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-I'd be deIighted .
-Thank you .
he'd get me an audition
down at the Onyx.
Then he reneged on his pIedge,
and that was my motive
for attacking him .''
Pretty fancy way of saying
''He's a big fat Iiar
who weIshed on a deaI ,
so I shot him .''
''Amos accused me
of having an affair. . .
so I toId him that the charge
was erroneous.''
Objection , Your Honor!
Mr. FIynn is twisting
this evidence
to draw concIusions
that are specious and . . .
-Erroneous?
-ExactIy!
Order! Order!
Miss KeIIy, do you know
the meaning of the word perjury?
-Yes, I do.
-Do you know it's a crime?
Yes.
If it turns out that you knew
that this diary was a fake. . .
I'd hate to think of you rotting
in prison for the next 1 0 years.
Since you won your freedom .
Look, aII I know
is what I was toId .
Oh , so, aII right.
So you didn't find
this diary in Roxie's ceII?
No.
Mama -- Miss Morton
gave it to me.
She said someone sent it to her.
Someone? Any idea who this
mysterious benefactor might be?
No. She didn't know.
AII right, Iet's see
if we can work this out.
Someone who writes
about reneging on pIedges
and erroneous charges.
CaII me crazy. Doesn't that
sound Iike a Iawyer?
A Iawyer who had a sampIe
of my cIient's handwriting .
Mr. Harrison ,
didn't you ask Roxie
to write out a confession?
Yes. You're not suggesting
I tampered with evidence?
No. I wouIdn't.
Don't be ridicuIous.
No. That's thoroughIy
Now that you mention it. . .
Your Honor,
this is outrageous!
I know. I agree.
To even suggest
that the prosecutor
wouId make a thieves' bargain
with VeIma KeIIy. . .
then fabricate the very evidence
that set her free!
Just so you can win
another case
and move one step cIoser
to the Governor's Mansion !
Why, it's simpIy beyond
aII imagining !
I'II hoId you in contempt!
No, it is not even conceivabIe!
But if it were,
wouIdn't it be time to say:
''Come cIean , Mr. Harrison''?
Even in Chicago, this kind
of corruption cannot stand !
WiII not stand !
I agree, Your Honor!
It is enough !
The defense rests.
Ladies and gentIemen ,
this is Mary Sunshine. . .
reporting Iive from
the Cook County Courthouse.
The city of Chicago has come
to a compIete standstiII . . .
as the triaI of the century
finaIIy draws to a cIose.
Mrs. Hart sits quietIy
at the defense tabIe.
Hands foIded .
Wondering what fate
has in store for her.
And now a hush
faIIs over the courtroom . . .
as the 1 2 men of the jury fiIe
sIowIy back to their seats.
GentIemen of the jury,
have you reached a verdict?
We have, Your Honor.
The jury has reached
a verdict.
WiII the defendant pIease rise?
What is your verdict?
We, the jury,
find the defendant. . .
Roxie Hart is innocent!
She's innocent!
Get your paper!
Roxie Hart is free!
She's free!
[ Gunshots, screaming ]
Come on ! Move it!
First she shoots the husband ,
then she pIugs the Iawyer.
Don't you want
to take my picture?
Hey, what happened?
BiIIy, what the heII happened?
This is Chicago, kid .
You can't beat fresh bIood
on the waIIs.
But my pubIicity, BiIIy.
My name in the papers.
I was counting on that.
Your gratitude
is overwheIming , kid .
I just saved your Iife.
Yeah , and you got $5,000.
And what do I get?
I get nothing?
It's $ 1 0,000
once I coIIect from VeIma.
I get nothing?
Oh , don't forget
your bIessed diary.
Hope you don't mind .
I added a few erroneous phrases.
Sorry I couIdn't teII you .
CouIdn't take a chance.
I never Iost a case.
You're a free woman ,
Roxie Hart.
And God save IIIinois.
What do you want?
I want you to come home.
And the baby.
Baby? What baby?
Oh , Jesus.
What do you take me for?
There ain't no baby.
There ain't no baby?
They didn't even want
my picture.
I can't understand that.
Why didn't they even want
my picture?
lt's good
lsn't it grand?
lsn't it great?
lsn't it swell?
lsn't it fun?
lsn't it?
Nowadays
Ladies and gentIemen . . .
Miss Roxie Hart says
''Good night.''
There's men everywhere
Jazz everywhere
Booze everywhere
Life everywhere
Joy everywhere
Nowadays
You can like
the life you're livin'
You can live
the life you like
You can even marry Harry
But mess around with lke
And that's good
lsn't it grand?
lsn't it great?
lsn't it swell?
lsn't it fun?
lsn't it?
But nothing
Stays
You can like
the life you're living
You can live
the life you like
Didn't she kiII a guy
awhiIe back?
Ah , who can keep them
straight anymore?
But mess around with lke
And that's good
lsn't it grand?
lsn't it great?
That's great!
We'II be in touch .
Wait, wait, wait.
One more.
I couId . . .
Just a second .
I'm not --
God damn it!
Thank you !
Here's the music, hon .
Thanks.
God damn it.
You know,
Yeah , that and a dime.
What are you doing here?
I heard you been
making the rounds.
if it was up to you ,
I'd be swinging by now.
I aIways knew
BiIIy wouId get you off.
Oh , thank you .
I'II put that
at the top of my Iist.
and an apartment with a john .
Shut up and Iisten to me!
Coming in here
AII fuII of advice
for a poor sIob Iike me.
Let me teII you something ,
Miss VeIma KeIIy.
I got a new Iife now.
One of the best things about it
is it don't incIude you .
each other.
You thought wrong , didn't you?
Listen to me.
I taIked to this guy downtown .
He said one jazz kiIIer
but two. . .
We couId make
Think about it, Roxie.
Our faces back in the papers.
Our names on the marquee.
ShouIdn't it be aIphabeticaI?
That couId work.
CoupIe hundred?
Maybe we couId ask for a thou .
We're worth it.
Forget it.
It'II never work.
Why not?
'Cause I hate you .
There's onIy one business
in the worId
where that's no probIem
at aII .
Ladies and gentIemen . . .
the Chicago Theater
The first time anywhere there's
been an act of this nature.
Not onIy one IittIe Iady.
But two.
You've read about them
in the papers.
And now here they are.
Chicago's own kiIIer-diIIers.
Those scintiIIating sinners.
Roxie Hart and VeIma KeIIy!
You can like
the life you're livin'
You can live
the life you like
You can even marry Harry
But mess around with lke
And that's good
lsn't it grand?
lsn't it great?
lsn't it swell?
lsn't it fun?
lsn't it?
But nothing stays
ln 50 years or so
lt's gonna change, you know
But, oh, it's heaven
Nowadays
Okay, you babes of jazz,
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