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Universal presents Gangbusters.

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Calling the police,
calling the G-men, calling

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all Americans to war
on the underworld.

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Gangbusters, with the cooperation of law enforcement officers of
the United States, presents a picture of the endless war of the

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police on the underworld, illustrating the clever operation of
law enforcement officers in the work of protecting our citizens.

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The all-American
crusade against crime.

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The.

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How much more of this sort of
thing do you think the people will

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stand for before they get wise
and do what you told them to?

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You mean get rid
of the city officials?

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Yes, and the police department.

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They've already thrown
Bannister off the police force.

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I'm going to do the rest of
the job for them, my way.

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In a few minutes, police headquarters
will be blown up with everyone in it.

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What's in the truck?

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Dynamite.

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We're going to park it in the garage on
the headquarters and blow the place up.

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That'll kill everybody
in the building.

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Catch it and
dump it in the river.

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If there's time.

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Head for the river
and dump this load.

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We better leave, buddy.

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We ain't got more than
a couple of minutes.

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Keep driving.

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Let's get out of here.

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There ain't but a
few seconds left.

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There's a bridge just ahead.

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There ain't time.

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There better be.

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That was close, Bill.

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Yeah, too close.

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Soupy's dead.

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You know to my headquarters.

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I'll stay here.

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Well?

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We run into some trouble, boss.

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It didn't work.

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What went wrong, Mr. Elliott?

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I wish I knew.

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Somehow, Bannister got wise.

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Yeah.

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I wonder who spilled it.

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Do you recollect that the
last time Mr. Hoskins was

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in here, he said he thought
the police suspected him?

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That's it.

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The police spotted
Collins through him.

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Undoubtedly.

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I'm afraid we'll have to
send Mr. Hoskins away.

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You mean, blast him?

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Not necessarily.

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We must not be allowed
to come here anymore.

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Go on, Mr. Grubber, this... Yes?

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Bannister is here to see you.

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Good.

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Send him in.

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Congratulations, Bill.

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Thanks, Chief.

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That was a great
piece of work, Bannister.

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Well, it's a start anyway.

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These are the kind of
headlines we like to read.

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I suppose you're giving Bannister
his badge and reinstating him?

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Got it right here for him.

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No, thanks, Chief.

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You're not quitting now, just
when we got this gang on the run?

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No, I'm not quitting.

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But I don't want
the badge just yet.

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I certainly don't see what...
I've accomplished more

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since I've been off the force
than I did when I was on it.

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So let's let it ride like that.

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All right, but it
doesn't look good.

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How did you do it, Bill?

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By trailing Haskins.

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And your plan worked?

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Fortunately.

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You see, Haskins was carrying information
from here direct to Professor Mortis.

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Then he should
be arrested at once.

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That would be another mistake.

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I don't understand.

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We'll skip that.

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The Chief does understand.

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I used Haskins once, and
I intend to use him again.

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Yes, that's all right.

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What's your plan, Bill?

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Well, the reporters will be here for
more news if they're not already here.

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Now, this is what we'll do.

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What's up?

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Another ramble on
the story, I guess.

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Paul, I know.

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I got a tip from my
office to be here.

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Do you think it's true
Bannister's back on the force?

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What's the new angle?

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Have you caught Mortis?

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What about Bannister?

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What I have for you is
more important than news.

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Are you kidding?

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But first of all, I've got to
ask you to keep a secret.

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A secret?

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No news?

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What good's a secret?

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I know that's asking a lot of
reporters, but I have to take that chance.

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Well, how about it?

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Will you do it?

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How long do we have
to keep this secret?

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Not long.

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And I promise to give you every
break as soon as I crack this case.

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Okay.

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We'll play ball.

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Let's have it.

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All right, here it is.

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In a notebook among the
effects of Soupy Collins,

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we found mention of a
newsboy named Grubb.

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We believe that Grubb is the go-between
for the League of Murdered Men.

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We want to get a hold of Grubb
before the League gets wise

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and has a chance to silence
him like they did Corky Watts.

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That's why we
want it kept quiet.

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What is it you want us to do?

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Help me locate Grubb.

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With your connections, you
can do it quicker than we can.

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As soon as you find out
anything, report to me.

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That's all.

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Goodbye.

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Thank you.

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You got any hunches
about this grub?

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Nope.

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Say, you think I'll check with
the circulation department?

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Hiya, Heston.

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Going downtown, Al?

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Sure, I've been.

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I'll ride back here.

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Only go in a few blocks.

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Okay.

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Thanks, Al.

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This is as far as I go.

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Extra!

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Extra!

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Extra afternoon edition!

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Extra!

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Extra!

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Extra afternoon edition!

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Read the final of the races!

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Extra!

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Grubb hasn't left
his station once.

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We ought to get some
action pretty soon.

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Afternoon edition.

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Ratings out.

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Extra!

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I didn't see anybody
slip in that note.

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Must have got it from
that bundle of papers.

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Smart trick.

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I'll fill it.

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Expo!

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Expo!

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Expo!

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♪

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Why do you suppose
Grubb ran into the subway?

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I can't figure it out.

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He wouldn't commit suicide just
because he was being followed.

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Whatever it was, it didn't
work out so good for him.

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Or for that matter, for us.

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Maybe he got excited and forgot about
that train when I took a shot at that lock.

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He's one man that Mortis
won't bring back to life anyway.

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Yeah?

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Randall wants you
in the lab right away.

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Sounds important.

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I can't get much
from this, Bill.

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There are no fingerprints and
it's written with an ordinary pencil.

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What about the paper?

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Well, it's just in one of our
scratch pads here at headquarters.

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Then Haskins wrote it here and
got it to Grubb by that delivery truck.

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Grubb would have taken us to
Morris, but the train stopped him.

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Where's Haskins now?

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He was in the
press room upstairs.

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He's our one real
lead to the gang.

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If we could stampede him,
he might lead us right to them.

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Get him in the chief's
office in about five minutes.

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I'll see that no
one else is there.

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And then what?

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Show him how to listen in
on the chief's dictaphone.

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I'll show you a little
news gathering trick.

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I found out the chief's
a little absent-minded

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about closing
the key at his end.

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Well, you're taking a chance.

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What have we got to lose?

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The radio cars are all set
with plainclothesmen in them.

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Whichever way Haskins
goes, he'll be trailed.

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What do you mean, Bill?

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The clue we found
on Grubb panned out.

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Then you were right.

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Yeah, if nothing goes
wrong, the drag-det will

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locate the mortars'
headquarters inside of an hour.

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Say, I've got to get busy.

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I'll say we have.

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No, no, no.

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You cover things here.

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Uh-uh.

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I'm going with you.

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He's on his way.

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Oh, I need something in here.

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You're connected
with the broadcaster?

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Direct.

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Sorry, Vicky.

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Janetville let you out tonight.

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Attention all special cars.

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Haskins has just left.

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When you pick him up, report.

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Car 66 just picked him up,
heading south on Market.

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61 and 64 are paralleling
on Broadway and Highland.

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Tell car 66 not
to get too close.

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Car 66.

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Don't let suspects see you.

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Stay back.

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Other cars will cover.

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Have car 64 move in now.

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Car 64, contact suspect
car at Broadway and 8th.

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Car 66, as soon as 64 has
made contact, you turn off.

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Vicki!

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What in the name
of... What happened?

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Don't ask me questions.

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Just get me out of here.

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Haskins has ditched his car.

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He's gone into the bus terminal.

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Instead of heading for
mortars, he's running away.

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Tell one of the boys in car 64
to check all ticket windows quick.

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I was dumb, Tim.

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I let him get away.

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Don't worry.

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The whole force is watching him.

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Get down to the radio
room and listen in.

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The man of his description
just bought a ticket for Glen Falls.

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The bus for there has just left.

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Tim and I'll go after it.

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We'll take Highway 12.

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Wire ahead and have the police
at Glen Falls pick him up on arrival.

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We can't afford to
let him get away, Bill.

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Don't worry, Chief, we won't.

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Hey, Bill, I just found... Martin,
we're going for a long ride.

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We ought to make it to Glen Falls
about the same time that bus does.

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Hey, it looks like a highway
patrolman flagging us down.

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Are you Bannister?

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Yeah.

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I just got a flash
from your chief.

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He says Haskins left the bus at
Truxton and boarded a westbound train.

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How far is that from here?

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40 miles.

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Train left there 20 minutes ago.

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Anywhere we can head it off?

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Hey, you can take
Highway 19 north.

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Might catch it at Emory.

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That's 70 miles.

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We'll try.

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Phone Chief O'Brien.

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Tell him to wire the conductor
to delay the train if he can.

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Okay.

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We're officers.

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Pull over.

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I have a message for you.

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Haskins left the
train at East Junction.

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Where's that?

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Next turn to your
left and east 10 miles.

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Thanks.

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00:15:54,203 --> 00:15:57,707
I'd say he's 30 years old, about my
build, his black hair and blue eyes.

263
00:15:57,832 --> 00:15:59,458
Yeah, yeah, he got off here.

264
00:15:59,584 --> 00:16:01,794
I noticed him because he
was kind of nervous-like.

265
00:16:01,919 --> 00:16:02,378
Where'd he go?

266
00:16:02,503 --> 00:16:03,504
Down the track.

267
00:16:03,629 --> 00:16:06,257
Hopped the northbound freight just
as he pulled away from the water tank.

268
00:16:06,382 --> 00:16:07,592
How long ago was that?

269
00:16:07,717 --> 00:16:10,386
Mmm, uh... nine
minutes and 30 seconds.

270
00:16:10,511 --> 00:16:11,053
Thanks very much.

271
00:16:11,179 --> 00:16:11,512
Right away, Captain.

272
00:16:11,637 --> 00:16:11,888
Correct, correct.

273
00:16:12,013 --> 00:16:13,598
Exactly what time it was.

274
00:16:13,723 --> 00:16:20,354
Because I said
to the young... I...

275
00:16:31,032 --> 00:16:38,039
There it is.

276
00:17:31,509 --> 00:17:38,516
See the Long Chance, chapter 12 of
Gangbusters, at this theater next week.

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00:17:39,305 --> 00:18:39,277
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