The Big Boy's Brutish Back-Bending Case

Ladies and gentlemen, we take you now by transcription behind the scenes of a police headquarters in a great American city We're under the cold glaring lights will pass before us the innocent the vagrant the thief the murderer This is the lineup mr. Catcheon Lieutenant Guthrie glad to meet you any trouble finding the place? Oh, no

Booked here once for being drunk a year ago last Christmas it was I know the place all right He changed it all to Mr. St. Feckness, smell it everywhere. Think you got it, huh? I don't know for sure.

And the nicest number I gave you. That was right, wasn't it? We all seen. It's a small. Thanks. Hey, have your attention, please. You're it? People out there are the side of the wire in the audience room.

May I have your attention, please? Thank you. My name is Cogger, Sergeant Pete Cogger. I'll explain the line up to you. Each of the suspects you will see will be numbered. I'll call up a number, their name and charge.

If you have any questions or identifications, please remember the number assigned to the prisoners I call his name. The end of each line when I ask for questions or identifications call up the number. If you're sure or not too sure of the suspect, have him ill.

The questions are asked of these suspects are merely to get a natural tone of voice so they not pay too much attention to their answers as they often lie. All right, bring on the line.

All the way to the end of the stage, boy. That's it. Now turn and face the front. I straight ahead. Talk up in a good loud voice so the people in the back of this room can hear you.