Lieutenant.
l have Martin Rome.
Good enough.
Age 29, appendix removed
four years ago.
Knife scar in shoulder.
Blood type 'A'.
No further record.
-No record?
'Favore'.
What do you want?
For 5 years he pulls every
trick in the book.
Tonight he holds up a restaurant
and kills a cop. No record?
l mean medical, sir.
Why did they do this to him?
Marty.
Marty.
Tina.
You shouldn't have come.
l'd to come, Marty.
The radio...
...said you were badly hurt.
lt said you were...
Go away, Tina.
Don't get mixed up in this.
Marty!
Why did you have to shoot?
Why did you kill?
l had to.
l thought we could...
Marty,...
...does it hurt terribly?
Kiss me.
l can die now.
Marty! Marty!
Lieutenant!
We bill the Police on this, right?
Right.
Keep him alive.
We'll give you a bonus.
Will his wife sign for the operation?
He has no wife.
-l thought that the girl...
What girl?
-The girl that's in there now.
Are you sure you saw a dame?
Collins!
l tell you this is a matter of
a man's life. l must see him.
Dr. Williams is operating
immediately.
l can't let you go up.
Hi, Counsellor.
Lieutenant Collins!
l didn't know that chasing
ambulances was in your line.
This is serious.
ls Martin Rome still alive?
Just about.
You've got to let me see him.
He hasn't got a quarter.
l'm not interested in
defending a cop killer.
l knew McReady, too.
Yeah.
What do you want from Rome?
lf he's dying. l want a confession.
He can save an innocent man.
Confession to what?
His implication in the
de Grazia case.
The de Grazie case? You're crazy.
We're holding Whitey Leggett on that.
All we need is to get...
That's right.
Leggett's my client.
l admit it.
He's done plenty, but he didn't
do the de Grazia job.
lf l can talk to Rome,
l can prove it.
Torturing old ladies?
Rome doesn't go in for that.
-Candella, please,...
...time is precious.
l wouldn't come here on
a wild goose chase.
This is a man's life.
Maybe we'd better let him.
Okay.
lt's okay with the doctor,
it's okay with me.
lt's in his hands now.
-Thank you.
Rome,...
...can you hear me?
This is Niles, the Lawyer.
Do you understand?
l want you to concentrate
just for a few seconds.
Rome, they're holding Whitey Leggett.
Whitey Leggett...
...for the de Grazia case.
He didn't do it, Rome.
He did not do it.
You know that.
You can save him.
Rome,...
...you're in bad shape,...
...you may not pull out.
Don't go with this on your soul.
Please, Rome,...
...just tell us you were in
on the de Grazia case.
Rome...
Don't say nothing, just
nod. You killed her.
Just nod.
You killed Mrs. de Grazia.
Go...
...fry.
Rome, listen to me for
a moment, will you?
He's unconscious again.
-Can't you... for another minute?
lf we don't get your friend to
surgery he'll never come to.
That's tough.
l did my best.
Did you catch what he said there?
Why, l think he...
-l heard him.
He told you to go fry.
l think he meant it.
lf you want us to say that
in court, we'll be glad to.
Of course, of course.
All ready for you.
-Thanks, Julio.
How you doing?
-l ain't kicking.
How's Martin Rome making out?
ls he going to live?
Yeah, l think so.
lt was doubtful, but l think
he'll pull through.
l see his mother heading
for a church every day.
l think he'd 've saved'em
some grief if he'd died.
Maybe you're right. See you tomorrow.
Take it easy, Lieutenant.
Close enough?
l haven't the strength.
Miss Pruett.
Yes?
Would you see if it's
close enough,...
...please.
Nurse.
Well?
What do you want?
Could l talk to you a minute?
l ought to tell you that...
...Rome's a pretty bad
with the woman.
What is does to me?
Just l would tell you in case...
-Look Lieutenant,...
l've been here for years. Don't tell
me how to care for patients.
l beg you pardon.
You should.
She's pretty hot, Candella?
-Smart guy.
We ought to throw you in a cell.
Full of bullet holes,
wherever you look.
Even the doctor say...
-Don't look for sympathy, Rome.
l just left the wife of
the guy you killed, you rat.
She looked fine,...
...eyes all red, tears streaming
down her face.
And you getting shaved.
l ought to beat you!
-Go ahead.
Beat me, l'll die.
Yell at me,...
...l faint.
Answer me the questions...
...and drop that fancy lingo, see?
Listen to me.
Marty.
-Yes, Lieutenant.
ls this your ring?
-Yeah, that's mine.
You got the rest of my stuff?.
-Where did you get it?
How about it? Where did you get it?
l don't know. Crape game
lt's all right.
l do well with the dice.
Who from?
From?
Blond Fellow.
With the droopy eyes.
Leggett! Whitey Leggett.
You know we have Leggett
on the Grazia Case.
Who else was in the game?
l don't know.
Tommy Mills, maybe.
-Tommy Mills is dead.
What do you ask me
all this stuff for?
l win a ring, so what's
the difference?
Come in, nurse.
We'll only be a minute.
Marty.
This ring was stolen
from Mrs. de Grazia.
Not by me.
-With 100,000 dollars more.
Did you read about it?
Nope.
-We want whoever did it.
They tortured the old lady
until they found the stuff.
Then they strangled her.
Not very pretty.
You got Leggett, go talk to him.
We will,...
...but we want to talk to you, too.
l shoot a policeman, he shot at me.
Now l'm going to the chair.
Suppose l say a did it,
so what? l go twice?
l'd nothing to do with it.
Besides, a fellow and
his girl did the job.
So you do read the papers.
You got a smart partner.
l never worked with
a girl in my life.
Talk too much.
Marty.
What girl was with you when
they brought you in?
Wasn't it a dream? Was she here?
-Yes, Marty.
Who was she?
-l don't know.
l wish l did.
What did she look like?
An angel.
l thought maybe...
...l was dead.
All right, cut it out.
We found the ring on you.
We know that the girl was here.
Stop the monkey business.
Tell me who she was.
l never saw her before.
Okay, Marty.
But you'll be seeing her again...
...because we're going to find her.
Don't think for a minute we won't.
Come on, Collins.
Here, take this.
No.
-You've got to.
l'd sooner die.
Something heavy here press on me.
Your conscience.
Did you hear those two?
They said l tortured an old lady.
Me, Martin Rome.
You know people.
Do you think l'd do that?
You killed a policeman.
He'd me down. lt was him or me.
You must do something.
Do something for you?
-No, not for me.
This is for a girl, my girl.
No, wait, please.
You heard them. They said
l'd an accomplice, a girl.
l swear to you this girl is innocent.
Then she doesn't have to worry.
-She has, she's a child.
lf they ask her, she won't
know what to do.
She won't have a chance.
You've got to help me, you've got to.
There's nothing l can do.
-But there is.
Look.
Her name is Teena, Teena Riconti.
The cop don't know that.
l tell you because l trust you.
This is her address, 25 Bank Street.
Where did you get the paper?
-Please, just go to her.
Tell her to go away...
-You can't talk me into that.
Just see her, look at her.
You'll know.
Here.
l've police permission
to talk to him.
Go ahead.
Hello, Martin. How're you?
-Fine.
We go bowling?
At least your mind's all right.
Martin,...
...l'm going to defend you.
Why?
l think l can get you off.
You talk pretty good.
l think l like this.
How're you going to do it?
There are angles...
...self-defense.
McReady's killed a couple
of other men.
l need your complete
confidence though.
Of course.
The D.A. thinks you were in
on the de Grazia case.
Might not be a bad idea to admit it.
Why?
That's the angle.
The whole city's on the D.A's
neck over the de Grazia case.
Robbery and murder.
For a confession...
...l think he might make a deal.
Second degree.
-Second degree?
No chair.
lt's not bad.
As long as you're alive.
There's always probation.
Might take time but...
But if l confess, so what?
How am l going to prove it?
l got no jewels. l don't
how the job was done.
Yes.
There's a chance l might get
one or two pieces of it.
l wondered why you came
in the other night.
You thought l was too
sick to remember?
Tell'em you did it, Rome.
Don't go with this on your soul.
l remember.
'Tu berbanti'.
Wait, Marty.
Go ahead, get out.
Get out, you crook.
l know you work for Whitey Leggett.
You think l lie and count my fingers?
You think l'll take a rap for
you? Go confess yourself.
Don't get excited, Marty.
l'm sorry.
l shouldn't have tried
to pull that on you.
Be practical, my friend.
You're going to the chair anyway.
You killed a cop.
You can't beat that.
-Get out!
Homicide is beginning to think
you and your girl did the job.
l got no girls, Niles.
Of course, you haven't.
What would you think
of 10,000 dollars?
lf you had a girl,...
...10,000 would take her a long way.
You haven't...
...so we'll give it to you mother.
Think of it, Marty.
...for a lines that don't
mean anything to you.
That cop is going to throw you out.
-They're looking for her.
Looking hard.
-Let'em look.
She must be beautiful, Marty.
You always could pick them.
Dark, l bet...
...with a face like a Madonna.
Niles...
-Young, too.
You better knock off that yapping.
The police can't find her...
...but maybe we can...
...and make the police
believe she did it.
They might not...
...the way she is now...
...but if we worked on
her for a few days...
...maybe she wouldn't
be sure herself,...
...or she wouldn't look the same.
Even you wouldn't recognize her.
Maybe she wouldn't be...
You pig! l'll tear your
dirty tongue out!
Nurse!
Nurse!
He tried to kill me.
Tina.
Tina.
Sedative.
-Tina.
Tina.
Tina.
Tina.
Tina.
You'll find the figures correct.
-Certainly.
The cash balance is 37.83 dollars.
Ten,...
...twenty, thirty, thirty five,...
...thirty six,...
...thirty seven.
l took 8 cents for carfare
the last time.
Please.
'Prego'.
'Fratello',...
...the Society has instructed
me as the president...
...to thank you for the
honourable services...
...that you rendered
to our organization.
We hope...
Well, we hope sometime,...
Mario,...
...my dear friend,...
...l'm very sorry.
Mama!
Mama!
Mama! Policeman!
Blackberries!
Brother, l'm sorry about
what happened...
...this evening. lt isn't my fault.
-Lieutenant Candella.
Hello.
This way, please.
Hi.
-Hello, Candela.
Vaseli.
l'll be back in a minute.
Won't you be seated?
-Thanks, l'll stay for a minutes.
'S'accomoda un minuto'.
You keep company to the
Lieutenant Candella.
l will only take off my apron.
Mama, you shouldn't have done that.
You drink first.
How is Martino?
He's all right.
They moved him from
the hospital today.
Moved?
-Yes, to prison.
Vittorio,...
...what will they do to him?
Well, first he'll be tried.
Then,...
...l don't know.
Then?
You know perfectly well
that he killed a policeman.
Yes.
l can't understand why he did it.
Martino was always such a good boy.
He sent me money every week.
Sure he sent you money, Mama.
But how did he send you money?
What kind of work did he do?
l don't know.
l don't know. Martino is
very smart, you know.
Very smart boy.
-Very smart.
But he should have married
and settle down.
Yes.
Didn't he have a girl?
Sure. Angelica Norelli.
l made a contract with
her father, Norelli.
But...
Any other girl?
-No, no other girls.
He liked Carmen Domingo.
-Perdita!
He told me so.
Well, l think l'll
be getting along.
Just one minute, Lieutenant Candella.
Vittorio, please, tell me something.
What they going to do to him?
You think Martino...
-Mama,...
...that snoopy Candella's
in the neighbourhood.
Don't tell him that.
Hello, Tony.
Don't tell him what?
Don't tell you nothing, copper.
Antonio! You talk
polite to the police.
'Sousi, Vittorio, quello
e un ragazzo'.
Lieutenant,...
...will you see Martino?
Well, l hadn't...
...planned to.
Please,...
...you give him this for me.
-Well, Mama, l...
Please.
Okay, l'll give it to him.
-Thank you.
Thank you.
'E la madre, sai'.
Just a minute, Mama.
Did you put a saw in it?
A little hot soup.
And you tell him we all love him.
Please, Vittorio, will you?
Goodbye, Mama.
You don't like it?
lt's fine, Mr. Ledbetter.
When do you change
the sheets Decoration Day?
You want'em changed you got to pay.
How much?
-A deuce.
l'll give you a buck.
Two.
l'll talk to the night man.
Okay, wise guy, a buck.
All right, you mallet-head,
what're you doing?
Get moving!
Crazy old cluck.
Mallet-head cluck.
Who's he think he's talking to?
Every day he tells me that.
Don't let him bother
you he's a big boob.
That's right big boob.
Call me a cluck.
Are you Martin Rome?
Yeah.
-You killed a cop?
l'm Orvy, l'm a trusty.
Hello, Orvy.
Want to break out of here?
What?
-Break out.
lt's easy.
This ain't no prison...
...just a plain old hospital.
You break out, then Ledbetter gets
blamed and they throw him out.
They throw him out.
lt's kind of tough, isn't it?
lt's nothing.
You can do it, Marty.
Look.
How does it work?
l'll show you.
l been here three months.
They don't know l know that.
Wait till l get my keys, Lieutenant.
Look it, Orvy!
l'll only be a few minutes.
Take your time, Lieutenant.
l'll leave the door open for you.
-Thanks.
Some soup from your mother.
Mama.
How is she?
How do you think?
Yeah.
How's Papa and the kids?
-Okay.
l saw your brother, Tony.
He's a great boy.
Yeah.
l beat he told you where to head in.
Great boy.
He thinks you're a hero, Marty.
l'll be chasing him, too.
Maybe.
He'll have plenty of fun first.
Do you think it's worth it?
How much money you make?
Ninety four dollars and forty
three cents a week.
Ninety four dollars and forty-three
cents, don't go far.
Ever go to Florida for
a couple of weeks?
Or bet 100 bucks on a horse?
Or give a girl a big
bunch of orchids...
...because you like her smile?
-No, but l sleep good nights.
ln some cheap room.
Not me. l had enough of
that when l'm a kid.
Crummy tenements,
no food, no clothes.
Save it for the jury.
Who do you think you're kidding?
l was brought up in
the district, too.
l've heard that dialogue
ever since l was ten.
Get hep...
...only suckers work...
...don't be a square, stay
with the smart money...
...let the old man get calluses
digging ditches...
...no food, no clothes,
crummy tenements.
You're breaking my heart, Marty.
You played it your way,
l played it mine.
Think it's worth the chair?
l don't know.
l haven't tried yet.
Maybe you won't mind.
You'd be the center of attention.
Me, l'd kind of think of afterwards.
When they slide that pine box
through the back door...
...and somebody has to identify
it before they take it away.
l do what l do, l get the
chair. Nobody else.
What about the girl?
What about...
You mean the angel?
You haven't found her yet?
-No.
You look a long time.
-Stop clowning, look.
l'll play square with you.
lf you're shielding an innocent
girl, tell me who she is.
lf her story agrees with yours
l'll call the dogs off.
There's no girl, Candella.
Okay.
l'll have to keep on looking.
lt's kind of dull work.
You certainly picked some pips.
What do you mean?
How about this little number,
Constancia Lopez?
Well...
-And Brenda Margingale.
Brother!
She's not so young anymore.
-And Maria,...
...Helen,...
...Patricia,...
...Rachel,...
...Rosarita...
Rosarita! lf she were on a job
they'd hear you in New ark.
Yeah.
One of them may be the one l want.
You're crazy.
Maybe. Guard!
Coming up, Lieutenant.
Then, there's Elena, Andrea,...
...and Tina.
Tina Riconti.
Know her, Marty?
l don't know any Tina.
l will.
l'll tell you about her.
Orvy!
Orvy!
Orvy!
l got to get out. Now.
Give me that spoon.
No, Marty, not now.
You can't make it.
l got it all timed.
- When?
Well,...
...let's see, tomorrow.
-Tomorrow? l can't wait.
Maybe Ledbetter won't
be here tomorrow...
...and they can't blame him.
Yeah, maybe.
That's right, look.
l bring your tray for
lunch at 11 :00.
l got to fix it so you got a pass.
A pass will be at the desk.
-Yeah.
ln the name of...
...Tony Guarino.
-Tony Guarino.
Are you sure this'll work?
Sure.
l've been working on it.
Orvy!
l told you what would happen
if you wasted time.
Get your bucket and get out of here.
Mr. Ledbetter.
-What?
The guy in number four.
-Yeah?
l think he wants to make
a deal for'em cigars.
Orvy!
Sure this'll work?
-Sure.
You can't miss.
Go like l said.
-How about the pass?
lt's there. Honest. Don't forget.
Tony Guarino.
lf you trick me...
-No, Marty, no.
They don't figure a guy tries
to break out of here.
Why haven't you tried?
l ain't got it any more...
...bum ticker. l tried
it once, honest...
...but she just goes...
You ain't scared like that, are you?
No.
Get out, leave me alone.
Come on, come on, get the lead out.
Marty, come on.
You got a few minutes.
Come on.
-Shut up!
Visitor?
You were supposed to be
out at 11 :00. Name?
Tony Guarino.
Brother?
Who wrote this for you?
Must be a new guy downstairs.
He writes like a 3 years old.
Sign here.
Turn this pass in at
the end of the tunnel.
You coming, Ledbetter?
Yeah.
Wait a minute, l forgot my keys.
l should wait for that joker.
First visit?
First time here, isn't it?
-Yeah.
l can tell there's something
about a guy's first time...
...nervous or something.
l suppose so.
Just a minute.
Yeah.
Just a minute and l'll look it up.
He's in there. We checked it.
-And?
About ten minutes ago he
asked for Tina Riconti.
Then he went up.
-Are the exits covered?
By the best men in the precinct.
-Good.
A dame on the 2nd floor will give
us a pitch when he leaves.
Let's go in and get him.
That's it, He's coming out.
Have the boys take him now?
-Wait. That's his kid brother Tony.
l'd to know he'd do
something like this.
Looks he's coming in here.
Jim. Watch him.
He knows me.
-Right.
Mr. Angelo, please.
lt's for you.
Thanks.
Yeah.
Okay, l got it, l'll see you later.
'Arriverderci'.
A piece of paper, Tony.
What're you doing, try to kill me?
-Be quiet.
'Algonquin 5-502'.
There's a number missing.
What's it?
Even if l remembered l wouldn't tell.
l don't know.
-Call them all, Jim.
l want a report on that building.
-Right. How about this?
Take him home. Have
his Mama spank him.
Algonquin, 550 what?
He should be here any minute.
That's all right.
l want him to sign these papers
so l can go to lunch.
l'm really surprised he's so late.
l'll sign'em and we'll
both go to lunch.
l'm sorry l'm late, Vera.
l wanted to talk to the Judge.
Any calls?
Nothing important.
Mr. Angelo's been waiting.
Yes.
Mr. Angelo.
Come right in.
Mr. Niles.
Yes?
-Will you sign these letters now?
l'll only be a few minutes.
Surprised, Mr. Niles?
A little.
But you're a pretty fast worker.
Push back a little, Niles.
There're many buttons there.
Listen, Marty.
Don't came in here and get tough.
l do business with your
kind every day.
Tough?
Who wants to get tough?
This is business.
You come to the hospital to
see me, l come to see you.
That...
...business about your girl.
You know that was just a bluff.
-Sure. Just a bluff.
That was a good deal you made me.
l think l sign that confession.
That was only good while
the cops had you.
Not good now?
lt's too bad.
Then you'd just better loan it to me.
Loan it to you?
l got no money.
l...
Well.
l don't keep that kind of money here.
But if this will help...
Maybe you got more in the safe?
No.
l never keep cash in the office.
Let's open it and see.
Let's stop this nonsense,
Rome. l've given...
You!
Listen, you!
Let's open it.
There're only legal papers.
Okay.
Let's take a look.
See?
Take them out.
Bring it here.
Why you. No.
Open it.
l haven't the key.
-Come on, open it.
The de Grazia's jewels.
Now l think we'll talk.
Whitey Leggett and
the girl you ran the job.
Who was the girl?
l don't know anything.
-Niles.
l killed a policeman.
l kill you, it makes no difference.
-Marty, no.
Who was the girl?
Some friend of Whitey's.
From a show business.
l don't know.
-What was the name?
l didn't even know her.
-What was the name?
Rose.
Rose Given...
...something like that.
Marty,...
...dinner is ready.
Your leg hurts badly?
Yeah, pretty bad.
l'd better fix it...
-Wait a minute.
You better eat first.
l go on the corner to the drugstore.
Tell him to get out
before l come back.
'As petta un momento'.
-This is my house.
l got to fix my leg, Mama.
Get me some bandages, 'unguento'...
...and a clean shirt.
Yes.
l'll cut off your bandages.
-Never mind, Mama.
l'll do it later.
Marty,...
...why do you do these things?
You get going on something
like this, you can't stop.
Yeah. First a policeman and now...
...they say you killed
another man today.
ls this true, Marty?
Yeah.
l had to kill him.
Why?
Why you must to kill?
Why? l can't understand.
You Marty, my first.
'll mio bambino piu buono'.
The one who send me money.
The one l pray.
Why you must to kill?
-Mama, don't!
l loved you, more than the rest
of'em. You were my first.
You never told me where
the money comes from.
l didn't ask.
That was my fault.
l knew, in here l knew...
...but l didn't ask.
That was my sin.
-lt's not you, l...
l did it for a girl.
-Sure, Marty.
With you it's always a girl.
Tina is different.
Can't you believe that? l love her.
-No.
You don't love her.
You have no feelings for the people.
You only care for Marty.
Mama,...
...do you believe that l love you?
You must believe
that l love this girl.
She is my life.
She's good and she's beautiful.
When a man tells me
that he'll hurt her...
...l must kill him. Understand?
-No.
Love l know.
Love that has to come through
killing cannot last.
l tell you...
-l tell you!
l tell you cannot kill!
l tell you you're bad.
-All right.
l did it. So what?
You can't bring a man back to life.
l'm so tired.
l'm so cold and my leg hurts.
l've got to sleep and rest.
l'll get your coat, Marty,...
...the heavy one.
l tell you, l got to sleep here.
l'll bring you coat.
Because he said...
-This is my home too.
There are other children.
You must go, Marty.
l'll bring you food and you will go.
lt's Tony.
How about that flatfoot?
He's walking in circles.
-What about Tina?
A dame came and took her
away two days ago.
No address, no nothing.
How did the woman look?
l don't know. Kind of
heavy and tall and...
...middle-aged...
...a blue cape, l think
the landlady said.
What's the matter? ls that okay?
lt's okay, Tony.
Good boy.
Get the scissors, cut the bandage.
-Yeah.
Lieutenant Candella!
This way, please.
Hello, Mama Roma.
l didn't expect you.
Won't you be seated?
Let's sit in the kitchen, Mama.
lt's so much warmer there.
Besides, it smells so good.
lf you sit here l'll bring
you anything you like.
Minestrone.
That smells wonderful.
-'Buono, ma freddo'.
l prepared it for Tony
but he's not home yet.
Sit down. l'll give you a
nice hot bowl of soup.
l want to see Tony, Mama.
l think l should talk to him.
Why sure.
Sure.
Has he been bad?
No, not really bad,...
...not yet.
lsn't that his cap?
Why...
Yeah, Tony's cap.
That boy always goes
out without a hat.
Here, good and hot.
l'm sorry, l've got to look around.
-Don't move.
Put your hands on the table.
Stand away, Mama.
Tony!
Get his gun.
Stay where you are, Tony.
We won't be any shooting
while Mama's here.
l'm disappointed in you, Marty.
You're a big boy now.
You're a pretty funny fellow.
You don't think l'll shoot.
Just make a move, Candella, we see.
So that's your hero, Tony?
He breaks out of jail,
fools the cops...
...talks big with a gun in his hand.
Look at him, Tony.
His leg shot full of holes,...
...fever going up,...
...no place to go,
no place to sleep...
...just run, run, until
he can't run any more.
Escape.
Escape to where?
Look at him, Tony.
He's a dead man.
Make an ltalian a cop he's
got to make a speech.
Okay, Candella.
Maybe you catch me, maybe you don't.
'Arriverderci'.
l'm sorry, Mama.
You big, stupid cop.
Now you got her crying.
lt'll be better if she
cries for one of you.
Yeah?
Well he got away, Copper.
He won't go far.
Sit down. l want to talk to you.
Sit down!
l found it, Marty. Here.
What's the matter, Marty?
l fell asleep.
l found her.
Madame Rose.
Good girl.
Take me up there.
l can't keep driving.
They'll catch us.
They'll pinch me with you.
Take me to Rose Given.
-No.
You said l could go when l
found her. You promised me.
Marty!
What's the matter?
Marty, don't, you'll get us
both in an awful mess.
Marty!
What am l going to do?
Drive,...
...we cannot stay here.
ls it bad?
ls he going to die?
l don't know.
Keep quiet. Just drive.
l can't just drive.
Somebody will see us.
l have no license to practice.
We cannot stop.
You must drive, l'm sorry.
These are bullet wounds.
He didn't tell me.
l was scared you wasn't
going to come.
lt is against the law
whatever l do.
But this...
...will cost you more.
l need money, 200.
l don't care, he's got it.
He has torn these wounds by moving.
They faster.
He must be in bed.
Can you fix him?
-Only for a short time.
He must get treatment,...
...and must have light.
Quickly, pull in!
But l can't. They'll see us.
Pull in. Do you want him to die?
Pull in somewhere.
Come back here.
What shall l do?
Open his collar.
l don't have any brandy.
My wife is sick.
l gave it and forgot it.
l need some spirits.
Spirits?
Whisky, brandy, anything,
quick, hurry.
All right.
Drop dead. Doc, will you
please hurry? Please.
There you are.
Why don't you be a nice
boy and beat it?
That's no way to talk to a fellow.
Did your boy friend pass out?
You're a little overtrained.
Why don't you go away
before l get angry?
All l want to do is help...
...if the guy is folded up.
Look, honey, you really
want to help me?
l left my purse in the bar.
Why don't you get it?
Delighted.
Anything to be of service to a lady.
How is he?
He's all right for the time being.
Money.
...200. What am l going
to do with him, Doc?
Good night.
What did you say you lost?
Thanks, Brenda.
You won't faint again.
-No, l'll be all right.
l'll get in touch with you.
l'm sorry, we're closed.
You Rose Given?
Got to talk to you.
l said we were...
You're Martin Rome.
Come in.
My apartment's in back.
You wanted to talk to me Martin.
Say it quickly, the police
may be after you.
l think we can do business.
l don't think so.
Yes, we can.
You were in on the de Grazia
case with Leggett.
That's ridiculous.
You ought to know better than to
walk in here and try to bluff me.
l'm glad you killed him, Martin.
He was a bad man.
Very bad.
He shouldn't have told
you that about me.
He wasn't so bad.
He gave me the de Grazia jewels.
How do l know?
Pearl choker with a ruby pendant,...
...seven rings,...
...diamond bracelet with
the clasp broken.
You must have been in a hurry.
Where are they?
ln a locker in a subway station.
You got them once, you
may want them again.
You're a cute little man, Martin.
l should have worked with
you instead of Leggett.
Some day you can't tell.
How much do you want for the jewels?
A car, 5,000 dollars, a way out of
the country and a good night sleep.
That's a big order.
-lt's a lot of jewels.
l can take'em some place else.
l could get you the car.
...maybe 2,000.
-5,000.
But how can l get you
cut of the country?
How were you going to get out?
Or were you going to declare
it on your income tax?
All right, Martin.
South America suit you?
Any place but the Canal one.
Let's get the jewels.
Yeah.
No.
No, l can't, not till tomorrow.
Tonight l've got to sleep.
lf l can.
That's right, Martin.
Relax.
Here.
l'll show you something.
That's wonderful.
lt is good, isn't it?
l have the touch...
...it's only given to a few.
lt's a matter of knowing
the currents of the body.
And l waste this on
fat old women...
...who think they can lose weight
and be beautiful again.
Fat old women who have...
...too much money and
too many jewels.
He think the jewels
make'em beautiful...
...and they fight to keep'em
like they fight the years...
...that make them ugly.
Give me the key to the locker.
Do you think l'd bring it with me?
No.
l suppose not.
You are too smart for that.
Here.
Lie down and rest awhile.
l'll get you a blanket.
Cream and sugar?
Black both of them.
For the love of Pete,
it's four o'clock.
Jim, why don't you go on home?
lt's just a job...
...we'll get him, we can't miss.
l want to get him too.
He's only been out a day and you're
making a vendetta out of it.
You saw his kid brother today.
He thinks it's a big
game. They all do.
They got an idea a cop is
somebody who chases kids...
...and they make a Robin Hood out
of a cheap hoodlum like that.
The longer he's loose,
the bigger hero he is.
Okay.
Let's face it, we ain't
Sherlock Holmeses.
This is a big town, we got
to sit tight and wait.
Staying up all night ain't
going to help it.
Say lady, why do you
stay up all night?
l beg your pardon.
Okay, no offense,...
...just wondered why
you weren't asleep.
He's out there somewhere...
...in an alley,...
...on a roof...
...looking for a way out.
He's not asleep.
Eat, Martin.
You need the strength.
-Not in the morning.
Let's get going.
lt's only 8:55.
The banks aren't open yet.
Have some coffee.
lt's good.
You got a touch for that too?
Yeah, l like to cook.
l wanted those jewels so l could
get a place in the country.
Fresh eggs every day,...
...milk,...
...cream...
-Stop it!
When'll you get the money
and the tickets?
A half.
Then get them.
Meet me at 22nd Street and
Fourth Avenue in 45 minutes.
And don't forget,..
...5,000.
Certainly, Martin.
See that you don't lose
the key to that locker.
And don't use the front door.
l wouldn't want to give
the place a bad name.
lf l knew he was going to kill
l wouldn't shown him.
l wouldn't.
-You lying a little.
Shut up, Ledbetter.
Orvy.
Did he say where he was going
or anyone he was going to see?
Nothing, Lieutenant.
Honest, if l knew, l'd tell you.
Will they give me more time for this?
Will they give me more time?
l'm afraid.
-They ought to give you life.
Jim.
-Yeah.
Find anything?
-Nothing.
What's this?
Stuff on the dames.
-What?
lt's a report on Rome's dames.
We got all those doctors ready.
Do you like to play long shots?
Bring Sullivan with you.
This is costing my job.
lsn't there something you can do?
You were in charge.
There's nothing anybody can do.
Come on, Sullivan.
So long, cluck.
l want to help you guys
as much as l can.
Let's go.
-But l've a job...
...l'm late, the boss doesn't like.
-Okay.
l'll write you a note and give
you an apple for him.
At 2:30 this morning,
in a car on 54th Street...
...a man with four bullet wounds...
...received emergency
medical treatment.
A licensed physician in this city...
...is bound to report such
treatment to the police.
Look, if l am permitted...
...l speak for my colleagues.
We're doctors, yes, but...
l know, Doctor. l don't like
this any more than you do.
l realize that certain
of you gentleman...
...have high reputations
in your own countries.
However, you're not licensed
to practice here...
...and this is a murder case.
Mr. Sullivan.
Do you recognize any
of these gentlemen?
Turn around.
l don't think so.
Rome l'm sure of, but the
other was in the shadows.
Well,...
...l'd had a couple.
-Yeah, yeah.
l must ask you all to
show me your wallets.
May l be permitted to say, sir,...
...that this is very humiliating?
l'm very sorry, Doctor,
but l must do it.
Where did you get this money?
l...
Well, l work.
Doctor,...
...this money came from
the safe of Arthur Niles.
The Lawyer that Martin
Rome killed yesterday.
Lieutenant...
...l didn't know he is a murderer...
l only...
Come with me, Doctor.
Jim, let the rest go.
Over here, Doctor.
Are you ready to tell me about it?
l don't know anything about this man.
l treat him, they pay me,...
...that's all.
What about the girl?
The girl...
l don't know her.
l never ask for names.
She's blonde.
My wife, Lieutenant,...
...she is sick.
We need money.
Otherwise l would never do...
-l'm sorry.
Sign this.
They put me in jail?
You knew it was against the law.
We must.
Paul.
My wife, Lieutenant.
-We'll do all we can.
Thanks.
Holy smokes!
Police headquarters.
We just got the report
on Tina Riconti.
Two people saw a woman take
her out of the apartment.
Middle aged, tall.
Did they get Brenda?
Give'em a chance. They got
the call ten minutes ago.
Middle aged, tall, blonde,
a little heavy...
Candella. Homicide.
Yeah.
Hello, Marty.
Where're you?
-Trace the call.
Don't trace the call, Candella.
l won't be here.
What's on your mind?
l call you up to give
you a big promotion.
That's very nice of you.
Don't get sarcastic.
l'm doing you a favour.
l'm giving you the woman
in the de Grazia case.
You can pick up her in 20 minutes
at 18 Street Subway station.
She'll be opening a locker.
Aren't you going to thank me?
No?
'Arriverderci'.
Marty, Marty...
Call and get somebody on
that subway platform.
Believe him?
-Sure. That's why he killed Niles.
Come on.
We'll have'em radio
us that tracer call.
Here it is.
The key, Martin.
The ticket and the money.
lt's the Star of Asia leaving
Key West on Friday.
You leave tonight...
...you'll have plenty of time.
-Give me that!
First we get the jewels.
Get out.
l wouldn't want any monkey business.
Get out.
You're crazy.
l'll be spotted down there.
Get out.
Walk ahead of me and
don't try to get smart.
You're crazy. l'll be
caught down there.
Where's the locker?
Don't try anything funny.
You're under arrest, lady.
Why, the double-crossing...
Let me go!
Let me go. l didn't have
anything to do with it!
l'll kill him! l'll kill him!
Five o'clock should be all right.
Lieutenant Candella?
Speak to the floor nurse right there.
Yes?
l'm Lieutenant Collins. Homicide.
l understand Candella's
asking for me.
Asking for you? He nearly
yelled the building down.
We had to get the interns in
to administer a sedative.
He don't know when he's well off.
l'd like to be in that bed.
How is he?
He lost a lot of blood, and they'd
to probe pretty deeply.
He'll be all right.
He's probably still sleeping.
We'd to give him a heavy shot.
You don't need one.
-Sorry.
Lieutenant.
Lieutenant Candella.
Lieutenant!
Why, he's gone!
What do you mean, gone?
His clothes, l...
His hat's here but...
That crazy, when did
you check him last?
-That's an hour ago!
Holy smoke!
He couldn't walk out of here.
He didn't have the strength!
-He didn't?
You're lucky he didn't go
out through that wall.
Hello.
Hello!
Police headquarters.
What time is it?
You asked me that four times.
-Mother, would you just...
...tell me what time it is.
lf you're going to adopt that...
...tone...
-Mother,...
...l've been on my feet all
day at the hospital...
...and l'm in no mood to argue.
lf l'm getting to be a burden
to you. l can always leave.
She's back!
There're homes for people
like me and l can...
Tina...
...Tina Riconti.
Where's she?
l don't know what you're
talking about.
You're the one that could
know where is she.
Listen, Lieutenant.
l knew no good would come
of bringing her here.
Mother!
She's been nothing but trouble
ever since she came...
...taking my room.
-All right.
So l did have her here.
But she doesn't know anything
about the robbery.
Look, Miss Pruett,...
...Rome's a murderer.
Tina's his girl.
lf you want to see her alive...
-But...
...l told her not to go.
l begged her.
But Tony said he needed her.
Tony?
-Yes.
He said Marty was hurt and
wanted to see her just once more.
He said she'd to come.
Where?
At church somewhere, he said.
A church?
-He'd to hide until...
...it got dark.
-Church?
She's inside.
-Good boy.
l'll need you to drive.
l'm taking you with me.
l don't think l ought to...
What's the matter?
That cop scare you?
We need money and fast.
You know where Mama
keep it in the Kitchen?
l can't take that.
-Why not?
lt's all they've got!
So what.
l gave it to'em, didn't l?
l need it. Get it and get
back in ten minutes.
Get it and don't waste any time.
Yes. But l had to see you.
l knew you wouldn't let me down.
We're living. Both of us.
l'm taking you with me.
No, Marty, no.
l got my car outside.
We'll go, nobody can stop us.
ln a few days we can
be out of the country.
We'll go away some place and
nobody will ever find us.
Marty, l...
l can't.
There's nothing to be afraid of.
They're not after you.
l fixed that.
lt isn't that, Marty.
lt's you.
You've changed.
Changed?
Why?
Because of Niles?
He threatened you. l had to.
But the policeman.
That was self defense.
Don't think about it. lt's past.
Go away and forget all about it.
We'll get out of this crummy town.
We love each other, Tina.
We can be happy, you know we can.
Marty, l...
l can't.
lt isn't right.
l can't.
Don't dear.
lt's all right, l understand.
l shouldn't have asked you.
lt's just that you're
the only one left.
The rest don't count.
Even my mother turned me out.
But you, Tina,...
...l've kept you in my heart always.
Wherever l went you were my strength.
Without you l'm empty,...
...finished, dead.
Please, Marty.
Don't torture me.
-Then come with me.
You're my life.
l'll do anything in the world for you.
Come.
-No, don't go with him.
You won't need that, l came alone.
She only nicked you.
That's too bad.
l'm going out of here
and she's coming with me.
You maybe, Marty, but not the girl.
Not when she knows about you.
She knows about me.
And she's coming with me.
You told her, heh?
A confession.
This is a good place.
You told her everything?
Yeah.
She knows.
That you killed two men.
But does she know about the others?
Does she know about
Orvy, the trusty...
...who'll get five years for
helping you break jail?
Does she know about Brenda,...
...the girl that sheltered you?
She'll serve time, Marty.
So will that Doctor
with the sick wife.
You forgot all about them, didn't you?
No, he didn't forget them.
He didn't even think of them.
He used them and brushed them aside
just like he used everybody he's ever known...
...including his own family.
And he'll use you too, if he has to.
You lie, Candella.
-Do l?
He says that he loves you.
Maybe he does...
...as much as he could love anybody.
But if he really loved you...
...would he ask you to share
the kind of life he's got to live?
The law doesn't want
you, Tina Riconti.
Go home.
Tina!
Not you, Marty.
You're going with me.
You want to die, Candella.
Here.
Now.
l warn you, Rome.
l've got a gun, too.
l've been lucky.
l've never had to kill
a man in my life.
But l'll get you, Rome.
l'll get you because l've got to.
You're bluffing.
You got no gun.
Go ahead.
Call my bluff.
You'd shoot?
Here in church?
l think l'd be forgiven this time.
Your gun, Marty.
Days l wasted, l could have
been out of the country.
Next time l know better.
There won't be any next time.
Your gun.
You're bleeding, Candella.
You sprung a leak?
l'm all right.
Let's go.
She hurt you goo, Candella?
Let's go.
-No.
You ought to sit down.
Rest a while.
ln the name of the law, Rome...
...stop!
He's dead.
l wanted to tell him l couldn't
bring the money.
He send me home to get it.
l couldn't take it.
l wanted to tell him.
Help me, Tony.