Stranger on the Third Floor Page #5

dream him up too.

What do you mean?

Better take him down

to headquarters with you.

- Material witness.

- Come along.

Congratulations.

You'll be governor yet.

And thanks for your order of..

'Uh, where was I?'

"And thanks for your order of.."

Ah, you better make that

thank you instead of thanks.

Say, what's the matter

with you this morning?

'You look like you wasn't here.'

Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. McClain.

Yes.

Hello, Michael.

Arrested.

But why? Can't they find

that man?

Well, why aren't they looking?

Oh, I see.

Yes, I do.

More than ever.

I-I'll come up as soon as

they'll let me see you. Goodbye.

Please, Mr. McClain. Can I have

the rest of the day off?

Ha ha. What, again?

I'm sorry, Mr. McClain, but

something terrible has happened.

- Won't you let me go, please.

- Well, what can I do?

- 'Thanks, Mr. McClain.'

- Alright.

Thank you very much.

Yes, ma'am.

What can I do for you?

I got some very nice,

fresh bananas today.

No, thanks. Uh, tell me.

You must know nearly everybody

around this neighborhood.

Oh, sure. And they all know me.

Honest waiter Giuseppe,

that's what they call me.

Well, maybe you can help me

find this man I'm looking for.

- A man. What's his name?

- I-I don't know.

You don't know?

What does he look like?

I don't know that either.

I-I never saw him.

All I know is

he-he has big protruding eyes

and he wears a funny-looking

long white scarf.

And you never saw him?

- I never did either.

- Thanks.

- Thick lips.

- 'Yes.'

- Bulgy eyes.

- 'Yes.'

- Long scarf.

- 'Yes.'

No. Never saw a guy like that.

How about you, Tony?

- Me neither.

- Uh-uh.

Thank you.

- Please.

- Yes, ma'am.

Do you know

a-a strange-looking man.

He has big bulgy eyes

and... thick lips

and-and he wears

a long white scarf.

- What's his name?

- Oh, I don't know.

Sorry, lady, but people

are just names to me.

Sometimes, I think what this

or that name looks like

but I never thought of anybody

that looked like that.

Thanks.

- I'm sorry, dear.

- Thank you.

Sorry, lady.

- A cup of coffee please.

- Yes, Miss.

Have you seen a man who..

Oh, I'm sorry.

I-I asked you that before.

Here you are, Miss.

- Catch up with that fellow yet?

- No.

That's too bad.

Yes, sir. What's it gonna be?

I want a couple of hamburgers,

and I'd like them raw.

Two hamburgers raw. Right away.

Out of style. Ha ha ha.

'Kinda like the taste of blood,

eh?'

No, thank you. I don't care

for the buns.

Just put them

in some paper please, I..

I want to take them with me.

'Alright.'

Okay, 20 cents.

Goodnight.

Now, here you are,

you poor little devil.

Now, don't eat too fast.

You'll get a tummy ache, you.

He followed me for two blocks.

'I had to give him

something to eat.'

Why are you looking

at me like that?

Oh, I'm sorry. I-I'm afraid

I made a mistake.

For a minute, I-I thought

you were someone I knew.

Oh, that's alright.

He's awfully cute.

You ought to keep him.

Yes. I-I wish I could

but... I have no home

to give him.

Well..

Goodnight.

Goodnight, you.

What do you want?

Why are you following me?

Oh, I-I was going in-in

the same direction

and I-I thought maybe

I could walk with you.

- Why?

- Well, uh..

It's so late an-and so dark I..

Yes, it is dark.

Come along.

I'll see that

nothing happens to you.

Thank you.

It's this neighborhood

that frightens me.

So many terrible things

have happened here.

What things?

Oh, don't-don't you live

around here?

Haven't you..

Haven't you heard what happened

up there in number 39?

- They send you to take me back?

- No. Who?

Don't you know?

The people who lock you up.

Oh, no. Of course, not.

- How do I know I can trust you?

- Well, they..

They-they wouldn't send

a woman, would they?

No. Ha ha ha.

No, they-they wouldn't

send a woman. Ha ha.

The only person who ever was

kind to me was a woman.

- She's dead now.

- Oh.

Why? Why do they

wanna lock you up?

Oh, so they can hurt me. They..

They put you in a shirt

with, uh..

...long sleeves and..

...they pour ice water on you.

Oh, that's terrible.

Did-did Nick wanna send you

back to them?

Yes, he did. How do you know?

- Did Meng try to do it too?

- Meng?

Who is Meng?

You know, the man up there

in the house.

Oh, that man.

Oh, he said he was going

to report me.

I-I had to kill him.

What's the matter?

Nothing.

I-I live in here.

Oh.

Goodnight.

It was very nice.

Don't go. I-I haven't got my

key. I have to ring the bell.

Please, wait till I get in.

Ha, they must be all asleep.

I guess so.

- What do you want?

- Please let me in.

- I've got to call the police.

- You're drunk.

Waking up people

this hour of the night.

Get out of here,

or I'll call the police.

- Why did you lie?

- I didn't. I..

I just made a mistake.

The houses are all alike around

here. Mine must be next door.

No. You don't live next door.

You don't live here at all.

- You live there with them.

- No. No, I don't.

I'm your friend.

- Why are you afraid of me?

- I'm not.

I'm not afraid.

They sent you becau-because

they know I would trust a woman.

Help! Please let me in!

Let me go! Help! Help..

I'll not go back there.

Help!

'Help!'

It's not my fault, Miss.

I couldn't help it.

I honked. You can't stop one

of these things in five feet.

You'll be a witness for me,

won't you?

- Say..

- What happened?

- It wasn't my fault.

- Call an ambulance.

- Sure.

- He went right in front of it.

- She saw him.

- Is that right?

Yes. He-he was chasing me.

He was going to kill me.

He looks like the guy we were

looking for this morning.

Yes, he is, and-and

he admitted everything.

He killed 'em both.

- Did you?

- Yes.

But I'm not going back.

- Is this place taken, Miss?

- Yes, it is.

- I beg your pardon.

- Sit down.

- Thank you, Miss.

- Where were you?

- You're late again.

- Oh, I...

Whole wheat toast

and orange marmalade, right?

Wrong.

Wrong? It's what I serve you

every morning.

- That isn't what I want.

- That's what you always have.

Never again. From now on,

I'm switching to eggs.

Cooked by my own wife.

In her own kitchen.

Phil, you've lost two customers.

- Is that so? Congratulations.

- Thanks, Phil.

- Right.

- Right.

Come on.

Where are we going?

The judge and the DA

are waiting for us.

Michael, is something

wrong again?

Not if this

marriage license is okay.

Taxi!

- City hall.

- Oh, no.

We aren't going to start

our life together like that.

From now on, we stay.

That's alright, lady.

This one's on the house.

- Hello, how are you?

- Fine.

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