The Case Against Brooklyn Page #5

Where are you?

-I'm home.

I just sent a lawyer down to get you out.

Get me out? How did you know I was there?

I told them. Lil Polombo was here.

-Lil Polombo?

You're gonna have a lot of

explaining to do, Harris.

Listen, listen, it worked out fine.

I got plenty on the boys on 65th.

I'll try to reach Norris

and call you back.

Yeah, OK.

Now, you don't suppose he wants

tell the D.A. on us, do you?

How did Lil Polombo get here, huh?

I don't know... She was worried about you.

Really worried.

I had a date with Lil for the night.

Just how far were you

prepared to go with her.

Oh, honey, now wait a...

Well, that's probably Norris. I'll get it.

Yeah, hello.

This line is temporarily out of order.

Please excuse the ring.

This is a recording.

Of all times for

the phone to go out of order.

Operator.

Operator,

there's something wrong with my line.

Call the Service Department please... 811.

Service Department.

Operator,

there's something wrong with this line.

Sorry, the day crew handles that.

Well, if there's an emergency,

I'm a police officer.

Police officer?

Well, we'll see what we can do about that.

What's the address?

733 Standford.

What did they say?

They said they'd get a man up here.

Easy with this.

You drop that and you're going up

to the apartment without the owner.

What if it rings while I'm up there?

Don't worry, it won't.

We'll cut off the calls from here.

OK... here goes.

Get out fast.

You're sore about that Polombo dame,

aren't you.

Not the way you mean.

Suppose you think I gave her a raw deal,

is that it?

You should've seen Mrs Polombo when

she found out you were married.

She tried to cover for you.

And then to make with

the hearts and the flowers.

Takes two to make with hearts and flowers.

Honey...

-You don't want to understand

that you used her, you hurt her.

-Will you forget about the Polombo dame?

She doesn't mean anything to me,

and she doesn't mean anything to you.

That's not what she thinks.

That's right, sister, never trust a cop.

Janey, look, will you...

Yeah, come on in.

There it is, right there.

It's money.

It's too bad,

the show was just getting interesting.

23 talking, try... 3904.

I thought the trouble was on the line?

No, it's a short in the selector circuit.

-Oh, yeah.

Well, go on, say it.

What's the use?

It's taking him a long time.

It always seems long.

Mr Harris.

Yeah.

Everything OK?

-Yes, sir.

Thanks a lot.

-OK.

OK.

-Play it for money.

Janey...

-Pete, I'm tired.

OK... So I hurt her feelings, I'm sorry.

She'll get over it.

The work I'm doing is much more important.

The work you're doing is making

a big man of Pete Harris.

You don't care about

the bookies or anything else.

That's not true.

Jess died because you were

bucking for promotion.

And you pushed him.

Jess...

I didn't push him any

harder than I push myself.

It must be a great comfort to him now.

What are... What are you trying to say?

There's a big empty place

inside of you, Peter

It separates you from other people.

Jess cared for you.

I love you,

maybe that other woman loves you too.

But we can't reach Pete Harris.

We feel alone all the time.

When a person feels alone

they can be indifferent.

Cruel.

Well, if that's what you really think maybe

I ought to be married to someone else.

I thought if I loved you enough maybe

you'd learn that other people count.

Janey... You know how I feel about you,

don't you?

All right, maybe other people

don't count but you do. You do!

Pete, that's no answer.

It's all set.

The phone.

Hello.

-Hello.

Call me back at Gantley 51099

Tell him, I got to see him right away.

That ain't gonna be so easy.

Look, Norris is breathing down my neck.

Well, I'll do what I can.

Look, Finelli, tell him

they already suspended three of my men.

OK... I'll be in touch.

Tell Heller that Thompson and Higgins

just followed Wills in to the subway.

What about Wills?

I've got a team tailing him.

And no Polombo.

How did she find out where I lived?

No, Polombo's clean, her story checks.

Sure she is.

Who'd she talk to after she left my place.

She couldn't remember.

I'll make her remember.

Harris! We're gonna do things my way.

What you learned yesterday could prove

that Wills is working for the syndicate.

It's an important lead.

We still don't have the kind of

evidence we need to close in on them.

As long as you're on the force, Harris,

you will take your orders from me.

All right.

Maybe I'd better to

quit before I'm canned.

Yes... Pete!

What do you want?

Listen you, what happened, happened!

And I'm sick to death about it.

Mr Norris said that everything...

-Last night...

After you left my apartment

who did you talk to?

I told Mr Norris, I don't remember.

Try a little harder!

-I can't!

Now, where did you go?

-I...

I went to the bar down the street.

-Who with?

Nobody.

-Who else was there at the time?

Try to remember!

-I can't.

Where did you go afterwards?

I came home, I guess.

-Alone?

Yes.

How did you get here?

Did you drive?

Try to remember!

-I walked!

Walked!

Yes... Now I remember.

I walked.

I walked home in my stockinged feet.

In-in my stockinged feet. I broke the heel

of my shoe and Rudi tried to help.

Rudi!

-I'll get my shoe. My shoe.

Rudi, who was there the night

I was arrested on that phoney charge.

Rudi, Rudi! Of course!

I must have been blind.

Do you know where to

get in touch with him?

Elite bar... The number's in that book.

He's not there. You need your name.

Can't you leave me out of it?

-Leave you out of it!

If you hadn't opened your mouth,

my wife would still be alive.

Now get over here and talk.

Hello.

Is Rudi there?

He's across the street.

I can't hear.

Just a minute.

Well, go on.

Would you say that again?

-He's across the street.

Would you tell him Lil Polombo called

and wants him to come over

as soon as he comes in.

Thanks.

You're gonna do it.

I'm gonna talk to him.

And if he's the one you're gonna kill him?

You gonna get him here and kill him?

-Are you worried about Rudi?

No, I'm worried about

a guy named Pete Harris.

If you kill him you're

just as bad as he is.

Come on, turn it off!

-I can't just turn it on and turn it off.

All right, I was straying you. You were

had, you'd better get used to the idea.

I've... been taken.

I fell for it.

What do you want me to do about it?

I'm sorry, Lil,

I'm sorry it worked out like this.

How things worked out wrong.

I'm gonna set one thing right.

Pete. -Get in there.

-No! -Get in there!

Pete.

-Get in here! -No!

Pete.

Please. Let me talk to him, please.

You listen to what he has to say.

Find out what you wanna know but,

please...

Please don't kill him.

All right, let him in.

Just a minute.

Hickey, at the bar said you

wanted to see me. -Yes...

About last night.

What about it?

The bomb.

Mrs Harris.

The District Attorney saw me today.

He wanted to know who I talked to.

Rudi... Did you have

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