Appointment with Danger Page #4

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Yeah, they're scared to death.

Well, how about it?

Look, I don't want to talk

to any third parties.

They'll be no tape recordings

and no tricks.

I'm going to talk to

you and just you.

And right now, as far

as I'm concerned,

this talk is finished.

Look, give me a break will you?

I haven't anything

to do with this.

I don't believe anything you've

said except that there

isn't that kind of money.

O.K. I'll buy my racing stables

some other time.

This job I'm going to

concentrate on being a hero.

Oh now wait, listen will you?

It's not my fault.

Forget the deadline.

You muffed it.

But I'm the one that's

going to go to prison.

What am I going to do?

That's your problem.

I've never been to prison.

Come on, beat it.

Thank you sir.

Hi.

Sit down.

What's this all about?

One of those quick plans.

I'm counting on somebody beating

my brains out in the

next 10 minutes.

Good luck.

Who?

Whoever killed Harry Gruber,

they've got plenty of reason

to want me now.

These things never work.

This has to.

I've put out enough

to scare them.

Remember what happened

to Eddie mcintyre?

I'd rather not.

Now get out and give me a chance

to make some friends.

Hit the railroad station.

11:
50 to Washington.

You're a little early mister.

Hi.

Let me guess.

You're the consolation prize.

Hotel stenographer drafted

to the emergency.

What happened to you?

You look like you fell

under a truck.

I got pushed.

Run along now.

I usually take a walk

this time of night.

Here.

You're better than the last

guy I sat up for.

He was a machinery salesman.

For a hotel stenographer

you're pretty busy.

It's an awful grind.

The typing's killing me.

See you later.

Not silly enough to think you

might get away with this.

We can try.

Like Gruber.

We don't know Gruber.

It won't help to put

me in concrete.

There's too much interest

left around.

You look like a pretty

smart guy.

What are you hanging around

with a

like that for?

Anybody ever weigh your head?

I'm talking to him.

I got two years of working

organization

tied into this robbery.

I'm all set to go and I'm not

going to give up now.

What else can you do?

Well, that's it.

If you're bluffing about this

Gruber or whoever he is, that

means nothing.

But you could stop us

on the other thing.

Ferrar tells me you

want $25,000.

That was hours ago.

How do we know you're

not a plant.

You don't

there's a law against

robbing the mails.

But there's nothing says you

can't talk about it.

We're kidding naturally.

Sure.

Now if we were doing this thing

seriously, this one guy

you'd never meet.

The guy who gets you if

anything goes wrong.

If you were doing

what seriously?

You like money don't you.

No bad blood between us?

We haven't got the $25,000.

But there's close to a million

in this thing of ours.

We could cut you in for a sixth.

Why don't you wake up.

You can't beat the mails.

They got a system.

So have we.

We found the weak link.

With your help we could

make it fool proof.

No thanks.

You're in a bad spot, not us.

Sure we'd have to fold.

But you're wrong about

the concrete.

Wouldn't have to be now.

In a few months if

you get a broken

back, you got arthritis.

Think it over.

We're signing no deal

tonight anyway.

But we will sign a deal.

Good morning.

How was the food?

It was as good as

a the company.

Did you sleep last

night or think?

I slept.

Well, today you'll think.

Hi.

Hi.

Don't mind her, she

has no control.

I'm getting up.

Oh come on, stay.

Go swallow a germ.

We're going by to play

some handball, uh,

you better come along.

I'm due back at work.

You can skip a day.

It'd look funny.

I don't care how it looks.

Get this straight Goddard.

Until you prove out, one of

us is going to be with

you night and day.

Don't start glowing, I've

got the breakfast shift.

I don't get it Goddard.

You go along one way for years

and then suddenly you pull a

complete switch.

Why?

Sooner or later every rooster

wants to lay an egg.

Eh, beyond that.

Have you any special reason

why you want $25,000.

Maybe it's because a few horse

broke their promises.

Betting more than

you can afford?

Is there any other way to bet?

Where do you book?

Here and there.

I travel around a lot.

Yeah but, say n Chicago,

where do you book?

A guy named Max weiler.

Max weiler?

Yeah, on and off.

An old friend of mine.

Is that so?

Max isn't there anymore.

They closed him up.

Here he went to Mexico to cure

a bad case of lungs.

Yeah, I know.

He's back, tending bar for

his brother here in Gary.

I haven't seen Max

in quite a spell.

I have to give him a ring

one of these days.

Sure, why not?

Yeah, just to say hello.

Tell him I saw you.

You're neat enough, let's play.

Ray, you start.

I'll be with you in a minute.

You know I don't eat any

breakfast so naturally around

noon time, I get a

little hungry.

You ready?

Yeah.

Hello let me talk

to maxie Wilder.

Oh, hello maxie.

How you been?

This Earl Boettiger.

Say when you were making book,

did you a customer called Al

Goddard?

Goddard?

What kind of a looking guy?

Light hair, light complexion.

Pretty young guy, works

for the post office.

Use to bet with you

pretty often.

Not with me.

Thanks Max.

What happened?

He had an accident.

Better get some ice.

I'll get it.

Police business, call

this number.

There's a man been hurt

out there. We need some ice.

Put it in a towel.

Hurry up will you?

Yes sir.

What's the delay?

Waiting for the ice.

I have to crush it.

Well we'll take it that way.

You look worried

Al, about Regas?

Yeah I, I hate to see

him in such pain.

Sit down.

Sit down, you're tired.

This is Max again.

What's with the Goddard boy?

Is he hot? Half hour ago

you said you didn't know him.

Why the switch?

There was a cop in here.

When there's a cop around I

don't know my own mother.

I'm a loser Earl, gotta

be careful.

What made you think

he might be hot?

He's the type.

Last summer he owed me $1800,

got it up in a week.

The word was, uh, he picked

it up under the counter.

Yeah, of course I'm sure.

I've got the books to prove it.

Yeah, all right Earl.

That was all right Max.

Now let's have a beer.

That was maxie Wilder.

He says you're a thief.

Bless his little heart.

You're going to take

this maxie's word.

If somebody gave him a Bible

to swear on he'd steal it.

He says you're an old

hand at shakedowns.

Even if he's right,

the moral's clear.

I want my $25,000.

I've told you before.

We haven't got that kind of

money or anything like it.

If you want a share of the

robbery it's all right.

If you don't, go down

the hall pack your

lingerie and get out.

If I walk out of here,

your robbery

goes out of the window.

And you go right on managing

your grubby hotel.

And for the next 10 years

you'll still be changing

sheets and putting drunks to

bed so don't get so tough.

Are you in or out?

I'm in.

You run your end any

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