 Ladies and gentlemen we take you now by transcription behind the scenes of a police headquarters in a great American city for under the cold glaring light we'll pass before us the innocence the vagrant the thief the murderer this is the lineup young number one Ernest Conway number two you have to talk up raising two hotels your boys work for Mr. Udo don't you? we don't work for nobody we don't even get along I guess we're with the cold anti-student that isn't what I'd call it oh that's pretty funny that's even fun next number two Ernest Conway Tommy Young and George Halston they were that kind of thing to words what were they? well nearest I can remember two knives probably six guns any of you three boys have ever been in a cigar? there's a two boys but I don't smoke you work for Mr. Udo don't you? who? Mr. Udo don't believe I know this gentleman alright thank you my pleasure Sergeant George Halston, murder get your hands out of your pocket where do you live George? 119 Sutton Drive your boys sure don't like getting arrested do they? keeping my nose out of other people and what were you doing in the cigar store last night? who said there wasn't any cigar store? well you know Ernest Conway wait till I ask the question I knew what you were going to do you don't wait anyway oh don't you like that you scared me to death stand up straight I'm proud coffee with a little dill forget it after you get the idea 28 arrests, reconvictions, grand theft auto served six years state prison, narcotics violation served a year in a day, college jail assault served three years in state prison how old are you George? three for the rest of the year don't you? no questions or identifications from the audience? you don't have to worry about any of those men they can't see you they don't know who you are if any one of those men have come into your shop and intimidated you just tell us and we'll see that they don't bother you anymore any questions or identifications from the audience? well how about it? Mrs. Fisher? no I don't think I've seen any of them no I don't I don't know them Mr. Henderson did one of those men come into your shop the other day and try to push you around? I don't think so I don't know I don't think so well look if you recognize one of them or even all three of them please tell us I promise you nothing will happen no no I I don't think I've seen any of them before no no I don't none of you? no no identification sergeant folks I can assure you that these men cannot sergeant run on the next bunch okay run them off I witnessed them making identification did you? no I had hopes none of the others have why should these be any different? because this time somebody's been killed all the more reasons for not saying anything they're scared scared stiff no I'd probably be just as scared making families to think about I know it what do you want to see me for? because it's gonna be a little while before I cool off if you're not gonna take it out on me mm-hmm rest of you don't I'm gonna tell him what I think of him he knows what you think of him then I haven't ever told him what do you mean sure you had not all of it you better cool it out after I tell him you think that's a good idea? well then forget it he knows it won't do any good no okay I mean no I'm not gonna forget it then I know I'm not using my head but don't gonna be okay okay you want to come along? wouldn't miss it do you think it's a mistake though huh? uh-huh you wouldn't do it huh? what do you mean I wouldn't do it? sure I'd do it but I still think it's a mistake if it was up to me I'd do just what you're doing but I can't see why you should be as stupid as I am well I haven't pounded a beat in a long time I could use the exercise the boy's down in the tank so you're my boy? young Conway and Halstead young Conway and Halstead I feel like I know what I can do for him I got them booked on a murder rap yeah that's right so what's that got to do with me? one of those boys beat up a man named Goldberg beat him up bad one of those boys did it that's right what is it Lieutenant? can't hold him on that kid for 72 hours sure I can't buy you a massage and a drink I didn't come down here to play with you you know what's fine I just what did you come down here for got three you've been running numbers free and easy in this time for a long time you know you've got every small businessman intimidated up to a thousand years seven Lieutenant you pushed him around, scared him to death and made yourself about four million a year you say that too now a little guy named Goldberg doesn't want your lousy racket in the shop so one, two or three of your gorillas try to change it I'll wait you listen to what I have to say you know not when you're running off at the mouth you'll listen and like not that kind of libel I will listen to you go chase yourself out of here come back with some proof before you start calling names you don't like something and get out you're out of line got three I don't have to sit here and take anything from you you know yeah why don't you have his throat out no that's not a bad idea Sergeant I think it's a fine idea I'd love for you to start something if I did you'd be back pounding the beat might be worth it your trespassing without a warrant no trap then get out of here right where but the last thing I'll do I'll have you both busted right back to directing traffic you know something you don't I don't think you can do it I like to see you try though so what I which ones are gonna be you don't have it thrown out or have it busted well one thing sure Guthrie you and your muscle bound friend are out looking for trouble and very honestly I'm not a bit worried so try and start all the trouble you can there's no law says I gotta sit around while you do it there you go sir now look I've put up with an awful lot it looks kind of stuff the same you're gonna listen to it boy you're too bit flat but who do you think you're trying to cry on I don't think you understand you're done right I don't understand who put you up to this huh who did you're both too smart to pull off a stunt like this who wants to ride me you just don't get it no it's the lieutenants in a nasty mood that's it huh that's it now you're gonna call your boys or have it busted or walk out of here we say you're gonna listen well what you're gonna be shoot off your face go ahead get it off your back you've got a lot of people scared you know a lot of people worried about what you might do if they point out one of your boys one of your boys went a little far this time I'm gonna get him and I'm gonna get you that's all of it for a while then get out you get it now don't you get what we just wanted you to know how much you're scared ah it's not yelling I'll see you up there okay what in the world you were thinking about you know what I was thinking about Charlie since one of you got so holy at an hour I can remember a couple of times well wait a minute I haven't climbed up your back yet sorry but I'm supposed to and you got it coming okay nobody likes Mr. Udo any less than I do but we haven't got anything on him he's still a citizen he's got a barrel of in a rotten barrel I don't care how rotten it is it causes trouble and you're a cop a servant of the people you can't go pushing people around just because you're a hothead no matter who they are okay okay oh what am I talking to you for get out of here pick you up in the morning they should get out of the right side of bed seven o'clock yeah I'm working out of the city orders to close up the first offences just make sure they don't pedal any more numbers those people couldn't afford to have their places closed but there's a law against the well the people that make any money out of it they wouldn't have broken the law if they hadn't been worried about getting their heads busted oh thanks they helped me get someone out of here I'd like to see you okay what is it hello Mr. Henderson oh hey Mr. Henderson what can we do for you I've been talking to Mrs. Goldberg for a while and I went back and talked to my wife mm-hmm what did you talk about well about coming down here in the lineup when I said I couldn't identify any of the men who had come into my store I lied two of those men been in my store they made me sell the numbers they pushed me around which two men Mr. Henderson Tommy Young good hostess get a sonography boys on Mr. Henderson's testimony we might even make one of them crack and implicate you though but we still won't nail anybody for the murder the rap isn't tough enough to scare it out of them no not these boys but you two will be plenty worried if he knows that we've got a witness that will send two of his boys to stare all right keep up with that quiet until the trial is set you just pick up Young and hostamp and say nothing about Mr. Henderson well you pick up Mr. Young and Mr. Hostap yes but I want Yudo to know who our witness is have no witnesses at all Henderson has agreed to help us out he knows just what he's up against now look Kelly all he wants is his family to be out of a way in a safe place we can do that but then you know how tough it is to look so does Henderson I'll have three detectives down in 24 hours a day but I want it to look like he's alone Yudo's no dummy he knows you wouldn't let a witness out on the streets without protection I'm gonna put an obvious man with Henderson when we think one of Yudo's torpedoes are ready to go to work we'll pull the man off make it look like he's got lazy I want somebody to try for Henderson it's the only way we'll get any of the Yudo crowd to tell us about the Goldberg murder okay then how are you going to know when Yudo's boy gets ready to go to work I've got somebody on everybody Yudo knows you and his mother I am Fisher McCarthy the client's playing it out in the open yeah, I think McCarty's wife's supposed to be with baby any day now you know something I should have known better I must be getting plum feeble in the head knew you had one cop on him, spotted him right away then when he went outside for the smoke I never figured you had more boys on Henderson big stupid me just thought how lucky it was that cop went off and left Henderson like that well we all make mistakes on it yes sir, I guess so but I sure do feel silly we're gonna try our best to see that you get life yes sir so you'll have company I'll stamp when y'all will get five to ten and that ain't much company look fellas I'm just a country boy and I put my foot in it but I figure you got something on your mind that you wouldn't be down here we wanna ask you some questions yes sir wanna make a deal huh we don't have to make a deal you mean if I was to tell you who done that killing you wouldn't help me out of prison a little earlier life's a long time you turn statesman's bound to be easier how much easier well maybe ten was time off for good behavior we don't know well ten's a lot better than life fellas I don't mind doing time because I got problem careless but just being a country boy who likes fresh air I don't think I could stand it for the rest of my life George Holstent killed that fella I wish you got him locked up Tommy Yoke yes sir where were you with Mr. Yudo you can ask him I'm going to boy I sure did make a mistake didn't I you sure did country boy lock her in her stuff in here