1:59:00
You can always do
business with the police.
1:59:03
- This ain't gonna get you noplace.
- Get me the mayor.
1:59:05
He's throwing that big party
for the governor.
1:59:08
- When he finds out what this is about...
- Why drag the mayor in?
1:59:12
I bet he'll make a deal with you too.
He'll probably settle for about 50 years.
1:59:16
There's nothing crooked going on here.
When you hear the story, you'll laugh.
1:59:20
I'm laughing already, Dude.
I been waitin' ten years to laugh at you.
1:59:24
- Hello, Chief.
- Hold it. Just before you talk to him...
1:59:27
Joy Boy, I told Queenie I'd tell the truth.
1:59:30
I'm gonna give you the truth.
You'll think I'm nuts, but it's the truth.
1:59:34
It's like...
1:59:36
- Well, it's...
- Like a Mother Goose story.
1:59:39
That's right. It's like one of those stories
you tell the kids when you put 'em to bed.
1:59:43
Hold on, Chief. Dave the Dude -
bootlegger, racketeer and gambler -
1:59:47
wants to tell me a beddy-bye story.
1:59:50
OK, forget it. I'm gonna hang before I let
any fink of a cop give me the horselaugh.
1:59:56
As for you, Mr Mayor... You tell Mr Mayor
he'll never see those reporters again.
2:00:01
- Dave the Dude is in my office.
- I've gotta use the phone.
2:00:05
He admits he's got those reporters.
2:00:08
Good work, Commissioner! Dave the Dude
admits having the reporters.
2:00:12
- Dave the what?
- Fancy-pants ex- bootlegger.
2:00:15
- Excellent. Have they arrested him?
- Of course, Governor.
2:00:18
But what do you suppose will happen
now? A bail bond and he's out laughing.
2:00:22
- That's ridiculous.
- That's the way things go down here.
2:00:25
Of all the nerve. Who does he think he is?
He can't make any deals with the police.
2:00:30
There's an example, Governor.
You see? He makes deals.
2:00:34
The Dude says if we don't let him alone
tonight we won't see the reporters again.
2:00:38
- Why, this is outrageous.
- Don't get excited, Governor.
2:00:42
It's quite the customary procedure.
2:00:45
Bring the Dude up here.
2:00:47
That's exactly what I said.
Bring him without delay.
2:00:50
Don't worry about my guests.
This is more important.
2:00:54
You criticise my administration.
Let's see what you can do with him.
2:00:57
- I'd send a criminal like that away for life.
- Here's your chance, Governor.