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The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) "The Man Who Wasn't There" is a neo-noir film released in 2001, directed by the Coen

The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)

"The Man Who Wasn't There" is a neo-noir film released in 2001, directed by the Coen brothers. Set in 1949 California, it follows Ed Crane, superbly played by Billy Bob Thornton, a disillusioned barber trapped in a loveless marriage. When a blackmail scheme unfolds, Ed finds himself entangled in a web of crime and deceit. With its atmospheric cinematography and captivating storyline, the film delves into themes of identity, morality, and the consequences of one's actions. To immerse yourself in the soundscape of this remarkable film, you can play and download the score and soundtrack here.

A bigger one, even, than what had really happened to Big Dave,
A disgruntled, number juggling underling,
A goddamn pansy, Ed.
A goose, my friend. I was chasin' a wild goose.
A husband knows.
A kid diving in a water holeoutside of town had found his car.
A kid, really, your whole life ahead of you.
A lot of folks live with the pate exposed.
A music lover, alors.
A rock. A rock, the barber shop.
A small department store on main street.
A terrible thing. It's just damn terrible.
After me, you know.
After personality, of course.
After this happened,
After you die.
All going about their business.
All gone.
All I need is $10,000 to open up the first store.
All of his capital's tied up in expansion plans of his own.
All right, there it is,
All right. No options? We gotta think.
All those things...
And a garbage grinde built into the sink.
And all those twists and turns...
And bingo is probably the extent of it.
And couldn't stand it, couldn't stand knowing.
And don't say your wife.
And finally it came... the first day of the trial,
And found he'd been beaten, just like Big Dave said.
And Frank signed the money to Freddy Riedenschneider.
And groomin' my friend, is probably the most important thing in business.
And he did.
And he threw in some of the old truth stuff he hadn't had the chance to trot out for Doris.
And here's the capper...
And homicide.
And how do we share the...
And I can't seem to interest a soul.
And I doubt if she believed in life everlasting.
And I found the setting peaceful.
And I guess somewhere that pinched a little too.
And I thought,
And if I did, I'd probably be a veterinarian.
And maybe there I can tell her...
And no one to tell 'em to anyway.
And now it turns out this dope spent the war sitting on his ass...
And now the, uh,
And occasionally the executive contour.
And plenty of hot coffee.
And pump it.
And she had a point, I guess.
And she wasn't some fly by nighter.
And shoveled it in at Da Vinci's.
And that seemed to satisfy all of Frank's ambitions
And the book said I got the chair.
And the man gone, like a ghost.
And the men's magazine wanted me to tell how that felt.
And the spot he was putting himself in by getting the money.
And then he said the facts had no meaning.
And then it stops.
And then it was Riedenschneider's turn.
And then they got you,
And then you might as well have the man sell you the goddamned fish, Ed.
And there's not a damn thing we can do about it.
And they were all still struggling way down below.
And through all of it, we cut the hair.
And title search.
And told me to meet him at Da Vinci's for lunch.
And we find Arney Bragg, this kid missin' on recon.
And when does the hair realize that it's gone?
And whose alibi for the time in question is being passed out at home, alone.
And yet we're not late. We're on time, Ed.
And you should tell Doris...
And. Uh, how you been, uh...
Ann would throw me right out on my keister.
Ann, would you like to...
Ann.
Another one opens.
Any lawyer'll tell you, is Freddy Riedenschneider from...
Anybody can see that. And he's the best.
Anyone could open 'em up and make sense of the whole goddamn store.
Anyway, my point is you're young,
Anyway, one day we bust off the beach...
Anyway, that's what I was thinking in the days leading up to the trial.
Anyway, well enough.
Are you awake?
Are you awake?
Are you awake? Sir?
Are you there?
Are you?
Arney Bragg, again?
As a matter of fact, I'm thinkin' of makin' Doris the comptroller.
As Doris said,
As if I'd caught some disease.
As per our discussion.
As you well know.
Asking me for the same amout of money he asked me for.
At first I didn't know how I got here.
At first I thought she'd figured out somehow how I fit into it...
At night there were lights. We both saw them.
At the end of the night, she said she liked that I didn't talk much.
Awkward?
B 7
Banging into the dead ends,
Barber, right?
Because of Fritz, or Werner, whatever the hell his name is.
Because the more you look, the less you know.
Beethoven.
Before it all washes away.
Before they all sucked me in.
Big Dave did it, though.
Big Dave told me about it...
Big Dave.
Big Dave...
Big Dave's annex. Now, this is strictly haberdashery.
Big Dave's wife
Bingo!
Birdy, I've been doing a lot of thinking.
Birdy. Uh, the girl. No, the girl's okay.
Born Brooklyn, 1911.
Boy, she could put it away.
Broken clavicle.
But cash, that's fine.
But Doris was two timing me
But everyone call me Birdy.
But for my money it's just not good groomin'.
But he figured he owed me something since the last one hadn't played out.
But he'd left the hotel, skipped out on his bill.
But I couldn't see any pattern.
But I don't regret anything.
But I guess the new man had only kept quiet because he was nervous.
But I never considered myself a barber.
But I'm looking for a silent partner.
But I'm not afraid to go.
But if I were the man,
But if nobody noticed, then it's okay.
But in front of the jury, they had it that Doris was a saint.
But it is funny. Now I wanted to talk.
But it it's...
But it's not too soon to start making opportunities for yourself...
But it's true.
But l I do appreciate your interest.
But like she said, we had a commitment.
But maybe that was the instinct that kept me locked in the barber shop,
But most specifically, this is a barber's dilemma.
But not of murder.
But now all the disconnected things seem to hook up.
But seeing it whole gives you some peace.
But sometimes it got on my nerves.
But sometimes you look at it...
But that wasn't it, I'd find out later.
But the beauty of it is...
But the music, monsieur, she come from L'interieur, from inside, huh?
But the point is that if Mr. Prosecutor over there...
But then I went and found the pansy.
But then maybe all hobbies are.
But there was nobody there.
But they put their pants on one leg at a time just like you and me.
But this is my point.
But we can't know who. We can't know what really happened.
But we have the technology now to bring it to the homeowner,
But you.
But, I don't know, it made her happy,
Can I help ya?
Can you talk, sir? These men have to talk to you.
Carcanogues.
Case number SR 87249,
Cause now pending is hereby dismissed...
Cause that's my capitalization on the annex.
Changes it.
Check out the rack on that broad in the angora.
Chemicals.
Christ almighty, Ed.
Churn it up with your lawn mover, sweep it off your porch there.
Cigarette?
City archives, property rolls,
Cleanliness, friend.
Coffee it is.
Coffee it is.
Come across, or everybody knows.
Come in.
Come in. Come in!
Come in. I got everything organized.
Come on, Eddie. You're gonna scare the kid.
Come on, get ready.
Come on. what do I say?
Comin' out!
Complainant has a broken nose, couple of broken ribs.
Congratulations on your goddamn cherries!
Congratulations.
Cooked by you. That's motive.
Could you come with me, please?
Counselors.
County M.E. does an autopsy on anyone who dies in custody.
County M.E. does an autopsy on anyone who dies in custody.
Course you know that Doris had nothing to do with it.
Course, you're in the smock all day.
Crab detail.
Crane?
Crane.
Crane. Ed Crane.
Creighton Tolliver. Pleased to know ya.
Damn, I got a headache to beat the band.
Damn.
Dave?
Day by day.
Describe to the man where you will be fishing and for what,
Did Big Dave mention it was something about his war service?
Did she make mistakes?
Did you make that up?
Did you pump it? You can't pump it. That'll just flood it.
Disappear, if you'd like. Check in whenever you want.
Disappeared into thin air vaporized like the nips at Nagasaki.
Do you know who I am? Do you have any idea who...
Do you mind? You don't mind.
Do you want any more coffee, dad? Oh, hi, Mr. Crane.
Do?
Does he understand that? We're supposed to tell him. Are you conscious?
Does he understand?
Doesn't become a matter of public record unless there's been foul play.
Doesn't recall the transaction. No recollections.
Don't interrupt me. That's means.
Don't say anything. I'm fine.
Don't say those words, Ed.
Don't say those words.
Don't worry, Ed.
Doris and Frank's father had worked 30 years to own it free and clear.
Doris and I had never really talked much.
Doris and I went to church once a week.
Doris didn't much feel like going, and I didn't either.
Doris going.
Doris kept the books at Nirdlingers,
Doris liked the work, accounting.
Doris wasn't big on divine worship,
Doris, she was, she was pretty hot about that, god bless her.
Doris.
Doris's boss, Big Dave Brewster,
Doubt.
Dough is dough, huh?
Dry cleaning.
Dry cleaning.
Ed Crane.
Ed Crane.
Ed, gimme a zip.
Ed, have you ever heard of venture capital?
Ed, I...
Ed, I've been weak.
Ed, it's Big Dave. I gotta talk to you.
Ed, what is this?
Ed! Uncle Ed!
Ed?
Ed.
Embezzlin' from my own goddamn wife.
Embezzlin', Ed.
Enough to keep myself feeling okay.
Even though she'd done some things she wasn't proud of.
Even though there are only two of us working.
Except that in certain situations it's not, see.
Excuse me.
Family.
Fat assed son of a bitch.
Fifty fifty on the net.
Fifty fifty, straight down the line.
Finally.
First trimester.
Flunks out.
Fools even the experts.
For all I know, he talked to himself on the way home.
For he is modern man.
For now, everything just seemed ruined.
For the district attorney, that made it fall into place.
For your home driveway here.
Frank Raffo, my brother in law, was the principal barber.
Frank's father August they called him Guzzi
Frankie fell to pieces.
Frankly, Doris'd be better off with the county defender.
Freddy Riedenschneider went back to Sacramento,
Fritz something or other.
From, uh, Sacramento.
Get lost.
Get their pelts and their gold ignots
Gimme a drag.
Give me your hand.
Glasses.
Goddamn phony.
Gone now.
Good luck, Crane.
Good. Any questions, give me a ring.
Good. That helps. Not that she didn't do it That she didn't confess.
Guilty of living in a world that had no place for me, yeah.
Guilty of wanting to be a dry cleaner, sure.
Guy named David Brewster. He's the guy she...
Ha. Where does it go, huh?
Had a real shot at this. I could've won this thing.
Had traced back his side of the family seven generations,
Had worked the heads up in Santa Rosa for 35 years...
Handing over $10,000 for a piece of paper.
Has been lying to everybody in this town for the last four years,
Havanas.
Have a seat, mister.
He approaches you to help him with the money, his past comes back to haunt him. Who's to say?
He came across.
He can smell it a mile off.
He can't just wave his little wand in the air to make a plausible defense materialize.
He created it, but he never actually heard it.
He didn't see any way of using it without putting me on the hot seat...
He has forfeited the right to his own life.
He left the shop to Frankie free and clear,
He loosened up a little bit when I told him how talented you were.
He said he didn't ordinarily work that cheap,
He said I was modern man.
He said okay.
He said, uh, maybe you're a diamond in the rough.
He stayed at the hotel that I went to with the, uh,
He takes them on for next to nothing. So you're a cinch to be accepted.
He talked about how I'd lost my place in the universe,
He told me not to worry, though. Said he'd think of something.
He told them to look at me, look at me close.
He told them to look not at the facts, but at the meaning of the facts.
He was deaf when he wrote this.
He was very optimistic.
He wasn't buying any of that modern man stuff, or the uncertainty stuff,
He'd also disappeared from the residence he gave me,
He'd brought in a private investigator from Sacramento...
He's a barber, right?
He's a barber.
He's agreed to see you this Saturday.
He's comin' around.
He's conservative.
He's riding Garibaldi! Uncle Frankie's riding Garibaldi!
He's the dead guy.
He's thinking about canceling the annex.
He's... he's awake. Go ahead.
Hell, I hope I've done the right thing.
Hello, Birdy.
Hello, Ed.
Hello, Rachel.
Hello, sir.
Hello, Tony.
Hello!
Her playing, uh, very polite.
Here's the brochure. It's the modern way to...
Here's to you, uh...
Hey, Riedenschneider. Where's Doris?
Hey, uh, ain't you in ladies' wear?
Hey, you want the dough back?
Hey...
Hi, Mr. Crane.
His name is Jacques...
His words.
Hmm, voyez, monsieur. Look.
Hmm? Then perhaps,
Holdin' down the porch area, Ed?
Holy, moley, do I got a headache.
Homicide.
Honey.
Hospital file rooms,
How are you holding up?
How can Doris be late?
How come the judge doesn't come out?
How come?
How could I have been so stupid?
How could I have been so stupid?
How did he know that you were seein' the woman?
How did she do?
How did you get into the store?
How did you know?
How do you like them apples?
How I was too ordinary to be the criminal mastermind...
How I'd used Doris, then let her take the fall.
How it keeps on coming.
How many time?
How the planet go 'round the sun,
How there was some greater scheme at work that the state had yet to unravel.
How you doin'? You got a check?
However,
However, stinks.
Huh? Haven't I seen you up in ladies' wear?
Huh? Huh? Do you know who you're talkin' to here?
I am Carcanogues. You will wait, my dear.
I am thinking about, uh, calling the place Tolliver's.
I brought your makeup.
I called in Freddy Riedenschneider and signed the house over to him.
I can have it in a week.
I cannot repeat it to you, but this thing goes deep, Ed.
I could cover the costs of the lessons. Like I said, it's pretty modest.
I could help her sort through all that without charging her an arm and a leg.
I could offer a guilty plea, and in return they don't give you the juice,
I could plead you for a nutcase, but you look too composed.
I deserve it.
I did help him cook the books, Ed. I did do that.
I didn't recognize you without the smock.
I didn't see anyone.
I didn't think you were, uh, much interested in, uh...
I do the talking. You keep your trap shut.
I don't capitulate.
I don't care what it costs!
I don't get it.
I don't know how you're fixed for money.
I don't know if you knew that.
I don't know if you knew that.
I don't know what happened to Big Dave.
I don't know what I'll find beyond the earth and sky,
I don't know what to do, Ed. I don't know what I can do.
I don't know what to do.
I don't know what to do. I don't know what to do.
I don't know what's goin' on... I...
I don't know where I'm being taken.
I don't know who.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know. I wasn't there.
I don't know. Skip it.
I don't think I'm prohibited from telling you this.
I don't think so.
I don't think so.
I don't work here. My wife does
I even went when Walter was away on his research trips.
I get the lay of the land, I tell you what to say.
I got a note.
I got the paperwork here.
I gotta hand it to him. He tossed a lot of sand in their eyes,
I gotta tell ya, I thought we had it tough, but we had supply.
I guess he just heard it all in his head somehow.
I guess that meant I never had a chance.
I guess that would be pretty awkward.
I had to beat it out of the pansy.
I had to turn my back on the old lady,
I hate wops.
I hear they're bringing a prosecutor up.
I heard him out, then I told him to go to hell.
I hired a new man for the second chair.
I hoped,
I insist!
I just cut the hair.
I just don't know.
I just knew.
I just wanted to make you happy.
I killed him.
I knew about it.
I knew step by step, of course,
I knew that ten grand was going to pinch him where it hurt,
I knew we'd pay for it.
I know it wasn't her.
I know some of it.
I know who he is.
I know who the son of a bitch is.
I know who you are, Mr. Crane.
I know you didn't hire Freddy Riedenschneider
I know.
I know. It's meticulous. I know.
I litigate.
I mean, I never woulda, you know.
I mean, I'd understand if you came in here and...
I mean, it's her st... It's her family's store, Ed. It's her store.
I never even wanna hear those words.
I never wanna see another blueberry pie.
I noticed you still have pea stone in your driveway.
I provide professional services, you provide the capital.
I sat in the house,
I saw the creatures.
I say, Arney Bragg, again?
I sent a note telling him where to drop the money.
I sent it to Dave the next morning.
I serve at the indulgence of the goddamn ownership.
I speak with you on the phone, no?
I suspect he was drinking.
I talked to this guy.
I think, uh, perhaps some day...
I thought about what an undertaker had told me once.
I thought I had a prospect here
I thought that was real good.
I thought there would be arguments,
I thought, What keeps it growing?
I took Doris's keys.
I tried to tell him the whole story, but Riedenschneider stopped me.
I used to regret being the barber.
I used to.
I want the dough. I don't take attendance.
I was a ghost.
I was a svengali who had forced Doris to join
I was alone with secrets I didn't want...
I was in a spot.
I was just like them, an ordinary man.
I was so sorry to hear.
I was the barber.
I was the principal barber now.
I was turning into Ann Nirdlinger,
I was with her.
I wasn't crazy about the game,
I went to see a woman who was supposed to have powers in communicating...
I wish I was doing well enough to turn away business.
I'd be absolutely worthless, somethin' like this. Absolutely worthless.
I'd brought her a dress to wear to court, and she'd used the belt.
I'd gotten Doris to steal the money.
I'd hate to have to tell you what I paid for it.
I'd hired the guy who did the least gabbing whie he came in for an interview,
I'd met Doris blind on a double date...
I'd want to be told.
I'll give you a receipt on the...
I'll take care of him. you go ahead, Frank.
I'm all shot to hell.
I'm all shot to hell.
I'm an attorney. You're a barber. You don't know anything.
I'm at the store.
I'm Crane.
I'm Ed Crane.
I'm Ed.
I'm fine.
I'm Freddy Riedenschneider. Hungry?
I'm glad that this men's magazine paid me to tell my story.
I'm gonna give you a receipt on the dough here.
I'm gonna mingle it with common house dirt.
I'm gonna take this hair and throw it out in the dirt.
I'm having 'em hold it for me. I'll be back and forth.
I'm not big on music, ordinarily.
I'm not putting words in your mouth, no.
I'm not sure I'm pronouncing it right. Anyway, he's a frenchman.
I'm officer Persky. This is Krebs.
I'm ruined.
I'm saying that sometimes the more you look,
I'm so sorry about your loss.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. I just didn't remember.
I'm the barber.
I've been carryin' on with a married woman.
I've done the research, I've contacted the vendors.
I've made inquiries.
If he sees a student that he thinks has talent,
If you hadn't stuck in your own goddamn schnozz.
If you'll pardon the, uh...
If you're in before 6:00, it's the whatchamacallit...
In a way, I felt bad for Big Dave.
In some boat yard in San Diego.
In the matter of the people v. Doris Crane,
In... In a way,
Individual consumer, at very competitive prices.
Inside his briefcase were the partnership papers I'd signed,
Irregullarities in the books, they said. Can I explain it?
Is it like a plant in soil?
Is not so hard to understand.
Is that right?
Is that what he said?
Island hopping,
It goes deep and involves the government.
It keeps growing,
It say E flat, she play E flat.
It says here that the russians exploded an a bomb...
It seem like I knew a secret,
It seemed like a screwy hobby,
It seemed like once that was over, I'd be ready for a new start.
It stinks.
It stinks.
It was a pretty good speech and even had me going,
It was a routine we fell into most every evening.
It was clean.
It was good to see you again, Mr. Crane.
It was like I was a ghost walking down the street.
It was my only chance, he said.
It was nothing.
It was only a couple weeks later she suggested we get married.
It was only a couple weeks later she suggested we get married.
It was... nice to meet you, sir.
It wasn't my establishment. Like the fella says, I only work here.
It would be best if he waited here.
It's a capital offense. They're taking it seriously.
It's a fact, a proved fact.
It's a free country.
It's a tough break, but, um,
It's all done with chemicals, friend.
It's all done with chemicals, friend.
It's all the same in the end.
It's called dry cleaning.
It's casual wear, pajamas, ladies' undergarments and foundations,
It's hard to explain.
It's no one you know. It's a businessman from Sacramento.
It's not that fast.
It's okay.
It's okay.
It's only the biggest business opportunity since Henry Ford,
It's open ended, and it makes him the bad guy.
It's out of my league.
It's routine.
It's routine.
It's the only fact there is.
Jeez, I don't know, Mr. Crane.
Jesus Christ!
Jesus, yeah. The barber.
Jesus.
Jesus.
Jesus...
Jury might like that. Might like that here.
Just coffee.
Just go see him as a favor to me.
Knowing the date you're going to die.
L I just ate lunch! I couldn't eat another thing.
L, uh...
L, uh... I was so damn sorry to hear about your loss.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,
Ladies and gentlemen, members of the jury, citizens of Santa Rosa,
Lady in question. He must've seen us.
Late? How can she be late?
Leapfrog, bootstrap myself to a whole chain.
Let go of my goddamn elbow!
Let me point out, these fish are not as dumb as you might think.
Let yourself in.
Let's be realistic, now.
Let's look at our options. Well, frankly, I don't see any options.
Let's see it with the hairpiece on.
Life has dealt me some bum cards.
Life is just so goddamn wonderful, You almost won't believe it.
Like a very nice girl.
Like I had made it to the outside somehow,
Like I said, he was the principal Barber.
Like I said, I'm not an expert.
Like I say,
Like when a fog blows away.
Listen, when the annex opens up, you gotta stop by.
Listen. I won't kid you, Ed.
Lived in a little bungalow on napa street.
Living expenses, secretarial,
Lloyd Garroway in San Francisco.
Look at what the other side is gonna run at us.
Look, chump.
Look, I don't want to waste your time, so I'll eat while we talk.
Look, just go see him as a favor to me.
Look, she's just a kid. I thought you taught these kids to...
Looking at something...
Love ya, honey.
Ma'am, I was just telling your husband here about tar macadam.
Make the payments, tread the water day by day,
Makeup and perfume.
Man, could he talk.
Man, she was reading me like a book.
May at first look at these lines and see only the chaos of a work of modern art.
Maybe Doris will be there.
Maybe have a drink.
Maybe he specified, maybe he didn't.
Maybe if you're 11 or 12 years old, Frank's got an interesting point of view,
Maybe it would all work out.
Maybe the things I don't understand will be clearer there,
Maybe Walter found something there in the old county courthouses,
Maybe we can update your suit a little bit, huh?
Maybe.
Me, I don't like entertaining.
Me, I don't talk much.
Meantime, Freddy Riedenschneider slept at the Metropole...
Mistake? No.
Mister...
Mmm. Yeah. How you doing, Costanza?
Money problems.
More power to ya, brother.
Most people think someone's accused of a crime,
Move for a mistrial! Your honor!
Move for a mistrial.
Mr. Crane, I wanna do it. Mr. Crane!
Mr. Crane?
Mr. Hail fellow well met, about to open his own business here,
Mr. Raffo.
My criminal enterprise.
My father used to take me with him when he went to get his hair cut.
My first instinct was no, no, the whole idea was nuts.
My name's Diedrickson, county medical examiner.
My private stock.
My wife and I had not performed the sex act in many years.
My wife?
Nah, you go ahead. I'm not big on parties.
Nice girl,
No annex.
No court martial. Honorable discharge, may 8, 1945.
No one you know.
No question about it.
No suds. No tumple. No stress on the clothes.
No talking out of school. What's out of school? Everything's out of school.
No water.
No, come on, kids!
No, he's, uh, family. He's my brother in law.
No, I insist!
No, I... no, l I do probate and real estate...
No, I'm her... I'm a family friend.
No, it's really okay. I wanna do it.
No, no, no, monsieur. That is what I cannot teach her, huh? I cannot teach her to have the soul.
No, no, no, no. We're not giving up yet.
No, no, no, you gotta pump it. You can't just hold it down. I mean that'll flood it.
No, no, no!
No, that was written by Ludwig Van Beethoven.
No. No, it's nothing like that.
Nope, he was going by the book,
Nose against the exit afraid to try turning the knob.
Not a problem.
Not a thing.
Not fried, poached. Three of 'em for two minutes.
Not guilty, your honor.
Not like most people you run into on this side.
Not that I complained, mind you.
Not that I was gonna prance about it, mind you.
Nothing at all.
Now it got signed over to the bank, and the bank signed some over to Frank.
Now that I'm near the end,
Now, interview. I'm seeing her tomorrow. You sholud be there 3:00.
Now, ready? One second and I will...
Now, with everyone gone,
Now?
Nylon stockings,
Of a truly despicable man.
Of course there was one person who could confirm Doris's story,
Of course you have to rejuvenate that every couple of years, don't you? When the pea stone thins out?
Of course, I'm not obliged to either.
Of course, uh, l, uh...
Of his professional career.
Of San Francisco.
Oh, come on! People, you can't help each other like that.
Oh, don't be a grump. Gimme a zip.
Oh, happy days.
Oh, hell. Want a drink?
Oh, I'll tell you,
Oh, Jesus.
Oh, Jesus.
Oh, n... Anthony!
Oh, no, it's okay.
Oh, no.
Oh, sit down.
Oh, those fiery Mediterraneans.
Oh, uh, couldn't be better.
Oh, yeah, sure. Walter.
Oh, year, there was one other thing.
Oh, you got nothin' to say, huh?
Oh, you know. Still got my health.
Oh. I thought you were the porter.
Okay, bud, you're through.
Okay, kids. Ready? And...
Okay, one thing we didn't talk about was,
Okay, that's it.
Okay, Walter. Thanks.
Okay, we forget the blackmail thing. You killed him.
Okay, yeah. I'll see you tomorrow.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay. You killed him.
On the arraignment calendar,
On the veils, on the ghosts,
Once he had the job, he talked from the minute I opened the shop in the morning...
One fistfight, broken up by the M.P.S.
One hundred percent human hair. Handcrafted by Jacques
One more thing. you keep your mouth shut.
One thing after another.
Or any of the mercy stuff either.
Or is it... Maybe it's Werner.
Or maybe I just haven't played them right.
Or plenty of it.
Or what would have happened,
Other than putting up the money, uh, exactly what would you want the partner to, uh...
Outside Eugene, Ed.
Owing two months'rent.
Partnership papers.
Pay them to tangle it up, then you have to pay them to untangle them.
People say, hey, you can buy flies at the store.
People think it's just for public works or commercial purposes,
People v. Edward Crane.
Perception.
Perhaps now it will all come out.
Perhaps this will bring it out
Perhaps,
Pete's got some news for ya.
Ping, ping. She play the right note always.
Playing on the radio, maybe.
Please, Ed.
Pop doesn't like people smoking in here.
Practically liberated, the pacific all by himself,
Pretty good, eh?
Private eye, if we need to make inquiries, head shrinker, should we go that way.
Probably including half the people sitting on that jury.
Probity.
Probity.
Reality.
Really, it's okay.
Reasonable... doubt.
Registries.
Remember that.
Riedenschneider went home, and the court appointed Lloyd Garroway,
Riedenschneider.
Riedenschneider.
Right.
Right.
Risk money. very speculative.
Room's okay, though. I poked around.
Rye.
Sacramento.
Say, that looks pretty good.
Science.
Screw you?
Served in a clerical capacity in the U.S. Naval shipyards at San Diego.
Shave my legs, will ya?
She and Big Dave were a lot closer than they let on.
She can make very good typist, huh?
She come out through here.
She liked knowing where everything stood
She looked at me like I was a dope,
She play, monsieur,
She said that people who had passed across were picky about
She said, Why? Does it get better?
She seemed like a very nice girl.
She starts here.
She was a phony, just another gabber.
She was just a good, clean kid.
She'd most likely tell you that our reward is on this earth,
She's a rare one.
She's hanged herself.
She's in prison, Ed. None of us are in prison.
She's okay, though.
Should I tell you why I changed the books?
Should I...
Showing that I'd given him ten grand.
Sit down over there.
Sit down?
So he understands, then, he's under arrest for murder?
So here I am,
So I pay for it, and I put the change in my pocket without really looking...
So I walk back over to Linton's, find this gal, big argument.
So maybe Riedenschneider could fix it for Doris.
So tell me...
So that I couldn't cheat justice like they said my wife had done.
So there is no What happened.
So where's Doris? I thought we started at 10:00.
So you can listen to me, for I am expert.
So you don't, uh, like that music out there?
So you got the dough then, do ya?
So you needed a guide, someone with a gift for talking to souls.
So you'll pardon me if sometimes I've told you more than you wanted to know.
So, he's, uh, the best man for...
So, how's business, Dave?
So, in addition to my retainer, you're paying hotel,
So, Tolliver's is okay, then?
So, uh, What do l, uh...
So, what brings you to Santa Rosa?
So, what what, uh...
So, you paid the guy?
So!
So?
So?
Socked me in the nose, whatever.
Some bacon and potatoes, which are supposed to come with it.
Some kind of escape.
Some kind of manager.
Some kind of peace.
Somebody knew his dirty little secret, just like your wife says.
Something none of them knew.
Sometimes I had the feeling that
Sometimes knowledge is a curse, Ed.
Soon as the doctor lets us, we gotta move you.
Sooner or later, everyone needs a haircut.
Sorry, pal.
Souvenired it off a jap in New Guinea.
Specialty store down in Sacramento.
Still shaking his head, saying it was the biggest disappointment
Strictly business.
Sure you don't want anything? No? Okay.
Sure, it sound screwy, but even Einstein says the guy's onto something.
Sure.
Sure.
Sure. Can Ed come too?
Sure. Go to the store.
Take it to a lawyer.
Take your coat, Ann?
Terrific! Your husband backs you up. That's terrific.
Thank you mother. Pop goes another bubble.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Thanks. Thanks for seein' me at home.
That I was the barber, for Christ's sake.
That I wasn't the kind of guy to kill a guy,
That left me to keep the place going, or the bank would've taken it.
That maybe there was a way out for me as well.
That means I don't run Nirdlingers.
That our souls were still connected,
That she'd never stopped loving me...
That stuff smarted because some of it was close to being true.
That the closer they looked, the less sense it would all make.
That the situation has changed.
That type of thing.
That was pretty.
That was really something.
That was when she started drinking.
That your hair keeps growing for a while, anyway,
That's a collarbone, Crane. It's broken.
That's my operation.
That's really none of my business.
That's right.
That's swell.
That's the funny thing about going away,
That's tough.
That's what he keeps telling me.
That's what I just talkin' to Doris about down there
That's... That's tough.
The bailiff and so forth.
The barber shop.
The barber...
The best, the money is no object best,
The best, yeah.
The chickens are comin' home to roost.
The Christmas push.
The crew, the vanguard,
The D.A. made me out to be,
The deal is set.
The dry cleaning pansy.
The girl had talent. Anyone could see that.
The hell with it. The hell with it, Eddie.
The japs had eaten the son of a bitch.
The japs had us pinned down on Buna for somethin' like six weeks.
The japs were eatin' bugs and grubs and thistles.
The judge comes in last. He'll come in when Doris gets here.
The junior contour...
The knowledge, a threat.
The lady's husband would know.
The less you really know.
The lessons from Mrs. Swan, they'll only take you so far.
The men's magazine also asked about remorse.
The money gone, Big Dave gone,
The music,
The next day was Saturday.
The pansy.
The place felt empty.
The place was okay, I guess.
The place was okay, I guess.
The point is not merely to provide.
The point is, there's a certain art to the process.
The public be damned.
The signs were all there, plain enough.
The son of a bitch. The blackmailer.
The soul?
The very next day the very next day I get a note, the blackmail note,
The very next day. Ten thousand dollars.
The wheels of justice turn slow.
The whole plan had been mine.
Then bring me a fruit cocktail while I wait.
Then I could be with her,
Then I use its cash flow to finance another, and so on,
Then I waited.
Then they set a trial date, and then they change the date.
There are a lot of things that haven't worked out for me.
There it is.
There it is.
There they were,
There was a spacecraft.
There was nothing left to mortgage.
There's money in it. there's a future.
There's not much to it once you've learned the basic moves.
There's room to grow.
These are boom times in retailin', Ed.
They call it the uncertainty principle.
They got a fine, upstanding pillar of the business community as a victim,
They got a murder scene you had access to. That's opportunity.
They got that little trimmer thing he was stabbed in the throat with.
They got the company books prepared by you,
They got this guy in Germany.
They gotta put up the big front so that people will trust 'em with their money.
They haul 'em in and bring 'em to trial, But it's not like that.
They impanel a jury, which bring more motions.
They led Big Dave onto the craft.
They put me on 24 hour death watch,
They reflect our agreement.
They say the dames think it's sexy,
They sent us around to tell you.
They sent us around to tell you. We pulled the detail.
They sent us to tell ya.
They tell me the chow's okay here. I made some inquiries.
They they try to limit it, and...
They winched it out...
They, too, use the toilet, Ed, in spite of appearances.
They'd be practically cinching the noose around their own necks.
They're just people like you and me, Ed.
They're paying me flve cents a word,
They've ruined me.
Things changed.
This could be your Dolly's ticket out of the death house.
This hair.
This Heinie even wrote it out in numbers.
This human, this barber.
This is a guy, from what I understand, told everybody he was a war hero, right?
This is a man who knows nothing, no matter how much you tell him.
This is dry cleaning. This is not some fly by night thing here.
This is family.
This is when you come together.
This is when you come together.
This is why the big lobby, Ed.
This man is a menace to society.
This money.
This thing with Doris, nobody wanted to talk about it.
This was not your wife. There's a great deal of fear.
Time slow down right before in accident,
To even the most cursory investigation of this schmo's past,
To hold your hand at a sentencing hearing.
To play the piano is not about the fingers.
Told what?
Tonight they were coming over for dinner.
Tony, um, Mr. Crane.
Trained people who've gone on to big concert careers in symphony orchestras, the works.
Turandot suite. If I'm out, leave a message.
Turandot Suite. Yeah, it's goofy. They named their suites after operas.
Turning where you think you have to turn,
Turns to you to help him out of his jam.
Two blocks later I look at the change she gave me. Golly, I'm two bits short.
Uh, Birdy's upstairs. I'm on long distance, so...
Uh, no, thanks.
Uh, not really.
Uh, pretty straightforward.
Uh, say, uh, not so fast there, brother.
Uh, there's nobody around here has any experience with this kind of thing.
Uh, you're under arrest.
Um, I cut your hair today.
Um, I don't pretend to be an expert.
Um, l I might be interested in that business proposition.
Until Frankie interrupted it.
Until his ticker stopped in the middle of a junior flattop.
Until I locked up at night.
Us. The party at Nirdlingers. I told you last week.
Usually these kinds of things are done with a bank draft,
Usually Tuesday night.
Very clever hands. Nice girl.
Visiting ends at 5:00.
Voila.
Voyez, monsieur. This girl, nice girl.
Walter Abundas?
Was he a huckster or an opportunity, the real Mccoy?
Was I crazy to be thinking about it?
Was married to Ann Nirdlinger, the department store heiress.
Was that a pass?
Wash without water.
Watch you card, honey.
Way out of line.
We don't gotta know.
We got a real shot at this, folks. Let's not get cocky.
We haven't seen you since...
We just gotta show that, god damn it, they don't know.
We kept cutting the hair, trying to stay afloat,
We knew each other as well then as now.
We make with the fingers.
We went camping last summer in Eugene, Oregon.
We went to a movie. Doris had a flask.
We were entertaining.
We were going to a reception for Doris's cousin Gina...
We were working for the bank now.
We'll talk about appeals if, as and when.
We're going with the blackmail. I'll be in touch.
We're just closing, friend.
We're openin' another store over there on carson,
We've certainly missed you.
We've just heard from the district attorney a rather lurid description...
Well,
Well, damn it, your wife's been pinched.
Well, Dave, uh...
Well, embezzlement...
Well, first she told me that my wife was in a peachful place,
Well, have you ever considered tar macadam?
Well, he got his mistrial, but the well had run dry.
Well, I can get it.
Well, I don't understand. No mistakes?
Well, I know you haven't.
Well, I make the haul up... And this lousy so and so tells me...
Well, I thought this trip was gonna be a bust.
Well, if it's cold, choke it.
Well, it finally caught up with him.
Well, it was quite something.
Well, it's like pulling away from the maze.
Well, Jeez, Mr. Crane. I hadn't really thought about a career or stuff.
Well, me and a partner.
Well, sit down, make yourself comfortable.
Well, sometimes I have a cigarette when he's away, but never when he's home.
Well, sure. It's his house.
Well, that's awfully generous of you, Frank.
Well, we goin'?
Well, you gotta look at it.
Well, you know the story.
Well, you're out of line, mister
What a dope.
What a knucklehead.
What are you selling?
What do I say when I don't like dinner?
What do you mean?
What goes out of the soil?
What happened to you?
What if I could get the money?
What is it, Dave?
What kind of man are you?
What kind of man are you?
What kind of man...
What sunspots are made of,
What the hell are you talking about?
What you... uh, come in.
What, they don't have wake up calls?
What?
What?
What?
What? What'd he say?
What? What'd he say?
What's going on, Ed?
What's so goddamn strange about that?
What's the point?
When I walked home, it seemed like everyone avoided looking at me,
Where do you get those things, anyway?
Where you going?
Where's the judge, Ed?
Where's the judge? How come there's no judge?
Which I never really minded from her.
Which is what I've told you, step by step.
While I'm in town I'm staying at the Hotel Metropole.
Who do you think?
Who got into town two days later...
Who just married a wop vendor out near Modesto.
Who on the day in question was drunk as a skunk...
Who they'd communicate with.
Who threw me on the mercy of the court.
Who?
Whoa, nellie.
Whoa, nellie.
Why couldn't it work?
Why couldn't it work?
Why don't I buy you a drink?
Why don't you just pay him. Dave?
Why not?
Why the water comes out of the tap...
Why, they're the shape of your life.
Why's that?
Will anyone else say they knew?
Will anyone say they saw you there, on your way there, in there, on your way back?
With a knife in one hand, a gun in the other,
With a loudmouthed buddy of mine who was seeing a friend of hers from work.
With a loudmouthed buddy of mine who was seeing a friend of hers from work.
With extenuating circumstances.
With those who had Passed across, as she called it.
With three chairs, or stations, as we call 'em,
Would you like to come in, Ann?
Writ large in legal escritoire.
Writing it has helped me sort it all out.
Yeah, he wrote some beautiful piano sonatas.
Yeah, he... he's a good man.
Yeah, I guess Doris liked all that he man stuff.
Yeah, I guess I'm sorry about the pain I caused other people.
Yeah, I guess. Pop says so too.
Yeah, I messed up a little bit on the, um, on the agitato,
Yeah, I paid up.
Yeah, I'm Rachel Abundas.
Yeah, it's a nice rug.
Yeah, it's a tough break.
Yeah, maybe.
Yeah, thanks.
Yeah, they brung her down to county jail.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Couple of fistfights, right? Go to his service record.
Yeah?
Yeah?
Yeah?
Yeah?
Yeah.
Yeah. Good! How are ya?
Yeah. It's important.
Yeah. Lucky for us, huh, pal?
Yeah. Yeah.
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Forget the jealous husband thing. That's just silly.
Yes, sir?
You also have an interest in the securing porperty?
You and me. Finance and expertise.
You are charged in a one count complaint...
You asked for blackmail.
You been okay?
You can go see her tomorrow.
You can't expect to remember every skinny girl who comes in with her dad.
You can't hold it down.
You can't know the reality of what happened,
You could have gotten Lloyd Garroway for that.
You crazy? You pump it.
You dig around, you never know. Something unsavory from his past.
You do, uh...
You ever wonder about it?
You got the dough?
You have a special interest in music?
You have to tell us.
You heard me right, brother. dry cleaning.
You hired Freddy Riedenschneider, It means you're not throwing in the towel.
You just give me a second,
You know how Big Dave loved camping and the out of doors?
You know how certain circles would would find it,
You know what you are?
You know,
You know, I really do appreciate the interest you've taken.
You know, I work pretty hard at school.
You know, I'm not sure I want a career at all,
You know, nobody ever said anything iffy about Lloyd Garroway.
You know... who who is?
You say he was being blackmailed? By who? You don't know.
You sure you don't need one?
You sure you don't want something stiffer?
You tie your own flies.
You too, Tony.
You understad that?
You're an enthusiast.
You're gonna burn yourself.
You're gonna want to keep tabs on your investment, The running of the business,
You're not gonna screw me on this.
You're okay, pal.
You're okay, she's okay, everything's gonna be hunky...
You're under arrest for the murder of Creighton Tolliver.
You're young. You don't understand.
Your honor, we plead guilty...
Your looking changes it.
Your place?
Your service is no longer needed... And you are now discharge.
Your wife was pregnant.
1933, Meets Ann Nirdlinger. They marry that year.
1935, Arrested on assault complaint.
A dame's weapon. It was Big Dave's.
Ah, no, thanks, honey. We're... Okay, dad.
All rise. No, no.
And the, uh... Say, Creighton.
Big Dave. Huh?
Birdy, please don't do that! Mr. Crane, please!
Birdy! No, it's okay, really.
Boy. Yeah.
But he's... The best.
Coffee? No.
Come on outside. Sure.
Ed. Ed.
For now, has she confessed? No, of course not. She didn't do it.
He a good man? Bert's okay.
Heavens to betsy, Birdy! Please, Mr. Crane.
Hello, Walter. Hello, Ed.
Hi, Mr. Crane. Hello, Birdy.
Honey? Hmm?
How are you today, Ed? Okay.
How do you now plead? We plead not guilty, your honor.
How much do they want, Dave? Ten thousand dollars.
How you doin', Ed? Okay.
I don't know whether you wanna show it to a lawyer No, that's okay.
I stank, didn't I? He didn't say that.
It's just a bowl of goddamn cherries. Let' go.
It's okay. Nobody's ever questioned me...
Just turn the key. Not when it's cold.
No, look, really... More qualified.
Oh, boy. A frenchman, huh? You've got talent.
Oh, Jeez, Mr. Crane. No, I have to do it.
Pain in the neck. Never bothered me.
Second chair. Not an owner.
Since then, he's been clean. Thank you, Barns. Get lost.
So sell him the goddamned fish, Ed. Yeah.
So who... who actually... Who?
So... They're taking it seriously.
That's fine. Yeah, that's good. Good, good.
That's some wife you got there. Yeah.
The early bird special. Yeah, the early riser.
They'll take you to the prison hospital. Under arrest for murder.
Uh, is he conscious? His eyes are open.
Were you in the service, Ed? No, Dave, I wasn't.
Who? Dave.
You have any Prairie Oysters? No, sir.
You sure, Eddie? Yeah, yeah, go ahead.
You're Crane? Yeah.
'36, Another assault beef at a bar room altercation.
'Cause, gosh, who looks at the change when you eat there every day?
'Course, you know where it goes. You probably pick pieces of it off your lawn all the time,