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DO I HAVE TO SWEEP THE BACK ROOM UP, TOO, PAW?

SURE, YOU HAVE TO SWEEP THE BACK ROOM.

THE DEAL IS, YOU SWEEP THE COURTHOUSE.

THE BACK ROOM IS PART OF THE COURTHOUSE.

OKAY, PAW. I WAS JUST CHECKING.

OH, WELL! THAT BEATS ME. I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT'S WRONG, PAW?

I CAN'T FIND THE 1953 ACCIDENT REPORTS.

THE COUNTY CLERK WANTS THE ACCIDENT REPORTS

FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS -- YOU KNOW, HOWARD SPRAGUE.

OH. WHAT'S HE NEED THEM FOR?

WHO KNOWS?

THAT MR. SPRAGUE'S KIND OF A FUNNY FELLOW, ISN'T HE, PAW?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL, ALL THE KIDS THINK SO.

YOU KNOW, HE CAN'T THROW A BASEBALL.

HE CAN'T?

NO.

WE WERE PLAYING BALL NEAR HIS HOUSE ONE DAY

AND THE BALL WENT IN HIS YARD

AND HE THREW IT BACK JUST LIKE AUNT BEE.

HUH. GET THE CORNERS.

OH, OKAY.

YOU WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL WITH HIM, DIDN'T YOU, PAW?

YEAH. I NEVER GOT TO KNOW HIM TOO WELL, THOUGH.

WAS HE SAME THEN AS HE IS NOW?

YEAH, ALWAYS KIND OF KEPT TO HIMSELF.

WELL, I'LL JUST HAVE TO TAKE OVER WHAT I GOT.

HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO BE, PAW?

ABOUT A HALF HOUR.

WELL, I'M ALMOST DONE. CAN I GET MY QUARTER NOW?

HMM, WHEN I WAS A KID,

WE USED TO SWEEP UP A ROOM FOR A NICKEL.

KIDS WEREN'T AS SMART THEN

AS THEY ARE NOW, WERE THEY, PAW?

THANKS, PAW.

HI.

HELLO.

IS, UH, HOWARD SPRAGUE AROUND?

NO. HE MOVED NEXT DOOR INTO A LARGER OFFICE.

THEY JUST HAVEN'T CHANGED THE SIGNS YET.

OH.

YOU MUST BE SHERIFF TAYLOR.

THAT'S RIGHT.

I'M IRENE FAIRCHILD,

THE NEW COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER.

OH, WELL, NICE TO MEET YOU.

YOU KNOW, I WAS GOING TO COME OVER TO THE COURTHOUSE

AND INTRODUCE MYSELF.

WELL, I'M GLAD I CAME IN THE WRONG OFFICE.

I SAVED YOU A WALK.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

NICE MEETING YOU.

AND WELCOME TO MAYBERRY. WELL, THANK YOU.

BYE.

BYE-BYE.

AFTERNOON, HOWARD.

OH, HELLO THERE, ANDY.

HOW YOU DOING?

FINE.

LONG TIME NO SEE.

YEAH.

HERE ARE THESE REPORTS YOU WANTED.

OH, GOOD.

'53 IS MISSING, BUT IF IT'S IMPORTANT

I CAN KEEP LOOKING FOR IT.

WELL, YES, IT IS QUITE IMPORTANT THAT I GET ALL OF THEM.

I'M MAKING A CHART ON THE RELATION

BETWEEN ACCIDENTS AND POPULATION GROWTH.

OH.

IT'S SORT OF A STATISTICAL STUDY.

I'M DOING IT ON MY OWN TIME.

IT'S SORT OF A HOBBY.

IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT ACCIDENTS WOULD INCREASE

IN DIRECT PROPORTION TO THE POPULATION.

YES, YOU WOULD THINK THAT, WOULDN'T YOU?

WELL, MY FIGURES, UP TO NOW, INDICATE

THERE'S A 1.7 DIFFERENTIAL.

NO KIDDING.

THAT'S RATHER SURPRISING, ISN'T IT?

YEAH.

I WAS FLABBERGASTED.

YOU MUST'VE BEEN.

I GUESS ALL THIS IS SORT OF IN LINE WITH YOUR WORK.

OH, YES, YES--

FACTS AND FIGURES, FACTS AND FIGURES--

BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, PROPERTY OWNERSHIP.

I HAVE MY FINGER OF THE PULSE

OF WHATEVER HAPPENS IN THE COUNTY.

HELLO.

OH, HI. HELLO.

I'M NOT INTERRUPTING ANYTHING, AM I?

OH, NOT AT ALL, MISS FAIRCHILD.

MR. SPRAGUE, I WAS CLEANING OUT MY FILES

AND, UH... I FOUND THIS UNDERSHIRT.

I GUESS IT'S YOURS.

OH, YES.

I TOOK IT OFF ONE DAY WHEN IT WAS RATHER WARM.

THANK YOU.

OH, YOU'RE WELCOME.

WELL, BYE.

GOODBYE. BYE.

THANK YOU.

IT'S RATHER EMBARRASSING.

: YEAH.

HEY, SHE'S, UH...

SHE'S ALL RIGHT, HUH?

MISS FAIRCHILD? YEAH.

YES, SHE IS.

LOOKS LIKE AN OLD BACHELOR LIKE YOU

MIGHT LIKE TO TRY TO MAKE A LITTLE TIME THERE.

OH, ANDY, WITH ALL THE WORK I HAVE TO DO

WHO'S GOT THE TIME?

YEAH, WELL...

OH, ANDY, YOU WON'T FORGET

THOSE '53 REPORTS, NOW, WILL YOU?

OH, NO, NO. I'LL DIG THEM UP.

MOTHER.

HELLO, HOWARD.

ANDY, YOU REMEMBER MOTHER, DON'T YOU?

YES.

HOW ARE YOU, MRS. SPRAGUE?

HELLO, ANDREW.

VERY WELL, THANK YOU.

I WAS JUST ON MY WAY TO THE BEAUTY SHOP

AND I THOUGHT I'D COME IN AND REMIND YOU

NOT TO BE TOO LATE COMING HOME TONIGHT.

WE'RE PLAYING BRIDGE WITH THE ALBRIGHTS AT 7:30.

OH, YES!

I'M GLAD YOU REMINDED ME.

SO... THIS IS YOUR NEW OFFICE, HOWARD?

I HOPE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO CONCENTRATE HERE.

YOU KNOW, ANDREW

HOWARD'S WORK IS QUITE DIFFERENT THAN YOURS.

HOWARD HAS TO WORK WITH HIS MIND.

HAVE YOU HAD YOUR LUNCH, HOWARD?

OH, NOW, DON'T TELL ME YOU SKIPPED IT AGAIN TODAY.

OH, NO, MOTHER. I HAD LUNCH.

NOW, I HOPE NOT JUST A MALTED MILK AND A GRILLED CHEESE.

YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A HOT MEAL.

IT WAS HOT.

ARE YOU WEARING YOUR UNDERSHIRT?

WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING ABOUT, ANDY?

OH, NOTHING.

I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT HOWARD SPRAGUE.

I WAS OVER AT HIS OFFICE TODAY.

HE'S QUITE A CHARACTER.

YEAH, I MET HIM.

YEAH. I WENT THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL WITH HIM.

OH, DID YOU?

YEAH. HE ALWAYS WAS STRANGE.

IN WHAT WAY?

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

HE KIND OF ALWAYS KEPT TO HIMSELF

AND NEVER WENT OUT MUCH AND NEVER DID MUCH.

MOST OF THE TIME, HE JUST WENT STRAIGHT HOME.

GEE, I WONDER WHY.

HIS MOTHER.

I WAS IN THE OFFICE TODAY WHEN SHE CAME IN.

BOY, SHE'S GOT HIM TIED TO HER APRON STRINGS,

AND THERE'S VERY LITTLE SLACK.

OH, ISN'T THAT A SHAME.

FUNNY THING ABOUT HIM --

HE CARES ABOUT PEOPLE AND WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM.

GOT IT ALL RIGHT THERE IN HIS FILE CABINET

BUT THERE'S A PRETTY GIRL IN THE OFFICE NEXT TO HIM

AND HE DOESN'T PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO HER.

WHO'S THAT?

UH, IRENE FAIRCHILD. NEW COUNTY NURSE.

OH, YEAH, I MET HER.

SHE WAS OUT AT THE SCHOOL GIVING THE KIDS VACCINATIONS.

WE ATE LUNCH TOGETHER. SHE'S VERY NICE.

YEAH, SHE SEEMS TO BE.

YOU KNOW, SHE DOESN'T KNOW ANYBODY MUCH IN TOWN YET.

I WAS THINKING IT MIGHT BE A VERY NICE IDEA

IF WE ASKED HER OUT TO DINNER WITH US SOME NIGHT.

WHY NOT?

GOOD.

WHY DON'T WE ASK HOWARD SPRAGUE TO COME ALONG?

: AW, COME ON.

WHAT?

NO, LET'S NOT GO INTO ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

WELL, WHY?

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GET MIXED UP

IN GETTING BLIND DATES FOR PEOPLE.

WELL, ANDY, IT WOULDN'T BE A BLIND DATE.

THEY KNOW EACH OTHER.

THAT'S RIGHT, THEY DO.

THEY KNOW EACH OTHER, AND THEY'RE OLD ENOUGH

TO KNOW IF THEY WANT TO GO OUT WITH ONE ANOTHER

SO LET'S PUT A BIG "NO" ON THAT PART OF IT.

I THINK IT WOULD BE A VERY NICE IDEA.

WELL, I DON'T WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN THAT.

TALK ABOUT BEING STUBBORN.

NO, NO, I'M NOT BEING STUBBORN,

I'M WHAT YOU MIGHT CALL "I'M REFUSING TO DO IT."

ALL RIGHT.

YOU BEAT EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW THAT?

WANT TO GO TO THE SHOW?

NO.

WANT TO TAKE A WALK?

NO.

YOU FEEL ALL RIGHT?

YEAH.

I'LL ASK HIM TOMORROW.

Man: YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND! I GOT TO INVITE HER!

IT'S ELMER CARSON'S FIRST COUSIN!

AND SHE'S YOUR OLD GIRLFRIEND, TOO!

YOU WENT WITH HER THREE YEARS BEFORE YOU WENT WITH ME.

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES THAT MAKE?

IT'S YOU I'M MARRYING.

THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK!

EUNICE GRAVER IS NOT COMING TO MY WEDDING!

WELL, THAT SUITS ME JUST FINE!

AND YOU CAN TEAR UP THAT THING, TOO!

WELL...

LOOKS LIKE THE COUNTY JUST LOST THREE DOLLARS.

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

THEY MIGHT BE BACK.

YOU THINK SO?

HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

THEY'LL BE FINE RIGHT UP TO THE TIME

THEY START FILLING OUT THE APPLICATION, YOU KNOW,

AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT HITS THEM: THIS IS IT,

AND ONE OF THEM WILL PICK A FIGHT OVER NOTHING AT ALL.

HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, HUH?

WELL, THE ACTUAL FIGURE'S 63.8% OF THE TIME,

BUT LOTS OF TIMES

THEY'LL GET A COUPLE BLOCKS DOWN THE STREET

AND REALIZE HOW SILLY THEY'VE BEEN

AND COME RIGHT BACK.

LOOK, HOWARD, THE REASON I, UH, I CAME BY

IS THAT HELEN-- YOU KNOW, CRUMP--

AND I WERE THINKING ABOUT GOING OUT TO MORELLI'S

TO SUPPER TONIGHT, AND WE WAS WONDERING

IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME WITH US.

WELL, THAT'S VERY NICE OF YOU TO ASK.

WELL, NOW, OF COURSE, IF YOU'RE BUSY...

TONIGHT, HUH?

YEAH, WE WERE THINKING ABOUT ASKING IRENE FAIRCHILD

TO COME WITH US.

OH... MISS FAIRCHILD.

YEAH. NOW, IF YOU AND YOUR MOTHER HAVE OTHER PLANS...

OH, NO, NO, NO! IT'LL BE JUST FINE.

UH... LET ME CALL MOTHER AND MAKE SURE.

FINE.

SARAH, WOULD YOU GET ME MY MOTHER, PLEASE?

OH, SHE'S FINE.

HELLO, MOTHER?

THERE ARE NO PLANS FOR TONIGHT, ARE THERE?

NO, NO, WE HAVE NONE AT ALL, DEAR.

WHAT DID YOU HAVE IN MIND, A MOVIE?

YOU'RE WHAT?

WITH A GIRL?

OH, I SEE.

OH, NO, NO.

THAT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT, HOWARD.

DON'T GIVE IT ANOTHER THOUGHT.

BYE.

WELL, I GUESS I'LL PICK YOU UP ABOUT 7:00.

FINE.

OH, UH... MR. SPRAGUE.

WE... WE THOUGHT IT OVER

AND WE DECIDED TO FILL OUT THAT APPLICATION AFTER ALL

DIDN'T WE, HONEY?

YOU SURE KNOW YOUR BUSINESS, HOWARD.

HELLO, ANDREW. COME IN.

GOOD EVENING, MRS. SPRAGUE.

THANK YOU.

IS, UH, IS HOWARD READY YET?

IN A MINUTE.

WON'T YOU SIT DOWN?

THANK YOU.

HOWARD TELLS ME YOU'VE, UM...

YOU'VE ARRANGED A DATE FOR HIM.

WELL, YES, SORT OF.

I DON'T ENCOURAGE HOWARD TO GO OUT VERY MUCH.

HE STILL HAS HIS CAREER TO THINK OF, YOU KNOW.

OH, WELL, I CAN CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT.

AND HE'S DOING SUCH WONDERFUL WORK.

YES, HE IS.

ALL READY, ANDY.

OH, GOOD.

WELL, WE'LL GO.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO, MOTHER?

OH, I'LL JUST PUTTER AROUND.

WHEN YOU GET OLDER

I GUESS YOU HAVE TO GET USED TO BEING ALONE.

WELL, LOOK, UH...

NOW, DON'T YOU WORRY.

I'LL AMUSE MYSELF... SOMEHOW.

WHY DON'T YOU LOOK AT TV?

NO.

NO, I THINK I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

WELL, I GUESS WE BETTER BE RUNNING.

YEAH.

OF COURSE.

OKAY.

GOODNIGHT, MOTHER.

GOODNIGHT, DEAR.

GOODNIGHT, MRS. SPRAGUE.

NOW, DON'T YOU WORRY.

I KNOW I'M GOING TO FEEL MUCH BETTER.

DON'T YOU FEEL WELL?

OH, IT'S NOTHING.

JUST... A LITTLE HEADACHE.

YOU'RE NOT HAVING ONE OF YOUR SPELLS?

NO. NO, NO, DEAR

AND IF I DO, DR. BURNSIDE IS AS NEAR AS THE PHONE.

WE BETTER BE GOING, HOWARD.

UH, YES.

WELL, I'LL CHECK WITH YOU LATER, MOTHER.

THAT WON'T BE NECESSARY, HOWARD.

WELL... OKAY.

IT'S NOTHING.

NOTHING, JUST THOSE SHOOTING PAINS IN MY NECK.

NOW, RUN ALONG AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.

IRENE?

UH

WOULD YOU GET THE TOP HOOK FOR ME, PLEASE?

I CAN NEVER SEEM TO GET READY ON TIME.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I'M KIND OF SURPRISED

THAT MR. SPRAGUE ACCEPTED THE INVITATION FOR TONIGHT.

HE JUST DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THE GOING-OUT TYPE.

IT MIGHT OPEN UP A WHOLE NEW WORLD FOR HIM.

THAT'S TRUE.

OH, WOULD YOU GET THAT, IRENE?

I'LL HURRY AS FAST AS I CAN.

CERTAINLY.

HELLO.

HI.

COME ON IN, SHERIFF.

HELLO, MISS FAIRCHILD.

NOW, BEFORE WE GO ANY FARTHER, IT'S ANDY.

ANDY.

THE SAME GOES FOR ME. HOWARD.

FINE.

HELEN WILL BE READY IN A MINUTE.

WHY DON'T YOU SIT DOWN?

OH, THANKS.

THANK YOU.

OH, EXCUSE ME.

WHY DON'T YOU...?

YEAH.

EXCUSE ME.

OH.

THANK YOU.

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING.

WE SURE OUGHT TO HAVE A LOT OF FUN TONIGHT.

OH, YES. YES.

YES.

HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR NEW OFFICE, HOWARD?

I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK YOU THAT.

OH, I LIKE IT FINE.

DID YOU NOTICE THE VENETIAN BLINDS STICK?

YES, I DID NOTICE THAT.

WELL, THERE'S A LITTLE TRICK TO THAT.

WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO

IS PULL BOTH STRINGS AT THE SAME TIME.

I'LL TRY IT. YES, TRY THAT.

YEAH.

I WILL. GREAT.

HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR OFFICE, HOWARD?

OH, WELL, I LIKE IT FINE.

WELL, I'M ALL READY.

OH, HELEN... HI.

HELLO, MISS CRUMP.

HELLO, HOWARD. I'M SO SORRY I'M LATE.

OH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

WE WERE JUST HAVING A MARVELOUS TIME

JUST GABBIN' AWAY.

RIGHT, ANDY?

TERRIFIC.

WE WERE TALKIN' ALL ABOUT IRENE'S OFFICE.

CERTAINLY WAS INTERESTING.

OH, REALLY?

OH, YES. YES. YES.

WELL, LISTEN, I HATE TO BREAK THIS UP,

BUT MAYBE WE OUGHT TO GO.

FINE. YES.

HOWARD?

Helen: THANK YOU.

Andy: ALL RIGHT.

WELL, WE'RE OFF.

HEY, I HEARD A FUNNY STORY THE OTHER DAY.

THIS FELLA CAME HOME WITH A NEW HAT.

HIS WIFE SAYS, "WHERE'D YOU GET THAT HAT?"

AND HE SAID, "I BOUGHT IT AT A CLEARANCE SALE."

AND SHE SAID, "WELL, I CAN UNDERSTAND

"WHY THEY WANTED TO GET RID OF IT.

YOU LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT IN IT."

AND HE SAID, "I KNOW IT," AND SHE SAID,

"WELL, WHAT'D YOU BUY IT FOR?"

HE SAID, "WELL, WHEN I PUT IT ON

"AND LOOKED AT MYSELF IN THE MIRROR

I LOOKED TOO STUPID TO ARGUE WITH THE CLERK."

IT'S CUTE.

I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT.

EXCUSE ME. I'M SORRY TO HAVE BEEN AWAY SO LONG.

OH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT, HOWARD.

HOW'S YOUR MOTHER?

WELL, SHE SAYS SHE'S JUST WANDERING AROUND THE HOUSE.

OH.

AND THE SHOOTING PAINS

HAVE GONE FROM HER NECK DOWN INTO HER BACK.

BUT SHE WANTS US TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.

RIGHT.

WELL, WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?

YEAH. WHY DON'T WE ALL DANCE?

OH, YOU TWO GO AHEAD.

I'M A LITTLE RUSTY, I THINK.

I'M NO FRED ASTAIRE MYSELF, HOWARD.

WELL, IT IS AN INTERESTING BEAT.

COME ON, HELEN.

I JUST DON'T WANT TO STEP ALL OVER YOU.

OH, I DON'T THINK YOU WOULD.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, I WOULD IMAGINE

YOU'D BE A VERY GOOD DANCER.

YOU REALLY THINK SO?

ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT.

YES, I SUPPOSE YOU'RE RIGHT.

WELL, I'M CERTAINLY WILLING TO TRY.

YOU KNOW, I'M BEGINNING

TO FEEL A LITTLE LIKE FRED ASTAIRE AT THAT.

GIVE HIM A CHANCE.

WE AREN'T GOING TO LET THIS MUSIC

GO TO WASTE, ARE WE?

OH, I BELIEVE I'VE HAD IT.

OH, ANDY...

OH, LET'S JUST KIND OF SIT HERE, HUH?

OKAY.

BUT THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE

WHO SEEM TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT.

YEAH.

HONESTLY, ANDY, DON'T YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT ASKING HIM?

YEAH, I GUESS.

OH, WHEE.

WELL...

YOU TWO WERE REALLY GOING AT IT OUT THERE.

I'LL SAY.

HOWIE'S GOING TO PHONE HIS MOTHER.

HOWIE WENT TO PHONE HIS MOTHER?

I MEAN HOWARD.

I WANT TO THANK YOU TWO FOR ASKING ME TONIGHT.

I'M HAVING SUCH A GOOD TIME.

OH, WE'RE SO GLAD YOU COULD COME, IRENE.

OLD HOWARD SEEMS TO BE LOOSENING UP A LITTLE, TOO.

WE'VE ALREADY GOT A DATE FOR TOMORROW MORNING.

OH?

HE'S GOING TO FIX MY VENETIAN BLIND.

I'M TERRIBLY SORRY

BUT I'M AFRAID WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO.

MOTHER?

SHE DOESN'T ANSWER THE PHONE.

I LET IT RING SEVEN OR EIGHT TIMES.

YES, DEAR, I HEARD THE PHONE,

BUT I JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE STRENGTH

TO GET UP AND ANSWER IT.

BUT YOU'RE FEELING ALL RIGHT NOW?

BETTER. BETTER.

MAYBE YOU OUGHT TO CALL A DOCTOR.

NO. NO, I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

IT WAS JUST BEING ALONE

AND A CERTAIN NERVOUSNESS, I GUESS.

THERE WAS CERTAINLY NO REASON

TO BE NERVOUS, MRS. SPRAGUE.

WELL, WHEN YOU GET TO BE MY AGE, DEAR...

OH, OF COURSE, I...

I DO WANT HOWARD TO ENJOY HIMSELF.

WELL, WE HAD A REAL GOOD TIME THERE FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

RIGHT, HOWARD?

OH, YES, VERY ENJOYABLE.

WELL, SHALL WE GO?

I THINK WE'D BETTER.

UH, WELL, GOODNIGHT, UH, MRS. SPRAGUE.

GOODNIGHT, MRS. SPRAGUE.

GOODNIGHT, IRENE, HELEN, ANDY.

I'LL SEE YOU, HOWARD.

GOODNIGHT, AND... AND THANKS.

I'VE TOLD YOU. I'VE TOLD YOU AND YOU WON'T LISTEN TO ME.

IT'S NO GOOD GETTIN' INVOLVED IN OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES.

THEY WERE HAVING A PERFECTLY WONDERFUL TIME!

IT'S THAT MOTHER!

IT'S ALWAYS FOR A DIFFERENT REASON,

BUT IT NEVER WORKS.

SHE JUST WON'T LET GO OF HIM.

WELL, WE TRIED. WE TRIED. YOU INSISTED ON IT.

WE TRIED, AND LIKE ALWAYS, WE STRUCK OUT.

I SAW HOWARD EARLIER TODAY

AND HE SAID HE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME LAST NIGHT

BUT HE DOESN'T THINK HE OUGHT TO GO OUT AGAIN TOO SOON

BECAUSE HE DOESN'T WANT

TO LEAVE HIS MOTHER ALONE.

IT'S JUST A SHAME.

WELL, THERE'S NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT.

I'M NOT SO SURE.

PLEASE, DO ME A FAVOR, JUST FORGET IT.

YOU KNOW, ONE THING THAT MIGHT WORK, ANDY,

IS IF YOU'D JUST GO OVER THERE

AND TALK TO HIS MOTHER.

NO.

WELL, IF YOU'D JUST THINK OF SOME APPROACH

TO MAKE HER UNDERSTAND SHE CAN'T CLING TO HOWARD

NO, NO, NO. FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE.

SEE, ONE THING-- THERE IS NO APPROACH TO MRS. SPRAGUE.

AND IN THE SECOND PLACE,

I'M NOT GOING OVER THERE AND TALK TO HER.

SO WE MIGHT AS WELL JUST CHANGE THE SUBJECT.

HMM.

WHY DON'T WE GO GET A CUP OF COFFEE?

NO.

WE GOING TO THE SHOW TONIGHT?

NO.

WANT ME TO DRIVE YOU HOME?

HMM-MM.

I'LL TALK TO HER.

I WANTED TO COME OVER AND SEE HOW YOU WERE FEELING

BECAUSE WE WERE ALL SO CONCERNED.

WELL, IT WAS VERY NICE OF YOU TO DROP BY, ANDREW,

ESPECIALLY AS WE'VE NEVER KNOWN EACH OTHER TOO WELL.

I KNOW IT, AND I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE...

I'VE ALWAYS ADMIRED YOU.

WELL, I... ADMIRED ME?

YES, THE WAY YOU'VE DEVOTED YOUR LIFE TO HOWARD.

OH, WELL, WHAT'S A MOTHER FOR?

I'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO DO THE VERY BEST FOR HIM I POSSIBLY COULD.

I KNOW, BUT STILL, IT...

IT MUST HAVE BEEN QUITE A SACRIFICE FOR YOU.

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

I WOULDN'T, UH... I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THIS TO EVERYBODY,

BUT A CHARMING, ATTRACTIVE WOMAN LIKE YOURSELF--

YOU OUGHT TO GO OUT.

GO TO PARTIES, GO TO DANCES.

HAVE A REAL LIFE FOR YOURSELF.

ANDREW, YOU'VE CERTAINLY GIVEN ME

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

MORE COFFEE...?

OH, YOU STILL HAVE SOME.

AND WE COULD GO OVER TO MT. PILOT TOMORROW NIGHT.

THEY'VE GOT SOME WONDERFUL SPOTS THERE.

I'D LOVE TO.

D-DO YOU THINK ANDY WOULD BE ABLE TO GO?

OH, WELL, I'LL HAVE TO ASK HIM.

WHAT TIME IS IT, HOWARD?

OH, IT'S ALMOST 2:00.

I HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THIS LATE IN YEARS.

NEITHER HAVE I.

BOY, I'M TIRED.

I'LL BET ANDY'S TIRED, TOO.

ANDY, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH I'VE ENJOYED THIS.

YOU WERE SO RIGHT ABOUT A SOCIAL LIFE.

ANDY, I ADMIT IT WAS MY FAULT.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE ASKED YOU TO GO OVER THERE

AND TALK TO HER.

IT'S OKAY, IT'S OVER.

WHO IN THE WORLD WOULD THINK THAT SHE'D ASSUME

THAT HER SOCIAL LIFE WAS GOING TO BE WITH US?

I WARNED YOU SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD HAPPEN.

I KNOW, ANDY. I'M SORRY.

WELL, LET'S JUST NOT TALK ABOUT THE NAME SPRAGUE ANYMORE.

YOU'D JUST THINK THAT SHE'D WANT TO BE

WITH PEOPLE HER OWN AGE.

WELL.

SOMEBODY SHE HAD SOMETHING IN COMMON WITH.

HMM.

ANDY.

YEAH?

YOU KNOW MR. JUDSON.

YES.

WELL, I WAS JUST THINKING, IF YOU INTRODUCED

MR. JUDSON TO MRS. SPRAGUE,

THEY MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON,

THEY MIGHT GET ALONG JUST FINE.

THEY'RE ABOUT THE SAME AGE.

WE COULD ASK THEM IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO GO OUT TOGETHER.

WELL, YOU--