The Informer Page #2

Let him alone, Bartley.

Sure he was a friend of me dead boy's.

All the same, you should show

more respect for the dead.

Leave them alone!

Sure, I was only going to give

them back to you, Mr. Nolan.

I swear by all that's holy, I warned him

to keep away from this house.

Good heavens, man.

There's no one suspects you.

Sure, that's right, Gypo.

No one suspects you.

You've been very good to me,

Mrs. McPhillip.

I'm sorry for your trouble.

Gypo, Gypo, Gypo!

- Man alive, what are you hurrying for?

- Who's in a hurry?

- What makes you think I'm in a hurry?

- Don't be getting your rag out, me boyo.

'Tis a free country, and a man can ask

questions without all this gusting.

Especially from an old pal.

- Are you working now?

- No!

Don't be shouting at me

like an aboriginal.

You can't blame Bartley and me for taking a

friendly interest in you for old times' sake.

Seeing as how you were

one of us at one time.

You don't seem to be in any need

of money tonight, Gypo.

Bartley!

What's wrong, boys?

What are you up to?

- He suspects me.

- Suspects you of what?

- I didn't say anything, Bartley. I only...

- Liar! You did!

Both of you. And well I knew you,

Bartley Mulholland and Tommy Connor.

You're Commandant Gallagher's

right-hand men...

Gypo. Are you mad?

Don't you know

there are people listening?

- Don't be accusing me then.

- Come on, let's get out of here.

- No!

- Commandant Gallagher wants to see you.

- Well, I'm not going.

- Come on, man. He's not going to eat you.

Is it afraid of the commandant, you are?

Afraid? I'm not afraid of the finest man

that was ever whelped.

- Come on, man, let's get out of here...

- Keep your hands off me.

Come on.

Captain Mulholland, sir.

Gypo Nolan.

Well, Gypo, you don't seem glad

to see me.

You've got a grudge against me. Why?

There isn't a thing I wouldn't do

for you, Dan Gallagher...

...and you had me court-martialed

and expelled from the organization.

You disobeyed orders,

endangered the organization.

You had a fair trial, Gypo.

Only for me, you wouldn't have

got away as easily as you did.

There were others who wanted

to give you this.

Forget that.

We've got something on hand now

that is as much your business as ours.

Frankie McPhillip was your pal.

Wasn't he?

I want your help, that's all.

This looks like the job

of an informer.

We have to get that informer,

understand?

If you don't help us with this job,

people might think...

It isn't that. It isn't that!

Look here, commandant.

It's how... It's how...

I don't know what I'm doing.

- What's the matter, Gypo?

- What's the matter?

The last six months, I've been starving,

that's what's the matter.

I've been living

from hand to mouth...

...on whatever I could borrow

from sailors and dockers.

I got no clothes, I got no money.

I got nothing.

Look here, Gypo. I'm going to make

a fair deal with you.

Last October, you put us all

in a very dangerous position.

We'll call that quits and reinstate you

on one condition:

That you find the man that has informed

on Frankie McPhillip.

- Do you mean that?

- Indeed I do, Gypo.

Put it there, Danny me boy.

Put it there. What did I tell you?

What did I tell you, Bartley?

There isn't anything

I wouldn't do for you, Dan.

There isn't anything I wouldn't do.

Can we have a drink on that?

Let's have a little drink on that.

Have a drink on the commandant, Tommy.

Bartley, me boy,

this is a drink for you.

That's great stuff.

It's good stuff, my dear.

Danny, there isn't anything I wouldn't do

for you. There isn't anything.

It's nice to be friendly.

I'd go through fire and water for you.

Who informed on Frankie McPhillip?

I'll tell you.

It was that rat Mulligan.

- Mulligan?

- Mulligan the tailor?

Sure as you were born, it was him.

How do you make that out?

I'll tell you, commandant.

I didn't like to say it meself.

A man can't be too sure

about a thing like that.

But as you said it yourself, commandant,

and the way you put it...

Hurry up, man, make your statement.

That's fine stuff.

How didn't I think of that before?

Think of what?

- Well, it was the grudge.

- What grudge?

Why, the grudge. The grudge.

That Mulligan had on Frankie.

About what?

It's a long, long story.

It's a long story.

- There's another little drink in the bottle.

- Take it.

Man alive, you've eradicated

the whole bottle.

Tommy, Tommy, Tommy.

Come on, now, Gypo, out with it.

What grudge are you talking about?

You remember his sister Susie?

- Whose sister?

- Why, Mulligan's.

- What has she got to do with it?

- "What has she got to do with it?"

Why shouldn't she

have something to do with it?

Wasn't she in trouble?

And wasn't Frankie

the boy that was named?

I never heard that.

Well, well, it's true anyway.

Well, here, figure it out.

Figure it out for yourself.

That's why Mulligan informed.

That's why Mulligan informed.

I saw him go into the

Tans' headquarters tonight.

- What time?

- What time?

Half past 6.

Well?

Are you taking me back, Dan?

If your statement checks up,

you'll get back.

There will be a court of inquiry

at the ammunition dump.

Be there. You take him up.

Arrange to meet him somewhere.

All right, Bartley, me boy.

You'll find me at Katie Madden's.

Right.

I'll see you boys later.

Bartley, me boy.

Show him out.

It's him, Dan. I'd stake me life on it.

He's the one that did it.

He's drunk.

Drunk, is it? It's a wonder

he can walk at all.

Tell me, how is Mary taking it?

Her heart is dying inside of her.

But you'd never know it.

She's waiting for you, Dan.

Look, it would be God's own mercy

for you to go and see her.

One thing is certain,

we must destroy this informer.

It may be Gypo,

though I don't believe it.

He was Frankie's friend,

and he had no motive.

Or it may be Mulligan,

though I doubt it again.

Whoever it was, we've got to find him

before this night is over.

One traitor can destroy an army.

It's his life against ours.

You understand, Bartley?

- I do.

- Then get started.

Keep at Gypo's heels like a pot of glue.

Find out all you can

and bring him to the ammunition dump.

- Right.

- You, Tommy, find Captain Conlon.

He's to mobilize his company

and round up Mulligan.

- I'll attend to the rest. Get started.

- Right.

Time, time! Come along, it's closing time.

I know. You heard what he said.

Go on, out you go.

Gypo!

Stand up, man. Stand up!

Shake hands with Gallagher's right hand.

Come on.

What are you looking at me for?

I'm not looking at you.

You're a liar. You're a liar.

Can't you know that

I can see you looking at me?

Well, a cat can look at a king.

- What are you talking about kings for?

- Here, here.

Don't be talking about kings

around here.

- That's right, Gypo.

- You tell them. That's my boy.

You'll be getting yourself into trouble.

You're drunken.

Oh, there was a great fight.

Come on, break it up. Break it up.

Hey, what do you think you're doing?

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