The Big Heat Page #6

the girl you left at the bar.

I phoned the retreat. Tierney said

you offered to buy bannion a drink.

Tierney wouldn't know a gag unless

it hit him right in the face.

He said you followed bannion

outside. I went out looking for you.

You made better time getting away

than they make in the olympics.

That's a real pretty kisser.

Isn't it?

I thought maybe you and bannion played

footsie while my back was turned.

You ought to trade tierney in and get

yourself a more reliable stool pigeon.

Maybe i got myself

a better stoolie.

How was the gaiety club?

No!

My arm, vince, my arm!

You like cops, do you?

Don't, vince, please.

Where did you go with him?

My arm, my arm!

I asked you a question. Where? I only

saw him on the street, only in the street!

I suggest we call it a night.

I suggest you shut your mouth.

Where did you go with bannion?

Nowhere, nowhere!

He dropped me off at the

gaiety! The gaiety, the gaiety!

Oh, you pig,

you lying pig!

My face! My face!

I'll fix you

and your pretty face.

Vince, she's scalded.

She had it coming.

Don't just stand there,

get her to a doctor.

We'll have to make a police report.

That's why we're sending you.

Go on, get moving!

I'll try.

I'll try.

Shut the door.

Mike?

Yes, vince.

How do you know she didn't

tell bannion anything?

Debby isn't your problem

anymore, she's ours.

I want insurance.

But i don't want her found

off any county highway.

I don't want her found at all.

Who is it?

Debby marsh.

Who's with you? I'm

alone. I've been hurt.

Put it out. Please.

Vince threw hot

coffee in my face.

I'm gonna be scarred.

The whole side of my face

will be scarred.

- Where's stone now?

- I don't know.

They made higgins

take me to the doctor.

Higgins the police

commissioner?

Yeah.

After the doctor put on

the bandages, i ran out.

Can i stay with you?

Please, can i stay?

I'll get you a room

on this floor.

Who else was with stone?

Gillen from the city council, george

fuller, vince's lawyer and larry gordon.

I told the doctor i didn't care

what he had to do or about the pain,

Only i didn't want

my face scarred.

Who's larry gordon?

You don't care. You don't

care what happened to me.

You don't care

about anything or anybody.

I was followed when i came here

with you. That's why i got this!

Gil, this is dave bannion.

I'm gonna need another

room on this floor.

Yeah, it's for

a friend of mine.

Yeah. I don't

want it registered.

Yeah. That's right. We don't

want anybody to know she's here.

Right.

You'll be safe here.

Want a shot of scotch?

Please.

Gordon is the larry

you asked about.

Vince imported him

from chicago a few months ago.

Thanks.

Tomorrow i'll have another

doctor look you over.

I guess a scar isn't so bad,

not if it's only on one side.

I can always

go through life sideways.

Gordon lives

at the wilton apartments.

Is mrs. Davenport at home?

You got the wrong apartment.

I told you it was a-

Get up.

You must be nuts.

Come on, get up.

What about slim farrow?

You're punchy.

Go on. Pick it up.

I won't kill you,

not right away.

You got a wrong steer. If i

knew what you was talking about-

What did slim do for you?

I swear on my mother's-

What did he do for you?

When i let go,

start talking.

If you don't,

i'll finish the job.

Talk.

He told me to get you,

vince stone.

I hired slim.

What about lucy chapman?

Stone. He was scared duncan told

her things. Was duncan on the take?

Oh, yeah, for years. Why

didn't they shut up mrs. Duncan?

I don't know.

Did she go on the payroll?

I think so. I'm not sure.

What's she got on him?

I don't know.

I just take orders.

You're gonna give me a break, aren't

you, bannion? I told you what i know.

I'm through with you,

but your friends aren't.

I'm gonna spread the word

that you talked.

You're out of business, thief.

we caught up with larry

before he got to the airport.

He was in such a hurry it took

a couple of slugs to stop him.

What's left of him

is on the way to the river.

Debby, what about her?

She doesn't worry me,

but bannion does.

Larry must have talked his head off

or he wouldn't have started running.

When you use second-Raters like gordon,

it's trouble. I've told you that before.

If you had okayed getting rid of

bannion, he wouldn't be a problem now.

And when duncan wanted out, i

asked you to let me handle him.

But no, you thought talking to him

might keep him in line. So what happens?

He knocks himself off. Don't make

me the fall guy. I'm no larry gordon.

The reformers would be delighted

to hear us accusing each other.

All right. We both made mistakes.

The point is correct them.

Bannion on the bottom of the river

with larry and there's no more problem.

Maybe a bigger one.

If he knows anything,

he's put it on paper.

Anything happens to him,

It becomes public property.

The duncan setup all over again.

That's a gamble

we've gotta take.

We don't.

Take something bannion values more

than himself and we keep him quiet.

As soon as you're set,

Have higgins call off the police

guard at the eldridge street house.

Yes?

Yes, mrs. Duncan?

He's at my door.

What will i do?

He knows i'm at home.

My car is in the garage.

I'll take care of it.

You just stall him.

Yes, i understand.

Oh, mr. Bannion.

I'm so sorry i kept you waiting.

The furniture's the same.

Nothing's been changed.

You haven't started

living higher yet, have you?

What are you talking about?

Your husband was on

lagana's payroll, now you are.

He must have put down all the

facts and figures in writing...

For lagana

to hold still for blackmail.

What did you do with it?

I haven't the faintest idea

what you're talking about.

But if you want to look around,

please go right ahead.

No, it wouldn't be here. You're

much smarter than lucy chapman.

Thank you.

You told lagana about lucy.

You have a horrid mind.

Poor lucy.

You were delighted. You were even happy

when your husband blew his brains out.

We were getting along very well

until the soul struggling began.

Want to know

something ridiculous?

It was after his affair

with lucy chapman...

That he wanted

to turn over a new leaf.

A city is being strangled

by a gang of thieves...

And you protect lagana and stone

for the sake of a soft, plush life.

The coming years are going

to be just fine, mr. Bannion.

There aren't gonna be

any coming years for you.

Not at all.

I don't threaten easily.

If anything happens to you,

the evidence comes out.

That's the way you arranged it,

didn't you, bright lady?

You got it all

put away someplace.

That's how you kept

lagana over a barrel.

But i'm not lagana.

With you dead,

the big heat follows,

The big heat for lagana, for stone

and for all the rest of the lice.

mr. Lagana is an excellent

life insurance agent.

- What's the trouble?

- Why, nothing, officer.

This is police sergeant bannion.

Sorry, sergeant.

We got a call there was trouble.

Sergeant bannion-

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