1 00:00:01,835 --> 00:00:04,703 Captioning made possible by Acorn Media 2 00:00:35,669 --> 00:00:37,236 There's all the difference in the world 3 00:00:37,303 --> 00:00:38,604 between a real gambler 4 00:00:38,672 --> 00:00:41,607 and someone who just has an occasional flutter. 5 00:00:41,675 --> 00:00:44,309 The real gambler either doesn't mind losing his money, 6 00:00:44,377 --> 00:00:46,111 or he's able to forget about his losses 7 00:00:46,179 --> 00:00:47,680 by the next day. 8 00:00:47,747 --> 00:00:50,649 I'm a mad gambler. I'll bet on anything. 9 00:00:50,717 --> 00:00:54,453 I once got 25 to 1 against my wife having twins, 10 00:00:54,521 --> 00:00:56,722 and 5 minutes later, I called up the bookie again 11 00:00:56,790 --> 00:00:58,824 and said, "Hey, about that bet I just made-- 12 00:00:58,892 --> 00:01:00,993 I'd like to make another one." 13 00:01:01,061 --> 00:01:02,728 "Certainly," he said. 14 00:01:02,796 --> 00:01:05,464 "I'd like to bet you I'll lose it," I told him. 15 00:01:05,532 --> 00:01:09,034 He didn't mind in the least, and we made the second wager. 16 00:01:09,102 --> 00:01:10,903 I write stories about betting 17 00:01:10,970 --> 00:01:13,072 because I'm fascinated by how people behave 18 00:01:13,139 --> 00:01:15,207 when there's a big bet on. 19 00:01:15,275 --> 00:01:16,642 Here's one of them. 20 00:01:19,612 --> 00:01:21,180 For two days, the Atlantic voyage 21 00:01:21,247 --> 00:01:23,382 had been sailing through a storm, 22 00:01:23,450 --> 00:01:24,683 but on the morning of the third day, 23 00:01:24,751 --> 00:01:26,552 the sea calmed. 24 00:01:26,619 --> 00:01:28,354 Even the most delicate passengers, 25 00:01:28,421 --> 00:01:29,822 those who had not been seen around the ship 26 00:01:29,889 --> 00:01:31,423 since sailing time, 27 00:01:31,491 --> 00:01:33,792 emerged from their cabins and crept onto the sun deck, 28 00:01:33,860 --> 00:01:35,361 where the steward gave them chairs 29 00:01:35,428 --> 00:01:37,296 and tucked rugs around their legs 30 00:01:37,364 --> 00:01:38,764 and left them lying in rows-- 31 00:01:38,832 --> 00:01:40,532 their faces upturned to the pale, 32 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:42,868 almost heatless October sun. 33 00:01:49,142 --> 00:01:51,477 Good morning. My name is Renshaw. 34 00:01:51,544 --> 00:01:53,012 This is, uh, my wife. 35 00:01:56,049 --> 00:01:57,016 Botibol. 36 00:01:58,718 --> 00:01:59,651 I'm sorry? 37 00:01:59,719 --> 00:02:01,887 Botibol. 38 00:02:01,955 --> 00:02:03,255 "B," Brooklyn, "O," Oliver, 39 00:02:03,323 --> 00:02:04,656 "T," Tommy, "I," Idaho, 40 00:02:04,724 --> 00:02:06,959 "B," Brooklyn, "O," Oliver, 41 00:02:07,027 --> 00:02:08,761 "L" as in love. 42 00:02:08,828 --> 00:02:09,828 RENSHAW: Ha ha! Glad to meet you. 43 00:02:09,896 --> 00:02:10,829 Hi. 44 00:02:10,897 --> 00:02:12,931 Mr. Botibol here. 45 00:02:12,999 --> 00:02:15,200 Hello. 46 00:02:15,268 --> 00:02:18,937 Mmm, isn't the sun simply heavenly? 47 00:02:19,005 --> 00:02:21,040 I thought if that storm had gone on another minute, 48 00:02:21,107 --> 00:02:22,841 they just could have dropped me over the side, 49 00:02:22,909 --> 00:02:24,877 and I would have said, "Thanks, fellas." 50 00:02:24,944 --> 00:02:26,211 Ha ha! 51 00:02:26,279 --> 00:02:27,613 I told her it would take her a couple of days 52 00:02:27,681 --> 00:02:28,814 before she got her sea legs. 53 00:02:28,882 --> 00:02:31,316 Oh, come on now, hon. 54 00:02:31,384 --> 00:02:32,885 I mean, you make it sound as if it's the first time 55 00:02:32,952 --> 00:02:35,821 I've ever been aboard a ship, 56 00:02:35,889 --> 00:02:36,855 which, as a matter of fact, 57 00:02:36,923 --> 00:02:38,524 just happens to be true. 58 00:02:38,591 --> 00:02:40,025 Ha ha. 59 00:02:40,093 --> 00:02:44,129 Are you a good sailor, Mr. Botibol? 60 00:02:44,197 --> 00:02:45,564 Just average. 61 00:02:56,609 --> 00:02:57,676 Steward. 62 00:02:57,744 --> 00:02:58,610 Yes, sir? 63 00:03:03,650 --> 00:03:04,583 Steward, 64 00:03:04,651 --> 00:03:07,252 have the tables been allocated yet? 65 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:09,321 Some of them have, sir. 66 00:03:09,389 --> 00:03:11,890 Uh, I guess the captain's table 67 00:03:11,958 --> 00:03:13,492 is by invitation only, right? 68 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:14,793 Oh, yes, sir. But, uh, 69 00:03:14,861 --> 00:03:17,162 there's also the first officer's table, sir, 70 00:03:17,230 --> 00:03:18,364 and the purser's. 71 00:03:18,431 --> 00:03:19,965 Purser? 72 00:03:20,033 --> 00:03:21,533 Yes, sir. 73 00:03:21,601 --> 00:03:22,568 Purser? 74 00:03:25,372 --> 00:03:28,173 I'd like to be at the purser's table. 75 00:03:28,241 --> 00:03:30,242 Let's drink to the hope expressed 76 00:03:30,310 --> 00:03:31,543 by Mr. Renshaw. 77 00:03:31,611 --> 00:03:33,379 Calm seas from now on. 78 00:03:33,446 --> 00:03:36,715 ALL: Calm seas. 79 00:03:38,251 --> 00:03:39,118 Pardon me. 80 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:42,755 Would you mind telling me how much 81 00:03:42,822 --> 00:03:44,990 was in the ship's pool last night? 82 00:03:45,058 --> 00:03:47,493 MRS. RENSHAW: What was that about a pool? 83 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:48,627 Whew. I'm not going swimming 84 00:03:48,695 --> 00:03:50,629 until it gets really warm. 85 00:03:50,697 --> 00:03:52,364 No, dear. 86 00:03:52,432 --> 00:03:54,967 It's not a swimming pool. It's an auction pool. 87 00:03:55,035 --> 00:03:56,301 Oh. What's that? 88 00:03:56,369 --> 00:03:59,204 MAN: Ah. Well, highly exciting. 89 00:03:59,272 --> 00:04:00,406 Each evening, there's an auction 90 00:04:00,473 --> 00:04:01,740 in the smoking room. 91 00:04:01,808 --> 00:04:03,709 The captain estimates how many miles 92 00:04:03,777 --> 00:04:05,911 he thinks the ship will do by midday tomorrow, 93 00:04:05,979 --> 00:04:07,479 and we auction numbers either side 94 00:04:07,547 --> 00:04:08,480 of the captain's estimate. 95 00:04:08,548 --> 00:04:10,149 Hey, this sounds like a lot of fun. 96 00:04:10,216 --> 00:04:11,550 Mr. Botibol was asking me 97 00:04:11,618 --> 00:04:12,918 about the prize money. 98 00:04:12,986 --> 00:04:14,486 It's always roughly the same. 99 00:04:14,554 --> 00:04:15,921 Last night, the pool was worth 100 00:04:15,989 --> 00:04:17,790 about 7,000 pounds. 101 00:04:17,857 --> 00:04:21,593 [Gasping] 102 00:04:21,661 --> 00:04:24,229 I figure that should be about $12,000. 103 00:04:24,297 --> 00:04:26,999 Are you thinking of bidding on a ticket, Mr. Botibol? 104 00:04:28,668 --> 00:04:30,035 I'm not quite sure yet. 105 00:04:30,103 --> 00:04:31,403 [Thunder] 106 00:04:35,542 --> 00:04:36,408 Uh-oh. 107 00:04:43,883 --> 00:04:45,017 [No audio] 108 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:47,653 Oh, my God. 109 00:04:50,990 --> 00:04:52,491 It's going to be a very dirty night. 110 00:04:54,828 --> 00:04:57,296 Steward, I should serve the next course at once. 111 00:04:59,632 --> 00:05:01,500 You'll enjoy the fish, Mrs. Renshaw. 112 00:05:01,568 --> 00:05:03,502 It's turbot with hollandaise sauce. 113 00:05:10,844 --> 00:05:12,311 Hon. What? 114 00:05:12,379 --> 00:05:13,746 Next time, we go by plane. 115 00:05:17,517 --> 00:05:18,951 Uh, if you'll excuse me, 116 00:05:19,019 --> 00:05:21,387 I think I'll go see how she is. 117 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:28,293 MAN: Excuse us, please. 118 00:05:42,142 --> 00:05:43,008 Par-- 119 00:05:46,179 --> 00:05:47,980 Pardon me. Could I ask you something? 120 00:05:48,048 --> 00:05:50,049 What's the trouble, Mr. Botibol? 121 00:05:50,116 --> 00:05:51,183 What I-- 122 00:05:54,220 --> 00:05:57,790 What I want to know is... 123 00:05:57,857 --> 00:05:59,925 will the captain have already made 124 00:05:59,993 --> 00:06:01,660 his estimate on the day's run-- 125 00:06:01,728 --> 00:06:04,063 you know, for the auction pool-- 126 00:06:04,130 --> 00:06:06,065 before it got rough like this? 127 00:06:06,132 --> 00:06:08,334 Well, I should say so. Yes. 128 00:06:08,401 --> 00:06:10,302 About how long ago do you think he did it? 129 00:06:10,370 --> 00:06:11,904 Oh, sometime this afternoon, I imagine. 130 00:06:11,971 --> 00:06:13,238 He usually does it in the afternoon. 131 00:06:13,306 --> 00:06:15,274 About what time? 132 00:06:15,342 --> 00:06:16,275 I don't know. 133 00:06:16,343 --> 00:06:17,843 Around 4:00, I should think. 134 00:06:20,647 --> 00:06:22,348 When it was calm. 135 00:06:22,415 --> 00:06:24,683 Well... 136 00:06:24,751 --> 00:06:26,051 do you think the captain knew 137 00:06:26,119 --> 00:06:27,986 there was bad weather coming on this evening? 138 00:06:28,054 --> 00:06:31,156 I couldn't tell you, Mr. Botibol. 139 00:06:31,224 --> 00:06:32,358 I wouldn't know. 140 00:06:32,425 --> 00:06:33,826 Yeah, but, I mean, 141 00:06:33,893 --> 00:06:35,427 if it gets any rougher, 142 00:06:35,495 --> 00:06:36,595 the ship slows down. 143 00:06:36,663 --> 00:06:38,764 Then it would be worth buying 144 00:06:38,832 --> 00:06:40,366 some of the low numbers, 145 00:06:40,433 --> 00:06:41,367 wouldn't you think? 146 00:06:41,434 --> 00:06:42,801 Perhaps it would. 147 00:06:42,869 --> 00:06:43,936 I doubt whether the old man 148 00:06:44,004 --> 00:06:46,438 allowed for a really rough night. 149 00:06:46,506 --> 00:06:47,573 It was pretty calm this afternoon 150 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:48,707 when he made his estimate, 151 00:06:48,775 --> 00:06:49,808 as you pointed out. 152 00:06:51,878 --> 00:06:52,811 Well, that means the storm 153 00:06:52,879 --> 00:06:54,913 could slow us down, doesn't it? 154 00:06:56,883 --> 00:06:58,817 Oh, come on. 155 00:06:58,885 --> 00:07:00,486 And the captain will have estimated 156 00:07:00,553 --> 00:07:02,654 too high a number, right? 157 00:07:19,673 --> 00:07:22,207 Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. 158 00:07:22,275 --> 00:07:24,109 Well, it's time for the auction. 159 00:07:24,177 --> 00:07:26,845 Now, the captain's estimate for the day's run, 160 00:07:26,913 --> 00:07:28,547 ending at noontime tomorrow, 161 00:07:28,615 --> 00:07:31,116 is 515 miles. 162 00:07:31,184 --> 00:07:33,719 As usual, 163 00:07:33,787 --> 00:07:35,621 we take 10 numbers either side of that 164 00:07:35,689 --> 00:07:36,789 to make up the range, 165 00:07:36,856 --> 00:07:39,825 so it's 505 to 525. 166 00:07:39,893 --> 00:07:42,327 And for those of you who feel that the true figure 167 00:07:42,395 --> 00:07:44,029 will even be further away, 168 00:07:44,097 --> 00:07:45,297 we have a low field 169 00:07:45,365 --> 00:07:48,100 and a high field sold separately. 170 00:07:48,168 --> 00:07:50,903 So let's take the first number out of the bucket. 171 00:07:53,173 --> 00:07:56,508 Remember, the captain's number is 515, 172 00:07:56,576 --> 00:08:01,513 and the first number is 512. 173 00:08:01,581 --> 00:08:03,615 $90. I have $90 to start with. 174 00:08:03,683 --> 00:08:05,417 MAN: 100. 100. 175 00:08:05,485 --> 00:08:06,618 350. 176 00:08:06,686 --> 00:08:08,387 $350. 177 00:08:08,455 --> 00:08:09,388 $400. 178 00:08:09,456 --> 00:08:10,556 AUCTIONEER: Sold to the man for $200. 179 00:08:10,623 --> 00:08:13,325 Let's take another number out of the bucket. 180 00:08:13,393 --> 00:08:16,462 Ah. It's the low field. 181 00:08:16,529 --> 00:08:18,330 Now let me remind you. The low field 182 00:08:18,398 --> 00:08:21,000 covers every number below the smallest number 183 00:08:21,067 --> 00:08:22,301 in the range, 184 00:08:22,369 --> 00:08:24,870 and in this case, that means every number below 505 miles. 185 00:08:24,938 --> 00:08:26,905 So what am I bid? 186 00:08:26,973 --> 00:08:28,807 MAN: $100. $100. 187 00:08:28,875 --> 00:08:31,543 $100. I have a bid for $100. 188 00:08:31,611 --> 00:08:32,778 DIFFERENT MAN: $150. 189 00:08:32,846 --> 00:08:35,214 $150. 190 00:08:35,281 --> 00:08:36,548 200. 200. 191 00:08:36,616 --> 00:08:38,083 Any bets on $200? 192 00:08:39,786 --> 00:08:40,719 250. 193 00:08:40,787 --> 00:08:43,455 250. Any bets on 250? 194 00:08:43,523 --> 00:08:44,656 WOMAN: $300. 195 00:08:44,724 --> 00:08:47,059 $300. I have $300. 196 00:08:47,127 --> 00:08:48,927 MAN: 350. 350. Thank you. 197 00:08:48,995 --> 00:08:51,663 Any bets on 350? 198 00:08:51,731 --> 00:08:53,232 $400. 199 00:08:53,299 --> 00:08:54,600 $400. 200 00:08:54,668 --> 00:08:55,868 450. 201 00:08:55,935 --> 00:08:58,037 Any bets on 450? 202 00:08:58,104 --> 00:08:59,038 500. 203 00:08:59,105 --> 00:09:03,108 500 high. 500. 500. Any bets on 500? 204 00:09:05,278 --> 00:09:06,478 $550. 205 00:09:06,546 --> 00:09:09,515 $550! Any bets on 550? 206 00:09:09,582 --> 00:09:10,916 $600. 207 00:09:10,984 --> 00:09:14,887 $600. $600. 208 00:09:14,954 --> 00:09:16,221 700. 209 00:09:16,289 --> 00:09:18,190 700. I have a bid of $700. 210 00:09:18,258 --> 00:09:20,926 Any advance on $700? 211 00:09:22,962 --> 00:09:25,064 750. 212 00:09:25,131 --> 00:09:26,131 A bid for 750. 213 00:09:26,199 --> 00:09:28,167 Any advance on $750? 214 00:09:28,234 --> 00:09:29,435 800. 215 00:09:29,502 --> 00:09:32,971 $800 I have. $800! 216 00:09:33,039 --> 00:09:34,707 $900. 217 00:09:34,774 --> 00:09:37,576 $900. I've got a bid for $900. 218 00:09:37,644 --> 00:09:41,146 Any advance on $900? 219 00:09:41,214 --> 00:09:42,281 950. 220 00:09:42,349 --> 00:09:43,749 Thousand! 221 00:09:43,817 --> 00:09:45,617 $1,000. 222 00:09:45,685 --> 00:09:49,288 I have a bid for $1,000. Any advance on $1,000? 223 00:09:49,356 --> 00:09:51,924 Going once at $1,000. 224 00:09:51,991 --> 00:09:53,625 Twice. 225 00:09:53,693 --> 00:09:56,195 Sold to the man for $1,000. 226 00:10:05,705 --> 00:10:06,805 "B" as in Brooklyn. 227 00:10:09,809 --> 00:10:11,410 Oh, good. 228 00:10:11,478 --> 00:10:13,579 It's great to see a friendly face. 229 00:10:13,646 --> 00:10:15,647 So, what are you looking so happy about? 230 00:10:15,715 --> 00:10:18,117 Low field. That's me. 231 00:10:18,184 --> 00:10:20,519 Low field. Can't lose. 232 00:10:20,587 --> 00:10:21,820 I heard. 233 00:10:21,888 --> 00:10:23,922 It's a pretty good-sized pool, too. 234 00:10:23,990 --> 00:10:26,825 A little over, what, $13,000, right? 235 00:10:26,893 --> 00:10:28,861 14,000. 236 00:10:28,928 --> 00:10:30,195 [Chuckling] 237 00:10:30,263 --> 00:10:32,231 I'll bet you had to pay plenty for it, though. 238 00:10:32,298 --> 00:10:33,932 $1,000. Oh, oh. 239 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:36,268 That's some low field ticket. 240 00:10:39,239 --> 00:10:40,439 Want to know something else? 241 00:10:40,507 --> 00:10:41,940 What? 242 00:10:42,008 --> 00:10:44,543 It was my last $1,000. 243 00:10:44,611 --> 00:10:47,780 It was all I had in the world. 244 00:10:47,847 --> 00:10:50,783 Yeah? Well, was that smart? 245 00:10:50,850 --> 00:10:52,551 Smart? 246 00:10:52,619 --> 00:10:53,819 [Chuckling] 247 00:10:53,887 --> 00:10:55,521 Smart? Are you kidding? 248 00:10:55,588 --> 00:10:57,189 I just got through telling you. 249 00:10:57,257 --> 00:11:00,325 I can't lose. I mean, I-- 250 00:11:00,393 --> 00:11:02,194 I can't lose. 251 00:11:02,262 --> 00:11:04,229 You see, the-- 252 00:11:04,297 --> 00:11:06,899 the captain figured on a good, calm sea, 253 00:11:06,966 --> 00:11:08,367 but then... 254 00:11:08,435 --> 00:11:09,968 [Whooshing] 255 00:11:10,036 --> 00:11:11,103 Slowed us right down. 256 00:11:11,171 --> 00:11:13,238 [Laughing] 257 00:11:13,306 --> 00:11:16,575 Blow, blow, thou winter "wined," huh? 258 00:11:18,712 --> 00:11:19,712 "Wined?" 259 00:11:19,779 --> 00:11:21,313 Wind. 260 00:11:21,381 --> 00:11:24,083 Uh, "wined" is more poetic, old boy. 261 00:11:24,150 --> 00:11:25,584 Poetic. 262 00:11:25,652 --> 00:11:28,554 Ahh, yeah. 263 00:11:28,621 --> 00:11:33,792 My love is like a red, red rose... 264 00:11:33,860 --> 00:11:36,161 that's newly sprung in June. 265 00:11:36,229 --> 00:11:39,398 Robert Burns. 266 00:11:39,466 --> 00:11:43,535 My love is like a red, red rose. 267 00:11:43,603 --> 00:11:45,537 Yes, sir. 268 00:11:45,605 --> 00:11:48,741 And my love, sir, is my wife, 269 00:11:48,808 --> 00:11:51,577 and my wife, sir, is Ethel. 270 00:11:51,644 --> 00:11:54,980 Now--now that-- that, sir, that. 271 00:11:55,048 --> 00:11:57,116 That is unusual, don't you think? 272 00:11:57,183 --> 00:11:59,651 My love is my wife, 273 00:11:59,719 --> 00:12:02,688 and my wife is my love, 274 00:12:02,756 --> 00:12:05,057 and Ethel is her name, sir. 275 00:12:07,694 --> 00:12:10,629 And have I got a surprise for Ethel. 276 00:12:10,697 --> 00:12:12,865 Oh...boy. 277 00:12:12,932 --> 00:12:14,333 A surprise? 278 00:12:14,401 --> 00:12:16,468 When I get the $14,000 279 00:12:16,536 --> 00:12:18,170 in my hand from the auction pool, 280 00:12:18,238 --> 00:12:21,507 all in crisp $100 bills, 281 00:12:21,574 --> 00:12:22,775 you know what I'm gonna do? 282 00:12:22,842 --> 00:12:23,776 What? 283 00:12:23,843 --> 00:12:26,612 I'm gonna buy the finest car I can find. 284 00:12:26,680 --> 00:12:27,613 I'm gonna pick it up 285 00:12:27,681 --> 00:12:28,714 on the way from the ship, 286 00:12:28,782 --> 00:12:31,483 and I'm gonna drive it all the way home just-- 287 00:12:31,551 --> 00:12:34,787 just for the pleasure of seeing Ethel's face 288 00:12:34,854 --> 00:12:36,488 when she walks out the front door 289 00:12:36,556 --> 00:12:37,623 and looks at it. 290 00:12:37,691 --> 00:12:39,591 Now, wouldn't that be something? 291 00:12:39,659 --> 00:12:41,627 Hmm? 292 00:12:43,830 --> 00:12:45,831 Hello, Ethel, honey. 293 00:12:45,899 --> 00:12:49,001 I have a little present for you. 294 00:12:49,069 --> 00:12:50,402 Yeah. I saw it in the window 295 00:12:50,470 --> 00:12:52,771 as I was passing by, and I said to myself, 296 00:12:52,839 --> 00:12:54,840 "That's the car you always wanted." 297 00:12:54,908 --> 00:12:57,409 You like it, honey? You like the color? 298 00:12:57,477 --> 00:12:59,945 [Thunder] 299 00:13:03,049 --> 00:13:04,516 And you know what I'm gonna do? 300 00:13:04,584 --> 00:13:06,151 What? 301 00:13:08,188 --> 00:13:11,890 I'm just gonna stand there and watch her face. 302 00:13:13,493 --> 00:13:15,661 [Wind blowing] 303 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:10,249 Oh, my God. 304 00:14:10,316 --> 00:14:11,350 [Knock on door] 305 00:14:11,418 --> 00:14:12,851 Come in. 306 00:14:18,525 --> 00:14:19,458 Good morning, sir. 307 00:14:19,526 --> 00:14:22,194 And a very nice day it is, too. 308 00:14:25,098 --> 00:14:26,532 When did the weather change? 309 00:14:26,599 --> 00:14:28,100 Just before dawn, sir. 310 00:14:33,006 --> 00:14:35,274 But it's only 9:00. 311 00:14:35,342 --> 00:14:36,742 Yes. That's right, sir. 312 00:14:36,810 --> 00:14:38,777 We'll make up for all the time we lost last night. 313 00:14:38,845 --> 00:14:40,012 We'll fare boldly along now, sir. 314 00:14:46,152 --> 00:14:48,420 Oh, my God. 315 00:14:48,488 --> 00:14:51,357 What am I gonna do? 316 00:14:51,424 --> 00:14:54,059 Good God, what am I gonna do? 317 00:14:54,127 --> 00:14:56,862 Oh, my God. 318 00:14:58,765 --> 00:15:00,466 [Thinking] What's Ethel gonna say? 319 00:15:00,533 --> 00:15:02,568 I can't tell her I spent 6 months' savings 320 00:15:02,635 --> 00:15:04,203 on a bet on the ship's pool. 321 00:15:04,270 --> 00:15:06,638 I can't keep it a secret. 322 00:15:06,706 --> 00:15:08,140 Well, I'll just have to tell her 323 00:15:08,208 --> 00:15:10,642 to stop drawing checks. 324 00:15:10,710 --> 00:15:13,779 What about those monthly installments? 325 00:15:13,847 --> 00:15:17,983 Oh. That look when she gets really mad. 326 00:15:18,051 --> 00:15:20,886 The eyes gray instead of blue. 327 00:15:20,954 --> 00:15:24,056 Oh, my God. 328 00:15:24,124 --> 00:15:25,924 What am I gonna do? 329 00:15:35,101 --> 00:15:35,968 Morning. 330 00:15:40,907 --> 00:15:42,041 Well, there's no telling 331 00:15:42,108 --> 00:15:43,842 about the weather, is there? 332 00:15:43,910 --> 00:15:45,644 You can't win now 333 00:15:45,712 --> 00:15:46,979 unless this ship turns around 334 00:15:47,047 --> 00:15:48,981 and starts to go backwards. 335 00:15:49,049 --> 00:15:50,916 Ha! Hey, that's an idea. 336 00:15:50,984 --> 00:15:52,584 Why don't you go up and ask the skipper 337 00:15:52,652 --> 00:15:54,019 to put the ship in reverse 338 00:15:54,087 --> 00:15:55,554 and go full steam astern? 339 00:15:55,622 --> 00:15:57,623 You can offer him 10% of the profits. 340 00:15:57,691 --> 00:15:59,258 Ha ha ha. 341 00:15:59,325 --> 00:16:02,861 Hey, now, that's better, old buddy. 342 00:16:02,929 --> 00:16:04,463 You've just got to face it. 343 00:16:04,531 --> 00:16:05,597 There's nothing you can do 344 00:16:05,665 --> 00:16:07,032 to slow this ship down, 345 00:16:07,100 --> 00:16:08,534 so you just got to grin and bear it. 346 00:16:08,601 --> 00:16:10,102 I guess so. 347 00:16:12,305 --> 00:16:13,672 Good man. 348 00:16:19,579 --> 00:16:20,579 You know, I was kind of worried 349 00:16:20,647 --> 00:16:22,314 when I saw you standing that close 350 00:16:22,382 --> 00:16:24,116 to the ship's rail. 351 00:16:24,184 --> 00:16:25,884 Ha ha ha! 352 00:16:42,135 --> 00:16:43,235 Good morning. 353 00:16:43,303 --> 00:16:45,337 Ah, Mr. Botibol. Good morning to you. 354 00:16:45,405 --> 00:16:46,705 I thought--I guess I might as well 355 00:16:46,773 --> 00:16:47,973 tear this up now, huh? 356 00:16:48,041 --> 00:16:49,174 Yes. Bad luck. 357 00:16:49,242 --> 00:16:51,076 Ship's picked up a lot of speed. 358 00:16:51,144 --> 00:16:52,444 Hey, could you tell me something? 359 00:16:52,512 --> 00:16:53,746 How close do you think I got? 360 00:16:53,813 --> 00:16:54,947 I mean, how long 361 00:16:55,015 --> 00:16:56,682 would the storm have to have blown 362 00:16:56,750 --> 00:16:59,585 before I had a chance of winning? 363 00:16:59,652 --> 00:17:02,788 Oh, about an hour, I suppose. 364 00:17:02,856 --> 00:17:05,224 Yes, if the storm had lasted for another hour, 365 00:17:05,291 --> 00:17:07,059 We'd never have made up the time. 366 00:17:16,770 --> 00:17:19,238 [Thinking] Well, why not? 367 00:17:19,305 --> 00:17:21,640 Why ever not? 368 00:17:21,708 --> 00:17:22,741 The sea is calm, 369 00:17:22,809 --> 00:17:24,009 and I won't have any trouble keeping afloat 370 00:17:24,077 --> 00:17:26,745 until they pick me up. 371 00:17:26,813 --> 00:17:28,814 Let's see. The ship would have to stop, 372 00:17:28,882 --> 00:17:30,382 and the lifeboat would have to go back 373 00:17:30,450 --> 00:17:32,918 maybe a half-mile to pick me up, and-- 374 00:17:32,986 --> 00:17:35,854 and then it's still got to return to the ship. 375 00:17:35,922 --> 00:17:39,491 Now, all of that has to take at least an hour. 376 00:17:39,559 --> 00:17:44,029 It'll knock 30 miles off the day's run and... 377 00:17:44,097 --> 00:17:46,165 that will do it. 378 00:17:51,705 --> 00:17:53,505 The sooner, the better. 379 00:17:53,573 --> 00:17:55,574 Do it now and get it over with. 380 00:17:57,377 --> 00:17:58,444 You have to do it soon 381 00:17:58,511 --> 00:18:01,647 because the time limit is noon. 382 00:18:03,483 --> 00:18:05,517 Yeah. She'll probably do. 383 00:18:05,585 --> 00:18:07,986 She would probably give the alarm 384 00:18:08,054 --> 00:18:10,823 just as quickly as anyone else. 385 00:18:10,890 --> 00:18:13,125 But wait a minute. Wait a minute. 386 00:18:13,193 --> 00:18:15,294 Take your time, William Botibol. 387 00:18:15,362 --> 00:18:17,763 Take your time. 388 00:18:17,831 --> 00:18:19,231 Check her out. 389 00:18:20,767 --> 00:18:22,234 Make sure. 390 00:18:24,037 --> 00:18:24,970 Hello. 391 00:18:25,038 --> 00:18:27,539 Hello. 392 00:18:27,607 --> 00:18:29,408 My name is Botibol. 393 00:18:29,476 --> 00:18:31,443 "B," Brooklyn, "O," Oliver, 394 00:18:31,511 --> 00:18:33,012 "T," Tommy, "I," Idaho, 395 00:18:33,079 --> 00:18:34,680 "B," Brooklyn, "O," Oliver, 396 00:18:34,748 --> 00:18:36,315 "L" as in love. 397 00:18:36,383 --> 00:18:39,118 Mr. Botibol. 398 00:18:39,185 --> 00:18:40,853 You heard. 399 00:18:40,920 --> 00:18:42,955 I was barely speaking above a whisper. 400 00:18:43,023 --> 00:18:44,823 Oh, yes. I have excellent hearing. 401 00:18:44,891 --> 00:18:48,127 I'm often told I hear things I shouldn't. 402 00:18:48,194 --> 00:18:51,630 Ha ha ha! Ha ha ha! 403 00:18:51,698 --> 00:18:54,500 I'll bet you have 20/20 vision, too. 404 00:18:54,567 --> 00:18:57,770 20/20 vision? 405 00:18:57,837 --> 00:18:58,737 Well, I mean, uh-- 406 00:19:01,274 --> 00:19:02,675 I'll bet you could see 407 00:19:02,742 --> 00:19:04,877 the tiniest speck at sea. 408 00:19:04,944 --> 00:19:08,080 Why, maybe I could. 409 00:19:08,148 --> 00:19:10,182 What I mean to say is, 410 00:19:10,250 --> 00:19:12,151 you don't have to use glasses, do you? 411 00:19:12,218 --> 00:19:13,819 Oh, only for reading, 412 00:19:13,887 --> 00:19:15,921 but then, I really don't like reading. 413 00:19:15,989 --> 00:19:17,122 In the evenings, 414 00:19:17,190 --> 00:19:19,024 Maggie-- we travel together-- 415 00:19:19,092 --> 00:19:21,393 she reads to me before I sleep. 416 00:19:21,461 --> 00:19:23,796 I find it so restful. 417 00:19:28,501 --> 00:19:30,669 Do you have any interest in the ship's auction? 418 00:19:30,737 --> 00:19:33,505 Auction? No. What auction? 419 00:19:33,573 --> 00:19:36,975 You know, that funny old thing after dinner? 420 00:19:37,043 --> 00:19:39,878 They sell tickets for the bet 421 00:19:39,946 --> 00:19:42,848 on the ship's daily run. 422 00:19:42,916 --> 00:19:43,916 I'll bet if you had a ticket 423 00:19:43,983 --> 00:19:46,151 with a high number, you'd be very pleased 424 00:19:46,219 --> 00:19:47,319 if we would make up some time. 425 00:19:47,387 --> 00:19:49,955 Oh, well, I-- see, I'm very lazy. 426 00:19:50,023 --> 00:19:51,256 I always go to bed early. 427 00:19:51,324 --> 00:19:52,691 I have my dinner in bed. 428 00:19:52,759 --> 00:19:55,527 It's so restful to have dinner in bed. 429 00:19:57,797 --> 00:20:00,566 Well, I have to do my morning exercises now. 430 00:20:00,633 --> 00:20:02,001 You'll forgive me? 431 00:20:02,068 --> 00:20:05,070 I never like to miss my morning exercises. 432 00:20:05,138 --> 00:20:07,106 It was nice meeting you. 433 00:20:07,173 --> 00:20:09,108 Very nice to see you. 434 00:20:09,175 --> 00:20:11,310 Good-bye. 435 00:20:11,378 --> 00:20:12,544 Bye-bye. 436 00:21:00,326 --> 00:21:04,396 Aah! 437 00:21:11,471 --> 00:21:14,373 Help! 438 00:21:17,143 --> 00:21:20,346 Help! 439 00:21:20,413 --> 00:21:22,681 Help! 440 00:21:27,387 --> 00:21:30,189 Help! 441 00:21:31,858 --> 00:21:34,360 [Fading] Help! 442 00:21:36,496 --> 00:21:44,903 Hellllp! 443 00:21:46,573 --> 00:21:48,073 Oh, there you are. 444 00:21:48,141 --> 00:21:50,342 I've been searching for you everywhere. 445 00:21:50,410 --> 00:21:52,044 I hope you've been behaving yourself. 446 00:21:52,112 --> 00:21:53,312 It's very odd. 447 00:21:53,380 --> 00:21:55,347 A man jumped overboard just now 448 00:21:55,415 --> 00:21:57,549 with his clothes on. 449 00:21:57,617 --> 00:21:58,984 Whatever will you think of next? 450 00:21:59,052 --> 00:22:00,953 He wanted to get some exercise, 451 00:22:01,021 --> 00:22:02,955 so he jumped in and didn't bother 452 00:22:03,023 --> 00:22:04,656 to take his clothes off. 453 00:22:04,724 --> 00:22:06,759 He called out, too. 454 00:22:06,826 --> 00:22:08,360 You're hearing things again. 455 00:22:08,428 --> 00:22:10,462 No, I'm not, Maggie. 456 00:22:10,530 --> 00:22:11,830 Well, you better come down now, 457 00:22:11,898 --> 00:22:13,132 and please, 458 00:22:13,199 --> 00:22:15,000 don't go wandering about on deck 459 00:22:15,068 --> 00:22:16,802 without waiting for me. 460 00:22:16,870 --> 00:22:18,771 Come along. It's time for your pills. 461 00:22:18,838 --> 00:22:19,705 Yes, Maggie. 462 00:22:22,809 --> 00:22:25,044 I think he took a liking to me. 463 00:22:25,111 --> 00:22:26,545 Yes. Yes, I expect he did. 464 00:22:26,613 --> 00:22:29,014 He wanted to know all about me. 465 00:22:29,082 --> 00:22:31,150 I do believe he was flirting. 466 00:22:31,217 --> 00:22:32,484 Whatever you say, dear. 467 00:22:32,552 --> 00:22:34,553 Oh, such a nice man. 468 00:22:34,621 --> 00:22:36,321 He waved to me, you know? 469 00:22:36,389 --> 00:22:37,523 He waved to me 470 00:22:37,590 --> 00:22:39,124 from the water, he did. 471 00:22:39,192 --> 00:22:40,592 He did. 472 00:22:40,660 --> 00:22:42,127 Now, wasn't that kind? 473 00:22:42,195 --> 00:22:44,863 Yes. He waved. 474 00:22:44,931 --> 00:22:48,300 He waved, waved, and he waved. 475 00:22:48,368 --> 00:22:50,169 It was kind, Maggie. 476 00:23:57,337 --> 00:24:00,272 Captioning made possible by Acorn Media 477 00:24:00,340 --> 00:24:02,207 Captioned by the National Captioning Institute 478 00:24:02,275 --> 00:24:04,209 --www.ncicap.org--