Criss Cross Page #6

You were out of town,

so i said i'd come over.

You really wanted

to see me?

Tell me now, stevie,

what kind of business could you

and i possibly have together?

Ajob.

Ajob?

Well, why come to me?

'Cause you're

the only crooks i know.

[Sighs]

Is that polite?

Is it hospitable?

Tell me, stevie.

What kind of a job is this

you need crooks?

- Where i work.

- [slim] where you work?

Armored trucks.

What are ya talkin' about?

You can't hijack

an armored truck!

It can't be done.

You know it can't be done.

It can be done.

How?

If you have

an inside man.

Picturesque, ain't it?

[Whistles]

Down the hall

to the right. 113.

What are we meeting here for?

Who lives here?

Finchley.

Finchley? Gee whiz,

i thought he was dead.

But why do we all

have to go to him?

When they're the top men

in their line, you go to them.

Hello, finchley.

I'm glad to see ya.

I mean it.

I thought you was dead.

Finchley,

they're all waiting.

A lunatic idea.

I told you.

Won't go near it.

Wouldn't be bothered.

Finchley, there's a month's

credit for you at conrad's

liquor store on hill st.

I'm going out this evening.

A previous engagement.

We can't go ahead

without you.

You're top man!

Relax. It'll take

just a minute.

He'll come around.

You don't like the whole thing,

call it off!

I'm not taking any short count.

I figured it all out.

It's a two-way split.

One for you, one for me.

Cut your half

any way you like.

In a pig's eye.

Can you work it

without me?

You know i can't.

Let's get this straight

before we start.

This is the way i want it:

That boy is no fool.

He's got cards in spades.

Don't worry.

There'll be plenty left

for all of you.

Slim, he's right.

Okay.

You're the boss man.

Any way you want it.

Where's finchley?

Why don't you go see

what's holdin' him up?

Just a minute, slim.

You know finch.

You can't rush him.

Slim, why do i have to stay here?

Why don't i go to a movie?

What do you wanna go

to a movie for?

Don't you wanna stick around?

Doesn't this interest ya?

Sit down.

Come on.

Hurry him up.

Here he comes.

Walt talked him into it.

Just dropped by to tell you

you're wasting your time.

We know all that, finchley.

Come on. Let's go to work.

Believe me, i know more

about the armored truck

business than you do.

You'd be surprised.

I work for them.

Indeed. Indeed.

Now, that certainly makes

an interesting problem,

doesn't it?

You think you can lay it out

for us, finchley?

What have you in mind?

The bliss company

payroll.

At san rafelo?

That's right.

Very interesting.

Eh!

Delightful.

Delightful.

What's so interesting about it?

You're on the coast

at san rafelo.

There's only one highway available to you

until you pass the bridge.

Don't you see how that

complicates your getaway?

I don't think that's so wonderful;

i think it's rotten.

Give me the road map.

Hmm, that'll take

some doing.

I suggest that you

send out for sandwiches,

or what you will.

It is definitely settled,

the arrangement down

at conrad's? Hmm?

Paid for.

All been paid for.

Thank you.

Take these cigarette

butts off the table.

Can't stand the stink of'em.

How long's your run?

Forty minutes.

What time do you leave?

on the dot.

Mm-hmm.

[Cable car bell dinging]

[Finchley]

Who's your chemical man?

[Slim]

Hey!

[Chattering quietly]

What's your experience?

I know my stuff.

Can you get

what's needed?

I can put my hands on it.

You sure?

He makes it!

He's a registered druggist.

Was.

What's that?

I can't read it.

S-l-c-l-4.

I thought you said

you knew your business.

Thompson, you're lookin'

for something?

Ran out of cigarettes.

Here.

Take my pack.

Thanks.

Who's your getaway man?

I got a ferrari motor in my job.

I can take anything out.

I wouldn't handle

the money that way.

Mine's the fastest heap

there is. I can do 114.

No, i'd use

the slowest vehicle

to take the money out.

The very slowest.

Something that nobody

would suspect.

- An ice cream wagon, say.

- Hmm, that's a new wrinkle.

An ice cream wagon.

How can it miss?

Here. Take a drink.

You deserve it.

When i'm finished.

In the roubel ice factory

holdup years ago,

they knocked off an armored

truck for 427,950 dollars.

But the cops caught 'em,

every one.

They're all dead now.

Electric chair, everything.

Yeah, i realize.

But 400 grand!

[Chattering continues,

indistinct]

Where's anna?

Just stepped outside

for a paper.

[Finchley]

You're gonna need

a cover story.

Why do we need

a cover story?

For the getaway.

I told you,

that's the ticklish part,

the most intricate.

That's where you'll need

the oil truck.

A big one? What for?

[Finchley]

To stall at the proper time

and block the bridge.

Oh, jam the truck sideways,

right across the road.

That'll give your people

a bit of a head start

for the getaway.

Trouble is, there's radio nowadays.

Two-way radio.

Now, what are you going to tell 'em

if they find you up ahead, hmm?

What's your story?

I'm takin' a trip...

to detroit.

Up along the coast,

by way of san francisco.

Good.

But really go there.

Advertise it.

Let the cops downtown

put it on their teletype

so that everybody knows.

We'll pass the word around

and then give a big party

the night before.

Good. Good.

Do you understand?

Steve, steve.

Understand?

You're going

to palos verdes.

I wanna cry.

I wanna cry.

Go up to the house

and wait for me.

I wish

we'd never met.

It's done and settled.

It's the only way.

I wish you'd

never seen me.

You'll stay there.

You'll wait for me.

It'll take time to get away.

They'll hold me,

ask me questions.

But stay there,

and don't worry.

[Mort]

You gotta hand it

to the old man.

[Finchley]

Now, is the new bridge

up there all finished?

Who checked the highways?

What about the detours?

[Finchley]

There you are.

There you have it.

The way i understand it,

there'll be no shooting.

No shooting whatever.

No matter how it goes,

i don't want nothin' to happen

to the old man that's with me.

Is that understood?

You're the boss man.

Anything else

you'd like, boss?

Yes. Who handles

the payoff?

What's the matter?

You worried because

i'll be in detroit?

Don't tell me

you don't trust me.

That hurt your feelings?

No. Anything you like.

Who do you want?

Him? Him?

Pick anyone.

I don't care.

What about her?

I don't know

any of the boys.

Okay, let it be her.

Is that okay with you?

Yeah.

I can handle anna.

When you get that

ice cream wagon back to town,

give the money to her.

It's a deal, then.

It's all set.

It's all set.

That's the ticket.

That's the ticket.

Cheers.

[Door opens]

[Door closes]

[Thinking]

This is it now.

The payoff.

Nothing will stop it.

Another five minutes

and we'll cross the bridge.

Another five minutes to san rafelo,

to vincent and the ice cream wagon,

to the rest of them.

Another five minutes to go.

Steve, there's a car tailin' us.

[Steve]

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