Special Agent Page #5

You've been licked by a lot of local politics

and brutal intimidations.

Carston is stronger than the law

at your command.

But he isn't stronger than the Federal Law.

And we're gonna use it to put Carston

and every thug locked into federal prisons

where they can't buy or blast

their way out.

Sounds great, Bill.

But do you really think Carston

is going to leave himself open

for an income tax violation?

I happen to know that Carston

is cutting in

on every bigtime racket

in this part of the country.

His take every week must run

into the hundreds of thousands.

Now somebody is keeping track

of that money on paper.

And I got a pretty good idea

where that paper is.

Good luck, Bill.

I wish I could help you.

You can.

I'm gonna need your cooperation.

You'll get it from this office

and the police.

And how you'll get it from those boys.

Good.

When do we start.

Right now.

May I use your phone?

Help yourself.

Hello, Julie?

Bill. Meet me at the usual place

at 7 o'clock.

Now, don't argue.

No, I can't tell you what it's about.

And, Julie.

Don't let anybody follow you.

Okay.

You wouldn't be taking

a lady to dinner, would you?

This is much more important

than food.

Oh, but, darling,

nothing's more important than food.

Look, Julie, just be beautiful

and don't talk.

Till I get you some place

where it's safe to tell you something.

Now, Julie, you know that you work

for the worst racketeer in the country.

He's crooked, cowardly and cruel.

He laughs at the law and thinks

he can keep right on doing it.

What are you gonna do about it?

What can anybody do about it?

He's been arrested 50 times.

The law can't stop him.

Uncle Sam's law can stop him.

How long since you've been speaking

for Uncle Sam?

About five years.

What do you mean?

I mean that for the last 5 years

I've been a special agent.

For the Internal Revenue Department.

What about your newspaper work?

Oh, that's just a front.

A cover-up.

Why haven't you told me this before?

Bill, look at me.

Is that why you've been so

nice to me?

You know better than that.

I love you, Julie.

Well, I...

I'd like to believe that.

Well you better believe that.

But what I think of you and you

think of me doesn't matter...

...just now.

No, okay. Go on.

Listen, Julie...

I know more about Carston

than any man in the country.

And I'm not the only man in the job, either.

There's an army after Carston,

an undercover army.

Still you can't squash him.

We can, with your help.

Now, Julie,

there's just one thing we need.

And that's Carston's private books.

We've got to get them.

And you're going to help us

get them.

Oh, but you can't ask me.

You can't ask me to turn against

Carston.

You know what he'd do to me.

You know what he's done

to everybody else.

Julie, it isn't as f I asked

you to do it for me,

it's for...

well, I don't want to be waving

the flag, but...

you know what I mean.

Well, you'll have to tell me

what to do, Bill.

Hello, Julie?

Bill Bradford.

Say, is Carston there?

Yeah, I'd like to talk to him.

Bill Bradford to speak to you.

Thanks.

Yeah, Bill?

Listen, there's company coming

to your house.

Federal men and fly cops.

Yeah. Mixed crowd.

Seems you don't pay your income tax

and there's a law about it.

If they find those books of yours

you'll be learning the jute business...

Thanks, Bill. I'll repay this little

courtesy some day.

On your way.

Okay, Wilson, it's your party.

I've arranged for a police detail.

And remember. Take Carston down

to the United States District Attorney.

And hold him there for questioning

for about a half an hour.

Okay.

Come on, Roark, you're coming with me.

They're raiding to find those books.

They'll never find 'em where

you got 'em.

Don't kid yourself.

Those Federal men tear a place

apart.

Maybe I could...

Could what?

Well, I guess I could take them

into my room.

Julie,

you're a smart girl.

But I'd rather not, Mr Carston.

I don't want to get mixed up in this.

Do as I say.

You take them down to your room.

Ray.

So the flatfeet are on parade, huh?

Thanks, dear, and don't worry.

They're just trying to sell tickets

to the policeman's ball.

Yeah.

They're coming up.

Took them a long time getting here.

Search the place

from top to bottom, boys.

We're just starting today, finish it fast.

Get to it.

Did you ever see such big feet

in your life?

Yeah, their brains

must rattle around awful in them.

Go on, get in there.

Get in there before I get a concussion

kicking you in the seat.

Look who's the sergeant now.

Mulvany.

Hello, Mike.

Bring your bloodhounds

and magnifying glass, Mulvany?

No, just a rat trap and a bit of cheese.

That's all I need to catch anything

around here.

We're searching the place,

Carston.

Help yourself.

And, say, if you find a fountain pen,

it belongs to me.

I lost it last week.

What are you guys looking for?

The missing link.

Looks as if they got you

that time, Rich.

I suppose you want to look

through the desk.

Thanks, that's a good idea.

Been reading your own publicity, eh?

No, just trying to learn

how the other half lived.

Take it along. You'll enjoy it.

The solutions are already worked out.

Listen, Carston.

You've been trying to make

monkeys out of us for a long time

but don't forget we got the

advantage.

'Cause a guy looks a lot more

like a monkey in a cage

looking through bars than any other time.

Rich, that calls for a cigar.

Mr Wilson just rang the bell.

Thanks.

By the way,

you don't mind taking a little trip down

to the U.S. District Attorney's office,

do you?

He wants to talk to you.

Not at all.

I always find the D.A. very amusing.

Do you mind if I call my attorney first?

No.

Go ahead.

The D.A. might find him

very amusing, too.

Hey, lady.

You got the wrong door.

How did you get in here?

I was visiting my cousin

from Walla-Walla

who happens to be occupying

the adjoining suite,

so I just had to drop in

and see you.

I thought you were never coming.

I was beginning to worry.

Never mind that. Where are the books?

In the bedroom under the mattress.

We gotta work fast. They just took

Carston down to the D.A.'s office.

Again? He's been there so often

I'm surprised they don't charge him rent.

Say, what is this?

Wait, I'm with him.

Oh, so you're the cousin

from Walla-Walla.

No, that's Roark. Makes the nicest

photostats you've ever seen.

How lovely. Maybe you'll make

one of me sometime.

I'd be glad to.

Get a copy of each one. Get going.

Do you mind if I ask you

a few questions, Carston?

Do I?

Not at all.

Shoot.

You've been interested in various

enterprises.

seems to appear, most of them legal,

am I right?

All of them are legal.

Naturally, you keep books.

Naturally, I don't.

There must be records of some kind.

Yes.

Where?

In my head.

Then you know what profit you realize

from these different interests.

There haven't been any profits.

I'm operating at a loss.

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