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Thank you.

Anybody hear about those Australians trying to buy the Richmond Hotel?

Oh, come on, Megan. You know the hotel business is full of rumors like that.

Most of which you can't believe, none of which you can stop.

Thank you.

Oh, well, nobody thought they could buy one of the best hotels in London either

until it was too late to stop them.

Wine at a staff meeting? Who authorized that?

Thought we'd welcome the St. Gregory's Newhouse White.

Won't somebody make a speech?

Yeah. Christine.

Me? No.

Shouldn't you, his owner?

Co -owner. Perhaps I should.

General manager's staff lunch.

You're cute, Christine.

Okay.

My father always said a speech at the table is like a visit to the dentist.

Always too long, never too short.

Actually, I would like to say something.

Every week our department heads meet up here for lunch.

I guess we're a pretty important bunch, but we're here to do only one job.

Welcome our travelers to our house as friends.

So, here to our house.

May it always be too small to hold all our friends.

Excellent paper you presented this morning, Hannah.

But?

Too emotional, Doctor.

To you, nothing is more important than helping those children. But to the

governments that fund our clinics, they're one of a hundred problems.

So it's reports instead of medicine, statistics instead of famine relief.

We need the one to get the other.

You think I should have stuck to delivering babies in Park Avenue?

Don't be silly.

Oh, Hannah.

Don't you know how proud I am of you and your team for the way you handled that

outbreak of river blindness?

No. Be proud of those children, Gretchen.

They've suffered so much from war and famine, it's a miracle they survived.

So Christine made a good speech. That doesn't mean she's tough enough to run a

five -star hotel.

She's tough enough.

Don't be fooled by that quiet style of hers.

Never let feelings run away with you. You made a bad mistake promoting her.

Mistakes needn't be so bad. Columbus found America, didn't he?

Hannah, it is you.

You look wonderful.

I knew we'd meet again. I can't believe it.

Here, of all places, in this lovely hotel.

It's much lovelier now.

Okay, so you're going to have to lunch for the blunder, right? I won't be there

with a body full of Kendall corpuscles.

Congratulations, Marie.

I heard you completed the training course.

Yeah.

Feast your eyes on the St. Gregory's newest qualified computer operator.

From now on, if I make a mistake, it's the computer's fault. How about a

computer date to celebrate?

I promise not to fold, spindle, or mutilate. Lock a few diamonds first,

You know these hot shot hotel accountants.

Some friend.

Some diamonds.

Those jewels like a fire. A fire in my brain.

Charles Boyer.

Gaslight. Remember how he tried to drive Ingrid Bergman crazy to get her jewels?

A fire in the brain.

That's exactly how it is.

Um, Mr. Ryan and Mr. Weber called to confirm their meeting with you and

Cabot this afternoon.

Thanks, Megan.

Those Australians?

A courtesy call?

It looks like the diggers from down under are going to be the new hotel kids

the block.

Oh, and your head is going to be on the block next time you put me on the spot.

Me? Put you on the spot.

I wasn't prepared to make a speech at lunch.

It's all part of being general manager.

I guess I shouldn't have been caught off guard.

I was embarrassed.

You were good.

You're not losing your sense of humor, are you?

With you around?

Some chance.

Hi.

I'm only here for lunch. I'm not going to try to ask you out on another date or

anything. Well, I mean, I will ask, of course, but I won't do it now.

Look, Tom, we had a really good time last Saturday, but I'm going through

of a transition period now, and I'm not planning on dating for a while.

What kind of a transition?

Just being new, wanting to prove myself.

I've signed up for evening classes in hotel management.

Well, good for you.

So I really won't have much time for social life.

Well, why don't we discuss your social life after we give blood?

You see, that way you won't be able to turn me down in your weakened state.

They turned me down. You can't give blood if you've been taking medication.

You're not ill, are you?

No, I just wasn't sleeping very well.

I didn't know anything was wrong.

Suddenly I feel very insensitive.

It's nothing.

I'm fine, really.

You sure?

You see, here I am with a beautiful, intelligent, special woman, and

I really don't know you at all, and I keep coming on like a jerk. I'm sorry.

Now you've gone and said something simple and sweet and caring.

I mean, I finally stopped putting my foot in my mouth.

Well, maybe it's time I finally stopped being a reckless.

David was always talking about giving up his New York practice and joining World

Health. I'm kind of living his dream for him. Your husband was a fine man. He'd

have been proud of the work you're doing.

Thanks.

Now tell me about you.

How's your daughter?

Elizabeth?

She's back east.

We're closer than we've ever been. We need to spend more time together.

I always believed that you were very proud of her in your own way. I am.

I guess I'd been sitting in judgment over her.

Never told her how much I loved her.

Got to the point where we were almost strangers.

Like us?

Damn it, Hannah, why did you walk out on me five years ago?

We didn't exactly have a romance made in heaven. You needed someone after David

died. I'd lost my wife, then my son. I needed you. I cared about you.

I cared about you? You couldn't have. I didn't care about competing for your

time with a lot of bankers, politicians, and hotel managers. We could have

worked it out.

What could I have worked out with a man who had everything in the world, except

time for his own feeling?

Or anybody else?

I mean, Desk.

Hello, Marie.

How are you?

You've got the wrong number.

You knew I'd find you, didn't you?

Leave me alone.

and meet with the Aussies.

Everything okay here? Oh, conventions, sales projections, the Coast Guard

benefit auction, food and beverage budget, and I'm expected in housekeeping

five minutes. Well, don't kill yourself.

You're putting in a lot of hours.

No more than you did as general manager. Well, that was different.

Because you're a man?

Because I had you helping me.

Sorry.

Maybe we could help each other make more time for ourselves.

We deserve more than stolen moments together.

How about a stolen evening tonight?

You think you might be free?

Free for a jacuzzi? A chilled glass of wine out on the terrace?

Just the two of us?

I'll serve the moon and champagne.

Good

afternoon,

sir. Any bags?

No.

I'm only here to pick up something of the launch tonight.

A hundred dollars just for opening his door.

Do you know who that is? It's Breed Ashlander.

Ashlander? I should have been on top of this. He never lets anybody know where

he's going to turn up. He lives out of a Vegas penthouse. A real Howard Hughes

lets his money do all the talking.

If my money did the talking, the only thing it'd say to me is goodbye.

I'll call catering about the mayor's birthday party.

Well, you're busy. I can take care of it. I know what the mayor likes.

I've come to take you home.

What's the matter, darling?

I called you.

You're too surprised to say hello to your own husband.

I've heard rumors about your corporation buying the Richmond Hotel.

Sounds like you're trying to get a foothold in the American hotel market.

A market we intend to dominate.

Girls, come and meet...

Alan Ryan, Ray Weber, Charles Cabot. How do you do?

Pleasure.

Mr. Cabot, having you and Mr. McDermott together is real helpful.

You don't need both of us to say that you've chosen a fine hotel in the

Richmond. It's true. We were thinking about the Richmond.

But we think we found greener pastures.

Have you?

Right here.

I'm not following.

You disappoint me, Mr. Cabot.

I heard you were faster than that.

You don't mean you want to buy it?

We certainly don't expect you to give it to us. Listen, Gregory.

You're not serious.

Serious enough to put a check in your hands right now.

We are here to buy it, Gregory, gentlemen.

And we don't intend to go home without it.

Please, Maria.

Why can't you just get in the car and we'll... Drive straight to the informal

final. You think a little walk in the park settles everything?

I'm not going anywhere with you.

Why did you run away?

It's been two months now, darling. I need you.

When did you ever need anyone?

You accused me of marrying you only for your money.

I never said that.

I only imagined I said that.

I can't stand to see you working behind a desk again. There are good people

here. Even the general manager knows my name.

She talks to me like I'm a human being.

Don't you feel anything for me anymore?

God help me, Breed. I feel something.

I adored you once, but I've made a new life.

Only 19.

When I walked into my Houston office and I first saw you.

Do you remember?

You said I made you feel... Wonderful and alive and wanted.

I remember everything.

Sometimes a woman's body has a hold on a man.

What do you want from me?

What do you want, to see me struggle? Is that the game?

To prove that you're stronger than I am? Marie, you're acting like a child.

I was a child when I married you.

For the first time in my life, I'm acting like an adult.

Well, at least we agree.

St. Gregory's not for sale.

Aren't you being a little complacent?

I can't believe you'd ever sell. Not to those hostages. They only offer market

value. But if the right offer came along, it'd be a business decision.

You really do have ice in your veins, don't you? Ice in the veins is money in

the bank.

Hi. Thank you so much for seeing me.

Of course.

If there's anything I can do for Marie...

Well, she's obviously very happy here.

She mentioned you, and I thought that she might listen if you spoke with her.

Spoke with her about what?

This is very difficult for me to say.

Why don't you have a seat?

Thank you.

My wife is an emotional time bomb.

The doctors say her symptoms are quite classical, among the paranoid delusions.

I'm sorry, I don't understand.

The world is... is a terrifying place for a shy young girl.

Marie has these fears.

Fears that she's very likely to turn against herself.

She could suffer a complete mental breakdown.

What if that sounds like Marie?

That's what I thought.

That is, before we were married. She was so sweet, so

beautiful, so normal.

But does a normal woman attempt suicide?

Suicide?

Well, if that's true, shouldn't she be under medical care?

Well, she was.

She'd been imagining some very scary things lately.

About me, some of them.

what to say i'm stunned if you could just talk to her and just tell her i

love her i love her so much all i want is for her

to come home i'll be able to look after her

What is going on?

Tom, I'm sorry. I should have been honest with you. Oh, wait. This is

incredible. You're married to that guy? I wanted to tell you I was afraid of

him.

Afraid?

Will you let me help you, please?

Nobody can help me.

Breed will never let me go.

Remember when we said goodbye?

It was winter.

We kissed in the snow. We were two people who belonged to each other.

When did you ever belong to anybody, Charlie?

Is that how I seemed?

Except to your wife, of course.

When we met, I'd lost Ruth and my son.

All I wanted to do was bury myself in my work.

Maybe I did close myself off.

Closed yourself off enough to tell me you'd never marry again.

I wasn't ready to fall in love again.

I kept thinking, Ruth isn't really dead. She's waiting for me somewhere.

I almost got angry with her for not telling me where she was.

I think you were angry at me too, Little, because I wasn't Ruth.

I'm sorry.

I wasn't fair to you.

I have no complaint.

Right after we broke up, I met someone from the World Health Organization.

One month later, I was in South America.

Sounds as if you were running away as much as I was.

Maybe I was.

At least we patched things up.

Trouble with patching up broken friendships.

The wear and tear always shows through.

No, your husband seemed very concerned.

Concerned?

Is that why he humiliates me in public?

Why he accuses me of sleeping with any man I talk to?

Why he tells people I tried to commit suicide?

That isn't true.

Of course not.

He plays his role perfectly, the loving husband, but he abuses and dominates

everyone around him.

You're describing a very disturbed man.

I'd divorce him, but it took all my courage just to run away.

You don't believe me, do you? Marie, I care about you.

No matter what, I'm here for you.

Nobody believes me.

He's got you all fooled. Marie, let me... He wants to destroy me.

He can't own me, so he wants to destroy me.

I don't know who's telling the truth.

Marie sounds really scared.

And her husband sounds really concerned.

What if she did attempt suicide and tries again?

You have to be careful putting yourself in between a husband and wife.

What if he is that neurotic and cruel?

Marie's a member of my staff.

I feel as if I'm failing her.

Christine, you can't save everyone on staff from their personal problems.

This is so tough.

When I started working for you, I let my feelings guide me.

I'm general manager now. It's all different.

Not so different.

I'd help a guest, work with one of our own people, tap into my emotions to

understand them.

I have to be practical now.

I can't do that anymore.

Nothing's ever going to be easy.

What a lovely suite.

I see you put some of your old things in it.

Remember her?

I gave her to you.

You were such different people then.

How could you ever have loved me?

I guess I saw the same things in you that Ruth did.

You were never...

As cold -blooded as you wanted people to believe.

And you were honest with me.

Covered a lot of ground tonight.

Some painful things that happened between us.

Some good things, too.

Seeing you again.

I felt... I felt it, too.

How could you go to Miss Frances like that?

I thought that would get you up here. Passing yourself off as Prince Charming.

You were my princess bride, darling.

Nothing can ever change that.

Don't you understand? I don't love you anymore.

Who do you love, Marie?

That accountant you've been dating?

Careful, Breed. Prince Charming's mask is beginning to slip.

What was your plan?

A divorce.

Take me for all you could get.

Set up house with your accountant.

Probably even have a nursery planned. What?

Oh, you didn't think you could keep your baby a secret from me, did you?

What makes you think I'm pregnant?

I know everything about you, Marie.

Excepting who the father is.

You're the father.

And I don't want to hear any of your dirty -minded accusations.

I'm going to take your baby away.

I'm going to tell her what a whore its mother is.

You couldn't.

Couldn't I?

You just think of all those lawyers who've got nothing to do but get me

of your baby. Get your hands off me. I want you now.

No.

Oh, Greed, no!

Shut up. The time you started behaving like a wife.

Stop saying you're sorry. I can't stand it when you act like a guilty little

boy.

I feel guilty.

Thanks for spending the night with me.

I didn't know I had a choice.

I missed you terribly, Marie.

I need you.

You need help, Marie.

I'm going to put myself in therapy.

Please, will you say you forgive me?

I really hate myself when I'm alone.

And will you hate my baby, too?

Because he's part of you.

Darling, I'm going to love our baby.

Let's not think about the past anymore.

We'll go to the Riviera. We'll have ourselves a second honeymoon.

I wish I could believe you when you're like this.

I used to want to do anything for you.

I'll tell you what.

We'll run over to Tiffany's and we'll get you some jewelry, huh?

Something special.

I want you to look wonderful for the guys.

What guys?

From my local office.

A little business meeting here.

You're always such a wonderful hostess.

If I stay... after... can we talk about the baby?

And about getting you in therapy?

I promise.

This is so romantic, I feel like I'm 16 again.

You look 16.

Really, you look younger than before.

Well, at least we're young enough to have a wonderful new memory.

Old enough to know that nothing lasts.

Don't say it as if it's over.

I do have to go back to that job.

Can I?

Can't walk out on me again.

Can't walk out on a lot of sick children who need me.

You know how incorrect my work is.

Meaning I'm not. That's unfair.

You can't suddenly expect me to give up the life I've made for myself.

You're bristling, Hannah.

You always did bristle.

That's because you were beginning to bulldoze me.

I warned you a long time ago, Charlie, I'd fight back.

You warned me about a lot of things.

Some of them are happening.

What things?

One, I'm lonely.

You have friends?

Not many.

I don't have the talent anymore.

Making someone love you is a talent.

You've got it with me.

Please stay.

It's too late, Charlie. I made other commitments now.

You want to stay. I know you do.

Only I could.

but Marie's quit.

Now, her husband's obviously forced her to go back to him. We don't know that,

Tom. I can't interfere.

Yeah, I know.

Thanks anyway.

Um, public relations call. We need more VIP matchboxes and grapes. I'm taking

care of it. I know the designs we need.

Christine, you're not using me in the best way.

What?

You don't have to do everything yourself.

All you ever give me is typing and filing.

Into the territory, Megan.

I know.

I also know how to order matchboxes. I have to be the judge of that.

rough on her, aren't you?

I didn't mean to be.

What's got you so on edge?

You worried about Marie?

That's part of it, and barely keeping up with my paperwork.

So let Megan help.

All right, fine.

I'll just turn over half my work to her.

Satisfied? You don't have to keep proving you're up to being general

You got the job.

Do me a favor, Peter.

Save the Dr. Freud bit for someone who needs it.

If you need me, I'll be across the way.

Have you tried the crab? They're delicious.

We're going to do this my way.

There's no banks going to tell me how to run my business.

amusing, sweetheart?

What? I'm sorry, Breed.

Why were you laughing?

It was my fault, Mr. Ashlander.

I made a little joke.

Something intimate, obviously.

Breed, you're imagining things.

Imagining things. That's really good coming from you.

Marie, get back in here.

I know why you wanted me here. To show everyone I've come crawling back.

Nobody runs away from Breed Ashlander, huh?

I suggest that you go right back in there now and apologize to my

So you can humiliate me some more?

I see.

You're going to claim mental cruelty.

You'll want a big settlement.

You really did marry me for my money.

I married you because I loved you.

Breed, you've got to get help. Oh, you'd love me to see a therapist, wouldn't

you? Then you could claim that I'm incompetent.

I'm incompetent enough, darling, to make you come home with me today.

And if you don't like it, I guess I'll just have to take your baby away, won't

I?

Anything wrong?

I was just thinking about my wife.

We had the perfect marriage, you know.

I envy you.

And we got married in a lovely little church in Oyster Bay, the sun streaming

through the windows.

Love is a damnedest thing, isn't it?

Makes you feel really alive for the first time.

A miracle when it happens a second time.

I'm afraid you're wasting your time again.

Maybe not.

Sidney's authorized us to put more shrimp on the barbie.

St. Gregory isn't for sale.

I'm considered quite a terror on the cricket field.

I always like to start with a slow ball, feel out the other fella's style.

And the second ball?

That's the leg break.

Impressive.

But just another slow ball.

This is almost... 25 % above market.

Unfortunately... Damn it.

Just a moment.

Would you excuse us, fellas?

We'll never get a better offer. What's the matter with you? You once told me

St. Gregory is the jewel in the cabbage crown.

Good business.

Look, all I ask is that you keep an open mind. The only thing I'm going to keep

open is this hotel, the way Victoria Cabot left it. I'm not going to betray

trust. I understand your feelings, but you're being much too sentimental.

Is that so wrong?

A few minutes ago, you were feeling a little sentimental yourself.

They've made us a fine offer, and I'm going to consider it very seriously.

If you're smart, you'll do the same.

I wanted to say goodbye. We're leaving now.

After everything you told me, I'll be okay.

I've got money, social position, the penthouse, everything I used to dream

about. Thanks for caring.

Marie, wait.

You're only going because you're afraid of him.

Let me get you a lawyer. Marie, it's got a hundred lawyers.

He'll take my baby.

Baby? Aren't you out of line, Miss Francis?

This isn't your business.

I was only concerned about... Well, you wouldn't be concerned if you really knew

Marie.

You see, Marie married me because she wanted my money.

And then she made herself dirty with other men. Reed, for God's sake. We're

going home.

Right now.

Marie, you don't have to go if you don't want to. You must want a lawsuit real

bad harassing my wife.

Come on, Marie.

No. I said come on. I'm not going. Hell, you're not.

They told me you're taking Marie out of the hospital. My own doctor's flying in.

He's going to accompany us home in my plane.

She's in no condition to travel. They said there's still a danger of a

spontaneous abortion. She's my wife. I know best.

You're risking the baby's life. I'm going to make sure that nothing like

ever happens again.

You sound as if you intend to punish Marie.

Punish her?

Oh, no, no. I'm going to surround her with love and comfort in a nice, quiet

place.

Mr. Francis, I just heard.

Maria, she's all right.

But my God, if she goes home with him, he'll destroy her.

I can't make it.

I'm sorry.

Those Australians, they want to get together again tonight.

Do it, Charlie. See them.

I'm going to spend this last hour with you.

Please, let me go quietly.

We'll say our goodbyes here.

I can't believe you're going.

Charlie, I'm a doctor.

I've been given a chance to do something about all that pain and suffering.

And you're not going to find me on this, are you?

after you've gone?

I want so desperately to stay.

I can't.

My life's going to be completely empty.

Since Ruth died, I... I've become a bloodless imitation of myself.

Driving ahead full speed, building everything bigger and bigger at any

To no real purpose.

You're being unfair to yourself. There's got to be a way we can be together.

I'm so sorry, my darling.

Thank you, nurse.

Marie.

My baby's dead.

nothing wrong with your baby.

Bree, I'd never forgive myself if I let you give in like this.

I've always given in.

Just let me die.

I can understand your husband not wanting you to get better. He'd lose

over you. But I can't understand you making yourself worse.

My baby's dying inside me. Stop it.

You're Baby is fine.

You have to stand up for yourself one more time.

Marie, listen to me.

Well now, Mr. McDermott, since Mr. Cabbage indicated a willingness to sell

share of St. Gregory...

Looks like you're going to have some new partners.

I'm not the kind of guy who could ever be part of a corporation.

Then you're the dog in the manger, and we'll have to get you out. I still own

half this hotel.

We're a billion -dollar conglomerate used to long cork cases. We'll weigh you

down, McDermott.

Maybe, but 20, 30 years from now, I'd like to be able to say I kept the St.

Gregory alive as long as I could.

Not as a division of some corporation, but as it is. A great house with pride

itself.

Well, I'm proud, too.

The way our corporation has made hotels into efficient economic profit centers.

Where a guest doesn't have any sense of belonging or of being given anything

extra in hospitality or feeling.

Feelings are noosed around the neck. Right, Mr. Kevin?

I've always thought so.

Well, as long as we have your support.

I'm afraid you don't.

Now, wait a second. You said that you would... St. Gregory's a lot more than

just a profit center, I believe you called it.

I'll be damned.

You mean McDermott's convinced you?

McDermott's convinced me of nothing.

And what the hell happened to you?

Well, let's just say I've suddenly realized there's very much a place for

feelings in the St. Gregory.

Darling, you shouldn't be on your feet. We're not leaving until morning.

I pity you, Breed.

You don't know how sick you are.

Oh, Marie, please, think about your baby.

I wouldn't want to have to take it away.

You won't.

Get out!

Allow me to introduce Henry Walden from the St. Gregory's Law Firm.

Mr. Ashlander, your wife has retained us to represent her in a divorce suit

against you.

Marie, now listen to me very carefully.

You belong to me.

We're finished.

I'll set every lawyer I have on you.

I'll get your baby.

I don't think so.

Not after we tell the truth about you in court.

You're pathetic.

Mr. Ashlander, you've been here only 36 hours, but I've felt your lies and your

cruelty. I've heard your wife wish herself dead from fear and shame.

I have finally understood how pathetic you are.

Marie, I never meant to hurt you.

You're the most beautiful thing in my life.

Goodbye, Preet.

She'll try.

We'll stop him.

You're not alone, Marie.

You're not alone anymore.

Hannah.

Charles, I thought we agreed not to... I've just spent half an hour... I'll get

us a cab.

On the phone, explaining things to Elizabeth.

I need a month. Time to go back east and see her.

Your daughter? But what if... She and I need to be together before I go.

She's very happy for us.

Happy about what?

Where are you going?

South America, of course.

I'll be joining you in a month.

That's ridiculous. I'd be a pretty poor executive officer if my organization

couldn't run itself without me for a while.

But how can... Why?

Why?

Because I've learned something from what's happened between us.

Because I found something more important to fight for than a hotel.

And, uh... Oh, yes.

Because I love you.

I love you, Charlie.

But it could never work.

Odds are against us, but if we know that, maybe we've got a chance.

I've never seen this spontaneous side of you.

Well, eventually, neither have I.

You're wonderful.

But South America, what could you possibly find down there to interest

a start, you.

And they build hotels there, too, don't they?

the right thing helping Marie?

Yeah. Well, I didn't do the right thing by snapping at you and Megan.

I'll have to apologize to her tomorrow.

You should rather you gave her a few more responsibilities.

Well, maybe she could take care of the soccer reception this weekend while

away up the coast.

Um, about that.

I really should get our budgets ready for the bank presentation.

Oh, Peter, you promised.

Well, I am co -owner.

Yeah, well, I am the general manager.

Only one way to settle this one.

Right?

South America? I don't believe it.

A few weeks on Long Island with Elizabeth first, then point south.

That's pretty impulsive.

Like your support for me last night.

Probably think I've gone soft in the head because I'm in love.

I think you've made the smartest decision of your life.

Before I go, I want to say something.

I know you don't like me. That's not true. I never asked to be liked.

But hotels like the St. Gregory were built by men like me.

To have a great house, you've got to put your body and soul into it and the hell

with anyone else.

Charles, I grant you some of that, but not all of it.

You're going to miss me, McDermott, because you need someone who'll

you, give you a hard time, and make you rise to heights you never dreamed of.

Remember that, both of you, when you're being so nice and loving to each other

on the job.

I don't care what anybody says, Charles.

I like you.

Well?

Maybe we do need a few dreamers, too.

Good luck, Charles.

I still reserve the right to come back and give you a hard time again.

It's a deal.

Of course, I reserve the same right.