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LIGGETT.

LIGGETT.

- GOOD MORNING,
- MR. LIGGETT.

MORNING.

OHH.

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LIGGETT!

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BUTTERFIELD 8.

HI. IT'S GLORIA.

ANY MESSAGES?

MM-HMM.

CHARLIE, YEAH.

GEORGE, YEAH.

LISTEN, UM...

A MR. LIGGETT WILL CALL

SOMETIME TODAY.

HE MIGHT USE MR. L.

FIND ME WHEREVER I AM.

- THIS IS ONE CALL
- I WANT TO TAKE PERSONALLY

AND IMMEDIATELY.

OKAY. BYE.

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[HORN HONKING]

TAXI!

- 38 HORATIO STREET,
- PLEASE.

YES, MA'AM.

- DOUBLE YOUR TIP
- FOR A CIGARETTE.

- [HONK]
- [TIRES SQUEAL]

- WHAT'S THE MATTER?
- YOU CRAZY?

[ARGUING VOICES OVERLAP]

AWW, OFF IT!

- YOU'RE IN GOOD VOICE
- THIS MORNING.

HA HA.

[PERSON PLAYING PIANO]

Man: YEAH?

I'M FROM THE CENSUS BUREAU.

GOOD MORNING.

HOW MANY PERSONS

DO YOU HAVE LIVING HERE?

JUST ONE, ME.

WELL, THAT'S

NOT NEARLY ENOUGH.

YOU WORKING?

I'M TRYING TO.

TOMORROW'S ARRANGEMENTS.

TRIBUTE.

TO WHAT?

YOUR FAITH,

HOPE, AND CHARITY.

SUNDAY MORNING,

AND SCOTCH ON YOUR BREATH?

WELL, IT'S GOOD SCOTCH,

20 YEARS OLD.

AND CIGAR SMOKE?

- I ALWAYS SAID I'D
- TRY ANYTHING ONCE.

MM-HMM. YOU EVER TRY

COMMON SENSE?

ONLY IN DESPERATION.

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NOTICE ANYTHING UNUSUAL

ABOUT ME THIS MORNING?

I WISH I COULD.

LOOK.

WELL, LOOK.

OKAY, YOU'RE PANTING TO

TELL ME WHERE YOU GOT IT.

I STOLE IT.

SURE YOU DID. FIGURES.

OH, NOT FOR REAL.

- JUST LONG ENOUGH
- TO GET EVEN WITH SOMEBODY.

EVEN? FOR WHAT?

WELL, HE MADE ME

SO DAMN MAD.

HE LEFT ME MONEY.

- HE ACTUALLY
- LEFT ME MONEY.

- WELL, WHAT WOULD
- YOU HAVE DONE?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU SEE, MY WORK IS

DESIGNED SO THAT

PEOPLE WILL LEAVE ME MONEY.

- OH, BUT THIS
- WASN'T WORK.

- BESIDES,
- MY DRESS WAS TORN.

WELL, I HAD

NOTHING TO WEAR,

SO I BORROWED SOMETHING

SPITEFUL AND ELEGANT.

LIGGETT,

WESTON ANSBURY LIGGETT.

DO YOU KNOW HIM?

HEARD OF HIM.

HE'S VERY SOCIAL.

AND VERY YALE.

WHAT'S WITH YOU AND YALE?

ALWAYS YALE.

IT'S THE LAST COLLEGE LEFT.

WHAT?

- WELL, I STARTED
- WITH AMHERST,

AND I WORKED MY WAY

YALE.

THROUGH THE ALPHABET TO

I'M STUCK THERE.

- OF COURSE, I COULD
- WORK BACKWARDS AGAIN.

DID HE TELL YOU

ABOUT HIS WIFE?

KILLJOY.

I HEAR HE'S A LUSH.

OH, THE RUMOR

IS ALL MINE,

- THOUGH WE DID HAVE
- A DRINK TOGETHER LAST NIGHT.

ONE?

A DOZEN, MAYBE.

AND THIS MORNING,

- YOU STAGGER OUT
- OF HIS APARTMENT.

CHARMING.

- FUNNY THING, I DON'T EVEN
- REMEMBER GOING THERE.

BETTER THAN SLEEPING PILLS.

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CAN I HELP YOU

WITH ANYTHING?

CAN I HELP YOU

WITH ANYTHING?

HOUSEWORK?

YOU CAN PUT

THAT COAT BACK ON.

WHY?

- HALF-DRESSED WOMEN
- MAKE IT DIFFICULT

- FOR ME
- TO CONCENTRATE.

WELL, THEN DON'T.

OHH.

DON'T THINK OF ME

AS A WOMAN.

AFTER ALL, WE'RE JUST

LIKE BROTHER AND SISTER.

- REMEMBER?

- YEAH.

OH, YOU REALLY ARE

MAD AT ME THIS MORNING.

PUT THE COAT ON.

WHY THIS MOOD?

- BECAUSE I'M SICK OF OPENING
- THAT DOOR EVERY OTHER DAY

- AND FINDING YOU BOOZED-UP,
- BURNED-OUT, AND UGLY.

- SICK FOR ME
- OR SICK FOR YOU?

- FOR YOU, FOR EVERYTHING
- YOU'RE WASTING.

WHY DO YOU

COME HERE LIKE THIS?

WHERE HAVE I

ALWAYS COME, STEVE?

AT LEAST I CAN BE

HONEST WITH YOU.

- START BEING HONEST
- WITH YOURSELF.

- YOU'RE MAKING A MESS
- OUT OF YOUR LIFE,

AND YOU'RE FORCING ME

TO WATCH IT.

- DO YOU WANT ME TO GO?

- YES!

- FOR GOOD?

- YES.

- (STEVE)
- 'NO.'

IT'S TERRIBLE,

ISN'T IT, STEVE?

I SAY YES TOO MUCH

WHEN I SHOULDN'T,

AND YOU SAY NO TOO MUCH

WHEN YOU SHOULDN'T.

BUT YOU'RE NOT REALLY AS MAD

AS YOU PRETEND TO BE, ARE YOU?

I TRY TO BE.

HUNGRY?

RAVENOUS.

NOW THE PROBLEM IS,

HOW DO I GET HOME?

CAR'S OUTSIDE.

YOU DRIVE.

- BY THE WAY,
- THANKS FOR THE USE OF IT.

ANYTIME.

WHAT I MEAN IS,

- WHAT'S MY MOTHER
- GONNA THINK

IF I SHOW UP

DRESSED LIKE THIS?

- YOUR MOTHER KNOWS
- EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU.

YEAH, THAT MIGHT BE SO,

BUT WE NEVER ADMIT IT.

I'M STILL HER

INNOCENT LITTLE GIRL,

AND SHE'S MY DEAR, SWEET,

COOKIE-BAKING MOTHER.

SO? GO HOME,

- GIVE HER
- AN INNOCENT SMILE,

AND HAVE A COOKIE.

OH, STEVE.

- THEN TELL HER
- THE TRUTH.

IF I TELL HER THE TRUTH,

I'LL HAVE TO MOVE OUT.

THAT'S WHAT NORMALLY

WHEN PEOPLE GROW UP.

HAPPENS

IF I LEFT,

SHE'D BE LONESOME.

I'M ALL SHE HAS,

- SO WE HAVE TO LIE
- TO EACH OTHER.

WHAT DOES YOUR ANALYST

SAY ABOUT ALL THIS?

- OH, I ONLY
- TELL DR. TREDMAN

- WHAT I THINK
- HE OUGHTA HEAR.

- OH, THAT'S
- VERY INTELLIGENT.

IF I WERE INTELLIGENT,

I WOULDN'T NEED

A PSYCHIATRIST.

LISTEN, WHERE AM I GONNA FIND

A DRESS TO WEAR ON SUNDAY?

HOW WOULD I KNOW?

UH, YOUR GIRLFRIEND NORMA'S

ALMOST MY SIZE.

YOU... YOU EXPECT ME

TO ASK NORMA

TO BRING HER CLOTHES

OVER HERE TO PUT ON YOU?

WELL, IT WOULD CERTAINLY

GET ME OUT OF A JAM.

PUT ME IN ONE.

STEVE...

LISTEN TO OLD GLORIA.

THE GREATER THE SACRIFICE

- YOU ASK A WOMAN
- TO MAKE FOR YOU,

THE MORE SHE KNOWS

YOU LOVE HER. HONESTLY.

- (Norma)
- 'HELLO.'

'HELLO?'

HELLO, NORMA?

PROBLEMS, LIGGETT?

MM-HMM.

YOU HAVEN'T SAID A WORD

SINCE WE LEFT THE CITY.

BING...

YOU KNOW 3 OF THE MOST

WORLD?

OVERRATED THINGS IN THIS

- HOME LOVING,
- HOME COOKING,

AND SECURITY.

THAT SHOULD BE ENGRAVED

- OVER THE DOORWAY
- OF THE STORK CLUB.

- NO, IT SHOULD
- BE ENGRAVED

- OVER THE DOORWAY
- OF MY APARTMENT.

OH, COME ON, LIG.

YOU'VE GOT EVERYTHING.

- LOTS OF PEOPLE
- WOULD ENVY YOU.

BUT AM I HAPPY?

OBVIOUSLY NOT.

EVER WONDER WHY?

I HAVE.

- TAKE IT FROM
- AN OLD FRATERNITY BROTHER...

YOU'RE A HEEL...

A LOWDOWN, ROTTEN HEEL.

- ANYTHING THAT
- DOESN'T GO YOUR WAY,

ANYTHING YOU CAN'T HAVE,

YOU DESTROY.

I'VE KNOWN YOU

ALL THESE YEARS...

- AND I NEVER REALIZED
- YOU DESPISED ME THAT MUCH.

- IF I REALLY
- DESPISED YOU, LIG,

I COULD NEVER TELL YOU

WHAT I THINK OF YOU.

TELL ME.

- YOU MARRIED A LOVELY,
- FAITHFUL WOMAN,

AND YOU MISTREAT HER

BECAUSE YOU BLAME HER

FOR THE LIFE YOU LEAD...

DRINKING, LETCHING,

AND LYING.

- YOU WON'T FACE
- THE TRUTH.

- AND WHAT IS THIS
- SO-CALLED TRUTH?

YOU FIND IT OUT

YOURSELF.

TELL ME.

- IT WOULDN'T BE
- ANY GOOD.

GO OUT AND EARN IT

THE WAY EVERYBODY ELSE DOES.

THE OFFER'S

STILL OPEN, LIG.

YOU CAN COME BACK

AS A LAW PARTNER WITH ME

ANYTIME.

I WOULDN'T JOIN

YOU.

THE FOREIGN LEGION WITH

PULL!

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- EMILY.

- YES, DARLING?

HOW'S YOUR MOTHER?

- SHE'S DOING VERY WELL,
- THANK YOU.

- SHE'S GETTING
- MUCH STRONGER.

WHEN ARE YOU

COMING BACK TO TOWN?

SOON AS I CAN.

- WHY? ARE YOU
- GETTING LONESOME?

SOMETIMES.

THE QUESTION WAS MORE ONE

OF CURIOSITY THAN PASSION.

PULL.

[GUNFIRE]

I HAVE TO GET BACK

TO TOWN AFTER LUNCH.

OH. BUT I INVITED THE FARLEYS

FOR DINNER TONIGHT.

MY APOLOGIES

TO THE FARLEYS.

CLIFF HOLBROOK'S

IN TOWN...

- AND THE COURT JESTER
- OF THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

HAS TO KEEP HIM

LAUGHING, DOESN'T HE?

PULL!

[GUNFIRE]

- AFTER ALL, AS VICE PRESIDENT
- IN CHARGE OF NONSENSE,

I HAVE TO KEEP A $6 MILLION

CUSTOMER HAPPY, DON'T I?

- WHY DON'T YOU SEND
- SOMEONE LESS IMPORTANT

IN THE COMPANY?

THERE ISN'T ANYBODY

LESS IMPORTANT THAN ME.

PULL.

[GUNFIRE]

- DARLING.
- MM-HMM?

WILL YOU BE CHARMING AT

THE COUNTRY CLUB TODAY?

- I KNOW
- YOU'RE ALWAYS CHARMING,

- BUT WILL YOU BE
- ESPECIALLY SO?

WHY?

- WELL, I WAS
- INDIRECTLY APPROACHED

- TO SEE IF YOU'D
- CONSIDER BEING ELECTED

- TO THE BOARD
- OF GOVERNORS.

WHY ME?

NOBODY ON THAT BOARD

IS UNDER 60.

- ISN'T THAT WHERE AGING,
- USELESS EXECUTIVES

GO TO DIE?

MAYBE THEY WANT TO GET

SOME YOUNG BLOOD ON IT.

- MAYBE WHEN THEY LOOK
- AT ME, THEY SEE

JUST ANOTHER AGING,

USELESS EXECUTIVE.

WHY DO YOU ALWAYS SAY

SUCH CRUEL THINGS

ABOUT YOURSELF?

- TO BEAT EVERYBODY,
- INCLUDING YOU,

TO THE PUNCH.

PULL!

[GUNFIRE]

OUCH!

- OH. SOMEBODY
- AT THE CLEANERS

SEEMS TO HAVE

LEFT A PIN IN IT.

I KNOW HOW EMBARRASSED

YOU MUST BE, NORMA.

I'LL SPEAK TO THEM.

REALLY, THIS IS

TERRIBLY SWEET OF YOU.

JUST REMEMBER, THAT SUIT

HAS LED A SHELTERED LIFE.

IT SHOCKS EASILY.

WELL, THEN IT'S TIME IT

HAD A LITTLE ADVENTURE.

BY THE WAY,

JUST FOR THE RECORD,

WHAT DID HAPPEN

TO YOUR DRESS?

- WELL, IT'S
- A FUNNY THING.

- ONE MINUTE,
- IT WAS THERE,

- AND THE NEXT MINUTE,
- IT WASN'T.

MUCH LIKE YOUR VIRTUE,

I PRESUME. HA HA.

AM I WRONG?

SOMEHOW I GET

THE FEELING THAT...

YOU DON'T LIKE ME.

OH, AND I TRIED

SO HARD TO CONCEAL IT.

- (GLORIA)
- 'WHY, NORMA?'

'YOU'RE STEVE'S GIRL.'

I'M JUST AN OLD FRIEND.

WELL, LISTEN, OLD FRIEND,

IT'S ABOUT TIME...

- (STEVE)
- 'ARE YOU DECENT?'

I AM.

YOU CAN SPEAK

FOR YOURSELF.

COME ON IN.

AHEM.

I HATE TO DRINK

AND RUN.

TO THE THREE

OF US.

ONE FOR ALL

AND ALL FOR ONE.

THE QUESTION IS,

WHICH ONE?

STEVE, UH, WHERE

ARE THE KEYS TO MY CAR?

- RIGHT THERE
- ON THE MANTLE.

- OH, DARLING,
- DON'T FORGET

- TO FEED JUNIOR
- REGULARLY.

BYE, NOW.

- STEVE.

- YEAH?

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?

ABOUT WHAT?

ME, YOU, HER...

THREE MIXED-UP

MUSKETEERS.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

HOW ARE YOU FIXED

FOR HONESTY?

YOU KNOW HOW OLD I AM?

TWENTY SEVEN.

- HOW LONG
- HAVE WE BEEN

WHAT THEY CALL

"GOING TOGETHER"?

THREE YEARS.

AND FOUR MONTHS.

THAT'S A LOT OF TIME,

TO PUT IN ON A MAN

WHO DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ABLE

TO MAKE UP HIS MIND.

- WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT,
- MARRIAGE OR WHAT?

I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

BUT IT'S GLORIA

OR ME.

- ARE YOU
- GONNA TELL ME

- WHO I CAN OR CAN'T
- HAVE FOR FRIENDS?

I'M ONLY TELLING YOU

THAT YOU CAN'T KISS ME

- WISHING I WERE GLORIA
- ANYMORE.

- THAT'S THE STUPIDEST
- THING I EVER HEARD.

- CALL ME WHEN YOU
- MAKE UP YOUR MIND.

- SHALL WE SET A DEADLINE,
- SAY, NEW YEAR'S EVE?

- WAIT A MINUTE. YOU...
- LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT.

YOU MEAN YOU'RE HANDING ME

AN ULTIMATUM?

WELL, THE FIRST ULTIMATUM

IS ALWAYS THE HARDEST.

GOODBYE AND GOOD LUCK.

GLORIA, DON'T GO LIKE THIS.

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MY NAME IS NORMA.

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HERE'S GLORIA NOW.

FROM WHERE,

GIRL SCOUT CAMP?

DO I LOOK ALRIGHT?

DO YOU HAVE TO?

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- HI, GIRLS.

- DARLING.

OH. HA HA.

ARE YOU GETTING CIRCLES

UNDER YOUR EYES, DEAR?

TOO MUCH READING.

DEAR MRS. THURBER.

WELL, HOW'S CHURCH?

WHY DON'T YOU GO

SOMETIME AND FIND OUT?

OH, COFFEE,

JUST WHAT I NEED.

I'LL BET.

NOW, FRANCES.

- YOU KNOW GLORIA'S ALWAYS
- BEEN A BIG COFFEE DRINKER

- EVER SINCE
- SHE WAS LITTLE.

OH, THAT'S A PERFECTLY

LOVELY SUIT, DEAR.

HAVE I SEEN IT BEFORE?

NO. I PICKED IT UP

- AT THE DESIGNER'S
- LAST WEEK.

HAD IT IN THE TRUNK

OF THE CAR.

- MUST BE HARD
- CHANGING CLOTHES

IN ONE OF THOSE

FOREIGN CAR TRUNKS.

THE MODEL AGENCY

SENT SOME DRESSES.

- ONE OF THEM
- THEY WANT YOU TO WEAR

- TO THREE DIFFERENT PLACES
- TONIGHT.

THE SALVATION ARMY,

THE PUBLIC LIBRARY,

AND THE PTA

IN BROWNSVILLE.

FRANCES, DON'T JOKE

ABOUT GLORIA'S WORK.

- IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
- TO HER.

SHE'S ONE OF THE FEW GIRLS

OF HER KIND IN THE CITY.

I PASS.

DID BUTTERFIELD 8

CALL?

NOT TODAY.

ANY MAIL?

WELL...

OH, JUST ACT

LIKE I'M NOT HERE.

YOU MEAN I HAVEN'T BEEN?

WELL, THERE'S A CARD

- FROM
- THE FINANCE COMPANY.

YOU'RE TWO WEEKS LATE

ON YOUR CAR PAYMENTS.

OH, IT COMPLETELY

SLIPPED MY MIND.

LISTEN, I'VE ONLY GOT

ABOUT $40.

COULD I BORROW $35

UNTIL I'M PAID?

OF COURSE, DARLING.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT

I'D DO WITHOUT YOU.

THANK YOU, DARLING.

I THINK I'LL GO GET

CLEANED UP AND DO MY NAILS.

YEAH. SHARPEN 'EM.

FOR YOU, MRS. THURBER,

I WOULD.

IN CASE YOU FORGOT,

- YOUR ROOM'S THE FIRST ONE
- ON THE RIGHT.

OH, THANK YOU.

GLORIA...

EXACTLY WHERE DID

YOU STAY LAST NIGHT?

OH, THE PENTHOUSE

AT THE YWCA.

OH, ANNIE.

DON'T TEASE GLORIA.

- MY DAUGHTER
- AND MY BEST FRIEND

- SHOULD APPRECIATE
- EACH OTHER.

OH, MAMA,

DON'T BE UPSET.

- EVERY TIME I'M SEPARATED
- FROM MRS. THURBER,

I LEARN TO APPRECIATE HER

A LITTLE BIT MORE.

- I RETURN
- THE SENTIMENTS.

ENJOY THEM

IN GOOD HEALTH.

THANK YOU, FRANCES.

I SPENT THE NIGHT WITH

STEVE'S GIRLFRIEND NORMA.

ISN'T THAT NICE?

SHE KNOWS A BOY WHOSE

GIRLFRIEND IS THAT UNSELFISH.

THAT'S A GIRLFRIEND

THAT WON'T HAVE

A BOYFRIEND LONG.

A COMPLIMENT FROM YOU,

MRS. THURBER?

I MUST HAVE SAID IT WRONG.

SEE YOU LATER.

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[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[RING]

HELLO?

HE'S ON THE LINE?

LET ME SPEAK TO HIM.

- MR. LIGGETT,
- I DIDN'T THINK

- YOU'D BE FOOLISH ENOUGH
- TO CALL TODAY

AFTER LAST NIGHT,

BUT SINCE YOU HAVE,

- YOU'RE A NO-GOOD
- PHONY AND BUM!

- RIPPING MY DRESS
- LAST NIGHT,

- WALKING OUT
- ON ME THIS MORNING,

- AND LEAVING ME
- MONEY...

WOW.

[GLORIA RANTING]

- I HAVEN'T HEARD
- WORDS LIKE THAT

- SINCE I WAS IN
- MARINE BOOT CAMP.

- BUT YOU'RE
- WAY OUT OF LINE, HONEY.

DON'T HONEY ME,

YOU IDIOT!

OKAY, NO HONEY.

- BUT I TORE YOUR DRESS
- LAST NIGHT

- AND FELT
- I OWED YOU A NEW ONE.

AFTER ALL, ONLY A FOOL WOULD

OFFER PENNIES FOR A RENOIR.

- SUPPOSE
- WE MEET AGAIN TONIGHT

AT THE OLD TRADING POST?

I MIGHT BE

IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

IF I AM, WHAT TIME

WILL YOU BE THERE?

OH... ABOUT 8:30?

LISTEN, I'M GETTING COLD

IN MY SKIN. GOODBYE.

[PIANO PLAYS]

KEEP THE CHANGE, HONEY.

HERE YOU ARE, SIR.

THANK YOU.

- MAY YALE
- GO BANKRUPT.

THAT'LL TAKE A WHILE,

BUT HERE'S TO IT.

WE DIDN'T TALK MUCH

LAST NIGHT, DID WE?

HARDLY...

BUT BE GRATEFUL

FOR SMALL FAVORS.

I'M SORRY

ABOUT THE MONEY.

FORGOTTEN.

HEY, YOU'RE WITH ME,

KID, REMEMBER?

BY CHOICE...

ONLY.

YOU'RE ALL ALIKE,

AREN'T YOU?

PLAY TOUGH.

- I'M NOT LIKE ANYONE.
- I'M ME.

OH, THAT'S RIGHT.

- I SHOULDN'T KNOCK IT,
- SHOULD I?

YOU KNOW...

- LAST NIGHT, YOU WERE
- GREAT COMPANY.

- I'VE SPENT A LITTLE TIME
- AROUND AND ABOUT.

I DIDN'T ASK FOR

YOUR CREDITS LAST NIGHT.

I DON'T NEED THEM NOW.

- NO, BUT YOU'RE
- SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

SURE. I GOT THE WORLD

BY THE TAIL.

THAT'S WHAT I WANTED

TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

- JUST WHAT
- I'M GETTING.

OH, NOW, COME ON,

DOLL FACE.

YOU MUST GO TO

SOME VERY BAD PLAYS.

OKAY.

GLORIA...

NOW, LOOK...

YOU HAVE A PRICE.

WE ALL HAVE, AND

I CAN GO PRETTY HIGH.

SO HOLD OUT

FOR ALL YOU CAN GET.

YOU MAY HIT IT

PRETTY BIG.

ON THE OTHER HAND,

IF YOU TRY FOR TOO MUCH,

- YOU MAY END UP
- WITH NOTHING.

GOODNIGHT.

YOU'VE GOT A GREAT ACT.

[STRAINS]

GO AHEAD.

RUB YOUR WRIST.

I KNOW IT HURTS.

NOT IF IT KILLED ME.

I WANT TO TAKE YOU IN MY ARMS

AND CARRY YOU OUT OF HERE.

THAT WAS A LESSON, PAL,

NOT A TREATMENT.

- I WON'T TALK ABOUT
- MONEY AGAIN, BUT...

THINK... AN APARTMENT

AS BIG AS YOU WANT,

CHARGE ACCOUNTS...

MR. LIGGETT,

PUT YOUR ASSETS AWAY.

YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH.

TRY ME.

YOU COULDN'T MATCH

WHAT I'VE ALREADY

TURNED DOWN...

180-FOOT YACHT IN

THE FRENCH RIVIERA,

- VAN GOGHS
- IN EVERY ROOM...

- GENUINE
- TOP VAN GOGHS...

PAID FOR BY THIS MAN

WITH POCKET MONEY,

ANNUITIES FOR LIFE,

JEWELRY.

YOU TURNED THIS DOWN?

FLATLY.

WHY?

I EARN MY LIVING

MODELING CLOTHES

LIKE THIS.

- OH, I WISH I HAD
- A TAPE RECORDER.

COMMAND PERFORMANCES

LEAVE ME QUITE COLD.

I'VE HAD MORE FUN IN THE

BACK SEAT OF A '39 FORD

THAN I COULD EVER

HAVE IN THE VAULT

OF THE CHASE

NATIONAL BANK.

NOW I GET IT.

YOU PICK THE MAN.

HE DOESN'T PICK YOU.

FINALLY.

WHY I'M NOT TEACHING

LOGIC AT COLUMBIA,

I'LL NEVER KNOW.

ONE MOMENT...

POST-GRADUATE,

OF COURSE...

YOU ALSO DROP THE MAN

WHEN YOU WANT.

AND WITHOUT A PARACHUTE.

OH, I'M WITH YOU, KID.

AND VERY, VERY GRATEFUL

- TO BE UP THERE
- FOR THE TRIP.

THAT'S THE FIRST NICE THING

YOU'VE SAID SINCE I MET YOU.

- DRINK UP BEFORE
- YOU'RE TOO BUSY

TO REACH FOR IT.

AND THEN, LET'S...

GO...

GO... GO...

SLOWLY, FRIEND.

I HAVE WORK TO DO.

NAMELY?

I HAVE

3 ELEGANT BISTROS

- WHERE I'M OBLIGED
- TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED

IN THIS DRESS.

- BESIDES,
- YOU'LL ENJOY

- SEEING MY GOOD SIDE
- FIRST.

THIS TIME,

LET'S TAKE MY CAR.

YOU MEAN THE ONE

WITH THAT CRAZY BACKSEAT?

THE SAME.

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OH!

[APPLAUSE]

HA HA HA!

HA HA HA!

- EXCUSE ME, DARLING.
- I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

GLORIA!

- I CALLED YOU 3 TIMES TODAY.
- YOU DIDN'T ANSWER.

WELL, I SENT YOU A TELEGRAM.

I GUESS YOU DIDN'T GET IT.

I THINK I'M

GETTING IT NOW.

LOOK, I'VE GOT SOME FELLAS

FROM NEW HAVEN OVER THERE.

YOU'RE JUST THE THING

WE NEED TO HAVE.

- BUT YOU SEE,
- I'M WORKING,

- AND BESIDES,
- I'M WITH SOMEBODY.

OH.

SAY, AREN'T YOU

WESTON LIGGETT?

NO. I'M WHISTLER'S

FATHER.

- THERE'S NOTHING
- I LOVE BETTER

THAN A GREAT KIDDER.

OH, IT'S A LOST ART,

- BUT HE'S ONE
- OF THE GREATEST.

EL MOROCCO IS RIGHT

AROUND THIS CORNER.

YOU DROVE RIGHT BY IT.

THAT'S RIGHT.

NOW LOOK...

NOW YOU LOOK.

I'M TIRED OF LOOKING

AND LISTENING.

NOBODY TREATS ME

LIKE THIS.

OH, YOU MEAN BIG

WESTON LIGGETT THE WEALTHY?

I MEAN ME,

WESTON LIGGETT THE MAN.

OH? I DIDN'T KNOW

THERE WAS SUCH A PERSON.

IN SPADES, HONEY.

I WASN'T CUT OUT

TO BE A CHAUFFEUR.

A RENTED ESCORT.

A STRAIGHT MAN FOR

YOUR NIGHTCLUB REPARTEE.

NOW, YOU MUSTN'T RUN

YOURSELF DOWN LIKE THAT.

AND THE NEXT TIME

YOU GET ANGRY, SWEETHEART,

JUST REMEMBER YOU SENT FOR ME,

I DIDN'T SEND FOR YOU.

TAKE ONE OF THESE

OUT FOR ME, WILL YOU?

[HORN HONKING]

- LIKE HELL YOU DIDN'T
- SEND FOR ME.

NOW WHAT?

YOU GOING TO DRAG ME

OVER TO YOUR CAVE?

MY APARTMENT'S ONLY

3 MINUTES AWAY FROM HERE.

OH, NO.

NOT YOUR APARTMENT.

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

IT WAS ALRIGHT

FOR YOU LAST NIGHT.

- YES, BUT YOU SEE, LAST NIGHT,
- MY SENSE OF DIRECTION

WAS SLIGHTLY IMPAIRED

BY GIN.

OKAY. I GOT CAVES

ALL OVER THE PLACE.

YOU CAN STRAIGHTEN UP NOW.

WE'VE MADE THE CURVE.

BUT I DON'T WANT TO.

[WHISPERS]

Hello.

Hello.

HAPPY?

HAPPY!

Woman: GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

EVENING, HAPPY.

- IF IT ISN'T
- MR. LIGGETT.

- I SEE YOU'RE
- ALL FILLED UP.

WELL, I WOULDN'T BE HAPPY

IF I WASN'T. HA HA!

OH.

WE ALWAYS HAVE ROOM

FOR 2 MORE WEARY TRAVELERS.

IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME,

I HAVE TO GET SOME REST.

OH, SURE.

I KNOW. I KNOW.

HEY, I'VE GOT

A NEW JOKE FOR YOU.

- NOW, IT'S CRAZY AND
- THERE'S SOME WORDS

- YOU MAY NOT HAVE
- HEARD BEFORE.

BUT IT SEEMS THERE WERE

THESE 2 OLD MAIDS...

- SOME OTHER TIME, HAPPY.
- LATER.

OH, SURE. A MAN'S

GOT TO GET HIS REST.

HE'S GOT TO GET IT

REGULAR.

HONEY, THERE WAS A TIME

COAT.

I COULD HAVE WORN THAT

- HAPPY WAS IN VAUDEVILLE ONCE.
- I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT IT.

IN VAUDEVILLE?

I WAS VAUDEVILLE.

Happy: YOU SHOULD

SEE MY SCRAPBOOKS.

[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

Gloria: YOU'RE LIABLE TO END

UP PSYCHOLOGICALLY FAMOUS,

A CASE HISTORY

IN A MEDICAL BOOK.

YOU WRITING IT?

NO. BUT I HAVE TO TELL

MY PSYCHIATRIST

- EVERYTHING
- THAT HAPPENS TO ME.

EVEN DOWN TO THE SMALLEST,

DARKEST DETAILS.

THAT'S A SET OF NOTES

I'D LIKE TO READ.

BUT WHY DO YOU NEED

A PSYCHIATRIST?

I'VE NEVER MET ANYONE DIRECT

AND UNINHIBITED AS YOU.

YOU KNOW THAT LATIN MOTTO,

SIC TRANSIT GLORIA?

WELL, I'M THE GLORIA,

AND IN MY CASE,

THE SIC IS FOR REAL SICK.

- I'M NOT TOO SURE
- ABOUT THE TRANSIT.

I THINK IT HAS SOMETHING

TO DO WITH MY CAR.

GLORIA...

YOU'RE WONDERFUL.

WILD IS THE WORD.

- THE FIRST GENUINE
- WILDNESS

I'VE EVER COME ACROSS

IN A WOMAN.

HAVE YOU EVER STOPPED

TO THINK THAT PERHAPS

YOU BRING OUT

THE WILDNESS IN ME?

WITH YOU, WHO HAS

TIME TO THINK?

TAKE 5.

- WAITRESS, CAN I HAVE
- SOME MORE FRENCH FRIES?

YEAH.

GLORIA?

GLORIA, WHERE DO WE

GO FROM HERE?

THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

WHY DON'T WE GO ON A LONG

TRIP TO FARAWAY PLACES?

EXPLORING.

EXPLORING WHAT?

WHAT ELSE? EACH OTHER.

HERE'S THE OVERTURE.

THEME.

WHERE'S THE THEME?

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

I'LL GET IT.

- OH, YOU'RE WORKING.
- I'LL DROP BY LATER.

NO, COME ON IN.

WE'RE FINISHED.

SIT DOWN.

I'LL HAVE THE LAST 16 BARS

AND A TAG FOR YOU TOMORROW.

ABOUT NOON.

- Man:
- SEE YOU, STEVE.

NOW...

I FOUND YOUR MESSAGE

AND CAME OVER.

I WANTED TO THANK YOU

FOR THE BIRTHDAY GIFT.

- IT WAS ORDERED
- A LONG TIME AGO.

- THE STORE SENT IT OUT
- AUTOMATICALLY

AND A FEW DAYS EARLY

AT THAT.

I MISS SEEING YOU,

NORMA.

THIS PLACE IS A WRECK.

I GUESS SO.

I'VE BEEN BUSY.

- HERE. LET ME
- TAKE YOUR COAT.

THANK YOU.

GOT IT.

- IT'S THE STORY
- OF MY LIFE.

WHAT IS?

MY SIMPLE CLOTH COAT

HANGING IN YOUR CLOSET

NEXT TO GLORIA'S MINK.

FOR.

WELL, AT LEAST MINE'S PAID

THIS IS NOT HER COAT.

SHE BORROWED IT.

UH-HUH.

- I DON'T KNOW
- WHERE SHE IS.

- I'VE CALLED BUTTERFIELD 8
- FOR THE PAST 4 DAYS.

- THEY DON'T KNOW
- WHERE SHE IS.

- I DO.
- WHERE?

SHE'S WAY OUT

IN ANOTHER WORLD.

IF YOU'LL GIVE ME MY COAT

I'LL BE RUNNING ALONG.

BACK,

YOU JUST GOT HERE.

IT WAS A MISTAKE.

NORMA...

- I THOUGHT WHEN I FOUND YOUR
- MESSAGE TO COME HERE,

YOU'D MADE UP YOUR MIND,

ALONG.

BUT YOU'RE STILL MUDDLING

SIT DOWN.

I DON'T WANT TO.

- NORMA,
- SIT DOWN AND LISTEN.

- EVERY TIME
- WE SEE EACH OTHER,

- WE END UP IN A FIGHT
- ABOUT GLORIA.

- WITHOUT EITHER ONE OF US
- RAISING OUR VOICES,

LET ME TRY AND EXPLAIN GLORIA

TO YOU ONCE AND FOR ALL.

THAT'S QUITE A JOB.

- GLORIA AND I GREW
- UP TOGETHER.

I'VE KNOWN HER ALL MY LIFE.

WE WENT TO THE SAME SCHOOL.

HER FATHER DIED WHEN

SHE WAS VERY LITTLE.

HER MOTHER WENT TO WORK,

SO I SORT OF

BECAME HER FAMILY.

- SOMEBODY HAS
- TO LOOK AFTER HER.

I'M GONNA DO IT FOR

AS LONG AS IT TAKES.

- WILL YOU TRY
- TO UNDERSTAND?

I UNDERSTAND.

I KNEW YOU WOULD.

I UNDERSTAND IT'S WORSE

I THOUGHT. MUCH WORSE.

THAN

- YOU ARE ACTUALLY
- IN LOVE WITH HER,

AND YOU DON'T

EVEN KNOW IT.

STEVE...

IS SHE OR IS SHE

NOT A TRAMP?

- I NEVER
- LIKED THAT WORD.

IS SHE NOT THE BIGGEST

IN THIS WHOLE CITY?

TRAMP

I ESPECIALLY DON'T LIKE

TO HEAR YOU USE IT.

SUPPOSE YOU MAKE UP

YOUR MIND TO MARRY ME.

WE MARRY AND HAVE CHILDREN.

- YOU WANT HER HANGING AROUND,
- BABY-SITTING MAYBE?

NIPPING BRANDY OUT

OF HER HANDBAG AT 8 AM

AND TELLING THEM THE STORY

OF LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD

- AND THE 3 LECHEROUS BEARS
- AND A HOTEL ROOM?

DO WE KEEP A SPARE ROOM WHERE

HANGOVERS?

SHE CAN SLEEP OFF HER

- ALL I KNOW IS
- I WORRY ABOUT HER.

BUT DOES SHE WORRY

ABOUT YOU? DOES SHE?

- I DON'T KNOW,
- AND I DON'T CARE!

- THIS IS SOMETHING
- I'M GONNA DO

- WHETHER YOU LIKE IT
- OR NOT, NORMA!

[WATER RUNNING]

STEVE, I WITHDRAW

MY ULTIMATUM.

THIS FIGHT IS FAR TOO

FOR ME TO RUN AWAY.

IMPORTANT

IF I'M GOING TO LOSE,

IT'S ONLY GOING TO BE BECAUSE

I'M THOROUGHLY BEATEN.

IF YOU DON'T KISS ME,

I'M GOING TO KISS YOU.

THAT'S WHERE I WAS BORN.

- RIGHT BEHIND
- THAT WINDOW UP THERE.

- IT'S NOT WHAT
- I PICTURED AT ALL.

IT ISN'T WHAT MY MOTHER

PICTURED EITHER.

- WE COULDN'T EVEN
- AFFORD A DOCTOR.

- MY FATHER HAD TO
- DELIVER ME HIMSELF.

HE MUST HAVE BEEN A VERY

COURAGEOUS MAN TO DELIVER YOU.

HE WAS AN INVENTOR.

CAN YOU THINK OF

ANYTHING MORE USELESS

IN A SMALL TOWN

LIKE THIS?

NOT IF HE INVENTED

A WAY TO GET OUT.

THAT HE DID WITH

SOME GIMMICK OR OTHER.

AND HE MADE MONEY.

NOT A LOT, BUT ENOUGH

TO SET US UP COMFORTABLY.

HE WAS VERY PROUD OF ME

WHEN I GRADUATED LAW SCHOOL.

HE WAS CERTAIN I'D GO

A LONG WAY IN THIS WORLD.

AND YOU DID, DIDN'T YOU?

- THE HEAD OF A BIG
- CHEMICAL COMPANY.

- I'M JUST ANOTHER
- HIRED HAND.

THE COMPANY BELONGS

TO MY WIFE'S FAMILY.

MY WIFE IS A FACT

THAT I CAN'T AVOID.

SHE'S THE CENTER OF A HUGE

SPIDER WEB OF FAMILY, MONEY,

COUNTRY CLUBS, AND

CHILDISH EMPLOYMENTS.

TIME-KILLING

FALL INTO IT ONCE...

- WHAT WILL
- THE NEIGHBORS THINK?

THE WORST.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S EXACTLY

WHAT I'M THINKING NOW.

- I WANT TO KISS YOU
- RIGHT HERE

ON CHESTNUT STREET AT HIGH NOON

IN THE WORST POSSIBLE WAY.

YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD

YOU'RE IN CHEMICALS.

ANNIE.

ANNIE?

DID YOU PLAY?

QUITE A WHILE AGO.

THERE.

YOU CAN'T BE

OUT OF CLUBS.

WHAT DID I PLAY?

YOUR HEART, AND I CAN

HEAR YOURS POUNDING

RIGHT ACROSS THE TABLE.

I'M SORRY, FRANNY.

LET'S FORGET THE GAME.

NO. I'LL PAY ATTENTION NOW.

LET'S PLAY.

I RATHER THINK WE SHOULD

DEAL WITH YOUR TROUBLES.

- I DON'T WANT TO BURDEN
- YOU WITH THEM.

WHAT AM I YOUR FRIEND

FOR, YOUR MONEY?

- OR MAYBE I WANNA STEAL
- YOUR HUSBAND.

[CHUCKLES]

- YOU THINK
- I DON'T KNOW

YOU HAVEN'T HEARD FROM

YOUR DAUGHTER IN 6 DAYS?

SHE'S NEVER DONE SUCH A THING

BEFORE WITHOUT CALLING.

SOMETHING TERRIBLE

MUST HAVE HAPPENED.

- WHY DOES IT HAVE
- TO BE BAD?

- GOOD THINGS
- THAT HAPPEN, TOO.

FRANCES, LOOK,

YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND,

BUT I CAN'T TALK

TO YOU FRANKLY.

WHY NOT?

THERE ARE THINGS YOU DON'T

KNOW ABOUT. NOBODY SHOULD.

YES, THEY SHOULD.

NO. HER FATHER DIED

WHEN SHE WAS SO LITTLE.

IF ONLY SHE HAD A FATHER

WHO WAS WISE ENOUGH

AND STRONG ENOUGH TO KEEP

HER ON THE RIGHT PATH.

ONCE THERE WAS A MAN

I ALMOST MARRIED.

THE MAJOR. MAJOR HARTLEY?

SOMEHOW OR OTHER,

GLORIA DIDN'T LIKE HIM.

IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN GOOD

FOR HER IF I HAD.

ANN...

GLORIA'S A GOOD GIRL.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT HER.

BUT YOU ALWAYS SAY SUCH

IMPOLITE THINGS TO HER.

- I SAY THE SAME THING
- TO EVERYBODY.

I'M A BORN CRITIC.

THERE'S BAD IN EVERYTHING,

BUT THERE'S GOOD, TOO,

AND HER GOOD

FAR OUTWEIGHS THE BAD.

IF SHE WAS AS BAD

AS SHE PRETENDS,

YOU WOULDN'T HAVE HEARD

FROM HER IN 6 YEARS.

- DO YOU MIND
- IF I KISS YOU?

- YOU DO, AND I'LL SPREAD
- AN UGLY RUMOR

ALL AROUND

THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]

SHE'S A REAL

RUST BUCKET,

BUT SHE'S MINE.

A YACHT?

YOU DIDN'T TELL ME.

WELL, IT DOESN'T HAVE

ANY VAN GOGHS IN IT,

- BUT I DO HAVE
- 2 ORIGINAL COPIES

- OF PLAYBOY MAGAZINE
- SOMEWHERE.

"LET'S GO ABOARD AND SAIL

AWAY FOR A YEAR AND A DAY

- TO THE LAND
- OF THE BONG TREES."

THE OWL AND THE CAT.

COME ABOARD, MATE,

AND SIGN ON.

OH!

BUT I WARN YOU,

- THE CREW HASN'T
- TOUCHED LAND

OR SEEN A WOMAN

FOR 3 MONTHS.

CRAZY.

WHERE ARE YOU BOUND FOR,

CAPTAIN?

OUT OF FRUSTRATION,

BOUND FOR ECSTASY.

I'VE HEARD A LOT

ABOUT ECSTASY.

IT'S EVERYTHING

THEY SAY...

AND MORE.

IF YOU'D KINDLY SHOW ME

TO MY QUARTERS, CAPTAIN,

- YOU CAN LIFT ANCHOR
- ANYTIME.

EMILY?

MOTHER!

YOU SHOULD BE IN BED.

- AND YOU SHOULD NOT
- BE IN BED.

AT LEAST ALONE.

I CAN TAKE CARE

OF MYSELF.

WHICH SEEMS TO BE MORE

THAN YOU CAN DO.

NOW, I WANT TO TELL YOU

ABOUT OUR FAMILY.

IT'S 11:00, AND

I KNOW ALL ABOUT THEM.

- I WANT TO TELL YOU ANYWAY.
- SIT DOWN.

I WANT TO MAKE A POINT.

ALRIGHT.

WE'VE HAD SACRIFICE

AND COWARDICE,

HONOR AND INFIDELITY,

COURAGE, LOVE,

DECEPTION, CONFUSION,

BRILLIANCE, TRAGEDY.

- WHY DIDN'T YOU HAVE HERBERT
- BRING ME THE DICTIONARY?

DO YOU KNOW WHAT WE'VE

NEVER HAD IN THE FAMILY

AS LONG AS THE HISTORY

OF IT HAS BEEN RECORDED?

PRIVACY.

THERE'S NOT ONE SINGLE,

SOLITARY DIVORCE.

- IT'S MY OPINION
- AFTER 150 YEARS

- THAT WE'VE EARNED
- THE PRIVILEGE OF A DIVORCE

WITH A CLEAR CONSCIENCE.

TOMORROW, I WANT YOU

TO CALL MR. ROBINSON

AND INSTRUCT HIM TO DRAW UP

THE NECESSARY PAPERS

- AND TO HAVE THEM
- SERVED FORTHWITH

ON THAT WORTHLESS ABSENTEE

HUSBAND OF YOURS.

HE IS NOT WORTHLESS.

- THEN WHY ISN'T
- HE WITH YOU?

MOTHER, YOU WERE ILL,

I WANTED TO STAY HERE

AND LOOK AFTER YOU.

YOU WANTED TO HIDE FROM

UNPLEASANTNESS AND THE TRUTH.

SOMEWHERE THIS VERY MINUTE

HE'S PROBABLY LIFTING

A GLASS IN A BAR...

OR SOME WOMAN'S SKIRTS

OR BOTH AND YOU KNOW IT!

- MOTHER,
- DON'T BE VULGAR.

VULGARITY HAS ITS USES.

- ANYWAY, YOUR MARRIAGE
- IS OVER.

DIVORCE HIM WITHOUT DELAY

AND START OUT FRESH!

NO. NEVER.

AND THIS IS NOT

PRIDE SPEAKING.

I KNOW WES IS GOOD,

AND I LOVE HIM.

OH, NONSENSE, EMILY!

NOW, MOTHER,

YOU LISTEN TO ME.

- IF THERE'S ANYTHING
- WRONG WITH WES,

WE BROUGHT IT ABOUT.

EXPLAIN.

INSTEAD OF

MY LIVING HIS LIFE,

WE BROUGHT HIM HERE

TO OURS.

AND WE HANDED HIM A BIG

GIFT-WRAPPED PACKAGE

- AND SAID,
- "HERE'S YOUR LIFE.

- DON'T BOTHER TO
- LIVE IT YOURSELF."

YOU EVEN PRESENTED HIM

WITH A MEANINGLESS JOB,

ALL TITLE AND NO WORK.

ONE DAY, HE WOKE UP

WITH ENERGY TO BURN

- AND HE STARTED
- BURNING IT,

- BUT IN ALL
- THE WRONG DIRECTIONS...

LIQUOR, WOMEN, DEFIANCE.

AND THE MORE HE DID IT,

THE MORE HE HAD TO JUSTIFY IT.

BUT YOU'RE NOT RUNNING

A MISSION FOR LOST EGOS.

MOTHER, I'M RUNNING

A MARRIAGE,

- NOT JUST THROUGH
- THE GOOD DAYS,

BUT THROUGH

THE BAD DAYS, TOO.

SOMEDAY WES IS GOING

TO FIND HIMSELF,

AND WHEN HE DOES,

I WANT TO BE THERE.

AND IN THE MEANTIME?

ALL I NEED

IS PATIENCE.

HOW MUCH HAVE YOU

GOT LEFT?

I DON'T KNOW, MOTHER.

THAT'S WHAT SCARES ME.

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU'RE A MAGNIFICENT

WOMAN, EMILY.

MAGNIFICENT.

BUT WHY DON'T YOU

FIGHT FOR HIM?

A KNOCKDOWN, DRAG OUT

KIND OF FIGHT?

AND GIVE HIM ALL THE MORE

REASON TO RUN AWAY FROM ME?

EMILY...

WHERE DID YOU EVER

LEARN ALL THIS WISDOM?

FROM YOU, YOU FOOL.

THAT ATTACHe CASE...

- A MAN WOULD LOVE THAT,
- WOULDN'T HE?

ANY MAN...

ESPECIALLY IF THE RIGHT

WOMAN GAVE IT TO HIM.

I KNOW THE RIGHT WOMAN

AND THE RIGHT MAN.

LET'S BUY IT.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

- I'D LIKE TO SEE
- THAT ATTACHe CASE, PLEASE.

THE ONE IN TAN.

THAT'S VERY NICE.

CAN YOU GIFT-WRAP IT?

YES, OF COURSE.

WOULD YOU CARE TO HAVE

THE INITIALS

PUT ON IT IN GOLD?

EXCUSE ME.

- WE HAVE
- OUR OWN MACHINE.

FINE. THANK YOU.

- WHAT INITIALS,
- PLEASE?

- S.C.
- THANK YOU.

- S.C.?
- MM-HMM.

WHO'S S.C.?

STEVE CARPENTER.

- AND WHO'S
- STEVE CARPENTER?

A FRIEND OF MINE.

OUT OF NOWHERE...

COMPLETELY OUT OF NOWHERE

SUDDENLY COMES A FRIEND

OF YOURS CALLED STEVE.

IT'S HIS BIRTHDAY.

EVERY BIRTHDAY

FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS

- I'VE BOUGHT HIM
- A PRESENT.

OH, THAT'S GRAND.

I'M ALL CHOKED UP.

LIGGETT...

I'M GOING TO HAVE

TO LEAVE YOU TODAY

AND GO SEE STEVE.

NOW LOOK...

I KNOW. YOU'RE WITH ME,

KID, REMEMBER?

IT'LL BE ONLY A MOMENT,

MA'AM.

OH, CLERK?

YES?

- MY NAME IS
- GLORIA WANDROUS.

- A FEW DAYS AGO,
- I CALLED TO SEE

- IF SOMETHING WOULD BE
- READY FOR ME TODAY.

- YES.
- I HAVE IT RIGHT HERE.

MISS WANDROUS.

HERE IT IS, MISS.

THANK YOU.

DO YOU MIND?

GO RIGHT AHEAD, SIR.

GLORIA, I'M AFRAID IT'S YOUR

TURN TO ACT LIKE A FOOL,

BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING

I HAVE TO TELL YOU.

YOU ACT LIKE A MAN

WHO'S EXPECTING HIS WIFE

BACK IN TOWN.

HOW DID YOU KNOW

TODAY?

I ALWAYS KNEW. SOMEDAY.

HERE I WAS TRYING

TO FIND A WAY TO...

GLORIA, I HAVE TO SPEND

AT LEAST TONIGHT WITH HER.

A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP WILL BE

THE BEST THING FOR YOU.

BESIDES, I HAVE STEVE

TO KEEP ME WARM.

DON'T SAY THINGS

LIKE THAT.

MR. LIGGETT, DARLING,

I CAN HARDLY WAIT

FOR YOUR CALL TOMORROW.

YOU WON'T FORGET

THE NUMBER?

I'LL DO MY BEST.

AND, LIGGETT...

THANK YOU FOR

NOT CALLING ME

HONEY AND BABE AND

DOLL FACE ANYMORE.

I COULDN'T.

I DON'T THINK OF YOU

LIKE THAT ANYMORE.

[DOOR UNLOCKS]

MAMA?

DARLING!

- I'VE BEEN SO WORRIED
- ABOUT YOU.

I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN,

DARLING, AND I'M SORRY.

ARE YOU HUNGRY?

MAMA? I WANNA TELL YOU

WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING.

- NO, DEAR,
- YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

I DO.

I'VE BEEN WITH A MAN

A WHOLE WEEK.

LET ME TELL YOU THE TRUTH

FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE.

NO, PLEASE. PLEASE.

MAMA, WE BOTH KNOW WHAT

KIND OF A GIRL I'VE BEEN.

- I DON'T WANT
- TO HEAR ABOUT IT!

MAMA, YOU HAVE TO!

- UNLESS I CAN BE HONEST
- WITH YOU ABOUT YESTERDAY,

- HOW CAN YOU
- BELIEVE ME TODAY?

BELIEVE WHAT?

I'M DIFFERENT.

MAMA, I AM DIFFERENT.

YESTERDAY, IT WAS MEN.

A WHOLE WORLD FULL OF MEN.

LET ME GO!

YOU'RE HURTING ME!

MAMA, FACE IT! I WAS

THE SLUT OF ALL TIME!

IF ONLY YOU'D

DONE THAT BEFORE

LONG AGO, EVERY TIME

I CAME HOME

ALL SOAKED THROUGH

WITH GIN.

I'M SORRY.

OH...

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT, MAMA.

IT NEVER HAS BEEN.

IT WAS IN ME, BUT IT

ISN'T THERE ANYMORE.

IT'S NO LONGER JUST MEN FOR ME.

THERE'S ONLY ONE MAN.

ONE. JUST ONE.

MAYBE IT'S TOO LATE

FOR MARRIAGE...

BUT IT'S NOT

TOO LATE FOR LOVE.

NOW BY... BY SOME MIRACLE,

I'M LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

I'M IN LOVE.

YOU CAN LOOK AT ME, MAMA,

WITHOUT WISHING

I'D NEVER BEEN BORN.

[HORN BLARING]

HI, BING.

HI, LIG.

WELL?

IS THAT OFFER

STILL OPEN?

YES OR NO?

SO, YOU FINALLY

CAME TO YOUR SENSES.

WELL...

WHAT BROUGHT THIS ON?

SOMETHING

JUST WOKE ME UP.

- I WON'T ASK YOU
- POINT-BLANK WHAT IT WAS,

'CAUSE WHATEVER IT WAS, I WISH

IT HAD HAPPENED 5 YEARS AGO.

- NOW, ARE YOU PREPARED
- TO WORK HARD?

HARDER THAN YOU.

WE KEEP REGULAR HOURS.

LAW AND LIQUOR

DON'T GO TOGETHER.

IT'LL TAKE YOU 6 MONTHS

OF STUDY TO CATCH UP.

I'LL CATCH UP IN 3.

ALRIGHT, LIG,

OLD FRIEND, LET'S GO.

SHE'S HERE, DOCTOR.

GOOD AFTERNOON,

DR. TREDMAN.

I DON'T KNOW IF I CARE TO

WANDROUS.

TALK WITH YOU, MISS

- WELL, THEN WHY'D
- YOU LET ME IN?

- DON'T TRY
- TO ANALYZE ME.

- YOU DON'T HAVE
- THE TRAINING.

- NOT IN BOOKS,
- PERHAPS.

- YOU'VE MISSED 3 SESSIONS
- IN A ROW,

- AND YOU'RE LATE
- FOR THIS ONE.

DOCTOR...

I HAVE ONLY

SO MUCH TIME A DAY.

- IF YOU DON'T NEED
- THE TIME,

- THERE ARE PEOPLE
- WHO DESPERATELY DO.

DOCTOR...

NOW LET'S GET TO WORK

WITHOUT ANY MORE

NONSENSE, HMM?

I'M SURE AFTER ALL THAT

WE'LL HAVE NO RAPPORT,

- BUT IF YOU GET
- MAD ENOUGH,

I MIGHT FIND SOMETHING.

DR. TREDMAN,

ARE YOU HARD OF HEARING?

NO.

- I'VE BEEN TRYING
- TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.

WHAT?

I DON'T NEED YOU ANYMORE.

I HAVE NO PROBLEMS

ANYMORE.

OH?

I'M IN LOVE.

I AM IN LOVE.

I AM REALLY

IN LOVE.

I AM DELIGHTED

TO HEAR IT.

GOODBYE, DR. TREDMAN.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.

GLORIA.

GLORIA.

- WHILE IT IS
- SOMETIMES POSSIBLE

THAT LOVE CAN SOLVE

MANY THINGS,

LOVE IS NOT SO SIMPLE

THAT YOU CAN RELY ON IT

AS A COMPLETE SOLUTION.

SO IF IT ISN'T

- ALL THAT YOU HOPED
- IT WOULD BE,

IF IT DOESN'T WORK OUT,

DON'T HESITATE

TO COME BACK.

QUICKLY.

BUT IT WILL WORK OUT.

I'M GOING TO MAKE IT WORK.

BUT IF IT DOESN'T...

BUT IT WILL.

IT HAS TO.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, STEVE!

- COME ON IN.
- I GOT NORMA ON THE PHONE.

OH. GIVE HER MY BEST.

SORRY, NORMA.

- YEAH, THAT PLACE
- SOUNDS FINE.

I'LL PICK YOU UP

IN A HALF HOUR.

WHAT?

OH, THAT WAS JUST

A STUDIO MESSENGER.

- OKAY. SEE YOU LATER.
- BYE.

- WHAT ARE YOU TRYING
- TO DO TO ME?

- DRIVE YOU WILD
- WITH DESIRE!

OH. GLORIA, WHERE YOU

BEEN ALL THIS TIME?

OH, I'VE BEEN CHAINED

TO THE WALL OF A SANITARIUM

- TRYING TO KEEP AWAY
- FROM YOU.

GLORIA.

INDIFFERENCE.

- YOU CAN'T DRIVE ME AWAY
- WITH INDIFFERENCE!

NOT THIS TIME!

- NORMA'S WAITING.
- I GOTTA GET...

FLESH AND BLOOD

CAN ONLY STAND SO MUCH

VOLUPTUOUS TORTURE.

YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS,

BUDDY-BOY.

GLORIA, HAVE YOU GONE

ON THE NEEDLE?

I'M HOOKED.

I AM HOOKED.

I'M HOOKED ON YOU.

CUT IT OUT.

YOU HAVE 2O SECONDS.

19.

18.

17.

16...

OHH.

THE COAT!

OH, LORD! THE COAT!

SHE'S COMING BACK

IN TOWN TODAY.

WHAT AM I GONNA DO?

16... 15...

OHH.

14... 13...

- YOU'RE CRAZIER THAN I AM.
- GOODBYE.

11...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

10... 9... 8...

BYE!

- Man:
- MRS. LIGGETT.

- WELCOME HOME,
- MRS. LIGGETT.

- IT'S GOOD
- TO HAVE YOU BACK.

- HOW NICE OF YOU,
- GEORGE.

HOW IS MRS. JESCOTT?

Emily: OH, SHE'S

COMING ALONG FINE.

OH. DARLING, I DIDN'T EVEN

YOU COME IN.

HEAR

- HAVE YOU BEEN
- STANDING THERE LONG?

A MINUTE.

WELCOME HOME.

THANK YOU, WES.

THANK YOU.

WELL, I MUST SAY YOU'RE

LOOKING SURPRISINGLY...

YOUTHFUL.

I'M FAR FROM BEING

AN OLD MAN AS YET, I HOPE.

- I... I DIDN'T MEAN
- THAT YOU EVER WERE OLD,

IT'S JUST THAT...

THERE'S A CERTAIN

ALIVENESS ABOUT YOU.

I DON'T KNOW

WHAT I MEAN.

IS YOUR MOTHER

FEELING BETTER?

YES. MUCH.

WELL, THAT'S NICE.

I'M GLAD.

- SAY, EMILY,
- THERE'S SOMETHING I...

- I KNOW. MISSING.

- WHAT?

I NOTICED IT

AS SOON AS I CAME IN.

- WHAT ARE YOU
- TALKING ABOUT?

- MY COAT.
- WHAT COAT?

MY MINK.

YOUR MINK IS MISSING?

YES. DIDN'T YOU KNOW

IT WAS GONE?

OF COURSE, NOT.

SEE?

- WELL, YOU MUST'VE
- MISPLACED IT.

- I CHECKED
- EVERY CLOSET.

- MAYBE YOU LEFT IT
- OUT AT LONG ISLAND.

JUST TO MAKE CERTAIN, I

THERE.

CALLED MOTHER, IT'S NOT

- BUT HOW
- COULD IT BE GONE?

I DON'T KNOW.

- I'VE BEEN HERE EVERY DAY
- AND EVERY NIGHT,

TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NOBODY ELSE

BEEN IN HERE BUT ME.

HAS

NONE OF OUR FRIENDS. NOBODY.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

WES?

- WHAT'S THE MATTER? HAVE YOU
- THOUGHT OF SOMETHING?

UH, YES.

I WAS THINKING...

YES?

- WELL, YOU KNOW THOSE,
- UH...

THOSE WHAT?

- THOSE MAGAZINE SALESMEN
- AND PEOPLE WHO SOLICIT

- FOR ALL THOSE DIFFERENT
- CHARITIES.

I'VE HEARD THAT SOME OF THEM

WERE FRONTS FOR BURGLARIES.

WES, YOU SOUND LIKE A

HOLMES.

PARK AVENUE SHERLOCK

- ALRIGHT,
- GO AHEAD AND LAUGH,

- BUT STRANGER THINGS
- HAVE HAPPENED.

I THINK THE BEST THING TO DO IS

CALL THE POLICE RIGHT NOW.

NO!

WHY NOT?

- WELL, THE CHEAP PUBLICITY
- AND ALL.

- AN EXPENSIVE FUR COAT
- IS HARDLY CHEAP PUBLICITY.

- AND THE INSURANCE
- COMPANIES.

- ONCE YOU'VE HAD
- SOMETHING STOLEN,

THEY LABEL YOU A BAD RISK,

AND YOUR PREMIUM GOES UP.

- WES, YOU'RE BEING
- RIDICULOUS,

- AND I DON'T
- UNDERSTAND IT.

WELL, I DO.

[SLAMS PHONE DOWN]

I'LL GET

A PRIVATE DETECTIVE.

I KNOW A GOOD ONE.

PRIVATE DETECTIVE?

WES, THIS IS REAL LIFE,

NOT A TELEVISION SERIAL.

ONE TIME, MOTHER LOST A...

LET ME DO IT MY WAY.

WITHOUT YOUR MOTHER.

- I... I DIDN'T MEAN IT
- THAT WAY.

WHICH WAY

DID YOU MEAN IT?

I... I DON'T KNOW.

WES, I'M YOUR WIFE,

AND I WANT TO DO THINGS

YOUR WAY, EVEN IF I...

THINK THEY'RE STUPID?

I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

[PIANO MUSIC PLAYING]

TOM, YOU KNOW A GIRL

CALLED GLORIA WANDROUS?

- DARK-HAIRED,
- ABOUT THIS HIGH?

- OH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DESCRIBE
- GLORIA TO ME, MR. LIGGETT.

- I'D KNOW HER
- WITH MY EYES CLOSED

DOWN THE BOTTOM OF A COAL MINE,

DURING ECLIPSE OF THE SUN.

- HAS SHE BEEN HERE
- TONIGHT?

NOT FOR OVER A WEEK.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

WITHOUT HER,

THIS PLACE IS DEAD.

SHE'S LIKE CATNIP

TO EVERY CAT IN TOWN.

[BIG BAND MUSIC

[PLAYING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

- GIVE ME A SCOTCH
- AND WATER, PLEASE.

- LIGGETT! HAVEN'T SEEN YOU
- AROUND FOR A FEW DAYS.

MAKE THAT A DOUBLE.

HOW ARE YOU?

- 2 OF YOUR
- BEST BRANDIES.

- YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
- I BEEN KINDA BUSY.

- YEAH, I HEARD.
- I HEARD.

THAT'S THE KIND OF BUSINESS I

WOULDN'T MIND HAVING AGAIN.

- WHAT ARE YOU
- TALKING ABOUT?

OH, COME ON, LIGGETT.

COME ON, HUH?

GLORIA.

HUH? SURE. OH, SHE'S

FRANTIC, ISN'T SHE?

LIKE A ROCKET

RIGHT OFF THE EARTH.

- WHO SHOULD KNOW BETTER
- THAN YOURS TRULY?

OHH. MOTHER, HELP ME,

- I'D HAVE LEFT HOME
- FOR THAT.

- AH, SHE'S GOT
- A TRAVELING ITCH.

SHE'S LIKE A FLEA. HOP, HOP,

HOP, FROM ONE DOG TO ANOTHER.

SHE BITES YOU, AND SHE'S GONE.

SHE PICKS YOU UP AND DROPS YOU.

WELL, WELCOME

TO THE FRATERNITY.

WE MEET ONCE A YEAR

IN YANKEE STADIUM.

NOW, LISTEN,

BUTTERFIELD 8...

I... I'VE CALLED HER

HUNDREDS OF TIMES.

I... I'M HER CLOSEST FRIEND.

YOU'VE GOT TO TELL ME

WHERE SHE IS.

IT'S A MATTER OF LIFE

AND DEATH!

BUT...

YOU'RE LIARS...

LIARS, ALL OF YOU.

THIEVES AND LIARS.

NOW TELL ME!

[SIREN]

[SIREN STOPS]

YOU KNOW THE SPEED LIMIT

ALONG HERE, MISS?

40 MILES AN HOUR, CLEARLY

POSTED EVERY HALF MILE.

- YOU KNOW HOW FAST
- YOU WERE GOING?

NO.

65 MILES AN HOUR.

- LET ME SEE YOUR LICENSE
- PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

NOW TURN YOUR FACE

AROUND TOWARD ME.

NOW BREATHE OUT.

THANK YOU.

YOU GOT TROUBLES?

YES.

I THOUGHT SO.

- LET ME GIVE YOU
- SOME ADVICE.

- DON'T TRY TO DRIVE
- YOUR TROUBLES AWAY.

FIRST THING YOU KNOW, YOU'RE

GONNA BE MAD AT THE WORLD.

YOU PUSH YOUR FOOT DOWN ON

GO.

THAT GAS PEDAL, AND THEN YOU

TOMORROW, THE SUN WILL COME OUT

JUST LIKE IT DID THIS MORNING.

TAKE IT EASY.

COOKIES.

NO?

SO, WHAT WAS I SAYING?

OH, YEAH.

SO SHE SAID TO HERSELF,

- YOU GET IN SOLID
- WITH THE DIRECTOR,

HE PUTS YOU IN SOLID

WITH THE PRODUCER,

SOON YOU WIND UP

- WITH A BIG PART
- IN THE SHOW.

SO, 2 DAYS...

OR SHOULD I SAY

2 NIGHTS LATER...

SHE WAS IN BUT SOLID.

YEAH.

WITH THE DIRECTOR,

WITH HIS COUSIN.

- SHE WAS SO BUSY
- BEING IN SOLID

- WITH EVERY TOM, DICK,
- AND HARRY,

AND HIS UNCLE GEORGE,

- SHE WOULDN'T RECOGNIZE
- A PRODUCER

- IF SHE FOUND ONE
- RIGHT UNDER HER PILLOW.

YOU TAKE SUGAR?

SO NOW TIME PASSES,

- AND OUR HEROINE
- IS VERY BIG.

- YEAH, BUT NOT
- IN THE THEATER.

NO. NO, IN ALL

THE WRONG PLACES.

IN 500 LITTLE

BLACK BOOKS,

28 DIVORCE CASES,

2 POLICE BLOTTERS,

- AND IN ONE
- RESTRAINING SHEET

IN A PSYCHOPATHIC WARD

IN BELLEVUE.

YOU SURE?

SHE HIT IT BIG.

HO. FROM A SIZE 12 DRESS

TO A SIZE 44.

SHE WENT FROM LOOKING

LIKE AN ORCHID

TO A FACE

LIKE A PAN OF WORMS.

AND ALL BECAUSE...

SHE SAID, "WITH ONLY A RAG,

"A BONE, A HANK OF HAIR,

I WILL MOVE THE WORLD

MY WAY."

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

I'M BORING YOU.

HEY.

YOU LIVE IT UP.

YOU KICK UP YOUR HEELS.

- YOU GRAB EVERYTHING
- YOU CAN GET.

YOU LIGHT THE CANDLE

ONE END TO THE OTHER,

LIKE THEY SAY.

AND THEN ONE DAY,

YOU, TOO, CAN BE

THE PROUD PROPRIETOR

- OF A VERY HEAVILY
- MORTGAGED

ROADSIDE BROTHEL...

AND WISH YOU WERE DEAD.

MORNING, DARLING.

WHEN DID YOU GET IN, WES?

LATE.

DID THE PRIVATE DETECTIVE

HAVE ANY...

DETECTIVE?

TO ASK ABOUT THE COAT.

OH, HIM. HE WAS

ON A JOB LAST NIGHT.

I'M GOING TO SEE HIM

AGAIN TODAY.

WES, I'VE SEEN YOU DRINK

MANY TIMES IN MANY WAYS,

- BUT NEVER IN THE MORNING
- LIKE THIS.

DON'T WORRY, EMILY.

IT'S NOT ALCOHOLISM.

IT'S JUST A KIND

OF MEDICINE.

- WHY DON'T YOU GO BACK
- TO BED?

I CAN'T.

I HAVE TO GO OUT AND

LOOK FOR YOUR FUR COAT.

- WHY DO YOU FEEL SO PERSONALLY
- RESPONSIBLE FOR IT?

'CAUSE IT DISAPPEARED

WHILE I WAS HERE.

NO ONE'S BLAMING YOU.

- THAT'S NOT THE POINT.
- WHAT IS?

EMILY...

I COULD TELL YOU THINGS

ABOUT PEOPLE...

BUT NEVER MIND.

YOU HAVE ENOUGH PROBLEMS

OF YOUR OWN.

- WES, IS THERE ANYTHING
- I CAN DO?

YES.

WHEN I COME BACK

WILL...

WITH THAT COAT, WHICH I

I WANT YOU

TO THROW ME OUT.

- HI, MAMA.

- HELLO, DARLING.

THAT LOOKS PRETTY.

- THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE IT
- FOR YOUR BATHROOM.

I WOULD.

I... I'M SORRY I DIDN'T

COME HOME LAST NIGHT.

IT'S ALRIGHT.

I SPENT THE NIGHT

IN A MOTEL.

ALONE.

I HAD SOME THINKING

TO DO.

I SAW A WOMAN...

UTTERLY PROPER,

UTTERLY CONVENTIONAL,

UTTERLY BEAUTIFUL.

YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL, TOO,

DEAR.

I HAVE A FACE.

THAT'S NOT THE KIND

OF BEAUTY I MEAN.

WHAT KIND OF BEAUTY?

THE KIND

THAT COMES FROM...

SELF-RESPECT, I GUESS.

IT SHINES.

I'VE SEEN THAT KIND.

IT TAKES A LIFETIME

TO FIND.

I'M GOING TO FIND IT.

I THINK YOU WILL.

BUTTERFIELD 8 CALLED.

ANY MESSAGES?

MR. LIGGETT SAYS

HE HAS TO SEE YOU.

IT'S A MATTER OF LIFE

AND DEATH.

- DID HE SAY WHEN
- OR WHERE?

I'VE WRITTEN IT DOWN.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

SO YOU DID TAKE IT.

YES, AND I'M SORRY,

LIGGETT.

MAY I SIT DOWN?

THAT'S UP TO YOU, HONEY.

- CARE TO ORDER SOMETHING,
- MA'AM?

NO. THE LADY'S

NOT GOING TO ORDER.

WHY DID YOU BOTHER

TO BRING IT BACK?

BECAUSE

IT ISN'T MINE.

BECAUSE YOU'RE SCARED,

YOU MEAN.

- BECAUSE YOU KNOW I'M NOT AN
- ORDINARY JOE

YOU TAKE FOR A SLEIGH RIDE.

BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT WHILE I

WORLD,

MIGHT HAVE GIVEN YOU THE

I'D TEAR YOUR HEAD OFF

IF YOU STOLE AS MUCH AS

A NICKEL FROM ME.

ISN'T THAT IT?

NO.

SO, YOU PICK UP THE MAN

WHEN YOU WANT...

AND DROP HIM

LIKE A BOMB...

WHEN YOU WANT.

GET LOST!

WE'RE TALKING!

- PEOPLE DON'T MEAN
- ANYTHING TO YOU, DO THEY?

THE WAY THEY FEEL

IN HERE...

NOT DOWN WHERE YOU LIVE.

I CARE ABOUT

SOME PEOPLE.

FOR AN HOUR

OR A DAY

OR A WEEK,

- TILL YOU'VE HAD
- YOUR KICKS.

THEN YOU SLITHER OFF

TO THE NEXT ONE.

- I'LL TALK TO YOU
- TOMORROW.

THERE ISN'T GONNA BE

ANY TOMORROW.

- AND FOR ONCE,
- SOMEBODY'S GOING TO DROP YOU.

- GO AHEAD, TRY
- THAT HEEL TRICK AGAIN,

- THE ONE THAT ALWAYS
- GETS THE BOYS HOT,

AND I'LL RIP THIS ARM

RIGHT OUT OF YOUR SHOULDER!

MAY I SAY SOMETHING?

SURE, HONEY, BABE,

DOLL FACE, KID.

SAY SOMETHING SEXY,

- SOMETHING THAT
- ALWAYS GOT THE BOYS

HEADED STRAIGHT

FOR THE MOTEL!

YOU CAN'T HAVE

EVERYTHING IN LIFE.

- BE GRATEFUL FOR THE FEW THINGS
- YOU DO GET,

NO MATTER WHERE

THEY COME FROM.

THE PORNOGRAPHIC

PHILOSOPHER!

NOW YOU JUST SIT THERE

LIKE A GOOD TRAMP SHOULD

UNTIL I GET OUT

OF YOUR SIGHT.

I CAN'T STOMACH BEING SEEN

IN PUBLIC WITH YOU.

LIGGETT.

AND DON'T YOU DARE

MENTION MY NAME AGAIN.

YOU'RE A JOKE!

A DIRTY JOKE ALL OVER TOWN!

- THAT'LL BE ENOUGH
- OF THAT.

MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.

- NOW, LOOK...

- TAKE IT EASY, MISTER...

JUST A MINUTE NOW.

- THERE'S OTHER WOMEN PRESENT,
- INCLUDING MY WIFE,

AND...

OH.

Man: TAKE IT EASY, PAL!

COME ON!

OH!

I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY.

I JUST MUST'VE GONE

BERSERK, I GUESS.

- HE'LL... HE'S GONNA
- BE ALRIGHT.

I'M AWFULLY SORRY, MISS.

CAN I HELP YOU GET...

NO.

MR. LIGGETT.

- GOOD HEAVENS, MR. LIGGETT,
- WHAT HAPPENED?

- GET AWAY.
- LET ME HELP YOU.

LIGGETT.

FOR A LOUSY FUR COAT,

YOU DO THIS?

YOU WANT ME TO GIVE THIS BACK

IT?

TO MY WIFE AFTER YOU TOUCHED

LEAVE ME ALONE.

DO YOU WANT A DOCTOR?

- YES. TELL HIM
- TO BRING ME SOMETHING

TO MAKE ME UNCONSCIOUS

BEFORE I CAN THINK.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

WHO IS IT?

WHO IS IT?

Gloria: IT'S ME.

CAN I GET YOU

ANYTHING?

ASK ME ABOUT THE COAT,

STEVE.

ASK ME.

I SEE YOU STILL HAVE IT.

BECAUSE IT'S MINE...

EVERY SKIN...

EVERY THREAD...

EVERY HAIR.

IT'S MINE.

AND DO YOU KNOW WHY?

WHY?

BECAUSE I EARNED IT.

PRETTY GOOD PAY

FOR ONE WEEK.

$1,000 IN FUR A DAY.

YOU AND LIGGETT

COULDN'T MAKE IT?

THAT ISN'T

THE IMPORTANT THING NOW.

THE IMPORTANT THING IS,

STEVE... I TOOK MONEY.

- YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MAKES ME?

- BABY, DON'T.

LET ME CRY.

LET ME CRY.

LIKE ALL THE TIMES

I SHOULD HAVE...

AND NEVER DID.

[SOBBING]

STEVE.

I...

- I HAVE TO TELL YOU
- SOMETHING.

- I KNOW ABOUT YOU,
- GLORIA.

YOU DON'T KNOW THIS.

NOBODY KNOWS THIS...

EXCEPT...

A CERTAIN MAN

SOMEWHERE...

WHO I LIKE TO THINK OF

AS STANDING IN A LAKE

FILLED

WITH BURNING GASOLINE.

[SNIFFLES]

PLEASE LISTEN.

I WAS 13.

MY FATHER WAS DEAD.

OL-OLDER MEN SEEMED

LIKE FATHERS TO ME.

AND I WANTED

ONE OF MY OWN...

TO SIT IN HIS LAP...

TO HUG HIM...

AND HAVE HIM SAY

I WAS BEAUTIFUL.

DO YOU REMEMBER

MAJOR HARTLEY?

YEAH, I REMEMBER HIM.

MAJOR HARTLEY...

MY MOTHER'S FRIEND.

HE CAME DOWN TO GRAND

CENTRAL STATION ONE DAY

TO PICK ME UP

FROM SUMMER CAMP.

MOTHER WAS AWAY

VISITING.

HE TOOK ME HOME.

HE LET ME

SIT ON HIS LAP.

HE LET ME HUG HIM.

HE TOLD ME

I WAS BEAUTIFUL.

HE STAYED IN THAT HOUSE

FOR ONE WEEK

AND TAUGHT ME

MORE ABOUT EVIL

THAN ANY 13-YEAR-OLD

GIRL IN THE WORLD KNEW.

GLORIA, DON'T... DON'T.

YOU HAVEN'T HEARD

THE WORST OF IT YET!

I LOVED IT!

EVERY AWFUL MOMENT

OF IT...

I LOVED!

THAT'S YOUR GLORIA,

STEVE.

THAT'S YOUR DARLING

GLORIA.

I MADE A WAY OF LIFE

OUT OF IT.

THE DEEP SHAME OF IT

DIDN'T HIT ME

UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE.

I COULDN'T GO BACK

TO 13 AGAIN.

I HAD ONE CHANCE

TO STOP IT.

ONE LAST CHANCE...

AND I...

I THREW IT ALL AWAY...

FOR 32 ANIMALS

SEWN TOGETHER IN A COAT.

[SOBBING]

IT'S NOT ALL OVER.

YOU HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

GLORIA, WAIT.

IT MATTERS A GREAT DEAL

WHAT YOU DO.

YOU'VE GOT TO DECIDE

WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO NEXT.

I DO, TOO.

STAY HERE TONIGHT.

OH...

THANK YOU, STEVE.

ANYTHING YOU NEED, WES?

THERE IS... A DIVORCE.

THERE'S NO CALL FOR SUCH

REMORSE OVER LAST NIGHT.

LET'S FACE IT, EMILY.

I'M A FAILURE AS A HUSBAND,

I'M A FAILURE AS A MAN.

WES, I LOVE YOU.

I KNOW YOU DO.

AND THAT MAKES A DIVORCE

ALL THE MORE NECESSARY,

BECAUSE I CAN'T GO ON

DISAPPOINTING YOU.

COULDN'T YOU TRY?

NO.

DO YOU LOVE HER?

- THAT WOMAN
- YOU WERE WITH?

I SEEM TO.

BUT YOU FOUGHT OVER HER

AND SENT HER AWAY IN A RAGE.

YES, I DID.

I WAS SICK BECAUSE I WAS

I WAS GOING TO LOSE HER,

AFRAID

- AND I HATED HER
- UNREASONABLY

BECAUSE I COULDN'T STAND

THE THOUGHT OF LOSING HER...

JUST AS YOU HATE ME NOW.

GOOD MORNING.

- GOOD MORNING,
- SWEETHEART.

OPEN YOUR EYES GOOD

AND MAKE SURE YOU KNOW

WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO.

NORMA, ISN'T IT?

SHREWD GUESS.

I WANT TO MARRY YOU TODAY.

I HAVEN'T

ANYTHING ELSE TO DO.

GOOD. I'LL BE READY

IN A MINUTE.

FINE. THANK YOU

VERY MUCH.

OKAY. BYE.

- I JUST CALLED
- BUTTERFIELD 8

- AND TOLD THEM
- TO SHUT OFF THE SERVICE

AND TO SEND ME A BILL.

AS SOON AS I HAVE

AN ADDRESS IN BOSTON,

- WILL YOU
- FORWARD IT TO ME?

YES, DEAR, I WILL.

- TAKE CARE OF MAMA,
- MRS. THURBER.

OH, I GOT PLANS FOR HER.

MY COUSIN HARRY...

OH, FRANCES...

I'M A BORN MATCHMAKER.

AT 10%, OF COURSE.

NATURALLY.

- LOOK, I DON'T WANT TO BE
- A NOSY NEIGHBOR,

BUT WHY BOSTON?

- WELL, THAT'S WHERE
- THE PILGRIMS

MADE A FRESH START.

IF IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR THEM,

I GUESS I CAN TAKE IT.

CAN BOSTON TAKE YOU?

WHAT WILL YOU DO

IN BOSTON, DEAR?

WELL, I'LL BUY A PAPER,

LOOK UP THE WANT ADS...

SAME AS ANY GIRL

WITHOUT A JOB.

- LOOK, BEFORE WE ALL
- START CRYING,

- LET'S GET THE LUGGAGE
- INTO THE CAR.

OHH. THIS IS AS CLOSE AS

I'LL EVER GET TO HEAVEN.

- DO YOU LIKE IT,
- MRS. THURBER?

OF COURSE NOT.

I'M ONLY FAINT FROM

NOT EATING IN 3 DAYS.

Gloria: IT'S YOURS.

NO.

WEAR IT IN GOOD HEALTH.

OH, NO, YOU CAN'T

BRIBE ME WITH THIS.

I COULD NEVER SAY A MEAN WORD

ABOUT YOU AS LONG AS I LIVE.

I'D DIE OF BOREDOM.

WELL, THEN, JUST KEEP IT

WARM FOR ME.

GOODBYE, MAMA.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO.

I HAVE A FEELING

YOU'LL NEVER COME BACK.

I NEVER WILL

COME BACK, MAMA,

BUT I'LL SEND FOR YOU

AS SOON AS I CAN.

- BUT DID SHE LEAVE
- ANY FORWARDING ADDRESS

OR NUMBER?

NOW LOOK,

- THIS IS THE MOST
- IMPORTANT TELEPHONE CALL

OF MY LIFE.

YOU MUST TELL ME,

PLEASE.

BOSTON.

YOU'RE CERTAIN?

THANK YOU,

BUTTERFIELD 8.

THANKS.

- DON'T BE FRIGHTENED,
- GLORIA.

PLEASE.

I CAN... I CAN ONLY THINK

OF ONE APOLOGY.

WILL YOU MARRY ME?

I'VE ARRANGED

FOR A DIVORCE.

- WAIT FOR ME,
- AND, IN TIME,

I'LL MAKE YOU FORGET EVERY

WORD I UTTERED LAST NIGHT.

YOU CAN'T.

I'M LEFT

WITH THOSE WORDS.

I'M BRANDED WITH THEM.

BUT THANK YOU FOR

ASKING ME TO MARRY YOU.

- IF ONLY YOU'D DONE IT
- YESTERDAY,

IT MIGHT HAVE

MEANT SOMETHING,

BUT NOT TODAY.

BUT I ONLY DID

WHAT I DID LAST NIGHT

BECAUSE YOU WERE

SO MUCH IN MY BLOOD

THAT I EXPLODED.

BUT YOU WERE RIGHT

LAST NIGHT.

NO MAN COULD MARRY ME...

AND NOT KEEP REMEMBERING.

YOU'D HAVE TO EXPLODE

AT MY LIFE, PAST AND...

YOU COULDN'T HELP

BUT EXPLODE.

OH, GLORIA...

I... I CAN THINK

OF A DOZEN APOLOGIES.

OH, I KNOW.

AND I'D ACCEPT.

BUT THEN LOOK.

LOOK AT ALL THE THOUSANDS

OF EXPLOSIONS AHEAD...

AND THE THOUSANDS

ACCEPTANCES...

OF APOLOGIES AND

UNTIL WE BOTH

GOT SO DISGUSTED.

I LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU.

AND I LOVE YOU.

IT'S NO USE.

IT'S NO DAMN USE.

GLORIA.

LET'S GO SOMEPLACE TO TALK.

OVER AT HAPPY'S.

JUST TALK.

JUST SO THAT WE CAN BE

TOGETHER AND ALONE.

SO THAT I CAN TELL YOU

WHAT I WANT TO DO.

IF I GET IN A ROOM

WITH YOU...

TOGETHER, ALONE...

I KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN.

IT'LL BE THE SAME THING

ALL OVER AGAIN.

WE STARTED THIS WHOLE

THING TOGETHER.

WE'RE OBLIGATED

TO SOLVE IT TOGETHER.

PLEASE.

OH!

HELLO, MR. LIGGETT.

YOU BROUGHT ANOTHER

WEARY TRAVELER.

HI, HONEY.

WELCOME HOME.

GIVE ME A KEY, HAPPY.

OH, SURE, SURE, KEYS,

THAT'S MY BUSINESS.

- THROUGH THESES DOORS PASS
- THE MOST BEAUTIFUL...

HAPPY, GIVE ME A KEY.

YEAH, YEAH. RIGHT AWAY.

[TIRES SCREECHING]

[HONKING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

[HONKING]

[SCREAMING]

[CAR HONKING]

[SIREN BLARING]

YOU SAW THE ACCIDENT?

YES.

YOUR NAME, PLEASE.

WESTON LIGGETT.

1038 FIFTH AVENUE,

NEW YORK CITY.

- I STOPPED THAT SAME GIRL TWO
- NIGHTS AGO FOR SPEEDING.

I WISH I'D PUT HER

IN JAIL THEN.

- THEY DIDN'T MAKE
- HER NAME YET?

NO.

GLORIA WANDROUS.

YOU KNEW HER?

WE WERE TRAVELING NORTH...

TOGETHER.

YOU'RE GOING TO READ ABOUT IT

IN THE NEWSPAPERS TOMORROW.

THE FAMILY NAME...

YOUR PICTURE,

MY PICTURE...

EVERYTHING.

I'M...

SORRY.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

- WHAT'S HAPPENED?
- TELL ME.

SHE'S DEAD.

SHE LIVED

FOR AN HOUR UNCONSCIOUS.

BUT SHE'S DEAD.

WHO?

THAT GIRL?

YES.

TERRIBLE.

AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT.

SHE WAS...

TRYING TO GET AWAY

FROM ME.

I'M SORRY.

SO SORRY.

- I DON'T SUPPOSE
- THAT ANYBODY WOULD THINK

THAT SHE WAS A GOOD PERSON.

BUT, STRANGELY ENOUGH,

SHE WAS.

ON THE SURFACE, SHE WAS ALL

SEX AND DEVIL-MAY-CARE.

YET EVERYTHING IN HER WAS

STRUGGLING TOWARD

RESPECTABILITY.

SHE NEVER GAVE UP TRYING.

EMILY...

I'M GOING OUT LOOKING

FOR MY PRIDE.

ALONE.

WHEN I FIND IT,

IF YOU'RE HERE

I'LL COME BACK.

AND WE'LL SEE IF IT...

STILL HAS ANY VALUE...

TO EITHER OF US.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]