The Widow from Chicago

Good morning.

Good morning.

Who is she?

The new tenant.

Far be it from me to cast any inflections.

But they don't look respectable.

She's taking an apartment at midnight and moving in with a man in a suitcase.

Married, ain't she?

Well, you can draw your own delusions, Mrs. Arco.

But he carried the suitcase.

Oh, Jimmy.

Oh, have a heart.

Come on, Flatfoot, collect yourself.

Where do you get that Flatfoot stuff?

Listen, Jimmy, if you sleep all day, you're going to be right back in that uniform.

Oh, yeah?

You talk like that commissioner didn't know what he

was doing when he promoted me out of that uniform.

Come on.

Hello, Jimmy.

Jimmy Henderson, the newest and best detective on New York's police force.

And I'm afraid he's going to make good.

If you can tell yourself away from that mirror, I've got something to show you.

Is that the story you wanted them to hand out?

Word for word, I practically wrote it myself.

Now what do you think of the kid brother?

You're taking an awful chance, Jimmy.

No kidding.

Oh, it's a cinch.

Only Finnegan and me saw him jump.

Listen, it was no escape.

It was suicide.

It doesn't say so here.

Certainly not.

That's a whole phony to Miss Lee Dominick.

Listen, when we got orders to hop on that train and pick up Dorgan before he

arrived, Finnegan and me waited till late at night.

Dorgan was sitting in the observation car, all alone, reading.

No one else was around, so me and Finnegan strolled casually in.

All of a sudden, Dorgan looks up and spots us.

He dashes out on the platform just as we're going over a bridge doing 60.

But before we can stop him, he makes a dive over the side.

I jump back and pull the stop cord, and all of a

sudden I notice this bag that Dorgan left behind him.

Now will you stop worrying?

But suppose they find him.

It'll take a week to identify him, and all I need is

three days to get the goods on that Dominick punch.

It's a setup, Polly.

I've got all of his papers.

In that bag?

Sure.

Listen, none of Dominick's bunch had ever seen him.

They sent for him to come and do a job.

And last night when I walked in on them, I got an ovation from that bunch of gorillas.

If you put this over, you ought to get one from the police force.

If?

Why, last night in two hours, I heard almost enough to convict them.

Now will you stop worrying?

Will you?

Maybe some of those older guys on that squad

won't burn up when a new man like me steps in.

A new man comes through on his first assignment.

And another thing.

Say, how do you want your eggs?

Fried.

I can't eat them raw.

The shell's getting my teeth.

And another thing.

I wouldn't be surprised if they'll hand me

a few extra dollars a week if I... How many?

Oh, maybe five or ten.

I mean eggs, you big flatfoot.

I'll have them time for breakfast, honey.

Well, this is a fine time to be telling me.

A couple of the Dominic bunch said they'd pick me up outside at 8.30.

I'm going to eat with them.

There's a reason.

It's a secret conference, Hess.

And you said it.

And something tells me I'm going to get a big earful too.

Oh, be careful, honey.

Will you?

Don't worry about me.

I can take care of myself.

I know you can.

Hey, Jimmy.

Jimmy!

I have it.

You're all right, kid.

Oh, Jimmy!

Johnson's coming up with two guys.

How are you, Johnson?

Where's Dominic?

He's still there.

He's in the office.

I want to see.

Sure.

I'll take you to him.

Watch it.

Come in.

What's on your mind?

You know what's on my mind.

Sit down.

You're excited.

I told you to keep your men out of my place.

Why, were they up there again?

You know they were.

Last night.

Well, I don't know why they were up there.

You don't buy my stuff anymore.

No, I don't buy it.

The Crescent don't buy it.

The Domingue Cafe don't buy it.

None of the joints up there buy your poison.

And they're making a mistake.

Not as big as you are.

Now, you keep your men downtown.

That's final.

Yeah?

Well, what if I don't?

Well, the next one is found in my territory.

Just too bad.

Now, look here, Johnson.

I don't want to have any trouble with you.

Well, then you watch yourself.

Now, this town is big enough for both of us.

We understand each other.

We don't have to get touchy.

We can always talk things over.

You tell those men to get their hands off the Roman candles.

Now, listen, Dominic.

I don't want to bust into you like this.

But you've got to learn to use your head.

Well, sure.

I'll learn.

Have a cigar.

Sure.

Now, I'll do the talking.

Keep those hands up.

You nor nobody else in this town can tell me where to get off.

And all your fast talking don't faze me a bit.

Now, get out and get out quick.

Come on, turn around.

Go out like nothing has happened.

I don't want to embarrass my patrons.

You palooka?

A little dignity from you, Dame.

I'm manager of this joint.

Through the teeth or the gums.

Look out, stomach.

Here it comes.

Why don't you two try and get along like me and Maisie?

Huh, baby?

You tell them.

You tell them.

The trouble with you is you're too suspicious.

A friendship that isn't built on a solid foundation

of honesty and sincerity is bound to flop.

Ain't it?

You ought to know.

Women give me your pain right where I live.

Yeah?

Why don't you move?

That's a great idea.

Hey, wait a minute, Mr. Mullen.

How about the keys?

It's a pleasure.

That ain't my key.

That's Maisie.

Hey, I want to talk to you.

In private.

Come in here.

Oh, excuse me, Dominique.

I, uh, I didn't know you was in.

Next time, knock.

Oh, sure, sure.

Maisie and me had a little falling out.

I was just going to take her in there and give her a piece of my mind.

Well, don't do it.

You can't spare her.

Hey, what did I hire you for?

To dance with the fellas?

Well, then stick to that and don't be so ambitious.

All right.

Now, don't pull any bloomers around here.

Around here?

You're too optimistic.

Huh?

And where's Marlin?

He's at a table.

Hey, uh, Johnson was just in.

Yeah?

I want the boys to lay off this place for a while.

What's the record?

I don't know yet.

A swifty dog and not showing up has kind of spoiled my plans.

Yeah.

Everything's gone flu-ey.

Get a load of little Romeo.