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I'm not particularly proud
of what I had to do to earn that money,
but I did it.
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- And I want what's coming to me.
- Don't ever touch me like that again.
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- You don't seem exactly broken up
over Drake's death.
- Tell you what. I'll split a bouquet with you.
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If I love him, how can I justify
spying on him?
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For your own peace of mind.
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No reasonable person
could assume for one moment that
I had anything to do with Al's death.
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No. Other than the fact
that you despised the man.
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Catch that killer!
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[Birds Squawking]
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Mr. Drake.
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What do you say, kid?
Out for some early morning air?
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I've gotta talk to ya.
So... talk.
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I need my money.
We already
had that conversation.
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You'll get it
when you're finished.
I'm finished.
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Come on now, kid. We got a deal.
You're in it till I say otherwise.
Now, look.
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You listen to me.
I'm not particularly proud...
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of what I had to do
to earn that money, but I did it.
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- And I want what's comin' to me.
- You're a nice kid, Howard,
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but don't you ever touch me
like that again.
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Tonight, you be there,
or you don't see a dime, you got that?
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- Fritz.
- [Barks Fiercely]
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Come on, Fritz.
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You know, Al,
too much of that stuff
can give you a heart attack.
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You worried about me,
Mike, or just fantasizing?
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I thought we had a deal.
We do.
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Just be patient.
Yeah, well, I've been patient
for about six months.
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I think you're jerkin' my string,
Al, that's what I think.
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- Have you raised the money?
- Now, that's my problem, isn't it?
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Don't push me, Mike.
Things are goin' real good right now.
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- But I can live without you.
- Yeah? Well, speaking of living,
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anybody can live
without anybody.
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- [Barks]
- Fritz.
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- [Growls Fiercely]
- [Whimpers]
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Actually, it's going to be
a very simple wedding, intimate.
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Intimate. I see.
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Well, we can still
make it very festive... flowers
on each side of the altar...
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[Sneezes]
God bless you.
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Oh, thank you.
I'm allergic to flowers.
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Just how intimate a wedding
will this be?
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Uh, well, I just flew in
from New York a few days ago,
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and, uh, my aunt just flew in
from Maine...
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and maybe a few of Howard's friends.
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Speaking of the groom,
I do have choir practice
in five minutes.
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- I'm sorry I'm late.
- Howard.
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I got hung up at the office,
and traffic's brutal.
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- Sorry, Reverend.
- If we could do a quick run-through...
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How's your aunt? She get in okay?
Great. I checked her into the hotel
first thing this morning.
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If you'd both stand here,
side by side, facing me.
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I made dinner reservations
at this terrific place on the wharf.
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- Oh, damn.
- Howard, not again.
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I'm sorry, honey.
I can't make it. I wish I could.
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Howard, this is ridiculous.
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I do have the little tots
waiting in the rehearsal hall.
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It's a very important client.
They can't all
be that important.
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Every...
[Sneezes]
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Every night?
God bless you.
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Honey, if there was any way
I could make it, you know I would.
Five nights in a row?
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We'll do it tomorrow.
Will we, Howard?
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Maybe you'll be tied up again.
God knows I wouldn't want
to drag you away from a client.
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Vicky!
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Are you sure
these are Maine lobsters?
Certainly, madam.
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They're flown in fresh every day.
Maybe they've got jet lag.
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Would you care to select one?
Well, we'll take the first two
that move.
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Very good, madam.
Follow me, please.
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Would you ladies
care for a cocktail?
What would you like, Vicky?
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I think I'd like a glass
of white wine.
I think I'll have the same.
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[Clears Throat]
Thank you.
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[Sighs]
Anyway, I met him in New York...
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Gosh, it must have been
about a year ago.
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He was acting
in an off-Broadway show.
Oh, I thought he was in insurance.
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Oh, he is... now.
But back there he was an actor.
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Well, actually,
he was mostly a cabdriver.
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You see, in college,
he played the lead in Charley's Aunt,
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and I guess it just sort of
got in his blood.
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And what kind of transfusion
led him into life insurance?
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He wanted to start over again...
you know, a new career.
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See, he didn't want
to get married until he could
be absolutely sure of his future.
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That's why he came out here
to San Francisco.
That's sensible enough if that's what he wants.
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Oh, believe me, Aunt Jess.
I would marry Howard no matter
what business he was in.
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I really love him,
and Howard loves me.
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He really does.
I mean, I know that for a certainty.
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Damn.
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You know, Vicky, it's not abnormal
to have last-minute doubts.
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You've always read me
like a book, haven't you?
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If I'm prying,
you just stop me.
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Thank you.
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Thanks.
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You know how they say
there's nothing quite so romantic
as San Francisco after dark?
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I wouldn't know.
I've been here for five days,
and for five straight nights,
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Howard has been working.
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Well, of course,
selling life insurance is...
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I dropped by his office yesterday
to surprise him.
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They told me that he hadn't
worked there for a month.
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Oh.
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Yesterday, I met him for breakfast,
and he had these circles under his eyes,
and he smelled like perfume.
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Hmm. Of course,
some men do wear cologne.
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This afternoon at the chapel,
he lent me his handkerchief.
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Look.
That's not your shade.
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No. And these matches,
from some nightclub?
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They are all over his apartment.
I wanna go to this place,
you know, to find out.
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But if I love him,
how can I justify spying on him?
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For your own peace of mind,
I think you have to.
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[Applause]
?? [Female Impersonator Singing]
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Good evening, Mr. Carter.
Right this way.
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Another full house, Mr. Drake?
We're ahead of last week by nine percent.
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A man'd be a fool
to sell a gold mine like this,
right, Barbara?
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Well, you'll break a lot of hearts
if you don't.
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As long as I don't break yours,
baby.
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I'll bring the printout around
before I leave.
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[Applause]
??[Singing Continues]
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Al, we gotta talk.
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Go away, Patterson.
I'm busy.
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I hope you don't think
you have Freddy tied up
for another four years.
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You made the deal for him.
I know who made the deal.
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Look, I'm not saying
he won't play the club.
Al, Freddy loves you.
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Sure. The whole world loves me.
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He just wants some freedom
to explore a few more things.
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I got him that talk show,
and now he's hot.
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He's hot because this club made him hot.
Now, you tell Freddy he works here,
or he doesn't work anywhere.
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Got that?
That's what we have courts for.
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Ladies?
A table for two, please.
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- Your name, please?
- We don't have a reservation,
but we don't mind waiting.
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We could seat you at 11:00...
next Thursday.
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That's a bit longer
than we had in mind.
Really?
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- Felix.
- [Sighs]
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Now I'm getting stubborn.
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Excuse me. Mr. Drake?
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Excuse me.
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I really hate
doing this sort of thing, but, uh,
my aunt and I just dropped by,
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and we would
really like a table.
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That's my aunt right there.
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You probably recognize her.
No.
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J.B. Fletcher.
Oh, really?
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Really.
Who the hell
is J.B. Fletcher?
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Uh, a very famous mystery writer.
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She's had six best sellers.
This morning she was on
Bay City Breakfast,
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and tomorrow she appears with Dana Burns
and then in the afternoon,
she's gonna meet the mayor.
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Ms. Fletcher,
so delighted you could
join us this evening.
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Raymond, a table
for Ms. Fletcher
and her party, please.
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How very nice.
There's just the two of us.
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Table for two.
Of course.
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Enjoy the show, ladies.
Thank you.
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[Singer]
Merci. Merci.
[Continues, Indistinct]
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It's not a very good view
of the stage.
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But a great view of the patrons.
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How could Howard afford
to bring her to a place like this?
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[Applause]
And now, the one and only,
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our very own,
in his third year... Freddy York!
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- [Drumroll]
- Freddy.
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Hey. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful.
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My name is Freddy York.
I'm here to give you some yuks.
[Rim Shot]
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[Scattered Laughter]
I wanted to look good for the show tonight, so
I went to a barbershop right before the show.
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I figured I'd get a shave,
a shoe shine and a manicure...
the works, right?
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Guy's shavin' me. I look down
at this girl that's giving me a manicure.
She's really cute.
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I say, " Listen. I'm Freddy York.
I'm the comedy star at Les Champignons.
Why don't you come catch the show tonight?"
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She said,
"I'd like to, but I'm married."
I said, " Come anyway.
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Tell your husband you're going out
with the girls." She said,
"You tell him. He's shaving you."
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I met a girl at the bar last night.
She told me she was into astrology.
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- She wanted to meet a Leo,
so I introduced her to my accountant.
- [Rim Shot]
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- What a great crowd.
- Yes. Tomorrow at 9:00.
Good night.
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Mrs. Drake. What a pleasant surprise.
I didn't know you were here tonight.
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What am I supposed to do?
Make an appointment?
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I'll seat you immediately.
Was Mr. Drake expecting you?
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Oh, I doubt it.
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[Freddy Continues, Indistinct]
Show Mrs. Drake
to her table.
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[Freddy]
"You're never gonna sell a car
with 120,000 miles on it.
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Why don't you just lower that odometer,
you know, go in and lower it?
You'll sell your car."
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I saw him last night.
I said, "Hey, Eddie. You sell your car?"
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He said, " No, I'm not gonna
sell my car. I only got 12,000 miles
on it."
Felix.
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[Audience Laughs]
Find Mr. Drake. Tell him
his wife is on the premises.
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[Freddy]
...has two rooms reserved at the hotel.
He gets there a little late.
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The clerk says, "Sir, Mr. Jones,
I'm sorry. I only got one room left. "
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Felix, what are you doing backstage?
I'm supposed
to tell Mr. Drake his wife's here.
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His wife?
Yeah.
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Well, never mind. I'll tell him.
You go back out front.
[Freddy Continues, Indistinct]
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They go upstairs.
They take the twin beds.
Middle of the night, the secretary gets up.
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She goes, " Psst.
Mr. Smith, are you sleeping?"
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He said, "What's the matter?"
She said, "I'm chilly." He says,
"Well, if you're chilly,
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would you like to pretend
that you're Mrs. Smith tonight?"
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She says, "Why, Mr. Smith, I'd love to."
He said, "Good. Get up
and shut the window yourself."
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And you're a great crowd.
You're really beautiful.
Thank you. Thank you.
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You're great. I love you.
Stick around for the next show.
I'll see you. You're beautiful!
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Victoria, have you noticed
there's something a little strange
about this place?
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- What do you mean?
- I don't know. I can't quite
put my finger on it.
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Thank you. Thank you.
I'm glad you're all having
such a great time.
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And now, the moment
we've all been waiting for,
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the star of our show,
that lovely chanteuse,
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Michelle Dupont!
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??[Lounge Piano]
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?There's a somebody
I'm longin' to see ?
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- ?I hope that he turns out...?
- [Woman Screams]
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Catch that killer!
Stop him! He's a murderer!
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Stop him!
[Audience Murmuring]
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- Victoria!
- Howard?
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Howard?
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I... I can explain everything.
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[Sirens Wailing]
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[Murmuring Continues]
Mike.
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What the hell's going on?
Drake's been shot.
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Shot? Who shot him?
The new guy... Howard.
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May I please see Mr. Griffin?
I'm sorry, lady.
Nobody can go in there.
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[Victoria] I have to see him.
[Officer] Can't let you go in.
I have my orders.
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Please? Look,
we're gonna be married.
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- Here. You can take my purse,
and you can search me.
- Vicky?
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Well,
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I guess it'll be all right.
Just for a minute.
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Thank you.
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[Sighs]
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Oh, Howard.
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Oh, Vicky, I'm sorry, honey.
I wanted to tell you,
I really did.
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It was just a job.
I know! Isn't it wonderful?
212
00:16:08,607 --> 00:16:11,640
What?
That it was just a job.
213
00:16:11,717 --> 00:16:15,719
I thought that...
Well, never mind.
214
00:16:18,239 --> 00:16:22,344
Vicky, I didn't...
I didn't shoot him.
I swear I didn't.
215
00:16:23,556 --> 00:16:26,794
Of course you didn't.
216
00:16:33,254 --> 00:16:35,990
Suspect in there?
[Officer]
Yes, sir.
217
00:16:38,939 --> 00:16:41,539
Which one?
The tall one.
218
00:16:41,615 --> 00:16:44,523
Bill, take her downtown
and book her.
219
00:16:44,591 --> 00:16:47,395
Him.
Whatever.
220
00:16:49,607 --> 00:16:53,016
[Murmuring]
[Detective] All right.
Coming through. Stand aside.
221
00:16:53,086 --> 00:16:57,294
Stand aside.
Coming through.
Step aside, please.
222
00:16:57,367 --> 00:17:02,681
[Sighs]
Uh, I'm Lieutenant Novak. Now,
did anybody touch anything in here?
223
00:17:02,751 --> 00:17:06,024
- [All] No.
- Well, which one of you
saw the killing?
224
00:17:06,095 --> 00:17:08,934
I did. Well, I mean,
225
00:17:09,005 --> 00:17:12,277
I walked past the open door,
and I saw her...
226
00:17:12,349 --> 00:17:16,887
him... standing over Mr. Drake
with the gun.
227
00:17:20,911 --> 00:17:23,750
[Groans]
This gun?
228
00:17:23,820 --> 00:17:26,158
Yes.
229
00:17:26,228 --> 00:17:29,672
I must have screamed,
and he dropped it and ran out.
230
00:17:29,739 --> 00:17:33,113
Hmm. Smooth grip, Charlie.
You might even get some prints.
231
00:17:33,184 --> 00:17:36,821
- Yeah. How 'bout that?
- [Bird Squawking]
232
00:17:36,896 --> 00:17:42,370
Lieutenant Novak,
did you notice the small white feather
on Mr. Drake's jacket?
233
00:17:42,448 --> 00:17:45,754
- Who are you?
- Oh, I'm Jessica Fletcher.
234
00:17:45,825 --> 00:17:49,896
- Did you see the murder?
- Well, actually, no. I was sitting
out front watching the show.
235
00:17:49,972 --> 00:17:53,347
Then, Ms. Fletcher, would you mind
doing me a great big favor?
236
00:17:53,417 --> 00:17:58,799
- Oh, I'll do absolutely anything
I can to help.
- Would you please get out of here?
237
00:18:00,306 --> 00:18:02,803
Please, ma'am?
Please, ma'am?
238
00:18:13,985 --> 00:18:19,458
Okay, Mr. York. Now,
is there anything you might want
to add to this statement?
239
00:18:19,535 --> 00:18:22,842
What can I tell you?
I was making a living out front;
he was dyin' backstage.
240
00:18:22,913 --> 00:18:25,717
[Chuckles]
Sign it.
241
00:18:25,790 --> 00:18:28,960
You don't seem exactly broken up
over Drake's death.
242
00:18:29,034 --> 00:18:34,382
I'll tell you what.
I'll split a bouquet with you.
Pick whatever kind of flowers you want.
243
00:18:41,140 --> 00:18:43,409
Sweet guy.
244
00:18:43,481 --> 00:18:46,753
I hate to tell you this, Floyd,
but I think the sun just came up.
245
00:18:46,825 --> 00:18:49,630
Oh, I'm glad you told me.
246
00:18:51,708 --> 00:18:54,547
- Yeah. Ralph, you got anything
on that gun yet?
- [Knocking]
247
00:18:54,617 --> 00:18:56,613
Excuse me.
248
00:18:58,765 --> 00:19:02,573
New York? You sure?
Great work, Ralph. Thanks.
249
00:19:02,644 --> 00:19:05,676
Lieutenant Novak,
I've been waiting several hours
outside there.
250
00:19:05,754 --> 00:19:09,630
Oh, lady, please.
I haven't slept all night,
and I'm tired.
251
00:19:09,700 --> 00:19:13,474
You know, you're not a witness
in this case, and I just don't have time
for you.
252
00:19:13,546 --> 00:19:16,214
I, too, have been up all night,
and I have got jet lag on top of it.
253
00:19:16,289 --> 00:19:19,527
I was supposed to go on a TV show
this morning, but I canceled it...
254
00:19:19,599 --> 00:19:21,595
because I thought that
this was more important.
255
00:19:21,673 --> 00:19:27,625
Now, either you find time to talk with me,
or I will go on that television show, and
my subject will not be my next book...
256
00:19:27,693 --> 00:19:31,866
it will be
the insensitivity and arrogance
of the city's homicide division.
257
00:19:31,939 --> 00:19:35,074
All right. All right.
I'll make it simple.
258
00:19:37,524 --> 00:19:41,903
Okay. The suspect was seen
standing over the victim
holding the gun.
259
00:19:41,972 --> 00:19:47,822
The only fingerprints on the gun
was his, and it was common knowledge
he'd been arguing with Drake about money.
260
00:19:47,892 --> 00:19:51,300
And, oh, yeah,
the gun was stolen from a pawnshop...
261
00:19:51,370 --> 00:19:56,979
about six months ago in New York City,
which is where Howard comes from,
I believe.
262
00:19:57,056 --> 00:20:00,260
Now you've got the picture?
Yes.
Thank you, Lieutenant.
263
00:20:00,333 --> 00:20:05,647
And I'm sure you ran a nitric acid test
on Howard's hand to determine whether
or not he fired the gun.
264
00:20:05,717 --> 00:20:08,351
- We haven't gotten to that yet.
- Well, I hope you do it soon,
265
00:20:08,425 --> 00:20:11,527
because after a few hours,
that test is meaningless.
266
00:20:11,603 --> 00:20:16,073
- Now, I'd like to see Howard.
- You can't see him, Mrs. Fletcher.
He's in the lockup.
267
00:20:16,151 --> 00:20:19,218
That's quite all right, Lieutenant.
Where can I see him?
268
00:20:24,445 --> 00:20:26,850
[Wolf Whistles]
269
00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:30,158
Hey, Princess.
How 'bout a date?
270
00:20:30,230 --> 00:20:33,639
How'd you like this shoe
for breakfast?
Move it, tough guy.
271
00:20:33,708 --> 00:20:36,843
[Novak]
But I just said that. I mean,
didn't you hear me say that?
272
00:20:36,919 --> 00:20:40,455
Didn't I just say that?
I mean, what am I in? An echo chamber?
273
00:20:40,531 --> 00:20:43,666
Look. Just get it done,
okay? Bye.
274
00:20:44,711 --> 00:20:47,744
You've got 10 minutes.
275
00:20:51,399 --> 00:20:55,402
Ms. Fletcher,
I don't know what to say.
I'll tell you what to say.
276
00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:58,114
Now, you sit right down there.
277
00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:04,404
Now, did you
or did you not kill that man?
278
00:21:04,476 --> 00:21:09,117
- No. He was dead when I walked in.
- Well, I'd like to believe that.
279
00:21:09,192 --> 00:21:13,696
- On the other hand,
you did lie to Victoria.
- I never actually lied.
280
00:21:13,773 --> 00:21:16,373
You told her that you had a job
with an insurance firm.
281
00:21:16,449 --> 00:21:19,721
Well, I did...
for almost six months, but...
282
00:21:19,793 --> 00:21:23,967
Mrs. Fletcher, do you know
how hard it is to sit
in someone's living room...
283
00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:27,575
when they'd rather be watchin' television
and tell 'em how rich they're gonna be
after they're dead?
284
00:21:28,688 --> 00:21:31,927
They fired me.
Victoria would've understood that.
285
00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:36,948
I know. That's the trouble.
Vicky'd marry me no matter
what I was into,
286
00:21:37,016 --> 00:21:39,787
including unemployment,
welfare and starvation.
287
00:21:39,859 --> 00:21:44,534
Look, I don't know how
to explain this,
288
00:21:44,608 --> 00:21:47,276
but I wanna be a performer,
289
00:21:47,350 --> 00:21:50,794
and I knew if I didn't give it a shot,
a real shot,
290
00:21:50,861 --> 00:21:54,806
that I'd be miserable
and so would my marriage.
291
00:21:54,874 --> 00:21:59,014
See, that's why I answered the ad
to Les Champignons.
Was that a crime?
292
00:21:59,089 --> 00:22:01,392
Of course not.
293
00:22:01,463 --> 00:22:03,766
Would you like a coffee?
Sure.
294
00:22:03,838 --> 00:22:08,147
It was only supposed to be
for two weeks. I was gonna quit
before Victoria got out here.
295
00:22:08,219 --> 00:22:11,719
Mr. Drake said
I was the world's worst
female impersonator,
296
00:22:11,797 --> 00:22:15,536
but the customers liked me
'cause I was klutzy
and I made 'em laugh.
297
00:22:15,609 --> 00:22:20,786
He wouldn't let me quit.
He knew I was broke,
so he held back on my wages.
298
00:22:20,859 --> 00:22:25,466
That still doesn't explain
why you were standing over him
with a murder weapon in your hand.
299
00:22:25,542 --> 00:22:30,958
Well, see, I finished my act,
and I went back to his office
to quit and get my money...
300
00:22:32,163 --> 00:22:35,105
Mr. Drake, I'm not listening
to any more excuses.
301
00:22:35,173 --> 00:22:39,711
This is my last night,
and I want what you owe me.
302
00:22:39,789 --> 00:22:44,669
Does this belong to you?
Mr. Drake.
303
00:22:45,942 --> 00:22:50,446
You don't have friendly Fritz
with you now. This time,
you're gonna talk to me!
304
00:22:57,279 --> 00:22:59,377
[Screams]
305
00:23:00,757 --> 00:23:05,033
Murder! Catch that killer!
[Screams]
306
00:23:05,104 --> 00:23:07,704
Sure, it was stupid,
but I panicked.
307
00:23:07,780 --> 00:23:11,384
All I could see
was my picture on page one,
getting busted in a dress.
308
00:23:11,459 --> 00:23:15,529
Great. We can
put it in a wedding album
next to my mug shot.
309
00:23:15,606 --> 00:23:20,247
Oh, Howard, I am so relieved.
We've only had one killer
in our family...
310
00:23:20,321 --> 00:23:23,491
1777, I believe...
and the redcoat shot first.
311
00:23:24,636 --> 00:23:28,877
But, you know,
I wonder what Miss Stevenson
was doing there.
312
00:23:28,950 --> 00:23:33,693
Well, everybody knew
that Mr. Drake and Barbara
worked late...
313
00:23:35,070 --> 00:23:37,305
a lot together.
314
00:23:37,377 --> 00:23:39,646
Yeah, I get the idea.
315
00:23:39,718 --> 00:23:43,321
Now, look. I've got the name
of a very good lawyer,
and is there anything else you need?
316
00:23:43,397 --> 00:23:46,201
How 'bout a pair of pants?
317
00:23:46,273 --> 00:23:50,880
[Telephone Ringing]
[Clears Throat]
Yeah?
318
00:23:50,955 --> 00:23:54,329
Well, hello, Mrs. Fletcher.
How nice to hear from you again.
319
00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:57,273
[Jessica]
Yeah. I was just wondering
how the nitric acid test came out.
320
00:23:57,342 --> 00:24:02,314
Uh, I'm still waiting for the results.
However, you'll be happy to know
we've established the time of death.
321
00:24:02,392 --> 00:24:06,896
- Now we're getting somewhere.
- Drake was killed between 9:50
and 10:05.
322
00:24:06,974 --> 00:24:11,444
Fifteen minutes.
Isn't that a little precise,
even for the medical examiner?
323
00:24:11,523 --> 00:24:15,491
It has nothing to do
with the medical examiner,
Mrs. Fletcher.
324
00:24:15,569 --> 00:24:19,913
That's when York was performing.
The banging of his drums
covered the sound of the shots.
325
00:24:19,983 --> 00:24:24,430
- Yeah, but...
- Now, Mrs. Fletcher, if you'll excuse me now,
I have the commissioner on the other line.
326
00:24:24,498 --> 00:24:29,002
Bye. What is it about that woman
that makes me nervous?
327
00:24:29,080 --> 00:24:31,884
I think she's kind of cute.
328
00:24:33,561 --> 00:24:36,833
[Vacuum Cleaner Whirring,
Faint]
329
00:24:37,842 --> 00:24:40,111
Uh, excuse me.
Yeah?
330
00:24:40,183 --> 00:24:43,683
Oh, uh, J.B. Fletcher,
isn't it? Hi. Bill Patterson.
331
00:24:43,761 --> 00:24:46,737
Oh.
Nice to meet you.
I did a little checking on you, you know.
332
00:24:46,804 --> 00:24:51,274
Six paperbacks and one movie sale.
Listen, do you have representation
on the West Coast?
333
00:24:51,352 --> 00:24:53,986
Oh, thank you, Mr. Patterson.
Yes, I do have an agent.
334
00:24:54,062 --> 00:24:58,475
Actually, I was looking
for Miss Barbara Stevenson.
She works in the business office.
335
00:24:58,543 --> 00:25:00,778
Well, I hope
they're doing a good job for you.
336
00:25:00,850 --> 00:25:03,552
Through the club, backstage,
past the dressing rooms.
337
00:25:03,626 --> 00:25:05,930
Thank you.
Bye.
338
00:25:07,907 --> 00:25:12,787
It's all been a terrible shock,
but I know that Al would
want us to carry on.
339
00:25:12,856 --> 00:25:17,327
I have to find somebody
to replace Howard.
Let me worry about that.
340
00:25:17,405 --> 00:25:21,441
Naturally, all contracts
will be honored.
341
00:25:21,518 --> 00:25:26,364
Michelle,
we have to do something
about your lighting.
342
00:25:26,434 --> 00:25:29,274
You're getting some ugly shadows
under your chins.
343
00:25:29,344 --> 00:25:33,380
[Mike]
Well, if you wanna
critique my performance, Mrs. Drake,
344
00:25:33,457 --> 00:25:36,228
I'd prefer the privacy
of my dressing room.
345
00:25:36,300 --> 00:25:38,968
Don't you turn your back on me!
346
00:25:40,648 --> 00:25:44,787
Don't you ever speak to me
that way in front of the staff again!
347
00:25:44,861 --> 00:25:48,829
I suppose we do have
to keep up appearances,
don't we, darling?
348
00:25:57,536 --> 00:26:00,603
Oh. Excuse me.
Mrs. Fletcher, what'd they do?
Find another body?
349
00:26:00,679 --> 00:26:03,348
I was looking
for Miss Stevenson.
Down the hall on the right.
350
00:26:03,422 --> 00:26:06,455
Uh-huh.
You're Howard's aunt,
aren't you?
351
00:26:06,533 --> 00:26:10,068
Well, very soon, we hope.
That's a shame
about this whole thing.
352
00:26:10,144 --> 00:26:13,143
I mean, he's a really nice kid,
and he's got a lot of talent.
353
00:26:13,221 --> 00:26:15,251
And I'm not just talkin'
about wearin' those dresses either.
354
00:26:15,328 --> 00:26:19,433
Yeah, well, I think
you'll be pleased to know that
he did not kill Mr. Drake.
355
00:26:19,508 --> 00:26:22,643
Oh, he didn't?
Who did? The bird?
356
00:26:23,655 --> 00:26:26,597
You know,
you have a wonderful sense
of humor, Mr. York.
357
00:26:26,665 --> 00:26:30,838
It's too bad it's wasted
in a dump like this, huh?
I wouldn't call this a dump.
358
00:26:30,912 --> 00:26:35,325
What would you call it?
You know, in Vegas... you think they'd
give a star a dressing room like this?
359
00:26:35,394 --> 00:26:39,932
They got a llama in one
of their shows up there. The llama's
got a better dressing room than this.
360
00:26:41,113 --> 00:26:43,952
Well, at least you got a great view.
I mean, look out there.
You can see Alcatraz.
361
00:26:44,022 --> 00:26:48,332
That's my manager, Patterson.
He couldn't negotiate me more money,
so he negotiated a window.
362
00:26:51,579 --> 00:26:54,818
- [Freddy]
Did you wanna see me about something?
- Hmm?
363
00:26:54,891 --> 00:26:59,235
Oh, no, no. No. Forgive me
for interrupting you. Uh... Uh...
364
00:26:59,305 --> 00:27:02,714
Down the hall on the right.
Thank you. Thank you very much.
365
00:27:07,331 --> 00:27:10,136
[Barbara]
If you'd like the figures, I could
have them for you in a few minutes.
366
00:27:10,208 --> 00:27:15,784
Dear Barbara. Always so organized.
You know where the bills are filed
and the bodies are buried.
367
00:27:15,860 --> 00:27:21,208
Mrs. Drake, you misunderstand.
I bet you even
type 80 words a minute.
368
00:27:21,277 --> 00:27:25,052
Frankly, Barbara,
I don't know how I could ever
run this club without you,
369
00:27:25,123 --> 00:27:27,528
but I'm gonna try.
370
00:27:27,598 --> 00:27:31,372
- You're fired.
- [Door Opens, Closes]
371
00:27:35,992 --> 00:27:39,960
- Could I give you a lift?
- Oh, I know you.
372
00:27:40,039 --> 00:27:43,814
- Howard's aunt... almost.
- Uh, right, right.
373
00:27:43,885 --> 00:27:46,792
Say, that looks heavy.
Jump in. It's my treat.
374
00:27:46,861 --> 00:27:48,857
Uh, thanks.
375
00:28:01,609 --> 00:28:05,384
I really appreciate this
now that I'm on a budget.
I just got fired.
376
00:28:05,455 --> 00:28:08,259
Really?
Uh-huh.
377
00:28:08,331 --> 00:28:11,364
It must have been so interesting
working at the club.
378
00:28:11,441 --> 00:28:14,212
It was.
You wouldn't believe some
of the things that go on.
379
00:28:14,284 --> 00:28:18,959
But the only way to run an office
is to learn to keep your mouth shut.
380
00:28:19,033 --> 00:28:24,574
I never divulge company business.
Oh, I wouldn't dream
of asking you anything.
381
00:28:24,652 --> 00:28:29,122
However, I, uh,
did hear something.
382
00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:32,837
I wouldn't tell a soul.
Well,
383
00:28:32,911 --> 00:28:37,986
Mr. Drake was already dead
when Howard came in the room.
384
00:28:38,062 --> 00:28:40,832
No kidding!
385
00:28:40,905 --> 00:28:45,477
Then who killed him?
Oh, I wouldn't know.
I only got here yesterday.
386
00:28:46,489 --> 00:28:49,955
I wouldn't be surprised
if she did it.
387
00:28:50,034 --> 00:28:52,942
Mrs. Drake?
Mm.
388
00:28:53,011 --> 00:28:57,516
I suppose she would inherit the club,
but she seems such a nice lady.
389
00:28:57,593 --> 00:28:59,531
Nice? [Scoffs]
390
00:28:59,599 --> 00:29:02,700
Lucretia Borgia in furs.
391
00:29:02,777 --> 00:29:06,448
Confidentially... and, I mean,
this is just between you and me...
392
00:29:06,522 --> 00:29:09,794
she's having an affair
with Mike.
393
00:29:09,867 --> 00:29:13,538
Mike.
Michelle.
The female impersonator?
394
00:29:13,612 --> 00:29:15,676
Oh.
What a phony.
395
00:29:15,752 --> 00:29:19,857
And nobody's supposed to know this,
but Mike was trying to buy the club
from Mr. Drake.
396
00:29:19,933 --> 00:29:25,508
Can you believe that?
And behind his back, he and Mrs. D.
Are slipping off to Lake Tahoe.
397
00:29:25,584 --> 00:29:29,998
But I thought...
Ohh. Now, don't ever say
you heard this from me,
398
00:29:30,066 --> 00:29:33,601
but I wouldn't put it
past Bill Patterson to kill 'im.
399
00:29:33,678 --> 00:29:37,315
Oh. Mr. York's agent.
Uh-huh.
400
00:29:37,389 --> 00:29:40,229
Why would he...
The contract.
401
00:29:40,299 --> 00:29:44,438
See, not many people know this,
but Mr. Drake had Freddy
under a seven-year contract,
402
00:29:44,513 --> 00:29:47,454
and recently, big offers
were coming in for Freddy.
403
00:29:47,522 --> 00:29:53,406
I am talking about megabucks.
Except that Mr. Drake wouldn't
let him out of the contract.
404
00:29:53,476 --> 00:29:56,418
Stop at the top of the hill.
405
00:30:00,934 --> 00:30:05,575
Thanks for the lift.
And don't worry. I won't say a word
about what you've told me.
406
00:30:05,649 --> 00:30:10,062
It is so nice to talk to someone
who knows how to be discreet.
407
00:30:13,274 --> 00:30:16,547
Thinking of buying it
or merely jumping?
408
00:30:18,558 --> 00:30:21,398
You kept me waiting.
Is this a sign of things to come?
409
00:30:21,468 --> 00:30:26,816
Mike, if we're gonna bicker
like an old married couple, let's do it
over something important, huh?
410
00:30:28,123 --> 00:30:31,726
[Sighs]
Is it something I said?
411
00:30:31,801 --> 00:30:34,800
No. It's the way you said it.
You know, I'm not used
to being summoned.
412
00:30:34,878 --> 00:30:39,690
Oh, darling, don't pout.
It was merely a request,
pure and simple.
413
00:30:39,761 --> 00:30:43,637
I thought we should
get our stories straight
for that Mrs. Fletcher.
414
00:30:43,707 --> 00:30:47,948
She is determined
to get Howard off the hook
by putting someone else on.
415
00:30:48,021 --> 00:30:50,689
Well, surely not me?
Nor me!
416
00:30:50,764 --> 00:30:55,735
I mean, no reasonable person
could assume for one moment that
I had anything to do with Al's death.
417
00:30:55,813 --> 00:30:59,120
No. Other than the fact that
you despised the man...
418
00:30:59,191 --> 00:31:01,825
and that you were talking
to a lawyer about divorce proceedings.
419
00:31:01,900 --> 00:31:06,644
And naturally,
you didn't care that he reneged
on his promise to sell you the club?
420
00:31:09,726 --> 00:31:13,135
So here we are.
We both got rid of Al.
Yep.
421
00:31:13,204 --> 00:31:16,978
You have the club
and all of his money,
and I have you.
422
00:31:17,050 --> 00:31:21,429
A fortuitous turn of events.
Couldn't have worked out better
if we'd planned it.
423
00:31:22,769 --> 00:31:24,764
Which of course we didn't...
Well...
424
00:31:24,841 --> 00:31:28,114
Darling, is there something
I should know just
for my own peace of mind?
425
00:31:29,490 --> 00:31:33,059
Funny, Mike.
I was about to ask you
the same question.
426
00:31:33,135 --> 00:31:37,411
You know, if you did kill him,
it wouldn't make any difference.
427
00:31:37,483 --> 00:31:40,722
I'd still feel the same way
about you.
428
00:31:40,794 --> 00:31:43,428
My very thought about you,
Candice.
429
00:31:43,503 --> 00:31:47,642
Oh, Mike,
you don't know how much better
I feel now that we've talked.
430
00:31:47,716 --> 00:31:50,156
Me too, darling.
431
00:32:07,348 --> 00:32:11,157
Mike... Michelle... was backstage
getting ready to go on.
432
00:32:11,227 --> 00:32:14,636
Of course, Barbara...
And I sent Felix backstage
at once.
433
00:32:14,705 --> 00:32:17,909
Yeah, but you're sure
about Patterson and Mrs. Drake?
They were out front?
434
00:32:17,982 --> 00:32:19,921
Everybody saw them.
Right.
435
00:32:19,989 --> 00:32:25,200
Lieutenant?
Oh, I'm so glad I caught you.
Any result on the nitric acid test?
436
00:32:25,273 --> 00:32:27,770
Uh, it was negative,
Mrs. Fletcher.
Oh, negative.
437
00:32:27,848 --> 00:32:31,120
That means
he didn't fire the gun.
Well, maybe he was wearing gloves.
438
00:32:31,193 --> 00:32:34,191
Well, if he'd worn gloves,
his fingerprints wouldn't
have been all over the gun.
439
00:32:34,270 --> 00:32:39,743
You can't have it both ways, Lieutenant.
Incidentally, have you noticed how many people
around this club are wearing gloves?
440
00:32:39,821 --> 00:32:43,196
No, but I'm sure you've got a list.
Also, I'm not sure
about the time of death.
441
00:32:43,265 --> 00:32:45,865
Now, that's one thing
I am sure of.
442
00:32:45,941 --> 00:32:51,186
Oh, you mean your theory
that the shot was masked
by Freddy York's drum act? Mm.
443
00:32:51,258 --> 00:32:55,899
Well, can you prove that
scientifically?
How would you do that, Mrs. Fletcher?
444
00:32:55,974 --> 00:32:59,212
[Firing]
[Bird Squawks]
445
00:32:59,285 --> 00:33:03,492
Did you hear that?
Yes, Mrs. Fletcher,
I heard it.
446
00:33:03,565 --> 00:33:07,510
Well, uh, let's try it
with music.
447
00:33:07,579 --> 00:33:11,250
Now, let's just pretend one
of the girls is dancing.
448
00:33:11,324 --> 00:33:13,695
??[Radio: Disco]
449
00:33:17,209 --> 00:33:19,980
Once again, please,
Charlie!
450
00:33:21,022 --> 00:33:24,261
[Gunshot]
Oh, dear. I heard that.
451
00:33:24,334 --> 00:33:29,339
We all heard it, Mrs. Fletcher.
With the door closed.
With the door open. With music.
452
00:33:29,416 --> 00:33:33,191
Even with a Mummer's Parade
going across the stage.
453
00:33:33,262 --> 00:33:35,258
Face it, Mrs. Fletcher.
?? [Radio Off]
454
00:33:35,336 --> 00:33:38,369
The shot would have been heard
except during York's act,
455
00:33:38,446 --> 00:33:41,650
when York was playing the drums
on the stage.
456
00:33:41,723 --> 00:33:45,189
Yes, I suppose
that is the only plausible explanation.
457
00:33:45,268 --> 00:33:49,271
Oh, thank you, Mrs. Fletcher.
I'm so happy to see
that you're satisfied.
458
00:33:49,349 --> 00:33:52,382
- Now, if you'll excuse me...
- Hey, Lieutenant. Wait a minute.
459
00:33:52,459 --> 00:33:55,560
I mean, what the hell
is going on here?
A detective audition?
460
00:33:55,636 --> 00:33:58,544
What's this lady trying to suggest?
That one of us killed Drake?
461
00:34:03,462 --> 00:34:07,635
- Are you all right, Mrs. Fletcher?
- Oh, yes.
462
00:34:07,709 --> 00:34:10,114
Ohh.
463
00:34:10,183 --> 00:34:12,749
[Groaning]
464
00:34:12,825 --> 00:34:15,699
[Bell Ringing]
465
00:34:21,186 --> 00:34:23,660
[Knocking]
466
00:34:30,985 --> 00:34:34,189
Ohh.
Oh, dear. I woke you up.
467
00:34:34,262 --> 00:34:38,606
Yeah. Well, when I work all night,
I sleep a little during the day,
or at least I try to.
468
00:34:38,677 --> 00:34:40,775
I'd like to talk to you
about Howard.
469
00:34:40,851 --> 00:34:44,021
You didn't come up here and wake me up
to tell me we're holding the wrong man?
470
00:34:44,095 --> 00:34:47,002
You already know we are.
[Sighs]
471
00:34:47,071 --> 00:34:51,279
Uh, I made some coffee.
You want some?
Oh, thank you.
472
00:34:51,352 --> 00:34:54,625
What a pretty cat.
What's her name?
473
00:34:54,696 --> 00:34:58,299
- George.
- [George Meows]
474
00:34:58,375 --> 00:35:01,579
Oh, she likes you.
Most people, she hates.
475
00:35:01,653 --> 00:35:04,092
Oh, that's the impression
I got about you.
476
00:35:04,160 --> 00:35:07,068
Aha. Well,
that's my office persona.
477
00:35:07,137 --> 00:35:10,912
Well, it just goes to show
you can't go by first impressions.
478
00:35:10,983 --> 00:35:15,190
[Chuckles]
Uh, Mrs. Fletcher,
you're a nice lady,
479
00:35:15,264 --> 00:35:17,669
but, uh, I think
you're making a big mistake.
480
00:35:17,738 --> 00:35:20,771
- Howard Griffin is guilty.
- Oh, for heaven's sakes.
481
00:35:20,848 --> 00:35:25,694
There were at least four people
who had better motives than Howard.
For instance, Mrs. Drake.
482
00:35:25,764 --> 00:35:30,337
Yes. She gets the business.
I know.
Freddy York and his agent, Bill Patterson,
483
00:35:30,413 --> 00:35:32,784
trying to break
Freddy's long-term contract.
484
00:35:32,855 --> 00:35:34,918
I know, Mrs. Fletcher.
I read the Chronicle.
485
00:35:34,995 --> 00:35:37,993
I suppose you know
that Michael Dupont wanted
to buy the club.
486
00:35:38,072 --> 00:35:42,610
- Yes.
- And that Michael and Mrs. Drake
were having an affair?
487
00:35:45,262 --> 00:35:49,071
Mrs. Fletcher, you're a bright gal.
You would've been a great cop.
488
00:35:49,141 --> 00:35:53,280
But look.
This is the real world, so please...
just leave the police work to us.
489
00:35:53,354 --> 00:35:56,228
The last thing in the world
I want to do is interfere, Lieutenant.
490
00:35:56,298 --> 00:36:01,840
But that's not
what I'm worried about. Look,
we took some lab tests.
491
00:36:01,916 --> 00:36:05,188
The rope that was holding the stage light
was eaten through by acid.
492
00:36:05,261 --> 00:36:08,932
It was not an accident.
Oh, dear.
493
00:36:09,006 --> 00:36:12,609
- Somebody wanted
to kill Mr. York.
- Maybe.
494
00:36:12,684 --> 00:36:16,254
Or it could've been meant
to hit somebody else.
495
00:36:18,872 --> 00:36:21,813
I don't know how
to thank you, Mrs. Fletcher.
496
00:36:21,881 --> 00:36:26,853
Well, just so you know, if you jump bail,
the State of California has an option
on my next four books.
497
00:36:26,932 --> 00:36:30,398
And the name is Jessica.
And I really
appreciate the suit, Jessica.
498
00:36:30,476 --> 00:36:33,418
Well, I think
it made a better impression
on the judge.
499
00:36:33,486 --> 00:36:36,930
Let's call Vicky and celebrate.
I think that's a bit premature.
500
00:36:36,998 --> 00:36:42,574
Howard, did you see Mrs. Drake
backstage during Freddy York's act?
No.
501
00:36:42,650 --> 00:36:47,097
You're sure?
I'm positive, but I did see her comin'
in the stage door just before I went on.
502
00:36:47,164 --> 00:36:50,733
Howard, I think
that you should take Vicky
to lunch yourself,
503
00:36:50,809 --> 00:36:52,873
and I'll take a rain check.
Wh...
504
00:36:52,950 --> 00:36:54,946
Where are you goin'?
505
00:36:57,699 --> 00:37:02,374
Oh! Good shot!
Oh, my! What a nice dog!
What's his name?
506
00:37:02,448 --> 00:37:04,853
Fritz, but be careful.
He's had attack training.
507
00:37:04,923 --> 00:37:09,837
That's a very attractive outfit.
I've never seen it
done in black.
508
00:37:09,906 --> 00:37:12,403
I'm in mourning,
Mrs. Fletcher.
509
00:37:12,481 --> 00:37:17,726
- You know me?
- By now, everyone at the club
knows you.
510
00:37:19,804 --> 00:37:24,844
Do please accept my condolences.
Your husband's death must
have been a terrible shock.
511
00:37:24,921 --> 00:37:27,190
Yes. We were very close.
512
00:37:27,262 --> 00:37:31,230
Then I suppose
you must have talked to him
shortly before the tragic event?
513
00:37:31,309 --> 00:37:35,117
No. I didn't see him.
I arrived during Freddy's act.
514
00:37:35,188 --> 00:37:39,659
Strange. Someone said
they saw you come in the stage door
earlier.
515
00:37:39,737 --> 00:37:44,309
They were wrong.
Let me set you straight, lady.
I didn't kill my husband.
516
00:37:44,385 --> 00:37:46,791
Oh, I'm sorry.
Did I suggest that?
Look,
517
00:37:46,860 --> 00:37:52,675
if you insist on sticking your nose where
it doesn't belong, then check on Freddy York
and that bloodsucking agent of his.
518
00:37:52,746 --> 00:37:56,816
- Oh, yes. The contract with the club.
- Not the club. With Al.
519
00:37:56,893 --> 00:38:01,637
A personal services contract,
which is now null and void.
That's right.
520
00:38:01,709 --> 00:38:05,917
I went to the hospital today
to bring Freddy flowers,
and do you know what he did?
521
00:38:05,990 --> 00:38:08,395
He gave me notice.
522
00:38:08,464 --> 00:38:13,276
Then he's well enough
to receive visitors. How nice.
523
00:38:13,346 --> 00:38:16,790
Las Vegas.
Atlantic City!
524
00:38:16,858 --> 00:38:19,527
Hollywood!
Wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait.
525
00:38:19,601 --> 00:38:22,839
First and foremost,
to Al Drake.
526
00:38:22,911 --> 00:38:27,586
I never thought I'd see the day
when I'd be drinking to Al Drake.
[Door Opens]
527
00:38:27,660 --> 00:38:30,066
Oh, am I interrupting?
528
00:38:30,135 --> 00:38:33,601
Not at all. Mrs. Fletcher, come on in.
Come on in. How about a bit
of the bubbly?
529
00:38:33,680 --> 00:38:36,986
Oh, no, no. Thank you.
Oh, you're looking
so much better, Mr. York.
530
00:38:37,058 --> 00:38:39,794
Well, thank you.
I've been thinking Lourdes.
[Chuckles]
531
00:38:39,867 --> 00:38:43,002
You met my manager,
Bill Patterson.
Oh, yes.
532
00:38:43,077 --> 00:38:46,646
The lady seems
to know just about everybody.
Well, what is it this time, Mrs. Fletcher?
533
00:38:46,723 --> 00:38:51,899
Oh, just wanted to wish Mr. York
a speedy recovery and, uh...
[Bill] "And"? And what?
534
00:38:51,974 --> 00:38:57,116
Just ask a few more questions,
like did I murder Al Drake?
The answer is no.
535
00:38:57,190 --> 00:39:00,725
Did Freddy murder Al Drake?
The answer is no.
Bill, Bill, take it easy.
536
00:39:00,803 --> 00:39:05,375
It's okay. I know
you're a mystery writer, but I'll tell ya:
You're making a fool of yourself.
537
00:39:05,451 --> 00:39:08,518
Why don't you get back
to Nantucket?
Maine.
538
00:39:08,594 --> 00:39:12,631
Whatever. My client
was onstage when Drake was killed.
539
00:39:12,708 --> 00:39:16,152
As a matter of fact,
somebody tried to kill him
with a stage light.
540
00:39:16,220 --> 00:39:21,727
Isn't that curious?
Michelle Dupont is sure that someone
wanted to drop it on him,
541
00:39:21,805 --> 00:39:24,473
and Lieutenant Novak thinks
they were trying to kill me,
542
00:39:24,547 --> 00:39:27,113
and now you think
it was meant for Mr. York.
543
00:39:27,189 --> 00:39:30,963
It is a bit of a puzzler, isn't it?
544
00:39:37,957 --> 00:39:40,956
I'm sorry, Vicky. I think
we oughta postpone the wedding.
545
00:39:41,034 --> 00:39:44,341
I thought marriage was supposed
to be for better or worse.
That's afterwards.
546
00:39:44,412 --> 00:39:48,448
Darling, I just can't ask you
to tie yourself to me with all this
hanging over my head.
547
00:39:48,525 --> 00:39:51,125
But you're innocent.
I don't have a job!
548
00:39:51,201 --> 00:39:53,903
I don't care.
Aunt Jessica, tell her.
549
00:39:53,977 --> 00:39:58,219
What do you think, Aunt Jessica?
I think Noah is building his ark
in there.
550
00:39:58,291 --> 00:40:02,065
[Hammering]
Darlings, I am going to fall
on my face unless I go to sleep.
551
00:40:02,136 --> 00:40:05,375
Won't that noise disturb you?
Right now, I could sleep
through Armageddon.
552
00:40:05,447 --> 00:40:11,262
Now, listen to me, children.
We are going to get to the bottom
of this. I promise you.
553
00:40:11,333 --> 00:40:15,142
There's something
I am overlooking.
I just know there is.
554
00:40:15,212 --> 00:40:18,120
But I think it'll come to me
if I have a good sleep.
555
00:40:18,189 --> 00:40:20,185
Okay.
556
00:40:20,263 --> 00:40:22,235
We'll talk later.
557
00:40:23,908 --> 00:40:26,748
[Sawing, Hammering]
558
00:40:48,321 --> 00:40:53,794
[Circular Saw Whirs,
Hammering Continues]
[Groans]
559
00:40:58,655 --> 00:41:00,821
Of course!
560
00:41:01,966 --> 00:41:05,911
It suddenly came to me:
The feather.
561
00:41:05,979 --> 00:41:08,681
Wait a minute.
Wait a minute.
562
00:41:08,754 --> 00:41:11,993
- What came to you?
- Drake wasn't shot
during Freddy York's act.
563
00:41:12,066 --> 00:41:15,703
- Oh, Mrs. Fletcher,
as I recall, we scientific...
- The killer used a silencer.
564
00:41:15,777 --> 00:41:18,343
They don't make silencers
for that gun.
565
00:41:18,419 --> 00:41:21,954
Remember the feather we found
on Mr. Drake's jacket?
Yes. It came from the bird.
566
00:41:22,032 --> 00:41:26,672
No. Whoever killed Drake used a pillow
to muffle the sound of the shot.
567
00:41:26,747 --> 00:41:29,187
- That's why nobody heard it.
- Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
568
00:41:29,255 --> 00:41:32,596
If what you say is true, he could've
been shot before Freddy went on the stage.
569
00:41:32,667 --> 00:41:34,502
Exactly.
570
00:41:37,348 --> 00:41:43,062
There's no bullet hole in this pillow.
But this pillow was not in this room
when we discovered the body.
571
00:41:43,134 --> 00:41:47,136
Mrs. Fletcher, please.
Wait, wait, wait.
Don't take my word for it.
572
00:41:50,859 --> 00:41:52,957
Look. No pillow.
573
00:41:53,033 --> 00:41:57,139
These are police photographs.
Where did you get them?
Your partner, Charlie.
574
00:41:57,214 --> 00:41:59,619
You know,
he's really a very nice man.
575
00:41:59,688 --> 00:42:02,493
Then someone put this pillow
in here after the investigation.
576
00:42:02,564 --> 00:42:05,939
Because Drake's pillow
was damaged by the shot.
577
00:42:06,009 --> 00:42:09,475
[Novak]
So the murderer had to get rid of it.
578
00:42:09,554 --> 00:42:14,229
But the murderer was afraid
that someone would notice
that Drake's pillow was gone,
579
00:42:14,303 --> 00:42:17,872
so he put this one there
to cover his tracks.
580
00:42:17,948 --> 00:42:22,190
I don't know
if you've noticed, but the settees
in all the dressing rooms match.
581
00:42:22,262 --> 00:42:24,234
Probably a bulk purchase.
582
00:42:24,303 --> 00:42:27,677
Lieutenant, would you help me
to demonstrate something?
583
00:42:29,452 --> 00:42:33,626
Please stand right there.
Would you mind telling me
what this is all about?
584
00:42:33,700 --> 00:42:36,938
It's very important
that you don't move.
[Sighs]
585
00:42:44,033 --> 00:42:47,477
You haven't moved, have you?
I haven't moved.
586
00:42:47,545 --> 00:42:50,248
[Whooshing]
587
00:42:51,525 --> 00:42:54,261
What were you trying to do?
Kill me?
Aha! You moved.
588
00:42:54,334 --> 00:42:57,333
- Of course I did!
- You heard it descending.
589
00:42:57,411 --> 00:43:00,353
I'm not deaf.
Well, neither was Freddy York.
590
00:43:00,421 --> 00:43:02,656
[Applause]
591
00:43:02,728 --> 00:43:06,970
That was great. That was...
I really enjoyed that, you know?
You're quite a performer.
592
00:43:07,042 --> 00:43:10,885
You should get yourself a Guild card.
I didn't expect
to find you here, Mr. York.
593
00:43:10,955 --> 00:43:13,394
Well, I heal fast.
You see, I got good genes.
594
00:43:13,464 --> 00:43:17,340
That was very theatrical,
diving off the stage
when you didn't have to.
595
00:43:17,410 --> 00:43:21,378
Well, it seems to me
all you proved is that I could've
staged the falling lights.
596
00:43:21,456 --> 00:43:24,626
That doesn't mean
I had anything to do
with what happened to Al Drake.
597
00:43:24,700 --> 00:43:27,835
You know what?
I'd like to stay around and talk,
but I gotta fly to Vegas.
598
00:43:27,910 --> 00:43:30,316
I hope my arms don't get tired.
599
00:43:30,385 --> 00:43:33,452
You're beautiful.
I'll see ya.
600
00:43:36,405 --> 00:43:39,780
Will you lighten up? I mean,
you both know I was onstage
when Drake got hit.
601
00:43:39,850 --> 00:43:42,951
Yeah, but the lady here thinks
you shot him before you went on stage.
602
00:43:43,027 --> 00:43:45,627
I think
you used Mr. Drake's pillow
to muffle the shot.
603
00:43:45,702 --> 00:43:48,803
Then you removed your fingerprints
from the gun, got rid of the pillow...
604
00:43:48,879 --> 00:43:50,977
and went on stage.
605
00:43:51,053 --> 00:43:56,663
Who writes your material?
I mean, who writes this stuff?
Your punch lines just don't work.
606
00:43:56,738 --> 00:44:01,082
I think you made one very serious mistake.
I don't have time for this.
I have a plane to catch.
607
00:44:01,153 --> 00:44:05,189
You were afraid that
someone would notice that the pillow
was gone from Mr. Drake's room...
608
00:44:05,267 --> 00:44:07,399
and that they would
figure out what had happened.
609
00:44:07,474 --> 00:44:10,176
So you brought in the pillow
from your room.
610
00:44:10,249 --> 00:44:14,194
Everybody... Everybody in this place
has got a pillow just like that.
No.
611
00:44:14,262 --> 00:44:19,210
This is your pillow.
It's the only one that is sun-faded,
like the settee,
612
00:44:19,279 --> 00:44:24,489
because yours is the only one
that is sitting right next
to the window.
613
00:44:31,218 --> 00:44:35,129
It's my luck.
It's my dumb luck.
614
00:44:35,198 --> 00:44:39,804
Half the people in this club wanted Drake
dead, and your niece's boyfriend's
gotta get tagged for it.
615
00:44:39,880 --> 00:44:42,217
I knew you were trouble
as soon as I saw you.
616
00:44:42,288 --> 00:44:46,598
What was I gonna do?
Spend the rest of my life
workin' in this rinky-dink club?
617
00:44:46,669 --> 00:44:49,006
You ever try to tell jokes
when someone's got their hands
on your throat?
618
00:44:49,077 --> 00:44:51,516
Surely murder isn't the answer.
619
00:44:52,956 --> 00:44:56,594
Yeah, well, you call it murder.
I call it a career move.
620
00:44:56,668 --> 00:45:01,172
Look at me.
What do you see?
I'm not just another comedian.
621
00:45:01,250 --> 00:45:05,321
I'm Freddy York.
I'm the first guy that
did his own rim shots.
622
00:45:05,397 --> 00:45:09,536
I'm like the Edison of comedy.
I'm Robert Fulton on the drums.
623
00:45:09,610 --> 00:45:13,578
So Al Drake sees me one night.
He says, " Kid, you're good.
Here's a long-term contract.
624
00:45:13,658 --> 00:45:16,725
It's your shot, your big break."
625
00:45:16,801 --> 00:45:19,435
He broke my spirit.
That man broke my heart.
626
00:45:19,510 --> 00:45:23,421
I couldn't let him do that.
I'm a creative genius.
627
00:45:23,489 --> 00:45:25,894
Fair is fair.
628
00:45:25,965 --> 00:45:28,096
He gave me a shot.
629
00:45:29,241 --> 00:45:31,476
I gave him a shot.
630
00:45:32,954 --> 00:45:35,553
Ba-dum-bum.
631
00:45:35,629 --> 00:45:37,966
Should've shoved you
under that stage light.
632
00:45:39,274 --> 00:45:42,078
- Why did you rig that?
- Why don't you ask her?
633
00:45:43,221 --> 00:45:47,725
I think Mr. York was afraid
the charges against Howard
would be dropped.
634
00:45:47,802 --> 00:45:51,611
They weren't strong enough, so he thought
perhaps another murder attempt,
635
00:45:51,681 --> 00:45:55,751
particularly against himself,
would point to someone else.
636
00:45:55,829 --> 00:46:00,469
Boy, you are good.
I mean, you are really, really good.
637
00:46:01,481 --> 00:46:04,787
You ever think
of taking your act on the road?
You should play Vegas.
638
00:46:06,096 --> 00:46:09,095
That reminds me.
I better cancel my tickets.
639
00:46:09,172 --> 00:46:12,080
Doesn't look like
I'm gonna be goin'.
640
00:46:13,219 --> 00:46:16,857
It's too bad.
I could've knocked 'em dead.
641
00:46:18,737 --> 00:46:21,405
I'm sure you would have.
642
00:46:23,419 --> 00:46:28,333
??[Organ: Ceremonial]
[Man] By the power
vested in me by the State of California,
643
00:46:28,402 --> 00:46:31,070
I now pronounce you man
and wife.
644
00:46:47,497 --> 00:46:49,697
Oh, congratulations.
Thank you.
645
00:46:49,772 --> 00:46:51,869
Congratulations.
Thank you.
646
00:46:51,946 --> 00:46:54,511
Howard, that's wonderful.
I'm sorry about all the problems.
No problem.
647
00:46:54,588 --> 00:46:58,259
- Howard, we're gonna miss you at the club.
You got a lot of talent, buddy.
- Oh, thanks,
648
00:46:58,333 --> 00:47:01,207
but I've got a new job lined up,
sellin' real estate.
649
00:47:01,277 --> 00:47:05,519
Yes, with just enough time
for a honeymoon in Hawaii,
thanks to Aunt Jessica.
650
00:47:05,591 --> 00:47:09,661
- Ah.
- Howard. Howard.
I got big news for ya, baby.
651
00:47:09,737 --> 00:47:12,611
I've been on the phone for an hour.
I got you a job.
652
00:47:12,681 --> 00:47:16,717
- No way, Bill. I'm not
wearing any more dresses.
- Forget the dresses.
653
00:47:16,794 --> 00:47:19,360
This is an acting job.
Two days a week on a soap.
654
00:47:19,436 --> 00:47:21,876
It's in Hollywood. Starts on Monday.
655
00:47:21,944 --> 00:47:25,388
- Monday?
- What happened with real estate?
656
00:47:25,456 --> 00:47:29,732
- And what about Hawaii?
- Well, we'll just have to forget
about that.
657
00:47:29,803 --> 00:47:32,710
This is what Howard
has always wanted and
that's what we're gonna do.
658
00:47:32,780 --> 00:47:35,083
What do you think,
Aunt Jessica?
659
00:47:35,154 --> 00:47:38,130
Well, I don't usually give advice,
660
00:47:38,197 --> 00:47:41,538
but in this case, I say go for it.
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