Cry of the City Page #2

his girl did the job.

So you do read the papers.

You got a smart partner.

l never worked with

a girl in my life.

Talk too much.

Marty.

What girl was with you when

they brought you in?

Wasn't it a dream? Was she here?

-Yes, Marty.

Who was she?

-l don't know.

l wish l did.

What did she look like?

An angel.

l thought maybe...

...l was dead.

All right, cut it out.

We found the ring on you.

We know that the girl was here.

Stop the monkey business.

Tell me who she was.

l never saw her before.

Okay, Marty.

But you'll be seeing her again...

...because we're going to find her.

Don't think for a minute we won't.

Come on, Collins.

Here, take this.

No.

-You've got to.

l'd sooner die.

Something heavy here press on me.

Your conscience.

Did you hear those two?

They said l tortured an old lady.

Me, Martin Rome.

You know people.

Do you think l'd do that?

You killed a policeman.

He'd me down. lt was him or me.

You must do something.

Do something for you?

-No, not for me.

This is for a girl, my girl.

No, wait, please.

You heard them. They said

l'd an accomplice, a girl.

l swear to you this girl is innocent.

Then she doesn't have to worry.

-She has, she's a child.

lf they ask her, she won't

know what to do.

She won't have a chance.

You've got to help me, you've got to.

There's nothing l can do.

-But there is.

Look.

Her name is Teena, Teena Riconti.

The cop don't know that.

l tell you because l trust you.

This is her address, 25 Bank Street.

Where did you get the paper?

-Please, just go to her.

Tell her to go away...

-You can't talk me into that.

Just see her, look at her.

You'll know.

Here.

l've police permission

to talk to him.

Go ahead.

Hello, Martin. How're you?

-Fine.

We go bowling?

At least your mind's all right.

Martin,...

...l'm going to defend you.

Why?

l think l can get you off.

You talk pretty good.

l think l like this.

How're you going to do it?

There are angles...

...self-defense.

McReady's killed a couple

of other men.

l need your complete

confidence though.

Of course.

The D.A. thinks you were in

on the de Grazia case.

Might not be a bad idea to admit it.

Why?

That's the angle.

The whole city's on the D.A's

neck over the de Grazia case.

Robbery and murder.

For a confession...

...l think he might make a deal.

Second degree.

-Second degree?

No chair.

lt's not bad.

As long as you're alive.

There's always probation.

Might take time but...

But if l confess, so what?

How am l going to prove it?

l got no jewels. l don't

how the job was done.

Yes.

There's a chance l might get

one or two pieces of it.

l wondered why you came

in the other night.

You thought l was too

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