:17:02
- Homicide.
- Oh! Do tell.
:17:05
But you're not fuzzy fuzz, are you?
:17:08
Have a shot of 16-year-old bourbon.
$1 2.95 a fifth? That's the attraction here.
:17:13
Thanks. Soda.
:17:15
Puff is the most amusing chick
this side of the morgue.
:17:18
But I love him. He beats me.
:17:21
- What do you want, Lieutenant?
- Where's Mealie Williamson?
:17:25
Oh, so it wasn't the whiff of bourbon that
brought you? I don't know where he is.
:17:30
Yesterday was payday. Today...
:17:32
The trouble with this country
is overemployment.
:17:35
I can think of others.
:17:37
Lieutenant, breathe in
that deep, delicate aroma.
:17:40
Thank you, Puff.
You're in apartment 5C, aren't you?
:17:43
Yeah. Would you like to come up?
:17:48
The 1 2th of the month, that's payday?
:17:50
No, I held his up.
Penalty for taking off last time.
:17:55
I suppose you've got the cheque stub?
:17:57
No. Cash is all Mealie understands.
:18:00
But you pay his withholding
and social security for him?
:18:03
No, no, no.
My bookkeeper takes care of that.
:18:06
- Why all the sudden interest in Mealie?
- What is your interest in hiding him out?
:18:12
We found your fingerprints
in there, Weedon.
:18:14
You'll find my fingerprints
all over this building.
:18:17
He's a very friendly landlord.
:18:20
Suppose you were in there
that night, and Mealie knows it?
:18:24
There's a natural conclusion
to be drawn from that.
:18:26
Conclude whatever you like, Lieutenant.
:18:37
You picked the right man, Puff.
:18:40
He's big.
:18:43
He owns three firetraps
over in the Potrero section,
:18:46
and building inspectors don't bother him.
:18:52
Nobody bothers him.
:18:55
He doesn't love you, honey.
:18:57
Even with that $1 2.95 taste
in his mouth. I wonder why.