"(orchestra music)" "(dramatic music)" "(laughing)" "Oh, gee Tommy, I can just picture his face." "Yeah, then he says, "What you gonna live on, love?"" "I said, "Oh, no Mister Hamilton, on the raise"" ""you're going to give me."" "You know Tommy if you get that raise I quit my job." "You're gonna quit just as soon as we get married." "I'm not gonna have every Tom, Dick and Harry yelling." ""Ain't you got my size underwear Mrs. Brown?"" "Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Thomas Brown." "Oh, gee Thomas." "11 hours and 23 minutes then you won't be Annabelle Porter anymore." " Tommy." " What?" "Tommy I just thought maybe when you took your handkerchief out on the subway." "$136 dollars, we spent four at Coney." "Are you happy?" "Oh, yeah." "[Male Speaker] Don't mind us, we'll wait." "What do you want?" "Could you spare a poor man $136 bucks for a cup of coffee?" "We haven't any money." "[Male Speaker] We run booth next to you in the Chop Suey joint." "Tommy call a policeman." "Good you can call for your ambulance." "Oh, give us a break." "We're getting married on that money." "Maybe the girl is marrying you for the dough." "Now you can find out." "Tommy, look." "If you're smart you keep your trap shut." "Getting pretty late." "I wouldn't hang around here too long." "That's what I was telling these kids." "All right." "I'll be lighting a cigarette in case he looks back." "Get the dough." "Say if the boss ever finds out about this." "He won't." "Hey wait a minute." "I know you." "I've seen you around the apartment house where I work." "Listen kid, maybe you do know me, but you wouldn't want to be a widower before you got married." "Why don't you fight like a man?" "[Male Speaker] Ha, like this?" "Oh, Tommy." "Tommy are you hurt?" "No he didn't hurt me." "If he hadn't of had a gun I'd have..." "Every cent we had in the world." "Now we can't get married." "Look, maybe if we went to the police." "Oh Tommy, no those men would do something horrible to us." "I'm not going to let them get away with this." "What can you do?" "Wait and see." "I sure hope the boss never finds out about this." "Shut up." "We needed some dough didn't we?" "(knocking)" "Hi, Rocky, Hi Bill." "Hi Frank." "Gene here yet?" "No we're waiting." "Sent word something was up." "It's about time." "Hello, kid." "Hello." "How bout a drink later on?" "I'd like to talk to you." "I'm going out with the boss." "If you're funny for that guy." "The longer we keep this up the better it will be for both of us." "You're carrying the torch, huh?" "Sure diamond studded and he supplies the coal." "[Male Speaker] You're wasting your time, Rocky." "She's loyal to every dime the boss has got." "(door wiggling)" "Hey, the boys would knock." "Batsy?" "Oh, I was picking the lock again." "For what, it was just for fun?" "Someday I'll shoot right through that door." "It will be funny." "Hey here's something that ain't so funny." "The DA don't live here anymore." "He was a nice guy, but he couldn't take it, so they got a substitute pitcher." "He wears clothes nice, don't you think?" "He looks like he just got his diploma." "We'll take that away from him." "You fellows must wonder what prompted me to assume this attitude of civic virtue." "Now this may sound strange, but I believe that crime can be wiped out by men who own no political patronage and don't have to repay any bribe." "Now you're all outstanding men in your professions." "Your attitude towards crime must be that of a normal citizen." "You resent it." "And therefore you wouldn't hesitate to prosecute." "I know what I'm letting you in for." "You may get shot in the back." "Plenty of trouble, but what do you say we run all these rats into the East River." "I have a big practice." "If I leave it, I'll lose it." "How about your wife and kids?" "Ah, I can't put them in danger." "After all I have too much at stake." "I'll take the job." "How about you, William?" "You go hunting every year." "How about some real game?" "Well a duck never shoots back, but you can count me in." "I'm tired of paying 18 cents for 15 cent artichokes." "Just a minute if I give up $50,000 a year and." "Palm Beach for $3000 and obsecurity, just what are we looking for?" "The men who direct crime out of bullet range, the top men." "Gene, how about chasing criminals instead of polo balls?" "Gentlemen you have my unqualified moral support." "I write checks." "I coin slogans." "I'll even make speeches, but when it comes to telling public enemies face to face what I think of them, I'm scared." "Gene, you're kidding?" "No not this time Warren." "You see funerals depress me, particularly my own." "Well, I'm late for an engagement." "Thanks for a lovely dinner, Warren." "Gene we need men like you." "You'll be in the office with us one of these days." "Well it will be a purely social visit, Warren." "Good night, gentlemen." "[All] Good night." "He's the only one of us that has any sense." "(knocking)" "Hello, Batsy." "Hello." " Hello boss." " Hello, Gene." " Hi, Gene." " Hello darling." "You're late, I was getting worried." "What's this I hear about a new DA?" " I just left him." " What?" " What?" " Say that again." "[Batsy] I got an alibi." "I've just left Warren Rogers' apartment." "Oh he looks like a sap." "Well your wrong, boys." "He's plenty smart and he's plenty tough, but we're gonna be just a little tougher." "We make one wrong move..." "[Male Speaker] Is that all you wanted to tell us?" "Well, no, Frankie, as a matter of fact" "I asked the boys to meet me here to see if you could dispose of $150,000 worth of jewels." "I know a warehouse we can knock over with a million bucks in firs." "Rocky, our next job will be Morton's Fifth Avenue jewelry store." "But I got this fur thing all lined up." "Get rid of one watchman and the whole place is clear." "I could use some furs." "Rocky we're not doing any job requiring butchering." "I'm running this like a big business with a minimum of risk." "You're not thugs anymore." "You're gentlemen." "Gene, you'd look real nice in a scout suit." "That will be enough from you." "We'll meet day after tomorrow and make all the arrangements." "All right, you're the boss." "But why do you have to mix with a cocktail and polo crowd all night long?" "Ain't we good enough for you?" "I'll tell you what we'll do Rocky." "I'll loaf around here all night and you can mingle in society and find out where the big money is." "The best people will welcome you with open handcuffs." "Good night, Dorothy." "Sorry I can't take you along." "[Dorothy] So am I." "It's business." "So long, boys." "[All] So long, Gene." "Up with your hands." "Stick 'em up all of you." "All right boys, put them up, (mumbles)." "Up on your feet." "Line up here." "Now turn around." "Frisk them." "What's that?" "Go through their rear pockets and look for guns." "Excuse me." "Looks like an arsenal." "Side pocket." "Thank you." "Take his money." "Give me $136 dollars." "You'll pardon me for butting in on a private affair, but why the $136 dollars?" "Well you see, we were gonna get married tomorrow and then those two men held us up and took it all." "That's how much it was." "Come on stop talking." "Let me have the money." "(screams)" "[Male Speaker] Now get the boy, I got the girl." "[Female Speaker] You would." "Well I know this boy, he works here." "Call the police." "Wait a minute Frankie." "You can turn me in, but let her go." "She didn't have anything to do with it." "I did so." "If you turn him over to the police I go too." "Give me the money, kid." "You know you both committed a very serious offense." "You can get 15 years in prison for this." "15 Years?" "Yes." "Your best years, too." "While you'll be old when you get out." "I'll be 33, middle aged." "I like that." "Of course it's my duty to turn you over." "Well, we're not criminals." "We were just trying to get our own money back." "That man said he'd kill us if we told the police." "Sit down over there, kid." "You too." "Oh, chief let's turn them over to the cops." "I'll handle this." "Right now I want to hear more about that stick up." "But chief you ain't gonna believe those kids are ya?" "We never stuck up nobody." "Wait a minute." "I'm not afraid of you Gene." "Sure we stuck up the kids." "You've got this bunch buffaloed into letting you keep all the dough and give us coffee and cake money." "Well I needed more and the kids were handy." "I keep you all an allowance so you won't splurge all over town and give yourselves away." "How many times have I told you to lay off small fry." "Why take chances for a couple of bucks?" "Chances are in my line." "You're all a lot of crooks." "He's positively psychic." "Never mind what we are, young fella." "You just stuck up a private apartment." "Yeah they laws against that." "But maybe you can help me." "You want to do me a little favor or would you rather go to jail?" "It's up to you kid." "Well we'll do anything if you let us go." "How about you?" "All right it's a deal." "We'll talk about the favor later." "Remember you break your word it's jail for both of you." "Now can we go home." "Surely, my home." "Oh, I know you now." "You're Daddy (mumbles)." "Maybe." "Come along, kids." "See you at the meeting, boys." "Well good night and I'm very glad to have met you all." "Yeah." "I don't care what you say, he's been nice to us." "Yeah, but there's something phoney." "When you hold a guy up he's not supposed to give you presents for it." "You have no faith in people." "Why anyone could tell Gene was a gentleman just by looking at him." "That is anyone except you." "Yeah and if we'd have gone home the other night like I wanted to we'd be married by now, but no you had to walk in Central Park." "I suppose I knew we were gonna be robbed." "Aw, I'm sorry." "Oh, you should be." "Just think if anyone had told us that we'd be living in a place like this and wearing clothes like these..." "We'd have thought they were goofy." "You know I still can't see what this guy wants from us." "I tell I don't like the set up." "People don't put themselves out for no reason at all." "Hello, kids." "Ready to go?" "Good evening Mister Fillmore." "Well, don't we look pretty." "What's on your mind?" "Well, Mister Fillmore it isn't that we don't appreciate everything that you've done for us, but well, Tommy's been wondering why you're doing it." "Don't get me wrong Mister Fillmore, but we've just been wondering what we have to do to earn all this." "Well we'll arrange all about that later, Tommy." "Right now we're going to a nightclub." "Come on get your things." "Did you hear that Tommy?" "We're going to a nightclub." "Well I could enjoy it if I knew what he was up to." "Look Annabelle, let's get out of here while we can." "Not until I see what the inside of a nightclub looks like." "♫ My heart seems to dance" "♫ And I pray you would call me your own" "♫ When I look in your eyes" "♫ I am thrilled to the skies" "♫ And I feel like a queen on a throne" "♫ The first time I saw you" "♫ I knew at a glance" "♫ I was meant to be yours" "♫ Yours alone" "(clapping)" "(jazz music)" "See you after the meeting." "Not here." "How long do I have to keep this up?" "Seeing you behind his back." "Pretending I'm the chump." "Be sensible." "Why should I throw away a goldfish when I've got him hooked." "Because I won't always be hiding and running." "That's why." "Rocky." "[Female Speaker] Good evening Mister Fillmore." "[Gene] Hello, Mary." "Sit down." "[Male Speaker] Good evening Mister Fillmore." "Hello, Frank." "[Male Speaker] Table for three?" "No, just two." "Make yourselves at home kids." "See you later." "I suppose you're not playing me for a chump." "Be quiet." "You want those kids squealing?" "Hello Rocky." "Hello, squirt." "Hey you better be careful what you call her." "I know what's going on." "I'm sorry, kid." "Let's forget everything." "(grunts)" "You're hurting him." "That's just to help you forget." "How many times have I told you to let the kid alone." "I was just trying to teach him a new grip." "No, he's lying." "He was trying..." "It won't happen again." "Why don't you two kids get out on the floor and have a dance." "Go on." "Come one Rocky, I want to see you." "(knocking)" "Why'd you bring those kids here for?" "I've got a job for them." "I think you're just playing bigshot." "You're going soft." "When I go soft, Rocky, I'll quit." "And you can take my place." "Come here, boys." "Here's an enlargement from a Candid Camera shot of Morton's store." "I want you to memorize every detail of it." "This is Edward Larkin, the salesman." "Morton's an old man." "You won't have any trouble with him, but keep your eye on Larkin." "The store opens at nine in the morning, but the seldom have any customers before 9:10." "If anybody should come in, you know, line them up against the back wall." "We're wasting time." "I can get in and I can get out." "Sure you can, Rocky." "We all know that." "But my way, you see nobody gets hurt." "Personally I prefer jail for robbery, than the chair for murder." "How about you boys?" "It's a given." "Now you all know what to do and the exact time." "Memorize your instructions and then destroy them." "Cars in good shape?" "In every detail." "How about yours Larry?" "[Larry] All set." "Fine, oh Bill, two minutes after nine you and" "Johnny start a fight in front of the store." "I don't want a wrestling match, understand?" "Give me a fight." "Set your watches." "It's three minutes after 12." "The job will start promptly at nine." "Should be over by nine, seven." "Any questions?" "How about protection?" "Who's carrying the machine gun?" "There won't be any machine guns." "If you pull a trigger on this job, Rocky you make a cent out of it." "That's easy to say." "Nobody will be shooting at you." "I'm the one that's pulling this job." "All you do is sit behind the desk." "And give the orders." "Maybe to those kids, but not to me." "Rocky, you're really getting annoying." "Speaking of those kids, go get them." "Call the kids." "I sent you, go get them." "(jazz music)" "You were right about him, Annabelle." "Gene's a swell guy." "Oh, I'm so glad you like him." "Now we can really have some fun." "Gene wants to see you two before you tear yourselves to pieces." "(knocking)" "It's all right, Annabelle, relax." "Now I asked you kids to do me a little favor, do you remember?" "That's why I bought you the new clothes, so that you could go into an expensive jewelry shop tomorrow and not look out of place." "We're not going to do anything crooked." "Now, wait a minute, Tommy, wait a minute." "All I want you to do is to ask to see some diamond rings." "You won't like anything you see and the salesman will put several trays out on the counter." "Well what for?" "The $2000 dollars I promised you." "Oh, yes, but we're not..." "And to keep you both from going to jail for sticking us up at Frankie's place." "Gee I'm so scared." "You're scared." "I'm afraid I'll faint." "Maybe couldn't we run away." "No, they'd find us." "Listen, maybe, maybe if we just act natural nobody will know we're part of the gang." "[Male Speaker] Good morning, may I help you?" "[Tommy] We'd like to look at the wedding rings?" "[Male Speaker] Wedding rings?" "No engagement rings." "Of course." "Right over here." "Well the kids should be in there by now." "And then?" "[Male Speaker] What do ya mean?" "I loaned you $10 bucks last payday." "Listen wiseguy I paid you once for that." "You can't get away with this." "[Male Speaker] Oh you're a dirty liar." "You're too small to talk to me like that." "[Male Speaker] Oh yeah?" "(punch) (grunts)" "(punching)" "(crowd shouting)" "Reach." "[Police] Wait a minute, wait a minute here." "What's going on here?" "(shouting)" "(gun shot)" "Help stop those men." "They shot Mister Morton." "(gun shots)" "(whistles)" "Well, the job's over." "(chuckles)" "Everything planned in advance for a minimum of danger." "You know Dorothy, my father was a swell businessman." "He'd be very proud of me." "Sure he would." "You handled it swell." "Well, the set up was foolproof." "I've got all I need now." "So what happens?" "What do you think?" "I'm going to be married and give it all up." "Get out of here." "Why Gene, that's swell." "I was afraid you were through on account of how you took those kids in your apartment and gave me the cold shoulder." "(laughs)" "I just didn't want to involve them in the gang, that's all." "I needed them for a job and they did it." "Reports should be coming in." "(jazz music)" "As soon as everything is finished Dorothy I want you to go out an buy yourself a bushel full of clothes." "[Announcer] Attention, news flash." "Thanks Gene." "[Announcer] Armed bandits broke into Morton's famous jewelry store on Fifth Avenue and escaped with over $100,000 dollars worth of jewelry." "Wrong $150,000 dollars worth." "[Announcer] When Morton lowered his hand slightly one of the bandits shot him down in cold blood." "Edward Larkin the salesman ran out to summon aid and was also shot at by the escaping thugs." "His condition is reported critical." "Rocky, wait here for me Dorothy." "We may have to move fast." "(jazz music)" "Hello, Bill." "Let me talk to Rocky." "Yeah, just a minute." "Rocky it's Dorothy for you." "I wonder what's on her mind." "Hello, Dorothy." "What?" "So he heard our plans, huh?" "Oh, don't worry about me." "I've had plans for a long time." "I'll be waiting for him." "None of my business but if Gene ever finds out about you and Dorothy..." "Finds out what?" "You're right." "None of your business." "We're going out." "Gene said for us not to leave this room." "Yeah?" "(tires screeching)" "Look we did what you told us." "Now we want to get away." "We never wanted to get mixed up in this robbery and killing." "All right come on inside." "I'll attend to you later." "[Rocky] Hello, Gene." "Get out of the way, kid." "You're in the business now, like the rest of us." "You can watch me elect the new boss." "Still ambitious Rocky?" "Yeah." "I like to tell people what to do." "I hate to be told." "I tried to tell you you need a gun in this business." "People respect you more." "All right, go ahead and shoot." "Get it over with." "I'd like to see you squirm first." "I've got something to say that might make you wriggle a little." "Stealing cheese out of my icebox, Rocky?" "Funny guy, ain't you?" "Well, have a good laugh." "While you were mixing with the best people" "I was taking out Dorothy." "I suspect she loves me." "You're a liar." "You can check up on her when you come back to haunt me." "(crashing)" "(punching)" "Thanks, kid." "All right, stay where you are, Rocky." "All right boss, now's your chance to shoot." "But you won't." "I ain't afraid of you." "You never scared me." "That's why I took your girl away." "That's why the gang wants me to tell them what to do." "Tommy, take Annabelle in the back room." "Stick around kid, I'm going to take that gun away from him in a minute." "Go on, do what I tell you." "Rocky, you been getting out of line lately." "You're becoming a liability to the gang." "I got a letter from Mrs Winters this morning." "For what?" "She called us a bunch of yellow rats." "When her husband went to prison we promised to keep her going and send her money." "She never got a cent." "What did you do with that money, Rocky?" "The boys would like to know about that." "Yeah, but you ain't going to tell them." "You ain't going to tell them nothing." "Why don't you shoot you bigshot?" "Stay where you are Rocky." "You don't how to fire a gun, do ya Gene?" "Well, I'll show you." "(gun shots)" "(screaming)" "Rocky." "He was a rat." "The boys will get you for this." "Then everything he said about you was two was true, right?" "Figure it out for yourself." "Gene killed Rocky." "Gene?" "Where's the money from Frankie?" "Batsy didn't bring it back yet." "Bill you and Johnny cover up Rocky and put him in the truck in the garage." "You know what to do." "You can't get away with killing Rocky." "He tried to kill me." "[Dorothy] That isn't True." "It is we saw him." "[Dorothy] You're not going to believe those kids." "That's up to the boys to decide." "[Dorothy] Why waste time?" "Everybody be here tonight." "You'll get a chance to talk." "I hope you die slow." "Thanks, I appreciate tribute to my loyal friends." "Hey, listen, Rocky said we were part of the gang." "Well, we don't want to be." "We'd rather go to jail." "How could you do that." "You're not like the rest of them." "I can do without the heroics, kids." "I wanted you to do me a little favor and you did it." "I owe you, $2000 dollars." "We don't want any part of it." "[Gene] Well, maybe you're right." "How much did Rocky take from you?" "$136 dollars." "136." "There you are." "Now beat it while you still can." "You don't belong around this place." "Come on let's get out of here." "But couldn't you run away before they try you?" "(laughs)" "Sure I'll tell you what I'll do." "I'll hide in my attic." "That will fool them." "Go on get out will ya?" "Stop worrying about me." "Goodbye." "Goodbye, kids." "Hey, I just seen them wrapping up the remains." "Yeah, there's liable to be some more wrapping up before the night's over." "Ah, they ought to give you a medal." "What'd he use, a mouse trap?" "The boys don't think it's so funny." "Well you got my vote." "Thanks." "Hey here's something (mumbles)." "Look it's Lefty Mooney." "Who's he?" "The cops are after him for sticking up Morton." "He's been dead for three years." "His Mob washed him up for killing a member." "(laughing)" "Well, 10 minutes after three." "Gene said he'd be here by three." "If he don't show up it's up to one of us to take care of him." "He's had plenty of time to catch a train since then." "Gene wouldn't run out." "I don't know what you fellows think about it, but I think when Gene got Rocky he got the best member the gang ever had." "Wait a minute, Bill." "Don't try Gene before he gets here." "What's the matter Larry?" "Did he hire you for his lawyer?" "No, but Gene rates a fair trial." "Hello, boys." "Sorry I'm late." "I apologize." "Well, why the silence?" "Gene we're gonna give you a fair trial." "If the boys decide against you I guess you know what that means." "Yeah." "Rocky was the most popular and the most valuable member of the gang." "You had no right to shoot Rocky just because you have a grudge against..." "Wait a minute fellows." "Give me a chance to talk." "[Dorothy] What for, you killed him didn't you?" "Aw, shut up will ya and give him a chance to talk." "Batsy go on outside and wait." "Where's he going." "He's gonna pick up the money for the Morton job." "I thought maybe you fellow wouldn't want any intruders." "[Dorothy] What's all this talk about?" "Why don't we get through with..." "Now wait a minute, Dorothy." "Look at yourselves boys." "What were you before I took over?" "Just a bunch of petty thieves." "You fellows realize this past year our receipts have been more than a million dollars." "All I got was 15 grand." "Well you're not the whole organization." "You're simply a wheel in the machine." "Yeah, well I'm a pretty big wheel." "Besides that I pay out a lot of money for your protection." "Yeah, but we're the ones who risk our necks for it." "What's the risk the way I run things?" "What do you care?" "You got a nice apartment." "I need that for my connections." "Have you any idea what that cost me?" "May I inquire Mister Fillmore what all this has got to do with your shooting of Rocky?" "It has this to do with it." "That under my leadership you've all kept out of trouble." "If I was right in one thing, I been right in another." "Rocky disobeyed my orders." "He ended up by pulling a gun on me." "Fortunately I beat him to it." "I was there." "He shot Rocky down cold." "He didn't give him a chance." "You were jealous of him." "Dorothy you're lying." "Just because you're the boss Gene doesn't mean you didn't have to live up to the rules." "He didn't think of that when he shot Rocky." "Well, what are you going to do?" "Why don't you give him the same treatment he gave Rocky?" "Well, that's enough for me boys." "Let's get going." "Why don't we just kick him out of the gang and let it go at that." "He didn't give Rocky a chance." "(laughs)" "Well, frankly I'm against it." "But I guess I'm outvoted." "Well, gentlemen after looking over this gang all I can say is that New York is reasonably safe tonight." "I'm not gonna crawl." "It's clear to me that I'm the difference here between a well regulated business organization and a gang of thugs." "We got along all right before you came in." "And we'll get along after you're gone." "Won't we boys." "Come on, let's get it over with." "Hi guys." "I brought the treasury." "Well, what's the matter?" "Did I miss something?" "Well you missed all the speeches Batsy, but you're in time for the fireworks." "Is that so?" "I brought along a few friends to see the fun." "I didn't have any supeonas, but I round up some witnesses." "Come on in." "I thought I told you kids to stay away from here." "Yeah, but Batsy here said it would help if we told about Rocky trying to shoot you." "You coached them well Batsy." "Is that gene's poor old Mother." "Oh, I forgot to introduce you." "Fellas, this is Mrs. Winters." "[Male Speaker] Billy's wife?" "Yeah, Mrs. Billy Winters." "I guess I look a lot different than I did when." "Bill and me was running around together." "TB when you ain't eating regular." "Billy was in the wrong business, but he didn't realize that when he would be sent to prison I would be left behind like this." "Yeah, but how can that be?" "We been sending you dough regular." "By way of Rocky." "He was a nice boy." "He kept the money himself?" "Don't you believe her." "It's a frame up." "Did you know about this?" "He showed me a letter from her." "But he didn't think you guys would care about a thing like that." "Trips off." "That's what you think." "No you don't." "Give me that Dorothy." "You know I hate guns." "Beat it." "Sweet kid, that one." "Hello, I want to speak with Mister Warren Rogers." "No, I got to go through Mister Rogers personally." "Yeah, Mister Rogers?" "Never mind who this is." "Raid the Club Sultan now." "You'll pick up the entire gang that knocked over." "Morton's this morning." "Won't you come down to my office?" "No but you can come to my apartment if you bring me plenty of protection." "Yes, I have your number." "We'll be right there." "[Male Speaker] Yes sir?" "Raid the Club Sultan, bring in everybody that you can pick up there." "Maybe another one of those crackpots, but we can't miss any bets." "This is the first time I cooked since I was in Leavenworth." "You should have let me help you." "Women weren't allowed in our kitchen at Leavenworth." "What is it a college or a penitentiary?" "(laughing)" "You kids don't have to worry about Leavenworth." "You're getting out of the racket right now." "All right, boys, break it in." "It's a raid." "(crashing)" "[Annabelle] Gene, Gene, where are you?" "[Tommy] Get down here, hurry up." "(crashing)" "All right search the side room." "Hey, come on, come on, on your feet." "We didn't do anything." "Honest we were just sitting here eating and you burst in." "Oh we don't know anything." "Yeah, sure the place has been closed for an hour and you're just sitting here eating." "Nobody else here." "Looks like a wild goose chase." "The rest of them got out the back way." "Well we take these kids in anyway." "Wait you can't hold us." "It's good isn't it." "It takes 20 cops to bring in a couple of kids." "Yeah, we'll see what Rogers can make of this." "Come on, come on." "All right come on." "Get them out of here." "Hurry up, come on." "I can't let the kids take the rap for this." "We can thank Dorothy." "Don't you worry about her." "I'll take care of her." "Watch yourself Batsy." "See you later." "(dramatic music)" "[Dorothy] You're sure the raid went off all right?" "The place was completely surrounded." "And your boys will have a little surprise for you when you get back to the station." "An old friend of yours named Gene Fillmore will be there." "Fillmore, Gene Fillmore?" "What's he got to do with it?" "He's what the newspapers mean when they talk about a crime wave." "How much protection are you going to give me?" "All that's necessary." "(phone rings)" "[Dorothy] Hello?" "Yes, it's for you." "Hello." "Rogers speaking." "Nobody there." "Are you sure?" "All right, I'll be down in a few minutes." "All they picked up in that raid was a couple of kids." "Now what's all this about Gene Fillmore?" "I tell you it's true." "He's the man you want." "He hired those two kids for the Morton robbery." "Let's check on that Warren." "See you later." "(gun shots)" "(dramatic music)" "(gun shot)" "Now that I'm a detective I shouldn't say it, but I'm bewildered." "I can't believe that Gene had anything to do with this." "The more I think of it the more preposterous it seems." "What could I possible accuse him of?" "Maybe this is exhibit A." "It's Gene's signature all right." "Now I'm not so bewildered." "Suppose we go over to Gene's." "No, I want to talk to those two kids, first." "You boys wait in the coroner." "Let's go." "Here they are." "They've had their breakfast and everything they wanted." "Sit down Annabelle." "You too, Tommy." "Cigarette?" "No thanks." "Well, there's no use beating about the bush." "You two kids are in a bad spot." "Oh why can't you let us go home?" "What do you want from us?" "We know about your part in the Morton robbery." "What we want is evidence against Gene Fillmore." "We don't know what you're talking about." "You've got no right to keep us here." "Did you ever hear of a girl by the name of" "Dorothy Palmer?" "No sir." "Well she told me all about you." "She lied, she was making up things, cause we don't know her." "Did you know that everyone connected with the" "Morton robbery is guilty of murder?" "We don't know a thing." "Now you tell me about Gene Fillmore and in return" "I'll ask the prosecuting attorney not to demand the limit for you." "Mister Rogers you must have made some mistake." "We've never been in Morton's jewelry store." "No you see, we were gonna go get married and to celebrate we went to a nightclub and the man let us stay late then the police came in and that's all we know." "You were at the nightclub with the rest of the gang and Gene Fillmore." "We never heard of any Gene Fillmore." "If he's the man your after why don't you arrest him and leave us alone." "Because if we arrest him now, we'll never be able to make it stick." "That's why I want you two." "I want to build up a case against Gene Fillmore so that no jury on Earth will fail to send him to the electric chair." "Well it must be a case of mistaken identity." "Yes, that's possible." "We'll find out about that right now." "Come along." "I'm going to take them over to the hospital." "You can go in now, Mister Rogers." "How is he, nurse?" "A little better today, but he mustn't get too excited." "Hello Mister Rogers." "Have you caught them yet?" "Mister Larkin, can you identify these two people?" "They're the ones." "They got me to put the trays on the counter." "Then they changed their minds and left shortly before the others entered." "Oh look at us Mister, look at us." "We're not the ones." "I swear it." "Gene Fillmore hired didn't he?" " No." " Who did?" "What's the use of denying it?" "Larkin identified you." "I told you a million times we went in to buy a ring and the prices were too high for you." "Now, that's the best store in town." "If you couldn't afford it why'd you go there?" "Annabelle wanted to look." "Why did you ask for a diamond ring?" "Wouldn't you buy a plain ring." "We weren't buying, we were asking." "Tommy I've given you every chance, but you're making it tougher and tougher for yourself." "You've got a fine sense of loyalty, but it's misguided." "You've got to look to the law to help you now." "Kid we call this the singing room because sooner or later everybody sings in here." "I tell you I don't know a thing." "Please let me go." "I want to see Annabelle." "What are you doing to her?" "Tell us who hired you or you'll stay here forever." "I've got to see Annabelle." "Bring her in." "Bring her in." "Oh, Tommy." "I'll let you two talk it over." "You'll be all alone and there will be no Dictographs." " Oh Tommy..." " Shh." "They're listening to every word you say." "No matter what they do we can't talk." "If they talk they've got us." "Miste Larkin identified us." "They can't prove any connection to the gang unless we talk." "(crying)" "Now how about it?" "We can't tell what we don't know, can we?" "You don't leave me any choice." "The rest is up to you." "What are you going to do?" "Make sure that Tommy tells us what we want to know." "[Annabelle] Oh Tommy." "It's all right honey." "All right, sit down." "All right boys." "I've told all I know." "Please, please don't." " Wait outside, bud." " Right." "We'll wait here until Tommy talks." "Oh, I can't stand it." "I can't stand it any more." "Are you ready to tell the truth." "I have told you the truth." "[Rogers] I've got plenty of time." "[Annabelle] But they may be hurting Tommy." "[Rogers] Possibly." "He hasn't broken yet." "But he will." "[Rogers] All right, don't let up." "Keep pounding those questions." "Don't, don't beat him anymore, please." "Please I'll tell you." "We were hired to go into Morton's and we were part of the gang." "[Rogers] Get a stenographer." "(sobbing)" "The gang hired you to go into Morton's jewelry store, didn't they?" "Yes, sir." "How much were you paid?" "We wouldn't take any money." "Then why did you do it?" "He forced us to." "Who did?" "[Annabelle] Oh, Tommy." "They said you confessed." "[Annabelle] I couldn't stand it anymore." "But we agreed not to talk." "[Annabelle] Tommy I couldn't help it." "[Rogers] I'm asking you to testify that Gene Fillmore hired you." "We don't know any Gene Fillmore." "It was, it was Rocky who hired us, Rocky did." "[Rogers] Do you realize you're shielding a criminal?" "Do you want me to start all over again?" "Nevermind." "Do what you want." "We won't say any more." "Take them back to their cells." "They've got courage." "Too bad it's wasted." "[Male Speaker] Good afternoon, Mister Rogers." "Good afternoon, Phillips." "Mister Fillmore giving a party?" "[Phillips] A farewell party." "Did you know that Mister Fillmore was going to Europe?" "I had an idea he might." "Hello Warren, glad you dropped in." "I've been trying to get you." "Phillips tells me you're going to Europe." "Isn't this rather sudden?" "Yes, I'm taking a little holiday from a vacation." "Do you mind if I talk to you a minute Gene?" "Not at all." "What's it all about?" "You want me to bring you back something from England." "No, I want to talk to you about Dorothy Palmer." "What's that all about?" "You know her pretty well, don't you?" "Well, I've heard of her." "She's a nightclub singer I believe." "She's got a good voice." "You know her better than that." "You gave her a check for $1000 dollars." "Why all the mystery Warren?" "Of course I gave her a check." "She was killed last night." "And you're involved." "Really?" "(clicking tongue)" "What do you want me to do?" "I think you better come down to my office." "It won't take long, Warren." "Remember I don't want to miss my boat." "I hope you don't." "I have to go out for a few moments, folks." "Keep right on with the party." "I'll be right back." "There you are." "Thanks." "Sure you won't have a drink before we go?" "No, thanks." "[Gene] Oh, Phillips, if I'm not back by six, send my things to the dock, will you?" "[Phillips] Gladly, sir." "It's ridiculous Warren." "Sounds as if she was trying to blackmail me." "It goes deeper than that, Gene." "She said that you were the head of the Morton gang." "What?" "(laughs)" "Oh, I get it now." "You and my foolish friends have planned all this to make me miss my boat." "It's a gag." "This is no gag, Gene." "Well, it's all right." "I have a permit for that." "I was taking it to the boat." "Maybe so." "Mister Rogers has brought in Gene Fillmore." "Mister Rogers, Tommy and Annabelle have just signed a confession admitting that Gene Fillmore's the head of the gang." "We did not." "We never said a word about you." "If you didn't know Gene, how'd you pick him out so quickly." "Frankly, I don't know what this is all about." "Who are these children." "Yours?" "Take him into the next room." "No use stalling, Gene." "We've got you." "Got me?" "On what grounds?" "I'm afraid you're headed for the chair." "Now that's rude of you Warren." "How would you like it if I invited you to my home and talked to you like that." "I wouldn't like it, but this is not my home." "It's my place of business." "Oh, you have a very nice place of business." "It's a pleasure to be a guest." "You never thought you'd be honored with an invitation, did ya?" "Never, I'm getting out in the world." "Oh, thank you." "Business is business, Gene." "Unfortunately friendship cuts no ice." "Oh, then I take it we're no longer friends, huh?" "Now, listen Warren, if you had anything on me you wouldn't be talking to me right now." "You were backing the Morton job." "Really?" "What makes you think so?" "This may sound like flattery, but it was such an ingenious job, it would take a mind like yours to conceive it." "Why I'm surprised at you Warren." "Your courts call that imagination, not evidence." "Gene, I wasn't even sure myself until those kids picked you out." "Dorothy Palmer told us about them and Rocky and the Morton job." "It all fits in with your European trip and the gun." "Now if this is a frame-up my lawyers are too cleaver for that." "It's pretty convincing evidence." "It's the testimony of a dead woman against mine." "You know Warren, frankly I'm conceded enough to think" "I'll be believed." "We've also got this." "A sworn confession from those kids saying that they were part of the Morton gang." "You mean those kids confessed to murder?" "You read it." "Ha, ha, well this doesn't involve me at all." "That's a very cheep trick, Warren." "No, I'm just being honest with you." "I'll admit we could've pushed that kid a lot further, but he never would have willingly implicated you." "But it's just a question of time." "What are you after." " You." " You'll never get me." "Gene, let's forget for a minute which side of the fence we're on." "The real tragedy of this is not Dorothy Palmer or the Morton's store." "It's those two youngsters in there." "What's the matter with them?" "You know." "No, no, I don't." "Those two kids are just a guilty of murder as the gunman who did the actual shooting." "What jury would convict those kids?" "Maybe the girl will get off with a stretch, but the boy will go to the chair with you." "Remember the night I said I'd stop the crime rate." "Yes, yes I recall it vaguely." "And for the sake of a political plum, you don't care who you walk into the death house as long as you walk into City Hall." "You know me better than that." "I've been fair with you." "Can't you see that we've got you." "Well not from the cards you've shown me so far, Warren." "They're all dueces." "(buzzer) Warren, may I see you alone?" "Come right in." "Wait in the next room will you, Gene." "Yes, would you hurry it up." "My boat sails at 12." "You got us into this, now get us out of it." "This man's a stranger he can't help us." " Well this man..." " Shh." "Gene we never told on you." "Keep your voice down." "We won't keep quiet." "You sent us to the store and said we wouldn't get into trouble and now we're liable to go to the chair." "I'm sorry, kids." "I'm sorry, words don't help any." "Get us out of this." "Do you want us to die?" " No." " Well then tell them you sent us." "Tell them you made us go." "Gene if you'd only tell them that you sent us to the jewelry store, we could go free." "Stop it, will you?" "Why should I worry about your problems?" "I've got plenty of my own." "[Tommy] You've got to help us out." "We don't want to die." "Neither do I." "Maybe if I get out I can hire lawyers to help fight for you." "We signed a confession." "What good will it do you if I die, too?" "And I thought you were such a nice person." "Look we want to live and get married and work and be happy." "Don't you think I know that." "Don't you think I'm going crazy thinking about you kids?" "They'll never convict Annabelle." "The most you'll get will be a couple of years in prison." "I don't want to live without Tommy." "Gene, Gene if you'd only tell them what really happened." "And send myself to the chair?" "Gene in case you've changed your mind here's a confession all ready to sign." "Why should I, Warren?" "You think I'm crazy." "I've got these kids." "They haven't a chance." "Well how will my signing that help them?" "I might go easy." "That isn't enough." "What do you want." "I want the unconditional release of Tommy and Annabelle." "Give me the District Attorney." "Hello, this Warren Rogers." "Gene Fillmore is willing to confess in eschange for the freedom of of the kids." "Yes, I know their whole history and I recommend it." "Here are the two confession." "Sign yours and you can tear up theirs." "Did I do all of this?" "You seem to have been at the head of your trade." "It was always such a good pen." "Thank you." "Gene it's too bad a man with your brains went wrong." "You'd have been a bigshot in legitimate business." "I counted on a different sort of retirement from office." "Are we free?" "That's right." "I'm sorry, Gene." "Sorry about you." "Oh, that's all right, Tommy." "It's my own fault." "I got soft-hearted." "Is there anything we can do." "No thank you, Annabelle." "Mister Rogers will make me very comfortable." "There's a little present from me to you." "Now get out of here both of you." "And don't ever come back." "[Annabelle] Oh, goodbye, Gene." "So long." "So long kids." "Come on Gene." "Oh, just a minute, will you?" "I want to watch the kids go out." "(orchestra music)"