1 00:00:28,590 --> 00:00:30,490 Good evening, fellow athletes. 2 00:00:32,190 --> 00:00:34,200 I believe that everyone owes it to 3 00:00:34,230 --> 00:00:37,770 his well-being to indulge in some sport. 4 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:43,840 My favorite pastime, as you can see, is filching loving cups. 5 00:00:43,870 --> 00:00:46,640 Naturally, I never steal too much at a time 6 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:50,410 for fear of losing my amateur standing. 7 00:00:50,450 --> 00:00:55,020 But the people from whom I take the cups don't mind, I'm sure. 8 00:00:55,050 --> 00:00:58,890 After all, it isn't who wins the cups, it's how you play the game. 9 00:01:00,690 --> 00:01:03,160 By the way, I'm inventing a device that 10 00:01:03,190 --> 00:01:05,260 should make tennis much more enjoyable. 11 00:01:06,390 --> 00:01:10,100 It suddenly raises the net half a foot 12 00:01:10,130 --> 00:01:15,200 just as the victor leaps over to offer condolences to the loser. 13 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:20,480 Through it I hope to add what is lacking in tennis: laughs. 14 00:01:20,510 --> 00:01:23,410 Before viewing tonight's chronicle, we must 15 00:01:23,450 --> 00:01:27,080 identify the party who is footing the bill. 16 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:30,420 I must apologize for the brevity of this announcement, 17 00:01:30,450 --> 00:01:33,090 but this is one of the conditions 18 00:01:33,090 --> 00:01:35,090 laid down by our modest sponsor. 19 00:01:50,110 --> 00:01:51,540 (PHONE RINGING) 20 00:01:51,570 --> 00:01:54,110 That's $10 at cost. 21 00:01:54,110 --> 00:01:55,880 All right, and the first on Santa Anita. 22 00:01:55,910 --> 00:01:56,880 Hi, John. 23 00:01:56,910 --> 00:01:57,980 Hi. 24 00:02:03,490 --> 00:02:05,050 (PHONE RINGING) 25 00:02:07,090 --> 00:02:11,360 Hello. Who? Oh, sure, Barney. 26 00:02:13,330 --> 00:02:15,430 Misty Day is sixth at Hialeah. 27 00:02:17,570 --> 00:02:19,970 Across the board, huh? 28 00:02:20,070 --> 00:02:24,610 Yeah, there's plenty of time. All right, Barney, you're on. 29 00:02:28,510 --> 00:02:31,950 All right, lady, I got you. That's Brown Jug in the second at Santa Anita. 30 00:02:31,980 --> 00:02:33,750 Two dollars to show. Okay. 31 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:35,680 That's a real plunger. 32 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:36,820 (PHONE RINGING) 33 00:02:36,850 --> 00:02:38,190 Take care of this for me, will you? 34 00:02:38,220 --> 00:02:41,090 Hello. Sure, why not? I work here. Yeah, Charlie. 35 00:02:42,460 --> 00:02:44,460 How are things with the tennis crowd? 36 00:02:44,490 --> 00:02:46,630 They ask about you all the time. 37 00:02:46,660 --> 00:02:48,930 Did you ever figure out how you made out 38 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,400 with those rich ladies over at the club? 39 00:02:51,430 --> 00:02:54,470 I've got a lot of charm and they can afford it. 40 00:02:54,500 --> 00:02:55,670 Oh, Regis was asking for you. 41 00:02:55,700 --> 00:02:57,010 Good. 42 00:02:57,110 --> 00:02:59,170 Yeah, Charlie, I'm listening. Okay. 43 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:02,410 Hi, boss. 44 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:06,350 Oh, I thought you'd be in La Jolla by now. 45 00:03:06,380 --> 00:03:08,650 You know I couldn't leave without saying goodbye. 46 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:11,090 Oh, yeah, I know. I get all choked up, too. 47 00:03:12,250 --> 00:03:15,160 There, that'll make us both feel better, huh? 48 00:03:15,190 --> 00:03:18,660 Uh-huh. Any time I can ever do anything for you. 49 00:03:18,690 --> 00:03:21,800 You're doing it. That is expense money. 50 00:03:23,730 --> 00:03:25,300 You mean I'm working this weekend? 51 00:03:25,330 --> 00:03:27,470 A little bit. Between sets. 52 00:03:33,740 --> 00:03:35,740 Herbert Gild? 53 00:03:35,780 --> 00:03:37,950 You've probably taken calls from him. 54 00:03:37,980 --> 00:03:40,880 He's been a real nice bettor over the past few years. 55 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:42,720 Nice steady winner, too. 56 00:03:42,750 --> 00:03:45,690 Conservative. Not a plunger, but a real nice client. 57 00:03:47,090 --> 00:03:48,990 He live in La Jolla? 58 00:03:49,090 --> 00:03:51,630 He did or does, I don't know. 59 00:03:51,660 --> 00:03:53,800 Three months ago it says there he stopped calling in. 60 00:03:53,830 --> 00:03:57,670 Now, I don't like to lose a real nice client, Walter. 61 00:03:57,700 --> 00:04:00,470 So, here. You get in touch with him, huh? 62 00:04:02,070 --> 00:04:05,270 Good address. Best apartment hotel in La Jolla. 63 00:04:05,310 --> 00:04:09,040 Oh, nothing but class. But that's your kind of business, 64 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:11,580 so buy him a drink. Get to talk his language. 65 00:04:12,910 --> 00:04:15,780 Maybe even play a little tennis with him. 66 00:04:15,820 --> 00:04:18,850 But get Mr. Herbert Gild back on our books, huh? 67 00:04:18,890 --> 00:04:21,720 Boss, maybe he's got a daughter. 68 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:26,960 Okay, maybe he's got a daughter. 69 00:04:28,500 --> 00:04:30,470 Thank you. Have a happy weekend. 70 00:04:50,990 --> 00:04:52,790 Yes? 71 00:04:52,820 --> 00:04:54,520 Is this Mr. Herbert Gild's apartment? 72 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:57,460 Uh-huh. Who are you? 73 00:04:57,490 --> 00:04:59,890 My name is Richmond. But I don't think that would mean much to Mr. Gild. 74 00:04:59,930 --> 00:05:01,200 (CHUCKLES) 75 00:05:01,230 --> 00:05:03,160 I don't think it would, either. 76 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:04,900 Would you like to come in, Mr. Richmond? 77 00:05:04,930 --> 00:05:06,370 If you don't mind. 78 00:05:07,470 --> 00:05:08,840 I'm Mrs. Gild. 79 00:05:10,110 --> 00:05:11,510 Hello. 80 00:05:11,540 --> 00:05:13,270 Won't you sit down? 81 00:05:14,310 --> 00:05:15,540 Thank you. 82 00:05:17,050 --> 00:05:18,810 Are you from out of town, Mr. Richmond? 83 00:05:18,850 --> 00:05:20,050 Los Angeles. 84 00:05:20,050 --> 00:05:22,050 I didn't think I'd seen you around. 85 00:05:23,820 --> 00:05:25,890 Is your husband home, Mrs. Gild? 86 00:05:27,060 --> 00:05:29,160 Do you expect him soon? 87 00:05:29,190 --> 00:05:31,130 No. Well, then... 88 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:33,600 Have you ever met my husband, Mr. Richmond? 89 00:05:33,630 --> 00:05:36,300 No, I never have. 90 00:05:36,330 --> 00:05:39,330 If you could tell me when you expect him, perhaps I could call later. 91 00:05:39,370 --> 00:05:44,770 Well, I don't expect him. My husband is dead, Mr. Richmond. 92 00:05:44,810 --> 00:05:46,610 Oh, I'm sorry, Mrs. Gild. I didn't know. 93 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:48,780 Why, he's been dead for six months. 94 00:05:50,650 --> 00:05:52,080 You like a drink? 95 00:05:54,620 --> 00:05:56,690 Well, I don't want to trouble you. 96 00:05:56,720 --> 00:06:00,420 Well, I'll tell you when it's trouble, okay? 97 00:06:02,820 --> 00:06:03,630 Okay. 98 00:06:05,660 --> 00:06:08,100 You look like Scotch and water, right? 99 00:06:08,830 --> 00:06:09,860 Right. 100 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:12,930 Herbert looked like sherry. 101 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:15,140 Know what I mean? 102 00:06:15,170 --> 00:06:16,770 Uh-huh. 103 00:06:16,810 --> 00:06:18,770 That's Herbert on the coffee table. 104 00:06:22,510 --> 00:06:23,780 MRS. GILD: Surprised? 105 00:06:26,450 --> 00:06:28,050 Should I be? 106 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:30,420 Everyone else was. Including Herbert. 107 00:06:32,650 --> 00:06:34,490 Cheers, Mr. Richmond. 108 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:36,060 Cheers, Mrs. Gild. 109 00:06:39,730 --> 00:06:41,660 He does look like sherry, doesn't he? 110 00:06:42,430 --> 00:06:44,830 He looks nice. 111 00:06:44,870 --> 00:06:46,530 Oh, he was. Very nice. 112 00:06:48,770 --> 00:06:50,670 I can tell a lot about a person, just looking. 113 00:06:52,170 --> 00:06:53,680 Like what? 114 00:06:53,710 --> 00:06:56,850 Oh, well, not everything, of course, but a lot. 115 00:06:56,880 --> 00:07:00,620 Take you, the way you dress, the way you cut your hair. 116 00:07:02,050 --> 00:07:05,920 I can tell you're particular. You like nice things. 117 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:10,060 I like nice things. 118 00:07:10,090 --> 00:07:13,700 The way you move, the way you carry yourself, as if you're sure. 119 00:07:16,030 --> 00:07:19,430 No, it's something more than that. You some kind of athlete? 120 00:07:19,470 --> 00:07:21,370 Well, I play a lot of tennis. 121 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:23,440 (GIGGLING) See? I can tell a lot. 122 00:07:25,370 --> 00:07:27,240 Just looking. 123 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:28,440 But not everything. 124 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:30,510 Oh, well. Who can tell everything? 125 00:07:34,050 --> 00:07:36,790 Did I tell you Herbert drowned? 126 00:07:36,820 --> 00:07:39,520 No, you didn't tell me how he died. 127 00:07:39,550 --> 00:07:41,360 He always said he didn't like sailing. 128 00:07:41,390 --> 00:07:45,560 One day, he took a sailboat out from Mission Bay. 129 00:07:45,590 --> 00:07:48,760 They found what was left of it on the rocks by the ocean. 130 00:07:49,860 --> 00:07:51,770 It was a shock, I tell you. 131 00:07:53,230 --> 00:07:54,570 I'm sure it was. 132 00:07:57,240 --> 00:07:59,810 You never said why you wanted to see my husband. 133 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:02,010 My boss asked me to look him up. 134 00:08:02,010 --> 00:08:04,080 Said he hadn't heard from him for a while. 135 00:08:04,780 --> 00:08:06,580 Just a friendly visit? 136 00:08:06,610 --> 00:08:07,850 Just a friendly visit. 137 00:08:09,620 --> 00:08:14,420 I was hoping it was money. He looks like money, doesn't he? 138 00:08:14,460 --> 00:08:17,660 There wasn't much, just a little insurance. 139 00:08:18,590 --> 00:08:19,690 Sorry. 140 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:23,870 Well, I've got to be going. 141 00:08:25,100 --> 00:08:27,140 Thanks for the drink, Mrs. Gild. 142 00:08:28,670 --> 00:08:30,670 I don't usually talk so much. 143 00:08:32,340 --> 00:08:35,840 Does your work bring you down to La Jolla very often, Mr. Richmond? 144 00:08:37,580 --> 00:08:39,680 It's beginning to look like it will. 145 00:08:40,680 --> 00:08:42,220 Goodbye, Mrs. Gild. 146 00:08:50,060 --> 00:08:54,730 Oh, it's just that I don't like to close a file on a good customer, Walter. 147 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:59,400 Of course, when they die, it's not like losing to another bookie. 148 00:08:59,430 --> 00:09:01,040 You're all heart, Regis. 149 00:09:01,070 --> 00:09:03,270 It's not like I knew Herbert Gild. It's just 150 00:09:03,300 --> 00:09:05,770 we made a little money together, that's all. 151 00:09:05,810 --> 00:09:08,010 Looks to me like he did all right for himself. 152 00:09:08,010 --> 00:09:10,550 Well, like I said, conservative. 153 00:09:10,580 --> 00:09:12,580 Not a big plunger. But a good, steady client. 154 00:09:14,450 --> 00:09:18,150 Placed his last bet with us three months ago. The 10th of December. 155 00:09:18,190 --> 00:09:21,620 Uh-huh. Made almost $600 on a two-horse parlay. 156 00:09:22,620 --> 00:09:24,290 And where did it get him? 157 00:09:25,090 --> 00:09:26,030 Hmm? 158 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:29,900 You can't take it with you, Walter. 159 00:09:29,930 --> 00:09:31,870 You're a philosopher, boss. 160 00:09:33,940 --> 00:09:35,400 No luck, huh? 161 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:36,600 Not yet. 162 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:38,710 Pity. 163 00:09:38,740 --> 00:09:40,640 Look, look, are you sure that it would be 164 00:09:40,680 --> 00:09:42,510 in the papers, what you're looking for? 165 00:09:42,540 --> 00:09:44,080 It ought to be. 166 00:09:44,110 --> 00:09:47,320 Uh-huh. Well, are you sure it was last September, are you? 167 00:09:48,750 --> 00:09:50,690 September's six months ago, isn't it? 168 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:53,150 Well, let me see. Yeah, six months it is. 169 00:09:57,490 --> 00:10:00,060 Here it is. 170 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:03,570 Herbert? Herbert Gild! Well, why didn't you say so? 171 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:05,370 Look, I'd like to read this. 172 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:08,700 Well, I can tell you the whole thing. I knew him for years! 173 00:10:08,740 --> 00:10:11,740 Anything you want to know about Herbert Gild, I can tell you. 174 00:10:11,770 --> 00:10:13,710 Just want to make sure it was September when he died. 175 00:10:13,740 --> 00:10:15,340 Drowned. 176 00:10:15,380 --> 00:10:16,710 All right, drowned. 177 00:10:16,750 --> 00:10:19,110 Presumed drowned. 178 00:10:19,150 --> 00:10:20,980 Or haven't you got that far yet? 179 00:10:21,020 --> 00:10:22,780 Presumed drowned? 180 00:10:22,820 --> 00:10:27,220 Yeah, they had to presume. They never found hide nor hair of his body! 181 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:42,870 Well, Mr. Richmond. 182 00:10:44,170 --> 00:10:46,110 You're not surprised, Mrs. Gild. 183 00:10:46,140 --> 00:10:47,540 Did I say I was? 184 00:10:50,310 --> 00:10:52,350 Did your boss send you back? 185 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:55,620 You know he didn't. 186 00:10:55,650 --> 00:10:58,390 Questions are more fun when you know the answers. 187 00:10:59,220 --> 00:11:01,690 So I brushed my hair. 188 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:06,530 It's very pretty hair. Shiny and very soft. 189 00:11:06,560 --> 00:11:08,800 How do you know it's soft? 190 00:11:10,570 --> 00:11:12,500 I can tell a lot by looking. 191 00:11:13,540 --> 00:11:16,470 I brush it 100 strokes a night. 192 00:11:17,940 --> 00:11:19,570 Must take a lot of time. 193 00:11:21,610 --> 00:11:23,750 I'm loaded with time. 194 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:33,760 The name's Laura. 195 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:35,920 Walter. 196 00:11:37,690 --> 00:11:40,760 I've leveled with you, Walter. There's no money. Just me. 197 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:43,300 I believe you. 198 00:11:44,430 --> 00:11:45,970 Are you disappointed? 199 00:11:49,470 --> 00:11:50,570 I was. 200 00:11:52,410 --> 00:11:54,110 Just a little insurance. Isn't that what you said? 201 00:11:54,140 --> 00:11:55,310 Uh-huh. 202 00:11:57,310 --> 00:11:59,750 It's a nice view. Must cost a lot of money. 203 00:12:01,250 --> 00:12:05,550 It's Herbert's view. Five-year lease paid in advance. 204 00:12:09,090 --> 00:12:12,460 It's La Jolla. That's what I wanted. That's what I got. 205 00:12:14,730 --> 00:12:16,670 Who doesn't want La Jolla? 206 00:12:18,900 --> 00:12:21,240 From the wrong side of the San Diego Navy Yard, 207 00:12:21,270 --> 00:12:22,840 it looks like Paradise. 208 00:12:24,870 --> 00:12:26,810 Just five miles down that road. 209 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:30,610 How do you get there? 210 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:33,950 Herbert? 211 00:12:35,080 --> 00:12:38,750 He was nice. He was sweet. I liked him. 212 00:12:39,650 --> 00:12:41,790 And his money. 213 00:12:41,820 --> 00:12:45,160 His money I could have loved. Enough of it. 214 00:12:45,190 --> 00:12:48,460 But it was a fair fight. We both got cheated a little. 215 00:12:54,770 --> 00:12:56,640 Do you think Herbert knew 216 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:01,510 he was cheated? 217 00:13:02,310 --> 00:13:03,680 He wasn't dumb. 218 00:13:05,050 --> 00:13:07,620 You never told me they never found his body. 219 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:11,090 You never asked me. 220 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:12,590 Maybe he isn't dead. 221 00:13:14,290 --> 00:13:16,120 I saw the boat. He's dead. 222 00:13:18,390 --> 00:13:20,130 What a crazy thing to say. 223 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:22,900 I've got an inventive mind. 224 00:13:22,930 --> 00:13:23,900 Like what? 225 00:13:27,340 --> 00:13:29,740 Like suppose Herbert knew he was cheated. 226 00:13:30,970 --> 00:13:33,070 Like suppose he wanted to get out. 227 00:13:35,410 --> 00:13:36,750 So he drowns? 228 00:13:36,780 --> 00:13:38,880 Disappears, fakes it. 229 00:13:40,780 --> 00:13:43,150 The boat on the rocks. 230 00:13:43,180 --> 00:13:46,450 He fakes it so well everyone's willing to say he's drowned. 231 00:13:46,490 --> 00:13:49,120 Even though they can't find his body. 232 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:50,930 You want me to ask why. 233 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:55,000 So he can go away. Take up a new life, take a new name 234 00:13:57,430 --> 00:14:00,440 and live like a nice old man should 235 00:14:00,470 --> 00:14:02,600 without a young wife he can't hold. 236 00:14:05,210 --> 00:14:06,570 I can't use it. 237 00:14:07,680 --> 00:14:08,710 No? 238 00:14:10,950 --> 00:14:14,880 Well, like you said, it was a crazy thing to say. 239 00:14:25,090 --> 00:14:26,930 That was a good volley! You're all right! 240 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:28,500 I'll catch my breath in a week or two. 241 00:14:28,530 --> 00:14:31,570 No, really, you play a better game than I thought. 242 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:33,940 Well, I play other games besides tennis. 243 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:36,570 Tennis is for kids. 244 00:14:38,770 --> 00:14:41,180 This kid is thirsty. 245 00:14:41,210 --> 00:14:43,850 Always come to me with small problems I can solve. 246 00:14:45,710 --> 00:14:47,520 How are you on big problems? 247 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:48,950 Try me. 248 00:14:50,450 --> 00:14:51,550 (SIGHS) 249 00:14:51,590 --> 00:14:53,090 I want to go away. 250 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:56,360 I thought you liked La Jolla. 251 00:14:56,390 --> 00:14:57,760 I need a change. 252 00:15:00,500 --> 00:15:02,160 Let's go someplace tomorrow. 253 00:15:04,930 --> 00:15:06,430 What makes that a big problem? 254 00:15:06,470 --> 00:15:07,800 You. 255 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:09,240 Where do you want us to go? 256 00:15:09,270 --> 00:15:10,540 Oh, anywhere. 257 00:15:10,570 --> 00:15:11,910 Mountains? 258 00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:13,940 Desert? 259 00:15:15,310 --> 00:15:17,080 City? Anywhere. 260 00:15:17,110 --> 00:15:18,750 You're easy to please. Not a bit. 261 00:15:19,850 --> 00:15:21,480 Do you care where we go? 262 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:22,950 No. 263 00:15:23,050 --> 00:15:24,290 I'd sure hate to run into your husband. 264 00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:26,690 So skin diving is out. 265 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:28,060 Seriously, didn't he ever take you anywhere? 266 00:15:28,060 --> 00:15:30,330 Just Del Mar and Tijuana. 267 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:32,760 Herbert was a great one for horse racing. 268 00:15:32,790 --> 00:15:34,760 He could drive 15 miles just to see a race. 269 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:37,400 Well, how about it? 270 00:15:37,430 --> 00:15:39,200 Well, I'll need a day or so. 271 00:15:40,700 --> 00:15:43,340 Now look, lady, I gotta work sometime, you know. 272 00:15:43,370 --> 00:15:44,670 And I don't think I can make it tomorrow. 273 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:52,780 (SPEAKING SPANISH) 274 00:15:52,810 --> 00:15:56,790 No. Only weekends at Caliente. I've got it. 275 00:15:56,820 --> 00:15:59,590 Ten dollars across the board on No Taxes. I hope so, too. 276 00:15:59,620 --> 00:16:01,120 (SPEAKING SPANISH) 277 00:16:02,620 --> 00:16:05,090 Walter Richmond, long time no see. 278 00:16:05,130 --> 00:16:08,230 Long time, Julio, long time. Well, how's business? 279 00:16:09,130 --> 00:16:10,170 Poco poco. 280 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:11,730 Ah! 281 00:16:11,770 --> 00:16:13,700 You still in Los Angeles with Regis? 282 00:16:13,740 --> 00:16:17,310 Yeah. And it's poco poco,too. 283 00:16:17,340 --> 00:16:19,810 What brings you to Tijuana? Did a horse run out on you? 284 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:23,780 No, a man, maybe. A client. I thought you might know about him. 285 00:16:23,810 --> 00:16:25,610 Maybe he's my client now. 286 00:16:25,650 --> 00:16:28,750 If he is, you can keep him as a client. Herbert Gild. 287 00:16:29,780 --> 00:16:32,120 Herbert Gild. No. 288 00:16:32,150 --> 00:16:34,320 He'd be a fool to use his own name, Julio. 289 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:39,290 He's an old guy, gray hair, kind of a soft look about him. 290 00:16:39,330 --> 00:16:41,300 Well, this is most old guys, Walter. 291 00:16:41,330 --> 00:16:42,630 You're right. 292 00:16:44,930 --> 00:16:47,070 This Herbert Gild, he's in trouble? 293 00:16:48,140 --> 00:16:50,640 He's supposed to be dead. 294 00:16:50,670 --> 00:16:52,070 (CHUCKLES) 295 00:16:52,070 --> 00:16:54,210 Old clients, I've got, but dead ones, no. 296 00:16:56,980 --> 00:16:59,150 The thing is, I don't think he's dead. 297 00:16:59,180 --> 00:17:01,020 They found a sailboat he'd rented cracked up 298 00:17:01,050 --> 00:17:03,020 on the rocks outside of San Diego. 299 00:17:03,020 --> 00:17:04,590 But they never found his body. 300 00:17:04,620 --> 00:17:07,320 Well, it's a big ocean. 301 00:17:07,360 --> 00:17:11,430 Thing is, he was given up for dead six months ago, September. 302 00:17:11,460 --> 00:17:14,600 But he called his last bet into Regis on the 10th of December. 303 00:17:14,630 --> 00:17:16,260 That's not easy, Walter. 304 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:18,800 You think he came to Tijuana? 305 00:17:18,830 --> 00:17:20,800 The easiest place to disappear. 306 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:24,440 Over an international border, and racing at Caliente every weekend. 307 00:17:24,470 --> 00:17:25,740 That's logical. 308 00:17:26,910 --> 00:17:28,640 This Herbert Gild, you have a picture 309 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:30,380 of him? It would help, you know. 310 00:17:30,410 --> 00:17:31,250 I can get one. 311 00:17:35,620 --> 00:17:38,850 MRS. GILD: I won't be long, darling. Fix yourself a drink. 312 00:17:40,060 --> 00:17:42,290 Don't worry about me. Just take your time. 313 00:17:44,490 --> 00:17:46,730 MRS. GILD: I've got a surprise for you. 314 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:47,900 Oh? 315 00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:51,130 What's that? 316 00:17:51,170 --> 00:17:55,400 It is a surprise. You'll see in a minute. 317 00:17:59,870 --> 00:18:01,440 That's a look I don't know. 318 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:04,510 Now, I thought you could tell a lot by looking. 319 00:18:04,550 --> 00:18:06,410 Not everything. 320 00:18:06,450 --> 00:18:09,250 I don't like to be kept waiting. 321 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:12,220 I've been waiting for you all day. 322 00:18:12,250 --> 00:18:15,020 This is to say I didn't like it, either. 323 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:20,030 Remind me to keep you waiting more often. It pays off. 324 00:18:43,220 --> 00:18:45,590 I have no need for insurance, Mr. Richmond. 325 00:18:45,620 --> 00:18:47,620 But a man of your age, Mr. Fielding, it would be a valuable... 326 00:18:47,660 --> 00:18:50,890 No family, no dependents. Now, you'd be wasting your time. 327 00:18:50,930 --> 00:18:52,930 I never waste time, Mr. Gild. 328 00:18:58,930 --> 00:19:01,000 How did you find out? 329 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:03,470 I'm an insurance investigator, Mr. Gild. 330 00:19:03,510 --> 00:19:06,440 When a case looks phony, we pay up but we don't give up. 331 00:19:06,470 --> 00:19:08,040 Especially if we can't find the body. 332 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:10,210 I see. Does my wife know about this? 333 00:19:10,550 --> 00:19:12,180 No. 334 00:19:12,210 --> 00:19:14,680 No, nobody knows, but you and me. 335 00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:16,580 What about your office? 336 00:19:16,620 --> 00:19:19,690 I never make out a report unless I have something to say. 337 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:23,020 You've done very well at the track recently, Mr. Gild. 338 00:19:24,290 --> 00:19:26,030 Yes. 339 00:19:26,060 --> 00:19:28,030 I shouldn't have been able to live without it 340 00:19:28,060 --> 00:19:30,400 or "die" either, for that matter. 341 00:19:30,430 --> 00:19:33,200 I don't regret it, though. I've been quite happy, really. 342 00:19:33,230 --> 00:19:35,100 May I offer you a sherry? 343 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:36,710 No, thanks. 344 00:19:37,640 --> 00:19:39,240 Tell me, Mr. Richmond, 345 00:19:41,540 --> 00:19:43,880 I don't suppose I could repay the insurance company 346 00:19:43,910 --> 00:19:46,880 the amount they paid off on my policy. 347 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:49,280 Pay off an insurance company, Mr. Gild? 348 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:51,290 No, I suppose not. 349 00:19:52,350 --> 00:19:53,960 Understand, you have my sympathies, 350 00:19:54,060 --> 00:19:59,290 but the company's just a machine. No pity, no heart. 351 00:20:02,030 --> 00:20:04,730 You're a young man, Mr. Richmond. Surely you must have a heart. 352 00:20:04,770 --> 00:20:06,070 Well, yes. 353 00:20:07,370 --> 00:20:10,270 Would $10,000 give you a poor memory? 354 00:20:11,510 --> 00:20:13,740 Are you bribing me, Mr. Gild? 355 00:20:13,780 --> 00:20:17,180 Well, if I've offended you, you only have to turn in your report. 356 00:20:19,210 --> 00:20:20,280 Fifteen thousand. 357 00:20:21,150 --> 00:20:22,580 Ten thousand cash. 358 00:20:24,150 --> 00:20:25,850 That's the end of it, Mr. Richmond. 359 00:20:25,890 --> 00:20:27,720 Don't ever come back for more. 360 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:32,560 I've always wanted to retire early in life, Mr. Gild. 361 00:20:33,630 --> 00:20:36,260 Lie on the beach and play tennis. 362 00:20:36,300 --> 00:20:38,300 Yes, that's a young man's game. 363 00:20:41,870 --> 00:20:45,070 And I mean it, Mr. Richmond, don't ever come back for more. 364 00:20:45,110 --> 00:20:46,410 Mr. Fielding. 365 00:21:19,070 --> 00:21:22,810 Looks like I'm in the driver's seat, doesn't it, Walter? 366 00:21:22,840 --> 00:21:25,750 I haven't been giving you enough credit, dear. 367 00:21:25,780 --> 00:21:27,820 No, but you'll learn to, darling. 368 00:21:27,850 --> 00:21:28,880 Don't you trust me? 369 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:30,390 Not for a moment. 370 00:21:31,550 --> 00:21:33,620 How did you know I was here? 371 00:21:33,660 --> 00:21:35,660 Had you followed all weekend. 372 00:21:37,690 --> 00:21:40,730 Do you want to give me the keys or shall I call my husband? 373 00:21:53,410 --> 00:21:55,140 Look at it this way, darling. 374 00:21:55,180 --> 00:21:57,910 Now you'll be able to buy all the new tires you need. 375 00:21:57,950 --> 00:21:58,910 Keen. 376 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:03,080 How much did Herbert give you? 377 00:22:03,120 --> 00:22:05,290 Five thousand. 378 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:07,660 Walter, you must learn to be honest with me. 379 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:12,760 All right, 10,000. There'll be no more. 380 00:22:12,790 --> 00:22:17,070 Don't be ridiculous. Ten thousand won't keep you in tennis balls. 381 00:22:17,070 --> 00:22:19,800 There'll be more. Next time, I'll go to see Herbert. 382 00:22:26,940 --> 00:22:30,450 Oh, darling, don't look so worried. We'll be happy. 383 00:22:31,850 --> 00:22:33,580 We deserve each other. 384 00:22:33,620 --> 00:22:34,550 MR. GILD: You do at that, my dear. 385 00:22:41,820 --> 00:22:45,130 Herbert, I'm not sure I would have recognized you. 386 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:47,130 How did you get here so fast? 387 00:22:47,160 --> 00:22:50,430 You seemed to be having tire trouble when I passed you. 388 00:22:50,470 --> 00:22:52,570 Look, you paid me off. I'm not going to bother you anymore. 389 00:22:52,600 --> 00:22:54,570 I might have believed that. 390 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:56,440 Just like I might have believed 391 00:22:56,470 --> 00:22:58,370 you're the only one who knew about me 392 00:22:58,410 --> 00:23:01,040 until I saw you wearing my cuff links. 393 00:23:01,040 --> 00:23:04,110 Laura is the only one who could have given them to you. 394 00:23:04,150 --> 00:23:07,520 Oh, what are you going to do about it, Herbert, call the police? 395 00:23:09,050 --> 00:23:10,050 (GUN FIRES) 396 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:14,860 He's not dead, is he? 397 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:18,530 No, he's all right. 398 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:22,430 Darling, don't worry. I know a doctor. I'll take you to him. 399 00:23:22,460 --> 00:23:23,470 Easy. 400 00:23:26,870 --> 00:23:28,100 Thank you. 401 00:23:28,140 --> 00:23:30,740 Easy now. You'll be all right. 402 00:23:30,770 --> 00:23:32,370 May I see Mrs. Gild now, Doctor? 403 00:23:32,410 --> 00:23:34,440 Your friend's out in the waiting room. 404 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:36,340 Would you bring her in, please? 405 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:38,650 Now, easy. 406 00:23:41,220 --> 00:23:42,780 There, that's right. 407 00:23:42,820 --> 00:23:44,790 She seems to have stepped out. 408 00:23:46,420 --> 00:23:47,760 I thought I'd bring your jacket. 409 00:23:52,890 --> 00:23:55,930 About that shoulder, it'll heal all right in time. 410 00:23:55,960 --> 00:23:58,400 Though, I'm afraid it'll always be stiff. 411 00:24:00,170 --> 00:24:03,640 But that's not too tough. Unless you happen to be a tennis player. 412 00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:18,820 Since tonight's story was an allegory, 413 00:24:18,850 --> 00:24:22,220 I offer this footnote to make everything clear. 414 00:24:22,260 --> 00:24:28,130 Walter represented youthful innocence. Mrs. Gild was unrequited love. 415 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:32,970 And, of course, Mr. Gild symbolized Mrs. Gild's husband. 416 00:24:34,370 --> 00:24:36,710 The following item could use many things, 417 00:24:36,740 --> 00:24:39,610 but a footnote is not one of them. 418 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:42,240 Once this is over, I shall flip back. 419 00:24:46,610 --> 00:24:49,650 Since this program is on film and will 420 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:53,090 probably be shown for many years to come, 421 00:24:53,120 --> 00:24:56,620 I should like to address my next remarks 422 00:24:56,660 --> 00:25:00,100 to those of you who are watching the show in the year 2000. 423 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:04,030 Please write in at once and tell us 424 00:25:04,070 --> 00:25:06,270 what life is like. I'm quite curious. 425 00:25:07,670 --> 00:25:09,400 Until next week, good night.