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- How long have you worked for him?

- All over six years.

You must know him pretty well.

I recognise him when I see him.

- Any more questions?

- No.

No questions.

What's the use?

Tonight I'm making awful

passes at a beautiful girl,

...last night I killed a man.

Tomorrow...

You're not to blame for

what happened.

I'm to blame for getting in a spot

like this in the first place.

Who am I to be carrying a gun,

...playing around with people's lives?

I ought to have my head examined.

But last night, Bob, there was

nothing else you could do.

I could've shot him in the shoulder,

couldn't I? Or in the leg.

Could've kept my head

and not have killed him.

Is that what they said

at the police station?

What do you mean?

You seemed so disturbed

when you got back.

Mr. Colby rears his ugly head.

And after I tell you, do you have to

leave right away...

...and then to stick around

a while and report later?

- Let's go home.

- Quit kidding.

He asked you to find out

what happened down there.

I've had dinner with you

tonight because I wanted to.

And up until now I've been

having a very nice time.

You're rude, but you're upset,

so I'll forgive that.

What you want is really

know each other,

...why don't you stop acting like a

schoolboy asking...

...grown-up questions?

I'm sorry.

So am I.

Remember.

If we ever go out again,

...I do what I want

because I want to do it.

Now take me home.

Good night, Reagan.

Wait a minute.

I...

...I don't like to leave

things like this.

Why not?

I'll be gone in a week anyway.

A lot of things can

happen in a week.

France fell in eighteen days and

you're not as tough as France.

- Don't be so sure.

- Look,

...about tonight.

I'm a warm-hearted, impulsive boy.

Sometimes I say things I don't mean.

It's alright, Bob.

Don't worry about it.

I'm not only warm-hearted,

I'm shy. I...

...I need a lot of encouragement.

Well,

...I'm not really as tough as France,

if that's any help.

That's fine, that shows you're

thinking in the right direction.

I'm a great admirer of the

Resistance movement, but I...

...don't like to see things

carried too far.

Kiss him goodnight, Noel,

...or we'll have him

here for breakfast.

You must have rubbed soles.

It was such a nice night,

I decided to walk.

Did you tiptoed the whole way?

Why don't you come in for a

while, Bob? It's still early.

Alright, I will.

Well, what did you

two do tonight?

Oh, not much, we sat around,

threw a few rocks at each other...

You boys can burn the candle's

both ends if you want to,

...but my dangerous beauty

depends upon eight hours of sleep.

- Good night.

- Good night, Noel.

- Drink, Bob?

- No.

How much do you owe me for

the billiards the other night?

20 bucks, even.

Well, I'll give you a

chance to get it back.

How about showdown poker,

to dollar a hand?

You must be interested

in my 5000$.

I'm interested in everybody's

5000$. Aren't you?

It's worth thinking about.

Of course, lieutenant Damico

doesn't settle so cheaply.

He's interested in

a million dollars.

Ambition is a dangerous

thing in policemen.

Kroner's million.

- He thinks I know where it's buried.

- Do you?

Until this afternoon I've had

to save up the way myself.

What else did the

lieutenant think?

Oh, I told you he's...

...read too many detective stories.

He's always figuring out plots.

- Oh. What's his plot this time?

Well. It's not bad.

A wealthy industrialist has somebody

he's anxious to get rid of.

He hires a not too bright, eager

young man as a bodyguard,

...frames the situation where

the bodyguard...

...has to kill the guy

in self defense.

The industrialist gets

rid of the guy,

...he's in the clear...

...and the not too bright young

man never tumbles.

The lieutenant seems to have more

imagination than most lieutenants.

There's an interesting legal point.

Because even if our

dull boy should tumble.

And there's nothing he

could do about it.

Why should he want to?

Why shouldn't he?

The man is already dead.

There isn't anything your young

friend can do about that.

The district attorney

has exonerated him,

...so there's no danger there.

On the other hand, he'd have made himself

a powerful and influential friend.

You forget he's not too bright.

He may feel some twinges

of conscience.

Why? There's no intent

of murder on his part,

...morally he's as pure

as the driven snow.

Hm. That's true enough.

So why should he

jeopardize himself?

He can only cause trouble by refusing

to accept his position.

First, with the police, who would

never believe his story,

...secondly with the industrialist, who,

if he's as ruthless as he sounds,

...might prove to be

dangerous himself.

Well,

...it's lieutenant Damico,'s plot.

Let him worry about it.

- Of course.

Bob, I honestly wish you'd change your

mind and come to Paris with me.

Were in for an exciting time, a

tremendous expansion. You'd like it.

- Maybe I would...

- Change your mind?

I might.

Maybe I end up with as much

dough as you have.

Not unless you improve

your billiards.

That was the last time.

Pair of kings?

- Sorry. Eights over fives.

There must be some way

of beating you.

Not while I'm holding

all the cards.

You're Kroner's daughter.

Come away from the door.

I know how you must

feel, Miss Kroner.

How you must hate me...

Do you?

How much hate does

it take to kill a man?

You should know.

- I didn't hate your father,

...I didn't even know him.

- And yet you murdered him.

For what?

For money?

I could have waited for you

outside and killed you.

But I wanted to look at you.

To talk to you.

To see for myself what kind

of a man takes money...

...to murder someone

he never even knew.

There was nothing else

I could do.

He had a gun in his hand,

he'd already fire once.

You've got to believe me.

- Believe you.

A hired gunman? No.

You murdered my father because you

were paid to do it. No other reason.

One dead body,

cash on delivery.

He isn't a person.

He isn't anyone's father.

He's just a new car you can

buy when he stops breathing.

Your father would have

killed Colby.

He wasn't himself.

- Don't lie.

It won't help you.

I never dreamed I could hate

enough to want to kill.

I've reason enough to kill

you ten times...

I'm sorry I had to do that.

Why don't you kill me, too?

You have the gun.

I don't want to kill you,

Miss Kroner.

Any more than I wanted to

kill your father.

I was hired to protect Mr. Colby.

Protect him?

From what?

My father would've

never hurt anyone.

It isn't easy to believe that about

someone you love, but...

...when a man is out of his mind...

He wasn't out of his mind!

Well, a rational person doesn't

threaten another man's life,

...or break into his house

with a gun.

He didn't threaten Colby,

...and he never owned a gun.

How do you know?

I knew my father.

You didn't.

Shall I tell you about him?

You really want to know about

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