00:02:06:- [Dog barking]|- [Car engine revving] 00:02:09:[Children shouting] 00:02:18:[Dog barking, howling] 00:02:20:[Typewriter keys clicking] 00:02:29:[Clicking continues] 00:02:53:[Trolley bell ringing] 00:03:06:[Children yelling] 00:03:09:[Dog barking] 00:03:35:[Breathing deeply] 00:03:41:[Whispering]|Oh, jesus. 00:03:50:[Typewriter keys clicking] 00:04:03:[Clicking continues] 00:04:07:[Man]|The pearls were insured for 100,000. 00:04:10:So when the thief offered|to sell them back for five... 00:04:12:the insurance company|came to us. 00:04:14:There was just one hitch:|The thief insisted|on a woman go-between. 00:04:18:The old man suggested sue alabama,|who worked for us a few years back. 00:04:21:When he asked me|what i thought, i said i thought|she'd be perfect, just perfect. 00:04:27:That'll stop a kitten,|if you're lucky. 00:04:29:- [Clicking]|- It'll stop a tiger,|if you know how to point it. 00:04:36:[Man] her name|wasn't really sue alabama. 00:04:39:It was sue something greek|and unpronounceable. 00:04:41:But all of us called her alabama,|so she had it changed back in '25. 00:04:45:- [Car door closing]|- That was just after she and i|took nowhere nickelton... 00:04:48:at the biltmore in l.a. 00:04:50:She primed him,|and i went in on the cleanup. 00:04:54:Sex was nearly all|sue alabama ever needed. 00:04:57:And she could use it the way|some guys use a blackjack. 00:05:01:I still think she was probably|the best i ever worked with. 00:05:10:[Gunshot] 00:05:20:- 5,000 bucks?|- Inside coat pocket. 00:05:23:He needed one hand for the money|and the other for the gun. 00:05:26:He wasn't good enough|to handle both. 00:05:28:If it isn't pen pal morrison.|Hello, pen pal. 00:05:33:- At least you didn't hit the money.|- I didn't aim at the money. 00:05:39:I can't figure him|for a cannon. 00:05:42:- [Foghorn blaring]|- The only thing pen pal|would ever use is the u.s. Mail. 00:05:45:Extortion. 00:05:48:That's why they parked him|in atlanta for three years. 00:05:51:Maybe he just|got ambitious. 00:05:53:Maybe he did. 00:05:57:- No pearls, though?|- No pearls. It was|a cute heist, that's all. 00:06:02:Just one small step up|from extortion. 00:06:08:Where were you gonna|fence 'em? Chicago? 00:06:11:- Cincinnati.|- If you still want 'em, you're|gonna have to use that shooter. 00:06:15:- Give me two hours.|- Why? 00:06:19:- For old times' sake.|- I'll give you one. 00:06:24:Okay. One. 00:06:28:[Man] i didn't give her an hour.|I didn't even give her 15 minutes. 00:06:32:[Typewriter keys clicking] 00:06:34:They picked her up at the union station|with a ticket for chicago in her bag. 00:06:39:I was almost sorry|she didn't make it. 00:06:42:Back in '26, sue alabama and i|nearly got married. 00:06:48:I suppose it's just as well|we didn't. 00:06:51:[Man coughing] 00:06:57:[Gagging] 00:07:04:[Coughing continues] 00:07:08:[Breathing heavily] 00:07:23:[Water running] 00:07:33:[Sighs] 00:07:40:[Breathing heavily] 00:07:51:[Papers shuffling] 00:07:56:Ryan. 00:07:59:Jesus, ryan. 00:08:02:- James francis xavier ryan.|- Himself. 00:08:06:Look at you, kid.|You're whiter than i am. 00:08:09:[Chuckles]|Clean living. 00:08:12:- You still a lunger?|- Cured. Almost, anyway. Thirsty? 00:08:15:Always. 00:08:29:I looked at this|while i was waiting... 00:08:32:except her name|wasn't sue alabama. 00:08:35:It was betty philadelphia,|and i did marry her. Worst luck. 00:08:39:- Ever hear from her?|- You ever hear from yours? 00:08:41:[Chuckling] 00:08:47:- Let me ask you a literary question.|- Sure. 00:08:50:I'll be sittin' around|with nothin' to do... 00:08:52:and i'll pick up one of those pulp rags|just to see if you've got a story in it. 00:08:55:When you do, it's usually|about this tough old bird... 00:08:58:who's about two and a half hops|ahead of everybody else. 00:09:02:How come he hasn't got a name?|Are names hard to write? 00:09:06:Shoot, i can write names. 00:09:09:Foxfire mccabe,|bitsy glass... 00:09:12:- [chuckles]|- Joe pickles. 00:09:14:- You think he's you, right?|- I know he is. 00:09:17:He goes around doin'|everything i used to do. 00:09:19:Half the time i don't know whether to be|flattered or embarrassed as hell. 00:09:28:What brings you to town? 00:09:31:That's what i want to talk to you about.|I got an m.p. Thing goin'. 00:09:34:- Who's missing?|- Little chink girl... 00:09:36:about 16 or 17... pretty. 00:09:39:Her name's crystal...|crystal ling. 00:09:41:I need some help, sam. 00:09:44:- You know this burg and i don't.|- I'm out of it. 00:09:49:Once in, never out.|Hell, i'll bet you're still half snoop. 00:09:54:I taught you good. 00:09:57:I bet you read other people's|mail, poke around their|medicine cabinets, eavesdrop... 00:10:02:when i walk down the street,|you know what i still look at? 00:10:05:Earlobes, noses, eyebrows, scars,|if there are any. 00:10:08:- See what i mean?|- Yeah, but you're trying|to put them in jail. 00:10:12:- I'm just trying|to put 'em in a magazine.|- Like i said, i need some help... 00:10:15:especially in chinatown. 00:10:17:- I want you for my tin mittens.|- No chance. 00:10:20:I don't screw around with|the cops anymore. Not in this town. 00:10:24:- Let's go get some booze.|- In a minute. 00:10:28:Let me tell you|a story first. 00:10:30:You like stories, don't ya?|Sure you do. 00:10:34:It seems this old bird is up|in some place that sounds a hell|of a lot like butte, montana. 00:10:38:He got a sidekick this time...|kid the agency sent. 00:10:42:Green as grass. 00:10:44:Somehow they get themselves|in a soup... 00:10:47:and the old guy takes a slug|in the shoulder that by rights... 00:10:50:should have taken the kid|in the left eye. 00:10:53:The green kid falls all over|himself, tellin'the old guy|no matter what he wants... 00:10:57:no matter when,|no matter where, just holler. 00:11:02:You remember that story. 00:11:03:Anywhere, anytime|is now, hammett. 00:11:07:I'm callin' it in. 00:11:16:Let's go get|that whiskey. 00:11:29:[Knocking] 00:11:34:[Woman] hi, neighbor.|Can you spare a cup of booze? 00:11:38:[Hammett]|Hello, kit. I'm all out. 00:11:41:Oh, sorry.|I didn't know you had company. 00:11:44:- Miss conger, mr. Ryan.|- How are you? 00:11:47:Kit's a librarian downtown.|We werejust going out to mail this. 00:11:49:- I'll bring you back some booze.|- Okay. Let me give you the money. 00:11:58:[Kit]|So where are you from, mr. Ryan? 00:12:00:[Ryan]|Baltimore, birmingham,|butte... you name it. 00:12:03:Anyplace that begins|with a "b," huh? 00:12:05:I left out biloxi. 00:12:07:Your new story set|in any of those places, sam? 00:12:08:[Hammett]|Yeah, maybe... maybe not. 00:12:11:- Sounded like baltimore to me.|- Did you make a carbon? 00:12:14:- No.|- One of these days, you're... 00:12:17:is that what you wear|to the library? 00:12:19:That's what i wear underneath|what i wear to the library. 00:12:22:- Never seen any before?|- Couple of times... maybe three. 00:12:26:Four, counting the redheaded|contortionist from yakima. 00:12:28:- Cute dish.|- Yeah, very. 00:12:30:I hear you left pinkerton's. 00:12:32:- Yeah, three or four years ago.|Long hours, short dough.|- [Cat meowing] 00:12:36:- Any money in the writing racket?|- Penny a word. 00:12:38:- Write a million words, you'd be set.|- Like war and peace. 00:12:42:- Bring you back some gin.|- Gin's for old ladies. 00:12:45:Make it scotch. 00:12:47:?? [man singing, indistinct] 00:12:49:[Hammett]|Christ, you're sure looking flush... 00:12:52:somewhere between|a bootlegger and a banker. 00:12:54:Got my own little agency|up in tacoma now.|Lot of divorces in tacoma. 00:12:58:No wonder. Hell, it rains|350 days of the year. 00:13:01:What's your town like, anyway?|Free and easy? 00:13:03:Yeah. More so than most. 00:13:05:- Who runs things?|- Same people who run|things everywhere. 00:13:12:The cops, the crooks|and the big rich, huh? 00:13:15:[Chuckles]|Who else? 00:13:20:- Where?|- A little to your right|and back six yards. 00:13:24:I'd sort of like to lose him.|You still know how? 00:13:26:Yeah, i think i might remember.|A corkscrew or splitaway? 00:13:29:Corkscrew. Looks like i taught you|somethin' after all. 00:13:37:[Women talking, indistinct] 00:13:39:[Coughing] 00:13:41:- You know who that|little punk reminds me of?|- Who? 00:13:43:- Remember blackie malcombs?|- Oh, my god! You're right! 00:13:46:- Wait, wait. I gotta mail this.|- Mail it later! 00:13:49:- Huh?|- Move it! 00:13:51:[Chattering] 00:13:54:[Engine starting] 00:13:56:- [Hammett coughing]|- You okay? 00:14:00:Yeah. If we lose each other,|meet me at cookie's. 00:14:02:- Is that a speak?|- Yeah. Ask anybody. 00:14:04:[Coughing continues] 00:14:06:[Chattering] 00:14:13:[Man yelling, indistinct] 00:14:25:[Firecrackers exploding] 00:14:33:[Explosions continue] 00:14:35:- I lost my manuscript!|- Come on! 00:14:39:For god's sake, let's go!|Let's get out of this mess! 00:14:42:What happened?|My manuscript! 00:14:44:[People screaming] 00:14:50:[Hammett] did you see where the|big guy went? The guy with the hat? 00:14:58:[Man speaking french] 00:15:03:[Baby crying] 00:15:10:Sailor, you see a big fella|come through here? 00:15:12:No, monsieur. I have not seen anyone|but very pretty young girls. 00:15:17:- Pretty ones. You like pretty girls?|- [Woman] mister, two bit for me? 00:15:20:No, thanks.|I'm trying to taper off. 00:15:24:My daughter work with me. 00:15:27:[Woman #2]|Mister! Mister! 00:15:29:Have you time?|Have you time? 00:15:31:Two dollar? 00:15:36:One dollar? 00:15:39:Jimmy! 00:15:41:[Woman]|Jimmy! 00:15:43:[Women giggle]|Jimmy! Jimmy! 00:15:48:[Woman]|Jimmy! 00:16:01:[Children chattering] 00:16:15:[Match striking] 00:16:21:Hello? Tom? 00:16:24:Samuel? ...
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