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00:00 Being tailed isn't what I'd call new.
00:05 Only this time it was different.
00:07 Under usual circumstances I'd have ducked my shadow.
00:10 But this time I was amused.
00:12 By accident a couple of times I almost slipped away.
00:16 However, I quickly corrected my error.
00:18 After all, it's not fair to lose a lady's shadow.
00:21 Especially an attractive one.
00:24 I noticed she was wearing high heels.
00:26 So I walked up and down a few of the higher hills in San Francisco.
00:30 This was my second time around Fisherman's Wharf.
00:34 Whoever she was, I figured she not only had to be tired,
00:37 but by now her feet had to be killing her.
00:40 It was time to stop having fun.
00:43 Time to find out what this was all about.
00:45 An attractive woman shouldn't have to chase a man.
00:47 I headed for a quiet street and waited for my bloodhound to show.
00:50 I didn't have to wait long.
00:54 I've been following you ever since you left your hotel room.
00:57 I know.
00:59 Can you buy me a cup of coffee?
01:02 Sure.
01:05 Waiter.
01:07 Two coffees.
01:10 What's it all about?
01:13 I recognized you from an old friend of mine.
01:16 I'm not sure what you're talking about.
01:19 I'm not sure what you're talking about.
01:22 I'm not sure what you're talking about.
01:25 I'm not sure what you're talking about.
01:28 I'm not sure what you're talking about.
01:31 I'm not sure what you're talking about.
01:34 I'm not sure what you're talking about.
01:37 I recognized you from an old newspaper picture.
01:40 I figured we were both in San Francisco for the same reason.
01:44 I couldn't find him.
01:47 I hoped you would.
01:49 Find who?
01:51 Anton Moragay.
01:54 Mike.
01:56 Maybe it'd be easier for you if I told you my name.
01:59 I'm Nancy Trout.
02:02 Do you know anyone named Bill Trout?
02:04 My brother.
02:07 How is he?
02:09 He's dead.
02:11 He's been dead for five years.
02:13 You know that.
02:15 Yeah, I know that.
02:17 Anton Moragay killed him.
02:20 For years, every time I could save a few hundred dollars,
02:23 I started looking for Moragay.
02:26 Finally, I gave up.
02:29 And then by accident, two days ago,
02:32 I saw him here in San Francisco.
02:35 Do you believe me, Mike?
02:37 I'm listening.
02:39 When I saw you, I...
02:41 I put two and two together and thought maybe you could lead me to Moragay.
02:45 And if you're right and you do find him,
02:47 what are your plans?
02:49 One thing.
02:52 Kill him.
02:56 Anton Moragay was a man and a name I hated.
02:59 I tried to figure Nancy's angle.
03:01 Her story had sounded almost too pat.
03:03 I wanted Moragay, and a lot of people knew it.
03:06 I didn't want to kill him.
03:08 I wanted the state to do that.
03:11 I decided to go back to my hotel when I spotted Nancy Trout again.
03:14 I was a little bit worried.
03:17 I thought she was going to kill me.
03:20 I thought she was going to kill me.
03:23 I thought she was going to kill me.
03:26 I thought she was going to kill me.
03:29 I thought she was going to kill me.
03:32 I thought she was going to kill me.
03:35 I thought she was going to kill me.
03:38 I decided to go back to my hotel when I spotted Nancy Trout again.
03:41 Only this time I wasn't amused.
03:44 I couldn't forget Anton Moragay, and I was tired of being followed.
03:48 I cut across the street and headed for an alley.
03:51 It took no time to shake her.
03:54 I wondered again about her angle and what connection she really had with Moragay.
03:58 I had known Bill Trout a long time,
04:01 and he'd never mentioned her sister.
04:04 I thought about the men that Moragay had murdered,
04:06 and I wanted only one thing.
04:08 I wanted it so bad I could taste it.
04:11 I wanted Anton Moragay.
04:13 But suddenly I had a hunch that maybe Moragay wanted me,
04:16 and had sent a phony Nancy Trout as a decoy.
04:19 There was only one trouble with that hunch.
04:22 I never got time to finish it because a building fell on me.
04:25 It was a big building.
04:29 [train whistle]
04:32 It was like coming out of a bad dream.
04:43 My head ached and my ribs were on fire.
04:45 My mouth was as dry as a desert.
04:55 I headed for the Fairmont Hotel.
04:58 I had to figure out what this was all about.
05:00 When I had the answer, I was going to declare an extra dividend for my welcoming committee.
05:04 The voice on the phone belonged to a man.
05:17 He said one thing. "Get out of town."
05:23 [knock on door]
05:25 - Who is it? - Vanyard.
05:27 I'll be right with you.
05:29 - Come in. - Thanks.
05:36 - I've been expecting you. - Yeah.
05:42 Let's stop fencing around then, huh?
05:44 It's okay with me.
05:46 - You said Bill Trout was your brother. - That's right.
05:49 Bill and I were pretty good friends. He never mentioned having a sister.
05:52 I don't know why I never brought it up.
05:55 Maybe because a younger sister didn't make for a very interesting conversation.
05:58 Maybe.
06:00 Mike, I heard Bill talk about you many times.
06:05 Like what?
06:07 Like the time you and he were in Rome together.
06:10 Go on.
06:13 And the time you bailed him out after he made that bad oil deal.
06:16 Why didn't you look me up sooner?
06:19 You're not an easy guy to catch up with.
06:22 Finally, I gave up.
06:30 I used writing to a man that doesn't receive his mail.
06:33 No. If I'd known Bill had had a sister, I'd have found you.
06:37 Mike, before Bill left, he told me that you and Anton Morgay were sailing with him for Key West.
06:44 It had something to do with salvaging a German submarine that had been sunk in '44 with a gold cargo.
06:51 That's right. We located the submarine and the gold.
06:55 And then what happened?
06:57 We sent the gold ashore with Morgay.
07:00 Here are the rest of the newspapers.
07:02 The salvage boat blew up. Everyone was killed.
07:05 The authorities said it was an accident, but it wasn't.
07:08 I've been looking for Morgay ever since.
07:11 Not because of the gold he stole.
07:13 Mike, do you mind if I ask you a question?
07:16 One that's bothered me for a long time.
07:20 Well, it's obvious why Anton lived, but why weren't you aboard?
07:25 About an hour or two after Anton left with the gold, we needed some supplies, so I left for them.
07:31 I was about 100 feet away when the boat blew.
07:34 I woke up a week later in the hospital.
07:37 When the newspapers printed that I'd survived, Anton disappeared.
07:42 Do you think you'll be able to find him?
07:45 If he's in San Francisco, I'll find him.
07:51 For both of us?
07:52 No, this is where you get off.
07:53 But...
07:54 And please stop following me.
07:56 A little earlier, I had a very special invitation.
07:58 I left for New York 10 minutes ago.
08:01 Now that I've finally caught up with you, please be careful.
08:06 Sure. Thanks.
08:10 [Music]
08:21 I found one character, but he swore he hadn't seen Morgay in over five years.
08:25 He added he always figured the guy had left the country.
08:29 The next guy said he hadn't seen Anton Morgay either,
08:37 but he told me something else.
08:40 He gave me the address of Anton's wife, Fran Morgay.
08:49 I lost no time in getting to the house.
08:51 I had the feeling I was closer to Morgay than I'd been in five years.
08:55 I thought about Fran Morgay.
08:57 In her way, she was as rotten as Anton, and I wondered something else.
09:01 I wondered if she was expecting me.
09:04 [Music]
09:10 Hello.
09:11 I am sorry to bother you.
09:13 Is Mrs. Morgay home?
09:14 Won't you come in?
09:15 Sure. Thanks.
09:17 I'm Helen Harper, Fran's niece.
09:22 I'm Michael Lanyon.
09:24 My aunt no longer lives here, Mr. Lanyon.
09:27 Oh.
09:29 Do you know where I can reach her?
09:31 No, but my father will be back late this afternoon.
09:34 Perhaps he might know.
09:36 When did your aunt move?
09:38 About a year ago.
09:39 If it's important, I'll telephone my father and let you talk to him.
09:43 No, it can wait.
09:45 How about your uncle?
09:59 Anton Morgay.
10:01 I haven't seen him in more than five years.
10:04 That's a long time.
10:06 Would you like to leave your phone number? I'll have father call you.
10:10 I'll try and get back late this afternoon.
10:13 Then I was tipped that Lieutenant Halsey wanted to see me.
10:19 Halsey had given me an answer.
10:25 Reno wasn't far away.
10:27 I figured it was worth a try.
10:29 I grabbed the first open plane reservation.
10:32 An hour later I was in Reno, looking for the jackpot.
10:44 Fran Morgay.
10:55 First I checked into the Riverside Hotel, made some telephone calls and asked some questions.
10:59 Got some answers, but not the right one.
11:02 I said I wanted Fran Morgay, that she was somewhere in Reno.
11:06 I figured it was only a matter of time before I got a result.
11:09 The day Anton Morgay blew up the boat, he believed everyone had died.
11:13 The way I saw it, he'd have been better off if I'd died too.
11:17 I wasn't sure if this time I'd catch up with Anton, but I did know that no matter how long it took,
11:21 I'd keep looking until I found him.
11:23 And that someday too I'd have the pleasure of looking at his grave.
11:27 That evening I got a break.
11:29 A manager of one of the clubs knew where Fran was staying.
11:32 I took off for his casino.
11:35 He told me he'd seen her the night before.
11:52 She'd cashed the check, said she was living at the Valley Hotel.
11:55 He told me to cut through the back of the club and turn right at the corner.
11:58 I think I just managed to say thanks.
12:00 I was real anxious to hear Fran's story.
12:02 I've been expecting you, Mike.
12:05 It's nice seeing you again.
12:07 What do you want?
12:09 Where's Anton?
12:11 If I knew where Anton was, I'd string him up alive.
12:14 That's a switch.
12:16 He walked out on me, five years ago.
12:20 I wish I could believe you.
12:22 If I knew where he was, I'd tell you.
12:25 He's back.
12:27 Are you sure?
12:30 Yeah, I'm sure.
12:32 He'll kill us both. Mike, stop looking for him. Let him alone.
12:35 I'll go catch up with him.
12:37 You're crazy. I mean it.
12:40 You know Anton. Nothing stands in his way.
12:43 You're making us both sitting ducks. Leave well enough alone.
12:46 If you see him, tell him I'm getting close.
12:49 Tell him not to stop looking backwards.
12:52 Tell him it's only a matter of time.
12:54 But Mike...
12:56 And tell him I don't believe you.
12:59 Fran Morgay was lying, and I knew it.
13:10 I figured she'd make a mistake, so I'd let her go.
13:13 I'd call her if she tried to leave town.
13:16 I went back to the Riverside Hotel.
13:24 If I was right, my phone would ring.
13:27 I wanted to shave badly, but it would have to wait.
13:34 When my phone rang, I had an idea who it was.
13:37 I'd better go.
13:39 I'll be back.
13:42 I wasn't wrong.
13:44 Fran had checked out and was driving back to San Francisco.
13:47 I remember the old song, "San Francisco, Here I Come."
13:50 I told the bellboy to phone Nancy Trout at the Palace Hotel.
14:10 And ask her to come right over.
14:12 I had an idea.
14:14 And if I was right, this chase might be almost over.
14:17 I felt good, because I figured Anton Morgay's grave was being dug.
14:21 Thanks.
14:28 I started to shave again, but like before, it would just have to wait.
14:39 Come on, Nancy.
14:41 Come on, Mike.
14:43 Do you know Fran Morgay?
14:45 Yes, that's Anton's wife.
14:47 That's right.
14:49 I want you to keep an eye on her house.
14:51 If you see either Anton or Fran, call me here.
14:54 Here's her address.
14:57 Nancy, be careful.
15:03 Twenty minutes later, I finally finished shaving.
15:06 There was nothing to do but wait for Nancy to call me.
15:09 Hello?
15:18 Hello?
15:20 It's me.
15:22 I'm sorry.
15:24 I'm sorry.
15:26 I'm sorry.
15:28 I'm sorry.
15:30 Hello?
15:32 It was Nancy. She was excited.
15:34 She said she saw two women enter the house.
15:36 One she didn't recognize. The other was Fran Morgay.
15:39 I told her to wait for me a block away from the house, that I'd meet her right away.
15:43 And not to take any chances.
15:46 (door opens)
15:48 I grabbed a cab and told the driver where to let me off.
16:03 I said a quiet prayer, because I knew that five years of searching for Anton Morgay was practically over.
16:09 I was grateful, too, that Bill Trout's sister had recognized and tried to shadow me.
16:14 And I saw Nancy, and tried not to laugh.
16:16 She reminded me of a faithful detective out of a pulp magazine.
16:19 Mike, you were right.
16:21 Calm down.
16:23 Is Fran still in the house?
16:25 Yes, because only one woman came out.
16:27 Oh. Where did she go?
16:29 They took her away in an ambulance.
16:31 So help me, about ten minutes ago, they took her out in a stretcher.
16:34 You sure it was a woman?
16:36 I'm positive.
16:38 Was there a name on the ambulance?
16:40 Oh. I didn't notice.
16:42 Where?
16:43 Back to your hotel.
16:44 Will you telephone me?
16:45 Sure, sure.
16:46 I figured Fran Morgay returned to San Francisco to contact Anton.
16:59 That meant Anton's muscle men would probably be in the house.
17:03 I decided to go through the cellar.
17:05 All things being equal, the element of surprise would work for me.
17:10 [music]
17:12 It was only one catch.
17:25 I was the one in for the surprise.
17:27 Fran Morgay was dead.
17:29 Under the cellar steps was a fresh grave.
17:31 For a moment I felt sick, because it meant I had to begin looking for Anton all over again.
17:37 I was sorry I hadn't taken this joint apart the first time.
17:40 I felt like a fool as I remembered the little girl who told me she hadn't seen her uncle in years.
17:45 Then I heard a noise behind me.
17:47 If I hadn't turned my head, the lights would have gone out permanently.
17:59 This gorilla wasn't kidding.
18:01 Neither was I.
18:04 [grunting]
18:06 Where's Morgay? Where's Anton Morgay?
18:18 [grunting]
18:20 I wondered where Anton could be hiding, and then a bell rang.
18:39 Nancy had said a woman left in an ambulance.
18:42 It was just crazy enough to be right.
18:45 I figured I didn't have too much time, and I had to find the right hospital.
18:49 I checked every independent ambulance service in town,
18:57 and finally found the one who had picked up the woman at Fran's house.
19:00 A rest home on Neely Avenue.
19:12 I had phoned Lieutenant Halsey and told him to meet me at the Melroy's rest home.
19:16 I said I might have a present for him.
19:18 The ambulance driver told me the woman he delivered was on the second floor, room B.
19:33 When I saw the attendant, I ducked.
19:36 This time I didn't want anything to go wrong.
19:40 I thought about the miles I'd traveled in my five-year hunt for Anton.
19:43 If I'd found him the first year, I would have killed him.
19:47 Now all I wanted to do was to turn him over to the state.
19:50 In a way, it was a small payment for the lives he'd taken when he blew up the boat.
19:55 Then I reached the room.
19:57 I realized I'd never been this close to finding Morgay before.
20:08 When I saw him, Morgay seemed like a small poisonous snake,
20:12 and just as dangerous.
20:14 You've lost weight, Anton.
20:29 All right, Langdon, cut it short.
20:32 I've wanted to see you for a long time.
20:36 I'm sure I've heard.
20:38 Okay, now what?
20:40 I didn't know you could get into friends' clothes.
20:44 Neither did anyone else.
20:49 The police will figure she was murdered over gambling debts.
20:52 When she left Reno, she owed a mint.
20:54 Why did you kill her?
20:58 Because she was the only one that could lead you to me.
21:02 I tried it her way.
21:04 I went to San Francisco, go to Reno, double back, didn't work.
21:09 So I eliminated the one person that could lead to me.
21:13 I guess I miscalculated.
21:16 I guess you did.
21:18 Like that day on the boat.
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