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Oh, good evening.

I'm taking up a new hobby, tattooing. It's a rather neglected art form. A

shame, really, for it has many advantages over more conventional forms.

Tattooing adds a dimension most paintings do not have, motion.

And it sometimes adds the element of sound when I stick the needle in too

Actually, I am only an apprentice.

I'm practicing on this piece of raw beefsteak. My assignment is to use

shades of brown to make the steak look medium rare.

In this way, if the aspiring artist can't sell his canvases, he can always

them. I think tattooing will revolutionize the cosmetic field.

If your lips aren't red enough, or you want the roses put in your cheeks, allow

me. Or if you wish to avoid military service, I'm quite good at varicose

But enough about body murals. We are almost ready for tonight's narrative.

First, however, an item that is certain to get under your skin.

I'm so sorry. It's all right, sister. Chris will be all right.

No, please, please. It's my duty.

Excuse me.

Oh, sister.

Not tears again.

You've cried a whole river these past weeks.

Sorry, Sister Jim.

I have only myself to blame.

You're not thinking of what we spoke of the other day? I haven't been thinking

of anything, Sister. I've tried not to think.

But have you prayed?

I've prayed, Sister.

I've prayed for humility and obedience.

But there was no answer in my heart, Sister Jim. Only silence.

Hush, Charles.

If I'm wrong, sister, if I truly belong to you, wouldn't I know, wouldn't I feel

it inside? You must give yourself time, my child. These things can't be

harassed. I don't feel worthy of renewing my first vows.

You mustn't talk like that.

Oh, dear.

Reverend Mother wants to see you.

She's with Sister Lydia in the infirmary. Is Sister Lydia worth? No.

It's about something else.

Go on.

Good morning, Sister Pamela. Sister Lydia wants to talk to you.

Yes, Reverend.

I'm so glad you're here, Sister.

Please sit down.

I know how troubled you are, Sister.

I know the signs.

I was a novice myself at your age.

I remember all my tears and all my unanswered questions.

Then something happened.

I was teaching in the parochial school, and there was a boy.

His name was William Michael Downey. A wild, unruly boy.

He became a criminal, sister.

I'm sorry for you, sister.

For 30 years I wrote to him, hoping that the change would take place.

He never answered.

Until now.

He wants me to come and see him in his fine home.

I'm happy for you, sister.

Of course I can't go now.

But I want you to go for me.

I want you to see what faith and prayer will do.

Will you do it for me, sister?

I'll be honored.

find a bus that goes past Mr. Downey's house. Oh, dear, I do hope it won't be a

long ride. I'm exhausted.

It's so warm.

It's a long trip.

Well, I don't mind. I'll certainly sleep like a log tonight, even in a strange

bed at a hotel.

Come in, sisters.

Mr. Donnelly, be right with you.

Please make yourself comfortable.

They're nice and cool in here.

Mr. Jim, did you notice this painting?

Sister?

How do you do, sister?

I'm Sister Pamela. This is Sister Gem. I'm afraid the trip has tired her out.

No, no, don't wake her up.

I'd much rather have a little private talk with you.

I'd feel much better if you'd sit down.

Of course.

How's Sister Lydia?

Not well, but very happy to hear from you at last.

She's told me all about you.

Yes, very dear lady. She never lost faith in me, in spite of everything.

For 30 years, she kept up with me. In prison and out, a card at Christmas, a

letter on my birthdays.

And I've got a hunch she still mentions me in her prayers.

I'm sure of it. You should be very glad.

Glad, sister?

I suppose you think her prayers have helped me.

Yes, I do.

Have all your prayers been successful, too?

Your home is lovely, Mr. Downey. You must be a great art collector.

It's funny, isn't it? An old heathen like me?

You still haven't answered my question, sister.

Prayers aren't business deals, Mr. Downey. They can't be judged as

failures. Sounds like your prayers haven't been working out so good.

Then you're new at the game.

You look very young, sister.

I suppose you haven't been at the convent long.

No.

It was a lot better than facing a cold, cruel world, wasn't it?

Why did you say that?

Because there's something about you that...

Look, sister, I've been through it all myself.

The world's a noisy, messy place, full of problems. So why ask for trouble if

you can avoid it?

Run from it.

Find a quiet hiding place. Retreat.

Please.

I'm not blaming you, sister.

That's not what I got you here for.

Yes, sir. Bring it in, Arnold. Yes, sir.

Our business won't take long, sister, but I hope you and your friend will stay

for dinner.

We had planned to eat at the hotel, Mr. Downey. Sister Jim is very tired.

Whatever you say.

I wanted to give Sister Lydia this. It's beautiful.

It should look nice in the chapel, don't you think?

This is very kind of you, Mr. Downey. I would have preferred handing it to

Sister Lydia myself, but I went to parochial school there and that was

and I'll be blessed if I set foot in that gloomy old place again.

Yes.

It must be very old.

About five pincers. Comes from the Medici Palace.

It's a couplet by Donatello.

Donatello? It's priceless.

Donatello did some beautiful work in bronze, but this is one of his

masterpieces. It's magnificent.

Sister Jen?

Sister Jen, look.

Oh, my goodness.

I want to see. Look, sister.

St. Francis.

For the moment, I thought I was still dreaming. It's a Donatello, Sister. A

priceless art treasure. And Mr. Downey is giving it to Sister Lydia in the holy

name. How do you do, Sister?

I don't know what to say, Mr. Downey.

Except thank you.

Now perhaps you'll change your mind and stay for dinner.

I don't know.

Oh, Sister Lydia will be so happy to see this. I think we'd better go back to

the convent tonight.

It will be better than medicine for her.

Yes, there is one more train if we hurry.

Thank you, Mr. Downey. I'll have my man get you a cab.

Tell Sister Lydia I'm sorry I never answered her letters.

I hope this will make it up to her.

Don't pour it on too thick.

Train number two, arriving on track eight from Chicago, South Bend, Toledo.

me carry the statue a while. No, that's all right. I can manage. I just wanted

to check the train schedule.

I don't understand all these little notations.

Oh, here it is.

We'd better hurry.

Excuse me. Can I help you, sister?

No, thank you. No, please, please. I'd like to help. I saw I was too heavy for

you.

You know the track number?

Yes, track 15. Track 15. It's this way. You follow me.

Train number 8, Wolverine, arriving on track 3.

We'll be late. Thank heavens for that man.

I don't see him. Where's he gone?

I'm sure it's all right. He knows we're going to try 15.

All aboard.

Do you see him anywhere?

He must be here.

Bradley's gone on a train.

Excuse me. Did you see a young man carrying a long, narrow, brown suitcase?

he had another black one. And he was wearing a gray hat. Sorry, sister. An

lot of people have gone through this gate. He's not here.

He's not here.

to be here. Oh, Cinta, how could you do it? How could you trust that man? He's

got to be here.

Okay, Sergeant, bring him in.

All right, Fancy. Send him in.

Now, be sure and look him over carefully, sisters.

All the men you'll see here today have committed the same crime in the past, so

we may be lucky.

Can these men see us, Lieutenant?

No, they can't, sister.

You've nothing to worry about.

All right, Sergeant.

Number one, step forward.

Take off your hats.

Next. Step back.

Number two, step forward.

Number five, step forward.

No.

All right, Sergeant. Step back.

All right, take him out, Francis.

Lieutenant, do you think the man knows what he stole?

It's true value?

Well, naturally, we're keeping that fact quiet.

If he knew the statue was worth a fortune, he'd be that much harder to

All right, Sergeant.

Send him in, Clancy.

Come on, come on. Move lively, men.

Take a spot. Take off your hats.

Recognize somebody, sister?

I'm not sure, but the one in the end.

Number five, Sergeant.

Number five, front and center.

State your name.

My name's James K. Breston. That's with a B. What can I do for you, Sergeant?

I'll ask the questions.

What are you doing these days, Breston?

Still working the terminals?

You got me all wrong, Sergeant. I'm newly employed.

Where? At the Gramercy Appliance Company over on 9th Street.

I'm in the shipping department there, but I won't be for long if you guys keep

picking me up like this.

Not snatching any more suitcases?

I never snatched suitcases. That last time was a bum rap.

And that assault charge you served time for, was that a bum rap, too? What do

you think, sister?

It's the voice. The voice more than anything.

You ever go to church, Bresson?

What are you trying to do, convert me?

He could be the one.

He could be the one. Oh, no, sister. He was much taller, don't you remember?

And much younger.

You were hanging around the Union Terminal Friday night, weren't you?

What's that, Friday night?

Yeah, say around 6 .30.

No, no, I was out with my girl Friday night, Sergeant.

You don't believe me? Ask her. I was there from 5 to midnight. Yeah,

What's the name of your girl?

Her name's Bess Mackin.

She lives at 200 Rice Avenue.

I never left her joint for a minute.

You see?

How could he be?

We can't accuse an innocent man.

So much like him.

Now, don't let his alibi fool you, sisters.

His witness is his girlfriend, and you know what that's worth.

We can't be sure.

It happened so fast.

What, uh, what do you say, Sergeant?

I'm just not sure, Lieutenant.

All right, Sergeant.

Step back, person.

I wish to leave the order, Reverend Mother.

You can't know what you're saying.

I know, Reverend Mother.

But you're not a child, Sister Pamela.

You mustn't respond to trouble like a child.

I've thought about it, Reverend Mother. I've thought and I've prayed.

When a child is naughty, it wants to run away from home.

But your home is with God.

You cannot run away from him.

I'm not running away from God. I wish to leave the order, Reverend Mother. I'm

not suited. I've known it for some time.

Mr. Downey was right about me.

Mr. Downey?

Why should anything that Mr.

Downey says affect you?

Because he knew the truth.

Some people retreat to God, not advance towards him, and that's what I've done.

I've hidden myself away from the world for what I know to be selfish reasons.

But is that so bad, Sister?

I haven't been honest.

Not with myself, not with you, and not with God.

What happened in that terminal was like a sign from heaven telling me I couldn't

be trusted. I failed in my responsibility.

Nonsense.

Poor Sister Lydia.

What shall I give her? My sincere regrets?

That statue would have meant so much to her.

It was more than a gift of the Holy Name.

It was a reward for a lifetime of work.

We will pray for its return.

Now, take hold of yourself.

I've got to leave.

Very well, Sister Pamela.

But think, pray, and if ever you want to come back.

I've got to leave, Reverend Mother.

There's no other way.

Of course, it looks a lot better when the sun comes out.

And, um... You can see the river on a good day.

I think it'll be nice and comfy here.

It'll be fine, thank you.

Anything else you need, you just call me.

Thank you.

Funny thing about girls who come to work for us.

Eight out of ten of them wind up getting married and having babies.

That's nice for them, I suppose, but it's awfully tough on the personnel

department.

I see you're not married.

Engaged? No.

Well, that's a relief.

Your typing test is pretty good. How come you never had a job before?

I didn't need to work.

Oh, I see.

Well, we do have an opening in the billing department that pays a little

Ever learn to use a statistical typewriter?

No, I'm afraid not.

I've only learned general typing.

Well, Mrs. Ergman will be glad to get you in the typing pool, I'm sure.

I'll process your application, and if it's okay with Mrs. Ergman, you can

work on Monday. And I'm sure it's going to be okay.

Well, here's an employee's manual and some other information you'll need. You

might as well take it along.

Thank you.

And don't get married over the weekend.

Watch yourself.

That concludes the first half of the Alfred Hitchcock Hour.

We now have what is known as a station break.

I know that during a coffee break, one drinks coffee. I have no idea what one

drinks during a station break.

Quite some time ago, I mentioned that during a coffee break, one drinks

but I had no idea what one drank during a station break.

After enduring that last one, I know.

If your constitution can stand it, We have one more commercial, and then the

second half of Final Vow.

Could you like to have lunch with us, Pamela? We're going to the ghetto. Oh,

thank you. I brought my lunch today. I thought I'd try and save it until

Okay, we'll see you later.

Hey, you got a match?

No, I'm sorry.

I've been seeing you around the joint here.

Do you work for Lady Ergman?

Yes.

She's an old badlax, ain't she?

She's very nice to me.

Hey,

let me give you a little advice about this place around here.

You don't want to be an eager beaver, you know what I mean?

Nobody likes a hard worker around here. They spoil it for the rest of you My

name

is Jimmy. What's your name?

Pamela

Kind of a high -class name, isn't it?

I mean, that's one of these social register stuff.

Yeah, you can call me James if you like.

No,

no, don't get excited. Don't get excited. I'm just looking for the

Yeah, just checking, you know. Just checking for rings and stuff like that.

Everything checks out just fine.

Everything.

I think I'll get some milk.

One milk, please.

Listen, you live here in town?

Yes. What do you say I let you and me take in a movie tonight?

Tonight?

Yeah, tonight or tomorrow night, the night after. You tell her you ask your

social secretary when you're free, you know, rather.

What's the matter?

What's the matter? You got something against me, huh?

You got something against me?

Or is it the shipping department?

It's not that.

The typing pool ain't exactly the exact floor.

Or is that what you're waiting for?

Okay, okay, you had your chance.

No, please wait.

What, are you afraid to go out with me alone? I mean, you've been hearing

about me. No, I haven't heard anything. Oh, yeah?

Well, come here.

It's a will be a little party Friday night See, you know a few friends of

someone from the company here, you know a little party And I thought maybe you

like come over. Let me let me give you a dress here It's a 200 200 rice Avenue

at Department 4c and the name is I Won't be able

to pick you up thing that you find by yourself Yeah,

yeah, that's right best Mac it's

Let's say you try to be over there all about about nine o 'clock get it and I

think we'll have a ball

And

miss Wiley a letter came for you. Oh, thank you. It's from a condom. You got

friends in a condom.

Yes

Dearest sister, these past weeks have been empty ones for me since you left

Holy Name. We speak of you often and pray that someday you will return.

As for Sister Lydia, she was given extreme action last week, but the poor

survived the crisis.

Was well enough by morning to take a little nourishment.

However, the doctor isn't very hopeful.

Come on, you bum. Back to the cheaper seats.

People, they don't know where they belong, huh, Princess?

Here you go.

Take a little drink. No, thanks.

No, really, I don't want... I can't get you champagne, but I can offer you a

beer or whiskey.

Thanks, really.

I'm thinking of taking up the minuet. You know what I mean?

What? How about it? You want a minuet with me?

Why do you know? Why do you know?

I didn't think you could even smile.

Maybe there's some hope for you there, Princess.

I'm a lot of laughs when you get to know me.

I'm awfully warm.

Yeah, yeah. Oh, yeah, yeah. How do none of us join in? Maybe you and me, we

could go for a little walk.

Wait there.

A little walk.

Oh, Jimmy.

I could use some help.

Wait a minute.

I'll be back in a minute.

I think I'll be leaving.

Wait a minute.

I'll show you out.

Wait, wait, wait.

You know, the party ain't over yet.

Some of the crowd are going to meet me over at the Moon Garden.

You know what I mean?

The Moon Garden is a real nice place. I mean, I think you'd like it. It's a kind

of thing. I think I'd better be getting home, really. Wait, wait, wait. You can

sleep all in the morning, Princess. It's a Saturday, you know.

Can you do that?

Come on, look.

You're a nice kid.

A real nice kid. I mean, you've just got to relax.

You've got to have some fun. You've got to have some games, you know. And I'm

just the boy to show you how to do it. I know all the rules, you know. Well,

please let me go.

Please let me go.

You bum, you no good.

Come on, take it easy, Beth.

Bum. Come on, Beth, take it easy. Let me go. Come on, take it easy, Beth.

I ain't got all night. You coming with me? I can't. I really can't. All right.

you want? What are you hanging around for anyway?

I'm sorry, Beth. I didn't mean to cause any trouble.

Trouble? You don't know what trouble is.

Have you got a hanky?

That bum.

Oh, he's rotten.

You were smart not to go with him.

You can't trust a guy like that.

Don't drink anymore.

Listen, don't give me orders.

I take enough orders.

There's a hundred million men in the world.

And I gotta get stuck with Jimmy Bresson.

He's no good.

He never was any good, Jailbird.

Sure, he's out on parole right now.

Where are the cigarettes?

But he is trying to reform, isn't he?

I mean, he has a job.

You call that a job?

Sixty bucks a week?

He only took that to satisfy his parole officer.

He spends more than that on hair tonic.

Well, don't just sit there. Help me find a cigarette for Pete's sake.

You think he ever takes me anywhere?

Buys me anything?

Look at this.

It's very pretty.

Glass.

That's all he ever gives me.

He's got plenty of dough to spend on the horses, though. For that, he hocks

everything he can get, including what he can get from me.

And all I get back are the pawn tickets.

Maybe I can find one in the kitchen.

I'm fed up, let me tell you.

You watch.

He'll come crawling back here tonight.

Only he's gonna be surprised.

I'm throwing him right out on his ear. That's what I'm doing.

The minute he walks in here.

Hey.

What are you doing with that pawn ticket?

What are you, anyway? Some kind of a fancy sneak thief?

I'm sorry, Bess.

Go on, get out of here. You've caused enough trouble already.

Go on.

Or bye.

What?

Do you want to huck something?

Or sell something, lady?

Bye.

But I don't know if you have what I want.

I'm looking for something ornamental for my apartment.

Well, like what?

Oh, I don't know.

An interesting lamp, maybe?

Sorry, we don't carry lamps.

Well, an interesting antique?

You're looking for the antique shop, lady. This is a pawn shop.

Well, do you have any religious objects?

I've got rosaries and jewelry, some pictures. Tell me what you want and I'll

if I got it.

I'm not sure.

Maybe a piece of sculpture would be nice.

Sculpture? You mean like statues?

Why, yes.

Yes, that would be perfect.

Do you have any religious doctors, small ones?

Wait a minute.

I'll check.

How about that?

That's a real fine piece of work for you. You ain't one of them cheapies.

How much?

Well, we don't sell much stuff like this.

I like half a twenty bucks.

Exactly what I've been looking for.

All right, twenty bucks.

I'll do it for you.

What are you doing?

Helping you, lady.

But why? I just wanted to buy the statue.

Sure you did.

All I want to do is check.

In this business, I like to know who I'm dealing with.

Took you so long. I stalled her as long as I could.

You only had to come around the corner.

Did you find anything?

Nah, nothing.

No gun identification, nothing.

You sure she's a cop? I don't know.

I don't know, but she's been acting like a cop all right. That's why I told you

to call me when she showed up here. All right, bright girl.

You want to do a little talking now, sweetie?

Please, Jimmy, I just came to buy something, this statue. Yeah, you just

buy something, all right. Les told me you asked for lots of pawn tickets last

night when I came back to your place.

You never figured on that thing. I'm not with the police, I swear it. Yeah, then

why all the nosing around here, bright girl? Jimmy, I don't want no trouble in

here. If she ain't a cop, she's something, boy. I mean, she's got to be

something. Aren't you something, huh?

Please, I just wanted this statue, that's all.

The nun?

What?

She's a nun, Wormer.

A nun. She was carrying this thing in the terminal.

Only, how did you find out about... How did you find out about

me?

How did you find out about me?

Come on, you talk to me! Talk to me! Talk to me! I met the order over a month

ago. I had...

I found out where you worked because of the police line -up. What are you

talking about the police?

I had to find the statue again, don't you understand?

It was the gift of the convent. It meant so much to them.

Oh, bad luck, Jimmy. Bad luck robbing a nun.

Shut up! I didn't come to get you into trouble, Jimmy. All I wanted was the

statue. I swear that. Yeah, you went to a lot of trouble, didn't you?

You got a job down at Gramercy just to get next to me.

That statue must be quite a statue, huh?

I don't want this kind of business. Why couldn't you be more careful?

It's valuable.

It belongs to the convent, Jimmy.

I wanted to see it back where it belonged.

Please let me have it. I swear not to involve you.

That's sacred stuff, Jimmy.

We can't fool around with stuff like that. You stop bothering me, you jerk.

This thing is old.

I should have seen that before.

Maybe.

Maybe hundreds of years old. So what? So what good is it?

This thing may be worth a fortune, that's what.

You know, you may be right.

How come that religious stuff is worth thousands?

I heard once about it. Yeah, maybe we could handle it through some art

collector. Or maybe we could just handle it through Mike the broker, you know?

You know what this thing's worth.

You want to bring Mike in on this?

Yeah, bring Mike in on this. Why not? What do you mean? You handle it yourself

with your nickel and dime stuff here?

What about her?

That depends.

You don't have to sell us, please. I'll pay anything you ask.

Yeah? How much, honey?

Huh?

How much?

You think maybe you could, uh, maybe scrape up a couple of grand?

If you'll give me time.

You see there, Wormer?

This thing must be worth plenty. All right, girl, get in the back room.

You call Mike. You tell him to come to us.

He won't come.

He'll come when he hears what we got here.

I got a feeling about this wormer.

Yeah.

I got a real good feeling.

He's calm someplace in the neighborhood.

Well, he's just double -checking. He's a wise fox, that Mike.

You tell him everything's okay to come on over.

Mike, it's okay. Come on over.

What about her?

Just relax, just relax. No, I mean afterwards. Actually, make the deal with

Mike. That's what I want to know about. Look, the deal's good enough. Don't

worry. Don't worry about it, Wimmer.

People disappear, don't they? I mean, you read about it every day, you know.

You mean it, Jude.

That's right. I'm tired of these Nicholson times.

I'm sick of these little deals where I want to reach out for once in my life. I

want to grab something golden, real gold. You know what I mean? This might

it, right?

Hey.

This is a pretty little picture.

Only I came all the way across town for this, so make it fast and good.

Who's the girl?

Shut up. I didn't ask you.

She's a nun.

A nun, Mike. No kidding.

Don't give me that.

Since when do nuns wear lipstick?

Please, I... Shut up.

Can't you keep her quiet?

You keep your mouth shut like Mike said.

She was a nun, Mike, only she left the convent. See, she was after the statue.

swiped from her, and that's how come I knew the statue was so valuable.

What statue?

I thought it might be worth plenty.

We figured that you'd know. We figured maybe we could make a deal. Yeah, yeah,

that's right, Mike. Only we want a straight cut. We want good terms this

Straight down the middle, 50 -50.

Uh -huh.

What happens to the girl after?

We'll take care of her. You can trust us.

Yeah, I bet I can.

You had this thing on sale?

Well, yeah, but that was before... How much?

What were you pricing it at? Well, we didn't know what to put, you know.

You know, I was going to sell it for 20 bucks. Can you imagine a thing like

that?

You're a fool, Warmer.

You melt this down for scrap, it's worth maybe two bucks.

Next time you want to handle junk, call a junk dealer, but don't call Mike. No,

wait a minute, Mike. This ain't got to be worth something. I mean, that day you

went to so much trouble over there. Don't teach me my business, Junior.

If it was worth something, I'd hand it. That's my livelihood.

It's a cheap copy of something that wasn't any good in the first place.

a million of them floating around the country.

Yeah, but the nun was... Yeah.

The nun.

It's what you get for being so stupid, Bresson.

She doesn't understand about money.

They'll knock themselves out for a scrap of junk just because it's been blessed.

And you better be careful.

This one's liable to say a prayer and send you both to the devil. Not that you

don't deserve it.

What do we do now?

Do? You let her go, of course. What else?

No, wait, wait, wait, Mike. We can't do that. Do as Mike says. We don't need

that kind of trouble.

All right.

All right.

All right.

You listen.

You listen good to me, Princess.

I'll swear I'll kill you.

I mean, I'll kill you if you turn me in, you understand?

I said I wouldn't.

Just a minute

Take

it hey, you can't do that Go on sister go on do what he says

You

said

20 bucks

Yeah, consider yourself lucky Well At

least I got 20 bucks Shut up

Can I give you a lift?

You want me to wait for you?

No, you don't have to wait.

I'm going to stay.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Sister.

I said some rough things to you.

I mean the day you came to see me.

I just wanted you to know I was wrong.

You're not hiding from anything.

Thank you.

Don't forget to say hello to Sister Lydia for me.

Come on, let's get out of here.

I've graduated from tattooing raw beefsteak to working with a live model.

I'm quite excited.

In some localities, busy bodies are destroying the natural beauty of the

landscape by removing billboards.

We hope to circumvent this by tattooing advertisements on the sides of the

animals that graze along the highway.

Art, nature, and commerce are fused in a beautiful tribute to man's ingenuity.

And speaking of commerce...