Man in the Dark Page #4

[ Cookie Murmurs ]

[ Cookie ] Twenty-five.

Twenty-five, huh?

Would a pair of aces impress you? No.

No. If I had three of them,

would it depress you?

It would that.

[ Snickering ]

How come you suddenly

got so lucky?

Eh, guess it's my day.

Give me them cards.

I want to count 'em.

What's the matter?

Don't you guys trust me?

[ Lefty ] We trust you?

You don't even trust you.

[ Arnie ] We know you too

well. You always cheat.

[ Woman Chattering On Phone ] How

can I cheat in a three-handed game?

[ Lefty ] It ain't easy. [ Arnie ]

You even cheat yourself in solitaire.

[ Chattering Continues ] [

Cookie ] Aw, look, fellas...

[ Cookie Continues, Indistinct ]

[ Whispering ] Get off the line.

Who's that with you,

Bertha?

Gladys, I think there's

somebody cutting in.

[ Lefty ] You know, come to think of

it, Arnie, I didn't see no ace of hearts.

[ Arnie ]

We'll know in a minute.

Madam, please

get off the line.

Well, I got a little news

for you.

There's only 51 cards

in this deck.

There's one missing.

[ Flaps Lips ] I don't

know if something's missing.

[ Arnie ]

What is this... Russian dressing?

Where?

I... How did that

get there?

Now eat it.

Oh, now, Lefty-

Eat it!

[ Woman Chattering ] [

Whispering ] I want the police.

I'll never go to him...

[ Lefty ]

Come on, pick him up.

What were you gonna do,

call the cops?

How long do you think you can

keep me here? Till you get smart.

And you weren't very smart

picking up that phone.

You heard the radio. The cops

are lookin' all over for you.

And when they find you,

they'll throw away the key.

I don't remember.

I don't remember anything.

Then we'll have to

beat it out of you.

Now, you wouldn't want us

to do that, would you, Steve?

Can't you remember

nothing at all?

No.

Not even this?

No.

Aw, you should, Steve,

because it was

a beautiful caper.

No small gas station job.

Take it from me,

it was planned like a battle.

Believe me, Steve,

no five-star general

could've rigged it better.

Interested?

Yeah. Very.

Okay. Listen closely

so you don't miss any details.

I remember the job

like we pull it this afternoon.

Yeah. You figured it

so there wouldn't be a slip-up.

There wasn't.

You picked Christmas Eve

for the job...

because this factory was going to

distribute a big cash bonus to its workmen.

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

[ Bell Dings ]

[ Sirens Approaching ]

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

All right, I believe you,

but I've heard enough.

That's funny.

We ain't heard enough.

Your silence is givin' me

an earache.

We were all pretty upset, Steve.

Lefty kept taking chances

going to see you,

and you weren't very hospitable.

How's Peg?

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