All language subtitles for hotel.1967.720p.hdtv.x264-regret

HARRY, HARRY, WE FORGOT
TO TURN IN THE KEY.

I WANNA DROP IT
IN THE MAILBOX. WAIT.

GIVE IT TO ME.

YOU SHOULDN'T
HAVE DONE THAT.

THEY WERE
VERY NICE TO US.

[CLICK]

[CLICK CLICK]

[CLANK]

[CLICK CLICK]

FLOORS, PLEASE.

FOUR, PLEASE.

WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH THIS THING, CY?

JUST OLD, PETE.

LIKE ME.

DID YOU REPORT IT?

I HAVEN'T HAD TIME.
MM-HMM.

I BETTER TALK
TO THE ENGINEER
ABOUT IT.

WORD'S AROUND
CURTIS O'KEEFE'S
COMING IN.

MEAN ANYTHING,
HIS COMING IN?

NOT IF WE
CAN HELP IT, CY.

DON'T WORRY
ABOUT IT, CY.

IF YOU SAY SO, PETE.

[BUZZER]

COME IN.

HOW DO YOU FEEL
TONIGHT, SIR?

[SIGHS]

YOU GOT A GOOD SUITE
FOR O'KEEFE?

THE AUDUBON.

TOO DAMN GOOD
FOR THAT VULTURE.

BUT HE MIGHT MAKE ME
A GOOD OFFER.

YES, HE MIGHT.

WELL?

HOW WOULD IT LOOK
TO YOU--

THEO'KEEFE
ST. GREGORY?

HMMMM.

THE O'KEEFE
ST. GREGORY.

THERE'S ANOTHER WAY
OUT OF THIS, YOU KNOW.

THAT'S WORSE
THAN O'KEEFE--

JOE LASWELL'S UNION
TELLING ME HOW
TO RUN MY HOTEL.

NO WE'D RUN THE HOUSE,
THAT'S NOT THE BUSINESS
OF THE UNION.

AND I'M
AN OLD-FASHIONED
INNKEEPER.

I TAKE CARE
OF MY EMPLOYEES.

THEY TAKE CARE
OF MY GUESTS.

THAT'S THE WAY
I WANT IT TO BE.

I DON'T WANT IT
TO CHANGE.

THERE WOULDN'T BE
THAT MUCH CHANGE
IN THE OPERATION.

WELL, MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.

BUT I WON'T
TALK TO LASWELL.
I HATE HIM.

HE TRIED TO CRACK ME
TOO MANY TIMES.

LISTEN, I'LL TALK TO HIM.

I CAN CALL
WASHINGTON TONIGHT

AND ARRANGE
A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW
WITH LASWELL

FOR TOMORROW MORNING.
NOW, HOW'S THAT?

THAT DAMN SKYSCRAPER.

PRETTY SOON I WON'T BE
ABLE TO SEE THE SHIPS

COME UP THE RIVER
ANYMORE.

MR. TRENT.

HMM?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

OKAY, ALRIGHT.
TALK TO HIM.

OKAY.

GOODNIGHT, PETE.

GOODNIGHT,
MR. TRENT.

14 FLIGHTS.
I DON'T THINK I--

WE WALK.

GOD, WHAT A STUPID THING
WE'VE DONE.

IT WASN'T STUPID AT ALL.

IT WAS THE ONLY
SENSIBLE THING TO DO.

YES, MADAME.
I'LL SEND A BOY UP
RIGHT AWAY.

THAT'S RIGHT, YES.
RIGHT AWAY.

[DING]

ISN'T THIS
THE WRONG FLOOR?

HONEY, WE ALWAYS GET OFF
AT THE WRONG FLOOR.

HI. YOU BOYS
WAITING FOR US?

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
COME IN, COME IN.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I'M TRYING TO
CALL THE POLICE.

ARE YOU INSANE?

I WILL BE IF I DON'T.

WAIT, WILL YOU DO
AS I ASK AND WAIT?

WE'VE GOT TO BE
VERY CLEAR ABOUT THIS.

JEFFREY,
GIVE ME THE PHONE.

WILL YOU PLEASE
GIVE ME THE PHONE?

OPERATOR.

ROOM SERVICE, PLEASE.

♪ THIS DAY AND AGE
WE'RE LIVING IN ♪

♪ GIVES CAUSE
FOR APPREHENSION ♪

♪ LIKE SPEED
AND NEW INVENTION ♪

♪ AND THINGS LIKE
THIRD DIMENSION ♪

♪ BUT I GET
A TRIFLE WEARY... ♪

MR. McDERMOTT,
THE O'KEEFE PARTY'S
JUST ARRIVING.

OKAY, TIM,
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

♪ SO WE MUST GET OUT
AND LIVE A BIT ♪

♪ RELAX,
RELIEVE THE TENSION ♪

♪ NO MATTER
WHAT THE OUTCOME... ♪

MR. O'KEEFE.

PETER McDERMOTT,
GENERAL MANAGER
OF THE HOUSE.

WELL, I WAS
EXPECTING WARREN.

HE'LL PAY HIS RESPECTS
IN THE MORNING,
IF THAT'S ALRIGHT.

MADAME ROCHEFORS.

MR...

McDERMOTT.

[SPEAKING FRENCH]

MERCI, MONSIEUR.

MY SECRETARY ELLIOT.

HOW DO YOU DO?
HOW DO YOU DO?

MAY I SHOW YOU YOUR
SUITE, SIR? MADAME?

♪ A SIGH IS JUST A SIGH

♪ THE FUNDAMENTAL THINGS...

AUDUBON SUITE.

[SPEAKING FRENCH]

OH?

[SPEAKING FRENCH]

SPEAK ENGLISH,
McDERMOTT.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND
FRENCH.

I SAID MR. McDERMOTT

WAS YOUNG TO HOLD
SUCH AN IMPORTANT JOB.

AND WHAT DID
MR. McDERMOTT SAY?

THAT I WAS LUCKY,
MR. O'KEEFE.

SLOW ELEVATOR.
AN ANTIQUE.

VERY ANTIQUE, SIR.

THIS WAY, SIR.

THIS PLACE HASN'T CHANGED
IN 30 YEARS.

DID I HEAR MUSIC
FROM THE DELTA QUEEN?

YES, MADAME.

LE JAZZ HOT.

THANK YOU.

TELEPHONE MESSAGE AND
TELEGRAMS ON THE DESK,
SIR.

MR. O'KEEFE,
THE SOUTH WING.

MADAME IS STRAIGHT THROUGH.

THE TAN BAGS
ARE MINE.

OH, YES.
MR. ELLIOT IS 1003.

IS THIS SUITABLE,
MADAME?

HMM?

[SPEAKING FRENCH]

IS IT A GOOD CITY?

IT'S A WONDERFUL CITY,
MADAME.

WHAT IS THE WATER?

BIG MUDDY.

THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

AND THE BRIDGE...

WHERE DOES IT GO?

IT CROSSES OVER
TO ALGIERS.

AND THAT'S THE NEW
TRADEMARK BUILDING.

AND OVER HERE
IS THE OLD FRENCH QUARTER.

YOU MIGHT FIND THAT
AMUSING.

IF I'M HERE LONG ENOUGH,
I WILL TRY TO SEE IT.

JUST STOPPING OVER TO BUY
THE ST. GREGORY, MADAME?

CAN IT BE BOUGHT?

I DOUBT IT, MADAME.

McDERMOTT...

EXCUSE ME.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE?

NO, THANK YOU.

GOODNIGHT, MADAME.

NIGHT.

MAY I HELP YOU
UNPACK, MADAME?

IF YOU'RE FINISHED,
I THINK THAT'LL BE ALL.

ALRIGHT, GOODNIGHT.
GOODNIGHT.

GET MORGAN UP HERE.

OPERATOR.

MR. LAWRENCE MORGAN'S
ROOM, PLEASE.

MR. MORGAN'S ROOM IS 402.

SHALL I RING?
THANK YOU.

YES, YOUR GRACE.

I UNDERSTAND,
YOUR GRACE.

THANK YOU,
YOUR GRACE.

I CAN'T FIND DUPERE.

SEE IF YOU CAN FIND
ART OR SAM.

PETE, THE DUCHESS
IS RAISING HELL.

SOMETHING WENT WRONG
WITH ROOM SERVICE,

AND WE'RE
GETTING COMPLAINTS
ABOUT A PARTY AT 1216.

SEND DUPERE UP THERE.

WE CAN'T FIND HIM.
YOU WHAT?

WE CAN'T FIND HIM.

ALRIGHT, I'LL SEE TO IT.

HERBIE, CHECK OUT
A COMPLAINT IN 1216.

WELL, THAT'S
THE HOUSEMAN'S JOB, PETE.

I'M PRETTY BUSY
HERE.

YOU'RE NOT TOO BUSY.
NOW CHECK IT OUT.

OKAY.

1216, PLEASE.

[LOUD MUSIC PLAYING]
[TELEPHONE RINGS]

YEAH.

HELLO?

[MUSIC PLAYING]

HELLO?

14 PLEASE, JACK.

HELLO, MR. DIXON?

LOOK, YOU GOT TO COOL IT
UP THERE.

I ACCOMMODATED YOU.

YOU GOT TO ACCOMMODATE ME.

YEAH, SURE, HERBIE.

YEAH.

ALRIGHT,
I'LL COOL IT.

OKAY.

SOMEBODY
TURN THE RADIO DOWN
OUT THERE.

I COULD SWEAR
SHE BUMPED MY ARM,
MR. McDERMOTT.

I WAS JUST ABOUT
TO SERVE THE SAUCE
AND SHE TIPPED MY ARM.

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
I SWEAR I DIDN'T.

YOU NEVER
GET COMPLAINTS--

I KNOW. DON'T WORRY
ABOUT IT, SAUL.

TELL SERVICE I SAID
TO TAKE YOU OFF
THE 14th FLOOR.

THANK YOU, SIR.

[BUZZER]

YES?

GOOD EVENING.
MAY I SEE HER GRACE?

I'M HER SECRETARY.
WHAT IS IT YOU WANT?

[WOMAN]
LET HIM COME IN.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, YOUR GRACE.
GOOD EVENING, SIR.

I UNDERSTAND YOU
HAD SOME TROUBLE
WITH OUR SERVICE.

WELL, NOT TROUBLE,
REALLY.

YOU SEE, MY HUSBAND'S
HAD A VERY TIRING DAY

AT THE TRADE COUNCIL
MEETING,

AND WE WANTED TO SPEND
A QUIET EVENING

IN OUR SUITE.

AND THE WAITER SPILLED
SOME FOOD ON HIS JACKET.

SUCH A CLUMSY THING
TO DO, REALLY.

I'M TERRIBLY SORRY.
I'LL LET THE WAITER GO.

THE HOTEL WILL PAY
FOR DAMAGES.

OH, I WOULDN'T WANT YOU
TO LET THE WAITER GO.

WE DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE
QUITE THAT MUCH OF IT.

THAT'S VERY KIND.
MAY I HAVE THE JACKET? I'LL SEE
THAT IT'S CLEANED.

WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN,
YOUR GRACE.

GOODNIGHT, SIR.

THANK YOU.

GRANT US,
IF IT BE THY WILL,

SUCCESS IN WHAT
WE'RE ABOUT TO DO.

WE ASK THY BLESSING
AND SUPPORT

IN ACQUIRING
THIS HOTEL

NAMED AFTER
THY OWN ST. GREGORY.

MOREOVER,
IF IT BE THY WILL,

WE PLEAD
THAT IT BE DONE
EXPEDITIOUSLY

AND WITH ECONOMY.

SUCH TREASURES
AS WE, THY SERVANTS,
POSSESS

NOT BEING DEPLETED
UNDULY,

BUT ADDED
AND HUSBANDED
TO THY FURTHER USE.

WE INVOKE
THY BLESSING ALSO,
O GOD,

ON THOSE
WHO'LL NEGOTIATE
AGAINST US,

ASKING THAT
THEY'LL BE GOVERNED

SOLELY ACCORDING
TO THY SPIRIT

AND THOU SHALT
CAUSE THEM TO BE
REASONABLE

AND USE DISCRETION
IN ALL THAT THEY
SHALL DO TOWARD US.

AMEN.

NOW, HOW MUCH AM I
GONNA HAVE TO PAY
FOR THIS HOTEL?

I WON'T SUGGEST A PRICE,
MR. O'KEEFE.

THAT'S FOR YOU TO DECIDE.

BUT MAY I?

BUT THERE'S NO QUESTION

THE $2 MILLION MORTGAGE
COMING DUE

IS GONNA MAKE
THE BARGAINING EASIER.

NO CHANGE IN THAT?

NO. TRENT CAN'T
RAISE THE MONEY.

HE'S HAD AN OFFER FROM
A REAL ESTATE COMPANY
OFFERING TO GET HIM OUT

FOR 500,000 PLUS SOME STOCK
IN THE CORPORATION.

THEY WANT TO
TEAR DOWN THE HOTEL
AND PUT UP AN OFFICE BUILDING.

THEY'LL TEAR DOWN
THE ST. GREGORY
OVER TRENT'S DEAD BODY.

NOT UNTIL.

THEN THERE'S NOT MUCH
STOPPING YOU, MR. O'KEEFE.

I'VE ARRANGED A CONTACT
WITH AN AUDITING FIRM

THAT'S HANDLED
THE HOTEL'S BUSINESS

FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS.

WHAT DID IT COST US?

$2,000.
DO YOU DRINK SCOTCH?

I DON'T DRINK.
I FORGOT.

WAS IT WORTH IT?
YES, SIR.

McDERMOTT'S INCREASED
THE NET INCOME OF THE HOTEL

BY ALMOST 30%
IN THE LAST 4 YEARS.

WHILE IT'S NOT ENOUGH, STILL IT
SHOWS WHAT COULD BE DONE

UNDER THE O'KEEFE
MANAGEMENT.

McDERMOTT STRUCK ME
AS BEING AN AFFABLE MAN,

BUT NOT MUCH ELSE.

YOU SURE THIS INCREASE
IS HIS WORK?

NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

IT COINCIDES
WITH HIS TAKING OVER
AS GENERAL MANAGER

WHEN TRENT
HAD THE STROKE
FOUR YEARS AGO.

WHAT'S HIS BACKGROUND?

ACCORDING TO THE HOTEL'S
CHIEF BELL CAPTAIN,

MAN NAMED HERBERT CHANDLER,

McDERMOTT CAME IN HERE
AS A BELLHOP 15 YEARS AGO.

TRENT TOOK A LIKING TO HIM
AND PUT HIM ON THE FRONT DESK.

HE SENT HIM TO THE SCHOOL
OF HOTEL MANAGEMENT

AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY.

WHEN HE CAME BACK, TRENT
USED HIM AS ASSISTANT MANAGER.

HE'S BEEN VERY CLEVER ABOUT
GETTING CONVENTION BUSINESS

AND FILLING THE BALLROOMS
AND BANQUET ROOMS

WITH PRIVATE PARTIES.

YOU'LL HAVE TO GIVE
A LOT OF THOUGHT
TO McDERMOTT.

WHY?

HE'S A HARD-CASE
BUSINESSMAN

AND HE HAS A LOT
OF INFLUENCE WITH TRENT.

WHEN YOU START
TO BARGAIN,

IN MY OPINION,

IT'LL BE McDERMOTT THAT
YOU'LL BUTT HEADS WITH,

NOT TRENT.

WHAT'S HIS SALARY?

400 A WEEK.

WELL, I DON'T THINK
THAT MR. McDERMOTT
WILL BUTT VERY HARD.

NO, NOT VERY HARD AT ALL.

[PLAYING DIXIELAND JAZZ]

SHOW TIME!

SHOW TIME ON THE INSIDE,
SIR.

NO COVER, NO MINIMUM...

SHOW TIME ON THE INSIDE...

HI.

HEY THERE.

HI, MIKE.

DUPERE.

LISTEN, PAL,
WE GOT A FULL HOUSE,
AND THAT MEANS TROUBLE.

JUST BE HERE WHEN
YOU'RE NEEDED, ALRIGHT?

I WAS OVER AT
POLICE HEADQUARTERS,

REPORTING ON
A STOLEN SUITCASE.

HOW MUCH YOU WIN
IN THE POKER GAME?

IF THAT'S HOW YOU FEEL,
MAYBE YOU'LL DO SOME CHECKING.

MAYBE I WILL.

I'M SORRY.

I'LL STICK
ON THE JOB.

OKAY.

CAN I HAVE 1415, PLEASE?

CLERK, PLEASE. 1415.

PLEASE.

EXCUSE ME, SIR.

1415, THAT'S
THE PRESIDENTIAL
SUITE, SIR.

WHAT?
THE PRESIDENTIAL SUITE.

OH. I ASKED FOR 1451.
THAT'S NOT MINE.

OH, EXCUSE ME.

HERE YOU GO.

THAT'S QUITE ALRIGHT.
NO HARM DONE.

[RING]

[RING]

[RING]

[RING]

HELLO?

YES, PUT THEM THROUGH.

JEFF!

JEFFREY, IT'S LONDON.

I DON'T WANT
TO TALK TO THEM.

BUT YOU MUST.
IT'S THE FOREIGN OFFICE.

TELL THEM I'M NOT HERE.

TELL THEM I'M DRUNK.

TELL THEM ANYTHING.

NO, DAVID,
IT'S CAROLINE.

JEFF...

JEFF, THE POST
TO WASHINGTON'S

NARROWED DOWN TO YOU
AND JOHN ELLSBETH.

YOU CAN SEE WHAT
THAT MEANS, CAN'T YOU?

THERE'LL BE RESISTANCE
TO ELLSBETH IN WASHINGTON.

IT'S YOURS, JEFF.

THE POST IS YOURS.

YOU MUST REALIZE
WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING
FOOLISH NOW.

I DETEST YOU.

HI, NICK.
HELLO, PETE.

LISTEN, NICK, NUMBER THREE
ELEVATOR'S ACTING UP.

WELL, LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT THE SNAPPERS.

RELAYS ARE SLOW, PETE.

THAT'S ALL, I RECKON.

I'LL TIGHTEN IT UP TONIGHT
WHEN WE DON'T NEED HER.

[RADIO PLAYING SOFT MUSIC]

WERE YOU ASLEEP?

NO.

DON'T GET TOO BORED, BABY.

WE'LL HAVE THIS
WRAPPED UP IN 24 HOURS.

CURTIS...

HMM.

WHY DO YOU WANT
THIS HOTEL?

BUYING HOTELS
IS MY BUSINESS.

THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT.

IS IT?

THE EXCITEMENT
IN YOU.

IT'S MORE THAN
JUST BUSINESS.

MM-HMM.

YUP.

TELL ME.

MM-MMM.

YOU MIGHT THINK ME
PETTY OR VINDICTIVE.

I WOULDN'T WANT THAT.

I'VE ALREADY DECIDED
WHAT I THINK OF YOU,
CURTIS.

I CAN'T EVER TAKE YOU
FOR GRANTED, CAN I?

ALRIGHT.

A LONG TIME AGO,

I SAT DOWNSTAIRS,

WAITING FOR AN INTERVIEW
WITH WARREN TRENT

FOR A JOB AS SUB-CLERK
ON THE FRONT DESK.

SUB-CLERK.

I USED MY SAVINGS
TO GET TO NEW ORLEANS

FOR THAT INTERVIEW.

I WAS NIGHT CLERK
AND PORTER

AT A SMALL HOTEL
ABOUT 100 MILES
UPRIVER FROM HERE.

THE ST. GREGORY
WAS THE GREAT HOTEL

OF THE SOUTH
IN THOSE DAYS.

I WAITED...
AND WAITED.

FOUR HOURS.

FINALLY, TRENT CAME OUT
TO TAKE A LOOK AT ME.

"YOU WON'T DO,"
HE SAID.

"SORRY."

THAT'S REALLY ABOUT
ALL THERE IS TO IT...

EXCEPT THAT I DIDN'T
HAVE ENOUGH MONEY

TO GET BACK TO MY JOB.

I WAS SO SURE
HE'D HIRE ME.

I WALKED 100 MILES.

DOES HE REMEMBER THIS?

NO.

NO.

BUT YOU'LL REMIND HIM
WHEN THE HOTEL IS YOURS.

MM-HMM. YEAH. IT'S SORT
OF LIKE COMING FULL CIRCLE.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

BUT IT'S
MORE THAN THAT, TOO.

I WANT TO SAVE
THE HOTEL.

HOW SENTIMENTAL OF YOU.

HMM.

WELL, I'VE GOT
A COUPLE MORE
CALLS TO MAKE,

BUT I WON'T BE LONG.

WILL YOU BE AWAKE?

OF COURSE.

FEATURE "CONVENTIONS
ACCOMMODATED"
MORE STRONGLY.

YOU KNOW,
CENTER IT UP,
MAKE IT BOLDER.

ALRIGHT.

OH, AND HERE'S THE AD
WE'RE GETTING OFF

TO THEVISTA
TRAVEL MAGAZINE.

WHAT ABOUT THE 85th
BIRTHDAY OF THE HOTEL?

ARE THEY GOING
TO GIVE US A WRITE UP?

WITH PICTURES.

OH, LOOK AT THAT.

MR. O'KEEFE'S
TRAVELING COMPANION.

THE ONLY WAY
TO TRAVEL.

EXCUSE ME, MR. MASON.

THERE'S A CALL FOR YOU
IN MY OFFICE.

OKAY. I'LL GET IT.

BONJOUR, MADAME.

BONJOUR,
MONSIEUR McDERMOTT.

YOU HAVE FISH.

HOW PLEASANT.

DID YOU FIND
THE BEAUTY SALON
SATISFACTORY, MADAME?

WHAT IS YOUR OPINION?

CHARMING.

THEN IT WAS SATISFACTORY.

[BUZZER]

COME IN, PETE.

GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.

[RING]

WASHINGTON.

[RING]

[RING]

YEAH, THANK YOU, DEE.

HOW YOU FEEL?

LIKE A MAN TRYING
TO HOLD UP HIS BRITCHES
WITH ONE HAND

AND CLIMB A TREE
WITH THE OTHER.

HELLO?

MR. LASWELL?

YES.

I'M HERE
WITH WARREN TRENT.

MY STOPWATCH
IS RUNNING.

YOU'VE GOT
THREE MINUTES.

YOU DON'T HAVE A STOPWATCH,
AND I DON'T NEED
THREE MINUTES.

I'M SPEAKING FOR MR. TRENT.
WE'D LIKE TO MAKE A DEAL, SIR.

I MAKE DEALS.
OTHERS ACCEPT THEM.

IF YOUR TIME'S
SO ALL-FIRED IMPORTANT,

DON'T WASTE IT
SPLITTING HAIRS, MR. LASWELL.

GO ON.

ALRIGHT, YOU'VE BEEN
WAITING TO GET A FOOT

IN THE HOTEL BUSINESS
DOWN HERE FOR 20 YEARS.

NOW'S YOUR CHANCE.

WHAT'S THE PRICE?

2 MILLION,
SECURED FIRST MORTGAGE.

YOU GET
A UNION SHOP

AND WRITE
YOUR OWN CONTRACT.

WHEN DO YOU NEED IT?

LIKE YESTERDAY.

HOW MUCH MONEY
IS YOUR HOTEL LOSING?

PLENTY, BUT NOT SO MUCH
THAT CAN'T BE CHANGED.

MATTER OF FACT,
IT IS CHANGING.

PROVE IT.

THE BOOKS WILL PROVE IT.

YOU SHOULD KNOW
CURTIS O'KEEFE
IS IN THE HOTEL.

HE'S HERE TO MAKE
AN OFFER.

O'KEEFE DOESN'T BUY
A PIG IN A POKE.

MAYBE TRENT WILL
BE SMART TO UNLOAD.

IF HE DOES, YOU WON'T
GET THIS CHANCE
FROM O'KEEFE.

OKAY, McDERMOTT.

I'LL FLY TWO
OF MY FINANCIAL PEOPLE
DOWN THIS AFTERNOON.

THEY'LL TAKE
YOUR BOOKS APART.

AND I MEAN APART.

DON'T FIGURE
TO HIDE ANYTHING.

I WANT IT ALL.

YOU'LL GET IT.

IF IT'S GO,

I'LL PICK UP YOUR NOTE
FOR THREE YEARS.

I WANT A THREE-YEAR
SHOP CONTRACT.

FIVE YEARS ON THE NOTE.
THREE YEARS.

WE CAN TALK RENEWAL WHEN THE
TIME COMES.

FIVE YEARS.
DON'T TRY TO HANG US UP,
MR. LASWELL.

ALRIGHT,
BUT ONE THING.

WE WON'T NEED
AN EMPLOYEE VOTE.

TRENT'S SIGNATURE
ON THE CONTRACT
WILL BE ENOUGH.

MY PEOPLE VOTE!

YOU HEAR?
THEY VOTE!

YOU MEAN, YOU'RE ASKING ME
TO SPEND TIME AND MONEY

TO SET THIS UP WITHOUT
ANY KIND OF A GUARANTEE
FOR A SHOP CONTRACT?

I TELL YOU,
MY PEOPLE VOTE.

I'M PRETTY SURE
OUR PEOPLE WILL
GO ALONG WITH THIS.

IF THEY DON'T,
MR. TRENT LOSES
HIS HOTEL.

I THINK IF HE'S WILLING
TO TAKE THAT CHANCE,

YOU SHOULD BE WILLING
TO GAMBLE ON YOUR END OF IT.

WE'LL DO BUSINESS.

[RING]

HELLO.

SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO TALK

TO HIS LORDSHIP ABOUT HIS CAR.

ABOUT HIS CAR?

PUT THEM THROUGH.

THIS IS THE DUCHESS
OF LANBOURNE.

WHO ARE YOU,
AND WHAT IS IT
ABOUT OUR CAR?

IF HIS LORDSHIP
COULD MEET ME
OUTSIDE THE HOTEL,

WE'D BE FREER TO
TALK THINGS OVER.

IF THIS IS
SOME SILLY PRANK...

YOU KNOW
THIS IS NO PRANK.

YOU AND THE DUKE HAVE ALREADY
MADE ONE BAD MISTAKE.
NOW DON'T MAKE ANOTHER.

WHERE WILL YOU BE?
AND HOW WILL WE KNOW YOU?

I'LL KNOW YOU, MA'AM.

I'LL BE ON A STREET
IN THE QUARTER
CALLED THIEVES' MARKET.

HOW VERY APPROPRIATE.

I THOUGHT YOU'D APPRECIATE
THE HUMOR, MA'AM.

AND, OF COURSE,
THIS FOUNTAIN HERE
IS RESTFUL AND CHARMING,

BUT A CIRCULAR MAGAZINE,
TOBACCO, BOOK, AND GIFT SHOP

WOULD BE MUCH MORE
PRACTICAL.

AND THESE
COMFORTABLE CHAIRS--

OH, I'D GET RID OF THEM.

IF THE GUESTS
WANT TO SIT DOWN,

LET THEM SIT
IN THE BAR OR COFFEE SHOP

WHERE THEY'LL SPEND
SOME MONEY.

AND WHAT ABOUT SHOPS?

ALL THAT IS INCOME SPACE.

AND THERE'S ROOM THERE
FOR MEN'S FURNISHINGS,

LADIES' WEAR, DRUGSTORE,
TRAVEL AGENCY.

ELLIOT, CAN'T YOU FIND
SOMETHING TO DO WITH YOURSELF?

YES, SIR.

IF I'M NOT TAKING YOU
AWAY FROM YOUR WORK
TOO LONG...

NO, NO, SIR.

IT'S TIME TO GO.

HA HA HA!

HA HA HA!

WELL, I DON'T
BELIEVE IT.

WHAT, SIR?
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY?

YOU KNOW, MOST OF THIS HOTEL
BELONGS IN A MUSEUM
SOMEWHERE.

IT'S ANOTHER ERA.

TOO BAD.

I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU
HOW WOULD YOU FEEL

ABOUT MANAGING
THE O'KEEFE ST. GREGORY?

WHEN EXACTLY
DOES IT BECOME

THE O'KEEFE ST. GREGORY,
SIR?

I'M PREPARING AN OFFER,

AND IF IT'S ACCEPTABLE,

I'LL KEEP YOU ON
AUTOMATICALLY

AT $700 A WEEK.

THAT'S AN AWFULLY
GENEROUS OFFER, SIR.

I'M AWARE OF THE FACT

I'LL BE GOING
AGAINST ANOTHER BID

FROM THAT
REAL ESTATE OUTFIT.

I'M ALSO AWARE
OF THE FACT

THAT WARREN RELIES ON YOU
FOR YOUR ADVICE.

YOU WANT ME TO SUPPORT
YOUR OFFER, IS THAT IT,
MR. O'KEEFE?

YOU'VE PUT
15 YEARS OF YOUR LIFE
IN THIS HOTEL.

NOW, IF THEY PULL IT DOWN, WHERE
DOES THAT LEAVE YOU, PETER?

WELL, I KNOW
ALL ABOUT YOU, PETER.

LIKE ME, YOU STARTED IN
CARRYING SUITCASES
AND TAKING TIPS.

AND LIKE ME,
YOU BROKE THROUGH.

I NEED MEN LIKE YOU.

YOU'LL HAVE A GREAT CAREER
WITH THE O'KEEFE CHAIN.

I MEAN IT.

PARDON ME, MR. McDERMOTT.

BUT IT'S TIME
FOR THE STAFF MEETING.

THANK YOU.
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

IF I CAN GET
A QUICK ANSWER FROM TRENT,

I'LL HAVE MY ATTORNEYS
DRAW YOU UP A CONTRACT
AND WE'LL PROCEED FROM THERE.

I THINK I CAN PROMISE
YOU A QUICK ANSWER.

GOOD MAN, PETER.

EXCUSE ME.

HE DIDN'T BAT AN EYE.
I WARNED YOU ABOUT HIM.

THERE'S ANOTHER DEAL
FOR THE HOTEL.

AND IT'S NOT
THE REAL ESTATE OUTFIT.

WHAT DO YOU BASE
THAT ON?

THE NOSE. I SMELL IT.

NOW, WHOSE IS IT?
WHERE DOES IT COME FROM--
HILTON, SHERATON, COMBINE?

I WANT TO KNOW.

YOU CAN'T HIDE
A MILLION-DOLLAR DEAL
LIKE A 10-CENT POKER GAME.

FIND IT, LARRY,
AND FIND IT FAST.

I'LL DO MY BEST.

I'LL PRAY FOR YOU,
LARRY.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

[DIXIELAND JAZZ PLAYS]

THANK YOU.

FOLLOW ME, MADAME.

[LAUGHING]

WHO ARE YOU?

YOU'VE SEEN ME
AROUND THE HOTEL.

I'M ONE
OF THE HOUSE DETECTIVES.

I GOT LOTS OF FRIENDS.

HAVE YOU REALLY?
YEAH.

I GOT ONE IN
A PLACE ACROSS THE RIVER

YOUR HUSBAND'S
BEEN VISITING QUITE OFTEN,

UNDER QUIET.

I WAS TALKING
TO MY FRIEND LAST NIGHT.

YOUR HUSBAND WAS THERE,
YOU MIGHT SAY STONED,
SMASHED.

YES, YES,
I UNDERSTAND.

YOU CAME OVER THERE
IN A CAB TO GET HIM.

BUT HE INSISTED
ON TAKING HIS JAG
BACK TO THE HOTEL.

WELL?

WELL, THEN I HEARD
ABOUT THE HIT AND RUN

AT THE END OF THE BRIDGE
THAT CROSSES THE RIVER.

AN EYEWITNESS REPORT SAID
THE CAR WAS SOME KIND
OF FOREIGN CAR.

WELL, I'M A CURIOUS FELLA.

I'M WAITING.

YEAH. I TOOK A LOOK
AT YOUR CAR.

OH.

THERE'S A BROKEN
HEADLIGHT.

THE CHROMIUM RING
AROUND THE HEADLIGHT

WAS FOUND ON THE ROAD.

IN A COUPLE OF DAYS,
THEY'LL KNOW IT'S FROM A JAGUAR.

NOW, IF YOU'RE THINKING OF
GETTING THE CAR REPAIRED, DON'T.

EVERY GARAGE IN THE STATE
WILL BE ALERTED

TO WATCH FOR A DAMAGED JAG.

YOU KNOW, MA'AM,

YOU SHOULD'VE BEEN
DRIVING THAT CAR.

I DON'T DRIVE.

WELL, THAT'S TOO BAD.

'CAUSE I'D LIKE
TO HELP YOU OUT.

HOW VERY GENEROUS
OF YOU.

WELL, I THOUGHT
YOU MIGHT BE
THE GENEROUS ONE.

SAY $10,000.

AND IN WHAT WAY
COULD YOU HELP ME?

BY KEEPING
WHAT I KNOW TO MYSELF.

IF THE CAR
CANNOT BE REPAIRED

AND IS DISCOVERED,

IT WILL BE REPORTED,
WON'T IT?

YOU KNOW,
AS A BLACKMAILER,

YOU'RE NOT VERY GOOD
AT YOUR JOB.

YOU THOUGHT
I'D BE PANICKED

AND HAND THE MONEY
OVER TO YOU
WITHOUT THINKING.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.

NO, I WON'T PAY YOU
$10,000.

I'LL GIVE YOU 25.

IF YOU EARN IT.

IF YOU DRIVE OUR CAR
AWAY FROM THIS AREA,

I'LL GIVE YOU $10,000
WHEN YOU LEAVE,

AND $15,000 WHEN YOU
MEET US WITH THE CAR
IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

WITH THAT BUSTED HEADLIGHT,
I'D BE PICKED UP BEFORE
I GOT OUT OF THE CITY.

I EXPECT
A SMART MAN LIKE YOU
CAN SOLVE THAT PROBLEM

FOR $25,000.

WHAT DOES A SMART MAN
LIKE ME CALL A DUCHESS?

WHAT DO YOU CALL
ANY WOMAN?

I'LL THINK OF SOMETHING.

BRILLIANT DINNER, WARREN.

YOU MIGHT LIKE
TO KNOW

THAT THIS SAME MEAL
IS AVAILABLE

IN MY MAIN
DINING ROOM TONIGHT.

YES?

MOST OF THE BIG HOUSES

HAVE HAD TO STANDARDIZE
THEIR MENUS

TO THE GENERAL
PUBLIC TASTE.

WHEN SOMEBODY WANTS
A REAL DINNER,

THIS IS STILL
THE PLACE TO COME
IN NEW ORLEANS.

YES, BUT I NOTICED

YOUR DINING ROOM
WAS EMPTY TONIGHT.

A BIG CONVENTION
CLEARED OUT TODAY.

BESIDES, THIS IS
THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

IT'S THE MIDDLE
OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.

THE HOTEL BUSINESS
HAS CHANGED

SINCE THE TRENT FAMILY
BUILT THE ST. GREGORY.

BRANDY, PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

IF YOU DON'T THINK SO,

COMPARE MY BALANCE SHEETS
TO YOURS.

I HAVEN'T SPENT MY LIFE
MAINTAINING MY KIND
OF ESTABLISHMENT

TO TURN IT INTO
A CHEAP-RUN JOINT NOW.

YOU CAN CALL IT
CHEAP-RUN IF YOU LIKE,

BUT WHAT THE PUBLIC
WANTS TODAY

IS AN EFFICIENT
ECONOMIC PACKAGE.

HMM.

OLD-STYLE HOSPITALITY
DOESN'T COUNT ANYMORE.

A FEW
OF THE SMALLER HOUSES

MIGHT HANG ONTO THAT,

BUT A BIG HOUSE
LIKE YOURS HAS TO COMPETE.

AND YOU CAN'T COMPETE

UNLESS YOU THINK
LIKE I DO.

I'LL CONTINUE TO THINK
FOR MYSELF FOR A WHILE.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

PLENTY OF PEOPLE
TRAVEL FIRST-CLASS.

FIRST-CLASS IS DEAD,
WARREN. FINISHED.

FIRST-CLASS MEANS TRAVELING
FOR THE PLEASURE
OF TRAVELING.

THE JET PLANE
KILLED ALL THAT.

THE GREAT LUXURY TRAINS
ARE GONE.

THE BIG SHIPS ARE
DESIGNED FOR TOURIST CLASS.

THE HIGHWAYS ARE JAMMED.

THERE IS NO PLEASURE

IN THE ACT
OF TRAVELING ANYMORE.

EXCUSE ME,
MR. O'KEEFE.

SORRY
TO INTERRUPT YOU.

THAT'S AN EXTREMELY
INTERESTING POINT OF VIEW.

I'M NEEDED
AT THE DESK.

AS I WAS SAYING,

THERE IS NO PLEASURE

IN THE ACT OF TRAVELING
ANYMORE.

PEOPLE WANT
TO GET THERE FAST,

GET INTO AND OUT
OF A HOTEL FAST.

I HAVE A BLUEPRINT
FOR THE FUTURE--

A COMPLETELY
AUTOMATED HOTEL.

HUH.

THEIR
BAGGAGE WILL ARRIVE
BY HIGH-SPEED CONVEYOR.

EVERYTHING WILL BE DONE
BY CONVEYOR--

ROOM SERVICE,
LAUNDRY, VALET,

EVEN THE BILL

WILL BE PRESENTED
BY CONVEYOR.

HUH!

YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT A HOTEL
FOR AUTOMATONS

WITH PUNCH CARD BRAINS
AND LUBRICANTS FOR BLOOD.

NO, NO.

THERE'LL STILL BE PEOPLE,
CURTIS,

AND THERE'LL STILL
BE INNKEEPERS

WITH PRIDE
IN THEIR HOUSES

AND A PERSONAL INTEREST
FOR THEIR GUESTS.

THE ST. GREGORY
WILL STILL BE HERE.

IF IT'S STILL HERE,
IT WON'T BE THE SAME.

THE SAME.

MR. SILVERSTEIN.

YES.

HOW DO YOU DO?
I'M PETE McDERMOTT.

TAKE THESE BAGS
UP TO 310 AND 12.

FOLLOW ME, WILL YOU?

310 AND 12.

402.

[RING]

YES?

HERB CHANDLER,
MR. MORGAN.

McDERMOTT JUST MET
TWO GUYS

AND TOOK THEM
TO THE MAIN OFFICE.

WELL, WHAT DOES
THAT MEAN, HERB?

YOU SAID FOR ME
TO KEEP MY EYES OPEN.

THESE GUYS ARRIVED
IN THE HOTEL LIMOUSINE.

THEY DIDN'T REGISTER,

BUT McDERMOTT SENT
THEIR BAGS UPSTAIRS
ANYWAY.

THE NAMES ON THE BAGS
ARE SILVERSTEIN
AND GIOTTI.

THE ADDRESS
IS WASHINGTON, D.C.

DID YOU GET THAT,
MR. MORGAN?

I GOT IT, HERB.
THANKS.

OPERATOR, I WANT TO SPEAK
TO GEORGE F. LANSING,

O'KEEFE'S McKINLEY HOTEL
IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

[STRIP MUSIC PLAYS]

[GIGGLING]

BABY, I WORK HERE.

I CAN'T LEAVE YET.

HEY.

BUY ME ANOTHER DRINK.

I BOUGHT YOU ENOUGH.

YOU'RE JUST
TRYING TO GIVE ME
THE RUNAROUND.

I SWEAR
I'LL COME THROUGH.

HEY, WHAT HOTEL
YOU STAYING AT?

ST. GREGORY.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

YOU GIVE ME YOUR KEY,
I'LL COME ON OVER.

YOU CAN GET ANOTHER
AT THE DESK.

HOW LONG WILL YOU BE?

JUST ONE HOUR.
I SWEAR.

COME ON NOW.
GIVE ME THAT KEY.

50, BABY.

DON'T BABY ME.
YOU THINK I'M NUTS?

I'LL GIVE YOU 20.

NOTHING DOING.
THIS GUY IS LOADED.

I SEEN HIS BANKROLL.

I SWEAR.

50?

GOOD LUCK, BABY.

JEFF.

JEFF?

JEFF.

JEFF, IT'S GOING
TO BE ALRIGHT.

DUPERE CAN MEND
THE HEADLIGHT.

HE'LL DRIVE THE CAR
TO WASHINGTON.

OF COURSE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN
"OF COURSE"?

YOU SURE HE'S ONLY
DOING IT FOR THE MONEY?

WELL, CERTAINLY.
WHAT OTHER POSSIBLE
REASON--

COME OFF IT, CAROLINE.
I KNOW HOW YOU OPERATE.

A SMILE THAT MEANS
SO MUCH MORE,

A SULTRY GLANCE
OVER YOUR SHOULDER,

A TURN OF THE HIPS.
YOU DO IT ALL SO WELL.

SO FAR IT LOOKS
PRETTY GOOD.

NOT AS GOOD AS WE'D LIKE,
BUT PRETTY GOOD.

[SNORING]

41...

42...

WHY, THAT BITCH.

I DIDN'T THINK
A UNION COULD INVEST
IN A BUSINESS

THAT HOLDS
A LABOR CONTRACT.

DON'T BE A DAMN FOOL.
OF COURSE IT CAN.

WHERE THE HELL
HAVE YOU BEEN?

TRENT GIVES A NOTE
TO THE UNION PENSION FUND,

SECURED BY A MORTGAGE
ON THE HOTEL.

THE UNION HOLDS
THE MORTGAGE IN TRUST
FOR THE PENSION FUND.

IT'S LEGAL.
I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

TRENT TURNING
THE ST. GREGORY
INTO A UNION HOUSE?

HE'S FOUGHT IT OFF
ALL HIS LIFE.

McDERMOTT AGAIN,
MR. O'KEEFE.

[O'KEEFE]
ALRIGHT.
McDERMOTT AGAIN.

OKAY. LET'S
FIGURE THIS OUT.

WE KNOW
THE REAL ESTATE BID.

WE CAN GUESS WHAT
THE UNION DEAL IS.

HOW DO WE OUTSELL
EITHER OF THEM?

♪ THIS YEAR

♪ I CAN HEAR GUITARS
GENTLY PLAYING ♪

♪ STRANGE THEY SHOULD
BE SAYING ♪

♪ WHAT YOUR HEART
FORGOT TO SAY ♪

♪ AND THIS YEAR

♪ EVERYWHERE I GO

♪ THERE IS YOU

♪ IN THE MISTY MORNING
MEADOWS ♪

♪ YOU REACH OUT TO ME

♪ WARM AND SWEET
AND TENDER ♪

♪ THEN I REMEMBER YOU MORE

♪ THAN ANYONE

♪ ANYTHING

♪ ANY LOVE BEFORE

♪ AND THIS YEAR

♪ AND THIS YEAR

♪ IS A VERY
SAD YEAR ♪

♪ FOR CHEER

HOW ABOUT
A LITTLE JAZZ HOT
FOR THE LADY IN BACK?

SURE, PETE.

[PLAYING DIXIELAND JAZZ]

ANY SIGN
OF A FORCED ENTRY, SIR?

NOPE.

ALL I KNOW
IS THAT I'M OUT $500.

WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?

MIND IF I SEE THIS?

OUR HOTEL INSURANCE
DOESN'T COVER THE LOSS
OF VALUABLES

UNLESS THEY'VE BEEN
PLACED IN OUR SAFE.

A POLICE INVESTIGATION
MIGHT TURN SOMETHING UP.

YOU WERE GIVEN TWO KEYS.
DO YOU HAVE THEM BOTH?

NO. I GUESS
I LOST ONE
OR MISLAID IT.

I DON'T KNOW.

IN NEW ORLEANS,

THERE'S A RACKET
CALLED A "B" GIRL ROUTINE.

A "B" GIRL
TAKES A KEY FROM A MAN

AND PROMISES TO COME
TO HIS ROOM.

THEN SHE GIVES THE KEY
TO A PROFESSIONAL
HOTEL THIEF.

WERE YOU IN THE QUARTER
LAST NIGHT?

I'VE GOT A PLANE
TO CATCH.

I CAN'T GET MIXED UP
IN ANY POLICE
INVESTIGATION.

I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT ANY "B" GIRLS.

I, UH, I GOT A WIFE.

LET'S JUST
FORGET IT.

WE'D KEEP THE WHOLE THING
VERY QUIET FOR YOU.

THE HELL WITH IT.
FORGET IT.

LAST TIME I STAY
IN THIS JOINT.

DON'T FORGET TO LEAVE
YOUR KEY AT THE DESK,
MR. KILBRICK.

IF THAT GUY
EVER CARRIED $500,
I'LL EAT MY SHOES.

DO YOU THINK IT'S
A ONCE-ONLY JOB OR WHAT?

THERE'S ANOTHER
COMPLAINT.

A COUPLE IN 614
WAS AWAKENED

BY A GUY
OPENING THE DOOR.

ACTED LIKE
HE WAS DRUNK,

SAID HE HAD
THE WRONG ROOM.

SAID HE WANTED 641.

YOU CHECK
THE DESK?

YUP. SPARE KEY TO 614
IS STILL IN THE BOX.

I TRIED 641 IN 614,
BUT IT WON'T TURN.

ANYWAY, 641's
AN OLD DAME.

IF WE HAVE A THIEF,

HE'S ON TO US BY NOW,

AND HE'LL BE
WORKING FAST.

YOU, ART, AND DUPERE
STAY ON TONIGHT.

GET THREE GUYS
TO PATROL THE HALLS.

OKAY, PETE.

OPERATOR.

GET ME EXTENSION TWO
IN THE AUDUBON SUITE.

THANK YOU.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[RING]

HELLO.

HELLO,
MADAME ROCHEFORS.

YES.

PETER McDERMOTT
HERE, MADAME.

I, UH, HAVE YOUR NOTE.

WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE?

WE COULD START WITH
LUNCH AROUND 1:00.

I THINK I SHOULD MEET YOU.

ALRIGHT.

IT'S A LITTLE PLACE
CALLEDLA MOINES.

1:00. I WILL BE THERE.

GOODBYE.

BYE.

[WHISTLES]

MR. McDERMOTT,
PLEASE.

THIS WAY,
MADAME.

THANK YOU.

MONSIEUR McDERMOTT.

BONJOUR,PETER.
BONJOUR,MADAME.

WHAT A CHARMING PLACE.

GLAD YOU LIKE IT.

LET'S GO
THROUGH THERE.

THANK YOU, PIERRE.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE
TO DRINK?

MARTINI. THANK YOU.

MARTINI FOR MADAME

AND A BOURBON
ON THE ROCKS FOR ME.

CIGARETTE?

WELL, NOW, MADAME--

JEANNE, PLEASE.

I AM NOT MADAME.

CURTIS INTRODUCES ME
THAT WAY.

HE THINKS IT MAKES
OUR ARRANGEMENT
MORE DIGNIFIED,

WHICH IT DOESN'T,
OF COURSE.

ALRIGHT, JEANNE,

WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?

YOU HAVE MY NOTE?

YES. I'M SURE
YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED
IN SOME OLD BUILDINGS.

BUT I LIKE
OLD BUILDINGS.

I'M EQUALLY SURE
YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED

IN A RISKY FLIRTATION
WITH SOME HOTEL MANAGER.

NOT IN YOUR SITUATION.

AND WHAT IS
MY SITUATION?

OH, I'VE A PRETTY
FAIR IDEA

WHAT THE PEARLS COST,
JEANNE.

THAT MEANS YOU'RE HERE
BECAUSE O'KEEFE SUGGESTED IT.

WHY?

CURTIS THINKS
THAT HE'S SO CLEVER.

YES. I'M SUPPOSED TO GET
INFORMATION FROM YOU
ABOUT THE HOTEL.

HE COULD HAVE
SAVED YOU THE TROUBLE
BY ASKING ME HIMSELF.

IT'S NOT FOR SALE.

NO?

NO.

WELL, CURTIS LIKES
TO DO THINGS
INDIRECTLY.

INTRIGUE AMUSES HIM.

I'VE A FUNNY FEELING
I'M MISSING SOMETHING,
JEANNE.

IF YOU'RE SO
SUSPICIOUS OF ME,

WHY DID YOU COME?

CURIOSITY.

NOTHING MORE?

I--I THINK WE'D BETTER
LEAVE IT AT CURIOSITY.

ALRIGHT.

YOU ARE ONLY HERE
FOR CURIOSITY,

AND I'M ONLY HERE
AS A SPY.

NOW WHAT
SHALL WE DO?

UH, HOW ABOUT
ENJOYING LUNCH?

THE FOOD'S APT TO BE
PRETTY GOOD.

DO YOU LIVE
AT THE HOTEL?

YEAH. MOSTLY.

MOSTLY?

WHERE ELSE
DO YOU LIVE?

I'VE GOT A PLACE
HERE IN THE QUARTER--

WHEN I HAVE TIME,
WHICH ISN'T VERY OFTEN.

THANK YOU, YOUR GRACE.

YOU UNDERSTAND, OF COURSE,
THAT IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG,

IF YOU THINK
YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY

THE REST OF THE MONEY
IN WASHINGTON,

I GO TO THE POLICE.

REALLY?

BUT, UH,
WOULDN'T YOU HAVE

SOME
EXPLAINING TO DO,
MONSIEUR DUPERE?

NO. I'LL JUST SAY
THAT I WAS PAID $300

TO TAKE THE CAR
TO WASHINGTON,

AND THEN I HEARD
ABOUT THE MISSING JAG,
AND I GOT SUSPICIOUS.

AND THAT'S ALL
I'D HAVE ON ME--

$300.

MY, AREN'T
YOU CLEVER?

I'LL NEED
A NOTE FROM YOU
TO THE GARAGE MAN--

PERMISSION
TO TAKE YOUR CAR.

WILL THAT BE NECESSARY?

IT WOULD BE A BIT STICKY
WITHOUT IT, MA'AM.

HE MIGHT ASK QUESTIONS.

WOULD YOU
EXCUSE ME, PLEASE?

YES, MA'AM.

I'M SORRY.

WILLIS ROSET FORD.

JOSEPH ANSEKA.

G.K. ZMILNY.

I THINK I SAW THIS MAN
THE PAST FEW DAYS

WHEN THE CONVENTION
WAS HERE.

YES. I'M PRETTY SURE
HE WAS A GUEST HERE.

MAYBE STILL IS.

SHOW THIS AROUND
TO THE BELLHOPS

AND ROOM SERVICE
BOYS.

RIGHT.

WHO IS IT?

ROOM SERVICE.

DOOR'S OPEN.
COME IN.

I'M IN THE SHOWER.

I'LL TAKE THE CHECK
IN HERE.

YES, SIR.

TIP'S ON THERE.

YES, SIR.

THAT'S THE, UH,
ST. LOUIS CATHEDRAL
AHEAD OF US--

BUILT IN 1718.

THE PLACE YOU KEEP
YOUR APARTMENT,

WHEN WAS IT BUILT?

LE JAZZ HOT?

LITTLE BIT
OF EVERYTHING.

WOULD YOU LIKE
A DRINK?

MM-HMM.

ANYTHING SPECIAL?

NO.

[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]

YOU KNOW WHAT TIME
IT IS, DON'T YOU?

NO.

IT'S ALMOST 3:00.

UH, WHAT TIME
ARE YOU EXPECTED
BACK AT THE HOTEL?

I SAID, WHAT TIME
ARE YOU EXPECTED
BACK?

AT WHAT TIME ARE YOU
EXPECTED BACK?

I WAS WORRIED
ABOUT YOU.

HUH?

TAKE OFF
YOUR JACKET.

YOU EMBARRASS ME.

ALRIGHT.

GOOD.

I ONCE HAD A PLACE--

WHAT?

[TURNS MUSIC DOWN]

I ONCE HAD A PLACE
IN PARIS ALMOST LIKE THIS.

IT WAS THE FIRST
PLACE OF MY OWN
I'D EVER HAD.

IT WAS WARM
AND PRETTY AND BRIGHT.

I WAS IN LOVE.

IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.

COULDN'T HAVE BEEN
THAT LONG AGO.

OH, YES, IT WAS.

I WAS 17,
AND I AM 22 NOW.

I AM SORRY.

I CRY VERY EASILY...

AT NOTHING AT ALL.

IT'S A TRICK TO MAKE
MEN SYMPATHETIC.

YOU SEE, YOU ARE
SYMPATHETIC NOW,

AND BEFORE,
YOU WERE AFRAID OF ME.

IF HE HAD NOT
MADE THIS EASY FOR US,

I WOULD HAVE
FOUND ANOTHER WAY,

OR YOU WOULD.

AM I RIGHT?

YES.

HEY, IS SOMEBODY
GOING TO TAKE THESE BAGS?

I'M DR. ELMO ADAMS
FROM PHILADELPHIA.

I HAVE A RESERVATION.

AH, YES, SIR.

ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.

UH, MR. BAILEY.

THIS IS DR.--

ADAMS, PHILADELPHIA.
I HAVE A RESERVATION.

YES, DR. ADAMS.
ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.

MRS. GRANDIN.

YES?

GET PETE.

HE WENT OUT TO LUNCH.

I DON'T SEEM TO BE
ABLE TO FIND YOUR
RESERVATION, DOCTOR.

WHEN WAS IT MADE?

LAST NIGHT.
I HAVE A WIRE
CONFIRMING IT.

OF COURSE.
IT'S OBVIOUS THERE'S
SOME MISUNDERSTANDING.

WAIT A MOMENT.

GET ME THE PENTHOUSE.

BAILEY, THERE'S A GUY
TAKING PICTURES.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[RING]

YEAH?

MR. TRENT,
THIS IS BAILEY.

SIR, I'VE GOT A BIT
OF A PROBLEM DOWN HERE.

I'M BUSY. GET PETE.

PETE ISN'T HERE
RIGHT NOW.

THERE'S A COLORED
COUPLE HERE

WITH A CONFIRMED
RESERVATION.

I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU
THE POLICY OF THIS HOTEL.

YES, SIR.

I'M, UH, SORRY
ABOUT THE DELAY, DOCTOR,

BUT, UH, I DON'T HAVE
A ROOM FOR YOU.

WE EXPECTED
PEOPLE TO CHECK OUT
AND THEY DIDN'T,

AND WE'RE RATHER
PRESSED FOR SPACE.

HOWEVER, IF YOU WILL
ALLOW ME, SIR,

I WILL ENGAGE
A ROOM FOR YOU
AT ANOTHER HOTEL.

NO, THANK YOU.

YOU ACCEPTED
MY RESERVATION.

I WANT A ROOM HERE.

I'M SORRY, DOCTOR,
BUT THERE ISN'T
ANYTHING I CAN DO.

LET'S GO, MARY.

BOY, WILL YOU
TAKE THE---

[SOFT PIANO JAZZ PLAYS]

YOU ARE DRESSED?

IT'S LATE. 6:00.

GIVE ME A CIGARETTE.

AREN'T YOU
A LITTLE CONCERNED

ABOUT YOUR, UH,
GREAT AND GOOD
FRIEND?

I SHOULD BE,

BUT I AM NOT.

HE HAS BEEN
VERY KIND TO ME.

HE WANTS ME
TO MARRY HIM,

BUT I WON'T.

NOW I HAVE EVEN BEEN
UNFAITHFUL TO HIM,

AND I SHOULD BE
SORRY ABOUT THAT,

BUT I AM NOT.

I CAN'T
QUITE BELIEVE
YOU'RE WITH HIM

JUST FOR THINGS
LIKE THIS.

BUT I AM.

YES. I KNOW,
BUT WHY?

WHEN I WAS
LEFT ALONE IN PARIS
IN THAT APARTMENT...

WHEN I KNEW
THAT I HAD BEEN USED...

I SAID, "ALRIGHT,
ALRIGHT, JEANNE,

"IF THAT IS
THE WAY IT IS,

YOU CAN DO THAT, TOO."

TOUGH KID,
AREN'T YOU?

YES, I'M A TOUGH KID.

WELL,
IT'S STILL 6:00.

MAY I COME BACK?

BUT YOU'RE LEAVING
NEW ORLEANS.

IF I DON'T GO
WITH CURTIS.

AREN'T YOU FORGETTING
HOW TOUGH YOU ARE?

PUT YOUR CLOTHES ON.

SEEMS ALRIGHT,
VIC.

WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO DO
WITH THE CAR?

I'M DOING A FAVOR
FOR THE AMBASSADOR.

OKAY.
TAKE IT EASY.

[HORN HONKS]

[DOOR UNLOCKING]

WAS IT
TOO BORING, BABY?

I LEARNED
WHAT YOU WANTED TO KNOW.

THE HOTEL IS NOT FOR SALE.

THEY HAVE NEW FINANCING.

IT'S ALMOST 7:00.

ISN'T THAT RATHER
A LONG TIME
FOR LUNCH

AND A TRIP
AROUND THE QUARTER?

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

DON'T EVER ASK ME
TO DO ANYTHING
FOR YOU AGAIN.

JEANNE.

I'M VERY FOND
OF YOU.

A HIT.

A HIT.

[CROWD CHEERING]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

NOW, BAILEY JUST TOLD ME
ABOUT THE NEGRO COUPLE
YOU TURNED AWAY.

I WANT
PERMISSION TO FIND THEM
AND GIVE THEM A ROOM.

YOU KNEW
IT WOULD HAPPEN.

YOU SAID
YOU'D ROLL WITH THIS.

I WON'T ROLL WITH IT
UNTIL THEY MAKE ME.

I'D LOSE BUSINESS
IF I LET COLORED
PEOPLE IN.

WE'VE GOT STATISTICS
ON ALL THE DE-SEGED HOTELS.

THEIR CLIENTELE
HASN'T CHANGED 1/2%

UH, LOOK, PETE--

IF THIS IS
A CIVIL RIGHTS ACTION,

IT'LL BE ALL OVER
THE NEWSPAPERS TOMORROW.

LASWELL'S UNION
HAS A LARGE MEMBERSHIP
OF NEGROES.

HE CAN'T INVEST
IN A BUSINESS

WHERE THEY TURN
NEGROES AWAY.

HE'S GOING TO
BLOW THE WHISTLE
ON OUR DEAL.

WELL,
WHY WEREN'T YOU HERE

TO HANDLE IT FOR ME?

YOU KNOW
I DON'T UNDERSTAND
THINGS LIKE UNIONS,

CIVIL RIGHTS,
INDOOR BALL GAMES.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND
THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD
ANYMORE.

THAT'S WHAT
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

THIS IS YES OR NO,

OR DO YOU WANT
TO TAKE A CHANCE
ON LOSING THE HOTEL?

OH, GO AHEAD.

WELL, GO AHEAD!

ALRIGHT.

HELLO, MRS. GRANDIN,

I WANT YOU TO CALL
EVERY MOTEL, HOTEL,

AND TOURIST HOME
IN THIS TOWN,

AND FIND OUT WHERE
A DR. ELMO ADAMS

AND HIS WIFE
ARE STAYING.

LISTEN, CALL MASON.
GET HIM OVER HERE.

MOTELS--
THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WHAT?

MOTELS!

WILL YOU HOLD
THE LINE, PLEASE?

DO YOU HAVE
A DR. ELMO ADAMS

AND WIFE
REGISTERED THERE?

YES. I'LL WAIT.

GIVE ME A CIGARETTE,
WILL YOU?

YES? JUST
A MOMENT PLEASE.

MR. McDERMOTT,
THE BEAUVOIR HAS
A MR. ADAMS AND WIFE.

A MR. ADAMS?

SEE IF HE'S REGISTERED
FROM PHILADELPHIA.

IS MR. ADAMS
FROM PHILADELPHIA?

YES, SIR.

GET HIM ON.

RING HIS ROOM,
PLEASE, OPERATOR.

THANKS, HONEY.

HELLO, UH,
DR. ADAMS.

WHO'S THIS?

ARE YOU THE DR. ADAMS

WHO WAS IN
THE ST. GREGORY HOTEL
THIS AFTERNOON?

YES.

WELL, THIS IS
PETER McDERMOTT,

GENERAL MANAGER
OF THE ST. GREGORY.

I'M SORRY
ABOUT THE MIX-UP
THIS AFTERNOON.

WE HAVE A ROOM FOR YOU.

WELL, I'M CHECKED IN
HERE NOW.

THE ST. GREGORY
WILL PICK UP YOUR BILL.

IF I MAY,
I'LL PICK YOU UP
IN THE LIMOUSINE.

THAT'S MIGHTY NICE
OF YOU, MR. McDERMOTT.

EXCUSE ME.

UH, YES, SIR.

COULD YOU CALL
DR. ELMO ADAMS?

TELL HIM THE ST. GREGORY
CAR IS HERE.

HE JUST
CHECKED OUT, SIR.

I CALLED HIM.
HE WAS EXPECTING ME.

UH, YES. I KNOW.

DID HE SAY
WHERE HE WAS GOING?

NO, SIR.

YOU MIND
IF I SEE HIS CARD?

I'M SORRY, SIR.

HE DOESN'T
ANSWER.

WOULD YOU
LIKE TO LEAVE
A MESSAGE?

THANK YOU.

MR. McDERMOTT.

IF YOU'RE THINKING
OF DE-SEGING
THE ST. GREGORY,

MAYBE YOU CAN USE
A LITTLE COLOR
ON THE DESK.

YOU THINK YOU'RE KIDDING?

SEND ME AN APPLICATION.

THE ST. GREGORY'S
ON THE NAACP LIST,
MR. McDERMOTT,

BUT WE HAVEN'T
MADE YOU A TARGET YET.

IF WE WERE, WE'D TRY
AND TALK TO YOU FIRST.

IF WE COULDN'T TALK,

WE WOULD ARRANGE
A SITUATION

THAT WOULD PUT
THE MATTER TO COURT.

THIS DR. ADAMS
DIDN'T BELONG TO US.

I'VE
CHECKED THE PAPERS
AND WIRE SERVICES.

THERE'S NO STORY
FILED ON ADAMS.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHY HE'D DUCK ME.

COULD HE BELONG
TO ANOTHER CIVIL
RIGHTS ORGANIZATION?

MAYBE,
BUT I DOUBT IT.

IN FACT,
I'M A LITTLE
CURIOUS MYSELF.

WE USUALLY KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON
IN THE DISTRICT.

I'LL SEE WHAT
I CAN FIND OUT.

I'D APPRECIATE THAT.

I DO NOT WANT
ANY TROUBLE
FOR THE HOTEL.

DOES THAT MEAN THE BARS
AGAINST NEGROES ARE DOWN?

IT DOES.

HOW ABOUT MR. TRENT?

HE'S BEEN WHAT YOU
MIGHT CALL OVERCOME.

IN NEW ORLEANS,
THAT'S THE MILLENNIUM.

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

IT'S BEEN
A GOOD NIGHT'S WORK.
THANK YOU.

DUPERE DIDN'T
SHOW UP, PETE.

OH, BOY.

GET ANOTHER MAN
FROM THE AGENCY.

YOU ALL SET UP
FOR TONIGHT?

YEAH, WE'RE SET.

OUR THIEF MIGHT BE A PRO
NAMED G.K. ZMILNY.

BAILEY AND THE BELLHOPS
THINK THEY RECOGNIZE
THE MUG SHOT,

BUT THEY CAN'T
TIE HIM TO A ROOM.

MAYBE HE'S SKEDADDLED,
MAYBE HE HASN'T.

THESE GUYS CAN DISAPPEAR
LIKE RATS FROM A BARN.

I'LL GIVE YOU A HAND
WITH THE PATROL, MYSELF.

♪ IT'S JUST
THE THOUGHT OF YOU ♪

EVENING.

♪ THE VERY THOUGHT

♪ OF YOU

♪ MY LOVE
♪ MY LOVE

YEAH.

[APPLAUSE]

SOMETHING FOR YOU,
PETE?

WELL...

HOW'S ABOUT
A LITTLE SOMETHING

FOR A TROUBLED SPIRIT?

YOURS?

MM-HMM.

♪ ALONE

♪ TOGETHER

♪ BEYOND THE CROWD

♪ ABOVE THE WORLD

HI, TOM.

MAKE IT A DOUBLE.

♪ WE'RE NOT
TOO PROUD ♪

PETER.

HELLO, MR. O'KEEFE.

PETER. WOULD YOU
GIVE ME A NAPKIN,
PLEASE?

THANK YOU.

SAY, I LIKE THIS GIRL.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DO.

SHE'S BEEN HERE
A LONG TIME.

I WANT TO THANK YOU

FOR SHOWING MADAME ROCHEFORS
AROUND THE CITY.

HOSPITALITY OF
THE ST. GREGORY, SIR.

MMM.

I'M MAKING WARREN
AN OFFER TOMORROW.

DIDN'T MADAME TELL YOU?

MR. TRENT'S ARRANGING
NEW FINANCING

FOR THE HOTEL.

YES, YES, OF COURSE.

BUT WHEN HE HEARS
MY OFFER,

I THINK HE MIGHT SELL

IF YOU TAKE
AN AFFIRMATIVE VIEW.

I THINK YOU OVERESTIMATE
MY IMPORTANCE.

DO I?

ASIDE FROM KEEPING
YOU ON HERE

AT $700 A WEEK
WITH ME,

I'LL ALSO PAY YOU
A $20,000 BONUS
WHEN WARREN SELLS.

NOW, IF THAT'S
AN OVERESTIMATION,

IT'S ONE YOU SHOULD
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.

WOULDN'T YOU AGREE?

$20,000 IS A VERY
AGREEABLE SUM.

I WAS HOPING YOU'D FEEL
THAT WAY ABOUT IT.

♪ LOVE IS AS DEEP
AS THE SEA ♪

YES, I LIKE
THIS GIRL.

WE'LL KEEP HER ON.

♪ ...IS AS GREAT
AS A LOVE CAN BE ♪

A MR. BAILEY WOULD
LIKE TO SEE YOU
AT THE FRONT DESK.

OKAY, TIM.

♪ IF WE'RE ALONE

♪ TOGETHER

[APPLAUSE]

HI THERE,
CAPTAIN YOLLES.

HI, PETE.

SAY, I--I--I
NEED YOUR HELP.

SURE.

UH...

I'VE GOT
YOUR MAN DUPERE

OUT THERE
IN A PATROL CAR.

HE WAS PICKED UP
FOR DRIVING A JAGUAR

THAT BELONGS TO SOME
PROMINENT GUESTS HERE,

THE DUKE AND DUCHESS
OF LANBOURNE.

DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT HIM HAVING THE CAR?

NO. PICKED UP?

YOU PICKED HIM UP
FOR STEALING A CAR?

POSSIBLE.

I'D LIKE TO TALK
TO THE GARAGE MAN.

SURE. COME ON.

CHARLIE.

CHARLIE.

DETECTIVE DUPERE,

DID HE TAKE A CAR OUT
TONIGHT?

YEAH, EARLY.
THAT BIG JAG

THAT BELONGS TO
THE ENGLISH DUKE.

DID HE HAVE PERMISSION
TO TAKE IT?

HE HAD A NOTE FROM
THE DUKE'S WIFE.

LET ME SEE IT.

IT'S A PIECE
OF PURPLE PAPER.

HEY, JUNIOR,

DID YOU SEE A PIECE
OF PURPLE NOTEPAPER?

I CLEANED
A LOT OF STUFF
OUT OF HERE.

WHERE'S THE TRASH?

I TOOK IT TO
THE INCINERATOR.

WELL, I'M SORRY,
PETE.

I SWEAR HE
GAVE ME A NOTE.

I DON'T LET
NO CARS
OUT OF HERE--

I KNOW, I KNOW,
CHARLIE.

THANKS.

CAPTAIN YOLLES,
IS THERE ANY REASON

YOU CAN'T TELL ME
WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT?

THAT'S THE CAR
THAT KILLED
A LITTLE BOY.

DO YOU SUPPOSE
THE DUKE AND DUCHESS

ARE IN TONIGHT?

THEY'RE HOSTING A PARTY
IN THE DOMINIQUE ROOM.

CAN I SPEAK TO THE DUKE
WITHOUT HORNING IN?

I CAN DO IT FOR YOU.

GET DUPERE.

OH, UH, WE ASKED FOR
YOUR HUSBAND, YOUR GRACE.

IT'S ALRIGHT.
I CAN SPEAK
FOR MY HUSBAND.

THIS IS CAPTAIN YOLLES
OF THE CITY POLICE.

IT'S SOMETHING ABOUT
YOUR AUTOMOBILE.

A MAN NAMED DUPERE
WAS PICKED UP DRIVING IT.

HE CLAIMS YOU GAVE HIM
PERMISSION TO DRIVE IT.

I JUST WANTED TO
CHECK WITH YOU ABOUT IT.

I GAVE NO ONE PERMISSION
TO DRIVE MY CAR.

DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN?

SHOULD I KNOW HIM?

HE WAS DRIVING
THE CAR.

HE SAYS THAT
YOU PAID HIM $300

TO DRIVE IT
TO WASHINGTON, D.C.

WE ALWAYS
SHIP OUR CAR.

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?

BOOK HIM ON SUSPICION
OF CAR THEFT.

HERE'S THE DOUGH.
TALK TO CHARLIE.

PLUNKETT!

IS THAT ALL?

YES, MA'AM.

THERE IS SOMETHING
YOU MIGHT HELP ME WITH.

WERE YOU OR YOUR HUSBAND

DRIVING YOUR CAR
ON TUESDAY NIGHT?

TUESDAY.

NO...

I THINK
THAT WAS THE NIGHT

WE DIDN'T
LEAVE THE HOTEL.

YOU'RE CERTAIN
OF THAT?

WHAT IS THIS,
CAPTAIN?

IF YOU DON'T
BELIEVE ME,

WHY DON'T YOU ASK
MR. McDERMOTT?

I THINK
THAT WAS THE NIGHT

YOU WERE
IN OUR SUITE.

YES.

I'M SORRY, MA'AM.

MAY I RETURN?

YES, MA'AM.

YOU'LL GET YOUR
CAR BACK TOMORROW.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, DUCHESS.

ARE THEY ON TO US,
OLD GIRL?

ELMER, HOLD IT,
HOLD IT.

WAIT A MINUTE.

THEY DID PRETTY GOOD
IN THE KITCHEN TODAY.

ONLY GOT NINE SPOONS,
THREE FORKS, AND--

HENRY, IS THIS
TONIGHT'S STUFF?

YEAH.

HAVE YOU BURNED
MUCH OF IT?

SOME. WHY?

WELL, IT MAY BE
TOO LATE,

BUT THERE'S
A PIECE OF STATIONERY
LIKE THIS

WITH WRITING ON IT.

THINK YOU CAN FIND IT?

THAT'S A TALL ORDER.

ONE ITTY-BITTY
PIECE OF PAPER?

IT'S AN IMPORTANT
PIECE OF PAPER.

I'LL TRY.

THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY.

I'LL TRY.

OKAY.

[MUMBLES IN SLEEP]

[TOILET FLUSHES]

WHAT HAPPENED?

HE'S WORKING.

ART JUMPED HIM
ON SEVEN,

LOST HIM ON
THE SERVICE STAIRS.

HE'S WEARING
A DARK GRAY SUIT
AND HAT.

HE COULDN'T
SEE HIS FACE.

IT'S THOSE DAMN
CREDIT CARDS.

THEY...

DAMN CREDIT CARDS.

HEY...

I THINK WE CAN
STOP LOOKING NOW.

ARE THEY IN
THE HOTEL NOW?

THEY'RE AT THAT
TRADE COUNCIL

FOR THE CLOSING
CEREMONIES.

CALM ENOUGH ABOUT IT,
AREN'T THEY?

WELL, THERE'S NO RUSH.

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

YEAH?

FROM WASHINGTON,
MR. LASWELL ON LINE FIVE.

OH, GOOD.

HELLO.

WHAT'S WRONG
WITH YOU PEOPLE?
YOU CRAZY?

WHAT?

IF WE ARE,
SHOUTING ON THE PHONE

ISN'T THE CURE,
MR. LASWELL.

DAMN IT ALL,
YOU KILLED
YOUR OWN DEAL.

I TAKE IT THIS
HAS SOMETHING TO DO

WITH A MAN NAMED ADAMS.

THERE'S
A TWO-COLUMN STORY

IN THE
WASHINGTON HERALD
WITH PICTURES.

YOU THERE, McDERMOTT?

YES, I'M HERE.

TRENT'S
AN OLD HARD-NOSE,

BUT YOU SEEM
LIKE A MAN WITH BRAINS.

WHAT HAPPENED?

WE WANTED THAT DEAL
DOWN THERE.

WE WANTED IT, TOO,
MR. LASWELL.

HOW DID YOU
LET THIS HAPPEN?

WOULD IT MAKE
A DIFFERENCE?

DO YOU UNDERSTAND
MY SITUATION?

I'VE GOT 40,000
NEGRO MEMBERS--

I UNDERSTAND
VERY CLEARLY,
MR. LASWELL.

I'M SORRY, McDERMOTT.

I LIKED DOING BUSINESS
WITH YOU.

WELL, I KILLED
THE GOOSE, DIDN'T I?

WELL.

FORGIVE ME, PETE.
I'M A STUPID OLD--

[JACKHAMMERING STARTS]

WHAT?

[JACKHAMMERING]

[SHOUTING]
I SAID FORGIVE ME.

I'M A STUPID
OLD MAN.

OH.

NOW WE'RE RIGHT BACK
WHERE WE STARTED,

BACK WITH THE
REAL ESTATE PEOPLE.

O'KEEFE HAS
A PROPOSITION FOR YOU.

HE HASN'T MADE A--

[JACKHAMMERING STOPS]

HE HASN'T MADE
A MOVE YET.

[TELEPHONE
RINGS]

HELLO, PENTHOUSE.

OH, YES, SIR,
JUST A MINUTE.

HE'S MAKING
A MOVE NOW.

YES?

YES, CURTIS.

WHY, I'D BE GLAD
TO TALK TO YOU.

I'LL BRING--

[JACKHAMMERING STARTS]

I'LL BRING MY
GENERAL MANAGER ALONG

IF YOU DON'T MIND.

FINE.

WELL, WE'LL HEAR
WHAT HE HAS TO SAY.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING, SIR.

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

GOOD MORNING.
I DIDN'T MEAN
TO FRIGHTEN YOU.

I JUST CAME

FOR HER GRACE'S
LETTER CASE.

YOU'D THINK THEY WERE
TRYING TO BREAK US DOWN

WITH THEIR SILENCE.

PERHAPS THEY'RE
DOING THE DECENT THING

AND WAITING FOR ME
TO GIVE MYSELF UP.

I'M AFRAID
YOU'RE NOT MUCH

OF A MASTERMIND,
OLD GIRL.

THE WHOLE SCHEME
HAS BEEN RIDICULOUS.

YOU CAN BE SURE
THE LONG ARMS OF THE LAW

ARE REACHING OUT
TO GATHER US UP.

BUT THEY HAVE NO PROOF.

AND AFTER ALL,
YOU'RE NOT JUST ANYBODY.

WHAT COULD THEY ACHIEVE?

YOU COULD CLAIM
YOUR DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY,

AND THEY KNOW IT.

YOU'D WANT ME
TO DO THAT?

AFTER WE'VE GONE
THIS FAR, YES.

OF COURSE.

[DOORBELL BUZZES]

GOOD MORNING,
GENTLEMEN.

GOOD MORNING.

WARREN.

WARREN, COME IN.

PETER.

GOOD MORNING.

WARREN, SIT OVER HERE.

I'M CERTAINLY GLAD
THAT WARREN BROUGHT
YOU ALONG, PETER.

YOU'LL BE A BIG HELP
TO BOTH OF US.

WELL, WE CAN GET
RIGHT TO IT.

YOU KNOW WHAT
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT.

MMM, I JUST
WONDERED WHY

YOU PUT IT OFF
SO LONG.

I HAD TO DO
A LITTLE CHECKING
HERE AND THERE.

I THINK
I SHOULD TELL YOU

I'M FAMILIAR
WITH YOUR CURRENT
FINANCIAL PICTURE.

I'M SURE YOU ARE.

YOU PROBABLY KNOW IT
BETTER THAN I DO.

IT'S A DEPRESSING
PICTURE, WARREN,

BUT WHAT I'M
ABOUT TO PROPOSE,

IF YOU CAN OVERCOME
YOUR PREJUDICE

TO MY KIND OF OPERATION,

WILL MEAN SECURITY
FOR YOURSELF

AND PERPETUATION
OF THE ST. GREGORY.

FIRST OF ALL,

I WANT YOU TO KEEP
YOUR APARTMENT,

RENT-FREE FOR AS LONG
AS YOU LIVE.

YOU'LL STILL BE ON TOP
OF THE ST. GREGORY.

YOU'LL STILL BE A PART
OF THIS WORLD-FAMOUS HOTEL,

WHICH YOU MADE INTO
THE FINE INN IT IS.

YOUR THOUSANDS
OF FRIENDS

WILL STILL BE ABLE
TO FIND YOU HERE

BY PICKING UP
THAT HOUSE PHONE

AND SAYING
"GIVE ME THE PENTHOUSE."

AGREED?

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

I'M LISTENING
TO YOU.

[RING]

DOWNSTAIRS,
THERE WILL
BE A PLAQUE

O'KEEFE SUITE.
COMMEMORATING
THE NAME OF TRENT--

FOUNDERS OF
THE GREATEST HOUSE
IN AMERICA.

MR. McDERMOTT.

ALRIGHT?

[TRENT]
GO ON.

PURCHASE PRICE
WILL BE BASED ON...

GOOD MORNING,
MR. McDERMOTT.

I HAVE SOME
INFORMATION FOR YOU.

THE MAN CALLED ADAMS

WORKS IN A HOTEL
IN PHILADELPHIA

RUN BY
THE O'KEEFE CHAIN.

HE HAS NO CONNECTION
WITH ANY CIVIL RIGHTS
ORGANIZATION.

...STILL LEAVE YOU
A VERY TIDY SUM.

THAT'S, UH,
VERY INTERESTING.

THANKS A LOT
FOR YOUR TROUBLE.

THEY'LL PAY
1,250,000 IN CASH.

BUT I'M KEEPING
THE HOUSE ALIVE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE

YOU'RE GOING TO
LET THEM PULL IT DOWN.

THIS HOUSE IS MORE
THAN JUST WARREN TRENT.

IT'S THOSE 300 PEOPLE
THAT WORK FOR YOU.

YOU FORGETTING
ABOUT THEM?

NO. NO, I'M NOT.

SOME OF THEM
HAVE BEEN HERE

ALMOST AS LONG
AS YOU'VE BEEN HERE.

WHAT ABOUT THEIR JOBS?

WARREN...

LOOK AT ME.

I WILL TAKE CARE
OF YOUR PEOPLE.

NOW, I'M LEAVING
FOR MEXICO CITY TONIGHT.

MAKE A DECISION NOW.

SAVE THE HOTEL.

I THINK YOU SHOULD
ACCEPT THE OFFER,
MR. TRENT.

HMM?

IT'S A FAIR OFFER.

YOU DON'T WANT
THE OLD HOUSE TORN DOWN.

AND YOU CAN LIVE HERE
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

YOU CAN WATCH
THE CHANGES THEY MAKE.

YOU CAN WATCH HIM
TEAR OUT

THE OLD
LOREDO-TAFT FOUNTAIN,

WATCH HIM PULL DOWN
THE GREAT MARBLE COLUMNS.

YOU CAN WATCH HIM
CHANGE THE GRAND PROMENADE

INTO A ROW
OF BUSY LITTLE SHOPS.

YOU CAN WATCH HIM
DIVIDE THE GREAT SUITES

INTO LITTLE
MATCHBOX ROOMS.

McDERMOTT--

I'M PERSUADING HIM.

YOU SEE,
MR. O'KEEFE

OFFERED ME
$700 A WEEK

TO PERSUADE YOU
TO SELL TO HIM.

AND A $20,000 BONUS.

THAT'S A HELL
OF A LOT OF MONEY.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THIS BELLHOP
IS TALKING ABOUT.

GO AHEAD, PETE.
PERSUADE ME.

ALRIGHT.

ALRIGHT,
I OFFERED HIM SOME MONEY.

WELL, THAT'S BUSINESS.

A MAN GOES IN
WITH EVERY ADVANTAGE

HE CAN GET.

I MADE A MISTAKE
THIS TIME.

BUT YOU'RE
A BUSINESSMAN, WARREN.

BUT YOUR GENERAL MANAGER
OBVIOUSLY IS NOT.

NO.

BUT HE TALKS
MIGHTY GOOD.

GO ON, PETE,
PERSUADE ME.

WELL, LET'S SEE.

YOUR EMPLOYEES
THAT MR. O'KEEFE

IS SO DEEPLY
CONCERNED ABOUT,

HE'LL TAKE CARE
OF THEM, ALRIGHT.

HE'LL BRING
A WRECKING CREW

OF EFFICIENCY
EXPERTS IN HERE,

AND WITHIN 30 DAYS,

THERE WON'T BE
ANYONE YOU CAN
CALL BY NAME.

NOT TRUE.

SHOULD I
BELIEVE HIM, PETE?

YOU CAN TRUST HIM.

YOU TRUST HIM?

SURE, I TRUST HIM.
HE'LL PAY ME $20,000.

OH.

YOU MIGHT WONDER WHY
I'M WORTH $20,000
TO MR. O'KEEFE.

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU.

HE THOUGHT
I MIGHT TUMBLE
TO A LITTLE TRICK

HE PLAYED ON US
YESTERDAY.

HE DEFTLY ARRANGED
TO HAVE ME, UH,

CHARMINGLY
PREOCCUPIED

WHILE DR. ADAMS TRIED
TO CHECK IN HERE.

NOW, DR. ADAMS,

OR ELMO ADAMS,

IS THE DAY BELL CAPTAIN

AT MR. O'KEEFE'S
PHILADELPHIA HOTEL.

HE WAS JETTED
IN YESTERDAY

WITH AWASHINGTON
HERALDREPORTER.

I'M NOT SURE
ABOUT MR. O'KEEFE'S

TIE-UP WITH THEHERALD,

BUT IT WAS GOOD ENOUGH
TO PLANT THE STORY

FOR LASWELL TO READ.

IN CASE I HEARD
ABOUT THIS,

THE $20,000
WAS SUPPOSED
TO BUY MY MOUTH--

TO KEEP IT SHUT.

MR. TRENT, TAKE
HIS OFFER FOR MY SAKE.

HE IS BEAUTIFUL.

ALRIGHT.

I KILLED YOUR UNION DEAL,

BUT I'LL MATCH
THE REAL ESTATE OFFER.

1,250,000.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE
OUT OF A JOB, PETE.

YOU MADE A BIG MISTAKE,
SHOOTING OFF YOUR MOUTH.

WELL, EVERYONE
MAKES MISTAKES.

1,500,000 IN CASH.

OOH-WHEE!

THAT'S A LOT OF CASH,
ISN'T IT, PETE?

THAT'S MY LAST OFFER.

PETE, CALL THE BANK,

AND TELL THEM TO CLOSE
THAT REAL ESTATE DEAL.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

ELLIOT.

PETER.

I DON'T TELL LIES.

FOR ANYONE.

I KNOW.

UH...

YOU BETTER CANCEL
ALL RESERVATIONS.

AS THE GUESTS
START MOVING OUT,

START SHUTTING DOWN
THE PLANT.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

CAPTAIN YOLLES.

THE DUKE OF LANBOURNE,
CAPTAIN.

ARE YOU THE GENTLEMAN

WHO SPOKE TO MY WIFE
LAST NIGHT?

YES, SIR.

I'D LIKE TO HAVE
A CHAT WITH YOU.

I'LL BE RIGHT OVER.

I WOULD RATHER
COME THERE

IF YOU DON'T MIND.

IT WOULD BE
MORE PROPER FOR ME
TO COME THERE.

AFTER ALL,
WHAT I HAVE TO SAY
IS BEST SAID

WHERE THAT SORT
OF BUSINESS IS
CONDUCTED.

YES. IMMEDIATELY.

THANK YOU.

HOW YOU DOING?

GOOD AFTERNOON.

DOWN?

DOWN.

AFTERNOON, MA'AM.

AFTERNOON.

AAH!

[ALARM]

WHAT THE HELL
HAPPENED HERE?

IT'S THE ELEVATOR.

WHICH ONE?

IT'S NUMBER THREE.

GET ME A PENCIL
WITH A RUBBER TIP.

OKAY.

[MAN]
STAND BACK.

JUST STAND BACK,
PLEASE.

GET ME THAT.

[ALARM OFF]

[MAN]
STAY BACK.

[HERBIE]
IT'S BETWEEN FLOORS,
PETE, ABOUT THE 10th.

HERBIE, SAM,
LET'S GET UP THERE.

BAILEY,
GET THESE DOORS CLOSED.

[BAILEY]
STAND BACK.

GIVE ME A LEG
UP HERE, SAM.

ALRIGHT.
THAT'S-A-BOY.

OKAY, HERBIE.
TAKE US UP.

YOU ALRIGHT?

YEP.

SLOW DOWN, HERB.

SLOW, HERB.
TAKE IT SLOW.

OKAY, STOP IT.

I'M STOPPING.

PETE, THOSE BRAKES
ARE BURNING OUT.

YOU ALRIGHT?

WE'RE OKAY,
PETE.

[WOMAN]
OH, GET US OUT
OF HERE, PLEASE.

IT'S GOING TO
BE ALRIGHT.

IT'LL BE
ALRIGHT, MA'AM.

COME ON.
YOU'RE NEXT.

GET AHOLD OF HER.

THAT'S IT, DEAR.
EASY. THAT'S GOOD.

SAM.

EASY NOW.
DON'T LOOK DOWN.

COME ON.

OKAY,
WHO'S NEXT?

COME ON.
HURRY IT UP.

COME ON.

NOW YOU, SIR.

COME ON.
GET HIM UP.

COME ON.
STEP ON MY BACK.

GIVE ME YOUR HAND.

EASY.

GET YOUR LEGS UP.

PUT YOUR FOOT
ON MY KNEE.

GET RID
OF THE BAG.

PUT THE BAG
DOWN.

GET RID
OF THE BAG.

NO.

GET RID
OF THE BAG.

COME ON. COME ON.
COME ON.

HERE YOU GO,
SAM.

GRAB MY WRISTS.
THAT'S IT.

IT'S GOING
TO GO.

SAM!

HER GRACE
WILL SEE YOU NOW.

YOUR GRACE.

I WISH IT WAS
NOT NECESSARY
TO DO THIS.

I UNDERSTAND.

VERY WELL.

YOU SEE, I WAS
DRIVING THE CAR.

I PANICKED
AND DROVE AWAY

FROM THE SCENE
OF THE ACCIDENT.

EVERYTHING THAT
WAS DONE AFTER THAT
WAS DONE

BECAUSE
MY HUSBAND WANTED
TO PROTECT ME.

I AM COMPLETELY
TO BLAME.

AND THIS MAN?

IT WAS JUST
AS HE TOLD YOU.

HE WAS GIVEN $300
TO DRIVE THE CAR
TO WASHINGTON.

BEYOND THAT,
HE'S NOT IMPLICATED.

I'M VERY SORRY

FOR THE TROUBLE
I'VE PUT YOU TO.

PLEASE FORGIVE ME.

ALRIGHT,
DUPERE.

WAIT FOR ME
OUTSIDE.

CAPTAIN.

WHAT WILL YOU
HAVE ME DO NOW?

NOTHING
FOR THE MOMENT,
YOUR GRACE.

I'M LEAVING TO
STAY WITH FRIENDS.

YOU'LL KEEP ME
INFORMED ABOUT
WHERE YOU ARE?

OF COURSE.

AND CAPTAIN...

PLEASE.

WHATEVER HAPPENS,

PLEASE DON'T LET
MY HUSBAND'S NAME
BE DISGRACED.

YOU SEE, EVERYTHING
THAT WAS DONE WAS...

WELL, YOU SEE,
MY...

WELL...

MY HUSBAND
LOVED ME VERY MUCH.

HOW MUCH MONEY
DID YOU REALLY GET?

ALRIGHT.
BEAT IT.

YOU GOING TO
PICK HER UP?

WHAT FOR?

FOR TRYING TO GIVE
HER DEAD HUSBAND
A CLEAN BILL?

SHE'S A NICE,
PRETTY WOMAN.

A SURE WAY TO EMPTY
A HOTEL FAST,

DROP AN ELEVATOR.

RIGHT.

OKAY, WE'LL BE
RIGHT IN.

SENT FOR ME,
SIR?

YEAH, PETE.

I WANT THE EMPLOYEES

TO HAVE SIX WEEKS
SEVERANCE PAY.

THE OLD TIMERS,
GIVE THEM SIX MONTHS PAY.

RIGHT.

HOW MANY GUESTS
DO WE HAVE LEFT?

OH, ABOUT 60,

INCLUDING
THE O'KEEFE PARTY.

THEY'LL BE
CHECKING OUT SOON.

WELL, KEEP THE BOYS
ON THEIR TOES

UNTIL THE LAST ONE
IS GONE.

13 PRESIDENTS HAVE STAYED
IN THIS HOTEL.

YOU KNOW, PETE,

I'M GOING TO HAVE
MORE THAN HALF
A MILLION LEFT.

FIND US AN INN
TO KEEP.

OH, MAYBE
NOT SO BIG,

BUT ONE WE CAN KEEP
THE WAY WE WANT IT.

I'LL LOOK AROUND.

ASK ONE OF THE BOYS

TO TAKE MIKE OUT FOR
HIS CONSTITUTIONAL.

RIGHT.

[WOMAN]
♪ WHY SHOULD
I LOVE AGAIN? ♪

♪ WHY WAIT AROUND...

McDERMOTT.

♪ WHEN EACH AGE HAS
A FACE WHO HAS FROWNS? ♪

IF I'M NOT THERE,
TRY THE NUMBER
IN ACAPULCO.

OH, McDERMOTT.

THE YOUNG LADY'S
RETURNING TO PARIS.

ARRANGE HER FLIGHT AND
PUT IT ON MY BILL.

I'D APPRECIATE IT.

OF COURSE
I WILL, SIR.

WELL...

IT WAS
A GOOD HOUSE.

IT'S TOO BAD.

♪ IT MUST BE FUN

♪ LOTS OF FUN

♪ TO BE SURE
ONE DAY IS DONE ♪

♪ OH, THE TIME IS COMING

♪ WHEN YOU'LL BE KISSED

♪ AND THEN YOU'LL
BE KISSED AGAIN ♪

♪ OR DID YOU DANCE...

THIS IS PRETTY GOOD,
CONSIDERING, TOM.

OLD CUSTOMERS COMING
TO THE WAKE.

WORD'S GOT AROUND
THAT WE'RE CLOSING.

♪ AND EVERY STAR OUT
IN FAR HOLLYWOOD ♪

♪ SEEMS TO
GIVE IT A TRY ♪

♪ SO WHY--

LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN,

THE DRINKS ARE
ON THE HOUSE.

GO, HONEY.

[BAND PLAYING]

GIVE ME THE...

GET ME
THE PENTHOUSE.

HELLO, MR. TRENT.

I THINK YOU'D BETTER
COME ON DOWN HERE.

I'M GIVING
ALL YOUR BOOZE AWAY.

ALRIGHT.

I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.

GIVE ME
THE AUDUBON SUITE.

BIENVENUE,
MADEMOISELLE.

MERCI.

WOULD YOU LIKE
SOMETHING?

YES.

ANYTHING SPECIAL?

YES.