The Asphalt Jungle Page #5

but if it don't...

...lf he's got it, we'll collect.

- Good.

We'll meet Mr. Emmerich after the caper,

deliver the jewelry and get our money.

The payment is to be immediate

and in cash.

After that, we pay off and scatter.

Don't worry, Doc. We'll collect.

Lon...

...is that you?

Lon?

- Yes, May.

Come in, Lon.

I've got a business appointment.

- Sit down a minute.

It's 11:
30. Isn't that rather late for business?

Lon.

- Yes, May?

I'm not feeling well.

You haven't been feeling well

for a long time.

At night, I get nervous.

And when I get nervous, I hate

to stay in this big house all by myself.

Look here. May, you're not alone.

There are three servants in the house.

All you have to...

- I know. Press a button.

Well, what do you want me to do?

Sit down, Lon.

All right.

Do I sit here and watch you

read a magazine?

Would that be so awful?

- Oh, now, look, May...

We could play cards.

Casino, like we used to.

- Some other night.

Please, Lon, just one hand.

I couldn't sleep last night.

Then I got to thinking of the old days...

...how we used to like to stay up

and play casino. Just the two of us.

Yes. I wish I could stay, but I can't.

My dear, this is business.

I tell you what I'll do.

I'll look in later, and if you're still awake,

we'll have a little game.

Take your keys, please. We're closing up.

Okay.

All set?

- Yeah.

Better be careful how you handle this stuff.

They'll pick you up in little pieces.

What time have you got?

Good.

Good luck, Doc.

Did he give you the soup?

Here's the electric eye.

Soup.

It's gonna take a lot to blow this baby.

Here goes.

What's that?

- Keep going.

Hey, Doc, alarms are going off

all over the block.

The blast must've shook the whole system.

- What do we do?

I would hate to leave now.

We're so close.

I'm for finishing what we started.

- How about you, Louis?

It's okay with me.

- Will Gus hold still?

Don't worry about Gus.

What's the matter?

The drill broke.

We should finish before 12:15,

before the watchman gets here.

The store cop? Let me worry about him.

Hear that, Dix?

- Yeah.

Coming this way?

- From the river. Don't sound good.

Take a look, see what's happening.

We gotta blow, fast.

This is everything of real value.

Heavy, ain't she?

- Plenty.

This is the biggest one yet.

Wait till you see it in the papers.

Watchman. Pull open the door, Louis.

Maybe he'll go away.

- Do what Dix says.

Now.

Follow me.

Gus, take me home.

- Where did it get you?

Thigh. I can feel it going up.

I think I got the slug in my belly.

I'll take you to a guy, used to be a doctor.

- No, no. Take me home, Gus.

All right, Louis.

It's after 1.

They should be here any minute.

Unless there's been trouble.

Where is Angela tonight?

She's at her sister's.

She says.

I'd go easy on that liquor if I were you.

Half-drunk, I got better wits

than most people.

And more nerve.

You look worried, my friend.

Something bothering you?

Live and learn.

All these years, I've been suffering

from an inferiority complex.

I should've been in the money years ago.

You big boys, what have you got?

Front. Nothing but front.

And when that slips...

I do believe our guests are arriving.

Well? Everything go all right?

This is a friend of mine, Mr. Brannom.

He's been a great help to me on this deal.

Follow me. Follow me, gentlemen.

It's much more comfortable in here.

Say, I'll bet that thing is full

of Koh-i-noors and Grand Moguls, eh?

Could be.

Sit down, gentlemen. Sit down.

Let me get you a drink.

- No, thanks.

Do you mind if we have a look?

You're entitled to a look, naturally.

Convinced?

- Why, of course. Of course.

There never was any doubt in my mind.

You know, I know this fellow's reputation.

Just a matter of curiosity, that's all.

I'll bet the appraisal is going to exceed

even your estimate...

Good. Good.

In that case, I'd just like to see

the color of the money.

Gentlemen, I must admit at this moment I...

I'm embarrassed.

You mean you haven't got the money?

- Oh, I have it.

That is, I have the assurance of it.

- You haven't got it.

No, I haven't got the currency

right here in my hands...

...but it's promised

by an unimpeachable source.

Gentlemen, I'm afraid we were

a little hasty. We moved too fast.

We moved on your word.

Wait a minute.

That's a large sum of money, you know...

...considering present-day conditions...

...and considering the fact

that we had to have it in cash.

So I'm afraid a few days more

are needed to raise it.

A few days more may not seem like

a very long time to you, Mr. Emmerich.

But to me, carrying this around,

it would seem like years.

I understand.

I've got a solution for that too.

That is, if you boys trust me.

And if you don't, well, there's nothing

I can say except that I'm sorry.

Mr. Emmerich,

what are you trying to tell us?

About the jewels.

Wouldn't be safe for you

to carry that stuff around.

You mean, we leave them with you?

Well, when the police start looking

for that stuff tomorrow morning...

...they're not likely to call me up.

They're not likely to send detectives out

to search my house, you know.

You, on the other hand, Doc, you...

You're just out of prison.

They're certainly gonna be looking

for the big-timers like yourself.

Some smart cop might even connect

this burglary with your release.

Well, there you are.

Of course, as I said, it's up to you.

Keep in touch with me through Cobby.

You did a great job, Emmerich,

but it's not working.

Bob.

Back away and keep out of this, Emmerich.

Now, you, farmer, get your hands up.

And you, Fritz...

...throw the bag on the floor.

Over here by my feet.

Be careful how you throw it.

I got a pistol expert medal.

What do you say, Dix?

- He's got no say.

He makes a crooked move,

he'll never pitch another forkful of manure.

He's got us, Doc. Toss him the bag.

You're not as dumb as you look.

Are you a man or what?

Trying to gyp and double-cross me

with no guts for it.

What's inside of you?

What's keeping you alive?

Why don't you kill me?

What's stopping you?

- Okay, mister...

Dix, listen to me. Don't kill him.

It's too easy an out for him.

Sit down, sir.

Whatever possessed you

to pull such a stunt?

I was broke, facing bankruptcy.

He's a witness.

He saw me knock off that guy.

You think he wouldn't holler?

- He's in no position to talk.

What did you and your man on the floor

intend to do with the jewels?

Leave town.

Sell them off a little at a time.

No good. The police would have been

on you after the first sale.

You can't go peddling stuff like this around

when the heat's on.

Let's not fool around here any longer.

Be patient, Dix.

Mr. Emmerich got us into this hole,

and he's going to get us out.

I didn't save your life

because I'm a lover of humanity.

We're in trouble with

this satchel full of jewels.

As things stand, it's just so much junk.

There's nothing I can do.

- Yes, there is, Mr. Emmerich.

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