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Millions of dollars worth of furs, and I don't see a single guard on the door,

on any of the doors.

Guards aren't needed on the doors, Mr. Caput. They stay with the furs.

That's not enough.

In Philadelphia, we find that visible security at every door during market

makes an effective deterrent.

Billy's in charge of security.

I'm not going to second -guess him.

Perhaps you should, Christine.

Perhaps you should.

You make my coats look terrific.

I love doing fur.

This is the first really big fur show that we've had in San Francisco.

Well, the job is yours.

You know the schedule?

Sure do.

Rehearsal at two, right?

Right. Are you here for the fur market alone, Mr. Barnes?

No, not really.

I, um... He brought his wife.

Hi. Hi.

Well, call me if there's anything else.

You got my number.

And so do I.

Fred Barnes.

We need a guardian.

Barbara, that was just business. Oh, I knew that. And she knew that.

It just didn't look like you knew that.

You are the most perfect woman I've ever seen.

You still take my breath away.

You can still say that.

After eight years of marriage, it must be love.

Oh,

and

I ran into Charles Cabot in the lobby. He thinks our security arrangements for

the first show are inadequate.

And what do you think?

I've been over every detail with Billy, and I think he's handling it just

perfectly. That's good enough for me.

Did you borrow the operations budget? I left it right here on my desk.

No.

Maybe Megan has it.

Megan, have you seen the operations budget? Miss Francis is looking for it.

Oh, it was by the copy machine when I got back a few minutes ago.

I thought you were through with it. The copy machine?

Keep it simple.

I'll give my men more than donuts and coffee. It's going to be around the

all week. All right. Now, besides that...

I can't get over how nice

everyone is.

You could spend a whole vacation right here in this hotel.

Yeah, but we're not.

We've got a whole town to see.

Maybe we should sign up for one of those tours.

Jenny. Jenny, what's the matter?

That man is here.

In this room.

Behind you.

Jenny, there's nobody there.

He was there.

John B. Lucas, he was there.

Julie, I have a lady here with a question. Sounds like my department.

Hi. Hi. Yes, I want to find one of the salesmen here for the fur market.

Fred Barnes, Barnes & Company.

Hello? Mr. Barnes?

Yes? There's a lady in the lobby who wants to talk to you.

It's Mrs. Barnes.

Your wife?

The St. Gregory is not the only Cabot enterprise that demands my attention.

I have neither the time nor the patience to do my work and Griffin's.

I honestly don't know what more I can offer you, Mr. Cabot.

Billy has assured me that the fur market is completely under control.

Leaving our retail tenants in the arcade to shift for themselves.

The jeweler is supposed to get a plainclothes security patrol at least

hour. He hasn't seen Griffin all day.

That's what Billy has a staff for.

Did Ramon complain to you about this? He shouldn't have to complain.

We should look after our own responsibilities.

And as general manager, I'm afraid that's your responsibility.

Christine.

Oh, sorry.

Am I interrupting?

No.

I did what I came to do.

all I could take.

Just Charles being Charles?

I'm sure you handled him beautifully.

My strong woman number. I love it when you're strong. I love it when your eyes

flash like this.

Yeah? Are my eyes flashing?

Morse code.

They're saying kiss me.

Read some more.

This way.

You should have called me and let me know.

I could have made some changes.

Are you sure you don't mind staying in a room by yourself?

Freddy, it's okay, really.

You see, the suite is like an office. I mean, if you stayed there, that would

make it personal. I couldn't write it off.

Here we are, Mr. Barnes.

Mrs. Barnes, right this way. Thank you.

Excuse me, ma 'am. Are you okay?

I'm all right.

Come over here and sit for a minute.

Can I get you a drink of water?

Or call someone for you?

No.

No, I'm fine. Thank you.

You're very kind.

I'm Elizabeth Bradshaw, the concierge.

What happened?

I saw a man, I know.

I thought I saw him.

There.

On the stairs, you see him?

Well, yes, I see Mr. Griffin.

You know him?

He's head of security for the hotel.

Do you know him?

I know him all right.

That man's a murderer.

He killed my brother six years ago.

One of our fur market clients wants to use the front entrance to shoot some

magazine photographs this afternoon.

Oh, I don't want to make a practice of that. We've got our other guest to

consider.

Maybe around 2 or 2 .30.

Traffic will be lighter then.

Ask Megan to find Billy for you.

See if he can spare a couple of his uniforms to control traffic for an hour

so. Perfect.

Need a phone.

Busy. Don't you know it?

Isn't Megan here?

She just stepped out.

Said she'd be right back.

Well, most of this is by cable car, but if you'd like to rent a car, I'd be

happy to help you. Well, thank you, miss. I appreciate it.

That man, who is he? He looks familiar.

His name is Lucas.

John, I think.

From someplace in Missouri?

One day together. There is so much to do. We will, honey, we will. But today

gotten very busy.

So why don't you go shopping?

Okay, but what about tonight?

Dinner here in the hotel will be just fine.

How about the Carlisle room?

It's supposed to be terrific.

Okay, I'll make reservations.

What time?

It should be through by eight.

If there are any changes, leave word at the desk.

I tried to call your suite.

I was just going to call you.

Sonia, today has become absolutely impossible.

I've got fittings all day for my models, their wardrobe, my customers, my

suppliers. I don't have a minute all day. So why don't you see the city?

Freddie, I didn't come all the way down here to go sightseeing.

I came here to see you and to talk to you. Hey, how about tonight?

But it'll be late.

Freddy. We'll talk later.

We'll work something out.

Jenny, Jenny.

You can't just go around following people.

I wasn't. I saw him in the lobby.

He works in this hotel.

Billy Griffin. He is in charge of their security department.

Now, Jenny, stop and think.

Head of security for a big hotel like this?

There can't be a connection.

Come on. Let's get out of here and see the sights and get us a map. John, I'll

find a way to prove it to you, and then you'll have to believe me and do

something about it.

stole Billy Griffin's personnel file?

Of course I'm upset.

Suppose you'd been caught.

So I've been caught.

You wouldn't be. That right now is of incredibly minor significance.

The point is, I could have gotten this with no risk at all. I don't know why I

care. Whatever I do, it's never the right thing. It's never enough. Now you

that's not true.

There, that's for you. It's that dress you liked.

because I did something wrong?

I don't understand you.

This is terrific.

And you're glad I got it?

I'm glad to get it. I'm not glad you took the chance.

I think perhaps your Mrs.

John B. Lucas should see this.

This is going to be a night of talking, not dancing.

Someplace quiet.

I found Bellman always knows the best places.

Well, I'd suggest the Carlisle room.

Is it nice? I mean, nice, nice? Nice, nice. Trust me.

Wait a second.

Carlisle room, please.

Philip, it's Dave.

Do you have a table for two this evening?

Mr. and Mrs. Barnes.

Hold on a sec.

He's already holding 8 o 'clock for Barnes. Fred Barnes party, too? Would

be... That Fred.

I am always the last one to know.

Same party, Philip. Thanks.

I hope I didn't spoil your husband's surprise.

What's this?

It's all about him, John.

Billy Griffin. He's who I said he is.

He was in clarity then. I said so.

And it says he's a convict.

Where did you get this, Jenny?

This is somebody's property.

It doesn't matter where I got it.

It says what I said.

And now you've got to do something about it, Sheriff John B. Lucas.

Front desk.

Barnes, Windsor suite.

Now, there ain't messages.

Oh, um... Let's see.

Uh, just two, Mr. Barnes. One from your wife. Dinner in the Carlisle room at 8 o

'clock. And, um... See you at dinner.

From your wife.

Okay. Thanks.

Oh, no.

No, I want the Barnes table. I'm Mrs. Barnes.

Oh? So am I.

Oh, dear.

Two parties with the same name?

It has happened before.

I'll have another table for you in just a few minutes. No, wait.

Why don't you and your Mr. Barnes join me and my Mr. Barnes?

Oh, no, the table's big enough.

Our husbands will be really surprised.

Well, thank you.

from Chicago meets the Fred Barnes from Tacoma in San Francisco.

Oh, too much.

Are you here on vacation?

No, no, we're here for the fur market.

Two Fred Barnes in the fur business.

Barnes and Company?

Freddie's office is, um...

In Chicago.

What does he look like?

I have a picture.

Name, the same face? These are both Freddy.

They're both Freddy.

Oh, my God.

How was I to answer it?

I'm Fred Barnes.

Good evening, Mr. Barnes. This way, please.

Your table, Mr. Barnes.

You!

That goes for me, too.

Now, after the big show, they're finished with the lobby. So we'll be

back to just a regular staff plus five.

Are you sure you don't need more men?

You're beginning to sound like Charles Cabot.

Speak of the devil.

Peter.

Christine, I'm glad you're here, too.

This is Sheriff Lucas of Temple County, Missouri.

And these officers?

They're here to arrest that man for a crime he committed in my jurisdiction

years ago.

Are you Billy Griffin?

Yeah. Wait a minute, wait a minute. What crime?

Murder. You have the right to remain silent. If you give up the right to

silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.

Have you ever been in that town? Or in Missouri at all? Yes.

Yes, I was there.

But I didn't kill anybody.

You know, I went to the pen.

I was dumb and young, and I got what I deserved. And when I got out, the one

thing that scared me the most was the thought of going back.

Why would this sheriff be after him?

Did you have trouble with him?

No.

I was careful to toe the mark around John B.

He'd been the sheriff of Temple County forever and as straight as a stick.

Earl Bates, though, the man they say I killed, was John B's brother -in -law, a

real bad apple.

You're tangled with him.

Everybody tangled with him.

I worked in a Hicktown beer joint, Peter. I had to throw Bates out more

once. But I didn't kill him.

I know you didn't kill anybody.

Look, the presiding judge has a lot of latitude in a situation like this.

I'm on my way up to see him.

You've got a perfect record of the St. Gregory.

That ought to count for something.

Keep the faith, huh?

Keep your fingers crossed.

Billy must be scared to death.

Oh, you could have seen his face.

I didn't know he was ever in Missouri.

Well, his personnel file would tell us that.

Maybe he'll have something Peter can use to help him.

Are you sure Peter doesn't have it already? It's not here.

Not here?

No, I know Peter didn't take it.

Well, who else would?

Well, Charles Cabot, for one, but... He could just walk in and ask for a

personnel file. He wouldn't need to steal it.

He didn't ask me for it.

Elizabeth was in here yesterday.

Alone.

Oh, but she'd have no reason. Christine, I don't like rumors or people who

spread them, but the word is that the relationship between Charles Cabot and

Elizabeth is more than just owner -employee.

You mean Charles and Elizabeth are... That's the rumor.

Tell you, 12 hours.

Seemed like 12 years.

An innocent man's not supposed to be in jail at all.

The trick is going to be proving I'm innocent.

They have to prove you're guilty, remember?

Peter, if they get me back in Temple County, any proving will be mine to do.

Is everything okay with the fur market?

I'll get your back.

So, how did you meet?

I worked in the fur department at Aston's in Tacoma. He used to come in a

He was alone a lot.

So was I.

So we went out and bingo.

I don't know.

I guess maybe it was my cooking.

Marriage is a big step just to get a home -cooked meal.

Well, to be honest...

I proposed to him.

And he couldn't say no.

He never could.

You know, I just don't understand how he was able to maneuver this all about.

To be in both places enough to keep us from getting suspicious.

Chicago and Tacoma, we're not exactly neighbors.

Well, looking back, we didn't really spend that much time together. One

Christmas in three years.

A year before last.

Oh.

You know, I... I don't feel so good.

I feel like I'm going to throw up.

Can I do anything?

I'll be all right.

Oh.

I feel so dizzy, too.

Just sit right where you are. I'll go see if I can find a nurse or a doctor.

Billy Griffin being let out of jail is not right, John.

It's not justice.

He has to be punished.

Nobody will ever be punished for Earl's death the way you've punished him

yourself. It wasn't your fault.

I know it wasn't my fault, but you almost make it sound like it wasn't

fault either.

It's a weak case, Jen.

Nobody saw it.

Half the men in Clary would have pulled the trigger on Earl.

I'm sorry, Jen, but it's the truth. Won't you let it go?

Make it let us go.

Won't you let me just drop it?

The judge back home is our friend. You understand.

Maybe I could convince the people here it was all a mistake.

It's not a mistake.

I've always known that he was the one who killed Earl. You told me yourself.

We can't let him get away with it.

Oh, Barbara, please.

I am so sorry.

I'll do anything.

Just don't leave me.

If you're lucky, you're not in jail. Send me to jail.

But just don't leave me. You look like hell.

Well, I feel like it.

I slept in the car and the hotel's booked solid. How could you? How could

with me and then be with her and still live with yourself?

Well, it was like I was two different people, Barbara.

I love you.

And there is another me that kind of loves her.

I've been on the road for 16 years.

Barbara, when I leave you, it's like somebody flips a switch.

And I'm not your Freddy anymore. I'm Mr. Barnes.

Fred Barnes from Chicago.

A different person.

And I can't help it. I just get lonely.

Well, I can't help it either. It's over, Freddy. Now just go and get out of my

life. It doesn't have to be this way. Yes, it does.

Your other wife is pregnant.

Go take your other self.

And you get the hell out of my life. You go take care of her.

Go take care of them.

Well.

You got your own office?

People working for you?

That McDermott fellow must think a lot of you.

Seems like a good man.

He is.

Now, if you don't mind, I'm a little short on sleep, and I've got a job to

So do I, Billy.

The case against you is cup of bottom, tight as a drum.

I got witnesses that you and Earl had a row that night. There's your motive.

You had plenty of chances to do it.

You left town 30 minutes after Earl was killed.

It's all a jury needs.

Got everything but an eyewitness who actually saw me do it, but you'll never

find one because I didn't do it. I think circumstantial is good enough in this

case. Really?

You had it for a long stretch of hard time.

But, uh, there are other people to consider.

My Jenny can't sit through a trial hearing how her brother was killed.

What a lowlife he was. The whole town knew that, and half the town had it in

him. And as your friend McDermott, he laid it all on the line for you.

You go to jail, and he's finished.

It goes against my grain to say it, but it'll be best for everybody if you just

hit the road and don't look back.

Don't bring your friend down with you.

There's got to be a reason, Billy. Why are they blaming you?

Earl Bates and I had a scrap.

A real knockdown the night he was killed.

About 30 minutes after that, I was in the storeroom.

Heard a shot out back.

We found Earl out there dead and alone.

I was just out of the penitentiary, Peter. I ran.

But if you didn't do anything, why did you run? I don't understand.

Of course you don't understand. You don't know about making hard time.

I grew up on 129th Street in Harlem.

Thought I was tough.

I was a baby compared to most of those guys in Stern.

The only way to keep from either ending up dead or worse is to be quicker or

tougher or meaner than the next guy.

It can turn you into one of them.

Prison is a horrible place.

I ran them because I couldn't bear to go back.

I still can't.

I'm going to go to Mexico, Peter.

or south america try to get lost i won't tell you not to but it's not hopeless

hang tough and i think you can beat this i'll be hanging out there on a gray

snow peter alone alone damn it billy wake up you're not alone this place is

of friends your friends get your backup forget about running we need you here

Thank you, madame.

Miss Francis, welcome.

Hello, Michelle.

I was just checking, wanting to be sure everything is okay.

Okay? It's fabulous.

This first show is bringing me a steady stream of customers.

Oh.

And security?

Is Mr. Griffin doing okay by you? Well, I haven't seen Billy himself, but his

men come by regular as clockwork.

Interesting.

Oh,

those cufflinks.

Please? Peter's birthday's coming up, and I was thinking about something like

that.

Oh, I thought maybe gold with his birthstone.

I could make you up a beautiful pair. I do a lot of custom work.

I made those.

They're beautiful.

And here is another Michelle original.

A bracelet for Mr. Cabot.

Oh, look at those diamonds.

Must be for someone pretty special.

He said it was for his daughter.

I didn't know he had a daughter.

Dermot, I want you to brief Captain Burrus on our security for the fur

he's taking over.

Does Christine know about this?

She's been a roadblock in this entire situation.

I'll take full responsibility.

But it isn't your responsibility, Charles.

It's hers.

As far as I'm concerned, I'd never agree to exposing a security layout to a man

I've never seen before.

Suspicion? From the man who hired a jailbird to protect this hotel?

I'm going around you. I'm hiring Captain Burris to replace Griffin.

You can hire the Eighth Army if you want to, as long as you pay them out of your

own checkbook and they don't interfere with Billy's department.

Why don't you give it up?

Griffin is finished here.

Billy's still part of this hotel, Charles, and so am I.

Barbara told me about the baby.

I'll try to be a better father than I was a husband.

Here's to a fresh start.

You are totally out of touch, Fred Barnes.

We don't even know each other. Don't you realize that?

Well, our marriage was kind. We don't have a marriage.

In the three years since we said I do, we've hardly even seen one another.

Mostly one -nighters and weekends.

I've worked it all out on a calendar.

I guess last night was really tough for you.

Last night was like the end of the world for all three of us.

I could have made it easier. I should have.

But it just made me feel so insignificant.

Even though it was the answer to a lot of prayers.

tired of being alone, Freddie.

Sonia, I know I must have let you down, but I won't... I've been seeing someone,

Fred.

I love him.

I'm gonna have his child.

And I hope a real marriage.

I came down here to ask you for a divorce.

Pointless now, isn't it?

Just me.

I haven't been avoiding him.

My mind, well, just that... I know.

Billy's arrest has been almost as hard on you as it's been on him.

But it's left you to handle all the affairs of the hotel alone. Hey, that's

job. Of course, it's nicer when we can share the burden, but... When was the

last time I told you how much I love you?

At breakfast.

But I had a suspicion it just meant you wanted more coffee.

Is there

any

way I can help with Billy?

No, no, no. It's just the sheriff's case against him. There's something that's

just not right.

Something that just doesn't click.

I don't know how Billy's managed running from a murder warrant for six years.

That's it?

I think if

you

drop it right now, he'll let you.

If you carry it any further and you're looking at charges of false arrest and a

lot more.

Well, we'll have to file those charges from a prison cell, mister.

Because that's where he's going to be. You've got no case, Sheriff.

We do have a case.

You murdered my brother.

You didn't even issue a warrant for Billy when Earl Bates was killed.

Oh?

How'd you happen to come by that?

My background was checked when I came to work here. And rechecked when he became

head of security. An outstanding warrant would have stood way, way out.

Well, I got one coming now.

That's the important thing.

I don't know why you're doing this, Sheriff, but whatever the reason... It

be worth a man's life.

Jenny,

I... I think we finally have to talk about it.

What I wouldn't give.

Me too.

Maybe next lifetime.

Who can really afford that kind of luxury anyway?

I guess whoever bought that new little trinket for Elizabeth.

Did you see it?

It's over, Jen.

I can't let your hurt trouble that man anymore.

It has to stop here.

Well, it's what Mr. McDermott said, the truth.

That you didn't even try to arrest Billy Griffin before when he did it.

Yes, it is the truth.

I used him leaving town to try to spare your hurt.

But that spared me nothing. I still knew Earl was killed.

Knowing Earl was killed was not the most hurtful part.

What I tried to spare you knowing was that I killed him.

Oh.

Oh, no, John.

Oh, please, God, don't say that.

Earl and Griffin had a tussle in that beer joint. Earl left and came back to

settle it with a gun. I tried to take it from him, it fired, and Earl was gone.

Why... why didn't you tell me?

I couldn't let you know that I'd taken the one person you cared most about.

Oh.

I love my brother dearly, John B. Lucas.

But it's you I've always cared the most about.

He ought to call Mr.

McDermott and let him know his friend is innocent.

I think he already knows that.

Don't bother denying it.

I know you're Charles Cabot's daughter. Of course I don't deny it. And right

from the beginning, you've been helping him make trouble for Peter. For all of

us. It was nothing personal. It was personal.

You pretended to be my friend. That made it very personal.

Missing files, misplaced budgets.

All that was you funneling information to your father when all he had to do was

ask. Why can't you people be straightforward about anything?

I couldn't help it.

He asked for my help.

He never had before.

Now that I've messed this up, I guess he never will again.

He's been using you, Elizabeth.

you've been using all of us.

But he's my father.

Ever since I was a child.

He's been so... distant.

Do you understand?

He's there, but it's almost like he's not.

You thought you could shorten the distance by... by doing whatever he

You had to know what you were doing was wrong.

Yes, I guess I did.

But... Well...

I can understand your wanting closeness with your father.

I know how painful that kind of emptiness is.

I haven't seen my own father since...

since I was 14.

I miss having that relationship in my life.

Then you must understand what I was trying to do.

You can't make more of that relationship, Elizabeth, by making less

yourself.

You have put me in a very awkward position.

What are you gonna do?

I don't know.

We knew we'd find you in the bar.

We're sharing a cab to the airport.

Can we all talk this over?

Please? We're leaving.

The next talk you hear from us will be from our lawyers.

But we're going to be fair.

50 -50 split.

50 for Barbara and 50 for me.

That could be worth, Fred.

You could be hearing from the district attorney.

You could be hearing from two of them.

That's right.

So, which is it going to be?

Broke or broke and in jail?

I'll get us that cap.

I know I kind of deserve all this, but I didn't mean for any of it to happen.

Not Sonia.

Not any of it.

I believe you, Freddie.

Barbara. Oh, she brought this all on yourself, so don't look to me for

You get straight with Sonia.

And then before I do anything final, we'll see how we feel.

Six months or so.

Then you're not divorcing me?

Not yet, anyway.

But I'm not saying I won't.

Just...

We'll see how we feel then.

And, uh, we'll go from there.

Good luck.

Well, hello, Mr. Barnes.

All alone?

Yes, I am.

All alone.

Why don't we have a drink, then?

Oh, no thanks, Faye.

I'm on the wagon.

If it's about the security situation, your timing's terrible. I've got a call

waiting. It can keep waiting, Charles.

You want to hear this.

Your scheme to railroad Billy Griffin out of this hotel fell apart.

The murder charge has been dropped.

There's no place in the St. Gregory for a convicted felon.

Especially not as chief of security. Griffin is finished here. And how dare

insinuate I'd stoop to some kind of underhanded scheme to get rid of him.

the act, Charles.

Christine told me the truth about you and Elizabeth.

Elizabeth Bradshaw Cabot.

Is that so?

You don't deny it? Of course not.

Just like Griffin's criminal record, McDermott, it's no secret. I just didn't

bother to tell you.

And if you think I'm going to stand by and let you fire her just because she's

my daughter... I didn't fire her.

No? What are you two up to?

The lineup is going to stay the same.

We want to see how you do with a new set of ground rules.

You almost ruined Billy's career and his life, Charles.

I won't let it go this far again.

I do business in my own style, McDermott. Well, let's see how your

with all the cards on the table.