1:16:01
- What's this?
- That's the book!
1:16:03
The book Whitey took away
from me in Stephens' office.
1:16:05
What? Nick! Nick, this is the evidence.
1:16:08
Rainbow might as well have signed
a confession before he hung himself.
1:16:12
- Major, we've got it.
- I hope so.
1:16:14
Lieutenant, I'm afraid the suicide theory
doesn't quite stand up.
1:16:18
But, Nick, there's no sign
of anything but a suicide.
1:16:20
Look, he got up on that,
hung himself on the chandelier...
1:16:24
...jumped and kicked the chair over.
1:16:26
Then he used his own bathrobe sash
as a rope.
1:16:30
I think that's all window dressing.
Look here.
1:16:33
Look at the sash.
1:16:35
Silken, smooth. Now look at his throat.
1:16:37
Well, he was hung.
There's bound to be marks.
1:16:39
Yes, but not raw lacerations like that.
1:16:42
I think he was strangled first,
with a rough, heavy cord. A rope.
1:16:46
And then the stage was set
with this overturned chair...
1:16:49
...and the chandelier and the sash.
And another thing.
1:16:52
When Benny skipped out
of Mario's tonight...
1:16:54
...he was wearing a bulletproof vest.
- What?
1:16:57
- It's not on him now.
- Maybe he took it off.
1:17:00
- Or it was taken off.
- By who?
1:17:03
By whoever hung him there.
1:17:05
A murderer didn't want us
to know that Benny...
1:17:08
...had been living in fear of his life.
1:17:10
Nick, who could that have been?
1:17:13
I don't know yet.
1:17:15
Lieutenant, I think perhaps we'd
better have a little powwow...
1:17:18
...in your office tomorrow.
1:17:26
Keep your hands off!
1:17:29
- Here we are.
- Hold it a minute, will you, Macy?
1:17:31
Snap Dick Tracy.
He'd look good in the comics.
1:17:34
You and Nick Charles can't push me
around. Dragging me here is illegal!
1:17:38
So is killing people illegal in this state.
1:17:40
- Are you accusing me of...?
- Yeah! Of spoiling my lunch!
1:17:42
- I wanna call my lawyer.
- That'll be a nickel.
1:17:46
Hello, lieutenant. Here's laughing boy.
1:17:48
Sit there, Macy. Thanks, boys.
Wait outside.
1:17:53
Hello? Fenster? This is Stephens.
1:17:56
Come down to Abrams' office
at police headquarters right away.
1:17:59
I don't care how busy you are.
Right away.