All language subtitles for Little.Miss.Marker.1980.1080p.WEBRip.x264-RARBG

(SIRENS WAILING)

(SIRENS WAILING)

KID 1: Come on.

KID 2: Look out for the car.

KID 3: Come on.
Hit it. Hit it.

KID 4:
Get out of here.

(KID SHOUTING)

(KIDS LAUGHING)

(WHISTLING)

Hello, Morris.

Hello, Pally.

(DOOR BUZZING)

(RACETRACK ANNOUNCER ON RADIO)

I'm doing you a favor.

If you want to do me a favor,
take my marker!

I seen you take people's markers.
Take mine.

WOMAN: All right,
so we do the direct mail thing.

(RACETRACK ANNOUNCER CONTINUES)

WOMAN: If we win this,
we win big, but if we win,

we get $10.

Where's Sorrowful?

He's, uh...
(CLEARS THROAT)
He's in his office.

(MAN AND WOMAN ARGUING)

With a... With a very
important client.

He doesn't, he doesn't
like to be disturbed.

Tell him who it is.

SORROWFUL: Carry you!
I wouldn't carry my own sister!

You want to be carried,
get a carriage.

What am I, the Salvation Army?

You lost a bet, pay up!

What do you expect,
a trip to Rockaway?

Uh, Blackie's here.

SORROWFUL: Blackie?

What does he want?
To make a bet?

He wants you.

SORROWFUL: In a minute.

Who carries me? Huh?

Who pays up when you win?

Did I twist your arm,
you should bet the rent money?

Coming down the stretch.

SORROWFUL: Go find a sucker someplace else.
Get out of here!

(CRYING)

Here, auntie.

(WHIMPERING)

Pay the rent.

Bless you, my boy.

High kicker in the fourth
at Belmont, on the nose.

Short and sweet.
I'm into a great setup for gambling.

No.
It's a high-class operation,

only for the swells.

Nothing but the best.
And not in the cellar either.

In a mansion.

Nope.

All I need from you is 50 Gs.

I can, uh, come up
with the rest.

Try Fort Knox.

I tried.
They sent me to you.

They said you had all the money
they didn't have. (LAUGHING)

You know why?
I don't have any partners.

I need the 50, Sorrowful.

Stick up a crap game.
Rob a bank.

Do what you're good at.

There's a Depression on.
Must be that you haven't heard.

Loose change is hard
to come by these days.

So I come to you,
a friend from the neighborhood.

I don't have friends also.

You've got the first nickel
you ever made.

And that's more important
than friends.

Think about it.

I thought.

- You might change your mind.
- No.

People have been known.
All of a sudden,

you might see the benefits.

Blackie, I never
liked you as a kid,

and grown-up,
you're no improvement.

Go find somebody else.

(CHUCKLES) You
don't see the benefits.

That's a shame.

I'm just going to
have to show you.

(CLEARS THROAT)
What, uh...

- What'd he want?
- Nothing.

Look, whatever he wants,
give it to him.

He'd kill his old lady
for nothing.

The last time he bothered me,
I threw him in the river.

The last time,
he was 12 years old.

He hadn't killed anybody yet.

Mr. Jones, all right,

I'll leave my daughter
as security.

SORROWFUL:
What is this, my lucky day?

If you won't take my marker,

let me leave her as my marker
while I go get the dough.

Your money's safe.
I'm not gonna desert my own daughter.

(GUNSHOT)

(WOMAN GASPING)

- Watch out. Watch out!
- Mr. Jones, please.

Blackie shot him,
just like that.

Who would do such a thing?

See you later, partner.
(LAUGHING)

Call a few places.
See what you can get for the fur.

Tell them it's a wolf.

Will you listen
to me, Sorrowful?

If it don't cost too much,
give Blackie what he wants.

He's crazy!

Mr. Jones, please.
I don't have much time before the race.

You want to end up in cement?

I need it.
I 've been kind of down on my luck.

I don't like him.

Who likes anybody?
You're likeable?

Nobody likes you!

Did somebody hurt the dog?

Yeah.

GAMBLER: She won't cause
any trouble, I promise.

- Will you, honey?
- That's mean.

SORROWFUL: Yeah.

He should have shot Morris.
It would've been cheaper.

Mr. Jones, please.

I already told you!

I only need $10.
Please, Mr. Jones.

Put him down for a sawbuck.
Don't let the kid out of your sight.

God bless you, Mr. Jones.
Thank you. Thanks...

Did you hear what I just heard?

Son, you just witnessed
a true miracle.

Yeah, you better get going.

Honey, I'll be back later.
You stay here, okay?

Uh, honey, why don't you sit over there?
He won't be long.

Good night, Mr. Jones.

Night, Sorrowful.

SORROWFUL:
What the hell is this?

Oh, her old man
ain't come back yet.

How'd his horse do?

Out of the money.
I could have told him.

Hang onto her.
He owes us $10.

What are you talking about,
hang onto the kid?

How do I hang onto the kid?

Like you're hanging,
with your tiny little hand.

What should,
what should I do with her?

Take her home.
Read her a story.

You know where I live.

They don't let
women in the room.

I'll take her to
the police station.

Are you out of your mind?

The kid's a marker.

We don't let go of her
until we get our 10 bucks.

You understand?

What if he doesn't show up?

Do me a favor. Will you?
Don't aggravate me, huh?

Scram.

All right,
let's get something straight.

This is strictly
a business proposition.

So don't get any ideas, see?

It don't mean you can take advantage.
You got that?

Huh? All right, you can come in.

Take off your hat and coat.

Here, give it.

Sit down over there.

Go ahead and tell me
you didn't eat any supper.

That's all right.

Regret didn't feed you?

I don't mind.

I suppose you're hungry.

My daddy says eating too much
is bad for you.

He knows a lot about horses too.

Want a donut?

Yes, please.

Or you want some Corn Flakes?

Yes, please.

Yes, please, what? Which?

What kind of donut?

The kind with a hole in it.
What do you mean, what kind?

Sugared?

Listen, kid,
this isn't a restaurant.

They're plain.

I like jelly donuts, don't you?

Do you want a plain donut

or do you want Corn Flakes?
Make up your mind.

Can I have both?

(RUSTLING)

(CRUNCHING)

(CRUNCHING CONTINUES)

Goddamn noise.

Thank you very much.
Can I go to sleep now?

Sure, kid.
Hit the hay.

I need to go to
the bathroom first.

In there.

Would you please help me
take off my dress?

Out.

I'm sleepy.

That's my bed.

You can sleep in it too.
There's lots of room.

A-ha.

So that's it.

The old badger game.

I should have known.

Who's waiting outside?
Your old man?

Sure, honey. Move over!
I'll be right there!

Imagine using a kid.
(SCOFFS)

(SNIFFLING)

Don't turn on
the waterworks for me.

You're wasting your time.

(SOBBING SOFTLY)

I've been hustled by experts.

Okay, okay.

Cut it out, will you?
You're on the level.

All right, okay.
I believe you.

Cut it out!
Take it easy!

You'll get your old man back.

(CONTINUES SOBBING)

Now stop bothering me.

(KNOCKING)

(MOANS)

(KNOCKING CONTINUES)

(GRUNTING)

(MOANING)

(KNOCKING CONTINUES)

- What a cheapskate.
- Why don't you get a phone?

Because people would call.

What do you want?

Blackie says you should be ready
at 2:00 to go for a ride.

I haven't decided.

Bring the money, Blackie says.

That was fun.
Do it again.

Hey, Sorrowful.

What do you got on
the Ross-McLarnin fight?

Ross-McLarnin?
Even six, McLarnin.

Give me the favorite
for a double sawbuck.

You're laying 24-20,
you got McLarnin.

- Who's the kid?
- What kid?

SORROWFUL:
What's that?

MORRIS:
That's a dog.

That's a mouse.

But he barks loud. Watch.

(MIMICKING BARKING)

(DOG BARKING)

Perfect. All we need is a hold-up
man who'll bark at him first.

(DOOR BUZZING)

(KEYS TAPPING)

Good morning, Mr. Jones.

Hi, honey.

- Hi.
- Where's her old man?

Did you sleep good?

In the bedroom, up and down.

He didn't show?

(TELEPHONE RINGING)

(SIGHS)
Isn't my daddy here?

Didn't even call?

Sometimes he wants to call,
but he doesn't have a nickel.

Uh, honey, why don't you go draw
pictures on the blackboard?

What are we going to do?

We can't keep her here.
We could get arrested.

For what?
We got witnesses.

She's a legitimate marker.

She's a kid.
That's for what.

Furthermore, she's a,
she's a little girl kid.

What, what kind of bed
goes up and down?

Forget it.
What can we do with her?

(TELEPHONE RINGING)
Give her to the cops.

She's just a little kid.

She's only 10 bucks worth.

I got a reputation.
It gets around

I get beat out of
10 clams by a little...

It was her father, not her.

It's the same family.

Look, just,
just get her out of here.

You know,
it's bad for business.

The horse player sees it,
sees the kid,

he figures he should be home
instead of here, placing bets.

Horse players don't have homes.

(LOCK TAPPING)

Her old man shows,
don't let him get away.

Come on, kid.

REGRET:
You taking her?
Yeah.

REGRET: Good.

Like my picture?

Yeah, yeah.
Come on. Let's go.

It's a picture of you.

How can it be you?
It's smiling.

Come on, will you?
We ain't got all day.

(BALL CASCADING)

BLACKIE: Yeah. No uniforms
at the back door, huh?

Nobody in business for themselves.
See you next month.

Hey, Sorrowful,
see-through mirror.

I can see out,
they can't see in, huh?

Nothing escapes unnoticed.
Nothing!

Class. High-class.

Cutchy, cutchy, cutchy...
(LAUGHING)

(CHUCKLES)
You know,

where you been
keeping this little doll?

What's her name?

What's your name, sweetie?

Come on. Tell Blackie
what's your name.

Maybe she don't like you.

Kids are crazy about me.

Maybe she's not even a kid.
Maybe she's a midget.

How old are you, sweetie?

Not a midget, she's a kid.

What more do you want?

I want to know for sure.
Open your mouth, sweetie.

Not a horse, either.

Well, she ain't talking, is she?

Open your mouth,
sweetie. Come on.

Open your mouth.

Ouch!
I'm six.

(GASPING IN FURY)

Hey! Look at that.

She almost broke the skin.
I could have got infected.

Sorrowful, you ain't teaching
that little doll good manners.

You fixed the roulette wheel.

I don't like games of chance.

Blackie, you were
always a dumb ox.

When you own the wheel,
it is not a game of chance.

(EXHALES) This joint
is gonna be exclusive.

Only for the upper crust.

They expect to lose,
and I only accommodate.

The upper crust has got connections
in very high places,

which, if they feel
the game is crooked,

will see that you are quickly
on your way up the river.

And how are they going to know?

The upper crust always knows when
they're being stiffed by the lower crust.

You should have that
tattooed on your ass...

Please.

(EXHALES)

You know, Sorrowful,
you got a big mouth.

What else you fix?
Only the dice.

Change them.

You're givin' an awful lot of orders,
you know that?

When we take somebody for a ride,
Blackie, you can give the orders.

Also, I'd like
a receipt for my money.

A receipt?

What do you need a receipt for?
I'm your partner.

(WHISTLING)

Hey, you seen a little kid,
like this high?

No. Maybe Vittorio.
Hey, Vittorio!

You seen a little kid
about this... How high?

This high.

This high?

Hey, you seen
a kid like this high...

What kind of kid?

A boy or a girl?

- Girl.
- How high?

High... This high!

You sure not a little lower?

What, are you a tailor.
You need it to the inch?

You want I should
finger the wrong kid?

- She run out the back.
- Thanks.

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa...

What are you doing to me?

Do you want to get killed?
All of a sudden, you're a jockey?

I'm sorry. We were
just having a little ride.

It was fun.

Fun? You fall on your head,
who's going to pay the hospital?

(HORSE NEIGHING)
I'm sorry.

I guess I should've
asked your permission,

but there was no one around

and your daughter here seemed...

She's not my daughter.

I'm a marker.

Oh?

Ah, you're Blackie's friend.
The one who has all the money.

What money?

I'm Amanda Worthington.

Oh, all right.
Come on down. Come on.

Can I stay on longer?

Yeah, she can. Would you hold
the horse's head just a second?

- Careful, now.
- Hold the head?

Yeah.

What do you mean?
How do you hold it?

Just like you're doing.
Grand.

(HORSE NEIGHING)

Don't worry,
she's perfectly safe.

He's a very gentle animal.

You got insurance?

You're just as
Blackie said you were.

I'm Blackie's partner, you know.

Oh, yeah?

That sort of makes
me your partner too.

Uh-huh.

I supply the house.

With what?

It's my house.
I own it.

Oh.

At least, the bank does.

Ever since my dear husband
jumped out of his office window

instead of taking
the elevator down.

Uh-huh.

23 floors. It was quite
a distinction in our set.

Anyway, I want all of this back.

Why not?

It's not all greed, you know.

I grew up here.

I want my home back.

I want my room.

I want to run Sir Galahad.

So you made a deal with Blackie.

You don't approve.

He won't jump out
of a window, anyway.

He'd push you first.

That's not without
its own special charm.

Would you pass me that halter?

Thanks.

Blackie is very attractive,
isn't he?

If you like snakes.

Is it true he's killed people?

SORROWFUL:
Only when their back was turned.

This animal ever win a race?

Oh, he's only run six times.

What's the closest he finished?

Fifth, but driving.

Oh, yeah, sure. Fifth.

He's very sensitive.

He's a slow starter and
he has trouble with the gate.

You mean it opens.

(SIGHS) Blackie
said you were sour.

I threw Blackie
in the river once.

My big mistake was
I let him come up.

Come on, kid, let's go.

Let's give her back
Sir Gallagher.

Galahad.

Same horse.

Blackie said you never laughed
or thought anything was good.

I never could afford
laughing lessons.

And what's so good?

Someone you know?

Your partner's over there.

- Want to make a bet? I'll get him.
- No. It's okay.

I just want to talk to him.

Do you know what time it is?

There's a clock over there.

That child should be
home and in bed.

Lady, I'm trying to
make a living over here.

You're not even her father.
You have no right to treat her that way.

What's the price on McNamara?

6-5.

- Forget it.
- What are you looking for?

- 2-1.
- Give you 8-5.

- I'll take it for a fin.
- Fin.

Are you any kind of relative?

I'm protecting my investment.

Yeah. I heard about that.

Using a person as an IOU.

She's not a person, she's a kid.

Exactly. She shouldn't
be out this late.

It's disgraceful.

Look, lady, Miss,
uh, Worth-not-very-much.

You want to be a charity?
Go find her old man.

McNamara?

McNamara is 7-5.

I heard 8.

Stick around.
You'll hear 6.

(TUTTING)

Hi.

Psst.

Brannigan's, uh, upstairs.

What now, the Policemen's Ball?

He's asking questions
about the, uh, kid.

Her old man show?

Not a show. We, uh,
we got to give her back.

Take her for a walk.

We do not need the law
on the premises.

Buy her a soda.
Anything.

Forget the anything.
Just the soda.

Just keep out of sight.

(WHISTLING)

(TELEPHONE RINGING)

(WHISTLING CONTINUES)

Well, Brannigan.

Top of the morning
to you, Sorrowful.

Who do you like?

Well, now, I'm, uh, not
a real horse player, you know, but...

I think I'll put $2 on Little Flower,
in the second at Kalamazoo.

They already run that race.

Did they now?

Well, what do you know!

I won.

You know, I felt lucky
when I woke up this morning.

Some days are like that.

Open your eyes,

and you feel
the world's your oyster.

What are you here for,
Brannigan?

Ah, yes, uh...

This look familiar to you?

Yeah, that's one of my receipts.
Where'd you get it?

Found it on some poor lad
we fished out of the river.

You don't say?

Couple of kids saw him jump in,
but it was too dark to find him.

Finally washed up
around 14th Street.

Third suicide this week.

Who is he?

(SIGHS) You put out a good
cup of coffee, Sorrowful.

It's five cents.

Well, fair price.

Who was the, uh,
guy you fished out?

From Pittsburgh.

Unemployed.

Wife died last month.

Came here with his little girl.

Lord knows what
he expected to find.

You don't think I had
anything to do with it?

No, no.

He did it all on his own.

It's the daughter
we're looking for.

She disappeared.

Maybe he sent her home.

No home to send her to.

No relatives we can find.

Was she with him
when he was here?

I think so, yeah.

What happens, uh...

When you find her?

The orphanage.

What else?

(LAUGHS) Now,
that's a lovely sight.

You have it to
cheer up the losers?

Looks a bit like you.

Except it has
a happy look on it.

(TELEPHONE RINGING)

When they left here,
they left together, did they?

Oh, sure.

You don't think
he'd leave her here?

Oh, no.
Of course not.

It'd be sinful to leave a child
in a place like this.

Want a glass of milk?

No, thanks.

Milk is considered
tops for sleeping.

My daddy reads me a story
when I can't sleep.

You like...

You like stories about horses?

I like Black Beauty.

Close your eyes.

"Swiss Miss took a daylight lead

"on the hustling tactics
by jockey Sal Piccerelli,

"then Duel Gang led through
the opening six furlongs

"of a seven-furlong
allowance sprint,

"before tiring
in the final sixteenth.

"Top Sergeant..."

Why did she get tired?

She was stepping up in class.

I didn't know
horses went to class.

You want to listen or
you want to make remarks?

I'll be quiet.

Nobody likes a chatterbox.

"Top Sergeant saved
ground throughout

"with Steady Briefly
in the late stretch

"and could not
threaten the winner.

"Sweet Sue tired badly,

"Abe's Tornado showed nothing.

"Bonbon had some early speed,

"Dad's Legacy
was always outrun."

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

Luck, Blackie.

Keep your eye on the
blackjack dealer out there.

I think he's doing business
maybe with somebody.

Check.

And the broad at
the second table

playing blackjack
with the yellow dress,

slipping chips
down her brassiere.

Check.

KID:
Mr. Sorrowful.

Yeah, what?

How much is this?

$100.

A hundred dollars?

Yeah, and don't try
any funny stuff there.

I happen to know
how much there is.

Will you tell Blackie
that Big Max

is out there switching the dice?

He shouldn't do that.
On opening night!

Who let him in here, anyway?

I thought this was supposed
to be a class joint.

He's wearing a tux.

Everybody thought
he was a waiter.

Hey, Sorrowful.

Count this before
I put it in the safe.

Hi there!
I heard you were here.

How's Sir Galahad?

Splendid. He's running
in a race soon.

Would you like to
come and see him race?

Can I?

Could she?

- Depends.
- Depends.

Like my new dress?

Let's have a look.

Say good night, Max.

Good night.

It's...

It's lovely.

It's an army dress.

I thought the army
only had uniforms.

We bought it at
a special army store.

Oh.

Well, it's very pretty.

Perhaps we could...
Put the hem up a little,

so you don't trip over it.

Let's go upstairs and see.

What's the matter
with her dress?

It's a bit long, isn't it?

It's formal.

Can't I go with her?

You want to go, go.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Hey, it's a nice
crowd out there.

I'll tell you later.
(DOOR OPENING)

Seven every time.
(CHUCKLES)

He's lucky Blackie is
in such a good mood.

I would have broke his arm.

Blackie says,
"Nah, just his fingers."

You want these, Herbie?

No, I got my own.
Hey, thanks.

- Where you going?
- Just watch nobody steals.

Okay,

there we are.

SORROWFUL:
It's crooked.

You're welcome.

Yeah, it is a bit crooked.

I'm afraid I'm better with
horses than I am with hems.

Now, how would you like
to play in a real playroom?

(MUSICAL TOY PLAYING)

AMANDA: I grew up
in this playroom.

Has everything an only
child would ever want.

You really keeping
that little child for ransom?

What gave you that dumb idea?

Isn't that what a marker is?

I'm just taking care of her
till her old man gets back.

Where's her mother?

She don't have a mother.
Her mother croaked.

No other family?

What are you, the SPCA?

No, no family.

What if her father
doesn't come back?

I mean these days lots of
parents abandon their children.

What then?

You know, you're
a very nosy dame.

Well, I see you
dragging her around.

You call that taking care?

Keeping her up all night.

But she sleeps all day.
Sleep is sleep.

She's a child.
She needs sunlight.

I mean, does she go to school?

Does she eat properly?
Can you give her a proper home?

Listen, lady, I didn't come up
here for a third degree.

I always wondered about that.

Why is it always
the third degree?

Whatever happened to the
first and second degrees?

- What did you come for?
- What?

You said you didn't come up
for a third degree.

What did you come for?

Ah, to see about the kid?

See what?

I don't know what
I came up here for.

I should have my head examined.

Goodbye.

Hey.

I think you're not
really as sour as you look.

Don't bet on it.

(GAMBLERS LAUGHING
AND CHATTERING)

She up there?

Yeah.

You like her?

She's a nut.

I like her too.

She's my girl, Sorrowful.

Does she know that?

I know that.
And now you know that.

That makes two of us.

What do you need a cook for?

You slip the kid some nickels,
she goes to the automat.

A kid needs three squares
a day, home cooked.

Who owes us that can cook?

Benny Lightfingers?

He's a pickpocket.
Where does he come off a cook?

He learned it up in Sing Sing.

Did he learn it good?
I don't want no bum in the kitchen.

He was the one that cooked
the pot roast with the arsenic

that knocked off
Philly the Squealer.

I didn't know that was him.

Philly's last words were,

"Delicious, just like my mother's."

But he don't only have
to cook with arsenic.

He can cook very tasty without.

You know, you tell him
how you want it.

Uh...

You tell...

You tell Benny,
he comes and cooks,

I forget what he owes.

Now we need a housekeeper.

Easy. Lola Ledoux.

She always kept
a very clean house.

She wouldn't even
let her girls smoke.

That was a whole
different kind of house.

How about a teacher?

What kind of teacher?

The kid can't go to school.

She got to be kept under wraps.

That don't mean she's
gotta stay ignorant.

What about, uh...
Mrs. Clancy?

Uh, Mrs. Clancy ain't no teacher.
She's a cleaning woman.

But where does she clean dummy?

In the classroom, in a school.

Tell the manager that
Sorrowful Jones wants to see him.

Are you the exterminator?

He'll know.

Thirty years cleaning classrooms,

you don't think she
picked up a few tips?

Sorrowful,
are you sure we shouldn't

just turn the kid
over to Brannigan?

I mean, the orphan dodge

isn't like it used to be
in the old days.

Who cares about orphans?

I'm looking out for number one.

I turn the kid
over now to Brannigan,

you know what he hits me with?
Kidnapping.

RECEPTIONIST: Round there.

First thing,
they bring in the G man.

Then I got to pay lawyers.

If I'm lucky I only get life.

No, sir.

I'm not taking
a rap for no dollar.

I don't care how little.

She sticks with me
until I figure a way out.

What are you doing here?
I told you not to come where I work.

You'll get paid up.
Don't I always pay?

I warn you.
Rough stuff won't get you anywhere.

I'll... Just faint.

Let's talk.

You promised.

I was just practicing.

Give it to them downstairs.

Tell them you found it
on the floor.

You want us to get rusty?

You're a cook now, Benny.
You're not a dip.

Practice in the kitchen.

My, what a lovely establishment.

Benny.

Let's get to work.
Kitchen's there.

I was always hoping I could
afford a house like this

where you could keep
the slobs out.

You know?

It wouldn't need more
than two or three girls.

Stop dreaming.

Start cooking.

Cooking what?
There's nothing in there.

There's water in there, eh?
Get a couple of bones and make soup.

Okay. There it is.

One for you and one for me.

Now you don't have
to bother me anymore.

It's very nice.

Never slept on a mattress
like that in your life.

Go ahead and try it.

Huh?

Huh?

Even got your own bathroom.

How many kids you know got that?

You don't even
have to lock the door.

Look at this.

Washcloths, soap,
towels. Huh?

- Mr. Sorrowful?
- Yeah, what?

Why are we moving here?

What do you mean, why?

If my daddy's coming back soon.

Well, I want my own bed.

Uh, also I'm branching out.
I need more room.

You don't think I'm moving
because of you, do you?

Is my daddy dead?

Um...

Your old man is out
looking for some dough.

It takes time.
You need patience.

Every time he goes away,
he sends me a postcard.

Well, maybe he's someplace where
they don't have any postcards,

out in the sticks somewhere.

Will he come back?

Sure, he'll come back.
Why shouldn't he come back?

My mommy went away,
and she didn't come back.

Well...

Uh,

uh, listen, you remember
that dame with the horse?

He's running
the day after tomorrow.

Sir Galahad?

And it so happens...

That I got important business
at the track that day.

So you want to come,
you can come.

Can?

I just said so.

What are you, deaf?
You got potatoes growing in your ears?

Thank you very much.

Only button your lip.

Everybody is not like me.

They do not appreciate
little dolls

going around asking
a lot of questions.

Huh?

Watch out for the chicken.

(CHICKEN CLUCKING)

Watch out. Come on.

Isn't he beautiful?

Who? The horse?
(HORSE NEIGHING)

Well, if he wins,
he's beautiful.

Up till then, he's just a horse.

I think he's beautiful.

What do you know?
You're a kid.

- Hi. We came.
- Hi.

How nice.
Both of you too.

Well, I had business.

Can I pet him?

But very gently.
He can be nervous before a race.

Watch out.
Not near the mouth.

He won't bite.

It was nice of you to bring her.

I know! You had business.

In that case,
I'd like to make a bet.

On him?

He'll be 30-1.
Are those odds too steep for you?

Lady, I live off people
who bet at those odds.

Well, he's ready this time.

There's no other
speed in the race.

He'll be out in front
and all alone.

Lady, this horse has
no speed and quits.

He never quits!

I looked up his races.
He'll have a hard time coming in last.

All right,
how much you wanna bet?

One hundred dollars.

Make it two.

It's your money.

Are we gonna watch the race now?

Absotively!

Two hundred dollars.
Sir Galahad.

Why did you look up his races?

I look up races all the time.

Nothing personal?

What's personal?
A horse is a horse.

Watch out for the chicken.

ANNOUNCER:
Moving out at the turn,
It's Blue Shot, Little Milo,

Razor Luck, third.

Northern Camp, fourth,
arriving at fourth,

and Sir Galahad.

(CROWD CHEERS)

Blue Shot by three.
Blue Shot in front.

(CHEERING CONTINUES)

Well, it's my fault.

Distance is wrong for him.

A mile and a half is his distance,
don't you think?

Don't you think he could
go a mile and a half?

If you give him enough time.

Well, he was gaining
at the end. I mean...

He's not a sprinter.
He needs time to run.

You'll see, his next race...

Oh, come on. Hey.

Hey, hey, listen.

Turn off the faucets, will ya?
Will ya cut it out?

Hey, listen to me.

All, all right. All right.
Come on. Come on.

AMANDA: (MUFFLED) Where?

Look what it got her
rootin' for a lemon.

I'm gonna show her a horse
that can't lose any distance.

Guaranteed!

(AIR RIFLE FIRING)

Go ahead.

(LOUD GUNSHOT)

(GUN CLICKS)

(FIREWORKS BURSTING)

CROWD: Oh! Oh!

(WHISTLING)

Don't worry.

Who's worried?

(CROWD CHEERING)

(FLICKING SWITCH)

(WHISPERING)
Where's her nightgown?

How should I know?

Take her shoes off.

And the socks too.

(SOFTLY) Good night.

What's all this water for?

That's soup.

How many people live
around here anyway?

He's not used to
cookin' for under 600.

Oh, my!

Here, let me help you.
It won't take a minute.

There we go.

Is that pot roast?
I love pot roast!

Stay away from the pot roast!

Why? It looks delicious.

You never know what's
in some people's pot roast.

Here, try this.

Who's he think I am,
Rockefeller?

What is he doing to me?
Look at all this stuff.

He's gettin' kickbacks.
That's what it is. That dirty rat!

What do you want me
to do with this?

Wait till he comes in tomorrow.
I'll crockalize him.

What is it?

What does it look like?

Well, it's obviously
a fish of some kind.

Yeah, whitefish. Smoked.

Haven't ya ever had
any smoked whitefish?

No, I was educated abroad.

Oh, here, you gotta try this.
This is a delicacy.

Really?

Yeah.

You'll love it. Here.

Wait. There's a bone.

- That's not bad.
- Hmm.

Can I ask you
a personal question?

You better watch out
for those bones.

They could kill ya.

I got one.

Have you ever been married?

That's a stupid question.

Well, you're really
very domesticated, you know.

Getting this apartment and
the way you are with the child...

With the fish.

Lady, what you
don't know about me...

You're a fraud!

Needs lemon.

How come nobody's ever
found out about you?

I guess they never
really looked.

Or if they did, you never let
them see what was there.

- Listen, lady.
- I'm not a lady.

I don't have a title.

I'm Amanda

or Mrs. Edgar Worthington,

or any of those other names
you'd like to call me.

They're probably all accurate.

Listen, Amanda...

That's better.

How come you never
got married again?

I never found
anybody good enough.

I'm not good enough either.

You're right.
It's very late.

(ENGINE IDLING)

I choose my own men, you know?

I know.

What are you doing here?

I live here. Remember?

I thought you were
out with the kid.

What kid?

Why don't you go back to sleep,

and wake up and
start all over again?

How many kids live here, huh?

What do you mean she's out?
Who's she out with?

Don't ask me.
All I know is she's not here.

She's been kidnapped!

- Where is she?
- Where did they go?

Who took her?

You mean your
little girl, Mr. Jones?

You know who I mean.

She went out all alone.

You sure about that?
Nobody met her?

I am not blind, Mr. Jones.

Well, why didn't you stop her?

I mean, a little kid
like that, goin' out alone?

My responsibilities
do not include

taking care of children.

However, I did ask her
where she was going.

It is not as though we do not care
about our tenants, Mr. Jones.

Their welfare is our welfare.

Where did she go?

She said she was going
to find her father.

We have all assumed
you were her father.

(GROWLS)

(HORN HONKING)

(ENGINE IDLING)

Hey, you see a little kid come out
of that building over there?

A kid about six years old, give or take.
Smart looking kid.

She was wearing a...

Well, I don't know
what she was wearing, but she...

(HORN HONKING)

You see a little kid?

What kind of kid?
A boy or a girl?

How high?

What are you guys,
some kind of club?

The kid took a powder.
We gotta find her.

Lola called me...

A cop sees her,
right to the orphan joint.

- If only I knew which way she was...
- Uh, you...

Where would you go if
you were a kid, huh?

Maybe...

Where I lived with my
old man, that's where.

- They probably stood in hotels.
- Sorrowful...

But that could be anywhere!
Brooklyn. Even worse, Jersey!

You don't have any clothes on.

The cops should know
where she is.

They did all that
snoopin' around.

Who owes us in
Missing Persons? Donovan!

Donovan!

He tells us,
we take him off the books.

That's the ticket.
Let's go.

You, uh, you think maybe
you should get dressed first?

Why didn't you tell me?

She's here?

Yeah, she came lookin' for her father.
Somethin' happen to him?

Where?
Where'd you put her?

She went upstairs
to the room they had.

I guess she thought
he might still be there.

- Is he in trouble...
- Hey, who are you?

Friend of the family.
Come on! Quick!

I'm looking for my daddy.

Well, we'll look later.
We got no time now. Come on!

(POLICE SIREN APPROACHING)

You got a back way out?

Police said keep her
here till they came.

She got out when you weren't lookin', okay?
Where is it?

You want to see a kid like
this turned over to the cops?

Where is it?

Down through there.
Down the stairs.

Thanks!

I have to find my daddy!

You won't find him here.

Yes, I will!
He's here! I know it!

Your daddy's not here,
I'm telling you.

He's not in the city.

Where is he?

I'll tell you as soon as we get home.
I promise.

You promised that my daddy
would come back.

Soon, I said soon!

Damn it!

I don't want to go with you!
I don't like you anymore!

You tell lies!

Will you come on?

I'm gonna find my daddy!

You won't find him!

Yes, I will!

- You won't!
- I will! I will!

Your daddy's dead!

My mommy's dead.

My daddy went away
to find money.

He's dead.

You said so yourself.

Your daddy's dead.

(TRAIN ENGINE CHUGGING)

AMANDA: Sorrowful.

I think you better come up.

Hey!

Wanna go see the horse?

It's right down in the stable.

You could go for a ride on him.

Hey, uh, you wanna play
with the roulette wheel?

You like to do that.

How 'bout we all
go out to Coney?

The three of us, even.

Luna Park, Steeplechase,
them great franks out there.

I'm sorry.
I apologize, okay?

But, I mean...

Your old man...

Listen, I got
a proposition for you.

You wanna stick around with me?

It's okay.
I mean, I don't mind.

You just keep your
nose clean, and you...

(SNIFFLING)

(SAXOPHONE PLAYING)

(MUFFLED CHATTERING)

Uh, your card, sir?

Save your jokes
for the vaudeville.

Sorrowful?

(TRAY CRASHES)

Sorry, sir, this is
a private... It's you.

Who else?

What happened to your suit?

I'm wearing my suit.

What happened to your real suit?

Nothin' happened.
It's hangin' in a closet.

You bought another suit?

Nah, they gave it to me for free
because I'm so good-looking,

I'm an ad for the store.
What's goin' on, Blackie?

It's about time you showed up!
What's the matter?

There's a guy out there
on the roulette who's killin' us.

SORROWFUL: What guy?
BLACKIE: That creep!

You know how much
money he's got?

Millions! And he's
gonna take it from us.

Ah, he'll give it back.

I had to listen to you
and play it on the square.

- Take it easy will you?
- He wins a lot and loses a lot.

Yeah, yeah, yeah!

(PATRONS CHATTERING)

Service out there has
come to a standstill.

The help is stunned
at the sight of you.

It's a big ackamarackus.
I bought a suit.

When's the last time?

When he graduated public school.

We gotta do something
about that creep.

Why don't you shoot him?

- It's very becoming.
- It's custom-made.

Oh, it fits well too!

Except, except,
perhaps, just there.

No, it's made that way
on purpose for the holster.

- You had it made that way?
- Sure.

You never packed a rod.

I didn't say it was
exactly made for me.

You said it was custom-made,
didn't ya?

Custom-made, but not for me,
for Frankie McPhillips,

except somebody plugged him
after the first fitting.

MAN: Hey, he must've
got a good buy.

Uh-oh! We're gonna
need more dough.

I thought we were
gonna break that guy,

but now we're
gonna need more dough.

Look at him!
It's incredible, just incredible!

Oh, hello, Mr. Blackie.

What a streak!

I saw a guy in Havana,
Cuba, do that once,

and he broke the bank.
Broke the bank!

There ain't
a hell of a lot left.

- Now look, will you cut him off?
- We can't.

What do you mean, we can't?
He's gonna break us!

If we cut him off, we're out of business.
Nobody comes here again.

We might as well close up now.

I wanna see this.

DEALER: No more bets, please.

(YELLING APPROVAL)

You won!
- We're rich! - We won!

This is unbelievable.

(LAUGHING)

All right. Sorry, sorry.
That's it for the night.

Mr. Adams has broken the bank.
Congratulations.

(LAUGHING)

(CHATTERING)

I'll see you later!

You want I should lock the safe?

What for?

Yeah. Call me when
you open another joint.

(DOOR OPENS)

(DOOR CLOSES)

(SOFT PIANO MUSIC PLAYING)

You really look
swell in that suit.

Thanks.

Cheer up.

We'll get it all back,
once Sir Galahad races again.

He'll win and
we'll make a fortune.

I am now cheered up.

We'll just have to
begin again, that's all.

Blackie shouldn't blame you,
that's silly.

It wasn't your fault.

Blackie don't know from fault.
That's too big a word for him.

You're not scared
of Blackie, are you?

What's to be scared?
All he can do is fill me full of holes.

AMANDA:
Then you might as well be hung

for a sheep as a lamb,
don't you think?

If I knew what that meant,
I'd know what to think.

It means, "Lose the horse,
lose the buggy."

Listen, I've had
a very rough day.

It means, "This time
no one's watching."

I already lost my shirt,
I don't need propositions.

You're wrong.

There's a strong
possibility, lady,

I could wake up
tomorrow morning dead.

But think what you would
have done with the night.

I think I'm the one
you're scared of.

You? You're a dame.

You ought to be scared.

I'd fill you full of
more holes than Blackie.

And all that meanness
would pour out.

And what would be left?

Now that's something
to be scared about.

(CHATTERING)

Lay down. Lay down.

I decided to forgive you.

What's the matter?

I'm a person that
forgives and forgets.

Ask anyone.

Also, we are partners,

and partners need each other.

I don't have another 50 grand.

(CHUCKLES)
How much you got?

Not enough.

- You don't even know what for.
- I don't want to know what for!

I'll tell you.

What's the price of Amanda's horse
the next time out?

40-1. 50-1. Who cares?
It's a sucker bet.

I feel in my bones,
that horse will win.

The only way is if he's
the only horse in the race,

and even then he'll
have to come from behind.

I think he'll win.

They should put
headlights on that horse.

By the time he finishes,
it'll be dark.

(CHUCKLES)

Miracles can happen.

You're gonna dope him?

One little shot before the race,

and he flies like the wind,
guaranteed!

They'll smell a rat.
They'll want a test after.

No, this stuff you can't detect.
It's new from Europe.

- Which Europe?
- How do I know?

The one over the ocean!

How you gonna get near him?

They're gonna
have people around.

When we do it, only the groom,

and he will look the other way.

It's all arranged.

Sounds too easy.

(CHUCKLES)

We bet all you got and we clean up.
Easy as pie.

There's gotta be a catch.

No catch.

What happens to the horse?

I told ya. He wins.

After he wins.

After he wins, we pick up our bets.
There's dancing in the street.

Then we open up again
with my kind of wheel.

What happens to the horse?

He falls down dead.

So she'll get another horse!

Huh? Where you gonna
beat odds like these?

And it's legitimate.

Who would suspect
Miss Amanda Worthington? Who?

I don't like it.

That's because you got
a soft heart for animals.

Also, certain dolls, about which
we'll chat some other time.

Count me out.
(SIGHS)

I can't.
We're partners.

For better or for worse,
till death do us part.

Don't press your luck.

I just may start
unforgiving you.

All of 'em?

You're gonna fix all
the jockeys in the race?

You'll have to take care
of whoever's dopin' the horse.

I mean, I've heard of
boat races where they...

Where they fix one jockey,
maybe two, but...

I mean, all of them!

You'll be, uh,
you'll be a legend!

Take somebody with ya.

Benny, maybe.

And out of your own pocket!

Yeah, don't remind me.

How much does a jockey
go for these days?

Oh, that depends.
I mean you know,

you can't ask a big-time
jockey to go in the tank

for the same as an apprentice.

It's not, uh, polite.

Also, uh, a stakes race is gonna
cost you more than a claiming race.

I don't have enough here.

I've even been told there are certain
jockeys who cannot be fixed at all.

But if you ask me, I've always
considered that a fairy tale

for people who
believe in fairies.

Why should I fix the jock
who's up on Sir Galahad?

Let him think he's
winnin' on the square.

It's still gonna
take a lot of moolah!

If it, uh, if it doesn't work,

I would not like
to be in your shoes.

Because they will be
made of cement.

There is only one way
this will not work,

and that is if one
of them is honest.

And I make that 10-1 against.

Boston took three grand at 40-1.
We're gonna be rich.

Bird watching?

Oh, lookin' for a friend.

I'm a friend.

How's Sir Galahad?

Splendid! Raring to go,
and he sends you his love.

Want a lick?

Yes, please.

That's my favorite! Chocolate.

It's pistachio.

It is?

Uh, Amanda...

After the race, I'm gonna have
a little celebration, you know.

Maybe go out for dinner
and hit a few clubs.

Love it! Wouldn't we?

Uh, the invitation is for one.

Oh, I'm sorry then, Blackie,

but Sorrowful already asked me out
and I accepted.

(CHUCKLES)

Hey, uh, buddy?
Buddy, got a match?

(MUFFLED SHOUTING)

Oh, time to saddle up.

Want to come along?
Come on then.

Relax.
He's home free.

You know, he's always gate shy.

What's this?

I want to bet on Sir Galahad
just like you, to win.

Where'd you get the money?

- I won it.
- You won it?

From Mrs. Clancy.

She taught me how to play cards.

Casino, pinochle
and pisha-paysha.

I won 75 cents.

I don't take any bets from kids.
Put your money away.

And I don't want you
to play cards for money.

You could lose.

(APPLAUSE)

MAN: Hurry.

(TRUMPET PLAYING)

(POUNDING ON DOOR)
Help!

Let me out of here!

(TRUMPET PLAYING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

JOCKEY 1: Come on.

Get in there.

Let's move forward a little bit.

(CROWD CHATTERING)

ANNOUNCER: The flag is up,
and they're at the post.

(BELL RINGING)

(JOCKEYS YELLING)

Dr. Flee in the middle
of the racetrack.

Sir Galahad away very slowly.

They go past
the stands in good time.

That's Amber Buck at the rail.

JOCKEYS: Whoa!
Whoa! Hold back!

JOCKEY 2: Whoa, buck!

Come on, come on!
Run!

(HORSE WHINNIES)

ANNOUNCER:
Coming to the finish line
on the outside,

Dr. Blake has a short lead.

Amber Buck is now second,
Full Sabre is third.

Ditto is fourth, Mr. Vent fifth.

JOCKEY: Let him through!
Let him through!

(JOCKEYS YELLING)

ANNOUNCER:
Amber Buck at the rail.

Sir Galahad coming
through sharply from third.

JOCKEY 4: Get up! Get up!

Sir Galahad on the outside
now leads by a length.

Ditto moves in from
the outside into second.

JOCKEY: Out of the way!
Get the blinker!

Full Sabre is fourth
moving down the back stretch.

(CROWD YELLING)

JOCKEY 1:
I can't hold him!

JOCKEY 2: Come back here!
Faster!

ANNOUNCER:
Sir Galahad is there
by half a length.

Amber Buck wants
to get somewhere.

JOCKEY 1: I got it! I got it!

You ain't goin' nowhere now!
Nowhere! Nowhere!

Oh, shit!

ANNOUNCER:
Moving around the turn
on the outside, Full Sabre.

Now comes down to get the lead
by half a length.

Amber Buck is second.

Sir Galahad third on
the extreme outside.

Ditto is fourth, moving to
the top of the stretch.

They turn on the track,
on the outside is Full Sabre.

Amber Buck, Sir Galahad
coming on between horses.

Ditto is at the rail.

JOCKEY:
Hit him with the buzzer.

A sixteenth of a mile to run.
Amber Buck...

(ELECTRIC BUZZING)

Sir Galahad is
running between horses.

First to finish, Sir Galahad!

(SCREAMS)
Oh, you beauty!

Hey, Sorrowful! Oh! Oh!

(CROWD CHEERING)

(GRUNTING)

We did it, honey!
We won! Oh, God!

Oh! Oh, boy!

ANNOUNCER:
Attention, please.
Hold all bets.

There is an inquiry into
the running of this race.

This race is not official.

I wonder why.

I don't think it concerns our horse.
Maybe not.

No, it couldn't be Sir Galahad.
He won cleanly!

He didn't bump anybody.
He wouldn't.

Attention, please.

In this race, number six,
Sir Galahad has been disqualified

for interference in
the stretch and placed last.

He won! He won!

He won, right?
Just like you said.

That's the important thing,
winning.

Always remember that.

Where are you going?
Why are you running away?

Who's running?
She's gotta go to the bathroom.

- No, I don't.
- Sure you do, you're a kid.

- I'll call you later.
- I wanna know what happened?

He won.

Won? He was disqualified. Why?

You know something about it,
don't you? Tell me!

- Was the race fixed?
- I didn't say that.

It was fixed, wasn't it?
Somebody fixed the race.

- Who would do such a thing?
- You!

Who am I, Arnold Rothstein?
I'll be in touch.

Tell me the truth!

I was saving his life.

So you did fix it!

For a reason.

(INHALES SHARPLY)
You thought I wanted
to win no matter what?

That's how you think of me?

Who do you think
I was doin' it for?

You bet on him, didn't you?

You never bet on anything.
You were gonna clean up!

- I saved his life!
- You'll say anything!

It's the truth!

Oh, I think you're contemptible.

You don't want to listen.
You want to argue.

Here, take her.
She's gotta go to the bathroom.

I don't have to go.

Your friend pulled a fast one.

(SIGHS)

Hey! You still playin'
cards for money?

Didn't I tell ya not?

But I win!

That don't matter.

I seen what happened
to dolls who start gamblin'.

You gamble.

I'm not a gambler.

I'm an investor.

Also, I'm not a doll.

How much you win already?

A dollar and 12 cents.

Did she pay up?

Mrs. Clancy only had a dollar,

so she gave me her
marker for the rest.

I know about
Mrs. Clancy's markers.

Listen, I come to tell
you that I'm goin' away.

No!

You too.
You're goin' with me.

- Where are we going?
- I'm not sure yet.

Someplace out of town.
Chicago, maybe.

I know how to spell Chicago.
Lola taught me.

"A chicken in the car
and the car can't go."

That's how you spell Chicago.

Think you're so smart?
I can spell New York.

"Knife and a fork and
a bottle and a cork."

That's how you spell New York.

(BOTH GIGGLING)

Hey, don't bend the suit.
It's not that funny.

What's the big joke?

Benny taught me.

There's a lot of the wrong kind
of teachin' goin' on around here.

I better get you out of here
before you wind up in stir.

(DOORBELL RINGS)

(DOORBELL RINGS)

Will Amanda come with us?

Shh!

Doesn't she like you anymore?

May I come in, Mrs. Clancy?

(DOOR OPENS)

BRANNIGAN:
Hello, Sorrowful.

Taking a bit of air, are ya?

(CHUCKLING)

Such a sweet little colleen,
isn't she now?

I don't blame ya
for keeping her.

Mrs. Clancy, would you
get her dressed, please?

What are,
what are you doin' out?

Blackie's got guys
lookin' high and low.

Brannigan got the kid.

Oh, that's, that's a shame.

They got a hearin' tomorrow
of which orphan joint she goes to.

You had breakfast?

Blackie tipped him off.

(STAMMERING)
I never would've thought,

not even Blackie.

He figures I gotta
show up at the hearing.

This a donut? You could
play hockey with it.

I got 'em from the day old.

Six for a dime.

You, you can't show up.

I gotta.

Which means I gotta
first take care of Blackie.

Uh, you're gonna
have to hire somebody.

I mean, you don't know one end
of a rod from the other.

I have this nephew in Brooklyn.

I don't want to kill him.

He wants to kill you.

I'm a finer person than him.
Also smarter.

I plan to take advantage
of his weakness.

What is Blackie most of all?

A snitch?

He's a dope.

He's always tryin' to show
what a big man he is.

On the other hand,
he could kill you!

I'm gonna let him show
what a big man he is.

(ALL TALKING INDISTINCTLY)

I have a message for you
from Sorrowful Jones.

He wants to tell me
where to send the body.

(LAUGHING)

He says he will, uh,

he'll meet you at, uh,
2:00 this afternoon...

On pier 24,

at which time he will, uh,
he will throw you in the river.

(CHUCKLING)

As, uh,
as he has done previously.

Which is, which is
well known to one and all.

Tell Sorrowful it's a good try,

but he swung and he missed.

He, uh...

He also says if you do not come,

it, uh, it shows you
are nothing but the, uh...

But the punk that
you have always been.

Sorrowful says.

And, uh...

"And too yellow,
too yellow to meet him

"in fair and open combat,

"which is only to be expected

"from a person who

"fingers another person
to the cops,

"especially a little kid."

(CLEARS THROAT)

(CHATTERING)

WOMAN 1: Sorrowful
don't have a heart.

MAN 1: What are you
knockin' Sorrowful for?

WOMAN 1: What's so exclusive?
He invited everybody.

MAN 2: What's the price?

WOMAN 2: Put it on me.

BLACKIE: Excuse me.
Excuse me, ladies.

Get out of the way there.

MAN 3: I got 7-8.

MAN 4:
Where'd you get them peanuts?
You got any more peanuts?

(CHATTERING)

MAN 5: I put a couple
of bucks on him.

WOMAN 3: Hope he doesn't
hurt him too much.

Hello, punk.

Don't make it hard on yourself.

You don't want to
suffer too long.

I'm glad you accepted
my challenge.

Now we can discuss the terms.

What terms?

You said you were going
to throw me in the river.

In a minute. Terms of
the challenge, stupid!

(CROWD GASPING)

You can't have a challenge
without you have terms.

Don't you know that much?

- How do you think it is, huh?
- He's tryin' to weasel out!

Can you imagine that?

All right. All right.
All right!

What are the terms?

I throw you in the river,
you stop tryin' to kill me.

(LAUGHS) Look who's tryin'
to weasel out, huh?

Since you're the one
that's going in the river,

what about when
that happens, huh?

You still stop.

(CROWD AGREEING)

You know, I wanna see you dead!

Also, you throw me in the river,
you can have my business.

I'm no bookie!

So you sell it.

Horse rooms, markers, goodwill.
That's worth a bundle.

Where do you think I got
the 50 Gs you wanted, huh?

From stickin' up candy stores?

(ONLOOKERS GASP)

Not since I was 10!

Ah, you're in very bad need
of money, Blackie.

You owe Milwaukee
and Miami and Chicago.

And those boys only wait
a very little while.

Then they start by
breaking your legs.

Look who's tryin' to weasel out.

I'm just tryin' to show you
the benefits, dumb ox!

You knock me off,
you're still in the soup!

I can get you out!

Unless...

Which I can understand...

You don't think that you can
throw me in the river.

With one arm
tied behind my back!

MAN 1: Here we go!
MAN 2: Go get him!

Come here.

Come here!

I told everybody that
I was gonna kill ya.

You changed your mind.
You're entitled.

Nobody thinks
you're Herbert Hoover.

If I throw you in the river,
you gonna give me your business?

(LAUGHING)

And I don't worry about
going out in the nighttime.

Yeah, right.

(STAMMERING) Your money
for your life, huh?

Just like in the olden days.

If you can throw me in.

(CHUCKLES)

You know, them two dolls
really softened you up.

You wouldn't have made
that trade otherwise.

(LAUGHING)

So, do you accept my terms?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I accept your terms.

When do we start?

(CROWD GASPS)
Now!

I told you quarters!

Nickels worked.
They're cheaper.

(CLAMORING)

MAN: Let go of him, Herbie!

Don't hold him like that!
That ain't right.

Oh!

(MOANING)

MAN: One, one, one.
Give him a left jab.

Give him a left jab.

Swing!

There you go! Oh!

(CLAMORING)

ALL: Oh!

Get tough now!

MAN: You owe me a dollar now.

Juvenile, female, Carter.

Age six, parents deceased,
no living relatives.

Possibility of foster home
still being considered.

Recommended disposition,
Havenrest Orphanage.

Anything I should know
about this case?

Just routine, Your Honor.

AMANDA: Your Honor.

JUDGE: Yes? Are you
concerned here?

Yes, in a way, Your Honor.

What agency are you with?

None, Your Honor, but...

Where do you stand in legal relation
to this child?

None, Your Honor, but...

Well, what are you doing here?

I would like to adopt her.

Why?

I care about her very much,
and I can provide for her.

She'll have a good home.

Are you married?

Widowed, Your Honor,
but I have references.

I'm sure you have.

You're a very attractive
young lady, however...

(BANGING)

(WATER SLOSHING)

You are dripping
on my courtroom.

If it pleases the court,
I fell in the river.

Do you know this man?

Are you here on
behalf of this child?

Yes, ma'am.

You may refer to me
as "Your Honor."

Yes, Your Honor.

Uh, I wish to adopt this minor.

I see.

Thank you.

JUDGE: Are you aware
that Mrs., um...

Worthington, Your Honor.

Mrs. Worthington also
wishes to adopt the child?

Ask her where she would reside
with the child, Your Honor.

I have a beautiful large house,
Your Honor, and he knows it.

With plenty of room for her
to play outside.

It's more than you have.

Ask her what goes
on there at night.

- I'd be interested.
- Gambling.

Really?
A regular gambling den.

Oh! Ask him what he does
for a living, Your Honor.

I am a bookmaker.

Uh, uh, fiction or nonfiction?

He is a gambler!

He's not a gambler!

He's an investor.

Presently retired.

AMANDA: Retired!

So that there will be
no bad influences

on a little kid,
like with some people.

Uh, are you married?

Married?

Yes. Do you have a wife?

The lucky one who lives
with you and cooks for you.

And does your laundry and
takes care of your children.

And listens to your problems
and sleeps with you.

Do you have one of those?

I wouldn't be seen dead.

Well, that creates a problem,

because I don't
believe this child

should be awarded
to single parents.

Oh, but that's ridiculous,
Your Honor.

It don't make sense!

AMANDA: Marriage doesn't
guarantee anything.

SORROWFUL:
It's better off single.

I'm sorry.
That's the way I feel.

I am sorry.

Your Honor,
could we have a minute,

one minute,
to discuss this outside?

You have one minute!

Come on!

(WATER SLOSHING)

You gonna be selfish
about this as usual?

Is that a proposal?

We gotta keep
the kid out of the joint!

You do know how to woo a girl.

So which is it, yes or no?

You just sweep her
right off her feet.

- Make up your mind.
- True, at my age, I didn't expect...

- Which is it?
- Yes!

Okay. We can get
divorced just as soon...

No!

What, no?

I'm not marrying you
to get divorced.

You're not?

You are far more trouble
than you are worth.

It will take all our
efforts to shape you

into any semblance
of a human being.

On the other hand, I happen
to be stupidly in love with you.

If you weren't an egocentric,
self-centered sap

without the brains
you were born with,

you would know
that you are equally,

although with much greater reason,
in love with me.

So, when we marry,
it will be, as they say,

for keeps!

You may as well
know that right now.

(WATER SLOSHING)

If it please the court,
Your Honor?

What is the price on we get the kid
for sure if we get hitched?

11-10. Pick 'em.

It's a deal.

It's that romantic streak
in you I find so irresistible.

Believe me, if I could
find anybody else...

Oh, who would have you?

Oh!

Are you gonna be sorry!

I know.

Did Blackie throw
you in the river?

Him? I can take him the best day
he ever had. I slipped.

About your horse...

I forgive you.

What, forgive?
I saved his life.

There's no need to lie anymore.
I forgive you.

There's nothing to forgive!

There will be.