All language subtitles for convicted

I CAN'T SEE HOW
YOU CAN MAKE
A STUPID STATEMENT
LIKE THAT.

NOTHING STUPID ABOUT IT.
IT HAPPENS TO BE A FACT.

THE OLD-TIMERS
WERE MUCH BETTER.

YOU MEAN TO TELL ME

THERE HASN'T BEEN
A BALLPLAYER
SINCE TY COBB?

THAT'S WHAT I SAID.

WHO'S BEEN
PLAYING THE GAME,
THEN, FOR THE
LAST 25 YEARS?

OH, A BUNCH
OF OVERGROWN
SANDLOTTERS.

ROUTINE HEART ATTACK.

THE GUY HAD BEEN DEAD
ABOUT EIGHT HOURS.

I'LL MAKE OUT
THE REPORT
LATER.

BABE RUTH WAS
A SANDLOTTER?

RUTH WAS
A FAIR COUNTRY
BALLPLAYER.

WHAT ABOUT PITCHERS?

I HAVEN'T HEARD OF ONE
SINCE WALTER JOHNSON.

WHERE YOU
BEEN BURIED?

HOW ABOUT HUBBELL,
LEFTY GROVE,
DIZZY DEAN, FELLER?

WHO DID THEY
PITCH AGAINST?

OH, NOBODY.

YOU GUYS START
THIS AGAIN,
I'M GONNA CALL THE COPS.

SERGEANT HENRY.

WHAT ABOUT DiMAGGIO?

HE'S A GOOD BALLPLAYER.

THE REST OF
THE COUNTRY
WILL BE MIGHTY GLAD

TO HEAR THAT YOU FEEL
THAT WAY ABOUT HIM.

THERE'S BEEN
SOME TROUBLE
AT THE HAWAIIAN CLUB.

SOME GUY GOT SLUGGED
PRETTY BAD.

THAT'S JUST AS
SILLY AS SAYIN'
THERE HASN'T BEEN

A GREAT FOOTBALL
PLAYER
SINCE JIM THORPE.

WELL, NAME ME ONE.

GENTLEMEN, THE PEOPLE
OVER AT THE
HAWAIIAN CLUB

ARE WAITING
FOR A LITTLE
LAW AND ORDER.

RED GRANGE, THE
FOUR HORSEMEN,
SID LUCKMAN,
TOMMY HERMAN.

NEVER HEARD OF THEM.

WHAT NEWSPAPERS
DO YOU READ?

THERE HASN'T BEEN
A GOOD NEWSPAPER

SINCE
THE OLD NEW
YORK WORLD.

HAWAIIAN CLUB.
USE THE WHISTLE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN

THE WINTERS
AREN'T AS COLD
AS THEY USED TO BE'?

WHAT ABOUT
THAT BLIZZARD
THAT SWEPT
THE COUNTRY

A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO?

WELL, I'LL ADMIT
IT WAS A LITTLE CHILLY.

YEAH .

BALEY, YOU KNOW
HOW HARD WE TRY

TO KEEP THIS A NICE,
QUIET PLACE.

WASN'T ANYTHING MUCH -
A LITTLE ARGUMENT
OVER A GIRL.

BOTH OF THE BOYS
HAD BEEN DRINKING.

HOW IS HE?

HE'S STILL OUT.

THIS IS DR. MASTERSON.
HE HAPPENED TO
BE IN THE CLUB.

I'VE CALLED
FOR AN AMBULANCE.

MUST HAVE HIT HIS HEAD
WHEN HE WENT DOWN.

WELL, WHERE'S THE
STRONG HEART
WHO DID IT?

YOU THE GUY
WHO SLUGGED
THAT FELLOW?

IT WAS JUST
AN ARGUMENT.

THIS FELLOW WALKED UP
WHILE WE WERE DANCING

AND STARTED MAKING
SOME REMARKS.

ABOUT HER?

YEAH .

I DIDN'T HAVE NOTHIN'
TO DO TO WITH IT.

I WANT TO SEE
MY LAWYER.

WHAT'S YOU R NAME?

YVONNA DARE.

SOUNDS LIKE
A CHEAP PERFUME.

WELL, FELLA, YOU BETTER
COME ALONG WITH
US. YOU TOO.

I DIDN'T LAY A GLOVE
ON THE GUY!

I WAS
AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER!

YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO THE DEATH CELL -

JUST TO THE
POLICE STATION.

Masterson: CHECK
ON THAT AMBULANCE,
WILL YOU?

HOW'S IT COMING, DOC?

HIS PULSE IS VERY WEAK.

WELL, DO WHAT YOU CAN.
YOU TAKE HIM
ON DOWN, BALEY.

I'LL ROUND UP
SOME WITNESSES.

I GOT MY RIGHTS!
I WANT A LAWYER!

YVONNE, COME ALONG
LIKE A NICE LITTLE GIRL

BEFORE I REMEMBER
THAT I SAW YOU
IN THE LINEUP
TWO WEEKS AGO.

NOW, THEN, KIDDIES,

I WANT TO HEAR
THE WHOLE STORY.

NO, NO, NO, FRED,
IT'S PURE ROUTINE.

I KNOW IT WAS
MITCHELL'S SON.

THAT'S THE REASON
I TOOK OVER MYSELF.

I DON'T CARE
WHO YOU ARE.
I'M DISTRICT ATTORNEY!

CALL ME AT 5:00.
I'LL GIVE YOU A
STATEMENT THEN.

KEEP THE PAPERS
OFF MY NECK
FOR A WHILE, EDDIE.

MITCHELL'S A BIG MAN
POLITICALLY.

HAD TO PAY HIM
PERSONALLY.
CALL THE GIRL IN.

SEND THE GIRL IN.

RIGHT. THE GIRL.

OKAY, SISTER,
IT'S YOUR TURN.

I WANT A LAWYER.

I'M A LAWYER.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

I'VE GOT MY RIGHTS!

SURE, YOU HAVE.
SIT DOWN.

I'VE GOT A DAUGHTER
YOUR AGE,

AND THE ONLY THING
LEGS MEAN TO ME

ARE SOMETHING
YOU GOT TO
KEEP COVERED
WITH NYLON.

WHAT'S YOU R NAME?

YVONNA DARE.

LET'S TRY IT AGAIN
AND MAKE IT
SOUND RIGHT.

BERTHA.

BERTHA WHAT?

BERTHA WILLIAMS.

WHERE DO YOU
LIVE, BERTIE?

WITH MY FOLKS -
1713 COURT STREET.

YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?

YES, SIR. BUT
LATELY, I'VE BEEN
STAYING WITH
A GIRLFRIEND.

WHERE'?

206 DOVER STREET.

EVER BEEN ARRESTED?

OH, NO, HONEST,
I HAVEN'T.

ALL RIGHT.

I WANT YOU TO
TELL ME EXACTLY
WHAT HAPPENED
LAST NIGHT.

DON'T MAKE
ANY MISTAKES.

I WAS SITTIN' IN THIS BAR,
JUST MINDING MY
OWN BUSINESS.

WHAT BAR? WHAT TIME?

THE HAWAIIAN CLUB -
ABOUT 11:00.

GO ON.

WELL, THIS FELLA CAME IN,
SPOKE TO ME,
BOUGHT ME A DRINK.

YOU'D NEVER
SEEN HIM BEFORE?

OH, NO, HONEST, I HADN'T.

WELL, AT FIRST,
I WAS INSULTED.

NEVER MIND THAT STUFF.
ALL I WANT ARE
THE FACTS.

WHAT DID HE SAY THEN?

HE SAID HE HADN'T
BEEN IN TOWN
LONG, AND HE
WAS LONESOME.

AND IT WAS HIS BIRTHDAY.

HE ASKED ME
IF I'D DANCE WITH HIM.

SO I THOUGHT
THERE WASN'T
ANY HARM IN IT.

AND THEN?

WELL, WE WERE
JUST DANCIN',
AND THIS MR.
MITCHELL CAME UP.

YOU KNOW HIM?

SORT OF.

EVER BEEN OUT WITH HIM'?

UH-HUH.
THEN WHAT DID HE DO?

WELL, HE STARTED MAKIN'
SOME CRACKS.

HE TRIED CUTTIN'
IN WHILE I WAS
DANCIN' WITH
THE YOUNG MAN.

WHEN MY GUY
WOULDN'T LET HIM,
HE GOT SORE.

THEN HE WANTED
ME TO COME OVER
TO HIS TABLE.

AND WHEN I WOULDN'T,
HE CALLED ME A NAME.

THAT'S
WHAT STARTED
EVERYTHING.

THE YOUNG MAN SAID,
"YOU HAVE INSULTED
THIS LADY."

HE MEANT ME.

"APOLOGAZE TO HER.“

THEN MR. MITCHELL
LET LOOSE
WITH SOME WORDS

AND REACHED BACK
TO HIS HIP POCKET.

WHAT FOR?

IT WAS ONLY
FOR HIS HANDKERCHIEF.

MY GUY HIT HIM.

WELL, HE FELL DOWN,
AND HE JUST
STAYED THERE.

I THINK HE HIT HIS HEAD
ON SOMETHING.

ALL RIGHT, BERTIE,
YOU CAN GO.
COME BACK AT 5:00.

AND, BERTIE,

DON'T TALK TO ANYBODY.

OH, NO, SIR.
I MEAN, YES, SIR.

THAT THE LAST
OF THE
WITNESSES, EDDIE?

Eddie: THAT'S ALL.
BRING THE BOY IN.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE JOE HUFFORD?

YES, SIR.

SIT DOWN.

CIGARETTE?

NO, THANKS.

DON'T SMOKE?

YEAH.
I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT.

JOE, YOU'RE
IN A PRETTY BAD SPOT.

WHO HAVE YOU TALKED TO
SO FAR?

THE POLICE AND
THE LAWYER
WHO CAME TO SEE ME.

WHAT DID THE LAWYER
HAVE TO SAY?

TOLD ME NOT TO DO
ANY TALKIN'.

THAT'S GOOD ADVICE.

PARTICULARLY,
DON'T SAY
ANYTHING TO ME.

MY JOB IS TO
PROSECUTE YOU.
YOU UNDERSTAND
THAT, DON'T YOU?

YEAH. YOU MIND
IF I ASK A QUESTION?

NO, GO AHEAD.

WILL YOU TELL ME
WHAT ALL THE
FUSS IS ABOUT?

I HAD A FEW DRINKS,
AND I HIT A GUY.

IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY.

YOU KNOW WHO
THE BOY WAS?

NO, I NEVER SEEN
HIM BEFORE.

ANYONE TOLD
YOU HE DIED
THIS MORNING?

NOT JUST A BARROOM
BRAWL NOW,
JOE.

A MAN IS DEAD.
YOU DID IT.

WELL...

IT...

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT.

HE'S STILL DEAD.

WHEN SOMEBODY
GETS KILLED,
SOMEBODY HAS
TO PAY FOR IT.

THAT HAPPENS TO BE
THE LAW, JOE.

HE STARTED IT.
YOU CAN ASK
ANYONE WHO WAS THERE.

I HAVE.
THEY TOLD ME
HE STARTED IT.

THAT'S WHAT KEEPS
IT FROM BEING
FIRST-DEGREE MURDER.

IT WAS JUST A
ROTTEN BREAK.

HE MUST HAVE
HIT HIS HEAD
WHEN HE -

HE DID. I HAVE
IT RIGHT HERE
ON THE REPORT.

JOE, AS YOU SAY,
IT'S A ROTTEN BREAK.

THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES
SOMETIMES.

WHO'S YOUR ATTORNEY'?

UM, MR. BRADLEY.

THE COMPANY I WORK FOR
SENT HIM OVER.

YOU WORK
FOR DUTMAN ELDRITCH.

HOW LONG YOU
BEEN WITH HIM?

UH, ABOUT A MONTH.

WHERE YOU FROM?

PLAINFIELD.

ANY FAMILY?

YEAH, A FATHER.

CAN HE HELP?

NO, NOT VERY MUCH.
ANYWAY, I
WOULDN'T ASK HIM -

HE'S PRETTY OLD
AND NEEDS
EVERYTHING HE'S GOT.

DON'T YOU REALIZE
YOU'RE GONNA
NEED ALL THE HELP
YOU CAN GET?

I DON'T KNOW. I'VE
NEVER BEEN IN
THIS KIND OF
TROUBLE BEFORE.

THAT'S THE WAY
THINGS WORK OUT
SOMETIMES.

YOU'VE GOT A GOOD
WAR RECORD,
NO PREVIOUS ARRESTS,

BUT I'M STILL ON A JOB
WHERE I HAVE TO
PROSECUTE YOU.

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT,
DON'T YOU'?

NO. HOW COULD
I UNDERSTAND?

WELL, THAT'S
THE WAY IT IS.
THAT'S ALL, JOE.

WELL, I HAVE TO GO BACK
TO THE JAIL NOW

AND STAND TRIAL, HUH?

YEAH .

YOU WON'T BELIEVE
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT?

I BELIEVE IT.
BUT THERE'S A MAN DEAD.

ACCIDENT OR NO
ACCIDENT, YOU
KNOCKED HIM DOWN
AND KILLED HIM.

Eddie".
HUFF 0RD' S
ATTORNEYS HERE.

HAVE HIM WAIT.

JOE...

TELL HIM TO WAIT.

IS YOUR LAWYER
ANY GOOD'?

I HAVEN'T ANY IDEA.

IF HE KNOWS WHAT
HE'S DOING,
YOU'LL STAND A
GOOD CHANCE.

ONCE WE GET
INTO COURT,
I CAN'T GIVE YOU
ANY BREAKS.

DO YOU
UNDERSTAND THAT?

YEAH, I SUPPOSE SO.

WHAT DO YOU
THINK, EDDIE?

TOUGH LUCK
FOR HUFFORD.

BUT WHO ASKED
HIM TO GO OUT
AND GET DRUNK
LAST NIGHT'?

WHO ASKED HIM
TO GET IN A FIGHT?!

SEND HIS ATTORNEY IN.

SEND HIM IN.

I'M VERNON BRADLEY
OF BEEHAM
AND BRADLEY
AND NERNEY.

MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME,
MR. BRADLEY.

THANK YOU.

CARE FOR A CIGAR?

UH, NO. NO, THANK YOU.

BEEHAM AND BRADLEY
AND NERNEY.

NEVER RUN INTO
YOU FELLAS
BEFORE, HAVE I?

NO, WE'RE CORPORATION
ATTORNEYS.

WANDERED A
LITTLE FAR OVER
ON THE WRONG SIDE
OF THE TRACKS.

WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HANDLING
A CRIMINAL CASE?

THE FIRM HUFFORD
WORKS FOR
IS ONE OF OUR
LARGEST ACCOUNTS.

THEY HAVE ASKED US
TO HANDLE IT.

I TALKED WITH MY CLIENT
THIS MORNING.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WELL, I THINK THE
WHOLE THING'S
VERY UNFORTUNATE.

I IMAGINE THE DEAD BOY
WOULD FEEL
THE SAME WAY.

UH... HUFFORD
IMPRESSES ME
AS BEING CLEAN-CUT
AND SINCERE.

HE'S NEVER BEEN
IN ANY TROUBLE BEFORE.

THE WHOLE
THING MIGHT BE
A CASE OF
TEMPORARY INSANITY.

HAVE YOU EVER
ACTUALLY HANDLED
A CRIMINAL CASE BEFORE?

I TOLD YOU
WE WERE CORPORATION
ATTORNEYS.

YOU ENTER A PLEA
OF TEMPORARY INSANITY,

YOU'LL BE LAUGHED
RIGHT OUT OF COURT.

I HAVE WITNESSES, MAN.
HE WASN'T INSANE.
HE WAS DRUNK.

IT'S MY CLIENT'S
RIGHT TO ENTER
WHATEVER PLEA
HE CHOOSES.

IT'S ALSO YOUR
CLIENT'S RIGHT
TO SERVE 2O YEARS

IF HIS CASE
ISN'T HANDLED RIGHT.

WAIT A MINUTE.

IT'S JUST THAT YOU'RE
A LITTLE BIT OUT
OF YOUR FIELD.

I FEEL THAT
HUFFORD'S HAD
A BAD BREAK.

I'D LIKE TO SEE HIM GET
A GOOD ONE NOW.

I'LL ACCEPT
A PLEA OF
MANSLAUGHTER.

THAT'S ONE TO 1O YEARS.
DON'T YOU THINK
THAT'S STEEP'?

NO STEEPER THAN
BEING DEAD
ON A MORGUE SLAB.

BRADLEY, THIS IS NOT LIKE
REORGANIZING
A COMPANY.

A MAN'S DEAD.
SOMEBODY'S GOT
TO PAY FOR IT.

LOOK,
WHY DON'T YOU
PLAY IT SMART?

WHY DON'T YOU
CALL IN SOMEBODY
LIKE CONWAY OR DASTRO?

OUR FIRM IS NOT
IN THE HABIT
OF CALLING IN
MEN LIKE THAT.

NO? DASTRO USED TO BE
MY LAW PARTNER.

LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING. WE
KNEW OUR WAY
AROUND A COURTROOM.

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW
HOW I'D HANDLE
THIS CASE

IF I WERE ON THE
OTHER SIDE
OF THE FENCE'?

I'D OBJECT ON ANY JUROR

THAT DIDN'T HAVE A SON
IN THE SERVICE.

I'D DRAG OUT HIS
WAR RECORD.
I'D SPEND TWO DAYS ON IT.

I'D TAKE IT FROM THE DAY
HE ENTERED BOOT CAMP

TO THE DAY HE GOT
HIS DECORATION
IN OKINAWA.

THEN I'D PULL IN
5O CHARACTER
WITNESSES,

FROM THE OLD LADY
WHO'S KNOWN
HIM SINCE HE WAS BORN

TO HIS LAST
COMMANDING OFFICER.

THEN I'D START
IN ON INTENT.
WAS THERE ANY INTENT?

I'D HARP ON IT TILL IT WAS
COMING OUT OF
THE JUDGE'S EARS.

YOU GOT ALL OF
THAT, EDDIE?

I'LL GIVE YOU A COPY.

THANK YOU, MR.
KNOWLAND, BUT
I DON'T THINK I
SHALL NEED IT.

IT'S A LITTLE EMOTIONAL
FOR ME.

I'VE ALWAYS
BELIEVED THAT
THE LAW IS PRETTY
WELL STATED,

AND THAT THE
LESS EMOTION
BROUGHT INTO
IT, THE BETTER.

THERE'S A LOT
OF EMOTION
CONNECTED WITH
KILLING SOMEBODY.

SEEING YOUR
CLIENT GO UP
FOR A FEW YEARS
HAS EVEN MORE.

WE SHALL TRY TO
SEE TO IT THAT
THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

GOODBYE, MR. KNOWLAND.

AND THANK YOU.

THERE GOES A
Fl RST-CLASS,
DOUBLE-BREASTED

OVERSTUFFED IDIOT!

YEAH.
TOO BAD FOR HUFFORD.

YEAH. HERE'S A CASE
A JUNIOR LAW
CLERK COULD WIN

WITH AN I.Q. OF 50.

WHAT NOW, BOSS?

TYPE THAT UP.

WE'LL PUT A COPY
IN THE MAIL
TO BRADLEY ANYWAY.

YOU'VE BEEN
FOUND GUILTY
OF KILLING YOUR
FELLOW MAN.

MURDER WAS NOT
YOUR INTENT,

BUT DRUNKENNESS
IS NO EXCUSE
FOR VIOLATION
OF THE LAW.

THEREFORE,
IT'S THE SENTENCE
OF THIS COURT

THAT YOU, JOE
HUFFORD, BE
IMPRISONED IN
THE STATE PRISON

FOR A TERM
FROM ONE TO 1O YEARS.

COURT IS ADJOURNED.

EDDIE, I'VE HEARD
OF PEOPLE
BEING RAILROADED,

BUT NEVER
BY THEIR OWN ATTORNEY.

I HEARD THAT,
MR. KNOWLAND.

GOOD. IT'S THE
FIRST THING
YOU HAVE HEARD.

YOU FUMBLED
EVERY CHANCE
I THREW YOU.

EVEN THE JUDGE
WAS TRYING TO
HELP, AND YOU
WOULDN'T LISTEN.

LUCKY THEY DON'T
CONVICT LAWYERS
FOR INCOMPETENCE.

IF THERE WAS ANYTHING -
I'M SORRY, SON.

I GUESS
IT COULDN'T BE
HELPED, DAD.

I'LL BE UP TO SEE YOU
WHENEVER
THEY'LL LET ME.

AND, JOE,
I KNOW THIS
ISN'T MUCH HELP,

BUT... I'LL TRY
TO HAVE SOMETHING

FOR YOU TO
COME OUT TO.

WELL, THAT'LL HELP A LOT.

SO LONG.

SEE YOU SOON, THEN.

HOW DO YOU FEEL, DAD?

LIKE GOING OUT
AND GETTING DRUNK.

IT WAS PRETTY BAD.

IT'S THE FIRST
TIME I EVER SAW
YOU TRY TO LOSE A CASE.

I'M NOT VERY
GOOD AT THAT,
I GUESS.

HOW ABOUT LUNCH?

SURE.

YOU KNOW, I'D
SELL THIS JOB
MIGHTY CHEAP
RIGHT NOW.

NO, I WON'T PLAY CASINO
WITH YOU.

WHY DON'T YOU LEARN
SOME OF THE
NEW GAMES?

THEY DON'T
MAKE ANY SENSE.

I'M SURPRISED
YOU DON'T WANT
TO PLAY OLD MAID.

THIS GUY DOESN'T THINK
ANYTHING'S HAPPENED

SINCE McKINLEY
GOT SHOT.

IF YOU TRY TO TALK
ABOUT ROOSEVELT,

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HOW'D YOU TWO GRAB
THIS GRAVY TRIP?

OH, I GOT SENIORITY.

I LIKE TO HAVE HIM ALONG
TO ARGUE WITH.

YOU GOT A CIGARETTE?

YEAH .

YOU'LL GET USED TO IT.

HOW LONG YOU UP FOR?

ONE TO 10.

JUST A HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

YOU BEEN
THERE BEFORE?

THE BOYS RUN A REGULAR
SHUTTLE SERVICE FOR ME.

WELL,
YOU DON'T SEEM
TO MIND IT.

I MIND PLENTY.
WAIT TILL YOUR
NEXT TRIP.

WHO SAYS HE
HAS TO MAKE
MORE THAN ONE TRIP?

I WASN'T PLANNING ON IT
MYSELF.

WELL, THAT'S
TOUGH, MALLOBY,
BUT YOU DID
BREAK PAROLE.

ONLY DOUGLAS
WOULD'VE REPORTED IT -

OR SHOULD I SAY
CAPTAIN DOUGLAS'?

CAPTAIN DOUGLAS,
YOU'RE WANTED
IN THE WARDEN'S OFFICE.

FOR THE FIRST
SIX MONTHS,

YOU DON'T TOUCH
THE MACHINES,
UNDERSTAND?

COME ON.

SHOW HIM WHAT TO DO
WITH THE HAMPER.

YES, SIR.

AND NO TALKING.

FILL IT UP.

RIGHT FACE!

FORWARD!

IF THEY'D ONLY
DO SOMETHING
DIFFERENT JUST ONCE.

BE TWO MINUTES LATE
LOCKIN' THE DOORS,

FORGET TO RING A BELL.

IT'S LIKE
LOCKIN' UP ANIMALS.

YOU'VE ONLY BEEN HERE
SIX MONTHS.

YOU JUST DON'T
APPRECIATE
EVERYTHING THEY
DO FOR YOU HERE.

SURE, JOE,
YOU WANT A LOT OF
NOSY STRANGERS

COMIN' AROUND
ALL NIGHT'?

AND WOMEN
BOTHERING YOU
AT ALL HOURS?

YOU HAVE A BAD DAY
AT THE OFFICE?

I SOLD EVERYTHING
I MADE.

THAT'S THE IDEA, JOE.

YOU JUST KEEP
WORKIN' AWAY
IN THE LAUNDRY,

KEEP YOUR NOSE
TO THE WET WASH,
SO TO SPEAK,

AND ONE OF THESE DAYS,
YOU'LL FIND YOURSELF
AT THE TOP.

DOES IT SMELL
ANY BETTER
THAN AT THE BOTTOM?

HOW LONG CAN
A GUY LAST
IN THAT PLACE?

I NEVER KNEW ANYONE
WHO WANTED
TO TRY FOR THE RECORD.

LOOK, JOE,
YOU COULD STILL
GET A BREAK.

AFTER YOU'VE SERVED
SIX MONTHS,

IT'S UP TO THE
PAROLE BOARD
AS TO HOW LONG
YOU STAY IN HERE.

YEAH, I KNOW.

I COME UP BEFORE
THE BOARD
FOR SENTENCE
TOMORROW.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

PONTI TOLD ME.

ARE YOU PALLING AROUND
WITH PONTI NOW?

HE PASSED ME A NOTE.

DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING TO DO
WITH THAT GUY.

WHEN HE HANDS
YOU A FAVOR
WITH ONE HAND,

HE KNIFES YOU
WITH THE OTHER.

NEVER MIND THAT.

THE IMPORTANT THING
IS JOE'S SENTENCE.

WHY, HE COULD
BE OUT OF HERE
IN A LITTLE WHILE

IF THEY'D TAKE IT EASY
ON HIM.

WHAT'S THE
USUAL SENTENCE?

THE USUAL
DOESN'T MATTER.

THE LAW SAYS
ONE TO TEN YEARS.

WELL, TWO YEARS
IS BETWEEN ONE AND TEN.

SO'S NINE.

MAYBE YOU'LL
GET A BREAK.

LIKE YOU DID, HUH?

IT DOESN'T
ALWAYS HAPPEN
THAT WAY.

SURE, JOE.

YOU'VE ALREADY DONE
SIX MONTHS.

SIX MONTHS.

I SPENT FOUR YEARS
IN THE ARMY -

DIDN'T SEEM
HALF AS LONG
AS SIX MONTHS IN HERE.

THE CASE OF
JOE HUFFORD.

MANSLAUGHTER.

YES, I WENT
OVER THIS CASE
LAST NIGHT.

THERE WERE CERTAIN
EXTEN UATI NG
CIRCUMSTANCES.

I FELT THAT, TOO.

THE BOY HE KILLED
WAS OLD JOHN
MITCHELL'S SON.

WELL, IT LOOKS
PRETTY RUN-OF-THE-MILL.

I THOUGHT FIVE YEARS.

THAT MAKES HIM ELIGIBLE
FOR PAROLE IN THREE.

FIVE YEARS.

151 OKAY...

152 OKAY...

153 OKAY...

154 OKAY...

155 OKAY.

FROM YOUR FATHER, JOE?

NO, IT'S FROM THE PEOPLE
HE'S STAYING WITH.

HOW IS HE?

NOT SO GOOD.

HE HASN'T BEEN
OUTTA BED
FOR THREE WEEKS.

ARE YOU REALLY
GONNA TRY
TO BREAK OUTTA HERE?

SURE.

WHEN?

I WAS TALKIN'
TO PONTI TODAY.

WE FIGURE A WEEK
FROM NEXT WEDNESDAY.

YOU GOIN' AHEAD
WITH PONTI
AFTER EVERYTHING
I TOLD YOU?

YOU NEVER TOLD
ME ANYTHING.
YOU SAID YOU
DIDN'T LIKE HIM.

I'LL TELL YOU PLENTY
OF THINGS.

I'VE KNOWN THAT RAT
FOR 15 YEARS.

WE DID TIME
ONCE BEFORE
TOGETHER.

YEAH, I KNOW THAT.

DO YOU KNOW
HOW HE GOT OUT?

HE SAID HE BUSTED OUT.

THAT'S A HOWL.
HE WAS IN ON
A BREAK, SURE.

BUT WHEN THE TIME CAME,

THERE WAS 2O GUARDS
WITH MACHINE GUNS

WAITIN' FOR THEM.

THEY WENT DOWN
LIKE LEAD SOLDIERS.

HOW DID PONTI
GET AWAY?

THROUGH THE
WARDEN'S OFFICE
WITH A PAROLE
IN HIS HAND.

HE SQUEALED.

THAT WAS THE
GENERAL IMPRESSION
AT THE TIME.

ALL RIGHT, HE'S OUT.

THANKS, MALLOBY .

HOW 'BOUT ME BEIN' IN?
YOU'RE GONNA NEED
SOMEONE ELSE.

YOU'RE UP FOR PAROLE
IN A FEW MONTHS.

WHAT GOOD IS
THAT GONNA DO
IF MY FATHER DIES FIRST?

YOU'LL BE BACK HERE
FOR LIFE

IF YOU TRY A
CRAZY STUNT
LIKE THAT.

I'VE GOTTA SEE HIM.
HOW ABOUT IT, MAPES?

Look out!

WHAT'D YOU DO
LAST NIGHT,
MAPES?

OH, NOTHIN' MUCH.

CALLED UP A
COUPLE GIRLS,
WENT OUT TO DINNER.

THEN WE HAD
A FEW DRINKS
AT THE MACAMBO.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WE WERE MAKIN'
THE ROUNDS, TOO,
WEREN'T WE, JOE?

YEAH .

WHO'D YOU
HAVE WITH YOU'?

WHO CAN
REMEMBER NAMES?

THEY WERE ALL
SOCIETY GIRLS
FROM PASADENA.

NEXT TIME,
GIVE ME A CALL.

I'LL BE GLAD TO GO ALONG.

THESE GIRLS WANT
CHARACTER REFERENCES.

MALLOBY,
SOMETIMES I THINK
YOU FORGET

WHICH SIDE OF THE BARS
YOU'RE ON.

NO, DOUGLAS,
THAT'S SOMETHING
I NEVER FORGET.

KEEP IT QUIET IN HERE.

I THINK
HE'S KIND OF
AFRAID OF YOU.

I DON'T BLAME HIM.

YOU'LL NEVER GET HIM.
HE WATCHES YOU
EVERY SECOND.

THERE'LL BE ONE OR TWO
WHEN HE FORGETS...

JUST LIKE I FORGOT
OUT ON PAROLE
ONE DAY...

ONE LOUSY DAY.

DOUGLAS SEES ME
HAVIN' A BEER
WITH AN OLD FRIEND.

HE REPORTS ME BECAUSE
THE OLD FRIEND
IS AN EX-CON.

BACK FOR 12 YEARS -

12 YEARS
FOR ONE LITTLE BEER.

LET'S PLAY SOME CARDS.

HOW ABOUT
MY TAKING
PONTl'S PLACE?

LEAVE HIM OUT
OF IT, MAPES.
I MEAN IT.

NOW, LOOK -
YOU HEARD ME, MAPES.

SURE.

YOU IN ON THE
BREAK, JOE?

DON'T YOU KNOW, PONTI?

WELL, I THOUGHT
YOU KNEW EVERYTHING.

WE'RE ALL SET
FOR FRIDAY.

The guns are
in the laundry room.

WHY FRI DAY?

I THOUGHT
WE WERE GOIN'
WEDNESDAY.

PONTl'S OUT.

HE KNOWS ABOUT
WEDNESDAY .

YOU SURE HE DON'T
KNOW TOO MUCH
ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE?

HAVE TO TAKE A CHANCE.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

THOUGHT YOU
MIGHT CHANGE
YOUR MIND.

NOT A CHANCE.

YOU BEEN SPREADING
SOME RUMORS ABOUT ME?

YEAH .

WELL,
WHY DON'T YOU LAY OFF?

BECAUSE YOU'D SET FIRE
TO YOUR SISTER
FOR A DIME.

LOOK OUT.

SO I SAYS
TO THIS PREACHER,

REVEREND, I'LL BE GLAD
TO ORGANIZE A
CHOIR FOR YOU,

BUT WHAT'S OUR ANGLE
ON THE DEAL?

COME ON, GET UP.
KEEP MOVIN'.

YOU'RE LIKE A BUNCH
OF OLD WOMEN
WHEN YOU GET
SOME NEWS.

WHO'S GOT ANY NEWS?

DON'T TELL ME
YOU AIN'T HEARD
WE'RE GETTIN'
A NEW WARDEN.

WHEN?
THIS WEEK.

AND GUESS WHO HE IS -
YOUR OLD FRIEND
GEORGE KNOWLAND.

WHO SENT HIM UP?

PROBABLY
OLD JOHN MITCHELL.

KNOWLAND WAS
GETTIN' TOO BIG
IN STATE POLITICS,

AND BEING WARDEN
IS A ONE-WAY
TRIP TO NOPLACE.

COME ON, BREAK IT UP.

YEAH, MOVE ON.

WATCH YOUR
STEP, MALLOBY.

WE'RE NOT ALL A
BUNCH OF FOOLS
AROUND HERE.

I'D LIKE TO HAVE A
TALK WITH YOU
ABOUT THAT
SOMETIME, CAPTAIN.

ALL RIGHT, YOU TWO.
GET BACK TO IT.

I SAID GO BACK TO WORK!

COME ON.
GET BACK TO WORK.

WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU?

DID HE START IT?

HE SURE DID.

THROW HIM IN SOLITARY
AND DON'T BE
TOO EASY ON HIM.

START THE MACHINES.

AND GET BACK TO WORK.

STALEY, NUMBER FOUR.

HUFFORD, NUMBER THREE.

SOLITARY.

NO, HE DIDN'T.

HOLD IT.
HERE HE IS NOW.

YOU'RE WANTED
IN THE WARDEN'S
OFFICE, CAPTAIN.

HAVING ANY TROUBLE
WITH HUFFORD?

NO.
LET ME KNOW IF YOU DO.

YES.

NOW, JUST STOP
WORRYING.

Man: THIS IS
WHERE YOUR CLERICAL
WORK IS DONE

AND YOUR
FILES ARE KEPT.

IT'S QUITE HANDY.

WHAT DO YOU THINK,
KAY?

WELL, IT'S THE
BIGGEST OFFICE
YOU'VE EVER HAD.

YOU'LL FIND IT
VERY COMFORTABLE,
GEORGE -

CENTRALLY LOCATED WITH
EVERYTHING UNDER
YOUR CONTROL.

THIS BRIDGE IS
AN ADDITION.

WHERE'S IT GO?

THAT LEADS
TO YOUR LMNG
QUARTERS.

OF COURSE, THERE'S
A GOOD LOCK
ON THE OTHER DOOR.

VERY CONVENIENT.

HELLO, DOUGLAS.

HOW DO YOU DO.
MR. MACKAY'?

YOUR NEW BOSS,
GEORGE KNOWLAND.

HAPPY TO KNOW YOU,
DOUGLAS.

DOUGLAS IS THE
BEST YARD CAPTAIN
IN THE PRISON BUSINESS.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO RELY
ON YOU A LOT.

THAT'S WHAT
I'M HERE FOR.

HEAR YOU HAD A
LITTLE TROUBLE
THIS MORNING.

ONE OF THE YOUNGER,
TOUGHER ONES -

WE TOOK CARE OF HIM.

I'D LIKE TO HAVE
YOU MEET
MY DAUGHTER.

THIS IS KAY.

HELLO.

THIS IS OUR
HOUSEKEEPER,
MISS LORRY.

PERHAPS
YOU CAN TELL
US, MR. DOUGLAS.

JUST HOW SAFE
WILL WE BE HERE?

WHY, MA'AM,
THERE'S NO PLACE SAFER.

THE WALLS ARE
8 FEET THICK,

AND YOU'VE GOT GUARDS
ALL AROUND.

I'M SURE WE'LL MANAGE
ALL RIGHT, MARTHA.

AND JUST THINK,
MISS LORRY -
YOU HAVE BETTER HELP

THAN YOU COULD HIRE
AT AN EMPLOYMENT
AGENCY.

BRING THEM IN, DOUGLAS.

AFTER ALL OF
THESE YEARS,
TO END UP IN A PRISON...

ALL RIGHT.
IN HERE.

HOW OFTEN DOES
YOUR PAROLE BOARD
MEET, MACKAY?

TWICE A WEEK.

YOUR HOUSEHOLD STAFF,
GEORGE.

THIS IS MELREAU,
YOUR COOK.

HE USED TO BE
HEAD CHEF AT
THE RICHMOND
PLAZA IN NEW YORK.

WHAT ARE YOU IN FOR,
MELREAU?

I POISONED MY WIFE.

OH!

I TRUST
YOU HAVE OTHER
HOBBIES NOW?

YES, SIR.

THIS IS GRANT -
WAS THE WARDEN'S
CHAUFFEUR.

A GOOD BOY -

OUR BOARD APPROVED
HIS PAROLE.
HE GETS OUT NEXT WEEK.

YOU WOULDN'T LIKE
TO STAY OVER
FOR A WHILE, WOULD
YOU, GRANT?

EVERY BOY HAS
TO GROW UP
AND LEAVE HOME
SOMETIME, SIR.

THIS IS YOUR BARBER.

HELLO, CURLY.

HELLO, MR. KNOWLAND.

I SENT YOU UP HERE,
DIDN'T I'?

FOR LIFE, SIR.

NOW YOU'RE MY BARBER.

IF THAT'S
THE WAY YOU WANT IT.

I WOULDN'T HAVE
ANYBODY ELSE.
I LIKE CLOSE SHAVES.

JUST LEAVE THAT
TO ME, SIR.

AND THIS IS MALLOBY,
YOUR HOUSEBOY
AND BUTLER.

ACCORDING TO
HIS RECORD,
HE USED TO DO
THAT KIND OF WORK

WHEN HE WAS
CASING A JOINT.

HE WAS SO GOOD

SOME OF THE
PEOPLE HE ROBBED
DIDN'T WANNA
PROSECUTE.

YOU KNOW WHY?
THEY WANTED
HIM TO STAY ON.

THOSE ARE
VERY FINE
REFERENCES, MALLOBY.

HE'S HERE WITHOUT
MY RECOMMENDATIONS,
WARDEN.

WHY?

I DON'T THINK
HE'S TO BE TRUSTED.

Malloby:
WARDEN PAXTON
THOUGHT SO.

WELL, I DON'T THINK I'LL BE
MAKING ANY CHANGES
RIGHT AWAY.

THAT'S ALL, MEN.
THANKS.

ALWAYS FOR ME,
AREN'T YOU, CAPTAIN?

THERE ARE ALL
YOUR BOYS,
GEORGE.

HE HAD ME
SENT UP FOR FIVE YEARS.

HE WASN'T D.A.
DURING MY TIME.

THERE HE IS NOW.

THE YELLOW RAT
IS STAYIN' HOLED UP.

DON'T I WISH
HE'D COME AROUND HERE.

HIS THROAT - THAT'S
WHERE I'D LIKE TO
PUT MY HANDS.

YOU MUST HAVE SENT
A FEW HUNDRED UP
HERE YOURSELF.

I SUPPOSE I DID.

THAT'S HOW YOU MADE
YOUR RECORD.

NOW YOU CAN MAKE
ANOTHER ONE
BY KEEPING THEM
UNDER CONTROL.

I DON'T MAKE
RECORDS, MAC.
I JUST DO JOBS.

SURE, I KNOW, GEORGE,
BUT I WAS JUST THINKING

THAT A GOOD SHOWING
WON'T HURT YOU

WHEN THE ELECTION
COMES AROUND.

WHAT IS THAT, DOUGLAS?

THEY CALL IT
"YAMMERING."

THEY DO IT
WHEN THEY'RE SORE.

I BETTER GO DOWN.

I'LL GO WITH YOU.

I WOULDN'T GO
IF I WERE YOU.
YOU BETTER STAY HERE.

WHY?

IT SOUNDS LIKE
THIS MUSIC IS
BEING STAGED FOR
YOUR BENEFIT.

THAT'S RIGHT,
MR. KNOWLAND.

KIND OF A PROTEST, HUH?

WAIT A MINUTE, GEORGE.

THIS IS BAD MEDICINE.

YOU DON'T HAVE
TO PROVE
ANYTHING TO
'EM, WARDEN.

NO?

YOU STAY HERE,
DOUGLAS.

HELLO, TEX.

HI, UH... MR. KNOWLAND.

SEE YOU AGAIN, TEX.

WE'RE ALL SET
FOR TONIGHT.

WANT IN ON IT,
MALLOBY?

I STILL HAVE
SOME UNFINISHED
BUSINESS.

WE CAN'T MISS.

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME
I'VE SEEN IT TRIED.

THEY ALWAYS
GO OUT EAGER,
AND THEY ALWAYS
COME BACK DEAD.

I PROMISED JOE -

I THOUGHT
I TOLD YOU TO
LAY OFF HIM.

WHAT DIFFERENCE
DOES IT MAKE?

HE'S IN SOLITARY ANYWAY.

I JUST WANTED YOU
TO LET HIM KNOW

THAT I COULDN'T WAIT.

LUCKY FOR HIM.

I'LL TELL HIM.

I HOPE YOU
MAKE IT, MAPES.

GUARD...

GUARD!

SHUT UP IN THERE!

WHAT DAY IS IT?

WHAT DO YOU CARE?

WILL YOU JUST
PLEASE TELL ME
WHAT DAY IT IS?

IT AIN'T DAY.
IT'S NIGHT - FRIDAY NIGHT.

NOW SHUT UP!

Capt. Douglas: ATTENTION.

THE WARDEN
HAS ISSUED
INSTRUCTIONS

THAT, IN VIEW OF
THE ATTEMPTED
BREAK LAST NIGHT,

TI-IE RECREATICDNAL
ACTMTIES
QF TI-IE DAY
ARE CANCELED-

Mackay: AND EVERYBODY'S
VERY WELL PLEASED

WITH THE WAY
YOU HANDLED THE BREAK.

WHO'S "EVERYBODY"?

WELL, THE NEWSPAPER...
THE PEOPLE WHO COUNT.

THAT'S NICE.

I LEFT THE LIST HERE
ON THE DESK, GEORGE.

GO OVER IT
AS SOON AS YOU CAN.

I WILL.
OH, MAC...

HAVE THE OFFICE
TELL DOUGLAS
I WANNA SEE
HIM RIGHT AWAY.

SURE.
SEE YOU SOON, GEORGE.

WHAT'D I SEND
YOU UP FOR,
CURLY?

CUTTING A MAN'S THROAT.

CLOSE ENOUGH, WARDEN?

YEAH .

TELL ME, CURLY, WHAT'S
BETWEEN MALLOBY
AND DOUGLAS?

THEY DON'T LIKE
EACH OTHER.

WHY?

I HAVEN'T GOT
TIME TO KEEP UP
ON EVERYTHING, WARDEN.

I'VE ONLY GOT 99 YEARS
TO GO.

THE MEN LIKE DOUGLAS'?

NO.

YOU WANT TO SEE ME,
WARDEN?

YEAH .

THAT'S ALL, CURLY .

YOU CAN PICK
YOUR STUFF UP
LATER.

YES, SIR.

MACKAY BROUGHT
A LIST OF MEN
NEXT IN LINE FOR PAROLE.

I THOUGHT YOU
MIGHT BE ABLE
TO HELP ME WITH IT.

SURE, WARDEN.

I PROBABLY KNOW
SOME OF 'EM.
HANSON, DEXTER,
HUFFORD -

I-IIJFFCDRE)?

HE'S THE ONE
WE HAD TROUBLE
WITH LAST WEEK.

HE JUST GOT OUT
OF SOLITARY TODAY.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT HIS RECORD.

Capt. Douglas: HIS CARD
WON'T BE UP TO DATE.

HUFFORD -
I THINK I KNOW HIM.

OH, SURE.
I SENT HIM UP.

WHAT WAS HIS TROUBLE?

FIGHTING A GUARD.

WE FOUND OUT LATER
HE'D JUST GOTTEN
A TELEGRAM

HIS OLD MAN HAD DIED -
GUESS HE WENT
A LITTLE NUTS.

THEN WHY WAS HE KEPT
IN SOLITARY UNTIL TODAY?

WELL, FIGHTING A GUARD
IS SERIOUS, WARDEN.

I WANNA SEE
ALL OF THESE MEN,

AND I WANNA GO OVER
THEIR RECORDS.

WARDEN PAXTON
GENERALLY LEFT
THAT TO ME.

FROM NOW ON,
WE'LL DO IT
TOGETHER, DOUGLAS.

YES, SIR.

WHAT ABOUT
THE FUNERAL SERVICES

FOR THOSE MEN
THAT TRIED TO
BREAK OUT?

I DON'T THINK IT'S
A GOOD IDEA.
IT MAY LEAD TO TROUBLE.

WE'LL TAKE THAT CHANCE.
SEND FOR HUFFORD.

DOUGLAS...

HAVE SOMEBODY
PICK ME UP
A SAFETY RAZOR.

YES, SIR.

SO, THEY FINALLY
DUG YOU UP, HUH'?

YEAH .

IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU BACK, KID.

HOW WAS IT -
KINDA ROUGH?

WELL, I DIDN'T GET SICK
FROM OVEREATING.

I SENT A CANDY BAR DOWN
WITH NICK.

I KNOW.
THEY FOUND IT.

NOW NICK'S DOING
A FEW DAYS
DOWN THERE HIMSELF.

WHAT HAPPENED
ON THE BREAK?

PONTI SQED.

DOUGLAS AND HIS MEN
WERE WAITIN' FOR 'EM.

THEY GOT 'EM ALL.

YOU WEREN'T SO BAD OFF
WHERE YOU
WERE AFTER ALL.

WHAT HAPPENED
TO PONTI?

THEY GOT HIM WORKIN'
IN THE WARDEN'S OFFICE.

THEY'RE TRYIN'
TO GET HIM
TRANSFERRED.

HE'LL NEVER GET OUT
ALIVE.

THEN MAPES IS DEAD.

HE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN
BETTER.

HOW CAN YOU
KNOW ANYTHING?
IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME.

THE GOOD GUYS GET IT
IN THE NECK,

AND THE RATS
GET THE GRAVY.

MAPES IS DEAD,

AND PONTI HAS
A SOFT JOB
IN THE WARDEN'S OFFICE.

I DON'T THINK
lT'LL LAST TOO LONG.

HUFFORD, COME ON.

YOU'RE WANTED
IN THE WARDEN'S OFFICE.

WHAT'S HE WANTED FOR?

THE WARDEN
NEEDS A FOURTH
AT BRIDGE.

HE DIDN'T CHECK WITH ME
TO SEE IF IT WAS OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, WISEGUY.
COME ON.

HE DON'T LOOK
SO GOOD, DOES HE?

HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT
AFTER A COUPLE
OF DAYS OF FOOD.

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO
ABOUT PONTI?

MAKE HIS DEATH
AS PAINLESS AS POSSIBLE.

YOU'VE GOTTA GET ME
OUTTA HERE, WARDEN.

I KNOW THESE GUYS.
I KNOW WHAT
THEY'RE PLANNIN'.

ALL RIGHT.
PONTI, CALM DOWN.

I CAN'T BE CALM.

HOW CAN YOU BE CALM
WHEN YOU'RE
IN THE MIDDLE

AND EVERY ONE OF THEM
JUST WAITIN' THE CHANCE

TO STICK A SHIV
IN YOUR BACK?

YOU'RE NOT SITTIN'
IN THE MIDDLE OF THEM.

THERE'S 8 FEET OF WALL
AND 100 GUARDS
BETWEEN YOU.

THAT AIN'T WHAT
HE PROMISED ME.

HE SAID I'D GET
OUT OF HERE.
HE PROMISED
ME I'D GET OUT.

YOU HAD NO RIGHT
TO PROMISE HIM
ANYTHING, DOUGLAS.

IT'S UP TO THE
PAROLE BOARD,
YOU KNOW THAT.

YOU DEAL WITH
THESE THINGS
THE BEST WAY
YOU CAN, WARDEN.

I DON'T THINK
THIS IS THE BEST WAY.

I'VE NEVER MADE DEALS
WITH MEN LIKE
THIS IN MY LIFE.

ALL RIGHT.
WHAT HAPPENS
TO ME NOW?

I'M GONNA TRY
AND GET YOU
TRANSFERRED.

WHAT GOOD
WILL THAT DO?
THEY'LL BE WAITIN'
FOR ME THERE!

ANY PRISON, ANY PLACE!
YOU'VE GOTTA
LET ME OUT.

GET THIS THROUGH
YOUR HEAD,
PONTI,

I DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT
THE DEAL YOU AND
DOUGLAS MADE.

I'LL DO THE BEST I CAN.

WARDEN,
YOU DON'T KNOW
THESE MEN.

I THINK I DO -

THAT'S WHY I'M
KEEPING YOU
UP HERE WORKING
IN THE OFFICE,

HAVING YOUR
FOOD SENT IN.

I'LL EVEN LET YOU
SLEEP UP HERE,

BUT KEEP AWAY
FROM ME, PONTI,
I CAN'T STAND A WHINER.

BUT, WARDEN -

THAT'S ALL, DOUGLAS.

CAPTAIN, YOU PROMISED!

COME ON.

YOU KNOW
YOU PROMISED ME.

HUFFORD, SIR.
YOU WANTED TO SEE HIM.

I'LL SEE HIM ALONE.

HELLO, JOE.

MR. KNOWLAND.

COME IN. SIT DOWN.

CIGARETTE?

I HAVE SOME.

THANKS.

IT'S BEEN A
LONG TIME, JOE.

SEEMS THAT
WAY TO ME, TOO.

I'VE BEEN LOOKING OVER
YOUR RECORD -

YOU'VE DONE
PRETTY WELL HERE.

IF YOU CAN CALL SOLITARY
DOIN' PRETTY WELL.

THE GUARD DIDN'T KNOW
YOUR FATHER
HAD DIED, JOE.

WOULD IT HAVE MADE
ANY DIFFERENCE
IF HE DID?

I THINK SO.

I DON'T.

THIS IS A BIG PLACE.

IT'S HARD TO
KEEP TRACK OF
EVERYBODY'S
PERSONAL PROBLEMS.

YOU MANAGE TO
KEEP TRACK
OF EVERYTHING ELSE.

IT WAS A BAD BREAK.
I CAN BE SOME HELP.

I CAN KEEP IT OFF
YOUR RECORD
WHEN YOU COME
UP FOR PAROLE.

THAT'S HARDLY
IN THE LINE OF DUTY, IS IT?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I REMEMBER YOU
TELLING ME
A COUPLE OF TIMES

THAT YOU HAD
A JOB TO DO.

NO MATTER HOW
THE CARDS FALL,

THAT'S THE WAY
YOU HAVE TO TAKE THEM.

YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT.

IF I WERE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY
AGAIN AND YOUR
CASE CAME UP,

I'D PROSECUTE
YOU AGAIN.

THEN WHY BOTHER
TO KEEP ANYTHING
OFF MY RECORD?

I SAID PROSECUTE,
NOT PERSECUTE.

YOU WERE PRETTY CRAZY
ABOUT YOUR FATHER,
WEREN'T YOU?

OF COURSE I WAS.

MY DAUGHTER
CALLED ON HIM
AFTER THE TRIAL.

I KNOW.

HE WROTE ME.

DON'T YOU THINK
HE'D WANT YOU
TO PULL OUT OF THIS,

GO AHEAD AND
MAKE A LIFE
FOR YOURSELF?

I HAVEN'T ANY IDEA
WHAT HE'D WANT.

JOE, HAVEN'T
YOU SOME KIND
OF FAITH OR RELIGION?

YEAH. I DID HAVE.

IT KIND OF SPRUNG
A FEW LEAKS
IN THIS PLACE.

WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS
WHEN YOU GET
OUT OF HERE?

I HAVEN'T ANY.

CAN YOU DRIVE A CAR?

I USED TO.

ARE YOU BUSY?

STEP IN HERE
FOR A MINUTE, HUH?

JOE, OTHER
MEN HAVE HAD
LOTS WORSE
BREAKS THAN YOU,

BUT THEY'VE COME
THROUGH THEM.

HOW OLD ARE YOU NOW?

29.

YOU'VE GOT A
LOT BEHIND YOU
FOR 29.

YOU GOT
A LOT AHEAD
OF YOU, TOO.

ARE YOU GONNA LET
EVERYTHING
GET YOU DOWN?

I HAVEN'T LET
ANYTHING HAPPEN.

IT'S JUST GONE AHEAD
AND DONE IT.

KAY, YOU REMEMBER
JOE HUFFORD'?

YES.

I'M SORRY ABOUT
THE TRIAL.

JOE'S GONNA BE
OUR NEW CHAUFFEUR.

THIS MAKES YOU
A TRUSTEE, JOE.

YOU'LL DRIVE ME
AND MY DAUGHTER,
DO ERRANDS.

IT'S ONE
OF THE BEST JOBS HERE.

I KNOW.

SEND IN A GUARD.

YOU CAN START
TOMORROW.
I'LL TELL CAPTAIN
DOUGLAS.

THAT'S ALL, JOE.

THANKS.

HE DOESN'T SEEM
THE SAME,
DOES HE?

NO, HE DOESN'T.

HE'LL BE COMING
UP FOR PAROLE
BEFORE TOO LONG.

I THOUGHT THIS JOB
MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA -

HELP HIM TO
READJUST HIMSELF.

YOU COULD HELP, TOO,
IF YOU WOULD.

HOW?

WELL, HE'S GOING TO BE
DRMNG YOU A LOT.

TREAT HIM -

TREAT HIM MORE LIKE
SOMEONE YOU KNOW

RATHER THAN A CONVICT.

DRAW HIM OUT -
MAKE HIM TALK
ABOUT HIMSELF.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU STILL HAVE
HIM ON YOUR
CONSCIENCE A LITTLE BIT,

HAVEN'T YOU?

NO. IT ISN'T THAT.

IT'S JUST THAT
HE'S GONNA BE
GETTING OUT
OF HERE SOON,

AND I'D LIKE TO SEE
THAT HE'S READY FOR IT.

SURE, DAD.
I'LL BE GLAD TO HELP.

WELL, I DON'T BELIEVE
YOU'D BE TOO
INTERESTED

IN KNOWING HER, ANYWAY.

WHAT'D SHE THINK
I WAS GONNA DO,
STRANGLE HER?

IN A PRISON TOWN,
YOU'D THINK
THEY'D BE USED
TO UNIFORMS.

NOT MANY OF US
HAVE A CHANCE
TO GET OUT AND
PARADE AROUND.

DID IT BOTHER YOU MUCH?

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

GIVE THEM SOMETHING
TO SCARE
THEIR CHILDREN
WITH TONIGHT.

HOW DO YOU
LIKE THE CAR?

THEY'VE DONE
A LOT TO THEM
IN 3 YEARS.

JOE, YOU KNOW,
YOUR FATHER
WAS A FINE MAN.

I KNOW.

WHEN I WENT TO SEE HIM,

I WAS A LITTLE AFRAID
HE'D RESENT ME.

HE WAS NEVER LIKE THAT.

WHY DID YOU
GO TO SEE HIM?

I DON'T KNOW.

I SAW HIM IN THE
COURTROOM
DURING THE TRIAL.

HE LOOKED SO NICE,

AND SO BROKENHEARTED
WHEN YOU -

HE REALLY APPRECIATED
YOUR CALL.

I'VE ALWAYS MEANT TO
THANK YOU FOR IT
WHEN I GOT OUT.

NOW YOU'VE DONE IT.

TAKE THE LONG WAY BACK
IF YOU'D LIKE, JOE.

THANKS, MISS KNOWLAND.

NO. THANK YOU.

TELL MELREAU I THINK
THIS POT ROAST
IS WONDERFUL.

I TASTED IT, SIR,
AND I TOLD HIM MYSELF.

YOU MIGHT TELL HIM
I ENJOYED IT, TOO.

YES, SIR.

HOW'D IT GO TODAY?

NOT SO GOOD.

WE'VE GOT TO GET JOE
OUT OF THAT
PRISON UNIFORM

NEXT TIME WE
GO INTO TOWN.

WHAT HAPPENED?

THEY DIDN'T
MAKE HIM FEEL
TOO WELCOME.

I SHOULD HAVE
THOUGHT OF THAT
MYSELF.

WE'LL HAVE TO GET HIM
SOME KIND OF
REGULAR SUIT.

WHAT'S THE
MATTER, MARTHA?
YOU'RE NOT EATING MUCH.

I FIXED MYSELF A LITTLE
SNACK ABOUT
AN HOUR AGO.

WHY?

WELL, YOU CAN
TRUST THAT COOK
IF YOU WANT TOO,

BUT WHEN I THINK OF
HIS POOR, DEAD WIFE -

POISONED,
GASPING FOR BREATH...

WELL, THERE'S
ANOTHER GOOD
MEAL SHOT.

THANKS.

WELL, JOE, HOW
ARE THINGS
IN THE GREAT
OUTSIDE WORLD?

PEOPLE ARE STILL LMNG,
EATING, DYING,
HAVING BABIES.

THEY'RE JUST
ONE UP ON US.

NICE JOB -

DRMNG A PRETTY
GIRL AROUND
ALL DAY IN HER
OLD MAN'S CAR.

I KNOW GUYS THAT
WOULD BREAK IN
HERE FOR A
JOB LIKE THAT.

HOW DO YOU GET ALONG?

ALL RIGHT.

NO BETTER
THAN JUST ALL RIGHT?

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?
I'M NOT EVEN HIRED HELP.

YOU'RE NOT
SO BAD-LOOKIN', JOE.

NOTHIN' TO WHAT I WAS
WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE,

BUT STILL NOT TOO BAD.

YOU SHOULD
HAVE SEEN ME.

BACK IN 1910-

TELL US ABOUT
IT SOME NIGHT,
CURLY.

HOW ABOUT PLAYIN'
SOME CARDS?

Tell me, Joe,
did you run into Ponti lately?

JUST ONCE.
HE'S SCARED STIFF.

HE'S GOT REASON TO BE.

Shh!

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
A HARD TIME
GETTING TO PONTI.

I THINK IT CAN
BE HANDLED
WHEN THE TIME COMES.

WHEN'S THE TIME?

RIGHT SOON.
WE'LL LET YOU KNOW.

NO, WE WON'T.

WE'RE KEEPING
HIM OUT OF IT.

GIVE ME ONE.

WHERE DO YOU
WANT THEM,
MISS KNOWLAND'?

JUST PUT THEM
ON THE SINK, JOE.

WHERE IS EVERYBODY?

THEY'RE PROBABLY
AT THE BALLGAME.

WHERE'?

TWO OF OUR TEAMS
ARE PLAYING IN
THE YARD TODAY.

EVERYBODY GETS OUT
TO SEE THEM.

I'M SORRY, JOE.

IF I HAD KNOWN,
I COULD HAVE
DRIVEN MYSELF TODAY.

I'VE SEEN PLENTY
OF BASEBALL GAMES.

I SUPPOSE I
SHOULD START
GETTING THINGS
READY FOR DINNER.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

IF YOU LIKE,
I'LL DO THE POTATOES.

AT THE LOSS
OF HOW MANY FINGERS?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOU'RE TALKING
TO A MAN WHO
WORKED HIS WAY
THROUGH COLLEGE.

JOE, DID YOU
KNOW THAT DAD'S
WORKING ON
YOUR PAROLE?

YEAH. HE TOLD ME.

HE THINKS THE
BOARD SHOULD

ACT ON IT IN A
COUPLE WEEKS.

YOU DON'T SEEM
VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

IT ISN'T THAT.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

WHAT AM I GONNA DO
WHEN I GET OUT OF HERE?

WHO'S GONNA
TAKE A CHANCE
WITH ME?

CAN'T YOU GO BACK TO
THE FIRM YOU WERE
WORKING FOR?

I DON'T THINK THEY'RE
TOO INTERESTED
IN EX-CONS

IN A BROKERAGE HOUSE.

WHY SHOULD IT MAKE
ANY DIFFERENCE
TO THEM?

IT'S ALL OVER
AND DONE WITH -

YOU'VE ALREADY PAID
WHATEVER DEBT
YOU OWED.

WOULD YOU
FEEL THAT WAY
ABOUT IT?

OF COURSE I WOULD.

JOE, THERE ARE
PEOPLE WHO HAVE
DONE MUCH WORSE
THAN YOU DID

WALKING THE STREETS
RIGHT NOW.

BUT WITHOUT A RECORD.

ALL THE GUYS
I'VE TALKED TO
TELL ME IT'S NO CINCH.

THAT'S WHY A
LOT OF THEM
END UP BACK HERE.

YOU WON'T.

NO, I DON'T THINK SO.
THAT ISN'T THE QUESTION.

THE QUESTION IS,
WHAT AM I GONNA DO?

I'M NOT EVEN
A CITIZEN ANYMORE.

IT'S FUNNY
WHEN YOU
THINK ABOUT IT.

WHAT WERE
YOU STUDYING
BEFORE THE WAR?

BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION.

I'LL TALK TO DAD ABOUT IT.

IT'S NOT HIS PROBLEM.

MAYBE IT IS.

IT REALLY WOULDN'T MAKE
ANY DIFFERENCE
TO YOU ABOUT ME?

NOT A BIT.

IT MIGHT BE VERY
IMPORTANT
TO ME SOMEDAY.

IF IT IS,
THEN YOU CAN
COUNT ON IT.

I DON'T LIKE IT, WARDEN.
THE WHOLE
PRISON'S TOO QUIET.

BELIEVE ME,
THEY'RE UP TO
SOMETHING.

PONTI?

SURE.

THEY WOULDN'T TRY
TO GET THROUGH TO HIM?

YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT THEY'RE PLANNING,

BUT WHEN THEY'RE
TOO QUIET,
YOU CAN BE SURE
IT'S SOMETHING.

COME IN.

SORRY TO BREAK IN, DAD,

BUT I'VE GOT TO CATCH
THE TRAIN.

JOE'S GOING TO DRIVE ME
TO THE STATION.

I DON'T BELIEVE
YOUR AUNT ELLEN
IS REALLY SICK.

I THINK
SHE JUST WANTS
TO SEE YOU.

CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING
IN THE CITY?

NO, JUST SAY HELLO
TO YOUR AUNT
FOR ME.

SURE, DAD.

BYE.

KAY...

HOW LONG
ARE YOU GONNA
BE GONE?

ABOUT A WEEK.

I'M GONNA MISS YOU.

ME TOO.

TELL HUFFORD
I WANT TO SEE HIM

AS SOON AS HE
GETS BACK,
WILL YOU?

ALL RIGHT.

I'M JUST AS GLAD
SHE'S GETTING AWAY.

TAKE A LOOK, WARDEN.

I'VE GOT THE GUARDS
TRYING TO KEEP
THEM MOVING.

BUT YOU BUST
UP ONE BUNCH,

YOU GET ANOTHER ONE
BEHIND YOUR
BACK RIGHT AWAY.

Ponti - 1 :30.

COME ON, KEEP MOVING.

Guard:
COME ON, BREAK IT UP.

Ponti - 1 :30.

ALL RIGHT, BREAK IT UP.
BREAK IT UP!

Ponti - 1 :30.

CUT THE CONVERSATION.

KEEP WORKIN'.

Ponti - 1 :30.

OH, WE'VE GOT
A FEW MINUTES YET.

OH, GOOD FOR US.

COME ON, JOE.
HERE'S A BENCH.

SIT DOWN.

NOT YET.

MAYBE IN A FEW WEEKS.

OH, THAT'S SILLY.

NOT TO ME.

SO, HOW LONG
ARE YOU GONNA
BE GONE?

OH, ABOUT A WEEK.

IS THERE ANYTHING
I CAN DO FOR YOU'?

YEAH, YOU MIGHT, UH -

TELL YOU WHAT,
YOU MIGHT PUT
AN AD IN THE
NEWSPAPER FOR ME.

"ONE EX-CONVICT
WITH PLANS
FOR THE FUTURE
NEEDS A -

NEEDS A GOOD JOB
TO CARRY OUT
THOSE PLANS."

WHAT PLANS, JOE?

LIKE... MAYBE
SITTING DOWN
WITH YOU,

CALLING YOU BY
YOUR FIRST NAME
SOMETIME.

NOBODY'S EVER
STOPPED YOU
FROM DOING THAT.

NOBODY BUT ME.

YOU SEE, I-

HAVE A GOOD TIME.

THANKS.

HURRY HOME.

THANKS AGAIN.
I WILL.

JOE...

HMM?

PEOPLE AREN'T ALL ALIKE.

WHAT I MEAN IS,

THE WOMAN WHO
WALKED AROUND YOU
THAT DAY DOWNTOWN -

EVERYBODY DOESN'T FEEL
THAT WAY.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND
WHAT I MEAN?

YEAH .

I HOPE I DO.

COFFEE, MADAM?

OH, COFFEE.

WELL... NOW,
THAT IT'S HERE,
ALL RIGHT.

I WISH YOU
WOULDN'T WALK
SO QUIETLY.

I NEVER HEAR
YOU COMING,
AND I NEVER
HEAR YOU GOING.

YES, MADAM.

ANYTHING ELSE, MADAM?

NO.

PONTI!

PUT THOSE AWAY.

YES, SIR.

WHAT ARE YOU
SO NERVOUS
ABOUT?

I DON'T KNOW.

THAT ROOM YOU
SLEEP IN HAS NO
EXIT EXCEPT
THROUGH THIS OFFICE.

THERE'S NO ONE AROUND
EXCEPT MY SERVANTS.

YOU THINK THEY'RE
GONNA RISK
THE EASY JOBS
THEY'VE GOT?

THEY'RE GONNA GET ME,
WARDEN.

I JUST KNOW
THEY'RE GONNA GET ME.

HOW?

I DON'T KNOW.
I WISH I DID.

ISN'T THERE SOME WAY
YOU CAN GET ME
OUT OF HERE?

I'M DOING EVERYTHING
I CAN.

YEAH?

SEND HIM IN.

THAT'S ALL, PONTI.
YOU CAN GO.

SHE GET OFF ALL RIGHT,
JOE?

YEAH .

MISS KNOWLAND SAID
THAT YOU WANTED
TO SEE ME.

YEAH. YEAH, I DID.

I HAD TO STOP
AND CHANGE CLOTHES.

THERE'S SOMETHING
GOING ON
AROUND HERE, JOE.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS?

NO, SIR.

THE MEN
ARE UP TO SOMETHING.

YOU SURE YOU
DON'T KNOW
WHAT IT IS?

I'M SURE.

DON'T GET INVOLVED
IN ANYTHING

THAT WOULD RUIN
YOUR CHANCES
FOR PAROLE.

I'M NOT INVOLVED
IN ANYTHING.

GOOD.

I'VE BEEN THINKING
OF WRITING
A PERSONAL LETTER

TO THAT FIRM
YOU USED TO WORK FOR.

I'D RATHER YOU DIDN'T,
SIR.

MAYBE IF I EXPLAINED
A FEW THINGS -

IF YOU DON'T MIND,

I'D JUST AS SOON START
SOMEPLACE FRESH

WHERE NOBODY KNOWS
WHAT'S HAPPENED.

I MIGHT HAVE A CHANCE -

WHERE'S DOUGLAS'?

YOU STAY HERE.

MORE COFFEE, MADAM'?

WARDEN, I -

WHERE'S THE WARDEN?

ALL THIS NOISE...

WHAT IS IT, JOE?

IT'S PROBABLY A FIGHT
OR SOMETHING.

A FIGHT? WHY
WOULD THEY BE
YAMMERIN' LIKE THAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

JOE...

YOU STAY AWAY FROM ME,
PONTI.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I NEVER DID ANYTHING
TO YOU.

HAVE THEY GOT
ME FRAMED?

ARE THEY AFTER ME?

I DON'T KNOW.

JOE, YOU'VE
GOT TO KNOW
SOMETHING.

YOU'VE HEARD 'EM TALK.

YOU'VE -

IT'S GETTI N' LOUDER.

MAYBE IT'S A RIOT.

DO YOU THINK
THAT'S WHAT IT IS,
JOE - A RIOT?

SAID I DON'T KNOW.

JOE, HAVE A HEART!
YOU'RE NOT LIKE
THE REST OF 'EM.

I WAS FRAMED INTO DOIN'
WHAT I DID,

AND I COULD EXPLAIN IT
TO EVERYBODY

IF YOU'D JUST GIVE ME
A CHANCE.

DON'T HOLD OUT ON ME.
GIVE ME A BREAK.

YOU GET THIS
THROUGH YOUR HEAD,
PONTI -

I DON'T KNOW A THING
ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND IF I DID, I
WOULDN'T LIFT
A FINGER TO HELP YOU.

YOU'RE IN IT WITH THEM.

THAT'S WHY YOU'RE AT ME.

IT'S GETTIN' WORSE.

JOE,
WILL YOU PLEASE
GO DOWN

AND FIND OUT WHAT
IT'S ALL ABOUT
FOR ME?

NO.

LOOK.
I DID YOU A FAVOR ONCE.

SO MAYBE I DID SQUEAL
ABOUT THE BREAK,

BUT I DIDN'T
TELL ANYBODY
THAT YOU WERE IN ON IT.

DO YOU THINK YOU'D
BE COMIN' UP
FOR A PAROLE IF I'D TOLD?

TWO MEN ARE DEAD

BECAUSE YOU
COULDN'T KEEP
YOUR MOUTH SHUT.

BUT I DIDN'T SQUEAL
ON YOU.

YOU OWE ME SOMETHING
FOR THAT.

JUST GO DOWN
AND TALK TO THE GUARDS.

THEY'LL KNOW
WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

LOOK, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO DO
ANYTHING TO HELP ME.

JUST FIND OUT
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
SO I CAN HELP MYSELF.

I'D DO THAT MUCH
FOR YOU.

I'D DO THAT MUCH
FOR A DOG.

MALLOBY.

GET OUT OF HERE, JOE,
QUICK!

PONTI.

NEVER MIND.
GET OUT OF HERE.

COME ON, JOE. COME ON.
DON'T BE A FOOL.

YOU CAN'T LET
THEM FIND YOU
IN HERE!

COME ON, JOE.
COME ON!

JOE!

WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF IT,
DOUGLAS?

I DON'T KNOW.

SOMETIMES
IT'S JUST LETTING LOOSE.

THEN AGAIN,
THEY'LL PULL A
STUNT LIKE THAT

TO COVER
SOMETHING ELSE.

COVER SOMETHING...

PONTI!

I'D BETTER CALL DR. AGAR.

IT'S TOO LATE FOR THAT.

CH ECK TH E GUARDS
DOWNSTAIRS

AND SEND
THE FINGERPRINT MAN UP.

YES, WARDEN.

YOU DIDN'T DO THIS,
DID YOU, JOE?

NO.

WHO DID?

WHO DID?!

I DON'T KNOW.

MARTHA?

YEAH?

SEE ANYBODY
GO THROUGH THIS DOOR?

NO.

HOW LONG
YOU BEEN SITTING THERE?

ABOUT 4O MINUTES.

WHO DID IT, HUFFORD?

I DON'T KNOW.

THE GUARDS
DON'T KNOW ANYTHING,

BUT THEY MIGHT
HAVE STEPPED
ACROSS THE CORRIDOR

WHEN THE
YAMMERING STARTED.

HAVE EVERYBODY
WHO WAS IN THE BUILDING

CHECKED FOR
FINGERPRINTS
AND BLOODSTAINS.

YES, WARDEN.

YOU CAN'T GET
AWAY WITH IT,
JOE.

YOU WERE IN THE ROOM
WHEN PONTI WAS KILLED.

WELL, I WASN'T -

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

NOTHING.

WHAT ARE YOU
GONNA TELL THEM
AT THE INQUEST'?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
INQUEST?

WHAT ARE YOU
GONNA SAY TO THEM,
HUFFORD?

WHAT ARE YOU
GONNA SAY
TO THE CORONER'S JURY?

NOTHING.

THAT'S GONNA
SOUND GREAT.

YOU TELL THEM NOTHING,

THEY'LL PIN THIS
ON YOU SO FAST
YOU WON'T KNOW
WHAT HIT YOU.

PIN IT ON ME?

WHAT ELSE DO YOU THINK
THEY'RE GONNA DO?

YOU WERE THE
ONLY ONE IN
THE ROOM WITH THE
MURDERED MAN.

THIS IS GONNA BE
A CORONER'S JURY.

IT'S OUT OF MY
JURISDICTION.
I'LL BE A WITNESS.

I KNOW YOU DIDN'T
DO IT, JOE,
BUT THAT WON'T
PROVE IT TO THEM!

YOU KNOW I
CAN'T TELL YOU
ANYTHING.

I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
OF THE KIND!

ALL I KNOW
IS YOU'RE IN A NET.

NOW,
EITHER TELL
ME WHO DID IT

OR GET READY FOR
THE GAS CHAMBER
YOURSELF.

I CAN'T.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE DOING?

YOU'RE TRADING
AWAY YOUR LIFE
TO LIVE BY A CODE

THAT WAS SET UP
BY THIEVES AND
MURDERERS.

IT'S THE ONLY ONE YOU'VE
GIVEN ME A
CHANCE TO HAVE.

WHAT YOU DON'T SEEM
TO REALIZE

IS THE ONLY
FRIENDS I'VE GOT
ARE THE GUYS IN HERE.

JOE,
THAT'S ALL
CHANGED NOW.

YOU GET YOUR PAROLE
NEXT WEEK.

ARE YOU GONNA
THROW
EVERYTHING AWAY?

ARE YOU GONNA
PUNISH YOURSELF
FOR THE REST
OF YOUR LIFE

JUST BECAUSE
OF A COUPLE
OF BAD BREAKS?

YOU GOT A CHANCE
TO LIVE AGAIN.

YOU THINK
I DON'T KNOW THAT?

JOE, LISTEN TO ME -

WILL YOU QUIT POUNDING
AT ME?!

I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING.

I'M GONNA KEEP
POUNDING

TILL I GET SOME SENSE
INTO YOUR HEAD!

NOW, TELL ME -
WHO KILLED PONTI?!

ALL RIGHT.

JUST TELL ME
WHICH DOOR HE CAME IN.

THAT FILING
ROOM IN THERE
IS A DEAD END,

SO HE MUST'VE
COME THROUGH
THAT ONE OR THAT ONE.

COME ON, HUFFORD,
AT LEAST
YOU CAN TELL
ME THAT MUCH!

I THOUGHT YOU
WERE READY
TO GET OUT OF HERE, JOE,

READY TO TAKE
YOUR PLACE
IN THE COMMUNITY,

BUT LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING -

YOU'RE NOT READY
FOR ANYTHING
IF YOU MAINTAIN VALUES

THAT LET YOU
PROTECT A...
A CRUMMY MURDERER!

I'M GONNA GIVE YOU
ONE MORE CHANCE.

DON'T TURN YOUR BACK
ON IT.

WHO KILLED PONTI?!

IT'S EASY
FOR YOU TO STAND THERE

AND TELL SOMEBODY ELSE
WHAT TO DO.

NO, IT ISN'T.

IT'S A LOT EASIER
THAN WHAT
YOU'RE ASKING ME TO DO.

WHAT KIND OF VALUES
DO YOU THINK
I HAVE NOW?

THE RIGHT ONES.

HOW DO I KNOW
WHAT'S RIGHT?!

YOU'VE TAKEN AWAY
MY FREEDOM,
MY CITIZENSHIP.

THE ONLY THING
YOU'VE LEFT ME
IS A CERTAIN
SENSE OF LOYALTY

TO THOSE GUYS
DOWN THERE
I'VE HAD TO LIVE WITH.

AND NOW YOU WANT THAT,
TOO.

IN THERE.

YOU FIND ANYTHING?

NOT YET.
WHAT DOES HE SAY?

NOTHING.

WE'LL TAKE THAT
OUT OF HIM.

I GUESS YOU KNOW
WHAT THAT MEANS,
DON'T YOU, JOE?

THAT'S SOLITARY AGAIN .

YOU HAVEN'T
FORGOTTEN THAT,
HAVE YOU?

NO, I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN.

A BUCKET MEAL
EVERY SEVEN DAYS

AND BREAD AND WATER
IN BETWEEN.

NO LIGHTS.
NOBODY TO TALK TO.

COME ON, JOE,
USE SOME SENSE!
WHO KILLED THAT MAN?

ALL RIGHT, DOUGLAS,
LOCK HIM UP.

HE WON'T BE
SO STUBBORN
IN A WEEK.

I WANT EVERYTHING
UP HERE
FINGERPRINTED -

THE BRIDGE,
THE CORRIDOR,
THE STAIRS,

THE BODY IN THERE -
DON'T MISS A BIT!

YES, SIR.

GET ME THE CORONER.

I DON'T WANT TO THROW
MY WEIGHT AROUND,
MR. KNOWLAND,

BUT AFTER ALL,
I AM STATE'S
ATTORNEY FOR
THIS DISTRICT.

CONGRATULATIONS.

IT'S UP TO ME TO
GET SOME ACTION
ON THINGS LIKE THIS,

AND SO FAR,
WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY.

MR. OWENS, YOU
JUST WARM
YOUR CHAIR
FOR A FEW DAYS

AND AMUSE YOURSELF
BY TALKING TO
NEWSPAPERMEN.

MR. KNOWLAND,
THERE'S BEEN A
MURDER COMMITTED,

NOT ONLY IN YOUR OFFICE,
BUT RIGHT IN MY DISTRICT.

WELL,
THAT'S LIFE FOR YOU.

THIS KILLING HAPPENED
OVER A WEEK AGO.

SO FAR,
THERE'S BEEN
NO INQUEST.

OUR CORONER'S
DONE HIS DUTY.
HE'S BEEN OUT
HERE THREE TIMES.

WE'VE SWORN IN A JURY,
BROUGHT THEM
OUT HERE IN A BUS,

AND HAD TO
TAKE THEM BACK

EACH TIME YOU'VE ASKED
FOR A POSTPONEMENT.

YOU WON'T EVEN
LET US SEE
THIS FELLOW HUFFORD.

THAT'S RIGHT.
I WON'T.

A MAN IS DEAD, WARDEN,
AND SOMEBODY
HAS TO PAY.

I'M PERFECTLY AWARE
OF THAT.

OF COURSE.

NOW, I'VE COME OUT HERE
IN A FRANK AND
FRIENDLY SPIRIT.

I'VE LAID MY CARDS
ON THE TABLE.
I WANT YOU TO
DO THE SAME.

I'M PERFECTLY WILLING
TO DO THAT.

ALL RIGHT, THEN.
I DON'T WANT ANY
MORE DELAYS.

THERE'S BEEN A MURDER.
THERE'S GOING TO
BE AN INQUEST,

A TRIAL, AND A PENALTY -
THAT'S THE LAW
IN THIS STATE.

I DON'T KNOW IF
YOU KNOW THAT
OR NOT, MR KNOWLAND.

I KNOW IT, MR. OWENS.

OR SHOULD I CALL YOU
"JUNIOR"?

I LEARNED THIS
BUSINESS WHILE
YOU WERE PLAYING
HOPSCOTCH.

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE
YOUR MOTIVES?

MOTIVES?!

I'M TRYING TC)
CLEAR THIS UP,

AND I DON'T
WANT FUMBLING
SCHOOLBOYS
LIKE YOURSELF

COMING IN TO MESS IT UP!

NOW, YOU AND YOUR
CORONER'S JURY
LAY OFF OF ME,

AND I'LL GET TO
THE BOTTOM
OF THIS THING
IN MY OWN WAY.

I'M GOING TO HAVE
AN INQUEST HERE

TOMORROW
MORNING AT 10:00.

I'M HAVING YOU CALLED
ON A SUBPOENA,
MR. KNOWLAND,

AND YOU'RE
GOING TO TESTIFY.

I GUESS YOU CAN DO THAT
IF YOU WANT TO.

I WANT TO.

SEE YOU TOMORROW
MORNING
AT 10:00, MR. KNOWLAND.

JUNIOR.

HELLO, JOE.

COME ON, GET UP.

YOU KNOW, JOE...

YOU DON'T BELONG
IN A PLACE
LIKE THIS.

EVERYTHING COULD
BE SO EASY
FOR YOU.

YOU WOULDN'T
HAVE TO STAY
DOWN HERE.

WOULDN'T EVEN
HAVE TO STAY
AT ALL.

THERE'S A PAROLE
UP THERE
JUST WAITIN' FOR YOU.

YOU COULD BE
OUT OF HERE.

WHY DO YOU
WANT TO KICK
YOURSELF AROUND?

GIVE ME THE OTHER
CANDY BAR,
WILL YOU, BURKE?

WELL, YOU ONLY
BROUGHT ONE
WITH YOU, CAPTAIN.

WHY DIDN'T YOU
TELL ME, BURKE?

YOU KNEW WE
BROUGHT THAT DOWN
FOR JOE.

CAN YOU GET
OUT OF HERE?

Man:
TELL HIM, KID.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S
CUT IT OUT.
WHO KILLED PONTI?

COME ON. QUT WITH IT -
WHO KILLED HIM?

I SAID WHO KILLED HIM!
COME ON!

GET OUT OF HERE
AND LEAVE ME ALONE!

Man: TELL HIM, JOE.
THAT'S THE STUFF.

Douglas:
LOCK HIM IN.

PAILS FOR SOLITARY.

ALL RIGHT, BLACKIE.

HI, NICK!
HI.

WHO EATS TODAY?

L-ILJFFQRID-

HAS HE BEEN
DOWN THERE
A WEEK'?

SURE HE HAS, WITH
DOUGLAS AT HIM
EVERY MINUTE.

CAPTAIN DOUGLAS
TO YOU.

THIS STUFF TASTES
TERRIBLE.
IT NEEDS SALT.

SALT.

HERE. HURRY UP.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

COME ON,
LET'S GET GOING.

ALL RIGHT.

L-ILJFFQRID-

CELL NUMBER 3.

KAY!

HELLO, DAD.

WELCOME HOME.

HOW'S YOUR AUNT ELLEN?

CONVINCED WE'RE
ALL GOING TO BE
MURDERED IN OUR BEDS.

LET'S HAVE SOME LUNCH.

MALLOBY!

HE JUST WENT DOWN
TO THE MAIN KITCHEN.

WHO WAS THAT
WHO MET ME AT
THE STATION'?

A NEW TRUSTY.

WHERE'S JOE?

WELL,
THAT'S A LONG STORY.

I SUPPOSE YOU READ
IN THE PAPERS
THAT PONTI WAS
MURDERED.

YES.

JOE'S A MATERIAL
WITNESS.

HE WAS IN MY OFFICE
WHEN IT HAPPENED.

YOU DON'T THINK
HE DID IT?

I KNOW HE DIDN'T,
BUT HE KNOWS WHO DID.

WHERE IS HE'?

IN SOLITARY.

SOLITARY?

FOR WHAT?

I'VE GOT TO FIND OUT
WHO DID THIS.

HE KNOWS AND
WON'T TALK.

YOU'VE PUT HIM
BACK IN SOLITARY
AGAIN.

THIS DOESN'T
CONCERN YOU.
KAY.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
THESE THINGS.

I'VE GOT TO GET TO THE
BOTTOM OF THIS
RIGHT AWAY.

IF I DON'T,
THEY'LL BUST
ME WIDE OPEN.

YOU THINK YOU
CAN TORTURE HIM
INTO TALKING?

THIS ISN'T TORTURE.

WELL, WHAT DO
YOU CALL IT,
GENTLE PERSUASION?

THIS ISN'T OUTSIDE, DAD,

WHERE'D YOU'D HAVE
TO CHARGE HIM
OR LET HIM GO.

HE DOESN'T HAVE AN
ATTORNEY HERE
OR ANY RIGHTS.

HE CAN TELL ME
WHAT HE KNOWS

AND PICK UP A PAROLE
THAT'S ON MY DESK.

YOU DON'T CALL
THAT TORTURE?

AND SUPPOSING
HE DID TALK.

YOU YOURSELF
HATED PONTI
FOR WHAT HE DID.

THIS IS DIFFERENT.

HOW?

KEEP OUT OF THIS -

I WON'T KEEP OUT OF IT,

BECAUSE I'VE NEVER
SEEN YOU DO
A ROTTEN THING
LIKE THIS BEFORE!

YOU SET HIM
UP WHEN YOU
DIDN'T THINK HE
DESERVED IT.

YOU HAD TO DO THAT.

BUT NOW YOU'RE TRYING
TO TURN HIM INTO

THE WORST SORT OF MAN
JUST TO SAVE
YOUR OWN FACE.

THAT'S NOT A
VERY NICE WAY
OF PUTTING IT.

I KNOW IT...

BUT THAT'S
WHAT IT AMOUNTS TO.

YOU MUST THINK
A LOT OF HIM
TO TALK TO ME LIKE THIS.

I DO.

YEAH, YOU MUST THINK
AN AWFUL LOT OF HIM.

GO AHEAD
AND UNPACK YOUR BAGS.

EVERYTHING
WILL WORK OUT
ALL RIGHT.

DAD...

...HE NEEDS SOMEBODY
ON HIS SIDE.

HE'S GOT YOU, HASN'T HE?

AND YOU'VE
ALWAYS PACKED
A LOT OF WEIGHT
AROUND HERE.

I'VE GOT TO PICK UP
SOME MORE
MEAT FOR LUNCH.

THE WARDEN'S DAUGHTER
JUST CAME IN.

NICK?
YEAH?

GIVE HIM WHAT HE WANTS.

OKAY.

LET'S HAVE
A COUPLE OF
MORE CHOPS.

I planted a knife
in Hufford's pail.

That's great.

He'll either kill himself
or Douglas.

I'm hopin' it's Douglas.

I ought to knock some sense
into your head.

I thought
I was doing him a favor.

Give me your gun.

No!
I'm saving that for the break.

Give it to me.
Psst!

...SO THAT'S WHAT I TOLD
THE DUCHESS.

H U RRY HIM UP,
MALLOBY.

YEAH, HURRY IT UP,
NICK.

Okay.

Keep the other guys
out of it.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING?
I NEVER LIKED YOU.

ARE YOU KIDDIN'?

YEAH, I'M KIDDIN'.

DOUGLAS WILL
LOVE TO HEAR
ABOUT THIS.

LET'S TAKE HIM
TO SOLITARY.

GET BACK TO IT!

OPEN UP HUFFORD'S CELL.

YES, SIR.

SO, YOU DON'T LIKE ME,
HUH?

WELL, WHAT DID HE DO?

HE SLUGGED ME,
CAPTAIN.

I WAS JUST
STANDIN' THERE
THINKIN' ABOUT
MY DAY OFF,

WHEN HE WALKED UP
AND SLUGGED ME.

YOU... CRACKING
UNDER THE STRAIN?

WHEN I DON'T
LIKE PEOPLE,

I ALWAYS DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT.

WE'LL SEE HOW YOU FEEL
WHEN YOU GET HUNGRY.

PUT HIM
IN HUFFORD'S CELL.

COME ON.
YOU'RE GOING OUT.

COME ON, GET UP!

TROUBLE IN SOLITARY.
TELL THE WARDEN.

YES?

I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.

COME ON OUT, MALLOBY!

I'M WAITIN' FOR YOU
TO COME AND GET ME!

YOU HAVEN'T
GOT A CHANCE,
MALLOBY.

WHO IS IT?
MALLOBY.

WHAT HAPPENED?

WE WERE
BRINGING HUFFORD OUT

WHEN THEY BROUGHT
MALLOBY DOWN
FOR SLUGGING A GUARD.

OPEN THE GATE.

LOOK OUT!
HE'S GOT A GUN.

GIVE HIM ANOTHER
TREATMENT.

HOLD IT!

MALLOBY,
THIS IS THE WARDEN.

H IYA, WARDEN!

COME ON OUT,
MALLOBY, BEFORE WE
THROW TEAR
GAS IN THERE.

I'D LIKE TO COME
OUT, WARDEN.
I REALLY WOULD.

ALL RIGHT.
THROW YOUR
GUN OUT FIRST.

THEN COME OUT
WITH YOUR HANDS UP.

AND GET SHOT AS
SOON AS I HIT
THE OPEN?

COME ON OUT, MALLOBY.
YOU WON'T GET SHOT.

YOU'VE GOT MY WORD
ON THAT.

ALL RIGHT.

HERE I COME.

YOU NEVER SEEM TO WIN,
DO YOU, MALLOBY?

YOU'VE GOT TO
WIN SOMETIMES,
DOUGLAS.

FEEL THE KNIFE?

THIS ISN'T GONNA DO YOU
ANY GOOD!

TELL HIM, DOUGLAS.

TELL HIM HOW ONE
GLASS OF BEER
CAN ADD UP TO 12 YEARS.

TELL HIM THE REASON
I'M GONNA KILL YOU

AND WHY I WAITED
FOR THREE YEARS
FOR THE CHANCE TO DO IT.

JUST FOR THE
RECORD, WARDEN,
I GOT PONTI, TOO.

I GUESS
YOU CAN
UNDERSTAND NOW

WHY I COULDN'T TELL YOU
ANYTHING.

I STILL DON'T BELIEVE IN
WHAT YOU DID,
BUT I SUPPOSE -

HELLO.

OH, HELLO, MACKAY.

YEAH, YOU CAN
TELL JUNIOR

HE CAN HAVE HIS INQUEST
TOMORROW,

AND THAT WAY WE
CAN ALL WASTE
A LOT OF TIME.

WHY?

'CAUSE I ALREADY CAUGHT
THE MURDERER,
THAT'S WHY.

OH, I'M GONNA WORRY
AN AWFUL LOT
ABOUT BEING
UNORTHODOX.

GO AHEAD
AND TELL THE GOVERNOR

HE CAN SEND
HIS INVESTIGATORS OVER.

HALF OF 'EM
BELONG IN HERE
ANYWAY.

WHO?

WHAT ABOUT HIM'?

HE GOT HIS PAROLE
THREE HOURS AGO.

SURE, I SIGNED IT,
AND SO DID YOU!

MAC, IF YOU
TRY ANYTHING
LIKE THAT,

I'LL GO BACK INTO
PRIVATE PRACTICE.

I'LL NOT ONLY MAKE
THAT PAROLE STICK, I'LL -

LOOK, MY RESIGNATION
IS SIGNED
AND RIGHT HERE
ON MY DESK.

IF MITCHELL OR
ANYBODY ELSE
ISN'T SATISFIED,

ALL THEY HAVE TO DO
IS COME OVER
AND PICK IT UP!

NO, NO, I'M NOT SORE!
I JUST LOVE THIS JOB!

YOU LEFT HERE
THREE HOURS AGO.

I'M A LITTLE
BEHIND SCHEDULE.

YOU BETTER
GET STARTED.
I'LL DRIVE YOU
TO THE TRAIN.

WHEN I START TO EARN
A LMNG AGAIN,

YOU WON'T
MIND IF I WRITE
YOUR DAUGHTER,
WILL YOU?

KAY, GET YOUR
COAT AND MEET ME
AT THE CAR.

BE SURE AND GET
HER FORWARDING
ADDRESS.

WE MAY ALL BE SPRUNG
FROM THIS PLACE

ABOUT THE SAME TIME.