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YES, SIR.

SIT DOWN.

CIGARETTE?

NO, THANKS.

DON'T SMOKE?

YEAH.

I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT.

JOE, YOU'RE

IN A PRETTY BAD SPOT.

WHO HAVE YOU TALKED TO

SO FAR?

THE POLICE AND THE LAWYER

WHO CAME TO SEE ME.

WHAT DID THE LAWYER

HAVE TO SAY?

TOLD ME NOT TO DO

ANY TALKIN'.

THAT'S GOOD ADVICE.

PARTICULARLY,

DON'T SAY ANYTHING TO ME.

MY JOB IS TO PROSECUTE YOU.

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT, DON'T YOU?

YEAH. YOU MIND

IF I ASK A QUESTION?

NO, GO AHEAD.

WILL YOU TELL ME

WHAT ALL THE FUSS IS ABOUT?

I HAD A FEW DRINKS,

AND I HIT A GUY.

IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY.

YOU KNOW WHO THE BOY WAS?

NO, I NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE.

ANYONE TOLD YOU HE DIED

THIS MORNING?

NOT JUST A BARROOM BRAWL NOW,

JOE.

A MAN IS DEAD.

YOU DID IT.

WELL...

IT...

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT.

HE'S STILL DEAD.

WHEN SOMEBODY GETS KILLED,

SOMEBODY HAS TO PAY FOR IT.

THAT HAPPENS TO BE

THE LAW, JOE.

HE STARTED IT. YOU CAN ASK

ANYONE WHO WAS THERE.

I HAVE.

THEY TOLD ME HE STARTED IT.

THAT'S WHAT KEEPS IT FROM BEING

FIRST-DEGREE MURDER.

IT WAS JUST A ROTTEN BREAK.

HE MUST HAVE HIT HIS HEAD

WHEN HE -

HE DID. I HAVE IT RIGHT HERE

ON THE REPORT.

JOE, AS YOU SAY,

IT'S A ROTTEN BREAK.

THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES

SOMETIMES.

WHO'S YOUR ATTORNEY?

UM, MR. BRADLEY.

THE COMPANY I WORK FOR

SENT HIM OVER.

YOU WORK:

FOR DUTMAN ELDRITCH.

HOW LONG YOU BEEN WITH HIM?

UH, ABOUT A MONTH.

WHERE YOU FROM?

PLAINFIELD.

ANY FAMILY?

YEAH, A FATHER.

CAN HE HELP?

NO, NOT VERY MUCH.

ANYWAY, I WOULDN'T ASK HIM -

HE'S PRETTY OLD

AND NEEDS EVERYTHING HE'S GOT.

DON'T YOU REALIZE YOU'RE GONNA

NEED ALL THE HELP YOU CAN GET?

I DON'T KNOW. I'VE NEVER BEEN IN

THIS KIND OF TROUBLE BEFORE.

THAT'S THE WAY THINGS WORK OU SOMETIMES.

YOU'VE GOT A GOOD WAR RECORD,

NO PREVIOUS ARRESTS,

BUT I'M STILL ON A JOB

WHERE I HAVE TO PROSECUTE YOU.

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT,

DON'T YOU?

NO. HOW COULD I UNDERSTAND?

WELL, THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.

THAT'S ALL, JOE.

WELL, I HAVE TO GO BACK

TO THE JAIL NOW:

AND STAND TRIAL, HUH?

YEAH.

YOU WON'T BELIEVE

IT WAS AN ACCIDENT?

I BELIEVE IT.

BUT THERE'S A MAN DEAD.

ACCIDENT OR NO ACCIDENT, YOU

KNOCKED HIM DOWN AND KILLED HIM.

Eddie:

HUFFORD'S ATTORNEY'S HERE.

HAVE HIM WAIT.

JOE...

TELL HIM TO WAIT.

IS YOUR LAWYER ANY GOOD?

I HAVEN'T ANY IDEA.

IF HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING,

YOU'LL STAND A GOOD CHANCE.

ONCE WE GET INTO COURT,

I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANY BREAKS.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?

YEAH, I SUPPOSE SO.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, EDDIE?

TOUGH LUCK FOR HUFFORD.

BUT WHO ASKED HIM TO GO OU AND GET DRUNK LAST NIGHT?

WHO ASKED HIM:

TO GET IN A FIGHT?!

SEND HIS ATTORNEY IN.

SEND HIM IN.

I'M VERNON BRADLEY OF BEEHAM

AND BRADLEY AND NERNEY.

MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME,

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