Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered, I have fought my way here to the castle beyond the Goblin City to take back the child that you have stolen, for my will is as strong as yours, and my kingdom as great — You have no power over me.
Nice old piece of melodrama, kidnapping a girl. You’ve been reading too many dime novels.
Well, I think I’ll get saddled up and go looking for a woman. Shouldn’t take more than a couple of days. I’m not picky. As long as she’s smart, pretty, and sweet, and gentle, and tender, and refined, and lovely, and carefree…
Chant your ass off, kid. But any pussy you get in this world, you gonna have to pay for, one way or another.
Hauling me over to Mayer’s table like some picked-up floozie! Or one of those starlets. Out to give the big shots a nice night in town. Is that what you think of me?
The minute you walked in the joint I could see you were a man of distinction, a real big spender.
NM
That wasn’t from a movie
Money makes the world go round.
Everybody needs money. That’s why they call it money.
The point is ladies and gentlemen that greed, for lack of a better word, is good.
Opium is my business. The bridge mean more traffic. More traffic mean more money. More money mean more power.
Yeah, well, before I commit any of that to memory, would there be anything in this for me?
Speed is important in business. Time is money.
You said opium was money.
Money is money.
Well then, what is time again?
Next time you step into the middle of one of my deals to help me with my arithmetic, I’ll sell you to the first one-eyed carnival freak I can find for a pack of chewing gum!
I like solving problems.
I’m an excellent driver.
The truth is, you just cost the insurance company $2,700. You’re a terrible risk. Nobody’s gonna issue you a policy after this.
I don’t care about their coverage, Bob! Don’t tell me about their coverage! Tell me how you’re keeping Insuricare in the black! Tell me how that’s possible with you writing checks to every Harry Hardluck and Sally Sobstory that gives you a phone call!
If you had that accident policy and tried to pull a monoxide job, we’ve got a guy in our office named Keyes. For him, a set-up like that would just be like a slice of rare roast beef. In three minutes, he’d know it wasn’t an accident. In ten minutes, you’d be sitting under the hot lights. In a half hour, you’d be signing your name to a confession…They know more tricks than a carload of monkeys. And if there’s a death mixed up in it, you haven’t got a prayer. They’ll hang you just as sure as ten dimes will buy a dollar.
If you had that accident policy and tried to pull a monoxide job, we’ve got a guy in our office named Keyes. For him, a set-up like that would just be like a slice of rare roast beef. In three minutes, he’d know it wasn’t an accident. In ten minutes, you’d be sitting under the hot lights. In a half hour, you’d be signing your name to a confession…They know more tricks than a carload of monkeys. And if there’s a death mixed up in it, you haven’t got a prayer. They’ll hang you just as sure as ten dimes will buy a dollar.
Thanks a bunch. So, what’s the deal? Gary says triple homicide.
But as usual, my friend Sherlock Holmes, had a different theory entirely.