Castle on the Hudson Page #2

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AS WE GET THERE.

DON' T WORRY. HE' LL

GO EASY ON YOU.

IT' LL BE APPLE PIE.

YEAH.

TOMMY' S JUS MARKED UP WRONG, THAT' S ALL.

BUT JUSTICE ISN' ALWAYS BLIND, YOU KNOW.

YOU BET SHE AIN' T.

THAT' S WHY HE' S HERE.

[LAUGHTER]

OSSINING, OSSINING.

WELL,

THERE YOU ARE.

IN A FEW MINUTES,

YOU' LL BE ALL SET IN YOUR NEW HOME.

WHAT ARE:

YOU DOING NOW?

I GOT TO:

LOOK MY BEST FOR THE CROWD, DON' T I?

THERE WON' T BE ANY

CROWD, SONNY BOY.

FROM NOW ON,

YOU' RE JUST A NUMBER.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,

JUST A NUMBER?

OH, COME ON!

WITH THE WRITE-UPS

I' VE BEEN GETTING,

YOU THINK THEY' RE

GOING TO FORGET ME? SURE.

A MONTH FROM NOW,

NEW YORK WON' T EVEN REMEMBER YOUR NAME.

DON' T WORRY, TOMMY.

GOING TO BE A LOT OF TOUGH GUYS

COMING UP TO:

TAKE YOUR PLACE IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

SAY, NOBODY CAN

TAKE MY PLACE.

I GOT COLOR!

I GOT PERSONALITY!

YOU GUYS BEEN WRITING

THAT YOURSELVES.

SURE. THAT' S PAR OF OUR RACKET--

GIVING YOU GORILLAS

PERSONALITIES.

WHY, YOU!

GET GOING!

WHAT A ROMANTIC:

SPOT.

SEE THAT ALL:

MY WINDOWS HAVE THE SAME VIEW.

SURE.

SO LONG, TOMMY.

HAVE A GOOD TIME.

WELL, WE' LL BE

SEEING YOU, TOMMY.

TAKE GOOD CARE:

OF YOURSELF.

YEAH, YEAH, SURE.

SO LONG.

NOT A BAD HOTEL.

AT LEAST THEY KEEP

THE JOINT CLEAN.

YEAH.

IT' S PRETTY NICE.

PLENTY OF:

VENTILATION, TOO.

GOT A FRESH CUSTOMER FOR YOU, JACK.

ALL RIGHT.

HEY, YOU! WHERE' S

THE WARDEN' S OFFICE?

UPSTAIRS.

THANK YOU.

HEY, HERE!

WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU' RE GOING?

THIS WAY FOR YOU.

MAKE IT SNAPPY, ED.

I' LL BE

RIGHT BACK.

HELLO. SAY,

IS THE WARDEN IN?

JUST TAKE A SEAT ON

THE BENCH OUTSIDE.

OH, TELL HIM

IT' S ED CROWLEY.

IT' S VERY

IMPORTANT. [DOOR OPENS]

HELLO, WARDEN!

HOW ARE YA?

WELL, I GUESS YOU

DON' T REMEMBER ME.

I' M ED CROWLEY.

YOU KNOW, THE BOSS OF THE 28th DISTRICT.

MM-HMM.

SAY, CAN I SEE YOU FOR A MINUTE?

WELL.

WHAT' S ON YOUR

MIND, CROWLEY?

OH, NOTHING MUCH.

I JUST CAME UP WITH

YOUNG TOMMY GORDAN.

NICE KID. A LITTLE

HIGH-SPIRITED, THAT' S ALL.

HE' S GOT A LOT OF

FRIENDS ON THE OUTSIDE

THAT WOULD:

APPRECIATE IT IF--

YES...BUT GORDAN IS

ON THE INSIDE.

[CHUCKLING]

WARDEN, GIVE HIM A BREAK.

HE' S A NICE KID.

HE' S BRIGHT, LIKEABLE.

HE' S A LO OF LAUGHS, TOO.

OF COURSE,

HE LOSES HIS HEAD ONCE IN A WHILE,

BUT IT REALLY:

DOESN' T MEAN ANYTHING.

YOU KNOW HOW:

THESE YOUNG FELLOWS ARE, WARDEN.

IT' S ALL IN FUN.

ALL IN FUN, HUH?

LISTEN TO THIS.

"THOMAS GORDAN:

FIRST-DEGREE ROBBERY,

"ASSAULT WITH

A DEADLY WEAPON.

"PREVIOUS ARRESTS

AND COMMITMENTS:

"JANUARY 16, 1929--

JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND TRUANCY,

"COMMITTED AT CHILDREN' S

PROTECTIVE SOCIETY.

"OCTOBER 23, 1933--

ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF BREAKING AND ENTERING,

"DISCHARGED.

"MAY 30, 1935--ARRESTED,

ASSAULT AND BATTERY,

"DISCHARGED.

"JUNE 18, 1935--

FELONIOUS ASSAULT,

"SENTENCE SUSPENDED.

"APRIL 1, 1936--

SENTENCED TO INDETERMINATE SENTENCE,

NEW YORK PRISON,

FOR ASSAULT WITH DEADLY WEAPON."

ALL IN FUN.

WELL, THERE' S A LO OF US DOWN IN NEW YORK

WOULDN' T LIKE

TO SEE THE KID HAVE TOO TOUGH A TIME UP HERE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

WE' D LIKE TO KNOW

HE COULD BUY THINGS

FOR HIMSELF:

FROM THE COMMISSARY.

YOU KNOW. SO WE MADE

UP A LITTLE PURSE, SOMETHING SURE,

SOMETHING YOU CAN

GO TO SLEEP ON.

GOOD OLD BONDS.

LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF

MONEY, THOSE BONDS.

SURE.

MUST BE, UH...LET' S

SEE...ABOUT $5,000.

BALES MORE OF I WHERE THEY CAME FROM.

WE WANT OUR BOY:

TO HAVE THE BEST MONEY CAN BUY,

AND BELIEVE ME,

WARDEN, WE' LL CERTAINLY APPRECIATE IT.

HEY! WHAT' S THE IDEA?

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU' RE DOING?

AFTER ALL, I JUS ASKED YOU A FAVOR.

LISTEN, CROWLEY.

I' M RUNNING THIS PRISON,

AND AS LONG AS I AM, I' M GOING TO RUN I WITHOUT POLITICIANS

AND WITHOUT BRIBES.

PEOPLE ON THE OUTSIDE

ARE SUPPOSED TO BE

CREATED FREE AND EQUAL,

BUT THEY AREN' T.

IN HERE, THEY ARE.

ONE INMATE IS JUS AS GOOD AS ANOTHER,

NO BETTER.

NOW GET OU AND STAY OUT.

WHEN YOU GET BACK

TO YOUR WARD,

TELL THOSE BOYS YOU' VE

BEEN TALKING ABOU I WANT THEM AROUND

HERE ABOUT AS MUCH

AS I WANT A FLOCK

OF MAGGOTS.

AND IF THAT GORDAN

EXPECTS ANY FAVORS,

HE' S GOING TO FIND OU DIFFERENTLY RIGHT AWAY.

YOU DON' T UNDERSTAND.

YOU DON' T UNDERSTAND.

THAT' S ALL.

YES, BUT--

GET OUT, CROWLEY.

TAKE GOOD CARE OF

THAT STUFF, SEE?

YEAH, SURE. WE' LL

WIND THE WATCH EVERY NIGHT.

THAT AIN' T FUNNY.

I' LL BE BACK FOR I SOONER THAN YOU THINK.

WAIT A MINUTE. I WAN THAT MONEY AND STUFF

IN THE CELL:

WITH ME. WHAT FOR?

TO BUY THINGS WITH.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

OH, YEAH, SURE,

BUT WE GOT TO GET THE WARDEN' S OK.

JUST AS SOON AS:

HE CAN GET AROUND

TO MAKING YOU:

COMFORTABLE,

WE' LL SEND I RIGHT OVER.

OH! OK! THAT' LL

BE ALL RIGHT.

AND DON' T FORGE TO TELL THE WARDEN

HE WANTS A FEATHER

MATTRESS, TOO.

YEAH, SURE.

ALL RIGHT, TAKE HIM AWAY.

THIS WAY, GORDAN.

WE' LL GET SOME CLOTHES FOR YOU.

JUST A MOMENT!

JUST A MOMENT!

CROWLEY HASN' COME BACK YET.

I' M SEEING HIM

BEFORE I GO IN.

YOU WON' T SEE HIM

TILL NEXT VISITOR' S DAY

AND NOT THEN, IF YOU

START ACTING UP.

COME ON.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

HE' S SEEING

THE WARDEN NOW.

YOU' LL BE GETTING

YOUR ORDERS:

ANY MINUTE ON:

HOW TO TREAT ME.

HE' S RIGHT.

MR. GORDAN' S GOT A LOT OF PULL.

YOU BETTER LAY OFF

HIM. THE WARDEN' LL BE ON YOUR NECK.

OOH! I SEE!

EXCUSE ME, MR. GORDAN,

BUT I HAD TO FOLLOW RULES.

AND NOW, IF YOU DON' MIND, WE' D LIKE YOU TO SEE OUR TAILOR.

WELL!

THAT' S DIFFERENT!

NOW YOU' RE TALKING

MY LANGUAGE.

SURE. LET' S GO.

THANK YOU, MR. GORDAN.

SO LONG, GORDAN.

SEE YOU IN 30 YEARS.

YOU' LL SETTLE

FOR LESS, YOU OLD BUZZARD.

SPECIAL PRIVILEGE

CUSTOMER, BILL.

68431. GIVE HIM

THE BEST YOU GOT.

YEAH. 36 SHIRT,

34 TROUSERS, AND A SIZE 9 SHOE.

HEY, WHAT' S

THE IDEA?

YOU AREN' PICKING OUT--

I CAN TELL WHA YOU NEED FROM LOOKING AT YOU.

YOU' RE LUCKY TO GE SPECIAL PRIVILEGE.

THE OTHER GUYS GE JUST PLAIN JUNK.

YEAH?

KEEP THIS ON ICE.

THANKS.

Gordan:

WHAT' S THE IDEA?

WHAT KIND OF:

A THING IS THIS?

WHAT KIND OF:

A THING IS THIS?

HEY, LOOK AT THIS.

WHAT KIND OF AN OUTFIT IS THIS?

WHAT IS THIS? A GAG?

LOOK AT THIS! LOOK AT THIS!

HEY, LOOK,

LOOK, LOOK!

WHAT ARE YOU GUYS

TRYING TO DO?

MAKE A MONKEY:

OUT OF ME? GO SIT DOWN!

MAYBE YOU DON' KNOW WHO I AM!

MY NAME:

IS TOMMY GORDAN!

I SAID GO SIT DOWN!

WHY, YOU!

I SEE! TRYING TO MAKE

A FOOL OUT OF ME, HUH?

COME ON! COME ON!

COME ON!

JUST A MINUTE!

COME ON,

YOU YELLOW RATS!

I' LL SHOW YOU

HOW TOUGH I AM!

COME ON, IF YOU

WANT MORE OF IT!

I' LL SHOW YOU

WHO I AM, YOU MUGS!

COME ON! COME ON,

YOU DIRTY COWARDS!

I' LL TACKLE YOU!

I' LL WIPE OUT THE WHOLE

PLACE OF YOU! COME ON!

LET ME GO!

LET ME GO, I TELL YOU!

LET ME GO! LET ME GO!

I' LL KILL YOU!

I' LL MURDER YOU!

I' LL SHOW YOU

HOW TOUGH I AM!

I' LL MURDER YOU!

I' LL MURDER YOU!

ALL RIGHT.

HE DOESN' T HAVE

TO WEAR A UNIFORM

IF HE DOESN' T WANT TO.

BUT DON' T KEEP HIM

IN THE ISOLATION CELL.

STICK HIM IN:

THE RECEPTION COMPANY

WITH THE RES OF THE NEW MEN.

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