Somewhere in the Night Page #2

That's the longest I ever heard of

anybody checking a briefcase.

Even a trunk-

Unless it had a body in it.

Hey.

Larry Cravat?

"Your pal,

Larry Cravat."

Thank you very much, sir.

Come again.

And I'll be sure

and send that uniform.

I'm George Taylor. I just got out of

the marines. I've got an account here.

Here's my identification.

I'd like some money.

Of course. I'll check the account

and have it for you in a moment.

Larry Cravat.

My friend who opened the account for me.

Could you give me his present mailing address?

Cravat.

Larry Cravat. Sure.

- If you'll pardon me a minute, Mr. Taylor.

- Anything the matter?

What's going on?

Isn't the account all right?

It's perfectly all right,

Mr. Taylor.

If you need any more identification,

I have my discharge-

- If you'll just wait a minute.

- Wait? For what?

If you don't mind, there's some questions

we'd like to ask you.

- Questions? I don't get it.

- It'll just take a minute, Mr. Taylor.

It'll have to be

some other time.

Maybe I can help you.

I was looking for Cravat,

Larry Cravat.

What made you think

he was hiding in the desk?

Well, I got a letter

from Cravat on your stationery.

Lots of people use our paper.

Nobody here by such a name.

The letter was written three years ago.

Maybe he worked here then.

I was working here then.

I don't know no Larry Cravat.

- Maybe he used to come in a lot.

Maybe somebody else knows him.

- Nobody else is here but me.

He might come in again. Will you tell him to

get in touch with me? It's very important.

George Taylor

at the Martin Hotel.

George Taylor,

the Martin Hotel.

Thanks.

Hey, uh, maybe you oughta

try around the corner.

- What's around the corner?

- Caf. Called the Cellar.

Because it's in a cellar.

Lots of guys get loaded there

and then come over here to sweat it out.

- Maybe you oughta ask there about your pal.

- What time's it open?

How do I know?

When it gets dark.

Thanks. I'll try it.

- Larry Cravat come in yet, honey?

- Larry Cravat?

- I'm sorry. I wouldn't know.

- Thanks anyway.

- Good evening, sir.

- Mr. Cravat's table.

- Mr. Cravat. With a "C" or a "K"?

- "C."

I'm very sorry. Mr. Cravat has

no reservation this evening.

- Well, he might have forgot.

I'll wait for him at the bar.

- Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Mitchell.

Mr. Mitchell

anybody special?

- He's a customer.

- You must know a lot of customers.

- You must know a lot of names.

- Enough. What'll you have?

You name it.

- Been around here a long time?

- Ever since they took the bars off the door.

Friend of mine used to come in a lot.

Maybe you know him.

Larry Cravat?

I, uh, used to know a Larry Cashman,

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