Father Creedon: The end justifies the means, in this case.
Travesty: Been slumming in the interest of justice, have you?
Gordon: I have been trying to get at the truth.
Travesty: Worked yourself up into a state of mind in which you are in sympathy with these felons?
Gordon: Yes, I do sympathize with them! I realize the hopelessness of their lives and that they must move in the line of the least resistance!
Travesty: Well, you’ve wasted your time.
Gordon (earnestly): No, Mr. Travesty; think of the tremendous importance of any explanation in that direction. Isn’t it worth while to have gone into the underworld and to have talked with men who have been through criminal experiences? There lies the secret of it all—in their point of view.
Judge Dykeman: But what makes you think there is some secret cause of crime?
Gordon: There must be some universal law—some influence that sways—something that binds them all together!
Judge Dykeman: Father Creedon, you who are learned in the deep law of spiritual things, tell us your opinion—judge this matter for us.