All language subtitles for Between.Midnight.and.Dawn.1950.1080p.BluRay.FLAC.1.0.x264

NARRATOR:
A big city is full of people,

and some people
are full of crime.

We know a lot about
the big crime experts,

the mastermind detectives,

the nation-wide,
hard-hitting FBI.

But before they reach
the scene of a crime,

there are generally some
other guys who get there first.

The men in prowl cars,

the radio patrol.

Their best weapons are a radio set
and four wheels.

Their battleground
is every city street.

Sometimes they win,

sometimes they lose.

For their kind of enemy
never rests or surrenders.

Our story begins where most
radio call activity usually begins,

in the nerve centre
of Headquarters,

the Communications Division.

"18, one-eight.

"4120 Crenten.

"4120 Crenten.

"See the woman.
Keep the peace."

FEMALE DISPATCHER: All units,
stolen car, in the four column.

1-8 X-ray 4-6-6.

'48 Buick sedan, Grey.
License again, 1-8 X-ray 4-6-6.

Heavy evening so far.

Two disturbing-the-peace calls,
and one drunk arrest.

I don't know
whether I can stand it.

The night's still fresh.
Don't give up yet.

Let's knock off and get
a cup of coffee, huh, Dan?

How about covering
the territory for a while?

Just out of curiosity.

Once, Daniel, I'd like to see
you relax a little on duty.

I have to set a good example
for you, Junior.

Don't forget I'm trying to make
a policeman out of you someday.

Give me a flash when you figure
I've made it, will ya?

MALE DISPATCHER:
13, one-three, 286 Tremont.

Possible 459 suspects.
Code 2.

Two men at rear of garage,
there now.

Looks like I spoke
a little too soon.

13, Roger, 13, Roger.

ROCKY: That's Tremont.
286 should be halfway down the block.

DAN:
Uh-huh.

(TYRES SCREECHING)

DAN: There's a car down there.
Maybe a lookout. Get set.

ROCKY:
Set, buddy.

- (GASPS)
- Get out.

You too.

I wouldn't do that.

- You heard him.
- Come on.

What are you waitin' for?
Get out.

What are you trying
to blast the horn for?

Your boyfriends
around here on a caper?

We ain't with any guys.

We were just sittin' there
thinkin' of somethin' to do.

Yeah, well, sit in our car
and do your thinking.

- Oh, but, Officer, we didn't...
- All right, later, later. Come on, get in.

Come on.

Car 13.

On that 459 call
to 286 Tremont Street.

Picked up
two female suspects.

Investigating
two male suspects.

Need another car.
On Code 2.

MALE DISPATCHER:
13, Roger.

- I'll take a look in the front door, Pappy.
- Watch your step.

You guys are crazy.

We weren't doin' nothin',
and we ain't with no guys.

Your girlfriend seems
kinda worried about something.

So she's afraid of cops.

So what's that prove?

I'll tell ya later.

(BRAKES SQUEALING)

- Hi, Dan.
- Hey, Charlie.

You watch these girls,
will ya?

Looks like their boyfriends
are on a job around here.

Knock off, copper,
I tell you you're crazy.

I don't see anything,
but the night light's been turned off.

Eddie, you cover
the front of the building.

Barnes and I'll
go around the rear.

(DRILL WHIRRING)

(GUNSHOT)

(GUNSHOT)

Ah, my hand!

My hand!

Get back up against the wall,

or you'll get the next one
in the head!

Danny,
he's comin' down your way!

(GUNSHOT)

Hey!

All right, you're lucky your brains
aren't splattered all over the sidewalk.

- You all right, Rocky?
- Yeah, fine, fine.

Huh. Couple of sophomores, huh?

Come on, get goin'.

13.
459 suspects in custody.

13, Alpha Receiving Hospital.

How old are you?

What's your name?

Come on, you heard him,
what's your name?

His driver's license
says Joe Nardy.

Book him that way until
we run a make on his prints.

(GIRL SOBBING)

Oh, stop blubbering.

This cutie was wearin' a fancy hairpin
tucked away in that bun.

They both claim they're seventeen.
We'll take 'em to Juvenile.

Oh please, Officer!

Please, I've never been
in trouble before!

My ma'll kill me!
She'll kill me!

Well, you're in trouble now, sister.
Should've thought of that

before you started running around
with these hoodlums.

Are you going
to put us in jail?

- Uh-huh.
- Oh no! No, don't!

No, please,
I don't wanna go to jail!

No, I didn't do anything!

I don't wanna go to jail!

MALE DISPATCHER:
101, assist 103 at 722 South Anaheim.

A major 415.

You know, I felt sorry
for that kid,

the one that was
doing all the blubbering.

She was really scared.

They're all scared
the first time they're caught.

Another year,
she'll be packing a shiv,

ready to stick it in
somebody's gut if she has to.

Maybe your gut.

Still don't get this
Jekyll and Hyde twist.

Purvis, the big-hearted
nice-guy civilian.

Purvis the tough cop, mow 'em down,
don't give 'em a second chance.

Wait till you've had
your fill of the scum.

Slugging, knifing...

Shooting holes
in decent people.

You'll toughen up, Junior.

Maybe. They can't all be wrong,
all the way through.

You gotta look inside.

Maybe some of them
rate a second chance.

I can read 'em
from the outside.

And I haven't been wrong yet.

FEMALE DISPATCHER:
18, one-eight.

2416 Hall Street.

See the man.
Keep the peace.

There she is,
right on schedule at 10:31.

Here we go again.

FEMALE DISPATCHER:
14, call your station.

Ah, get those velvet tones,
restful and lovin'.

That's what you said
the first time you heard Tokyo Rose.

So I can't be wrong twice, can I?

I tell you, we've gotta
find out who this girl is.

We don't have
to find out anything.

You start hanging
around Communications,

you'll find yourself
walkin' a beat somewhere.

She's got a nice voice, and that's
probably as far as it goes.

FEMALE DISPATCHER: Unit on Frequency 4,
will you repeat, please?

You know the trouble
with you, Pappy?

You've got no imagination.

Till I see this girl myself,
I won't believe that this voice

doesn't go
with a real charmer.

FEMALE DISPATCHER:
13, one-three, 246 Union Street.

A 415.

See the man
about unknown trouble.

13, Roger!

(ARGUING IN ITALIAN)

Take it easy, take it easy.
What's the trouble, Romano?

What's the matter, you
no smell a stinkin' bomb?

They threw a stink bomb
right in through my beautiful window!

My customers,
they have to... to get out!

(SPEAKING ITALIAN)

- Who threw the bomb, Romano?
- Oh, somebody, some, er...

(SPEAKING ITALIAN)

Anybody know what
she's talkin' about?

- She's telling him to shut up.
- That's right.

- Thanks.
- You're welcome.

Anyone here see
who threw the bomb?

I see a man walk in,
go in the back room with Romano.

And, right after, the bomb
came through the window.

What'd the man look like?

Oh, I was eating,
I pay no attention.

Uh-huh. Come on over here, Romano.
I wanna have a little talk with you.

- (BOTH ARGUING IN ITALIAN)
- Come on, break it up, will ya?

All right. Listen now, Romano.
Don't be afraid. Tell the truth.

One of Garris' boys come around,

try to sell you their
Western Linen Supply Service?

Garris? Nobody sellin' me nothin'.
I see nobody!

Guy was standing behind you when he
messed your kisser up like that, huh?

I run into the door
when the bomb smash my window.

- Door, huh?
- All right, Romano,

but you'll have to come down to
the station, make a report about it.

We'll see you there
in a few minutes.

I make a report,
but I don't see who done it!

- Yeah, yeah.
- (ARGUING IN ITALIAN)

- 13. Got another one, Pappy?
- Yeah.

On that 415 on Union Street.
Handled.

FEMALE DISPATCHER:
13, clear. KMA 367.

I don't know what the idea is of
sending Romano down the station.

He won't make a complaint,
we're licked.

He may get guts enough
to identify the guy

when he sees him
in custody in Headquarters.

And who are we gonna
take into custody?

Playin' a hunch.

We're going to take a little ride
over to Garris' Starlight Club.

Might be able to hang
a rap on one of his boys.

Good deal, Pappy.

(TYRES SCREECHING)

(MUSIC PLAYING IN CLUB)

Garris' Lincoln hasn't been out.

The convertible's still hot.

I figured Quist
would be our boy.

Give me a hand
with the front seat, Danny.

Uh-huh.

That's a coincidence.
Couple of stink bombs.

FEMALE SINGER:
♪ I wanna learn about love from you

♪ I do, I do, I do... ♪

Hey, have you
seen Quist around?

Oh, I think he's in the office.
Right around the corner.

SINGER:
♪ From you, from you, from you

♪ Take me

♪ Teach me

♪ How a heart should feel

♪ When to know it's real

♪ I yearn to learn

♪ What should I whisper
when we're alone?

♪ Alone, alone, alone

♪ How would I go about making you

♪ My own, my own, my own? ♪

Want somethin'?

How long you
been in the club, Quist?

All night. Why?

Somebody been usin' your car?
The motor's still hot.

So what?

So you shouldn't leave
stink bombs in your car,

especially right after throwin' one
through some little guy's window.

Oh.

We use those bombs
in the club to kill rats.

Yeah, this is the place
that's got 'em.

How does it make ya feel

to slap a little old man
like Romano around, huh?

Make you feel tough,
big muscle man?

Well, here's your hat, Muscles.
You're going down to the station.

Come on.

Well, if it isn't
Mr Garris himself!

- You boys mind if I use my office?
- Not at all.

Thanks.

See ya later.

What's goin' on?

Your number one stooge
is on his way out, Garris.

We're takin' Quist in.

(CHUCKLING)
Whaddaya arrestin' Joe for?

Assault and battery,
malicious damage.

We'll think of a couple more charges
on the way to the station.

Oh?

So you're, er...

pitchin' to make a name
for yourselves, huh?

Let's call it tryin' to
keep the streets clean, Garris.

- Come on, let's go.
- Now, wait a minute!

One of you boys
dropped a bill.

Hundred dollars.

Must be yours, Daniel,
I only carry fifties.

Couldn't be mine.

Lately, I've been carryin' my pay
in one grand notes.

That's a cheap, small-time gag,
Garris,

just like you
and your whole crowd.

Bunch of two-bit grifters
riding over your heads.

Hold it!

Next time the cops got
business in my place,

tell 'em don't send no
penny-ante flatfoots.

We're sorry, Mr Garris.

We didn't know
how important you are.

Stay away from me,
messenger boys.

I'm givin' ya one warnin'.

Keep your nose
outta my business!

(CHUCKLING)
See ya again, big man.

(DIALLING)

(ARGUING IN ITALIAN)

Now look, Romano, you don't
have to be scared of anybody.

Was this man
in your place tonight?

I never saw this man before.

All you have to do is
identify him, Romano.

We'll put him in jail, you won't be
bothered with him again.

I told you,
I don't know this man.

- You don't, huh?
- No.

It's no use, Purvis.

Garris' lawyer
is on his way over,

their bail bondsman
is waiting.

We don't have anything
to hold him on, anyway.

(DOOR OPENING)

Good evening, Lieutenant.

Tell me, er... what charge
are you booking Mr Quist on?

We decided
we don't want him, Oliver.

We just had our jail
fumigated.

Glad to hear it.

Your boys must have been
having a pretty dull evening.

Tell 'em to be sure
they have a case

the next time they hustle
one of my clients down here.

Don't bother me with your
legal hocus-pocus.

Take your creep,
and beat it.

Pardon me.

Take it easy, Pappy. One of
these days we'll make it stick.

Yeah, yeah.

Next time you birds arrest
a couple of those young fillies,

you can handle them yourselves.

What's the matter,
they give you trouble?

Yeah, that bawling kid made
me feel like Simon Legree.

She finally keeled over
in a faint.

I had to carry her into
Juvenile Hall.

She ever been picked up
before, Charlie?

Nah, the kid had no record.

Juvenile's keepin' her overnight,
but they think she's okay.

She just didn't know the score.

- You hear that, Daniel?
- I heard it, I heard it.

What do you want me to do?
Adopt the kid?

Speakin' of fillies, how about
those cream-and-honey tones

of that new girl
on the late shift broadcast?

Yeah, she sounds
mighty nice, huh?

Now, I don't pay no attention
to female voices no more.

Six years ago, I listened to a
pretty voice back home in Texas.

- Now, I got four kids!
- (ALL LAUGHING)

Lover-boy Barnes startin' to pick
his women by the way they sound, Purvis?

That's Junior,
still wet behind the ears.

All right, all right.
Just to show you comedians

that I can pick Miss Hush by her voice,
I've got a five-spot that says

- she's a real pretty doll.
- Get him, a five-spot!

What are you doin',
printin' your own money now?

All right, so we make it a buck
that she's good-lookin'.

Well, you're covered.
She's probably a dog,

and it'll cost you money
to learn your lesson.

Man, oh man, what this
police department's comin' to.

Hey, it just hit me.

Beginning of next week
we start on day shift.

We won't be getting
her anymore.

I have tidings for ya, son.
I've been lookin' forward to that.

Oh, well.
Can't have everything.

MALE DISPATCHER:
122, Avenue 60 and Crescent.

The 390 down.
84, go make.

Hey, there's your chance
for a workout!

(CHILDREN SHOUTING)

- Think you can handle it?
- I'll try.

All right, men, the fight's over.
Let's break it up, come on.

Now, what's the brawl about?

Ah, this Petey, he won't ever
knuckle down tight.

Says you!

He wins all the aggies,
then he starts a fight.

Put him in jail, cop!

He's always
comin' around fightin'.

Yeah, arrest him,
put him in jail, cop!

Real bad guy, huh?

- What's your name, villain?
- Peter J Conklin.

Live around here?

Four blocks over.
2813 46th Street.

All right, Mr Conklin.
Let's take a ride.

- Who's that?
- Just my brother.

Get in.

How many years
do you think he'll get?

Five, at least.

He'll be an old man
when he gets out.

Yeah.

4:15, Daniel.

Almost time to knock off.

Hey, you guys gonna
put the handcuffs on me?

We're fresh outta handcuffs.
We'll have to take a chance.

How do you like that,
no handcuffs.

- Yeah, no handcuffs.
- Shut up.

- ROCKY: You say he's your brother?
- PETEY: Yeah.

- ROCKY: He doesn't look like you.
- I ain't complainin'.

You know, I must have
had lead in my head,

figurin' this day watch was a break.

You get more action
in the chess tournament.

What do you want, somebody bouncin'
bullets off your noggin every night?

How long a stretch
do you think we'll get?

Ten years.

For being a pest.

It's not only lack of exercise.
I miss my doll with the honey tones.

You know what?
This Car 13 jinx has finally hit us.

One more crack about a Car 13 jinx,
and something else is liable to hit ya.

You guys gonna give me
the third degree in jail?

No, we'll let your mother
give ya the third degree, Petey.

Tell her the policeman
brought you home.

And stay off that
other block, will ya?

Cops.
Can't even arrest a guy.

- Yeah, can't even arrest a guy.
- Shut up.

By the way,
what's his name?

Thurlow.

ROCKY:
Thurlow?

PETEY: What else you gonna
call a guy that looks like him?

Where'd you say
you lived again?

- 2813, right over there.
- Thanks.

Huh. Cops!

PETEY:
Come on, hurry up.

- Hey, Petey.
- Yeah?

Remember, no more
fighting on the other block.

It's okay with me, I can fight
just as good on this block.

Yeah, he can fight
just as good on this block.

Come on, Thurlow.

The next paperweight
champion of the world, huh?

Could be.
Head her home, Daniel.

- We'll just about make the station by five.
- Right.

Hello, Joe!
Look sharp, look sharp.

You tell me you were gonna
play poker,

and you wind up arrested
at a stag party with girls.

- Fella's gotta relax sometime.
- Well, from now on, you relax at home!

WOMAN'S VOICE: "And,
due to this prevailing condition,

"I feel that circumstances
make it advisable

"to assign more officers
to this district."

That's as far we got,
Lieutenant.

Pappy, that's her!
Miss Hush!

You're batty. What would she
be doing in Masterson's office?

I tell ya it's her!
I'd know that voice in my sleep!

I thought we were through
playin' that game. Come on.

Oh, now,
wait a minute, Daniel.

I've gotta satisfy my hunch
about this girl.

DAN: Rocky, you're crazy.
What are you gonna do,

walk right into Masterson's office
and say hello?

- I need a gag.
- Yeah, in your mouth you need a gag.

I've got it.
Wait here, I'll be right out.

MASTERSON:
Come in.

Can I see you
for a minute, Lieutenant?

Yeah, sure.

Send that
to all departments, Kate.

Sorry, I didn't know
you were busy.

Oh, that's all right.
What is it, Barnes?

Barnes.

- Pardon me?
- You were gonna ask me a question.

Oh, nothing, Lieutenant.
I'm sorry, you're busy.

I don't wanna
take up your time.

Oh, that's all right.
Stick around.

That's all for now, Kate.

File that with the rest.

Hey, Barnes!

Yes, sir?

You were gonna
ask me a question.

Oh, you know,
about the mail truck?

What mail truck?

Well, it double parks in our district
every day at noon, ties up traffic,

and we wonder
what to do about it.

I assume you went through
training school, Barnes?

Yes, sir.

I assume you paid a certain amount
of attention to instructions?

Yes, sir.

And you never heard
it's department policy

to allow a government truck
to double park,

if there's no parking space
within 150 feet?

Oh, well, it must have
slipped my mind, huh?

Hmm, must have.

- Thank you, Lieutenant.
- You're welcome.

Very interesting.

Oh, hello, Rock.

That's a lot better
than the old system.

Seems to work very well.

Mmm-hmm,
I'm all for it.

Yeah.

Oh, er...
I'm sorry, Rocky,

may I present Miss Katharine Mallory?
Officer Barnes.

How do you do?

- Miss Mallory?
- That's right.

You're getting downright
bold, Daniel.

What else d'you find out?

Well, Miss Mallory joined
the department about four weeks ago,

she was a substitute
in broadcasting for two weeks,

and she is now assigned here
as stenographic and record clerk.

Well, for a guy that clams up around
women, you're doing, er... very well.

Well, I just thought I'd save
Miss Mallory the trouble

of filling out your questionnaire.
Come on.

Er... wait a minute.

Miss Mallory, er...
do you mind if I call you Kate?

You might as well.

I have a feeling you'll get around
to it in a minute, anyway.

- Kate...
- Mmm?

Tonight, you're having dinner
with two very lonely policemen.

Am I, now?

And who might they be?

Two of the force's finest,
most handsome, entertaining gentlemen.

Sounds like one of them
could be Officer Purvis.

- Well, thank you.
- But who's the other one?

- Who's the other one?
- Mm-hmm.

The other one is just the guy who bet
you were as pretty as your voice.

And that was
a notable understatement.

Flattery will get you nowhere,
Officer Barnes.

Now go on
about your business.

Where will we pick you up,
and, er...

at what time?

Really, Officer Barnes,
I don't even know you!

Well, what could be safer than
going out with two policemen?

Well, I admit
you've got a point there.

Well, then you'll go?

No.

That's a straight answer,
if ever I heard one.

Well, why not?
Give me one good reason.

I, um...
I have to work late tonight.

Lieutenant Masterson asked me to stay
and help him catch up on back reports.

Oh, that's too bad.

Well, then, tomorrow night,
okay?

Please. I've got a lot of work
to finish yet.

Oh, come on, Rocky,
give up, will ya?

Yeah, come on, Rocky,
give up, will you?

- I'm going to Captain Evers' office, Kate.
- Yes, Lieutenant.

Oh, er... call my wife, tell her
I'll be home for dinner by six tonight.

(DOOR OPENING)

- (DOOR CLOSING)
- ROCKY: Mm-hmm.

I don't know, Daniel,
we must be pretty horrible.

When a nice young girl
like this

will do anything, even lie,
to get out of a date with us.

- The gruesome twosome.
- It's kind of a rough awakening, isn't it?

Please, it's not that at all.

Kind of crushes one's pride.

Goes to prove that you never really
know how people feel about you.

You know perfectly well
I don't consider you horrible.

- Thank you, Miss Mallory.
- It's just that...

Well, I have personal
reasons why...

You needn't apologise to us.

It's quite all right.
You don't have to explain.

We promise you we'll
never bother you again.

Just tell me one thing,
will you? Why won't you...

All right, all right,
I'll go to dinner with you.

Here. Pick me up
at seven-thirty at home.

Now get out of here
and let me finish my work.

Your work.

Say, did our shirts come back
from the laundry yet?

Mine did.

♪ Then don't take your lips

♪ Or your arms

♪ Or your love

♪ Away ♪

(APPLAUSE)

Well, take a bow, Rocky.

Looks like they've been
expecting us.

- WAITER: Good evening.
- Three, please.

Follow me, please.

All the nightclubs in town,
we got to come to this crummy joint.

Well, that's what happens when
you take Purvis on a date.

Relax, will ya?
You won't be here long.

- WAITER: This table satisfactory, sir?
- Yes, fine, thank you.

WAITER:
Yes, sir.

Look, Pappy, in the future, play
detective on your own time, will you?

We're supposed to be
impressing the girl.

Oh, I am impressed.

I've never been in a place
like this before.

I think it's very interesting.

We don't have to eat
the punk's food, do we?

Let's not carry this
too far.

Would you like to order?

- Yeah, you want a drink, Kate?
- Er... a sherry.

Sherry. Get me an Old Fashioned,
and a bourbon water for Dad.

That's me.
She's my daughter.

- You happy?
- Mm-hmm.

- Comfy?
- Mm-hmm.

Um... say, tell me
about this Garris.

I've only read
about him in the newspapers.

Garris?

Well...

I've done more
than read about him.

Nine years ago, Garris was
just a tough East Side kid

running a couple
of two-bit bookie joints.

During the war,
he and his pals

did their shooting here in town,
instead of at the front.

I guess they figured they could
come up faster that way.

- What lovely people.
- Look, Kate.

Your being new
in the department,

let me set you straight
about something.

Not all policemen
are like Pappy here.

Some of us can relax
and forget about business

when we're off-duty.

Sure, and you're wastin' your breath
tellin' a policemen's daughter

anything about policemen,
Officer Barnes.

Say, you're not Lieutenant
Mallory's daughter, are ya?

Mm-hmm.
Did you know him?

No. He was killed a few months
before I joined the force.

We've both heard
a lot about him.

They tell me he was one
of the really great guys.

I'm glad they think so.

Because we did.

Well, she's got all
the qualifications.

Even comes from
an illustrious family.

I'll say she does.

I think we ought
to drink to that.

"To a long and happy life together."

The three of us!

Hey, that sounds a little
crowded, doesn't it?

(ALL LAUGHING)

- Hey...
- What's the matter?

That guy comin' in.

ROCKY:
What about him?

You mean to tell me
you don't recognise that bird?

Looks vaguely familiar,
but no bells are ringin'.

Who is he?

- Leo Cusick.
- You sure?

Yeah, you would be.

You're getting
the Class A tour tonight.

Cusick's one of the big
mobsters from the east.

Oh?

That guy that's
just come up to the table.

That's Louis Franissi.

Used to be a big racketeer
here in town.

Now, he just
runs this joint for Garris.

What do you figure
Cusick's doing here in town?

Payin' him a little social call.

And apparently he doesn't like
waiting for Garris.

I think I'm gonna call
the Detective Bureau.

Give 'em a little hot tip.
See ya later.

Should I just, er...
take a streetcar home?

Or do I at least get a dance
out of the evening?

The light-footed pride of the force
at your service, ma'am. Yes, indeed.

(ROMANTIC MUSIC PLAYING)

(INAUDIBLE)

You know, I've been waiting
a long time for this.

Almost four weeks,
anyway.

I can believe it.

- I feel a rib cracking.
- Oh.

Control yourself, Barnes.
This lady's got to last.

I'm a little rusty. I haven't been
doing too much of this lately.

Neither have I.

We sound like a couple
of old age pensioners.

Miss Mallory,
that's your fault.

You shouldn't have waited so long
before joining the department.

That's what Lieutenant
Masterson used to say.

He was Dad's best friend.

He's been after me for
two years to take a job there.

- Why didn't you?
- Mmm...

Stubborn Irish pride,
among other things.

I thought he was
just being nice to me.

How could he help it?

For partners, you and Dan Purvis
are certainly complete opposites.

Are you ever as serious
about things as he is?

Of course,
at the proper moments,

but this isn't one of them.

So...

I had my boys
looking this territory over.

Fine business prospects here.

- And I like the climate.
- Yeah, it's a good climate.

I understand you run a few places
in town here, Garris.

You understand right.

My men have started
setting up our organization.

I think I could find a place
for you and your people.

That's real nice
of you, Cusick.

But, er... we're kinda
used to workin' for ourselves.

You're not
a bright boy, Garris.

You should kiss a rabbit's foot,

being offered a chance
to work for Leo Cusick.

You know somethin'?

I've been gettin' along fine
without any rabbit's foot.

You'll get along a lot better
if you play ball.

Now, I don't like trouble,

if it can be avoided.

Think it over.

Harry here'll be around
to see you in about a week.

Sure, I'll give it
a lot of thought.

I'll stay awake nights
thinking it over.

While you're at it, Garris,

get rid of that blown-up idea
you're a big man.

Could cause you
a lot of trouble.

(DOOR CLOSING)

- (MUSIC STOPS)
- (APPLAUSE)

Well, I bet you found out
he can't dance, huh?

- Well...
- Go ahead, tell him!

Before you come to any decisions,
I'm worse.

(ALL CHUCKLING)

Hey, Kate. See that girl over there
sitting down in the black dress?

Mm-hmm. What about
the girl in the black dress?

Terry Romaine, Garris' girlfriend.
She's not a bad-lookin' doll.

All of a sudden, your taste
is in your feet, knothead.

Any dame that would hook up
with a character like Garris

is a no-good filthy tramp.

Well! Did that come out of you?

Don't let it worry you, Kate.

He always starts spitting fire
when he's around people like these.

He seemed so calm
and easy-going.

Hey, looks like
we're gonna have a visitor.

Mr Big Noise himself.

Well! You boys musta
liked the place.

That why you come back?

- Nope, just slummin', Garris.
- What do you want here?

You heard the man.
He said we were slumming.

We're showing the young lady
how the things under the rocks live.

Really picked the right evening.

They're all
crawling out tonight.

I'll tell you once more,
for the last time,

stay away from me,
you tin-badge flatfoots.

You're scaring us
to death, Garris.

Yeah, we're shaking
in our shoes.

So help me.

You clowns keep stickin'
your beaks in my business,

you're gonna be a couple
of sad monkeys one of these days.

You listen to me, Garris.

You stick this in the back of your
filthy brain and keep it there.

We're gonna keep minding your
business till you and your gorillas

are tucked away in cages
where ya belong.

Now, come on, let's get out of this zoo
and eat with some human beings.

Let's not get rough,
big man.

Here, buy yourself a new head.
One with a brain in it.

(KATE LAUGHING)

Well! Thanks, fellas,
it's been fun.

The underworld tour,
the dinner, and everything.

Think nothing of it.

You haven't begun to live, child.
Tomorrow night, we really break out.

Dinner, a show,
a nightclub after, and...

No. This was it, Rocky.

No more dates.

- No more dates?
- What do you mean?

What's the matter?
Don't you like Dan?

- (LAUGHING) Certainly, very much.
- Oh, thank you.

Well, it couldn't be me.

Surprisingly enough, it isn't.
I think you're nice, too.

- You do?
- Mm-hmm.

I'm amazed.

The door, please.

Well, you heard the lady.
Come on, the door!

But look, Kate.

I don't get it!

It's a rule.
A rule I made a long time ago.

Never go out with a policeman
more than once.

Good night.

- ROCKY: Good night?
- Mm-hmm.

- Come on.
- Hey, wait a minute, Pappy.

This calls for Barnes'
Advanced Operation.

- Er... just a minute, Kate!
- I said, "Good night."

And thanks again.

Well, you're the guy
that knows all about women.

- What do you make of this?
- I don't get it.

She likes us.

She even likes you.

She doesn't want
to go out with us again.

When you get it figured out,
professor, let me know, will ya?

Yeah, I'll do that.

You know something?

I'm still not convinced
she likes you.

(ENGINE STARTING)

Have a good time, dear?

Fine.

You should be asleep.

I'm glad you finally met
some nice boys like that.

I like them both.

So do I.

But I'm not going out
with them again.

Kate, you're not still hanging onto
that foolish notion of yours?

You bet I am.

A policeman's still going to
have no part

in Katharine Mallory's romantic life.

You're not being very fair
to the Police Department, dear.

I can't help it, Mom.

I just don't intend
to go through what you did

every time Dad went on duty.

The man I marry is...

is going to work
in a nice, safe office.

I never had
any regrets, Kate.

Except that once.

That once is what made up
my mind, Mother.

That night they came
to tell you about Dad...

I'll never forget
the way you looked.

That doesn't happen
to every policeman's wife.

No, but they all expect it.

Their hearts stop beating
every time the doorbell rings.

This is one little girl who's not
going to get herself in that spot.

- Night, Mom.
- Good night, dear.

BAILEY: Say, Woods.
Roll call is at eight o'clock.

Let's be on time tomorrow.

211 suspects in teletype 61

are male Caucasians,
no further description.

They are believed headed for
this city, and all are armed.

That's it.

We've got a special Headquarters bulletin
for all Central Division units.

Last week, Officers Purvis and Barnes
paid an off-duty visit

to Ritchie Garris' night spot,
the Starlight Club.

Strictly business,
of course.

(ALL LAUGHING)

At any rate,
they picked the right night.

They spotted Leo Cusick
in there visiting Garris.

The Intelligence Unit
followed up their tip.

Their report
just came in today.

Now listen, men.

Cusick and company
are moving in out here.

Their base of operations is a place
called the Premier Loan Company.

In Central Division territory,
at 449 Archer Street.

That's just a few blocks from
Garris' nightclub, Lieutenant.

That's right. The loan company
is a licensed business.

It's just been opened by
a couple of Cusick associates,

Harry Yost and
Herb Sharkey.

It's a new gimmick
Cusick's been using back east.

They let the suckers run up a big tab
in their gambling and bookie joints.

When they're in over their heads,
they take 'em to Cusick's loan outfit.

The sucker borrows
what he owes,

and signs a lien for his
house, car, salary,

whatever
he's got for collateral.

He pays his gambling debts,

still owes the loan,
at 6% interest.

If he keeps on playing
and he can't pay off,

he's in hock
for his possessions.

Knowing Garris, it's a cinch
there's a slugfest brewin'.

Purvis and Barnes,
you're especially concerned.

With Garris' headquarters
in your district,

and Cusick's outfit
a few blocks away,

you're riding a hot
piece of territory.

Keep your eyes open.

Any questions?

Anything you want
to bring up?

Any beefs?

- Very unusual morning.
- (ALL LAUGHING)

MRS MALLORY: Tiger, go in the kitchen
and get your dinner.

(BARKING)

- That was good, Mom, real good.
- I'm glad you enjoyed it.

You go and sit down, honey.
You look like you've had a hard day.

I'll just stack
the dishes tonight.

I don't think I could
look a dishrag in the face.

- Paper come yet?
- It's on the coffee table.

Nothing exciting in it.

How about that sale downtown?

Oh, yes. I think it's on
about page three.

Any prospects on the flat?

Um...

What did you say, dear?

Any prospects on the flat?

Why, er... yes, I...
I forgot to tell you.

I rented it today.

Well, how could you forget to
tell me that? That's wonderful!

Who are the new neighbours?
What are they like?

Oh, a nice young couple.

They said they'd probably
move in tonight.

You know,
I think we're very lucky.

We only had the sign out
three days,

and with all the new housing
going up and all...

That's one worry
off our minds.

Yes! Isn't it?

(DOORBELL BUZZING)

That's probably them now.

I'll just give them the key
and they can go right in.

I'll go.
I want to get a look at them.

- Hello!
- Hi!

Oh, no!

- A nice young couple, you said.
- ROCKY: That's us.

Mother, you didn't!

Well, for heaven's sake,
Kate, why not?

They're both good boys.
You said so yourself.

All right. You two
have had your little joke.

Now, take your things and get out.

You're not renting
this apartment.

But, Kate, they've paid
a month's rent already.

- Well, give it back to them!
- But...

I spent it!

Er... besides, we gave up
our other place.

You want us to
sleep on the street?

As far as I'm
concerned, yes,

after you pull
a trick like this.

Well, I thought it would
give us a nice, safe feeling

to have two members
of the force right next door.

Sure, you'll find
we're no trouble at all, Kate.

Quiet as mice.
I don't even snore.

No, I don't snore either.

How nice.

That makes everything
just dandy!

- Here's the key.
- Thank you.

Mother, how could you?

You know I particularly wanted

to stay away from those two
after office hours!

Your father never ran away
from anything, Kate.

Well, I'm not running away,
I'm staying away!

The same thing.

Besides, I think this whole attitude of
yours toward policemen is cowardly.

It's the only thing that's ever
made me disappointed in you, Kate.

Well, is it wrong
to not go looking for trouble?

You don't fall in love with men
according to their occupation.

You love with your heart,
not your head.

(SIGHING)

Now, Mother!
Don't you get any crazy ideas!

If those two are going
to stay next door,

that wall is as close
as they get to this place.

And don't you dare start
inviting them here to dinner,

or giving them
the run of the house.

Of course not.

I've no intention of turning
this place into a boarding house.

(BANGING THROUGH WALL)

BOTH MEN:
♪ I've been workin' on the railroad

- ♪ All the live-long day, hot diggity ♪
- (CONTINUOUS THUMPING)

Lovely voices, haven't they?

♪ ...on the railroad

♪ Just to pass the time away

♪ Don't you hear the whistle blowing

- ♪ Rise up so early in the morn ♪
- (BANGING CONTINUES)

♪ Don't you hear the captain shouting

♪ Dinah, blow your horn

♪ Put on your blonde wig. .. ♪

This is too much!

♪ You really said it

♪ Dinah, blow your horn ♪

What in the name of Paddy's pig
are you trying to do?

Tear the walls down?

Have we been making
too much noise?

Have you been...
Oh, no!

No! Heaven help us when you start
making what you consider noise!

Well, Kate!
You're our first visitor.

Come on,
sit down, right here.

Hey, I'm sorry the place
is so messed up,

but, you see,
the maid hasn't shown up yet.

Why did you have to move here?

Everything was so calm
and peaceful.

Oh, now, wait a minute, honey!

Even you wouldn't have us living in
that crummy one-room joint that we had.

Oh, no.

And besides, look at how interesting
this'll be once it's finished.

It'll be like a museum.
Whenever you get bored,

you come in, you browse around.

- Hey, what is all this junk, anyway?
- "Junk," she calls it.

Well, get that girl!

Do you realise this stuff
has a history to it?

This sword we took off one of the
most famous Japanese generals on Okinawa.

And we took
this aeroplane propeller

off Washing Machine Charlie's
plane on Guadalcanal.

And, um...
who did you take this off of?

- Er... Pappy?
- (CHUCKLING NERVOUSLY)

Oh, er...
That, Miss Mallory, we, er...

we got from a tribal
chieftain on Peleliu.

- Good old Peleliu!
- Yeah, good old Peleliu.

Here's Purvis and Barnes
on Guadalcanal.

It's where I first met Pappy.

Oh, wrong picture.

And, I suppose, from then on,
the two of you were practically

the entire United States Army.

DAN:
Smile when you say that, lady.

We were both in the Marines,
right?

- Right.
- Oh, this is all very interesting,

but I didn't come in
to sightsee.

Now, look, fellas.

I promise to stay on my
side of the wall,

if you promise to stay
on your side.

And, please, let's have
a little peace and quiet.

- But of course!
- Well, as a matter of fact, Kate,

you're not gonna
have us around much,

'cause the new watch schedule
was posted today,

and, beginning the first of the month,
we both go back on night watch.

(LAUGHING)

What's so funny?

Oh, the kid's really
broken-hearted, Dan.

I give up. I'm never going
to get rid of you two.

Lieutenant Masterson's going
on night watch the first, too.

And he wants me
to switch over with him.

Well, how about that?
You see, it's just fate!

Well, looks like you're
stuck with us, Kate.

I guess so.

MRS MALLORY: I knew everything
would work out all right.

I thought you'd like
some coffee and sandwiches.

Oh, you sweetheart, you.
How about that, Pappy?

Sure, all the comforts
of home, huh?

Mmm.
Will you pour, Miss Mallory?

Well...

- Here we go.
- Yes, indeedy.

You know, Pappy,

we're about due to blow Kate
and her mother to a big evening.

All the meals we've had
on them the past month,

I'd say we were way overdue.

Kate's kinda changed
your mind about women, huh?

What do you mean?

You're not kidding me.
You haven't backed out of one date.

You've been getting a kick
out of going out with her.

Of course I get a kick out of it.
She's a wonderful girl.

How many girls like her
do you meet?

Not many.
One's all I need.

(JAZZ PLAYING)

DAN: Say, the club's
really jumpin' tonight, huh?

ROCKY:
Uh-huh.

Garris' car isn't there.

Wonder where goon-boy
is tonight.

If we're lucky, he's fallen
down a sewer someplace.

Aren't you coming with me?

No, I got a little business
to handle.

I'll drop you off at the club.

What kind of business,
Ritchie?

- What are you doing...
- It's business!

Come on.

Hi, Terry.

Oh, Kathy, sweetie.

Shouldn't you be in bed?

I waited to see you
dressed up.

Daddy said I couldn't
come to your apartment.

Said I'd bother you.

Sweetie, you never bother me.

Look, I...
I'm a little late tonight.

I'm sorry I forgot
your candy,

but you come up tomorrow
and get it, huh?

Okay.

- All right.
- GARRIS: Come on, Terry. Come on.

MRS BLAKE:
Bedtime, Kathy.

Oh, good evening,
Miss Romaine.

- Good evening.
- Mr Garris.

- Good night, Terry!
- TERRY: Bye, honey.

(MULTIPLE GUNSHOTS)

(TYRES SCREECHING)

(MULTIPLE GUNSHOTS)

Where did the shooting
take place?

Now, just take it easy,
please.

Where did the shooting
take place?

(INTERCOM BUZZING)

WITNESS: (OVER SPEAKER)
Oh, it's terrible, terrible.

Me and the wife ran to
the window, and we saw...

Where? Right in front
of the Premier Loan Company.

That's at...
at 499 Archer Street.

And they were in a big four-door
sedan. I couldn't see the...

Sounds like Garris' work.

I'm going to Broadcast.

Look, Kate. I want you
to check on these three...

Lieutenant, may I go along?

Sure. Why not?

FEMALE DISPATCHER:
All units. All units.

- Shooting just occurred at 499...
- Harry, switch on the PA, please.

Two male suspects
in four-door sedan.

Last seen heading north
on Archer Street.

License unknown.

Car 12, take the call.

Eddie, take the mic.

OFFICER ON RADIO:
12, Roger.

Use all cars on 4, 5, and 7.

All units on frequencies
4, 5, and 7, stand by.

14 and 18, go to the north section
of your district on Archer Street.

Be on lookout for
two male suspects

involved in Archer Street shooting.

Cusick's place.
Looks like the boys have started.

Swing over by the Starlight Club.
They may be headed that way.

OFFICER ON RADIO:
12, Lincoln sedan ahead of us.

In pursuit on Barber Street.
Headin' west.

(TYRES SCREECHING)

(SIREN BLARING)

12, still pursuin' on.

Suspect car turned east
on Imperial.

(TYRES SCREECHING)

(TYRES SCREECHING)

(TYRES SCREECHING)

OFFICER ON RADIO:
12, we lost suspect car.

They turned north
off 2nd Street.

Send 14 to Riverside
and 81 st.

18 to Rogers and Templar Road.

14...

stand by blockade at
Riverside and 81st.

18, stand by at
Templar and Rogers Road.

Tell 13 to cut over
to Vernon Highway.

MALE DISPATCHER:
13, one-three,

cut over to Vernon Highway.

Cars 14 and 18 are closing in
at Templar and Rogers Road.

Let's go, Pappy.
We're on the beam.

This is one rat race
I've got my heart in.

(TYRES SCREECHING)

Probably heading
for Vernon Highway.

If 13 gets there quick enough,
they'll pick em' up.

MALE DISPATCHER: One-three,
suspects going east on Imperial Road.

May be headed for
Vernon Highway.

13, Roger.
Coming into Vernon.

(TYRES SCREECHING)

DAN:
That's our baby!

(SIREN BLARING)

13, in pursuit of speeding car

believed to be shooting suspect.
Heading west on 2nd Street.

DISPATCHER:
13, Roger.

(SIREN BLARING)

(TYRES SCREECHING)

13, suspect just passed
intersection, Barnes and Vernon.

Heading east on Vernon Highway.
In pursuit.

DISPATCHER:
13, Roger.

All units, suspects heading
east on Vernon Highway.

- 13, go ahead.
- ROCKY: 13, Roger.

(SIREN BLARING)

They got every cop in town
on the street tonight.

- Juice this crate!
- It's freezin' up at 75.

- (GUNSHOTS OVER RADIO)
- DAN: Watch out, Rock!

MALE DISPATCHER:
13, one-three.

13.

13, acknowledge your call.

Code 1, 13.

13, acknowledge your call.

(SIREN BLARING)

(TYRES SCREECHING)

(MULTIPLE GUNSHOTS)

Their radio's probably
shot out.

I'm gonna run out in the car.
I'll be on the air.

Come on along, Kate.

You'll just stick here
and stew.

(CRASHING)

(GUNSHOT)

Blast that guy at the wheel.
It's Quist!

(GUNSHOTS)

You got him!

You two!

Look, look,
I'll make a deal.

Ten grand to fix it so Quist was
the guy who plugged Cusick.

Thanks for telling us
which one of ya did it.

Get over here.

GARRIS: (PANTING)
Put his prints on the rifle.

All you gotta do is say
I was drivin' and he had the rifle.

He's dead. You blew half his
head off. He can't talk back.

Turn around.

Turn around!

- Put your hands up, both of 'em!
- Ten grand for the two of ya!

Twenty grand!

You won't see that
kind of dough in five years!

You just went bankrupt,
Garris.

You finally shot your way
right into the electric chair.

Why, you dirty stinkin' coppers!

I'll beat this and
I'll get the two of ya!

So help me, I'll get both
you dirty stinkin' flatfoots!

DAN: Yeah, go on, go on,
keep talkin'.

GARRIS:
Get your hands off of me, ya...!

COP:
Everythin' okay, Dan?

Yeah, yeah, sure.
13.

- (CLICKING MICROPHONE)
- 13... Hey, Tex.

Our radio's on the blink.

Report a Code 4 for us,
will ya?

- And tell 'em to send an ambulance.
- TEX: Right.

12 for 13.

MALE DISPATCHER:
11L, 11L.

12 reported for 13.

Shooting suspects in custody

on Vernon Highway
and Overland Hill section.

They requested an ambulance.

An ambulance for 13?

Hold on to yourself, Kate.

Somebody in 13 told 12
to report in for them.

"Somebody"?

It's only a couple
of miles, Kate.

We'll be there
in a few minutes.

(SIREN FADING)

Well, here we are.

Dan?

- Oh, Dan!
- Hey, what are you doing here?

Where's Rocky, Dan?
What happened to him?

- What happened to him?
- Rocky?

Hiya, Kate. What are you doin'?
Workin' overtime?

Rocky!

Oh, Rocky, I thought
you were hurt.

Well, who'd wanna hurt me?

Rocky.

Rocky...

Hey, Ziggy. Come on,
let's get that body

- out of the front seat.
- ZIGGY: Right.

All right, Doc, you got him
patched up enough. Let's move along.

ROCKY:
♪ Ee-i-ee-i-o

♪ And on the farm,
he had some chicks... ♪

(HUMMING THE REST)

Well, Pappy,
just three more weeks.

I don't know whether
I can stand it.

Say, why don't you two
get married right away?

Then I can have a little
peace and quiet around here.

Not on your life.

This is Barnes' first
and only honeymoon,

and I'm not interrupting it
to testify at the Garris trial.

We'll wait till after. And then,
two weeks of uninterrupted living.

(KNOCKING ON WALL)

Be right with ya!

You lucky girl.

- Hey, where's my tie?
- Tie? Tie, I saw it...

Oh, I know.
Here, I'm sittin' on it.

- Sorry.
- Oh, thanks.

Well, hurry up and get dressed,
will ya? She's all ready.

Junior, you're on your own
tonight. I'm staying home.

What? Spending your only
night off at home?

I got a lot of things to do.

Tonight's as good a night
as any to do 'em.

Like what?

Well, like catch up on
my reading and, er...

Well, I got a lot of thi...

Say, who are you anyway?
The DA or somethin'?

Look, Pappy.

You know, just because Kate
and I are getting married

doesn't mean to say
the act's breaking up.

You're still one
of the family.

Thanks a lot.

Wake up, Rocky.

A time like this,
three's a crowd.

Besides, I'm busy anyway.

Well, you been duckin'
this all week.

Kate thinks you're sore
at something.

What? What do I got
to be sore about?

No, no kiddin', Rocky.
You run along.

I told ya, I got things to do,

and I'll catch up to ya
some other time.

- Okay, but you know you're welcome.
- Sure.

And, er... don't wait up, Ma.
I may be a little late.

Right.

- Good night, Pappy.
- Good night.

(GAVEL BANGING)

Has the jury reached
a verdict?

We have.

The defendant will rise
and face the jury.

Read the verdict.

"We find the defendant
guilty of murder in the first degree."

(SPECTATORS MURMURING)

(GAVEL BANGING)

JUDGE: If there is no objection,
the court is prepared

to impose sentence immediately.

No objection, Your Honour.

It is the judgement
of this court

that for the crime of murder
in the first degree,

for which you have
been convicted,

you be delivered by
the Sheriff of this county

to the warden of the
state penitentiary,

there to be executed in the manner
prescribed by the laws of this state.

And may God have mercy
on your soul.

I now remand you
to the custody of the Sheriff.

(SPECTATORS MURMURING)

Stay in town, baby.

Don't go nowheres.
Just stay put.

Hey, coppers!

Don't sleep too good.

I'll get ya, so help me,
I'll get ya!

(DOOR OPENING)

DEPUTY:
Garris ready for his train ride today?

JAILER: Yeah. He was yappin' we didn't
press his nice $300 suit for him.

(HEAVY BLOWS)

Let's go, Garris. They're anxious
to see you up at the pen.

- Hey!
- What's the matter?

You can see for yourself.

This thing's busted
open again.

Let me have the doc
take a look at it

before we grab that train, huh?

- What do you think, Tom?
- Yeah.

- Doc still upstairs, Fred?
- Yeah, he's around till seven.

Come on, let's go.

Well, if it's bleeding
we better have a look at it.

Let's get your coat off, sir.

DEPUTY:
Snap it up, will ya, doc?

We gotta get goin'
with this bird.

Just as fast as I can.

Just as fast as I can.

- (GUNSHOT)
- (GLASS SHATTERING)

(MULTIPLE GUNSHOTS)

(ALARM RINGING)

Okay, Peters, come on.

Car's halfway down the block.
That's as close as we could get.

All right, all right.

(SIREN BLARING)

Hold it.

Forget the car.

(CHATTERING)

All right, fellas,
settle down.

There's only one special
order of business tonight.

Captain Evers has
something to say.

Early this afternoon,
three of Garris' hoods,

Adams, Peters,
and a third man,

were killed by
state highway police,

trying to crash the blockade
at Clintonville.

Garris wasn't with his boys.

He is crazy enough to
be still around town.

The Detective Bureau
has stakeouts at his apartment,

his nightclub,
his usual haunts.

But we're ordering a city-wide alert
for all radio-car men also.

Keep your eyes open.

You have orders to...

shoot to kill.

(MURMURING)

Purvis and Barnes, report to
my office right after roll call.

On your hot sheets,
in the nine column...

I just wanna warn you boys,
stay on your guard, on and off duty.

Garris might try and
make good his threat to get you.

He was just shooting off his mouth
to make himself feel better.

Hmm, maybe.

But his not being
with his top hoods

when they try to make a run for it
doesn't add up. If he's still in town,

he's got some wild scheme
in that cracked brain of his.

- What about his girl, Lieutenant?
- Oh, she's still around.

If he tries to contact her,
he'll get nabbed.

But I don't think he'll do that.
He's not that dumb.

She's too close to home.

You. You stay on your toes.

You've already disrupted
my office enough.

- Disrupted your office?
- Yeah.

With Kate taking a leave of absence,
I gotta break in a new girl.

It's a nuisance.

Not mad enough to back out of giving
the bride away, are you, Lieutenant?

No, not that mad.
(CHUCKLING)

You just see nothing happens
to the groom before Saturday.

- Don't worry.
- Go on. Get on duty.

You know something, Pappy?

You never can
tell about people.

Now Masterson, he isn't
such a bad old goat after all.

Bright boy. Took you only
two years to find that out.

Well, with him giving Kate away, that
practically makes him my father-in-law.

I oughta be in solid.

(ENGINE STARTING)

Pappy, I'm feeling
the pangs of hunger.

How about putting on
the feedbag?

Why don't we swing over
to the chop house

and get a good steak
under our belts?

(ENGINE REVVING)

Rocky, look out!

(CRASHING)

(FAINT GROANING)

Hiya, Pappy.

Hiya, Rocky.

Told you that Car 13 was unlucky.

Is it bust?

Stay with it, will ya?

My neck...

feels like it's on fire.

Where's Kate?

She's on her way, Rock.

Good.

Good.

Dan...

Dan, is...

Rocky?

Hiya, Kate.

Hey, sport, you trying
to back out of the wedding?

Must be an
easier way than this.

You wouldn't let a
gal down, would you?

Not you, Kate.

But Garris interfered
after all.

Kate?

Yes, darlin'?

Don't let Pappy make...

too much noise in the...

next...

apartment.

(SOBBING)

(INAUDIBLE)

♪ There's no otherwise

♪ Don't want your arms

♪ Don't want your lips... ♪

We're closing soon.
You want another drink?

I'm still on this one.

- Okay, here's your tab.
- Thanks.

Look at her.

Smug, satisfied.

Waiting it out.

Waiting for a chance to hook up
with her boyfriend again.

Dan, this won't work.

Sitting here, night after night,
trying to play on her nerves.

If she had anything to tell,
she'd have cracked by now.

Yeah.

Those rock-hearted dames
don't crack easy, but she'll crack.

Believe me, she'll crack.

(HUMMING)

They couldn't do it
at Headquarters.

They think she's on the level
about being through with Garris.

A dame like that levelling?
Are you kidding?

She's just playin' it cute.

She's laughing at how
she conned the police,

waiting for a chance
to make her move.

Look at her.
She's not even worried.

She goes home at night
and sleeps like a cat.

Dreams about her
bloodthirsty boyfriend.

How many hours' sleep have you had
in the last few weeks?

About as few as you,
I expect.

Sure. You don't sleep.
I don't sleep,

but that doll-faced
gutter-rat, she sleeps.

She eats, drinks,
nothing bothers her.

(ABRUPT CHORD)

You know what I think?

I think maybe we are
getting under her skin.

No, no,
she's just annoyed.

We're not getting anywhere
this way, Dan. Let's go home.

Yeah, I guess you're right.
We're not.

You know,
I'm sick of wasting time.

I think that dame's
ready to crack,

and I'm not gonna
waste time any longer.

- You wait for me.
- Dan, don't.

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

I figured you were due
to start something,

sitting there every night,
staring holes through me.

What do you want, anyway?

Ritchie Garris.

Well, that's more
than I want.

Go find him.

- You're welcome to him.
- I'll find him.

'Cause you're gonna
tell me where he is,

or, so help me,
I'll tear your head off.

- Dan!
- TERRY: Look, I told him four times.

I don't know.
I don't wanna know.

Why don't you guys believe me?!

'Cause you'd lie to your own
mother on her deathbed.

You know where he is.

You're just waiting for your
chance to go to him.

You're crazy.

I don't care if he's caught.

I don't care if they even
kill him now.

You're a liar.
You know where he is.

Come on!
Tell me, where is he?

- Where is he?
- I don't know! I don't know!

Come on, tell me!
Where is he?

- (HARD SLAPS)
- Where is he? Where is he?

- (GASPING)
- Come on! Where is he?

- Where is he?
- Dan, stop it! Stop it, Dan.

(SOBBING)

I was afraid of this, but I hoped
I'd never see it happen.

My slapping a woman?

All right,
I lost my head.

But I don't class tramps
like her as women.

It's what's happening
to you I'm talking about.

I know what I'm doing, Kate.

The only thing these hoodlums
understand is an iron fist.

Dan, you're wrong.

You're as wrong as I was

when I kept insisting
no policemen in my life.

If I hadn't been afraid
of being hurt,

I'd have joined
the department long ago.

I'd have met Rocky
sooner, and...

We would've at least had
a couple of years together.

I made a mistake then, Dan.

You're making one now.

How? By trying to get
Rocky's killer?

No.

By letting bitterness over Rocky's death
make a brute out of you.

A brutal policeman
is a terrible thing.

He has too much power.

Too many chances of taking his
viciousness out on helpless people.

Well, that's a great speech.

Why don't you pin
a medal on Garris

for killing the man
you were gonna marry?

That was a terrible thing
to say, Dan.

I'm sorry.

I must be crazy for talking
to you like this, Kate.

Forget I ever said that,
will ya?

Take me home, Dan.

I don't want to talk anymore.

Just take me home.

Here you are.
Keep it.

COP #1:
She's gettin' home kinda early tonight.

Yeah.

Hamburgers and coffee.

What a great dinner
for a Saturday night.

Better feed the boys
in the basement.

Mmm.

Here, take this.
Hold onto this for me, will ya?

Chow time. And your little pigeon
just came home.

That's nice.
It's about time you got here, too.

Switch on, Eddie,
our main just arrived.

Uh-huh.

- Hamburgers again?
- Yeah.

How much longer are we
gonna be stuck in this hole?

Nothin' ever happens
in that dame's apartment.

She gets no phone calls,
calls nobody.

All I'm gettin' out of it
is a bent spine.

(GLASS CLINKING)

(LIQUID POURING)

- Dame's sure been hittin' the bottle lately.
- Yeah.

You shoulda heard the yelling
when I told the old lady

I'd have to do the stakeout
tonight, too.

Yeah, I know, but I think they're
about ready to call it off.

I hope.

(CLATTERING FOOTSTEPS)

Sounds like traffic
on the fire escape.

Could be.

- Check the fire escape.
- Right.

Whatever it was, it's gone.

- (KNOCKING ON WIRE TAP)
- Hold it a minute.

TERRY:
Who is it?

(KNOCKING)

Who is it?

(DOOR OPENING)

Ritchie!

Goon-boy himself.

Cover the front and back,
but stay out of sight.

- No action unless he tries to leave.
- Right.

G, location 1.

G, location 1.

TERRY:
You must be crazy coming here.

GARRIS:
Sure, I am. Crazy about you.

Smart.

Every cop in town lookin' for me,
and here I am.

You're packin', huh?

You goin' somewheres?

As far away as I can get.

Yeah?

It's all set up, baby.

Car on the next block,
a boat in the harbour.

We're goin' down to Mexico.

Pack one bag we can carry.

TERRY:
I'm not going with you, Ritchie.

It's all over.

I don't want anything more
to do with you.

Whaddaya mean,
"It's over"?

We got too much
between us, baby.

We always played it
for keeps, didn't we?

That's before you started spilling
blood all over the streets.

Look, I could go
for these grab-bag rackets,

but I can't stand blood on me.

Blood don't wash off,
Ritchie.

There's not gonna be any more of it.
Do you hear that?

We're finished.

I figured you'd be on
your high horse.

Whaddaya think I risked my skin
hangin' around town for, huh?

Comin' here myself?

You're goin' away, baby,
with me!

Get that bag ready.

I said "get it ready"!

All units in vicinity G,
location 1,

Code 2, there now.

Kate, Garris is at
his girl's apartment.

Take care of that, Charlie.

Units 11-K, 14-K,

16-K,

units 28, 56, 50, 13,
Code 2,

at G, location 1.
There now.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Find out who it is.

- Yes?
- It's me, Kathy!

- Kathy, you mustn't...
- Shut up!

- Ritchie, please...
- I said, "Shut up."

- Hiya, Kathy!
- Hello, Mr Garris.

My daddy said you did
something bad.

GARRIS: (LAUGHING)
Nah, he was just kiddin' ya.

TERRY:
Ritchie, let the kid leave.

GARRIS:
Ah, this is shapin' up perfect.

The kid's comin' with us,
till we get to the car.

Just in case
we run into trouble.

This is gonna throw
a nice block on the boys.

How'd ya like to go
for a little trip, huh?

- Sure.
- (CHUCKLING) That's my girl!

That's my girl.

Hey, now, tell me...

What did you do today, huh?

- Well, I...
- It's... It's almost her bedtime, Ritchie.

Her father'll be looking
for her any minute.

No, Ma said I could stay up
until ten tonight,

on account of your leaving
in the morning.

Why, sure. Look, you've got
an hour and a half yet.

Finish packin'.

Ah, you're looking good, Pete.
I'm glad to hear the wife's better.

Six of ya get up on the roof.
The rest of my boys stay with me.

Larry, you and Pete cover
the back area.

Schmidt, take the alley.

We better check the people in the
other apartments on the fourth floor.

Right.

We gotta take this maniac
by surprise, if possible,

so wait for the signal.

All right, let's go.

- Captain?
- Yeah?

The superintendent's little girl
is up in the Romaine room.

Garris is going to use her
as a shield.

- Mr and Mrs Blake?
- Yes?

Garris is in
the Romaine apartment.

- Kathy!
- Is Kathy up there?

Yes, Kathy's up there!

Would you like to try calling
her out of the apartment?

Yes, oh, yes!

All right.

- Take care of things down here.
- Right.

Dan, tell the boys with the
searchlights to get 'em set

to hit the corner apartment,
fourth floor.

Send a couple of our cars
around behind,

to throw their spots on
the rear of the apartment.

Check.

You boys stick around
here in the lobby.

And I told you to be a good girl
and go to sleep. And I mean it!

All right, come on, Terry,
we ain't got all night.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

MRS BLAKE: Kathy?
It's bedtime, dear.

Come on, now.

Tell her she'll be down
in a minute. In a minute!

She'll be down
in a minute.

It's past her bedtime.

She has to come
right away.

In a minute.
In a minute.

In a minute.

I'll send her down
in a minute.

Now look,
don't be frightened.

We're gonna play a little
joke on Mommy, huh?

- Sure!
- Attagirl.

Put your dolly to sleep over there,
and don't let her make no noise.

- Okay.
- Go on.

Ssh, don't make any noise, now.

Now, you go right to sleep now.
That's a good girl.

(KATHY CONTINUES TALKING)

KATHY:
Don't make any noise.

(RATTLING)

That's a good girl.

(LOUDLY)
If you don't sleep on the chair,

I'm going to make you
sleep on the couch.

Kathy.

You sure your mother said
you could stay up till ten tonight?

Oh, yes!
She did, she did.

Somethin's off.

Way off.

- Ritchie, I told you that...
- You're tellin' me nothin'!

MASTERSON:
Garris!

The building is surrounded.

We got officers in the hall
outside your door.

You got no chance
of escape.

We'll give you thirty seconds
to open the door.

Send the child out.

Come out with your
arms in the air.

- (KATHY CRYING)
- You can't get away now, Ritchie!

Do what they say!
Please!

- Gimme that kid!
- (KATHY SCREAMING)

- No! No, Ritchie!
- Keep outta this.

(HARD SLAPS)

You see this, coppers?

You lookin', coppers?

Disappear, or the kid's
goin' down!

My baby!

He'll kill my baby!

Killing the child
won't help you, Garris!

Get your men outta
the building!

Get em' clear outta
the neighbourhood.

The kid's comin' with me.

You start throwin' bullets,
she gets 'em, too!

Play it my way, and the kid
comes back in one piece!

Lieutenant, if I can reach
that corner window,

I think I can pick Garris off
without hitting the child.

She's goin' down in
a second, coppers!

Whaddaya say?

Let me have a try,
Lieutenant.

If he tries to take the child out,
he'll probably kill her anyway.

- (KATHY CRYING)
- Do you want us to try?

Yes.

Put the child inside, Garris.

I'm calling off our men.

That's better, copper!

And blow that other light out!

Kill it.

Okay, Dan.

I'm taking a gas bomb,
I may need it.

Tell the men on the top floor
to get out right away.

- (KATHY CRYING)
- Stop your bawlin'! Stop it!

Come on, baby.
On your feet.

On your feet. Come on.
Get your coat.

Hurry up, dear.
Get your coat.

You stay put,
and keep quiet!

Come on, Terry. Hurry it up, will you?
We ain't got all night.

(KATHY CRYING)

GARRIS:
Will ya shake it off, Terry?

The kid's gettin' us
a free ride through the cops.

All you gotta do
is walk to the car.

(GUNSHOTS)

(COUGHING)

- Ritchie! Ritchie!
- Shut up!

Kathy, get on the floor
behind that desk.

Go on.

(COUGHING)

(COUGHING)

No, Ritchie! You're not
gonna kill any more!

Terry! Ya crazy fool!

(MULTIPLE GUNSHOTS)

Take care of him,
will ya?

Go check on the baby.

(COUGHING)

(KATHY SOBBING)

Yeah, they should be here...
There they are right now.

Hey, boys, take it easy.

What are you squawking about, Captain?
That's the best Garris has ever looked.

Oh, very funny.

Excuse me, please.

REPORTER:
Yeah, there he goes.

Mr Purvis, I...

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

I...

I know, I know.

Take good care of him, miss.

- I will.
- Goodbye, Kathy.

- Bye.
- Thanks, Doc.

Smile pretty for the camera,
Danny boy.

Hiya, men.

- Hey, Purvis.
- Hiya, Chronicle, how are you?

- You got a light?
- Sure.

Is that really on the level that Romaine
dame got knocked off savin' you?

Yeah, that's on the level.

You know, she couldn't have been
such a bad cookie after all.

- Well, I guess she wasn't.
- Yeah, but that don't make sense,

a dame like that savin' a cop.

Well, maybe if she'd
never met a guy like Garris,

she wouldn't have become
a dame like that, huh?

- Yeah, maybe you got somethin'.
- Maybe I have.

- Good night, fellas.
- Good night.

Good night.

- (SIGHING)
- You know...

You're beginning
to sound like Rocky.

Well, is that bad?

No, Officer Purvis,
it certainly isn't.

(HORN HONKING)

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