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1. Sitting alone in the corner, shackled and embarrassed, they sit another "crook" next to me. His story is sad but quite familiar to me from somewhere in the cellar of my recall. It seems his name is Ned Racine and he got shipped in all the way from Florida (but his crime was far worse than just absconding with a box of 'extra buttered/no salt' lobby treats). Ned was in for murder. "What a numbskull!", I'm thinking as I hear his tale of woe. He's no more than a small town lawyer who got suckered into killing his girlfriend's husband. He got busted and she took the money and ran, after all was said and done. This fellow, who looks an awful lot like William Hurt, got tricked and was yanked from which movie?
2. Quite a lovely girl shows up next in the waiting room, seated to my left. I must be in the "handcuffed" section, as she's wearing a pair as well. She's a wild-eyed sort of thing who introduces herself as Barbara Graham, murderess (although she vehemently claims innocence but then who doesn't, in such dire straits?). "Hey, honey", she winks, "gotta smoke?" Even if I did I'm not sure how I'd retrieve it, encumbered as I am. Which film did Barbara Graham come from?
3. My next encounter is with a rather blustery southern policeman from, by the sounds of it, a nasty racist town where a rich white fellow was murdered. He shows me his badge (a bit of a braggart, this one). "They call me CHIEF Bill Gillespie!" he loudly announces. Jeesh! All these zealots, and all I did was walk off with popcorn! In which movie did Chief Gillespie first show up?
4. It's getting crowded in this station. The next fellow who I'm seated with is a rather sheepish looking bloke, somewhat dazed and confused by all appearances. Boldly I ask him (assuming he was likely not a murderer) "What are you in for?" He rather groggily answers: "Littering". Hmmm. "Then I almost got drafted! It's been a heck of a day...". I kind of felt sorry for this one since he seemed like another who got caught in the middle of a simple mistake gone awry. From what I gather he just wanted to go to his favorite diner for a bite to eat. What movie is he from?
5. *I'm just about to nod off when...* "Sit down here, Mr. Wortzik! You'll be booked ASAP". It looks like I have company again. He's another one who looks frazzled beyond extension, but he manages to tell me his name is Sonny. His problem was a bizarre bank robbery gone south, but he seems proud of his motive! It was all done for his 'girlfriend' Leon. Leon? This Sonny Wortzik is a character indeed! What movie is he from?
6. My next bench partner (this one sans handcuffs - how'd she get so lucky?) is named Marjorie and she chooses not to give her surname. I've learned not to ask questions but she finally tells me her misadventure. Wow! Granted, being assaulted is NOT good but her revenge sounds a little on the brutal side. She and her attacker have a violent face-off in her house, knocking each other around with ugly abandon for an afternoon. He finally ends up trapped in the fireplace and she juggles at length about what to do with him next (luckily THINKING of murder is not a crime). It is no wonder this blonde lady looks the worse for wear, is it? Which film did this battered Marjorie come from?
7. A cop kind of falls into the seat across from me, showing signs of what has obviously been a grueling day. I can see his name tag and see that his name is Jack Cates. He's filling out papers and toting a gun (which prompts me to watch my manners closely). There is a hyper, young chap doing more reports at the desk over there and I can't help but watch his antics as he goes. Cates catches my eye. "Don't mind him. That's my partner *he sighs* Reggie. He knows his way around squad rooms, rest assured". OK, no questions will be asked by this kid. What movie do this dynamic law enforcement duo come from?
8. It seems I've been in this station for hours! But the company I'm keeping is interesting, albeit usually on the nefarious side. The next gent they sit beside me absolutely falls into the latter category, but I decide to talk to him anyway. He not only boasts handcuffs but is restrained from head to toe. He must have done something REAL bad. He grumbles that his name is Karl Childers and I get a hazy report that he took a hatchet to some guy's head. Funny thing, though. He seems like a nice enough man. Karl's story was told in what movie?
9. The next one to arrive seems to not only be in an unfamiliar place, but in the wrong time to boot. He's a big fellow and none too bright, who's missing his friend George a lot, too. He's too slow to deny what he did wrong, but he's entirely baffled as to how it happened. Things were confusing to everyone in Depression era America, but Lenny was oblivious to that part. He just took a fancy to that pretty girl on the ranch where he worked. He didn't mean to squeeze her to death! Really, he didn't. Which movie is this?
10. Someone is finally addressing me and my case! Not one cop but three of them surround me. There's Sergeant Jack Vincennes, Officer Bud White and Detective Edmund Exley. They're a surly gang, but doing the 'beat' in Hollywood in the 1940s makes even the gentlest man a little hard around the edges. There was so much police corruption and unsavory public/private behavior going on, amongst the glamour. Suffice it to say that I have been scared out of my popcorn stealing britches after all this! Anyway, what film are these three gumshoes in front of me from?
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