Castle on the Hudson Page #7

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THEY DUMPED YOU.

HE SAID RANDALL,

THIS BIG SHOT OUT IN SOUTHAMPTON,

HE COULD GET YOU OUT.

ED WAS TAKING:

$5,000 TO HIM.

HE WANTED ME IN ON IT.

OH, I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN

IT WAS A LIE.

HE STARTED:

TO PLAY ROUGH,

AND I JUMPED:

OUT OF THE CAR.

THAT' S WHA HAPPENED, HUH?

WHY DIDN' T YOU SQUAWK?

YOU COULD HAVE SENT HIM

TO SING SING, WHERE I WOULD HAVE FIXED HIM.

I WAS GOING TO--

WELL, WHY DIDN' T YOU?

I' M MAKING HIM GIVE ME

$10,000 TO CLEAR HIM.

CLEAR HIM?

WHILE YOU LIE HERE ALMOS DYING, YOU' RE TALKING ABOUT CLEARING HIM?

I--I THOUGHT IT MIGH HELP GET YOU OUT.

[SOBBING]

THAT' S MIGHTY SWELL

OF YOU, KAY.

MIGHTY SWELL.

BUT TAKE IT EASY NOW,

WILL YOU, KID?

WILL YOU TAKE IT EASY?

PLEASE. PLEASE.

TOMMY.

TOMMY, WHERE

ARE YOU GOING?

I' LL BE RIGHT BACK.

DON' T DO IT, TOMMY.

PLEASE DON' T DO IT.

OH, COME BACK, TOMMY.

YOU PROMISED YOU' D--

YOU' D STAY WITH ME.

YOU CAN' T LEAVE ME,

TOMMY.

YOU' VE GOT TO STAY

WITH ME.

COME ON, KAY.

I TOLD YOU I' D BE RIGHT BACK.

YOU THINK I' M GONNA

LET THAT RAT KEEP RUNNING LOOSE?

DON' T DO IT, TOMMY.

PLEASE DON' T DO IT.

GIVE ME THE GUN,

FOR MY SAKE, PLEASE.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, I WON' T.

HONEST, I WON' T.

GIVE IT TO ME.

GET ME SOME WATER,

PLEASE.

I' LL GET YOU SOME.

THIS WAY, PLEASE.

THANKS.

OK, MR. CROWLEY.

KAY?

OH, KAY?

IT' S ED.

OH, HERE YOU ARE.

GEE, I' M GLAD YOU' RE

FEELING BETTER, BABE.

MORRIS TOLD ME:

ABOUT THE MONEY.

YOU OUGHT TO KNOW YOU CAN

HAVE ANYTHING I' VE GO WITHOUT PUTTING

ON THE PRESSURE.

I LIED TO YOU. GET OUT.

I DON' T WANT ANYTHING.

GET OUT.

CHANGED YOUR MIND, HUH?

WELL, LET ME TELL YOU, YOU AIN' T GONNA SQUAWK.

SHE AIN' T GONNA SQUAWK.

GORDAN?

YEAH. I WAS GONNA

LOOK YOU UP.

DON' T TOMMY!

DON' T! TOMMY!

TOMMY!

[DOORBELL BUZZES]

OH, UH, MAY I USE

YOUR TELEPHONE, PLEASE?

WHY, YES.

RIGHT HERE. THANK YOU.

GET ME POLICE:

HEADQUARTERS QUICK.

[GUNSHOT]

[DOORKNOB RATTLING]

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

TOMMY, TOMMY, BEAT IT.

PLEASE, TOMMY.

THEY MUSTN' FIND YOU HERE. HURRY, DARLING.

HURRY, DARLING.

PLEASE, THE FIRE ESCAPE.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

BEAT IT, DARLING.

WHAT?!

WHAT' S GOING ON HERE?

CROWLEY, WHO DID IT?

WHO SHOT YOU?

WHO DID IT?

GORDAN.

Kay:
NO. NO,

DON' T BELIEVE HIM. HE' S LYING TO YOU.

I--I SHOT HIM!

I--I SHOT HIM!

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

[RING]

WARDEN LONG' S RESIDENCE.

YES. JUST A MINUTE,

PLEASE.

IT' S FOR YOU, WALTER.

THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY' S

OFFICE IN NEW YORK.

DISTRICT ATTORNEY?

THANK YOU.

YES? WARDEN LONG

SPEAKING.

HELLO, WARDEN.

HOW ARE YOU?

SAY, YOU' VE GO A PRISONER UP THERE

NAMED TOM GORDAN,

HAVEN' T YOU, DOING 5 TO 30?

STILL UP THERE,

ISN' T HE?

OH, ANOTHER ONE

OF THOSE CASES:

OF LETTING A MAN OU FOR A DAY ON HIS HONOR, EH?

WELL, I WOULDN' T EXPEC THIS ONE BACK TONIGHT.

HE MURDERED A MAN

NAMED ED CROWLEY THIS AFTERNOON.

YOU SURE:

THERE' S NO MISTAKE?

NO.

IT' S AN AIRTIGHT CASE.

OFFICER RAGAN TAILED GORDAN

TO HIS GIRL' S APARTMENT.

SAW CROWLEY GO IN.

HEARD THE SHOT. BROKE IN.

GORDAN GOT AWAY,

BUT CROWLEY MADE

AN ANTEMORTEM STATEMENT THAT GORDAN DID IT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK

OF HIS HON?

I THINK GORDAN:

WILL BE BACK TONIGHT TO GIVE HIMSELF UP.

YES.

THANK YOU.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

QUIT WORRYING,

WILL YOU?

I TELL YOU,

THIS JOINT AIN' T HOT.

WE HAVEN' T PULLED A TRICK

SINCE YOU WENT UP.

IT' S HOT AS LONG

AS I' M HERE.

I GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE

AND OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

YEAH, BUT HOW?

THE COPS WILL BE WATCHING ALL THE TRAINS.

HOW ABOUT A PLANE?

HUH?

I SAID HOW:

ABOUT A PLANE?

WHY DON' T YOU SHUT UP?

THAT' S A SMART IDEA.

ASKING FOR A PLANE WOULD BE

LIKE SITTING RIGHT DOWN IN THE ELECTRIC CHAIR.

I' LL GRAB A BOAT.

YEAH, THAT' S RISKY, TOO.

THEY' LL BE WATCHING THE DOCKS ALONG THE WHOLE WATERFRONT.

THAT' S THE ONLY CHANCE

I' VE GOT--SNEAK OUT ON SOME TRAMP STEAMER.

YOU KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE.

FIX IT.

THEY' LL WANT A LOT OF DOUGH.

I' VE GOT PLENTY.

HOW' S THAT?

SWELL. THAT' LL

TAKE CARE OF IT.

I' LL FIX IT.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

COME IN.

ANY NEWS?

NO, SIR.

TOUGH BREAK:

FOR YOU, WARDEN.

WELL, I SUPPOSE THIS

WILL BRING THE NEWSPAPERS

AND THE POLITICIANS

DOWN ON MY NECK.

THEY' VE JUST BEEN WAITING

FOR MY FOOT TO SLIP IN THE PAROLE SYSTEM.

WELL, SIR, I WANTED

TO TELL YOU THAT ALL OF US ARE WITH YOU.

THANKS, MAC.

OH, I GUESS WE ALL

MAKE MISTAKES.

I' VE GIVEN THE SAME

PRIVILEGE TO LOTS OF PRISONERS,

AND THEY' VE ALL

COME BACK.

IT' S FUNNY.

I THOUGHT I KNEW GORDAN.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,

I WAS SURER OF HIM THAN ANY OF THE REST.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

WHO' S THERE?

PETE.

OPEN UP.

IT' S ALL FIXED.

YEAH? SWELL.

WHEN DO I GO?

TONIGHT.

YOU BEEN DRINKING

ALL NIGHT? YEAH.

YOU BETTER GE SOME SHUTEYE.

YOU' RE GONNA BE STANDING

ON YOUR HEAD ON A STEAMER FROM TONIGHT ON.

STICK AROUND AND KEEP

AN EYE OUT, WILL YOU?

COME ON. GET UP

OUT OF THERE. LEAVE ME ALONE.

COME ON. COME ON.

BEAT IT.

Man:
GOOD MORNING, WARDEN.

WHAT' S THE DOPE?

Warden:
SORRY, BOYS.

I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY.

GIVE US A BREAK, WARDEN.

THIS IS THE BIGGEST STORY IN YEARS.

YOU KNOW AS MUCH ABOUT I AS I DO, I TELL YOU. I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY.

BUT JUST A MINUTE,

WARDEN.

WARDEN' S OFFICE. YES?

YES. RIGHT AWAY, SIR.

THE GOVERNOR' S

CALLING, SIR.

YES, GOVERNOR?

[BOAT HORN BLOWING]

ALL SET, TOMMY.

COME ON.

THIS IS NICK.

HE' LL TAKE CARE OF YOU. HIYA.

HERE. SOME MORE DOPE

ON YOUR ESCAPE.

YOU MIGHT HAVE BROUGHT ME

SOME FLOWERS, TOO. THANKS FOR THE HELP.

OK, TOMMY.

GOOD LUCK. SO LONG.

THIS WAY.

FOLLOW ME.

YEAH. IN A MINUTE.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

[DOOR OPENS]

HIYA, WARDEN.

I TOLD YOU I' D COME BACK,

EVEN IF IT MEANT THE CHAIR.

I' VE TOLD YOU THE TRUTH.

YOU' VE GO TO BELIEVE ME.

HE WENT BACK.

HE GAVE HIMSELF UP.

HE PLAYED SQUARE WITH

ALL OF YOU. NOW YOU WANT TO MURDER HIM FOR IT.

I KILLED CROWLEY,

I TELL YOU! I KILLED HIM!

PLEASE, YOU' VE GO TO HELP ME SAVE HIM.

SORRY, MISS MANNERS.

THERE' S NOTHING I CAN DO BUT PROSECUTE HIM.

BUT YOU CAN' WANT TO CONVICT AN INNOCENT PERSON.

I TELL YOU, I DID IT.

PUT ME ON TRIAL.

PLEASE. YOU BELIEVE ME,

DON' T YOU?

NO, I DON' T.

YOU' LL NEVER MAKE A JURY BELIEVE YOU.

YOU MIGHT HAVE EXCEP THAT CROWLEY HAPPENED

TO LIVE LONG ENOUGH

TO TELL WHO SHOT HIM.

BUT HE LIED!

HE HATED TOMMY! HE TRIED TO KILL HIM.

HE' D HAVE DONE ANYTHING

TO GET EVEN.

NO USE, MISS MANNERS.

GORDAN GOES ON TRIAL TOMORROW.

ALL RIGHT, YOU PUT HIM

ON TRIAL IF YOU' VE GOT TO HAVE A VICTIM.

I' LL GET A LAWYER!

I' LL FIGHT YOU!

I' LL FIGHT FOR HIM

ALL THE WAY TO THE SUPREME COURT!

BUT YOU' LL

NEVER KILL HIM!

YOU' LL NEVER KILL HIM!

SO THAT WAS MY LAST CHANCE

FOR APPEAL, HUH?

YES. I' M SORRY,

GORDAN.

WELL, I' M GETTING

THE FULL COURSE IN THIS JOINT.

I WORKED MY WAY RIGHT UP

TO THE DEATH HOUSE.

WHEN I GRADUATE, IT' LL BE

OUT THE OTHER DOOR, HUH?

YES.

WELL, WELL, THE SAME

OLD HAPPY FACES.

HIYA, TOMMY!

WELCOME TO CINCINNATI!

HIYA, SWEETHEART.

ON THE LEVEL, WARDEN,

THE OTHER PLACE HAD A MUCH BETTER VIEW.

Prisoner:
OH, TOMMY, I COULDN' STAND WAITING FOR YOU.

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