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I can make you happy.

I can turn you on.

Bring me all your trouble.

Soon they'll be gone.

Just put your

to handle you.

Life can be so good, baby.

Let me prove it to you.

You don't have to breathe on anything.

All you have to do is just let yourself go.

Yesterday's a memory.

Tomorrow's far away.

All we've got is now.

Live for today.

Jeff, put yourself in my hands, baby.

Whatever you want me to do,

I'll

just put yourself in my hands,

baby I'll know how to handle you

Put yourself in my hands, baby.

Whatever you want me to do,

I'll help.

Just put yourself in my hands, baby.

Hand of charge? Sands in possession. Heroin and cocaine.

Okay.

Shake your mover. Hey, everybody.

Line it out in front of the desk.

Smile. You look gorgeous, lieutenant. I ain't over here.

Must have been some party. It was. Alright.

Who's

first?

Name?

April Jones.

Address?

Three two eight West eightieth Street.

Judge, press next.

Name?

May Smith.

Address?

Three twenty eight West eightieth.

Judge, press next.

You, miss.

Come on.

Name?

June?

Aurora. Aurora. How refreshing.

Last name?

Goldberg. Three twenty eight West eightieth, Cross.

Thank you very much.

Alright, hidden beauty. What's your name?

This way, honey.

This way. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on.

Name?

Nadine Sartain.

Address?

Your address, miss.

Eleven thirty nine

Farthing Hill Road,

white paint.

Okay, Little Red Riding Hood. What's your name?

Relax, Chris. Xaviera Hollander.

Hollander. A handy name for a Dutch girl.

First time in America?

Yes. It is.

Are you here on a visit or a business trip?

Oh, business with pleasure. I'm here to get married.

Well, congratulations.

And I do hope you enjoy your stay.

Thank you very much. I will.

Long before they could call me madam,

I was just a girl who crossed the ocean for a man.

I had met my fiancee in South Africa while he was on a

business trip, and I was visiting my sister.

And every minute we had spent together was fantastically exciting.

I was certain that he was the beginning of my life.

Hey.

Oh

my god.

It's really you. I can't believe it. I'm sorry.

Always beginning to feel like the unclaimed baggage.

I thought all European flights were always late.

I was way out at the end of the island with Arthur and Cheryl.

My god. You are gorgeous.

Hey. Can we hurry?

We can manage to make the last bus in New York. What?

There. Oh.

You said that flight was terrific.

A treat martinis, a bottle of champagne, and a fame.

Yeah. That means you came first class. No.

That's a lot of money.

I know.

Oh, is that your baggage? Yeah.

Sure. All my earthly possessions.

Oh, do we need a skycap?

Oh, no. No. No. No. We can manage together.

I can't wait to meet your parents. What did they say?

I, I thought I'd break it to them gradually.

Oh, true.

You know how parents are?

If I am the only child, It sure is getting old.

I understand. Besides, we have loads of time.

I guess this is the heavy one.

Oh, you smell so good. What is that?

Oil of musk.

Oh, I love it. Oh, I love it.

Oh,

don't stop.

I like that.

Excuse

me.

What was that?

My mother.

Cheryl and Arthur, they have the apartment next door.

How convenient.

Hey, you crazy.

You mean

crazy?

I got your tiger's milk and yeast.

Fine.

Cottage Tiger's milk and yeast.

It's got a funny taste.

I soon realized that Carl was not the same person I had known.

The passion he once shared with me was replaced by his growing

passion for himself.

Here, let me help you out with that.

Okay.

Oh, aren't you hungry? You're prepared to work?

No. I never eat that stuff anymore. I'm on Doctor.

Wilberg's all meat time.

What time do you usually get back?

About seven.

I'll be ready. Give me a call during today.

If I can.

Oh, don't you hear me?

I'm getting late.

I'll be ready.

Carl?

You just wake up?

I beg your pardon. Carl just leave?

He just went to work.

Ten already. He gets later every day.

You needn't bother. I can make it.

Carl likes a neat bed,

and I only change the sheets once a week.

So try to keep it clean.

How long are you staying?

I,

I'm mister Gordon's fiance.

Is that your luggage over there? Yeah.

That's a lot of luggage.

I don't know where you're gonna put it.

Well, I'm sure I'll manage.

You'll have the beige towel.

You'll get a new one when I change the sheets.

Well, I'll try to make sure I'm clean when I use it.

You have an accent. Where are you from?

Holland.

Well, if you make any long distance telephone calls, keep a record.

Carl's telephone bill is ridiculous.

Have you been with mister Gordon long?

All his life, I'm his mother.

Cheryl Gordon.

How do you do? Savvy Holland.

How do you do? I have to leave now.

I've got a patient waiting.

We'll have a little chat some other time. Yeah.

Some other time.

Want some more steak, darling?

No. Thank you, sir.

Oh, come on. Have a little more steak.

I bet you skipped lunch again today.

How did you know that?

I know.

Where is she?

Yeah. What do you want now?

Carl would like another helping Rosie talk.

Xaviera Darling. What's the matter? No appetite.

Naturally, it's better not to eat too much when you're sedentary.

Otherwise,

you'll find the calories just pile up.

Carl was practically raised on goat's milk, weren't you, Carl?

Mother.

It didn't hurt you.

You will see,

Xaviera.

When you finally get a job,

your appetite will come back to you.

I've always

heard that the Dutch were such hard working people.

But then they say the French make great lovers.

Arthur's mother was French.

Hey.

You want this or not?

Put it down, Rosita.

I suppose the apartment rentals are quite high in Amsterdam.

Oh, yeah. Why do you say that?

It seems to me that unmarried Dutch girls have a habit of

moving in with their boyfriends.

I thought perhaps it was a tradition in your country.

Oh, listen, missus Gordon.

So far this whole Dutch treat's been on me.

And you may recall that Carl proposed to me officially in

front of my parents.

Carl has always been too sentimental for his own good.

Mrs.

Gordon, if you can't find it in your papier mache heart to accept me

as your future daughter-in-law,

you might at least show a little respect for my feelings.

In my mother's house,

she couldn't do enough to make her guests feel at home,

and you can't even lift your fingers to put a peanuts on the table.

Javier, please.

It's alright, darling.

It's alright.

But I do think that in the future,

you might bring back teapots from your travels as you used to?

Cheryl, please.

Teapots? My god.

No wonder your own husband hasn't slept with you since the

day Carl was born.

I never said a word about that, mother.

And you have to hide to criticize my background.

Let me give you some advice, doctor Chirr Gordon.

You might be a lot happier if you stop trying to compete with

younger women and learn to live out of the dried up old ape that you are.

Arthur? Arthur?

Oh,

no more.

Thank you, dear.

Alright. Squid. I heard you the first time.

Are you coming with me or not?

Carl?

Carl, don't you dare move from this table.

Okay, Charlie.

Occupation?

Housewife.

Look. I'm off the shift in ten minutes.

So don't give me a hard time. Okay?

I've told you I'm a housewife.

What about a husband?

Where is it written housewife's gotta have a husband?

Housewife. Write that down.

H o u.

Alright, ladies.

Looks like we won't get your records now in time for night court.

But never fear, you'll be our guest for tonight, free of charge.

And we'll take you downtown in the morning.

You can take the food with you if you like. Okay, Betulia.

They're all yours. Alright. On your feet. Move it.

Hey. I said move your ass.

You're coming,

Leroy.

Alright. Let's go. Let's go.

Well, well, well, what we got here, y'all?

Awe, bravo, my wife.

Welcome

to yourself, girls.

Welcome.

In leaving Carl, I took the first step towards finding myself again.

I managed to get a job at the Dutch consulate and took an

apartment all my own.

This

is your bell.

Okay.

When the horn outside is triggered,

this goes off automatically.

You can even use it when you're out in the garden by

activating the bypass switch.

Here's your standby and your master.

She's all set to go.

That's

nice.

Oh, and, I gave you another switch by the door.

And an extra switch by the bed.

No charge for that.

Well, this way you can turn your system on or off from any location.

Well, I feel a lot more confident now.

Good old attorney guard.

Now if if I could have the check, please,

I have I have a sticky situation in a

duplex on, seventy ninth Street.

Sure you don't wanna drink?

No. Thank you.

That's too bad. You would've been my first guest.

Well, you are. Thanks very much.

I feel completely burglar proof now.

Oh, good. Good.

You have you have my card.

Mhmm.

Oh, and it's, it's a twelve months guarantee for parts and servicing.

I'll remember

that.

I, I did show you the or I I showed you the standby switch, didn't I?

You've shown me almost everything, mister Rufelson.

Maybe I'll have that drink.

Oh, really? What about a duplex?

That can wait.

Okay.

Scotch.

Okay. Yeah. Okay.

On the rocks?

Mhmm. Okay.

Face it.

Hey, baby. This was gonna happen. I knew it. I knew it.

You wanted this ever since the bypass, which didn't you? No.

You're coming.

Oh, my lord must have moved him.

Down. It must have been lonely here.

You should get a lot of guys pretty bad.

Oh, baby.

What You must miss a guy pretty bad.

I do bad again along.

Stop, baby. Stop it. Will you?

Will you stop it?

What's wrong with you?

Jesus.

I don't need this.

I told you I had an appointment,

and you said come on.

Come on. Stay.

I tell you, I do not need this. Who needs it?

I got lots of appointments. I do not need this.

Hey, look.

If you've got any, any, any problems, you call the office.

I was finally encouraged to get into this social swim by a girl

I knew from work,

who became my traveling companion as we started

paddling our way through the New York singles boss where the

men come at you sideways like fish.

It was a time when I really needed warmth and reassurance.

And an obvious,

easy way to get it was to have men praise me as a lover.

Well, I've never been what you'd call shy,

and I loved sex, so I figured why fool around, go to it.

And for the next six months, I did it.

With any Tom, Dick, or Harry,

you had a pleasant face and a tolerable manner.

It sure was a pleasure, CCD.

Xaviera.

And what time is it?

Oh my god. It's five o'clock.

Five o'clock? You gotta go so early?

Yeah. I gotta get home and change.

Early bird in the worm. You know?

Look. I left my card here in case you wanna call me.

Thanks.

It's alright. It's alright.

Hey.

Hope that worm doesn't give you too much trouble for staying out all night.

Worm?

Your wife. You're married, aren't you?

Sort of. Sort of?

Well, it's kinda shaky. I mean, it could blow up any minute.

Mhmm.

Well, I hope you find a place of shelter.

Thanks. Tell me at your name.

I see you.

Come here often? Hey. Aren't you with the airlines?

I haven't met a girl like you in a day.

Nah. My wife has reached you where I want.

You ever been on safari? You'd love it.

Yeah. I thought I'd spend a week at Saint Thomas.

Six hundred addresses for only thirty seven fifty.

Listen, let's see if Let me write my name in office.

Then I'll go right home. I'm calm. Immigration.

Do you need help with immigration?

She left me last March and won't even let me come in love.

You know that? I really think I'm in love.

Ouch. I see.

Better, isn't it?

You seem to be in trouble.

Yeah. Sometimes I can't understand a word he says.

Sometimes it's good just to pull out the plug.

Yeah.

I guess you're right, actually, monsieur.

Saint Jacques.

Yves Saint Jacques.

Xavier Holland.

Xavier.

I'm feeling better already.

Si.

Oh, is there anything I can help you with?

I hope so.

You wouldn't, by any chance, be,

acquainted with this damnable language, would you?

That's it.

Oh, yeah. Sure. This is my language.

Oh, really?

Well, you must forgive me,

but Dutch is all Chinese to me.

The the the man has the audacity to answer me in his native tongue.

Could you be kind enough to to tell me what he says?

Oh, yeah. Sure. That's part of my job.

How delightful.

Yeah. He says, dear, monsieur Saint Jacques.

Skip the details.

It It takes him a whole day to say good good morning.

Okay.

Regarding plant reorganization,

you will do well to recall that we are in the business of

engine of manufacturing engines,

not elevating the spirits of our workers,

a job more properly suited to the clergy.

Splendid.

And furthermore, your costly study,

while admittedly original,

ignores the central issue of productivity for the goal of

profit and and is a concept better kept in a land of ours

and on the premises of Holtzman Motors.

How marvelous.

So we reject your proposal sincerely.

That's Perfect.

Absolutely perfect.

It is?

A whole week in New York with nothing to do but follow

whatever fancy guides us.

Us?

That's what I said.

You mean me?

Can't spit in the eye of the face, you know?

They don't like it.

I'll get my coat.

Oh, no hurry.

I can wait until

six.

Can't spit in the eye of the face.

Perfect.

Absolutely

perfect.

Oh, it's very simple, actually.

You see, I have no home, no permanent possessions.

All I have is provided by whatever corporation hires me

to tell them what they want to hear Or not to hear are the case maybe.

I'm boring you.

No. No. No. Please, no. I like to hear about it.

Now you tell me exactly what you do.

Well, for an indecent sum of money,

I try to convince them that a happy man working less hours

produces more than an unhappy man working many hours.

They pay you for telling them that?

More or less.

Of course, they don't always agree,

but they still pay.

Content with the knowledge, they were right all along.

It all works out in the end.

Sure. You really paid to make people happy.

I suppose you could say that. Yes.

That's the best kind of work, I think.

Also the most difficult.

Now, where shall our fancy take us next?

The museum, the theater, grand stone, the zoo?

How about your place?

My

my place.

Splendid. Absolutely splendid.

Damn, damn, damn.

What an Can I help you?

Addiction.

Yes.

You can help me if you know a short man

bested by a Miller's daughter in fifteen letters across.

A short man? Hang on.

Oh, how about, Rumpelstiltskin?

U m

e l

s, t I l t.

S k I n. You're Amazing.

For this,

you deserve a reward.

Well, what had you in mind?

Not that.

Oh god.

A trip to a beautiful island aboard a ship.

Terrific.

But first

That.

To the sailor's life.

To the sailor's

light.

Excuse me, sir,

but mister Knowlton wonders if you would like to join the company inside.

Oh, nice. Shall we? Oh, true.

Eve always made me feel I was on the verge of beginning

something exciting and different,

and sometimes it was quite different from what I expected.

If the kids wanna keep it, let them buy it.

Junior's got more money than I do anyway.

You'll never sell it, Henry.

Susie, I wish I could.

Can't afford to to run this boat,

and I can't afford to find a buyer.

Why don't you take it off our hands, Eve?

Well, you know the old story.

If you have to ask how much it cost to run it,

you you can't afford to own it.

Why should he buy it? He's got himself an open invitation.

Thank you. Oh, you got magic fingers, Madeline.

Magic.

Sensuous woman. Not many around anymore.

With certain exceptions, sweetheart.

Madeline, you may have found a rival.

Xaviera can massage a man into margarine.

I've always preferred the expensive spread myself.

Do me next, will you, madly?

I think I'll, check your grandchildren.

Susie, it's only Matos. Don't flatter yourself, Henry.

If you can find it, you can pull it.

Relax, Emery.

With a boat like this, you don't need anything else.

Thanks a lot, Eve. Thanks a lot.

These two, know each other?

Well,

we are all becoming fast friends.

What do you do,

a Xaviera.

Xaviera.

Beautiful mane she's got.

I work at a Dutch consulate to catalog technical prospectuses

for American companies.

Sorry I asked.

Fred, stop squirming.

Well, it tickles.

It's useless. It's like rubbing a squid.

How about you, love? Quick massage? Sure. I'll have one.

I've got this thing for feet.

Like Mary Magdalene?

This little piggy went to market.

And

this little

oh, the hell with it.

I have to wake up. Meet me downstairs.

You're all dressed. Is what time is it? Is it late?

No. It's not late, but I have an early plane to catch. Crane?

Where where you going?

Well, there's a certain king in a very dusty country in the

Middle East whose personal fortune

equals roughly one hundred thousand dollars

for each of his several million subjects.

Well, what's that got to do with you?

We want to distribute a small amount of it to keep from being overthrown.

You're not leaving now.

Well, the king has summoned me, for a hefty cut,

I might add.

Hey. I don't want you to go.

There's nowhere in the world that better be than with you.

But I have to work, you know?

I'll miss you.

Oh, goddamn it. That is not fair.

I mean, you're the only prince charming I ever had,

and I bet a crummy king's got thousands of princes.

Two hundred and thirty nine to be exact.

Now, really, I happen to go.

So when are you coming back?

Well, as soon as I can.

Hello?

Daviella, I,

wanted to, leave this on the desk, but, since you are awake.

Goodbye now. May I open it?

Oh, if you like.

What what's this?

Currency.

USA.

Money?

What's wrong with that? You're giving me money?

For the pleasure you have given me.

Splendid.

Absolutely

splendid.

You make me feel like a whore.

Sergei,

listen to me.

You are intelligent. You are beautiful. You are witty.

You are good company.

A girl like you should let men spoil her.

Now, my chauffeur will show you out when he comes back from the airport.

You don't have to hurry.

By the way, why don't you give Madeleine a call sometime?

Don't worry, darling.

I know everything will be perfect.

Absolutely.

After the shock and hurt wore off,

I remembered how nicely he had treated me that week,

how generous he had been giving me all sorts of expensive gifts.

And it occurred to me it wouldn't be so bad to have that

happen more often.

Oh, shit. Remember it?

Let

me not let you check my page.

You've been doing beta sec.

You

Watch a krooby, or you're gonna get more out of what you're after.

I never saw Eve again, but I did see a lot of his friends.

He'd obviously supplied them with my phone number and other information.

Well, one thing led to another, and before I knew it,

I had made the transition from office girl to working girl.

Miss Hollander?

Yes?

They're waiting for you in the penthouse, sweet.

You did tell her. Tell her what? You made the call.

Who was supposed to follow-up?

Follow-up?

I've got six division heads and the US Deputy Attorney General

in my office, and I've got to explain how to do a strip.

You've got to follow through on these things, Steve.

You leave too much to chance. Look, Jed.

I'm a corporate officer.

Not a pimping may sound good to you if this one fails.

The weeds will grow over your tennis court before he'll talk to you, Jack.

You overreact, Chet.

You always have.

And Jack, we should have treasure before business.

All right, honey.

Arthur were to call the White House the same time as the

hotline, the president would put Russia on hold.

Okay. The president would put Russia on hold. Okay.

The president

would put Russia on hold.

Okay? Where the hell you two been?

My wife's expecting me for dinner.

Sorry,

Jay.

Sorry,

Jay.

Now you. Sir? You keep away from me.

I got reports you botched it this afternoon.

Yes, sir. You worked the gramophone.

Yes, sir.

What are you grinning for, Chet?

I read your quarterly reports this morning.

Brief case.

I understand you're new to this game.

Yes, ma'am.

Good.

In your business, I prefer dedicated newcomers.

Let me outline the following procedure.

As soon as the music starts,

you will begin to remove your clothing.

As you remove each article,

I will throw on this table a bill of the denomination of

one, five, ten, or twenty, depending entirely on my fancy,

which you will not bother to calculate.

And follow me.

I do.

On the table, miss.

On the table.

Thank you very much.

Hey, just wait a minute. You sit right down where you are.

And what do you think I am,

some kind of an organ grinder's monkey?

You put on some music a lady can move to.

Well, play something.

Yeah, you do it.

Keeping abreast of the market on Wall Street

the Dutch gilder

surged upward again

to a new and higher high

the biggest extension since June.

And the breakup of IBM and the SEC

caused Rockwood Computers to jerk

to life again.

Texas Instruments pulled out of a sinking spell and spurted

twelve point two percent.

The bullion boom is sweet and penetrating a whole

new consumer market as private.

Gold ownership

rises to an all time high,

and topless interest rates jumped two percent

in a bottomless market.

And Detroit took a new beating today

when General Motors

plunged

at the nose of stiffer emission controls,

a full five

points

to a new low.

As sugar futures floated up and down,

superior oil's chances flowed

freely at one thousand one hundred

and sixty eight.

To stimulate the aviation field,

Rolls Royce

is in for a big, thick,

fat government contract to sell jet

engines to the Arabs.

And Lockheed

is moving up a stiff,

well positioned nine points and reinserting its dividend,

to wipe out a very bad year.

It's an uphill battle on big versus little.

And on Wall Street today,

everyone is buzzing with the unconfirmed rumor

that little Gary Oil

is being absorbed

by the giant J.

R.

Conrad organization

to corner a full ten percent of the world market.

Would one of you guys like to scoop up the table?

Well, I'll leave it.

Call my wife and tell her I'll be late.

Yes, sir. Then you get out, both of you. Yes, sir.

You say that again.

Sure. Where do you want me to start?

At the beginning.

Start at the beginning.

AT and T was wiped out today.

Polaroid dived,

and the whole market

sunk right down to the bottom.

I discovered that New York is a small town in many ways.

The word spread about a healthy,

active Dutch girl who loved her work.

And I got so busy,

I bought myself a bicycle to pedal around faster.

I love the excitement of meeting new people and seeing

different faces every day.

It's true, I'd gotten into a business that wasn't considered very romantic,

but I was able to bring something special to it simply

because I loved it.

My talents were so in demand and the pay scale so fantastic

that in just a few months my personal savings account had

grown by leaps and bounds

Police, open up.

As you can see, it's open.

Can I help you, or you gotta help yourself?

Watch it, sister. I got complaints about you.

Oh, really? From who?

From your neighbors.

They got some action here. A lot of studs coming to doors?

This is an official visit to our social call.

Because if it's the former,

then I wanna see a search warrant.

If it's a ladder, then I'm gonna ask you to leave.

I'll ask the questions, baby.

You get a lot of booze here for a single girl.

And I almost never get a hang up.

Are you gonna take all day? I wanna fix my bicycle.

I'd like to get it finished.

I don't get an awful lot of time during the week.

Oh, I bet you don't, baby. I bet you don't.

What do you got here, marijuana?

Tulip tree. Tulip tree.

How many tricks you figure you turn a week? Fifteen, twenty?

What do you get? Twenty five a piece, fifty, one hundred?

You know, I got a wife and two kids at home.

One more due in a couple of weeks.

You broads make more in a week than I get in a whole month.

Tell me, how many of these jokes give you any satisfaction?

How many hot pants you tell me?

Police help. What? What? Help me. Help me. Help me. Help me.

Help me. Help me.

Help me. Help me. Help me. Help me. Help me. Help me. Help me.

Help me.

Help me. Help me. Help me. Help me. Help me. Help me. Help me.

Help me.

Help me. Help me.

Help

because you think you got it all,

but you ain't got one thing, and that's protection.

And I'm gonna give you protection

because you're gonna need it.

You can mark my words.

My first brush with the law, if you can call him that,

cost me every cent I had.

He'd convinced me that I did need protection, all right,

but from him.

So I decided to try the number Eve had given me.

Oh, hi, Madeleine.

Who is it? Saviera Hollanda.

Come straight up, love.

I never expected a brothel to look like a Park Avenue cocktail party.

Well,

at last, I knew immediately.

Oh, yeah. Well, you knew something I didn't know.

Should bring your famous bicycle.

Not tonight. Come on.

I'll buy you a drink.

Okay.

Heard from me, Blakey.

Oh, only Troy's friend.

A real womanizer that one, honey.

Linda Jo is at it again.

Cunt.

Got a prima donna up there that thinks her ass is cast in platinum.

Carlos, fix your drink. I'll be right back.

It's not just Carlos. It's Scotch on the Rocks.

So he rejected it.

Look, if you ask me, reality sucks.

I mean, it really sucks.

Tell your boss for me, if that's what he calls reality, it sucks.

That's what I'd tell him if I were you.

What are you talking about? Will you stone this up, bitch?

I don't want that.

I knew that bastard was there, so Now you go ahead.

I took out the old penny horned fly that my dad gave me as a kid,

and then I just let the breeze carry it out over the water.

No kidding.

Well, I don't know exactly how.

It's like I've had over thirty jobs in the last two years.

Waitressing, typing, all that.

But, like, everything made me nervous, you know?

So I'd mess up, get fired, or quit.

It's sort of like this is the only thing I ever

did that doesn't make me nervous.

When they when they took mother away,

I went to Maine to live with my uncles in an old house.

It was a big old house. Kind of scary.

How how old were you then?

About fifteen.

And my uncles, they

took turns.

You know.

What do you mean Nate?

At dinner sometimes, we had this long table.

They'd pull me down, make me sit on their laps.

I could feel them

getting excited.

You mean they behave that way at the table?

When when we went on on picnics,

we don't have to squeeze into one car.

That's why I don't ever like to go out on picnics now.

This is upsetting.

It's very upsetting towards your heart.

Well, should we,

should we go upstairs now?

Sure.

And,

while we get there

will you sit on my lap?

Sure.

Finish your drink. I'm not really thirsty.

Come on. I'll show you my house. Okay.

Madeline?

Hi. Sorry I'm late. Mr. Brim. He's here.

Okay. Where the hell you been?

I said nine o'clock sharp.

I'm sorry.

Sorry? Who needs it? I don't like to be kept waiting.

How can I make it up to you? I can't. I know I can.

I'll take what I deserve.

Damn right you will.

On your feet.

I said on your feet

and march upstairs.

Finch comes in special for a few clients.

Yeah. She's special, all right.

You intend to, move in or keep your own place?

Oh, I think I'll keep my own.

Fine. Come and go as you like. I'll give you a key. Okay?

Cynthia.

Salviaric. This is Cynthia.

Harvey Berry.

Cynthia keeps the records of who goes with whom and how often.

And, normally, the time is half an hour.

Some of the girls make it sooner,

but the man is entitled to half an hour.

If he goes more than once during that time, another charge.

I keep track, and I take the money.

Then she gives it to me. Nice to meet you, Xavier.

Oh, nice to meet you too.

Oh,

chocolate's my baby.

Oh,

when do we eat that?

And this is my study.

Saviera, you usually dress that way. Oh, no.

I just thought when in Rome, you know?

No, you don't dress like a hooker in a whorehouse.

Anyway, it's not your style. Let's see.

Here. How about this? Oh, that's beautiful. It is.

Fred bought it for me to get married in.

So far, he's bought me six wedding dresses,

all the wrong size and no wedding.

It'll fit you better anyway. Go on, try it.

What, your wedding dress?

I told you, it doesn't fit, like Fred. Come on.

Now, the split here is fifty fifty.

At Georgette's place, she gets sixty forty,

but I don't see how she keeps the girls.

Frankly, I don't know how long I can hold the line.

The price of food went up seven percent last month.

It's just terrible.

Well, look. When you're dressed, come on downstairs.

You can start tonight.

Oh, the market went down today,

and the Irish brokers will be here in an hour, drunk as lords.

They'd rather drink than screws,

so get them away from the bar as soon as you can.

Incidentally, the rule of the house is that madam gets first choice of the

clients always, especially if she's horny.

And madam is horny tonight. Get ready. I'll see you downstairs.

Okay.

Yeah. What? I've got a man in a hurry, and everyone's busy.

Can you see him? Yeah. It's your sentiment.

I'm sorry.

My wife took the kids to Lincoln Center,

and I have to pick them up in a half hour.

Well, then let's get going.

I certainly appreciate this.

Now you have gorgeous brown eyes.

Thank

you.

Well, well, well. What you doing, sweetheart?

Checking his pulse.

Hello, darling.

Where you been the last six days? Don't you call.

Your finger's broken.

Excuse me.

Where are you going, honey? You take him with you. Go on, Fred.

Tonight, she's on the house because tomorrow,

she's on the street.

Madeline, please. We were just talking.

With your hands. Come on now, Madeline. Don't get mad. Mad?

Who's mad? Remember?

We were gonna go to Key West for a vacation.

I was in Chicago. I don't wanna know about it.

Go pack your things.

Madeline, what are you talking about?

I've been here nine years.

Nine years and ten seconds, and that's ten seconds too long.

Get out of my sight.

Okay? Madeline, come on. We were just talking.

Out. Go.

Madeline, what did you do that for? I just told her a joke.

Some joke.

Sir?

Oh, sir. So sorry. It's alright. I'm late. Yeah.

It's enough. Okay.

Cynthia?

What are they doing up there? Having a religious retreat?

I mean, where is everybody?

I got a party of six coming any minute.

What should I do?

Get them down here. Do your sound effects.

Look, Madeline.

I kept trying to call you,

and I kept getting the intercept operator.

So why don't you take her to Key West, baby?

Honey, it was only business.

I got back here as soon as I could.

How was business? Good?

Oh, hi. Nice to see you again.

Nice to see you again.

Take a good look, because he may not be here much longer.

Oh. That's a very pretty dress.

Don't you recognize it, Fred?

No. Should I?

Christ. I think I'll have a drink.

Thanks for helping. I thought it'd take forever.

Well, if you have a fish that never sank,

it's really quite a treat.

Hey, listen.

I'll tell you, I'll call dad,

and we'll set it up for Saturday.

I can pick you up at York, please. And you have waiters?

Yeah.

Cynthia?

Cynthia, put on some music while you have this funeral parlor's

turning into a morgue.

Madeline?

Yeah, Benson?

Can I have a word with you a minute, please, ma'am?

Well, sure, Benson. What is it?

As you know, I called you all the way from Atlanta to advise you exactly what I wanted.

Yeah. Well, this young lady is refusing to participate.

She what? That's right. She refuses to participate.

Is this true, Linda Jo?

You're giving mister Garfield a hard time?

No, ma'am.

I'm not giving mister Garfield a hard time,

But I'm not doing any scenes with any nigger.

Go upstairs. I'll talk to you later.

A whole house full of girls,

and you gotta pick Scarlett O'Hara.

Everyone else was busy.

Atlanta's a long way, isn't

it?

Well, I think that Mr.

Garfield has come too far to be disappointed. Don't you, Mr.

Garfield?

I won't miss them.

You're the only one

on my mind.

Let me fill your life.

We can find

the things we've been missing.

Hurt me.

But I'm not stepping down.

It's too late.

Let me hold you close.

We can't wait.

Let's share that sunshine.

Won't you all it not be?

But one to one

all is all.

Gentlemen,

I think we're gonna have a party.

Shit.

While working at Madeline's,

I I always took on the most challenging assignments in and

out of the house.

Some of our clients found in me the answer to special needs

that they couldn't satisfy with wives or girlfriends.

Stop,

buddy.

Stop.

Watch those fast moves. You better sit down. Sit down.

Buddy here's missions.

Why, just the other day, he attacked his Doberman.

He went right for his judgment.

Well, that's nice.

Yeah. Couple months ago, we went after this doctor.

Stupid fellow waved his back at him.

That's all I can do to keep Buddy from just

tearing him apart.

Hey, buddy.

Hey, buddy. Come on here. Nice dog. See?

See, dogs are my friends. You see? My friend.

Oh, buddy buddy. See?

I had a German shepherd in South Africa once.

Must be sick or something. Something he ate.

Some preservatives in his chow, maybe.

Well, kind of business.

Ready when you are, Harry.

Oh, god.

Wait till she gets this. I see. I swear to god.

I hope I bust your balls. I bust your balls.

You don't know how many times she's called me.

Alimony this, alimony this, I'm calling this lawyer.

But this time, it's mine, sir.

Hi, Agnes.

It's me, Harry. Oh, I'm fine. How are you?

Hey, you got any secrets?

Well, I got a secret.

And it's a hot one.

Guess what it is.

Now you gotta guess.

Yeah.

Yeah.

That's right.

Yeah.

And guess what I'm doing now?

Attaboyed, buddy.

Attaboyed.

Oh, yeah. I'll give you three guesses what we're doing.

BowBow and Harry Bow

Okay.

Yeah. Terrific.

How much do I owe you?

As my experience grew at Madeline's,

I got more ambitious. I wanted to be independent.

So during my free hours,

I searched for and finally found an apartment to open my own house.

Zaviera?

Yeah.

I found it under the bed. Oh, thank you.

Well, so long.

I

wish you weren't going, Xaviera.

I'll only be ten blocks away. You come and visit.

Of of all the girls leaving, I wish you'd stay.

That's nice of you to say that.

I'll miss you. You. I'll miss you so much.

Give me a call.

I took with me some of Madeleine's best girls.

The clients followed, and I was on my way.

Hey, big shit madam, bitch.

Bet you ain't got no black ass turning tricks in your high

glass fucking house.

Bet your midget dick white johns can't buy no licorice in

your candy store,

or she afraid the block gonna rub off all over her beautiful white cheeks.

Ain't you, honey? Aurora's black.

Oh, shit, man.

That mixed red ain't black.

She half white. The scumbag don't know what the fuck.

Here she is.

Kick her ass.

Now cut that out. You hear me? Cut it.

You girls are aging me before my time.

Pretty soon,

No, Max. No.

No. Come on now. Come off, will you? Don't be so silly now.

Look. Will you listen to me, Max?

Now look.

It's the whole it's the whole thing that was no good.

It was the I mean,

having the girls there was just absolute

it's not you that I object to, Max.

It's those two goon buddies of yours. Yeah.

They got the they got the wooden legs and they rubber

What?

No.

No, I was conscious to the bitter end,

so my word is just

alright, Max.

Yeah. You got your time as always. You know that.

Yeah. Okay.

Bye bye.

I think they're fags. Oh.

Bert and Ernie on Fesame Street.

That stuff won't bring the swelling down.

I'm not drinking for my face. I'm drinking for my head.

Won't help your head either.

Crummy bastard.

I was strong as him. I'd have killed him.

Did he ask you for those uppers?

No.

Then you shouldn't have given them to him.

I wanted to see him turn red.

You succeeded. Alright.

La Vieira.

Yeah?

Thank you. What time is it? Almost your bedtime again.

Hello.

Scinty, baby. What? How are you?

What? What do you mean? What what sort of proposition?

You sure?

Oh, come on. Don't believe it.

No, I can't give him a twelve. I got a client coming.

No, all right. Tell her I'll be there. All right?

Okay. Bye.

That that was Cynthia. Madeleine wants to sell out.

Lucille, Long Branch is coming at twelve,

and you take care of him, okay?

Sure.

You're not his oil rig.

Chris, you take care of the coals.

And there's more hot chocolate on the stove.

Fifty thousand cash plus ten percent of the net receipts for

the next two years.

I don't believe it.

If you want it or not.

I mean, you took six of my best girls already.

What do you think? I am a blood bank.

When did you find out?

It's not possible. It's nature. That's what it is.

I mean, that's what sex is for, isn't it? Maybe. Yeah.

But

Thirty five thousand and no percentage, and you shut up.

It was Fred?

Yeah, Fred.

I can't believe it myself.

Four husbands, a thousand times as many clients,

and a meatpacker from Chicago knocks me up.

Well,

I'm sure you like Chicago.

I don't care if it's Jersey City.

I'm gonna have a baby.

Twenty thousand, no percentage, plus to rent, of course.

You are some bitch.

Five now and the rest in three months?

You do that to an expectant mother.

And that is providing that the clients in your book are

living, so I am not buying a a goddamn cemetery.

And that Elise is held in my lawyer's name.

Cash.

Cash. How do you like my dress? Oh, beautiful.

Fred bought it for me.

And you know what? It's this.

Madeline, John Burden is here,

and there's nobody to take care of him.

Well, then you do it. Me?

Go ahead. Pretend you're just watching.

Oh, no, ma'am.

When I cry I said, you do it.

Because I'm going out of business.

Mister Boone.

No one's available,

I am.

You?

Oh, what's so funny?

Well, you're the bookkeeper, aren't you?

Yes.

Well, I I was just looking for someone with a little more experience.

That's all.

Give me your hand, mister Burden.

What?

Your hand. Give it to me.

Now squeeze.

There.

Can you get yours as hard as that?

What do you think, Javiera?

You think an old whore can be a good mother?

You were never a whore. You were a madam.

Remember, the rest in three months, Fred will pick it up.

Good luck. You know what?

I told Fred since he knocked me up, he had to marry me.

I just hope the real reason is my money.

Just wouldn't want the father of my child to be a sucker.

Mhmm.

I'm sure it was the money. I hope so.

The longer I live, the less I know.

Within three months,

I had paid off Madeleine and had so many clients that the

demands of my professional life started to get to me.

Though I still serviced a a few regular customers myself,

the enormous cash flow and the job of keeping everything in

shape required nearly all my time and attention.

I had become the most successful madam in New York,

but managing the business at all hours made it almost

impossible for me to take an active part in the life of my house.

I didn't even have the time or energy to enjoy my own

Christmas party.

Just listen. It will only take a second.

I spent a lot of money on this demo.

You said I needed a gimmick. Right?

Right. Gotta have a gimmick.

Well, if I got a gimmick, now listen.

Here goes.

Carlos. Carlos.

Carlos.

Oh, Zaviera, I need some more whipped cream.

Could you get Carlos for me?

Oh, I love this dress. You're fabulous.

Oh, Carlos, you get Linda Joe whatever she wants. Okay?

Yes, darling. Yes. Mommy's coming home right away.

No.

Now you go right back to bed and you won't see any more gorillas.

They're all in the zoo.

Yes, darling. Now let me speak to daddy.

Jeff?

It's just breaking up.

Well, you should have come.

They But you know how you hate my sister.

If it gets too late,

I'll sleep on the couch and take the morning train.

Alright.

Alright.

Bye.

Love you too.

Should have gone home hours ago.

You better keep your lives straight.

I've got one more, then I'll catch the one thirty seven.

I only had two tweets.

And only fifteen years old.

Then the Turks took us back from the border,

put us on trial.

Couldn't your parents help? I mean, after all.

Oh, my father sent a telegram from Beverly Hills.

Told them to keep me. It'll do me good.

I wish I'd have known.

I might have helped.

The Turks used to come by my cell once, maybe twice a day,

give me what they called an examination,

as if we could get dope into

that place.

Bar barons?

My brother finally got me out. He vibed everybody.

No wonder you didn't wanna go home and do all that.

I sure didn't wanna see my parents again.

When they examined you,

what was the procedure?

Well, at first I Not yet.

When do we get upstairs?

Okay.

Good night, Aurora. Good night, Cynthia.

Uh-oh.

What?

No. Sorry. I don't know anybody called Taggot.

What? You were recommended by who?

Oh.

Oh, yeah? Yeah. Well, we're we're kinda busy tonight.

Oh, how many?

Oh. Okay. Yeah. What do you like to drink?

Oh, Scotch. Yeah. I love the taste of Scotch.

Okay. Bye.

Fellow named Taggart, potty a tree. Scotch.

You don't need any more.

What do you mean I always need more?

Hi. I'm Chris.

Hello.

Hi, mister Taggart. Hi. This is mister Ryan. Mister Wilkins?

Hello.

Where's the mistress of the house?

Oh, she's upstairs. She'll be down in a minute.

Would you like a drink?

Sure. I'll have scotch and soda.

Nothing for me.

Not me either.

Make it a beer. Two.

Oh, okay. Why don't you sit down?

Thanks.

Oh, Mr. Taggart's party of trees.

Evening. You must be Xaviera.

Yeah. Chris getting you the drinks?

Yes. But, drinks aren't what we came for.

Not everything you drink comes out of a bottle.

Oh oh, hey. Oh, I see old Joe. Didn't you say what's wrong?

No.

You're out of town, boys, are you?

No. No.

No. New Yorkers. Oh, yeah?

We get together once a month for dinner.

Went to school together.

Oh, really? Where? Fordham. Y'all in the same class?

Ryan and me were. Wilkins was a year behind.

Awful, baby. Okay. Listen.

I told you we were big spenders, and,

we wanted scotch.

But, this may be too big for us.

I mean, like, wow, out of all league.

I mean, like, we're family men, you know.

Well, have your drinks and enjoy the hospitality of the house.

No. No. No.

I mean, what's the,

what's the, you know I mean, like,

how much for, you know?

No. I don't know.

Well, like, how much is it?

How much is what?

For a a French.

How much for a French? What do we get for our money?

Well, why don't you just drink up gentlemen?

It's been awful nice meeting you. French?

Did you say French?

Yeah.

Well, let's see. We we got French. We got Greek.

We can take you around the world.

Police, you're under arrest. Alright. You guys are on it.

I guess I said something wrong, Wilkins, get in here.

Barelli, check the kitchen.

The rest of you men, check the rooms upstairs, all of them.

Them. So here we are again.

I told you so, baby.

You've done pretty well for yourself,

Get out and watch the front.

Did you hear me?

I'll be seeing it.

Give this girl a seat.

Oh.

Give this girl a seat,

Yeah.

Here you, girls. The man's gonna see you.

You're full of shit, Dallas.

Maybe. But I'm a good lawyer.

What? Two grand a piece sounds good to you?

You'd prefer six months in jail?

I'm cold.

Come on. I'll give you a ride home.

Home? What home?

I got you a hotel.

No. Thanks. I'll walk a lot.

I'll be in the office later if you need me. Okay. Oh, Xaviera?

I,

got a Canadian bigwig coming in from Montreal.

I was wondering,

when I find a bed, you standing by?

Come on.

When things get rough, I just move on,

Get my girls together again,

let my clients know where to find me.

Like I said, I love this business.

What are you doing? Get out of here.

She was a miss. He's just a boy.

I know. You're all boys.

I can make you happy.

I can turn you on.

What's your turn?

Bring me all your trouble.

Soon they'll be gone.

Just put yourself in my hands, baby.

Whatever you want me to do,

I'll do it.

Just put yourself in my hands, baby.

I'll know how to handle you.

Life can be so good, baby.

Let me prove it to you.

You don't have to worry about anything.

All you have to do is just let yourself go.

Yesterday's a memory.

Tomorrow's far away.

Good job. All we've got is now.

Live for today.

Just put yourself in my hands, baby.

Whatever you want me to

do I'll do

Just put yourself in my hands,

baby I'll know how

to handle you

We don't have to hurry.

We can take it slow.

Let this thing between us

take time to grow.

Just put yourself in my hands, baby.

If you're looking for help from a friend,

try me.

Just put yourself in my hands, baby.

Pleasing you,

my specialty.

Put yourself in my hands, baby.

Whatever you want me to do.

I'll just put yourself in my hands, baby.

I'll know how to handle you.