Johnny Stool Pigeon Page #5

For what?

What do you think would happen to me

if I chirped?

When you get in the clear, copper,

watch out.

Gimme another, Charly.

What are you trying to do,

drink the joint dry?

I'll kill time my way, you kill it yours, okay?

Hello, fellas.

Oh, hello.

Nick is flying Martinez down to the border.

The border?

Hm-hm. He asked me to go with him.

Do you mind?

No, why should I?

Have fun.

I told you I'd land on my feet.

Happy landings.

I don't like that.

Then why don't you do

something about it?

Howdy, boy.

Take it easy. She's no good for you.

If that's what she wants,

let her have it.

Only a cop could be that dumb.

She wants you.

Don't you know that yet?

Me?

Yes, you.

Do you think I brought her along

for myself?

I brought her because she's a decent kid.

And I didn't wanna see her end up

on a slab too.

Because I thought when you saw how she felt about you

you'd at least give her a break.

Try to help her.

Because I was chump enough to think

that you really cared

about what happened to people.

Take it easy.

Well, you're not kidding me any more.

You don't care about people.

To you it's nothing but a game.

Hide and seek.

Cops and robbers.

Anything goes

as long as you come in the winner.

You're not a man.

You're what you always have been

and always will be.

A rotten, stinking...

I'll take care of him.

What's the matter? Had a tough night?

Better get dressed, sport.

The boss wants to see you.

All right. Tell him I'll be right over.

I'll wait.

Suit yourself.

Johnny, that's a great idea.

In fact I'm surprised

I didn't think of it myself.

Hi there, boys.

Come in, come in.

Well, I understand you fellas

had a little trouble last night.

Just bottle trouble, nothing serious.

I'm glad to hear it.

Because tonight we make our first haul.

It'll be a big one

and I want you boys along.

Where are we going?

The border. Nogales.

I hope you're not gonna try to get it over

with that plane of yours.

No, no, we gotta be a little cuter than that.

Your boy here

had a couple of pretty good ideas.

Got a real sense of humor too.

Well, that's about it.

We leave tonight, nine sharp.

Oh, just one little thing.

It isn't that I don't trust you guys,

but I don't want any slip ups.

So Joey here is going to be with you

until we leave.

He's my own personal bodyguard

and a mighty fine boy.

You stay here.

Coming in?

How about rustling me up some chow?

I haven't had breakfast yet.

What's the matter, can't you talk?

He's a dummy.

He don't know how.

He don't know how to do

much of anything.

Except shoot a gun.

Are we playing games now?

Look, I'm in a jam.

I gotta take a chance, a long chance

that I had you figured wrong.

I'm not gonna make any speeches about it.

I haven't got time.

I'll just give it to you straight.

Then you make up your own mind.

There's gonna be a little party tonight.

They're gonna take me along

for the ride.

And the way things look,

it may be my last ride.

Try to get through to this number.

Tell whoever answers

that you're calling for me, Morton.

Tell them it's tonight.

The border, Nogales.

They'll know what to do.

You got all that?

You understand it?

So you are a cop.

All right, sport. Let's go.

All right, Charly, take the station wagon.

Johnny, you drive.

You in the front with him.

Pete, you go handle the girl.

Miss Stewart.

The boss told me

I should take care of you.

How about a drink?

Thanks very much, but I don't...

Sorry, miss. I got my orders.

Oh, well, who are we to disobey orders?

Joe, two doubles.

What time is the pickup?

We've got plenty of time.

Turn right at the next cutoff.

Breaking ground for a new subway?

That's no subway, copper. It's a grave.

Let's cut out the act.

If you think...

You know, for a federal cop,

you're gonna come in mighty handy tonight.

You know where to take him.

Yeah.

Martinez won't know who you're bringing.

But he's got everything set.

I'm sending Joey with you

to bring the car back here.

Besides, he can sorta give me

an eyewitness account.

I thought he couldn't talk.

He draws pictures.

By the way,

where will I send your cut?

You can figure this for my cut.

Get in.

Pete, you're as sharp

as a ten dollar tack.

Excuse me.

Hey, where are you going?

You can't bear to let me

out of your sight, can you?

Wanna come along?

Miss...

You gotta call this number for me.

Tell them you're calling for a man

named Morton.

Tell them to get down to the border.

Nogales. As fast as they can.

You understand?

A man is going to be killed.

A man...

All right. All right, just a minute.

Don't use the phone here.

Call from down at the gas station.

Please.

They'll get you, Johnny.

Once you kill a federal cop, there's now place

on earth small enough to hide you.

Shut up.

They'll catch you.

They'll get you if it takes twenty years.

They'll get you and they'll bring you back

and you'll fry.

Shut up!

Okay, go ahead.

Are you American citizens?

Yes.

All right.

Come on.

Start walking.

Turn around.

So long, copper.

Do you speal English?

Que pasa?

Do you speak English?

Si, seor.

I got to get to the border.

I'm a United States Treasury agent.

Tell him to take me there right away.

El seor quiere que lo lleves

a la frontera imediatamente.

Mui bien, seor, vmos.

Alli est el carro.

It's clean. Let him go.

Who's in charge here? I'm Morton.

I'm Pringle, Tucson office.

This is Barton, the Customs agent.

Well, Bill Benson was sure worried

about you, fella.

You got my message.

Yeah. Some woman phoned.

Nothing so far, eh?

No, they're not gonna run the stuff now,

not after what's happened.

Look, fella, let's not kid ourselves.

We blew this one.

Benson gave me the pitch,

I know what happened, so what?

We can't always guess right.

But they didn't know you had a tip.

I didn't know myself until just now.

All right, but something went wrong

or you wouldn't still be alive to talk about it.

That's just it.

That's what doesn't figure.

Copper!

Johnny.

Who did it?

The kid.

He spotted you. Listen...

copper...

I had to plan it that way.

I had to play it for the breaks.

Sure, sure you did.

Where's the kid now?

Wait...

A funeral...

There was a funeral...

What?

They...

Get him inside.

Get an ambulance for him.

Did a funeral go through here tonight?

The funeral.

Holy mackarel! Sure there was a funeral.

It went through here about a half an hour ago.

We searched the hearse,

we looked them all over good

only there was one place

we didn't look. Come on.

Bill, phone ahead. Have the highway patrol

pick us up on the other side.

Mac, you and Joe come with me.

A grave, hm?

That was Johnny's idea.

Looks like he really came through for you.

Yeah. I can understand

why he played it that way now

but it sure looked bad at the time.

Here they come.

Here, maybe you'll need to use this.

Thanks.

There it is.

Cut your lights, pull into that side road.

Make it as quiet as you can.

Come on.

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