"You know, just around the corner there's a jewelry shop." "We'll stop and look in the window." "They have some lighters." "I think the little one will be just right." "All right, mom." " How much is it?" " 900 dollars, including tax." "How do you do?" "Mr. Gordon." "This gentleman will wait you about a thing, madam." "Thank you." "Here are the lighters, mother." "May I help you?" "Yes, I am looking for a cigarette lighter, not too expensive." "Yes, ma'am." "We have quite a selection." "Here is a very nice combination of cigarette lighter and case for $37.50." "That's 'bout 30 dollars more than I want to spend." "I see." "Well, in that case, the selection is rather limited." "No, I don't like that square one." "Let me see that with the enamel on it." "You said this one is 1,700.50 dollars." "Yes, and a very good buy at that figure." "It's almost two carats and it's a perfect blue white stone in a platinum setting." "There's a price from seven fifty to ten dollars." "That's more like it." "Patsy, what are you doing?" "I'm just looking at the pretty things, mother." "You come here to mother." "You know I don't like you wandering around like that." " I'll take that one." " Yes, ma'am." "It'll be $12, including tax." "May I put this in a gift box for you?" "Oh, no, that won't be necessary." "All right." "Thank you very much." "Come again." "If I buy this ring I'm doing it as an investment." "You couldn't make a better one." "I like this one best." "Still I don't know..." "Seventeen hundred and fifty dollars is a lot of money." "It's too much money for me to spend without my husband seeing the ring first and I don't know when I could bring him in." "If you can make a small deposit I'll be glad to put it away for you." "No, I'd better not do that." "Maybe I can coax him into giving up his lunch hour tomorrow." "I'm almost sure that I can." "That's what I'll do:" "I'll bring him in tomorrow between 12:00 and 1:00." "That will be fine." "I am sure he'll like it." "I hope so." "Thank you for all your trouble." "That's quite all right." "Just a minute, lady!" "What's all this about?" "You know what it's about." "Gordon, call the police." "This woman just stole the diamond ring." "Mary Ryan, police." "Is this the suspect?" "Suspect?" "Nothing!" "She's a thief." "You'll find the ring on her right now." "This is ridiculous." "I'm a respectable woman and I demand to be released immediately." "Yeah, take it easy, lady." "Suppose you tell us just what happened." "I certainly will." "Would you step right over here, sir?" "Really, this is an outrage." "Maybe so, but let's listen to the man." "She was sitting there." "I was showing her rings from this tray." "You will notice there are some celluloid rings in these slots." "When we sell a ring out of a tray and don't happen to have another in stock to replace it, we put one of these celluloid blanks in its place." "That's an old trade custom." "The idea is to have a ring of some sort in every slot." "When I showed the lady these rings, there were six celluloid ones among them." "Now there are seven." "Furthermore, this celluloid band is dead white, while the other six, which are mine, are on ivory tent." "Then you're charging that she put the white band into the tray in place of one of your rings." "In place of one of 18 carat diamond ring valued at $750, to be specific." "How could she do that with you standing right here?" "My attention was momentarily distracted by a lady walking in with a little girl." "What's your answer to this?" "Silly." "If there was a switch made, it was made before I came in." "A switch?" "That's shoplifter lingo." "I'm not a shoplifter." "Are you willing to submit to a search?" "Why should I?" "You have to, unless you wanna us to take you in." "Well, I don't wanna go through the embarrassment of being arrested." "My husband wouldn't like that." "That's a sensible way of look at it." "Take her on the back, officer." "This way." " Any luck?" " No, she hasn't got the ring." "I want you to know I'm going straight from here to my lawyer's office." "But, ma'am, certainly you understand my position." "Before you start apologizing, let me tell you what I did find." "In the first place she isn't married." "Her driver's license shows that." "What husband was that you were worried about Miss Byron?" "Try to tell us who you were working with." "I don't happen to know what you're talking about." "Well, if you won't tell us who, maybe we can find out how." "She also had this package of chewing gum with one stick gone." "Is there a law against carrying chewing gum?" "You mentioned someone else being in the store when she was looking at the rings." "Yes, a woman and a little girl." "I waited on her right here." "And Miss Byron was sitting over there?" "Yes." "Let's have a look." "Did the other woman come near when she was sitting here?" " No, she didn't." " What about the little girl?" "I don't recall." "I do." "She wandered away from her mother and walked along the counters here." "Her mother called her back and scolded her." "That's it." "The kid was in on the switch." "You could help us a lot if you start talking." "I'll talk when I see my lawyer." "Has anyone got a pocket knife?" "I've got one." "Thanks." "Chewing gum." "And the impression of a ring." "Well, Miss Byron, care to talk now?" "I don't know anything about the chewing gum or the ring or whatever is you're trying to prove." "I only know one thing:" "I'm leaving right now." "That's correct." "You're leaving right now..." "for Headquarters." "She's an experienced thief, all right." "No doubt about that." "Quite an interesting record too." "Four arrests on grand theft bunco charges in three years." "And yet she only served one six-month sentence." "Do you know what that means, Miss Ryan?" "Sounds like she's a member of the shoplifting ring." "Right." "With high-powered legal talent to defend its operators." "There was a lawyer here to see her within an hour after you brought her in." "He'd be trying for a writ of habeas corpus before the day is over." "Think he'll get it?" "Even if he does, he won't have to use it." "I'm turning her loose." "But I'm positive, she stole that ring." "So am I." "But we haven't got it as evidence." "That's why I'm putting her on the street." "I want to catch the woman she passed it to." "Yes, sir?" "Release Estelle Byron and have MacDougal and Parker tail her." "Hi, Wilma." "Hi, what kept you?" " The cops." " What happened?" "Some smart police dame figured out the chewing gum angle and had me arrested." "Naturally they didn't find the ring on me and I wasn't wanted anywhere, so they turned me loose." "How do you know they didn't follow you?" "If they did, they're geniuses." "I took two streetcars, three buses and a taxicab." "Not to mention some walking." "Ahh, could I use a drink after that crummy jail?" "I'll mix a pair of them." "She turned in here, okay?" "We'll need a dozen men to cover the place if we go with the bungalows one at a time." "Maybe that won't be necessary." "Yeah, it could be the kid, all right?" "Don't be so jumpy." "It's only Patsy." "Mom, may I have my roller skates?" "Sure, if you can remember where you put them." "I know exactly where they are." " Let's move in." " Okay." "I wonder how much dough you'll get for it." "Maybe 300." "Not bad!" " When is he coming over?" " Should be here any minute now." "Who is it?" "The police." "Open up." "Stall them." "Just a minute!" "Who is it, mother?" "I don't know, but remember what I told you about answering questions." "What do you want?" "Just to look around, lady." "I tell you that I wasn't trying to run away." "She ran right into my arms, Mac." "And she's got a brand new diamond ring on her finger." "I don't know what you're trying to insinuate but this ring was given to me." "Sure it was." "By that little girl." "Oh no, I didn't give it to Estelle." "I gave it to mother." "You miserable little brat!" "Don't you be calling her a brat!" "Such devotion, such a fine mother teaching a little girl to steal!" "Never mind." "I'll get it." "Sorry to break in on company." "Mrs. Hall." "I brought your dry cleaning." "Spots came out of that dress okay." "Looks as good as new." "That's fine, Joey." "How much do I owe you?" "Three dollars." "Without the adjustment I made for the bad job we did the first time." " Okay." "Here you are." " Thanks." "Anything to go today?" "No, and there won't be anything for a while." "We're going on a trip." "Oh... gonna be away long?" "That depends." "Well, I'll keep in touch with you." "You do that." "Now that the dry cleaning has been delivered, you should be ready to start your trip." "Good morning, Captain." "Good morning, Miss Ryan." "Sit down, please." "Thanks." "How would you like a little vacation from juvenile delinquency?" " I'd love it." " Good." "Tell me." "Have you been following the case of those two women, uh, Estelle Byron and Wilma Hall?" "Pretty closely." "I know they were found guilty and that Wilma Hall's little girl has been made a ward of the State." "The women come up the sentence in the next few days, don't they?" "That's right." "That's why I am suggesting a vacation for you." "In jail." "In jail?" "Yes." "I'm gonna put you in a cell with Wilma Hall on a trumped-up charge, under the name of Mae Smith." "I want to find out who the fence is behind the shoplifting organization." "It's a great break for you." "I can see that." "Sounds like a dandy vacation." "It'll be dandy for the department if you can get Wilma to talk." "Now, she doesn't know you." "Maybe she'll open up to a fellow thief." "But Estelle Byron knows me." "I thought about that." "I've had the Byron woman transferred to another part of the jail." "She'll never be in contact with you or Wilma." "It may be difficult to convince Wilma I am a thief." "Not after the boys on the Bunco Squad had given you a course of instructions." " You're a demon for detail, Captain." " So I've been told." "But I want you to know that I personally appreciate your splendid spirit of cooperation." "Thank you, Captain." "I'll have you out of cell every day or two for questioning to relieve the monotony." "That's very thoughtful of you." "How soon do I start on this so-called holiday?" "As soon as you're a good thief." "Simpson you are the sales lady, you're the customer, and Baker... you'll be the store detective." "All right, Miss Ryan." "Let's see what you can do." "Just a minute." "Very clumsy." "I'll take the pair of gloves you have under the newspaper." "I thought you were playing the old newspaper dodge." "I was, but with a little refinement Captain Billings told me." "Here are the gloves." " Very cleverly done." " Thanks." "But I still don't see how it will help convince Wilma Hall that I'm a thief." "She won't have a glove counter in her cell." "The shoplifting angle will come in handy later on sometime." "By the way, I don't think you've met detective Johnson yet." " Miss Ryan." " How do you do?" "Nice to know you." "Miss Ryan." "He's our expert on pickpockets." " Here's your bracelet." " How did you do that?" "It takes a lot of practice, but I think you'll be a very good pupil." "This is your new home." "A roommate for you, deary." "In for stealing a fur coat." "You two have a lot in common." "Witty old hunk of suet, ain't she?" "She said something funny." "She thought it was." "I didn't even hear." "You got a cigarette?" "Do you expect to be here long?" "No." "And skip the conversation if you don't mind." "It'll be a pleasure, sister." "Just sit down and forget I'm even here." "That'll be easy." "Dinner served, girls." "I know you don't wanna talk, but you really ought to eat something." "Food is not much, but it's better than most days I've been in." "I suppose that'd make you real happy if I did." "Not especially but all I know is a hunger strike in a place like this will get you nowhere and your figure is okay." "You don't need to reduce." "Mind telling me why you got that big chip on your shoulder?" "I don't talk to people I don't know, particularly in jails." "So that's it." "Do you think maybe I'm a stool pigeon planted by the cops?" " Things like that happen." " Yeah." "Take a look at this clipping and stop worrying." "That's me saying goodbye to my little girl when they took her away." "The judge blasted me for not being a good mother." "When I gave that child everything." "Me, not a good mother!" "It says here you used the kid to lift a ring." "Sure I did, but she didn't know she was stealing." "I told it was a game we were playing." "Oh, I see." "I bet you miss her, huh?" "I sure do." "She's a swell kid." "Pretty too, don't you think?" "Very pretty." "Some people think she looks like me, but she don't." "She's the spitting image of her old man, he's a handsome guy." "How come he isn't looking after?" "He's away." "Got himself a flat five years in Connecticut." "And now I'm going away for six months." " It's tough." " Sure it is." "Poor little Patsy." "She won't have any parents at all." "Say, what kind of a rap you have against?" "The matron told you when they tossed me in here." "Did they catch you with the goods?" "No." "No, I've peddled the coat to a fence before they arrested me." "How did they happen to knock you off?" "Carelessness." "Went right back to the same store I rob the coat and the store dick and the salesclerk remembered me." "Any merchandise on you?" "No." "I was clean." "Well, then you'll beat the rap." "Without the coat, it's stimey." "Not so sure." "I'm new in town." "The assistant D. A. hinted to settle for 6 months if I pleaded guilty." "Don't do it." "Never plead guilty to anything when they offer you a deal." "If they were sure of themselves, they wouldn't offer it." "It makes good sense." "But even if they turn me loose, I still got no connections." "The pawnbroker who took the coat only gave me a fifth of what it was worth." "Only a fifth?" "You should get at least a third." "I know." "I'd like to contact a fence who give me an even break." "Yeah." "It's tough for a stranger." " A cigarette?" " Yeah." "Thanks." "But how come you got cigarettes?" "You haven't been out of the cell." "I know." "They're yours." "Sounds to me like you impressed her." "I'm sure I did, but she's very cagey." "She didn't open up." "I don't think she's quite convinced." "Maybe we can figure out an angle." "Go off!" "Make it!" "Let go my arm!" "Take it easy, deary." "You get me excited." "Why shouldn't I be excited?" "Into being pushed around by cops for two hours!" "Don't talk like that." "You know the police don't use harsh methods." "Hold her tight, Gracie, while I open up." "And you go." "Crying won't help, honey." "Come on, sit down and tell me about it." "They kept me under the lights." "Asked many questions, always questions." "When I wouldn't tell them where I peddled the coat, they started cuffing me around." "And then an assistant D.A., the one I told you 'bout, he came in and he promised me only 3 months if I talk." "I've told him nothing doing." "So that cop started cuffing me around again." "You saw the rest." "Yeah, I saw it." "I also saw you getting out of here free as a bird if you keep your lip buttoned up." "They wouldn't do that to me if I took it out of here." "I'm not gonna stay around this town." "Peddling stuff to chiseling pawnbrokers." "Maybe you won't have to." "Look." "They're taking me away this afternoon." "No." "Yeah, but don't look so sad about it." "Everybody's gotta catch a rap once in a while." "I'll be seeing you after I get out." "Here's a tip for you." "There's an employment agency at Center and Sixth Street." "See Mike Faber, the headman." "How will he know I am okay?" "Mention my name." "And say to him it's important for a girl to keep her hands well-groomed." "That will tell him a lot." "I get it." "A kind of a password, huh?" "Yeah." "But you better get a manicure before you go there." "I'll do that." "Mae Smith." "Is that your real name?" "Sure." "Anything wrong with it?" "Not a thing." "Sounds honest." "You're very frank, Miss Smith, listing the information that you've just been released from the County jail." "I thought you better know about that if you're gonna find work for me." "I made it clear." "The court records will show no charges were filed." "I was held on suspicion of grand theft." "But they couldn't make it stick." "I noticed you are referred here by someone named Wilma Hall." "Yes, we are great friends." "She told me I should mention her name." "Very interesting." "Especially since I don't recall ever meeting a Wilma Hall." "What does she do?" "Nothing at the moment." "She's away for six months." "What does she look like?" "Well, she's an attractive brunette..." "That doesn't help much." "I've met many attractive brunettes." "Possibly you remember her hands." "They are always so well-groomed." "So are yours." "Thanks." "I think it's important for a girl to keep her hands well-groomed, don't you?" "It helps sometimes." "I've known employers who are allergic to hangnails." "Then you think you might find work for me?" "I'll file your application and I'll call you if we do." " That's not very definite." " In this step I can't be right now." " Well, thanks for the interview." " No trouble at all." "Oh, by the way, here is your ring." "It must've stepped to my hand." "Captain Billings speaking." "This is Mae Smith." "I think I'll be getting some work." "Good!" "Did you find a place to live?" "Yes, I've taken a room at Knight and McCall." "Dismal, disreputable and dirty." "The phone number is Majestic 1812 if you wanna reach me." "That's right." "Good morning, Belden." "Oh, Faber, what's up?" "A new caper." "Big party being thrown by some people who just struck oil." "They want to impress their guests with the classy butler." "You're it." "Am I working alone?" "No." "There's a new girl along working as a maid." "Oh, is she apt?" "Why?" "You be sure she knows the score about jewel capers." "Does she?" "She snatched this ring right off my finger the first time I met her." "When's the party?" "Tonight." "Here's the name and address." "You report six this evening." "Use that French routine." "It's got plenty of class." "Ah, mais certainement, monsieur." "[Aw, sure, gentleman]" "What about the girl?" "Do I meet her there?" "No, you'll meet her right now." "Will you step in, please?" "Mae, this is Henri, the pal that you'll work with tonight." " How do you do, Henri?" " Enchanté, mademoiselle." "It is a pleasure meeting you." "I've explained Henri that you are a very efficient maid." "Don't let me down." "I'll try not to." "Where do I report to work and what time?" "The apartment of Mrs. Randolph Moss, 516 North Brent Blvd." "I will not need you before 8:00." "I'm writing it down for you." "Following his lead tonight." "He's an old hand of this kind of setup." "How did that look?" "Great!" "Make it look just that good at the party later on." "Simpson, you got everything straight?" "Yes, sir." "I'm to wait about 5 minutes after she lifts the necklace, then complain that I've been robbed." "By that time I think the butler have you out of the place and on the way to the fence." "Johnson, you'll cover after she leaves, tail on the man along." "I'll have Baker with me." "Sorry I won't be there to witness your performance." "But you put this over and I'll see that you get a real vacation and not behind bars." "Thank you." "There's nothing like an incentive to spur a girl on to a greater effort." "They get a lot of Simpson." "Yes, he looks like more than a dowager than a cop." "Hey, that's a sharp-looking robe you are wearing, Isabel." "Thanks, Mike." "It was the best one we could find in the stolen property room." "Should I call for you later?" "No, thank you." "I think I can find my way back to headquarters okay." "Good night." "Delightful party, Mrs. Howards." "Oh, I'm so glad you're enjoying it, my dear." "Lovely." "Oh man, it looks good!" "May I have a lean slice, please." "Mais oui, madame." "[Of course, madam]" "Not too much now." "I have to watch my figure, you know." "How can madame talk of that thing when the food is so delicious?" "How right you are." "I'll forget all about my calories just for tonight." "Mais certainement, madame." "[Certainly, madam]" "Thank you." " You care for some coffee?" " Oh, yes, thank you." "Sugar or cream?" "Oh, I really shouldn't, but I simply can't drink it black." " Thank you." " Don't mention." "Hey, you scored big, baby." "The old girl didn't bat an eye when the ice was slipping away from her." "Henri, what became of your French accent?" "Forget it, you're gonna get out of here with that trinket." "Well, take off that cap." "Tell me where I go and I'll get a cab." "You won't need a cab." "Come on." " I won't need a cab?" "But I..." " Come on, come on..." "But I didn't think it was going to be like this." "Come on, what you thought?" "Your move is to get away before she starts screaming." " There she is, Joey, and she's loaded." " Great." "Hop in." "Keep your face covered." " Don't gonna get bold, cops know." " I'll play it safe." "I am sure I had it on when I sat down here." "I know you did." "So do I." "I remember admiring it just before the maid served coffee." "Could someone have stolen it?" "Is something wrong, madame?" "Yes, very wrong." "My necklace has disappeared." "What is it, Henri?" "Madame Simpson has lost some jewelry." "Lost is being charitable about it." "Oh, you mean to say you suspect someone?" "Well, I..." "This is very embarrassing, I don't know what to say." "I do." "She had the necklace on until a few moments ago." "That's right." "Then the pretty maid poured coffee and, all of a sudden, gone." " Test the maid, Henri, at once." " Oui, madame. [Yes, madam]" "This is our first stop." "Come in." "What are you waiting for?" "It's a funny place for a fence to have." "Maybe he likes the smell of cleaning fluid." "Are we moving now?" "No, wait till she comes out." "Then she can go in with us and put a finger on the guy." "Are we meeting someone here?" "Don't ask so many questions." "Why shouldn't I ask questions?" "I've got the stuff and up to now, you're just a delivery boy in my book." "Okay, okay." "Don't get sore." "I'm only following orders." "Let's go back there." "Wait a minute." "I don't like going into dark alleys with strange men." " What's your name?" " Joey." "Joey what?" "That's good enough." "Just call me Joey What." "You ride in the back." "Hop in." "Oh, no, I'm not riding like a bundle of laundry." "Duck, miss." "I'm just trying to keep you out of sight of the cops." "If you just take a gander inside you'll see" "I got you fixed up nice and comfortable." "You can relax and enjoy the ride." "That was very thoughtful of you, Mr. "What"." "Oh, I ain't a bad guy when you get to know me." "And the name is Gunney, Joey Gunney." "Let's go, huh?" "Quiet." "Is that you, Joey?" "Yeah, with a delivery." " Mae Smith?" " Mom and Pop Sawyer." " Hello." " Hello, deary." "Hello, Mae." "Come in." " We've been expecting you." " Stay there." "I'll bet you're surprised to find a lay out like this, aren't you?" "I'm certainly am." "It's a perfect front." "You said it." "Never a rumble in 6 years." "The funny part:" "The cover-up makes money too." "We ship smoked turkeys all over to legitimate customers." "And they're keeping on ordering." " You've become an institution." " Yeah." "Strictly quality merchandise." "You've... got something for me, haven't you?" " Yes." " Let's have a look." "Hey, it's some string of ice." "Real pretty, dear, and rich looking." "We'll see how good it is." "Well, you made a good try, but you didn't get much." "Do you mean it's phony?" "No." "Not exactly that." "It's a flash piece." "There isn't a perfect stone in the whole lot." "Broken up, we can peddle it for maybe 2,500." "If it was good, we could get 10,000." "And I wasted my time on a thing like that when all the other women at the party were loaded down with stuff that was better." "Oh, don't feel bad about it." "There'll be other jobs." "You'll be comfortable here, till you cool off." "Won't she, Angie?" "Sure." "Your room is all ready and waiting." "Do you mean I am to stay here?" "Oh, naturally." "The police know you." "But I haven't got any clothes." "I'll have to run back to town and pick up some." "And walk right into a stakeout by the cops?" "Forget you that, deary." "Ain't there enough my size?" "I'll fix you up with everything you need." "Come on, I'll show you your room." "Too bad her first caper had to be a lemon." "Yeah, but, she's a good thief." "We can use her." "I oughta bust you two guys." "You're a bit so far out in the sticks that the owls get friendly with the chickens." "You call yourselves detectives!" "I assigned you to a simple shadowing job and what did you do?" "You stand out in front of the place while they hustle the girl out the back door." " But she said..." " Don't keep telling me what she said!" "Think what the Commissioner is gonna say to me." "This was my idea, remember?" "I was gonna break the ring by finding the fence." "Instead, I've got a missing policewoman to find." "Why don't we shake down the dry cleaning place?" "Because we can't do that without tipping off of to the mob that she was a plant and we were following her." "What about the butler?" "He knows where she went." "Sure he does." "But for some reason or other he just doesn't seem to care to talk about it." "Give me 5 minutes alone with him and he'll talk." "Don't be silly." "Rough stuff when out of the horse and buggy." "Besides, I released him." " You released him?" " Sure." "He didn't steal anything!" "And he hasn't got a record." "Anyway, he'd been out in the morning on a writ of habeas corpus." " But you know he's involved..." " Sure I do!" "But we can't prove it until we find Miss Ryan." "Or hadn't that occurred to you?" "I hope she can take care of herself." "She can." "I've dealt with her a couple of times." "You sent her out on the job, didn't you?" "Yes I did." "Knowing that she had a police record." "She had no police record, gentlemen." "I checked on the information she gave in this application and found it to be absolutely true." "She was held on suspicion of robbery but was released." "As minions of the law, you should know that an accused person is presumed to be innocent until proven guilty." "Don't be giving us legal points." "Where's that girl?" "You know as much about that as I do." "Her home address is on this card." " Did you try there?" " Yeah." "Funny thing that she wasn't at home." "I'm afraid I can't help you." "Maybe you can think of something helpful if we took you downtown and put you under the lights for a nice long session." "I doubt it." "However, if you care to try, I'll take advantage of my constitutional privilege and I'll call my lawyer." "Smart guy, aren't you?" "Not very." "Just a citizen that knows his rights." " Come on." " Okay." "I'm sure you're making a mistake about the girl being a thief, but if she should happen to get in touch with me, I'll contact you." "If we should live that long." "Well, now that it's daylight, you can have a better idea of the layout." "Come on, I'll take you on a tour of inspection." "Every piece of equipment we bought for this place is strictly first class and up-to-date." "Of course, it cost a lot of money." "But Mrs. Sawyer and I are both surprised that the profit is showing." "You know I really built it for a blind and it's doing all right." "Now, this is the smoke house where we use nothing but selected hickory wood." "And back down there, there are the tree pens." "Come on, I will show you." "The turkeys in this run are five months old." "In about two months they'll be ready for the smoke house." "Well, I guess it's about all." "Except for one more important thing I want to show you." "And this is the building that brings in the dough." "We pack them and ship them from here." "Angie and I do all that work." "But now that you're going to be here for a while, you can give us a hand." "Come on, I'll show you how it's done." "Most of the birds we ship have a very special stuffing." "Neat, eh?" "Very neat." "Sawyer's famous smoked turkey." "With diamond dressing." "Who is it?" "It's Pop." "Just a minute." "May I come in?" "Sure." "I've got good news for you." "That necklace brought more than I thought it would." " How much?" "3,000." "Here is your 1,500." "Thanks!" " You're a generous guy, Pop." " It pays off." "Contented thieves is my motto." "Those containers are certainly a handy gadget, aren't they?" "Sure are." "A fur coat weighs just about the same as a medium size turkey." "Did Pop say anything to you about tomorrow night?" "No, what's up?" "I think you're going into town." " Another maid's job?" " Hardly." "It's too hot for that." "He'll explain the details later." "All right, this last one for you, deary, and then we call it a day." "Don't bother, I can do it." "It's not bother." "It's a change of pace for me to be wrapping a legitimate bird." "Nice plump filler, isn't it?" "You gotta say one thing for Pop and me." "We sell honest merchandise." "It cost a lot of money to fatten this bird, to say nothing of the trouble of raising him." "It's funny." "Me coming from a family so poor I'd never tasted turkey till I ran away from home." "Winding up in a ranch for I'm up to my hips in them." "No, I have all I want." "I wouldn't give you a dime for a turkey sandwich." "Give me a salami on rye any time." "That's life." "Eh, deary?" "Yeah, that's life." "Hello." "Hi there." "I understand you're coming along tonight." "That's what I'm told." "Any idea what the job is?" "Not yet." "Pop is pretty closed-mouthed about things." "All I know is we ought to meet the others in town at 11:00." "What others?" "I don't know that either or where we're meeting them." "Pop's got a large circle of friends." "Uh-huh, I see you folks are all ready for a real excursion." "Stand up, dear, and turn around." "My new suit looks better on you that it does on me." "I hope that nothing happens to it tonight." "Oh, forget about the clothes, Angie." "These folks have gotta get started." "You'll meet Sammy and Chuck at 8 on Wayne and transfer to their car." "Use the truck for the switch on the way back." "The loft is in the wholesale district." "They've got it all cased and are ready to open." "Oh, wait a minute, Pop." "Loft jobs are out of my line." "My specialties are parties and shops." "Now, don't be choosey." "How can you work your specialties with the cops looking all over town for you?" "But they won't be looking for you in a fur loft at night." "And your cut will make you very happy." "All right." "I'm in." "Fine." "And good luck." "And don't be throwing any lead around unless you have to." "It's just the time to make it." "And don't get a ticket for speedy." "Was he on the level about that gun business?" "Sure, why not?" "It's always a chance they might be blasting." "What about me?" "Will I get one too?" "What would a dame do with a rod?" " Where is the girl, Joey?" " In back." " Get her out and let's go." " All right." "You stay here." "We'll take care of the watchman." "Oh, sure." "Yeah, I'll be right here, waiting." "Don't you think they might need you, Joey?" "Nah." "Sammy and Chuck are all hands." "I don't know why I am along at all." "You are the expert." " Expert?" " Yeah." "The last time we knocked over a fur loft, we brought in a lot of cheap junk." "Pop's way was gonna fire everybody." "Tonight you pick up the goodness." "I get it." " The woman's touch." " Yeah." "You've got work now." "What about this one?" "No, cheap imitation." "This won't bring much." "This one is okay." "Choose this... and this." "Now, let's see what's over here." "Not worth it." "Oh, this is fine." "Even better." "See what over here." "It's a waste of time." "It's pretty good." "Seize this." "Here's a dandy!" "I... think I'll take this as part of my split if it's okay with Pop." "Sorry." "Awkward of me." "Yeah, very awkward." "If I ain't cut those wires over there, you'd have set off the alarm and have the cops swarming all over this place." " Burglar alarm!" " Yes, you've seen it before." "You are wrong, Sammy." "I've never been on a loft job before." "I just happened to stumble." "Watch your feet." "Well, that about does it." "Okay, we'll lam." "Wait a minute." "I'm gonna put a plaster on the head." "I remember you." "I saw your picture on the papers." "I'll tell the police you were here." "So you remember..." "Okay, this is to make sure you tell the cops." "I'd bet you liked that stuff." "Get in on the other side, Joey." "Stop where you are!" "A cop!" "McBride." "Fur loft burglary 17 High Street." "Three men in a black sedan." "Late model." "License number 49R597" "I'm sure I whammed one of them." "Car turned North on Cherry Speed." "Calling all cars." "Calling all cars." "Be on lookout for a late model black sedan, license 49R597." "Believed headed for city limits." "Occupants wanted for burglary." "One of them is wounded." "All are armed." "Proceed with caution." "Open the door." "Good evening." "Good evening." "What can I do for you?" "I'd like to see Captain Billings if I may." "The Captain is pretty well tied up right now." "Well, then, I'll wait." "Captain might be busy for some time." "You wanna tell me about it?" "Oh, no, no." "It's very important that I talk to with Capt. Billings." "Personally, about this." "Oh, you're wrapping up a turkey." "Oh, no." "No, I never gamble." "And besides, it's quite useless that you try to pump me." "The information that I have is for Captain Billings' ears alone." "Yes?" "There's a fellow out here who wants to see you about a turkey." "Turkey?" "What are you talking about, Riley?" "Don't you know I'm busy?" "I am only telling you what he said." "Well, tell him to take his bird out of your main Department, and don't be bothering me with this nonsense." "I guess you are right, Mr. Collins." "It seems to be little doubt about she was there." "I know she was there." "She slapped my face." "Sounds it's like her." "How is that?" "Well she's a vicious criminal." "She slaps people on the slightest provocation." "I can't understand her working with the mob." "Maybe she was forced into a life of crime." "Forced?" "What are you talking about?" "She's a thief, ain't she?" "Sure she is." "A well trained thief." "Well, that's all for you right now, McBride." "And you too, Mr. Collins." "Thank you." "All this doesn't help us any." "Unless we're lucky enough to knock over that getaway car." "One of them was hit, all right." "It's all bloody back there." "Yeah?" "Where?" "I'll be there right away." "They got the car." "Come on!" "They located the car, Riley." "I'll go straight home after I checked it." "Okay, Captain Billings." "Oh, Captain Billings." "I have a turkey." "Good." "Good." "Take it home and stuff it." "But it isn't the kind you stuff." "Care." "Get the shoes off." "Sorry, Joey." "Loose me the tie." "Pick him up while I turn down the bed." "All right, careful now." "He needs a doctor right away." "Pop's calling our man." "Certainly he's making a mess in my bed linens." "How can you talk like that." "He's badly wounded." "Mom, Mae..." "Come on out of here." "I wanna talk to you." "Doc's out on a bender." "They don't know when he'll be back." "Then you'd have to call another doctor." "Are you crazy?" "We can't bring a strange doc here." "But blood poisoning is up to set in if the bullet isn't removed." "I know that, deary, but we still ain't bringing in a strange guy." "Perhaps it hasn't to be a law about doctors reporting bullet wounds." "We'll be out of business." " Well, I'll take him to a hospital." " No." "You won't." "There's still a report that Joey stopped a slug." "You can't just let him die without trying to help him." "Look, Mae." "In our business we play for keeps." "A thing like this is liable to happen to anyone of us." "It's too bad about Joey, but if his time is up, there's nothing we can do about it." " There's something I can do." " No, don't tell us you're a doctor." "No." "But I have had some nurse's training." "I'll try to remove that bullet if you help me." "Okay." "We'll help you." "That's the least we can do for him." "I want you to finish all this whiskey, Joey." "I haven't any anesthetic and what I'm going to do will hurt." "I'm having them hold so you won't thrash around." "I'll do it quickly." "Try not to move." "Hold on tight, Joey." "I'm going after the bullet now." "Got it!" "You won't need to hold him anymore." "It won't hurt so much now, Joey." "Try to relax when I sweep it out and put on the bandage." "Joey!" "Who told you you could get out of bed?" "Oh, the doc was here this morning." "He's got me all strapped up." "He said I can go back to work tomorrow." "It sure was swell you're pulling that slug out of me." "I'll bring you something nice from town." " Oh, you don't need to do that." " But I wanna." "Nothing lifted, Mae." "I'm gonna buy you something legitimate." "It's been three weeks since you conceived your brilliant idea, Captain and what happened?" "First, the police woman disappeared without trace." "Then she turns up last night with some fur robbers and slips through the fingers of the entire force." "Do you call that good police work?" " No, I don't." " Neither do I." "And I'm sure if I gave that story to the newspapers they'll feel the same way about it." "I'm positive 'bout it." "They'll give you a lot of fun page publicity, Commissioner." "And they probably ride me right out of the Department." "It's all a question of whether you want to sign Miss Ryan's death warrant." "Death warrant?" "That's right." "We're certain she's been held by a gang of organized thieves, otherwise, she'd have contacted us." "Now we're doing our level best to find her." "Any silly move that would reveal she's a policewoman would certainly bring about her murder." "I didn't say I was going to give the story to the papers, I mean..." "I know, I know..." "You merely hinted that you might." "Well, personally, I advise against it" "Because if you did a cool trick like that," "I'd make sure the papers found out you were responsible for her death." "Yes, sir?" "Have the Commissioner's car out in front right away." "Yes, sir." "Captain Billings, it's about the turkey." "Turkey?" "Haven't you stuffed that bird yet?" "Well, as I tried to explain last night, I..." "Trying to do one's duty as a law-abiding citizen is exasperating at times." "Yeah, ain't it?" " Estelle!" " Hello, Angie." "Psstt, Pete!" "How come you're here?" "I didn't like the place I was staying, it was too confining, so I took a walk." " Come on in, deary." " Thanks." "Lie down, Pete." "This place certainly looks good to me." " Figuring on staying?" " Sure!" " Do some more figuring." " But Pop..." "You keep out of this." "You can stay here tonight." "In the morning Angie can fix you up some clothes and I'll have one of the boys hold you to the State line." "You're an ungrateful guy, ain't you?" "After all the capers I pulled for you!" "You've always got your fair share." "I'm running a business, not a home for thieves." "I'm not gonna let this place get hot by harboring escaped cons." "Okay, keep it cool, I'll leave." "These prison dresses aren't very warm, Angie." "Do you mind if I light the fire?" " Go ahead." "I'll get you a cup of coffee." " Thanks." "These cops are getting smarter all the time." "What are you mumbling about?" "This dame's picture." "What about it?" "On the headline it says she's a jewel thief, but she's not." "She's a cop." "You're out of your mind." "No." "I'm not." "She's the dame who sent me away." "What's that?" "She's here." "Here?" "Yeah, in the guest bedroom." "What are you laughing at?" "You." "You're throwing me out the money because you don't want the heat turn on the place." "With the police dame sleeping in there." "Where are you going?" "To get that cop out of my bed." "Wait." "I wanna think this out." "You've better stop thinking fast because things can get awful rough around here any minute now." "She's been here 3 weeks." "Why if the cops knew about it we've been knocked over long ago." "She hasn't had the chance to take a walk, maybe." "Maybe." " We'll find out in the morning." " Morning?" "Do you mean we're gonna sleep under the same roof with a cop?" "We could be handcuffed in our beds." "Quit making jokes." "You lie low to get a good look at her." "If she's really a cop, I'll take care of her." "You in again?" "Yes." "And I am here to deliver an ultimatum." "Oh, you are!" "Well, let me tell you something before you deliver to, little squirt." "I'm not a squirt." "I am a taxpayer." "And let me remind you, my fine fellow, you are a servant of the people, which makes you my servant." "So I am your servant..." "Theoretically, at least." "And as one of the people, I demand that you tell Captain Billings that if he's not interested in finding Mary Ryan, then I intend to wash my hands of the entire matter." "Ryan?" "Did you say Mary Ryan?" "Yes." "Captain." "This little guy says he knows where Mary Ryan is." "All right." "Where is she?" "Come on, come on, speak up." "I... shall relate my connection with the matter in orderly sequence." "My name is Chester Wiggin." " Mr. Wiggin..." " Yeah." "About 3 weeks ago I ordered this smoked turkey from the Sawyer Ranch." "I've been ordering turkeys from the Sawyer Ranch for several years." "Ohhh..." "They're delicious." "Hickory smoked." "Well, what has this to do with Mary Ryan?" "Oh, I'm coming to that." "When I unwrapped this bird, I naturally explored its inner recesses, because they always tuck the smoked giblets on the inside." "Yes, yes, yes." "No, in fact I like the giblets better than any part of the turkey." "Fine, fine..." "By the way, Captain, have you ever eaten smoked turkey liver?" "No." "And I don't see what connection there is between Mary Ryan and smoked liver." "Ahhh..." "But there is." "When I was exploring for the liver, I..." "I found this." "Mr. Wiggins, you sit right down at my desk." "And don't you move until we get back." "Riley will do anything you tell him." "Do you mean I can give him orders?" "You certainly can." "Come on, boys!" " Riley." " Yes, sir." "Go out and get a loaf of rye bread." "We're going to have a nice smoked turkey sandwich." "Yes, sir." "Well?" "She's the one all right." "There's no doubt about it." "All right." "You go back to your room." "Hey, when did you get out?" "Last night." "Oh, I get it." "You must be the freight I'm holding to the State line." "Where's Pop?" "He's out the shipping room." "I gotta see him a minute." "I wouldn't go in there if I were you." "Why not?" "Old Pop's doing something important." "Yeah?" "Something screwy around here." "Why are you being so cagey about it?" "I'm not being cagey." "I'm just telling you Pop won't like if you go in there now." "I gotta hear that from him." "Hey!" "What's the rod about?" "I tried to keep him from coming in here, but he wouldn't listen to me." "It's okay." "I'm glad you did come in." "You brought her here." "It's only right that you take her off my hands." "I don't get it." "She's a copper, Joey." "A woman copper." "A cop?" "Is he telling the truth?" "Sure he is!" "She turned me in for stealing that ring." "It don't add up!" "She went on a job with us." "She took a slug out of me." "Don't get sentimental, Joey." "I just can't stand it." "Maybe you knew she was a cop when you brought her here." "He knew nothing about it." "Oh, that's nice of you, miss." "You oughta be plenty sore of her for making a sucker out of you." "Sore enough to take her around there and do the little job I was going to do." "Yeah." "I guess I ought to be sore." "She was a pal of me when you and Mom were ready to let me cash in." "I ain't rubbing her out and either are you." "Get out!" "It's all settled, Joey." "Put the gun away." "You know you wouldn't shoot her, being so crazy about cops." "You're right." "I won't shoot her." "If you take her through that door, I'm gonna let Mom have it." "The cops, a mess of them!" "Put up your hands!" "Yes, indeed, you've earn a vacation." "And you need one too after what you've been through." "A couple of weeks in the country will fix you right up." "In the country?" "Oh, no, thanks." "I've been to the country." "Larry, will you help me start my vacation by taking me to a nice stuffy nightclub?" "Sure." "I think I'll even buy you a smoked turkey sandwich." "Don't squander your money, young man." "I received a generous reward and besides I'm tired of carrying this bird around." "Take it, with my compliments." "Miss Ryan, it's all yours." "F I N" "Subtitle made by gamboler[noirestyle]"