Detective Story
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- 1951
- 103 min
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- Come on.
- No.
I'm not gonna hurt you.
Hurry it up,
and don't keep the wagon waiting.
- Right.
- Hey, hold it for this. I got to get home.
I got a home too.
Book her with my relief.
That's the last wagon.
I'm on my own time.
I don't want to get stuck here
till night court.
Tough.
I really don't want to inconvenience you.
I'll come back tomorrow.
Come on.
2Ist Squad Detectives, Gallagher.
- Will they shave my head?
- You won't even have to take a bath.
Stand over there, against that chart.
- It smells like what?
- What were you doing in that crowd?
- All right. Give me the address.
- Looking for a fat wallet?
No, just standing.
We'll look into it.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
Does he play it loud?
Well, then, what's your complaint?
But you can't kill a man
for playing the same song.
- Even day and night.
- Five foot three.
I'm sorry, we can't help.
What was the price of this purse
you lifted?
$6.
Times I've spent twice as much
for a pocketbook.
- I don't know why. It was crazy.
- Well, you took it.
I didn't need it. I didn't even like it.
Crazy.
Take it easy, girlie.
I'm not going to hurt you.
Let me do the work.
Just supply the finger.
Officer. Officer.
Mrs. Farragut.
Are those people still bothering you?
Worse than ever, Officer.
Why haven't you given me protection?
But I have 12 men guarding you,
one of them my own brother.
I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to offend you.
Atom bombs, that's what they're
making, those foreigners next door.
And they blow this atomic vapor
right through the wall at me.
And they have a man watching me, from
the top of the Empire State Building...
with radar.
- Well, that man we have covered.
- Does the President know about this?
I talked to him just an hour ago.
I'll tell you what. I'm going to double
Thank you.
You couldn't come yourself, could you?
Well, no, I've got to keep in touch
with the President.
Well, of course. Goodbye.
Thank you so very much, thank you.
- It's all right.
- Thank you.
tickets to the flower show.
Okay, girlie, wash your hands. In there.
Right over there.
- A story in that?
- No, it's just a slob.
Murder, they got me down for Sunday
again. What am I, a Sunday detective?
My kids will grow up
and won't even know me.
There isn't any lock on the door.
Just wash your hands, girlie.
We're due, boys,
We're overdue for a nice,
juicy homicide.
Not till I'm off duty.
Can't you keep your big mouth shut?
21st Squad Detectives, Gallagher.
What can I do for you, sir?
My name is Sims. Endicott Sims.
I'm an attorney.
- I want to see the Lieutenant.
- What about?
I represent Karl Schneider.
Your office has a warrant out for him.
Schneider, that's McLeod's case.
You'll have to see him about it.
- I asked to see the Lieutenant.
- Just a minute.
Water's coming through the ceiling?
That's a civil action, lady. Call a lawyer.
There's a mouthpiece
by the name of Sims outside.
- Karl Schneider is his client.
- Schneider? Tell him to see McLeod.
- He asked to see you.
- All right, send him in.
Come in, please.
He's in back.
I'm sorry, Lieutenant,
I'll wait here in your office.
It's okay. What about Schneider,
Counselor? Where is he?
He's ready to surrender himself
to your personal custody.
My custody? He's McLeod's squeal.
Each man handles his own case
around here.
I don't want my client to have
any contact with Detective McLeod.
Why?
Because I don't want any rubber hose
used on him.
Counselor, how long have you been
practicing law?
We don't assault our prisoners.
My client is not frightened of McLeod
for nothing.
What frightens your client
is McLeod's record for convictions.
That's what frightens your client.
When can I see McLeod?
He's due any time now.
You can wait in my office.
Thank you.
- So?
- So what?
So, what happens to me now?
You wait here till night court opens.
9:
00. Have you got a lawyer?- My brother-in-law's a lawyer.
- You're allowed three calls. Call him.
Gee, I hate to, because he's a kind of
a new brother-in-law...
and if my sister finds out, she'll die...
She's in the fourth month, too.
Suit yourself.
The court will appoint you one.
- Gee, I don't know what to do.
- Sit down.
When McLeod gets here,
tell him I want to see him.
Yes, sir.
A booster.
- Hi, Phil.
- Hello, Jim.
- Jim!
- Mary.
Phil, hang onto buster for a minute,
will you?
- What?
- What are you doing here?
Well, I came to file
a missing-husband report.
- How long has he been missing?
- Two days.
Well, young lady,
let's see what we can do for you.
Hey, Sam.
- Where to, Jim?
- Follow that car.
Why, that's Dakis' car. He's inside.
He ain't going nowhere.
Don't let him out of your sight.
Okay.
You look tired, Jim.
I've been up all night in a cheap
hotel room, waiting to catch a thief.
I might as well have stayed up with you.
I can't sleep when you're not home.
I hate to leave you alone, baby.
Did you see the doctor?
Yes.
- What'd he say?
- Same as last time.
Look, baby,
we're going to have a boy and a girl...
if we have to upset
- All right, if you say so.
- I say so.
And tonight,
I'm going to take you out to dinner.
- It's a date.
- We'll celebrate.
- Celebrate what?
- Us. You and me.
I love you, Mary.
Look, I've got to go now. You go on
home, I'll meet you there in an hour.
Sam, got a fare for you. One hour, baby.
Come on, buster.
Hi, McLeod. Got something for me?
Here's your story. He stole $480.
Tell the man, Arthur.
Who'd he steal it from, his mother?
- Don't belittle Arthur.
- Is the story worth a picture?
He's not ripe yet.
Wait for his second offence.
Don't try running for it, buster.
You'd just about reach that railing...
and suddenly you'd put on weight.
Bullets are supersonic.
- Don't worry.
- I won't, either way. Empty your pockets.
What did you do with the money,
Arthur?
- Spent it.
- All of it?
- Yes.
- Turn them inside out.
- When were you at the Stork Club?
- Wednesday night.
You really make the rounds.
The hot-spot kid.
- Where'd you spend last night?
- In my room.
I was there.
Where were you, under the bed?
- I sat in the park.
- All night?
- Yes.
- It rained.
- So it rained. I didn't notice.
- Sit down. Roll up your sleeves.
Any identifying marks? Any scars?
J-O-Y. Who's Joy?
- A girl.
- Your girl?
- No.
- Whose girl?
What difference does it make?
I stole the money, I admit it.
Here's Joy again. Joy Carmichael.
Plaza Five...
Why drag her into this?
She doesn't know anything about it.
You wouldn't lie to me,
would you, Arthur?
- Why should I lie?
- I don't know. Why should you steal?
Is this Joy Carmichael? Her sister?
Well, you ask Joy to come down to the
21st Precinct Police Station, right away.
Her boyfriend, Arthur Kindred,
has been arrested.
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