Framed Page #6

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Like we solved

the last one, hmm?

I spent 4 years in prison

for something i didn't do.

This is different.

Sergeant perry has signed

a complete statement

concerning the deaths

of 2 burglars.

We'd like a simple corroborating

statement from you, nothing more.

This story

will make page one,

and sergeant perry most likely will

receive a citation for his bravery.

Now, you can understand

why mayor morello

would appreciate your

cooperation, can't you?

I'm beginning to.

Stop treating him

like a v.i. P!

He's a convicted

killer!

Sheriff bundy,

mr. Lewis is a human being

with the same rights

you have.

As district attorney, i will not

tolerate any more of it!

Heh heh!

Ah!

Get your goddamn feet off my desk!

Tell his honor i'm deeply

touched by his concern.

You damn well better be,

you understand?

Give his honor the mayor

a message for me, will you?

Tell him to

go f*** himself.

Well, welcome, hero.

Hand me your

driver's license.

Anybody

could be watching.

What do you hear

about those burglars?

Yeah. Pardon the expression,

they're 2 ex-cons.

Been nosing around

again.

I checked on reports about

the time of your trouble.

There was a

missing person's report

filed by

a drug pusher's wife.

He drove a '64 plymouth.

Both he and the car disappeared

completely the same night.

Things are beginning

to fall in place.

Thank you, sam.

Oh, by the way, the mayor pulled

a couple of deputies off duty

to protect his house.

Claims there was a phone

call threatening his life.

Would you know

anything about it?

No. He's

probably scared

somebody's going to steal his

stamp collection or something.

Ok.

Never mind. I won't be in town

long enough for the raffle.

Take it.

My compliments.

Thank you, sam.

May i present

myself...

dr. Brimson, sir,

physician/surgeon, at your service.

I'll have you know,

i am one of the few left

in my profession

who make house calls.

Oh, by the way, i got a call

from our friend sal this morning.

He said for me

to tell you

that senator tatum's son died

from an overdose of narcotics

3 days lbefore/l

you killed the sheriff.

Oh, how about

that sal?

For 4 years,

everywhere i turned

just led to

a brick wall.

He said for you

to sit tight.

Senator tatum's got

to have the answers.

I mean, his son's

addiction, the dope pusher.

Both of their cars, they

disappeared the same night.

If the senator's son wasn't

driving the car, who was?

Oh, i got to...

i got to go to the state

capital, see senator tatum.

What the hell do

i got to lose, huh?

Your ass.

What?

Now, look.

Come on.

About those attacks

you've been having, son.

Yeah.

We got to take strong

preventive measures.

Come here.

Still in

the original wrappings.

Comes from a small town

in canada...

so small the mounties

can't even find it.

Take about a year

to trace.

Now, i want you to take

6 of these at a time.

Just 6. an overdose

may be fatal. Understand?

You know what

i found out today?

What?

Mayor morello has put a guard on his house.

Uh-huh. Now, that lis/l

interesting, huh?

Why would a tough ex-sheriff

be needing a guard?

I don't buy that. You?

There's something...

well, dr. Brimson

will examine the patient

and will give you

a diagnosis tonight.

Sit. Stay.

Hey, man,

who are you?

What in the hell do you

think you're doing here?

Well, i might ask the same thing of y'all,

threatening a doctor

called away from his dinner

table on an emergency.

What emergency?

Well, uh...

let me check this.

Is this not

924 maple street?

This here's

the mayor's house.

This is oak.

Maple's 2 blocks over.

Oak. Oak. Well,

i'm terribly sorry.

Well, that's all right.

It's a good thing you didn't try

and get through this here gate.

You'd need every stitch you

got in that there bag of yours.

Thank you kindly,

sir.

You're most kind.

Hey, dewey,

this... this...

well, i'll

drink another!

Ha ha ha!

Tell him. Tell him about this whiskey.

Ain't it the best

whiskey made?

You want to get the hell

off the car? Come on.

We'll do that,

fella, but first...

all right, gary.

Stick your hands

through the wheel

and lace your

fingers together.

Check him out,

gary.

All right. Hit the highway and turn south.

Now, if you drive

real careful like,

we're going to let you take

us all the way to kentucky,

but if you even so much

as turn a corner too sharp,

we're going to get us

a brand-new driver.

Just for the hell of it,

what's your name?

Lewis.

By god, i thought

we had the wrong guy.

You know, they told us you

was going to be tough to take.

Turn right here.

What do you think,

dewey?

This guy ain't

so tough, is he?

We might even have to give

them some of their money back.

It don't seem hardly right, us

taking all that money for nothing.

Don't cross

no roads or nothing

without making sure this

car behind can stay with you.

Yeah. Ain't no sense in you

trying to run off from old frank.

That would just

make him meaner.

So who hired you

guys for the hit?

I don't know.

Don't seem to matter

none now, does it?

You don't know?

Frank makes

all the arrangements.

You know, frank don't hardly

even come out on no jobs no more.

Sure could have stayed

home on this one, though...

that is, unless you've got

some kind of wild ideas.

No, not me. No.

Turn right here.

You ever

been here before?

No, but dewey

and frank have, though.

They had them one

sweet job there once.

Yeah?

Actually got paid

for laying some singer.

Ha ha ha!

I guess that makes you

some kind of a male whore

or something, don't it?

Shut your mouth!

Ooh!

No, no!

No! No! No!

No! No!

Aah! Oh!

Get up.

Get in the car.

Screw you!

Aah! Aah! Aah!

You want to get in that car

like i told you? Huh? Come on!

Uhh! Uhh!

Come on.

Now, who hired you

to kill me?

Ain't gonna

tell you nothin'!

Get me to a hospital.

Frank, you're going to tell

me everything i want to know.

Up your ass!

What are you

going to do?

Oh, no. Don't do me

no more. Please.

So you got paid for laying

a girl singer, hey, frank?

Oh, god...

oh, god!

Aah!

Was she good, frank?

Was she as good

as this?

Aah! Aah!

Aah!

Aah! Aah!

You want me to

hook you up again,

or you want

to talk?

I'd tell you

if i knew. I would.

Honest i would,

but i don't.

There was just...

there was just the boss on the phone.

He sent me 3,000.

He said...

he said there'd be 3,000

more when i finished.

Here's the money.

No, no. Take it. Go on. Take it, please.

Get your ass back

to kentucky, frank,

and if you ever think about

coming back here to see me,

just reach up there

where that ear used to be.

It'll remind you that you

don't owe me a damn thing.

We're even now,

frank.

Even?

We ain't even,

lewis!

I'm going to

be back!

You better be looking

over your shoulder, lewis,

and i'm gonna

kill you!

I'm going to

kill you, lewis!

I'm going to do it!

You know, frank,

i honestly believe you.

Yeah,

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