Cape Fear

Hey, daddy,

where does Sam Bowden hang out?

In there, sir.

Court is about over, I think.

Oh, no, Your Honour.

But this would make the third

adjournment of this case...

always due to the illness

of some defence witness.

Granted that this witness is ill.

The defence still has 11

important witnesses able to testify...

while the plaintiff has but one.

I submit that 11 against 1

should be enough...

no matter how sickly and decrepit

those 11 happen to be.

Opposing counsel will please

come closer to the bench...

so that we can discuss this

more privately.

Sam, you know this courtroom

gets like an oven.

You want a hostile jury

on your hands?

Let's put it over till fall.

Everybody'll be happy.

Everybody except my client. He has money

due him, and he's badly in need of it.

More important, my chief witness

is quite an old man.

He might not be alive

next fall.

Motion for adjournment

is denied.

As it is now after 4:00,

this trial will resume Monday morning.

Thank you.

Hello, Counsellor.

You remember me?

Baltimore. Eight years,

four months and thirteen days ago.

It comin' in clear now,

Counsellor?

Cady. Max Cady.

Good. I wouldn't want to think

you'd forgotten me.

What do you want?

You didn't remember me right off,

did you?

Well, I guess

I've changed a little.

Where I've been, if you don't change,

they're real disappointed.

You haven't changed a bit.

You know somethin'?

That's just the way I wanted it.

I wanted you to be just the way you were

the last time I saw you.

All right, you've seen me.

What's the rest?

No rest.

Just wanted to give you the word.

Just wanted you to get the picture.

- Give me the keys.

- Why not?

Now, let me get this straight.

You're not still blaming me

for what you did.

You still don't get the picture.

Well, I can see this

is gonna take a lot of time.

Hey, look at that, would ya?

Look at that wiggle.

Maybe she thinks we don't know

that's on purpose...

but we've seen a thing or two,

haven't we, Counsellor?

You oughta be

an expert on such things.

I hear you got a good-lookin' wife

and a daughter gonna be just like her.

Give my love to the family, Counsellor.

I'll be seein' ya.

Well, anyway,

you're ten minutes late.

It's a mistake to teach women to tell

time. They always use it against you.

Please don't be long, Dad.

I asked Betty to bowl with us.

Betty?

That rancid little thing that you detest

with every fibre of your being?

That was last week.

This week, they're inseparable.

Think I'll just sit here

and keep score.

Cheat.

- Beer.

- Okay.

Here you go.

- You're kinda fast on your feet.

- You have to be around here.

- That ring mean anything?

- Yeah. It means plenty.

Does that mean anything?

Dad, you're slipping.

Usually you would've said

the pin moved.

It did.

Nice shot.

Don't mind me, Counsellor.

I'm just gettin' a gander

at the rest of your family.

You're a lucky man.

Did you see my strike, Daddy?

Police department.

Chief Dutton, please.

Chief Dutton?

He's probably left, but I'll try.

Chief Dutton.

Mark. Sam Bowden.

Well, hello, Sam.

- Mind if I drop over this evening?

- Not at all. You know the house.

Yes, I know it.

Thanks, Mark.

What's on your mind, Sam?

There's an ex-convict in town,

name of Max Cady.

Thanks.

I think he's starting

a war of nerves with me.

I hope it's only that.

Has he threatened you?

No, nothing

that would hold in court.

You have to know him

to feel the threat.

He stopped me today after court...

and showed up this evening

at the bowling centre.

He followed me.

Why?

I was up in Baltimore

about eight years ago on a case.

One night I was walking

back to my hotel quite late.

I heard a commotion

in the rear of a dark parking lot.

Sounded like someone whimpering.

I ran over.

A girl was being attacked,

so I grappled with the man.

She suddenly got her breath back

and started screaming.

When he saw the police...

he went completely berserk.

Put the girl in the hospital

for over a month.

That was Max Cady.

Later on, I had to go back up

and appear against him as a witness.

You feel sure that

he blames you personally.

That was perfectly clear

at the trial.

Thought it was strange

when he showed up here this afternoon.

I wasn't...

really worried until I saw him

at the bowling centre.

It was the way he looked

at my family.

All ex-cons are required

to register on arrival in a new town.

Sergeant, this is Dutton.

Has an ex-con named Max Cady...

Hold on.

- How do you spell that, Sam?

- C-A-D-Y.

Has he registered here

in the last few days?

Chances are he hasn't done it.

We can run him out of town on that.

Thanks, Sergeant.

Hold on.

He's smart.

Registered yesterday.

What address did he give?

I see.

Switch me to Lieutenant Gervasi.

The address

is over at the dock area.

Sounds like he's short of dough.

We can get him on vagrancy.

Pete, I want a pick-up

on Max Cady.

The registration has the description.

Fine. Call me back.

Thanks, Mark.

My family's home alone.

I'd better be going.

You have a dog, don't you, Sam?

She couldn't bite through a doughnut,

but she's a good barker.

That's good enough.

I'll call you when they pick him up.

I hope I haven't put you

to all this trouble for nothing.

- Sam, I hope it is for nothing.

- Good night.

- You're Max Cady?

- I could be.

- What's your problem?

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