'G' Men Page #5

...he didn't even have a gun

to defend himself.

A federal agent is not permitted

to have a gun.

He can't even make an arrest without

first obtaining a local warrant.

Gentlemen, give us national laws

with teeth in them...

...covering the whole field

of interstate crime.

Permit us to work to full effect

with the state police agencies...

...and these gangs will be wiped out.

What laws do you need most?

Make bank robbery and kidnapping

federal crimes.

Make it a federal crime

to kill a government agent...

...or to flee across a state line

to avoid arrest...

...or to avoid testifying as a witness.

Arm your agents.

And not just with revolvers.

If these gangsters wanna use

machine guns...

...then give your special agents

machine guns, shotguns, tear gas.

Everything else. This is war!

Now, understand, I don't wanna make

them a group of quick-trigger men...

...but I do want the underworld to know

that when a federal agent draws his gun...

...he's ready and equipped to shoot to kill

with the least possible waste of bullets.

I know how you feel about Hugh, Jeff,

and I've decided to let you take over.

You're giving me his assignment?

I'm putting you in charge

of the Chicago office.

This list is to be posted

in all districts...

...and not to come down until every name

on it is accounted for.

More will be added. Take the plane.

I'm assigning five agents to go with you.

- You pick your own men and let me know.

- Yes, sir.

Send Davis in. And tell Henderson

to report here at once.

Yes, I wanna talk to you.

You've been yelling for months for action.

We'll see how your nerves

stand up under fire.

You're assigned to Chicago.

Be at the airport at 4:00.

Now, go on home and get packed.

It's part of the money taken in that

East Chicago bank robbery.

- How much did you get?

- Two $20 bills.

Their serial numbers check

with the list you gave us.

- Who banked them?

- J.E. Blattner.

Here's the deposit slip and the address.

"J.E. Blattner, 43..."

- When did you get them?

- One last night. The other four days ago.

I didn't know it was hot dough, honest.

I'm on the level.

- Never mind that, who gave them to you?

- I don't know him.

- What'd he look like?

- Oh, medium size.

Black hair. He's a swell dresser.

That's all I know...

- Buys a flower every day?

- Yeah, a gardenia.

- He buys lots.

- All with $20 bills?

Yeah. He always carries a roll.

All right, that's all.

Keep your mouth shut.

You bet. I don't wanna get

tangled up with you G-guys.

- So long.

- So long.

Hold your fire!

I've been waiting for this.

Come on. On your feet.

On your feet.

Yeah.

He's taking a shower.

Any message?

There ain't any shower there, copper.

- I'll bet that was Collins.

- Yeah? Get him out of here.

I can't help it. Every time I see you,

I wonder if it's gonna be the last.

Now, listen. There's no sense

in you reading the papers...

...and then coming down here

all in an uproar. I'm all right.

- I'll keep on being all right.

- That's what Hugh said.

- He never had a chance.

- I know.

But he didn't have a gun either.

Those guys don't like it now that we're able

to give them a dose of their own medicine.

You should have seen the way Davis

manhandled this Leggett.

- I'm not interested in Davis.

- Yeah, well, it was a sweet job.

- But don't tell him I said so.

- Don't worry, I won't.

I don't even wanna talk to him.

- You're beginning to like him, aren't you?

- No, I'm not.

And I wish you'd keep him away

from the hospital too.

- Do you mean to say he's been up there?

- Yes, he has.

He said he wanted to look over the rooms

in case he ever got sick.

Excuse me. There's a man here

wants to see you.

- Says it's important.

- Who is it?

- He won't say.

- All right.

Wait outside, will you, Kay?

What do you want?

- Well, I got a message for you.

- All right, go ahead.

Do you guarantee not to arrest me?

Oh, that kind, eh?

I promise you nothing.

What have you got to say?

The paper says youse guys is gonna take

Leggett down to the state pen tomorrow...

...keep him there till his trial, right?

- Yeah. That's right.

Well, Gerard says...

...to tell you G-guys if you stick your

nose out trying to take him to the pen...

...there'll be another massacre.

And doubles.

- He said that, did he?

- Yeah.

Well, you go back and tell Gerard...

...that I've decided to talk Leggett

to the pen myself.

Tell him I'll leave here with him

at 7:
15 tomorrow morning.

I'll go to the station by car,

take the 7:
40 train...

...and then a car to the prison.

Tell him I'll be alone.

And if he's looking for trouble, he can

have it at any of those times and places.

Get out!

- You can't do that, Jeff. They'll kill you.

- Nonsense.

- You can't take chances like that.

- Forget it.

Think I'm gonna let that Mob get away

with sending their orders into this office?

They're not playing with a bunch

of helpless bank tellers.

The sooner they learn that, the better.

We're gonna make the word "government"

poison to them if it's the last thing we do.

What does that matter to me?

l... I can't lose you, Jeff.

You can I are alone,

and I haven't got anybody.

There, there.

You're not going to lose me.

Oh, come on, sis.

You don't know what this is all about.

You go back to your hospital and help take

care of all those cromos with the mumps.

What's the matter?

It's Jeff. He can't go through with it.

He'll get killed.

- Oh, I wouldn't say that.

- Oh, please don't let him do it.

He's gonna try and take Leggett

to prison alone. You can stop him. Please!

Now, you mustn't worry about that.

He'll do it beautifully.

Now, you keep your little head

right there, and...

Get going.

Nice prison.

Too bad your Mob

didn't keep their promise.

You won't live long, McCord.

Step on it, driver.

Sit tight, Leggett.

If they start something, remember,

you get it first.

Watch that car.

Are they dumb enough to think they

can get you here?

Get him inside.

Hello.

What's the idea of trailing me?

Just wanted to see

if you could get here.

Any report from Division L?

Yeah, there's no trace of Collins or Gerard.

It looks as though the Mob has disappeared.

- They've got a great hideout, wherever it is.

- I'll say they have.

Unless you fellas have been

taking a vacation for two weeks.

You haven't had an attack of brilliance

lately. Why don't you try guessing?

They're in that circle somewhere.

Only six states.

We've got them cornered.

Cut out the wisecracks.

What time did that...?

- Any luck?

- We found Collins' wife.

- Where is she?

- Outside. Wanna question her?

I'll say I do.

Bring her in, Bill.

Sit down.

- We located the apartment he rented.

- The boys have been drinking varnish.

- The landlady identifies her as Mrs. Grover.

- She's crazy.

She identifies her as Mrs. Grover.

That's the name they've been using.

You're lucky that's all you heard.

You should hear her tell about

the tenants in 106.

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