Kiss Me Deadly Page #2

with the wife to get dirt on the husband.

Plays both ends against the middle.

How do you achieve all this?

You crawl under beds?

- Nothing so primitive.

- He has a secretary, as he calls her.

- What's her name, Mr Hammer?

- Velda Wichman.

She's a very attractive young woman.

Real woo-bait. Lives like a princess.

He sics her onto the husbands and

in no time he's ready for the big squeeze.

Who do you sic onto the wives,

Mr Hammer?

That's his department.

All right, you've got me convinced.

I'm a real stinker.

Now if that's all that's on your minds,

I'd like to get home.

Yes, I know. You're anxious

to get back to your life's work.

You're free to go.

Open a window.

Thanks for waiting, Pat.

She was a cute kid.

Had the nicest way of needling a guy.

There'll be a long pause

before those characters work this out.

The law isn't fast enough,

you could do it better - is that it?

Look, Mike, who do you think you are?

What's the pitch, Pat?

An ordinary girl is killed and it rings bells

in Washington. Gotta be a pitch.

I'll give you a bit of advice.

Too many people like you

have contempt for the law.

You'd like to take it into your own hands.

But when you do that,

you might as well be living in a jungle.

I picked up a girl. If she hadn't gotten

in my way, I wouldn't have stopped.

She must be connected

with something big.

Mike, why don't you tell us

what you know,

then step aside like a nice fella

and let us do our job?

What's in it for me?

Mikey! Mikey!

(gushes in Greek)

Hey, Sammy! Look, my friend

just returned from the grave!

Ha-ha! Va-va-voom!

I'm sure glad you're back, Mike.

Like Lazarus, rose out from the grave.

Now tell me, what happened?

Did you drive too fast in that new rod?

Where is it?

Velda says you were picking it up.

There's nothing to pick up.

You ought to have seen that pretty little

rod of yours. All torn up. Scrap. Junk.

Never gonna go va-va-voom no more.

Break my heart.

- Anyway, you're all right now?

- A little shaky.

A little shaky, huh?

Know what we're gonna do?

We're gonna pick up

a couple of cute little Greek girls!

What I mean, va-va-voom! Pow!

Uh-oh. Forgot to tell you. Some guys were

looking for you. Asking a lot of questions.

- What kind of guys?

- Tough guys. Very tough guys, Mike.

Ah, forget it. Look, I'm glad

you're back. You look swell.

I'll see you tomorrow.

And take care of yourself, will ya?

Are you all right, Mike?

I don't know yet. Maybe not.

Oh.

Hey, Sammy,

what does he mean, ''maybe not''?

Ah, who knows what he means.

(phone rings)

(female voice) This is Crestview 5-4 1 24.

Mr Hammer, whom you are calling,

is not available at present.

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