Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Page #6

I don't want

the coroner

to find any bruises

on these birds.

I told you

you'd go too far.

I'm going to hate myself

in the morning for this.

Pulling that trigger,

Charlie

will be just like

putting a bullet

through

your own head.

Now, you ought

to know

that there's more than

a single copy of that record.

Or do you suppose

we got you here

just to slaughter us?

No, no.

We got you here,

Charlie

to tell you

you've just been signed

by our ball club.

And just to make sure

you do play ball

we sent copies of that record

to some very reliable friends.

Now, if they don't hear from us

within the hour

we can't tell them

that everything's fine

those records are

going to be played

for the mayor, Charlie,

for the district attorney

and of course,

for the chief of police.

Why don't you stop

being childish

when all we want from you

is a little cooperation?

And my 3,400 bucks.

I guess I'd better

get this attended to.

Yeah, go into the bathroom

and get yourself a towel

before we have to start buying

carpets for this place.

May I look

at that, please?

You almost broke my arm

with that.

You know that, don't you?

Well, look,

Cotter, I didn't...

Now, you feel

any better?

Well, hello.

Where do I drop

youtonight?

Anywhere.

I have no place to go,

and I'm all alone.

We could drive and talk.

That's what I

was hoping for.

Where would you like

to go?

We have

four directions here.

A sort of

local phenomenon.

North, East,

South and West.

Which do you prefer?

The one without

the traffic.

That's the one

I know best.

Why don't you take it

out of second?

Why did you stop?

So I could light

a cigarette.

And to let you drive,

if you want to.

I don't want to drive.

What are you

trying to prove?

Prove?

I'm not trying

to prove anything.

What are you afraid of?

Now, really,

whatamI afraid of?

Well, what scared you?

You.

Don't look at me

like that.

Well, I'm glad

you finally decided

to stop.

You're lucky you're

in one piece.

Let's see your

driver's license.

Is your name

"Margaret Dobson?"

What does it say

on the license?

Now listen,

Miss Dobson

you were traveling

pretty fast back there.

Suppose you'd blown

a front tire?

You'd have been spread all over the road.

And we don't want

Ezra Dobson's daughter

killed on our beat,

do we, David?

No, we certainly don't.

He's too nice a man.

Just take it easy from here

on in, will you, Miss Dobson?

Yes, certainly.

Say, haven't I seen your

face somewhere before?

Hmm, maybe

at the policemen's ball.

Yeah, maybe.

Maybe so.

Well, good

night, sir.

Good night.

Hmm, next time I

come out with you

I'm going to bring along

an extra set of nerves.

Whoisyour father?

Police Commissioner

or something?

No.

Please don't worry

about it.

Who are you?

I said, "Don't worry

about it."

All right, I won't.

Now let's see.

Where were we

when we were so

rudely interrupted?

Don't you remember?

Hmm, seems I do.

Mmm, coffee.

Mmm, perfume.

Did you have

a good time last night?

Yeah, I went to a movie.

First movie I'd

seen in three years.

Some movie!

I hear she has

a foreign car.

She? Foreign car?

What are you

talking about?

The woman you and Jinx met

the other night.

Hasn't she got

a foreign car?

I don't know what kind of car she has.

I don't even know her

name or where she lives.

I wouldn't know how to find

her, even if I wanted to.

Finding her

shouldn't be difficult

for a bright boy

like you.

Not for a mastermind

like you.

Well, well, you finally

made that discovery.

Took you a little while,

but you finally made it.

That's fine.

Would you like

some coffee?

Hmm?

Would you like

some coffee?

Mmm, love it.

I like mine in a cup.

No cream?

How 'bout some sugar?

Oh!

No cigar.

One of these days

you're going to get

yourself killed.

There isn't a

cop in the world

who can shoot

that straight.

I was talking

about a cop.

I was talking

aboutme.

Why, I thought you were

the law-abiding type.

I guess I'm just

whatever you make me.

But I'm very jealous.

I'll put up with

a lot from you

but not another woman.

I still don't know what

you're talking about.

I can barely

handleyou.

Well, what do

you think of it?

Very nice.

Just like

mother used to make.

Nervous?

What have I got

to be nervous about?

All right, let's go in

and try it on for size.

Incidentally, Paul,

what happened to

that other copy

of the record?

I sent it to

my brother.

The only honest

man in the world.

Didn't know you had

a brother.

Lots of things about me

you don't know, Cherokee.

For instance, Ralph Cotter

is not my real name.

What is

your real name?

If you knew,

you would die.

Well, we wouldn't want that

to happen, would we?

Well, what do you know!

Cherokee Mandon.

How are you?

Who's your friend?

Hiya, Trent.

This is Paul Murphy.

He's in my office now.

Sergeant Satterfield.

How are you?

What does he do?

Well, I'll tell you,

he goes around

persuading kids to take up

a life of crime.

Then when you boys put

the pinch on them

I get to be their lawyer.

Sort of a legal shill,

aren't you, Paul?

Kind of

a 20th century Fagin.

Uh...is that office empty?

Why?

Uh, I want to speak to Paul.

Oh, it's empty.

Thanks.

Go ahead,

help yourself.

Give it to me.

What?

This, this.

You must be crazy

bringing your heater

into this lion's den.

What if one of these coppers

should spot...?

Well, I'd rather go

around without my ears

than go around

without that.

Take it easy. I'll get you

a permit to carry it.

Oh, just like that?

Just like that.

Hmm.

You ever kill anybody

with this?

No.

Not yet.

Is Weber in?

He's eating his lunch.

Tell him we're here

with his desert.

What is it?

Cherokee Mandon is here

to see you, Inspector.

Tell him to come in.

What do you want?

The card come?

See what happens when

you let me handle things?

Cherokee, you are a wizard.

I take my hat off

to you.

How'd you ever

get it here?

Paul, uh, I took

the liberty

of suggesting

to Inspector Weber here

that we forget

all about

that $3,400

you mentioned

and that he get you

this card instead.

Now, uh, shall we conclude

the ritual?

Inspector, I thank you

very, very much.

I really appreciate this.

Don't mention it.

Oh, how is

your hand?

Not infected,

I hope.

My hand is all right.

Well, you know,

those phonograph needles

can pick up

an awful lot of dirt.

Yes?

The Chief wants to see you,

Inspector, right away.

Thank you.

I hope you'll be gone

when I get back.

Morning, Sam.

How's

the poker game going?

What poker game?

The one

in the Detective Bureau.

Well, you know there's

no poker game

in the Detective

Bureau, Sam.

What's eating you?

I'mstill asking

the questions, Charlie.

What have you got

on the Hartford robbery?

Well, nothing so far.

Looks to me like the work

of some out-of-town boys.

Not to me,

it doesn't.

Who've you got on the case?

Gray and Fowler.

Two men?

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