Man in the Dark Page #2

He can't remember anything,

but he will.

When I get through with him, he'll

be able to count from one to 130,000.

We had to take the silent treatment

from you when you were in stir,

but you're not in stir now.

So start remembering

your old friends...

and tell us where

you hid that dough.

Steve, we all took

the same chances, right?

I ask you, isn't it fair

we all have the same cut?

What cut?

What chances?

I never saw you guys

before in my life.

Get outta my way!

No! Lefty! Beat it! Buy

yourself a mink coat.

Grab his arms.

Okay. Come on, Arnie.

Come on, Steve. Don't

make it tough on yourself.

Just tell us where the money is,

and we'll all be friends again.

#[ Continues ]

There never was a time

I couldn't have taken you apart.

You fancied it up with talk.

Well, for a year now,

I've been doin' the talkin'.

And it's worked out

pretty good.

[ Man On Radio ] And now for your

afternoon edition of the news.

Police authorities are investigating

the disappearance of Steven Rawley,

now going under the alias

of James Blake.

Transferred from state prison to the Marston

Clinic for some undisclosed treatment,

Rawley made his escape today after a

running gun battle through the city.

Rawley- or Blake,

as he now calls himself-

was serving a 10-year term

for armed robbery.

A general alarm has been

broadcast, roadblocks set up.

And police warn that he

is probably armed...

and in the company

of three unidentified men.

Officers have been cautioned

that this man is dangerous.

They're crazy.

Also dangerous is the fire that swept through a

furniture warehouse at - [ Radio Clicks Off ]

You see, Steve?

You're a very popular guy.

Everybody's trying to get you

for a personal appearance.

Seems we were all having

a little talk, weren't we?

I've done all the talking

I'm gonna do for now.

Don't make me dot the i's.

No, Lefty!

Let me try.

Okay, try it your way.

Make him a man.

Come on, Steve.

Go on, Steve.

Get a little memory exercise.

Steve, you were great.

What do you mean? You're

running them ragged.

They're making lots of threats, but, take

it from me, they don't know what time it is.

Well, thanks for stepping in

when you did.

He wasn't kidding

with that cigar.

He really meant to use me

for an ashtray.

Oh, Steve, you don't know

what it's been like with Lefty.

First cursing about you, then

chasing me around the furniture.

He didn't catch me though.

I guess, for that,

he'd need a Cadillac, huh?

You don't really believe that?

[ Sighs ]

I don't know what I believe.

This hasn't been the happiest

day of my life exactly.

Day isn't over yet.

What'd they feed you at the hospital,

jellied consomm?

What do you want me to do...

turn somersaults?

Where are we?

[ Laughing ]

Oh, Steve, stop it.

Look, there isn't very much time.

You tell me where to find it.

In the meanwhile, you keep stalling

them with that wonderful act of yours.

And I'll go out and buy the

tickets for anywhere that you say,

come back here,

and we'll break away.

I got everything here.

I brought all your clothes over.

For the 10th time, listen. If you

want, I'll make a record of it. I...

They'll break in any second.

Where did you hide the money?

What money?

You really think I'm lying,

don't you?

[ Door Opens, Closes ]

He's all yours.

Get away

from that window, Steve.

[ Arnie ] This calls for a $50 raise.

I'll sail forth.

I'm out.

What, no re-raise?

I don't want to be greedy.

Besides, we're only

playing for markers.

If I win too much,

I may never see that dough.

With me, a gambling debt

is a debt of honor.

[ Cookie ] For me, an

I.O.U. is a piece of paper.

If you've got one and a dime,

you can ride the streetcar.

[ Cookie ]

Two.

[ Arnie ] Two, huh? Mm-hmm.

I will check.

[ Cookie Murmurs ]

[ Cookie ] Twenty-five.

Twenty-five, huh?

Would a pair of aces impress you? No.

No. If I had three of them,

would it depress you?

It would that.

[ Snickering ]

How come you suddenly

got so lucky?

Eh, guess it's my day.

Give me them cards.

I want to count 'em.

What's the matter?

Don't you guys trust me?

[ Lefty ] We trust you?

You don't even trust you.

[ Arnie ] We know you too

well. You always cheat.

[ Woman Chattering On Phone ] How

can I cheat in a three-handed game?

[ Lefty ] It ain't easy. [ Arnie ]

You even cheat yourself in solitaire.

[ Chattering Continues ] [

Cookie ] Aw, look, fellas...

[ Cookie Continues, Indistinct ]

[ Whispering ] Get off the line.

Who's that with you,

Bertha?

Gladys, I think there's

somebody cutting in.

[ Lefty ] You know, come to think of

it, Arnie, I didn't see no ace of hearts.

[ Arnie ]

We'll know in a minute.

Madam, please

get off the line.

Well, I got a little news

for you.

There's only 51 cards

in this deck.

There's one missing.

[ Flaps Lips ] I don't

know if something's missing.

[ Arnie ]

What is this... Russian dressing?

Where?

I... How did that

get there?

Now eat it.

Oh, now, Lefty-

Eat it!

[ Woman Chattering ] [

Whispering ] I want the police.

I'll never go to him...

[ Lefty ]

Come on, pick him up.

What were you gonna do,

call the cops?

How long do you think you can

keep me here? Till you get smart.

And you weren't very smart

picking up that phone.

You heard the radio. The cops

are lookin' all over for you.

And when they find you,

they'll throw away the key.

I don't remember.

I don't remember anything.

Then we'll have to

beat it out of you.

Now, you wouldn't want us

to do that, would you, Steve?

Can't you remember

nothing at all?

No.

Not even this?

No.

Aw, you should, Steve,

because it was

a beautiful caper.

No small gas station job.

Take it from me,

it was planned like a battle.

Believe me, Steve,

no five-star general

could've rigged it better.

Interested?

Yeah. Very.

Okay. Listen closely

so you don't miss any details.

I remember the job

like we pull it this afternoon.

Yeah. You figured it

so there wouldn't be a slip-up.

There wasn't.

You picked Christmas Eve

for the job...

because this factory was going to

distribute a big cash bonus to its workmen.

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

[ Bell Dings ]

[ Sirens Approaching ]

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

All right, I believe you,

but I've heard enough.

That's funny.

We ain't heard enough.

Your silence is givin' me

an earache.

We were all pretty upset, Steve.

Lefty kept taking chances

going to see you,

and you weren't very hospitable.

How's Peg?

How's the dough doin'?

I said, "How's Peg?"

Why don't you find out

for yourself?

What'd you do

with the money, Steve?

I invested it in real estate.

Every lot has a view of Catalina. Huh?

All right. I threw it

down the sewer.

What is all this?

I'm getting awful tired of your coming up

here every month asking the same question.

If it wasn't for this wire, you'd

be wearing my hands for a necktie.

Are you running

the store now?

We ain't gonna wait 10 years.

As long as I'm up here,

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