WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:12.040 Auto Light and its 98,000 dealers bring you Mr. Cornell Wild in tonight's presentation 00:12.040 --> 00:19.680 of Suspense. 00:19.680 --> 00:25.960 Tonight Auto Light presents a true story with only names changed about a man who inadvertently 00:25.960 --> 00:34.320 became involved in a murder plot. Our story, Alan in Wonderland, our star Mr. Cornell Wild. 00:34.320 --> 00:43.480 See Harlow, our team looks great out there. 00:43.480 --> 00:48.320 Ah, you bet hap. And it's their teamwork that counts. Oh, by the way, that's why you can 00:48.320 --> 00:52.920 count on the Auto Light electrical system in your Auto Light equipped car. Every unit 00:52.920 --> 00:58.320 and component part is related by Auto Light engineering design and manufacturing skill 00:58.320 --> 01:02.840 to give you the finest teamwork and the smoothest performance money can buy. We were talking 01:02.840 --> 01:08.240 about the game, Harlow. 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To Judge Gordon Hall Jr. Judge of the Superior Court, Office 62, County Building, 02:03.560 --> 02:10.080 Greenville, South Carolina. Your Honor, as attorney for the plaintiff in the case now 02:10.080 --> 02:17.120 before you, I fully realize my absence from court this morning. If so facto places me 02:17.120 --> 02:24.160 in contempt. However, due to the fact that I almost had my throat cut, I hope the court 02:24.160 --> 02:33.800 will accept this explanation, but we'll keep it in the strictest confidence. 02:33.800 --> 02:39.640 When your Honor adjourned court last Wednesday, I left by train for New York, planning to 02:39.640 --> 02:46.960 spend the weekend with friends, return on the 3.50 Sunday afternoon. My stay was pleasantly 02:46.960 --> 02:52.960 uneventful until approximately train time. When due to extremely heavy traffic, I arrived 02:52.960 --> 03:00.200 at the station later than expected. I missed by about five seconds. The next train wasn't 03:00.200 --> 03:06.560 until 11.50. I looked at the station clock to see how much time I had to kill. I took 03:06.560 --> 03:12.160 out my wallet to see what I could afford in the way of killing time. Almost immediately, 03:12.160 --> 03:18.800 I was aware of a rather attractive young lady coming directly toward me. 03:18.800 --> 03:24.400 I told you butter wouldn't suit the works. If the court is familiar with Lewis Carroll's 03:24.400 --> 03:29.040 Alice in Wonderland, your Honor may recall, as I did, that this is a line from the Matt 03:29.040 --> 03:34.880 Hattas Tea Party. Feeling certain that the lady was inebriated, I gave her the Marge 03:34.880 --> 03:38.400 Hare's classic reply. It was the best butter. 03:38.400 --> 03:44.200 All right, now listen. Seven o'clock sharp. Be at 624 West 15. You'll get your money 03:44.200 --> 03:48.000 and instructions there. Make sure you're not followed. Understand? 03:48.000 --> 03:49.400 Oh, yes, ma'am. 03:49.400 --> 03:53.920 No buts. And you were five minutes early. You know that's dangerous. 03:53.920 --> 03:55.520 Oh, now look, honey, there's- 03:55.520 --> 04:00.880 Next time, you better be on time. 04:00.880 --> 04:06.120 Obviously, I had received information of importance to someone. Now, thinking it over, I got a 04:06.120 --> 04:11.640 strong feeling it was something unlawful. The next thing was to make sure. I wrote down 04:11.640 --> 04:15.480 the address on the back of an envelope and moved a few yards away from where I'd been 04:15.480 --> 04:21.160 standing just under the station clock. At exactly four o'clock, a man in a dark suit 04:21.160 --> 04:26.680 took up my exact same position. He glanced at the clock, took out his wallet, started 04:26.680 --> 04:34.800 to count his money. I walked toward him casually. I told you butter wouldn't suit the works. 04:34.800 --> 04:37.120 It was the best butter. 04:37.120 --> 04:39.360 Get out of town fast. They're wise to us. 04:39.360 --> 04:40.600 Wise to us, but- 04:40.600 --> 04:48.120 No buts. The boss says get out of town. Apparently, my choice of words was effective because the 04:48.120 --> 04:52.960 man immediately followed my instructions with amazing speed and professional finesse. If 04:52.960 --> 04:58.080 I had any doubts, the crime was in the making. They were now completely erased. Consequently, 04:58.080 --> 05:08.840 I reported my evidence to the police. 05:08.840 --> 05:11.360 Certainly an interesting story, Mr. Stone, but- 05:11.360 --> 05:13.200 You don't believe me, Lieutenant? 05:13.200 --> 05:14.280 I didn't say that. 05:14.280 --> 05:15.880 But that's what you mean, isn't it? 05:15.880 --> 05:20.480 What I mean is there's no law against quoting Alice in Wonderland in Pennsylvania Station 05:20.480 --> 05:23.840 or anywhere else for that matter. You're a lawyer. You ought to know that. 05:23.840 --> 05:27.840 All right, sure, but they were using it as a code. Isn't that plain? 05:27.840 --> 05:28.840 You'd like to know why. 05:28.840 --> 05:31.240 Well, it's not just a question of curiosity, Lieutenant. 05:31.240 --> 05:36.680 Look, Mr. Stone, New York is a city of over eight and one half million. A certain percentage 05:36.680 --> 05:37.680 are screwballs. 05:37.680 --> 05:41.880 No, this wasn't a screwball. These people were deadly serious. They're up to something, 05:41.880 --> 05:43.280 Lieutenant, I assure you. 05:43.280 --> 05:48.040 I've got to have something to go on, Mr. Stone. Even if we could find these people, what do 05:48.040 --> 05:50.640 I charge them with? I've got to have something concrete. 05:50.640 --> 05:54.800 Well, now, the address on 15th Street. Can't you investigate it? 05:54.800 --> 05:58.800 Okay. All right, wait a minute. 05:58.800 --> 05:59.800 Healy? 05:59.800 --> 06:00.800 Yeah, Lieutenant. You want me? 06:00.800 --> 06:06.760 Yeah, Healy. This is Mr. Stone. I want you to drive him to an address on 15th Street. 06:06.760 --> 06:08.760 He'll explain all about it on the way. 06:08.760 --> 06:18.440 Of course, I couldn't blame the lieutenant for being skeptical. It sounded crazy telling 06:18.440 --> 06:23.720 it that way, but it was the truth and I couldn't help presenting his attitude as if I'd dreamed 06:23.720 --> 06:31.680 up the whole thing merely to get myself a ride in a squad car. 06:31.680 --> 06:36.920 As we drove downtown, I recounted the events to Officer Healy, who fortunately showed serious 06:36.920 --> 06:41.620 interest. He explained that this part of New York was not known as a crime center, which 06:41.620 --> 06:47.840 further increased my belief that I had stumbled onto no ordinary criminal undertaking. 06:47.840 --> 06:54.560 The traffic thinned as we approached the neighborhood of 15th Street. Everything looked ordinary 06:54.560 --> 06:59.600 enough, the typical Sunday afternoon street scene. Children to play, strolling couples 06:59.600 --> 07:05.880 in their Sunday best, baby carriages, the drug store open on the corner, a blind man 07:05.880 --> 07:09.520 selling pencils. 07:09.520 --> 07:11.680 What was that number again, Mr. Stone? 07:11.680 --> 07:12.680 624 West. 07:12.680 --> 07:22.560 Now that'll be the north side. Now let's see, 618, 620, 622. That's funny. 07:22.560 --> 07:23.560 What? What's funny? 07:23.560 --> 07:29.760 When they're tearing down the building. That's 624. Got to be. 07:29.760 --> 07:30.760 It can be. 07:30.760 --> 07:32.920 You're sure 624 is the number? 07:32.920 --> 07:35.080 I'm positive. I wrote it down right away. 07:35.080 --> 07:43.040 Well, maybe I'm wrong, but let's go over and check. Hey, hey you. 07:43.040 --> 07:45.240 Yeah? What do you want? 07:45.240 --> 07:50.400 Come here a minute. Keep your eyes open, Mr. Stone. Let me know if you see anybody you 07:50.400 --> 07:51.400 recognize. 07:51.400 --> 07:52.400 All right. 07:52.400 --> 07:54.960 What's the matter, Officer? Something wrong? 07:54.960 --> 07:58.040 Want some information. Who's the boss of this job? 07:58.040 --> 08:02.400 Me. Me, I'm the boss. What's the trouble? What's the number here? 08:02.400 --> 08:03.400 What? 08:03.400 --> 08:04.920 We want to know the number of this building. 08:04.920 --> 08:07.680 Oh, oh, this was 624. 08:07.680 --> 08:08.680 You sure? 08:08.680 --> 08:15.120 Sure, I'm sure. 624. I'm tearing down the right building. Don't think I'd make a mistake 08:15.120 --> 08:16.120 like that, do you? 08:16.120 --> 08:17.840 How long you been working here? 08:17.840 --> 08:22.720 Two weeks. Gonna tear down the ones on both sides, too. I know what I'm doing. You want 08:22.720 --> 08:23.720 to see the papers? 08:23.720 --> 08:24.720 We believe you. 08:24.720 --> 08:26.920 How come you're working on Sunday? 08:26.920 --> 08:30.800 Rush job. Anything wrong with that? I guess not. 08:30.800 --> 08:32.840 Why are you tearing the building down? 08:32.840 --> 08:36.840 I declared a lot, you're kidding. What are you guys looking for? 08:36.840 --> 08:37.840 Sure, I'd forget it. 08:37.840 --> 08:41.440 You're welcome to watch, but I gotta get back to work. 08:41.440 --> 08:46.200 Okay, that's all. Thanks. 08:46.200 --> 08:47.800 See anything, Mr. Stone? 08:47.800 --> 08:50.040 No, no, nothing at all. 08:50.040 --> 08:55.120 That all look legit to me, too. 08:55.120 --> 08:58.600 I guess the lieutenant was right. I got all hopped up over nothing. 08:58.600 --> 09:00.880 Well, that's the way it goes sometimes. 09:00.880 --> 09:03.000 Can't get over it. I was so sure. 09:03.000 --> 09:05.720 Oh, you did right anyway. Take it from me. 09:05.720 --> 09:08.080 I feel kind of foolish now, but... 09:08.080 --> 09:11.480 Don't feel that way. You had cause. 09:11.480 --> 09:15.480 Ah, well, let's just forget the whole thing. I'm sorry I troubled you. 09:15.480 --> 09:18.480 Oh, no trouble at all. That's what we're here for. 09:18.480 --> 09:22.200 Now, where would you like me to drop you off? 09:22.200 --> 09:24.000 My train doesn't leave till 11.50. 09:24.000 --> 09:28.000 Well, you got plenty of time. Why don't you take in a movie or something? 09:28.000 --> 09:32.000 Yeah, I might as well, I guess. Just drop me off around Times Square, please. 09:32.000 --> 09:37.000 Sure thing. Next time you're up from Greenville, drop in and see us again. 09:41.000 --> 09:44.400 Officer Healy dropped me at one of the Broadway theaters. 09:44.400 --> 09:47.600 I bought a ticket and went in. 09:47.600 --> 09:49.600 There had to be something to it. 09:49.600 --> 09:52.400 Somewhere along the line, I'd made a mistake. 09:52.400 --> 09:55.400 I took out the envelope on which I had written the address. 09:55.400 --> 09:58.400 By the light of the screen, I re-read it again. 09:58.400 --> 10:01.400 No, the mistake wasn't there. 10:01.400 --> 10:04.400 Then my mind went back over the Manhattan Tea Party. 10:04.400 --> 10:07.400 No, there was nothing there. 10:07.400 --> 10:09.400 Then it suddenly hit me. 10:09.400 --> 10:13.400 The girl had said to be at 624 West 15th Street at 7 o'clock. 10:13.400 --> 10:17.400 Nothing about being inside. That was it. It had to be. 10:17.400 --> 10:22.400 I glanced at my watch. It was just 641 when I left the theater. 10:22.400 --> 10:25.400 Taxi! Hey, taxi! 10:30.400 --> 10:33.400 624 West 15th and step on it. 10:40.400 --> 10:45.400 It was exactly three minutes to seven when I reached the corner of West 15th. 10:45.400 --> 10:47.400 The street was deserted now. 10:47.400 --> 10:52.400 I walked slowly toward all that was left of 624. 10:52.400 --> 10:56.400 I could see no one, but I was such and I was being watched. 10:56.400 --> 11:00.400 I reached the front of the building and stopped. 11:00.400 --> 11:03.400 It was exactly seven o'clock. 11:06.400 --> 11:09.400 The sound came from the opposite end of the street. 11:09.400 --> 11:14.400 Fortunately, whoever it was would have to pass under the only street light. 11:14.400 --> 11:20.400 When I reached the cone of light, I saw a man, well dressed, wearing dark glasses, 11:20.400 --> 11:23.400 feeling his way toward me with a cane. 11:23.400 --> 11:26.400 It didn't look real. 11:31.400 --> 11:33.400 Seven maids? 11:33.400 --> 11:35.400 Seven mops? 11:35.400 --> 11:38.400 Good. Follow me. 11:38.400 --> 11:42.400 And I remembered the rest of it from Alice in Wonderland. 11:42.400 --> 11:47.400 If seven maids with seven mops swept for half a year, 11:47.400 --> 11:51.400 you suppose the Walrus said that they could get it clear? 11:51.400 --> 11:55.400 I doubt it, said the carpenter, and shed a bitter tear. 11:55.400 --> 12:00.400 Auto Light is bringing you Mr. Cornell Wild in Alan in Wonderland. 12:00.400 --> 12:26.400 Tonight's presentation in radio's outstanding theater of thrills, Suspense. 12:26.400 --> 12:31.400 Well, Harlow, we won. 12:31.400 --> 12:35.400 And Hap, you always win with an Auto Light electrical system. 12:35.400 --> 12:40.400 That's why it's used as original equipment on so many leading makes of our finest cars, trucks, and tractors. 12:40.400 --> 12:43.400 Yes, sir, the boys really went all out today. 12:43.400 --> 12:46.400 And so does your Auto Light electrical system, Hap. 12:46.400 --> 12:51.400 It goes to work the instant you start the ignition and keeps on working every second your engine runs, 12:51.400 --> 12:55.400 as well as when you sound your horn, play your radio, turn on your lights, 12:55.400 --> 12:57.400 use your electric windshield wiper, or lighter. 12:57.400 --> 13:01.400 That electrical system is mighty important to every car owner, eh, Harlow? 13:01.400 --> 13:02.400 Right you are, Hap. 13:02.400 --> 13:08.400 So, friends, treat your car's electrical system to a periodic checkup at your car dealers 13:08.400 --> 13:11.400 or at your nearest authorized Auto Light service station. 13:11.400 --> 13:15.400 You can easily locate your nearest authorized Auto Light service station 13:15.400 --> 13:19.400 in the classified section of your phone book under Automobile Electrical Service, 13:19.400 --> 13:24.400 or call Western Union by number and ask for Operator 25. 13:24.400 --> 13:26.400 You'll find it pays. 13:26.400 --> 13:30.400 And remember, from bumper to tail light, you're always right with Auto Light. 13:30.400 --> 13:36.400 And now, Auto Light brings back to our Hollywood soundstage Mr. Cornell Wild 13:36.400 --> 13:40.400 in Elliot Lewis's production of Allen in Wonderland, 13:40.400 --> 13:46.400 a true story well calculated to keep you in suspense. 13:46.400 --> 14:01.400 The Blind Man led me east along 15th Street. 14:01.400 --> 14:05.400 To assure myself, I've passed my hand in front of his face. 14:05.400 --> 14:08.400 He was blind, all right, if that was any comfort. 14:08.400 --> 14:11.400 I had no choice except to follow him, but I still couldn't help wishing 14:11.400 --> 14:13.400 there had been time to phone the police. 14:13.400 --> 14:16.400 You were right on time, that's what we like. 14:16.400 --> 14:19.400 Yeah, sure. Business is business, ain't it? 14:19.400 --> 14:21.400 Exactly, young man, exactly. 14:21.400 --> 14:25.400 The dame told me I'd get my money here, that right? 14:25.400 --> 14:29.400 As agreed. One thousand before, two thousand after. 14:29.400 --> 14:33.400 If all goes well, we were informed you were the best. 14:33.400 --> 14:38.400 The best? Why, sure. What else? You pay for something, you should get the best. 14:38.400 --> 14:42.400 Wait a minute. Is there anyone watching? 14:42.400 --> 14:45.400 I don't see anybody. It's too dark. 14:45.400 --> 14:50.400 Oh, good. Then we go in here, the cellar. 14:50.400 --> 14:56.400 Now, my key. 14:56.400 --> 14:58.400 Follow me. 14:58.400 --> 15:00.400 I can't see anything. 15:00.400 --> 15:08.400 Don't worry, I'll be your eyes. 15:08.400 --> 15:13.400 I held on to the blind man's arm as he led the way down a narrow corridor. 15:13.400 --> 15:15.400 It was black as pitch. 15:15.400 --> 15:20.400 As he walked, my nostrils filled with countless smells, all musty and old. 15:20.400 --> 15:25.400 The corridor made a turn, and up ahead a faint light appeared. 15:25.400 --> 15:28.400 As we approached, I could see the outline of a door. 15:28.400 --> 15:35.400 We stopped in front of it, and the blind man knocked. 15:35.400 --> 15:36.400 Who is it? 15:36.400 --> 15:42.400 Pig and Pepper. 15:42.400 --> 15:45.400 The sudden light from the naked bulb was blinding. 15:45.400 --> 15:50.400 As my eyes adjusted, a row of iron sinks came into view along one wall. 15:50.400 --> 15:53.400 The room evidently had been the building's laundry. 15:53.400 --> 15:57.400 Casually shifting my gaze, I observed three men. 15:57.400 --> 16:00.400 One was big, all over hair like a gorilla. 16:00.400 --> 16:02.400 The second was small, rat-faced. 16:02.400 --> 16:04.400 The blind man went over to the third. 16:04.400 --> 16:11.400 Obviously the boss, whose strange glowing eyes studied me carefully from behind a battered table. 16:11.400 --> 16:13.400 He doesn't look what I expected. 16:13.400 --> 16:14.400 What did you expect? 16:14.400 --> 16:17.400 A countryman. He doesn't look like a countryman. 16:17.400 --> 16:20.400 What difference does it make? They guaranteed he could do the job. 16:20.400 --> 16:22.400 They promised me a countryman. 16:22.400 --> 16:25.400 They told us we'd have to take what they sent. 16:25.400 --> 16:27.400 Sure he's the one, no mistake. 16:27.400 --> 16:31.400 Positive. The appointed place, the appointed time, the password. 16:31.400 --> 16:34.400 Even a blind man could see. 16:34.400 --> 16:38.400 Let us get on with it, Alex. Give him the instructions. 16:38.400 --> 16:40.400 All right, all right. 16:40.400 --> 16:41.400 You. 16:41.400 --> 16:43.400 Yeah? 16:43.400 --> 16:45.400 Listen carefully. 16:45.400 --> 16:47.400 It is now seven-five. 16:47.400 --> 16:52.400 They will leave their hotel at seven-thirty and they are very punctual. 16:52.400 --> 16:54.400 This is Nicholas. 16:54.400 --> 16:56.400 Nicholas? 16:56.400 --> 16:59.400 Nicholas will be your driver. 16:59.400 --> 17:00.400 My driver? 17:00.400 --> 17:02.400 Yes. You will sit in front with him. 17:02.400 --> 17:04.400 Did you bring a weapon? 17:04.400 --> 17:05.400 Well, no, I... 17:05.400 --> 17:09.400 Good. Extremely clever of you. In case you were caught coming here. 17:09.400 --> 17:11.400 We have a weapon for you in the car. 17:11.400 --> 17:12.400 Carlo. 17:12.400 --> 17:17.400 Yes. A beautiful mechanism. Accurate. You will enjoy using it. 17:17.400 --> 17:23.400 Carlo will be sitting directly behind you in case anything goes wrong. Understand? 17:23.400 --> 17:25.400 Yeah, sure. Just as you say. 17:25.400 --> 17:29.400 They will probably come out together. Pray for it. 17:29.400 --> 17:33.400 Love does not smile and Santusian comes out alone, let him go. 17:33.400 --> 17:35.400 Being only foreign minister, he is less important. 17:35.400 --> 17:37.400 Yeah, I understand. 17:37.400 --> 17:40.400 It is the Premier, Massini, that we want. 17:40.400 --> 17:42.400 I... Yeah, of course. 17:42.400 --> 17:48.400 You must get Massini. If he comes out first, empty your gun in him and forget Santusian. 17:48.400 --> 17:52.400 If they come out together, kill them both. 17:52.400 --> 18:01.400 Kill. I was being hired to kill. Massini, Premier of one of the Balkan Republics, and Santusian, the foreign minister. 18:01.400 --> 18:06.400 Their pictures have been in the papers constantly since they arrived for an important UN meeting. 18:06.400 --> 18:10.400 Their deaths in the United States were so the Balkans into an uproar. 18:10.400 --> 18:17.400 And I was to be the assassin. It seemed like part of some terrible nightmare. 18:17.400 --> 18:22.400 No one knew where I was. If I gave myself away, they'd kill me on the spot. 18:22.400 --> 18:29.400 I was in it alone, up to my neck. I needed help. I had to think of something. Stole, anything. 18:29.400 --> 18:32.400 You listening? Yeah, sure I'm listening. 18:32.400 --> 18:36.400 Your car will develop engine trouble directly in front of the Park Avenue entrance. 18:36.400 --> 18:38.400 This will give you a clear line of fire. 18:38.400 --> 18:41.400 We were given to understand you never miss. 18:41.400 --> 18:43.400 No, that's right. I never miss. 18:43.400 --> 18:45.400 Nicholas, please, I'm sorry. 18:45.400 --> 18:47.400 No, that's right. I never miss. 18:47.400 --> 18:50.400 Nicholas will be outside the car, pretending to examine the engine. 18:50.400 --> 18:54.400 You will be alone in the front seat. The moment will be yours. 18:54.400 --> 18:57.400 Then there's nothing to worry about, is there? 18:57.400 --> 19:04.400 That's one thing more. If you fail us, lose your nerve, or decide to change your mind once the plan is in motion, 19:04.400 --> 19:07.400 Carlo has orders to kill you instantly. 19:07.400 --> 19:09.400 I will be right behind you. 19:09.400 --> 19:13.400 Well, okay, sure. You guys got a right to protect your investment. 19:13.400 --> 19:17.400 All right. It is now 7.10. You will leave in five minutes. 19:17.400 --> 19:19.400 Nicholas, the finished card, game on? 19:30.400 --> 19:31.400 Hey. 19:32.400 --> 19:33.400 What? What is it? 19:34.400 --> 19:36.400 My money. Yeah, what about my dough? 19:36.400 --> 19:40.400 I have it right here. One thousand. 19:40.400 --> 19:43.400 Oh, yeah, thanks. 19:43.400 --> 19:44.400 Play, Nicholas. 19:54.400 --> 19:56.400 Cigarette, young man? 19:56.400 --> 19:58.400 No, no, no, no thanks. 19:58.400 --> 20:02.400 I seem to sense a nervousness about you. 20:02.400 --> 20:06.400 A nervous one? No, I just want to get my hands on that rod. 20:06.400 --> 20:08.400 Of course you do. That's the spirit. 20:08.400 --> 20:10.400 All right. It's 7.15. 20:15.400 --> 20:17.400 Wait. Wait a minute. 20:17.400 --> 20:18.400 What? 20:18.400 --> 20:22.400 The rest of the money. What about the other two grand? 20:22.400 --> 20:25.400 Carlo has it with him. You'll get it the moment you complete the job. All set? 20:25.400 --> 20:27.400 Now wait. Now let's see if Carlo's got it. 20:27.400 --> 20:29.400 I have it. It is getting late. We have to... 20:29.400 --> 20:30.400 I want to see it. 20:30.400 --> 20:31.400 I have it. 20:31.400 --> 20:32.400 Come on, come on. 20:32.400 --> 20:33.400 Show it to him. 20:33.400 --> 20:34.400 But, Alex... 20:34.400 --> 20:38.400 Show it. 20:38.400 --> 20:40.400 There. Satisfied? 20:40.400 --> 20:43.400 Yeah. I'm satisfied. 20:43.400 --> 20:46.400 All set. Now go. And may luck be with you. 20:46.400 --> 20:50.400 Good hunting, young man. Good hunting. 20:51.400 --> 20:53.400 We left. 20:53.400 --> 20:57.400 Carlo leading now and Nicholas right behind me. 20:57.400 --> 21:01.400 I could only sense that we were headed for the back of the building this time. 21:01.400 --> 21:05.400 But even if I'd been able to see in that inky black, 21:05.400 --> 21:07.400 the narrow car had offered no chance of escape. 21:07.400 --> 21:09.400 Stairs now. 21:09.400 --> 21:13.400 I'd try to make myself think or something, but I couldn't. 21:13.400 --> 21:18.400 Only that I was dreaming it all like Alice and pretty soon I'd wake up. 21:20.400 --> 21:24.400 We came out of the back of the building into a deserted alley. 21:24.400 --> 21:28.400 The big ape was still behind me, Carlo in front. 21:28.400 --> 21:31.400 He led the way to a large black car. 21:31.400 --> 21:34.400 You ride in front with Nicholas. 21:38.400 --> 21:42.400 It is now 7.19. 21:42.400 --> 21:44.400 All right, Nicholas. 21:46.400 --> 21:48.400 Hey, Carlo. 21:48.400 --> 21:49.400 Huh? 21:49.400 --> 21:51.400 The gun. Let's have it. 21:51.400 --> 21:53.400 You will have it in plenty of time. 21:53.400 --> 21:56.400 I feel funny without one. If anything goes wrong before... 21:56.400 --> 21:58.400 Nothing will go wrong. 21:58.400 --> 22:01.400 Nicholas is an excellent driver and the plan is perfect. 22:01.400 --> 22:03.400 Perfect. 22:04.400 --> 22:08.400 The gun is too quick for Massini. 22:08.400 --> 22:11.400 If it had been left to me, it would have been a knife. 22:11.400 --> 22:14.400 Pay attention to the traffic, Nicholas. 22:18.400 --> 22:22.400 We turned uptown and the traffic began to get heavier. 22:22.400 --> 22:26.400 I looked at my watch. It was 7.23. 22:26.400 --> 22:29.400 I thought about jumping Nicholas, wrecking the car. 22:29.400 --> 22:32.400 But not with Carlo in the back seat. 22:32.400 --> 22:35.400 I could feel his little rat's eyes burning into the back of my neck. 22:35.400 --> 22:38.400 Any sudden move, he'd be right on top of me. 22:38.400 --> 22:43.400 My only chance was a policeman, a squad car, someone I could signal. 22:43.400 --> 22:46.400 7.25. 22:46.400 --> 22:49.400 One more block. 22:49.400 --> 22:52.400 You better give me that gun. 22:52.400 --> 22:54.400 In time. 22:57.400 --> 22:59.400 We are here, Nicholas. 23:01.400 --> 23:03.400 Perfect. 23:03.400 --> 23:06.400 7.27. 23:06.400 --> 23:09.400 Get out and look at the engine, Nicholas. 23:09.400 --> 23:12.400 Hey Carlo. Pay attention to me. 23:12.400 --> 23:15.400 Look across at the entrance to the hotel. 23:15.400 --> 23:17.400 They will come out the left hand door. 23:17.400 --> 23:20.400 The doorman will signal for their official car. 23:20.400 --> 23:22.400 It is right back there, you see. 23:22.400 --> 23:24.400 They will step to the cab before the car arrives. 23:24.400 --> 23:26.400 That is when you fire. 23:26.400 --> 23:28.400 Okay, now give me the gun. 23:28.400 --> 23:30.400 First, the knife. 23:30.400 --> 23:32.400 Then the gun. 23:32.400 --> 23:34.400 And the gun. 23:34.400 --> 23:36.400 And the gun. 23:36.400 --> 23:39.400 Okay, now give me the gun. 23:39.400 --> 23:41.400 First, the knife. 23:41.400 --> 23:43.400 At the side of your neck, you feel it? 23:43.400 --> 23:46.400 Insurance for a good job. 23:46.400 --> 23:49.400 Sharp as a razor, my friend. 23:49.400 --> 23:51.400 Here is the gun. 23:51.400 --> 23:53.400 Here trigger. 23:53.400 --> 23:55.400 Carefully, not. 23:55.400 --> 23:57.400 That knife, you don't want me to miss, do you? 23:57.400 --> 23:59.400 You will not miss. 23:59.400 --> 24:02.400 It is your business not to miss. 24:02.400 --> 24:06.400 And the door. 24:06.400 --> 24:11.400 I could feel the point of that knife just barely scratch the back of my neck. 24:11.400 --> 24:13.400 I looked across at the hotel. 24:13.400 --> 24:16.400 It was 729. 24:16.400 --> 24:18.400 Everything was normal. 24:18.400 --> 24:20.400 People passed. 24:20.400 --> 24:22.400 Doorman nodded and smiled. 24:22.400 --> 24:24.400 But no one looked our way. 24:24.400 --> 24:28.400 I felt the gun go slippery as my hand began to sweat. 24:28.400 --> 24:30.400 They wouldn't come out. 24:30.400 --> 24:32.400 They'd go out another door. 24:32.400 --> 24:34.400 The meeting was canceled. They'd see us. 24:34.400 --> 24:36.400 I knew I had a gun. 24:36.400 --> 24:38.400 Nothing to worry about. They weren't coming out. 24:38.400 --> 24:40.400 730. 24:40.400 --> 24:42.400 There. 24:42.400 --> 24:44.400 There they come. Both of them. 24:44.400 --> 24:46.400 Move the knife, will you? 24:46.400 --> 24:48.400 They are walking to the curb. 24:48.400 --> 24:49.400 Take aim. 24:49.400 --> 24:50.400 Move the knife. 24:50.400 --> 24:51.400 Take aim. 24:51.400 --> 24:52.400 I am. 24:52.400 --> 24:53.400 No. 24:53.400 --> 24:54.400 Shoot. 24:54.400 --> 24:55.400 Shoot straight. 24:55.400 --> 24:56.400 Shoot. 24:56.400 --> 24:57.400 Pull the trigger. 24:57.400 --> 25:01.400 Shoot. 25:13.400 --> 25:17.400 It all happened at once. 25:17.400 --> 25:19.400 It all happened at once. 25:19.400 --> 25:22.400 Just relax. You're all right. 25:22.400 --> 25:23.400 What? 25:23.400 --> 25:26.400 You've been under a sedative. 25:26.400 --> 25:28.400 The nurse. 25:28.400 --> 25:29.400 Hospital. 25:29.400 --> 25:30.400 My throat. 25:30.400 --> 25:32.400 You're going to be all right. 25:32.400 --> 25:34.400 The doctor even said you could have visitors. 25:34.400 --> 25:35.400 You can come in now. 25:35.400 --> 25:37.400 No, no. You mustn't let them in. 25:37.400 --> 25:39.400 Wow, Mr. Stone. 25:39.400 --> 25:41.400 How are you feeling? 25:41.400 --> 25:43.400 Huh? 25:43.400 --> 25:44.400 I... 25:44.400 --> 25:45.400 You are... 25:45.400 --> 25:47.400 I feel fine, Lieutenant. 25:47.400 --> 25:49.400 My head's buzzing a little. 25:49.400 --> 25:51.400 It should. You got a pretty nasty bump. 25:51.400 --> 25:53.400 Doctor says you should get over it. 25:53.400 --> 25:54.400 You're a lucky guy. 25:54.400 --> 25:56.400 What happened? What hit me? 25:56.400 --> 25:57.400 I did. 25:57.400 --> 25:59.400 When I saw you aim the gun, I didn't know what you'd do. 25:59.400 --> 26:01.400 There wasn't time, so I just ran the squad car 26:01.400 --> 26:04.400 into the one you were in trying to spoil your aim. 26:04.400 --> 26:06.400 You were around all the time? 26:06.400 --> 26:07.400 Mm-hmm. 26:07.400 --> 26:08.400 The big ones dead. 26:08.400 --> 26:11.400 They don't hold out much chance for the other one either. 26:11.400 --> 26:12.400 What the... 26:12.400 --> 26:14.400 I did kill them. 26:14.400 --> 26:16.400 No, I mean the guys you were with. 26:16.400 --> 26:20.400 We had a tail on you every minute after you left the precinct. 26:20.400 --> 26:22.400 He went to the movies. Six of us. 26:22.400 --> 26:24.400 And the blind man, Lieutenant, what about him? 26:24.400 --> 26:27.400 I picked him and that other character up right after you walked out. 26:27.400 --> 26:29.400 Got the girl, too. 26:29.400 --> 26:31.400 Yeah, well, that's fine. 26:31.400 --> 26:33.400 Just one more thing. 26:33.400 --> 26:35.400 None of this is going to be made public. 26:35.400 --> 26:37.400 It might create some sort of incident. 26:37.400 --> 26:39.400 I'm sorry, but that goes for you, too. 26:39.400 --> 26:41.400 Oh, of course. I understand. 26:41.400 --> 26:43.400 Sorry. 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