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Ladies and gentlemen, and watch your step, please.

I'm certain that any of you who have wearily pushed rich maiden

aunts in their wheelchairs share my appreciation of elevator shafts.

I also find the elevator quite easy to operate. It works just

like a yo -yo.

Well, not exactly.

but we do use the same grade of string.

We are now about to have our first commercial, and I want to assure you

that it will only last 60 seconds.

I have to tell everyone this because I understand it gives people the sensation

of being trapped between flaws.

Courage.

You look absolutely insulting.

Haven't you a little compliment for me?

Do you approve of my new hat?

You're a darling, Vanessa.

Never, never mention age.

Age cannot wither us, nor custom fail our infinite variety.

Yes, dear, this week has been a little depressing.

Anniversaries are so dismal, especially one particular anniversary.

But I promised not to bring up the past, didn't I?

Think of it.

Fifteen long years.

He'd be 47.

Why, if he'd lived... Now, we mustn't.

Get maudlin.

We girls have been very fortunate.

Vanessa, you're really the lucky one.

Don't deny it.

I know exactly what I'll be doing this evening.

Playing bridge with a dull married couple and their dull daughter. And you.

Now, don't you look so coy, Vanessa.

You know what you'll be doing.

You'll be going for a walk with your boyfriend.

You know, he is good looking.

A little young, perhaps.

mannered and polite.

Almost naive.

Just the thought of a nice young man as an old charm girl like you can wrap

around her little paw.

Ah, there he is now.

Now, do I look all right?

Are we ready to welcome him?

Bien.

Good evening, Eddie.

Hello, Miss Fox.

Well, you needn't stand out there.

You want me to come in?

Well, I think by now you can be permitted to call on Vanessa.

Hello there, Vanessa girl.

You sure have a pretty apartment.

Oh, I'm glad you like it.

Vanessa and I had a great deal of fun doing it the way we wanted to.

Very nice.

There, you see, Vanessa, not every young man would appreciate a room like this.

Thank you, ma 'am.

Ma 'am?

Heavens, Eddie, you make me sound so ancient, like something out of Charles

Dickens. No, no, no, call me Miss Fox.

Yes, Miss Fox.

Oh, Eddie, I'm going out tonight. How will you get in?

Give me a key.

Oh, no, Vanessa and I never permit anyone else to use our key. Do we,

The super let you in.

And from now on, if for any reason I'm not here and Vanessa needs her walk, you

can always have him let you in.

Yes, Miss Fox.

You'll be here tomorrow night, too.

No, ma 'am. Tomorrow's my day off.

Miss Fox, could I have that $5 now, please?

But I gave you your $5 for this week and for the next.

I'd like the $5 in advance.

Well, now, I don't want this getting money in advance.

To become a habit.

Are you gambling or something of that sort?

Oh, no, no. I would just like the five dollars.

Oh, Vanessa.

What are we going to do with this Benford?

You'd never forgive me if I held out on him, would you?

Here. Thank you, Miss Fox.

Oh, Vanessa.

You naughty girl. All over Eddie's uniform.

I've just brushed her.

All right, Eddie.

Run along with Vanessa.

Tomorrow, young lady, you're going to get your hair clipped and your nails

You look so pretty when we pay attention to your hair.

Oh, I know it's a bore, but we girls must keep up our appearances.

Here.

Come on.

Come on.

Ha.

We'll go and see who's calling on Mommy.

Oh, you're such a problem.

Mommy's ridiculous problem.

Can I come in, please?

Yes.

I hardly recognized you.

Where did you get that dreadful jacket?

And Vanessa and I never wish to see you unshaven again.

I... I've got to have $50.

What? I know. I have to spend the money you order right away.

Well, if you're in trouble, I'll understand. I know... No, ma 'am, you

understand.

Not for me.

Well, is it for your father or your mother or someone in the family?

No, not in the family.

Well, then who is it for?

My girl.

Your girl?

She's been in the sanitarium for almost a year. Her lungs.

The state pays half her expenses and I'm supposed to pay the other half.

And I've done all right so far.

But then I got this this morning.

Another operation.

She's only 20.

20.

Well, I must say, half her medical expenses is quite a burden for you to

Yes, but you see, we're going to get married as soon as she gets out of the

sanitarium.

That's why I thought you'd lend me the money.

Eddie, you earn a perfectly good salary.

Seventy a week? That's not my take -home pay.

Well, I think you should have managed better.

You've romanticized an attachment to a sick girl.

Never for a second considering where you get the money. How do you think I

manage to live the way I do?

By planning.

I live on a fixed income, and every cent is budgeted.

It's only $50.

Eddie, I couldn't possibly spare you $50.

Yes, Miss Fox.

Excuse me.

Good evening, Miss Fox.

Good evening, Jerry.

Honestly,

Vanessa, just because your boyfriend has tonight off and I have to walk with you

is no reason for you to be cross.

Not going down there. Stop being so stubborn about it. Dark and dirty down

there. No, no, Vanessa.

Very well.

Always get your way.

Now, Vanessa, let's turn back.

Miss Fox.

Here you are, Miss Fox.

Oh, thank you, Sergeant.

Now, beside the ring, there was the leopard muff containing $180.

I don't care anything about the money. I only want the ring back.

Not only is it valuable, but it's a memento.

Well, could you describe the man?

Well, he was a young man of more than average height.

Still feel his sleeve against my skin. Rough, cheap material.

Did he speak?

I only remember Vanessa barking.

How peculiar.

Vanessa didn't bark until he attacked me. Almost as if... as if she knew him.

Well... Well, Sergeant, would you mind?

Why, certainly not.

Hello.

I was speaking.

Good.

I'll be right down.

Miss Fogg, do you feel well enough to go down to the station?

They picked up a man in a bar about a block from here, waving a wad of money,

and he can't explain the money. He has a bad record.

You know, we could wrap this up tonight.

Thank you.

Take a good look, Miss Fox.

No, it's not him.

Are you sure?

Couldn't possibly be.

Vanessa, you're absolutely irresistible.

Miss Fox, I just came on duty. They told me you wanted to talk to me. Yes,

Eddie, please come in.

Eddie, you know I was robbed of some money and by...

My ring.

Yes, Miss Fox.

I wanted to see you to ask your advice.

My advice? Yes, please come and sit down.

Vanessa, run along.

There's a gift.

Oh, please come and sit down.

You see, Eddie, I don't care anything about the money. All I want is my ring.

assure you, whoever stole it will have a very difficult time getting rid of it.

Sure. A ring like that would be hot.

Exactly. So you see, whoever took it might just as well return it to me.

Well, he mightn't figure it that way.

If I were to forget the $180 that I lost and say no more about the matter,

wouldn't you agree that I was being extremely lenient with the thief?

Well, he still mightn't figure it that way.

See, he could break the ring up and sell a diamond separately.

Or he could wait until the heat was off and sell it out of town somewhere.

Is that what you'd do?

Gosh, I don't know what I'd do.

Eddie, if it were you who stole the ring, wouldn't you want $500 and no

questions asked?

How could he be sure that you'd keep your word?

Then you don't think my plan will work?

No, ma 'am.

Very well, Eddie. I merely wanted your advice. You may go.

Yes, Miss Fox.

Sergeant Kirby.

Uh, wait a minute.

You Eddie McMahon?

Yeah, that's right.

You walk Miss Fox's dog, correct?

Sure. Yesterday was your day off?

What of it?

Well, you were seen leaving this apartment.

Miss Fox can tell you about that.

Eddie, do you really want me to tell?

What's there to tell?

Eddie asked me to loan him $50. I refused.

What did you want $50 for?

Oh, something about a sweetheart. He was really quite desperate.

All right, wait a minute.

Was it McMahon?

Well, I... I hoped it wouldn't come to this.

I gave you your chance a little while ago. I offered you a great deal of

and you refused.

I can still feel your jacket as you choked me.

How could you do that to me? To me?

I didn't take your ring.

Then you positively identify him.

That's a lie. You know that's a lie.

I'm sorry, Eddie. Believe me.

But I gave you your chance.

Sergeant, would you please excuse me? I don't feel very well.

When your man returned from the walk with my poor little dog, he definitely

liquor on his breath.

What sort of an employment agency do you run?

But when will he be here?

Well, let's hope so.

Thank you.

Oh, Vanessa, darling.

I'll have to walk with you myself unless we can find the proper person.

Let's hope this next one will be someone we can have a rapport with. Someone

that... Ah, here he is now.

Oh, Sergeant Kirby.

How very amusing.

I thought you were an applicant to walk Vanessa.

Well, I haven't seen you, good heavens, since the trial.

Daddy was convicted almost a year ago.

Has he confessed what he did with my ring?

About your ring.

Eddie McMahon never had it.

Never had it?

Do you remember the man you didn't identify?

We picked him up on another charge and found your ring in his room. He

confessed.

He con... But I saw Eddie. I saw him.

Did you?

Well, I thought I did. I was so positive.

An innocent man has been in jail for almost a year.

Well, if I... If I made a mistake, it was an honest one.

After all, you're the detective. It's up to you to check these things.

He had no alibi at the trial whatsoever.

A jury found him guilty.

On your positive identification.

I'll feel a lot better when Eddie is released.

Goodbye, Miss Fox.

Oh, Sergeant, you forgot my ring.

We have to keep it for evidence until Eddie is released.

Well, I hope it won't take weeks and weeks.

I'm sure Eddie feels the same way.

Sergeant, when will Eddie be released?

Most likely tomorrow.

Why, Eddie, how nice to see you.

Morning, Miss Fox.

Hello there, Vanessa.

I'm so pleased you got your job back.

I spoke to the manager about it, you know.

Eddie, you seem different.

People change a lot in a year.

Eddie, I want you to know it wasn't easy for me to testify against you. Well, I

only told the court what I thought was the truth.

This is your floor, Miss Fox.

Will you walk Vanessa tonight?

No, ma 'am.

I'm afraid not.

If you only knew how she's missed you.

Yes, ma 'am.

Eddie, wait a minute. Will you?

Yes, Miss Fox.

Knowing you were coming back, I've been holding this for you until we met.

You remember I was prepared to pay $500 for my ring.

I, well, I had set it aside. And I can't think of a better use for it than to

give it to you as, what shall we say, a birthday present or a re -birthday

present. Come, Vanessa.

Oh, how is your fiancé?

She died while I was in prison.

Miss Park?

Good evening, Terry.

Now, let's not linger, Vanessa.

Take hours of walk and get back as quickly as possible. We'll walk to the

and call it a night, shall we?

That's far enough, Vanessa.

Vanessa, for heaven's sake.

What is so fascinating about a row of tenements and a lot of dirty shops?

Really, Vanessa.

I hate to think I was becoming a silly neurotic about the dark.

All right, dear. We'll go.

Quite right, Vanessa. It's ridiculous to be frightened of silly shadows. We're

both quite grown up, aren't we? But let's not tempt fate.

Let's come on home now, dear. That's right.

Oh,

a

garbage can.

And a cat.

Vanessa, I might expect you to be frightened of a black cat, but me... Let

me catch my breath.

Come, darling.

Come, darling.

Let's... Let's go home, shall we?

Oh, that... That was silly of me.

I'm so ashamed to have lost control like that.

Oh.

Vanessa, enjoy our walk, Miss Fox.

Oh, yes, thank you. We both sleep so much better after a little fresh air.

take you up, Miss Fox. George had to leave for a moment.

Good night, Jerry. Good night, Miss Fox.

Shall we have a little nightcap before we go to bed? And then a Brahms mezzo or

a Haydn quartet?

his lingerie, men's accessories, notions.

I seem to have missed again, but it doesn't matter. Our building, like

program, has only one story, and you've seen that.

Oh, here comes the owner of the building. He doesn't like his employees

with their bettors.

I'll continue as soon as he leaves.

hope you'll return next week when we shall add another story and now if you

don't intend to climb aboard please step back off the pad going up