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♪ I still believe

♪ We were meant for each other ♪

♪ I still believe

♪ That you're mine and no other ♪

♪ It can't be right we should part this way ♪

♪ With our love all aflame

♪ Forget who's to blame

♪ Our love cannot die

♪ I still believe

♪ We shall soon be together

♪ I still believe

♪ This is our stormy weather

♪ I live again

♪ And I love again

♪ When I'm holding you in my arms ♪

♪ Though my heart is breaking ♪

♪ I still believe

[laughing, chattering]

[crowd chattering]

[crowd counting loudly] One, two, three, four,

-five, six-- good -Evening, Mr. Cussen.

Okay.

[counting continues]

[crowd continues counting]

Now will you go out to supper with me?

[continues]

[tempo slows]

[chattering]

You've brought us to den of vice, Desmond.

[man] you should feel at home then.

These places are glorified brothels.

[man] And who are you?

The glorified brothel keeper.

Uh, David Blakely, Ruth Ellis. Ruth Ellis, David Blakely.

Charmed.

[David] You're a dark horse, Desmond.

I wouldn't have thought a sink of iniquity like this was quite your style.

[man] Cliff Davis.

Will you dance with me?

[tango music playing]

[laughs]

Any complaints?

I want a pianist.

What's wrong with the record player?

Nothing, but we should have both.

People like pianists.

It will pay off, Morrie. Don't Be stingy.

You know me, Ruth.

Part of the fun of having money is the pain of parting with it.

Do we get a pianist?

Give it a try. [sighs]

And we should have book matches printed

with the club's name on it to give away.

It's all publicity and costs nothing.

Here, look at these.

The Clue Club. The Embassy. Everybody gives them away.

No.

We're attracting a different class of customer now, Morrie.

They're all punters. The toffs like a bit of spit and sawdust.

[scoffs] Well, they're not getting it in my place.

[thumping, girl laughing]

Going at it a bit vigorous, aren't they?

I'm not planning to stay Here forever, Morrie.

I want to work for myself someday.

Don't cross the boss, Ruth.

All right, go ahead and order your book matches.

They'll bring the ceiling down at this rate.

[bedsprings squeaking]

[couple moaning, laughing]

-[music on radio] -Shut up, you dirty devils!

[Morrie] They're working.

Andria will be home from school soon. I don't want him hearing that.

If he's brought up in this place, he'd better start getting used to it.

He isn't going to be brought up here.

When the toffs want to get rid of their nippers, they send them to Eton.

[chuckles]

♪ Would you dance with a stranger ♪

♪ On a night made for love

♪ Would you dance with a stranger ♪

♪ 'neath the starlight above ♪

♪ And in the shadows

♪ Far away from the crowd

♪ In one sweet moment

♪ Would a kiss be allowed

♪ There's a thrill that comes stealing ♪

[continues, indistinct]

With the compliments of the gentleman at the bar.

Hmm. It's that pompous little pillock friend of yours, Desmond.

♪ Would you dance with a stranger ♪

Do join us, Mr. Blakely?

Hello.

I hope this is the real thing.

The drinks in these places are usually watered down.

Watered or half-inched, darling.

Cheers.

Where are you going?

[Ruth] I must attend to my customers.

[conga music playing]

[continues]

Are your eyelashes real?

Everybody says they'd look better on a girl.

I think they look very nice on you.

Where do you live?

Over the shop.

-Can I take you home tonight? -Yes.

[sighs] I love you.

Everybody does.

Why should you be different?

I want you to love me.

Oh, yes. [laughs]

I wish you didn't work in this place.

You talk too much, Mr. Blakely.

Has Desmond ever slept in this bed with you?

No.

Come to think of it,

he must be the only man in London who hasn't.

[laughs]

Some people have no shame.

Some people have enough for everyone.

-Do you know a Mrs. Ellis? -Yeah, upstairs, mate.

Sign there, please.

[vacuum cleaner noise]

Thank you.

[engine whining, brakes squealing]

[Ruth screaming]

David! Come on, David! [laughs]

David!

Wouldn't you see more if you wore your glasses, Ruth?

Men don't make passes at girls who wear glasses.

-It would drive me mad. -What?

-You must miss so much, Ruth. -I'm vain.

[Ruth squealing]

[engine accelerating]

Now, Ruth, you'll have to go down a bit.

No, up a bit, up a bit.

Lovely. David, down.

-Cut your legs off. Thank you. -[snaps shutter]

[Cliff] Smile, please. Watch the birdie.

-Kick the squirrels. -[laughing]

-[shutter snaps] -Lovely.

Come on, Carol. You can do better than that.

This is fabulous grub.

No doubt, but I'm not hungry.

-You cold? -No. Is my nose red?

You'd be warmer sitting in the car.

Thank you.

[girl in distance] David! David!

Who's that?

Oh, the kind of girl my mother would like me to marry.

Come over here! Come on.

[engines revving]

Are you really interested in all this?

I'm interested in having another drink.

You do a great picnic.

You must have been up all night rattling your pots and pans.

You're a smashing girl, Ruth.

I'd really like to fuck you. Do you know that?

Don't let David see you flirting with me, Cliff.

What if he does? Will he hit me?

No, he'll hit me.

Shall I wait for you, ma'am? [laughs]

You can get pinched for Impersonating a cabbie, Desmond.

Look, it's all right. The meter doesn't work.

I prefer The Zephyr.

-[taps on counter] -Excuse me.

I want two dozen red carnations sent to Mr. David Blakely,

Assistant catering manager, the Hyde Park Hotel, Knightsbridge.

Dear Mr. Blakely,

Congratulations on your forthcoming marriage.

Please return front door key immediately.

[David] You can keep your bloody flowers, Mrs. Ellis.

My front door key, and don't shout.

-Andria's asleep. -"Andria's asleep."

What am I doing mixed up with a divorced nightclub hostess with two children?

If you don't like it, David Blakely, you can lump it.

You won't find another one like me.

You're all the same.

The key.

No... I'm keeping it.

I'll call the police if You don't leave me alone.

You can call the Brigade of Guards for all I care.

Shall I put them in water?

They cost a fortune.

Who told you I was engaged?

Desmond.

I didn't think you'd care.

You should have told me.

I... thought you'd send me away if I did.

I fancy you too much.

[cheerful music playing]

Come on, Des. Shake it around a bit before you go.

What are you doing tomorrow, Ruth?

I'm going to see my sister.

-Would you like a lift? -Oh, would you mind?

No, my pleasure. I'll ring you.

[David] One more, Christine.

-[Christine] The bar's closed. -I'm not just any old customer.

Stand and deliver.

-Put it on the slate. -No more booze and no more credit.

Look, squire, the lady said the bar's closed.

-[grunting, laughing] -[women shrieking]

[David continues laughing]

All right, mate. Sorry, mate.

It's okay. It's okay.

Everything all right, gentlemen?

Some of your customers are a bit short on manners, Mr. Conley.

It won't happen again, Roy.

-Have a drink at our table, Roy. -No, thanks.

See you, gentlemen.

Do you want me to lose my job?

It's not my fault. Ask her. I only wanted a drink.

Here, take this. I'm going.

Sit him down before he falls down.

[sighs]

If he thinks he's spending another night with me, he's got another think coming.

[Christine] Sure.

Is your horrible appearance the result of having a good time?

Can I go upstairs now?

For a minute.

Could you come with me?

I won't be long.

[opens cash register, sighs]

Looks nice. I think I'll cash up in the morning.

Have you seen my glasses anywhere?

Here.

Don't get snotty with me, Christine.

You take him too seriously.

I don't take any of them seriously.

They've still got their mother's milk dribbling down their chins.

Why is it that you can drink all night without getting sloshed?

-I'm a professional. -Hmm.

And now I want to sleep, so will you shift yourself and go home to your mother?

I can go in the morning.

Go now.

I can't sleep without you.

They were looking for the fish.

Did they find it?

I've got to take a packed lunch.

You've got to stop causing trouble downstairs.

The customers don't like it.

And neither do I.

I'm a privileged customer.

I don't mind high spirits,

but yours have a knack of turning nasty.

Anybody would think we were talking about the Ritz

instead of a tatty little drinking club for deadbeats.

You wouldn't be allowed to drink on credit at the Ritz.

You spend too much time with Cussen.

He's a friend.

He's after you.

So what?

Not that he'd ever dare do anything about it.

Except follow you around like a little dog.

You know what they say about still waters. [laughs]

His waters aren't still, they're stagnant.

Leave me alone, Mrs. Ellis. Go to sleep.

It's late.

And you've got another busy day tomorrow.

That's more than can be said for you.

[sighs]

I want my dinner money.

In my bag.

-Have you had something to eat? -I wanted porridge.

I haven't got any.

I know.

I suppose that's why you wanted it.

Andy!

-Wake David and give him this. -[water bubbling, spilling]

-I've combed it once. -Once a year isn't enough.

-I'm not a baby. -Yes, you are.

Do you think it's good for Andy to live over a gin palace

and under a knocking shop?

I have nothing to do with that side of the business.

You're an awful mother.

I'll have a proper home for him soon and Georgina.

I think it's unnatural for a mother to give her baby up.

George is her father.

Why doesn't he take Andy?

-He doesn't want Andy. Andy Isn't his. -[David scoffs]

God, your life's so complicated.

Then get out of it.

I'm going to France.

Why?

Le Mans.

-What's that? -A 24-hour race with sports cars.

You'll never be as good as your other racing driver friends.

Oh, don't talk to me about things you know nothing about.

You don't work hard enough at it, and you drink too much.

When is this race?

Soon.

If your fiancée thinks anything of you,

she should start getting you into proper shape.

Otherwise, you won't last five minutes, never mind 24 hours.

Leave her out of it. [scoffs]

Poor cow. Somebody should have warned her.

Somebody should have warned me about you.

If you really feel like that, then leave me alone and get out of here.

I'll send you a postcard from France.

France isn't far enough. Out.

Next time you see me, I'll be rich and famous.

-[waves crashing] -[cawing]

[Ruth laughing] He's happy.

[both laughing]

Thank you.

So is Andy. Look.

So am I.

Are you sure?

You've made the sun shine for the first time this year.

Like a banana?

-No, thanks. -Don't blame you.

They're terrible things, aren't they?

Let's have one for the album.

-Andy! -Andy!

Look at the camera!

[Desmond] Have you thought about what's going to happen to him when he gets older?

[Ruth] I want him to go to boarding school.

Yes, that's probably the best thing.

If you're gonna go on working at the club.

Can't see me giving the club up.

Can you afford a boarding school?

Not at the moment.

If you're strapped for cash, you know I'd always help out.

Thanks, Des. Come on.

Happy snaps.

He may be camera shy, but I'm not.

[Ruth chuckling]

[Desmond] You're good at this. I like it.

-I picked it up in my camera club days. -[shutter snaps]

But we had to show a bit more than leg.

[shutter snaps]

That's when I came to the conclusion that all men are mad.

-They never had film in their cameras. -[shutter snaps]

Have you?

-[bells ringing] -[Desmond] Ah, you see?

-You have a go. -No, I'm never any good at these.

-All you've got to do is put the money in. -Any more pennies?

[indistinct]

[Ruth] What's that? "Cuddlesome."

[both laughing]

-Did you mean what you said? -About what?

-About sending Andy to boarding school. -Yes.

-I'll pay you back when I can. -You don't have to worry about that.

[shot fired]

You're a good shot.

Will Andy mind being away from home?

Whenever I've asked him about it, he seemed very keen on the idea.

Then we ought to start getting some information together about it.

If he can find a decent place,

he could start next September.

Shall I have a go?

Yeah.

Hold it way into your shoulder.

Pull that back. Take aim. That's it.

Fire.

-[shot fired] -[both laughing]

[fanfare]

[rooster crows]

[newsreel narrator] Fifty-eight entries make a quick getaway at the start

of the Le Mans 24-hour Grand Prix sports car race.

This year it promises to be a battle royal

between the Ferraris and the British Jaguars.

[engine roaring]

Among the 300,000 spectators Is playboy diplomat Rubirosa

and the fabulous Zsz Zsa Gabor.

Night falls and still the race goes on.

The three Ferraris are going well,

But the jaguars have had trouble with sand in their petrol.

Sterling moss is out of the race.

In driving rain, Gonzales and his codriver, Continos, hold onto their lead.

Then the British leylander skids into trouble.

Eric Thompson and Dennis Ball are out of it now.

The 24 hours will soon be up.

The jaguar draws nearer Gonzales in a desperate all out bid.

But it's the Ferrari that comes in to win.

Only a hundred and five seconds in front of the British car.

[engine revs]

Too bad Britain couldn't quite pull It off for the second year running.

[Andy reading] "An interesting Point was the presence

"of four generations of one family at this party.

"otherwise, there were very few grown-ups.

"there were Caroline's lovely Mother, miss Oliver Fitzherberg,

"her grandmother, miss Harold Hague,

And her great-grandmother, Miss Tennyson Shafto."

Try something else.

"I was interested to hear that other young girls finishing at..."

"Finishing at les..."

Les, um...

I don't know that word.

Oh, it's French... I think.

Les ambassadrices.

What does it mean?

It's the name of a finishing school in Switzerland.

What do you do there?

It's where young ladies go To finish their education.

They learn to cook and sew and fill in divorce papers.

Did you go to one?

[laughs] No.

Can I stop now?

Yes. You read very well.

[sighs]

Gorgeous or gruesome?

-Gruesome. -[laughs]

I've told you not to tell lies to your mother.

[sprays perfume]

I've got to go now.

-Is he gonna be there? -Who?

Bedtime.

He's making a racing car. it's called The Emperor.

How discreet.

Who is he?

I want a pair of goggles.

Not the toy ones, real ones. For Christmas, can I?

[door closes]

[second door opens, closes]

[Ruth, indistinct]

[Ruth giggling] Let's go.

[cheerful instrumental music]

[crowd applauding]

-I thought he was still in France. -So did I.

But there's always a great deal of difference between

what David says and what he does.

-How's your rumba? -As good as yours.

[rumba music playing]

-Have you been here before? -No.

We should try it sometime, see if it's as good as they say.

[gasps] You're getting very bold, suggesting a dirty weekend.

-I'm sorry. -[laughs] Only teasing.

Don't be embarrassed. You're so shy sometimes.

Is that another way of saying I'm boring?

-I calm down when I'm with you. -You always seem calm to me.

-Ah. I've never lost my temper with you. -No.

You're lucky. It's not a pretty sight.

Whenever I lost my temper with my soon-to-be-ex-husband, we always ended up fighting.

[Desmond] He hit you?

[Ruth] Sometimes I was glad he did.

I used to hear myself going on and on at him,

And I wished I could stop because the sound of my voice was driving me mad.

He asked for what he got.

Poor old George. He's as glad as I am that it's over.

But he's come out of it worse than I have.

-[Desmond] He's got the little girl. -I'll get her back one day.

But he's belting the bottle worse than ever now.

God knows why he's still employed as a dentist.

He's better at knocking teeth out these days than he is at putting them in.

Whenever I'm with you, Desmond, All I do is talk about myself.

You must get sick of it.

You should tell me to shut up.

-[laughs] -[music stops]

-Glad you made it. -Hello, Ruth. Drink?

Um... See you later.

Oh. [laughs]

Would you like to dance?

[music playing]

[Desmond sighs heavily] A bottle of champagne, please.

♪ How much is that doggy in the window woof, woof ♪

♪ I do hope that doggy's for sale ♪

♪ I must take a trip to California ♪

You dance like an ape.

-When did you get back? -Weeks ago.

You stayed away this long. Why spoil it now?

I suppose I must miss you.

Your mother wouldn't like to hear you talk like that.

-I saw you dancing with her. -Hmm?

-Very touching. -[laughs]

I can't wait to invite her to one of my coffee mornings.

[music playing]

-[cork pops] -[Ruth laughing] Oh, that came out easy.

-[Cliff] what are we celebrating? -My divorce.

[music resumes]

Cheers.

♪ I still believe

♪ We were meant for each other ♪

♪ I still believe

♪ You belong to no other

Has your divorce really come through?

Just wishful thinking.

♪ We should part this way

♪ With our love all aflame

♪ Forget who's to blame

♪ Our love cannot die

♪ I still believe

♪ We shall soon be together

♪ I still believe

♪ This is our stormy weather

♪ I'll live again

♪ And I'll love again

♪ When I'm holding you in my arms ♪

♪ Though my heart is breaking ♪

♪ I still believe

[doorbell rings]

[buzzing]

Bounce my brains, look who's here.

What do you think you're doing? Get out.

Good baby-sitters are hard to find. I'm one of the best.

I suppose you picked the technique up from your nanny?

-Yes. -Maybe your nanny should come and work for me.

I'm afraid she's still got her hands full looking after me.

I see you helped yourself to the scotch.

It's all part of your villainous employer's generous home entertainment allowance.

It still has to be paid for.

We're neither of us working to support the idle aristocracy.

You exaggerate my social standing.

I don't give a fiddler's fuck about your social standing.

You've no business letting yourself in when I'm not here.

On your way.

At least Andy was pleased to see me.

I'm going to teach him to drive when he's old enough.

You won't be around that long.

-Don't play the fool. -I don't like being without you, Ruth.

Go and say that to your fiancée.

I don't have one anymore, I broke it off.

-You callous swine. -I love you.

You've got a funny way of showing it.

Well, It's never happened to me before.

Well, what are you going to do about it?

I'm flat broke, Ruth.

Have you squandered your inheritance?

What's left of that's got to go into The Emperor.

I'm paying ant a tenner a week to work on it.

I thought your tycoon stepfather was sorting that out for you.

He's interested, but he won't put any money into it.

I don't blame him.

You lost the French race, didn't you?

You know we did.

Do you really think you're a good driver, David?

-You've seen me race. -I've never seen you win.

Do you think I should chuck it in then?

I'm not saying give it up altogether,

just keep it on as a hobby.

I only care about cars, Ruth.

The Emperor is not just going to be a race winner.

It's going to be a prototype of car that could sell for a thousand each.

-Are you panicking? -Yes.

I know the feeling.

-I want to come here and live with you. -Don't be silly.

You can't run away from home just because your parents

want you to stand on your own two feet for once.

Prove to your stepfather That you're serious

and capable of sticking to one thing,

and he'll start coughing up again.

You can't live here anyway. Morrie wouldn't like it.

He'd start charging me rent.

Couldn't you go back to tarting for him?

Don't call me a tart.

I hate everything you did before you met me.

Take two aspirins and tell me how you feel in the morning.

I'm going to bed. I've got a business to run.

I want you to marry me.

Why? Are you pregnant?

I shan't have any peace until we're married.

I've never had any peace.

I think about you all the time.

-[sighs] -We have to be together.

It's not fair.

I don't want to quarrel with you.

[sobbing]

[soft saxophone music]

[engine revving]

[sighs] Just wait here a minute, will you?

Why?

I want to check my mother isn't there.

Wouldn't her car be parked outside

if she was knocking back the gargle with the village idiots?

Sometimes they walk to the pub.

If you think I'm sitting here while you warm your ass in the inglenook,

you've got another think coming.

You said you wouldn't make a fuss if I brought you here.

If you're going to meet my mother,

I've got to break you to her as gently as possible.

Now we both smell the same. Run along.

I'll talk to the turnips till you get back.

[horses approaching]

[indistinct chattering]

[indistinct chattering]

All right.

Would you like to see the house or are you still angry with me?

-Take me to see the house. -[starts engine]

[birds chirping]

-Well, do you want to see inside? -No.

Your mother would fall on a shooting stick if she knew I had been in her house.

-Do you want to see the garden? -No.

What do you think?

I was expecting something more on the lines of the Palace of Versailles.

[laughs]

Does your mother like the way you smell?

-You asked me to bring you here, Ruth. -And that you did.

Take me back to London.

-Give it a chance. -Just drive, David.

-[piano] -[phone rings]

Hello?

-Yeah, okay. -[hangs up receiver]

Andy wants you upstairs.

We're here.

That's it. Straighten that.

You look very smart.

All my clothes have got my name in them.

[chuckles]

[Desmond] Oh, look at that.

Hey, I need everything.

-This is my new school uniform. -Is it?

[Andy] This is my trunk.

Good.

[laughs] I need a drink.

-Anyone else? -I must get back.

Make sure he puts everything away properly, won't you, Desmond?

-[David] when do you go? -[Andy] Tomorrow.

[David laughs]

-You can't take this. -Why?

They'll pull his legs off, and yours.

-Did they do that when you Were at school? -Mm-hmm.

-[Desmond] He's teasing you, Andy. -[David] new pen?

It's got a gold nib.

[David] Good. A present?

From uncle Desmond.

Take your uniform off now and hang it up, Andy.

[woman] He's grown up.

-You look so nice. -All my clothes have got my name on them.

Still working on The Emperor?

[David] It's all I ever do now. Most people think I'm flogging a dead horse.

[women continue fussing over Andy]

He's a good mechanic, Findlater.

-When do you reckon she'll be ready to race? -I don't know.

In the spring, maybe.

-It will be worth it when you win. -If I win.

-Can I come and watch you win, David? -[Desmond] No, Andy.

You'll be at school.

[laughs]

[party music playing]

[laughing]

[crowd laughing, chattering]

[Carol] You already owe him three weeks' wages,

-And he hasn't said anything, has he? -I don't need reminding.

Then don't talk about him as if he's some kind of sponger.

-[baby fussing] -[Anthony] What's up?

[David] Carol's nagging me again about bringing Ruth and owing you money.

-I'm with her on both counts. -[continues fussing]

[shushing] Come on. Oh, come on.

-[crying, shushing continues] -I think she'd like me to marry her.

[screaming]

-[laughs, continues shushing] -[continues screaming]

♪ Happy birthday to you

♪ Happy birthday, dear Anthony ♪

♪ Happy birthday to you

[all cheering]

It's a lovely party, Carol.

Happy birthday, Anthony! [laughs]

Darling. Darling.

Darling, first slice.

[Cliff] How long has Carol been off her food, Ant?

-She eats like a bird. -My son told me

birds eat twice their own weight every day.

[David] Did they teach him that at his new school?

[Carol] Must be such a relief not to have him under your feet anymore.

He loves it. It's worth every penny.

[laughing]

She's only sorry Desmond can't afford to send him to Eton.

You despicable little shit!

How dare you mention Andy's school fees.

You're so fucking disloyal, betraying me in front of that po-faced cow.

I bet she wasn't so high and mighty when you were poking the ass of her--

[slams car door]

[piano music playing]

♪ Would you dance with a stranger ♪

♪ On a night made for love

♪ Would you dance with a stranger ♪

♪ 'neath the starlight above

♪ And in the shadows

♪ Far away from the crowd

♪ In one sweet moment

♪ Would a kiss be allowed

- ♪ There's a thrill that comes stealing ♪ -Have a good evening.

♪ 'neath the soft violins ♪

♪ What a wonderful feeling

♪ Here's where romance begins

♪ If you'll pardon the question ♪

♪ It's a lovely suggestion

♪ Would you dance with a stranger ♪

[singing from far away]

-She sounds like a cockatoo with a cleft palate. -I've heard worse.

I wish she'd give me the sack. I'd Like to have a sense of grievance.

You were born with a sense of grievance.

She's the one who'll get the sack if she doesn't watch it.

She's making a real fool of herself over lover boy.

Who's his piece tonight?

-It's not his sister. -[laughs]

If anyone's a fool, it's old droopy drawers.

Can't he see she's stringing him along?

I'd like someone to adore me that much. I'd despise them.

-You despise everyone. -[chuckles]

Your yank isn't throwing around much money tonight.

He's broke.

Don't talk so daft, Barbara. There's no such thing as a penniless yank.

I suppose we'd better get our busy little tits back into the bullring.

Come on, Wilf. Cough up.

-I was a conscientious objector. -Oh, well...

[indistinct]

I see you're not wearing your campaign medals tonight, Mrs. Ellis.

-We weren't decorated for the war work I did. -Munitions?

-Service corps. -[both laughing]

-Have you see the state of this record? -What?

This record I gave you, look at it!

-Scratched to hell! -It's worn out because I play it all the time.

[David] I suppose every bloody customer has been handling it.

Oh, for god's sake, what did you want me to do?

Put it in a safe deposit box in the bank?

It's the only bloody thing you ever have given me!

Stop behaving like a spoiled brat!

[gasps]

-You stupid little swine! -[David breaks record]

-[gasps] -Out!

[sighs]

I'm sorry.

Give the gentleman a drink.

A word, Ruth.

[breathing heavily]

-I-- -Do me a favor. Don't say you're sorry.

-It's the bloody booze. -Stop drinking.

And you.

[sniffs] It must be something in you.

Every man you get your claws into ends up like this.

I mean... [sniffs]

The mad dentist didn't turn violent until he married you.

[scoffs] You must like it.

I love it. I love it, I love it!

I've lost my bloody job because of you.

I'm going to sleep.

Not in my bed, you're not.

You get out of here, and you don't come back!

[whimpering]

You always say that!

All of you.

And whether you like it or not, I always stay.

[soft saxophone music]

-Good morning, Arthur. -Good morning.

[knocks]

[Ruth] Won't be long.

Come in.

Why don't you let your hair go back to its natural color?

No, I'm a blond now.

-I didn't know you wore false eyelashes. -[laughs]

I'll wear anything that improves on nature.

-What? -Be still.

[laughing]

Are you wondering about my teeth now?

I know they're real because I've seen your toothbrush in the bathroom.

Oh, that's just to fool you.

Can I shave your mustache off, Desmond?

No.

[cars honking]

-Are you sleeping with him? -Yes.

You're disgusting.

It's cold, and I want to go home.

We could go to a hotel. I can't sleep without you.

-I can't. -Is Desmond home?

-He's away till tomorrow. -We could go to his house.

That's really low.

I know.

But can I come?

Where is his bedroom?

I always feel like a refugee when I'm with you.

Does he want you to marry him?

I think so.

Well, has he asked you?

He won't ask.

Why not?

He's too afraid I might turn him down.

Get the eiderdown.

[tense instrumental music]

Come on then.

Come on. If you're going to.

[TV announcer] They are in town tonight with eight members of their family,

all pearlies, with close on a quarter of a million buttons between them.

Congratulations, Bert and Beth Matthews, on their golden wedding.

Hampstead must have been a very different place when you married in 1905.

[TV continues]

[Desmond] Hello! We're back.

[clears throat]

-What were you doing in there? -Nothing.

Were you looking for your Christmas presents?

-Hungry? -Yes.

-What about you, Des? -I need a drink.

-[laughs] And me. -I suppose you'll want gin.

-[Desmond] Brandy for me. -In there.

[TV continues, indistinct]

-[groans] -Knackered, Des?

-Yes, I am. It's all that shopping. -[chuckles]

Would you like a cigar?

Yes, please.

Big or little?

Uh, big one.

[Christmas music on TV]

[Desmond sighs] Thank you.

[continues]

[humming along]

[car engine running]

[grunts]

[Desmond] You've been with Blakely.

He brought Andy's present.

He hit me. He was blind drunk.

I had to get him away before he upset him.

Have you seen a lot of him While you've been living here?

Yes.

And gone to bed with him?

Yes.

Where?

Hotels.

And here when I've been away?

Yes.

And he hits you?

[sighs] You know what he's like when he's had too much to drink.

-He doesn't know what he's doing. -That's no excuse.

No.

Desmond, you've been so good to me and Andy.

Don't tell me how good I've been.

I should never have come Here when I left the club.

I asked you to come.

[sighs] I'll move out anyway.

-Where to? -[sighs]

The way I'm going, I'll end up in the Salvation Army hostel if I'm not careful.

-[Desmond sighs] -You look terrible.

So do you.

-Here's my card. -Thank you.

-I am Mrs. Ellis's closest friend. -Oh.

Now, if there is any problem, like illness or anything,

-Then you must get in touch with me. -Yes.

You'll find my office and home phone number there.

Right, right.

[knocks]

If there's anything you need, Mrs. Ellis, you know where to find me.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

I'll leave you now.

I'll see you later, Ruth.

[Desmond] I'll probably be 'round a fair bit,

just to see how you're getting on.

Bye.

Are you going to monopolize that machine much longer, dear?

Excuse my mother, ma'am. She's not used to doing her own washing.

[woman mumbling]

-Why aren't you at work? -I wanted to see you, so I drove down.

If you keep doing impulsive things like that,

-you'll end up the way I did and get sacked. -[laughs]

We could go to the pictures or we could go out and eat.

Can't we afford to do both?

How much money have you got?

Not a lot.

What's up? Are you missing Andy or something?

A bit. He seems very little to be living away from home.

I'm pregnant.

Shall I have an abortion?

-No. -Why not?

One more won't make any difference now.

-Don't talk like that. -[starts engine]

Oh! What on earth is going on?

This is the only place I don't get nagged.

Don't count your chickens.

Do you realize you owe me five weeks' wages?

You know you'll get it.

-Sold any cars this week? -Two.

This bloody thing.

I'd be finished by now if we didn't have to work on it part-time.

-She's coming along. -She's not coming along fast enough.

I've entered her for a race.

Oulton park, April 2.

-She's not ready for that, David. -She'll have to be.

-What's panicked you? -Nothing.

Is it that bloody woman again?

She's pregnant.

[David] You and Carol are the best friends I have.

I don't want to quarrel with you.

So long as you're involved with that woman, you'll be quarreling with everybody.

[Anthony] it could be Cussen's kid. Use your common sense, David.

You're not stupid enough to let her fool you with the oldest trick in the book.

-[David] she's had a rough life. -We've all had rough lives.

If you marry her, she'll drag you down to her level because she's incapable

of rising to yours.

-You've only got to look at her. -I like the way she looks.

-What should I do? -[Anthony] look...

You've entered The Emperor at Oulton in April.

Worry about that, not her.

[tense music]

I thought I'd either find you in here drinking yourself stiff

or hiding up your nanny's skirt at the ancestral home, you gutless cretin!

You thought you were safe in here, surrounded by all these toffee-nosed twats

who think the sun shines out of your porthole. Didn't you?

I suppose they're all under the false impression

you've got a shred of decency in your body.

You cowardly, treacherous,

two-faced mockery of a man.

If you don't want to have anything to do with me,

I wish you had the nerve to say it to my face.

Then I wouldn't be so ashamed of ever having had anything to do with you.

-I'm sorry about this. -[man] Who's with this lady?

-You only care about number one. -Let me get her out of here.

[Ruth] When you're in trouble, you expect the whole world to rally 'round.

You turn my stomach!

Everything about you stinks of hypocrisy and fear!

I don't know which smells the most disgusting!

You're devoted to her, aren't you, Desmond?

You bring her all this way just so she can make a fool of herself.

You know what you'll be doing next?

You'll be making her dresses, bleaching her hair.

-For now, you chauffeured her here. -You can chauffeur her back.

Ow!

All right, all right. No, no, Leave her. Leave her, David.

Leave it. Leave it.

Leave it. Leave it!

[car door closes]

-[starts engine] -Come on.

[sighs]

[traffic passing slowly, horn honking]

[running man] Hey, taxi! Thank you.

-How did you get here? -I followed your scent.

Did you drive?

-[Ruth scoffs] That drunk? -Who cares?

Everybody's as blind as you are in this weather.

I wouldn't have come out if I'd known it was for this.

You know exactly why you came out, Mrs. Ellis.

Don't walk away from me when I'm talking to you.

Would you like to hit me again?

-You ask for it. -Yeah, and I damn well get it, don't I?

I keep hoping you'll change, and you never do.

I can't help it.

A good luck charm.

You're still wearing yours.

It's to protect me.

Against devils and vampires.

I can't see your face.

I don't want to be seen.

[Ruth gasping]

[engine accelerating]

[engine whining, thumping]

Oh, thank God he's all right.

I completely forgot he was coming home.

I was so involved with Georgina, I missed the train back.

How is she?

She's beautiful, Des. I could hardly bear to leave her.

You're a liar, Ruth.

Andy's headmaster phoned your landlady

to find out what's happening to him in the holidays.

And she phoned me because, as far as she knew,

you and your husband, Mr. Ellis, had gone to the races.

I'm sorry.

Why in Christ's name Doesn't he leave you alone?

He's only interested in himself. He doesn't give a damn about anyone else.

What about Andy? Hmm?

He'd have been alone all night if I hadn't been here.

Doesn't Blakely think about things like that?

A child alone all night?

The whole thing's filthy.

He's treating you as though you were a tart.

A kid's left to fend for himself.

It isn't right.

When David asked me to watch The Emperor race, I just went.

-Nothing else mattered? -No.

Not even your son?

I forgot.

I'm sick of seeing you on your knees

to someone who treats you like dirt.

Has he been hitting you again?

I don't know.

Surely even you must know when someone's beating the--

Please, don't.

You look like a ghost.

Where will Andria sleep?

I've arranged for a camp bed

with the landlady.

I feel like my brain's trying to jump out of my head.

[gasps]

[exhales]

[gasps]

[knocking]

[David] Are you all right now?

I'm still bleeding.

Otherwise, I'm as fit as a fiddle.

Why are you here?

You've been trying to get hold of me all week, haven't you?

-So your friends did tell you I phoned. -Yes.

But you didn't try and call me back.

Well... I was busy.

I'm sorry about the baby.

Weren't you interested in knowing how I was?

I didn't like thinking about it.

Was it a boy or a girl?

I don't like talking about it.

I'll wait until my tranquilizers start working.

Why are you taking tranquilizers?

To calm me down.

I've been asked to drive for the Bristol team at Le Mans this year.

-Is that good? -[laughs]

It means I've hit the jackpot as a driver.

This is the official team photograph.

I got one for you and one for my mother.

You should have seen their faces at home when I told them.

All of a sudden, they've got to take me seriously.

You've got to come to France with me.

After the race, we could have a holiday.

You've never been abroad, have you?

What will you do with The Emperor?

It's not important now.

We can probably sell her for scrap metal.

-Let's go out tonight and celebrate. -[door opening]

-Hello. -Hello.

-How's school? -It's nice.

There's an Easter egg,

-but you can't eat it until Sunday. -All right.

-Would you like to go to the fair tomorrow afternoon? -Yes, please.

-What time? -[David] Um... Half past 3:00.

I'll pick you up later.

[door opens, closes]

Still engaged?

They've taken the phone off the hook.

I'm sure there's nothing To worry about, Mrs. Ellis.

He said he'd be here.

Would you mind looking after Andria while I try to find David?

Of course. I'm sure your husband's all right, Mrs. Ellis.

Anything could have happened to him. He might have had an accident.

He stood you up, Ruth. Nothing is the matter with him.

Look, Des, if you don't want to take me over there, say so and I'll get a cab.

[knocking]

[continues knocking]

-[banging on car] -This has gone far enough.

I'm entitled to smash this thing up.

-I paid for half of it! -You want to get arrested?

-[Ruth] Go home, Desmond! -Not without you!

Now for god's sake, stop making a fool of yourself.

-I know you're in there, David! David! -Ruth. Ruth.

[Ruth] Is the au pair dropping her drawers again for you, David?

[officer] I don't want to run her in, sir, for a lovers' tiff.

[officer #2] did you Damage the car, madam?

I'm entitled to. I paid for half of it.

[Desmond] Ruth, it's not worth it. Think of Andy.

It's Andy he's let down!

He promised to take him to the fair.

[officer] Who's Andy? Is he the boyfriend?

It's her son. I'll take her home.

You thinking of buying it, blondie?

Yes, I might.

[engine starts]

[indistinct chatter afar]

[laughing]

-Let me put my arm around you for support. -[girl giggling]

Ten minutes at the most.

-Now don't worry. He's a very good driver. -[girl laughs]

[footsteps, laughing]

[car door closes, engine starts]

Your chauffeur, madam.

It's the au pair. I was right.

Ruth, I'm taking you home.

Andy's been on his own long enough.

Has he had something to eat?

Yes.

That vile pig, David Blakely, promised to take him to the fair.

Is Andy at your place or mine?

Uh, he's watching television at mine.

-Oh-- -Hmm?

[laughs] How did I get here?

I brought you and left you.

I see.

What happened?

-There was a party going on. -Where were you?

I was just up the road. I was just standing in the road.

-There was lots of noise. -Yes.

The window was open, and somebody was giggling a lot.

I had an idea it was someone I knew.

Ruth, it's midnight.

I kept walking away and coming back.

-I know it's the au pair. -[shushing]

-He pulled the blind down in her room. -[continues shushing]

You think Blakely's with her?

He's up to his old tricks.

Whatever he's up to, you'll still have him back.

I know.

[TV announcer] The energetic champ with the jumps

is pogo stick expert Charlie Macy of Sussex.

He's getting in a bit of practice before attempting to set a record

by staying on the pogo stick for a half an hour.

that means 1,000 jumps.

[TV announcer continues, indistinct]

[TV announcer] He's a Professional golfer, really,

and rides this steel pole with a spring in it just for a hobby.

Personally, we'd rather ride a kangaroo.

All the same, good luck with the record, Charlie.

-That's enough. -[turns off TV]

I'm sick of hearing it!

-Go and play, Andy. -Where?

[Desmond] Anywhere!

-There was no need to upset him. -[Desmond laughs]

Being upset is nothing new to Andy.

Bad enough David let him down without you going on at him.

So now I'm as rotten as Blakely.

Of course not.

Oh, but I am, Ruth.

I could be worse than both of you put together if I let myself.

You'd think more of me then, wouldn't you?

No.

-Yes. Yes. -No.

-[struggling, shrieks] -Get off me!

If I'd treated you like a punch bag instead of a woman

you would have thought that baby you lost was mine instead of Blakely's.

It could have been mine.

[sighs]

Yes. [laughs]

Ruth.

[both giggling]

I'll go get Andy.

[Ruth singing] ♪ I still believe

[humming]

♪ Be together

♪ I still believe

♪ This is our stormy weather

[engine running]

[chattering]

[chattering continues]

-Could you cash me a check, Jerry? -How much?

Tenner.

David.

-[David gasps] -[Ruth fires again]

[David coughing]

[Ruth] Get out of the way, Clive!

[Ruth fires twice more]

[gasping]

Will you get the police?

[soft saxophone music]

[soft saxophone music]

[jazz music]