Private Hell 36 (1954) - full transcript
Two detectives are investigating a robbery. Though they're able to find the money, their trail leads one of them to a woman with expensive tastes, and though he desperately wants to keep her, he knows his salary isn't enough for her to stay.
"The crime: murder. The motive: money."
"Three hundred thousand dollars."
"Which never reached the
bank's night depository."
"The place: New York City."
"The killer and the money vanished.
A slick, cold-blooded job."
"Not until a year later in
the city of Los Angeles."
"Did the case come alive again."
"Detective Sergeant Calvin Bruner."
"Working on a robbery detail,
Los Angeles Police Department."
"Checked off duty for the night."
"He was on the way home when his
trained eyes and ears stopped him."
This is a police officer.
Come out in the open.
With your hands up.
I said come out in the open.
Alright, don't shoot.
Don't shoot.
Drop that gun.
Now come over here.
Keep your hands ..
Robbery Division. Farnham speaking.
What did you say his
name was again, ma'am?
Yes ma'am, we have your
husband on a robbery charge.
No. He's not receiving visitors
tonight. Call in tomorrow.
What are you doing here?
I was on my home and
going by this drugstore.
I saw this character.
And a pal of his taking over the joint.
Sit down.
Cal, you feel alright?
Yeah, sure. Never felt better.
Take everything out of your pockets.
Put it on the desk here.
I thought you had a date.
- Huh?
That's right, I did, didn't I.
Well, I guess I'm going to be late.
This is one of the guys from
the drugstore, Lieutenant.
The other is on his way to the morgue.
- Alright.
The fruits of honest toil no doubt.
Anything wrong, Lieutenant?
Charlie Bowman got it.
I don't feel so good.
- Shut up.
Where'd it happen?
Boyle heights, a couple of hours ago.
He tried to break up a gang fight.
Does his wife know about it?
- Yep.
I had the pleasure of telling her.
That's too bad.
Get me a doctor, will you?
- Shut up.
I'm glad I got the other creep anyway.
Look, why don't you
go ahead and wash up?
I'll book him.
Sure you don't mind?
- No. Go on.
Okay, see you in the locker room.
Alright.
Start telling the Lieutenant
your life story.
Look. Honest, I got the shakes.
Get me a doctor, will you?
- Never mind that. What's your name?
Evney Serovitch.
Where do you live?
I'm a transient.
- Who was your partner?
I could do with something now.
You know, some people can remember
faces but can't remember names.
Sometimes I remember both. It's a gift.
The last time you paid us a
visit, it was Jake Lamont.
You've lost some weight since then.
Is business bad?
My name is Evney Serovitch.
Where did you get the roll?
I took it off the guy that
runs the drugstore.
Fifty dollars.
You know, he's an old money-pusher.
That could be counterfeit
or it might be hot.
I'll check it with Stimson.
He's all yours.
Let's go.
You ought to know the way by now.
Come on.
How do you like that? Look at that.
When did I get this suit?
When was it?
Yesterday.
That miserable creep.
A good thing it didn't go through you.
Yeah.
Frank Gribbin laid out
tonight next to Bowman.
Only yesterday Bowman
was telling me that ..
He'd made his last payment on his car.
That's something, isn't it?
Stop taking it so hard.
He wasn't your brother.
Nope.
Just a nice guy.
A dame I know gets me
this stuff wholesale.
'Old Oak'.
Not too bad, huh?
It stinks.
I tell you one thing.
I'd rather be Bowman any day, than
alive and pushing a desk like Lubin.
Lubin doesn't catch any
slugs where he's sitting.
Yeah. It's all in a day's work.
You sure just can't afford
to make a mistake.
That's right.
Bowman probably got a
little careless, that's all.
Sometimes I wonder what would happen to
Francey and the kid if I got careless.
Ah. Knock it off, Jack.
I can't afford to lose you.
Think you can find time to
go to Bowman's funeral?
Oh yeah. Sure.
Maybe I'll wear my new grey suit.
Oh yes. He'll love that.
Sometimes I wonder why we go steady.
Because I'm irresistible.
What am I going to tell baby this time?
Say you're sorry but you had to shoot a
man. If she loves you she'll understand.
"Bruner .. Farnham."
"See Captain Michaels before you leave."
That ties it.
I wonder what the old man wants now.
He probably wants you
to take over his job.
Yes, sir. There was a 50-dollar
bill in what they took alright.
You're sure about that?
- Yes, sir.
Pah.
Tom, I think it's his bedtime.
I'll just keep the toys here.
Now Mr Mace, I hate to bother you.
You see we have to know where
you got this 50-dollar bill.
Can you remember?
Yes, sir. I remember.
A customer, a man I'd seen several
times before came in tonight.
Tonight?
- Yes, sir.
I was just getting ready to close up.
Anyway, he seemed to be in some pain.
So I filled a couple of doctor's
prescriptions for him.
He said he had a gallbladder condition.
Uhuh.
He's the one that gave you this bill?
- Yes, sir.
I remember it because I had a hard
time making change for that much.
Anything else you remember about him?
For every prescription,
there is a name, isn't there?
Do you recall what it was?
No sir, no. I don't recall offhand.
But I can check the prescriptions slips.
He was grousing about having to
go back to work, the way he felt.
He said he worked in
a club. A bartender.
The Emerald Club.
Emerald Club?
Yes sir.
Do you know where that is?
No, sir.
Now, Mr Mace. We have to ask
you a funny kind of favor.
We have to put this bill into evidence.
We'd like to keep it here for a while.
Of course, you'll get
another one just as good.
Alright?
Yes, sure. I guess it's alright.
Fifty dollars is pretty cheap
for what you did for me.
Well, we don't charge
for this kind of service.
So we'll just consider
this a loan, shall we?
Oh .. and the rest of
this you can have back.
There is a hundred and
twenty-three dollars here.
Can you get home alright? You got a car?
Thanks.
I sure owe you a lot.
If there is anything else I can do ..
- Yes, there is something you can do.
I wish you'd go back to
your drugstore tonight ..
And get the name on those prescription
slips and phone it in. Will you do that?
Sure.
Could I .. have somebody go with me?
I think we can arrange that.
- I'll take him, Captain.
Okay, fine.
- We'll get the name.
Goodnight.
- Goodnight.
Boys.
- Yes, sir.
Lubin checked this bill. And as
you probably suspect, it's hot.
Huh?
It belongs to that elevator
homicide job in New York.
I just talked to them back there
and some of the money.
Not too much of it.
Is showing up in Miami and
there is some in Las Vegas.
They want us to follow up here. So ..
Bruner.
You and Farnham take this
on and see what turns up.
Yes, sir.
- You hold the stakes.
And I'll go find me a bartender
with gallbladder trouble.
Goodnight, Captain.
Ah, Bruner.
Yes, sir?
You took a long chance
tonight and you won.
Next time play it safe, huh.
- Right.
Goodnight now, boys. Keep in touch.
We will.
I never did like sending
two policemen into a bar.
Jack?
Honey.
Sorry if I woke you.
I wasn't asleep.
Honey, what are you doing?
Checking up on me?
Nothing wrong with the baby, is there?
No, she's fine.
It's me.
I guess I'll never be a very
good wife for a policeman.
Hey, what's all this about?
I heard about Charlie Bowman.
Grace called me.
Oh, it's so awful.
It could have been you.
I tried to get you but you were out.
I just wanted to be sure you're alright.
- Of course I'm alright, darling.
The odds are a thousand
to one in my favor.
Those are honest figures.
I read them last year.
I know I'm being silly.
We have so much to worry about.
The baby .. me .. the house.
But sometimes I wish you were
in some other kind of work.
Come on now.
I'm doing what I know how to do.
What I've been trained for.
And I like it.
Except on pay day.
You know.
For the first time ..
My feet hurt.
Do you think I'm getting old?
Jack.
- Hmm?
Sometimes when I'm lying
here waiting for you ..
I get panicky.
I wonder what I'd do if
you didn't come home.
I've never heard you
talk like this before.
I couldn't stand it if
anything happened to you.
I know I've got the baby.
I do love her. But ..
But I've had you so much longer.
Oh darling, please .. couldn't you
get a transfer to something else?
Something safer.
Don't press our luck.
Darling, everything
is going to work out.
I'll think of something.
[ Baby crying ]
Hey.
What's all this?
You got to go to sleep, huh.
There.
Hey, we're not open yet.
Not until five. Can't you read?
That's alright. We're not drinking.
Yet.
Is your name Marvin?
How's your gallbladder?
We had a talk with the
fellow at the drugstore.
You gave the man a 50-dollar bill.
Is this it?
How would I know?
I just gave him fifty bucks.
There's quite a few of
those in circulation.
Not like this one.
Where did you get it?
What are you guys getting at?
What is this?
Mind your bladder, Marvin.
Just think back.
Where'd you get the fifty?
I borrowed it.
- From whom?
Someone I know.
It's a girl. She works here.
At what?
She sings songs. She has a
hat-check concession on the side.
Is she always good for a fifty?
I needed the fifty bucks for the doctor.
Tips have been lousy.
Sure.
Hi, Sam.
Who are your friends?
Leftovers from last night?
They came in to see me.
But they want to see you.
Well, I don't blame them.
What are you boys doing,
working up a chain letter?
If you don't mind Miss we'd like
to talk to you for a few minutes.
No. I'm not supposed to
sit with the customers.
That's alright. We're not customers.
We're police officers.
Oh.
Right over there, Miss.
We just want to ask you
a few questions, Miss.
Like what?
- Like for a start, what's your name?
Lilli Marlowe.
I hope you'll excuse me but
that sounds a little phony.
It is.
What's your real name?
You know, it's been so long I
can't remember. Isn't that silly?
Either of you detectives seen a gold
cigarette-holder around anywhere?
Never mind.
- What's your address?
305 Sycamore Avenue, Hollywood.
Thanks.
This is the fifty you
gave the bartender.
It is.
Listen, we got work to do around here.
You fellows can come back later.
Lilli, you know better ..
Are you the owner?
- Yeah.
Carry on, Sergeant.
Now be my guest.
This won't hurt a bit.
Where did you get the fifty?
You know, I've seen all this on Dragnet.
- Save the jokes for the customers.
Come on, think.
It was a tip.
$10.95 the set.
A 50-dollar bill is a pretty big tip.
What did you do for it?
Just put this down in your little book.
Ready?
- Uhuh.
Not what you're thinking.
Okay, how did you get it?
I have a lovely voice.
I sang 'Smoke Gets In
Your Eyes' five times.
He was loaded.
- Who?
The guy who gave me the fifty.
- Who was he?
I don't know.
I really don't know.
- Come on, don't pull a blackout on me.
Who was he? What was his name?
I never saw him before or since.
I miss a man like that.
Alright, what did he look like?
I didn't notice.
- You can do better than that.
You know, I don't like
this kind of work.
He was probably a nice guy. That would
not make a difference to you, would it.
If he was a nice guy, he's got nothing
to worry about. Now come on, give.
Well, he was .. bigger than you.
Around forty. Dark hair.
Anything else? Any distinguishing marks
like scars or moles on his face or body?
How should I know?
How about his voice?
Any accent?
No.
Anything else you can
remember about him?
No.
Nothing?
Uhuh.
Thank you very much.
You've been a great help.
If he comes back to hear you
sing please contact us, will you.
I want to give you something
to remember me by.
That's all, Mr Hausner. Thanks.
That's Sergeant Farnham.
We'd appreciate your help.
Yes, Sergeant.
Anything?
- No.
Miss Marlowe doesn't seem
to care for police officers.
I can't understand why.
- Just certain cops.
Anything I can do for you gentlemen?
Would you like me to sing something?
We'd love it .. but we can't afford it.
He makes a bad impression
at first, but .. he loves you.
Believe me.
Cal.
Who do we look for now?
First we look for a haystack.
Then we look for a needle.
Hello.
Haven't you've given the taxpayers
their money's worth for one night?
Aren't you going to invite me in?
No.
Well, at least at the pup is friendly.
Alright Murgatroyd .. beat it.
Don't be long now.
Look, if you've got time to kill ..
Why don't you blow your
whistle and arrest somebody?
I think you forgot something.
I don't know what you had in mind
but I'm going to take a shower.
I'm afraid that will have
to wait a little while.
Make yourself comfortable.
Now, why don't you really try to
remember what he looked like?
Who?
The man who gave you the fifty bucks.
How long have you known him?
All my life.
Ever since I was a little girl ..
I dreamed I'd meet a drunken slob
in a bar who'd give me fifty bucks.
And we'd live happily ever after.
It's stuffy in here.
Do I pass?
Detective, dear.
I'm going to tell you a
little bedtime story.
Once upon a time, there was a girl.
And she could have been my twin.
Who got in to trouble
in a big city far away.
She was framed for
something she didn't do.
So today she doesn't go in
for framing other people.
Do you feel the point?
Is that the end of your story?
Yes.
Nobody is going to be framed.
Now, why don't you try
real hard to remember.
And see if you can't come up with
something good for me to go on, huh?
You know, withholding information
from the police gets you in ..
Gets you in all sorts of trouble.
I'd like to keep my job at the club.
I get hungry three times a day.
You'll keep eating.
Now come on, think back.
Alright, he had a moustache. A thin one.
When he gave me the fifty bucks I told
him I thought it was a pretty good tip.
He said he could afford it because
he had a good day at the track.
Will you buy that?
Sure, for now.
I see you had this set for twelve.
So let's make it about
eight-thirty, huh?
I'd appreciate it if you came down
to police headquarters about 9:15.
And looked over our picture gallery.
And ..
Wear something simple.
I'll pick you up myself.
- You've been grand.
I just don't know how to thank you.
I bet you do. Goodnight.
Yes, come in.
Well, any luck Miss Marlowe?
- Uhuh.
She checked all the mugshots in R & I.
And?
- Nothing.
That figures, doesn't it.
I mean if he only works New York
he wouldn't be in our files.
Sit down Miss Marlowe, please.
You know, I telegraphed the description
that you gave us to New York and ..
We hope it may help them back there
to .. come up with some new evidence.
I also sent out a special bulletin
to stores, the racetrack and banks.
And suggested they put
on a special watch.
So you've given us a lead, Miss Marlowe.
It's .. it's kind of slim.
But it's still something.
Bruner tells me that you
would be willing to help.
Oh? Well, Bruner tells me
I haven't got any choice.
Well that isn't exactly true.
However, I think I
should explain to you.
We're looking for more than money in
this case. We're looking for a killer.
Now, the man who gave that
50-dollar bill may be the one.
And there is no-one, at least that we
know of, who can identify him for sure.
Except you.
And if we should spot him
he could be dangerous.
Of course, you'll have plenty
of protection at all times.
Thanks Captain.
But you know, I think
I'll just sit this one out.
You see, I'm no good during
the daytime. My eyes hurt.
I work nights, you know.
So, I think I'll just
toddle back to bed.
[ Buzzer ]
Excuse me.
Yes?
"Lubin, Captain."
"Things have got hot. Had a report from
Hollywood Park on that New York job."
"Two twenties and a fifty came in.
What's our next move?"
I'll call you back.
Well, Miss Marlowe. You heard that.
Uhuh.
And?
I wish I'd never seen that fifty.
Well, I'm glad you did because ..
You know, let's face it. Unless you
help us, we don't have much to go on.
What about it now? Will you go out
to the park with the boys here and ..
Take a chance that you
might just see this fellow?
Close that blind.
The sun is hurting her eyes.
No, never mind. Leave them like that.
I guess I'd better get used to it.
Oh, and you can save that speech
about being a good citizen, Captain.
I'm crazy about horses.
Excuse me. Do you have a match?
- Sure.
Buddy.
Sergeant, five days has been enough.
I resign.
- Now take it easy, baby.
We've got track security
men all over the place.
The guy wouldn't have a chance. Look.
Why don't you look around over
at the 10-dollar window, huh?
And stop worrying.
Jack and I are watching you, too.
Bye.
Five on eight.
Five on number eight.
"The horses are nearing
the starting gate."
Number eight please.
Well, only two more races.
Oh .. you know I work nights, too.
How about me, honey?
Don't I come in the club every night?
Never leave your side for a minute.
You know, he might come back.
To hear your singing.
Uhuh.
"They're off, and running."
Oh .. did you see those diamonds?
Yes, honey. But we're not
looking for diamonds.
I am.
Sucker.
She must be tired.
- Yeah.
Not a bad dame.
What kind of talk is
that for a married man?
I can't stand much more
of this stakeout.
What do you mean?
I didn't know there was this
much money in the world.
People throw it around
like it was confetti.
Yeah, I know what you mean.
You know, someday I'll come out here on
my own time with a wad of dough and ..
And a girl like ..
Like Lilli, maybe?
Yeah, maybe.
Francey wants you to come to the
house on Monday night for dinner.
Bring somebody. How about it?
- Monday?
Yep.
Sure, I'd like it.
Why don't you ask Lilli?
Maybe. I might just do that.
"I want you to know."
"I could never feel as others do."
"And even though I may kiss you."
"I could always .. let you go."
"But I've told my heart."
"That I'll never fall in love."
"Didn't .."
"Oh."
"Didn't you know?"
Who won the fourth race?
Go ahead .. knock off again.
It will do you good.
I'd love to but if I
do I'll never get up.
Hey, I'd look great turning up to the
track in this outfit, wouldn't I?
Thanks.
Oh, I'm so stiff.
Here. Let me do that.
Turn around .. come on.
Just relax.
Oh Sergeant, dear. That feels great.
Just what I need.
Thanks.
These last three days I've
learnt a lot about you.
What?
You're not half as tough as you'd
like people to think you are.
Can you guess my age and weight, too?
You need somebody to take over.
Look after you once in a while.
Only .. you couldn't have
invented that, could you.
You know, somewhere in my dim past
I seem to have heard this before.
I've said it before.
To all sizes and all shapes.
Only.
With you I mean it.
Don't ask me why.
Alright. I won't.
What time is it?
Three fifteen.
- Oh, no.
You ever been married?
Yeah, I tried it once.
When I was eighteen.
Well?
He was a great guy.
Broke.
Never sober.
One day he went on the wagon, looked
at me and thought I was his first wife.
Now, I've grown up since then.
I'm crazy about money now.
Isn't that awful?
Of course, I haven't struck gold. But ..
I haven't given up hope, either.
Does a man figure in this?
Yeah, a man figures.
If he likes the things I like.
And can afford them.
No. I've pulled up lame.
I'm going to have to let this one go.
Yeah.
This time I mean it.
A fifty showed up after the last race.
Somebody bought one ticket
and got forty dollars in change.
It was a big rush at the last minute.
The teller didn't get a chance
to check until after the race.
Let's circulate. Come on, Lilli.
Alright.
Honey.
- Yes?
Take these, and look up
there in the stands.
See what you see. Over in there.
Alright.
You know, I'm going to be a little
bit sorry when this case is over.
You are getting to be a habit
with me .. day and night.
See anything?
No.
Going to miss me?
Right now, I'm too tired to know.
You kind of liked that diamond bracelet
on that old girl yesterday, didn't you?
Loved it.
I guess I'm going to have
to start saving my money.
You do that, huh.
Come on, let's .. mix a little, huh.
That's him.
What are you doing?
Relax.
What are you doing?
Just take it easy.
Now we put the loose ones back on top.
Are you crazy?
- I've got to phone in.
Give me that.
- No.
Go on back. Police officers.
Go on .. we've got to
keep that road clear.
We dragged the body out here.
He sure was a big guy.
Is this the box?
- Yes, sir.
[ Whistle ]
Is this where it landed?
- Just about there, Captain.
Get a chance to count it?
- No, no.
We were picking the stuff up
all over the canyon here.
What time did it happen?
About ..
I guess about 6:15 - 6:30.
You've gone over everything in here?
What about these bags?
Did you check these?
Yes, sir.
Well .. here you are, Captain.
Nothing else, huh?
No. That's all.
Can we move the body?
Go ahead.
- Alright.
Six or seven hundred.
This identification is
probably forged or stolen.
'Edgar H. Brown', it says here.
Why don't you boys knock off?
You've put in a good day's work.
Fine.
- Thanks.
Win any money at the track?
- No, we were a little busy.
Okay, see you later.
Right.
- Goodnight.
Night.
Oh, boys.
Don't forget to thank
Miss Marlowe for me.
Oh no. I'll take care of it personally.
What did you do with it?
- Just keep driving. I'll show you.
That's good, because somehow
we're going to put it back.
Oh, we are? Ha.
What do you suggest? Go to Michaels
to tell him we overlooked it?
That we accidentally picked up $80,000?
I don't want any part of it.
You wanted it as much as I did.
It was written all over your face.
Alright, maybe I did in
a way. Who wouldn't?
Sure. I thought of what I
can do with all that dough.
But wanting it and taking it
are two different things.
Who said we took it?
It just wasn't there.
Who is to know how much was
there in the first place?
Nobody can prove anything.
It's marked money, Cal. What will
do with it? Use it for wallpaper?
I don't know about you, but I know
what I'm going to do with my half.
Keep it a while .. then sell it.
Slow down.
It's right up there on the right.
Well?
That's us over there. The little one.
Number 36.
The best place I could
think of in a hurry.
We like to go fishing weekends.
The man rents it to us by the month and
for a bit extra he keeps it here for us.
It will do for a while.
That's great.
What makes you think
I'll go along with you?
Jack.
We're partners.
We've got a lot to lose.
Especially you. You've got Francey
and the kid to think about.
Thanks for reminding me.
We've both got keys.
Number 36.
You've done a pretty good job
all the way round, haven't you.
I think so.
Now, when we get together Monday we'll
really have something to celebrate.
Jack.
I know I sound like an old nag
but please don't drink so much.
It's supposed to be a party, isn't it?
- Of course.
We're supposed to be celebrating what
great cops we are. Isn't that right?
Oh, Jack.
So, we'll eat, drink and be merry.
Ah.
I'll handle it.
I've been meaning to fix this leg.
Why don't I make the drinks.
- Just sit down, will you.
What's the matter?
You two had a lover's spat?
Dinner won't be ready for a while.
I'm doing something special.
I hope you like spaghetti.
I did a nice sauce.
No thanks.
Maybe it is too hot for it?
Oh no. I love it.
[ Baby crying ]
Well, you haven't seen the Farnhams
until you've seen Bridget.
I'll go bring her out.
Leave her where she is, Francey.
But it's cooler in here.
Besides, Lilli and Cal would
like to see her. Wouldn't you?
Oh, go on. Bring her in.
- Go ahead.
I don't want Bridget in here.
Alright.
Look Francey.
Why don't I go in and see her?
Have you ..?
[ Doorbell ]
One ginger ale, one club soda.
Is that correct, Sergeant?
That's right.
What are you waiting for? It's a charge.
- Oh, I know that.
I saw your picture in the paper
when you tracked that man down.
The chase and all. That was great.
Thanks, son.
If you keep on like this, you'll really
louse things up. You know it, don't you?
I can't even look at
my own kid any more.
I can't look in the
mirror without gagging.
Come on, Jack. Snap out of it.
Look. Leave this whole
thing to me, will you?
Believe me, it's going to be alright.
Well, I tried 'Sleepy Time Down South'
on her but and she wouldn't go for it.
She's a little doll, Jack.
Spike this for me, Sergeant, will you.
- Sure.
Dinner won't be long.
Jack, why don't you give
me a hand with the salad?
He's great on salads.
There you go, Lilli.
- Thanks.
Cal.
- Hmm?
What's the matter with Jack tonight?
I don't know. Maybe his feet hurt too.
Too bad you're working tonight.
Why?
Oh, we could go down to
the beach and .. cool off.
[ Telephone ]
[ Telephone ]
Hello?
No.
No, this is Sunset 25690.
I never saw you boys so jumpy.
What are you doing?
Running a bookie joint on the side?
No.
Nothing that legitimate.
Oh, it was great, Francey.
Oh no. I'm stuffed.
I can't eat even another bite.
That was wonderful.
You're beautiful and you can cook.
Oh, that's too much.
Francey, let me give you a
hand with the dishes, huh?
Oh, thank you Lilli.
Jack.
You don't know what you're
missing. It was good.
You know, you got a
nice place here, Jack.
Well, you will have as soon as
all this green stuff grows up.
It's just like some
cheap murder mystery.
What do you mean?
I planted something else
besides flowers there.
What are you talking about?
I buried a key there.
It has the number '36'on it.
Some people plant flowers
in their back yards.
I plant keys.
Would you like us to leave?
Yep.
She's smart. Wouldn't let me do a dish.
Well, Lilli is going to
make a new woman out of me.
She's going to get me a new hairdo
and I might even go for a new dress.
Don't you listen to Lilli.
She'll get you into bad habits.
Baby, are you about ready?
It's getting a little late.
Yeah. Francey, I forgot.
I'm a working girl. Got to go.
Oh, that's right.
So long, honey.
Thanks for the dinner.
It was a wonderful dinner.
I'm glad you liked it.
Give me the recipe for
that sauce sometime.
Flatterer.
Francey, thanks for having me.
- I'm so glad you came.
Night, Jack.
- Goodnight. Goodnight Cal.
See you tomorrow, Jack.
- Goodnight.
Bye.
- Bye.
I don't think they had a good time.
Oh, I was just kidding about
the dress and the hairdo.
We'll save that money.
Never mind, you spend it on yourself.
It's ours, isn't it.
We came by it honestly, didn't we?
Of course we did.
I'm sorry, Francey. I've ..
[ Telephone ]
Hello?
Yes, sir.
No. He just left here.
I don't know where he's going to be.
Alright, I'll tell him.
Maybe I can reach him at home later.
Yes, Captain. We'll see you
first thing in the morning.
Goodnight.
Is anything wrong?
No. No, nothing is wrong.
You've always told me when
something bothered you.
Listen, Francey.
Why don't you get some rest?
Maybe I can help.
Nice people.
Huh?
Francey and Jack.
- Oh, yeah.
Too bad though.
What do you mean?
People like that not getting along.
Maybe they're having a little
trouble in the dough department?
Could be.
A guy with house payments to meet.
And a wife and kid to look after.
It gets a little rough. Figures.
Jack seemed to have something
else on his mind though.
Maybe he did. Maybe you got
something on your mind. What is it?
Nothing. I was just thinking.
You know, I got to hand it to Francey.
How she runs that house and everything.
I couldn't do it. Must be
something wrong with me.
Ain't nothing wrong with you.
You wouldn't want to be
a cop's wife, would you?
No.
Rice is for eating, not throwing.
That's the way I feel.
We're a lot alike, Lilli.
We won't settle for just anything.
We want the best.
And you know what?
We're going to get it.
Yeah. That's why I'm putting
the show on the road.
What do you mean?
I thought I'd try Las Vegas for a while.
It's quite a spot. You ever been there?
No.
I thought with all that
loot floating around ..
There ought to be a way of
getting some of it for little me.
Don't you think?
- Yeah. Yeah, sure.
Who is going to stake you?
Oh, that's a silly question, isn't it.
I don't like that.
- So you don't like it.
Lilli.
If it's money that's troubling you,
maybe I can afford you.
How does that sound?
- Like a pretty cold proposition.
Thanks. I'll make it under my own steam.
Yeah, I bet you will.
You should be a smash
with that voice of yours.
That's what you had in
mind, isn't it? Singing.
Shut up.
What I do is none of your business.
It has been.
You .. dirty little cop.
What's to keep me here?
- Me.
That's a laugh.
I was getting along
fine until I met you.
Sure, I was broke. I still am.
But I didn't have to answer to
anyone. That's the way I like it.
So, that's the way you like it, is it?
That's why you're running out, huh?
No .. you're stuck for me.
That's why you're running out.
The same as I am for you.
Isn't that right?
Leave me alone will you.
Answer me.
- Leave me alone.
Isn't that right?
I don't know.
Isn't that right?
Bruner and Farnham are outside, sir.
Are you sure about the
fingerprints on those suitcases?
I'm positive.
That's funny. Because here in
Bruner's and Farnham's report ..
Thanks, Stimson.
Tell them to come on in.
- Right, sir.
The Captain will see you now.
Hello boys.
- Captain.
Sit down.
I was just looking over your report.
'Checked all contents of car'.
You told me that you checked
those suitcases, didn't you?
Yes, sir.
And you report here that you did.
That's right.
Now, I can't figure out
how you could do it.
Do what, sir?
Well, how you could check those bags
without leaving any fingerprints.
Your prints were everywhere else around
the place except on those two suitcases.
There was just the dead man's.
Well .. you know Jack
probably figured that ..
That he had .. you know, in all
the excitement and everything.
So. It was a mistake, huh?
A pretty careless one, don't you think?
Those bags might have been
important clues in this case.
That's no way to slough
off possible evidence.
I'm sorry, Captain.
- It won't happen again, sir.
By the way, there was ..
There was almost $200,000 in that box.
Yeah, we read that in the newspaper.
That leaves around ..
$100,000 that's still missing.
We know some of it was passed.
Probably some of it was sold on the
hot-money market, but not that much.
The bonding company will
undoubtedly send out a ..
A special investigator.
He will want to talk to both of
you and ask you a few questions.
Oh sure. Any time.
Oh .. is that all, sir?
That's all. Thanks, boys.
"Yes?"
Stimson, you have somebody
bring up those two suitcases.
"Yes, sir."
Want a cup of coffee, Jack? It's hot.
No.
Didn't your Mom ever teach
you to say 'no thank you'?
How does it feel to have your
hands on that kind of money?
I didn't feel anything.
I hear there is a lot
that hasn't turned up.
Now, if you'd like to make
a small investment, Jack.
I know a guy who's drilling
an oil-well near Segundo.
There is a grand or two still open.
Cut it out, will you. Cut it out!
What's with you?
You looking to start something?
What's the matter with you guys?
Can't you take a joke?
I don't like the joke.
You alright?
- Yeah.
Your boyfriend is a little over-trained.
[ Tannoy ]
"Sergeant's Bruner and Farnham."
"Report to Captain Michael's office."
"Bruner and Farnham."
"Captain Michael's office."
You wanted to see us, Captain?
Yes, boys.
I want you to take a look at
the clothes in these suitcases.
This coat here.
Farnham, slip yours off.
Try it on.
Are you serious?
I want to show you something.
Alright, sir.
Because you are a pretty good fellow.
It's a little snug, isn't it?
- It certainly is.
What's all this, sir?
Well, the driver of that car
was bigger than you ..
Wasn't he?
- Yep.
It's a cinch he couldn't
have worn this coat.
So he must have had a partner.
Maybe that's where
the rest of the money is.
I wonder where they were going to meet.
No labels here of course.
It's a pretty well-tailored coat.
We'll check all these clothes. Maybe
the stitching will give us something.
[ Telephone ]
Yes?
That's alright. Go ahead.
Uhuh.
Farnham?
Well, send him home.
I'll have Lubin find a replacement.
The police surgeon down
at Georgia Street.
Why didn't you tell me you're a fighter?
We could use you at the Police benefits.
It wasn't anything, Captain.
We were just horsing around
in the locker room.
Not quite the way I heard it.
Well, let's forget it.
That's all, boys.
I go down for four.
Four, ten, sixteen, eighteen.
And in spades.
Sergeant, dear. That's another game.
And do you know something?
You owe me twenty bucks.
Nobody can be so bad. You're not trying.
- Sure I am, honey.
Then you're not very bright.
I can't keep my mind
on the game tonight.
Come on, give me the twenty.
Only three customers in
the Emerald Club tonight.
Very bad for the purse.
There you are.
Plenty more where that came from.
Good work.
[ Telephone ]
Your deal.
Hello?
"I saw your picture in the paper."
"Smart cops, you boys."
"But not too smart."
Who is this?
- "Never mind the details."
"That money belongs to me.
Are you going to give it up?"
"Or I'll have to tell the
teacher all about it."
Who is this?
"Don't waste my time, Bruner."
I know how much was in that box.
I'll let you know where and when.
What's that for?
- That's for goodnight.
They want me down at Central.
- Michaels?
Uhuh. Here you go.
Sorry to break it up for you.
Well.
Too bad. The first time I
ever lost a man to a man.
That was fun while it lasted.
You and I are going to last
a lot longer than you think.
Come on, I'll drive you home.
Francey .. this is Cal. Is Jack there?
"Is Jack there?"
Oh Cal. Where is he? What's wrong?
"Wrong?"
He's in trouble. I know he is.
I heard him take the
car about an hour ago.
At 2 o'clock.
I tried to stop him, but ..
Been out riding?
Francey was worried about you, Jack.
Frankly, I was too.
What have you been doing?
Checking up on our 'investment'?
What do you want?
Is it still there?
- I don't know.
Somebody was tailing me.
Sure somebody was tailing you.
Do you know who?
The guy whose coat you didn't fit.
I .. I got a phone-call tonight.
Do you know we've got
a partner in this deal now?
He'd like to meet us. With the money.
When?
He said he'd let me know.
You ..
You weren't trying to cross me
up tonight, were you Jack?
Cal .. I'm ..
- Jack, is that you?
I'll meet you at Rousseau's in an hour.
Okay .. you've got a deal.
Hi Murgatroyd.
Come on, Murgatroyd.
Who is it?
Me.
Lilli.
- Hmm?
Honey, I got to talk to you.
Oh Honey, I'm beat. Not now, later.
Not later, now.
- Cal.
Baby.
How would like to go to Acapulco?
Some place like that?
Well.
This was worth waking up for.
Oh, I haven't got the clothes for it.
We can buy clothes down there.
Yeah. And that two hundred
dollars you loaned me will help.
It wasn't a loan.
Oh?
Since when can cops go around
passing out money like that?
Cal.
Yeah?
When did your rich uncle die?
Tonight.
That's too bad. I'm sorry.
You must have done him a big favor once.
Yeah, I did.
I've heard of smart cops
doing favors once in a while.
Do you know something?
I don't blame them.
After all, look at the risks
they take for us taxpayers.
Lilli, I want you ..
I've never wanted
anything like I want you.
Maybe we ..
Maybe we can even get
married down there.
I've always wanted to go to Mexico.
I'm crazy about hot food.
[ Telephone ]
Hello?
Yes, he's here.
- Who is it?
It's Jack. He sounds funny.
What do you want?
Keep your shirt on. I'll be there.
I'm supposed to be on duty.
I just took off for a little while.
Can you leave tomorrow?
Sure.
Okay. I will ..
I'll call you later.
Cal.
Yeah?
- Tell me something.
What?
Did Jack's rich uncle die tonight too?
No.
Cal.
Cal.
What?
I've changed my mind.
What are you talking about?
Maybe I don't need
that diamond bracelet.
I'm kind of used to having you around.
I don't want anything to spoil that.
Nothing is going to spoil it, baby.
Yes, but maybe we really
don't need these things.
That's what you say today.
But tomorrow you'll see something
in the window with a price-tag on it.
A big price-tag .. and you'll want it.
And even if you don't, I will.
And we're going to have those things.
Alright, have it your way.
Take care.
Give me a cup of coffee, Annie will you.
Black.
What took you so long?
What's the hurry?
I've got some news for you.
Yeah?
Okay.
We're not going to give
the money to that hood.
Well, now you're talking sense.
We're going to turn it over
to Michaels in the morning.
Oh? We're going to turn
it over to Michaels, huh?
And what will you do for another job?
If and when you get out.
I don't know. But I'm
not going on like this.
I ..
Hi, Betty.
I thought you wanted to do so
much for Francey and the kid.
Not this way.
Jack, will you believe me? I know
what I'm doing about this money.
We take it down to Mexico and sell it.
So, we take a beating on it.
But they'll be plenty
left for both of us.
Aren't you getting a
bit ahead of yourself?
What do you mean?
What about our 'partner'?
What about our partner?
When he calls, we'll keep
the appointment with him.
We'll shoot in self-defence.
Might even get a big promotion for it.
Now we murder, huh?
You're sick, Cal.
I should have known
that a long time ago.
You don't care about
anything or anybody.
You're sick.
Coming from you Jack, that hurts.
We're no better than that hophead
money-pusher that you dragged in.
Maybe even worse.
He's got an expensive habit to support.
That's his excuse. But what's ours?
A couple of sticky-fingered cops.
Thieves.
So?
So, we're going to come clean.
We're going to turn that
money in before it's too late.
We've both got good records.
Maybe they won't be too
hard on us. I don't know.
But we're going to come clean.
Is that the way you want it?
That's the way it's going to be.
Okay.
Well.
What are we waiting for?
Come on, call it.
Heads.
You lose.
It's under the cushion in the sack.
So, you were going to run out on me.
Drop that sack!
Cover me, Cal.
I'm not running out on you.
Shoot!
Let's lay you over here. That's good.
A little more.
Right up against the trailer.
That's it.
Let's see now.
Captain.
You're going to be alright, Farnham.
You're lucky.
Where is Bruner?
Dead.
He's better off.
Captain.
Georgia Street is on the way.
Can I help?
You can pick up all this
money that Farnham found.
That's the voice.
That's the other guy.
No, Farnham.
He's one of our men.
There never was anybody else.
"A Policeman, unlike most men."
"Lives close to evil and violence."
"He can, like all men,
make his own Private Hell."
"The good pass through
it with minor burns."
"The evil stumble and fall."
"And die .. in strange places."
..w-g..
"Three hundred thousand dollars."
"Which never reached the
bank's night depository."
"The place: New York City."
"The killer and the money vanished.
A slick, cold-blooded job."
"Not until a year later in
the city of Los Angeles."
"Did the case come alive again."
"Detective Sergeant Calvin Bruner."
"Working on a robbery detail,
Los Angeles Police Department."
"Checked off duty for the night."
"He was on the way home when his
trained eyes and ears stopped him."
This is a police officer.
Come out in the open.
With your hands up.
I said come out in the open.
Alright, don't shoot.
Don't shoot.
Drop that gun.
Now come over here.
Keep your hands ..
Robbery Division. Farnham speaking.
What did you say his
name was again, ma'am?
Yes ma'am, we have your
husband on a robbery charge.
No. He's not receiving visitors
tonight. Call in tomorrow.
What are you doing here?
I was on my home and
going by this drugstore.
I saw this character.
And a pal of his taking over the joint.
Sit down.
Cal, you feel alright?
Yeah, sure. Never felt better.
Take everything out of your pockets.
Put it on the desk here.
I thought you had a date.
- Huh?
That's right, I did, didn't I.
Well, I guess I'm going to be late.
This is one of the guys from
the drugstore, Lieutenant.
The other is on his way to the morgue.
- Alright.
The fruits of honest toil no doubt.
Anything wrong, Lieutenant?
Charlie Bowman got it.
I don't feel so good.
- Shut up.
Where'd it happen?
Boyle heights, a couple of hours ago.
He tried to break up a gang fight.
Does his wife know about it?
- Yep.
I had the pleasure of telling her.
That's too bad.
Get me a doctor, will you?
- Shut up.
I'm glad I got the other creep anyway.
Look, why don't you
go ahead and wash up?
I'll book him.
Sure you don't mind?
- No. Go on.
Okay, see you in the locker room.
Alright.
Start telling the Lieutenant
your life story.
Look. Honest, I got the shakes.
Get me a doctor, will you?
- Never mind that. What's your name?
Evney Serovitch.
Where do you live?
I'm a transient.
- Who was your partner?
I could do with something now.
You know, some people can remember
faces but can't remember names.
Sometimes I remember both. It's a gift.
The last time you paid us a
visit, it was Jake Lamont.
You've lost some weight since then.
Is business bad?
My name is Evney Serovitch.
Where did you get the roll?
I took it off the guy that
runs the drugstore.
Fifty dollars.
You know, he's an old money-pusher.
That could be counterfeit
or it might be hot.
I'll check it with Stimson.
He's all yours.
Let's go.
You ought to know the way by now.
Come on.
How do you like that? Look at that.
When did I get this suit?
When was it?
Yesterday.
That miserable creep.
A good thing it didn't go through you.
Yeah.
Frank Gribbin laid out
tonight next to Bowman.
Only yesterday Bowman
was telling me that ..
He'd made his last payment on his car.
That's something, isn't it?
Stop taking it so hard.
He wasn't your brother.
Nope.
Just a nice guy.
A dame I know gets me
this stuff wholesale.
'Old Oak'.
Not too bad, huh?
It stinks.
I tell you one thing.
I'd rather be Bowman any day, than
alive and pushing a desk like Lubin.
Lubin doesn't catch any
slugs where he's sitting.
Yeah. It's all in a day's work.
You sure just can't afford
to make a mistake.
That's right.
Bowman probably got a
little careless, that's all.
Sometimes I wonder what would happen to
Francey and the kid if I got careless.
Ah. Knock it off, Jack.
I can't afford to lose you.
Think you can find time to
go to Bowman's funeral?
Oh yeah. Sure.
Maybe I'll wear my new grey suit.
Oh yes. He'll love that.
Sometimes I wonder why we go steady.
Because I'm irresistible.
What am I going to tell baby this time?
Say you're sorry but you had to shoot a
man. If she loves you she'll understand.
"Bruner .. Farnham."
"See Captain Michaels before you leave."
That ties it.
I wonder what the old man wants now.
He probably wants you
to take over his job.
Yes, sir. There was a 50-dollar
bill in what they took alright.
You're sure about that?
- Yes, sir.
Pah.
Tom, I think it's his bedtime.
I'll just keep the toys here.
Now Mr Mace, I hate to bother you.
You see we have to know where
you got this 50-dollar bill.
Can you remember?
Yes, sir. I remember.
A customer, a man I'd seen several
times before came in tonight.
Tonight?
- Yes, sir.
I was just getting ready to close up.
Anyway, he seemed to be in some pain.
So I filled a couple of doctor's
prescriptions for him.
He said he had a gallbladder condition.
Uhuh.
He's the one that gave you this bill?
- Yes, sir.
I remember it because I had a hard
time making change for that much.
Anything else you remember about him?
For every prescription,
there is a name, isn't there?
Do you recall what it was?
No sir, no. I don't recall offhand.
But I can check the prescriptions slips.
He was grousing about having to
go back to work, the way he felt.
He said he worked in
a club. A bartender.
The Emerald Club.
Emerald Club?
Yes sir.
Do you know where that is?
No, sir.
Now, Mr Mace. We have to ask
you a funny kind of favor.
We have to put this bill into evidence.
We'd like to keep it here for a while.
Of course, you'll get
another one just as good.
Alright?
Yes, sure. I guess it's alright.
Fifty dollars is pretty cheap
for what you did for me.
Well, we don't charge
for this kind of service.
So we'll just consider
this a loan, shall we?
Oh .. and the rest of
this you can have back.
There is a hundred and
twenty-three dollars here.
Can you get home alright? You got a car?
Thanks.
I sure owe you a lot.
If there is anything else I can do ..
- Yes, there is something you can do.
I wish you'd go back to
your drugstore tonight ..
And get the name on those prescription
slips and phone it in. Will you do that?
Sure.
Could I .. have somebody go with me?
I think we can arrange that.
- I'll take him, Captain.
Okay, fine.
- We'll get the name.
Goodnight.
- Goodnight.
Boys.
- Yes, sir.
Lubin checked this bill. And as
you probably suspect, it's hot.
Huh?
It belongs to that elevator
homicide job in New York.
I just talked to them back there
and some of the money.
Not too much of it.
Is showing up in Miami and
there is some in Las Vegas.
They want us to follow up here. So ..
Bruner.
You and Farnham take this
on and see what turns up.
Yes, sir.
- You hold the stakes.
And I'll go find me a bartender
with gallbladder trouble.
Goodnight, Captain.
Ah, Bruner.
Yes, sir?
You took a long chance
tonight and you won.
Next time play it safe, huh.
- Right.
Goodnight now, boys. Keep in touch.
We will.
I never did like sending
two policemen into a bar.
Jack?
Honey.
Sorry if I woke you.
I wasn't asleep.
Honey, what are you doing?
Checking up on me?
Nothing wrong with the baby, is there?
No, she's fine.
It's me.
I guess I'll never be a very
good wife for a policeman.
Hey, what's all this about?
I heard about Charlie Bowman.
Grace called me.
Oh, it's so awful.
It could have been you.
I tried to get you but you were out.
I just wanted to be sure you're alright.
- Of course I'm alright, darling.
The odds are a thousand
to one in my favor.
Those are honest figures.
I read them last year.
I know I'm being silly.
We have so much to worry about.
The baby .. me .. the house.
But sometimes I wish you were
in some other kind of work.
Come on now.
I'm doing what I know how to do.
What I've been trained for.
And I like it.
Except on pay day.
You know.
For the first time ..
My feet hurt.
Do you think I'm getting old?
Jack.
- Hmm?
Sometimes when I'm lying
here waiting for you ..
I get panicky.
I wonder what I'd do if
you didn't come home.
I've never heard you
talk like this before.
I couldn't stand it if
anything happened to you.
I know I've got the baby.
I do love her. But ..
But I've had you so much longer.
Oh darling, please .. couldn't you
get a transfer to something else?
Something safer.
Don't press our luck.
Darling, everything
is going to work out.
I'll think of something.
[ Baby crying ]
Hey.
What's all this?
You got to go to sleep, huh.
There.
Hey, we're not open yet.
Not until five. Can't you read?
That's alright. We're not drinking.
Yet.
Is your name Marvin?
How's your gallbladder?
We had a talk with the
fellow at the drugstore.
You gave the man a 50-dollar bill.
Is this it?
How would I know?
I just gave him fifty bucks.
There's quite a few of
those in circulation.
Not like this one.
Where did you get it?
What are you guys getting at?
What is this?
Mind your bladder, Marvin.
Just think back.
Where'd you get the fifty?
I borrowed it.
- From whom?
Someone I know.
It's a girl. She works here.
At what?
She sings songs. She has a
hat-check concession on the side.
Is she always good for a fifty?
I needed the fifty bucks for the doctor.
Tips have been lousy.
Sure.
Hi, Sam.
Who are your friends?
Leftovers from last night?
They came in to see me.
But they want to see you.
Well, I don't blame them.
What are you boys doing,
working up a chain letter?
If you don't mind Miss we'd like
to talk to you for a few minutes.
No. I'm not supposed to
sit with the customers.
That's alright. We're not customers.
We're police officers.
Oh.
Right over there, Miss.
We just want to ask you
a few questions, Miss.
Like what?
- Like for a start, what's your name?
Lilli Marlowe.
I hope you'll excuse me but
that sounds a little phony.
It is.
What's your real name?
You know, it's been so long I
can't remember. Isn't that silly?
Either of you detectives seen a gold
cigarette-holder around anywhere?
Never mind.
- What's your address?
305 Sycamore Avenue, Hollywood.
Thanks.
This is the fifty you
gave the bartender.
It is.
Listen, we got work to do around here.
You fellows can come back later.
Lilli, you know better ..
Are you the owner?
- Yeah.
Carry on, Sergeant.
Now be my guest.
This won't hurt a bit.
Where did you get the fifty?
You know, I've seen all this on Dragnet.
- Save the jokes for the customers.
Come on, think.
It was a tip.
$10.95 the set.
A 50-dollar bill is a pretty big tip.
What did you do for it?
Just put this down in your little book.
Ready?
- Uhuh.
Not what you're thinking.
Okay, how did you get it?
I have a lovely voice.
I sang 'Smoke Gets In
Your Eyes' five times.
He was loaded.
- Who?
The guy who gave me the fifty.
- Who was he?
I don't know.
I really don't know.
- Come on, don't pull a blackout on me.
Who was he? What was his name?
I never saw him before or since.
I miss a man like that.
Alright, what did he look like?
I didn't notice.
- You can do better than that.
You know, I don't like
this kind of work.
He was probably a nice guy. That would
not make a difference to you, would it.
If he was a nice guy, he's got nothing
to worry about. Now come on, give.
Well, he was .. bigger than you.
Around forty. Dark hair.
Anything else? Any distinguishing marks
like scars or moles on his face or body?
How should I know?
How about his voice?
Any accent?
No.
Anything else you can
remember about him?
No.
Nothing?
Uhuh.
Thank you very much.
You've been a great help.
If he comes back to hear you
sing please contact us, will you.
I want to give you something
to remember me by.
That's all, Mr Hausner. Thanks.
That's Sergeant Farnham.
We'd appreciate your help.
Yes, Sergeant.
Anything?
- No.
Miss Marlowe doesn't seem
to care for police officers.
I can't understand why.
- Just certain cops.
Anything I can do for you gentlemen?
Would you like me to sing something?
We'd love it .. but we can't afford it.
He makes a bad impression
at first, but .. he loves you.
Believe me.
Cal.
Who do we look for now?
First we look for a haystack.
Then we look for a needle.
Hello.
Haven't you've given the taxpayers
their money's worth for one night?
Aren't you going to invite me in?
No.
Well, at least at the pup is friendly.
Alright Murgatroyd .. beat it.
Don't be long now.
Look, if you've got time to kill ..
Why don't you blow your
whistle and arrest somebody?
I think you forgot something.
I don't know what you had in mind
but I'm going to take a shower.
I'm afraid that will have
to wait a little while.
Make yourself comfortable.
Now, why don't you really try to
remember what he looked like?
Who?
The man who gave you the fifty bucks.
How long have you known him?
All my life.
Ever since I was a little girl ..
I dreamed I'd meet a drunken slob
in a bar who'd give me fifty bucks.
And we'd live happily ever after.
It's stuffy in here.
Do I pass?
Detective, dear.
I'm going to tell you a
little bedtime story.
Once upon a time, there was a girl.
And she could have been my twin.
Who got in to trouble
in a big city far away.
She was framed for
something she didn't do.
So today she doesn't go in
for framing other people.
Do you feel the point?
Is that the end of your story?
Yes.
Nobody is going to be framed.
Now, why don't you try
real hard to remember.
And see if you can't come up with
something good for me to go on, huh?
You know, withholding information
from the police gets you in ..
Gets you in all sorts of trouble.
I'd like to keep my job at the club.
I get hungry three times a day.
You'll keep eating.
Now come on, think back.
Alright, he had a moustache. A thin one.
When he gave me the fifty bucks I told
him I thought it was a pretty good tip.
He said he could afford it because
he had a good day at the track.
Will you buy that?
Sure, for now.
I see you had this set for twelve.
So let's make it about
eight-thirty, huh?
I'd appreciate it if you came down
to police headquarters about 9:15.
And looked over our picture gallery.
And ..
Wear something simple.
I'll pick you up myself.
- You've been grand.
I just don't know how to thank you.
I bet you do. Goodnight.
Yes, come in.
Well, any luck Miss Marlowe?
- Uhuh.
She checked all the mugshots in R & I.
And?
- Nothing.
That figures, doesn't it.
I mean if he only works New York
he wouldn't be in our files.
Sit down Miss Marlowe, please.
You know, I telegraphed the description
that you gave us to New York and ..
We hope it may help them back there
to .. come up with some new evidence.
I also sent out a special bulletin
to stores, the racetrack and banks.
And suggested they put
on a special watch.
So you've given us a lead, Miss Marlowe.
It's .. it's kind of slim.
But it's still something.
Bruner tells me that you
would be willing to help.
Oh? Well, Bruner tells me
I haven't got any choice.
Well that isn't exactly true.
However, I think I
should explain to you.
We're looking for more than money in
this case. We're looking for a killer.
Now, the man who gave that
50-dollar bill may be the one.
And there is no-one, at least that we
know of, who can identify him for sure.
Except you.
And if we should spot him
he could be dangerous.
Of course, you'll have plenty
of protection at all times.
Thanks Captain.
But you know, I think
I'll just sit this one out.
You see, I'm no good during
the daytime. My eyes hurt.
I work nights, you know.
So, I think I'll just
toddle back to bed.
[ Buzzer ]
Excuse me.
Yes?
"Lubin, Captain."
"Things have got hot. Had a report from
Hollywood Park on that New York job."
"Two twenties and a fifty came in.
What's our next move?"
I'll call you back.
Well, Miss Marlowe. You heard that.
Uhuh.
And?
I wish I'd never seen that fifty.
Well, I'm glad you did because ..
You know, let's face it. Unless you
help us, we don't have much to go on.
What about it now? Will you go out
to the park with the boys here and ..
Take a chance that you
might just see this fellow?
Close that blind.
The sun is hurting her eyes.
No, never mind. Leave them like that.
I guess I'd better get used to it.
Oh, and you can save that speech
about being a good citizen, Captain.
I'm crazy about horses.
Excuse me. Do you have a match?
- Sure.
Buddy.
Sergeant, five days has been enough.
I resign.
- Now take it easy, baby.
We've got track security
men all over the place.
The guy wouldn't have a chance. Look.
Why don't you look around over
at the 10-dollar window, huh?
And stop worrying.
Jack and I are watching you, too.
Bye.
Five on eight.
Five on number eight.
"The horses are nearing
the starting gate."
Number eight please.
Well, only two more races.
Oh .. you know I work nights, too.
How about me, honey?
Don't I come in the club every night?
Never leave your side for a minute.
You know, he might come back.
To hear your singing.
Uhuh.
"They're off, and running."
Oh .. did you see those diamonds?
Yes, honey. But we're not
looking for diamonds.
I am.
Sucker.
She must be tired.
- Yeah.
Not a bad dame.
What kind of talk is
that for a married man?
I can't stand much more
of this stakeout.
What do you mean?
I didn't know there was this
much money in the world.
People throw it around
like it was confetti.
Yeah, I know what you mean.
You know, someday I'll come out here on
my own time with a wad of dough and ..
And a girl like ..
Like Lilli, maybe?
Yeah, maybe.
Francey wants you to come to the
house on Monday night for dinner.
Bring somebody. How about it?
- Monday?
Yep.
Sure, I'd like it.
Why don't you ask Lilli?
Maybe. I might just do that.
"I want you to know."
"I could never feel as others do."
"And even though I may kiss you."
"I could always .. let you go."
"But I've told my heart."
"That I'll never fall in love."
"Didn't .."
"Oh."
"Didn't you know?"
Who won the fourth race?
Go ahead .. knock off again.
It will do you good.
I'd love to but if I
do I'll never get up.
Hey, I'd look great turning up to the
track in this outfit, wouldn't I?
Thanks.
Oh, I'm so stiff.
Here. Let me do that.
Turn around .. come on.
Just relax.
Oh Sergeant, dear. That feels great.
Just what I need.
Thanks.
These last three days I've
learnt a lot about you.
What?
You're not half as tough as you'd
like people to think you are.
Can you guess my age and weight, too?
You need somebody to take over.
Look after you once in a while.
Only .. you couldn't have
invented that, could you.
You know, somewhere in my dim past
I seem to have heard this before.
I've said it before.
To all sizes and all shapes.
Only.
With you I mean it.
Don't ask me why.
Alright. I won't.
What time is it?
Three fifteen.
- Oh, no.
You ever been married?
Yeah, I tried it once.
When I was eighteen.
Well?
He was a great guy.
Broke.
Never sober.
One day he went on the wagon, looked
at me and thought I was his first wife.
Now, I've grown up since then.
I'm crazy about money now.
Isn't that awful?
Of course, I haven't struck gold. But ..
I haven't given up hope, either.
Does a man figure in this?
Yeah, a man figures.
If he likes the things I like.
And can afford them.
No. I've pulled up lame.
I'm going to have to let this one go.
Yeah.
This time I mean it.
A fifty showed up after the last race.
Somebody bought one ticket
and got forty dollars in change.
It was a big rush at the last minute.
The teller didn't get a chance
to check until after the race.
Let's circulate. Come on, Lilli.
Alright.
Honey.
- Yes?
Take these, and look up
there in the stands.
See what you see. Over in there.
Alright.
You know, I'm going to be a little
bit sorry when this case is over.
You are getting to be a habit
with me .. day and night.
See anything?
No.
Going to miss me?
Right now, I'm too tired to know.
You kind of liked that diamond bracelet
on that old girl yesterday, didn't you?
Loved it.
I guess I'm going to have
to start saving my money.
You do that, huh.
Come on, let's .. mix a little, huh.
That's him.
What are you doing?
Relax.
What are you doing?
Just take it easy.
Now we put the loose ones back on top.
Are you crazy?
- I've got to phone in.
Give me that.
- No.
Go on back. Police officers.
Go on .. we've got to
keep that road clear.
We dragged the body out here.
He sure was a big guy.
Is this the box?
- Yes, sir.
[ Whistle ]
Is this where it landed?
- Just about there, Captain.
Get a chance to count it?
- No, no.
We were picking the stuff up
all over the canyon here.
What time did it happen?
About ..
I guess about 6:15 - 6:30.
You've gone over everything in here?
What about these bags?
Did you check these?
Yes, sir.
Well .. here you are, Captain.
Nothing else, huh?
No. That's all.
Can we move the body?
Go ahead.
- Alright.
Six or seven hundred.
This identification is
probably forged or stolen.
'Edgar H. Brown', it says here.
Why don't you boys knock off?
You've put in a good day's work.
Fine.
- Thanks.
Win any money at the track?
- No, we were a little busy.
Okay, see you later.
Right.
- Goodnight.
Night.
Oh, boys.
Don't forget to thank
Miss Marlowe for me.
Oh no. I'll take care of it personally.
What did you do with it?
- Just keep driving. I'll show you.
That's good, because somehow
we're going to put it back.
Oh, we are? Ha.
What do you suggest? Go to Michaels
to tell him we overlooked it?
That we accidentally picked up $80,000?
I don't want any part of it.
You wanted it as much as I did.
It was written all over your face.
Alright, maybe I did in
a way. Who wouldn't?
Sure. I thought of what I
can do with all that dough.
But wanting it and taking it
are two different things.
Who said we took it?
It just wasn't there.
Who is to know how much was
there in the first place?
Nobody can prove anything.
It's marked money, Cal. What will
do with it? Use it for wallpaper?
I don't know about you, but I know
what I'm going to do with my half.
Keep it a while .. then sell it.
Slow down.
It's right up there on the right.
Well?
That's us over there. The little one.
Number 36.
The best place I could
think of in a hurry.
We like to go fishing weekends.
The man rents it to us by the month and
for a bit extra he keeps it here for us.
It will do for a while.
That's great.
What makes you think
I'll go along with you?
Jack.
We're partners.
We've got a lot to lose.
Especially you. You've got Francey
and the kid to think about.
Thanks for reminding me.
We've both got keys.
Number 36.
You've done a pretty good job
all the way round, haven't you.
I think so.
Now, when we get together Monday we'll
really have something to celebrate.
Jack.
I know I sound like an old nag
but please don't drink so much.
It's supposed to be a party, isn't it?
- Of course.
We're supposed to be celebrating what
great cops we are. Isn't that right?
Oh, Jack.
So, we'll eat, drink and be merry.
Ah.
I'll handle it.
I've been meaning to fix this leg.
Why don't I make the drinks.
- Just sit down, will you.
What's the matter?
You two had a lover's spat?
Dinner won't be ready for a while.
I'm doing something special.
I hope you like spaghetti.
I did a nice sauce.
No thanks.
Maybe it is too hot for it?
Oh no. I love it.
[ Baby crying ]
Well, you haven't seen the Farnhams
until you've seen Bridget.
I'll go bring her out.
Leave her where she is, Francey.
But it's cooler in here.
Besides, Lilli and Cal would
like to see her. Wouldn't you?
Oh, go on. Bring her in.
- Go ahead.
I don't want Bridget in here.
Alright.
Look Francey.
Why don't I go in and see her?
Have you ..?
[ Doorbell ]
One ginger ale, one club soda.
Is that correct, Sergeant?
That's right.
What are you waiting for? It's a charge.
- Oh, I know that.
I saw your picture in the paper
when you tracked that man down.
The chase and all. That was great.
Thanks, son.
If you keep on like this, you'll really
louse things up. You know it, don't you?
I can't even look at
my own kid any more.
I can't look in the
mirror without gagging.
Come on, Jack. Snap out of it.
Look. Leave this whole
thing to me, will you?
Believe me, it's going to be alright.
Well, I tried 'Sleepy Time Down South'
on her but and she wouldn't go for it.
She's a little doll, Jack.
Spike this for me, Sergeant, will you.
- Sure.
Dinner won't be long.
Jack, why don't you give
me a hand with the salad?
He's great on salads.
There you go, Lilli.
- Thanks.
Cal.
- Hmm?
What's the matter with Jack tonight?
I don't know. Maybe his feet hurt too.
Too bad you're working tonight.
Why?
Oh, we could go down to
the beach and .. cool off.
[ Telephone ]
[ Telephone ]
Hello?
No.
No, this is Sunset 25690.
I never saw you boys so jumpy.
What are you doing?
Running a bookie joint on the side?
No.
Nothing that legitimate.
Oh, it was great, Francey.
Oh no. I'm stuffed.
I can't eat even another bite.
That was wonderful.
You're beautiful and you can cook.
Oh, that's too much.
Francey, let me give you a
hand with the dishes, huh?
Oh, thank you Lilli.
Jack.
You don't know what you're
missing. It was good.
You know, you got a
nice place here, Jack.
Well, you will have as soon as
all this green stuff grows up.
It's just like some
cheap murder mystery.
What do you mean?
I planted something else
besides flowers there.
What are you talking about?
I buried a key there.
It has the number '36'on it.
Some people plant flowers
in their back yards.
I plant keys.
Would you like us to leave?
Yep.
She's smart. Wouldn't let me do a dish.
Well, Lilli is going to
make a new woman out of me.
She's going to get me a new hairdo
and I might even go for a new dress.
Don't you listen to Lilli.
She'll get you into bad habits.
Baby, are you about ready?
It's getting a little late.
Yeah. Francey, I forgot.
I'm a working girl. Got to go.
Oh, that's right.
So long, honey.
Thanks for the dinner.
It was a wonderful dinner.
I'm glad you liked it.
Give me the recipe for
that sauce sometime.
Flatterer.
Francey, thanks for having me.
- I'm so glad you came.
Night, Jack.
- Goodnight. Goodnight Cal.
See you tomorrow, Jack.
- Goodnight.
Bye.
- Bye.
I don't think they had a good time.
Oh, I was just kidding about
the dress and the hairdo.
We'll save that money.
Never mind, you spend it on yourself.
It's ours, isn't it.
We came by it honestly, didn't we?
Of course we did.
I'm sorry, Francey. I've ..
[ Telephone ]
Hello?
Yes, sir.
No. He just left here.
I don't know where he's going to be.
Alright, I'll tell him.
Maybe I can reach him at home later.
Yes, Captain. We'll see you
first thing in the morning.
Goodnight.
Is anything wrong?
No. No, nothing is wrong.
You've always told me when
something bothered you.
Listen, Francey.
Why don't you get some rest?
Maybe I can help.
Nice people.
Huh?
Francey and Jack.
- Oh, yeah.
Too bad though.
What do you mean?
People like that not getting along.
Maybe they're having a little
trouble in the dough department?
Could be.
A guy with house payments to meet.
And a wife and kid to look after.
It gets a little rough. Figures.
Jack seemed to have something
else on his mind though.
Maybe he did. Maybe you got
something on your mind. What is it?
Nothing. I was just thinking.
You know, I got to hand it to Francey.
How she runs that house and everything.
I couldn't do it. Must be
something wrong with me.
Ain't nothing wrong with you.
You wouldn't want to be
a cop's wife, would you?
No.
Rice is for eating, not throwing.
That's the way I feel.
We're a lot alike, Lilli.
We won't settle for just anything.
We want the best.
And you know what?
We're going to get it.
Yeah. That's why I'm putting
the show on the road.
What do you mean?
I thought I'd try Las Vegas for a while.
It's quite a spot. You ever been there?
No.
I thought with all that
loot floating around ..
There ought to be a way of
getting some of it for little me.
Don't you think?
- Yeah. Yeah, sure.
Who is going to stake you?
Oh, that's a silly question, isn't it.
I don't like that.
- So you don't like it.
Lilli.
If it's money that's troubling you,
maybe I can afford you.
How does that sound?
- Like a pretty cold proposition.
Thanks. I'll make it under my own steam.
Yeah, I bet you will.
You should be a smash
with that voice of yours.
That's what you had in
mind, isn't it? Singing.
Shut up.
What I do is none of your business.
It has been.
You .. dirty little cop.
What's to keep me here?
- Me.
That's a laugh.
I was getting along
fine until I met you.
Sure, I was broke. I still am.
But I didn't have to answer to
anyone. That's the way I like it.
So, that's the way you like it, is it?
That's why you're running out, huh?
No .. you're stuck for me.
That's why you're running out.
The same as I am for you.
Isn't that right?
Leave me alone will you.
Answer me.
- Leave me alone.
Isn't that right?
I don't know.
Isn't that right?
Bruner and Farnham are outside, sir.
Are you sure about the
fingerprints on those suitcases?
I'm positive.
That's funny. Because here in
Bruner's and Farnham's report ..
Thanks, Stimson.
Tell them to come on in.
- Right, sir.
The Captain will see you now.
Hello boys.
- Captain.
Sit down.
I was just looking over your report.
'Checked all contents of car'.
You told me that you checked
those suitcases, didn't you?
Yes, sir.
And you report here that you did.
That's right.
Now, I can't figure out
how you could do it.
Do what, sir?
Well, how you could check those bags
without leaving any fingerprints.
Your prints were everywhere else around
the place except on those two suitcases.
There was just the dead man's.
Well .. you know Jack
probably figured that ..
That he had .. you know, in all
the excitement and everything.
So. It was a mistake, huh?
A pretty careless one, don't you think?
Those bags might have been
important clues in this case.
That's no way to slough
off possible evidence.
I'm sorry, Captain.
- It won't happen again, sir.
By the way, there was ..
There was almost $200,000 in that box.
Yeah, we read that in the newspaper.
That leaves around ..
$100,000 that's still missing.
We know some of it was passed.
Probably some of it was sold on the
hot-money market, but not that much.
The bonding company will
undoubtedly send out a ..
A special investigator.
He will want to talk to both of
you and ask you a few questions.
Oh sure. Any time.
Oh .. is that all, sir?
That's all. Thanks, boys.
"Yes?"
Stimson, you have somebody
bring up those two suitcases.
"Yes, sir."
Want a cup of coffee, Jack? It's hot.
No.
Didn't your Mom ever teach
you to say 'no thank you'?
How does it feel to have your
hands on that kind of money?
I didn't feel anything.
I hear there is a lot
that hasn't turned up.
Now, if you'd like to make
a small investment, Jack.
I know a guy who's drilling
an oil-well near Segundo.
There is a grand or two still open.
Cut it out, will you. Cut it out!
What's with you?
You looking to start something?
What's the matter with you guys?
Can't you take a joke?
I don't like the joke.
You alright?
- Yeah.
Your boyfriend is a little over-trained.
[ Tannoy ]
"Sergeant's Bruner and Farnham."
"Report to Captain Michael's office."
"Bruner and Farnham."
"Captain Michael's office."
You wanted to see us, Captain?
Yes, boys.
I want you to take a look at
the clothes in these suitcases.
This coat here.
Farnham, slip yours off.
Try it on.
Are you serious?
I want to show you something.
Alright, sir.
Because you are a pretty good fellow.
It's a little snug, isn't it?
- It certainly is.
What's all this, sir?
Well, the driver of that car
was bigger than you ..
Wasn't he?
- Yep.
It's a cinch he couldn't
have worn this coat.
So he must have had a partner.
Maybe that's where
the rest of the money is.
I wonder where they were going to meet.
No labels here of course.
It's a pretty well-tailored coat.
We'll check all these clothes. Maybe
the stitching will give us something.
[ Telephone ]
Yes?
That's alright. Go ahead.
Uhuh.
Farnham?
Well, send him home.
I'll have Lubin find a replacement.
The police surgeon down
at Georgia Street.
Why didn't you tell me you're a fighter?
We could use you at the Police benefits.
It wasn't anything, Captain.
We were just horsing around
in the locker room.
Not quite the way I heard it.
Well, let's forget it.
That's all, boys.
I go down for four.
Four, ten, sixteen, eighteen.
And in spades.
Sergeant, dear. That's another game.
And do you know something?
You owe me twenty bucks.
Nobody can be so bad. You're not trying.
- Sure I am, honey.
Then you're not very bright.
I can't keep my mind
on the game tonight.
Come on, give me the twenty.
Only three customers in
the Emerald Club tonight.
Very bad for the purse.
There you are.
Plenty more where that came from.
Good work.
[ Telephone ]
Your deal.
Hello?
"I saw your picture in the paper."
"Smart cops, you boys."
"But not too smart."
Who is this?
- "Never mind the details."
"That money belongs to me.
Are you going to give it up?"
"Or I'll have to tell the
teacher all about it."
Who is this?
"Don't waste my time, Bruner."
I know how much was in that box.
I'll let you know where and when.
What's that for?
- That's for goodnight.
They want me down at Central.
- Michaels?
Uhuh. Here you go.
Sorry to break it up for you.
Well.
Too bad. The first time I
ever lost a man to a man.
That was fun while it lasted.
You and I are going to last
a lot longer than you think.
Come on, I'll drive you home.
Francey .. this is Cal. Is Jack there?
"Is Jack there?"
Oh Cal. Where is he? What's wrong?
"Wrong?"
He's in trouble. I know he is.
I heard him take the
car about an hour ago.
At 2 o'clock.
I tried to stop him, but ..
Been out riding?
Francey was worried about you, Jack.
Frankly, I was too.
What have you been doing?
Checking up on our 'investment'?
What do you want?
Is it still there?
- I don't know.
Somebody was tailing me.
Sure somebody was tailing you.
Do you know who?
The guy whose coat you didn't fit.
I .. I got a phone-call tonight.
Do you know we've got
a partner in this deal now?
He'd like to meet us. With the money.
When?
He said he'd let me know.
You ..
You weren't trying to cross me
up tonight, were you Jack?
Cal .. I'm ..
- Jack, is that you?
I'll meet you at Rousseau's in an hour.
Okay .. you've got a deal.
Hi Murgatroyd.
Come on, Murgatroyd.
Who is it?
Me.
Lilli.
- Hmm?
Honey, I got to talk to you.
Oh Honey, I'm beat. Not now, later.
Not later, now.
- Cal.
Baby.
How would like to go to Acapulco?
Some place like that?
Well.
This was worth waking up for.
Oh, I haven't got the clothes for it.
We can buy clothes down there.
Yeah. And that two hundred
dollars you loaned me will help.
It wasn't a loan.
Oh?
Since when can cops go around
passing out money like that?
Cal.
Yeah?
When did your rich uncle die?
Tonight.
That's too bad. I'm sorry.
You must have done him a big favor once.
Yeah, I did.
I've heard of smart cops
doing favors once in a while.
Do you know something?
I don't blame them.
After all, look at the risks
they take for us taxpayers.
Lilli, I want you ..
I've never wanted
anything like I want you.
Maybe we ..
Maybe we can even get
married down there.
I've always wanted to go to Mexico.
I'm crazy about hot food.
[ Telephone ]
Hello?
Yes, he's here.
- Who is it?
It's Jack. He sounds funny.
What do you want?
Keep your shirt on. I'll be there.
I'm supposed to be on duty.
I just took off for a little while.
Can you leave tomorrow?
Sure.
Okay. I will ..
I'll call you later.
Cal.
Yeah?
- Tell me something.
What?
Did Jack's rich uncle die tonight too?
No.
Cal.
Cal.
What?
I've changed my mind.
What are you talking about?
Maybe I don't need
that diamond bracelet.
I'm kind of used to having you around.
I don't want anything to spoil that.
Nothing is going to spoil it, baby.
Yes, but maybe we really
don't need these things.
That's what you say today.
But tomorrow you'll see something
in the window with a price-tag on it.
A big price-tag .. and you'll want it.
And even if you don't, I will.
And we're going to have those things.
Alright, have it your way.
Take care.
Give me a cup of coffee, Annie will you.
Black.
What took you so long?
What's the hurry?
I've got some news for you.
Yeah?
Okay.
We're not going to give
the money to that hood.
Well, now you're talking sense.
We're going to turn it over
to Michaels in the morning.
Oh? We're going to turn
it over to Michaels, huh?
And what will you do for another job?
If and when you get out.
I don't know. But I'm
not going on like this.
I ..
Hi, Betty.
I thought you wanted to do so
much for Francey and the kid.
Not this way.
Jack, will you believe me? I know
what I'm doing about this money.
We take it down to Mexico and sell it.
So, we take a beating on it.
But they'll be plenty
left for both of us.
Aren't you getting a
bit ahead of yourself?
What do you mean?
What about our 'partner'?
What about our partner?
When he calls, we'll keep
the appointment with him.
We'll shoot in self-defence.
Might even get a big promotion for it.
Now we murder, huh?
You're sick, Cal.
I should have known
that a long time ago.
You don't care about
anything or anybody.
You're sick.
Coming from you Jack, that hurts.
We're no better than that hophead
money-pusher that you dragged in.
Maybe even worse.
He's got an expensive habit to support.
That's his excuse. But what's ours?
A couple of sticky-fingered cops.
Thieves.
So?
So, we're going to come clean.
We're going to turn that
money in before it's too late.
We've both got good records.
Maybe they won't be too
hard on us. I don't know.
But we're going to come clean.
Is that the way you want it?
That's the way it's going to be.
Okay.
Well.
What are we waiting for?
Come on, call it.
Heads.
You lose.
It's under the cushion in the sack.
So, you were going to run out on me.
Drop that sack!
Cover me, Cal.
I'm not running out on you.
Shoot!
Let's lay you over here. That's good.
A little more.
Right up against the trailer.
That's it.
Let's see now.
Captain.
You're going to be alright, Farnham.
You're lucky.
Where is Bruner?
Dead.
He's better off.
Captain.
Georgia Street is on the way.
Can I help?
You can pick up all this
money that Farnham found.
That's the voice.
That's the other guy.
No, Farnham.
He's one of our men.
There never was anybody else.
"A Policeman, unlike most men."
"Lives close to evil and violence."
"He can, like all men,
make his own Private Hell."
"The good pass through
it with minor burns."
"The evil stumble and fall."
"And die .. in strange places."
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