:21:01
I don't know what's in here,
and I don't care. Twelve bucks.
:21:04
Just a minute. Just a minute.
:21:06
You bootleggers are gonna learn
the law is being enforced.
:21:09
What are you talking about?
:21:11
You're under arrest
for violating the Volstead Act.
:21:14
I don't know anything about it.
:21:15
We know. You came in with a load of soda
water, and on the way it distilled into gin.
:21:20
And you were delivering it for a friend.
:21:21
- That's right.
- You can tell it to the judge.
:21:24
Come on. You too, Panama.
:21:25
- What for, snooper?
- For handling this laughing soup.
:21:28
- This means a padlock for you.
- But I'm not handling it. He had it.
:21:31
And now he has it. Besides, I didn't know
anything about it. Did I, buster?
:21:35
That's the way it was.
:21:37
I drive a guy in my cab, he asked me
to deliver that to a customer in here.
:21:40
I forget his name.
I asked if she knows him.
:21:42
You got me crying for both of you.
Now, come on.
:21:45
I delivered for a guy
who's waiting outside.
:21:47
This guy's on the up and up.
He's no bootlegger.
:21:49
- I never saw him before.
- You see him this time. That's enough.
:21:52
Now, get out of here.
:21:54
Hey, buster, who do you know?
:21:56
- I know a lawyer.
- It'd be better if you knew a judge.
:21:59
Panama Smith, in view of the evidence...
:22:01
...presented in your behalf
by your codefendant...
:22:04
...and because the arresting
officers failed to detect...
:22:07
...you actually selling intoxicating
liquors, I find you not guilty.
:22:10
Edward Bartlett, I find you guilty
of violation of the Volstead Act.
:22:15
I fine you $ 100 or 60 days in jail.
:22:20
Order. And I give you warning that another
offense won't be treated so lightly.
:22:25
Court is adjourned.
:22:27
Thanks, buster. Thanks a lot.
:22:29
I'll do the same for you someday.
:22:33
Well, how do you like that dame?
:22:35
"Thanks," she says.
:22:38
I help her beat the rap, and she never even
asked if I got enough dough for the fine.
:22:42
What a first-class gilpin
I turned out to be.
:22:45
A hundred bucks.
:22:47
That judge might as well
have said 10,000.
:22:49
I'd hock the cab, Eddie,
only it's already in hock.
:22:52
I guess I'm not a very good lawyer.
:22:54
Oh, you're all right, kid.
:22:55
You just went to bat
for the wrong guy, that's all.
:22:58
Next time, make sure your client
really committed a crime.