Blood Money Page #4

You're right Bill.

I'm on my way.

I'll send $50,000 in gold bonds

over to your office tomorrow.

- That'll cover my bail.

- OK.

I'll stall as long as I can

when they send for you.

I think I'll go to Russia.

- They'll put you to work there.

- I'll get by on a diplomatic passport.

You head for

Jack Sheldon's place in Dallas.

Stay away from airports, hotels,

railroad stations and Turkish baths.

Get a cheap car and drive slow.

And don't stop at Autocare.

Liable to get picked up by a deputy.

- In other words don't stop at all.

- That's right. Just keep going.

Go to the depot and get 2 tickets

for Montreal under your own name.

Then take a plane for New York.

But only get a ticket

as far as Toledo.

Pay the rest of the fare

to New York on the train.

D'you think they'll follow me?

If more than one person knows I love you

the D. A. knows it by now.

This'll be the most exciting honeymoon

a girl ever had.

I hope it's the longest.

If it only lasts a day,

I won't regret it.

And Elaine...

Take these bonds over to Bailey's.

They'll make good the bail I'm jumping.

In this briefcase are

$300,000 of registered bonds.

Destroy them.

They're no good to anyone.

Except the people

they're registered to.

Will I see you again

before I go?

Not until we meet

at the bridal suite at the plaza.

You do love me don't you?

What else matters?

Nothing.

Tell me that nothing else matters.

Nothing else matters.

- Any message Miss Talbert?

- Give this to Mr. Bailey.

- With many thanks from Drury.

- Very well.

- Is Mr. Bailey in?

- No he isn't. What can I do for you?

Give him this and say it's from

Mr. Drury with many thanks.

Mr. Bailey!

- Anything new?

- Drury sent over a briefcase.

Where is it?

- Miss Talbert call up?

- No, Sir.

And I've left your name

with the butler almost a dozen times.

Get Drury on the phone.

Caledonia 34721.

Registered.

Not worth the paper they're written on.

Extra, read all about it!

Don't talk that way, Bill.

My brother wouldn't cheat you

out of a cent. He's not built that way.

If you bring him back

you're making a big mistake.

I'm always making mistakes

and they're always big ones.

Which hurts you the most?

Losing Elaine or losing the 50,000?

- What do you mean?

- Just what I said.

He's telling everyone

how he made a chump out of me?

No one in this town

made a chump out of Bill Bailey.

- You're making a chump out of

yourself, right now, Bill - Yeah?

Well, I'm bringing the little rat back.

And I expected that of you.

Remember thieves made you and

thieves can break you, you copper.

So you're calling me a copper?

Well I am, whaddaya think of that?

And I always will be.

Never saw a thief yet

that wouldn't steal from his own mother.

I used to think the lowest men of all

were those who took money from girls.

You make your money

in a nice clean way.

When they open my safe

they won't find watches and rings

taken from poor, half starved girls.

Nor deeds to homes taken from

mothers and wives whose men are in jail.

Every dollar you made

was wrung from somebody's heart.

You're nothing but a blood sucker.

You've one chance

to prove yourself a regular guy.

You do what every other

bail bondsman would do.

Turn policeman.

Get out, Ruby.

Get out before I break your neck.

Suppose you go down to the

police station and get yourself a club.

I guess you all know why I called you.

We heard something, Ruby.

You haven't heard the half of it.

Here's a guy I picked up

out of the gutter.

A copper thrown of the force

10 years ago for petty graft.

I felt for the guy because...

Well, he had a streak in him

that I liked.

He had a swell personality.

I didn't have you come over here

to tell you the nice things about him.

I asked you all over her

to tell you how wrong Bailey is.

He turned my Brother in

over a girl.

My brother's a two time loser

and this time he'll go up for life.

Fellows, you all know the kid.

You all know how regular he is.

When he left he gave

Bill 50,000 in gold securities.

Bill came to me

and pretended they were worthless.

I offered to make good Drury's bail

and Bill refused.

Go figure it out for yourselves.

What you want me to do, Ruby?

Have him killed?

No...

Just break him.

I'll frame him in steel

for the rest of his natural life.

- Hello, George.

- What's new Mike?

Everything's always new.

Come here a minute.

- You're out on bail aren't you?

- Yeah, 25,000.

- Who went on your bond?

- Bill Bailey.

- Good. We want you to jump it.

- Why?

Charlie's put the finger on Bailey. He's

getting all the boys to run out on him.

Bailey'll have to make

good on the bonds.

This time tomorrow, Bailey won't have

enough dough to get his pants pressed.

Tell Charlie he's still the boss.

How many fellows

has he got out on bail?

- 10 or 12.

- Tell 'em to jump.

OK.

I heard that Charlie

wanted to break Bailey.

- Know the reason?

- Listen Joe, you know me...

My friends don't

have to have reasons.

Bill Bailey's on the phone again.

Tell him to take the receiver and...

hang up on it.

I told him.

Can you imagine getting $500 to blow

a safe and touch nothing in it?

There's something in it alright.

Charlie's no fool.

He knows what he's doing.

One of the sweetest frame-ups

I've ever heard.

- I don't understand.

- Don't you see?

The underworld blows Bailey's safe

and touches nothing in it.

Naturally our officers hear

the explosion and investigate.

And find these.

300,000 in registered bonds.

From the Walnut National Bank holdup.

Better keep them for Exhibit A.

Looks like we'll have to indict Bailey

for having stolen property

in his possession.

But it cinches our case against Drury.

- I want to see the managing editor

- He's busy.

Not half as busy

as when I get in there.

Just tell him

Bill Bailey wants to talk to him.

Please go right in, Mr. Bailey.

The office at the end of the hall.

Thanks.

Hello, Henry.

I put Ed Smith

where he is today.

Made him candidate for Mayor.

When I asked him for help,

he turned me down.

I fronted for the underworld

in this town for 15 years.

Now they've turned against me.

They want a fight! I'll give them one.

I'll give them a fight

they'll never forget.

- Want to come over on our side of

the fence? - That's why I'm here!

Get me the Mayor on the phone.

- Clem Davis hasn't been such

a bad Mayor. - Honest but dumb.

I'll get the keys to the Mayor's

summer house. Go there with you.

We'll blast Mr. Ed Smith and his under-

world boyfriends right out of this town.

OK.

Charlie.

I'm going to ask you

to do me a big favour.

And when I ask you, I guess

you'll think I'm just plain crazy.

You name it and I'll do it.

Call off this fight with Bailey.

I started the whole thing.

Let me go to him and straighten him out.

Sorry, Ruby.

It's gone too far.

Bailey's got the boys up against

the wall, fighting for their lives.

There's only one thing you can do

to a guy like that.

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