A Cry in the Night Page #2

What about him?

He mustve slugged me!

I gotten out of the car.

I turned the flash on him and see what wanted.

Hes got Liz!

Liz?

Whos Liz?

Liz! My girl!

HE TOOK MY GIRL!

Take it easy!

What makes you think he took her.

When I came to after he slugged me, I looked for my car and it was gone.

What kind of a car.

A blue convertible, Ive been using it as a demonstrator.

Maybe Liz drove it away?

And leave me there like that?!

Were engaged to be married?

Sure!

Alirght! Alright!

Whats your girl name!

Her name is Elizabeth Taggart!

Her father is a cop too.

Not Captain Taggarts kid!

Is that who youre girl is?

Dan Taggart!

He left here less than an hour ago, and he doesnt even know.

How do you tell a guy that a kid has been grabbed!

Move!

Well, you know I just got the first shock of my life.

I thought the Taggarts were out of beer.

Well whats the picture tonight!

I dont know there still selling beauty cream.

Cant sell any beauty in this house.

Well!

Im a little tired!

IdI think Ill go to bed.

Oh!

Whats the matter no salami sandwich?

No thanks Dan!

Good night Helen!

Good night Madge!

Sure you wont have some coffee.

No! No thanks!

I thought her friend Ruth was suppose to fix her up with a date tonight!

According to Madge, at the last minute he was called out of town.

Well, shes better off about those good times chowing these days.

She looked a little green though!

How do you like that!

Its another one of those cop pictures.

Oh no!

Madge feeling arlight?

Shes feeling fine!

Why do you always ask questions?

Whos asking questions.

I just want to know whats bothering Madge.

She isnt married, thats whats bothering her.

Shes 37 years old and she isnt married.

Shes lonely!

Lonely?!

Madge Lonely?

Shes living here with us.

Do you ever think that maybe it isnt enough?

I dont know what youre talking about.

Madge is one of us, shes one in the family.

Well, were not Madges family!

Madge hasnt a family!

Now thats just a lot of nonsense, Im her brother!

Yes Dan!

Youre her brother!

Her big brother!

Youll get her to see doctor!

Give her a little tonic!

Maybe shes run down or something.

Is Liz asleep?

Liz isnt home yet!

Where is she?

On a date!

What date?

Look Dan!

Liz will be home any minute now, dont get yourself started again, huh!

Doesnt bother you that she has known him.

I dont have any reason to be bothered by!

Other kids go out on dates.

Ah well, Liz is just a little kid!

Shes not a kid Dan!

Shes an 18 year old girl!

Alight!

Alirght!

So she just turned 18 a month ago.

Whos she out with?

A young man!

What about him?

Well I dont know!

I didnt ask what about him.

Liz said hes a very nice young man.

Look Dan, dont you understand you mustnt ask so many questions.

Why not?

Arent you interested on who your daughter is going out with?

Of course Im interested, Im very interested!

But I dont want to chase him away.

Keep her out this late, maybe we ought to chase him away.

Dont you know when to stop?

Dont you ever know when to stop?

I dont stop!

Not me!

Not when its my family.

Now well maybe get a chance to get a look at this wise guy.

Hes keeps my kid out till 1 oclock in the morning.

Ed!

Whats the idea?

Dan!

Can I talk to you for a minute?

Sure!

Come on in!

Id rather talk to you out here if you dont mind.

Just some pricing business.

Well just be a minute honey!

Whats the matter Ed, any trouble?

Were both in trouble.

Whats that!

Now, dont get excited!

Its about Liz!

Liz!

Has she been hurt?

This isnt going to be easy to take.

Quit stalling!

Tell me what happened to my kid.

She was grabbed!

WHAT!

It seems that she was up on the loop tonight with some boy.

That kid took her up there, where is he?

We got him down at headquarters.

The guy that grabbed Liz slugged him!

Knocked him cold!

When did this happen!

About an hour ago, right after midnight!

Any idea where she is?

Only apartments on it, every man!

Ed do you have anything to go on, anything at all?

All units have been alerted.

We got an A.P.B on the boys car.

We got Ogalty has got communications lit up like a Christmas tree.

We wont miss a bet on this guy.

Yeah!

Wait here Ill be back in a minute.

Dan!

Youre not leaving the house.

What!

You shift ended at midnight, youre not on this case.

Your place is home here with Helen now.

I got news for you!

Im going after this guy, and when I find him, Im gonna kill him.

Thats the reason you shouldnt be on the case.

Same reason why they dont allow doctors to operate on their own families.

Youre personally involved this, youll do more harm than good.

Im not a doctor!

Im a cop!

Nobody keeps me off this case.

Where are you going?

I gotta take care of something!

Its Liz isnt!

Yeah Its Liz!

Dan! Tell me!

Whats happened to her?

That boy that you didnt wan to ask any questions because you are afraid of chasing him away.

What about him?

He took her up to lovers loop!

Thats the kind of very nice young man he turned out to be.

Did he hurt her?

Dan!

I wan to know!

Dan! Tell her!

She was grabbed! Kidnapped!

Take care of her will you Madge?

Yes Dan!

Weve alerted the short patrol and immigration just in case he heads for Mexico.

We gotta a couple of men contacting the all night service stations and garages keeping them on the alert.

What about the taxi drivers?

The outfits with the radio controlled cabs.

Checked and double-checked.

Look Dan I know how you feel, but this is a job for the department not a personal vendetta.

Im on the case and we get the guy.

Now will you lay off?

Did you locate Sam Patrick yet?

Yeah!

Hes on his over captain.

He was babysitting with his grand children on over the other side of town.

How you feeling?

Well, Im a little rocky, but Ill be Youd better!

Were gonna need you too identify some photographs.

Oh!

I forgot!

You two dont know each other.

Captain Taggart!

Owen Clark!

Youre Lizs father!

Im Lizs father!

What were you doing up on that hill with Liz?

Dan!

Take it easy!

Who gave you the right to take her up to a place like that

Look Captain Im just the doctor here.

Thats right youre just the doctor remember that!

Oh you smart characters taking girls up places like that trying to prove what big shot you are.

The moment theres trouble you start yelling for help.

That isnt true!

Dan!

Its not the case for

Why couldnt you leave her alone?

WHO ASKED YOU TO GO NEAR HER?

HEY DAN!

CUT IT OUT!

Dan! Now cut it out!

Look!

You know as well I do.

That place is full of kids every night of the week.

Not my kid!

Shes not that kind!

She knows better!

Shes been trained to know better.

Her Father!

What a crazy way to meet her father.

Captain! Chavis and I are sorry!

Thanks!

Did you find anything!

Just this!

Yours?

I mustve dropped it when he slugged me!

Couldnt you handle him or are you only a big man with the girls?

Dan!

Captain Bates!

Yes Captain!

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