Where Danger Lives Page #6

...and Gottfried Berger of New York.

- Who is it?

It's only me, Mrs. Carter.

I hope I'm not disturbing,

but I forgot to put any bath towels.

- I think there are hand towels...

- Yes.

- I'll take them.

- Good night, Mrs. Carter.

Lots of happiness.

- Thank you. Good night.

- Good night.

According to Captain John Voight

of the San Francisco Homicide Squad...

...the startling disclosure

of Mrs. Lannington's mental illness...

...has thrown a new light

in a murder which, until now, has been...

What did they say?

Did you hear anything new?

Well, answer me. What did you hear?

- How did this happen?

- I couldn't bear it anymore.

So you tore it out?

What'd they say?

Do they know we're in Arizona?

- I don't know.

- You fool, answer me.

Only the same old stuff, Jeff.

Why are you looking like that?

Why are you trembling?

I tell you, there was nothing new.

I can't believe you.

You heard something.

You've lied to me once,

maybe you've lied a hundred times.

All right, if you've got to hear it,

ask for another radio.

Here's a phone.

Why don't you ask for it?

And let the people here know

that you've broken this one?

Do you wanna be caught tonight?

- Jeff.

- Julie.

Oh, Julie, I don't know what I'm saying.

Julie?

Who's Julie? Who's Julie?

Someone who was very kind to me.

And you can't forget her.

Not even tonight.

If she was so kind,

why didn't you marry her?

- Oh, Margo.

- Maybe I am crazy.

I must've been to have gotten

mixed up with you in the first place.

Look at you.

Are you just going to lie there?

What about me? You promised

you'd get me across the border.

Or are you thinking of turning back?

No turning back. No turning back.

No turning back.

Somebody drew a beard on her.

Yeah.

Yep, that's the woman.

I wouldn't know

when they blew out of here.

You don't expect a honeymoon couple

to check out in the night.

Hello? Nogales border patrol?

- Give me Andrews.

- Why'd they tear out the radio?

A wacky dame

is liable to do anything.

Hello, Andrews.

We've seen that Lannington dame

and the guy she's with.

Yeah, they're headed your way

in a truck with a California license.

Yeah, sure, that's okay.

Well, let me know

when you pick them up.

Huh?

What's that?

- Well, that is something.

- What is it?

Lannington was smothered to death

with a cushion.

Two of them.

Sure, that telephoto picture.

The police must've called ahead.

We can't go into the town.

Well, we can't go back.

We'll have to follow along the border

and somehow walk across into Mexico.

And die of heat and thirst

in that desert?

Even if we do duck the border patrol.

Oh, what'll we do?

We're so close, less than a mile.

We'll just have to buy

our way across.

How? With three dollars?

I don't know, you said your decisions

mightn't be so good.

Your eyes do look terrible.

It's been 25 hours

since all this started.

- I can make it, I think.

- What'll we do for money?

I've got a watch.

It's not worth a great deal...

Oh, Jeff, how stupid of me.

We've got money.

I forgot, my diamond bracelet.

Enough to buy our way to China.

It's worth...

Nine thousand dollars.

- You say this cost you $9000, eh?

That's right.

Yes, ma'am.

Worth every penny of it.

Today, with higher prices and all...

...this item would run to more.

- Certainly should.

- How much will you give us?

I'll go to...

...750.

Seven-fifty? But I told you it cost...

It's the best I can do,

that's my solemn oath.

I think we better try somewhere el...

What's the matter?

I like this piece.

I'll give you $ 1000,

round sum.

You better take it, my friend.

All right, we'll take it.

A thousand dollars, but now.

Okay, okay.

A thousand dollars it is.

- Take hundreds?

- Anything.

Eight, nine...

Thank you.

Thank you, lady, gentleman.

- What happened to your hand?

- It's paralyzed.

Look.

- It's that chief of police.

- What will we do?

Let's try the side street back here.

Hey, better get in the theater,

the both of you.

In the theater?

Sit in the back, on the left and wait.

But...

- Get going.

Come on, Jeff.

They're okay.

- Wait for what, the police?

- What can he gain from them?

I'm making the decisions now.

Go on in.

Come on, lady.

Come on, lady.

Oh, come in.

Come in.

Make yourselves comfortable.

I haven't a very fancy place here.

My name is DeLong.

I hear you two are hot.

Yeah, as I say, it isn't much

of a layout, is it?

Do you like accordions?

This is a good one from Italy.

Imported, you know. Genuine Capello.

Yeah, I hear you two are hot.

What do you mean hot?

You and the young lady,

what's your problem?

We're not hot.

We just wanna take a little trip.

Oh? Across the border, huh?

American citizens, all you have to do

is walk through the gate.

- Well, uh, we had planned...

- You're hot.

- How much dough you got?

- How much do you want?

Five hundred.

American dollars, cash.

- How can you get us across?

- Oh, I can do it.

Show goes into Sonora tonight.

Scenery, costumes.

The whole bag of tricks in three vans.

You'll be in the one in the back.

What if we're stopped?

Of course we'll be stopped.

You think I'm a fool?

I've got 14 border passes,

but two of the troupe will be sick tonight.

Fourteen passes, 14 people.

Get it?

Do we stay here till you go?

You'll stay in a hotel here

in the back of the theater.

Don't you worry.

Nobody will bother you.

Just go out that door, across the alley.

A friend has a room, and no questions.

- Do we wait there until you come?

- Mm-mm.

Wait until the vans come

under your window.

When the third one goes by,

we'll honk the horn.

That's the one that'll pick you up.

Okay?

All right.

All you gotta do is hand over

a thousand bucks.

You said 500.

Apiece.

- Apiece?

- That's what I said.

- What kind of a shakedown is this?

Young fellow...

...how are things back home

in San Francisco?

What time is it?

- Hm?

I think my whole left side

is beginning to get numb.

I said what time is it?

It's just 10 minutes

since the last time you asked.

- After 4?

- Yeah.

The show must have been over by 2.

How do we know the vans

even come this way?

We don't.

He's got my bracelet, $9000 worth.

Oh, why did we trust him?

What else could we do?

What else? Stop sounding so vague.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I don't mean to sound

like a nagging woman.

But it's almost daylight.

If we'd walked along the border...

It still wouldn't have worked.

It might have.

At least we'd be in the open,

instead of rotting here like a pair of...

I'm being bitter.

I'm sorry.

But you had to have your ideas.

It was your ideas

that got us into this whole mess.

Jeff.

It's the van. The first van.

It's passing, do you hear?

Darling, there's nothing more

to worry about.

We've got everything to worry about.

What, Jeff? Money? You don't know.

There's thousands for us

in a bank in Mexico City.

In my name, Margo Lyncott.

My maiden name, Jeff.

And it's my signature.

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