Special Agent Page #7

Thanks.

Make out an order

for the arrest of Miss...

Miss Joan Grey, here.

Charge is suspicion of larceny.

Hold her in the Women's Prison

pending further investigation.

I'll sign the commitment papers,

then get hold of Flannagan.

I want her locked up immediately.

And, Williams...

this is to be kept strictly confidential.

Wait a minute...

Mr A.P. Smith.

Don't forget what he said:

strictly confidential.

I'd advise you not to mention it to Carston.

Gentlemen, you're looking at one of

Mr Carston's highest-paid stool pigeons.

He was recently paid $10.000 for some

information given Carston.

Andrews' confession.

What have you got to say for yourself,

Williams?

Give me the Detective Bureau.

I wouldn't do that just yet,

Mr Quinn.

I have an idea that Williams

may come in rather handy.

Say, Young, what is this thing anyway?

It's simple enough.

You've been indicted by a Federal grand jury

for not paying your income tax.

Indicted.

What are they gonna use for evidence?

That's what stops me.

Are you sure your personal books

are the only records you've kept?

Certainly.

And you have them.

Right here in this office.

Then I wouldn't worry.

That is, unless they sweated

that bookkeeper of yours and she talked.

Yeah.

Say, they're holding her somewhere

for no good purpose.

If they get her on the stand

and she tells what she knows...

They'll never get her in the court

if I can help it.

If she starts to talk

she'll never finish her sentence.

Well, suppose she does.

A testimony will be worthless

without the books.

If that's all you're worried about,

don't give it a thought.

I'm burning 'em right now.

Then don't worry about the girl.

But I think I will.

Just to be on the safe side.

The defendant has realized

and is realizing tremendous daily profits

from various enterprises, both legal and illicit.

However, we are not concerned

with the legality of these interests

but with the revenue derived from them.

Revenue upon which

he has paid no income tax.

Let him get a good start,

so when we trip him he'll sit down harder.

Alexander Carston is guilty of intentionally

defrauding the government

for he has failed not only to pay

but to make any declaration whatsoever.

He'd better produce something more

than conversation

or he'll talk himself into a dismissal.

The defendant has made and has extorted

millions from the taxpaying public

without ever paying a cent

in taxes himself.

I object, Your Honor.

For the prosecution making extravagant

and maligning charges against my client

without any substantiation

other than his own imaginings.

If the prosecution cannot sustain

these charges

I admonish him to cease declaring them.

If Your Honor pleases,

I am in a position to sustain

the charges hereby made by me.

And during the course of this trial

I will substantiate my remarks

by competent evidence...

now in my possession.

And you say that at that time and place

you made these photostats

of what were described to you

as the private books and accounts

of Alexander Carston?

Yes, sir.

That's all, Mr Roark.

Thank you.

Are these copies of your books?

Yes.

Where did they get them?

I don't know exactly.

But I've got a hunch.

We've got one chance. They're in code.

They'll stay in code.

So please the court, I should like to submit

these photostats into evidence

for the purpose of identifying them

as copies of the personal records and accounts

of the defendant

showing his earnings and assets

and so kept as to conceal those

assets and earnings

for the purpose of defrauding the government.

I object, Your Honor,

on the ground that these documents

are irrelevant, immaterial and incompetent.

And at the present time have

not been connected in any way

with the issues of this case or with the defendant.

And further,

they are not admissible as evidence

because they are not recognizable as such.

And for all we know,

they may be bridge scores

or any other private markings of figures.

Objection overruled.

They are being offered

for identification purposes only.

If it please Your Honor...

I shall be glad to satisfy my

learned colleague

that these documents are relevant

to the issues of the case

and are provable as being the private accounts

and records of the defendant.

I must beg Your Honor for a brief recess

so that I may bring my witness into court.

I must apologize for this unusual request.

But, in view of the importance of this case,

it has become necessary to take

elaborate precautions

to protect the life of the witness.

Very well. There will be a brief recess.

to give the prosecution time

to bring its witness into court.

Going down?

Sorry, sir. This car is reserved.

You'll have to take...

Get back into that car.

Sure

Well, how thrilling.

Where are all the photographers

and newspapermen?

They're gonna come later.

By the way, how's the trial going?

It'll go a lot better when you get there.

With this army of men it shouldn't

be difficult.

I hope not.

Go down the stairs, boys, quick.

They must have banished the dame to Siberia

by the length of the time it's taking

to get her back.

They've snatched Miss Gardner.

I'm sure it's Carston's doing.

Your Honor. I would like to request

a 24 hour continuance of this case

due to the sudden illness of my witness.

Continuance granted.

Court is adjourned until 2:00 tomorrow

afternoon.

You heard what I said, boys.

That stands.

Never seen you two before.

Which one of the rover boys are you?

We're from out of town.

Carston figured they would know

his own men.

Smart.

By the way,

I always make a point of knowing

just where I'm going

and when I'm coming back.

We're taking you up to the castle

till the trial blows over.

Carston was afraid the law might

give you the chatter.

Get you all crossed up.

The Castle.

Nice cozy place to take a girl.

Yes. Just a moment.

It's the Highway Police. They've got

radio cars at every highway intersection

Good. Tell them to telephone

their broadcasting stations

with the description and number of the car

as soon as we get 'em.

Right.

All right, get your men together and tell them

to wait for me in the car downstairs.

Okay, come on, Nick.

Now, Quinn, bring in Mr A.P. Smith.

Send in Williams.

Bill, I don't think you oughta go through

with this.

I'd rather drop the whole case,

Bill.

What about Julie? You think I'm gonna leave her

to Carston's tender mercies?

You're taking a desperate chance.

I don't think so, if I've got Carston

sized up right. And I believe I have.

It's all perfectly simple. I don't know

what you fellows are worrying about.

Carston will take Julie to his castle,

we don't know where that castle is...

and I'm gonna make him send me there.

Hello, Williams.

I've got a little job for you.

And if you do it right, maybe the D.A.

won't work so hard on you.

I'll try, Mr Bradford.

I want you to call up Carston

and give him a hot tip.

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