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[slow jazz music]

[slow jazz music]

[soft piano music]

[soft piano music]

- Beethoven?

- Beethoven?

Two miles from Bill Street?

Hardly seems fittin'.

Hardly seems fittin'.

[blues music]

[blues music]

[motorcycle buzzing]

[motorcycle buzzing]

- Yeah, operator, Boston.

- Yeah, operator, Boston.

The Mercantile National Bank,

Mr. Lattimore, three.

Mr. Lattimore, three.

Make sure it's three, honey?

Make sure it's three, honey?

Number two, he don't talk to me.

[blues music]

- No!

[motorcycle buzzing]

[motorcycle buzzing]

[tires screeching]

[tires screeching]

[engine growling]

[engine growling]

[siren wailing]

[siren wailing]

That's Vicki!

I don't seem to be communicating with you.

I don't seem to be communicating with you.

- Wrong way car again, I presume?

- I don't suppose I could find the words to convince you

- I don't suppose I could find the words to convince you

I've got to catch that girl.

I don't suppose there's an emotional corner inside

I don't suppose there's an emotional corner inside

you somewhere that would resonate with the sound

of two hearts calling out to each other?

of two hearts calling out to each other?

Obviously, you don't know our leader.

Obviously, you don't know our leader.

110 and low, what are you gonna do when she shifts

110 and low, what are you gonna do when she shifts

into second, and what you should do is radio ahead,

and tell the boys to retrieve her before sonic boom

and tell the boys to retrieve her before sonic boom

hits town.

- Says here you were born in Rye, New York.

- Says here you were born in Rye, New York.

That makes you American, right?

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

- So, how come you don't speak the language?

- So, how come you don't speak the language?

- Her name is Vicki, and she went that way

on a motorcycle, now don't tell me you didn't see her.

on a motorcycle, now don't tell me you didn't see her.

- Okay, out.

- Out?

- Out?

- You're gonna walk some straight lines, you hope,

- You're gonna walk some straight lines, you hope,

and blow up some balloons.

[quirky orchestral music]

[quirky orchestral music]

Hands behind your head.

Small steps, go ahead, start walkin'.

Small steps, go ahead, start walkin'.

[quirky music]

[light-hearted orchestral music]

[light-hearted orchestral music]

- Mr. Lattimore?

Three?

Just checkin', Mr. Lattimore.

I can't always tell the difference between your voice

I can't always tell the difference between your voice

and number two.

What's that, Mr. Lattimore?

Memphis?

Yeah, yeah, we just pulled in.

Yeah, yeah, we just pulled in.

She almost shook me east of Vicksburg,

called one of them ferryboats before I could get aboard,

called one of them ferryboats before I could get aboard,

but I caught up to her again on the straightaway,

but I caught up to her again on the straightaway,

and nobody, but nobody shakes Pogo Popkin.

and nobody, but nobody shakes Pogo Popkin.

Right, Mr. Lattimore?

Maybe it's the Boston accent.

You think that's why I have trouble tellin'

the difference between your voice and...

the difference between your voice and...

What, Mr. Lattimore?

What, Mr. Lattimore?

Is she gonna see him?

Well, she promised she'd at least take a look at him,

Well, she promised she'd at least take a look at him,

didn't she?

And one thing I'll say for her,

And one thing I'll say for her,

she keeps her word

if you can ever figure out whatever it is she's sayin'.

if you can ever figure out whatever it is she's sayin'.

Uh oh.

Uh oh.

She's turnin' off.

Call ya back.

[tires screeching]

[tires screeching]

[light-hearted orchestral music]

[light-hearted orchestral music]

- Miss Russell.

I'll bring him out.

- Pogo.

- Pogo.

Did anyone bring the pacific to Balboa?

Did anyone bring the pacific to Balboa?

- Oh, but the Cotton Exchange strictly for men.

- Oh, but the Cotton Exchange strictly for men.

No girls allowed.

That journal'll go up in smoke if you walk in.

That journal'll go up in smoke if you walk in.

- If two strangers ever let the walls between them

- If two strangers ever let the walls between them

tumble down, let themselves stand face to face.

tumble down, let themselves stand face to face.

It's gotta happen where it happens, how it happens,

It's gotta happen where it happens, how it happens,

whether on the head of a pin,

or in a Cotton Exchange.

or in a Cotton Exchange.

[quirky music]

[quirky music]

- Amy, what am I doin' here?

If I had any sense, I'd call a broker

If I had any sense, I'd call a broker

and sell cotton futures.

and sell cotton futures.

She's gonna cause more havoc in there than a cloud

of boll weevils.

of boll weevils.

[men shouting]

[men shouting]

- Mr. Frank Bridenbaugh, please.

- What I'm about to say is in the interest of

my public image.

my public image.

I am a southern gentleman, miss, we are all

I am a southern gentleman, miss, we are all

southern gentlemen.

We are soft spoken, hospitable, and we thank the good lord

We are soft spoken, hospitable, and we thank the good lord

for stealing our ribs and sending us back ladies

as lovely as you,

as lovely as you,

but this is the Memphis Cotton Exchange,

but this is the Memphis Cotton Exchange,

and we are trying to conduct business as usual

and we are trying to conduct business as usual

in an environment free of ladies.

Now, if I may, please?

Now, if I may, please?

Hello, Vicki.

Hello, Vicki.

I have never seen you before.

I do not know you.

I do not know you.

- How could you if I don't?

But why should we stop ourselves in place

But why should we stop ourselves in place

when there's so many things to be

not only animals, but plants and minerals?

not only animals, but plants and minerals?

I've already been most everything at

I've already been most everything at

least twice around.

It's not easy, the changes are so abrupt you scarcely

It's not easy, the changes are so abrupt you scarcely

have time to adapt.

have time to adapt.

If you're a gazelle, you graze,

If you're a gazelle, you graze,

but then suppose you're an anaconda and have to squeeze.

but then suppose you're an anaconda and have to squeeze.

It's totally difference.

It's totally difference.

The transitions can be terribly tiring.

The temptation is not to change.

The temptation is not to change.

Rest of boys tell you, settle it, insist,

Rest of boys tell you, settle it, insist,

surrender, it pleads,

but being everything,

but being everything,

isn't that what living is?

isn't that what living is?

Oh, Mr. Frank Bridenbaugh, I hope you're not

Oh, Mr. Frank Bridenbaugh, I hope you're not

stuck someplace because stuck people are dead.

stuck someplace because stuck people are dead.

And then you and I,

And then you and I,

we'd have no hope for each other.

we'd have no hope for each other.

One time I turned into a porpoise, and raced to catch

halfway to Honolulu before I became the wind

halfway to Honolulu before I became the wind

in the spinnaker.

That's not so difficult turning from a porpoise into wind,

That's not so difficult turning from a porpoise into wind,

but you just try sometime changing from wind

but you just try sometime changing from wind

into sodium phosphate.

Even though I've been sodium phosphate seven times,

I still find myself acting more like nitric acid.

I still find myself acting more like nitric acid.

I still find myself acting more like nitric acid.

- How 'bout cotton? Have you ever been cotton?

- How 'bout cotton? Have you ever been cotton?

- That's vegetable cellulose, isn't it?

- That's vegetable cellulose, isn't it?

Yes, I've been cotton.

- Well, then you know how we tell when you're

- Well, then you know how we tell when you're

fully matured.

When you're cotton, I mean.

When you're cotton, I mean.

- You pull me apart,

- You pull me apart,

and if I make a crisp little sound, I have the right

and if I make a crisp little sound, I have the right

degree of spirality?

I sing.

Oh, yes.

I've been cotton.

I've been cotton.

[romantic orchestral music]

[romantic orchestral music]

- I don't know about you, Harry, but me,

I'm gon' get on outta my cotton.

I'm gon' get on outta my cotton.

I may even go short, in fact, I may sell may wheat.

I may even go short, in fact, I may sell may wheat.

- They comin' out now, Mr. Lattimore.

- They comin' out now, Mr. Lattimore.

- Why do you spell it F-R-A-N-C-K?

What's the C for?

What's the C for?

- C is for cotton.

Dad, was a romantic.

Dad, was a romantic.

- She looks happy.

Bridenbaugh like Cupid dropped bridge on him.

Bridenbaugh like Cupid dropped bridge on him.

You blame him?

You blame him?

I guess you never figured the Mercantile Bank of Boston

would ever send him a dividend like Vicki.

would ever send him a dividend like Vicki.

- You know what love is, Franck with a C?

- You know what love is, Franck with a C?

- Well, I used to know today was Wednesday,

- Well, I used to know today was Wednesday,

but don't ask me to bet on it now.

- Yes, sir, it's goin' great.

- Yes, sir, it's goin' great.

I figure another day or so, I can wrap up and head home.

I figure another day or so, I can wrap up and head home.

You know, I haven't seen my youngest yet?

He's, what?

He's, what?

No, Mr. Lattimore, I'm not hinting for more money.

Come on, already!

How many private eyes make 250 clams a day plus expenses?

How many private eyes make 250 clams a day plus expenses?

The taxes are killin' me!

The taxes are killin' me!

- If I can be cotton, and sodium phosphate, and the wind,

- If I can be cotton, and sodium phosphate, and the wind,

why can't I be love?

Have I come too early?

Maybe I'm still an event on its way.

Maybe I'm still an event on its way.

Am I too soon, Franck?

Or too late?

Or too late?

- You are Vicki, and I am Franck with a C,

- You are Vicki, and I am Franck with a C,

let's take it from there.

You see, the trouble is the bank sent me a financial

statement, and not a photograph.

statement, and not a photograph.

Did you see their faces in there?

Did you see their faces in there?

General Sherman on horseback with a trooper Connecticut

calvary couldn't have caused more consternation than you did

That was great, just great, I wish I'd thought of it.

That was great, just great, I wish I'd thought of it.

Listen, I have a place in the country.

Listen, I have a place in the country.

Mother has moved in just dyin' to play

the southern hostess for you.

the southern hostess for you.

She brought Matilda with her.

She brought Matilda with her.

Matilda's been with us since I was a pup.

We set the whole east wing of the house aside

for your visit.

Cook is roastin' and fryin' and boilin' and bastin'

Cook is roastin' and fryin' and boilin' and bastin'

all for you, there are fatted calves everywhere.

all for you, there are fatted calves everywhere.

- But I liked you so much better when you were falling free.

- But I liked you so much better when you were falling free.

Now, you're saved for cook, Matilda, and mother.

Now, you're saved for cook, Matilda, and mother.

- Uh oh.

She's gettin' on that bike of hers.

She's gettin' on that bike of hers.

Call ya back.

- Hello, Franck.

- Hello, Franck.

[light-hearted orchestral music]

[light-hearted orchestral music]

[curious orchestral music]

[curious orchestral music]

- Appreciate you comin' over here, Mr. Martindale.

- Appreciate you comin' over here, Mr. Martindale.

I woulda came to your office, but she keeps me on the run.

I woulda came to your office, but she keeps me on the run.

Look, I just checked with the chief, and he's alerting

the highway patrol and the county sheriff.

the highway patrol and the county sheriff.

The bank's worked out a foolproof procedure

since she refuses to carry any identifying papers

since she refuses to carry any identifying papers

or even a license plate, I carry everything in the cruiser.

or even a license plate, I carry everything in the cruiser.

Soon as we hit a town, I always check in with the police.

Soon as we hit a town, I always check in with the police.

Then, step two, we always retain the best attorney.

Then, step two, we always retain the best attorney.

They say in Memphis, that's you.

- Well, I wouldn't go that far.

- Well, I wouldn't go that far.

- Here's your retainer and a letter of instructions

what the bank likes,

what the bank likes,

and Mr. Lattimore sleeps better, is to know we got

the best legal brains available on around the clock

the best legal brains available on around the clock

standby as long as she's in the town.

standby as long as she's in the town.

There's security in there for bail bonds, in case.

There's security in there for bail bonds, in case.

- But what does she do?

- She's herself.

- She's herself.

In most places, that's enough to get her locked up

for 10 years.

Look, if anything breaks, and it will, I'll be in touch.

Look, if anything breaks, and it will, I'll be in touch.

Look, if anything breaks, and it will, I'll be in touch.

[curious orchestral music]

[curious orchestral music]

[curious orchestral music]

[curious orchestral music]

Take the money, but leave the wallet, okay?

Take the money, but leave the wallet, okay?

I haven't seen my wife in months except for

the picture I carry.

- What've you done with her?

- What've you done with her?

- Left her in Brooklyn, what else?

You think she could take this kind of life with seven kids?

You think she could take this kind of life with seven kids?

- Don't gimme that double talk?

Who was the other guy? Your go-between?

Who was the other guy? Your go-between?

How much ransom are you asking?

- You hear this, Amy?

I gotta have this aggravation, too.

I gotta have this aggravation, too.

- If you so much as laid a hand on her...

[ringing]

[ringing]

[grunts]

[grunts]

[groaning]

Yeah?

- [Caller] Mr. Popkin?

- Yeah.

- [Lattimore] Lattimore here.

- [Lattimore] Lattimore here.

We just sent you the additional funds.

Now, see here, old man, that's it, is that clear?

Now, see here, old man, that's it, is that clear?

Not another penny 'til this is done.

Not another penny 'til this is done.

- Yeah.

- [Lattimore] We're counting on you to deliver the money.

- [Lattimore] We're counting on you to deliver the money.

- Have you got her inside this thing?

- Have you got her inside this thing?

- You tell me who you're lookin' for, maybe I can

my arm back.

- This is the dress Buz bought her in Tuscan.

- This is the dress Buz bought her in Tuscan.

- You're the other guy she met in Tuscan?

- Shut up!

And how did you know?

- She always wanted to go back and find ya,

- She always wanted to go back and find ya,

but, and I'm quotin',

but, and I'm quotin',

"Time is a sponge, a very wet sponge,

"and it wipes away all the long roads back," unquote.

"and it wipes away all the long roads back," unquote.

Hey, pal, about my arm, huh?

Hey, pal, about my arm, huh?

- [Vicki] Pogo!

[motorcycle growling]

[motorcycle growling]

- Vicki!

[light-hearted orchestral music]]

[light-hearted orchestral music]]

[light-hearted orchestral music]]

- She's not such a bad kid, Amy.

- She's not such a bad kid, Amy.

Now, you heard her just then.

The gentleman's agreement and affect,

The gentleman's agreement and affect,

and she never breaks her word.

Long as the GA's on, both of us can have a little freedom

Long as the GA's on, both of us can have a little freedom

now and then.

You know, just a sniff,

You know, just a sniff,

and she won't try to get away.

Well, it's good for our busted arm, Amy.

Well, it's good for our busted arm, Amy.

[siren wailing]

[siren wailing]

[agitated orchestral music]

[agitated orchestral music]

- Still looking for your leader?

- I was only doing 35.

- I was only doing 35.

- In a 30 mile zone.

[agitated orchestral music]

[agitated orchestral music]

[agitated orchestral music]

[light-hearted orchestral music]

[light-hearted orchestral music]

[romantic orchestral music]

[romantic orchestral music]

- Now, you said you like me better when I was fallin' free.

- Now, you said you like me better when I was fallin' free.

So, we will fall together.

- I've dreamed of it.

- Where you goin'?

- You don't need a parachute in your dreams,

but where we're goin' it'll help.

but where we're goin' it'll help.

In there.

- Do you always answer the door in a parachute?

- Do you always answer the door in a parachute?

- No, I told mother to stay at her place.

I told her to keep Matilda, keep cook,

I told her to keep Matilda, keep cook,

and I gave all the help a two week vacation with pay.

and I gave all the help a two week vacation with pay.

- For the past six months, I kept saying, "Mr. Lattimore,

- For the past six months, I kept saying, "Mr. Lattimore,

"what possible interest could I have in

"meeting Mr. Franck Bridenbaugh,

"and all hundred of his million dollars?"

"and all hundred of his million dollars?"

- Well, your Mr. Lattimore has his counterpart

right down here in Memphis.

right down here in Memphis.

Mr. Larken of the Cotton Bank, he kept insistin'

I meet you and all 30 of your millions.

Imagine that two banks actin' as marriage brokers.

Imagine that two banks actin' as marriage brokers.

Hey.

Why did you finally agree to come and take a look?

Why did you finally agree to come and take a look?

- Can we go high? Really high?

- Can we go high? Really high?

- I'll tell Johnny to hit to ceiling.

- I'll tell Johnny to hit to ceiling.

- I'll tell Johnny to hit to ceiling.

[romantic orchestral music]

[romantic orchestral music]

- Mr. Lattimore kept saying you were a maverick

- Mr. Lattimore kept saying you were a maverick

thinking that was the way to make me come down here

thinking that was the way to make me come down here

to meet you.

This is no ordinary, young man, he kept saying.

This is no ordinary, young man, he kept saying.

- Yeah.

- No cocoon or tradition.

- No cocoon or tradition.

He does all kinds of impulsive and undisciplined things.

He does all kinds of impulsive and undisciplined things.

Mr. Lattimore doesn't understand.

Mr. Lattimore doesn't understand.

He thinks I live the way I do because I'm impulsive

and undisciplined, too.

and undisciplined, too.

- Well, we're about ready.

- Well, we're about ready.

- He finally reached me though.

More by accident than by design, something he said.

In a desperate moment of appeal to what he considers

In a desperate moment of appeal to what he considers

the woman in me.

"To refuse love," he said,

"is the same as turning one's back on life."

"is the same as turning one's back on life."

So,

here I am.

here I am.

- Then, follow me.

- Then, follow me.

- [Vicki] Ladies first?

- Alright.

- Alright.

No fear, not even a little?

No fear, not even a little?

- Of what?

- Oh, I don't know, me, maybe.

- Oh, I don't know, me, maybe.

[tense orchestral music]

[tense orchestral music]

Pull the cord, Vicki, pull the cord!

Pull the cord, Vicki, pull the cord!

Mark this minute, Johnny, and this day.

Mark this minute, Johnny, and this day.

3:36, the day I met the woman I'm gonna marry.

3:36, the day I met the woman I'm gonna marry.

[tense orchestral music]

[tense orchestral music]

- Oh, wow!

- Oh, wow!

[romantic orchestral music]

[romantic orchestral music]

- Are you alright?

- Are you alright?

- Call Matilda, and cook, and your mother,

I do want to meet her, and your father,

I do want to meet her, and your father,

and all the frowning ancestors whose portraits

in your hallway.

in your hallway.

Let me see your home, Frank, and you,

Let me see your home, Frank, and you,

the way you really are, let me see your life,

and do all the things you do, then come with me,

and do all the things you do, then come with me,

and see my life,

do the things I do.

do the things I do.

That way we'll know, won't we?

- I know already.

- I know already.

[laughing]

[romantic orchestral music]

[romantic orchestral music]

- How long will you be staying?

- How long will you be staying?

- The centipede was happy quite

until the frog for fun said,

until the frog for fun said,

"Which would comes after which?

"Which ross is mine to such a pitch?

"Which ross is mine to such a pitch?

"He lay distracted in the ditch

"He lay distracted in the ditch

"considering how to run."

You park the cruiser and you bring the bags upstairs?

You park the cruiser and you bring the bags upstairs?

- Yes, sir.

- Attaboy.

[curious orchestral music]

[curious orchestral music]

Just to look at a bed with no wheels.

Just to look at a bed with no wheels.

Oh, a guy can almost let himself close his eyes.

Oh, a guy can almost let himself close his eyes.

[knocking]

Parish forbid.

Parish forbid.

Yeah?

- How's your arm?

- My old man was a lizard, I grow a new one.

- My old man was a lizard, I grow a new one.

- I'm sorry, I got a little emotional.

- I'm sorry, I got a little emotional.

- Mrs. Popkin.

- How do you do, Mrs. Popkin, I'm Tod Stiles.

I'm sorry I got the wrong scam on your husband,

I'm sorry I got the wrong scam on your husband,

but Vicki and I, we go way back, and I'm a little confused.

but Vicki and I, we go way back, and I'm a little confused.

Who are you?

- Mrs. Popkin and the kids call me Pogo, the provider.

- Mrs. Popkin and the kids call me Pogo, the provider.

Lattimore, three, calls me troubleshoot.

Lattimore, three, calls me troubleshoot.

Vicki calls me a broom, you got an entry?

Drop it in the box.

Drop it in the box.

- Okay, Pogo, where is she?

- Okay, Pogo, where is she?

- Look, don't confuse her.

Especially now.

- How could anybody confuse Vicki?

- How could anybody confuse Vicki?

- Look, she's a little sentimental about you,

- Look, she's a little sentimental about you,

and the whole Tuscan caper.

Let her get married in peace, so we can all settle down.

Let her get married in peace, so we can all settle down.

Let her get married in peace, so we can all settle down.

Sorry, kid.

- Who's the guy?

- Go ahead, Amy, you let him.

I can't.

- She love him?

- Amy?

- Amy?

- Okay, Pogo provider, troubleshooter, broom, fink,

- Okay, Pogo provider, troubleshooter, broom, fink,

I'm gonna camp on your doorstep.

I'm gonna haunt you the same way you haunt Vicki

I'm gonna haunt you the same way you haunt Vicki

because I know you wouldn't be so relaxed unless

you were sure she was coming back.

you were sure she was coming back.

So, I'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait right outside,

So, I'm gonna wait, I'm gonna wait right outside,

and wait!

Nice meeting you, Mrs. Popkin!

Nice meeting you, Mrs. Popkin!

[light-hearted orchestral music]

[light-hearted orchestral music]

[tense orchestral music]

[tense orchestral music]

Vicki!

[buzzing]

[tense orchestral music]

[tense orchestral music]

[motorcycle growling]

[motorcycle growling]

Vicki!

[light blues music]

[light blues music]

- Stunnin'.

- I wonder.

- I wonder.

- How can you wonder, Emily?

- How can you wonder, Emily?

Just look at her.

Look at the rest of Franck's former girlfriends.

Look at the rest of Franck's former girlfriends.

I'm surprised they stayed so long.

I'm surprised they stayed so long.

I thought there'd be an epidemic of ragin' headaches

about this time.

about this time.

- They're just rollin' on curiosity.

I wonder if our son is out of his depth.

I wonder if our son is out of his depth.

- They can swim in the shallow, Emily.

They can swim in the deep.

- John, please talk to me and stop turnin' those phrases.

- John, please talk to me and stop turnin' those phrases.

You know how I hate that.

You know how I hate that.

What I'm tryin' to tell you is

I think she's too good for him.

I think she's too good for him.

[clapping]

[clapping]

- Well, well, what do you think of him?

- Well, well, what do you think of him?

- Go ahead, Vicki, tell 'em.

- Go ahead, Vicki, tell 'em.

- If you touched an elephant in the dark, Mr. Bridenbaugh,

- If you touched an elephant in the dark, Mr. Bridenbaugh,

how would you describe him?

- Well, I must confess, my dear, we haven't had

- Well, I must confess, my dear, we haven't had

that experience.

- If you touched his trunk, you might say this animal's

like a water pipe.

like a water pipe.

If you touched his ear, you might say he's like a fan.

If you touched his ear, you might say he's like a fan.

If you touched his leg, you might say he's like a pillar.

If you touched his leg, you might say he's like a pillar.

Franck and I are still touching in the dark.

Franck and I are still touching in the dark.

Would you excuse me, please?

Would you excuse me, please?

- Oh, yes, of course.

- Well, ask a silly question, huh?

- Well, ask a silly question, huh?

- I need a drink.

- What girl marries for money?

- What girl marries for money?

She's clever enough before marrying a millionaire

She's clever enough before marrying a millionaire

to fall in love with him.

- Did she really come here on a motorcycle?

- Did she really come here on a motorcycle?

Oh, Miss Russell, do you really travel on a motorcycle?

Oh, Miss Russell, do you really travel on a motorcycle?

- It starts out that way, but after a while when

- It starts out that way, but after a while when

it's wide open, you just sit there,

and the country's traveling under you.

and the country's traveling under you.

- What do you do about callouses?

- What do you do about callouses?

- Ignore those girls, Miss Russel, Lincoln freed most

- Ignore those girls, Miss Russel, Lincoln freed most

everyone except them.

everyone except them.

- Who are you?

- Who are you?

Can you see him clearly when you can't see yourself?

Can you see him clearly when you can't see yourself?

Can you know his needs when you don't know your own?

Can you know his needs when you don't know your own?

[worrying orchestral music]

[worrying orchestral music]

- Excuse me.

- Excuse me.

- Elephants in the dark?

- What time do you have to be back?

- Oh, an hour, a week, a year!

- Oh, an hour, a week, a year!

- My time!

- My time!

- Your time!

[laughing]

[upbeat music]

[upbeat music]

[upbeat music]

[upbeat music]

[crowd murmuring]

[crowd murmuring]

[tense music]

[tense music]

[tense music]

[tense music]

[siren wailing]

[siren wailing]

[quirky orchestral music]

[quirky orchestral music]

- I'm tired, Pogo.

You shoulda slept while the GA's still on.

You shoulda slept while the GA's still on.

- You know, Vicki, it's 4:30 in the AM.

- You know, Vicki, it's 4:30 in the AM.

Franck Bridenbaugh has been calling me every 15 minutes.

Franck Bridenbaugh has been calling me every 15 minutes.

That is, once he got outta jail.

That is, once he got outta jail.

- What's happening, Pogo?

- What's happening, Pogo?

At Franck's party, everywhere I looked, I saw masks.

At Franck's party, everywhere I looked, I saw masks.

At Franck's party, everywhere I looked, I saw masks.

Masks on everybody,

and all their mannered poses,

I saw my own self-deceit.

I saw my own self-deceit.

For a moment, I had the terrible feeling that

For a moment, I had the terrible feeling that

their hollowing voids is no different than my own.

their hollowing voids is no different than my own.

Pogo, what if it's true?

There's a myth about a man named Balatin,

There's a myth about a man named Balatin,

the eternal wanderer, who disguises life's mediocrity with

the eternal wanderer, who disguises life's mediocrity with

glorious, lying fantasies.

How frightful it would be to discover that

I'm like Balatin.

I'm like Balatin.

What must I give this man, Pogo?

What must I give this man, Pogo?

Only the bright side of the moon?

Only the bright side of the moon?

Might I give him sorrow as well as joy?

Might I give him sorrow as well as joy?

Dullness with wit?

Ignorance with knowledge?

Ignorance with knowledge?

All that is, unborn and unlovely inside me

All that is, unborn and unlovely inside me

as well as that, which is alive,

as well as that, which is alive,

or are we simply melons to be sliced

or are we simply melons to be sliced

with only the riper, the suitable for serving?

with only the riper, the suitable for serving?

- He said under the smile,

- He said under the smile,

there's something very simple.

Got jealous and he lost his head.

Got jealous and he lost his head.

He only asked for

one more chance.

one more chance.

- Don't you suppose I want that, too?

- Don't you suppose I want that, too?

Don't you think I wanna find somebody somewhere?

Don't you think I wanna find somebody somewhere?

To home, I can say I love you.

To home, I can say I love you.

I love you, I love you.

I love you, I love you.

[dramatic orchestral music]

[dramatic orchestral music]

[light-hearted orchestral music]

[light-hearted orchestral music]

- Look in the bank book, how can anybody be considered

- Look in the bank book, how can anybody be considered

a vagrant who saved $3,300?

- How do we know you didn't swipe that pass book?

- How do we know you didn't swipe that pass book?

- Oh, Mr. Popkin, thanks for comin' over,

I been tryin' to get you all night, will you please

I been tryin' to get you all night, will you please

tell these officers that I'm not a vagrant?

That I am what I represent myself to be, Tod Stiles,

That I am what I represent myself to be, Tod Stiles,

clean living, law abiding, a good friend of

clean living, law abiding, a good friend of

Miss Vicki Russell, and definitely known to both you

Miss Vicki Russell, and definitely known to both you

and the First Mercantile Bank of Boston?

and the First Mercantile Bank of Boston?

- I never saw him before.

- Oh, thank you, Mr. Popkin, I will take it from here.

- Oh, thank you, Mr. Popkin, I will take it from here.

- Wait a minute, look.

- Wait a minute, look.

I never did get a chance to make that one call

I never did get a chance to make that one call

that every criminal is allowed.

I mean, you fellas got a hold of Pogo Popkin, not me.

I mean, you fellas got a hold of Pogo Popkin, not me.

Now, I demand my constitutional call.

Now, I demand my constitutional call.

I demand to be connected with Mr. Buz Murdock,

Mercy Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio.

Mercy Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio.

Now, Mr. Murdock'll vouch for me, he'll go my bail

Now, Mr. Murdock'll vouch for me, he'll go my bail

even from his bed of pain.

They got echo viruses, a ringing in the ears.

Okay, fellas?

- Why not?

- Echo virus, huh?

- Yeah.

- Very good.

Alright, let's put it up another notch.

Alright, let's put it up another notch.

- Simply too stunnin'.

- Simply too stunnin'.

- You know, it occurs to me, John, that in all

the years of our marriage, you've gotten by

the years of our marriage, you've gotten by

with 29 words of vocabulary.

with 29 words of vocabulary.

- Nonsense.

- Well, 30.

Now, let me see, we have to ask the Manning clan.

Now, let me see, we have to ask the Manning clan.

What's a weddin' without Harriet Manning?

What's a weddin' without Harriet Manning?

- Far more enjoyable.

- But they did ask us to poor Maybel's engagement.

- But they did ask us to poor Maybel's engagement.

What's stunning?

What's stunning?

- Come, look, Emily.

I do believe she's bested Franck.

I do believe she's bested Franck.

- Oh, dear.

- Any of you gonna drink outta stirrup cups,

- Any of you gonna drink outta stirrup cups,

you gonna bring your own stirrups.

Well, the rest of us can certainly use

Well, the rest of us can certainly use

the highball glasses

inside for one and all.

Vicki, ride with me over to the tack house.

Vicki, ride with me over to the tack house.

[romantic orchestral music]

[romantic orchestral music]

Can you imagine the kids we could've had?

Can you imagine the kids we could've had?

Remember that first day at the Cotton Exchange?

Remember that first day at the Cotton Exchange?

I made what you tallied a slip.

I made what you tallied a slip.

I talked about security and tradition and authority,

I talked about security and tradition and authority,

all the things you're runnin' away from,

all the things you're runnin' away from,

and last night again,

and last night again,

I showed up badly in your book.

I showed up badly in your book.

I was a poor sport,

and why?

Because I was jealous, a natural thing for a man

Because I was jealous, a natural thing for a man

who cares for a woman,

and just now I found out that I

can't jump a horse as high as you can.

I didn't like it.

All any man wants,

all I want is a woman who is not a contender for the title.

all I want is a woman who is not a contender for the title.

I just wanna come home once in a while and let down,

I just wanna come home once in a while and let down,

I just wanna come home once in a while and let down,

relax.

Well, what it means is

I love you,

but no thank you.

Goodbye, Vicki.

[dramatic orchestral music]

[dramatic orchestral music]

- Mr. Popkin, please.

- Mr. Popkin, please.

Pogo?

The GA is off.

The GA is off.

[motorcycle growling]

[motorcycle growling]

[horn beeping]

[horn beeping]

[dramatic orchestral music]

[dramatic orchestral music]

- That's too bad, Lattimore, three.

- That's too bad, Lattimore, three.

What you don't figure is she's more than a stock portfolio,

What you don't figure is she's more than a stock portfolio,

some kinda blue chip.

some kinda blue chip.

Who says she's missin' a good bet?

Frank Bridenbaugh?

Frank Bridenbaugh?

Can't even twist.

Can't even twist.

Girl like Vickie, missin' anything?

Girl like Vickie, missin' anything?

Did Josephine miss TV?

You and me, Lattimore, three, and two, and one,

You and me, Lattimore, three, and two, and one,

we should all be so alive.

we should all be so alive.

How do I know why she's goin'?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I got her in my front sights.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I got her in my front sights.

Relax.

[light-hearted orchestral music]

[light-hearted orchestral music]

[siren wailing]

[siren wailing]

- You wanna bet?

[quirky orchestral music]

[quirky orchestral music]

[light-hearted orchestral music]

[light-hearted orchestral music]

[light-hearted orchestral music]

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