Bureau of Missing Persons (1933) - full transcript
Butch Saunders has been transferred to Missing Persons because he was too brutal in other police work. He regards the assignment as "kindergarten" work. When a young woman asks him to help locate her husband, Therme, he learns that she is really Norma Phillips, wanted by Chicago police for murder of her husband. She escapes, but Saunders borrows a corpse from the morgue to arrange her fake funeral. The trap brings the woman and Therme to the mortuary out of curiosity.
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all time any new customers
yep five last night three suicides the
other two we don't know what happened
okay I'll take a hinge at him right
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I can't recognize this guy what hit him
the subway train he jumped off the 42nd
Street Station last night
hello oh yeah mr. bloom yes we have a
report on your case we've located your
wife in Philadelphia
she's had a hotel over there oh I'm
sorry I can't mention names over the
phone you better come down here we'll
give you the details all right goodbye
have you had any news from my Klara
yes who's handling your case and mr.
Conlon if you'll just step in there I
think you'll find mr. calm thank you
this is mr. Thompson Gordon and a press
agent mr. Engel where did you locate
miss Gordon we found her hiding out in
the form of near Albany miss Gordon you
have God's considerable time and expense
looking for you why did you disappear it
was a publicity stunt a scheme my press
agent invented to get my name and
picture in the papers I'm opening in a
play on Broadway called the blue moon if
we could have kept her hidden for
another week she would have landed on
the front page of every paper in the
country this department is up to its
neck trying to be a service to people
who need us badly
we knew waste the time of my men for a
cheap stunt like this I ought to throw
you both in jail please don't
we were only trying yes I know trying to
fool a lot of people including a police
department
well I'll forget it this diamond get out
when did you say she disappeared mr.
Newbury Meg before last
she was your housekeeper you say yes
miss Wilson had been with me for nearly
six months sort of looking after things
for me you're a bachelor yes did you
trap ah nothing
I mean did she take anything with her
you know she was not the kind of a woman
who'd steal she was a good Christian
woman went to church every Sunday
morning and pray I'm meeting on
Wednesday nights you said you had some
news for me captain yes I think I have
at the same time I hope I haven't that's
why I brought you out here I don't
believe that y'all wife is in any
condition to be a much help to us now
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that body was taken out of the East
River this morning that your daughter
we found you right at this address we've
had a talk with her and she's willing to
come back I think you better go see her
no I can't I can't do it
after all the trouble we've had to find
her you won't even go and talk to her no
I'm afraid pray to your wife no afraid
of myself afraid I might kill the guy
that took her away from me what dirty
rat give me that address she's a medium
height about 36 years of age auburn hair
and brown eyes that's right what were
your relations with this woman is she
she was my husky purr that all you don't
think for a moment that I'd have
improper relations with my she was a
good Christian woman went to church
irregularly these photographs are all of
the same woman this is the fourth time
she's pulled this stunt sure I would
suggest that you forget all about miss
Wilson
but I was very fond of her I don't
understand no of course you don't this
is simply her formal record she finds
herself a nice lonesome bachelor such as
you are losing none of the respectable
title of housekeeper yes but it's all
right it's all right
I have no wish to pry into your personal
relations with this woman that's none of
my business I'm simply telling her when
she grows tired of one man she
disappears and finds herself another but
she was a idiot I know I know she was a
good Christian woman
hey what do you think you're going
looking for - plans got a white horse
hey wait a minute you can't go in there
I'll bet you got a sixpence
hiya skipper Oh detective foot Sanders
in the flesh can you imagine that
there's a game out there don't even know
who I was you want an apology
no that's all right captain let it pass
well how's the kindergarten getting
along
kindergarten hmm oh we're doing all
right
you know the trouble with this joint is
you're just soft around his Bureau you
waste a lot of time looking for runaway
guys and after you find me act like he
was doing you a favor they're up against
hoodlums and gorillas it's like we on
the robbery detail they are shooting
slugs and ask questions later
yes I understand you're pretty good at
that sort of thing me I'm the best kind
of robber detail when they send me after
anybody I bring em in I got five notches
on my gun and plenty more on my knuckles
I can go out congratulations and get
your feet off my desk where do you think
you are at home okay chief tell me I'm
supposed to come over and see you what
do you got a tough pick up a something
tomorrow was willing to oblige thanks
that's splendid
well make it snappy I gotta get back to
the piper nine handle a couple of cases
over there you got to get over a 50-foot
robbery detail yeah this is your
department what do you mean I've been
transferred yes you now belong to the
kindergarten you don't seem very
enthusiastic husband double-crossing me
I think it was a fella by the name of
her butch Sunday's huh
have you any idea why you've been
transferred sure those monkeys are
they're afraid of me then I got too much
on the ball I'll tell you why Saunders
you're a good hard-boiled two-fisted cut
that's right but you're bullheaded
you're stupid you know all about locking
a man's teeth out and dragging him down
and throwing him into the jug but you
don't know anything about using your
brains why I got the best record for s
in the department oh I know more arrests
anybody in the department unnecessary
arrests many of them our business is to
protect not persecute the public anybody
ever tell you that
yes paragraph three instructions for
detectives
oh you read the book and splendid
Sounders I'm gonna give you a chance
learn a little discipline here I'm gonna
give you a chance to learn to use your
brains and if you don't learn I'll
transfer you right down the line you've
probably wind up as a night watchman
somewhere what am I supposed to say
thanks they might be better if you
didn't say anything once again like if
we're gonna work together let's get a
few things straight you know we're not
dealing with mugs and gorillas all
together in this department we very
seldom make an arrest we don't have to
our business is to find people who for
some reason or other have lost
themselves we restore them to their
friends their families and their jobs
and that doesn't require strong our
methods that requires brains so you'll
probably do some of your best work
sitting in a chair thinking it's great
desk job I know I work very closely with
the men that are assigned to me and I
like to feel it we're all friends so how
about you butch let's check with me good
and another thing I am the head of this
department
I don't always tell all I know so until
you're the head man here I make all the
decisions got that oh that's all right
captain it won't take me along what
won't take you long become head man here
hey how many eyes and murder - yeah yeah
that's why two
amen we've got a new boy in school
this is detective butch Saunders I just
been transferred to this department so
get your eyes open butch see what you
can pick up around here kind of
familiarize yourself with the files
current cases maybe I'll assign it to a
district that your days right chief
you look at probably Joe okay chief you
want homicide man now robbery the guy
you're replacing was a rape man he was
no good on this stuff too much of a
one-track mind yeah I always hate to see
homicide and rape men come in here
Waddell came over from assault but he
got over it he's a jigsaw puzzle expert
oh we had to do jigsaw puzzles too well
sometimes we get an unidentified body so
badly cut up it's a puzzle to put them
together again I had a beautiful case
this morning man
take a hinge at that you'd never think
that was a human body would you all
chopped up and stuck in a suitcase when
I put it together any of the honey we
identified us with the gold fillings on
our teeth if you ever get one like that
hang on to our teeth I still think it
might be gwyndolin yeah don't wish she
got a mole on her chin I know Gwendolyn
want a limb Harris thanks been looking
for over six months
she disappeared the night after a
wedding still might be Quinlan she might
add that nor remove by electricity
electricity would I left the sky anyway
she's a blonde she don't mean anything
does it go away
I'm working on a case now maybe you can
be of some use to me look see this guy
yeah he left home a couple of days ago
said he was going on a business trip
what he didn't his wife and kids are
taking it pretty hard
we haven't given to the papers yet
because captain Weber's got a hunch on
this one he thinks the guy is right here
in town with a lady friend I get it
works on hunches does he well I found
out he's got a little blind uptown I'm
going up to see em now
I got an idea that guy is right up there
doing a hideout
you mean Caesar Paul the boy violinist
yes and we demand that he be found
immediately
can you imagine finding me hold was sold
out for tonight and now we have to
return the money how old did you say he
was 12 a baby he knows nothing at all
about the world we brought him up so
carefully little hmm he becomes more
ungrateful every day I'm grateful for
what I'm grateful for for all we've done
for him we've made him the greatest
violinist in the world he's played
before kings and now he runs away and
treats us like this is this description
of him correct yes I'll send out a
general alarm calling all cars calling
all cars missing person caesar paul boy
violinists age 12 height 5 feet weight
between 90 and hundred pounds dark curly
hair
hey you
we're looking for a guy named King what
a-poppin is he in I don't know
don't kid me that some what's going
weird easy well your guys running a
school for pansies King was in this
joint and I'm gonna find him come on
then I'm gonna put you in trade no
speakeasy where's this guy's a problem
you mean the big dog there maybe that
guy right there
I don't know you squirt out for so late
at night wait I tell you apartment 21
sometime he come there 21 huh
Alania say so come on I'll get a cab go
I'll handle this
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no don't go don't be silly dear no one
knows who I am here
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who is it
come on King man open up
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come on hurry up you're gonna open up
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what do you mean by breaking in my
pocket today I called the police and had
your breakfast I'll save you the trouble
now where's Kingman I'm sure I don't
know yes you do come on Alison when the
land where's the boyfriend come on let
it go no anything about it keep your
hands off me so you got him up did you
well you're not as dumb as you look say
young fella what right have you to an
audition she and a guy named Kingman
been playing house and I'm gonna find
who are gonna pay for that door sure I'm
gonna pay the war debt too but I've
gotta find the Airedale that was in this
room I won't stay with this chick the
committee one I'm going to move please
miss playin sister you're going bye-bye
what do you mean taking you down to the
department you mean you're resting oh no
we're going out come on I won't go I
don't have to I've done nothing
you're going places hey Archie the guy
took a Potter but I brought the
girlfriend so you'll run out on me that
you remember Sally just a minute very
young woman you know this gentleman
no I never met him before in my life
look the most things don't being thing
that ever happened to me well why you
two brought this girl here why you want
to find Kingman don't you she knows
where he is
here's this pajamas thought up in her
apartment
this is mr. Kingman right here never
mind Alice I've confessed everything I
had to will straighten everything out
you had no right to annoy this young
lady I am very sorry this happened
and I think Saunders that you owe the
lady an apology apology made certainly
you brought her here against her will
that was quite unnecessary mr. Kingman
was missing not the girl well I I'm
sorry babe
I'll take you home in a taxi not while
I'm conscious now go now certainly Thank
You captain
- no I think you'd better wait well
vibrating
you know mr. Kingman we still have your
case to settle very kind of you to come
in with mr. music and explain your
disappearance well I I had no idea it
would cause so much trouble I must have
been mad to have done such a thing
unfortunately there are those who love
you very much if I should report this
incident it wouldn't do my department
any good and it might ruin the happiness
of your wife and children I know a lot
about human weaknesses mr. Kingman but
is not my business to blame your condone
what you've done my business was to find
you now we've got to find some means of
restoring you to your family without
them knowing the truth that that's very
considerate of you I'd like to keep the
truth from my family if it's humanly
possible there's a little town called
Allendale about 60 miles from here you
buy a ticket to that town I'll see that
the Avondale Police pick you up it's an
amnesia case then I'll notify your wife
and you'll be sent home as a man who has
temporarily lost his bearing through
overwork your family would be so glad to
see you they won't ask me questions and
you can go back to being a model husband
again well that's that's the most human
thing I've ever had happened to me
I I won't forget your kindness to me no
no I'm trying to be kind to your wife
and children
well skipper we sure solve that iterate
Italy yes for only one day in the
department you're making quite a showing
Thanks
I guess there's any chance to do a thing
the wrong way you overlooked it's
because the day's too short your little
crime for time
do you know Saunders you're getting
nearer that night watchman's job pick up
and I thought you dropped that cigarette
on the floor pick it up and put it in
the basket missing persons Bureau yeah
detective Hank Slade's bigger huh what
was his name
Godfrey well that'll be fine when did he
disappear yesterday afternoon uh-huh all
right what you might give me a
description of me yeah black hair brown
eyes yeah small years yeah what did he
have on Oh a little blue sweater mm-hmm
yeah
black curly tail yeah all right just
j-just there ready first of all what you
want is a dog pound
oh by the way have you ever found any
trace of ghrelin Harris no neither is
anyone else I don't know there's a new
unidentified body at the morgue you
might check up on it I think I'll get my
family and move over them all well you
never can tell one of these days you may
find her just like that yeah when I do
I'll break her neck just like that
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me oh I just dropped in to sort of talk
things over this is my place you get out
of here
is it good hideout - I'll bet you a
dollar six best nobody could find either
one of us here you hiding out - yeah but
don't you tell anybody what do you got
there that's fine where'd you get them
yeah can I buy you a drink
all right thanks oh you been up here
ten days I'm glad you're tired of it
nah it's marvelous when night comes I go
down join the fellas and we have lots of
fun you do
doing what stealing and fighting
fighting
that's see you got a good list I look -
of the gang last night oh you don't want
to go around using your fish well I'm
gonna use your brains like I do I'd
rather be a big show
well you're a big shot already aren't
you I got two more guys to look first
Caesar Falls a big shot that's you yeah
yeah no no all right well husband
husband when Lynn Harris
are you still looking for that Dane give
my right eye to find her you couldn't
find a Chinaman in Shanghai
oh yeah well here he is well young man
how are you I'm all right I guess
glad you pick him up which oh I found
them over their tent laughs and you're
hiding out on the roof why'd you run
away from your mother and father I got
tired of practicing everyday and I hate
to play at concerts too you should be
glad to play in a theater before all
those people you know you're a genius I
don't want to be a genius I want to be
like other kids I never have any fun
I've always got to be dressed up I think
it's pretty nice to be dressed up play a
violin like you I hate it
my mother and father made me practice
all day I never get to play baseball or
roller skate like other kids
that's why I ran away I see I see
well I'm so glad you found him oh my
poor darling do you realize that you're
gonna pay with the symphony tomorrow and
you haven't practiced for ten days
I won't play anymore don't tell me what
you're doing what you won't do we've got
contracts oh wait a minute mr. poor
watch you leave him alone for a while
what do you know about music well I'll
never mind the music why don't you give
the kid a break
let him be a boy don't play with boys
I'll have some fun once in a while
you're driving the kid away from you
I think we've successfully raised this
genius without your help thus far young
man come darling we'll go home now and
get a nice bar and some nice clean
clothes now look what you did come on
well believe me if I'd have known they
were like that I'd have left the kid on
the roof
excuse me please I want to see detective
which Saunders and it's awfully personal
well if it's personal I can wait all but
it can't wait
I haven't seen him in a long time and I
want to surprise him you know how it is
when you haven't seen anybody in a long
time all right I'll tell him you're here
oh no no that would spoil everything oh
come on now please all right he's in
there Thanks but you Margie
oh I certainly will inspector yeah yeah
I'll be done in about five minutes and
about that other matter we'll wait a
minute will you get out of here can't
you see this is important
Oh flatfoot I'm in again why don't you
break out what the hives and scratch
yourself to death let me get out of here
all right just caught up with you yeah
and I'm sick of you catching up with me
what do you think this is I think it's
payday oh listen Belle why don't you
give me an even shake I'm gonna be an
important guy Ron if you let me alone
what did I ever do to you you married me
I sure didn't know what I was doing that
night uh you don't want me and I
certainly haven't gotten the end for you
and I want to - give me a break
every time I give you a break you tell
me I broke you are listen Belle why
don't you and me get a nice quiet
annulment or something you know call the
whole thing off I've been doing come
across if you don't lay off of me I'm
gonna put your ears off oh no you're not
you wouldn't want me to start a scandal
around here would you or have you a jug
for non-support I know be so good for
your job you're such an important guy
around here come on but should be nice
Wow
how much do you want how much have you
got you sure you can spare this haven't
you had any news from my Clara yeah I'm
sorry mr. Gilchrist we haven't heard a
thing Oh Jo you haven't heard anything
have you about - no sir but I'll
telephone you soon as we do here and
you'll keep looking
thank you sir certainly thank you
I found her Clara this morning you did
we're in jail over in Brooklyn they
pressed the last night for left my guys
wallet I didn't think you'd want to tell
y'all go no no hello is this the morgue
yeah
misty take the Frank Slade yeah you got
a stiff down there but I never quit on
the Harris Oh
Gwendolyn Harris hey man don't let me
know she turns up
goodbye darling see you soon
bless of you you let that Damian her
again and out could I speak to you
minute what I said I'd like to speak to
minutes well I was just poking at this
young lady ah she's so busy and I've
been waiting here an awfully long time
oh you mean I'll do doesn't make any
difference who I speak to as long as
someone the bureau who can help me okay
beautiful you're a cinch come on in
this is Theodore Arnold captain we
located mr. Arno in Galveston Texas he
was running a small candy shop their
cigars it on his daughter thank you
here we go tell me I want to speak to
mr. on all alone
well mr. Rallo taking us over here to
find you this is one case I can't figure
out your wife tells me that you were
married for ten years
happy and contented and good income in
fact I understand that your wife is a
very lovely woman very devoted to you
that's just the trouble sir she was too
devoted oh I wouldn't call that trouble
this is a little embarrassing to explain
but I'll try you see sir my wife is 15
years younger than I am she's youthful
relation we married 10 years ago but she
never seemed to realize that our
honeymoon was over I was an accountant
it's hard work long hours justice to
both of us I left my wife would seem to
be the only solution yes I think I
understand what can I do if I return
home the same thing is bound to happen
again
oh no no you go back to your wife and
have a talk with it tell her explain
that you both grown up tell her that you
still love her but she was settled down
her quiet normal married life under
those conditions you be satisfied to
remain at home she must face the facts a
honeymoon can't last forever I'll try it
I'll go back to her and have a talk good
I should be glad to hear from you thank
you very much goodbye
well captain web and the web does mrs.
Roberts she and her husband are up from
Baltimore they had a little fight in the
hotel room last night you know the guy
walked okay
I don't know lots of husbands acquire
other wives now turn up four to three
days
did your husband drink much no he's very
sensitive
he's a to attacks of an easier boy talks
about going on a ship I've been watching
the docks all day
you afraid that's what he's done I must
find him I never should have let him out
of my sight this is serious have you
been married long no oh oh bride and
groom it have you will photograph of
your husband that might help us identify
him
that the best one you have so I have
here that's a false mustache he's
clean-shaven that might be a picture of
anybody well you couldn't do much with
that sorry just give detective Saunders
the details of how your husband was
dressed 30 marks of identification and
we run the circular without any picture
come and see me when you through what's
your full name Norma Norma Robbie's mom
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for this birth what's your husband have
on his clothes are gone I don't know we
usually wears tweets how about a sign
great hair dark blue great the temples
except when he dies it hi about six feet
wait Obama 185 I guess about his team
fair go filling in this one I mean he
marks or scars you know tattoo marks I
don't think so
vaccination I guess so
guess so Donna's rider his left arm or
on his leg I really don't know you don't
know you never a good look at this guy
did you oh yes John we will need a thin
gold chain in his left wrist
no Masonic rings are up Steve anything
like that no what do you smoke tobacco I
suppose yeah I know that but I mean
cigars Piper corn silk Oh
cigars great a little and he sware Oh
well that finishes that but aren't you
gonna do anything now
sure I'm gonna do plenty I mean now this
minute where'd you go to the docks to me
tonight there's ship sailing well I go
with you
listen beautiful I'll go anywhere with
you how about having dinner with me
tonight if you only go to the docks with
me no you know first docks afterwards I
got to talk business with the captain
tell you what I'll do I'll pick you up
at 7 o'clock what do you say it's a date
can you imagine my husband running away
with my cook we'll do everything we can
to find your husband never mind about
him
I want my cook okay then there's all the
dough and this rappers husband gets but
I gotta work on that I don't know what
I'll let you handle this this is not in
your district you know which Jay I've
gone this far with it I certainly would
appreciate if you let me go through with
it do you think you can handle it
I'll bet you a dollar six bits you seen
her taking a lot of interest in this
case well I suppose I would to verse 20
years younger
all right hop to it thanks Gavin
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what do you say beautiful let's go in
and tie on the nose pray I'm not home
well maybe you're not but I am come on
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give me cigarette with you okay
beautiful dad you like onion I'm not
hungry I asked you if you liked onions I
don't care I'm only trying to put a
little hot food in do you're tired will
do you good
Joe hamburgers with onions a couple of
Java's hey pudding slip is the salt with
you right thanks hey what time is it
no it's about 12:30 hey lady
let's get sugar will do
say listen
you know this thing I hanging around the
dock saying two or three ships off every
night isn't gonna get you anything we've
got every dot cover and it can't be in
seventeenth edges at once yeah but I
just can't sit still in a hotel room
there are a hundred ways you might get
away god I think I'm doing something
anyhow those men of yours hardly looked
at the people going up the gangplank
tonight Oh No
well don't catch yourself hey buddy tell
us the ketchup put it right
hey do you ever find many people that
get lost that way sure about 90% of them
yeah but they're also you don't find
often say well you quit worrying about
that slug you with me now
well I gotta find suppose me a dog
listen you don't know what I means to me
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she certainly must be swell have
somebody care for you like that I wish
it was made you were looking for hope
you know I appreciate all you're doing
for me ah forget it I can't forget they
want to tell you something I'm gonna
keep right on looking for this guy but
it's one time I hope I flop what if I do
flop it'll be the first time in my life
sugar salt pepper ketchup
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now Joe this is mr. case you remember
mr. cases son disappeared about ten days
ago
yes sir he disappeared on his way to
Atlantic City today mr. case received
this note and these pigeons
that's a hot one how you gonna get a
line on them listen I want your type
paper instead of money to the legs of
each one of these pigeons chowder a fast
plane release the pigeons take a couple
of men and follow these birds by plane
to the hiding place what chief I'm a guy
with both feet on the ground the minute
there's nothin under me I get sick all
right all right never mind
Cullen you'll handle this but step on it
all right mr. case you know every time I
get in one of those bird cages I feel
like a canary so tell me something what
are you living on a joint like this for
so I can aboard besides I don't be here
long
you order say it's awfully late I don't
think you gotta come in oh that's okay
beautiful I know the house take July
looks like it's haunted
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yeah the Austin moon
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Hey
how about having breakfast with me in
the morning they aren't you tired of
seeing me day after day
no I'm bearing up under it pretty well
how about you well I'm getting along all
right but I can't expect you to make a
career out of it
why not I'm young and ambitious I'll
start at the bottom and work up sorry
listen when that dumb cluck of yours
disappeared that I leave any money to
live on
not very much leave you enough to paper
this rat's nest you will and what ideas
for money oh the manage will trust me
I'll send it to him when I get back to
Bald War
why don't you leave it on me Oh butch
Thanks
oh but no you can't do that I'll bet you
a dollar six bits
go on leave it'll mean I'll fix it so
the manager won't bother you anymore
Thanks whoa wait a minute come here
don't rush off I want to talk to you
Seiler can't you forget this guy for a
while you know let's not mix business
with pleasure of which don't
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what do you say you and me go out and
get plastered well what else is it I do
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tough break beautiful your Marin's so my
we both draw blanks oh it's okay
we've been separated for a year she
don't mean a thing to me look
the only reason I'm telling you this is
because I want to be on the level with
you because well I'm nuts about you
and I I hope to kind of like me to do
you
do you
of course I do but what you like each
other don't we
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oh you don't know how impossible it
always
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duh come on baby don't be that way
can't you forget that other ducky for a
while I'm sorry puts no use you might as
well go well that's a fine have yet been
said lesson beautiful
how about Kissimmee good night all right
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hi chick well butcher come here come on
you know whose picture that is sure it's
Norma Roberts yeah
alias normal Williams what what is her
husband's name third-term Roberts she
murdered him in Chicago ten days ago
shimmer yeah that's impossible she
couldn't do that you couldn't do that
what she did do that we're gonna do
about this
oh I don't know I don't get this at all
afraid you'll have to pick her up you'd
like to make a rest here's your chance
captain do me one favor will ya hmm
a Chicago with a whole story on this oh
you still don't believe it huh
well I don't know who is the guy she's
looking for if it isn't time Roberts Oh
probably the accomplice or a boyfriend
or nobody at all turn this all over the
Homicide Squad let them worry about that
which should go along with you show you
where this girl is all right I'll send a
couple of men with it well well get
going
that's too bad madam when did your
husband leave you three days ago three
days and the last thing you said to me
before he disappeared was if I hung any
more the baby's diapers on the ready a
that he'd leave me and now he's done it
now he's done it will you put an ad in
the paper tell him I won't do it anymore
if you just come home alright no diapers
under radiated
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you got the keys this room yes but never
mind open it up hope you won't disturb
any of the other guests
open it up nice looking here well come
on out what did I tell it for isn't
which I can explain it to your bust I
can but don't don't take me don't let
him take me all right I'll be back now
she's not in there let's go
yeah the only thing we can do is to just
stick around the waiter she comes back
oh yes oh you won't have to do that go
on back to the department send out your
alarm now stick around see if we can't
get a lavender boy here now
come on doing it you will do this as
quietly as possible won't you sure there
won't be any trouble you hotel and I'll
thank you
well butch that's the matter with you
you seem a little ragged do you have a
day mckussic arania not lately well
believe me I'll get them Dame I'll get
up it's the last thing I ever do
why I look at 150 suspects in the last
12 hours have an IV please taking this
town I've seen all the students I want
to see the rest of my right except the
right one normal Williams and when I
catch up with that double-crossing
two-timer pocket hello captain where I'm
speaking
where Brooklyn Pier 3 tell him to hold
everything just it is I'll be right over
well butch that may be your answer they
just found some woman's clothing in a
doctor book and pr3
a hat and a coat in the handbag with
Norma Williams caught in it ok give me t
Chopin the rivet just possible lets us
take a run over there
where's the watchman the founders
government Oh Tom come here
when did you find this clothing this
morning right here on the top you see a
woman on the dark last night no sir she
could have come out you when I was at
the other end you know it's Norma
Williams all right
I recognize the hat in the bag are you
sure yeah absolutely
I'll get the dredging company to drag
the river bring this stuff along what is
it Joe remember that Fritz Redmond who
said his wife walk down on you mean the
night watchman at the slaughterhouse
that's the guy well last night I went
down to the slaughterhouse to have a
look around they got a big machine down
there where they grind up all the bones
to make fertilizer I found this piece of
corn with a wedding ring I thought you
might like to have a look
that solves the disappearance of mrs.
Erdman better take his stuff over the
Homicide Squad Joe tell them where they
can pick up Richard Minh for the murder
of his wife yes
well butch you look at all your thinking
I hope you wait a minute I am thinking
about what normal Williams Oh have you
found her
no well maybe the tide carried the body
out they say a body comes to the surface
and nine days is that right captain
usually well this one won't what makes
you think it won't that Dame is too
smart to jump in the river I got a hunch
it's a phony yes I was thinking the same
thing
I'm checking every means of her leaving
the city well she'll overplay our hand
if we give a time he's not so far away
and if you let me do what I want to do
I'll find it so what do you want to do I
want to borrow a body from the morgue a
body but for funeral Bartol one they're
gonna bury anyway then they don't to
plant something in the morning papers
now she's around town she's gonna be
reading the papers very carefully did
you ever see a woman that could stay
away from her own funeral
come on captain give me an order on the
morgue butch I think you're beginning to
your head come in the office I'll give
you the order
that's a swell idea I couldn't have
thought of a better one myself hey is
everything ready down there
all set I'll see it the funeral parlor
well be on time if the phone starts at
two o'clock okay oh but you want to you
Oh how's my darling unwrap yourself you
walked a puss what's she watching how
did you get in here no I'm gonna show
you right out of the opossum
oh no you know are you gonna stop me
yeah I'll stop you and I don't mean
maybe that bankroll you gave me was
nothing but a bunch of one's wrapped up
in a 10-spot to make it look big oh you
can get away with that I give you all I
had and that's all you're gonna get now
get out of here I'll go when I get my
allowance
thank you darling sweet
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did you show up yet yeah she's late late
for all sure
but I want you morons sure this kind of
thing always George flies well it's a
better funeral and Clara could have got
any other way Clara who what you know
who you got in that box sure some stiff
they set up from the morgue yeah you
remember mrs. Gilchrist the little old
lady who's always coming into the
department I'm looking for a daughter
yeah well Clara's her daughter no kid
sure she died the Hopf joined the other
night we couldn't turn the body over to
the old lady because she had a found out
what her daughter was doing so we're
giving her a funeral anyway I get it
this funeral was set for two o'clock
it's after 3:00 now what are you going
to do oh I don't know well can't we go
ahead with it looks like you'll have to
wait a minute where's your telephone
when there's one in the back room there
okay how's business these days as a
depression bothered you much
hello captain Webb is butch yeah well I
guess I'm licked no no she didn't count
all right chief I'm coming in well can
you imagine spending 200 bucks in a
funeral the Dame don't show up well what
are you gonna do about it I can't wait
any longer
well has nothing much to do about it but
go ahead with
come on yo
sitter you dirty double-crosser no I'm
not I can explain everything uh
everything you told me was a pack of
lies and I fell for him because it was
nuts about you
how did giving you anything in the world
you know that don't you yeah I know yeah
and then night we were together another
one of your lies putting your arms
around me and telling me that you loved
me and the next day you let me risk my
job to save him you will and out left me
holding the bag play me for a sucker
what's your racket come on Tom I haven't
got a racket butch I mean everything I
said to you uh-uh don't give me that
listen you found out I was wanted for a
murder I didn't commit I didn't want you
to turn me in while it was still a
chance of proving it so I ran away won't
you believe me why should I believe here
sit down here I want to tell you this we
want to tell you for a long time well
come on let's have it
you better make it good I worked with
erm Roberts he was investment broker in
Chicago I was his private secretary so
what well I discovered quite by accident
that Roberts had a twin brother the
exact likeness of himself was being kept
out of the way I went to Robert's house
one day to take dictation and I saw him
for the first time he kept twisting his
mouth and blinking his eyes and then I
knew why Roberts kept him locked in his
room he was an idiot a foolish gibbering
idiot yeah yeah well Roberts put him in
the bird house how did ashamed of it you
want to keep it a secret all right go on
well one day I was called into Roberts
private office I saw what I thought was
Robert sitting there at the desk and I
was talking to him and then suddenly I
realized I was talking to a dead man
somebody left a gun beside him I picked
up the gun and while I was holding it
the police came in of course I was
confused and dazed and they arrested me
and now I looked more closely at the
body and I realized it wasn't mr.
Roberts at all but that of his insane
brother dressed in mr. Roberts clothes
and therme Roberts was gone they kept me
in jail for three days and all the time
I was convinced that Roberts had killed
his own brother and put him in his place
to keep from being arrested because I
knew he was wanted on charges of
embezzlement
did you tell all this to the police yes
of course but they wouldn't believe me
they didn't even know Roberts had a
brother well one day they released me in
custody of the attorneys and the firm to
be questioned about books and
transactions of the business and I got
away from them and I started out to find
firm Roberts he's the only man in the
world that can save me now you do
understand don't you what did you tell
me therme Robert was your husband
so I asked you to help me find him if I
told you the truth then why you to set
me right back to Chicago so you've been
smokin hot
no listen butch and know it sounds
impossible but it's the truth
well if you're looking for Roberts what
are you hanging around here for today
define Roberts thought he might have
read him a funeral then watching for him
in the drugstore across the street all
day then well my curiosity got the
better of me I want to see what I look
like in a coffin oh you do believe me
don't you butch no you're giving it to
me again honestly I'm not well I still
think you're playing me for a sucker but
I'm gonna find out come on
look
see that man what about him that's their
novice
I tell you that they're robbers I'm not
but they didn't get away
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Oh
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come on mother step on it
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listen you stay here that's Roberts is
liable to start shooting be careful with
your food remind me it's you I'm worried
about
can I trust you to stay in wait for me
sure okay be on the level with me just
for once with you
all right you hold the cab wait a minute
I want to see you go on get back in
there what's the matter
you know hurry what is this who are you
what do you want well you want to know
well I'm awfully sorry but I don't well
your will as soon as that gets it down
to headquarters headquarters there must
be some mistake
who are you looking for I'm looking for
a guy named Tom Roberts
well I'm awfully sorry but my name is
not therme Roberts no how do I know that
well why don't you go through my
personal belongings perhaps that will
convince you you ever been a Chicago yes
several times how long since I don't
know I think the last time was in 1923
why did you run away from here saw me
chase it and yes yes
but I've been receiving threatening
letters from a gang it's been after me
because I have a little money I was
packing my things I wanted to change my
room on that account well somebody's
lying and I'm gonna find out who it is
and you're going with me my friend I
have positive proof of my identity right
in this room I don't know anything about
the man that you're after so there's no
point in my going with you all right
supposing I don't take it down to
headquarters I got a gal downstairs says
she knows you says you are at them
Roberts will you go down and meet her
yes I'd be very glad to
but alright come on
well where's the girl
well she's supposed to be here that's
right where I left her you know this
thing is a joke don't you think it's
gone far enough
you'll pardon my saying so but you don't
seem to know who you're looking for
goodbye I'm very glad I met you
hey wait a minute
I still got a butcher term rabbits and
you're going ahead corner oh please hey
will you go now so must I slug you you
mean to tell me you can't find Gwendolyn
Harris after six months of looking I
tell you mr. Harris I've looked
everywhere I've searched the entire city
hotels hospitals the more young women's
Christian Association old lady's homes
Harris today I give up I'm only human
Ranger than Gwendolyn where have you
been why did you leave me oh I couldn't
stand it what darling
oh you were always eating crackers in
bed darling I haven't eaten a cracker in
months are you Wendelin Harris yeah what
are you gonna do about it
oh nothing much honey I made up my mind
if ever I found you I was gonna break
your neck
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hiya T hey what happened to you well I
thought you were having trouble what if
the cab to look for a policeman well I
got back he'd gone yeah well what about
this guy he says he ain't been in
Chicago since 1923 miss Williams do you
know this man course that's Therme
Roberts I don't understand who is this
young woman why was I brought here you
know very well who I am I never saw her
before in my life take a look at that
brown hair she used to be a blonde I'm
Norma Williams
let me anything to you normal Williams
pardon me would you tell me what this is
all about please what is your name
Julian C Forbes where is just possible
mr. Forbes is the case mistaken identity
but we're going to ask you to cooperate
with us for the sake of justice
certainly you can of course prove your
statement why of course
don't you believe it captain Webb ask
her about that gold chain in his left
wrist well I don't deny that I wear a
gold chain in my left wrist same as
thousands of other men in this country
hmm if I have a way to settle this
hello McGuire get Chicago on the wire
tell them to send me immediately a
telephoto of therm roberts i'm holding a
man here in the office waiting port sit
down make yourself comfortable mr.
Roberts yeah pardon me mr. Forbes
which
thank very sorry to annoy you further
but will you have all the evidence we
require in the very few minutes fortune
can I talk to you minute
go ahead what was the blonde that came
in this morning and called you witchy
would she know Watson no they young fell
outside for one is this huh yeah that's
her
butchy watch it hey you why did you get
this
that's my wife she's disappeared your
what my wife what's her name
Belle Howard I'm mr. Howard Homer Howard
how long you been married two years and
a half two years in a head oh that's
marvelous thing that's fine that's great
yes but she's always disappearing and I
can never find out where she goes also
there's wonderful autism that's awful
give me your address here's my quarter
no that's fine I'll tell you what you do
you go home and by tomorrow morning I'll
have your wife in your arms you will I
certainly what you really wanted don't
you oh yeah well brother you can have
her and take it from me never let her
out of your sight again
get me ha thank you so much oh you're
welcome
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butchy butchy here butch
let me have that
oh so this is theorem rabbits good work
butch
I thought
all right
I am therm Robert this is not a
particularly good picture of him must
have been taken when you were
considerably younger she might have
autographed it Joey that's it
take this man up the Homicide Bureau
come on no no don't take any chances
well chief we sure put that one over ten
we know miss Williams that practically
substantiates your story then I'm free
no no not exactly it just it would be
necessary for you to go back to Chicago
and testify in the meantime I'll place
you in the custody I'll look after
captain you think you can handle it no I
bet you dollar six bits can never thank
you're not kept it's all right miss
Williams all right let's go ahead come
on beautiful excuse me for a minute I'll
be right back well well well how do you
do good I mean well thank you well what
can I do for you my little buttercup I
want my allowance hmm you want your
allowance
well baby you're gonna get your
allowance
give me Circle three four three seven
six yeah hello oh hello hello is that
you Homer
yeah this is Homer well uh I found your
wife yeah yeah she's had a slight
accident
hmm no no no nothing serious just a few
bruises
oh I think you'll be able to recognize
her mmm goodbye Homer mm-hmm what
happened in there say do you like onions
what I said do you like onions well sure
if I got a steak to go with them you're
a cinch beautiful come on we're going
places
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all time any new customers
yep five last night three suicides the
other two we don't know what happened
okay I'll take a hinge at him right
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I can't recognize this guy what hit him
the subway train he jumped off the 42nd
Street Station last night
hello oh yeah mr. bloom yes we have a
report on your case we've located your
wife in Philadelphia
she's had a hotel over there oh I'm
sorry I can't mention names over the
phone you better come down here we'll
give you the details all right goodbye
have you had any news from my Klara
yes who's handling your case and mr.
Conlon if you'll just step in there I
think you'll find mr. calm thank you
this is mr. Thompson Gordon and a press
agent mr. Engel where did you locate
miss Gordon we found her hiding out in
the form of near Albany miss Gordon you
have God's considerable time and expense
looking for you why did you disappear it
was a publicity stunt a scheme my press
agent invented to get my name and
picture in the papers I'm opening in a
play on Broadway called the blue moon if
we could have kept her hidden for
another week she would have landed on
the front page of every paper in the
country this department is up to its
neck trying to be a service to people
who need us badly
we knew waste the time of my men for a
cheap stunt like this I ought to throw
you both in jail please don't
we were only trying yes I know trying to
fool a lot of people including a police
department
well I'll forget it this diamond get out
when did you say she disappeared mr.
Newbury Meg before last
she was your housekeeper you say yes
miss Wilson had been with me for nearly
six months sort of looking after things
for me you're a bachelor yes did you
trap ah nothing
I mean did she take anything with her
you know she was not the kind of a woman
who'd steal she was a good Christian
woman went to church every Sunday
morning and pray I'm meeting on
Wednesday nights you said you had some
news for me captain yes I think I have
at the same time I hope I haven't that's
why I brought you out here I don't
believe that y'all wife is in any
condition to be a much help to us now
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that body was taken out of the East
River this morning that your daughter
we found you right at this address we've
had a talk with her and she's willing to
come back I think you better go see her
no I can't I can't do it
after all the trouble we've had to find
her you won't even go and talk to her no
I'm afraid pray to your wife no afraid
of myself afraid I might kill the guy
that took her away from me what dirty
rat give me that address she's a medium
height about 36 years of age auburn hair
and brown eyes that's right what were
your relations with this woman is she
she was my husky purr that all you don't
think for a moment that I'd have
improper relations with my she was a
good Christian woman went to church
irregularly these photographs are all of
the same woman this is the fourth time
she's pulled this stunt sure I would
suggest that you forget all about miss
Wilson
but I was very fond of her I don't
understand no of course you don't this
is simply her formal record she finds
herself a nice lonesome bachelor such as
you are losing none of the respectable
title of housekeeper yes but it's all
right it's all right
I have no wish to pry into your personal
relations with this woman that's none of
my business I'm simply telling her when
she grows tired of one man she
disappears and finds herself another but
she was a idiot I know I know she was a
good Christian woman
hey what do you think you're going
looking for - plans got a white horse
hey wait a minute you can't go in there
I'll bet you got a sixpence
hiya skipper Oh detective foot Sanders
in the flesh can you imagine that
there's a game out there don't even know
who I was you want an apology
no that's all right captain let it pass
well how's the kindergarten getting
along
kindergarten hmm oh we're doing all
right
you know the trouble with this joint is
you're just soft around his Bureau you
waste a lot of time looking for runaway
guys and after you find me act like he
was doing you a favor they're up against
hoodlums and gorillas it's like we on
the robbery detail they are shooting
slugs and ask questions later
yes I understand you're pretty good at
that sort of thing me I'm the best kind
of robber detail when they send me after
anybody I bring em in I got five notches
on my gun and plenty more on my knuckles
I can go out congratulations and get
your feet off my desk where do you think
you are at home okay chief tell me I'm
supposed to come over and see you what
do you got a tough pick up a something
tomorrow was willing to oblige thanks
that's splendid
well make it snappy I gotta get back to
the piper nine handle a couple of cases
over there you got to get over a 50-foot
robbery detail yeah this is your
department what do you mean I've been
transferred yes you now belong to the
kindergarten you don't seem very
enthusiastic husband double-crossing me
I think it was a fella by the name of
her butch Sunday's huh
have you any idea why you've been
transferred sure those monkeys are
they're afraid of me then I got too much
on the ball I'll tell you why Saunders
you're a good hard-boiled two-fisted cut
that's right but you're bullheaded
you're stupid you know all about locking
a man's teeth out and dragging him down
and throwing him into the jug but you
don't know anything about using your
brains why I got the best record for s
in the department oh I know more arrests
anybody in the department unnecessary
arrests many of them our business is to
protect not persecute the public anybody
ever tell you that
yes paragraph three instructions for
detectives
oh you read the book and splendid
Sounders I'm gonna give you a chance
learn a little discipline here I'm gonna
give you a chance to learn to use your
brains and if you don't learn I'll
transfer you right down the line you've
probably wind up as a night watchman
somewhere what am I supposed to say
thanks they might be better if you
didn't say anything once again like if
we're gonna work together let's get a
few things straight you know we're not
dealing with mugs and gorillas all
together in this department we very
seldom make an arrest we don't have to
our business is to find people who for
some reason or other have lost
themselves we restore them to their
friends their families and their jobs
and that doesn't require strong our
methods that requires brains so you'll
probably do some of your best work
sitting in a chair thinking it's great
desk job I know I work very closely with
the men that are assigned to me and I
like to feel it we're all friends so how
about you butch let's check with me good
and another thing I am the head of this
department
I don't always tell all I know so until
you're the head man here I make all the
decisions got that oh that's all right
captain it won't take me along what
won't take you long become head man here
hey how many eyes and murder - yeah yeah
that's why two
amen we've got a new boy in school
this is detective butch Saunders I just
been transferred to this department so
get your eyes open butch see what you
can pick up around here kind of
familiarize yourself with the files
current cases maybe I'll assign it to a
district that your days right chief
you look at probably Joe okay chief you
want homicide man now robbery the guy
you're replacing was a rape man he was
no good on this stuff too much of a
one-track mind yeah I always hate to see
homicide and rape men come in here
Waddell came over from assault but he
got over it he's a jigsaw puzzle expert
oh we had to do jigsaw puzzles too well
sometimes we get an unidentified body so
badly cut up it's a puzzle to put them
together again I had a beautiful case
this morning man
take a hinge at that you'd never think
that was a human body would you all
chopped up and stuck in a suitcase when
I put it together any of the honey we
identified us with the gold fillings on
our teeth if you ever get one like that
hang on to our teeth I still think it
might be gwyndolin yeah don't wish she
got a mole on her chin I know Gwendolyn
want a limb Harris thanks been looking
for over six months
she disappeared the night after a
wedding still might be Quinlan she might
add that nor remove by electricity
electricity would I left the sky anyway
she's a blonde she don't mean anything
does it go away
I'm working on a case now maybe you can
be of some use to me look see this guy
yeah he left home a couple of days ago
said he was going on a business trip
what he didn't his wife and kids are
taking it pretty hard
we haven't given to the papers yet
because captain Weber's got a hunch on
this one he thinks the guy is right here
in town with a lady friend I get it
works on hunches does he well I found
out he's got a little blind uptown I'm
going up to see em now
I got an idea that guy is right up there
doing a hideout
you mean Caesar Paul the boy violinist
yes and we demand that he be found
immediately
can you imagine finding me hold was sold
out for tonight and now we have to
return the money how old did you say he
was 12 a baby he knows nothing at all
about the world we brought him up so
carefully little hmm he becomes more
ungrateful every day I'm grateful for
what I'm grateful for for all we've done
for him we've made him the greatest
violinist in the world he's played
before kings and now he runs away and
treats us like this is this description
of him correct yes I'll send out a
general alarm calling all cars calling
all cars missing person caesar paul boy
violinists age 12 height 5 feet weight
between 90 and hundred pounds dark curly
hair
hey you
we're looking for a guy named King what
a-poppin is he in I don't know
don't kid me that some what's going
weird easy well your guys running a
school for pansies King was in this
joint and I'm gonna find him come on
then I'm gonna put you in trade no
speakeasy where's this guy's a problem
you mean the big dog there maybe that
guy right there
I don't know you squirt out for so late
at night wait I tell you apartment 21
sometime he come there 21 huh
Alania say so come on I'll get a cab go
I'll handle this
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no don't go don't be silly dear no one
knows who I am here
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who is it
come on King man open up
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come on hurry up you're gonna open up
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what do you mean by breaking in my
pocket today I called the police and had
your breakfast I'll save you the trouble
now where's Kingman I'm sure I don't
know yes you do come on Alison when the
land where's the boyfriend come on let
it go no anything about it keep your
hands off me so you got him up did you
well you're not as dumb as you look say
young fella what right have you to an
audition she and a guy named Kingman
been playing house and I'm gonna find
who are gonna pay for that door sure I'm
gonna pay the war debt too but I've
gotta find the Airedale that was in this
room I won't stay with this chick the
committee one I'm going to move please
miss playin sister you're going bye-bye
what do you mean taking you down to the
department you mean you're resting oh no
we're going out come on I won't go I
don't have to I've done nothing
you're going places hey Archie the guy
took a Potter but I brought the
girlfriend so you'll run out on me that
you remember Sally just a minute very
young woman you know this gentleman
no I never met him before in my life
look the most things don't being thing
that ever happened to me well why you
two brought this girl here why you want
to find Kingman don't you she knows
where he is
here's this pajamas thought up in her
apartment
this is mr. Kingman right here never
mind Alice I've confessed everything I
had to will straighten everything out
you had no right to annoy this young
lady I am very sorry this happened
and I think Saunders that you owe the
lady an apology apology made certainly
you brought her here against her will
that was quite unnecessary mr. Kingman
was missing not the girl well I I'm
sorry babe
I'll take you home in a taxi not while
I'm conscious now go now certainly Thank
You captain
- no I think you'd better wait well
vibrating
you know mr. Kingman we still have your
case to settle very kind of you to come
in with mr. music and explain your
disappearance well I I had no idea it
would cause so much trouble I must have
been mad to have done such a thing
unfortunately there are those who love
you very much if I should report this
incident it wouldn't do my department
any good and it might ruin the happiness
of your wife and children I know a lot
about human weaknesses mr. Kingman but
is not my business to blame your condone
what you've done my business was to find
you now we've got to find some means of
restoring you to your family without
them knowing the truth that that's very
considerate of you I'd like to keep the
truth from my family if it's humanly
possible there's a little town called
Allendale about 60 miles from here you
buy a ticket to that town I'll see that
the Avondale Police pick you up it's an
amnesia case then I'll notify your wife
and you'll be sent home as a man who has
temporarily lost his bearing through
overwork your family would be so glad to
see you they won't ask me questions and
you can go back to being a model husband
again well that's that's the most human
thing I've ever had happened to me
I I won't forget your kindness to me no
no I'm trying to be kind to your wife
and children
well skipper we sure solve that iterate
Italy yes for only one day in the
department you're making quite a showing
Thanks
I guess there's any chance to do a thing
the wrong way you overlooked it's
because the day's too short your little
crime for time
do you know Saunders you're getting
nearer that night watchman's job pick up
and I thought you dropped that cigarette
on the floor pick it up and put it in
the basket missing persons Bureau yeah
detective Hank Slade's bigger huh what
was his name
Godfrey well that'll be fine when did he
disappear yesterday afternoon uh-huh all
right what you might give me a
description of me yeah black hair brown
eyes yeah small years yeah what did he
have on Oh a little blue sweater mm-hmm
yeah
black curly tail yeah all right just
j-just there ready first of all what you
want is a dog pound
oh by the way have you ever found any
trace of ghrelin Harris no neither is
anyone else I don't know there's a new
unidentified body at the morgue you
might check up on it I think I'll get my
family and move over them all well you
never can tell one of these days you may
find her just like that yeah when I do
I'll break her neck just like that
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me oh I just dropped in to sort of talk
things over this is my place you get out
of here
is it good hideout - I'll bet you a
dollar six best nobody could find either
one of us here you hiding out - yeah but
don't you tell anybody what do you got
there that's fine where'd you get them
yeah can I buy you a drink
all right thanks oh you been up here
ten days I'm glad you're tired of it
nah it's marvelous when night comes I go
down join the fellas and we have lots of
fun you do
doing what stealing and fighting
fighting
that's see you got a good list I look -
of the gang last night oh you don't want
to go around using your fish well I'm
gonna use your brains like I do I'd
rather be a big show
well you're a big shot already aren't
you I got two more guys to look first
Caesar Falls a big shot that's you yeah
yeah no no all right well husband
husband when Lynn Harris
are you still looking for that Dane give
my right eye to find her you couldn't
find a Chinaman in Shanghai
oh yeah well here he is well young man
how are you I'm all right I guess
glad you pick him up which oh I found
them over their tent laughs and you're
hiding out on the roof why'd you run
away from your mother and father I got
tired of practicing everyday and I hate
to play at concerts too you should be
glad to play in a theater before all
those people you know you're a genius I
don't want to be a genius I want to be
like other kids I never have any fun
I've always got to be dressed up I think
it's pretty nice to be dressed up play a
violin like you I hate it
my mother and father made me practice
all day I never get to play baseball or
roller skate like other kids
that's why I ran away I see I see
well I'm so glad you found him oh my
poor darling do you realize that you're
gonna pay with the symphony tomorrow and
you haven't practiced for ten days
I won't play anymore don't tell me what
you're doing what you won't do we've got
contracts oh wait a minute mr. poor
watch you leave him alone for a while
what do you know about music well I'll
never mind the music why don't you give
the kid a break
let him be a boy don't play with boys
I'll have some fun once in a while
you're driving the kid away from you
I think we've successfully raised this
genius without your help thus far young
man come darling we'll go home now and
get a nice bar and some nice clean
clothes now look what you did come on
well believe me if I'd have known they
were like that I'd have left the kid on
the roof
excuse me please I want to see detective
which Saunders and it's awfully personal
well if it's personal I can wait all but
it can't wait
I haven't seen him in a long time and I
want to surprise him you know how it is
when you haven't seen anybody in a long
time all right I'll tell him you're here
oh no no that would spoil everything oh
come on now please all right he's in
there Thanks but you Margie
oh I certainly will inspector yeah yeah
I'll be done in about five minutes and
about that other matter we'll wait a
minute will you get out of here can't
you see this is important
Oh flatfoot I'm in again why don't you
break out what the hives and scratch
yourself to death let me get out of here
all right just caught up with you yeah
and I'm sick of you catching up with me
what do you think this is I think it's
payday oh listen Belle why don't you
give me an even shake I'm gonna be an
important guy Ron if you let me alone
what did I ever do to you you married me
I sure didn't know what I was doing that
night uh you don't want me and I
certainly haven't gotten the end for you
and I want to - give me a break
every time I give you a break you tell
me I broke you are listen Belle why
don't you and me get a nice quiet
annulment or something you know call the
whole thing off I've been doing come
across if you don't lay off of me I'm
gonna put your ears off oh no you're not
you wouldn't want me to start a scandal
around here would you or have you a jug
for non-support I know be so good for
your job you're such an important guy
around here come on but should be nice
Wow
how much do you want how much have you
got you sure you can spare this haven't
you had any news from my Clara yeah I'm
sorry mr. Gilchrist we haven't heard a
thing Oh Jo you haven't heard anything
have you about - no sir but I'll
telephone you soon as we do here and
you'll keep looking
thank you sir certainly thank you
I found her Clara this morning you did
we're in jail over in Brooklyn they
pressed the last night for left my guys
wallet I didn't think you'd want to tell
y'all go no no hello is this the morgue
yeah
misty take the Frank Slade yeah you got
a stiff down there but I never quit on
the Harris Oh
Gwendolyn Harris hey man don't let me
know she turns up
goodbye darling see you soon
bless of you you let that Damian her
again and out could I speak to you
minute what I said I'd like to speak to
minutes well I was just poking at this
young lady ah she's so busy and I've
been waiting here an awfully long time
oh you mean I'll do doesn't make any
difference who I speak to as long as
someone the bureau who can help me okay
beautiful you're a cinch come on in
this is Theodore Arnold captain we
located mr. Arno in Galveston Texas he
was running a small candy shop their
cigars it on his daughter thank you
here we go tell me I want to speak to
mr. on all alone
well mr. Rallo taking us over here to
find you this is one case I can't figure
out your wife tells me that you were
married for ten years
happy and contented and good income in
fact I understand that your wife is a
very lovely woman very devoted to you
that's just the trouble sir she was too
devoted oh I wouldn't call that trouble
this is a little embarrassing to explain
but I'll try you see sir my wife is 15
years younger than I am she's youthful
relation we married 10 years ago but she
never seemed to realize that our
honeymoon was over I was an accountant
it's hard work long hours justice to
both of us I left my wife would seem to
be the only solution yes I think I
understand what can I do if I return
home the same thing is bound to happen
again
oh no no you go back to your wife and
have a talk with it tell her explain
that you both grown up tell her that you
still love her but she was settled down
her quiet normal married life under
those conditions you be satisfied to
remain at home she must face the facts a
honeymoon can't last forever I'll try it
I'll go back to her and have a talk good
I should be glad to hear from you thank
you very much goodbye
well captain web and the web does mrs.
Roberts she and her husband are up from
Baltimore they had a little fight in the
hotel room last night you know the guy
walked okay
I don't know lots of husbands acquire
other wives now turn up four to three
days
did your husband drink much no he's very
sensitive
he's a to attacks of an easier boy talks
about going on a ship I've been watching
the docks all day
you afraid that's what he's done I must
find him I never should have let him out
of my sight this is serious have you
been married long no oh oh bride and
groom it have you will photograph of
your husband that might help us identify
him
that the best one you have so I have
here that's a false mustache he's
clean-shaven that might be a picture of
anybody well you couldn't do much with
that sorry just give detective Saunders
the details of how your husband was
dressed 30 marks of identification and
we run the circular without any picture
come and see me when you through what's
your full name Norma Norma Robbie's mom
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for this birth what's your husband have
on his clothes are gone I don't know we
usually wears tweets how about a sign
great hair dark blue great the temples
except when he dies it hi about six feet
wait Obama 185 I guess about his team
fair go filling in this one I mean he
marks or scars you know tattoo marks I
don't think so
vaccination I guess so
guess so Donna's rider his left arm or
on his leg I really don't know you don't
know you never a good look at this guy
did you oh yes John we will need a thin
gold chain in his left wrist
no Masonic rings are up Steve anything
like that no what do you smoke tobacco I
suppose yeah I know that but I mean
cigars Piper corn silk Oh
cigars great a little and he sware Oh
well that finishes that but aren't you
gonna do anything now
sure I'm gonna do plenty I mean now this
minute where'd you go to the docks to me
tonight there's ship sailing well I go
with you
listen beautiful I'll go anywhere with
you how about having dinner with me
tonight if you only go to the docks with
me no you know first docks afterwards I
got to talk business with the captain
tell you what I'll do I'll pick you up
at 7 o'clock what do you say it's a date
can you imagine my husband running away
with my cook we'll do everything we can
to find your husband never mind about
him
I want my cook okay then there's all the
dough and this rappers husband gets but
I gotta work on that I don't know what
I'll let you handle this this is not in
your district you know which Jay I've
gone this far with it I certainly would
appreciate if you let me go through with
it do you think you can handle it
I'll bet you a dollar six bits you seen
her taking a lot of interest in this
case well I suppose I would to verse 20
years younger
all right hop to it thanks Gavin
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what do you say beautiful let's go in
and tie on the nose pray I'm not home
well maybe you're not but I am come on
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give me cigarette with you okay
beautiful dad you like onion I'm not
hungry I asked you if you liked onions I
don't care I'm only trying to put a
little hot food in do you're tired will
do you good
Joe hamburgers with onions a couple of
Java's hey pudding slip is the salt with
you right thanks hey what time is it
no it's about 12:30 hey lady
let's get sugar will do
say listen
you know this thing I hanging around the
dock saying two or three ships off every
night isn't gonna get you anything we've
got every dot cover and it can't be in
seventeenth edges at once yeah but I
just can't sit still in a hotel room
there are a hundred ways you might get
away god I think I'm doing something
anyhow those men of yours hardly looked
at the people going up the gangplank
tonight Oh No
well don't catch yourself hey buddy tell
us the ketchup put it right
hey do you ever find many people that
get lost that way sure about 90% of them
yeah but they're also you don't find
often say well you quit worrying about
that slug you with me now
well I gotta find suppose me a dog
listen you don't know what I means to me
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she certainly must be swell have
somebody care for you like that I wish
it was made you were looking for hope
you know I appreciate all you're doing
for me ah forget it I can't forget they
want to tell you something I'm gonna
keep right on looking for this guy but
it's one time I hope I flop what if I do
flop it'll be the first time in my life
sugar salt pepper ketchup
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now Joe this is mr. case you remember
mr. cases son disappeared about ten days
ago
yes sir he disappeared on his way to
Atlantic City today mr. case received
this note and these pigeons
that's a hot one how you gonna get a
line on them listen I want your type
paper instead of money to the legs of
each one of these pigeons chowder a fast
plane release the pigeons take a couple
of men and follow these birds by plane
to the hiding place what chief I'm a guy
with both feet on the ground the minute
there's nothin under me I get sick all
right all right never mind
Cullen you'll handle this but step on it
all right mr. case you know every time I
get in one of those bird cages I feel
like a canary so tell me something what
are you living on a joint like this for
so I can aboard besides I don't be here
long
you order say it's awfully late I don't
think you gotta come in oh that's okay
beautiful I know the house take July
looks like it's haunted
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yeah the Austin moon
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Hey
how about having breakfast with me in
the morning they aren't you tired of
seeing me day after day
no I'm bearing up under it pretty well
how about you well I'm getting along all
right but I can't expect you to make a
career out of it
why not I'm young and ambitious I'll
start at the bottom and work up sorry
listen when that dumb cluck of yours
disappeared that I leave any money to
live on
not very much leave you enough to paper
this rat's nest you will and what ideas
for money oh the manage will trust me
I'll send it to him when I get back to
Bald War
why don't you leave it on me Oh butch
Thanks
oh but no you can't do that I'll bet you
a dollar six bits
go on leave it'll mean I'll fix it so
the manager won't bother you anymore
Thanks whoa wait a minute come here
don't rush off I want to talk to you
Seiler can't you forget this guy for a
while you know let's not mix business
with pleasure of which don't
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what do you say you and me go out and
get plastered well what else is it I do
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tough break beautiful your Marin's so my
we both draw blanks oh it's okay
we've been separated for a year she
don't mean a thing to me look
the only reason I'm telling you this is
because I want to be on the level with
you because well I'm nuts about you
and I I hope to kind of like me to do
you
do you
of course I do but what you like each
other don't we
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oh you don't know how impossible it
always
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duh come on baby don't be that way
can't you forget that other ducky for a
while I'm sorry puts no use you might as
well go well that's a fine have yet been
said lesson beautiful
how about Kissimmee good night all right
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hi chick well butcher come here come on
you know whose picture that is sure it's
Norma Roberts yeah
alias normal Williams what what is her
husband's name third-term Roberts she
murdered him in Chicago ten days ago
shimmer yeah that's impossible she
couldn't do that you couldn't do that
what she did do that we're gonna do
about this
oh I don't know I don't get this at all
afraid you'll have to pick her up you'd
like to make a rest here's your chance
captain do me one favor will ya hmm
a Chicago with a whole story on this oh
you still don't believe it huh
well I don't know who is the guy she's
looking for if it isn't time Roberts Oh
probably the accomplice or a boyfriend
or nobody at all turn this all over the
Homicide Squad let them worry about that
which should go along with you show you
where this girl is all right I'll send a
couple of men with it well well get
going
that's too bad madam when did your
husband leave you three days ago three
days and the last thing you said to me
before he disappeared was if I hung any
more the baby's diapers on the ready a
that he'd leave me and now he's done it
now he's done it will you put an ad in
the paper tell him I won't do it anymore
if you just come home alright no diapers
under radiated
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you got the keys this room yes but never
mind open it up hope you won't disturb
any of the other guests
open it up nice looking here well come
on out what did I tell it for isn't
which I can explain it to your bust I
can but don't don't take me don't let
him take me all right I'll be back now
she's not in there let's go
yeah the only thing we can do is to just
stick around the waiter she comes back
oh yes oh you won't have to do that go
on back to the department send out your
alarm now stick around see if we can't
get a lavender boy here now
come on doing it you will do this as
quietly as possible won't you sure there
won't be any trouble you hotel and I'll
thank you
well butch that's the matter with you
you seem a little ragged do you have a
day mckussic arania not lately well
believe me I'll get them Dame I'll get
up it's the last thing I ever do
why I look at 150 suspects in the last
12 hours have an IV please taking this
town I've seen all the students I want
to see the rest of my right except the
right one normal Williams and when I
catch up with that double-crossing
two-timer pocket hello captain where I'm
speaking
where Brooklyn Pier 3 tell him to hold
everything just it is I'll be right over
well butch that may be your answer they
just found some woman's clothing in a
doctor book and pr3
a hat and a coat in the handbag with
Norma Williams caught in it ok give me t
Chopin the rivet just possible lets us
take a run over there
where's the watchman the founders
government Oh Tom come here
when did you find this clothing this
morning right here on the top you see a
woman on the dark last night no sir she
could have come out you when I was at
the other end you know it's Norma
Williams all right
I recognize the hat in the bag are you
sure yeah absolutely
I'll get the dredging company to drag
the river bring this stuff along what is
it Joe remember that Fritz Redmond who
said his wife walk down on you mean the
night watchman at the slaughterhouse
that's the guy well last night I went
down to the slaughterhouse to have a
look around they got a big machine down
there where they grind up all the bones
to make fertilizer I found this piece of
corn with a wedding ring I thought you
might like to have a look
that solves the disappearance of mrs.
Erdman better take his stuff over the
Homicide Squad Joe tell them where they
can pick up Richard Minh for the murder
of his wife yes
well butch you look at all your thinking
I hope you wait a minute I am thinking
about what normal Williams Oh have you
found her
no well maybe the tide carried the body
out they say a body comes to the surface
and nine days is that right captain
usually well this one won't what makes
you think it won't that Dame is too
smart to jump in the river I got a hunch
it's a phony yes I was thinking the same
thing
I'm checking every means of her leaving
the city well she'll overplay our hand
if we give a time he's not so far away
and if you let me do what I want to do
I'll find it so what do you want to do I
want to borrow a body from the morgue a
body but for funeral Bartol one they're
gonna bury anyway then they don't to
plant something in the morning papers
now she's around town she's gonna be
reading the papers very carefully did
you ever see a woman that could stay
away from her own funeral
come on captain give me an order on the
morgue butch I think you're beginning to
your head come in the office I'll give
you the order
that's a swell idea I couldn't have
thought of a better one myself hey is
everything ready down there
all set I'll see it the funeral parlor
well be on time if the phone starts at
two o'clock okay oh but you want to you
Oh how's my darling unwrap yourself you
walked a puss what's she watching how
did you get in here no I'm gonna show
you right out of the opossum
oh no you know are you gonna stop me
yeah I'll stop you and I don't mean
maybe that bankroll you gave me was
nothing but a bunch of one's wrapped up
in a 10-spot to make it look big oh you
can get away with that I give you all I
had and that's all you're gonna get now
get out of here I'll go when I get my
allowance
thank you darling sweet
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did you show up yet yeah she's late late
for all sure
but I want you morons sure this kind of
thing always George flies well it's a
better funeral and Clara could have got
any other way Clara who what you know
who you got in that box sure some stiff
they set up from the morgue yeah you
remember mrs. Gilchrist the little old
lady who's always coming into the
department I'm looking for a daughter
yeah well Clara's her daughter no kid
sure she died the Hopf joined the other
night we couldn't turn the body over to
the old lady because she had a found out
what her daughter was doing so we're
giving her a funeral anyway I get it
this funeral was set for two o'clock
it's after 3:00 now what are you going
to do oh I don't know well can't we go
ahead with it looks like you'll have to
wait a minute where's your telephone
when there's one in the back room there
okay how's business these days as a
depression bothered you much
hello captain Webb is butch yeah well I
guess I'm licked no no she didn't count
all right chief I'm coming in well can
you imagine spending 200 bucks in a
funeral the Dame don't show up well what
are you gonna do about it I can't wait
any longer
well has nothing much to do about it but
go ahead with
come on yo
sitter you dirty double-crosser no I'm
not I can explain everything uh
everything you told me was a pack of
lies and I fell for him because it was
nuts about you
how did giving you anything in the world
you know that don't you yeah I know yeah
and then night we were together another
one of your lies putting your arms
around me and telling me that you loved
me and the next day you let me risk my
job to save him you will and out left me
holding the bag play me for a sucker
what's your racket come on Tom I haven't
got a racket butch I mean everything I
said to you uh-uh don't give me that
listen you found out I was wanted for a
murder I didn't commit I didn't want you
to turn me in while it was still a
chance of proving it so I ran away won't
you believe me why should I believe here
sit down here I want to tell you this we
want to tell you for a long time well
come on let's have it
you better make it good I worked with
erm Roberts he was investment broker in
Chicago I was his private secretary so
what well I discovered quite by accident
that Roberts had a twin brother the
exact likeness of himself was being kept
out of the way I went to Robert's house
one day to take dictation and I saw him
for the first time he kept twisting his
mouth and blinking his eyes and then I
knew why Roberts kept him locked in his
room he was an idiot a foolish gibbering
idiot yeah yeah well Roberts put him in
the bird house how did ashamed of it you
want to keep it a secret all right go on
well one day I was called into Roberts
private office I saw what I thought was
Robert sitting there at the desk and I
was talking to him and then suddenly I
realized I was talking to a dead man
somebody left a gun beside him I picked
up the gun and while I was holding it
the police came in of course I was
confused and dazed and they arrested me
and now I looked more closely at the
body and I realized it wasn't mr.
Roberts at all but that of his insane
brother dressed in mr. Roberts clothes
and therme Roberts was gone they kept me
in jail for three days and all the time
I was convinced that Roberts had killed
his own brother and put him in his place
to keep from being arrested because I
knew he was wanted on charges of
embezzlement
did you tell all this to the police yes
of course but they wouldn't believe me
they didn't even know Roberts had a
brother well one day they released me in
custody of the attorneys and the firm to
be questioned about books and
transactions of the business and I got
away from them and I started out to find
firm Roberts he's the only man in the
world that can save me now you do
understand don't you what did you tell
me therme Robert was your husband
so I asked you to help me find him if I
told you the truth then why you to set
me right back to Chicago so you've been
smokin hot
no listen butch and know it sounds
impossible but it's the truth
well if you're looking for Roberts what
are you hanging around here for today
define Roberts thought he might have
read him a funeral then watching for him
in the drugstore across the street all
day then well my curiosity got the
better of me I want to see what I look
like in a coffin oh you do believe me
don't you butch no you're giving it to
me again honestly I'm not well I still
think you're playing me for a sucker but
I'm gonna find out come on
look
see that man what about him that's their
novice
I tell you that they're robbers I'm not
but they didn't get away
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Oh
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come on mother step on it
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listen you stay here that's Roberts is
liable to start shooting be careful with
your food remind me it's you I'm worried
about
can I trust you to stay in wait for me
sure okay be on the level with me just
for once with you
all right you hold the cab wait a minute
I want to see you go on get back in
there what's the matter
you know hurry what is this who are you
what do you want well you want to know
well I'm awfully sorry but I don't well
your will as soon as that gets it down
to headquarters headquarters there must
be some mistake
who are you looking for I'm looking for
a guy named Tom Roberts
well I'm awfully sorry but my name is
not therme Roberts no how do I know that
well why don't you go through my
personal belongings perhaps that will
convince you you ever been a Chicago yes
several times how long since I don't
know I think the last time was in 1923
why did you run away from here saw me
chase it and yes yes
but I've been receiving threatening
letters from a gang it's been after me
because I have a little money I was
packing my things I wanted to change my
room on that account well somebody's
lying and I'm gonna find out who it is
and you're going with me my friend I
have positive proof of my identity right
in this room I don't know anything about
the man that you're after so there's no
point in my going with you all right
supposing I don't take it down to
headquarters I got a gal downstairs says
she knows you says you are at them
Roberts will you go down and meet her
yes I'd be very glad to
but alright come on
well where's the girl
well she's supposed to be here that's
right where I left her you know this
thing is a joke don't you think it's
gone far enough
you'll pardon my saying so but you don't
seem to know who you're looking for
goodbye I'm very glad I met you
hey wait a minute
I still got a butcher term rabbits and
you're going ahead corner oh please hey
will you go now so must I slug you you
mean to tell me you can't find Gwendolyn
Harris after six months of looking I
tell you mr. Harris I've looked
everywhere I've searched the entire city
hotels hospitals the more young women's
Christian Association old lady's homes
Harris today I give up I'm only human
Ranger than Gwendolyn where have you
been why did you leave me oh I couldn't
stand it what darling
oh you were always eating crackers in
bed darling I haven't eaten a cracker in
months are you Wendelin Harris yeah what
are you gonna do about it
oh nothing much honey I made up my mind
if ever I found you I was gonna break
your neck
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hiya T hey what happened to you well I
thought you were having trouble what if
the cab to look for a policeman well I
got back he'd gone yeah well what about
this guy he says he ain't been in
Chicago since 1923 miss Williams do you
know this man course that's Therme
Roberts I don't understand who is this
young woman why was I brought here you
know very well who I am I never saw her
before in my life take a look at that
brown hair she used to be a blonde I'm
Norma Williams
let me anything to you normal Williams
pardon me would you tell me what this is
all about please what is your name
Julian C Forbes where is just possible
mr. Forbes is the case mistaken identity
but we're going to ask you to cooperate
with us for the sake of justice
certainly you can of course prove your
statement why of course
don't you believe it captain Webb ask
her about that gold chain in his left
wrist well I don't deny that I wear a
gold chain in my left wrist same as
thousands of other men in this country
hmm if I have a way to settle this
hello McGuire get Chicago on the wire
tell them to send me immediately a
telephoto of therm roberts i'm holding a
man here in the office waiting port sit
down make yourself comfortable mr.
Roberts yeah pardon me mr. Forbes
which
thank very sorry to annoy you further
but will you have all the evidence we
require in the very few minutes fortune
can I talk to you minute
go ahead what was the blonde that came
in this morning and called you witchy
would she know Watson no they young fell
outside for one is this huh yeah that's
her
butchy watch it hey you why did you get
this
that's my wife she's disappeared your
what my wife what's her name
Belle Howard I'm mr. Howard Homer Howard
how long you been married two years and
a half two years in a head oh that's
marvelous thing that's fine that's great
yes but she's always disappearing and I
can never find out where she goes also
there's wonderful autism that's awful
give me your address here's my quarter
no that's fine I'll tell you what you do
you go home and by tomorrow morning I'll
have your wife in your arms you will I
certainly what you really wanted don't
you oh yeah well brother you can have
her and take it from me never let her
out of your sight again
get me ha thank you so much oh you're
welcome
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butchy butchy here butch
let me have that
oh so this is theorem rabbits good work
butch
I thought
all right
I am therm Robert this is not a
particularly good picture of him must
have been taken when you were
considerably younger she might have
autographed it Joey that's it
take this man up the Homicide Bureau
come on no no don't take any chances
well chief we sure put that one over ten
we know miss Williams that practically
substantiates your story then I'm free
no no not exactly it just it would be
necessary for you to go back to Chicago
and testify in the meantime I'll place
you in the custody I'll look after
captain you think you can handle it no I
bet you dollar six bits can never thank
you're not kept it's all right miss
Williams all right let's go ahead come
on beautiful excuse me for a minute I'll
be right back well well well how do you
do good I mean well thank you well what
can I do for you my little buttercup I
want my allowance hmm you want your
allowance
well baby you're gonna get your
allowance
give me Circle three four three seven
six yeah hello oh hello hello is that
you Homer
yeah this is Homer well uh I found your
wife yeah yeah she's had a slight
accident
hmm no no no nothing serious just a few
bruises
oh I think you'll be able to recognize
her mmm goodbye Homer mm-hmm what
happened in there say do you like onions
what I said do you like onions well sure
if I got a steak to go with them you're
a cinch beautiful come on we're going
places
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