Convicted Page #6

THE QUESTION IS,

WHAT AM I GONNA DO?

I'M NOT EVEN

A CITIZEN ANYMORE.

IT'S FUNNY

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT.

WHAT WERE YOU STUDYING

BEFORE THE WAR?

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.

I'LL TALK TO DAD ABOUT IT.

IT'S NOT HIS PROBLEM.

MAYBE IT IS.

IT REALLY WOULDN'T MAKE

ANY DIFFERENCE TO YOU ABOUT ME?

NOT A BIT.

IT MIGHT BE VERY IMPORTAN TO ME SOMEDAY.

IF IT IS,

THEN YOU CAN COUNT ON IT.

I DON'T LIKE IT, WARDEN.

THE WHOLE PRISON'S TOO QUIET.

BELIEVE ME,

THEY'RE UP TO SOMETHING.

PONTI?

SURE.

THEY WOULDN'T TRY

TO GET THROUGH TO HIM?

YOU NEVER KNOW:

WHAT THEY'RE PLANNING,

BUT WHEN THEY'RE TOO QUIET,

YOU CAN BE SURE IT'S SOMETHING.

COME IN.

SORRY TO BREAK IN, DAD,

BUT I'VE GOT TO CATCH

THE TRAIN.

JOE'S GOING TO DRIVE ME

TO THE STATION.

I DON'T BELIEVE YOUR AUNT ELLEN

IS REALLY SICK.

I THINK:

SHE JUST WANTS TO SEE YOU.

CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING

IN THE CITY?

NO, JUST SAY HELLO TO YOUR AUN FOR ME.

SURE, DAD.

BYE.

KAY...

HOW LONG:

ARE YOU GONNA BE GONE?

ABOUT A WEEK.

I'M GONNA MISS YOU.

ME TOO.

TELL HUFFORD:

I WANT TO SEE HIM

AS SOON AS HE GETS BACK,

WILL YOU?

ALL RIGHT.

I'M JUST AS GLAD

SHE'S GETTING AWAY.

TAKE A LOOK, WARDEN.

I'VE GOT THE GUARDS

TRYING TO KEEP THEM MOVING.

BUT YOU BUST UP ONE BUNCH,

YOU GET ANOTHER ONE

BEHIND YOUR BACK RIGHT AWAY.

Ponti - 1:
30.

COME ON, KEEP MOVING.

Guard:

COME ON, BREAK IT UP.

Ponti - 1:
30.

Ponti - 1:
30.

ALL RIGHT, BREAK IT UP.

BREAK IT UP!

Ponti - 1:
30.

CUT THE CONVERSATION.

KEEP WORKIN'.

Ponti - 1:
30.

OH, WE'VE GO A FEW MINUTES YET.

OH, GOOD FOR US.

COME ON, JOE.

HERE'S A BENCH.

SIT DOWN.

NOT YET.

MAYBE IN A FEW WEEKS.

OH, THAT'S SILLY.

NOT TO ME.

SO, HOW LONG

ARE YOU GONNA BE GONE?

OH, ABOUT A WEEK.

IS THERE ANYTHING

I CAN DO FOR YOU?

YEAH, YOU MIGHT, UH -

TELL YOU WHAT, YOU MIGHT PU AN AD IN THE NEWSPAPER FOR ME.

"ONE EX-CONVICT WITH PLANS

FOR THE FUTURE NEEDS A -

NEEDS A GOOD JOB

TO CARRY OUT THOSE PLANS."

WHAT PLANS, JOE?

LIKE... MAYBE SITTING DOWN

WITH YOU,

CALLING YOU BY YOUR FIRST NAME

SOMETIME.

NOBODY'S EVER STOPPED YOU

FROM DOING THAT.

NOBODY BUT ME.

YOU SEE, I -

HAVE A GOOD TIME.

THANKS.

HURRY HOME.

THANKS AGAIN.

I WILL.

JOE...

HMM?

PEOPLE AREN'T ALL ALIKE.

WHAT I MEAN IS,

THE WOMAN WHO WALKED AROUND YOU

THAT DAY DOWNTOWN -

EVERYBODY DOESN'T FEEL

THAT WAY.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND

WHAT I MEAN?

YEAH.

I HOPE I DO.

COFFEE, MADAM?

OH, COFFEE.

WELL... NOW, THAT IT'S HERE,

ALL RIGHT.

I WISH YOU WOULDN'T WALK

SO QUIETLY.

I NEVER HEAR YOU COMING,

AND I NEVER HEAR YOU GOING.

YES, MADAM.

ANYTHING ELSE, MADAM?

NO.

PONTI!

PUT THOSE AWAY.

YES, SIR.

WHAT ARE YOU SO NERVOUS

ABOUT?

I DON'T KNOW.

THAT ROOM YOU SLEEP IN HAS NO

EXIT EXCEPT THROUGH THIS OFFICE.

THERE'S NO ONE AROUND

EXCEPT MY SERVANTS.

YOU THINK THEY'RE GONNA RISK

THE EASY JOBS THEY'VE GOT?

THEY'RE GONNA GET ME,

WARDEN.

I JUST KNOW:

THEY'RE GONNA GET ME.

HOW?

I DON'T KNOW.

I WISH I DID.

ISN'T THERE SOME WAY

YOU CAN GET ME OUT OF HERE?

I'M DOING EVERYTHING

I CAN.

YEAH?

SEND HIM IN.

THAT'S ALL, PONTI.

YOU CAN GO.

SHE GET OFF ALL RIGHT,

JOE?

YEAH.

MISS KNOWLAND SAID

THAT YOU WANTED TO SEE ME.

YEAH. YEAH, I DID.

I HAD TO STOP:

AND CHANGE CLOTHES.

THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON

AROUND HERE, JOE.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS?

NO, SIR.

THE MEN:

ARE UP TO SOMETHING.

YOU SURE YOU DON'T KNOW

WHAT IT IS?

I'M SURE.

DON'T GET INVOLVED

IN ANYTHING:

THAT WOULD RUIN YOUR CHANCES

FOR PAROLE.

I'M NOT INVOLVED

IN ANYTHING.

GOOD.

I'VE BEEN THINKING OF WRITING

A PERSONAL LETTER

TO THAT FIRM:

YOU USED TO WORK FOR.

I'D RATHER YOU DIDN'T,

SIR.

MAYBE IF I EXPLAINED

A FEW THINGS -

IF YOU DON'T MIND,

I'D JUST AS SOON STAR SOMEPLACE FRESH

WHERE NOBODY KNOWS

WHAT'S HAPPENED.

I MIGHT HAVE A CHANCE -

WHERE'S DOUGLAS?

YOU STAY HERE.

MORE COFFEE, MADAM?

WARDEN, I -

WHERE'S THE WARDEN?

ALL THIS NOISE...

WHAT IS IT, JOE?

IT'S PROBABLY A FIGH OR SOMETHING.

A FIGHT? WHY WOULD THEY BE

YAMMERIN' LIKE THAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

JOE...

YOU STAY AWAY FROM ME,

PONTI.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I NEVER DID ANYTHING

TO YOU.

HAVE THEY GOT ME FRAMED?

ARE THEY AFTER ME?

I DON'T KNOW.

JOE, YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW

SOMETHING.

YOU'VE HEARD 'EM TALK.

YOU'VE -

IT'S GETTIN' LOUDER.

MAYBE IT'S A RIOT.

DO YOU THINK THAT'S WHAT IT IS,

JOE - A RIOT?

SAID I DON'T KNOW.

JOE, HAVE A HEART!

YOU'RE NOT LIKE THE REST OF 'EM.

I WAS FRAMED INTO DOIN'

WHAT I DID,

AND I COULD EXPLAIN I TO EVERYBODY

IF YOU'D JUST GIVE ME

A CHANCE.

DON'T HOLD OUT ON ME.

GIVE ME A BREAK.

YOU GET THIS THROUGH YOUR HEAD,

PONTI -

I DON'T KNOW A THING

ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND IF I DID, I WOULDN'T LIF A FINGER TO HELP YOU.

YOU'RE IN IT WITH THEM.

THAT'S WHY YOU'RE AT ME.

IT'S GETTIN' WORSE.

JOE,

WILL YOU PLEASE GO DOWN

AND FIND OUT WHAT IT'S ALL ABOU FOR ME?

NO.

LOOK,

I DID YOU A FAVOR ONCE.

SO MAYBE I DID SQUEAL

ABOUT THE BREAK,

BUT I DIDN'T TELL ANYBODY

THAT YOU WERE IN ON IT.

DO YOU THINK YOU'D BE COMIN' UP

FOR A PAROLE IF I'D TOLD?

TWO MEN ARE DEAD

BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T KEEP

YOUR MOUTH SHUT.

BUT I DIDN'T SQUEAL

ON YOU.

YOU OWE ME SOMETHING

FOR THAT.

JUST GO DOWN:

AND TALK TO THE GUARDS.

THEY'LL KNOW

WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

LOOK, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO

ANYTHING TO HELP ME.

JUST FIND OUT WHAT IT'S ABOU SO I CAN HELP MYSELF.

I'D DO THAT MUCH

FOR YOU.

I'D DO THAT MUCH

FOR A DOG.

MALLOBY.

GET OUT OF HERE, JOE,

QUICK!

PONTI.

NEVER MIND.

GET OUT OF HERE.

COME ON, JOE. COME ON.

DON'T BE A FOOL.

YOU CAN'T LET THEM FIND YOU

IN HERE!

COME ON, JOE.

COME ON!

JOE!

WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF IT,

DOUGLAS?

I DON'T KNOW.

SOMETIMES:

IT'S JUST LETTING LOOSE.

THEN AGAIN,

THEY'LL PULL A STUNT LIKE THA TO COVER SOMETHING ELSE.

COVER SOMETHING...

PONTI!

I'D BETTER CALL DR. AGAR.

IT'S TOO LATE FOR THAT.

CHECK THE GUARDS DOWNSTAIRS

AND SEND:

THE FINGERPRINT MAN UP.

YES, WARDEN.

YOU DIDN'T DO THIS,

DID YOU, JOE?

NO.

WHO DID?

WHO DID?!

I DON'T KNOW.

MARTHA?

YEAH?

SEE ANYBODY:

GO THROUGH THIS DOOR?

NO.

HOW LONG:

YOU BEEN SITTING THERE?

ABOUT 40 MINUTES.

WHO DID IT, HUFFORD?

I DON'T KNOW.

THE GUARDS:

DON'T KNOW ANYTHING,

BUT THEY MIGHT HAVE STEPPED

ACROSS THE CORRIDOR

WHEN THE YAMMERING STARTED.

HAVE EVERYBODY:

WHO WAS IN THE BUILDING

CHECKED FOR FINGERPRINTS

AND BLOODSTAINS.

YES, WARDEN.

YOU CAN'T GET AWAY WITH IT,

JOE.

YOU WERE IN THE ROOM

WHEN PONTI WAS KILLED.

WELL, I WASN'T -

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

NOTHING.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA TELL THEM

AT THE INQUEST?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,

INQUEST?

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA SAY TO THEM,

HUFFORD?

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA SAY

TO THE CORONER'S JURY?

NOTHING.

THAT'S GONNA SOUND GREAT.

YOU TELL THEM NOTHING,

THEY'LL PIN THIS ON YOU SO FAS YOU WON'T KNOW WHAT HIT YOU.

PIN IT ON ME?

WHAT ELSE DO YOU THINK

THEY'RE GONNA DO?

YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE IN

THE ROOM WITH THE MURDERED MAN.

THIS IS GONNA BE

A CORONER'S JURY.

IT'S OUT OF MY JURISDICTION.

I'LL BE A WITNESS.

I KNOW YOU DIDN'T DO IT, JOE,

BUT THAT WON'T PROVE IT TO THEM!

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