All language subtitles for City of Shadows (1955)

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Hello, Mr. Prenetti. You know, I put all

my tips in this machine,

and I just can't seem to hit a jackpot.

With her, she's been

playing the wrong machines.

Yeah. Look, another one

arm banded out of order.

You'd think that big clown would give up.

Yeah. You'd be doing my favor, boss, by

putting them out of business.

Maybe I will.

Billy and...

No.

Why don't you tell him to

dump these old machines?

Yeah. Junk. That don't look so good.

Especially in such a

classy joint like this.

Billy ought to have the latest models.

And let's see that he gets it.

Oh, sure, Mr. Prenetti.

Hey, boss. Look who's coming.

Well, if it ain't Big

Tim, how are things going?

Big, boys, big.

Glad to hear it, Tim.

Real glad to hear it.

They'll always be with Big Tim.

Hey, King. What did

Prenetti and his brother want?

Look at this. A folder of

the latest slot machines.

You ain't going to show

this to Billy, are you?

I got it, Tim.

It's a second call

Prenetti's made this week.

Well, I don't want you to get into the

trouble because of me.

You've been a good friend, King.

But this will be the end of Big Tim.

All right. Go on. Show it to him.

Tim, can't you get some new equipment?

These boxes of yours are pretty sad.

I know that. They want a lot

of money for them fancy jobs.

These same slug passers

have been hitting me lately.

But Big Tim will pull

through. He'll come back.

You're keeping your eyes

open for me, ain't you?

Oh, don't worry. Nobody's loading your

machines with lead while I'm here.

Can I use your kitchen to fix this?

Sure, Tim. Thanks.

Here you are. We know all about it.

Marines and Vady, Wajima.

Hey, King, do you want a paper?

Nah, beat it.

Gazette. Complete racing results.

There's a couple more

bets on the fifth race.

A lot of long shots

coming in at Hialeah today.

You better hold those

bets. Give me one of those.

I thought that saw you.

Hey, you. Nothing

came in long at Hialeah.

You're looking at it

after all. Ain't you lucky?

Come on, come on. Give me my nickel back.

You bought the paper. You read it.

Hey.

What's the idea?

You play dead machines.

Sure. And I hit the jackpot. You want to

make something of it?

You play those machines

every time you come in here.

Any law against that? If there is, you're

the one who's breaking it.

That and a minor play.

Hush, boy, hush.

The idea of a little

shaper like you gambling.

Playing the slot machines at your age.

What would your poor

mother say if she knew it?

She'd be ashamed. Hurt, wouldn't she?

I ain't got no old lady.

And if I had, it'd be

none of her business.

I understand.

I understand. I understand. I understand. I understand. I understand. I understand. No matter.

I was an orphan myself.

Keep your big paws off me.

And save all that orphan con.

I won the jackpot and I'm keeping it.

What's the matter? So broke

you can't afford to pay off.

You look it.

You big seedy bum.

The slug passer.

Do you know what I'd

do with a slug passer?

Go ahead. Sock me, sucker.

But thin yourself flowers.

Because you'll be laid to rest on our

front page tomorrow.

Even a dumb mug like you knows better

than to rough up a news pump.

You saved my editor a lot of ink.

Tim, you're not going to

let him get away with this.

My slug's been bothering you, huh?

If you had anything upstairs you had paid

me, I'll pass them out.

Thousands of them every

day, every news punk in town.

What?

Yeah. And the two weeks they healed

they'd been pushing you into the gutter

would be as broke as you are.

Broker, because they got real money tied

up in their fancy machinery.

Not this kind of old hardware.

Kink, he's right.

For anything that Bruno and all them

hills that have been

pushing big Tim around

will be broke in a week.

They wouldn't know what hit him.

Do you know where you'd

be once they found out?

He'd be in a saddle or on a slab to pay

upon how he plays his cards.

Aye.

This time big Tim's playing them smart.

Hey, phone for Daddy.

Tell him Billy just tossed my boxes out.

He's going to get himself

killed listening to you.

Better than eating mud in the gutter.

What's your name, sonny?

Dan. Dan Mason.

Danny Mason, huh?

Something tells me that your and me are

going to be great friends.

I don't know.

Look at these shoes. Look at this.

You even need a haircut.

Oh, we're going to be great pals.

It might work you in this, cotton.

You bet it will.

Always remember big Tim

never forgets a friend.

Sue, cook my boy a big steak.

Yes, sir.

I have your hands looking so nice and

soft now, Mr. Channing.

They wasn't always like that.

You know, it took ten years to get all

that grease and grime

out of your fingernails.

Ten years.

Hey, kid, do you remember that waitress,

Daimler, that used to wait

on us at Billy's steakhouse?

I used to call her Apple Tumplants.

You know, you're a ringer for her.

Thank you, Mr. Channing.

[door opens]

And now to the most

shocking news of the day.

All hopes for a crime cleanup in this

city were dashed when, in

Superior Court this morning,

big Tim Channing successfully blocked

charges that he

controls local racketeering

by invoking a law passed by the

territorial legislature in 1867.

When the bench ruled that the forgotten

statute was still in effect,

a defense motion for dismissal was

granted over the vigorous protests of the

district attorney and his staff,

and the case against Channing and his

alleged associate,

Tony Fannetti, collapsed.

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And they said they had big Tim this time,

and you thought so too, Davis.

I'd still like to know who

fed you that legal angle.

That takes great matter.

Something you ain't

got too much of anymore.

When the law throws a Sunday punch, you

either roll with it or slip under it.

Now, the smart guy, he

always slips under it.

It wasn't so easy this time.

With Fannetti riding on my coattail.

Hey, boss, what's up?

The DA's outside.

Well, don't stand there. Show him in.

He's probably come to congratulate me.

I'm always pleased to meet the DA.

And to think I knew you, Tim, before you

ever had a manicure.

Ten years ago, I would have had you

pulled in, but now I come to see you.

That shows we both got

better manners today.

Have a drink.

No, thanks, Tim.

That was a nifty legal rabbit that you

and your boys pulled out

of the hat this morning.

Put you in the clear,

Tim, for a while anyhow.

You too, Fannetti.

But it seems that another state's

interested in you for a

little job that they call murder.

What are you trying to say, hon?

It's just that I've been asked to hold

you for extradition.

You can't do that.

You think not?

Take him in, Dawson.

Wait a minute.

Take it easy, Tim.

Don't lay a hand on them. They'll take

you along, too.

They're within their rights.

You'll never make this stick.

Well, say--

You better come along, too, Davis.

You know, I've been trying to figure out

who calls your legal signal

since Davis has been disbarred.

Well, I can't keep you from guessing.

It has to be some old timer.

Why do you say that?

Well, who else would remember an old

territorial statute that even the judge

thought had been repealed 60 years ago?

Yeah. Now, who else?

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Hey, Danny.

You know, I might have

known I'd find you here.

How anybody can bury themselves in a

dusty law book on a day like

this, I'll never understand.

Might be because I haven't a father who's

a retired judge, and I, uh,

want to pass the spring finals.

As though there's a

chance you won't top the class.

Dan, what's eating you?

Eating me?

Yeah. I've never seen a

guy study as hard as you.

You haven't time for

sports? You never look at a gal.

There's something chewing at you, it

wouldn't work yourself so hard.

Just want to make sure

I graduate, that's all.

Well, there's more to it than that.

Yeah. Here there is.

I once showed a big dumb

slob how to hit the big jackpot.

Big jackpot?

I showed him how to make millions.

Well, when was that?

About 10 years ago.

10 years ago? Why, you were only 12 then.

That's right. That's

why I couldn't collect.

I must be an awful square,

but I just don't understand.

That's the idea you're not supposed to.

Oh, well, well...

I'm sorry, Dan. I guess

I'm just a nosy roommate.

Don't worry, I'll never probe again.

Hey, Jim. Look who's here.

Danny the champ. Oh, I'm

glad to see you, Danny.

Oh, the DA didn't know

what hit him this morning.

He was right here.

Yeah, still punch drunk.

You know, he thinks you're

an old guy with whiskers.

Yeah.

Yeah, it's lucky the dean's near sight,

or he got wise that I

borrowed that book from his library.

Oh, that might have been bad, Danny.

Well, it wouldn't have been good since he's on the bar exam and he's not a good guy. Well, I'm not a good guy. Oh, you better let me

buy him a case of hooch.

Him and his board members.

You know, we can't

stand for any sleep up now.

I waited a long time for you to come and

join up with me here.

Just one more jump to

take Tim. Spring finals.

Yeah.

And then you come

from under the raft, huh?

Yep.

Oh, that'll be a big day for Big Tim.

It'll be a pretty big day for me.

Who'd have thought ten

years ago I'd ever be a lawyer.

I?

Sozio, what a few slugs can do.

If you use them right. Hey, Danny, I'm a good lawyer. If you use them right.

Hey, Danny, let's have a drink. Come on.

Now, let's save it till

after graduation, huh?

Oh, and then we will tie

one on and celebrate, huh?

Just you and me.

Okay, it's a deal.

Tell you something, Danny.

You know, you're closer to me than a son.

Yet we've never pelled around together.

Well, how about your son's allowance?

Quite sure, Danny, sure.

And you know, I put an extra saw back on,

one in the fifth and

an eater for you today.

And it came in big, real big.

They don't run on Monday at Anita.

Look, Tim, don't get the

idea you're doing me favors.

The shoe's on the other foot.

Oh, Danny, everything I

got is yours, any time.

At first I thought you were mad at me.

Ah, now you're all again.

I want you to meet a

couple of associates of mine.

David De Bruyneau, Danny Mason.

You'll be seeing him a

lot around here very soon.

Glad to know you, Danny.

You'd better get that

legal wizard of yours working.

The DA is getting chummy

with that out-of-state munch.

Can't tell what they'll pin on for Nettie

once they get him across the state line.

Don't I know you from somewhere?

I doubt it.

I'll see you, King.

Wait a minute.

I never forgot her face.

You're the little rat that had all those

news kids pushing the

lead slugs years ago.

Look out, Danny.

It's all right, Tim.

This guy's all barked.

Wait a minute. Wait a

minute. I'll have none of that.

He wrecked for Nettie and me.

He made you, you mean?

Why, that fellow slugs forced from Nettie

into the thin nigget.

That was just the beginning.

And we've had the whole

town kind of ever since.

Danny, I never taught you that way.

I always said lead with the left and

cross with the right.

Danny, what's that

rat they call the, uh...

- Extradition? - Yeah, air solution.

Extradition, yeah. We talked about it in

the seminar last week.

What's the trouble?

Well, the DA pummeled the ball here.

And he's trying to make his next play

across the state line.

He's got for Nettie.

- What's the charge? - Number one murder.

Oh, it's an old rat that won't stand up.

Of course, they can bring out a lot of

things that won't do

us any good around here.

- If they put Tony on the

stand. - What about the gunner?

We've no drag there.

Well, the state line can't stop an

extradition warrant if it

carries a murder indictment.

- We know that. - That's why

we need an angle bad, Danny.

How much time do we have?

The DA's holding Fennetti without bail

pending arrival of the warrant.

I'd say four to five days at the most.

Get somebody up the state capitol fast

and throw some sand at wheels.

That should give me a couple more days.

I think I know a way to beat this one.

But then it was Yank back

here to stand trial, wasn't he?

- Yeah? - Yes.

I think maybe the DA's gonna find out he

got his signals crossed again.

But throw that sand in. We'll need all

the time we can get.

Machine it, Danny.

- So that's where the legal rabbits are

coming from. - Yeah.

- You putting in through that

law school? - Indirectly, yeah.

I suppose I'm supposed to

move over after he graduates.

All the way. You already

did only you don't know it.

- What about my cut? -

Oh, that remains the same.

You still belong to the silicate.

When did this punk sell you this?

How do you get that way?

Nobody sells me anything.

Somebody had to give you the idea.

I just took a page from the opposition.

Today, federal agents has

to have college diplomas,

the lawyers and accountants.

Hey, why don't you become an accountant?

You're just a figure for it.

Under the provisions of the Constitution

and the law of the United States,

it's definitely the duty of the governor

to deliver to the executive

authority of any other state,

any person charged in that state with

treason, felony or other crime,

who has fled justice and

is found in this state.

- Well, the person hasn't

fled, sir. - Hasn't fled?

One of the person was transported, say,

by law enforcement officers

to this other state

against his or her will.

Certainly his presence in this state

wouldn't be an act of

his or her own volition.

You're quite right. It would certainly

not be an act of his or her volition.

One would almost be tempted to say that

you found a very

grave loophole in the law.

Roy, since your father is

so eminent in this field,

perhaps you'd like to

explain to the class and Mr. Mason

why the party would still

be liable to extradition.

Well, Dean, I'm hardly an

authority like my father,

but I would say that whether the leaving

is voluntary or

involuntary is not pertinent.

Exactly. That answer

your question, Mason?

Yes, sir.

Mason, you seem to take an uncanny

interest in evasions of the law.

Hardly uncanny, sir. I wouldn't have to

ask your opinion so often.

I guess you're right there. You've asked

more questions than any

student I've ever had.

But it's always the weaknesses of the law

that seem to interest you.

Is that bad in criminal practice, sir?

No. Maybe not.

That's all for today, ladies and gentlemen.

Hey, fellow. I sure

took the honors today.

Guys, I can hardly miss

that one. It's Dad's specialty.

Yeah, I've been running

across some of his cases in here.

Ah, Roy, I'm sorry about yesterday.

Oh, for the end.

I guess I'm getting a little touchy now

that we're getting near the finals.

- Gonna spend the vacation with the

folks? - Yeah. I'm

pushing off in the morning.

I'm going to spend the day with the folks. I'm pushing off in the morning.

I'll give my best to your sister.

- So you finally

noticed it? - What's that?

Her picture.

- I don't think I'd

follow. - Oh, you wouldn't.

See, I've told my folks a lot about you.

- Such as? - Oh, how hard you study.

Won't let anything distract you.

Well, last time Fern, that's Sis, said,

you know, I bet I could distract him.

So she made me take the picture.

And I've been kidding her every week in

my letters how you'd never noticed it.

Well, uh, maybe you'd better tell your

sister if she won her bet.

Well, why don't you just drive down in

the morning with me

and tell her yourself?

Oh, Roy, I couldn't do that.

You folks think of me

barging in on them like that.

Oh, they'd love that.

Roy, I appreciate it, but...

No buts about it. You're coming.

My mother?

- How do you do? - How

are you, Mrs. Thomas?

- And my father. - Hello, Danny.

Very glad to know you, sir.

And this is my sister.

Fern?

Danny.

Hello.

Hello. I think I ought to apologize, Mrs. Thomas. I'm sorry. Hello.

I think I ought to apologize, Mrs.

Fellow, for barging in on you like this,

but I was told that a member of your

family would be in dire

financial trouble if I didn't.

You sta- You told him.

Well, I don't understand.

Who's in dire financial trouble, Roy?

Yes, he just lost a month's allowance.

Thank you, Mr. Mason.

Think I'll cut you in.

Well, it looks as though these two people

are gonna get along all right.

On my money.

Well, make yourself right at home, Danny.

Thank you.

Now, Judge,

I understand you have quite a

collection of rare law books.

Why, yes, it's been a

hobby of mine for years.

- Would you like to see them? - I

certainly would, sir.

Please, let's not get him started.

Take a chance.

- Good-bye, Ma. - Oh, good-bye, son.

- Son of a- - Have a good

time. It'll stay out too late.

Now, now the boy's grown up.

Change your mind about

coming with me to the dances?

Well, good luck.

Oh, it's such a beautiful night.

Which do you think will

win? Knowledge or nature?

I'll give nature another few minutes.

I've never known a boy with such an

appetite for legal facts.

Or more grateful for a little advice.

What do you say we turn in?

You know, for Fern's sake, I just wish

you hadn't shown him those books on

extradition proceedings.

Oh.

- Good night. - Good night, dear.

Now, if you go to the dance, be sure and

take something for over your shoulders.

I had my show.

Oops. Excuse me.

Well, if you're through

with your old studying, why-

Well, the dance doesn't last forever.

Look, I know this is

another bet with Roy, but-

Roy had nothing to do with this.

Well, if you wanted to go to the dance,

you should have gone as

one of your local admirers.

You don't leave a girl

very much pride, do you?

What's pride got to do with it?

In any of your old books, in Article II, Section III, it means...

Well, if I couldn't go to the dance with

you, I just didn't want to go.

And anyway, Roy thought that maybe you

could stand a little

bit of fun for a change.

- Okay. - Come on, Dan.

Maybe I should take

our little time to live.

Ooh!

What did you say that article was?

Article... Article II, Section III.

I guess I left my cigarettes in the car.

- I'll go with you. - No.

You wait here.

I'll be right back.

What are you doing down here?

I drove Big Tim and Davis.

They want to talk to you. They're over in the car.

That's a pretty slick drive-through. I'm not sure. You're doing all right for yourself.

Oh, Danny, my boy, I'm glad to see you.

I wrote you I was getting a

dope in at Spring Finetti.

Dan, we can't wait.

The governor's granted the warrant.

The DA will serve it tomorrow.

Here. This will block

the governor's warrant.

What is it?

It's a little angle I didn't think of.

I knew you'd join Danny.

Hey, hop in.

We really will tie one on tonight and celebrate. I'll be right back. - I'm staying down here. - What?

Look, I got two weeks before exams. I

need a little vacation.

But Danny, we need you.

It's all down there.

Davis will know what to do.

What's the matter, Danny?

I came down here like a...

Well, like a pickpocket to

get something. Well, I got it.

Look, these are

decent people. Now get out.

Oh, Danny.

Get out, I said.

Danny.

Oh.

Who wants to come over, Danny?

If you ask me, I

think he's turned square.

No, not Danny.

Wait a minute, doll.

Oh, cut it out, Danny. You

know how these country broads are.

You know the guy that

copped the first blow

is supposed to win the fight?

Not this one.

Hey, you keep out of this.

It's my policy to let my

boys settle their own beef.

Go on, Danny.

Where is he?

Stop him. Please stop him.

You've never seen the

day you nicked my Danny.

I told him myself.

Care to know you're a big bum.

If you don't want Danny,

it's nice to see him in this.

But dig him, do you?

You might have killed him.

I know it.

Danny.

Look, Fern, you might as well know it.

Where I come from, that's

where we played the game.

I'll get my things.

Danny.

I just want you to know none of that

makes any difference.

Royce Packie.

My stuff's in the cards.

Yes, I know.

It's going to seem kind of quiet around

here, but both of you are gone.

What I mean is...

We're going to miss you.

Oh, Danny.

If you don't mean it,

you're being very cruel.

I mean it more than I thought I could

ever mean anything in my life.

You might have even

gone without telling me.

I should have.

I intended to.

Look, Fern, forget me and

don't try to understand.

But it's too late for that,

Danny. I can't forget you.

Fern, I didn't come down

here because of your picture.

I know. I've known that

ever since the very first day.

I tricked your brother into inviting me

down here because...

I wanted to pick your father's brains

about extradition laws.

For Tim Channing.

The man you told me about last night.

Yeah.

So you see him.

I'm a pretty low kind of guy.

You think you've proven that, hmm?

Lab light.

Not to me you haven't.

I just can't walk out on Big Tim.

But he's a crook. He's a racketeer.

Yeah.

Danny, you think you owe

him everything. You don't.

But he's been using you for years, ever

since he first found you.

You got it wrong, honey. I found him.

But you were just a kid. How did you know

what you were doing? You

were only 12 years old.

I've always known what I was doing.

Never made a move without knowing exactly

when and how much it would pay off.

That's why that joke's on me now.

That's for Tim.

Without me to say that poor, big, dumb

baboon will be chopped down in six weeks.

If that happened, I'd be to blame.

I just couldn't live with myself.

Look.

I'll figure that out a way.

It'll be right for you and me. And Tim.

Just believe in me.

Wait for me. Give me a little time.

A lifetime, Danny.

But you owe me that long.

Look what our boy won. A diploma.

Ain't that swell?

You know, I feel I

almost won that myself.

But we did it together, didn't we, Danny?

Let me say that again.

Tim, did you ever stop to think the law

can lose a hundred times?

But you only have to lose once.

What are you worried about? You're worried about it. Why do you stop the DA

in his track every time?

Twice in one week. Just a month ago.

Remember?

That doesn't mean I can do it again.

Or I'll want to.

I don't get you, Danny.

Maybe you haven't been

reading the papers lately.

Here.

Look at these clippings. Put them away if it continues. I'll tell you what. Look at these clippings.

Put them away if it continues.

Police powerless to cope with vandalism.

Businessmen have massed

meeting to combat crime.

And this editorial will witness a

complete breakdown of

law and order in this city.

All right, all right.

So the police are helpless.

And the public's are renounced.

What business is that of ours?

Only that it's time to get on

the right side of the street.

I know you've been feeling that way ever

since you met that girl.

Look, Danny, if you want

a girl, I've got a friend.

Any shape? Any...

Oh, let go on. It's a

switch like that's hard to make.

That's where you're wrong.

You've got the business protection racket

in this town tied up.

There's always been a shakedown.

You've got to go straight, give honest

protection, like the

town's never seen before.

And at rates everyone can afford, you'll

have a legitimate business.

The law can't touch it.

What about the boys?

Let them have

everything else. Give it to them.

Just step out with this.

They wouldn't touch it anyway

the way I'm going to run it.

I understand, Danny.

Then you won't have to worry about poor

old Tim spending the

rest of his life in the pen.

Part of it, you know. Big baboon.

Yeah, I know, Danny. I don't think I

don't feel it neither. Right here.

But what makes you think

you can set this thing up?

Look, the prominent and reputable

businessmen on the board,

there won't be any

trouble getting a charter.

20th Century Security, we'll call it,

will operate its own radio station and a

fleet of patrol cars.

It costs a lot of money, Danny.

We'll make it up in volume.

We'll offer our services at rates so

cheap that everyone can buy it.

Here.

It's all down here.

Read it. I'll read it.

I'll read it, Danny.

And here's our diploma.

Ah, I'm proud of you, my boy.

Now, that's Danny's proposition.

Of course, he ain't to

know that I made it to you.

Well, that's it.

He wants us to be bargain basement cops.

Oh, you look pretty with a badge riding

around in a patrol car.

Are you kidding?

Oh, listen.

Danny says he ain't gonna

have no mugs in the organization.

He's gonna hire nothing but ex-servicemen

and retired police officers.

Is he crazy that'll just run up the cost?

What's the angle? Where's the payoff?

I'm coming to that later.

Listen to this.

Ah, poof!

The 20th Century Security will have a

subsidiary corporation,

the 20th Century Insurance Company,

which will insure our

clients against theft,

pilfage, arson,

malicious damage, and so on.

And Danny says that insurance

companies make so much money,

they control 50% of

the worth of the nation.

He's right about that.

You should see what them

bandits clipped me for,

fire and theft on my baby blue

convertible I just bought.

What are you laughing at?

Who in his right mind would

want to steal Tony Bonetti's car?

Hey, you're right. Who would?

And yet they charge me the full rate.

You know, Danny may have something.

Insurance is all profit as long as the

companies don't have to pay any losses.

And de Bruno's boys could

see that we don't have any.

Now remember, Danny ain't to

know that you're in on this.

If we put up the money, we're in.

I see no harm in letting

Danny think he's going straight

as long as we get the benefits.

All right. So long as he doesn't try to

outsmart his friends.

Ah, Danny wouldn't do that.

I'm going to put up my money

first thing in the morning.

Okay. Meeting adjourned to the bar.

Hello. Yeah, this is

20th century security.

What? Who's this calling?

Calling Mobile Unit 11.

Calling Mobile Unit 11.

This is Mobile Unit 11.

I just got a tip from

an unidentified caller

that the Diamond Exchange

Building is being robbed.

Investigate.

Roger.

(GUNSHOTS)

(GUNSHOTS)

Those boys of ours

are really on the ball.

You know, some guys will never learn.

I'll bet you they'll think twice and a

little before they'll try that again.

Is that where their mugs come from?

Sure. They contacted me last week.

I told them this was a closed town.

That's what gave me the

idea to tip off Danny's boys.

Oh. I'll bet Danny makes

a big thing out of this.

Yes, Mr. Mason.

Come in, Miss Faraday.

I want to use this copy

in our weekly bulletin.

Oh, I've already called

our publicity director.

Mr. Juergens is waiting outside now.

Good girl.

Hi, Phil.

Hi, Dan.

Brother Davis?

Yeah. Great show your

security guard's put on last night.

I want you to play it up as another

example of 20th century vigilance.

That's a swell idea.

Here.

Here's a list of our

new accounts for the mugs.

I want you to put them in, too.

Well, this means new art and cuts.

I don't see how we can

possibly be on the mails by Monday.

Well, I'm sure you can do it, Phil.

Well, I'll do my best.

Linda, I brought you a present.

Some old pencils, compliments of the

Juergens Advertising Agency.

We're all loaded with pencils now.

When are you going to start handing out

the perfume and the nylon?

Well, we don't have to

bribe our best customers.

See you, Dan.

I love the way you use that little boy's

smile to make people

break their necks for you.

What's my schedule for today?

You dressed the

citizens' committee at 1215.

I've taken a room for you in the mezzanine floor

so that you can meet the press boys

before you go down to lunch.

Fine.

I've seen set-ups before, but

never the equal of this one.

Thugs, rob, and pillage

businessmen and homeowners,

forcing them to subscribe

to Mason's security service.

And the newspapers

beat the drums for him,

and the citizens' committee invites Mason

to be its guest of honor.

Channing and Mason are using the people's

lack of respect for the police

to build an invisible,

criminally controlled empire.

And this isn't the end.

This city's really the proving ground.

This is a new pattern in legal crime.

It'll spread to every large city in the

country if we don't stop it.

But if there's a tie-in, an arrangement

whereby Channing's mob lays off of

20th-century clients,

Mason would have to be in touch with

them. Everything we've got says he isn't.

Mason doesn't have to

be in touch with them.

Have you seen this list?

It comes out every week.

The names of every firm buying

20th-century security.

You notice the few times that

20th-century

subscribers have been robbed.

It's been by some outside mob that

doesn't know the local ground rules.

I'll admit it looks

that way on the surface.

It is that way, but proving it's

something else again.

It's like trying to get a

grip on a slippery rock.

Perhaps we've been

looking under the wrong rocks.

It took Mason a long time

to work out all the angles.

Perhaps it'd help if we raked

over some of the old grounds.

What about that college

roommate of his, Royd Fellows?

It lives with his folks. Practice as well

with his father or judge.

Phil, I think you'd better pay them a

call. Lay it on the line.

Right now.

I just know he's an investigator.

We'll never give you that idea.

He's in the city, and he has a red

spotlight on his car.

- He's got it turned down. - Whatever it

is, it's your

father's and Roy's business.

- None of ours. - If it's

about Dan, it's my business.

You know, the name of the

man he did our jobs for?

Chandler? Something like that?

What difference does it make?

Big Tim Channing is the name. He's head

of what we call a syndicate.

If that's the case, maybe you'd better

just investigate me, too.

Because half the time I gave Dan a hand.

And as I told you, Mr. Jurgens,

everything we know about Dan Mason is

greatly in his favor.

Dan Mason? Did I hear

you say Dan Mason, father?

It's so warm. Would any of

you care for some lemonade?

This is my daughter Fern, Mr. Jurgens.

Oh, I'm glad to know you, Fern.

I take it you got to know Dan Mason

pretty well last year when he was here.

Well enough to know that Dan Mason is the

finest and bravest person I've ever met.

With the most splendid mind and character

of anyone I've ever known.

And he's much too serious and studious,

but once you get his mind off his work,

he's more fun than ten other people.

But he wouldn't lie, steal, or cheat, and

anyone who says he would is just...

Well, it's just plain lying.

Fern...

But father, I've just begun.

Now I'd like some lemonade.

I'm sorry, Dad. I'll get it right away.

Oh, Danny! Thank you.

I know the deal was for me to keep out of

sight, but something

serious has turned up.

Get in, it'll only take a minute.

A friend of mine has the waste paper

collection contact at your building.

I've done him a good turn once, and he

returned it the other day.

Well?

Well, an outfit moved into his warehouse.

And the way my friend described it to me,

there's a lamp that makes certain waste

paper shine in the dark.

And all it has to do is to fish it out

like that. Simple as that.

Some sort of luminous spray like they use

on watch dials, yeah.

A sort of a dark powder.

But the point is this. The waste paper

that fishing out comes

from your waste paper basket.

Oh, probably an investigator from the

State Insurance Commission.

No, no. They ain't got

that kind of equipment.

It's either the DA's office or the Feds.

Well, what are you worried about? We're

operating a legitimate business? We've

got nothing to hide.

Or is there something

I should know about?

No, no, no.

These electric sharpeners are great,

except you have to

empty them all the time.

I don't know what's keeping Dan. He's

going to be back at

3.30, and he's never late.

I'd better get to work on this and copy.

Phil, I don't feel well.

Why don't you run along? Dan will be here

in a minute. Give me his okay. I can

carry on until then.

I think I will. Just tell Dan I'll be

back in a little while. I'm

just going to the drugstore.

I got to him and told

him. But he ain't worried.

He seems to think the thing is foolproof.

Maybe we're the ones that are the fools.

The deal's getting too big, Tim. I think

it's time Danny was

told who he's working for.

We can't do that. We agreed that he would

be running the whole show.

All right. But I hate to have a guy who's

working for me step on me.

Hey, boss. What's that? There's a dame

outside. It says her name's Faraday.

Faraday? That's the guy.

Dan, it's like Terry. Send her in.

What's she doing here?

You didn't think for a moment with Mason

sitting on all that dough I wasn't going

to keep an eye on him.

She's on our payroll.

On our payroll?

Why, I don't care.

She's a manor. She's a lady.

Good afternoon, Miss

Faraday. It's a pleasure.

Mr. Channing's an associate of mine.

Pleased to meet you.

I called your office, but

they said you were here.

Mr. Channing's the one who found out

about the waste paper.

You say they're using a dark powder?

Yeah, some sort of a

black dust, wasn't it?

Yeah. Don't tell me you

tumbled to how they're doing it.

If I'm right, it's the

lead in those pencils.

And the agent is the man

who handles our advertising.

What's his name?

- Jurgens. Phil

Jurgens. - Jurgens. Jurgens.

Look, Finetti, Danny says that he--

All I've been hearing

from you is what Danny says.

Well, let me tell you something. If you

don't obey me about it--

Use the bullet blowing

off and take the lady out.

Take her out.

Why, I'll throw her out.

A fake right in the

middle of the whole setup.

Check these pencils.

Wonder how much he's found out.

And then we'll take

care of it our own way.

There's a Miss Fellow's

outside. Do you want to see her?

Do I want to see her?

Oh, Dan.

Oh, uh, Miss Fellow's is

marrying me next month.

Oh, I see.

Why didn't you tell me you were coming?

Your last letter said not till next week.

I know. Dan, is everything all right?

Better than all right.

I'm just about to break the door. Tim, that is retiring to

Florida to clip dividends.

Why? What's the matter?

Well, a man named

Jergens came down to the farm.

He wanted to know what we knew about you.

Did you tell him?

What Roy and Dad said to him could have

made your ears ring.

And I told him a few things myself.

I bet you did.

Danny not really in trouble.

I mean, Father said the man was from the

district attorney's office.

No, honey. Just a real man. The usual thing when you're

in the insurance business.

No.

Did you say his name was Jergens?

Yes.

Hmm.

How about lunch?

I love it. But aren't you busy?

Oh, swamps, snowed under, up to the neck.

Oh, then I won't let you.

You're keeping your

nose to the grindstone.

You're taking on a lot

of obligations next month.

All right.

Hmm?

Why are we waiting? Why are we waiting?

Why don't we do it now?

But, Dan, we couldn't.

I've got everything planned.

I've practically got

all my bridesmaids baked.

You don't mean it.

What do you think?

Oh!

Let's go get a marriage license.

Oh!

(SIREN WAILING)

(GUNSHOTS)

The district attorney has just disclosed

that Philip Jergens,

42, advertising

executive Slain last night,

was a member of his investigating staff.

Well, what do you know about that?

While the police have

issued no statements

as to the identity of

the killer or killers

who shot down Jergens in the doorway of

his home last night,

the district attorney's announcement

puts the killing in a new light.

It is rumored that

the murdered man was...

I thought I'd find you out here.

They moving on you, Tim?

How worthy are you all the time?

We were never out, smart boy.

Danny, I just don't

know what to say here,

but I had to cut them in.

It was the only way I

could give them a free hand.

Free hand?

Why don't you get wise to yourself, kid?

Nobody operates in this town without me.

Won't be operating much longer from that

after that rub-out last night.

Just keep talking, kid. You got the same

thing that Frank got.

From the Bruno's not here.

(GRUNTING)

(GRUNTING)

Take your hands off me.

Sure, Danny. Sure.

I tried to save you from

ending up in the electric chair.

Well, you're gonna wind up there anyway.

(SIGHS)

Here, take this, will you?

I won't be able to use it.

Not now.

It's a marriage license.

(SIGHS)

But, Dan, I don't understand.

This'll put so many people out of a job.

You work so hard,

we've all worked so hard.

Dan, Big Tim's told me everything.

This is a family affair.

Get out.

Dan, you're not to blame,

and Big Tim couldn't help it.

He tried.

He tried.

We'll go into that later.

The district attorney ain't

giving me too much time, Danny.

What's the DA got to do with this?

Big Tim phoned him. He's made an

appointment to see him

as soon as he gets our honeymoon started.

Honeymoon? We're not even married.

But we will be,

darling, in a few minutes.

If you can bear it.

Sister, keep out of here.

Before you get padlocked in.

Until that boss of yours, Fonetti,

I'll be seeing him in jail.

Danny, this is the new lopeman.

Your things are in Timmy's car.

We start at your

apartment on the way here.

Yes, and I'll phone the caretaker,

and he has the

clapping all ready for you.

All that's missing is a shotgun.

(LAUGHING) And she called me Timmy.

(LAUGHING)

Hold it, King.

Hello.

Yeah. Now, wait a minute. Take it easy.

Yeah.

Yeah? When's he meeting him?

How long would he leave?

Thanks.

It's a fair day, Dame.

She says Big Tim has run out on us.

He's gonna meet the DA.

When?

Sometime late this afternoon.

Where is he now?

That's what we're gonna

find out right now. Get him.

Got you in here.

All right. Where is he?

I don't know where he is. Honest.

I don't believe you, King.

Beat it out of him.

All right. Where is he?

Don't give me that stuff you've been at,

Big Tim's side for years.

Take it out.

Please don't.

Tell me how it's worth it.

I honestly don't.

All I know is he's from

the caretaker to build a fire

in the mountain cabin.

That's better.

I'll see to it that he

doesn't get to the DA.

(SIREN WAILING)

What time is it, Mrs. Mason?

Mrs. Mason.

It's about four o'clock,

and if you don't hurry up,

we're off to walk to

the top of that hill.

Patience, my boy. Patience, my boy.

(LAUGHING)

(SIREN WAILING)

Hello, Mr. Channing.

They got the fire all built.

Well, you would just like gas.

Ah, that's fine. Fine.

This is Mr. and Mrs. Danny Mason.

They're using my cabin for their...

Funny me. Well, now ain't that nice, I...

(LAUGHING)

Now, I'll bring the luggage to you before

I close up for the evening.

Oh, and Mr. Mason, would you mind taking

the first chair off, please?

I'll be very careful

standing on that platform.

Now, be careful getting in.

When you get in, just put the bar in

front of that, so I'm

trying to access it.

To assure you, you won't be disturbed.

You've got the whole

mountain to yourself.

I don't think we'll mind that.

(SIREN WAILING)

Oh, Timmy, it's beautiful.

I was hoping you'd like it.

Thanks, Tim. Big baboon.

So long, kids.

Oh, wait a minute. Wait a minute.

You want to start this

marriage with bad luck?

It's usual for them groomed to carry the

bride over the threshold.

(LAUGHING)

Here, Timmy, take this. After all, you

wore my bride's mane.

Ain't it usual to toss

it? Let's do it right.

All right.

Good luck, kids.

Something I can do for you, gentlemen?

Yeah, we'd like to

get a ride off the top.

Mr. Channing expecting you?

Sure, we're part of the wedding party.

Bring an impressive for the bride.

Well, in that case, you

get one of these chairs,

and when you get to the

summit, take the path to the right.

It's the first cabin.

Better come down with Mr. Channing, or

I'll be closing down.

(SIREN WAILING)

Hey, boss, look who's coming down.

Well, what are you waiting for? Get in!

(MUSIC PLAYING)

Big Kim, we gotta get back to him.

Circle the cabin and try and make it back

to the lift. Come on.

(MUSIC PLAYING)

(GUNSHOTS)

(GUNSHOTS)

(GUNSHOTS)

(MUSIC PLAYING)

(GUNSHOTS)

I... I can't go any further.

You've got to be more...

(GUNSHOTS)

Stand back, kids. Stand back.

(GUNSHOTS)

(GUNSHOTS)

(GUNSHOTS)

(COUGHING)

I... I got him... I got him post.

You wait here. I'll get help.

Oh, don't leave me. Don't leave me.

I'm afraid.

Danny, you remember a long time ago,

I caught you putting slugs in my machine.

Yeah.

You thought you were smart, didn't you?

I thought so, too.

You weren't smart.

I know it now.

Whenever you play with slugs,

you only get slugs back another day.

Do me a favor, will you?

I think so.

Always remember that.

Always remember it.

Fern, I lost your wedding bouquet.

Oh, Jim, how can you think of that now?

I was so busy when you

were getting married.

I... I forgot to kiss the bride.

Will you kiss me now to

make me an honest best man?

Well, I was a little

shaver about that time.

I used to dream an

angel came and kissed me.

And it felt just like that.

Danny, you're big enough

to take over from here.

Go on, kiss the bride.

Kiss her. Go on.

Go on, Danny.

Big Tim has taught you a lot of things.

But if you could do yourself...