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Who can turn the world on with her smile?

Who can take a nothing day And suddenly make it all seem worthwhile?

Well, it's you, girl, and you should know it With each glance and every

movement you show it Love is all around, no need to waste it You can never tell,

why don't you take it?

You're gonna make it after all.

You're gonna make it after all.

Yes, all right?

Yes, I'll tell him. Goodbye.

mention of Veronica Ludlow?

No, why?

Well, I don't know. She called. She wants him to call her back, but she

say what she wanted. Oh, yeah. People like that are a pain in the neck.

Morning, little useful.

And now, moving to another part of the anatomy.

Mary, that was a lovely party yesterday.

Oh, thank you. I couldn't have done better myself.

A tactful lie is no sin.

Well, Sue Ann, in that case, I enjoyed having you.

Uh, what kind of a party, ma 'am? Oh, it was a shower for Georgette. You know,

she and Ted got married so quickly there wasn't time for it beforehand.

Did she get a lot of good stuff? Oh, yeah.

She got linens, china, kitchenware. Oh, and an autographed copy of Sue Ann's new

book on household hints.

How to please a man.

Well, like they say, those who can do and those who can't teach.

Shiny Murray.

Shiny Murray.

Hi, everybody.

Hi, George. Hi, Ted.

Hi.

Mary, I just wanted to stop by to thank you again for yesterday.

Oh, Georgette, you shouldn't. Mary's quite right, dear. A formal notice

for. All right, as soon as I get some stationery that says Georgette Baxter on

it. I guess I have to have some printed. I couldn't seem to find any at the

store.

Does no one notice I'm not happy?

Ted, I'm sorry.

What's the matter?

Nothing.

Good.

Since you put it that way, I'll tell you what's the matter.

At least Georgette had a shower.

But I missed everything that's supposed to go with a wedding.

Everything?

the risque thoughts, dear.

Didn't have a church wedding, didn't have a honeymoon.

Most of all, I didn't have a bachelor party.

It wasn't important getting married. You can't have a bachelor party.

He doesn't mean that.

He's just disappointed because he wanted it so badly.

All my life, I wanted a bachelor party.

Ever since I was ten years old.

Well, the answer is so simple.

Mary will give you a bachelor party and I'll help. Really? That's great. Are you

kidding? Mary... A jury will do nothing of the sort.

Okay, Mary.

Just wait till you get married and want me to throw you a bachelor party.

Morning. Oh, morning. Mr. Grant, you had a phone call of Veronica Ludlow.

Veronica Ludlow? Yeah, she's at that number. Thank you, Mary. I'll take care

it. I tried to find out what it was she wanted. Mary, what she wanted was none

of your business.

I wonder who Veronica Ludlow is.

I don't know.

But I have a hunch it's not his plumber.

Look, everybody, Mr. Grant told us it's none of our business.

No, dear.

He told you it was none of your business.

Personally, I think it's wonderful if Lou's been smitten by stupid Daryl.

I'm just wondering who the cheap little tramp can be.

Come in.

to have you sign W -4 forms again.

I'm not in a signing mood, Miss Richards.

He's still upset because you won't give him a bachelor party. He says he's

entitled to it. It's his right as a stud.

Ted, I am not giving you a bachelor party. Come on, Mary.

What a good chance to get all my friends in one room.

Lou, Murray.

Did I mention Lou? Yeah.

All right, Lou, Murray. No, Ted.

Too many?

Mary, I'm going to tell you something now that I've never told anyone.

doesn't even know. Georgette, would you excuse us, please?

But, Ted.

Georgette, I'm your husband. If I can't have secrets from you, who can?

Well, that makes sense.

Ted, I'm not changing my mind.

Mary, this is a secret I've never told anyone. Not a soul.

You may find this impossible to believe, but... I'm not a popular guy.

Ted, I don't have a lot of time. What's the secret?

I have so few friends, Mary.

Tell you the truth.

In fact, you're the only friend I have in the whole universe.

Maybe the whole world.

I'm not changing my mind, Ted. If it ain't a favor, someone to cheer me up.

I always turned to you.

You're always there.

But now, even if you're not there, I'm all alone.

Will tomorrow night be all right?

Just think, in 24 hours, I'm going to have a last fling. Ted, how can you have

last fling when you've already been married for a week?

Well, it's just the principle, Mary. Last revel, chance to kick up my heels.

No, Ted, it's not going to be... So, my wild oats. Ted, it's just going to be a

normal... I'm going to make an absolute fool of myself.

Try it. It's a come -as -you -are party.

Well, guys, see you tomorrow night. I can't wait. I wish it were tonight.

I wish it were last night.

What?

Nobody leave.

What is it, Lou?

I've got to talk to one of you to tell you something.

Who? I don't know.

It's personal.

And I've got to tell somebody, but I don't know who.

I just narrowed it down.

You can go, Ted.

I didn't want to hear it anyhow.

Do I tell a man or a woman?

A guy for understanding or a woman for sympathy?

What sort of thing, Lou?

Rough, Murray.

Something rough and hard to say.

This hurts.

It's going to be like... cutting myself open and spilling my guts out all over

you.

I'll tell Mary.

Are you sure, Lou?

Yeah, Mary. Yeah. Good night. Thanks.

Oh, don't mention it.

Good night, Mayor, and happy listening.

Mary?

It happened 30 years ago.

30 years ago?

I'm sorry, Mr. Grant, but you did pick the wrong person. I mean, I just can't

get sympathetic over something that happened 30 years ago.

Would you just listen?

I'm going to tell you about something that happened during World War II.

Oh, gee, and I thought we thoroughly covered that.

Mary, I had...

One great love in my life.

Just one.

Do you know what I mean by great love?

Well, sure, Mr.

Grant. I remember my first great love. Just nod your head, Mary.

This is hard enough to tell without your interruptions.

It was when I was in the Army, before I met Edie.

Her name was Veronica Ludlow.

The woman who... Exactly.

She was a knockout.

I met her when I was on leave.

We were going to get married.

Then I was quickly sent overseas and sent into action.

I missed her so much, I got crazy.

Can you understand that, Mary?

That war cost me the woman I love, Mary, so don't try defending Hitler to me.

You notice I say it cost me.

You're probably wondering how.

I'll tell you how.

In the worst way possible.

A dear John letter on the eve of battle.

Well, Mr. Grant, look at the bright side.

I'll bet you there were guys during the war who didn't get any mail.

I was sitting in my foxhole.

Eating chipped beef out of my helmet.

When the letter came, I read it by the light of bursting shells.

I still know it by heart. Would you like to hear it?

You ate chipped beef out of my helmet.

That's right.

And after I finished reading the letter, I took my helmet full of chipped beef

and emptied it on the head of the guy in the next foxhole.

Who could blame you? He did.

An enemy bullet couldn't have hurt me as much as that letter did, Mary.

And now after 30 years, she wants to see me again.

Do you want to hear the letter?

Oh, Mr. Grant, do we really have to go into the past?

How are you?

I am fine.

Lou, I have something very important to tell you.

I know I said I loved you, and at the time I thought I meant it.

But now I guess I really didn't.

Otherwise, how could I have married somebody else yesterday?

I'd send your engagement ring back to you, but we were forced to sell it to

for the honeymoon.

I knew you'd understand.

Good luck with the war.

Veronica.

She sold your engagement?

Yeah.

And she wants me to meet her for dinner tomorrow night at Le Petit Chateau.

What are you going to do?

Well, first, I'm going to cook up a mess of chipped beef.

Then I'm going to fill my army helmet with it.

Then I'm going to march into that restaurant and dump it over Veronica's

Oh, Mr. Grant, come on. I'm not joking, Mary.

Mr. Grant, will you be serious?

Will you just be sensible for a minute and just think about it? You cannot walk

into a crowded French restaurant on a Saturday night with a helmet full of

chipped beef and dump it over a lady's head.

You're right.

I'd better make a reservation.

to one.

Really? I've been to several.

Yeah, but this is the first time you've entered through the door.

Hi, Mary. Hi, Mary.

Hi, Mary. Well,

here I am, ready for anything.

Yeah, well, see, Ted, I don't think you should get your hopes up for too much.

Oh, this is a night to remember, Mary.

A night to sustain me through those years of humdrum domestic life.

One unforgettable evening of madcap abandonment. I want to do wild and

things. Why don't you make yourself a drink? A drink for myself?

With ice cubes and everything. No, I'm only... Mr. Grant.

Hi. Hi, Lou.

What are you doing here?

Samara, you did invite me, didn't you? Well, yes, but you said you had

else to do.

I couldn't go through with it.

Dumping food on somebody's head in a crowded...

It might cause a scene.

I'm glad.

Hey, I'm glad you're here. Now we can really have fun, Lou.

Or not.

Well, everybody's here.

This is supposed to be a bachelor party.

What do you want to do first?

Okay, so much for that. What do you want to do second?

What about a game?

Hey, great. Let's play some games.

I know a fascinating adult.

It's called nymphs and satyrs.

In several states, you can go to jail just explaining the rules to someone.

Well, I think you ought to take turns paying me tribute. You know, making

speeches, proposing toasts. Okay.

Here's to many happy years.

That's not a real bachelor party toast.

I know the kind of thing Ted means.

Here's...

and keep her pregnant in the summer and barefoot in the winter.

That's out of the book of Party Toast. It's pretty dumb, but it's what he

Well, here's to Ted Baxter.

He's quite a guy. One of the world's great bachelors.

You know something, Ted? When you got married, you broke a lot of hearts.

But don't worry about it.

Georgette's family will soon get over it.

Dean Martin roast.

Go ahead, do some more. I can take it. Lou, what about you?

I don't want to give a toast, Ted.

Oh, come on, Lou.

Say whatever is on your mind.

Okay.

Here's to the girls of your youth, the girls of your dreams, the first girl you

ever loved, for the things that might have been and the things that never will

be.

throughout your whole life until you die.

I want to know what's bothering you tonight.

I don't want to talk about this.

You know what I think?

I think the reason you didn't go down there has nothing to do with not wanting

to dump food on Veronica.

I think you're afraid that seeing her again might, uh, rekindle something.

Don't be ridiculous, Mary. I hate her.

I don't believe you.

Methinks that us pretends too much.

What did you say?

I said I don't believe you. No, no, the other part. Repeat the other part.

Well, Mr. Grant, that's just an expression.

I mean, you can't repeat that. Of course you can, Mary. I want to hear exactly

what you just said.

I said... He thinks... No, no, it's protection.

You thinks that dust you.

Well,

let me shout thee something, Mary.

You're right.

I'm afraid if I...

Go down there and see her.

She'll start all over again.

Well, so what's wrong with it starting all over again? Mr. Grant, it's been 30

years. I'm sure she's changed.

I don't know, Mary.

How do I stand a game by digging up a 30 -year -old romance?

Oh, Lou, we're playing charades, and I need help acting out the naked and the

dead.

Sorry, Sue, I have to go to a restaurant.

Let's face it, dear, I should have done the cooking.

Veronica?

You, you, you haven't changed at all.

What? Not at all.

Thank you. Thank you, Lou.

You have.

You, you, you look even better.

I'm having some dessert. You want to join me?

Oh, um, um, no, I, uh, I better not. I got to watch my weight.

What are you talking about? You look more... Lovely.

A couple of chocolate eclairs.

It's been a long time.

Sure has.

Thirty years.

Has it been that long?

I was almost afraid to call you yesterday.

I thought maybe you were still holding a grudge.

Grudge? What for? Why would I hold a grudge? Because of the letter I sent

Letter?

What letter? The last letter I sent you when you were in the army.

Oh, come on, Lou. You remember.

No, I can't say that I do.

Who am I kidding?

I'll tell you the truth.

I remember that letter, and I did have a grudge against you.

In fact, you want to know something silly?

I had a crazy idea. When you invited me here for dinner, I had this... Crazy

idea that I... No, I can't tell you. What?

No, I can't tell you. Oh, come on, Lou. Tell me.

All right. I was going to dump chipped beef on your head.

Look, you see, that's what I was eating when I got your letter.

Oh. Crazy idea, huh?

Huh? Crazy.

I have some crazy ideas about you, too, Lou.

The only difference is that my ideas are things we both might enjoy.

What are you talking about?

Oh, I'm talking about things that ladies didn't talk about 30 years ago.

Do you want to go drinking with me?

I feel funny talking about that.

Talking about what?

That thing that isn't drinking yet.

You are more wonderful, if that's possible.

Oh, it is just so good to see you again.

I... I don't mind being here with you either. I really don't. I like it.

Thank you.

Can I ask you something?

Is it one of those things that ladies didn't talk about 30 years ago?

Yes.

Shoot. Can I borrow $100?

$100? I wouldn't ask you if it wasn't for a very good reason.

Well, listen, no. I don't need an explanation. I mean... You wouldn't call

after 30 years to borrow money if you didn't have a terrific reason. Oh,

you are still the greatest.

Listen, listen, I got an idea.

I got tickets for the basketball game tomorrow. Would you like to go? Oh, I

would love to go, but I can't. I'm leaving town tonight.

That's why I need the hundred bucks.

You see, my boyfriend has got to get his trombone out of hock, and his wife

won't give him the money.

You need the money?

Because your boyfriend... Has to get his trombone. Out of hock because his

wife... Won't give him the money.

Well, we are really stranded, Lou. Now, if he can get his horn and he can get a

couple of gigs, we can work our way to Vegas.

Uh... Uh... Yes.

Well... I got a party to go to.

Uh...

It's great seeing you again, Veronica.

You too, Lou. I'm really glad I came. I learned something.

What's that?

Well, the past is past.

You can't go back.

Nothing stays the same.

Especially us.

I'm not the guy I was 30 years ago. I'm older and I'm wiser.

I guess I've...

I guess I've just mellowed.

So long. So long.

Ah, what the hell.

my advice?

Sorry. That's the best advice you ever gave me. Oh, Mr. Grant, come in, sit

down, tell me all about it. What did you do?

Well, we talked over old times, had dessert.

Oh, that's nice.

You gonna see her again?

No, I don't think so, Mary.

I just want to remember her.

the way she looked when I left her.