Force of Evil Page #3

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In single file.

There's a patrol wagon

at the curb.

Who are you

calling, Mr. Morse?

Hello! Hello!

Ruddy, please.

Leo Morse.

Who do you think

you're pushing around here?

Ruddy? Guess what.

The whole place

is full of police.

No, they dropped in for tea!

Never mind.

I'm taking it easy!

Milletti, yes!

Where are

your handcuffs?

My lawyer will

meet us with a key.

This lady was just visiting

here to see a friend.

She doesn't work for me.

That's got nothing

to do with me.

Please,

Mr. Lieutenant,

I can't ride

in the patrol wagon.

It's too narrow,

and it's too dark!

Don't put him

in the patrol wagon.

Put him in a taxi.

I'll pay the fare.

Taxi? We're not going

to a dance, Mr. Morse.

The wagon's

no good for him.

He's a sick man.

He's got a complex.

Claustrophobia.

I can't help it.

I got it!

When he was

a taxi driver,

His cab fell in

the river with him.

He got a disease

under the water, a fear.

He can't stand being cramped

in a small, dark space.

He should have

thought of that

Before he began

committing violations.

We'll let him ride

up front in the open.

Come on.

Don't give

your right name

So your mother won't

read it in the paper.

Oh, please, Mr. Morse.

Mary, what took you

so long to answer?

Has my brother

called yet?

Well, he will,

the dumb mule.

No, Im still

at Tucker's apartment.

I'll be here.

Yes.

Nothing yet,

Joe?

No, Ben,

nothing yet.

But he'll call.

The spot I put him in,

Where else

can he go for help?

Let's get on

with this.

Sit down.

I've got $25,000 for you

to play with, two & two.

Will that

be enough?

You'll get change.

Does he know exactly

what he has to do?

I been telling him

all day.

He knows it

like a poem.

What number

do we want hit?

776. Don't worry,

Mr. Morse.

It will come out 776.

One-I throw in

the last layoff bet

On the third race.

Johnson's lined up the tote

clerks to help me there.

Two-I throw in

enough of a bet

To make the last three digits

on the odds pay-Off

Come out 7, 7, and 6.

Three-All the change

that's left over from the 25

You give me, I give

back to Johnson,

Or Im in trouble

with Johnson.

Four-The minute

it's 776 on the tote board,

I check in at Mr. Morse's

telephone number-

Bowling green 7-5432.

Five-I meet Johnson

at his office

9:
00 tomorrow night

And get paid.

And the telling.

The telling.

I swear on my grave,

the bible,

I tell nobody nothing

and forget how I did it,

Or Im in trouble

with Johnson.

Fine.

Give me the totals

on this.

784,324.

Say that again,

will you?

784,324.

I was

wondering, Ben.

Everybody downtown

Is walking around

on tiptoe,

And I was wondering

if we couldn't

Ease up a little

on this thing

For the time being.

Look, Bunte, you look after

the politics.

I'll take care

of the business.

It's a normal operation.

776 will hit tomorrow

because Taylor makes it hit.

Tomorrow night, every bank

in the city is broken,

And we step in and lend money

to those we want

While we let the rest

go to the wall.

We're normal financiers.

Nothing's

normal downtown

Since the governor

set hall up in business.

Tucker:
does he get

the cigar?

Hmm. He gets

the cigar.

Ben, Ill call

night court again.

How do you do

a thing like this?

I was born that way,

like a man with two heads

Or a dope

with a million bucks.

It's my gift.

Oakhurst

station house.

Sergeant Denute

speaking.

This is Joe Morse.

Is my brother there?

Yes, Mr. Morse.

We have the pleasure

of his company.

Put him on the phone.

It's irregular

to without-

Well, see if

you can, please.

One minute,

Mr. Morse.

Hello?

He says he don't

want to talk to you.

Tell him I want to help

get him out of there.

Tell him I want

to talk to him.

One minute,

please.

Sometimes, you act

like a human being,

Like a person

who worries.

You're wide-Open, Joe.

I can see into you

without looking.

Don't bother.

Besides, it's

not nice to do.

More interesting

than when you have

A rock for a husband,

like mine.

He's a stone, that man.

Whole world are rocks

and stones to him.

Why tell me?

Tell him.

Never tell him anything.

Makes me feel

unnecessary.

If I make you

feel necessary,

Then Im making

a mistake.

Hello,

Mr. Morse?

Well?

Mr. Morse, your

brother says

Write him

a letter.

I ought to let him

rot in there.

At least a woman

could tell

Whether you were

happy or sad.

She could be happy

or sad with you.

Just because

Im killing myself

Over that

dumb brother of mine

Doesn't mean Im ready

to die for anyone else.

Where can I

call home?

Right around

the corner, lady.

All that Cain did

to Abel was murder him.

I had nothing

to do with it.

All right,

you didn't,

But thanks for

paying my fine

And unlocking me

with the same key

You used to

lock me up with.

After tonight, Leo,

it will be too late.

Too late, I tell you.

I'll tell you

something more, Joe.

You opened

my eyes tonight,

And the police

opened them further.

I'm closing up

after tomorrow.

I'm taking my capital

and getting out.

I'm through.

I'm finished.

Then get out tonight.

Close up tonight.

Don't wait for tomorrow.

I'm not

that big a crook.

People have

bets in my bank.

That's a debt.

I'll pay off what I owe

tomorrow, whatever it is,

And then Im finished.

I'll be able to look

in the mirror

And see my face,

not yours.

Leo, Im trying

to help you.

Cup of coffee

and a glass of milk.

Coffee's cold, sir.

It's a hot night

anyway.

I'll have $10,000,

$15,000 for my capital.

That's all the help

Ill need,

But there is one thing

you can do.

Anything, Leo, if you'll

only listen to me.

You listen to me.

That girl Doris,

she needs help.

She quit just

before the raid

You tipped off

the police to on my bank,

And now, like the rest of us,

she's got a misdemeanor

And a fine

against her.

She's lost her references,

and it's all your fault.

You've got fancy friends

down on Wall Street.

She's a good secretary.

Get her a job.

I'll thank you for that,

for her, not for me.

I'll do that, but

if anything happens, Leo-

What could happen that

I would need your help?

Oh, I better

see Bauer home.

Would you like a lift,

miss Lowry?

No.

What am I around here,

a leper?

Just like the rest

of us, Mr. Morse,

Only they haven't

caught up with you yet.

I got you all out.

I paid your fines.

What do you want

from me, Mr. Morse?

I've got my whole life

to think about now,

And you won't be

of any help.

How do you know?

You know, everything

I touch turns to gold.

It's raining out,

And I promised my brother

to take you home.

Well, that's a lie.

Well, it's not true,

but I would have had he asked.

You know, you can't tell

about your life

Till you're

all through living it.

Come on,

Ill give you a lift.

You're tired, Im tired.

What can happen

to either one of us?

You tell me the story

of your life,

And maybe I can suggest

a happy ending.

I went to a business

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