Convicted (1950) Movie Script
I CAN'T SEE HOW YOU CAN MAKE
A STUPID STATEMENT LIKE THAT.
NOTHING STUPID ABOUT IT.
IT HAPPENS TO BE A FACT.
THE OLD-TIMERS
WERE MUCH BETTER.
YOU MEAN TO TELL ME
THERE HASN'T BEEN A BALLPLAYER
SINCE TY COBB?
THAT'S WHAT I SAID.
WHO'S BEEN PLAYING THE GAME,
THEN, FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS?
OH, A BUNCH
OF OVERGROWN SANDLOTTERS.
ROUTINE HEART ATTACK.
THE GUY HAD BEEN DEAD ABOUT EIGHT HOURS.
I'LL MAKE OUT THE REPOR LATER.
BABE RUTH WAS A SANDLOTTER?
RUTH WAS
A FAIR COUNTRY BALLPLAYER.
WHAT ABOUT PITCHERS?
I HAVEN'T HEARD OF ONE
SINCE WALTER JOHNSON.
WHERE YOU BEEN BURIED?
HOW ABOUT HUBBELL, LEFTY GROVE,
DIZZY DEAN, FELLER?
WHO DID THEY PITCH AGAINST?
OH, NOBODY.
YOU GUYS START THIS AGAIN,
I'M GONNA CALL THE COPS.
SERGEANT HENRY.
WHAT ABOUT DiMAGGIO?
HE'S A GOOD BALLPLAYER.
THE REST OF THE COUNTRY
WILL BE MIGHTY GLAD
TO HEAR THAT YOU FEEL
THAT WAY ABOUT HIM.
THERE'S BEEN SOME TROUBLE
AT THE HAWAIIAN CLUB.
SOME GUY GOT SLUGGED
PRETTY BAD.
THAT'S JUST AS SILLY AS SAYIN'
THERE HASN'T BEEN
A GREAT FOOTBALL PLAYER
SINCE JIM THORPE.
WELL, NAME ME ONE.
GENTLEMEN, THE PEOPLE
OVER AT THE HAWAIIAN CLUB
ARE WAITING
FOR A LITTLE LAW AND ORDER.
RED GRANGE, THE FOUR HORSEMEN,
SID LUCKMAN, TOMMY HERMAN.
NEVER HEARD OF THEM.
WHAT NEWSPAPERS DO YOU READ?
THERE HASN'T BEEN
A GOOD NEWSPAPER
SINCE
THE OLD NEW YORK WORLD.
HAWAIIAN CLUB.
USE THE WHISTLE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
THE WINTERS AREN'T AS COLD
AS THEY USED TO BE?
WHAT ABOUT THAT BLIZZARD
THAT SWEPT THE COUNTRY
A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO?
WELL, I'LL ADMI IT WAS A LITTLE CHILLY.
YEAH.
BALEY, YOU KNOW
HOW HARD WE TRY
TO KEEP THIS A NICE,
QUIET PLACE.
WASN'T ANYTHING MUCH -
A LITTLE ARGUMENT OVER A GIRL.
BOTH OF THE BOYS
HAD BEEN DRINKING.
HOW IS HE?
HE'S STILL OUT.
THIS IS DR. MASTERSON.
HE HAPPENED TO BE IN THE CLUB.
I'VE CALLED
FOR AN AMBULANCE.
MUST HAVE HIT HIS HEAD
WHEN HE WENT DOWN.
WELL, WHERE'S THE STRONG HEAR WHO DID IT?
YOU THE GUY WHO SLUGGED
THAT FELLOW?
IT WAS JUST AN ARGUMENT.
THIS FELLOW WALKED UP
WHILE WE WERE DANCING
AND STARTED MAKING
SOME REMARKS.
ABOUT HER?
YEAH.
I DIDN'T HAVE NOTHIN'
TO DO TO WITH IT.
I WANT TO SEE MY LAWYER.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
YVONNA DARE.
SOUNDS LIKE
A CHEAP PERFUME.
WELL, FELLA, YOU BETTER
COME ALONG WITH US. YOU TOO.
I DIDN'T LAY A GLOVE
ON THE GUY!
I WAS
AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER!
YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO THE DEATH CELL -
JUST TO THE POLICE STATION.
Masterson: CHECK
ON THAT AMBULANCE, WILL YOU?
HOW'S IT COMING, DOC?
HIS PULSE IS VERY WEAK.
WELL, DO WHAT YOU CAN.
YOU TAKE HIM ON DOWN, BALEY.
I'LL ROUND UP SOME WITNESSES.
I GOT MY RIGHTS!
I WANT A LAWYER!
YVONNE, COME ALONG
LIKE A NICE LITTLE GIRL
BEFORE I REMEMBER THAT I SAW YOU
IN THE LINEUP TWO WEEKS AGO.
NOW, THEN, KIDDIES,
I WANT TO HEAR
THE WHOLE STORY.
NO, NO, NO, FRED,
IT'S PURE ROUTINE.
I KNOW IT WAS MITCHELL'S SON.
THAT'S THE REASON
I TOOK OVER MYSELF.
I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE.
I'M DISTRICT ATTORNEY!
CALL ME AT 5:00.
I'LL GIVE YOU A STATEMENT THEN.
KEEP THE PAPERS OFF MY NECK
FOR A WHILE, EDDIE.
MITCHELL'S A BIG MAN
POLITICALLY.
HAD TO PAY HIM PERSONALLY.
CALL THE GIRL IN.
SEND THE GIRL IN.
RIGHT. THE GIRL.
OKAY, SISTER,
IT'S YOUR TURN.
I WANT A LAWYER.
I'M A LAWYER.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
I'VE GOT MY RIGHTS!
SURE, YOU HAVE.
SIT DOWN.
I'VE GOT A DAUGHTER
YOUR AGE,
AND THE ONLY THING
LEGS MEAN TO ME
ARE SOMETHING YOU GOT TO
KEEP COVERED WITH NYLON.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
YVONNA DARE.
LET'S TRY IT AGAIN
AND MAKE IT SOUND RIGHT.
BERTHA.
BERTHA WHAT?
BERTHA WILLIAMS.
WHERE DO YOU LIVE, BERTIE?
WITH MY FOLKS -
1713 COURT STREET.
YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?
YES, SIR. BUT LATELY, I'VE BEEN
STAYING WITH A GIRLFRIEND.
WHERE?
206 DOVER STREET.
EVER BEEN ARRESTED?
OH, NO, HONEST, I HAVEN'T.
ALL RIGHT.
I WANT YOU TO TELL ME EXACTLY
WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT.
DON'T MAKE ANY MISTAKES.
I WAS SITTIN' IN THIS BAR,
JUST MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS.
WHAT BAR? WHAT TIME?
THE HAWAIIAN CLUB -
ABOUT 11:00.
GO ON.
WELL, THIS FELLA CAME IN,
SPOKE TO ME, BOUGHT ME A DRINK.
YOU'D NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE?
OH, NO, HONEST, I HADN'T.
WELL, AT FIRST,
I WAS INSULTED.
NEVER MIND THAT STUFF.
ALL I WANT ARE THE FACTS.
WHAT DID HE SAY THEN?
HE SAID HE HADN'T BEEN IN TOWN
LONG, AND HE WAS LONESOME.
AND IT WAS HIS BIRTHDAY.
HE ASKED ME
IF I'D DANCE WITH HIM.
SO I THOUGHT THERE WASN' ANY HARM IN IT.
AND THEN?
WELL, WE WERE JUST DANCIN',
AND THIS MR. MITCHELL CAME UP.
YOU KNOW HIM?
SORT OF.
EVER BEEN OUT WITH HIM?
UH-HUH.
THEN WHAT DID HE DO?
WELL, HE STARTED MAKIN'
SOME CRACKS.
HE TRIED CUTTIN' IN WHILE I WAS
DANCIN' WITH THE YOUNG MAN.
WHEN MY GUY WOULDN'T LET HIM,
HE GOT SORE.
THEN HE WANTED ME TO COME OVER
TO HIS TABLE.
AND WHEN I WOULDN'T,
HE CALLED ME A NAME.
THAT'S
WHAT STARTED EVERYTHING.
THE YOUNG MAN SAID,
"YOU HAVE INSULTED THIS LADY."
HE MEANT ME.
"APOLOGIZE TO HER."
THEN MR. MITCHELL LET LOOSE
WITH SOME WORDS
AND REACHED BACK
TO HIS HIP POCKET.
WHAT FOR?
IT WAS ONLY
FOR HIS HANDKERCHIEF.
MY GUY HIT HIM.
WELL, HE FELL DOWN,
AND HE JUST STAYED THERE.
I THINK HE HIT HIS HEAD
ON SOMETHING.
ALL RIGHT, BERTIE, YOU CAN GO.
COME BACK AT 5:00.
AND, BERTIE,
DON'T TALK TO ANYBODY.
OH, NO, SIR.
I MEAN, YES, SIR.
THAT THE LAS OF THE WITNESSES, EDDIE?
Eddie: THAT'S ALL.
BRING THE BOY IN.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE JOE HUFFORD?
YES, SIR.
SIT DOWN.
CIGARETTE?
NO, THANKS.
DON'T SMOKE?
YEAH.
I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT.
JOE, YOU'RE
IN A PRETTY BAD SPOT.
WHO HAVE YOU TALKED TO
SO FAR?
THE POLICE AND THE LAWYER
WHO CAME TO SEE ME.
WHAT DID THE LAWYER
HAVE TO SAY?
TOLD ME NOT TO DO
ANY TALKIN'.
THAT'S GOOD ADVICE.
PARTICULARLY,
DON'T SAY ANYTHING TO ME.
MY JOB IS TO PROSECUTE YOU.
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT, DON'T YOU?
YEAH. YOU MIND
IF I ASK A QUESTION?
NO, GO AHEAD.
WILL YOU TELL ME
WHAT ALL THE FUSS IS ABOUT?
I HAD A FEW DRINKS,
AND I HIT A GUY.
IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY.
YOU KNOW WHO THE BOY WAS?
NO, I NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE.
ANYONE TOLD YOU HE DIED
THIS MORNING?
NOT JUST A BARROOM BRAWL NOW,
JOE.
A MAN IS DEAD.
YOU DID IT.
WELL...
IT...
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT.
HE'S STILL DEAD.
WHEN SOMEBODY GETS KILLED,
SOMEBODY HAS TO PAY FOR IT.
THAT HAPPENS TO BE
THE LAW, JOE.
HE STARTED IT. YOU CAN ASK
ANYONE WHO WAS THERE.
I HAVE.
THEY TOLD ME HE STARTED IT.
THAT'S WHAT KEEPS IT FROM BEING
FIRST-DEGREE MURDER.
IT WAS JUST A ROTTEN BREAK.
HE MUST HAVE HIT HIS HEAD
WHEN HE -
HE DID. I HAVE IT RIGHT HERE
ON THE REPORT.
JOE, AS YOU SAY,
IT'S A ROTTEN BREAK.
THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES
SOMETIMES.
WHO'S YOUR ATTORNEY?
UM, MR. BRADLEY.
THE COMPANY I WORK FOR
SENT HIM OVER.
YOU WORK
FOR DUTMAN ELDRITCH.
HOW LONG YOU BEEN WITH HIM?
UH, ABOUT A MONTH.
WHERE YOU FROM?
PLAINFIELD.
ANY FAMILY?
YEAH, A FATHER.
CAN HE HELP?
NO, NOT VERY MUCH.
ANYWAY, I WOULDN'T ASK HIM -
HE'S PRETTY OLD
AND NEEDS EVERYTHING HE'S GOT.
DON'T YOU REALIZE YOU'RE GONNA
NEED ALL THE HELP YOU CAN GET?
I DON'T KNOW. I'VE NEVER BEEN IN
THIS KIND OF TROUBLE BEFORE.
THAT'S THE WAY THINGS WORK OU SOMETIMES.
YOU'VE GOT A GOOD WAR RECORD,
NO PREVIOUS ARRESTS,
BUT I'M STILL ON A JOB
WHERE I HAVE TO PROSECUTE YOU.
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT,
DON'T YOU?
NO. HOW COULD I UNDERSTAND?
WELL, THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.
THAT'S ALL, JOE.
WELL, I HAVE TO GO BACK
TO THE JAIL NOW
AND STAND TRIAL, HUH?
YEAH.
YOU WON'T BELIEVE
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT?
I BELIEVE IT.
BUT THERE'S A MAN DEAD.
ACCIDENT OR NO ACCIDENT, YOU
KNOCKED HIM DOWN AND KILLED HIM.
Eddie:
HUFFORD'S ATTORNEY'S HERE.
HAVE HIM WAIT.
JOE...
TELL HIM TO WAIT.
IS YOUR LAWYER ANY GOOD?
I HAVEN'T ANY IDEA.
IF HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING,
YOU'LL STAND A GOOD CHANCE.
ONCE WE GET INTO COURT,
I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANY BREAKS.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
YEAH, I SUPPOSE SO.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, EDDIE?
TOUGH LUCK FOR HUFFORD.
BUT WHO ASKED HIM TO GO OU AND GET DRUNK LAST NIGHT?
WHO ASKED HIM
TO GET IN A FIGHT?!
SEND HIS ATTORNEY IN.
SEND HIM IN.
I'M VERNON BRADLEY OF BEEHAM
AND BRADLEY AND NERNEY.
MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME,
MR. BRADLEY.
THANK YOU.
CARE FOR A CIGAR?
UH, NO. NO, THANK YOU.
BEEHAM AND BRADLEY
AND NERNEY.
NEVER RUN INTO YOU FELLAS
BEFORE, HAVE I?
NO, WE'RE CORPORATION
ATTORNEYS.
WANDERED A LITTLE FAR OVER
ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HANDLING
A CRIMINAL CASE?
THE FIRM HUFFORD WORKS FOR
IS ONE OF OUR LARGEST ACCOUNTS.
THEY HAVE ASKED US
TO HANDLE IT.
I TALKED WITH MY CLIEN THIS MORNING.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WELL, I THINK THE WHOLE THING'S
VERY UNFORTUNATE.
I IMAGINE THE DEAD BOY
WOULD FEEL THE SAME WAY.
UH... HUFFORD IMPRESSES ME
AS BEING CLEAN-CUT AND SINCERE.
HE'S NEVER BEEN
IN ANY TROUBLE BEFORE.
THE WHOLE THING MIGHT BE
A CASE OF TEMPORARY INSANITY.
HAVE YOU EVER ACTUALLY HANDLED
A CRIMINAL CASE BEFORE?
I TOLD YOU
WE WERE CORPORATION ATTORNEYS.
YOU ENTER A PLEA
OF TEMPORARY INSANITY,
YOU'LL BE LAUGHED
RIGHT OUT OF COURT.
I HAVE WITNESSES, MAN.
HE WASN'T INSANE. HE WAS DRUNK.
IT'S MY CLIENT'S RIGHT TO ENTER
WHATEVER PLEA HE CHOOSES.
IT'S ALSO YOUR CLIENT'S RIGH TO SERVE 20 YEARS
IF HIS CASE
ISN'T HANDLED RIGHT.
WAIT A MINUTE.
IT'S JUST THAT YOU'RE
A LITTLE BIT OUT OF YOUR FIELD.
I FEEL THAT HUFFORD'S HAD
A BAD BREAK.
I'D LIKE TO SEE HIM GE A GOOD ONE NOW.
I'LL ACCEP A PLEA OF MANSLAUGHTER.
THAT'S ONE TO 10 YEARS.
DON'T YOU THINK THAT'S STEEP?
NO STEEPER THAN BEING DEAD
ON A MORGUE SLAB.
BRADLEY, THIS IS NOT LIKE
REORGANIZING A COMPANY.
A MAN'S DEAD.
SOMEBODY'S GOT TO PAY FOR IT.
LOOK,
WHY DON'T YOU PLAY IT SMART?
WHY DON'T YOU CALL IN SOMEBODY
LIKE CONWAY OR DASTRO?
OUR FIRM IS NOT IN THE HABI OF CALLING IN MEN LIKE THAT.
NO? DASTRO USED TO BE
MY LAW PARTNER.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. WE
KNEW OUR WAY AROUND A COURTROOM.
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW
HOW I'D HANDLE THIS CASE
IF I WERE ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE FENCE?
I'D OBJECT ON ANY JUROR
THAT DIDN'T HAVE A SON
IN THE SERVICE.
I'D DRAG OUT HIS WAR RECORD.
I'D SPEND TWO DAYS ON IT.
I'D TAKE IT FROM THE DAY
HE ENTERED BOOT CAMP
TO THE DAY HE GOT HIS DECORATION
IN OKINAWA.
THEN I'D PULL IN
50 CHARACTER WITNESSES,
FROM THE OLD LADY WHO'S KNOWN
HIM SINCE HE WAS BORN
TO HIS LAS COMMANDING OFFICER.
THEN I'D START IN ON INTENT.
WAS THERE ANY INTENT?
I'D HARP ON IT TILL IT WAS
COMING OUT OF THE JUDGE'S EARS.
YOU GOT ALL OF THAT, EDDIE?
I'LL GIVE YOU A COPY.
THANK YOU, MR. KNOWLAND, BU I DON'T THINK I SHALL NEED IT.
IT'S A LITTLE EMOTIONAL
FOR ME.
I'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED THA THE LAW IS PRETTY WELL STATED,
AND THAT THE LESS EMOTION
BROUGHT INTO IT, THE BETTER.
THERE'S A LOT OF EMOTION
CONNECTED WITH KILLING SOMEBODY.
SEEING YOUR CLIENT GO UP
FOR A FEW YEARS HAS EVEN MORE.
WE SHALL TRY TO SEE TO IT THA THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.
GOODBYE, MR. KNOWLAND.
AND THANK YOU.
THERE GOES A FIRST-CLASS,
DOUBLE-BREASTED
OVERSTUFFED IDIOT!
YEAH.
TOO BAD FOR HUFFORD.
YEAH. HERE'S A CASE
A JUNIOR LAW CLERK COULD WIN
WITH AN I.Q. OF 50.
WHAT NOW, BOSS?
TYPE THAT UP.
WE'LL PUT A COPY IN THE MAIL
TO BRADLEY ANYWAY.
YOU'VE BEEN FOUND GUILTY
OF KILLING YOUR FELLOW MAN.
MURDER WAS NOT YOUR INTENT,
BUT DRUNKENNESS IS NO EXCUSE
FOR VIOLATION OF THE LAW.
THEREFORE,
IT'S THE SENTENCE OF THIS COUR THAT YOU, JOE HUFFORD, BE
IMPRISONED IN THE STATE PRISON
FOR A TERM
FROM ONE TO 10 YEARS.
COURT IS ADJOURNED.
EDDIE, I'VE HEARD OF PEOPLE
BEING RAILROADED,
BUT NEVER
BY THEIR OWN ATTORNEY.
I HEARD THAT, MR. KNOWLAND.
GOOD. IT'S THE FIRST THING
YOU HAVE HEARD.
YOU FUMBLED
EVERY CHANCE I THREW YOU.
EVEN THE JUDGE WAS TRYING TO
HELP, AND YOU WOULDN'T LISTEN.
LUCKY THEY DON'T CONVICT LAWYERS
FOR INCOMPETENCE.
IF THERE WAS ANYTHING -
I'M SORRY, SON.
I GUESS
IT COULDN'T BE HELPED, DAD.
I'LL BE UP TO SEE YOU
WHENEVER THEY'LL LET ME.
AND, JOE,
I KNOW THIS ISN'T MUCH HELP,
BUT... I'LL TRY
TO HAVE SOMETHING
FOR YOU TO COME OUT TO.
WELL, THAT'LL HELP A LOT.
SO LONG.
SEE YOU SOON, THEN.
HOW DO YOU FEEL, DAD?
LIKE GOING OU AND GETTING DRUNK.
IT WAS PRETTY BAD.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME I EVER SAW
YOU TRY TO LOSE A CASE.
I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT THAT,
I GUESS.
HOW ABOUT LUNCH?
SURE.
YOU KNOW, I'D SELL THIS JOB
MIGHTY CHEAP RIGHT NOW.
NO, I WON'T PLAY CASINO
WITH YOU.
WHY DON'T YOU LEARN
SOME OF THE NEW GAMES?
THEY DON'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
I'M SURPRISED YOU DON'T WAN TO PLAY OLD MAID.
THIS GUY DOESN'T THINK
ANYTHING'S HAPPENED
SINCE McKINLEY GOT SHOT.
IF YOU TRY TO TALK
ABOUT ROOSEVELT,
HE THINKS YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT THE ROUGHRIDERS.
HOW'D YOU TWO GRAB
THIS GRAVY TRIP?
OH, I GOT SENIORITY.
I LIKE TO HAVE HIM ALONG
TO ARGUE WITH.
YOU GOT A CIGARETTE?
YEAH.
YOU'LL GET USED TO IT.
HOW LONG YOU UP FOR?
ONE TO 10.
JUST A HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
YOU BEEN THERE BEFORE?
THE BOYS RUN A REGULAR
SHUTTLE SERVICE FOR ME.
WELL,
YOU DON'T SEEM TO MIND IT.
I MIND PLENTY.
WAIT TILL YOUR NEXT TRIP.
WHO SAYS HE HAS TO MAKE
MORE THAN ONE TRIP?
I WASN'T PLANNING ON I MYSELF.
WELL, THAT'S TOUGH, MALLOBY,
BUT YOU DID BREAK PAROLE.
ONLY DOUGLAS
WOULD'VE REPORTED IT -
OR SHOULD I SAY
CAPTAIN DOUGLAS?
CAPTAIN DOUGLAS, YOU'RE WANTED
IN THE WARDEN'S OFFICE.
FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS,
YOU DON'T TOUCH THE MACHINES,
UNDERSTAND?
COME ON.
SHOW HIM WHAT TO DO
WITH THE HAMPER.
YES, SIR.
AND NO TALKING.
FILL IT UP.
RIGHT FACE!
FORWARD!
IF THEY'D ONLY DO SOMETHING
DIFFERENT JUST ONCE.
BE TWO MINUTES LATE
LOCKIN' THE DOORS,
FORGET TO RING A BELL.
IT'S LIKE
LOCKIN' UP ANIMALS.
YOU'VE ONLY BEEN HERE
SIX MONTHS.
YOU JUST DON'T APPRECIATE
EVERYTHING THEY DO FOR YOU HERE.
SURE, JOE,
YOU WANT A LOT OF NOSY STRANGERS
COMIN' AROUND ALL NIGHT?
AND WOMEN BOTHERING YOU
AT ALL HOURS?
YOU HAVE A BAD DAY
AT THE OFFICE?
I SOLD EVERYTHING
I MADE.
THAT'S THE IDEA, JOE.
YOU JUST KEEP WORKIN' AWAY
IN THE LAUNDRY,
KEEP YOUR NOSE TO THE WET WASH,
SO TO SPEAK,
AND ONE OF THESE DAYS,
YOU'LL FIND YOURSELF AT THE TOP.
DOES IT SMELL ANY BETTER
THAN AT THE BOTTOM?
HOW LONG CAN A GUY LAS IN THAT PLACE?
I NEVER KNEW ANYONE WHO WANTED
TO TRY FOR THE RECORD.
LOOK, JOE,
YOU COULD STILL GET A BREAK.
AFTER YOU'VE SERVED
SIX MONTHS,
IT'S UP TO THE PAROLE BOARD
AS TO HOW LONG YOU STAY IN HERE.
YEAH, I KNOW.
I COME UP BEFORE THE BOARD
FOR SENTENCE TOMORROW.
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
PONTI TOLD ME.
ARE YOU PALLING AROUND
WITH PONTI NOW?
HE PASSED ME A NOTE.
DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO
WITH THAT GUY.
WHEN HE HANDS YOU A FAVOR
WITH ONE HAND,
HE KNIFES YOU WITH THE OTHER.
NEVER MIND THAT.
THE IMPORTANT THING
IS JOE'S SENTENCE.
WHY, HE COULD BE OUT OF HERE
IN A LITTLE WHILE
IF THEY'D TAKE IT EASY
ON HIM.
WHAT'S THE USUAL SENTENCE?
THE USUAL DOESN'T MATTER.
THE LAW SAYS
ONE TO TEN YEARS.
WELL, TWO YEARS
IS BETWEEN ONE AND TEN.
SO'S NINE.
MAYBE YOU'LL GET A BREAK.
LIKE YOU DID, HUH?
IT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN
THAT WAY.
SURE, JOE.
YOU'VE ALREADY DONE
SIX MONTHS.
SIX MONTHS.
I SPENT FOUR YEARS
IN THE ARMY -
DIDN'T SEEM HALF AS LONG
AS SIX MONTHS IN HERE.
THE CASE OF JOE HUFFORD.
MANSLAUGHTER.
YES, I WENT OVER THIS CASE
LAST NIGHT.
THERE WERE CERTAIN
EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES.
I FELT THAT, TOO.
THE BOY HE KILLED
WAS OLD JOHN MITCHELL'S SON.
WELL, IT LOOKS
PRETTY RUN-OF-THE-MILL.
I THOUGHT FIVE YEARS.
THAT MAKES HIM ELIGIBLE
FOR PAROLE IN THREE.
FIVE YEARS.
151 OKAY...
152 OKAY...
153 OKAY...
154 OKAY...
155 OKAY.
FROM YOUR FATHER, JOE?
NO, IT'S FROM THE PEOPLE
HE'S STAYING WITH.
HOW IS HE?
NOT SO GOOD.
HE HASN'T BEEN OUTTA BED
FOR THREE WEEKS.
ARE YOU REALLY GONNA TRY
TO BREAK OUTTA HERE?
SURE.
WHEN?
I WAS TALKIN'
TO PONTI TODAY.
WE FIGURE A WEEK
FROM NEXT WEDNESDAY.
YOU GOIN' AHEAD WITH PONTI
AFTER EVERYTHING I TOLD YOU?
YOU NEVER TOLD ME ANYTHING.
YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T LIKE HIM.
I'LL TELL YOU PLENTY
OF THINGS.
I'VE KNOWN THAT RA FOR 15 YEARS.
WE DID TIME ONCE BEFORE
TOGETHER.
YEAH, I KNOW THAT.
DO YOU KNOW
HOW HE GOT OUT?
HE SAID HE BUSTED OUT.
THAT'S A HOWL.
HE WAS IN ON A BREAK, SURE.
BUT WHEN THE TIME CAME,
THERE WAS 20 GUARDS
WITH MACHINE GUNS
WAITIN' FOR THEM.
THEY WENT DOWN
LIKE LEAD SOLDIERS.
HOW DID PONTI GET AWAY?
THROUGH THE WARDEN'S OFFICE
WITH A PAROLE IN HIS HAND.
HE SQUEALED.
THAT WAS THE GENERAL IMPRESSION
AT THE TIME.
ALL RIGHT, HE'S OUT.
THANKS, MALLOBY.
HOW 'BOUT ME BEIN' IN?
YOU'RE GONNA NEED SOMEONE ELSE.
YOU'RE UP FOR PAROLE
IN A FEW MONTHS.
WHAT GOOD IS THAT GONNA DO
IF MY FATHER DIES FIRST?
YOU'LL BE BACK HERE
FOR LIFE
IF YOU TRY A CRAZY STUN LIKE THAT.
I'VE GOTTA SEE HIM.
HOW ABOUT IT, MAPES?
Look out!
WHAT'D YOU DO LAST NIGHT,
MAPES?
OH, NOTHIN' MUCH.
CALLED UP A COUPLE GIRLS,
WENT OUT TO DINNER.
THEN WE HAD A FEW DRINKS
AT THE MACAMBO.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
WE WERE MAKIN' THE ROUNDS, TOO,
WEREN'T WE, JOE?
YEAH.
WHO'D YOU HAVE WITH YOU?
WHO CAN REMEMBER NAMES?
THEY WERE ALL SOCIETY GIRLS
FROM PASADENA.
NEXT TIME, GIVE ME A CALL.
I'LL BE GLAD TO GO ALONG.
THESE GIRLS WAN CHARACTER REFERENCES.
MALLOBY,
SOMETIMES I THINK YOU FORGE WHICH SIDE OF THE BARS
YOU'RE ON.
NO, DOUGLAS,
THAT'S SOMETHING I NEVER FORGET.
KEEP IT QUIET IN HERE.
I THINK
HE'S KIND OF AFRAID OF YOU.
I DON'T BLAME HIM.
YOU'LL NEVER GET HIM.
HE WATCHES YOU EVERY SECOND.
THERE'LL BE ONE OR TWO
WHEN HE FORGETS...
JUST LIKE I FORGO OUT ON PAROLE ONE DAY...
ONE LOUSY DAY.
DOUGLAS SEES ME HAVIN' A BEER
WITH AN OLD FRIEND.
HE REPORTS ME BECAUSE
THE OLD FRIEND IS AN EX-CON.
BACK FOR 12 YEARS -
12 YEARS
FOR ONE LITTLE BEER.
LET'S PLAY SOME CARDS.
HOW ABOU MY TAKING PONTI'S PLACE?
LEAVE HIM OUT OF IT, MAPES.
I MEAN IT.
NOW, LOOK -
YOU HEARD ME, MAPES.
SURE.
YOU IN ON THE BREAK, JOE?
DON'T YOU KNOW, PONTI?
WELL, I THOUGH YOU KNEW EVERYTHING.
WE'RE ALL SET FOR FRIDAY.
The guns are
in the laundry room.
WHY FRIDAY?
I THOUGH WE WERE GOIN' WEDNESDAY.
PONTI'S OUT.
HE KNOWS ABOUT WEDNESDAY.
YOU SURE HE DON'T KNOW TOO MUCH
ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE?
HAVE TO TAKE A CHANCE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
THOUGHT YOU MIGHT CHANGE
YOUR MIND.
NOT A CHANCE.
YOU BEEN SPREADING
SOME RUMORS ABOUT ME?
YEAH.
WELL,
WHY DON'T YOU LAY OFF?
BECAUSE YOU'D SET FIRE
TO YOUR SISTER FOR A DIME.
LOOK OUT.
SO I SAYS
TO THIS PREACHER,
REVEREND, I'LL BE GLAD
TO ORGANIZE A CHOIR FOR YOU,
BUT WHAT'S OUR ANGLE
ON THE DEAL?
COME ON, GET UP.
KEEP MOVIN'.
YOU'RE LIKE A BUNCH OF OLD WOMEN
WHEN YOU GET SOME NEWS.
WHO'S GOT ANY NEWS?
DON'T TELL ME YOU AIN'T HEARD
WE'RE GETTIN' A NEW WARDEN.
WHEN?
THIS WEEK.
AND GUESS WHO HE IS -
YOUR OLD FRIEND GEORGE KNOWLAND.
WHO SENT HIM UP?
PROBABLY
OLD JOHN MITCHELL.
KNOWLAND WAS GETTIN' TOO BIG
IN STATE POLITICS,
AND BEING WARDEN
IS A ONE-WAY TRIP TO NOPLACE.
COME ON, BREAK IT UP.
YEAH, MOVE ON.
WATCH YOUR STEP, MALLOBY.
WE'RE NOT ALL A BUNCH OF FOOLS
AROUND HERE.
I'D LIKE TO HAVE A TALK WITH YOU
ABOUT THAT SOMETIME, CAPTAIN.
ALL RIGHT, YOU TWO.
GET BACK TO IT.
I SAID GO BACK TO WORK!
COME ON.
GET BACK TO WORK.
WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU?
DID HE START IT?
HE SURE DID.
THROW HIM IN SOLITARY
AND DON'T BE TOO EASY ON HIM.
START THE MACHINES.
AND GET BACK TO WORK.
STALEY, NUMBER FOUR.
HUFFORD, NUMBER THREE.
SOLITARY.
NO, HE DIDN'T.
HOLD IT.
HERE HE IS NOW.
YOU'RE WANTED
IN THE WARDEN'S OFFICE, CAPTAIN.
HAVING ANY TROUBLE
WITH HUFFORD?
NO.
LET ME KNOW IF YOU DO.
YES.
NOW, JUST STOP WORRYING.
Man: THIS IS
WHERE YOUR CLERICAL WORK IS DONE
AND YOUR FILES ARE KEPT.
IT'S QUITE HANDY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK,
KAY?
WELL, IT'S THE BIGGEST OFFICE
YOU'VE EVER HAD.
YOU'LL FIND I VERY COMFORTABLE, GEORGE -
CENTRALLY LOCATED WITH
EVERYTHING UNDER YOUR CONTROL.
THIS BRIDGE IS AN ADDITION.
WHERE'S IT GO?
THAT LEADS
TO YOUR LIVING QUARTERS.
OF COURSE, THERE'S A GOOD LOCK
ON THE OTHER DOOR.
VERY CONVENIENT.
HELLO, DOUGLAS.
HOW DO YOU DO,
MR. MACKAY?
YOUR NEW BOSS,
GEORGE KNOWLAND.
HAPPY TO KNOW YOU,
DOUGLAS.
DOUGLAS IS THE BEST YARD CAPTAIN
IN THE PRISON BUSINESS.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO RELY
ON YOU A LOT.
THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR.
HEAR YOU HAD A LITTLE TROUBLE
THIS MORNING.
ONE OF THE YOUNGER,
TOUGHER ONES -
WE TOOK CARE OF HIM.
I'D LIKE TO HAVE YOU MEE MY DAUGHTER.
THIS IS KAY.
HELLO.
THIS IS OUR HOUSEKEEPER,
MISS LORRY.
PERHAPS
YOU CAN TELL US, MR. DOUGLAS.
JUST HOW SAFE
WILL WE BE HERE?
WHY, MA'AM,
THERE'S NO PLACE SAFER.
THE WALLS ARE 8 FEET THICK,
AND YOU'VE GOT GUARDS
ALL AROUND.
I'M SURE WE'LL MANAGE
ALL RIGHT, MARTHA.
AND JUST THINK, MISS LORRY -
YOU HAVE BETTER HELP
THAN YOU COULD HIRE
AT AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY.
BRING THEM IN, DOUGLAS.
AFTER ALL OF THESE YEARS,
TO END UP IN A PRISON...
ALL RIGHT.
IN HERE.
HOW OFTEN DOES YOUR PAROLE BOARD
MEET, MACKAY?
TWICE A WEEK.
YOUR HOUSEHOLD STAFF,
GEORGE.
THIS IS MELREAU,
YOUR COOK.
HE USED TO BE HEAD CHEF A THE RICHMOND PLAZA IN NEW YORK.
WHAT ARE YOU IN FOR,
MELREAU?
I POISONED MY WIFE.
OH!
I TRUS YOU HAVE OTHER HOBBIES NOW?
YES, SIR.
THIS IS GRANT -
WAS THE WARDEN'S CHAUFFEUR.
A GOOD BOY -
OUR BOARD APPROVED HIS PAROLE.
HE GETS OUT NEXT WEEK.
YOU WOULDN'T LIKE TO STAY OVER
FOR A WHILE, WOULD YOU, GRANT?
EVERY BOY HAS TO GROW UP
AND LEAVE HOME SOMETIME, SIR.
THIS IS YOUR BARBER.
HELLO, CURLY.
HELLO, MR. KNOWLAND.
I SENT YOU UP HERE,
DIDN'T I?
FOR LIFE, SIR.
NOW YOU'RE MY BARBER.
IF THAT'S
THE WAY YOU WANT IT.
I WOULDN'T HAVE ANYBODY ELSE.
I LIKE CLOSE SHAVES.
JUST LEAVE THA TO ME, SIR.
AND THIS IS MALLOBY,
YOUR HOUSEBOY AND BUTLER.
ACCORDING TO HIS RECORD,
HE USED TO DO THAT KIND OF WORK
WHEN HE WAS CASING A JOINT.
HE WAS SO GOOD
SOME OF THE PEOPLE HE ROBBED
DIDN'T WANNA PROSECUTE.
YOU KNOW WHY?
THEY WANTED HIM TO STAY ON.
THOSE ARE
VERY FINE REFERENCES, MALLOBY.
HE'S HERE WITHOU MY RECOMMENDATIONS, WARDEN.
WHY?
I DON'T THINK
HE'S TO BE TRUSTED.
Malloby:
WARDEN PAXTON THOUGHT SO.
WELL, I DON'T THINK I'LL BE
MAKING ANY CHANGES RIGHT AWAY.
THAT'S ALL, MEN.
THANKS.
ALWAYS FOR ME,
AREN'T YOU, CAPTAIN?
THERE ARE ALL YOUR BOYS,
GEORGE.
HE HAD ME
SENT UP FOR FIVE YEARS.
HE WASN'T D.A.
DURING MY TIME.
THERE HE IS NOW.
THE YELLOW RA IS STAYIN' HOLED UP.
DON'T I WISH
HE'D COME AROUND HERE.
HIS THROAT - THAT'S
WHERE I'D LIKE TO PUT MY HANDS.
YOU MUST HAVE SEN A FEW HUNDRED UP HERE YOURSELF.
I SUPPOSE I DID.
THAT'S HOW YOU MADE
YOUR RECORD.
NOW YOU CAN MAKE ANOTHER ONE
BY KEEPING THEM UNDER CONTROL.
I DON'T MAKE RECORDS, MAC.
I JUST DO JOBS.
SURE, I KNOW, GEORGE,
BUT I WAS JUST THINKING
THAT A GOOD SHOWING
WON'T HURT YOU
WHEN THE ELECTION
COMES AROUND.
WHAT IS THAT, DOUGLAS?
THEY CALL IT "YAMMERING."
THEY DO I WHEN THEY'RE SORE.
I BETTER GO DOWN.
I'LL GO WITH YOU.
I WOULDN'T GO IF I WERE YOU.
YOU BETTER STAY HERE.
WHY?
IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS MUSIC IS
BEING STAGED FOR YOUR BENEFIT.
THAT'S RIGHT,
MR. KNOWLAND.
KIND OF A PROTEST, HUH?
WAIT A MINUTE, GEORGE.
THIS IS BAD MEDICINE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO PROVE
ANYTHING TO 'EM, WARDEN.
NO?
YOU STAY HERE,
DOUGLAS.
HELLO, TEX.
HI, UH... MR. KNOWLAND.
SEE YOU AGAIN, TEX.
WE'RE ALL SE FOR TONIGHT.
WANT IN ON IT,
MALLOBY?
I STILL HAVE
SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
WE CAN'T MISS.
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME
I'VE SEEN IT TRIED.
THEY ALWAYS GO OUT EAGER,
AND THEY ALWAYS COME BACK DEAD.
I PROMISED JOE -
I THOUGH I TOLD YOU TO LAY OFF HIM.
WHAT DIFFERENCE
DOES IT MAKE?
HE'S IN SOLITARY ANYWAY.
I JUST WANTED YOU
TO LET HIM KNOW
THAT I COULDN'T WAIT.
LUCKY FOR HIM.
I'LL TELL HIM.
I HOPE YOU MAKE IT, MAPES.
GUARD...
GUARD!
SHUT UP IN THERE!
WHAT DAY IS IT?
WHAT DO YOU CARE?
WILL YOU JUST PLEASE TELL ME
WHAT DAY IT IS?
IT AIN'T DAY.
IT'S NIGHT - FRIDAY NIGHT.
NOW SHUT UP!
Capt. Douglas: ATTENTION.
THE WARDEN
HAS ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS
THAT, IN VIEW OF
THE ATTEMPTED BREAK LAST NIGHT,
THE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
OF THE DAY ARE CANCELED.
Mackay: AND EVERYBODY'S
VERY WELL PLEASED
WITH THE WAY
YOU HANDLED THE BREAK.
WHO'S "EVERYBODY"?
WELL, THE NEWSPAPER...
THE PEOPLE WHO COUNT.
THAT'S NICE.
I LEFT THE LIST HERE
ON THE DESK, GEORGE.
GO OVER I AS SOON AS YOU CAN.
I WILL.
OH, MAC...
HAVE THE OFFICE TELL DOUGLAS
I WANNA SEE HIM RIGHT AWAY.
SURE.
SEE YOU SOON, GEORGE.
WHAT'D I SEND YOU UP FOR,
CURLY?
CUTTING A MAN'S THROAT.
CLOSE ENOUGH, WARDEN?
YEAH.
TELL ME, CURLY, WHAT'S
BETWEEN MALLOBY AND DOUGLAS?
THEY DON'T LIKE
EACH OTHER.
WHY?
I HAVEN'T GOT TIME TO KEEP UP
ON EVERYTHING, WARDEN.
I'VE ONLY GOT 99 YEARS
TO GO.
THE MEN LIKE DOUGLAS?
NO.
YOU WANT TO SEE ME,
WARDEN?
YEAH.
THAT'S ALL, CURLY.
YOU CAN PICK YOUR STUFF UP
LATER.
YES, SIR.
MACKAY BROUGHT A LIST OF MEN
NEXT IN LINE FOR PAROLE.
I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE
TO HELP ME WITH IT.
SURE, WARDEN.
I PROBABLY KNOW SOME OF 'EM.
HANSON, DEXTER, HUFFORD -
HUFFORD?
HE'S THE ONE
WE HAD TROUBLE WITH LAST WEEK.
HE JUST GOT OU OF SOLITARY TODAY.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT HIS RECORD.
Capt. Douglas: HIS CARD
WON'T BE UP TO DATE.
HUFFORD -
I THINK I KNOW HIM.
OH, SURE.
I SENT HIM UP.
WHAT WAS HIS TROUBLE?
FIGHTING A GUARD.
WE FOUND OUT LATER
HE'D JUST GOTTEN A TELEGRAM
HIS OLD MAN HAD DIED -
GUESS HE WENT A LITTLE NUTS.
THEN WHY WAS HE KEP IN SOLITARY UNTIL TODAY?
WELL, FIGHTING A GUARD
IS SERIOUS, WARDEN.
I WANNA SEE
ALL OF THESE MEN,
AND I WANNA GO OVER
THEIR RECORDS.
WARDEN PAXTON
GENERALLY LEFT THAT TO ME.
FROM NOW ON, WE'LL DO I TOGETHER, DOUGLAS.
YES, SIR.
WHAT ABOU THE FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR THOSE MEN
THAT TRIED TO BREAK OUT?
I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
IT MAY LEAD TO TROUBLE.
WE'LL TAKE THAT CHANCE.
SEND FOR HUFFORD.
DOUGLAS...
HAVE SOMEBODY PICK ME UP
A SAFETY RAZOR.
YES, SIR.
SO, THEY FINALLY
DUG YOU UP, HUH?
YEAH.
IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU BACK, KID.
HOW WAS IT -
KINDA ROUGH?
WELL, I DIDN'T GET SICK
FROM OVEREATING.
I SENT A CANDY BAR DOWN
WITH NICK.
I KNOW.
THEY FOUND IT.
NOW NICK'S DOING A FEW DAYS
DOWN THERE HIMSELF.
WHAT HAPPENED ON THE BREAK?
PONTI SQED.
DOUGLAS AND HIS MEN
WERE WAITIN' FOR 'EM.
THEY GOT 'EM ALL.
YOU WEREN'T SO BAD OFF
WHERE YOU WERE AFTER ALL.
WHAT HAPPENED TO PONTI?
THEY GOT HIM WORKIN'
IN THE WARDEN'S OFFICE.
THEY'RE TRYIN'
TO GET HIM TRANSFERRED.
HE'LL NEVER GET OU ALIVE.
THEN MAPES IS DEAD.
HE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN
BETTER.
HOW CAN YOU KNOW ANYTHING?
IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME.
THE GOOD GUYS GET I IN THE NECK,
AND THE RATS GET THE GRAVY.
MAPES IS DEAD,
AND PONTI HAS A SOFT JOB
IN THE WARDEN'S OFFICE.
I DON'T THINK
IT'LL LAST TOO LONG.
HUFFORD, COME ON.
YOU'RE WANTED
IN THE WARDEN'S OFFICE.
WHAT'S HE WANTED FOR?
THE WARDEN NEEDS A FOURTH
AT BRIDGE.
HE DIDN'T CHECK WITH ME
TO SEE IF IT WAS OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, WISEGUY.
COME ON.
HE DON'T LOOK
SO GOOD, DOES HE?
HE'LL BE ALL RIGH AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS OF FOOD.
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO
ABOUT PONTI?
MAKE HIS DEATH
AS PAINLESS AS POSSIBLE.
YOU'VE GOTTA GET ME
OUTTA HERE, WARDEN.
I KNOW THESE GUYS.
I KNOW WHAT THEY'RE PLANNIN'.
ALL RIGHT.
PONTI, CALM DOWN.
I CAN'T BE CALM.
HOW CAN YOU BE CALM
WHEN YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE
AND EVERY ONE OF THEM
JUST WAITIN' THE CHANCE
TO STICK A SHIV
IN YOUR BACK?
YOU'RE NOT SITTIN'
IN THE MIDDLE OF THEM.
THERE'S 8 FEET OF WALL
AND 100 GUARDS BETWEEN YOU.
THAT AIN'T WHA HE PROMISED ME.
HE SAID I'D GET OUT OF HERE.
HE PROMISED ME I'D GET OUT.
YOU HAD NO RIGHT TO PROMISE HIM
ANYTHING, DOUGLAS.
IT'S UP TO THE PAROLE BOARD,
YOU KNOW THAT.
YOU DEAL WITH THESE THINGS
THE BEST WAY YOU CAN, WARDEN.
I DON'T THINK
THIS IS THE BEST WAY.
I'VE NEVER MADE DEALS
WITH MEN LIKE THIS IN MY LIFE.
ALL RIGHT.
WHAT HAPPENS TO ME NOW?
I'M GONNA TRY
AND GET YOU TRANSFERRED.
WHAT GOOD WILL THAT DO?
THEY'LL BE WAITIN' FOR ME THERE!
ANY PRISON, ANY PLACE!
YOU'VE GOTTA LET ME OUT.
GET THIS THROUGH YOUR HEAD,
PONTI,
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOU THE DEAL YOU AND DOUGLAS MADE.
I'LL DO THE BEST I CAN.
WARDEN,
YOU DON'T KNOW THESE MEN.
I THINK I DO -
THAT'S WHY I'M KEEPING YOU
UP HERE WORKING IN THE OFFICE,
HAVING YOUR FOOD SENT IN.
I'LL EVEN LET YOU
SLEEP UP HERE,
BUT KEEP AWAY FROM ME, PONTI,
I CAN'T STAND A WHINER.
BUT, WARDEN -
THAT'S ALL, DOUGLAS.
CAPTAIN, YOU PROMISED!
COME ON.
YOU KNOW
YOU PROMISED ME.
HUFFORD, SIR.
YOU WANTED TO SEE HIM.
I'LL SEE HIM ALONE.
HELLO, JOE.
MR. KNOWLAND.
COME IN. SIT DOWN.
CIGARETTE?
I HAVE SOME.
THANKS.
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME, JOE.
SEEMS THAT WAY TO ME, TOO.
I'VE BEEN LOOKING OVER
YOUR RECORD -
YOU'VE DONE
PRETTY WELL HERE.
IF YOU CAN CALL SOLITARY
DOIN' PRETTY WELL.
THE GUARD DIDN'T KNOW
YOUR FATHER HAD DIED, JOE.
WOULD IT HAVE MADE
ANY DIFFERENCE IF HE DID?
I THINK SO.
I DON'T.
THIS IS A BIG PLACE.
IT'S HARD TO KEEP TRACK OF
EVERYBODY'S PERSONAL PROBLEMS.
YOU MANAGE TO KEEP TRACK
OF EVERYTHING ELSE.
IT WAS A BAD BREAK.
I CAN BE SOME HELP.
I CAN KEEP IT OFF YOUR RECORD
WHEN YOU COME UP FOR PAROLE.
THAT'S HARDLY
IN THE LINE OF DUTY, IS IT?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I REMEMBER YOU TELLING ME
A COUPLE OF TIMES
THAT YOU HAD A JOB TO DO.
NO MATTER HOW THE CARDS FALL,
THAT'S THE WAY
YOU HAVE TO TAKE THEM.
YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT.
IF I WERE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
AGAIN AND YOUR CASE CAME UP,
I'D PROSECUTE YOU AGAIN.
THEN WHY BOTHER
TO KEEP ANYTHING OFF MY RECORD?
I SAID PROSECUTE,
NOT PERSECUTE.
YOU WERE PRETTY CRAZY
ABOUT YOUR FATHER, WEREN'T YOU?
OF COURSE I WAS.
MY DAUGHTER CALLED ON HIM
AFTER THE TRIAL.
I KNOW.
HE WROTE ME.
DON'T YOU THINK HE'D WANT YOU
TO PULL OUT OF THIS,
GO AHEAD AND MAKE A LIFE
FOR YOURSELF?
I HAVEN'T ANY IDEA
WHAT HE'D WANT.
JOE, HAVEN'T YOU SOME KIND
OF FAITH OR RELIGION?
YEAH. I DID HAVE.
IT KIND OF SPRUNG A FEW LEAKS
IN THIS PLACE.
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS
WHEN YOU GET OUT OF HERE?
I HAVEN'T ANY.
CAN YOU DRIVE A CAR?
I USED TO.
ARE YOU BUSY?
STEP IN HERE
FOR A MINUTE, HUH?
JOE, OTHER MEN HAVE HAD
LOTS WORSE BREAKS THAN YOU,
BUT THEY'VE COME THROUGH THEM.
HOW OLD ARE YOU NOW?
YOU'VE GOT A LOT BEHIND YOU
FOR 29.
YOU GO A LOT AHEAD OF YOU, TOO.
ARE YOU GONNA LE EVERYTHING GET YOU DOWN?
I HAVEN'T LE ANYTHING HAPPEN.
IT'S JUST GONE AHEAD
AND DONE IT.
KAY, YOU REMEMBER
JOE HUFFORD?
YES.
I'M SORRY ABOUT THE TRIAL.
JOE'S GONNA BE
OUR NEW CHAUFFEUR.
THIS MAKES YOU
A TRUSTEE, JOE.
YOU'LL DRIVE ME AND MY DAUGHTER,
DO ERRANDS.
IT'S ONE
OF THE BEST JOBS HERE.
I KNOW.
SEND IN A GUARD.
YOU CAN START TOMORROW.
I'LL TELL CAPTAIN DOUGLAS.
THAT'S ALL, JOE.
THANKS.
HE DOESN'T SEEM THE SAME,
DOES HE?
NO, HE DOESN'T.
HE'LL BE COMING UP FOR PAROLE
BEFORE TOO LONG.
I THOUGHT THIS JOB
MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA -
HELP HIM TO READJUST HIMSELF.
YOU COULD HELP, TOO,
IF YOU WOULD.
HOW?
WELL, HE'S GOING TO BE
DRIVING YOU A LOT.
TREAT HIM -
TREAT HIM MORE LIKE
SOMEONE YOU KNOW
RATHER THAN A CONVICT.
DRAW HIM OUT -
MAKE HIM TALK ABOUT HIMSELF.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU STILL HAVE HIM ON YOUR
CONSCIENCE A LITTLE BIT,
HAVEN'T YOU?
NO. IT ISN'T THAT.
IT'S JUST THAT HE'S GONNA BE
GETTING OUT OF HERE SOON,
AND I'D LIKE TO SEE
THAT HE'S READY FOR IT.
SURE, DAD.
I'LL BE GLAD TO HELP.
WELL, I DON'T BELIEVE
YOU'D BE TOO INTERESTED
IN KNOWING HER, ANYWAY.
WHAT'D SHE THINK I WAS GONNA DO,
STRANGLE HER?
IN A PRISON TOWN, YOU'D THINK
THEY'D BE USED TO UNIFORMS.
NOT MANY OF US HAVE A CHANCE
TO GET OUT AND PARADE AROUND.
DID IT BOTHER YOU MUCH?
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO SCARE
THEIR CHILDREN WITH TONIGHT.
HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CAR?
THEY'VE DONE A LOT TO THEM
IN 3 YEARS.
JOE, YOU KNOW,
YOUR FATHER WAS A FINE MAN.
I KNOW.
WHEN I WENT TO SEE HIM,
I WAS A LITTLE AFRAID
HE'D RESENT ME.
HE WAS NEVER LIKE THAT.
WHY DID YOU GO TO SEE HIM?
I DON'T KNOW.
I SAW HIM IN THE COURTROOM
DURING THE TRIAL.
HE LOOKED SO NICE,
AND SO BROKENHEARTED
WHEN YOU -
HE REALLY APPRECIATED
YOUR CALL.
I'VE ALWAYS MEANT TO
THANK YOU FOR IT WHEN I GOT OUT.
NOW YOU'VE DONE IT.
TAKE THE LONG WAY BACK
IF YOU'D LIKE, JOE.
THANKS, MISS KNOWLAND.
NO. THANK YOU.
TELL MELREAU I THINK
THIS POT ROAST IS WONDERFUL.
I TASTED IT, SIR,
AND I TOLD HIM MYSELF.
YOU MIGHT TELL HIM
I ENJOYED IT, TOO.
YES, SIR.
HOW'D IT GO TODAY?
NOT SO GOOD.
WE'VE GOT TO GET JOE
OUT OF THAT PRISON UNIFORM
NEXT TIME WE GO INTO TOWN.
WHAT HAPPENED?
THEY DIDN'T MAKE HIM FEEL
TOO WELCOME.
I SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THA MYSELF.
WE'LL HAVE TO GET HIM
SOME KIND OF REGULAR SUIT.
WHAT'S THE MATTER, MARTHA?
YOU'RE NOT EATING MUCH.
I FIXED MYSELF A LITTLE
SNACK ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.
WHY?
WELL, YOU CAN TRUST THAT COOK
IF YOU WANT TOO,
BUT WHEN I THINK OF
HIS POOR, DEAD WIFE -
POISONED,
GASPING FOR BREATH...
WELL, THERE'S
ANOTHER GOOD MEAL SHOT.
THANKS.
WELL, JOE, HOW ARE THINGS
IN THE GREAT OUTSIDE WORLD?
PEOPLE ARE STILL LIVING,
EATING, DYING, HAVING BABIES.
THEY'RE JUST ONE UP ON US.
NICE JOB -
DRIVING A PRETTY GIRL AROUND
ALL DAY IN HER OLD MAN'S CAR.
I KNOW GUYS THAT WOULD BREAK IN
HERE FOR A JOB LIKE THAT.
HOW DO YOU GET ALONG?
ALL RIGHT.
NO BETTER
THAN JUST ALL RIGHT?
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?
I'M NOT EVEN HIRED HELP.
YOU'RE NO SO BAD-LOOKIN', JOE.
NOTHIN' TO WHAT I WAS
WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE,
BUT STILL NOT TOO BAD.
YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN ME.
BACK IN 1910-
TELL US ABOUT IT SOME NIGHT,
CURLY.
HOW ABOUT PLAYIN'
SOME CARDS?
Tell me, Joe,
did you run into Ponti lately?
JUST ONCE.
HE'S SCARED STIFF.
HE'S GOT REASON TO BE.
Shh!
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
A HARD TIME GETTING TO PONTI.
I THINK IT CAN BE HANDLED
WHEN THE TIME COMES.
WHEN'S THE TIME?
RIGHT SOON.
WE'LL LET YOU KNOW.
NO, WE WON'T.
WE'RE KEEPING HIM OUT OF IT.
GIVE ME ONE.
WHERE DO YOU WANT THEM,
MISS KNOWLAND?
JUST PUT THEM
ON THE SINK, JOE.
WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
THEY'RE PROBABLY
AT THE BALLGAME.
WHERE?
TWO OF OUR TEAMS
ARE PLAYING IN THE YARD TODAY.
EVERYBODY GETS OU TO SEE THEM.
I'M SORRY, JOE.
IF I HAD KNOWN, I COULD HAVE
DRIVEN MYSELF TODAY.
I'VE SEEN PLENTY
OF BASEBALL GAMES.
I SUPPOSE I SHOULD STAR GETTING THINGS READY FOR DINNER.
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
IF YOU LIKE,
I'LL DO THE POTATOES.
AT THE LOSS
OF HOW MANY FINGERS?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
YOU'RE TALKING TO A MAN WHO
WORKED HIS WAY THROUGH COLLEGE.
JOE, DID YOU KNOW THAT DAD'S
WORKING ON YOUR PAROLE?
YEAH. HE TOLD ME.
HE THINKS THE BOARD SHOULD
ACT ON IT IN A COUPLE WEEKS.
YOU DON'T SEEM
VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
IT ISN'T THAT.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
WHAT AM I GONNA DO
WHEN I GET OUT OF HERE?
WHO'S GONNA TAKE A CHANCE
WITH ME?
CAN'T YOU GO BACK TO
THE FIRM YOU WERE WORKING FOR?
I DON'T THINK THEY'RE
TOO INTERESTED IN EX-CONS
IN A BROKERAGE HOUSE.
WHY SHOULD IT MAKE
ANY DIFFERENCE TO THEM?
IT'S ALL OVER
AND DONE WITH -
YOU'VE ALREADY PAID
WHATEVER DEBT YOU OWED.
WOULD YOU FEEL THAT WAY
ABOUT IT?
OF COURSE I WOULD.
JOE, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
DONE MUCH WORSE THAN YOU DID
WALKING THE STREETS
RIGHT NOW.
BUT WITHOUT A RECORD.
ALL THE GUYS I'VE TALKED TO
TELL ME IT'S NO CINCH.
THAT'S WHY A LOT OF THEM
END UP BACK HERE.
YOU WON'T.
NO, I DON'T THINK SO.
THAT ISN'T THE QUESTION.
THE QUESTION IS,
WHAT AM I GONNA DO?
I'M NOT EVEN
A CITIZEN ANYMORE.
IT'S FUNNY
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT.
WHAT WERE YOU STUDYING
BEFORE THE WAR?
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
I'LL TALK TO DAD ABOUT IT.
IT'S NOT HIS PROBLEM.
MAYBE IT IS.
IT REALLY WOULDN'T MAKE
ANY DIFFERENCE TO YOU ABOUT ME?
NOT A BIT.
IT MIGHT BE VERY IMPORTAN TO ME SOMEDAY.
IF IT IS,
THEN YOU CAN COUNT ON IT.
I DON'T LIKE IT, WARDEN.
THE WHOLE PRISON'S TOO QUIET.
BELIEVE ME,
THEY'RE UP TO SOMETHING.
PONTI?
SURE.
THEY WOULDN'T TRY
TO GET THROUGH TO HIM?
YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT THEY'RE PLANNING,
BUT WHEN THEY'RE TOO QUIET,
YOU CAN BE SURE IT'S SOMETHING.
COME IN.
SORRY TO BREAK IN, DAD,
BUT I'VE GOT TO CATCH
THE TRAIN.
JOE'S GOING TO DRIVE ME
TO THE STATION.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOUR AUNT ELLEN
IS REALLY SICK.
I THINK
SHE JUST WANTS TO SEE YOU.
CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING
IN THE CITY?
NO, JUST SAY HELLO TO YOUR AUN FOR ME.
SURE, DAD.
BYE.
KAY...
HOW LONG
ARE YOU GONNA BE GONE?
ABOUT A WEEK.
I'M GONNA MISS YOU.
ME TOO.
TELL HUFFORD
I WANT TO SEE HIM
AS SOON AS HE GETS BACK,
WILL YOU?
ALL RIGHT.
I'M JUST AS GLAD
SHE'S GETTING AWAY.
TAKE A LOOK, WARDEN.
I'VE GOT THE GUARDS
TRYING TO KEEP THEM MOVING.
BUT YOU BUST UP ONE BUNCH,
YOU GET ANOTHER ONE
BEHIND YOUR BACK RIGHT AWAY.
Ponti - 1:30.
COME ON, KEEP MOVING.
Guard:
COME ON, BREAK IT UP.
Ponti - 1:30.
Ponti - 1:30.
ALL RIGHT, BREAK IT UP.
BREAK IT UP!
Ponti - 1:30.
CUT THE CONVERSATION.
KEEP WORKIN'.
Ponti - 1:30.
OH, WE'VE GO A FEW MINUTES YET.
OH, GOOD FOR US.
COME ON, JOE.
HERE'S A BENCH.
SIT DOWN.
NOT YET.
MAYBE IN A FEW WEEKS.
OH, THAT'S SILLY.
NOT TO ME.
SO, HOW LONG
ARE YOU GONNA BE GONE?
OH, ABOUT A WEEK.
IS THERE ANYTHING
I CAN DO FOR YOU?
YEAH, YOU MIGHT, UH -
TELL YOU WHAT, YOU MIGHT PU AN AD IN THE NEWSPAPER FOR ME.
"ONE EX-CONVICT WITH PLANS
FOR THE FUTURE NEEDS A -
NEEDS A GOOD JOB
TO CARRY OUT THOSE PLANS."
WHAT PLANS, JOE?
LIKE... MAYBE SITTING DOWN
WITH YOU,
CALLING YOU BY YOUR FIRST NAME
SOMETIME.
NOBODY'S EVER STOPPED YOU
FROM DOING THAT.
NOBODY BUT ME.
YOU SEE, I -
HAVE A GOOD TIME.
THANKS.
HURRY HOME.
THANKS AGAIN.
I WILL.
JOE...
HMM?
PEOPLE AREN'T ALL ALIKE.
WHAT I MEAN IS,
THE WOMAN WHO WALKED AROUND YOU
THAT DAY DOWNTOWN -
EVERYBODY DOESN'T FEEL
THAT WAY.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND
WHAT I MEAN?
YEAH.
I HOPE I DO.
COFFEE, MADAM?
OH, COFFEE.
WELL... NOW, THAT IT'S HERE,
ALL RIGHT.
I WISH YOU WOULDN'T WALK
SO QUIETLY.
I NEVER HEAR YOU COMING,
AND I NEVER HEAR YOU GOING.
YES, MADAM.
ANYTHING ELSE, MADAM?
NO.
PONTI!
PUT THOSE AWAY.
YES, SIR.
WHAT ARE YOU SO NERVOUS
ABOUT?
I DON'T KNOW.
THAT ROOM YOU SLEEP IN HAS NO
EXIT EXCEPT THROUGH THIS OFFICE.
THERE'S NO ONE AROUND
EXCEPT MY SERVANTS.
YOU THINK THEY'RE GONNA RISK
THE EASY JOBS THEY'VE GOT?
THEY'RE GONNA GET ME,
WARDEN.
I JUST KNOW
THEY'RE GONNA GET ME.
HOW?
I DON'T KNOW.
I WISH I DID.
ISN'T THERE SOME WAY
YOU CAN GET ME OUT OF HERE?
I'M DOING EVERYTHING
I CAN.
YEAH?
SEND HIM IN.
THAT'S ALL, PONTI.
YOU CAN GO.
SHE GET OFF ALL RIGHT,
JOE?
YEAH.
MISS KNOWLAND SAID
THAT YOU WANTED TO SEE ME.
YEAH. YEAH, I DID.
I HAD TO STOP
AND CHANGE CLOTHES.
THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON
AROUND HERE, JOE.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS?
NO, SIR.
THE MEN
ARE UP TO SOMETHING.
YOU SURE YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT IT IS?
I'M SURE.
DON'T GET INVOLVED
IN ANYTHING
THAT WOULD RUIN YOUR CHANCES
FOR PAROLE.
I'M NOT INVOLVED
IN ANYTHING.
GOOD.
I'VE BEEN THINKING OF WRITING
A PERSONAL LETTER
TO THAT FIRM
YOU USED TO WORK FOR.
I'D RATHER YOU DIDN'T,
SIR.
MAYBE IF I EXPLAINED
A FEW THINGS -
IF YOU DON'T MIND,
I'D JUST AS SOON STAR SOMEPLACE FRESH
WHERE NOBODY KNOWS
WHAT'S HAPPENED.
I MIGHT HAVE A CHANCE -
WHERE'S DOUGLAS?
YOU STAY HERE.
MORE COFFEE, MADAM?
WARDEN, I -
WHERE'S THE WARDEN?
ALL THIS NOISE...
WHAT IS IT, JOE?
IT'S PROBABLY A FIGH OR SOMETHING.
A FIGHT? WHY WOULD THEY BE
YAMMERIN' LIKE THAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
JOE...
YOU STAY AWAY FROM ME,
PONTI.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I NEVER DID ANYTHING
TO YOU.
HAVE THEY GOT ME FRAMED?
ARE THEY AFTER ME?
I DON'T KNOW.
JOE, YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW
SOMETHING.
YOU'VE HEARD 'EM TALK.
YOU'VE -
IT'S GETTIN' LOUDER.
MAYBE IT'S A RIOT.
DO YOU THINK THAT'S WHAT IT IS,
JOE - A RIOT?
SAID I DON'T KNOW.
JOE, HAVE A HEART!
YOU'RE NOT LIKE THE REST OF 'EM.
I WAS FRAMED INTO DOIN'
WHAT I DID,
AND I COULD EXPLAIN I TO EVERYBODY
IF YOU'D JUST GIVE ME
A CHANCE.
DON'T HOLD OUT ON ME.
GIVE ME A BREAK.
YOU GET THIS THROUGH YOUR HEAD,
PONTI -
I DON'T KNOW A THING
ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
AND IF I DID, I WOULDN'T LIF A FINGER TO HELP YOU.
YOU'RE IN IT WITH THEM.
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE AT ME.
IT'S GETTIN' WORSE.
JOE,
WILL YOU PLEASE GO DOWN
AND FIND OUT WHAT IT'S ALL ABOU FOR ME?
NO.
LOOK,
I DID YOU A FAVOR ONCE.
SO MAYBE I DID SQUEAL
ABOUT THE BREAK,
BUT I DIDN'T TELL ANYBODY
THAT YOU WERE IN ON IT.
DO YOU THINK YOU'D BE COMIN' UP
FOR A PAROLE IF I'D TOLD?
TWO MEN ARE DEAD
BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T KEEP
YOUR MOUTH SHUT.
BUT I DIDN'T SQUEAL
ON YOU.
YOU OWE ME SOMETHING
FOR THAT.
JUST GO DOWN
AND TALK TO THE GUARDS.
THEY'LL KNOW
WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
LOOK, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO
ANYTHING TO HELP ME.
JUST FIND OUT WHAT IT'S ABOU SO I CAN HELP MYSELF.
I'D DO THAT MUCH
FOR YOU.
I'D DO THAT MUCH
FOR A DOG.
MALLOBY.
GET OUT OF HERE, JOE,
QUICK!
PONTI.
NEVER MIND.
GET OUT OF HERE.
COME ON, JOE. COME ON.
DON'T BE A FOOL.
YOU CAN'T LET THEM FIND YOU
IN HERE!
COME ON, JOE.
COME ON!
JOE!
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF IT,
DOUGLAS?
I DON'T KNOW.
SOMETIMES
IT'S JUST LETTING LOOSE.
THEN AGAIN,
THEY'LL PULL A STUNT LIKE THA TO COVER SOMETHING ELSE.
COVER SOMETHING...
PONTI!
I'D BETTER CALL DR. AGAR.
IT'S TOO LATE FOR THAT.
CHECK THE GUARDS DOWNSTAIRS
AND SEND
THE FINGERPRINT MAN UP.
YES, WARDEN.
YOU DIDN'T DO THIS,
DID YOU, JOE?
NO.
WHO DID?
WHO DID?!
I DON'T KNOW.
MARTHA?
YEAH?
SEE ANYBODY
GO THROUGH THIS DOOR?
NO.
HOW LONG
YOU BEEN SITTING THERE?
ABOUT 40 MINUTES.
WHO DID IT, HUFFORD?
I DON'T KNOW.
THE GUARDS
DON'T KNOW ANYTHING,
BUT THEY MIGHT HAVE STEPPED
ACROSS THE CORRIDOR
WHEN THE YAMMERING STARTED.
HAVE EVERYBODY
WHO WAS IN THE BUILDING
CHECKED FOR FINGERPRINTS
AND BLOODSTAINS.
YES, WARDEN.
YOU CAN'T GET AWAY WITH IT,
JOE.
YOU WERE IN THE ROOM
WHEN PONTI WAS KILLED.
WELL, I WASN'T -
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
NOTHING.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA TELL THEM
AT THE INQUEST?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
INQUEST?
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA SAY TO THEM,
HUFFORD?
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA SAY
TO THE CORONER'S JURY?
NOTHING.
THAT'S GONNA SOUND GREAT.
YOU TELL THEM NOTHING,
THEY'LL PIN THIS ON YOU SO FAS YOU WON'T KNOW WHAT HIT YOU.
PIN IT ON ME?
WHAT ELSE DO YOU THINK
THEY'RE GONNA DO?
YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE IN
THE ROOM WITH THE MURDERED MAN.
THIS IS GONNA BE
A CORONER'S JURY.
IT'S OUT OF MY JURISDICTION.
I'LL BE A WITNESS.
I KNOW YOU DIDN'T DO IT, JOE,
BUT THAT WON'T PROVE IT TO THEM!
YOU KNOW I CAN'T TELL YOU
ANYTHING.
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
OF THE KIND!
ALL I KNOW
IS YOU'RE IN A NET.
NOW,
EITHER TELL ME WHO DID I OR GET READY FOR THE GAS CHAMBER
YOURSELF.
I CAN'T.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING?
YOU'RE TRADING AWAY YOUR LIFE
TO LIVE BY A CODE
THAT WAS SET UP
BY THIEVES AND MURDERERS.
IT'S THE ONLY ONE YOU'VE
GIVEN ME A CHANCE TO HAVE.
WHAT YOU DON'T SEEM
TO REALIZE
IS THE ONLY FRIENDS I'VE GO ARE THE GUYS IN HERE.
JOE,
THAT'S ALL CHANGED NOW.
YOU GET YOUR PAROLE
NEXT WEEK.
ARE YOU GONNA
THROW EVERYTHING AWAY?
ARE YOU GONNA PUNISH YOURSELF
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
JUST BECAUSE OF A COUPLE
OF BAD BREAKS?
YOU GOT A CHANCE
TO LIVE AGAIN.
YOU THINK
I DON'T KNOW THAT?
JOE, LISTEN TO ME -
WILL YOU QUIT POUNDING
AT ME?!
I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING.
I'M GONNA KEEP POUNDING
TILL I GET SOME SENSE
INTO YOUR HEAD!
NOW, TELL ME -
WHO KILLED PONTI?!
ALL RIGHT.
JUST TELL ME
WHICH DOOR HE CAME IN.
THAT FILING ROOM IN THERE
IS A DEAD END,
SO HE MUST'VE COME THROUGH
THAT ONE OR THAT ONE.
COME ON, HUFFORD, AT LEAS YOU CAN TELL ME THAT MUCH!
I THOUGHT YOU WERE READY
TO GET OUT OF HERE, JOE,
READY TO TAKE YOUR PLACE
IN THE COMMUNITY,
BUT LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING -
YOU'RE NOT READY FOR ANYTHING
IF YOU MAINTAIN VALUES
THAT LET YOU PROTECT A...
A CRUMMY MURDERER!
I'M GONNA GIVE YOU
ONE MORE CHANCE.
DON'T TURN YOUR BACK
ON IT.
WHO KILLED PONTI?!
IT'S EASY
FOR YOU TO STAND THERE
AND TELL SOMEBODY ELSE
WHAT TO DO.
NO, IT ISN'T.
IT'S A LOT EASIER THAN WHA YOU'RE ASKING ME TO DO.
WHAT KIND OF VALUES
DO YOU THINK I HAVE NOW?
THE RIGHT ONES.
HOW DO I KNOW
WHAT'S RIGHT?!
YOU'VE TAKEN AWAY MY FREEDOM,
MY CITIZENSHIP.
THE ONLY THING YOU'VE LEFT ME
IS A CERTAIN SENSE OF LOYALTY
TO THOSE GUYS DOWN THERE
I'VE HAD TO LIVE WITH.
AND NOW YOU WANT THAT,
TOO.
IN THERE.
YOU FIND ANYTHING?
NOT YET.
WHAT DOES HE SAY?
NOTHING.
WE'LL TAKE THA OUT OF HIM.
I GUESS YOU KNOW
WHAT THAT MEANS, DON'T YOU, JOE?
THAT'S SOLITARY AGAIN.
YOU HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN THAT,
HAVE YOU?
NO, I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN.
A BUCKET MEAL
EVERY SEVEN DAYS
AND BREAD AND WATER
IN BETWEEN.
NO LIGHTS.
NOBODY TO TALK TO.
COME ON, JOE, USE SOME SENSE!
WHO KILLED THAT MAN?
ALL RIGHT, DOUGLAS,
LOCK HIM UP.
HE WON'T BE SO STUBBORN
IN A WEEK.
I WANT EVERYTHING UP HERE
FINGERPRINTED -
THE BRIDGE,
THE CORRIDOR, THE STAIRS,
THE BODY IN THERE -
DON'T MISS A BIT!
YES, SIR.
GET ME THE CORONER.
I DON'T WANT TO THROW
MY WEIGHT AROUND, MR. KNOWLAND,
BUT AFTER ALL, I AM STATE'S
ATTORNEY FOR THIS DISTRICT.
CONGRATULATIONS.
IT'S UP TO ME TO GET SOME ACTION
ON THINGS LIKE THIS,
AND SO FAR,
WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY.
MR. OWENS, YOU JUST WARM
YOUR CHAIR FOR A FEW DAYS
AND AMUSE YOURSELF
BY TALKING TO NEWSPAPERMEN.
MR. KNOWLAND,
THERE'S BEEN A MURDER COMMITTED,
NOT ONLY IN YOUR OFFICE,
BUT RIGHT IN MY DISTRICT.
WELL,
THAT'S LIFE FOR YOU.
THIS KILLING HAPPENED
OVER A WEEK AGO.
SO FAR,
THERE'S BEEN NO INQUEST.
OUR CORONER'S DONE HIS DUTY.
HE'S BEEN OUT HERE THREE TIMES.
WE'VE SWORN IN A JURY,
BROUGHT THEM OUT HERE IN A BUS,
AND HAD TO TAKE THEM BACK
EACH TIME YOU'VE ASKED
FOR A POSTPONEMENT.
YOU WON'T EVEN LET US SEE
THIS FELLOW HUFFORD.
THAT'S RIGHT.
I WON'T.
A MAN IS DEAD, WARDEN,
AND SOMEBODY HAS TO PAY.
I'M PERFECTLY AWARE
OF THAT.
OF COURSE.
NOW, I'VE COME OUT HERE
IN A FRANK AND FRIENDLY SPIRIT.
I'VE LAID MY CARDS ON THE TABLE.
I WANT YOU TO DO THE SAME.
I'M PERFECTLY WILLING
TO DO THAT.
ALL RIGHT, THEN.
I DON'T WANT ANY MORE DELAYS.
THERE'S BEEN A MURDER.
THERE'S GOING TO BE AN INQUEST,
A TRIAL, AND A PENALTY -
THAT'S THE LAW IN THIS STATE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THA OR NOT, MR KNOWLAND.
I KNOW IT, MR. OWENS.
OR SHOULD I CALL YOU
"JUNIOR"?
I LEARNED THIS BUSINESS WHILE
YOU WERE PLAYING HOPSCOTCH.
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE
YOUR MOTIVES?
MOTIVES?!
I'M TRYING TO CLEAR THIS UP,
AND I DON'T WANT FUMBLING
SCHOOLBOYS LIKE YOURSELF
COMING IN TO MESS IT UP!
NOW, YOU AND YOUR CORONER'S JURY
LAY OFF OF ME,
AND I'LL GET TO THE BOTTOM
OF THIS THING IN MY OWN WAY.
I'M GOING TO HAVE
AN INQUEST HERE
TOMORROW MORNING AT 10:00.
I'M HAVING YOU CALLED
ON A SUBPOENA, MR. KNOWLAND,
AND YOU'RE
GOING TO TESTIFY.
I GUESS YOU CAN DO THA IF YOU WANT TO.
I WANT TO.
SEE YOU TOMORROW MORNING
AT 10:00, MR. KNOWLAND.
JUNIOR.
HELLO, JOE.
COME ON, GET UP.
YOU KNOW, JOE...
YOU DON'T BELONG IN A PLACE
LIKE THIS.
EVERYTHING COULD BE SO EASY
FOR YOU.
YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO STAY
DOWN HERE.
WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE TO STAY
AT ALL.
THERE'S A PAROLE UP THERE
JUST WAITIN' FOR YOU.
YOU COULD BE OUT OF HERE.
WHY DO YOU
WANT TO KICK YOURSELF AROUND?
GIVE ME THE OTHER CANDY BAR,
WILL YOU, BURKE?
WELL, YOU ONLY BROUGHT ONE
WITH YOU, CAPTAIN.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME, BURKE?
YOU KNEW WE BROUGHT THAT DOWN
FOR JOE.
CAN YOU GET OUT OF HERE?
Man:
TELL HIM, KID.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S CUT IT OUT.
WHO KILLED PONTI?
COME ON, OUT WITH IT -
WHO KILLED HIM?
I SAID WHO KILLED HIM!
COME ON!
GET OUT OF HERE
AND LEAVE ME ALONE!
Man: TELL HIM, JOE.
THAT'S THE STUFF.
Douglas:
LOCK HIM IN.
PAILS FOR SOLITARY.
ALL RIGHT, BLACKIE.
HI, NICK!
HI.
WHO EATS TODAY?
HUFFORD.
HAS HE BEEN DOWN THERE
A WEEK?
SURE HE HAS, WITH DOUGLAS AT HIM
EVERY MINUTE.
CAPTAIN DOUGLAS
TO YOU.
THIS STUFF TASTES TERRIBLE.
IT NEEDS SALT.
SALT.
HERE. HURRY UP.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
COME ON,
LET'S GET GOING.
ALL RIGHT.
HUFFORD.
CELL NUMBER 3.
KAY!
HELLO, DAD.
WELCOME HOME.
HOW'S YOUR AUNT ELLEN?
CONVINCED WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE
MURDERED IN OUR BEDS.
LET'S HAVE SOME LUNCH.
MALLOBY!
HE JUST WENT DOWN
TO THE MAIN KITCHEN.
WHO WAS THA WHO MET ME AT THE STATION?
A NEW TRUSTY.
WHERE'S JOE?
WELL,
THAT'S A LONG STORY.
I SUPPOSE YOU READ IN THE PAPERS
THAT PONTI WAS MURDERED.
YES.
JOE'S A MATERIAL WITNESS.
HE WAS IN MY OFFICE
WHEN IT HAPPENED.
YOU DON'T THINK
HE DID IT?
I KNOW HE DIDN'T,
BUT HE KNOWS WHO DID.
WHERE IS HE?
IN SOLITARY.
SOLITARY?
FOR WHAT?
I'VE GOT TO FIND OU WHO DID THIS.
HE KNOWS AND WON'T TALK.
YOU'VE PUT HIM BACK IN SOLITARY
AGAIN.
THIS DOESN'T CONCERN YOU,
KAY.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
THESE THINGS.
I'VE GOT TO GET TO THE
BOTTOM OF THIS RIGHT AWAY.
IF I DON'T,
THEY'LL BUST ME WIDE OPEN.
YOU THINK YOU CAN TORTURE HIM
INTO TALKING?
THIS ISN'T TORTURE.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT,
GENTLE PERSUASION?
THIS ISN'T OUTSIDE, DAD,
WHERE'D YOU'D HAVE TO CHARGE HIM
OR LET HIM GO.
HE DOESN'T HAVE AN ATTORNEY HERE
OR ANY RIGHTS.
HE CAN TELL ME
WHAT HE KNOWS
AND PICK UP A PAROLE
THAT'S ON MY DESK.
YOU DON'T CALL THAT TORTURE?
AND SUPPOSING HE DID TALK.
YOU YOURSELF HATED PONTI
FOR WHAT HE DID.
THIS IS DIFFERENT.
HOW?
KEEP OUT OF THIS -
I WON'T KEEP OUT OF IT,
BECAUSE I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU DO
A ROTTEN THING LIKE THIS BEFORE!
YOU SET HIM UP WHEN YOU
DIDN'T THINK HE DESERVED IT.
YOU HAD TO DO THAT.
BUT NOW YOU'RE TRYING
TO TURN HIM INTO
THE WORST SORT OF MAN
JUST TO SAVE YOUR OWN FACE.
THAT'S NOT A VERY NICE WAY
OF PUTTING IT.
I KNOW IT...
BUT THAT'S
WHAT IT AMOUNTS TO.
YOU MUST THINK A LOT OF HIM
TO TALK TO ME LIKE THIS.
I DO.
YEAH, YOU MUST THINK
AN AWFUL LOT OF HIM.
GO AHEAD
AND UNPACK YOUR BAGS.
EVERYTHING WILL WORK OU ALL RIGHT.
DAD...
...HE NEEDS SOMEBODY
ON HIS SIDE.
HE'S GOT YOU, HASN'T HE?
AND YOU'VE ALWAYS PACKED
A LOT OF WEIGHT AROUND HERE.
I'VE GOT TO PICK UP
SOME MORE MEAT FOR LUNCH.
THE WARDEN'S DAUGHTER
JUST CAME IN.
NICK?
YEAH?
GIVE HIM WHAT HE WANTS.
OKAY.
LET'S HAVE
A COUPLE OF MORE CHOPS.
I planted a knife
in Hufford's pail.
That's great.
He'll either kill himself
or Douglas.
I'm hopin' it's Douglas.
I ought to knock some sense
into your head.
I thought
I was doing him a favor.
Give me your gun.
No!
I'm saving that for the break.
Give it to me.
Psst!
...SO THAT'S WHAT I TOLD
THE DUCHESS.
HURRY HIM UP,
MALLOBY.
YEAH, HURRY IT UP,
NICK.
Okay.
Keep the other guys
out of it.
YOU KNOW SOMETHING?
I NEVER LIKED YOU.
ARE YOU KIDDIN'?
YEAH, I'M KIDDIN'.
DOUGLAS WILL LOVE TO HEAR
ABOUT THIS.
LET'S TAKE HIM
TO SOLITARY.
GET BACK TO IT!
OPEN UP HUFFORD'S CELL.
YES, SIR.
SO, YOU DON'T LIKE ME,
HUH?
WELL, WHAT DID HE DO?
HE SLUGGED ME,
CAPTAIN.
I WAS JUST STANDIN' THERE
THINKIN' ABOUT MY DAY OFF,
WHEN HE WALKED UP
AND SLUGGED ME.
YOU... CRACKING
UNDER THE STRAIN?
WHEN I DON'T LIKE PEOPLE,
I ALWAYS DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT.
WE'LL SEE HOW YOU FEEL
WHEN YOU GET HUNGRY.
PUT HIM
IN HUFFORD'S CELL.
COME ON.
YOU'RE GOING OUT.
COME ON, GET UP!
TROUBLE IN SOLITARY.
TELL THE WARDEN.
YES?
I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.
COME ON OUT, MALLOBY!
I'M WAITIN' FOR YOU
TO COME AND GET ME!
YOU HAVEN'T GOT A CHANCE,
MALLOBY.
WHO IS IT?
MALLOBY.
WHAT HAPPENED?
WE WERE
BRINGING HUFFORD OU WHEN THEY BROUGHT MALLOBY DOWN
FOR SLUGGING A GUARD.
OPEN THE GATE.
LOOK OUT!
HE'S GOT A GUN.
GIVE HIM ANOTHER TREATMENT.
HOLD IT!
MALLOBY,
THIS IS THE WARDEN.
HIYA, WARDEN!
COME ON OUT, MALLOBY, BEFORE WE
THROW TEAR GAS IN THERE.
I'D LIKE TO COME OUT, WARDEN.
I REALLY WOULD.
ALL RIGHT.
THROW YOUR GUN OUT FIRST.
THEN COME OU WITH YOUR HANDS UP.
AND GET SHOT AS SOON AS I HI THE OPEN?
COME ON OUT, MALLOBY.
YOU WON'T GET SHOT.
YOU'VE GOT MY WORD
ON THAT.
ALL RIGHT.
HERE I COME.
YOU NEVER SEEM TO WIN,
DO YOU, MALLOBY?
YOU'VE GOT TO WIN SOMETIMES,
DOUGLAS.
FEEL THE KNIFE?
THIS ISN'T GONNA DO YOU
ANY GOOD!
TELL HIM, DOUGLAS.
TELL HIM HOW ONE GLASS OF BEER
CAN ADD UP TO 12 YEARS.
TELL HIM THE REASON
I'M GONNA KILL YOU
AND WHY I WAITED FOR THREE YEARS
FOR THE CHANCE TO DO IT.
JUST FOR THE RECORD, WARDEN,
I GOT PONTI, TOO.
I GUESS
YOU CAN UNDERSTAND NOW
WHY I COULDN'T TELL YOU
ANYTHING.
I STILL DON'T BELIEVE IN
WHAT YOU DID, BUT I SUPPOSE -
HELLO.
OH, HELLO, MACKAY.
YEAH, YOU CAN TELL JUNIOR
HE CAN HAVE HIS INQUES TOMORROW,
AND THAT WAY WE CAN ALL WASTE
A LOT OF TIME.
WHY?
'CAUSE I ALREADY CAUGH THE MURDERER, THAT'S WHY.
OH, I'M GONNA WORRY AN AWFUL LO ABOUT BEING UNORTHODOX.
GO AHEAD
AND TELL THE GOVERNOR
HE CAN SEND
HIS INVESTIGATORS OVER.
HALF OF 'EM BELONG IN HERE
ANYWAY.
WHO?
WHAT ABOUT HIM?
HE GOT HIS PAROLE
THREE HOURS AGO.
SURE, I SIGNED IT,
AND SO DID YOU!
MAC, IF YOU TRY ANYTHING
LIKE THAT,
I'LL GO BACK INTO
PRIVATE PRACTICE.
I'LL NOT ONLY MAKE
THAT PAROLE STICK, I'LL -
LOOK, MY RESIGNATION IS SIGNED
AND RIGHT HERE ON MY DESK.
IF MITCHELL OR ANYBODY ELSE
ISN'T SATISFIED,
ALL THEY HAVE TO DO
IS COME OVER AND PICK IT UP!
NO, NO, I'M NOT SORE!
I JUST LOVE THIS JOB!
YOU LEFT HERE
THREE HOURS AGO.
I'M A LITTLE
BEHIND SCHEDULE.
YOU BETTER GET STARTED.
I'LL DRIVE YOU TO THE TRAIN.
WHEN I START TO EARN
A LIVING AGAIN,
YOU WON'T MIND IF I WRITE
YOUR DAUGHTER, WILL YOU?
KAY, GET YOUR COAT AND MEET ME
AT THE CAR.
BE SURE AND GE HER FORWARDING ADDRESS.
WE MAY ALL BE SPRUNG
FROM THIS PLACE
ABOUT THE SAME TIME.
A STUPID STATEMENT LIKE THAT.
NOTHING STUPID ABOUT IT.
IT HAPPENS TO BE A FACT.
THE OLD-TIMERS
WERE MUCH BETTER.
YOU MEAN TO TELL ME
THERE HASN'T BEEN A BALLPLAYER
SINCE TY COBB?
THAT'S WHAT I SAID.
WHO'S BEEN PLAYING THE GAME,
THEN, FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS?
OH, A BUNCH
OF OVERGROWN SANDLOTTERS.
ROUTINE HEART ATTACK.
THE GUY HAD BEEN DEAD ABOUT EIGHT HOURS.
I'LL MAKE OUT THE REPOR LATER.
BABE RUTH WAS A SANDLOTTER?
RUTH WAS
A FAIR COUNTRY BALLPLAYER.
WHAT ABOUT PITCHERS?
I HAVEN'T HEARD OF ONE
SINCE WALTER JOHNSON.
WHERE YOU BEEN BURIED?
HOW ABOUT HUBBELL, LEFTY GROVE,
DIZZY DEAN, FELLER?
WHO DID THEY PITCH AGAINST?
OH, NOBODY.
YOU GUYS START THIS AGAIN,
I'M GONNA CALL THE COPS.
SERGEANT HENRY.
WHAT ABOUT DiMAGGIO?
HE'S A GOOD BALLPLAYER.
THE REST OF THE COUNTRY
WILL BE MIGHTY GLAD
TO HEAR THAT YOU FEEL
THAT WAY ABOUT HIM.
THERE'S BEEN SOME TROUBLE
AT THE HAWAIIAN CLUB.
SOME GUY GOT SLUGGED
PRETTY BAD.
THAT'S JUST AS SILLY AS SAYIN'
THERE HASN'T BEEN
A GREAT FOOTBALL PLAYER
SINCE JIM THORPE.
WELL, NAME ME ONE.
GENTLEMEN, THE PEOPLE
OVER AT THE HAWAIIAN CLUB
ARE WAITING
FOR A LITTLE LAW AND ORDER.
RED GRANGE, THE FOUR HORSEMEN,
SID LUCKMAN, TOMMY HERMAN.
NEVER HEARD OF THEM.
WHAT NEWSPAPERS DO YOU READ?
THERE HASN'T BEEN
A GOOD NEWSPAPER
SINCE
THE OLD NEW YORK WORLD.
HAWAIIAN CLUB.
USE THE WHISTLE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
THE WINTERS AREN'T AS COLD
AS THEY USED TO BE?
WHAT ABOUT THAT BLIZZARD
THAT SWEPT THE COUNTRY
A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO?
WELL, I'LL ADMI IT WAS A LITTLE CHILLY.
YEAH.
BALEY, YOU KNOW
HOW HARD WE TRY
TO KEEP THIS A NICE,
QUIET PLACE.
WASN'T ANYTHING MUCH -
A LITTLE ARGUMENT OVER A GIRL.
BOTH OF THE BOYS
HAD BEEN DRINKING.
HOW IS HE?
HE'S STILL OUT.
THIS IS DR. MASTERSON.
HE HAPPENED TO BE IN THE CLUB.
I'VE CALLED
FOR AN AMBULANCE.
MUST HAVE HIT HIS HEAD
WHEN HE WENT DOWN.
WELL, WHERE'S THE STRONG HEAR WHO DID IT?
YOU THE GUY WHO SLUGGED
THAT FELLOW?
IT WAS JUST AN ARGUMENT.
THIS FELLOW WALKED UP
WHILE WE WERE DANCING
AND STARTED MAKING
SOME REMARKS.
ABOUT HER?
YEAH.
I DIDN'T HAVE NOTHIN'
TO DO TO WITH IT.
I WANT TO SEE MY LAWYER.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
YVONNA DARE.
SOUNDS LIKE
A CHEAP PERFUME.
WELL, FELLA, YOU BETTER
COME ALONG WITH US. YOU TOO.
I DIDN'T LAY A GLOVE
ON THE GUY!
I WAS
AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER!
YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO THE DEATH CELL -
JUST TO THE POLICE STATION.
Masterson: CHECK
ON THAT AMBULANCE, WILL YOU?
HOW'S IT COMING, DOC?
HIS PULSE IS VERY WEAK.
WELL, DO WHAT YOU CAN.
YOU TAKE HIM ON DOWN, BALEY.
I'LL ROUND UP SOME WITNESSES.
I GOT MY RIGHTS!
I WANT A LAWYER!
YVONNE, COME ALONG
LIKE A NICE LITTLE GIRL
BEFORE I REMEMBER THAT I SAW YOU
IN THE LINEUP TWO WEEKS AGO.
NOW, THEN, KIDDIES,
I WANT TO HEAR
THE WHOLE STORY.
NO, NO, NO, FRED,
IT'S PURE ROUTINE.
I KNOW IT WAS MITCHELL'S SON.
THAT'S THE REASON
I TOOK OVER MYSELF.
I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE.
I'M DISTRICT ATTORNEY!
CALL ME AT 5:00.
I'LL GIVE YOU A STATEMENT THEN.
KEEP THE PAPERS OFF MY NECK
FOR A WHILE, EDDIE.
MITCHELL'S A BIG MAN
POLITICALLY.
HAD TO PAY HIM PERSONALLY.
CALL THE GIRL IN.
SEND THE GIRL IN.
RIGHT. THE GIRL.
OKAY, SISTER,
IT'S YOUR TURN.
I WANT A LAWYER.
I'M A LAWYER.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
I'VE GOT MY RIGHTS!
SURE, YOU HAVE.
SIT DOWN.
I'VE GOT A DAUGHTER
YOUR AGE,
AND THE ONLY THING
LEGS MEAN TO ME
ARE SOMETHING YOU GOT TO
KEEP COVERED WITH NYLON.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
YVONNA DARE.
LET'S TRY IT AGAIN
AND MAKE IT SOUND RIGHT.
BERTHA.
BERTHA WHAT?
BERTHA WILLIAMS.
WHERE DO YOU LIVE, BERTIE?
WITH MY FOLKS -
1713 COURT STREET.
YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?
YES, SIR. BUT LATELY, I'VE BEEN
STAYING WITH A GIRLFRIEND.
WHERE?
206 DOVER STREET.
EVER BEEN ARRESTED?
OH, NO, HONEST, I HAVEN'T.
ALL RIGHT.
I WANT YOU TO TELL ME EXACTLY
WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT.
DON'T MAKE ANY MISTAKES.
I WAS SITTIN' IN THIS BAR,
JUST MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS.
WHAT BAR? WHAT TIME?
THE HAWAIIAN CLUB -
ABOUT 11:00.
GO ON.
WELL, THIS FELLA CAME IN,
SPOKE TO ME, BOUGHT ME A DRINK.
YOU'D NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE?
OH, NO, HONEST, I HADN'T.
WELL, AT FIRST,
I WAS INSULTED.
NEVER MIND THAT STUFF.
ALL I WANT ARE THE FACTS.
WHAT DID HE SAY THEN?
HE SAID HE HADN'T BEEN IN TOWN
LONG, AND HE WAS LONESOME.
AND IT WAS HIS BIRTHDAY.
HE ASKED ME
IF I'D DANCE WITH HIM.
SO I THOUGHT THERE WASN' ANY HARM IN IT.
AND THEN?
WELL, WE WERE JUST DANCIN',
AND THIS MR. MITCHELL CAME UP.
YOU KNOW HIM?
SORT OF.
EVER BEEN OUT WITH HIM?
UH-HUH.
THEN WHAT DID HE DO?
WELL, HE STARTED MAKIN'
SOME CRACKS.
HE TRIED CUTTIN' IN WHILE I WAS
DANCIN' WITH THE YOUNG MAN.
WHEN MY GUY WOULDN'T LET HIM,
HE GOT SORE.
THEN HE WANTED ME TO COME OVER
TO HIS TABLE.
AND WHEN I WOULDN'T,
HE CALLED ME A NAME.
THAT'S
WHAT STARTED EVERYTHING.
THE YOUNG MAN SAID,
"YOU HAVE INSULTED THIS LADY."
HE MEANT ME.
"APOLOGIZE TO HER."
THEN MR. MITCHELL LET LOOSE
WITH SOME WORDS
AND REACHED BACK
TO HIS HIP POCKET.
WHAT FOR?
IT WAS ONLY
FOR HIS HANDKERCHIEF.
MY GUY HIT HIM.
WELL, HE FELL DOWN,
AND HE JUST STAYED THERE.
I THINK HE HIT HIS HEAD
ON SOMETHING.
ALL RIGHT, BERTIE, YOU CAN GO.
COME BACK AT 5:00.
AND, BERTIE,
DON'T TALK TO ANYBODY.
OH, NO, SIR.
I MEAN, YES, SIR.
THAT THE LAS OF THE WITNESSES, EDDIE?
Eddie: THAT'S ALL.
BRING THE BOY IN.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE JOE HUFFORD?
YES, SIR.
SIT DOWN.
CIGARETTE?
NO, THANKS.
DON'T SMOKE?
YEAH.
I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT.
JOE, YOU'RE
IN A PRETTY BAD SPOT.
WHO HAVE YOU TALKED TO
SO FAR?
THE POLICE AND THE LAWYER
WHO CAME TO SEE ME.
WHAT DID THE LAWYER
HAVE TO SAY?
TOLD ME NOT TO DO
ANY TALKIN'.
THAT'S GOOD ADVICE.
PARTICULARLY,
DON'T SAY ANYTHING TO ME.
MY JOB IS TO PROSECUTE YOU.
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT, DON'T YOU?
YEAH. YOU MIND
IF I ASK A QUESTION?
NO, GO AHEAD.
WILL YOU TELL ME
WHAT ALL THE FUSS IS ABOUT?
I HAD A FEW DRINKS,
AND I HIT A GUY.
IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY.
YOU KNOW WHO THE BOY WAS?
NO, I NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE.
ANYONE TOLD YOU HE DIED
THIS MORNING?
NOT JUST A BARROOM BRAWL NOW,
JOE.
A MAN IS DEAD.
YOU DID IT.
WELL...
IT...
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT.
HE'S STILL DEAD.
WHEN SOMEBODY GETS KILLED,
SOMEBODY HAS TO PAY FOR IT.
THAT HAPPENS TO BE
THE LAW, JOE.
HE STARTED IT. YOU CAN ASK
ANYONE WHO WAS THERE.
I HAVE.
THEY TOLD ME HE STARTED IT.
THAT'S WHAT KEEPS IT FROM BEING
FIRST-DEGREE MURDER.
IT WAS JUST A ROTTEN BREAK.
HE MUST HAVE HIT HIS HEAD
WHEN HE -
HE DID. I HAVE IT RIGHT HERE
ON THE REPORT.
JOE, AS YOU SAY,
IT'S A ROTTEN BREAK.
THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES
SOMETIMES.
WHO'S YOUR ATTORNEY?
UM, MR. BRADLEY.
THE COMPANY I WORK FOR
SENT HIM OVER.
YOU WORK
FOR DUTMAN ELDRITCH.
HOW LONG YOU BEEN WITH HIM?
UH, ABOUT A MONTH.
WHERE YOU FROM?
PLAINFIELD.
ANY FAMILY?
YEAH, A FATHER.
CAN HE HELP?
NO, NOT VERY MUCH.
ANYWAY, I WOULDN'T ASK HIM -
HE'S PRETTY OLD
AND NEEDS EVERYTHING HE'S GOT.
DON'T YOU REALIZE YOU'RE GONNA
NEED ALL THE HELP YOU CAN GET?
I DON'T KNOW. I'VE NEVER BEEN IN
THIS KIND OF TROUBLE BEFORE.
THAT'S THE WAY THINGS WORK OU SOMETIMES.
YOU'VE GOT A GOOD WAR RECORD,
NO PREVIOUS ARRESTS,
BUT I'M STILL ON A JOB
WHERE I HAVE TO PROSECUTE YOU.
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT,
DON'T YOU?
NO. HOW COULD I UNDERSTAND?
WELL, THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.
THAT'S ALL, JOE.
WELL, I HAVE TO GO BACK
TO THE JAIL NOW
AND STAND TRIAL, HUH?
YEAH.
YOU WON'T BELIEVE
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT?
I BELIEVE IT.
BUT THERE'S A MAN DEAD.
ACCIDENT OR NO ACCIDENT, YOU
KNOCKED HIM DOWN AND KILLED HIM.
Eddie:
HUFFORD'S ATTORNEY'S HERE.
HAVE HIM WAIT.
JOE...
TELL HIM TO WAIT.
IS YOUR LAWYER ANY GOOD?
I HAVEN'T ANY IDEA.
IF HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING,
YOU'LL STAND A GOOD CHANCE.
ONCE WE GET INTO COURT,
I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANY BREAKS.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
YEAH, I SUPPOSE SO.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, EDDIE?
TOUGH LUCK FOR HUFFORD.
BUT WHO ASKED HIM TO GO OU AND GET DRUNK LAST NIGHT?
WHO ASKED HIM
TO GET IN A FIGHT?!
SEND HIS ATTORNEY IN.
SEND HIM IN.
I'M VERNON BRADLEY OF BEEHAM
AND BRADLEY AND NERNEY.
MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME,
MR. BRADLEY.
THANK YOU.
CARE FOR A CIGAR?
UH, NO. NO, THANK YOU.
BEEHAM AND BRADLEY
AND NERNEY.
NEVER RUN INTO YOU FELLAS
BEFORE, HAVE I?
NO, WE'RE CORPORATION
ATTORNEYS.
WANDERED A LITTLE FAR OVER
ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HANDLING
A CRIMINAL CASE?
THE FIRM HUFFORD WORKS FOR
IS ONE OF OUR LARGEST ACCOUNTS.
THEY HAVE ASKED US
TO HANDLE IT.
I TALKED WITH MY CLIEN THIS MORNING.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WELL, I THINK THE WHOLE THING'S
VERY UNFORTUNATE.
I IMAGINE THE DEAD BOY
WOULD FEEL THE SAME WAY.
UH... HUFFORD IMPRESSES ME
AS BEING CLEAN-CUT AND SINCERE.
HE'S NEVER BEEN
IN ANY TROUBLE BEFORE.
THE WHOLE THING MIGHT BE
A CASE OF TEMPORARY INSANITY.
HAVE YOU EVER ACTUALLY HANDLED
A CRIMINAL CASE BEFORE?
I TOLD YOU
WE WERE CORPORATION ATTORNEYS.
YOU ENTER A PLEA
OF TEMPORARY INSANITY,
YOU'LL BE LAUGHED
RIGHT OUT OF COURT.
I HAVE WITNESSES, MAN.
HE WASN'T INSANE. HE WAS DRUNK.
IT'S MY CLIENT'S RIGHT TO ENTER
WHATEVER PLEA HE CHOOSES.
IT'S ALSO YOUR CLIENT'S RIGH TO SERVE 20 YEARS
IF HIS CASE
ISN'T HANDLED RIGHT.
WAIT A MINUTE.
IT'S JUST THAT YOU'RE
A LITTLE BIT OUT OF YOUR FIELD.
I FEEL THAT HUFFORD'S HAD
A BAD BREAK.
I'D LIKE TO SEE HIM GE A GOOD ONE NOW.
I'LL ACCEP A PLEA OF MANSLAUGHTER.
THAT'S ONE TO 10 YEARS.
DON'T YOU THINK THAT'S STEEP?
NO STEEPER THAN BEING DEAD
ON A MORGUE SLAB.
BRADLEY, THIS IS NOT LIKE
REORGANIZING A COMPANY.
A MAN'S DEAD.
SOMEBODY'S GOT TO PAY FOR IT.
LOOK,
WHY DON'T YOU PLAY IT SMART?
WHY DON'T YOU CALL IN SOMEBODY
LIKE CONWAY OR DASTRO?
OUR FIRM IS NOT IN THE HABI OF CALLING IN MEN LIKE THAT.
NO? DASTRO USED TO BE
MY LAW PARTNER.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. WE
KNEW OUR WAY AROUND A COURTROOM.
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW
HOW I'D HANDLE THIS CASE
IF I WERE ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE FENCE?
I'D OBJECT ON ANY JUROR
THAT DIDN'T HAVE A SON
IN THE SERVICE.
I'D DRAG OUT HIS WAR RECORD.
I'D SPEND TWO DAYS ON IT.
I'D TAKE IT FROM THE DAY
HE ENTERED BOOT CAMP
TO THE DAY HE GOT HIS DECORATION
IN OKINAWA.
THEN I'D PULL IN
50 CHARACTER WITNESSES,
FROM THE OLD LADY WHO'S KNOWN
HIM SINCE HE WAS BORN
TO HIS LAS COMMANDING OFFICER.
THEN I'D START IN ON INTENT.
WAS THERE ANY INTENT?
I'D HARP ON IT TILL IT WAS
COMING OUT OF THE JUDGE'S EARS.
YOU GOT ALL OF THAT, EDDIE?
I'LL GIVE YOU A COPY.
THANK YOU, MR. KNOWLAND, BU I DON'T THINK I SHALL NEED IT.
IT'S A LITTLE EMOTIONAL
FOR ME.
I'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED THA THE LAW IS PRETTY WELL STATED,
AND THAT THE LESS EMOTION
BROUGHT INTO IT, THE BETTER.
THERE'S A LOT OF EMOTION
CONNECTED WITH KILLING SOMEBODY.
SEEING YOUR CLIENT GO UP
FOR A FEW YEARS HAS EVEN MORE.
WE SHALL TRY TO SEE TO IT THA THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.
GOODBYE, MR. KNOWLAND.
AND THANK YOU.
THERE GOES A FIRST-CLASS,
DOUBLE-BREASTED
OVERSTUFFED IDIOT!
YEAH.
TOO BAD FOR HUFFORD.
YEAH. HERE'S A CASE
A JUNIOR LAW CLERK COULD WIN
WITH AN I.Q. OF 50.
WHAT NOW, BOSS?
TYPE THAT UP.
WE'LL PUT A COPY IN THE MAIL
TO BRADLEY ANYWAY.
YOU'VE BEEN FOUND GUILTY
OF KILLING YOUR FELLOW MAN.
MURDER WAS NOT YOUR INTENT,
BUT DRUNKENNESS IS NO EXCUSE
FOR VIOLATION OF THE LAW.
THEREFORE,
IT'S THE SENTENCE OF THIS COUR THAT YOU, JOE HUFFORD, BE
IMPRISONED IN THE STATE PRISON
FOR A TERM
FROM ONE TO 10 YEARS.
COURT IS ADJOURNED.
EDDIE, I'VE HEARD OF PEOPLE
BEING RAILROADED,
BUT NEVER
BY THEIR OWN ATTORNEY.
I HEARD THAT, MR. KNOWLAND.
GOOD. IT'S THE FIRST THING
YOU HAVE HEARD.
YOU FUMBLED
EVERY CHANCE I THREW YOU.
EVEN THE JUDGE WAS TRYING TO
HELP, AND YOU WOULDN'T LISTEN.
LUCKY THEY DON'T CONVICT LAWYERS
FOR INCOMPETENCE.
IF THERE WAS ANYTHING -
I'M SORRY, SON.
I GUESS
IT COULDN'T BE HELPED, DAD.
I'LL BE UP TO SEE YOU
WHENEVER THEY'LL LET ME.
AND, JOE,
I KNOW THIS ISN'T MUCH HELP,
BUT... I'LL TRY
TO HAVE SOMETHING
FOR YOU TO COME OUT TO.
WELL, THAT'LL HELP A LOT.
SO LONG.
SEE YOU SOON, THEN.
HOW DO YOU FEEL, DAD?
LIKE GOING OU AND GETTING DRUNK.
IT WAS PRETTY BAD.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME I EVER SAW
YOU TRY TO LOSE A CASE.
I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT THAT,
I GUESS.
HOW ABOUT LUNCH?
SURE.
YOU KNOW, I'D SELL THIS JOB
MIGHTY CHEAP RIGHT NOW.
NO, I WON'T PLAY CASINO
WITH YOU.
WHY DON'T YOU LEARN
SOME OF THE NEW GAMES?
THEY DON'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
I'M SURPRISED YOU DON'T WAN TO PLAY OLD MAID.
THIS GUY DOESN'T THINK
ANYTHING'S HAPPENED
SINCE McKINLEY GOT SHOT.
IF YOU TRY TO TALK
ABOUT ROOSEVELT,
HE THINKS YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT THE ROUGHRIDERS.
HOW'D YOU TWO GRAB
THIS GRAVY TRIP?
OH, I GOT SENIORITY.
I LIKE TO HAVE HIM ALONG
TO ARGUE WITH.
YOU GOT A CIGARETTE?
YEAH.
YOU'LL GET USED TO IT.
HOW LONG YOU UP FOR?
ONE TO 10.
JUST A HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
YOU BEEN THERE BEFORE?
THE BOYS RUN A REGULAR
SHUTTLE SERVICE FOR ME.
WELL,
YOU DON'T SEEM TO MIND IT.
I MIND PLENTY.
WAIT TILL YOUR NEXT TRIP.
WHO SAYS HE HAS TO MAKE
MORE THAN ONE TRIP?
I WASN'T PLANNING ON I MYSELF.
WELL, THAT'S TOUGH, MALLOBY,
BUT YOU DID BREAK PAROLE.
ONLY DOUGLAS
WOULD'VE REPORTED IT -
OR SHOULD I SAY
CAPTAIN DOUGLAS?
CAPTAIN DOUGLAS, YOU'RE WANTED
IN THE WARDEN'S OFFICE.
FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS,
YOU DON'T TOUCH THE MACHINES,
UNDERSTAND?
COME ON.
SHOW HIM WHAT TO DO
WITH THE HAMPER.
YES, SIR.
AND NO TALKING.
FILL IT UP.
RIGHT FACE!
FORWARD!
IF THEY'D ONLY DO SOMETHING
DIFFERENT JUST ONCE.
BE TWO MINUTES LATE
LOCKIN' THE DOORS,
FORGET TO RING A BELL.
IT'S LIKE
LOCKIN' UP ANIMALS.
YOU'VE ONLY BEEN HERE
SIX MONTHS.
YOU JUST DON'T APPRECIATE
EVERYTHING THEY DO FOR YOU HERE.
SURE, JOE,
YOU WANT A LOT OF NOSY STRANGERS
COMIN' AROUND ALL NIGHT?
AND WOMEN BOTHERING YOU
AT ALL HOURS?
YOU HAVE A BAD DAY
AT THE OFFICE?
I SOLD EVERYTHING
I MADE.
THAT'S THE IDEA, JOE.
YOU JUST KEEP WORKIN' AWAY
IN THE LAUNDRY,
KEEP YOUR NOSE TO THE WET WASH,
SO TO SPEAK,
AND ONE OF THESE DAYS,
YOU'LL FIND YOURSELF AT THE TOP.
DOES IT SMELL ANY BETTER
THAN AT THE BOTTOM?
HOW LONG CAN A GUY LAS IN THAT PLACE?
I NEVER KNEW ANYONE WHO WANTED
TO TRY FOR THE RECORD.
LOOK, JOE,
YOU COULD STILL GET A BREAK.
AFTER YOU'VE SERVED
SIX MONTHS,
IT'S UP TO THE PAROLE BOARD
AS TO HOW LONG YOU STAY IN HERE.
YEAH, I KNOW.
I COME UP BEFORE THE BOARD
FOR SENTENCE TOMORROW.
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
PONTI TOLD ME.
ARE YOU PALLING AROUND
WITH PONTI NOW?
HE PASSED ME A NOTE.
DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO
WITH THAT GUY.
WHEN HE HANDS YOU A FAVOR
WITH ONE HAND,
HE KNIFES YOU WITH THE OTHER.
NEVER MIND THAT.
THE IMPORTANT THING
IS JOE'S SENTENCE.
WHY, HE COULD BE OUT OF HERE
IN A LITTLE WHILE
IF THEY'D TAKE IT EASY
ON HIM.
WHAT'S THE USUAL SENTENCE?
THE USUAL DOESN'T MATTER.
THE LAW SAYS
ONE TO TEN YEARS.
WELL, TWO YEARS
IS BETWEEN ONE AND TEN.
SO'S NINE.
MAYBE YOU'LL GET A BREAK.
LIKE YOU DID, HUH?
IT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN
THAT WAY.
SURE, JOE.
YOU'VE ALREADY DONE
SIX MONTHS.
SIX MONTHS.
I SPENT FOUR YEARS
IN THE ARMY -
DIDN'T SEEM HALF AS LONG
AS SIX MONTHS IN HERE.
THE CASE OF JOE HUFFORD.
MANSLAUGHTER.
YES, I WENT OVER THIS CASE
LAST NIGHT.
THERE WERE CERTAIN
EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES.
I FELT THAT, TOO.
THE BOY HE KILLED
WAS OLD JOHN MITCHELL'S SON.
WELL, IT LOOKS
PRETTY RUN-OF-THE-MILL.
I THOUGHT FIVE YEARS.
THAT MAKES HIM ELIGIBLE
FOR PAROLE IN THREE.
FIVE YEARS.
151 OKAY...
152 OKAY...
153 OKAY...
154 OKAY...
155 OKAY.
FROM YOUR FATHER, JOE?
NO, IT'S FROM THE PEOPLE
HE'S STAYING WITH.
HOW IS HE?
NOT SO GOOD.
HE HASN'T BEEN OUTTA BED
FOR THREE WEEKS.
ARE YOU REALLY GONNA TRY
TO BREAK OUTTA HERE?
SURE.
WHEN?
I WAS TALKIN'
TO PONTI TODAY.
WE FIGURE A WEEK
FROM NEXT WEDNESDAY.
YOU GOIN' AHEAD WITH PONTI
AFTER EVERYTHING I TOLD YOU?
YOU NEVER TOLD ME ANYTHING.
YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T LIKE HIM.
I'LL TELL YOU PLENTY
OF THINGS.
I'VE KNOWN THAT RA FOR 15 YEARS.
WE DID TIME ONCE BEFORE
TOGETHER.
YEAH, I KNOW THAT.
DO YOU KNOW
HOW HE GOT OUT?
HE SAID HE BUSTED OUT.
THAT'S A HOWL.
HE WAS IN ON A BREAK, SURE.
BUT WHEN THE TIME CAME,
THERE WAS 20 GUARDS
WITH MACHINE GUNS
WAITIN' FOR THEM.
THEY WENT DOWN
LIKE LEAD SOLDIERS.
HOW DID PONTI GET AWAY?
THROUGH THE WARDEN'S OFFICE
WITH A PAROLE IN HIS HAND.
HE SQUEALED.
THAT WAS THE GENERAL IMPRESSION
AT THE TIME.
ALL RIGHT, HE'S OUT.
THANKS, MALLOBY.
HOW 'BOUT ME BEIN' IN?
YOU'RE GONNA NEED SOMEONE ELSE.
YOU'RE UP FOR PAROLE
IN A FEW MONTHS.
WHAT GOOD IS THAT GONNA DO
IF MY FATHER DIES FIRST?
YOU'LL BE BACK HERE
FOR LIFE
IF YOU TRY A CRAZY STUN LIKE THAT.
I'VE GOTTA SEE HIM.
HOW ABOUT IT, MAPES?
Look out!
WHAT'D YOU DO LAST NIGHT,
MAPES?
OH, NOTHIN' MUCH.
CALLED UP A COUPLE GIRLS,
WENT OUT TO DINNER.
THEN WE HAD A FEW DRINKS
AT THE MACAMBO.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
WE WERE MAKIN' THE ROUNDS, TOO,
WEREN'T WE, JOE?
YEAH.
WHO'D YOU HAVE WITH YOU?
WHO CAN REMEMBER NAMES?
THEY WERE ALL SOCIETY GIRLS
FROM PASADENA.
NEXT TIME, GIVE ME A CALL.
I'LL BE GLAD TO GO ALONG.
THESE GIRLS WAN CHARACTER REFERENCES.
MALLOBY,
SOMETIMES I THINK YOU FORGE WHICH SIDE OF THE BARS
YOU'RE ON.
NO, DOUGLAS,
THAT'S SOMETHING I NEVER FORGET.
KEEP IT QUIET IN HERE.
I THINK
HE'S KIND OF AFRAID OF YOU.
I DON'T BLAME HIM.
YOU'LL NEVER GET HIM.
HE WATCHES YOU EVERY SECOND.
THERE'LL BE ONE OR TWO
WHEN HE FORGETS...
JUST LIKE I FORGO OUT ON PAROLE ONE DAY...
ONE LOUSY DAY.
DOUGLAS SEES ME HAVIN' A BEER
WITH AN OLD FRIEND.
HE REPORTS ME BECAUSE
THE OLD FRIEND IS AN EX-CON.
BACK FOR 12 YEARS -
12 YEARS
FOR ONE LITTLE BEER.
LET'S PLAY SOME CARDS.
HOW ABOU MY TAKING PONTI'S PLACE?
LEAVE HIM OUT OF IT, MAPES.
I MEAN IT.
NOW, LOOK -
YOU HEARD ME, MAPES.
SURE.
YOU IN ON THE BREAK, JOE?
DON'T YOU KNOW, PONTI?
WELL, I THOUGH YOU KNEW EVERYTHING.
WE'RE ALL SET FOR FRIDAY.
The guns are
in the laundry room.
WHY FRIDAY?
I THOUGH WE WERE GOIN' WEDNESDAY.
PONTI'S OUT.
HE KNOWS ABOUT WEDNESDAY.
YOU SURE HE DON'T KNOW TOO MUCH
ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE?
HAVE TO TAKE A CHANCE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
THOUGHT YOU MIGHT CHANGE
YOUR MIND.
NOT A CHANCE.
YOU BEEN SPREADING
SOME RUMORS ABOUT ME?
YEAH.
WELL,
WHY DON'T YOU LAY OFF?
BECAUSE YOU'D SET FIRE
TO YOUR SISTER FOR A DIME.
LOOK OUT.
SO I SAYS
TO THIS PREACHER,
REVEREND, I'LL BE GLAD
TO ORGANIZE A CHOIR FOR YOU,
BUT WHAT'S OUR ANGLE
ON THE DEAL?
COME ON, GET UP.
KEEP MOVIN'.
YOU'RE LIKE A BUNCH OF OLD WOMEN
WHEN YOU GET SOME NEWS.
WHO'S GOT ANY NEWS?
DON'T TELL ME YOU AIN'T HEARD
WE'RE GETTIN' A NEW WARDEN.
WHEN?
THIS WEEK.
AND GUESS WHO HE IS -
YOUR OLD FRIEND GEORGE KNOWLAND.
WHO SENT HIM UP?
PROBABLY
OLD JOHN MITCHELL.
KNOWLAND WAS GETTIN' TOO BIG
IN STATE POLITICS,
AND BEING WARDEN
IS A ONE-WAY TRIP TO NOPLACE.
COME ON, BREAK IT UP.
YEAH, MOVE ON.
WATCH YOUR STEP, MALLOBY.
WE'RE NOT ALL A BUNCH OF FOOLS
AROUND HERE.
I'D LIKE TO HAVE A TALK WITH YOU
ABOUT THAT SOMETIME, CAPTAIN.
ALL RIGHT, YOU TWO.
GET BACK TO IT.
I SAID GO BACK TO WORK!
COME ON.
GET BACK TO WORK.
WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU?
DID HE START IT?
HE SURE DID.
THROW HIM IN SOLITARY
AND DON'T BE TOO EASY ON HIM.
START THE MACHINES.
AND GET BACK TO WORK.
STALEY, NUMBER FOUR.
HUFFORD, NUMBER THREE.
SOLITARY.
NO, HE DIDN'T.
HOLD IT.
HERE HE IS NOW.
YOU'RE WANTED
IN THE WARDEN'S OFFICE, CAPTAIN.
HAVING ANY TROUBLE
WITH HUFFORD?
NO.
LET ME KNOW IF YOU DO.
YES.
NOW, JUST STOP WORRYING.
Man: THIS IS
WHERE YOUR CLERICAL WORK IS DONE
AND YOUR FILES ARE KEPT.
IT'S QUITE HANDY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK,
KAY?
WELL, IT'S THE BIGGEST OFFICE
YOU'VE EVER HAD.
YOU'LL FIND I VERY COMFORTABLE, GEORGE -
CENTRALLY LOCATED WITH
EVERYTHING UNDER YOUR CONTROL.
THIS BRIDGE IS AN ADDITION.
WHERE'S IT GO?
THAT LEADS
TO YOUR LIVING QUARTERS.
OF COURSE, THERE'S A GOOD LOCK
ON THE OTHER DOOR.
VERY CONVENIENT.
HELLO, DOUGLAS.
HOW DO YOU DO,
MR. MACKAY?
YOUR NEW BOSS,
GEORGE KNOWLAND.
HAPPY TO KNOW YOU,
DOUGLAS.
DOUGLAS IS THE BEST YARD CAPTAIN
IN THE PRISON BUSINESS.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO RELY
ON YOU A LOT.
THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR.
HEAR YOU HAD A LITTLE TROUBLE
THIS MORNING.
ONE OF THE YOUNGER,
TOUGHER ONES -
WE TOOK CARE OF HIM.
I'D LIKE TO HAVE YOU MEE MY DAUGHTER.
THIS IS KAY.
HELLO.
THIS IS OUR HOUSEKEEPER,
MISS LORRY.
PERHAPS
YOU CAN TELL US, MR. DOUGLAS.
JUST HOW SAFE
WILL WE BE HERE?
WHY, MA'AM,
THERE'S NO PLACE SAFER.
THE WALLS ARE 8 FEET THICK,
AND YOU'VE GOT GUARDS
ALL AROUND.
I'M SURE WE'LL MANAGE
ALL RIGHT, MARTHA.
AND JUST THINK, MISS LORRY -
YOU HAVE BETTER HELP
THAN YOU COULD HIRE
AT AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY.
BRING THEM IN, DOUGLAS.
AFTER ALL OF THESE YEARS,
TO END UP IN A PRISON...
ALL RIGHT.
IN HERE.
HOW OFTEN DOES YOUR PAROLE BOARD
MEET, MACKAY?
TWICE A WEEK.
YOUR HOUSEHOLD STAFF,
GEORGE.
THIS IS MELREAU,
YOUR COOK.
HE USED TO BE HEAD CHEF A THE RICHMOND PLAZA IN NEW YORK.
WHAT ARE YOU IN FOR,
MELREAU?
I POISONED MY WIFE.
OH!
I TRUS YOU HAVE OTHER HOBBIES NOW?
YES, SIR.
THIS IS GRANT -
WAS THE WARDEN'S CHAUFFEUR.
A GOOD BOY -
OUR BOARD APPROVED HIS PAROLE.
HE GETS OUT NEXT WEEK.
YOU WOULDN'T LIKE TO STAY OVER
FOR A WHILE, WOULD YOU, GRANT?
EVERY BOY HAS TO GROW UP
AND LEAVE HOME SOMETIME, SIR.
THIS IS YOUR BARBER.
HELLO, CURLY.
HELLO, MR. KNOWLAND.
I SENT YOU UP HERE,
DIDN'T I?
FOR LIFE, SIR.
NOW YOU'RE MY BARBER.
IF THAT'S
THE WAY YOU WANT IT.
I WOULDN'T HAVE ANYBODY ELSE.
I LIKE CLOSE SHAVES.
JUST LEAVE THA TO ME, SIR.
AND THIS IS MALLOBY,
YOUR HOUSEBOY AND BUTLER.
ACCORDING TO HIS RECORD,
HE USED TO DO THAT KIND OF WORK
WHEN HE WAS CASING A JOINT.
HE WAS SO GOOD
SOME OF THE PEOPLE HE ROBBED
DIDN'T WANNA PROSECUTE.
YOU KNOW WHY?
THEY WANTED HIM TO STAY ON.
THOSE ARE
VERY FINE REFERENCES, MALLOBY.
HE'S HERE WITHOU MY RECOMMENDATIONS, WARDEN.
WHY?
I DON'T THINK
HE'S TO BE TRUSTED.
Malloby:
WARDEN PAXTON THOUGHT SO.
WELL, I DON'T THINK I'LL BE
MAKING ANY CHANGES RIGHT AWAY.
THAT'S ALL, MEN.
THANKS.
ALWAYS FOR ME,
AREN'T YOU, CAPTAIN?
THERE ARE ALL YOUR BOYS,
GEORGE.
HE HAD ME
SENT UP FOR FIVE YEARS.
HE WASN'T D.A.
DURING MY TIME.
THERE HE IS NOW.
THE YELLOW RA IS STAYIN' HOLED UP.
DON'T I WISH
HE'D COME AROUND HERE.
HIS THROAT - THAT'S
WHERE I'D LIKE TO PUT MY HANDS.
YOU MUST HAVE SEN A FEW HUNDRED UP HERE YOURSELF.
I SUPPOSE I DID.
THAT'S HOW YOU MADE
YOUR RECORD.
NOW YOU CAN MAKE ANOTHER ONE
BY KEEPING THEM UNDER CONTROL.
I DON'T MAKE RECORDS, MAC.
I JUST DO JOBS.
SURE, I KNOW, GEORGE,
BUT I WAS JUST THINKING
THAT A GOOD SHOWING
WON'T HURT YOU
WHEN THE ELECTION
COMES AROUND.
WHAT IS THAT, DOUGLAS?
THEY CALL IT "YAMMERING."
THEY DO I WHEN THEY'RE SORE.
I BETTER GO DOWN.
I'LL GO WITH YOU.
I WOULDN'T GO IF I WERE YOU.
YOU BETTER STAY HERE.
WHY?
IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS MUSIC IS
BEING STAGED FOR YOUR BENEFIT.
THAT'S RIGHT,
MR. KNOWLAND.
KIND OF A PROTEST, HUH?
WAIT A MINUTE, GEORGE.
THIS IS BAD MEDICINE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO PROVE
ANYTHING TO 'EM, WARDEN.
NO?
YOU STAY HERE,
DOUGLAS.
HELLO, TEX.
HI, UH... MR. KNOWLAND.
SEE YOU AGAIN, TEX.
WE'RE ALL SE FOR TONIGHT.
WANT IN ON IT,
MALLOBY?
I STILL HAVE
SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
WE CAN'T MISS.
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME
I'VE SEEN IT TRIED.
THEY ALWAYS GO OUT EAGER,
AND THEY ALWAYS COME BACK DEAD.
I PROMISED JOE -
I THOUGH I TOLD YOU TO LAY OFF HIM.
WHAT DIFFERENCE
DOES IT MAKE?
HE'S IN SOLITARY ANYWAY.
I JUST WANTED YOU
TO LET HIM KNOW
THAT I COULDN'T WAIT.
LUCKY FOR HIM.
I'LL TELL HIM.
I HOPE YOU MAKE IT, MAPES.
GUARD...
GUARD!
SHUT UP IN THERE!
WHAT DAY IS IT?
WHAT DO YOU CARE?
WILL YOU JUST PLEASE TELL ME
WHAT DAY IT IS?
IT AIN'T DAY.
IT'S NIGHT - FRIDAY NIGHT.
NOW SHUT UP!
Capt. Douglas: ATTENTION.
THE WARDEN
HAS ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS
THAT, IN VIEW OF
THE ATTEMPTED BREAK LAST NIGHT,
THE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
OF THE DAY ARE CANCELED.
Mackay: AND EVERYBODY'S
VERY WELL PLEASED
WITH THE WAY
YOU HANDLED THE BREAK.
WHO'S "EVERYBODY"?
WELL, THE NEWSPAPER...
THE PEOPLE WHO COUNT.
THAT'S NICE.
I LEFT THE LIST HERE
ON THE DESK, GEORGE.
GO OVER I AS SOON AS YOU CAN.
I WILL.
OH, MAC...
HAVE THE OFFICE TELL DOUGLAS
I WANNA SEE HIM RIGHT AWAY.
SURE.
SEE YOU SOON, GEORGE.
WHAT'D I SEND YOU UP FOR,
CURLY?
CUTTING A MAN'S THROAT.
CLOSE ENOUGH, WARDEN?
YEAH.
TELL ME, CURLY, WHAT'S
BETWEEN MALLOBY AND DOUGLAS?
THEY DON'T LIKE
EACH OTHER.
WHY?
I HAVEN'T GOT TIME TO KEEP UP
ON EVERYTHING, WARDEN.
I'VE ONLY GOT 99 YEARS
TO GO.
THE MEN LIKE DOUGLAS?
NO.
YOU WANT TO SEE ME,
WARDEN?
YEAH.
THAT'S ALL, CURLY.
YOU CAN PICK YOUR STUFF UP
LATER.
YES, SIR.
MACKAY BROUGHT A LIST OF MEN
NEXT IN LINE FOR PAROLE.
I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE
TO HELP ME WITH IT.
SURE, WARDEN.
I PROBABLY KNOW SOME OF 'EM.
HANSON, DEXTER, HUFFORD -
HUFFORD?
HE'S THE ONE
WE HAD TROUBLE WITH LAST WEEK.
HE JUST GOT OU OF SOLITARY TODAY.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT HIS RECORD.
Capt. Douglas: HIS CARD
WON'T BE UP TO DATE.
HUFFORD -
I THINK I KNOW HIM.
OH, SURE.
I SENT HIM UP.
WHAT WAS HIS TROUBLE?
FIGHTING A GUARD.
WE FOUND OUT LATER
HE'D JUST GOTTEN A TELEGRAM
HIS OLD MAN HAD DIED -
GUESS HE WENT A LITTLE NUTS.
THEN WHY WAS HE KEP IN SOLITARY UNTIL TODAY?
WELL, FIGHTING A GUARD
IS SERIOUS, WARDEN.
I WANNA SEE
ALL OF THESE MEN,
AND I WANNA GO OVER
THEIR RECORDS.
WARDEN PAXTON
GENERALLY LEFT THAT TO ME.
FROM NOW ON, WE'LL DO I TOGETHER, DOUGLAS.
YES, SIR.
WHAT ABOU THE FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR THOSE MEN
THAT TRIED TO BREAK OUT?
I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
IT MAY LEAD TO TROUBLE.
WE'LL TAKE THAT CHANCE.
SEND FOR HUFFORD.
DOUGLAS...
HAVE SOMEBODY PICK ME UP
A SAFETY RAZOR.
YES, SIR.
SO, THEY FINALLY
DUG YOU UP, HUH?
YEAH.
IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU BACK, KID.
HOW WAS IT -
KINDA ROUGH?
WELL, I DIDN'T GET SICK
FROM OVEREATING.
I SENT A CANDY BAR DOWN
WITH NICK.
I KNOW.
THEY FOUND IT.
NOW NICK'S DOING A FEW DAYS
DOWN THERE HIMSELF.
WHAT HAPPENED ON THE BREAK?
PONTI SQED.
DOUGLAS AND HIS MEN
WERE WAITIN' FOR 'EM.
THEY GOT 'EM ALL.
YOU WEREN'T SO BAD OFF
WHERE YOU WERE AFTER ALL.
WHAT HAPPENED TO PONTI?
THEY GOT HIM WORKIN'
IN THE WARDEN'S OFFICE.
THEY'RE TRYIN'
TO GET HIM TRANSFERRED.
HE'LL NEVER GET OU ALIVE.
THEN MAPES IS DEAD.
HE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN
BETTER.
HOW CAN YOU KNOW ANYTHING?
IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME.
THE GOOD GUYS GET I IN THE NECK,
AND THE RATS GET THE GRAVY.
MAPES IS DEAD,
AND PONTI HAS A SOFT JOB
IN THE WARDEN'S OFFICE.
I DON'T THINK
IT'LL LAST TOO LONG.
HUFFORD, COME ON.
YOU'RE WANTED
IN THE WARDEN'S OFFICE.
WHAT'S HE WANTED FOR?
THE WARDEN NEEDS A FOURTH
AT BRIDGE.
HE DIDN'T CHECK WITH ME
TO SEE IF IT WAS OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, WISEGUY.
COME ON.
HE DON'T LOOK
SO GOOD, DOES HE?
HE'LL BE ALL RIGH AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS OF FOOD.
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO
ABOUT PONTI?
MAKE HIS DEATH
AS PAINLESS AS POSSIBLE.
YOU'VE GOTTA GET ME
OUTTA HERE, WARDEN.
I KNOW THESE GUYS.
I KNOW WHAT THEY'RE PLANNIN'.
ALL RIGHT.
PONTI, CALM DOWN.
I CAN'T BE CALM.
HOW CAN YOU BE CALM
WHEN YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE
AND EVERY ONE OF THEM
JUST WAITIN' THE CHANCE
TO STICK A SHIV
IN YOUR BACK?
YOU'RE NOT SITTIN'
IN THE MIDDLE OF THEM.
THERE'S 8 FEET OF WALL
AND 100 GUARDS BETWEEN YOU.
THAT AIN'T WHA HE PROMISED ME.
HE SAID I'D GET OUT OF HERE.
HE PROMISED ME I'D GET OUT.
YOU HAD NO RIGHT TO PROMISE HIM
ANYTHING, DOUGLAS.
IT'S UP TO THE PAROLE BOARD,
YOU KNOW THAT.
YOU DEAL WITH THESE THINGS
THE BEST WAY YOU CAN, WARDEN.
I DON'T THINK
THIS IS THE BEST WAY.
I'VE NEVER MADE DEALS
WITH MEN LIKE THIS IN MY LIFE.
ALL RIGHT.
WHAT HAPPENS TO ME NOW?
I'M GONNA TRY
AND GET YOU TRANSFERRED.
WHAT GOOD WILL THAT DO?
THEY'LL BE WAITIN' FOR ME THERE!
ANY PRISON, ANY PLACE!
YOU'VE GOTTA LET ME OUT.
GET THIS THROUGH YOUR HEAD,
PONTI,
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOU THE DEAL YOU AND DOUGLAS MADE.
I'LL DO THE BEST I CAN.
WARDEN,
YOU DON'T KNOW THESE MEN.
I THINK I DO -
THAT'S WHY I'M KEEPING YOU
UP HERE WORKING IN THE OFFICE,
HAVING YOUR FOOD SENT IN.
I'LL EVEN LET YOU
SLEEP UP HERE,
BUT KEEP AWAY FROM ME, PONTI,
I CAN'T STAND A WHINER.
BUT, WARDEN -
THAT'S ALL, DOUGLAS.
CAPTAIN, YOU PROMISED!
COME ON.
YOU KNOW
YOU PROMISED ME.
HUFFORD, SIR.
YOU WANTED TO SEE HIM.
I'LL SEE HIM ALONE.
HELLO, JOE.
MR. KNOWLAND.
COME IN. SIT DOWN.
CIGARETTE?
I HAVE SOME.
THANKS.
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME, JOE.
SEEMS THAT WAY TO ME, TOO.
I'VE BEEN LOOKING OVER
YOUR RECORD -
YOU'VE DONE
PRETTY WELL HERE.
IF YOU CAN CALL SOLITARY
DOIN' PRETTY WELL.
THE GUARD DIDN'T KNOW
YOUR FATHER HAD DIED, JOE.
WOULD IT HAVE MADE
ANY DIFFERENCE IF HE DID?
I THINK SO.
I DON'T.
THIS IS A BIG PLACE.
IT'S HARD TO KEEP TRACK OF
EVERYBODY'S PERSONAL PROBLEMS.
YOU MANAGE TO KEEP TRACK
OF EVERYTHING ELSE.
IT WAS A BAD BREAK.
I CAN BE SOME HELP.
I CAN KEEP IT OFF YOUR RECORD
WHEN YOU COME UP FOR PAROLE.
THAT'S HARDLY
IN THE LINE OF DUTY, IS IT?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I REMEMBER YOU TELLING ME
A COUPLE OF TIMES
THAT YOU HAD A JOB TO DO.
NO MATTER HOW THE CARDS FALL,
THAT'S THE WAY
YOU HAVE TO TAKE THEM.
YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT.
IF I WERE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
AGAIN AND YOUR CASE CAME UP,
I'D PROSECUTE YOU AGAIN.
THEN WHY BOTHER
TO KEEP ANYTHING OFF MY RECORD?
I SAID PROSECUTE,
NOT PERSECUTE.
YOU WERE PRETTY CRAZY
ABOUT YOUR FATHER, WEREN'T YOU?
OF COURSE I WAS.
MY DAUGHTER CALLED ON HIM
AFTER THE TRIAL.
I KNOW.
HE WROTE ME.
DON'T YOU THINK HE'D WANT YOU
TO PULL OUT OF THIS,
GO AHEAD AND MAKE A LIFE
FOR YOURSELF?
I HAVEN'T ANY IDEA
WHAT HE'D WANT.
JOE, HAVEN'T YOU SOME KIND
OF FAITH OR RELIGION?
YEAH. I DID HAVE.
IT KIND OF SPRUNG A FEW LEAKS
IN THIS PLACE.
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS
WHEN YOU GET OUT OF HERE?
I HAVEN'T ANY.
CAN YOU DRIVE A CAR?
I USED TO.
ARE YOU BUSY?
STEP IN HERE
FOR A MINUTE, HUH?
JOE, OTHER MEN HAVE HAD
LOTS WORSE BREAKS THAN YOU,
BUT THEY'VE COME THROUGH THEM.
HOW OLD ARE YOU NOW?
YOU'VE GOT A LOT BEHIND YOU
FOR 29.
YOU GO A LOT AHEAD OF YOU, TOO.
ARE YOU GONNA LE EVERYTHING GET YOU DOWN?
I HAVEN'T LE ANYTHING HAPPEN.
IT'S JUST GONE AHEAD
AND DONE IT.
KAY, YOU REMEMBER
JOE HUFFORD?
YES.
I'M SORRY ABOUT THE TRIAL.
JOE'S GONNA BE
OUR NEW CHAUFFEUR.
THIS MAKES YOU
A TRUSTEE, JOE.
YOU'LL DRIVE ME AND MY DAUGHTER,
DO ERRANDS.
IT'S ONE
OF THE BEST JOBS HERE.
I KNOW.
SEND IN A GUARD.
YOU CAN START TOMORROW.
I'LL TELL CAPTAIN DOUGLAS.
THAT'S ALL, JOE.
THANKS.
HE DOESN'T SEEM THE SAME,
DOES HE?
NO, HE DOESN'T.
HE'LL BE COMING UP FOR PAROLE
BEFORE TOO LONG.
I THOUGHT THIS JOB
MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA -
HELP HIM TO READJUST HIMSELF.
YOU COULD HELP, TOO,
IF YOU WOULD.
HOW?
WELL, HE'S GOING TO BE
DRIVING YOU A LOT.
TREAT HIM -
TREAT HIM MORE LIKE
SOMEONE YOU KNOW
RATHER THAN A CONVICT.
DRAW HIM OUT -
MAKE HIM TALK ABOUT HIMSELF.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU STILL HAVE HIM ON YOUR
CONSCIENCE A LITTLE BIT,
HAVEN'T YOU?
NO. IT ISN'T THAT.
IT'S JUST THAT HE'S GONNA BE
GETTING OUT OF HERE SOON,
AND I'D LIKE TO SEE
THAT HE'S READY FOR IT.
SURE, DAD.
I'LL BE GLAD TO HELP.
WELL, I DON'T BELIEVE
YOU'D BE TOO INTERESTED
IN KNOWING HER, ANYWAY.
WHAT'D SHE THINK I WAS GONNA DO,
STRANGLE HER?
IN A PRISON TOWN, YOU'D THINK
THEY'D BE USED TO UNIFORMS.
NOT MANY OF US HAVE A CHANCE
TO GET OUT AND PARADE AROUND.
DID IT BOTHER YOU MUCH?
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO SCARE
THEIR CHILDREN WITH TONIGHT.
HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CAR?
THEY'VE DONE A LOT TO THEM
IN 3 YEARS.
JOE, YOU KNOW,
YOUR FATHER WAS A FINE MAN.
I KNOW.
WHEN I WENT TO SEE HIM,
I WAS A LITTLE AFRAID
HE'D RESENT ME.
HE WAS NEVER LIKE THAT.
WHY DID YOU GO TO SEE HIM?
I DON'T KNOW.
I SAW HIM IN THE COURTROOM
DURING THE TRIAL.
HE LOOKED SO NICE,
AND SO BROKENHEARTED
WHEN YOU -
HE REALLY APPRECIATED
YOUR CALL.
I'VE ALWAYS MEANT TO
THANK YOU FOR IT WHEN I GOT OUT.
NOW YOU'VE DONE IT.
TAKE THE LONG WAY BACK
IF YOU'D LIKE, JOE.
THANKS, MISS KNOWLAND.
NO. THANK YOU.
TELL MELREAU I THINK
THIS POT ROAST IS WONDERFUL.
I TASTED IT, SIR,
AND I TOLD HIM MYSELF.
YOU MIGHT TELL HIM
I ENJOYED IT, TOO.
YES, SIR.
HOW'D IT GO TODAY?
NOT SO GOOD.
WE'VE GOT TO GET JOE
OUT OF THAT PRISON UNIFORM
NEXT TIME WE GO INTO TOWN.
WHAT HAPPENED?
THEY DIDN'T MAKE HIM FEEL
TOO WELCOME.
I SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THA MYSELF.
WE'LL HAVE TO GET HIM
SOME KIND OF REGULAR SUIT.
WHAT'S THE MATTER, MARTHA?
YOU'RE NOT EATING MUCH.
I FIXED MYSELF A LITTLE
SNACK ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.
WHY?
WELL, YOU CAN TRUST THAT COOK
IF YOU WANT TOO,
BUT WHEN I THINK OF
HIS POOR, DEAD WIFE -
POISONED,
GASPING FOR BREATH...
WELL, THERE'S
ANOTHER GOOD MEAL SHOT.
THANKS.
WELL, JOE, HOW ARE THINGS
IN THE GREAT OUTSIDE WORLD?
PEOPLE ARE STILL LIVING,
EATING, DYING, HAVING BABIES.
THEY'RE JUST ONE UP ON US.
NICE JOB -
DRIVING A PRETTY GIRL AROUND
ALL DAY IN HER OLD MAN'S CAR.
I KNOW GUYS THAT WOULD BREAK IN
HERE FOR A JOB LIKE THAT.
HOW DO YOU GET ALONG?
ALL RIGHT.
NO BETTER
THAN JUST ALL RIGHT?
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?
I'M NOT EVEN HIRED HELP.
YOU'RE NO SO BAD-LOOKIN', JOE.
NOTHIN' TO WHAT I WAS
WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE,
BUT STILL NOT TOO BAD.
YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN ME.
BACK IN 1910-
TELL US ABOUT IT SOME NIGHT,
CURLY.
HOW ABOUT PLAYIN'
SOME CARDS?
Tell me, Joe,
did you run into Ponti lately?
JUST ONCE.
HE'S SCARED STIFF.
HE'S GOT REASON TO BE.
Shh!
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
A HARD TIME GETTING TO PONTI.
I THINK IT CAN BE HANDLED
WHEN THE TIME COMES.
WHEN'S THE TIME?
RIGHT SOON.
WE'LL LET YOU KNOW.
NO, WE WON'T.
WE'RE KEEPING HIM OUT OF IT.
GIVE ME ONE.
WHERE DO YOU WANT THEM,
MISS KNOWLAND?
JUST PUT THEM
ON THE SINK, JOE.
WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
THEY'RE PROBABLY
AT THE BALLGAME.
WHERE?
TWO OF OUR TEAMS
ARE PLAYING IN THE YARD TODAY.
EVERYBODY GETS OU TO SEE THEM.
I'M SORRY, JOE.
IF I HAD KNOWN, I COULD HAVE
DRIVEN MYSELF TODAY.
I'VE SEEN PLENTY
OF BASEBALL GAMES.
I SUPPOSE I SHOULD STAR GETTING THINGS READY FOR DINNER.
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
IF YOU LIKE,
I'LL DO THE POTATOES.
AT THE LOSS
OF HOW MANY FINGERS?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
YOU'RE TALKING TO A MAN WHO
WORKED HIS WAY THROUGH COLLEGE.
JOE, DID YOU KNOW THAT DAD'S
WORKING ON YOUR PAROLE?
YEAH. HE TOLD ME.
HE THINKS THE BOARD SHOULD
ACT ON IT IN A COUPLE WEEKS.
YOU DON'T SEEM
VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
IT ISN'T THAT.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
WHAT AM I GONNA DO
WHEN I GET OUT OF HERE?
WHO'S GONNA TAKE A CHANCE
WITH ME?
CAN'T YOU GO BACK TO
THE FIRM YOU WERE WORKING FOR?
I DON'T THINK THEY'RE
TOO INTERESTED IN EX-CONS
IN A BROKERAGE HOUSE.
WHY SHOULD IT MAKE
ANY DIFFERENCE TO THEM?
IT'S ALL OVER
AND DONE WITH -
YOU'VE ALREADY PAID
WHATEVER DEBT YOU OWED.
WOULD YOU FEEL THAT WAY
ABOUT IT?
OF COURSE I WOULD.
JOE, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
DONE MUCH WORSE THAN YOU DID
WALKING THE STREETS
RIGHT NOW.
BUT WITHOUT A RECORD.
ALL THE GUYS I'VE TALKED TO
TELL ME IT'S NO CINCH.
THAT'S WHY A LOT OF THEM
END UP BACK HERE.
YOU WON'T.
NO, I DON'T THINK SO.
THAT ISN'T THE QUESTION.
THE QUESTION IS,
WHAT AM I GONNA DO?
I'M NOT EVEN
A CITIZEN ANYMORE.
IT'S FUNNY
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT.
WHAT WERE YOU STUDYING
BEFORE THE WAR?
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
I'LL TALK TO DAD ABOUT IT.
IT'S NOT HIS PROBLEM.
MAYBE IT IS.
IT REALLY WOULDN'T MAKE
ANY DIFFERENCE TO YOU ABOUT ME?
NOT A BIT.
IT MIGHT BE VERY IMPORTAN TO ME SOMEDAY.
IF IT IS,
THEN YOU CAN COUNT ON IT.
I DON'T LIKE IT, WARDEN.
THE WHOLE PRISON'S TOO QUIET.
BELIEVE ME,
THEY'RE UP TO SOMETHING.
PONTI?
SURE.
THEY WOULDN'T TRY
TO GET THROUGH TO HIM?
YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT THEY'RE PLANNING,
BUT WHEN THEY'RE TOO QUIET,
YOU CAN BE SURE IT'S SOMETHING.
COME IN.
SORRY TO BREAK IN, DAD,
BUT I'VE GOT TO CATCH
THE TRAIN.
JOE'S GOING TO DRIVE ME
TO THE STATION.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOUR AUNT ELLEN
IS REALLY SICK.
I THINK
SHE JUST WANTS TO SEE YOU.
CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING
IN THE CITY?
NO, JUST SAY HELLO TO YOUR AUN FOR ME.
SURE, DAD.
BYE.
KAY...
HOW LONG
ARE YOU GONNA BE GONE?
ABOUT A WEEK.
I'M GONNA MISS YOU.
ME TOO.
TELL HUFFORD
I WANT TO SEE HIM
AS SOON AS HE GETS BACK,
WILL YOU?
ALL RIGHT.
I'M JUST AS GLAD
SHE'S GETTING AWAY.
TAKE A LOOK, WARDEN.
I'VE GOT THE GUARDS
TRYING TO KEEP THEM MOVING.
BUT YOU BUST UP ONE BUNCH,
YOU GET ANOTHER ONE
BEHIND YOUR BACK RIGHT AWAY.
Ponti - 1:30.
COME ON, KEEP MOVING.
Guard:
COME ON, BREAK IT UP.
Ponti - 1:30.
Ponti - 1:30.
ALL RIGHT, BREAK IT UP.
BREAK IT UP!
Ponti - 1:30.
CUT THE CONVERSATION.
KEEP WORKIN'.
Ponti - 1:30.
OH, WE'VE GO A FEW MINUTES YET.
OH, GOOD FOR US.
COME ON, JOE.
HERE'S A BENCH.
SIT DOWN.
NOT YET.
MAYBE IN A FEW WEEKS.
OH, THAT'S SILLY.
NOT TO ME.
SO, HOW LONG
ARE YOU GONNA BE GONE?
OH, ABOUT A WEEK.
IS THERE ANYTHING
I CAN DO FOR YOU?
YEAH, YOU MIGHT, UH -
TELL YOU WHAT, YOU MIGHT PU AN AD IN THE NEWSPAPER FOR ME.
"ONE EX-CONVICT WITH PLANS
FOR THE FUTURE NEEDS A -
NEEDS A GOOD JOB
TO CARRY OUT THOSE PLANS."
WHAT PLANS, JOE?
LIKE... MAYBE SITTING DOWN
WITH YOU,
CALLING YOU BY YOUR FIRST NAME
SOMETIME.
NOBODY'S EVER STOPPED YOU
FROM DOING THAT.
NOBODY BUT ME.
YOU SEE, I -
HAVE A GOOD TIME.
THANKS.
HURRY HOME.
THANKS AGAIN.
I WILL.
JOE...
HMM?
PEOPLE AREN'T ALL ALIKE.
WHAT I MEAN IS,
THE WOMAN WHO WALKED AROUND YOU
THAT DAY DOWNTOWN -
EVERYBODY DOESN'T FEEL
THAT WAY.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND
WHAT I MEAN?
YEAH.
I HOPE I DO.
COFFEE, MADAM?
OH, COFFEE.
WELL... NOW, THAT IT'S HERE,
ALL RIGHT.
I WISH YOU WOULDN'T WALK
SO QUIETLY.
I NEVER HEAR YOU COMING,
AND I NEVER HEAR YOU GOING.
YES, MADAM.
ANYTHING ELSE, MADAM?
NO.
PONTI!
PUT THOSE AWAY.
YES, SIR.
WHAT ARE YOU SO NERVOUS
ABOUT?
I DON'T KNOW.
THAT ROOM YOU SLEEP IN HAS NO
EXIT EXCEPT THROUGH THIS OFFICE.
THERE'S NO ONE AROUND
EXCEPT MY SERVANTS.
YOU THINK THEY'RE GONNA RISK
THE EASY JOBS THEY'VE GOT?
THEY'RE GONNA GET ME,
WARDEN.
I JUST KNOW
THEY'RE GONNA GET ME.
HOW?
I DON'T KNOW.
I WISH I DID.
ISN'T THERE SOME WAY
YOU CAN GET ME OUT OF HERE?
I'M DOING EVERYTHING
I CAN.
YEAH?
SEND HIM IN.
THAT'S ALL, PONTI.
YOU CAN GO.
SHE GET OFF ALL RIGHT,
JOE?
YEAH.
MISS KNOWLAND SAID
THAT YOU WANTED TO SEE ME.
YEAH. YEAH, I DID.
I HAD TO STOP
AND CHANGE CLOTHES.
THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON
AROUND HERE, JOE.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS?
NO, SIR.
THE MEN
ARE UP TO SOMETHING.
YOU SURE YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT IT IS?
I'M SURE.
DON'T GET INVOLVED
IN ANYTHING
THAT WOULD RUIN YOUR CHANCES
FOR PAROLE.
I'M NOT INVOLVED
IN ANYTHING.
GOOD.
I'VE BEEN THINKING OF WRITING
A PERSONAL LETTER
TO THAT FIRM
YOU USED TO WORK FOR.
I'D RATHER YOU DIDN'T,
SIR.
MAYBE IF I EXPLAINED
A FEW THINGS -
IF YOU DON'T MIND,
I'D JUST AS SOON STAR SOMEPLACE FRESH
WHERE NOBODY KNOWS
WHAT'S HAPPENED.
I MIGHT HAVE A CHANCE -
WHERE'S DOUGLAS?
YOU STAY HERE.
MORE COFFEE, MADAM?
WARDEN, I -
WHERE'S THE WARDEN?
ALL THIS NOISE...
WHAT IS IT, JOE?
IT'S PROBABLY A FIGH OR SOMETHING.
A FIGHT? WHY WOULD THEY BE
YAMMERIN' LIKE THAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
JOE...
YOU STAY AWAY FROM ME,
PONTI.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I NEVER DID ANYTHING
TO YOU.
HAVE THEY GOT ME FRAMED?
ARE THEY AFTER ME?
I DON'T KNOW.
JOE, YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW
SOMETHING.
YOU'VE HEARD 'EM TALK.
YOU'VE -
IT'S GETTIN' LOUDER.
MAYBE IT'S A RIOT.
DO YOU THINK THAT'S WHAT IT IS,
JOE - A RIOT?
SAID I DON'T KNOW.
JOE, HAVE A HEART!
YOU'RE NOT LIKE THE REST OF 'EM.
I WAS FRAMED INTO DOIN'
WHAT I DID,
AND I COULD EXPLAIN I TO EVERYBODY
IF YOU'D JUST GIVE ME
A CHANCE.
DON'T HOLD OUT ON ME.
GIVE ME A BREAK.
YOU GET THIS THROUGH YOUR HEAD,
PONTI -
I DON'T KNOW A THING
ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
AND IF I DID, I WOULDN'T LIF A FINGER TO HELP YOU.
YOU'RE IN IT WITH THEM.
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE AT ME.
IT'S GETTIN' WORSE.
JOE,
WILL YOU PLEASE GO DOWN
AND FIND OUT WHAT IT'S ALL ABOU FOR ME?
NO.
LOOK,
I DID YOU A FAVOR ONCE.
SO MAYBE I DID SQUEAL
ABOUT THE BREAK,
BUT I DIDN'T TELL ANYBODY
THAT YOU WERE IN ON IT.
DO YOU THINK YOU'D BE COMIN' UP
FOR A PAROLE IF I'D TOLD?
TWO MEN ARE DEAD
BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T KEEP
YOUR MOUTH SHUT.
BUT I DIDN'T SQUEAL
ON YOU.
YOU OWE ME SOMETHING
FOR THAT.
JUST GO DOWN
AND TALK TO THE GUARDS.
THEY'LL KNOW
WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
LOOK, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO
ANYTHING TO HELP ME.
JUST FIND OUT WHAT IT'S ABOU SO I CAN HELP MYSELF.
I'D DO THAT MUCH
FOR YOU.
I'D DO THAT MUCH
FOR A DOG.
MALLOBY.
GET OUT OF HERE, JOE,
QUICK!
PONTI.
NEVER MIND.
GET OUT OF HERE.
COME ON, JOE. COME ON.
DON'T BE A FOOL.
YOU CAN'T LET THEM FIND YOU
IN HERE!
COME ON, JOE.
COME ON!
JOE!
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF IT,
DOUGLAS?
I DON'T KNOW.
SOMETIMES
IT'S JUST LETTING LOOSE.
THEN AGAIN,
THEY'LL PULL A STUNT LIKE THA TO COVER SOMETHING ELSE.
COVER SOMETHING...
PONTI!
I'D BETTER CALL DR. AGAR.
IT'S TOO LATE FOR THAT.
CHECK THE GUARDS DOWNSTAIRS
AND SEND
THE FINGERPRINT MAN UP.
YES, WARDEN.
YOU DIDN'T DO THIS,
DID YOU, JOE?
NO.
WHO DID?
WHO DID?!
I DON'T KNOW.
MARTHA?
YEAH?
SEE ANYBODY
GO THROUGH THIS DOOR?
NO.
HOW LONG
YOU BEEN SITTING THERE?
ABOUT 40 MINUTES.
WHO DID IT, HUFFORD?
I DON'T KNOW.
THE GUARDS
DON'T KNOW ANYTHING,
BUT THEY MIGHT HAVE STEPPED
ACROSS THE CORRIDOR
WHEN THE YAMMERING STARTED.
HAVE EVERYBODY
WHO WAS IN THE BUILDING
CHECKED FOR FINGERPRINTS
AND BLOODSTAINS.
YES, WARDEN.
YOU CAN'T GET AWAY WITH IT,
JOE.
YOU WERE IN THE ROOM
WHEN PONTI WAS KILLED.
WELL, I WASN'T -
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
NOTHING.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA TELL THEM
AT THE INQUEST?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
INQUEST?
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA SAY TO THEM,
HUFFORD?
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA SAY
TO THE CORONER'S JURY?
NOTHING.
THAT'S GONNA SOUND GREAT.
YOU TELL THEM NOTHING,
THEY'LL PIN THIS ON YOU SO FAS YOU WON'T KNOW WHAT HIT YOU.
PIN IT ON ME?
WHAT ELSE DO YOU THINK
THEY'RE GONNA DO?
YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE IN
THE ROOM WITH THE MURDERED MAN.
THIS IS GONNA BE
A CORONER'S JURY.
IT'S OUT OF MY JURISDICTION.
I'LL BE A WITNESS.
I KNOW YOU DIDN'T DO IT, JOE,
BUT THAT WON'T PROVE IT TO THEM!
YOU KNOW I CAN'T TELL YOU
ANYTHING.
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
OF THE KIND!
ALL I KNOW
IS YOU'RE IN A NET.
NOW,
EITHER TELL ME WHO DID I OR GET READY FOR THE GAS CHAMBER
YOURSELF.
I CAN'T.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING?
YOU'RE TRADING AWAY YOUR LIFE
TO LIVE BY A CODE
THAT WAS SET UP
BY THIEVES AND MURDERERS.
IT'S THE ONLY ONE YOU'VE
GIVEN ME A CHANCE TO HAVE.
WHAT YOU DON'T SEEM
TO REALIZE
IS THE ONLY FRIENDS I'VE GO ARE THE GUYS IN HERE.
JOE,
THAT'S ALL CHANGED NOW.
YOU GET YOUR PAROLE
NEXT WEEK.
ARE YOU GONNA
THROW EVERYTHING AWAY?
ARE YOU GONNA PUNISH YOURSELF
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
JUST BECAUSE OF A COUPLE
OF BAD BREAKS?
YOU GOT A CHANCE
TO LIVE AGAIN.
YOU THINK
I DON'T KNOW THAT?
JOE, LISTEN TO ME -
WILL YOU QUIT POUNDING
AT ME?!
I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING.
I'M GONNA KEEP POUNDING
TILL I GET SOME SENSE
INTO YOUR HEAD!
NOW, TELL ME -
WHO KILLED PONTI?!
ALL RIGHT.
JUST TELL ME
WHICH DOOR HE CAME IN.
THAT FILING ROOM IN THERE
IS A DEAD END,
SO HE MUST'VE COME THROUGH
THAT ONE OR THAT ONE.
COME ON, HUFFORD, AT LEAS YOU CAN TELL ME THAT MUCH!
I THOUGHT YOU WERE READY
TO GET OUT OF HERE, JOE,
READY TO TAKE YOUR PLACE
IN THE COMMUNITY,
BUT LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING -
YOU'RE NOT READY FOR ANYTHING
IF YOU MAINTAIN VALUES
THAT LET YOU PROTECT A...
A CRUMMY MURDERER!
I'M GONNA GIVE YOU
ONE MORE CHANCE.
DON'T TURN YOUR BACK
ON IT.
WHO KILLED PONTI?!
IT'S EASY
FOR YOU TO STAND THERE
AND TELL SOMEBODY ELSE
WHAT TO DO.
NO, IT ISN'T.
IT'S A LOT EASIER THAN WHA YOU'RE ASKING ME TO DO.
WHAT KIND OF VALUES
DO YOU THINK I HAVE NOW?
THE RIGHT ONES.
HOW DO I KNOW
WHAT'S RIGHT?!
YOU'VE TAKEN AWAY MY FREEDOM,
MY CITIZENSHIP.
THE ONLY THING YOU'VE LEFT ME
IS A CERTAIN SENSE OF LOYALTY
TO THOSE GUYS DOWN THERE
I'VE HAD TO LIVE WITH.
AND NOW YOU WANT THAT,
TOO.
IN THERE.
YOU FIND ANYTHING?
NOT YET.
WHAT DOES HE SAY?
NOTHING.
WE'LL TAKE THA OUT OF HIM.
I GUESS YOU KNOW
WHAT THAT MEANS, DON'T YOU, JOE?
THAT'S SOLITARY AGAIN.
YOU HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN THAT,
HAVE YOU?
NO, I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN.
A BUCKET MEAL
EVERY SEVEN DAYS
AND BREAD AND WATER
IN BETWEEN.
NO LIGHTS.
NOBODY TO TALK TO.
COME ON, JOE, USE SOME SENSE!
WHO KILLED THAT MAN?
ALL RIGHT, DOUGLAS,
LOCK HIM UP.
HE WON'T BE SO STUBBORN
IN A WEEK.
I WANT EVERYTHING UP HERE
FINGERPRINTED -
THE BRIDGE,
THE CORRIDOR, THE STAIRS,
THE BODY IN THERE -
DON'T MISS A BIT!
YES, SIR.
GET ME THE CORONER.
I DON'T WANT TO THROW
MY WEIGHT AROUND, MR. KNOWLAND,
BUT AFTER ALL, I AM STATE'S
ATTORNEY FOR THIS DISTRICT.
CONGRATULATIONS.
IT'S UP TO ME TO GET SOME ACTION
ON THINGS LIKE THIS,
AND SO FAR,
WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY.
MR. OWENS, YOU JUST WARM
YOUR CHAIR FOR A FEW DAYS
AND AMUSE YOURSELF
BY TALKING TO NEWSPAPERMEN.
MR. KNOWLAND,
THERE'S BEEN A MURDER COMMITTED,
NOT ONLY IN YOUR OFFICE,
BUT RIGHT IN MY DISTRICT.
WELL,
THAT'S LIFE FOR YOU.
THIS KILLING HAPPENED
OVER A WEEK AGO.
SO FAR,
THERE'S BEEN NO INQUEST.
OUR CORONER'S DONE HIS DUTY.
HE'S BEEN OUT HERE THREE TIMES.
WE'VE SWORN IN A JURY,
BROUGHT THEM OUT HERE IN A BUS,
AND HAD TO TAKE THEM BACK
EACH TIME YOU'VE ASKED
FOR A POSTPONEMENT.
YOU WON'T EVEN LET US SEE
THIS FELLOW HUFFORD.
THAT'S RIGHT.
I WON'T.
A MAN IS DEAD, WARDEN,
AND SOMEBODY HAS TO PAY.
I'M PERFECTLY AWARE
OF THAT.
OF COURSE.
NOW, I'VE COME OUT HERE
IN A FRANK AND FRIENDLY SPIRIT.
I'VE LAID MY CARDS ON THE TABLE.
I WANT YOU TO DO THE SAME.
I'M PERFECTLY WILLING
TO DO THAT.
ALL RIGHT, THEN.
I DON'T WANT ANY MORE DELAYS.
THERE'S BEEN A MURDER.
THERE'S GOING TO BE AN INQUEST,
A TRIAL, AND A PENALTY -
THAT'S THE LAW IN THIS STATE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THA OR NOT, MR KNOWLAND.
I KNOW IT, MR. OWENS.
OR SHOULD I CALL YOU
"JUNIOR"?
I LEARNED THIS BUSINESS WHILE
YOU WERE PLAYING HOPSCOTCH.
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE
YOUR MOTIVES?
MOTIVES?!
I'M TRYING TO CLEAR THIS UP,
AND I DON'T WANT FUMBLING
SCHOOLBOYS LIKE YOURSELF
COMING IN TO MESS IT UP!
NOW, YOU AND YOUR CORONER'S JURY
LAY OFF OF ME,
AND I'LL GET TO THE BOTTOM
OF THIS THING IN MY OWN WAY.
I'M GOING TO HAVE
AN INQUEST HERE
TOMORROW MORNING AT 10:00.
I'M HAVING YOU CALLED
ON A SUBPOENA, MR. KNOWLAND,
AND YOU'RE
GOING TO TESTIFY.
I GUESS YOU CAN DO THA IF YOU WANT TO.
I WANT TO.
SEE YOU TOMORROW MORNING
AT 10:00, MR. KNOWLAND.
JUNIOR.
HELLO, JOE.
COME ON, GET UP.
YOU KNOW, JOE...
YOU DON'T BELONG IN A PLACE
LIKE THIS.
EVERYTHING COULD BE SO EASY
FOR YOU.
YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO STAY
DOWN HERE.
WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE TO STAY
AT ALL.
THERE'S A PAROLE UP THERE
JUST WAITIN' FOR YOU.
YOU COULD BE OUT OF HERE.
WHY DO YOU
WANT TO KICK YOURSELF AROUND?
GIVE ME THE OTHER CANDY BAR,
WILL YOU, BURKE?
WELL, YOU ONLY BROUGHT ONE
WITH YOU, CAPTAIN.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME, BURKE?
YOU KNEW WE BROUGHT THAT DOWN
FOR JOE.
CAN YOU GET OUT OF HERE?
Man:
TELL HIM, KID.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S CUT IT OUT.
WHO KILLED PONTI?
COME ON, OUT WITH IT -
WHO KILLED HIM?
I SAID WHO KILLED HIM!
COME ON!
GET OUT OF HERE
AND LEAVE ME ALONE!
Man: TELL HIM, JOE.
THAT'S THE STUFF.
Douglas:
LOCK HIM IN.
PAILS FOR SOLITARY.
ALL RIGHT, BLACKIE.
HI, NICK!
HI.
WHO EATS TODAY?
HUFFORD.
HAS HE BEEN DOWN THERE
A WEEK?
SURE HE HAS, WITH DOUGLAS AT HIM
EVERY MINUTE.
CAPTAIN DOUGLAS
TO YOU.
THIS STUFF TASTES TERRIBLE.
IT NEEDS SALT.
SALT.
HERE. HURRY UP.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
COME ON,
LET'S GET GOING.
ALL RIGHT.
HUFFORD.
CELL NUMBER 3.
KAY!
HELLO, DAD.
WELCOME HOME.
HOW'S YOUR AUNT ELLEN?
CONVINCED WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE
MURDERED IN OUR BEDS.
LET'S HAVE SOME LUNCH.
MALLOBY!
HE JUST WENT DOWN
TO THE MAIN KITCHEN.
WHO WAS THA WHO MET ME AT THE STATION?
A NEW TRUSTY.
WHERE'S JOE?
WELL,
THAT'S A LONG STORY.
I SUPPOSE YOU READ IN THE PAPERS
THAT PONTI WAS MURDERED.
YES.
JOE'S A MATERIAL WITNESS.
HE WAS IN MY OFFICE
WHEN IT HAPPENED.
YOU DON'T THINK
HE DID IT?
I KNOW HE DIDN'T,
BUT HE KNOWS WHO DID.
WHERE IS HE?
IN SOLITARY.
SOLITARY?
FOR WHAT?
I'VE GOT TO FIND OU WHO DID THIS.
HE KNOWS AND WON'T TALK.
YOU'VE PUT HIM BACK IN SOLITARY
AGAIN.
THIS DOESN'T CONCERN YOU,
KAY.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
THESE THINGS.
I'VE GOT TO GET TO THE
BOTTOM OF THIS RIGHT AWAY.
IF I DON'T,
THEY'LL BUST ME WIDE OPEN.
YOU THINK YOU CAN TORTURE HIM
INTO TALKING?
THIS ISN'T TORTURE.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT,
GENTLE PERSUASION?
THIS ISN'T OUTSIDE, DAD,
WHERE'D YOU'D HAVE TO CHARGE HIM
OR LET HIM GO.
HE DOESN'T HAVE AN ATTORNEY HERE
OR ANY RIGHTS.
HE CAN TELL ME
WHAT HE KNOWS
AND PICK UP A PAROLE
THAT'S ON MY DESK.
YOU DON'T CALL THAT TORTURE?
AND SUPPOSING HE DID TALK.
YOU YOURSELF HATED PONTI
FOR WHAT HE DID.
THIS IS DIFFERENT.
HOW?
KEEP OUT OF THIS -
I WON'T KEEP OUT OF IT,
BECAUSE I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU DO
A ROTTEN THING LIKE THIS BEFORE!
YOU SET HIM UP WHEN YOU
DIDN'T THINK HE DESERVED IT.
YOU HAD TO DO THAT.
BUT NOW YOU'RE TRYING
TO TURN HIM INTO
THE WORST SORT OF MAN
JUST TO SAVE YOUR OWN FACE.
THAT'S NOT A VERY NICE WAY
OF PUTTING IT.
I KNOW IT...
BUT THAT'S
WHAT IT AMOUNTS TO.
YOU MUST THINK A LOT OF HIM
TO TALK TO ME LIKE THIS.
I DO.
YEAH, YOU MUST THINK
AN AWFUL LOT OF HIM.
GO AHEAD
AND UNPACK YOUR BAGS.
EVERYTHING WILL WORK OU ALL RIGHT.
DAD...
...HE NEEDS SOMEBODY
ON HIS SIDE.
HE'S GOT YOU, HASN'T HE?
AND YOU'VE ALWAYS PACKED
A LOT OF WEIGHT AROUND HERE.
I'VE GOT TO PICK UP
SOME MORE MEAT FOR LUNCH.
THE WARDEN'S DAUGHTER
JUST CAME IN.
NICK?
YEAH?
GIVE HIM WHAT HE WANTS.
OKAY.
LET'S HAVE
A COUPLE OF MORE CHOPS.
I planted a knife
in Hufford's pail.
That's great.
He'll either kill himself
or Douglas.
I'm hopin' it's Douglas.
I ought to knock some sense
into your head.
I thought
I was doing him a favor.
Give me your gun.
No!
I'm saving that for the break.
Give it to me.
Psst!
...SO THAT'S WHAT I TOLD
THE DUCHESS.
HURRY HIM UP,
MALLOBY.
YEAH, HURRY IT UP,
NICK.
Okay.
Keep the other guys
out of it.
YOU KNOW SOMETHING?
I NEVER LIKED YOU.
ARE YOU KIDDIN'?
YEAH, I'M KIDDIN'.
DOUGLAS WILL LOVE TO HEAR
ABOUT THIS.
LET'S TAKE HIM
TO SOLITARY.
GET BACK TO IT!
OPEN UP HUFFORD'S CELL.
YES, SIR.
SO, YOU DON'T LIKE ME,
HUH?
WELL, WHAT DID HE DO?
HE SLUGGED ME,
CAPTAIN.
I WAS JUST STANDIN' THERE
THINKIN' ABOUT MY DAY OFF,
WHEN HE WALKED UP
AND SLUGGED ME.
YOU... CRACKING
UNDER THE STRAIN?
WHEN I DON'T LIKE PEOPLE,
I ALWAYS DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT.
WE'LL SEE HOW YOU FEEL
WHEN YOU GET HUNGRY.
PUT HIM
IN HUFFORD'S CELL.
COME ON.
YOU'RE GOING OUT.
COME ON, GET UP!
TROUBLE IN SOLITARY.
TELL THE WARDEN.
YES?
I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.
COME ON OUT, MALLOBY!
I'M WAITIN' FOR YOU
TO COME AND GET ME!
YOU HAVEN'T GOT A CHANCE,
MALLOBY.
WHO IS IT?
MALLOBY.
WHAT HAPPENED?
WE WERE
BRINGING HUFFORD OU WHEN THEY BROUGHT MALLOBY DOWN
FOR SLUGGING A GUARD.
OPEN THE GATE.
LOOK OUT!
HE'S GOT A GUN.
GIVE HIM ANOTHER TREATMENT.
HOLD IT!
MALLOBY,
THIS IS THE WARDEN.
HIYA, WARDEN!
COME ON OUT, MALLOBY, BEFORE WE
THROW TEAR GAS IN THERE.
I'D LIKE TO COME OUT, WARDEN.
I REALLY WOULD.
ALL RIGHT.
THROW YOUR GUN OUT FIRST.
THEN COME OU WITH YOUR HANDS UP.
AND GET SHOT AS SOON AS I HI THE OPEN?
COME ON OUT, MALLOBY.
YOU WON'T GET SHOT.
YOU'VE GOT MY WORD
ON THAT.
ALL RIGHT.
HERE I COME.
YOU NEVER SEEM TO WIN,
DO YOU, MALLOBY?
YOU'VE GOT TO WIN SOMETIMES,
DOUGLAS.
FEEL THE KNIFE?
THIS ISN'T GONNA DO YOU
ANY GOOD!
TELL HIM, DOUGLAS.
TELL HIM HOW ONE GLASS OF BEER
CAN ADD UP TO 12 YEARS.
TELL HIM THE REASON
I'M GONNA KILL YOU
AND WHY I WAITED FOR THREE YEARS
FOR THE CHANCE TO DO IT.
JUST FOR THE RECORD, WARDEN,
I GOT PONTI, TOO.
I GUESS
YOU CAN UNDERSTAND NOW
WHY I COULDN'T TELL YOU
ANYTHING.
I STILL DON'T BELIEVE IN
WHAT YOU DID, BUT I SUPPOSE -
HELLO.
OH, HELLO, MACKAY.
YEAH, YOU CAN TELL JUNIOR
HE CAN HAVE HIS INQUES TOMORROW,
AND THAT WAY WE CAN ALL WASTE
A LOT OF TIME.
WHY?
'CAUSE I ALREADY CAUGH THE MURDERER, THAT'S WHY.
OH, I'M GONNA WORRY AN AWFUL LO ABOUT BEING UNORTHODOX.
GO AHEAD
AND TELL THE GOVERNOR
HE CAN SEND
HIS INVESTIGATORS OVER.
HALF OF 'EM BELONG IN HERE
ANYWAY.
WHO?
WHAT ABOUT HIM?
HE GOT HIS PAROLE
THREE HOURS AGO.
SURE, I SIGNED IT,
AND SO DID YOU!
MAC, IF YOU TRY ANYTHING
LIKE THAT,
I'LL GO BACK INTO
PRIVATE PRACTICE.
I'LL NOT ONLY MAKE
THAT PAROLE STICK, I'LL -
LOOK, MY RESIGNATION IS SIGNED
AND RIGHT HERE ON MY DESK.
IF MITCHELL OR ANYBODY ELSE
ISN'T SATISFIED,
ALL THEY HAVE TO DO
IS COME OVER AND PICK IT UP!
NO, NO, I'M NOT SORE!
I JUST LOVE THIS JOB!
YOU LEFT HERE
THREE HOURS AGO.
I'M A LITTLE
BEHIND SCHEDULE.
YOU BETTER GET STARTED.
I'LL DRIVE YOU TO THE TRAIN.
WHEN I START TO EARN
A LIVING AGAIN,
YOU WON'T MIND IF I WRITE
YOUR DAUGHTER, WILL YOU?
KAY, GET YOUR COAT AND MEET ME
AT THE CAR.
BE SURE AND GE HER FORWARDING ADDRESS.
WE MAY ALL BE SPRUNG
FROM THIS PLACE
ABOUT THE SAME TIME.