Johnny Allegro

Gee, that's beautiful, Mr. Allegro.

Well I've done better, Addie, but I guess it will do.

Mr. Swift ordered some more orchids.

Who for this time?

I don't know.

He said to leave them at the desk.

Well, when you get finished wrapping it, I'll take it in.

Hello, John Allegro Florists.

Camellias?

Yes.

I, uh, believe I forgot my key.

I'll take you right back up again, Miss.

Here it is.

How stupid of me.

Darling!

Please help me, pretend you know me.

I'm beginning to feel that I do.

You're late, darling.

I won't be again.

Ah, but you're forgiven, I adore orchids!

I knew you would.

I'll bet you're dying for a drink.

Well, I should say so!

You and I are going to get along.

Yes, sir?

Do you happen to know who that man in with Miss Chapman?

Oh, that's John Allegro.,

he has the florist shop here at the hotel.

Thanks.

I can't thank you enough, mister, uh...

Allegro.

John Allegro.

And these are for a customer.

My name is Glenda Chapman.

You see, my father and I are in terrible danger.

He's an inventor.

Don't tell me it's the atom bomb?

How wonderful, you know!

Then you must know that any unfriendly element

would stop at nothing to obtain his secret.

And that unfriendly little fat man

out there is one of them.

But you know everything!

I've been around.

Somebody oughta tell our police department

that one of their boys its taking outside work.

You didn't go for that, eh?

What do you think?

It wasn't a bad try.

Most people don't know a detective

unless they've had a reason to dodge them.

This isn't my pitch, gorgeous.

What do you want?

I want to get out of here alone.

Will you help me?

Who's been helping you up to now?

No-one, this is the first time I've noticed my friend.

If I were to leave my fur.

The little man out there wouldn't know you'd gone.

You're fast, Mr. Allegro.

That's what my name means.

Will you do it?

Why not?

What will I do with that?

You can, uh, take it up to my room.

If you don't mind.

Not at all.

Is anything wrong, sir?

I wouldn't say so.

He is with her now.

John Allegro.

I don't know.

A-L-L-E-G-R-O, I guess.

Here you are.

Thanks, Addie.

Gee, Miss Chapman's sure gonna be loaded with orchids.

How did you know who they were for?

Well I oughta, I been takin' 'em

up to her every day for weeks!

I ain't dumb, ya know.

Gee, she's gorgeous.

And what a wardrobe!

You know somethin', if I had clothes like that,

I'd go out every night, I'd wanna be seen!

She's just modest.

If you let that go and take these up to her,

I'll let you go home.

Oh gee, thanks, Mr. Allegro!

Don't read it.

Oh, Mr. Allegro, I wouldn't do that!

Goodnight!

Goodnight, Addie.

Sorry, we're closed.

It's alright, Johnny, I don't want to buy anything.

Pretty!

Nice place you've got here.

Johnny, uh, Rock.

I had you figured for a copper.

My friends call me Schultzy.

I'm not one of them.

I was born Johnny Allegro.

If you're lookin' for him, you found the right guy.

John Allegro a right guy, Johnny Rock a wrong one.

Allegro started out alright.

Night school, church regular, a legitimate job as a florist.

A miracle, that kind of a kid from Hell's Kitchen.

Miracles don't last.

That's right.

He'd delivered flowers to the gangsters

and see all the pretty girls and the big dough.

That kind of temptation's tough.

You almost couldn't blame you.

I'm not blaming anybody.

He went to work with Seco Magnum,

that's when the boy changed his name to Johnny Rock.

Then the inevitable, he got trapped by the law.

Maybe not accidentally, maybe he was framed.

Maybe.

So he went to Sing Sing for 10 years.

But he escaped.

I didn't know you knew Johnny Rock that well.

I didn't know him, Johnny, but I think I understood him.

I'll get my hat, you must be anxious to make this pitch.

Wait a minute, Johnny, let me finish.

Then Allegro turned up again.

He couldn't make the regular army

because of a bullet hole in his knee,

but that didn't stop him.

He heard the OSS would take him and he joined up.

Why?

Did you come here to tell me stories or take me downtown?

Then one night in the South Pacific,

Allegro jumped from a plane into enemy territory.

What you did that night saved an entire detachment.

Why did you make that jump?

I was pushed.

You volunteered, why?

I still say I was pushed.

You don't get a citation for distinguished service

by being pushed.

A lotta guys made jumps.

Why don't you quit stalling?

What do you want?

I want you to make another jump, Johnny, a bigger one.

But why pick on me?

I didn't.

She did.

You've been seeing quite a bit of her lately.

Nice seeing, too.

That makes you the right man for the job.

Job?

Treasury Department.

That's big stuff.

I want you to find out all about her.

Sorry, but stooling's out of my line.

This isn't stooling, Johnny, this is big trouble.

Big enough to bring me all the way

from Washington just to see you.

I can't tell you what it is.

You'll have to go it blind.

It isn't good.

Worse than the Pacific and just as easy to get yourself dead

Sounds good.

I suppose the state gives me time off for good behavior?

I'm not promising you a thing, Johnny.

Think it over, son.

I'll be back.

Of course, you know I'll have to report

to the New York Police Department, but I'd like to wait

until I could say something nice about you.

Who is it?

Johnny.

Hello, Johnny.

What is this?

I thought we were only going to dinner.

I've been sent for, Johnny,

I've gotta get out of here right away.

Sent for?

By whom?

Believe me, if I could tell you, I would.

Well, where you going?

You could at least tell me that much.

I can't, I can't tell you anything.

Well, how do you figure on gettin' out?

You can help me, Johnny, you're smart.

How smart can a guy be?

Please, Johnny.

Alright.

Wait here.

Hello, Mr. Allegro, how's business?

Fine thanks, Sam.

The basement's clear, we can use the freight elevator.

Thanks, Johnny.

Just a minute, Allegro.

Going somewhere, Miss Chapman?