Appointment with Danger Page #6

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Soderquist, I'm in the soup.

There goes 40 bucks.

Worse than your horses.

Why should you worry about $40.

I don't anymore.

I got word on the shipment.

The job goes tomorrow.

Why move it up?

We're starved for time.

It goes tomorrow.

Where are the cold drinks.

It's down at the end, get

a couple will you?

Want a hot dog.

No thanks.

Give me a couple of hot dogs.

They're going to try and

pull it off tomorrow.

What about that insulin?

No luck.

Only two new sales in

the past three days.

We checked through both of

them down to the jab in the arm.

Neither arm was Soderquist.

That means he got out of town.

I'll put my job on the line,

he couldn't have.

He's dead then.

At least they won't

use an alley again.

I've got two squads

steel plants

city dumps, the canal.

Well Ahearn, I'll

see him sometime

tonight at the post office.

I got less than a day to

bail out of this thing.

It's the canal this side

of middle Avenue

drive right through

the steelworks.

Yeah, what happens if it

is Soderquists body?

Hard to say.

We won't know which to jump.

Use my car, here are the keys.

Well thanks.

It's Soderquist all right.

That's slams it shut

right in our face.

Fat chance of finding any

witnesses to this one.

I talked to Washington while

we were waiting for you.

Let me guess, they want us

to go in with the robbery.

We've got nothing this

way that would last

five minutes in court.

I know.

But the moment those boys

land their hands on that

money, it's a major crime,

5 to 25 years.

Get them on a charge like

that and on of them would

break on Gruber.

Can you think of any

other way Al.

No, but I'm working on it.

Hey there!

It's Ferrar.

You sure.

Yeah.

Nick, Joe, Charlie, the fence.

Cover this fence, make sure he

can't get out of the plant.

Yes lieutenant.

There's no way I know he

can get past the fence.

We'll wait him out.

You've better get back

to Boettiger.

We'll call you if anything

changes.

O.K., I'll see you tomorrow.

Desk.

Mr. Goddard hasn't returned yet.

I have your messages.

I'll tell him as soon

as he comes in.

Just a minute, Mr. Goddard,

telephone.

They've called several times.

Well, thank you.

Hello, Goddard talking.

We've put you in a hole

Al, Ferrar got away.

With what he knows, he's bound

to go to Boettiger and if he

gets there you're

in real trouble.

So pull out and run, don't walk.

Don't worry, momma didn't

raise any heroes.

I'll get my stuff, meet

you in 10 minutes.

Thanks.

We've been waiting for you.

There's some last

minute details.

The car's outside.

I'll meet you here. I have

to go upstairs for a minute.

It can wait.

You can change some other time.

Move.

What's this all about?

We're going out to shack.

What's the matter with you?

You've got a face a foot long.

You look as if you just

lost your best friend.

I'm my best friend.

That's what I said.

Remember the road in,

it's important.

The Cleveland train passes

this spot tomorrow.

That'll be the time we leave

here for the holdup point.

It's exactly 21 minutes running

time into the station.

Got it?

Homey isn't it?

If your mother happened

to be a spider.

You got more guns there

than the post office.

Yeah.

Well I'm out of conveniences.

I told you.

We've got everything worked out.

Nobody followed us.

No.

Now this is the last time

we go through this.

So remember.

Cronin steals the bakery truck.

Regas and Gunner get

two cars out of the

all day parking lot.

Nobody misses them?

We know the lot.

They can't find your car

when it is there.

Gunner brings his car here,

we make the switch.

That's the car we use

for the holdup.

The stations are here and here.

Normally it's a seven minute

run, four minutes in, the mail

truck hits here, point a.

Now...

all right, then the robbery.

We know that part of the plan.

Now then, after the holdup,

we go west on this

street to point b.

He'll take it.

Hello.

What is it dodie?

I don't want him out here.

O.K. Ferrar called dodie.

What happened?

Ohio.

Is he coming out.

Yeah.

Tell him to stay away from us.

All of us.

Well, we can't stop him

now, he's on his way.

He won't be seen.

How do you know?

Oh, don't get so edgy.

Can't matter that much.

Matters $1 million worth.

Forget it.

I can take care of Ferrar.

Let's get back to point b.

After we pass it were

in no man's land.

These three cross streets

must be blocked off.

One stray car and any one

of them trips us up.

Joe will put in the road

blocks that will

seal off the streets.

You know your job Al.

Confirm pouch and train number.

Don't worry about me.

I'll take care of my end.

Joe after you put in the road

blocks, you return to the

rendezvous, point c.

We meet you there, transfer to that

car, and then return here to the shack.

You can forget about

those three streets.

The road blocks will be in.

They better be.

Go wrong, we're just working

out way into prison.

Don't lead me by the hand.

I'll seal off the streets and

I'll be waiting at point c.

You'll have plenty of time

for your end Joe.

Don't waste it.

If anybody slips,

it won't be me.

And I want to emphasize

this again.

This whole thing depends on

not being recognized.

A million dollars is no good if

you're running the rest of

your life.

Earl, Earl.

Now why did you come out here.

Yyou told me it was tomorrow.

I wanted to make sure.

Then we ought to rent

you a memory.

You were told eight hours ago.

Earl can I speak my piece now?

You're on.

After this thing happens the

town's going to be flooded

with federal men.

We're all going to be in a spot.

So the first guy that talks or

tries to identify anyone is

going to get a headache

you can't cure.

Understand Ferrar.

Yeah, yeah sure.

Anything else Earl?

No, you've said it.

I'll go back with Ferrar.

Come on, let's go.

Hey.

What about that gun?

I'll need it tomorrow.

Can't afford to use

my service gun.

You behave yourself on that

stand you might get away with

10 years.

Oh thanks. 10 year in jail is

sure going to help my love life.

It's more romantic

than being dead.

Come on, pick it up.

I don't trust him Earl.

He's full of trouble.

And we'll never get around him

because our luck went bad.

It went bad that night

in that alley.

Will you put it out

of your mind?

Will you stop thinking

about that nun?

You wanna know why

I think about it.

Because I'm hot and you're not.

In 5 years, maybe 10, when the

rest of you have scattered,

somebody's going to walk up and

tap me on the shoulder.

That's why I think about it.

Look at it this way.

You're clear.

She never saw you in the alley.

Yeah, Earl.

I believe it.

Sometimes for two or three

minutes at a stretch.

Come in.

Hi.

Hi

come on in.

I'm pouring.

Want one?

No thanks.

Earl back yet.

Not yet.

What did Ferrar want

when he called you.

He had to talk to Earl.

Nothing else?

No.

He sounded nervous.

What did he lose, an

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