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Thank you.

Hi, honey.

Look what I got.

Pretty good, eh?

Held over.

Ricky Ricardo and his orchestra at the beautiful Tropicana.

Yes, sir.

Isn't that wonderful?

They want us to stay over another four weeks.

If everything goes as well as it did tonight, we'll stay there a hundred

I took so many bows tonight that I got a charley horse in my hip.

Boy, they'd sure recognize Stalin when they see it.

of minutes ago.

Oh, I must have been so interested in my book.

Where'd my book go?

Where is my book? It went out the window. Out the window?

I don't see it anywhere.

Of course not. It's dark out there.

Good night.

Ricky.

What?

One of us ought to get up and go down and get it.

One of us? Yeah.

Which one of us did you have in mind?

All of us.

I'm just the biggest and the strongest.

Okay.

Go ahead.

Oh, Ricky.

Now look, honey, I'm a husband, not a retriever.

Good night.

How can I go to sleep till I know who killed her?

Let's see, it was either the upstairs maid or the butler or the cook.

It was her husband.

Her husband? He didn't have any reason to kill her.

He was married, wasn't he?

I can see it all now.

He worked very hard all day.

Got home about two o 'clock in the morning.

She started pestering him.

Wouldn't let him sleep.

He stood there as long as he could.

Finally, he decided to do away with her.

So he got out of bed.

Looked around for a murder weapon.

A gun.

Make too much noise.

A knife.

Too sloppy.

A scarf.

Perfect.

He would do the job quietly and neatly.

Slowly he approaches the bed.

Murder in its heart.

And then...

What's that you're reading?

Lucy. Guys,

did I scare you? No, no. I was just getting ready to scream and throw my

out the window anyway.

I'm sorry.

Gee, no wonder they call it the Mockingbird murder mystery. Every time I

that book in my hand, it flies out the window.

Oh, Lucy, forget that book.

I had the most exciting time last night. I learned how to tell fortunes with

playing cards. Come on in. I'll tell you a fortune.

Look, Ethel, we just rent this apartment from you. It doesn't say anything in

the lease about having to have our fortune told.

Besides, I don't believe in that silly stuff.

Oh, but that system never fails. It's just fantastic, the stuff we learned

night. Well, maybe the cards will tell you where my book is. Now, Lucy, you've

got to be serious. The cards won't tell you anything.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

Okay.

have here. Wait a minute, Ethel. What's wrong with these cards?

Oh, look.

Let's forget the fortune telling. You're right. There's nothing to it. Yeah, I

know there's nothing to it, but I want to know what it is there's nothing to.

Oh, but really, Lucy, why did you look like you did when you saw these cards?

No, Lucy, please.

Now, what does this grubby little group of cards have to say for itself?

Well, this is your card, the queen of hearts. That's you. Yeah.

And this card right next to it is the Ace of Spades. What does that mean?

Death.

Death?

Well, what's it doing so close to me?

That's just it. When your card is next to the Ace of Spades, that means you're

going to be dead.

Dead? Like in Mazadornail?

believe in fortune -telling.

I don't either.

What are you laughing at? I'm laughing at fortune -telling because it's so

silly.

Do you know anyone who would like to kill you?

No. Well, then you can see there's... Wait a minute, wait a minute.

Last night I thought Ricky was going to. Ricky?

Yeah. Oh, but he was just kidding.

I think.

Hello?

Oh, Ricky got it. I'd better get him some coffee.

Hello, Ricky?

Yeah, who's this? This is Jerry, your agent, remember?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, I'm way over in Jersey.

Listen, I signed up that dog act for you.

They're all set for next week.

Good, good.

Yeah, now I gotta go see a talking seal.

Talking seal?

Does he do an act?

Hey, listen, I want to give you the dope on the dogs.

And you have to get it to the publicity department this morning. Or they'll

never get it out on time.

Okay, Gary, wait a minute, will you?

All right. Wait a minute.

they want to be billed. Oh, and listen while I think of it. You know, your

budget can't afford all those dogs and a girl singer.

Now, what are you going to do about Marilyn?

Oh, I didn't tell you, huh?

Well, I've been wondering what to do about her for a long time.

I finally made up my mind.

I'm going to get rid of her.

Yeah, she's been with me a long time, Jerry, and that's the trouble.

She's been with me too long.

I'll get another one and she'll be just as good.

Maybe even better.

Yeah, well, I guess you're right. A girl singer isn't the most important thing

in the world.

Oh, before I forget, did you pick up that trick gadget for the Western

The gun?

down to the club, so I'll get breakfast on that.

Bye. Bye.

Oh.

tried to kill me. Really?

Then I'm a better fortune teller than I thought.

What am I saying?

What are you talking about?

I overheard him on the phone. He's been planning this a long time and he finally

decided to do it. Last night was just a dress rehearsal. Oh, no, Lucy, you must

have misunderstood him. No, I didn't. He took a shot at me already, but he

missed.

Was that the noise I heard just now? Yeah, he bought a gun especially for it.

Let's see if it's in that desk.

Ricky wrote something while he was talking on the phone and he blotted it

this blotter. Where are you going? Mirror.

Mirror? Yes. Oh, so you can read it.

My, you're clever.

I don't read mystery books for nothing.

Helen, Anne, Mary.

What does it mean?

I'm not even cold yet and Ricky's lining up girls to take my...

I thought it was Ricky.

Well, what are you going to do? Just stay here and wait for him to shoot you?

Oh, I thought maybe I could talk to him, make him change his mind. Are you

crazy? I still love him, Ethel. Well, all I've got to say is, Lucy, you're

awfully brave. Oh, I'm not brave at all. I'm scared to death. Every time I think

about it, I get a sinking feeling right here.

You get a sinking feeling where?

Here.

in case he shoots me in the back. I got it all figured out, Ethel. I'm going to

stand right up to him. And when he comes in that door, I'm going to say, okay,

Ricky, okay.

What seems to be the trouble between us?

You can't do this to me. You're my best friend. I know I'm your best friend.

That's why I can't stand to see you riddled with bullets.

Go ahead, shoot.

Shoot who?

Me. Don't talk silly.

Oh, you're getting smart, huh?

Guns make noise. The neighbors might hear.

But... You're going to strangle me.

I'm not going to shoot you and I'm not going to strangle you.

Well, fortunately, I'm too big for the garbage disposal.

Lucy, for goodness...

place and told me to hurry up here right away. What's the matter? Don't ask me,

Fred. Lucy's acting crazy.

Crazy for Lucy or crazy for ordinary people?

Crazy for anybody.

She seems to have some idea that I'm going to kill her. That doesn't mean

anything.

Sooner or later, every married woman decides that her husband wants to kill

She's usually right.

Please, this is no time for jokes. She's really upset. I've never seen her act

this way before.

Look, I've got to go to the club. I've got a big rehearsal over there. I don't

want to leave her alone here tonight.

There's only one thing you can do. The same thing I do with Ethel when she gets

upset. What's that?

Slip her a Mickey.

A Mickey?

Well, not really a Mickey, unfortunately.

Just a mild Saturday.

Here, I've got one. Here, wait.

I'd sew it back on my pants.

Here. Here it is.

Here's the sedative.

Oh, great.

If she thinks I'm going to kill her, you don't think she'll take this, do you?

Just drop that in a glass of soda water and she'll never know the difference.

Well, it's not a bad idea, but I don't know. Now, that'll put her to sleep for

the rest of the night.

You go on down to the club.

I'll look in from time to time and see that she's all right.

Well, thanks to me. Well, I hope it works. Don't you worry about a thing.

Come on, sweetheart.

It'll do you good.

Come on, honey. Come on.

Well, all right.

Let's dance.

Dance? Yeah, I haven't danced in a long time. Put your glass down here.

But, honey, there's no music. Oh, who needs music? You dance divinely.

biggest spider I've ever seen. Where? Where? I don't see anything.

I guess I was mistaken.

Oh. Well, let's drink.

Salud. Good night.

No, wait!

What was that for?

I can't do it to you even though you would do it to me.

What are you talking about?

I switch glasses.

Welcome.

Gee, that's a powerful sleeping powder.

Sleeping powder.

The sleep from which no one returns.

Honey, come on. You better lie down. Let me help you lie down.

Mickey from Ricky.

This is it, Ethel. You're just in time to say goodbye.

Goodbye, Lucy.

Goodbye.

How long do you think I've got?

Not long.

I've got time. I've got to.

What are you doing? You know what I'm doing.

Honey, don't make a scene.

Hector, they're wonderful.

They're really great.

Particularly Mary and Cynthia.

Mary and Cynthia?

wonderful. We were sensational.

Good night.