Slightly Scarlet

STATE PRISON FOR WOMEN.

Good luck lady.

SLIGHTLY SCARLET

Dear, if you want, undo it. Tears are good.

Do you know what they have told me?

That if you had paid what I had stolen,

Maybe they would not have condemned me.

It was too much money. I did not have it.

I'm not blaming you, June.

Now I will take care of you. I will do everything

that I did not have time to do before.

Do you mean that if there is next time you will have money to pay for everything?

I'll take money, but there will be no next time.

Is it yours, June?

Legally?

All mine. Come on, go up.

I wish the others in there could see the great success that my little sister has.

Let's go from here.

David Dietz Detective Lieutenant

Dorothy Lyons. She was arrested for stealing

and placed in the custody of his sister June.

Surprised at two years of robbing in a store,

6 months. Forgive.

Two years ago arrested for stealing jewelry,

sentenced from 3 to 5 years, he turned 18 months.

Will be released on bail next Tuesday. Today.

- From today on bail. - For 3 years.

Thanks, Dave. Bye.

Wait, Ben.

You forgot to tell me why you're so interested in that girl.

I'm making a file. A kind of "Who is who".

For Solly Caspar?

- No, it's for Ben Grace. - Why Ben?

An idea. A great idea.

Do you want to talk about it?

Soon you will hear something.

You are a dreamer, Ben.

A man is only as big as his dreams.

We will meet you on the river one of these days.

That does not come in my dreams.

By the way, have you never dreamed of being a police chief?

For a long time and many times.

Maybe I can make you head of police.

Are you a friend of the mayor?

It depends on which mayor you speak.

Ben. This girl... is dynamite.

Yes Thanks again.

- And now? - We have arrived. This is my home.

Wow! Is this where you live?

And it is also your home now.

You must be a great secretary.

Yes. Secretary of an important man.

- He is single? - Well, yes, Mr. Jansen is single.

- Martha... - I saw them when they arrived.

- It's my sister Dorothy. - How are you lady?

Hi.

Oh, Martha! These flowers are delicious.

Mr. Jansen's driver brought them this morning.

- Any other thing? - The mail and the press.

- A glass? - No, thank you, not now.

Marlowe backs Jansen for mayor.

Norman B. Marlowe, editor of the Journal,

He heads the civic reform committee of Bay City.

June... what will you say to your friends while I'm here?

That you are my sister.

And that I appeared like that all of a sudden?

Nobody knows anything about you.

And they will still not know anything.

And the prison inspector?

That is all confidential.

Hopefully, it will be totally confidential.

Hey! Who is this?

It's my boss, Frank Jansen. He gave it to me a year ago.

Are you going to marry him, June, or...?

Do you think I should?

The idea is not bad. The bath towels would be sensational: J.J.

That could mean "Never Play".

Do not you want to shower and see your room?

Warm water, soap, clean sheets...

Come on, come, I'll go with you.

Do you know where I was yesterday at this time?

In a workshop, with 600 women, sewing uniforms.

Forget about that, Dorothy. Now you are here with me,

Starting a new life, and the past, past.

Hello, Ben. Solly watching television.

Thank you.

It's about time, man! Solly asked for you.

"I'm already here." Marlowe has gone mad.

I've been publishing a newspaper in Bay City for 30 years.

And I've never used your columns for a cause

that I thought more important than this one.

Choose Frank Jansen mayor.

It is obvious that the current government is rotten, dirty and corrupt.

Listen: In the city hall everyone knows who governs our city.

Sol Caspar. And when Sol Caspar does not steal, he bribes.

And if he does not bribe, he murders.

For 15 years your crime syndicate has grown, grown and grown.

Because the men chosen to protect us.

They have been on your payroll.

I beg of you and I beg you to use your privileges

as voters to choose a man who

never been mixed in politics.

A man free of ties with politicians and ruffians.

A man who can clean Bay City.

Ladies and gentlemen, vote for Frank Jansen for mayor.

Ben! Let's go to the office.

A game

I'm glad to see you. That Marlowe is an old man of care.

You must have such a fat file on Jansen's girl friend.

I have a file, Solly.

This way you can silence your mouth once and for all.

There is always a way to sink someone.

The way to attack a puritan is to show that he is not a little angel.

Agree.

What do you have? Photos, recordings, signed checks?

I investigated Jansen and her friend,

but there is no proof that they are involved in something dirty.

You've been working on them for a week!

They are clean.

It's not my fault if Jansen knows how to take good care of himself.

Oh, great, genius!

The news that you have brought me or tonight can not be better.

One week before the elections.

Do you know what will happen to bright kids like you?

And to us if Jansen is elected?

That you can take your elegant equipment, your cameras and...

I can not believe it, there must be something strange in your life!

I could not even get a picture.

Not even a picture leaving your house at 2 o'clock in the morning?

What kind of secretary is that?

Probably a good secretary. And maybe a good girl.

If you want to sink Jansen, look for something else. Something good.

You may be right, genius.

If the girl who is with Jansen does not work, we'll go for whoever supports her.

- Marlowe? - Marlowe.

Without his money nobody would have known anything about Frank Jansen.

I advise you to be careful about Marlowe.

Do you advise me?

I'm going to liquidate Marlowe tonight. You come with me.

No, Solly. Forget this.

What happens? Do not you like the idea, genius?

Are you scared?

No, it does not scare me. But you're wrong.

It is not necessary to do that.

With what I'm wrong... You are a brilliant boy, genius.

I'm glad you work for me.

Do you know why you will always work for me and not the other way around?

Why Solly?

A businessman directs everything. Up, down, on the sides...

With rain or sun, he sends.

You do not have within you the necessary strength to command.

You prefer to read poetry. Right, genius?

I'm going to show you something.

Lenhardt and the others, come.

Guys, I've called you to show you

how am I going to proceed with Mr. Norman B. Marlowe.

Genius... you're a poor man looking for easy money.

You are not honest or delinquent.

You grab what you can and where you can, but you do not want problems.

You will die at 66 years old in bed and with 3000 dollars in the bank,

but you will never be a businessman.

Now go and take a little air to cool your mind.

Do not let me send my son to college.

That if I ever have a child.

Yes, Jansen is honest, but even if he is elected, what?

Does not understand politics In 6 months they have it tied too.

I've seen them all pass by.

This town is going to be so clean that we can eat on the sidewalks.

Say?

- Hi, Jude Lyons? - Yes.

Listen well what I am going to tell you.

Solly Caspar is going to eliminate Norman Marlowe tonight.

Call Jansen and let him know, or do it yourself.

Do not waste a minute.

- Who? - A friend.

Why do not you call him? Who are you?

Hey... hear...

- Who was? - Nothing, honey, go to sleep again.

It seemed like a man's voice.

Some absurd little boy, who wants to create problems.

Why did not you take his number?

It did not occur to me.

BUILDING OF THE BAY CITY JOURNAL.

The men chosen to protect us from the crime are with Solly Caspar.

Thank you, Gloria, for working so late and good night.

Mr. Marlowe... nothing, good night.

A few words, Marlowe.

Caspar... you.

Good. We can talk about anything tomorrow.

I'm sick. The doctor told me...

You talk about me when you want. I will speak now.

It can not scare me or deter me.

He will not back Jansen anymore. And he will not post anything else about me

I will publish the truth about what you do and...

Listen, Marlowe! I'll stop.

We can kill as we did with those journalists Scenic City.

Now let's talk.

Listen to me! Bring water.

- It seems he is dead. - Guard your opinions and bring water.

It's late for the water. You have killed him - Are you sure?