Original subtitles

Good evening ladies and gentlemen and boys and girls.

I am seeking the fountain of youth,

unfortunately I�ve had absolutely no luck at all,

I keep finding oil instead,

of course oil has its good point too,

it may not make you young but it can make old age much more tolerable.

My task is made more difficult because I don't know what to expect,

when searching for the fountain of youth,

one doesn't know whether to look for a milk bar or a water pistol,

while I continue my search,

suppose you watched tonight's story,

it was especially written to elucidate our theme.

THE PEARL NECKLACE

Ah darn it I should have had that one too.

Come on I�ll give you the booby prize.

You're too good for me.

Hey what do I get for win?

-How about that? -That's better than the gold cup.

Oh you know it.

Charlotte over here.

-Over here. -Hello mr Oliver. -Mr Rutherford how are you?

Run along young man, run along now.

Yes sir, thanks for the use of the car mr Rutherford.

Bye.

You're becoming a real tyrant I still have five minutes of my lunch are left.

Sit down.

Oh I have to go and change my clothes before I start taking dictation.

I�m not going to dictate I�m going to talk.

Sit down.

I was hoping to get in a swim before I started work.

I want to talk to you about marriage.

All right that's a nice subject,

whose marriage should we discuss, mine? -Mine.

I am worth over 11 million dollars give or take a few,

not one of my ex-wives has that much claim to any inheritance,

they were paid off,

every one of them.

-Well, it's very nice. -So? The new mrs Howard Rutherford,

will inherit absolutely everything,

a distinct advantage over the others, you follow?

Well is it anyone I know?

Really Charlotte my dear girl,

instead of 85 a week as my secretary, I am offering you,

upward of 11 million, what a few months you would spend as my wife.

As you know I I have a weak heart,

I haven't longed to live,

Why, I�m sorry I was so slow getting it mr Rutherford,

-it just never occurred to me. -Perfectly understandable my dear.

Oh I�m very flattered really I am,

and if I�d met you before I met Mark well,

I I�m sure I would have jumped at the chance,

but I am marrying Mark.

You'll have all the time in the world for marrying Mark,

after I�m gone my dear,

at the very most my prognosis is a year.

I don't think Mark would like loading me out,

but thanks anyway.

You talk it over with Mark and let me know.

But you're worth losing 11 million dollars.

Pie in the sky you probably never get it anyway.

Don't you minimize my sacrifice, is your thing.

I said how is it a sure thing?

Oh he can't possibly last more than a year or so.

-You didn't tell me that part. -Who cares?

Wait a minute,

eleven million bucks is another doll.

-I told you you're worth every penny of it -Oh wait Charlotte.

I mean when you come right down to it,

how much is a year out of a lifetime?

This is 12 months right?

So if somebody drives up and says here,

here's 11 million bucks for a year's work,

how do you turn that down?

-Mark Lansing... -Oh come on Charlotte,

you know how much I make as a salesman, where's my future?

when you come right down to it, what have we got to look forward to?

-I thought we had love. -Oh baby come on.

Love girl, use that gorgeous head of yours,

can't you put up with him for a few months or a year if necessary?

If that meant we have everything.

You realize what we could do with 11 million bucks, do you have any idea?

Oh Charlotte all the rest of our lives together,

every day and every night,

-I thought you'd love me. -I do I do love you.

Sure, but not enough to give up a few months of your life is that it.

Mark, he wants to marry me.

Charlotte, he's 65 years old with one foot in the grave,

is it gonna kill you to hold his hand.

Will there be anything else mr Rutherford?

Oh I don't think so uh unless it's a cup of tea, if it's not, too much trouble.

No trouble at all.

Lovely you're so lovely.

Thank you heart.

-What is it? -Open it my dear.

Oh a small token of an old man's love,

-in gratitude for sharing his last days. -One pearl, well,

I guess it's real.

To commemorate our wedding day one perfect pearl,

I only wish that I might be around,

to give you a pearl for every year of bliss,

that we share together.

Certainly beginning to shape up isn't it?

Here's to five beautiful years my dear,

and thank you.

What would you like to do tonight my pet, huh?

-Oh I don't mind. -I want you to have a good time.

I really don't care hard.

Penny for your thoughts,

Mark, is that who's on your mind?

Really hard.

No no my dear plenty of time for that after I�m gone.

It's open.

-Charlotte. -Darling.

You shouldn't be here you might be seen.

Oh it's all right he's sleeping off his anniversary celebration no one saw me.

I know I know but you you wouldn't have come here,

-one little slip up he divorced you. -Oh don't talk about that,

it's just so wonderful will be.

Darling you've taken down my pictures.

-But baby I had to. -Why have you taken them down?

Because they were driving me out of my mind oh you please be a good girl and leave.

No.

No Mark. I decided tonight I�m leaving it. I�ve been away from you too long.

Oh Charlotte you can't,

darling you've invested five years of your life you're gonna throw that away?

-I want to be with you. -And I with you but,

he can't last much longer.

I�m 30 years old I�m not gonna waste any more of my life.

Charlotte, would you listen to me please? We can't quit in this stretch now,

we're gonna let all that money go to some cd charity?

We've got to hang on.

We?

We? Oh brother...

Well do you suppose it's been easy for me?

Night after night without you alone here but it's fire,

you have any idea what I go through?

I know that sounds selfish I realize,

you've had a difficult time too, but darling,

we've got it right in our hands let's not drop it now.

I love you.

And I love you.

Hi lover boy, am I late?

Well that's pretty fancy competition but uh,

-I�ve handled worse -Oh Charlotte...

Mark how could you? How could you?

Charlotte, you don't know...

Oh tell me more about your lonely nights go on break my heart.

-Please. -And thank you very much for the advice,

I�ll stick around long enough to collect the payoff,

11 million that's a lot of money mister, well kiss it goodbye.

Charlotte...

Happy anniversary my love,

fifteen down my pet,

but I�m afraid this looks like the last one.

-I doubt it. -No I don't see how I can pull through this time,

bad relapse, doctor said.

I think you're indestructible Howard.

-And I think you're lovely. -You'll be fine.

Yeah there's still some things that money,

can't buy and I�m afraid health is one.

Well never said that.

-now get some sleep. -Oh where are you going?

Well I have a gentleman caller.

Oh I know I know, time for that after you're gone,

-I�ll be back. -Want me to hold my breath? -No.

Charlotte you've looked wonderful,

clock stood still for you.

-What do you want? -Well I saw a piece in the paper about your husband,

being I thought I�d drop over and see if you needed me,

anything I could do for you like hold your hand or something.

When my ship comes in you don't really, think you'll get a ride on it do you?

Billy I told you to wait for me please.

No wait a moment.

-What's your name? -Billy Billy Lansing.

His mother and I were divorced some time ago.

-How old are you Billy? -10, is that your tennis court out there?

-Yes. -I�ve never seen one in the backyard before, it's a beaut.

-Do you like to play tennis. -Oh sure I do.

I haven't been able to afford lessons uh quite good though.

I don't have a racket or nothing but I can hit the ball pretty hard.

-Would you like to play on my court? -Hey that'd be great.

Well you must come and play with me sometime.

Oh for a girl I hit a ball quite hard myself.

-You want to swat a few now? -Oh well um not just this moment.

Well, well,

Okay you run along now Billy I want to talk to mrs Rutherford alone.

-Thank you. Goodbye. -Thank you.

I knew what I thought in my heart was true.

It's not dead between us, you still feel something for me don't you?

-I still feel something for you. -Sure.

Take your hands off me.

I think my racket's got a hole in it.

My backhand's worse now than it was when I started.

Well that's because you're chopping,

you're not following through as I showed you yesterday.

-Billy that's pretty good you're getting better. -Thanks dad.

Oh you can leave that Billy?

Would you like to run along now, I want to talk to your father.

-Sure bye. -Bye.

Well it's about time I was wondering how long you can keep this up.

You haven't spoken a word of me all summer.

School starts in two weeks time. What are your plans for Billy?

Well go of course what else would he do?

As you know I become very fond of him during the summer.

I�ve spoken to Howard about him,

and he has agreed to send him to prep school,

in fact the one he himself went to back east that is if you agree.

Of course what a break for the kid.

He's a very attractive boy, very intelligent.

I tried to bring him up the best I knew how.

Just because you and I once had an unpleasant relationship,

there's no need to deny the boy opportunities.

Unpleasant, you must be kidding.

As you know Howord and I have no children of our own,

if Billy does well at prep school

then we are prepared to continue helping him.

Well that's really wonderful of you Charlotte.

In the future my chauffeur will pick him up whenever he cares to visit me.

I see no reason for you and I to have any contact whatsoever.

Thank you for 25 years,

of unbelievable happiness,

my pet.

I�m not even going to give any speeches,

about this, probably being the last pearl,

excuse me my love, uh what was I saying?

I believe you were suggesting that you would doubtless outlive me.

Ever ever hear the saying,

money can't buy happiness.

Old wives tale,

I bought 25 years of it,

hasn't been too bad for you,

-Has it? -I confess,

I�ve grown rather fond of you.

There'll never be another like you.

Oh hello Mark I�ve been expecting you, have you been...

So you got it all Charlotte at last?

Down to the last million, oh but don't talk about me what have you been doing?

Oh stop it there's nothing ever new with me and that's not what I hear about.

Are you still selling shoes or whatever it is you sell?

No I know it's all very amusing to you isn't?

To me it's downright and decent.

Oh there's nothing indecent about sellingshoes dear.

I am not talking about that you know it.

-You can't marry him. -We have everything in common.

-I�m sure we'll be very happy. -Oh come off it's Charlotte, at your age?

You can't get back the years you've lost you'll only make a fool out of yourself trying.

Maybe I�ll live to be a happy female Methuselah you never can tell.

After all old age runs in the family.

Call yourself a drink Mark you're overwrought.

That car is the sweetest little job on the road,

I wish we could take it with us.

I�ll buy you another one in Paris.

-He doesn't approve of us Billy. -hi dad.

What are you doing here?

Oh what's the problem father?

Oour marriage was made in heaven wasn't it Charlotte?

I�m sure you will agree that Charlotte's marriage to her young man,

has a very good chance of success,

they have at least one thing in common: Mark.

This is the famed fountain of youth, it must be very powerful stuff indeed,

I had to show my draft card to get in here,

I haven't noticed any change I think I'll have another rejoin you in a minute.

He says night night till next week.