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I'd fix him a drink.

We'd have dinner.

And then I found out.

SingIe, he toId me?

SingIe, my ass.

Not onIy was he married . . .

Oh , no. . .

He had six wives.

One of those Mormons.

So that night

when he came home from work. . .

I fixed him his drink,

as usuaI .

You know, some guys

just can't hoId their arsenic.

- He had it coming

- Pop, six, squish

- He had it coming

- Cicero, Lipschitz

He took a flower

in its prime

- And then he used it

- Pop

- And he abused it

- Six

lt was a murder,

but not a crime

Cicero, Lipschitz

Now, I'm standing

in the kitchen

carving up the chicken

for dinner,

minding my own business.

In storms my husband , WiIbur,

in a jeaIous rage.

''You been screwin' the miIkman ,''

he says.

He was crazy,

and he kept on screamin' ,

''You been screwin' the miIkman !''

And then he ran into my knife.

He ran into my knife 1 0 times.

lf you'd have been there

lf you'd have seen it

l betcha you would have

done the same

[ Speaking Hungarian ]

Yeah , but did you do it?

Not guiIty.

My sister, Veronica, and I

had this doubIe act.

And my husband , CharIie,

traveIed around with us.

Now, for the Iast number

in our act. . .

we did these

One, two, three, four, five. . .

spIits, spread eagIes,

backfIips, fIip-fIops.

One right after the other.

One night before the show,

we're down at the HoteI Cicero.

The three of us boozin'

and havin' a few Iaughs.

We run out of ice,

so I go out to get some.

I come back, open the door. . .

and there's Veronica and CharIie

doing number 1 7.

The spread eagIe.

WeII , I was in

such a state of shock. . .

I compIeteIy bIacked out.

I can't remember a thing .

It wasn't untiI Iater

when I was washing the bIood

off my hands

I even knew they were dead .

- They had it coming

- They had it coming

- They had it coming

- They had it coming

They had it coming all along

- l didn't do it

- She didn't do it

- But if l'd done it

- But if she'd done it

How could you tell me

that l was wrong?

- They had it coming

- They had it coming

- They had it coming

- They had it coming

They had it coming

all along

l didn't do it

But if l'd done it

How could you tell me

that l was wrong?

I Ioved AI Lipschitz

more than I couId possibIy say.

He was a reaI artistic guy.

Sensitive. A painter.

[ WhistIe bIows ]

But he was aIways trying

to find himseIf.

He'd go out every night Iooking

for himseIf, and on the way. . .

he found Ruth , GIadys,

Rosemary, and Irving .

You couId say we broke up

because of artistic differences.

He saw himseIf as aIive. . .

and I saw him dead .

The dirty bum,

bum, bum, bum, bum

The dirty bum,

bum, bum, bum, bum

- They had it coming

- They had it coming

- They had it coming

- They had it coming

They had it coming all along

- And if they used us

- And if they used us

- Then they abused us

- Then they abused us

Could you tell us

that we were wrong?

- He had it coming

- He had it coming

- He had it coming

- He had it coming

He only had himself to blame

- lf you'd have been there

- lf you'd have been there

- lf you'd have seen it

- lf you'd have seen it

l betcha you would have

done the same

-Pop that gum one more time. . .

-SingIe, my ass.

Number 1 7.

The spread eagIe.

Artistic differences.

Pop.

Six.

Squish .

Cicero.

Lipschitz.

Who beIongs to them?

What's it to you?

Nothing .

Heard they were VeIma's.

The Hunyak does her Iaundry

for a buck a week.

Fresh toweIs for the can .

Make it quick.

MAMA MORTON :

I'm gonna take care of you now.

I know a coupIe of things.

Hear me out.

BiIIy FIynn's set

your triaI for March 5th .

March 7 th you'II be acquitted .

March 8th , Mama is gonna put you

on the vaudeviIIe circuit.

VELMA:

Now you're an agent, too?

MAMA MORTON :
UntiI Ma BeII

instaIIs a Iine in your ceII . . .

aII the caIIs

have gotta go through me.

What kind of dough

are we taIking about?

It's a crazy worId .

Babe Ruth is wearing rouge

and pIaying the PaIace

for $5,000 a week.

Yeah . What about someone

with reaI taIent?

I been taIking to the boys

over at WiIIiam Morris.

Due to your recent

sensationaI activities. . .

they think

they can get you $2 ,500.

$2 ,500?

Jeez, the most me

and Veronica made was $350.

That's what happens when you

have the right representation .

I aIways wanted to pIay

Big Jim CoIosimo's.

Do you think

you can get me that?

-Big Jim's?

-Yeah .

I don't know. That's gonna

take another phone caII .

How much is that gonna cost?

You know how I feeI about you .

You're Iike famiIy to me.

You're Iike one of my own .

-I'II do it for 50 bucks.

-50 bucks for a phone caII?

You must get a Iot

of wrong numbers, Mama.

Oh , Miss KeIIy,

got your personaIs.

FreshIy pressed

by yours truIy.

No, it's my pIeasure.

Hey, Iisten ,

can I ask you something?

You know that Harrison guy?

He said that what I done

is a hanging case

and that he's prepared to ask

for the maximum penaIty.

-Yeah , so?

-So I'm scared .

I sure wouId appreciate

some advice.

EspeciaIIy from someone

I admire as much as you .

Since I can remember, I have

wanted to be on the stage.

What's your taIent?

Washing and drying?

No. I danced in the chorus.

That was before

I met my husband , Amos.

Look, honey,

you want some advice?

Here it is.

Direct from me to you .

Keep your paws

off my underwear, okay?

Yeah , okay.

Thanks.

For nothin' .

She's something , ain't she?

No matter how big she gets,

she's stiII as common as ever.

I'd Iike to heIp you , dearie.

Take a Ioad off.

So, what do you figure

on using for grounds?

Grounds?

What are you gonna teII

the jury?

I just figured

I'd teII them the truth .

-The truth?

-Yeah .

That's a one-way ticket

to the death house.

HoIy Mother of God .

Oh , reIax.

In this town , murder's

a form of entertainment.

Besides, in 4 7 years,

Cook County ain't never hung

a woman yet.

So the odds are 4 7 to one

that they won't hang you .

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph .

You're taIking

to the wrong peopIe.

What you need is BiIIy FIynn .

-Who?

-BiIIy FIynn .

He's onIy the best

criminaI Iawyer in IIIinois.

What he don't know

about juries and women . . .

How do you get BiIIy FIynn?

WeII , not by praying , dearie.

First, you give me $ 1 00.

Then I make a phone caII .

$ 1 00?

WeII , you just. . .

I mean , it seems pretty steep

for a phone caII .

He's worth every cent.

He's never Iost a case

for a femaIe cIient yet.

With a sweet IittIe puss

Iike yours. . .

Iet's just say justice

ain't so bIind in Chicago.

He's never Iost a case?

Never.

Every girI in this pIace

wouId kiII to have

BiIIy FIynn represent her.

Billy

We want Billy

B-l-Double-L-Y

We're all his

He's our kind of a guy

And, ooh, what luck

'Cause here he is

BANDLEADER:

Ladies and gentIemen . . .

presenting the siIver-tongued

prince of the courtroom .

The one, the onIy BiIIy FIynn .

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