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- I was afraid to call for help.

But then, when he came

closer to me,

...I threw the papers in his face,

and made a grab for the gun

He fired one shot, that went

into the floor.

I couldn't get his gun away from him,

but I did manage to push him back.

That's when Reagan rushed

into the room.

He turned on me with a gun,

...but he was off balance,

I guess.

Anyway,

...I was able to fire first.

Lieutenant, does this testimony agree

with the reports of your department?

It does.

The absence of any evidence

or presumption,

And in view of the testimony

heard here...

...makes it unnecessary for this office

to pursue this hearing any further.

Thank you, gentlemen,

for your cooperation.

Let's you and me have a little

talk at my office, alone.

When?

Now.

You haven't heard anything

from Mr. Kroner's daughter?

No. We've been trying

to locate her.

When you find her, would you please

let me know?

I'd like to make some

provision for her.

- Certainly, I will.

- Thank you.

Ready to leave?

I have a couple of

things to do, Mr. Colby.

I'll see you at the house later.

Alright, Bob.

That made sense what I said yesterday,

didn't it, about people carrying guns?

Personally, I stuck my neck out

a mile to get you that permit.

I would've looked great

in there without it.

A guy takes a shot at your boss when

you're downstairs...

...romancing a dame and

listening to a symphony.

You're a great bodyguard,

you are.

Why didn't he come to the police,

if he'd been threatened?

Well, he didn't want the publicity.

He's got plenty of it now.

We knew where Kroner

was all the time.

We could've picked him

up without a sound.

- You'd better ask Colby about that.

- Maybe I will.

- What was the payoff, Bob?

- Look!

Are you holding me?

- No,

...but there's a couple of things

that I don't like about this case.

Like what?

I've been looking over the Kroner case

of five years ago.

A guy counterfeits some bonds,

...sells them for a million dollars,

and then pleads guilty.

But no one ever finds

the million dollars.

- Well, he stashed it away some place.

- Great, and what's he sore about?

A man with a million dollars

isn't sore at anybody.

What's that got to do with me?

Everything's got to do with you.

You killed him.

In self defense. The guy had a gun in

his hand, he'd already fired once.

Anybody can shove a gun

in a dead man's hand.

Kroner's prints were the only ones

we found on that gun, you know.

Colby picked it up after Kroner

was dead, we told you that.

You told me a lot of things,

I still don't like it.

Yesterday morning you get your

permit approved.

Last night you killed a guy.

In self defense.

Kroner gets out of

prison one day,

...and gets bumped off the next.

All the time there's a million bucks

in cash laying around loose some place.

Couldn't be that you got a line on

that money, could it?

Now, lay off, Damico, you

know me better than that.

I knew Benny Parsons all his life.

And two weeks ago he did a job

on his uncle with a meat cleaver.

This case is a long ways from settled,

as far as I'm concerned.

Remember that, Regan.

If I forget, you remind me.

I will.

You really think there's

something phony?

You heard me.

Noel, I'm really terribly sorry

you had to be mixed up in all of this.

Maybe you'd like to go

on to Paris ahead of me.

No.

I'll wait for you.

But let's go soon, Andrew. I'm

beginning to hate New York.

So hot outside, I thought I could

get a drink in here.

Well, help yourself.

We began to wonder what

had happened to you, Bob.

I haven't had a chance to

really thank you for last night.

- Oh, forget it.

- I don't want to forget it.

I wanna show my appreciation.

Would a check for 20 million be

asking too much?

Yes.

But here's the amount

that we agreed on.

Well, another day,

another 5000.

Well, Bob, if you want to

stay on with me...

I'm afraid I couldn't stand

the strain.

You know, try as I will I just can't

get used to killing people.

What's the matter, Bob?

Anything that police lieutenant said?

No, he just wanted to talk.

The trouble with Damico is he

reads too many detective stories,

...it spoils for routine

police work.

- What's the matter with you?

- Me?

Nothing.

- She's a little depressed.

But it didn't get me first,

is that nice?

You know, you and I had

a date, remember?

You're gonna way your

police whistle?

Let's make it for dinner tonight.

We're both of us ? we shouldn't

? our company on anyone but each other.

Why don't you?

I'll pick you up at eight.

Dress up real pretty and I'll wear

my graduation suit.

Tonight I wanna feel respectable.

You'd better call me

in an hour, Regan.

Ok.

I'm checking in my gun, coach.

It was a great fight. I'm glad I won.

I know it isn't easy, Bob.

But don't let yourself start

brooding about this.

I'm Ok.

And I haven't forgotten.

You still owe Emilio Canepa

68$ and 72 cents.

I'm glad Regan suggested

dinner tonight.

Are you? Why?

- Well, I thought you might enjoy it.

- Maybe I will.

- You don't have to go, Noel.

- I know I don't.

Maybe you could cheer him up.

Oh, yes, Andrew, I'm just

the girl to do it.

Specially tonight.

Seriously, Noel. He

denied it, of course.

But that lieutenant must have said

something to disturb him so deeply.

- And you'd like to know what it was?

- I didn't say that.

You didn't say it, but that's

what you meant.

A few minutes ago you were sorry

because I was mixed up in all this.

I'm still sorry.

I don't know what's come

over you, Noel.

It isn't like you to suggest that I go

out with someone else.

I can't ever remember suggesting

that you shouldn't.

Regan has done us a great service.

It seems to me like the least

that we could do for him.

The least?

Of course.

I'll dig up some light bright

table talk and a low-cut dress.

Anything else?

- No.

- Good.

- More coffee?

- Please.

I couldn't be more surprised when

Colby let you out tonight.

What do you mean by that?

If I were in charge of

someone like you...

...I'd be a little careful about

how I'd pass it around.

Any passing round to be done,

I do it myself.

Nobody else.

I saw the look you threw me before

he gave you the nod.

I only wanted to know if he had

anything for me to do tonight.

That's what I mean.

What's happened to the

masculine ego?

Or the girls that usually go out

with you just done that as...

...orders from somebody else?

You know, I don't think myself that

the president of three corporations...

...isn't a little competition

This is America.

You too can be competition.

That's a stirring thought.

I was just trying to figure out if I

needed three corporations or if I...

...could do it on my own.

Why don't you ask me?

First of all, I'd like to find out

how you stand with Colby.

Why, what does that matter?

Maybe I've already made

a few plans.

Well, if you have, they certainly

don't include him, so why worry?

I'm just naturally a worrier.

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