
Tension
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- 1949
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(0.00 / 0 votes)I'm Collier Bonnabel.
I'm a cop.
I'm a lieutenant detective
in, uh, Homicide.
That's a fancy name for murder.
Solved most of them, sure. But how?
I only know one way, one thing
that breaks them wide open.
Tension.
I work on people, on suspects.
Play up to them.
Play up to their strengths,
pour it on their weaknesses.
Romance them or ignore them.
Kiss them. Press them.
But whatever way...
...keep stretching them.
Everything,
everybody's got a breaking point.
And when they get stretched so tight,
they can't take it any longer:
This is the corner of St. Anne's and 13th.
That's an all-night drug store.
Never closes.
You know, in a town as big as this,
there are only four or five of them.
Oh, that's Warren Quimby.
He's the night manager.
Lives in an apartment
right over the drug store.
You know, these stores have everything:
Raisins and radios,
paregoric and phonographs...
...vitamin capsules and cap pistols.
They'll serve you a cup of coffee...
...sell you a pack of cigarettes
or a postage stamp...
...and in a pinch,
they'll even fill a prescription for you.
It's kind of tough on Quimby,
working nights.
Twelve hours a night, five nights a week.
But it pays well.
That's why Quimby took it.
You see, he didn't mind
the temporary hardships...
...because he knew where he was going.
He was planning.
Planning for the day when he would be able
to do more and better...
...for himself...
...and his wife.
Hello. Uh, Mel-West Theatre?
Could you please tell me
what time the second feature's over?
Thanks.
- Want a cup of coffee or something?
- No.
- You sure?
- Sure.
Look, you can tell me
to mind my own business...
Okay, Freddie. Mind your own business.
I don't like to see anybody
get kicked around, especially a nice guy.
Thanks, Freddie.
Uh, why don't you
get back to the counter, huh?
- Is she worth it, Mr. Quimby?
- Ha-ha-ha.
Uh, go on back to the counter, will you?
But the way she treats you all the time,
and you take it...
She's here.
Claire, darling.
Nothing to worry about.
Did you enjoy the show?
- It was all right.
Somebody wants some pills.
- Could I buy you...?
- Drift.
Something else, Mrs. Quimby?
Still with that Mrs. Quimby business,
eh, junior?
Don't start that again, please.
Claire's my name. Call me Claire.
But you're the manager's wife,
Mrs. Quimby.
That makes me poison?
Look, I got a good job here with plenty
of golden hours, so don't stink me up.
- Ha, okay, junior. I'll have some dessert.
- What kind?
I'll leave that up to you.
- Something sweet.
- Pie?
Yeah, pie's all right.
- No, I haven't seen him.
Not that you would tell me.
Thank you.
Stunning, isn't it?
On her.
It'd look better on you.
- Think so, huh?
- Yeah.
- Thanks, that's nice.
- And I got something nice to talk about.
- So?
- Yeah.
Wanna hear more?
- Where you parked?
- Around the corner. Gray sedan.
- Junior.
Yeah?
Tell Mr. Quimby I've gone
to the apartment.
All right, Mrs. Quimby.
Thanks, junior.
Thank you for...
Mr. Quimby.
- Yes?
- We're short of coffee.
- She say where she was going?
She's gone up to the apartment.
I'm not kidding about that coffee,
Mr. Quimby.
Hey, hey, morning paper.
Get your morning paper.
Read all about it.
- Mr. Quimby.
Yeah?
I'll be a little late tonight
but Charlie will be here.
- Fine.
- Hold the light.
- Looks like a nice day.
- Yeah.
Yeah. It was a beautiful morning.
Most people look forward to the morning
as the beginning of the new day.
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