All language subtitles for Tales Of The Unexpected s01e08 a dip in the pool

There's all the difference in the world
between a real gambler and someone who

just has an occasional sutter.

The real gambler either doesn't mind
losing his money or he's able to forget

about his losses by the next day.

I'm a mad gambler. I'll bet on anything.

I once got 25 to 1 against my wife
having twins.

And five minutes later, I called up the
bookie again and said, hey, about that

bet I just made, I'd like to make
another one.

Certainly, he said.

I'd like to bet you I'll lose it, I told
him.

He didn't mind in the least, and we made
a second wager.

I write stories about betting because
I'm fascinated by how people behave when

there's a big bet on.

Here's one of them.

For two days, the Atlantic Voyager had
been sailing through a storm.

But on the morning of the third day, the
sea calmed.

Even the most delicate passengers, those
who'd not been seen around the ship

since sailing time, emerged from their
cabins and crept onto the sun deck where

the steward gave them chairs and tucked
rugs around their legs and left them

lying in rows, their faces upturned to
the pale, almost heatless October sun.

Good morning.

My name's Renshaw.

This is my wife.

Matterball.

I'm sorry?

Matterball.

Be Brooklyn, O 'Oliver. Tee Tommy, I,
Idaho. Be Brooklyn, O 'Oliver.

L as in love.

Glad to meet you.

Mr.

Botterball, dear. Hello.

This is a sunset heavenly.

I thought if that storm had gone on
another minute, they'd just drop me over

side and I would have said thanks.

I told her it'd take her a couple of
days before she got her sea legs.

Oh, come on now.

I think I can sound as if it's the first
time I've ever been aboard a ship.

As a matter of fact, it's happening.

It's the truth.

Are you a good sailor, Mr.

Baltimore?

Just average.

Here we go.

Here it goes.

Stuart. Yes, sir?

George, have the tables been allocated
yet?

Some of them have, sir.

I guess the captain's table's by
invitation only, right?

Oh, yes, sir. But there's also the first
officer's table, sir, and the person's.

First, sir.

Yes, sir.

First, sir.

I'd like to be at the person's table.

Let's drink to the hope expressed by Mr.
Renshaw.

Calm, please. Calm,

please.

Pardon me.

Would you mind telling me how much was
in the ship's pool last night?

What was that about a pool?

I'm not going swimming until it gets
really warm.

No, dear, it's not a swimming pool. It's
an auction pool.

Oh, what's that?

Ah, well, highly exciting.

Each evening there's an auction in the
smoking room.

The captain estimates how many miles he
thinks the ship will do by midday

tomorrow, and we auction numbers either
side of the captain's estimate. Hey,

this sounds like a lot of fun.

Mr. Potiphar was asking me about the
prize money.

It's always roughly the same. Last
night, the pool was worth about $17

I figured that should be about $12 ,000.
Are you

thinking of bidding on a ticket, Mr.
Potiphar?

I'm not quite sure yet.

Oh, my God.

It's going to be a very dirty night.

Stuart, I should serve the next course
at once.

You'll enjoy the fish, Mrs. Renshaw.

Turbot with hollandaise sauce.

And next time we go by plane.

You'll excuse me. I think I will see how
she is.

Would you excuse us, please?

I... Pardon me.

Could I ask you something?

What's the trouble, Mr. Bartimaeus?

What I... What I want to know is...

Will the captain have already made his
estimate on the day's run? You know, for

the auction pool?

Before it got rough like this?

I should say so, yes.

About how long ago do you think he did
it? Oh, sometime this afternoon, I

imagine. He usually does it in the
afternoon. About what time?

Around four o 'clock, I think.

Well, it was calm.

Well, you think the captain knew there
was bad weather coming on this evening?

I couldn't tell you, Mr. Bodyball.

I wouldn't know.

I mean, if it gets any rougher, if the
ship slows down, then it'd be worth

buying some low numbers, wouldn't you
think, Dr. Owen?

I doubt whether the old man allowed for
a really rough night.

It was pretty calm this afternoon when
he made his estimate, as you pointed

Well, that means the storm could slow us
down, doesn't it?

I'll come back.

And the captain will have estimated too
high a number, right?

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

Well, it's time for the auction.

Now, the captain's estimate for the
day's run, ending at noontime tomorrow,

515 miles.

As usual, we take ten numbers either
side of that to make up the range. So

505 to 525.

And for those of you who feel that the
true figure would even be further away,

we have a low field and a high field
sold separately.

So let's take the first number out of
the bucket.

And remember, the captain's number is
515.

And the first number is 512.

$90. I have $90 to start with.

$150.

$350.

$400. No demand for $200.

Let's take another number out of the
bucket.

Ah, it's the low field.

Now, let me remind you that the low
field covers every number below the

number in the range.

In this case, that means every number
below 505 miles.

So, what have I bid?

$100. $100.

$100. That'll bid for $100.

$150. $150.

$200. $200. Any advance on $200?

$250. $250. Any advance on $250?

$300. $300. I have $300.

$350. $350. Thank you. Any advance on
$350?

$400. $400.

$450. Any advance on $450?

$500. $500. I have $500. $500. Any
advance on $500?

$550. $550.

Any advance on $550?

$600. $600.

$600.

$700. $700. I have a bid of $700. Any
advance on $700?

$750. A bid for $750. Any advance on
$750?

$800. $800 I have.

$800.

$900.

$900. I've got to bid for $900. Any
advance on $900?

$950.

$1 ,000.

I've got to bid for $1 ,000. Any advance
on $1 ,000?

Going once at $1 ,000.

Twice.

Sold to the man for $1 ,000.

Great to see your friendly face.

So, what are you looking so happy about?

Lowfield. That's me.

Lowfield.

Can't lose.

I heard.

It's a pretty good -sized pool, too.

A little over, what, $13 ,000, right?

$14 ,000.

I bet you had to pay plenty for it,
though.

$1 ,000.

That's some Lowfield ticket.

Want to ask something else?

What?

It was my last thousand dollars.

It was all I had in the world.

Yeah, well, is that smart?

Smart?

Smart? Are you kidding? I just got
through telling you. I can't lose.

I mean, I can't lose.

You see, the captain figured out a good,
calm sea, but then...

Slow this right down.

Blow, blow, thou winter wind.

Wind? Wind?

Wind is more poetic, old boy.

Poetic. Ah, yeah.

My love is like a red, red rose that's
newly sprung

in June.

Robert Burns.

My love is like a red, red rose.

Yes, sir.

And my love, sir, is my wife. And my
wife, sir, is Ethel. Now,

now that, that, sir, that, that is
unusual, don't you think? My love is

my wife, and my wife is my love.

And Ethel is her name, sir.

And have I got a surprise for Ethel.

Oh, boy.

A surprise?

When I get the $14 ,000 in my hand from
the auction pool, all in crisp $100

bills, you know what I'm going to do?

What? I'm going to buy the finest car I
can find. I'm going to pick it up on the

way from the ship and I'm going to drive
it all the way home just for the

pleasure of seeing Ethel's face when she
walks out the front door and looks at

it. Now, wouldn't that be something?

Hello,

Russell, honey.

I have a little present for you.

Yeah, I thought in the windows I was
passing by and I said to myself, that's

car you always wanted. You like it,
honey? You like the color?

And you know what I'm going to do?

What?

I'm just gonna stand there and watch
your face

Come in.

Good morning, sir.

And a very nice day it is, too.

When did the weather change?

Just before dawn, sir.

But it's only nine o 'clock.

Yes, that's right, sir.

We'll make up for all the time we lost
last night. We're fair bowling along

sir.

Oh, my God.

What are we going to do?

Dear God, what are we going to do?

Oh, my God.

What's Ethel going to say?

I can't tell her I spent six months
savings on a bed in the ship's pool. I

keep it a secret.

Well, I'll just have to tell her to stop
drawing checks.

What about those monthly installments?

Oh, that look when she gets really mad.

The eyes gray instead of blue.

Oh, my God.

What am I going to do?

Morning.

Well, there's no telling about the
weather, is there?

You can't win now unless the ship turns
around and starts to go backwards.

Hey, that's an idea. Why don't you go up
and ask the skipper to put the ship in

reverse and go full steam astern? You
can offer him 10 % of the profit.

Hey, now that's better, old buddy.

You've just got to face it.

There's nothing you can do to slow this
ship down, so you've just got to grin

and bear it. Yeah, I guess so.

Good man You

know, I was kind of worried when I saw
you stand on that close to the ship's

rail

Good morning to you. I guess I might as
well pair this up now, huh?

Yeah, it's bad luck. Ship's picked up a
lot of feet.

Hey, could you tell me something?

How close do you think they got? I mean,
how long would the storm have to have

blown before I had a chance of winning?

Oh, about an hour, I suppose.

Yes, if the storm had lasted for another
hour, we'd never have made it at the

time.

Well, why not?

Why ever not?

The sea's calm, and I won't have any
trouble keeping a phone until they pick

up.

See, the ship will have to stop, and the
lifeboat will have to go back maybe a

half a mile to pick me up, and then it's
still got to return to the ship.

Now, all of that has to take at least an
hour.

It'll knock 30 miles off the day's run,
and that will do it.

The sooner the better.

Do it now and get it over with.

Have to do it soon because the time
limit's at noon.

Yeah, she'll probably do.

She would probably give the alarm just
as quickly as anyone else.

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Take your time, will you, bottom ball?
Take your time.

Check her out.

Make sure.

Hello.

Hello.

My name's Bada Ball.

B Brooklyn, O Oliver, T Tommy, I Idaho,
B Brooklyn, O Oliver, L as in love.

Mr. Bada Ball.

You heard.

I was barely speaking above a whisper.

Oh, yes, I have excellent hearing.

I'm often told I hear things I
shouldn't.

I'll bet you have 20 -20 vision, too.

20 -20 vision?

Well, I mean, I'll bet you could see the
tiniest speck in the

sea. Well, maybe I could.

What I mean to say is you don't have to
use black or two.

Oh, only for reading, but then I really
don't like reading.

In the evening, Maggie, we travel
together. She leaves me before I sleep.

I find it so restful.

Do you have any interest in the ship's
auction?

Auction? Oh, what auction?

You know, that funny old thing after
dinner?

They sell tickets for the bet on the
ship's daily run.

I bet if you had a ticket, a high
number, you'd be very pleased if we

up some time.

Oh, well, see, I'm very lazy.

I always go to bed early. I have my
dinner in bed. How restful to have

bed.

Well, I have to do my morning exercises
now. You'll forgive me.

I never like to miss my morning
exercises.

It was nice meeting you.

Very nice to see you.

Goodbye.

Bye -bye.

I've been searching for you everywhere.

Hope you've been behaving yourself. It's
very odd.

A man jumped overboard just now with his
clothes on.

Whatever will you think of me?

He wanted to get some exercise, so he
jumped in and didn't bother to take his

clothes off. He called out, too.

You're hearing things again.

No, I'm not, Maggie.

Well, you'd better come down now, and
please, don't go wandering about on deck

without waiting for me.

Come along.

Thank you very much. Yes, Maggie.

I think he took a liking to me.

Yes, if he expected it. He wanted to
know all about me.

I do believe he was flirting.

Whatever you say, dear. Oh, such a nice
man.

He waved to me, you know.

He waved to me from the water, he did.
He did.

Now, wasn't that kind?

Yes. He waved.

He waved.

Waved. Whoa!