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Good morning, boss. Good morning, Tattoo.

Smiles, everyone.

Smiles.

Ah, Miss Melanie Jones from Dallas, Texas.

Oh, no, Bob.

Not the Miss Jones that you told me about.

The one who... The one who has only one week left to live. Yes, the two.

But, Bob, she looks so happy.

She is happy because I have promised to grant her her fantasy.

Oh, I see. Her fantasy is to be cured of whatever is wrong with her.

No, Tatou, she has a terminal blood disorder and is quite reconciled to her

fate. Her fantasy is to do something exciting and important.

To somehow make a contribution to life before she dies.

I think I know that man.

Oh, I'm sure you've seen his photograph many times, Tattoo. Mr. Edward Ross from

Detroit, Michigan, is the very successful and admired publisher of Ines

magazine, as well as two daily newspapers in New York and Los Angeles.

He's loaded.

Maybe he's here to give us our fantasy.

He's here, Tattoo, because his success has given him everything in the world

except the most important thing of all.

What's that?

Happiness, Tattoo.

But to achieve that, he must first have forgiveness.

You see, Mr. Ross's fantasy is to meet once again those people who were dearest

to him in his past.

Those loved ones he feels were cheated and hurt by his driving ambition to

the very top.

My dear guests, I am Mr. Rock, your host.

Welcome to Fantasy Island.

You are about to meet Dr.

Russ Nicola, who is on the island doing some very important experimental work in

hematology. Oh, now, wait a minute, Mr. Rourke.

Maybe you didn't understand.

I beg your pardon? I am not here looking for some last -hope miracle treatment

invented by some quack.

Oh, not like that at all.

Tattoo is absolutely right.

Dr. Nicola's work is under my personal supervision, and I assure you it's the

only way, the only way.

You can achieve your fantasy to do something exciting and worthwhile.

Well, when you get right down to it, what have I got to lose?

Nurse, that's... Oh, Mr. Seagull, I'm so sorry. Your accident ruined your

fantasy. Ruined? It was going lousy until I broke my leg, Mr. Rourke. But

this... This is my kind of fantasy.

Okay.

Here's what we're going to do.

I'm going to give you a local anesthetic, okay? Then I'm going to make

incision right here just below your clavicle.

I'm going to secure the implant to some tissue, and then I'm going to stitch you

up. Then I'm going to connect this tiny wire to this monitor, which will show a

yellow light for normal physical exertion, orange for strenuous, and red

dangerous physical stress.

This is the implant.

Oh.

What does it do?

Well, basically, it's a microchip which will be programmed by information

supplied by our own blood. That information is then transmitted into a

computer, which diagnoses the problem and prescribes a cure.

Are there any side effects?

Uh, that's the unknown part. Injection, please, nurse.

You see, the only effect there's been so far has been in the motor activity of

the body and the monkeys that I've tested.

Monkeys?

Yeah, monkeys. I told you I didn't want to do this.

I believe I'm on the right track, but this technique will take years to

Then I really am doing something worthwhile, right?

Well, I hope so.

I'll tell you the truth.

I would call this whole thing off right now, but Mr. Rourke insists that I do it

and has faith in me. You can still call it off. There's time.

And ruin my fantasy?

Ready when you are, Dr. Nicholas.

What you don't understand, Mr. Rourke, is all my life I've been a taker.

I don't know, I had this... this thing that I had to be somebody. A raw gut

feeling gnawing inside of me that kept saying to me, you gotta be king of the

hill. I mean, I never really set out to hurt anybody, but I didn't let anybody

stand in my way either.

You're referring specifically to the woman you loved, Miss Dina Lee, and of

course your son, Edward Ross Jr., hmm?

You know something? I haven't even seen my own kid in seven years.

Really? And you never married Miss Lee. May I ask why?

Well, there's a lot of reasons.

It's not because I didn't love her, because I did.

But I married Eddie's mother instead because she was high society and her

was rich and he could give me a leg up.

I just hope I haven't messed up my son's life like I messed up Dina's.

I've even heard she's a hooker.

Perhaps, just perhaps, mind you, your feelings of guilt are entirely in your

mind, Mr. Ross.

Can I tell you something, Mr. Rock?

Of course.

I was Dina's whole life.

I wound up treating her like dirt.

And now you want to make it up to her.

Oh.

Yes, I do.

Very well.

But I warn you to anticipate certain changes in his life.

She may be quite different than you expect.

I just want to see her, please.

Of course.

I'll be by your bungalow in 30 minutes and take it to her.

Thank you, Mr. Rugg. You're welcome.

I'm looking for Dr. Nicholas.

He's very busy.

Tattoo.

She's fine. Everything went great. Just great.

The boss will be very pleased.

I'll tell him right away.

Okay. Dr.

Nicholas, I'm Philip Waverly, Waverly Pharmaceuticals.

My sources tell me you're on to something pretty big.

Oh, Waverly. Yeah, you're a big entrepreneur and a wheeler -dealer.

I'm sorry, I'm not interested.

From what I'm told, this implant experimentation has tremendous profit

potential. Mr. Waverly, my work is experimental.

When and if it's ready to market, I'll speak with reputable manufacturers, not

you.

Looks like he's on to something pretty big, Homer.

Might be worth the trip after all.

My God, she is a hooker.

Miss Lee?

If you will excuse me.

You look good, Dina.

I get along?

Drink?

No, I never did and I still don't.

Guess I forgot.

Here's to your virtue.

I never did get that straight, Eddie.

Whether you're a man of big virtues and little vices or the other way around.

Dina. Look.

A very nice man named Mr. Rourke went to a lot of trouble to find me and talked

me into coming here.

And I mean it took some real talking.

Now, what have you got in mind?

Dina.

Dina, anything you want.

I mean it.

Anything in the entire world that you want.

Beautiful clothes, a fancy car, a home, travel.

In other words...

A whole new life.

Maybe I like the life I've got now.

Tina, don't say that, please.

I just don't want you to ever have to worry about money again as long as you

live. And there's no strings attached.

I mean it. You don't ever have to see me again.

And what do you get out of it, Eddie?

That's a fair question.

Maybe a little peace of mind.

And maybe just a good night's sleep every once in a while.

I'll think about it.

Good.

And promise me, Dina, that you'll think about it real hard, will you?

I'll meet you any time, any place.

All right.

My bungalow.

Say seven o 'clock?

That's great.

I'll be there You

want

to get an idea of how the implant is affecting the motor activity in your

Okay.

Going to 40.

Good. Going to 50.

75.

90, 95.

150 pounds.

What?

200.

400 pounds?

500 pounds?

Oh, this is impossible.

1 ,000 pounds?

Melanie, stop.

Stop. All right, stop. Stop. Melanie, stop. Please. That's it.

Absolutely amazing.

Dina, you look so different.

Come on in.

Yeah.

Thank you.

Dina, you look absolutely beautiful.

You know, it amazes me what they can do on an island like... Dana, no!

No!

I wanted to do that for such a long time, Eddie.

But with real bullets, not blanks.

I'm sorry.

I had that coming.

Yes, you did.

I'll say one thing.

You certainly look different than you did this morning.

This morning I dressed the way I thought you'd expect me to be.

I didn't want to disappoint you, Eddie.

Dina, I had people looking for you.

I heard things.

You heard I was a tramp walking the streets for a living.

Yeah, I heard that.

You've got it all backwards, Eddie.

That's what I was doing when you met me.

When I was 14, my parents split.

But they forgot to take me along.

I did what I could just to stay alive.

Dana, I never knew that.

You never asked.

I'm sorry.

Being sorry is so easy when you've got everything in the world you want.

When you came into my life, you changed everything.

For the first time, I knew what it was like to love somebody.

God, how I loved you, Eddie.

Then, Dina, let me help you, please.

I hung on for a long time, hoping you'd find time for me again.

Then one day I picked up a newspaper and it said you were marrying your

partner's daughter.

That was a business deal.

Oh, I know.

But that was when I first knew you weren't coming back.

When I started hating you.

And I used that hate to stay straight.

To make something of my life.

Then, Dina.

You tell me, what can I say and what can I do?

There is nothing you can say. And there's not a damn thing you can do.

I've got a husband, Eddie.

A good, solid man who loves me.

And we've got two wonderful daughters.

We're beautiful children.

When Mr. Rourke talked to me, I knew why I had to come. For both of us.

You to get rid of your guilt.

And me to get rid of my hate.

I have everything I want now.

Take care of yourself, Tina.

Melanie, I thought you might like to meet your predecessor.

This is Sally.

Well, it looks like you and I are in this together, old girl.

Can you explain to me what happened so that I understand it?

My theory is that somehow the chemical contained in the implant interacts with

the adrenaline secreted by your body.

So, in times of stress... I'm like the 90 -pound housewife who's suddenly able

to lift a fallen tree off of her only child?

Exactly. Except... Except that your physical capabilities seem to be

without limit.

Well, if this is the preliminaries, hang on for the main event.

Right.

At any rate, Melanie's not going anywhere.

I'm not? No, not until I know what that weight test meant.

Yes, sir.

Oh, I'd just like to ask you one more thing. Sure.

Are you married?

Wasted enough time already, Mr. Rourke.

See, I haven't seen Eddie since he was 14 years old.

And if I don't see him soon, I think the only memory he's going to have of his

old man is... is the checks that I send every month.

Oh, I think you may be in for something of a surprise, Mr. Ross.

Well, I don't doubt it.

But I've got something very personal I want to give him.

Very personal.

This is the only thing that my father left me before he died.

Little Eddie used to... used to be crazy about it.

It's very handsome.

Thank you.

Mr. Rourke, I'm going to tell you something that I've never told anyone

in my life. All right.

I have never in my life been able to say the words, I love you.

But surely, Miss Lee, your son.

No, not Dina, not Eddie, not my ex -wife.

Not even my mother, Mr. Rourke.

I know for some reason the words just got stuck in my throat. It wouldn't come

out.

Perhaps that's part of your problem, Mr. Ross.

The word love doesn't come from the throat.

It comes from the heart.

There you go. A little more attitude.

How about some more attitude? You're famous for that.

Yeah, yeah.

Now a little more leg.

Come on, come on. Give it up, girl. A little more leg. There you go.

Okay, a couple more like that.

Yeah, that's real good. I told you, you might be in for a surprise. Real good.

Nigel, that's it, that's it. How about a little more shoulder?

There you go. Okay, Elaine, you're up next.

Nigel, that means we're into a new setup, okay? Okay. All right, let's

everybody.

Good luck.

Pop.

How you doing?

Let me look at you.

Hey, man.

You went and grew up, didn't you? So you noticed, huh?

Hey, everybody, take five, okay? Take five.

I can't get over the way you look.

Hey, what's going on here? Oh, just a little competition, Pop.

I'm starting my own magazine.

I call it Ladies a la Carte. What do you think?

I think it's great.

But you know it's going to take a lot of big bucks to make that work, Eddie.

Well, so far every penny I can beg, borrow, and steal.

Well, you know what that's all about.

But so what? I mean, that's how you got your start. Am I right?

Yeah, but that was another time and another place.

And it wound up costing me more than just a lot of big bucks.

Pop, I understand that.

I mean, I got four scrapbooks full of articles about you.

How you clawed your way to the top. How you let nothing and nobody stand in your

way. Right?

But just because I did it, Eddie, that don't make it right.

Oh, what's right got to do with it? I mean, you did what you had to do.

Oh, I get it. That's a good move, Pop.

Try and throw off the competition, huh?

Come on, it's me you're talking to, your own little Ed.

Hey, Eddie, can we move things along?

Well, got to get back to work.

But hey, we got a lot of catching up to do, right? And there's a million angles

you can teach me that never showed up in those press clippings of yours, all

right? Son, just a minute.

I want to just show you something.

Do you remember this?

This is the only thing that I never hocked, even when I was short.

When you were a kid, about five or six years, you were crazy about it. You

always tried to get it away from me.

And it had this wonderful little song.

I always intended to give it to you, but somehow I never got around to it.

I'm sorry, Pop.

Sorry about what?

I don't remember.

Sure, what am I thinking about?

As I said, you were just a kid. Why should you remember?

Just a little kid. Hey, look, I'll catch you when I'm done here, all right?

Okay, all right. I'll see you later.

All right.

Okay, everybody, we're back, all right?

Nigel, you all loaded up and ready to go?

Okay, now, Elaine, give us something really fun, all right? Have a good time,

yeah. Little girl, little little girl. Yeah, yeah, just like that. I guess it

wasn't that important after all.

There you go, there you go, yeah.

Have a good time, good time.

Yeah, yeah, just like that.

Melanie, are you feeling tired?

No, more, uh...

Romantic than anything.

Ah, well, listen, that's probably just another side effect of that damn

Who cares?

Melanie, I... Hey.

Listen. This isn't very fair to you, Melanie.

Well, am I complaining?

What if things were different between us?

You know, normal?

I don't think you'd ever give me a second look.

Do you understand what I'm saying?

Oh, sure. Yeah, I get it.

You just don't want to be involved with a lady who, uh... who, uh... isn't going

to be hanging around that long.

Oh, no. You're wrong.

Melanie, I think you're the most attractive woman that I've ever met.

Dr. Nicolau! Dr. Nicolau! You? What is it?

The monkey.

What about the monkey?

Somebody's trying to steal the monkey out of the lab.

What? Yes. Come on, let's go, let's go.

Come on, come on.

Stop. Hey.

We got to get Sally back. Her life depends on it.

I'll get her. What?

No, wait, Melanie, you can't.

Let's get you her over.

Right over there. Come on.

Miss Jones?

Miss Jones?

Brad?

I sent the doctor out to get some coffee and fresh air.

Tell me, how do you feel?

Well, everything seems to be working.

Mr. Rourke, did I really do everything I remember doing?

Part of your fantasy was to do something exciting, as I recall.

Now, are you sure you feel all right?

I'm sure I feel all right.

What are you doing? I'm getting up.

No, no, no. Get back to bed.

Old people die in bed.

Well, you just give it up.

Well,

Mr. Nicholas, since you seem to have everything well in hand, we have other

things to do, don't we, Tattoo?

Tattoo?

Tattoo?

Yes, boss, yes.

Sam, I was really worried about you.

Well, that's something.

Well, what happened anyway?

Why did I black out?

I'm not taking any more chances with you. I am taking out that implant,

You're doing no such thing.

Damn.

You were almost killed.

The next time we'll kill you. Do you understand that?

I'm going to die anyway, remember?

Will you please get out of here?

I'd like to get dressed now.

Please?

Come on, Lolita. We got a lot of work to do here today, baby. We don't have time

to wait for you a whole lot, all right?

Come on.

All right.

Everybody ready?

Nigel, you set?

Yep. Okay. Lots of energy, everybody. Lots of energy.

And terrific. And one more just like that.

All right. All right. That's good. That's great.

Terrific. Okay.

Okay.

All right.

Yeah, I think Kathleen is going to fold, and we'll do the studio setup later,

all right?

We've already backlogged 12 centerfolds, Eddie. Did I ask for your opinion?

May I make a suggestion?

Hey, Pop.

Listen, I'll be right with you. We're not quite finished here yet, all right?

Well, you've got two ways to go. Now, you can either do it your way, or you

take the advice of someone who's made millions doing this kind of thing.

Thank you.

For instance, uh... She's got a beautiful body, and you've got it all

up. You're making this...

Young lady looked like a 1940s pinup. What do you mean?

What I mean is quite simple.

She's got a beautiful body. You should show it. Put her in a bikini like she

on. And something that's cut, ultra new, very high in the waist.

And wet it down.

Yeah,

that would be wild.

Wet and wild.

Hey, that is wild.

Aren't you Eddie Ross?

The Ness Magazine?

I stand accused.

What's your name?

Kathleen. Make a wish, Kathleen.

I wish I'd get a featured spread in Finesse magazine.

You have got it.

That's my personal card.

Now, you've got to do two things.

First of all, rest over the weekend, so you'll be looking good on Monday,

because I want to see you Monday in the main office in Detroit at Finesse

magazine, and we'll start the spread then, okay?

Now... I want you to bring all these pretty ladies with you, because I'm sure

can find something for them to do there.

In the magazine, okay? Oh, thank you.

All right, come on. Let me help you down.

You take care of yourself and rest up so you look pretty.

Yeah, okay.

That's all for today, okay?

Yeah.

Excuse me. Yes, sir.

Can I talk to you for a second? You can talk to me anytime.

What the hell was that?

Oh, I just wanted to show you what the world really works like.

I know what it works like.

You don't know nothing.

All right, okay, so you stole my models. Big deal.

Let me tell you something, Junior.

I'll steal a shirt off your back if you don't give up this mess.

Hey, it's a little late for fatherly advice, don't you think?

It's never too late to try to wise up a dummy like you.

Hey, Pop.

Don't push it too far.

Oh, now ain't that too bad.

I'm really surprised.

How do you think I got to be where I am, big man?

Don't you want to be like your old man?

Huh? Well, you got to know the rules. Don't you know that? And the first rule

there ain't no rules. Don't push me.

Let me tell you something.

I'll push you out of this business.

Oh.

Oh.

Hey, that's a hell of a punch you got there.

Yeah, well, your jaw ain't pulled off either.

You all right?

Yeah,

I'm all right.

Hey, listen, I didn't mean to hit you now. I'm sorry. You just kept coming at

and coming and... I understand, Eddie.

You know, it's funny. I didn't mean to run out on the woman I love.

I didn't mean to make your mother's life miserable. I didn't mean to neglect

you.

I didn't mean to sell out my life for a fat bank account and an ulcer.

A lot of lousy memories, but I did.

And I'm sorry.

I just don't want you to grow up to be like me.

I was just trying to... I was trying to help you along, that's all.

Yeah, but... But you got it all, man.

Eddie.

It's all the things that I don't have that counts. All the things that money

can't buy.

Things like...

Loyalty, respect, a real family, love.

Yeah, well, we never had too much of that in our family, did we?

No,

that's another inheritance that your old man left you.

Look, I just hope you listen to some of the things I said, and at least you'll

think about it.

That's all I ask. Just think about it.

Yeah, well, it looks like I got a lot of thinking to do.

When I'm ready, maybe I'll come and we can talk about it, all right?

That's good enough for me. Okay.

Hey, Pop, you got the watch with you?

Yeah.

I think I'd like it.

Now you make sure you call me real soon, you hear? I will.

All right. All right.

When you're ready.

Mr. Waverly.

I know it was you that tried to steal the monkey.

What monkey?

Doesn't matter.

I've been thinking a lot about your proposition.

Oh. Like you said, I don't have to like you.

A wonderful lady's gonna die if I don't come up with a miracle.

So... I want experts in my field working 24 hours a day with unlimited funds.

What do I get for giving you this miracle?

Everything.

Patent rights, the work.

You got a deal.

My yacht's standing off the shore at North Point.

I'll drive you up there.

We'll draw up the agreement.

You know, I'd given up, Doctor.

Was about to leave never underestimate the power of a woman

Oh, Miss Jones, I was trying to reach you on the phone.

Oh, I was just thinking and walking a bit.

Is something wrong?

Plenty. There's been an accident on a remote road in the mountains.

The car is overturned. Two men are trapped inside, and unless we get them

very soon, they will die.

Only you can do it.

Well, yes, but if I do that, I'm dead. I mean, Russ told me, that's it. Boom,

curtain. I would not ask you if one of those men weren't Dr. Nicholas.

If the gasoline hits that hot engine, Mr. Rourke, they're finished.

Oh, no.

Rourke?

Melanie. Are you all right?

Yeah, I'm okay.

Melanie, get out of here, please. Don't try and help me or do anything foolish.

Go away.

Are you kidding?

Sweetheart, please, no.

You called me sweetheart.

Thank you, Mr. Rook.

I'm surprised, Mr. Rook.

Why? You are leaving?

I did all the things that I came to Fantasy Island to do.

That's right, boss.

Is it indeed?

I believe there is a third and hidden part of your fantasy, Mr. Ross.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Me either.

Mr. Ross knows precisely what I'm talking about, too.

I want you to go somewhere with me now.

Mr. Rourke, you know and I know that that's impossible.

I'm afraid I must insist.

Please.

The two of you handle things here.

Okay, boss.

This can't be.

Can't it, Mr. Ross?

Why don't we go inside and find out?

Hmm?

Please, Mr. Ross.

Mr. Rourke, Mama's been dead for 15 years now. When we enter this place, Mr.

Ross, we step back into her time.

You are merely home on a visit.

Isn't that what you really wanted?

More than Miss Lee. More even than your son.

To talk to your mother one last time.

It's good having you home, Eddie.

I know how busy you are.

Can you stay long?

Not too long, Mother.

You look tired, Eddie.

Maybe you need a little vacation.

I got a little money put away.

No, no, no.

Mama, Mama, sit down, please.

You know, ever since I can remember...

You always had a little money put away in case I needed it.

Everybody need a little help sometimes.

I'll get the money. No, no, no, no. Mama, listen to me.

Just listen.

I've got to tell you how sorry I am.

For what, Eddie?

For not giving you all the things I could have.

I got all I need, son.

Oh, but Mama.

You worked all your life in somebody else's kitchen. You cleaned their houses

and you did it all for me.

Just so I could be somebody.

And you are, Eddie.

You are.

And I'm proud of you.

I love you, Mama.

You never told me that before.

I know.

And I'm sorry about that, too.

Hearing you say that, Eddie, saying that you love me, the

only thing I never had that I really wanted.

Now...

Your favorite, son.

I baked them just for you.

Thank you.

I love you, Mama.

Delicious.