[Radio] Gangland enforcers broke the arms...
of an elderly news-dealer this afternoon,
when he refused to share his week's receipts with them.
Stacks of newspapers were tossed in the gutter...
as the thugs wrecked the business and made their getaway.
Lunchtime crowds were paralysed by the suddenness of the crime.
Not a hand was raised in protest.
Organized crime is their name.
What appeared to be organized hoods...
shattered the kneecaps of the beloved operator...
of a shoe-shine parlour today,
as horrified customers looked on.
The bootblack would not give up his receipts,
and paid dearly for his failure to surrender to gang demands.
A mother of four, unable to pay a gambling debt,
lies dead tonight.
Gangland thugs left her to expire in a pool of blood,
as they helped themselves to the contents of a cash register.
It was the darndest thing I ever saw.
Five, no help. King, no help.
Aces and eights.
Twenty.
Okay, I'm calling.
Deuce, still possible.
Six, no help.
A pair of aces, pair of eights.
Okay, the ace bets.
Hey, Little Face!
What's the trouble?
Come on, let's go!
Ace bets five.
I call.
- Six. - See ya.
- [Crash] - What's that?
[Meow]
Cat.
Aw, a little kitty.
Hi, little fella.
[Screech]
Let's go.
Ace bets five.
- I'm calling. - I'm in.
Six, got a possible straight.
Queen, eight, pair of eights.
And a nine, no help.
Jack, no help.
King, no help.
Well, Little Face?
Hmm.
See what you can find.
I want to leave a little message here.
[Crash]
}} [Opera]
[Wrist Radio] Calling Dick Tracy!
Come in, Pat. This is Tracy.
We've got five dead men at the 7th St. Garage.
Better get over here right away.
I'm on my way.
I'll be back. I want to know how it comes out.
- Excuse me. - Ow!
- Hello, boys. - Tracy!
Are we glad to see you!
Whoever they are, they're all dead.
Five dead men, Tracy. We don't know who they are.
Whoever did it took their I.D., but didn't take a dime.
Big Boy Caprice.
}} [Opera]
Everything all right, Tracy?
Fine. Just a little trouble downtown.
They're saying Big Boy's got the city out of control.
The rumour they're making you Chief of Police?
We've got an excellent Chief of Police.
Shave off that silly mustache.
How about mayor? I don't want a demotion.
I want a copy of that shot.
- They're out of control. - Still can't get anything on them?
Don't let them get to you. You'll get Big Boy.
Big Boy's on the street, and they want me behind a desk?
They believe in you. They think if you're chief...
the city will be safe.
There's as much chance of me getting behind a desk,
as there is of me getting a new girlfriend.
} Sooner or later You're gonna decide }
} Sooner or later There's nowhere to hide }
} Baby, it's time So why waste it in chatter }
} Let's settle }
} The matter }
} Baby, you're mine on a platter }
} I always get my man }
[Slurp]
} I'm gonna love you like nothing you've known }
} I'm gonna love you and you all alone }
} Sooner is better than later but lover }
} I'll hover }
} I'll plan }
} This time I'm not only getting }
} I'm holding my man }}
[Slurp]
Bad news on the garage, Lips.
They bumped them all off.
Our men are getting very nervous.
[Slurping]
Breathless, that was beautiful, as always.
I'm so happy you liked it.
[Slurping]
You mind if I leave?
- What? - [Slurp]
I get sick when you eat.
You didn't used to.
You didn't used to be a zeppelin.
Your devotion is touching.
Raid! It's the cops!
Lips Manlis, you're under arrest...
for operating a gambling establishment.
Where's your warrant?
Right here. Let's go! You too, Breathless.
[Breathless] That wasn't gamblin'. That was singin'.
Get in the car.
Flattop!
These ain't cops!
Hiya, Lips. Hiya, Breathless.
Let's go.
Chief Brandon says you'd make a wonderful chief.
It's a desk job. What's so bad about that?
You think at a desk you're playing it safe.
If you weren't out risking your neck,
you could have a wife... I mean, a life.
Nobody's going to jail Big Boy sitting behind a desk.
You said you'd take tomorrow off.
Hmm?
- Hmm? - Come on!
Tracy, did you...
Sure.
Hey, kid!
What's your hurry?
Stop!
He stole my watch!
Hey, kid?
Stop that boy!
Come here!
Hi, Tess.
The rest of my party should be arriving any minute.
Come on, kid!
You're making a mistake.
It's only a watch. You don't want to get in trouble.
- What are you trying to do? - [Train Whistle]
Be careful! You're gonna get hurt!
What'd you get?
You didn't save me no chicken.
Let's see the stuff.
- That's all? - Yeah.
Hey, tough guy!
Want to try that on somebody your own size?
Maybe we should step outside.
Okay, tough guy,
now do you want to give the kid some chicken?
We got a place for people who beat up kids.
This cockroach your old man?
Go suck an egg!
Aw, look what you did to your pretty tuxedo.
Ain't we pals?
No pals in this business, Lips.
You taught me that.
- Sign it! - The deed to the Club Ritz?
I'm going into show business.
You're dirty, Lips. You need a bath.
Not the bath!
Big Boy, not the bath!
- Hey, you got a name? - Kid.
Kid?
Kid.
What's the name your mother and father gave you?
What mother and father?
Who takes care of you?
This is Moriarity. I'm at the southside warehouse.
Do you read me?
[Radio] Southside warehouse?
Right. I don't know who they are...
and I can't see what's going on inside.
The car was unmarked.
Big Boy, we're friends.
Not the bath. We're friends.
I know, and I'm going to miss you.
But " all's fair in love and business."
Benjamin Franklin.
[Mumbling]
You, how do you want it?
Want it?
Around me, if a woman don't wear mink,
she don't wear nothing.
Well, I look good both ways.
Mumbles!
Hmm?
Wipe it off!
No.
Put the word out!
Lips' territory is my territory now!
Everyone who worked for him, is working for me.
Everything he owned, I own.
Let's get out of here.
Cover that trap door.
I gotta call the Welfare Society.
Wait. The what?
The boys home.
Mike, you got any ice cream?
Let go! Where are you going?
You ain't sticking me in no orphanage.
Come on. Sit down.
Very sorry, pal. It's the law.
If you don't have a home, you go to the orphanage.
It's the law.
Mike, you got any ice cream?
[Radio] Calling Dick Tracy.
Bring some ice cream. Come in, Sam.
Southside warehouse on the river.
Something's going on. Better get down here.
I'm on my way.
[Tess] Tracy, what about the eating machine?
Huh? Oh. Can you watch him?
Watch him do what?
Uh...
Take him to my place. Pat will call the orphanage.
You two married?
No. Would you like a broken arm?
I don't like dames.
Good, me neither.
Walnuts.
There's a widow to whom a few words need to be said.
Bring in Flattop and Itchy. Get these fingerprinted.
Flattop and Itchy? For what?
I want to find Lips Manlis fast.
With a handful of walnuts?
Walnuts?
Hello, gentlemen.
- Where's Lips Manlis? - Who's he?
[Itchy] We get to make one phone call.
That's the law.
Yeah?
Give me the phone.
There's the phone. Be my guest.
Make a note. They waived their right to a phone call.
Hey, copper.
Maybe you ought to look before you leap, huh?
We got rights.
Take the bad men away. They scare me.
We got rights, too, you know.
- You're out, Tracy. - Come on.
You can't do this.
The D.A. Will say you're badgering witnesses.
Get me Mumbles.
[Mumbling]
Hello, Mumbles.
What right have they to...
[Mumbling]
Where's Lips Manlis?
I don't know where...
[Mumbling]
Where's Lips Manlis?
} Got my diamonds }
} Got my yacht }
} Got a guy I adore }
Guy I adore! Let's hear it!
} I'm so happy with what I got }
} I want more }
More!
- } Count your blessings } - Count your blessings!
} One, two, three }
} I just hate keeping score }
Show it! Move it!
- } Any number is fine with me } - Touch it! I want it!
Grab it!
} As long as it's more }
Let's go!
} More, more }
} If you've got a little why not a lot }
} Add a bit and it'll get to be an oodle }
} Every jot and tittle adds to the pot }
} Soon, you've got the kit as well as the caboodle }
} More }
Up! Up!
Higher, higher. Let's go!
} Never say when never stop at plenty }
} If it's gonna rain let it pour }
} Happy with ten happier with twenty }
} If you like a penny wouldn't you like many much more }
} Or does that sound too greedy }
} That's not greed no indeedy }
} That's just stocking the store }
Give it to me!
I don't know...
[Mumbling]
I didn't do it. I didn't do it.
[Mumbling]
Mumbles.
Where's Lips Manlis?
Kick it up! Kick it up!
} Success }
Down front!
} Never settle for something less }
} Something's better than nothing, yes }
} And nothing's better than }
} More }
} More, more, more, more }
} More, more, more }}
No, no! It's wrong!
It's off. It doesn't work!
- Boss? - What!
I'm sorry. These girls are tired.
We've been doing it all night. It's 2 A.M.
It's 2 A.M.?
I'm about to turn this dump...
into the best place of a new era in entertainment,
you're telling me it's 2 A.M.?
- [Scream] - Play the piano!
That was a silly thing to do. He's the best in town.
Shut up!
Come here.
Next time I turn his fingers into pretzels.
I just might do the same thing to your face.
See? He's playing better already.
Let's go.
From the top!
Care for some water?
I'm thirsty.
Where's Lips Manlis?
[Mumbling]
- [Mumbling] - You heard him, Mrs Green.
That's his testimony.
- Get him out of here. - His what?
Hey, hey! Wrong way.
It's impossible.
I know that...
[Mumbling]
That's coercion. It's illegal.
Fingerprint those walnuts by 8 A.M.
- I'm bringing Big Boy in tonight. - It's the 5th time!
It's a gamble if it doesn't stick.
The gamble's leaving Big Boy on the street.
Let's go get him.
} No indeedy }
Hello, Big Boy. I brought your garbage.
We meet again. Where's Lips?
This is a private club. Got a membership?
- Do you? - I own it!
- Since when? - Today.
I made a deal with Lips.
Where is he?
I don't know. Must've left town.
That's a coincidence.
My new girl, Breathless Mahoney.
Meet Dick Tracy,
servant of the people.
- You like walnuts, don't you? - I love 'em.
A lot of people like walnuts. They're good for the liver.
Yeah, but they're bad for the brain.
You're sloppy. You're under arrest.
Get him out of here.
We've got a place where they don't serve walnuts.
See you in a half hour, boss.
This ain't a break! Keep rehearsing.
Get the lawyer.
Tell him this flatfoot is out to get me.
Hello?
You're breaking and entering, you know.
Sorry.
Sit down.
Aren't you gonna arrest me?
If I we're, I'd have done it by now.
Then, what are you up to, honey?
I think Lips Manlis is dead.
I want you to tell me who killed him.
Or maybe you weren't on his side.
Whose side are you on?
The side I'm always on.
Mine.
No grief for Lips?
I'm wearing black underwear.
I can take you in and sweat it out under the lights.
I sweat better in the dark.
You don't know if you want to hit me or kiss me.
I get a lot of that.
Look, you're safe. Big Boy's in jail.
You can keep him there.
Give me a call.
My gosh, what time is it?
- It's 6:30. - [Gasp]
I have to get to the greenhouse.
I've got those new delphiniums coming in.
Pat's going to call the orphanage today.
Tracy, try watering those.
Tess!
Thanks for watching the kid.
Good night, Tracy.
Tess...
you're one in a million.
Oh, Tracy, good night.
[Tess] Have a good sleep.
- Tried the iodine transfer? - Yes, Tracy.
- Silver nitrate? - Twice.
Big Boy's fingerprints aren't on those walnuts.
What is it, Sam?
Tess says she isn't going for a ride with that kid...
if he's wearing the clothes he has on.
They stink.
Police brutality, boys.
This is the 5th time.
Lucky for me, I don't bruise easily.
Are you suing the city for false arrest?
It's not the city's fault.
Tracy's unstable. They should get rid of him.
If you don't first.
Who said that?
Hey, there's Fletcher!
"Law without order is as great a danger...
as order without law." Jefferson.
How can I support a maverick who keeps making false arrests?
Tracy, I am district attorney.
[Radio] Tracy...
...can't get the kid to... - Chief!
I am a candidate for mayor.
If you can't control him, take him off duty...
or I'll have to prosecute him, and take you off duty.
[Radio] Tess is having a terrible time.
What should I do?
Hey, hey. Come here.
You don't have to wear what Tess tells you to.
Come here.
What are you running away from?
I don't need no suit. A suit's for school.
You can't fool me. That means the orphanage.
I ain't wearing no suit.
Your clothes don't smell very good.
If you don't want to wear a suit, just say so.
Otherwise, pick the suit you like.
Yeah?
Yeah.
I can do it myself!
Ow!
Get out of here!
The young man will be out in a moment.
All right, when do we eat?
} Live alone and like it }
} Free as the birds in the tree }
When do we eat?
} High above the briers }
} Live alone and like it }
} I do whatever I please }
When do we eat?
} Free to hang around or fly at any old time }
When do we eat?
} No equivocation }
} Most of all no guarantees }
} That's my only motto free of obligations }
- } Only the murmurin'breeze } - When do we eat?
} As an obbligato live alone and like it }
} Why is that such a crime }
} Free to call the tune }
} Free to say if I'm gonna work or play }
} I can have the moon }
} But I don't have to have it night and day }
} Anyway what I like is gliding }
} Where the wind takes me to }
} Flying high and hiding up in a tree }
} Live alone and like it }
} That's the answer for me }
} Don't come out of that tree }
} That's the answer for me }}
Nice day.
Yeah.
Uh...
What?
I've been thinking, Tess.
What about?
You living alone...
I like living alone.
You know I'm not the lonely type.
Well...
That's something we've got in common.
Yep, we have that in common.
Don't you think that since we have so much in common...
it might be a good idea...
if we just went ahead and...
Yes?
Well...
Look, I wasn't thinking about you living alone,
as much as I was thinking about me living alone.
Hey, Tracy! Watch out!
Tracy, wait!
Are you all right, Kid?
- I'm okay. - Thanks for the tip.
- Who was it? - I don't know, Kid.
- I thought we was gonners. - Just trying to scare us.
[Kid] This is incredible!
What are we waiting for?
Let's get 'em!
Come on, let's go! We can still get 'em!
They took a right. I saw!
I'm sorry.
When you play in the street it's part of the game.
I know that.
Just don't ask me to like it.
Who was it, Tracy?
I don't know, boys.
Stick around here, will ya?
Sure, Tracy.
Thanks for calling.
I was beginning to wonder what a girl had to do...
to get arrested.
Wearing that dress is a step in the right direction.
Are you going to make a move,
or do I have to do everything?
I'm on duty.
What's your day off?
Sunday.
It's a big world. It must be Sunday somewhere.
Does it seem hot to you?
Hot?
Why'd you call me here?
You know that car?
What I'm looking for is a driver.
Preferably one with some mileage.
Yeah?
I called you here,
because I want to know if you're ready to testify.
No?
You're right, Tracy.
Why would you get mixed up with a cheap floozie?
I'll be lucky if I get through the week alive.
They probably followed me here.
It isn't easy, Tracy.
Want to throw me in jail?
Go ahead.
Watch the kid.
} You can do a little two-step }
} I'll go anywhere that you step to }
} 'Cause now I'm following you }
} My feet might be falling out of rhythm }
} Don't know what I'm doing with them }
} But I know I'm following you }
I remember all of you from when I was nothin'.
Pruneface, you tossed a firebomb in my car,
but I forgive you.
Mocca, you put three slugs into me,
but I lived. I forgive you too.
I owe everybody at this table something,
but I forgive all of you. Why?
Because I put the past in the past.
However a boss who cannot see the future,
becomes a liability to everyone concerned.
What are you, a fortune-teller?
Pruneface.
What I mean...
is the future is me.
[Tracy] Pat, Sam, I followed her to Club Ritz.
We've got every hood in one room.
Pruneface, Flattop, Johnny Ramm.
They hate each other.
[Tracy] Get over here fast.
Let's go.
} Baby, you're mine on a platter }
} I always get my... }
We got a problem with organization. We're split up.
That's bad business.
While we're divided, the cops can control us.
But use your imaginations. We form this big company.
Each of us are on the board of directors.
I'm Chairman of the Board.
Why you?
Because I have a vision.
A big boss must have a vision.
This town's got thousands of small businesses.
People are working real hard.
I think they should be working real hard... for us.
Because we are for the people.
And "if you ain't for the people,
you can't buy the people." Lincoln.
We will become the people's silent partner.
Every time some citizen buys hamburger, we get a nickel.
Some guy gets a haircut, we get a dime.
We'll dress like bankers, join the Rotary Club.
Together, we will own this town.
Why you?
Excuse me.
When do we kill Dick Tracy?
As you know...
if anything happens to Tracy, I'm the prime suspect.
Leave Dick Tracy to me.
I say we kill Tracy now.
You say?
I say!
I say you say nothing!
I say...
you get behind me, we all profit.
You challenge me, we all go down.
There was one Napoleon, one Washington, one me!
I'm out.
It only works if we're all in.
Then it don't work.
I've got a good business.
I'll take my chances alone.
Let him go, let him go.
It's still a free country.
Maybe he'll have a change of heart.
Sam, I'm worried about Tracy.
- What would make you go off your trolley? - I'm not the type.
[Radio] Tracy, you're crazy.
You don't have a search warrant.
Do you know what the D.A. Will do to you?
Be ready to get me out of here.
Who's that, Spaldoni?
[Radio] I think Spaldoni's leaving.
If those bums find you, the chief will never forgive you.
If they get you, they've a right to do whatever they want.
Great scot!
Very upsetting.
Go, Sam! Get him!
Peppermint, try some.
For a tough guy, you do a lot of pansy things.
Is that right?
[Knocking]
Who is it?
- Mr Tracy? - Who is it?
I'm Mrs Skaff from the Welfare Department.
The Welfare Department?
I'm afraid we have to take the boy to the orphanage.
Just give me one minute, Mrs Skaff.
I hope you understand.
As a single man, you can't just pick up a child...
from the streets and take him home.
- Mrs Skaff, let's discuss this. - It's the law.
He has to be processed through proper channels.
Mrs Skaff, if you'll...
leave this to me...
We don't want no kid, copper.
[Woman's Voice] We don't want no kid.
Get dressed. Ha, ha, ha.
Get in there or I'll plug ya.
Ha, ha, ha.
Glad you could join us, Tracy.
We thought you'd be more comfortable in the basement...
of your girlfriend's apartment, while she's at work.
You know, Dick...
Can I call you "Dick"?
My associates would very much like to see you...
have a little accident.
But I tell them, "No...
I'll take care of Tracy. "
You know why?
I want you on my side!
Let me tell you what my side is.
My side is a lifetime of action...
with no clock to punch.
It's treating that gal of yours 100 percent.
She should be treated like a princess, protected like a baby.
You going to put all that money down?
15,000 clams.
It's a deal.
Welcome to new orders, Dick!
We're going to run one hell of a ship...
with you aboard.
There's a big world out there.
It's up for sale, all of it.
All we gotta do...
is make sure the people know I'm the one to run it.
And that you...
are guilty of attempting to bribe an officer of the law.
Hey, hey!
Not so fast, copper!
You dumb dick!
- Let's give it to him! - Okay, boys!
You havejust said goodbye...
to oxygen.
You silly, stupid cop!
You refuse me!
I offer you the keys to a kingdom,
and you tell me you're an officer of the law!
I am the law!
Me!
Boys...
you guaranteed me this will look like an accident.
Don't disappoint me.
So long, sucker.
You should have made the deal.
You're gonna have one terrible accident, Tracy.
They won't even find your body.
- Dumb dick! - I didn't think he'd take a bribe.
Owww!
This accident's been waiting...
to happen all day.
Want to change your mind?
I guess that's the end of Dick.
30 seconds, no more Dick.
Hey, Tracy!
Kid, get out of there!
Get away!
It's going to explode.
Get out of here, Kid!
Get out of here!
I'll get you out of here!
Geez, Tracy, that was a lot of dough!
You're all right, Kid.
For action in the face of grave danger...
The Kid, whose name will be filled in when he thinks of one,
is awarded this honourary detective certificate...
with badge.
Congratulations, pal.
Best looking officer on the force.
This is temporary until you pick a name.
What's the matter with Kid?
Nothing. This means no more jumping on cars.
Tracy...
I've got a badge for you.
What do you mean?
Look in your top drawer.
[Chief] He'll pick a name.
In a few years I'll make him my partner.
Put her there, Detective.
What's the matter? We're not paying you enough?
Don't tell me about my boys messing up the Tracy rub-out.
They were being tested. They flunked!
Now they're just flunkies, like you!
I don't care if Tracy puts one and one together.
It don't matter to me.
You're still working for me!
You're on my side! You're not out.
You're not out!
When you are dead, then you are out.
You are mine. I own you!
We've got 14 witnesses.
They insist Big Boy spent the morning at a dance lesson.
I am sorry.
- [Knocking] - Just a second, Tess.
[Knocking Continues]
What kind of ice cream did you get?
Fresh peach.
Better eat it right away. It's starting to run.
What are you doing here?
Aren't you going to frisk me?
You're so good with names.
What name do you like?
I don't know. Herbert, Horace,
Thomas, Edgar... anything's better than Kid.
Hold this. I like Kid.
If you want that certificate to be permanent,
you gotta pick a name.
Gimme.
She's pretty.
She's a lot more than that.
If I testify against Big Boy, he'll have me bumped off.
They'd have to bump me off first.
Why?
Because I'd be protecting you, 24 hours a day.
You would?
Yeah, that's my job.
Do you always put so much of yourself in your job?
You won't know that until you testify.
You're a good man, Tracy.
I want to do the right thing.
Come here.
What's the hurry? Where's the fire?
Throwing a ball, big deal.
Tess, this is...
I know who she is.
Hello, Miss Mahoney.
You must be Miss Trueheart.
Tracy's told me so much about you.
Oh?
He doesn't know so awfully much about me.
Thanks for coming by.
We'll be in touch, Tracy.
Right.
Miss Trueheart.
What a cute little boy.
I'll bet she does some nifty undercover work.
We're making our move on the Club Ritz tonight.
Is this pistachio?
That's what I call a dame.
What was she doing here?
I'm trying to get her to testify.
You ought to let me talk to her.
Is this 88 Keys? I got a deal for ya.
Meet me at the City Car Barn in one hour.
That's right, one hour.
Up here, 88.
Open the suitcase.
You want to know why I called you?
$5000, your first payment.
For what?
You work for Big Boy now.
You want to make a lot of money helping him?
Yes or no?
Yeah.
Give that letter to Big Boy.
Tell him you found it under your door.
Who do I tell him you are?
You don't.
Because you never saw me. Don't try to find me.
I'll call you.
Make the deal.
"If you kill Dick Tracy...
"you will be the prime suspect,
"and the city will mobilize against you.
"For 10% of your business,
"we guarantee Dick Tracy won't be a problem any more.
You will not be suspected of anything."
What can you lose?
They don't deliver, you don't pay.
You're a piano player.
What do you want to be, a radish?
Don't bring me a deal from someone you never saw,
you don't know how to get to.
Get him out of here.
Got a match?
- What was that all about? - My income tax.
Hey!
Come here.
Want me to follow him?
Where? To the piano?
That was none of your business.
Come here.
I'm your business.
Okay, Numbers, let's see your numbers.
Where do you think you're going?
Come on, Tracy. Take me with you.
Get back in there, and brush your teeth.
Go on.
Wish me luck tonight.
I'll see you later.
Move in and take your positions.
} Sooner or later you're gonna be mine }
}... get my man }
I've got to hand it to you, Big Boy.
You've got the best broads in town, top drawer.
} You're gonna decide }
Come in, Tracy. Come in.
- [Radio] This is Tracy, Sam. - We made it.
} Why waste it in chatter }
Careful, Tracy. The waiters carry guns.
} Baby, you're mine on a platter }
} I always get }
All set.
Okay, boys. Let's go.
[Alarm]
All right, I've got it under control.
Relax, please.
Everybody, it's okay.
No, no. I've got it under control.
Everything's under control.
Just sit down. Relax.
Get this thing taken care of.
Everything's all right.
Bill, that side. Frank, cover the bar.
Hello, Big Boy.
The gang's all here.
Class reunion?
This is a private party, invitation only.
Here's my invitation, a search warrant.
} No one I've kissed, babe }
} Ever fights me again }
No gambling, no nothing.
You thought we had gambling?
I wouldn't be caught dead near gambling!
I'll be back.
Tell me when you're coming. I'll have a big party.
- Let's go, boys. - Right, Tracy.
} Baby, amen }
You said you'd take care of Tracy.
He didn't look around. Did you notice?
- Yeah. - I don't get it.
- How'd it go? - Clockwork.
Let's hope he thinks I'm too stupid...
to look under tables.
[Tracy] I am going to get him.
It's just a question of when.
} Sooner or later you're gonna be fine }
} Baby, it's time that you faced it }
} I always get my man }
Get over to 132 Broad Street.
Right!
} The challenge delights me }
} The more you resist, babe }
} The more it excites me }
Tracy has struck hard at the heart of the gang empire.
} No one I've kissed, babe }
} Ever fights me again }
} If you're on my list }
} It's just a question of when }
} When I get a yen }
} Then baby, amen }
} I'm counting to ten }
} I'm gonna love you like nothing you've known }
} I'm gonna love you when you're all alone }
} Sooner is better than later }
} But lover }
} I'll hover }
} I'll plan }
} This time I'm not only getting }
} I'm holding }
} My }
} Man }}
Tracy, Tracy, Tracy, Tracy!
Everywhere I turn...
it's Tracy, Tracy,
Tracy!
It's like he's reading my mind.
Texie Garcia...
Ribs Mocca, Johnny Ramm, and now de Santo.
How could he catch them so fast?
I don't understand. He knows what we're doing...
before we do it.
You said you'd take care of Tracy.
"Leave it to me," you said.
Let me tell you something.
I'm taking him out of the headlines.
I'm rubbing him out!
You kill Tracy, they point the finger at me.
This...
[Whispering] We're being bugged.
What'd you put in this chili, melted rubber?
Sometimes I wonder...
why I slave over a hot stove for you.
Okay, Freddy. Get down to the southside warehouse.
Big pay-off!
Tracy, I'm leaving.
I used to be afraid that...
maybe you'd never take some time and settle down,
and now I know it.
I knew you'd never want a desk job, Tracy.
[Radio] Calling Dick Tracy.
Do you read me, Tracy?
You've got Big Boy on the run, and that's good.
Calling Dick Tracy. Calling Dick Tracy.
Tracy...
good luck.
Come in, Tracy. This is Bug Bailey.
Do you read me?
What is it?
There's something going on at the southside warehouse.
It sounds really big.
Go on.
Tracy, come in.
Go on.
Are you there?
Better get over there.
I'm on my way.
I'll be back, Tess.
[Pruneface] Reload.
All right! That's enough!
I want him dead! Both of them!
I want this No-Face dead and Tracy dead.
What's the matter? You forgot how to kill people?
Doesn't your work mean anything to you any more?
Have you no sense...
of pride in what you do?
No sense of duty? No sense of destiny?
I'm lookin' for generals!
What do I got? Foot soldiers!
I want Dick Tracy dead!
If you say there was a man with no face,
I'll bet the mortgage there was.
But who's he working for?
I don't know.
Get my suit cleaned.
We need a witness who'll testify.
- A man with no face? - A man with no face.
What can you lose, Big Boy?
They want to get rid of Tracy as much as you.
It only costs you 10%.
- What can you lose? - Okay, piano player.
You've got a deal.
Give the kid a doughnut.
Hi, Tracy.
- Hi, Tracy. - Where's Tess?
She's out of town.
She asked me and the boys...
to take care of the kid till they take him to the orphanage.
Tess went out of town?
Sorry, I thought you knew.
Want me to take the kid back to the precinct?
No, Chief. Thanks a lot.
Good night.
Tracy,
want a doughnut?
Uh, yeah. Thanks.
Mike, let me have a coffee.
Coffee.
One for me too.
[88 Keys] } What can you lose }
} Maybe it shows }
} She's had clues }
} Which she chose to ignore }
} Maybe though she knows }
} And just wants to go on as before }
} As a friend nothing more }
} So she closes the door }
} Well, if she does }
} Those are the dues }
} Once the words are spoken }
} Something may be broken }
} Still you love her }
} What can you lose }
} But what if she goes }
} At least now you have part of her }
} What if she had to choose }
} Leave it alone }
} Hold it all in }
} Better a bone }
} Don't even begin }
} With so much to win }
} There's too much to lose }}
Cheer up, Tracy. I'm the one in danger.
I shouldn't be talking to a cop.
- You know what I want. - I want to hear you say it.
- I don't want you hurt. - Don't tell me what you don't want.
Tell me what you do want.
You want me.
Don't you?
You're right. I do want you... in court.
You're lying. You want me the same way I want you.
You want me to take a risk? I want you to take a risk.
I'll protect you. It's my job.
I don't know about your job.
I only know what I feel.
If you can't tell me how you feel, I can't trust you.
Wait a minute.
What do you want me to admit?
That I think about you?
Okay, I admit it.
- Testify. - You want my testimony?
Tell me you want me.
If you do that, I'll do anything.
How bad do you want Big Boy?
It's up to you.
Tell me you want me.
Tell me you want it all, but tell me now.
If I say that, I'll hurt somebody I don't want to.
You trust her.
I love her.
He could be president of the United States...
and he'd call it a desk job.
Dick Tracy's awfully tough on himself.
He's torn between love and duty.
If you get too close, he'll treat you no better...
than he treats himself.
It takes a lot of understanding to love a man like that.
What did you say, Mother?
"It takes a lot of understanding...
to love a man like that."
He'll never take a desk job.
Yeah?
Sit down, will you?
Sam, Tess left a long time ago.
Has somebody checked for accidents?
Right, Tracy.
We gotta talk about the orphanage.
Did you get the sketch?
I got both sketches. They're both the same.
Forget the sketch! Check for accidents!
We're working on it.
Don't work on it, do it!
Right.
I hope she comes back soon.
I've never seen him like this.
The Welfare Office called again.
I'm not supposed to keep you out of the orphanage.
Yes, and then send a letter to D.A. Fletcher.
Can you do it?
I can do anyone's handwriting.
Tracy's handwriting, write...
"D.A. Fletcher, I have evidence that'll destroy you.
Bring $ 10,000 to Room 429, Midway Hotel."
Bring $ 10,000...
to Room 429, Midway Hotel.
If you want to stay alive, you'll do what Big Boy says.
That's not it! That's not it!
Does Paddy O'Brien know she's missing?
- That's not it! That's not it! - For you.
Open it.
What about that guy from up north?
What's his name, Louie?
Louie the Louse.
Yeah, where is he?
I can't do it, Kid.
It's the law.
This is cold!
Who's on the coffee, Rip van Winkle?
I don't know why it'd be cold.
Tess wants to talk. Watch the kid, boys.
You got lilies. Want them in water?
I'm here to pick up a child, case 38196.
I don't want to wait. I want the child now.
You're from the orphanage?
[Radio] } Last night we had a date we stayed out late }
} I bought round after round }
} Just for you I played the fool }
} Yes, I was quite the clown }
Tess, where are you?
} Words were spoken hearts were broken }
} But now I hope you'll see }
} It was the whisky talkin' not me }
Tess?
Tess!
[The Blank] Relax, Tracy.
Just smell the flowers, and go to sleep.
It won't kill you. It won't even hurt you.
But your big career is over.
Hey!
Close the darn door.
Tracy, you're late.
Wait a minute. Who are you?
[Radio] Senator Tracy, Governor Tracy.
High political offices are being coupled...
with Tracy's name.
[Door Slam]
[Thud]
Now?
Now.
You can't blackmail me, Dick Tracy.
Nobody does that to me! Nobody blackmails me!
You put that gun away!
Who do you think you're dealing with?
If I go to jail, you go to jail!
I don't have to give you a dime.
I don't have to give you a nickel, Dick Tracy.
You're nothin' but a punk, Tracy, that's all you are!
Police? Better send someone right away.
The Midway Hotel.
Put it away! Put the gun away, Tracy!
[2 Gun Shots]
Out!
[Police Whistles]
There's bad news tonight.
It's heartbreaking.
Dick Tracy is in disgrace.
Charges of blackmail and murder fill the hushed air.
In the void, once more, is heard the rattle of chips.
This is beautiful.
I want to hang this on my wall.
I've gotta hand it to ya, 88!
Your people did it!
They got Tracy out of the way.
Keep him out of the way.
Boys, we're back in business!
Maybe I'll run for mayor myself.
Ha, ha!
[Laughter]
} Yesterday it seemed the world was about to end, didn't it }
} It looked as though we wouldn't last out the year }
} Yesterday disaster waited around the bend }
} Well, my friend }
} Spring is here }
} Back in business and ain't it grand }
} Let the good times roll }
} Yesterday things were out of hand }
} Now they're under control }
} Bye-bye, blues So long, adversity }
} Happiness, hello hello, hello }
} Keep the status quo }
} Permanently so }
} Back again like a boomerang }
} Same old stand same old gang }
} Back in business with a bang }
} Let the good times roll }
} Back in business and ain't it grand }
} Let the good times roll }
} Back to normal back to usual }
} Let the fun resume }
} No more doom and gloom }
} No more budget blues }
} Back in business and overnight }
} In demand well, all right }
} Business is just dynamite }
} Let the good times roll }
} Wa, wa, wa, wa wa, wa }}
[Kid] Tracy didn't do it, Chief. I know he didn't.
[Chief] You did the right thing to call me.
Tracy's in bad shape about Tess.
She's missing, and we haven't a clue.
Looks like kidnapping, but nobody's asked for ransom.
[Kid] Only Tracy can find her.
- Judge said, "no bail." - He didn't do it.
He didn't do it.
Why would somebody kidnap Tess, and not ask for a ransom.
If I could just get back on that street.
I'll leave you alone for a minute.
It'll be anytime, now.
[Chief] The state police will come...
to transfer you to the county jail.
How's the food?
Good.
How's the food at the orphanage?
It's good.
It'll be anytime, now.
All right, Chief.
I got my permanent certificate.
But...
I thought you had to pick a name.
I did.
If it's all right with you.
It's all right with me.
It is.
[The Blank] Tess, I hope you like being alone with me.
Happy New Year.
Let me get that.
Sorry, Tracy.
Happy New Year, Tracy.
What are you two doing here?
It's a long trip to county jail. It'll take at least 8 hours.
All right, boys, call headquarters.
Get them to send a car to 38th and Central.
Tell them there's something I want them to bring.
Hello, Mumbles! Who set me up?
Look, talk, you cockroach!
[Mumbling]
Okay, Pat.
[Mumbling]
Care for some water, Mumbles?
This is Brandon speaking. Who's calling?
[The Blank] Do you want to put Big Boy in jail?
- Yes? - He's kidnapped Tess Trueheart.
- Go to 38th and Grand. - Wait.
- Who is this? - Wait for a call.
38th and Grand, that's the Club Ritz.
Joe! Get my car.
Keep an eye on the kid until I get back.
Right, Chief.
You don't want to tell me who set me up?
[Mumbling]
You want Big Boy to hear that?
[Chuckles]
Ahhh.
[Mumbling]
[Laughter]
What do you think, Mumbles?
Big Boy did it. Big Boy did it.
[Crying]
[Mumbling]
I'm innocent. I'm innocent.
Let's play this for Big Boy.
Wait.
88 Keys,
the piano man, set you up.
Big Boy paid him to get you out of the way.
[Tracy] Why would somebody kidnap Tess and not ask for a ransom?
What do we do? Grab 88 Keys?
What do we do? Go straight for Big Boy?
Is the enemy of my enemy my friend?
Or the enemy of my friend my enemy?
What?
- Or the enemy of my enemy my enemy? - What?
The enemy of my enemy is my enemy.
The enemy of his enemy is his enemy.
Oh.
Caprice speaking. Who is this?
How long since you looked in your attic, Big Boy?
Who is this?
Take a look around upstairs. Something's fishy.
Sam, you take the front. We're going to the roof.
Why are we going to the roof?
It seems like a good place to hide.
Can you get through to Chief Brandon?
I think you ought to come with me, quick.
Why we going to the roof?
This is Chief Brandon.
Jumpin'jimminy, Tracy. That's Tess!
Break that lock.
Okay, Tracy.
What's she doing here?
It won't budge.
- What is this? - Tracy's dame!
How'd she get in?
[Gun Shot]
Untie her!
Get her outta here!
Don't shoot.
[Big Boy] It's a frame-up!
Somebody tried to make it look like we kidnapped her.
Come on!
[Tess] I'm okay, Tracy!
Kidnapping is a federal offence!
Things aren't always what they seem.
Easy!
Anybody shoots, I shoot you, Sweet Pea!
Tracy, what's going on? Did you hurt yourself?
Gotta figure a way out of here, Pat.
You okay?
} Got my diamonds }
} Got my yacht }
} Got a guy I adore }
} I'm so happy with what I've got }
} I want more }
There's no way out of this place.
No trapdoor or panel that moves?
I'm looking, Pat.
The ceiling must be 20-feet high.
} Mathematician }
} All I know is addition }
What are you doing down there?
Tracy, what are you doing?
We're surrounded by cops!
- Cops? - A billion of them!
Burn the records!
This is your fault.
They're forcing me to use you as a hostage.
Break out the guns!
Geez, boss. Tracy's girl?
Someone set us up.
They're going to get us on kidnapping.
All of us! We've got to get out of here.
Out of my way!
I like Tracy. I met him once.
Did he tell you?
I may put a bullet through your head.
What do you weigh, Pat?
About 195... 196...
How much?
210.
} I find counting a bore }
} Keep the number mounting your accountant does the counting }
} More, more }
} Wooo }}
The only way in is to bust our way in.
Jump.
What?
Jump.
Jump?
Keep your mouth shut!
Don't say nothing to nobody.
You think we're surrounded, but I'm getting out of this.
Watch me! Move it, woman!
} Now, however I own the view }
Jump.
Come out with your hands over your head.
They'll never take me alive. We're making a break for it.
Come out with your hands over your heads.
This is it.
The gig is up!
} One is fun why not two }
} And if you like two might as well have four }
} And if you like four why not a few }
} Why not a slew more }
Let's go!
In the car! In the car!
When I hit my horn, that's the signal to go.
Give it to 'em, boys!
You've gotta tell them everything.
They crave leadership.
- You're under arrest. - Chief.
- What's he doing up there? - Tracy!
} If you've got a little why not a lot }
} Add a bit and it'll get to be an oodle }
} Every jot and tittle adds to the pot }
} Soon you've got the kit as well as the caboodle more }
He has Tess, but won't bring her out.
We've gotta go in.
Give me that tommy gun, Sam.
Okay, hit your horn.
[Horn]
} Never settle for something less }
} Something's better than nothing, yes }
This may get messy.
You make a wrong move, I blow your head off!
Big Boy!
I wonder why I try to improve things.
Nobody seems to care.
Pain can be valuable, Miss Trueheart.
We learn from pain.
Don't make me push you!
This is awkward.
This is so awkward.
Let's go, men. Big Boy's inside with Tess.
I knew he wouldn't have the guts to come out.
They say I kidnapped you, but I didn't.
Now I am.
Does life imitate art?
So many questions, so few answers.
What a way to start the new year.
He took her through there...
the wine room.
Tracy...
you don't trust me.
Tracy...
good luck.
Thanks.
It was stupid of you to have been lured into this scheme.
A big mistake.
It's not so much that I have to hurt someone,
just don't make me do it!
Ya louse!
Believe me,
this is not the way I wanted it to be.
[Boat Whistle]
There it is! The city!
They'll never find me. Can you hear its beat?
Oh, the rhythm. Happy New Year!
Jump! We can make it!
No, don't jump. We can't make it.
[Bang]
[Fireworks Bang]
You'll pay for this. You're gonna pay for this.
Don't move!
Not if you want to stay alive.
A woman, a woman!
I've been humiliated by a woman.
The way I see it, and Plato agrees.
There is what is, and there is what we'd like.
But that's not important.
What's important is the future, planning ahead.
"A man without a plan is not a man."
Nietzsche.
Wait a minute.
I'm having a thought. Oh, yes.
I'm gonna have a thought.
It's coming.
It's gone.
Rise above the tide.
Take that journey into that faraway land...
a land that just waits.
It waits by the track...
where the train of destiny must run,
run into the future breaking the shackles of the past.
Forget the past.
Our limitations are our shackles.
Put them behind you forever.
Put them behind you forever, Tess.
Can't you see I love you?
What's that!
Hands up, copper!
We've got to talk.
I did not kidnap this woman.
Drop that gun!
Or my next bullet's got her name on it!
[Tess] Don't do it, Dick!
Good.
What's that? Tracy!
Tracy?
Where are ya?
Where'd ya go?
You playin'hide-and-seek?
That's not fair.
No way to be, Dick.
Come out. These gears are turnin'.
You want this dumb dame's head to be smashed like a walnut?
Tracy, I did not kidnap this girl.
Somebody's trying to frame me!
Where are you? Come on!
I just want to see your face.
I just want to crack your head like an egg.
No, no! I didn't mean that!
[Big Boy] You hear that?
What's happening to that can...
is going to be happening to her head!
There's not going to be any more beautiful hair to fondle,
no ears to nuzzle.
You're going to have chopped sweetheart.
Those gears are like a clock.
Every notch, tick-tock.
[Crash]
Tracy!
[Gun Shot]
Drop it!
Get your hands up.
Don't move.
I outsmarted you, Big Boy. I knew you'd panic.
I brought you down with kidnapping.
The only crime you didn't commit.
Whoever you are,
I know we can make a deal.
I'm making my deal with Tracy.
With Big Boy out of the way, we can own this town.
Pick up that pipe and kill him.
Pick it up!
Pick up that pipe.
[Tess] Tracy, no!
Drop the gun!
Ahhh!
I'll do it, Kid!
Don't move your head, Tess.
It's okay. Don't turn your head.
[Kid] Hey, Tracy, look.
Is he still alive?
Will you look at that.
Tess...
call an ambulance.
I'll call, Tess. I'll go get it.
You were right, Tracy. I couldn't pull the trigger.
It was a good plan, Breathless.
You almost pulled it off.
- The city would have been yours. - Yeah.
You were my only mistake.
Tell me the truth.
Could it ever have happened between us?
That's how we got him to confess...
that Breathless killed Fletcher.
He was her piano player.
[Tess] Not bad.
You're probably much too smart to need this,
but I think I'll give it to you, anyway.
Gee!
Tracy! This...
Wow!
Tastes different, Mike. Did you wash the bowl?
Ha!
Don't listen to him. It's just grand.
[Mike] Except for the guy she goes out with,
this lady's got real taste.
- Tess... - What?
I've been thinking.
What about?
You living alone.
I like living alone.
Uh-huh.
We have that in common.
Uh-huh.
Don't we?
Two people with so much in common...
ought to do something about it.
Uh-oh.
Shut up, Kid.
And...
Uh...
Yes?
Uh...
Don't you think we'd be happier if we just...
What?
What do you think?
Dick Tracy, are you asking...
[Radio] Calling Dick Tracy.
Robbery in progress, Metropolitan Bank.
Hot diggity dog!
Come on, let's go!
Come on, Tracy!
Well, what are you waiting for?
A nice safe desk?
Tess...
you're one in a million.
[Kid] What are you waiting for?
Come on. Let's go!
Come on. Metropolitan Bank.
Step on it!
You know something, Tracy? I kinda like that dame.
} Once upon a time I had plenty of nothin'}
} Which was fine with me }
} Because I had rhythm, music, love }
} The sun, the stars and the moon above }
} Had the clear blue sky and the deep blue sea }
} That was when the best things in life were free }
} Then time went by and now I get plenty of plenty }
} Which is fine with me 'cause I still got love }
} I still got rhythm, but look at what I got to go with 'em }
} Who could ask for anything more }
} I hear you query }
} Who could ask for anything more }
} Well let me tell you }
} Dearie }
} Got my diamonds }
} Got my yacht }
} Got a guy I adore }
} I'm so happy with what I got }
} I want more }
} Count your blessings }
} One, two, three }
} I just hate keeping score }
} Any number is fine with me }
} As long as it's more }
} I'm no mathematician }
} All I know is addition }
} I find counting a bore }
} Keep the number mounting your accountant does the counting }
} More }
} Wooo }
} I got rhythm }
} Music too }
} Just as much as before }
} Got my guy and my sky of blue }
} Now, however I own the view }
} More is better than nothing, true }
} But nothing's better than more, more, more }
} Nothing's better than more }
} One is fun why not two }
} And if you like two might as well have four }
} And if you like four why not a few }
} Why not a slew more }
} If you got a little why not a lot }
} Add a bit and it'll get to be an oodle }
} Every jot and tittle adds to the pot }
} Soon you've got the kit as well as the caboodle }
} More }
} Never say when never stop at plenty }
} If it's gonna rain let it pour }
} Happy with ten happier with twenty }
} If you like a penny wouldn't you like many much more }
} Or does that sound too greedy }
} That's not greed no indeedy }
} That's just stocking the store }
} You gotta fill your cupboard remember Mother Hubbard }
} More }
} Each possession you possess }
} Helps your spirits to soar }
} That's what's soothing about excess }
} Something's better than nothing, yes }
} But nothing's better than more, more, more }
} Except all, all, all }
} Except }
} Once you have it all }
} Have it all }
} You may find all else above }
} Else above }
} That though things }
} Are bliss }
} There's one thing you miss }
} And }
} That's }
} More }
} More, more, more More, more }
} More, more }}