The Killers Page #6

So what? What's the point?

I like what you're doing with the car.

Just stick with that.

You get back to the

hotel and stay there.

- I like it here.

- Go on. Get moving.

I said... I like it here.

Well, I can change that in a hurry.

You touch her again, I'll kill ya!

After the job,

we'll settle this, North.

Let's settle it now!

- OK.

- Let him go.

I know we agreed not to meet again

after we make the split.

I'm willing to make an

exception in your case.

Sheila, my car is outside.

I'll see you later, Johnny.

- I meant what I said.

- You worry about the car.

- Hey, what's up?

- Beats me, buddy. Some kinda roadwork.

Oh, boy. That's just great.

I got a schedule to keep in Evansburg.

It won't take you

much longer on a detour.

But I'm late already.

Look, Officer, a lot depends on this.

Well, I tell ya what.

We just put the signs up.

They probably haven't started yet.

Let him through, Eddie.

But keep movin', or you may have

to sleep in there somewhere tonight.

Don't worry, Officer.

Thanks a lot.

Here he comes.

Right on schedule.

I'll do all the talkin'.

What is it this time?

Who knows? They're always

tearin' up something.

Look, you can hit the state highway

seven miles through there.

Turn right, it'll take you

right back into this one.

We've gone that way before.

It's a lousy road.

- How long will this be closed?

- Couple of weeks, I hear.

Swell. Thanks, Officer.

Hey! Just hold on a minute.

Get 'em outta the way!

You're holdin' up the U.S. Mail!

- Keep your mouth shut.

- Put your hands up!

- Turn off the red light.

- Yeah.

- Clean as a whistle.

- Yeah.

- You did all right.

- Thanks.

- Pretty good pay for half an hour's work.

- Open that door.

Go ahead!

I said open that door!

- And that's the truth. I swear it.

- How do you know it's the truth?

You weren't even there

when North took off.

George and me picked Browning up

maybe five minutes later.

Man, he was all ripped up.

Where's Browning now?

Browning? I don't know. California

someplace, I think. I don't know.

After the caper blew,

we all kinda broke up.

How about George?

He's dead. He got shot

in a liquor store job.

How 'bout that?

We had our hands on over a million,

he gets knocked off pickin' up

a few bucks to eat on.

Mickey, if I were you,

I'd forget that this ever happened.

I'd forget that we were here.

I'd forget everything.

You have a very nice place here,

so why don't you live to enjoy it?

Yeah, but if you're

on to something...

Mickey.

OK, Charlie.

I forgot all about it.

Then there's no sweat, Mickey.

No sweat...

No sweat.

Yes?

'A Mr Strom and another

gentleman to see you, sir.'

Mr Strom? I don't know any

Mr Strom. What's it about?

'Tell him that we're

friends of a Mr John North.'

'They say they're friends

of Mr John North.'

It's all right, Miss Leslie.

Close the door.

Very nice, Mr Browning.

Very nice, indeed.

I always like to see

a man get ahead in this world.

If you have business with me...

Yeah, we've got business with you.

Johnny North lives

very modestly, erm,

for a man of his means.

- Johnny North?

- Lee, I think he's catching on.

Um-hmm.

We hit Johnny North last week.

Then we had a long talk

with Mickey Farmer.

George Flemming is dead.

You know who that leaves?

You and the dame.

And a missing million bucks.

- Oh, and, er, me and my partner.

- Mm-hmm.

"Browning Development Corporation."

You've come a long way...

from being an ex-mail robber.

I'm makin' out.

But I've done it the hard way. Would

you like to take a look at my books?

Which set?

We don't read well.

You said you hit North.

Was it a contract?

That's right.

Why? Who bought it?

We figure you did, Jack.

Are you crazy?

Sure, I wanted North.

He double-crossed me

and made off with the whole bundle.

And maybe I would've killed him

if I could've laid my hands on him.

But first I'd have gotten

my money back.

Maybe.

Maybe not.

Where's the, erm, Sheila Farr dame?

You boys dug deep.

I don't know where she is.

You better find out, Jack.

Did you see her after the job?

Sure, I did. At Ridgeview.

Her and Mickey and George.

Only when she found out that...

Johnny'd gotten away with the money,

she blew up and took off.

- My, my.

- And you were the number one brain.

It didn't sound funny to you

that she throws you over...

right when she needs a meal ticket?

Johnny North runs off

with a million dollars.

He's got eyes for her, and from what

I hear, she's got eyes for him.

You must've landed on your head when

you got kicked out of that car, Jack.

Otherwise, you'd put

two and two together, you know.

- You think that cheap little...

- We don't think anything, Jack.

- Where is she?

- Now wait a minute, you...

You wait!

You wait... and you think.

The last I heard, she was stayin'

at some hotel here in town.

Have her call us

here in four hours.

Four hours?

- She may not even be in town anymore.

- She'd better be.

Listen, you boys are leaning

on me pretty hard.

Jack, we've hit guys for a lot less

than a million. You know that.

Now, just tell her

to do what we said.

- I'll do what I can.

- That's good. Oh, and by the way,

when you talk to her,

would you pass this on?

"You try to get cute with us...

"And don't try to run.

"Nobody can."

If I were you, I'd get hot.

You already lost a minute.

You think Browning was

giving us the straight goods?

That depends on whether

the phone rings or not.

I figure if we worry her enough to call,

that she's got somethin' to worry about.

Yeah, but what do you think?

I mean, what's your guess?

Will she call?

I would. But I'm not a dame.

Yeah.

Anyplace you say, lady.

Sure.

Your hotel tonight at 9:00?

Fine. You're smart, lady.

We'll get along just fine.

What are ya...

What, are ya losin' your marbles?

You're asking for a setup.

I like to give 'em that

feeling of confidence.

She won't be expecting

us for another six hours.

Oh, Charlie.

Charlie.

You're always on top,

aren't you, Charlie?

I'm still alive.

Gentlemen?

Do you have a Miss

Sheila Farr registered?

Er, yes, sir. She's in 725.

- Just checked in?

- A couple of hours ago.

Thank you.

Who is it?

Just a minute.

- What do you want?

- He's Charlie. I'm Lee.

You weren't supposed

to come until 9:
00.

That's right. We're early.

- Now see here...

- Shut up and sit down.

Charlie, Charlie!

Don't bruise her, Charlie.

She's got a lot of class.

All right.

You've proved you can be rude.

- Now what do you want?

- The money.

I don't know what

you're talking about.

Nobody ever knows

what we're talking about, Charlie.

A man stood still

while we burned him...

and I'd like to know why.

Now I figure if you phoned us

after talking to Browning,

then maybe you had some answers.

And also, you might know

where the money is,

since nobody else seems to.

Jack must have told you

what happened to the money.

Yeah. Browning says that, er,

you have it.

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