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[UPBEAT INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]

[SIRENS BLARING]

LT. RYKER: The back.

We can't move in till they cover the back.

If I can't get back by 10:00,

should I phone?

No phone. I'll sweat it out.

But suppose I have trouble?

[CAT PURRING]

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOG BARKING]

Hold it right there!

We can't wait, let's move in!

Martin, this is the police! Come on out!

[GUN FIRING]

[GUNSHOTS]

This one is dead, Lieutenant.

Which one is it? Martin or Hughes?

Neither one.

This one is much younger.

How do you make a report that says it was all over

before you even got there?

You don't.

Just write a busy one.

Howard Brent, used cars salesman,

shot and killed.

No previous arrests.

[SIGHS]

They still in there with Mrs.

Brent? Uh-huh.

You never saw either of those two men before?

I never saw them before.

Your husband never mentioned them?

Never.

These men are escaped convicts, Mrs. Brent.

They're wanted for robbery and murder.

What do they have to do with me?

What do they have to do with my husband?

Well, that's what we're trying to establish,

Mrs. Brent.

If we could just find out the reason why your

husband was there...

There's nothing to find out!

Nothing!

He wasn't mixed up with anyone like that.

I know.

He was just a car salesman.

But he was with Peter Martin, a known killer.

Now, what was he doing there, Mrs. Brent?

I don't know.

I don't know.

I'll have someone drive you home, Mrs. Brent.

Lieutenant Ryker, I'd like to know

who killed my husband.

It was more than one.

Then tell me all their names.

LT. RYKER: Now what good will that do, Mrs. Brent?

I want a name! I want...

You.

He was just one of the officers

at the scene, Mrs. Brent.

He was a good, quiet man.

Why did you kill him?

What's going to happen to us now?

It's time to go home, Mrs. Brent.

Webster.

You see that Mrs. Brent gets home, please.

Sir.

Danko, snap out of it.

Walk away from whatever is bothering you,

'cause the longer you wait, the harder it gets.

What if he was only there to sell a used car,

Lieutenant?

Then why did he slam the door on our face?

Maybe he was scared.

Maybe he was involved.

Maybe.

Maybe.

What's she gonna do now?

Same thing that happens to us.

She goes on living.

[SIGHS]

[HUMMING]

Hi, sweetheart. Hi, baby.

Hello.

You okay?

Yeah.

Oh...

Just had one rough night.

How about a drink?

Yeah, I'll have a scotch.

You want to talk about it?

It's just...

It's just really strange to try and put it into words.

I think I killed a man tonight.

What happened?

[MUMBLING]

Mike, did anybody else get hurt?

No.

JILL: [WHISPERING] That's good.

I guess most of all, I'm glad that

you're all right.

Tell me if I'm...

Hmm.

What would you have done if it had been me that

got hurt or even killed?

[SIGHS]

I don't know.

And I hope I never find out.

'Cause I met his wife tonight...

I just... I just don't think she's going

to be able to handle it.

She couldn't understand the reason why.

I can't understand the reason why.

As far as we know, there was no reason

for him to be there.

He had no connection with the people we were after.

And he died in a gun fight.

Mike.

She got a kid.

Three years old.

I looked at her tonight, and she was so scared.

I'm scared sometimes too.

I guess we're all scared.

Mrs. Brent.

Uh, could I speak to you for a moment, please?

No.

It won't take very long.

Couldn't they send anyone else?

[SIGHS]

BOY: Okay, here it comes.

I answered all those questions before,

to the detectives.

We were having dinner last night

and the phone rang.

It was for Howard.

When he hung up, he told me he had

to go see a customer.

Did he tell you the name of the customer?

He might have. I don't remember.

It was time for Howie to go to sleep,

and it wasn't unusual for my husband to...

Look, I don't want to go through all of this again.

I told the same thing to the detectives.

Can't you get together, or borrow their notes

or something?

I'm fed up with all of you.

Look, uh...

Mrs. Brent, I didn't come here to add to your

trouble or your grief.

I...

The real reason I came was

to tell you how very sorry I am about the whole thing.

Yes, I think you are.

Hey.

What's his name?

His name's Howard.

Hi, Howie. Hi.

He's a good-looking boy.

Everybody says he looks like his father.

I, uh...

I know there's nothing I can do or say that will make up

for what happened last night.

Why only you?

I beg your pardon.

In the lieutenant's office and now,

you're the only one who seems to feel sorry

about what happened.

No, no. That's, That's not true. Um...

We all felt very badly about what...

You feel more than that.

Why?

Are you more responsible than the others?

No, not that I know of.

Then what are you doing here?

What do you want from me?

I...

I wanted to tell you how sorry I was, and I...

I guess ask for your forgiveness.

Sure, I forgive you.

At least that makes one of us feel better.

Good bye.

[BELL BUZZING]

Yes!

MAN: Your egg salad's here, Lieutenant.

Now, that's fine, Peters.

I'm glad to hear that you've taken the trouble

to announce it.

Now do you think you could just bring it in here?

That's why I buzzed, Lieutenant.

Danko's out here. Says he wants to bring it in to you.

Does this go on every day, or is it something new?

Are you asking for volunteers out there to bring

an egg salad sandwich in here?

On the desk, Danko. So long.

I was hoping I could talk to you, Lieutenant.

Oh, really? I thought you just wanted to come in

and make sure I was getting a balanced diet.

I'm busy Danko. I want to get rid of this paperwork.

I want to do that so badly, I wasn't going to

take time out for lunch.

It'll only take a minute.

Well, that's all I was going to devote to this sandwich.

Would you mind sharing it with me?

The minute, not the sandwich.

I went by to see Mrs. Brent

today to see if I could pick up any leads.

If my recollection serves me correctly,

that job belongs to the detective squad.

You have another job.

She needs emergency welfare funds, Lieutenant,

for herself and her kid.

Has she applied for it?

Yeah, I tried to help her.

You know how many forms there are to fill out?

How long she gonna have to wait for that money?

I just thought maybe you could help.

You must know somebody that can cut through

that red tape for her.

I probably do.

Danko.

Feelings of remorse are understandable.

Now your effectiveness on the job is what

you get paid for.

Why don't you turn this Brent affair over to the people

who get paid to handle it.

And uh...

You take care of your own job.

Here.

Gonna change the subject on you.

I just received the ballistics report on

the shooting last night.

Well?

According to the autopsy report, either one of two

bullets could have killed him.

And one of them was a .32

But we all had our service revolvers.

.38

All except Pete Martin.

Sure, could have been Pete.

He was firing in the dark

just like we were.

Ballistics checked that bullet against

the one they took out

of the guard that Martin killed when

he robbed the bank.

They match perfectly.

You... You said there were two bullets.

Whose was the second?

Yours, Danko.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

[KNOCK ON DOOR] Who is it?

It's Pete.

What are you doing here?

Huh?

Where else would I be?

Well, now, according to the TV,

you got a big cop in this town

looking for you.

What did the news say?

That they went there after us.

I wasn't there, you got away, and some dude

named Brent was burned.

How'd they know where to go, Joey?

Are you kidding?

You didn't see them grab out, when we were

running away after the heist?

After you shot that guy!

Listen, I told you that bum was gonna talk.

I said he's gonna buy himself a deal!

Well, he did.

What a mess. Here.

And who's this Brent character they're all

yelling about?

He was gonna get me a clean car.

One we wouldn't get stopped in.

That's what we need now.

Clean set of wheels.

We gotta get out of this town, Pete.

I'm not ready to leave just yet.

Are you nuts?

Huh?

We've used our time up here, Pete.

We have to get out.

You've got friends in Chicago.

That's where we should be right now.

In Chicago. Not hanging around here.

Few details that have to be looked into yet.

Details?

You got a paper?

I want to see what they've got

on that used cars salesman.

For what?

You're supposed to be a pro, Pete.

Think like one!

We split! Not yet!

[DOOR CLOSING]

Not until I roast me a pig.

All I have to do is sign?

Just sign it, pick up your money.

It's emergency funds till you get yourself

squared away.

I don't know how to thank you.

I've got a card here of a day care center

where you can drop Howie off when you go

on your interviews.

What interviews?

Job prospects.

I've been asking around.

Mike, you're being very good to me.

You needed help.

Why shouldn't I help if I could?

I'm very grateful.

Forget it.

I'm ashamed of what I said to you before.

I'm even ashamed of what I thought of you.

Was only natural for you to feel that way.

But it was unfair of me.

You were just there. The first available target.

I didn't really stop to think that it might

not have been you.

It was me.

Ballistics shows that my bullet was there.

It was either my bullet,

or Martin's, that killed Howard.

Pip, I...

You shouldn't have told me.

I had to tell you.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Oh, Mike, I'm so scared. Please help me.

It'll be okay.

[PIP CRYING]

Jill.

What's wrong?

Nothing's wrong.

I must look like the harbinger of

doom or something.

This happens to me all the time too.

No, Jill, nothing is wrong.

Nothing has happened to Mike.

At least not while he's been on duty.

I'm not too sure about what goes on at home.

I know I'm not subtle.

I am going to need time for subtleties.

I'm here on a hit and run, and I thought

we might be able to

have a little talk together

Be a good idea... I don't think it's such

a great idea, Lieutenant.

Well, all right then.

I'll do the talking. You can just sit down

and listen. How's that?

[MUMBLING]

[CLEARS THROAT]

Uh, what's going on between Mike and me,

really isn't official business.

Young lady, when your husband cannot put out

100% on the job because something is bothering him

and he can't shake that something off,

that is departmental business.

It's this Brent thing.

Say no more. I know all about it.

Now can I ask you one thing?

Are you doing anything to help him?

Um. I don't know what to do.

You haven't got 100% of your policemen out.

I feel like I haven't got 100% of my husband.

No, I'm not doing anything to help him.

I could use a little help myself.

Jill.

You're husband seems to be drifting away.

Go with it. Let him

wrestle it out himself. He's no dummy.

But if you

give him an excuse to fight you at the same time

he won't be able to handle it.

I don't think any man could.

Guess we're a little bit like you medical people.

We feel the same kind of pain you do when

you lose a patient.

You feel afterwards it could have been avoided.

I believe it's called guilt.

Oh.

I can live with the guilt.

But then that goes away

and I wonder if Pip Brent will.

What is she like?

Mike, what's she like?

Hmm?

What's who like?

Mrs. Brent.

What's the real Mrs. Brent like?

Well, I'll be glad when it's all over.

What do you mean?

Nothing, I just mean I'll be glad

when it's all over.

I guess it'll be over when she gets herself settled.

When do you think she'll get herself settled?

You want to talk about what's on

your mind?

Well, I just wondered

what she's like.

You know.

She's pretty?

Yes, she's very pretty.

Oh.

What do you mean "Oh"?

Just oh.

Just oh.

Simple oh.

You're not jealous, are you?

Ha! No, I'm not jealous.

I'll let you know when I'm jealous.

Mike!

What?

I'm jealous.

Well, you've got no reason to be.

Well, I can give you a couple.

She's young and she's vulnerable.

She's got a three-year-old son.

And she's pretty.

[SIGHS]

And she's all alone, except for you

and it worries me.

Well, it needn't worry you.

I mean.

I was responsible for her husband's death.

I owe her something.

Okay.

I can understand that.

But I want to know two things.

Yeah.

A, are you sure she understands you're

a happily married man?

And B,

are you a happily married man?

[SOFTLY] Yeah.

I'm a happily married man.

I...

I just can't comprehend tomorrow without you.

[SOFTLY] I hope that qualifies as an answer.

Just don't take too long to pay off that debt

you think you owe her, okay?

I hear you.

Goodnight, sweetheart.

[MUMBLING] Would you like

to kiss him?

He'd like that. He's used to his father.

Goodnight, Howie.

Looking good. Let's tuck you in.

Okay there you go. Okay?

[GIGGLING]

PIP: All right, that's enough now, the both of you.

MIKE: Yeah.

Goodnight. Goodnight, sweetie.

Have good dreams.

[DOOR CLOSES]

I'll go make some coffee.

Uh, I... I got to go.

Oh.

Um...

I won't be seeing you as much anymore, Pip.

Why?

Well, um...

I've done about all I can do and...

I think I have been spending a little too much time here.

Your wife?

Me.

Hmm... Her too, I suppose.

It's just that when I'm not working,

I've been here making sure that things

are okay for you.

And I appreciate that.

Mike, if it weren't for you...

I know, I know.

Well, doesn't she know we are just friends,

good friends?

[NERVOUS LAUGH] Yes, she knows that, but...

Well,

I... I realized something.

Neither one of us have asked her to be your friend.

[SOFTLY] I...

I suppose I have never asked her to be my friend

because I don't feel friendly towards her.

You would if you knew her.

I don't think so.

It's hard to feel that way towards someone who

has something you want.

She's got you, Mike.

And that's something I'd very much like to have.

[SIGHS]

She is very important to you, isn't she?

I guess, she is about the most important

thing in my life.

[SOFTLY] I'm going to miss you, Mike.

I'll miss you.

What are you doing?

Pete, what are you, crazy?

[GUNSHOT] PIP: Ah!

[GUNSHOT]

[ENGINE STARTING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

Leave me alone, Joey.

No way, man. Not when you

open with your piece while I'm sittin' in the car.

I'm gonna get burned, I want to know why.

That broad was married to the used car salesman.

And the use car salesman was my half-brother.

What?

He was going to get us a set of wheels

from his used car lot.

He was trying to help me out.

[SIGHS] Well, beautiful.

I didn't even know you had a brother.

I haven't seen him for years, but when I call him

on the phone,

tell him I'm in trouble, kid comes right over,

just like the old days.

Whenever I need him, he's right there.

PETE: We were big buddies.

You know, even though I was ten years older

than he was.

Okay.

[SIGHS] Okay.

I know where you're at.

But, let me tell you something, what you did

tonight that was...

That was less than stupid.

JOEY: There was a cop with that chick.

That was the cop that killed Howie.

What? You saw them.

My brother's widow and the cop that

killed my brother, making out.

[SIGHS]

That kid is not even cold in his grave.

[SIGHS]

I don't know what to say to you, man.

I know how you feel,

but wasting them is not gonna

bring your brother back.

We got to make plans to get out of

this town, Pete.

There's no percentage in hanging around here!

[SIGHS]

Pete?

You hear me?

Time to go.

You go ahead if you want to, Joey.

It's all right with me.

I'll catch up with you later on.

What are you gonna do?

I'm gonna kill them both.

I owe the kid that much.

[DOOR OPENS]

How you feeling?

A little thirsty.

Here you go.

Mmm...

Thanks.

I have a son.

Where is he? Is someone looking after him?

He's all right. He's right outside.

Can I see him?

JILL: Well, you could,

but it would probably be a better idea if you

wait a little while and

give yourself a chance to get some color back

in your face.

You mean, the way I look, I'd scare him to death,

is that it?

I don't think so, you're very pretty.

I don't think you'll scare anybody to death.

Thanks.

Is someone taking care of Howie?

He's all right. He's in...

Good hands. There's a big,

strong policeman looking out for him.

Mike.

Mrs. Danko?

I read it on your badge.

Just press the buzzer if you need anything.

I don't want to bother you too much.

Don't worry, you won't bother me.

[BELL DINGS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

Hey. Hi, how's she doing?

She's okay. She'll be able to go home in a few days.

[SIGHS]

[SOFTLY] It's going to be a little rough

on you know who.

[SOFTLY] Doesn't she have any, uh...

Family or friends?

Nobody close enough to help.

The department is trying to find out

if somebody's holding on to his records to see if

he's got a next of kin but...

[SIGHS]

Uh, there seems to be some kind of bureaucratic foul up

that they haven't located his file yet.

[GIGGLING]

MIKE: Come on. [LAUGHS]

As far as I know, there's nobody close enough

to help expect maybe us.

Mike, there are certain agencies that take care

of things like this.

Yeah, but how can you put him in one of those agencies

as well as they're run.

[SIGHS] Come here, you.

Hey, I guess whatever's going on in the world really...

Really isn't his fault, is it?

I'll see if I can, um, find him a place

in the children's ward.

That would be good, but it's not

exactly Disneyland.

I mean, there wouldn't even be anybody there to see him.

Come on Mike, now don't make it sound

like a Dickens' orphanage.

It's not exactly home, but it...

Okay, you don't have to say it.

Well, it might be fun, once you thought about it.

He's good kid. Give me a five.

Come on. Yay!

Oh!

Yeah.

[MIKE IMITATING DOG'S BARK] JILL: [WHISPERING]

Go find him.

[ALL EXCLAIMING]

[ALL LAUGHING]

[GROWLING]

[LAUGHING]

JILL: You got him.

You wanna keep him? Yeah, it's fun with

the three of us.

[ALL EXCLAIMING]

[TYPEWRITER CLACKING]

[PHONE RINGING IN DISTANCE]

Half-brother, Peter martin.

That's what Brent was doing there in the first place.

He was in the auto business, he was probably helping

his brother get wheels.

And, sir, maybe those shots at the Brent house

were meant as much for Mike

as they were for Mrs. Brent.

Does Danko know about this yet?

No, we haven't been able to reach him.

It's his day off and he ain't home.

But he should be warned.

You have kid here named Howie Brent?

I'd like to see him.

Are you a relative?

No, I'm a friend of the family.

I want to give him this.

Oh, sure.

He's in the playroom.

Down the hall to your right.

Oh, thanks.

[PHONE RINGING]

Hello.

Mrs. Brent?

This is Officer Webster. I'm sorry to bother you,

but I called the nurse's station

and they said that Jill was on her way to your room.

She's not here.

Is Mike? Is he there?

I haven't seen Mike today.

Expecting to?

I don't really know, he didn't say.

Well, if he shows

or if you hear from him or Jill,

tell him to call the precinct right away.

It's urgent, okay?

Yes, I will. TERRY: Thank you.

[LINE DISCONNECTS]

[PHONE CLICKS]

That was your friend Officer Webster,

he was looking for Mike.

Oh. Mrs. Danko.

Mrs. Danko, nothing wrong has happened between Mike and me.

Will you believe that?

Mike was saying goodbye to me.

Not goodnight, goodbye.

It was because of you.

Because he loves you so much.

[SIGHS] Well, that...

Thank you for telling me.

Before you tell anything else, I'd better tell you.

If I could have taken him away from you,

I would have.

But I couldn't.

Ah, you're going to be a big boy.

I bet you're going to grow up just like your daddy, uh?

Oh, Thank you.

Okay.

Get in and scoot over now.

Oh, boy.

Right, over.

[ENGINE STARTING]

Hi, Gene. Hold on.

I'm going take little Howie

to meet his mother.

Oh, someone's with him now.

Who? I don't know,

some friend of the family.

I didn't get his name.

All expect for Mike,

I don't really think there are any friends of the family.

Mike.

Mike.

[PHONE RINGING]

Hello.

I want to talk to Mike Danko.

I'm sorry, he's not here.

Who... Who is this?

Well, give him a message

for me.

This is Pete Martin.

[DOOR OPENS] Mike.

JILL: In here.

It's Pete Martin.

Yeah, this is Danko, Martin.

I just found out you're Brent's brother.

Well, it can't hurt him now for you to know now that,

after what you did.

Why, that's no good, Martin.

They took a .32 slug out of your brother's body,

that's your bullet.

Ha, you're still taking pot shots.

I don't buy it.

I've got the kid, Danko.

[SOFTLY] Where's Howie?

[SOFTLY] I don't know. That's why I came home.

Okay, Martin, what's your proposition?

I wanna meet you, face to face.

I am going to give you a sporting chance

for this boy.

That's big of you.

Yeah, well, uh...

I figure that I've got a better right to him

than you and that broad.

So, I'm taking him with me.

Come on, we were talking about my chances,

what are they?

Know how get to the Rose Bowl?

I know how to get to the Rose Bowl.

Well, Howie and I going to be playing

a little touch football

out there, you're invited.

Come on, Martin, make it plain.

What are you talking about?

Howie is going to be out on about the 50 yard line.

If you get to him before I get you, then you win.

And, uh, one thing,

if I see a police chopper,

if I see

a police car.

I'll be alone.

[INDISTINCT SOUNDS FROM TOY]

You're going to like it in Chicago, Howie.

It's a great town.

What're you going to do?

MIKE: I'm gonna go get Howie.

Mike, he wants to kill you.

But, he said... Call the precinct.

I can't.

He wants me alone, I got no other choice.

You've got no other choice!

Mike, if something happens to you, what kind of choice

does that leave me.

[PHONE DIAL TONE] MAN: Hello?

Yeah, give me Officer Gillis or Officer Webster please.

[MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER PHONE]

Yes, it's important.

PETE: Okay, now,

you go right here.

Okay? Now,

atta boy. Now you play with the ball

and I'll be back in a minute, okay?

Okay.

VOICE ON THE RADIO: Ludlow niner,

Ludlow niner.

Kidnap suspect, Peter Martin, reported in Rose Bowl.

Investigate code three, over.

This is Ludlow niner, en route.

[POLICE SIREN BLARING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

[POLICE SIREN BLARING]

[GUNSHOTS]

PETE: Up here, Danko!

PETE: Right up here!

Go ahead, fire!

You'll never reach me with that hand gun.

No, Howie, stay there!

MIKE: Stop, no!

No, no, stay there.

No, Howie, stay there.

Stay there, stay there!

[GUNSHOT]

[GUNSHOTS] [LAUGHING]

[CONTINUES SHOOTING]

[POLICE SIREN BLARING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

[GUNSHOT]

Police, freeze! Drop it!

[GUNSHOT]

[GUNSHOT]

[GUNSHOTS]

Howie!

Howie, are you okay?

Yeah [LAUGHS] [GIGGLING]

You're okay. [GIGGLING]

Ah, that's what I call recovery proper.

[GIGGLING]

My sister said she will take care of Howie

while I'm at work.

She's got three and she says one more won't even

be noticed.

Beautiful.

Um, may I?

Sure.

Nobody can call that suspect.

[LAUGHS] Thanks, Mike.

For everything.

[SIGHS] You take care of each other now.

You, too.

Come on, sweetie.

Whoop!

Okay, come on, come on. [GIGGLING]

Yeah, come on over here...

MIKE: Don't forget...

When you get settled, drop a line.

Uh, we'll both want to know how you're doing.

[LAUGHS]

All right, Bye-bye. MIKE: Bye-bye, Howie.

Bye-bye.

[SIGHS]

She's a nice girl.

That she is.

I'm a nice girl.

That you are.