Castle on the Hudson Page #3

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WELL, WE' LL BE

SEEING YOU, TOMMY.

TAKE GOOD CARE:

OF YOURSELF.

YEAH, YEAH, SURE.

SO LONG.

NOT A BAD HOTEL.

AT LEAST THEY KEEP

THE JOINT CLEAN.

YEAH.

IT' S PRETTY NICE.

PLENTY OF:

VENTILATION, TOO.

GOT A FRESH CUSTOMER FOR YOU, JACK.

ALL RIGHT.

HEY, YOU! WHERE' S

THE WARDEN' S OFFICE?

UPSTAIRS.

THANK YOU.

HEY, HERE!

WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU' RE GOING?

THIS WAY FOR YOU.

MAKE IT SNAPPY, ED.

I' LL BE

RIGHT BACK.

HELLO. SAY,

IS THE WARDEN IN?

JUST TAKE A SEAT ON

THE BENCH OUTSIDE.

OH, TELL HIM

IT' S ED CROWLEY.

IT' S VERY

IMPORTANT. [DOOR OPENS]

HELLO, WARDEN!

HOW ARE YA?

WELL, I GUESS YOU

DON' T REMEMBER ME.

I' M ED CROWLEY.

YOU KNOW, THE BOSS OF THE 28th DISTRICT.

MM-HMM.

SAY, CAN I SEE YOU FOR A MINUTE?

WELL.

WHAT' S ON YOUR

MIND, CROWLEY?

OH, NOTHING MUCH.

I JUST CAME UP WITH

YOUNG TOMMY GORDAN.

NICE KID. A LITTLE

HIGH-SPIRITED, THAT' S ALL.

HE' S GOT A LOT OF

FRIENDS ON THE OUTSIDE

THAT WOULD:

APPRECIATE IT IF--

YES...BUT GORDAN IS

ON THE INSIDE.

[CHUCKLING]

WARDEN, GIVE HIM A BREAK.

HE' S A NICE KID.

HE' S BRIGHT, LIKEABLE.

HE' S A LO OF LAUGHS, TOO.

OF COURSE,

HE LOSES HIS HEAD ONCE IN A WHILE,

BUT IT REALLY:

DOESN' T MEAN ANYTHING.

YOU KNOW HOW:

THESE YOUNG FELLOWS ARE, WARDEN.

IT' S ALL IN FUN.

ALL IN FUN, HUH?

LISTEN TO THIS.

"THOMAS GORDAN:

FIRST-DEGREE ROBBERY,

"ASSAULT WITH

A DEADLY WEAPON.

"PREVIOUS ARRESTS

AND COMMITMENTS:

"JANUARY 16, 1929--

JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND TRUANCY,

"COMMITTED AT CHILDREN' S

PROTECTIVE SOCIETY.

"OCTOBER 23, 1933--

ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF BREAKING AND ENTERING,

"DISCHARGED.

"MAY 30, 1935--ARRESTED,

ASSAULT AND BATTERY,

"DISCHARGED.

"JUNE 18, 1935--

FELONIOUS ASSAULT,

"SENTENCE SUSPENDED.

"APRIL 1, 1936--

SENTENCED TO INDETERMINATE SENTENCE,

NEW YORK PRISON,

FOR ASSAULT WITH DEADLY WEAPON."

ALL IN FUN.

WELL, THERE' S A LO OF US DOWN IN NEW YORK

WOULDN' T LIKE

TO SEE THE KID HAVE TOO TOUGH A TIME UP HERE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

WE' D LIKE TO KNOW

HE COULD BUY THINGS

FOR HIMSELF:

FROM THE COMMISSARY.

YOU KNOW. SO WE MADE

UP A LITTLE PURSE, SOMETHING SURE,

SOMETHING YOU CAN

GO TO SLEEP ON.

GOOD OLD BONDS.

LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF

MONEY, THOSE BONDS.

SURE.

MUST BE, UH...LET' S

SEE...ABOUT $5,000.

BALES MORE OF I WHERE THEY CAME FROM.

WE WANT OUR BOY:

TO HAVE THE BEST MONEY CAN BUY,

AND BELIEVE ME,

WARDEN, WE' LL CERTAINLY APPRECIATE IT.

HEY! WHAT' S THE IDEA?

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU' RE DOING?

AFTER ALL, I JUS ASKED YOU A FAVOR.

LISTEN, CROWLEY.

I' M RUNNING THIS PRISON,

AND AS LONG AS I AM, I' M GOING TO RUN I WITHOUT POLITICIANS

AND WITHOUT BRIBES.

PEOPLE ON THE OUTSIDE

ARE SUPPOSED TO BE

CREATED FREE AND EQUAL,

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