Good. Say, lou,

Get some boys
for a line-up, will you?

(lou)
right, jim.

How good a witness is she?
Will she stand up?

Schneider didn't cut her in
on his last job.

She's plenty burned.

Besides,
we got the anderson girl
in the hospital.

She's critical.
No visitors.

But she already
identified karl's photo.

Between the 2 of 'em,
it's a set-up
for a signed confession.

Good.
I'll get it.

How?

Persuasion.

You keep
your big mitts off.

Jim? The hatch dame's
downstairs.

Oh, thanks.

I'll bring her up, lou.

Right.

All right, karl,
pick your spot.

End, middle,
any place you like.
No alibis later.

Well, how are you,
ms. Hatch?

Oh, just fine, thanks.

What's the matter?

Rushing the season,
aren't you?

Oh.

Mink?

Uh-uh. Dyed squirrel.

Looks real, though,
doesn't it?
Uh-huh.

You know, it was
nice of you to come down

As a witness.
We appreciate that.

Don't mention it.

Well, let's get it
over with, huh?

I got an engagement.

All right, ms. Hatch,
you just come with me.

You, too, charley.
I don't want you
to get lonesome.

Just stand in line
here.

Get your hat on.

[ms. Hatch laughing]

All right,
well, play it fair
in the car, huh? Ok.

All right, ms. Hatch.

Now, uh, you know
what to do.

Yeah.

I look 'em all over
and touch the shoulder
of the right man.

(mcleod)
that's the idea. Now, you just
take your time, ms. Hatch.

Oh.

Go ahead, ms. Hatch.

Hats off, boys.

Now, look at each one.

I never saw one of them
before in my life.

You identified a photo
of one of these men.

Say, what are you
tryin' to do?

Make me give
a wrong identification?

Well, I ain't
gonna do it.

The smell of this
changed your mind,
didn't it?

You cops are all alike.

Give you a badge
and you try to push
the world around.

Look, you identified
one of these men from a photo.

Now, point him out
or I'll throw you
in the clink.

You'll do what?
That's enough.

All right, ms. Hatch,
you earned your fur-piece.

I hope you enjoy it.

You can't talk to me
like that. I'm no tramp.

You never saw
this face before?

No! Never.

All right, get lost.

Take a couple of
drop-dead pills.

Big cheese.

I'll see my lawyer
about you.

Get out of here.

All right.
Thanks, fellows.

(callahan)
hey, lou,

I thought she was gonna
put the finger on you.

This way, charley.

(gallagher)
what a performance.
Sarah heartburn.

[gallagher whistles]

May I go now?

No. Sit down.

There goes your case.

A year's work.

Take it easy, jim.

[door slamming]

Thought you had a date.

Yeah. Say, a killer
like that going free.

Oh, relax, jim.
Tomorrow's another day.

The thieves and murderers
could have written
the penal code themselves.

Proof, jim, proof,
that's what counts.

Bunk. Look, evil's
got a smell of its own.

A child can spot it.
I know, joe.

I know.

How?

I lived with it.
I learned it early and deep.

My own father
was one of them.

Every day of my childhood

I saw that father of mine,

With that criminal mind
of his,

Abuse and torment
my mother

And drive her
straight into
a lunatic asylum.

She died there.

Yeah, I know it
when I smell it.

Every time I look
at one of those babies,
I see my old man's face.

Lieutenant, what about
the anderson girl,
in the hospital?

She can identify him.

I told you, she's critical.
No visitors.

This is an emergency.
She doesn't have to talk.

Just look at him and nod.

Let me use the wagon
and take him down.

All right. Go ahead.

Thanks.

But take easy. Remember,
you're going to a hospital.

Yes, sir.
Lt. Monaghan
speaking.

Ok mcleod for the wagon
to bellevue.

Karl, come with me.

Where?

We're going for a ride.

Where are we going?

My name is james mcleod.
I live on west 85th street.

Hey, phil, do me a favor,
will you?

Call my wife and tell her
I'll be a little late.

Ok, jim.

[engine starting]

Thanks.

You're welcome.

Where are you taking me?

You've been lucky, karl.

You got away with it once,
but the postman rings twice.

This time we've got you.

We're gonna visit
one of your patients.

Ms. Anderson,
in the hospital.

She's gonna
put the finger on you, karl.

[chuckling]

What are you laughing at?

Nothing.

That's right, that's just
what you've got
to laugh about.

Nothing.
You're on the bottom
of this joke.

Maybe I am,
maybe I am not.

Maybe somebody else is.

What's that mean, karl?

[tires screeching]

Hey, fay.

Bellevue hospital.
Where are you going?

We just got a call
from the dispatcher.

The lieutenant
wants us to return
to the precinct.

Your witness died.

When?

(fay)
a couple of hours ago.

Congratulations, karl.
You're still a lucky man.

You must have been
kissed in your cradle
by a vulture.

The girl died.

That's too bad.

You knew she was dead
all the time.

Then you bought off
ms. Fur piece,
and turned yourself in.

What have you got
in place of a conscience?

Listen--
don't answer, I know.

A lawyer.

I ought to fall on you
like the sword of god.

That sword has 2 edges.

You could cut your own throat.

I'm gonna give you
a piece of advice, karl.

When they let you free again,
get out of new york.

You butcher one more patient

And law or no law,
I'll find you.

I'll put a bullet
in the back of your head

And I'll drop your body
in the east river.

And I'll go home
and I'll sleep sweetly.

You don't frighten me.

Now, I'll give you
some advice.

I have plenty on you, too.

I know why
you're so vindictive.

Why?
Just watch your step.

Because I happen
to have friends,

Downtown, with pull.

Have you?
Lots of pull.

Well, what do you know?
Aren't you the big shot?

Pull. Have you got any friends
with push, like that?

No, everybody else
is gonna let you go.

The courts, the judges,
the juries.

Everybody except me.

[groaning]

[gasping]

Uh, why didn't you
listen to your lawyer

And keep your mouth shut?

Get up.

[groaning]

Come on, get up,
you're all right.
Now, get up.

I can't. I can't.

Better call
the lieutenant.

[karl groaning]

What's goin' on?

(karl)
inside.

Broke.

Fay, get an ambulance.

He hit me.

You'll be all right.

Did he resist you?
No.

No? You lunatic.

Didn't I just
get through warning you
to lay off?

What happened?

He tried to kill me.

Why should he do that?

[panting]
tami giacoppetti,

Same thing.

She got him
after me, too.

What?

Tami giacoppetti?
Who's he?

What about him?
Who's the woman?

Talk a little louder.

Just try and talk
a little louder, lad.

[gasps]

Who's giacoppetti?
Never heard of him.

(coleman)
giacoppetti, I know him,

He runs a horse room
in the village.

What's the pitch here,
mcleod?

He needled me,
he begged for it

And I let him
have it, that's all.

Don't con me,
that ain't all.
Come on, let's have it.

What about this
tami giacoppetti?
And who's the woman?

I don't know
what he's talkin' about.

He's puttin' on an act,
can't you see?

If he's hurt,
the big brass
will be down here

Throwing questions at me,
and I'm gonna
have the answers.

What plays
between you 2 guys?

What's he got on you?
What's--

Nothing!

What's his lawyer
yellin' and screamin'
about?

Red herring.
That I'm gonna
find out for myself.

There's somethin' kinky
about this.

Find giacoppetti.
Bring him in.

(coleman)
ok.

Mcleod, if you're
concealin' somethin'
from me,

I'll have your head
on a plate.

You stand by.

Yes, sir.

[ambulance bell ringing]

Phil, get my wife for me,
will you?

Sure.

Yeah. Uh-huh.

Any idea who did it?

Give me
a cigarette,
will you?

I hope you got a list
of what's missing.

Yes, it would help.

Well, you get it
down here right away

So we can get started on it.
Yes, ma'am.

Yes, sir?
What can I do for you?

Somebody picked my pocket.
Stole my wallet.

Yeah?

Look,
they cut it right out.

I know, with a razor blade.
Did you see the man?

No. First thing I knew,
I was in a restaurant.

I ate a big meal,
reached in my pocket
to pay the check,

Boy, I almost dropped dead.

My best pants, too.

What's your name, please?

Gallantz, d. David.

Here,
I'll give you my card.

Oh, the lieutenant's
expecting you, counselor,
go right in.

I'm from des moines,
just visiting in new york.

You ever been
to des moines?

No. Where are you
stayin' here?

How dare you take the law
in your own hands?

Mcleod, I'm going to press
a felonious assault here.

So help me,
I'll see you in jail.

On which side
of the bars, counselor?

Cut it out.

Don't think
you're entirely free
of blame in this.

Me?
You should have taken steps
to prevent it.

I warned you,
personal motives
were involved in this case.

[telephone ringing]
what motives?

Yes, let's get it out
in the open.

What are these motives?

Shut up.
I got the hospital.

Yeah, I see.

Well, keep in touch with me.
Let me know right away.

How is he?

They don't know yet.
They're making x-rays.

I intend to carry this
to the commissioner.

Go ahead,
bring your felony charge.

It'll give me a chance
to get schneider on the stand

And really
tear his clothes off.

And yours, too, counselor.

Mcleod. Outside.
And stick around.

Yes, sir.

What kind of an officer
is that?

Detectives are
like fingerprints,

No 2 alike.
He's got his quirks.

Quirks?
We all got 'em.

He's a good man, though.
He ain't on the take.

I'll stand up for him on that.
Got no tin boxes.

I wasn't saying
that he had.

Then what was you sayin'?
Maybe I fumbled it.

You'll find out
when it serves
my client's interests.

4 years ago,
I threw my radio
out the window.

You know why?
'cause I hate mysteries!

Lieutenant, I'm not free
to discuss it with you.

I'd love to discuss it
with someone.

Who do you suggest?

Mcleod.
Counselor...

Or his wife.
His wife?

What do you mean by that?

Never mind.

Wait a minute.

You mentioned his wife.
What about her?

When it serves
my client's interests,
not before.

[chair squeaking]

Well?

I'm waiting.

For what? My badge?

When I want it,
I'll ask for it.

You can have it now,
with instructions.

Put that back.

I wanna know
what's with you
and schneider.

And I want the truth.

Look, lieutenant,
I give you
my word of honor, I--

That's all.

Blackburn apartments?

I'd like to talk
to mrs. Mcleod, please.

[men chattering]

Hey, look
what we found.

And by
a strange coincidence,

In charley's apartment.

Phew.

[whistling]

Where did you
get this, charley?

I bought it.
Where?

Outside
the jewelry exchange.
On the street.

Who from?

Some guy.

What's his name?

I don't know.
I never saw him again.

Or before.
Yes.

Or at all.
The little man
who wasn't there.

Hey, that looks like
some of the gordon stuff.

What?

Sure. Lou, take a look
at this monogram. J.G.

Where did you
get this, charley?

I ain't talkin'.

Where'd you get it?

Know what this is?
A persuader.

Go ahead, beat me.
Beat me unconscious.
Go ahead.

You're too eager, charley.

(callahan)
some of them creeps like it,
you know.

Gives them a kick.

Look at that kisser.

I'm a son of a gun,
if I ain't right.

(lou)
where did you get
all this, charley?

(mcleod)
charley, what are you
hanging your head for?

What have you got
to be ashamed of?

You wanted to be a burglar,
so be a good one.

Be proud of
your chosen profession.

Hold up your head.

There, that's better.

You're a good thief,
charley.

You're no bum.
They wear sweaters.

Now you, you got
a $100 suit on you...

Wait a minute.

Take it off, you bum.

Stolen.
The name is still in it,
jerome armstrong.

Where did you
get this, charley?

You mean it's s-stolen?

Ok, ok, I'll tell you
the whole story,

May I drop dead
on this spot.

On this one?
Be careful, charley.

Honest, the truth,
but don't tell lewis,
will you? He'll kill me.

He makes out
like he's a dummy. Huh?

He ain't. Oh, he's smart.

He's as smart
as they come.

Look, I've been
in new york 2 weeks.

I came up here from pittsburgh
2 weeks ago. So help me.

I lose my valise
in the station.

I meet this guy lewis
in a poolroom.

Where? What poolroom?

14th street,
corner of 7th avenue.
Look it up, check it.

I'm telling you the truth,
so help me.

So we're shootin'
a game of pool.

We get talking. He says,
"you got a place to stay?"
I says, "no."

He says, "share my flat."
I says, "ok."
my suit's all dirty.

I got no clothes,
he lends me this one.

Says it belongs
to his brother,
who's in florida.

So help me.

Charley, I could
tell you stories

Would bring tears
to your eyes.

Go in there
and take off those pants.

What do you want me to do,
go naked?

[door slams]

(mcleod)
hey, willy,

You got
an old pair of pants

We can borrow
for a while?

Yeah,
but I want 'em back.

You guys never
give nothin' back.

Bunch of crooks.

Callahan?

(callahan)
yes, sir.

Mcleod's wife's
on her way down.

Keep her on tap downstairs,
till I call you.

Right, chief.
And, pat?

Yes, sir.

[men chattering]

Hey, charley,
how long does it take you
to change your pants?

Look at this,
never been used.

You wonder
where they buy the stuff,
in the first place.

You robbed that
zaza dame's flat, too,
didn't you, charley?

[whispering]
I don't know nothin'.

[whispering]
he don't know nothin'.

Here comes
your boyfriend,
charley.

How did you make out?

We got the addresses
and most of the names.

Good. Red,
here's yours.

Lewis, you've been
very cooperative.

Print him.

Come on.

Hello, mrs. Lundstrom?

Det. Brody, 21st squad.

We got that property
was burglarized
from your apartment.

Mrs. Donatello, please.

Mrs. Demetrios?
Will you come down
and identify it?

21st squad detectives,
gallagher speaking.

Yeah. We got 'em. Right.
We got that stuff here

That was burglarized
from your apartment.

Oh, I'm still roarin'.
How are you, toots?

Well, when can you come down,
to identify it?

What's your husband
doin' tonight?

Any time
that's convenient for you.

Well, I'm off duty
at midnight.

That'll be fine.

Ok, doll.

Ah, just a minute, uh,
you know that stuff

Was burglarized
out of your apartment?
We got it down here.

You wanna come down
and identify it?

Ok, you barracuda.

[growls]
a man-eater.

Boy, the things I do
for the good of the service.

I should be gettin'
first-grade money.

You got one those
2-way radio wristwatches
like dick tracy?

See, there?

No.

You're behind the times,
aren't you?

Yeah.

Oh, I'm gettin' a reaction.

Yeah. See, I got diabetes.

I'm not supposed
to get emotions.

See, feel.

Look, I got ulcers.

I'm not supposed
to eat sandwiches.

Do me a favor?

Next time,
get yourself arrested
before 4:00.

Let a guy eat
a home-cooked meal.

I'm sorry--

You realize this is
all on my own time?

Look at all these forms
I had to type up.

And when I get to court,
the judge will probably
let you off.

I won't even get
a conviction.
Oh.

Yeah, you caused me
all this work for nothin'.

Oh, I'm sorry.

All right,
go wash your hands.

That's a big help.

In there.

Yeah.

She doesn't answer?
You sure?

No,
I'll call back later.

Yes, sir?

My name is pritchett.
Albert r. Pritchett.

Oh, come in, mr. Pritchett.

We've been expecting you.

Did you get my money back?

I'm afraid not.

What did he do with it?

Women, plush saloons--

Cabarets?
I wouldn't have thought it.

He seemed
such an honest boy.

You'll prefer charges?
Oh, yes.

We can count on you?
When I make my mind up,
I'm like iron.

Fine. Thank you,
mr. Pritchett.

Like iron.

Arthur. On your feet.

Is this the boy?

Yes, I'm afraid it is.

[phone ringing]
excuse me.

Arthur,
why did you steal from me?

Did I treat you badly?

No, mr. Pritchett.

Did I pay you
a decent salary?

Yes.

Then why
did you do this to me?

I built up my business
from a hole in the wall.

I--I worked darned hard
for it,

And I want my money back.

And you'll get it.
I promise you.

Susan.
The bank was closed.

All I could scrape together
tonight was $120.

I'll have the rest
tomorrow.

Take that back.
Who is this?

Let me alone.
Don't interfere--

Who are you, miss?

I'm susan carmichael.

I'm an old friend
of arthur's family.

I'd like to
straighten this out
with you, mister...

Pritchett.
Albert r. Pritchett.

How do you do,
mr. Pritchett?
How do you do?

You say
you're prepared to return
the rest of my money?

Yes,
I'll sign a promissory note,
or whatever you say.

Say,
where'd you get that cash,
ms. Carmichael?

I had some,
and I pawned some jewelry.

Here are the tickets.

Do you wanna see them?

If you don't mind.

Anything
of your sister's here?

No.

Is this the young lady--

No. She doesn't know
anything about it.

I know
all there is to know.

Shall I make out
a note for the rest?

Wait a minute.

We don't run
a collection agency here.

This man's a thief.

We're here
to prosecute criminals,
not collect money.

He's not a criminal.

Ms. Carmichael,
you seem like
a very nice young lady,

I'm gonna give you
some advice.

I've seen
a thousand like him.

You take your money
and run.

Mcleod.
Yes, sir.

Get me the files
on the cottsworth squeal.

Cottsworth? 1941?

(lieutenant)
yeah.

That'll be buried
under a pile upstairs.

I'll have to dig them up.

Dig them up. Do it now.

Yes, sir.

He spells one thing
for you:

Misery
the rest of your life.

He's no good.
Believe me, I know.

That isn't true!

Mr. Pritchett,
he never did
anything dishonest

Before in his life.

Then why did he do it?

He had a good job.
He wasn't hungry.

I was.

What?

You can be hungry
for other things
besides food.

You were very decent
to me, mr. Pritchett.

You trusted me
and I let you down.

I'm sorry.

Why did you do it,
arthur?

Hmm?

It's hard to explain,
even to myself.

I'd been separated
from my girl for 5 years,

And she'd moved
into a new world,

Way out of my reach.

To take her out
for the evening

Cost 2 weeks
of my salary.

Late collections
had come in,

Your money
was in my pocket.

I didn't care
about anything

Except holding on to her.

It was my last chance.

I lost anyway.

You admit
you did wrong?

Of course I do.

You're willing
to make restitution?

Tomorrow morning,
I promise.

Mr. Pritchett, this kid
took a lot of chances for us.

Don't you think
we ought to
take one for him?

You know, it's funny
you should say that.

I was talkin'
to my brother-in-law

Just the other night,
about my nephew.

I made exactly that point.
I was saying that the--

Yes, and you were right,
mr. Pritchett.

Arthur, wait outside.

Sit down, mr. Pritchett.

Now, I can see that

You're a man
who knows his own mind,
mr. Pritchett.

This way, please.

How do you do,
mrs. Mcleod?

What's this about,
lieutenant?

Have a seat.

[sighing]
where's my husband?

He'll be here
in a few minutes.

He hasn't been hurt?

[laughs]
no. No.

Oh, I had-- I had
a terrible feeling
that he--

Nothing like that.
He's all right.

You're sure?
You're not trying
to break it easy?

You'll see him
in a few minutes,
I give you my word.

Please, sit down.

Then--then what is it?
What's wrong?

A prisoner here
was assaulted
by your husband.

Jim wouldn't do that.

He did.

This could be very serious,
mrs. Mcleod.

This could cost
your husband his job.

He could even
wind up in jail.

Well, is there anything
I can do to help?

Yes,
by answering some questions,
by telling me the truth.

Willing to go along?

Well, yes, of course I am.

Did you ever
run into a man named
karl schneider?

No.

[coughs]

My cigar bothering you?

No.

Did you ever
hear your husband
mention that name?

Jim made it a rule
never to discuss his work
with me.

It took me 10 years
to train my wife.

It's a tough life,
bein' married to a cop.

I don't think so.
I'm happy.

You love your husband?

Very much.

When'd you leave
highland falls?

The spring of 1941.

I got a job
in a defense plant.

Where?
In newark.

This doctor
was practicing in newark
about that time.

Doctor?
Schneider.

Oh, he's a doctor?
Yeah.

You never ran into him
around newark, maybe?

No, I don't know him.

He knows you.

What makes you think that?
He said so.

[sighing]

I'm afraid he's mistaken.

He was positive.
Karl schneider.

Ring any bells?

No... I'm afraid not.

You looked away then.
Why?

Did I?

I wasn't conscious of it.

Are you sure a dr. Schneider
never treated you?

Certainly not.

I just told you no.

Why are you so indignant?

I didn't say
what he treated you for.

[knock on door]

(lieutenant)
come in.

Mrs. Mcleod,
I'm goin' to have to ask you
a very personal question.

Did you ever have a child?

You know jim and I
have no children.

I mean, before
you were married to jim.

I was never married
to anyone but jim.

I know that.

Then how can you ask?

Mrs. Mcleod, my job
is to find out the truth.

Please answer that question.

You have no right
to ask that.

I have a right
to get at the truth.

Did you ever have a baby?

No, lt. Monaghan,
I did not.

Does this name
mean anything to you?

Tami giacoppetti?

No.

[footsteps approaching]

Hello, mary.

What is this, lieutenant?

I'm sorry, mrs. Mcleod.

Come, rest a while.

[continues crying]

Lying on the sidewalk, huh?
Man or woman?

Where, please?

353?

353, isn't that on
the north side of the street?

Well, that's
the 16th precinct.
Call them.

Any report
on schneider yet?

No, not yet.

(lou)
say, jim,

I just had a long talk
with mr. Pritchett,

And he's willing
to drop the charges.

He is? What's this about,
mr. Pritchett?

I-- I'd like to give
the boy another chance.

To steal
from someone else?

Well, I wouldn't--
I wouldn't want this
on my conscience.

Suppose he commits
a worse crime?

What about
your conscience then,
mr. Pritchett?

I'll gamble.
I'm a gambler.

I--I bet on horses.
This once
I'll bet on a human being.

You stick to horses.
The percentage is better.

Now, just a minute, jim.
I advised mr. Pritchett
to do this.

You had no right
to do that, lou.

This is my case.
You know better.

I didn't think
you'd mind, jim.

Well, I do.
Well, I'm sorry.

(pritchett)
but you said that everything
would be all right.

I made a mistake.

It's his case.
The disposition of it
is up to him.

Well,
everybody concerned is--
I'm sorry, girlie,

You've gotta leave me
out of this.

It's his case,
take it up with him.

Mr. Mcleod, I'm going
to return the money,
and if mr. Pritchett--

Young lady,
this isn't a civil case,
this a criminal action.

Jim, take a look
at this sheet on charley.

One second,
mr. Pritchett.

So you didn't done it,
charley?

No.

No, on my mother's grave.

And you've never
been in jail?

May I drop dead.

What do you guys
want from me?

[crying]

Heart-breaking,
isn't it?

These are your fingerprints,
charley.
They never lie.

Burglary, 8 arrests,

2 assaults, 3 muggings,
one rape,

2 homicides, 5 extortions,
one prison break.

Nice little sheet, charley.

He's a 4-time loser.

If he makes
one false move,

Hit him over the head.

Book him
and bring him back here
for the inspector.

And book that bum, too.

You got a cigarette?

What do you want,
room service?

Well, it's
the green-light hotel,
ain't it?

Take him away.

[laughing]

Sure, they laugh,
they cry.

But don't think
it's your laughter
or your tears. It isn't.

They're
a different breed.

Believe me, I know.

Who are you? God?

Didn't you ever
make a mistake?

Yes.

When I was
new on this job,

We brought in 2 boys
caught stealing from a car.

They looked like babies.
They cried.

I let them go.

2 nights later, 2 nights,

One of them
held up a butcher
in harlem.

Shot him through the head
and killed him.

Yes, I made a mistake,

And I'm not going
to make it again.

But, officer, you--

Young lady, I don't wanna
discuss this with you.

Don't talk to her
like that.

Shut up. Sit down.

When you're dealing
with the criminal mind,
mr. Pritchett,

Softness is dangerous.

But if
it's a first offence--

It's never a first offence,

It's just the first time
they get caught.

Why are you so vicious?

I'm not vicious,
young lady.

I didn't steal
this man's money.
He did.

Look, this is a war,
mr. Pritchett.

We're your army.
We're here to protect you.

But you civilians
are too lazy,

Or selfish or scared,

Or just too indifferent
to even want
to appear in court

And see the charges through
that you, yourselves, bring.

But if I get paid--

I don't care about that.

This is a criminal action.

Are you or aren't you
going through with it?

Because I'm not
gonna let him go.

If I don't bring charges?

Then I'll book him, anyway,
and subpoena you into court.

It's my duty to protect you,
in spite of yourself.

I guess I've gotta
leave it up to you,
officer.

Whatever you say.

I say prosecute.

All right, you know best.

I'm sorry, miss,

But he had no right
to rob me
in the first place.

That was
a terrible thing to do.

All right, mr. Pritchett,
we won't take up
any more of your time.

Now, here's the address,

We'll see you in court
tomorrow morning at 10:00.

There goes john q. Public.

A man of iron.

(susan)
mr. Pritchett.

Jim, uh,
the lieutenant's busy.

He doesn't wanna
be disturbed.

Phew.

All right, arthur.
In there.

Jim,
hmm?

Why must you make everything
so black and white?

Don't be so intolerant.

I'm just trying
to warn you, jim.

What about?

You're digging
your own grave.

It's right there
in front of you.

One more step
and you're in it.

You're very psychic today.
What's on your mind?

Come on, champ,
what's this about?

Sit down, tami.

Mmm.

$20 hat.
You must be rollin'.

$40.
I'm comfortable.

What's on your mind,
champ?

The woman
you said hello to.

That girl's a 100%.

I won't say a thing
against her.

You don't have to.
This is all off the record.

When I talk,
it's for the record,
champ.

Look, giacoppetti,
I'm lt. Monaghan,
I'm in charge here.

Keep your tongue in your mouth
and we'll get along.

You mind
if I call my lawyer?

It ain't necessary.

My lawyer gets mad, too.

Nothing you say here
will be held against you,
understand?

I give you my word.

I won't hurt that girl.

I don't want you to.
She's only a witness.

Sit down, tami.

Ok.

Shoot.
When did you know her?

7 years ago.

Like her?

I was crazy about her.

She was my girl.

What broke it up?

She gave me the air.

Why?

Why'd she give you
the air, tami?

I think maybe
I better call my lawyer.

Look, giacoppetti,
we got a sheet on you.

All I got to do
is lift that phone
and you're out of action.

Capische?

Capische.

Well?

Well, one day
she comes to me.

She's in trouble.

Now, I gotta break it to her
I'm married.

She's cryin' her eyes out.

I'd have married her
if I could have
got a divorce.

I tell her I want that kid.
I'd go away with her,

Give her
anything she wants,

The moon out of the sky,
I'd get it for her.

Dames,
who can understand 'em?

Go on, tami.

That's the last I see of her.

Then I hear
she went to some doctor.

I find the place.

She wouldn't see me.

The baby was born dead.

I had a little talk
with that doctor.

I beat the daylights
out of him.

What was his name?

Some dutchman, some...

Shh...

Schneider?
Yeah...

Karl schneider?

Yeah, yeah, that's it.

Thanks, tami.

Now, will you tell me
what this is all about?

Wait.
Wait for what?

Wait.

Come in.

I'll have one of my men
drive you home, mrs. Mcleod.

He told you,
didn't he?

Yes.

I'm sorry
I had to upset you,

But jim has been
persecuting schneider
for over a year,

And I had to find out
why.

But jim never knew.

Schneider's attorney
says so.

I don't care what he says.

Jim never knew.

I never told him.

Mrs. Mcleod, I--I wish
I could believe you.

You've got to believe me.

This was my mistake.
You can't punish jim for it.

If schneider's badly hurt
the commissioner will be here,

The district attorney.
If that happens,

I got to have all the facts.

Lieutenant,
I swear jim doesn't know.

That's what
I have to be sure of.

Now.

Well?

Mcleod.

(mcleod)
yes, sir.

Mary.

I've been tryin'
to call you.

What are you doing here?

I sent for her.

Well, why?

That's tami giacoppetti.

(tami)
hi, champ.

Say, what's this about,
lieutenant?

Schneider.

Why'd you lie to me?

I didn't lie to you.

May I--
may I, please?

Go ahead.

Oh, jim...

S-sit down, mary.

What's wrong, baby?

Jim, the lieutenant
won't believe

That you knew
nothing about this.

About what, honey?

About--about dr. Schneider.

What's he gotta do
with you?

Well, tell me, mary.

Well, I...

I had occasion
to see him once.

I went to him
when I needed help.

What?

It was a long time ago.

I was going to have a baby.

Long before I met you, jim.

I told you he didn't know.

I see.

Ok, diagrams
aren't necessary.

I get the picture.

She's a good girl--
cut that out.

I don't have to
take that from you.

You touch me again
and I'll tear your arm
out of the socket.

Jim.

Do you mind
if I talk to my wife
alone?

Ok, tami.

[door closing]

Jim.

Jim, please forgive me.

Oh, jim, I'm terribly sorry.
Please forgive me.

My immaculate wife.

I never said I was.

You never said you weren't.

Why didn't you tell me?

I wanted to,

I was so afraid
of losing you.

How long
did you go with him?

A few months.

How many?

About 6 or 7.

7 isn't a few.

No, I suppose not.

Did he give you money?

No.

Give you presents?

Yes, he gave me
some presents.

Expensive ones?

I don't know.

What do you mean,
you don't know?

I don't know.

What difference
does it make?

This difference.

I'd just as soon
schneider died.

I'd rather go to jail
for 20 years,

Than find out
my wife was a tramp.

Don't say that, jim.

That's the word,
I didn't invent it.

That's what they call it.

I don't care
about "they."

I only care about you,
jim,

And it isn't true.
You know it isn't true.

I thought I knew you.

I thought you were
everything good and pure.

Don't judge me, jim.
Try to understand.

I was on my own
for the first time
in a large city.

The war was on.

I'd only been out
with kids my own age
until I met this man.

He paid me
a lot of attention.

I was flattered.

I--I thought he was
romantic and glamorous.

I thought
I was in love with him.

What happened to the child?

It died at birth.

Is that why
you can't have any children?

Oh, jim,

I can't take much more
of this.

Please try and understand.

What's there
to understand?

You went with him,
a pig like that.

You had a child by him.

Then you went
to that butcher, schneider.

Everything I hate.

What's left to understand?

Just got word
from the hospital.

Schneider's ok.

[scoffs]

Thanks.

I'm sorry, jim.

[door closing]

[sobbing]

[typewriter clicking]

You don't look
like a detective.

No?

What's a detective
look like?

They wear derbies.

[laughs]

You're
a nice-lookin' fellow.

Thanks.
Are you married?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Don't work so hard.

Height?

5'11".

Weight?

160 pounds.

Eyes?

I don't know,
greenish.

They look brown.

Hazel.

You might as well
go home now, young lady.

As soon as we print him,
I'm through.

All right, arthur,
over there.

It don't hurt.

It don't hurt.
You roll it, like that.

It gets your hands
a little dirty.

You wash it right off.
It's nothing.

What's the matter?
Did I say something?

You married?

Me neither.

Everybody tells you,

"why don't you
get married?
You should be married."

My mother, my father,
my sisters:

"come on, get married."

As if I didn't want
to get married.

Where do you find a man?

You get me a man
and I'll marry him.

Anything,
as long as it's got pants.

"get married."

It's easy to talk.

(mcleod)
all right, arthur,
wash your hands.

Charley,

Did you burglarize
this apartment?

Why don't you
give us a break?

You do us a favor,
we might help you.

How you gonna help me?

I'm a 4-time loser.

I'm going to jail
the rest of my life.

How you gonna help me,
huh?

You lived a louse,
you want to die a louse?

Yeah. Remember,
the sign says "courtesy."

Courtesy, for you?
You want courtesy?

[phone rings]
hey...

21st squad,
det. Callahan speaking.

Yeah.

Ok, barnes.
Get 'em out here.

All right, charley,
rise and shine.

You, too, lewis.
Over here.

(joe)
what's your first name,
barnes?

(barnes)
steve.
Steve.

How long you been
on the job, steve?

6 years.

You married?

You louse,
I ought to kill you.

Me? The thanks I get.

$30,000, huh?

30, bull.

I saw the list.

Who do you believe,
me or them?

(barnes)
no talkin'.

Them.

Quiet. You wanna
spoil the picture?

Ok, you 2, over there.

What about that $1,400?

I had it on me
for your protection.

If this flatfoot
had any sense,

He's supposed to take it
and let us go.

Dumb cop. Can I help it?

Now, look.

I want my share.

Lewis, if it's gonna
make you happy,

You can have
the whole $1,400.

Satisfied?

Yeah.

[door opening]

All right, arthur.
Sign this.

Shouldn't he see
a lawyer first?

It's routine.

On the floor.
Step on it.

Here.

Now, this one.

Jim. Uh, you wanna be
in this?

Nah.
Got an aspirin, joe?

No.

Hey, you.

You're not gonna put that
in the papers, are you?

It's all right, suzy.
I don't care.

Over there, arthur.

You might as well
go home now, young lady.

It's all over.

May I talk to arthur
for 2 minutes, alone,
please?

What for?

You wouldn't understand.

No, I guess not.

All right.

2 minutes.

Ok, 8:45. Let's go.

Night court will be open
by the time we get there.

What do I do?

They'll tell you
what to do.

Your brother-in-law's
gonna be there, ain't he?

Yeah.

All I can do
is thank goodness
my sister's sexy.

Uh,

So long, everybody.

Very nice meeting you,
I mean it, very nice.

I'm sorry if I caused you
any trouble.

Bye.

Hmm.

Arthur,
do you want to see joy?
Would that help?

Would you like
to talk to her?

No.

I'll go and get her
and bring her here.

I don't want her, suzy.

For 5 years
I've been in love with a girl
that doesn't exist.

That's finished. Washed up.

Artie, why couldn't
you have fallen in love
with me?

I'd have been
so much better for you.

I've always loved you, suzy.

You were always my baby.

I've got news for you.

I voted for the president
in the last election.

I'm years past
the age of consent.

Just an old bag.

I'm not as beautiful
as joy is--

But you are.

Joy's prettier than you,

But you're more beautiful.

Oh, artie.

Come on,
be my sensible susan.

I can't be sensible
about you.

I love you.

♪[scatting]

You see that, lewis?
He's facin' 5 to 10.

Wait till the boys
start wisin' him up.

Hey, what makes you think
he'll want you then?

Shut up.

He'll keep comin' back
for a 2nd rap,

For a 3rd rap.

Then he'll be
a 4-time loser like me.

Shut up, I tell you.

(charley)
look at lewis, here.

That's you
5 years from now.

Ain't it, lewis?

Shut up.
I'll crack your skull!

[susan screams]
that's enough!

Stay over there, arthur.

Why don't you shut up?

[groaning]

Oh, officer...

Now, now, take it easy.

He's not convicted yet.

The judge might
put him on probation.

A lot of things
might happen.

Yeah, yeah.

One more peep
out of you, one!

Have you got a lawyer?

I know a good one.

I'm not supposed to do this,
but I'll call him myself.

Here's your picture.

Hide it from your kids.

We've been partners
about 8 years now, jim.

Did I ever ask you
for a favor?

What is it, lou?

That kid downstairs.

I want you
to give him a break.

I can't do it, lou.

[sighs]

He reminds me of my boy.

Mike? Mike was a hero.

Why,
because he was killed?

If mike were alive
today,

He'd have the same problems
this kid has.

What do you say?

Don't ask me,
will you, lou?

But I am askin' you.

No, lou. No dice.

Louder, please.
I can't seem
to hear you so good.

I can't drop the charge.

Jim, this is me,
lou brody. Remember me?

What do you mean,
you can't drop the charge?

Mr. Pritchett left it
up to you.

I can't start
compromising now.

Compromise.

Heart, jim, heart.

The world is crying
for a little heart.

You shouldn't drink so much.

It melts
the lining of your brain.

Maybe that's what
you need.

Maybe it would melt that rock
you've got for a heart.

Lay off, will you?

My partner.
Arrest his own mother.

Lay off! I'm warning you.

What's the matter, jim?

I'm drowning, lou.

Drowning in my own juice.

I wish I could
understand you.

I don't expect you to.

I know I'm different
from the others.

I'm here out of principle.

All my life I've lived
according to principle

And I couldn't change,
even if I wanted to.

Jim, you've gotta bend
with the wind, or break.

Don't be such a monument.

How? How?

How do you compromise?

I hate softness.

My mother was soft.
It killed her.

I don't believe
in turning the other cheek.

You ask me to compromise
on this kid.

Who's he?

Now, right now,
I'm faced with a problem
of my own, lou,

That's ripping my guts out,
and I can't compromise
on that.

So what do I do?

Here's your aspirin.

Listening at keyholes, joe?

I don't have to.

I've had that story
for a long time.

She's one in a million,
your mary. She loves you.

You don't know
how lucky you are.

She brought warmth
and tenderness into your life.

I know.

I know better than you do.

Then go to her.

Get down
on your knees, crawl.

She's downstairs, jim.

[typewriter clacking]

Mary...

I'm leaving now, jim.
Here are the keys.

[telephone rings]

Come inside.

My taxi's waiting.

We'll send it away.

No, my things are in it.

What things?

My bags and my trunk.

[footsteps approaching]

Please come inside.
I can't talk to you here.

The meter's running.
Let it run.

Look, mary,
this isn't the time or place
to discuss our lives.

Let's go home,
we'll work this out there.

You think we can?

We'll have to.

I don't.
I don't think
it's possible.

Wait a minute.
I don't get this.

What are you
so bitter about?

Who's to blame
for what happened tonight?

You put me
through a cement mixer

And now you're acting
as if I were the--

The tramp?

Don't say that.

I didn't invent
the word either, jim.

I wasn't myself.

You were never
more yourself.

I've thought everything
over and over again,

And I don't see
any other way out.

We couldn't go on
from here.

Stop that kind of talk,
will you, mary?

I'm trying. I'm trying.

To what?
To put all this behind me.

And you can't do it.

If you'll let me.

No, the rest of our lives
we'll be living with this.

If you won't be saying it,
you'll be thinking it.

And I couldn't take it.

I'd just dry up and die.

Please, I'm so tired,
let me go now.

To what?

Please, jim.

Where will you go?

You, who turn on
every light in the house
when I'm not there.

You can't fall asleep

Unless my arms
are around you.

Stop it.

No. I'm not
gonna let you go.

[sobbing]
jim, you're hurting me.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, mary,
but you just don't stop
loving someone.

I need you.
Don't leave me.

I love you.

Then help me.

[sobbing]
help me, jim.

It's no use, baby.

I couldn't go home
if you weren't waiting for me.

I'd blow my brains out.

I would, mary.

If I went home
to an empty flat,

I wouldn't dare
take my gun with me.

[sighing]

Yeah. Uh-huh.

Well,
his lawyer is here now,
waiting to find out.

All right, I'll hang on.

Where's mcleod now?

Huh?

Oh, well, uh, he...

What? Yeah,

Ok.

They're bringing schneider in
at 10:00 a. M. To book him.

You can see him
at the hospital after 9:00.

All right,
I'll go over there.

Well, just a minute,
mcleod.

Some other time,
counselor.
No, now.

They're bringin' schneider
back here tomorrow.

Then advise him again
to keep his mouth shut.

And see that he does.

I'm gonna break you
from the force.

If it's the last thing I do,
you're gonna pay for this.

How much
was ms. Hatch paid?

Why don't you clean up
your own house,

Before you start
to throw stones?

What do you mean by that?

You know what I mean.

No,

I don't know
what you mean.

Don't you?

What's the matter, dear?

Nothing.

This has been
a horrible day.

Yes.

I'm sorry, darling.

Yet I'm glad
it's out in the open.

I've had such
a terrible feeling of guilt
all the time.

All right. All right.

I needed help
and there was no one.

I--I couldn't even
go to my parents.

You didn't tell 'em?

No, I--I didn't
wanna hurt them.

You--you know how sweet
and simple they are.

You didn't go home then,
after?

No.

Where'd you go?

I came to new york.

How long was that
before I met you?

2 years.

Who'd you go with then?

No one.

How many others
were there, mary?

Others?

How many other men?

None. What's the matter
with you, jim?

Oh, wait a minute.
Wait a minute.

No.
What's the matter with you?

At an autopsy the other day,

I watched
the medical examiner

Saw off the top
of a man's skull,

Take out the brain
and hold it in his hand.

Like that.

Why are you
telling me this?

Because I'd give my soul
to take out my brain,

Hold it under the faucet
and wash away

The dirty pictures
you put there today.

Dirty pictures?

Yes.

Oh, I see.

I see.

Yes, that would be fine,

If we could.

But when you wash away
what I may have put there,

You'll find
you've a rotten spot
in your brain, jim,

And it's growing.
I know, I've watched it.

Mary, that's enough.

No, let's have
the truth.

I could never find it
in me

To see tiny flaws
in you

Because I loved you.
Oh, I still do.

But let's have
the truth for once.

You think you're on
the side of the angels?

Well, you're not.

You haven't even a drop
of ordinary human forgiveness

In your whole nature.

You're a cruel
and vengeful man.

You're everything
you always said

You hated
in your own father.

I'm not gonna listen anymore.

I'm takin' you home now.

What for?

So you can drive me
to a lunatic asylum?

Where are you going?

Goodbye, jim.

When will I see you?

Never.

There's nothing doing here.

I'll go down
to night court

And see if I can
pick up anything there.

How'd you make out?

Fine.

I mean mary.
Fine. Dandy.

All right, young lady,
your 2 minutes are up.

What's the matter
with you?
Nothing.

Don't you feel well?
Yes, sir.
I feel all right.

You better go home.

I've got a squeal
to finish off.

Brody, finish it off.

I'd rather do it myself.

You go home.
That's an order.

What happened, jim?
What's wrong?

Mary left me.

She'll come back.

No. We're finished.

You drove her away,
didn't you? Why?

I tried to warn you,
you fool. Why?

I don't know.

Why do we do
these things, joe?
Who knows?

I built my whole life
on hating my father,

And all the time
he was inside of me,
laughing.

Maybe he was crying.

Poor devil,
maybe he couldn't
help himself, either.

Officer, officer,
somebody just stole my purse.

(gallagher)
did you see who did it?

(woman)
no, I was walking
down the street

And someone grabbed it
right out of my hand.

It was so crowded
I couldn't see him.

Did you have
much money in it?

About $10.

Let's have a description.

Well, it was about so--

Drop that club.
Drop it!

Drop it, barnes.
He's a 4-time loser.
He'll kill you.

[club clanking]

Rot in jail
the rest of my life,

I take 5 or 6 of you coppers
with me first.

(lou)
take it easy. He can't get by
the downstairs desk.

Shut up!

One word, one move, anybody.

I was wondering
when you'd get around to it,
charley.

None of your guff.

Give me that gun.

In the gut
you'll get it.

One step,
I'm warning you. One!

Easy, jim.
He can't get by the desk.

Jim, don't be a fool.

You dirty, sneaking, evil...

[gunshot]

[woman screaming]

[screaming]

Come on, baby,
I'll get you to bed.

[groaning]
no, wait a minute.

Now, jim.

Don't pull at me, I...

You gotta lie down, jim.

[groaning]

No. Once I lie down,
I'm not getting up.

(lieutenant)
get an ambulance, quick.

Never mind a doctor.

Get a priest.

You feel that bad, jim?

(lieutenant)
st. Vincent's rectory.

Get me a drink.

With a belly wound?

What difference
does it make?

Let him have it.

Don't whisper, lou.
I can hear you.

Sure you can, jim.

You're gonna be ok,
they can't hurt you.

Give me your hand. Squeeze.

Send a priest
over to the 21st.

Harder.

To administer
the last rites.

[sighing]

Give me buster's prints.

I don't know,
maybe you're right, lou.

I don't know anymore.

Get me his prints.

Here, jim.

Joe,

Find her.

Ask her to forgive me.
And help her.

She needs help.

Sure. Now, take it easy.

Here you are, jim.

Tear 'em up, lou.

Unchain him.
The keys are in my pocket.

There's no case here,
lieutenant.

The complainant withdrew...

[glass thudding]

Oh, mary. Mary.

"in the name of the father

"and of the son
and of the holy ghost.

"oh, my god,

"I am heartily sorry
for having offended thee

"and I detest all my sins

"because I dread
the loss of heaven

And the pains of hell."

[glass clinking]

"but most all,
for having offended thee,
my lord,

"who art all good
and deserving of my love.

"but I firmly resolve
with the help of thy grace,

"to confess my sins

"to do penance
and to amend my life.

Amen."

[sighs]

All right, son,
go on home.

Don't make
a monkey out of me.

If I see you up here again,
I'll...

I'll kick
the guts out of you.

Don't make
a monkey out of me.

Don't worry, I won't.

He won't.

All right, go on,
get out of here.

Get me
the telegraph bureau.

Get this, harv.

Notify
the commissioner.

"detective first grade,
james mcleod, 21st squad."

District attorney...

"shot and killed
in the line of duty...