Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

Hear ye, hear ye!

Department One, Superior Court

is now in session

Judge George Spaulding

presiding.

Ladies and gentlemen

of the jury

it is my duty to prosecute

and your duty to convict

or acquit,

these seven defendants.

These seven people are on trial

either for murder

or being accomplices

to the act of murder.

What they did, they did gladly

and with full understanding.

They are evil, all of them.

Seven evil people.

Look at them carefully,

because they are your enemies

and the enemies

of every decent citizen.

They're at war with you

and always have been

and always will be.

Should they escape this time,

the next victim may be you

or you, or you.

Study their faces.

All their faces.

First, this one...

Holiday Carlton.

Murderess.

Charles Weber.

John Reece.

They were policemen,

ladies and gentlemen.

Guardians of the law.

Accomplices to the act

of murder.

Keith Mandon,

formerly an attorney.

Now the shame of his profession.

Accomplice to the act of murder.

Peter Cobbett, formerly a guard

at the state penal farm

another supposed guardian

of the law.

Accomplice to the act of murder.

Victor Mason, habitual criminal.

Clothing his crimes

in a coat of respectability.

Accomplice to the act of murder.

Joseph Raynor...

murderer.

Well, there they are,

ladies and gentlemen.

All seven of them.

And only seven.

There should be eight

and believe me,

I'm sorry that there are not.

But unfortunately the eighth

the man who motivated

this whole vicious

and sinister crew

the most evil man of all

is not present.

And yet he is here in spirit

as you will find

when the state rests its case.

The first witness for the state

will be

Peter Cobbett.

Peter Cobbett,

take the stand.

Raise your right hand.

Do you solemnly swear to tell

the truth, the whole truth

and nothing but the truth?

I do.

Take the stand.

Your name

is Peter Cobbett?

Yes, sir.

You were formerly a guard

at the state penal farm?

Yes.

Would you be willing to make

a statement before this court?

Yes, sir.

Proceed.

Well, sir, I guess

this all began

one morning

about four months ago.

Real early

in the morning.

At about 5:
00.

All right, kiddies, all right,

let's go.

Why, this is going to be

a beautiful morning.

And the little old sun

is going to be shining down

on your heads all day long.

And the birdies are going to be

chirping to you from the trees.

Ain't that cute?

And all you boys are going

out and play in the dirt

just like when you

was kids again.

Come on.

Rise and shine!

Well, you know,

it ain't everybody

can be lucky enough

to be out playing in that sun

on a beautiful day

like this.

Yeah, that's the way.

Everybody's going

to be crazy to get out

in that beautiful sun

and take a handful of them

little old seeds

and plant them

in that little old earth.

Oh, we'll make farmers

out of you if it kills you.

I saw in the paper

the other day

where some fella said

there's too many stick-up men

and not enough farmers.

Don't worry about that.

We'll take care of that

for you.

Now just put on your little

shoesies

and wash your little...

handsies and facies and...

Get outta here!

Come on, you guys, get up!

Come on.

Start moving.

Come on.

Shake it up, you.

It's getting late.

It's only about

7:
00. Relax.

The bus is going to be

by here pretty soon.

All right.

Anything to keep

you quiet.

Hey, what's the matter with you,

you hungry?

You eating dirt?

Why, a man would think you didn't

like the food you get around here.

I've got a fever...

I'm burning up.

I need a drink of water.

Falling out,

second squad!

Okay.

Come on, come on.

We'll get you

a nice little drink.

Over here.

What's the matter

with him?

He's got a fever.

He's burning up.

Go ahead.

Go on down and get you a drink.

No, you don't get prisoners

like we got ten or 15 years ago.

They were good and tough

in those days.

I might as well be a guard

in a female seminary

for all the work

you get done.

Chewin' tobacco?

Sure, help yourself.

Thanks.

Well, they're

not very tough today.

Come on, come on,

you. Hurry up.

Thanks.

All right, get moving now.

I thought sure that bus was

going to come while you were gone.

Well, it didn't.

When things get done by an

expert, they get done right.

Listen-

That's the bus, all right.

If we get another horn

in five seconds

we'll be in business.

That's it.

All set?

You think there'll be

any shooting?

It won't matter

if you zigzag.

Hey, hey...

What do you guys think this is,

an Easter egg hunt?

Now stop jawing

and scatter out.

Just as you say, Caesar.

Now move!

Hey... come on!

I can't!

Come on!

I'm sorry

about what happened.

Oh, my brother...

...my only brother

and they killed him!

You mean he's cold?

Right through the head.

That's too bad.

Yeah, one of the guards

got lucky.

If he hadn't stopped,

it wouldn't have happened.

Shut up, shut up!

How many guards

did you get?

I didn't count.

You want to go back?

No, thanks.

Just say the word

and we'll do it all over again.

There's some clothes up

here in the front seat.

You better change.

Not those

Try the other ones.

Oh, fancy.

Better than what

you're wearing.

My name's Raynor,

Joe Raynor.

Just call me Jinx.

I'm Ralph Carter.

Pleased to meet you.

Even the air out here

smells better.

It's great to be alive.

Say, Jinx, you better stop

at some quiet gas station

where we can clean up.

Right on time.

So they got your brother.

Oh, shut up.

It was on the radio.

Who's this?

His name's Mason.

We got the stuff from him.

What else did it say

on the radio?

The usual.

Only you're better-looking

than they said.

You ought to see me

dressed up.

I'll see you, Carter.

I got an interest

in you.

I got to get back

to the shop.

Come on, Holiday.

All right.

I'll be seeing you again,

won't I?

There's no need for you

to see me again.

Say, what's this shop

Jinx was talking about?

Radio shop.

He fixes radios.

Oh. He's in

the wrong business

the way he can

drive a car.

You made a crack

a minute ago I didn't get.

You said you had

an interest in me.

That's right.

I did this job

on credit.

Holiday owes me $1,000.

But Holiday

hasn't got any money.

What makes you think

I have?

Oh, I know you haven't

any either.

Not right now, anyway.

But there's a difference

between you and Holiday.

She's honest. You're not.

And you have certain

shall we say,

ways of getting money.

Am I right?

Yeah, sure.

But do you mind

if I don't think about

money for a half hour?

All I want right now

is milk.

I haven't had any

in two years.

Take your time.

There's no rush

about payment.

That's nice.

There's a supermarket

in the next block.

Hartford's the name.

Hartford, uh-huh.

Oh, uh, that stuff of mine

in the back seat...

you better get rid of it.

How do you want it

handled?

I'd like the police to find

it across the state line.

They will.

Good.

Uh, Mason...

where does Holiday live?

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