All language subtitles for The.Long.Night.1947.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP.2.0.H.264-PiRaTeS

[ UP-TEMPO ORCHESTRAL MUSIC
PLAYS ]

[ PIANO PLAYS MID-TEMPO MUSIC ]

[ DRAMATIC ORCHESTRAL MUSIC
PLAYS ]

[ BELL TOLLING ]

THIS TOWN HERE
IS YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO.

THIS IS BETHLEHEM,
PENNSYLVANIA.

THIS IS GARY, INDIANA.

THIS IS -- WELL, IT ACTUALLY
DOESN'T MATTER VERY MUCH

SINCE OUR STORY
MIGHT OCCUR ANYWHERE...

SINCE IT'S A STORY
ABOUT SOME AVERAGE HUMAN BEINGS

LIVING IN AN AVERAGE
AMERICAN TOWN SUCH AS THIS

SOMEWHERE NEAR THE
OHIO-PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE.

ON THAT HIGH GROUND OVER THERE
IS THE BETTER RESIDENTIAL AREA,

WHERE YOU'LL PROBABLY FIND
EVERYONE WHO REALLY COUNTS...

WHILE OVER HERE,
IN THE OLDER PART OF TOWN,

IS WHERE THE CENSUS TAKER
HAS TO DO MOST OF THE COUNTING.

ONCE, ALLEGHENY SQUARE
USED TO BE THE CENTER OF TOWN,

AND SO THE GRAND ARMY
OF THE REPUBLIC

PUT UP A MONUMENT
TO THE G.I.s OF 1865.

THE BOYS USED TO HOLD
MANY A REUNION

IN THE OLD TRAVELERS HOTEL,

BUT THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO --

ALMOST AS LONG AGO
AS WORLD WAR II,

EXCEPT FOR SOMEONE
LIKE FRANK DUNLAP,

EX-STAFF SERGEANT,
U.S. MARINE CORPS,

WHO KNOWS EVERY INCH OF THE OLD
SQUARE HE PLAYED IN AS A BOY

AND EVERY SQUARE INCH
OF THE OLD HOUSE HE WAS BORN IN

AND WHERE HE NOW RENTS A ROOM

FROM THE OVERPECK FAMILY
ON ITS THIRD FLOOR.

[ GUNSHOT ]

[ MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]

WHAT HAPPENED?

WHO'S THERE?

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

WHO IS IT?

SOMEBODY FELL.

MR. TULLY!

SOMEBODY FELL!

MR. TULLY!

I'M THE JANITOR THERE,

BUT I WAS IN MY TAILOR SHOP
ON THE FIRST FLOOR

WHEN I HEARD THE SHOT.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

MOVE OUT
OF THE WAY, FOLKS.

COME ON, BOYS.
LET'S GO.

WHAT HAPPENED?

AT FIRST, I THOUGHT IT WAS
A BACKFIRE FROM A CAR.

WHO FIRED THE SHOT?

WHO KILLED WHO?
ANYBODY KNOW?

MR. TULLY,
THE JANITOR,

SAID A BLIND VETERAN
KILLED SOMEBODY.

HE WENT
CRAZY BERSERK.

YEAH, LOT OF VETS GO CRAZY,
YOU KNOW,

FOR NO REASON AT ALL.

WELL, I DON'T SEE HOW HE COULD
KILL ANYBODY IF HE'S BLIND.

MAYBE HE DIDN'T
KILL ANYBODY.

MAYBE HE KILLED
HIMSELF.

WHO --
THE BLIND MAN?
OH.

I DON'T KNOW.

I WAS JUST GOING UP TO MY ROOM,
LIKE I SAID.

WHERE?
WHAT FLOOR?

THE THIRD FLOOR.OKAY. GO ON.

AND THEN FROM THE TOP LANDING,
THE FOURTH FLOOR,

WELL, ALL OF A SUDDEN...

WHO IS HE?
WHAT HAPPENED?

OKAY, OKAY.

YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULDN'T
HAVE MOVED THE BODY.

HERE'S
HIS STUFF.

OH, HE WAS
STILL BREATHING.

WE THOUGHT WE OUGHT TO GET HIM
DOWN OFF OF THE STEPS.

HE ONLY JUST DIED
A FEW MINUTES AGO.

ANYBODY SEE HIM
BEFORE IT HAPPENED?

I SAW HIM GO UP THE TOP FLOOR
ABOUT AN HOUR BACK.

Officer: TOP FLOOR?

ALL RIGHT, YOU PEOPLE.
WHO LIVES UP THERE?

WELL, JOE ADAMS
LIVES IN THE FRONT ROOM,

AND BILL PULANSKI --
HE HAS THE REAR.

BUT BILL HAS BEEN ON
THE SWING SHIFT THIS WEEK.

HE'S BEEN GONE
SINCE 3:00.

WELL, THEN HE MUST HAVE BEEN
VISITING THIS, UH...

UH, JOE ADAMS.

I GUESS SO.

WHAT DO YOU SAY,
SHIVES?

OKAY, LET'S GO UP.

ALL RIGHT.
ONE SIDE, FOLKS.

COMING THROUGH.

OUT OF THE WAY.

WE HAVEN'T GOT
ALL DAY.

OUT OF THE WAY.

CLEAR THE WAY.
WE'RE COMING THROUGH.

MOVE OUT.

[ INDISTINCT TALKING ]

THIS IS IT, I GUESS.

OPEN UP.

Joe: LEAVE ME ALONE.

IT'S THE LAW.

YOU HEARD HIM.
OPEN UP!

I SAID, "LEAVE ME ALONE"!

OH, LOOK, BUDDY,
WE JUST WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO YOU
OR ANYBODY.

I WANT TO BE LEFT ALONE,
UNDERSTAND?

YOU BETTER BEAT IT,
FELLAS.

LISTEN,
YOU COMING OUT OR NOT?

NOW GET OUT OF HERE!

[ GUNSHOT ]

[ GUNSHOT ]

I'M GOING DOWN, NED.
HOW ABOUT YOU GOING UP
ON THE ROOF AND TAKING A LOOK?

OKAY.
YOU GO GET THE BOYS.

COME ON, KID.
YOU BETTER GET INSIDE.

YES, SIR.

JOE?

THE OTHER ONE --
HE WENT UP ON THE ROOF.

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU,
JOE?

NOTHING, KID.
NOTHING.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

[ DOOR LOCKS ]

[ SIRENS WAILING, HORN HONKS ]

HELLO, SHERIFF.

OKAY, SHIVES.
WHAT'S GOING ON?

WELL, LIKE I TOLD YOU
ON THE PHONE --

YEAH.
WHERE'S THE CHIEF?

HE OUGHT TO BE
ON HIS WAY OVER NOW, SHERIFF.

I JUST PHONED HIM OVER
AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE.

GOT THAT GRAND-JURY HEARING,
YOU KNOW --

VERY IMPORTANT.I KNOW.

I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT HE IS,
YOUR CHIEF OF POLICE.

LET'S GO, SERGEANT.

[ SIREN WAILING ]

ALL RIGHT.
BREAK IT UP. COME ON.

[ UP-TEMPO JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING ]

HEY, LOOK HERE,
MR. HUDSON --

YOU REALLY OUGHT TO TURN
THAT THING OFF.

AFTER ALL,
UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES,

IT'S NOT
VERY RESPECTABLE.

RESPECTABLE?

I SUPPOSE YOU CALL IT
RESPECTABLE FOR PEOPLE

TO GO AROUND SHOOTING EACH OTHER
LIKE THAT GUY UP THERE.

OKAY, YOUNG FELLA.

THIS IS
SHERIFF MEADE TALKING.

COME ON OUT NOW, AND COME OUT
WITH YOUR HANDS UP.

DON'T TRY TO PLAY DEAD IN THERE,
OR YOU SOON WILL BE.

Joe:
LEAVE ME ALONE, ALL OF YOU.

GET AWAY FROM THAT DOOR.

LET'S GO.

OKAY, ADAMS.
YOU'RE ASKING FOR IT.

BETTER LEAVE
A COUPLE OF MEN HERE.RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. GET BACK.
STAY BACK.

LOOKS LIKE IT'S TAKING
THE WHOLE ARMY TO PINCH ONE GUY.

HOW'S THE GENERAL STAFF
FIGURE TO GET IN --

A FRONTAL ATTACK?I DON'T KNOW.

THAT'S UP
TO THE SHERIFF.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'D DO
IF I WERE YOU?

FIND A NICE SOFT SPOT
IN THAT THERE ASPHALT

AND START DIGGING YOURSELVES
SOME FOXHOLES.[ LAUGHTER ]

SERGEANT, I WANT EVERYBODY
CLEARED FROM AROUND THE HOUSE,

INSIDE AND OUT,
AT LEAST FOR A WHILE.

RIGHT AWAY, SHERIFF.

COME WITH ME.

SO, HE WON'T COME OUT,
EH?

OKAY.

LET'S SEE.

HOW ABOUT THAT ROOF THERE,
THE HOTEL?

HOW DO YOU THINK
THAT'LL LINE UP FROM OVER THERE?

Man: I THINK IT OUGHT TO BE
PRETTY GOOD, SHERIFF.

[ CLOCK WINDING ]

[ CLOCK TICKING ]

[ SIGHS ]

Joe: [ Thinking ]
"COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP."

OKAY, SHERIFF.
SO, I'M OUT.

NOW WHAT?

EXPLAIN, HUH?

HOW CAN I EXPLAIN
WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND MYSELF?

OH, SHERIFF,
YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND,

AND NOBODY ELSE WOULD.

IT'S DONE.
THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.

TALKING TO YOURSELF, HUH?

AH, THEY SAY THAT'S A SURE SIGN.

[ GUNFIRE ]

[ GUNFIRE STOPS ]

[ GUNFIRE RESUMES ]

[ SIREN WAILING ]

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

ALL THESE PEOPLE.

WHAT DO THEY WANT HERE?

THAT'S RIGHT.

THEY WANT TO KNOW
WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

[ WAILING CONTINUES ]

WELCOME HOME.

HOME, SWEET HOME.

WHAT DIFFERENCE
DOES IT MAKE NOW?

WHAT DIFFERENCE?

YEAH, A LOT DIFFERENT TONIGHT.

GOSH, WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT
ANYTHING LIKE THIS?

I SURE DIDN'T.

NEVER THOUGHT THAT FIRST TIME,
THAT MORNING.

MAYBE I HAD
THAT OLD INDIAN SIGN ON ME.

[ HORN HONKING ]

OR MAYBE IT WAS BOUND
TO HAPPEN.

[ HONKING CONTINUES ]

COME ON, JOE!
IT'S GETTING LATE!

HI, BILL.
HIYA.

MAYBE IT WAS LIKE
BILL ALWAYS SAYS --

"WHILE THERE'S LIFE,
SOMETHING'S BOUND TO HAPPEN."

MAYBE RIGHT FROM THE START,
I WANTED SOMETHING TO HAPPEN.

OKAY, SO WHAT HAPPENED
BY THE NUMBERS?

ONE THING INTO ANOTHER.

FASCINATING, HUH?

A LOT OF SUPERMEN
COME DOWN FROM MARS.

HEY, WHAT'S THIS --
SOMEBODY'S BIRTHDAY?

YES, I...

[ Loudly ]
YES, I-I BELIEVE IT IS.

WOULDN'T BE
FOR A GUY CALLED JOE?

NO. WHY?
IS YOUR NAME JOE?

YEAH.
TOO BAD IT ISN'T MY BIRTHDAY.

MY NAME IS JO, TOO.

I MEAN,
THE FIRST HALF IS.

YEAH?
WHAT'S THE REST?
ANN.

JO ANN?

IT SOUNDS KIND OF NICE.

HEY, MAYBE IT IS
MY BIRTHDAY.

ANYWAY, I KNOW
IT'S SOMETIME THIS MONTH.

WHY?
DON'T YOU KNOW EXACTLY?

OH, THE GOOD SHEPHERD
NEVER GOT MY RECORD STRAIGHT.

OH, ARE YOU
FROM THE ORPHANAGE, TOO?

SURE AM.
CLASS OF '34.

I WAS THERE
UP TO THREE YEARS AGO.

NO KIDDING!

WELL, HELLO,
FELLOW ORPHAN.

HELLO.

I'M SUPPOSED TO DELIVER THESE
FOR A MR. LEVERT

HERE AT A BIRTHDAY LUNCH.

LEVERT?

HE'S THE ASSISTANT MANAGER
OF THE WHOLE WORKS.

YOU WOULDN'T FIND HIM PLAYING
AROUND THIS SAND PILE.

I THINK I GOT LOST
SOMEWHERE BACK THERE.

THEY SAID AT THE GATE

TO FOLLOW THE TRACKS
TO THE EXECUTIVE DINING ROOM.

WELL, THIS AIN'T IT.

COME ON.

I'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO GO.

HERE.

YOU SEE THOSE TRACKS?

YOU CROSS THOSE TRACKS

AND TURN LEFT TILL YOU GET
TO THE MACHINE SHOP.

IT'S A LONG SHED.

OH, YES, I PASSED IT.

AND TURN LEFT
JUST THIS SIDE OF IT,

AND YOU'LL SEEN
A CLEAN-LOOKING BRICK BUILDING

WITH A SIGN
"NO ADMITTANCE."

YOU GO RIGHT IN.

OH, THEY'LL LET YOU IN,
ALL RIGHT.

THINK YOU CAN MAKE IT?

OH, YES, I'M SURE.
THANKS VERY MUCH.

YOU BET.

[ TRAIN BELL DINGING ]

YOU ALL FOULED UP?

YOU KNOW,
YOU LOOK SORT OF CUTE

STANDING THERE
WITH THOSE FLOWERS --

I MEAN, LIKE SOMETHING
GROWING IN A GARDEN.

SOME GARDEN.

WANT ME TO SHOW YOU AGAIN
HOW TO GO?

OH, I'M QUITE SURE
I'LL FIND IT.

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING
FOR, THEN?

OH, YOU JUST WANT
A LOOK-SEE, HUH?

DID YOU EVER SEE
SAND-BLASTING?

I GUESS IT'S SORT OF INTERESTING
WHEN YOU SEE IT ON THE RUN.

SURE WORKS GOOD FOR YOU.

KEEPS YOU OUT OF TROUBLE.

IT KEEPS YOU FIT.

ESPECIALLY
NICE, CLEAN WORK.

SEE, WE EVEN DRINK
A LOT OF THIS STUFF.

HAVE SOME?
THANKS.
I'M NOT THIRSTY.

NEITHER AM I,
BUT I DRINK IT ANYWAY.

YEAH, IT'S GOOD
FOR WHAT AILS YOU.

[ THUD ]

AIN'T IT, BILL?

SURE IS.

HEY, FIND OUT
IF SHE'S GOT A SISTER.

THAT'S BILL PULANSKI,
A FRIEND OF MINE.

ALWAYS ANXIOUS.

YOU SEE, YOU WRAP IT
IN A BLANKET, AND IT STAYS COLD.

FEEL.
YEAH, WE DO THAT, TOO,
SOMETIMES

IN THE GREENHOUSE --
WRAP CERTAIN FLOWERS.

GREENHOUSE AROUND HERE?

JUST DOWN THE HIGHWAY

WHERE THE LEHIGH-PENNSY TRACKS
CROSS OVER.

YOU WORK THERE?

I LIVE THERE, TOO,
WITH THE SIMPSONS.

THEY OWN THE NURSERY.

ANY RELATIONS OF YOURS?

NO, I TOLD YOU --

I'M FROM THE ORPHANAGE,
THE GOOD SHEPHERD.

OH, YEAH.
THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S FUNNY.

WHAT?
US.

WE GOT THE SAME NAME ALMOST,
AND WE GOT THE SAME FAMILY --

I MEAN, ON ACCOUNT OF WE
DON'T HAVE ANY FAMILY AT ALL.

I MEAN...
YES.

I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

IT ISFUNNY.

WELL, I BETTER GO NOW.

GLAD TO MEET YOU.

SAME HERE.

THAT OLD INDIAN SIGN.

ALL OF A SUDDEN,

SHE COMES ALONG
CARRYING THAT BUNCH OF FLOWERS.

SAND AND FLOWERS.

FLOWERS AND SMOKE.

[ TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS ]

JUST DOWN THE HIGHWAY,

WHERE THE LEHIGH-PENNSY TRACKS
CROSS OVER --

A MILLION MILES
FROM THE ANZIO BEACHHEAD

AND THE NORMANDY HEDGEROWS,

AND YET ONLY A MILE
FROM THE PLANT.

ALL KINDS OF GIRLS
IN ALL KINDS OF PLACES,

YET RIGHT HERE
IN MY OWN HOMETOWN.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

EVERY MINUTE WITH HER
WENT LIKE NOTHING AT ALL.

[ WHISTLES ]

AND EVERY MINUTE WITHOUT HER
WAS...A LONG TIME.

[ WHISTLES ]

ANYWAY, DIDN'T ACT VERY MUCH
LIKE A GROWNUP GUY.

IT'S NICE OUT.
YOU'D LIKE TO GO WALK?

GO FOR A WALK?

OH, I-I'D LIKE TO,
BUT NOT TONIGHT.

IF YOU PROMISE
TO BE VERY QUIET,

YOU CAN COME INSIDE
FOR A MINUTE.

THEY'RE JUST ABOUT
ASLEEP NOW.

HEY, THIS IS QUITE AN
IMPROVEMENT, BEING INVITED IN.

JOE...

TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK
WHEN YOU KISS ME.

WHEN I KISS YOU?

HEY, LOOK,
THAT'S NOT FAIR.

BUT, JOE,
WE HARDLY KNOW EACH OTHER.

HARDLY?

IT'S BEEN
ALMOST THREE WEEKS!
Shh.

THREE WEEKS --
THAT'S 21 DAYS.

THAT'S
ALMOST A WHOLE MONTH.

A WHOLE MONTH --
THAT'S A PRETTY LONG TIME,

ESPECIALLY WHEN A GUY
GOES FOR SOMEONE.

I'VE REALLY GONE
ALL THE WAY.

HOW 'BOUT YOU?

ME?

YEAH. YOU'D LOOK PRETTY NICE
IN A WEDDING GOWN.

WITH ME AROUND, OF COURSE,
I MEAN.

YOU KNOW,
WITH A STRING OF TIN CANS

TIED BEHIND US, GOING,
"CLANKETY CLANKETY CLANK,"

AND EVERYBODY WOULD HAVE
A LOT OF FUN --

US, MOSTLY.

YOU MEAN...YOU WANT US
TO GET MARRIED?

YOU'RE SO SILLY.

GETTING MARRIED --
YOU THINK IT'S SO SIMPLE?

WHY NOT?
LOOK, WE'LL HAVE KIDS.

WE'LL HAVE A WHOLE
FLOCK OF KIDS.
YOU KNOW WHAT?

WE'LL GIVE THEM ALL A HOME
AT THE GOOD SHEPHERD.WHY, JOE.

OH, YOU LITTLE DOPE.
I'M JUST KIDDING.

LOOK, ON THE LEVEL,

YOU KNOW I WOULDN'T MIND AT ALL
GETTING MARRIED --

I MEAN, TO YOU.

[ CLOCK CHIMING ]

OH, THE IRON.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I MUST HAVE SWITCHED IT DOWN
TO LOW.

JOE...

DO YOU THINK IT REALLY HAPPENS,
PEOPLE BEING IN LOVE?

OR IS IT SOMETHING
YOU JUST READ IN BOOKS?

TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,
I WOULDN'T KNOW.

THERE.

IT'S A LITTLE FANCY,

BUT -- BUT IT'S A VERY PRETTY
DRESS, DON'T YOU THINK?

THAT WAY IT IS.

I'LL ONLY BE A MINUTE.

I SURE DON'T KNOW
WHAT KIND OF MANNERS

THEY LEARNED YOU
AT THE GOOD SHEPHERD,

LEAVING A GUEST
OUT IN THE KITCHEN
ALL BY HIS LONESOME.

YOU WAIT JUST ANOTHER MINUTE,
YOU CAN COME IN HERE.

NEVER WAS LIKE ALL THE REST.

ALWAYS KIND OF STRANGE.

COULDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND HER
AT TIMES.

HEY, HERE I COME.

NO. NOT YET.

BUT THEN IT'S KIND OF STRANGE,
TOO,

FINDING SOMEONE LIKE HER
THESE DAYS.

ALL RIGHT. NOW.

FIGURED MAYBE MY LUCK
HAD CHANGED AT LAST.

SEE?

WASN'T TOO LONG,
WAS I?

HEY, THAT'S NICE.

YOU GETTING ALL FIXED UP
FOR ME?

WELL, HOW DO YOU LIKE IT
HERE?

NOT BAD.

NICE AND COZY.

NICE, TOO, HUH?

A LITTLE NARROW FOR SIZE,
THOUGH, HUH?

IT'S BIG ENOUGH
FOR ME.

OH, SURE, RIGHT NOW.

HEY.

I KNOW THAT GUY
FROM SOMEWHERE.

SAY, I THINK
THAT'S REAL THOUGHTFUL OF YOU

PUTTING UP PICTURES
OF SOMEONE I HAPPEN TO KNOW.

IT MAKES ME FEEL
RIGHT TO HOME.

WHO'S THIS CHARACTER?

ANOTHER ESCAPED CONVICT?

OH, THAT'S JUST TEDDY.

I'VE HAD HIM
ALL THROUGH THE ORPHANAGE.

THEY SAID
HE CAME ALONG WITH ME

WHEN WE WERE BOTH
THE SAME SIZE.

HE'S GOT A NICE MUG,
EVEN WITH ONE EAR MISSING.

YES, HE LOOKS
A LITTLE LIKE YOU.

YEAH, THERE'S
A CERTAIN FAMILY RESEMBLANCE.

[ CHUCKLES ]
THERE, YOU SEE?

JUST LIKE YOU.

ONE EYE VERY MERRY
AND THE OTHER A LITTLE BIT SAD.

WHO, ME?

SAY, THAT'S FUNNY.

THEY ARE, ONE KIND OF
ON THE UPBEAT

AND THE OTHER A LITTLE BIT
DOWN ON THE MOUTH --

IN OTHER WORDS, COCKEYED.

HOW'D YOU HAPPEN
TO NOTICE THAT?

I JUST LOOK AT YOU.

WHAT TIME IS IT NOW, JOE?

OH, A LITTLE AFTER 9:00.

SAY, WHAT DO YOU COLLECT
THE POSTCARDS FOR?

ATLANTIC CITY.

HAVANA.

PALM BEACH.

HEY, I HEAR THAT'S
A REAL SWANKY PLACE, PALM BEACH.

THEY SAY
YOU PAY A GUY 2 BITS.

HE PUSHES YOU ON THE BOARDWALK
IN A WHEELCHAIR

WHERE YOU CAN SHOW OFF,

WATCH ALL THE PEOPLE
PLAYING IN THE SAND.

ONLY IT'S
CLEAN, WHITE SAND.

YES, FOR MILES.

TALL PALMS
ALL ALONG THE BEACH

AND THAT BEAUTIFUL,
BLUE OCEAN.

WHY, YOU'VE BEEN THERE?
FLORIDA?

NO, BUT...I'VE HEARD SO MUCH
ABOUT IT,

ABOUT ALL THE GRAND HOTELS

AND THE DANCING PAVILIONS
FACING THE SEA.

THEY CALL THEM CASINOS.

CASINOS?

YES, AND BRIGHT SUNSHINE
EVERY DAY, EVEN IN WINTER.

AND FLOWERS EVERYWHERE --

CAMELLIAS AND GARDENIAS,

GARDENIAS BLOOMING
ALL YEAR-ROUND.

CASINOS AND GARDENIAS.

SOUNDS WONDERFUL.

BUT FOR THE LIKES OF US,
IT'S JUST PRETTY POSTCARDS,

DREAM PICTURES
LIKE IN THE ADS.

I KNOW, BUT...

BUT, ANYWAY,
IT'S NICE TO DREAM,

ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S SO COLD
AND GLOOMY ALL WINTER.

I DON'T KNOW WHY.

IT GETS
SO SAD AND LONELY HERE.

I'LL TELL YOU WHY.

'CAUSE YOU'RE ALL ALONE.

NOW, IF YOU HAD
SOMEONE LIKE ME AROUND --

[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU'RE NICE.

YOU'RE SURELY
VERY NICE.OH, SURE.

DOWN DEEP,
I'M NOT SUCH A BAD GUY.

LOOK...
I CAN START SAVING.

BY THE END OF SUMMER,
WITH MY VACATION,

MAYBE WE CAN DRIVE UP
TO THE LAKES FOR A FEW DAYS.

YOU KNOW THE WATER'S
PRETTY BLUE UP THERE, TOO.

OOH!

SEE IT ONCE.

IT'S NOTHING --
JUST A LITTLE SCRATCH.

OH, YOU KNOW YOU LOVE ME.

WHY WON'T YOU BE YOURSELF?

WHY HOLD BACK?

LOOK, I'M STAYING RIGHT HERE
TILL YOU OWN UP.

OH, BUT YOU CAN'T.
WHY NOT?

YOU SEE,
WELL, I HAVE TO GO OUT.

I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT.

AN APPOINTMENT?

ISN'T IT A LITTLE LATE
FOR YOU TO BE GOING OUT?

WHAT ABOUT THEM?

OH, THEY'RE FAST ASLEEP
BY NOW.

GOLLY.

YOU'RE NOT JEALOUS,
I HOPE.

ME, JEALOUS?

WHAT RIGHT HAVE I GOT
TO BE JEALOUS?

YOU'RE FREE,
SAME AS I'M FREE.

EVERYBODY OUGHT TO BE
FREE AND EQUAL.

GUESS I'LL BE GOING.

I OUGHT TO TAKE TEDDY
WITH ME.

OH, YOU WOULDN'T DO THAT,
TAKE HIM AWAY?

SURE. HAVE HIM FOR COMPANY,
KEEP ME WARM.

SO LONG.
HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME.

JOE?

WE'LL SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN,
WON'T WE?

SURE, ANYTIME YOU GOT
AN EVENING WITH NOTHING TO DO.

IT'S UP TO YOU.

[ TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS
IN DISTANCE ]

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

[ ENGINE SHUTS OFF ]

[ TRAIN PASSING IN DISTANCE ]

[ VEHICLE APPROACHES ]

[ VEHICLE DEPARTS ]

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

[ MID-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ APPLAUSE ]

HEY, MISTER,
CHECK YOUR HAT?

Maximilian: ...NONE OF YOU
HAVE EVER SEEN ON ANY STAGE

IN ANY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.

AS YOU SEE,
I HAVE HERE SIMPLY A CAPE --

NOTHING EXTRAORDINARY
OR NOTHING MAGICAL,

JUST MY FAITHFUL OLD CAPE.

MAESTRO, A CHANGE OF TEMPO,
PLEASE.

NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
AS YOU KNOW,

THE ART OF PRODUCING SOMETHING
OUT OF NOTHING

HAS ALWAYS BEEN
A MOST DELICATE ONE.

BUT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
TO PRODUCE A BASS DRUM...

[ DOGS BARKING ]

YOU MISSED MOST
OF HIS DOG TRICKS, BUD,

BUT THE SECOND HALF
IS TOPS.

THAT'S WHERE
THE REAL MAGIC COMES.

I'LL HAVE A BEER.

ONE BEER, BOTTLE!

THIS MAXIMILIAN
SURE DRAWS THE CROWD.

PLAYED NEW YORK, EVEN,
A FEW MONTHS AGO,

BUT NOW HE'S
ON THIS CLUB CIRCUIT.

LINES UP HERE TO MARS,
SO YOU OUGHT TO COME EARLY

AND TRY AND CATCH
HIS WHOLE ACT.

...TRUST ME
WITH A PERSONAL ITEM OR TWO.

MADAM, WOULD YOU
BE KIND ENOUGH

TO LEND ME YOUR BRACELET
FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES?

THANK YOU.

SLIDE IT DOWN, WILLIE.

THAT'LL BE 2 BITS EVEN.

Charlene: HELLO, MAC.

WHAT'S UP, CHARLIE?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

NEVER MIND. JUST GIVE ME
A SHOT OF THE BEST, AND
THE SAME FOR YOURSELF.

SOUNDS LIKE
YOU'RE CELEBRATING SOMETHING.

CELEBRATING?
HA. SURE AM.

MAKE IT A DOUBLE
WHILE YOU'RE AT IT.

OH, QUITE A KICK WATCHING
THE SHOW FROM OUT FRONT --

ALMOST WORTH
THE PRICE OF ADMISSION.

HERE YOU ARE, CHARLIE.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
OR WHATEVER IT IS.

YOU KNOW, WORKING
RIGHT ALONGSIDE HIM,

YOU DON'T REALIZE.

FROM WAY BACK HERE,
YOU GET A...

I GUESS YOU COULD CALL IT
A PERSPECTIVE.

YOU SEE HIM BETTER.

NOW I HAVE HERE
A VERY SIMPLE PAPER CONE,

QUITE EMPTY
AND QUITE INNOCENT --

THAT IS, IT'S INNOCENT
AT THE MOMENT.

NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

ANY OF YOU WHO HAPPEN
TO BE GUN-SHY

LIKE SOME OF MY DOGS HERE,

YOU BETTER LEAVE THE ROOM NOW,
BECAUSE, YOU SEE...

AND SO THAT EXPOSES
THE WHOLE HALF.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

SEE THAT CHARACTER?

WOULD YOU BELIEVE ANYBODY
IN HER RIGHT MIND

COULD STICK TO HIM
FOR 15 MISERABLE MONTHS?

CROSSED JUST ABOUT THE SAME
NUMBER OF MISERABLE STATES.

LOOK, UH,
YOU'RE PRETTY NICE.

WHAT'S ALL THIS, ANYWAY --
THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE?

YOU WANT TO CALL IT A LIFE.

SAME AGAIN, MAC.

ONE FOR MY COUSIN HERE.

NO, THANKS.

WOULDN'T LET A LADY DRINK ALONE,
WOULD YOU?

COME ON, MAC.
SET HIM UP.

YOU HEARD.
I'M CELEBRATING.

LOOK, I HOPE
YOU CAN AFFORD THIS GOOD LIQUOR,

BUT WHY DO YOU WANT TO HANG OUT
YOUR OLD WASH FOR MY BENEFIT?

I'M NOT PUMPING YOU.

JUST PRETEND
I'M TALKING TO MYSELF.

HONESTLY, I COULD YELL IT OUT
HOW HAPPY I AM.

I'M GLAD SOMEBODY IS.

NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

I'M GOING TO ASK
THIS HANDSOME CHAP HERE

IF HE WILL SELECT A CARD,
ANY CARD AT ALL, SIR.

WHY DON'T YOU SIT DOWN,
MY GIRL?

NO, I'LL WAIT HERE.

WELL, SIR,
ARE YOU PERFECTLY SATISFIED?

CERTAINLY.THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND AS FOR YOU, MADAM,

TO TAKE YOUR MIND
OFF YOUR MISSING BRACELET,

WHY DON'T YOU PLAY
A LITTLE GIN RUMMY?

AND NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
I'M SORRY.

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO INTERRUPT
YOUR LITTLE GAME.

YOU KNOW, FOLKS, A MAGICIAN'S
LIFE IS REALLY A VERY HAPPY ONE.

EVEN THOUGH HE DOESN'T MAKE
A LOT OF MONEY,

HE AT LEAST HAS
A HOUSE TO LIVE IN,

AND YOU KNOW HOW HARD
HOUSES ARE TO GET THESE DAYS.

WELL, FOLKS, AT LEAST
I HAVE A HOUSE OF CARDS.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

SLICK, ISN'T HE?

OH, HE'S A REAL SMOOTHIE
FROM WAY BACK.

JUST WATCH HIS HANDS,

THE WAY HE MOVES THEM AROUND
LIKE A HYPNOTIST,

AND THE WAY
HE MAKES WITH THE WORDS.

DON'T ASK ME HOW, BUT THE MORE
YOU HEAR, THE LESS YOU KNOW.

YEP.

WHAT HE GIVES OUT
WITH THAT FANCY DOUBLE TALK,

YOU'LL BELIEVE ANYTHING.

EVEN BELIEVE
YOU'VE BEEN SOMEPLACE

YOU'VE NEVER SEEN AT ALL,

NO MATTER WHERE --
PARIS, SOUTH SEAS, FLORIDA.

NOW, IF YOU THINK
THIS IS SIMPLY AN ILLUSION,

PLEASE KEEP ONE EYE
ON MY RIGHT HAND,

ONE ON MY LEFT, AND ONE
ON THESE VARIOUS OBJECTS.

ILLUSION IS RIGHT.

BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, HE'S GOT YOU
WHERE HE WANTS YOU,

LIKE THEY SAY
YOU CATCH A PIGEON

BY SPRINKLING SALT
ON ITS TAIL.

WITH THAT SLICK LINE
OF HIS, LIKE VELVET,

LIKE THOSE GARDENIAS
HE ALWAYS WEARS.

GARDENIAS?

WELL, BUSTER,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

DON'T YOU WANT TO GO ALONG

AND JOIN
YOUR LITTLE FRIENDS, HUH?

NOW, WHERE WERE WE?

OH, YES.

OH, BUSTER.

YOU'RE HERE AGAIN?

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

[ FANFARE PLAYS ]

[ UP-TEMPO JAZZ MUSIC PLAYS ]

HOW YOU DOING, SON?

READY FOR ANOTHER?

THIS ONE'S ON ME.

ANOTHER ROUND.

OKAY, IF IT'LL MAKE YOU
LOOSEN UP AND SAY SOMETHING.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY?

ANYTHING,
JUST SO IT'S INTERESTING.

LIKE "I THINK
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL"?

GO AHEAD.
YOU CAN'T HURT MY FEELINGS.

HONEST, WITH ALL THAT GOO
ON YOU, HOW WOULD I KNOW?

THE MAKEUP?

WELL, I USUALLY TAKE IT OFF
BEFORE I GO TO BED.

MY MAMA DONE TOLD ME IT WAS
NO GOOD FOR THE COMPLEXION.

KNOW SOMETHING?

I LIKE YOU.

MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE
YOU DON'T TALK TOO MUCH.

QUITE A WELCOME CHANGE
FROM, UH, THE CHARACTER.

I AM SO GLAD --

I AM SO GLAD YOU KEPT
THE APPOINTMENT, MY DEAR.

YOU GO AHEAD.
MY TABLE'S OVER THERE.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

UH-OH.
HERE IT COMES --

THE PAYOFF.
WATCH HIM.

HE'LL PULL
ALL THE STOPS.

WELL, WELL, WELL.

FANCY MEETING YOU HERE.

SEE WHAT I MEAN?

YOU KNOW, CHARLENE,

I DON'T MIND
A LITTLE PRACTICAL JOKE.

AFTER ALL, IT'S PART
OF MY STOCK AND TRADE.

BUT WHEN YOU LEAVE A PERFORMER
STRANDED IN MIDAIR,

YOU KNOW, MY DEAR,
IT'S NOT QUITE ETHICAL.

MAX, DARLING, I LEFT YOU
ON PERFECTLY SOLID GROUND,

RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE STAGE.

RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF MY ACT.

BUT THERE ISN'T
ANY MORE ACT --

NOT FOR ME.

NO MORE ILLUSIONS,
NO MORE TRICKS,

NO MORE TROTTING AFTER
LITTLE POM POM AT YOUR HEELS,

NO MORE OF YOU, YOU --

NOW, NOW, MY DEAR,
WHY BE SO EMOTIONAL HERE?

WE CAN TALK THIS ALL OUT
INTELLIGENTLY SOMEWHERE ELSE.

LEAVE ME ALONE.

COME ON, CHARLENE.
DON'T BE SILLY.

YOU KNOW YOURSELF
ALL WE BOTH NEED

IS A GOOD, OLD HEART-TO-HEART
TALK, HMM?

PLEASE, MAX.

AH, AH,
TAKE IT EASY, MISTER.

THE LADY'S HAD
ENOUGH TALK-TALK.

IT SO HAPPENS
SHE'S WITH ME.

OH, REALLY?
SINCE WHEN?

SINCE
JUST A MINUTE AGO.

YES, MAX,
IT SO HAPPENS SOMETIMES.

WHAT WAS YOUR NAME AGAIN?
I DIDN'T QUITE CATCH IT.

MY NAME IS CHARLENE.
THAT'S TO MY PUBLIC, OF COURSE.

YOU CAN CALL ME "CHARLIE."

CHARLIE, YOU MAY HAVE HAD
ONE TOO MANY.

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT I HATE TO SEE YOU
MAKING YOURSELF RIDICULOUS.

MISTER, UNLESS YOU WANT TO LOOK
RIDICULOUS YOURSELF,

YOU BETTER SCRAM.
GO ON.

GET BACK TO...
WHOEVER YOU'RE WITH.

MY FRIEND, THERE IS NO ONE
I WOULD LIKE DISAGREEING WITH

MORE THAN YOU.

HOWEVER,
UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES,

THERE'S HARDLY ANY POINT
IN CONTINUING OUR CONVERSATION.

TILL TOMORROW, MY DEAR.

THINK IT OVER.

YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF
THE WAY HE TALKS.

HE MAKES
WITH THAT LOVE-TALK.

MM.

NOPE.

I DON'T LIKE MEN
WHO TALK TOO MUCH ABOUT LOVE.

THEY USUALLY FORGET
WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

[ TOY SQUEAKS ]

SURE KNOCKED THE STUFFING
OUT OF YOU, PAL.

[ SIREN WAILING ]

HEY, YOU MADE IT OVER
IN A HURRY, CHIEF.

I HEAR THE SHERIFF'S
BEEN PUTTING ON SOME FIREWORKS.

YEAH, A LITTLE
TOMMY-GUN SPRAY.

ANYBODY HURT?NO, NOT YET.

HE'S STILL IN THERE.

SEE THAT TOP WINDOW?

OVER THERE
IN THE ALLEGHENY HOUSE.

JUST PUT THE LIGHT ON.

WHEN I THINK
JUST A FEW HOURS AGO,

HE PASSED BY AND SAID,

"GOOD EVENING, MRS. TULLY,
AND HOW DO YOU FEEL?"

JUST LIKE HE ALWAYS DONE.

EVEN PETTED THE CAT.

AND NOW, POOR DEAR,
HE'S ALL ALONE.

MUST BE CHILLED TO THE BONE

THAT WINDOW BROKEN
THE WAY THEY DID.

PLEASE, PLEASE,
MR. CHIEF OF POLICE!

PLEASE DO SOMETHING
FOR JOE!

HE GAVE ME
THIS SHOULDER PATCH!

SEE?YES, I SEE, I SEE.

ALL RIGHT, LITTLE GIRL.
I'LL DO WHAT I CAN.

Man: SAY, CHIEF, THAT SHERIFF
HAS GONE TRIGGER-HAPPY.

Woman: WHAT DOES HE WANT
TO DO --

KILL THE BOY
LIKE HE WAS A MAD DOG?

YEAH, WE GOT A LAW
IN THIS LAND.

A MAN IS INNOCENT
TILL HE'S PROVEN GUILTY.

ALL RIGHT, FOLKS.
ALL RIGHT.

LET'S NOT GET EXCITED.

EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE HANDLED
LEGALLY.

OKAY, ED. WHERE'D YOU SAY
THE SHERIFF WAS?

HE'S UP HERE, CHIEF.WELL, THEN, LET'S GO.

I DON'T CARE.
I SAY HE'S GUILTY.

HE KILLED SOMEBODY,
DIDN'T HE?

HOW DO YOU KNOW
WHY HE KILLED SOMEBODY, MADAM?

MAYBE HE HAD
A DARN GOOD REASON.

MAYBE IT WAS
IN SELF-DEFENSE.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]ALL RIGHT,
BREAK IT UP.

HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON?

GUY IN THE TOP ROOM OF THE
ALLEGHENY HOUSE RUN AMOK.

HE KILLED A MAN,

AND NOW HE'S DARING THE COPS
TO COME GET HIM.

KILLED A MAN?

YEAH.

NOW, LOOK, NED,
DON'T YOU SEE?

YOU'RE ONLY MAKING HIM
INTO A HERO,

LIKE -- WELL,
LIKE HE WAS HOLDING OFF

A LOT OF JAPS ON BATAAN

OR LIKE BUFFALO BILL SURROUNDED
BY A PACK OF WILD INDIANS.

LISTEN, MAC,
I'M DOING YOU A BIG FAVOR,

BUT I'LL PULL OFF MY BOYS

AND YOU CAN HANDLE THIS CROWD
BY YOURSELF.

HECK, I'M NOT YOUR TRAFFIC COP.
GIVE ME A MATCH.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE, NED.

YOU KNOW I APPRECIATE
YOU TALKING HOLD HERE.

THE FIRST THING YOU KNOW,
WE'LL HAVE A LOT

OF THOSE SMART-ALECK REPORTERS
HERE IN TOWN.

SO WHAT?
SO WHAT?

WELL, IT'S JUST
THAT THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN

A NICE,
DECENT COMMUNITY.

WE OUGHT TO TRY
TO GET HIM OUT

WITHOUT
THIS THREE-RING CIRCUS.

ALL RIGHT. HOW?

I THINK
I'VE GOT AN IDEA.

IT'LL TAKE JUST ABOUT
FIVE MINUTES TO SET IT UP.

OKAY, ED?RIGHT, CHIEF.

HEY, JACK, YOU SEEN McCORMICK
OR PHILLIPS AROUND?

LOOK, I LIVE
RIGHT NEXT-DOOR TO HIM.

NOBODY'S ALLOWED IN.
THAT GOES FOR ALL TENANTS.

I TELL YOU TO LISTEN TO ME.

WE'RE LIKE THAT.
WE WORK TOGETHER.

Ned:
WHAT'S THE TROUBLE HERE?

NO TROUBLE, SHERIFF.
I LIVE RIGHT BEHIND JOE ADAMS.

IF YOU GIVE ME A CHANCE,
I'LL GO UP AND TALK TO HIM.
I THINK I CAN GET HIM OUT.

OH, JUST A LITTLE TALK
FIRST, HUH?

MAYBE DRINK A COUPLE BOTTLES OF
BEER WHILE YOU'RE AT IT.

SAY, YOU KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT THE SHOOTING?

WELL, I KNOW WHAT'S BEEN
EATING JOE FOR A LONG TIME.

YOU DO? THEN YOU BETTER STICK
AROUND FOR SOME QUESTIONS.

HEY, MAC!

THIS FELLA HERE MAY
BE GOOD FOR A MATERIAL
WITNESS. HE'S HIS BUDDY.

[ GUNFIRE ]

ONCE WE GET OUT THAT LOCK,

I THINK
HE'LL COME OUT PEACEFUL...

IF HE'S STILL ALIVE.

Charlene: JOE!

JOE!
YOU'RE TRYING TO KILL HIM!

HE'S NOT A GANGSTER OR CRIMINAL!

HE'S A HUMAN BEING LIKE
EVERYBODY ELSE, LIKE YOU!

OH, PLEASE!
I'VE GOT TO SEE HIM!

[ SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY ]

OH, PLEASE!

[ GUNFIRE CONTINUES ]

[ GUNFIRE CONTINUES,
GLASS SHATTERS ]

HE GOT IT BLOCKED!

[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

PROBABLY A BUREAU

OR A CHEST OF DRAWERS!

HEY!
THAT JANITOR ANYWHERE AROUND?

HE'S OUTSIDE, SHERIFF!

YOU WANT ME TO GET HIM?

YEAH!
RIGHT AWAY!

Officer: HOLD IT, BOYS!
STOP YOUR FIRING!

Officer #2:
GET THAT JANITOR UP HERE!

SHERIFF WANTS HIM.

HERE HE IS, SHERIFF!

IT'S THE SHERIFF!
HE WANTS TO TALK TO YOU!

Y-YOU CALL ON ME,
SHERIFF?

YEAH!

HAS HE GOT A BIG BUREAU
IN THERE?

WHAT'D YOU SAY?

I'M ASKING
IF HE'S GOT A BUREAU

OR A CHEST OF DRAWERS
IN THERE!

I'M SURE
HE HAS A BUREAU!

CHEST, TOO!

WHICH IS BIGGER?

WHICH IS BIGGER?

OH, I DON'T KNOW!

ABOUT SIX OF ONE, HALF A DOZEN
OF THE OTHER, I GUESS!

WHAT'S THAT?!

I SAY THEY'RE BOTH
ABOUT THE SAME SIZE, I GUESS!

LISTEN, MAC, LET'S STOP
THIS FOOLING AROUND

AND GET THAT TEAR GAS
FROM THE STATE PEN.

I'LL PULL A MAN
AND SEND HIM TO FETCH IT.

ONLY TAKE A COUPLE HOURS
THERE AND BACK.

WELL, MAYBE YOU'D BETTER
AT THAT.OKAY, SARGE.

ALL RIGHT, MEN.
LET'S GO.

CANDID CAMERA,
SIX FOR A QUARTER.

Man: SIT STILL, MISS.
LOOK AT YOUR FRIEND HERE.

SMILE PRETTY, NOW.

Jo Ann: [ GIGGLES ]
STOP MAKING FACES, JOE.

CANDID CAMERA,
SIX FOR A QUARTER.

"CANDID" MEANS
"STRAIGHT AND HONEST."

YET ALL THE TIME, YOU WERE...

I WANTED SO MUCH TO BELIEVE...

BECAUSE SOMEHOW A GUY
HAS TO BELIEVE IN SOMETHING.

I WANTED YOU TO TELL ME
ABOUT YOURSELF.

WOULDN'T HAVE CHANGED ANYTHING.

BUT A GUY FIGURES
IF A GIRL LOVES HIM,

SHE'LL TELL HIM
WITHOUT ASKING --

TELL HIM EVERYTHING,
NO MATTER WHAT.

COULDN'T HELP IT.

COULDN'T STOP THINKING.

HELLO, JOE.

HI, PEG.

HEY, THANKS FOR SEWING
THAT BUTTON.

I'LL BET IT STAYS ON NOW.

AW, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

SAY, JOE,
ABOUT THAT SHOULDER PATCH --

MAYBE YOU'D BETTER KEEP IT.

HOLY SMOKE.
I FORGOT ALL ABOUT IT.

I'LL SNIP IT OFF TOMORROW
FIRST THING SURE.

OH, THANKS!
HAVE A GOOD TIME, JOE!

HOW ARE YOU, MRS. TULLY?

WELL, HOW'S LITTLE NAPOLEON
DOING TODAY?

AILING, JOE --
AILING AS USUAL.

AIN'T NEVER BEEN THE SAME

SINCE JOSEPHINE WAS RUN OVER
BY THE GARBAGE TRUCK.

SURE DID BUST UP
A HAPPY MARRIAGE, HUH?

Mrs. Tully: LONELY --
THAT'S HIS TROUBLE.

HIYA, JOE.

HI, MR. TULLY.

COME IN.

Charlene:
IT'S OPEN, JOE.

YEAH, YOU SAID IT.

BE RIGHT WITH YOU.
NO HURRY.

SORRY TO KEEP YOU WAITING,
BUT, TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,

I POSITIVELY
DIDN'T EXPECT YOU.

WHY NOT?
I SAID I WAS COMING, DIDN'T I?

AH, YOU'VE SAID THAT LOTS OF
TIMES BUT NEVER NO SOAP.

JOE, YOU REALLY MUST BE HUNGRY
OR SOMETHING.

WHAT YOU GOT ON THE MENU?

WELL, SO FAR,
JUST A CAN OPENER.

GUESS I'LL HAVE TO OUTDO MYSELF
TO GET A RETURN ENGAGEMENT.

HEY, WHY DON'T YOU MAKE
YOURSELF AT HOME?

[ CHUCKLES ] YEP.
SOMETHING MUST BE COOKING.

YOU DIDN'T FORGET A THING.

YES, JOE.
YOU MUST BE POWERFUL HUNGRY.

NOW, LET'S SEE.

WHAT GOES GOOD WITH BEER
BESIDE PRETZELS?

YOU KNOW, CHARLIE,

YOU'RE NOT SUCH
A BAD-LOOKING WENCH AT THAT.

I'M WILLING TO ADMIT THAT.

PLEASE! I CAN'T TAKE IT
ALL AT ONCE.

MAYBE IF I GET IT
A LITTLE AT A TIME,

IT MIGHT NOT BE
SUCH A SHOCK.

ANYWAY, IT WOULD MAKE TIME
GO FASTER

HANGING AROUND THIS CRUMMY ROOM
ALL THESE WEEKS.

THOUGHT YOU WERE WAITING

FOR SOME AGENCY IN CHICAGO
TO BOOK YOU.

MAYBE I'M WAITING FOR
A DIFFERENT KIND OF BOOKING

WITH A DIFFERENT KIND
OF BILLING.

IT'S WAY OVER YOUR HEAD,
ISN'T IT?

HMM?

HERE.

HEY, WAKE UP.
YOU'RE IN A TRANCE.

YOU LOOK JUST LIKE
YOU'RE IN LOVE.

MAYBE I AM.

WHO WITH?

JUST IN LOVE.
DOESN'T MATTER MUCH WHO.

MAYBE YOU'RE NOT KIDDING.

MAYBE I'M NOT.

IF SOMEBODY
WILL PLEASE TELL ME

WHY I HAD TO GO ALL OUT
FOR A CHUMP LIKE YOU.

ME, A CHUMP?

WHY, I'M A NICE GUY.

SURE -- NICE GUY WHO DROPS IN
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON

WHENEVER HE HAPPENS
TO COME THROUGH TOWN,

LIKE ONE
OF THOSE TOURISTS.

TROUBLE IS, FOR A TOURIST, I'M
KIND OF SHORT ON BAGGAGE.

THAT'S THE TROUBLE,
ALL RIGHT.

[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]DON'T TELL ME.
I KNOW.

YOU DIDN'T MAKE
ANY PROMISES,

AND YOU DIDN'T BREAK ANY --
YET.

BUT ANYWAY...
"ANYWAY" WHAT?

OH, I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT GETS
SO BORING AROUND HERE.

HOW?

WELL, COMES NIGHTTIME,
I DON'T SLEEP VERY WELL.

I GET NIGHTMARES.

I DREAM I'M ASLEEP

AND YOU'RE HERE WAITING FOR ME
TO WAKE UP,

SO THEN I WAKE UP,
STILL IN THE DREAM.

I LOOK AROUND,
BUT YOU'VE DISAPPEARED.

HEY. WAIT A SECOND.
I'M ALL MIXED UP.

SO AM I
UNTIL I REALLY WAKE UP.

THEN I KNOW
YOU'RE NOT HERE.

HOLY SNOOKS.

I DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH
A NIGHTMARE TO KNOW THAT.

OH, IT'S AN EXCITING LIFE
I LEAD,

BOTH LOVE AND ROMANCE.

[ THUD ][ SCOFFS ]

YEAH, I KNOW.

JOKE'S ON ME.

LOVE AND ROMANCE.

BEAUTIFUL WORDS.

SURE OKAY TO READ ABOUT THEM
IN BOOKS

IF YOU GOT TIME TO READ,

BUT FOR A PLAIN STIFF
LIKE ME

WHO WORKS HIS HEAD OFF
ALL DAY LONG SIX DAYS A WEEK,

I DON'T FIND IT SO BORING
AT NIGHT.

WHEN I HIT THAT SACK,

I HIT IT SO HARD,
I CAN HARDLY GET UP.

BUT COME SUNDAY...

THAT'S A LOT DIFFERENT.

SUNDAY...

YOU GOT TIME TO RELAX.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING?

THE SUN'S PRETTY STRONG
THIS TIME A YEAR.

THAT'S EASY TO FIX.

NOTHING TOO GOOD FOR THE
GENTLEMAN CALLER, AS THEY SAY.

THAT ANY BETTER?

A LOT BETTER.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

SHOWS TO GO YOU.

WELL, ANYWAY,
HOPE I'M LUCKY AT CARDS.

WELL, LOOK WHO'S HERE --

IN PERSON.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

I...TRUST
I'M NOT DISTURBING YOU.

GIVE YOU THREE GUESSES.

MY SINCERE REGRETS.

I MOST CERTAINLY
DO NOT WISH TO INTRUDE

ON YOUR LITTLE
SUNDAY TêTE-à-TêTE.

BUT FOR A LONELY VAGABOND
SUCH AS I,

NOTHING WARMS MY HEART MORE

THAN TO SEE TWO YOUNG PEOPLE
WITH SO MUCH IN COMMON.

COME ON.
SAVE IT FOR THE ACT.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

HAVE PATIENCE, MY DEAR.

REMEMBER,
PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE.

CURIOSITY IS
A TYPICALLY FEMININE VICE.

N'EST-CE PAS?

LOOK WHO'S TALKING.

IT'S A WONDER YOU DIDN'T
CHECK UP AT THE KEYHOLE.

YOU PROBABLY DID, TOO.

NO, DARLING,
NOT THIS TIME.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,
PERSONALLY,

I BELIEVE EAVESDROPPING
SHOULD BE MORE WIDELY PRACTICED.

IT, UH, CHARGES THE ATMOSPHERE,
SO TO SPEAK,

EVEN FOR THOSE
BEING WATCHED.

DO I SHOCK YOU,
MR. ADAMS?

NO, YOU JUST GET
IN MY HAIR.

HOLD IT, JOE.
HE'LL GO ON FOREVER.

CUT THE PATTER.

WHAT DO YOU WANT HERE?

OH, JUST PASSING THROUGH
EN ROUTE,

AND SO HERE I AM AGAIN,
LIKE A RETURNING GHOST.

YOU KNOW, MY DEAR,
OUR POOR LITTLE DOGS

HAVE BEEN VERY LONELY
WITHOUT YOU.

DON'T YOU MISS THEM
AT ALL?

NOPE.

HOW CALLOUS WOMEN ARE.
HOW SWIFTLY THEY FORGET.

POOR LITTLE CREATURES.

NOT WOMEN -- DOGS.

OKAY,
THAT'S ABOUT ENOUGH.

MAYBE YOU LIKE TO HEAR YOURSELF
CHATTER, BUT I DON'T.

WHAT ARE YOU AFTER?YOU, MY FRIEND.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,
I'VE BEEN WAITING DOWNSTAIRS

FULLY HALF AN HOUR
SIMPLY TO TALK TO YOU

REGARDING A MATTER I AM SURE
WILL BE OF GREATEST INTEREST.

OF INTEREST TO HIM?EXACTLY.

ALL RIGHT. SPILL IT.
MAKE IT FAST.

VERY WELL,
BUT PERHAPS I SHOULD TELL YOU

THAT IT IS
A RATHER PERSONAL MATTER.

THEREFORE, IF THE YOUNG LADY
HAS NO SERIOUS OBJECTIONS,

WE CAN DISCUSS IT
IN THE TAVERN BELOW

WHILE SHE JOINS US
AT HER CONVENIENCE, ALL RIGHT?

WELL, I SUPPOSE
THAT'S OKAY.

YOU KNOW, CHARLENE,
IN SPITE OF ALL,

YOUR LEAVING HURT ME
VERY DEEPLY.

HURT YOU?
YES.

YOU JUST STARTED SOMETHING
YOU COULDN'T FINISH, MAX,

AND YOU CAN'T TAKE IT.

WHEN A GUY LIKE YOU
CAN'T TAKE A LICKING,

IT'S A SURE SIGN
HE'S GETTING OLD.

GETTING OLD?

YES, YOU ARE.

OH.

HOW ABOUT IT?

Maxmilian: COMING.

SEE YOU BELOW,
MY DEAR.

[ MID-TEMPO JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING ]

WELL, LET'S HAVE IT.
YOU WANTED TO SEE ME ABOUT --

JO ANN, NATURALLY.

I HAD A LONG TALK WITH HER
THIS MORNING,

AND I HAPPENED
TO LEARN THAT --

WELL, THAT YOU'VE BEEN SEEING
THE YOUNG LADY

RATHER FREQUENTLY.

WAIT A MINUTE.
LET'S GET ONE THING STRAIGHT.EXACTLY.

YOU RECALL I DIDN'T INTERFERE
IN YOUR OVERNIGHT FRIENDSHIP

WITH MY FORMER ASSISTANT,
CHARLENE.

LISTEN,
LET'S GET OUT OF CASES.

ONE MINUTE YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT JO ANN,

THE NEXT
YOU'RE DRAGGING IN CHARLIE.

YOU DON'T MAKE SENSE.

I THINK IT WILL
IN JUST A MOMENT.

YOU SEE, THERE'S SOMETHING
I SHOULD PROBABLY TELL YOU --

SOMETHING IMPORTANT.

YEAH? WHAT?

WELL, SIMPLY THAT MY PROFOUND
CONCERN ABOUT JO ANN

IS A MOST NATURAL ONE
SINCE THE LITTLE GIRL...

YOU SEE,
SHE IS MY DAUGHTER.

HUH?

WHAT'S THAT?

I KNOW
IT NEVER OCCURRED TO YOU,

BUT IT HAPPENS TO BE
THE SIMPLE TRUTH.

I AM JO ANN'S FATHER.

INCREDIBLE BUT TRUE.

Millie:
HERE YOU ARE, MISTER.

I HOPE WHATEVER YOU CALL IT
IS THE WAY YOU WANT IT.

Man: HEY, MILLIE!
COME HERE!

COMING!

HER FATHER?

BUT SHE'S AN ORPHAN.

SHE'S FROM
THE GOOD SHEPHERD.

OF COURSE, BUT ORPHANS ALSO
HAD PARENTS ONCE, YOU KNOW?

LOOK HERE --

MAY I TALK TO YOU
MAN TO MAN?

YOU SEE,
EVERY MAN HAS HIS FAULTS,

AND, CERTAINLY,
I'M NO EXCEPTION.

I ADMIT MY SHARE OF GUILT,

POSSIBLY A MUCH GREATER ONE
THAN JO ANN'S MOTHER, BECAUSE...

BUT I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK
UNKINDLY OF HER.

AND, BELIEVE ME, I'M NOT TRYING
TO ESCAPE ANY BLAME.

OF COURSE, WHEN LITTLE JO ANN
FIRST CAME INTO THE WORLD,

I WAS QUITE YOUNG.

ONLY WHEN YOU GROW OLDER
DO YOU COME TO UNDERSTAND

WHAT HORRIBLE MISTAKES
YOU CAN MAKE.

AND WITH UNDERSTANDING, TOO,

COMES ITS BITTER COMPANION,
REMORSE.

IT STARTS CREEPING UP ON YOU,
A LITTLE AT FIRST,

THEN MORE AND MORE UNTIL
YOU MUST DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

SO, FINALLY, I DID.

I BEGAN THE LONG, LONG TASK
OF TRACING BACK.

NATURALLY, HER MOTHER
HAD HAD A HARD TIME OF IT --

FROM TOWN TO TOWN,
A DIFFERENT NAME.

SHE HAD REMARRIED.

BUT AT LAST,
AFTER MANY YEARS' SEARCH...

WHEN I FIRST SAW JO ANN...

I CAN'T DESCRIBE,

BUT THE EXACT IMAGE
OF HER MOTHER.

AND, BELIEVE ME,
MY DEAR FRIEND,

WHEN I TELL YOU SHE WAS
A REAL BEAUTY, HER MOTHER --

THE SAME BEAUTIFUL HAZEL EYES

THAT KEEP CHANGING COLOR
CONSTANTLY.

STRANGE WORLD, ISN'T IT?

SURE IS.

AND SO YOU SEE, MY FRIEND,
WHY I AM SO CONCERNED.

AND THOUGH I DISLIKE TO USE
SUCH A STRONG WORD,

I FEEL IT IS MY DUTY
TO INTERFERE.

YOUR DUTY?

DON'T YOU SEE
HOW UNFAIR IT WOULD BE

IF YOU
WERE TO TIE HER DOWN NOW?

TO WHAT?

ONLY A LIFE
OF HOPELESS DRUDGERY.

YOUR DUTY?

AND I'M UNFAIR?

FOR CRIMINY'S SAKES.

HER FATHER,
HER FAITHFUL FATHER,

WHO TOOK A POWDER
FOR 15 YEARS OR MORE,

MAKES GOOD MONEY,

DOESN'T GIVE A HANG
ABOUT ANYBODY BUT HIMSELF,

SUDDENLY REMEMBERS HE'S GOT
A LONG-LOST CHILD SOMEPLACE.

COMES CRAWLING BACK,
WAVING HIS CONSCIENCE LIKE...

LIKE ONE OF THOSE RATS
COME OUT OF A PILLBOX

WHINING HE DIDN'T MEAN IT,

HE'S SORRY,
HE WAS NEVER A REAL NAZI AT ALL.

SOUNDING OFF NOW
ABOUT YOUR FATHERLY DUTIES.

LISTEN.
NOW I'LL GIVE YOU AN EARFUL.

I'M FROM
THE GOOD SHEPHERD, TOO,

AND I CAN TELL YOU
WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE AN ORPHAN,

BUT WE'LL SKIP THAT.

ONLY GET THIS --

IF MY OLD MAN WAS ALIVE
AND HE TRIED TO COME BACK

AND TELL ME
HOW TO RUN MY LIFE,

I'D BREAK HIM IN TWO.

WHAT'S MORE,
I LOVE JO ANN.

SHE'S GONNA BE HAPPY
WITH ME.

I'M GONNA MARRY HER AND SEE TO
IT SHE'S GONNA BE HAPPY.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA MAKE
OUT OF THAT?

YOU SAY
YOU'RE GOING TO GET MARRIED?

YOU HEARD ME.

AND JO ANN --
DID SHE SAY SHE WOULD?

WHAT'S IT TO YOU?

EVERYTHING.

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?
IF I LOSE...

AFTER ALL, I AM HER FATHER.
I HAVE EVERY RIGHT.

OH, NOW IT'S NO LONGER
YOUR DUTY.

NOW IT'S YOUR RIGHT.
YOU --

NO, I MEAN HER HAPPINESS.

YOU WORK IN THE PLANT.

YOU HARDLY MAKE ENOUGH
TO LIVE ON.

NO FUTURE AT ALL --
A COMMON WORKER.

WHAT'S WRONG
WITH THAT?

AN ORPHAN, A FOUNDLING.

I-I DON'T EVEN KNOW
THE FAMILY YOU'RE FROM

OR -- OR THEIR HEALTH
OR YOURS.

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

YOU'RE LUCKY
YOU'RE HER FATHER.

NOW, DO YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO, MISTER?

YOU'RE GONNA GET UP

AND PUT THAT LITTLE HAT
ON YOUR LITTLE DOME

AND GET OUT OF HERE
BUT QUICK.

[ CLOCK CHIMING ]

HELLO, JOE. COME IN.
WE'RE JUST HAVING DINNER.

I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

IT'S SOMETHING
PRETTY IMPORTANT.

ALL RIGHT, BUT WOULDN'T YOU
LIKE TO JOIN US?

I'M SURE
MRS. SIMPSON WOULD --

I GOT TO TALK
TO YOU ALONE.

YOU SEE,
IT'S ABOUT THAT MAN.

YOU KNOW WHO I MEAN.

NO, JOE, I-I DON'T.

THE ONE
YOU HAD THE APPOINTMENT WITH

THAT NIGHT
WHEN YOU WENT TO THE JUNGLE.

SEE,
I FOLLOWED YOU THERE.

YOU DID?

Mrs. Simpson: JO ANN?
DO YOU NEED ANY HELP?

N-NO, IT'S ALL RIGHT,
MRS. SIMPSON.

I'LL ONLY BE A MINUTE.

IT'S NOT
ABOUT MY FOLLOWING YOU.

IT'S WHAT HE TOLD ME TODAY.

THEN THAT'S WHY YOU'VE ACTED
SO STRANGE EVER SINCE --

COULD HAVE TOLD ME THAT
SAME NIGHT HE'S YOUR FATHER.

MY FATHER?

OH, JO ANN,
I JUST REMEMBERED

THAT GRAVY DISH
IS CRACKED.

WHY, HOW DO YOU DO?

I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU WERE HERE, JOE.

HOW ARE YOU, MRS. SIMPSON?

I JUST DROPPED IN FOR A MINUTE
TO SEE JO ANN.

WELL, THEN, I BETTER GET THIS
SERVED.

YOU'LL BRING IN
THE REST, DEAR.

DON'T BE TOO LONG,
NOW.

IT'D BE A SHAME
IF THIS GETS COLD.

AND, JOE, COME AGAIN.

DON'T BE
SUCH A STRANGER.

YOU SAY HE TOLD YOU
HE WAS MY FATHER?

YEAH, ALL ABOUT IT.

HOW HE LOST TRACK OF YOU
FOR YEARS. NOW HE FINALLY --

BUT, JOE, HE ISN'T.

HE ISN'T MY FATHER
AT ALL.

HE'S NOT...

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WHAT'S THIS
ALL ABOUT ANYWAY?

Mrs. Simpson: JO ANN?
IT'S ALL GETTING SPOILED.

COMING!

JOE, WAIT FOR ME JUST A LITTLE
WHILE IN THE GREENHOUSE.

I'LL BE RIGHT OVER.

SEE, IT -- IT WAS
JUST LIKE THOSE POSTCARDS,

POSTCARDS FROM PLACES
HE'S NEVER BEEN AT ALL.

IT'S ODD, BUT
HE'S ALWAYS MAKING UP STORIES.

HOLY SMOKE.
WHEN I THINK OF THAT BUILD-UP!

GUY MUST BE WACKY
OR SOMETHING.

[ TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS ]

WHY'D YOU KEEP SEEING HIM?

WHAT'S HE MEAN TO YOU?

JOE, I-I DIDN'T WANT
TO TELL YOU.

MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE,
BUT...

BUT I WAS SO AFRAID
YOU'D THINK --

YOU'D MISUNDERSTAND.

BUT IT ALL STARTED LAST FALL,
WHEN I FIRST MET HIM.

HE WAS APPEARING
AT THE OLD...

I WAS...

[ MID-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS ]

HIGHER.

A LITTLE HIGHER.

REST.

NO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN --

NO INVISIBLE WIRES.

NO HIDDEN SUPPORTS.

NO OPTICAL ILLUSION.

[ APPLAUSE ]

NOW OUR SLEEPING BEAUTY
RETURNS TO US.

Jo Ann:
I WENT THERE ALONE,

NOT THAT I LIKE GOING PLACES
BY MYSELF.

YOU SEE, JOE,

I DIDN'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS
REAL CLOSE AMONG MY OWN AGE.

IN FACT, NO ONE, REALLY,
OUTSIDE THE SIMPSONS.

IT WAS REALLY QUITE AMAZING,

TO WATCH HIM DOING ALL THOSE
TRICKS WITH THOSE DOGS,

THE WAY HE HANDLED THEM.

I WANT TO TELL YOU
SOMETHING.

YOU'RE THE FIFTH DOG DOWN.

ONE, TWO, THREE,
FOUR, FIVE.

NOW, THAT'S RIGHT.

SO WONDERFUL
THE WAY THEY ALL RESPONDED

TO EVERY LITTLE SIGNAL,
ANYTHING HE WANTED THEM TO DO.

BUSTER, TURN AROUND.
BUSTER.

THAT'S RIGHT.

NOW, WHICH ONE OF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO GO HOME?

[ DOGS BARKING, APPLAUSE ]

AND NOW WITH THE AID OF MY
CHARMING ASSISTANT, CHARLENE --

AND YOU CAN SEE
HOW CHARMING SHE IS --

BUSTER HIMSELF WILL CHOOSE
SOMEONE FROM THE AUDIENCE...

[ WOLF-WHISTLES ]

...SOMEONE WHO IS
PARTICULARLY PSYCHIC.

HE WILL MAKE THIS CHOICE
TELEPATHICALLY

THROUGH THE MEDIUM
OF ASTROLOGICAL DETERMINATION,

INDICATING IT
BY TWO BELLS FOR "NO"...

BUSTER, RING YOUR BELL.

[ DING! DING! ]

THAT'S RIGHT.
AND THREE TIMES FOR "YES."

BUSTER.

[ DING! DING! DING! ]THAT'S RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, CHARLENE.
PROCEED.

LET ME SEE.

YOUR BIRTHDAY, MADAM?

OH -- OH, MY GOODNESS.

JANUARY THE 15th.

CAPRICORN, THE GOAT.

CAPRICORN, THE GOAT.

[ DING! DING! ]

NO.

YOU, MISS --
YOUR BIRTHDAY, PLEASE?

JUNE THE 5th.

GEMINI, THE TWINS.

GEMINI, THE TWINS.

BUSTER?

[ DING! DING! DING! ]

YES!

HAVE THE LITTLE LADY
COME UP ON THE STAGE.

WILL YOU COME ALONG WITH ME,
PLEASE?

NO, NOT ME, PLEASE.

[ AUDIENCE GROANING ]

Jo Ann: I'D HAVE GIVEN ANYTHING
NOT TO GO UP THERE,

YET LOOKING BACK ON IT LATER,
I-I THINK, IN A WAY, I LIKED IT.

THE THRILL, THE EXPERIENCE,

ALL THOSE LIGHTS,
ALL THOSE PEOPLE.

AND WHEN HE CAME CLOSE
AND I SAW HIS FACE,

I DIDN'T LIKE HIM AT ALL.

THEN WHEN HE TOUCHED ME -- MAYBE
IT WAS FROM BEING SO SCARED --

BUT I WAS REALLY ALL GOOSEFLESH.

Maximilian:
AND NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

ALL THREE OF US BEING
IN PERFECT HARMONY, WE CAN...

Jo Ann: ONLY LATER,
WHEN I TOOK THE BUS HOME

AND TRIED TO TELL MYSELF
HOW SILLY I WAS

TO HAVE GOTTEN SO EXCITED,

HOW THE WHOLE THING WAS
REALLY NOTHING VERY IMPORTANT,

EVEN THOUGH
I COULDN'T GET OUT OF MY MIND

THE WAY HE LOOKED AT ME...

AT FIRST I WAS ALMOST AS NERVOUS
AS AT THE SHOW,

BUT HE WAS VERY POLITE.

AFTER AWHILE, WE GOT TO TALKING
ABOUT THE GARDENIAS

HE'D GIVEN ME ON THE STAGE,

AND I MENTIONED
I'D WORKED WITH FLOWERS.

HE WAS VERY FRIENDLY, YET HE
DIDN'T EVEN ASK WHERE I LIVED.

BUT I SUPPOSE IT WASN'T HARD
FOR HIM TO GUESS.

ANYWAY, I THOUGHT
IT WAS JUST A CHANCE MEETING.

NEVER DREAMED
HE'D PLANNED IT THAT WAY.

[ BELL DINGING ]

JUST A MINUTE, PLEASE!

I'M COMING!

[ DOOR OPENS,
WIND WHISTLING ]

GOOD AFTERNOON.

JUST TAKE YOUR TIME.

HELLO.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

I WANTED TO ORDER
SOME GARDENIAS

TO BE DELIVERED
TO THE THEATER.

IT WAS SOON
AFTER THANKSGIVING.

I ASKED HIM IF HE'D LIKE TO STAY
TILL IT LET UP,

BUT HE SAID HE HAD NO TIME.

HE THEN WAS --
OH, I FORGOT.

JUST AS HE WAS ABOUT
TO LEAVE...

OH, BY THE WAY,
I MEANT TO ASK YOU.

I HAVE
SOME COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS

FOR A CONCERT NEXT WEEK,

AND I THOUGHT...

THIS TIME
WITHOUT TELEPATHY,

JUST THOUGHT YOU MIGHT ENJOY
GOOD CLASSICAL MUSIC.

I MEAN TO SAY
IT SEEMED TO ME

FROM OUR LITTLE CHAT
THE OTHER NIGHT

THAT YOU WERE
THAT KIND OF PERSON.

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THE
CLEVELAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA?

OH, NO.
WELL, YES, ONCE...

HONEST, JOE, I DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT ORCHESTRA IT WAS,

BUT, OF COURSE,
I WOULDN'T ADMIT THAT,

ALTHOUGH HE DID GUESS RIGHT,
THAT I LIKE THAT SORT OF MUSIC.

THAT'S NOT VERY FAR
FOR GOOD MUSIC --

LESS THAN
TWO HOURS AWAY.

WHY, I'VE NEVER BEEN
AS FAR AS PITTSBURGH,

AND THAT'S EVEN NEARER.

WELL, YOU'RE NOT MUCH
OF A WORLD TRAVELER, ARE YOU?

HE SAID HE'D SEND OVER
THE TICKETS DURING THE WEEK

AND JOKED A BIT ABOUT
HOW HE'D INVITE HIMSELF ALONG

IF HE WEREN'T SO BUSY,

AND I SAID I THOUGHT I MIGHT ASK
MRS. SIMPSON TO GO ALONG, BUT...

[ TCHAIKOVSKY'S
"ROMEO AND JULIET" THEME PLAYS ]

...SHE COULDN'T GO.

THEY WERE PLAYING PARTS
OF "ROMEO AND JULIET,"

AND HE EXPLAINED IT WAS
ONE OF THE GREAT LOVE STORIES

PUT TO MUSIC --

YOU KNOW,
THE FAMOUS PLAY BY SHAKESPEARE.

I KEPT MY PROGRAM
AS A SOUVENIR, JOE.

IT HAD THE WHOLE STORY,

EVEN SOME OF THE LINES FROM
THE LOVE SCENES IN THE PLAY.

[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]

LATER, WE HAD DINNER.

OF ALL PLACES, JOE...

WE'RE CLOSING NOW, SIR.
I'M SORRY.

Man on P.A.: PASSENGERS ON TWA
CONSTELLATION TO NEW YORK CITY

WITH CONNECTIONS FOR PARIS,
ROME, AND CAIRO,

PLEASE REPORT TO TICKET COUNTER.

YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST WONDERING
HOW YOU WOULD LOOK

WITH YOUR HAIR
UPSWEPT LIKE THIS.

Jo Ann: YOU KNOW, JOE, I HAD
THAT SAME SENSE OF FREEZING UP

WHEN HE TOUCHED ME, LIKE
ON THE STAGE THAT FIRST TIME.

BUT IT WAS ONLY FOR A MINUTE,

AND I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT IT
AGAIN UNTIL LATER.

[ TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS ]

ON THE WAY HOME,
HE KEPT TELLING ME

ALL ABOUT
HIS INNERMOST FEELINGS,

HIS LONG SEARCH
FOR THE RIGHT PERSON

TO BE HIS COMPANION IN LIFE.

IN OTHER WORDS, MY DEAR,
YOU AND I,

EACH OF US GIVING TO THE OTHER
WHAT WE BOTH LACK.

YOU AND I?

WHY NOT, JO ANN?

YOU'RE NOT THE SORT OF GIRL

TO BE INTERESTED IN THE
SHALLOWNESS OF MERE YOUTH.

YOU WANT SOMEONE
WITH RICH EXPERIENCE

OF THE OUTSIDE WORLD.

WELL, I-I DON'T KNOW.

YOU DO
IF YOU'D ONLY BE BRAVE ENOUGH

TO LOOK INTO YOUR HEART.

I THINK
I'D BETTER BE GOING IN.

IT'S GETTING LATE.

JUST A SECOND, JO ANN.

THERE'S SOMETHING
I WANT TO ASK YOU.

WHAT?

WOULD YOU MIND VERY MUCH
IF I KISSED YOU?

WHAT IF I DO MIND?
NOTHING.

I'M GOING TO KISS YOU
ANYWAY

JUST TO SHOW YOU
HOW YOU SHOULD BE KISSED.

NO, DON'T, PLEASE.
LET ME GO.YOU'RE JUST PERPLEXED.

IT'S TIME
YOU BEGAN TO UNDERSTAND.

NO, PLEASE.

PLEASE.

PLEASE.

YOU HAVE SHARP NAILS
LIKE A LITTLE ANIMAL.

MAYBE THAT'S WHAT I REALLY LIKE
ABOUT YOU.

DON'T YOU
EVER TOUCH ME AGAIN.

DON'T YOU EVER
COME HERE AGAIN.

I HATED HIM --

HATED HIM FOR KNOWING
THAT I WANTED TO BE KISSED,

THAT I NEVER REALLY WAS,

HATED HIM FOR
ALL THAT HE GUESSED ABOUT ME.

YET, IN A WAY, I WAS GLAD --

GLAD THAT SOMEBODY
WANTED TO KISS ME,

THAT -- THAT ANYONE
WOULD LIKE ME THAT MUCH.

I WAS ALMOST GRATEFUL.

JOE, I-I WAS SO CONFUSED.

[ DOORBELL RINGS ]

HERE, JO ANN --
SOMETHING FOR YOU FROM DETROIT.

FOR ME?

YES. HOPE SANTA
DIDN'T SEND YOU FLOWERS.

[ LAUGHS ]
THANKS.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

SAME TO YOU.

YOU KNOW, JOE,
HOW IT IS AROUND THE HOLIDAYS.

YOU FEEL LONELIER THAN EVER.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE,
A REAL CHRISTMAS PRESENT.

MY, I'D NEVER SEEN
SUCH HIGH-HEELED SHOES BEFORE.

IT WAS FROM HIM.

HE SAID HE HAD BOUGHT THEM FOR
HIS YOUNGER SISTER IN DETROIT

WHOM HE HADN'T SEEN IN YEARS BUT
THAT THEY HARDLY FITTED HER NOW,

WOULD I PLEASE ACCEPT THEM,

AND NOT TO THINK HE'D SENT THEM
BECAUSE OF ANY FEELING OF GUILT.

JOE, I-I SORT OF FELT
MAYBE I HAD BEEN TOO HARSH.

THEN ONE NIGHT
AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY...

[ NATIVE MUSIC PLAYING ]

Maximilian:
BEAUTIFUL, ISN'T IT?

Man:
AS FOR THE MUSIC YOU NOW HEAR,

WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH

TO SECURE THE AUTHENTIC
ACCOMPANIMENT FOR THESE...

I'M STOPPING OVER HERE TONIGHT
ON SOME BUSINESS.

I WAS TOLD
I'D FIND YOU HERE.

...THE MUSIC INSPIRED
BY THE SAME RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS

STEMMING BACK
THOUSANDS OF YEARS.

BUDDHISM IS THE STATE RELIGION,

ALTHOUGH THE WORSHIP OF SPIRITS
AND LOCAL DEITIES IS ALSO...

I'M GLAD TO FIND THE SAME
EVER-SEARCHING SOUL IN YOU.

Jo Ann: IT WAS STRANGE.

I THOUGHT I'D STILL BE ANGRY.

YOU KNOW, IT'S RATHER DIFFICULT
TALKING TO SOMEONE'S BACK.

BUT WITH YOU,
I-I REALLY DON'T MIND.

YOUR HAIR
LOOKS QUITE LOVELY NOW.

...IMPORTANT AND ADOPTED
BEFORE THE BEGINNING

OF THE CHRISTIAN PERIOD.

IT WAS VERY KIND OF YOU
TO SEND A CHRISTMAS PRESENT,

BUT I'LL GET THEM TO YOU
FIRST THING TOMORROW

SO YOU CAN SEND THEM BACK.

TO WHOM?
YOUR SISTER.

I'M SURE SHE CAN EXCHANGE THEM
FOR A BETTER FIT

WHEREVER YOU BOUGHT THEM.

NO, SHE CAN'T.

YOU SEE,
THERE ISN'T ANY SISTER.

BUT -- BUT YOU WROTE ME...

IT WAS JUST A LITTLE WHITE LIE
FOR CHRISTMAS.

DON'T BE STUBBORN.

AFTER ALL,
I COULD HAVE GONE ON LYING,

BUT IN A STRANGE WAY,
I'M HONEST,

EVEN ABOUT MY LIES.

LET'S TALK SERIOUSLY --

THAT IS,
IF YOU'VE FORGIVEN ME?

TWICE AGAIN THAT WEEK HE DROVE
IN FROM PITTSBURGH TO SEE ME,

AND ONCE I WENT THERE
TO SEE HIM

JUST BEFORE HE LEFT ON TOUR
FOR THE REST OF THE WINTER.

AFTER A FEW WEEKS,
FIRST FROM ATLANTIC CITY,

AND THEN FROM MIAMI
AND PALM BEACH...

YOU BEGAN GETTING
ALL THOSE POSTCARDS.

YES.

AND ONE DAY HE WROTE ME

HE WAS RETURNING
TO PLAY AT THE JUNGLE,

AND -- AND YOU KNOW
ALL THE REST, JOE.

YOU SEE, TILL I MET YOU,

HE WAS THE FIRST PERSON
EVER REALLY NICE TO ME.

YEAH.

JOE,
IF -- IF YOU WANT ME TO,

I'LL NEVER SEE HIM AGAIN.

THEN WHY IS HE STILL HERE?

WHAT'S HE HANGING AROUND FOR?

I'LL TELL YOU WHY --
TO BUST US UP ANY WAY HE CAN.

BUT HE CAN'T, JOE --
NEVER.

I TOLD HIM THAT TODAY

WHEN -- WHEN HE STARTED
TALKING ABOUT...

THAT GIRL LIVING ACROSS FROM YOU
IN THE HOTEL.

JOE, YOU WON'T GO TO HER
ANYMORE, WILL YOU?

HER?

OH, LOOK, YOU SWEET DOPE,

WHY -- WHY WOULD I BE MAKING
THIS LONG PITCH TO MARRY YOU?

WHY AM I EATING MY HEART OUT
FOR YOU ABOUT THIS?

JOE, YOU KNOW WHAT IT WAS LIKE
AT THE ORPHANAGE

AND THEN
WITH THE SIMPSONS.

NATURALLY,
MEETING A MAN LIKE THAT

WHO'D SEEN
SO MUCH OF THE WORLD

AND KNEW
SO MUCH ABOUT IT...

AH, HE'S NEVER BEEN
ANYWHERE.

JUST BEEN IN AND OUT OF A LOT
OF HOTELS AND CREEP JOINTS.

WHAT'S THAT GOT TO DO
WITH THE REAL WORLD?

COULDN'T YOU SEE THROUGH
THAT SANTA CLAUS ROUTINE,

WHAT HE WAS
REALLY AFTER?

I WISH
YOU COULD HAVE SEEN HIM TODAY --

"MY LITTLE DAUGHTER THIS"
AND "MY LITTLE GIRL THAT."

AH, HE DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT HOW TO LIE.

I KNOW, BUT --
BUT EVERYONE TELLS LIES.

I'VE LIED SOMETIMES, TOO.

IF I SAID I NEVER DID,
THAT WOULD BE A BIG LIE.

I DON'T LIKE PEOPLE WHO LIE.

I'M NOT A LIAR.
YOU KNOW THAT.

SURE, YOU'RE NOT,
'CAUSE I LOVE YOU.

I KNOW YOU DO.

SOMEHOW,
THE MINUTE I SAW YOU,

I KNEW RIGHT OFF
YOU WERE THE ONE.

MAYBE IT'S...'CAUSE I HAD
KIND OF A LONGING TO BE HAPPY.

OH, I WISH I COULD UNDERSTAND
ALL THIS.

MAYBE I'M JUST AFRAID.

AFRAID? OF WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

I JUST DON'T WANT
TO BE HURT.

HURT?

I'D NEVER HURT YOU, JO ANN,
'CAUSE I KNOW HOW IT IS MYSELF.

WHAT I MEAN...

WELL, EVER SINCE THE GOOD
SHEPHERD EASED ME OUT ON MY OWN,

I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR SOMETHING
OR SOMEBODY TO...

ANYWAY, JUST SO I WOULDN'T FEEL
SO DARN ALONE ALL THE TIME.

OH, SURE,
I'VE HAD FUN NOW AND THEN,

BUT...WITH ME,
ANYTHING WOULD HAPPEN.

LIKE, I'M ON A TRAIN ONCE.
I GOT A BRAND-NEW CAP.

I OPEN THE WINDOW, AND, PHFFFT,
OFF IT WENT WITH THE WIND.

[ CHUCKLES ]

YOU KNOW,
PEOPLE ARE FUNNY.

THEY DON'T TAKE YOU
FOR WHAT YOU ARE

BUT WHERE YOU COME FROM,
WHAT YOUR NAME IS,

TILL YOU GET SO YOU --

YOU FEAR YOU'RE
ALWAYS OUTSIDE LOOKING IN.

SO, YOU TRY TO BUCK IT --

YOU KNOW, GET AN EDUCATION,
GO TO NIGHT SCHOOL,

KEEP ON THE BALL.

COULDN'T LICK IT, THOUGH.

[ TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS
IN DISTANCE ]

MAYBE...

I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE IT'S...'CAUSE I DIDN'T
HAVE ANY REAL AMBITION --

I MEAN, FOR MYSELF.

MAYBE THAT'S BEEN
MY TROUBLE.

ANYWAY, YOU KEEP GOING,

ALWAYS TRYING TO FIND
SOMETHING DIFFERENT,

BUT IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME.

YEAH.

IT'S LIKE STANDING IN A HECK OF
A RAIN WAITING FOR A TROLLEY.

ONE COMES BY, DING,
ALL FULL UP.

YOU WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE.

"DING, DING, DING"
GOES THE TROLLEY.

"SORRY, NO ROOM FOR YOU."

AND THEY KEEP ON COMING.

DING-DONG,
DING-DONG, DING-DONG.

AND YOU'RE STILL THERE,
STILL WAITING.

JOE...
HMM?

I LOVE YOU.

I'M SORRY.

DON'T STOP.
PLEASE GO ON.

TILL I RAN INTO YOU.

I MEAN, HAVING SOMEONE LIKE YOU
TO BELIEVE IN,

SOMEONE TO TRUST,
SOMEONE WHO'D BELIEVE IN YOU.

YEAH.

THINGS ARE GONNA BE
DIFFERENT NOW.

GOT TO BE.

THEY WILL, JOE.

THEY WILL.

OH. I'M SORRY.

THERE'S A PIN
ON MY BROOCH.

YOU ALWAYS WEAR IT,
DON'T YOU?

YES.

IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME.HOW COME?

IT'S A REAL ANTIQUE FROM MEXICO
FROM THE AZTECS.

YOU KNOW THE STORY
OF MONTEZUMA'S DAUGHTER?

NO.
NEVER MET HER.

SHE HAD TO BE SACRIFICED

JUST WHEN SHE FELL IN LOVE
WITH...

HERE, JOE.
I WANT YOU TO HAVE IT.

YOU SURE NOW?
YOU'RE GIVING ME YOUR DREAMS.

I WANT TO.

I DON'T WANT
ANY MORE DREAMS.

I WANT...

YOU DON'T HAVE TO ALIBI
TO ME, JOE.

I GOT IT THE MOMENT
YOU CAME THROUGH THE DOOR

WITH THOSE WEDDING BELLS
WRITTEN ALL OVER YOU.

HEY, DROOPY PUSS. CHEER UP.
IT'S NOT A FUNERAL.

AND DON'T YOU CRY
FOR ME, BABY.

I'M NOT BURIED YET.

LOOK, CHARLIE,
I WISH YOU'D STOP KIDDING.

WHAT FOR?

TAKE THE CARDS
AS THEY'RE CUT.

BAD DEAL -- WELL, THEN YOU WAIT
FOR A NEW SHUFFLE.

WOULDN'T IT BE JUST TOO BAD

IF YOU AND I'D
GONE CRAZY ABOUT EACH OTHER

AND FALLEN IN LOVE?

[ CHUCKLES ]
LUCKY WE DIDN'T, THOUGH.

HONEST, I HAD A HUNCH
FROM THE START

I'D MAKE THE WRONG MISTAKE.

YEP.

YOU LIVE
RIGHT ACROSS THE SQUARE.

BUT, BROTHER,
IT WAS A LONG WAY OFF.

OH, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.
SNAP OUT OF IT.

YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN THE AIR
BEFORE.

TAKE IT LIKE A LADY.

MIND IF I GET COMFORTABLE?

YOU KNOW, WOMEN ARE NUTS

WALKING AROUND ON STILTS
LIKE THESE.

THE ONLY THING FREE
THE GREAT WIZARD EVER GAVE ME.

HEARD FROM
YOUR BOOKING AGENT?

JUST YESTERDAY.

HE HAS A STRAIGHT PART FOR ME
WITH A BICYCLE ACT.

WELL, ANYWAY, IT'S BETTER
THAN PLAYING NURSE

TO A LOT
OF TRAINED SEALS.

DID THAT FOR SIX MONTHS.

I LIKED THE SEALS ALL RIGHT

BUT NOT THE GUY
WHO TRAINED THEM.

SO THEN I TEAMED UP
WITH THAT GENTLE SOUL,

HERR MAXIMILIAN.

LIKE GOING FROM THE FRYING PAN
INTO THE FIRE --

I MEAN, THOSE DOGS.

IN HIS ACT?

YEAH.

SOMETIMES HE'D HAVE TO TRAIN
A NEW ONE FAST.

DO YOU HAVE
A SHAKY STOMACH?

HAD PLENTY OF K-RATIONS
TO SETTLE IT.

JUST ABOVE THE PAW,
HE'D SHAVE IT CLEAN

AND BURN THE SKIN
ALL RAW.

WORKED LIKE A CHARM.

HE COULD MAKE THEM DO
ANY TRICK HE WANTED TO

JUST BY FLICKING THAT RAW SPOT
WITH HIS LITTLE WHIP.

THE MORE
I HEAR ABOUT THAT GUY,

THE MORE I THINK HE OUGHT TO BE
LOCKED UP IN A WACK WARD.

HE'S SCREWY, ALL RIGHT,

BUT WORSE THAN THAT,
HE'S ROTTEN,

AND HE GETS A GREAT KICK

OUT OF MAKING OTHER PEOPLE
JUST AS ROTTEN.

THE MINUTE HE GETS YOU
THE WAY HE WANTS YOU,

YOU'RE ALL WASHED UP.

COLD COFFEE.

SO, YOU SEE, DOC,
YOU'VE BEEN GOOD FOR ME.

LOOK, CHARLIE,
I WISH I COULD --

SKIP IT.
IT'S MY OWN FAULT.

DO I LOOK LIKE THE TYPE TO KEEP
WARM WITH MEMORIES?

WELL, HOW ABOUT IT?

NO, THANKS.
OKAY.

TO ME, ON A BICYCLE.

HERE WE GO AGAIN,

ON A BICYCLE
MEANT FOR TWO.

♪ WON'T BE
A STYLISH MARRIAGE ♪

♪ I CAN'T AFFORD
A CARRIAGE ♪

♪ BUT YOU'LL LOOK SWEET

[ WHISTLES ]

♪ ON A BICYCLE
BUILT FOR TWO ♪

MISCELLANEOUS PROPERTY.

ME TOO.

SAY, WHAT'S THIS HERE?

FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE.
HOW DID THIS JUNK GET IN HERE?

NOW HE'LL ARREST ME
FOR PETTY LARCENY.

WHO?

MAX.

ONCE GAVE ME ONE
OF THESE GENUINE ANTIQUES

MADE IN JERSEY CITY

WITH A BIG,
BEAUTIFUL BUILD-UP

ALL ABOUT SOME PRINCESS
SOMEPLACE IN MEXICO.

THEN I FOUND
THIS CARDFUL.

[ CHUCKLES ]
PHONY FOUR-FLUSHER.

HE GIVES ONE TO EVERY DAME
SAP ENOUGH TO FALL FOR HIM.

SAY...

SAY...

THAT CERTAIN SOMEBODY

YOU'VE BEEN CARRYING
A TORCH FOR --

SHE DIDN'T HAPPEN TO GET ONE

OF THESE GENUINE ANTIQUES, TOO,
DID SHE?

SO, THAT'S WHAT HE WANTED
TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT

THE OTHER DAY.

SURE.
NOW IT ALL ADDS UP.

THAT'S WHAT
WAS EATING YOU, HUH?

THAT SAME LITTLE PIGEON

HE PICKED UP
ONE NIGHT AT THE ORPHEUM.

YEAH. HE TOLD ME
ALL ABOUT HER,

HOW HE COULDN'T GET HER
OUT OF HIS HEAD

BECAUSE SHE WAS SO DIFFERENT,
SO YOUNG AND FRESH.

HOW DID HE SAY IT, THOUGH?

OH, YEAH.

"LIKE A WHITE ROSEBUD
IN THE MORNING DEW,

UNTOUCHED."

[ CHUCKLES ]

"UNSPOILED."

[ LAUGHING ]

SORRY, JOE.

HONEST, I AM.

BUT I JUST CAN'T HELP
LAUGHING.

[ GLASS SHATTERS ]

Jo Ann:
EVERYONE TELLS LIES SOMETIMES.

YOU MEAN SO MUCH TO ME, JOE.

HERE, YOU CAN TAKE IT.

[ DOORBELL RINGING ]

IS YOUR NAME JO ANN?

YES. WHAT IS IT?

DO YOU KNOW JOE ADAMS?

JOE?

YES, OF COURSE.
WHAT IS IT?

YOU BETTER GET DRESSED.

NO,
I-I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

OH, PLEASE LET ME SEE HIM.
LET ME TALK TO HIM.

TAKE IT EASY, MISS.

YOU'LL TALK TO HIM
WHEN WE GET HIM OUT.

BUT -- BUT YOU SAID BEFORE
HE WON'T COME OUT.

WHAT WILL YOU DO
TO HIM?

HE'LL COME OUT...
IF IT HAS TO BE FEET FIRST.

JOE.

McManus: IT'S THE CHIEF
OF POLICE SPEAKING, ADAMS.

I'LL REPEAT THAT.

THIS IS CHIEF McMANUS, ADAMS,

AND I WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO ME
CAREFULLY.

THERE'S NO SENSE TRYING
TO SHOOT IT OUT WITH US.

YOU HAVEN'T GOT A CHANCE.

NOW, IT'S TRUE YOU'LL BE
UNDER CHARGE OF MURDER,

BUT YOU'LL GET
A FAIR TRIAL IN COURT.

SO, BE SENSIBLE, ADAMS,

AND COME ON OUT LAW-ABIDING
AND ACCEPT ARREST.

OTHERWISE, YOU'LL ONLY GET
YOURSELF KILLED...

IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.

CAN YOU HEAR ME, ADAMS?

THIS TIME,
WE'RE NOT FOOLING.

Man: THERE HE IS!

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

WHAT'S HAPPENING?
WHERE IS HE?

ALL RIGHT.
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

Man:
GO ON AND SQUEEZE OFF!

HERE'S A BULL'S-EYE
FOR YOU!

YEAH, MAYBE YOU WANT ME
TO JUMP!

THAT WHAT YOU ALL
HANGING AROUND FOR, HUH?

QUITE A SHOW.

CHEAP AND EASY, ALL FREE,
COSTS YOU NOTHING.

GO ON.
BREAK IF OFF, ALL OF YOU!

TAKE OFF! GO HOME!

BUY THE MORNING PAPERS!

IT'LL ALL BE PRINTED UP
TOMORROW!

YEAH, ALL THE DOPE YOU WANT
FOR A NICKEL!

GO ON!
READ ALL ABOUT IT!

IT'LL BE A LOT BETTER
THAN THE TRUTH!

Jo Ann: PLEASE, PLEASE.
LET ME THROUGH.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?
THIS ALL YOU GOT TO DO?

NOBODY WAITING FOR YOU?
AIN'T YOU GOT NO HOMES?

ADAMS, THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE.
I'M WARNING YOU.

PRETTY EXCITING STUFF,
HUH?

A MURDERER! A KILLER!

THOUGHT I WAS ALL THROUGH
WITH KILLING!

HAD NO USE FOR IT,
HATED IT,

MAYBE EVEN MORE THAN YOU!

WELL, HERE I AM!

YOU EVER SEE
A KILLER BEFORE?

I SEEN PLENTY
AND PLENTY KILLED!

LOTS OF MURDERERS AROUND,
ALL KINDS OF THEM,

AND LOTS OF WAYS
OF GETTING KILLED!

EVERYBODY KILLS
A LITTLE BIT QUIET-LIKE

WITH NOBODY KNOWING!

LET ME GET TO HIM,
PLEASE.

Frank: JOE!
WHERE IS HE?

I KNOW THAT GUY.
HE'S NO KILLER.

JOE!

Bill: HEY, JOE!
IT'S ME -- BILL!

LOOK, WE'RE ALL WITH YOU!

JOE?

WHO'S JOE?

THERE ISN'T
ANY JOE ANYMORE!

GO ON, I SAID!
BEAT IT!

NO, JOE, LISTEN TO ME!

TELL HIM.

PLEASE TELL HIM
TO LISTEN TO ME.

I SEE YOU WANT TO STICK AROUND
FOR THE FINISH, HUH?

SEE ME GET IT!

WELL,
IT WON'T BE LONG NOW!

JOE!

JOE, WAIT, PLEASE!

I LOVE YOU!
YOU KNOW THAT, DON'T YOU?!

COME ON!
IT'S ALL OVER!

THERE'S NOTHING MORE
TO SEE!

GO HOME, SUCKERS!
THIS IS OLD STUFF!

YOU GOT NO FUTURE HERE,
NONE OF YOU!

JOE, I TOLD YOU!

I TOLD YOU I LOVE YOU!
WHY DIDN'T YOU LISTEN TO ME?

JOE, TAKE IT EASY, JOE!
JUST HOLD ON!

YEAH, NOBODY'S GONNA
LET YOU DOWN!

WE'LL GET YOU
A LAWYER!

YEAH,
WE'LL ALL PITCH IN!

Man: COME ON OUT, JOE!
WE'LL ALL HELP YOU!

WE'LL SEE YOU THROUGH
OKAY!

Man #2: STAY WITH IT, BOY!
YOU GOT FRIENDS HERE!

WE'LL STICK WITH YOU,
JOE!

Man #3: DON'T QUIT, JOE!
DON'T QUIT!

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

WE'RE ALL WITH YOU!

THEY CAN'T LICK YOU,
JOE!

WE WON'T LET THEM!

DISPERSE!

COME ON!
THAT MEANS EVERYBODY!

DISPERSE!

GET ALL THE BOYS
THAT ARE STANDING AROUND.

GO ON.
I WANT ACTION.

[ SHOUTING CONTINUES ]

HEY, FELLAS! COME ON!
LET'S GET IN THOSE CARS!

[ SIRENS WAIL ]COME ON!

JOE, WAIT!

JOE!

JOE!

JOE, WAIT!

JOE!

JOE!!

JOE, WHERE ARE YOU?!

I MUST SEE HIM!

PLEASE!

PLEASE LET ME SEE HIM!

JOE!!

OH, JOE!

[ WAILING CONTINUES ]

[ SHOUTING CONTINUES ]

HEY, WATCH OUT.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

OH, PLEASE.

HELP ME TO SEE HIM.

HELP ME TO TELL HIM.

IS SHE BADLY HURT?

NO, SHE'S OKAY.

LET'S TRY TO GET HER
OVER TO THE LOBBY.

YOU --

YOU KNOW I LOVE HIM,
DON'T YOU?

YES. YES, I DO.

HEY, GIVE US A HAND HERE,
WILL YOU?

OH, NO.

NO, PLEASE.

PLEASE LET ME GO.

LET ME GO, PLEASE.

JOE!

JOE!

JOE, WAIT!

I'M GLAD
I FOUND YOU AT HOME.

WHAT DO YOU WANT HERE?

I WANT TO TALK
TO YOU ALONE.

IT'S VERY SERIOUS,
OR I WOULDN'T HAVE COME UP HERE.

YOU'D BETTER GO BACK DOWN.

NO.
GET OUT.

NO.
I WILL NOT GET OUT.

I'M STAYING RIGHT HERE
UNTIL WE'VE HAD THIS OUT.

AND WHAT'S MORE,
YOU'RE GOING TO LISTEN TO ME.

DO YOU HEAR?

LISTEN,
I HAVE LISTENED ENOUGH.

YOU TOLD JO ANN
NOT TO SEE ME ANYMORE

AGAINST
HER EVERY INSTINCT.

YOU TOLD HER THAT,
DIDN'T YOU?

I WANT THE TRUTH,
EVERY BIT OF IT!

I KNEW I WAS RIGHT.

WELL, IF YOU KNOW IT,
WHY DO YOU ASK ME?

LOOK, YOUNG MAN, I KNOW CERTAIN
THINGS ALMOST PSYCHICALLY,

AND WHAT I DON'T KNOW,

I'M INTELLIGENT ENOUGH
TO GUESS.

OKAY, SO YOU'RE SMART.
I'M DUMB.

WELL, THAT OUGHT
TO MAKE YOU HAPPY.
HAPPY?

I WONDER HOW HAPPY YOU'D BE
MADE TO LOOK RIDICULOUS.

CHARLENE, BOTH OF YOU MUST HAVE
HAD A GOOD LAUGH, EH?

[ CHUCKLES ]
BUT NEVER MIND.

I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT.

YES, YES, I'VE LOST MY PRIDE,
AND I'LL ADMIT IT.

MY ONLY CONCERN IS JO ANN --
HER HAPPINESS.

LOOK, YOU'RE NOT GONNA START
THAT DOUBLE TALK AGAIN,

LIKE THAT PHONY
FATHER ROUTINE.
GOOD HEAVENS.

DO I HAVE TO APOLOGIZE
FOR SUPERIOR IMAGINATION?

LOOK HERE. I'LL CONJURE UP
ANY STORY I CHOOSE

IF IT RESULTS
IN HER HAPPINESS --

YES, EVEN IF IT RESULTS
IN YOU HAVING SUSPICIONS.

AH, IT DID, DIDN'T IT?

WELL, MAYBE YOU'RE NOT SO FAR
FROM WRONG.

QUITE A STARTLING BLOW

WHEN YOU FOUND OUT
I WAS NOT HER FATHER, EH?

EH?!
STAND STILL!

STOP SQUIRMING AROUND
LIKE A SLIPPERY EEL!

STAND STILL,
FOR THE LOVE OF PETE!

[ CHUCKLES ]
VERY ODD, MY FRIEND.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT PERSONS
WHO DO COMMON MANUAL WORK

WERE NOT SO SUBJECT
TO NERVOUS TENSION.

YOU STARTING THAT AGAIN?

DON'T YOU SEE, MY BOY?

YOU'RE ONLY NERVOUS
BECAUSE YOU'RE CONFUSED,

AND YOUR CONFUSION

STEMS FROM CERTAIN THINGS
YOU CAN'T QUITE GRASP...

ELUSIVE, MYSTERIOUS THINGS
SUCH AS THE WAYS OF WOMEN,

MUCH TOO COMPLEX

FOR THE ORDINARY MALE MIND
TO COMPREHEND.

ALL THE MYSTERIOUS YEARNINGS
OF A YOUNG GIRL.

SHUT UP.
I TOLD YOU TO SHUT UP!

[ Laughing ] NOW, NOW,
YOU DON'T FRIGHTEN ME.

YOU MERELY MAKE ME LAUGH.

[ LAUGHS ]

GO ON.
KEEP LAUGHING.

GO ON.
ENJOY YOURSELF.

YOU CAN LAUGH
ALL THE WAY DOWN, HUH?!

NO, PLEASE!
HUH?!

PLEASE!

PLEASE!

SEE, I'LL LET YOU GO
THIS TIME.

NOW GET GOING.

[ PANTING ]

SUDDENLY...
I FEEL ALL DIZZY.

[ SIGHS ]

BLOOD RUSHED TO MY HEAD.

ALL ON EDGE.

YES.

YOU HAD ME ON THE EDGE,
ALL RIGHT, DIDN'T YOU?

IT'S NOT SO EASY
TO KILL A MAN, IS IT?

AFTER ALL,
I OUGHT TO KNOW.

YOU WANT TO KNOW
SOMETHING?

I CAME UP HERE
TO DO THAT MYSELF.

YOU SEE?

THERE.

MM-HMM.

I ACTUALLY CAME UP HERE
TO KILL YOU --

NOT MERELY ON IMPULSE
BUT WITH A DEFINITE PLAN.

[ CHUCKLES ]
OH, WELL.

I OFTEN HAVE
WONDERFULLY WORKED-OUT PLANS.

BUT SOMEHOW THEY NEVER SEEM
TO WORK OUT LATELY.

WELL, WELL, WELL.

LOOK AT THIS.

VERY PRETTY, THIS LITTLE TRINKET
YOU HAVE HERE.

A PRETTY LITTLE TOY

TO AMUSE SOME
PRETTY LITTLE GIRL WITH, EH?

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY?

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?

NOTHING.

GET OUT OF HERE.

YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS FIND IT
RATHER AMUSING

THESE NAIVE CONCEPTIONS

YOU SIMPLE MEN HAVE
CONCERNING WOMEN.

BUT THE LOVELY CREATURES --

THEY'RE SO MUCH MORE
COMPLICATED, THANK HEAVEN.

GET OUT.
WILL YOU PLEASE GET OUT?!

[ CHUCKLES ]
YES, INDEED.

LOVE IS MANY THINGS --

ATTRACTION, FASCINATION...

IN A WORD, APPEAL.

BUT LET US SAY THAT I HAPPEN
TO HAVE THAT APPEAL,

ESPECIALLY
TO A YOUNG, DREAMY GIRL

WHO HAPPENS TO APPEAL
TO ME.

THAT'S ENOUGH.
I'M NOT GONNA TELL YOU AGAIN!

I WANT YOU
TO GET OUT OF HERE!

I PROMISE THE DETAILS
ARE PERFECTLY FASCINATING.

YOU OPEN A DOOR.
YOU CLOSE A DOOR.

YOU PUT OUT THE LIGHT.

YOU WON'T SHUT UP,
I'LL SHUT YOU UP!

[ GUNSHOT ]

[ SIREN WAILING ]

GAS.

WHAT'S UP, BILL?

IT'S THE GAS,
ALL RIGHT.

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

NO, THEY CAN'T!

HE'LL NEVER
COME OUT ALIVE!

I-I KNOW IT!

HERE'S THE STUFF, SHERIFF.
IT'S THE NEW HOT ONES,

ONLY IT'S THE KIND
YOU CAN'T THROW BACK.

Jo Ann: NO! WAIT!

LISTEN TO ME, PLEASE.
LET ME TALK WITH HIM.

WE'RE THROUGH TALKING,
MISS.

LISTEN, YOU ONLY WANT
TO GET HIM OUT, DON'T YOU?

I SWEAR TO YOU,
I'LL GET HIM OUT.

I KNOW I CAN, IF I ONLY
I CAN TELL HIM WHAT IT TOOK
ME SO LONG TO FIND OUT.

COME ON.
OH, DON'T YOU SEE?

DOWN DEEP, HE ALWAYS WANTED
TO BELIEVE IN PEOPLE,

IN -- IN ALL PEOPLE,

AND THAT'S WHY HE NEEDED SOMEONE
SO MUCH TO HAVE FAITH IN,

SOMEONE WITH BOTH FEET
ON THE GROUND,

NOT IN ANY DREAM WORLD
BUT -- BUT RIGHT HERE TODAY.

OH, YOU DO UNDERSTAND,
DON'T YOU?

I-I KNOW HE WILL.

OH, LET ME SEE HIM,
PLEASE.

PLEASE LET ME SEE HIM.

LOOK, MISS,
YOU'RE JUST WASTING YOUR TIME.

McManus: THIS THE WAY
TO THE ROOF, NED?YES, MAC.
LET'S GO.

STEVENS.
JUST A MINUTE.Stevens: YEAH?

LOOK, YOU HEARD HIM.

HE SAID IT.
HE'S THROUGH.

IF YOU SHOOT THAT GAS IN THERE,
HE'LL KILL HIMSELF.

FOR THE LOVE OF HEAVEN,
WHY DON'T YOU GIVE HER
A CHANCE WITH HIM?

BELIEVE ME, IF THERE'S ANYONE
HE MIGHT LISTEN TO, IT'S HER.

YOU SAID YOURSELF, CHIEF,
THE WAY HE FEELS UP THERE --

LOOK, YOU TWO,
STAY OUT OF THIS.

GUESS WE'LL FIGURE
ABOUT FIVE MINUTES

AFTER WE SHOOT IN
THREE OR FOUR BOMBS,

IF HE DON'T COME OUT,
YOUR MEN GET THOSE MASKS ON

AND CAN DRAG HIM OUT.

YOU -- YOU'RE OUT TO KILL HIM
WITH THAT GAS!

DON'T MAKE HIM
KILL HIMSELF!

LISTEN, I TOLD YOU
TO STAY OUT OF THIS,

UNLESS YOU'RE LOOKING
FOR TROUBLE, TOO.

PETERS, NOBODY COMES UP
THESE STAIRS, UNDERSTAND?

STEVENS, YOU KNOW
HOW THIS IS GONNA WORK.Stevens: YEAH.

I WANT THREE OF YOU
FOR THOSE MASKS.YEAH.

NOW, YOU GET
TO THE SECOND FLOOR.

I'LL GIVE YOU A READY SIGNAL
TWO MINUTES BEFORE --

TWO SHORT WHISTLES
AND THEN ONE LONG ONE

JUST BEFORE WE FIRE.

AND YOU GIVE ME
A CEASE-FIRE

WHEN YOU'RE READY
TO GO IN AND GET HIM.

OKAY, CHIEF.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

YOU CAN'T GO
THROUGH HERE, MISS.

YES, SIR.

LOOKS LIKE
THEY'RE PRETTY WELL SET.

I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE
IN HIS SHOES.

IT'S AWFUL POWERFUL STUFF.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]

Man:
BRING KENNEDY AROUND?

STANDING WITH ALAN.
SECOND FLOOR.

YEAH, GIVE THE WARNING
RIGHT AWAY.

OKAY. YEAH.

[ GASPS ]

COME ON DOWN!
WE GOT TO SETTLE THE JOB!

Man: COMING DOWN!ON THE DOUBLE!

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]

JOE...[ KNOCKING ]

JOE, IT'S ME -- JO ANN.

THERE'S NO TIME, JOE.

I MUST SEE YOU.
I MUST TALK TO YOU.

IT'S JO ANN.

I JUST SAW THEM, THE SHERIFF,
GIVING ORDERS.

NO.
NO USE, SHERIFF.

JOE, YOU'VE GOT
TO ANSWER ME.[ KNOCKING ]

IT'S JUST LIKE I TOLD YOU --

NOTHING TO ANSWER,
NOTHING TO EXPLAIN.

OH, JOE, YOU ARE ALL RIGHT,
AREN'T YOU? IT'S ALL DONE WITH.

I'M TIRED -- TIRED.

OH, SHERIFF,
THERE IS NO ANSWER.

NO, NOTHING.

NOTHING.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]JOE.

JUST LEAVE ME ALONE.

NO!

THERE ISAN ANSWER!

THERE'S ALL
YOU EVER BELIEVED IN!

JOE, YOU MUST BELIEVE ME!
I'VE NEVER LIED TO YOU!

I LOVE YOU!

I LOVE YOU!

LOVE?

Jo Ann: I LOVE YOU, JOE.
I DO.

Maximilian:
LOVE IS MANY THINGS --
FASCINATION, ATTRACTION,

IN A WORD, APPEAL.Charlene: HE MAKES
WITH THAT LOVE-TALK.

LET US SAY I HAPPEN
TO HAVE THAT APPEAL,

ESPECIALLY
TO A YOUNG, DREAMY GIRL.

TIRED.
TIRED, TIRED.

Jo Ann: JOE, I BEG YOU!

ASK ANYBODY -- BILL!

ASK HER -- CHARLENE!

HOW CAN I MAKE YOU
BELIEVE ME?!

CHARLENE?

[ CHARLENE LAUGHING ]

Charlene: SORRY, JOE.
CAN'T HELP LAUGHING.

Jo Ann: JOE, WHAT DO YOU THINK
WHEN YOU KISS ME?

Maximilian:
I FIND IT RATHER AMUSING,

THESE NAIVE CONCEPTIONS

YOU SIMPLE MEN HAVE
CONCERNING WOMEN.

Charlene: HE'S ROTTEN,
AND HE GETS A GREAT KICK

OUT OF MAKING OTHER PEOPLE
JUST AS ROTTEN.

Maximilian: YOU'RE SURE
YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR?

[ Echoing ]
SO MANY FASCINATING DETAILS...

LEAVE ME ALONE.
YOU HEAR ME?

LEAVE ME ALONE.

JOE, LISTEN TO ME,
PLEASE!

THEY HAVE THAT GAS
DOWN THERE.

THEY'RE STARTING NOW.
LET ME IN!

I CAN EXPLAIN EVERYTHING
IF YOU'LL JUST LISTEN TO ME!

SHUT UP.

I TOLD YOU TO SHUT UP!

[ CRASH ]

GET THOSE MASKS ON.
I'M GOING UP TO TAKE A LOOK.

JO ANN, I DIDN'T --
I DIDN'T HURT YOU.

OH, JOE.

I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS YOU,
AND THEN, SOMEHOW, I DID.

I'M ALL RIGHT, JOE.

I'M ALL RIGHT.

I SHOT AT YOU.

THEN SOMETHING HAPPENED
TO ME.

WHY?
BECAUSE YOU KNOW
I LOVE YOU.

BECAUSE YOU LOVE ME
AND DO BELIEVE IN ME.

THAT'S WHY.
BELIEVE?

NOT ONLY IN ME,
BUT IN YOURSELF --

YOURSELF MOST OF ALL.

OH, JOE, EVEN IF
YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME,

THAT'S NOT SO IMPORTANT.

IF YOU'LL ONLY REMEMBER
WHAT YOU TOLD ME --

ALL YOU EVER WANTED
DEEP INSIDE YOU.

Officer: HEY!
WHO'S THAT UP THERE?

COME ON! YOU HEARD ME!
WHO'S UP THERE?

YOU'D BETTER NOT COME UP.

[ WHISTLES BLOWS ]

[ OFFICERS
SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]

Officer:
BETTER GET YOUR MASKS ON!Officer #2: HURRY UP!

OKAY, ADAMS,
YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE!

WE BETTER GET OUT OF HERE.

JOE, I WANT YOU TO LIVE.

I WANT TO LIVE WITH YOU,

BUT -- BUT IF YOU DON'T WANT
TO TRY,

THEN THERE'S NOTHING FOR ME
TO LIVE FOR, EITHER.

OH, DON'T YOU SEE?

IT ISN'T JUST YOU AND ME.
IT'S...

OH, JOE, ALL YOU EVER WANTED
OF PEOPLE ALL YOUR LIFE

TO HELP EACH OTHER,
TRUST EACH OTHER?

YOU WANTED PEOPLE TO ACCEPT YOU
FOR WHAT YOU WERE,

TO HAVE FAITH IN YOU.

WELL, THEN, YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE
FAITH IN THEM, TOO.

[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]

THAT'S THE SIGNAL
FOR THE GAS.

JOE, LISTEN TO ME,
PLEASE.

IF YOU QUIT LIKE THIS,
NO ONE WILL UNDERSTAND.

ALL YOUR FRIENDS --
FRIENDS?

YES, FRIENDS --
YOURFRIENDS.

THEY WANT TO BELIEVE
IN YOU,

IN YOUR COURAGE
TO FACE LIFE,

TO SEE THINGS THROUGH,
NOT TO QUIT.

YOU HEARD THEM.

YOU MUST HAVE HEARD THEM
DOWN THERE

CALLING TO YOU, FEELING FOR YOU,
FIGHTING FOR YOU,

EVEN THOUGH THEY DON'T KNOW
HOW IT ALL HAPPENED,

BUT STILL TRUSTING IN YOU

AND WANTING SO MUCH
TO HELP US.

US?
YES, US,

BECAUSE WE'RE PEOPLE JUST LIKE
THEY ARE, NOT STRANGERS.

NO MATTER WHAT NAME,
WHAT FAMILY, IT DOESN'T MATTER.

GET DOWN, JO ANN.

OKAY, BOYS.
LET'S GO.

HOLD TIGHT.

[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING ]

LET'S HAVE
THAT GUN.
IT'S UP THERE.

ALL RIGHT, ADAMS.
KEEP MOVING.

LET'S GET
OUT OF THIS STUFF.

CHRIS, GO UP THERE
AND GIVE HIM A CEASE-FIRE!

OKAY, TED!

ALL RIGHT.
YOU CAN PUT HER DOWN NOW.

HEY, CHRIS!
BRING THAT GUN DOWN WITH YOU!

AND KEEP
THAT DOOR CLOSED!

Officer: HE'S OKAY.

LET'S GET GOING,
YOU TWO.

[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]

[ SIREN WAILS ]

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

JOE, LISTEN.

I'M SORRY, MISS.
WE GOT TO GET GOING.

OH, PLEASE --
JUST ONE MINUTE.

ALL RIGHT.
MAKE IT A FAST ONE.

JOE, THEY SAY YOU HAVE
A GOOD CHANCE

'CAUSE THEY KNOW
ALL ABOUT YOU.

THEY ALL SAY
YOU'LL HAVE A FAIR TRIAL.

IT'LL TAKE TIME,
BUT NO MATTER HOW LONG IT --

I KNOW.

DON'T WORRY, JO ANN.

ALL RIGHT, JOE.

GO AHEAD.

LET'S GO, ADAMS.

PICK ME UP!

HERE'S HIS GUN,
CHIEF.

FOUND IT
UP IN THE ROOM.

THIS YOUR GUN,
ADAMS?

NO, HIS.
HE CAME UP WITH IT.

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO.

GOT A LIGHT, FREDDIE?SURE THING.

HOW YOU DOING, JOE?

WE'LL MAKE IT, FREDDIE.

JUST ABOUT MAKE IT.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

[ SIREN WAILING ]

[ MID-TEMPO ORCHESTRAL MUSIC
PLAYS ]